Month: January 2012

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

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Year:1970
Director:Ted Post
Written by:Pierre Boileau (Novel), Paul Dehn (Screenplay), Mort Abrahams (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:During a rescue mission to locate missing astronaut George Taylor, John Brent crash lands on the Planet of the Apes. Brent, along with Taylor's companion, Nova, find he has disappeared into an underground city known as the Forbidden Zone and attempt to track him down.
Beneath the Planet of the Apes Script Resources:

  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes Script PDF at goatley.com
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes Script PDF - Planet of the Apes Revisited part 1 at archive.org
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes Script PDF - Planet of the Apes Revisited part 2 at archive.org
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes Script PDF at The Script Savant
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes Script PDF at archive.org
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes Script PDF - 2/3/69 REVISED 1ST at Script City ($)
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes Script PDF - [Final Shooting, Revised thru 6/3/1969] at Script Fly ($)

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:
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes ( tt0065462 ) at IMDb
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes ( 1685 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Being John Malkovich

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Year:1999
Director:Spike Jonze
Written by:Charlie Kaufman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
Being John Malkovich Script Resources:

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.


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Beetlejuice

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Year:1988
Director:Tim Burton
Written by:Michael McDowell (Story), Michael McDowell (Screenplay), Larry Wilson (Story), Warren Skaaren (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Thanks to an untimely demise via drowning, a young couple end up as poltergeists in their New England farmhouse, where they fail to meet the challenge of scaring away the insufferable new owners, who want to make drastic changes. In desperation, the undead newlyweds turn to an expert frightmeister, but he's got a diabolical agenda of his own.
Beetlejuice Script Resources:

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.


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Beautiful Girls

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Year:1996
Director:Ted Demme
Written by:Scott Rosenberg (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connect with the women who affect their decisions, dreams and desires.
Beautiful Girls Script Resources:

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.


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Battle for the Planet of the Apes

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Year:1973
Director:J. Lee Thompson
Written by:Paul Dehn (Screenplay), Pierre Boulle (Novel), John William Corrington (Screenplay), Joyce Hooper Corrington (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies. All leading to the finale.
Battle for the Planet of the Apes Script Resources:

  • Battle for the Planet of the Apes Script PDF at archive.org
  • Battle for the Planet of the Apes Script PDF at archive.org
  • Battle for the Planet of the Apes Script PDF - Treatment at Script Fly ($)
  • Battle for the Planet of the Apes Script PDF - [REV. 12-29-1972] at Script Fly ($)
  • Battle for the Planet of the Apes Script PDF - 12/29/72 REVISED 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:
  • Battle for the Planet of the Apes ( tt0069768 ) at IMDb
  • Battle for the Planet of the Apes ( 1705 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Batman: Year One

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Year:2011
Director:Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery
Written by:Frank Miller (Writer), Tab Murphy (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Two men come to Gotham City: Bruce Wayne after years abroad feeding his lifelong obsession for justice and Jim Gordon after being too honest a cop with the wrong people elsewhere. After learning painful lessons about the city's corruption on its streets and police department respectively, this pair learn how to fight back their own way. With that, Gotham's evildoers from top to bottom are terrorized by the mysterious Batman and the equally heroic Gordon is assigned to catch him by comrades who both hate and fear him themselves. In the ensuing manhunt, both find much in common as the seeds of an unexpected friendship are laid with additional friends and rivals helping to start the legend.
Batman Year One Script Resources:

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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

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Year:1993
Director:Bruce Timm, Eric Radomski
Written by:Alan Burnett (Screenplay), Martin Pasko (Screenplay), Michael Reaves (Writer), Paul Dini (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Andrea Beaumont strolls back into town, rekindling an old romance with Bruce Wayne. At the same time, Batman is mistaken for a masked vigilante assassin who has begun systematically eliminating Gotham's crime bosses. Now on the run, Batman must solve the mystery, while navigating his relationship with Andrea.
Batman Mask of the Phantasm Script Resources:

  • Batman Mask of the Phantasm Script PDF at Script Slug
  • Batman Mask of the Phantasm Script PDF - 12/21/92 FINAL (animated feature) at Script City ($)
  • Batman Mask of the Phantasm Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • Batman Mask of the Phantasm 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:
  • Batman Mask of the Phantasm ( tt0106364 ) at IMDb
  • Batman Mask of the Phantasm ( 14919 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Batman Returns

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Year:1992
Director:Tim Burton
Written by:Bob Kane (Author), Sam Hamm (Story), Daniel Waters (Story), Daniel Waters (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Having defeated the Joker, Batman now faces the Penguin—a warped and deformed individual who is intent on being accepted into Gotham society, with the help of Max Schreck, a crooked businessman, whom he coerces into helping him run for the position of Mayor of Gotham, while they both attempt to frame Batman in a different light. Batman must attempt to clear his name, all while also deciding just what must be done with the mysterious Catwoman slinking about.
Batman Returns Script Resources:

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.


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Batman Forever

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Year:1995
Director:Joel Schumacher
Written by:Bob Kane (Author), Lee Batchler (Author), Janet Scott Batchler (Author), Akiva Goldsman (Author)

Script Synopsis:The Dark Knight of Gotham City confronts a dastardly duo: Two-Face and the Riddler. Formerly District Attorney Harvey Dent, Two-Face believes Batman caused the courtroom accident which left him disfigured on one side. And Edward Nygma, computer-genius and former employee of millionaire Bruce Wayne, is out to get the philanthropist; as The Riddler. Former circus acrobat Dick Grayson, his family killed by Two-Face, becomes Wayne's ward and Batman's new partner Robin.
Batman Forever Script Resources:

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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

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Year:2000
Director:Curt Geda
Written by:Bruce Timm (Screenplay), Glen Murakami (Screenplay), Paul Dini (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Gotham's newest Dark Knight needs answers as he stands alone to face Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.
Batman Beyond Return of the Joker Script Resources:


Other Links:
  • Batman Beyond Return of the Joker ( tt0233298 ) at IMDb
  • Batman Beyond Return of the Joker ( 16234 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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