February 2012 – Page 5 – Scripts on Screen

Young Guns

Year:1988

Director:Christopher Cain

Written by:John Fusco (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.

Young Guns Script Resources:

Young Guns Script PDF at Script Slug
Young Guns Script at scifiscripts.com
Young Guns Script PDF - 10/08/1987 [Missing pgs. 39, 84][Fair Quality] at Script Fly ($)
Young Guns Script PDF - 2/5/1988 at Script Fly ($)
Young Guns Script PDF - 11/23/87 at Script Fly ($)
Young Guns Script PDF - 2/5/88 REVISED at Script City ($)

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:

Young Guns ( tt0096487 ) at IMDb
Young Guns ( 11967 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Yes Man

Year:2008

Director:Peyton Reed

Written by:Nicholas Stoller (Screenplay), Jarrad Paul (Screenplay), Andrew Mogel (Screenplay), Danny Wallace (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Carl Allen has stumbled across a way to shake free of post-divorce blues and a dead-end job: embrace life and say yes to everything.

Yes Man Script Resources:

Yes Man Script PDF at The Script Savant
Yes Man Script PDF at The Script Savant
Yes Man Script at Screenplay DB
Yes Man Script - 2007-02 First draft at IMSDb
Yes Man Script PDF 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:

Yes Man ( tt1068680 ) at IMDb
Yes Man ( 10201 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Year of the Gun

Year:1991

Director:John Frankenheimer

Written by:Michael Mewshaw (Novel), David Ambrose (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In this thriller, American novelist David Raybourne (Andrew McCarthy) accidentally becomes entangled in the Red Brigade's terrorist plan to kidnap Italian Premier Aldo Moro during a research trip to Rome. As the terrorists attempt to kill David, he and his photojournalist friend (Sharon Stone) must struggle to stay alive.

Year of the Gun Script Resources:

Year of the Gun Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

Other Links:

Year of the Gun ( tt0103303 ) at IMDb
Year of the Gun ( 31922 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Year of Living Dangerously

Year:1982

Director:Peter Weir

Written by:Peter Weir (Screenplay), C.J. Koch (Screenplay), David Williamson (Screenplay), C.J. Koch (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There, on the eve of an attempted coup, he befriends a Chinese Australian photographer with a deep connection to and vast knowledge of the Indonesian people and also falls in love with a British national.

The Year of Living Dangerously Script Resources:

The Year of Living Dangerously Script PDF at The Daily Script
The Year of Living Dangerously Script PDF - 3/1/82 5TH at Script City ($)
The Year of Living Dangerously Script PDF - EARLY 11/81 4TH at Script City ($)
The Year of Living Dangerously Script PDF - 5th 1982 at Script Fly ($)
The Year of Living Dangerously 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 Year of Living Dangerously ( tt0086617 ) at IMDb
The Year of Living Dangerously ( 11541 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Q and A

Year:1990

Director:Sidney Lumet

Written by:Edwin Torres (Novel), Sidney Lumet (Screenplay), Alan Smithee (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuse to help him.

Q and A Script Resources:

Q and A Script PDF - 8/25/89 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)
Q and A Script PDF - [3-2-88] at Script Fly ($)
Q and A 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:

Q and A ( tt0100442 ) at IMDb
Q and A ( 31598 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Elephant

Year:2003

Director:Gus Van Sant

Written by:Gus Van Sant (Author)

Script Synopsis:Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent. The film chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting.

Elephant Script Resources:

Elephant Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Elephant 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:

Elephant ( tt0363589 ) at IMDb
Elephant ( 1807 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Tootsie

Year:1982

Director:Sydney Pollack

Written by:Larry Gelbart (Screenplay), Don McGuire (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego - Dorothy Michaels - in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.

Tootsie Script Resources:

Tootsie Script PDF - March 8, 1982 at archive.org
Tootsie Script PDF at Script Slug
Tootsie Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Tootsie Script PDF - Rev 8/27/1982 at Script Fly ($)
Tootsie Script PDF - 8/27/82 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:

Tootsie ( tt0084805 ) at IMDb
Tootsie ( 9576 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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xXx

Year:2002

Director:Rob Cohen

Written by:Rich Wilkes (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him to go on a mission, he's not exactly thrilled. His mission: to gather information on an organization that may just be planning the destruction of the world, led by the nihilistic Yorgi.

xXx Script Resources:

xXx Script PDF at Script Slug
xXx Script - 2001-08 Draft at IMSDb
xXx Script at The Daily Script
xXx Script PDF - 8/26/01 3RD at Script City ($)
xXx Script PDF - 3rd 8/26/2001 at Script Fly ($)
xXx Script PDF - 1st 5/31/2001 at Script Fly ($)
xXx 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:

xXx ( tt0295701 ) at IMDb
xXx ( 7451 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Wristcutters: A Love Story

Year:2006

Director:Goran Dukic

Written by:Goran Dukic (Author), Etgar Keret (Story)

Script Synopsis:Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip, with his Russian rocker friend, to find her. Their journey takes them through an absurd purgatory where they discover that being dead doesn't mean you have to stop livin'!

Wristcutters: A Love Story Script Resources:

Wristcutters: A Love Story Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

Other Links:

Wristcutters: A Love Story ( tt0477139 ) at IMDb
Wristcutters: A Love Story ( 13198 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Woodsman

Year:2004

Director:Nicole Kassell

Written by:Steven Fechter (Author), Nicole Kassell (Author), Steven Fechter (Theatre Play)

Script Synopsis:A paedophile returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life.

The Woodsman Script Resources:

The Woodsman Script - July 20, 2002 draft at The Daily Script
The Woodsman Script at The Daily Script
The Woodsman Script - 2002-07 Draft at IMSDb
The Woodsman Script PDF - [7-30-02] at Script Fly ($)
The Woodsman Script PDF - [2-14-03] at Script Fly ($)
The Woodsman Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. 2/14/2003. 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 Woodsman ( tt0361127 ) at IMDb
The Woodsman ( 9692 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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