Tag: John Schlesinger

Madame Sousatzka Script

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Year:1988
Director:John Schlesinger
Written by:Bernice Rubens (Novel), John Schlesinger (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka takes on a new prize protégé, Manek, a teenage Bengali immigrant who displays incredible talent. Manek forms a close bond with his teacher, but soon discovers that she expects her pupils to become disciplined in all areas of life, and not just behind the piano
Madame Sousatzka Script Resources:

  • Madame Sousatzka Script PDF - Jul-87 at Script City ($)

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The Innocent Script

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Year:1993
Director:John Schlesinger

Script Synopsis:A young engineer is sent to post-WWII Berlin to help the Americans in spying on the Russians. In a time and place where discretion is still a man’s best friend, he falls in love with a mysterious woman who will take him on the dark side of evil.
The Innocent Script Resources:

  • The Innocent Script PDF - EARLY 9/12/90 *pgs at Script City ($)
  • The Innocent Script PDF - 11/7/90 *pgs at Script City ($)
  • The Innocent Script PDF - [11-7-90, complete] at Script Fly ($)

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The Day Of The Locust Script

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Year:1975
Director:John Schlesinger
Written by:Nathanael West (Novel), Waldo Salt (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.
The Day Of The Locust Script Resources:

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  • The Day Of The Locust ( tt0072848 ) at IMDb
  • The Day Of The Locust ( 5122 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Yanks Script

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Year:1979
Director:John Schlesinger
Written by:Colin Welland (Story), Colin Welland (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits don't much like the brash Yanks, especially when it comes to the G.I.s making advances on the lonely British girls. One relationship that develops is between married John, an Army Captain, and the aristocratic Helen, whose naval husband is away at war. Helen loves her husband, but Helen and John are looking for some comfort during the difficult times.
Yanks Script Resources:

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Honky Tonk Freeway Script

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Year:1981
Director:John Schlesinger

Script Synopsis:Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, leaded by it's Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project.
Honky Tonk Freeway Script Resources:

  • Honky Tonk Freeway Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • Honky Tonk Freeway Script PDF - 12/24/79 FINAL at Script City ($)

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The Falcon And The Snowman Script

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Year:1985
Director:John Schlesinger
Written by:Robert Lindsey (Novel), Steven Zaillian (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
The Falcon And The Snowman Script Resources:

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  • The Falcon And The Snowman ( tt0087231 ) at IMDb
  • The Falcon And The Snowman ( 26578 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Pacific Heights Script

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Year:1990
Director:John Schlesinger
Written by:Daniel Pyne (Author)

Script Synopsis:A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
Pacific Heights Script Resources:

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Eye For An Eye Script

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Year:1996
Director:John Schlesinger
Written by:Amanda Silver (Writer)

Script Synopsis:It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Robert Doob, the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old daughter.
Eye For An Eye Script Resources:

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The Next Best Thing Script

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Year:2000
Director:John Schlesinger
Written by:Tom Ropelewski (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.
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Marathon Man

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Year:1976
Director:John Schlesinger
Written by:William Goldman (Novel), William Goldman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
Marathon Man Script Resources:

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