THE RIVER 1983 Mel Gibson Original Production Script Lot Schedules COA Film For Sale

THE RIVER (1983) — MEL GIBSON ORIGINAL PRODUCTION SCRIPT & ARCHIVEORIGINAL PRODUCTION SCREENPLAY + REVISION PAGES + THREE SHOOTING SCHEDULESOffered here is an exceptional group of original production material from The River, the 1984 Universal Pictures drama directed by Mark Rydell and starring Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek and Scott Glenn.This is much more than a standard movie script. The lot documents the production process through an August 3, 1983 Third Draft screenplay, a substantial group of revision pages and three separate shooting schedules, providing an unusually detailed behind-the-scenes record of the making of the film.THE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYThe primary script is an August 3, 1983 Third Draft, housed in the distinctive stiff Universal Pictures production covers.It consists of 109 white and blue pages, with both a 7/29/83 blue title page and a 7/28/83 white title page present.Importantly, this is an original production Xerox of an earlier script, retaining notes from the production process. The Xerox itself contains handwritten annotations, and the script bears the handwritten possessory name PENSIERO in ink.The consignor identifies this as Barbara Pensiero\'s production material. Barbara Pensiero is credited as a production assistant on The River, with production work taking place in Tennessee.SUBSTANTIAL REVISION MATERIALAlso included is approximately a 3/4-inch stack of revision pages, continuing through yellow revisions dated August 31, 1983.The revision pages have not been assembled into a single reconstructed draft, so the exact resulting page count has not been determined. There may potentially be a substantial or complete revised draft contained within this group.For the serious production-script collector, this is particularly desirable because the revisions preserve evidence of the ongoing rewriting and production changes taking place during the actual preparation of the film.THREE ORIGINAL SHOOTING SCHEDULESThe lot also includes three separate production shooting schedules:• 4-page Blue One-Line Shooting Schedule
• 55-page White Shooting Schedule — September 6, 1983
• 55-page Lime Shooting Schedule — August 19, 1983Together with the screenplay and revision pages, these schedules provide an unusually comprehensive snapshot of how this Universal production was being organized and prepared for filming.ABOUT THE FILMThe River tells the story of a struggling Tennessee farm family fighting to keep its land in the face of devastating storms, flooding and threatened bank foreclosure. Mel Gibson plays the family\'s father, who is confronted with the difficult choice of taking work as a strikebreaker at a steel mill in an effort to save the family farm.Directed by Mark Rydell and written by Robert Dillon and Julian Barry, the film was released theatrically by Universal Pictures on December 19, 1984. It received multiple Academy Award nominations, including recognition for Sissy Spacek, cinematography, sound and original score.For collectors of Mel Gibson memorabilia, however, the real attraction here is the original production documentation. The script, revision pages and shooting schedules collectively show the film moving from screenplay through actual production planning.AUTHENTICITYGuaranteed Vintage & Original.Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from the Museum of Mom and Pop Culture.CONDITIONVERY FINE overall. Please examine all photographs carefully. The original production script and accompanying production material show the normal handling associated with working Hollywood documents, including annotations and production use.This is an unusually substantial Mel Gibson / Universal Pictures production archive, combining an original dated screenplay with revision material and three original shooting schedules.A terrific piece of 1980s Hollywood production history for collectors of Mel Gibson, Universal Pictures, original movie scripts and behind-the-scenes film-production material.PLEASE NOTE: The key-art photograph is NOT included. It has been added solely as a visual reference.offer WITH CONFIDENCE AND ENJOY!