Franklin J. Schaffner – Scripts on Screen

The Best Man (1964) Script

celluloid — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:48:55 +0000

Year:1964

Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

Written by:Gore Vidal (Writer)

Script Synopsis:The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.

The Best Man Script Resources:

The Best Man Script PDF - (1964) NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)

Other Links:

The Best Man ( tt0057883 ) at IMDb
The Best Man ( 37315 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Stripper Script

celluloid — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 09:22:23 +0000

Year:1963

Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

Written by:William Inge (Writer), Meade Roberts (Writer)

Script Synopsis:An aging former movie starlet whose Hollywood career went nowhere, now reduced to dancing with a third-rate touring show, finds herself stranded in a small town where she's courted by an infatuated and naive local teenager.

The Stripper Script Resources:

The Stripper Script PDF - 1963 5/4/61 FINAL REVISED at Script City ($)

Other Links:

The Stripper ( tt0057537 ) at IMDb
The Stripper ( 170343 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Welcome Home (1989) Script

celluloid — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:22:22 +0000

Year:1989

Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

Written by:Maggie Kleinman (Writer)

Script Synopsis:An Air Force officer (Kris Kristofferson) returns to his father (Brian Keith), son and remarried wife (JoBeth Williams) in Vermont after 17 years in Vietnam.

Welcome Home Script Resources:

Welcome Home Script PDF - 1/13/88 REVISED 1ST at Script City ($)
Welcome Home Transcript at subslikescript.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:

Welcome Home ( tt0098631 ) at IMDb
Welcome Home ( 56346 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Yes, Giorgio Script

celluloid — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 14:02:12 +0000

Year:1982

Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

Written by:Norman Steinberg (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A famous opera singer, Giorgio Fini, loses his voice during an American tour. He goes to a female throat specialist, Pamela Taylor, whom he falls in love with.

Yes, Giorgio Script Resources:

Yes, Giorgio Script PDF - 4/10/81 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)
Yes, Giorgio Script PDF - 4/10/81 REV. FNL at Script City ($)

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:

Yes, Giorgio ( tt0084931 ) at IMDb
Yes, Giorgio ( 88451 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Islands In The Stream Script

celluloid — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:42:50 +0000

Year:1977

Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

Script Synopsis:An isolated sculptor is visited by his three sons just before the start of WWII.

Islands In The Stream Script Resources:

Islands In The Stream Script PDF - 9/10/75 FINAL at Script City ($)
Islands In The Stream Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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:

Islands In The Stream ( tt0076211 ) at IMDb
Islands In The Stream ( 70926 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Boys From Brazil Script

celluloid — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:42:20 +0000

Year:1978

Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

Written by:Heywood Gould (Screenplay), Ira Levin (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.

Boys From Brazil Script Resources:

Boys From Brazil Script PDF - 10/1/77 FINAL at Script City ($)
Boys From Brazil Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Boys From Brazil 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:

Boys From Brazil ( tt0077269 ) at IMDb
Boys From Brazil ( 16241 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Sphinx Script

celluloid — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:13:43 +0000

Year:1981

Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

Written by:John Byrum (Screenplay), Robin Cook (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!

Sphinx Script Resources:

Sphinx Script PDF - 10/11/1979 at Script City ($)
Sphinx Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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:

Sphinx ( tt0083113 ) at IMDb
Sphinx ( 47890 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Planet of the Apes (1968)

celluloid — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:24:07 +0000

Year:1968

Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

Written by:Michael Wilson (Author), Rod Serling (Author), Pierre Boulle (Novel)

Script Synopsis:An U.S. Spaceship lands on a desolate planet, stranding astronaut Taylor in a world dominated by apes, 2000 years into the future, who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.

Planet of the Apes Script Resources:

Planet of the Apes Script PDF - Shooting Script Revised - 7/27/67 at The Script Savant
Planet of the Apes Script PDF at Script Slug
Planet of the Apes Script PDF at archive.org
Planet of the Apes Script PDF at archive.org
Planet of the Apes Script PDF - at Script Fly ($)
Planet of the Apes Script PDF - 1/29/68 FINAL *page at Script City ($)
Planet of the Apes Script PDF - (EARLY) 12/23/64 2ND 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:

Planet of the Apes ( tt0063442 ) at IMDb
Planet of the Apes ( 871 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Patton

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:43 +0000

Year:1970

Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

Written by:Ladislas Farago (Novel), Omar N. Bradley (Novel), Francis Ford Coppola (Screenstory), Francis Ford Coppola (Screenplay), Edmund H. North (Screenplay), Edmund H. North (Screenstory)

Script Synopsis:"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.

Patton Script Resources:

Patton Script PDF at The Script Savant
Patton Script PDF - XL 2/1/69 SHOOTING at Script City ($)
Patton Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Patton 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:

Patton ( tt0066206 ) at IMDb
Patton ( 11202 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Papillon

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:43:57 +0000

Year:1973

Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

Written by:Dalton Trumbo (Screenplay), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (Screenplay), Henri Charrière (Original Story)

Script Synopsis:A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

Papillon Script Resources:

Papillon Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Other Links:

Papillon ( tt0070511 ) at IMDb
Papillon ( 5924 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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