S.E. Hinton – Scripts on Screen

That Was Then… This Is Now Script

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Year:1985

Director:Christopher Cain

Written by:Emilio Estevez (Screenplay), S.E. Hinton (Author)

Script Synopsis:A delinquent teenager's only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. When the older boy starts spending time with a new girlfriend, the teenager begins to feel even more alienated, and gets involved with drugs and the police.

That Was Then... This Is Now Script Resources:

That Was Then... This Is Now Script PDF - 3/12/1984 at Script City ($)
That Was Then... This Is Now 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.

The Outsiders Script

Year:1983

Director:Francis Ford Coppola

Written by:S.E. Hinton (Novel), Kathleen Rowell (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When two poor greasers, Johnny, and Ponyboy are assaulted by a vicious gang, the socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.

The Outsiders Script Resources:

The Outsiders Script PDF at Script Slug
The Outsiders Script PDF - at Script Fly ($)
The Outsiders Script PDF - 3/1/82 SHOOTING at Script City ($)
The Outsiders 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.

Rumble Fish Script

Year:1983

Director:Francis Ford Coppola

Written by:S.E. Hinton (Screenplay), Francis Ford Coppola (Screenplay), S.E. Hinton (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on.

Rumble Fish Script Resources:

Rumble Fish Script PDF - [HINTON-COPPOLA][1st 5/4/1982] at Script Fly ($)
Rumble Fish Script PDF - 5/4/82 1ST DRAFT at Script City ($)
Rumble Fish 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.