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SCRIPT FOR A SHORT ANIMATED FILM by Jack Bowman © |
NARRATOR, "In 1899, as the 19th century was about to turn into the 20th. Izan Knarf and his best friend Adolf lowered themselves into the sewer tunnel underneath their Austrian town."
YOU CAN HEAR THE SLOSHING OF WATER AS THEY WALK THROUGH ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER. BOTH ARE CARRYING TORCHES. BOTH ARE ABOUT TEN YEARS OLD. ADOLPH IS LEADING. RATS ARE RUNNING PAST THEM. IZAN IS WEARING HIS JESTER HAT.
ADOLF, "It isn't very far to the bat cave."
IZAN, "I hope not because this place is creepy"
JUST THEN IZAN STEPS ON A RAT. IT SQUEELS AND YOU CAN HEAR A SQUISH AND SEE THE BLOOD SQUIRT.
ADOLF, "Don't be a wuss. They are only rats. Pretend we are in the trenches escaping the enemy"
IZAN, "I don't want to be in the trenches."
ADOLF, "We will be there soon."
JUST THEN A BAT FLIES OVER HEAD. THEN ANOTHER, THEN ANOTHER.
IZAN, SCREAMS
ADOLF, "Don't scream!! They will fly toward the sound. They have some kind of radio waves to where they can find stuff in the dark."
ADOLF, HOLDS UP HIS TORCH AND SETS ONE ON FIRE. THEN ANOTHER, THEN ANOTHER. THEY FLY AROUND THEM BEFORE FINALLY CRASHING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEWER TUNNEL.
ADOLF SAYS, "Looks like a flying kite attack over London"
ADOLF'S EYES BEAM IN THE BURNING TORCH AND BATS. (CLOSE UP ON ADOLF'S FACE)
IZAN IS HIDING HIS EYES WITH THE TORCH HELD OVERHEAD.
RATS COME OUT OF HOLES IN THE SIDE OF THE SEWER TUNNEL AND QUICKLY EAT THE COOKED BATS.
IZAN LOOKS DOWN AND SEES ONE OF THE RAT BAT FEAST AT HIS FEET AND SCREAMS.
ADOLF, "Don't scream. Here comes some more."
FIVE OR SO COME FROM THE DIRECTION THEY ARE HEADING AND THE BURNING CRASHING BATS CONTINUE UNTIL NONE ARE LEFT.
THE SEWER TUNNEL STARTS FILLING WITH RATS
ADOLF USES HIS TORCH TO SET SOME ON FIRE BUT THEY KEEP COMING.
IZAN ALSO SEES THE DANGER AS THE RATS START CLIMBING UP HIS LEG.
IZAN SCREAMS, "They are going to eat us alive."
ADOLF TURNS AND STARTS RUNNING TOWARD THE ENTRANCE SCREAMING, "Run Izan, Run."
BOTH RUN TOWARD THE ENTRANCE WITH RATS SQUISHING BLOOD UNDERNEATH THEIR FEET. THEIR TORCHES ARE STILL LIT.
NARRATOR: "Be sure to tune in next time to see if these daring innocent young boys escape the hungry sewer rats."
ENDS WITH THEM STILL RUNNING