A Nightmare on Elm Street Page #30

187. INT. HALLWAY. NIGHT. 187.

MARGE, knocked flying by NANCY'S charge, hits the floor hard,

knocking the wind out of herself. NANCY sees what she's done,

jumps over the body and slams the door and throws the new bolt

home. Next instant she gingerly ties a string to the door's

knob, a string that trails down from the ceiling, attached to

something up there that's still just barely out of sight.

Next instant she's dragging her MOTHER towards the woman's

bedroom as fast as she can.

KRUEGER is already splintering the doorway behind her as NANCY

dips and makes it into MARGE's room, SLAMMING the DOOR behind her

and locking it in a flash.

The MANIAC breaks the bolt and rips open the door.

But the in the very act of doing this he of course unknowingly

pulls the string attached to the outside doorknob with terrific

force.

CLOSE ANGLE ON THE CEILING. The string jerks against a

single-edged razor, which in turn cuts a tight wind of cord

holding a heavy wedge of steel to the ceiling.

WIDER as the thing falls free, pivoting at the hinge at the far

end of its handle, and drives straight into KRUEGER'S groin with

a terrific blow. As he catapaults backwards with an incredulous

shriek, the twenty pound sledge hammer swings back and reveals to

camera just what it is!

ANGLE DOWN ON KRUEGER, clawwing his way up despite his agony,

lurching and cursing forward like an enraged bull.

WIDER ANGLE IN THE HALLWAY as KRUEGER roars out -- only to

immediately strike the length of WIRE strung across the hallway,

catching it just above the thigh. He cartwheels head-over-heels

and lands flat on his back!

Instantly the DOOR to NANCY's MOTHER's bedroom flies open and

NANCY brings a brass lamp down over KRUEGER's head with all her

might! It sounds like a line-drive caroming off a metal

flagpole.

NANCY SLAMS the DOOR as KRUEGER struggles up, clutching his

head.

Enraged, the huge man CRASHES against the door with terrific

force, and rears back and starts smashing against the door like

the utter homicidal lunatic that he is.

CUT TO:

188. EXT. ELM STREET/NANCY'S HOME. NIGHT. 188.

HIGH ANGLE at the second floor level. NANCY jerks open the

window to her MOTHER's bedroom and jams her face to the bars.

The AMBULANCE is pulling away with a tremendous WAIL of its SIREN

as NANCY SCREAMS down, trying to make herself heard.

NANCY:

Help! Hey -- Daddy -- I got

him trapped! Where are you!?

189. ANGLE ON the street. PARKER, assigned to guard the house, sees 189.

NANCY -- hair white, eyes wide -- pounding on the bars and

screaming like a lunatic. But her meaning is utterly lost in the

noise of the ambulance next to him.

PARKER:

(yelling up at her)

Everything's going to be all

right! Everything's under

control!

ANGLE at the window. Close on NANCY's face, incredulous at his

response.

NANCY:

Get my father, you a**hole!

PARKER does a little take. That almost sounded sane.

PARKER (OS)

You heard what I said! Now get

back inside or I'll tell your

dad!

191. Behind her the DOOR SPLINTERS. NANCY whirls around just in time 191.

to see KRUEGER bull in! NANCY's eyes go wide -- she's trapped

against the bars and has nowhere to go. The man bunches his

knives into a single thick blade and rushes her, stabbing. NANCY

closes her eyes --

Then from OUT OF FRAME Marge leaps between the two.

MARGE:

No!

She blocks the charge perfectly -- blocking the knives.

Both she and NANCY are slammed backwards against the bars

behind.

Drunk though she is, is hanging onto KRUEGER'S weapon hand,

keeping the knives inside herself, away from her daughter!

MARGE:

Nancy -- for god's sake's run!

But NANCY turns to the window instead, screaming for her father.

NANCY:

Daddy! Where are you!

192. EXT. ELM STREET. NIGHT. 192.

PARKER, just about to turn back to the business at GLEN's house,

sees NANCY and SOMEONE else fall just inside the window.

Something begins to dawn on the man. Just a little.

PARKER:

Poor woman's got her hands full

with that kid. Maybe I better

tell the lieutenant.

He turns and jogs towards GLEN's house.

193. INT. MARGE'S BEDROOM. NIGHT. 193.

ANGLE ON KRUEGER, hauling MARGE up in rage, knocking her

senseless across her bed and climbing after her with his knives

raised. NANCY wheels behind him and whams him in the kidneys

with her fists, spilling him back off the bed, then running past

him for the door. She makes it to safety,

then turning back. She flips the monster the bird, her eyes wild

with pain and fury.

NANCY:

Hey fuckface -- can't catch me!

The bait works -- KRUEGER leaves MARGE and howls after NANCY.

194. INT. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY. NIGHT. 194.

As NANCY clears the hall and makes the stairs, KRUEGER lurches

through the shattered doorway after her.

195. INT. LIVING ROOM. NIGHT. 195.

The girl careens down the stairs, across the room and to the

front door, banging against it with terrified fury.

NANCY:

(screaming)

Come on -- he's in here!

Daddy! Don't let him kill

me too!

Behind her the huge MAN is thumping down the stairs, KNOCKING

THINGS OVER, SCRAPING his LONG STEEL FINGERNAILS along the wall

with a horrible sound!

NANCY flings a heavy ash tray through the porch window and

screams through the bars.

NANCY (CONTD)

HEELLLPPP!!! Daddyyyyyyy!!!!

KRUEGER, bloody and spewwing threats, staggers for her -- NANCY

dives behind the couch.

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