Page One: ‘Breaking Away’ (1979)

Written by Steve Tesich

The trailer for the movie:

My preparation for writing my first screenplay was reading Syd Field’s book, Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting and three movie scripts. Breaking Away was one of them (the other two were Back to the Future and Witness). I had loved Breaking Away when I saw it when it was released in 1979. It’s a wonderful movie and Steve Tesich wrote a brilliant script.

You may download the screenplay here.

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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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