I know that “SimplyScripts” is suppose to be about “Scripts” and “Screenwriting” and I try to stick to that. But, this has been going through my head for quite some time. So, before I post up the scripts from the 1+6 Week Challenge, I thought I’d get this down on paper. I’ve tried several times before and haven’t been successful. I’m going to get this down on paper and push it out and walk away.

Last December, one of the members of the SimplyScripts discussion board took his own life. I never met Tony Gangemi face to face. I’ve read his work that he and his writing partner and wife Aimee put out. I thought they were a great team and wrote some great stuff. Tony is my contemporary. Old people die. People you don’t know die. When someone I know, particularly someone very much like me, dies, it bothers me, tho I don’t choose to admit it to anyone.

Oddly enough, or perhaps not so oddly, I have found comfort in Amiee’s blog, SixWordsBlog. Her inaugural essay The Still Point is a frank and honest recounting of the events of December 21st. Amiee is very open about her feelings on what was, ironically, the longest night of the year. She has been posting regularly for the past few months. I admire her courage to put herself emotionally out there in writing.

Just got word that an online friend recently lost his father. I wrote to him, what I hope were encouraging words. I told him to talk about his feelings and get them down on paper. And, get someone to read it. Don’t worry if you got it right or not. I’m taking my own advice. Good luck, Jack.

Thank you for indulging me.

Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming.

-Don

Thanks Albert for the heads up on this. I agree with Albert, “I have NO IDEA if its genuine or fan-fic, but thought it was interesting. ”

This treatment found here: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?5kgcwy4cu91n2r5, is entitled, “Episode VII – An Immortal Legacy” and has Michael Arndt’s name on it.

I’m more inclined to believe this is a piece of fan-fic that someone has put Arndt’s name to to see how far it goes. The characters from the original trilogy have far too large a role in this treatment. Also, it reads exactly how I and a million other Star Wars fans would want the story to play out.

Talk about it on the discussion board.

Thanks Wes for the heads up on these. We have what I think is a shooting draft of Rami’s The Evil Dead (It could be a transcript, though. I’m sure the internets will straighten me out on this) and an October 20, 2011 draft of the remake Evil Dead.

The Evil Dead – october 13, 1979 draft script by Sam Raimi – hosted by: Horror and Suspense – in html format

Five friends go up to a cabin in the woods, where they find unspeakable evil lurking in the forest. They find a tome called the “Necronomicon”, Book of the Dead, and the taped translation of the text. Once the tape is played, the evil is released. One by one, the teens are possessed. With only one remaining, it is up to him to survive the night and battle the evil dead.

Information courtesy of imdb.com

Evil Dead – October 20, 2011 draft script by Fede Alvarez & Rodo Mendez (based on The Evil Dead by Sam Raimi) – hosted by: Drop Box – in pdf format

Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods. The evil presence possesses them until only one is left to fight for survival.

Information courtesy of imdb.com

Out of Africa – August, 1983 draft script by Kurt Luedtke – hosted by: DailyScript – in pdf format

In 20th century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-sprited big-game hunter.

Information courtesy of imdb.com

There are more movie scripts on the Movie Scripts page.

Thanks Burleigh for allowing SimplyScript to host your script to your short film, The Things My Father Never Taught Me

The Things My Father Never Taught Me – undated, unspecified draft script by Burleigh Smith – in pdf format

Melvin gives dating advice to his three-year-old son. He teaches him to dress well, act with confidence and spend time with the right crowd. The results are disastrous. And then Melvin meets Mary, an attractive single mother, and his womanising skills are put to the test.

Information courtesy of imdb.com

The Kingdom of Heaven – Early Draft script by William Monahan – hosted by: DailyScript – in pdf format

Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.

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There are more movie scripts on the Movie Scripts page.

Vantage Point – November 4, 2005 third draft script by Barry L. Levy – hosted by: DailyScript – in pdf format

The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.

Information courtesy of imdb.com

There are more movie scripts on the Movie Scripts page.

Over on the Original Scripts page there are 25 original works for your reading pleasure.

And, if you missed last week or the week before that you can catch up.

And, remember, all screenplays on the simplyscripts.com domain are copyrighted to their author. All rights reserved. The screenplays may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of the author. If you are interested in his/her work, please drop them a line.

Don

The Bucket List – August 11, 2006 unspecified draft script by Justin Zackham – hosted by: JoBlo.com – in pdf format

Corprate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to leave it and do all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die according to their bucket list. In the process, both of them heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find the joy in life.

Information courtesy of imdb.com

There are more movie scripts on the Movie Scripts page.