Scream Page #24

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TATUM:

Hey, Shitheads!

A moment. No answer.

TATUM:

OH, SH*T PISS!

Tatum leans over and, with her elbow, hits the garage door

button. BRRRMM! It begins to rise.

She moves towards the rising door, beer in hand. Suddenly,

CRR-BRRRM! The garage door RESETS, reversing direction, moving

down, closing.

TATUM:

What the...

Tatum spins around to see..

GHOST MASKED FIGURE

Silhouetted in the dark, next to the kitchen door, his hand

on the switch. Tatum at once GASPS, taken back, but then

relaxes.

TATUM:

Is that you, Randy? Cute.

The FIGURE stares at her, blankly.

TATUM:

And what movie is this from? I SPIT

ON YOUR GARAGE.

Tatum takes a step towards the FIGURE.

TATUM:

Lose the mask. If Sidney sees it,

she'll flip.

The FIGURE shakes his head slowly from side to side.

TATUM:

Oh, you wanna play psycho killer?

The FIGURE slowly nods.

TATUM:

Can I be the helpless victim?

The FIGURE slowly nods again.

TATUM:

Okay, let's see. "No, please don't

kill me, Mr. Ghostface. I want to be

in the sequel."

Tatum takes a step to move around the FIGURE, but he steps

too, blocking her.

TATUM:

Cut, Casper. That's a wrap.

Tatum moves again, sidestepping the FIGURE, but he's faster

and cuts her off.

Tatum juggles the beer against her chest with one hand and

with the other pushes the FIGURE hard, knocking him aside.

TATUM:

Randy -- will you stop?

But as the FIGURE intercepts, lunging forward, grabbing her

wrist hard, Tatum stumbles... beer cans hit the floor,

spewing...

TATUM:

You little sh*t.

Tatum yanks hard, releasing his hold when a flash of silver

catches her eye. She looks down, glimpsing a long sharp blade

as it darts forward, cutting into her forearm...

Tatum pulls back, horrified, as the moment turns deadly

serious.

The FIGURE advances on her -- knife out, ready. She staggers

backwards, holding her bloody arm, backing into the

refrigerator, SCREAMING.

TATUM:

Who are you?

The FIGURE lashes out with the knife. Tatum dodges it, leaping

back against the fridge. The FIGURE advances. Instinctively,

she rips the top freezer door open, BASHING the FIGURE in

the face, sending him backwards, reeling.

Tatum bolts to the... CLOSED GARAGE DOOR. In a panic, she

BEATS and PULLS on it, trying to make it lift. She eyes the

FIGURE... he's recovering...

She goes for the pet door, dropping to the floor, diving for

it... she wedges her upper body through, her head, shoulders,

torso just as the...

FIGURE pounces, grabbing hold of her feet. Tatum goes crazy

SCREAMING and KICKING trying to get through.

EXT. GARAGE DOOR

Tatum is half in/half out of the pet door. She BEATS and

JERKS wildly, unable to see the FIGURE on the other side...

A true fighter, Tatum kicks hard, making direct contact with

the FIGURE, knocking him away.

She takes the moment to pull herself through further... but

she stops... stuck. She pulls and tugs but can't move. She

listens but hears nothing. Where did he go? An agonizing

silence. And then...

CRR-BRRRM! The garage door is activated. It begins to rise

upward, taking Tatum with it. She SCREAMS MADLY.

TATUM:

NOOOOOOOO...

Tatum's arms and legs fly about violently as she tries to

free herself from the door, but it moves too fast, carrying

her up...

She looks above to see where the door rolls back into garage

rafters just as her neck hits the first beam, SNAPPING

instantly.

INT. FOYER - MINUTES LATER

It's getting late and SOME KIDS leave through the front door,

muttering, "parents and curfew", etc. The door hangs open

wide. Sid moves to close it when...

BILLY appears in a classic fake scare.

SIDNEY:

Billy? Jesus, you scared me.

Stu appears.

STU:

(with a wink)

Dude. What are you doing here?

BILLY:

I was hoping Sid and I could talk.

SIDNEY:

If Tatum sees you -- she'll draw

blood.

STU:

You guys can go up to my parents

room? To talk and... whatever.

BILLY:

Subtlety, Stu. Look it up.

SIDNEY:

It's okay. We need to talk.

Sid grabs his hand and leads him up the staircase. Randy

appears from the kitchen just in time to see Sid and Billy

disappear upstairs.

RANDY:

What's Leatherface doing here?

STU:

He came to make up.

RANDY:

There goes my chance with Sid.

STU:

Like you had one.

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