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Downsizing – Undated, unspecified draft script by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – hosted by: Paramount – in pdf format

“Downsizing” follows a kindly occupational therapist who undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time.

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Thanks Janet and Barksid for the H.U.. Find it and more on the Scripts Studios are posting for Award Consideration

Daddy by Marty Chartrand

An assassin’s last act is to prove to his daughter and wife that he is not a bad man.

     A RED DOT
     Dances upon a MAN’S forehead until THUMP. The man’s head rips backwards.

            Annie (V.O.)
I’m sorry that when you woke up, we
were gone. You must have been so
scared.

This is where we meet Tyler, a hard bitten killer on the opening gambit of his latest job.

We follow Tyler as he dispenses judgment with a grace and skill honed by the years; working his way to the top of the dirtbag food chain goon by goon. It isn’t about the money – not this time. That was the old Tyler. This is a killer searching for change. The odds are against him, but Tyler finds strength in the words of his young daughter, Annie, as her innocence guides him to a reward far greater than he’s ever known: redemption.

Marty Chartrand’s Daddy shines light into the dark soul of a hired gun struggling to make his peace through one last selfless act. It’s not for a first-timer, but for a filmmaker looking to push their craft this 7 page thrill ride gives you the opportunity to craft a fast-paced action piece underpinned by the most emotive of bonds: a father’s love for his daughter.

About the Writer: “My life began with a FADE IN and it will surely end with a FADE OUT. What’s written in between is what I make out of it. As a lifelong lover of movies, it was only natural that someday I would want to create some of my own. These are my stories …”

Marty Chartrand can be reached at martyc1028 (a) yahoo.com

Read Daddy (7 pages in pdf format)

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This screenplay may not be used or reproduced for any purpose including educational purposes without the expressed written permission of the author.

About the reviewer: Steve Miles started writing scripts around five years ago after realizing that his social life was vastly overrated. He enjoys writing in a variety of genres but leans toward raw, grittier characters and the worlds they inhabit – from the deadly serious to the darkly comic. Drinks coffee, owns an unhealthy amount of plaid and uses a calculator for the most basic of sums. Check out more of his work at sjmilesscripts.webs.com

Sony Classics

…put up, took down and then put up again several scripts. At this point in time, eight scripts added. A Fantastic Woman, Brigsby Bear, Happy End, Loveless, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House, Maudie, Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer, and Novitiate.

They can all be found on the Scripts Studios are posting for Award Consideration page.

We are at 31* (TSoW is still down).

Eisoptrophobia (7 pages in pdf format) by Huidong Lu

A man tries to face his greatest fear. His own reflection.

Jack can’t look at his reflection in a mirror as he believes his reflection has the life of its own. Once, his friend Sam leaves Jack alone in a public restroom. Jack has to face his fear as he needs to go past the dreaded mirror.

Production: Characters – 2; Location – 1 – restaurant

Huidong Lu is a talented writer who can be reached at: huidonglu (a) yahoo.ca

This is an October 2017 One Week Challenge is a short. The OWC is a screenwriting exercise wherein writers are given a week to write a short script on the theme and genre provided. These are quickly done and may be a little rough around the edges considering the short time frame in which they are written.

This screenplay may not be used or reproduced for any purpose including educational purposes without the expressed written permission of the author.

About the reviewer: Khamanna Iskandarova has several features completed, as well as a dozen shorts, some of which have been independently produced. Khamanna can be reached at khamanna (a) hotmail. Check out her IMDB Creds

Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are thirty one original scripts for your reading pleasure.

– Don

20th Century Fox releases…

War for Planet of the Apes – November 30, 215 final shooting draft script by Mark Bomback & Matt Reeves (based on Characters created by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver) – hosted by: 20th Century Fox – in pdf format

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet. 

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Thanks “Barksid” for the heads up. And, of course there are move Scripts Studios are posting for award consideration

Hell Bent (10 pages in pdf format) by John Staats writing as Louis No’mour (JEStaats)

Three bandits on the run must choose their own path to Peace.

Three horseback riders must ride through an Indian cemetery to get to freedom. But Indians don’t like it when white folks wake them up.

Characters – 3 main
Locations – 3 – desert, mountains, hotel
CGI – skeletons, ghostly horses, real horses

John Staats is a talented and prolific writer who can be reached at: jestaats (a) hotmail.com.

This is an October 2017 One Week Challenge is a short. The OWC is a screenwriting exercise wherein writers are given a week to write a short script on the theme and genre provided. These are quickly done and may be a little rough around the edges considering the short time frame in which they are written.

This screenplay may not be used or reproduced for any purpose including educational purposes without the expressed written permission of the author.

About the reviewer: Khamanna Iskandarova has several features completed, as well as a dozen shorts, some of which have been independently produced. Khamanna can be reached at khamanna (a) hotmail. Check out her IMDB Creds

Thanks “Barksid” for the heads up on these two from Amazon

Last Flag Flying – October 30, 2016 unspecified draft script by Richard Linklater & Darryl Ponicsan (Based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan) – hosted by: Amazon – in pdf format

In 2003, 30 years after they served together in the Vietnam War, former Navy Hospital Corpsman Richard “Doc” Shepherd re-unites with ex-Marines Sal and Mueller on a different type of mission: to bury Doc’s son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War. Doc decides to forgo burial at Arlington Cemetery and, with the help of his old buddies, takes the casket on a bittersweet trip up the East Coast to his home in suburban New Hampshire.

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Wonderstruck – Undated, unspecified draft script by Brian Selznick (Based on his illustrated novel) – hosted by: Amazon – in pdf format

The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.

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Roadside Attraction (9 page short drama in pdf) by Gary “Hawkeye” Howell

A young man finds that a woman he rescues from an automobile accident is hiding a terrible secret.

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