ONE
Three teenagers asleep in a basement. Bean bag chairs,
couches and guitars make up the floor. Empty chip bags and
used bottles strewn precariously atop available surfaces. A
lone bong in the middle of the chaos. Pan over the scene
then focus and close up on the phone right before it
rings. The phone rings. The teenagers begin to wake.
JOHN
"Yo wake up guys was that the phone
ringing?
There is no answer, the other two do not stir.
JOHN
"Aha what a night... seriously
guy’s get up you gotta split before
my mum get’s home it’s already 11."
The other two begin to push themselves up and roll off the
couch.
SAM
"Mmm shut up man I don’t get up on
saturday’s before 12.
JOHN
"Seriously get up I gotta clean and
unless you wanna stick around and
help..."
SAM
"Alright alright we’re going."
BEN
"Yeah I don’t want to be here when
your mum comes round she hates me."
JOHN
"Yeah well I always get in trouble
while you’re around for some
reason."
BEN
"Yeah weird coincidence bro, Come
on Samuel let’s go."
Sam and Ben begin to gather up their clothes and bags.
SAM
"Shut up dude only my dad calls me
that and even then it puts me in a
tizzy."
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
JOHN
"Haha grumpy in the mornings aren’t
we? See you boys, school monday and
such. Can I copy some english from
you Ben?"
BEN
Yeah I’ll have to do it first
though aha... Peace man.
With this Ben and Sam leave.
TWO
Enter: Sam’s house. It is morning before school. It is a
nice house. He is alone his parents already gone. He puts on
a sweater. Writes a note for his dad then leaves.
Enter: Ben’s house. It is grungy and run down inside. A man
is passed out in the armchair before the T.V. Which Ben
turns on. Ben comes over and places a blanket over top of
the man. He then shrugs into a jacket and exits the house.
As he exits the camera pans to a shot of the t.v. with the
reporter talking about an escaped mental patient.
Enter: John’s house. It is simple and nice enough. His mum
and him are at the table. He is eating breakfast quickly.
JOHN’S MUM
"Honey you’re rushing slow down and
chew your food!"
JOHN
"Sorry mum gotta run they’re
waiting for me."
John get’s up from the table and grabs his jacket off the
stand. He grabs a piece of toast and sticks it in is mouth
then heads for the door.
JOHN’S MUM
"Honey be home right after school
for dinner."
JOHN
"Alright"
JOHN’S MUM
"Don’t be late! Speaking of late go
now or you won’t make it to school
on time. I love you!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 3.
John’s response is a mumble jumble with the food in his
mouth.
JOHN
"Mmmgooloyutoiithh."
JOHN’S MUM
"And honey be careful!"
John is already out the door which closes with a slam.
THREE
School hallway. Between classes with people filing out and
through the hallways. Ben, Sam and John are gathered around
their lockers getting books.
BEN
"Killer science class boys, I never
understand what he’s talking
about."
JOHN
"That’s cause you never listen ya
blockhead."
Ben grins and shuts his locker.
BEN
"So we all hanging out later or
what?"
SAM
"Dude it’s monday..."
BEN
"What’s your point?"
SAM
"Nothing, I was hoping that that
would be enough to discourage you."
John laughs and Ben punches Sam good-naturedly in the arm.
SAM
"Plus I should probably try to do
some homework,the old man’s been
riding me about getting my grade’s
up for college in a couple years."
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 4.
BEN
"Alright suit yourself...John?"
John sighs.
JOHN
"I usually eat dinner with my mum
on monday’s but I guess I could get
away early."
BEN
"Naw dude right after school let’s
all hang out, it’s a hike to where
we’re going."
JOHN
"Where exactly did you have in
mind?"
John grins again but does not answer he just walks away. But
calls out over his shoulder.
JOHN
"Just meet me at my locker right
after last period!"
John turns to Ben.
JOHN
"You gonna come?"
SAM
"Let’s face it my dad works until
12 and I’ll never be able to focus
on homework knowing you guys are
out having a blast."
JOHN
"A blast seems an appropriate word
knowing Ben he’ll probably get us
all killed."
The bell rings and they both walk off laughing.
FOUR
Shot of Ben waiting by his locker. John and Sam approach and
walk up to him.
JOHN
"Jesus dude it looks cold out."
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 5.
BEN
"Haha man up and let’s go."
SAM
"Go where? You haven’t told us a
thing."
BEN
"You’re missing the point Sammy boy
it doesn’t matter where we’re
going..."
His sentence trails off and he just stares at them. They
begin walking out of the school and onto the road.
BEN
"And now we walk."
SAM
"This is stupid we aren’t even
doing anything."
BEN
"Stop ruining the adventure, you’re
never any fun."
The boys continue walking. Shots of them getting on a bus
and walking while it steadily get’s darker.
SHOT OF THE THREE HOUSES AGAIN. SAM’S HOUSE IS QUIET AND A
STILL SHOT INSIDE THE KITCHEN. NO ONE IS AROUND. BEN’S HOUSE
SHOWS THE MAN STILL PASSED OUT IN FRONT OF THE TV BLARING IN
THE DARK. JOHNS HOUSE SHOWS A SHOT OF JOHNS MUM SETTING THE
TABLE. NOW BACK TO A SHOT OF THE BOYS WALKING ALONG A PATH
IN THE DARKESS. BEN HAS BEEN DRINKING FROM A BOTTLE IN HIS
JACKET POCKET.
JOHN
Alright Ben we’ve followed you all
this way I’m turning back if you
don’t tell us where we’re going. It
get’s sketchy out here at night.
Aren’t we up near the mental
hospital?"
BEN
"Look...."
Ben is pointing to a for sale sign on a piece of land up
ahead. He pulls the bottle from his jacket pocket and takes
another swig.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 6.
BEN
"Soon as I get out of high school
I’m gonna get a job and buy that
land. Build a house out here and
get away from all the b.s in the
world."
JOHN
"Man is that booze? Why are you
drinking right now it’s a school
night!"
BEN
"What ever... I... don’t even
really ...care."
SAM
"You should man you’re smart you
don’t need to get some lame as job
out of high school you can go to
university or something."
BEN
"Ah shut up rich boy I’m never
going anywhere I don’t have money I
will never be able to pay for
college."
John grabs Ben and shakes him a bit.
JOHN
"Man calm down stop being a dipwad
come on let’s go back to my place
or something you’re just drunk..."
BEN
"Hey gettoff you’re no better then
he is."
Ben shakes John off and saunters off. He cuts off to the
side of the pathway and runs into the field of land. John
and Sam follow. There is silence in the dark and you can
hear the sound of the wind. Ben continues to speed up and
both John and Sam call out to him as they struggle to keep
up. Suddenly Ben stops and jumps backwards as though
shocked. He starts running back and is quickly beside John
and Sam.
BEN
"Guys I think there’s smeone out
here!"
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 7.
SAM
What are you talking about?"
BEN
"Rgith there man in the field some
guy is just standing there!"
JOHN
"You’re just trippy there’s nothing
there."
John squints and cranes his ead trying to see if there is
something. Suddenly he sees a figure moving towards them. It
is unmistakably a human approaching faster and faster. Sam
sees it too.
SAM
"Yo I don’t know what that guy is
selling but I’m betting it’s not
good... run!"
The boys take off but the mysterious figure is gaining and
quickly overtakes them. He tackles Sam onto the round. john
and Ben stop and look back. The man appears to be muttering
to himself and screaming random sentences.
BEN
"WHat the hell is going on!"
Ben runs at the man on top of Sam and tackles him off
getting his grasp off Sam. Sam lies still on the grass as
Ben and the man struggle. The man overpowers Ben and get’s
on top of him and begins to choke him. The mans hands are
locked around Ben’s neck as Ben fights for air. John runs
over and atttempts to pull the man off but he is too strong.
John continues to try and knock the man off unsucessfully
and desprately as Ben’s face becomes distorted and his body
begins to go limp. John frnatically looks around and notices
a rock. He lunges for it grabs it and smashes the man over
the head with it. The man is knocked off of Ben and
instantly goes limp. John runs over to sam who is dazed but
coming too. They both crawl voer to where Ben lays. He does
not appaear to be breathing.
JOHN
"Help! Somebody help... please!"
FADE TO BLACK. NOW SHOT OF SAM’S HOUSE WHERE IT IS STILL
EMPTY. NOW WHILE SAMS HOUSE IS STILL ON SCREEN A SHOT OF
JOHN’S HOUSE WHERE HIS MOTHER IS PACING AROUND LOOOKING AT
THE CLOCK FRANTICALLY. NOW THIRD SHOT ON SCREEN OF BEN’S
HOUSE. THE SAME MAN PASSED OUT ON THE COUCH ONLY THIS TIME
THE CAMERA PANS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS ON THE SCREEN. A
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 8.
REPORTER IS ON THE SCREEN TALKING ABOUT HOW THREE BOYS WERE
ATTACKED BY A MENTAL PATIENT WHO HAD ESCAPED. THE REPORT
SAYS ONE BOY IS DEAD AND THE OTHER TWO SERIOUSLY TRAUMATIZED
WHILE THE MENTAL PATIENT IS IN CUSTODY WITH A HEAD INJURY.
NOW IN ALL THREE SHOTS OF THE HOUSES THE CAMERA BEGINS TO
SLOWLY ZOOM IN ON THE THREE PHONES IN THE HOUSES. ONCE A
CLOSE UP OF THE PHONES THEY ALL BEGIN TO RING. RING. RING.
THEN CUT TO BLACK.
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