As in, which original screenplay(s) (not based on any existing story) that got made into a movie(s) do you wish you'd written? You can cite multiple genres.
I'll go first:
Good Will Hunting
I'll go first:
Good Will Hunting
What movie(s) do you wish you'd written?
- Thread starter Optimus
- Start date
- Status
City of God
The Sixth Sense
Pulp Fiction
Trading Places
If I wrote all those, I could lay down and die with a smile on my face.
The Sixth Sense
Pulp Fiction
Trading Places
If I wrote all those, I could lay down and die with a smile on my face.
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2005
- Messages
- 2,199
- Reaction score
- 868
- Location
- yonder
- Website
- paprikapink2.blogspot.com
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2005
- Messages
- 1,376
- Reaction score
- 81
- Location
- Stuck in Dell Hell
- Website
- www.rainynightproductions.com
Really? I know Matt Damon and Ben Afflek got the Oscar for writing it, but didn't William Golman ghost write it for them?Optimus said:
Here's mine:
Donnie Darko
also,
Huckabee's
Last edited:
According to Goldman, he didn't. He claims he only told them to take out the stupid CIA subplot and make it a character story. He probably gave them notes, but I doubt he ghost wrote it for them.
It's still a great script.
It's still a great script.
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2005
- Messages
- 1,376
- Reaction score
- 81
- Location
- Stuck in Dell Hell
- Website
- www.rainynightproductions.com
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2005
- Messages
- 18,805
- Reaction score
- 4,600
- Location
- Caledonia
- Website
- derekpaterson.net
L.A. Confidential
Pitch Black
Chinatown
Pretty Woman
Top Gun
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
I'd cite my favorite films, but they came from adaptations.
-Derek
My wittle web page - hack stories, failed novels, dud screenplays, terminal writer's block.
The fool, the meddling idiot. As though his ape's brain could contain the secrets of the Krell.
Pitch Black
Chinatown
Pretty Woman
Top Gun
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
I'd cite my favorite films, but they came from adaptations.
-Derek
My wittle web page - hack stories, failed novels, dud screenplays, terminal writer's block.
The fool, the meddling idiot. As though his ape's brain could contain the secrets of the Krell.
paprikapink said:
You said it. Greatest script, ever. Didn't like Fargo quite as much, but Lebowski came a close second. I still can't decide who's the better character, Leonard Smalls, Glen, or Nathan Arizona.
"Christian Dior my butt. People pay money for this?"
Write4Fun vbmenu_register("postmenu_386605", true);
Esteemed New Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 10
City of God
The Sixth Sense
Pulp Fiction
Trading Places
If I wrote all those, I could lay down and die with a smile on my face.
You know City of God wasn't an original story, right? It was actually a very true to life story, and based on a book the main character of the story wrote.
As for mine:
Collateral
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Magnolia
Memento
Mulholland Dr.
Oldboy
Pulp Fiction
Se7en
Esteemed New Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 10
City of God
The Sixth Sense
Pulp Fiction
Trading Places
If I wrote all those, I could lay down and die with a smile on my face.
You know City of God wasn't an original story, right? It was actually a very true to life story, and based on a book the main character of the story wrote.
As for mine:
Collateral
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Magnolia
Memento
Mulholland Dr.
Oldboy
Pulp Fiction
Se7en
- Magnolia
- Pi
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Waking Life
- American Beauty
- Punch Drunk Love
- The Sixth Sense
Last edited:
- Joined
- Mar 24, 2005
- Messages
- 5,095
- Reaction score
- 912
- Location
- Mississippi
- Website
- lifeat42.blogspot.com
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2005
- Messages
- 270
- Reaction score
- 33
- Location
- United States
- Website
- folklorefanatic.blogspot.com
City Of Angels
American Beauty
Donnie Darko
Sleepy Hollow
Being John Malkovich
The Patriot
Forrest Gump
Ghostbusters
Ever After
Clue
Closet Land (author wrote the screenplay & play, so it counts)
Copycat
Pirates Of The Caribbean
L.A. Confidential (adaptation)
LotR Trilogy (duh, money)
Just the first ones off the top of my head.
If it would have made me rich w/out having to direct it, I would have written Titanic. Hey, I'm not ashamed of money.
American Beauty
Donnie Darko
Sleepy Hollow
Being John Malkovich
The Patriot
Forrest Gump
Ghostbusters
Ever After
Clue
Closet Land (author wrote the screenplay & play, so it counts)
Copycat
Pirates Of The Caribbean
L.A. Confidential (adaptation)
LotR Trilogy (duh, money)
Just the first ones off the top of my head.
...no comment. ;.)
If it would have made me rich w/out having to direct it, I would have written Titanic. Hey, I'm not ashamed of money.
This one's easy. Hands down...BENNY & JOON. I even tried to go back in time and make it happen, but my time machine malfunctioned.
WritingFool
Banned
- Joined
- Jun 16, 2005
- Messages
- 244
- Reaction score
- 3
perhaps an even better question would be to have each summarize how their story would have distringuished itself.
Me, I would have liked to get my hands on Stealth, Spawn and the Punisher. All 3 tremendous disappointments, that would have been 100 times better if they would have let me get hold of them.
I wouldnt have casted any of the stealth cast. I would have went with relative nobody's, just like Congo did, and it pulled through with a great story.
The punisher, get rid of Travolta, so sorry, and much better action.
And spawn, would have written it more like the cartoon. I would have made a 2 hour full length cartoon, or a 3 hour full length feature with human actors and better effects. But with the story completely different.
What was mcFarland thinking.
He had everyone in the palm of his hands, and he let us all down.
We could have been at Spawn 3 right now
Had the potential of a star wars type following, on a smaller scale. But would have gained it, had he not rushed that movie. Knucklehead!!!
Me, I would have liked to get my hands on Stealth, Spawn and the Punisher. All 3 tremendous disappointments, that would have been 100 times better if they would have let me get hold of them.
I wouldnt have casted any of the stealth cast. I would have went with relative nobody's, just like Congo did, and it pulled through with a great story.
The punisher, get rid of Travolta, so sorry, and much better action.
And spawn, would have written it more like the cartoon. I would have made a 2 hour full length cartoon, or a 3 hour full length feature with human actors and better effects. But with the story completely different.
What was mcFarland thinking.
He had everyone in the palm of his hands, and he let us all down.
We could have been at Spawn 3 right now
Had the potential of a star wars type following, on a smaller scale. But would have gained it, had he not rushed that movie. Knucklehead!!!
- Joined
- Jun 10, 2005
- Messages
- 333
- Reaction score
- 10
- Location
- The Appallachians
- Website
- www.horror-movies.ca
As Good As It Gets
Boogie Nights
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Fargo
Jackie Brown
L.A. Confidential
Chinatown, most definitely
The Fly (1986)
American Beauty
Only ones coming to me right now.
Boogie Nights
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Fargo
Jackie Brown
L.A. Confidential
Chinatown, most definitely
The Fly (1986)
American Beauty
Only ones coming to me right now.
The Empire Strikes Back (at least Kasdan's contrib)
This is Spinal Tap (since a script wasn't used, maybe I could still get one in...)
Wayne's World
Blues Brothers
The Year of Living Dangerously
Master and Commander
Fearless (yeah...Peter Weir fan)
Sneakers (sorta...)
Roman Holiday
The Apartment
The Godfather Part II
First Blood (actually, I wish I could rewrite it more than I'd want my John Hancock on the first one)
Batman Begins
Superman
This is Spinal Tap (since a script wasn't used, maybe I could still get one in...)
Wayne's World
Blues Brothers
The Year of Living Dangerously
Master and Commander
Fearless (yeah...Peter Weir fan)
Sneakers (sorta...)
Roman Holiday
The Apartment
The Godfather Part II
First Blood (actually, I wish I could rewrite it more than I'd want my John Hancock on the first one)
Batman Begins
Superman
Actuallly, Jackie Brown was based on a book as well (the novel 'Rum Punch')
And yes, I realize that about American Beauty. For some reason I had a brain fart and was thinking about American Psycho. I ment to go back and delete that post...but im lazy.
And yes, I realize that about American Beauty. For some reason I had a brain fart and was thinking about American Psycho. I ment to go back and delete that post...but im lazy.
Let me add Back to the Future Parts I & II, as well. The first one was an ingenious comedy. At the time, it was considered a teen movie, right? Part II is ingenious just for the way it handles all the plot devices and gags from the first one, while setting up a whole new set that are used throughout the rest of Part II, but also for Part III. (I actually don't care for III too much, simply because it feels more like a generic Western than a good Back to the Future movie).
I guess this might be an answer to a different question -- as I'm not sure what script I wish I'd written -- but one that I feel like I did write is Sliding Doors. I was watching the movie and felt like they took it out of my brain. It was very weird.
I suppose I would have liked to have written Shakespeare In Love.
My answers are girly.
I suppose I would have liked to have written Shakespeare In Love.
My answers are girly.
Here's my list:
Pulp Fiction
The Sixth Sense
American Beauty
Eternal Sunshine
The Haunting (from the 60's)
Batman Begins
Alien
Pulp Fiction
The Sixth Sense
American Beauty
Eternal Sunshine
The Haunting (from the 60's)
Batman Begins
Alien
All of the Home Alone movies. I enjoy family movies with cute kids and I love the Christmas season (not the commercial aspect of it). Good clean fun movies with a fast pace that the whole family can enjoy.
- Status