Robert Altman – Scripts on Screen

HealtH Script

celluloid — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 17:18:37 +0000

Year:1980

Director:Robert Altman

Script Synopsis:Health is set at a health food convention at a Florida luxury hotel, where a powerful political organization is deciding on a new president.

HealtH Script Resources:

HealtH Script PDF - 2/5/1979 at Script City ($)

Other Links:

HealtH ( tt0079256 ) at IMDb
HealtH ( 91781 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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California Split Script

celluloid — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:32:25 +0000

Year:1974

Director:Robert Altman

Written by:Joseph Walsh (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Carefree single guy Charlie Waters rooms with two lovely prostitutes, Barbara Miller and Susan Peters, and lives to gamble. Along with his glum betting buddy, Bill Denny, Charlie sets out on a gambling streak in search of the ever-elusive big payday. While Charlie and Bill have some lucky moments, they also have to contend with serious setbacks that threaten to derail their hedonistic betting binge.

California Split Script Resources:

California Split Script PDF - 12/18/73 1ST at Script City ($)
California Split 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:

California Split ( tt0071269 ) at IMDb
California Split ( 32044 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Brewster McCloud Script

celluloid — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:32:22 +0000

Year:1970

Director:Robert Altman

Written by:Doran William Cannon (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. Brewster tells those he trusts of his dream, but displays a unique way of treating others who do not fit within his plans.

Brewster McCloud Script Resources:

Brewster McCloud Script PDF - 7/28/1969 at Script City ($)
Brewster McCloud 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:

Brewster McCloud ( tt0065492 ) at IMDb
Brewster McCloud ( 26525 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Ready To Wear Script

celluloid — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 21:12:11 +0000

Year:1994

Director:Robert Altman

Written by:Robert Altman (Screenplay), Barbara Shulgasser (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Paris Fashion Week draws the usual bunch of people; designers, reporters, models, magazine editors, photographers. Follows the various storylines of these characters, centering around a murder investigation of a prominent fashion figure. Features an all-star cast.

Ready To Wear Script Resources:

Ready To Wear Script PDF at The Script Savant
Ready To Wear Script PDF - EARLY NO DATE at Script City ($)
Ready To Wear Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. at Script City ($)
Ready To Wear Script PDF - NO DATE at Script City ($)
Ready To Wear Script PDF - [Undated] at Script Fly ($)
Ready To Wear Script PDF - Aka Pret-A-Porter at Script Fly ($)
Ready To Wear 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:

Ready To Wear ( tt0110907 ) at IMDb
Ready To Wear ( 3586 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Gingerbread Man Script

celluloid — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:43:49 +0000

Year:1998

Director:Robert Altman

Written by:Clyde Hayes (Screenplay), John Grisham (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Savannah lawyer Rick Magruder is at a party celebrating his courtroom victory defending a cop killer when a member of the catering staff, Mallory Doss, discovers her car has been stolen. Having had a few drinks, Magruder offers to give her a lift home, a decision that turns into a one night stand. Rick soon learns that her nut-case father, Dixon, seems to have begun threatening her again. Rick puts the force of his law firm behind Mallory, who he barely knows, has Dixon picked up by the police, and subpoenas the girl's belligerent ex-husband, Pete, to testify against the old man. Dixon is put away in an asylum. However, he soon escapes, putting the lives of everyone who conspired against him in jeopardy.

The Gingerbread Man Script Resources:

The Gingerbread Man Script PDF - 9/8/1995 at Script City ($)
The Gingerbread Man Script PDF - 9/8/95 at Script Fly ($)
The Gingerbread Man 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 Gingerbread Man ( tt0119196 ) at IMDb
The Gingerbread Man ( 12488 ) 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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Long Goodbye Script

celluloid — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:21:08 +0000

Year:1973

Director:Robert Altman

Written by:Raymond Chandler (Novel), Leigh Brackett (Screenplay), Raymond Chandler (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

Long Goodbye Script Resources:

Long Goodbye Script PDF at Script Slug
Long Goodbye Script PDF - [3-5-1972] at Script Fly ($)
Long Goodbye Script PDF - [REV 3-7-1972][miss pg. 21] at Script Fly ($)
Long Goodbye Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE 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:

Long Goodbye ( tt0070334 ) at IMDb
Long Goodbye ( 1847 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Thieves Like Us Script

celluloid — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 10:08:22 +0000

Year:1974

Director:Robert Altman

Script Synopsis:Bowie, a youthful convicted murderer, and bank robbers Chicamaw and T-Dub escape from a Mississippi chain gang in the 1930s. They hole up with a gas station attendant and continue robbing banks. Bowie, who is injured in an auto accident, takes refuge with the daughter of the gas station attendant, Keechie. They become romantically involved but their relationship is strained by Bowie's refusal to turn his back on crime. The film is based on the novel Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson. The novel is also the source material for the 1949 film They Live by Night, directed by Nicholas Ray.

Thieves Like Us Script Resources:

Thieves Like Us Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
Thieves Like Us Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Thieves Like Us 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:

Thieves Like Us ( tt0072274 ) at IMDb
Thieves Like Us ( 31656 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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A Wedding Script

celluloid — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 13:41:45 +0000

Year:1978

Director:Robert Altman

Written by:Robert Altman (Writer), John Considine (Writer), Allan F. Nicholls (Writer), Patricia Resnick (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as the Corelli Italian connection is suspect, security guards watch the gifts rather over-zealously, and Dino's grandma expires in bed just as the reception starts. Could be quite an occasion.

A Wedding Script Resources:

A Wedding Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
A Wedding Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. (XL) at Script City ($)
A Wedding Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE 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:

A Wedding ( tt0078481 ) at IMDb
A Wedding ( 45695 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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A Perfect Couple Script

celluloid — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 07:41:00 +0000

Year:1979

Director:Robert Altman

Script Synopsis:Offbeat but endearing romantic comedy about unlikely match-up (by computer dating) of straitlaced Dooley, under the thumb of overbearing father, and singer Heflin, whose life is wrapped up with her familial rock group.

A Perfect Couple Script Resources:

A Perfect Couple Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

Other Links:

A Perfect Couple ( tt0079710 ) at IMDb
A Perfect Couple ( 104449 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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