Into the Woods Page #7
KNOW,/
She lands and sees a blurry form in the distance before
realizing it is GRANNY.
LRRH (V.O.) (CONT’D)
AND WHEN EVERYTHING FAMILIAR/ SEEMED
TO DISAPPEAR FOREVER,/ AT THE END OF
THE PATH/ WAS GRANNY ONCE AGAIN.
GRANNY reaches out her arms blindly until the two are united
in a warm embrace.
LRRH (V.O.) (CONT’D)
SO WE LAY IN THE DARK/ TILL YOU CAME
AND SET US FREE,
LRRH POV -- A crack of light widens until it’s clear that she
is seeing a KNIFE opening the WOLF’S STOMACH that creates the
blinding light. The BAKER’S EYE peeks through the slit.
LRRH (V.O.) (CONT’D)
AND YOU BROUGHT US TO THE LIGHT,
LRRH reaches for the BAKER...
EXT. GRANNY’S HOUSE - DAY
...the BAKER takes her hand.
LRRH:
She continues her story.
LRRH (CONT’D)
AND I KNOW THINGS NOW,/ MANY VALUABLE
THINGS,/ THAT I HADN’T KNOWN BEFORE:/
DO NOT PUT YOUR FAITH/ IN A CAPE AND A
HOOD,
She takes off her cape.
LRRH (CONT’D)
THEY WILL NOT PROTECT YOU/ THE WAY
THAT THEY SHOULD./ AND TAKE EXTRA CARE
WITH STRANGERS--/ EVEN FLOWERS HAVE
THEIR DANGERS./ AND THOUGH SCARY IS
EXCITING,/ NICE IS DIFFERENT THAN
GOOD.
Mr. Baker. You saved our lives. Here.
LRRH hands him the cape.
BAKER:
Are you certain?
LRRH:
Yes. Maybe Granny will make me another
with the skins of the wolf.
BAKER:
Thank you. Thank you!
Impulsively he gives her a kiss on the cheek and as he
leaves, the girl wipes it off.
LRRH:
Yuck!
She makes her way back to GRANNY’S.
LRRH (CONT’D)
(to herself)
NOW, I KNOW:
/ DON’T BE SCARED./ GRANNYIS RIGHT,/ JUST BE PREPARED./ ISN’T IT
NICE TO KNOW A LOT?/ AND A LITTLE BIT
NOT...
EXT. JACK’S FARMHOUSE - TWILIGHT
Having just greeted JACK on his return, his MOTHER stares at
the beans he has just handed her.
JACK’S MOTHER
(Despairing)
How could you do this? What sort of
boy would exchange a cow for beans?
JACK:
But they’re magic -- the man said -
JACK’S MOTHER
Get your head out of the clouds!
She angrily THROWS the beans to the ground.
JACK:
Mother -- no!
She turns to grab JACK’S ear, failing to see the electric
sparks that flare when the beans strike the ground.
INT. JACK’S FARMHOUSE - TWILIGHT - CONTINUOUS
Dragging him up to the hayloft and pushing him on to his cot.
JACK’S MOTHER
You and your worthless adventures!
Will you never learn, Jack?! To bed
without supper for you!
She storms away. JACK lies on his bed bereft. He sees his
sling on the floor and picks it up cradling it as he closes
his eyes.
THE CAMERA travels to a hole in the wall and looks below to
see five bean stalks already growing and intertwining,
quickly reaching skyward.
EXT. KING’S CASTLE - NIGHT
WIDE SHOT. Sitting on a hilltop surrounded by the woods on
all sides, a magical and ageless castle sits aglow. A huge
FULL MOON hangs in the sky, but there’s already the slither
of a SHADOW beginning to cross its face.
We hear MUSIC in the background along with the jovial sounds
of the ball.
BAKER (V.O.)
The first night of the festival ball
brought Cinderella her wish. The
Prince danced only with her, ‘til he
turned and she had slipped away.
Suddenly CINDERELLA in her ball-gown rushes out of a back
entrance and onto the terrace disappearing around a corner.
ANOTHER ANGLE - THE STEPS
She descends a long stretch of ancient stone steps that lead
to the outside grounds.
ANOTHER ANGLE - CONTINUOUS
She appears running down a garden path below and into the
woods. A beat later, CINDERELLA’S PRINCE, dashes out on to a
drawbridge where he spots CINDERELLA below. He is tall, dark
and impossibly handsome. His STEWARD and other attendants
join him.
C’S PRINCE
I must find that girl!
EXT. WOODS - PATHWAY TO THE CASTLE - NIGHT
The BAKER’S WIFE is trying to find her way back to the
village, pulling an obstinate MILKY-WHITE on a leash behind
her. We see a piece of the castle in the distance.
We TRACK CINDERELLA racing through the brush -- not an easy
feat in a ball gown and gold slippers. We hear VOICES in the
distance and the NEIGHING OF HORSES. CINDERELLA stumbles on a
knoll, loses her footing and rolls over and over to the
bottom landing with a spectacular THUD just yards from the
WIFE.
WIFE:
Are you alright, miss?
CINDERELLA:
(startled)
Yes. I just need to catch my breath.
WIFE:
What a beautiful gown you’re wearing.
Were you at the King’s Festival?
CINDERELLA, preoccupied, collects herself so she can continue
on her way.
CINDERELLA:
Yes.
WIFE:
Aren’t you the lucky one. Why ever are
you in the woods at this hour?
We hear the PRINCE’S ENTOURAGE approaching.
STEWARD (O.S.)
This way!
CINDERELLA:
Please. Don’t let them know I’m here.
She quickly hides herself in the brush. The WIFE turns around
and looks to the top of the rise to see C-PRINCE on a black
stallion, with his STEWARD and ATTENDANTS in tow. He calls
down to the WIFE.
C’S PRINCE
Have you seen a beautiful young woman
in a ball gown pass through?
WIFE:
(Breathless as she
bows)
I don’t think so, sir.
STEWARD:
(pointing)
If I may, my lord, I think I see her
over there.
The ENTOURAGE races off and CINDERELLA reappears and sits,
catching her breath.
WIFE:
I’ve never lied to royalty before.
I’ve never anything to royalty before!
CINDERELLA:
Thank you.
WIFE:
If a prince were looking for me, I
certainly wouldn’t hide.
CINDERELLA:
Well, what brings you here -- and with
a cow?
WIFE:
Oh, my husband’s somewhere in the
woods.
(with pride)
He’s undoing a spell.
CINDERELLA:
(Impressed)
Oh?
WIFE:
Oh, yes. But tell me, the Prince, what
was he like?
CINDERELLA:
HE’S A VERY NICE PRINCE.
WIFE:
AND?
CINDERELLA:
AND--/ IT’S A VERY NICE BALL.
WIFE:
AND?
CINDERELLA:
AND--/ WHEN I ENTERED, THEY TRUMPETED.
WIFE:
AND--?/ THE PRINCE--?
CINDERELLA:
OH, THE PRINCE...
WIFE:
YES, THE PRINCE!
CINDERELLA:
WELL, HE’S TALL.
The WIFE sits down next to CINDERELLA admiring her dress as
they chat.
WIFE:
IS THAT ALL?/ DID YOU DANCE?/ IS HE
CHARMING.
CINDERELLA:
WE DID NOTHING BUT DANCE.
WIFE:
YES--? AND--?
CINDERELLA:
WIFE:
NO, THE PRINCE!
CINDERELLA:
OH, THE PRINCE...
WIFE:
YES, THE PRINCE.
CINDERELLA:
HE HAS CHARM FOR A PRINCE, I GUESS...
WIFE:
GUESS?
CINDERELLA:
AND IT’S ALL VERY STRANGE.
WIFE:
But why would you run away?
CINDERELLA:
It’s not quite what I expected.
WIFE:
Princes, castles, gowns...
CINDERELLA:
I have no experience with those
things.
We hear the far off CHIMES OF MIDNIGHT from the castle.
WIFE:
But you will return to the Festival
tomorrow eve?
CINDERELLA:
Yes... No... I don’t know...
WIFE:
You don’t know? What I wouldn’t give
to be in your shoes.
(looking to her
shoes)
...I mean your slippers.
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