Albert Brooks Starring Screenwriter (5 results)

Vintage photograph of Albert Brooks from the set of the 1997 film. Albert Brooks stars as a science-fiction novelist, who, after his second failed marriage, moves back in with his mother, Debbie Reyonds, hoping to find the cause of his relationship woes. "Mother" was Reynolds' first major film role in over 20 years. Shot on location in San Francisco and Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Revised Final Draft script for the 1994 film. Loosely based on a 1976 "New Yorker" article by Roger Angell, about a baseball scout who discovers a promising new player and successfully negotiates his signing with the Yankees, only to realize that the man is emotionally stunted after years of childhood abuse. Shot on location in Zempoala and Veracruz in Mexico, in Bracken County, Kentucky, and in New York. Self wrappers. Title page present, dated 12/5/93, noted as FINAL DRAFT and Revised. 130 leaves, with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with rainbow revision pages throughout, dated variously between 12/20/93 and 3/15/94. Pages Near Fine, bound with three gold brads.…

Collection of 42 vintage call sheets from the 1994, dated December 27, 1993 through March 8, 1994. Laid in are three copies of "Safety Bulletin No. 3: Helicopter Safety Procedures," and one copy of "AMPTP Safety Bulletin No. 8: Guidlines for Insert Camera Cars." All leaves printed on the rectos and versos. Based on the 1976 New Yorker article "Scout" by Roger Angell. Albert Brooks stars as a baseball scout, who, sent to the Mexican countryside after his latest prospect suffers a humiliating bout of stage fright, discovers a young American who can pitch and hit better than anyone else, played by Brendan Fraser. Shot on location in Mexico, Kentucky, Los Angeles, and New York. 8.5 x 14 inches on white and blue leaves. Near Fine.…

Vintage studio still photograph of director Robert Aldrich on the set of the 1956 film, one of only a handful of war films made in the noir style during the classic era. One of Aldrich's finest efforts, a noirish take on the evils of war, with a interesting focus on nepotism. Unpopular on release due to a grim ending and a cynical tone, much the opposite of a flag-waving World War II film. Set in Belgium. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Selby US.…

Vintage oversize matte-finish photograph of actors Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster at a press conference for the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, where "Taxi Driver" would win the Palme d'Or. Mimeo snipe in French on the verso. A landmark release that would prove to be the turning point in the careers of director Martin Scorsese, screenwriter Paul Schrader, and actors De Niro and Foster, and one that has only gained significance with the passage of time. Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Set and shot on location in New York City. 12 x 7.75 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Cannes Palme d'Or 1976. Ebert I. Grant US. Penzler 101. Schrader 36. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir.…