Published by Taliafilm II, London, 1984
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Draft script for the 1986 film. Laid in with the script is a small "With Compliments" card bearing the name of screenwriter Michael Wadleigh in manuscript ink. From the collection of novelist William Hjortsberg, who worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood between 1977-1985. Hjortsberg is best known for the screenplay adaptation of "Angel Heart" (1987), based on his 1978 novel. Three teenage aliens stow away on a mission to Earth, where they crash-land in Wyoming and are taken in by an amiable rancher's son. Set in Wyoming, shot on location in Calgary, Alberta. Teal untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated 28 Mar 84, with credits for screenwriters Michael Wadleigh and Dulcinda Gose. 127 leaves, with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two silver brads.