Page One: “The Nice Guys” (2016)

Written by Shane Black, Anthony Bagarozzi

The movie version of the opening:

It bums me out big time that this movie didn’t do more business. It’s a terrific example of action-comedy. In a parallel universe, it’s got a multiyear commitment from a streaming service as a TV series.

Read the script here.

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