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A script doctor is a writer or playwright hired by a film, television, or theatre production company to rewrite an existing script or improve specific aspects of it, including structure, characterization, dialogue, pacing, themes, and other elements. [1]

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Script doctors generally do their work uncredited for a variety of commercial and artistic reasons.[ examples needed ] [1] [2] [3] They are usually brought in for scripts that have been almost "green-lit" [4] during the development and pre-production phases of a film to address specific issues with the script, as identified by the financiers, production team, and cast. [5]

To receive credit, the Writers Guild of America screenwriting credit system requires a second screenwriter to contribute more than 50 percent of an original screenplay or 33 percent of an adaptation. [5] Uncredited screenwriters are not eligible to win the Academy Award or the Writers Guild of America Award.

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Many screenwriters have done uncredited work on screenplays:

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