But, as is typical in the movie business, almost all of the screenplays died before making it to production.
In striving to be all things to all generations, the screenplay, adapted from a story by Hans Bauer and Randall McCormick, vacillates uneasily between the fluff of Saturday morning cartoons and fairly sophisticated wisecracking.
After all, the new screenplay was written by Paul Rudnick, a sendup sort of guy and connoisseur of camp, rather than the redblooded Goldman.
It's all about the screenplay.
As a respite, may we suggest you take a gander at the Black List, the annual compilation of all the best screenplays circulating around Hollywood.
With all the campus screenplays which followed the success of Clueless (Election, 10 Things I Hate About You, Never Been Kissed and more), it has been hard for cinema-goers to spot the difference between a shooting star and a flash in the pan.
"I told him, that I was writing all these screenplays that weren't getting produced, and that it was like giving birth to dead babies," Mr. Cuarón explained.
All but one of the screenplays have been written by Steve Kloves.
"I was never paid for them so the screenplays all belong to me," he says in his soft-spoken, Gordonstoun-Scottish accent.
It's all about Ellen Ripley and we've got all these guys writing the screenplays and directing the films.
"There was a bit of a backlash to all the big screenplay deals in the late 80's and early 90's.
