by Larry and Andy Wachowski A claustrophobic thriller centering on mysterious goings-on at a homeless center. An early script by the brothers that was never produced. Read a script review at UGO Screenwriter’s Voice. Download screenplay
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Blade Runner
Writing this one was torture. Once Ridley Scott came in, he wanted everything tailored to his style. I love the final result, plotholes and all. For more about the history, see Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner by Paul M. Sammon. Blade Runner (July 24, 1980) by Hampton Fancher Blade Runner (Feb 23, 1981)…
Kaleidoscope/Frenzy
by Benn Levy Alfred Hitchcock was intrigued by the style of French and Italian “new wave” directors of the late 60s. He devised a story of a sexual predator, to be shot in a dressed-down documentary style. Some test footage (which can be seen in Dial H for Hitchcock) was shot, but the studio balked….
Alfred Hitchcock’s The Short Night
by David Freeman In the last few years of his life, Hitchcock was developing a spy story with screenwriter David Freeman. The script has been published, along with behind the scenes details, in The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock.