Sidney Poitier – Scripts on Screen

Stir Crazy Script

Year:1980

Director:Sidney Poitier

Written by:Bruce Jay Friedman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:New Yorkers, Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment—they're sent to prison.

Stir Crazy Script Resources:

Stir Crazy Script PDF - 2/12/80 FINAL at Script City ($)
Stir Crazy Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Stir Crazy 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.

Fast Forward Script

Year:1985

Director:Sidney Poitier

Written by:Richard Wesley (Screenplay), Timothy March (Story)

Script Synopsis:Eight young people from Ohio who are dancers, come to New York, to compete in a major talent competition. But when they get there, they learn that they have to wait some time before they take part in it. So they try to do their best to survive in the Big Apple before competition, and get some lessons about the real World.

Fast Forward Script Resources:

Fast Forward Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Fast Forward Script PDF - 5/8/84 REVISED 2ND at Script City ($)
Fast Forward 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.

Ghost Dad Script

Year:1990

Director:Sidney Poitier

Written by:Brent Maddock (Screenplay), S. S. Wilson (Screenplay), Chris Reese (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Elliot Hopper is a widower with three children, he is currently working on a deal. It seems like his wife illness was very costly and this deal could put them out of the red. However he gets into a cab that is driven by a maniac, and Elliot crashes into a river. Elliot is sent back so that he could finish the deal and make sure that his children are taken care of.

Ghost Dad Script Resources:

Ghost Dad Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Ghost Dad Script PDF - 5/23/89 REVISED at Script City ($)
Ghost Dad 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.