Dead Man Walking: The Shooting Script

by Tim Robbins, Helen Prejean (Foreword)

Includes the Academy-Award nominated script, and scene-by-scene notes written exclusively for this edition by Tim Robbins detailing the choices he made during production and post-production. 20 b/w photos.

The Newmarket Shooting Script(tm) Series features an attractive 7 x 9 1/4 inch format that includes a facsimile of the film's shooting script, as chosen by the writer and/or director, exclusive notes on the film's production and history, stills, and credits.

Genres: Film

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Timothy Francis Robbins is an Academy Award-winning American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist, and musician. He is the longtime partner of actress Susan Sarandon, with whom he shares liberal political views. At 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in), Robbins is one of the tallest actors in Hollywood.

Reviews

[Dan Sendker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read in two sittings in downtown Boston, between 3:00 and 4:20 am. This movie is suffocating and powerful, and the screenplay is as well (the endnotes by writer/director Tim Robbins are helpful too).

Watch this movie.

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

I needed to read a screenplay today and this was the one. Part of my reading was due to procrastination on my own script writing but I got caught up in this gripping drama. It points out that if you can find redemption in someone considered scum (Matt Poncelet/Sean Penn) for the evil he did then everyones voice needs to be heard. The screenplay includes notes from Tim Robbins about scenes/Production and omissions. I appreciated it. Now I need to see the movie. I can see why Susan Sarandon won an academy award for this role.

[Tori · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a fabulous read , it is a eye opener to the justice system and they way it works. It sparked a lot of thoughts in my head like how can they find a war but not feed the poor or how if a person in welfare gets a job of any kind they loose the right to receiving a monthly check, so it's better for people in those positions to not all

The character that changes the most in the book is sister, she is surprised that the inmate she's writing to is even willing to associate with her knowing that he doesn't usually write

[Joan Noble · Rating 4 out of 5]

A walk inside death row.