Tag: Sam Peckinpah

Convoy Script

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Year:1978
Director:Sam Peckinpah
Written by:Bill L. Norton (Screenplay), Bill L. Norton (Screenstory)

Script Synopsis:Truckers form a mile long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff...Based on the country song of same title by C.W. McCall.
Convoy Script Resources:

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The Glory Guys Script

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Year:1965
Director:Arnold Laven
Written by:Sam Peckinpah (Writer), Hoffman Birney (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment, training, and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period.
The Glory Guys Script Resources:

  • The Glory Guys Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)

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The Ballad of Cable Hogue Script

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Year:1970
Director:Sam Peckinpah
Written by:John Crawford (Writer), Edmund Penney (Writer), Gordon T. Dawson (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a prostitute from the nearest town, moves in with him. Hogue has everything going his way until the advent of the automobile ends the era of the stagecoach.
The Ballad of Cable Hogue Script Resources:

  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue Script PDF - 1/14/69 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)
  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue Script PDF - [FINAL 10-24-1968] at Script Fly ($)
  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue Transcript at scripts.com

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  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue ( tt0065446 ) at IMDb
  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue ( 23330 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Villa Rides Script

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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:

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Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid Script

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Year:1973
Director:Sam Peckinpah
Written by:Rudy Wurlitzer (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An aging Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons--his sole purpose being to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid Script Resources:

  • Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid Script PDF - 11/9/1972 at Script City ($)
  • Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid Transcript at scripts.com

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  • Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid ( tt0070518 ) at IMDb
  • Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid ( 11577 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia Script

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Year:1974
Director:Sam Peckinpah
Written by:Sam Peckinpah (Screenplay), Gordon T. Dawson (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.
Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia Script Resources:

  • Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia Script PDF - 7/8/1972 at Script City ($)
  • Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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  • Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia ( tt0071249 ) at IMDb
  • Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia ( 11942 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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The Killer Elite (1975) Script

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Year:1975
Director:Sam Peckinpah
Written by:Marc Norman (Screenplay), Stirling Silliphant (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Mike Locken is one of the principle members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A. and while on a case for them one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend.
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The Osterman Weekend Script

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Year:1983
Director:Sam Peckinpah
Written by:Robert Ludlum (Novel), Ian Masters (Adaptation), Alan Sharp (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security in this adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel.
The Osterman Weekend Script Resources:

  • The Osterman Weekend Script PDF - 10/7/82 FINAL at Script City ($)
  • The Osterman Weekend Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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  • The Osterman Weekend ( tt0086058 ) at IMDb
  • The Osterman Weekend ( 12239 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Ride the High Country

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Year:1962
Director:Sam Peckinpah
Written by:N.B. Stone Jr. (Story), Sam Peckinpah (Screenplay), Robert Creighton Williams (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
Ride the High Country Script Resources:

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  • Ride the High Country ( tt0056412 ) at IMDb
  • Ride the High Country ( 36206 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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The Getaway

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Year:1972
Director:Sam Peckinpah
Written by:Walter Hill (Screenplay), Jim Thompson (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
The Getaway Script Resources:

  • The Getaway Script PDF - February 23, 1972 Final Revised Shooting Script at The Daily Script
  • The Getaway Script PDF - Final Revised Shooting Script - 2/23/1972 at The Script Savant
  • The Getaway Script - 1972-02 Draft at IMSDb
  • The Getaway Script - february 23, 1972 final revised shooting script at The Daily Script
  • The Getaway Script PDF - [2-23-1972][Digitally Cleaned] at Script Fly ($)
  • The Getaway Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE. 2ND DRAFT. (XL) at Script City ($)
  • The Getaway Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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