Tag: Donald E. Westlake

The Hot Rock Script

Script by:Donald E. Westlake (Novel), William Goldman (Screenplay)
Directed by:Peter Yates
Year:1972
IMDb:tt0068718

Plot:Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
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What’s The Worst That Could Happen? Script

Script by:Donald E. Westlake (Novel), Matthew Chapman (Screenplay)
Directed by:Sam Weisman
Year:2001
IMDb:tt0161083

Plot:Thief Kevin Caffery attempts to rob from the home of rich businessman Max Fairbanks. But Fairbanks catches him and steals his cherished ring that his girlfriend gave him. Caffery is then bent on revenge and getting his ring back with the help of his partners.
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Hot Stuff Script

Script by:Michael Kane (Writer), Donald E. Westlake (Writer)
Directed by:Dom DeLuise
Year:1979
IMDb:tt0079308

Plot:When a police department's burglary task force is facing the possibility of being shut down because of their low conviction rate decides to try a new approach to apprehending their targets. They take over a pawn shop where thieves go to unload their merchandise. They record them as they bring stuff in and get them to tell them where they got it. Eventually they're threatened by the mob.
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The Stepfather Script

Script by:J.S. Cardone (Screenplay), Carolyn Lefcourt (Story), Brian Garfield (Story), Donald E. Westlake (Story), Donald E. Westlake (Original Story)
Directed by:Nelson McCormick
Year:2009
IMDb:tt0814335

Plot:Michael Harding (Penn Badgley) returns home from military school to find his mother (Sela Ward) happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David (Dylan Walsh). As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?
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The Grifters Script

Script by:Jim Thompson (Novel), Donald E. Westlake (Screenplay)
Directed by:Stephen Frears
Year:1990
IMDb:tt0099703

Plot:A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.
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Payback Script

Script by:Donald E. Westlake (Novel), Brian Helgeland (Screenplay), Terry Hayes (Screenplay)
Directed by:Paul Abascal, Brian Helgeland
Year:1999
IMDb:tt0120784

Plot:With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
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