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  1.  
  2. HONG KONG - AN OUTDOOR MARKETPLACE
  3. Crowded. Filled with oriental and British merchants.
  4. You can buy anything here. Electronics. Food. Any-
  5. thing.
  6.  
  7. RAND PELTZER
  8. walks through the owd. An American businessman.1-He
  9. wears a tas eful g3,y suit. He's thin, with distinguished
  10. good looks and thin brown hair. He's 56 years old.
  11. Rand looks around; fascinated by the vast array of people
  12. and merchandise. He stops at a booth. A tiny ORIENTAL,
  13. WOMAN stands behind the counter. Rand gives her a polite
  14. smile.
  15.  
  16. RAND
  17. Hi. I'm from out of town...
  18. on business from the U.S.
  19. The woman nods and smiles.
  20.  
  21. AN ORIENTAL MAN
  22. passes by. He is very old. Deep wrinkles. Long white
  23. hair. Ragged clothes. A rotted smile. Overhearing
  24. Rand, the man stops to eavesdrop.
  25.  
  26. RAND
  27. (explaining to
  28. Oriental woman)
  29. I'm looking for a present...
  30. for my son.
  31. The woman nods. She searches through her wares. She
  32. holds up a basketball. Rand shakes his head.
  33.  
  34. RAND
  35. He's not really involved in
  36. sports...
  37. The woman puts away the basketball. She picks up a Sony
  38. "Walkman". Rand again shakes his head.,
  39.  
  40. RAND
  41. No. I want something unusual...
  42. something he can't get at home...
  43. something different..
  44.  
  45.  
  46.  
  47.  
  48. .2.
  49.  
  50. A HAND
  51. reaches out and grabs Rand's arm. Startled, he turns.
  52. The Oriental man stands before him. He stares into Rand's
  53. eyes.
  54.  
  55. ORIENTAL MAN
  56. I can help you.
  57. He leads Rand away from the booth.
  58.  
  59. ORIENTAL MAN
  60. I offer something very different.
  61. Very unusual.
  62. Rand is puzzled. The Oriental leads him to a doorway.
  63.  
  64. ORIENTAL MAN
  65. Follow me.
  66. He opens the door, motioning for Rand to follow. Rand
  67. pauses, skeptical.
  68.  
  69. ORIENTAL MAN
  70. Come. Take a look. It will cost
  71. you nothing.
  72. (a beat)
  73. You won't be disappointed.
  74. The Oriental enters. Rand shrugs and follows.
  75.  
  76. INSIDE
  77. Rand follows the man up a narrow, dark set of stairs.
  78. At the top, they enter a room.
  79.  
  80. INT. ROOM
  81.  
  82. Dark. No windows. No furniture. Filled with cardboard
  83. boxes and wooden crates.
  84. Rand crinkles his nose. It su,Qlls bad in here.
  85. The Oriental flips on a dim light bulb. He leads the
  86. nervous, apprehensive Rand to a dark corner of the room.
  87. The Oriental picks up a small, metal box. A HIGH PITCHED
  88. GIGGLE echoes from inside the box.
  89.  
  90.  
  91.  
  92.  
  93.  
  94.  
  95.  
  96.  
  97.  
  98. 3.
  99. Rand is very puzzled.
  100. The Oriental rests the box on a stack of crates. He opens
  101. the box.
  102. A TINY CREATURE is inside'.
  103. The animal is eleven inches tall and stands; upright on
  104. two legs. It has two arms, with small; four-fingered
  105. hands. Its body is covered with fluffy brown fur. The
  106. piercing eyes are big, sad. Its ears are long and pointed.
  107. A tiny black nose sits above a wide mouth, with small,
  108. square teeth.
  109. The creature is smiling. It lets out a giggle.
  110. Rand is delighted and surprised. He's never seen anything
  111. like this. The animal is more charming than a Disney
  112. character.
  113. The Oriental claps his hands.
  114. The creature leaps from the box, onto Rand's shoulder.
  115. The animal licks Rand's cheek.' He laughs, amused by the
  116. creature.
  117. The Oriental claps his hands again.
  118. The creature hops back into the box. It stares at Rand
  119. with those cute green eyes'.
  120.  
  121. RAND
  122. (to the Oriental)
  123. What is it?
  124.  
  125. ORIENTAL MAN
  126. It is called ' Mogwai ' .
  127. (a beat)
  128. A very rare and intelligent animal.
  129. I found it in the fields near my
  130. home It will obey all orders.
  131. It learns fast.
  132. The Oriental looks at Mogwai and claps his hands.
  133.  
  134. ORIENTAL MAN
  135. (Chinese,; English
  136.  
  137. SUBTITLES)
  138.  
  139.  
  140.  
  141.  
  142.  
  143.  
  144.  
  145.  
  146.  
  147. 4
  148. --Mogwai leaps to the ground. It scurries across the floor,
  149. to a wooden crate.
  150. Mogwai removes a raw tuna from the crate. It tears off a
  151. chunk of the fish and carries it to the oriental man..
  152. He takes the fish. Mogwai hops back into the box.
  153. Rand shakes his head. Amazed by the animal.
  154. he Oriental takes a bit from the raw fish. Juice runs
  155. own his chin. He smiles at Rand.
  156.  
  157. ORIENTAL MAN
  158. And if you are ever in need of
  159. a song...
  160. He claps his hands to the creature.
  161.  
  162. ORIENTAL MAN.
  163. (Chinese; English
  164.  
  165. SUBTITLES)
  166. Music.
  167. Mogwai begins to hum, in an unearthly falsetto. It's
  168. beautiful.
  169. Rand watches with wide eyes. He feels like a child again.
  170.  
  171. RAND -
  172. How much?
  173.  
  174. ORIENTAL MAN
  175. One hundred American Dollars.
  176. Cash.
  177. Rand removes five twenties from his wallet. He gives
  178. them to the man.
  179. The Oriental smiles and claps his hands. Mogwai jumps
  180. onto Rand's shoulders. Rand pets it. Mogwai emits a cute
  181. giggle.
  182.  
  183. ORIENTAL MAN
  184. It never sleeps. It will eat any-
  185. thing... but prefers raw meat.
  186.  
  187. (PAUSE)
  188. It must always be kept indoors during
  189. the day. It lives in shadow. It
  190. hates bright light. Direct sunlight
  191. will kill it.
  192. Rand nods. He takes Mogwai from his shoulder and puts it
  193. into the box. Rand puts the box under his arm. The
  194. Oriental smiles
  195.  
  196.  
  197.  
  198.  
  199.  
  200.  
  201.  
  202.  
  203.  
  204. ORIENTAL MAN
  205. Your son will enjoy his new friend.
  206. Rand smiles and exits. The Oriental takes a bite from
  207. his raw fish.
  208.  
  209. CUT TO:..
  210.  
  211. INT. HONG KONG AIRPORT
  212.  
  213. Rand is on the pay telephon His baggage rests beside
  214. him.
  215. Mogwai is inside of a small plastic pet box. The creature's
  216. bright eyes shine from inside.
  217.  
  218. RAND
  219. (into the phone)
  220. Yes, Fred. The Tai-Chan account
  221. is definite. MmmHmm. My plane
  222. l eaves in twenty minutes. See
  223. you in Pennsylvania.
  224. He hangs up. He picks up his bags and walks to the check-
  225. in counter.
  226.  
  227. THE CHECK-IN GIRL
  228. tags Mogwai's box and puts it on the conveyer belt.
  229. Rand watches the box disappear through the baggage chute.
  230.  
  231. CHECK-IN GIRL
  232. Don't worry, sir. Your pet will
  233. be safe.
  234. Rand smiles.
  235.  
  236. CUT TO:
  237.  
  238. EXT. SKY
  239.  
  240. The jet flies through the clouds.
  241.  
  242. INT. AIRPLANE
  243.  
  244. Rand is eating his airline dinner. AN ORIENTAL STEWARDESS
  245. walks up and refills his coffee. He looks at her.
  246. with the word 'Mogwai'?
  247.  
  248.  
  249.  
  250.  
  251.  
  252.  
  253.  
  254.  
  255.  
  256. 6.
  257. She nods.
  258.  
  259. RAND
  260. What does it mean?
  261.  
  262. STEWARDESS
  263. Devil.
  264. She moves to the next passenger.
  265. Rand stares. Surprised. Confused.
  266.  
  267. DISSOLVE TO:
  268.  
  269. A GREEN ROAD SIGN:
  270.  
  271. "WELCOME TO KINGSTON FALLS, PENNYSLVANIA. POPULATION 6,122"
  272.  
  273. CREDITS BEGIN OVER VARIOUS IMAGES OF THIS SMALL TOWN.
  274. One week before Christmas. It's snowing hard.
  275. A man hangs Christmas lights outside of his home. His
  276. young son helps.
  277. Children ice skate along a large,. frozen lake.
  278. A woman trudges through the snow, to her mailbox. A down
  279. parka is over her pajamas.
  280. Kingston's business district. Chilly gas station atten-
  281. dants pump gas into cars.
  282. A Pharmacy owner hangs "Merry Christmas" (in sparkling
  283. gold letters) in his store window.
  284. Telephone line workers share hot coffee from a thermos.
  285. The Union Savings and Trust Bank. Two teenagers push a
  286. woman s car from a ditch.
  287.  
  288. CREDITS END. CAMERA DOLLIES TO THE BANK DOORS. WE GO
  289.  
  290. INSIDE.
  291. Crowded. Several peoplestandin line.
  292.  
  293. BILLY PELTZER
  294. a bank teller, writes out a receipt for a customer.
  295.  
  296.  
  297.  
  298.  
  299.  
  300.  
  301.  
  302.  
  303.  
  304. 7.
  305. Billy is 26 years old. His sturdy build and good looks are
  306. buried beneath wire rimmed glasses, slicked dirty-blonde
  307. .hair, a red sweater vest, a loose fitting checkered shirt,
  308. baggy corduroys and worn loafers.
  309. r• Finishing the transaction with his customer, Billy looks to
  310. the line of waiting people.
  311.  
  312. BILLY
  313. Next.
  314.  
  315. MRS. DEAGLE
  316. an elderly woman, walks to Billy's window. She's a real
  317. prude. Tight lips. Heavy make-up. Bleached hair. Cheap
  318. fur coat. She hands Billy a personal check.
  319.  
  320. TRACY ALLEN
  321. another teller, works beside Billy. Tracy is pretty. Big
  322. brown eyes. A sexy smile. Long dark hair. Perfect figure.
  323. 25 years old.
  324. Tracy counts out some cash to a customer. She's trying
  325. to concentrate, to keep her mind on work.. But it's diffi-
  326. cult when
  327.  
  328. GARY LUCIA
  329. the bank security guard, is trying to make her laugh. He
  330. stands by the bank entrance, making funny faces at Tracy.
  331. Gary is 30 years old. Former high school jock. Dark,
  332. thick hair. Deep brown eyes. Muscular. A strong, handsome
  333. face.
  334. Meanwhile, Billy gives the check back to Mrs. Deagle.
  335.  
  336. BILLY
  337. I can't cash this, M'am. Your
  338. last check hasn't cleared.
  339.  
  340. MRS. DEAGLE
  341. Don't you recognize me?
  342.  
  343. BILLY
  344. No, M'am. I'm sorry...
  345.  
  346.  
  347.  
  348.  
  349.  
  350.  
  351.  
  352.  
  353.  
  354. 8.
  355.  
  356. MRS. DEAGLE
  357. (loud, so everyone can
  358.  
  359. HEAR)
  360. My name is Mrs. Julia Deagle! My
  361. husband manages the.Sparkle Market!
  362. We've been banking here for sixteen
  363. years!
  364.  
  365. BILLY
  366. T at's very nice, M'am. But your
  367. c eck hasn't cleared and...
  368.  
  369. MRS. DEAGLE
  370. That's the problem with this world.
  371. It's a mess because of people like
  372.  
  373. JI$
  374.  
  375. BILLY
  376. It's not my.fault your check didn't
  377. clear, M'am,
  378.  
  379. MRS. DEAGLE
  380. Don't get smart with me, oung man.
  381.  
  382. BILLY
  383. I wasn't getting smart, I was...
  384.  
  385. MRS. DEAGLE
  386. (shouting,-looking
  387.  
  388. AROUND)
  389. Where's the president? I want to
  390. see the bank president!
  391. Billy rubs his eyes. Tense. Embarrassed.
  392. Everyone watches the scene. Tracy. Gary. The customers.
  393.  
  394. ROLAND FRESCO
  395. the bank's Vice President, walks over to Billy and Mrs.
  396. beagle. Roland is tall, slender with thin grey hair and
  397. a pencil thin moustache. Friendliness and courtesy are
  398. his job. He smiles at Mrs. Deagle.
  399.  
  400. ROLAND
  401. What seems to be the problem,
  402. M'am?
  403.  
  404. MRS. DEAGLE
  405. My name is Mrs. Julia Deagle. This
  406. young teller is being very rude! I
  407. demand that you fire him!
  408.  
  409.  
  410.  
  411.  
  412.  
  413.  
  414.  
  415.  
  416.  
  417. 9
  418. Roland looks at Billy. Billy rolls his eyes. Roland
  419. smiles.
  420.  
  421. ROLAND
  422.  
  423. (COMFORTING)
  424. Now,-Mrs. Deagle...I'm sure this
  425. isn't that serious. I'm sure an
  426. apology would fix things right
  427. up. Wouldn't it?
  428. The woman shrugs.' Roland turns to Billy.
  429.  
  430. ROLAND
  431. Apologize to the woman, Billy.
  432. Billy leans to Roland.
  433.  
  434. BILLY
  435. (angry whisper)
  436. I. didn't do anything wrong.
  437.  
  438. AA;
  439.  
  440. ROLAND
  441. (doesn't care, the
  442. customer comes first)
  443. Just apologize.
  444. Roland.leans back and smiles at Mrs. Deagle.
  445. Billy looks at her. He doesn'-t want to do this.
  446. Everyone in the bank is watching him, waiting for him
  447. to take a stand.
  448. Billy sighs. He needs his job.
  449.  
  450. BILL°
  451. (forcing himself)
  452. I'm sorry, Mrs. Deagle.
  453. She nods and smiles. Roland puts his hand on the woman's
  454. shoulder.
  455.  
  456. ROLAND
  457. Come back to my desk, Mrs. Deagle.
  458. I'll personally take care of your
  459. banking problems.
  460. Roland walks back to his office with Mrs. Deagle.
  461. Gary chuckles. Tracy goes back to work.
  462. Billy just sits. Angry. Humiliated. He calls the next
  463. customer.
  464.  
  465.  
  466.  
  467.  
  468.  
  469.  
  470.  
  471.  
  472. lb.
  473.  
  474. BILLY
  475. Next.
  476.  
  477. CUT TO:
  478.  
  479. INT. BANK - LATER
  480.  
  481. Billy puts on his brown winter coat and green scarf.
  482. He picks up his dog eared copy of "The Once And Future
  483. King". He walks to the bank lobby.
  484.  
  485. TRACY
  486. stands in the lobby, putting on.her coat. Billy moves to
  487. help her.
  488.  
  489. BILLY
  490. Let me.
  491. He helps her on with the coat.
  492.  
  493. BILLY
  494. You look very pretty today.
  495.  
  496. TRACY
  497.  
  498. (FLATTERED)
  499. Thanks, Billy.
  500.  
  501. BILLY
  502. I mean.. .not that you don't look
  503. pretty every day...But you look
  504. especially pretty today.
  505.  
  506. TRACY
  507.  
  508. (CHUCKLES)
  509. You're cute.
  510. Gary walks up. He puts his arm through Tracy's.
  511.  
  512. GARY
  513. Let's go. I'm hungry.
  514. (notices Billy)
  515. Hey, Peltzer...Whydidn't you stand.
  516. up to that old bag, today?
  517.  
  518.  
  519.  
  520.  
  521.  
  522.  
  523.  
  524.  
  525.  
  526. I
  527.  
  528. 11.
  529. Billy shrugs. Embarrassed.
  530. Gary notices the book. He takes it from Billy's hand.
  531.  
  532. GARY
  533. What's this?
  534.  
  535. BILLY
  536. It's a book. You read 1t.
  537. Billy exchanges a smile with Tracy. Gary isn't amused.
  538.  
  539. GARY
  540. I know that, asshole. I meant
  541. what's it about?
  542.  
  543. BILLY
  544. King Arthur. . .Sir Lancelot... Knights
  545. of the Round . Table... Dragons...
  546.  
  547. GARY
  548. Aren't you a little old for that
  549. kinda' junk?
  550.  
  551. BILLY
  552.  
  553. (SHRUGS)
  554. Beats T.V.
  555.  
  556. GARY-
  557. (gives Billy the
  558.  
  559. BOOK)
  560. I'll take 'Monday Night Football'
  561. over this crap any day.
  562. (takes Tracy's arm)
  563. C'mon. Let's go.
  564. Tracy gives a wave to Billy. She and Gary walk away.
  565. Billy watches. He draws an imaginary sword from his side.
  566. He lifts the sword and lunges forward. At Gary.
  567. Billy sits at a table. Alone. He's reading his book. He
  568. eats, but his wide eyes never leave the page. He's fas-
  569. cinated by the story. Like a child. He gets to a funny
  570. section.. He laughs.
  571.  
  572.  
  573.  
  574.  
  575.  
  576.  
  577.  
  578.  
  579.  
  580. 12.
  581. Gary notices Billy. Gary nudges the others.
  582.  
  583. GARY
  584. What a nut. Laughin' to himself.
  585. That's the kind of guy who'll shoot
  586. a president.
  587.  
  588. TRACY
  589.  
  590. (DEFENSIVE)
  591. I don't see anything wrong with him.
  592. I'm sure he's very intelligent.
  593.  
  594. GARY
  595. Yeah, and those are the guys who
  596. always crack. The real smart guys.
  597. 6ti (pause)
  598. He's gotta be a psycho. 26 years old,
  599. still lives with his parents. Doesn't
  600. have a girlfriend. He's always alone.
  601. Real weirdo.
  602. The others agree. Tracy doesn't. She likes Billy.
  603. Billy continues to read, totally caught up in his book.
  604. Totally caught up in his fantasy.
  605.  
  606. DISSOLVE TO:
  607.  
  608. INT. BILLY'S FORD PINTO - LATER THAT AFTERNOON
  609.  
  610. Billy drives home from work. He moves slow. The snow
  611. still falls. The roads are icy.
  612.  
  613. CAR RADIO (V.0.)
  614. .And the snow keeps coming, folks.
  615. Looks like we're gonna have a White
  616. Christmas. Another three inches is
  617. expected tonight...
  618. Billy looks out of his side window and sees
  619.  
  620. PETE FOUNTANE
  621. walking home from school. Pete is 16 years old. A chunky,
  622. pleasant baby faced kid. With his bright orange down jacket,
  623. Pete resembles a tiny snowman.
  624. Suddenly, Pete.slips on the ice. Bam. Right on his ass.
  625. His school books scatter over the ground.
  626.  
  627.  
  628.  
  629.  
  630.  
  631.  
  632.  
  633.  
  634.  
  635. 13.
  636. Billy stops the car. He gets out and hurries to Pete.
  637.  
  638. BILLY
  639. Pete...You okay?
  640. Pete nods. Billy helps him up. Pete brushes himself off.
  641. Billy is amused by the boy.
  642.  
  643. BILLY
  644. You want a ride home?
  645.  
  646. PETE
  647. Thanks. That'd be nice.
  648. Billy helps Pete pick up his schoolbooks.
  649.  
  650. CUT TO:
  651.  
  652. INT. CAR - A FEW MINUTES LATER
  653.  
  654. Billy drives, while trying to tell a story to Pete.
  655.  
  656. BILLY
  657. (energetic, en-
  658.  
  659. THUSIASTIC)
  660. Lancelot raises Excalibur and...
  661. Wham! He knocks the Black Knight
  662. down ! Then with-another swing...
  663. Wham! He finishes him off!
  664.  
  665. PETE
  666. (impressed by
  667. Billy's storytelling)
  668. Wow...
  669. Billy digs into his pocket and gives Pete the copy of
  670. "Once And Future King".
  671.  
  672. BILLY
  673. Here. You can borrow it.
  674. Pete takes the book.
  675.  
  676. PETE
  677. Hey, Billy...You know so much about
  678. Vikings and stuff...You should
  679. write one of these stories yourself.
  680.  
  681.  
  682.  
  683.  
  684.  
  685.  
  686.  
  687.  
  688.  
  689. 14.
  690.  
  691. PETE
  692. Really?
  693.  
  694. BILLY
  695.  
  696. (PROUD)
  697. 'Savage Hearts Of The Round
  698. Table'. A Trilogy Of Honor.,
  699. Adventure nd Romance by William
  700. :C. P.eltzer
  701.  
  702. PETE
  703. Sounds gre t. When can I read it?
  704.  
  705. BILLY
  706.  
  707. (CHUCKLES)
  708. I've only got about 70 pages done...
  709. But as soon as it's published, you'll
  710. get one of the first copies. Speci-
  711. ally autographed by the author.
  712. Pete smiles. Billy makes a turn. He pulls into the parking
  713. lot of
  714.  
  715. DOUGAL'S ANTIQUES
  716. A huge, three story home, with an antique shop set up on
  717. the first floor.
  718. Billy and Pete get out of the car and enter the store.
  719.  
  720. DORRY DOUGAL
  721. the 64 year old storekeeper, stands behind the counter.
  722. Dorry is husky, bald on top, with thick patches of red hair
  723. on his temples. A huge, red moustache sits beneath his
  724. bulbous nose. His arms are thick, hairy. A strong Irish-
  725. man.
  726.  
  727. DORRY
  728. Good afternoon to you, Billy.
  729.  
  730. BILLY
  731. Hi, Dorry.
  732. (eyes light)
  733. Is it ready yet?
  734. Dorry smiles. He reaches to a shelf behind the counter.
  735. He removes ,a long object, wrapped in a piece of green cloth.
  736. He rests it on the counter.
  737.  
  738.  
  739.  
  740.  
  741.  
  742.  
  743.  
  744.  
  745.  
  746. 15
  747. Billy watches with.wide eyes. Pete is curious.
  748. Dorry slowly unwraps the object. Inside the cloth, is a
  749. long silver sword, with a gleaming blade and an engraved
  750. steel.holster.. - Pete is impressed..
  751.  
  752. DORRY
  753. (to Pete)
  754. It's an authentic replica of an
  755. Eleventh Century sword.
  756. Billy's eyes examine every inch of the sword. It's
  757. beautiful.
  758.  
  759. DORRY
  760. I got most of the rust off...But
  761. there were a couple spots that
  762. wouldn't budge.
  763. Billy runs his finger along the blade.
  764.  
  765. DORRY
  766. Careful. It's sharp.
  767. A big smile covers Billy's face.- He's in love with the
  768. sword.
  769.  
  770. BILLY
  771. What do I owe you?
  772.  
  773. DORRY
  774. Two hundred. You can pay me twenty
  775. a week.
  776. Billy pulls a twenty from his wallet and pays Dorry.
  777. Billy carefully wraps the sword and puts it under his
  778. arm.
  779.  
  780. BILLY
  781. Thanks, Dorry.
  782.  
  783. DORRY
  784. My pleasure, son.
  785. Billy and Pete exit the store.
  786.  
  787. CUT TO:
  788.  
  789. EXT. MAIN STREET
  790.  
  791. The suburbs. Rows of houses. All very similar. Two
  792. stories Aluminum siding. One car garage.
  793.  
  794.  
  795.  
  796.  
  797.  
  798.  
  799.  
  800.  
  801.  
  802. 16.
  803. All are decorated for Christmas. Some are simple and
  804. sweet. Others are ornate and flashy.
  805.  
  806. EXT. FOUNTANE.HOME
  807.  
  808. Billy's car pulls into the driveway. He drops Pete off.
  809. Pete thanks him and Billy drives off.
  810.  
  811. ' HE PELTZER HOME
  812. blends in with the others. But it's a little nicer,
  813. better kept. A row of colored lights is draped across
  814. the snowy shrubbery.
  815. Billy's Pinto pulls into the drive. He gets out, sword
  816. under his arm. He enters the house.
  817.  
  818. INT. FRONT HALLWAY
  819.  
  820. A small hallway, leading to a stairway.
  821.  
  822. BARNEY
  823. a friendly Irish Setter, greets Billy. He pets the dog
  824. and hangs his coat in the hail- closet.
  825.  
  826. INT. KITCHEN
  827.  
  828.  
  829. LYNN PELTZER
  830. Billy's Mother. 53 years old. Slightly heavy. Well
  831. dressed. Styled brown hair. A pretty woman.
  832. She hears Billy enter. She quickly pops a valium from
  833. a small pill bottle. She calls to her son.
  834.  
  835. LYNN
  836. Billy? Is the'.t you honey?
  837.  
  838. BILLY
  839. sighs.He hates to be called "honey".
  840.  
  841.  
  842.  
  843.  
  844.  
  845.  
  846.  
  847.  
  848.  
  849. 17.
  850.  
  851. LYNN (O.S.)
  852. Dinner will be ready in ten
  853. minutes.
  854. Okay.
  855. He hurries upstairs w Iith
  856.  
  857. INT. BILLY'S ROOM
  858.  
  859. 1 I i
  860. Furnished with a sing Ile bed, two chairs, ajdesk and dresser.
  861. A manual Smith-Corona, rests on the desk top. A full-sized
  862. mirror is fastened to[ the;closet. A few plants hang in
  863. the window.
  864. The walls are covered with Medieval drawings, a poster of
  865. St. George fighting the dragon, Frazzeta.paintings of
  866. warriors, etc. A miniature set of armor rests on the
  867. dresser's cabinet.
  868. Billy enters. He rests the sword on his bed. He unwraps
  869. it. He picks up the sword.
  870. He turns to the mirror and poses with the sword. He holds
  871. it at a few differentangles, trying to decide which looks
  872. best for him.
  873. He takes a few swings with the sword.
  874. He stops and smiles to himself. A real warrior.
  875.  
  876. CUT TO:
  877.  
  878. DINING ROOM
  879. Billy sits at the table, eating dinner with Lynn.
  880.  
  881. LYNN
  882. How was work?
  883.  
  884. BILLY
  885. Okay.
  886.  
  887. LYNN
  888. Have you asked that Tracy girl
  889. out yet?
  890.  
  891.  
  892.  
  893.  
  894.  
  895.  
  896.  
  897.  
  898.  
  899. 18.
  900.  
  901. LYNN
  902. I was just curious.
  903.  
  904. BILLY
  905. Yeah,.well it's none of your
  906. business.
  907. Nervous,Lynn popsvalfum with her wine.
  908.  
  909. .{ LYNN
  910.  
  911. (OFFENDED)
  912. I guess it's none of my business
  913. that your clothes are washed and
  914. ironed, or that you have a hot
  915. meal on the table...
  916.  
  917. BILLY
  918. No. It isn't. I'm old enough
  919. to take care of that stuff myself.
  920. I'm old enough to get a place of
  921. my own.
  922.  
  923. LYNN
  924. Don't start that again. Your
  925. Father's coming home tonight.
  926.  
  927. BILLY
  928. Good. I think we should talk
  929. about it.
  930.  
  931. LYNN
  932. It'll put him in a bad mood.
  933.  
  934. BILLY
  935. No, it'll put you in a bad mood.
  936. Lynn and Billy exchange a glare. They look down at their
  937. food.
  938. A few silent, uncomfortable moments pass.
  939. Lynn looks back to Billy. She smiles. Time for the
  940. tender approach. She touches his hand.
  941.  
  942. LYNN
  943. Billy, honey...
  944.  
  945. BILLY
  946. (moves his hand
  947. from hers)
  948. Stop calling me 'honey'.
  949.  
  950.  
  951.  
  952.  
  953.  
  954.  
  955.  
  956.  
  957.  
  958. 19.
  959. She smiles and tries again.
  960.  
  961. LYNN
  962. Dad and I just don't want you to
  963. have to struggle like we did.
  964. We want to help, until you can
  965. support yourself as a writer.
  966.  
  967. BILLY
  968. Bit it's gonna take me another-
  969. year to finish my novel. . .and what
  970. if it doesn't get published?
  971.  
  972. LYNN
  973. It'll get published.
  974.  
  975. BILLY
  976. But what if it doesn't? Are you
  977. gonna take care of me until I'm
  978. old and grey, working on my 25th
  979. unpublished novel?...
  980.  
  981. LYNN
  982. If it takes that long, yes.
  983.  
  984. BILLY
  985.  
  986. (FRUSTRATED)
  987. Don't you understand?.. .I've got
  988. to 'leave now! I rve got to try and
  989. make it on my own now!
  990. Before Lynn.can reply, A VOICE INTERRUPTS.
  991.  
  992. RAND (O . S . )
  993. Is anybody home?
  994. Lynn stands and whispers to Billy.
  995.  
  996. LYNN
  997. Please, let's forget about this.
  998. Just for tonight. Okay?
  999. Billy pauses. Finally gives in and nods.
  1000. Lynn stands. She pops another valium and exits to greet
  1001. her husband. We hear them, exchange an excited ".hello".
  1002. They kiss and laugh, glad to be in each other's arms.
  1003. Billy just sits. Burning.
  1004.  
  1005.  
  1006.  
  1007.  
  1008.  
  1009.  
  1010.  
  1011.  
  1012.  
  1013. 20.
  1014.  
  1015. INT. FRONT HALLWAY
  1016.  
  1017. Rand hugs his wife. Barney is jumping up and down, tugging
  1018. at Rand's coat.
  1019. Suitcases rest on the floor.' Beside them, is, Mogwai's
  1020. plastic case.
  1021. Billy enters. Rand sees him.
  1022.  
  1023. RAND
  1024.  
  1025. (SMILES)
  1026. Billy .. ,
  1027. Billy walks to his Father. They embrace.
  1028.  
  1029. BILLY
  1030. (happy to see him)
  1031. Hi, Dad.
  1032. They hold each other for a second. Lynn closes the front
  1033. door. Rand picks up Mogwai's case. Lynn turn's to her
  1034. husband.
  1035.  
  1036. RAND
  1037. (takes Lynn's hand)
  1038. Not now. I've got a surprise for
  1039. both of you. Come on.
  1040. He leads them into the living room. Lynn and. Billy exchange
  1041. a puzzled glance. They follow Rand.
  1042.  
  1043. INT. LIVING ROOM
  1044.  
  1045. Rand dims the lights. He motions for Billy and Lynn to
  1046. sit on the sofa. They do. Barney sits on Billy's lap.
  1047. Rand sits in front of them, on a leather easy chair. He
  1048. rests Mogwai's case on his lap. He opens the case.
  1049. Mogwai leaps out, onto the coffee table.
  1050. Lynn and'Bill are startled. They stare at the creature in
  1051. wonderment.
  1052. Barney hates it. He growls at Mogwai.
  1053.  
  1054.  
  1055.  
  1056.  
  1057.  
  1058.  
  1059.  
  1060.  
  1061.  
  1062. 21.
  1063. Rand lights a cigarette. He turns to Mogwai and claps
  1064. his hands. The creature picks up an ash tray and carries
  1065. it to Rand. Mogwai hops onto Rand's lap.
  1066. Lynn and Billy are amazed...
  1067.  
  1068. BILLY
  1069. (staring at Mogwai)
  1070. What is it? A.monkey? A rat?.
  1071.  
  1072. RAND
  1073. Your new pet.
  1074.  
  1075. BILLY
  1076.  
  1077. (UNCERTAIN)
  1078. Mj Oh, yeah?...
  1079. Mogwai starts to sing, humming in that unearthly falsetto.
  1080.  
  1081. BILLY
  1082. What's that?
  1083.  
  1084. RAND
  1085. He's singing.
  1086.  
  1087. BILLY
  1088. Sounds kind of creepy.
  1089. Barney still growls.
  1090.  
  1091. RAND
  1092. Barney! Be a good dog and go up-
  1093. stairs!
  1094. Barney reluctantly hops off Billy's lap and exits.
  1095. Lynn stares at Mogwai.
  1096.  
  1097. LYNN
  1098. I think he's just darling.
  1099. Mogwai.
  1100. Rand holds the creature out to Billy.
  1101.  
  1102.  
  1103.  
  1104.  
  1105.  
  1106.  
  1107.  
  1108.  
  1109.  
  1110. 22
  1111.  
  1112. RAND
  1113. Hold him.
  1114.  
  1115. BILLY
  1116. (inching back)
  1117. Maybe later.
  1118.  
  1119. RAND
  1120. C'mon. He won't bite.
  1121. Billy forces himself to take the creature. Mogwai nestles
  1122. close to Billy. Rand smiles at his son.
  1123.  
  1124. RAND
  1125. He likes you.
  1126. Billy looks nauseous. Lynn stands.
  1127.  
  1128. LYNN
  1129. You two look so cute together.
  1130. I have to take a picture.
  1131. Lynn walks to a nearby drawer, opens it and removes-a
  1132. Kodak Instamatic.
  1133. Mogwai is on Billy's shoulder, licking his cheek.. Billy
  1134. hates it.
  1135.  
  1136. RAND -
  1137. I want you to take good care
  1138. of him.
  1139. Lynn focuses the camera on Billy and Mogwai.
  1140.  
  1141. LYNN
  1142. Okay smile.
  1143. Billy forces a smile. Mogwai still licks his cheek.
  1144. Lynn snaps the picture. Flash!
  1145. Mogwai lets out a high scream. Frightened of the bright
  1146. light, Mogwai jumps back, accidentally scratching Billy's
  1147. cheek.
  1148.  
  1149. BILLY
  1150. Little bastard.
  1151. Mogwai scurries back to Rand. He pets the creature,
  1152. comforting it
  1153.  
  1154.  
  1155.  
  1156.  
  1157.  
  1158.  
  1159.  
  1160.  
  1161.  
  1162. 11 23.
  1163. Settle down, Billy-There's no
  1164. reason to get upset. The little
  1165. fellow's scared. He hates bright
  1166. light..
  1167. Billy shrugs. He wipes his fingers along the scratch on
  1168. his face. He looks -at t em.
  1169. There's blood on his�4ingertips.
  1170. Billy looks at Mogwai.
  1171. The creature looks at Billy. It giggles.
  1172.  
  1173. CUT TO:
  1174.  
  1175. INT. BILLY'S ROOM - LATER
  1176.  
  1177. Billy sits at his desk, working on his novel. His typing
  1178. is fast, intense. A small desk lamp lights.his working
  1179. area.
  1180. Mogwai watches Billy. from the darkness of the book shelves.
  1181. Above Billy., The creature begins to sing.
  1182. Billy tries to ignore Mogwai's singing. No good. It gets
  1183. on his nerves. Billy slams his hand on the desk top. He
  1184. glares at the creature.
  1185.  
  1186. BILLY
  1187. Shut up.
  1188. Mogwai stops singing. Billy goes back to his writing.
  1189. Mogwai.hops from the shelf. Staying out of the direct
  1190. light, the creature moves across the desktop and cuddles
  1191. up to Billy's arm. He jumps back.
  1192.  
  1193. BILLY
  1194. Get off of me.
  1195. Mogwai just looks at him.
  1196.  
  1197. BILLY
  1198. Get.off`my desk.
  1199. Billy shines the bright.desk light into the creature's
  1200. eyes. Mogwai screams and jumps. off the desk, to the floor.
  1201. Billy looks down at the creature.
  1202.  
  1203.  
  1204.  
  1205.  
  1206.  
  1207.  
  1208.  
  1209.  
  1210.  
  1211. 24
  1212.  
  1213. 41
  1214.  
  1215. BILLY
  1216. Stay down there.
  1217. Billy goes back to his work.
  1218. Mogwai is-bored. The creature leaps up to the bed.. It
  1219. sees the sword. Mogwai lifts one end, examining it. It's
  1220. too heavy. The sword slips off the bed and falls to the
  1221. floor.
  1222. Billy turns.
  1223. Mogwai takes a step back. Guilty. Frightened.
  1224. Billy picks up the sword. The handle is chipped.
  1225.  
  1226. BILLY
  1227. (angry, to Mogwai)
  1228. You stupid little...
  1229. Billy raises the sword over.Mogwai. He's ready to kill
  1230. the tiny creature.
  1231. Mogwai loo] .s up at Billy. The creature is shivering. It
  1232. is frightened. It's big, green eyes are watery.
  1233. Billy suddenly feels sympathetic. He lowers the sword and
  1234. picks up the.creature.
  1235.  
  1236. BILLY
  1237.  
  1238. (TENDER)
  1239. I'm sorry.. .just try to be more
  1240. careful.
  1241. Billy holds Mogwai to his chest. He's petting it, com-
  1242. forting it.
  1243.  
  1244. CUT TO:
  1245.  
  1246. INT. BILLYS ROOM - LATER THAT NIGHT
  1247.  
  1248. Billy sleeps. The room is totally dark.
  1249. CAMERA PANS to another area of the room.
  1250.  
  1251.  
  1252.  
  1253.  
  1254.  
  1255.  
  1256.  
  1257.  
  1258.  
  1259. 25
  1260.  
  1261. INT. BILLY'S CAR - NEXT MORNING
  1262.  
  1263. Outside, the snowing has stopped. Billy drives to work..
  1264.  
  1265. CAR. RADIO (V.0.)
  1266. It looks like the snow has stopped
  1267. for awhile. But don't put away those
  1268. ear muffs, more flurries are
  1269. scheduled for tonight...
  1270.  
  1271. CUT TO:
  1272.  
  1273. INT. BANK PARKING LOT
  1274.  
  1275. Billy's car pulls into the lot. He gets out.
  1276. Tracy is getting out of her car. Billy walks up to her.
  1277.  
  1278. BILLY
  1279. Starting work early today?
  1280.  
  1281. TRACY
  1282. Oh, hi. Well, I thought the
  1283. roads would be icy.
  1284.  
  1285. BILLY
  1286. We've got a half hour before
  1287. work. Wanna go have a cup of
  1288. coffee?
  1289. She.pauses and smiles.
  1290.  
  1291. CUT TO:
  1292.  
  1293. INT. COFFEE SHOP
  1294.  
  1295. Tracy and Billy sit at a table, sipping hot. coffee.
  1296.  
  1297. BILLY
  1298. .and if I sell the novel, I'll
  1299. •be able to quit the bank.
  1300.  
  1301. TRACY
  1302. I'd love to quit. I'd run straight
  1303. to the airport and buy a one way
  1304. ticket to Paris.
  1305.  
  1306. BILLY
  1307. Why Paris?
  1308.  
  1309.  
  1310.  
  1311.  
  1312.  
  1313.  
  1314.  
  1315.  
  1316.  
  1317. T
  1318.  
  1319. 26.
  1320.  
  1321. TRACY
  1322. I've only seen it in movies and
  1323. T.V... . But it seems like it's
  1324. got everything that this town
  1325. doesn't...Museums...great restaur
  1326. ants... Beautiful artworks and
  1327. architecture...
  1328. (embarr-a s-s-ed )
  1329. Listen to me, talking like I've
  1330. been there 10 times. I shouldn't
  1331. get so carried away. It's only a
  1332. dream.
  1333.  
  1334. BILLY
  1335. Hey...Don't give up on your dreams.
  1336. They just might come true.
  1337. Tracy shrugs and takes a sip of coffee.
  1338.  
  1339. BILLY
  1340. Can I ask you a personal question?
  1341. (Tracy nods)
  1342. What is it with you and Gary? Is
  1343. he your boyfriend?
  1344.  
  1345. TRACY
  1346. He thinks he is.
  1347.  
  1348. BILLY
  1349. Do you think he is?
  1350.  
  1351. TRACY
  1352. No. I think of him more as a friend.
  1353. But he thinks of me as a lot more.
  1354.  
  1355. BILLY
  1356. So there's a possibility...I mean...
  1357. I.just might have a chance with you?
  1358.  
  1359. TRACY
  1360. (smiles),
  1361. Don't give up on your dreams. They
  1362. just might come true.
  1363. They both laugh.
  1364.  
  1365. CAMERA PULLS BACK TO REVEAL
  1366. Standing across the street, looking into the coffee shop
  1367. window. He watches Billy and Tracy. An angry, jealous
  1368.  
  1369.  
  1370.  
  1371.  
  1372.  
  1373.  
  1374.  
  1375.  
  1376.  
  1377. 27
  1378. look fills Gary's eyes.
  1379.  
  1380. CUT TO:
  1381.  
  1382. INT.-BILLY'S ROOM - THAT EVENING-
  1383.  
  1384. Dimly lint with Billy's small desk lamp. Billy waters his
  1385. pl)ants_ ith a.spray bottle.,
  1386. Mggwai's case sits on the ed. The creature is inside.
  1387. Billy finishes his watering. He sits at his desk. He
  1388. takes adrink from glass of milk and snacks from a plate
  1389. of brownies. He proofreads some pages from his novel.
  1390.  
  1391. PETE (O.S.)
  1392. Hello? Is anybody home?
  1393.  
  1394. BILLY
  1395.  
  1396. (SHOUTS)
  1397. n here, Pete.
  1398. Billy holds the tray of brownies to him.
  1399.  
  1400. BILLY
  1401. Want some?
  1402.  
  1403. PETE _
  1404. I'm s'posed to be on a diet...
  1405. He grabs a brownie. He notices Mogwai's case.
  1406.  
  1407. PETE
  1408. What's in there?
  1409. Pete walks over and opens the case. Mogwai hops out, onto
  1410. the bed. The creature giggles. Pete is, taken aback.
  1411.  
  1412. PETE
  1413. What is it?
  1414.  
  1415. BILLY
  1416. A present from my Dad.
  1417. Pete picks up the creature and pets it. Pete likes Mogwai.
  1418.  
  1419. PETE
  1420. It's neat.
  1421. Billy shrugs. Mogwai sees the brownies. The creature hops
  1422. from Pete's hands, onto the desk. Mogwai grabs a brownie
  1423. and starts to eat.
  1424.  
  1425.  
  1426.  
  1427.  
  1428.  
  1429.  
  1430.  
  1431.  
  1432.  
  1433. 28.
  1434.  
  1435. PETE
  1436. Hey, Billy.. .You think I might
  1437. be able to borrow it? Just for
  1438. a night?
  1439.  
  1440. BILLY
  1441. I dunno, Pete...
  1442.  
  1443. PETE
  1444. C'mon...My Mom will never know.
  1445. I'll hide it under my bed.
  1446. Pete reaches down to pick up Mogwai. His hand clumsily
  1447. knocks over the water bottle.
  1448. A few drops of water splash Mogwai.
  1449. The creature arches its back and lets out a high pitched
  1450. scream.
  1451. Billy is surprised. Pete takes a step back. Scared.
  1452. Mogwai tenses up. The spots on its body that were hit with
  1453. water begin to bubble... .expand...'
  1454. Billy can't believe his eyes.
  1455. Mogwai writhes in pain. The spots on its body expand more,
  1456. getting bigger, bigger.. .ready to explode.
  1457. Billy and Pete stare. Fascinated.
  1458. The spots burst.
  1459.  
  1460. FOUR NEW CREATURES
  1461. popout. Clones of Mogwai.
  1462. The spots on Mogwai's body bond together and disappear, as
  1463. if they were never there.
  1464. There are now five identical creatures on the desktop.
  1465. Billy and Pete share a shocked glance.
  1466. Billy grabs the water bottle. He has to be certain that
  1467. he wasn't halucinating. He splashes a little more water
  1468. on one of the new creatures.
  1469. The process begins again. The creature's body,contorts.
  1470. A few lumps form. The lumps expand until...they burst.
  1471.  
  1472.  
  1473.  
  1474.  
  1475.  
  1476.  
  1477.  
  1478.  
  1479.  
  1480. REV. 4/30/82 29
  1481.  
  1482. LI
  1483.  
  1484. THREE MORE CREATURES ARE BORN.
  1485. Billy tries to make sense out of it all.
  1486. EIGHT CREATURES stand on.the desk top, examining their
  1487. new world.
  1488. Billy picks up his glass of milk. He splashes some milk
  1489. on one of the crealtures.
  1490. Nothing happens.
  1491.  
  1492. BILLY
  1493. They must only multiply with plain
  1494. tap water.
  1495.  
  1496. PETE
  1497.  
  1498. (AMAZED)
  1499.  
  1500. M
  1501. Wow..•.this•is better than "Twilight Zone ( )
  1502. Pete looks at Billy.
  1503.  
  1504. PETE
  1505. Now can I have one?
  1506.  
  1507. BILLY
  1508. (still dazed)
  1509. Huh? Well, yeah. I guess so.
  1510. Pete grabs one of the creatures, taking it from the group.
  1511. It cries out. In a high, piercing scream.
  1512. The other creatures leap at Pete. They grab the creature
  1513. and bring it back to their group.
  1514.  
  1515. PETE
  1516.  
  1517. (SCARED)
  1518. Maybe I won't take one.
  1519. The creatures have moved to the brownies. They rip the
  1520. brownies to pieces, devouring them. They're giggling.
  1521.  
  1522. INT. LIVING ROOM - LATER THAT NIGHT
  1523.  
  1524. Rand sits in a chair, opposite Billy. The 8 creatures
  1525. climb all over Rand. Playfully tugging at his hair and
  1526.  
  1527.  
  1528.  
  1529.  
  1530.  
  1531.  
  1532.  
  1533.  
  1534.  
  1535. 30.
  1536. clothes, licking his face. Rand loves the adorable
  1537. little things.
  1538. Billy has a worried look on his face.
  1539. Barney, the dog, sits in a corner of the rood. He glare
  1540. at;the creatures. Jealous that they're gettjng all the
  1541. atjtention .I
  1542.  
  1543. I
  1544.  
  1545. I RAND
  1546. (to Billy)
  1547. What are you so worried abot?
  1548.  
  1549. BILLY
  1550. Dad...We don't know anything about
  1551. these things.
  1552.  
  1553. RAND
  1554. We know they're cute.. We know.."
  1555. they're intelligent. And now we
  1556. know they multiply by water.
  1557.  
  1558. BILLY
  1559. Yeah, but isn't that pretty weird?
  1560. I mean, if I throw water on�Barney
  1561. over there, we're not gonna;getjten
  1562. copies.
  1563. A creature licks Rand's ear. He chuckles.
  1564.  
  1565. RAND
  1566. All I know, is that I've got a million
  1567. dollars sitting in my lap.
  1568.  
  1569. BILLY
  1570. Huh?
  1571.  
  1572. RAND
  1573. I'm going to market these things.
  1574.  
  1575. BILLY
  1576. (hates the idea)
  1577. Oh, Christ. C'mo'i,Dad...that's ...
  1578.  
  1579. RAND
  1580. Just imagine the excitement when
  1581. word gets out. Everyone will want
  1582. a Mogwai of their very own.
  1583.  
  1584. BILLY
  1585. Don't you think we should have them
  1586. checked out first? Just to make
  1587. sure...
  1588.  
  1589.  
  1590.  
  1591.  
  1592.  
  1593.  
  1594.  
  1595.  
  1596.  
  1597. 31
  1598.  
  1599. RAND
  1600. No. If we want to make a big
  1601. profit, we have to move:fast
  1602. I have some investors coming over
  1603. to the house on Thursday.
  1604. (a . beat)
  1605. Who,knows?...Mogwai could replace
  1606. dog as man's best friend.
  1607. wls from his corner.
  1608. Rand continues to play with the creatures. Billy watches.
  1609. Skeptical.
  1610.  
  1611. CUT TO:
  1612.  
  1613. EXT. BANK PARKING LOT - THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON
  1614.  
  1615. It's snowing., Very hard. The bank has just closed.
  1616. Billy hurries to his car. Gary walks up. Billy turns to
  1617. him.
  1618.  
  1619. BILLY
  1620. Oh, hi Gary. Look, I'm kind of
  1621. in a hurry.
  1622. Gary grabs Billy by the collar and throws him against
  1623. the car.
  1624.  
  1625. GARY
  1626. a< ; Listen, Peltzer...she's my girl-
  1627. friend. Keep your hands off. Under-
  1628. stand?
  1629. Billy nods.Gary lets him go.He turns and walks away.
  1630. Billy straightens his clothes. He glares at Gary.
  1631.  
  1632. CUT TO:
  1633.  
  1634. EXT. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL - A FEW MINUTES LATER
  1635.  
  1636. Students hurry from the school, anxious to get home.
  1637. 0 Billy's car pulls into the parking lot. He gets out. Pete
  1638. waits in front of the school. Billy walks up to him. They
  1639. enter the school,
  1640.  
  1641.  
  1642.  
  1643.  
  1644.  
  1645.  
  1646.  
  1647.  
  1648.  
  1649. 32.
  1650.  
  1651. J INT. SCHOOL - BIOLOGY LAB
  1652.  
  1653. The last of the students exits the classroom.
  1654.  
  1655. ROY HANSON'
  1656. the Biology teacher, stands at the sink. He's washing out
  1657. some used glass j4rs and basins Roy is 35 years old. Tall.
  1658. Thin. Black. Good looking.
  1659. Pete knocks on the door. Billy enters with him. Roy turns.
  1660.  
  1661. ROY
  1662. Hey, Pete-what's up?
  1663.  
  1664. PETE
  1665. Mr. Hanson...this is my friend
  1666. Billy. He wants to talk to you
  1667. about somethin'.
  1668.  
  1669. ROY
  1670. (friendly smile)
  1671. Well, sure...
  1672. (shakes Billy's hand)
  1673. .I'm Roy Hanson. What can I do
  1674.  
  1675. F
  1676. or you?
  1677.  
  1678. BILLY
  1679. Well, you're the closest thing
  1680. this town's got to a scientist...
  1681. and I need some information about an
  1682. animal.
  1683.  
  1684. ROY
  1685. What kind of animal?
  1686.  
  1687. BILLY
  1688. That's what I'm trying to figure
  1689. out.
  1690.  
  1691. CUT TO:
  1692.  
  1693. INTBILLY'S ROOM - LATER
  1694. The curtains are drawn. The lights are dim. The eight
  1695. creatures are on the desk top. Giggling. Humming in
  1696. falsetto.
  1697. Billy enters with Roy and Pete. Roy stares at the
  1698. creatures. He is shocked. Delighted.
  1699.  
  1700.  
  1701.  
  1702.  
  1703.  
  1704.  
  1705.  
  1706.  
  1707.  
  1708. 33
  1709.  
  1710. ROY
  1711. I've never seen anything like this.
  1712. Billy grabs the water bottle.
  1713.  
  1714. BILLY
  1715. Watch this.
  1716. Billy squeezes a drop of water on one creature. Mogwa'
  1717. lets out a scream. A lump appears on the creature's back.
  1718. The lump gets bigger...bigger...bigger ...
  1719. Roy watches with wide eyes.
  1720. Suddenly, another creature bursts from Mogwai's body.
  1721. NINE IDENTICAL CREATURES now stand on the desk top.
  1722.  
  1723. .ROY
  1724. (startled, shaken)
  1725. Holy shit.
  1726. He remains-speechless for a few moments. He looks at Billy.
  1727.  
  1728. ROY
  1729. May.I stay for a while?...Run a
  1730. few tests?...
  1731.  
  1732. BILLY
  1733. (nods, checks his
  1734.  
  1735. WATCH)
  1736. My parents won't be home until
  1737. 7:00. You've got three hours.
  1738. Roy takes off his coat and opens his black leather case.
  1739. Billy exits with Pete.
  1740.  
  1741. CUT TO:
  1742.  
  1743. T.V. SCREEN
  1744. "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" plays.
  1745.  
  1746. BILLY AND PETE
  1747. sit on the sofa, watching the T.V. Roy enters. He sits
  1748. across from Billy.
  1749.  
  1750.  
  1751.  
  1752.  
  1753.  
  1754.  
  1755.  
  1756.  
  1757.  
  1758. I
  1759.  
  1760. 34.
  1761.  
  1762. ROY
  1763. I discovered some interesting
  1764. things...
  1765.  
  1766. (CONTINUING)
  1767. The creatures are drawn to water.
  1768. if they sense water nearby...
  1769. they'll go to it.
  1770. (a beat)
  1771. Als , unless)th y're hunting for
  1772. foo or water.. they hate to be
  1773. separated. I t ied to move one
  1774. from the others. They cried out.
  1775. Clawing. Screeching.
  1776.  
  1777. PETE
  1778. Yeah...that's what happened when
  1779. I tried to take one.
  1780.  
  1781. ROY
  1782. If one is separated. The others
  1783. will follow.
  1784.  
  1785. BILLY
  1786. Anything else?
  1787.  
  1788. ROY
  1789. They qan't multiply by water if
  1790. their environment temperature is
  1791. below '25 degrees-
  1792. (a beat)
  1793. It's amazing. They have no bio-
  1794. logical link with any other species
  1795. of animal...in the whole world.
  1796. Billy gives an uncertain nod.-
  1797.  
  1798. DISSOLVE TO:
  1799.  
  1800. INT. BILLY'S ROOM - LATER THAT NIGHT
  1801.  
  1802. Silent. Dark. Billy sleeps.
  1803. Distant sounds are heard. Animal-like noises. Gurgling.
  1804. Slurping. Chewing.
  1805. Billy wakes. He sits up in bed. The sounds continue.
  1806. He looks around the room.
  1807. The creatures are gone.
  1808. Billy notices his room door.
  1809.  
  1810.  
  1811.  
  1812.  
  1813.  
  1814.  
  1815.  
  1816.  
  1817.  
  1818. REV. 4/30/82 35.
  1819. He gets out of bed. He looks at his sword, hanging above
  1820. the bed. He takes the sword from the wall. He walks out
  1821. of the.room.
  1822.  
  1823. HALLWAY
  1824. Billy walks. Sword in hand.
  1825. The noises get louder. Crisper. Clearer.
  1826. Nervous, Billy descends the dark stairs. He arrives at
  1827. the bottom. He stops to listen.
  1828. The sounds are coming from the living room.
  1829.  
  1830. LIVING ROOM
  1831. Billy enters. He looks to the floor. Beneath the'Christmas
  1832. tree.
  1833. The creatures surround Barney.
  1834. They have killed the dog.
  1835. Billy tries to move. He's frozen.
  1836. The creatures are eating the dog.
  1837. They look up at Billy.
  1838. Their bright green eyes are fiery.
  1839. Blood covers their mouths.
  1840. They smile.
  1841. They giggle.
  1842. Billy screams.
  1843.  
  1844. CUT TO:
  1845.  
  1846. CLOSE UP - A CANVAS MAIL BAG
  1847. The bag moves. Squirms. Shakes. The creatures are
  1848. inside.
  1849. Rand carries the bag up a ladder that leads into the
  1850. attic.
  1851.  
  1852.  
  1853.  
  1854.  
  1855.  
  1856.  
  1857.  
  1858.  
  1859.  
  1860. 36
  1861. Lynn and Billy stand a few feet away, in the hallway.
  1862. Rand lets the creatures loose in the attic. He quickly
  1863. latches the attic's trap door, securing it with a padlock.
  1864. He climbs down the ladder.
  1865.  
  1866. RAND
  1867. This should keep them out for
  1868. the rest of the niht...
  1869.  
  1870. INT. ATTIC
  1871.  
  1872. Dark. The Mogwai cluster around the trap door. They
  1873. scratch at the door. They want out.
  1874.  
  1875. RAND (0. S . )
  1876. Tomorrow we'll take them out in
  1877. the sun...
  1878.  
  1879. INT. HALLWAY
  1880.  
  1881.  
  1882. RAND
  1883. .and.finish them off.
  1884. Lynn nods. Rand looks at Billy.
  1885.  
  1886. RAND
  1887. I'm sorry, son. I never expected
  1888. to...
  1889.  
  1890. BILLY
  1891. Forget it.
  1892. Billy stares coldly at his Father. Embarrassed, Rand looks
  1893. away.
  1894.  
  1895. RAND
  1896. We should all get back to sleep.
  1897. Rand puts his arm around Lynn. They walk to their bed-
  1898. room.
  1899. Billy looks up at the attic door.
  1900. The creatures' scratching is heard.
  1901.  
  1902. DISSOLVE TO:
  1903.  
  1904.  
  1905.  
  1906.  
  1907.  
  1908.  
  1909.  
  1910.  
  1911.  
  1912. 37
  1913.  
  1914. EXT. PELTZER HOUSE - MORNING
  1915.  
  1916. The sun rises behind the house. Snow is falling.
  1917.  
  1918. INT. ATTIC
  1919.  
  1920. The tr p door opens. Billy and Rand climb inside. They
  1921. .both carry flashlights.
  1922. They s ine the lights through the attic, looking for the
  1923. creatu es. They see nothing.
  1924. Billy spots something. He nudges his Father.
  1925. There are NINE INDIVIDUAL PODS, stuck to various places-on
  1926. the floor. The pods are 16 inches long, 12 inches in dia-
  1927. meter. They are wrapped with a vein-like wire and covered
  1928. with a thick, syrupy glaze.
  1929.  
  1930. RAND
  1931. What in the hell?...
  1932. Billy picks up a broomstick andl pokes one of the things.
  1933. Won't budge. Hard as a rock.
  1934.  
  1935. BILLY
  1936. Damn things are stuck to the
  1937. floor.
  1938. Rand picks up a baseball bat. He raises it over his head
  1939. and swings down, hard. Against the pod.
  1940. The bat snaps in two.
  1941. The pod is unblemished.
  1942. Rand rubs his stinging hands. Billy and Rand just look
  1943. at each other. Puzzled.
  1944.  
  1945. CUT TO:
  1946.  
  1947. INT. KITCHEN LATER THAT EVENING
  1948.  
  1949. Roy Hanson sits with Billy and Rand. Lynn pours them
  1950. coffee. Roy has just examined the pods.
  1951.  
  1952.  
  1953.  
  1954.  
  1955.  
  1956.  
  1957.  
  1958.  
  1959.  
  1960. 38.
  1961.  
  1962. A.
  1963. r?1ND
  1964. Like a butterfly?
  1965.  
  1966. ROY
  1967. Exactly. Those things in the
  1968. attic-are cocoons. Inside,. the
  1969. creatures are going through some
  1970. sort of change...a metamorphosis.
  1971.  
  1972. BILLY
  1973. Why did they attack my dog?
  1974.  
  1975. ROY
  1976. Simple. They're animals. They
  1977. were hungry. Aside from water,
  1978. food is their main concern.
  1979.  
  1980. RAND
  1981. How long until they hatch?
  1982.  
  1983. ROY
  1984. A week...a month...I really can't
  1985. say.
  1986.  
  1987. BILLY
  1988.  
  1989. (STANDS)
  1990. I'm not waiting around to find
  1991. out.
  1992.  
  1993. ROY
  1994. Billy, don't be hasty...You've
  1995. stumbled onto a new life form.
  1996. What comes out of those cocoons
  1997. could be a major scientific
  1998. discovery...
  1999.  
  2000. BILLY
  2001. Screw'science. I want them des-
  2002. troyed.
  2003.  
  2004. RAND
  2005. Billy ...Maybe Mr. Hanson's got
  2006. a point...
  2007.  
  2008. BILLY
  2009. (stern, bitter)
  2010. Dad, they killed Barney. Or
  2011. have you already forgotten?
  2012. Rand just looks'at his son. Lynn pops a valium in the
  2013. background.
  2014.  
  2015.  
  2016.  
  2017.  
  2018.  
  2019.  
  2020.  
  2021.  
  2022.  
  2023. 39.
  2024.  
  2025. CLOSE-UP
  2026. Red hot light. The flame of a torch.
  2027.  
  2028. CAMERA PANS UP TO
  2029. RAND. He's holding the gas torch, aiming it at the cocoon.
  2030. Billy stands beside him. They're inside-theattic.
  2031. Rand shuts off the torch. He touches the cocoon. It
  2032. appears unharmed.
  2033.  
  2034. RAND
  2035. Not even warm.
  2036. (shakes his head,
  2037.  
  2038. SURPRISED)
  2039. They're indestructible.
  2040.  
  2041. BILLY
  2042. Now what do we do?
  2043.  
  2044. RAND
  2045. I get back from Seattle on
  2046. Wednesday. I'll call some con-
  2047. struction people. They'll come
  2048. in next week and cut these things
  2049. out of the floor.
  2050.  
  2051. BILLY
  2052. I don't think we should wait. Let's
  2053. do it ourselves.
  2054.  
  2055. RAND
  2056. No. It's late. I've got an early
  2057. plane to catch.
  2058.  
  2059. (PAUSE)
  2060. The attic door is locked. There are
  2061. no windows up here. Nothing can get
  2062. in or out.
  2063. Rand pats Billy on the back.
  2064.  
  2065. RAND
  2066. Son, you've got to stop worrying.
  2067.  
  2068. CLOSE UP - BILLY
  2069. A doubtful, uncertain expression on his face.
  2070.  
  2071.  
  2072.  
  2073.  
  2074.  
  2075.  
  2076.  
  2077.  
  2078.  
  2079. 40.
  2080.  
  2081. THE FOLLOWING DAY - LATE AFTERNOON
  2082.  
  2083. I
  2084.  
  2085. VARIOUS SHOTS. OF. THE.-TOWN
  2086. Snow comes down. Fast and hard. RADIO (V O.)
  2087. Heavier nowfalls are cheduled
  2088. Cas swerve on the; road. for this evening. Sto and
  2089. -blizzard warnings are in effect.
  2090. Little children build snbwmen. So if yoi don't have t go out,
  2091.  
  2092. 1
  2093. please stay indoors.
  2094. Tricksiplow the roIgds.
  2095. Anjelderly man snow-blow his
  2096. driveway.
  2097.  
  2098. CUT TO:
  2099. a sign hangs on the-door:
  2100.  
  2101. OPEN LATE FOR HOLIDAYS, SPECIAL
  2102.  
  2103. CHRISTMAS HOURS: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  2104.  
  2105. INSIDE
  2106. A wall clock reads 5:25. Billy counts out money to a
  2107. customer. Tracy works beside him.
  2108. Finished with the customer, Billy looks to the line of
  2109. waiting people.
  2110.  
  2111. BILLY
  2112. Next.
  2113.  
  2114. MRS. DEAGLE
  2115. walks to Billy's window.
  2116.  
  2117. BILLY
  2118. (forced smile)
  2119. Hello, Mrs. Deagle. How are you
  2120. this afternoon?
  2121.  
  2122. MRS. DEAGLE
  2123.  
  2124. (SOUR)
  2125. Horrible. My arthritis acts up
  2126. when it snows.
  2127.  
  2128. (MORE)
  2129.  
  2130.  
  2131.  
  2132.  
  2133.  
  2134.  
  2135.  
  2136.  
  2137.  
  2138. 41
  2139.  
  2140. MRS. DEAGLE (CONT'D)
  2141. (glares at Billy)
  2142. see they still haven't fired you.
  2143. Billy shrugs, trying to remain-ca-lm.
  2144.  
  2145. CUT TO:
  2146.  
  2147. R
  2148.  
  2149. INTJPELTZE� HOME
  2150. Lynn removes freshly bakedSanta Claus sugar cookies from
  2151. the Microwave oven.
  2152.  
  2153. INT. ATTIC
  2154.  
  2155. Small lumps have formed over all of the cocoons. Slowly,
  2156. the lumps rise up and down-. Bubbling,. Breathing. Coming
  2157. to life.
  2158.  
  2159. CUT TO:
  2160.  
  2161. INT. BANK
  2162.  
  2163. Mrs. Deagle is screaming at Billy.
  2164.  
  2165. MRS. - DEAGLE
  2166. Do not try and tell me what to
  2167. do, young man!
  2168.  
  2169. BILLY
  2170. (trying to stay
  2171.  
  2172. CALM)
  2173. M'am...I'm only suggesting that
  2174. you see a bank officer to...
  2175.  
  2176. MRS. DEAGLE
  2177. I want to speak to Mr.. Fresco!
  2178. (loudly calling out)
  2179. Mr.Fresco! ...Mr. Fresco!.
  2180. Roland Fresco, the Vice President, gets.up from his desk.
  2181. He walks over to Mrs. Deagle and Billy.
  2182. Everyonein the bank is watching.
  2183. Billy bites his bottom lip, holding in his anger.
  2184.  
  2185. CUT TO:
  2186.  
  2187.  
  2188.  
  2189.  
  2190.  
  2191.  
  2192.  
  2193.  
  2194.  
  2195. 42.
  2196.  
  2197. C ) INT. PELTZER HOME - KITCHEN
  2198.  
  2199. Lynn decorates the cookies. She adds white icing to Santa's
  2200. beard. She dips her butterknife into the large blender that
  2201. has made the icing.
  2202.  
  2203. INT. ATTIC
  2204.  
  2205. The cocoons are bubbling furiously; as if they were being
  2206. baked in an oven.
  2207. Suddenly, a crack appears on one. Then another. And
  2208. another. Cracks begin to cover all the cocoons.
  2209. Green smoke seeps from the thin openings. A slow soft
  2210. hiss is heard.
  2211. They're hatching.
  2212.  
  2213. CUT TO:
  2214.  
  2215. INT. BANK
  2216.  
  2217. Roland stands beside Billy. Mrs. Deagle patiently waits.
  2218.  
  2219. ROLAND
  2220. (whispers to Billy)
  2221. Apologize to the woman, Billy.
  2222.  
  2223. BILLY
  2224.  
  2225. (HONEST)
  2226. But, sir...I didn't do anything
  2227. wrong. Really.
  2228.  
  2229. ROLAND
  2230. Apologize. Now.
  2231. Billy turns to the woman.
  2232. Everyone in the bank is.watching. Especially Tracy.
  2233.  
  2234. BILLY
  2235. (forcing himself)
  2236. Mrs. Deagle, I...
  2237.  
  2238.  
  2239.  
  2240.  
  2241.  
  2242.  
  2243.  
  2244.  
  2245.  
  2246. 43
  2247.  
  2248. BILLY
  2249. Mrs. Deagle, I...
  2250. (He can't do it.
  2251. He lets out his
  2252. honest feelings)
  2253. I think you're an-ugly old fart
  2254. and I; hope yo u fall down on the
  2255. ice a td breath your fucking neck!
  2256. Mrs. Deagle is sho ked. fi e other customers hide their
  2257. laughter.
  2258. Gary smiles. Tracy is proud.
  2259.  
  2260. ROLADN
  2261.  
  2262. (BOILING)
  2263. Peltzer, you:are fired! Do you
  2264. understand me?!? You're fired!
  2265. Billy smiles.
  2266.  
  2267. CUT TO:
  2268.  
  2269. INT. PELTZER ATTIC
  2270.  
  2271. Green smoke has filled the room. The cocoons quiver.
  2272. Shake. Each one is covered with cracks.
  2273.  
  2274. A THREE FINGERED BLACK CLAW
  2275. suddenly breaks out of one cocoon. It clutches at the
  2276. air.
  2277.  
  2278. ANOTHER CLAW
  2279. breaks through the shell of another cocoon.
  2280. They all begin to hatch., Claws emerge from each one,
  2281. reaching for the air.
  2282.  
  2283. INT. KITCHEN
  2284.  
  2285. Lynn. slowly arranges the finished cookies on a tray.
  2286.  
  2287. A LOUD RATTLING NOISE ECHOES FROM UPSTAIRS.
  2288. to listen.
  2289.  
  2290. CUT TO:
  2291.  
  2292.  
  2293.  
  2294.  
  2295.  
  2296.  
  2297.  
  2298.  
  2299.  
  2300. 44.
  2301.  
  2302. 0 EXT. ATTIC DOOR
  2303.  
  2304. The door rattles. The lock shakes. The creatures want out.
  2305.  
  2306. LYNN
  2307. slowly moves to the kitch n doorway. Sh listens.
  2308.  
  2309. THE ATTIC DOOR
  2310. The wood surrounding the lock begins to splinter. It finally
  2311. snaps.
  2312. The door pops open. The lock falls to the floor. A loud
  2313. thump.
  2314.  
  2315. LYNN
  2316. jumps at the noise. Scared, she runs to the kitchen phone.
  2317.  
  2318. INT. BANK
  2319.  
  2320. Billy puts on his coat, preparing to leave.
  2321. In the background, Mr. Fresco consoles Mrs. Deagle.
  2322. Tracy walks up to Billy.
  2323.  
  2324. TRACY '
  2325. Billy...I thought you were great.
  2326. He smiles. Gary watches the two of them.
  2327.  
  2328. ANOTHER TELLER
  2329. (calling to Billy)
  2330. Billy...You have a phone call.
  2331. Billy hurries to the phone. He answers.
  2332.  
  2333. BILLY
  2334. Yeah?...
  2335.  
  2336. LYNN
  2337. stands in the kitchen, tightly holding the phone receiver.
  2338.  
  2339.  
  2340.  
  2341.  
  2342.  
  2343.  
  2344.  
  2345.  
  2346.  
  2347. 45.
  2348.  
  2349. LY'N
  2350. Billy-those things in the
  2351. attic... They're alive...I hear
  2352. noises upstairs...
  2353. gets scared. His face goes white.(
  2354.  
  2355. BILLY
  2356. Mom...stay downstairs. I'll be
  2357. right home.
  2358. He drops the phone and runs out of the bank.
  2359. Gary exchanges a puzzled glance with Tracy.
  2360.  
  2361. CUT TO:
  2362.  
  2363. LYNN
  2364. standing in the kitchen. Frightened. She downs two
  2365. valiums from her bottle.
  2366.  
  2367. LOUD THUMPS. RATTLING. VARIOUS OTHER NOISES ECHO FROM
  2368.  
  2369. THE ATTIC.
  2370. Lynn exits the kitchen and slowly walks upstairs.
  2371.  
  2372. CUT TO:
  2373.  
  2374. BILLY
  2375. Nervous. Sweating. Behind the wheel of his car. He tries
  2376. to drive fast, but the heavy snowfall and icy roads prevent
  2377. it.
  2378. Outside, the sun is going down.
  2379.  
  2380. CUT TO:
  2381.  
  2382. LYNN
  2383. She's arrived at the top of the stairs. It's dark up here.
  2384. She looks to the end of the hallway.
  2385.  
  2386.  
  2387.  
  2388.  
  2389.  
  2390.  
  2391.  
  2392.  
  2393.  
  2394. 46
  2395. Lynn--gets -a chill. She slowly walks to the door.
  2396.  
  2397. CUT TO:
  2398.  
  2399. BILLY
  2400. still driving. He tries to pass a slow truck. He hits
  2401. a is spot.
  2402.  
  2403. }
  2404.  
  2405. THE CAR
  2406. swerves and spins off the road. It lands in a ditch. The
  2407. engine stops.
  2408.  
  2409. BILLY
  2410. tries to start it. Nothing happens. It's stalled.
  2411.  
  2412. BILLY
  2413. No...Not now...
  2414. He tries again. No good. It's dead. Frustrated, Billy
  2415. slams his fist on the steering wheel. °
  2416.  
  2417. CUT TO:
  2418.  
  2419. LYNN
  2420. standing below the open attic door. She tightly clutches
  2421. her valium bottle. She looks up.
  2422. Nothing but darkness.
  2423. Lynn pops another valium. She climbs theladder, into
  2424. the attic.
  2425.  
  2426. TRACKING SHOT
  2427. Billy. He runs home through the snow.
  2428. It's dusk. People have begun to turn on their Christmas
  2429. lights.
  2430. Billy runs harder. Faster. His house comes into view.
  2431. At the e nd o f the block.
  2432.  
  2433. CUT TO
  2434.  
  2435.  
  2436.  
  2437.  
  2438.  
  2439.  
  2440.  
  2441.  
  2442. REV. 4/30/82 r 47.
  2443.  
  2444. INT. ATTIC
  2445.  
  2446. Lynn pokes her head inside, looking around.
  2447. Everything looks fine. Calm.
  2448. She sighs. Relieved.
  2449.  
  2450. SUDDENLY
  2451. Something leaps out and grabs Lynn by the throat.
  2452. A creature. We can't see it clearly. - It moves too fast.
  2453. It is hiddenby the shadows.
  2454. Other dark figures come at Lynn. More creatures. They
  2455. want their share of the food.
  2456. Lynn watches in horror as the creatures surround her head.
  2457. She screams.
  2458.  
  2459. EXT. ATTIC
  2460.  
  2461. Lynn's body jumps and twists. Her feet kick as she is
  2462. pulled up into the attic.
  2463. There are a few seconds of silence.
  2464. Then we hear the sounds.
  2465. Chewing. Swallowing. Giggling.
  2466.  
  2467. CUT TO:
  2468.  
  2469. BILLY
  2470. sprints down his driveway.
  2471. He arrives at the porch of his home.
  2472. He opens the front door.
  2473.  
  2474. INSIDE
  2475. Dark. Silent.
  2476. Billy calls out before entering.
  2477.  
  2478. EM,000
  2479.  
  2480.  
  2481.  
  2482.  
  2483.  
  2484.  
  2485.  
  2486.  
  2487.  
  2488. 48
  2489.  
  2490. BILLY
  2491. Mom?..
  2492. Scattered giggling echoes from inside.
  2493. Billy flips on the'front hall..light..
  2494. A few tiny shadows scatter. They dash into other rooms.
  2495. Afraid of the light.
  2496. Billy'slowly enters. He's scared.
  2497. He looks to the top of the stairs.
  2498.  
  2499. BILLY
  2500. Mom?...
  2501. More giggling.
  2502. Shaking'. Nervous. Billy climbs the stairs.
  2503. At the top, he quickly flips on the bright hall light.
  2504. Something darts up into the darkness of the attic. Escap-
  2505. ing the light.
  2506. Billy spots the open attic door.
  2507. He walks beneath it.
  2508. He looks up into the dark attic.
  2509.  
  2510. BILLY.
  2511. (shaking voice)
  2512. Mom?...
  2513.  
  2514. AN OBJECT
  2515. is thrown out of the attic. It lands at Billy's feet.
  2516. He jumps back. He looks at the object.
  2517.  
  2518. LYNN'S VALIUM BOTTLE
  2519. Stained with her blood.
  2520. Billy picks it up.
  2521. A giggle from the attic.
  2522. Billy takes a few stepsback. He dashes into
  2523.  
  2524.  
  2525.  
  2526.  
  2527.  
  2528.  
  2529.  
  2530.  
  2531.  
  2532. 49
  2533.  
  2534. INSIDE
  2535. Billy grabs the sword off his wall.
  2536. He walks back. into the. hallway.
  2537.  
  2538. HALLWAY --
  2539. Billy stands several feet from the open attic doo
  2540. He clutches the sword.
  2541. He takes a deep breath and flips out the hall light.
  2542. Darkness.
  2543. Billy waits. A few seconds pass.
  2544.  
  2545. A CREATURE
  2546. leaps from the attic, into the hallway.
  2547. Billy jumps back.
  2548. Mogwai snarls at him.
  2549. Mogwai has changed.
  2550. It stands two feet tall.
  2551. The brown fur is gone, replaced by rock hard, rippled armor.
  2552. The arms and legs are muscular, covered with the same armor.
  2553. The paws have been replaced by claws. The fingernails are
  2554. sharp.
  2555. The tail is long and pointed. Reptilian. It thrashes
  2556. back and forth.
  2557. Sharp white horns have replaced the ears.
  2558. The green eyes are larger. They bulge. Evil. Angry.
  2559. A:huge mouth distorts the face with its wide grin. The
  2560. countless teeth are long and sharp. Gleaming white. Fresh
  2561. blood drips from them.
  2562. The giggle remains, undercut with a hungry animalistic growl
  2563.  
  2564.  
  2565.  
  2566.  
  2567.  
  2568.  
  2569.  
  2570.  
  2571.  
  2572. REV. 4/30/82 50.
  2573.  
  2574. THE CREATURE
  2575. leaps at Billy.
  2576. Billy raises his sword and swings. He hits the. creature
  2577. in mid-air.
  2578. Mogwai fal is to the gro4nd. Thick green blood pours from
  2579. a. deep• wou nd ;in its the t.
  2580. Billy stabs the creatur Mogwai dies with a long hiss.
  2581. Billy looks back to thelattic.
  2582. Sword extended, he rushes to the ladder and climbs into the
  2583. attic. I
  2584.  
  2585. INSIDE
  2586. Billy sees Lynn's body. She lies on the floor. Dead.
  2587. Billy walks to her.
  2588. Lynn is covered with bites and scratches.
  2589. Billy looks away. Angry. Saddened.
  2590. He notices the cocoons. All hatched.
  2591. Sounds echo from downstairs. Thumps. Giggles.
  2592. Billy's face goes white with fear. There's more.
  2593. He dashes out of the attic.
  2594.  
  2595. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY
  2596. Billy walks slowly. Clutching his sword. Ready for an
  2597. attack.
  2598. He descends the stairs.
  2599.  
  2600. FRONT HALLWAY
  2601.  
  2602.  
  2603.  
  2604.  
  2605.  
  2606.  
  2607.  
  2608.  
  2609.  
  2610. 51.
  2611.  
  2612. A CREATURE
  2613. leaps from the overhead chandelier. It lands on Billy's
  2614. back.
  2615. The creature tries to bite Billy's neck.
  2616. Billy slams his blade 'nto Mogwai. He whacks the creature.
  2617. Again and again.
  2618. Finally, Mogwai falls to the floor.
  2619. Billy brings down his blade. Hard.
  2620. It slices Mogwai's head off. The creature's body quivers.
  2621. It dies.
  2622. Billy moves to the living room.
  2623.  
  2624. LIVING ROOM
  2625. Dimly lit. The fireplace burns. The Christmas tree lights
  2626. flash.
  2627. Billy enters.
  2628.  
  2629. AN OBJECT
  2630. flies at Billy from across the room. He ducks.
  2631. A DINNER PLATE smashes against the wall behind him.
  2632. Billy looks to the
  2633.  
  2634. CHINA CABINET.
  2635. A CREATURE sits on the middle shelf. Giggling. It throws
  2636. another plate at-Billy.
  2637. He bats the plate away with his sword.
  2638. Mogwai continues to throw plates at him.
  2639. Billy dodges the plates, making his way to the China Cabinet.
  2640. There, he lunges forward with his sword. Bullseye. Mogwai
  2641. is stabbed. Straight through the chest.
  2642.  
  2643.  
  2644.  
  2645.  
  2646.  
  2647.  
  2648.  
  2649.  
  2650.  
  2651. REV. 4/30/82
  2652. The creature screams, writhing in pain. It falls from the
  2653. China shelf to the floor. Dead.
  2654. Billy slowly moves across the room. His eyes dart back
  2655. and forth, looking for creatures.'
  2656. He walks by the fireplace.
  2657. Three large RED VELVET STOCKINGS hang from the mantle.
  2658. Each one is inscribed with a name: BILLY, RAND and LYNN.
  2659.  
  2660. A-CREATURE
  2661. pops out of each stocking. Growling. Snarling.
  2662. Startled, Billy jumps back.
  2663. The three creatures hop to the floor and move towards
  2664.  
  2665. BILLY:
  2666. He clutches his sword. Tight.
  2667. Two creatures leap at him.
  2668. He spears one in mid-air.
  2669. He quickly spins around, knocking the other Mogwai to the
  2670. ground. He stabs the creature in the throat. He twists
  2671. the sword until Mogwai chokes to death on its own blood.
  2672. The remaining creature attaches itself to Billy's leg.
  2673. It takes a bite from his calf.
  2674. Billy cries out in pair.
  2675. Mogwai stays on. Biting hard.
  2676. Billy kicks his leg near the fireplace.
  2677. Scared of the firelight, Mogwai lets go.
  2678. Billy stabs the creature.. He holds Mogwai in the roaring
  2679. flames of the fireplace. Mogwai screams until it burns to
  2680. a crisp.
  2681. Billy removes his steaming sword.
  2682. The charred creature collapses into the flames. Dead.
  2683. Billy checks his leg. A small bite.
  2684. He walks to the kitchen.
  2685.  
  2686.  
  2687.  
  2688.  
  2689.  
  2690.  
  2691.  
  2692.  
  2693.  
  2694. 53.
  2695.  
  2696. CAMERA PANS TO THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
  2697. Its tiny lights flash. THE CAMERA MOVES closer to the
  2698. tree.
  2699. TWO LARGER GREEN EYES„shine from inside the tree. The eyes
  2700. of ANOTHER CREATURE.;
  2701.  
  2702. CUT TO.:.
  2703.  
  2704. INT. KITCHEN
  2705.  
  2706. Billy stands quietly!'in the doorway.
  2707.  
  2708. TWO CREATURES
  2709. are inside. They don't notice Billy.
  2710. One has crawled into the large blender. It laps up the
  2711. left over white icing.
  2712. The other sits on the table. It nibbles on the Santa cookies.
  2713. Billy looks at the bl!ende1r. It's' unplugged.
  2714. Billy moves quickly. He dashes across the room and plugs
  2715. in the blender. It starts with'a loud whirr.
  2716. The startled creature spins inside.. Mogwai's screams
  2717. die as it is chopped into a green mush.
  2718. The remaining creature growls at Billy.
  2719. Billy lunges forward with his sword.
  2720. Mogwai leaps out of the way, onto the kitchen cabinet.
  2721. Billy turns to the creature.
  2722. Mogwai stands in front of the open microwave oven.
  2723. Billy pokes at the creature with his sword.
  2724. Mogwai takes a few steps back.
  2725. Billy still pokes at Mogwai, forcing the creature into
  2726. the oven.
  2727. Billy quickly closes theoven door.
  2728. Mogwai is trapped inside.
  2729.  
  2730.  
  2731.  
  2732.  
  2733.  
  2734.  
  2735.  
  2736.  
  2737.  
  2738. 54
  2739. Billy flips the oven switch to "bake". The microwave
  2740. purrs.
  2741. Inside, Mogwai screams and pounds against the glass door.
  2742. Soon, the creature falls.' Its body quivers. The armor-,.
  2743. like skin bubbles and pops. Mogwai boils to death.
  2744. Bill wipes the swea from hs brow and exits the kitchen.
  2745.  
  2746. LIVING ROOM
  2747. Billy enters. He looks at the dead creatures. He sighs.
  2748. Relieved. They're all gone.
  2749. Billy rests his sword against the wall. He picks up the
  2750. telephone and dials "0".
  2751.  
  2752. BILLY
  2753. Yes, could you connect me with
  2754. the Sheriff's Office?...
  2755.  
  2756. A SWIFT SHADOW
  2757. moves across the floor, behind Billy.
  2758.  
  2759. BILLY
  2760. Hello? ...Is this Sheriff Lucia?...
  2761.  
  2762. A CLAW
  2763. tears the phone cord from the wall.
  2764.  
  2765. BILLY
  2766.  
  2767. (DISCONNECTED)
  2768. Hello?...Hello?...
  2769.  
  2770. THE CREATURE
  2771. walks toward Billy, ready to attack from behind.
  2772.  
  2773. BILLY
  2774. (clicking the phone)
  2775. Hello?...
  2776. It hisses.
  2777.  
  2778.  
  2779.  
  2780.  
  2781.  
  2782.  
  2783.  
  2784.  
  2785.  
  2786. REV. 4/30/82
  2787. Billy turns. Face to face with Mogwai.
  2788. Billy glances to his sword. A few feet away. Against
  2789. the wall.
  2790. Mogwai takes a step closer.
  2791. Billy reaches for the sword.
  2792. The creature leaps and lands on Billy's chest, knocking
  2793. him to the floor. {
  2794. .Billy wrestles with the creature. He tries to grab the
  2795. sword, but Mogwai is clawing and biting at him.
  2796. Billy's hand finally reaches the sword. He snatches it.
  2797. He brings down the blade, into the creature's arm.
  2798. Mogwai jumps back. Wounded.
  2799. Billy stands. He raises his sword to finish off the creature.
  2800. Mogwai dodges theblade, jumping to the window ledge.
  2801. Billy moves toward the creature.
  2802. Mogwai smashes through'the window, escaping into the night.
  2803. Billy hurries out of the house.
  2804.  
  2805. OUTSIDE
  2806. The blizzard is starting up.
  2807. Billy arrives at the broken window. He looks to the ground
  2808. and sees
  2809.  
  2810. MOGWAI'S FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW
  2811. They stretch across the backyards of suburbia, disappearing
  2812. into the darkness.
  2813. Following the footprints, Billy runs after the creature.
  2814. a cute, blonde-haired, blue-eyed 8 year old
  2815. backyard. She is building A snowman.
  2816.  
  2817.  
  2818.  
  2819.  
  2820.  
  2821.  
  2822.  
  2823.  
  2824.  
  2825. 56.
  2826.  
  2827. PEGGY'S MOTHER
  2828. opens the back door of their home. She calls to her daughter.
  2829.  
  2830. MOTHER
  2831. Peggy! Come inside! It's too
  2832. dark! You'll ruin your eyes
  2833. building the snowman!
  2834.  
  2835. PEGGY
  2836. Just five more minutes.. And
  2837. 'Skippy The Snowman' will be
  2838. finished. Please, Mommy?
  2839.  
  2840. MOTHER
  2841.  
  2842. (SIGHS)
  2843. Alright, young lady. But if you're
  2844. not inside this house in five,'
  2845. minutes...
  2846.  
  2847. PEGGY
  2848. (.smiles)
  2849. Thanks, Mommy.
  2850. She goes back inside.
  2851. Peggy inserts pebbles for "Skippy's" eyes.
  2852.  
  2853. CUT TO:
  2854.  
  2855. BILLY
  2856. running through the snow. Following Mogwai's footprints.
  2857.  
  2858. CUT TO:
  2859.  
  2860. PEGGY
  2861. inserting the final pebble for "Skippy's" smile.
  2862. Peggy takes a step back. She looks over her creation. She
  2863. smiles.
  2864.  
  2865. PEGGY 0
  2866. Gee, Skippy...You look cute.
  2867.  
  2868. SUDDENLY
  2869.  
  2870. MOGWAIBURSTS OUT OF THE SNOWMAN'S CHEST.
  2871.  
  2872.  
  2873.  
  2874.  
  2875.  
  2876.  
  2877.  
  2878.  
  2879.  
  2880. 57.
  2881. Before Peggy can scream, Mogwai grabs her.
  2882. The creature pulls Peggy inside the snowman.
  2883. Peggy puts up afight. But she isn't strong enough. Her
  2884. little feet kick as she is pulled inside of the snowman.
  2885.  
  2886. BILLY(
  2887. arrives in Peggy's backyard. He sees the young girl's
  2888. legs kicking from the snowman's torso.
  2889. Billy rushes over. He grabs Peggy's legs. A tug of war.
  2890. Billy pulls Peggy out of the snowman.
  2891. Peggy brushes the snow from her face.
  2892.  
  2893. A
  2894.  
  2895. E BILLY
  2896. Are you okay?
  2897.  
  2898. PEGGY
  2899. (unharmed, shaken)
  2900. A monster came out of Skippy
  2901. the Snowman.
  2902. Billy quickly attacks the snowman with his sword.
  2903. He swings and swings until "Skippy" is nothing but a pile
  2904. of snow.
  2905. But there is no sign of Mogwai.
  2906. Billy spots footprints leading away from the snowman.
  2907. Mogwai has escaped.
  2908. Billy runs after the footprints.
  2909. Peggy watches him disappear around the corner of the house.
  2910. Peggy's Mother opens the door. She is puzzled by the pile of
  2911. snow in front of Peggy.
  2912.  
  2913. MOTHER
  2914. Peggy...What happened to your
  2915. snowman?
  2916.  
  2917. PEGGY
  2918. (wide eyed)
  2919. This ugly little monster came
  2920. out of Skippy's chest! It tried
  2921.  
  2922. (MORE)
  2923.  
  2924. 000��.
  2925.  
  2926.  
  2927.  
  2928.  
  2929.  
  2930.  
  2931.  
  2932.  
  2933.  
  2934. 58
  2935.  
  2936. PEGGY (CONT'D)
  2937. to pull me inside and eat me!
  2938. But this man with a big sword
  2939. came over and saved me!
  2940. Peggy's Mother just.stares at her. She shakes her head.
  2941.  
  2942. MOTHER
  2943. I think you've been playing too
  2944. many of those video games.
  2945.  
  2946. CUT TO:
  2947.  
  2948. CAROLERS
  2949. A group of thirty high school students stand on the front
  2950. lawn of a home. They happily belt out a Christmas Carol.
  2951.  
  2952. CAROLERS
  2953. 'Joy To The World, the Lord'-has
  2954. come...
  2955.  
  2956. CAMERA PANS
  2957. their bright cheery faces.
  2958.  
  2959. PETE
  2960. stands in the back row, wearing his orange down jacket and
  2961. a long checkered scarf. He stands in the back row, singing
  2962. tenor.
  2963.  
  2964. THE CREATURE
  2965. pops out of a snow drift, behind the carolers. Mogwai eyes
  2966. the kids. Pete stands closest to, Mogwai.
  2967. The creature smiles.
  2968.  
  2969. CUT TO:
  2970.  
  2971. BILLY
  2972. running through the backyards, following Mogwai's footprints
  2973. The carolers' singing echoes in the distance.
  2974.  
  2975.  
  2976.  
  2977.  
  2978.  
  2979.  
  2980.  
  2981.  
  2982.  
  2983. THE CAROLERS
  2984. loudly singing.
  2985.  
  2986. CAROLERS
  2987. "And heav'n and nature sing...
  2988. A ,tenor voi a sudde ly drops out.
  2989. A few of th carol s xchange puzzled glances. But they
  2990. resume their singin
  2991.  
  2992. PETE
  2993. is being dragged from the group by his checkered scarf.
  2994. Mogwai pulls the youth into a nearby wooded area.
  2995. Pete kicks and shouts. But the caroler's singing drowns
  2996. out his cries for help.
  2997. Mogwai jumps onto Pete's chest.
  2998. The creature's razor sharp teeth bite into the boy's
  2999. neck, tearing out a huge chunk.
  3000. Pete screams.
  3001. No one hears.
  3002.  
  3003. CUT TO:
  3004.  
  3005. BILLY
  3006. running to the group of carolers.
  3007. They are puzzled by the.sword in his hand, his tattered,
  3008. bloody appearance. But they continue singing.
  3009. Billy follows the creatures' footprints behind the carolers ,
  3010. into the woods.
  3011. Several feet away, Billy so-es Mogwai The creature is on
  3012. top of,Pete's body
  3013. Billy rushes, to the scene.
  3014. Mogwai sees Billy. The creature gets scared and dashes off.
  3015. Billy stops
  3016.  
  3017.  
  3018.  
  3019.  
  3020.  
  3021.  
  3022.  
  3023.  
  3024.  
  3025. REV. 4/30/82 60.
  3026. Pete is dead.
  3027. Billy covers Pete's body with his coat. Billy is angry.
  3028. Sickened.
  3029. He quickly runs after the. creature.
  3030.  
  3031. CUT TO:
  3032.  
  3033. TRACKING SHOT.
  3034.  
  3035. BILLY
  3036. chasing the creature through the snow covered woods.
  3037.  
  3038. MOGWAI
  3039. runs out of the wooded area, into the parking lot of
  3040.  
  3041. THE Y.M.C.A.
  3042. The building is deserted. Closed because of heavy snow-
  3043. fall.
  3044. Billy comes out of the woods and sees the creature ahead.
  3045. Mogwai runs to the building.
  3046. Billy follows.
  3047. Mogwai scales up the building's side, to the roof.
  3048. Billy runs-up. Frustrated. He can't get to the roof.
  3049. He watches Mogwai climb into-the building through
  3050. small chimney.
  3051. Billy runs to the front door. He tries to open it.
  3052. Locked.
  3053. He notices a window, a few feet above him.
  3054. He hops to the window. He breaks the glass with his sword.
  3055. He opens the window and climbs inside.
  3056.  
  3057.  
  3058.  
  3059.  
  3060.  
  3061.  
  3062.  
  3063.  
  3064.  
  3065. Y.M.C.A. HALLWAY
  3066. Billy jumps inside from the window. He looks around.
  3067. It.':s_ dark in here
  3068. Billy sees a closet marked "Janitor". He opens it.
  3069. Inside,1he finds a flashlight. He turns on tie flash-
  3070. light. { It's 'upright.
  3071.  
  3072. GYMNASIUM - SWIMMING POOL
  3073. The door is sightly open.
  3074. Billy walks to the door.
  3075.  
  3076. INT. GYMNASIUM
  3077.  
  3078. Divided into two sections. One side: A basketball court.
  3079. The other: A swimming pool.
  3080. It's dark. Billy enters.
  3081.  
  3082. TWO GREEN EYES BURN
  3083. from the far side of the gym.- Mogwai sits at the top of
  3084. the stacked bleachers.
  3085. Billy doesn't see the creature. He shines his flashlight
  3086. across the gym floor.
  3087.  
  3088. BILLY
  3089. know you're here.
  3090. The flashlight stops on the gymnasium light box. The box
  3091. is attached to a.farwall, beside. the swimming pool.
  3092.  
  3093. DASHES
  3094. Billy hears the creature move. He flashes his light to
  3095. the bleacher. tops.. He sees nothing.
  3096. feet. He. screams and shines
  3097.  
  3098.  
  3099.  
  3100.  
  3101.  
  3102.  
  3103.  
  3104.  
  3105.  
  3106. REV. 4/30/82 62
  3107.  
  3108. V.
  3109.  
  3110. A BASKETBALL
  3111. rolls to a stop at Billy's feet.
  3112. Mogwai's giggle echoes through the gymnasium.
  3113. Billy looks into the vast darkness.
  3114.  
  3115. BILLY
  3116. Colme on out...you bastard...
  3117. It is silent again. Billy is frightened. He walks
  3118. faster, moving to the light box.
  3119. Billy hears another sound. He shines the light to another
  3120. area.
  3121. Again. Nothing.
  3122. Billy starts to tremble. He runs to the light box.
  3123. gets there and quickly flips open the box.
  3124. Billy drops the flashlight and sword.
  3125. The creature's sharp fingernails clutch onto Billy's chest.
  3126. Billy falls backward, with Mogwai holding onto him.
  3127. They tumble into the swimming pool. The deep end.
  3128.  
  3129. THE. WATER
  3130. Billy separates himself from the creature. He swims to the
  3131. side of the pool and gets out.
  3132. He runs and picks up his sword. He looks at the scratches
  3133. on his chest. They bleed. But he'll live.
  3134.  
  3135. SUDDENLY
  3136. A small rumbling sound echoes from
  3137. Billy locks to the pool.
  3138. The water is moving. Bubbling. Rippling
  3139. Billy is scared. He runs to the exit doorway.
  3140. The rumblinggets.louder. The pool's water gets
  3141. violent.
  3142.  
  3143.  
  3144.  
  3145.  
  3146.  
  3147.  
  3148.  
  3149.  
  3150.  
  3151. 63.
  3152. Billy looks back to the pool.
  3153.  
  3154. A CREATURE
  3155. crawls out of the swimming pool.
  3156. It is followed by anoth'r creature.
  3157. They are followed by three more.
  3158. Then five more. Eight more. Ten more.
  3159. They keep coming. In droves.
  3160.  
  3161. BILLY
  3162. watches from the doorway.
  3163.  
  3164. BILLY
  3165.  
  3166. (SHOCK)
  3167. Oh my God.
  3168.  
  3169. HUNDREDS OF CREATURES
  3170. are now coming out of the pool.- The huge amount of water
  3171. forces them to multiply at an-incredibly fast rate.
  3172.  
  3173. BILLY
  3174. runs outof thegymnasium.
  3175.  
  3176. HALLWAY
  3177. Billy closes and locks the door.
  3178. He runs to the window, boosts himself up and crawly out.
  3179.  
  3180. EXT. Y.M.C.A
  3181.  
  3182. Billy runs from the building.
  3183.  
  3184. CUT TO:
  3185.  
  3186. R �'
  3187.  
  3188. 0000
  3189.  
  3190.  
  3191.  
  3192.  
  3193.  
  3194.  
  3195.  
  3196.  
  3197.  
  3198. 64
  3199.  
  3200. INT. POLICE STATION
  3201.  
  3202.  
  3203. SHERIFF FRANK LUCIA
  3204. sits' behind his desk..:'. He's
  3205. Frank is 4 years old. His
  3206. wears glas es. H deputy
  3207.  
  3208. OFFICER BRENT
  3209. a scrawny, weasel'' ike man in his mid-thirties, Standd's
  3210.  
  3211. ;
  3212. beside the! Sheriff i. Brent is also laughing.
  3213.  
  3214. 117
  3215.  
  3216. BILLY
  3217. sits in front of the two men. A serious, helpless look
  3218. covers his face.
  3219. Frank leans toward Billy.
  3220.  
  3221. FRANK
  3222. (holding back a
  3223.  
  3224. LAUGH)
  3225. Let me get this straight... You're
  3226. telling me that 'little monsters'
  3227. are multiplying by the hundreds,
  3228. down at the 'Y'?
  3229.  
  3230. BILLY
  3231. Yes... that's right...
  3232.  
  3233. FRANK
  3234. These little things killed your
  3235. Mother and the Fountane boy?
  3236. Billy nods.
  3237.  
  3238. FRANK
  3239. And they eat human flesh?
  3240.  
  3241. BILLY
  3242. (nods, displaying
  3243. the bite on his
  3244.  
  3245. CALF)
  3246. They did this.
  3247.  
  3248. FRANK
  3249.  
  3250. (SKEPTICAL)
  3251. Looks like a dog.
  3252.  
  3253. E
  3254.  
  3255. E, 0 0 0
  3256.  
  3257.  
  3258.  
  3259.  
  3260.  
  3261.  
  3262.  
  3263.  
  3264.  
  3265. 65.
  3266.  
  3267. BILLY
  3268. It wasn't a dog, sir.
  3269.  
  3270. (NERVOUS)
  3271. Look... these things are deadly
  3272. when they're alone. but if a
  3273. couple hundred get loose.. . They'll
  3274. be hungry. Real hungry. They'll
  3275. head straight fo the town.. You' 1
  3276. h ve a major dis ster on you
  3277. h�nds
  3278. Frank looks at Billy.
  3279.  
  3280. FRANK
  3281. Look, Billy...We all know that you
  3282. have a very active imagination. My
  3283. brother told me about the books you
  3284. read down there at the bank ...Now,
  3285. Dungeons and Dragons are fine if
  3286. you're five years old, but...
  3287. Billy stands. Upset.
  3288.  
  3289. BILLY
  3290. My Mother is dead. So is my friend.
  3291. I am not imagining things.
  3292. Billy glares at Frank. The Sheriff sighs. He looks at
  3293. Officer Brent.
  3294.  
  3295. FRANK
  3296. Brent, go with Peltzer...check
  3297. out the 'Y'...then his house.
  3298.  
  3299. BILLY
  3300. (not satisfied)
  3301. Sheriff... you should radio for
  3302. more help. . .warn the people in
  3303.  
  3304. FRANK
  3305.  
  3306. (ANGRY)
  3307. Listen P?ltzer, now you're getting
  3308. me pissed off. You're lucky I don't
  3309. just throw vuu out on your ass for
  3310. telling me stories.
  3311. Frustrated, Billy exits with Officer Brent.
  3312. Frank shakes his head. He picks up the phone and dials.
  3313.  
  3314.  
  3315.  
  3316.  
  3317.  
  3318.  
  3319.  
  3320.  
  3321.  
  3322. 66
  3323.  
  3324. EXT. Y.M.C.A.
  3325.  
  3326. The building appears calm. Peaceful. No sign of the
  3327. creatures.
  3328. The police car pulls.into the parking lot. I
  3329.  
  3330. INT. POLICE CAR
  3331.  
  3332. Officer Brent parks the 'car. Billy silts beside him.
  3333. Brent looks at the building.
  3334.  
  3335. BRENT
  3336. Looks fine. I don't see anything.
  3337.  
  3338. BILLY
  3339. They're inside.
  3340. Brent checks his pistol. It's loaded.
  3341.  
  3342. BILLY
  3343. Look...You can't go in there
  3344. alone. It's'suicide. You've
  3345. got to radio for more help...
  3346.  
  3347. BRENT
  3348. (holds up the
  3349.  
  3350. PISTOL)
  3351. I've got, all the help I need.
  3352. Brent handcuffsBilly to the grating of the police car.
  3353.  
  3354. BILLY
  3355.  
  3356. (PLEADING)
  3357. Please... listen to me...You can't
  3358. go- in there...
  3359. Brent gets out of the car and walks to the building.
  3360. A nervous, frustrated Billy watches.
  3361.  
  3362. BRENT
  3363. walks to the building's front door. Locked. He smiles.
  3364. He takes astep back, draws his gun and shoots off the
  3365. door lock.
  3366. He enters.
  3367.  
  3368. BILLY
  3369. waits in the car. Frightened. Restless.
  3370.  
  3371. ) 0T
  3372.  
  3373.  
  3374.  
  3375.  
  3376.  
  3377.  
  3378.  
  3379.  
  3380.  
  3381. 67.
  3382. His sword lies on the back seat. Billy grabs it.
  3383. He begins to pound at the handcuff chain with his blade.
  3384.  
  3385. INT. Y.M.C.A. HALLWAY
  3386.  
  3387. Pistol drawn, Brent walks down the hallway, to the gym
  3388. doors.
  3389. He can hear the sounds from inside. Gurgling. Breathing.
  3390. Giggling.
  3391. He takes a drink from his hip flask. He enters the gym.
  3392.  
  3393. INSIDE
  3394. Brent is shocked by what he sees.
  3395.  
  3396. HUNDREDS OF PAIRS OF BURNING GREEN EYES
  3397. fill the gymnasium, shining in the darkness. Like a
  3398. starry night.
  3399.  
  3400. DROVES OF MOGWAI
  3401. are still coming out of the swimming pool.
  3402. Brent is frozen. He tries to scream.
  3403. The creatures notice him. Several move towards him.
  3404. Brent fires his pistol. Useless. There are too many
  3405. creatures.
  3406.  
  3407. BILLY
  3408. He hears the gunshots. He moves faster, desperately
  3409. hacking at the handcuff chain with his sword.
  3410.  
  3411. CUT TO:
  3412.  
  3413. INSIDE - BRENT
  3414. drops his gun. Out of bullets. He turns to run.
  3415.  
  3416.  
  3417.  
  3418.  
  3419.  
  3420.  
  3421.  
  3422.  
  3423.  
  3424. 68.
  3425. A creature leaps. It lands on his back.
  3426. Another leaps at him. He falls to the ground.
  3427. Brent screams-as the:creatures jump him.
  3428. They cover him like a blanket.
  3429. They feast.
  3430.  
  3431. CUT TO:
  3432.  
  3433. BILLY
  3434. Sweating. Nervous. Hacking away at the handcuff chain.
  3435. Brent's screams fade in the background.
  3436. Billy looks out the side window. He sees
  3437.  
  3438. THE Y.M.C.A.'S FRONT DOORS BURST OPEN
  3439. Droves of creatures pour out into the night.
  3440.  
  3441. BILLY
  3442. panics. He hacks at the chain. Harder. Faster.
  3443.  
  3444. THE CREATURES
  3445. move toward the police car.
  3446.  
  3447. BILLY
  3448. finally breaks the handcuff chain. He quickly moves to
  3449. the driver's seat and starts the car.
  3450.  
  3451. THE POLICE CAR
  3452. tears out of the parking lot
  3453. The creatures still pour out of the 'Y'.
  3454. drives. He looks to the rearview mirror. The
  3455.  
  3456.  
  3457.  
  3458.  
  3459.  
  3460.  
  3461.  
  3462.  
  3463.  
  3464. 69
  3465. reflection of
  3466.  
  3467. COUNTLESS GREEN EYES
  3468. 'burns in the mirror. The creatures are following'him.
  3469.  
  3470. BILLY
  3471. drives faster.
  3472.  
  3473. BILLY
  3474.  
  3475. (PANIC)
  3476. I gotta warn people. . .1 gotta tell
  3477.  
  3478. THEM
  3479. He flips on the police siren and heads for town.
  3480.  
  3481. CUT TO:
  3482.  
  3483. THE SUBURBS
  3484. Peaceful. Calm. Christmas lights twinkle.
  3485.  
  3486. THE POLICE CAR
  3487. suddenly squeals down the main road. Lights flashing.
  3488. Siren blaring.
  3489.  
  3490. BILLY
  3491. steers the patrol car into the first driveway.
  3492. The car screeches to a stop. Billy gets out. Sword in
  3493. hand, he runs to the front door of the house. He
  3494. knocks. Hard.
  3495.  
  3496. MR. FUTTERS
  3497. a balding, middle-aged man, wearing a bathrobe and pajamas,
  3498. answers the door.
  3499.  
  3500. MR. FUTTERS
  3501.  
  3502. (PUZZLED)
  3503. Billy Peltzer?...What's going on
  3504. here?..
  3505.  
  3506.  
  3507.  
  3508.  
  3509.  
  3510.  
  3511.  
  3512.  
  3513.  
  3514. 70.
  3515.  
  3516. BILLY
  3517.  
  3518. (BREATHLESS)
  3519. They're coming.
  3520.  
  3521. MR. FUTTERS
  3522. Huh?..
  3523.  
  3524. BILLY
  3525. (fast, hyper)
  3526. You've got to keep your wind ws
  3527. locked. Or better yet...boa d them
  3528. up! And your lights... You've got
  3529. to leave them on!
  3530. f+ MR. FUTTERS
  3531. What are you talking about, boy?
  3532.  
  3533. BILLY
  3534. There are these little things...
  3535. animals...They're all over the
  3536. place! They'll kill you and your
  3537. family!...
  3538. Mr. Futters starts to laugh.
  3539.  
  3540. MR. FUTTERS
  3541. Have you been drinking?
  3542.  
  3543. BILLY
  3544. No sir, I...
  3545.  
  3546. MR. FUTTERS
  3547. And what the hell is that? A
  3548. sword?
  3549.  
  3550. BILLY
  3551. Yes...
  3552.  
  3553. MR. FUTTERS
  3554. And what are-you doing with the
  3555. Sheriff's car? Are you on drugs?
  3556. Billy starts to explain when
  3557.  
  3558. MR. DEAGLE
  3559. the next door neighbor, walks onto his porch.
  3560. Deagle is a portly man, with curly grey hair and a beard.
  3561. He calls to Mr. Futters
  3562.  
  3563.  
  3564.  
  3565.  
  3566.  
  3567.  
  3568.  
  3569.  
  3570.  
  3571. 71.
  3572.  
  3573. MR. DEAGLE
  3574. Hey, Joe...I saw the police car.
  3575. You in some kind of trouble?
  3576.  
  3577. MR. FUTTERS
  3578. ,No, it's this Peltzer kid. He
  3579. thinks we're gonna get: eaten up
  3580. by wild animals. And he's
  3581. carrying a sword.
  3582.  
  3583. MR. DEAGLE
  3584. Did you say 'Peltzer'? Billy
  3585. Peltzer?
  3586.  
  3587. MR. FUTTERS
  3588. 1 Yeah...
  3589.  
  3590. MR. DEAGLE
  3591. (shakes his head)
  3592. He's a nut. Went crazy in the
  3593. bank today. Called my wife all
  3594. kinds of names.
  3595. (to Billy)
  3596. You smartass son of a bitch. If
  3597. I was ten years younger I'd beat
  3598. the crap out of you.
  3599. Billy sighs, frustrated.
  3600.  
  3601. MRS. DEAGLE
  3602. joins her husband on the porch.
  3603.  
  3604. MRS. DEAGLE
  3605. What's the matter?...
  3606. (she sees Billy)
  3607. Oh, it's you. Here to
  3608. apologize?
  3609.  
  3610. MRS. DEAGLE
  3611.  
  3612. MR. DEAGLE
  3613. The boy went crazy, dear.
  3614. carrying a sword.
  3615.  
  3616.  
  3617.  
  3618.  
  3619.  
  3620.  
  3621.  
  3622.  
  3623.  
  3624. REV. 4/30/82 72.
  3625.  
  3626. MRS. DEFILE
  3627.  
  3628. (SMILES)
  3629. I knew he was crazy from the
  3630. start.
  3631. (glares at Billy)
  3632. I hope they lock you up for
  3633. good, and throw away the key.
  3634. Mr. Deagle puts his arm around his wife.
  3635.  
  3636. MR. DEAGLE
  3637. C'mon back inside, dear. Let's
  3638. finish watching 'Dallas'.
  3639. (to Mr. Futters)
  3640. G'night, Joe.
  3641.  
  3642. MR. FUTTERS
  3643. Good night, Ed.
  3644. (to Billy)
  3645. You've got ten seconds to get
  3646. the hell out of my yard. Then
  3647. I'm.calling the Sheriff...if he
  3648. isn't out looking for you already.
  3649. He slams the door and goes inside.
  3650. Billy just stands there. Defeated. Frustrated.
  3651.  
  3652. A CREATURE
  3653. hisses. Behind Billy.
  3654. Billy turns. Mogwai leaps at him.
  3655. Billy raises his sword and swings.
  3656. He knocks the creature down. He stabs Mogwai.
  3657. Mogwai dies with a long scream.
  3658. Billy looks up and sees
  3659.  
  3660. THE PACK OF CREATURES
  3661. moving down Main Street. They have arrived. Looking for
  3662. food.
  3663. Many break into the house across the street. There are
  3664. some human screams. Then the house lights go out.
  3665.  
  3666.  
  3667.  
  3668.  
  3669.  
  3670.  
  3671.  
  3672.  
  3673.  
  3674. REV. 4/30/82 73
  3675. Several creatures come towards Billy.
  3676. Billy runs to the police car. He opens the door and gets
  3677. inside.
  3678. A creature leaps at him.
  3679. Billy slams the car door. It severs the creature4si-rand..
  3680. Several creatures surround the car.
  3681. Billy hears a familiar voice. Screaming. He looks out
  3682. the window.
  3683.  
  3684. MRS. DEAGLE
  3685. comes running out of her house, towards the police car.
  3686. f_ She-'s screaming for help.
  3687.  
  3688. I
  3689. A creature is on her back.
  3690. Another creature leaps at her.
  3691. She falls. Into the snow.
  3692. Several creatures attack Mrs. Deagle. Her screams fade.
  3693. So does her life.
  3694.  
  3695. BILLY
  3696. looks away. More creatures are. surrounding the car.
  3697. They pound against the windows. They want in.
  3698. A scared Billy flips on the police radio.
  3699.  
  3700. BILLY
  3701. Sheriff?...It's Billy Peltzer...
  3702. Can you hear me?!?...
  3703.  
  3704. INT. SHERIFF'S OFFICE
  3705.  
  3706. Frank plays cards with his brother, Gary. Gary is still
  3707. in his bank security guard uniform.
  3708. radio.
  3709.  
  3710. BILLY M.O.)
  3711. Please answer! It's me;--Billy...
  3712. GREi�;►ooo05
  3713.  
  3714.  
  3715.  
  3716.  
  3717.  
  3718.  
  3719.  
  3720.  
  3721.  
  3722. 74
  3723. Frankgrabs the mike. Gary smiles.
  3724.  
  3725. GRANK
  3726. What's going on Peltzer? Where's
  3727. Officer-Brent?.
  3728.  
  3729. BILLY (V.0.)
  3730. He was kiljed by.ithe creatures.
  3731. What? Whe
  3732.  
  3733. THE POL�CE C AR
  3734. is blanketed by creatures, trying to get in at Billy.
  3735. Billy screams into the radio mike.
  3736.  
  3737. BILLY
  3738. (panic, screaming
  3739. into the radio mike)
  3740. The creatures are all over town...
  3741. breaking into houses... killing
  3742. people... You've got to get help!...
  3743.  
  3744. THE READ WINDOW SMASHES.
  3745. The creatures start to rip away at the glass.
  3746. A creature's arm smashes through the passenger window.
  3747. Billy drops the radio mike.
  3748.  
  3749. SHERIFF (V.0.)
  3750. Peltzer?!?...Peltzer?!?...
  3751. Billy thinks fast. He flips on the siren and flashing
  3752. roof lights.
  3753.  
  3754. THE CREATURES
  3755. are scared of the bright lights. They scatter away from
  3756. she car.
  3757.  
  3758. BILLY
  3759. starts the engine. He squeals out of the driveway.
  3760.  
  3761.  
  3762.  
  3763.  
  3764.  
  3765.  
  3766.  
  3767.  
  3768.  
  3769. 75.
  3770.  
  3771. INT. SHERIFFS OFFICE
  3772.  
  3773.  
  3774. FRANK
  3775. (into the mike)
  3776. Peltzer?...Peltzer?...
  3777. (slams down the
  3778.  
  3779. MIKE)
  3780. Damn.
  3781.  
  3782. GARY
  3783.  
  3784. (SMILING)
  3785. Sounds like he really flipped
  3786. out this time.
  3787. Frank stands. He straps on his gun holster.
  3788.  
  3789. FRANK
  3790. Looks like I'm gonna have to
  3791. straighten this out myself. Want
  3792. to go for a ride?
  3793.  
  3794. GARY
  3795. (eyes light)
  3796. Can I drive?
  3797. Frank. reluctantly nods. Gary stands.
  3798.  
  3799. GARY
  3800.  
  3801. (SARCASTIC)
  3802. But, Frank...With everybody out...
  3803. Who's gonna be here to answer the
  3804. Emergency phone calls?
  3805.  
  3806. (FALSETTO)
  3807. 'Help! The little gremlins are
  3808. eating my baby!'
  3809. Gary laughs hard at his joke. They exit the police station.
  3810.  
  3811. CAMERA STAYS BEHIND
  3812. in the deserted police station. We hear Frank and Gary get
  3813. into the car and drive off.
  3814.  
  3815. THEN
  3816. A telephone rings. And another phone rings. And.another.
  3817. People need help.
  3818.  
  3819.  
  3820.  
  3821.  
  3822.  
  3823.  
  3824.  
  3825.  
  3826.  
  3827. 76
  3828.  
  3829. BILLY
  3830. Shaky. Nervous. Behind the wheel of the police car.
  3831.  
  3832. OUTSIDE
  3833. The creatures are making their way down M in Street.
  3834. They are everywhere.
  3835. On rooftops. Front lawns. Smashing through windows.
  3836. Breaking into homes.
  3837. Scattered human screams echo through the night.
  3838. People are dying.
  3839. Mogwai is taking over the. town'.
  3840.  
  3841. BILLY
  3842. looks through his windshield. Up ahead, he sees
  3843.  
  3844. TRACY
  3845. screaming for help, from a third floor window of her home.
  3846.  
  3847. BILLY
  3848. steers the police car into her driveway. He squeals to
  3849. a stop.
  3850. He grabs his sword and gets out of the car.
  3851.  
  3852. OUTSIDE
  3853. Billy runs to below Tracy's window. He shouts to her.
  3854.  
  3855. BILLY
  3856. Tracy!...It's me! Billy!
  3857.  
  3858. TRACY
  3859. stands in her bedroom. The bedroom door is closed. Locked.
  3860. The creatures pound against it.. They want in.
  3861.  
  3862.  
  3863.  
  3864.  
  3865.  
  3866.  
  3867.  
  3868.  
  3869.  
  3870. 77
  3871. Tracy shouts down to Billy.
  3872.  
  3873. TRACY
  3874. Billy! These things are all over
  3875. my house... I'm trapped!
  3876. (a beat) 1
  3877. There's a ladder beside the garage...
  3878. Billy runs to the garage side. e reaches down and picks
  3879. up a rusty aluminum ladd r.
  3880.  
  3881. I
  3882. He puts the ladder up to Tracy's window and climbs to her.
  3883.  
  3884. INT. TRACY'S ROOM
  3885.  
  3886.  
  3887. THE BEDROOM DOOR BURSTS OPEN.
  3888. Two creatures stand there Growling. 'Hungry. They,
  3889. move to Tracy.
  3890. She screams.
  3891. Billy gets to Tracy. He quickly pulls her out of the
  3892. window. They begin to climb down the ladder.
  3893.  
  3894. ON THE GROUND BELOW
  3895. a creature jumps onto the ladder.
  3896. Tracy. is startled. She nearly falls. Billy grabs. a. better
  3897. hold of her. He drops his sword. It falls to the ground
  3898. and lands in the snow.
  3899. The creature looks up and sees Billy and Tracy. A few
  3900. feet above. Mogwai begins to climb the ladder, going
  3901. after them.
  3902. Billy and Tracy start to climb up the ladder.
  3903. But the two other creatures come out of Tracy'.s bedroom
  3904. window. They see Billy and Tracy below. They climb oft
  3905. after them, down the ladder.
  3906. Billy and Tracy are trapped. Sandwiched between the
  3907. creatures.
  3908. Billy looks to his sword on the ground. So far away.
  3909.  
  3910.  
  3911.  
  3912.  
  3913.  
  3914.  
  3915.  
  3916.  
  3917.  
  3918. REV. 4/30/82 78
  3919. Thinking fast, Billy pulls the ladder back.
  3920. It sways. He pulls harder.
  3921. The ladder tilts to the ground. Falling.
  3922. The three creatures are thrown to the ground, into the
  3923. deep snow.
  3924. Billy and Tracy ride the ladder down. The snow breaks
  3925. their fall.
  3926. The creatures dig their way out of the snow. They move
  3927. towards Billy and Tracy.
  3928. Billy snaps up his sword and jumps to his feet. Ready
  3929. to fight. He keeps one protective arm around Tracy.
  3930. The creatures surround them. Waiting for the right moment
  3931. to attack.
  3932. One of the creatures moves forward.
  3933. Another leaps behind Billy.
  3934. Billy lunges forward and spears the first creature.
  3935. He quickly reels around, slicing the other creature in
  3936. two.
  3937. Both creatures lie in the snow. Dead.
  3938. Billy turns to the last Mogwai. With two swings of his
  3939. blade, he kills the creature.
  3940. Billy wipes the green blood off his sword with his coat
  3941. sleeve. Breathless, he looks at Tracy .
  3942. Hair .hangs in his eyes. Blood runs down the side of his.
  3943. sweaty, unshaven face. His dark brown eyes stare at Tracy.
  3944. The transformation from meek bank clerk to sexy hero is
  3945. complete.
  3946. He embraces her. They run to the police car and get inside.
  3947. Billy'starts the car. He and Tracy drive off into the
  3948. night.
  3949.  
  3950.  
  3951.  
  3952.  
  3953.  
  3954.  
  3955.  
  3956.  
  3957.  
  3958. 79.
  3959.  
  3960. INT. SHERIFF'S CAR
  3961.  
  3962. Gary drives. Frank sits beside him. Gary flips on the siren
  3963. and lights. He smiles. Like a little kid. Frank reaches
  3964. over and.turns off the siren. Gary complains.
  3965.  
  3966. GARY
  3967. Hey, C'mon...
  3968.  
  3969. FRANK
  3970. I got a headache.
  3971.  
  3972. GARY
  3973.  
  3974. (SARCASTIC)
  3975. But this is an emergency. We
  3976. gotta warn everybody! The gremlins
  3977. are coming!
  3978. Gary laughs. Frank sighs
  3979.  
  3980. GARY
  3981. So when are you gonna make me
  3982. Deputy?
  3983.  
  3984. FRANK
  3985. When you grow up.
  3986.  
  3987. GARY
  3988. Why don't you fire Brent. He's
  3989. nothin' but a drunk. I'could do
  3990. a lot better.
  3991. They arrive at the outskirts of town. Frank notices some-
  3992. thing up ahead.
  3993. He can see the shadows of the creatures. Crawling on
  3994. houses. Running across the front lawns.
  3995. Frank motions for Gary to slow down.
  3996.  
  3997. FRANK
  3998. Something looks weird.
  3999. (rolls Jown. his
  4000.  
  4001. WINDOW)
  4002. Damn windshield.`:: frozen. Can't
  4003. see a thing.
  4004. He sticks his head out the window to look out.
  4005. Gary continuesto drive.
  4006. Frank turns from outside, back to Gary.
  4007.  
  4008.  
  4009.  
  4010.  
  4011.  
  4012.  
  4013.  
  4014.  
  4015.  
  4016. REV. 4/30/82 80.
  4017.  
  4018. FRANK
  4019. Snow's too'heavy. I can't...
  4020.  
  4021. A CREATURE
  4022. leaps onto the car's passenger' side. The creature grabs
  4023. Frank' arm. He tries to shake off the creature.
  4024. Gary gl nce over. Shocked. Horrified.
  4025. Mogwai takes a huge bite out of Frank's arm. He screams.
  4026. Gary turns to help him.
  4027.  
  4028. THE POLICE-CAR
  4029. slides on the ice. It slams-into a guard rail, flips over
  4030. a ditch and spins to a stop.
  4031.  
  4032. CUT TO:
  4033.  
  4034. BILLY'S CAR
  4035. Billy drives, as fast as possible through the heavy snow.
  4036. He's headed out of town. Tracy sits beside him. She
  4037. looks out the window..
  4038.  
  4039. OUTSIDE
  4040. The rows of once peaceful, cheerful homes are now the
  4041. scenes of frenzied horror.
  4042. People run out into the night, screaming for help, only
  4043. to be dragged to the ground by creatures.
  4044. Ravaged bodies lie in the snow. Frozen.
  4045. An ambulance is overturned on the roadside.
  4046. Phone lines are town down.
  4047. The creatures have made their way across town. They now
  4048. attack the last few houseson the block.
  4049.  
  4050.  
  4051.  
  4052.  
  4053.  
  4054.  
  4055.  
  4056.  
  4057.  
  4058. REV. 4/30/82 81.
  4059.  
  4060. TRACY
  4061. looks away from her window. Tears fill her eyes. She's
  4062. sickened by all of it. Billy holds Tracy's hand, comforting
  4063. her.. Billy notices something.up ahead. He.stops the ( ::
  4064. police car. ( '
  4065.  
  4066. {
  4067.  
  4068. (
  4069.  
  4070. (
  4071.  
  4072. OUTSIDE
  4073. The headlights shine on Frank's overturned police car.
  4074. Gary is inside. Still alive. He screams for help.
  4075.  
  4076.  
  4077.  
  4078.  
  4079.  
  4080.  
  4081.  
  4082.  
  4083.  
  4084. REV. 4/30/82
  4085.  
  4086. BILLY
  4087. I'll get him out.
  4088. Billy quickly opens the police car door. He jumps out.
  4089.  
  4090. OUTSIDE
  4091. He closes the door. Tracy is safe inside.
  4092. Billy walks to the.sheriff's car. He stays in the safety
  4093. of the headlight's beam.
  4094. Billy stops a few feet from the sheriff's car.
  4095. The passenger side is crushed. The driver's side is
  4096. barely damaged, save for a dented, jammed door.
  4097. Gary pounds against-the door. He wants out.
  4098. Billy grabs the car handle. He pulls hard. The door
  4099. pops open. He pulls Gary out.
  4100. Gary gets to his feet. He's okay. Billy looks inside
  4101. the car.
  4102. Billy closes the door.
  4103.  
  4104. GARY
  4105. What.about my brother? Can we
  4106. get him out?
  4107.  
  4108. BILLY
  4109. He's dead.
  4110. Tears fill Gary's eyes. Billy leads Gary to the car.
  4111.  
  4112. BILLY
  4113. C'mon. Just stay in the light.
  4114. They're afraid of the light.
  4115. Gary walks. He looks scared. Helpless.
  4116. They get to the police car. Billy opens the door.
  4117.  
  4118. INT. POLICE CAR
  4119.  
  4120.  
  4121.  
  4122.  
  4123.  
  4124.  
  4125.  
  4126.  
  4127.  
  4128.  
  4129. 83.
  4130.  
  4131. GARY
  4132. Tracy.
  4133. She smiles. Glad to see him alive. They kiss. Gary puts
  4134. his arm around her..
  4135. Billy hops into the driver's seat. He rests the sword
  4136. beside him.--He--starts the car and continues to drive.,
  4137. Gary gives Tracy another kiss. He needs her comfort.
  4138. Billy just stares ahead, at the snowy road.
  4139.  
  4140. CUT TO:
  4141.  
  4142. DOUGAL'S ANTIQUE STORE - ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN
  4143. Closed.. But the upstairs lights are on. Someone is
  4144. home.
  4145. Everything here looks calm. Untouched. Safe.
  4146. The police car pulls into the driveway.
  4147.  
  4148. INSIDE
  4149. Billy turns to Gary and Tracy.
  4150.  
  4151. BILLY
  4152. We're just outside of town...
  4153. Doesn't look like the creature's
  4154. got here yet.
  4155. (a beat)
  4156. Let's go inside and warm up.
  4157. They exit the police car.
  4158.  
  4159. DORRY
  4160. comes to the door. He sees the worn, hollow faces of Gary
  4161. and Tracy. He sees the bruised and bloodied Billy.
  4162.  
  4163.  
  4164.  
  4165.  
  4166.  
  4167.  
  4168.  
  4169.  
  4170.  
  4171. 84.
  4172.  
  4173. DORRY
  4174. What the hell happened to you?
  4175. Billy looks at Dorry.
  4176.  
  4177. DISSOLVE TO:
  4178.  
  4179. INT. DOTJGAL'S LIVING ROOM- LATER
  4180.  
  4181. Dorry bandages Billy's calf. Gary sits with Tracy on
  4182. the sofa.
  4183. Billy finishes telling the full story to everyone.
  4184.  
  4185. BILLY
  4186. .and they originate from this
  4187. marketplace in Hong Kong.
  4188. Dorrystands and shakes his head.
  4189.  
  4190. DORRY
  4191. Hard to believe. Like Satan's
  4192. come to walk the earth.
  4193.  
  4194. BILLY
  4195. (looks at everyone)
  4196. You see...they''re drawn to water.
  4197. Now, if my hunch is correct... They'll
  4198. be leaving town, and heading for the
  4199. water tower-which means they'll have
  4200. to pass by here tonight.
  4201. (a beat)
  4202. We have to get help. These things
  4203. have to be kept under control. If
  4204. they get to the water tower .they
  4205. could spread all over the St ate...
  4206. maybe the Country. They're like
  4207. inhuman divining rods.
  4208.  
  4209. GARY
  4210. Why didn't you think of that before,
  4211. Peltzer?
  4212.  
  4213. BILLY
  4214. I did. But nobody would listen.
  4215.  
  4216. GARY .
  4217. Maybe if you weren't such a nut
  4218. people would believe you.
  4219.  
  4220.  
  4221.  
  4222.  
  4223.  
  4224.  
  4225.  
  4226.  
  4227.  
  4228. 85.
  4229. Dorry intervenes.
  4230.  
  4231. DORRY
  4232. Nowt boys...arguing won't get us
  4233. anywhere.
  4234. Gary still glares at Billy.
  4235.  
  4236. GARY
  4237. This is your fau t, Peltzer.
  4238.  
  4239. BILLY
  4240. That's not true.
  4241.  
  4242. GARY
  4243. My brother's dead because of
  4244. you.
  4245.  
  4246. BILLY
  4247. That isn't..
  4248.  
  4249. GARY
  4250. The people in town. They're
  4251. • dead because of you.
  4252.  
  4253. BILLY
  4254.  
  4255. (ANGRY)
  4256. Stop it.
  4257.  
  4258. GARY
  4259. You did it. You killed all
  4260. those people.. You're. a murderer,
  4261. Peltzer.
  4262. Billy lunges at Gary. They fall to the ground. Fighting.
  4263. Dorry and Tracy break it up.
  4264.  
  4265. TRACY
  4266. If we want to stay . alive... We
  4267. have to stick together.
  4268. Billy turns away. Cooling off.
  4269. Gary is comforted by Tracy. But she keeps her eye on
  4270. Billy. Dorry looks at everyone.
  4271.  
  4272. DORRY
  4273. We should get in touch with
  4274. the authorities.
  4275.  
  4276.  
  4277.  
  4278.  
  4279.  
  4280.  
  4281.  
  4282.  
  4283.  
  4284. 86
  4285.  
  4286. BILLY
  4287. Yeah, and then I'd like to try and
  4288. get in touch with my Dad. If we
  4289. can...
  4290.  
  4291. THE LIGHTS GO OUT.
  4292. Total darkness.
  4293.  
  4294. CUT TO:
  4295.  
  4296. EXT. DORRY'S STORE
  4297.  
  4298. Mogwai's claw tears at the wires in the electrical box.
  4299.  
  4300. CUT TO:
  4301.  
  4302. LIVING-ROOM
  4303. Gary's cigarette lighter illuminates the room. Everyone
  4304. stays quiet. They listen.
  4305. THE GIGGLING of several creatures echoes from outside.
  4306.  
  4307. BILLY
  4308. They're here.
  4309. A frightened Gary holds Tracy.
  4310.  
  4311. GARY
  4312. Now what do we do?
  4313. The giggling gets louder. Closer. Billy turns to Dorry.
  4314.  
  4315. BILLY
  4316. Do you have a place without win
  4317. dows?... .A place where we could be
  4318. safe?
  4319. Dorry pauses to think.
  4320.  
  4321. DORRY
  4322. The storage room
  4323. The sound of breaking glass is heard.
  4324.  
  4325.  
  4326.  
  4327.  
  4328.  
  4329.  
  4330.  
  4331.  
  4332.  
  4333. 87
  4334.  
  4335. BILLY
  4336. (clutching his sword)
  4337. We have to hurry.
  4338. Dorry leads everyone.out of the.room...
  4339.  
  4340. INT. STORAGE ROOM
  4341.  
  4342. Large area. Crowded wit.. an#i.ques.
  4343. Dorry leads everyone inside. He closes and lo'ks the
  4344. door. He lights two can¢1es.,,
  4345.  
  4346. BILLY
  4347. We'll stay ere until daybreak.
  4348. Gary sits with Tracy on an old sofa.
  4349. Dorry sits beside them in an�old rocking chair.
  4350. Billy pulls up an old wooden'chair.
  4351.  
  4352. LOUD NOISES, CRASHES. BANGS, THUMPS, GIGGLES..
  4353. They echo from OFFSCREEN. The creatures rummage through
  4354. the antique store.
  4355.  
  4356. CLOSE-UP - BILLY, GARY, TRACY, DORRY
  4357. listening to the sounds. Frightened.
  4358.  
  4359. DORRY
  4360. Mischevious little devils,
  4361. aren't they?
  4362. No one disagrees.
  4363. Tracy suddenly notices something. She cries out.
  4364.  
  4365. TRACY
  4366. (pointing to the
  4367.  
  4368. DOOR)
  4369. Billy!
  4370.  
  4371. SEVERAL CREATURES' CLAWS
  4372. scratch through the thin wood of the storage room door.
  4373. Thinking fast, Billy moves to a large cabinet. He
  4374. turns to Gary.
  4375.  
  4376.  
  4377.  
  4378.  
  4379.  
  4380.  
  4381.  
  4382.  
  4383.  
  4384. 88.
  4385.  
  4386. BILLY
  4387. Help me with this.
  4388. Gary and Billy slide the cabinet in front of the door.
  4389.  
  4390. BILLY
  4391. That'llkeep them out. We're
  4392. safe now..
  4393. Billy sits back. The �oipjs contipue.
  4394. Dorrylook at ever y on
  4395.  
  4396. DORRY
  4397. I've only been this scared two
  4398. other times in my life. Once
  4399. was when I got drafted. The
  4400. other, was when I was six years
  4401. old.
  4402. (everyone listens)
  4403. It.was Christmas Eve. My sisters
  4404. and I were decorating the tree
  4405. with our Mother. We were singing
  4406. caroles...happy ...excited...
  4407. waiting for Dad to get home from
  4408. work.
  4409. (a beat)
  4410. A few hours passed, and we started
  4411. to worry. Dad wasn't home yet. My
  4412. Mother called the office. They said
  4413. he left.
  4414.  
  4415. (PAUSE)
  4416. After about a week... the police gave
  4417. up. My Mother was close to a nervous
  4418. breakdown... The rest of us weren't
  4419. eating.. .we couldn't sleep.. .Every-
  4420. thing was falling apart.
  4421.  
  4422. (PAUSE)
  4423. It was snowing outside. The house
  4424. was cold. I threw some logs on
  4425. the fire.--..That's when I noticed
  4426. the smell.
  4427. (a beat)
  4428. The firemen came. They broke
  4429. through the chimney top. We were
  4430. all waiting, expecting them to
  4431. pull out some dead cat or bird...
  4432. Instead, they pulled out my Father.
  4433.  
  4434. (PAUSE)
  4435. He was dressed in a Santa Claus
  4436. suit. He had been climbing down
  4437. the chimney on Christmas Eve,
  4438. his arms loaded with presents.
  4439.  
  4440. AMORE)
  4441.  
  4442.  
  4443.  
  4444.  
  4445.  
  4446.  
  4447.  
  4448.  
  4449.  
  4450. 89.
  4451.  
  4452. DORRY (CONT'D)
  4453. He was going to surprise us.
  4454.  
  4455. (PAUSE)
  4456. The coroner said that he lost
  4457. his footing. He slipped and
  4458. broke his neck. Died instantly.
  4459. His body was lodged in the narrow
  4460. chimney shaft.
  4461.  
  4462. (PAUSE)
  4463. ,That how I found out there was
  4464. no Sahta Claus.
  4465. Everyone has a chilled look on their faces. Dorry just
  4466. stares.
  4467. Billy stands and clears his throat..
  4468.  
  4469. BILLY
  4470. Well...I think you should all
  4471. try and get some sleep.
  4472. (a beat)
  4473. I'll watch the door.
  4474. Everyone agrees. Billy moves his chair in front of the
  4475. door.
  4476. .Dorry relaxes.inhis rocking chair.
  4477. Gary stretches out on the sofa, expecting Tracy to cuddle
  4478. with him. Instead,"she walks:over to Billy.
  4479.  
  4480. TRACY
  4481. Billy...
  4482. He looks at her. She gives him a comforting smile.
  4483.  
  4484. TRACY
  4485. I just wanted to say thanks...
  4486. I mean...If it wasn't for you, I
  4487. don't know what any of us would
  4488. have done.
  4489. Billy smiles.
  4490.  
  4491. TRACY
  4492. is it okay if I sleep here? On
  4493. the floor beside you?...I'd feel
  4494. a lot safer.
  4495. Billy nods. Tracy moves a carpet next to Billy's chair.
  4496. She lies on the carpet. She closes her eyes.
  4497. Gary watches from the sofa. Jealous.
  4498.  
  4499.  
  4500.  
  4501.  
  4502.  
  4503.  
  4504.  
  4505.  
  4506. Dorry has fallen asleep in his chair.
  4507. Billy sits. Sword on his lap. He guards the door.
  4508. Sounds still echo-from downstair•s,.throughout the antique
  4509. store.
  4510.  
  4511. CLOSE-UP - BILLY
  4512. The horror of it all finally hits him.
  4513. His eyes fill with tears.
  4514. He cries. Alone.
  4515.  
  4516. FADE OUT.
  4517.  
  4518. FADE IN:
  4519.  
  4520. BILLY
  4521. sleeping in his chair. His hand still holds the sword on
  4522. his lap.
  4523. The others are asleep.
  4524. Billy's hand quivers. The sword drops to the floor. He
  4525. wakes. Startled. He quickly grabs the sword.
  4526. Everyone else wakes from the sound.
  4527.  
  4528. BILLY
  4529. (looking at their
  4530. scared faces)
  4531. Everything's okay...I just
  4532. dropped my sword.
  4533. Gary rubs his eyes.
  4534.  
  4535. GARY
  4536. What time is it?
  4537.  
  4538. DORRY
  4539. (checks his pocket-
  4540.  
  4541. WATCH)
  4542.  
  4543. 9:15.
  4544. Billy stands. He pushes the wood cabinet from the door
  4545. The door is covered with scratches. Billy slowly opens it.
  4546.  
  4547.  
  4548.  
  4549.  
  4550.  
  4551.  
  4552.  
  4553.  
  4554.  
  4555. 91
  4556. The room is bathed with light, coming from a window
  4557. facing the door.
  4558. Everyone smiles. The light feels good. Safe.
  4559. They exit-the storage room.
  4560.  
  4561. INT LIVING 7 0
  4562. Destroyed by lithe creatures. Furniture. is overturned.
  4563. Windows are broken. Curtains are torn.
  4564. Billy, Dcrry, Gary and Tracy enter.
  4565.  
  4566. CAMERA FOLLOWS
  4567. the four people through the house. Into the kitchen, the
  4568. bedrooms, the hallways.
  4569. Every room has been destroyed by the creatures.
  4570.  
  4571. INT.. STORE AREA
  4572.  
  4573. All of the antiques have been smashed or broken by the
  4574. creatures.
  4575. Dorry is shocked to see his store in this state.
  4576. Billy walks to the front door. He tries to open it. It's
  4577. jammed. He pulls hard. Finally., it opens.
  4578.  
  4579. OUTSIDE
  4580. A blanket of snow. covers everything. It snowed hard last
  4581. night.. Three feet's worth.
  4582.  
  4583. BILLY
  4584. Try. the phone. .see if we can
  4585. get help...
  4586. Dorry walks back inside. Gary flips on a transistor radio
  4587. that has been sitting on the shelf.
  4588.  
  4589. RADIO (O . S . )
  4590. All major highways and roads are
  4591. closed. Driving is close to
  4592.  
  4593. (MORE)
  4594.  
  4595.  
  4596.  
  4597.  
  4598.  
  4599.  
  4600.  
  4601.  
  4602.  
  4603. 92
  4604.  
  4605. RADIO (O.S.) (CONT'D)
  4606. impossible. It looks like we're
  4607. gonna be snowbound for the Holidays.
  4608. Dorry returns.
  4609.  
  4610. DORRY
  4611. Phone's. dead.
  4612.  
  4613. BILLY
  4614. Damn.
  4615.  
  4616. TRACY
  4617. We're trapped.
  4618.  
  4619. GARY
  4620. I think we should get out.
  4621. Now.
  4622.  
  4623. BILLY
  4624. How? The nearest town is fifteen
  4625. miles away.
  4626.  
  4627. GARY
  4628. I'll walk.
  4629.  
  4630. BILLY
  4631. In this? You won't get far.
  4632.  
  4633. GARY -
  4634. It's worth'a try.
  4635.  
  4636. BILLY
  4637. And-what happens when it gets
  4638. dark? ...And you're on the road.
  4639. Alone.
  4640. Gary says nothing.
  4641.  
  4642. BILLY
  4643. No. We have to stick together
  4644. and fight these things. At least
  4645. until we can get help...
  4646. Tracy folds her arms.
  4647.  
  4648. TRACY
  4649. I'm cold.
  4650. Gary puts his arm around her. She'd rather have Billy's.
  4651.  
  4652.  
  4653.  
  4654.  
  4655.  
  4656.  
  4657.  
  4658.  
  4659.  
  4660. REV. 4/30/82 93.
  4661.  
  4662. DORRY -
  4663. There's a McDonald's about a
  4664. block away.
  4665.  
  4666. BILLY
  4667. Okay. We 11 get something to
  4668. eat.
  4669. (a beat),
  4670. Them we go 1 to wJork.
  4671.  
  4672. CUT TO:
  4673.  
  4674. EXT. MC DONALDS - LATER
  4675.  
  4676. The police car is parked outside. Many of the restaurant
  4677. windows are broken. A few deserted cars are in the parking
  4678. lot.
  4679.  
  4680. INSIDE
  4681. The creatures have been here.
  4682. The dead body of an old man is slumped across a table.
  4683. A half eaten Big Mac is still in his hand.
  4684. In a booth, sits a dead family: Mother, Father, boy and
  4685. girl. Their food still sits-in front of them. Untouched.
  4686. A dead cashier girl lies on the counter.
  4687.  
  4688. BILLY, TRACY, GARY AND DORRY
  4689. sit at a table in the rear of the restaurant. Away from
  4690. the grisly sights.-
  4691. They eat burgers and fries. Gary takes a bite of his
  4692. burger and nods to Billy.
  4693.  
  4694. GARY
  4695. Not bad, Peltzer. I-didn't
  4696. know you could cook.
  4697.  
  4698.  
  4699.  
  4700.  
  4701.  
  4702.  
  4703.  
  4704.  
  4705.  
  4706. 94.
  4707.  
  4708. DORRY
  4709. Could there be other people in
  4710. town? Alive?
  4711.  
  4712. BILLY
  4713. It's.possible. But it's more
  4714. important to get at the creatures.
  4715. We've got the advantage now. It's
  4716. daylight.
  4717.  
  4718. GARY I
  4719. You know where they are, Peltzer?
  4720.  
  4721. BILLY
  4722. No...But they're all gathered in
  4723. one place. And the sun rose before
  4724. they could make it to the water
  4725. tower. So they must be holed up
  4726. between here and there.
  4727.  
  4728. TRACY
  4729. The old church?
  4730.  
  4731. BILLY
  4732. (shakes his head)
  4733. Too many windows. Too much light.
  4734. it's got to be someplace dark.
  4735. Totally dark.
  4736.  
  4737. DORRY
  4738. How about somebody's garage?...
  4739. Or tool shed?...
  4740.  
  4741. BILLY
  4742. No. There's too many of them..
  4743. They'd need a huge area...
  4744.  
  4745. TRACY
  4746. Ridge's movie house.
  4747. Everyone pauses to think.
  4748.  
  4749. GARY
  4750. It's a big place. No windows.
  4751.  
  4752. DORRY
  4753. Always dark. Pitch black.
  4754. Billy nods to himself. That's the place.
  4755.  
  4756. CUT TO:
  4757.  
  4758.  
  4759.  
  4760.  
  4761.  
  4762.  
  4763.  
  4764.  
  4765.  
  4766. 95.
  4767.  
  4768. EXT. RIDGE'S MOVIE THEATER - LATE AFTERNOON
  4769.  
  4770. The sun is going down.
  4771. Walt-Disney's "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs" is
  4772. playing. A written sign is posed in the box office window.
  4773.  
  4774. TONIGHT'S SHOW CANCELLED BECAUSE OF SNOW
  4775. Billy and the others walk up-to the theater. Gary is
  4776. carrying a flashlight. Billy turns to him.
  4777.  
  4778. BILLY
  4779. You used to work here, right?
  4780.  
  4781. GARY
  4782.  
  4783. (SHRUGS)
  4784. When I was a kid.
  4785.  
  4786. BILLY
  4787. You're coming in with me., You can
  4788. show me around.
  4789.  
  4790. TRACY
  4791. What are you going to do if they're
  4792. inside?
  4793.  
  4794. BILLY
  4795. Blow up the theater.
  4796. Everyone seems puzzled. Billy turns to Gary.
  4797.  
  4798. BILLY
  4799. This place has some kind of boiler
  4800. room...with a furnace... right?
  4801.  
  4802. GARY
  4803.  
  4804. (NODS)
  4805. In the basement.
  4806.  
  4807. BILLY
  4808. (to the others)
  4809. I'll use the gas lines as a bomb.
  4810. The fire will destroy the creatures.
  4811. Dorry looks at Billy.
  4812.  
  4813. DORRY
  4814. I want to come in with you.You'11
  4815. need the extra hand.
  4816.  
  4817.  
  4818.  
  4819.  
  4820.  
  4821.  
  4822.  
  4823.  
  4824.  
  4825. 96
  4826.  
  4827. TRACY
  4828. Well I'm not staying out here
  4829. alone. It's getting dark.
  4830. Billy nods. -They'll all go in together.
  4831.  
  4832. BILLY
  4833. Okay...just remember;.We've got
  4834. to stick together. And keep close
  4835. to the flashlight. They're scared
  4836. of the light.
  4837. Everyone nods. Gary turns on the flashlight.
  4838. Tracy takes Billy's hand. Gary is jealous.
  4839. They enter the theater.
  4840.  
  4841. INT. THEATER LOBBY
  4842.  
  4843. Gary shines the flashlight.
  4844. The candy counter has been smashed. All of the candy is
  4845. gone.
  4846. The popcorn machine is empty. The soda machine has been
  4847. emptied and turned on its side.
  4848. Billy walks to the theater entrance door. He looks into
  4849. the small window.
  4850.  
  4851. INT. THEATER
  4852.  
  4853. Countless pairs of green eyes shine in the darkness. The
  4854. creatures murmur among themselves.
  4855. Billy whispers to the others.
  4856.  
  4857. BILLY
  4858. They're inside the theater.
  4859. The others peer into the window.
  4860.  
  4861. BILLY
  4862. (to Gary)
  4863. How do we get to the boiler
  4864. room?
  4865.  
  4866.  
  4867.  
  4868.  
  4869.  
  4870.  
  4871.  
  4872.  
  4873.  
  4874. 97.
  4875.  
  4876. BILLY
  4877. Damn. There's too many of those
  4878. things. They'll- see us.
  4879.  
  4880. (PAUSE)
  4881. 1 If we could. just distract them...
  4882. Tracy perks up.
  4883.  
  4884. •TRAC Y-
  4885. I have an 'idea'.-
  4886. They look .t her .
  4887.  
  4888. CUT TO:
  4889.  
  4890. PROJECTION BOOTH
  4891. Billy, Tracy, Dorry and Gary enter. Tracy walks to the
  4892. projector.. She finds the forward switch. She flips it.
  4893. The projector purrs. The lamp goes on. The reels turn.
  4894.  
  4895. INT. THEATER
  4896.  
  4897. The second reel of "Snow White" fills the screen.
  4898. The seven dwarfs are singing "Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, it's off to
  4899. work we go..." The song echoes through the theater.
  4900.  
  4901. THE CREATURES
  4902. are frightened by the images on screen. The light hurts
  4903. their eyes. But gradually, they become interested in the
  4904. movie.
  4905.  
  4906. PROJECTION BOOTH
  4907.  
  4908. CUT TO:
  4909.  
  4910. INT. THEATER
  4911.  
  4912. The creatures are clustered in their seats. Puzzled.
  4913. Fascinated by the animated screen
  4914.  
  4915.  
  4916.  
  4917.  
  4918.  
  4919.  
  4920.  
  4921.  
  4922.  
  4923. 98
  4924. Billy and the others move through the darkness. They crawl
  4925. on the floor, on the outside aisle of the theater, to the
  4926. Exit door.
  4927. They move carefully. Slowly. Silently. They make it
  4928. to the Exit. They Crawl out. safe.-
  4929. The creatures still watchthe movie.
  4930.  
  4931. INT. HALLWAY
  4932.  
  4933. Out of the theater, BillyTracy, Dorry and Gary run to
  4934. the boiler room.
  4935.  
  4936. INT. BOILER ROOM
  4937.  
  4938. Billy walks to the large gas furnace. He examines the
  4939. gas line. He finds the shut-of.f valve and turns off the
  4940. gas.
  4941. Billy takes off his coat and shirt. He removes his T-shirt.
  4942. He looks at Gary.
  4943.  
  4944. BILLY
  4945. Give me your T-shirt.
  4946. Gary reluctantly takes. off his T-shirt. Billy ties the
  4947. two shirts together. He winds them into a cord.
  4948. He finds a connection in the gas line. He begins to
  4949. pound against it with the handle of his sword. The. sounds
  4950. of metal ring out.
  4951.  
  4952. CLANG, CLANG, CLANG.
  4953.  
  4954. CUT TO:
  4955.  
  4956. INT. THEATER
  4957.  
  4958. The film's reel ends. The screen goes blank.
  4959. The creatures are puzzled. Distracted. They throw
  4960. their candy boxes and paper cups at the screen.
  4961. The CLANG of Billy's sword hitting the pipe is heard.
  4962. Several of the creatures group together. They move from
  4963. their seats, to the exit door. They follow the sound.
  4964.  
  4965.  
  4966.  
  4967.  
  4968.  
  4969.  
  4970.  
  4971.  
  4972.  
  4973. 99.
  4974.  
  4975. INT. BOILER ROOM
  4976.  
  4977. Billy gives one final hit to. the gas line. The connection
  4978. snaps. He stuffs the line with his and Gary's shirt. He
  4979. turns the gas back on and lights the end of the crumpled.
  4980. shirt with a match. The flame slowly creeps up the shirt,
  4981. to the line.
  4982.  
  4983. BILLY
  4984. We have to get out. Fast.
  4985. Gary points to a rear exit.
  4986.  
  4987. GARY
  4988. That leads outside.
  4989.  
  4990. SEVERAL CREATURES
  4991. burst into the room.
  4992. Gary panics. He pulls out a gun and starts shooting.
  4993.  
  4994. BILLY
  4995. Not your gun. There's too
  4996. many. Use the light.
  4997. Gary stops shooting and fumbles for his flashlight.
  4998. A creature leaps atDorry, pinning the old man to the
  4999. ground. Other creatures attack Dorry. Biting. Scratching.
  5000. Tearing.
  5001. Billy picks up his sword and begins to knock the creatures
  5002. off Dorry.
  5003. Creatures come at Tracy. She picks up a section of thick
  5004. lead pipe and bats off the oncoming Mogwai.
  5005. Gary finally turns on the flashlight beam. It keeps some
  5006. of the Mogwai at bay.
  5007. Fire creeps up the T-shirt, getting closer to the gas
  5008. line.
  5009. Billy gets all-the creatures off Dorry.
  5010. More creatures come through the door.
  5011. Gary gets scared. He drops the flashlight and runs
  5012. for the rear exit.
  5013.  
  5014.  
  5015.  
  5016.  
  5017.  
  5018.  
  5019.  
  5020.  
  5021.  
  5022. 100
  5023.  
  5024. BILLY
  5025. (screams to Gary)
  5026. Get back here! We need you!
  5027. .Gary runs out, leaving the others alone.
  5028. Billy and Tracy continue to fight the creatures.
  5029.  
  5030. I
  5031. Dorr7 lies the ground.
  5032.  
  5033. EXT . ! BEHIND "HEATER
  5034. Gary`] rushes] but. It's dark. He runs throi}gh the snow-
  5035. filled alle'i, to the front of the theater.
  5036.  
  5037. INT. BOILER ROOM
  5038.  
  5039. The fire is`o'nly a few inches from the gas line. Soon
  5040. the place will blow.
  5041. Billy and Tracy still fight. Billy inches back to the
  5042. rear exit. His arm blindly gropes for the 'door handle.
  5043. The fire is�almost at the gas line.
  5044. Billy's hand reaches the door handle. He opens it.
  5045. He turns to Tracy.
  5046.  
  5047. BILLY
  5048. Let's go.
  5049. Billy picks up Dorry's body. Tracy protects him by batting
  5050. away any oncoming creatures.
  5051. They hurry out of the boiler room.
  5052.  
  5053. INT. HALLWAY
  5054.  
  5055. Tracy closes the boiler room door. locking the creatures
  5056. inside.
  5057. Billy.carries Dorry's body. He and Tracy run to the exit.
  5058.  
  5059. EXT. ALLEY - BEHIND THEATER
  5060.  
  5061. Tracy and Billy burst through the door. They fall into
  5062. a snow p l e
  5063.  
  5064.  
  5065.  
  5066.  
  5067.  
  5068.  
  5069.  
  5070.  
  5071.  
  5072. REV. 4/30/82 101
  5073.  
  5074. THE THEATER EXPLODES.
  5075. Doors fly off., Windows break. The entire theater is
  5076. engulfed in flames.
  5077. Loud high pitched screaming is'heard. Creatures are
  5078. dying.
  5079. Billy stands up from the sn w drift. H loo s at T acy.
  5080. She's okay. They look to Dcrry.
  5081.  
  5082. I
  5083. His body is covered with scratches and bites. He's dead. (
  5084. Billy picks up Dorry's body. He carries it to the front
  5085. of the theater. Tracy follows.
  5086.  
  5087. CUT TO:
  5088.  
  5089. INT. THEATER
  5090.  
  5091.  
  5092. TRACKING SHOT
  5093. Camera moves through the flames. Some creatures scream,
  5094. burning to death. Others try to avoid the flames.
  5095. Camera moves to the ceiling.
  5096.  
  5097. THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM TURNS ON.
  5098.  
  5099. CUT TO:
  5100.  
  5101. CLOSE-UP - GARY
  5102. sweating. Scared. Out of breath.
  5103. He stands across the street from the theater. Watching.
  5104.  
  5105. BILLY AND TRACY
  5106. emerge from behind the building. They walk towards Gary.
  5107. Billy walks up. He's holding Dorry's body. He lowers
  5108. the body-to the ground. He glares at Gary.
  5109.  
  5110. BILLY
  5111. You bastard. You ran out on us.
  5112. Left us alone. To die.
  5113. Billy drops his sword and jumps Gary. They fall to the
  5114. ground. Fighting. Punching.
  5115.  
  5116.  
  5117.  
  5118.  
  5119.  
  5120.  
  5121.  
  5122.  
  5123.  
  5124. REV. 4/30/82 102.
  5125. Gary knees Billy in the groin. Billy is bent over,
  5126. catching his wind.
  5127. Gary snatches the sword. He lunges at Billy with the
  5128. blade.
  5129.  
  5130. TRACY
  5131. Gary! ...No!...
  5132. Billy dodges the blad�.
  5133. Gary moves closer to Billy. The sword is inches away
  5134. from Billy's chest.
  5135. Gary swings. Billy steps back. The tip of the sword
  5136. scratches across his chest.
  5137. Tracy cries out.
  5138. Gary lunges at him again. Billy is scratched across the
  5139. s tomach-.
  5140. Billy is backed against,a building wall.
  5141. Gary pulls back his sword, ready to spear Billy..
  5142.  
  5143. A CREATURE
  5144. leaps out of the darkness and grabs Gary by the throat.
  5145. Gary screams. He drops the sword.
  5146. Another creature attacks Gary. Followed by another.
  5147. And another.
  5148. They bring him to the ground. They eat. He dies.
  5149. Billy quickly picks up his sword, before the creatures
  5150. get to hi_m and Tracy. He grabs her hand. They.run to
  5151. the police car.
  5152. They get inside and lock the doors.
  5153.  
  5154. INT. POLICE CAR
  5155.  
  5156. Billy and Tracy look across the street.
  5157.  
  5158.  
  5159.  
  5160.  
  5161.  
  5162.  
  5163.  
  5164.  
  5165.  
  5166. 103.
  5167. CcUNTLESS CREATURES
  5168. are pouring out of the theater. Into the night.
  5169.  
  5170. THE POLICE CAR
  5171. squeals away into the night.
  5172.  
  5173. INT. CAR
  5174.  
  5175. Tracy examines Billy's shoulder. A deep cut.
  5176.  
  5177. THE CREATURE ON THE BACK SEAT
  5178. opens its eyes. It lets out a high pitched, wounded cry.
  5179. Tracy picks up the sword, ready to kill the creature.
  5180. Billy stops her.
  5181.  
  5182. BILLY
  5183. Wait...
  5184. He looks out the rear window.
  5185.  
  5186. THE PACK OF CREATURES
  5187. are following the police car.
  5188.  
  5189. BILLY
  5190. looks at the creature on the back seat. It still cries
  5191. out in that high pitched scream.
  5192.  
  5193. BILLY
  5194. (to Tracy)
  5195. Hear that? He's calling his
  5196. friends for help. They're
  5197. following us. As long as
  5198. he's alive and screaming... they'll
  5199. come after him.
  5200.  
  5201. TRACY
  5202.  
  5203.  
  5204.  
  5205.  
  5206.  
  5207.  
  5208.  
  5209.  
  5210.  
  5211. 104.
  5212.  
  5213. BILLY
  5214. We can't kill him. He's our
  5215. bait. We'll be able to lead them
  5216. away from the water tower.
  5217. (points to the
  5218. back seat)
  5219. Just keep an eye on the thing...
  5220. make s re it doe n' hurt us.
  5221. Tracy keeps the swo d on the cre ture. Billy guns the
  5222. engine and screeches off. He looks to the rearview
  5223. mirror.
  5224.  
  5225. THE COUNTLESS GREEN EYES FOLLOW..
  5226.  
  5227. DISSOLVE TO:
  5228.  
  5229. EXT. EXXON STATION - LATER THAT NIGHT
  5230.  
  5231. The station is deserted. A clock in the window reads
  5232.  
  5233. 5:27 AM.
  5234.  
  5235. THE POLICE CAR
  5236. pulls into the station'lot.
  5237. Billy and Tracy get out. They look tired. Worn. They've
  5238. been driving all night. Billy pumps gas into the car.
  5239.  
  5240. THE WOUNDED CREATURE
  5241. still lies on the back seat. Mogwai still screams in
  5242. its high pitched wail.
  5243.  
  5244. TRACY
  5245. looks into the distance.
  5246.  
  5247. THE PACK OF GREEN EYES
  5248. is visible. A few miles away.. They move to Tracy and
  5249. Billy's direction.
  5250.  
  5251.  
  5252.  
  5253.  
  5254.  
  5255.  
  5256.  
  5257.  
  5258.  
  5259. REV. 4/30/82
  5260.  
  5261. BILLY
  5262. We'd better hurry. They're
  5263. getting close.
  5264. They.. get into the car..
  5265.  
  5266. INSIDE
  5267. Billy starts the car. Tracy looks into the back seat.
  5268.  
  5269. TRACY
  5270. Billy!...
  5271.  
  5272. THE CREATURE IS GONE.
  5273. Billy and Tracy are shocked. Puzzled.
  5274.  
  5275. CUT TO:
  5276.  
  5277. BEHIND THE POLICE CAR
  5278. The creature has crawled outside, through the rear
  5279. window. It crawls BENEATH THE CAR, moving into the engine.
  5280.  
  5281. BILLY AND TRACY
  5282. look around. Puzzled. Confused.
  5283.  
  5284. BILLY
  5285. Where in the hell?...
  5286.  
  5287. SUDDENLY
  5288. The car stalls. Billy tries to re-start it. No good.
  5289. Dead engine.
  5290. GIGGLING echoes from under the hood.
  5291. Billy and Tracy get out of the car.
  5292.  
  5293. OUTSIDE
  5294.  
  5295. THE PACK OF CREATURES ARE GETTING CLOSER.
  5296. Billy and Tracy move to the-car's hood. Billy opens it.
  5297.  
  5298.  
  5299.  
  5300.  
  5301.  
  5302.  
  5303.  
  5304.  
  5305.  
  5306. REV. 4/30/82
  5307.  
  5308. MOGWAI
  5309. is inside. Its mouth is full of tangled wires and plugs
  5310. that the creature has ripped from the engine. Mogwai
  5311. giggles at Billy.
  5312.  
  5313. BILLY
  5314. (to Tracy)
  5315. Check the garage... ee if
  5316. there's a bag...a b x...
  5317. something we can keep this
  5318. little bastard locked up in.
  5319. Tracyhurries to the garage.
  5320.  
  5321. INT. STATION GARAGE
  5322.  
  5323. Tracy finds a small, red metal toolbox., She empties
  5324. it and carries the box back to the car.
  5325.  
  5326. BILLY
  5327. grabs the creature. Mogwai is still wounded and dazed.
  5328. But it manages to bite and scratch at Billy.
  5329. Tracy holds the tool box open. Billy forces Mogwai inside.
  5330. He closes the tool box and locks it shut.
  5331. Mogwai is trapped inside. The creature pounds against
  5332. the metal. Its loud cry echoes from inside.
  5333. Billy checks the car's engine.
  5334.  
  5335. BILLY
  5336. Damn! He ripped out the
  5337. coil wires! The car won't
  5338. run without them!
  5339.  
  5340. TRACY
  5341. Can you fix it?
  5342. Billy looks into the distance. The creatures are getting
  5343. very close..
  5344.  
  5345. BILLY
  5346. There's no time.
  5347. (grabs her
  5348.  
  5349. HAND )
  5350. Come on.
  5351.  
  5352.  
  5353.  
  5354.  
  5355.  
  5356.  
  5357.  
  5358.  
  5359.  
  5360. REV. 4/30/.82
  5361. Billy and Tracy run. Billy carries the tool box. Mogwai
  5362. cries from inside.
  5363. Billy looks behind him.
  5364.  
  5365. THEGWAI
  5366. !through the snow, moving closer to Billy anTracy. plow
  5367.  
  5368. TRACKING SHOT
  5369. of Billy and Tracy. Running fast. Out of breath. Trying
  5370. to keep ahead of the droves of Mogwai.
  5371. Billy looks into the distance, at the top of a hill.
  5372.  
  5373. A GREENHOUSE
  5374. sits in a large open area. It overlooks the entire town
  5375. of Kingston Falls.
  5376.  
  5377. BILLY AND TRACY
  5378. run up the hill, towards the Greenhouse.
  5379.  
  5380. THE MOGWAI
  5381. move fast. They're getting closer to Billy and Tracy.
  5382. Some of the creatures travel beneath the snow. Others
  5383. hop through it.
  5384.  
  5385. BILLY AND TRACY
  5386. arrive at. the top of the hill. They run to the
  5387. Greenhouse entrance. They open the doors and enter.
  5388.  
  5389. INSIDE
  5390. Billy drops the toolbox on top of a Greenhouse table..
  5391.  
  5392. OUTSIDE
  5393. The creatures arrive at the top of the hill. They move
  5394. to the Greenhouse doors
  5395.  
  5396.  
  5397.  
  5398.  
  5399.  
  5400.  
  5401.  
  5402.  
  5403.  
  5404. REV. 4/30/82
  5405.  
  5406. INSIDE
  5407. Billy spots a huge tree. It grows up, through the
  5408. center of the Greenhouse.
  5409. Billy takes Tracy's hand. They run to the tree. They
  5410. begin to climb to the top.
  5411.  
  5412. THE CREATURES
  5413. crash through the Greenhouse doors. Several of them
  5414. surround the tool box. Mogwai screams from inside. Others
  5415. tear through the Greenhouse, smashing plants, overturning
  5416. tables, etc.
  5417. The creatures spot Billy and Tracy, climbing the tree.
  5418. The Mogwai move to the tree.
  5419.  
  5420. BILLY AND TRACY
  5421. climb. Billy looks to the sky.
  5422. Dawn is approaching.
  5423. Billy looks below him.
  5424.  
  5425. THE CREATURES
  5426. climb the tree, scurrying up to Billy and Tracy.
  5427. Billy fights off the oncoming Mogwai with his sword.
  5428.  
  5429. AT THE TREE'S BOTTOM
  5430. Several creatures have begun to gnaw at the tree trunk.
  5431.  
  5432. BILLY AND TRACY
  5433. are near the treetop. They cling to a large, thick branch.
  5434. The creatures still chase after them. Billy keeps them
  5435. at bay.
  5436.  
  5437. AT THE TREE'S BOTTOM
  5438. The creatures have almost-completely gnawed:through the
  5439. tree trunk.
  5440.  
  5441.  
  5442.  
  5443.  
  5444.  
  5445.  
  5446.  
  5447.  
  5448.  
  5449. REV. 4/30/82
  5450. The tree sways.
  5451. The trunk snaps.
  5452. .Billy and Tracy hold tight as the tree falls to the
  5453. ground.
  5454. Billy smacks to the Greenhouse floor. Slightly.-dazed.
  5455. Tracy lands beside him. Unconscious.
  5456. A few creatures jump on her.
  5457. Billy stands. He knocks the creatures off Tracy.
  5458. Several creatures attack him.
  5459. Billy fights. But there are too many.
  5460. They keep coming. Surrounding him.
  5461. Billy can't keep up with them.
  5462.  
  5463. OUTSIDE
  5464. The sun is coming up. The darkness fades.
  5465.  
  5466. INSIDE
  5467. The creatures still attack.
  5468. Billy tries to fight.
  5469. A creature grabs his wounded leg.
  5470. Billy cries out in pain.
  5471. Another creature rips at his arm.
  5472. Billy drops the sword.
  5473. He's f inis;'ed
  5474. He falls to the ground. Beside Tracy.
  5475. The hungry creatures surround Billy.
  5476. Weak. Defeated. Billy closes his eyes.
  5477. He finally gives
  5478.  
  5479.  
  5480.  
  5481.  
  5482.  
  5483.  
  5484.  
  5485.  
  5486.  
  5487. REV. 4/30/82 110.
  5488.  
  5489. ( )
  5490.  
  5491. THE SUN RISES.
  5492. The creatures move to finish off Billy...
  5493. Suddenly, ,they stop. They become weak..
  5494. Brigh' sunlight shines into the Greenhouse.
  5495. The c eatures try toun owhere,to hide.
  5496. Billyopenjs his eyes. He watches.
  5497. The sun shines brighter.
  5498.  
  5499. 1
  5500. Sweatpours from the creatures' bodies.
  5501. They cry out in pain. Unearthly screams.
  5502. "Their bodies start to smolder.
  5503. Cracks appear in their skin.
  5504. The creatures begin to melt. Like candles.
  5505. Billy,wat'hes in horror.
  5506. Their'bodies collapse to the floor.
  5507. The become mounds of unrecognizable liquid.
  5508. Their screams fade. Die out.
  5509. Billy gets to his feet. He looks around.
  5510. All that remains are pools of smoldering liquid.
  5511. The nightmare is over. Mogwai is dead.
  5512. Billy takes a breath.
  5513. Cuts. Bites. Scratches. Theycoverhisbody.
  5514. He looks down at Tracy.
  5515. Billy kneels, resting her head and shoulders in his lap.
  5516. She opens her eyes.
  5517. She gives a weak smile to Billy.
  5518. He lightly kisses her on the lips. He holds her tight.
  5519. He helps Tracy to her feet. He picks up his sword.
  5520. Billy and Tracy exit the Greenhouse.
  5521.  
  5522.  
  5523.  
  5524.  
  5525.  
  5526.  
  5527.  
  5528.  
  5529.  
  5530. REV. 4/30/82
  5531.  
  5532. OUTSIDE
  5533. Billy and Tracy stand in the snow.. They look out over
  5534. Kingston Falls. Now a ghost town.
  5535. Billy looks at his sword.
  5536. He pull back ,nd throws the sword.
  5537. it flip throw h the air. {
  5538. It lands. Several feet away. Speared upright. In the
  5539. snow.
  5540. Billy collapses in the snow. Exhausted.
  5541. Tracy kneels beside him.--
  5542. It CLOSE-UP
  5543. Billy's face. Lying in the snow.. Unconscious.
  5544. Hard. Lonely. Worn.
  5545. The face of a warrior. The face of ahero.
  5546.  
  5547. DISSOLVE TO:
  5548.  
  5549. CLOSE-UP
  5550.  
  5551. RAND PELTZER.
  5552. A pensive, tired look covers his face.
  5553.  
  5554. CAMERA PULLS BACK
  5555. We'.re inside of a hospital room. Rand sits in a chair,
  5556. across the room from
  5557.  
  5558. BILLY
  5559. He lies in bed. His wounds are bandaged. An I.V. needle
  5560. is in his arm.
  5561.  
  5562.  
  5563.  
  5564.  
  5565.  
  5566.  
  5567.  
  5568.  
  5569.  
  5570. REV. 4/30/82
  5571.  
  5572. RAND
  5573.  
  5574. (COMFORTING)
  5575. It's okay, Billy...It's
  5576. over...
  5577. Billy holds his Father tightly.
  5578.  
  5579. BILLY
  5580. How's Tracy?
  5581.  
  5582. RAND.
  5583. Fine. She's in a room o{f
  5584. her own. You can see her
  5585. tomorrow.
  5586. Billy nods.
  5587.  
  5588. SUDDENLY
  5589. Billy's head pops up. His eyes are wide. Hysterical.
  5590. A shocked expression covers his face.
  5591.  
  5592. BILLY
  5593. Oh my God! No!...No!...
  5594.  
  5595. RAND
  5596. Billy?...What is it?...
  5597.  
  5598. BILLY
  5599. The tool box! It's locked! I
  5600. didn't open it!...It's dark
  5601. inside!...
  5602.  
  5603. RAND
  5604. What?...
  5605. Billy jumps out of bed. He tears the I.V. out of his arm.
  5606. He opens the closet and starts to get dressed.
  5607.  
  5608. 2 NURSES AND A DOCTOR
  5609. hurry into the room. They grab. Billy. and wrestle him
  5610. back to bed'. The doctor gives Billy a 'shot.
  5611.  
  5612. BILLY
  5613. (fighting,
  5614.  
  5615. SCREAMING)
  5616. Waitl...You've got to let
  5617. me gol... .1 didn't', open the
  5618. tool boxl...I didn't get the...
  5619.  
  5620.  
  5621.  
  5622.  
  5623.  
  5624.  
  5625.  
  5626.  
  5627.  
  5628. REV. 4/30/82
  5629. Billy's words begin to mush.together. His eyelids get
  5630. heavy. He falls to sleep.
  5631. The Doctor turns to Rand.
  5632.  
  5633. DOCTOR
  5634. He'll be okay. He's still
  5635. in shoc .exhiausted. He
  5636. needs m re reslt�.
  5637.  
  5638. L
  5639. Rand nods. The nurses and Dlo ctor exit.
  5640. Rand just stares at Biliy.
  5641. i CUT TO:
  5642.  
  5643. CLOSE-UP:
  5644.  
  5645. THE RED METAL TOOL BOX.
  5646. Still locked. Still sitting on the Greenhouse table,
  5647. where Billy left it.
  5648.  
  5649. CAMERA PULLS BACK TO REVEAL
  5650. SEVERAL WORKERS cleaning up the debris, repairing the
  5651. broken Greenhouse windows.
  5652. The workers load the trash onto a dump truck.
  5653. Outside, the snow is melting. The sun shines bright.
  5654.  
  5655. A BURLY, MUSCULAR WORKER
  5656. walks up to the table and picks up the tool box. He shouts
  5657. to another worker.
  5658.  
  5659. ANOTHER WORKER
  5660. Throw it out. • .with the
  5661. other trash.
  5662. The worker is ready to throw it out. He examines the tool
  5663. box. Fairly new. In good condition. He decides to
  5664. keep it.
  5665. He walks to his van -and rests the tool box on the front
  5666. passenger seat.
  5667.  
  5668.  
  5669.  
  5670.  
  5671.  
  5672.  
  5673.  
  5674.  
  5675.  
  5676. REV. 4/30/82 114.
  5677.  
  5678. ( )
  5679.  
  5680. THE WORKER
  5681. driving home in his van. Later that afternoon. The radio
  5682. plays a Country tune.
  5683.  
  5684. THE TOOL BOX
  5685. rests on the seat beside him.
  5686.  
  5687. SUDDENLY
  5688. the tool box begins to shake. Something pounds against it
  5689. from inside.
  5690.  
  5691. THE WORKER
  5692. pulls his van to the roadside. He stares at the shaking
  5693. tool box. His eyes are wide. Scared.
  5694. The worker grabs the tool box. He gets out of his van.
  5695.  
  5696. OUTSIDE
  5697. The tool box shakes and rattles in the worker's hand.
  5698. Frightened, he throws the box-over a hilly, wooded area
  5699. at the side of the road.
  5700.  
  5701. THE TOOL BOX
  5702. tumbles down a steep hill.
  5703. It lands at the bottom and bounces into a
  5704.  
  5705. LAKE
  5706. The tool box stays afloat for a few seconds. Then it
  5707. slowly sinks into the lake water.
  5708.  
  5709. INT. WATER
  5710.  
  5711. The tool box sinks to the bottom of the lake.
  5712.  
  5713. MOGWAI'S GIGGLE
  5714. the soundtrack.
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