James Toback – Scripts on Screen

The Gambler (2014) Script

celluloid — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:22:24 +0000

Year:2014

Director:Rupert Wyatt

Written by:William Monahan (Screenplay), James Toback (Story)

Script Synopsis:Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.

The Gambler Script Resources:

The Gambler Script PDF - 1/19/2014 at The Script Savant
The Gambler Script PDF at Script Slug
The Gambler Script PDF - [1/19/2014] at Script Fly ($)
The Gambler 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:

The Gambler ( tt2039393 ) at IMDb
The Gambler ( 284536 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Love & Money Script

celluloid — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 11:33:12 +0000

Year:1982

Director:James Toback

Written by:James Toback (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An investment planner, bored with his job and his girlfriend, is given the opportunity to help open a new firm in South America. Once in the new country, he finds himself dealing with dictators and revolutionaries during a time of intense political upheaval, and to complicate his life further, he begins an affair with his new employer's wife.

Love & Money Script Resources:

Love & Money Script PDF - 10/79 2ND DRAFT at Script City ($)

Other Links:

Love & Money ( tt0084274 ) at IMDb
Love & Money ( 66183 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Gambler Script

celluloid — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 16:08:07 +0000

Year:1974

Director:Karel Reisz

Written by:James Toback (Writer)

Script Synopsis:New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.

The Gambler Script Resources:

The Gambler Script PDF - 2/15/73 REVISED at Script City ($)
The Gambler Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Gambler 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:

The Gambler ( tt0071532 ) at IMDb
The Gambler ( 44800 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Fingers Script

celluloid — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:18:08 +0000

Year:1978

Director:James Toback

Script Synopsis:A wanna-be concert pianist spends his days making a living by collecting debts for his Mafioso father, a lifestyle that could eventually ruin his dreams of a musical career.

Fingers Script Resources:

Fingers Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE 3RD REVISED at Script City ($)
Fingers Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Fingers 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:

Fingers ( tt0077549 ) at IMDb
Fingers ( 63435 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Exposed Script

celluloid — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 19:36:10 +0000

Year:1983

Director:James Toback

Written by:James Toback (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and escapes to New York. There she soon makes a career for herself as a fashion model. During a vernissage she's approached by a mysterious man whose motives are unclear...

Exposed Script Resources:

Exposed Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Exposed Script PDF - 11/2/81 FINAL DFT at Script City ($)

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:

Exposed ( tt0085513 ) at IMDb
Exposed ( 107246 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Pick-Up Artist Script

celluloid — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:04:48 +0000

Year:1987

Director:James Toback

Written by:James Toback (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt to the mob.

The Pick-Up Artist Script Resources:

The Pick-Up Artist Script PDF - at Script Fly ($)
The Pick-Up Artist Script PDF - 9/27/86 REVISED at Script City ($)
The Pick-Up Artist 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:

The Pick-Up Artist ( tt0093737 ) at IMDb
The Pick-Up Artist ( 17258 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Bugsy Script

celluloid — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:22:25 +0000

Year:1991

Director:Barry Levinson

Written by:Dean Jennings (Novel), James Toback (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.

Bugsy Script Resources:

Bugsy Script PDF - [Toback][Undated, draft 019171] at Script Fly ($)
Bugsy Script PDF - (XL) NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
Bugsy Script at Amazon ($)
Bugsy 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:

Bugsy ( tt0101516 ) at IMDb
Bugsy ( 10337 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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