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THIS IS A SHORT SCRIPT I WROTE BASED ON THE CULT CLASSIC "THE TXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE" I HAD JUST SEEN IT AND IT SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME!!!!! SO, AS A WAY TO EXPRESS MY FEAR (AND HATRED FOR THAT MATTER) I WROTE THIS SCRIPT. -ALEX > >The Texas Chainsaw Massacre >"Letherface's Final Slice" > >by: Alex > >Once in the August of the mid 1970's, a few kids went on an afternoon >drive, unknowest to them, there was a strange mass murder going on. The 5 >kids found out for themselves, not only that, they found out who the killer >was... All but one of the kids were killed. She later had a child. That >child was curious of her mother's past times and went to Texas, only >knowing that a dreadful action took place...... > >July 9th, 2000 > >Fade in- >An outside shot of a van. > >Cut to: inside of the van. A young girl named Megan is driving to Texas >with three other friends. > >James- >So Megan what happened to you're mom in Texas? > >Megan- >James...... What do you think this trip is for? > >Tim- >I herd that there was a guy who kept his mother's corps in his fruit >cellar!! > >Jamie- > Tim, that was Psycho ya dip-sh*t! > >Tim- >Shut up Jamie! > >James- >No, actually I think there was a man who ran an old hotel, and kept his >mother in his fruit cellar. > >Jamie- >(talking to Megan) >They both have movie freaked minds! > >Megan- >Heh... > >Cut to: a sign that says: Franklin Texas City Limits. > >Tim- >Now here's something I know is true... this town was named after a disabled >kid who got killed. > >Jamie- >I'll be damned! He herd something that was true! > >James- >That was true?!?!? > >Megan- >Yup! I herd about it too. My uncle's name was Franklin. (to herself) I >wonder......... Damn! We're out of gas. > >Tim- >Hey, I saw an old gas station a little way's back. > >Megan- >Looks' like we're goin. > >Jamie- >What?!?! Don't we have enough gas to drive there? > >Megan- >Jamie, we don't have ant gas at all!! > >Jamie- >Man! > >Cut to: James, Megan & Jamie outside the van, pushing it toward the gas >station. > >Cut to: open shot of the gas station from the first Texas Chainsaw >Massacre. Then the van comes rolling from off screen. They push it up to >one of the pumps. Megan goes to pump the gas. > >Megan- >Tim! > >Tim- >Yeah? > >Megan- >Go see if they have any munchees. > >Tim- >Okay. > >Tim walks into the station. > >Cut to: Tim walking down one of the few isles looking for some chips of >something. He picks up a few candy bars and goes to the counter. (camera >follows) there is and old man working. He is probably in his mid 40's or >50's. Tim pays for the things. > >Tim- >This and the gas. > >The man gives the stuff to him in a bag. Tim begins to walk out but then >turns back around to the man. > >Tim- >Oh, and one other thing. Do you know where my friends and I can crash for >the night? > >Man- >Uhhhhh, well, there is an old abandoned house a couple miles up the road, >yawl could sleep there. It's not owned by anyone. > >Tim- >Cool, thanks! > >Tim walks out and then the camera pulls back to the man. > >Man- >Dumb tourists'! > >Cut to: inside the van, Megan pulls out of the gas station and gets back on >the road. Tim gives everybody a candy bar. > >Tim- >Hey, that man said that there was an old house up this way... we could >sleep there. > >Megan- >I thought we could get a hotel room. > >Tim- >Nah, this is like one of those secluded towns in one of those old horror >movies. Our best bet is that house. > >Megan- >Okay. > >Cut to: outside shot of the van, it pulls into the driveway of the old >house. All four of the kids get out of the car and examine the eerie house. > >James- >Okay Tim... you've taken us to the last house on the left haven't you! > >Jamie- >Shut up James! > >Cut to: inside of house. All of the kids are in the old nursery. > >Megan- >This place reminds me of something... I just cant figure it out! > >James- >What's with all the animals on the wall paper? > >Megan- >It was a nursery. > >Tim- >How do you know? > >Megan- >I don't know... I just don't know... > >Jamie- >Hey what's this? > >The other three kids go to see what Jamie was looking at... It was a very >old wheel chair in pieces... Franklin's wheel chair. > >Tim- >It's a wheel chair. > >Jamie- >Why would a wheel chair be here? > >Megan- >I think I know... > >Jamie- >Okaayyy... Why? > >Megan- >I'll tell you later. > >We can tell that Megan is realizing what happened... kind of... > >Cut to: James & Tim. They are sitting in the side door of the van outside. >It is the late afternoon. > >Tim- >What do ya say we go exploring? > > >James- >I don't know... Megan is acting real strange. > >Tim- >Yeah, you're right... you should stay with her... after all, you are her >boyfriend! > >James- >I'm gonna go talk to her. > >Tim- >Okay, see ya, I'm gonna check this place out. > >Cut to: Megan looking around the house. Then James comes up to her. > >Megan- >Hi James. > >James- >Hey... > >Megan- >I think I know what happened. > >James- >What? > >Megan- >Ya know how this town is named after that kid who died... Well... That kid >was my uncle... And I think I've yet to find out it all. > >James- >Okay. > >Megan- >Do you know much about Texas history? > >James- >Well, there was a mass murder sometime in the 70's... I'm surprised it >wasn't mentioned in that movie "The 70's"! > >Megan- >Heh. > >Cut to: Tim walking through a field. Then Jamie pops up behind him and >scares the crap out of him. > >Jamie- >Hey Tim! > >Tim- >What did you do that for??? > >Jamie- >What?... You know what happened too? > >Tim- >Huh? > >Jamie- >Geeze! Am I the only one who knows about it???... Okay, there was a family >who was wacked out!!! So they had killed tons of people! But there was >something unique about one of them, he had leather stitched on his face! >And he always killed people with a chainsaw! > >Tim- >Wow! I thought that was in some old movie! > >Jamie- >Oh, and I think that's what happened to Megan's mom. I think that her >friends were killed! > >They come up on the house where Leatherface lives. Jamie is stopped in her >tracks as she looks at the house and knows who's it is. Tim keeps walking >toward it and Jamie holds him back. > >Tim- >What are you doin?!?! > >Jamie- >Do know what that is??? > >Tim- >Yeah a house > >Jamie- >Not just a house, the Leatherface house!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >Tim- >How do you know so much? > >Jamie- >I herd it on A&E! > >Tim- >Suurre! > >Tim walks to the house. Then Jamie runs to Megan and James. > >Cut to: inside the Leatherface house. Tim is looking around. Then he >notices a strange looking door. It is aluminum. And looks like it slides >open and out. Then it slides open with Leatherface in the other side with >hi trusty old chainsaw. Leatherface runs to Tim and cuts him in halve, as >Tim screams in pain. > >Cut to: Megan and James. > >Megan- >I know what happened... this guy killed a hole bunch of people including >Franklin. > >James- >Yeah!!! I read that this guy killed a bunch off teens too!!!!!!!!! But one >girl survived! > >Megan- >My mom... that's what happened. > >Suddenly Jamie runs up to the couple (scaring the crap out of them) > >Jamie- >Tim went to the Leatherface house and I don't know what's gonna happen to >him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >James- >It's probably another abandoned house. > >Megan- >Who's Leatherface? > >Jamie- >It's this killer, and I don't know if he's alive or dead!!!!!! > >James- >Just chill ou- > >Suddenly the blade of a chainsaw plunges through James' chest. The other >two girls scream as Leatherface runs to them. Jamie gets away but sadly >Megan gets sliced up and then falls to the ground, but that isn't enough >for Leatherface. So, he keeps slicing her up. > >Cut to: outside, Jamie is looking through the van, then she comes out with >a red tank of gas. It looks like it carries about five gallons of gas. > >Jamie- >Why didn't we just use this? > >We can heir Leatherface's chainsaw rumbling as Leatherface comes downstairs >looking for Jamie. As this is happening Jamie is pouring the gas all over >the base of the house. When it is empty she drops the tank and pulls out a >zippo lighter, lights is and sets the house on fire. > >Cut to: Leatherface looking for Jamie. He smells the smoke and begins to >scream. > >Cut to: back outside. Jamie gets in the van. > >Cut to: inside van. She looks at the ignition and the keys are there. > >Jamie- >Yesss!!!! > >Cut to: outside shot of the van, she flies out of the driveway and zooms >down the road. > >Cut to: tight shot of house. The entire thing is engulfed in flames. > >Cut to: inside the burning building. Leatherface is frantically trying to >find a way out... He is trapped. > >Cut to: the highway. Jamie is flying down the road. At least 100 or 150 >miles an hour. > >Cut to: a nice looking house. The van pulls up to it. Jamie gets out. And >runs in. > >Cut to: inside of the house. > >Jamie- >Ms. Sally?......... Ms. Sally? > >Suddenly Sally walks up to her. > >Sally- >What is it Jamie? > >Jamie- >Why the f*ck didn't you just tell Megan about what >happened!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! > >Sally- >What? > >Jamie- >About Texas... > >Sally- >What!?!?! > >Jamie- >We went to Franklin Texas, and Leatherface killed everyone!!!! > >Sally- >What?!?!?! > >Jamie- >Megan, James & Tim are all dead!!!!!!!!! > >Sally- >What happened to Leatherface?!?!?!?!? > >Jamie- >I trapped him in that old house and I burned it down! > >Sally- >What the hell were yawl thinking... going out to Texas without telling >me... or anyone else for that matter!!!! > >Jamie- >It's you're fault!!! If you'd only told her, none of this would have >happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >Sally- >Well, at least Leatherface is finally dead. > >Cut to: the burning house... for one last look, to know that Leatherface is >dead. > >Fade out- >Roll end credits. > >The End
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