February 2012 – Page 59 – Scripts on Screen

Escape From New York

Year:1981

Director:John Carpenter

Written by:Nick Castle (Screenplay), John Carpenter (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been walled off and turned into a giant maximum security prison within which the country's worst criminals are left to form their own anarchic society. However, when the President of the United States crash lands on the island, the authorities turn to a former soldier and current convict to rescue him.

Escape From New York Script Resources:

Escape From New York Script PDF at The Script Savant
Escape From New York Script at Screenplays For You
Escape From New York Script - 1981 Draft at IMSDb
Escape From New York Script PDF - 7/20/80 REVISED FINAL *missing page at Script City ($)
Escape From New York Script PDF - Rev Shooting 7/20/80 at Script Fly ($)
Escape From New York 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:

Escape From New York ( tt0082340 ) at IMDb
Escape From New York ( 1103 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Beaver

Year:2011

Director:Jodie Foster

Written by:Kyle Killen (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black (Mel Gibson) begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter (Anton Yelchin) pushes for his parents to get a divorce. Jodie Foster directs and co-stars as Walter's wife in this dark comedy that also features Riley Thomas Stewart and Jennifer Lawrence.

The Beaver Script Resources:

The Beaver Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Beaver Script PDF - [5-8-2008] at Script Fly ($)
The Beaver Script PDF - (2011) REVISED DRAFT at Script City ($)
The Beaver 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 Beaver ( tt1321860 ) at IMDb
The Beaver ( 50780 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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How to Train Your Dragon

Year:2010

Director:Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders

Written by:Cressida Cowell (Novel), Will Davies (Screenplay), Dean DeBlois (Screenplay), Chris Sanders (Screenplay), Stephan Franck (Storyboard)

Script Synopsis:As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father

How to Train Your Dragon Script Resources:

How to Train Your Dragon Script PDF at Script Slug
How to Train Your Dragon Script - Undated Final draft at IMSDb
How to Train Your Dragon 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:

How to Train Your Dragon ( tt0892769 ) at IMDb
How to Train Your Dragon ( 10191 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Captain America

Year:1990

Director:Albert Pyun

Written by:Stephen Tolkin (Screenplay), Joe Simon (Characters), Jack Kirby (Characters)

Script Synopsis:During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, "Captain America." Racing to Germany to sabotage the rockets of Nazi baddie "Red Skull", Captain America winds up frozen until the 1990s. He reawakens to find that the Red Skull has changed identities and is now planning to kidnap the President of the United States.

Captain America Script Resources:

Captain America Script PDF - 4/21/86 1ST DRAFT. at Script City ($)
Captain America Script PDF - 4/21/86 1ST at Script City ($)
Captain America 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:

Captain America ( tt0103923 ) at IMDb
Captain America ( 13995 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Get Low

Year:2009

Director:Aaron Schneider

Written by:Chris Provenzano (Screenplay), C. Gaby Mitchell (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.

Get Low Script Resources:

Get Low Script PDF at Script Slug
Get Low Script PDF at sonyclassics.com
Get Low Script at IMSDb
Get Low 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:

Get Low ( tt1194263 ) at IMDb
Get Low ( 44718 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Super

Year:2010

Director:James Gunn

Written by:James Gunn (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills.

Super Script Resources:

Super Script PDF at Script Slug
Super Script PDF - 8/28/2009 at The Script Savant
Super Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Super Script PDF - (2010) 8/28/09 REVISED DRAFT at Script City ($)

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:

Super ( tt1512235 ) at IMDb
Super ( 45132 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Bang Bang Club

Year:2011

Director:Steven Silver

Written by:Steven Silver (Screenplay), Greg Marinovich (Novel), João Silva (Novel)

Script Synopsis:In the early to mid '90s, when the South African system of apartheid was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and João Silva - bonded by their friendship and a sense of purpose, worked together to chronicle the violence and upheaval leading up to the 1994 election of Nelson Mandela as president. Their work is risky and dangerous, potentially fatally so, as they thrust themselves into the middle of chaotic clashes between forces backed by the government (including Inkatha Zulu warriors) and those in support of Mandela's African National Congress.

The Bang Bang Club Script Resources:

The Bang Bang Club Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Bang Bang Club 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 Bang Bang Club ( tt1173687 ) at IMDb
The Bang Bang Club ( 60011 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Bad Santa

Year:2003

Director:Terry Zwigoff

Written by:Glenn Ficarra (Screenplay), John Requa (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.

Bad Santa Script Resources:

Bad Santa Script PDF at Script Slug
Bad Santa Script at The Daily Script
Bad Santa Script - 2002-02 Draft at IMSDb
Bad Santa Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Bad Santa Script PDF - 2/1/02 PRODUCTION DFT at Script City ($)
Bad Santa 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:

Bad Santa ( tt0307987 ) at IMDb
Bad Santa ( 10147 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Bad News Bears

Year:2005

Director:Richard Linklater

Written by:Bill Lancaster (Screenplay), Glenn Ficarra (Screenplay), John Requa (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.

Bad News Bears Script Resources:

Bad News Bears Script PDF - [7-27-2004] at Script Fly ($)
Bad News Bears Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT 7/27/2004. at Script City ($)
Bad News Bears 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:

Bad News Bears ( tt0408524 ) at IMDb
Bad News Bears ( 13341 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Regarding Henry

Year:1991

Director:Mike Nichols

Written by:J.J. Abrams (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Respected lawyer, Henry Turner survives a convenience-store shooting only to find he has lost his memory, and has serious speech and mobility issues. After also losing his job—where he no longer 'fits in'—his loving wife and daughter give him all their love and support.

Regarding Henry Script Resources:

Regarding Henry Script PDF - [1st 1989-08-18] at Script Fly ($)
Regarding Henry Script PDF - [Shooting 1990-08-07] at Script Fly ($)
Regarding Henry Script PDF - [2nd 1989-10-19][miss pg 40] at Script Fly ($)
Regarding Henry 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:

Regarding Henry ( tt0102768 ) at IMDb
Regarding Henry ( 11364 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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