SAVE THE CAT!

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MOVIES
THE SCREENWRITER’S GUIDE
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BLAKE SNYDER
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TABLE
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viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ix FOREWORD!
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xi STC! 2: THE INTRODUCTION!

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1 CHAPTER ONE: MONSTER IN THE HOUSE!!

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27 CHAPTER TWO: GOLDEN FLEECE!

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53 CHAPTER THREE: OUT OF THE BOTTLE!

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81 CHAPTER FOUR: DUDE WITH A PROBLEM!

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109 CHAPTER FIVE: RITES OF PASSAGE!

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135 CHAPTER SIX: BUDDY LOVE!

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165 CHAPTER SEVEN: WHYDUNIT!

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193 CHAPTER EIGHT: FOOL TRIUMPHANT!

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221 CHAPTER NINE: INSTITUTIONALIZED!

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249 CHAPTER TEN: SUPERHERO!

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277 AFTERWORD!
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281 GLOSSARY REDUX

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289 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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ALIEN (1979)

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FATAL ATTRACTION (1987)

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