Robert Benton – Scripts on Screen

Twilight (1998) Script

celluloid — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 09:22:21 +0000

Year:1998

Director:Robert Benton

Written by:Robert Benton (Writer), Richard Russo (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A retired ex-cop and private detective gets mixed up in murder when he is asked to deliver blackmail money and walks into a 20 year old case involving the mysterious disappearance of an actress' former husband.

Twilight Script Resources:

Twilight Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Twilight 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:

Twilight ( tt0119594 ) at IMDb
Twilight ( 26269 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Late Show Script

celluloid — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 10:33:54 +0000

Year:1977

Director:Robert Benton

Written by:Robert Benton (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who had gotten himself involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.

The Late Show Script Resources:

The Late Show Script PDF - 4/9/1976 at Script City ($)
The Late Show 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:

The Late Show ( tt0076301 ) at IMDb
The Late Show ( 42228 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Feast Of Love Script

celluloid — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 08:06:40 +0000

Year:2007

Director:Robert Benton

Written by:Allison Burnett (Screenplay), Charles Baxter (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. It is described as an exploration of the magical, mysterious and sometimes painful incarnations of love.

Feast Of Love Script Resources:

Feast Of Love Script PDF - [3/13/2006] at Script Fly ($)
Feast Of Love 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:

Feast Of Love ( tt0800027 ) at IMDb
Feast Of Love ( 14313 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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There Was A Crooked Man Script

celluloid — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 06:33:59 +0000

Year:1970

Director:Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Written by:Robert Benton (Writer), David Newman (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Charismatic criminal Paris Pitman ends up in prison, then attempts to escape.

There Was A Crooked Man Script Resources:

There Was A Crooked Man Transcript at Springfield! Springfield!

Other Links:

There Was A Crooked Man ( tt0066448 ) at IMDb
There Was A Crooked Man ( 27172 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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What’s Up Doc? Script

celluloid — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:45:10 +0000

Year:1972

Director:Peter Bogdanovich

Written by:Buck Henry (Screenplay), David Newman (Screenplay), Robert Benton (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

What's Up Doc? Script Resources:

What's Up Doc? Script PDF - 8/13/71 FINAL REVISED at Script City ($)
What's Up Doc? Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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:

What's Up Doc? ( tt0069495 ) at IMDb
What's Up Doc? ( 6949 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Still Of The Night Script

celluloid — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:36:45 +0000

Year:1982

Director:Robert Benton

Written by:Robert Benton (Screenplay), Robert Benton (Story), David Newman (Story)

Script Synopsis:When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.

Still Of The Night Script Resources:

Still Of The Night Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Still Of The Night Script PDF - 2/27/81 REVISED at Script City ($)
Still Of The Night 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:

Still Of The Night ( tt0084732 ) at IMDb
Still Of The Night ( 32048 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Nadine Script

celluloid — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 06:16:59 +0000

Year:1987

Director:Robert Benton

Written by:Robert Benton (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Hairdresser Nadine Hightower wants to retrieve the risqué photos she once posed for, but when she visits the photographer at his office, he's murdered by an intruder. Nadine talks her estranged husband, Vernon, into going along when she returns to the office, where they stumble across plans for a less than legal construction project. But when Vernon tries to turn the documents into a cash windfall, he and Nadine are pursued by goons with guns.

Nadine Script Resources:

Nadine Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Nadine Script PDF - 4/29/86 1ST DRAFT. *pg. at Script City ($)
Nadine 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:

Nadine ( tt0093596 ) at IMDb
Nadine ( 61178 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Billy Bathgate Script

celluloid — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:46:27 +0000

Year:1991

Director:Robert Benton

Written by:E.L. Doctorow (Novel), Tom Stoppard (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.

Billy Bathgate Script Resources:

Billy Bathgate Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Billy Bathgate Script PDF - 6/15/90 3RD at Script City ($)
Billy Bathgate 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:

Billy Bathgate ( tt0101453 ) at IMDb
Billy Bathgate ( 12647 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Places in the Heart

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:44 +0000

Year:1984

Director:Robert Benton

Written by:Robert Benton (Author)

Script Synopsis:In 1930s Southern US, a widow and her family try to run their cotton farm with the help of a disparate group of friends.

Places in the Heart Script Resources:

Places in the Heart Script PDF - [1st 1983-01-31][Miss pgs 115-116] at Script Fly ($)
Places in the Heart Script PDF - [3rd Rev 1983-10-27] at Script Fly ($)
Places in the Heart Script PDF - 8/12/83 3RD DRAFT at Script City ($)
Places in the Heart 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:

Places in the Heart ( tt0087921 ) at IMDb
Places in the Heart ( 13681 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Bonnie and Clyde

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:37:55 +0000

Year:1967

Director:Arthur Penn

Written by:David Newman (Screenplay), Robert Benton (Screenplay), Robert Towne (Writer)

Script Synopsis:In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.

Bonnie and Clyde Script Resources:

Bonnie and Clyde Script PDF at The Script Savant
Bonnie and Clyde Script at Screenplays For You
Bonnie and Clyde Script at IMSDb
Bonnie and Clyde Script PDF - 10/19/66 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)
Bonnie and Clyde Script PDF - FINAL 11/15/1966 at Script Fly ($)

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:

Bonnie and Clyde ( tt0061418 ) at IMDb
Bonnie and Clyde ( 475 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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