The screenplay is so well-written in a scruffy, fanzine way that you w…

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The screenplay is so well-written in a scruffy, fanzine way that you want to rub noses in it - the noses of those zombie writers who take 'screenwriting' classes that teach them the formulas for 'hit films.' ✨ Roger Ebert (1996). Roger Ebert's Video Companion, 1997 Edition, Andrews McMeel Pub
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The screenplay is so well-written in a scruffy, fanzine way that you want to rub noses in it - the noses of those zombie writers who take 'screenwriting' classes that teach them the formulas for 'hit films.' ✨ Roger Ebert (1996). Roger Ebert's Video Companion, 1997 Edition, Andrews McMeel Pub

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