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1972ref. 171708N.p.: N.p. 1972. A small archive of production and personal documents from the 1972 film belonging to Executive Producer John H. Burrows. Burrows was a noted film and television producer who began his career as a film distributor in the 1950s after his father George Burrows then President of Allied Artists got him in to the industry. Beginning as an associate producer for the film "Torpedo Alley" 1952 Burrows has since garnered over 50 credits in over 50 years in film and television and is best known as a production manager and producer for "A Nightmare on Elm Street" 1984 "Pump Up the Volume" 1990 and "The Watcher" 2000 among many others. The archive includes: A handwritten four page opening credit list noting credit order and proportional text size dated "1/14/72." Five copies of press releases for the film from Crown International Pictures publicist Donald J. Haley announcing commencement of pre-production and shooting to begin on January 3 1971 two noting shooting on location in Florida and one noting Burrows as executive producer and his arrival in Miami. Four with manuscript marker annotations of press release dates two dated "11/12/71" one "11/26" and one "11/29." Three pages of crew members' skill set and credits on "Film Equipment Rentals Inc." of Miami Florida letterhead for: Jack Johnson "Props--Special Effects" credited in the film as "Property Master" Walter Morris Jr. "Lighting Director" credited in the film as "Gaffer" and Roberta Rose "Production Assistant--Auditor--Secretary uncredited. One autograph letter signed to Burrows from his wife "Nan" Naomi Burroughs one note signed from "Nan" and three pages of drawings from their young son noted in the letter housed in the original envelope post-marked "Dec 15 1971." And a small gathering of documents from Burrows' travel in Florida including: a Miami / Fort Lauderdale Area AAA map a National Airlines Quick Reference Schedule for Miami / Miami Beach dated October 31 1971 a Diners Club receipt for a meal at "Gallaghers" in Miami a hand-written note of various names numbers and addresses a business card for certified public account Nazar H. Ashjian Jr. and a printed listing of locations for the Miami adult bookseller "The Atheneum Inc." The archive also includes two later outliers: a "Zeus God of Gods Productions" envelope post-marked "8 Oct 1982" addressed to Burroughs at Pan Pacific Productions containing a typed memo signed from from a Judy Powell and a note on "Zeus God of Gods Productions" letterhead from film producer "D. Constantine Conte" and a circa early 1980s copy of director Michael Lindsay-Hogg's directorial credits on William Morris Agency letterhead. Shell-shocked Native American Tim Ochopee a Vietnam veteran discovers his father has been murdered and seeks retribution with the help of his best friend a snake named Stanley and Stanley's brood. Set in the Florida Everglades shot on location in Everglades National Park and Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park Florida. Credit List Press Releases and "Film Equipment Rentals Inc." crew list 8.5 x11 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine overall with the "Film Equipment Rentals Inc." list and the Opening Credit List saddle stapled with a single staple to the top left corner. Other ephemera Very Good plus to Near Fine overall. Thrower Nightmare USA. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 162000N.p.: R and S Film Enterprises 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. A rare pair of photographs from Rita Hayworth's low-budget wanderings between 1967-1970 during which she worked with French and Italian genre filmmakers as well as the likes of William Grefè in the US. Note however that Ms. Hayworth is not present in either of these images. A psychedelic exploitation film in which Hayworth stars as a wealthy matron married to a wheelchair-bound husband. She has an affair with a young author triggering disastrous results. Shot on location in Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. R and S Film Enterprises unknown
1967ref. 150123N.p.: N.p. 1967. Four vintage borderless photographs from the 1967 film. All with "Les Films Armon BON" stamps two with "L.F. Films" stamps stuck with manuscript marker two with "5 / 20" one with "4 / 20" and one with "15 / 20" stamps all on verso. Stock car driver Rod Tillman Steve Alaimo goes undercover as a getaway driver for the California biker gang Satan's Angels. Shot on location in Florida. 8.5 x 6.75 inches 8.5 x 6.5 inches 8.75 x 6.25 inches and 8.25 x 7 inches. Very Good with light creasing and a few tiny pinholes. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 140876N.p.: N.p. 1974. Draft script for an unproduced film. Synopsis laid in. The School of Acrobatics and Acrobatic Training is ab American private school demanding precise execution and extreme attention to detail. The story follows "aeronautical acrobatics" a branch of acrobatics that represent the outer fringe of the school's studies. Set in Arizona. White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1974 with credit for screenwriter William Goodhart. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1967ref. 137956Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1967. Final Shooting script for the 1967 film. INSCRIBED by actor George Segal on the title page: "To Grayson / All Best Wishes." Based on the 1964 novel by William Goldman. A serial killer with an obsession with his dead mother begins taunting the investigator in charge of his case. Set in New York City shot on location in Manhattan and the New York harbor. Green untitled studio wrappers with a die-cut window in the British style. Title page present dated June 13 1967 noted as Final Shooting script rubber-stamped copy No. 139 with credits for screenwriter John Gay and director Jack Smight. 146 leaves with last page of text numbered 143. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1974ref. 140876N.p.: N.p. 1974. Draft script for an unproduced film. Synopsis laid in. The School of Acrobatics and Acrobatic Training is ab American private school demanding precise execution and extreme attention to detail. The story follows "aeronautical acrobatics" a branch of acrobatics that represent the outer fringe of the school's studies. Set in Arizona. White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1974 with credit for screenwriter William Goodhart. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1967ref. 137956Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1967. Final Shooting script for the 1967 film. INSCRIBED by actor George Segal on the title page: "To Grayson / All Best Wishes." Based on the 1964 novel by William Goldman. A serial killer with an obsession with his dead mother begins taunting the investigator in charge of his case. Set in New York City shot on location in Manhattan and the New York harbor. Green untitled studio wrappers with a die-cut window in the British style. Title page present dated June 13 1967 noted as Final Shooting script rubber-stamped copy No. 139 with credits for screenwriter John Gay and director Jack Smight. 146 leaves with last page of text numbered 143. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown
1976ref. 152516London: Brent Walker Film Distributing 1976. Vintage flyer for the UK release of the 1976 Canadian exploitation thriller. Included with the flyer are two pages of promotional material for the film. A wealthy dentist and his girlfriend are terrorized by a group of psychotic thugs. When it seems the man is too afraid to do anything Diane steps in to exact revenge. Hot on the heels of Wes Craven's successful 1972 revenge thriller "Last House on the Left." Shot on location in Ontario Canada. Flyer 10 x 7.5 inches. Flyer and promotional materials Very Good plus lightly creased. Canuxploitation Complete. Brent Walker Film Distributing unknown books
1980ref. 167783N.p.: N.p. 1980. 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. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 135017Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1972. Vintage oversize borderless double weight black and white photograph from the 1972 film. An amazing image showing Max von Sydow looming above-and seemingly beyond-a very possessed young Linda Blair. One of the great genre films of the 1970s that accomplished the uncommon feat of being an over-the-top sensation upon its release and gaining subsequent status as a classic with a strangeness and depth supplied by Burstyn and Sydow that only increases with repeated viewings. Another distinction of "The Exorcist" was that it walked away with 2 Oscars including Best Screenplay for Blatty along with 8 nominations including Best Picture a feat nearly unheard for a horror film. 11 x 14 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1973ref. 149689Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Vintage publicity photograph of actress Linda Blair in front of the National Theatre in Westwood California where crowds have lined up to see "The Exorcist." With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1971 novel by screenwriter William Peter Blatty. The first and finest film in the series following the demonic possession of a twelve year-old girl and the ensuing attempts to purge her body of the evil spirit. One of the great genre films of the 1970s that accomplished the uncommon feat of being an over-the-top sensation upon its release and gaining subsequent status as a classic with a strangeness and depth supplied by the strength of Ellen Burstyn and Max von Sydow's performances. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown books
1973ref. 154955Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film showing director William Friedkin in conversation with young actress Linda Blair between takes. Based on the 1971 novel by screenwriter William Peter Blatty. The first and finest film in the series following the demonic possession of a twelve-year-old girl and the ensuing attempts to purge her body of the evil spirit. One of the great genre films of the 1970s that accomplished the uncommon feat of being an over-the-top sensation upon its release and gaining subsequent status as a classic with a strangeness and depth supplied by the strength of Ellen Burstyn and Max von Sydow's performances. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine with light creasing at the corners. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown books
1973ref. 150408Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Two vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1973 film one showing director William Friedkin and one showing Friedkin and screenwriter William Peter Blatty. Based on the 1971 novel by screenwriter William Peter Blatty. The first and finest film in the series following the demonic possession of a twelve-year-old girl and the ensuing attempts to purge her body of the evil spirit. One of the great genre films of the 1970s that accomplished the uncommon feat of being an over-the-top sensation upon its release and gaining subsequent status as a classic with a strangeness and depth supplied by the strength of Ellen Burstyn and Max von Sydow's performances. One 9.75 x 8 inches one 9.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown books
1971ref. 171024N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the 1971 film showing William Friedkin behind the camera during filming on location in Georgetown with an unidentified crew member at the right. William Friedkin made his name with this gritty adaptation of Robin Moore's nonfiction account of east coast drug trafficking. Perhaps the greatest of the many 1970s crime films that were shot on location in New York City with glorious period detail in nearly every frame. The screenplay was written by author Ernest Tidyman one year after the publication of his seminal Harlem-based crime novel "Shaft." Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Gene Hackman along with three additional nominations. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Spicer US. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 165082N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the 1971 film showing cinematographer Owen Roizman and a camera crew preparing to shoot a night scene on location. Printed snipe affixed to the verso. William Friedkin made his name with this gritty adaptation of Robin Moore's nonfiction account of east coast drug trafficking. Perhaps the greatest of the many 1970s crime films that were shot on location in New York City with glorious period detail in nearly every frame. The screenplay was written by author Ernest Tidyman one year after the publication of his seminal Harlem-based crime novel "Shaft." Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Gene Hackman along with three additional nominations. 10 x 8 inches with wide margins. Very Good plus. National Film Registry. Grant US. Spicer US. N.p. unknown books
2001ref. 164034N.p.: N.p. 2001. Revised Draft script for the 2001 film including a six page "Alternate Ending" preceded by a memo notice that both "endings will be shot." Laid in are three gatherings of revisions each with a label on their title page for credited crew member "Brian Markey / Construction Coordinator." From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. The three gatherings of revisions are: Eight pages of "White Revised Pages" dated 12/06/01. Seven pages of "Pink4" revision pages dated 12/12/01. And two pages of "Goldenrod4" revision pages dated 01/16/02. Tommy Lee Jones stars as a former military instructor tasked with tracking down his former student Benicio del Toro who has "gone rogue" and has been tracking and viciously murder hunters in the wilderness of British Columbia. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Shot on location in Oregon and Washington. Front wrapper integral with title page with last revisions dated 06/06/01 with credits for screenwriter Art Monterastelli. 134 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. The three gatherings of revision pages are each attached by one or two staples to the top left. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 167783N.p.: N.p. 1980. 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. N.p. unknown
1976ref. 152516London: Brent Walker Film Distributing 1976. Vintage flyer for the UK release of the 1976 Canadian exploitation thriller. Included with the flyer are two pages of promotional material for the film. A wealthy dentist and his girlfriend are terrorized by a group of psychotic thugs. When it seems the man is too afraid to do anything Diane steps in to exact revenge. Hot on the heels of Wes Craven's successful 1972 revenge thriller "Last House on the Left." Shot on location in Ontario Canada. Flyer 10 x 7.5 inches. Flyer and promotional materials Very Good plus lightly creased. Canuxploitation Complete. Brent Walker Film Distributing unknown
1973ref. 154955Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film showing director William Friedkin in conversation with young actress Linda Blair between takes. Based on the 1971 novel by screenwriter William Peter Blatty. The first and finest film in the series following the demonic possession of a twelve-year-old girl and the ensuing attempts to purge her body of the evil spirit. One of the great genre films of the 1970s that accomplished the uncommon feat of being an over-the-top sensation upon its release and gaining subsequent status as a classic with a strangeness and depth supplied by the strength of Ellen Burstyn and Max von Sydow's performances. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine with light creasing at the corners. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown
1973ref. 149689Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Vintage publicity photograph of actress Linda Blair in front of the National Theatre in Westwood California where crowds have lined up to see "The Exorcist." With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1971 novel by screenwriter William Peter Blatty. The first and finest film in the series following the demonic possession of a twelve year-old girl and the ensuing attempts to purge her body of the evil spirit. One of the great genre films of the 1970s that accomplished the uncommon feat of being an over-the-top sensation upon its release and gaining subsequent status as a classic with a strangeness and depth supplied by the strength of Ellen Burstyn and Max von Sydow's performances. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown
1972ref. 135017Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1972. Vintage oversize borderless double weight black and white photograph from the 1972 film. An amazing image showing Max von Sydow looming above-and seemingly beyond-a very possessed young Linda Blair. One of the great genre films of the 1970s that accomplished the uncommon feat of being an over-the-top sensation upon its release and gaining subsequent status as a classic with a strangeness and depth supplied by Burstyn and Sydow that only increases with repeated viewings. Another distinction of "The Exorcist" was that it walked away with 2 Oscars including Best Screenplay for Blatty along with 8 nominations including Best Picture a feat nearly unheard for a horror film. 11 x 14 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
1971ref. 171024N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the 1971 film showing William Friedkin behind the camera during filming on location in Georgetown with an unidentified crew member at the right. William Friedkin made his name with this gritty adaptation of Robin Moore's nonfiction account of east coast drug trafficking. Perhaps the greatest of the many 1970s crime films that were shot on location in New York City with glorious period detail in nearly every frame. The screenplay was written by author Ernest Tidyman one year after the publication of his seminal Harlem-based crime novel "Shaft." Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Gene Hackman along with three additional nominations. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 165082N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the 1971 film showing cinematographer Owen Roizman and a camera crew preparing to shoot a night scene on location. Printed snipe affixed to the verso. William Friedkin made his name with this gritty adaptation of Robin Moore's nonfiction account of east coast drug trafficking. Perhaps the greatest of the many 1970s crime films that were shot on location in New York City with glorious period detail in nearly every frame. The screenplay was written by author Ernest Tidyman one year after the publication of his seminal Harlem-based crime novel "Shaft." Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Gene Hackman along with three additional nominations. 10 x 8 inches with wide margins. Very Good plus. National Film Registry. Grant US. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
2001ref. 164034N.p.: N.p. 2001. Revised Draft script for the 2001 film including a six page "Alternate Ending" preceded by a memo notice that both "endings will be shot." Laid in are three gatherings of revisions each with a label on their title page for credited crew member "Brian Markey / Construction Coordinator." From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. The three gatherings of revisions are: Eight pages of "White Revised Pages" dated 12/06/01. Seven pages of "Pink4" revision pages dated 12/12/01. And two pages of "Goldenrod4" revision pages dated 01/16/02. Tommy Lee Jones stars as a former military instructor tasked with tracking down his former student Benicio del Toro who has "gone rogue" and has been tracking and viciously murder hunters in the wilderness of British Columbia. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Shot on location in Oregon and Washington. Front wrapper integral with title page with last revisions dated 06/06/01 with credits for screenwriter Art Monterastelli. 134 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. The three gatherings of revision pages are each attached by one or two staples to the top left. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 152456Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1966. Revised Final Draft script for the 21st episode of season one of the 1965-1966 television series originally aired on February 16 1966 on ABC. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Based on the 1958 film directed by Martin Ritt which was in turn based on the 1931 novella "Spotted Horses" the 1939 short story "Barn Burning" and the 1940 novel "The Hamlet" by William Faulkner. The series followed the Varners a wealthy Mississippi family whose patriarch is forced to confront the newly arrived young son of his former rival who challenges the Varners' control over the town. Set in the fictitious town of Frenchman's Bend Mississippi. Red titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper dated January 11 1966. Title page present dated January 11 1966 noted as REVISED FINAL with credits for screenwriter Mike Zagor. 62 leaves with last page of text numbered 60. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown books
