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Places in the Heart

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Year:1984
Director:Robert Benton
Written by:Robert Benton (Author)

Script Synopsis:In 1930s Southern US, a widow and her family try to run their cotton farm with the help of a disparate group of friends.
Places in the Heart Script Resources:

  • Places in the Heart Script PDF - [3rd Rev 1983-10-27] at Script Fly ($)
  • Places in the Heart Script PDF - [1st 1983-01-31][Miss pgs 115-116] at Script Fly ($)
  • Places in the Heart Script PDF - 8/12/83 3RD DRAFT at Script City ($)
  • Places in the Heart Transcript at scripts.com

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The Piano

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Year:1993
Director:Jane Campion
Written by:Jane Campion (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:After a long voyage from Scotland, pianist Ada McGrath and her young daughter, Flora, are left with all their belongings, including a piano, on a New Zealand beach. Ada, who has been mute since childhood, has been sold into marriage to a local man named Alisdair Stewart. Making little attempt to warm up to Alisdair, Ada soon becomes intrigued by his Maori-friendly acquaintance, George Baines, leading to tense, life-altering conflicts.
The Piano Script Resources:

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Patton

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Year:1970
Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
Written by:Ladislas Farago (Novel), Omar N. Bradley (Novel), Francis Ford Coppola (Screenstory), Francis Ford Coppola (Screenplay), Edmund H. North (Screenplay), Edmund H. North (Screenstory)

Script Synopsis:"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
Patton Script Resources:

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Ordinary People

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Year:1980
Director:Robert Redford
Written by:Alvin Sargent (Screenplay), Judith Guest (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
Ordinary People Script Resources:

  • Ordinary People Script PDF at Script Slug
  • Ordinary People Script at IMSDb
  • Ordinary People Script PDF - [2ND 9/21/1979] at Script Fly ($)
  • Ordinary People Script PDF - [1ST 4/10/1978] at Script Fly ($)
  • Ordinary People Script PDF - SECOND DRAFT. 9/21/1979. at Script City ($)
  • Ordinary People Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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On the Waterfront

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Year:1954
Director:Elia Kazan
Written by:Budd Schulberg (Screenplay), Budd Schulberg (Story)

Script Synopsis:Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister and feels responsible for his death. She introduces him to Father Barry, who tries to force him to provide information for the courts that will smash the dock racketeers.
On the Waterfront Script Resources:

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My Best Friend’s Birthday


My Best Friend’s Birthday Script Resources:

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Death Proof

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Year:2007
Director:Quentin Tarantino
Written by:Quentin Tarantino (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Death Proof Script Resources:

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Memoirs of a Geisha

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Year:2005
Director:Rob Marshall
Written by:Robin Swicord (Screenplay), Arthur Golden (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A sweeping romantic epic set in Japan in the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
Memoirs of a Geisha Script Resources:

  • Memoirs of a Geisha Script PDF at Script Slug
  • Memoirs of a Geisha Script PDF at Awesome Film
  • Memoirs of a Geisha Script PDF - [2005-01-06] at Script Fly ($)
  • Memoirs of a Geisha Script PDF - [Final Oct 2005] at Script Fly ($)
  • Memoirs of a Geisha Script PDF - FINAL DRAFT. 10/2005. at Script City ($)
  • Memoirs of a Geisha Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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The Hours

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Year:2003
Director:Stephen Daldry
Written by:David Hare (Screenplay), Michael Cunningham (Novel)

Script Synopsis:"The Hours" is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
The Hours Script Resources:

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