GRAND THEFT PARSONS
Written by
Jeremy Drysdale
June 2003
OPENING TITLE.
"ALTHOUGH THIS MOTION PICTURE IS INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY,
CERTAIN CHARACTERS AND EVENTS ARE FICTIONAL."
FADE IN:
SUPER: 'SEPTEMBER 1973'.
INT. PHIL KAUFMAN'S BEDROOM. NIGHT
A phone rings in the dark. A little light falls from the
open window, illuminating an old bakelite telephone. It
sits on a small table alongside a large amount of empty
bottles and a couple of overflowing ashtrays.
EXT. PHIL'S TRIKE. NIGHT
[Movie Script]Grand Hotel
GRAND HOTEL
Written by
Bela Balazs
Based on the play "Menschen im Hotel"
By Vicki Baum
American version
By William A. Drake
SHOOTING DRAFT
PROLOGUE
Berlin.Season is March.
Action of the picture takes place in approximately 36 hours.
Picture commences at approximately 12:35 in the day.
Time: The Present.
EXTERIOR REVOLVING DOOR
Show general natural action of people going in and people
coming out but in it is the definite inference of people
arriving and people leaving the big hotel.MOVE INSIDE THROUGH THE REVOLVING DOOR -- very quickly. CAMERA
PAUSES ON THE THRESHOLD like a human being, seeing and
hearing.DISSOLVE OUT.