Award for worst film screenplay of the past year
The Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards for the worst film screenplay of the past year. The following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, including each screenplay's author(s).
1980 Can't Stop the Music , written by Bronte Woodard and Allan Carr
A Change of Seasons , written by Erich Segal , Ronni Kern and Fred Segal
Cruising , written by William Friedkin
The Formula , written by Steve Shagan
It's My Turn , written by Eleanor Bergstein
Middle Age Crazy , written by Carl Kleinschmidt
Raise the Titanic , written by Adam Kennedy and Eric Hughes
Touched by Love , written by Hesper Anderson
Windows , written by Barry Siegel
Xanadu , written by Richard C. Danus and Marc C. Rubel
1981 Mommie Dearest , screenplay by Frank Yablans , Frank Perry , Tracy Hotchner and Robert Getchell , based on the memoir by Christina Crawford
1982 Inchon ,[ 1] written by Robin Moore and Laird Koenig
Annie , screenplay by Carol Sobieski , based on the play by Thomas Meehan , based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie created by Harold Gray (uncredited)
Butterfly , screenplay by John Goff and Matt Cimber , adaptation by Matt Cimber , based on the novel by James M. Cain
The Pirate Movie , written by Trevor Farrant, "ripped off from" Gilbert and Sullivan 's operetta The Pirates of Penzance
Yes, Giorgio , screenplay by Norman Steinberg, "suggested" by the novel by Annie Piper
1983 The Lonely Lady , screenplay by John Kershaw and Shawn Randall, adaptation by Ellen Shephard, from the novel by Harold Robbins
1984 Bolero , written by John Derek
Cannonball Run II , screenplay by Harvey Miller, Hal Needham and Albert S. Ruddy
Rhinestone , screenplay by Phil Alden Robinson and Sylvester Stallone , story by Phil Alden Robinson
Sheena , screenplay by David Newman and Lorenzo Semple, Jr. , story by David Newman and Leslie Stevens , based on the comic by S.M. Eiger and Will Eisner (uncredited)
Where the Boys Are '84 , screenplay by Stu Krieger and Jeff Burkhart, "suggested" by the novel by Glendon Swarthout
1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II , screenplay by Sylvester Stallone and James Cameron , story by Kevin Jarre , based on characters created by David Morrell
1986 Howard the Duck , written by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz , based on the Marvel Comics character created by Steve Gerber
1987 Leonard Part 6 , screenplay by Jonathan Reynolds , story by Bill Cosby
1988 Cocktail , screenplay by Heywood Gould , based on his book
1989 Harlem Nights , written by Eddie Murphy
1990 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane , screenplay by Daniel Waters , James Cappe & David Arnott , based on characters created by Rex Weiner
1991 Hudson Hawk , screenplay by Steven E. de Souza and Daniel Waters , story by Bruce Willis and Robert Kraft
1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot , written by Blake Snyder , William Osborne & William Davies
1993 Indecent Proposal , screenplay by Amy Holden Jones , based upon the novel by Jack Engelhard
1994 The Flintstones , screenplay by Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein , Steven E. de Souza , Al Aidekman, Kate Barker, Cindy Begel, Ruth Bennett, Bruce Cohen , Robert Conte, Rob Dames, Lon Diamond, Michael J. Di Gaetano, Fred Fox Jr., Lloyd Garver, Daniel Goldin, Joshua Goldin, Richard Gurman, Jason Hoffs, Brian Levant , Babaloo Mandel , Mitch Markowitz , Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno, David Richardson, Leonard Ripps, Gary Ross , Dava Savel , David Silverman , Nancy Steen , Stephen Sustarsic, Roy Teicher, Neil Thompson, Michael Wilson, and Peter Martin Wortmann, based on the television series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (Steven E. de Souza and the team of Tom S. Parker & Jim Jennewein were the only "winners" credited in the film; the other 29 recipients all wrote drafts of the screenplay.)
1995 Showgirls , written by Joe Eszterhas
1996 Striptease , screenplay by Andrew Bergman , based on the novel by Carl Hiaasen
1997 The Postman , screenplay by Eric Roth and Brian Helgeland , based on the novel by David Brin
1998 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn , written by Joe Eszterhas
Armageddon , screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh and J. J. Abrams , story by Robert Roy Pool and Jonathan Hensleigh, adaptation by Tony Gilroy and Shane Salerno
The Avengers , screenplay by Don MacPherson, based on the television series created by Sydney Newman
Godzilla , screenplay by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich , story by Ted Elliot , Terry Rossio , Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, based on the Godzilla character created by Toho
Spice World , written by Kim Fuller, idea by Fuller and the Spice Girls
1999 Wild Wild West , story by Jim Thomas & John Thomas , screenplay by S. S. Wilson , Brent Maddock , Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman , based on the television series created by Michael Garrison
2000 Battlefield Earth , screenplay by Corey Mandell and J.D. Shapiro , based on the novel by L. Ron Hubbard
2001 Freddy Got Fingered , written by Tom Green & Derek Harvie
2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones ,[ 2] screenplay by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales
2003 Gigli , written by Martin Brest
2004 Catwoman ,[ 3] written by Theresa Rebeck and John Brancato & Michael Ferris and John Rogers
2005 Dirty Love , written by Jenny McCarthy
2006 Basic Instinct 2 , screenplay by Leora Barish and Henry Bean , based on characters created by Joe Eszterhas
2007 I Know Who Killed Me , written by Jeffrey Hammond
2008 The Love Guru , written by Mike Myers & Graham Gordy
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , screenplay by Ehren Kruger , Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci , based on Hasbro 's Transformers toys
2010 The Last Airbender - screenplay by M. Night Shyamalan , based on the television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko
2011 Jack and Jill - screenplay by Steve Koren and Adam Sandler , story by Ben Zook
2012 That's My Boy - written by David Caspe
2013 Movie 43 - written by Rocky Russo, Jeremy Sosenko , Ricky Blitt , Bill O'Malley, Will Graham , Jack Kukoda, Matthew Alec Portenoy, Claes Kjellstrom, Jonas Wittenmark, Tobias Carlson, Will Carlough, Jonathan van Tulleken, Elizabeth Wright Shapiro, Olle Sarri , Jacob Fleisher, Greg Pritikin , James Gunn and Bob Odenkirk
2014 Saving Christmas - written by Darren Doane and Cheston Hervey
2015 Fifty Shades of Grey - screenplay by Kelly Marcel , based on the novel by E. L. James
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - screenplay by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer , based on characters created by DC Comics
2017 The Emoji Movie [ 4] - screenplay by Tony Leondis , Eric Siegel and Mike White , story by Tony Leondis and Eric Siegel
Baywatch - screenplay by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon , story by Jay Scherick, David Ronn, Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant , based on the television series created by Michael Berk , Douglas Schwartz and Gregory J. Bonann
Fifty Shades Darker - screenplay by Niall Leonard, based on the novel by E. L. James
The Mummy - screenplay by David Koepp , Christopher McQuarrie and Dylan Kussman , story by Jon Spaihts , Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet , based on The Mummy franchise
Transformers: The Last Knight - screenplay by Art Marcum , Matt Holloway and Ken Nolan , story by Akiva Goldsman , Art Marcum, Matt Holloway and Ken Nolan, based on Hasbro 's "Transformers" toys
2018 Fifty Shades Freed - screenplay by Niall Leonard, based on the novel by E. L. James
2019 Cats – screenplay by Lee Hall and Tom Hooper ; based on the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber , which was based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot
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1980s 1990s
Daniel Waters , James Cappe, and David Arnott – The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
Steven E. de Souza , Daniel Waters , Bruce Willis , and Robert Kraft – Hudson Hawk (1991)
Blake Snyder , William Osborne , and William Davies – Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
Amy Holden Jones – Indecent Proposal (1993)
Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein , Steven E. de Souza , and various others – The Flintstones (1994)
Joe Eszterhas – Showgirls (1995)
Andrew Bergman – Striptease (1996)
Eric Roth and Brian Helgeland – The Postman (1997)
Joe Eszterhas – An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998)
Jim Thomas , John Thomas , S. S. Wilson , Brent Maddock , Jeffrey Price, and Peter S. Seaman – Wild Wild West (1999)
2000s 2010s
M. Night Shyamalan – The Last Airbender (2010)
Steve Koren , Adam Sandler , and Ben Zook – Jack and Jill (2011)
David Caspe – That's My Boy (2012)
Steve Baker, Ricky Blitt , Will Carlough, Tobias Carlson, Jacob Fleisher, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn , Claes Kjellstrom, Jack Kukoda, Bob Odenkirk , Bill O'Malley, Matthew Alec Portenoy, Greg Pritikin , Rocky Russo, Olle Sarri , Elizabeth Wright Shapiro, Jeremy Sosenko , Jonathan van Tulleken, and Jonas Wittenmark – Movie 43 (2013)
Darren Doane and Cheston Hervey – Saving Christmas (2014)
Kelly Marcel – Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Tony Leondis , Eric Siegel, and Mike White – The Emoji Movie (2017)
Niall Leonard – Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
Lee Hall and Tom Hooper – Cats (2019)
2020s
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