John Gregory Dunne – Scripts on Screen

A Star Is Born (1976) Script

celluloid — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:48:55 +0000

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 ($)

Other Links:

A Star Is Born ( tt0075265 ) at IMDb
A Star Is Born ( 19610 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Play It As It Lays Script

celluloid — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 17:24:06 +0000

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 ($)

Other Links:

Play It As It Lays ( tt0069098 ) at IMDb
Play It As It Lays ( 84796 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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A Star Is Born (2018) Script

celluloid — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 01:33:39 +0000

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:

A Star Is Born Script PDF at Script Slug
A Star Is Born Script PDF at cloudfront.net
A Star Is Born Script PDF - Final as Filmed - 10/5/2018 at The Script Savant
A Star Is Born Script PDF - [EARLY DRAFT 11/19/2009] at Script Fly ($)
A Star Is Born Script PDF - [DRAFT 10/27/2016] at Script Fly ($)
A Star Is Born Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. 11/19/2009. at Script City ($)
A Star Is Born 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:

A Star Is Born ( tt1517451 ) at IMDb
A Star Is Born ( 332562 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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True Confessions Script

celluloid — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:37:40 +0000

Year:1981

Director:Ulu Grosbard

Written by:John Gregory Dunne (Novel), John Gregory Dunne (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute

True Confessions Script Resources:

True Confessions Script PDF - 11/29/79 3RD at Script City ($)
True Confessions Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
True Confessions 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:

True Confessions ( tt0083232 ) at IMDb
True Confessions ( 32077 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Up Close & Personal Script

celluloid — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 14:21:06 +0000

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...

Up Close & Personal Script Resources:

Up Close & Personal Script PDF at The Script Savant
Up Close & Personal Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Up Close & Personal Script PDF - 8/12/1994 at Script City ($)

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:

Up Close & Personal ( tt0118055 ) at IMDb
Up Close & Personal ( 9302 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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