Jim Kouf – Page 2 – Scripts on Screen

Operation Dumbo Drop Script

Year:1995

Director:Simon Wincer

Written by:Jim Kouf (Writer), Gene Quintano (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High jinks prevail when Capt. Sam Cahill promises the Montagnard villagers of Dak Nhe that he'll replace their prized elephant in time for an important ritual. But for Capt. T.C. Doyle, the mission becomes a jumbo-sized headache!

Operation Dumbo Drop Script Resources:

Operation Dumbo Drop Transcript at scripts.com

Rush Hour

Year:1998

Director:Brett Ratner

Written by:Jim Kouf (Screenplay), Ross LaManna (Screenplay), Ross LaManna (Story)

Script Synopsis:When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.

Rush Hour Script Resources:

Rush Hour Script PDF at The Script Savant
Rush Hour Script PDF at Script Slug
Rush Hour Script at The Daily Script
Rush Hour Script - production draft at The Daily Script
Rush Hour Script at Screenplays For You
Rush Hour Script at IMSDb
Rush Hour Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Rush Hour Script PDF - 10/29/1997 at Script City ($)
Rush Hour Transcript at scripts.com
Rush Hour 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.

National Treasure

Year:2004

Director:Jon Turteltaub

Written by:Jim Kouf (Original Story), Oren Aviv (Original Story), Charles Segars (Original Story), Jim Kouf (Screenplay), Cormac Wibberley (Screenplay), Marianne Wibberley (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.

National Treasure Script Resources:

National Treasure Script PDF at Script Slug
National Treasure Script PDF - [4/9/2003] at Script Fly ($)
National Treasure Script PDF - 4/9/03. at Script City ($)

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.