Joe Dante – Page 2 – Scripts on Screen

Gremlins

Year:1984

Director:Joe Dante

Written by:Chris Columbus (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, and unleashes a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.

Gremlins Script Resources:

Gremlins Script PDF at Script Slug
Gremlins Script PDF at The Script Savant
Gremlins Script at Horror Lair
Gremlins Script - 1982-04 Second draft at IMSDb

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.

Other Links:

Gremlins ( tt0087363 ) at IMDb
Gremlins ( 927 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Innerspace

Year:1987

Director:Joe Dante

Written by:Jeffrey Boam (Screenplay), Chip Proser (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him extract Tuck and his ship and re-enlarge them before his oxygen runs out.

Innerspace Script Resources:

Innerspace Script PDF at Script Slug
Innerspace Script PDF - August 6, 1985 Rev first draft at The Daily Script
Innerspace Script - First Draft, May 20, 1984 at Screenplays For You
Innerspace Script at Sci-Fi Scripts

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.

Other Links:

Innerspace ( tt0093260 ) at IMDb
Innerspace ( 2614 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Piranha

Year:1978

Director:Joe Dante

Written by:John Sayles (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

Piranha Script Resources:

Piranha Script PDF at scribd.com
Piranha Script PDF - SHOOTING SCRIPT at Script City ($)
Piranha Script PDF - [Final Shooting] at Script Fly ($)
Piranha 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.

Other Links:

Piranha ( tt0078087 ) at IMDb
Piranha ( 24831 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Howling

Year:1981

Director:Joe Dante

Written by:Gary Brandner (Novel), Terence H. Winkless (Screenplay), John Sayles (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.

The Howling Script Resources:

The Howling Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Howling Script PDF at Script Slug
The Howling Script at com.br
The Howling Script PDF - 3/4/80 FINAL at Script City ($)
The Howling Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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.

Other Links:

The Howling ( tt0082533 ) at IMDb
The Howling ( 11298 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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