James Frey – Scripts on Screen

Queen & Slim Script

Year:2019

Director:Melina Matsoukas

Written by:James Frey (Idea), James Frey (Story), Lena Waithe (Screenplay), Lena Waithe (Story)

Script Synopsis:While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country.

Queen & Slim Script Resources:

Queen & Slim Script PDF at universalpicturesawards.com
Queen & Slim Script PDF at Script Slug
Queen & Slim Script PDF - [Waithe] [Undated, Final] at Script Fly ($)
Queen & Slim Script PDF - [Waithe] [Undated, Early] at Script Fly ($)

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.

Kissing A Fool Script

Year:1998

Director:Doug Ellin

Written by:James Frey (Story)

Script Synopsis:Max (David Schwimmer), an alpha-male commitment-phobic sports broadcaster, and Jay (Jason Lee), a neurotic novelist, have been best friends since childhood. Jay sets Max up with his editor Samantha (Mili Avital). Although they share few interests, they are engaged within two weeks. Still, when Max is confronted with the fact that Sam will be the last woman he will sleep with, he proposes a test. Jay will hit on Sam. If she shows no interest, then Max will be confident enough in her loyalty to go ahead with the marriage. Though when Jay hits on Sam, they end up falling in love with each other.

Kissing A Fool Script Resources:

Kissing A Fool Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Kissing A Fool Script PDF - 5/18/1997 at Script City ($)

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.

I Am Number 4

Year:2011

Director:D.J. Caruso

Written by:Alfred Gough (Screenplay), Miles Millar (Screenplay), Marti Noxon (Screenplay), Jobie Hughes (Novel), James Frey (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian, Henri, he is constantly moving from town to town. With each passing day, John gains a stronger grasp on his extraordinary new powers, and his bond to the beings that share his fantastic fate grows stronger.

I Am Number 4 Script Resources:

I Am Number 4 Script PDF at The Script Savant
I Am Number 4 Script - 2010-01 Draft at IMSDb
I Am Number 4 Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
I Am Number 4 Script PDF - (2011) 1/08/10 REVISED DRAFT at Script City ($)

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.