Murderland Page #14

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The door the came in from opens up and they exit.

INT. THE SEA OF PLASTIC BALLS, MURDERLAND - NIGHT

The come into room that is about a hundred yards by a

hundred yards and over a sixty feet tall. It's dimly

lit, but there are millions of small red, blue, and

yellow plastic balls covering the floor. At the far end

of the room is a jungle gym maze of padded walls that

lead up to an exit at the top of the room. Basically

this is like an adult version of a McDonald's Playland.

SAUNDRA:

Now what the hell are we supposed to do

?

BRUCE:

We have to climb up that.

MATTHEW:

That's not to tough.

BRUCE:

Look...

Bruce points to the sea of plastic balls. As he does,

eight feet tall Nerf spikes fly out of the ground.

BRUCE (CONT'D)

There's enough force to push you twenty

feet in the air. It won't kill you, but

it will hurt.

SAUNDRA:

You have issues. I mean you have some

serious issues that need to be ironed

out.

MATTHEW:

Issues ??? This guy has the damn

subscription to every psychotic issue

I've ever heard of.

BRUCE:

That's cute a**hole.

ANNOUNCER:

Let's see if the lovely contestant can

make it to the top in three minutes !

A soundtrack starts to play over the loud speaker a la

American Gladiators. Bruce starts to run into the sea of

plastic balls. The "running" ends pretty quick. The

balls are about five feet deep.

Matthew and Saundra dive in as well. They struggle to

move in the plastic ball mess.

A few of the Nerf torpedoes launch around them.

SAUNDRA:

That was close.

Bruce is moving along. Matthew starts to try a swimming

motion. He starts to really move fast along.

MATTHEW:

Hey, try swimming. It works.

BRUCE:

What the f*** are you talking about.

MATTHEW:

Swimming, you know, like in water,

moron.

Saundra starts to do a swimming motion and moves along.

SAUNDRA:

Come on, it works.

BRUCE:

Give me a f***ing.....

Bruce is cut off by a Nerf projectile that launches him

a few feet into the air. He lands just ahead of Matthew.

MATTHEW:

You okay ?

BRUCE:

Ow...

The struggle through and get to the tower. Matthew gets

to the deck first & helps Saundra up. They both help

pull Bruce out of the Plastic Ball Ocean.

BRUCE (CONT'D)

We have to climb up these slides.

They start up a slide and move forward. They get to

another level up.

ANNOUNCER:

You have about sixty seconds !

The sounds of a studio audience screams out in joy

(prerecorded of course)

SAUNDRA:

Hurry ! Hurry !

They find a rope with knots in it. They start to climb

it. One at a time. Then more speedily they go into the

nest level and find they have one more to go.

MATTHEW:

How do we get up to the top ?

Bruce just stares for a moment.

MATTHEW:

What ? Don't you remember ? You know

everything else but this ?

The Studio Audience track is counting down from TEN

SECONDS.

BRUCE:

I remember ! Here, here !

He climbs around the outside of the play set & goes

around to the top. Saundra follows, then Matthew. Just

as the countdown gets to one, they get into the exit.

INT. SMALL HALLWAY, MURDERLAND - NIGHT

They wait by the door to the next room, until it opens.

INT. SUBWAY STATION X, MURDERLAND - NIGHT

This is a perfect mock up of a current day subway

station in New York.

Matthew is looking at the sign that says MEN'S ROOM

rather longingly. Saundra is scoping the room out.

BRUCE is staring forward.

MATTHEW:

This probably isn't the bet time, but I

really have to pee. Can I pee ?

BRUCE:

Knock yourself out.

MATTHEW:

Thanks...

He starts for the Men's Room.

BRUCE:

NO !

Just as Bruce yells for him, Matthew is shut into the

Men's room and the subway train arrives. The smoke and

air rushes in.

SAUNDRA:

What do we do now ?

JOHNNY:

(V.O. from P.A.)

Why don't you get in ?

The floor starts to retract. Bruce gets in & Saundra

reluctantly follows.

INT. SUBWAY MEN'S ROOM, MURDERLAND - NIGHT

Matthew is staring around. The urinals are putrid. The

stalls emit an odor that keeps him from crossing the

room. He hold his nose.

On the speakers, a muzak version of Presidents of the

United States song "Lump" starts to play.

JOHNNY:

(V.O. from P.A.)

Welcome to the Men's Room !

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