Taylor Hackford – Scripts on Screen

Everybody’s All-American Script

celluloid — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 23:19:12 +0000

Year:1988

Director:Taylor Hackford

Written by:Tom Rickman (Screenplay), Frank Deford (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Louisiana football star Gavin Grey had it all. He was an All-American champion who married his high-school sweetheart, homecoming queen Babs Rogers, and who was a hero to his hometown. Yet after a failed professional career, Gavin realizes that fame and success have passed him by and that he no longer is the hero everyone keeps reminding him he should still be. His dissatisfaction with his life leads to strains in his marriage, and Gavin begins to wonder who he is, if he's not a hero anymore.

Everybody's All-American Script Resources:

Everybody's All-American Script PDF - 8/17/87 REVISED at Script City ($)
Everybody's All-American 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:

Everybody's All-American ( tt0095119 ) at IMDb
Everybody's All-American ( 34053 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Comedian Script

celluloid — Sat, 07 Jan 2017 11:39:38 +0000

Year:2017

Director:Taylor Hackford

Written by:Richard LaGravenese (Screenplay), Lewis Friedman (Screenplay), Art Linson (Screenplay), Jeff Ross (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother and his wife, Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony, the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul, and the two find inspiration in one another, resulting in surprising consequences.

The Comedian Script Resources:

The Comedian Script PDF at sonyclassics.com
The Comedian Script PDF at Script Slug
The Comedian Script PDF - [UNDATED PRODUCTION] 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 Comedian ( tt1967614 ) at IMDb
The Comedian ( 369524 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Blood In, Blood Out Script

celluloid — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:56:08 +0000

Year:1993

Director:Taylor Hackford

Written by:Ross Thomas (Story), Jimmy Santiago Baca (Screenplay), Jeremy Iacone (Screenplay), Floyd Mutrux (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.

Blood In, Blood Out Script Resources:

Blood In, Blood Out Script PDF - AKA BOUND BY HONOR at Script Fly ($)
Blood In, Blood Out 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:

Blood In, Blood Out ( tt0106469 ) at IMDb
Blood In, Blood Out ( 9702 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Ray Script

celluloid — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:28:07 +0000

Year:2004

Director:Taylor Hackford

Written by:James L. White (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered couping gospel and country together.

Ray Script Resources:

Ray Script PDF - 8/16/02 REV. at Script City ($)
Ray Script PDF - [Undated Prod.] at Script Fly ($)
Ray 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:

Ray ( tt0350258 ) at IMDb
Ray ( 1677 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Idolmaker Script

celluloid — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 04:03:57 +0000

Year:1980

Director:Taylor Hackford

Written by:Edward di Lorenzo (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.

The Idolmaker Script Resources:

The Idolmaker Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Idolmaker Script PDF - 2/28/1980 at Script City ($)
The Idolmaker 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:

The Idolmaker ( tt0080913 ) at IMDb
The Idolmaker ( 42159 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Against All Odds Script

celluloid — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 01:35:15 +0000

Year:1984

Director:Taylor Hackford

Written by:Eric Hughes (Writer), Daniel Mainwaring (Writer)

Script Synopsis:She was a beautiful fugitive. Fleeing from corruption. From power. He was a professional athlete past his prime. Hired to find her, he grew to love her. Love turned to obsession. Obsession turned to murder. And now the price of freedom might be nothing less than their lives.

Against All Odds Script Resources:

Against All Odds Script PDF - 3/10/83 REV at Script City ($)
Against All Odds Script PDF - [REV 3/10/1983] at Script Fly ($)
Against All Odds 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:

Against All Odds ( tt0086859 ) at IMDb
Against All Odds ( 22160 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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White Nights Script

celluloid — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:44:26 +0000

Year:1985

Director:Taylor Hackford

Script Synopsis:An expatriate Russian dancer is on a plane forced to land on Soviet territory. He is taken to an apartment in which a black American who has married a Russian woman lives with her. He is to become a dancer for the Bolshoi again, but he wishes to escape, but can he trust the American?

White Nights Script Resources:

White Nights Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
White Nights Script PDF - 3/29/84 REVISED 2ND at Script City ($)
White Nights 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:

White Nights ( tt0090319 ) at IMDb
White Nights ( 16082 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Proof Of Life Script

celluloid — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 08:14:01 +0000

Year:2000

Director:Taylor Hackford

Written by:Thomas Hargrove (Novel), William Prochnau (Author), Tony Gilroy (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.

Proof Of Life Script Resources:

Proof Of Life Script PDF at Script Slug
Proof Of Life Script PDF - 7/6/99 REWRITE at Script City ($)
Proof Of Life Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Proof Of Life Transcript at Script-O-Rama
Proof Of Life 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:

Proof Of Life ( tt0228750 ) at IMDb
Proof Of Life ( 11983 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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An Officer and a Gentleman

celluloid — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:20:48 +0000

Year:1982

Director:Taylor Hackford

Written by:Douglas Day Stewart (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.

An Officer and a Gentleman Script Resources:

An Officer and a Gentleman Script PDF - 4/13/81 final at The Daily Script
An Officer and a Gentleman Script - 1981-04 Draft at IMSDb
An Officer and a Gentleman Script PDF - (EARLY) 11/25/80 at Script City ($)
An Officer and a Gentleman Script PDF - (EARLY) 2/21/79. *pg. at Script City ($)
An Officer and a Gentleman Script PDF - 4/16/81 REV. FINAL at Script City ($)
An Officer and a Gentleman Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
An Officer and a Gentleman 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:

An Officer and a Gentleman ( tt0084434 ) at IMDb
An Officer and a Gentleman ( 2623 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Devil’s Advocate

celluloid — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:11:55 +0000

Year:1997

Director:Taylor Hackford

Written by:Andrew Neiderman (Novel), Jonathan Lemkin (Screenplay), Tony Gilroy (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself.

The Devil's Advocate Script Resources:

The Devil's Advocate Script PDF at Script Slug
The Devil's Advocate Script PDF - January 18, 1997 Revised Shooting Draft at The Daily Script
The Devil's Advocate Script - 1997-01 Draft at IMSDb
The Devil's Advocate Script PDF - 2/11/92 PRODUCER'S DRAFT at Script City ($)
The Devil's Advocate Script PDF - [REV SHOOT 1-18-1997] at Script Fly ($)
The Devil's Advocate Transcript at scripts.com
The Devil's Advocate 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 Devil's Advocate ( tt0118971 ) at IMDb
The Devil's Advocate ( 1813 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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