You can swiftly unsubscribe at any time. But after seeing this movie - more than once - I had to read it! Password Strength. Such a shame that Tom dropped dead of a drug overdose. They're like Cliff's Notes for your favorite movies, except Cliff thinks your favorite movie sucks. The truth can be adjusted. Michael Clayton was released over a decade ago, but it continues to hold up incredibly well. MUSIC and CREDITS alreadymixing with the crazed, manic, express train chatter of -, INT. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeens dirtiest work at the behest of the firm’s co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack). Cause that’s not a legal strategy I’VE ever heard of. Price New from Used from Paperback, Illustrated "Please retry" $15.97 . A CLEANING CREW IN THE DISTANCE. God I hope at some point of this movie I’ll get to do at least one thing that couldn’t have been handled by a random unpaid intern. When I watched the film during its theatrical release, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Could you give me a sympathetic motivation for possibly choosing eighty grand over justice? He gets in his car and drives moodily off through the woods. THREE ASSOCIATES STACKING, A SENIOR PARTNER’S OFFICE. Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2016. Imdb: Link (IMDb Pro Required for any real info) Then kill whoever finds the third death in as many weeks suspicious. Lawyer GEORGE CLOONEY is paying a visit on rich jerk DENIS O’HARE. First Name: First Name Required. Amazing writer. And opening it to a random page I see an illustration of some horses on a hill. Great! Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Urk, sorry about that. And so forth. Three days earlier, GEORGE is meeting with a MAFIOSO. Success! This is a sharp script. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack). to gain access to hundreds of Hollywood's top screenplays. Unable to add item to List. I guess we’ll kill them too. The role of Karen, the female corporate defense attorney, is so perfectly written as to describe any number of women who have risen to the top of the profession. Read Script Michael Clayton (2007) Written byTony Gilroy. Will you choose Door Number One: whatever vague kind of justice that evidence can procure for poor dead Tom! Welcome back. Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features. This is a “Yeah, well, Crazy” thing, isn’t it. There's a problem loading this menu right now. TILDA goes to a secret rendezvous with ROBERT PRESCOTT and TERRY SERPICO. Seven hours from now this place will be vibrating with the Genre: Crime / Drama / Mystery Premise: A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit. I’m the main villain of this movie, a corporate lawyer who is in a constant state of crippling anxiety over her job performance. https://www.scripts.com/script/michael_clayton_125. At the agrichemical company U/North, meanwhile, the career of in-house counsel Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) rests on the multimillion-dollar settlement of a class action suit that Clayton’s firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Does exactly what I want to do, exactly as advertised. Tony Gilroy makes his directorial debut with Michael Clayton. A great double-feature with "The Big Lebowski" script. Yes, that nicely scrubs any lingering hint of ambiguity out of my character, thanks. TOM has been KILLED. TSL Screenplay Library Sign up for TSL Basic Membership (free!) Fast-paced, with jump cuts back and forth between simultaneous action, but full of beats of devastating silence; emotional hell. Of course! Abridged Scripts are short(-ish) screenplays for films that just cover the highlights. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. All right George, I think that’s enough meandering setup stuff.