Tag: William Peter Blatty

The Ninth Configuration

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Year:1980
Director:William Peter Blatty
Written by:William Peter Blatty (Screenplay), William Peter Blatty (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Col. Vincent Kane is a military psychiatrist who takes charge of an army mental hospital situated in a secluded castle. Among Kane's many eccentric patients is Capt. Billy Cutshaw, a troubled astronaut in the midst of an existential crisis. Although Kane's own grasp on sanity is questionable, he manages to engage Cutshaw in a series of thoughtful conversations about science and faith that deeply affect the lives of both men.
The Ninth Configuration Script Resources:

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  • The Ninth Configuration ( tt0081237 ) at IMDb
  • The Ninth Configuration ( 18910 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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The Exorcist III

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Year:1990
Director:William Peter Blatty
Written by:William Peter Blatty (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Set fifteen years after the original film, The Exorcist III centers around the philosophical Lieutenant William F. Kinderman who is investigating a baffling series of murders around Georgetown that all contain the hallmarks of The Gemini, a deceased serial killer. It eventually leads him to a catatonic patient in a psychiatric hospital who has recently started to speak, claiming he is the The Gemini and detailing the murders, but bears a striking resemblance to Father Damien Karras.
The Exorcist III Script Resources:

  • The Exorcist III Script PDF at Script Slug
  • The Exorcist III Script at archive.org
  • The Exorcist III Script PDF - (EARLY) 8/88. *missing 6 pgs. at Script City ($)
  • The Exorcist III Script PDF - (EARLY) NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
  • The Exorcist III Script PDF - 4/28/89 2ND REVISED SHOOTING. *missing 10 pgs. at Script City ($)
  • The Exorcist III Script PDF - 5/8/89 at Script Fly ($)

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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Year:1965
Director:J. Lee Thompson
Written by:William Peter Blatty (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Two Americans (Shirley MacLaine, Richard Crenna), stranded in the mideastern country of Fawzia, help an Arab leader (Peter Ustinov) build a football team so it can play and hopefully beat Notre Dame. Director J. Lee Thompson’s once-highly-controversial 1965 comedy also features Scott Brady, Jim Backus, Charles Lane, Jerome Cowan, Fred Clark, Wilfred Hyde-White, Harry Morgan, Telly Savalas, Richard Deacon, Jackie Coogan, Jerry Orbach, Barbara Bouchet, Patrick Adiarte, Irene Tsu and Angela Douglas.
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  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! ( tt0059336 ) at IMDb
  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! ( 140402 ) at TheMovieDB.org

The Exorcist

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Year:1973
Director:William Friedkin
Written by:William Peter Blatty (Novel), William Peter Blatty (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to her last hope: Father Damien Karras, a troubled priest who is struggling with his own faith.
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Darling Lili

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Year:1970
Director:Blake Edwards
Written by:Blake Edwards (Writer), William Peter Blatty (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Set in Paris during World War I. Lili Smith/Schmidt is a German spy being requested to go under cover to help Germany during the war, to try and find out their plans. Her "uncle" wishes her to fulfill the operation, whereas one of his colleagues believed she is not capable of performing such an operation as she is British. She soon finds herself following Major William Larrabee's every move and spending all her time either with him or thinking of him. Her "uncle" realises she's in love with him but Lili is not facing that she is. Things and people are coming between her true fate, but what is it...
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