Thank to Phil G for the heads up on this early draft of Cellular with which you can use to compare and contrast with the revised draft.

Cellular – undated first draft script by Larry Cohen – hosted by: Daily Script – in html format

A young man receives a call on his cellular phone from a woman who says she’s been kidnapped, and thinks she’s going to be killed soon, along with her husband and son who the kidnappers have gone after next. The catch? She doesn’t know where she is… and his cell phone battery might go dead soon.

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Cellular – july 16, 2003 revised draft script by Larry Cohen, revised by Chris Morgan, revised by J. Mackye Gruber & Eric Bress – hosted by: Daily Script – in pdf format

A young man (Evans) receives a call on his cellular phone from a woman (Basinger) who says she’s been kidnapped, and thinks she’s going to be killed soon, along with her husband and son who the kidnappers have gone after next. The catch? She doesn’t know where she is… and his cell phone battery might go dead soon.

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More on the Movie Scripts page.

Thanks Lisa for the heads up on this.

Gosford Park – February 20, 2001 revised shooting script by Julian Fellowes (based on an idea by Robert Altman & Bob Balaban) – hosted by: Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum – in pdf format

Set in the 1930’s the story takes place in an old fashioned English country house where a family has invited many of their friends up for a weekend shooting party. The story centers around the McCordle family, particularly the man of the house, William McCordle. Getting on in years William has become benefactor to many of his relatives and friends. As the weekend goes on and secrets are revealed, it seems everyone, above stairs and below, wants a piece of William and his money, but how far will they go to get it…?

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There are more on the Movie Scripts page.

Stephen Batchelor has started a Script of the Week showcasing “…a scripts you may not normally have the chance to read. Forgotten drafts, and films that, for whatever reason, never got past the scripting stage.”

Here “…is one of the probably hundreds of different scripts commissioned by the studio…” Read the rest

The Fantastic Four – May 3, 1996 first draft script by Micahel France (based on characters by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby) – hosted by: Stephen Batchelor – in pdf format

Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

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You’ll find more movie scripts over on the Movie Scripts page.

– Don

Thanks, Phil for the heads up on these.

The Fugitive – February, 1992 early draft script by David Twohy – hosted by: National Central University Language Center – in pdf format

This is an early draft of The Fugitive. This story is based in Philadelphia, instead of Chicago, and it ends in a Pennsylvania coal mine instead of a Chicago hotel.

The Fugitive – May 10, 1993 revised draft script by Jeb Stuart – hosted by: Drexel Screenplay Library – in pdf format

Wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, Dr. Richard Kimble escapes from a prison bus and tries to find out why she was killed and who the murderer really was. He is relentlessly pursued by Samuel Gerard, a U.S. Marshal, and is forced to keep out of contact from any friends or relatives. However, his determination and ingenuity soon produce results and he comes to the frightening realization that he can trust no one.

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This in from Zack, Came across something cool today on bloodydisgusting.com that may interest you. It’s the original script for “Final Destination”, back when it was title “Flight 180” and was actually an episode for “The X-Files”.

Final Destination – january 15, 1999, early draft script by Jeffrey Reddick – hosted by: Bloody Disgusting – in html format

Alex is boarding his plane to France on a school trip, when he suddenly gets a premonition that the plane will explode. When Alex and a group of students are thrown off the plane, to their horror, the plane does in fact explode. Alex must now work out Death’s plan, as each of the surviving students falls victim. Whilst preventing the worst from happening, Alex must also dodge the FBI, which believes Alex caused the explosion.

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Thanks Domenic Migliore for the heads up on his script, Ashley (originally Sprawl). You can watch the film directed by Dean Matthew Ronalds on Amazon Instant Video.^*

Ashley – October 11, 2011 final draft script by Domenic Migliore – hosted by: Scribd – in pdf format

A teenage girl, distraught from her vain attempt to connect with her estranged mother, resorts to cutting herself. When she develops an online relationship with an older woman, she learns to accept her sexuality and the endless solitude of sprawling suburbia.

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^*I fixed the broken link.

You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!

Best Adapted Screenplay (and best acceptance speech) – Graham Moore

The Imitation Game – undated, unspecified draft script by Graham Moore (based on “Alan Turing: The Enigma” by Andrew Hodges) – hosted by: The Weinstein Company – in pdf format

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain’s top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.

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Best Original Screenplay – Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., Armando Bo
Birdman – undated, unspecified draft script by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., Armando Bo – hosted by: Fox Searchlight – in pdf format

Riggan Thomas, once known quite well to movie theater goers as an iconic super hero called “The Birdman” had recently turned down a fourth installment of the franchise. Now washed up, he attempts to reinvent himself as a director by staging a new retelling of a classic Broadway dramatic play called “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love”. The events leading up to the Saturday night premiere prove to be one disaster after another as the original lead actor is injured while on set and Riggan scrambles to find a replacement, but the replacement proves to be exactly who he needs – a method actor who takes the job way too seriously. But Riggan has a hard time juggling between the set, his replacement actor, his equally washed up daughter, and a host of other disasters that prevent a proper staging of the play. Meanwhile, a New York Times critic who Riggan has to woo threatens to shut down production of the play before it even starts with a scathing review of the opening night …

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If course, read other Nominated Screenplays.

Final WB has come through and posted Inherent Vice and American Sniper.

Below are the scripts to the nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay posted by the studios. All scripts posted by the studios for award consideration can be found here.

Adapted Screenplay

American Sniper – undated, unspecified draft by Jason Hall (based on the book by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice) – hosted by: Warner Bros – in pdf format

The Imitation Game – undated, unspecified draft script by Graham Moore (based on “Alan Turing: The Enigma” by Andrew Hodges) – hosted by: The Weinstein Company – in pdf format

Inherent Vice – August 7, 2013 final shooting draft script by Paul Thomas Anderson (based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon – hosted by: Warner Bros – in pdf format

The Theory of Everything – November 2013, shooting script script by Anthony McCarten – hosted by: FocusGuilds – in pdf format

Whiplash – undated, unspecified draft script by Damien Chazelle – hosted by: Sony Classics – in pdf format

Original Screenplay

Birdman – undated, unspecified draft script by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., Armando Bo – hosted by: Fox Searchlight – in pdf format

Boyhood – undated, unspecified draft script by Richard Linklater – hosted by: IFC Films – in pdf format

Foxcatcher – undated, unspecified draft script by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman (Story by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman and Bennett Miller) – hosted by: Sony Classics – in pdf format

The Grand Budapest Hotel – undated, unspecified draft script by Wes Anderson (story by Wes Anderson and Gugo guinness) – hosted by: Fox Searchlight – in pdf format

Nightcrawler – November 27, 2012 unspecified draft script by Dan Gilroy – hosted by: The Wrap – in pdf format

– Don