FILM SCRIPT – TWISTED

FILM SCRIPT – TWISTED

 by Jack quinlan 

Scene 1 Int. Blacked out room - unknown

The Psychopath is tied to the chair after being beaten his eyes are wild and mocking as he has a low cackling laugh. Sharp non diagetic violin sounds as he sits ups and there is a close up on the Psychopath as he sits up.

Psychopath: (playfully)

Aren’t you getting tired yet?

Cuts to low angle medium close up of Psychopath, his eyes look to his left, licks his lips sadistically.

Psychopath: (mockingly)

 You do realise you’re looking at this from the completely wrong angle right?

Cuts to close up to side of Psychopaths face as he is punched from Henry whose face is still consumed in the blackness.

Psychopath: (sarcastically)

I’m not actually a bad guy if you get to know me.

Cuts to medium close up between the Psychopath and Henry.

Henry leans in very close to Psychopath.

Henry: (growling)

You are a sick little fuck

Cuts to close up to the bound hands behind chair, his hands are wriggling rhythmically.

Close up to Psychopaths face.

Psychopath: (playfully)

 You know I prefer the pink fluffy cuffs

Cuts to low angle medium close up of Henry; his rise in anger begins to make him shake as he clutches the Psychopaths shoulder.

Henry: (furiously)

You’re a real funny guy. A real (punch) funny (punch) fucking (punch) guy

Cuts to high angle close up of Psychopath shaking off the punches his eyes darting around the room, then his eyes lock in on Henry, as Henry leans in closer.

Psychopath: (playfully)

Funny how Henry? Like a clown, like I amuse you? (laughs)

Cuts to medium long shot between the two. Psychopath is hysterically laughing as Henry paces back and forth behind the psychopath then places leans over the shoulders of the Psychopath and without looking at him begins to speak.

Henry:

So why’d you do it?

Psychopath:

 Do what?

      Scene 2 ext. Alleyway - dusk

Cuts to medium long shot to flashback of Psychopath he is pinning a woman to the wall by the throat, she is repeatedly struggling and squealing as his grip tightens and he brings the knife to her cheek.

Psychopath: (playfully)

C’mon now don’t, don’t struggle

Cuts to medium close up to the Psychopath holding the woman, she freezes as the knife moves to her face and looks away.

Psychopath: (angrily)

Look at me, no, no, no, look at me. Tell me where to find her and I’ll let you go.

Cuts to close up of woman’s face as she stares at the knife eyes frantic and then stares into his face. Narration from Henry.

Henry:

And so she told you.

Psychopath:

 And so the piggy squealed.

Cuts to over shoulder shot as Psychopath slits throat fade back into black room.

Scene 3 int. Blacked out room - unknown

Cuts to medium close up to Henry staring into face of Psychopath the Psychopath having a sadistic and mocking sneer.

Psychopath: (mockingly)

I think you might be bending reality a bit there pal; I guess you think Mary was my fault as well?

Scene 4 int. House – night

Cuts to medium close up of Mary tracking her walking through her house into the kitchen, she looks up freezes and drops her keys to the ground and takes a step back.

Cuts to medium long shot of Psychopath sitting upon the kitchen worktops playing with a knife in his hands; switches to a close up shot of his face as he looks up with a big grin.

Psychopath: (stretching the word I’m) 

Honey I’m home

Cuts to medium close up of Mary as she shudders at him being there.

Psychopath:

What’s the matter honey? Surprised to see me?

Mary: (shaking voice)

How... how did you get in here?

Close up of Psychopaths face smirking

Mary: (shaking voice)

Look I can get you help, just... just put the knife down and we can talk.

The Psychopath jumps off of his seating spot and leers towards her knife pointed at her. The camera goes to a medium long shot and tracks both their movements as she screams whilst chasing her through the house, the camera slows at it turns a corner to find the Psychopath slowly sinking the knife into her chest.

Scene 5 int. Blacked out room – unknown

Henry violently shaking places his hand back upon the Psychopaths shoulder slowly moving it to the back of his head and yanks him back by the hair preparing to beat him in the head again. Camera cuts to close up of psychopath.

Psychopath: (challenging)

Have you ever asked yourself Henry how it was I got into the house, how I knew exactly who it was that would tell me where to find Mary, and how you even knew it was me doing all of these acts of a madman. Think back Henry, really think back for a moment, open your eyes.

Scene 6 ext. Alleyway - dusk

Cuts to medium long shot to flashback of Henry he is pinning a woman to the wall by the throat, she is repeatedly struggling and squealing as his grip tightens and he brings the knife to her cheek.

Henry: (playfully)

C’mon now don’t, don’t struggle

Cuts to medium close up to Henry holding the woman, she freezes as the knife moves to her face and looks away.

Henry: (angrily)

Look at me, no, no, no, look at me. Tell me where to find her and I’ll let you go.

Cuts to close up of woman’s face as she stares at the knife eyes frantic and then stares into his face.

Woman:(hysterically)

Henry Please!

Cuts to over shoulder shot as Henry slits throat and camera fades straight into the home scene.

Scene 7 int. House – night

Cuts to medium close up of Mary tracking her walking through her house into the kitchen, she looks up freezes and drops her keys to the ground and takes a step back.

Cuts to medium long shot of Henry sitting upon the kitchen worktops playing with a knife in his hands; switches to a close up shot of his face as he looks up with a big grin.

Henry: (stretching the word I’m) 

Honey I’m home

Cuts to medium close up of Mary as she shudders at him being there.

Henry:

What’s the matter honey? Surprised to see me?

Mary: (shaking voice)

How... how did you get in here?

Close up of Henrys face smirking

Mary: (shaking voice)

Look Henry I can get you help, just... just put the knife down Henry and we can talk.

Henry jumps off of his seating spot and leers towards her knife pointed at her. The camera goes to a medium long shot and tracks both their movements as she screams whilst chasing her through the house, the camera slows at it turns a corner to find Henry slowly sinking the knife into her chest.

Scene 8 int. Blacked out room – unknown

Cuts to medium close up as Henry awakes on the floor in shock, his eyes wild and frantic, camera then cuts to a medium long shot of Henry sitting upright and the Psychopath sits up behind him, a pitiful look on his face, eerie violins play again).

Psychopath:(mockingly)

Bad dreams honey?

Cuts to medium close up as Henry turns his head startled by the sight of him starts to get up, the camera tracks his movement as he rises to find the Psychopath is now in front of him clutching him by the throat.

Psychopath: (Screaming, Mary’s voice being used over the top)

You killed her, you twisted psycho!

Cuts to a black screen where we can hear a struggle and grunts as the two begin to fight, Henry wailing that it’s not true, and then light enters the screen to a medium long shot of Henry stabbing the Psychopath in the chest with a knife.

Cuts to close up of knife sinking in and Henry cradles the Psychopath in his arms.

Scene 9 int- daytime

Cut to medium close up, Henry cradling a nurse in his arms, a blade protruding from her corpse as the Psychopath begins to narrate.

Psychopath:

Looks like somebody’s has been a naughty boy again.

Cuts to close up of woman’s face and then to a shot reverse shot of Henry’s shocked face, cutting to a blurred medium long shot of Henry rising and staggering out of the room.

Final cut to first person view as Henry staggers down a corridor where the blurred images of to workers approach grabbing him and pinning him down, an overwhelming sound of static plays over the shot.

End