Army of Darkness Page #4

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78 CAMERA TRACKING WITH ASH78

shackled alongside other prisoners, is prodded inside the castle

walls.

79 INT. CASTLE COURTYARD 79

SHEILA:

a striking, blonde haired maiden, rushes into frame. She

searches the faces of Arthur's warriors and grows concerned.

She pushes through a crowd of villagers and calls up to Arthur

atop his horse.

SHEILA:

M'Lord Arthur! Where is my brother?

Did he not ride with you?

ARTHUR:

Eye. And fought valiantly. But

last night fell in battle to Duke

Henry's men.

SHEILA:

Her face does not immediately register the grief. She attempts

to step forward but stumbles. She steadies herself against the

stone wall. Her eyes harden as she sees the first of the

shackled prisoners: a semi-conscious Ash.

She flushes with anger and races up to him. She spits and kicks

at him as he's dragged along.

SHEILA:

Foul thing! A pox on your throat!

Thou art a Murderer! A black

Murderer!

80 VILLAGE WOMEN 80

restrain her.

SHEILA:

cries as the Village Women attempt to soothe her.

VILLAGE WOMAN #1

May you be consoled by their

suffering in the pit.

81 THE PROCESSION, ASH AND THE FOUR OTHER PRISONERS 81

halt. Iron keys rattle. The shackles are unlocked. Ash and the

prisoners rub their reddened wrists. They are pushed at

swordpoint towards a circular iron grate that sits atop the

ground. This is THE PIT.

82 ASH 82

looks to the jeering villagers that surround the pit, wondering

what they have in store for him.

83 SHEILA 83

stares at him in hatred.

84 THE PRISONER NEXT TO ASH84

eyes Ash curiously. This is Duke Henry the Red.

DUKE HENRY:

You sir, are not one of my

vassals. Who are you?

ASH:

Who wants to know?

DUKE HENRY:

I am Henry the Red. Duke of Shale.

Lord of the Northlands and leader

of its people.

ASH:

You ain't leadin' but two things

now, pal. Jack and sh*t. And Jack

left town.

85 A STERN FACED ARTHUR AND HIS FOUR LIEUTENANTS 85

address the doomed men:

ARTHUR:

There is an Evil that has awakened

in this land. And whilst my

people fight for their very souls

against it, you, Duke Henry the

Red, wage war on us. Your people

are no better than the foul

corruption that lies in the bowels

of that pit! May God have mercy

on your souls.

86 TWO OF ARTHUR'S MEN86

crank a massive wench. Chains tighten and the heavy iron lid

slides back, revealing a dark hole. The Pit.

87 FROM THE BOWELS OF THE IRON GRATED PIT 87

a echoed wailing rises up.

88 ASH, HENRY AND THE OTHER PRISONERS88

stiffen in fear.

89 AN OLD WOMAN AMONGST THE JEERING CROWD 89

OLD WOMAN:

Aye. Into the pit with the

bloodthirsty sons of whores!

She jams a meat pie into her mouth and cheers excitedly as

CAMERA PANS TO...

90 HENRY'S WARRIOR #1 90

as he's thrown down into the pit. He disappears into the

blackness.

91 CAMERA PANS AND HALTS CLOSE ON ASH91

watching with disbelief. We hear the warrior's echoed cry of

terror, then a SPLASH as he hits bottom.

92 CLOSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PIT 92

looking down into the blackness we hear:

HENRY'S WARRIOR #1 (O.S.)

I beg of you... by all that's

holy! Lower a rope! Lower... Oh,

for the love of god! no! NO!!!

AIIIIIiiieee!

The sound of ripping and scratching. The SHRIEK of terror is

cut short as...

A GEYSER OF BLOOD

erupts upward from the pit. Then silence.

93 ASH 93

is frozen in fear.

TOWER GUARD (O.S.)

There! He's escaping!

ASH'S TERRIFIED GAZE

jerks from the pit to...

94 TRACKING SHOT - HENRY'S WARRIOR #294

making a break for it! He's past the guards, heading for the open

drawbridge.

95 THE TOWER ARCHERS 95

spot him and fire arrows.

96 ANGLE ON 96

PING! PING!

They bounce off the Warrior's armor. He's makes it to the open

drawbridge when...

97 ARTHUR 97

pulls back a iron arrow in his crossbow. ZING! He lets it fly.

CAMERA SWISH PANS with arrow...

98 PAN HALTS ON HENRY'S WARRIOR #2 98

The iron arrow punctures the Warrior's armor, pegging him to

a wooden post. He dies standing.

99 THE CROWD99

Cheers. They turn their attention to the remaining prisoners:

CAMERA PANS from their bloodthirsty faces to the next prisoner

in line...

100ASH 100

turns to Arthur and in a desperate, cowardly plea:

ASH:

Hey, I never even saw these

a**holes before..

He spins to Duke Henry the Red.

You gotta tell 'em you don't know

me. We never met. Tell him.

HENRY:

I do not believe that he shall

listen.

101THE WARRIORS 101

grab Ash and shove him into the pit.

102ASH 102

tumbles down into the pit. He lands in a STEAMING pool of foul

water at the pit's bottom. He stands and coughs out a mouthful

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