What script should we read and analyze next?

Think concepts. Read scripts. Watch movies. Write pages.

That’s the Über-Mantra around here. If you aren’t actively engaged in all four, you are not doing what you need to do to maximize your chances of succeeding as a screenwriter.

Read scripts. I cannot begin to emphasize how important this is. I dedicated a 7-part series to the subject which you can read here. It’s also why we do a monthly script reading and analysis on GITS.

If that sounds like I’m trying to guilt you into reading scripts… well, I am.

And that’s my official frame to ask what script we should read next.

A few provisos:

* The script has to be readily available for download as a PDF on the web.

* The script has to be a popular or critically acclaimed movie to engender participation.

A few recent suggestions: Pulp Fiction, Drive, Raiders of the Lost Ark. I haven’t checked to see if they are available online, but any of those would be interesting choices. However consider this an open forum to suggest any script you think would fit for this series.

I’ll see you in comments for your ideas.

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