as in script
the written form of a story prepared for film production
each actor will be given a copy of the screenplay to study
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The movie was directed by Jon Turteltaub with a screenplay by Lynn Siefert, Tommy Swerdlow and Michael Goldberg, and a story by Siefert and Michael Ritchie.
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Sharareh Drury, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The duo, known for their horror scares thanks to movies such as Sinister, Doctor Strange and The Black Phone, will write the screenplay with Derrickson set to direct.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Come for all the doggie high jinks – thanks to a ton of animatronic animals and a John Hughes screenplay – and stay for Close getting dunked in a vat of molasses.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Played by Millie Bobby Brown of Stranger Things, Michelle is neither likable nor believable as the spunky heroine the screenplay envisions.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
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Sharareh Drury, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The duo, known for their horror scares thanks to movies such as Sinister, Doctor Strange and The Black Phone, will write the screenplay with Derrickson set to direct.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Come for all the doggie high jinks – thanks to a ton of animatronic animals and a John Hughes screenplay – and stay for Close getting dunked in a vat of molasses.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Played by Millie Bobby Brown of Stranger Things, Michelle is neither likable nor believable as the spunky heroine the screenplay envisions.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Screenplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screenplay. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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