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Michael Clayton

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Year:2007
Director:Tony Gilroy
Written by:Tony Gilroy (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A law firm brings in its 'fixer' to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
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Mr. Destiny

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Year:1990
Director:James Orr
Written by:James Orr (Screenplay), Jim Cruickshank (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man, who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life he always dreamed of. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realises that even this new life has its problems and drawbacks..
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Men of War

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Year:1994
Director:Perry Lang
Written by:Stan Rogow (Story), John Sayles (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Nick Gunar is a burnt-out, jaded and hard-up former mercenary who is having a difficult time adjusting to civilian life. At the end of his rope, he is hired by the Nitro Mine Corporation to strong-arm the natives of a South China Sea island into giving up their rights to its valuable mineral resources. Nick loathes the thought of another mission, but this seemingly easy job will earn him enough money to get back with his estranged family. He recruits some of his former mercenary buddies to help him with the job. The island people refuse to give up their land and Nick decides to help them fight the greedy corporation that hired him. As greed and treachery begin to unravel, Nick's band of mercenaries choose sides.
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Denise Calls Up

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Year:1995
Director:Hal Salwen
Written by:Hal Salwen (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by phone and fax. They are all too busy to meet face to face. Gale plays matchmaker, by phone, to Jerry and Barbara who, in turn, hit it off beautifully – via phone and fax. Martin gets a telephone call from someone he's never met. It's Denise, with some extraordinary news. Tapping away at his computer all the while, he develops a sort of friendship with Denise – via phone. And so it goes as the friends, tap, tap, tapping away, share news, hopes, and dreams – via phone and fax. Finally Gale has an unfortunate encounter with a phone, Denise has some more news for Martin, and Frank plans a gala New Year's Eve party, but will he answer the door?
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The Descent

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Year:2005
Director:Neil Marshall
Written by:Neil Marshall (Author)

Script Synopsis:After a tragic accident, six friends reunite for a caving expedition. Their adventure soon goes horribly wrong when a collapse traps them deep underground and they find themselves pursued by bloodthirsty creatures. As their friendships deteriorate, they find themselves in a desperate struggle to survive the creatures and each other.
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The Great Outdoors

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Year:1988
Director:Howard Deutch
Written by:John Hughes (Writer)

Script Synopsis:It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.
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For Colored Girls

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Year:2010
Director:Tyler Perry
Written by:Tyler Perry (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.
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Idiocracy

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Year:2006
Director:Mike Judge
Written by:Mike Judge (Author), Mike Judge (Screenplay), Etan Cohen (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events. But when they arrive, they find a civilization so dumbed-down that they're the smartest people around.
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Matewan

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Year:1987
Director:John Sayles
Written by:John Sayles (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
Matewan Script Resources:

  • Matewan Script PDF - [undated] at Script Fly ($)
  • Matewan Script PDF - [Undated] [miss pg. 68] at Script Fly ($)
  • Matewan Script PDF - (xl). NO DRAFT DATE. *missing pg. at Script City ($)
  • Matewan Transcript at scripts.com

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Breaking In

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Year:1989
Director:Bill Forsyth

Script Synopsis:Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.
Breaking In Script Resources:

  • Breaking In Script PDF - JOHN SAYLES [miss pg 81] at Script Fly ($)
  • Breaking In Script PDF - NO DATE. *pg. at Script City ($)

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