Tag: Robert Getchell

Mommie Dearest Script

Script by:Robert Getchell (Writer), Tracy Hotchner (Writer), Frank Perry (Writer), Frank Yablans (Writer)
Directed by:Frank Perry
Year:1981
IMDb:tt0082766

Plot:In this biographical film, glamorous yet lonely star Joan Crawford takes in two orphans, and at first their unconventional family seems happy. But after Joan's attempts at romantic fulfillment go sour and she is fired from her contract with MGM studios, her callous and abusive behavior towards her daughter Christina becomes even more pronounced. Christina leaves home and takes her first acting role, only to find her mother's presence still overshadowing her.
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Bound For Glory Script

Script by:Robert Getchell (Screenplay)
Directed by:Hal Ashby
Year:1976
IMDb:tt0074235

Plot:A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class.
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Point of No Return Script

Script by:Luc Besson (Story), Alexandra Seros (Writer), Robert Getchell (Writer)
Directed by:John Badham
Year:1993
IMDb:tt0107843

Plot:Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom killer and subdued into obedience. She gets a new cover identity as saleswoman Claudia Anne Doran. She also gets a wonderful house-mate, building super J.P., a broad-minded, gentle photographer. The two fall in love, and that complicates hit jobs. His good influence extends to breeding in her a conscience that places love over business, unlike Bob's agency.
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This Boy’s Life Script

Script by:Tobias Wolff (Novel), Robert Getchell (Screenplay)
Directed by:Michael Caton-Jones
Year:1993
IMDb:tt0108330

Plot:In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries the mechanic, but they soon find out that he's an abusive and unreasoning alcoholic, and they struggle to maintain hope in an impossible situation as the boy grows up with plans to escape the small town by any means possible. Based on a true story by Tobias Wolff.
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