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Although none of the scripts for Jonathan Demme's films are in print, a few of them are available online:

Melvin and Howard, by Bo Goldman. A revised draft dated 2/1/79.

The Silence of the Lambs, by Ted Tally. The second draft of Ted Tally's screenplay, dated July 28 1989. For legal reasons, Dr. Hannibal Lecter is known as "Dr. Gideon Quinn," in this draft.

Philadelphia, by Ron Nyswaner. A draft from September 21 1992.

Charade, by Peter Stone. The original screenplay for the 1963 film, directed by Stanley Donen. This is the source material for The Truth About Charlie, which Stone also contributed to (under the pseudonym Peter Joshua).

The Manchurian Candidate, by George Axelrod. A transcript of John Frankenheimer's 1962 version of The Manchurian Candidate.


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