Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Page #13

YOUNG JASON:

grabs her hand, pulling hard, then grinning wide.

RENNIE:

feels the skin on her face crawling off her skull, her

eyes expanding because she's now looking at:

HERSELF!

Rennie is holding onto herself, about four years younger

in a bathing suit, drowning in the lake. YOUNG RENNIE.

YOUNG RENNIE:

Hhhhelp....me....

RENNIE:

screams with guttural fear, letting go of herself,

watching her younger self drown in the hole in her room.

YOUNG RENNIE:

disappears under the surface of the water...which seconds

later CHANGES BACK INTO HER OVAL RUG.

NEW ANGLE:

as Rennie moves away, tears rolling down her face,

utterly confused. She backs against the wall next to her

porthole window and THE REAL JASON'S FIST SMASHES THROUGH

THE WINDOW, GRABBING HER THROAT. Rennie struggles,

gasping for air as he attempts to strangle her.

CLOSE ON RENNIE'S HAND

groping for a weapon to stop him, her fingers skittering

across her table like a spider.

TWO SHOT - RENNIE AND JASON

Her head is pulled taut against the wall just below the

porthole, with Jason's hideous mask framed in the

circular shattered window. She's slowly dying.

CLOSE ON RENNIE'S HAND

Her movements slow as the oxygen leaves her system. But

Rennie's fingers miraculously find a recognizable object:

the ink-dip pen given to her by Miss Van Deusen. She

seizes it, getting a firm grip.

CLOSE ON JASON:

as Rennie JABS THE PEN BACKWARDS, SENDING THE SHARP

INSTRUMENT THROUGH THE EYEHOLE OF HIS MASK. Jason

instantly releases her, reeling backwards.

RENNIE:

sinks to the floor, scrambling on all fours to get as far

away from the porthole as possible. She makes it across

the room to her stateroom door just as:

THE DOOR:

is SLAMMED OPEN FROM THE OTHER SIDE. She shrieks in

terror but it's SEAN who is standing there.

SEAN:

Rennie...??

RENNIE:

(pointing)

The window...

Sean rushes to the shattered porthole, looking out,

seeing nothing. He steps back to her.

RENNIE:

I don't understand what is happening

to me...

She breaks down; he holds her.

SEAN:

It's gonna be okay...

INT. POWER ROOM - NIGHT (EFX)

...but Sean couldn't be more wrong. The flames are

lapping at the fuel pump and hoses, furiously burning

down into the tank. A second later the whole thing

EXPLODES IN A BALL OF FIRE.

EXT. SHIP HULL - UNDERWATER (EFX/MODEL?)

as a huge HOLE is blown through the thick steel hull:

INT. RENNIE'S STATEROOM - SAME TIME

The ship noticeably rocks from the explosion. Rennie

clings to him fearfully.

RENNIE:

What is it??

One second later, the lights begin to flicker.

SEAN:

The power room...

INT. POWER ROOM - SAME TIME (EFX)

as huge amounts of water rush in from a gaping hole in

the hull.

INT. SHIP KITCHEN - SAME TIME

as the overhead lights flicker over McCulloch. There's

some fear mixed with the anger as he grips his flare gun,

moving onward.

PONT OF VIEW FROM KITCHEN OVENS

Someone is crouched behind a massive convection oven,

spying on McCulloch.

MCCULLOCH:

almost flinches when the lights die and he's plunged

into blackness. He moves forward, every step tentative.

He passes the convection ovens and we REMAIN on them,

spotting the frightened face of the DECK HAND in the

shadows. The deranged old man is very sober now,

clutching a LARGE KITCHEN KNIFE for defense.

INT. RENNIE'S STATEROOM - SAME TIME

Sean paces feverishly in the blackness of her room,

trying to think, talking to himself.

SEAN:

Rule one, don't panic. Rule two,

assess the damage and act

accordingly...

RENNIE:

Is the ship going to sink??

He returns to Rennie, the panic settling back in.

SEAN:

I don't know.

Her ultimate fear is staring her straight in the face.

Suddenly the dim blue lights flicker on.

SEAN:

The emergency lights just kicked in...

Sean makes Rennie look into his eyes. His words are meant

to convince himself as much as Rennie.

SEAN:

We'll be okay. I want you to wait by

the lifeboats, just in case.

RENNIE:

(terrified)

I'm not going near any lifeboat!

SEAN:

But Rennie...

RENNIE:

I'm not!!

INT. SHIP RESTAURANT ROOM - SAME TIME

as Miss Van Deusen gathers a handful of students who are

panicking, sitting them down.

MISS VAN DEUSEN:

Everybody wait right here until I come

back with the others -- understand?

They nod, frightened to death. She dashes away, carrying

us into a view of the dining room windows. No one

notices the SILHOUETTE OF JASON passing by on the outside

desk.

INT. ENGINE ROOM - SAME TIME (EFX)

Sea water is pouring into the ship's motors. Clouds of

steam and black smoke fill the room as the engine

bearings begin to GRIND.

INT. SHIP HALLWAY - SAME TIME

as McCulloch rushes up to Rennie's already open door,

cautiously entering with flare gun raised.

MCCULLOCH:

Rennie??

MCCULLOCH'S POINT OF VIEW

The room is empty, shards of the porthole glass scattered

across her rug. He steps over to it, bringing his head up

to the gaping hole, peering outside. We wait for his

attack...but it doesn't come. McCulloch's eyes take us to

something across the room. The bathroom door is afar.

MCCULLOCH:

cautiously steps up to the door, silently grabbing the

knob and SWINGING IT OPEN. It's empty. He hears

something, spinning around. Again, nothing is there.

McCulloch quickly moves to the telephone and dials. A few

seconds pass.

MCCULLOCH:

Come on, answer!!

INT. BRIDGE - SAME TIME

TIGHT on the bridge telephone, ringing repeatedly. RISE

TO FIND JASON, ignoring the phone, scrutinizing the deck

below through rain-streaked windows.

JASON'S POINT OF VIEW

Miss Van Deusen is darting across the deck, gathering up

a trio of terrified seniors.

RETURN TO SHOT:

Jason methodically moves to the bank of switches,

studying them.

INSERT - CONSOLE

In large, unmistakable letters over a red button are the

words "ABANDON SHIP ALARM." He flips back the plastic

safety cover, exposing the button.

INT. BOWELS OF SHIP - SAME TIME

A horrible grinding sound echoes through the narrow

corridor. Sean and Rennie appear at the opposite end,

coughing on the black smoke which clouds their

passageway. Sean looks down, seeing that they are

standing in a puddle of water.

SEAN:

Water has gotten to the engines.

(coughs)

We have to get everybody off this

ship...

INSERT - ABANDON SHIP BUTTON

as Jason presses it with firm deliberation, and:

INT. BOWELS OF SHIP - CONTINUOUS

A WHOOPING SIREN blasts through the passageway. Sean and

Rennie have no time to react because:

ANGLE - CORRIDOR (EFX)

A sealed compartment door EXPLODES OPEN WITH THE PRESSURE

OF SEA WATER...

REVERSE ANGLE (EFX)

...and a WALL OF WATER ENGULFS.RENNIE AND SEAN, KNOCKING

THEM DOWN. Sean fights to pull her up, but not in time

for her to witness:

WAYNE'S CHARRED CORPSE (EFX)

which bobs up in front of her. Rennie cries out,

scrambling to grab onto Sean as what's left of Wayne's

body washes past them.

EXT. DECK - NIGHT

as a door opens and Miss Van Deusen guides a half-dozen

SENIORS over to the LIFEBOAT STATIONS.

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