Tag: Buck Henry

Heaven Can Wait (1978) Script

Script by:Elaine May (Screenplay), Harry Segall (Theatre Play)
Directed by:Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
Year:1978
IMDb:tt0077663

Plot:Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant, the murderers, are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
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Catch-22 Script

Script by:Joseph Heller (Original Story), Buck Henry (Screenplay)
Directed by:Mike Nichols
Year:1970
IMDb:tt0065528

Plot:A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation.
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What’s Up Doc? Script

Script by:Buck Henry (Screenplay), David Newman (Screenplay), Robert Benton (Screenplay)
Directed by:Peter Bogdanovich
Year:1972
IMDb:tt0069495

Plot:The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
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Protocol Script

Script by:Buck Henry (Screenplay), Nancy Meyers (Story), Harvey Miller (Story), Charles Shyer (Story)
Directed by:Herbert Ross
Year:1984
IMDb:tt0087951

Plot:Sweet, unsophisticated Sunny is working as a cocktail waitress. She saves a visiting dignitary and as a reward she gets a top-office job in the Washington beehive. She has to fight against a devious protocol officer but with her charms, she saves the day when she gets involved in an arms deal with an Arab country
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The Graduate Script

Script by:Calder Willingham (Screenplay), Buck Henry (Screenplay), Charles Webb (Novel)
Directed by:Mike Nichols
Year:1967
IMDb:tt0061722

Plot:Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.
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