Hector Babenco – Scripts on Screen

At Play in the Fields of the Lord Script

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Year:1991

Director:Hector Babenco

Written by:Jean-Claude Carrière (Screenplay), Hector Babenco (Screenplay), Vincent Patrick (Screenplay), Peter Matthiessen (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote mission was previously run by the Catholics, before the natives murdered them all. They are sent by the pompous Leslie Huben, who runs the missionary effort in the area but who seems more concerned about competing with his Catholic 'rivals' than in the Indians themselves. Hazel is terrified of the Indians while Martin is fascinated. Soon American pilot Lewis Moon joins the Indian tribe but is attracted by Leslie's young wife, Andy. Can the interaction of these characters and cultures, and the advancing bulldozers of civilization, avoid disaster?

At Play in the Fields of the Lord Script Resources:

At Play in the Fields of the Lord Script PDF - [4/23/1997] at Script Fly ($)
At Play in the Fields of the Lord Script PDF - 4/23/90 3RD at Script City ($)

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.

Ironweed Script

Year:1987

Director:Hector Babenco

Written by:William Kennedy (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them: she's sick, a pal has cancer, he digs graves at the cemetery and visits the grave of his infant son whom he dropped; visions of his past haunt him, including ghosts of two men he killed. That night, out drinking, Helen tries to sing at a bar. Next day, Fran visits his wife and children and meets a grandson. He could stay, but decides it's not for him. Helen gets their things out of storage and finds a hotel. Amidst their mistakes and dereliction, the film explores their code of fairness and loyalty.

Ironweed Script Resources:

Ironweed Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Ironweed Script PDF - 3/17/87 REVISED 2ND at Script City ($)
Ironweed 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.

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Year:1985

Director:Hector Babenco

Written by:Manuel Puig (Novel), Leonard Schrader (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Luis Molina and Valentin Arregui are cell mates in a South American prison. Luis, a gay man, is found guilty of immoral behaviour and Valentin is a political prisoner. To escape reality Luis invents romantic movies, while Valentin tries to keep his mind on the situation he's in. During the time they spend together, the two men come to understand and respect one another.

Kiss of the Spider Woman Script Resources:

Kiss of the Spider Woman Script PDF at Script Slug
Kiss of the Spider Woman Script PDF - 10/25/82 first draft at The Daily Script
Kiss of the Spider Woman Script - 1982-10 Draft at IMSDb
Kiss of the Spider Woman Script PDF - [Final 11-22-1983] at Script Fly ($)
Kiss of the Spider Woman Script PDF - [1st 10-25-1982] at Script Fly ($)
Kiss of the Spider Woman Script PDF - 10/25/82 1ST 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.