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The King of Staten Island Script

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Year:2020
Director:Judd Apatow
Written by:Judd Apatow (Writer), Pete Davidson (Writer), Dave Sirus (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.
The King of Staten Island Script Resources:

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  • The King of Staten Island ( tt9686708 ) at IMDb
  • The King of Staten Island ( 579583 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Trainwreck Script

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Year:2015
Director:Judd Apatow
Written by:Amy Schumer (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.
Trainwreck Script Resources:

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This is 40

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Year:2013
Director:Judd Apatow
Written by:Judd Apatow (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.
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Fun With Dick and Jane (2005)

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Year:2005
Director:Dean Parisot
Written by:Judd Apatow (Screenplay), Nicholas Stoller (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and even enjoy it -- but they have second thoughts when they're reminded that crime can hurt innocent people. When the couple hears that Globodyne boss Jack McCallister actually swindled the company, they plot revenge.
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  • Fun With Dick and Jane ( tt0369441 ) at IMDb
  • Fun With Dick and Jane ( 7552 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Judd Apatow Scripts

Judd Apatow has been credited with producing and writing some of the funniest films of this generation. However, it was only recently that he was able to accomplish this. He started his career in the film industry in the mid-90’s, producing and writing comedies such as Heavyweights (2005) and The Cable Guy (1996). Neither of these films were mainstream successes, despite The Cable Guy’s all star cast. Apatow was stunned that The Cable Guy wasn’t a monumental success. He believed that it would be just the thing to jump start his career.

The problem with The Cable Guy was really more of a timing issue than anything else. In the 1990’s, people were not ready for the type of dark comedy that Apatow presented. Comedies were distinguished from other genres by their lack of a poignant storyline. The Cable Guy was crossing genre boundaries, which may have led to its monumental disaster.

Apatow continued working and attempting to write films that would be successes. His big chance came when he wrote The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005). His timing was perfect. Film studios had been getting lazy. Instead of trying to create new ideas, comedic writers were settling for regurgitating the same old jokes under different packaging (i.e. Epic Movie).

The film was an outstanding success, making millions of dollars worldwide. Apatow’s writing style, once believed to be too quirky, proved to be a template to a new type of comedy. Seth Rogan’s Superbad (2007) followed the Apatow template and made over $100 million dollars. The template, which uses moralistic messages mixed with humorous antidotes and raunchy sight gags, have projected the comedy genre into a whole different field. In this field, comedic
films are not restricted by their genre. They can incorporate seriously dramatic elements, horror and romance in a way that touches peoples’ hearts as well as their funny bones.

Some screenwriters are beyond their time and will not be appreciated until later in life. This should not stop them from writing though. Screenwriters will do themselves a favor by learning from Apatow and refusing to give up on their ideas or toss them aside as “unmarketable.” A few years from now, who knows what the public will be attracted to?

Filmography

  1. (2012) This is 40
  2. (2009) Funny People Script
  3. (2008) Pineapple Express Script
  4. (2008) You Don’t Mess with the Zohan Script
  5. (2007) Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Script
  6. (2007) Knocked Up Script
  7. (2005) Fun with Dick and Jane  [Transcript]
  8. (2005) The 40 Year Old Virgin Script
  9. (1995) Heavyweights Script ($)

Pineapple Express

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Year:2008
Director:David Gordon Green
Written by:Seth Rogen (Screenplay), Evan Goldberg (Screenplay), Judd Apatow (Story), Seth Rogen (Story), Evan Goldberg (Story)

Script Synopsis:A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
Pineapple Express Script Resources:

  • Pineapple Express Script PDF at Script Slug
  • Pineapple Express Script PDF at weebly.com
  • Pineapple Express Script - 2006-11 Draft at IMSDb
  • Pineapple Express Script PDF - [2006-11-28] at Script Fly ($)
  • Pineapple Express Script PDF - [Prod. 2007-03-05] at Script Fly ($)
  • Pineapple Express Script PDF - PRODUCTION DRAFT. 3/5/2007. at Script City ($)

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You Don’t Mess with the Zohan

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Year:2008
Director:Dennis Dugan
Written by:Adam Sandler (Screenplay), Judd Apatow (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.
You Don't Mess with the Zohan Script Resources:

  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan Script PDF - 02/05/2007 at Script Fly ($)
  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan Script PDF - Undated at Script Fly ($)
  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan ( tt0960144 ) at IMDb
  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan ( 10661 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

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Year:2007
Director:Jake Kasdan
Written by:Judd Apatow (Screenplay), Jake Kasdan (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.
Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story Script Resources:

  • Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story Script PDF at Script Slug
  • Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story Script at Script-O-Rama
  • Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story Script PDF - FIRST DRAFT. 6/2/2006. at Script City ($)
  • Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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  • Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story ( tt0841046 ) at IMDb
  • Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story ( 6575 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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The 40 Year Old Virgin

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Year:2005
Director:Judd Apatow
Written by:Judd Apatow (Screenplay), Steve Carell (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers: Andy is still a virgin. Determined to help Andy get laid, the guys make it their mission to de-virginize him. But it all seems hopeless until Andy meets small business owner Trish, a single mom.
The 40 Year Old Virgin Script Resources:

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  • The 40 Year Old Virgin ( tt0405422 ) at IMDb
  • The 40 Year Old Virgin ( 6957 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Knocked Up

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Year:2007
Director:Judd Apatow
Written by:Judd Apatow (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:For fun loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant.
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