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
For years, Jason Voorhees stalked
01.
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.
Matt
and his girlfriend, Gwen drive down an old dirt road in Matt’s black pick-up
truck. They are both just graduating from
MATT
This is good, isn’t it?
GWEN
Yeah.
MATT
I mean with you going to
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
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;
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.