Page One: ‘Blood Simple’ (1984)

Written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

This is the Coen brothers’ first movie. Even then, they had in place a filmmaking process they use to this day: storyboarding everything.

Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story.

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