Blog Posts – Page 993 – Scripts on Screen

Top 5 Musicals Movie Scripts

Musical theater has always been a great source of inspiration for cinema. And although musicals have never been a favorite amongst movie goers since the days of Singing in the Rain (1952), Hollywood has recently seen a renaissance of singer actors.

Whether it’s Broadway renditions original musical mash ups, it looks like musical cinema is here to stay.

Check out our list of top 5 musical movie scripts.

1. Moulin Rouge Script (Dialogue Transcript)
2. Chicago Script (Dialogue Transcript)
3. Sweeney Todd Script
4. Hairspray Script (Dialogue Transcript)
5. Phantom of the Opera (Dialogue Transcript)

M. Night Shymalan Movie Scripts

Although writer-director M. Night Shymalan took the film world by storm with his film The Sixth Sense (1999), he has been criticized for not keeping his latter films up to par with his earlier works. However, M. Night Shymalan will always be recognized as one of the most original and unique storytellers of modern cinema.

Check out a collection of his feature length scripts below:

1. The Last Airbender script (2010)
2. The Happening script (2008)
3. Lady in the Water script (2006)
4. The Village script (2004)
5. Signs Script (2002)
6. Unbreakable Script (2000)
7. The Sixth Sense Script (1999)

Top 5 Movie Comic Book Adaptations

Superheroes aren’t the only comic book properties that are squeezing their way into cinemas these days. Comics are turning into such hot properties that even lesser known franchises are catching Hollywood’s eye. See just how well Hollywood’s top comic properties have jumped from the comic panels to the big screen.

Check out our Top 5 Movie Comic Adaptations below:

1. The Watchmen Script (2009)
2. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Script (PDF Download) (2010)
3. The Losers Script (PDF Download) (2010)
4. Red Script (Dialogue Transcript) (2010)
5. 300 Script (Dialogue Transcript) (2010)

Chronicles of Narnia Movie Scripts

The Chronicles of Narnia may not be as big a cash cow as its Twilight and Harry Potter counterparts, but the Narnia franchise has definitely been around longer with a much more diverse fan base. Because of this, Walden Media has been keen on making sure to keep the Narnia films coming for as long as there are books to be make them from.

Check out a collection of Chronicles of Narnia movie scripts below:

1.The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Script (Transcript) (2005)

2. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Script (Transcript) (2008)

3. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)

Links to 2011 Oscar Nominee Scripts

‘Tis Oscar season and for those of us looking for scripts on the internet it’s a bonanza. The studios, in their quest for nominations and awards, made their candidates’ scripts available (and in PDF no less !) This year’s list of screenplay candidates (original and adapted) almost matches the Best Picture nominee list. The exceptions are Black Swan which did not get a screenplay nod and Another Year which didn’t make it on the best picture list.

Original Screenplay

Another Year Script (PDF), Written by Mike Leigh
The Fighter Script (PDF) , Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson, Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
Inception Script (PDF) , Written by Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right Script (PDF) , Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
The King’s Speech Script (PDF) , Screenplay by David Seidler

Adapted Screenplay

127 Hours Script (PDF) , Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
The Social Network Script (PDF), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
Toy Story 3 Script (PDF), Screenplay by Michael Arndt, Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
True Grit Script (PDF), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Winter’s Bone Script (PDF), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Top 5 Gambling Movies

Gambling has always been one of Hollywood’s favorite movie milieus. Whether it’s at the poker, blackjack or craps table, at the casino or amongst back-alley bet setters, nothing turns up the heat like a good old fashioned bluff.

Here are the scripts of our Top 5 Gambling Movies.

1. Casino Script (1995)
2. Rounders Script (Dialogue Transcript) (1998)
3. Maverick Script (Dialogue Transcript) (1994)
4. 21 Script (Dialogue Transcript) (2008)
5. The Cooler Script (2003)

David O. Russel Movie Scripts

It’s no surprise that writer-director David O. Russel is one of the hottest names in Hollywood right now.Nabbing back-to-back nominations at this year’s Golden Globe and Academy Awards for his recently released The Fighter (2010) has gotten critics and audiences captivated with his deft sense of storytelling and filmmaking.

Check out a compilation of his feature length works below:

1. The Fighter Script (2010)
2. I Heart Huckabees Script ($) (2004)
3. Three Kings Script (1999)
4. Flirting with Disaster Script (Dialogue Transcript) (1996)
5. Spanking the Monkey Script ($) (1994)

Bridget Jones Movie Scripts

With rumors of a third Bridget Jones film making rounds throughout the Hollywood circuit, the blockbuster British romantic comedy has a lot of it’s fans very excited.

Here’s a list of links to screenplays to the original movies in anticipation of a new installment to the franchise:

1. Bridget Jones’ Diary Script (2001)
2. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Script (Dialogue Transcript) (2004)

The King’s Speech Script

The King’s Speech caught me by surprise. I went to see it expecting it to be about the abdication of King Edward VIII. Well, silly me… the story was much more interesting and provides a good vehicle for both Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush. However, I got the biggest kick out of the casting of Derek Jacobi as the Archbishop of Canterbury. The inside joke is his famous stuttering role in the BBC series I, Claudius.

The King’s Speech Script (PDF) (2010)