Screen plays : how 25 scripts made it to a theater near you—for better or worse

Cohen, David S., 1959-

Screen plays : how 25 scripts made it to a theater near you—for better or worse / David S. Cohen - First edition - viii, 342 pages

Includes index.

"Get a life" Scripter : long island Lolita was my muse! "I didn't think this was really going to happen" "It's two people; nothing happens" "Gotta stay on this job" "Let's shoot big" The anti-troy "Can I write midnight cowboy?" "Every good story is a love story" Sith, Schmith. thanks for all the fish Roll over, Cary Grant Life's two tragedies "It's difficult talking to idiots" Great science fiction but don't tell anyone Slaves to desire Sex ain't what it used to be "If you talk to Earl, tell him to call me" The best script that couldn't get made The golden lion, sure. But did she get an "A"? Protecting Howard Chance, fate, and homework No similar movies Good work fails sometimes The return of the (spec) king "All you need is one person to believe in you"

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Motion pictures--United States
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