Frank Perry – Scripts on Screen

Play It As It Lays Script

celluloid — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 17:24:06 +0000

Year:1972

Director:Frank Perry

Written by:Joan Didion (Screenplay), John Gregory Dunne (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with a sensitive gay movie producer, B.Z., offers a semblance of solace. But even that relationship proves to be fleeting amidst the empty decadence of Hollywood.

Play It As It Lays Script Resources:

Play It As It Lays Script PDF - 11/24/1971 at Script City ($)

Other Links:

Play It As It Lays ( tt0069098 ) at IMDb
Play It As It Lays ( 84796 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Compromising Positions Script

celluloid — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 06:04:10 +0000

Year:1985

Director:Frank Perry

Written by:Susan Isaacs (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who had been having affairs with several of her neighbors.

Compromising Positions Script Resources:

Compromising Positions Script PDF - 3/11/83 REVISED DRAFT at Script City ($)

Other Links:

Compromising Positions ( tt0088947 ) at IMDb
Compromising Positions ( 126499 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Rancho Deluxe (1975) Script

celluloid — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 04:07:57 +0000

Year:1975

Director:Frank Perry

Written by:Thomas McGuane (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Jack McKee and Cecil Colson are two bumbling drifters who make a living by rustling cattle from other peoples herds in the wilds of Montana. Jack is from a wealthy background but left his parents as he resented their posh lives, and Cecil is a Native American half-breed seeking his own path in life away from his father. Both hustle and rustle their way in the world by targeting cattle owned by wealthy ranch owner John Brown. Frustrated that someone is killing his cattle, John hires a pair of ranch hands Burt and Curt to find the rustlers. When Brown realizes he cannot trust his two inept ranch hands, he turns to the grizzled former rustler Henry Beige to find the cattle thieves, while Jack and Cecil are always one step ahead of them, not realizing that their luck will eventually run out sometime.

Rancho Deluxe Script Resources:

Rancho Deluxe Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Rancho Deluxe Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
Rancho Deluxe 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:

Rancho Deluxe ( tt0073605 ) at IMDb
Rancho Deluxe ( 42261 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Mommie Dearest Script

celluloid — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 22:02:12 +0000

Year:1981

Director:Frank Perry

Written by:Robert Getchell (Writer), Tracy Hotchner (Writer), Frank Perry (Writer), Frank Yablans (Writer)

Script Synopsis:In this biographical film, glamorous yet lonely star Joan Crawford takes in two orphans, and at first their unconventional family seems happy. But after Joan's attempts at romantic fulfillment go sour and she is fired from her contract with MGM studios, her callous and abusive behavior towards her daughter Christina becomes even more pronounced. Christina leaves home and takes her first acting role, only to find her mother's presence still overshadowing her.

Mommie Dearest Script Resources:

Mommie Dearest Script PDF - EARLY 4/28/80 1ST at Script City ($)
Mommie Dearest Script PDF - 12/22/80 SHOOTING at Script City ($)
Mommie Dearest Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Mommie Dearest Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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:

Mommie Dearest ( tt0082766 ) at IMDb
Mommie Dearest ( 15660 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Monsignor Script

celluloid — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 10:01:02 +0000

Year:1982

Director:Frank Perry

Written by:Jack-Alain Léger (Novel), Abraham Polonsky (Screenplay), Wendell Mayes (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market to raise money for the Vatican, he also falls in love with a young French nun.

Monsignor Script Resources:

Monsignor Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Monsignor Script PDF - 12/3/81 REVISED at Script City ($)

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:

Monsignor ( tt0084351 ) at IMDb
Monsignor ( 124963 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Hello Again Script

celluloid — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 13:29:25 +0000

Year:1987

Director:Frank Perry

Script Synopsis:Lucy Chadman (Shelley Long) chokes to death and is resurrected by her loopy sister Zelda (Judith Ivey) on the one year anniversary of her death. Lucy, of course, does not believe she has actually been dead and thinks it is an elaborate hoax until she goes to her apartment and discovers her husband (Corbin Bernsen) married to her gold digging best friend, Kim (Sela Ward).

Hello Again Script Resources:

Hello Again Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Hello Again Script PDF - 12/86 REVISED at Script City ($)

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:

Hello Again ( tt0093175 ) at IMDb
Hello Again ( 35151 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Swimmer

celluloid — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:24:46 +0000

Year:1968

Director:Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack

Written by:Eleanor Perry (Writer), John Cheever (Story)

Script Synopsis:Neddy Merrill has been away for most of the summer. He reappears at a friend's pool. As they talk, someone notices that there are pools spanning the entire valley. He decided to jog from pool to pool to swim the whole valley. As he stops in each pool his interactions tell his life story.

The Swimmer Script Resources:

The Swimmer Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Swimmer Script at archive.org
The Swimmer Script at Screenplays For You

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 Swimmer ( tt0063663 ) at IMDb
The Swimmer ( 33564 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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