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As Good As It Gets

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Year:1997
Director:James L. Brooks
Written by:Mark Andrus (Screenplay), James L. Brooks (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.
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Film Scripts Based on Mental Disorders

Borderline Personality Disorder, OCD, Bipolar Disorder and depression are among the many psychological disorders that have gained notoriety in films over the past few decades. The concept of a warped mind that sees the world in a much different way from the mainstream is something that intrigues people from all walks of life. Individualism is shown in its true dark form and for a few moments, an audience is able to comprehend what it’s like to see through a “crazy” person’s mind.

Many of the best psychological disorder films were written by people who actually had the disorder. This adds realism and definition to the characters and makes it likeable by many audiences. However, some disorders (such as schizophrenia) can be so debilitating that it’s difficult to find a person who can write a story representing their experience.

So in these cases, writers are given a challenge to try to experience something they know nothing about using only clinical definitions and second-hand accounts from doctors or family members. But when an interesting perspective is found, it opens a path that allows many people to experience a different state of mind as well.

Below is a list of some of the best film scripts based on a person with a mental disorder. From these scripts, a writer will be able to see how disorders are characterized by people with experience and those without. By taking note of the methods used in writing these scripts, a person will be better prepared to show the perspective of someone or something that they had never experienced in their lives; yet do so in a way that is believable.

For those who have suffered with a disorder, these scripts show how to use scenes and dialogue to help people understand what it feels like to live with that disorder.

 

  1. (2003) Identity Script
  2. (2002) May Script [Transcript]
  3. (2001) Donnie Darko Script
  4. (2001) A Beautiful Mind Script [Transcript]
  5. (1999) Fight Club Script
  6. (1999) Girl, Interrupted Script [Transcript]
  7. (1997) As Good As It Gets Script
  8. (1993) What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? Script [Transcript]
  9. (1988) Rain Man Script  [Transcript]

James L. Brooks Movie Scripts

As one of the small handful of directors who have won best picture, best screenplay and best director for the same film, James L. Brooks has earned his spot under the Hollywood limelight after years of honing his craft as a writer for television. The multi-academy award winning writer-director has managed to captivate audiences with his unique and provocative sense of filmmaking.

And though he has but a handful of feature length movies under his belt, his numerous awards and impeccable taste for good stories has earned him a place in cinema history.

Check out his collection of feature length screenplays, written and directed by him.

1. How Do You Know Script (2010)
2. Spanglish Script (2004)
3. As Good As It Gets Script (1997)
4. I’ll Do Anything Script (1994)
5. Broadcast News Script (1987)
6. Terms of Endearment Script (PDF Download) (1983)