Tag: John McTiernan

Rollerball (2002) Script

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Year:2002
Director:Barry Shurchin, John McTiernan
Written by:Larry Ferguson (Screenplay), John Pogue (Screenplay), William Harrison (Original Story)

Script Synopsis:In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called Rollerball. Although, Johnathan and Marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter Alexi Petrovich encourages them to still participate.
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Nomads Script

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Year:1986
Director:John McTiernan
Written by:John McTiernan (Writer), Barry Stern (Writer)

Script Synopsis:French anthropologist Jean-Charles Pommier and his wife have come to LA so he can take up a position as lecturer. To his surprise he encounters a group of urban nomads. As he investigates things become more unsettling as he realizes the price paid for being civilized.
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Medicine Man Script

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Year:1992
Director:John McTiernan
Written by:Tom Schulman (Screenplay), Sally Robinson (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An eccentric scientist working for a large drug company is working on a research project in the Amazon jungle. He sends for a research assistant and a gas chromatograph because he's close to a cure for cancer. When the assistant turns out to be a "mere woman," he rejects her help. Meanwhile the bulldozers get closer to the area in which they are conducting research, and they eventually learn to work together, and begin falling in love.
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The 13th Warrior Script

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Year:1999
Director:John McTiernan
Written by:William Wisher Jr. (Screenplay), Warren Lewis (Screenplay), Michael Crichton (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland, Ahmad ibn Fadlan finds himself in the company of Vikings. While the behavior of the Norsemen initially offends ibn Fadlan, the more cultured outsider grows to respect the tough, if uncouth, warriors. During their travels together, ibn Fadlan and the Vikings get word of an evil presence closing in, and they must fight the frightening and formidable force, which was previously thought to exist only in legend.
The 13th Warrior Script Resources:

  • The 13th Warrior Script PDF - [JOHN MCTIERNAN-WILLIAM WISHER] at Script Fly ($)
  • The 13th Warrior Script PDF - 3/91 REVISED at Script City ($)
  • The 13th Warrior Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. at Script City ($)
  • The 13th Warrior Transcript at scripts.com

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The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) Script

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Year:1999
Director:John McTiernan
Written by:Leslie Dixon (Screenplay), Kurt Wimmer (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
The Thomas Crown Affair Script Resources:

  • The Thomas Crown Affair Script PDF at Script Slug
  • The Thomas Crown Affair Script PDF - 3/6/98 1ST REVISED at Script City ($)
  • The Thomas Crown Affair Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • The Thomas Crown Affair Transcript at scripts.com

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  • The Thomas Crown Affair ( tt0155267 ) at IMDb
  • The Thomas Crown Affair ( 913 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Basic

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Year:2003
Director:John McTiernan
Written by:James Vanderbilt (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.
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Last Action Hero

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Year:1993
Director:John McTiernan
Written by:Shane Black (Screenplay), David Arnott (Screenplay), Zak Penn (Story), Adam Leff (Story)

Script Synopsis:Danny is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero Jack Slater. When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to save the life of his hero and new friend.
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Die Hard: With a Vengeance

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Year:1995
Director:John McTiernan
Written by:Roderick Thorp (Screenplay), Jonathan Hensleigh (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.
Die Hard: With a Vengeance Script Resources:

  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance Script PDF at Script Slug
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance Script PDF - First Draft Revised - 3/29/1994 at The Script Savant
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance Script PDF - [Rev 7/27/94] at Script Fly ($)
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance Script PDF - [1st Rev 3/29/94] at Script Fly ($)

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  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance ( tt0112864 ) at IMDb
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance ( 1572 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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The Hunt for Red October

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Year:1990
Director:John McTiernan
Written by:Tom Clancy (Novel), Larry Ferguson (Screenplay), Donald Stewart (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A new, technologically-superior Soviet sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it — because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find him, too.
The Hunt for Red October Script Resources:

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  • The Hunt for Red October ( tt0099810 ) at IMDb
  • The Hunt for Red October ( 1669 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Predator

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Year:1987
Director:John McTiernan
Written by:Jim Thomas (Author), John Thomas (Author)

Script Synopsis:Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the forest, taking trophies from the bodies of its victims as it goes along. Occasionally seeing through its eyes, the audience sees it is an intelligent alien hunter, hunting them for sport, killing them off one at a time.
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