Description: The Sporting Club (Original screenplay for the 1971 film, set director's copy) Author: Thomas McGuane (novel); Larry Peerce (director); Lorenzo Semple, Jr. (screenwriter); Robert Fields, Nicolas Coster, Margaret Blye, Jack Warden (starring) Title: The Sporting Club (Original screenplay for the 1971 film, set director's copy) Publication: Beverly Hills, CA: Lorimar Productions / AVCO Embassy Pictures, 1969 Description: Revised Final Draft script for the 1971 film. Copy belonging to Phil Abramson, set director for the film, with his name in manuscript ink on a couple of pages, and manuscript annotations throughout. Laid in is a folded photocopied shooting schedule sheet with photocopied annotations, and "Phil 140" in manuscript pencil at the top. Based on Thomas McGuane's 1968 debut novel. Vernor Stanton (Fields), an unstable patrician iconoclast, and his lifelong friend, James Quinn (Coster), engage in various drug-fueled adventures, often violent in nature. The two aim to destabilize the Centennial Club, the summer sporting resort for upper-class Michigan families, where they are members. Featuring a brief appearance by a pre-"Exorcist" Linda Blair. Set in Michigan, shot on location in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Salmon titled wrappers, noted as REV. FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, dated October 4, 1969. Title page present, identical on the front wrapper, with credits for screenwriter Semple, Jr., and novelist McGuane. 117 leaves, with last page of text numbered 116, plus a laid-in shooting sheet (dated Jan. 17, 1970). Mechanical duplication, with pink, blue, white, and yellow revision pages throughout, dated variously between 10/24/69 and 12/3/69. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads. Seller ID: 135248 Subject: 1970s Cinema, Comedy, Drugs and Alcohol, Film Scripts, Films with Literary Sources, Literature, Sports Royal Books Baltimore, MD Royal Books is located in the midtown area of Baltimore, Maryland. Since 1996, we have specialized in rare books and paper relating to twentieth century literature, genre fiction, the arts, and popular culture, with a particular emphasis on cinema. Terms of Sale All books noted as First Editions are also First Printings unless indicated otherwise. All items are guaranteed to be as described, and may be returned at any time for any reason for a full refund, including return postage if not as described. Shipping & International Customers Shipping within the US is free by USPS Media Mail. Please ask us about faster options and international shipping rates BEFORE placing an order. We are happy to upgrade shipping to Priority Mail or to arrange overseas shipping to many foreign countries upon request. If you are outside the US, and would like a quote for shipping prior to making payment, please go ahead and place your order, but do NOT pay for it. We will send a quote immediately for cheapest shipping (typically First Class). If you would like something other than cheapest shipping, let us know by way of an inquiry.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 550 USD
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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