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Book of Nursery Rhymes, The Runaway Bunny, Alice in Wonderland. (He ignores the adult books - The Da Vinci Code, Twilight, The Guardian, Bittersweet Love, The Shack.) Ma can't hide her revulsion at Dylan the Digger again. MA Come on, you can read Dylan yourself. JACK I can read them all but I like when you do. Ma recites animatedly. Jul 19, 2019 Green Book received numerous accolades and nominations, and at the 91st Academy Awards won Oscars for the Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and for Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali). The film also won the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical. Feb 01, 2017 Green Book Script PDF - VALLELONGA, FARRELLY, CURRIE2/1/2017 at Script Fly ($) Green Book Script PDF - 2-1-2017 at Script Fly ($) Green Book Script PDF - 2/1/2017 DRAFT. At Script City ($) Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you. FADE IN: TITLE CARD: “New York City, 1962” EXT. COPACABANA - 10 EAST 60TH ST. NYC - NIGHT The famous red awning with COPACABANA in white block letters hangs over the entrance of the world-renowned nightclub. FADE IN: TITLE CARD: “New York City, 1962” EXT. COPACABANA - 10 EAST 60TH ST. NYC - NIGHT The famous red awning with COPACABANA in white block letters hangs over the entrance of the world-renowned nightclub.
In the latest of a string of controversies surrounding the movie Green Book, screenwriter Nick Vallelonga deleted his Twitter account after an old tweet of his disparaging the Muslim community resurfaced earlier this week. The tweet, which Variety noted was from Nov. 2015, was posted in response to a comment from then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, with Vallelonga supporting Trump's claims that he witnessed Muslims celebrating after the tragedies of Sept. 11, 2001. These claims have widely been debunked. Bustle reached out to a representative of Vallelonga, but had not heard back at time of publication.
UPDATE: Bustle received this statement from a representative of Nick Vallelonga late on Thursday, Jan. 10:
'I want to apologize. I spent my life trying to bring this story of overcoming differences and finding common ground to the screen, and I am incredibly sorry to everyone associated with Green Book. I especially deeply apologize to the brilliant and kind Mahershala Ali, and all member of the Muslim faith, for the hurt I have caused. I am also sorry to my late father who changed so much from Dr. Shirley's friendship and I promise this lesson is not lost on me. Green Book is a story about love acceptance and overcoming barriers, and I will do better. Nick Vallelonga, writer/producer, Green Book'
EARLIER: As reported by Variety, Vallelonga's now-deleted tweet read: '@realDonaldTrump 100% correct ... Muslims in Jersey City cheering when towers went down. I saw it, as you did, possibly on local CBS news.” A representative for the writer-producer confirmed the authenticity of the tweet to BuzzFeed News. A separate report from IndieWire also quoted a representative who told them, 'The Twitter account has been deleted... not sure if any comment is actually needed here.' Vallelonga's current views on the discredited claim remain unclear.
The comment brings forth yet another issue for the critically-acclaimed film, whose star Mahershala Ali became the first Muslim entertainer to win an Academy Award for acting in 2017. In addition to the recent tweet scandal, the film has also come under heavy scrutiny from the family of its lead character, Dr. Don Shirley, for its alleged inaccuracies in terms of his portrayal.
Green Book tells the story of the 1962 concert tour road trip taken by Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a Black pianist, and his hired driver/bodyguard, Italian-American Frank 'Tony Lip' Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen). The film, based on true events, depicts Shirley as a reclusive musician that had been alienated from both his family and the Black community — a narrative which Shirley's family referred to as a 'symphony of lies' during an interview with Shadow and Act.
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While the family acknowledged that Dr. Shirley did hire Tony Lip as a driver and bodyguard, they say that the rest of the movie’s plot, which was co-written by Tony Lip’s son Nick Vallelonga, is a huge departure from the truth, according to Shadow and Act. As the report from the site explained, the family maintains that Dr. Shirley was actually very present in his family’s lives. They also contend that Shirley was quite connected to the civil rights movement, maintaining a friendship with Dr. Martin Luther King and participating in the march in Selma.
Vallelonga, meanwhile, has continued to defend the film and its depiction of Shirley, telling Variety that Dr. Shirley approved of the events included in his screenplay. Furthermore, the screenwriter claimed that the pianist specifically asked him not to speak with anyone about the plotline prior to his death in 2013.
Other members of the creative team behind Green Book have not been immune to controversy, either. In November of 2018, actor Viggo Mortensen used the N-word during a discussion about the discourse of race in America at a Q&A for the move, as reported by The Guardian. Mortensen, who was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in the film,later apologized and promised to never 'utter it again,' per The Hollywood Reporter.
More recently, on Wednesday, Jan. 9, Green Book's director, Peter Farrelly also issued an apology after reports (confirmed at the time by the director) about him repeatedly flashing co-workers on set during the ’90s resurfaced. His statement, shared by The Cut, read:
“True. I was an idiot. I did this decades ago and I thought I was being funny and the truth is I’m embarrassed and it makes me cringe now. I’m deeply sorry.”
Despite its controversies, Green Book has continued to receive rave reviews. It most recently snagged three trophies during the 76th Golden Globe Awards — including Best Screenplay, Best Motion Picture, and Best Supporting Actor for Ali. However, with the two new revelations of Vallelonga's old tweets and Farrelly's misconduct, the film's future success and awards claim might be up in the air.
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Don Shirley is a prestigious classical/jazz pianist in 1962, looking for a driver and bodyguard to accompany him on a tour through the Midwest and the Deep South. In New York, Tony 'Tony Lip' Vallelongs is a thuggish Italian-American bouncer at the Copacabana who does what he can to make a living. When the Copacabana closes for a few months, Tony needs to find a job.
Tony is racist, as evidenced by his skepticism about two black men who come over to repair the sink in his apartment. When Tony tells an old contact he is looking for work, the contact gets him an interview at an apartment above Carnegie Hall—the apartment of Don Shirley, a famous pianist whose parents were Jamaican immigrants. Tony is initially interested in the job, but in the course of the interview, Tony reveals his rougher edges and the fact that he harbors some racist feelings.
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At a bar, some mob men that Tony knows offer him a job, but he declines, not wanting to get wrapped up in mafia work. The following day, Don calls Tony and asks to speak to his wife, Dolores. When she answers, he asks her permission to take Tony on the road with him, which she gives, relieved that he has a job. Her only request of Tony is that he write her letters on the road.
Tony begins his job, equipped with a nice car and the 'Green Book,' which is a guidebook for safe restaurants and motels for black people in the segregated South. On the road, Tony and Don clash, as Tony is rough around the edges and loud, whereas Don is more refined. At the first stop on the tour, Tony waits outside the venue and hears Don playing, impressed by his immense talent.
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On the next leg of their journey, Tony introduces Don to some elements of contemporary black culture, such as Aretha Franklin and fried chicken. Tony has to write letters to Dolores, but is stumped, so Don helps him make them more romantic, and teaches Tony that it is wrong to steal when he sees Tony pocketing a gemstone on the road. In the south, Tony and Don must stay in separate hotels based on their race.
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One night, Tony receives a call and hears that Don is getting assaulted by some racist white bar patrons. After Tony threatens the assailants with a gun, he and Don escape and Tony confesses to Don that he does not actually have a gun.
The duo encounter a number of racist people along the journey, including a family that makes Don use an outhouse in spite of hosting him as the musical entertainment, and a clerk at a store who will not sell Don a suit. At a YMCA, Don is arrested for getting into a homosexual encounter with a white man, but Tony bribes the police officer to prevent arrest, which upsets Don. Don insists that Tony ought not 'reward' a police officer with a bribe. Later, both Tony and Don are arrested and put in jail. Don makes a phone call to the Attorney General, Robert Kennedy, and the men are released.
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On the last night of the tour, the hosts at a country club refuse to serve Don food in the room where his audience is eating. Don refuses to play and he and Tony go to a black club instead, where Don plays to much acclaim. Tony makes it back to New York in time for a Christmas party at his house, and Dolores thanks Don for helping Tony write the letters.