Carroll Ballard – Scripts on Screen

Black Stallion Script

Year:1979

Director:Carroll Ballard

Written by:William D. Wittliff (Screenplay), Walter Farley (Novel), Melissa Mathison (Screenplay), Jeanne Rosenberg (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a deserted island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once successful trainer. Together they begin training the horse to race against the fastest ones in the world.

Black Stallion Script Resources:

Black Stallion Script PDF - [Farley][Working Rev 8/10/1977] at Script Fly ($)
Black Stallion Script PDF - 7/11/1977 at Script City ($)
Black Stallion 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.

Never Cry Wolf Script

Year:1983

Director:Carroll Ballard

Script Synopsis:This film dramatizes the true story of Farley Mowat, when he was sent to the Canadian tundra area to collect evidence of the grievous harm the wolf population was allegedly doing to the caribou herds. In his struggle to survive in that difficult environment he studies the wolves, and realizes that the old beliefs about wolves and their supposed threat are almost totally false. Furthermore, he learns that humans represent a far greater threat to the land, and also to the wolves, a species which plays an important role in the ecosystem of the north.

Never Cry Wolf Script Resources:

Never Cry Wolf Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
Never Cry Wolf Script PDF - [DRAFT APRIL 1979] at Script Fly ($)
Never Cry Wolf 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.

Wind Script

Year:1992

Director:Carroll Ballard

Written by:Jeff Benjamin (Story), Roger Vaughan (Story), Rudy Wurlitzer (Screenplay), Mac Gudgeon (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In 1983, yacht sailor Will Parker leads an American crew financed by millionaire Morgan Weld to defeat during the America's Cup race against an Australian crew. Determined to get the prize back, Will convinces Morgan to finance an experimental boat designed by his ex-girlfriend Kate's new beau, Joe Heisler. When the boat is completed, the Americans head to Australia to reclaim the cup.

Wind Script Resources:

Wind Script PDF - 9/27/90 missing 2 pages at Script City ($)
Wind Script PDF - [aka Radiance) [miss pgs] at Script Fly ($)

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.