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Box 320

 Container

Contains 3 Results:

Second draft, October 7 - 29, 1986

 File — Box: 320, Folder: 1-4
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

This started as a rewrite of Pistoleers--"My first couple of drafts were set in New York City--then Crocodile Dundee came out and the studio asked me to reset the story in Washington, D. C. to avoid comparison. Against my better judgment I agreed to give it a try and the whole thing (meaning the writing) went downhill after that." Bill Wittliff, February 16, 1989. Includes notes by Wittliff's assistant at the time, Connie Todd.

Dates: October 7 - 29, 1986
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-026, William D. Wittliff Papers / Screenwriting / The Cowboy Way

Rewrite, February 24 - April 1, 1987

 File — Box: 320, Folder: 5-7
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

This started as a rewrite of Pistoleers--"My first couple of drafts were set in New York City--then Crocodile Dundee came out and the studio asked me to reset the story in Washington, D. C. to avoid comparison. Against my better judgment I agreed to give it a try and the whole thing (meaning the writing) went downhill after that." Bill Wittliff, February 16, 1989. Includes notes by Wittliff's assistant at the time, Connie Todd.

Dates: February 24 - April 1, 1987
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-026, William D. Wittliff Papers / Screenwriting / The Cowboy Way

Rewrite, May 4 - 18, 1987

 File — Box: 320, Folder: 8
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

This started as a rewrite of Pistoleers--"My first couple of drafts were set in New York City--then Crocodile Dundee came out and the studio asked me to reset the story in Washington, D. C. to avoid comparison. Against my better judgment I agreed to give it a try and the whole thing (meaning the writing) went downhill after that." Bill Wittliff, February 16, 1989. Includes notes by Wittliff's assistant at the time, Connie Todd.

Dates: May 4 - 18, 1987
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-026, William D. Wittliff Papers / Screenwriting / The Cowboy Way