Examples
Here are some complicated examples of WGA-approved exceptions to writer-only credit.
- The Rock (1996):
- Story by David Weisberg & Douglas S. Cook
- Screenplay by David Weisberg & Douglas S. Cook and Mark Rosner
- Armageddon (1998):
- Story by Robert Roy Pool and Jonathan Hensleigh
- Adaptation by Tony Gilroy and Shane Salerno
- Screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh and J. J. Abrams
- Scary Movie 4 (2006)—the original Scary Movie was based on a combination of two scripts, causing its sequels to have increasingly complicated writing credits.
- Screenplay by Craig Mazin & Jim Abrahams & Pat Proft
- Story by Craig Mazin
- Based on characters created by Shawn Wayans & Marlon Wayans & Buddy Johnson & Phil Beauman and Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
- The Heartbreak Kid (2007)—a remake of the 1972 film of the same name, which was based on a short story
- Based on the screenplay by Neil Simon
- Based on the short story "A Change of Plan" by Bruce Jay Friedman
- Screenplay by Scot Armstrong and Leslie Dixon and Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly & Kevin Barnett
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)—the fourth film in the series based on the theme park ride; the plot of this film was taken from a novel
- Suggested by the novel by Tim Powers
- Based on Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean
- Based on characters created by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Stuart Beattie and Jay Wolpert
- Screen story and screenplay by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio
Read more about this topic: WGA Screenwriting Credit System
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