Blog:A script for a horror film I plan on doing one day

I plan on doing a short horror film one day. It's about a guy and his ventriloquist dummy that he kept locked up after a talent show in his childhood, in which he managed to scare everyone with his act. It's called... THE BLOOD DUMMY. I got the idea from that talent show scene from the film adaptation of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules in which Fregley somehow found a way to make ventriloquist dummies creepier than they already are, even making a boy in the audience cry. It's live-action and will use practical effects. It's shot mainly digitally, with the talent show prologue shot on an old VHS camera. Runtime: 11 minutes.

Script
EXT. SCHOOL

We fade in as we see footage of a school; ED WOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, to be exact. A subtitle showing the date FEBRUARY 7, 1989 is shown.

INT. AUDITORIUM

We see that a TALENT SHOW is going on (the sign saying SAN ESMERALDA'S MOST TALENTED), and after we see an act, consisting of two kids, RENEE and CLAIRE performing a duet, being finished, we cut to videotape footage. The principal, MR. TALBOT, walks in with a clipboard in one hand and a microphone in the other. MR. TALBOT is a 35-year-old man, and is in his first year as Principal.

MR. TALBOT: That was Renee and Claire's duet, everybody! (The crowd applauds) And now, last, but not least, is Little Davey and his dummy Davey Junior!

DAVEY, a 12-year-old boy, is seen walking in with his dummy. His outfit is reminiscent of the one Fregley wore in the talent show scene in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, except that he's wearing a necktie instead of a bowtie, and his vest is black. He also wears a brown fedora. His dummy, DAVEY JUNIOR, is one that he constructed himself, built of wood and covered in paper-mache, and wearing an outfit just like DAVEY. He grabs a nearby stool and sits on it. His uncle is shooting the footage.

DAVEY: Thank you, everyone! Thank you. Now, I have a new friend with me, and his name? Davey Junior. Hey, Davey Junior, will you please say hello to all the boys and girls in this audiotorium?

DAVEY JUNIOR: Hello, folks! I love you all so much, that I'll break into your bedroom while you're asleep and give all of you a ton of kisses! No, really! And I'll play with you and have fun! Won't you have fun with me?

The crowd says nothing, and the camera sways, revealing a kid who's crying. DAVEY's little brother, to be precise.

DAVEY (laughs): What's wrong, Davey Junior? (DAVEY looks at the crowd, and then proceeds to wet his shorts. All the kids in the room laugh, including DAVEY's best friend BERNIE) Et tu, Bernie?

BERNIE (laughs): No, it's just so funny! Look at you, the cool Davey!

DAVEY (teary-eyed): It's not fair! You're all just brutes! I-I-I give up! (DAVEY cries, before sprinting off the stage, and tripping down the stairs, scuffing his leather shoes. His parents grab the dummy as the uncle helps DAVEY up, and his little brother also comes with them, while the kids still laugh at him.)

MR. JOHNSON: What happened to you, Davey?

UNCLE: You almost got hurt!

MRS. JOHNSON: Come on, now, let's go home.

UNCLE: You're 12, Davey. You shouldn't act like you're six. (As the kids still laugh, the UNCLE turns off the camera, before the title fades in.)

EXT. HOTEL

As we see the subtitle, THIRTY YEARS LATER, we see exterior footage of a hotel--the SAN ESMERALDA INN, to be precise--with a green roof (representing San Esmeralda's name) and bright green spire, topped with a weathervane of a green beer bottle, representing the nursery rhyme Ten Green Bottles. A RESTAURANT of the same name is attached to it, proclaiming "35 FLAVORS OF ICE CREAM" in its sign. The footage is filmed with models.

INT. LOBBY

The footage fades to a HOTEL LOBBY, which features a green statue of the hotel's founder--MR. JOHNSON, who is seen in the prologue--with a plaque reading, "RICH JOHNSON, 1948-2014, HE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US", and we see DAVEY, 42, now a grown man, dressed sharply. He owns the HOTEL, and is talking to his wife, TRUDY, 39, and several other executives.

DAVEY: We'll need something to bring in guests. Profits are way down this month.

TRUDY: How about we get more aggressive with our ads?

DAVEY: As long as it doesn't insult the viewer.

An executive, GEORGE, 39, comes in. He's DAVEY's little brother from the prologue, again grown up.

GEORGE: Good news, Davey, I found a way to boost our profits.

DAVEY: You have?

GEORGE: How about we use this dummy? (The same dummy that DAVEY had used in his failed talent show performance; GEORGE had stolen it and locked it in a box; GEORGE hands it to DAVEY, who still has bad memories of that incident, and a flashback plays of young DAVEY wetting himself, this time on a different camera, as the talent show was broadcast on TV.)

DAVEY: On second thought, we'll stick to my wife's idea.

GEORGE: I was playing, relax.

DAVEY: Never do that again, Georgie. (DAVEY takes the dummy.) I'll lock it again when I get home. So, Trudy, when will we film the new ad?

TRUDY: In a couple days. We need to get an agency to do it.

DAVEY: And we'll need to write it.

Another executive, CLAIRE, 44, one of the two who beat DAVEY in the talent show, walks in.

CLAIRE: I'll write it.

DAVEY: Not you again.

TRUDY: Now, you two knew each other in childhood, as we did.

DAVEY: Fine.

CLAIRE: I'll get old tapes of your father for reference.

DAVEY: That's disrespectful to him.

CLAIRE: Okay, then.

DAVEY sighs, and we fade to black.

EXT. HOTEL

We fade in, with a subtitle saying TWO DAYS LATER, to the hotel's exterior, just after the commercial's filming. Equipment is being packed up.

DAVEY: So when do we get this to air, Reggie?

REGGIE, 31, owns the agency REMMINGTON AND ASSOCIATES. He's a friend of DAVEY's, and has that look of youthfulness.

REGGIE: Hopefully, we get this baby on TV in a week. We already signed on a station.

DAVEY: Excellent. People will love it for sure.

REGGIE: I know that.

EXT. HOUSE

We fade to a HOUSE, which is a mansion with a fountain in front of it. Several cars are parked in front of it, due to a party taking place.

INT. HOUSE

A subtitle, SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, is seen as guests are celebrating the birthday of DAVEY's son CLINT, 9. The guest list includes BERNIE, again an adult, GEORGE, with his son ELI, who is CLINT's best friend, and REGGIE, with his daughter CASSANDRA, CLINT's other best friend and crush. We also see more of DAVEY's family, including his mother MRS. JOHNSON, from the prologue, his daughter JESSIE, and his other son KEITH. Several conversations take place.

JESSIE: So did you get the call for band?

CASSANDRA: Nope. But I got the call for orchestra.

JESSIE: So did I.

CASSANDRA: And my dear Clint's also in it.

JESSIE: That's awesome.

CLINT: There's this new video game.

ELI: What is it?

CLINT: It's about a plumber, and an astronaut.

ELI: Plumbers from Space!

CLINT: And I got it!

ELI: Wanna play?

CLINT: Sure!

DAVEY and BERNIE see CLINT and ELI playing Plumbers from Space.

DAVEY: Kids today. When I was their age, I had to play as a plumber rescuing a princess.

BERNIE: And I had to use a light gun to shoot 8-bit ducks.

DAVEY: So did I. Once I accidentally used one of my father's rifles. Needless to say, that didn't go well.

BERNIE: Damn straight.

TIMECARD: SIX HOURS LATER

The party was over, everyone went home, and DAVEY was sleeping with TRUDY. He hears a thump, as he isn't exactly a heavy sleeper. He then walks out to the living room, and he sees his old ventriloquist dummy. Another flashback of DAVEY wetting himself at the talent show is shown. He's about to go back, when he sees the dummy holding one of MR. JOHNSON's revolvers.

DAVEY: Must be seeing things. (DAVEY walks when he hears the dummy speak! And in the voice of his younger self.)

DAVEY JUNIOR: From now on, you shall do my bidding.

DAVEY: I must have drank too much.

DAVEY JUNIOR: This is your only warning. (DAVEY JUNIOR pulls the trigger on DAVEY's testicles.)

DAVEY: Okay!

DAVEY JUNIOR: Here's your first assignment.

We cut to DAVEY going in the bedroom with the revolver, seeing TRUDY still asleep.

DAVEY: No. I shouldn't do it.

DAVEY JUNIOR: If you don't do it, then your ability to reproduce won't be the only thing you've lost.

DAVEY: Okay. (DAVEY pulls the trigger, killing TRUDY. DAVEY then sobs.) What was that for?

DAVEY JUNIOR: You created me. You used materials to build me.

DAVEY: That was thirty years ago!

DAVEY JUNIOR: To me, that was thirty seconds ago. Now here's your next assignment.

We cut to the corpse of DAVEY's dog HARRYHAUSEN.

DAVEY: I'm calling the cops.

DAVEY JUNIOR (holding broken phone): Too late, Davey-O.

CLINT, CASSANDRA and KEITH all come out of their rooms.

CLINT: Shut up in here, I'm trying to sleep.

CASSANDRA: And what are you doing with that gun?

KEITH: What's that creepy thing doing here?

They all see HARRYHAUSEN's corpse, and scream.

DAVEY JUNIOR: Shoot them all! No witnesses!

DAVEY: I won't do it!

DAVEY JUNIOR: Fine! (DAVEY JUNIOR shoots one of DAVEY's arms, then shoots the three kids.)

DAVEY: My kids! This is your fault! You made me wet myself at the talent show! I'm ripping your head off! (DAVEY JUNIOR shoots DAVEY's right hand)

DAVEY JUNIOR: That's it. If you don't do this next assignment now, then I'll shoot your brains out.

We cut to DAVEY driving DAVEY JUNIOR to the San Esmeralda Inn, then we see DAVEY pouring gasoline in every room, as well as the restaurant. He then shoots the gas trail with his left hand. Two police officers who happened to be eating there are caught in the blast. One of them survives, and calls in reinforcements. Some police cars arrive.

DAVEY JUNIOR: It's the cops! Run!

DAVEY and DAVEY JUNIOR run when DAVEY JUNIOR shoots one of DAVEY's legs. We cut to DAVEY in a courtroom.

JUDGE: This court finds you guilty for reason of insanity, sentencing you to 10-15 years in the San Esmeralda Facility for Lunatics. No possibility of bail.

DAVEY: I swear, I did those under direct orders!

JUDGE: Dummies. Don't. Talk. (JUDGE bangs his gavel.)

DAVEY is escorted by two POLICE OFFICERS.

We see some subtitles, saying, "DAVEY WAS EVENTUALLY KILLED BY AN ANGRY INMATE. HIS HOTEL WAS REBUILT AND REOPENED BY HIS BROTHER GEORGE."

Roll credits.

 