Tag: Bruce Beresford

Silent Fall Script

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Year:1994
Director:Bruce Beresford
Written by:Akiva Goldsman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An autistic boy witnesses his parents' double murder. Richard Dreyfuss as a controversial therapist, seeks to probe the child's mind in order to solve the case.
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Last Dance Script

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Year:1996
Director:Bruce Beresford
Written by:Steven Haft (Writer), Ron Koslow (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Upon taking a new job, young lawyer Rick Hayes is assigned to the clemency case of Cindy Liggett, a woman convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. As Hayes investigates the background for her case, the two begin to form a deep friendship, while all the while the date for her execution draws nearer.
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Paradise Road Script

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Year:1997
Director:Bruce Beresford
Written by:Bruce Beresford (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Paradise Road is a 1997 film which tells the story of a group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women who are imprisoned in Sumatra during World War II. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and stars Glenn Close as beatific Adrienne Pargiter, Frances McDormand as the brash Dr. Verstak, Pauline Collins as missionary Margaret Drummond (based on missionary Margaret Dryburgh), Julianna Margulies as American socialite Topsy Merritt, Jennifer Ehle as British doyenne and model Rosemary Leighton Jones, Cate Blanchett as Australian nurse Susan McCarthy and Elizabeth Spriggs as dowager Imogene Roberts. Basing his picture on real events, Bruce Beresford tells the story of a vocal orchestra created by the women in a Japanese P.O.W. camp, a classic survivors' tale extolling women's ability to survive hardship and atrocity through perseverance, solidarity and creativity.
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Double Jeopardy Script

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Year:1999
Director:Bruce Beresford
Written by:David Weisberg (Screenplay), Douglas Cook (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.
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Tender Mercies

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Year:1983
Director:Bruce Beresford
Written by:Horton Foote (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
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Crimes of the Heart

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Year:1986
Director:Bruce Beresford
Written by:Beth Henley (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Three sisters with quite different personalities and lives reunite when the youngest of them, Babe, has just shot her husband. The oldest sister, Lenny, takes care of their grandfather and is turning into an old maid, while Meg, who tries to make it in Hollywood as a singer/actress, has had a wild life filled with many men. Their reunion causes much joy, but also many tensions.
Crimes of the Heart Script Resources:

  • Crimes of the Heart Script PDF - Rev 4/15/86 at Script Fly ($)
  • Crimes of the Heart Script PDF - 3/20/86 REVISED at Script City ($)

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Driving Miss Daisy

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Year:1989
Director:Bruce Beresford
Written by:Alfred Uhry (Author), Alfred Uhry (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two very different characters in a time when those types of relationships where shunned upon. Oscar winning tragic comedy with a star-studded cast and based on a play of the same name by Alfred Uhry.
Driving Miss Daisy Script Resources:

  • Driving Miss Daisy Script PDF at Script Slug
  • Driving Miss Daisy Script PDF - Second Draft - 11/15/1988 at The Script Savant
  • Driving Miss Daisy Script PDF - 1/6/1988 at Script Fly ($)
  • Driving Miss Daisy Script PDF - 2nd 11/15/1988 at Script Fly ($)
  • Driving Miss Daisy Script PDF - 11/15/88 2ND at Script City ($)

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