Tag: John G. Avildsen

Lean on Me Script

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Year:1989
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Michael Schiffer (Writer)

Script Synopsis:When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.
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8 Seconds Script

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Year:1994
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Monte Merrick (Writer)

Script Synopsis:This film chronicles the life of Lane Frost, 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, his marriage and his friendships with Tuff Hedeman (three-time World Champion) and Cody Lambert.
8 Seconds Script Resources:

  • 8 Seconds Script PDF - 1/29/93 2ND *pages at Script City ($)

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W.W. And The Dixie Dancekings Script

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Year:1975
Director:John G. Avildsen

Script Synopsis:Story of a happy-go-lucky small time crook who runs into a country music group looking for their big break. They end up helping each other out in unexpected ways.
W.W. And The Dixie Dancekings Script Resources:

  • W.W. And The Dixie Dancekings Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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  • W.W. And The Dixie Dancekings ( tt0073878 ) at IMDb
  • W.W. And The Dixie Dancekings ( 39211 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Rocky V Script

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Year:1990
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Sylvester Stallone (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
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Joe Script

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Year:1970
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Norman Wexler (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Bill, a wealthy businessman, confronts his junkie daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend; in the ensuing argument, Bill kills him. Panic-stricken, he wanders the streets and eventually stops at a bar. There he runs into a drunken factory worker named Joe, who hates hippies, blacks, and anyone who is "different", and would like to kill one himself. The two start talking, and Bill reveals his secret to Joe. Complications ensue.
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Save The Tiger Script

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Year:1973
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Steve Shagan (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.
Save The Tiger Script Resources:

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The Formula Script

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Year:1980
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Steve Shagan (Novel), Steve Shagan (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A detective uncovers a formula that was devised by the Nazis in WW II to make gasoline from synthetic products, thereby eliminating the necessity for oil--and oil companies. A major oil company finds out about it and tries to destroy the formula and anyone who knows about it.
The Formula Script Resources:

  • The Formula Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • The Formula Script PDF - 11/27/79 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)

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Neighbors Script

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Year:1981
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Thomas Berger (Novel), Larry Gelbart (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:One man's quiet suburban life takes a sickening lurch for the worse when a young couple move into the deserted house next door. From the word go it is obvious these are not the quiet professional types who *should* be living in such a nice street. As more and more unbelievable events unfold, our hero starts to question his own sanity... and those of his family.
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A Night In Heaven Script

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Year:1983
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Gene Kirkwood (Author), Joan Tewkesbury (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Faye Hanlon is a community-college professor with an emotionally depressed husband and an abundance of sexual frustration. Her sister drags her to a male strip-club for a girls-night out, where she discovers that one of the dancers is her failing student Rick Monroe, a.k.a. "Ricky the Rocket". A heated affair between teacher & student ensues, as Faye struggles to reconcile her emotions and make consequential life choices: Continue her lustful sessions with the studly-but-shallow teen stripper? Or break it off with Ricky & work to salvage her marriage to the loving-but-distant husband?
A Night In Heaven Script Resources:

  • A Night In Heaven Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • A Night In Heaven Script PDF - 12/20/1982 at Script City ($)

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The Karate Kid Script

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Year:1984
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Robert Mark Kamen (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Hassled by the school bullies, Daniel LaRusso has his share of adolescent woes. Luckily, his apartment building houses a resident martial arts master: Kesuke Miyagi, who agrees to train Daniel ... and ends up teaching him much more than self-defense. Armed with newfound confidence, skill and wisdom, Daniel ultimately faces off against his tormentors in this hugely popular classic underdog tale.
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