Kenya Barris – Scripts on Screen

Coming 2 America Script

Year:2021

Director:Craig Brewer

Written by:Eddie Murphy (Characters), David Sheffield (Screenplay), David Sheffield (Story), Barry W. Blaustein (Screenplay), Barry W. Blaustein (Story), Justin Kanew (Story), Kenya Barris (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.

Coming 2 America Script Resources:

Coming 2 America Script PDF - [Blaustein - Sheffield - Barris] [3rd Rev 1/25/2019] at Script Fly ($)
Coming 2 America Script PDF - THIRD REVISED DRAFT. 1/25/2019. at Script City ($)
Coming 2 America Transcript at subslikescript.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.

Shaft (2019) Script

Year:2019

Director:Tim Story

Written by:Ernest Tidyman (Novel), Ernest Tidyman (Characters), Alex Barnow (Screenplay), Kenya Barris (Screenplay), Eric Stull (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.

Shaft Script Resources:

Shaft Script PDF - [Barris & Barnow] [2nd Draft, 3/13/2017] at Script Fly ($)
Shaft Transcript at subslikescript.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.

Girls Trip Script

Year:2017

Director:Malcolm D. Lee

Written by:Kenya Barris (Writer), Karen McCullah Lutz (Writer), Tracy Oliver (Writer), Erica Rivinoja (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterhood.

Girls Trip Script Resources:

Girls Trip Script PDF at Script Slug
Girls Trip Script PDF - DRAFT DATED 6/15/2016. at Script City ($)

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.