This site does carry a lot of advertising. Most scripts are for films released in the past 25 years. From there you can save the script as an HTML file, of Select All and copy the text into Word, etc. Click on the 'Read Script' link below the movie description.

NOTE: You don't need to download the Bamboo pdf software to read or copy a script. Movie scripts online includes drafts, transcriptions of dialog, etc. The movie scripts are presented in proper script format (for the most part) and where possible, multiple drafts are presented.' (site) 'a collection of movie scripts and screenplays to serve as a resource for writers and actors and those who simply enjoy reading movie scripts. Includes PDF format for scripts of BBC radio, television, and film productions. Offers full-text film scripts - largely draft versions - free to use for teaching and education purposes.

Be aware that some filmscripts offered by a given site may not be shooting scripts, but transcriptions of dialog derived from the finished films as they appear in DVD or streaming formats.Ĭontains free, downloadable scripts for movies and television series, many of them Netflix productions. Please note that a site's inclusion in this list does not imply the Library's endorsement. Scripts for non-English language films are especially difficult to find online, though a few may appear among sites listed here below. For more information on finding screenplays, see the UCLA Library's Film and Television Subject Guide. The list below links to some of the more reliable sites for freely accessible screenplays. Be aware that there can be many versions of a script: spec scripts, multiple drafts, revisions, shooting scripts, continuity scripts, and transcripts made directly from the finished film. Various internet sites, while not comprehensive (or, perhaps, strictly legal), provide film scripts in a variety of forms. Check WorldCat to see if it is held by another library. If a film script has been published commercially and it is not in the CU Library collection, we may be able to obtain a copy through interlibrary loan.

The Library of Congress subject heading for screenplays is MOTION PICTURE PLAYS. Others may appear in edited anthologies, through these are rarer. Some screenplays - such as those by Noel Coward or Lina Wertmüller - may be published together in single author collections. If we have the published screenplay you should see a catalog record for it. The most obvious way to locate these is to search by the title for the film either by Title or All Fields. Not all screenplays are commercially published and it may not be possible to locate the script for a particular film, but we do have some in the collection. Finding Film Scripts in the Library Catalog

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