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The Toughest Scene I Wrote

  1. the toughest scene i wrote
    Tamara Jenkins on Popping the Big Question in Private Life“You can’t just make shit up. It has to be true at some point. But if I were presenting this as my memoir … I’d be in trouble.”
    As told to Emily Yoshida
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    The Favourite Screenwriter Talks About the Mystery of the RabbitsTony McNamara discusses how the rabbits helped him solve the movie’s most difficult scene.
    As told to Jordan Crucchiola
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    Spider-Verse Had to Get You to Love Miles Morales in 45 Seconds“In Miles, we have a kid who’s not ready — he’s not ready for school; he’s not ready for this mission.”
    As told to Hunter Harris
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    Behind the Incredibles 2 Scene That Took ‘Thousands’ of Drafts to Perfect“It was so easy to have Bob become too childish — and if he’s too pouty, you’re going, Why would Helen stay married to this guy?”
    As told to Hunter Harris
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    How BlacKkKlansman Crafted Its Explosive ClimaxCo-writer Kevin Willmott walks Vulture through the movie’s closing confrontation between Ron Stallworth, a bomb, and a car full of Klansmen.
    By Nate Jones
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    Breaking Down The Wife’s Savage Yet Intimate Finale“I’ll tell you, this movie is kind of a metaphor for me as a female screenwriter and director in Hollywood.”
    As told to Jordan Crucchiola
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    How Mahershala Ali Changed Green Book’s Pivotal Scene“When he brought it up, I immediately realized, ‘Oh, yeah, that is fucked up. What he’s saying is exactly correct.’ It was never a debate.”
    As told to Chris Lee
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    How Paul Schrader Made Ethan Hawke Float in First ReformedSchrader on writing the film’s levitation scene, where Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried float up into the cosmos.
    As told to Hunter Harris
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    The Story Behind Eighth Grade’s Wrenching Box-Burning Scene“Oh my God, this kid is asking me if she makes me sad. And holy shit, I need to say some perfect monologue to assure her that’s not the truth!”
    As told to Chris Lee
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    Boots Riley Tells Us the Story Behind Sorry to Bother You’s Horse People“I had a girlfriend at the time who was very into horses and claimed it wasn’t sexual, so that was probably one of the reasons it got into my head.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
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    How First Man Crafted Its Most Uncomfortable SceneScreenwriter Josh Singer breaks down Neil Armstrong’s pre–moon landing family sit-down.
    As told to Nate Jones
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: The Martian“I was so excited, and I called [the book’s author] Andy Weir and said, ‘I think I’ve cracked it.’ He very dryly said, ‘Eh, that doesn’t work.’”
    By Drew Goddard and Kevin Lincoln
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Cutting a Powerful Moment From RoomWhereas a book can meander toward its destination, a film has a forward momentum.
    By Emma Donoghue and Stacey Wilson Hunt
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    Toughest Scene We Wrote: Straight Outta Compton“There was enough material for 15 pages worth of script, but it had to be condensed into an extremely dense three to four pages.”
    By Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, and Stacey Wilson Hunt
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: The Danish Girl“It’s a moment that we — like Gerda — forget, but revisit with different eyes once we understand that Einar Wegener was, in fact, always Lili Elbe.”
    By Lucinda Coxon and Stacey Wilson Hunt
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Concussion“‘Writing’ is the wrong way to describe what happens to words in a movie.”
    By Peter Landesman and Stacey Wilson Hunt
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Sicario’s Delicate, Complicated Sex Scene“At first I thought, It can’t be her apartment, can it? Would she be so cavalier about having casual sex?”
    By Taylor Sheridan and Stacey Wilson Hunt
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Introducing a Key Character in SpotlightThe writers struggled to incorporate jargony exposition without weighing the scene down.
    By Josh Singer and Stacey Wilson Hunt
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    How The Lego Movie’s Surprise Twist WorkedThe best scene in the movie was one they thought about cutting.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: How Jon Favreau Saved Chef on the Last DayJohn Leguizamo pitched in, too.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Fault in Our StarsRead the scene the writers picked.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Wrestling the Tricky Foxcatcher Into ShapeWith two script excerpts you can check out.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Crafting A Most Violent Year’s Wild Chase SceneWriter-director J.C. Chandor explains the scary day that helped him crack the scene.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Dear White People’s Tricky Party-PlanningHow writer-director Justin Simien tackled the movie’s blackface party.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Toughest Scene I Wrote: On Whiplash’s 1st SceneWriter-director Damien Chazelle explains, “If the opening moments didn’t land, I was in trouble.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: On The Theory of Everything’s Broken MarriageHow do you write an emotionally powerful breakup scene when one of your characters can barely speak?
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Figuring Out Skeleton Twins’ Most Vicious Line“Maybe next time you should cut deeper.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: The Question of Sex in Love Is StrangeHow far should a scene of suggested intimacy go?
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Why the Birdman Writers Embraced Mediocrity“The motel-room scene had to be mediocre enough to appear as written by our hero, Riggan Thomson.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    How They Fit Thanos Into Guardians of the Galaxy“Having Thanos be in that scene was more helpful to the Marvel universe than it was to Guardians of the Galaxy.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Finding Obvious Child’s Perfect Fart/Cry BalanceOne fart “literally sucked the air out of a scene.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Why The Imitation Game Cut a Shocking Death“It was instantly goofy,” says screenwriter Graham Moore.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Richard Linklater on Boyhood’s Saddest MomentIt’s Patricia Arquette’s tearful good-bye.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Spike Jonze on Her’s Sweet Song“Each time we changed our minds, Arcade Fire would have to write a new song.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Toughest Scene I Wrote: Nebraska’s Bob NelsonHow slicing down one line made all the difference.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Kill Your Darlings Co-writer Austin Bunn“While Daniel Radcliffe worked his way through the poem, I realized I had no idea what he was talking about.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Ryan Coogler on Fruitvale StationIt’s a key scene between Michael B. Jordan and Melonie Diaz.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Kelly Marcel on the Tricky Saving Mr. BanksIt’s a scene between Emma Thompson and Paul Giamatti.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Steve Coogan on Philomena’s Sad Reveal“There’s something, dare I say, Hitchcockian about it that I love.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Toughest Scene: The Butler’s Reagan Section“It was very difficult [to write] because Reagan’s record on civil rights was so bad.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Toughest Scene I Wrote: Spectacular Now WritersChandler wanted to take out a key line before filming.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: The Coen Brothers on Inside Llewyn DavisThe brothers discuss coming up with just the right song for Llewyn’s ill-fated audition scene.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Nicole Holofcener on Enough Said’s Ending“It was just a very tenuous line between schmaltz and making it work.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Toughest Scene: 12 Years a Slave’s ‘WTF Moment’It’s the scene with Alfre Woodard.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Drew Pearce on Iron Man 3’s Huge Reveal“I was really worried about telling Marvel — I thought we’d get strung up.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Toughest Scene I Wrote: Before Midnight’s Fight“I always thought of this scene as two heavyweights going at each other. They’re like Ali vs. Frazier III!”
    By Kyle Buchanan
  47. The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Alfonso Cuarón on GravityCuarón and his co-writer son Jonás explain the scene that required some last-minute help from George Clooney.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Moonrise Kingdom Co-Writer Roman Coppola“Wes conceived this idea … but he couldn’t quite crack it.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Life of Pi’s Ending“We went through dozens and dozens of version of the ending.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Toughest Scene: Zero Dark Thirty’s Mark Boal“I still don’t think I’ve totally shaken it off, to be honest with you.”
    By Kyle Buchanan
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