As a novelist, Goldman was responsible for writing at least two of the most widely respected and loved stories of the American people. One is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) which inspired the love that America still has with Westerns. The other was The Princess Bride (1987), a complete 180 for Goldman to do. From the desert landscape of the Western film, he jumped to the classical enchanted surroundings of a fairy tale.

As far as screenplays go, Goldman has shown his flexibility in adapting to different genres with ease. For the horror movie fans, he was responsible for the Stephen King adaptation of the novel Misery (1990) which is still emulated and joked about to this day. He diversified into the romance district when he wrote such films as Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
and Year of the Comet (1992).

Without a doubt, Goldman is a prime example of a writer who did not put himself in a box. Unlike other writers who generally stick to one genre or another, Goldman gave himself the freedom to experience worlds from all different
perspectives.

Screenwriters should take note of Goldman’s actions and realize that screenwriting is an art of experience. The human life is full of ups and downs, and this effects what the screenwriter thinks like and writes about. This is not something to be ashamed of, but is an opportunity to grow in different directions as a human being and as a writer.

Filmography

1. (2003) Dreamcatcher Script [For Purchase]
2. (2001) Hearts in Atlantis [Transcript]
3. (1999) The General’s Daughter [Transcript]
4. (1997) Absolute Power Script [PDF]
5. (1996) The Ghost and the Darkness Script
6. (1996) The Chamber
7. (1992) Chaplin
8. (1992) Year of the Comet
9. (1992) Memoirs of an Invisible Man [Transcript]
10. (1990) Misery Script
11. (1987) The Princess Bride Script
12. (1986) Heat Script
13. (1978) Magic
14. (1977) A Bridge Too Far
15. (1976) Marathon Man [Transcript]
16. (1976) All the President’s Men Script
17. (1975) The Great Waldo Pepper Script [For Purchase]
18. (1975) The Stepford Wives
19. (1972) The Hot Rock
20. (1969) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Script [For Purchase]
21. (1966) Harper
22. (1965) Masquerade

1. Thor Script $ (2011)
2. The Rite (2011)
3. Bare Knuckles (2010)
4. The Wolfman (2010)
5. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
6. The City of Your Final Destination (2009)
7. Beowulf Script $ (2007)
8. Fracture Script (2007)
9. Slipstream (2007)
10. All the King’s Men Script $ (2006)
11. Bobby Script $(2006)
12. The World’s Fastest Indian (2005)
13. Alexander (2004)
14. Shortcut to Happiness (2004)
15. The Human Stain Script $ (2003)
16. Red Dragon Script $ (2002)
17. Bad Company Script $ (2002)
18. Hearts in Atlantis Script $ (2001)
19. Hannibal Script (2001)
20. How the Grinch Stole Christmas Script $ (2000)
21. Mission: Impossible II Script (2000)
22. Titus (1999)
23. Instinct Script $ (1999)
24. Meet Joe Black Script (1998)
25. The Mask of Zorro Script $ (1998)
26. Amistad Script $ (1997)
27. The Edge Script $ (1997)
28. Surviving Picasso Script $ (1996)
29. August Script $ (1996)
30. Nixon Script (1995)
31. Legends of the Fall Script $ (1994)
32. The Road to Wellville Script $ (1994)
33. Shadowlands Script $ (1993)
34. The Remains of the Day Script $ (1993)
35. Selected Exits (1993)
36. The Innocent (1993)
37. The Trial (1993)
38. Chaplin Script $(1992)
39. Dracula Script $ (1992)
40. To Be the Best (1992)
41. Howards End Script $ (1992)
42. The Efficiency Expert (1992)
43. Freejack Script ($) (1992)
44. The Silence of the Lambs Script $ (1991)
45. Desperate Hours Script $(1990)
46. A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)
47. Heartland (1989)
48. The Dawning (1988)
49. Across the Lake (1988)
50. 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
51. Mussolini and I (1985)
52. 1985 Guilty Conscience (1985)
53. The Good Father (1985)
54. Arch of Triumph (1984)
55. The Bounty Script $ (1984)
56. Othello Script (1981)
57. Peter and Paul (1981)
58. The Bunker (1981)
59. A Change of Seasons Script $ (1980)
60. The Elephant Man Script (1980)
61. Mayflower: The Pilgrims’ Adventure (1979)
62. Magic Script $ (1978)
63. International Velvet (1978)
64. A Bridge Too Far Script $ (1977)
65. Audrey Rose Script $ (1977)
66. Victory at Entebbe (1976)
67. The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)
68. Dark Victory (1976)
69. All Creatures Great and Small (1975)
70. Juggernaut (1974)
71. Possessions (1974)
72. A Doll’s House (1973)
73. The Girl from Petrovka (1974)
74. Lloyd George (1973)
75. Poet Game (1972)
76. Young Winston (1972)
77. When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
78. The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)
79. Hamlet (1969)
80. The Looking Glass War (1969)
81. The Lion in Winter Script $ (1968)
82. Red, White and Zero (1967)
83. A Flea in Her Ear (1967)