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Synopsis: The Grudge is a 2004 American supernatural horror film and a remake of the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge. The film was released in North America on October 22, 2004 by Columbia Pictures,[citation needed] and was directed by Takashi Shimizu (director of all previous Ju-on films)[citation needed] while Stephen Susco scripted the film. The plot is told through a non-linear sequence of events and includes several intersecting subplots. The film was a box office success, making over $187 million against a $10 million budget, though it received only mixed reviews from critics.
Production: Sony Pictures Entertainment
  2 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
39%
PG-13
Year:
2004
91 min
$110,175,871
Website
453 Views


5 EXT. RAIL PLATFORM - DAY 5

The transit car pulls to a stop and a handful of people get

out. Karen is one of them, shouldering her backpack.

5a EXT. SHOPPING DISTRICT - DAY 5a

Karen walks down the populated sidewalk, weaving through

STREET VENDORS, and passing a large GROCERY STORE.

She pauses, looking at the address on her card. She

approaches a WOMAN and her DAUGHTER (6) and speaks to them in

Japanese. The woman nods, pointing towards a small ALLEY.

Karen gives the daughter a smile; the girl hides behind her

mother’s leg.

Revisions (Blue) -- 1/26/04 7A.

6 EXT. TOKYO NEIGHBORHOOD - DAY 6

Karen exits the alley, entering a quiet, narrow street.

She’s still not sure if she’s in the right place.

But then her eyes fix on something. She begins to walk

towards it, her gaze never leaving it -

6a EXT. THE HOUSE - DAY 6a

-- it’s THE HOUSE. Cozy and shaded, nestled into the dead

end of the street. Large by Tokyo standards.

She double-checks the address and opens the gate, walking

around a BICYCLE leaning against the wall and following the

stepping-stone path to the front door. She knocks. No

answer. She tries again. Nothing.

Then, an afterthought, she tries the handle. It’s unlocked.

Revisions (Blue) -- 1/26/04 8.

7 INT. THE HOUSE - ENTRANCE - DAY 7

Karen pokes her head inside the genkan (entry hall).

KAREN:

Hello? Mrs. Williams?

Nothing. She tentatively steps inside, and the door closes

behind her. It’s dark and musty -- the blinds are drawn.

KAREN:

Is anyone here?

She turns and LOCKS THE FRONT DOOR.

8 INT. THE HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY 8

Karen stands in the doorway, surveying the room. The place

is in a complete state of disarray.

A SCRAPING sound grabs Karen’s attention.

HER POV:
at the far end of the room, a FROSTED-GLASS PANELED

DOOR leads to an adjacent room.

A HAND is visible on the other side, clawing at the glass.

Karen runs over and slides open the door, revealing -

8a INT. TATAMI ROOM - DAY 8a

EMMA (60s, American). The older woman in the picture from

Karen’s file. She’s lying on her stomach on a stained

mattress, feebly looking up at Karen.

KAREN:

Oh my God... are you alright? -

Karen immediately kneels down next to the infirm woman,

helping her sit up. Emma looks dazed and disoriented.

Karen’s eyes sweep the room. It reeks of neglect.

9 EXT. THE HOUSE - PORCH - DAY 9

Emma sits on the back porch, staring vacantly. But her

expression isn’t simply blank - there’s an odd sadness there.

Revisions (Blue) -- 1/26/04 8A.

Karen is washing the dirty sheets in a bucket and hanging

them to dry. She finishes, turning to her charge.

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Stephen Susco

Stephen Susco is an American film and television screenwriter who is most famous for writing the hit movies The Grudge and The Grudge 2. more…

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