Tag: Joan Didion

A Star Is Born (1976) Script

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Year:1976
Director:Frank Pierson
Written by:Frank Pierson (Screenplay), William A. Wellman (Story), Robert Carson (Story), Joan Didion (Screenplay), John Gregory Dunne (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer, Esther Hoffman, after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther's star begins to rise, while John's continues to fall. She tries desperately to get John to sober up and focus on his music, but it may be too late to save him.
A Star Is Born Script Resources:

  • A Star Is Born Script PDF - 12/16/75 FINAL REVISED at Script City ($)

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The Last Thing He Wanted Script

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Year:2020
Director:Dee Rees
Written by:Joan Didion (Novel), Dee Rees (Screenplay), Marco Villalobos (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows…
The Last Thing He Wanted Script Resources:

  • The Last Thing He Wanted Script PDF - [Villalobos] [Early, Undated] at Script Fly ($)
  • The Last Thing He Wanted Transcript at subslikescript.com

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  • The Last Thing He Wanted ( tt7456312 ) at IMDb
  • The Last Thing He Wanted ( 505225 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Play It As It Lays Script

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Year:1972
Director:Frank Perry
Written by:Joan Didion (Screenplay), John Gregory Dunne (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with a sensitive gay movie producer, B.Z., offers a semblance of solace. But even that relationship proves to be fleeting amidst the empty decadence of Hollywood.
Play It As It Lays Script Resources:

  • Play It As It Lays Script PDF - 11/24/1971 at Script City ($)

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A Star Is Born (2018) Script

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Year:2018
Director:Bradley Cooper
Written by:Bradley Cooper (Screenplay), Will Fetters (Screenplay), Eric Roth (Screenplay), William A. Wellman (Story), Robert Carson (Story), Moss Hart (Original Film Writer), John Gregory Dunne (Original Film Writer), Joan Didion (Original Film Writer), Frank Pierson (Original Film Writer)

Script Synopsis:Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
A Star Is Born Script Resources:

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The Panic In Needle Park Script

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Year:1971
Director:Jerry Schatzberg
Written by:James Mills (Author), Joan Didion (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.
The Panic In Needle Park Script Resources:

  • The Panic In Needle Park Script PDF - 6/16/1970 at Script City ($)
  • The Panic In Needle Park Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • The Panic In Needle Park Transcript at scripts.com

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  • The Panic In Needle Park ( tt0067549 ) at IMDb
  • The Panic In Needle Park ( 27554 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Up Close & Personal Script

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Year:1996
Director:Jon Avnet
Written by:Joan Didion (Screenplay), John Gregory Dunne (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Tally Atwater has a dream: to be a prime-time network newscaster. She pursues this dream with nothing but ambition, raw talent and a homemade demo tape. Warren Justice is a brilliant, hard edged, veteran newsman. He sees Tally has talent and becomes her mentor. Tally’s career takes a meteoric rise and she and Warren fall in love. The romance that results is as intense and revealing as television news itself. Yet, each breaking story, every videotaped crisis that brings them together, also threatens to drive them apart...
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