Nightcrawler

by Dan Gilroy

Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work, discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling -- where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.

100 pages, Script

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Julian Mirano · Rating 4 out of 5]

"We're looking at the west of a million years ago," writes the screenwriter, capturing modern Los Angeles at the brink of morning. A million years ago different and a million years ago the same-- Animals fighting to stay alive. The strongest making it to the top. The weakest...desecrated. The only difference: that cheap and corroding facade--civilization. Nightcrawler is truly a modern classic.

[Guillaume · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lou's online geleerde ideeën over zaken, carrière maken en mensen zijn akelig geniaal. Ze maken zijn personage de sociopaat die hij is. Waardoor de theorieën van de 'life coaches' die zo'n praatjes verkopen aan de kaak worden gesteld, en daarmee ook het ideaal van de American Dream. De hardwerkende man, die alles aan zichzelf leert en door hard werk succes bereikt. Duidelijk zonder enige bekommernis voor moraal, toch in Lou's geval.

(In de film fantastisch gespeeld door Gyllenhaal, zeker de scenes waarin hij beheerst en vriendelijk woedend is.)

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such an unusually formatted script with elipses denoting shot changes and no regular scene headers. There was no EXT or INT and very few place names, just short bullet-point type sentences and dialogue.

It was a refreshing change and added a lot to the pace and tension in the script.

Highly recommend.

[Felipe Oquendo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good script. A modern classic.'

[Rida]

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[Samiel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a sick sick shit that is also fascinating as much as horrifying and realistic

[Chance Hurstfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

breaks every rule of screenwriting and it does so beautifully.

[Manni]

Tuskin tulen lukemaan tätä, mutta tuli jotenkin pakonomainen tarve tulla hehkuttamaan tätä elokuvaa. Valehtelematta yksi parhaista trillereistä mitä olen koskaan nähnyt! Nightcrawler on ihan sekopäinen trilleri, joka on välillä jumalattoman hauska, mutta samalla aivan mielettömän inhottava ja päätä puistattva tekele. Jake Gyllenhaal olisi ansainnut mielestäni Oscarin sillä sen verran loistava hän oli. Ei riitä sanat kuvailemaan sitä kuinka paljon pidän tuosta leffasta. Ehdottomasti vuoden 2014 paras elokuva. Ei minulla muuta :D

[Natalya · Rating 4 out of 5]

This screenplay was pretty amazing. Gilroy has created a character that evokes a visceral emotional response from the reader; a character so depraved that he goes from a perceived simpleton looking to make a quick buck to a textbook psychopath that is much more intelligent and conniving than you could have ever imagined. Gilroy's expert manipulation of dialogue is on point and his narrative arc is flawless.

[Jeevan Koneti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent