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1986ref. 159757N.p.: N.p. 1986. 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. N.p. unknown books
1983ref. 152549N.p.: N.p. 1983. Revised Draft script for the 1984 film here under the working title "Tin Soldiers." With a single manuscript annotation to the verso of the final leaf noting No. 88. After the death of his mother a straitlaced cadet is taken out of his military academy by his alleged father a wild-spirited rock star. Shot on location in Arizona and California. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated May 27 1983 noted as TAFT REVISION with credits for screenwriters Gene Taft and Len Jenkin and story credits to Jenkin and Michael Philip Jagger. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good lightly foxed on the first and last leaves wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1932ref. 151808Los Angeles: Fox Film Corporation 1932. Final Shooting script for the 1932 film seen here under the working title "Divided By Two" which has been crossed out with the title "Handle With Care" written in manuscript ink just above. A single mother's peaceful family life is disturbed by her growing attraction to a handsome gangster. Green titled wrappers noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper dated 9/28/32 with credits for director David Butler and screenwriters Frank Craven and Sam Mintz. Title page present. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered K-3. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with white revision pages throughout dated 10-18-32. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus moderately edgeworn bound internally with three gold brads. Fox Film Corporation unknown books
1979ref. 153158Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1979. First Draft script for an unproduced film. A working-class Italian-American cobbler with dreams of becoming a classical singer falls in love with an upper-crust cellist. Set in Boston. Mustard titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers. Title page present dated February 9 1979 noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriter Victor Pisano. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Xerographic duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1985ref. 152301Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1985. Revised Final Draft script for the 1986 television film seen here under the working title "Stolen Dreams" with an annotation on the front wrapper amending the title to "Killer in the Mirror." The film originally aired on March 31 1986 on NBC. Director-screenwriter Frank De Felitta has a storied career as a novelist screenwriter and director of horror films and thrillers with highlights including "The Entity" 1982 "Audrey Rose" 1977 "ZPG" 1972 and "Dark Night of the Scarecrow" 1981. A woman's evil twin marries her sister's wealthy beloved murders him fakes her own death and attempts to frame her sister for the murder. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 26 1985 noted as REV. FINAL DRAFT with credits for director-screenwriter Frank De Felitta. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 12/27/85 and 01/27/86. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
2005ref. 159991N.p.: N.p. 2005. Vintage location pictures binder for the 2006 film here under the working title "M:1-3" belonging to Pierre Cheminat assistant to Action Unit Director and Second Unit Director Vic Armstrong with the name "P. Cheminat" the working title and "Location Pictures" "Location Pix" printed on green paper inlaid on the front and spine of the binder. The location pictures binder contains 101 location photographs divided into 19 tabbed location categories with each photograph printed on heavyweight satin-finish paper and titled on the top left. Examples of the categories include: "Ext. Vatican Walls Cheat" "Int/Ext. Caserta Museum" "Ext. Tiber View Castello S.Angelo" "Electronics Mall" "Computer Smash Alley" "Safehouse" "Towers" "Car Chase" and "Limo Hook-Up." Full listing of categories and photographs available upon request. Based on the 1988-1990 ABC television series "Mission: Impossible" created by Bruce Geller and starring Peter Graves which was a continuation of the classic 1966-1973 CBS television series of the same name also created by Geller and starring Graves. The third installment of the incredibly popular film series produced by star Tom Cruise preceded by "Mission: Impossible 2" 2000 directed by John Woo and followed by "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" 2011 directed by Brad Bird. Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt a retired Mission Impossible Force agent and trainer who is forced to return to active duty to capture the elusive arms dealer Owen Davis in a memorable performance from Phillip Seymour Hoffman attempting to sell the world's most powerful nuclear device ever created the Rabbit's Foot. Set in and shot on location in the US Italy Rome Germany and China. 120 leaves. Pages Near Fine housed in a Near Fine white three-ring binder. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 160698N.p.: N.p. 1980. Three vintage oversize color reference photographs from the 1980 French adult film all three showing actress Brigitte Lahaie. After the closure of her establishment by the police a madam decides to open a new brothel in the disguise of a private all-girls school. 12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. Bier 1327. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 160670N.p.: N.p. 1977. Vintage reference photograph from the 1977 film showing a nude Mónica Zanchi surrounded by Amazonian cannibals. Mimeo snipe and provenance stamp on the verso. In pursuit of her next big exposé a photojournalist and her friends travel to the Amazon where they encounter a tribe of supposedly extinct cannibals. The sixth "Emanuelle" film starring Laura Gemser. Shot on location in New York and Rome. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy on the top and bottom edges. N.p. unknown books
1976ref. 160684N.p.: N.p. 1976. Vintage reference photograph from the 1976 film showing director and actor Burt Reynolds with a camera crew on the set. Annotations in mimeograph ink and pencil on the verso. Reynolds's directorial debut about an ex-con hired to help capture a corrupt politician. Sequel to "White Lightning" 1973. Shot on location in Georgia. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 141478Los Angeles: Cattani Films 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. An evil underground organization is bent on stopping a reluctant soldier of fortune and martial arts expert who has been pressed into service against his own will. Tan titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Rico Cattani. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Cattani Films unknown books
ref. 160743N.p.: A-A Productions 1973. Draft script for the 1973 film here under the working title "The Hostesses." Copy belonging to actress Kathy Hilton with her annotations in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and throughout. A softcore sexploitation film about a woman who decides to become a cocktail waitress in order to get closer to men and money-in that order. Screenwriter Ed Wood Jr.'s fifth collaboration with director Stephen Apostolof following "Orgy of the Dead" 1965 "The Class Reunion" 1972 "Drop-Out Wife" 1972 and "The Snow Bunnies" 1972. Beige titled wrappers undated noted as production No. 113 with credit for screenwriter Edw. D. Wood Jr. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Edw. D. Wood Jr. 42 leaves with last page of text numbered 41. Early xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with front wrapper partially detached from the binding bound with two gold brads. A-A Productions unknown books
1970ref. 141495Los Angeles: New American Cinema 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. With several annotations in manuscript ink and pencil in an unidentified hand throughout. Based on Thomas Berger's 1975 novel "Sneaky People." A man living in the midwest resolves to murder his wife in the hopes of living happily with his mistress. Screenwriter Howard Berk is best remembered for "Target" 1985 and "Triangle" 1970. Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Howard Berk and author Thomas Berger. 153 leaves with last page of text numbered 152. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. New American Cinema unknown books
1963ref. 160682N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film showing director Jean-Luc Godard and cameraman Raoul Coutard capturing a scene. Date stamp and provenance stamp on the verso. During the Algerian War a French agent is ordered to assassinate a member of the National Liberation Front of Algeria FLN but cannot complete the mission due to his involvement with a pro-FLN woman. Shot in 1960 but not released until 1963 due to a French ban on torture scenes thus Godard's second feature film but fourth to be released. Set in Algeria shot on location in Switzerland. 10.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 1010. Grant France. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 160792Santa Monica: Hermes Productions 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Noted as "MASTER" in manuscript ink and copy No. 8 in manuscript pencil on the title page. A military drama about a coed group of US Marine recruits in San Diego. Screenwriter Nicholas Corea better known for his work on "The Incredible Hulk" television series enlisted as a Marine during the Vietnam War and was awarded a Purple Heart. Red titled wrappers with credit for screenwriter Nicholas Corea. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Nicholas Corea. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Hermes Productions unknown books
1985ref. 160776Buenos Aires: Aries Film International 1985. Final Draft script for the 1985 film here under the working title "The Fine White Line" with manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the rectos and/or versos of 36 pages regarding dialogue and character motivation with three pages with annotated post-its regarding wardrobe attached to the versos. Script preceded by a two page "Character Notes." An undercover DEA agent played by John Schneider has infiltrated South America's largest cocaine cartel and is ordered by the organization's kingpin to assassinate a journalist running for president. One of ten films produced by Roger Corman in Argentina during the 1980s. Set in Bolivia shot on location in Argentina and Mexico. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 2/16/85 noted as FINAL DRAFT - revised with credits for screenwriter Steven M. Krauzer and story by David Vinas and Hector Olivera. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only with goldenrod revision pages throughout dated 3/12/85. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Aries Film International unknown books
1973ref. 160667N.p.: Cinema International 1973. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Clint Eastwood on the set of the 1973 Western film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. One of few Western films connected with the New Hollywood cinema thanks to Eastwood's abstraction as both director and actor nuanced cinematography and a script penned by "Shaft" novelist Ernest Tidyman. Shot on location at Mono Lake in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Cinema International unknown books
1997ref. 160794N.p.: N.p. 1997. Third Draft script for the 1999 film. With manuscript ink annotations relating to the character of Jim McAllister on several pages possibly in the hand of screenwriter Jim Taylor and post-it notes with annotations in the same hand attached to five pages. Based on the 1998 novel by Tom Perrotta loosely based in turn on Budd Schulberg's 1941 novel "What Makes Sammy Run" A pitch-black comedy about a washed-up high school history teacher who forms an increasingly desperate vendetta against an overachieving student. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Set in Omaha shot on location in Washington DC in Omaha Bellevue LaVista and Papillon Nebraska in Carter Lake Iowa and in New York City. Blue titled wrappers noted as THIRD DRAFT on the front wrapper dated July 22 1997 with credits for director-screenwriter Alexander Payne screenwriter Jim Taylor and novelist Tom Perotta. Title page present noted as THIRD DRAFT dated July 22 1997 with credits for director-screenwriter Alexander Payne screenwriter Jim Taylor and novelist Tom Perotta. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with a silver prong that has been reinforced with clear packing tape. Criterion Collection 904. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 160669Los Angeles: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1974. Four vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1974 Italian film two showing actress Charlotte Rampling and two showing Rampling and Dirk Bogarde. Liliana Cavani's international breakthrough a deeply controversial film about a Holocaust survivor who renews her sadomasochistic sexual relationship with her Nazi captor after a chance encounter which threatens to expose his fellow former SS officers now living in secret in postwar Vienna. Shot on location in Vienna Austria and Rome Italy. 10 x 8 inches. Three Near Fine lightly worn at the corners one Very Good plus with a faint tide mark at the bottom right corner. Criterion Collection 59. Grant Italy. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown books
1961ref. 160674New York: Globe Photos 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1961 film showing actress Jayne Mansfield having her makeup touched up on the set. Mimeo snipe in German on the verso along with several copyright stamps. A fictionalized portrayal of the prolific Hollywood star and nightclub dancer George Raft known for his many roles portraying gangsters and known for having real-life underworld connections made while Raft was still living. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 8.5 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Globe Photos unknown books
ref. 160757N.p.: N.p. 1978. Revised Draft script for the 1979 short film. Copy belonging to uncredited actor Charles Hutchins with his name and role "The Court Clerk" in manuscript ink on the title page and his annotations in manuscript ink indicating scenes on three pages. The first film adaptation of the 1944 novel by Lillian Smith about a Black painter in 1940s Georgia whose attempt to register to vote culminates in his murder by a lynch mob. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film. Set in Georgia. Self wrappers. Title page present dated Feb. 20 1978 noted as Revised Draft with credits for screenwriter Stephen B. Katz director Seth Pinsker and novelist Lillian Smith. 36 leaves with last page of text numbered 33. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus lightly edgeworn partially bound at the top left corner with three staples. N.p. unknown books
1946ref. 156250New York: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage reference photograph from the 1946 film noir seen here under the working title "What Nancy Wanted" showing actor Robert Mitchum in an artist's studio. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. RKO Radio Pictures stamp on the verso crediting photographer Alex Kahle. Moments before his wedding a man learns that his fiancée is a kleptomaniac who has cheated lied and even killed in her previous relationships. Set in Manhattan. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1967ref. 160830Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1967. Revised Estimating script for the 1969 Western film. Sam Peckinpah's classic revisionist Western of nearly inestimable importance and violence made at the peak of his career and which-along with "Straw Dogs" 1971-remains the lasting testament to his vision. A major contributor to the "end of the West" theme so prevalent of the genre in the 1970s and one of the earliest New Hollywood Westerns. Set in Mexico shot on location in Mexico and Spain. Beige titled Warner Brothers wrappers dated November 15 1967 noted as Rev. Estimating Script and stamped copy No. 75. Title page present dated 11/15/67 with credits for screenwriters Wallen Green and Sam Peckinpah and story credit for Roy Sickner. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Hardy US. Pitts 4934. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader Canon Fodder 28. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown books
1970ref. 152295Rome: Excelsior 1970. Original English-language treatment script for an unproduced Italian film. A factory worker recounts his life and loves to his captors after being taken by government operatives on suspicion of having subversive ties. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Alfredo Giannetti with the stamp of Excelsior Cinematografica. 8 leaves with last page of text numbered 6. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine with perfect binding. Excelsior unknown books
1989ref. 160721London: Goldcrest Films 1989. Final Draft script for the 1989 neo-noir film. Copy belonging to cinematographer Gerry Fisher with 13 pages of production materials laid in including revision pages manuscript leaves and production memos dated variously between October 26 and November 19 1988. Several of the laid-in pages bear Fisher's name on the top margins in manuscript pencil and ink. A medium finds herself the target of a corporate hitman after she foretells the death of a factory whistleblower. Although well received by critics the film's distributors fell into financial difficulties resulting in it never receiving a full cinema release. Shot in Rock Hill South Carolina and Charlotte North Carolina. Blue titled wrappers undated noted as FINAL DRAFT 3 with credit for screenwriter and director Mike Hodges. Title page present undated noted as FINAL DRAFT 3 with credit for screenwriter and director Mike Hodges. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Goldcrest Films unknown books
1981ref. 153804Long Beach CA: Premiere World Pictures 1981. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotation in manuscript ink on the front wrapper noting copy No. 12 and single annotation in manuscript pencil on the title page. A photographer becomes involved in the murder of a prominent fashion model. Set in California. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1981 with credits for screenwriter Roger Ernest. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Premiere World Pictures unknown books
