Robert Towne – Scripts on Screen

Orca: The Killer Whale Script

Year:1977

Director:Michael Anderson

Written by:Luciano Vincenzoni (Screenplay), Sergio Donati (Screenplay), Robert Towne (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at Captain Nolan's hands, a vengeful killer whale goes on a rampage in the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, Nolan, Rachel and Umilak sail after the great beast, who will meet them on its own turf.

Orca: The Killer Whale Script Resources:

Orca: The Killer Whale Script PDF - 6/8/76 SHOOTING at Script City ($)
Orca: The Killer Whale 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:

Orca: The Killer Whale ( tt0076504 ) at IMDb
Orca: The Killer Whale ( 12707 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Script

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes poster thumbnail

Year:1984

Director:Hugh Hudson

Written by:Edgar Rice Burroughs (Novel), Michael Austin (Writer), Robert Towne (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed. A female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead infant, and raises him as her son. Twenty years later, Captain Phillippe D'Arnot discovers the man who thinks he is an ape. Evidence in the tree house leads him to believe that he is the direct descendant of the Earl of Greystoke, and thus takes it upon himself to return the man to civilization.

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Script Resources:

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Script PDF - (EARLY) TOWNE (xl) 8/4/77. *pgs at Script City ($)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 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:

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes ( tt0087365 ) at IMDb
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes ( 11002 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Ask The Dust Script

Year:2006

Director:Robert Towne

Written by:Robert Towne (Screenplay), John Fante (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.

Ask The Dust Script Resources:

Ask The Dust Script PDF at Script Slug
Ask The Dust Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. 3/30/1993. at Script City ($)
Ask The Dust Script PDF - 3/30/1993 at Script City ($)
Ask The Dust Script PDF - 1993 Draft at Script Fly ($)
Ask The Dust 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:

Ask The Dust ( tt0384814 ) at IMDb
Ask The Dust ( 1967 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Villa Rides Script

Year:1968

Director:Buzz Kulik

Written by:William Douglas Lansford (Novel), William Douglas Lansford (Adaptation), Robert Towne (Screenplay), Sam Peckinpah (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner & pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa & his band of dedicated men in a march across Mexico battling the Colorados & stealing women's hearts as they go. But each has a nemesis among his friends: Arnold is tormented by Fierro, Villa's right-hand-man; and Villa must face possible betrayal by his own president's naiveté

Villa Rides Script Resources:

Villa Rides Script PDF - 11/9/67 FINAL at Script City ($)
Villa Rides Script PDF - at Script Fly ($)
Villa Rides 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:

Villa Rides ( tt0063775 ) at IMDb
Villa Rides ( 48564 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Yakuza Script

Year:1974

Director:Sydney Pollack

Written by:Paul Schrader (Screenplay), Leonard Schrader (Story), Robert Towne (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Harry Kilmer returns to Japan after several years in order to rescue his friend George's kidnapped daughter - and ends up on the wrong side of the Yakuza, the notorious Japanese mafia...

The Yakuza Script Resources:

The Yakuza Script PDF - EARLY SCHRADER *missing 3 pages at Script City ($)
The Yakuza Script PDF - 12/18/1973 at Script City ($)
The Yakuza Script PDF - at Script Fly ($)
The Yakuza 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 Yakuza ( tt0073918 ) at IMDb
The Yakuza ( 28415 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Personal Best Script

Year:1982

Director:Robert Towne

Written by:Robert Towne (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Chris Cahill is a young athlete who competes unsuccessfully in the 1976 U.S. Olympic trials. She meets a more experienced lesbian track and field competitor, Tory Skinner, and their friendship evolves into a romantic relationship.

Personal Best Script Resources:

Personal Best Script PDF at Script Slug
Personal Best Script PDF - xl2/22/80 at Script City ($)
Personal Best Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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:

Personal Best ( tt0084489 ) at IMDb
Personal Best ( 27609 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Tequila Sunrise Script

Year:1988

Director:Robert Towne

Written by:Robert Towne (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon Nick's loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann -- a love interest of Mac's -- unwittingly leading his friend into a police-orchestrated trap.

Tequila Sunrise Script Resources:

Tequila Sunrise Script PDF at Script Slug
Tequila Sunrise Script PDF - 3/04/88 SHOOTING at Script City ($)
Tequila Sunrise Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Tequila Sunrise 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:

Tequila Sunrise ( tt0096244 ) at IMDb
Tequila Sunrise ( 10396 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Two Jakes Script

Year:1990

Director:Jack Nicholson

Written by:Robert Towne (Writer)

Script Synopsis:This sequel to the classic Chinatown finds private detective Jake Gittes still haunted from the events of the first film. Hired by a man to investigate his wife's infidelities, Jake once again finds himself involved in a complicated plot involving murder, oil, and even some ghosts from his past.

Two Jakes Script Resources:

Two Jakes Script PDF at Script Slug
Two Jakes Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Two Jakes Script PDF - REVISED SHOOTING DRAFT. 6/28/1989. at Script City ($)

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:

Two Jakes ( tt0100828 ) at IMDb
Two Jakes ( 32669 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Firm Script

Year:1993

Director:Sydney Pollack

Written by:John Grisham (Novel), David Rabe (Screenplay), Robert Towne (Screenplay), David Rayfiel (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...

The Firm Script Resources:

The Firm Script PDF at Script Slug
The Firm Script PDF - 11/2/1992 at Script City ($)
The Firm Script PDF - EARLY 6/19/91 at Script City ($)
The Firm Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Firm 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 Firm ( tt0106918 ) at IMDb
The Firm ( 37233 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Without Limits Script

Year:1998

Director:Robert Towne

Written by:Kenny Moore (Writer), Robert Towne (Writer)

Script Synopsis:The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to Olympics in Munich and his early death at 24 in a car crash.

Without Limits Script Resources:

Without Limits Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Without Limits 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:

Without Limits ( tt0119934 ) at IMDb
Without Limits ( 22256 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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