Tag: David Mamet

Heist Script

Script by:David Mamet (Screenplay)
Directed by:David Mamet
Year:2001
IMDb:tt0252503

Plot:Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane and their utility man, Pinky Pincus find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.
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State and Main Script

Script by:David Mamet (Screenplay)
Directed by:David Mamet
Year:2000
IMDb:tt0120202

Plot:A Hollywood Film unit invades a small Vermont town leading to wholesale abandonment of values and virtue. A smart, warm and funny movie - and not just for movie buffs. Tagline: When a film crew came to Waterford, Vermont - They Shot First And Asked Questions Later.
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The Verdict Script

Script by:Sidney Lumet (Author), David Mamet (Screenplay), Barry Reed (Novel)
Directed by:Sidney Lumet
Year:1982
IMDb:tt0084855

Plot:Frank Galvin is a down-on-his luck lawyer, reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing. Former associate Mickey Morrissey reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit that he himself served to Galvin on a silver platter: all parties willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, he suddenly realizes that perhaps after all the case should go to court; to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients, and to restore his standing as a lawyer.
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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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