John Boorman – Scripts on Screen

The Professor and the Madman Script

celluloid — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:22:28 +0000

Year:2019

Director:Farhad Safinia

Written by:John Boorman (Writer), Todd Komarnicki (Writer), Farhad Safinia (Writer), Simon Winchester (Book)

Script Synopsis:Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

The Professor and the Madman Script Resources:

The Professor and the Madman Script PDF - [Komarnicki & Boorman] [EARLY, 4/17/2001] at Script Fly ($)
The Professor and the Madman Transcript at subslikescript.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 Professor and the Madman ( tt5932728 ) at IMDb
The Professor and the Madman ( 411728 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Exorcist 2: The Heretic Script

celluloid — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 04:06:57 +0000

Year:1977

Director:John Boorman

Written by:William Goodhart (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a hypnotic research specialist free her from its grasp?

Exorcist 2: The Heretic Script Resources:

Exorcist 2: The Heretic Script PDF at Script Slug
Exorcist 2: The Heretic Script PDF - [Nov 1976] at Script Fly ($)
Exorcist 2: The Heretic Script PDF - 9/21/76 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)
Exorcist 2: The Heretic 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:

Exorcist 2: The Heretic ( tt0076009 ) at IMDb
Exorcist 2: The Heretic ( 11586 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Emerald Forest Script

celluloid — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 05:09:38 +0000

Year:1985

Director:John Boorman

Written by:Rospo Pallenberg (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who adopted him. And that's when Bill's adventure truly begins. For his son is now a grown tribesman who moves skillfully through this beautiful-but-dangerous terrain, fearful only of those who would exploit it. And as Bill attempts to "rescue" him from the savagery of the untamed jungle, Tommy challenges Bill's idea of true civilization and his notions about who needs rescuing.

The Emerald Forest Script Resources:

The Emerald Forest Script PDF - [Shooting 6-23-1984] at Script Fly ($)
The Emerald Forest Script PDF - 1ST NO DATE at Script City ($)
The Emerald Forest 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 Emerald Forest ( tt0089087 ) at IMDb
The Emerald Forest ( 11532 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Beyond Rangoon Script

celluloid — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 21:37:52 +0000

Year:1995

Director:John Boorman

Written by:Alex Lasker (Screenplay), Bill Rubenstein (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Patricia Arquette stars as American widow Laura Bowman, a young doctor who's unwittingly drawn into political turmoil while vacationing in Burma in the late 1980s, in this fictionalized drama based on actual events. Bowman initially left San Francisco with her sister (Frances McDormand) in an attempt to escape painful memories of her husband and son's violent deaths. But her fight to escape to Thailand could prove just as harrowing.

Beyond Rangoon Script Resources:

Beyond Rangoon Script PDF - miss pg 1 at Script Fly ($)
Beyond Rangoon 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:

Beyond Rangoon ( tt0112495 ) at IMDb
Beyond Rangoon ( 1873 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Tailor Of Panama Script

celluloid — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 14:12:06 +0000

Year:2001

Director:John Boorman

Written by:John le Carré (Novel), Andrew Davies (Screenplay), John le Carré (Screenplay), John Boorman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife, who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Canal.

The Tailor Of Panama Script Resources:

The Tailor Of Panama Script PDF - 11/15/99 3RD at Script City ($)
The Tailor Of Panama Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Tailor Of Panama Transcript at Script-O-Rama
The Tailor Of Panama 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 Tailor Of Panama ( tt0236784 ) at IMDb
The Tailor Of Panama ( 2575 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Hope And Glory

celluloid — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:12:10 +0000

Year:1987

Director:John Boorman

Written by:John Boorman (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Director John Boorman drew from his own childhood experiences for this coming-of-age tale about a boy growing up in and around London during World War II. For young Billy Rowan, the nightly bombings provide a frightening show, but they include opportunities to rummage through the rubble with friends in the mornings. As Billy plays, his family struggles to remain intact as they suffer through the anguish and losses of wartime.

Hope And Glory Script Resources:

Hope And Glory Script PDF at The Script Savant
Hope And Glory Script - 1986 fourth draft at The Daily Script
Hope And Glory Script at The Daily Script
Hope And Glory Script PDF - 4/28/86 3RD at Script City ($)
Hope And Glory Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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:

Hope And Glory ( tt0093209 ) at IMDb
Hope And Glory ( 32054 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Excalibur

celluloid — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:11:59 +0000

Year:1981

Director:John Boorman

Written by:John Boorman (Screenplay), Thomas Malory (Novel), Rospo Pallenberg (Adaptation), Rospo Pallenberg (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.

Excalibur Script Resources:

Excalibur Script PDF at The Script Savant
Excalibur Script PDF at Script Slug
Excalibur Script at Sci-Fi Scripts
Excalibur Script at The Daily Script
Excalibur Script - Undated Final draft at IMSDb
Excalibur Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Excalibur Script PDF - 9/28/1979 at Script City ($)
Excalibur 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:

Excalibur ( tt0082348 ) at IMDb
Excalibur ( 11527 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Deliverance

celluloid — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:11:13 +0000

Year:1972

Director:John Boorman

Written by:James Dickey (Novel), James Dickey (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

Deliverance Script Resources:

Deliverance Script PDF - January 11, 1971 2nd draft at The Daily Script
Deliverance Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Deliverance 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:

Deliverance ( tt0068473 ) at IMDb
Deliverance ( 10669 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Where the Heart Is

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:39:22 +0000

Year:1990

Director:John Boorman

Written by:John Boorman (Writer), Telsche Boorman (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be.

Where the Heart Is Script Resources:

Where the Heart Is Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

Other Links:

Where the Heart Is ( tt0100924 ) at IMDb
Where the Heart Is ( 48864 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Zardoz

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:39:19 +0000

Year:1974

Director:John Boorman

Written by:John Boorman (Writer)

Script Synopsis:In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.

Zardoz Script Resources:

Zardoz Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Zardoz 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:

Zardoz ( tt0070948 ) at IMDb
Zardoz ( 4923 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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