George Axelrod – Scripts on Screen

The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Script

celluloid — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 00:48:55 +0000

Year:1962

Director:John Frankenheimer

Written by:Richard Condon (Novel), George Axelrod (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.

The Manchurian Candidate Script Resources:

The Manchurian Candidate Transcript at Script-O-Rama
The Manchurian Candidate Transcript at aellea.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 Manchurian Candidate ( tt0056218 ) at IMDb
The Manchurian Candidate ( 982 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Script

celluloid — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 14:02:09 +0000

Year:1957

Director:Frank Tashlin

Written by:Frank Tashlin (Screenplay), George Axelrod (Theatre Play)

Script Synopsis:To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick. But she wants something too: he has to pretend to be her new lover.

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Script Resources:

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Script PDF - 2/27/57 FINAL SHOOTING at Script City ($)

Other Links:

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? ( tt0051196 ) at IMDb
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? ( 37124 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Seven Year Itch Script

celluloid — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:37:49 +0000

Year:1955

Director:Billy Wilder

Written by:George Axelrod (Screenplay), Billy Wilder (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:With his family away for their annual summer holiday, Richard Sherman decides he has the opportunity to live a bachelor's life. The beautiful but ditzy blonde from the apartment above catches his eye and they soon start spending time together - maybe a little too much time!

The Seven Year Itch Script Resources:

The Seven Year Itch Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Seven Year Itch 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 Seven Year Itch ( tt0048605 ) at IMDb
The Seven Year Itch ( 10653 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Bus Stop Script

celluloid — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:37:44 +0000

Year:1956

Director:Joshua Logan

Written by:William Inge (Theatre Play), George Axelrod (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie. He wants to take Cherie back to his native Montana and marry her, but she dreams of traveling to Hollywood and becoming famous. When she resists his advances, Decker forces Cherie onto the bus back to Montana with him, but, when the bus makes an unscheduled stop due to bad weather, the tables are turned.

Bus Stop Script Resources:

Bus Stop Script PDF - 1/9/56 1ST DRAFT at Script City ($)
Bus Stop Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Bus Stop 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:

Bus Stop ( tt0049038 ) at IMDb
Bus Stop ( 24010 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:48 +0000

Year:1961

Director:Blake Edwards

Written by:Truman Capote (Author), George Axelrod (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Fortune hunter Holly Golightly finds herself captivated by aspiring writer Paul Varjak, who's moved into her building on a wealthy woman's dime. As romance blooms between Paul and Holly, Doc Golightly shows up on the scene, revealing Holly's past.

Breakfast at Tiffany's Script Resources:

Breakfast at Tiffany's Script PDF at The Daily Script
Breakfast at Tiffany's Script PDF - [2nd 6/22/1960] at Script Fly ($)
Breakfast at Tiffany's Script PDF - [Rev 9/21/1960] [Missing pg 79] at Script Fly ($)
Breakfast at Tiffany's Script PDF - 9/20/60 REVISED. *pages at Script City ($)
Breakfast at Tiffany's 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:

Breakfast at Tiffany's ( tt0054698 ) at IMDb
Breakfast at Tiffany's ( 164 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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