Adventureland – August 5, 2007 Revised Draft script by Greg Mottola – hosted by: Daily Script – in pdf format

In 1987, James Brennan’s dreams of a summer European tour before studying at an Ivy League school in New York City are ruined after his parents have a severe career setback. As a result, James must get a summer job to cover his upcoming expenses at the decrepit local amusement park, Adventureland, where he falls in love with a witty co-worker, Emily Lewin. In that bizarrely shady workplace, the young carnies have unforgettable and painful learning experiences about life, love and trust while James discovers what he truly values.

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…they end up working on scripts – not to mention juggling a complicated home move.

Due to a looming deadline, P.J. regrets to inform STS’s faithful that he’ll be on vacation for a month – coming up for air on August 15th.  Until then, we promise to keep you fed with a bonus script review on Fridays  So make sure to tune in, anyway!

Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are nineteen original scripts.

And we are one week and ten pages into a seven week challenge wherein our writers are working on a race against the clock thriller with a male protagonist in his fifties. You can check them out here.

Due to the 4th of July celebrations, P.J. McNeill will be taking a break from his regularly scheduled column.  But worry not; he’ll be back with fresh material next week.

In the meantime, he’s asked STS to encourage readers to email him with questions, comments and observations at pjscriptblog@gmail.com.  Who knows?  The insights that you bring up just might inspire the next article (or series of articles) he writes!!

Leaving Las Vegas – February 8, 1994 unspecified draft script by Mike Figgis (adapted from the novel by John O’Brian) – hosted by: Daily Script – in pdf format

Ben Sanderson, a hard-core alcoholic, drives to Las Vegas after being fired from his film production job and divesting himself of all possessions. He plans to drink himself to death within four weeks. He meets Sera, a prostitute; they fall in love and he moves in with her. Each pledges not to try to change the other’s chosen destiny, and they carry on a romance over Ben’s last weeks.

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10,000 B. C. – January 23, 2006 unspecified draft script by Roland Emmerich & Harald Kloser (revisions by Roland Emmerich & Harald Kloser & Matthew Sand (Revisions by John Orloff (Current Revisions by Robert Rodat))) – hosted by: Daily Script – in pdf format

A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter named D’Leh’s journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe. When a band of mysterious horse-riding warlords raid the Yaghal camp and kidnaps his heart’s desire – the beautiful Evolet along with many others, D’Leh is forced to lead a small group of hunters south to pursue the warlords to the end of the world to save her. Driven by destiny, the unlikely band of warriors must battle saber-toothed cats and terror birds in the Levant.

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Empire of the Sun – undated, unspecified draft script by Tom Stoppard (based on the novel by J. G. Ballard) – hosted by: Daily Script – in pdf format

Based on J. G. Ballard’s autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him.

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Breakfast At Tiffany’s – June 22, 1960 Second Draft script by George Axelrod – hosted by: Daily Script – in pdf format

Struggling writer Paul Varjak moves into a New York apartment building and becomes intrigued by his pretty, quirky neighbor Holly Golightly. Holly’s lifestyle confuses and fascinates Paul; in public she flits through parties with a sexy, sophisticated air, but when they’re alone she changes into a sweetly vulnerable bundle of neuroses.

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Get Him To The Greek – October 1, 2008 first draft script by Nicholas Stoller – hosted by: Daily Script – in pdf format

English rock star Aldous Snow relapses into drugs and booze after a break up and a disastrous record. In L.A., Aaron Green works for a record company stuck in recession. Aaron’s boss gives him a career making task – to bring Aldous from London to L.A. for a concert in 72 hours. That day, Aaron’s girlfriend Daphne tells him she wants to finish her medical residency in Seattle. Aaron’s sure this ends their relationship. In London, things aren’t much better: Aldous delays their departure several times, plies Aaron with vices, and alternates between bad behavior and trenchant observations. Can Aaron moderate Aldous’s substance abuse and get him to the Greek? What about Daphne?

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