stephen king – Page 5 – Scripts on Screen

Carrie

Year:1976

Director:Brian De Palma

Written by:Lawrence D. Cohen (Screenplay), Stephen King (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.

Carrie Script Resources:

Carrie Script PDF at archive.org
Carrie Script PDF at Script Slug
Carrie Script at IMSDb
Carrie Script at blogspot.com
Carrie Script PDF - at Script Fly ($)
Carrie Script PDF - 1/20/1976 at Script City ($)
Carrie Transcript at archive.org

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.

Apt Pupil

Year:1998

Director:Bryan Singer

Written by:Brandon Boyce (Screenplay), Stephen King (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.

Apt Pupil Script Resources:

Apt Pupil Script PDF at The Script Savant
Apt Pupil Script at hundland.org
Apt Pupil Script - 4/25/96 rev., production draft at The Daily Script
Apt Pupil Script - 1996-04 Draft at IMSDb
Apt Pupil Script PDF - Prod.Draft 3/14/1997 at Script Fly ($)
Apt Pupil Script PDF - PROD. DRAFT 12-22-96 at Script Fly ($)
Apt Pupil Script PDF - Prod.Draft 4-25-96 at Script Fly ($)
Apt Pupil Script PDF - EARLY 3/12/96 at Script City ($)
Apt Pupil Script PDF - 3/14/1997 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.

1408

Year:2007

Director:Mikael Håfström

Written by:Matt Greenberg (Screenplay), Scott Alexander (Screenplay), Larry Karaszewski (Screenplay), Stephen King (Original Story)

Script Synopsis:A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.

1408 Script Resources:

1408 Script PDF at Script Slug
1408 Script PDF at Horror Lair
1408 Script at Horror Lair
1408 Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
1408 Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
1408 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.

Stephen King Movie Scripts

These are movies based on Stephen King’s works. I’ve attempted to find all those available for free online. In the case I only found a script for purchase it is marked with ($):

1976 Carrie script
1980 The Shining script
1982 Creepshow script
1983 Cujo script ($)
1983 The Dead Zone script (transcript)
1983 Christine script ($)
1984 Children of the Corn script
1984 Firestarter script (transcript)
1985 Cat’s Eye script ($)
1985 Silver Bullet script
1986 Maximum Overdrive script
1986 Stand by Me
1987 The Running Man script
1989 Pet Sematary script
1990 Graveyard Shift script (transcript)
1990 Misery script
1992 Sleepwalkers script ($)
1992 The Lawnmower Man script (transcript)
1993 The Dark Half script ($)
1993 Needful Things script ($)
1994 The Shawshank Redemption script
1995 The Mangler script
1995 Dolores Claiborne script
1996 Thinner script (transcript)
1997 The Night Flier script (transcript)
1998 Apt Pupil script
2001 Hearts in Atlantis script (transcript)
2003 Dreamcatcher script ($)
2004 Secret Window script
2004 Riding the Bullet script
2007 1408 script
2007 The Mist script
2009 Dolan’s Cadillac script