Breaking In (Original screenplay for the 1989 film)

  • Los Angeles: Act III Productions, 1988
By Bill Forsyth (director); John Sayles (screenwriter); Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko (starring)
Los Angeles: Act III Productions, 1988. Draft script for the 1989 film. Copy belonging to hair stylist Philip Leto, with his annotations in manuscript ink on the title page, and his name in manuscript ink on a single revision page.

A old New York safecracker takes on a bumbling young crook as his lookout and apprentice. The American directorial debut of Scottish filmmaker Bill Forsyth.

Set and shot on location in Portland, Oregon.

Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for director Bill Forsyth and screenwriter John Sayles. 128 leaves, with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with blue, pink, and green revision pages throughout, most undated, with one dated June 15, 1988. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good, moderately soiled, bound with three silver brads.

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