Tag: H.G. Wells

First Men in the Moon Script

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Year:1964
Director:Nathan H. Juran
Written by:H. G. Wells (Story), Nigel Kneale (Screenplay), Jan Read (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Based on the HG Wells story. The world is delighted when a space craft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts lands on the moon, they think for the first time. But the delight turns to shock when the astronauts discover an old British flag and a document declaring that the moon is taken for Queen Victoria proving that the astronauts were not the first men on the moon.
First Men in the Moon Script Resources:

  • First Men in the Moon Script PDF - ESTIMATING DRAFT at Script City ($)
  • First Men in the Moon Transcript at scripts.com

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  • First Men in the Moon ( tt0058100 ) at IMDb
  • First Men in the Moon ( 34276 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Things to Come Script

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Year:1936
Director:William Cameron Menzies
Written by:H. G. Wells (Screenplay), H. G. Wells (Novel)

Script Synopsis:The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.
Things to Come Script Resources:

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The Food Of The Gods Script

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Year:1976
Director:Bert I. Gordon
Written by:Bert I. Gordon (Screenplay), H. G. Wells (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. Looking for help, Morgan stumbles across a barn inhabited by an enormous killer chicken. After doing some exploring, they discover the entire island is crawling with animals that have somehow grown to giant size. The most dangerous of all of these, however, are the rats, who are mobilizing to do battle with the human intruders.
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Other Links:
  • The Food Of The Gods ( tt0074540 ) at IMDb
  • The Food Of The Gods ( 42245 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Time Machine Script

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Year:2002
Director:Simon Wells
Written by:H. G. Wells (Novel), John Logan (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two warring races.
Time Machine Script Resources:

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Invisible Man Script

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Year:1933
Director:James Whale
Written by:R.C. Sherriff (Screenplay), Preston Sturges (Screenplay), Philip Wylie (Screenplay), H. G. Wells (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Working in Dr. Cranley’s laboratory, scientist Jack Griffin was always given the latitude to conduct some of his own experiments. His sudden departure, however, has Cranley’s daughter Flora worried about him. Griffin has taken a room at the nearby Lion’s Head Inn, hoping to reverse an experiment he conducted on himself that made him invisible. But the experimental drug has also warped his mind, making him aggressive and dangerous. He’s prepared to do whatever it takes to restore his appearance.
Invisible Man Script Resources:

  • Invisible Man Script PDF - (CONTINUITY). NO DRAFT DATE. at Script City ($)
  • Invisible Man Script PDF - (CONTINUITY) 6/12/33 at Script City ($)
  • Invisible Man Script PDF - [Continuity] at Script Fly ($)
  • Invisible Man Transcript at scripts.com

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Island Of Lost Souls Script

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Year:1932
Director:Erle C. Kenton
Written by:H. G. Wells (Novel), Waldemar Young (Screenplay), Philip Wylie (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
Island Of Lost Souls Script Resources:

  • Island Of Lost Souls Script PDF - [Continuity] at Script Fly ($)
  • Island Of Lost Souls Script PDF - CONTINUITY. *missing pgs. at Script City ($)
  • Island Of Lost Souls Transcript at scripts.com

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The War Of The Worlds Script

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Year:1953
Director:Byron Haskin
Written by:Barré Lyndon (Screenplay), H. G. Wells (Novel)

Script Synopsis:The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.
The War Of The Worlds Script Resources:

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  • The War Of The Worlds ( tt0046534 ) at IMDb
  • The War Of The Worlds ( 8974 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Island Of Dr. Moreau Script

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Year:1977
Director:Don Taylor
Written by:H. G. Wells (Novel), Al Ramrus (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A ship-wrecked man floats ashore on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is inhabited by a scientist, Dr. Moreau, who in an experiment has turned beasts into human beings.
Island Of Dr. Moreau Script Resources:

  • Island Of Dr. Moreau Script PDF - 4/26/1994 at Script City ($)
  • Island Of Dr. Moreau Script PDF - [miss pg 45] at Script Fly ($)

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  • Island Of Dr. Moreau ( tt0076210 ) at IMDb
  • Island Of Dr. Moreau ( 26932 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Empire Of The Ants Script

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Year:1977
Director:Bert I. Gordon
Written by:Jack Turley (Screenplay), Bert I. Gordon (Screenstory), H. G. Wells (Story)

Script Synopsis:Sleazy scam artist Joan Collins tries to sell phony real estate deals down in the Florida everglades. What she and her unsuspecting buyers don't know is the area has been taken over by giant ants!
Empire Of The Ants Script Resources:

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Dead of Night

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Year:1945
Director:Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer
Written by:John Baines (Screenplay), Angus MacPhail (Screenplay), H. G. Wells (Original Story), E.F. Benson (Original Story), John Baines (Original Story), Angus MacPhail (Original Story)

Script Synopsis:Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.
Dead of Night Script Resources:

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