Bruce Jay Friedman – Scripts on Screen

Doctor Detroit Script

celluloid — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 09:25:21 +0000

Year:1983

Director:Michael Pressman

Written by:Bruce Jay Friedman (Story), Carl Gottlieb (Writer), Robert Boris (Writer), Bruce Jay Friedman (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in Chicago. A chance encounter with four beautiful women at a restaurant changes his life forever.

Doctor Detroit Script Resources:

Doctor Detroit Script PDF - 6/24/82 REVISED FINAL*missing 5 pgs at Script City ($)
Doctor Detroit Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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:

Doctor Detroit ( tt0085450 ) at IMDb
Doctor Detroit ( 23096 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Stir Crazy Script

celluloid — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 07:39:20 +0000

Year:1980

Director:Sidney Poitier

Written by:Bruce Jay Friedman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:New Yorkers, Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment—they're sent to prison.

Stir Crazy Script Resources:

Stir Crazy Script PDF - 2/12/80 FINAL at Script City ($)
Stir Crazy Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Stir Crazy 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:

Stir Crazy ( tt0081562 ) at IMDb
Stir Crazy ( 21629 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Lonely Guy Script

celluloid — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 06:22:39 +0000

Year:1984

Director:Arthur Hiller

Written by:Bruce Jay Friedman (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.

The Lonely Guy Script Resources:

The Lonely Guy Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Lonely Guy Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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 Lonely Guy ( tt0087635 ) at IMDb
The Lonely Guy ( 27171 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Splash Script

celluloid — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:58:12 +0000

Year:1984

Director:Ron Howard

Written by:Brian Grazer (Author), Bruce Jay Friedman (Author)

Script Synopsis:A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.

Splash Script Resources:

Splash Script PDF - 3/31/83 2ND DRAFT at Script City ($)
Splash Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Splash 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:

Splash ( tt0088161 ) at IMDb
Splash ( 2619 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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