Page One: ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ (2004)

Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, story by Charlie Kaufman & Michel Gondry & Pierre Bismuth

The movie version of the opening:

A major difference in the movie: A lot more voice-over narration. Watching the opening again actually reminded me of another Charlie Kaufman movie: Adaptation. Here is the opening for that movie:

A character caught up with anxiety worrying about a laundry list of personal items. Similar dynamic in both movies.

You may download the screenplay here.

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