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Posted on 8/29/24 at 6:21 pm to
Posted by RoyalWe
Louisiana
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Posted on 8/29/24 at 6:21 pm to
Parade of Death with Parade of Death 2 being a close second.
Posted by Madking
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Posted on 8/29/24 at 6:22 pm to
Dude Bro Party Massacre 3
Posted by Locoguan0
St. George, LA
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Posted on 8/29/24 at 6:34 pm to
"It's not about butthole pleasures at all..."
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
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Posted on 8/29/24 at 7:10 pm to
Heat
Posted by sledgehammer
SWLA
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Posted on 8/29/24 at 7:43 pm to
Last of the Mohicans
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
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Posted on 8/29/24 at 8:09 pm to
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Apocalypse Now. It's just perfect.
Which version?

There are several cuts of the film itself around. The planter's wife was totally cut out of the first release, for example.

And FWIW the best script is Chinatown.
Posted by xenythx
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Posted on 8/29/24 at 8:50 pm to
Back to the Future
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
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Posted on 8/29/24 at 9:00 pm to
Any Horton Foote/Robert Duvall teamup
Posted by Cenlabration
The Ville of Pine
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Posted on 8/29/24 at 10:45 pm to
Not the best, but "Do the Right Thing" deserves a shoutout.
Posted by magildachunks
Member since Oct 2006
35648 posts
Posted on 8/30/24 at 5:57 am to
Good Will Hunting
Scream
Unforgiven
Die Hard
Royal Tenanbaums
Poltergeist
When Harry met Sally


If you are studying screenplays, these are some of the best in their genres to study.

Scream is the greatest of its genre, and arguably a top 5 script of all time.
This post was edited on 8/30/24 at 5:58 am
Posted by BitBuster
Lafayette
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Posted on 8/30/24 at 6:26 am to
Princess Bride
Posted by BigNastyTiger417
Member since Nov 2021
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Posted on 8/30/24 at 6:44 am to
A few are:
- Alien
- Shawshank
- The Green Mile (underrated)
- Inception
- Casino
Posted by RocketPower13
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Posted on 8/30/24 at 6:58 am to
O brother where art thou is up there for me
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
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Posted on 8/30/24 at 7:15 am to
Mel Brooks' Silent Movie
Posted by ThoseGuys
Wishing I was back in NC
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Posted on 8/30/24 at 7:34 am to
quote:

If you are studying screenplays, these are some of the best in their genres to study.


So in college when we studied screenplays the two films we were shown were Paris, TX and the Passenger.
Posted by Ace Midnight
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Posted on 8/30/24 at 7:39 am to
Meh, I love AN (and in the minority, I prefer the Redux), but I'm not sure that is even the best FFC script of the decade.

No, I'm not talking about G1 or G2, I'm talking about Patton.
This post was edited on 8/30/24 at 7:40 am
Posted by coolpapaboze
Parts Unknown
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Posted on 8/30/24 at 8:03 am to
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Chinatown
If you polled people in the business Chinatown is a frequent mention for GOAT screenplay.
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
30097 posts
Posted on 8/30/24 at 8:25 am to
What are you calling modern?
Apocalypse Now is 45 years old. It's closer in release to Casablanca than it is to today.
Posted by deeprig9
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Posted on 8/30/24 at 11:48 am to
Raising Arizona
Posted by Gusoline
Jacksonville, NC
Member since Dec 2013
10694 posts
Posted on 8/30/24 at 12:16 pm to
Lucky number slevin.

Could probably pick and plug any actors into the roles and the movie still wouldnt suck.
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