Larry cohen screenwriter (16 risultati)

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1987 film. The film follows a police officer turned true crime writer who bases his first book on break-in at the police department. Years later, he is a detective experiencing writer's block, trying to begin another manuscript. By coincidence, he encounters an assassin who becomes the subject of his next book. The still features actors James Wood and Brian Dennehy. Shot on location in California, New York, Texas, and Oregon. 8 x 10 inches. A stamp to the verso, else Near Fine. Grant US Neo-Noir. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Olive Films 926.…

Two vintage black-and-white studio still photographs of Candy Clark and Michael Moriarty from the US release of the 1982 film. A charming, low budget monster film, complete with a stop-motion animated dragon. Written, directed, and produced by Larry Cohen, whose film "It's Alive!" achieved cult status. Photographs featuring actress Candy Clark and Michael Moriarty, who played Joan and Jimmy Quinn. Set in Manhattan, New York, shot on location in Manhattan. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Draft script for an unproduced television episode. Incomplete as issued. Based on Ernest Hemingway's 1925 short story, about a young man dealing with discontent and malaise while living with his family after returning from World War I. An unproduced venture by screenwriter Larry Cohen, best known for his Blaxploitation films "Bone" (1972), "Black Caesar" (1973), and "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973), as well as several popular horror and science fiction films, including "It's Alive" (1974), "God Told Me To" (1976), and "The Stuff" (1985). Set in Oklahoma. Self wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for story writer Ernest Hemingway and screenwriter Larry Cohen. 13 leaves, not numbered. Carbon typescript, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, unbound.…

Draft script for the 33rd episode of the second season of the 1965-1966 NBC Western television series, which aired on January 9, 1966. Copy belonging to actor Nick Dimitri, who played the character "Young Hawk," with marker and ink annotations of his name, his character's name, and "Office" on the front wrapper, with manuscript marker annotations of actor's names adjacent to the character's names on the Cast page. Created by Larry Cohen, his first series as creator and producer, the series was originally intended as an allegory about blacklisting during McCarthyism, which, according to Cohen, lead to him being fired from the series after mistakenly telling its right-wing star, Chuck Connors. Following star Connors' popular 1958-1963 Western series "The Rifleman," Connors stars as Jason McCord, a former US cavalry captain who was court-martialed after being unjustly accused of cowardice. The series premiered on January 24, 1965 and aired for two seasons and 48 episodes ending on April 24, 1966. In this episode Connors comes upon a bound white Indian woman who says three wolfer brothers kidnapped and attacked her, who he decides he needs to find and kill while returning her to her people. Green titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter Frank Paris. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Frank Paris. 31 leaves, with last page of text numbered 28. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with two blue revision pages, dated 11/4/65. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, with light toning and foxing to the extremities, bound with two gold brads.…

Draft script for the 1963 television episode, originally aired on October 12, 1963, on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page. The series, which ran from 1961-1965, followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode, the duo become involved in an international espionage case. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen, who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" (1972), "Black Caesar" (1973), and "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973), as well as several popular horror and science fiction films, including "It's Alive" (1974), "God Told Me To" (1976), and "The Stuff" (1985). Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present, dated May 15, 1963, noted as FIRST MIMEO, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 92 leaves, with last page of text numbered 87. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrappers Very Good plus, slightly edgeworn, bound with two gold brads.…

Draft script for the 1964 television episode, seen here under the working title "Fade Away," originally aired on April 18, 1964, on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page, below an annotation noting the episode name. The series, which ran from 1961-1965, followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode, an aging wartime hero becomes fanatical about United States foreign policy towards China, and plans a military takeover of the government. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen, who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" (1972), "Black Caesar" (1973), and "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973), as well as several popular horror and science fiction films, including "It's Alive" (1974), "God Told Me To" (1976), and "The Stuff" (1985). Self wrappers. Title page present, dated February 5, 1964, noted as FIRST MIMEO, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 78 leaves, with last page of text numbered 74. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, bound with a single paper clip to the top left corner.…

Draft script for the 1963 television episode, originally aired on April 27, 1963, on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page. The series, which ran from 1961-1965, followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode, the duo arrive in a small southern town to prepare for a trial, only to discover their client, a man accused of murdering a young child, has been lynched. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen, who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" (1972), "Black Caesar" (1973), and "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973), as well as several popular horror and science fiction films, including "It's Alive" (1974), "God Told Me To" (1976), and "The Stuff" (1985). Shot on location in Pelham, New York. Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present, dated February 19, 1963, noted as FIRST MIMEO, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 78 leaves, with last page of text numbered 74. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus overall, bound with two gold brads.…

Revised Draft script for the 1963 television episode, originally aired on October 17, 1963, on CBS. Manuscript ink annotations by screenwriter Larry Cohen to the first 19 pages, noting substantive revisions, and Cohen's playful annotation to the title page, crossing through "The Nurses" and writing "Florence Nightmare" (possibly a working title) over the printed title. The series title was changed from "The Nurses" to "The Doctors and the Nurses" for the second season. The series ran from 1962 to 1965, and followed the interpersonal dramas of a group of doctors and nurses at the fictitious Alden General Hospital in New York. In this episode, a man attempts suicide, and is left partially paralyzed, and is tended by Nurse Kelly. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen, who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" (1972), "Black Caesar" (1973), and "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973), as well as several popular horror and science fiction films, including "It's Alive" (1974), "God Told Me To" (1976), and "The Stuff" (1985). Set in New York. Self wrappers, housed in a manila envelope. Title page present, dated April 5, 1963, noted as Revised Mimeo and production No. 34, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 84 leaves, with last page of text numbered IV-77. Mimeograph duplication on pink stock, rectos only. Title page Very Good plus, with light wear and dampstaining to the edges, else Pages Near Fine, unbound. Envelope Very Good plus overall.…

First Draft script for an unproduced television pilot. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page. A crime series loosely based on "Tarzan," about a semi-feral, highly agile man who captures criminals in the Amazon Rainforest. An unproduced venture by screenwriter Larry Cohen, best known for his Blaxploitation films "Bone" (1972), "Black Caesar" (1973), and "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973), as well as several popular horror and science fiction films, including "It's Alive" (1974), "God Told Me To" (1976), and "The Stuff" (1985). Set in Brazil. Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present, undated, noted as FIRST DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 81 leaves, with last page of text numbered IV-79. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.…

Treatment script for an unproduced television film. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page, with Cohen's manuscript ink annotations throughout, noting both substantive and editorial revisions. Title page on National Broadcasting Company letterhead. An unhappily married man is forced to defend his wife and home during a violent robbery. An unproduced venture by screenwriter Larry Cohen, best known for his Blaxploitation films "Bone" (1972), "Black Caesar" (1973), and "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973), as well as several popular horror and science fiction films, including "It's Alive" (1974), "God Told Me To" (1976), and "The Stuff" (1985). Set in Cedar Basin, Arizona. Self wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 22 leaves, not numbered. Carbon typescript, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, bound with a paper clip.…

Vintage German A0 poster for the 1980 film. Extremely scarce. Based on the 1970 novel by Gerald Walker, about a cop who goes undercover in the leather scene in New York to catch a serial killer targeting gay men. "Cruising" was widely protested at the time of its release by gay rights groups for its depiction of homosexuality as intrinsically linked to violence, but has since been reconsidered as one of the few mainstream Hollywood movies to depict queer life in New York before the AIDS crisis, as well as one of the few movies to address police discrimination and brutality towards homosexuals. Set and shot on location in New York. 33 x 46 inches, folded as issued. About Fine. Carlson and Connolly, Destroy All Movies. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir.…

Archive of material for the 1958 television episode, originally aired on August 13, 1958, on NBC, including one Revised First Draft script, a ten-page typescript treatment, and approximately 70 unnumbered typescript draft leaves. Revised First Draft script, treatment script, and one draft page signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen, with Cohen's manuscript annotations throughout all materials, noting substantive revisions and deletions. "Kraft Theatre" was a dramatic anthology television series which aired on NBC from 1947 to 1958. In this installment, based on William L. Stuart's 1948 novel, a tough, troubled cop is assigned to a homicide case, and begins to use brutal tactics to force the lead suspect to confess. The television debut of actor Peter Falk. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen, who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" (1972), "Black Caesar" (1973), and "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973), as well as several popular horror and science fiction films, including "It's Alive" (1974), "God Told Me To" (1976), and "The Stuff" (1985). Set and shot on location in New York. Revised First Draft: Self wrappers. Title page present, dated 8/4/58, noted as 1ST REVISION, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 103 leaves, with last page of text numbered III-97. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, with first and last leaves detached from the binding, partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Treatment: Self wrappers. Title page present, undated, noted as OUTLINE, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen and novelist William L. Stuart. 10 leaves, not numbered. Typescript, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Treatment and loose draft pages housed in a manila envelope. Pagination for typescript draft materials available upon request.…

Draft script for the 1987, here under the working title "Hard Cover," SIGNED and titled (with the release title) by screenwriter Larry Cohen twice, on both the front wrapper and the title page, with an annotation in manuscript marker of the working title on the top of the front wrapper. Screenwriter, producer, and director Larry Cohen is best known as the screenwriter of horror, science fiction, and Blaxploitation films during the 1970s and 1980s, including "Bone" (1972), "Black Ceasar" (1973), "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973), "It's Alive" (1974), "The Stuff" (1985), A Return to Salem''s Lot" (1987), and "Phone Booth" (2002). A hit man (James Woods) coerces a detective (Brian Dennehy) into writing a book about the assassin's lucrative career secretly working for a prominent politician. The two men travel around the country gathering statements and evidence while attempting to stay clear of the politician's cronies, who will stop at nothing to keep the story from unfolding. Set and shot on location in Manhattan and Los Angeles. Beige untitled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 125 leaves, with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, with a tiny amount of silverfish damage to the very bottom of the front wrapper and title page, bound with three gold brads. Grant US. Olive Films. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. Signed. …

Archive of six Revised Draft scripts for the 1958 three-part television episode, originally aired on June 25, 1958, on NBC. Collection includes three scripts noted as Acts I-III, and one script duplicate of Act I only, and two scripts compiling all three acts. Also included are two typescript pages, noting story outlines for a proposed "87th Precinct" television series. Each script signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen, and three scripts with manuscript pencil and ink annotations by Cohen throughout, noting deletions and substantive revisions. "Kraft Theatre" was a dramatic anthology television series which aired on NBC from 1947 to 1958. In this episode, loosely based on Ed McBain's "87th Precinct" novel series, a solitary widow whose frequent calls to the police to report a burglar are usually ignored turns up dead in her apartment. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen, who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" (1972), "Black Caesar" (1973), and "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973), as well as several popular horror and science fiction films, including "It's Alive" (1974), "God Told Me To" (1976), and "The Stuff" (1985). Set and shot on location in New York. Act I Revised Script, with pencil annotation on the front wrapper: Self wrappers. Title page present, noted as REVISED, dated 6/17/58, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 30 leaves, with last page of text numbered I-24. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, with the last leaf detached from the binding, partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Act II Revised Script: Self wrappers. Title page present, noted as REVISED, dated 6/17/58, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 43 leaves, with last page of text numbered II-68. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Act III Revised Script: Self wrappers. Title page present, noted as REVISED, dated 6/17/58, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 34 leaves, with last page of text numbered III-103. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Act I Revised Script, with no pencil annotation on the front wrapper: Self wrappers. Title page present, noted as REVISED, dated 6/17/58, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 30 leaves, with last page of text numbered I-24. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Complete script: Lacking wrappers and title page, possibly as issued. 144 leaves, with last page of text numbered III-136. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Revised complete script: Lacking and title page, possibly as issued. 94 leaves, with last page of text numbered III-87. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. …

Vintage contact sheet from the 1973 film, showing 34 images of cast and crew members on the set, including several of actor Fred Williamson. A fearless crime boss takes on a corrupt district attorney who seeks to control the city's drug trade. Sequel to the 1973 film "Black Caesar." 11 x 8.5 inches. Very Good plus, with light wear to the corners, and a few manuscript pencil annotations to the recto, selecting images. Olive Films 1361. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Howard, Blaxploitation Cinema, p. 26-28, 63, 150. …

Archive of loose typescript materials for four unproduced television series. Two pages signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen, and many pages with manuscript ink and pencil annotations by him, noting editorial and substantive revisions. Included in the collection are treatment drafts and draft script pages for four television series: one show called "Play Ball," a quiz show based on baseball trivia, one show called "The Adventures of the Dude," about a New York police officer who moves west to become a cowboy, one show called "The Producer," about the early days of Hollywood, and one show called "Cannonball," an adventure series about two truckers. Four unproduced early ventures by screenwriter Larry Cohen, best known for his Blaxploitation films "Bone" (1972), "Black Caesar" (1973), and "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973), as well as several popular horror and science fiction films, including "It's Alive" (1974), "God Told Me To" (1976), and "The Stuff" (1985). Approximately 65 pages in total. Pages generally loose, some partially bound with a single staple. Housed in a manila envelope with manuscript ink annotations to the recto, noting "Old Treatments by Larry Cohen". Pages and envelope Near Fine. Pagination available upon request.…