Thomas Rickman Screenwriter (4 results)

Revised Draft script for an unproduced film. Written by noted screenwriter Thomas Rickman, whose produced work includes "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "The Laughing Policeman" (1973), and "Coal Miner's Daughter" (1980). Not to be confused with the 1989 film starring Patrick Swayze. On a train bound for Kentucky, an unnamed soldier murders a honor guard sent to escort the body of a soldier killed in battle to his family, stealing the sergeant's identity in order to avoid being court-martialed for previously killing a different officer. A friendship develops between the soldier, posing as the now-deceased "Sergeant Peck," and the fallen soldier's family and fiancee, who believe him to be a valiant, kind man, sending the soldier into escalating guilt and shame. Set in Western Kentucky. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as REVISED, with credits for screenwriter Thomas Rickman. 112 leaves, with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus overall, bound internally with three gold brads.…

Four vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1974 film. Based on the 1970 novel by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. A gritty crime drama in which a mass murderer kills a police detective and his partner is left to attempt to find the killer. Set in San Francisco. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1980 film. Based on Loretta Lynn's autobiography "Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter," cowritten by George Vecsey. A dramatization of Lynn's life, following her poverty-stricken upbringing in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, to her rise to fame as a country music superstar. Winner of an Academy Award for Sissy Spacek as Best Actress, nominated for six others, including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. Shot on location in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. 8 x 10 inches. Light even toning commensurate with age, else Near Fine.…

Revised shooting script for the 1999 television movie, originally aired on December 5, 1999, on ABC. Based on Mitch Albom's 1997 memoir, about his time spent with his former college professor, who is dying of Lou Gehrig's disease. Winner of several Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor for Jack Lemmon and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Hank Azaria. Lemmon's final film role before his death in 2001. Set in Detroit and Boston, shot on location in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita. Self wrappers. Title page present, dated June 4, 1999, noted as Shooting Script, with credits for Albom, screenwriter Tom Rickman, and director Mick Jackson. 110 leaves, with last page of text numbered 98. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with rainbow revision pages throughout, dated variously between July 6 and August 9, 1999. Pages Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.…