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SCRIPT
COVERAGE
Title: Goodfellas Setting:
Brooklyn, New York
Author: Martin Scorsese Period:
1955-1980
Producer: Elements
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Submitted by: Submitted
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Read by: Michael Herwald Genre:
Crime:
Coverage Date: 4-16-14 Submission
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Log Line: A young man fulfils his life long dream, but then
has to betray all that he loves to save the one’s he loves.
Summary: Set in 1950s mob heavy New York we follow young
Henry Hill from boyhood to manhood as he tries to fulfill his life long dream
of becoming a mobster. The story starts out showing how young Henry becomes
acquainted with mobsters who in turn introduce him to a life of crime, money,
and women. Henry goes through many tribulations that test his character and
morals. There is never a dull moment. The screenplay contains one of the best
plot twists in modern movie history. Goodfellas is the downward spiral of Henry
Hill’s life.
Comments: Movies
that have to do with the mafia will always have a place in the cinematic world.
People love to see the mob world romanticized and in movie form because it
allows everyone to experience the “fast” life without actually committing a
crime.
The story is
absolutely solid. The objectives and plot are made clear right from the
beginning and are very easy to follow. Henry the protagonist is a very likeable
character and the audience will have no trouble commiserating with him. The
script keeps one on edge up until the climax where the reader is left
flabbergasted by the plot twist. After reading I cannot help but to feel like I
want more to read.
One of the
strongest parts of the script is the development of all the side characters,
for instance the character Stacks the reader only meets him once but through a
few short scenes the reader feels like he or she really knows this character
and is actually upset when he is later killed.
This is a
very different movie from The Godfather, which I think will help it in the end.
It has a much faster pace and has a much more loose feeling to it. But the same
audience who enjoyed The Godfather will also enjoy this script.
What is very
unique about this movie is the antagonists are people we are rooting for up
until the very end. Henry is faced with a choice, either is family or his
lifestyle and he chooses family which in turns ruins his lifestyle and that is
all he ever wanted to be.
Overall, the
current draft of the script has reached max potential and is ready to be
transformed into a movie.
