comment #1

Dravot says ...

Yes, that script is the real deal. I read it a while back, and my copy came from an impeccable source.

It has a lot of good stuff, and a lot of not-so-good stuff, like the scene with the snake on page 82...

comment #2

D.Z. says ...

Thanks. Reading it now...

comment #3

CinemaPhreek says ...

Well, you have to know it wasn't written by some 25 year old fan boy with a reference to Gogi Grant. Thats before even my time...

comment #4

CinemaPhreek says ...

And just like Darabont to drop in that THX-1138 overused reference.

As McCoy would say "He's dead, Jim"

comment #5

Redmond says ...

Thanks, Jeff!

comment #6

lazarus says ...

This thing could be a steaming turd, and everyone is still going to rave it just to give the finger to Lucas one more time.

comment #7

Jimmycrackcorn says ...

I believe it, because so far, this appears to be every bit as good as the script for "The Mist."

comment #8

D.Z. says ...

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/442704

comment #9

CinemaPhreek says ...

Half way through and it's not blowing any wind up my skirt (it even has the infamous refrigerator in it) but I will give it this: it sure knows what to do with Marion.

THIS is the Marion from Raiders 20 years later....

comment #10

lesterg says ...

I think Darabont nailed Indiana and Marion but pretty much dropped the ball on everything else. Still, that alone makes it superior to Koepp's draft.

comment #11

lesterg says ...

The Connery cameo is painful, btw.

comment #12

Leonardcoenbrothers says ...

Damn, gone already. Anybody know of any other places to find this?

comment #13

Josh Massey says ...

I can't remember the last script I wanted to read, so please link to another copy if you find one. Damn "Top Chef" finale!

comment #14

Feathers McGraw says ...

If this is real, then the WGA arbitration panel should hang their collective head in shame. Huge chunks of this script are in Koepp's draft. How in the hell did that guy get sole screenplay credit for stitching together other peoples' work?

comment #15

Richardson says ...

Doesn't somebody have to challenge the credit for it to go to arbitration? Darabont seemed to wash his hands of the project and walk away gracefully out of respect for Spielberg after Spielberg sided with Lucas.

comment #16

Dravot says ...

Feathers,

Because a great deal of this stuff pre-dated Darabont's draft, and most of it was provided by Lucas. So Darabont is just as guilty of "stitching" as Koepp. The WGA arbitrators had to go back through ALL the existing drafts, back to the earliest material.

comment #17

MickTravis says ...

Been stalking it a while. Missed it. Anybody who has a copy and wants to send one to "getmcneil@gmail.com" would earn serious karma points.

I might even have a script to trade. Lemme know.

comment #18

HoopersX says ...

Missed my chance to grab it. If anyone could be so kind I would be grateful. Send to hoopersx@yahoo.com.

I've got about 15 scripts from that "Best Unproduced Scripts" contest if you would like something in return. Jennifer's Body (Diablo Cody), Untitled Michael Mann/John Logan Script, Curveball (about the Iraqi who helped sell the Iraq war with garbage intel). Let me know and I'll send you a list of what I have.

comment #19

shermy says ...

There's a surprising amount of stuff that makes this feel like "fan fic". Far too many references to the dialogue in Raiders.

And while this does read like the Marion from Raiders, I'm a little disappointed with that aspect. I can't really see a fifty-something Karen Allen doing or saying half the stuff that's in here. It feels like someone wrote it way back in 1981, having just seen Raiders. I guess I was expecting this to depict Indy and Marion as having greatly matured- and not the bickering, cliched couple that's on display here.

comment #20

insidah says ...

Jennifer's Body is a terrible script - diablo totally got it wrong. she should have reversed the female characters - have the bad girl become the hero and the nerd girl become the man eater...it would have given each character an arc...whatever...

the indy script is basically the indy and marion show, twenty years later with him trying to win her back and that element of it WORKS better than the father/son crap in the new one. I guess Lucas and Spielberg didn't want so much Marion...bummer. Other than that, the script is really busy and, while it handles the alien storyline a little better, it's still an ALIEN Storyline. Whatever...the whole Indy thing is so disappointing to me at this stage...I wish they never made it...

comment #21

Filthy Rich says ...

At the risk of being dead last in line for the handouts if anyone has a spare 2 minutes and is in a giving mood I'd die (or kill) for a copy of this script. Pls send to: empyrion@hotmail.com

Thanks

comment #22

Hal2001 says ...

I'm so glad I saved this before the site took a dive...Anybody got anything to trade?

comment #23

MickTravis says ...

I'm all hooked up. Thanks to everyone! If you're still looking for a copy, my e-mail is listed in my previous post. Cheers!

comment #24

MickTravis says ...

Wow. OK. Slightly overwhelmed with requests here. I think I'm going to have to bow out on being the point person for this, but they seem to be plentiful if you took the route I did.

comment #25

Hal2001 says ...

I'll be glad to send it to some people, I just don't want to get overrun like MickTravis. So if you post your email, I'll be happy to send you a copy. And as I said before, I'd appreciate a trade, but it's not required:)

comment #26

notjon says ...

I'd definitely love a copy over here.
notjon@eden.rutgers.edu

Thanks in advance!

comment #27

D.Z. says ...

I'm gonna bet Lucas was worried some of the fight and death scenes would push the R rating. And I imagine Ford didn't want to do any stunts. Plus, like the original story for Golden Compass, there might be an atheistic tone to the script which would alienate the red-state demo.

Anyway, I have to say that the Darabont fridge scene had more oomph than the Lucas one. Definitely less jingoistic and more nuanced than the final product, too. Plus it's a better modern political commentary than Sith. Nice Castle of Cagliostro homages, too, Frankie. I will admit the plane scene could be a bit shorter and more realistic(given Ford's age), though. The "snakes on a truck" gag was kind of cheesy, though.

I was originally going to blame George only for the final product, but I have a feeling Stevie had a part in it, too, since it's clear that he turned it into the Shia LaBeouf Show, instead of Indiana Jones 4. Basically, though, Darabont's movie pretty much got eviscerated in a desperate attempt to play it safe.

comment #28

HoopersX says ...

Got the script. Thanks to all who replied and helped. I'll play point for now so the others who have done their part can get some rest. Email me at hoopersx@yahoo.com.

comment #29

HoopersX says ...

Ok, I think I'm going to bow out now. Got lots of requests and fulfilled them all. Anyone else want to take the torch?

comment #30

Leonardcoenbrothers says ...

I'll grab that torch for awhile. mgrasinski@sbcglobal.net

comment #31

undeadbydawn says ...

Please do...

undeadbydawn@mac.com

and I shall post elsewhere.

comment #32

Spacesheik says ...

I'd love to read this. Appreciate an email to... spacesheikh@aol.com

thanks

comment #33

Rich S. says ...

I missed grabbing the script, but I read the review of it on G4. No Mutt in Darabont's script? While I definitely don't think that he was the worst part of the film, I guess we now know that Lucas wasn't the only one who tampered with the story until it was basically neutered.

What the hell is it with Spielberg and the daddy issues? Not looking forward to Lincoln so much now. While Gettysburg, Shiloh, Antietam, etc. are raging outside, the whole movie will focus on Abe dealing with Tad's youthful hijinks.

comment #34

D.Z. says ...

Rich: Try http://linkanon.com/?r=http://rapidshare.com/files/121835235/Indiana_Jones_and_the_City_of_the_Gods.pdf.html

comment #35

va says ...

DZ - you da man! Thanks! You've earned major karma points, spend wisely.....(sorry for the cliche complement!)

comment #36

DavidF says ...

DZ is my hero until next time he says something insane.
Let's all enjoy these next few hours.

comment #37

DavidF says ...

Haiving just read the first page....does anyone else think that if we knew who changed the lizard to a prairie dog we'd know a lot about where the film went wrong and who to blame for it?

comment #38

twicks says ...

Haven't read it yet, but the general consensus on AICN seems to be that the Darabont script is as bad or worse than the final product.

comment #39

Richardson says ...

"does anyone else think that if we knew who changed the lizard to a prairie dog we'd know a lot about where the film went wrong and who to blame for it?"

Maybe it's me, but that seemed like an on-the-set adaptation; somebody saw a groundhog mound, thought it would work for the opening mountain gag, and then either they or somebody else decided to make it a running gag in the opening.

comment #40

D.Z. says ...

Don't thank me. Thank that random AICN'er and/or his/her connection.

comment #41

Jay T. says ...

Bullshit - Paramount is going to come down hard for LINKING!? I don't think so... they have nothing to stand on there because this in no way affects the profits of their product. Such crap...