Richard Matheson – Scripts on Screen

Dracula (1974) Script

celluloid — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:48:58 +0000

Year:1974

Director:Dan Curtis

Written by:Richard Matheson (Writer), Bram Stoker (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.

Dracula Script Resources:

Dracula Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Other Links:

Dracula ( tt0070003 ) at IMDb
Dracula ( 86889 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Real Steel Script

celluloid — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 09:22:21 +0000

Year:2011

Director:Shawn Levy

Written by:Leslie Bohem (Screenplay), John Gatins (Screenplay), Richard Matheson (Story), Dan Gilroy (Story), Jeremy Leven (Story)

Script Synopsis:Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.

Real Steel Script Resources:

Real Steel Script PDF - LEVEN, BOHEM, GATNIS, 6-17-2009 at Script Fly ($)
Real Steel 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:

Real Steel ( tt0433035 ) at IMDb
Real Steel ( 39254 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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House of Usher (1960) Script

celluloid — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 21:22:23 +0000

Year:1960

Director:Roger Corman

Written by:Richard Matheson (Writer), Edgar Allan Poe (Story)

Script Synopsis:After a long journey, Philip arrives at the Usher mansion seeking his loved one, Madeline. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that Madeline and her brother Roderick Usher have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have become painfully acute, while Madeline has become catatonic. That evening, Roderick tells his guest of an old Usher family curse: any time there has been more than one Usher child, all of the siblings have gone insane and died horrible deaths. As the days wear on, the effects of the curse reach their terrifying climax.

House of Usher Script Resources:

House of Usher Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
House of Usher 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:

House of Usher ( tt0053925 ) at IMDb
House of Usher ( 23439 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Twilight Zone: The Movie Script

celluloid — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 21:00:27 +0000

Year:1983

Director:John Landis, Steven Spielberg, George Miller, Joe Dante

Written by:John Landis (Writer), George Clayton Johnson (Writer), Richard Matheson (Writer), Jerome Bixby (Original Story), Robert Garland (Writer), Rod Serling (Idea)

Script Synopsis:Four directors collaborated to remake four episodes of the popular television series 'The Twilight Zone' for this movie. The episodes are updated slightly and in color (the television show was in black-and-white), but very true to the originals, where eerie and disturbing situations gradually spin out of control. "A Quality of Mercy", "Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life", and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet".

Twilight Zone: The Movie Script Resources:

Twilight Zone: The Movie Script PDF - 11/16/82 3RD FINAL *pg at Script City ($)
Twilight Zone: The Movie 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:

Twilight Zone: The Movie ( tt0086491 ) at IMDb
Twilight Zone: The Movie ( 15301 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Incredible Shrinking Woman Script

celluloid — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:35:56 +0000

Year:1981

Director:Joel Schumacher

Written by:Jane Wagner (Screenplay), Richard Matheson (Novel)

Script Synopsis:After being exposed to a bizarre mixture of household chemicals, Pat Kramer begins to shrink. This baffles scientists, makes parenting difficult, warms the hearts of Americans, and captures the attention of a group of people who want to take over the world. This evil group plots to kidnap Pat and perform experiments on her so that they can eventually shrink everyone.

The Incredible Shrinking Woman Script Resources:

The Incredible Shrinking Woman Script PDF - 9/27/1979 at Script City ($)
The Incredible Shrinking Woman Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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 Incredible Shrinking Woman ( tt0082558 ) at IMDb
The Incredible Shrinking Woman ( 12472 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Incredible Shrinking Man Script

celluloid — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 05:33:58 +0000

Year:1957

Director:Jack Arnold

Written by:Richard Matheson (Novel), Richard Matheson (Screenplay), Richard Alan Simmons (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:While on a boating trip, Scott Carey is exposed to a radioactive cloud. Nothing seems amiss at first, but several months later Scott realizes that he's shrunk in height by several inches. He sees a doctor, who admits that he's baffled. As Scott continues to shrink, decreasing to three feet tall, he becomes bitter, and lashes out at his wife, Louise. He begins to fear a cure will never be found -- since even as he becomes a national sensation, he's still shrinking.

The Incredible Shrinking Man Script Resources:

The Incredible Shrinking Man Script PDF - [5-17-56] at Script Fly ($)
The Incredible Shrinking Man Script PDF - 5/7/56 REVISED DRAFT. at Script City ($)
The Incredible Shrinking Man 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 Incredible Shrinking Man ( tt0050539 ) at IMDb
The Incredible Shrinking Man ( 31682 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Legend Of Hell House Script

celluloid — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:32:54 +0000

Year:1973

Director:John Hough

Written by:Richard Matheson (Novel), Richard Matheson (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove/disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House.

The Legend Of Hell House Script Resources:

The Legend Of Hell House Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Legend Of Hell House 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 Legend Of Hell House ( tt0070294 ) at IMDb
The Legend Of Hell House ( 16180 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Loose Cannons Script

celluloid — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 15:47:27 +0000

Year:1990

Director:Bob Clark

Written by:Richard Christian Matheson (Writer), Richard Matheson (Writer), Bob Clark (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Mac, the two fisted savy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burn out, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is, Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning fast deductions. But, he keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows. This can be a problem when people begin shooting at them

Loose Cannons Script Resources:

Loose Cannons Script PDF - EARLY 2/16/88 3RD at Script City ($)
Loose Cannons Script PDF - 7/1/88 REVISED at Script City ($)
Loose Cannons Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Loose Cannons 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:

Loose Cannons ( tt0100053 ) at IMDb
Loose Cannons ( 24558 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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What Dreams May Come Script

celluloid — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 23:52:54 +0000

Year:1998

Director:Vincent Ward

Written by:Ronald Bass (Screenplay), Richard Matheson (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife, Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.

What Dreams May Come Script Resources:

What Dreams May Come Script PDF at Script Slug
What Dreams May Come Script PDF - 10/6/97 REVISED at Script City ($)
What Dreams May Come Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
What Dreams May Come 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:

What Dreams May Come ( tt0120889 ) at IMDb
What Dreams May Come ( 12159 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Omega Man

celluloid — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:24:48 +0000

Year:1971

Director:Boris Sagal

Written by:John William Corrington (Screenplay), Joyce Hooper Corrington (Screenplay), Richard Matheson (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Robert Neville, a doctor, due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. The plague caused by the war has killed everyone else except for a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people calling themselves "The Family". The plague has caused them to become sensitive to light, as well as homicidally psychotic.

The Omega Man Script Resources:

The Omega Man Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Omega Man Script - Draft script, 7/18 at Screenplays For You
The Omega Man Script - 1970-07 Draft at IMSDb
The Omega Man Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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 Omega Man ( tt0067525 ) at IMDb
The Omega Man ( 11234 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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