Frontiersmen in Film and TV: 4 Movie & Series Scripts Worth Reading (Script Library)
Jeremiah Johnson
1972 | Western | Adventure | Inspired by Real Events | Based on a Book | Feature Film
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe and proves to be a match for their warriors in single combat on the early frontier. [IMDb]
Written by John Milius & Edward Anhalt
Based on the book "Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson" by Raymond W. Thorp and Robert Bunker
Based on the novel "Mountain Man" by Vardis Fisher
Script: undated, credited solely to John Milius (for educational purposes only)
The Revenant
2015 | Western | Adventure | Based on a Book | Feature Film
A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. [IMDb]
Written by Mark L. Smith & Alejandro G. Inarritu
Based in part on the book "The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge" by Michael Punke
Script: dated February 9, 2014 (for educational purposes only)
Deadwood
2004-2006 | Western | Crime | Inspired by True Events | TV Series
After executing his last act of justice as a Montana marshal, Seth Bullock relocates to a gold-mining camp known as Deadwood in Dakota Territory, where he and partner Sol Star look to start a hardware business. Bullock soon crosses paths with another new arrival - legendary gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok - and clashes with the formidable boss of the Gem Saloon and occasional deal broker, Al Swearengen. [IMDb]
Scripts (for educational purposes only):
- Season 1, Episode 1 "Pilot " (written by David Milch): Dated August 20, 2002
- Season 1, Episode 2 "Deep Water" (written by Malcolm MacRury): Dated August 29, 2003
- Season 1, Episode 3 "Reconnoitering the Rim" (written by Jody Worth): Dated September 11, 2003
- Season 1, Episode 4 "Here Was a Man" (written by Elizabeth Sarnoff)
- Season 1, Episode 5 "The Trial of Jack McCall" (written by John Belluso): Dated August 29, 2003
- Season 1, Episode 6 "Plague" (written by Malcolm MacRury): Dated January 7, 2004
- Season 1, Episode 7 "Bullock Returns to the Camp" (written by Jody Worth): Dated January 6, 2004
- Season 2, Episode 1 "A Lie Agreed Upon - Part I" (written by David Milch): Dated September 16, 2004
- Season 2, Episode 2 "A Lie Agreed Upon - Part II" (written by Jody Worth): Dated October 4, 2004
- Season 2, Episode 3 "New Money" (written by Elizabeth Sarnoff): Dated March 18, 2005
- Season 2, Episode 4 "Requiem for a Gleet" (written by Ted Mann): Dated March 18, 2005
- Season 2, Episode 5 "Complications [formerly Difficulties]" (written by Victoria Morrow): Dated March 18, 2005
- Season 2, Episode 6 "Something Very Expensive" (written by Steve Shill): Dated February 3, 2005
- Season 2, Episode 7 "E.B. Was Left Out" (written by Jody Worth): Dated March 18, 2005
- Season 2, Episode 8 "Childish Things" (written by Regina Corrado): Dated March 18, 2005
- Season 2, Episode 9 "Amalgamation and Capital" (written by Elizabeth Sarnoff): Dated March 18, 2005
- Season 2, Episode 10 "Advances, None Miraculous" (written by Sara Hess): Dated March 18, 2005
- Season 2, Episode 11 "The Whores Can Come" (written by Bryan McDonald): Dated March 21, 2005
- Season 2, Episode 12 "Boy-The-Earth-Talks-To" (written by Ted Mann): Dated March 21, 2005
Frontier
2016-2018 | Western | History | Adventure | Television Series
Declan Harp, a half-Irish/half Cree Native-Canadian outlaw campaigns to breach the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly on the fur trade in Canada. [IMDb]
Written by Rob Blackie & Peter Blackie & Perry Chafe
Episode 1: "Pilot", second polish - dated June 24, 2015 (for educational purposes only)
