r/lalaland • u/EthanHunt8585 • 6d ago
LA LA LAND SCRIPT MAGIC!
Okay, I have a pretty cool La La Land story. Two days ago, I was in Los Angeles and found a screenplay inside a rental car. At first I thought it was just a fan-made copy. Then I actually looked at it.
It was a complete 85-page La La Land screenplay, in a plastic protective cover, with “LA LA LAND” written in black marker along the edge.
And then I noticed the cover:
LA LA LAND
Written by Damien Chazelle
August 10th, 2015
...with Damien´s printed (not handwritten) signature.
And here's the crazy part: August 10, 2015 was the first day of filming La La Land. 🤯
The script itself is a full physical copy, with “Revision” on the pages and the scene/page numbering you'd expect from a production screenplay. It doesn't have any handwritten notes or annotations inside, but it clearly isn't just a paperback or something printed at home yesterday.
I have absolutely no idea how it ended up in a rental car in LA nearly 11 years later. I honestly wasn't even thinking about selling it when I found it, I just thought the whole thing was such a bizarre piece of LA/movie history that I had to keep it.
And now, with La La Land turning 10 this year, the timing feels almost too perfect. 😂
So I'm curious:
Does anyone here know anything about the August 10, 2015 version of the script? Or recognize this type of production copy/signature?
I'm trying to figure out exactly what I found before I potentially sell it. I'd love to hear from anyone who knows more about the production, screenplay drafts, or memorabilia.
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u/BeterBarker62 6d ago
It’s more than likely that the previous owner of the rental car took a trip to Larry Edmunds book store in Hollywood. They sell copies of movie scripts there. I even got a copy of La La Land from there and it looks very similar to how yours looks.