Screenwriting : Length of script by Steven M. Cross

No that's perfect -- definitely not too short.

Hey Steven M. Cross! Great question. The short answer is no that is not too short to be a feature. By way of comparison, the first TOY STORY script was 76 pages long. It is to so much the length - but the quality on the pages. Is there a strong enough 2nd Act? Are there compelling B-Stories and Subplots that can carry the narrative in addition to the A-story? If so, then you're in great shape!

It depends on how things are described. I have a fight scene in a screenplay that reads.

“They brawl across the floor, scratching kicking and fighting”.

If we say 60 lines per page. That would be a 1 second fight. Which is not correct.

Read it out loud. Play all the rolls. No matter how bad your acting is, you’ll at least get the timing.

Bonus, if you can’t say a line, no one else can. I learnt that things may read well, but be a bastard to say.

Read and study family-friendly produced scripts and compare their pages to yours.

Dan gives great advice - compare to what has sold.

But 85 pages is in the ballpark - as long as the story is all there. As Jason said, short scripts are often an indicator of Act 2 problems, but if that's not a problem - you're good.

Finding out how long your story should be depends on so many things. ... In other words, it depends on everyting; It's never "or"/"or", it's always "and"/"and".

Depends on the context.

There's no right answer overall. You'll come to learn how close you write to the one-page-per-minute rule with productions.

In terms of producers wanting to read the material, it shouldn't be a problem. Most indie producers are limited by a ~95min runtime so need something close to that.

85 pages is cool if it works for the story. I try to write scripts that are 80-100.

It 'depends'. There is no specific page count answer. What does the story say? That's your answer.