The Angel

THE ANGEL
Written By
Harry J. Chong
Harry J. Chong
60 Carey Crescent
Markham, Ontario
L3R 3E5
CANADA
(905) 475-5427
harryjchong@gmail.com
FADE IN:
A NARRATOR speaks, his soft voice, over a series of
shots, paintings which match with his words.
NARRATOR (VO)
2,000 years ago on the outskirts of
Jerusalem, one of the most important
events in the history of mankind was
about to unfold.
(next painting)
The crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
(next)
The son of man, nailed to a wooden
cross, through the hands and through
the feet.
(next)
Dying for our sins, whipped and
beaten beyond the human threshold of
pain.
(next)
He was pierced with a spear,
(next)
which punctured into his side, from
which blood and water poured.
(next)
This spear became known as the Spear
of Destiny, a weapon with powers
beyond comprehension,
(next)
but coveted by man, emperors and
kings, from Constantine to Hitler.
(next)
It became lost in legend. Its true
whereabouts unknown.
SERIES OF SHOTS – RELIGIOUS PAINTINGS
A) Painting of the Holy Land.
B) Jesus carrying the cross.
C) Jesus being nailed to the cross.
D) Jesus being whipped and mocked by the Romans.
E) Longinus piercing Jesus’ side with his spear.
F) Blood and water pouring from Jesus’ side.
G) The Spear of Destiny held high in the air, glowing.
H) An ancient army clashing.
I) The Spear of Destiny half buried under desert sand.
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MATCH CUT TO:

EXT. HIGH SCHOOL - DAY
JOHNNY closes a book; dressed in a graduation gown, he
walks along the grass with his best friend CORNELIUS,
headed toward the high school.
JOHNNY
Pretty interesting stuff, huh?
CORNELIUS
Can I see that for a second?
JOHNNY
Sure.
Johnny hands his book to Cornelius. Cornelius takes it
and tosses it back into a bush.
JOHNNY
Hey!
Johnny turns to get his book, but Cornelius grabs on his
gown and tugs him forward.
CORNELIUS
Come on, let’s go.
JOHNNY
But --
CORNELIUS
Your science fiction book will be
there after the ceremony.
The two head into the school.
TITLE: THE ANGEL
INT. HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM – DAY
The students sit quietly and listen to the gangly
VALEDICTORIAN make his graduation speech.
VALEDICTORIAN
So you’re graduating from high
school... Big whoop! Thousands and
millions of people have done the same
thing! What makes you so special?!
Johnny looks at Cornelius.
JOHNNY
I think this guy’s on something.
CORNELIUS
Really? I didn’t notice.
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The Valedictorian steps out from behind the podium and

starts pacing back and forth.
VALEDICTORIAN
That’s right! You’re not special.
You’re just like everyone else.
You’re gonna go to college, travel to
Europe, get a job, get married, and
have a stupid family... Then that is
the end of your pitiful stinking
existence!
The TEACHER and PRINCIPAL sitting at back look nervous.
TEACHER
(whispers)
Uh, should we do something?
PRINCIPAL
Eh, he’ll tire himself out.
The Valedictorian sways back and forth, like he’s queasy.
VALEDICTORIAN
Then the whole thing starts all over
again with your goddamn kids! That’s
life for yah! Now if you’ll excuse
me, I...
The Valedictorian passes out on stage. A janitor appears
and drags him away. The Principal gets up to “rock” the
mic.
PRINCIPAL
...Congratulations!
EXT. IRISH PUB - NIGHT
The Saucy Tart Irish Pub, a distinctive downtown
New York City establishment.
INT. IRISH PUB - NIGHT
The BARTENDER greets Cornelius and Johnny who are sitting
on the stools at the front counter.
BARTENDER
Welcome to the Saucy Tart Irish Pub.
How may I wet your whistles gents?
CORNELIUS
Scotch on the rocks.
The Bartender looks to Johnny.
JOHNNY
I uh... I don’t drink.
BARTENDER
You are twenty one, right?
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JOHNNY
That’s what it says on the fake –-
Cornelius elbows Johnny, “Ow!”
JOHNNY
I mean, the real ID.
CORNELIUS
My friend here is the designated
driver tonight. Can you please get
him something non-alcoholic to drink?
BARTENDER
Okay, a glass of Nesquik it is!
The Bartender turns to grab glasses on the high shelf.
JOHNNY
Uh, strawberry please!
The Bartender nods. He spins back and prepares the drinks
for Johnny and Cornelius, scotch on the rocks and a glass
of Nesquik strawberry milk.
BARTENDER
(hands over drinks)
One scotch on the rocks, and one
glass of Nesquik.
JOHNNY
Thank you.
A patron by the end of the counter waves to the
Bartender.
BARTENDER
Excuse me.
The Bartender goes away to attend to the other customer.
CORNELIUS
So...
Cornelius slaps his hand on the counter.
CORNELIUS
Graduation! Woo!
He takes a sip of his scotch.
JOHNNY
I am not looking forward to another
four years of school.
CORNELIUS
I know what you’re thinking. But it
is not gonna be like high school.
It’s gonna be different, man.
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JOHNNY
I really hope so. I’m --
CORNELIUS
Nervous?
JOHNNY
Kinda.
CORNELIUS
You worry too much.
(looks elsewhere)
Hey look is that your grandmother?
As Johnny turns his head, Cornelius slips some Vodka into
his strawberry milk. Johnny turns back.
JOHNNY
That wasn’t my grandmother.
CORNELIUS
Really?
JOHNNY
Yeah. I’m pretty sure my grandmother
isn’t African American.
CORNELIUS
Oh?
Johnny tastes his milk. He makes a face.
JOHNNY
Mm, this drink tastes funny.
CORNELIUS
So what was I saying?
JOHNNY
College?
CORNELIUS
Right. College. You’re gonna like it,
Johnny. Colleges are inherently fun
institutions.
JOHNNY
Then how come you’re not going?
CORNELIUS
Tool and die, baby! It’s my calling.
(mumbles)
Or anything else that brings in the
bacon, I really don’t care.
Cornelius takes a sip of his scotch.
JOHNNY
Didn’t you say your dad pays for
everything?
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CORNELIUS
Yeah -- but when he’s on business he
seems to forget -- a lot of things.
But you know me, I always need extra
cash. I have very expensive habits.
(winks)
If yah know what I mean.
JOHNNY
(disappointed)
Oh, Cornelius...
CORNELIUS
Hey there’s nothing wrong with
providing employment to young needy
women.
JOHNNY
Exotic dancers?
CORNELIUS
Young. Needy. Women.
Johnny sighs. He takes the straw out of his glass and
drinks with his lips to the rim.
JOHNNY
(grumbles)
Stupid school...
CORNELIUS
I thought you got a scholarship.
JOHNNY
It’s not enough.
CORNELIUS
Well, you know I can always --
JOHNNY
No, Cornelius. I don’t want your
money.
CORNELIUS
Money? Who said anything about money?
I was just gonna say -- I could help
you, uh –- fill out some loan papers.
‘Cause they’re a real doozy right?
Johnny nods his head as he drinks.
CORNELIUS
And I can drop you off at school.
JOHNNY
Cornelius. I have a car. I can drive.
I don’t need your pity.
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CORNELIUS
Me? Pity? No. I’m ruthless.
Completely heartless. I am a ruthless
heartless atheist.
JOHNNY
Don’t patronize me, Cornelius. You
know what I mean. You’re just doing
this because of what happened to
my --
CORNELIUS
Don’t even bring that up, Johnny.
Tonight is a night of celebration!
Moving on from the past and going on
into the future.
Cornelius swigs down the last of his scotch.
CORNELIUS
‘Cause baby you’re college bound!
He slams down the glass.
INT. APARTMENT - JOHNNY’S BEDROOM – DAY
The “Peanuts” Page-a-Day calendar on Johnny’s nightstand
peels away from summer to September -- the start of the
school year.
The day is circled in thick red marker with blaring
letters, “School Starts Today!”
A look away from the calendar, below the night stand,
Johnny is asleep, sprawled on the floor with a baby blue
blanket.
As he murmurs in his sleep, a loud creaking noise is
heard. A little old lady peeks through the door. She lets
herself in.
Grandmother MILDRED hobbles over to Johnny.
MILDRED
Johnny?
Johnny groans and opens his eyes.
JOHNNY
Gramma?
MILDRED
Isn’t summer vacation over?
JOHNNY
Huh?
Johnny looks up at his alarm clock: 10:59 AM.
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JOHNNY
Agh! I’m late for school!
Johnny springs to his feet. He puts on a t-shirt and
grabs his knapsack. He runs out the door with only his
briefs on.
Mildred picks up a pair of pants on the bed and holds it
out with her arm. Johnny rushes back into the room and
grabs the blue jeans.
JOHNNY
Thanks, Gramma!
Johnny kisses Mildred on the cheek and dashes off to
school. Mildred takes out a puffer and inhales her
medicine.
EXT. COLLEGE BUILDING – DAY
A black sports car pulls up to the main school building.
Johnny gets out from the passenger side.
JOHNNY
Thanks again for the ride, Cornelius.
CORNELIUS
Just let this be a lesson to you,
Johnny. Never buy a car from Serbia.
JOHNNY
I’ll try to remember that.
Cornelius drives away. Johnny looks up at the big college
building.
JOHNNY
Here we go, first day of school.
He takes in a deep breath and steps forward.
INT. COLLEGE LOBBY – DAY
Johnny enters the lobby. He looks up at the skylight. He
puts his hand over his eyes to block the glare.
Students busily pass through the lobby, moving through
like ants in a tunnel.
Johnny walks forward, anxious and reluctant. He reaches
into his pocket and pulls out a schedule. He mumbles to
himself as he reads.
Johnny puts away his schedule and tries asking for help.
He approaches an oncoming student.
JOHNNY
Excuse me, do you know where --
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The student walks past and ignores him. He tries again

with another.
JOHNNY
Excuse me, can --
That student ignores him too. Johnny tries another.
JOHNNY
Um, do --
That student also ignores him.
JOHNNY
(to self)
Aw forget it. I’ll figure it out
myself.
Johnny hastily rushes toward the hallway ahead, when he
accidentally bumps into a FAT STUDENT holding a bunch of
papers.
The papers scatter all over the floor.
FAT STUDENT
Goddamn it.
JOHNNY
I’m really sorry.
Johnny bends over and picks up the paper. He places them
into the Fat Student’s arms.
JOHNNY
Here.
Johnny runs off, embarrassed. The Fat Student shakes his
head with pity.
FAT STUDENT
Stupid idiot freshmen!
INT. LECTURE HALL – OUTSIDE - DAY
Johnny looks inside the lecture hall through the door’s
window. Class has already begun.
INT. LECTURE HALL – INSIDE - DAY
The PROF takes out a long suitcase and places it on his
desk. He rolls the numbers and unlocks it. He lifts out
an antique spear of some sort.
The class quiets down, becoming unusually interested. One
of the nerdy looking students in front, STEVEN, leans
forward and squints.
STEVEN
What is that thing?
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PROF
This ‘thing’ is a little artifact I
picked up from my dear ol’ uncle in
the summer. He found it on a dig in
Jerusalem.
STEVEN
Is that --
PROF
The Spear of Destiny.
The students “ooh” and “ah.”
STEVEN
Wait! How could that be? I thought
the spear was in Schatzkammer.
PROF
Apparently that one is a fake.
According to my uncle, George, this
is the real deal.
INT. LECTURE HALL - OUTSIDE – DAY
Johnny bites his fingernails as he watches the students
through the window, captivated by the professor’s lecture
on archaeology.
INT. LECTURE HALL – INSIDE - DAY
The class continues on.
STEVEN
Is it true that thing has magical
powers?
The Prof twirls the spear.
PROF
I dunno. You tell me.
The Prof hands the spear to Steven. Steven examines it
with scrutiny and fascination.
PROF
When you’re done with that, could you
please pass it around? And try not to
cut yourself. It’s pretty frickin’
sharp.
Steven hands the spear to the person sitting next to him.
Johnny looks through the door window one last time; then
quietly lets himself inside. He looks over the class
searching for an empty seat. He spots one, dead center.
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As the Prof continues his lecture, Johnny walks down the

steps and scuttles between the chairs. He bumps his butt
into a MAC ADDICT’s laptop, accidentally shutting it
close.
MAC ADDICT
Hey watch it, jerk!
Johnny ignores the Mac Addict and continues ‘till he gets
to the chair. He takes a seat beside the luscious black
haired beauty, DANICA.
After laying down his backpack, Johnny takes out a piece
of paper and pencil. He flips out the chair’s tablet and
rests it on top.
The girl beside him, Danica, gets a hold of the spear.
She seems uninterested. Johnny leans over to look.
JOHNNY
Is that a spear?
DANICA
Spear of Destiny, apparently. Wanna
see it?
JOHNNY
(delighted)
Sure!
As Danica hands Johnny the spear, she accidentally sticks
him in the palm of his hand.
JOHNNY
(really loud)
Ow!
The students turn their heads toward, Johnny.
PROF
I did mention that thing was sharp,
right?
Danica lays down the spear. The class continues as
normal.
DANICA
I am so sorry!
Danica hands Johnny a pack of mini tissues.
DANICA
Here.
JOHNNY
Thanks.
DANICA
Are you okay?
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Johnny dabs the blood off his palm.

JOHNNY
Yeah. I just need to get a little
rest.
Johnny suddenly becomes woozy. He passes out and slams
his head on the tablet of his chair.
EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING – DAY
A grungy looking apartment in the worst part of the
city... Still, it has its charm. The gargoyles on top
look particularly interesting.
INT. APARTMENT LOBBY – DAY
Johnny goes over to the elevator area and presses the up
button with his right hand -- the one wrapped in
bandages.
An elevator comes down and the doors slide open. As
Johnny is about to enter, a small crowd of people appear.
They push past and go up without him.
Johnny presses the up button again. Another elevator
comes down. The doors open -- but as he is about to go
inside, a crew of maintenance workers with equipment push
past him and take his ride.
JOHNNY
(exasperated)
Okay! Next one! Next one is mine!
Johnny presses the up button again. He waits for an
elevator to arrive. Nothing. He looks at his watch and
taps his foot impatiently.
JOHNNY
Aw forget it. I’ll take the stairs.
As soon as Johnny leaves, an elevator arrives. The doors
open. It’s completely empty inside.
INT. APARTMENT STAIRWELL - INSIDE - DAY
The stairwell is filled with funky hip hop music.
Johnny walks up the steps. There is a group of young
thugged-out teenagers blocking his way, playing dice and
listening to a remix on their boombox.
Johnny loudly clears his throat. The teenagers ignore
him.
JOHNNY
Excuse me, uh --
They continue playing dicing without a glance.
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JOHNNY
Yo!
One of the teenagers presses pause on the boombox.
JOHNNY
I need to get through.
The teenagers stand up together. TEEN WAN, the one
wearing the red hoodie, flips out a switchblade.
TEEN WAN
We’re in the middle of something.
Can’t yah see that?
JOHNNY
Oh...
Johnny pulls Teen Wan’s hood over his head and shoves him
into the others. He charges up the stairs while being
followed from behind.
INT. APARTMENT STAIRWELL – OUTSIDE - DAY
Johnny grabs a chair and uses it to bar the door shut.
He turns a corner and dashes down the hallway. The
teenagers furiously bang on the door.
TEEN WAN (OS)
I know where you live punk -- in this
building!
INT. APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM – DAY
Grandma Mildred is lying on the couch. She appears
exhausted.
INT. APARTMENT – MAIN FOYER - DAY
Johnny quietly enters the apartment. He takes off his
backpack and jacket and goes into the living room.
INT. APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - DAY
He sees Grandma Mildred lying down.
JOHNNY
Gramma? You awake?
Mildred sits up.
JOHNNY
Are you ready to visit the hospital?
GRANDMA
Let me get my purse.
Mildred stands up. Johnny gently pushes her back.
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JOHNNY
No, no. I’ll get it. You sit down.
Johnny leaves the room. Mildred lies back down.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - OUTSIDE – DAY
Johnny glances into room 22 through the crack of the
door. Mildred is passed out, hooked up to an oxygen
bottle.
The DOCTOR by the door ticks off a checklist on his
clipboard.
JOHNNY
How long do you think she’ll be in
here for, doc?
The Doctor puts his pen away into his pocket protector.
DOCTOR
Not too long. The condition is fairly
mild. But for safety reasons she’ll
need to be monitored for several
days. The Bronchitis could possibly
develop into pneumonia.
JOHNNY
Is there anything I can do?
DOCTOR
Just let her get her rest.
JOHNNY
(sighs)
Excuse me. I need to go for a walk.
DOCTOR
Sure thing, pal.
The Doctor pats Johnny on the shoulder and walks away.
Johnny goes down the hallway, in the opposite direction.
INT. HOSPITAL HALLWAY - DAY
Walking through the hallway, Johnny he hears an echoing
VOICE. It sounds like a sick old man.
VOICE (VO)
Help me...
Johnny pauses and turns his head back.
JOHNNY
Hello?
VOICE (VO)
Help me... Help me...
Johnny follows the Voice into a dark empty hospital room.
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INT. EMPTY HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

As Johnny enters the room, the curtain partition ripples.
VOICE (VO)
Help me...
JOHNNY
If you need a nurse, I can get one
for you.
VOICE (VO)
Help me!
JOHNNY
Okay, just hold on a sec.
Johnny goes over to the curtain and slowly pulls it
aside. He looks at the bed. There is a figure underneath
the blanket.
JOHNNY
Do you mind if I remove your...
Johnny leans forward and grabs the top of the blanket.
CUTAWAY TO – MAN DYING IN BED
An old man screaming in pain, clutching his chest.
RETURN TO SCENE
Johnny falls back from shock. He scrambles to his feet
and runs to the door. A NURSE steps in his way.
NURSE
What are you doing in here?
JOHNNY
I...
Johnny points back. The Nurse goes over to the bed and
pulls off the blanket, revealing a pile of pillows.
NURSE
Is this your idea of a sick joke?
JOHNNY
Huh?
NURSE
A man died in here an hour ago and
you’re trying to be funny? Scare the
ol’ nurse right?
JOHNNY
I don’t know what you’re talking
about.
The Nurse shakes her head and pushes past Johnny.
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JOHNNY
(spreads out arms)
What did I do?!
EXT. CHURCH – DAY
The big bell on top of the church rings to mark the
morning.
INT. CHURCH – DAY
Johnny enters the church. He dips his hand into a bowl of
holy water and dabs his forehead. He goes inside a
confessional and kneels down.
The Father, or what we presume to be the Father, enters
on the other side.
CORNELIUS
(imitating Father, using
British accent)
Hello my son.
JOHNNY
Hello, Father Fullerton.
CORNELIUS
What is it you would like to tell me
my son?
JOHNNY
Should I begin with the usual lines?
CORNELIUS
Please.
Johnny clasps his hands together and takes in a deep
breath.
JOHNNY
Bless me Father for I have sinned. It
has been... one year since I last
confessed and I...
CORNELIUS
Whoa! One year! That’s a long time.
JOHNNY
Okay? Sorry?
CORNELIUS
Apology accepted. Please continue.
JOHNNY
Actually I didn’t come here to
confess my sins, Father. I wanted to
tell you about something else.
CORNELIUS
What is it?
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JOHNNY
I... I don’t know how to tell you
this without sounding crazy... but
I’ve been hearing voices in my head.
Johnny unclasps his hands and gesticulates.
JOHNNY
This morning my toothbrush told me to
‘go out and get some fresh air’!
CORNELIUS
Sweet mother of Jesus!
JOHNNY
It’s bad, huh?
CORNELIUS
Bad? You’re going insane! See a
doctor for God’s sake! What the
bloody hell are you doing at church?!
Johnny gets out his confessional and opens the door on
the other side. Cornelius continues to rant while wagging
his finger.
CORNELIUS
And don’t skip on the Quaaludes young
man!
Johnny clears his throat. Cornelius turns his head.
CORNELIUS
Oh hi!
JOHNNY
Cornelius, what are you doing here?
CORNELIUS
Just came to spread the good word.
JOHNNY
You’re an atheist!
CORNELIUS
I prefer the term, sceptic.
JOHNNY
Please -- get out of the confessional
before I go to hell.
Cornelius gets out of the confessional.
JOHNNY
Now what is the meaning of this
intrusion on my ‘silly little’
religion?
Cornelius takes out a flyer and hands it to Johnny.
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CLOSE-UP – JOHNNY’S FLYER

advertising his frat house casino.
JOHNNY
What is this? A casino?
CORNELIUS
Not just any casino.
Cornelius gives Johnny a “gun and wink.”
CORNELIUS
My casino.
JOHNNY
And you want me to go?
CORNELIUS
(sarcastic)
No. I don’t want you to go. That’s
why I told you about it.
JOHNNY
I dunno, Cornelius. I don’t think you
should be using your dad’s real
estate property for gambling.
Johnny looks up at the crucifix on the wall. It shimmers
from the sunlight.
JOHNNY
I really don’t.
INT. FRAT HOUSE – CASINO AREAS – NIGHT
MONTAGE – GAMES BEING PLAYED
A) Craps.
B) Roulette.
C) Black Jack.
D) Pachinko.
E) Baccarat.
F) Slots.
G) World of Warcraft.
INT. FRAT HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT
Johnny tries to speak on the kitchen phone while noises
blare and colored lights flash in the background.
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JOHNNY
(on phone)
No! I’m not having a party! I’m at
someone’s house!
Johnny covers one of his ears.
JOHNNY
I’m not yelling at you! It’s just
so...
(a casino bell bleeps
out the profanity)
...loud! And the phone isn’t working
properly!
Johnny puts the telephone receiver on the other ear.
JOHNNY
Okay... Okay! I’ll visit you later,
Gramma! Get well soon! Bye!
As Johnny hangs up the phone, Danica enters the kitchen.
DANICA
Excuse me. Do you know where the
bathroom is?
JOHNNY
(thinking)
Uh, it’s upstairs, I think. First
door on the -- left? Or, no, no,
maybe it’s right. Yeah, it’s right,
definitely right. Go upstairs, first
door on the right.
DANICA
Thanks.
Danica turns to leave.
JOHNNY
Wait!
Danica turns back around.
JOHNNY
Don’t I know you from somewhere?
DANICA
I don’t think so.
JOHNNY
Archaeology! You’re in my archaeology
class.
DANICA
Oooh yeah! The spear thing! Yeah!
How’s your hand?
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Johnny sticks out his right hand. There is large square

Band-aid covering the middle of his palm.
JOHNNY
Could be worse.
DANICA
Um, what was your name again?
JOHNNY
Johnny. Johnny Wallace.
DANICA
I’m Danica.
Danica and Johnny shake hands.
JOHNNY
Nice to meet you, Danica.
DANICA
Likewise.
Johnny smiles -- for a moment of awkward silence.
DANICA
Okay! I gotta go now.
Danica leaves to take a pee. Cornelius pops into the
kitchen and spots Johnny with a goofy grin.
CORNELIUS
Dude! What’re you doing in here?
JOHNNY
Huh?
Cornelius goes over to Johnny and takes him by the arm.
CORNELIUS
Come on! You’re gonna miss the
festivities!
Cornelius drags Johnny out the kitchen.
INT. FRAT HOUSE - LIVING ROOM – NIGHT
Johnny and Cornelius enter the living room.
The place is packed with young men. Their backs are
pressed against the wall, along with gambling tables and
furniture.
JOHNNY
What’s going on here?
CORNELIUS
Relax.
Cornelius rubs Johnny’s shoulders.
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CORNELIUS
Entertainment is arriving.
As Johnny shrugs off Cornelius’ hands, the room dims and
strobe lights start to flash.
The place is beginning to look like a discothèque. Sexy
music plays in the background as a platform with a
bride-dressed stripper wrapped around a pole rises up
from the ground.
JOHNNY
Gee, that’s awful convenient.
JOHNNY
(whispers)
Engineering students.
More men enter the living room. They crowd around and
push Johnny and Cornelius toward the front.
The stripper twirls around the pole on the platform. She
lip-synchs to the playing song and struts her stuff while
seductively peeling away at her clothes.
The men whistle and holler. The stripper takes off her
costume. The men get really excited
Suddenly the lights go out. Then they come back on.
There is a crusty anthropoid-ic lizard creature in place
of the stripper. Strange. Nobody except Johnny seems to
notice.
The crowd continues to hoot and holler. The lizard
creature locks eyes with Johnny and swaggers in his
direction. Johnny jitters and tries to move back, but the
others merrily push him forward.
Johnny falls down on his butt.
The lizard picks him up from the floor and rubs its tail
against his leg. Johnny flinches as a long tongue
flickers out in front of his face.
Cornelius cheers him on, “Woo!”
The lizard grabs Johnny’s crotch with its long clawed
fingers. Johnny winces and pushes it down. The lizard
falls to the floor.
Thud!
The music stops. The men glare at Johnny. HORNY GUY is
angry.
HORNY GUY
Hey! What’s the big idea, Jack?!
Johnny charges through the crowd.
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CORNELIUS
Johnny!
A look back into the living room. The stripper has
returned to normal. She is being helped up, off the
floor.
EXT. FRAT HOUSE - NIGHT
Johnny bursts through the front door of the frat house
and runs onto the street.
EXT. FRAT HOUSE – STREET - NIGHT
The New Jersey Devils have won the Stanley Cup. Hockey
fans drive their cars through the street and celebrate.
Johnny weaves in and out between the honking vehicles.
FAN
Go Devils!
He darts to the side.
A boxy white car brakes in front of him. The wheels spin
and smoke. Johnny rolls over the hood and runs around
back, where a dark red pickup truck accidentally smacks
into him.
Johnny gets thrown against the back bumper of the white
car. He slides down and passes out.
EXT. GOLF COURSE – SAND TRAP - DAY
Lying unconscious in a sand trap. A bird pecks on
Johnny’s forehead. He swats it away and sits up. He looks
around and dusts off his shirt.
A golf ball whacks him in the head.
Seconds later...
GOLFER (OS)
Fore!
Johnny rubs his temple.
A golf cart sprints over a hill in the nearby distance.
It zigzags along the green and stops by the sand trap. A
middle-aged man in neat white clothing looks curiously at
Johnny.
MICHAEL lifts his visor to reveal his eyes.
MICHAEL
You okay, son?
JOHNNY
Where am I?
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MICHAEL
You’re in a golf course.
JOHNNY
God, I had this horrible dream. I
turned into a bird.
MICHAEL
I’m not really a psychologist, so I
can’t tell you what that means. But I
can get you some refreshments at the
clubhouse. Would you like to be
refreshed?
Johnny stares at Michael’s warm smile. He reluctantly
hops into the golf cart. Michael turns the steering wheel
of the Club Car and the two drive off.
MICHAEL
You are a caddy, right?
EXT. GOLF COURSE - CLUB HOUSE – DAY
As Johnny and Michael arrive by the club house, a sharply
dressed man in a dark mauve suit gets up from one of the
picnic tables.
MAVIN Sacreto goes over to the golf cart. He leans
against the roll cage, while holding in his right hand, a
glass of Irish Cream.
MAVIN
Hello, Michael.
MICHAEL
Mavin.
MAVIN
Who’s your friend?
MICHAEL
That’s none of your business.
MAVIN
Maybe I should make it my business.
As Mavin brings his glass to his mouth, Michael knocks it
out of his hand. The liquor floods over an anthill.
MAVIN
How rude.
Johnny looks confused.
JOHNNY
MICHAEL
Don’t worry, kid. It’s just business.
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JOHNNY
What kind of business?
MAVIN
Oil -- also known to others as, black
gold.
JOHNNY
But what’s with all the hostility?
MAVIN
I’m trying to acquire new territory.
MICHAEL
You don’t know what you’re doing,
Mavin. You’re playing with fire.
MAVIN
(angry)
I may have just turned forty, but I’m
not senile, Michael! I know what I’m
doing!
MICHAEL
...I think we’re gonna go inside now.
Michael and Johnny get out of the golf cart.
MICHAEL
(to Johnny)
Stay away from that creep.
They walk toward the club house.
Mavin sees an ant crawling on the tip of his shoe. He
flicks it off and crushes the anthill beside.
INT. SUBWAY STATION – NIGHT
Cornelius waits for the subway train to arrive. A HOOKER
taps him on the shoulder. He turns around to face her --
or him.
HOOKER
Hey there, sailor.
Cornelius raises an eyebrow, unsure of the Hooker’s true
gender.
HOOKER
Wanna make some easy money?
CORNELIUS
It’s not MLM is it?
HOOKER
No... It’s legitimate.
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CORNELIUS
It’s not tool and die is it? I’m
already in the tool and die industry.
HOOKER
No. It’s not.
CORNELIUS
What is it then?
HOOKER
I’ll have to show you.
CORNELIUS
Can’t you just tell me?
The subway train passes by.
HOOKER
What’s the matter?
The Hooker takes off his wig.
HOOKER
Don’t like surprises?
Cornelius winces.
CORNELIUS
Yikes.
EXT. CORNELIUS’ HOUSE – DAY
A yellow speeding Yugo pulls into the driveway. Johnny
hops out of the car and runs to the front entrance. He
knocks on the door.
JOHNNY
Cornelius!
The door opens. An arm pops out and pulls him inside.
INT. CORNELIUS’ HOUSE - MAIN FOYER – DAY
Cornelius lets go of Johnny and shuts the door.
CORNELIUS
You’re late!
JOHNNY
I was visiting my grandmother at the
hospital. Now what’s the emergency?
Johnny looks at his watch.
JOHNNY
Wait a minute -- I’m not late.
CORNELIUS
Never mind that.
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Cornelius grabs a black briefcase off the floor and

tosses it to Johnny.
CORNELIUS
Here!
JOHNNY
What is this?
CORNELIUS
It’s a briefcase.
JOHNNY
I can see that. But why are you
giving it to me?
CORNELIUS
I need you to deliver it.
JOHNNY
...These aren’t drugs are they?
Cornelius folds his arms and shoots Johnny an “oh come
on” look.
JOHNNY
Okay, so they aren’t drugs. But
whaddaya need me for? Can’t you use
FedEx?
CORNELIUS
Did you not see what they did to Tom
Hanks in ‘Cast Away’? Plus, I have a
h-h-hot date.
JOHNNY
(rolls eyes)
Again?
Cornelius places his arm around Johnny.
CORNELIUS
Hey, it’s not my fault I’m a lady
killer. Not literally of course. That
would be illegal.
JOHNNY
Okay, fine. I’ll do it.
CORNELIUS
Great!
Cornelius starts pushing Johnny toward the door.
JOHNNY
Wait! You never told me anything!
Cornelius reaches into his pocket and pulls out a smudged
map scrawled onto a soggy napkin. He hands it to Johnny.
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JOHNNY
(reading)
Oiltron Incorporated. 475 Wintermute
Road.
CORNELIUS
It’s near the Zanzibar.
JOHNNY
The strip club?
CORNELIUS
You’ve been?
JOHNNY
Uh, no.
CORNELIUS
That’s a surprise...
JOHNNY
What’s that supposed to mean?
DANICA (OS)
Cornelius!
Cornelius glances back.
CORNELIUS
(back to Johnny)
So what were we talking about?
DANICA (OS)
Cornelius!
CORNELIUS
(turns around, yells)
What! What! What!
DANICA (OS)
What time is it?
JOHNNY
What time is it?! What kinda question
is that?!
DANICA (OS)
My watch is broken.
JOHNNY
Come down here and I’ll give you a
new watch!
Danica trudges downstairs and heads to the main foyer
where she catches eyes with Johnny.
DANICA
Johnny?
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JOHNNY
Danica?
CORNELIUS
You two know each other?
JOHNNY
Kinda.
CORNELIUS
(rubs chin)
Oh. That’s interesting.
JOHNNY
(apologetic)
Cornelius, I had no idea she was your
hot date.
DANICA
What!
CORNELIUS
Gross!
JOHNNY
Huh?
CORNELIUS
We’re not dating, Johnny! She’s my
sister for Petesake!
DANICA
Half sister!
JOHNNY
How come you never told me you had a
sister?
CORNELIUS
Now, why would I lead a goat to the
grass?
JOHNNY
That doesn’t make any sense.
CORNELIUS
Whatever! Just get that briefcase
delivered!
Cornelius opens the door.
CORNELIUS
And take my sister with you. She’s
really annoying.
DANICA
Am not!
CORNELIUS
Yeah right.
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Cornelius shoos, Johnny and Danica, out the house.

CORNELIUS
Now get going! The delivery is due
before noon!
JOHNNY (OS)
What about gas? I don’t have enough
money for gas to get back home.
CORNELIUS
You can keep half the delivery fee!
JOHNNY (OS)
Is that enough?
DANICA (OS)
Let’s just go already.
Steps are heard on the pavement as, Danica and Johnny,
head to the Yugo.
CORNELIUS
(waves)
Have a good time!
Cornelius slams the door shut.
EXT. WINTERMUTE ROAD – YUGO – DAY
Following a hunky bright yellow Yugo on an unrecognizable
New York road. A strangely deserted area.
INT. WINTERMUTE ROAD – YUGO - DAY
Johnny drives his car along at a steady pace, while
Danica fiddles with her watch.
JOHNNY
It’s probably out of batteries.
DANICA
I put it new batteries.
JOHNNY
Lemme see that.
Danica hands her watch to Johnny.
EXT. WINTERMUTE ROAD – YUGO - DAY
The traffic light ahead turns red.
Johnny brings the Yugo to a full stop. He smacks the
watch in the palm of his hand.
DANICA
I don’t think that’s gonna --
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Johnny hands Danica back her watch. She is extremely

befuddled. The watch is working; the hands on the face
are moving perfectly.
Danica carefully inspects the watch.
The traffic light ahead turns yellow. Johnny edges the
Yugo forward.
A hobo suddenly jumps onto the hood of the car --
MR. HOBO.
MR. HOBO
Where’s the briefcase?!
He pounds on the windshield, causing it to crack.
DANICA
Holy crap!
Johnny reverses the Yugo, throwing Mr. Hobo off the hood.
He spins the car around and drives in the opposite
direction.
Danica looks in the rearview mirror.
DANICA
I think we have a problem.
Mr. Hobo is running after that car at superhuman speed --
and he is beginning to catch up!
Suddenly the Yugo stalls out. It makes a loud gear
grinding noise and doesn’t move anywhere.
JOHNNY
Oh no! Not now!
Frantically, Johnny steps on the gas.
JOHNNY
Come on!
Smoke comes out from the car.
It blocks the interior view.
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JOHNNY
Aw gee!
As Johnny and Danica cough from the fumes, the front left
window shatters into a thousand little pieces.
Mr. Hobo reaches in and yanks Johnny outside. He grabs
him by throat and suspends him in the air.
MR. HOBO
Where is it?!
JOHNNY
(choking)
I don’t know what you’re talking
about!
MR. HOBO
(squeezes harder)
Liar!
JOHNNY
Ack! I can’t breathe!
DANICA (OS)
Hey!
Mr. Hobo looks back. Danica is holding up the black
briefcase, waving it like a sausage to a dog.
DANICA
Is this what you’re looking for?
Mr. Hobo drops Johnny on the ground and rushes toward
Danica. As he gets closer, Danica takes out a can of
pepper spray and blasts him in the face.
Mr. Hobo screams in agony, his eyes go bloodshot from the
concentrated spices.
Danica uses the briefcase, and with all her girl power,
smashes Mr. Hobo over the head. He stumbles, swaying back
and forth, trying to stay up.
Then he falls over, unconscious... Thud!
Danica huffs from exasperation. She holds the now-dented
briefcase by her side as Johnny hobbles over. He rubs his
throat and looks at Mr. Hobo.
JOHNNY
Remind me never to help your brother
again.
DANICA
...Half brother.
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INT. MAVIN’S OFFICE – DAY

The clock on the wall changes to 11:59, a minute before
noon.
The back of a large black leather chair faces outward
behind a mahogany wood desk; sitting neatly under jumbo
golden letters which read: OILTRON INC
The silver intercom on the desk goes off. Bzzzt.
SECRETARY (VO)
Mr. Sacreto.
The chair spins to the left. No facial details of the
person sitting down are revealed. All that can be seen is
a finger pressing a button.
But we know who it is -- Mavin Sacreto, the oil tycoon.
MAVIN
What is it?
SECRETARY (VO)
They’re here.
MAVIN
Send ‘em in.
Mavin spins back around and presses a button on the arm
of his chair. The double doors at the front swing open.
Johnny and Danica enter the office. They walk forward to
the desk as the doors close behind.
MAVIN
On the desk please.
Johnny places the dented briefcase on the desk. He and
Danica stand around while Mavin says nothing.
JOHNNY
Um --
MAVIN
Yes, your compensation. Would you
please step to your left?
Johnny and Danica step to the left. Mavin presses a green
dollar-sign button on his chair. A brown package drops
from the ceiling and smacks Johnny on the head, “Ow!”
MAVIN
Heads up.
Danica picks up the package.
MAVIN
Check the package. Make sure
everything’s there.
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She tears it open. There is a super thick wad of crisp

green bills, all hundreds. Johnny grabs the money and
looks in disbelief. He runs his thumb across it like a
stack of cards.
JOHNNY
How much money is this?!
MAVIN
$50,000 -- should be enough to get
you through the weekend.
JOHNNY
No... We can’t take it.
DANICA
(to Johnny)
What’re you nuts?
JOHNNY
It’s too much money -- for an hour’s
worth of work -- $50,000?
(shakes head)
Something’s gotta be wrong here.
Mavin laughs. The office doors swing open.
MAVIN
Go home and enjoy your money.
JOHNNY
But --
DANICA
(to Johnny)
Come on.
Danica pulls Johnny by the arm. The two leave. The doors
shut behind.
Mavin slowly spins his chair around. He takes the
briefcase and runs his hands across the leather. He spins
the numbers on the lock and pops it open.
His face is finally seen, as a strange glow casts upon
his eyes. Mavin takes in a deep breath.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM – INSIDE – NIGHT
A Luxo L-1 lights Grandma Mildred’s face as she lies in
bed, wistfully watching the rain gently fall outside.
The Nurse enters the room. Her presence unnoticed, she
quietly places down a lush bouquet of flowers on the
nightstand.
There is a photo greeting card on the front, a picture of
young Johnny surrounded by his former family: Mom, Dad,
Grandma, Grandpa, and his older sister, Marissa.
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EXT. QUARRY – NIGHT

A thunderstorm rages...
Rain pours down over the top of a yellow hardhat,
emblazoned with an insignia, a red pentagram logo scored
within a circle.
Underneath the helmet, the wearer is revealed as Mavin
Sacreto. He shouts to his men with a commanding voice.
MAVIN
Keep going!
A continuous miner machine digs into the wall of rock.
Little chunks fly away from the machine and ping Mavin on
his helmet.
MAVIN
Keep going!
The continuous miner machine struggles to penetrate the
wall of rock, but with Mavin’s motivation, the operator
breaks through. He reverses the machine as the
surrounding work-lights flicker.
An entryway is created.
Mavin walks through the mud and goes over to look at the
cavern.
EXT. QUARRY - CAVERN – NIGHT
A group of Henchmen appear and surround Mavin in a
semicircle; one of them holding the dented black
briefcase from earlier before.
MAVIN
Do you smell that boys?
The Henchmen look at each other, confused. Mavin takes in
a deep whiff of the air, “Ahhh!”
MAVIN
That is the smell of success!
He pulls out a flashlight and goes inside the cavern.
HENCHMAN #1 follows with the dented briefcase. He pushes
up the sunglasses on his face and also sniffs with his
nose before entering.
HENCHMAN #1
Hmm, so that’s what that is!
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INT. CAVERN – NIGHT

Mavin and his Henchmen walk into a large cavern with
strange markings on the wall: crude drawings of an
ancient people, fighting with monsters and various
unknown creatures.
HENCHMAN #1
This place gives me the creeps.
Henchman #1 looks up at the ceiling. There are dozens of
bats hanging from the stalactites. They shudder as the
wind blows by.
The group continues down the cavern where they become
surrounded by a noise. Lub-dub. Lub-dub. A heartbeat. It
gets louder the further they go.
HENCHMAN #1
What’s that noise? Can anyone else
hear that?
Nobody answers. The group reaches a dead end. A giant
spider web is blocking their way.
MAVIN
We’re here.
Henchman #1 nervously tugs on his collar.
HENCHMAN #1
I’ve suddenly acquired arachnophobia.
HENCHMAN #2 steps forward.
HENCHMAN #2
It’s just a spider web.
Henchman #2 takes out a Zippo. He flips open the top and
lights the spider web on fire. The group passes through
as it dissipates.
INT. CAVERN – SEPULCHER - NIGHT
They go into the sepulcher, a high domed tomb, lit
through a hole, by the stars and moon above.
Mavin leads his Henchmen to the far end as the sound of
the heartbeat gets louder. He points with his flashlight
to a stone sarcophagus covered in a thick layer of dust.
The impression on top looks like a person of middle-age,
a man with a long skinny nose, and a distinctive Pancho
Villa moustache. His resemblance, strongly old European.
Mavin stands in front of the sarcophagus with his
Henchmen. Mesmerized, he runs his finger along the dust,
from toe to chest.
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He wipes with his hand on top and blows the dust off,
revealing a keyhole over the heart.
MAVIN
The briefcase, please.
Henchman #1 presents the dented briefcase.
Mavin spins the numbers on the lock to 666. He opens the
briefcase and takes out a skull key. He places it in the
keyhole of the sarcophagus and turns it clockwise.
He steps back.
The key spins counterclockwise like in a wind-up-toy.
After thirteen rotations it stops and the sarcophagus
unlocks -- click!
Mavin eagerly tries to lift the lid, but it is far too
heavy.
MAVIN
(struggling)
A little help would be appreciated.
The Henchmen go to aid their boss. Together they flip the
heavy lid off the sarcophagus. It falls to the ground and
shatters into a dozen pieces.
Mavin and his men look into the sarcophagus. There is a
shroud covering a cadaver.
Mavin pulls away the shroud to reveal the ancient remains
of a Romanian prince. A skeleton in a vibrant suit,
clutching within its hands, a golden goblet encrusted
with rubies, emeralds, and diamonds.
Mavin bends the fingers backward on the body and pries
away the goblet. He holds it up and spins it around,
admiring the craftsmanship.
MAVIN
Exquisite, absolutely exquisite...
The sound of a girl’s shrill scream echoes through the
sepulcher.
Mavin and his Henchmen turn their heads back.
There is a GOTH BOY dragging along his equally depressed
looking girlfriend, GOTH GIRL. She is extremely
resistant, squealing and squirming.
Mavin smirks as they come before him.
GOTH GIRL
Let go goddamn it!
GOTH BOY
First you have to calm down!
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Goth Girl calms down. She pulls her arm away from her
boyfriend, Goth Boy.
MAVIN
So, shall we begin?
GOTH BOY
First, where’s our payment?
Mavin snaps his fingers. One of the Henchmen hands
Goth Boy a comic book, a mint condition, Superman #1.
GOTH BOY
(gazing at cover)
A real mint condition, 1939, Superman
#1...
MAVIN
Is it to your satisfaction?
Goth Boy nods.
MAVIN
Good...
(to Henchmen)
Hold the girl.
Two Henchmen grab Goth Girl and hold her by the arms. As
she fidgets nervously, Mavin goes over to her and takes
out a Celtic flame dagger. He places it against her neck.
GOTH BOY
Be careful with my girlfriend!
As Mavin glances at the reflection of the blade, a
goliath spider jumps onto his shoulder. He twists his
body and catches it with his dagger, skewering it like a
piece of meat on a shish kabob.
MAVIN
I hate insects.
Mavin throws the dagger away. Goth Girl breathes a sigh
of relief.
MAVIN
Great, now I need another knife.
Henchman #2 hands Mavin a Swiss Army knife.
MAVIN
(looks at knife)
I guess this will have to do.
Mavin takes the Swiss Army knife and nicks Goth Girl in
the neck. She flinches from the pain. Mavin collects her
blood as it streams into the goblet.
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The Henchmen let go of Goth Girl. She gets woozy and

starts to fall back, but is caught in the arms of
Goth Boy.
GOTH BOY
You okay?
GOTH GIRL
I’m gonna kill you.
Mavin takes the goblet over to the sarcophagus. He swirls
around the blood and takes a deep whiff, “Ahhh.”
MAVIN
Just like a fine Chianti.
He tilts the goblet over the corpse and drops some blood
into its mouth. Nothing happens.
HENCHMAN #1
Is something supposed to happen?
MAVIN
We need the blood of a virgin.
Mavin looks to Goth Girl.
MAVIN
You are a virgin -- right?
GOTH GIRL
Um, the thing about that is...
Goth Girl shakes her head, no.
GOTH BOY
(flustered)
What?! You told me... I haven’t
even... Oh my God!
MAVIN
Well, this is awkward.
HENCHMAN #2
So boss, what’re we gonna do about
the virgin?
Everyone looks at Goth Boy. Goth Boy looks back, “Who
me?”
CUT TO:
The Henchmen push down Goth Boy, bending him over. Mavin
nicks his neck with the Swiss Army knife and collects his
blood into the goblet. When it is near full, the Henchmen
let go.
Goth Boy stands up and faints.
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GOTH GIRL
Dylan!
Goth Girl runs over to him and kneels down by his side.
She gently puts his head into her lap.
GOTH GIRL
Oh! Who knew life could be full of so
much pain?!
Hovering over the sarcophagus, Mavin pours the blood from
the goblet into the mouth of the corpse. It flashes a
bright red, and cells begin to multiply like magic,
enveloping the bones with new skin and flesh.
Mavin turns to his Henchmen, excited.
MAVIN
Ladies and gentlemen...
A foot stamps down in front of the sarcophagus... Clop!
Then another... Clop!
We look up to a pale sleeping face, the very figure seen
from on top of the sarcophagus.
MAVIN
Vlad the Impaler!
VLAD the Impaler opens his eyes. They are a piercing cold
blue.
Henchman #1 takes off his sunglasses, and with the
others, stares in disbelief.
HENCHMAN #1
Dracula?
Without a word, without looking at a single person, Vlad
begins to walk away.
HENCHMAN #2
(to self)
Where’s he going?
Then he stops in the middle of the sepulcher. He looks up
through the hole, at the night sky, the twinkling stars
and the moon.
MAVIN
Vlad! Did you forget the deal we made
on the Ouija board? I give you life
and you give me immortality!
Vlad lowers his head, his eyes shifts to the left. He
reaches underneath his garment and takes out a gold
medallion with a red jewel in the center. He pulls it off
and squeezes it in his hand.
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MAVIN
Well? I hope we don’t have to play
hardball.
Mavin bounces a bottle of holy water up and down in the
palm of his hand.
(NOTE: All instances of Romanian language will be
indicated by enclosure in brackets; subtitles indicated
by wryly.)
Vlad grins evilly.
VLAD
No...
He spins around and points his medallion at Mavin. The
jewel glows a ferocious bright red.
Mavin drops the bottle of holy water and clutches his
chest like he’s having a heart attack. He screams in
pain. His body swings and convulses out of control. He
slams against the rock.
The red light casts a shadow on the wall -- Mavin
transforming from a human to a gargantuan eight foot tall
DEMON.
EXT. QUARRY – CAVERN - NIGHT
A beastly roar startles the bats. They fly away from the
cavern and disappear into the night sky.
INT. COLLEGE RECEPTION AREA – DAY
Johnny enters the reception area of the college. He goes
over to the counter and smiles at the RECEPTIONIST. She
pulls down her thick coke bottle glasses and looks up.
RECEPTIONIST
(with attitude)
Can I help you?
Johnny slides a check onto the counter.
JOHNNY
My tuition...
The Receptionist takes the check and looks at it with
scrutiny. She takes out a stick of bubblegum and puts it
in her mouth.
RECEPTIONIST
(chewing)
You know there’s a fee if the check
bounces.
JOHNNY
I know.
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The Receptionists records something into her binder. Then

she slips the check into a drawer.
RECEPTIONIST
Okay then. You can be on your merry
way now.
JOHNNY
Thank you.
Johnny heads toward the exit. He pauses and looks outside
through the glass door. He sees Danica being harassed on
campus, getting touched up by some large male student.
Johnny gets angry and puts out his arm. He rushes
outside.
EXT. COLLEGE CAMPUS – DAY
Surrounded by his entourage, the large male student named
KHALID, presses Danica for a date. He grabs her by the
chin and gazes into her eyes.
KHALID
(forceful)
Stop being such a tease. You know you
want me, Danica.
Danica shoves Khalid away.
DANICA
I’d rather go swimming in Amity
Island.
Johnny appears in the distance. He picks up a pebble from
the ground and flings it at Khalid.
KHALID
Danica if you --
It falls short and hits him on the shoulder. Khalid turns
his head back and sees Johnny waving his fist in the air.
JOHNNY
(in distance)
Leave ‘er alone yah big pervert!
Johnny marches over to Danica, Khalid, and his entourage.
KHALID
(folds arms)
Well, look who it is! Shia LaBeouf!
Khalid’s entourage giggles.
JOHNNY
I don’t know if that’s a compliment
or an insult, but --
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KHALID
Hey! Aren’t you that little wiener
kid I used to pick on in high school?
JOHNNY
I’m not a kid anymore, Khalid.
KHALID
Really? Then I guess can’t do --
Khalid gives Johnny a smack in the cheek.
KHALID
This!
JOHNNY
Hey!
KHALID
(another smack)
Or this!
JOHNNY
Quit it!
KHALID
(another)
Or this!
(another)
Or this!
(another)
Or this!
(a really big one)
Or this!
Khalid’s entourage laughs like hyenas. Johnny turns
around, his face red with anger and embarrassment. It’s
high school all over again.
DANICA
(whispers to Johnny)
Johnny, get out of here. I can stick
up for myself. You know, Khalid. He’s
just a big harmless douche bag.
Over the laughter, Johnny balls his hand into a tight
fist. He spins around and throws a left hook punch.
But the attack on Khalid is ineffective. The bully just
rubs his chin, like he got slapped by a girl.
KHALID
Ouch... I think.
Realizing his blunder, Johnny has an abrupt change of
mood, from fury to regret.
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JOHNNY
Oh! I am so sorry! I don’t know what
came over me. I just got so
emotional, I --
KHALID
It’s okay! I deserved it. I bullied
you all throughout high school, and
you finally lashed out. I understand.
JOHNNY
Really?
KHALID
Naw.
Khalid lunges at Johnny and grabs him into a headlock.
KHALID
C’mere porcupine!
He starts giving him a high dosage of schoolyard noogies.
JOHNNY
Agh! I said I was sorry!
KHALID
Sometimes ‘sorry’ isn’t good enough.
DANICA
Khalid! Stop being a jerk!
KHALID
Girls like jerks, right?
As Johnny tries to pull away, a bright light shines onto
his face.
On the curbside, a familiar black sports car honks its
horn. It hops onto the grass and speeds toward the group.
It spins around and breaks, stopping only mere inches
away from a collision.
The window on the driver side rolls down. Khalid loosens
his grip on Johnny.
CORNELIUS
Johnny!
JOHNNY
Cornelius? What’re you doing here?
Danica stands behind to listens.
CORNELIUS
Johnny, I... I don’t know how to say
this, but... I...
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JOHNNY
Cornelius, you can tell me anything.
I won’t get mad. What is it?
CORNELIUS
I went to look for you at the
hospital, and, and...
JOHNNY
And what?
CORNELIUS
Your grandmother passed away.
Khalid lets go of Johnny.
Johnny stands up with a complete look of shock on his
face, a mix of emotions, sadness, anger, and disbelief.
EXT. CEMETERY – DAY
The sunset paints the sky a fiery orange on a tepid late
afternoon...
Johnny is on the grass, motionless, lying facedown in
front of his Grandmother’s tombstone.
“MILDRED WALLACE, 1928 – 20XX”
From what can be told by his backside, his dirty clothes,
his messy hair, and general disheveled appearance, he has
been at the cemetery for quite some time.
As we look at his lifeless body, a long shadow appears.
It pokes him in the back with a rake handle.
Johnny just lies there and groans, but a few more pokes
and he begins to stir. He opens his eyes and rolls over.
Standing above him is the GROUNDSKEEPER -- a burly young
man holding a garden rake, wearing a gray Irish tweed
cap.
JOHNNY
Please. Stop poking me.
GROUNDSKEEPER
I think it’s time you went home,
boy-o.
JOHNNY
(somewhat hysterical)
What home? You mean that concrete box
I live in? The one with nobody in it?
Just me, myself and I? Now why would
I want to go home? To whom? To what?
GROUNDSKEEPER
No need to be melodramatic. It’s just
a suggestion.
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Johnny sits up. Still “out of it”, he continues his rant.

JOHNNY
Suggestions, suggestions aren’t what
I need right now. What I need is the
necronomicon. See, if I had the
necronomicon, I could bring my family
back to life... If I had it right
now, that would be especially
convenient, because they’re all right
here.
Johnny points to a stone angel.
JOHNNY
See by that stone angel? That’s where
my family is buried.
(counts on fingers)
Mom, dad, sister, gramps, they’re all
there in one convenient package. Ah,
it’s just too bad they ran out of
space for my grandmother. Now I have
to succumb to the inefficiencies of
walking back and forth between two
places!
GROUNDSKEEPER
I know you’re in a lot pain, everyone
who comes here is, but you can’t go
on like this. Just look at yourself
for a minute. You’re a mess, you’re a
bloody mess.
The Groundskeeper bends forward and looks Johnny firmly
in the eyes.
GROUNDSKEEPER
Don’t waste your life mourning over
the past. It’s not what your family
would want.
Johnny’s thinks of a response. He lifts his head to
answer.
JOHNNY
Yeah, well that --
But the Groundskeeper is gone.
Johnny stands up and looks around, but the cemetery is
empty. There is nobody there but the cooing mourning dove
sitting above in the olive tree, “Hooo, hooo.”
INT. OILTRON BOARDROOM – DAY
Facing the other board members, the Chief Financial
Officer, the CFO, outlines his plan to increase company
revenue.
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Standing under golden letters which read “OILTRON INC”,

he points to a colored graph on white cardboard with a
wooden pointer.
CFO
...And that is how we increase
revenue, and ultimately the bottom
line.
The Chief Operating Officer, the COO, raises her hand.
COO
Are you sure complete automation of
offshore platforms is a wise idea?
Don’t robots usually have a tendency
to -- go kind of nuts?
CFO
That’s just fiction. It’d never
happen in real life. The technology
we’ve developed with JE is top of the
line. Not even the US military has
it.
COO
Is that a good thing?
CFO
You bet your ass, missy!
The room is silent, unsure what to think.
CFO
So, any other questions?
Suddenly the doors to the boardroom burst open.
Vlad enters with his LAWYER -- a pretty woman dressed in
a skirted suit, holding a black jumbo leather portfolio.
She follows Vlad to the front of the room where he knocks
over the graph resting on the easel.
COO
Hey buddy, what the hell do you think
you’re doing?
Vlad leers at the COO. He gets frightened and sits down.
The CHAIRMAN slams his fist down on the table.
CHAIRMAN
(Texan accent)
This is highly inappropriate!
LAWYER
Boys and girls, the hostile takeover
has already been completed!
The Lawyer unfurls a takeover document and shows it to
the board.
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LAWYER
Did you not get the memo?
CHAIRMAN
Let me see that goddamn thing.
The Lawyer tosses the document to the Chairman. He reads
it over carefully.
CHAIRMAN
Good lord! Sacreto sold the company
for a thousand dollars!
The boardroom murmurs with disbelief.
CHAIRMAN
...And a Kit Kat bar!
COO
This has got to be a joke. This is a
Fortune 500 company.
CHAIRMAN
Dog crap! This is dog crap! Where is
Mavin Sacreto?!
Vlad walks over to the open window. He beckons for the
Chairman to follow.
CHAIRMAN
What is he doing?
LAWYER
I think he wants you to see
something.
The Chairman gets up. Vlad points out to the window
below.
CHAIRMAN
What’re you pointin’ at Greenhorn?
The Chairman bends over to look outside.
CHAIRMAN
I don’t see nothin’.
Vlad pushes the Chairman out the window. Then with no
emotion whatsoever, turns back to the board of directors.
VLAD
(He will be fine.)
The Lawyer opens her portfolio and places a glorified
picture of hell onto the easel. Vlad step in front to
present. He speaks in Romanian while his Lawyer
translates.
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VLAD
(Please direct your eyes toward this
picture. This will be our next
venture. We will be opening a portal
to hell. I know it sounds ridiculous,
but that is what we are going to do.
If you have any objections, please,
keep them to yourself. Otherwise I
will be forced to kill you in an
excruciating and, or, brutal manner.)
LAWYER
(translating)
Under new management we will pursue
new and exciting ventures. First
order of business, we are going to
open a, ahem, portal to hell.
Vlad proudly points to the picture of hell. The
Chief Marketing Officer, the CMO, raises his finger with
concern.
CMO
Did you say ‘hell’?
LAWYER
Yes. Hell. H-E-L-L.
The CMO slaps his knee and laughs.
CMO
This guy’s crazy! You’re crazy!
You’re absolutely crazy! Hell is a
fantasy! It’s fiction! It doesn’t
exist!
Vlad marches over to the CMO. He leans forward and grabs
his tie. He stares angrily, deep into his eyes.
CUT TO:
The CMO’s black leather chair spins around empty as Vlad
and his Lawyer continue their presentation.
The picture on the easel has changed, from a picture of
hell, to a picture of pretty girls lying around a
swimming pool full of money.
LAWYYER
Any questions?
CFO
Let me get this straight. We are
going to drill for oil in hell?
LAWYER
Is there something you don’t
understand?
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COO
How do we even know there’s oil down
there?
LAWYER
Well, the fire definitely doesn’t
come from the birthday candles.
The directors turn to each other, still unsure of the
proposition.
VLAD
(If you do this you will be
handsomely rewarded. Everyone in this
room will get a bonus of fifty
million dollars each.)
COO
How’s that?
LAWYER
Fifty million dollars for each person
who cooperates.
The directors bristle with excitement and murmur amongst
each other about the proposal.
Vlad puts his hand down on the table and leans forward.
He clears his throat. The room quiets down.
VLAD
(subtitles)
(But if you do not cooperate I will
be forced to spread your legs forty
five degrees, impale you on a wooden
spike, collect your blood and drink
it like delicious cherry
Kool-aid... Anything left will be
given to the hospitals.)
LAWYER
(translates)
And part of the profits will go to
charity.
The boardroom claps. Vlad gives a wide toothy grin,
showing the fangs in his mouth.
EXT. CENTRAL PARK TRAIL - DAY
Danica listens to her iPod while taking a brisk jog
through a quiet trail between the trees.
Loud noises of machinery drown out her music. She takes
off her earphones and sprints forward into the
Conservatory Garden.
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EXT. CONSERVATORY GARDEN – INSIDE - DAY

An open cabin bulldozer stops in her way. The OPERATOR
yells.
OPERATOR
Hey lady! Move it or lose it!
DANICA
The other bulldozers and machinery work in the
background, flattening the land.
OPERATOR
What does it look like? We’re bakin’
a frickin’ cake, lady!
Danica walks to the side of the bulldozer. She climbs
onto the treads and grabs the Operator by his collar.
DANICA
Don’t patronize me.
OPERATOR
Easy lady! I was yankin’ yah chain!
Danica loosens her grip.
OPERATOR
We’re makin’ some sorta monument or
something. I dunno. They never told
us anything. We’re just bulldozer
operators!
Danica puts her earphones back on and hops off the
bulldozer. She disappears into the foliage.
The Operator lifts his hardhat and wipes above his brow.
OPERATOR
Oy! Women!
He turns his bulldozer around. On the back of the machine
is a red pentagram logo.
EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING – NIGHT
An ET-esque moon backdrops the apartment building.
INT. APARTMENT HALLWAY – NIGHT
Johnny walks through the hallway. He stops by the door
outside his apartment. There is a bright orange sheet of
paper on the door. An eviction notice.
Johnny takes the sheet and folds it into the back of his
pocket. He takes out his keys and puts it into the door
lock. He tries to turn it, but the door won’t open.
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Johnny grunts and tries harder. The key snaps off.

JOHNNY
Aw great.
Johnny takes out a credit card and wedges it between the
crack of the door. He pushes it forward -- the card snaps
in half.
Johnny looks at his broken credit card, MasterCard.
JOHNNY
Priceless my ass...
He steps back and rams the door open with his shoulder.
INT. APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM – NIGHT
Johnny is napping, sprawled across his couch, when there
is a knock at the door. He opens his eyes.
As he rises up and gets to his feet, the eviction notice
in the back of his pocket accidentally slips out. It
falls down to the floor and floats underneath the couch,
sticking out partially as an orange triangle.
Johnny goes to answer the door as the knocks continue.
INT. APARTMENT - MAIN FOYER – NIGHT
Johnny groggily heads toward the door. He wipes the drool
off his mouth and looks through the peephole. Cornelius
and Danica wave, hello.
INT. APARTMENT HALLWAY - NIGHT
The door outside Johnny’s apartment swings open.
JOHNNY
(rubs eyes)
What’re you guys doing here?
CORNELIUS
(jokingly)
We uh came here to collect donations
for the Church of Scientology.
Cornelius sticks out his hand.
JOHNNY
You’re an atheist.
CORNELIUS
So what, I can’t believe in aliens?
Danica pushes Cornelius aside.
DANICA
Ignore the idiot... We really came
here to cheer you up.
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She smiles broadly.

JOHNNY
Cheering up? I don’t need cheering
up. I’m fine. I’m dandy. I’m dandy,
Danica!
CORNELIUS
Johnny. You haven’t been to school in
a month. You! Johnny the mathlete!
JOHNNY
So, I’m taking a break. My brain’s on
ice. Is that such a big deal? Is that
such a surprise?
CORNELIUS
You need us, Johnny. Seriously.
JOHNNY
(sighs)
What do you have planned?
Danica holds up a DVD case.
JOHNNY
A movie?
DANICA
Not just any movie.
Johnny squints.
JOHNNY
(reading)
Chasing Amy 2?
DANICA
It’s a direct to DVD release!
INT. APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Johnny, Cornelius and Danica are bunched together on the
couch watching, “Chasing Amy 2”.
JAY (VO)
Say something Silent Bob!
BOB (VO)
...
JAY (VO)
Nootchie, nootchies!
JOHNNY
(to Cornelius)
What does that mean again?
CORNELIUS
I think he’s having a seizure.
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Danica gets up.

DANICA
I’ll be back.
She heads to the washroom.
CORNELIUS
You’re gonna miss the movie!
INT. APARTMENT - BATHROOM – NIGHT
The doorknob inside the bathroom slowly turns.
Danica peeks in and enters. She flips on the light switch
and closes the door. She goes over to the crapper and
covers the seat with several sheets of toilet paper.
INT. APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Johnny and Cornelius are on the couch, still watching
their movie.
BOB (VO)
I pushed her away. So I spent
everyday since then Chasing Amy...
Then I found out she was actually a
man.
HOLDEN (VO)
Aw gross!
Cornelius yawns and hunches over. He notices an orange
triangle, Johnny’s eviction notice, sticking out between
his feet. He bends over and picks it up.
Johnny goes wide-eyed as he watches Cornelius’ eyes scan
the paper.
CORNELIUS
(reading)
Eviction notice.
JOHNNY
Uh! You’re missing the movie!
Johnny tries to grab the paper, but Cornelius pulls away
and continues reading.
CORNELIUS
(still reading)
You have five days to vacate the
premises!
JOHNNY
Cornelius, it’s not what you think.
CORNELIUS
It’s not what I think? So you’re not
being evicted from your apartment?
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JOHNNY
Well, the thing about that is...
CORNELIUS
Johnny! If you have a problem, I
don’t care what it is. I can help.
Johnny pulls his hair and sinks into his knees.
JOHNNY
Ugh! I’m such a loser! I can’t do
anything right!
CORNELIUS
Wait, what happened to the $25,000
you got when you delivered that
briefcase?
Johnny sits up.
JOHNNY
I... sorta gave it away.
CORNELIUS
You gave away twenty-five g’s?!
JOHNNY
It was a good cause.
CORNELIUS
What cause could be worth, $25,000?
JOHNNY
A girl.
CORNELIUS
A girl? A girl?!
JOHNNY
She was sick, Cornelius -- really
sick. The money I gave her didn’t
even cover everything. We had to hold
a church fundraiser.
Cornelius sympathetically puts his arm around Johnny.
CORNELIUS
Johnny. I don’t care what you did
with your money. You’re gonna stay
with me.
JOHNNY
No, I can’t.
CORNELIUS
Johnny. This place is a rat hole.
There wasn’t even any security to
stop us from entering the building.
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JOHNNY
I dunno.
CORNELIUS
Johnny. I know you’re a giver. I know
you don’t like to take charity. But
considering the options -- you don’t
have any options.
INT. APARTMENT - BATHROOM – NIGHT
Danica gets up from the toilet and pulls up her pants.
She pushes down the toilet handle and walks over to the
sink. As the water swirls around inside the toilet bowl,
it starts to turn into blood.
While Danica is washing her hands, the toilet begins to
overflow in the corner of the vanity mirror.
Blood pours onto the floor and swims over to Danica’s
feet like a shark. She turns around and steps in the
blood, soaking her socks.
Danica screams and runs out of the bathroom.
The blood mysteriously recedes back into the toilet.
INT. APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM – NIGHT
Danica runs into the living room.
DANICA
Guys!
Johnny and Cornelius are missing. On the television set,
the DVD is on its menu screen.
DANICA
Guys?
A muffled phone ring sounds off. Danica searches the
room, following the noise with her ear. She looks between
the couch cushions and finds a cordless handset.
DANICA
(picks up)
Hello?
The reception is unclear. Hissing and popping.
JOHNNY
Danica! Thank God! We’ve been looking
everywhere for you!
(to Cornelius)
Yeah, she’s at the apartment.
(to Danica)
Where were you?
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DANICA
In the bathroom. And you’ll never
guess what --
JOHNNY
(interrupts)
Cornelius looked in the bathroom. You
weren’t --
Hiss! Pop!
DANICA
What?
JOHNNY
You weren’t there!
DANICA
I don’t know what apartment you were
in, but I --
More noise interrupts.
JOHNNY
You can’t just leave for four hours
and expect us not to worry!
DANICA
I was in there for five minutes.
JOHNNY
What’re you... You were gone for four
hours!
DANICA
But I...
JOHNNY
Never mind. We’re coming back to the
apartment. So don’t leave. We --
A torrent of static noise ends the conversation. Danica
hangs up the phone. She looks at her watch -- 11:11 PM.
MATCH CUT TO:
INT. CORNELIUS’ HOUSE - JOHNNY’S BEDROOM – DAY
By the bed, the alarm clock on the nightstand goes off.
Beep! Beep! Beep! 7:11 AM.
As a hand comes down on the snooze button, Cornelius
enters the room with a spatula, wearing an apron and
chef’s hat.
CORNELIUS
Wakey! Wakey! Eggs and bakey!
He pulls the blanket off, Johnny.
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Johnny curls up into a ball and hugs his pillow.

Cornelius pulls open the blinds.
CORNELIUS
Come on, angel pie...
(pulls blinds higher)
Get up! Breakfast is the most
important meal of the day!
JOHNNY
Not hungry.
CORNELIUS
You gotta eat before you go to work!
Where else will you get your
electrolytes from?
JOHNNY
No work. Tired. Need more snooze.
Cornelius gets onto the bed and starts jumping up and
down, much to Johnny’s annoyance.
JOHNNY
Stop... it.
Cornelius stops jumping. He lies down beside Johnny.
CORNELIUS
Johnny, it’s either go to work or do
house chores. And y’know, I got
alotta very dirty toilets.
Johnny sits up and groans.
INT. CONVENIENCE STORE – DAY
Johnny is alone, behind the counter at work. He rests his
chin on his hand, wistfully watching the Easter Parade
outside, through a large barred window.
EXT. 57TH STREET – DAY
The marching band travels down the street, their drums
filling the air with an intoxicating rhythm.
EXT. 57TH STREET – ALLEYWAY – DAY
Up ahead, a man-dressed-as-a-construction-worker puts
down a detour sign pointing into the alleyway. He signals
for the band to follow it.
They go inside and disappear into the shadow. The
man-dressed-as-a-construction-worker takes away the
detour sign and disappears.
Parade floats pass by as a loud unseen scuffle takes
place -- Biff! Bap! Bam! Wham!
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Seconds later, Vlad and two of his Henchmen emerge from

the alleyway.
Wearing one-size-too-small marching band uniforms, and
beating their stolen drums, they go out onto the street.
INT. CONVENIENCE STORE – DAY
The Easter Parade continues outside...
Vlad and his two Henchmen enter the convenience store.
Johnny stands up straight, ready to serve his
“customers.”
They go ‘round back and pick up a miscellany of items:
pop, chips, candy etc. They take them over to the
counter.
Johnny speedily scans each item.
The total comes up on the cash register: $44.69.
JOHNNY
(reading)
And your total is, forty four sixty
nine.
VLAD
(subtitles)
(Sorry.)
Vlad takes out a tranquilizer gun and shoots Johnny in
the neck with a dart.
VLAD
(subtitles)
(I left my wallet at home.)
Johnny falls down unconscious. The Henchmen mockingly
beat their drums.
EXT. HIGH RISE ROOFTOP – DAY
The sound of the Easter Parade below fades as Johnny
awakes from unconsciousness. He opens his eyes. The white
haze around his vision slowly disappears.
Standing in front of him are Vlad, with his hands behind
his back, and his two Henchmen.
VLAD
(subtitles)
(So this is the one?)
Johnny tries to move but finds himself roped to a
torture stake by the edge of the roof.
VLAD
(subtitles)
(Hello my friend.)
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Vlad takes out a hand from behind his back and squeezes
Johnny’s face.
JOHNNY
Who are you?
Vlad grins.
VLAD
(subtitles)
(...Your worst nightmare.)
And with his other hand, whips out an axe from behind his
back. Johnny yelps and squeezes his eyes shut. But the
axe swings down into the side of the torture stake.
JOHNNY
(opens eyes)
Huh?
Johnny sees he is not being chopped down.
Vlad pulls back his axe and swings it again. The stake
starts to slant. Johnny looks over his shoulder, down at
the city below.
JOHNNY
Aw gee.
INT. SUNDAY SCHOOL - DAY
Father Fullerton and a group of children are having a Q&A
about the Bible. A CURIOUS KID raises his hand.
CURIOUS KID
Father Fullerton?
Fullerton responds with his heavy British accent.
FULLERTON
Yes, my child?
CURIOUS KID
How come we never read the Book of
Revelation?
FULLERTON
It’s not for children.
CURIOUS KID
But I’m curious.
FULLERTON
First, why don’t we say a prayer?
The children clasp their hands together with Father
Fullerton. The SUNDAY SCHOOL class begins to pray.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Our Father...
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EXT. HIGH RISE ROOFTOP – DAY

As Vlad laughs and chops away at Johnny’s stake, Father
Fullerton and the voice of the children speak over,
continuing their prayer.
SUNDAY SCHOOL (VO)
...Who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy
name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be
done, on Earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and
forgive us our trespasses as we
forgive those who trespass against
us; and lead us not into temptation
but deliver from evil.
Vlad gives the stake one last blow. He withdraws his axe
and slings it onto his shoulder.
VLAD
(subtitles)
(I think we are done here.)
Then he and his Henchman leave through the rooftop hatch.
JOHNNY
Whew!
Johnny looks around the roof, trying to figure out a way
to escape, when a pigeon lands before his feet...
A really, really, fat pigeon, with a daunting black eyed
stare. It looks up at Johnny.
JOHNNY
Hey, little fella. Come to help me
out?
The pigeon flaps its wings and leaps on top of Johnny’s
head. It squats down like it’s in a bird’s nest.
JOHNNY
No, no, no, get off my head!
The excess weight causes the stake to snap and break. The
pigeon flies up as Johnny flips off the roof.
EXT. HIGH RISE BUILDING - ABOVE - DAY
Johnny falls alongside the high rise building, “Aughhh!”
INT. HIGH RISE BUILDING - OFFICE – DAY
A man hits on a woman by the water cooler; meanwhile,
outside the window, Johnny is rapidly descending to the
ground.
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EXT. HIGH RISE BUILDING - ABOVE - DAY

The ropes holding Johnny to the stake catch fire and
snap; arms free, Johnny covers his face and stares into
the blackness of his hands.
EXT. HIGH RISE BUILDING - BELOW – DAY
Johnny removes his hands from his face. He finds himself
floating in the air, barely an inch away from the ground,
looking into a puddle of water.
On his back, a pair of white angel wings.
Johnny lifts himself up from the ground. He spins around
while slowly rising, looking at the shrinking city below,
getting smaller and smaller.
JOHNNY
(looks at wings)
What is this?
A taxicab driver jumps out of his car. He rubs his eyes
and stares up with an open mouth.
EXT. HIGH RISE BUILDING - ABOVE – DAY
Johnny flaps his wings and stares at the reflection of
the glass. He puts out his right hand and looks at a
cross-shaped scar “etched” into his palm.
JOHNNY
The spear of destiny...
Johnny has transformed into the ANGEL.
INT. HIGH RISE BUILDING – ANOTHER OFFICE – DAY
Sitting in a cubicle, a lady busily types away at her
computer. She glances to the side, where in the window
the Angel is staring at his reflection. She ignores it
and turns back to her computer.
Doing a double-take, the lady whips her head back and
looks again. She lifts her glasses onto her head in
disbelief as the Angel flies away.
EXT. SKY - DAY
The Angel pops up through a cloud, “Wahooooo!”
He flies around like a kite caught in a windstorm,
twirling and whirling, diving and swooping, rising and
falling.
ANGEL
Alriiight now!
The Angel shoots forward like an arrow, bursting through
the clouds with ease.
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INT. AIRPORT TERMINAL – DAY

The departure board changes. Tick, tick, tick.
Over by the screening area, a long line is holding back
travelers.
A man-in-a-trench-coat, holding a black suitcase at the
back of the line, takes out a stun gun and zaps one of
the fliers. The flier drops to the floor and starts
convulsing.
While a crowd gathers and airport employees become
distracted, the man-in-a-trench-coat quietly rushes past
screening. Nobody notices.
EXT. AIRPORT TARMAC – DAY
Workers load up the plane with luggage.
While nobody is looking, the man-in-a-trench-coat appears
from behind a wheel. He drops his black suitcase onto the
conveyor belt and scoots away.
As it is carried up, the luggage tag flips over and shows
a red pentagram logo.
EXT. SKY – BOEING – DAY
A Boeing 747 flies through the partly cloudy skies.
INT. BOEING - COCKPIT - DAY
The flight is going smoothly.
INT. BOEING – CABIN - DAY
A seemingly innocuous plane ride, the passengers are calm
and quiet. A little boy stares out the window, at the
wing of the plane.
INT. BOEING - CARGO - DAY
The black suitcase starts to beep. Beep! Beep! Beep!
INT. BOEING – CABIN - DAY
The suitcase bomb goes off. Baboom!
The cabin rattles from side to side. Massive turbulence.
The passengers scream for their lives.
INT. BOEING – COCKPIT - DAY
The control panel goes haywire with noise and light as
the pilots try to regain control of the aircraft.
The CAPTAIN is losing his cool.
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CAPTAIN
Oooooh shit!
The plane is going down fast.
EXT. SKY - BOEING – DAY
The Boeing 747 rushes past the Angel.
The gaping hole at its back releases a load of charred
luggage and a trail of thick black smoke which engulfs
the once serene sky.
INT. BOEING - CABIN - DAY
The terrified passengers hold onto their seats as the
plane rumbles and accelerates downward.
CAPTAIN (VO)
(through speaker)
This is your Captain speaking. Just
wanted to let you know we will be
landing soon... and to hang tight.
The problems we are experiencing are
currently being worked on.
A brief moment of silence, it seems the passengers are
calming -- then all of a sudden a bunch of yellow oxygen
masks drop from the ceiling!
The passengers erupt and squeal with fright.
EXT. SKY - BOEING – DAY
The Angel flies alongside the Boeing 747.
INT. BOEING - COCKPIT – DAY
As the plane spins into a nosedive, the co-pilot faints.
CAPTAIN
Smith, wake up!
The Captain struggles for control of his plane. He pulls
back on the yoke as hard as he can -- but the yoke breaks
off.
The scenery outside the window is getting uncomfortably
large. The Captain squeezes his eyes shut.
CAPTAIN
This is a dream, this is a dream. It
isn’t happening. It’s just a dream!
A loud thud! The Captain opens his eyes.
The Angel appears, crouched down over the cowling of the
airplane. He looks at the Captain, then backflips away.
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EXT. SKY – BOEING - DAY

The Angel thrusts toward the plane and grabs hold of its
nose. He pushes against it, like Atlas holding up the
world. His fingers and body press into the metal.
The plane is heading down toward the city.
EXT. 43RD STREET – DAY
A CHUBBY KID eating an ice cream sandwich looks up into
the sky, where the Angel is rescuing the airplane.
CHUBBY KID
Go Superman!
ANGEL
(faint)
I’m not Superman!
EXT. ABOVE CITY – EN ROUTE 43RD - DAY
The Angel and the plane head toward the city, the
aircraft now flying on an angled trajectory.
Flying overhead; the left wing of the Boeing slices
through a water tower cooler. The water falls below onto
a bank robber and foils his escape.
The plane heads lower into the city, but the wingspan is
too large to fit between the buildings; the Angel flies
over to the right wing and starts pulling it up.
INT. BOEING - CABIN – DAY
The passengers shriek as they tumble to their left.
The Angel turns the plane on its side. The tip of a wing
breaks off and grinds into the asphalt. A trail of fuel
leaks behind onto the street and catches fire from the
sparks.
The Angel looks up ahead. The Boeing is headed for, Times
Square.
EXT. TIMES SQUARE – DAY
Entering the square, the Angel lets go of the plane wing.
The plane falls down onto its belly.
The Angel flies to the nose of the plane and tries to
slow it down; pushing it back as it scrapes against the
asphalt.
Bystanders jump out of the way to avoid being crushed.
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A man listening to music in his Ferrari sees the oncoming

plane in his rear view mirror. With only a second to
spare, he leaps outside.
His car gets crushed flat like a pancake -- but the plane
begins to slow down. It schleps forward and finally stops
when it pins the Angel against a large LCD monitor.
A crowd gathers to look at the spectacle.
The Angel pushes back the airplane. The glass on the
monitor cracks as he unpins himself. He gets up and walks
onto the top of the airplane, looking down at the
gawkers.
The plane door opens. Several heads stick out and look.
ANGEL
Is everyone okay?
They nod in agreement.
The Angel squints and stares up at the sun. He puts his
arm out and flies away. The people below hastily take
photos before he disappears.
INT. RADIO STATION MEETING ROOM – DAY
A newspaper lands on the meeting room desk. Thunk.
“Winged Beast Spotted”
The headline is accompanied by a picture of the Angel, a
silhouette showing no facial details.
Station manager CHAZ stands in front of the room and
points irksomely at his co-workers, like an overzealous
football coach.
CHAZ
Who is this winged beast and why
don’t we have a picture of him?!
Danica reveals her face from behind a LIFE magazine.
DANICA
Because this is a radio station?
CHAZ
Satellite radio station... and we
have a website!
Chaz gets in the face of one of the workers.
CHAZ
We have a website don’t we?!
The worker nods sheepishly.
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DANICA
Yes, but it’s hosted by, Go Daddy.
Chaz throws up his arms.
CHAZ
Go Daddy?! What kinda name is
Go Daddy?!
DANICA
What kinda name is Chaz?
CHAZ
What did I tell you about that
attitude, Danica?
(points)
That’s it! You’re on assignment!
DANICA
What?
CHAZ
You are now the official photographer
of 88.8 NewsRadio!
DANICA
But I don’t know anything about
photography.
CHAZ
What’s to know? You press a button,
click, click, there you go!
DANICA
I don’t think --
CHAZ
Danica! What did I tell you about
that attitude?!
DANICA
(sighs)
Yes sir.
CHAZ
Now, let’s discuss cutbacks.
Chaz turns to face the whiteboard.
A folded Life magazine hurls across the room and smacks
him in the back of the head, “Augh!”
EXT. 5TH AVENUE – DAY
Danica takes pictures with her camera while walking down
the sidewalk with Cornelius.
CORNELIUS
Why am I here again?
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DANICA
To protect me.
CORNELIUS
From what?
DANICA
If you have to ask in New York --
Cornelius interrupts Danica with a heavy sigh.
CORNELIUS
Okay!
The two continue down the sidewalk. They reach outside of
what should be the Conservatory Garden -- but peculiarly
it is blocked off by a tall wooden fence, wrapping around
the entire block.
EXT. CONSERVATORY GARDEN - OUTSIDE - DAY
As Danica takes more photos, Cornelius’ curiosity is
piqued. He scrutinizes the fence.
CORNELIUS
Hey! There wasn’t a fence here
before... was there?
Cornelius reads the sign on the fence.
“No Trespassers”
DANICA
I don’t think so.
Cornelius jumps up and tries to look over the fence.
CORNELIUS
Damn! Too tall!
He searches around with his eyes and spots a hole. He
runs over to it and looks through.
CORNELIUS
(looking)
Danica! I think you should take a
look at this!
Danica jogs over to Cornelius. He moves aside to let her
see through the fence.
DANICA
(looking)
What is it?
CORNELIUS
Who cares what it is. It’s weird!
Take a picture.
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Danica sticks the camera lens through the hole and takes
a photo. She pulls back from the fence and shows it to
Cornelius.
DANICA
(jokingly)
Whaddaya think?
The LCD screen shows a picture of an unusual contraption:
It looks like a giant blender or something -- but without
the glass jar, and instead of the usual four blade tips,
there are three big fat blunt ones -- and it’s very evil
in appearance, very Byzantine.
Further adding to its peculiarity, the thing is in the
middle of a pentagram, and there are five metal torture
stakes with shackles and chains, stuck precisely by the
five points of the star -- it looks like a place to hold
people, to suck away their souls.
Yes this is definitely a construct of hell’s malevolence,
A DOOMSDAY MACHINE
CORNELIUS
I think Peter Parker is gonna have
some serious competition.
Suddenly out of nowhere a hooked blade comes crashing
down and skewers into Danica’s camera!
CORNELIUS
What the...
Danica and Cornelius turn around.
There on New York’s very own 5TH Avenue is the fourth
horseman of the Apocalypse -- DEATH.
A faceless man on a dark horse, wearing a long black
tattered cloak, clenching a tall wavy scythe with white
boney hands.
Death’s horse neighs and rears back!
Danica and Cornelius become startled. They hop to their
heels and make a run for it. Death chases after them, his
scythe raised high in the air.
INT. 5TH AVENUE - POLICE CRUISER - DAY
Two cops are enjoying a fresh box of Tim Hortons donuts,
when through the side window, COP #1 and COP #2, see
Danica and Cornelius being hunted down by Death.
COP #1
(sitting shotgun)
Oh my God. I think those kids are in
trouble.
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COP #2
Well, whaddaya want me to do? Call
the cops or something.
Cop #1 uses his cell-phone to call the cops. An annoying
custom ring-tone starts playing in the cruiser. Cop #2
picks up his cell-phone.
COP #2
(on phone)
Hello?
COP #1
Ugh! Never mind.
Cop #1 winds down his window.
Death continues chasing, Danica and Cornelius, while
Cop #1 haphazardly shoots out his window in the
background.
Death scoops up Cornelius with his sickle; then with his
bony fingers, grabs Danica and throws her over his
shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
DANICA
(pounding on Death’s
back)
Let go of me you creep!
Danica and Cornelius shriek as Death and his horse take
them vertically over a soaring building, where at the top
they disappear.
INT. CORNELIUS’ HOUSE - MAIN FOYER - DAY
The doorknob turns at the front entrance. Johnny enters
the house with a bag of groceries. He kicks back his foot
to close the door.
JOHNNY
Hey yooou guys! You’ll never guess
what happened to me today!
No answer.
JOHNNY
Guys?
The odd silence is broken when a song begins to play:
The “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.”
Tink, Tink, tink. Tink, tink, tink.
It sounds likes it’s coming from upstairs, from a musical
box or some sort of cheap trinket.
Johnny lifts his head toward the stairs.
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INT. CORNELIUS’ HOUSE - UPSTAIRS HALL - DAY

As the “Sugar Plum Fairy” song plays, a ghostly looking
toy with a metal key in its back ambles down the hallway.
In the teeth of the red nutcracker soldier is a neatly
folded note.
INT. CORNELIUS’ HOUSE - MAIN FOYER - DAY
The toy soldier reaches the top of the stairs. It marches
forward and tumbles down onto its face. The music stops
playing.
Johnny puts down his groceries and picks it up.
JOHNNY
Poor little fella. Never had a
chance.
He turns the toy around and notices the folded note in
its teeth.
JOHNNY
What’s this?
He takes it out to read.
VLAD (VO)
Dear Mr. Wallace, if you want to see
your friends alive again, you will
meet me at the abandoned candy
factory on 7th at Twelve O’Clock. Do
not be late.
JOHNNY
(reads out loud)
Sincerely yours, Vlad.
MATCH CUT TO:
INT. CANDY FACTORY – DAY
Johnny puts down the ransom note. Vlad appears from the
dark and waves hello.
VLAD
(Hello my friend! How are you?)
JOHNNY
(recognizes)
You! What’ve you done with, Danica
and Cornelius?
Vlad tweaks his moustache.
VLAD
I will answer questions after we
discuss business.
Johnny clenches his fists.
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JOHNNY
Alright, what do you want?
VLAD
I want you to die.
JOHNNY
I’m sorry. I didn’t plan on doing
that ‘till my 30th birthday.
VLAD
Then second choice, you work for me.
Help me free the beast.
JOHNNY
And you’ll release my friends?
VLAD
There’s no reason to keep them.
JOHNNY
I’ll need a minute to think this
over.
Johnny turns his back to Vlad.
VLAD
Have you decided?
Johnny spins around. He spreads out his wings and turns
into the Angel.
ANGEL
Yeah. I’m just gonna kick your ass.
He inches toward Vlad.
VLAD
(subtitles)
(First, you must catch me!)
Vlad clicks his heels together and disappears through a
trapdoor.
ANGEL
Hey!
The Angel runs over to the trapdoor and bangs on top of
it with his foot. But the thick steel is impenetrable.
ANGEL
Damn! He got away!
Suddenly a scraping noise comes from the darkness, like
nails scratching across a blackboard.
The Angel lifts his head and sees a pair of red eyes
glowing in the shadow of the factory. A face emerges. A
monstrous red face with horns, fangs, and sharp pointy
ears.
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The Demon lurches forward. His tall muscular body

revealed in the light. He opens his mouth and screams an
ear-piercing roar.
The Angel’s eyes widen.
ANGEL
Aw gee.
EXT. CANDY FACTORY – DAY
The Angel and the Demon crash out from the second floor
window. Shards of glass scatter all over the streets.
The two tumble into the middle of the road.
The Demon snaps its jaws at the Angel. The Angel takes
his hands and holds the Demon’s jaws from closing in on
his face, “Arghhhhh!”
The Angel lets go and punches the Demon a one-two, then
flips him into the wall of a building. Kadoosh! The red
brick crumbles around his body.
The Demon pulls away from the wall and shakes his head.
The Angel puts up his guard, waiting for an attack. The
two circle each other like boxers in a ring.
The Demon gets down on all fours, like a vicious
Rottweiler. He jumps toward the Angel with a burst of
energy.
The Angel bends back like Neo in, “The Matrix.”
The Demon misses and goes crashing through a plate glass
window, where he tumbles into a coffee shop.
INT. COFFEE SHOP – DAY
The coffee drinkers scream. Eeek!
The Angel runs into the shop and jumps onto the Demon’s
back. The Demon roars and spins around wildly, smashing
and crashing into everything in sight.
The coffee drinkers hide under their tables and chairs,
as pieces of wood, glass, and hot coffee fly all over the
place.
The Demon spins toward the window. He grabs the Angel by
his shoulders and throws him over his back and onto the
concrete outside.
EXT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY
The Demon mounts the Angel and attacks him mercilessly
with punches to the face.
The Angel’s face becomes battered, bruised and bloodied.
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The Demon grabs the semiconscious Angel by the hair and

drags him down the sidewalk. He takes his head and
smashes it into a wall.
Smash! Smash! Smash!
The Angel drops to the ground and doesn’t move.
The Demon spreads out his wings in triumph and begins to
walk away. The Angel suddenly springs to life. He grabs a
lamppost behind and tears it out of the ground, wielding
it like a baseball bat.
ANGEL
Batter up!
The Demon turns around. The Angel swings at him with the
lamppost.
The Demon goes hurdling through the air, down 7TH Avenue,
toward a school bus full of kids.
INT. 7TH AVENUE - SCHOOL BUS - DAY
The BUS DRIVER waits for the traffic lights to change,
while the children merrily sing, “The Wheels on the Bus.”
CHILDREN
(singing)
The wheels on the bus go round and
round! Round and round! Round and
round! The wheels on the bus go round
and round, round and round, round and
round! The wheels on the bus...
The Bus Driver looks in the rearview mirror and sees the
Demon flying toward them.
BUS DRIVER
What the?
The Demon crashes through the back of the bus and tumbles
to the front. His back smacks against the windshield and
cracks the glass.
Whump!
As the children shriek, the Angel rushes into the bus. He
pounces on the Demon and starts pummeling him like an
angry hockey player.
The Bus Driver yelps and covers her face. The kids squeal
with excitement. A CHUBBY KID with bright orange hair
jumps up from his seat and raises his arms into the air.
CHUBBY KID
Kick his arse!
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Chubby Kid’s friend pulls him back down.

The Demon grabs the Angel and thrusts him up toward the
ceiling.
EXT. 7TH AVENUE - SCHOOL BUS - DAY
The Angel’s head pops up through the top of the bus.
EXT. SKY - DAY
He looks into the sky and watches the Demon make off with
the Bus Driver.
INT. 7TH AVENUE - SCHOOL BUS - DAY
The school children pull the Angel down from the ceiling.
ANGEL
(rubs neck)
Thanks.
As the Angel is about to leave the Chubby Kid tugs on the
back of his shirt.
CHUBBY KID
You’ll be back right?
ANGEL
Let’s hope so.
The Angel leaves the bus.
EXT. 7TH AVENUE - SCHOOL BUS - DAY
The children run over to the windows to look, the Angel
flying away in the reflection of the glass.
EXT. ABOVE CITY – HIGHER – DAY
The Bus Driver screams as she is flown high above the
city in the tight grip of the Demon.
The Angel rises up and appears from behind. The Demon’s
eyes shift toward the right, not looking back, but aware
of his presence.
The Angel puts his fists forward and flies faster to
catch up, but the Demon shoots like a bullet and
disappears with the Bus Driver into a big white cloud.
Poof!
The Angel pauses under the cloud and looks up with
apprehension. Then suddenly the Bus Driver drops out of
the cloud, “Ahhhhh!”
She passes by the Angel, like a sinking stone in water.
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EXT. LEXINGTON AVENUE – DAY

A brown Peterbilt truck barrels down the street and honks
its horn. Honk! Honk!
EXT. ABOVE CITY – LOWER - DAY
Falling fast, the Bus Driver clasps her hands together
and closes her eyes, she mumbles an impromptu prayer.
BUS DRIVER
Oh Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, please Jesus!
Oh Jesus! Please save me, Jesus!
EXT. LEXINGTON AVENUE – DAY
The Bus Driver falls in front of the barreling Peterbilt
truck -- but a second before she can be hit, the Angel
swoops in and catches her.
EXT. LEXINGTON AVNEUE – ROOFTOP - DAY
With a swift arcing motion he takes her up to the safety
of a rooftop. Then he quickly leaps away, back into the
sky.
The Bus Driver looks up and makes the sign of the cross.
EXT. ABOVE CITY – HIGHER - DAY
The Angel flies toward the big white cloud. Fireballs
spew from above, like God’s wrath on Sodom and Gomorrah.
The Angel dodges the Demon’s attacks, gracefully spinning
and rolling. He swats away at the small fireballs, which
make tiny plumes of black smoke as they singe against his
skin.
The calm sky rumbles as the Demon roars with frustration.
The Angel tucks back his wings and shoots into the cloud.
Whumpf!
The Angel and the Demon spill out at the opposite end.
The two grab hold of each other and exchange blows as
they plunge toward the ground.
EXT. ABOVE CITY – LOWER – DAY
The Demon wraps his claws around the Angel’s neck and
squeezes tight. As the Angel’s face turns red, he cranes
his head back and sees a large cross -- a cathedral.
A sudden burst of energy, the Angel high kicks the Demon
in the face. Whack!
As the Demon cries out in pain the Angel does a roll onto
his back, puts him into a kung-fu grip headlock and
covers his eyes.
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ANGEL
Say uncle!
The Demon gives a shrilled roar. The two dive down in a
whirlwind of motion, heading straight toward the
cathedral.
EXT. CATHEDRAL – DAY
A black and white cat passes in front of the cathedral.
Its tail sashays back and forth.
Reddish light shimmers off the glass of the building.
INT. CATHEDRAL - DAY
Through a circular stained glass window, the Angel and
the Demon crash into the cathedral. They tumble onto the
pews, throwing up splinters and pieces of wood into the
air.
The two jump to their feet. The Angel throws a wild punch
across the Demon’s face.
Whap!
He goes in for a spinning back fist. The Demon catches
his arm and tosses him into the altar table.
The Angel stumbles to his feet. The Demon attacks with a
breath of fire, an intense flame shoots out of his mouth
like a WW2-M2.
The Angel shields himself with his wings, only able to
see his feathers; he is pushed back into a large silver
tank of holy water.
Suddenly the heat and flame die down. The Angel spreads
out his wings to look. The Demon is in front, his arm
pulled back ready to strike.
The Angel quickly ducks down. The Demon’s claws swipe
across the tank of holy water. Water gushes out and
sprays.
The Demon covers his face and staggers back, the water
burning his skin like sulfuric acid.
The Angel watches as the Demon bursts into flames. He
cries a blood curdling scream, then the fire around his
body suddenly extinguishes.
The Demon remains still -- frozen as a black statue of
ash. The Angel stares with intense curiosity.
ANGEL
Whoa.
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EXT. CATHEDRAL – DAY

The doors to the cathedral burst open as the Angel flies
away. The Demon crumbles into a pile of dust and ash. His
remains vanish into the floor.
EXT. NEW YORK SKYLINE – DAY TO NIGHT
We watch New York City as it rapidly changes from a
bright clear day to a cloudy night, from the big blazing
sun to the big blue moon.
Suddenly a giant red beam of light shoots up into the
sky. It touches against the clouds and washes the
surrounding area with an alarming blood colored glow.
EXT. SCARY GRAVEYARD – NIGHT
BILLY and his girlfriend JILLY lie together on the
ground, making out in front of a large boding tombstone.
“Paul Zeininger
1951 – 1998”
JILLY
(giggling)
Billy, stop tickling me.
BILLY
I’m not tickling you, Jilly.
Jilly looks down by her feet and shrieks. Between the
blades of grass is a tiny white mouse.
JILLY
Eek! A rat!
Jilly pulls up her feet and squeezes her boyfriend. The
frightened mouse scampers away. Billy strokes Jilly’s
hair to calm her down.
BILLY
Calm down babe. I’ll protect yah.
Billy kisses Jilly on the lips. They get right back into
the moment.
JILLY
My knight in shining armour.
The two continue smooching. Jilly starts giggling again.
BILLY
Another mouse?
Billy looks down, there’s nothing there...
Then all of a sudden a pair of hands pop out the ground!
They grab Jilly by her long blonde hair.
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Billy rolls off Jilly as she kicks her legs and screams
like a mad woman, “Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh!”
He scrambles to his feet and runs away.
JILLY
Billy! Help me!
BILLY
(distant)
I think we should see other people!
JILLY
You coward!
One of the hands wraps around Jilly’s mouth, “Mmmph!”
INT. CHURCH LIBRARY – NIGHT
Father Fullerton is sitting by a table surrounded by a
heap of books.
He is reading,
“Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth’s Last Days”
Fullerton mumbles to himself as he scans the novel with
his eyes.
FULLERTON
Brilliant. Brilliant. Just brilliant.
The creaky old windows in the library tremble as the wind
howls outside. When all seems reclusive, there is a
knock at the door.
FULLERTON
Come in!
No response.
FULLERTON
I said, come in!
Just another knock.
Fullerton puts down his book. He grumbles and walks to
the door.
FULLERTON
Better not be Jehovah’s Witnesses.
When Fullerton gets to the door he hears a faint moaning
noise. He stops and puts his ear against the door. The
noise gets louder.
FULLERTON
That can’t be Jehovah’s Witnesses...
must be Mormons.
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Suddenly a scaly rotten hand bursts through the door!

Augh!
Fullerton reels back. He scurries to the end of the
library and hides behind a bookcase. He nervously
squeezes the pendant around his neck, a strange hybrid
symbol, a cross wedged between a V.
FULLERTON
Sweet mother of Jesus.
A swarm of zombies break into the room. They groan as
they shuffle their feet forward.
Uuuuurgh...
Fullerton spies between the books.
FULLERTON
The dead walking the earth -- it’s
the bloody apocalypse!
The zombies rummage through the room, getting closer and
closer. As Fullerton carefully watches, a head pops
through the bookshelf.
Zombie Billy rotates his head 360 and grins at the
Father. Fullerton whips out a .44 Magnum and shoots him
in the head.
Green blood splatters everywhere.
FULLERTON
(wipes forehead)
God forgive me.
Fullerton somersaults out onto the floor and blasts the
zombies with his .44 -- Bang! Bang! Bang!
FULLERTON
Go back to hell where you came from
you damn dirty zombies!
They drop like flies on a hot summer day.
Fullerton squeezes the trigger of his .44, discovers he’s
out of bullets. Click. Nothing. Click. Nothing.
FULLERTON
Sweet mother of Jesus!
He throws his empty gun at an approaching zombie. Twack!
It hits him square in the forehead.
Fullerton retreats to the top of a tall bookcase.
More zombies break into the library, through the windows
and the door. They snarl and bark, blood dribbling down
their chins.
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The zombies surround Fullerton by the tall bookcase,

pushing it back and forth, making it sway.
Various books fall to the floor, one of them including
“The Zombie Survival Guide” by Max Brooks.
Fullerton stands up on the tall bookcase and leaps onto
the chandelier in front, only moments before it crashes
to the floor -- baboom!
The zombies swarm under the swaying chandelier and snap
their jaws. Fullerton kicks his dangling feet.
FULLERTON
Get away from me you bastards!
EXT. TIMES SQUARE – NIGHT
A horde of zombies appear in Times Square. They stagger
through, dragging their feet.
INT. SUBWAY TRAIN – INSIDE - NIGHT
A finely dressed ASIAN MAN is sitting down reading the
Wall Street Journal, when all of sudden the subway train
comes to a stop -- screeeee!
The Asian Man’s body sways to the side. He gets up to
investigate the delay in service, carrying alongside his
copy of the WSJ.
His steps echo along the floor as he walks with his
cleanly polished wingtip shoes.
ASIAN MAN
(Cantonese)
Stupid lazy transit workers.
The Asian Man gets to the driver cab. He knocks
boisterously on the door.
ASIAN MAN
What is going on in there?!
The cab door swings open. A zombie dressed as the
SUBWAY DRIVER turns his head and looks.
SUBWAY DRIVER
Laaast stop!
The dead Subway Driver chuckles.
The Asian Man stumbles back in shock. He pushes the door
close and sprints over to the sliding doors. He puts his
hands between the crack and pulls.
The Asian Man grunts heavily, the doors barely budge.
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ASIAN MAN
(pulling)
Come on baby!
INT. SUBWAY TRAIN – OUTSIDE - NIGHT
The doors open up -- but the Asian Man does not look
relieved.
INT. SUBWAY TRAIN – INSIDE - NIGHT
Zombies grab the Asian Man outside and feast on his body
like a pack of hyenas. One on each limb, one on the neck,
and two on the torso.
EXT. GROVE STREET – NIGHT
Using their lowrider cars as a big barricade, a gang of
Latino Thugs defend their territory against a pack of
aggressive zombies.
RINGO, the leader of the gang, pumps his shotgun.
RINGO
(shooting)
Ay caramba! These things are
everywhere man!
Also shooting, CARLOS.
CARLOS
You know what it is?
RINGO
No que pasa. Tell me.
CARLOS
Day of the Dead!
RINGO
That’s crazy man, it’s more like --
Ringo’s shotgun blast tears a zombie in half.
RINGO
Dawn of the Dead!
The sky suddenly flashes white. Thunder claps, and the
black clouds above release their rain.
A storm has just begun...
The Latino Thugs cover themselves up, each pulling a hood
over their head.
EXT. BRAN CASTLE – DAY
The sky over Dracula’s castle is dark and gloomy.
Complete overcast, it almost looks as if it were night.
It is quiet on the outside, not a sound or sign of life.
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But inside...
INT. BRAN CASTLE – DAY
Tourists are led around by a TOUR GUIDE dressed in silly
bellboy-style clothing. No, he doesn’t have the stupid
hat, but it’s still very ugly.
A poor choice for apparel -- but no worse than the
tourists who are dressed in Hawaiian t-shirts, shorts,
and oversized “Jackie O” sunglasses.
INT. SECRET PASSAGE – OUTSIDE - DAY
The Tour Guide and his group stop by a bedraggled looking
door.
TOUR GUIDE
(sounds like
Vincent Price)
Now we come to the most exciting part
of the tour.
KID TOURIST
A door?
TOUR GUIDE
That leads to Dracula’s secret
passage!
DAD TOURIST
That don’t look so secret.
TOUR GUIDE
Well, we moved the armoire.
One of the tourists takes a picture. The flash from the
camera dazes The Tour Guide. He rubs his eyes.
KID TOURIST
So can we go in or what?
TOUR GUIDE
Unfortunately, it’s off limits...
The Tour Guide goes shifty-eyed.
TOUR GUIDE
For safety reasons.
DAD TOURIST
I paid to see scary stuff and I’m
gonna see scary stuff!
DAD TOURIST pushes the Tour Guide out of the way.
DAD TOURIST
Outta my way you foreigner!
He opens the door and leads the group inside.
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INT. SECRET PASSAGE – INSIDE - DAY

Dad Tourist and the others go down the steps.
KID TOURIST
Um, dad? Maybe we should stick to the
official tour?
DAD TOURIST
Don’t be such a fraidy cat, son.
What’s the worst that could happen?
They get to another door at the bottom of the stairs.
Dad Tourist tugs on the handle, but finds it stuck.
DAD TOURIST
Frickin’ thing’s stuck!
He props his foot against the wall and pulls. The door
opens. The tourists’ mouths go agape as a bright yellow
light shines onto their faces.
A mechanical tentacle whips out and grabs Kid Tourist by
the ankle. He shrieks as it pulls him away.
The group panic and run back, but the door atop is shut.
They yell and scream, banging on the door in desperation.
INT. SECRET PASSAGE - OUTSIDE – DAY
The Tour Guide leans against the door to the secret
passage. He smirks and bites into a granola bar,
completely casual, even as there is a loud commotion of
strange violent noises -- which sound very robotic.
TOUR GUIDE
(snickers)
Tourists! So impetuous!
The Tour Guide places a cap on his head, emblazoned with
the red pentagram logo.
EXT. STREET CORNER – NIGHT
Raindrops pitter-patter against the glass of a phone
booth. A hand drops two coins into the payphone’s coin
slot. It picks up the phone receiver and dials a number.
JOHNNY (OS)
Hello? Police? I’d like to file a
missing persons report.
A DISPATCHER with a heavy Bostonian accent answers on the
other line.
DISPATCHER (VO)
Name?
Johnny gets distracted, looks out the phone booth. He
sees a flaming shopping cart rolling down the street.
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JOHNNY
Uh, Cornelius and Danica McQueen.
DISPATCHER (VO)
Brother and sister, or cousins?
JOHNNY
Brother and sister.
DISPATCHER (VO)
And how long have they been missin’
for?
JOHNNY
A day?
DISPATCHER (VO)
How many hours?
JOHNNY
Um, twenty hours?
DISPATCHER (VO)
A person has to be missin’ for
twenty-four hours ‘till we can
conduct a search.
JOHNNY
But --
DISPATCHER (VO)
I’m sorry mista, but we have more
pressin’ issues.
CUTAWAY TO – POLICE STATION
Dispatcher talking on phone and filing nails while police
officers laze around back, either sleeping or eating.
DISPATCHER
We’re very busy here.
RETURN TO SCENE
JOHNNY
Doing what?
DISPATCHER (VO)
Well, there’s the issue of the
zombies...
JOHNNY
(to self)
Zombies?
DISPATCHER (VO)
And the giant robot -- and the giant
red laser beam!
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JOHNNY
Did you say ‘giant red laser beam’?
DISPATCHER (VO)
Sure. Take a look outside your
window.
Johnny leans out into the rain and looks down the street.
Not too far away:
The Doomsday Machine is near full power. The wide beam of
red light and mystical powers are at work, opening a
portal to hell in the sky.
Johnny shifts back inside the phone booth.
JOHNNY
Gotta go!
He drops the receiver.
DISPATCHER (VO)
Um --
And dashes onto the street.
Johnny transforms into the Angel. He spreads his wings
and flies off into the sky. The Dispatcher is still on
the phone, confused.
DISPATCHER (VO)
Hello?
The lonely phone receiver swings back and forth like a
pendulum.
EXT. CONSERVATORY GARDEN – INSIDE – NIGHT
In the now demolished, Conservatory Garden...
The mechanisms of the Doomsday Machine are in full swing.
The motor is spinning at a million RPM, and the red beam
of light is creating a rift in the sky.
Rotating around the machine, we see the sullen and
half-conscious faces of the victims shackled to the five
torture stakes of the pentagram:
Mr. Hobo, Michael, Khalid, Cornelius, and Danica.
The machine is sucking away at their life energy.
The Angel descends from the sky. His feet land in a muddy
patch beside, Danica.
ANGEL
Danica!
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Danica is barely conscious. The Angel touches her face.

She rolls her head and groans.
ANGEL
I’m gonna get you out of here.
As the Angel reaches for Danica’s chains, Michael stirs
and mumbles something.
MICHAEL
You have to stop the machine first.
ANGEL
(glances)
What?
The Angel grips Danica’s chains. A wave of energy travels
to his body. The force sends him back, crashing through
the tall wooden fence.
The Angel gets up and shakes his head. He marches back
toward the Doomsday Machine.
MICHAEL
Johnny!
ANGEL
(looks)
Michael?
MICHAEL
You have to stop the machine!
ANGEL
How?!
Michael passes out.
The Angel looks up into the sky at the widening portal of
hell. An enormous yellow snakelike eye appears. It stares
down and blinks.
The Angel responds to it with a “one finger salute.” The
eye widens with shock.
The Angel charges at the Doomsday Machine.
Time seems to slow down as his brain and body go into a
deep adrenalin rush. He grabs the machine by one of the
spinning tips and holds onto it with all his strength. He
digs down his heels.
The machine begins to decelerate.
As the Angel breaks into a sweat, the Doomsday Machine
finally stops turning. The gears grind and break down.
Up above, the portal to hell is shrinking.
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ANGEL
(looks up)
I did it...
The rain stops pouring.
A familiar voice calls out to the Angel. It has a
distinct Romanian accent; it sounds like it’s coming
through a PA system.
(NOTE: Subtitles will no longer be indicated by wryly.
They are assumed.)
VLAD (OS)
You did nothing.
The Angel spins around.
Vlad is shelled inside a gargantuan fifty-foot MECHA. His
menacing leer shows behind a tinted protective shield of
thick bulletproof glass.
ANGEL
Aw gee.
The Mecha swings out its arm and pounds down on the
Angel. The Angel gets up and sways side to side like a
squashed accordion in a Chuck Jones cartoon.
The Mecha winds its torso and knocks the Angel out of the
Conservatory Garden.
INT. LITTLE GIRL’S BEDROOM - NIGHT
In a condominium, a little girl is sleeping quietly in
her bedroom with her teddy bear, when all of a sudden the
Angel comes bursting through the wall.
But the noise doesn’t wake her. She just lies there and
snores.
The Angel crawls along the floor and hides by the window
in the corner. He stays low and tries to control his
heavy breathing.
A bright yellow light shines through the window. Vlad’s
Mecha is peering inside the bedroom -- but as quickly as
it came, it disappears.
The Angel pushes aside the curtain by his head and peeks
out, there’s nothing there.
Then suddenly the room shakes.
Whump!
On the opposite end from the Angel, the Mecha is blocking
the hole in the wall with its giant hand.
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Out from its palm, comes a mechanical tentacle. It

searches the room like a slithering snake, feeling,
rummaging and groping.
It makes its way over to the Angel.
The Angel stares at the tentacle as it waves in his face,
motioning like a King Cobra... But he remains quiet and
slips away from detection.
The tentacle begins to draw back -- right into the little
girl’s bed. It lifts up the sheets and touches her face.
Not finding anything, it slithers away. The Mecha leaves.
ANGEL
Whew...
Then suddenly the tentacle bursts through the window!
It wraps around the Angel and pulls him outside the
condominium.
EXT. MADISON AVENUE – NIGHT
Standing on Madison Avenue, the Mecha’s tentacle squeezes
the Angel like a boa constrictor.
ANGEL
You’ll never get away with this...
You can never bring hell to earth...
VLAD (VO)
And why is that?
ANGEL
(smirks)
Because, it’s already here.
Out of nowhere an explosion hits the Mecha in its back.
It turns around to face a small US army, a midsized
collection of soldiers, several manned M1 Abrams tanks,
and the lubricous general CUSTARD.
CUSTARD
Welcome to America, dirt bag!
Custard signals his men.
CUSTARD
Fire!
They fire with their M-16s, but the bullets bounce off
the Mecha like BB pellets. The soldiers look surprised.
VLAD (VO)
(You vile insects!)
Vlad marches forward with his Mecha.
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CUSTARD
Fire at will!
The M1s aim their turrets and jump into action. The
missiles and bullets jostle back the Mecha, but a black
plume of smoke is created from the barrage, obfuscating
the view of the soldiers.
CUSTARD
Cease fire!
The men stop firing. They watch carefully and wait for
the smoke to clear. General Custard puts on a pair of
aviator sunglasses. He folds his arms and grinds his
teeth with impatience.
CUSTARD
(low-voice)
Come on out, you rat bastard...
Standing ready to fight, two young soldiers whispering to
each other, SOLDIER #1 and SOLDIER #2.
SOLDIER #1
Pssst!
SOLDIER #2
What?
SOLDIER #1
Why don’t you go check it out?
Soldier #2 hands Soldier #1 a grenade.
SOLDIER #1
What’s this?
SOLDIER #2
Do me a favour and shove that up your
ass.
SOLDIER #1
(to self)
Some people just can’t take
suggestions.
The black smoke surrounding the Mecha starts to subside,
but before it disappears, the Mecha steps out onto the
asphalt and sets down its clunky foot.
Looking at the Mecha, we notice that the Angel is
missing. He has been exchanged for something else...
A GATLING GUN
VLAD (VO)
(Now it is my turn!)
The Gatling gun starts to spin. The soldiers run for
cover behind the tanks. Vlad laughs hysterically as he
fires off with his Mecha, like Rambo on steroids.
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Taka! Taka! Taka! Taka! Taka! Taka!

Wounded soldiers moan as they desperately crawl along the
ground. The Mecha picks one of them up and holds him by
the collar.
VLAD (VO)
(Aw, look at the little soldier!)
Vlad throws the soldier with his Mecha. He disappears
into the horizon with a clear Wilhelm scream.
EXT. MADISON AVENUE – BEHIND TANK – NIGHT
Soldier #1 and Soldier #2 are huddled together, hiding
behind an M1 Abrams tank. Soldier #2 looks underneath the
tank, where he sees the walking feet of Vlad’s Mecha.
SOLDIER #1
Still there?
SOLDIER #2
(sarcastic)
No, the guy who’s kicking our ass
gave up and ran away.
SOLDIER #1
So, he’s gone?
Soldier #2 rolls his eyes. He looks underneath the tank
again. The Mecha is still there. Frustrated, he bangs his
fist on the back of the tank.
SOLDIER #2
C’man! What’s going on in there?! Use
those HEAT rounds goddamn it!
INT. M1 ABRAMS TANK - NIGHT
The four-man crew is dead. The front of the tank is full
of holes. The Mecha’s bullets have penetrated the front
plate armor.
EXT. MADISON AVENUE – BEHIND TANK – NIGHT
Soldier #1 and Soldier #2 whisper against the sound of
Vlad’s approaching Mecha.
SOLDIER #1
Man, I really need a cigarette.
Soldier #1 takes out a cigarette.
SOLDIER #2
I thought you quit?
SOLDIER #1
I know smoking can kill you, but
right now, malignant neoplasm, is not
really my concern.
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SOLDIER #2
...What?
The tank behind the two soldiers suddenly lifts up. They
turn around. The Mecha is holding it above in the air
with a single arm.
VLAD (VO)
Peek-a-boo!
Soldier #1 drops his cigarette. He and Soldier #2 edge
back as the Mecha walks toward them.
General Custard and the other men watch, completely
petrified.
CUSTARD
I really should do something!
Custard gets up and runs.
EXT. MADISON AVENUE – ALLEWAY – NIGHT
He goes into an alleyway and hides in a garbage can. The
garbage can shakes as Custard shrieks over the sound of
an angry raccoon.
Back with, Soldier #1 and Soldier #2.
The Mecha tosses the tank -- but it freezes midair. The
soldiers open their eyes, wondering why they haven’t been
squashed.
The Angel has returned and he is holding up the tank.
ANGEL
Hey, Vlad. You dropped something.
The Angel’s eyes flash white. He swings the tank around
and throws it full force at the Mecha.
INT. MADISON AVENUE – MECHA - NIGHT
The M1 Abrams tank slams into the protective shield of
the Mecha, causing it to crack. The force of the attack
knocks Vlad to the floor.
The Angel pummels Vlad’s Mecha, bouncing back and forth
like a ball in a pinball machine. Hit after hit, after
hit. It’s an onslaught of rams, slams, fists, and feet. A
complete blur.
The Mecha sways back and falls down. Its enormous body
sinks into the asphalt.
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The Angel walks over to the Mecha’s head. He taps it with

his foot to make sure it is dead. It makes a deep hollow
sound, like when kicking an empty drum.
Doonk. Doonk.
The Angel climbs on top of the Mecha. He takes out a hip
flask of holy water and takes a swig. He looks out to the
staring soldiers.
SOLDIER #1
Are you... are you an angel?
ANGEL
It doesn’t matter what I am.
SOLDIER #2
You are going to help us, right?
We see soldiers attending to other wounded soldiers.
ANGEL
(nods)
I will be back with more help. So
don’t you worry -- God is with you!
The Angel jumps up and flies away into the sky.
Soldier #1 and Soldier #2 salute.
INT. MADISON AVENENUE - MECHA - NIGHT
A pair of cables comes out from the ceiling and latch on
to Vlad’s chest. They act as a defibrillator, pumping his
body with a shock of needed electricity.
Vlad’s eyes open. He is returned to consciousness.
EXT. MIDNIGHT SKY – NIGHT
With his head forward and his arms tucked by his side,
the Angel is flying fast, going to get help -- when in
the background, the Mecha appears.
It speeds forward with its powerful thrusters, filling
the background with a wash of cold gray steel. The Angel,
in his rush, is completely unaware.
The Mecha reaches out with its arms and grabs the Angel
by his wings. It pulls in opposite directions as the
Angel struggles to get free.
ANGEL
Hey! Let go!
The Mecha rips off the Angel’s wings. The Angel drops
down and goes into freefall.
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EXT. MIDNIGHT SKY – LOWER - NIGHT

The Angel, still falling, “Yeeeee-aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
EXT. THROGS NECK – BRIDGE – NIGHT
The Angel falls from the sky. He ricochets off the edge
of the bridge.
EXT. THROGS NECK – SHORE - NIGHT
And lands on the dirty wet shore -- kerplak!
Johnny lifts his head and spits out a clump of mud and
grass, “Pleh!”
In the background, Vlad’s Mecha is descending toward the
ground, its thrusters blowing around dirt and water.
Johnny looks behind his shoulder. The Mecha is running
straight toward him. It punts him like a football -- pow!
EXT. THROGS NECK – BRIDGE – NIGHT
Johnny lands on the hood of an SUV crossing the bridge.
The soccer mom drops her latte and screams. But instead
of slamming on the brakes, she accelerates and swerves
through traffic.
JOHNNY
Stop the car!
The soccer mom stops the SUV. As the wheels lock, Johnny
is thrown off the hood. He tumbles and rolls along the
asphalt. He sits up and rubs his head.
JOHNNY
(sarcastic)
Thank you!
The SUV drives away.
EXT. THROGS NECK – ON THE WATER - NIGHT
Vlad’s Mecha is walking toward the bridge.
EXT. THROGS NECK – BRIDGE - NIGHT
Traffic slows down to a crawl as people stop their cars
to look at the Mecha. A man on foot, a JOGGER, takes off
his earphones and stares at it through the suspension
cables.
JOGGER
What in the world?
Johnny becomes frantic, running around, yelling and
waving to the pedestrians and drivers.
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JOHNNY
(adlib)
No! No! No! No! Stop staring! It’s
not safe! You gotta get outta here
people! It’s not safe!
JOGGER
Bro! Relax. Take a chill pill.
The Jogger starts recording video of the Mecha with his
cell-phone.
JOGGER
This is totally going on YouTube.
The Mecha stands over the bridge. It swings its arm down
and cracks it in half. Two slabs of reinforced concrete
bend inward, creating a slide.
Johnny catches on to a jutting piece of rebar and keeps
from sliding into the water.
Helpless without his wings, he watches in horror as
people and cars plunge into the cold polluted river.
He tilts his head back to the sound of spinning wheels.
Above his head is an abandoned beige ’92 Mazda MPV
minivan. It is caught on a vertex of asphalt and
concrete.
Then suddenly it dislodges.
The MPV barrels down the crackled asphalt, its headlights
shining. Johnny flinches and shuts his eyes. The bumper
of the minivan smacks the top of his rebar and flips into
the “drink.”
EXT. THROGS NECK - UNDER WATER - NIGHT
As the MPV sinks down, a group of scuba divers appear
underwater. Dressed in dark wetsuits, printed with the
“cross wedged between a V” logo, they aid the sunken
victims, freeing them from their vehicles and giving them
oxygen to breathe.
EXT. THROGS NECK - BRIDGE - NIGHT
As Johnny struggles to hang onto his rebar, the Mecha,
with its wrist, squirts napalm onto the surface of the
water below and lights it on fire.
VLAD (VO)
(Feel the burn! Ah-ha-ha-ha!)
Suddenly Johnny’s concrete slab weakens and falls into a
vertical position. The gaseous flames below kick up and
nip at his heels. The heat starts to melt the soles of
his shoes.
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JOHNNY
Hot! Hot, hot, hot!
Johnny pulls up his legs. As Vlad continues to laugh, a
familiar British voice is heard off in the nearby
distance.
FULLERTON (OS)
(through speaker)
Pick on someone your own size!
A robotic fist wallops Vlad’s Mecha across the face. The
Mecha reels back from the blow.
Johnny pulls his head back and looks up.
On the opposite side of the bridge is Father Fullerton
inside a mecha of his very own. Though, it’s nothing too
special, just a self-aggrandizement of himself -- a
FULLERTON BOT.
MECH VLAD (VO)
(Okay!)
Vlad’s Mecha extends a blade from its forearm. It swings
across Fullerton Bot’s neck like a ninja sword and lops
off its head.
Fullerton Bot falls back and vanishes into the water.
JOHNNY
Well... that woulda been a cool
fight.
All of a sudden, Johnny’s concrete slab gives way. It
breaks off from the rest of the bridge and falls through
the flames, disappearing into the river.
Vlad leans forward with his Mecha.
INT. THROGS NECK – MECHA - NIGHT
He looks down between the gap of the bridge. The smoke
rises from the fire and swerves around his protective
shield.
EXT. THROGS NECK – BRIDGE - NIGHT
The Mecha takes out its Gatling gun.
VLAD (VO)
(Just to be safe.)
And shoots a round of bullets into the water. The casings
fall onto the asphalt of the bridge, making a rhythmic
noise.
Plink, plink. Plink, plink.
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The Mecha turns and faces away from the bridge. As it

begins to walk away, it suddenly pauses.
VLAD (VO)
(thinking)
(Something is not feeling right.)
Vlad turns his Mecha around and stares at the bridge.
Unbeknownst to him, Johnny is latched on to the lower
back of the Mecha, his hands and feet carefully placed in
the crevices.
Seeing nothing, Vlad turns his Mecha around with a quick
snapping motion, causing Johnny to lose grip.
EXT. THROGS NECK – ON THE WATER - NIGHT
Johnny hangs on with one hand as the Mecha wades through
the water, headed back to land.
Johnny regains his grip and continues climbing, when out
from nowhere, an imp appears above.
GOBBY, a green pug sized creature from hell, it looks
like a cross between a demon and dwarf.
Gobby the imp makes a curious chirping noise and looks
down at Johnny. Johnny looks up, somewhat nervous.
JOHNNY
Oh... hello.
Gobby flashes his fangs and gives a high pitch screech.
It jumps off the Mecha and sails toward Johnny.
Johnny swings out of the way.
Gobby falls into the water, splash!
Johnny glances down.
JOHNNY
I hope you can swim!
He continues climbing.
INT. THROGS NECK - MECHA – NIGHT
Staring at a door of polished steel -- whip to the right!
Johnny breaks through the wall beside. He enters the
Mecha’s control room and searches with his eyes, but Vlad
is nowhere to be found.
Johnny steps forward and hears a heavy breathing noise.
He stretches his neck back and looks up. Vlad jumps down
from the ceiling, swinging with an axe.
Johnny avoids the first attack, but Vlad is adamant,
swinging his weapon to and fro with an unsettling gusto.
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Schwing! Schwing! Schwing!

VLAD
(Stop moving!)
Vlad swings again.
VLAD
(You’re just making it harder on
yourself!)
And again, and again.
Johnny avoids every attempt -- but Vlad gets one in with
a deep cut to the leg. Johnny hobbles back with his blood
spewing gash. He bumps back against the Mecha’s
control console.
Vlad holds his axe above his head, ready to kill.
VLAD
(Say your prayers!)
JOHNNY
Aw, can’t we discuss this like
civilized gentlemen?
Vlad swings down. Johnny, barely, moves out of the way.
The blade smashes through a glass box and hits a big red
button.
Red lights begin to blare as a siren sounds. A MONTONOUS
voice comes over the PA system.
A countdown timer flashes in the background: 30 SEC.
MONOTONOUS (VO)
Self-destruct activated. Thirty
seconds until explosion.
JOHNNY
What kinda maniac creates a
self-destruct button?!
VLAD
It’s a bad guy thing.
Vlad backhands Johnny and pulls his axe out of the
control console. He swings it across and slices Johnny in
the chest.
Vlad kicks Johnny to the floor and steps on top of him.
He digs his heel into Johnny’s wound as he cringes with
pain, “Ugh!”
VLAD
Any last words?
Johnny spits up some blood.
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VLAD
(Okay, it is your choice!)
Vlad pulls back his axe to wind up for another attack,
but when he swings it down -- the head is missing from
the hilt.
He glances back, sees the axe head on the floor. He spins
around the axe handle and looks at the bottom.
There is white sticker with black lettering.
“Made in the USA”
VLAD
(Crap.)
Johnny breathes out, “Whew.”
Vlad shrugs.
VLAD
(Oh well, can’t always be fancy.)
And takes out a Luger P08. He charges the pistol, pulling
back on the toggle joint. He puts Johnny into his sight,
aiming for his head.
As he looks along the barrel, Gobby the imp suddenly
jumps into view. He leaps forward with a howl and latches
onto Vlad’s face, wildly scratching and biting.
Vlad screams. He spins and turns, trying to get Gobby
away from his face. Johnny looks at the countdown timer,
his eyes widen with shock.
JOHNNY
Aw gee.
There are only five seconds left ‘till self-destruction.
MONOTONOUS
Five seconds left ‘till explosion.
Five, four, three, two...
EXT. THROGS NECK – MECHA – NIGHT
Johnny leaps outside.
JOHNNY
Geroni --
Before he can finish his sentence, the Mecha explodes
midway through his descent.
Kaboom!
The shock-wave ripples through the air, and the force
tosses him away like a rag doll.
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EXT. THROGS NECK – SHORE - NIGHT

Johnny lands in an olive tree by the shore.
The bangs and flashes continue as Johnny groans and rolls
down to the ground. He lifts his head and watches the
remainders of the Mecha slowly sink into the river.
Bubbles blow up from the water as an arm slowly
submerges. It clenches its fingers into a fist.
Johnny flips onto his back. Exhausted and injured, he
spreads out his arms and closes his eyes. As he lets out
a sigh of relief, a hunk of metal lands by his head.
Thunk!
EXT. STREETS OF NEW YORK – DAY
A warm afternoon, a bright cloudless sky...
Life has returned to normal. The city is back to its
usual hustle-and-bustle-self, brimming with energy and
life.
People walking. People talking. Tourists taking pictures.
Hotdog vendors selling. Moms pushing strollers. Kids
riding their bikes and trikes. Cabbies picking up
passengers. Bums begging for change. Hookers looking for
customers. Cops eating donuts.
It’s all there!
EXT. STREETS OF NEW YORK – NEWSSTAND - DAY
A hand reaches for a folded copy of the “New York Post.”
The newsstand OWNER clears his throat and announces the
price.
OWNER (OS)
That’ll be a quarter, please.
Khalid hands the Owner a quarter and takes his paper. He
unfolds it and saunters down the sidewalk.
EXT. STREETS OF NEW YORK – SIDEWALK - DAY
As Khalid is reading, he accidentally bumps into
Mr. Hobo. The newspaper falls to the ground. The two bend
over and meet eyes, but do not recognize each other from
the Doomsday Machine.
MR. HOBO
Oh! I’m so sorry!
KHALID
No, no. It’s my fault...
MR. HOBO
I’ll pick it up.
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Mr. Hobo bends over and looks at the front page.

CLOSE-UP – NEW YORK POST
with a photograph of two fishermen in overalls holding up
a piece of the Mecha attached to a fishing line. The
headline screams, “Fishermen Find Alien Artifact!”
Mr. Hobo hands the paper to Khalid.
KHALID
Thanks.
The two nod to each other and go their separate ways.
Khalid glances back. Mr. Hobo is gone.
EXT. CHURCH - DAY
The front doors to the church swing open. Cornelius and
Danica exit onto the pavement with a flock of other
people.
DANICA
So... what did you think?
CORNELIUS
I dunno.
Cornelius bends down to tie his shoelaces.
CORNELIUS
It was interesting. I kinda liked
that Jesus fella.
(finishes)
He stands up and feels a tap on his shoulder. He turns
around. Father Fullerton is standing behind him, holding
a small square envelope.
CORNELIUS
Oh! Hello, Father. How are you?
FULLERTON
Cornelius. Have you seen, Johnny?
CORNELIUS
Uh, not recently -- he’s always busy
for some reason.
FULLERTON
Could you give him something for me?
CORNELIUS
Sure.
Fullerton smiles and hands Cornelius the square envelope.
FULLERTON
Don’t open it!
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Cornelius nods. Fullerton goes away.

DANICA
I hope you’re not gonna open it.
Cornelius has already torn open the envelope. Danica
folds her arms and rolls her eyes, “Ugh.”
Cornelius takes out a piece of decorative cardstock with
a small metallic trinket stuck in the middle.
CLOSE-UP – VATICAN BRIGADE LAPEL PIN
a silver lapel pin in the shape of the Vatican Brigade’s
logo, a “cross wedged between a V”. It is pinned to the
cardstock, sitting over bold letters which read,
“Welcome to the Vatican Bridge”.
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EXT. VATICAN CITY - DAY
The Vatican Brigade lapel pin is pressed against a white
background -- a shirt as it is revealed, being worn by
the Angel, whom is hanging on top of the Vatican obelisk.
The Angel’s eyes flash a brilliant white. He leaps into
the air and flies away.
FADE OUT.
EXT. CEMETERY - DAY - AFTER CREDITS
Johnny kneels down and places a rose on Grandmother
Mildred’s grave. He gets up and slowly walks away, the
wind blowing through his hair.
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The Valedictorian steps out from behind the podium and

The student walks past and ignores him. He tries again

As the Prof continues his lecture, Johnny walks down the

Johnny dabs the blood off his palm.

INT. EMPTY HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

CLOSE-UP – JOHNNY’S FLYER

Johnny sticks out his right hand. There is large square

Cornelius grabs a black briefcase off the floor and

Cornelius shoos, Johnny and Danica, out the house.

Johnny hands Danica back her watch. She is extremely

INT. MAVIN’S OFFICE – DAY

She tears it open. There is a super thick wad of crisp

EXT. QUARRY – NIGHT

INT. CAVERN – NIGHT

The Henchmen let go of Goth Girl. She gets woozy and

The Receptionists records something into her binder. Then

Johnny sits up. Still “out of it”, he continues his rant.

Standing under golden letters which read “OILTRON INC”,

EXT. CONSERVATORY GARDEN – INSIDE - DAY

Johnny grunts and tries harder. The key snaps off.

She smiles broadly.

Danica gets up.

Johnny curls up into a ball and hugs his pillow.

Seconds later, Vlad and two of his Henchmen emerge from

EXT. HIGH RISE ROOFTOP – DAY

EXT. HIGH RISE BUILDING - ABOVE - DAY

INT. AIRPORT TERMINAL – DAY

EXT. SKY – BOEING - DAY

A man listening to music in his Ferrari sees the oncoming

INT. CORNELIUS’ HOUSE - UPSTAIRS HALL - DAY

The Demon lurches forward. His tall muscular body

The Demon grabs the semiconscious Angel by the hair and

Chubby Kid’s friend pulls him back down.

EXT. LEXINGTON AVENUE – DAY

EXT. CATHEDRAL – DAY

Suddenly a scaly rotten hand bursts through the door!

The zombies surround Fullerton by the tall bookcase,

INT. SECRET PASSAGE – INSIDE - DAY

Danica is barely conscious. The Angel touches her face.

Out from its palm, comes a mechanical tentacle. It

Taka! Taka! Taka! Taka! Taka! Taka!

The Angel walks over to the Mecha’s head. He taps it with

EXT. MIDNIGHT SKY – LOWER - NIGHT

The Mecha turns and faces away from the bridge. As it

Schwing! Schwing! Schwing!

EXT. THROGS NECK – SHORE - NIGHT

Mr. Hobo bends over and looks at the front page.

Cornelius nods. Fullerton goes away.

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