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Script Synopsis:What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Script Resources:
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Script PDF at deadline.com
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Written by:Aaron Sorkin (Writer), Molly Bloom (Book)
Script Synopsis:Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.
Molly's Game Script PDF - Third Pass - 12/29/15 at The Script Savant
Molly's Game Script PDF - 12/29/2015 THIRD PASS DRAFT. at Script City ($)
Molly's Game Script PDF - [EARLY 3RD 12-29-2015] at Script Fly ($)
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Dialogues are just one of the many mechanisms that can move the plot forward. For some screenwriters though, it doesn’t seem to be a resource, but their chief weapon. While Quentin Tarantino may have become the ultimate modern reference, many other authors have also forged a reputation as masters of dialogue.
Aaron Sorkin has compared dialogue to music. There is indeed a rhythmic nature in the way his characters interact: from courtroom battles to rapid-fire Harvard computing chatter, Sorkin enjoys taking his characters to the limit not by physical, but argumentative exhaustion.
Always proud of his origins, Kevin Smith often uses real life friends as direct models for his characters. The Star Wars exchange in Clerks is both hilarious and genuine: Smith wasn’t afraid of driving the plot with the same kind of conversations he’d have with his own buddies- expletives and pop culture references included.
Which brings us to Richard Linklater, who inspired Smith to start his career. Watching Slacker or the Before trilogy, one might feel that those conversations are going nowhere. But they’re slowly, cleverly taking us to the next point.
Conversations are dynamic, and so are film dialogues, which are as diverse as the minds that crafted them. They can introduce us to the main conflict (Glengarry Glenn Ross), read a character’s thoughts for us (Juno, Fight Club), make outlaws be likable (Point Break, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) or just captivate us through absency (enjoy The Artist and There Will Be Blood’s brilliant opening!).
Some other examples of films with great dialogues are:
Written by:Aaron Sorkin (Writer), Walter Isaacson (Book)
Script Synopsis:Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.
Steve Jobs Script PDF - Shooting Script - 3/19/15 at The Script Savant
Steve Jobs Script PDF - [SHOOTING 3/9/2015] at Script Fly ($)
Steve Jobs Script PDF - 2/6/2014. at Script City ($)
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Written by:Aaron Sorkin (Screenplay), Scott Frank (Screenplay)
Script Synopsis:A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor.
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Written by:Stan Chervin (Story), Aaron Sorkin (Screenplay), Steven Zaillian (Screenplay), Michael Lewis (Novel)
Script Synopsis:The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Moneyball Script PDF - Zaillian-Sorkin Draft at Script Fly ($)
Moneyball Script PDF - Chervin Draft at Script Fly ($)
Moneyball Script PDF - Zaillian-Soderbergh Draft at Script Fly ($)
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Moneyball Script PDF - Steven Zaillian-Early at Script Fly ($)
Moneyball Script PDF - 12/1/08 2ND REVISED DRAFT 2D-1 at Script City ($)
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Written by:Aaron Sorkin (Screenplay), Ben Mezrich (Novel)
Script Synopsis:On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room as a small site among friends soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.
The Social Network Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. 5/28/2009. (XL) at Script City ($)
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The Social Network Script PDF - [Undated] at Script Fly ($)
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Script Synopsis:Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.
The American President Script PDF - (XL) 1/26/95 REV 3RD at Script City ($)
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Script Synopsis:The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Charlie Wilson's War Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. 5/23/2005. at Script City ($)
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