Tag: Harold Becker

Vision Quest Script

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Year:1985
Director:Harold Becker
Written by:Darryl Ponicsan (Screenplay), Terry Davis (Novel)

Script Synopsis:After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge the area's undefeated champion, which creates problems with his teammates and health. Matters are complicated further when Louden's father takes in an attractive female drifter who's on her way to San Francisco.
Vision Quest Script Resources:

  • Vision Quest Script PDF - 8/2/83 REVISED 2ND DRAFT. (page missing) at Script City ($)
  • Vision Quest Transcript at scripts.com

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The Onion Field Script

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Year:1979
Director:Harold Becker
Written by:Joseph Wambaugh (Novel), Joseph Wambaugh (Screenplay), Eric Roth (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Greg Powell, a disturbed ex-con, recruits Jimmy Youngblood (Smith) a petty thief, as partner in crime. Powell panics when they two of are pulled over by two cops for tail lights. Powell decides to kidnap the cops and Smith goes along with his crazy scheme. They drive out to a deserted onion field in Bakersfield, where one cop is killed and the other escapes. The film explores the consequences.
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The Black Marble Script

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Year:1980
Director:Harold Becker
Written by:Joseph Wambaugh (Novel), Joseph Wambaugh (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When alcoholic homicide investigator Valnikov is transferred to a burglary case that seems to involve a creepy dogcatcher, he's also given a new partner -- the pragmatic Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman, who's experiencing a midlife crisis and does not welcome Valnikov's company. But as these emotionally bruised cops are drawn deeper into the bizarre world of dog shows, animal fanatics and pet cemeteries, they're also drawn to each other.
The Black Marble Script Resources:

  • The Black Marble Script PDF - at Script Fly ($)
  • The Black Marble Script PDF - 7/79 FINAL at Script City ($)

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Taps Script

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Year:1981
Director:Harold Becker
Written by:Devery Freeman (Novel), Robert Mark Kamen (Screenplay), James Lineberger (Adaptation), Darryl Ponicsan (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Military cadets take extreme measures to insure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
Taps Script Resources:

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The Boost Script

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Year:1988
Director:Harold Becker

Script Synopsis:Lenny Brown moves to California to find his fortune in tax shelter investments. When the federal government changes the tax laws, poor Lenny finds himself $700,000 in hock with nowhere to turn. His friend, Joel, introduces him to cocaine to give Lenny that needed "boost". What ensues next is a descent into drug addiction and insanity as Lenny tries to regain control of his life, all the while needing that extra "boost".
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Sea Of Love Script

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Year:1989
Director:Harold Becker
Written by:Richard Price (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.
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Malice Script

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Year:1993
Director:Harold Becker
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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City Hall Script

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Year:1996
Director:Harold Becker
Written by:Ken Lipper (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
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Domestic Disturbance Script

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Year:2001
Director:Harold Becker
Written by:Lewis Colick (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A divorced father discovers that his 12-year-old son's new stepfather is not what he made himself out to be.
Domestic Disturbance Script Resources:

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  • Domestic Disturbance ( tt0249478 ) at IMDb
  • Domestic Disturbance ( 11456 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Mercury Rising

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Year:1998
Director:Harold Becker
Written by:Ryne Douglas Pearson (Novel), Lawrence Konner (Screenplay), Mark Rosenthal (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
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