Tag: Harold Becker

Taps Script

Script by:Devery Freeman (Novel), Robert Mark Kamen (Screenplay), James Lineberger (Adaptation), Darryl Ponicsan (Screenplay)
Directed by:Harold Becker
Year:1981
IMDb:tt0083169

Plot:Military cadets take extreme measures to insure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
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The Onion Field Script

Script by:Joseph Wambaugh (Novel), Joseph Wambaugh (Screenplay), Eric Roth (Screenplay)
Directed by:Harold Becker
Year:1979
IMDb:tt0079668

Plot:Greg Powell, a disturbed ex-con, recruits Jimmy Youngblood (Smith) a petty thief, as partner in crime. Powell panics when they two of are pulled over by two cops for tail lights. Powell decides to kidnap the cops and Smith goes along with his crazy scheme. They drive out to a deserted onion field in Bakersfield, where one cop is killed and the other escapes. The film explores the consequences.
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The Black Marble Script

Script by:Joseph Wambaugh (Novel), Joseph Wambaugh (Screenplay)
Directed by:Harold Becker
Year:1980
IMDb:tt0080442

Plot:When alcoholic homicide investigator Valnikov is transferred to a burglary case that seems to involve a creepy dogcatcher, he's also given a new partner -- the pragmatic Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman, who's experiencing a midlife crisis and does not welcome Valnikov's company. But as these emotionally bruised cops are drawn deeper into the bizarre world of dog shows, animal fanatics and pet cemeteries, they're also drawn to each other.
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Domestic Disturbance Script

Script by:Lewis Colick (Screenplay)
Directed by:Harold Becker
Year:2001
IMDb:tt0249478

Plot:A divorced father discovers that his 12-year-old son's new stepfather is not what he made himself out to be.
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Mercury Rising Script

Script by:Ryne Douglas Pearson (Novel), Lawrence Konner (Screenplay), Mark Rosenthal (Screenplay)
Directed by:Harold Becker
Year:1998
IMDb:tt0120749

Plot:Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
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