Armstrong, Scot

Overview

Works:	33 works in 75 publications in 6 languages and 5,024 library holdings
Genres:	Motion picture plays
Roles:	Author of screenplay, Scenarist
Classifications:	pn1995.9.c55, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1990 |

|2020

Key

Publications about Scot Armstrong

Publications by Scot Armstrong

Most widely held works by Scot Armstrong

Starsky & Hutch ( Visual )
4 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 1,099 libraries worldwide
Set in the 1970s Bay City, two undercover police detective, Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson and Dave Starsky, always seem to get the toughest cases from their boss, Captain Dobey. They rely on their street informer Huggy Bear and race to the scene of the crimes in their souped-up 1974 Ford Torino hot rod. The two are on their first big case which involves a former college campus drug dealer who has gone on to become a white collar criminal dealing in a new "undetectable" form of cocaine.

Semi-pro ( Visual )
8 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 914 libraries worldwide
1970s, Flint, Michigan. Jackie Moon is a former pop sensation who somehow made enough money from a couple of hit records to buy Flint's semi-pro basketball team, the Tropics. The team consists of a bunch of disorganized losers with one genuine talent named Coffee Black. Despite knowing little about the game, Jackie is the Tropics' coach as well as a player. His greater love involves coming up with bizarre marketing stunts to draw in an audience. His stunts include wrestling a bear and attempting a motorcycle jump over a line of cheerleaders. When the league plans to merge with the NBA and in order to survive, the Tropics must do the seemingly impossible - win. The Tropics look like they might be shut down so Jackie desperately agrees to let washed-up veteran player Monix take over coaching.

The heartbreak kid ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 633 libraries worldwide
Eddie is a confirmed bachelor who is forty and owns a sporting-goods store. After watching his ex-fiancé walk down the aisle, he meets Lila who is an environmental researcher. Lila seems too good to be true. Pressured by his father and best friend, Eddie pops the question and marries Lila after only 6 weeks. He almost immediately discovers that his new bride is a nightmare with more baggage than he can handle. She's immature and foolish, a monster in bed and owes a large sums of money to various sources. As it turns out, Lila is only a volunteer and doesn't actually have a job. While on their honeymoon in Cabo, Eddie meets Miranda, a down-to-earth lacrosse coach who is visiting with her family. Sparks fly between Eddie and Miranda. Now he needs to break off his marriage, all while trying to keep the truth from Miranda about why he's in Cabo in the first place.

School for scoundrels ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 625 libraries worldwide
Roger Waddell is a meek New York City meter maid, who is having a rough time at work and failing in his social life. When Roger's third "Little Brother" in a row dumps him, the recreation center manager suggests he call a mysterious phone number. Sitting at home, Roger calls the number and reaches Dr. P, who then instructs him to show up at the Learning Annex carrying a manila envelope with $5,000 cash. When he arrives, he and another new student meet Lesher, Dr. P's assistant. Soon, they learn Dr. P is running a very unorthodox class in how to gain confidence and change your life. When Dr. P looks at this new collection of losers, he becomes disgusted and ends class early. Lesher is instructed to hand out beepers. The new "recruits" must carry the beepers and initiate a confrontation with someone nearby when instructed. Soon, Roger begins to excel in the class and gains the confidence to ask his neighbor out on a date. But Dr. P is a competitive guy and does not like to be upstaged by his students, so he begins to romance the same girl as Roger in an attempt to steal her away.

Old school ( Visual )
6 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 578 libraries worldwide
Three middle-aged men disenchanted with their lives, try to relive their youth by moving into a house on a college campus and start hanging out with a group of misfit college students, losers, and retirees.

Old school ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 331 libraries worldwide
Three middle-aged men disenchanted with their lives, try to relive their youth by moving into a house on a college campus and start hanging out with a group of misfit college students, losers, and retirees.

The heartbreak kid ( Visual )
4 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 306 libraries worldwide
Eddie is a confirmed bachelor who is forty and owns a sporting-goods store. After watching his ex-fiancé walk down the aisle, he meets Lila who is an environmental researcher. Lila seems too good to be true. Pressured by his father and best friend, Eddie pops the question and marries Lila after only six weeks. He almost immediately discovers that his new bride is a nightmare with more baggage than he can handle. While on their honeymoon in Cabo, Eddie meets Miranda, a down-to-earth lacrosse coach who is visiting with her family. Sparks fly between Eddie and Miranda, and now he needs to break off his marriage, all while trying to keep the truth from Miranda about why he's in Cabo in the first place.

The Dukes of Hazzard Starsky & Hutch ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide
Follows the adventures of "good old boy" cousins Bo and Luke Duke, who with the help of their eye-catching cousin Daisy and moonshine-running Uncle Jesse, try and save the family farm from being destroyed by Hazzard County's corrupt commissioner Boss Hogg.

Starsky & Hutch ( Visual )
6 editions published in 2004 in 3 languages and held by 9 libraries worldwide
Set in the 1970s Bay City, two undercover police detective, Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson and Dave Starsky, always seem to get the toughest cases from their boss, Captain Dobey. They rely on their street informer Huggy Bear and race to the scene of the crimes in their souped-up 1974 Ford Torino hot rod. The two are on their first big case which involves a former college campus drug dealer who has gone on to become a white collar criminal dealing in a new "undetectable" form of cocaine.

Old school uncut ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide

Aquellas juergas universitarias = Old school ( Visual )
6 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Tres amigos montan en la universidad un club en el que no hay sitio para una burrada más. Pero cuando el descontrol resulta inaguantable, el rector se dispone a clausurarlo.

Road trip = Viaje de pirados ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in Spanish and French and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Semi pro : [screenplay by Scot Armstrong ( Book )
2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

4 film favorites guy comedies collection ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Beerfest: Jan and Todd Wolfhouse are given the task of taking their grandfather's ashes to be settled in the family plot in Germany. Little do they know, the family plot is actually Beerfest, an Olympic-like test of a beer gamer's mettle. When they get there and are accused by their German cousins of having stolen the family beer recipe, they are quickly humiliated in a drinking contest and sent back to America with their tails between their legs. They vow to have their revenge and come back next year to win the Beerfest competition. Jan and Todd assemble a team of their best friends and former drinking buddies including Landfill, Fink and Barry.

School for scoundrels(2007) ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Roger Waddell is a meek New York City meter maid, who is having a rough time at work and failing in his social life. When Roger's third "Little Brother" in a row dumps him, the recreation center manager suggests he call a mysterious phone number. Sitting at home, Roger calls the number and reaches Dr. P, who then instructs him to show up at the Learning Annex carrying a manila envelope with $5,000 cash. When he arrives, he and another new student meet Lesher, Dr. P's assistant. Soon, they learn Dr. P is running a very unorthodox class in how to gain confidence and change your life. When Dr. P looks at this new collection of losers, he becomes disgusted and ends class early. Lesher is instructed to hand out beepers. The new "recruits" must carry the beepers and initiate a confrontation with someone nearby when instructed. Soon, Roger begins to excel in the class and gains the confidence to ask his neighbor out on a date. But Dr. P is a competitive guy and does not like to be upstaged by his students, so he begins to romance the same girl as Roger in an attempt to steal her away.

Starsky & Hutch : [screenplay by Todd Phillips ( Book )
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Set in the 1970s in a metropolis called "Bay City," this is the tale of two police detective partners, Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson, and Dave Starsky, who always seem to get the toughest cases from their boss, Captain Dobey, rely on omniscient street informer Huggy Bear and race to the scene of the crimes in their souped-up 1974 Ford Torino hot rod. It tells the story of their first big case (as a prequel to the TV show), which involved a former college campus drug dealer who went on to become a white collar criminal.

Road trip = Viaje de pirados ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2000 and 2006 in Multiple languages and Spanish and held by 1 library worldwide

Starsky & Hutch ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2005 in French and held by 1 library worldwide

Road trip ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2001 in French and held by 1 library worldwide

Semi-pro by Kent Alterman ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Une équipe de basket, composée de losers sympathiques, va devoir se surpasser pour faire mentir leur légendaire réputation de bras cassés... Comédie délirante et de mauvais got... Fous rires garantis !