Tag: Michael Ritchie

Smile Script

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Year:1975
Director:Michael Ritchie
Written by:Jerry Belson (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:It's time again for California's "Young American Miss" beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob Freelander and Brenda DiCarlo, who give their all to put on a successful pageant. But Brenda is having marital difficulties and Bob's son is up to some mischief. Could this year's pageant be in jeopardy?
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The Island (1980) Script

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Year:1980
Director:Michael Ritchie
Written by:Peter Benchley (Screenplay), Peter Benchley (Novel)

Script Synopsis:David Warner leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation out in the Caribbean. Michael Caine is a reporter who goes out there with his son to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats. He runs across Warner and his band of raiders and they decide to induct them into their tribe.
The Island Script Resources:

  • The Island Script PDF - (1980) REVISED 3RD DRAFT at Script City ($)

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Student Bodies Script

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Year:1981
Director:Mickey Rose, Michael Ritchie

Script Synopsis:This zany send-up of teen slasher flicks features a maniacal psycho known as the Breather (played by Jerry Belson), who stalks –and murders– promiscuous students at a suburban high school. The fanatical killer's unusual weapons include paper clips, blackboard erasers and eggplants. Kristen Riter, Matthew Goldsby, Joe Flood, Kevin Mannis and Sara Eckhardt head the cast.
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Semi-Tough Script

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Year:1977
Director:Michael Ritchie
Written by:Walter Bernstein (Screenplay), Dan Jenkins (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
Semi-Tough Script Resources:

  • Semi-Tough Script PDF - FINAL DRAFT 7/22/1977. at Script City ($)
  • Semi-Tough Script PDF - 7/22/77 FINAL at Script City ($)

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The Survivors Script

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Year:1983
Director:Michael Ritchie
Written by:Michael J. Leeson (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.
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The Bad News Bears Script

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Year:1976
Director:Michael Ritchie
Written by:Bill Lancaster (Writer)

Script Synopsis:An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
The Bad News Bears Script Resources:

  • The Bad News Bears Script PDF - 7/17/75 REVISED. 2ND DRAFT (XL) at Script City ($)
  • The Bad News Bears Script PDF - 3rd 7-24-75 at Script Fly ($)
  • The Bad News Bears Script PDF - 2ND 7-17-75 at Script Fly ($)
  • The Bad News Bears Transcript at scripts.com

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Candidate Script

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Year:1972
Director:Michael Ritchie
Written by:Jeremy Larner (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
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The Golden Child Script

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Year:1986
Director:Michael Ritchie
Written by:Dennis Feldman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen."
The Golden Child Script Resources:

  • The Golden Child Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • The Golden Child Script PDF - 5/22/86 REVISED at Script City ($)

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Wildcats Script

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Year:1986
Director:Michael Ritchie
Written by:Ezra Sacks (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach's position becomes vacant, she applies for the job, despite snickers from fellow staff members and her former husband.
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The Couch Trip Script

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Year:1988
Director:Michael Ritchie
Written by:Ken Kolb (Novel), Steven Kampmann (Writer)

Script Synopsis:The escaped delinquent John W. Burns, Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird.
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