
‘All the President’s Men’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan
The Rewatchables
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The Scriptwriting Process
In this chapter, they discuss the process of writing the script for the film 'All the President's Men'. They mention that the writer, William Goldman, wrote a draft of the script which was then rewritten by Bernstein and Nora Ephron. They talk about how there were some factual inaccuracies in the rewritten version and how one scene in the movie was completely made up. They also mention some interesting facts about William Goldman, such as his previous successes as a screenwriter and his love for the New York Knicks.
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