Readers of the Lost Drafts

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Zach and Eric take you through the first drafts of famous movies and show you what might have been.

Zach and Eric

  • Oct 22, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 2h 18m AVG DURATION
  • 12 EPISODES


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11 – Pitch Black by David Twohy (1998)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2016 134:33


A ship crashlands on a planet with three suns. They discover an eclipse is coming that will plunge the world into darkness and bring out a swarm of terrifying nocturnal creatures. A race to get a ship from a previous settlement working ensues in this first draft of Pitch Black by David Twohy, based on […]

10 – The Last Action Hero by Zak Penn and Adam Leff (1991)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2016 163:08


Danny is transported into a movie and helps his favorite action movie character find a new way to catch criminals in this first draft of Last Action Hero by Zak Penn and Adam Leff written in 1991.

09 – Back to the Future by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale (1981)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2016 141:42


A troubled teen named Marty McFly accidentally gets sent back in time and must get help from his mentor Professor Brown to get back to the future in this first draft of Back to the Future by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale written in 1981.

08 – Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1991)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2016 181:44


A safety inspection in a new dinosaur theme park goes wrong in this first draft of Jurassic Park written by Michael Crichton.

07 – Collateral by Frank Darabont (2003)

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2016 98:55


Cab driver Max unknowingly picks up a hitman as a fare in this revised draft of Collateral by Frank Darabont.

06 – Asylum by Andrew Kevin Walker (2002) [Part 2]

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2016 96:47


In a Batman vs. Superman script that almost was, Batman comes out of retirement to hunt down the man who killed his wife. His good friend Superman gets in the way.

06 – Asylum by Andrew Kevin Walker (2002) [Part 1]

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2016 129:04


In a Batman vs. Superman script that almost was, Batman comes out of retirement to hunt down the man who killed his wife. His good friend Superman gets in the way. Click here to listen to the exciting conclusion!

05 – Pirates of the Caribbean by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio (2002)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2016 104:38


The first draft of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio written in 2002. It is remarkably close to the final product. 90% word for word the same as the movie.

04 – Office Space (working title) by Mike Judge (1997)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2016 114:28


This is the first draft of Mike Judge’s cult comedy Office Space. Mostly the similar to the final product.

03 – Spider-Man by James Cameron et al. (1993)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2016 179:12


Okey, dokey! This is a draft of Spider-Man from 1993 with James Cameron’s name attached (along with about 4 other writers). Probably best to skip reading it on your own and just listen to our episode about it.

02 – The Star Wars by George Lucas (1974 Rough Draft)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2015 184:35


A long time ago in a draft far, far away… General Luke Skywalker and his padawan Annikin Starkiller must use their lazerswords and multiplelazer rifles to get Princess Leia to safety before the Empire can get their hands on her.

01 – Holes by Richard Kelly (1999)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2015 128:45


A draft of the movie Holes written by Richard Kelly in 1999 for Disney.

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