Post by SCF on Aug 16, 2011 12:04:26 GMT -5
Figure I'd post the opening scene, whet your appetites.
EXT. LLANWELLY GRAVEYARD - NIGHT
PAN across the desolate graveyard, the wind howls sharply, sweeping bits of trash and small plants across the dirt floor. We stop on a rustic looking gate, which swings open from the wind. A horse drawn cart rides up into the gate. Two men, BUD and LOU, sit on the bench, and call the horse to a stop. Bud, the taller, leaner one, grabs a crowbar and a sack, and hops off the cart.
BUD
Grab the lantern.
LOU, short and squat, grabs the lantern from a small post on the cart, and then grabs a shovel from the back.
LOU
This place gives me the creeps.
BUD
Everything's dead here, nobody is gonna know.
LOU
Still, shouldn't we leave the dead alone?
BUD
If they're not worth anything, than yes. But not this one. Follow me.
The two graverobbers head up a stone path, past clumps of headstones. They finally stop at a very large crypt, with a large steel enforced wooden door. Bud tries opening it, but its locked.
LOU
There's an opening above the door.
BUD
Boost me up, and I'll open it from the inside.
Lou helps Bud up on his shoulders, and lifts him up enough so he can climb through the opening. Lou looks extremely uncomfortable outside by himself. He looks up at the sky. The full moon looms menacingly over the landscape. Lou gulps as finally Bud unlocks the door.
BUD
There we are.
Lou scurries into the crypt as we PAN up the stone entrance to the vine covered nameplate. TALBOT.
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INT. TALBOT CRYPT - NIGHT
Lou holds up the light, illuminating the dark crypt. The only other light comes from the moon. Along the walls are the graves of older Talbots, dating back to the 1500s.
LOU
So many of them.
BUD
We're after the youngest.
Bud heads towards a passageway, with Lou hesitating a bit.
BUD
Are you going to come, or should I save myself the trouble and go on without you?
LOU
No...no, it's just odd is all.
BUD
Course it is, we're in a crypt.
The two then head down the dark passage.
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INT. BACK ROOM - NIGHT
At the end of the hallway is another room, with a small window carved in the stone, letting some of the moonlight flood in. In the center of the room sits a large grave. The two walk up to the stone block, and look down on the cover. "LAWRENCE TALBOT, 1855-1888".
LOU
Lawrence Talbot. Wasn't he the one that killed all those people?
BUD
The same.
Lou gulps nervously, looking around.
BUD
But he's dead now.
LOU
I heard he drained his victim's blood.
BUD
Is that something your mother told you to scare you from eating treats at night?
LOU
It didn't work either way.
Bud chuckles as he lays the sack on the floor, and measures up the coffin.
BUD
Shine the light over here.
Lou holds the light over Bud so he can see. Using the crowbar, Bud manages to wedge the top of the coffin, and then pushes it, breaking the seal.
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EXT. LLANWELLY GRAVEYARD - NIGHT
The horse attached to the cart seems restless, whimpering and snorting. CLOSE UP on the full moon.
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INT. BACK ROOM - NIGHT
Lou sets the lantern down, and helps Bud push the lid of the coffin off, which slams to the floor with a stone clang. The interior of the grave is filled with a dry weed looking plant. Bud picks up one of the plants, trying to get a better look at it. He picks up the lantern, and inspects it.
BUD
Wolfbane...
Lou, now sweating, looks down at the grave.
LOU
Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night...may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms...and the moon is full and bright...
BUD
Old witches' tales.
LOU
Let's forget this Bud, let's get out of here.
BUD
Oh stop it. Hold the light.
Bud hands him the light, and begins taking out the plant. He stops when he gets to the body, which we DO NOT SEE yet.
BUD
He was buried with good money in his pockets.
Lou is almost afraid to go near the coffin.
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EXT. LLANWELLY GRAVEYARD - NIGHT
The horse is now utterly freaking out, and suddenly bolts out of the graveyard, cart and all.
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INT. BACK ROOM - NIGHT
The moon light shines directly on the body of Talbot. Bud looks to Lou, ignoring the grave.
BUD
Snap out of it Lou, you bloody fool. He's not going to hurt you.
Lawrence's hand, still very fleshy, and very real begins to move...begins to shift.
LOU
It don't feel natural Bud, we should've never come here. The wolfbane, the deaths, it's not right.
BUD
(angry)
Now I'll say this one last time, he's not bloody alive!
Suddenly, a very beastial growl is heard from right behind Bud. Lou looks up, shaking, at a loss for words as he tries pointing behind him. Lou drops the light, and tries running, tripping as he goes.
BUD
WHAT IS IT?
Bud turns, and there crouches the Wolf Man, features hidden by the shadows, but still recognizable.
BUD
Oh God...
The Wolf Man pounces onto Bud, who goes down with a shriek, which is abruptly ended. Blood sprays onto the coffin.
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EXT. LLANWELLY GRAVEYARD - NIGHT
Lou manages to escape the crypt, panting in pure terror as the growls of the beast are heard behind him.
LOU
WHERE'S THE HORSE?
Something is behind him, he turns, only to find the Wolf Man poised on a stone lion near the entrance of the crypt. With a roar, it leaps towards Lou as we....
CUT TO
INSERT TITLE CARD: FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN
EXT. LLANWELLY GRAVEYARD - NIGHT
PAN across the desolate graveyard, the wind howls sharply, sweeping bits of trash and small plants across the dirt floor. We stop on a rustic looking gate, which swings open from the wind. A horse drawn cart rides up into the gate. Two men, BUD and LOU, sit on the bench, and call the horse to a stop. Bud, the taller, leaner one, grabs a crowbar and a sack, and hops off the cart.
BUD
Grab the lantern.
LOU, short and squat, grabs the lantern from a small post on the cart, and then grabs a shovel from the back.
LOU
This place gives me the creeps.
BUD
Everything's dead here, nobody is gonna know.
LOU
Still, shouldn't we leave the dead alone?
BUD
If they're not worth anything, than yes. But not this one. Follow me.
The two graverobbers head up a stone path, past clumps of headstones. They finally stop at a very large crypt, with a large steel enforced wooden door. Bud tries opening it, but its locked.
LOU
There's an opening above the door.
BUD
Boost me up, and I'll open it from the inside.
Lou helps Bud up on his shoulders, and lifts him up enough so he can climb through the opening. Lou looks extremely uncomfortable outside by himself. He looks up at the sky. The full moon looms menacingly over the landscape. Lou gulps as finally Bud unlocks the door.
BUD
There we are.
Lou scurries into the crypt as we PAN up the stone entrance to the vine covered nameplate. TALBOT.
CUT TO
INT. TALBOT CRYPT - NIGHT
Lou holds up the light, illuminating the dark crypt. The only other light comes from the moon. Along the walls are the graves of older Talbots, dating back to the 1500s.
LOU
So many of them.
BUD
We're after the youngest.
Bud heads towards a passageway, with Lou hesitating a bit.
BUD
Are you going to come, or should I save myself the trouble and go on without you?
LOU
No...no, it's just odd is all.
BUD
Course it is, we're in a crypt.
The two then head down the dark passage.
CUT TO
INT. BACK ROOM - NIGHT
At the end of the hallway is another room, with a small window carved in the stone, letting some of the moonlight flood in. In the center of the room sits a large grave. The two walk up to the stone block, and look down on the cover. "LAWRENCE TALBOT, 1855-1888".
LOU
Lawrence Talbot. Wasn't he the one that killed all those people?
BUD
The same.
Lou gulps nervously, looking around.
BUD
But he's dead now.
LOU
I heard he drained his victim's blood.
BUD
Is that something your mother told you to scare you from eating treats at night?
LOU
It didn't work either way.
Bud chuckles as he lays the sack on the floor, and measures up the coffin.
BUD
Shine the light over here.
Lou holds the light over Bud so he can see. Using the crowbar, Bud manages to wedge the top of the coffin, and then pushes it, breaking the seal.
CUT TO
EXT. LLANWELLY GRAVEYARD - NIGHT
The horse attached to the cart seems restless, whimpering and snorting. CLOSE UP on the full moon.
CUT TO
INT. BACK ROOM - NIGHT
Lou sets the lantern down, and helps Bud push the lid of the coffin off, which slams to the floor with a stone clang. The interior of the grave is filled with a dry weed looking plant. Bud picks up one of the plants, trying to get a better look at it. He picks up the lantern, and inspects it.
BUD
Wolfbane...
Lou, now sweating, looks down at the grave.
LOU
Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night...may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms...and the moon is full and bright...
BUD
Old witches' tales.
LOU
Let's forget this Bud, let's get out of here.
BUD
Oh stop it. Hold the light.
Bud hands him the light, and begins taking out the plant. He stops when he gets to the body, which we DO NOT SEE yet.
BUD
He was buried with good money in his pockets.
Lou is almost afraid to go near the coffin.
CUT TO
EXT. LLANWELLY GRAVEYARD - NIGHT
The horse is now utterly freaking out, and suddenly bolts out of the graveyard, cart and all.
CUT TO
INT. BACK ROOM - NIGHT
The moon light shines directly on the body of Talbot. Bud looks to Lou, ignoring the grave.
BUD
Snap out of it Lou, you bloody fool. He's not going to hurt you.
Lawrence's hand, still very fleshy, and very real begins to move...begins to shift.
LOU
It don't feel natural Bud, we should've never come here. The wolfbane, the deaths, it's not right.
BUD
(angry)
Now I'll say this one last time, he's not bloody alive!
Suddenly, a very beastial growl is heard from right behind Bud. Lou looks up, shaking, at a loss for words as he tries pointing behind him. Lou drops the light, and tries running, tripping as he goes.
BUD
WHAT IS IT?
Bud turns, and there crouches the Wolf Man, features hidden by the shadows, but still recognizable.
BUD
Oh God...
The Wolf Man pounces onto Bud, who goes down with a shriek, which is abruptly ended. Blood sprays onto the coffin.
CUT TO
EXT. LLANWELLY GRAVEYARD - NIGHT
Lou manages to escape the crypt, panting in pure terror as the growls of the beast are heard behind him.
LOU
WHERE'S THE HORSE?
Something is behind him, he turns, only to find the Wolf Man poised on a stone lion near the entrance of the crypt. With a roar, it leaps towards Lou as we....
CUT TO
INSERT TITLE CARD: FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN
