Month: January 2012

The Road to Wellville

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Year:1994
Director:Alan Parker
Written by:T. Coraghessan Boyle (Novel), Alan Parker (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.
The Road to Wellville Script Resources:

  • The Road to Wellville Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • The Road to Wellville Script PDF - 1/7/93 1ST at Script City ($)
  • The Road to Wellville Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.


Other Links:
  • The Road to Wellville ( tt0111001 ) at IMDb
  • The Road to Wellville ( 10467 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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The Remains of the Day

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Year:1993
Director:James Ivory
Written by:Kazuo Ishiguro (Novel), Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.
The Remains of the Day Script Resources:

  • The Remains of the Day Script PDF - [Harold Pinter Draft][Rev 1/24/1991] at Script Fly ($)
  • The Remains of the Day Script PDF - [Uncredited][2nd Aug. 1992] at Script Fly ($)
  • The Remains of the Day Script PDF - XL 1/24/91 REVISED *page at Script City ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.


Other Links:
  • The Remains of the Day ( tt0107943 ) at IMDb
  • The Remains of the Day ( 1245 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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The Rain People

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Year:1969
Director:Francis Ford Coppola
Written by:Francis Ford Coppola (Writer)

Script Synopsis:When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.
The Rain People Script Resources:

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The Purple Rose of Cairo

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Year:1985
Director:Woody Allen
Written by:Woody Allen (Author)

Script Synopsis:Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
The Purple Rose of Cairo Script Resources:

  • The Purple Rose of Cairo Script at Amazon ($)
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.


Other Links:
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo ( tt0089853 ) at IMDb
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo ( 10849 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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The Producers

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Year:1968
Director:Mel Brooks
Written by:Mel Brooks (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Broadway producer, Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming little old ladies to invest in a production many times over what it will actually cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.
The Producers Script Resources:

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The Princess Bride

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Year:1987
Director:Rob Reiner
Written by:William Goldman (Screenplay), William Goldman (Novel)

Script Synopsis:In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
The Princess Bride Script Resources:

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The Prestige

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Year:2006
Director:Christopher Nolan
Written by:Jonathan Nolan (Screenplay), Christopher Nolan (Screenplay), Christopher Priest (Author)

Script Synopsis:A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
The Prestige Script Resources:

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The Postman Always Rings Twice

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Year:1981
Director:Bob Rafelson
Written by:James M. Cain (Novel), David Mamet (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:This remake of the 1946 movie of the same name accounts an affair between a seedy drifter and a seductive wife of a roadside cafe owner. This begins a chain of events that culminates in murder.
The Postman Always Rings Twice Script Resources:

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice Script PDF - 5/23/1945 at Script City ($)
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice Script PDF - 12/79 2ND DRAFT at Script City ($)
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice Script PDF - [Mamet][Undated] at Script Fly ($)
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.


Other Links:
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice ( tt0082934 ) at IMDb
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice ( 11027 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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The Polar Express

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Year:2004
Director:Robert Zemeckis
Written by:Robert Zemeckis (Screenplay), Chris van Allsburg (Novel), William Broyles Jr. (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
The Polar Express Script Resources:

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The Pianist

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Year:2002
Director:Roman Polanski
Written by:Ronald Harwood (Screenplay), Wladyslaw Szpilman (Novel)

Script Synopsis:The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
The Pianist Script Resources:

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