david fincher – Scripts on Screen

The Killer (2023) Script

celluloid — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 23:19:02 +0000

Year:2023

Director:David Fincher

Written by:Andrew Kevin Walker (Screenplay), Alexis Nolent (Graphic Novel)

Script Synopsis:After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

The Killer Script Resources:

The Killer Script PDF - [Walker] [10/4/2022] at Script Fly ($)
The Killer Transcript at scrapsfromtheloft.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:

The Killer ( tt1136617 ) at IMDb
The Killer ( 800158 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Mank Script

celluloid — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 21:22:24 +0000

Year:2020

Director:David Fincher

Written by:Eric Roth (Script Consultant), Jack Fincher (Writer)

Script Synopsis:1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

Mank Script Resources:

Mank Script PDF at Script Slug
Mank Script PDF at deadline.com
Mank Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. 9/5/1994. at Script City ($)
Mank Script PDF - [Fincher] [Early, 9/5/1994] at Script Fly ($)
Mank Transcript at scrapsfromtheloft.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:

Mank ( tt10618286 ) at IMDb
Mank ( 614560 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Plot Twist Gamble

montage — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 20:23:02 +0000

Nothing like a sudden turn of the wheel that leaves the audience in disbelief. But what happens when the audience actually disbelieves? Screenwriters are aware of the double edged sword quality of plot twists: they can make a story successful almost by themselves, but can also turn against it if they come off as predictable or implausible.

In some genres (horror, thriller) they have become an expected, almost mandatory device. Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) set the foundations for the use of narrative unreliability in films. And it’s already a great example of a twist that didn’t only aim for shock- it also tried to provide a solid justification for the visual and narrative styles of the film.

Night Shyamalan’s irregular career illustrates both the rewards and the risks of subjecting the story to a plot twist. The recent success of Split may have brought him to a second youth, but for many years, the ‘Shyamalan twists” served more as a burden than a perk, becoming the smoking gun that proves and defines the film’s failure.

So what makes a good plot twist? If Aristotle stated that good art should be both unexpected and inevitable, contemporary screenwriters like William Goldman have pinpointed a reality that Hollywood has exploited well: that a controversial ending may still work effectively if it’s at least satisfying.

Some examples of films with memorable plot twists are:

(1941) The Maltese Falcon

(1958) Vertigo

(1960) Psycho

(1968) Planet of the Apes

(1973) The Sting

(1973) Soylent Green

(1973) The Wicker Man

(1980) The Empire Strikes Back

(1987) Angel Heart

(1992) The Crying Game

(1995) The Usual Suspects

(1995) 12 Monkeys

(1996) Primal Fear

(1999) The Sixth Sense

(1999) Fight Club

(2000) Memento

(2004) Saw

(2006) The Prestige

(2016) Arrival

Gone Girl Script

celluloid — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:50:58 +0000

Year:2014

Director:David Fincher

Written by:Gillian Flynn (Novel), Gillian Flynn (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

Gone Girl Script Resources:

Gone Girl Script PDF at Script Slug
Gone Girl Script PDF - [Final Shooting][9/27/2013] at Script Fly ($)
Gone Girl Script PDF - [Undated 1st draft] at Script Fly ($)

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.

Other Links:

Gone Girl ( tt2267998 ) at IMDb
Gone Girl ( 210577 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Se7en

celluloid — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:24:50 +0000

Year:1995

Director:David Fincher

Written by:Andrew Kevin Walker (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

Se7en Script Resources:

Se7en Script PDF - 1/27/1992 at The Script Savant
Se7en Script PDF at Script Slug
Se7en Script at IMSDb
Se7en Script at Horror Lair
Se7en Script - January 27,1992 Draft (Unproduced) at The Daily Script
Se7en Script - August 8, 1994 Draft at The Daily Script
Se7en Script - Draft script, 8/8/94 at Screenplays For You
Se7en Script at The Daily Script
Se7en Script PDF - [1994-08-08] at Script Fly ($)
Se7en Script PDF - [1995-02-09] at Script Fly ($)
Se7en Script PDF - [1st draft] at Script Fly ($)
Se7en Script PDF - [1994-11-01] at Script Fly ($)
Se7en Script PDF - (EARLY) 2/9/95 REVISED SHOOTING at Script City ($)
Se7en Script PDF - 2/9/95 REVISED SHOOTING at Script City ($)

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:

Se7en ( tt0114369 ) at IMDb
Se7en ( 807 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:31:37 +0000

Year:2011

Director:David Fincher

Written by:Steven Zaillian (Writer), Stieg Larsson (Writer)

Script Synopsis:This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, as he investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Script Resources:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Script PDF at Script Slug
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Script at IMSDb
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE. REVISED DRAFT. (XL). at Script City ($)

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 Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( tt1568346 ) at IMDb
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( 65754 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Zodiac

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:45:31 +0000

Year:2007

Director:David Fincher

Written by:James Vanderbilt (Screenplay), Robert Graysmith (Novel)

Script Synopsis:The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for three men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues.

Zodiac Script Resources:

Zodiac Script PDF at Script Slug
Zodiac Script PDF at Horror Lair
Zodiac Script at Horror Lair
Zodiac Script at archive.org
Zodiac Script PDF - UNDATED at Script Fly ($)
Zodiac Script PDF - Final Shooting at Script Fly ($)
Zodiac Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. (XL) at Script City ($)
Zodiac 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:

Zodiac ( tt0443706 ) at IMDb
Zodiac ( 1949 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Social Network

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:45:07 +0000

Year:2010

Director:David Fincher

Written by:Aaron Sorkin (Screenplay), Ben Mezrich (Novel)

Script Synopsis:On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room as a small site among friends soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.

The Social Network Script Resources:

The Social Network Script PDF at Script Slug
The Social Network Script PDF at sonypictures.com
The Social Network Script PDF at wiscreenwritersforum.org
The Social Network Script PDF - 12/14/2009 at wikileaks.org
The Social Network Script PDF at archive.org
The Social Network Script at IMSDb
The Social Network Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. 5/28/2009. (XL) at Script City ($)
The Social Network Script PDF - [2009-05-28] at Script Fly ($)
The Social Network Script PDF - [Undated] 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.

Other Links:

The Social Network ( tt1285016 ) at IMDb
The Social Network ( 37799 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Game

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:44:46 +0000

Year:1997

Director:David Fincher

Written by:John D. Brancato (Writer), Michael Ferris (Writer)

Script Synopsis:In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nearly a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

The Game Script Resources:

The Game Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Game Script - 1996-02 Draft at IMSDb
The Game Script - February 8, 1996 Shooting at The Daily Script
The Game Script at Screenplays For You
The Game Script - October 19, 1995 Revised Draft at The Daily Script
The Game Script - Early draft. October 19, 1995 at Screenplays For You
The Game Script PDF - UNDATED at Script Fly ($)
The Game Script PDF - Rev Shoot 7-19-96 at Script Fly ($)
The Game Script PDF - 4/11/96 at Script Fly ($)
The Game Script PDF - 7/19/96 SHOOTING at Script City ($)
The Game 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:

The Game ( tt0119174 ) at IMDb
The Game ( 2649 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:44:43 +0000

Year:2008

Director:David Fincher

Written by:F. Scott Fitzgerald (Novel), Eric Roth (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Script Resources:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Script PDF at Script Slug
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Script - 2007-10 Draft at IMSDb
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Script PDF - FIRST DRAFT. 11/22/2002. (XL) at Script City ($)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Script PDF - [Undated] at Script Fly ($)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Script PDF - Shooting-10/30/07 at Script Fly ($)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Script PDF - 1st 11/22/02 at Script Fly ($)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Script PDF - 8/22/04 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.

Other Links:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ( tt0421715 ) at IMDb
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ( 4922 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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