Plots(1)
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
Adam Rifkin
USA
Best movies:
Detroit Rock City (1999)
The Dark Backward (1991)
Denial (1998)
Jose Rivera
Puerto Rico
Mark Rosenthal
USA
Bruce Joel Rubin
USA
Richard Rush
USA
Paul Schrader
USA
Best movies:
Dog Eat Dog (2016)
Ron Shelton
USA
Best movies:
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
Guinevere Turner
USA
Best movies:
Chasing Amy (1997)
Dogma (1999)
Le confort des objets (2001)
David S. Ward
USA
William Goldman
USA
Michael Wolk
Best movies:
Le Sang des innocents (1992)
Antwone Fisher
USA