Chris Sparling – Scripts on Screen

The Sea of Trees Script

Year:2015

Director:Gus Van Sant

Written by:Chris Sparling (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A suicidal American befriends a Japanese man lost in a forest near Mt. Fuji and the two search for a way out.

The Sea of Trees Script Resources:

The Sea of Trees Script PDF - [EARLY CHRIS SPARLING DRAFT 2012] at Script Fly ($)
The Sea of Trees Transcript at scripts.com

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ATM Script

Year:2012

Director:David Brooks

Written by:Chris Sparling (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:After leaving their company Christmas Party together, David Hargrove and Emily Brandt’s impromptu first date takes an unexpected turn when their coworker, Corey, asks them to make a late-night stop at an ATM. What should be a routine transaction turns into a desperate struggle for survival when an unknown man appears outside the vestibule. With the wintry temperatures dipping below freezing, and the morning sunrise still hours away, they have no choice but to play the man’s deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

ATM Script Resources:

ATM Script PDF at The Script Savant
ATM Script PDF - [CHRIS SPARLING][1/30/2010] at Script Fly ($)
ATM Transcript at scripts.com

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Buried

Year:2010

Director:Rodrigo Cortés

Written by:Chris Sparling (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

Buried Script Resources:

Buried Script PDF at Script Slug
Buried Script - Undated Final draft at IMSDb
Buried Script PDF - (2010). REVISED DRAFT at Script City ($)
Buried Script PDF - [Prod 7/25/2009] at Script Fly ($)
Buried Script PDF - [Undated] at Script Fly ($)

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