Tag: Sydney Pollack

The Swimmer

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Year:1968
Director:Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack
Written by:Eleanor Perry (Writer), John Cheever (Story)

Script Synopsis:Neddy Merrill has been away for most of the summer. He reappears at a friend's pool. As they talk, someone notices that there are pools spanning the entire valley. He decided to jog from pool to pool to swim the whole valley. As he stops in each pool his interactions tell his life story.
The Swimmer Script Resources:

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The Electric Horseman

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Year:1979
Director:Sydney Pollack
Written by:Robert Garland (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, wearing a suit covered in lights, advertising a breakfast cereal. When he finds out they are going drug the horse in case its too frisky, he rides off into the desert...
The Electric Horseman Script Resources:

  • The Electric Horseman Script PDF - August 30, 1978 draft at The Daily Script
  • The Electric Horseman Script PDF at The Daily Script
  • The Electric Horseman Script PDF - 8/30/78 *missing 3 pgs at Script City ($)
  • The Electric Horseman Script PDF - miss pgs 20,34,65 at Script Fly ($)

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:
  • The Electric Horseman ( tt0079100 ) at IMDb
  • The Electric Horseman ( 11145 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Three Days of the Condor

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Year:1975
Director:Sydney Pollack
Written by:James Grady (Novel), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (Screenplay), David Rayfiel (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.
Three Days of the Condor Script Resources:

  • Three Days of the Condor Script PDF at Script Slug
  • Three Days of the Condor Script PDF at Awesome Film
  • Three Days of the Condor Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • Three Days of the Condor Script PDF - 2/3/75 REVISED FINAL. *pg. at Script City ($)
  • Three Days of the Condor 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:
  • Three Days of the Condor ( tt0073802 ) at IMDb
  • Three Days of the Condor ( 11963 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Tootsie

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Year:1982
Director:Sydney Pollack
Written by:Larry Gelbart (Screenplay), Don McGuire (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego - Dorothy Michaels - in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Tootsie Script Resources:

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Jeremiah Johnson

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Year:1972
Director:Sydney Pollack
Written by:Vardis Fisher (Novel), John Milius (Screenplay), Edward Anhalt (Screenplay), David Rayfiel (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.
Jeremiah Johnson Script Resources:

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