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Save the Cat! Goes to the­ Movies
The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told

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Paperback, 300 pages
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United States, 1 October 2007

In the long-awaited sequel to his surprise bestseller, Save the Cat!, author and screenwriter Blake Snyder returns to form in a fast-paced follow-up that proves why his is the most talked-about approach to screenwriting in years. In the perfect companion piece to his first book, Snyder delivers even more insider's information gleaned from a 20-year track record as ?one of Hollywood's most successful spec screenwriters, ? giving you the clues to write your movie. Designed for screenwriters, novelists, and movie fans, this book gives readers the key breakdowns of the 50 most instructional movies from the past 30 years. From M*A*S*H to Crash, from Alien to Saw, from 10 to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Snyder reveals how screenwriters who came before you tackled the same challenges you are facing with the film you want to write ? or the one you are currently working on.


Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements Foreword

In which producer Sheila Hanahan Taylor (American Pie, Final Destination) confirms the success stories of the Save the Cat! method and tells how this may be the best Cat! yet.



STC! 2: The Introduction

Why a sequel? - "Genre" and "Structure" - Plus some Final Words that define terms used throughout the Cat! series.



Chapter One: Monster in the House

The definition of one of the most popular story types ever, plus breakdowns on Alien, Fatal Attraction, Scream, The Ring, and Saw.



Chapter Two: Golden Fleece

How Jason and the Argonauts begat The Bad News Bears (1976); Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Saving Private Ryan; Ocean's Eleven; and Maria Full of Grace.



Chapter Three: Out of the Bottle

Magical analyses of movies using magic: Freaky Friday (1976), Cocoon, The Nutty Professor, What Women Want, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.



Chapter Four: Dude with a Problem

The "dude" is an innocent and in big trouble in Three Days of the Condor, Die Hard, Sleeping with the Enemy, Deep Impact, and Open Water.



Chapter Five: Rites of Passage

Growth through pain in stories where "transition" is the obstacle: 10, Kramer vs. Kramer, Ordinary People, 28 Days, and Napoleon Dynamite.



Chapter Six: Buddy Love

The broad range of "love" stories include The Black Stallion, Lethal Weapon, When Harry Met Sally..., Titanic, and Brokeback Mountain.



Chapter Seven: Whydunit

The "detective" seeks the dark side and discovers "us" - as seen in All the President's Men, Blade Runner, Fargo, Mystic River, and Brick.



Chapter Eight: Fool Triumphant

This "fish out of water" tale stars an underdog we overlook in Being There, Tootsie, Forrest Gump, Legally Blonde, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin.



Chapter Nine: Institutionalized

Who matters most, the individual or the group? It's Man vs. "the herd" in M*A*S*H, Do the Right Thing, Office Space, Training Day, and Crash.



Chapter Ten: Superhero

Extraordinary man faces the ordinary world... and its Lilliputians in Raging Bull, The Lion King, The Matrix, Gladiator, and Spider-Man 2.



277 afterword

So what about Ghost? - How to best use this book to create any story you're working on and make it resonate!





Glossary Redux

Even More Terms from the 310 Area Code - An updated slangfest of Cat! phrases explained once and for all, including such new terminology as the "chase to the airport," the "button," the "Half Man," and the "eye of the storm."



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In the long-awaited sequel to his surprise bestseller, Save the Cat!, author and screenwriter Blake Snyder returns to form in a fast-paced follow-up that proves why his is the most talked-about approach to screenwriting in years. In the perfect companion piece to his first book, Snyder delivers even more insider's information gleaned from a 20-year track record as ?one of Hollywood's most successful spec screenwriters, ? giving you the clues to write your movie. Designed for screenwriters, novelists, and movie fans, this book gives readers the key breakdowns of the 50 most instructional movies from the past 30 years. From M*A*S*H to Crash, from Alien to Saw, from 10 to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Snyder reveals how screenwriters who came before you tackled the same challenges you are facing with the film you want to write ? or the one you are currently working on.


Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements Foreword

In which producer Sheila Hanahan Taylor (American Pie, Final Destination) confirms the success stories of the Save the Cat! method and tells how this may be the best Cat! yet.



STC! 2: The Introduction

Why a sequel? - "Genre" and "Structure" - Plus some Final Words that define terms used throughout the Cat! series.



Chapter One: Monster in the House

The definition of one of the most popular story types ever, plus breakdowns on Alien, Fatal Attraction, Scream, The Ring, and Saw.



Chapter Two: Golden Fleece

How Jason and the Argonauts begat The Bad News Bears (1976); Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Saving Private Ryan; Ocean's Eleven; and Maria Full of Grace.



Chapter Three: Out of the Bottle

Magical analyses of movies using magic: Freaky Friday (1976), Cocoon, The Nutty Professor, What Women Want, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.



Chapter Four: Dude with a Problem

The "dude" is an innocent and in big trouble in Three Days of the Condor, Die Hard, Sleeping with the Enemy, Deep Impact, and Open Water.



Chapter Five: Rites of Passage

Growth through pain in stories where "transition" is the obstacle: 10, Kramer vs. Kramer, Ordinary People, 28 Days, and Napoleon Dynamite.



Chapter Six: Buddy Love

The broad range of "love" stories include The Black Stallion, Lethal Weapon, When Harry Met Sally..., Titanic, and Brokeback Mountain.



Chapter Seven: Whydunit

The "detective" seeks the dark side and discovers "us" - as seen in All the President's Men, Blade Runner, Fargo, Mystic River, and Brick.



Chapter Eight: Fool Triumphant

This "fish out of water" tale stars an underdog we overlook in Being There, Tootsie, Forrest Gump, Legally Blonde, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin.



Chapter Nine: Institutionalized

Who matters most, the individual or the group? It's Man vs. "the herd" in M*A*S*H, Do the Right Thing, Office Space, Training Day, and Crash.



Chapter Ten: Superhero

Extraordinary man faces the ordinary world... and its Lilliputians in Raging Bull, The Lion King, The Matrix, Gladiator, and Spider-Man 2.



277 afterword

So what about Ghost? - How to best use this book to create any story you're working on and make it resonate!





Glossary Redux

Even More Terms from the 310 Area Code - An updated slangfest of Cat! phrases explained once and for all, including such new terminology as the "chase to the airport," the "button," the "Half Man," and the "eye of the storm."



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