Tag: Richard Pearce

A Family Thing Script

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Year:1996
Director:Richard Pearce
Written by:Billy Bob Thornton (Writer), Tom Epperson (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Earl Pilcher Jr., runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a letter explaining he's not her natural son, but the son of a Black woman who died in childbirth; plus, he has a half brother Ray, in Chicago, she wants him to visit. Earl makes the trip, initially receiving a cold welcome from Ray and Ray's son, Virgil. His birth mother's sister, Aunt T., an aged and blind matriarch, takes Earl in tow and insists that the family open up to him.
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Country Script

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Year:1984
Director:Richard Pearce
Written by:William D. Wittliff (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Gilbert Ivy and his wife Jewell are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gilbert has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but his wife decides to fight for her family.
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No Mercy Script

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Year:1986
Director:Richard Pearce
Written by:James Carabatsos (Writer)

Script Synopsis:An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
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The Long Walk Home Script

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Year:1990
Director:Richard Pearce
Written by:John Cork (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott lead by Martin Luther King.
The Long Walk Home Script Resources:

  • The Long Walk Home Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • The Long Walk Home Script PDF - 10/13/88 2ND DRAFT (pages) at Script City ($)
  • The Long Walk Home Transcript at scripts.com

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Leap Of Faith Script

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Year:1992
Director:Richard Pearce
Written by:Janus Cercone (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracles' with the help of his friend and manager, Jane, and their entourage. One of their trucks breaks down in Rustwater, a town in desperate need of rain to save their crops. While waiting for spare parts, Jonas decides to hold a revival meeting in the town. The local sheriff, Will Braverman, is skeptical and tries to prevent his town and its people from being conned. However a local disabled boy, Boyd, believes Jonas could make him walk again. Events in Rustwater make Jonas examine his own faith and doubts.
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