Darryl ponicsan screenwriter (3 risultati)

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film. Based on the 1970 novel by Darryl Ponicsan. Two foul-mouthed sailors are assigned a shore patrol to escort a young seaman to a Navy prison in Maine to begin a heavy-handed eight year sentence. The pair decides to take their captive out for a few adventures before his prison term, including getting drunk, skating in Rockefeller Center, going to a brothel, and more. Screenwriter Robert Towne faced difficulty adapting Ponicsan's novel for the screen, largely due to Columbia Studios' concern over the novel's profanity. The film eventually gained the dubious distinction of the most uses (65) of the word "f*ck" in a motion picture at the time of its release. Set and shot on location in New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, and Virginia in the US, and Ontario in Canada. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Revised Draft script for the 1995 film. 17 year old Henri Young (Bacon) steals five dollars from a grocery store to feed his little sister. He is caught, his sister is sent to an orphanage and he never sees her again, and unfortunately for him, the grocery store also housed a post office, making the crime a federal offense. He is sent to Alcatraz where he attempts escape and is foiled by a fellow inmate, leaving him sentenced to solitary confinement in the basement of the island prison. Upon his release, he has a psychotic episode in which he stabs his betrayer to death with a spoon. James Stamphill (Slater) is to defend him, alleging that Alcatraz drove him insane. Red titled wrappers. Title page present, dated January 23, 1989, noted as Revised Rewrite, with credits for screenwriters Gordon and Ponicsan. 122 leaves, mechanical duplication. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir.…

Revised Third Draft script for the 1985 film. Based on the 1979 novel by Terry Davis. A coming-of-age film about a high school wrestler who falls in love with an older artist traveling from New Jersey to California. Shot on location in Spokane, Washington. Front wrapper integral with title page, dated September 6, 1983, noted as REVISED THIRD DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Darryl Ponicsan and author Terry Davis. 143 leaves, with last page of text numbered 125. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with white, yellow, and green revision pages throughout, dated variously between 8/2/83 and 9/13/83. Pages Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads. McPadden, Teen Movie Hell. …