Page One: “The Wild Bunch” (1969)

Screenplay by Walon Green, Sam Peckinpah, story by Roy N. Sickner

A trailer for the movie:

Okay, sure. The paragraphs of scene description are long by today’s standards. But that writing! What a way to introduce a character with such a vivid description. And virtually all of it a so-called “unfilmable.”

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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