18 Scripts Wannabe Screenwriters Should Read Right Now

10. Back To The Future (1985)

The Script: "A teenager is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett Brown, and must make sure his high-school-age parents unite in order to save his own existence." What You'll Learn: As one of the most beloved movies of all time, the original screenplay for Back to the Future stands as an essential blueprint for aspiring script writers everywhere. The most notable thing about this screenplay is in the way that writers Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale successfully manage to combine elements of sci-fi, comedy, fantasy, drama, action and romantic comedy, proving that it's entirely possible to go between multiple genres if you've got a handle on the plot and characters. And it's arguably never been done better than it was here - read it! You can read Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale's script for Back to the Future here.