Contemporary Movie Monologues 1960 - 1989 For Audition and Study: A Sourcebook for Actors Book

Editors' Introduction xi
How to Use This Book xii
WOMEN'S MONOLOGUES
Butterfield 8
Gloria, dramatic, 20-30
Happy, dramatic, 30-40
Gloria, dramatic, 20-30
The Days of Wine and Roses
Kirstie Clay, dramatic, 30s
The Manchurian Candidate
Mrs. Iselin, dramatic, 40-50
The Haunting
Eleanor, dramatic, 30-40
Eleanor, dramatic, 30-40
Eleanor, dramatic, 30-40
Of Human Bondage
Mildred Rogers, dramatic, 20-30
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne Boleyn, dramatic, 20-30
Harold and Maude
Mrs. Chasen, comic, 40-50
King of Comedy
Marsha, seriocomic, 20-30
All of Me
Roger/Edwina, comic, 30-40
Out of Africa
Karen, dramatic, 30-40
Karen, dramatic, 30-40
Karen, dramatic, 30-40
Karen, dramatic, 30-40
Desert Bloom
Rose, seriocomic, 30-40
Hannah and Her Sisters
Holly, seriocomic, 30-40
Moonstruck
Loretta, seriocomic, 30-40
Nadine
Renee, seriocomic, 20-30
Salome's Last Dance
Salome, dramatic, 18-20
The Whales of August
Sarah, dramatic, 60+
The Witches of Eastwick
Alex, seriocomic, 30-40
Bull Durham
Annie Savoy, seriocomic, 30-40
Mississippi Burning
Mrs. Pell, dramatic, 30-40
The Accused
Sarah, dramatic, 20s
When Harry Met Sally
Sally, seriocomic, 30s
sex, lies, and videotape
Ann, dramatic, 20s

MEN'S MONOLOGUES
The Bird Man of Alcatraz
Gomez, seriocomic, 30-50
Robert Stroud, dramatic, 40-50
The Days of Wine and Roses
Joe Clay, dramatic, 30-40
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Michelangelo, dramatic, 30-40
Anne of the Thousand Days
Henry VIII, dramatic, 40s
Harold and Maude
Harold, seriocomic, early 20s
Jaws
Quint, dramatic, 40-50
Taxi Driver
Travis Bickel, dramatic, 20-30
Coming Home
Luke Martin, seriocomic, 30s
. . . And Justice for All
Arthur Kirkland, seriocomic, 30-40
Blade Runner
Roy Blatty, dramatic, 30s
Nate and Hayes
"Bully" Hayes, seriocomic, 30-40
Repo Man
Repo Man, seriocomic, 30-40
Miller, seriocomic, 30-40
Reuben, Reuben
Gowan McGland, seriocomic, 40s
Gowan McGland, seriocomic, 40s
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Will Halloway, dramatic, 30-40
Mr. Halloway, dramatic, 50-60
Crimes of Passion
The Reverend Peter Shane, seriocomic, 30-40
Under the Volcano
Geoffrey Firmin, seriocomic, 40-50
Birdy
Al, dramatic, 20s
The Coca-Cola Kid
Becker, seriocomic, 30-40
Creator
Boris, dramatic, early 20s
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Molina, dramatic, 30-40
Valentin, dramatic, 30-40
The Sure Thing
Gib, dramatic, 18-20
Desert Bloom
Jack, seriocomic, 40s
Jack, seriocomic, 40s
Hannah and Her Sisters
Elliot, seriocomic, 40s
Mickey, seriocomic, 40s
The Mosquito Coast
Allie, dramatic, 40s
Allie, dramatic, 40s
Platoon
Chris, dramatic, 18-20
Chris, dramatic, 18-20
Rhah, dramatic, 20-30
Elias, dramatic, 30s
River's Edge
Feck, dramatic, 40s
John, dramatic, 16-18
John, dramatic, 16-18
Salvador
Major Max, dramatic, 40s
Archbishop Romero, dramatic, 40-50
Broadcast News
Aaron, seriocomic, 30-40
Fatal Attraction
Dan, dramatic, 30-40
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller, Comic, 18
Full Metal Jacket
Sgt. Hartman, seriocomic, 40-50
Crazy Earl, dramatic, 20-30
Moonstruck
Ronny, seriocomic, 30s
Orphans
Harold, seriocomic, 40-50
The Witches of Eastwick
Darryl Van Horn, seriocomic, 30-50
Darryl Van Horn, seriocomic, 30-50
The Last Temptation of Christ
Jesus, dramatic, 30s
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Abe, dramatic, 50-60
Tucker, dramatic, 40s
Mississippi Burning
Rupert, dramatic, 40s
When Harry Met Sally
Harry, seriocomic, 30s
sex, lies, and videotape
Graham, dramatic, 20s
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