Author: celluloid

Waiting for the Light Script

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Year:1990
Director:Christopher Monger

Script Synopsis:A former vaudevillian magician (MacLaine) moves her straight-laced niece (Garr) and her two mischievous children to a small town. When the two kids get in trouble with a neighbor for stealing vegetables from his garden, the aunt concocts an illusion of ghosts in revenge. Only trouble is the whole town believes it is real and soon the press is swarming the town and a major magic trick is required for everyone to save face.
Waiting for the Light Script Resources:

  • Waiting for the Light Script PDF - 11/88 2ND DRAFT at Script City ($)

Other Links:
  • Waiting for the Light ( tt0100899 ) at IMDb
  • Waiting for the Light ( 123784 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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W.C. Fields and Me Script

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Year:1976
Director:Arthur Hiller
Written by:Bob Merrill (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Film biography of actor-comedian W.C. Fields, concentrating on his years in Hollywood and his relationship with aspiring actress Carlotta Monti.
W.C. Fields and Me Script Resources:

  • W.C. Fields and Me Script PDF - 12/1/74 1ST DRAFT at Script City ($)

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Vigilante Force Script

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Year:1976
Director:George Armitage
Written by:George Armitage (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Vigilante Force is a 1976 American action film concerning a Vietnam War veteran (Kris Kristofferson) and his buddies, who are hired by his brother (Jan-Michael Vincent) and others in a small California town for protection from rowdy oil-field workers.
Vigilante Force Script Resources:

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The View from Pompey’s Head Script

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Year:1955
Director:Philip Dunne
Written by:Philip Dunne (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Anson Page, a lawyer with Southern roots leaves New York, his wife and his kids for Georgia. His assignment is to investigate the case of Garvin Wales, a famous writer, now nearly blind and embittered, whose royalties have apparently never reached him. Back in his native South, Page finds himself immediately exposed to what he had fled : racial and class prejudices. But he also meets his former love, Dinah, now married to go-getter uncouth businessman Mickey Higgins. Will he find out whatever happened to 2,000 dollars in rights Wales did not cash? Will Dinah and Anson renew their love story?
The View from Pompey's Head Script Resources:

  • The View from Pompey's Head Script PDF - (XL) 5/24/55 SHOOTING at Script City ($)

Other Links:
  • The View from Pompey's Head ( tt0048788 ) at IMDb
  • The View from Pompey's Head ( 255620 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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2017 Award Season Scripts

It’s award season again. The studios publish screenplays of  films they are hoping will garner award nominations. Here they are:

The Invitation Script

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Year:2015
Director:Karyn Kusama
Written by:Phil Hay (Screenplay), Matt Manfredi (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that their charming host David is up to something.
The Invitation Script Resources:

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Hidden Figures Script

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Year:2016
Director:Theodore Melfi
Written by:Allison Schroeder (Screenplay), Theodore Melfi (Screenplay), Margot Lee Shetterly (Book)

Script Synopsis:The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Hidden Figures Script Resources:

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La La Land Script

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Year:2016
Director:Damien Chazelle
Written by:Damien Chazelle (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
La La Land Script Resources:

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Deadpool Script

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Year:2016
Director:Tim Miller
Written by:Rhett Reese (Screenplay), Paul Wernick (Screenplay), Jay Oliva (Storyboard), Fabian Nicieza (Characters), Rob Liefeld (Characters)

Script Synopsis:Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
Deadpool Script Resources:

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Victor Frankenstein Script

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Year:2016
Director:Paul McGuigan
Written by:Max Landis (Screenplay), Mary Shelley (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Victor Frankenstein Script Resources:

  • Victor Frankenstein Script PDF at Script Slug
  • Victor Frankenstein Script PDF at vk.com
  • Victor Frankenstein Script PDF at vk.com
  • Victor Frankenstein Script PDF - [MAX LANDIS] [EARLY 2ND 5/23/2011] at Script Fly ($)

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