Drama

Drive

August 1, 2011 By William Robert Rich Leave a Comment

The biggest challenge was that there wasn’t a linear story in the book as such. It was a lot of flashbacks and jumped around. Structurally, that makes for an interesting book, but it’s a very tricky structure for a mainstream movie. ¹

~Hossein Amini

Read Drive’s screenplay from IMSDb.
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Drive Press Kit: The Adaption”. FilmDistrict. 2011. Link. ↩

Shawshank Redemption

July 22, 2011 By William Robert Rich Leave a Comment

I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that writing can be one of the most self-tormenting occupations one can choose, and for the simplest of reasons: If one cares about the work, if aiming high and stretching is a personal goal, then writing becomes a constant exercise in seeking the limitations of one’s own abilities. That’s a good thing, certainly, but the perverse downside of seeking one’s limits is that one usually finds them, which is akin to running headlong and un-helmeted into a brick wall on a daily basis. The good news is, every time you smack into it, that wall gets pushed a little further back—inches at a time, mind you, but it does move. ¹

~Frank Darabont

Click here to read The Shawshank Redemption script

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Darabont, Frank, and Stephen King. The Shawshank Redemption: the Shooting Script. New York: Newmarket, 1996. Print. Link. ↩

Gladiator

July 16, 2011 By William Robert Rich 1 Comment

You’ll find links to both the Gladiator script and screenplay analysis below.

Download the Gladiator script from MyPDFScripts.
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Good Will Hunting

July 14, 2011 By William Robert Rich Leave a Comment

The links for the Good Will Hunting script and screenplay analysis are below.

Download the Good Will Hunting script from The Script Source (PDF).
Download ScreenplayHowTo’s Good Will Hunting script analysis (PDF).

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Visit our Screenplay Analysis section for breakdowns on some of my favorites. If you have any questions, shoot me an email — rr at screenplayhowto dot com.

Network

June 17, 2011 By William Robert Rich 1 Comment

I’ve heard every line from that film in real life. ¹

~Gore Vidal about Network

Download the Network script from MyPDFScripts.
Download ScreenplayHowTo’s Network screenplay analysis (PDF).

Go back to our Network script analysis page for an extensive write-up on both the film and script.

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Considine, Shaun. Mad as Hell: the Life and Work of Paddy Chayefsky. Lincoln, Neb.: IUniverse.com, 2000. Print. Link. ↩

Risky Business

June 16, 2011 By William Robert Rich Leave a Comment

Read the Risky Business transcript at Script-o-Rama.

Click here to go back to our Risky Business screenplay analysis page for an extensive write-up on both the film and script.

Visit our Screenplay Analysis section for breakdowns on some of my favorites. If you have any questions, shoot me an email — rr at screenplayhowto dot com.