“I don’t think screenplay writing is the same as writing — I mean, I think it’s blueprinting.” – Robert Altman
The Return of Thomas Magnum
In 1991, I was attending the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada, as a full-time communications student with a major in film. At this time I had envisioned my first, big screen writing assignment. The Return of Thomas Magnum – a made for TV movie – was written over a two year period after learning Tom Selleck had an interest in a making the TV series into a movie. I soon traveled to Hawaii to become familiar with the area prior to returning home to write the script.
In a letter addressed to my agent from Banana Road Productions, (dated January 5, 1993), a writer was already secured to develop a script, and therefore, they were not accepting submissions.
Below is my first draft screenplay submission:
(View screenplay) The Return of Thomas Magnum by Steven J. Repergel. Based on the Television Series, MAGNUM, p.i. First Draft September 14, 1992. (Note this screenplay was scanned from a first draft, hardcopy version. It was originally created on an Atari computer system and stored on 5-1/4-inch floppy disks).
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