Author: celluloid

The Mighty Quinn Script

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Year:1989
Director:Carl Schenkel
Written by:A.H.Z. Carr (Novel), Hampton Fancher (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapitated in his Jacuzzi. Although the local political establishment, especially crooked Governor Chalk, insists that small-time thief Maubee is responsible, Xavier has his doubts. This view is complicated by the police chief's personal history with Maubee: The men have been friends since childhood.
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Miss Firecracker Script

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Year:1989
Director:Thomas Schlamme
Written by:Beth Henley (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A girl from Yazoo City, Mississippi pins all her hopes on winning the local beauty pageant.
Miss Firecracker Script Resources:

  • Miss Firecracker Script PDF - 2/20/88 3RD DRAFT at Script City ($)
  • Miss Firecracker Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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The Music Box Script

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Year:1989
Director:Costa-Gavras
Written by:Joe Eszterhas (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.
The Music Box Script Resources:

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976-Evil Script

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Year:1989
Director:Robert Englund
Written by:Brian Helgeland (Writer)

Script Synopsis:People who dial 976-EVIL receive supernatural powers and turn into satanic killers. When Spike dialed 976-EVIL, he knew it was an expensive toll call, but he didn't know that he'd have to pay for it with his soul.
976-Evil Script Resources:

  • 976-Evil Script PDF - [3rd 8-20-1987] at Script Fly ($)
  • 976-Evil Script PDF - 5/11/87 2ND DRAFT at Script City ($)

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No Holds Barred Script

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Year:1989
Director:Thomas J. Wright

Script Synopsis:Rip is the World Wrestling Federation champion who is faithful to his fans and the network he wrestles for, but Brell, the new head of the World Television Network, wants Rip to wrestle for his network.
No Holds Barred Script Resources:

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Old Gringo Script

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Year:1989
Director:Luis Puenzo
Written by:Carlos Fuentes (Novel), Aída Bortnik (Screenplay), Luis Puenzo (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When school teacher Harriet Winslow goes to Mexico to teach, she is kidnapped by Gen. Tomas Arroyo and his revolutionaries. An aging American, Ambrose "Old Gringo" Bierce also in Mexico, befriends Gen. Arroyo and meets Harriet. Bierce is a famous writer, who knowing that he is dying, wishes to keep his identity secret so he can determine his own fate. Though he likes Arroyo, Bierce tries to provoke the General's anger whenever possible in an attempt to get himself killed, thus avoiding suffering through his illness. Winslow is intrigued by both Bierce and Arroyo, and the men are in turn attracted to her. She becomes romantically involved with Arroyo. When Winslow learns of Bierce's true identity (a writer whose work she has loved and respected for years), she is singlemindedly determined to fulfill his dying wish. Written by E.W. DesMarais
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The Package Script

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Year:1989
Director:Andrew Davis
Written by:John Bishop (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.
The Package Script Resources:

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Parenthood Script

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Year:1989
Director:Ron Howard
Written by:Babaloo Mandel (Screenplay), Lowell Ganz (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.
Parenthood Script Resources:

  • Parenthood Script PDF - [Ganz, Mandel] [Final Shoot, Rev 3-23-1998] at Script Fly ($)
  • Parenthood Script PDF - 12/19/88 FINAL at Script City ($)
  • Parenthood Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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Penn And Teller Get Killed Script

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Year:1989
Director:Arthur Penn
Written by:Penn Jillette (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Penn & Teller enjoy playing jokes on each other. When Penn says on an interview show that he wishes he has someone threatening his life so that he "wouldn't sweat the small stuff," each of them begins a series of pranks on the other to suggest a real threat. Then they find that a real psychopath is interested in them.
Penn And Teller Get Killed Script Resources:

  • Penn And Teller Get Killed Script PDF - 3/8/1987 at Script City ($)
  • Penn And Teller Get Killed Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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  • Penn And Teller Get Killed ( tt0098073 ) at IMDb
  • Penn And Teller Get Killed ( 37146 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Pumpkinhead Script

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Year:1988
Director:Stan Winston
Written by:Mark Patrick Carducci (Story), Stan Winston (Story), Richard Weinman (Story), Mark Patrick Carducci (Screenplay), Gary Gerani (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A man conjures up a gigantic vengeance demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy the teenagers who accidentally killed his son.
Pumpkinhead Script Resources:

  • Pumpkinhead Script PDF - [4/20/1987] at Script Fly ($)
  • Pumpkinhead Script PDF - 1/27/87 2ND DRAFT at Script City ($)

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