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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1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation John Hughes
Genre: Comedy, Family Comedies, Blu-ray, Slapstick, Warner Home Video
Synopsis: Deck the halls with boughs of laughter -- the Griswolds are back! Clark (Chevy Chase), Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) and the kids (Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki) gear up for the holidays in this installment of the "Vacation" series. As per usual, all the good intentions in the world can't save the family from disaster...or Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid, who practically steals the show). This special edition includes brand new special features.
Actors: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, John Randolph, Diane Ladd, E.G. Marshall, Doris Roberts, Miriam Flynn, Cody Burger, Ellen Hamilton Latzen, William Hickey, Mae Questel, Sam McMurray, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nichola
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1983 National Lampoon's Vacation John Hughes
Genre: Comedy, Slapstick, Warner Home Video
Synopsis: In this gag-fest from director Harold Ramis, the Griswolds -- father Clark (Chevy Chase), mother Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) and kids (Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron) -- are hell-bent to get to Walley World, their favorite theme park. Naturally, Murphy's Law kicks in the minute they embark on their cross-county excursion. As one calamity follows another, the family runs into a motley cast of kooks, including Randy Quaid and Imogene Coca.
Actors: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, Eddie Bracken, Brian Doyle-Murray, Miriam Flynn, James Keach, Frank McRae, Eugene Levy, John Candy, Christie Brinkley, Jane Krakowski
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2007 National Treasure: The Book of Secrets Wibberleys
Genre: Action & Adventure, Action Thrillers, Adventures, Blu-ray, Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Synopsis: Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) and Dr. Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger) -- who found riches and romance at the end of their first hunt for national treasure -- reteam with their wisecracking partner in crime, Riley Poole (Justin Bartha), for another romp through U.S. history. Now, armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben is obsessed with finding the truth behind President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Justin Bartha
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1976 Network Paddy Chayefsky
Genre: Drama, Showbiz Dramas, Dark Humor & Black Comedies, Warner Home Video
Synopsis: Paddy Chayefsky predicted today's rash of trash television and shock-laden news broadcasts. The writer of Marty created network news anchor Howard Beale (Peter Finch), who loses his mind on the air. Unfortunately, his outrageous rants boost the ratings and intrigue cutthroat network executives Faye Dunaway and Robert Duvall. William Holden contrasts their avarice as an old-school TV journalist hopelessly out of step.
Actors: William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty, Arthur Burghardt, Beatrice Straight, Conchata Ferrell, Jordan Charney, Ed Crowley, Jerome Dempsey, Ken Kercheval, Lane Smith
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2009 New Moon: The Twilight Saga Melissa Rosenberg
Genre: Thrillers, Vampires, Teen Screams, Dramas Based on Bestsellers, Dramas Based on the Book, Blu-ray
Synopsis: In this sequel to Twilight directed by Chris Weitz (American Pie), Forks, Wash., resident Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is reeling from the departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), and finds comfort in her friendship with Jacob Black, a werewolf (Taylor Lautner). But before she knows it, she's thrust into a centuries-old conflict, and her desire to be with Edward at any cost leads her to take greater and greater risks.
Actors: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Rachelle Lefevre, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Anna Kendrick, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning
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1984 Nightmare on Elm Street Wes Craven
Genre: Horror, Slashers and Serial Killers, Supernatural Horror, Teen Screams, Cult Horror
Synopsis: A group of high school friends are being slaughtered in their sleep by the hideous fiend of their shared dreams. When the police ignore her explanation, one girl must confront the killer in his shadowy realm.
Actors: Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley
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2008 Nights in Rodanthe Ken Hixon
Genre: Drama, Romantic Dramas, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Blu-ray, Warner Home Video
Synopsis: With chaos tearing her marriage and family apart, Adrienne Willis (Diane Lane) takes a weekend caretaker job at her friend's coastal North Carolina inn. When a storm hits, stranding the inn's only guest, Dr. Paul Flanner (Richard Gere), Adrienne's life changes forever. As the storm rages outside, Adrienne connects with Flanner, who came to the Rodanthe retreat to escape his own personal crisis. James Franco co-stars in this romantic drama.
Actors: Diane Lane, Richard Gere, James Franco, Scott Glenn, Christopher Meloni, Mae Whitman, Viola Davis, Pablo Schreiber, Charlie Tahan
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2009 Nine Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella
Genre: Drama, Contemporary Movie Musicals, Romantic Dramas, Showbiz Dramas, Blu-ray
Synopsis: Movie director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) is in the throes of a midlife crisis, struggling to write his film while juggling relationships with wife Luisa (Marion Cotillard), mistress Carla (Penélope Cruz), muse Claudia (Nicole Kidman), producer Lilli (Judi Dench) and his mother (Sophia Loren). Rob Marshall (Chicago) helms this Golden Globe-nominated musical based on the Broadway smash; Stacy Ferguson and Kate Hudson co-star.
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren, Fergie, Elio Germano, Giuseppe Spitaleri, Martina Stella
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2007 No Country for Old Men Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Genre: Thrillers, Crime Thrillers, Suspense, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Blu-ray, Miramax
Synopsis: A hunter (Josh Brolin) stumbles upon a dead body, $2 million and a stash of heroin in a Texas desert. He absconds with the cash, but brutal thief Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) comes looking for it, with a local sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones) on his trail. The roles of hunter and prey blur as the violent pursuits of money and justice collide. Joel and Ethan Coen direct this dark morality tale, which won four Oscars in 2008, including Best Picture.
Actors: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Stephen Root, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper
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2007 Norbit Eddie Murphy & Charlie Murphy
Genre: Comedy, Romantic Comedies, African-American Comedies, Blu-ray, Slapstick, Paramount Home Entertainment
Synopsis: After being bullied into marrying an overbearing woman (played by Eddie Murphy in drag), mild-mannered Norbit (also portrayed by Murphy) meets the girl of his dreams (Thandie Newton) in this screwball romantic comedy. The only question is, can Norbit find a way to ditch his repulsive spouse and be with his true love? Directed by Brian Robbins, the film also stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Eddie Griffin.
Actors: Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Griffin, Jennifer Lauren Grant, Rob Huebel, Marlon Wayans, Katt Williams, Anthony Russell
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