Tales from the Script (2009)

Director:

Peter Hanson

Writers:

Peter Hanson (written by)
Paul Robert Herman (idea)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Hollywood screenwriters finally get the last word.

Plot:

War stories and life lessons from the industry's top writers.

Cast

Allison Anders	...	Herself
Jane Anderson	...	Herself
Doug Atchison	...	Himself
John August	...	Himself
Shane Black	...	Himself
John D. Brancato	...	Himself
John Carpenter	...	Himself
Larry Cohen	...	Himself
Frank Darabont	...	Himself
Steven E. de Souza	...	Himself
Gerald Di Pego	...	Himself
Mark Fergus	...	Himself
Antwone Fisher	...	Himself
Naomi Foner	...	Herself
Joe Forte	...	Himself
Josh Friedman	...	Himself
Mick Garris	...	Himself
William Goldman	...	Himself
David Hayter	...	Himself
Peter Hyams	...	Himself
Michael January	...	Himself
Steve Koren	...	Himself
Jonathan Lemkin	...	Himself
Andrew W. Marlowe	...	Himself
Mark O'Keefe	...	Himself
Dennis Palumbo	...	Himself
Zak Penn	...	Himself
Billy Ray	...	Himself
Adam Rifkin	...	Himself
Jose Rivera	...	Himself
Mark Rosenthal	...	Himself
Ari Rubin	...	Himself
Bruce Joel Rubin	...	Himself
Richard Rush	...	Himself
Paul Schrader	...	Himself
Melville Shavelson	...	Himself
Ron Shelton	...	Himself
Ronald Shusett	...	Himself
Stephen Susco	...	Himself
Guinevere Turner	...	Herself
Kriss Turner	...	Herself
David S. Ward	...	Himself
James L. White	...	Himself
Michael Wolk	...	Himself
Kris Young	...	Himself
Justin Zackham	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Pass! Screenwriters on Surviving Hollywood Rejection (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Grand River Films

The MUST-SEE movie for screenwriters.

Thought this was a great movie and by far the most comprehensive thing i've seen on the subject. For us struggling writers out here in LA, it gives us hope, but also shows us that its not that easy and reminds us that it takes a lot of work and a lot of rejection.

A great film for any of those out there with an interest in Hollywood, screen writing, the industry, or just people chasing a dream.

I really enjoyed the amount of personal accounts from so many of the screenwriters, just documenting how the process literally casts a shadow over the writer and gives them very little credit.

I'm sure it will at least be self-distributed, but I am going to guess that this will be picked up soon. What a gem!