Michael Tolkin – Scripts on Screen

The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story Script

celluloid — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:57:00 +0000

Year:1994

Director:John Frankenheimer

Written by:Michael Tolkin (Writer), Ron Hutchinson (Writer), William Mastrosimone (Writer), Andrew Revkin (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, and frequently resort to murder

The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story Script Resources:

The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story Script PDF - CABLE 1/7/94 at Script City ($)

Other Links:

The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story ( tt0109351 ) at IMDb
The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story ( 167891 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Gleaming the Cube Script

celluloid — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:35:47 +0000

Year:1989

Director:Graeme Clifford

Written by:Michael Tolkin (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An Orange County teenager's carefree life of ditching class and skateboarding abandoned pools comes to a screeching halt when someone close to him dies. The cops rule the death a suicide, but the bereaved skater believes he was murdered. It's up to him to solve the case, with a skateboard.

Gleaming the Cube Script Resources:

Gleaming the Cube Script PDF - 2/17/1987 at Script City ($)
Gleaming the Cube Script PDF - [2/17/1987] at Script Fly ($)
Gleaming the Cube 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:

Gleaming the Cube ( tt0097438 ) at IMDb
Gleaming the Cube ( 1380 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Changing Lanes Script

celluloid — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 16:19:47 +0000

Year:2002

Director:Roger Michell

Written by:Chap Taylor (Screenplay), Michael Tolkin (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.

Changing Lanes Script Resources:

Changing Lanes Script PDF - 5/18/97 REVISED at Script City ($)
Changing Lanes Script PDF - Awards Consideraton Draft at Script Fly ($)
Changing Lanes Script PDF - 5/18/97 at Script Fly ($)
Changing Lanes 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:

Changing Lanes ( tt0264472 ) at IMDb
Changing Lanes ( 1537 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Player Script

celluloid — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:31:23 +0000

Year:1992

Director:Robert Altman

Written by:Michael Tolkin (Novel), Michael Tolkin (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

The Player Script Resources:

The Player Script PDF at Script Slug
The Player Script PDF - EARLY 4/20/89 1ST at Script City ($)
The Player Script PDF - 10/5/89 1ST at Script City ($)
The Player Script PDF - [Early] at Script Fly ($)
The Player 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:

The Player ( tt0105151 ) at IMDb
The Player ( 10403 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The New Age Script

celluloid — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 07:14:40 +0000

Year:1994

Director:Michael Tolkin

Written by:Michael Tolkin (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find meaning to their empty lives, they follow various New Age gurus and other such groups. Eventually, they hit rock bottom and have to make some hard decisions

The New Age Script Resources:

The New Age Script PDF - 7/14/92 1ST at Script City ($)
The New Age Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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:

The New Age ( tt0110649 ) at IMDb
The New Age ( 41588 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Rapture

celluloid — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:24:49 +0000

Year:1991

Director:Michael Tolkin

Written by:Michael Tolkin (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A lonely telephone operator leading an empty, amoral life finds God — only to have her faith continually tested in ways beyond what she could have imagined.

Rapture Script Resources:

Rapture Script PDF at The Script Savant
Rapture Script at Screenplays For You
Rapture Script PDF - 11/8/89 4TH at Script City ($)
Rapture Script PDF - at Script Fly ($)
Rapture 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:

Rapture ( tt0102757 ) at IMDb
Rapture ( 1411 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Deep Cover

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

Year:1992

Director:Bill Duke

Written by:Michael Tolkin (Writer), Henry Bean (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The black policeman Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA: the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss. The first step is to get the lawyer and hobby dealer David Jason to trust him.

Deep Cover Script Resources:

Deep Cover Script PDF at The Script Savant
Deep Cover Script at IMSDb
Deep Cover Script at The Daily Script
Deep Cover Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Deep Cover Script PDF - EARLY 6/19/91 at Script City ($)
Deep Cover Script PDF - 7/16/1991 at Script City ($)
Deep Cover 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:

Deep Cover ( tt0104073 ) at IMDb
Deep Cover ( 20676 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Nine

celluloid — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:09:53 +0000

Year:2009

Director:Rob Marshall

Written by:Michael Tolkin (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother.

Nine Script Resources:

Nine Script PDF at archive.org
Nine Script PDF at twcawards.com
Nine Script - 2009-11 Final script at IMSDb
Nine Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Nine Script PDF - FINAL DRAFT. 11/11/2009. at Script City ($)

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:

Nine ( tt0875034 ) at IMDb
Nine ( 10197 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Deep Impact

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:41:41 +0000

Year:1998

Director:Mimi Leder

Written by:Bruce Joel Rubin (Screenplay), Michael Tolkin (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.

Deep Impact Script Resources:

Deep Impact Script PDF at The Script Savant
Deep Impact Script PDF - (XXL). 9/2/97 REVISED. *coded. at Script City ($)
Deep Impact Script PDF - EARLY 11/24/96 at Script City ($)
Deep Impact Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Deep Impact Transcript at Script-O-Rama
Deep Impact 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:

Deep Impact ( tt0120647 ) at IMDb
Deep Impact ( 8656 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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