In The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Leatherface's lines were written in gibberish. Hooper would tell Gunnar Hansen what the lines meant, and the actor had to convey them. Get the full script in our database (always free; link in bio). 🎃 🐝 #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #readthemovies

The zombie dogs in Resident Evil (2002) were well-trained Dobermans wearing prosthetic f/x makeup. The dogs kept trying to lick the prosthetics off. Get the full script in our database (always free; link in bio). 🎃 🐝 #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #readthemovies

Before Friday the 13th, screenwriter Victor Miller hoped he'd become famous for writing a movie like Airplane!. 🎃 🐝 #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #readthemovies

Writer/Director/Producer Blatty makes a cameo appearance about 12 minutes into The Exorcist… as a movie producer. #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #readthemovies

Bryan Woods and Scott Beck's original screenplay for A Quiet Place contained only one line of voiced dialogue. It was 68 pages long. Read the (original) Movie: buff.ly/jNlxb5g 🐝

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Cat People (1942) was in theaters so long that critics who originally bashed the film were able to see it again. Many rewrote their reviews with a more positive spin. Read the Movie: buff.ly/anPKj0c 🐝 #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #readthemovies

Screenwriter Dan O'Bannon structured the original Alien screenplay with an explicit casting directive that the crew was unisex, and that all seven roles were interchangeable between men and women performers. Read the Movie: buff.ly/KkwWgud 🐝 #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #readthemovies

Coralie Fargeat chose to omit character backstories, preferring to reveal information through actions, locations, color, and attire. Read the Movie: buff.ly/HKdVptV #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #readthemovies

"I wrote 'Get Out' not necessarily as something to get made. I wrote it more as something that would be fun to write and something that would help me get better as an artist.” -Jordan Peele. Read the Movie: buff.ly/uhaFPOT 🎃 🐝 #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #readthemovies

Stephen King remarked that Lord of the Flies influenced his novel: “I thought to myself that I'd really like to write a story about what's lost and what's gained when you grow up from childhood to adulthood, and also...
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WEAPONS grabbed attention before studios saw the script. Then in an “unprecedented deal”, Weapons sold with a guaranteed greenlight, final-cut privileges, and a guaranteed theatrical release. Source: The Hollywood Reporter #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #readthemovies

“I Was Left Unsupervised. I found Resident Evil. Then things got weird.” Over 500 new scripts were added last month on the Script Hive- some of the highlights: #scriptsky #scriptsky+ #readthemovies
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