Oh yeah one other thing. Some of you may of heard Jeremy G and I speaking about my script for the Amish slasher story. I thought that I would post it here for you guys to read if you are interested in it. Enjoy.
The Angry Amish
Screenplay by John Shatzer
December 20, 2002
Draft 3/3/03
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1. INTERIOR OF SPORTS CAR ? BOTH PASSENGERS
This is Michael and his girlfriend, Ally. They are drinking and having a ?good? time. The girlfriend reaches down and turns off the radio.
MICHAEL
What the hell did you do that for?
ALLY
I hate that song, it totally sucks.
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2. CLOSE UP ? MICHAEL
Michael reaches down for the radio, balancing his beer on the steering wheel.
MICHAEL
It?s my car, and I?ll listen to what ever I want to.
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3. INTERIOR OF SPORTS CAR ? BOTH PASSENGERS
Ally gives Michael a ?look?, reaches down and switches the radio back off.
ALLY
Well I don?t like it.
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4. EXTERIOR ? OLD ROAD
An Amish buggy is moving slowly down the road towards an intersection.
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5. INTERIOR OF SPORTS CAR ? BOTH PASSANGERS
Michael, eyes obviously off of the road is still adjusting the radio.
ALLY
Michael watch where you are going.
MICHAEL
I?m fine. I wouldn?t have to be doing this if you would just leave well enough alone. Why do you have to be so difficult?
ALLY
Why do you have to be such an asshole?
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6. EXTERIOR ? OLD ROAD
The buggy moves ever closer to the intersection.
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7. INTERIOR OF SPORTS CAR ? BOTH PASSANGERS
Ally looks up frightened.
ALLY (SCREAMING)
Look out!
MICHAEL
Oh shit!
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8. INTERIOR OF SPORTS CAR -- MICHAEL
The camera will freeze on a close up of Michael. In the background we well hear the screeching of brakes and the accident happen.
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9. INTERIOR OF HOSPITAL HALLWAY
A man in scrubs named Jeremy is pushing a gurney down the hall. Underneath a bloody sheet is the barely discernable outline of a body. Another man name Keith passes him in the hall. The man named Keith stops the gurney.
KEITH
What do you have here?
JEREMY
Dead guy.
KEITH
Great a comedian.
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10. INTERIOR OF HOSPITAL ? KEITH
Keith lifts up a corner of the sheet and grimaces.
KEITH
What happened to him?
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11. INTERIOR OF HOSPITAL ? JEREMY
JEREMY
Seems like teenagers took a whole family of them out, all but a boy anyways. He is one of a matched set. Have a couple more to bring down yet.
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12. INTERIOR OF HOSPITAL ? KEITH
Keith drops the sheet back in place.
KEITH
Took a whole family out. Damn that sucks for them. Hope the kid looks better than him.
13. INTERIOR OF HOSPITAL ? BOTH
Jeremy looks at Keith and shakes his head.
JEREMY
They say that the kid is pretty messed up. The kind of messed up where they can?t fix it. If it were me I?d rather be dead than that ugly.
KEITH
What do you mean if?
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14. ROLL OPENING CREDITS
15. EXTERIOR OF FARM
A message on the bottom of the screen tells us that five years have passed. A car rolls up the road. Out steps a man named Frankie. He begins walking towards an old farmhouse.
FRANKIE
Hello is anyone here? I?m here about using the house this weekend.
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16. EXTERIOR OF FARM -- FRANKIE
Looks around frustrated.
FRANKIE
Damn it where the hell is everyone? Hey is anyone here?
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17. EXTERIOR OF FARM
Frankie hears something from the rear of the house, He begins walking around towards the back. About this time a figure will enter the screen to Frankie?s back. We see him only from the rear, he is dressed in Amish clothing. Frankie senses someone behind him and turns.
FRANKIE
Dude are you trying to scare the hell out of me? I?m here about using the house this weekend. Hello can you hear me?
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18. EXTERIOR OF FARM ? FRANKIE
Frankie gets a puzzled look on his face, as the Amish man steps forward. His puzzled look turns to one of horror.
FRANKIE
What the hell?
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19. EXTERIOR OF FARM ? CLOSE UP ON SICKEL
The sickle comes down and we hear Frankie scream.
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20. EXTERIOR OF FARM
A car pulls up and parks beside Frankie?s now abandoned vehicle. Out of the car piles Frankie?s friends, whom he planed the weekend for. There are two couples. The first is Kelley and Brandon, the second Alan and Tina. Also with them is Corey, who is alone.
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21. EXTERIOR OF FARM ? COREY
Corey picks his bag up and looks towards the house.
COREY
Yo Frankie where you at?
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22. EXTERIOR OF FARM ? TINA & COREY
The girl Tina walks into frame next to Corey. She drops the bag she is carrying at his feet.
TINA
Where the hell is he?
COREY
I don?t know, he said he would be here. His car is here.
TINA
Is this one of his stupid practical jokes?
COREY
Beats the hell out of me.
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23. EXTERIOR OF FARM ? ALAN & BRANDON
Brandon and Alan are unloading several cases of beer from the trunk of the car. While doing so they are chanting.
ALAN & BRANDON
Party party party party??.
BRANDON
mmmmmm?..beer
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24. EXTERIOR OF FARM ? TINA & COREY
Corey looks at Tina and shrugs.
TINA
What a couple of retards.
COREY
If I?m not mistaken one of them is yours.
TINA
Please don?t remind me.
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25. EXTERIOR OF FARM -- TINA
Close up on Tina as she calls to Alan and Brandon.
TINA
Hey guys have you noticed that Frankie is nowhere to be found?
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26. EXTERIOR OF FARM ? ALAN & BRANDON
Alan and Brandon stop unpacking the car and make a show of looking around.
ALAN
Well Brandon it seems as if I can?t our friend.
BRANDON
Terribly disturbing that. Perhaps he has finally found himself a woman?
ALAN
(sounding like a sheep) Baaa baaa baaa
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27. EXTERIOR OF FARM ? ALAN, BRANDON & KELLY
Kelly walks past the guys unloading the trunk.
KELLY
(muttering under her breath) Gross.
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28. EXTERIOR OF FARM ? TINA & COREY
Tina smiles at Corey
TINA
I?m sure he is hanging around here somewhere. Probably thinks this is funny. You know how he is.
COREY
I guess so.
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29. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? COREY
Corey is sitting on a couch, reading a comic book. Sounds of a party are coming from off screen. He stops reading and looks at his watch.
COREY
Damn. Hey guys
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30. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY
Kelly steps into the room.
KELLY
Yeah Corey.
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31. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? COREY
Pointing at his watch.
COREY
It?s been two hours. Am I the only one worried about Frankie?
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32. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? ALAN & TINA
Alan and Tina enter the room, holding hands.
ALAN
Looks like it.
TINA
(elbowing Alan in the ribs) Alan!
ALAN
Sorry!
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33. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? COREY
COREY
Really guys I?m worried.
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34. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY & BRANDON
Brandon steps into frame behind Kelly.
BRANDON
If you are so worried then go look for him.
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35. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? COREY
Corey looks towards the door, and squirms a bit.
COREY
Out in the woods, alone? I don?t think that is such a good idea.
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36. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? BRANDON
BRANDON
What are you afraid of, the boogey man?
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37. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? COREY
COREY
(defensive) All sorts of bad things can happen in the woods.
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38. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? ALAN
ALAN
Squeal like a pig, squeal.
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39. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? COREY
COREY
(angry) You guys suck.
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40. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? TINA
TINA
Come on, that isn?t helping. Maybe Corey is right, no one should go off by themselves looking for Frankie.
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41. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? ALAN & TINA
Alan looks at Tina, and smiles
ALAN
Alone in the woods eh? That doesn?t sound like such a bad idea. I guess we could go and look for Frankie.
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42. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? COREY
COREY
Great I?ll go with you guys.
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43. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? ALAN & TINA
Tina smiles and looks towards the floor.
ALAN
Well you should stay here just in case Frankie comes back.
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44. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? COREY
COREY
Why can?t Kelly and Brandon stay here and wait for him?
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45. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY & BRANDON
Brandon grabs Kelly around the waist and pulls her thru the door and out of the room.
BRANDON
We should go check the bedrooms and make sure he isn?t hiding under the bed.
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46. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? COREY
Corey, just now realizing what is going on, sags against the wall.
COREY
Oh hell.
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47. EXTERIOR OF WOODS ? ALAN & TINA
Alan and Tina are walking down a path thru the woods.
TINA
So do you think that Corey is right, I mean should we be worried?
ALAN
Not really. I mean you know Frankie. He loves to pull practical jokes.
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48. EXTERIOR OF WOODS ? FIGURE
Camera shows Alan and Tina from a short distance away. In the foreground is a view, from the rear, of the amish man. Alan and Tina?s conversation can be heard in the distance.
ALAN
He is probably hanging out in the woods somewhere getting drunk and laughing at us.
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49. EXTERIOR OF WOODS ? ALAN & TINA
TINA
I guess you are right, we will find him hanging around the woods?
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50. EXTERIOR OF WOODS ? ALAN & TINA
Tina is cut off mid sentence by running into a hand. She looks up.
TINA
Oh my god, oh my god.
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51. EXTERIOR OF WOODS ? ALAN & TINA
This is a wider shot of the scene. In this shot the upper part of a torso can be seen hanging upside down, the hands dangling loosely. Both Alan and Tina are looking up at it.
ALAN
Oh shit Frankie, what the hell.
TINA
(tugging on Alan?s sleeve) Alan we need to go.
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52. EXTERIOR OF WOODS ? ALAN
Alan stares up at the body, stunned at what he sees. Tina obviously has lost it; tugs on his arm a couple more times. When she sees he isn?t coming she turns and runs off in the woods.
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53. EXTERIOR OF WOODS ? TINA
Tina is running thru the woods.
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54. EXTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? TINA
This wide shot show us that Tina has reached the edge of the clearing where the farmhouse sits. She tries to shout, but is out of breath. She leans against a tree, trying to catch her breath. She hears a noise from the woods behind her, and turns.
TINA
Alan is that you?
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55. EXTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? TINA & AMISH MAN
The camera shows the rear profile of the amish man. Tina turns and looks up at him.
TINA
Who are you?
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56. EXTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? TINA
Close up of Tina?s face. We see her jerk, and then a small trickle of blood runs from the corner of her mouth.
TINA
Why?
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57. EXTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? TINA
This is a wide shot. We see that the Amish man has already turned and has his back to the camera. We also see Tina from the back. She turns, and it is revealed that she has been run thru with a pitchfork. She sags to her knees, stares towards the farmhouse, and then expires.
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58. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? COREY
We see Corey leaning against the wall, in the backround is the kitchen. Moving along our line of sight in the kitchen is the Amish man. He moves out of sight, Corey hears a sound.
COREY
Hello? Guys is that you?
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59. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? COREY
Corey sits up and moves towards the kitchen.
COREY
Hello? Who?s there?
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60. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? COREY
Corey walks into the kitchen. We see him look around, finally he sees the cause of the sound. Something is boiling on the kitchen stove. He moves over to the pot and pulls off the cover dramatically. Inside the large pot is filled with gravey.
COREY
What the hell?
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61. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? AMISHMAN
This is a shot of Corey from behind. We see the Amishman move in unseen to Corey. He moves up quietly behind Corey who is partially bent over looking into the pot. He grabs Corey?s head and shoves it into the pot of gravey. Corey?s body jerks around as he tries to get loose.
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62. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? COREY
This is a closeup of Corey?s hand. We see it twitch, then stop.
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63. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? AMISHMAN
The Amishman hold?s Corey?s head in the pot for a few seconds after his body stops moving. Then he callously drops it to the ground.
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64. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY & BRANDON
Kelly and Brandon are lying on a bed.
KELLY
That was fun.
BRANDON
Yep, I?m the man. (Begins singing) I?m a sex machine, yeah a sex machine.
KELLY
Dammit why do you have to ruin everything?
BRANDON
You weren?t complaining a couple of minutes ago.
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65. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY
Obviously angry Kelly gets up and begins to leave the room. She looks over her shoulder at Brandon, still on the bed.
KELLY
You are such a pig!
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66. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? AMISHMAN
This is an over the shoulder shot of the Amishman. He watches Kelly leave the bedroom and go into another room. The camera will follow him as he walks down the hall towards the room Kelly just left.
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67. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? BRANDON
This is a shot of Brandon, he is now sitting up, his back to the door. The Amishman, his face obscured by Brandon, enters the room, Brandon thinks that it is Kelly coming back.
BRANDON
Hey baby I?d knew you?d come back. The ladies always come back for more.
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68. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? AMISHMAN
This is an over the shoulder shot of the Amishman as he moves towards Brandon, who is still sitting with his back to the door. The Amishman picks up a quilt from the bed and snaps it down tightly down over Bradons face. Bradon twists and turns, kicking an object off of the night table.
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69. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY
This is a shot of Kelly in the bathroom. She is brushing her teeth, stopping when she hears a noise (from Brandon?s struggle). Spitting out water she speaks.
KELLY
Brandon is that you? Brandon?
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70. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? AMISHMAN
This is a shot from over the Amishman?s shoulder. Brandon is struggling, bouncing up and down on the bed and grunting.
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71. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY
Kelly hears the grunting and squeaking springs of the bed.
KELLY
God I hate him. (Yelling) PIG!
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72. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? AMISHMAN
Back to Brandon?s struggle, The Amishman gives another twist to the quilt and we hear Brandon?s neck brake, his struggles ending immediately.
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73. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? AMISHMAN
This is a shot of the hallway. We see the Amishman move down the stairs, away from the bathroom and Kelly.
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74. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY
Kelly finishes up and moves towards the door.
KELLY
Brandon lets go and make something to eat, I?m hungry.
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75. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY
Kelly walks across the hall towards the bedroom.
KELLY
Brandon, hey get up.
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76. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY
This is a shot over Kelly?s shoulder, you can see Brandon?s body, quilt still over his head, on the bed.
KELLY
Brandon will you get out of bed? Come on don?t be such a jerk.
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77. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY
This is a shot over Bradon?s body, towards Kelly who is standing in the doorway. She moves towards the bed and grabs the quilt, pulling it away from Brandon?s body.
KELLY
Dammit Brandon what the hell?
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78. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY
This is a close up of Kelly?s face. She sees Brandon?s body (off screen).
KELLY
Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god
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79. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY
This is a shot of the hallway as we see Kelly backing out of the room. She turns towards the camera moving towards the stairs yelling.
KELLY
Corey, oh my god, COREY!
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80. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY
We see Kelly run into the kitchen, she trips over Corey?s body. She looks down at the body.
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81. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY
Kelly stands up and turn to move
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82. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? KELLY
This is a close up on Kelly?s face. We see a shocked expression, and then a trickle of blood slowly move down her face from the corner of her mouth.
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83. INTERIOR OF FARMHOUSE ? AMISHMAN
We see the Amishman step back from Kelly?s body. She has been run thru with a butter churn. She slowly slumps to the floor.
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84. EXTERIOR SHOT OF ROAD ? ALAN
Alan bursts out of the woods. From his condition we see that he has been running thru the woods for some time. He sees a road and begins running down it, away from the camera.
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85. EXTERIOR SHOT OF ROAD ? ALAN
Alan is now running towards the camera. Just visible in t he shot is a pickup truck driving down the road. The truck moves up to him, he hears it and turns. He waves it down.
ALAN
Thank god! Help please help!
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86. EXTERIOR OF ROAD ? ALAN & TRUCK
This is a shot from the aspect of the driver of the truck. Alan leans in thru the open window.
ALAN
Thank you for stopping. My friend he is dead in the woods.
UNSEEN DRIVER
Whats that now.
ALAN
I was walking in the woods and found my friend, he is dead. My girlfriend kind of freaked out and I got lost looking for her.
UNSEEN DRIVER
Dead you say eh?
ALAN
Yes he is dead, I need the police or sheriff or whatever they have out here.
UNSEEN DRIVER
Well hop in then.
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87. EXTERIOR OF ROAD ? TRUCK
The camera is now shooting driver?s side of the truck looking down into the bed. A tarp is in the bed and the camera slowly zooms in on the plain black hat and coat, as we hear Alan getting into the truck.
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88. EXTERIOR OF ROAD -- TRUCK
The camera will slowly pan around the driver?s side of the truck, exposing the driver as the teenager Mike.
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