Tag: David Mamet

The Untouchables Script

Script by:Oscar Fraley (Novel), Eliot Ness (Novel), David Mamet (Writer)
Directed by:Brian De Palma
Year:1987
IMDb:tt0094226

Plot:Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone, but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone, he is going to war.
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The Postman Always Rings Twice Script

Script by:James M. Cain (Novel), David Mamet (Screenplay)
Directed by:Bob Rafelson
Year:1981
IMDb:tt0082934

Plot:This remake of the 1946 movie of the same name accounts an affair between a seedy drifter and a seductive wife of a roadside cafe owner. This begins a chain of events that culminates in murder.
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Ronin Script

Script by:J.D. Zeik (Screenplay), David Mamet (Screenplay), J.D. Zeik (Story)
Directed by:John Frankenheimer
Year:1998
IMDb:tt0122690

Plot:A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.
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Hannibal Script

Script by:Thomas Harris (Novel), David Mamet (Screenplay), Steven Zaillian (Screenplay)
Directed by:Ridley Scott
Year:2001
IMDb:tt0212985

Plot:After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now disgraced Agent Clarice Starling, who is suffering the wrath of a malicious FBI rival as well as the media.
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Glengarry Glen Ross Script

Script by:David Mamet (Theatre Play), David Mamet (Screenplay)
Directed by:James Foley
Year:1992
IMDb:tt0104348

Plot:When an office full of New York City real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene, who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to get better leads from his boss, John Williamson, but to no avail. When his coworker Dave Moss comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated for the tough-talking salesmen.
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