Tag: David Mamet

American Buffalo Script

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Year:1996
Director:Michael Corrente
Written by:David Mamet (Screenplay), David Mamet (Theatre Play)

Script Synopsis:Three inner-city losers plan a robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop.
American Buffalo Script Resources:

  • American Buffalo Script PDF - 6/21/95 REV. at Script City ($)
  • American Buffalo Script PDF - [SHOOTING 6/21/1995] at Script Fly ($)

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The Spanish Prisoner Script

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Year:1997
Director:David Mamet
Written by:David Mamet (Writer)

Script Synopsis:An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him. Can he trust the FBI? Can he trust his girl? There's no telling; he's just become the victim of the oldest con game in the book: the 'Spanish Prisoner'!
The Spanish Prisoner Script Resources:

  • The Spanish Prisoner Script PDF - 9/5/96 REVISED at Script City ($)
  • The Spanish Prisoner Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • The Spanish Prisoner Script at Amazon ($)
  • The Spanish Prisoner Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.


Other Links:
  • The Spanish Prisoner ( tt0120176 ) at IMDb
  • The Spanish Prisoner ( 29193 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Wag the Dog

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Year:1997
Director:Barry Levinson
Written by:Larry Beinhart (Author), Hilary Henkin (Screenplay), David Mamet (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Wag the Dog Script Resources:

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Spartan

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Year:2004
Director:David Mamet
Written by:David Mamet (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.
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Heist

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Year:2001
Director:David Mamet
Written by:David Mamet (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane and their utility man, Pinky Pincus find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.
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State and Main

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Year:2000
Director:David Mamet
Written by:David Mamet (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A Hollywood Film unit invades a small Vermont town leading to wholesale abandonment of values and virtue. A smart, warm and funny movie - and not just for movie buffs. Tagline: When a film crew came to Waterford, Vermont - They Shot First And Asked Questions Later.
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The Verdict

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Year:1982
Director:Sidney Lumet
Written by:Sidney Lumet (Author), David Mamet (Screenplay), Barry Reed (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Frank Galvin is a down-on-his luck lawyer, reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing. Former associate Mickey Morrissey reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit that he himself served to Galvin on a silver platter: all parties willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, he suddenly realizes that perhaps after all the case should go to court; to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients, and to restore his standing as a lawyer.
The Verdict Script Resources:

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The Untouchables

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Year:1987
Director:Brian De Palma
Written by:Oscar Fraley (Novel), Eliot Ness (Novel), David Mamet (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone, but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone, he is going to war.
The Untouchables Script Resources:

  • The Untouchables Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. 5/5/1986. at Script City ($)
  • The Untouchables Script PDF - Rev 5/5/1986 at Script Fly ($)
  • The Untouchables Script PDF - 9/3/86 at Script Fly ($)
  • The Untouchables Transcript at scripts.com

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The Postman Always Rings Twice

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Year:1981
Director:Bob Rafelson
Written by:James M. Cain (Novel), David Mamet (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:This remake of the 1946 movie of the same name accounts an affair between a seedy drifter and a seductive wife of a roadside cafe owner. This begins a chain of events that culminates in murder.
The Postman Always Rings Twice Script Resources:

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice Script PDF - 5/23/1945 at Script City ($)
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice Script PDF - 12/79 2ND DRAFT at Script City ($)
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice Script PDF - [Mamet][Undated] at Script Fly ($)
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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  • The Postman Always Rings Twice ( tt0082934 ) at IMDb
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice ( 11027 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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The Edge

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Year:1997
Director:Lee Tamahori
Written by:David Mamet (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.
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