An American Werewolf in London Page #10

ORDERLY:

(annoyed)

I'm an orderly, not a bleeding

psychiatrist! I push things about,

but I've little say what happens to

them.

ALEX:

Thank you.

Alex holds up her head and proceeds to David's room. She

hesitates, then peeks in.

INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

The curtains are drawn and David's lunch waits patiently on

its tray alongside of the bed. David is apparently asleep.

Alex enters softly.

ALEX:

(softly)

Mr. Kessler?

DAVID:

(lifeless)

Yes?

ALEX:

You haven't eaten your lunch.

DAVID:

I'm not very hungry, thank you.

ALEX:

I'm afraid you have to eat something.

DAVID:

Please, really. I'm not hungry.

ALEX:

You put me in an awkward position,

Mr. Kessler.

DAVID:

How is that?

ALEX:

(she shakes the paper

cup)

Well, you're to take these after

you've eaten. Now what kind of nurse

would I be if I failed in so simple

a task as giving out some pills?

DAVID:

Leave the pills. I'll take them later.

ALEX:

Sorry.

She opens the curtains, daylight fills the room.

DAVID:

Aw come on, Miss Price!

ALEX:

Call me Alex.

DAVID:

Aw come on, Alex!

ALEX:

Shall I be forced to feed you, Mr.

Kessler?

David is getting interested.

DAVID:

Call me David.

ALEX:

Shall I be forced to feed you, David?

DAVID:

This is absurd. I'm not hungry. I

don't want any food.

ALEX:

Right.

Alex efficiently removes the covers from the dishes and sits

on the edge of the bed. Taking knife and fork in hand, she

neatly cuts David's food into pieces. David watches all this

amused. She places a napkin under David's chin and holds up

his first bite on his fork. David folds his arms and refuses

to open his mouth.

ALEX:

Let's try a little harder, shall we?

DAVID:

Will you give me a break?

Alex grabs David's nose forcing his mouth open quickly,

shoving the fork in it. David is startled, but amused and

chews his food slowly and swallows it. Alex holds up another

bite.

ALEX:

Will I have to take such drastic

action again, David?

David opens his mouth obediently. Alex almost smiles. She

feeds him for a while; they are both sizing each other up.

Finally:

DAVID:

May I have a glass of milk?

Alex smiles.

FADE OUT:

FADE IN:

EXT. DENSE FOREST - DAY

Again we are running fast and faster. David again running

naked, flying through the green forest. He stops suddenly,

ears perked, he looks about and then we hear Jack's o.s.

screams. The voice of Jack screams:

JACK (O.S.)

David! David! Please help me! Oh

God! David! Oh my God!

David turns in blind panic, he runs (and we run with him)

desperately trying to find the source of Jack's screams.

He comes to a clearing in the woods, light streaming through

the tall trees. Jack's screams halt in mid-word. David looks

in disbelief at the clearing. There is a hospital bed with

someone in it. It is the same as David's.

David walks toward it slowly. The figure in the bed lays

still. It grows dark, very dark, and David looks up at the

full moon. There is a howl identical to the one heard earlier

back on the moors. David approaches the bed slowly, fearfully.

We hear ocean noises on the soundtrack, the sound of crashing

surf. David reaches out to pull back the covers, lightning

and thunder cause him to hesitate for a second. Silence. The

camera remains on David as he pulls off the covers. His face

registers total disbelief and increasing horror.

We cut to the bed to find - DAVID. He lies there, pale white

with purple lips and death pallor.

The camera begins to move in on the corpse of David.

Cut back to the standing David's terrified face; then continue

until David's death mask fills the screen. The face remains

still for several beats, then suddenly opens its bright yellow

eyes and red mouth revealing fangs in a bloodcurdling wail

which carries over in the...

CUT TO:

INT. HOSPITAL NURSES' STATION - NIGHT

Mrs. Hobbs hears David's screams and efficiently calls out...

MRS. HOBBS

Orderly! Miss Gallagher!

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