Take a look at 73 (mostly) unproduced screenplays from 2011. Here are the next 10, indexed alphabetically, from C to D.
Let's continue our look at some unproduced screenplays from 2011.
For Your Consideration, we have the next 10 scripts cataloged and indexed alphabetically for quick access. Including Evan Susser's and Van Robichaux's "Chewie," Josh Cagan's "The DUFF," and everything in between.
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A word about voting... and other important stuff about the "best of" 2011 Unproduced Scripts.
Some of the scripts listed here may have since been optioned and produced. However, at the time of "voting" they were not.
Also, like all of the screenplays on this site, copyrights remain with the writer(s). 8FLiX does not claim ownership of any screenplay, nor were we involved in voting for, or choosing what makes them the "best of" a particular year.
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Chewie
Written by: Evan SusserVan Robichaux
Votes: 59 (3rd overall in 2011)
A satirical behind the scenes look at the making of Star Wars through the eyes of Peter Mayhew who played Chewbacca.
Cities of Refuge
Written by: Brandon Willer
Votes: 12
A former FBI psychologist is called in to investigate when a young girl goes missing after the apparent murder of her father and brother by two strangers in a small Oklahoma town.
Crazy for the Storm
Votes: 17
The true story of Norman Ollestad’s relationship with his father, who thrust the boy into the world of extreme surfing and competitive downhill skiing at the age of three. But it was that experience that allowed an 11-year old Norman to survive a plane crash amidst a blizzard in the San Gabriel mountains.
Cristo
Written by: Ian Shorr
Votes: 7
A man is unlawfully sentenced to an infamous prison and escapes, then transforms himself into the mysterious Cristo and systematically destroys the men who manipulated and enslaved him.
The Current War (2017)
Written by: Michael Mitnick
Votes: 30 (8th overall in 2011)
Based on the true story of the race between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to develop a practical system of electricity and sell their respective inventions to the country and the world. IMDb
Dead of Winter
Written by: Sarah Conradt
Votes: 8
A teenage girl heads to a remote cabin in the mountains with her father and new stepmother - an experience the father hopes will bond the two ladies. But when a mysterious wounded Park Ranger shows up, family bonding will be the least of their concerns.
Desperate Hours
Written by: Nicholas Mariani
Votes: 17
A small town crippled by WWI and the Spanish flu finds itself facing major moral questions and a brutal invading force when a young girl shows up on a rancher’s doorstep covered in blood.
Dirty Grandpa (2016)
Written by: John Phillips
Votes: 11
A young groom engaged to a demanding woman is forced to spend the week before his wedding with his half-blind, half-crazy, and wholly horny grandfather. Through this wild journey, his grandfather shows him how to take life by the balls and lead with his heart. IMDb
Django Unchained (2012)
Written by: Quentin Tarantino
Votes: 14
A freed slave named Django is trained as a bounty hunter by a German dentist named Schultz, and the two men set out to find Django’s enslaved wife. IMDb
The DUFF (2015)
Written by: Josh Cagan
Votes: 6
Adapted from Kody Keplinger’s novel THE DUFF, the travails of a seventeen year old girl who believes she is the "designated ugly fat friend." IMDb
