Tag: Jeremiah S. Chechik

Tall Tale Script

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Year:1995
Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik
Written by:Steve Bloom (Writer), Robert Rodat (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. When Daniel Hackett sees his father Jonas gravely wounded by the villainous Stiles, his first urge is for his family to flee the danger, and give up their life on a farm which Daniel has come to despise anyway. Going alone to a lake to try to decide what to do, he falls asleep on a boat and wakes to find himself in the wild west, in the company of such "tall tale" legends as Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, John Henry and Calamity Jane. Together, they battle the same villains Daniel is facing in his "real" world, ending with a heroic confrontation in which the boy stands up to Stiles and his henchmen, and rallies his neighbors to fight back against land grabbers who want to destroy their town.
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Diabolique Script

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Year:1996
Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik
Written by:Pierre Boileau (Novel), Thomas Narcejac (Novel), Henri-Georges Clouzot (Screenplay), Don Roos (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed attempt to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The strain starts to tell on the two women as a retired police investigator who is looking into the disappearance on a whim begins to think that they know more than they are telling, and their mental state is not helped when their victim is seen, apparently alive and well by one of the pupils.
Diabolique Script Resources:

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Benny & Joon

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Year:1993
Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik
Written by:Barry Berman (Writer), Lesley McNeil (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
Benny & Joon Script Resources:

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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

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Year:1989
Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik
Written by:John Hughes (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:It's Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Script Resources:

  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Script PDF - April 14, 1989 draft at The Daily Script
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Script PDF at Script Slug
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Script PDF - 4/20/89 REV 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.


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  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ( tt0097958 ) at IMDb
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ( 5825 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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