April 2012 – Page 19 – Scripts on Screen

The Thin Man

Year:1934

Director:W.S. Van Dyke

Written by:Dashiell Hammett (Novel), Albert Hackett (Screenplay), Frances Goodrich (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

The Thin Man Script Resources:

The Thin Man Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Thin Man Script - 1935 shooting script at The Daily Script
The Thin Man Script at Screenplays For You
The Thin Man Script at archive.org
The Thin Man Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Thin Man Script PDF - 3/19/1934 at Script City ($)
The Thin Man 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 Thin Man ( tt0025878 ) at IMDb
The Thin Man ( 3529 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Stunt Man

Year:1980

Director:Richard Rush

Written by:Richard Rush (Adaptation), Paul Brodeur (Novel), Lawrence B. Marcus (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:While on the run from the police, Steve Railsback hides in a group of moviemakers where he pretends to be a stunt man. Both aided and endangered by the director (Peter O'Toole) he avoids both the police and sudden death as a stuntman. The mixture of real danger and fantasy of the movie is an interesting twist for the viewer as the two blend in individual scenes.

The Stunt Man Script Resources:

The Stunt Man Script PDF - Final Shooting Script at The Script Savant
The Stunt Man Script PDF at The Daily Script
The Stunt Man Script - Undated Shooting draft at IMSDb
The Stunt Man Script PDF - FINAL SHOOTING at Script City ($)
The Stunt Man Script PDF - EARLY 10/25/77 REVISED at Script City ($)
The Stunt 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:

The Stunt Man ( tt0081568 ) at IMDb
The Stunt Man ( 42160 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Relic

Year:1997

Director:Peter Hyams

Written by:Douglas Preston (Novel), Lincoln Child (Novel), Amy Holden Jones (Screenplay), John Raffo (Screenplay), Rick Jaffa (Screenplay), Amanda Silver (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A homicide detective and an anthropologist try to destroy a South American lizard-like god, who's on a people eating rampage in a Chicago museum.

The Relic Script Resources:

The Relic Script PDF at archive.org
The Relic Script - 1995-03 Draft at IMSDb
The Relic Script - Early draft, March 16, at Screenplays For You
The Relic Script - March 16, 1995 Early Draft at The Daily Script
The Relic Script PDF - [7/21/95] at Script Fly ($)
The Relic Script PDF - 3/16/1995 at Script City ($)
The Relic 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 Relic ( tt0120004 ) at IMDb
The Relic ( 11015 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Queen

Year:2006

Director:Stephen Frears

Written by:Peter Morgan (Author)

Script Synopsis:The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning.

The Queen Script Resources:

The Queen Script PDF at The Daily Script
The Queen Script at IMSDb
The Queen Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Queen Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. at Script City ($)

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:

The Queen ( tt0436697 ) at IMDb
The Queen ( 1165 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Number 23

Year:2007

Director:Joel Schumacher

Written by:Fernley Phillips (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Walter Sparrow is an animal control officer that becomes obsessed with a mysterious book that seems to be based on his own life. As soon as he opens the book, he notices strange parallels between what he reads and what he's experienced. But now he's worried that a fictional murder might materialize.

The Number 23 Script Resources:

The Number 23 Script PDF - november 4, 2002 draft at The Daily Script
The Number 23 Script at Horror Lair
The Number 23 Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. 11/4/2002. at Script City ($)
The Number 23 Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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:

The Number 23 ( tt0481369 ) at IMDb
The Number 23 ( 3594 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Limey

Year:1999

Director:Steven Soderbergh

Written by:Lem Dobbs (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.

The Limey Script Resources:

The Limey Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Limey Script - Production draft, 08/03/98 at Screenplays For You
The Limey Script - 1998-08 Draft at IMSDb
The Limey Script - August 3, 1998 Draft at The Daily Script
The Limey Script PDF - 9/17/98 REVISED at Script City ($)
The Limey Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Limey Transcript at scripts.com
The Limey 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 Limey ( tt0165854 ) at IMDb
The Limey ( 10388 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Year:1943

Director:Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Written by:Michael Powell (Writer), Emeric Pressburger (Writer)

Script Synopsis:General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Script Resources:

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Script - June 1942 pre & production draft at The Daily Script

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 Life and Death of Colonel Blimp ( tt0036112 ) at IMDb
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp ( 25037 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Leopard Man

Year:1943

Director:Jacques Tourneur

Written by:Cornell Woolrich (Novel), Ardel Wray (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.

The Leopard Man Script Resources:

The Leopard Man Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Leopard Man Script at Screenplays For You
The Leopard Man Script at The Daily Script

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 Leopard Man ( tt0036104 ) at IMDb
The Leopard Man ( 28438 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Island

Year:2005

Director:Michael Bay

Written by:Caspian Tredwell-Owen (Screenplay), Alex Kurtzman (Screenplay), Roberto Orci (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.

The Island Script Resources:

The Island Script PDF - January 13, 2004 draft at The Daily Script
The Island Script - 2004-01 Draft at IMSDb
The Island Script PDF - (2005) 1/13/04 at Script City ($)
The Island Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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:

The Island ( tt0399201 ) at IMDb
The Island ( 1635 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Insider

Year:1999

Director:Michael Mann

Written by:Michael Mann (Screenplay), Eric Roth (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand.

The Insider Script Resources:

The Insider Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Insider Script - 1999-11 Draft at IMSDb
The Insider Script - November 5, 1999 Draft at The Daily Script
The Insider Script - Final draft. 11/5/99 at Screenplays For You
The Insider Script at The Daily Script
The Insider Script PDF - 1ST 8/26/97 at Script City ($)
The Insider Script PDF - 11/5/1999 at Script City ($)
The Insider Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Insider 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 Insider ( tt0140352 ) at IMDb
The Insider ( 9008 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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