Stuart Gordon Papers, 1968-2007

Container Title
Series: Unproduced
The Berserker
Note: Proposed film, script to be by Stuart Gordon and Dennis Paoli, one of three suggested to follow From Beyond.
Box   74
Folder   15
“The Berserker” / a treatment for a Feature Film, by Stuart Gordon and Dennis Paoli 1985 October 21
Physical Description: Typescript 
Bug Lady
Box   95
Folder   3
Design (originals)
Physical Description: 4 color sketches 
Downloader
Box   95
Folder   4
Artwork by ? Lawrence, 1997 July 8
Gris-Gris
Note: Proposed film, script to be by Dennis Paoli, from a story by Stuart Gordon, Dennis Paoli and Brian Yuzna.
Script Files
Box   74
Folder   16
“Gris-Gris” (working title) / a screenplay by Dennis Paoli, from a story by Stuart Gordon, Dennis Paoli and Brian Yuzna 1987 January 21
Physical Description: Typescript 
Scope and Content Note: Includes clipping on voodoo.
Production Files
Box   74
Folder   17
Cover letter and unsigned agreement for Stuart Gordon to direct a film to be titled “Gris Gris”
Herbert West, Re-Animator
Note: Proposed television series as spinoff from the film Re-Animator.
Box   74
Folder   18
Series concept and proposed episodes
Note: Originally in envelope addressed to Stuart Gordon, postmarked 1982 June 23, and marked “Herbert West Series, Do Not Open.”
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids sequels
Note: Proposed television sequels to the 1989 movie.
Box   74
Folder   19
Correspondence on Honey, I've Become the Dog and Honey, I've Cloned the Kid
The Iron Man
Note: Proposed film, to be based on Stan Lee's comic book character (unrelated to the 1994 television series or the 2008 film of the same title).
Script files
Box   75
Folder   1
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Volume 3: Galactus to Kang (New York: Marvel Comics Group, 1986)
Box   75
Folder   2
Iron Man: The Armor Wars, compilation volume of numbers 225-232 of the comic book Iron Man
Box   75
Folder   3
Iron Man (comic book)

Scope and Content Note
  • Volume 1, Number 232, 1988 July
  • Volume 1, Number 235, 1988 October
  • Volume 1, Number 242, 1989 May
  • Volume 1, Number 250, 1989 December
  • Volume 1, Number 255, 1990 April
  • Volume 1, Number 261, 1990 October
  • Volume 1, Number 262, 1990 November
  • Volume 1, Number 263, 1990 December
  • Volume 1, Number 265, 1991 February
  • Volume 1, Number 268, 1991 May
  • Volume 1, Number 279, 1992 April
  • Volume 1, Number 280, 1992 May
  • Volume 1, Number 281, 1992 June
  • Volume 1, Number 283, 1992 August
  • Volume 1, Number 284, 1992 September
  • Volume 1, Number 288, 1993 April
Box   75
Folder   4
Research clippings
Box   75
Folder   5
Outlines

Scope and Content Note
  • “Iron Man, Outline”: typescript, undated
  • “Iron Man, Outline, Top Secret,” handwritten and typed copies, undated
  • “Iron Man,” two different typescripts with same heading, undated
  • “Iron Man, Outline, 1989 October 24,” typescript
  • “Iron Man, Outline, revised 1989 October 27,” typescript
  • “The Ironman-Line Outline, 1990 May 22-Lafia/Miner”
  • “The Ironman-Line Outline, 1990 May 24-Lafia/Miner”: typescript
  • “Notes on Ironman, 1990 August 23,” typescript
  • “Iron Man, Comments, 1990 November 8,” typescript (originally in envelope labeled “Iron Man Notes, Stan Lee's notes and ideas, 1990 November 28”)
  • “'Iron Man', screen treatment by Roy Thomas,” clean and annotated typescripts, clean one marked “1991 February 28”
  • “'Iron Man', screen treatment by Roy Thomas,” clean and annotated typescripts, clean one marked “1991 March 26”
  • “'Iron Man', screen treatment by Roy Thomas, 1991 April 3”
  • “'Iron Man', screen treatment by Roy Thomas, 1991 April 8”
  • “Iron Man, screen treatment by Roy Thomas, 1991 April 10”
  • “Iron Man, Notes on a Screen treatment by Roy Thomas, Stuart Gordon, director,” three typescript versions dated 1992 September 28, 1992 October 13, and 1992 October 14 by Stuart”
Box   75
Folder   6
“The Ironman” / Marc Lafia, Michael Miner : first draft undated
Physical Description: Typescript 
Note: “The Ironman, 1st” on spine.
Box   75
Folder   7
“The Ironman” / Marc Lafia, Michael Miner : second draft 1990 November 6
Physical Description: Typescript 
Note: “Iron Man, 2” on spine.
Box   75
Folder   8
Correspondence and miscellaneous, 1990 August 20-1992 March 24
Production Files
Design
Box   76
Folder   1
Costume sketches; promotional materials from Eric Allard of All Effects Special Effects and Prop Shop
The Juror
Note: Proposed film, script by Harvey Jacobs, to be produced by Red Hen Productions.
Script files
“The Juror, screenplay by Harvey Jacobs”
Box   76
Folder   2
Revised, 1986 October 24
Physical Description: Typescript 
Note: “The Juror, Master, 1986 October 24” on spine.
Box   76
Folder   3
1992 December 1
Physical Description: hand-annotated typescript 
Note: “The Juror, SG Notes, 1992 December 1” on spine.
Box   76
Folder   4
1993 January 15
Physical Description: hand-annotated typescript 
Note: “The Juror, SG Notes, 1993 January 15” on spine.
Box   76
Folder   5
1993 January 20
Physical Description: hand-annotated typescript 
Note: “The Juror, 1993 January 20, SG Notes” on spine.
Box   76
Folder   6
“The Juror, by Harvey Jacobs”
Physical Description: Typescript 
Note: “The Juror, 1993 January 27, Master” on spine.
Box   76
Folder   7
“The Juror, by Harvey Jacobs”
Note: “The Juror, Master, 1993 April 19” on spine.
Me and My Shadow
Note: Proposed film based on Hans Christian Anderson's story “The Shadow.”
Script
Box   76
Folder   8
“Me and My Shadow, screen treatment by Stuart Gordon & Lenny Kleinfeld, based on 'The Shadow' by Hans Christian Anderson, WGAW Registered,” undated
Note: Undated, but with cover letter dated 1989 March 23.
Box   76
Folder   8
“Me and My Shadow, Draft #2, 'The Harper Variations', Screen Treatment by Stuart Gordon & Lenny Kleinfeld, WGAW Registered,” undated
Box   76
Folder   8
Untitled typescript of treatment, undated
Box   76
Folder   8
“Shadow” / fragment-in-progress, L. Kleinfeld 1989 November 27
Physical Description: Typescript of partial screenplay 
“Me and My Shadow” / screenplay by Larry Kleinfeld, Story by Lenny Kleinfeld & Stuart Gordon, based on 'The Shadow' by Hans Christian Anderson
Box   76
Folder   9
Rough draft, 1990 February 26
Physical Description: Typescript 
Box   77
Folder   1
First draft, 1990 April 16
Physical Description: Typescript 
Note: “Me and My Shadow, 1” on the spine.
Box   77
Folder   2
Notes on first draft of script by Tom Craig, 1990 May 9
Box   77
Folder   3
“Me and My Shadow” : storyboard presentation, 1990 July 12
Scope and Content Note: Storyboard pages originally bound in a mylar presentation folder.
Box   77
Folder   4
“Me and My Shadow” / screenplay by Lenny Kleinfeld & Stuart Gordon, based on 'The Shadow', by Hans Christian Anderson : second draft 1990 September 19
Physical Description: Cyclostyled typescript 
Box   77
Folder   5
“Me and My Shadow” / screenplay by Lenny Kleinfeld, Story by Lenny Kleinfeld & Stuart Gordon, based on 'The Shadow', by Hans Christian Andersen [...] : third draft 1990 November 26
Physical Description: Typescript 
Note: “Me and My Shadow, 1990 November 26” on the spine.
Box   77
Folder   6
Casting suggestions, 1991 January 6, and notes on “The Martin Shortening of Me & My Shadow,” , 1991 June 16
Note: Both by Larry Kleinfeld.
Box   77
Folder   7
“Me & My Shadow” / fourth draft rough, screenplay by L. Kleinfeld, story: L. Kleinfeld and S. Gordon, inspiration: H.C. Anderson 1991 August 9
Physical Description: Typescript 
Box   77
Folder   8
“Me and My Shadow” / screenplay by Lenny Kleinfeld, story by Lenny Kleinfeld & Stuart Gordon, Inspired by 'The Shadow', by Hans Christian Anderson : fourth draft 1991 August 20
Physical Description: Cyclostyled typescript 
Midnight
Note: Proposed film, script by Dennis Paoli from the book by Dean R. Koontz, slated for production by Mace Neufeld and Robert Rehme of Neufeld/Rehme Productions in 1993, but not eventually produced.
Script
Box   77
Folder   9
Outlines, character sketches, rewrite outlines, undated
Box   77
Folder   9
Development notes, 1991 August 6
Box   77
Folder   9
Clipping on police patrol car computers
Box   77
Folder   10
“Midnight” / screenplay by Dean R. Koontz, based on his novel : first draft, revised 1990 April 12, additional revisions, 1990 May 7
Physical Description: Cyclostyled typescript 
Note: “Midnight, K: 4-12-90” on spine.
Box   77
Folder   11
“Midnight” rough first draft of Acts 1 & 2, screenplay by Dennis Paoli, based on the novel by Dean Koontz 1991 May 1
Physical Description: Typescript 
Note: “S.G. Notes, 1993 January 11” on cover, “Midnight, SG Notes, 1991 May 1, Acts 1 & 2” on spine.
Box   78
Folder   1
“Midnight” / screenplay by Dennis Paoli, based on the novel by Dean Koontz : first draft 1991 June 18
Physical Description: Typescript 
Note: “Midnight, 1991 June 18” on spine.
Box   78
Folder   2
Pages by Dean Koontz with Father Castelli scene, to replace current pages, faxed 1991 June 21
“Midnight, screenplay by Dennis Paoli, based on the novel by Dean Koontz”
Box   78
Folder   3
1991 June 24
Physical Description: Typescript 
Note: “Midnight, 1991 June 24” on spine.
Box   78
Folder   4
1991 October 7
Physical Description: Typescript, different from above 
Note: Midnight 2nd” on spine.
Box   78
Folder   5
1991 October 7
Physical Description: Typescript 
Note: “Midnight/Notes 1991 October 7” on spine.
Box   78
Folder   6
“'Midnight'” / screenplay by Mark H. Baker and Hal Sparks, based upon the novel by Dean R. Koontz : draft 1.0, revised 1993 February 1
Physical Description: Typescript 
Note: “Midnight, 1993 February 2” on spine.
Box   78
Folder   6
Notes by Benny Korzen, 1993 February 3
“Midnight, screenplay by Dean R. Koontz and Dennis Paoli and Mark H. Baker & Hal Sparks, based on the novel by Dean R. Koontz”
Box   78
Folder   7
1993 February 5
Physical Description: Typescript of 1990 May 7 with extensive inked in emendations 
Note: “Midnight, Cut & Paste Version, 1993 February 5” on spine.
Box   78
Folder   8
Revised, 1993 February 5
Physical Description: cleanly typed copy of the item in Box 78, Folder 7 
Note: “Midnight, 1993 February 5” on spine.
Box   79
Folder   1
“Midnight” / screenplay by Dean R. Koontz and Dennis Paoli, based on the novel by Dean R. Koontz 1993 February 11
Physical Description: Typescript 
Note: “Midnight, 1993 February 11, Master” on spine.
Box   79
Folder   2
Script submission list
Production
Box   79
Folder   3
Breakdown, 1990 June 11
Box   79
Folder   4
Schedule
Note: Based on script “revised 1990 May 7.”
Box   79
Folder   4
Mary Ellen Woods résumé, 1990 April
Box   79
Folder   5
Budget, 1990 June 27
Box   79
Folder   6
Revised budget, 1992 December 9
Box   79
Folder   7
Breakdowns, 1993 February 4-5
Box   79
Folder   7
Schedule, 1993 February 15
Note: “to revised script dated 1993 February 10”
Box   79
Folder   8
“Midnight” second breakdown, Runthru as of 1993 February 15
Box   79
Folder   9
Casting
Scope and Content Note: Talent list.
Box   79
Folder   10
Clipping
The Misdeal
Note: Proposed film.
Script
Box   79
Folder   11
Treatment by Andrea Barzini, Suso Cecchi d'Amore and Umberto Marino, undated
Note: With “Att. Victoria Pearman, for Silvia D'Amico, Excelsior Film-TV, RAI 2” written on it, copy faxed 1988 April 14.
The Monkey Wife
Note: Proposed film.
Box   79
Folder   12
Outline in memo from Julia Cameron to Stuart Gordon, 1991 August 5
Vampfire
Note: Comic book series by Jim Balent and Holly Golightly, materials presumably sent to Stuart Gordon with a view to a film version.
Box   95
Folder   5
Design

Scope and Content Note
  • Original character sketches signed Holly Golightly, 1997-1998
  • Clippings on goth style and teenage fashions