Author: celluloid

The Ring

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Year:1998
Director:Hideo Nakata
Written by:Hiroshi Takahashi (Screenplay), Kôji Suzuki (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
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The Meaning of Life

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Year:1983
Director:Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam
Written by:Graham Chapman (Screenplay), John Cleese (Screenplay), Terry Gilliam (Screenplay), Eric Idle (Screenplay), Terry Jones (Screenplay), Michael Palin (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.
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The Empire Strikes Back

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Year:1980
Director:Irvin Kershner
Written by:Leigh Brackett (Screenplay), Lawrence Kasdan (Screenplay), George Lucas (Story)

Script Synopsis:The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
The Empire Strikes Back Script Resources:

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  • The Empire Strikes Back ( tt0080684 ) at IMDb
  • The Empire Strikes Back ( 1891 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Sweeney Todd

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Year:1936
Director:Tim Burton
Written by:John Logan (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
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Superman Returns

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Year:2006
Director:Bryan Singer
Written by:Michael Dougherty (Screenplay), Dan Harris (Screenplay), Bryan Singer (Story), Michael Dougherty (Story), Dan Harris (Story), Jerry Siegel (Characters), Joe Shuster (Characters)

Script Synopsis:Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.
Superman Returns Script Resources:

  • Superman Returns Script PDF - [4th 1-12-2005] [Dougherty, Harris only] at Script Fly ($)
  • Superman Returns Script PDF - FOURTH DRAFT. 1/12/2005. (CODE PRINTED ON PAGES) at Script City ($)
  • Superman Returns Script at Amazon ($)
  • Superman Returns Transcript at scripts.com

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Superman

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Year:1978
Director:Richard Donner
Written by:Joe Shuster (Characters), Jerry Siegel (Characters), Mario Puzo (Story), Mario Puzo (Screenplay), Leslie Newman (Screenplay), Robert Benton (Screenplay), David Newman (Screenplay), Tom Mankiewicz (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
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Star Trek: Generations

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Year:1994
Director:David Carson
Written by:Ronald D. Moore (Screenplay), Brannon Braga (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's scheme...and he's been dead for seventy-eight years.
Star Trek Generations Script Resources:

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  • Star Trek Generations ( tt0111280 ) at IMDb
  • Star Trek Generations ( 193 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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