Tag: John Boorman

The Emerald Forest Script

Script by:Rospo Pallenberg (Screenplay)
Directed by:John Boorman
Year:1985
IMDb:tt0089087

Plot:For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who adopted him. And that's when Bill's adventure truly begins. For his son is now a grown tribesman who moves skillfully through this beautiful-but-dangerous terrain, fearful only of those who would exploit it. And as Bill attempts to "rescue" him from the savagery of the untamed jungle, Tommy challenges Bill's idea of true civilization and his notions about who needs rescuing.
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Exorcist 2: The Heretic Script

Script by:William Goodhart (Writer)
Directed by:John Boorman
Year:1977
IMDb:tt0076009

Plot:Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a hypnotic research specialist free her from its grasp?
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The Professor and the Madman Script

Script by:Farhad Safinia (Writer), John Boorman (Writer), Todd Komarnicki (Writer), Simon Winchester (Book)
Directed by:Farhad Safinia
Year:2019
IMDb:tt5932728

Plot:Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
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The Tailor Of Panama Script

Script by:John le Carré (Novel), Andrew Davies (Screenplay), John le Carré (Screenplay), John Boorman (Screenplay)
Directed by:John Boorman
Year:2001
IMDb:tt0236784

Plot:A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife, who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Canal.
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Hope And Glory (1987) Script

Script by:John Boorman (Writer)
Directed by:John Boorman
Year:1987
IMDb:tt0093209

Plot:Director John Boorman drew from his own childhood experiences for this coming-of-age tale about a boy growing up in and around London during World War II. For young Billy Rowan, the nightly bombings provide a frightening show, but they include opportunities to rummage through the rubble with friends in the mornings. As Billy plays, his family struggles to remain intact as they suffer through the anguish and losses of wartime.
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Excalibur Script

Script by:John Boorman (Screenplay), Thomas Malory (Novel), Rospo Pallenberg (Adaptation), Rospo Pallenberg (Screenplay)
Directed by:John Boorman
Year:1981
IMDb:tt0082348

Plot:A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.
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Deliverance Script

Script by:James Dickey (Novel), James Dickey (Screenplay)
Directed by:John Boorman
Year:1972
IMDb:tt0068473

Plot:Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
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Point Blank Script

Script by:Alexander Jacobs (Writer), David Newhouse (Writer), Refe Newhouse (Writer)
Directed by:John Boorman
Year:1967
IMDb:tt0062138

Plot:After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
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