The The Weinstein Company has posted their scripts for 2009 award consideration.

Nine – November 11, 2009 final draft script by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella – in pdf format

Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother. |

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Inglourious Basterds – undated, unspecified draft script by Quentin Tarantino – in pdf format

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as “The Basterds” are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.

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The Road – undated, unspecified draft script by Joe Penhall (based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy) – in pdf format

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones, and, when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing: just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless cannibalistic bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a rusting shopping cart of scavenged food–and each other.

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A Single Man – undated, unspecified draft script by Tom Ford and David Scearce (based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood) – in pdf format

A story that centers on an English professor who, after the sudden death of his partner tries to go about his typical day in Los Angeles.

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Read all the the scripts the studios are posting for award consideration. – Don

Pia’s short, Santa’s Gift to Joey (6 pages in pdf format) has been filmed as A Hero’s Gift by Phil Vaira Films.

A young boy learns that not all presents come in a box with a fancy wrapper. Some of the best presents are not even wrapped at all.

Also, check out the official page for the short at A Heros Gift Movie.com

About two years ago, this came out in an audio version which you can listen to here. You can discuss and comment on the script and the film on the Discussion Board. – Don

The Fantastic Mr. Fox (alternate link The Fantastic Mr. Fox ) – March 4, 2007 unspecified draft script by Wes Anderson (based on the book by Roald Dahl) – hosted by: Clooney’s Cookie Crumbs – in pdf format

It is the story of one Mr. Fox and his wild-ways of hen heckling, turkey taking and cider sipping, nocturnal, instinctive adventures. He has to put his wild days behind him and do what fathers do best: be responsible. He is too rebellious. He is too wild. He is going to try “just one more raid” on the three nastiest, meanest farmers that are Boggis, Bunce and Bean. It is a tale of crossing the line of family responsibilities and midnight adventure and the friendships and awakenings of this country life that is inhabited by Fantastic Mr. Fox and his friends.

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More scripts on the Movie Scripts page.

Thanks William for this excellent opportunity to compare and contrast a first draft screenplay versus a shooting draft screenplay of The Men Who Stared At Goats.

The Men Who Stare At Goats (alternate link The Men Who Stare At Goats) – March 20, 2006 first draft script by Peter Straughan (based on the book by Jon Ronson) – hosted by: Clooney’s Cookie Crumbs – in pdf format
The Men Who Stare At Goats – October 21, 2008 unpsecified draft script by Peter Straughan (based on the book by Jon Ronson) – hosted by: Overture Films – in pdf format

A reporter, trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails, gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. The founder of the unit has gone missing and the trail leads to another psychic soldier who has distorted the mission to serve his own ends.

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Sony Classics fired off their salvo of scripts up for award consideration. You can view a complete list of all known studio posted scripts for 2009 Script Award Consideration here.

An Education – Undated, unspecified draft script By Nick Hornby (Adapted from the article ‘An Education’ by Lynn Barber) – in pdf format

In the early 1960’s, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her fat…

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Broken Embraces (Los Abrazos Rotos) – Undated fourth draft script by Pedro Almodóvar – in pdf format

Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then …

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Moon – December 11, 2007 version 2.8 shooting draft script by Nathan Parker (Story by Duncan Jones) – in pdf format

Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where h…

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Suger – October 22, 2007 shooting draft script by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck – in pdf format

By 2008, more than 25 percent of major league baseball players were born in Latin America. At 19, Miguel “Sugar” Santos,…

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The Last Station – Undated, unspecified draft script by Michael Hoffman (Based on the Novel by Jan Parini) – in pdf format

A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy’s struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment…

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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – May 26, 2007 draft script by Terry Gilliam and Charles McKeown – in pdf format

The immortal 1,000-year-old Doctor Parnassus leads a travelling theatre troupe that offers audience members a chance to …

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The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band) – undated, unspecified draft script by Michael Haneke – in pdf format

Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to…

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The Damned United – July 2, 2008 draft script by Peter Morgan (from the novel by David Peace) – in pdf format

Taking over England’s top football club Leeds United, previously successful manager Brian Clough’s abrasive approach and…

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Michael Cornetto’s short horror, Don’t Go In The Bathroom (8 pages in pdf format) has been filmed by WithinFilm, directed by Terry VanDerHeyden.

A brutally assaulted young woman believes her bathroom is haunted by the assailant she killed, but a social worker tries to convince her otherwise.

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New Moon opens this weekend. The reviews have been mixed. Thanks to My PDF Scripts you can relive the movie. I’ve also included a link to the Twilight script thanks to Raindance

The Twilight Saga: New Moon – December 21, 2008 second draft script by Melissa Rosenberg (Adapted from the novel by Stephie Meyer) – hosted by: The Script Collector – in pdf format

After Bella recovers from the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she looks to celebrate her birthday with Edward and his family. However, a minor accident during the festivities results in Bella’s blood being shed, a sight that proves too intense for the Cullens, who decide to leave the town of Forks, Washington for Bella and Edward’s sake. Initially heartbroken, Bella finds a form of comfort in reckless living, as well as an even-closer friendship with Jacob Black. Danger in different forms awaits.

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Twilight – February 11, 2008 blue shooting draft script by Melissa Rosenberg (based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer – hosted by: Raindance – in pdf format

A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire.

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Diner – Undated, unspecified draft script by Barry Levinson – hosted by: Daily Script – in pdf format

Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder their responsibilities, leaving the Diner behind.

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Doctor Zhivago – September 1964 shooting script script by Robert Bolt – hosted by: Daily Script – in pdf format

Lara inspires lechery in Komarovsky (her mother’s lover who is a master at surviving whoever runs Russia) and can’t compete with passion for the revolution of the man she marries, Pasha. Her true love is Zhivago who also loves his wife. Lara is the one who inspires poetry. The story is narrated by Zhivago’s half brother Yevgraf, who has made his career in the Soviet Army. At the beginning of the film he is about to meet a young woman he believes may be the long lost daughter of Lara and Zhivago.

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or Fear of Clowns. Thanks Mitch for the heads up on this one.

Fear of Clowns – 2002 unspecified draft script by Kevin Kangas – hosted by: Kangas Kahn Films – in html format

An artist with coulrophobia (“fear of clowns”) is stalked by a murderous clown resembling one of the ones she paints.

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More scripts on the Movie Scripts page. – Don