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...Screenplay by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes...
...Screenplay by Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas
UNFORTUNAIELY, the constraints of theater as a medium disrupt the continuity that would have brought out the dream nature of the second act itself Time and the Conways should have been a screenplay, because only film, with its uninterrupted flow, could cast the spell that moves Kay through time. But the breaks for set and costume changes necessary to bring the action up to--and back from 1938 ruin the transition between Kay's states of perception. As a result, Act II appears to be a mere leap in chronology rather than, as the author intended, a transformation of consciousness...
...which appeared almost certain to sweep many of the top prizes just a few months ago, managed, by contrast, to crawl away with only four minor trophies. Gandhi took most of the awards E. T. was expected to get, including Best Director (Richard Attenborough), Best Original Screenplay (John Briley), Best Cinematography (Billy Williams and Ronnie Taylor) and Best Film Editing (John Bloom). All in all, the 3-hr. 5-min. epic won eight prizes, more than any other film since Cabaret, which snatched eight...
...Goldman frequently points out, nobody knows anything, nobody is in control. "Movies are these great elephantine husks that hundreds of people at various times are trying to tug toward a finish line." It's hard to fault his inability to articulate just what makes a "good" screenplay; he can never tell, either...