HIGH COUNTRY 1981 Original Movie Script Dean Riesner First Draft Aaron Russo COA

  

Dean Riesner's first draft with an Aaron Russo production sticker - Riesner wrote Dirty Harry and Charley Varrick, making this an important document from one of Hollywood's most reliable crime writers. The Russo connection adds a layer of rock and roll Hollywood history to an already compelling piece. Guaranteed Vintage and Original as issued. Comes with COA from the Museum of Mom and Pop Culture!

Stiff Covers - Script is 116 White Pages - Aaron Russo sticker on Title Page - Dean Riesner First Draft Bud Townsend also credited on IMDB, but this could have been a Riesner solo draft - 2/27/81 - May be a scarce one - Looks like a great read! OVERALL CONDITION: See Photos - Cover is Fine but has name of film on masking tape at edge - Interior of the script is Extra Fine. HISTORICAL INFORMATION: The High Country is a 1981 Canadian adventure film directed by Harvey Hart and starring Timothy Bottoms and Linda Purl. STORYLINE: Jim is a convicted marijuana dealer, who is being pressured by the system to turn State's Evidence. He is accidentally freed from custody by a car crash, is shot & on the run.

Kathy is running as well. Her severe learning disability is leaving her discouraged, constantly being under pressure because of inability to learn to read. The unlikely pair meet up. Cathy feels a sympathy for him, but Jim's bad attitude seems to spell doom for her hopes to befriend him.

But Jim is cornered by inevitability of his recapture and takes Cathy up on her offer to guide him thru the wilderness of the high country, a place she feels more at home, due to her father's tutelage. The roles are now reversed. Jim, the independent self-centered city boy is now at the mercy of the wilderness and is forced to trust Cathy to keep him safe.

Meanwhile, Cathy is putting to use all that she has learned in a real-life test of survival. Cathy finds her confidence & courage, and thru her innocent view of life & unconditional caring, Jim discovers a part of himself he never knew existed. Just as the two find each other as a couple and fall in love, both Cathy's father and the law close in.

Will Jim overcome his past and make the commitment and sacrifice for her love? SEE MORE CLASSIC PLAYS, MUSICALS AND SCREENPLAYS FROM THIS AMAZING 150K SCRIPT ARCHIVE IN OUR OTHER AUCTIONS - AND IN THE WEEKS TO COME! PLEASE NOTE: Screen Grab of poster NOT INCLUDED - IMAGE ADDED AS VISUAL REFERENCE ONLY - THANKS! If it is a birthday or emergency, we can make special arrangements. We love to combine, but if you win more than one item, wait for us to pack and weigh your total order and invoice you for that total. We use UPS for higher-grade material unless there is some kind of specific issue such as size.