Tag: John Patrick Shanley

Five Corners Script

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Year:1987
Director:Tony Bill
Written by:John Patrick Shanley (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.
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January Man Script

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Year:1989
Director:Pat O'Connor
Written by:John Patrick Shanley (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.
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Alive Script

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Year:1993
Director:Frank Marshall
Written by:Piers Paul Read (Novel), John Patrick Shanley (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The amazing, true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.
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We’Re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story Script

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Year:1993
Director:Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells, Dick Zondag, Ralph Zondag
Written by:John Patrick Shanley (Screenplay), Hudson Talbott (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to the Middle Future in order to grant the wishes of children in New York city. They are to meet Dr. Bleeb of the Museum of Natural History, but get sidetracked with their new children friends and run into the Captain's evil brother, Professor Screweyes.
We'Re Back! A Dinosaur's Story Script Resources:

  • We'Re Back! A Dinosaur's Story Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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  • We'Re Back! A Dinosaur's Story ( tt0108526 ) at IMDb
  • We'Re Back! A Dinosaur's Story ( 18890 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Congo Script

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Year:1995
Director:Frank Marshall
Written by:Michael Crichton (Author), John Patrick Shanley (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.
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Joe Versus the Volcano

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Year:1990
Director:John Patrick Shanley
Written by:John Patrick Shanley (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.
Joe Versus the Volcano Script Resources:

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  • Joe Versus the Volcano ( tt0099892 ) at IMDb
  • Joe Versus the Volcano ( 2565 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Moonstruck

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Year:1987
Director:Norman Jewison
Written by:John Patrick Shanley (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls deeper in love, she comes to learn that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
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Doubt

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Year:2008
Director:John Patrick Shanley
Written by:John Patrick Shanley (Screenplay), John Patrick Shanley (Theatre Play)

Script Synopsis:In 1964, a Catholic school nun questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student, suspecting him of abuse. He denies the charges, and much of the film's quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality, and authority.
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