Tag: Dennis Potter

Gorky Park Script

Script by:Dennis Potter (Screenplay), Martin Cruz Smith (Novel)
Directed by:Michael Apted
Year:1983
IMDb:tt0085615

Plot:Police Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but finds his attempts to solve the crime impeded by his superiors. Working on his own, Renko seeks out more information and stumbles across a conspiracy involving the highest levels of the government.
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Pennies From Heaven Script

Script by:Dennis Potter (Writer)
Directed by:Herbert Ross
Year:1981
IMDb:tt0082894

Plot:A musical set in the great Busby Berkeley style. In Chicago during the depression, sheet music salesman, Arthur Parker, is trying to sell his products, but it's not easy to convince unwilling music store owners to buy them. Although he's already married to the somewhat drab Joan, when he meets school teacher Eileen in a music store, he falls in love with her.
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Midnight Movie Script

Script by:Dennis Potter (Writer), Rosalind Ashe (Writer)
Directed by:Renny Rye
Year:1994
IMDb:tt0110509

Plot:American producer James Boyce and his airhead wife Amber rent an English country mansion where the British horror flick "Smoke Rings" was filmed twenty years previous. Amber's mother was model-actress Mandy Mason, who died mysteriously after her appearance in "Smoke Rings." The property rental to Boyce was arranged by middle-aged lawyer Henry Harris, who continues to live with his lovesick memories of the late actress. Boyce invites Harris to dinner, and "Smoke Rings" airs on TV that same evening. During the following days, Harris observes Amber's behaviour paralleling events experienced both by her mother and in the movie.
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