Evil Dead The Script PT 1

[Dyland]

Something evil is lurking deep withing the wooded moun-
tains of Tennessee, and the camera takes its point of
view. Rising from a swampy bog, the mud slides from view
allowing it to see early morning mist hanging about the
forest. Creeping silently past trees, gliding over small
shrubs, it moves onward through the woods until a mammoth
oak rests directly in its path. The tree is uprooted by
this unseen force, and falls with a deafening crash.

ED - CAR


Near by, a stretch of highway curves along the base of
a mountain. The road winds off into oblivion beyond other
peaks. From behind view, the rumble of an engine can be
heard. It is a large logging truck headed south. Moving
away, the truck becomes smaller until finally it disap-
pears in the distance. From where the truck emerged, a
dilapidated gold 1973 Oldsmobile comes into view.


ID - CAR


Inside, five people can be seen. They are couples ASHLY
and LINDA, SCOTT and SHELLY, and CHERYL, ASHLY's sister.
Both SCOTT and SHELLY wear "Michigan State" T-shirts,
and are students along with the others at that univer-
sity. SCOTT is driving and SHELLY sits next to him up
front. ASHLY, LINDA and CHERYL are in back. They listen
to an old "Baby Moses And The Thrillers" song on the
radio, and SHELLY is slapping the dash board as if it
were a drum.

[Dyland]

SHELLY

(Singing with the music)... Together,
forever...


SCOTT

Ash, where are we?


ASHLY

I'll tell ya in a second. Now we're
still on seventy-five just past the
county border...



4 ED - W


Once again, the camera takes the point of view of the
dark and brooding force which stops atop a forest ridge
to peer downward. Its view focuses upon the 1973 Olds-
mobile speeding along the narrow highway below.



5 ID - CAR


ASHLY traces a route on the map with his finger.


ASHLY

...Which would put us...which would
put us...


SCOTT

Jesus Christ, just tell us already
will ya?


ASHLY zeroes in on the map with his finger.


ASHLY

...Right...


SCOTT is growing impatient.


ASHLY

...Right...


SCOTT

Yes?


ASHLY

Here!


Suddenly, the radio stops, and the steering wheel jerks
from SCOTT's hand.



6 ED - CAR


The car screetches out of control into the opposite lane.
A large oncoming tanker truck with its horn screaming
races toward the car on a collision coarse.



7 ID - CAR


SHELLY

Scotty, watch out!



8 ED - CAR


The truck races closer.



9 ID - CAR


Their steering wheel is locked.

ASHLY

Turn!

[Dyland]

ED - CAR


At the last possible instant, SCOTT's wheel again can
be controlled, and the car swerves sharply back into its
own lane.



11 ED - CAR


The truck speeds harmlessly past them.



12 ID - CAR


ASHLY

d**n it Scott, what the hell was that?
You trying to kill us?


SCOTT

Don't yell at me, it's your lousy
steering wheel. The d**n thing jerked
right out of my hand.


ASHLY

I can't understand it. I just had
this thing in for a tune-up.


SHELLY

Radio's dead too, ace.


ASHLY

And I just had 'em tune up the whole
thing yesterday.


SCOTT

Well, then take it back 'cause the
d**n thing don't work. Only thing
that works on the whole car is the
lousy horn.


SCOTT honks the horn.



13 ED - CAR


Several local MEN walking down the highway respond to
the horn by waving.



14 ID - CAR


SCOTT yells out the window at them.


SCOTT

Aw, go to hell, I'm not waving at ya!


He looks in the rear view mirror. The MEN are still wav-
ing in the distance. SCOTT turns back to drive.


SCOTT

Jesus Christ.


SHELLY turns around in the front seat and holds up a
pint of Scotch.


SHELLY

Well, I'd like to make a toast. To
Scott who almost killed us.


SCOTT

Aw, eat nuts and die will ya?


SHELLY and the others laugh.


SHELLY

Okay, okay- then to a wild week-end
in a wonderful cabin with good friends,
(She glances at SCOTT) provided we
live that long.


SHELLY cooly drinks from the Scotch and passes the bottle
back to ASHLY and LINDA. ASHLY pours LINDA a drink in the
bottle cap and keeps the bottle. They raise their drinks.


ASHLY and LINDA

...With good friends.


They toast, drink and react to the strong liquor. ASHLY
tries to hide his reaction to the Scotch in front of
LINDA, since SHELLY had reacted so calmly. ASHLY passes
the bottle to CHERYL who stops him with a polite "No,
thank you," then back up front to SCOTT.


LINDA

Hey Scotty, what's this place like
anyway?

[Dyland]

LINDA

Hey Scotty, what's this place like
anyway?


SCOTT

Well, the guy that's renting it says
it's an old place, little run down,
but it's right up in the mountains-
totally secluded. (He takes a drink
from the bottle) Best part is, we
get it so cheap.


LINDA

Why are we getting it so cheap?


SCOTT

I don't know, might be in real bad
shape.


CHERYL

You mean nobody's seen this place
yet?


SCOTT

Not yet.


ASHLY

Might not be too bad.


LINDA

No...


ASHLY

Actually, it might be very nice.


LINDA

Yeah...


SHELLY

It's probably a real pit.


CHERYL

I can't believe that we're renting
a place for a week-end that nobody's
seen.


SCOTT

(Mumbling to himself) Jesus Christ,
not this again...


CHERYL

(Turning to ASHLY) You know, mom and
dad would never let us go up to a place
like this if they knew-


ASHLY

-Which is exactly why they don't know.
I'll tell you who I am gonna call.
The guys that fixed up this car.



15 ED - CAR


The car approaches an exit along the highway.



16 ID - CAR


ASHLY glances at the map again.


ASHLY

Hey, I think this is where we get
off.



17 ED - CAR


The car turns off the main highway and follows several
back roads until it approaches a narrow dirt lane that
winds upward along a twin set of mountains.



18 ID - CAR


SCOTT glances up to the peaks.


SCOTT

These mountains seem familiar.


LINDA

What do they remind you of? Some-
thing majestic? Adventure?


SCOTT

Yeah, more like adventure.


LINDA

Any adventure in particular?


SCOTT

Shelly's sweater.


ASHLY and SCOTT laugh out loud. LINDA laughs quietly,
and CHERYL lets out an embarassed giggle to herself.


SHELLY

(Teasing) Oooh, you're gonna get it
Scotty, when you least expect it,
you're gonna get it good.



19 ED - B


Finally, the car arrives at a wooden bridge extending
over a great chasm. Carefully, the vehicle crosses.



20 ED - CAB


It is late afternoon when they eventually arrive at their
destination. The small wooden cabin is surrounded by
thick dark woods. SCOTT shuts off the car but it contin-
ues to sputter and backfire.



21 ID - CAR


ASHLY reacts to his car.


ASHLY

I...I sent 'em a check for the tune-up.
but I'm just not paying for it.


LINDA

This place is perfect.


CHERYL

The woods come awfully close to the
house don't they?


SCOTT

So what's wrong with the woods, they
can't bite ya.


CHERYL

It's just a little claustrophobic
that's all.


LINDA

Well, I think it's beautiful.


SHELLY

Me too, it's gonna be a bomb week-
end.

[Dyland]

22 ED - CAB


SCOTT moves to the front door of the cabin where he finds
a small ring of keys concealed on the shelf above the
door. ASHLY unloads the car to the others.


SCOTT

It's supposed to be one of these on
here.


After trying several keys, he is able to unlock the door.



23 ID - M.R.


The interior of the cabin is completely dark. SCOTT
opens the door and stands silhouetted in the doorway
for a moment, then enters to find the light switch.
The illumination reveals floors, walls, and ceilings
made of cedar. There are two small bedrooms, a kitchen,
and the main room which contains a stone fireplace set
into the wall. An old grandfather clock stands silently
in one corner, partially hidden in the shadows. A door
in the rear of the cabin leads to a small work shed
containing a work bench and an assortment of tools upon
the wall. Located centrally in the main room is a trap
door leading to the cellar. This catches SCOTT's eye.


SCOTT

Hey, this place has a dungeon.


CHERYL puts down a case of art supplies, and moves over
to SCOTT by the trap door. He unlocks a chain securing
the trap door with one of his keys and hands the ring
to SHELLY.


SCOTT

Put these back will you?


SHELLY leaves with the keys, and SCOTT tries to open the
hatch but cannot.


SCOTT

They nailed it shut.


CHERYL

Good, I don't like cellars. Probably
just some garbage down there anyways.


SCOTT

Cheryl, they don't nail garbage in
cellars. I mean it's not going to
try and get out or anything.


CHERYL

Well, what's down there?


SCOTT

Well, could be any number of things.
Old baseball cards, mushrooms, dead
bodies-


LINDA

Hey, look at this!


LINDA is standing in the corner next to the old grand-
father clock. She repositions a balance weight, and it
begins to tick.


LINDA

Ta daaaaaa!


The others applaud and whistle. LINDA smiles.



24 ET - CAB


The cabin is seen from the outside. Twilight has come.



25 IT - M.R.


CHERYL sits alone in the living room near the window. She
is drawing sketches of the old clock. As she works, the
ticking stops unexpectedly. CHERYL puts down her pencil
and looks up to the clock. It stands silently in the cor-
ner with its hands frozen in position. There is a rust-
ling from the woods. CHERYL looks out the window but can
see only the trees. Something is moving outside, yet re-
mains hidden within the forest. A gust of wind fills the
room. CHERYL glances down at her hand. It turns a pale
white and begins to shake and jerk about uncontrollably.
She stares on incredulously as her hand, guided by some
unseen force picks up the pencil and begins to sketch
a figure upon her pad. The wind gales through the open
window but dies down slowly as her hand completes the
drawing. Whatever was at the edge of the woods has now
retreated further into them. Her hand loses the pale
cast and is now under control once more. CHERYL picks
up her pad of paper. The likeness of a book with some
form of ancient writing on its cover has been sketched.
She looks to the woods which are now silent. A snapping
of wood is heard from the cellar. CHERYL quickly turns
to the trap door still nailed shut in the floor. Pos-
sibly just a mouse, but she fixes her gaze upon it.
Another sound, almost like faint breathing comes from
the cellar.

[TheEvilDead]

GROOVY!!

[dawnstoney]

what is good movie it was cool one to watch

[Brew]

that was cool