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Used Cars Script

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Year:1980
Director:Robert Zemeckis
Written by:Robert Zemeckis (Writer), Bob Gale (Writer)

Script Synopsis:When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.
Used Cars Script Resources:

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Virus Script

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Year:1980
Director:Kinji Fukasaku
Written by:Kōji Takada (Screenplay), Kinji Fukasaku (Screenplay), Gregory Knapp (Screenplay), Sakyo Komatsu (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.
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The Watcher In The Woods Script

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Year:1980
Director:John Hough
Written by:Brian Clemens (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:No sooner does an all-American family takes possession of a baronial English manor when all manner of peculiar things occurring, including signs that point to the disappearance of a young girl during a solar eclipse decades before. Bette Davis headlines and Lynn-Holly Johnson co-stars in this suspenseful take on haunted houses.
The Watcher In The Woods Script Resources:

  • The Watcher In The Woods Script PDF - 7/11/79 REVISED at Script City ($)
  • The Watcher In The Woods Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • The Watcher In The Woods 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 Watcher In The Woods ( tt0081738 ) at IMDb
  • The Watcher In The Woods ( 21970 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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When Time Ran Out Script

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Year:1980
Director:James Goldstone
Written by:Carl Foreman (Screenplay), Stirling Silliphant (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling foreman.
When Time Ran Out Script Resources:

  • When Time Ran Out Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • When Time Ran Out Script PDF - 6/78 4TH DRAFT. *pg. at Script City ($)

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.


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Where The Buffalo Roam Script

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Year:1980
Director:Art Linson
Written by:Hunter S. Thompson (Story), John Kaye (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
Where The Buffalo Roam Script Resources:

  • Where The Buffalo Roam Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • Where The Buffalo Roam Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
  • Where The Buffalo Roam 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:
  • Where The Buffalo Roam ( tt0081748 ) at IMDb
  • Where The Buffalo Roam ( 13005 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Wholly Moses Script

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Year:1980
Director:Gary Weis
Written by:Guy Thomas (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from God to free his people from slavery, but Moses keeps getting all the credit.
Wholly Moses Script Resources:

  • Wholly Moses Script PDF - 10/15/79 REVISED (missing one page) at Script City ($)
  • Wholly Moses Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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.


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Windows Script

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Year:1980
Director:Gordon Willis
Written by:Barry Siegel (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Emily is the subject of a perverse obsession by a gay neighbor, Andrea, who not only is in lust with her but hires a rapist in order to get audio tapes of her moaning. Andrea turns peeping tom and watches Emily with a telescope as she begins a love affair with Detective Cortese.
Windows Script Resources:

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Xanadu Script

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Year:1980
Director:Robert Greenwald
Written by:Richard Christian Danus (Writer), Marc Reid Rubel (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club.
Xanadu Script Resources:

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.


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Chu Chu And The Philly Flash Script

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Year:1981
Director:David Lowell Rich

Script Synopsis:Chu Chu and the Philly Flash is a 1981 comedy film starring Alan Arkin, Carol Burnett, Jack Warden, Ruth Buzzi, and Danny Aiello. It was released in 1981 by 20th Century Fox. Arkin plays a down-his-luck former baseball player and Burnett plays a Carmen Miranda-style performer. The film was panned by critics and was not a box office success. Many of the scenes, particularly the exterior scenes of "Chu Chu" home, were filmed in San Francisco's Potrero Hill district.
Chu Chu And The Philly Flash Script Resources:

  • Chu Chu And The Philly Flash Script PDF - 8/22/80 (missing ending) at Script City ($)
  • Chu Chu And The Philly Flash Script PDF - miss last pgs at Script Fly ($)

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:
  • Chu Chu And The Philly Flash ( tt0082177 ) at IMDb
  • Chu Chu And The Philly Flash ( 58442 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Absence Of Malice Script

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Year:1981
Director:Sydney Pollack
Written by:Kurt Luedtke (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his supposed crime was committed but it involves an innocent party. When she tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.
Absence Of Malice Script Resources:

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