Tag: John Hughes

Dennis the Menace Script

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Year:1993
Director:Nick Castle
Written by:John Hughes (Screenplay), Hank Ketcham (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
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Home Sweet Home Alone Script

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Year:2021
Director:Dan Mazer
Written by:John Hughes (Original Film Writer), Mikey Day (Screenplay), Mikey Day (Story), Streeter Seidell (Screenplay), Streeter Seidell (Story)

Script Synopsis:After being left at home by himself for the holidays, 10-year-old Max Mercer must work to defend his home from a married couple who tries to steal back a valuable heirloom.
Home Sweet Home Alone Script Resources:

  • Home Sweet Home Alone Script PDF - [Day, Seidell][3rd draft, Undated] at Script Fly ($)
  • Home Sweet Home Alone Transcript at subslikescript.com

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  • Home Sweet Home Alone ( tt11012066 ) at IMDb
  • Home Sweet Home Alone ( 654974 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Class Reunion Script

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Year:1982
Director:Michael Miller
Written by:John Hughes (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Lizzie Borden High's class of '72 are going through the motions at their tenth-year reunion, until deranged alum Walter Baylor, driven insane by a sadistic senior-year prank, escapes from the mental institution and crashes the party. When guests start getting bumped off, the other alumni, including snooty yacht salesman Bob Spinnaker, class tease Bunny Packard, and class zero Gary Nash, spring into action to uncover the culprit.
Class Reunion Script Resources:

  • Class Reunion Script PDF - 1/20/82 FINAL at Script City ($)

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101 Dalmatians Script

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Year:1996
Director:Stephen Herek
Written by:John Hughes (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The Live action adaptation of a Disney Classic. When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
101 Dalmatians Script Resources:

  • 101 Dalmatians Script PDF at Script Slug
  • 101 Dalmatians Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. 3/17/95 at Script City ($)
  • 101 Dalmatians Script PDF - [3-17-1995][Uncredited] at Script Fly ($)
  • 101 Dalmatians Transcript at scripts.com

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National Lampoon’s European Vacation Script

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Year:1985
Director:Amy Heckerling
Written by:John Hughes (Screenplay), Robert Klane (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The Griswalds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and thus pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but they just don't know how to be be good tourists. Besides, they have trouble taking holidays in countries where they CAN speak the language.
National Lampoon's European Vacation Script Resources:

  • National Lampoon's European Vacation Script PDF at Script Slug
  • National Lampoon's European Vacation Script PDF - [REV. 3-10-1984] at Script Fly ($)
  • National Lampoon's European Vacation Transcript at subslikescript.com

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  • National Lampoon's European Vacation ( tt0089670 ) at IMDb
  • National Lampoon's European Vacation ( 11418 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Curly Sue Script

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Year:1991
Director:John Hughes
Written by:John Hughes (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Bill Dancer and his young companion Curly Sue are the classic homeless folks with hearts of gold. Their scams are aimed not at turning a profit, but at getting enough to eat. When they scam the rich and beautiful Grey Ellison into believing she backed her Mercedes into Bill, they're only hoping for a free meal. But Grey is touched, and over the objections of her snotty fiancé.
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Vacation Script

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Year:2015
Director:John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein
Written by:John Hughes (Characters), John Francis Daley (Writer), Jonathan M. Goldstein (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless to say, things don't go quite as planned.
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Drillbit Taylor Script

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Year:2008
Director:Steven Brill
Written by:Kristofor Brown (Screenplay), Seth Rogen (Screenplay), John Hughes (Story)

Script Synopsis:Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully, not realising he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.
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Maid In Manhattan Script

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Year:2002
Director:Wayne Wang
Written by:Kevin Wade (Screenplay), John Hughes (Story)

Script Synopsis:Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa's true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after?
Maid In Manhattan Script Resources:

  • Maid In Manhattan Script PDF - [Early Hughes][3rd, 7/22/00] at Script Fly ($)
  • Maid In Manhattan Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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Flubber Script

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Year:1997
Director:Les Mayfield
Written by:John Hughes (Screenplay), Bill Walsh (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.
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