H.G. Wells – Scripts on Screen

First Men in the Moon Script

celluloid — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 21:22:25 +0000

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

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:

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

celluloid — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:22:29 +0000

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:

Things to Come Script at tripod.com
Things to Come Script PDF - [1936 TREATMENT BY H.G. WELLS] at Script Fly ($)
Things to Come 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:

Things to Come ( tt0028358 ) at IMDb
Things to Come ( 3596 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Food Of The Gods Script

celluloid — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:22:41 +0000

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.

The Food Of The Gods Script Resources:

The Food Of The Gods Transcript at scripts.com

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

celluloid — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 15:12:46 +0000

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:

Time Machine Script PDF - 2/22/2000 at The Script Savant
Time Machine Script PDF - 200212/18/00 REVISED at Script City ($)
Time Machine 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:

Time Machine ( tt0268695 ) at IMDb
Time Machine ( 2135 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Invisible Man Script

celluloid — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:45:39 +0000

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

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:

Invisible Man ( tt0024184 ) at IMDb
Invisible Man ( 10787 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Island Of Lost Souls Script

celluloid — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 05:33:38 +0000

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

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:

Island Of Lost Souls ( tt0024188 ) at IMDb
Island Of Lost Souls ( 3031 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The War Of The Worlds Script

celluloid — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 00:38:14 +0000

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:

The War Of The Worlds Script PDF - Final White - 12/18/1951 at The Script Savant
The War Of The Worlds Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The War Of The Worlds 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 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

celluloid — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:19:08 +0000

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 ($)
Island Of Dr. Moreau Script PDF - [miss pg 45] at Script Fly ($)

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:

Island Of Dr. Moreau ( tt0076210 ) at IMDb
Island Of Dr. Moreau ( 26932 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Empire Of The Ants Script

celluloid — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 06:30:59 +0000

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:

Empire Of The Ants Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Empire Of The Ants 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:

Empire Of The Ants ( tt0075989 ) at IMDb
Empire Of The Ants ( 42218 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Dead of Night

celluloid — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:24:21 +0000

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:

Dead of Night Script PDF at whiskeyloosetongue.com
Dead of Night Script PDF - [Ink smeared, 95% legible] 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:

Dead of Night ( tt0037635 ) at IMDb
Dead of Night ( 13581 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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