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Synopsis: Midwest native Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) arrives in 1922 New York in search of the American dream. Nick, a would-be writer, moves in next-door to millionaire Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her philandering husband, Tom (Joel Edgerton). Thus, Nick becomes drawn into the captivating world of the wealthy and -- as he bears witness to their illusions and deceits -- pens a tale of impossible love, dreams, and tragedy.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 47 wins & 83 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
49%
PG-13
Year:
2013
143 min
$144,812,796
Website
25,093 Views


DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. NICK’S BUNGALOW - LATE AFTERNOON

HIGH AND WIDE:
Nick’s old Dodge disappears down the drive...

NICK (V.O.)

She lived across the bay...

SWOOP ACROSS THE BAY TOWARDS...

EXT. BUCHANAN MANSION - LATE AFTERNOON

An impressive Georgian mansion overlooks a quarter mile oflawn that cascades down to a private polo field.

NICK (V.O.)

In old money East Egg.

BRINNNGGG! BRINNNGGG! We hear a phone ringing off-screen.

FOLLOW:
A polo player (TOM), as he gallops toward the house.

NICK (V.O.)

Her husband was heir to one of

America’s wealthiest families.

BRINNNGGG! BRINNNGGG!

Tom whacks the polo ball...

NICK (V.O.)

His name was Tom Buchanan.

7.

The ball nearly hits one of Tom’s gardeners...

NICK (V.O.)

When we were at Yale together he’d

been a sporting star.

BRINNNGGG! BRINNNGGG!

Tom dismounts and bounds up the stairs to the porch...

NICK (V.O.)

But now his glory days were behindhim and he contented himself

with... other affairs.

Tom aggressively grabs the telephone from HENRI, the butler,

and turns; revealing an imposing, hard-mouthed man of thirty.

TOM (INTO PHONE)

I thought I told you not to call mehere...!

PULL FOCUS:
Tom sees a servant escort Nick along the balcony.

Clunking down the receiver, Tom strides toward Nick andgrasps his hand with overbearing strength.

TOM (CONT’D)

Shakespeare! How’s the great

American novel coming...?

NICK:

Oh, I’m selling bonds now Tom...

with Walter Chase’s outfit-

TOM:

Never heard of em.

Tom slaps Nick with irritating heartiness!

TOM (CONT’D)

Hey! What say after dinner we gointo town?

NICK:

Can’t-

TOM:

Catch up with the old wolf pack?

NICK:

Big day on the new job tomorrow-

8.

TOM:

Nonsense! We’re going.

INT. BUCHANAN MANSION - HALL OF CHAMPIONS - LATE AFTERNOON

Tom leads Nick down a grand hall lined with the trophies thatchronicle Tom’s infinite sporting achievements.

TOM:

First team, all-American!

Tom admires his own achievements.

TOM (CONT’D)

You see? Made me who I am today.

Tom pulls his favorite trophy from the cabinet-TOM

(CONT’D)

Here-- Forest Hills... I played thePrince of Wales. What a sissy!

Tom exchanges the trophy for a football.

TOM (CONT’D)

Life’s something you dominate Nick.

He pelts Nick with the ball-TOM

(CONT’D)

If you’re any good.

Nick fumbles as Tom charges him-TOM

(CONT’D)

Ha-ha-ha!

Tom tackles Nick, knocking him back, through a pair ofvaulting doors, and into...

INT. BUCHANAN MANSION - SALON - LATE AFTERNOON

A shimmering, sun-dazzled room in which enormous whitecurtains whip and snap in the breeze...

CLOSE ON:
Nick, frozen, awestruck.

We hear the giggle of naughty children...

BOOM!!! As the French doors shut, and the curtains fall, a

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Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann is an Australian writer, director and producer with projects spanning film, television, opera, theater, music and recording industries. As a storyteller, he 's known as a pioneer of pop culture, fusing high and low culture with a unique sonic and cinematic language. more…

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