John D. MacDonald – Scripts on Screen

Cape Fear (1962) Script

Year:1962

Director:J. Lee Thompson

Written by:John D. MacDonald (Novel), James R. Webb (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.

Cape Fear Script Resources:

Cape Fear Script PDF at Script Slug
Cape Fear 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.

Darker Than Amber

Year:1970

Director:Robert Clouse

Written by:John D. MacDonald (Novel), Ed Waters (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Rod Taylor plays John D. MacDonald's famous Florida PI Travis McGee. Professional beach bum and 'knight errant' Travis McGee goes up against psychotic body-builder Terry Bartell. McGee pulls out all the stops when he joins a Carribean cruise to bring the killer to justice.

Darker Than Amber Script Resources:

Darker Than Amber Script PDF at Sendspace
Darker Than Amber Script PDF at Script Slug

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.

Cape Fear

Year:1991

Director:Martin Scorsese

Written by:John D. MacDonald (Novel), Wesley Strick (Screenplay), John D. MacDonald (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? Fourteen years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey, bibliophile Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.

Cape Fear Script Resources:

Cape Fear Script PDF - 8/31/1990 at The Script Savant
Cape Fear Script PDF - 8-31-90 at Script Fly ($)
Cape Fear Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Cape Fear Script PDF - 1-8-91 at Script Fly ($)
Cape Fear Script PDF - 8/31/1990 at Script City ($)
Cape Fear Script PDF - 3/27/1961 at Script City ($)
Cape Fear 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.