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This screenplay follows four teenagers, Felix, Jason, Heidi, and Matthew who witness an attack in the woods one evening. Felix wants to help the victim but the others insist they flee. Later, Matthew's behavior becomes suspicious and the police question the teens, accusing Felix of involvement in the attack. The screenplay ends with Felix protesting her innocence while being held in a jail cell.
Film script
- 1. Screenplay By Charlie Hathaway Charlie Hathaway 07874844889 20036163 Chelmsford College, Moulsham Street Chelmsford
- 2. EXT. WOODLAND - EVENING Four teenagers have been enjoying an evening out, they have been drinking and are now on their way home when they come across a group of teenagers who are attacking a young girl. JASON (laughs) Guys, did you here about that gang at school that got caught dealing drugs outside the station? Dodgy lot they are! FELIX Oh my god that’s really bad, they are horrible people, I really don’t like them. I don’t know how they are still at school. MATTHEW (shrugs) Oh well. HEIDI You know what when I was down the station the other day I saw Maisie, remind me to ring her later on. FELIX Yer ok. JASON Whats everyone doing tomorrow, I was thinking about going out, doing something fun, what do’ya fancy? HEIDI (pushes Jason) With such a hangover, you’re never gonna be getting out of bed until like 2 and whats open on a Sunday after 4ish when you finally get your arse out of bed and get tarted up! (Jason dashes towards Heidi and she shrieks and runs) MATTHEW Ahhh, I really need a slash keep walking n I’ll catch you up (CONTINUED)
- 3. CONTINUED: 2. FELIX Ooh be careful please JASON Felix your such a scaredy cat lighten up and get some of this down ya. Jason passes Felix a bottle of alcohol Whats gunna happen? Matts gets eaten by a ghost? (laughs) Camera view of Matthew, who has walked into the distance, puts up his hood and brings his phone to his ear. Hear muffled shouting. HEIDI (makes ghost noises and dances around Felix) You say that (Evil laugh) There was a man who killed on the train tracks just over there and his ghost haunts this lot of woods, likes sneaking up and eating teenagers! (makes more ghost noises) FELIX Oh Heidi, shut up! JASON And there was a ghost who lived under an oak tree and galloped around on his horse each night, used to be a knight and spears anyone in his path! Felix finally accepts the alcohol About time you got some of that down your neck! Steady on girl, just a sniff of that and you’ll be pissed! FELIX (giggles and stumbling about) I don’t know what you mean! HEIDI Oh Felix, you do make me giggle! Loud shouts and screams come from the woods (CONTINUED)
- 4. CONTINUED: 3. JASON What the fuck was that!? Teenagers look around and run to bushes CAMERA VIEW INTO THE BUSHES OF THE CRIME SCENE. WE SEE HOODED CHARACTERS WITH WEAPONS. Felix goes to investigate and help the person being attacked but is grabbed by Jason who tells her to stay back and that she’d get hurt JASON (whispers) Felix, what the fuck are you doing, they’ve got knives and axes you’re gunna fucking killed if you go any further Jason and Heidi turn to run and Felix remains staring into the bushes. She moves forwards as if she is going to enter the bushes. Heidi runs back and grabs her violently on the shoulder and drags her backwards. HEIDI Come on Fee, we’ve got to get out of here, you heard what J said! FELIX (stammers) Bu.. bu.. But what abo.. about that girl? Jason and Heidi grab hold of Felix and run off into the distance. Heidi keeps looking behind her. CAMERA VIEW LOOKING BACK TOWARDS THE CRIME SCENE After running for a short while they hear movement in the woodland and bushes around them and Felix escapes Jason and Heidi’s grip, stops and looks around. JASON (shouting) For fuck sakes Fee! We need to get out of here alive! The three characters stop and look around and Jason and Heidi go to grab Felix again when Matthew appears out of the bushes looking a bit flustered. (CONTINUED)
- 5. CONTINUED: 4. JASON (breathlessly) Fucking hell mate, we need to get out of here. HEIDI We’ll explain later. Now Fee move! All four teenagers run off and head towards home. We hear a muffled noise of the teenagers explaining what they’d seen to Matthew. SCREEN GOES BLACK INT. HOUSE - NIGHT The teenagers have returned to house and have explained to Matthew on the way home about what they saw. They are now huddles round in a circle and Matthew is demanding that they say nothing and forget that they’d ever seen the attack. Felix is adamant that they should go to the police. FELIX (whimpering) But what about that girl! MATTHEW (Getting irate) Just forget you ever saw anything. Shut your mouth and just forget. Forget alright! Jason and Heidi exchange concerned glances. JASON What if it was that gang from school? You’d never wanna let them find out it was one of us that had told. HEIDI Hmmm... I’m sure that it was them. Oooh god, what should we do! FELIX (concerned, beginning to cry) We need to go to the police! That girl! (CONTINUED)
- 6. CONTINUED: 5. Matthew shoots a fierce look at Felix, they look eye to eye then Felix spots some blood on Matthews hand, he looks down and then moves his hand out of view. FELIX What has gotten into you! INT. HOUSE - DAY A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FLASHES ON THE SCREEN AND IS APPEALING FOR ANY WITNESSES OR INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENTS OF THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. A RADIO/ NEWS CLIP IS PLAYING OVER THE TOP DOCUMENTING THE SAME INFORMATION. Matthew is on the phone in another room and is shouting, it becomes apparent that he had some connection with the attack. Felix is wandering aimlessly around the room and looks distressed. Matthew comes back in. FELIX Ooh, I cant stop thinking about what we saw. Honestly we need to go to the police. MATTHEW (Shouting) Felix! Just fuck off, I don’t need you crying in my ear all the fucking time! There is a loud bang at the door and its the police. They start shouting and demand to be let in because they know the teenagers are in the house. MATTHEW (Whispers sternly) Get down from the window. We are NOT here! FELIX But the police at the door we need to talk to them! SCREEN GOES BLACK
- 7. 6. INT. POLICE CELL - DAY The teenagers have been taken into the police station, have been put in cells and are now being interviewed separately. MATTHEW (getting frustrated) How many times do I have to tell you i don’t have a clue what happened last night. HEIDI Ermm.. well we were out and JASON Well, we were walking home when we heard FELIX There was this girl screaming and I went closer HEIDI We got away as soon as we could MATTHEW I was not there and I DO NOT know what happened, alright!? FELIX (teary) I wanted to help but HEIDI There was these hooded people JASON They’d got knives and FELIX I got pulled back, away from her MATTHEW I don’t understand why you are asking me all of this. (CONTINUED)
- 8. CONTINUED: 7. FELIX (clutching her mouth) I feel sick INT. FELIX FOUND GUILTY Police believe Felix to be guilty and put her in a cell, the other characters are free to go. FELIX IS SLIDING DOWN THE DOOR OF THE CELL AND SCREAMS THAT SHE IS INNOCENT. FELIX (sobbing) It wasn’t me! I didn’t do it! NEWSPAPER CLIPPING "TEENAGER FOUND TO BE INNOCENT" VOICE OVER OF FELIX EXPLAINING TO POLICE ABOUT BLOOD OF MATTHEWS HAND AND HOW HE DISAPPEARED WHEN THEY STUMBLED ACROSS THE CRIME SCENE. EXT. MATTHEW ARRIVES AT FELIX’S HOUSE - DAY Matthew has gone missing and there is a warrant for his arrest. A "WANTED" POSTER/NEWSPAPER WITH MATTHEW’S FACE ON. Felix has been released from the police station and is at home relaxing. There is a bang at the door and Matthew is standing there dressed all in black and is holding a gun. FELIX OPENS THE DOOR THE CAST LIST ROLLS After the cast list rolls, we hear Felix scream and a gun shot is heard. Faint police sirens are heard.