Donald E. Westlake – Scripts on Screen

What’s The Worst That Could Happen? Script

celluloid — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 12:48:44 +0000

Year:2001

Director:Sam Weisman

Written by:Donald E. Westlake (Novel), Matthew Chapman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Thief Kevin Caffery attempts to rob from the home of rich businessman Max Fairbanks. But Fairbanks catches him and steals his cherished ring that his girlfriend gave him. Caffery is then bent on revenge and getting his ring back with the help of his partners.

What's The Worst That Could Happen? Script Resources:

What's The Worst That Could Happen? Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
What's The Worst That Could Happen? Script PDF - XL 8/23/00 SHOOTING at Script City ($)
What's The Worst That Could Happen? 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:

What's The Worst That Could Happen? ( tt0161083 ) at IMDb
What's The Worst That Could Happen? ( 14034 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Hot Rock Script

celluloid — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:57:21 +0000

Year:1972

Director:Peter Yates

Written by:Donald E. Westlake (Novel), William Goldman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...

The Hot Rock Script Resources:

The Hot Rock Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Hot Rock Script PDF - 2/11/71 1ST (XL) at Script City ($)
The Hot Rock 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 Hot Rock ( tt0068718 ) at IMDb
The Hot Rock ( 46059 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Hot Stuff Script

celluloid — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 08:53:41 +0000

Year:1979

Director:Dom DeLuise

Written by:Michael Kane (Writer), Donald E. Westlake (Writer)

Script Synopsis:When a police department's burglary task force is facing the possibility of being shut down because of their low conviction rate decides to try a new approach to apprehending their targets. They take over a pawn shop where thieves go to unload their merchandise. They record them as they bring stuff in and get them to tell them where they got it. Eventually they're threatened by the mob.

Hot Stuff Script Resources:

Hot Stuff Script PDF - [miss pg 46] at Script Fly ($)

Other Links:

Hot Stuff ( tt0079308 ) at IMDb
Hot Stuff ( 99977 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Stepfather 3 Script

celluloid — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 06:06:59 +0000

Year:1992

Director:Guy Magar

Written by:Guy Magar (Writer), Marc B. Ray (Writer), Carolyn Lefcourt (Characters), Brian Garfield (Characters), Donald E. Westlake (Characters)

Script Synopsis:Having survived the stab wounds he sustained at the end of the previous film, the stepfather, escapes from the institution in Puget Sound, Washington he was placed in four years ago, seeking a reclusive back alley plastic surgeon to perform extensive plastic surgery on him to alter his appearance, using no anesthesia.

Stepfather 3 Script Resources:

Stepfather 3 Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

Other Links:

Stepfather 3 ( tt0105470 ) at IMDb
Stepfather 3 ( 61964 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Two Much Script

celluloid — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 14:23:46 +0000

Year:1996

Director:Fernando Trueba

Written by:Donald E. Westlake (Novel), Fernando Trueba (Screenplay), David Trueba (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A young gallerist is in love with two sisters at the same time. In order to solve the problem he decides to invent his own twin-brother.

Two Much Script Resources:

Two Much Transcript at scripts.com

Other Links:

Two Much ( tt0118001 ) at IMDb
Two Much ( 46029 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Stepfather (1987)

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:39:51 +0000

You can find The Stepfather (1987) Script in the following locations

The Stepfather

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:39:12 +0000

Year:2009

Director:Nelson McCormick

Written by:J.S. Cardone (Screenplay), Carolyn Lefcourt (Story), Brian Garfield (Story), Donald E. Westlake (Story), Donald E. Westlake (Original Story)

Script Synopsis:Michael Harding (Penn Badgley) returns home from military school to find his mother (Sela Ward) happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David (Dylan Walsh). As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

The Stepfather Script Resources:

The Stepfather Script PDF - [Shooting 3-4-2008] at Script Fly ($)
The Stepfather Script PDF - (2009) REVISED DRAFT. 9/19/2007. at Script City ($)
The Stepfather 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 Stepfather ( tt0814335 ) at IMDb
The Stepfather ( 19904 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Grifters

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:37:49 +0000

Year:1990

Director:Stephen Frears

Written by:Jim Thompson (Novel), Donald E. Westlake (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.

The Grifters Script Resources:

The Grifters Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Grifters Script - 1989-03 Draft at IMSDb
The Grifters Script - March 1989 Second Draft at The Daily Script
The Grifters Script - Second Draft. March 1989 at Screenplays For You
The Grifters Script PDF - 11/13/89 REVISED at Script City ($)
The Grifters Script PDF - July 1989 at Script Fly ($)
The Grifters Script PDF - Mar 1989 at Script Fly ($)
The Grifters Script PDF - Rev 11/13/89 at Script Fly ($)
The Grifters 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 Grifters ( tt0099703 ) at IMDb
The Grifters ( 18129 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Payback

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:34:32 +0000

Year:1999

Director:Brian Helgeland, Paul Abascal

Written by:Donald E. Westlake (Novel), Brian Helgeland (Screenplay), Terry Hayes (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.

Payback Script Resources:

Payback Script PDF at The Script Savant
Payback Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Payback Script PDF - *UNRELEASEDNO DFT DATE at Script City ($)
Payback Script PDF - 1999 7/14/97*coded at Script City ($)
Payback 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:

Payback ( tt0120784 ) at IMDb
Payback ( 2112 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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