Friday the 13th Page #2

BARRY grabs the knife-hand at the wrist. The knife falls to

the mossy floor of the clearing.

Two hands go for the free blade. BARRY's hand has it.

There is a confused jumble of struggle.

Onto the bed of moss falls the little finger of the PROWLER.

REACTION SHOT:
BARRY, horrified by the sight.

The PROWLER's hand has the knife. It moves quickly forward.

We can hear the blade strike.

BARRY stares up at the sky in a soundless shriek.

MCU the moss where the finger fell. The PROWLER reaches into

FRAME, picks up the finger, and exits FRAME.

QUICK CUT TO:
CHLOE, out searching for the missing Counsellors.

She stands at the edge of the clearing, her hands pressed on her

temples, her throat filled with a scream of terror. The MUSIC

has stopped abruptly.

THE SCREEN BLEEDS TO WHITE.

It is completely SILENT.

CUT TO:

8 TITLE SEQUENCE

The screen is completely black. A small white shape starts to

ZOOMS towards the FG. The shape becomes a three-dimensional

rendering of FRIDAY THE 13TH. Just as it gets to its final

position, the FRIDAY 13 logo shatters a previously unseen pane

of glass. There is a loud crash. The logo shifts to the upper

left corner of the FRAME as we ROLLS TITLES, white on black.

The THEME MUSIC is a reprise of the THEME we heard during the

Forest sequence, now done in a childlike arrangement.

TITLES END and the MUSIC fades out.

DISSOLVE TO:

9 EXT. RURAL TOWN - EARLY MORNING

The TRACK is SILENT.

In a LONG SHOT we see the one main street. A newspaper

delivery truck drives away from the CAMERA. A GIRL walks down

the street.

Superimposed title:

THE PRESENT:

A MEDIUM SHOT in front of the bank reveals a day/date/time/temp

sign which blinks:

FRIDAY, 13

7:
01

60 Degrees

FRIDAY, 13

7:
01

60 Degrees

We can begin to hear a small-town DJ OVER as a pick-up truck

moves down the street past the GIRL in her late teens. She has

a knapsack, a freshly scrubbed face, jeans, and a plaid shirt.

She wears her hair in a long braid. She wears Nike jogging

shoes. This is ANNIE.

DJ (V.O.)

It's 7:
01 on Friday the 13th of June.

This is Big Dave and it's time for you

lazy bones to GET OUT OF BED! It's

black cat day in Crystal Lake. Don't

forget the big drawing today to see who

gets our FRIDAY THE 13TH Monster

Surprise:
either a man's digital

continuous readout watch or a Panasonic

color television set!

CUT TO:

10 INT. DINER - MORNING

In CU a hand moves to turn down an old brown plastic radio from

which Big Dave is doing his morning-man routine.

DJ (V.O.)

Don't walk under a ladder! Don't spill

any salt, don't...

The radio is turned way down. We see that the hand belongs to

TRUDY, a hefty waitress who wears her golden hair in a bun with

a pencil stuck in it. BUDDY, the boss, is seen in the BG

working the grill.

The regulars are there: five MEN and two WOMEN who always come

in for breakfast. They are the retailers, the oil delivery

man, the switchboard operators, and the cop.

ANNIE walks in the front door, crosses the past the cash

register and walks down the counter.

SALESMAN:

I'm sick of them repeats.

TRUDY:

I musta seen that Kojak 82 times.

ANNIE:

Excuse me. How far is Camp Crystal Lake?

SALESMAN OPERATOR

They gonna open that place Camp Blood?

again?

TRUDY:

COP What is it, Eddie? Forty

I heard they were gonna try miles?

it.

EDDIE:

OIL MAN 'Bout that.

Lotsa luck.

SALESMAN:

(with a wink)

Be an interesting summer.

ANNIE:

Can I get a bus or something?

TRUDY:

Not likely. Sam? You goin' out to the

crossroads?

The OIL MAN nods.

TRUDY:

(continuing)

Give her a lift? That's hallway.

OIL MAN:

(paying up)

No sweat, Trudy. Let's do it to it, kid.

ANNIE:

Name's Annie.

OIL MAN:

Okay, Annie. Let's go.

ANNIE steps aside as the OIL MAN heads for the front door. He

is smirking. He's fifty, strong, and balding. He makes no

attempts to hide his appreciation for ANNIE's figure.

They exits.

TRUDY:

I wouldn't send my kids to that camp for

all the tea in China.

SALESMAN:

(kidding)

I thought you hated your kids.

TRUDY looks around, does a take, then laughs.

CUT TO:

11 EXT. TOWN STREET - MORNING

ANNIE walks a half step behind the OIL MAN, heading for his

truck which is parked there on the street.

OIL MAN:

All the girls up there gonna look as

good as you?

ANNIE:

I don't know.

ANNIE wonders if she should accept the ride with this guy.

Suddenly, from between two parked cars pops RALPH, a crazy hobo

who has two dead rats in his mouth, their tails in his teeth;

they swing from him like a strange beard.

OIL MAN:

Goddamnit, Ralph! Get outta here.

(to ANNIE)

Don't worry about him. He's harmless.

(back to Ralph)

G'won. Git!

RALPH:

It's Friday the 13th.

He giggles and skulks away.

OIL MAN:

Climb on up, Miss.

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