Let Me In Page #2

Synopsis: In Los Alamos, New Mexico, the twelve year-old Owen is a lonely and outcast boy bullied in school by Kenny and two other classmates; at home, Owen dreams of avenging himself against the trio of bullies. He befriends his twelve-year-old next door neighbor, Abby, who only appears during the night in the playground of their building. Meanwhile, Abby's father is a wanted serial-killer who drains the blood of his victims to supply Abby, who is actually an ancient vampire. Abby advises Owen to fight Kenny; however, soon he discovers that she is a vampire, and he feels fear and love for the girl. Meanwhile a police officer is investigating the murder cases, believing that it is a satanic cult.
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Director(s): Matt Reeves
Production: Overture Films
  14 wins & 28 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
79
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
2010
116 min
$12,134,420
Website
755 Views


...What do you mean?

In Cooks class.

Lets see it...

- ...No

- ...No?

Where is it...?

Where is it...?

Show me!

- ...Jesus Christ, dude...!

- ...What...?

You explain that to his mom...

Thats okay...

Shes not going to tell her mom on

us, is she...?

She fell down on

the playground, thats all...

Right?

Right...?

Say it, little girl... Say it...

come on, dude... Lets go...

I fell down...

...On the playground.

Well you have to be more careful,

Okay honey?

I dont like to

see my baby hurt...

Lead us not into temptation

and grant us peace in our day

and protect us from evil

look , I made one for you,

and one for me

Are you reading this?

Its for school, its boring

cmon, look...! Its so cool...!

We can talk to each other...!

Through the wall...!

Can you hear me through the wall?

...Only sometimes..

Did you hear anything the other

night...?

why was your dad so mad...?

Wheres your mom...?

Are you parents divorced?

My mom is dead

My mom and dad are getting a divorce.

What happened there...?

Just some kids. At school.

Where do you go to school anyway?

I never see you....

...listen.

...What...?

You have to hit back.

You have to hit back hard.

i can't

...There are three

Then you hit back even harder.

Hit them harder than you dare

And then theyll stop.

...What if they hit me back?

You have a knife.

Yeah... But what if they

Ill help you.

...You? Youre a girl...

Im a lot stronger than you

think I am

...I have to get in there...!

...Move...

...Move...

- Mr. Zoric...?

- Yes, Owen?

I was wondering. About the after

school strength training?

Can people still... sign up?

...You like to get strong?

Okay. Four oclock. You come. We

make you strong.

...Okay...

you want some?! Theyre really good!

Theyre my favorite!

- Theyre really really good!

- no thanks

What do you like...?

You can have anything you want...!

I dont eat this

Okay...!

I guess thats it...!

i guess maybe i can have one

really!

here, try this

...Sorry

Owen... Do you like me?

Yeah...

A lot.

Would you still like me... even if

I werent a girl...?

...What do you mean...?

I don't know... I guess so...

...Why?

No reason...

So where are you from?

How come you moved here...?

We... move around a lot.

Yeah, but why would you move here?

somebody move here

I hate it here

Someday Im gonna

get out...

And Ill never come back...

People here ....

are just stupid

Owwwwen...!

oh god

Hang on...

What...!

You promised me you wouldnt

leave the courtyard!

mom I been here the whole time...!!!

Well, come up! Its time for dinner...!

oh god

goodnight..

goodnight..

You going out...?

Is there a choice...?

Please dont see that boy again...

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Matt Reeves

Matthew George Reeves (born April 27, 1966) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Reeves began his career as a screenwriter for the films Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) and The Pallbearer (1996), the latter of which marked his feature-length directorial debut. He then transitioned into television as a director and co-creator of the drama series Felicity (1998–2002), alongside J.J. Abrams. Reeves has since gone on to direct the found-footage horror film Cloverfield (2008), the romantic horror film Let Me In (2010), and the critically acclaimed science fiction sequels Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). In February 2017, Warner Bros. announced that Reeves will write and direct the superhero film The Batman, which is set in the DC Extended Universe. more…

All Matt Reeves scripts | Matt Reeves Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Let Me In" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/let_me_in_12475>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Let Me In

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.