scarface – Scripts on Screen

Whoever said that “crimes does not pay” probably didn’t watch a lot of movies. Gangster films have been the bread and butter of many of Hollywood’s most prized actors and directors for as long as anyone can remember.And whether it’s the seductive life of crime or the constant struggle of good and evil that have been the big lure at the box-office, directors like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese have made a name for themselves by filming crime lords and mob bosses.

This week, Scripts on Screen looks at some of the best gangster screenplays of all time:

1. Godfather Script (1972)
2. Goodfellas Script (1990)
3. Scarface Script (1983)
4. Casino Script (1995)
5. Miller’s Crossing Script (1990)

With Oliver Stone’s sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps hitting theaters later this year, it looks like the legendary filmmaker has no plans of slowing down. From Platoon (1986) to Any Given Sunday (1999), Oliver Stone’s directorial range has given audiences a glimpse into everything from murder to football, wall street to fallen presidents.

Other than being a very accomplished director, Oliver Stone is also a very capable screenwriter. His deft grasp of story and character has allowed him to not only pen his ideas on paper, but to properly translate then unto the screen.

See a compiled collection of his written feature-length works below:

1. Alexander Script (2004)

2. Any Given Sunday Script (1999)

3. Evita Script (Dialogue Transcript) (1996)

4. Nixon Script (1995)

5. Natural Born Killers Script (1994)

6. Heaven & Earth Script (1993)

7. JFK Script (1991)

8. The Doors Script (1991)

9. Born on the Fourth of July Script (1989)

10. Talk Radio Script (Dialogue Transcript) (1988)

11. Wall Street Script (1987)