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Year:1993
Director:Roger Spottiswoode
Written by:Arnold Schulman (Teleplay), Randy Shilts (Original Story)

Script Synopsis:The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
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Turner & Hooch Script https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/turner-hooch-script-links/ Sat, 01 Mar 2014 23:55:13 +0000 https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/turner-hooch-script-links/
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Year:1989
Director:Roger Spottiswoode
Written by:Dennis Shryack (Screenplay), Michael Blodgett (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Scott Turner has 3 days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemeanors. When Amos Reed is murdered, Scott sets himself on the case, but the closest thing to a witness to the murder is Reed's dog, Hooch, which Scott has to take care of—to avoid Hooch being 'put to sleep'.
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Air America Script https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/air-america-script-links/ Sat, 21 Dec 2013 06:43:39 +0000 https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/air-america-script-links/
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Year:1990
Director:Roger Spottiswoode
Written by:Richard Rush (Screenplay), Christopher Robbins (Novel), John Eskow (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing his pilot's license, Billy Covington is recruited into it, and ends up in the middle of a bunch of lunatic pilots, gun-running by his friend Gene Ryack, and opium smuggling by his own superiors.
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Terror Train Script https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/terror-train-script-links/ Sat, 02 Nov 2013 04:03:17 +0000 https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/terror-train-script-links/
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Year:1980
Director:Roger Spottiswoode
Written by:T.Y. Drake (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A masked killer targets six college kids responsible for a prank gone wrong three years earlier and who are currently throwing a large New Year's Eve costume party aboard a moving train.
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The Pursuit Of D.B. Cooper Script https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/the-pursuit-of-d-b-cooper-script-links/ Tue, 29 Oct 2013 06:25:59 +0000 https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/the-pursuit-of-d-b-cooper-script-links/
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Year:1981
Director:Roger Spottiswoode

Script Synopsis:A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains. Has Cooper succeeded in following a meticulous plan to disappear into anonymity despite the best efforts of a dogged cop?
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Shoot To Kill Script https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/shoot-to-kill-script-links/ Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:02:28 +0000 https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/shoot-to-kill-script-links/
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Year:1988
Director:Roger Spottiswoode
Written by:Harv Zimmel (Screenplay), Michael Burton (Screenplay), Daniel Petrie Jr. (Screenplay), Harv Zimmel (Story)

Script Synopsis:When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the aid of expert tracker Jonathan Knox. It's a turbulent yet vital relationship they must maintain in order to survive... and one that becomes increasingly desperate when Knox's girlfriend Sarah becomes the killer's latest hostage!
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Another 48 Hrs Script https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/another-48-hrs-script-links/ Wed, 18 Sep 2013 03:48:17 +0000 https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/another-48-hrs-script-links/
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Year:1990
Director:Walter Hill
Written by:Roger Spottiswoode (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the "Ice Man". Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.
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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot Script https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/stop-or-my-mom-will-shoot-script-links/ Mon, 02 Sep 2013 04:54:58 +0000 https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/stop-or-my-mom-will-shoot-script-links/
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Year:1992
Director:Roger Spottiswoode
Written by:Blake Snyder (Screenplay), William Osborne (Screenplay), William Davies (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A tough cop's (Sylvester Stallone) seemingly frail mother (Estelle Getty) comes to stay with him and progressively interferes in his life. She buys him an illegal MAC-10 machine pistol and starts poking around in his police cases. Eventually, the film draws to a denouement involving the title of the film and the revelation that even though she seems frail and weak she is capable of strong actions in some circumstances, i.e. when her son is threatened by thugs and she shoots herself in the shoulder.
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The 6th Day Script https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/the-6th-day-script-links/ Fri, 12 Jul 2013 23:49:54 +0000 https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/the-6th-day-script-links/
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Year:2000
Director:Roger Spottiswoode
Written by:Cormac Wibberley (Screenplay), Marianne Wibberley (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Futuristic action about a man who meets a clone of himself and stumbles into a grand conspiracy about clones taking over the world.
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Under Fire https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/under-fire-script-links/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:51 +0000 https://scripts-onscreen.com/movie/under-fire-script-links/
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Year:1983
Director:Roger Spottiswoode
Written by:Clayton Frohman (Screenplay), Ron Shelton (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Three U.S. journalists (Nick Nolte, Joanna Cassidy, Gene Hackman) get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
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