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Victor R Gibson

Author of this site three technical books and two novels
Victor R Gibson has written 2038 posts for A MOTION PICTURE LIST

Bait (2000)

Duration 1h 59m Rating (UK) 15 (13 in Spain and R in USA?) Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Andrew Scheinman, Adam Scheinman, Tony Gilroy Director Antoine Fuqua Starring Jamie Foxx, David Morse, Doug Hutchison, David Paymer, Jeffrey Donovan, Megan Dodds Elevator Pitch A small time thief, imprisoned for stealing shrimp, is in … Continue reading

Self/Less (2015)

Duration 1h 57m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Alex Pastor, David Pastor, Tari Director Tarsem Singh Starring Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Ben Kingsley, Victor Garber, Michelle Dockery Elevator Pitch A dying billionaire seeks help from a shadowy organisation who promise to transfer his conciousness into an artificially … Continue reading

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Duration 2h 1m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A Marvel Comics series Writer/s Script James Gunn, Nicole Perlman Writer/s Story Many people with characters attributions: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Bill Mantio, Keith Giffen, Jim Starlin, Steve Englehart, Steve Gan, Steve Gerber, Val Mayerik, Gene Colan, Arnold Drake, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee and seven others. … Continue reading

Detroit (2017)

Duration 2h 23m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Based on an actual event during the 1967 Detroit riots. Writer/s Script Mark Boal Director Kathryn Bigelow Starring John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Hannah Murray, Anthony Mackie Elevator Pitch During the 1967 Detroit riots the joke use of a starting pistol by an occupant of … Continue reading

The Change-Up (2011)

Duration 1h 52m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Jon Lucas, Scott Moore Director David Dobkin Starring Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin Elevator Pitch While urinating in a fountain two friends wish to have each other’s lives. One is a successful lawyer with a demanding … Continue reading

Jane Eyre (2011)

Duration 2h 0m Rating (UK) PG Source of story Novel of the same name by Charlotte Brontë Writer/s Script Moira Buffini Director Cary Fukunaga Starring Mia Wasikowska, Jamie Bell, Sally Hawkins, Simon McBurney, Judi Dench, Michael Fassbender, Imogen Poots Elevator Pitch A young woman who has been abandoned by her rich aunt finds a position … Continue reading

Repo Men (2010)

Duration 1h 51m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story A novel “The Repossession Mambo” by Eric Garcia – although also the screenplay said to be the source of the novel. Writer/s Script Eric Garcia, Garrett Lerner Director Miguel Sapochnik Starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Liev Schreiber, Carice van Houten, John Leguizamo Elevator Pitch … Continue reading

Aeon Flux (2005)

Duration 1h 33m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Apparently an animated TV series by Peter Chung Writer/s Script Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi Director Karyn Kusama Starring Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Frances McDormund, Pete Postlethwaite Elevator Pitch In the present day a virus has killed 99% of the world population, … Continue reading

Gulliver’s Travels (2010)

Duration 1h 25m Rating (UK) PG Source of story Loosely based on the Jonathan Swift novels Writer/s Script Joe Stillman, Nicholas Stoller Director Rob Letterman Starring Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Chris O’Dowd, James Corden, Catherine Tate Elevator Pitch Gulliver, a no hope mailroom assistant in a newspaper, blaggs his … Continue reading

Bond 10: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Duration 2h 5m Rating (UK) A Source of story An original screenplay using the title of an Ian Fleming book only Writer/s Script Christopher Wood, Richard Maibaum Director Lewis Gilbert Starring Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curt Jurgens, Richard Kiel, Caroline Munro, Walter Gotell, Geoffrey Keen, Bernard Lee, George Baker, Shane Rimmer, Kevin McNally Elevator Pitch … Continue reading

We’re the Millers (2013)

Duration 1h 50m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Bob Fisher, Steve Faber, Sean Anders, John Morris Writer/s Story Bob Fisher, Steve Faber (apparently in development for 10 years) Director Rawson Marshall Thurber Starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Ed Helms, Kathryn Hahn, Luis Guzman Elevator Pitch … Continue reading

Meet the Spartans (2008)

Duration 1h 24m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Probably the film ‘The 300’ Writer/s Script Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer Director Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer Starring Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitan, Elevator Pitch The Spartans must meet the Persians in battle to protect Greece – well – that’s it really. Content Many homosexual jokes, … Continue reading

King Kong (2005)

Duration 3h 7m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The 1933 film of the same name scripted by James Creelman and Ruth Rose. Writer/s Script Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson Writer/s Story In 1933 – Edgar Wallace and Merian C Cooper Director Peter Jackson Starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Andy … Continue reading

The Limehouse Golem (2017)

Duration 1h 49m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Novel “Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem” by Peter Ackroyd. Writer/s Script Jane Goldman Director Juan Carlos Medina Starring Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Eddie Marsan, Douglas Booth, Daniel Mays Elevator Pitch In Victorian London a police inspector is assigned to the case of the Limehouse Golem, … Continue reading

Columbus Circle (2012)

Duration 1h 22m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script George Gallo, Kevin Pollak Director George Gallo Starring Selma Blair, Amy Smart, Kevin Pollak, Giovanni Ribisi, Beau Bridges, Jason Lee Elevator Pitch When an old lady inhabiting a luxury apartment dies under unusual circumstances the police are on the case, and … Continue reading

Texas Rangers (2001)

Duration 1h 30m Rating (UK) 12 Source of story A book by George Durham (as told to Clyde Wantland) “Taming the Nueces Strip” based on his own experiences. (1962). Writer/s Script Scott Busby, Martin Copeland Writer/s Story This work seems to have gone through a number of iterations before actually being made. There are disgruntled … Continue reading

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)

Duration 1h 55m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay – although apparently the idea had been about for a long time. Writer/s Script Barry Farano, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Writer/s Story Lew Gallo (Treatment) Director Dennis Duggan Starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Richard Chamberlain, … Continue reading

Seeking Justice (2011)

Duration 1h 45m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Robert Tannen Writer/s Story Todd Hickey, Robert Tannen Director Roger Donaldson Starring Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce, Jennifer Carpenter Elevator Pitch When a professor of English’s wife is raped her husband is offered “justice”. A shadowy group will have him … Continue reading

Batman Returns: 3 (1992)

Duration 2h 6m Rating (UK) 13 Source of story DC Comic characters by Bob Kane Writer/s Script Daniel Waters Writer/s Story Daniel Waters, Sam Hamm Director Tim Burton Starring Michael Keaton, Danny De Vito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken. Michael Gough, Pat Hingle Elevator Pitch When a corrupt businessman and a grotesque criminal try to take … Continue reading

The Beguiled (2017)

Duration 1h 33m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A novel “A Painted Devil” by Thomas P Cullinan and possibly the 1971 film written by Albert Maltz and Irene Kamp Writer/s Script Sofia Coppola Director Sofia Coppola Starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning Elevator Pitch When an injured Union soldier is given … Continue reading

Metro (1997)

Duration 1h 57m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Randy Feldman Director Thomas Carter Starring Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Carmen Ejogo, Michael Wincott Elevator Pitch A San Francisco policeman, who is a top negotiator, chases and captures a violent jewel thief, aided by his new partner a former military sniper. … Continue reading

Valarian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Duration 2h 17m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A comic book (graphic novel?) series “Valarian and Laureline” by Pierre Christin and Jean Claude Mézières Writer/s Script Luc Besson Director Luc Besson Starring Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Sam Spruell Elevator Pitch In the distant future the city of the title … Continue reading

Point of No Return (1993)

Duration 1h 49m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story La Femme Nikita by Luc Besson (apparently almost exactly the same except in English) Writer/s Script Robert Getchell, Alexandra Seros (and Luc Besson) Director John Badham Starring Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney, Anne Bancroft, Harvey Keitel Elevator Pitch A violent female criminal is saved from … Continue reading

The Astronaut’s Wife (1999)

Duration 1h 49m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story A not very original screenplay Writer/s Script Rand Ravich Director Rand Ravich Starring Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton, Clea DuVall, Nick Cassavetes, Samantha Eggar, Tom Noonan Elevator Pitch When two astronauts on a space walk are briefly out of touch with Houston, there is alarm … Continue reading

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Duration 2h 29m Rating (UK) PG Source of story A book of the same name by Dan Brown Writer/s Script Akiva Goldsman Director Ron Howard Starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellan, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany, Alfred Molina Elevator Pitch When the curator of the Louvre is killed and his body disfigured by a symbol, … Continue reading

The Dark Tower (2017)

Duration 1h 35m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Apparently eight Stephen King novels of the same name Writer/s Script Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, Anders Thomas Jensen, Nikolaj Arcel Director Nikolaj Arcel Starring Matthew McConaughey, Idris Elba, Tom Taylor, Jackie Earle Haley, Katheryn Winnick Elevator Pitch The Dark Tower stands at the centre of the … Continue reading

Mr & Mrs Smith (2005)

Duration 2h Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay – but said by some to be an update of True Lies Writer/s Script Simon Kinberg Director Doug Liman Starring Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington, Michelle Monaghan Elevator Pitch Mr and Mrs Smith live in a luxury suburban house … Continue reading

Meet Dave (2008)

Duration 1h 30m Rating (UK) PG Source of story An original screenplay developed by some guys who usually contribute to an American SF channel. Writer/s Script Rob Greenberg, Bill Corbett Director Brian Robbins Starring Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Scott Caan, Ed Helms, Kevin Hart Elevator Pitch An alien planet sends a probe to earth to … Continue reading

Couples Retreat (2009)

Duration 1h 53m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Dana Fox Director Peter Billingsley Starring Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Faison Love, Jon Favreau, Malin Ackerman, Kristen Bell, Kristen Davis, Kali Hawk, Jean Reno, Ken Jeong Elevator Pitch A couple whose marriage is in trouble convince their … Continue reading

The Factory (2012)

Duration 1h 44m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Morgan O’Neill, Paul Leyden Director Morgan O’Neill Starring John Cusack, Jennifer Carpenter, Katherine Waterston Elevator Pitch A detective in Buffalo is on the trail of a serial killer when his daughter is abducted, and he realises that she has been taken … Continue reading

Dunkirk (2017)

Duration 1h 45m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Based on real events Writer/s Script Christopher Nolan Director Christopher Nolan Starring Fionn Whitehead, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Harry Styles Elevator Pitch In the summer of 1940 the British expeditionary force is boxed in on the beach at Dunkirk by a superior … Continue reading

The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

Duration 1h 32m Rating (UK) PG Source of story A distant relationship with the original Peter Sellars films Writer/s Script Scott Neustadter, Michael H Weber, Steve Martin Writer/s Story Scott Neustadter, Michael H Weber + characters by Maurice Richlin , Blake Edwards Director Harald Zwart Starring Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Alfred … Continue reading

Despicable Me 2 (2013)

Duration 1h 38m Rating (UK) U Source of story The characters and environment from the first film Writer/s Script Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio Director Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud Starring Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Russell Brand, Steve Cougan, Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud Elevator Pitch In order to apprehend a new villain the Anti-Villain League … Continue reading

The Relic (1997)

Duration 1h 50m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A book of the same name by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Writer/s Script Amy Holden Jones, John Raffo, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver Director Peter Hyams Starring Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt, James Whitmore Elevator Pitch A box apparently containing nothing but leaves is … Continue reading

Despicable Me 3 (2017)

Duration 1h 30m Rating (UK) U Source of story The characters and themes from the previous movies. Writer/s Script Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio Director Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon Starring Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Steve Coogan, Julie Andrews, Elevator Pitch Gru, now married to Lucy, is expelled from the Anti-Villain League for … Continue reading

Baby Driver (2017)

Duration 1h 52m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Edgar Wright Director Edgar Wright Starring Ansel Elgort, Jon Bernthal, Jon Hamm, Eiza Gonzales, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Walter Hill Elevator Pitch Baby is a talented get-away driver with tinitus, who therefore listens to an IPod all the time. … Continue reading

Swordfish (2001)

Duration 1h 39m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Skip Woods Director Dominic Sena Starring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Sam Shepard, Vinnie Jones, Drea de Matteo Elevator Pitch A covert American anti-terrorist organisation is in need of funds, so they hire a convicted hacker to break … Continue reading

Divergent 2: Insurgent (2015)

Duration 1h 59m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Novel of the same name by Veronica Roth – although the film goes is own way – apparently. Writer/s Script Brian Duffield, Akiva Goldsman, Mark Bomback Director Robert Schwentke Starring Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney, Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Octavia Spencer, Ashley Judd, Naomi Watts, … Continue reading

Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)

Duration 1h 49m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Loosely based on a 1976 film scripted by John Carpenter Writer/s Script James DeMonaco Director Jean-Francois Richet Starring Ethan Hawke, Lawrence Fisgburne, Gabriel Byrne, Maria Bello, Drea de Matteo, John Leguizamo, Brian Dennehy Elevator Pitch A police station manned by a retiring cop, a drug dependent … Continue reading

Payback (1999)

Duration 1h 40m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story A novel of the same name by Donald E Westlake Writer/s Script Brian Helgeland, Terry Hayes Director Brian Helgeland Starring Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer, Bill Duke, Deborah Kara Unger, John Glover, William Devane, Lucy Liu, Kris Kristofferson, Jame Coburn Elevator Pitch After … Continue reading

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