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Shane Black (Lethal Weapon), John Carpenter (Halloween), Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption), William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver), and dozens of other Hollywood screenwriters share penetrating insights and hilarious anecdotes in Peter Hanson and Paul Robert Herman's TALES FROM THE SCRIPT, the most comprehensive documentary ever made about screenwriting. By analyzing their triumphs and recalling their failures, the participants explain how successful writers develop the skills necessary for toughing out careers in one of the world's most competitive industries. They also reveal the untold stories behind some of the greatest screenplays ever written, describing their adventures with luminaries including Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Stanley Kubrick, Joel Silver, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Allison Anders
USA
Best movies:
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
Jane Anderson
USA
John August
USA
Shane Black
USA
Best movies:
Predator (1987)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Night of the Creeps (1986)
John Brancato
Best movies:
Flight of Black Angel (1991) (TV movie)
John Carpenter
USA
Larry Cohen
USA
Best movies:
Spies Like Us (1985)
Frank Darabont
France
Best movies:
King Kong (2005)
The Shining (1997) (TV movie)
Vampires (1998)
Naomi Foner
USA
Mick Garris
USA
Best movies:
The Stand (1994) (series)
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (2007)
David Hayter
USA
Best movies:
X-Men (2000)
Guyver: Dark Hero (1994)
Drive (1997)
Peter Hyams
USA
Steve Koren
USA
Andrew W. Marlowe
Best movies:
Dark Confessions (2000)
Zak Penn
USA
Best movies:
Osmosis Jones (2001)
Chuck & Buck (2000)
Star Maps (1997)