Packet 3: Tossup 13

A character created by this screenwriter is parodied by the bassist of the band Leningrad Cowboys in a 1986 slapstick short by (15[1])Aki Kaurismäki (“AH-kee cow-riss-MACK-ee”). A film written by this screenwriter allowed United Artists to recoup their losses from the flop of Scorsese’s New York, New York. In a 2019 video about a film co-written by Sheldon Lettich and this writer, the YouTuber AngelDust busts a myth about the film’s end (15[1])dedication. This (15[1])writer reworked James (*) Cameron’s first draft (-5[1])for a sequel to a film whose climactic monologue begins with the line “nothing is over!” For decades, this screenwriter denied that his best-known creation was inspired by Chuck Wepner. This writer insisted upon playing (10[1])that character in a John G. Avildsen film that plays Bill Conti’s “Gonna Fly Now” over a (10[1])montage (-5[1])ending (10[1])at a museum’s (10[1])steps. For (10[1])10 points, (10[1])name this screenwriter and star of Rocky. (10[2])■END■ (10[2])

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