Jay Tarses – Scripts on Screen

Up The Academy Script

Year:1980

Director:Robert Downey Sr.

Written by:Tom Patchett (Writer), Jay Tarses (Writer)

Script Synopsis:This puber-comedy is a kind of mixture between 'Animal House' and 'Police Academy'. Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a the Sheldon R. Wienberg military academy. The life of dicipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be 'real men' after one year? Written by Evert Poppen

Up The Academy Script Resources:

Up The Academy Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Up The Academy Transcript at subslikescript.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.

Great Muppet Caper Script

Year:1981

Director:Jim Henson

Written by:Tom Patchett (Writer), Jay Tarses (Writer), Jerry Juhl (Writer), Jack Rose (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.

Great Muppet Caper Script Resources:

Great Muppet Caper Script PDF at Script Slug
Great Muppet Caper Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Great Muppet Caper Script PDF - 7/22/1980 at Script City ($)

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.

The Muppets Take Manhattan Script

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Year:1984

Director:Frank Oz

Written by:Frank Oz (Screenplay), Tom Patchett (Screenplay), Jay Tarses (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.

The Muppets Take Manhattan Script Resources:

The Muppets Take Manhattan Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Muppets Take Manhattan Script PDF - 3/7/83 2ND DRAFT at Script City ($)
The Muppets Take Manhattan 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.