Hy Averback – Scripts on Screen

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Script

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Year:1968

Director:Hy Averback

Written by:Karl Tunberg (Screenplay), Everett Freeman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark, including Waldo Zane, a New York executive in the process of stealing a fortune from his company, and two people whose paths he's destined to cross, Broadway actress Margaret Garrison and her husband, Peter.

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Script Resources:

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Script PDF - 7/24/67 REVISED at Script City ($)

Where the Boys Are Script

Year:1984

Director:Hy Averback

Written by:Stu Krieger (Screenplay), Glendon Swarthout (Novel), Jeff Burkhart (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Four curvy college co-eds head south to Ft. Lauderdale on a spring break fun-seeking trek in this free wheeling comedy that's an 80's update on the original film! Carole (Lorna Luft, Grease 2), taking a separate vacation from her steady, winds up as a contender in a Hot Bod Contest! Jennie (Lisa Hartman, Knots Landing) is doubly lucky, courted by both a rich, classic pianist as well as a devil-may-care rocker (Russell Todd, Chopping Mall).

Where the Boys Are Script Resources:

Where the Boys Are Script PDF - 10/7/82 1ST DRAFT at Script City ($)

I Love You Alice B. Toklas Script

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Year:1968

Director:Hy Averback

Written by:Paul Mazursky (Writer), Larry Tucker (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Harold Fine is a self-described square - a 35-year-old Los Angeles lawyer who's not looking forward to middle age nor his upcoming wedding. His life changes when he falls in love with Nancy, a free-spirited, innocent, and beautiful young hippie. After Harold and his family enjoy some of her "groovy" brownies, he decides to "drop out" with her and become a hippie too. But can he return to his old life when he discovers that the hippie lifestyle is just a little too independent and irresponsible for his tastes?

I Love You Alice B. Toklas Script Resources:

I Love You Alice B. Toklas Script PDF - 10/30/1967 at Script City ($)
I Love You Alice B. Toklas Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
I Love You Alice B. Toklas Transcript at scripts.com

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