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Need a screenplay? Want to make a movie, but you're too busy, too writer's-blocked (or too lazy) to write your own script for it right now? Or maybe you just need a good idea or some good dialogue to get your mind going creatively? Do you just need somewhere to start from?
Whatever the reason, a whole bunch of people asked me to create this section and give them some material to use. So here are dozens of quality unproduced screenplays that you are free to steal and use on your own, as long as the original writer is credited (and given a copy of the production when it is finished). Contact us here at Fastforward.
Hell, even if you're not in the market for a script, this stuff is pretty fun to just sit and read. Might even inspire you.
If these are such quality screenplays, why hasn't anyone produced them? Well, a lot of us take college writing courses, or write just to write, without any intention of ever producing the scripts ourselves, but trying to make them as good as possible on the page. Or sometimes you write two screenplays in a year and only have time to produce one of them, and the other one, which might even be the better one, is forgotten as you want to move on to different subject matter. Or the actor they wrote it for is no longer available, or the right props and sets can't be made. Another reason is old age ... there's no way we'd produce a script we wrote 3, 4, 5, 6 years ago, even if it was good! And yes, there are lots of short throwaway scripts that are written when someone says, "you know what would make an amazing idea for a film?" and they write that idea down, and tell some people the idea, but never intended to use it themselves.
Finally, we're telling our ideas to you. If you need some quick inspiration, here's the place to go. Hey, if your movie's good enough, the original writer might even be flattered. And if it's really good, we'll want to put it up here at Fastforward!
FULL LENGTH SCREENPLAYS
Easier Than Thinking by Garrett Gilchrist (ocpmovie at lycos.com). Satirical dark comedy/musical about a television obsessed society. 2 hours.
The Lawman by Garrett Gilchrist. Western drama. A sheriff confronts the lawlessness inside himself. 1 hour.
Stan and Deadman's Movie Thing by Garrett Gilchrist.
Documentary-style comedy, with a little drama. Scraps of old student film footage show two friends goofing around, until they meet a woman at the end of her rope, and Stan decides to save her. 45 minutes.
Supermarket of the Damned by Garrett Gilchrist Horror. Raimi-inspired action insanity as hell overtakes a local supermarket. 90 minutes.
SHORT SCREENPLAYS AND SCENES
Thirteen by Garrett Gilchrist Meet a thirteen year old sexual predator in training.
Dripping Sweet by Garrett Gilchrist Fable/drama. A weary soldier and a beggar discuss lost love.
A Toast to Gracie Hall by Garrett Gilchrist
Two lonely ladies toast friends and enemies recently passed.
Save the Dolphin by Garrett Gilchrist Two old friends and former radicals, now working for the government, meet again as the world is on the brink of nuclear war.
The Business Meeting by Garrett Gilchrist His mother never did listen to him when it was important.
The Incumbent's Wife by Garrett Gilchrist A respected political candidate carries on an affair with the wife of the man he is running against.
Sobriety Test by Garrett Gilchrist
Meeting your girlfriend's father is tough enough when you're sober.
Owlboy by Garrett Gilchrist, David Ashe etc. "Horror" sketch about a boy who thinks he's an owl, and also kills people.
SILENT SCRIPTS, SHORT FILM TREATMENTS, AND IDEAS
A Voice In Darkness By Garrett Gilchrist Horror. A man is trapped in his own mind as his body succumbs to evil.
The Video House by Garrett Gilchrist An eccentric inventor invites his friends to join in a twisted experiment ... including several separate stories.
Friends Forever by Garrett Gilchrist Very short short film about a lonely girl.
Ghost Story by Garrett Gilchrist A writer is haunted by visions of lost love.
Go Dog Go by Garrett Gilchrist Touching short tale of three decades in a children's library.
The Homemade Toy Shop by Garrett Gilchrist A toy shop owner struggles to stay in business.
Jane Doe by Garrett Gilchrist Short narration, accompanied by images, about an unknown girl who died.
PARTIAL SCRIPTS (Some of these are almost finished, but will require some invention and thought on the part of the director. Nice when you're looking for someplace to start from, or just some ideas to steal.)
Nine Lives by Garrett Gilchrist A cat and dog discuss what's troubling them in the wake of their family moving. Basically finished, missing an ending.
The Terra Log by Garrett Gilchrist Beginning to a science fiction movie. A flying house full of teenagers has escaped a war-torn earth.
Opening to a Sci-Fi Comedy Movie by Garrett Gilchrist A goth chick must team up with a loser she hates to try and rescue her brother, who has been kidnapped by aliens.
Dibley Road by Garrett Gilchrist Lots and lots and lots of script for a mockumentary about a British comedy group from the late 60s and 70s whose career exactly mirrors that of Monty Python.
Host Segments from a Comedy Show by Garrett Gilchrist Comedic host segments, written to be run inbetween segments on an anthology TV series.
About The Screenplay by Garrett Gilchrist I wrote this one night when I had severe writer's block. You could steal it if writing about writing. But why do that? Ow, my head.
The Two Worst Plays Ever Written by Garrett Gilchrist and Alley Ernst I'm not kidding. I'm warning. One day I was bored on AOL instant messenger and started to role-play out a play. It was like, "hey, wanna write a play?" And we just typed this crap out. Enjoy. Beware.
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