FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE RETURN OF JASON

 

 

 

 

 

Screenplay by Eric Hiers

 

 

 

 

Based on the characters created by

Victor Miller

Ron Kurz

Martin Kitrosser and Carol Watson

Bruce Hidemi Sakow

David Cohen and Martin Kitrosser

Tom McLoughlin

Manuel Fidello and Daryl Haney

Rob Hedden

 

 

This script ignores the events of JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY, JASON X, and FREDDY VS. JASON because this film is being entered in the

Maniafest 2003- “Friday the 13th” Cut ‘Em Up Film Contest.

 

First Draft

August 15, 2003


For years, Jason Voorhees stalked Crystal Lake, New Jersey.  He was believed to have drowned in 1957 at the age of eleven.  He did not.  For ten years, he murdered at least a hundred ten people and then he disappeared.  He was last seen in New York City eight years ago.  Now, Jason is only an urban legend told to little kids to make them go to bed on time and to obey their parents.  Crystal Lake sleeps peacefully that Jason is long gone.

 

01. CRYSTAL LAKE, NEW JERSEY- FRIDAY JUNE 6, 2003

The lake is calm on this hot night.  It is peaceful.  Almost too peaceful.  Suddenly something disturbs the water.  A figure rises out of the lake.  Its appearance is shrouded in darkness.  It is a young boy.

 

The boy casts a shadow on the ground.  The shadow grows larger in the shadow of a grown man.  The boy is now a man.  The man’s appearance is also hidden in the darkness.  The man walks into the woods.

 

02.EXT: OLD MAN’S HOUSE

An old man comes out of his house with a basket of wet clothes.  He walks into a figure.  He gasps.  It is a scarecrow dressed up to look like Jason Voorhees.

 

OLD MAN

Always around this time, those little brats pull this Jason crap!

 

The old man knocks over the scarecrow and walks over to his clothesline.  It has a few dry clothes on it already.  The man begins putting the wet shirts and pants on the line.  He comes up to a dry pair of pants on the line and he pulls it from the line.  THE FIGURE IS STANDING THERE.

 

The old man gasps.  The figure throws a wet sweater around the old man’s neck and throws the man towards the ground.  The figure quickly jerks the sweater back, breaking the old man’s neck.

 

He drops the old man and grabs a long sleeved shirt and a pair of pants.  He grabs the man’s shoes.  He gets dressed.  He looks down and sees the head of the scarecrow.  He bends down and pulls the mask off of the scarecrow’s head (whether it be a hockey mask or a potato sag).  He puts it on.  He grabs the scarecrow’s machete and then looks at the camera.  JASON IS BACK.

SHOOT TO BLACK.

 

03. CRYSTAL LAKE OUTSKIRTS; FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2003

Matt and his girlfriend, Gwen drive down an old dirt road in Matt’s black pick-up truck.  They are both just graduating from Crystal Lake High School.  They are on their way to Matt’s cabin out in the woods.

 

MATT

This is good, isn’t it?

 

GWEN

Yeah.

 

MATT

I mean with you going to Hartford and me going to Leonardo in the fall.  We won’t be seeing much of each other for a while.  This will be good.

 

GWEN

Hartford and Red Bank ain’t that far away.

 

MATT

It’s a good ways.

 

Gwen notices a white pick up truck broke down on the side of the road up ahead of them.  There are two guys trying to get the truck started.

 

GWEN

Slow down and see if those guys need any help.

 

MATT

Hasn’t Tobe Hooper taught us anything?

 

GWEN

This isn’t a hitchhiker.  Now, don’t be a jerk.  Slow down.

 

Matt slows down and stops beside the white truck.  The man in the truck, Reggie, gets out of the truck.  The man checking the engine, Tommy Jarvis, looks up at Matt’s truck.

 

MATT

Need any help, buddy.

 

TOMMY

No, I’ve got it under control.  This piece of crap just shuts off from time to time.  Thanks for stopping and asking though.

 

GWEN

Are you sure?

 

REGGIE

Tommy’s got it under control.

 

MATT

Okay.  Take it easy.

 

TOMMY

Wait.  These woods are a dangerous place.  May I ask what you two are doing way out here?

 

MATT

We’re just going to my parents' summerhouse.

 

GWEN

Why do you ask?

 

TOMMY

It's not safe out here.

 

GWEN
Why?

 

REGGIE

Jason.

 

Matt and Gwen both look at Tommy and Reggie strangely. 

 

GWEN

Jason?

 

MATT

Jason is only an urban legend.

 

TOMMY

Jason is not an urban legend.  He drowned in Lake Crystal Lake back in 1957, or so everyone thought.  His mother killed eight counselors, before being beheaded by the sole surviving consular.  Jason saw it all and killed at least a hundred and ten people in a ten-year period.  He killed my mother eighteen years ago.  My sister, Trish and I had to fight him off.  I hacked the bastard with his own machete until I was sure he was dead.  Ten years later, I returned him to the lake.  He's real, I promise you.

 

Gwen is a little spooked, and so is Matt, but he is not showing it.

 

MATT

Well, no one has seen Jason for, what, eight years.  He's dead.

 

REGGIE

An old man was killed a week ago not too far from the lake.

 

TOMMY

Not too far from here.  If you follow a trail about a mile down the road, you end up at the camp.

 

MATT

Well, thanks for the advice, guys, but we need to get on.

 

TOMMY

I know I sound crazy, but believe me.  I've seen what he can do.  Be careful.

 

MATT

Okay.  Take care.

 

Matt drives the truck on down the road.  Gwen is spooked out.  Tommy and Reggie watch the truck leave.

 

MATT (v.o.)

Freaks.

 

TOMMY

Is everything ready?

 

REGGIE

Yeah.

 

TOMMY

He'll show and we'll be there to catch him.

 

04.EXT: MATT'S WOODS HOUSE

Matt's truck drives up to the house and parks.  Both doors open and the couple get out of the truck.

 

GWEN

Those guys were weird.

 

MATT

They were just trying to scare you, babe.

 

GWEN

They seemed serious.

 

MATT

Did you see the way that guy with the glasses was looking at you?  He was staring at you like you were the newest release in the porno section at Mainstreet Video.

 

GWEN

No, he wasn't.

 

MATT

He checked out your chest at least five times.

 

GWEN

He was creepy.  With all that Jason talk.

 

MATT

The only psychos out there are those animal molesters.  Let's get inside.  It's getting dark.

 

Gwen and Matt get their bags.  They walk towards the house.

 

GWEN

I think I'll go take a shower when we get inside.

 

MATT

Okay, I'll unpack and make us supper.

 

GWEN

That would be nice.

 

They go inside the house.  Out in the bushes, stands a figure.  Slowly pan up the figure's body to reveal his hand gripping a machete and eventually his head.  It is Jason.

 

05. THE WOODS- LATER

Tommy and Reggie walk through the woods.  Tommy carries a huge hack blade and a backpack of explosives.  Reggie carries a big crossbow and wears a hockey mask over his face.  They search through the trees.

 

TOMMY

Keep a look out.

 

Tommy and Reggie walk on.

 

06. INT: MATT'S WOODS HOUSE
Matt gets up from the dinner table and takes his and Gwen's plates to the sink.  Gwen sits at the table, finishing off her drink.

 

MATT

You know what would be sweet?

 

GWEN

What?

 

MATT

We go sit out in the gazebo.  The stars are out.

 

GWEN

Yeah.  Let's do it.

 

Gwen gets up and she and Matt walk outside.

 

07. EXT: MATT'S WOODS HOUSE.

Matt and Gwen walk out of the house.  Matt closes the door and the two walk out of the garage and AN ARM SHOOTS FROM OFFSCREEN AND GRABS GWEN’S SHOULDER.

 

Gwen screams.  JASON holds Gwen out and lifts the machete.  An arrow shoots into Jason’s chest.  Jason looks into the woods and sees Tommy and Reggie standing there.  Reggie shot the arrow.

 

TOMMY

Jason!  Come on!  Over here!  Remember me!  I’m the one you want!

 

Jason stares at Tommy, almost as if he is in a trance.

 

YOUNG TOMMY (v.o. a la The Final Chapter)

Die!  Die!  Die!  Die!  Die!

 

Jason drops Gwen and pulls the arrow from his chest and throws it to the ground.  He begins walking into the woods.  Tommy and Reggie run into the woods.  Gwen gets up and she and Matt run inside the house.

 

Tommy and Reggie stop. 

 

TOMMY

Okay.  You go over there and when he comes, you do your thing.

 

REGGIE

Okay.


TOMMY

Just make sure he is focused on you, until I can pin him down.

 

REGGIE

Okay.

 

Reggie and Tommy go behind seperate trees.  Jason walks up and goes past the tree Reggie is hiding behind. 

 

REGGIE

Jason!

 

Jason turns around and stares at him.  Reggie slowly walks towards Jason.

 

REGGIE

Jason.  Come to me.

 

Jason tilts his head.

 

REGGIE

You need to stop.  Your job is done.  It's all over, Jason.  Your mother is very proud of you. It's time for you to be with her.  Come with me.  Let me take you to her.

 

Jason notices the crossbow still in Reggie's hand.  Jason swings the machete at him.  Reggie blocks it with the crossbow.  Jason knocks the crossbow down and quickly swings it into Reggie's neck, decapitating him.

 

TOMMY

NO!

 

Tommy runs at Jason with the hack blade, ready to shove it into Jason's chest.

 

TOMMY

You son of a---

 

Jason grabs the hack blade and swings Tommy into the tree.  Tommy groans and Jason swings the machete.  Tommy ducks and the machete goes into the tree. 

 

Tommy gets up and kicks Jason.  Jason steps back and swings the machete at Tommy.  Tommy tries to get out of the way, but the tip of the machete cuts into his chest and he falls down and hits his head.

 

Jason looks down at Tommy.  Blood begins dripping out of the back of his head.  Jason lifts the machete and he hears Matt and Gwen behind him.

 

Jason turns around and sees Matt and Gwen run to Matt's truck.  Jason begins walking towards them.

 

Matt and Gwen get into the truck.  Matt tries to start the truck.  But it will not start.

 

MATT
Come on.
  Come on, you piece of junk.

 

Jason reaches into the truck and grabs Gwen.  Gwen screams and Jason pulls her out of the truck.

 

MATT

No!

 

Matt jumps out of the truck and tackles Jason.  Gwen gets up and runs behind the truck.  Jason throws Matt off of him and gets him.  Matt sees the arrow and reaches for it.  Jason lifts the machete and quickly hacks down into Matt's back.

 

GWEN

NO!!! MATT!!!

 

Jason hacks into Matt violently.  Then he looks at Gwen.  Gwen gets in the truck and tries to start it.  It still will not start.  Jason opens the door and grabs her and begins pulling her out of the truck.

 

Gwen grabs at her purse and all of her stuff falls out of it.  She sees a nail file and reaches for it.  Jason pulls her out of the truck and drops her on the ground.

 

Jason lifts the machete and someone shoves the arrow into Jason's leg.  It is Matt.  Gwen gets up and grabs the file as Jason pulls the arrow out of his leg and throws it down into Matt's throat.

 

Jason turns around and Gwen stabs him in the left eye with the file twice.  Jason groans and drops the machete. She tries to stab him a third time, but he backhands her, knocking her down.  Blood oozes from Jason's eye as he looks down at the ground for the machete.  It is gone.

 

Tommy appears behind Jason with the machete.  He lifts it up high.

 

TOMMY

Jason!

 

Jason turns around and Tommy swings the machete into Jason's head, knocking the mask off and Jason to the ground.  Gwen screams and gets up.  Tommy begins hacking into Jason with the machete.  Blood and gore shoot everywhere.

 

TOMMY
Die!  Die!  Die!  Die!  And stay dead!

 

Tommy lifts the machete up high and splits the bloody hockey mask in two.

BLACKOUT.

 

*** Since this is Friday the 13th, you know there has to be a sequel, so here is the opening for a sequel, should I ever decide to do one ***

 

FADE IN.

 

01. EXT: MATT’S PARENTS’ WOODSHOUSE; JUNE 13, 2003

Jason’s broken blood covered hockey mask sits on the ground.  GWEN stares down at JASON, dead and hacked up.  TOMMY JARVIS stands above the body, breathing hard and clutching Jason’s machete.

 

GWEN

Is he dead?

 

TOMMY

Momentarily.

 

Tommy puts the machete down and grabs Jason’s arms and pulls his body over to a fire pit.  Tommy looks around and sees a gas tank on the back of Matt’s truck.

 

Tommy runs over to Matt’s truck and grabs the gas tank.  He runs past Gwen.

 

TOMMY
I’ll reimburse you.

 

Tommy runs up to Jason’s body and pours gas all over him.  Gwen walks up to Tommy.  Tommy puts the gas tank down and pulls a box of matches out of his pocket.  Tommy lightly pushes Gwen back.

 

TOMMY

Stand back.

 

Tommy strikes a match and throws it on Jason.  Jason’s body blazes up.  Tommy picks up the hockey mask and stares at it.  Then he throws it into the fire.

 

TOMMY

Rest in Hell, Jason.

 

CLOSE-UP ON THE HOCKEY MASK BURNING.

SHOOT TO BLACK.