Hal Hartley – Scripts on Screen

Simple Men Script

Year:1992

Director:Hal Hartley

Written by:Hal Hartley (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Bitter about being double-crossed by the women he loved, (and with the police after him to boot), Bill vows to seduce the next woman he sees, then throw her away. His brother Dennis, meanwhile, is equally determined to track down their long lost father, a revolutionary who has been in hiding for 20 years. For different reasons, both leave New York and head for Long Island, out of money, and short on ideas. D:"Long Island is a a terminal moraine." B:"What's that?" D:"It's the material left behind when a glacier recedes." D:"Gee, then what the hell are we waiting for?"D: "She's a bit jumpy..." B: "Jumpy women are great!"

Simple Men Script Resources:

Simple Men Script PDF - May-89 at Script City ($)
Simple Men 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.

Henry Fool

Year:1997

Director:Hal Hartley

Written by:Hal Hartley (Writer)

Script Synopsis:An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.

Henry Fool Script Resources:

Henry Fool Script PDF at The Script Savant
Henry Fool Script at The Daily Script
Henry Fool Script - Undated Shooting draft at IMSDb
Henry Fool Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Henry Fool 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.

The Unbelievable Truth

Year:1989

Director:Hal Hartley

Written by:Hal Hartley (Writer)

Script Synopsis:After serving time for murder, Josh Hutton returns to his home town where he meets Audry Hugo. No one can remember exactly what Josh did...

The Unbelievable Truth Script Resources:

The Unbelievable Truth Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Unbelievable Truth 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.