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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).
1980s
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
1990s
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
2000s
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
2010s
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
2020s
Multiple winners
Multiple nominations
9 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
References
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
Current awards Retired awards History Award ceremonies