Joe Eszterhas – Scripts on Screen

F.I.S.T. Script

celluloid — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 23:34:13 +0000

Year:1978

Director:Norman Jewison

Written by:Joe Eszterhas (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.

F.I.S.T. Script Resources:

F.I.S.T. Script PDF - [3rd 3-1977] at Script Fly ($)
F.I.S.T. Script PDF - 3RD REVISED DRAFT at Script City ($)

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:

F.I.S.T. ( tt0077531 ) at IMDb
F.I.S.T. ( 28932 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Flashdance Script

celluloid — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 03:09:16 +0000

Year:1983

Director:Adrian Lyne

Written by:Thomas Hedley Jr. (Screenplay), Joe Eszterhas (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The popular 1980s dance movie that depicts the life of an exotic dancer with a side job as a welder whose true desire is to get into ballet school. It’s her dream to be a professional dancer and now is her chance.

Flashdance Script Resources:

Flashdance Script PDF at Script Slug
Flashdance Script PDF - [Eszterhas 1982-07-28]] at Script Fly ($)
Flashdance Script PDF - [Hedley, Eszterhas, Reback 1982-12-20] at Script Fly ($)
Flashdance Script PDF - 12/20/82 FINAL SHOOTING DRAFT at Script City ($)
Flashdance Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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:

Flashdance ( tt0085549 ) at IMDb
Flashdance ( 535 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Basic Instinct 2 Script

celluloid — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:56:10 +0000

Year:2006

Director:Michael Caton-Jones

Written by:Leora Barish (Author), Henry Bean (Author), Joe Eszterhas (Author)

Script Synopsis:Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game.

Basic Instinct 2 Script Resources:

Basic Instinct 2 Script PDF at Script Slug
Basic Instinct 2 Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Basic Instinct 2 Script PDF - SECOND REVISED DRAFT. 12/21/1998. at Script City ($)
Basic Instinct 2 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:

Basic Instinct 2 ( tt0430912 ) at IMDb
Basic Instinct 2 ( 3093 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Hearts Of Fire Script

celluloid — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:16:42 +0000

Year:1987

Director:Richard Marquand

Written by:Joe Eszterhas (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A reclusive musician, once a huge rock star, takes a young female protegee. While on a tour she meets a younger, more popular rocker and switches her loyalties.

Hearts Of Fire Script Resources:

Hearts Of Fire Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Hearts Of Fire Script PDF - NO DATE 3RD at Script City ($)

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.

Other Links:

Hearts Of Fire ( tt0093163 ) at IMDb
Hearts Of Fire ( 126836 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Jagged Edge Script

celluloid — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:57:22 +0000

Year:1985

Director:Richard Marquand

Written by:Joe Eszterhas (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him, despite the fact she hasn't handled a criminal case for many years. There's a certain chemistry between them and Teddy soon finds herself defending the man she loves.

Jagged Edge Script Resources:

Jagged Edge Script PDF at Script Slug
Jagged Edge Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Jagged Edge Script PDF - 1/25/85 REVISED at Script City ($)
Jagged Edge Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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:

Jagged Edge ( tt0089360 ) at IMDb
Jagged Edge ( 12235 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Big Shots Script

celluloid — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 07:30:00 +0000

Year:1987

Director:Robert Mandel

Written by:Joe Eszterhas (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side. After being mugged, the boy befriends a young hustler and, after stealing a gangster's car, the two embark on an adventure down south in search of the hustler's estranged father.

Big Shots Script Resources:

Big Shots Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

Other Links:

Big Shots ( tt0092655 ) at IMDb
Big Shots ( 57240 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Betrayed Script

celluloid — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:02:03 +0000

Year:1988

Director:Costa-Gavras

Written by:Joe Eszterhas (Writer)

Script Synopsis:An FBI agent (Debra Winger) falls in love with a white supremacist (Tom Berenger) whose group she infiltrates.

Betrayed Script Resources:

Betrayed Script PDF - [REV 7/22/1987] at Script Fly ($)
Betrayed Script PDF - REVISED. 7/22/1987. at Script City ($)
Betrayed 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:

Betrayed ( tt0094731 ) at IMDb
Betrayed ( 31618 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Music Box Script

celluloid — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:01:08 +0000

Year:1989

Director:Costa-Gavras

Written by:Joe Eszterhas (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

The Music Box Script Resources:

The Music Box Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Music Box Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
The Music Box 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 Music Box ( tt0100211 ) at IMDb
The Music Box ( 2263 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Nowhere To Run Script

celluloid — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:05:04 +0000

Year:1993

Director:Robert Harmon

Written by:Joe Eszterhas (Screenplay), Leslie Bohem (Screenplay), Randy Feldman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.

Nowhere To Run Script Resources:

Nowhere To Run Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
Nowhere To Run Script PDF - [1st Rev] at Script Fly ($)
Nowhere To Run 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:

Nowhere To Run ( tt0107711 ) at IMDb
Nowhere To Run ( 10413 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Sliver Script

celluloid — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:28:46 +0000

Year:1993

Director:Phillip Noyce

Written by:Joe Eszterhas (Screenplay), Ira Levin (Author)

Script Synopsis:A woman moves into an apartment in Manhattan and learns that the previous tenant's life ended mysteriously after they fell from the balcony.

Sliver Script Resources:

Sliver Script PDF at Script Slug
Sliver Script PDF at Script Slug
Sliver Script PDF - [Aug 1992] at Script Fly ($)
Sliver Script PDF - [8-18-92][miss pg 61] at Script Fly ($)
Sliver Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. AUGUST 1992 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:

Sliver ( tt0108162 ) at IMDb
Sliver ( 867 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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