Word: screenplays
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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FOOTLOOSE Directed by Herbert Ross; Screenplay by Dean Pitchford...
...EVEN WITH witticisms and highly skilled leads, the cast of The Buddy System cannot transcend the vapid world of cliche. For every unforgettable line that the screenplay offers us, there are ten others that sound as if they were borrowed from The Brady Bunch. We are constantly confronted with trite statements like, "Wouldn't it be nice if we had a real family and a father who went to work every day?", "I need time to explore my space," and "Love the things you can do well." By the end of the first 30 minutes, the movie sounds like little...
CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS Directed by Frangois Truffaut Screenplay by Franqois Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman and Jean Aurel...
...SHIP SAILS ON Directed by Federico Fellini Screenplay by Federico Fellini and Tonino Guerra
...that he feels badly treated by the studios. His screenplays for Cujo and The Dead Zone were reworked by others, but he still liked the finished films. And he is enthusiastic about Christine. "I wanted to go back and see it over again," the author says. "I've been lucky. I've had six adaptations of my novels, and there hasn't been a real dog in the bunch." (His only major reservation was with Stanley Kubrick's elegant, brooding 1980 version of The Shining; King found the director too "pragmatic and rational.") Though...