The Whales Of August Script Dated: August 1986 Written by: David Berry. You also get the original cast 8x10 photograph. This is an original movie script used during the making of the 1987 film titled, " The Whales Of August".  This script has 77 multicolored pages. It shows the appropriate signs of aging for being over 39 years old. Please view all of the pictures above carefully. This script is in very good overall condition. It is a rare movie starring: Bette Davis, Lillian Gish & Vincent Price. Storyline :It's August. Like they have most summers, elderly widowed sisters Libby Strong and Sarah Webber, who live in Philadelphia, are staying together in the family's summer cottage on an island off the coast of Maine. The cottage, which now belongs to Sarah, has been in their family most of their lives, was the family's summer getaway from Philadelphia when they were younger. There are a few people who have been friends or acquaintances on the island, including the outspoken Tisha Dought, and Joshua Brackett. Someone new at least to Sarah's social circle is Mr. Maranov, a former Russian aristocrat. His stay on the island is threatened when his landlady, Hilda Partridge, passes away.