John and Craig sit down with screenwriting legend Lawrence Kasdan to discuss Star Wars, Raiders, The Bodyguard and how he’s shaped some of the most iconic big-screen stories and characters of our lifetime. This 90-minute interview comes as part of WGFestival 2016 Craft Day, and features audience questions as well. Our thanks to the Writers Guild Foundation and the Academy for hosting us. Links:
The Writers Guild Foundation Lawrence Kasdan on IMDb and Wikipedia Scriptnotes, 73: Raiders of the Los Ark The Raiders story conference transcripts Scriptnotes, 235: The one with Jason Bateman and the Game of Thrones guys Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo and Seven Samurai on Hulu William Goldman: Four Screenplays with Essays (including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) on Amazon Lawrence of Arabia by Robert Bolt Casablanca Blu-ray on Amazon Grand Canyon on Amazon Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!)