Tag: William Goldman

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Script

Script by:William Goldman (Screenplay)
Directed by:George Roy Hill
Year:1969
IMDb:tt0064115

Plot:In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot 'Sundance Kid'. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally catches up to Butch, Sundance and their gang. Chased doggedly by a special posse, the two decide to make their way to South America in hopes of evading their pursuers once and for all.
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The Princess Bride Script

Script by:William Goldman (Screenplay), William Goldman (Novel)
Directed by:Rob Reiner
Year:1987
IMDb:tt0093779

Plot:In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
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Misery Script

Script by:Stephen King (Novel), William Goldman (Screenplay)
Directed by:Rob Reiner
Year:1990
IMDb:tt0100157

Plot:Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy.
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Maverick Script

Script by:Roy Huggins (Author), William Goldman (Author)
Directed by:Richard Donner
Year:1994
IMDb:tt0110478

Plot:Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game that begins in a few days, so he joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvellous southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.
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Dreamcatcher Script

Script by:Stephen King (Novel), William Goldman (Screenplay), Lawrence Kasdan (Screenplay)
Directed by:Lawrence Kasdan
Year:2003
IMDb:tt0285531

Plot:Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante ... and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them.
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Absolute Power Script

Script by:William Goldman (Screenplay), David Baldacci (Novel)
Directed by:Clint Eastwood
Year:1997
IMDb:tt0118548

Plot:A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of The United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.
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A Bridge Too Far Script

Script by:Cornelius Ryan (Novel), William Goldman (Screenplay)
Directed by:Richard Attenborough
Year:1977
IMDb:tt0075784

Plot:Operation Market Garden, September 1944. The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.
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