Menno Meyjes – Scripts on Screen

The Color Purple Script

celluloid — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:48:56 +0000

Year:1985

Director:Steven Spielberg

Written by:Alice Walker (Novel), Menno Meyjes (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.

The Color Purple Script Resources:

The Color Purple Script PDF at Script Slug

Other Links:

The Color Purple ( tt0088939 ) at IMDb
The Color Purple ( 873 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Max Script

celluloid — Tue, 25 May 2021 09:22:22 +0000

Year:2002

Director:Menno Meyjes

Written by:Menno Meyjes (Author)

Script Synopsis:In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolph Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics

Max Script Resources:

Max Script PDF - 12/14/00 REVISED at Script City ($)
Max 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.

Other Links:

Max ( tt0290210 ) at IMDb
Max ( 13560 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Martian Child Script

celluloid — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 02:06:55 +0000

Year:2007

Director:Menno Meyjes

Written by:Seth Bass (Screenplay), Jonathan Tolins (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A recently-widowed science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.

Martian Child Script Resources:

Martian Child Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Martian Child 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.

Other Links:

Martian Child ( tt0415965 ) at IMDb
Martian Child ( 5126 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Ricochet Script

celluloid — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 16:57:08 +0000

Year:1991

Director:Russell Mulcahy

Written by:Steven E. de Souza (Screenplay), Fred Dekker (Story), Menno Meyjes (Story)

Script Synopsis:An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

Ricochet Script Resources:

Ricochet Script PDF - 11/7/90 1ST at Script City ($)
Ricochet Script PDF - m2 at Script Fly ($)
Ricochet 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.

Other Links:

Ricochet ( tt0102789 ) at IMDb
Ricochet ( 9546 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Foreign Student Script

celluloid — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:27:31 +0000

Year:1994

Director:Eva Sereny

Written by:Philippe Labro (Novel), Menno Meyjes (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A French football playing exchange student falls in love.

Foreign Student Script Resources:

Foreign Student Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

Other Links:

Foreign Student ( tt0109828 ) at IMDb
Foreign Student ( 95743 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Siege

celluloid — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:20:59 +0000

Year:1998

Director:Edward Zwick

Written by:Lawrence Wright (Screenplay), Menno Meyjes (Screenplay), Edward Zwick (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.

The Siege Script Resources:

The Siege Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Siege Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Siege Script - Undated Shooting draft at IMSDb
The Siege Script - 1998 SHOOTING DRAFT at Screenplays For You
The Siege Script at The Daily Script
The Siege Script PDF - 6/20/97 2ND DRAFT at Script City ($)
The Siege Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Siege 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.

Other Links:

The Siege ( tt0133952 ) at IMDb
The Siege ( 9882 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Empire of the Sun

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:42:42 +0000

Year:1987

Director:Steven Spielberg

Written by:Tom Stoppard (Screenplay), Menno Meyjes (Screenplay), J.G. Ballard (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named Basie, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirits, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

Empire of the Sun Script Resources:

Empire of the Sun Script PDF at The Script Savant
Empire of the Sun Script at Script-O-Rama
Empire of the Sun Script PDF - 9/12/86 REVISED 3RD. *pages 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.

Other Links:

Empire of the Sun ( tt0092965 ) at IMDb
Empire of the Sun ( 10110 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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