Tag: Howard Sackler

The Great White Hope Script

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Year:1970
Director:Martin Ritt
Written by:Howard Sackler (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
The Great White Hope Script Resources:

  • The Great White Hope Script PDF - 8/29/69 REVISED 1ST at Script City ($)

Other Links:
  • The Great White Hope ( tt0065797 ) at IMDb
  • The Great White Hope ( 17978 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Saint Jack Script

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Year:1979
Director:Peter Bogdanovich
Written by:Howard Sackler (Screenplay), Paul Theroux (Screenplay), Peter Bogdanovich (Screenplay), Paul Theroux (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Compelling character study, revolving around Jack Flowers (Ben Gazzara), an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. He dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States to lead a life of luxury. Savvy but not unsavory he strikes up a friendship with William Leigh (Denholm Elliot), a genial and decent auditor who travels to Singapore every year. Ultimately, the background of the Vietnam War comes into the picture as Jack is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.
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Gray Lady Down Script

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Year:1978
Director:David Greene
Written by:Frank P. Rosenberg (Writer), Howard Sackler (Writer), David Lavallee (Novel), Jerry Fielding (Musical), James Whittaker (Writer)

Script Synopsis:The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.
Gray Lady Down Script Resources:

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Jaws 2

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Year:1978
Director:Jeannot Szwarc
Written by:Carl Gottlieb (Screenplay), Howard Sackler (Screenplay), Peter Benchley (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
Jaws 2 Script Resources:

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The Killer’s Kiss

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Year:1955
Director:Stanley Kubrick
Written by:Howard Sackler (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The film revolves around Davey Gordon (Jamie Smith), a 29 year old welterweight New York boxer in the end of his career, and his relationship with a dancer and her violent employer.
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