Michael Dinner Director (3 results)

Off Beat (Original screenplay for the 1986 film)
Michael Dinner (director); Mark Medoff (screenwriter); Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Cleavant Derricks, Joe Mantegna (starring)
Published by N.p., N.p. 1985
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerDraft script for the 1986 film. With a manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper noting copy No. 356. Missing five pages, likely as used or issued. A young librarian poses as a police officer for a one-time charity dance event, but attempts to maintain the ruse when he catches the attentions of a young, attractive policewom…an. Light blue illustrated titled wrappers. Title page present, dated May 12, 1985, with credits for director Michael Dinner and screenwriter Mark Medoff. 141 leaves, with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with white revision pages throughout, dated variously between 5/20/85 and 7/16/85. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available.
More imagesL.A. Confidential (Original screenplay for the 2019 television pilot)
Walton Goggins, Shea Whigham, Charles Baker, Jade Pettyjohn (starring); James Ellroy (novel); Michael Dinner (director); Jordan Harper (screenwriter)
Published by Lions Gate Films, N.p. 2018
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerRevised Production Draft script for the 2019 television pilot. Not to be confused with the 1997 film. A pilot for an unproduced television series based on James Ellroy's 1990 neo-noir novel set in 1950s Los Angeles. The second of two unsuccessful attempts to adapt Ellroy's novel for the small screen, following one in 1999 starri…ng Kiefer Sutherland. The 2019 pilot was never aired on television, and was ultimately released in 2003 as an extra on a special Blu-Ray edition of the 1997 film. Self wrappers. Title page present, dated March 12, 2018, noted as Production Draft, with credits for Ellroy and screenwriter Jordan Harper. 54 leaves, with last page of text numbered 48. Xerographic duplication on pink stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
More imagesL.A. Confidential (Original location scouting booklet for the 2019 television movie)
Walton Goggins, Shea Whigham, Charles Baker, Jade Pettyjohn (starring); James Ellroy (novel); Michael Dinner (director); Jordan Harper (screenwriter)
Published by N.p., N.p. 2018
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerTwo gatherings of location scouting material for the 2019 television movie. Not to be confused with the 1997 film. A pilot for an unproduced television series based on James Ellroy's 1990 neo-noir novel set in 1950s Los Angeles. The second of two unsuccessful attempts to adapt Ellroy's novel for the small screen, following one i…n 1999 starring Kiefer Sutherland. The 2019 pilot was never aired on television, and was ultimately released in 2003 as an extra on a special Blu-Ray edition of the 1997 film. One gathering 19 leaves, the other 10 leaves. Both about Fine, each partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner.