Produced Screenplays
Check out our links to FREE downloadable screenplays. Here you will find some of the best of current and classic scripts. Reading produced screenplays is an excellent way to improve your own craft. See what it takes to get your script made into a movie!
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1979 Kramer versus Kramer Robert Benton
Genre: Drama, Courtroom Dramas, Tearjerkers, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Blu-ray
Synopsis: Ted (Dustin Hoffman) is a career-driven yuppie -- until he finds out his wife (Meryl Streep) is leaving him and their 6-year-old son. Ted soon finds that he loves being a full-time parent, but then his wife reappears to reclaim the boy. Poignant and beautifully acted, the movie swept the 1979 Academy Awards, winning Oscars for Hoffman and Streep, plus Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay honors.
Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry, Jane Alexander, Howard Duff, George Coe, JoBeth Williams, Joe Seneca, Bill Moor, Howland Chamberlain
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1984 The Karate Kid Robert Mark Kamen
Genre: Children & Family, Family Dramas, Teen Dramas, Martial Arts, Karate, Sports Stories, Sports Dramas, Triumph of the Underdogs, Ages 11-12, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Synopsis: Recently arrived in the Golden State from New Jersey, teenage Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) suffers culture shock. On top of everything else, the school bully -- a gang leader with a black belt in karate -- begins hassling Daniel. Luckily, his apartment building boasts a resident martial arts master: handyman Kesuke Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita), who agrees to train Daniel … and ends up teaching him much more than self-defense.
Actors: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue
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2003 Kill Bill Quentin Tarantino
Genre: Action & Adventure, Action Thrillers, Martial Arts, Crime Thrillers, Blu-ray, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Miramax
Synopsis: In this film noir tale written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, an assassin called the Bride (Uma Thurman) is shot at her wedding by her employer, Bill (David Carradine), and other members of their assassin circle. She survives, though a bullet in her brain keeps her in a coma for five years. Setting out for some payback, the Bride hunts down the various assassins, saving Bill for last. This is the first half of a planned two-part movie.
Actors: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Julie Dreyfus, Chiaki Kuriyama, Sonny Chiba, Chia Hui Liu, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Parks, Michael Bowen, Jun Kunimura
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2005 King Kong Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson
Genre: Action & Adventure, Action Thrillers, Monsters, Blockbusters, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Blu-ray
Synopsis: Set in the 1930s, Peter Jackson's remake follows a group of adventurous explorers and filmmakers to mysterious Skull Island in search of a legendary giant gorilla known as King Kong. The team battles dinosaurs and, with the help of a beautiful woman, manages to capture the mighty ape and ship him back to New York. King Kong goes on display, but his heart is stronger than his shackles. … Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody and Andy Serkis star.
Actors: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Andy Serkis, Jamie Bell, Kyle Chandler, Lobo Chan, Thomas Kretschmann, Evan Parke, Colin Hanks, John Sumner
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2007 Knocked Up Judd Apatow
Genre: Comedy, Romantic Comedies, Blu-ray, Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Synopsis: A one-night stand results in an unexpected pregnancy for entertainment reporter Alison (Katherine Heigl) in Judd Apatow's romantic comedy. Determined to be a good mom and keep her career on track, Alison decides to try to make things work with the baby's father, slacker Ben (Seth Rogen). It's anything but smooth sailing as the odd couple gets acquainted, but Alison finds there's more to Ben than she originally thought. Paul Rudd also stars.
Actors: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Leslie Mann, Paul Rudd, B.J. Novak, Adam Scott, Tim Bagley, Harold Ramis, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig, Martin Starr, Joanna Kerns, Alan Tudyk
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2008 Kung Fu Panda Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger
Genre: Children & Family, Family Animation, Animal Tales, Blu-ray
Synopsis: When China's Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda (voiced by Jack Black) discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero. Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) and the Furious Five -- Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Crane (David Cross), Mantis (Seth Rogen), Viper (Lucy Liu) and Monkey (Jackie Chan) -- impart their knowledge to Po, but transforming this slacker into a brave warrior isn't going to be easy in this Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature.
Actors: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Lucy Liu, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Michael Clarke Duncan, Dan Folger, Wayne Knight
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