Q: Do you have the script for “_______________________” ?
A: No. Go away. Actually, if it’s not listed, you can contact us and if we have it, we’ll add it to the site just as soon as we can.
But please remember that I usually maintain a queue of scripts to be added to the site, so your requested script may not be added immediately.
If I don’t have the script, I will try to reply to your request as soon as I can and/or I will add it to the WANTED page under “Requests from Readers of this Site.”
Q: I want to link to your site or cite you as a reference in a written article. What’s the preferred title for this site?
A: Glad you asked! We prefer to be referred to as: myPDFscripts
All one word, with “my” in lowercase and “PDF” capitalized, like Apple does with their products: iPhone, iPod, etc.
Q: I want to purchase one of these scripts and have a printed copy mailed to me.
A: We don’t do that, but you should check out these sites:
Hollywood Book City
Planet MegaMall
Script City
Script Fly
Script House
Script Shack
Q: Where do you get all of these scripts?
A: The majority of the scripts are submissions from script fans the world over, a few of them I have scanned myself, and, in some rare cases, are sent to us directly by the writers themselves.
Q: How legitimate are these scripts?
A: Screenplays usually fall into four different categories:
Scanned
A scanned script is most generally the “real deal,” which means it was scanned directly from the original screenplay or a copy of the original screenplay.
Digital (Original)
An “original digital,” as we’ve come to call it around here, is a digital PDF file created directly from Final Draft, Movie Magic Screenwriter, or whatever screenwriting program the writer uses.
Digital (Conversion)
A digital conversion is a screenplay that has been either:
1. Hand typed by someone reading and transcribing directly from an original screenplay or book.
2. A screenplay converted from a source other than PDF (i.e. text, HTML, Word, etc.) using Final Draft, MMSW, or similar screenwriting program.
Continuity
On rare occasions a Continuity Script will pass itself off as an original screenplay, especially older scripts. We try to our best to catch these sly guys, but they do slip through the cracks sometimes.
Q: I’m a student. Can I print a script and use it in my class?
A: Um. Sure. Why not?
Q: I’m a teacher. Can I print a script and use it in my class?
A: Um. Sure. Why not?
Q: I’m going to download all of the scripts that you have here, print multiple copies of each, start my own script business and sell them on eBay and make a lot of money. Is that okay with you?
A: Um. Sure. Why not?
Might want to check the Fair Use Notice first, though.
Q: What happened to the PDFscreenplays forum?
A: In the year 2009 there was an uprising of epic proportions: users were slaughtering users, thieving and looting for personal gain was at an all-time high, the PDF logo that we hold so dear had been colored red with blood. Yes, a near mutiny was upon the forum, so…J.C. pulled the plug, bought a house, got engaged, and went on hiatus to get hitched. He may come back. He may not. Who knows. And that is all that I know… so there you go.
Q: I’m an unestablished writer, will you list my script on your site or can I submit it to be reviewed?
A: Yes! Head on over to our Submit a Script page and scroll down to the “How to Submit Amateur Scripts” section and fire away!
Q: You have my script, or a script that I’m associated with, listed on your site. How can I remove it?
A: Contact us and we’ll be more than happy to remove it from our database forever. And be nice about it, please. You don’t have to be, of course, but a kind request from another human being is always much appreciated.
Q: I am an established writer and I have a script that I’d like you to list on the site. How can I add it?
A: Wait, what? Really? That’s a rare request ’round these parts, but contact us or use our Submit a Script page and we’ll add that hot puppy to our database in a jiffy.
Q: Did you get my last e-mail?!?
A: You mean the one you just sent 32.2 milliseconds ago?!? Yeah, I got it. And the one before that, and the one before that, and the… I’m a busy guy, so I may not respond immediately, but I will respond. Promise.
Q: Are these scripts properly formatted?
A: See our Mission Statement.
Q: Wouldn’t it be cool if…
A: No. No, it wouldn’t.