Nobel Son Script
The French essayist,
Michel de Montaigne, once said...
"I think there is more barbarity
in eating a man alive...
than in eating him dead."
The wisdom of it.
When youre a kid
with an open soul...
they tell you the world consists
of good guys and bad guys.
I always liked the bad guys.
Scarface over Superman.
The psychology of depravity was far more
compelling to my Manichaean imagi
historic first view of the
Newcomer ship upon its dramatic
arrival. As with the assassination
of John Kennedy, who among us does
not remember exactly where he was
that October nineteenth morning,
when news first broke: that people
have landed... from another star.
We PULL BACK from a large television set to reveal...
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INT. A CROWDED BAR - LOS ANGELES - NIGHT
The Hollowpoint Lounge -- a cop bar.
An American Carol Script
1, 2, 3...
Hi, Grandpa!
Hey!
Grandpa, over here!
- Hey, hey, hey!
- Grandpa!
Everybody now, happy Fourth of July!
Thanks, Grandpa!
Thats it, go ahead, kids.
Dig in. I made em myself.
- Bleh!
- Blech!
Pretty good.
Hows that taste there, Timmy?
Uh, Im not really hungry right now.
Why dont you tell us a story?
- Yeah! One of your great stories!
- Yeah, one of your stories!
A
"THE GRADUATE"
Screenplay by
Buck Henry
FINAL DRAFT
March 29, 1967 Property of:
Lawrence Turman, Inc.
Mike Nichols
5451 Marathon St.
Hollywood, California
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1 EXT. AMPHITHEATRE - DAY
SHOT - HELICOPTERS POV -
Moving through clouds. The clouds separate and, far below, we can
see a giant outdoor amphitheatre. There i
Natural Born Killers Script
"Baby Ive been waiting"
"Ive been waiting days and days"
"l didnt see the time"
"Now Ive waited
half my life away"
- But youre gonna be late again.
- We were just leavin, Mom.
"There were lots of invitations"
(screams)
Man: What kind of pies
do you have?
Well, we got um...
Apple, pecan, cherry, key lime.
And which do you recommend?
Well, key limes great, but...
its an
Art Of War Script
Only minutes away from midnight,
here at the fabulous Jade Park Hotel in Hong Kong...
...its a star-studded event,
typical of the man they call...
...the Donald Trump of Asia, David Chan.
Sir, what are your last thoughts
as the th century fades?
Well, tonight, we join the rest of the world
in celebrating the new millennium.
But, next month,
we Chinese begin the year of the drago
Cell
FADE IN:
A SPECK OF DUST
Grains of sand dance in the wind. As we glide over a VAST
DESERT, the speck of dust becomes a HORSE AND RIDER.
CATHERINE YOUNG straddles the beautiful black animal, her
mesmerizing eyes scanning the horizon. A curious breeze
blows across her exquisite face and she drinks it in, as if
the wind itself were telling something to her...
Catherine sees a FLICKERING LIGHT
A womans face BACKS INTO SHOT, her head resting against grimy wallpaper. She is tense, sweaty, wide-eyed with concentration. This is CLARICE STARLING - mid-20s, trim, very pretty. She wears Kevlar body armor over a navy windbreaker, khaki pants. Her thick hair is piled under a navy baseball cap. A revolver, clutched in her right hand, hovers by her ear. She raises a speedloader, in her left hand,
The movie begins with scenes of people screaming in horror and running down the streets of a big city. The ground shakes from what seems like giant footsteps. There are pieces of building debris falling everywhere, people getting crushed, power lines coming down, etc. - complete pandemonium. It all looks very much like a Japanese animated King-Kong or Godzilla movie. We hear the footsteps getting
BOOGIE NIGHTS
by
Paul Thomas Anderson
1 EXT. HOT TRAXX NIGHTCLUB - NIGHT
CAMERA holds on this PACKED disco on Van Nuys Blvd.
TITLE CARD: "San Fernando Valley, 1977"
A CADILLAC SEVILLE pulls up to the valet area and CAMERA (STEADICAM) moves
across the street, towards the car, landing close;
From the Seville steps, JACK HORNER (50s) and AMBER WAVES (early 30s).
CAMERA follows them (this is one cont