Writer
William Goldman
A transcript-based record of how this person comes up in The Rewatchables.HOW THE DISCUSSION LEANS
61% of the captured notes are positive.
This describes the transcript notes, not a formal rating of William Goldman.WHO TALKS ABOUT THEM
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WHAT WAS SAID
Representative transcript notes
A Few Good Men (1992)
Credited with a key note that helped shape the film's revelation mechanics.
About 16 minAll the President's Men (1976)
Held up as a major screenwriter and influential essayist whose script work and ideas about movie stars shaped the film.
About 16 minButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Praised as a favorite writer, a mentor to Sorkin, and the architect of the film's perfect screenplay.
About 0 minFocus (2015)
Invoked as a writer who loved caper movies and wrote one that failed commercially.
About 24 minMarathon Man (1976)
Credited as the screenplay and novel author; the hosts admire his craft but note his conflicts with Hoffman and Redford.
About 16 minMisery (1990)
Celebrated as the screenplay writer whose craft and memoir-writing about the adaptation process are central to the episode.
About 0 minSlap Shot (1977)
Quoted for praising George Roy Hill and discussing efficient storytelling.
About 24 minThe Princess Bride (1987)
Discussed as the author of the novel and screenplay source, and as the architect of the movie's meta quality.
About 0 minThe Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Praised for suggesting the film cut a 12-minute Crawford/Clarice sequence, improving the movie.
About 32 minThe Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Credited with suggesting the film cut a major hearing sequence, improving the final edit.
About 104 minThere's Something About Mary (1998)
Cited as an admirer who wrote about the movie as a smartly constructed comedy worthy of major awards attention.
About 56 minTitanic (1997)
Quoted praising the movie while singling out the Billy Zane role as astonishingly bad.
About 64 minGood Will Hunting (1997)
Discussed as the famous screenwriter who supposedly rewrote the script, though the panel leans toward believing he only gave notes.
About 0 minSaving Private Ryan (1998)
Praised for identifying real structural flaws, but also portrayed as overly hostile and heated in his critique.
About 32 minGood Will Hunting (1997)
Mentioned as a legendary screenwriter who gave notes on the script’s earlier spy-caper elements.
About 8 minPretty Woman (1990)
Cited for writing about the movie and using it as an example of Hollywood unpredictability.
About 16 minShooter (2007)
Identified as a script doctor on the project, with a note that the adaptation went through many writers and long development.
About 56 minThe Sting (1973)
Mentioned as a major star-writer figure and as a useful lens for understanding how movie-star power works.
About 24 minEVERY MATCH