HalloweeN 4
THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS We open on a black screen. SUPERIMPOSE: OCTOBER 30, 1988 FADE IN ON: EXT. ABANDONED FARM - AFTERNOON A large, run down farm. CLOSE ON: A cardboard skeleton nailed to the wall of a shed. CLOSE ON: A bed sheet in the form of a ghost. It's gently swaying back and forth in the wind. CLOSE ON: A half finished barn. A tumbleweed blows by the screen. CLOSE ON: A scarecrow with a pumpkin for a head. It sits on a tractor, an axe by his side. CLOSE ON: A fence. A sharp piece of farm equipment is hanging from it. CLOSE ON: A Halloween style weathervane. EXT. ROAD - NIGHT - RAINING An ambulance appears in the distance, it's headlights barely penetrating the wall of darkness. It's a large and lonely road, surrounded on either side by a thick wall of towering trees. POV We are looking in on the two PEOPLE in front. They're both men in their thirties or forties. They don't talk to each other, just stare straight ahead. We see movement through the tiny window at the back. EXT. RIDGEMONT STATE PENITENTIARY The ambulance pulls up to the gate. The driver honks the horn. A GUARD comes running out of a building. He turns on his flashlight, looks inside the ambulance, then at his clipboard. He waves them through. GUARD Okay. Go on through. INT. RIDGEMONT STATE PENITENTIARY Another GUARD pushes a button on a control panel and the doors slide open. A MAN AND WOMAN rush in, wet. ATTENDANT All metal objects into the tray. They put the objects into the tray. ATTENDANT Purpose of visit? MAN A patient pickup and transfer to Smith's Grove. ATTENDANT You're late. MAN Yeah. Should be on the road. ATTENDANT Yeah, ha, hell of a night huh? MAN Real charmer. ATTENDANT I'll take you down there. MAN All right. The man and woman follow the attendant through hallways. ATTENDANT First time here, huh? WOMAN Hope it's the last. ATTENDANT You never get used to the faces. Never. VOICE (screaming) AHHHHHH! MAN Jesus. ATTENDANT Jesus ain't got nothing to do with this place. Come on. They step into an elevator. ATTENDANT Yeah this is where society dumps its worst nightmares. Yeah the one your picking up-just thinking about him gives me the willies. Yeah, a decade ago, Halloween night he murdered 16 people, maybe more-trying to get to his sister. Nearly got her too. But his doctor, of all people, shot him six times. Then he set him on fire. Both of them nearly burned to death. Yeah, I'll be glad to see this one gone. Oh yes in deedie. He opens the elevator door. ATTENDANT Welcome to Hell. The scene switches to a person all bandaged up laying in a hospital bed. A NURSE talks to DR. HOFFMAN. NURSE Doctor? The transfer personal are here. DR. HOFFMAN Smith's Grove? MAN Yes. DR. HOFFMAN I'm Dr. Hoffman, Medical Administrator. MAN Has he been prepped? DR. HOFFMAN Ready to go. Who signs for him? MAN I do. DR. HOFFMAN Outside. MAN (To woman) Check him out. The man and the Dr. Hoffman both leave the room while the woman goes to check out the patient. She feels for his blood pressure and then his hand falls out from under the sheet. The scene then goes to the Dr. and the man. MAN I'd assumed Dr. Loomis would be here. Michael Myers was his patient. DR. HOFFMAN If Loomis read memos he's be here. Fortunately his position is more ceremonial then medical. My hope is that he's either transfer, retire, or die. WOMAN All right. Lets move him. EXT. RIDGEMONT STATE PENITENTIARY Michael is being wheeled out to the ambulance. MAN Watch it. DR. HOFFMAN I can safely say that Michael Myers is now in your hands. MAN Yeah. Well I guess your happy to see him go. They put Myers in and close the doors. MAN (cont'd) Night Doc. DR. HOFFMAN Drive Carefully. They drive off, leaving Hoffman standing there. He's glad. Michael Meyers is finally away from him. INT. AMBULANCE The woman and man are talking, an unconscious Michael Meyers between them. WOMAN Did Hoffman say anything about living relatives? MAN Yeah A niece living in his home town. CLOSE ON: Michael's hand. It slowly grips his blanket. The terror has awakened... RESUME ON MAN AND WOMAN WOMAN And? MAN And? She's too young to be his legal ward. WOMAN So the state owns him? Great. MAN You know I still don't understand... Suddenly, Michael's hand shoots forward, grabbing his head. The woman screams as Michael repeatedly pushes the man's head into a wall. Blood smears along the wall. The woman sinks down onto the floor, screaming. WOMAN No! Michael digs his finger deep into the man's skull, drawing blood. CUT TO: INT. CORRUTHERS' HOUSE/LIVING ROOM - NIGHT JAMIE LLOYD, Laurie's nine year old daughter, sits on the couch, staring out the window. An ambulance sits outside. Jamie is very pretty with dark hair. SUNDAY, the family dog, sits next to her. RACHEL, the Corruthers' only daughter, comes into the living room. She's about 16, 17. Her blond hair falls around her shoulders. She sits down next to Jamie. RACHEL Kido. It's four in the morning. JAMIE I can't sleep. RACHEL What is this? Four nights in a row? You going for a record here? The seven year olds insomniacs hall of fame? JAMIE Do you love me Rachel? RACHEL Oh, serious questions tonight. Of course I love you. JAMIE Like a sister? RACHEL Jamie, sometimes it's... JAMIE Like a real sister? RACHEL We're not real sisters Jamie, but that doesn't mean I love you any less. Jamie looks out the window and sees that the ambulance is gone. JAMIE Sure it does. RACHEL I know you miss your parents, its hasn't been that long. JAMIE It's been eleven months. RACHEL Your mother used to baby-sit me when I was your age. I bet you didn't know that. JAMIE Your lucky. I wish she could do the same for me. RACHEL Come on Jamie, lets go back to bed. Come on Sunday. She calls Sunday and he follows them. INT. JAMIE'S ROOM RACHEL Sleep tight. We'll have French toast for breakfast, okay? Come on Sunday. Night night. She leaves, closing the door behind her. The window is open, band wind blows inside, chilling the room. Jamie walks over to close it, and as she does, she passes her vanity, with a large mirror in the center surrounded by two mirrors on both sides. Thunder lights up the room, and Michael, mask in place, is seen in the mirror. Jamie doesn't notice. Jamie closes the window and looks around. She walks to the closet and opens it. She sits on the floor and picks up a box. She takes off the lid and goes through the various pictures inside. She comes to a picture and pulls it out. It's a picture of Laurie holding a pumpkin, smiling. Jamie begins to cry. Thunder rumbles outside. Jamie puts the picture back in the box and closes the closet door. She walks over to her bed and gets on her knees, about to pray. JAMIE Now, I lay me down to sleep I pray the lord my soul to keep, if I should die before I wake I pray the lord my soul to take. God bless Mr. and Mrs. Corruthers. God bless Rachel, God Bless Sunday, god bless me. And god bless Mommy and Daddy in heaven. Amen. She's about to crawl into bed when the closet door creaks open. Strange. Jamie slowly stands up and walks over to the closet. She grabs the door and opens it. On the floor is her doll. She picks it up and sets it on a shelf. Jamie turns, but a creak noise behind her grabs her attention. She looks back into the closet, but of course nothing is there. She stands for a minute, her mind in overdrive. She dismisses the noise and closes the door. She walks to her bed as thunder rumbles in the distance. Again, the closet door creaks open. Jamie just stands there. Why is the door opening? She slowly heads towards the closet, her eyes roaming the room. Suddenly, a hand snakes out from under the bed and grabs Jamie! She screams ans falls to the floor. Her tiny hands flail about on the floor, trying to find a handhold. She kicks and gets her foot free. She races towards the door. At the bed, a figure sits up and turns to face us, even though he is bathed in darkness. Lighting cracks outside, and the room is illuminated. It's Michael! Jamie screams and runs to her door, but it won't open. JAMIE Help! Help me, please! Michael stands up. He has a knife in his hand. JAMIE Help me! Somebody help me! She finally gets the door open, only to reveal... MICHAEL, knife high in the air, prepared to strike. Jamie screams and backs up in fear as Michael advances. EXT. HALLWAY A door flies open and DARLENE, Jamie's foster-mother, runs out into the hall, closely followed by RICHARD, Jamie's foster-father. DARLENE Jamie! INT. JAMIE'S BEDROOM Darlene flings the closet open to find Jamie, eyes closed, clutching the box full of pictures. Darlene drops to her knees and embraces Jamie. DARLENE Oh dear God. Its all right...a bad dream, just a nasty old dream. RICHARD It's okay..it's okay. Richard takes Jamie in his arms. RICHARD Your gonna be fine. Just fine. EXT. CORRUTHERS' HOUSE - MORNING They're house is a nice red brick with two stories. Looks to be early Victorian style. In the streets, children ride bikes and walk. SUPERIMPOSE: HADDONFIELD, ILLINOIS OCTOBER 31, 1988 HALLOWEEN INT. CORRUTHERS' KITCHEN Darlene is making eggs. Richard bends down to pick up his coffee and his tie dips into it. RICHARD Dammit, Darlene. Darlene looks over and sees his tie, wet. The phone rings. DARLENE Clean one in the laundry room next to your blue slacks. (Picks up phone) Hello? RICHARD Honey, this tie has a spot on it, I can't wear this today. I got a 10:30 with Chuck. Rachel comes into the kitchen and begins opening cabinets and pulling out stuff. She goes over to where Darlene is talking. DARLENE (into phone) Hang on Mrs. Pierce. (to Richard) Not that tie, on the other side. (to Rachel) That's not the only thing your eating Rachel. RACHEL Mom, I'm on a diet. You want an oinker for a daughter? RICHARD Found it. DARLENE (into phone) Sorry. Do you suppose Susan could just bring her crutches? Oh, stupid question. Tell her I hope she feels better. (hangs up) Susan's mother, she can't baby-sit tonight. RICHARD Why not? DARLENE Susan broke her ankle last night at the ice rink (turns to Rachel) Rachel? RACHEL Mom, please DARLENE You'll have to watch Jamie tonight. RACHEL Not tonight. I've got that date with Brady. You know how important that is. DARLENE Well tonight is very important for your father and me. RACHEL Can't you find somebody else? DARLENE Its too late. RACHEL What am I supposed to tell Brady? Sorry, but I've got to baby-sit my foster sister, go and have fun by yourself. DARLENE Its not exactly the end of the world, for goodness sake Jamie appears in the doorway. Rachel doesn't notice her. RACHEL Sure it is. I think tonight Brady was ready to make a commitment. But now my future relationship, my engagement, my marriage, my children, your grandchildren, have all been wiped out because I have to baby sit tonight. JAMIE I'm sorry I ruined everything. If I wasn't here you could go out. She runs off. Rachel groans. RACHEL Oh... RICHARD Good job Rachel. That little girl needs all the love we can give her right now and all you can do is think about yourself. Rachel gets up and heads out of the kitchen. INT. JAMIE'S ROOM There's a knock at the door. It opens and Rachel comes inside. Jamie sits on the bed, petting Sunday. Rachel sits down. RACHEL Jamie, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I can go out with Brady tomorrow night. Its no big deal. JAMIE But you wanted to go out tonight. It's my fault that you can't. RACHEL Well tonight we're going to do something better. We're going to go trick-or-treating. JAMIE I don't want to. RACHEL It's Halloween. I mean don't you want to get dresses up in a really scary costume and get some candy? Jamie just sits there. Rachel has to try a different tactic. RACHEL How about this afternoon I pick you up from school and we go get ice cream? JAMIE Double scoops? RACHEL (laughs) Double scoops. Now lets get some breakfast. INT. RIDGEMONT STATE PENITENTIARY CORRIDOR DR. LOOMIS walks down the hallway, limping. He has burn scars on his face and hand. He walks to a door. INT. DR. HOFFMAN'S OFFICE Hoffman sits at his desk, typing. LOOMIS Why wasn't I notified? DR. HOFFMAN About what? LOOMIS You know damn well about what. You let them take it out of here. DR. HOFFMAN For Christ sakes. Spare me the speech. I've listened to it for a decade. The fact is that Michael Myers was a federal patient, and a federal prisoner therefore he is subject to federal law. LOOMIS We're not talking about any ordinary prisoner Hoffman! We are talking about evil on two legs. DR. HOFFMAN I can see this is useless. Loomis Do you know what today is? Do you know the date? Everyday I look at myself in the mirror and everyday I remember. Look at me Hoffman, take a good look. He holds up his hand and indicates his face. LOOMIS I don't want to have anyone live through that night again. DR. HOFFMAN I've said this before. I think your the one who needs medical help. His phone rings. He answers it. DR. HOFFMAN Yes, Dr. Hoffman...I see...I see...thank you. He hangs up. He looks at Loomis, not sure how to say this. DR. HOFFMAN Apparently there was an accident. Just south of Mill Creek near the... But Loomis isn't listening. He bolts to the door. DR. HOFFMAN Loomis! Loomis! EXT. ROAD/ACCIDENT SCENE Road flares are lit and tossed on the ground. Police tape is strung up. Loomis's car comes roaring down the road. It pulls up to the accident scene. An OFFICER waves them, on. The car comes to a stop and Loomis and Dr. Hoffman climb out. LOOMIS Is that it? He points to the overturned ambulance in the pond. DR. HOFFMAN Yes. A COP comes over to them. DR. HOFFMAN When did this happen? COP Sometime in the night. They probably lost the road in the storm. Come down the embankment. It happens. DR. HOFFMAN An accident? COP Yes, sir. LOOMIS Do you believe that? He starts walking towards the pond. Dr. Hoffman can't believe Loomis. DR. HOFFMAN Why shouldn't I? LOOMIS How many people in the bus? DR. HOFFMAN Four plus Myers. LOOMIS How many bodies did you find? COP It's hard to tell, there all chewed up. DR. HOFFMAN Loomis, it's over. Leave it alone. Loomis just stands there for a minute, then walks into the pond. The water is not very high, and Loomis uses his cane for support. He walks to the back of the ambulance and looks inside. Everything is bloody. The bed is tipped and splattered with blood. Loomis knows what happened. He knows. Loomis turns away from the scene of bloody carnage and walks back to shore. LOOMIS He's gone. He was here, and he's gone. Dr. HOFFMAN Did you find any other bodies? COP Not yet. There's a lot of ground to cover. LOOMIS You won't find him. He's done all this. Now he's escaped. Dr. HOFFMAN You don't know that. Michael could have been thrown from the bus. COP I've seen bodies thrown 50-60 feet from a crash site. DR. HOFFMAN Look, even if by some miracle Michael is conscience, his muscles would be totally useless. Give the troopers a chance to search. LOOMIS Your talking about him as if he were a human being. That part of him died years ago. He begins walking back to his car. DR. HOFFMAN Now where are you going? LOOMIS Haddonfield. It's a four hour drive. You can reach me through the local police. If you didn't find him in four hours, I'm sure I will. INT. GARAGE/GAS STATION A MECHANIC works underneath a car. He calls out to another mechanic. MECHANIC Hey, Gar! How about a 9/16 wrench over here?! He gets no response. He wipes off his hands with a rag and slides out from underneath the car. He gasps. MICHAEL stands above him, pole in hand. He smashes it into the mechanic's stomach, killing him instantly. EXT. GAS STATION Loomis's car pulls up to the gas station. Loomis turns the car off and gets outside. He yells out to the gas station. LOOMIS Hey! Hey there! Hello? No response. Loomis grabs the gas nozzle. He bends his license plate back and unscrews the cap lid. POV - THROUGH GARAGE WINDOW Someone is watching Loomis as he pumps gas. ANGLE ON - LOOMIS He finishes pumping the gas and places the nozzle back on the pump. He reaches into his coat for his wallet. He walks into the garage. INT. GARAGE Loomis searches through the garage. LOOMIS Hello? Hello? Is anybody here? Hello? Hello? Loomis passes a big hook, and suddenly there's a rattling behind him. He turns to see the mechanic, tied up with chains, dead. Loomis races outside. EXT. GARAGE Loomis races for the small store next to the garage. INT. STORE Loomis throws open the door and looks around. LOOMIS Is anybody here? No response. Loomis pulls out his small gun. He spots a phone behind the counter. He races to it, but stops when he sees the dead waitress laying on the ground. LOOMIS God in heaven. He looks at the phone, but it's broken. Loomis glances around the store, and sees a pay phone on the back wall. He walks over to it and grabs the phone. The cord has been ripped out. Suddenly, he feels eyes on his back. He turns. LOOMIS Michael? And sure enough, there is Michael, wearing a pair of coveralls, standing in the doorway to the kitchen. LOOMIS Why now? You waited 10 years. I knew this day would come. Don't go to Haddonfield. He takes a step closer to Michael. LOOMIS If you want another victim take me, but leave those people in peace. Please Michael...God Damn you... He raises the gun and fires two or three times before realizing Michael is gone... He rushes to the window and peers outside. He hears a car door slam close. EXT. GAS STATION Loomis comes outside and looks around. LOOMIS Michael?! Suddenly, the garage door breaks open as the towing truck comes roaring outside. Loomis takes aim and fires, but his bullets do nothing to stop the truck. Loomis jumps out of the way. The truck hits one of the pumps, tossing it into the air. Fire erupts, engulfing the other pump, then Loomis's car. A huge explosion ensues. Loomis jumps behind some barrels. The truck takes off down the road. The fire spreads to the electrical pole and blows the fuse box. The wires snap free. INT. JAMIE'S SCHOOL The bell rings and all the children come pouring out. They all wear costumes, except Jamie. She goes over to a rack and grabs her lunch box. Three KIDS surround her. BOY 1 Hey Jamie! Where's your costume? BOY 2 Where's your mask? Or are you wearing it? JAMIE I don't need to wear a stupid costume. BOY 1 That's because everyday is Halloween at Jamie's house. Right Jamie. Because your uncle is the bogeyman. The kids start chanting bogeyman. GIRL How come your mommy didn't make you a costume? BOY 2 How could she? Her mommy's dead. BOY 1 Jamie's Mommy's a mummy. JAMIE Stop it okay? Stop it She starts walking away. The kids begin chanting, "Jamie's an orphan." JAMIE Stop it. Please Stop it. EXT. SCHOOL Jamie runs outside, but the kids' chants still haunt her. She runs over to a tree and begins crying. She immediately stops. JAMIE. You're okay. You're okay. A car pulls up. Rachel sticks her arm out and waves. RACHEL Jamie! Jamie turns. Rachel notices that something is wrong. RACHEL Jamie, are you okay? Jamie gets in the car and they drive off. INT. CAR Jamie sits in between Rachel and her friend Lindsay. RACHEL You remember Lindsay don't you? LINDSAY Hi Jamie. JAMIE Hi. RACHEL You ready for some Ice Cream? JAMIE I wanna go trick-or-treating like the other kids. RACHEL But I thought you didn't want to go trick-or-treating. LINDSAY You know Rach, Discount Mart is having a sale on Halloween costumes. RACHEL No. Brady's working there till 6:00 today. LINDSAY I know! Don't you want to talk to him? RACHEL I don't want to look pushy. LINDSAY You won't look pushy. RACHEL Well I don't want to come on too strong. A guy hates a girl to come on strong. Fragile egos and all of that. LINDSAY You won't come on too strong. RACHEL Well I don't want to seem desperate or anything. LINDSAY Fact it Rach, you are desperate. (silence) Your just going to go in and buy a costume for Jamie. Perfectly legit. RACHEL I don't know. LINDSAY Well do I drop you off at the Discount Mart or the Dairy Queen? RACHEL Jamie? JAMIE The Discount Mart. Can we get Ice Cream after? RACHEL You bet. They continue driving. INT. DISCOUNT MART WADE, a teen around Rachel's age, tries on sunglasses, looking into a mirror. But he's really staring at KELLY, a beautiful blond teen with looks that could kill. The only problem is she's Sheriff Meeker's daughter. BRADY, Rachel's boyfriend, and another GUY are by Wade. Brady stands behind a counter while the guy stands next to Wade. BRADY Hey Wade, why don't you go ahead and make your move? WADE Don't rush me Brady. Timings got to be premo. BRADY Yeah well, money talks and bullshit walks. you know what I mean? He throws a wad of bills onto the counter. GUY Double or nothing you don't ask Kelly out. BRADY All right, ten bucks. Lets see it. Wade and the guy place their money on the counter. GUY He's not gonna do it. BRADY Chicken. GUY Don't forget man, she's Sheriff Meeker's daughter WADE Her Daddy don't scare me. He makes his way over to Kelly, who is standing on a step stool, placing bottles onto a shelf. Wade coughs to get her attention. She turns and looks at him. KELLY Fuck off Wade. Wade turns to Brady and the guy, hurt. Kelly goes back to shelving bottles. Brady and the guy start laughing. EXT. DISCOUNT MART Lindsay's car pulls up to the curb and stops. Rachel and Jamie get out. Rachel calls to Lindsay. RACHEL Call me. LINDSAY Okay, bye. They go inside and Lindsay drives off. We see a familiar tow truck sitting opposite the Discount Mart... INT. DISCOUNT MART Brady immediately spots Rachel and Jamie as they walk inside. BRADY Rachel! What are you doing here? I thought I was supposed to pick you up? RACHEL Jamie needs a Halloween costume. BRADY (to Jamie) You do? Okay. Go down aisle A. We've got the best costumes in the whole town. JAMIE (to Rachel) Come on Rachel. RACHEL In a second. Jamie heads for the costumes aisle while Rachel talks to Brady. RACHEL We need to talk. BRADY Okay sure. What about? RACHEL Its about tonight. CUT TO: Jamie, wandering the aisles. There are all sorts of masks. She passes by a white one. She looks through the racks and sees a clown costume. JAMIE Rachel, I found the perfect costume come see. CUT TO: Rachel and Brady kissing. Rachel pulls away. BRADY What? RACHEL My parents baby-sitter canceled. BRADY So? RACHEL So I have to watch Jamie tonight. BRADY When did you find this out? RACHEL This morning. BRADY Well you found out this morning? Why didn't you tell me before? I mean it's 5 o'clock now Rachel...shit RACHEL Don't get angry. BRADY I'm not angry it's just Kelly looks over. A plan is forming in her head. BRADY Can I come over after Jamie's asleep? RACHEL My parents are going to come home early tonight. BRADY So? RACHEL I don't know Brady. BRADY Okay, I guess. I'll call you later. He walks away. CUT TO: Jamie looks at herself in the mirror with the costume. On another aisle, a burned hand reaches down and grabs the white mask. Jamie continues to look into the mirror, when suddenly her image changes to a little boy in a clown costume holding a knife. She steps back in fear and bumps into Michael. He pulls on the white mask. He reaches out for her and Jamie screams. She backs up into the mirror, shattering it. Shards of glass go flying. Jamie sinks to the ground. Rachel comes running over, and Michael is no where to be seen. RACHEL Jamie, what happened? JAMIE It was the nightmare man RACHEL What? JAMIE He's coming to get me Rachel. Kelly walks over. RACHEL Your okay. You probably saw a mask and it scared you. At least your not cut. Come on, lets go home. Brady, Wade, and the Guy come over. GUY Everything okay? RACHEL She'll be fine. They get up and leave. Nobody notices Michael's reflection in a broken piece of glass... EXT. ROAD - MIDDLE OF NOWHERE Loomis walks down the road, beat. His throat is parched and his feet are tired, but he marches on. A station wagon speeds down the road, and Loomis tries to flag it down, bit it speeds past him. A car speeds past him, then stops. It's full of CHEERLEADERS and a GUY GUY Come on old man! Loomis begins hobbling towards the car while the cheerleaders shout at him to hurry. As he gets closer, the car takes off, making dust fly into the air. We can hear the people laughing. Loomis stands in the road, rejected. Suddenly, there's a honk behind him. He turns to see a truck, PETE SAYER at the wheel. SAYER Get in here old man. Loomis walks over to the truck and gets in. INT. TRUCK A very old, beat up truck. Sayer is an old, eccentric man living in his own fantasy land. LOOMIS Thank you. SAYER Anything for a fellow pilgrim. Sometimes we need help getting where we want to be. (sneezes) Reverend Jackson Pete Sayer of Dumon County, please to make your aquanauts. LOOMIS How far are you going, Mr. Sayer? SAYER Gods Country, Promise Land. Where are you heading Mr..ah LOOMIS Loomis. Haddonfield. SAYER Car trouble? LOOMIS Sort of. SAYER Your hunting it, ain't ya? Yeah, your hunting it all right, just like me. LOOMIS What are you hunting, Mr. Sayer? SAYER Apocalypse, end of the world, Armageddon. Its always got a face and a name. He takes a drink of the liquor. Hunting the bastard for 30 years give or take. Come close a time or two. Too damn close. You can't kill damnation Mr. it don't die like a man dies. LOOMIS I know that Mr. Sayer. SAYER Oh your a pilgrim all right. I saw it on your face back there in the dust. I saw it clear as Breasts and blue suede shoes. Would you like a drink? (Hands Loomis the bottle who takes it.) EXT. HADDONFIELD - NIGHT It's Halloween night, and the children are out. But not all are collecting treats. A few KIDS throw toilet paper over a tree, then run away laughing. INT. CORRUTHERS' HOUSE Richard and Darlene are at the front door, getting ready to leave. Jamie is in the kitchen scraping off a plate. RICHARD Okay Jamie, we're leaving. Where's Rach? JAMIE I don't know. Rachel comes into the living room. RACHEL Here I am. RICHARD Come on, hon. He takes Jamie's hand and leads her into the foyer. DARLENE How do we look? RACHEL You guys always look great. DARLENE We'll be at the Fallbrooks. The number's next to the phone. RACHEL I know, and next to that is the police, hospital, fire, and probably National Guard. RICHARD I want you two to have fun tonight. Make sure Jamie's in bed by 9:30. Rachel opens the door and her parents step outside. MICHAEL'S POV - THROUGH BUSHES Richard and Darlene are at the doorway. RACHEL You're gonna be late. You don't want to blow your promotion. RICHARD Don't make fun. Tonight is the difference between vacations in Bermuda, or spending another two weeks in Cleveland with your grandmother. RACHEL So hurry up. JAMIE Bye. RICHARD See ya. RACHEL Good luck, Dad. They leave. INT. LIVING ROOM Jamie turns to Rachel, barely containing her excitement. JAMIE Rachel, can I go get my costume on? RACHEL Yeah, hurry up. Jamie hurries upstairs. Rachel makes sure she's upstairs, then walks into the living room. MICHAEL'S POV - THROUGH WINDOW Rachel walks into the living room. The POV walks past the brick wall to the other window. Rachel is sitting in a chair, phone to her head. RACHEL Is Brady there? (pause) He's not back from work yet? (pause) Okay...Well when he comes in could you tell him to drop by at about eight. I should be home by then. (pause) This is Rachel. Okay, bye. Rachel hangs up, depressed. She calls up to Jamie. RACHEL Come on Jamie, your gonna miss all the good Candy. INT. JAMIE'S ROOM Jamie sits on her bed, clown costume on. She pulls on the small face mask, which looks like a dorkier version's of Robin's mask. EXT. CORRUTHERS' HOUSE - MICHAEL'S POV Rachel gets up off the chair and moves out of our line of site. RACHEL Come on Jamie. EXT. CORRUTHERS' HOUSE - FRONT LAWN We see Jamie come running down the steps. She opens the front door. JAMIE Come on Rachel! RACHEL Coming. JAMIE I thought you said you were ready. RACHEL I'm ready. I'm ready. Okay, let's go. They leave the house, Jamie excited. Rachel closes the door. And off they go. INT. CORRUTHERS' HOUSE - MICHAEL'S POV He's making his way upstairs. INT. JAMIE'S ROOM The box full of pictures has been thrown down, all the pictures scattered. A burnt hand comes into view, and starts going through the pictures. They are pictures of Laurie and Jamie at an earlier age. INT. POLICE STATION Loomis comes in. LOOMIS Ah, I need to speak with Sheriff Bracket. HANK, the cop on duty, turns from his desk. HANK Well then, you'll have to travel about 3 thousand miles south of here. LOOMIS What? HANK Bracket retired in '81. Went to St. Petersburg LOOMIS Oh. Well, who's the new Sheriff? BEN MEEKER, the new sheriff of Haddonfield, walks over to Loomis. He's a man in his early forties with an air of power. Not a man whom who should cross. MEEKER I am. Ben Meeker. LOOMIS Oh, Sheriff Meeker, my name is Dr. ... MEEKER (cuts him off) Loomis. Folks around here aren't likely to forget your face. At least not cops. So what brings you back here after 10 years? LOOMIS Michael Myers has escaped from Ridgemont. He's here in Haddonfield. MEEKER That's impossible. Michael Myers is an invalid. LOOMIS He's here, Sheriff. MEEKER Why? LOOMIS 10 years ago he tried to kill Laurie Strode, and now he wants her daughter. MEEKER Are you talking about Jamie Lloyd? LOOMIS Where ever she is, that little girl is in mortal danger. MEEKER Myers has been locked up since before she was born. He's never laid eyes on her. He turns his back, and starts to move off. LOOMIS Six bodies, Sheriff! That's what I have seen between here and Ridgemont. A filling station in flames. I'm telling you Michael Myers is here in this town. He's here to kill that little girl and anybody that gets in his way. MEEKER Hank, call the troopers and check his story out. (to Loomis ) And assuming what you say is true.. LOOMIS Its true, Sheriff. MEEKER All right, all right. Its true, what the hell can we do to avoid a repeat of what happened 10 years ago? LOOMIS Find this little girl, get her somewhere safe. Call the local T.V. station. Tell them to get people off the streets and behind locked doors. HANK Can't get long distance, Sheriff. Operator says the lines are down. MEEKER (to Loomis) All right, lets go. LOOMIS When he makes that call. MEEKER All right. Pierce, do it. Lets check on this little girl. He and Loomis leave the station. EXT. STREETS OF HADDONFIELD Jamie is at a house, getting candy. JAMIE Thanks! She takes off to the next house. Rachel can hardly keep up. RACHEL Jamie, wait for me. JAMIE This is great Rachel. Come on. She takes off for the next house. Rachel is less than enthused. She slowly makes her way to the next house, a mob of kids running past her. Jamie is already at the next house. She knocks on the door. A WOMAN answers the door. JAMIE Trick-or-treat. WOMAN My what a cute little clown. Lets see what I have for you. There you are, sweetheart. JAMIE Thank you. RACHEL Thank you. WOMAN You're welcome. They get back on the sidewalk. RACHEL Had enough? JAMIE No way! Halloween's great. Can we stay out all night? RACHEL Forget it kido. We're home by eight o'clock. They cross the street and meet a group of four kids, one of whom is the boy who teased Rachel. KID 1 Look, there's Jamie. Jamie and Rachel stop. KID 1 That clown costume is really cool. JAMIE Really? KID 2 Yeah. Nobody notices Michael, standing across the street, hidden in the shadows of the garage. KID 1 Hey wanna go with us? Jamie looks to Rachel for permission. RACHEL Go ahead. The kids run to another house. It's a brick house with two stories, an attic, and a basement. The kids ring the doorbell. The door opens to reveal Kelly Meeker, wearing a long T-shirt that says, "Good cops do it by the book." She sees Rachel and glances back into the house. KELLY Hi Rachel. RACHEL Hi. Kelly starts to give the kids candy, a big smile on her face. Rachel glances back into the house and sees Brady come down the stairs. Rachel can't believe it. As the kids start to leave, Rachel turns in disgust and follows. Brady comes racing out of the house. BRADY Rachel! Rachel! Kelly stops him. KELLY Brady! BRADY Just a second. He races off after Jamie. BRADY Rachel, I've got an expl-- I've got an explanation. RACHEL You don't owe me anything. Jamie walks on with the rest of the kids. KID Hey Jamie come with us. JAMIE Okay! Jamie follows the other kids, leaving Rachel and Brady to argue. RACHEL Just leave me alone and lets forget it. BRADY No, you don't understand. He glances over at Kelly standing in the doorway. BRADY I mean, you blew off our date at last minute. RACHEL So you hop on to the next best thing? I thought you were different from other guys. BRADY I am different, it's just that I just got pissed off...that's all. RACHEL Oh really? Well, I'll just let you get back to little Ms. Hot panties. She starts to walk away. BRADY Rachel! But Rachel doesn't care. RACHEL Jamie! Brady puts his hands behind his head and watches Rachel go. He messed up big time. KELLY Brady, are you coming in or what? Brady takes one more glance at Rachel then goes back inside. Rachel looks around for Jamie, but doesn't see her or the kids she was with. RACHEL Jamie! Jamie! Great Rachel, just great. INT. BAR A very noisy bar, just like any other. A T.V. positioned behind the bar is turned on. REPORTER By order of the Sheriff's office, all citizens of Haddonfield are asked to clear the streets. EARL, the store's proprietor, watches the news. EARL Everybody shut up a goddamn minute. Shut up! REPORTER All businesses are asked to close as soon as possible. GUY What's all that shot about, Earl? Earl picks up a phone and starts dialing the police station GUY Not like 'ol Ben Meeker do something like that. EARL Sure ain't. Martians could land on Ben's doorstep, all he'd do is spit once and get himself a shot gun. GUY Who you calling? EARL Police station. I ain't closing down with out a good goddamn reason. GUY 2 Well? EARL It just rang. He hangs up and takes a swig of a beer. Then he's off. He looks at the others. EARL Well, come on. Jackie, watch the register for me, hun. JACKIE You got it Earl. As Earl and the other men leave, all the other people in the bar stop what they are doing and follow. EXT. BAR Earl and the other pile out of the bar. GUY What's going down? GUY 2 Where are we going Earl? EARL We're going to Ben's. The phone never just rings at a police station. GUY No way. No how. GUY 2 Wake up the Sheriff. They all get in their trucks and rive off. A hillbilly mob. INT. CORRUTHERS' HOUSE The door opens and Meeker comes in, holding a shotgun. Loomis is right behind him. INT. JAMIE'S ROOM The door opens and Loomis steps inside. He tries the light switch. Nothing. Loomis isn't surprised. He looks around. That's when he spots the pictures on the ground. He bends down and picks them up. As he does this, he notices something even worse. Meeker comes inside. MEEKER Something? LOOMIS He's been here. MEEKER How do you know? Loomis looks at the closet. Meeker follows his gaze. In the closet is Sunday, dead. MEEKER This is starting to spook me. LOOMIS Least I'm not alone. INT. LIVING ROOM Meeker and Loomis come down the stairs. LOGAN, a deputy with blond hair in his late thirties, stands in the living room. MEEKER Logan, I want you to stay here in case the family gets back. LOGAN Right here, Ben. MEEKER You look sharp. You understand? LOGAN No problem, Sheriff. Loomis and Meeker leave. EXT. POWER PLANT BUCKY, an electrician, opens a fuse box. He tries a fuse switches. Nothing. He pops a piece of gum in his mouth. He glances up, and sees Michael, standing behind his truck. BUCKY Hey you! This is city property. No trespassing. He walks over to Michael, who just stands there, bathed in darkness. BUCKY What are you, deaf? Don't try that Halloween shit with me. All right, I'm on the telephone to the police right now. Don't you even think about leaving. He turns and begins to walk towards the phone. Michael begins following. Bucky turns and Michael grabs his shirt and belt, and throws him through the air. Bucky lands on a power unit, and sparks fly. The whole place buzzes while Bucky screams. EXT. HOUSE The lights go off. EXT. POWER PLANT Bucky continues to fry, while sparks shoot up into the air. Michael turns away. EXT. HOUSE The lights flicker, then go off. EXT. POWER PLANT A huge explosion rips the beams, and then all is quiet. Poor Bucky is fried to a crisp. EXT. STREETS OF HADDONFIELD The kids are still trick-or-treating, but their parents drive up in cars and collect them. The kids complain, but the parents are very firm. Meanwhile, Rachel wanders the streets. She stops in the middle of a street. RACHEL Jamie! No response. Rachel begins walking. MICHAEL'S POV - THROUGH BROKEN WINDOW He is breathing heavily. RACHEL Jamie! ANGLE ON - RACHEL She sighs and moves on. EXT. HADDONFIELD STREET Jamie is lost and alone, scared. She is in the bad part of town, and has no one to go to. Suddenly, a noise behind her. She turns around. A bush is moving. But is it the wind, or something far more sinister? JAMIE Rachel? Is that you? Is that you? Jamie turns away, very frightened. She starts walking. Behind her, on a porch, is a grinning jack-o-lantern. EXT. STREET Rachel is also scared, but trying not to show it. RACHEL Jamie? Jamie! She stops walking, and hears a branch snap behind her. She glances behind her. She sighs and starts walking again. RACHEL Jamie? She looks past a house into an alley. It's a dead end. RACHEL Jamie? Rachel sighs. She could be anywhere. Rachel glances the other way and sees a dirt road. But that's not what attracts her attention. It's the man that does. His upper body is shrouded in smoke. He begins walking towards Rachel. She backs away and runs down the alley. She jumps onto the tire and grabs a hold of the fence. She begins to climb it, going as fast as she can. When she reaches the top she jumps down to the ground, and takes off running. RACHEL Oh God! She runs down an alley and jumps over a small fence separating two lawns. She runs onto the sidewalk. RACHEL (scared) Jamie. She takes off running. EXT. STREET Jamie walks down a dark street. She hears rustling behind her. She turns around and looks behind her at all the trees and the old house. JAMIE Whoever you are, I have a really big dog with me and he bites. In the background, Rachel comes running across a lawn. Jamie turns and sees Rachel. Rachel rushes over to Jamie. RACHEL Jamie! Where have you been? Don't ever go off on your own at night again okay? Not ever. They hug, both glad for the company. Suddenly, headlights illuminate them. They look over to see a cop car. Meeker and Loomis get out. MEEKER Rachel, Jamie. Thank God! RACHEL What's going on? LOOMIS Get in the car. Come on, quick. Rachel and Jamie hurry to the car and get in the back. Meeker makes his way over to the driver's side. Loomis is about to get in when he sees HIM. Michael, standing across the street, hidden behind a row of bushes. Meeker spots him too. MEEKER Is that him? Is that him? LOOMIS Yes. Across the street behind Meeker another Michael appears. Meeker turns and spots him. Then a third Michael appears. MEEKER Oh Christ. Doc... LOOMIS Dear God. Loomis pulls out his gun. Which Michael is real. He takes aim and is about to fire when: BOY (pulling off mask) Hey! Don't shoot! The other two also pull of their masks, and run away, laughing and taunting. MEEKER Get home dammit. There's a curfew. If I catch your asses, it'll be a weekend in jail. You all right Doc? Come on, we'll get to the station and get these kids safe. In the car, Jamie begins to cry. RACHEL Okay. Meeker and Loomis get in the car and drive off. MEEKER (on CB) Come in Pierce. Behind them stands the real Michael Myers, watching, waiting. INT. POLICE STATION The whole place has been wrecked. papers and equipment have been strewn about. Meeker and Loomis survey the destruction. MEEKER Oh Christ. They wouldn't have given up without a fight. LOOMIS They didn't know what they were fighting. Meeker makes his way deeper into the station. He stops when he spots Hank, stabbed and cut in so many places. He can't believe his eyes. MEEKER How can a man do this Loomis? Tell me. LOOMIS It isn't a man. MEEKER What is he? Tell me! What the hell are we dealing with? LOOMIS Evil. With that, Loomis exits the police station. EXT. POLICE STATION Rachel and Jamie are still in the car, Jamie sleeping. The three trucks full of hill billies drive up, and Jamie wakes up. Meeker and Loomis come out of the police station as the hillbillies pile out of the trucks. EARL What in Sam Hill is going on? MEEKER Go on home Earl. It's police business. GUY What the hell did this? EARL Looks to me like your out of business. Now I want some answers. MEEKER I haven't got the time or the patience to argue with you. Now go home to your families where you belong. The men start talking and cause a big commotion. Loomis decides to end it. LOOMIS It was Michael Myers. He's come home to kill. MEEKER Let it be Earl. Let the police handle it. EARL Like the last time? How many people killed back then? How many kids? GUY Al here lost his boy 10 years back. AL Well not this time, Ben. I'll handle this my own way. We're gonna fry his ass. The others agree and head for the trucks. Meeker turns on Loomis. MEEKER You son of a bitch, you just created a lynch mob. LOOMIS You haven't got a police force! These men may be the only defense you've got. The men get in their trucks and drive off. Meeker watches them go. MEEKER God help us. EXT. CORRUTHERS' HOUSE Logan runs out of the house, closing the door behind him. He runs to his car and climbs inside. He grabs his CB. LOGAN 132 to 133 this is 134. MEEKER This is 132, over. LOGAN Ben-uh-I just heard about the station. The camera pans back to show Michael's burned hand clutching the backseat. MEEKER Go to my house. We'll call the state force from there. LOGAN I'll be there in 5 minutes. He starts the car and pulls out of the driveway. As his car speeds down the road, the Corruthers' car enters their driveway. Darlene gets out, afraid. DARLENE Honey, I don't think their home. RICHARD How do you know their not? DARLENE Because the lights are all out. RICHARD I told them to be here by nine. Its not 9:30 yet. DARLENE We should call the fire department. RICHARD I'm not calling the fire department. They run inside. EXT. PARK Earl's truck goes down the road. The hillbillies search. GUY There he is...I've seen his face right there Al, in those bushes. They all climb out of the truck and take aim at some bushes. The bushes move and all the hillbillies open fire. For what seems like hours the hillbillies shoot, until they're positive he's dead. They rush over to the bushes. GUY Shit, Earl. It's Ted Holster. EARL You dumb son of a bitch, you said you saw Myers. INT. MEEKER'S HOUSE Kelly and Brady are on the floor, making out. Brady slides Kelly's shirt up to reveal her panties. They're kissing passionately. KELLY Lets go upstairs. BRADY No, I think we're doing just fine here. Kelly takes off her shirt, revealing her bra. BRADY Oh, I think I'm in Heaven. Kelly giggles. Brady takes off his shirt. Kelly slowly reaches behind her back and begins to remove it. She does it slowly, coyly. She slides one strap off, then the other. She hides her breasts and leans down, and Brady's hands are all over her. Suddenly, headlights appear on the wall. BRADY Oh shit! KELLY It's my dad! BRADY Your dad? Your dad!!! EXT. MEEKER'S HOUSE The cop car pulls in the driveway. INT. LIVING ROOM Kelly and Brady are hastily getting dressed. KELLY God, if he catches us like this he's going to skin you alive for starters. BRADY What? Kelly grabs her bra and stuffs it underneath a couch cushion. KELLY Come on. Come on. EXT. OUTSIDE The foursome have piled out of the car and are headed towards the house. LOOMIS Where's that Deputy? MEEKER Be here in a minute. They go inside. A few seconds later, Logan pulls up. INT. LIVING ROOM Brady sits down in a chair. Kelly tosses him a magazine. He pretends to read it. Meeker and the others come inside. Rachel sees Brady and knows exactly what happened. MEEKER Rachel, take your sister upstairs. First door on the right. KELLY Dad, what's going on? MEEKER Kelly, I want you to close and lock all the downstairs windows. KELLY Why? MEEKER Just do it. LOOMIS Where's the radio? MEEKER Right through the kitchen you'll see the basement stairs. (to Brady) Brady, you know how to use a gun? BRADY Yes sir. Meeker goes to the gun cabinet, and pulls out a shot gun, hands it to Brady. MEEKER Think you can handle that? BRADY Yeah, um, you want to tell me what's happening? MEEKER Yeah, when I have time. Logan comes inside. MEEKER You got your riot gun? LOGAN Yeah in the trunk of my squad. MEEKER Go get it. He grabs a box full of bullets and hands them to Brady. MEEKER Take these. He then gives Brady the toolbox. MEEKER Okay, you got a hammer and roofing nails. I want you up in the attic securing it so that nobody can get in. BRADY You know, if something's happening, I should just go call my parents. MEEKER Just get up in the attic. As Brady turns to go up to the attic, Meeker stops him. MEEKER Oh yeah, I catch you groping my daughter I'll use that shot gun on you. You understand? Brady nods and heads for the stairs, more than a little scared. EXT. OUTSIDE/DRIVEWAY Logan walks out to his car. He sees that the one of the back seat doors is open. He closes it, only a little worried. He goes to his trunk and opens it. He pulls out his riot gun and closes the trunk. He heads for the house. MEEKER Get the outside shutters. LOGAN What are we doing? MEEKER Making sure that no one can get in here. LOGAN Isn't this all a little paranoid? MEEKER If you'd seen that police station you wouldn't even ask. INT. BEDROOM Brady stops at the doorway and looks in at Rachel and Jamie. BRADY Are you two okay? RACHEL We've been better. BRADY What's going on? RACHEL Michael Myers. BRADY Who's that? RACHEL 10 years ago? Halloween? He's Jamie's uncle. JAMIE The kids at school were right. BRADY Um, I'm gonna be outside, upstairs in the attic. Logan is out fixing the shutters and Brady goes into the attic. KELLY That's all the windows, Dad. MEEKER All right. Good Good. Logan I want you right here by the front door. This is the dead bolt key. He locks the door. MEEKER Now I pad locked the back door, this is the only way in and out of this house. You got that? LOGAN Got it Ben. He turns to Kelly, who's just standing there. MEEKER Why don't you go make some coffee. KELLY All right. INT. ATTIC Brady is nailing a window shut. Suddenly, he hits his finger with a hammer. BRADY Oh shit! He hears a noise coming from some dark corner of the attic. BRADY Hello?...Who's there? CUT TO: INT. BEDROOM Jamie and Rachel lay on the bed, trying to go to sleep. But after all they've been through, it might be a while before either of them get a good nights rest. JAMIE Can we go home soon Rachel? RACHEL Real soon, Jamie. Now shh. INT. BASEMENT Loomis and Meeker walk over to the radio. Meeker sits down in front of it. LOOMIS How's it powered? MEEKER Batteries. I planned the generator for the house next week. I wished I hadn't waited. (into radio) This is squawk 79er zero of Haddonfield broadcasting on the state police emergency frequency. Can anyone hear me? He gets nothing but static, so he switches frequencies. MEEKER Can anyone here me? (Static) Dammit. INT. LIVING ROOM Logan sits in the rocking chair, shotgun in his hands. He slowly rocks back and forth. Kelly is in the kitchen making coffee. Rachel comes down the stairs and walks over to Logan. LOGAN Everything all right? RACHEL Jamie's sleeping. When can we go home? LOGAN State police will get here soon. Not long after that. Don't worry. RACHEL I'm trying. LOGAN It won't be long. Myers face appears in the next room. You can barely see it, but Logan senses its presence and turns to look. But Michael has already disappeared from view. INT. BASEMENT Loomis and Meeker are listening to the radio, trying to contact help. LOOMIS I hear someone. FRANK This is Frank Bute over in Tuckerville you got some kind of emergency? MEEKER Oh Christ. This is Ben Meeker. Sheriff over in Haddonfield. Our phone and power lines are down and we have a killer running lose in the street. Michael Myers. FRANK Is this some kind of Halloween prank? MEEKER This is no joke. We need those troopers and we need them now. FRANK All right. I'll get those troopers right away, hang on I'll need some information. MEEKER I'm not going anywhere Mr. Bute. INT. LIVING ROOM Loomis comes up the stairs. He meets Rachel, who is just entering the living room. He inquires about Jamie. LOOMIS Rachel, is your sister all right? RACHEL She's fine. LOOMIS Good. (to Logan) Sheriff's radioed for help. they'll be here soon. LOGAN Hell of a night. LOOMIS Its not over yet. LOGAN Where are you going? LOOMIS The Corruther's house. That's where Jamie lives, that's where he'll go. LOGAN Leave Myers for the state boys. LOOMIS The state police won't know how to stop him. LOGAN Do you? LOOMIS Maybe nobody knows how to stop him, but I've got to try. Loomis leaves to go find Michael. Logan closes and locks the door. INT. KITCHEN Rachel goes into the kitchen and Kelly is searching for something. She's checking all the cabinets. RACHEL Are you looking for this? She hands Kelly a pack of sugar. Kelly takes it and goes over to the coffee. Kelly seems sad. She tries to patch things up between her and Rachel. KELLY I didn't know you and Brady had anything okay? RACHEL You knew. You just didn't care. KELLY He's not married. Besides, I've got a right to do what's best for me. RACHEL Don't you mean what you do best? KELLY Wise up to what men want Rachel, or Brady won't be the last man you lose to another woman. Rachel picks up a cup of coffee. RACHAEL Have some coffee. She pours it all over Kelly's shirt. Kelly gasps, surprised at Rachel. INT. BASEMENT Meeker is listening to the radio. It suddenly comes alive with the hillbillies. MAN 1 Over at Alan gateways, shot Ted Holster by mistake. MAN 2 Well is he dead. MAN 1 Yeah, he's dead. MEEKER Oh Christ. Rachel comes down the stairs and stands behind him. MEEKER 04'd out there, this is Ben Meeker...Answer me dammit. All he gets is static. Nobody out there wants to take responsibility. RACHEL Sheriff, what is going on out there? MEEKER All right Rachel, you stay by this radio. The state boys will send word once their in route. When that word comes you go tell deputy Logan. RACHEL Okay. MEEKER Now you understand? RACHEL Uh huh. Meeker heads for the stairs. INT. LIVING ROOM Meeker walks over to the door. Logan stands up. Meeker gets the key and starts unlocking the door. MEEKER I'll be out on gateway and I doubt I'll be back before the troopers get here. LOGAN Maybe you ought to wait here till they do. MEEKER Hey. I got a town full of beer bellies running around in the dark with shotguns. Who's gonna be next? Somebody's wife? Somebody's kid? He cocks his gun. MEEKER I can't stand by for that. He opens the door and leaves. Logan closes the door, worried. INT. BEDROOM Jamie sits up in bed. She looks around, but doesn't see Rachel. She gets worried. JAMIE Rachel? INT. BASEMENT Rachel is listening to the radio. She hears a creak behind her. INT. LIVING ROOM Upstairs Kelly is done making coffee and brings it in to Logan. KELLY I thought you might like some coffee. He continues to rock. KELLY Pretty boring out here. I wish they'd fix the power. She sets the coffee down on the table. KELLY Least we'd have some MTV while we wait for the calvary. She picks up some matches and lights one. Carefully, so not to extinguish the flame, she lights the candle. And she screams. Logan's dead body is in the corner, blood splattered on his face. Kelly turns to the man in the chair. He stands up and turns to her. It's MICHAEL! He slowly advances for her. Kelly screams and backs up. Michael brings the shotgun back and rams it right through Kelly, lifting her up and ramming her against the wall. The shotgun enters the wall, pinning Kelly's lifeless body against it. INT. BASEMENT Rachel is listening to the radio. It suddenly crackles and Frank Bute comes on. FRANK Haddonfield, we should have cars dispatched in 5 minutes. ETA 35 minutes, Over. Rachel grabs the mike and brings it up to her face. RACHEL Ah, okay, great. We'll be waiting. FRANK Ah ten-four over. RACHEL Ah, over and out. Rachel puts the mike down and heads for the stairs. She looks behind her one last time to make sure Frank doesn't decide to speak again. Then she goes up the stairs. INT. LIVING ROOM Rachel looks around. Logan's rocking chair is empty. She isn't bothered by this and shouts. RACHEL Deputy Logan? When she receives no reply, Rachel's happy demeanor evaporates. RACHEL Deputy? She looks around and sees Deputy Logan's bloodied corpse by the table. She turns and sees Kelly's lifeless corpse dangling from the wall. RACHEL Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! She heads for the stairs. RACHEL Jamie!!! Jamie!! She starts up the stairs but trips. She quickly gets up and sprints the rest of the way up. She reaches the door to the bedroom and looks inside. JAMIE'S GONE! RACHEL Oh God! Oh God! Rachel goes hysterical. She runs down the stairs and bumps into Brady. BRADY What the hell is going on? Rachel starts back up the stairs. RACHEL I've gotta find Jamie. Brady grabs her and starts pulling her toward the door. BRADY No, no, we have to get out of here right now. RACHEL Not without Jamie. BRADY Look. He point to Logan's corpse. BRADY You think she stands a chance? RACHEL She's not dead! Brady rushes over to the door and tries to open it. But it's locked and the key is nowhere to be found. BRADY Is there another key? RACHEL I don't know! Brady rushes over to Rachel. BRADY Get out of the way, get out of the way. He raises the shotgun and shoots the door twice. He rushes over to the door. He touches the knob but pulls it away quickly. He goes back over to Rachel. BRADY Its metal, god dammit its metal. RACHEL What does that mean? BRADY We're trapped in this house. They start up the stairs. Rachel looks up and sees Jamie come out of a door. RACHEL Jamie! JAMIE Oh Rachel! Rachael runs up the stairs to Jamie and hugs her. BRADY Rachel! Rachel releases Jamie and runs to the stairs. She looks down. Michael is in the living room, standing behind the fireplace. RACHEL Brady! BRADY Get back! RACHEL Brady! BRADY No. You son of a bitch! Brady aims the gun at Michael, who is slowly walking up the steps. He pulls the trigger. Nothing happens. No bullet comes out. BRADY Shit! RACHEL Brady! Come with us. BRADY Go! RACHEL Brady! BRADY Get up there Rachel! Brady fumbles with the bullets, not able to get them in the shotgun. BRADY Shit! Michael continues climbing the stairs, with each step getting closer... RACHEL Brady! BRADY Get up there Rachel! RACHEL Brady! Come with us! Brady! BRADY Go! Brady has one bullet in, he tries to hurriedly put in another. RACHEL & JAMIE Brady! BRADY Go! Brady puts the bullet in and snaps the chamber closed. He turns to aim, but Michael is already upon him. Michael grabs Brady by the shoulders. Brady fires, but the shot goes wide and hits the wall. Michael throws Brady against the wall. He hits hard and slumps down. Jamie tries to pull Rachel away. JAMIE Rachel come on. RACHEL No. JAMIE Come on. Brady looks up at Rachel. BRADY Shit. He grabs the shotgun and stands up. He hits Michael on the head with the butt of the gun. He swings again but Michael grabs the gun. They struggle for a second before Michael slams it into Brady's face. Brady falls back onto the floor. Michael tosses the gun over the railing. It lands with a thud on the living room floor. Brady stands up and walks over to Michael. His nose is bleeding. He rears back his hand and punches Michael right in the face. Brady pulls back his arm and takes another swing, but Michael grabs it. He pulls back and we hear bones crunching. Brady screams in agony. With his other hand, Michael grabs Brady's throat and starts to lift him off the floor... Michael releases Brady's hand and wraps his other hand around Brady's throat. Brady tries to spit in Michael's face, but he misses and it lands off to the side. Michael starts pushing his finger into Brady's cheek. Brady screams in agony. Michael's finger digs deeper into Brady's cheek. We hear a crunching sound. INT. ATTIC Rachel and Jamie stop at the platform to the attic. Rachel looks back and shouts. RACHEL Leave us alone, just leave us alone. They run up the rest of the stairs. Rachel looks around and sees a suitcase. RACHEL Jamie! Rachel throws the suitcase onto the platform. Jamie grabs something and throws it down too. They continue picking up items and throwing them onto the platform until it's cluttered with junk. Rachel grabs Jamie and moves her farther into the attic. Michael reaches the platform, but he's blocked by all the junk. Jamie lets out a small gasp when she hears Michael. Rachel looks around. She starts pushing Jamie in a certain direction. RACHEL Go! Go! Michael is starting to clear a path through all the stuff in his way... RACHEL Come on! Come on! Michael has cleared a path and starts walking up the very few steps that are left... Rachel and Jamie come to a window, but it's locked. JAMIE Rachel! Michael stops for a second. He notices a tin can full of knives. He grabs the biggest, sharpest one and continues toward Jamie and Rachel... RACHEL Jamie, get down. Get down. Rachel grabs a suitcase and uses it to smash out the window. She throws the suitcase out onto the roof and bends down. RACHEL Get on my back Jamie. Get on, hold on. Jamie climbs onto Rachel's back. Very carefully, Rachel steps out of the window and onto the roof. EXT. OUTSIDE/ROOF Rachel looks down and sees how far she is to the ground. If they fall and hit the pavement, they're dead. She grabs onto a pipe jutting up from the roof and uses it to pulls herself up. Slowly, she moves her way up the roof. Every few seconds Jamie looks behind them to see if Michael is following. Rachel reaches the very top of the roof. She tries to reach for the arched part of the roof, but misses. She tries again, but still doesn't make it. As she reaches out again, a shingle her foot was on comes loose and they go sliding back down the roof. Rachel grabs onto the pipe to stop her descent. Jamie starts to slide off her back. Rachel grabs her and pulls her up. RACHEL Grab on, Jamie. Jamie gets onto Rachel's back. Rachel starts up the roof once again. This time, she grabs a black cord to steady her. Jamie gets off Rachel's back and looks behind them. She screams. Michael is pulling himself up onto the roof. Rachel grabs Jamie, and, using the cord, climbs over to the far side of the roof. Rachel lifts Jamie up and over. RACHEL I'm gonna lower you to the chimney, okay Jamie? JAMIE I can't. RACHEL Well try dammit! She starts to lower Jamie. Suddenly, Michael appears! JAMIE Rachel! Jamie slips and slides down to the chimney. Rachel looks behind her and takes a swipe at her with his knife. Rachel barely dodges. By this time, Jamie is already to the chimney. Michael takes another swipe at Rachel. Rachel rolls down the roof and hits the chimney. She gets up and faces Jamie. She gets the cord and ties it around Jamie. RACHEL I'm gonna lower you down Jamie okay? Jamie climbs over the edge. JAMIE Rachel! RACHEL I've got you come on, go down. JAMIE Rachel! Rachel I've got you Jamie. She starts to slowly lower Jamie down the side of the house. JAMIE I've got you, I've got you. Jamie is dangling above the ground, her clown mask pushed to the side of her neck. She struggles, her legs flailing in the air. Rachel continues to lower Jamie when Michael suddenly appears! She lets go of the cable, making Jamie drop about halfway down. Rachel rolls out of the way as Michael takes a swipe at her with his knife. He places his hand on the chimney for support. He again takes a swipe at Rachel, causing her to roll to the edge of the roof. Michael slowly heads for her. Rachel dangles above the ground, her hands holding onto the roof for dear life. She starts to slowly move to the side, away from Michael. Jamie grabs onto the ledge of the house and hoists herself onto it. Michael swings his knife at Rachel, causing her to lose her grip. She plummets to the ground. RACHEL Ahhhhhhhhhhh! THUD! Michael stands there, breathing heavily, just staring at Rachel's unmoving body. CUT TO: Jamie climbs the rest of the way down and runs over to Rachel. JAMIE (crying) Oh please come alive Rachel, please come alive. You can't be dead. Come alive Rachel! Jamie lays her head on Rachel's shoulder and begins sobbing. Michael appears at the side of the house. Jamie glances over at him, then at Rachel. She looks back at Michael and begins to run. JAMIE Help! Please, somebody help me! Help! Please! Somebody help me! Jamie runs by house after house, calling for help. She looks behind her, sees Michael appear from behind a bush, and runs faster. She trips, gets back up, and continues running. CUT TO: Rachel, laying on the ground. She moves slightly. CUT TO: Jamie. She's no longer running. She's walking slowly, looking around. Suddenly, she sees something off screen and begins running. But, before she gets anywhere, she runs into Dr. Loomis. He grabs her, tries to comfort her. LOOMIS What are you doing out here alone? JAMIE Everybody's dead. I just wanna go home. LOOMIS Oh no you can't. I've just been there. That's the first place he'll look for you. Where's the school house? Where is the school house? JAMIE It's over there. She points to somewhere behind Loomis. LOOMIS Come on. Come we'll be safe there. EXT. SCHOOL Dr. Loomis and Jamie walk over to the doors. Loomis grabs Jamie and holds her tight as he raises his gun and fires four times at the door. He and Jamie walk up the steps. When he opens the door, the alarms go off. Dr. Loomis and Jamie enter the school, closing the door behind them. INT. SCHOOL Loomis and Jamie walk up the steps. Loomis tries the first door he comes across, but it's locked. LOOMIS We'll hear sirens soon. JAMIE Then we'll be safe? LOOMIS Yeah. He tries another door, but it's locked too. JAMIE You don't believe that do you? LOOMIS No. They hug. Loomis turns to leave when Michael appears, grabbing Loomis and throwing him through a door, breaking the glass and the door. Jamie screams and runs down the hall, trying to open the doors. She comes to the last door and tries to open it, but it's locked. She pounds on it. JAMIE Oh, oh. Somebody help me! She walks over to the end of the hall and crouches, putting her arms over her face. JAMIE No. She begins sobbing. When nothing happens, she looks down the hall. There's no sign of Michael. Jamie slowly stands up. She looks around her, not believing that Michael is really gone. She starts to slowly walk down the hall, peering into every corner, every dark room. Michael could be anywhere. She comes to split in the hallway. On one side, stairs leading down to an entrance and another hallway. On the other, stairs leading to the second floor. JAMIE Ahhhhhhhhh! Michael stands on the steps, knife in hand. Jamie begins to run down the other steps but she trips and tumbles down the steps, landing with a soft thud. She looks up at the top of the stairs and she sees Michael begin to slowly descend them. Jamie starts to crawl away, but Michael's hand grabs her leg, pulling her back. She screams just as RACHEL APPEARS, a fire extinguisher in her hand. She begins to spray Michael with it. He is instantly covered in smoke. He holds his hands up, trying to ward it off. Rachel continues spraying Michael. EXT. SCHOOL A truck with Earl, Al and two other hillbillies comes down the road. One guy bangs on the roof to get Earl's attention. GUY In the school. Pull over Earl. They pull up to the school. They all pile out of the truck when Rachel comes out, carrying Jamie. They rush over to her. EARL What's going on here? We heard the alarm. RACHEL He's inside. GUY Jesus. Where? RACHEL In the school. INT. SCHOOL Michael is gone... EXT. SCHOOL They all discuss what to do. GUY Let's get this bastard. JAMIE No! He'll kill you too. RACHEL We have to get out of Haddonfield, the state police at on their way let them handle it. GUY I don't know about you Earl, but that makes sense to me. Lets get the hell out. AL He's not our patient. Let the troopers have him. That's what they get paid for. GUY Screw it. Lets get out of here. Al. Al takes Jamie from Rachel while the others pile into the truck. Al opens the passenger side door and put Jamie down next to Earl. EXT. ROAD The truck flies along the road, the hillbillies lights shining into the night. They pass a sign saying "WELCOME TO HADDONFIELD. HOME OF THE HUSKERS." INT. TRUCK Jamie sits in Rachel's lap, both tired and hungry. Earl glances at them, then back at the road. EXT. TRUCK Two hillbillies have their guns and lights propped up on the roof of the truck, keeping an eye out. Al sits by the tailgate. INT. TRUCK Earl reaches for the CB. He talks into it. EARL (into radio) Okay everybody, listen up. I've got Rachel Corruthers and her sister in the truck, and I'm taking them outta town route 410. State police are on the way. Got that? GUY (Through radio) Got it Earl. EARL Okay, out. EXT. ROAD A long line of cop cars comes speeding down the road, sirens blazing. INT. TRUCK Rachel looks at Jamie, happy to have her safe. Earl looks out the front window and sees the long line of cop cars. He turns to Rachel. EARL Here comes the calvary now. EXT. TRUCK One hillbilly swings his flashlight back and forth while the other fires his shotgun into the night. All the cars go by except one. It stops and waits for Earl to pull up. The COP gets out of his car. COP Coming outta Haddonfield? EARL Yeah right outta the elementary school, taking these kids to safety. COP Okay, there's a highway patrol substation about 4 miles down the highway. You'll see the turnoff signs. Now we've got officers on duty, they'll take care of you. EARL Thanks. Earl puts his foot on the gas and drives away. INT. TRUCK Earl looks over at Rachel and Jamie. EARL You'll be okay. Rachel tries to manage a smile. EXT. TRUCK Al sits near the tailgate, watching the road behind them. The other two hillbillies keep their eyes on the road ahead of them. INT. TRUCK POV We are seeing from behind Earl. The road ahead is foggy and nothing is certain. EXT. TRUCK CLOSE ON: The tailgate. Suddenly, Michael's hand appear, then the other one with the knife. He begins to haul himself up into the bed of the truck. None of them notice Michael until it's too late. One hillbilly turns, and tries to hit Michael with his shotgun, but Michael grabs it and stabs him in the back with the knife. Michael throws his body down just as Al gets up. Michael stabs him in the side, and throws his body against the tailgate. The tailgate busts open and Al's and the hillbilly's bodies go tumbling off the truck and onto the road. INT. TRUCK Rachel, Earl, and Jamie are completely oblivious to what's happening to the three hillbillies. EXT. TRUCK Michael throws the last hillbilly off of the truck. He goes rolling down the hill. INT. TRUCK Earl is getting nervous. He heard some noises. He looks out the back window when MICHAEL'S HAND BREAKS THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW and latch on to Earl's neck. His fingers dig deep into Earl's neck, drawing blood. Jamie and Rachel scream as Michael twists Earl's neck open. EXT. ROAD The truck swerves dangerously, Michael on the roof. INT. TRUCK Jamie falls into the floorboard, screaming. Rachel pushes Earl's body aside and gets behind the wheel. EXT. TRUCK It swerves, Michael still clinging to the top. INT. TRUCK Rachel opens the door and pushes Earl's body out. EXT. TRUCK Earl's lifeless body flies out of the truck and rolls down the hill. INT. TRUCK Rachel reaches over to the door and closes it. Jamie still hides in the floorboards. EXT. TRUCK Michael swings his hand inside the truck, trying to grab Rachel. She whips the wheel this way and that, trying to make Michael fall off. INT. TRUCK Michael's hand swings into the truck. Rachel tries to avoid it while maintaining control over the truck. EXT. TRUCK Michael swerves from side to side, barely hanging on. INT. TRUCK Rachel jerks the wheel to the right. EXT. TRUCK Michael almost falls off, but he manages to keep his grip. INT. TRUCK Rachel jerks the wheel, causing Jamie to fall into the floorboard and hit her head. RACHEL Jamie! Rachel continues to jerk the wheel. EXT. TRUCK It moves to the right, then the left. Michael's body is thrown every which way. INT. TRUCK Michael's hand reaches into the truck and grabs hold of Rachel's sweater. Rachel fights free, but Michael rips her sweater. She screams. EXT. TRUCK It swerves all over the road. INT. TRUCK Michael's face smashes into the front windshield. Rachel screams and pushes down on the brakes. Jamie falls back into the floorboards. EXT. TRUCK Michael goes flying off the truck. He rolls onto the road. INT. TRUCK Jamie slowly peeks over the seat. Rachel looks out the window and sees Michael slowly stand up. She messes with the gear shift. RACHEL Die you son of a bitch. She steps on the gas, and the truck goes forward at a fast rate, knocking into Michael. He goes flying into the air and lands on the ground near a mine. The truck rolls down the hill. INT. TRUCK Rachel presses the brakes, praying that the truck will stop. EXT. TRUCK The truck comes to a stop. Through the window we see Rachel sigh. EXT. ROAD The police cars comes speeding down the road, heading for Rachel and Jamie. CLOSE ON: Michael's hand. It still has a grip on the knife. Slowly, the grip loosens. INT. TRUCK Jamie stares at Michael, fascinated. RACHEL Jamie, I want you to stay right here in the truck. EXT. ROAD Meeker is the first one to arrive. Rachel races over to him. RACHEL Sheriff Meeker, we killed him. MEEKER Calm down. Calm down. Are you all right? Are you all right? Rachel nods. MEEKER Where's Jamie? CUT TO: Jamie. She kneels down beside Michael. She takes his hand and holds it, looking at the scars caused by the fire. MEEKER Jamie! Get away! RACHEL Don't touch him Jamie! Jamie drops his hand and turns to them. CLOSE ON: Michael's hand. It grabs the knife. NORMAL VIEW Michael sits up. MEEKER Get down! Jamie jumps to the ground just as Michael gets to his feet. Meeker pulls the trigger on his shotgun and BAM! a bullet hits Michael dead on. He's knocked back. The other cops and hillbillies open fire, creating a dazzling display of light. Bullet after bullet slams into Michael, causing him to step back. A few bullets hit the ground around Michael, but most hit home. Rachel covers her ears as the sounds of bullets being fired echoes all around her. Meeker takes aim, and fires, his bullet knocking Michael back. More and more bullets rain down on Michael, causing one of the most terrifying killers ever to stumble backwards, until he slips and falls down an abandoned mine shaft, hopefully to his death. The guns go quiet as everybody realizes that Michael is gone. Meeker breaths deeply, satisfied. No human could have survived that onslaught of bullets. No one. Wood and dirt crumble into the mine, burying Michael. EXT. CORRUTHERS' HOUSE - NIGHT - LATER Everything is quiet. Peaceful. INT. LIVING ROOM Richard and Darlene hug Jamie and Rachel when they walk in, escorted by Meeker. RICHARD Oh, babies. Meeker walks over to the front door and opens it. Loomis limps in. MEEKER It's over. LOOMIS Yes. Michael Myers is in hell, buried, where he belongs. Meeker sits down in a chair. MEEKER These kids aren't likely to forget. LOOMIS They've survived this ordeal, they'll survive it's memory. Rachel is completely exhausted, dried blood caked to her face. DARLENE I'm going to take Jamie upstairs. She puts her hand on Richard's knee. DARLENE (cont'd) Stay with Rachel. (to Jamie) Come on honey. INT. BATHROOM Darlene turns on the water, letting it fill the tub. INT. HALLWAY POV The person looks at a darkened room, then down the hall. It turns right and looks into a small bathroom. A pair of scissors lays on the sink. They're picked up by someone off screen. The POV returns to the hallway. INT. BATHROOM The tub is halfway full. Darlene, in a robe, lays two towels down on the edge of the tub. INT. HALLWAY POV Suddenly, a mask slides onto the person's face. We are now only seeing through the two eye holes. We make our way to the end of the hall. We turn, and stare at Darlene, hunched over the tub. She looks over at the person. INT. STAIRS DARLENE (o.s.) Ahhhhhhhh!!! Loomis comes hobbling up the steps, then stops. LOOMIS No. No! Jamie stands at the top of the stairs, a bloody pair of scissors held in her hand. Her costume is flecked with blood... LOOMIS No! No! No! No! He raises his gun to shoot her. LOOMIS No! Suddenly, Meeker jumps at him, knocking the gun out of his hand. Loomis falls to the ground, sobbing. Meeker grabs his gun and points it, but can only stare when he sees that it's Jamie. Richard comes up the stairs, quickly followed by Rachel. They both stop, stunned. CLOSE ON: Jamie. She raises the scissors into the air. CUT TO BLACK!!!!
