Into the Dark Farm

Into the Dark Farm

Into the Dark Farm

FARM
MAIN ENTRANCE · Nighttime

Charlie’s team walks through the entrance to a large farm. A

house sits near the front entrance. Behind the house, far in

the distance, a large barn.

FARM / BARN
Nighttime

The party is in full force. STUDENTS roam about, all dressed

in costumes. Halloween decorations hang from trees. Pumpkins

rest on the ground and on hay bales.

A large bonfire roars in the center of the activity.

Nearby are several pens to hold animals. One pen holds

numerous baby calves, fifty or more.

A second, and much smaller pen, holds one animal. The animal

that Squeal Team Six seeks - the WILD HOG mascot.

Three teenage GUYS guard the pen. Surprisingly, they're not

big, hulking dudes, but instead just average-size teens.

FARM ENTRANCE
Nighttime

The team waits near the entrance.

CHARLIE (RADIO)

Squeal Team Six in position.

KILLER (V.O.)

Roger that Six, you are clear to

proceed. Go bring home the bacon.

FARM
BARN AREA · Nighttime

Charlie’s team surveys the situation. They keep a low

profile, trying not to draw attention to themselves.

Izzy notices the drone floating high above them.

IZZY

(to Charlie)

There’s the drone.

BY THE BONFIRE--

Benny and his team ease through the crowd, circling wide

toward the back of the barn. He spots Hobbit and Goth Geek

moving already moving into position on the far side.

So far, so good. Then Princess elbows him.

PRINCESS

Benny, look.

Benny follows Princess’ eyeline. Across the barnyard, the

masked members of Squeal Team Six at the party entrance.

PRINCESS (CONT’D)

Could that be them?

BENNY

(low)

Charles. You insolent fool.

JEDI

We have to beat them to the pen.

BENNY

We stick to the schedule.

AT THE PARTY ENTRANCE--

A group of FEMALE RYAN STUDENTS walk by. One of them, dressed

like a zombie, talks trash to the other girls. Calista

eavesdrops on the conversation.

ZOMBIE STUDENT

I swear if Allie is here tonight

I'm going to straight up kill her.

SECOND FEMALE STUDENT

What did she do now?

ZOMBIE STUDENT

What do you think? She hit on Luke.

That "b" won't be happy until she's

been with every boy at Ryan.

The girls proceed to the party entrance.

CHARLIE

Okay, let's go.

The team follows them to the party's entrance. A couple of

MALE STUDENTS dressed as cowboys, bandanas covering their

faces, guard the gate leading to the party.

As the team tries to walk in, the Cowboys stop them.

COWBOY #1

Whoa. Hold on there pardners. Gotta

pay up first. Five dollars.

Izzy and Charlie look at each other. No drills for this.

IZZY

There's a cover charge?

COWBOY #2

Always has been.

(to Cowboy #1)

Stupid freshmen.

CHARLIE

That obvious, huh?

RURAL ROAD
FORD F150

Killer watches STS on Snacks' laptop. Listens to the exchange

through his earbuds.

KILLER

Are you kidding me?

(into radio)

Tell them you forgot your wallet.

FARM
PARTY ENTRANCE

CHARLIE

I left my wallet in my dad’s car.

Can we pay you later?

COWBOY #1

Boo hoo. You're breaking my heart.

Five bucks, loser.

Calista saunters up to the Cowboys as seductively as is

possible for a female nerd. Whispers in Cowboy #1's ear.

CALISTA

(low)

Hey, it's me. Allie. Let us in and

I'll make it worth your while after

the party.

Cowboy #1 straightens up. Looks to Cowboy #2, then waves the

team through. Calista squeezes #1's arm as she goes through.

COWBOY #2

What was that all about?

COWBOY #1

We're so going to get lucky later.

Everyone heads through the entrance and towards the bonfire.

IZZY (RADIO)

We're in.

Charlie does a quick survey of the barnyard.

CHARLIE

Toots, take your position. Emo and

Calista, get to the calf pen.

Toots hands Emo a bag and a zippo lighter.

TOOTS

Dude, be careful. These things are

LOUD and dangerous. Like seriously.

EMO

Do you not trust me?

TOOTS

Not really, no.

CHARLIE

Chill, man. He's got this.

IZZY

Signal us when you're in place.

Everyone try to blend in, okay?

Toots takes up a position next to a haystack. Emo and Calista

walk over to the pen holding the baby calves.

BY THE BONFIRE --

Benny examines the area. He hears a slight buzzing sound.

BENNY

Jedi, see if you can find a way to

take flyboy out without being too

conspicuous.

Hobbit aims his weapon at the drone. Benny slaps him in the

head. Jedid howls in pain.

BENNY (CONT’D)

I said without being conspicuous!

JEDI

(holding up the weapon)

You know this is just a toy, right?

Benny can only shake his head.

BENNY

Let’s get started.

AT THE CALF PEN --

Emo examines the gate. It's locked with a narrow chain. He

pulls a small bolt cutter from his pocket.

Calista covers Emo as he goes to work on the chain, which is

quickly cut. He ducks inside the gate.

The pen is a big mud pit. Emo slips several times as he

struggles with his footing.

RURAL ROAD
FORD F150

Killer watches the laptop. On the screen, Emo slowly makes

his way across the pen.

KILLER (RADIO)

Taking too long, Emo. Move it!

BARNYARD
CALF PEN

EMO (RADIO)

It's a freakin' mud pit in here. I

can barely move as it is.

Emo is in the middle of the herd by now. He takes another

step forward when disaster hits. He steps into a huge mud

sinkhole and sinks into the mud up to his thigh.

EMO (CONT’D)

Shoot!

Emo wiggles his leg. Tries to pull himself up, but it's no

use. It's like quicksand. He's stuck.

KILLER (O.S., RADIO)

What's the problem?

EMO (RADIO)

I'm stuck!

FARM
HOG PEN · REAR

Benny, Jedi and Princess move quietly along the back of the

barn. The three PEN GUARDS face outward, toward the party.

Benny reaches the rear fence of the pen. Runs a gloved hand

along the slats until he finds the padlocked back gate latch.

He produces a slim bolt cutter from under his cape.

JEDI

(whispers)

Guards are still there. Where's

Goth?

BENNY

Doesn't matter. I don't need a

diversion for three teenagers.

He works the bolt cutter onto the padlock shackle.

BENNY (CONT’D)

Almost...

Inside the pen, the massive hog stirs and lets out a low

grunt. Benny freezes. The guards glance at the pen, then back

at the party. Nothing.

Benny exhales. Resumes cutting.

He's close. Closer than Charlie's team, in fact.

AT THE CALF PEN --

CALISTA

Emo! C’mon!

KILLER (O.S., RADIO)

Jeezus. Calista, can you see him?

Calista tries not to be obvious as she scours the pen.

CALISTA (RADIO)

Yeah. Emo -- I'm coming. Stay put.

RURAL ROAD
FORD F150

Killer chews on this for a moment.

KILLER (RADIO)

Calista, no. We can't have two

people in there at once.

BARNYARD
HAY BALE

Toots looks across the barnyard to the pen. He notices a

couple of Ryan students approaching the pen.

TOOTS (RADIO)

Guys, incoming five o'clock.

BARNYARD
CALF PEN

Calista is confused.

CALISTA (RADIO)

Five o’clock? It's already like

eight-thirty.

TOOTS (O.S., RADIO)

It means you got visitors behind

you and to your right.

(to Emo)

Emo, make yourself invisible.

The Ryan students approach the calf pen. One of them, in a

Peanut M&M outfit, reaches out to pet a calf. The other, a

Plain M&M, does the same, but as she reaches out, she sees

Emo laying prone on the ground.

PLAIN M&M

Hey! What are you doing?

Emo tries to ignore her. Doesn't move.

PEANUT M&M

Are you okay?

Calista turns away from the students, tries to ignore them.

Emo finally lifts his head up. Puts a finger to his mask to

shush them.

PLAIN M&M

What?

EMO

(low)

Hold it down! I'm trying to hide

from my psycho ex-girlfriend. She's

not out there, is she? Looks like

that Jim Carrey character?

The M&M's look over to Calista, who tries to act nonchalant.

PLAIN M&M

Yeah, man, she is.

EMO

Just pretend I'm not here, okay?

Please? She's a freak and won't

leave me alone.

Calista suddenly wheels around.

CALISTA

You're the freak! I'm going to come

in there and crush your skull!

— ⑪

1.

EXT. FARM - MAIN ENTRANCE - NIGHT

Charlie’s team walks through the entrance to a large farm. A

house sits near the front entrance. Behind the house, far in

the distance, a large barn.

EXT. FARM / BARN - NIGHT

The party is in full force. STUDENTS roam about, all dressed

in costumes. Halloween decorations hang from trees. Pumpkins

rest on the ground and on hay bales.

A large bonfire roars in the center of the activity.

Nearby are several pens to hold animals. One pen holds

numerous baby calves, fifty or more.

A second, and much smaller pen, holds one animal. The animal

that Squeal Team Six seeks - the WILD HOG mascot.

Three teenage GUYS guard the pen. Surprisingly, they're not

big, hulking dudes, but instead just average-size teens.

EXT. FARM ENTRANCE - NIGHT

The team waits near the entrance.

CHARLIE (RADIO)

Squeal Team Six in position.

KILLER (V.O.)

Roger that Six, you are clear to

proceed. Go bring home the bacon.

EXT. FARM - BARN AREA - NIGHT

Charlie’s team surveys the situation. They keep a low

profile, trying not to draw attention to themselves.

Izzy notices the drone floating high above them.

IZZY

(to Charlie)

There’s the drone.

BY THE BONFIRE--

Benny and his team ease through the crowd, circling wide

toward the back of the barn. He spots Hobbit and Goth Geek

moving already moving into position on the far side.

So far, so good. Then Princess elbows him.

PRINCESS

Benny, look.

Benny follows Princess’ eyeline. Across the barnyard, the

masked members of Squeal Team Six at the party entrance.

PRINCESS (CONT’D)

Could that be them?

BENNY

(low)

Charles. You insolent fool.

JEDI

We have to beat them to the pen.

BENNY

We stick to the schedule.

AT THE PARTY ENTRANCE--

A group of FEMALE RYAN STUDENTS walk by. One of them, dressed

like a zombie, talks trash to the other girls. Calista

eavesdrops on the conversation.

ZOMBIE STUDENT

I swear if Allie is here tonight

I'm going to straight up kill her.

SECOND FEMALE STUDENT

What did she do now?

ZOMBIE STUDENT

What do you think? She hit on Luke.

That "b" won't be happy until she's

been with every boy at Ryan.

The girls proceed to the party entrance.

CHARLIE

Okay, let's go.

The team follows them to the party's entrance. A couple of

MALE STUDENTS dressed as cowboys, bandanas covering their

faces, guard the gate leading to the party.

As the team tries to walk in, the Cowboys stop them.

COWBOY #1

Whoa. Hold on there pardners. Gotta

pay up first. Five dollars.

Izzy and Charlie look at each other. No drills for this.

IZZY

There's a cover charge?

COWBOY #2

Always has been.

(to Cowboy #1)

Stupid freshmen.

CHARLIE

That obvious, huh?

INT. RURAL ROAD - FORD F150

Killer watches STS on Snacks' laptop. Listens to the exchange

through his earbuds.

KILLER

Are you kidding me?

(into radio)

Tell them you forgot your wallet.

INT. FARM - PARTY ENTRANCE

CHARLIE

I left my wallet in my dad’s car.

Can we pay you later?

COWBOY #1

Boo hoo. You're breaking my heart.

Five bucks, loser.

Calista saunters up to the Cowboys as seductively as is

possible for a female nerd. Whispers in Cowboy #1's ear.

CALISTA

(low)

Hey, it's me. Allie. Let us in and

I'll make it worth your while after

the party.

Cowboy #1 straightens up. Looks to Cowboy #2, then waves the

team through. Calista squeezes #1's arm as she goes through.

COWBOY #2

What was that all about?

COWBOY #1

We're so going to get lucky later.

Everyone heads through the entrance and towards the bonfire.

IZZY (RADIO)

We're in.

Charlie does a quick survey of the barnyard.

CHARLIE

Toots, take your position. Emo and

Calista, get to the calf pen.

Toots hands Emo a bag and a zippo lighter.

TOOTS

Dude, be careful. These things are

LOUD and dangerous. Like seriously.

EMO

Do you not trust me?

TOOTS

Not really, no.

CHARLIE

Chill, man. He's got this.

IZZY

Signal us when you're in place.

Everyone try to blend in, okay?

Toots takes up a position next to a haystack. Emo and Calista

walk over to the pen holding the baby calves.

BY THE BONFIRE --

Benny examines the area. He hears a slight buzzing sound.

BENNY

Jedi, see if you can find a way to

take flyboy out without being too

conspicuous.

Hobbit aims his weapon at the drone. Benny slaps him in the

head. Jedid howls in pain.

BENNY (CONT’D)

I said without being conspicuous!

JEDI

(holding up the weapon)

You know this is just a toy, right?

Benny can only shake his head.

BENNY

Let’s get started.

AT THE CALF PEN --

Emo examines the gate. It's locked with a narrow chain. He

pulls a small bolt cutter from his pocket.

Calista covers Emo as he goes to work on the chain, which is

quickly cut. He ducks inside the gate.

The pen is a big mud pit. Emo slips several times as he

struggles with his footing.

INT. RURAL ROAD - FORD F150

Killer watches the laptop. On the screen, Emo slowly makes

his way across the pen.

KILLER (RADIO)

Taking too long, Emo. Move it!

EXT. BARNYARD - CALF PEN

EMO (RADIO)

It's a freakin' mud pit in here. I

can barely move as it is.

Emo is in the middle of the herd by now. He takes another

step forward when disaster hits. He steps into a huge mud

sinkhole and sinks into the mud up to his thigh.

EMO (CONT’D)

Shoot!

Emo wiggles his leg. Tries to pull himself up, but it's no

use. It's like quicksand. He's stuck.

KILLER (O.S., RADIO)

What's the problem?

EMO (RADIO)

I'm stuck!

EXT. FARM - HOG PEN - REAR

Benny, Jedi and Princess move quietly along the back of the

barn. The three PEN GUARDS face outward, toward the party.

Benny reaches the rear fence of the pen. Runs a gloved hand

along the slats until he finds the padlocked back gate latch.

He produces a slim bolt cutter from under his cape.

JEDI

(whispers)

Guards are still there. Where's

Goth?

BENNY

Doesn't matter. I don't need a

diversion for three teenagers.

He works the bolt cutter onto the padlock shackle.

BENNY (CONT’D)

Almost...

Inside the pen, the massive hog stirs and lets out a low

grunt. Benny freezes. The guards glance at the pen, then back

at the party. Nothing.

Benny exhales. Resumes cutting.

He's close. Closer than Charlie's team, in fact.

AT THE CALF PEN --

CALISTA

Emo! C’mon!

KILLER (O.S., RADIO)

Jeezus. Calista, can you see him?

Calista tries not to be obvious as she scours the pen.

CALISTA (RADIO)

Yeah. Emo -- I'm coming. Stay put.

INT. RURAL ROAD - FORD F150

Killer chews on this for a moment.

KILLER (RADIO)

Calista, no. We can't have two

people in there at once.

EXT. BARNYARD - HAY BALE

Toots looks across the barnyard to the pen. He notices a

couple of Ryan students approaching the pen.

TOOTS (RADIO)

Guys, incoming five o'clock.

EXT. BARNYARD - CALF PEN

Calista is confused.

CALISTA (RADIO)

Five o’clock? It's already like

eight-thirty.

TOOTS (O.S., RADIO)

It means you got visitors behind

you and to your right.

(to Emo)

Emo, make yourself invisible.

The Ryan students approach the calf pen. One of them, in a

Peanut M&M outfit, reaches out to pet a calf. The other, a

Plain M&M, does the same, but as she reaches out, she sees

Emo laying prone on the ground.

PLAIN M&M

Hey! What are you doing?

Emo tries to ignore her. Doesn't move.

PEANUT M&M

Are you okay?

Calista turns away from the students, tries to ignore them.

Emo finally lifts his head up. Puts a finger to his mask to

shush them.

PLAIN M&M

What?

EMO

(low)

Hold it down! I'm trying to hide

from my psycho ex-girlfriend. She's

not out there, is she? Looks like

that Jim Carrey character?

The M&M's look over to Calista, who tries to act nonchalant.

PLAIN M&M

Yeah, man, she is.

EMO

Just pretend I'm not here, okay?

Please? She's a freak and won't

leave me alone.

Calista suddenly wheels around.

CALISTA

You're the freak! I'm going to come

in there and crush your skull!