Sliding Doors Author:Peter Howitt This is the Screen Play Script for a stage production drama of the movie "Sliding Doors" by Peter Howitt, with contributions from Sydney Pollack and Philippa Braithwaite. — PARAMOUNT PICTURES & MULTIMAX FlLMS PRESENT SLIDING DOORS — Sliding Doors begins with a dreadful day in the life of Helen, a successful PR executive fired from wo... more »rk, and develops into a fascinating exploration of the unexpected nature of destiny. Upset at the prospect of being unemployed and hurrying back home to her partner, Gerry, she runs for the tube and narrowly misses it, watching as the carriage's sliding doors close in front of her. Intelligently weaving two stories simultaneously Peter Howitt's perceptive and engaging script explores the intriguing question we often ask ourselves -- 'What if?'. But what if she had caught that tube? If so she would have sat next to a charming stranger, James, and made it home in time to find philandering Gerry still in bed with his ex-girlfriend Lydia.« less