Assignment 4 - Script: The Halloweiners II: Son of Frankenstein

The Halloweiners II : Son of Frankenstein

 

Cast:

 

Troy Carlson

Son of Frankenstein – a confident monster that is trying to fit into the norms of society.

 

Travis Dyck

Dr. Frankenstein – a human man and father of Son of Frankenstein, who knows all too much about the perils of fitting in.

 

Aaron Biberdorf

Zombie Girl – Zombie and mother of Son of Frankenstein, and Frankenstein’s highschool sweetheart.

 

Jared Anderson

Son of Dracula – Son of Frankenstein’s newfound friend and volleyball teammate on the

    Monster Smash.

 

Darren Dyck

            Zombie Kid – Another of Son of Frankenstein’s newfound friends and teammates.

 

Brittany Biberdorf

            Mrs. Jekyll – Son of Frankenstein’s teacher and volleyball coach, a mad scientist.

 

Nancy Carlson

Shelley – A human setter, and leader, of the rival volleyball team and group of bullies – The Angry Mob.

 

April Dyck

            Pinky – A ghost, and one of Shelly’s teammates and goons.

 

Andrea Stone

            Wolf Girl – A wolf girl, and one of Shelly’s teammates and goons.

 

Jenna Zdunich

            Mrs. Moto – The coach of Son of Frankenstein’s rival school’s volleyball team.

 

Extras:

Baby Frankenstein: Emily Menzies

Toddler Frankenstein: Kaidence Dyck

Human Birthday Party Guests:  Eric and Brady Menzies

Human Volleyball Players: Rachel Zdunich, Chance Kruger, and Jacob Zdunich

Ref: Aaron Biberdorf

Scene 1 – The Intro

 

Takes place in a hospital.  Title screen, intro credits, while the audience hears a woman giving birth. 

 

Cut to Zombie Girl in a hospital bed with a blanket over her knees as she is giving birth.  Frankenstein is by her side, holding her hand.  Doctor is at the foot of the bed, getting ready to catch the baby.

 

Doctor:  PUSH!!!

 

Zombie Girl:  AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

 

Camera Freezes on Frankenstein’s surprised face.  The following dialogue is voiced over as a narration.

 

Frankenstein:  That’s me… Frankenstein.  And this is the happiest day of my whole life…

 

Camera freezes on Zombie Girl’s strained face then rotates through each of the doctors and lands on a new born baby at the very end.

 

Frankenstein:  And that’s my wife, Zombie Girl.  It’s funny that I ended up with her.  I mean I know that she is a zombie, and I am a human... my friends thought she was gorgeous growing up, but not me… Funny how things change.  Growing up, I had a bit of an identity crisis, never knowing if I fit in at all… I promised I would not let that happen to my child… or monster… or whatever we have.  Where was I?  Oh right…  The happiest day of my life.

 

Cut to the title screen “The Halloweiners II – Son of Frankenstein”

 

Cut back into an obvious home movie of young Son of Frankenstein at his first birthday party.  Frankenstein is still narrating.

 

Frankenstein:  We live in a strange world.  All new born babies seem human.  It is not until the baby turns 1 that the monster gene will show itself.  I remember this day like it was yesterday. 

 

Video shows a toddler Son of Frankenstein at a table with a birthday cake.  Cut to Son of Frankenstein’s neck as neck bolts pop out.  Other guests at the party run away.

 

Frankenstein:  Just look at those scared little humans run away.  Oh how the time flies.

 

Scene 2 – Before School

 

As music fades out, a title shows “October 30^st, 16 years later… moments before Halloween”.

 

Transition to alarm clock - 11:59 turns to 12:00.  An alarm goes off - monster mash.  A hand immediately comes down and turns the alarm off. 

Cut to Frankenstein standing in front of a calendar with X’s through all of the days but October 31, which is circled.

Frankenstein walks out of frame.

 

Cut to Frankenstein and Zombie Girl are having breakfast (toast and coffee for Frankenstein, brains for Zombie Girl).

 

Frankenstein:  I just don’t get it.  I know that we promised Son of Frankenstein whatever he wanted for his sweet sweet 16, but are you sure this is what’s best?

 

Zombie Girl:  (moans)

 

Frankenstein:  Maybe you’re right.  I’m sure he will be just fine.  I have always encouraged Son of Frankenstein to be himself.  And he is proud of who he is… I just hope that playing volleyball doesn’t make him reject his monstrosity.

 

Zombie Girl:  (moans)

 

Frankenstein:  Fine, I won’t put things in his head…  Just eat your brains.

 

Son of Frankenstein comes to the table and sits down.  There is an awkward moment between father and son.

 

Frankenstein:  Are you ready for your first day of school at the Academy of Co-Species Youth?

 

Son of Frankenstein:  Yes.

 

Frankenstein:  I hope you can find a volleyball team today.

 

Son of Frankenstein:  I hope so too.  Their Co-Species intramurals start today.  That is part of the reason I chose this school.

 

Frankenstein:  Right.  Son, you know that since they have Co-Species teams at this school, each team will need two monsters on the court at all time?

 

Son of Frankenstein:  Yes. I know that.  I want to play middle.

 

Frankenstein:  And… you know that monsters typically play power right?

 

Zombie Girl:  (moan)

 

Son of Frankenstein:  No Mom!  It’s ok!  Dad just doesn’t believe I can do it!

 

Frankenstein:  … Son, you know that’s not true.  I have just been in your shoes before.  It is difficult going to school with other species.  It is tough to fit in.

 

Son of Frankenstein:  This is my dreaaaam!  I just want to play volleyball!  I want to be a middle!

 

Frankenstein:  Oh no!  We better get going, or I will be late for work!

 

Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein leave.

 

(fade out)

 

Scene 3 - Arrives at School

 

Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein walk through the front doors of the school.  Camera captures a sign to the side of the door: Academy of Co-Species Youth.  Co-Species Intramural Volleyball Today!

 

They walk up to Mrs. Jekyll, who greets them.

 

Mrs. Jekyll:  Good evening Mr. Stein. 

 

Frankenstein: Good evening Mrs. Jekyll.

 

Mrs. Jekyll: And you must be Son of Frankenstein! 

 

Son of Frankenstein: Yes.

 

Mrs. Jekyll:  Welcome to our Academy for Co-Species Youth.  Class starts in about ten minutes.  I will introduce you to some of your class mates.

 

Mrs. Jekyll and Frankenstein walk towards a group of students.  The group consists of two monsters - Son of Dracula and Zombie Kid.  Son of Dracula and Frank exchange a look.

 

Frankenstein:  Excuse me, are you Son of Dracula?

 

Dracula: Yes, do you know my father?

 

Frankenstein:  Yes I do.  We grew up together.  I remember the day he finally grew his fangs!  You look just like him… although you look a little thinner.

 

Dracula:  Well, I do not have quite the appetite as my father.

Frankenstein:  Well son, I need to get to work.  I was late yesterday, so now my boss thinks I am a tard.

 

Mrs. Jekyll:  Well Mr. Stein, I will be your son’s volleyball coach.  If you want to come and watch the game, it will start after the monsters feed.

 

Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein hug, then Frankenstein leaves.

 

Mrs. Jekyll:  Listen up you little monsters.  This here is Son of Frankenstein, please show him around.  He will be playing volleyball with you today against The Angry Mob.

 

Mrs. Jekyll leaves.

 

Dracula:  Hi Son of Frankenstein, I am Son of Dracula.  This is Zombie Kid.

 

Zombie Kid: I like turtles.

 

Dracula:  He likes turtles.

 

Zombie Kid:  I like turtles.

 

Son of Frankenstein:  I know.

 

Dracula:  What brings you to our academy?

 

Son of Frankenstein:  This is the only Co-Species school in the area.  Since my mother is a monster and my father is a human I want to be around both while I grow up.

 

Cut to a classroom where the conversation is continuing while Mrs. Jekyll teaches a cooking class for monsters.

 

Dracula:  And Mrs. Jekyll said you want to play volleyball?

 

Son of Frankenstein: Yes.

 

Dracula and Zombie Kid exchange a look.  Zombie Kid puts his hand on Son of Frankenstein’s shoulder.

 

Zombie Kid:  I like turtles.

 

Son of Frankenstein:  I don’t understand.

 

Cut to Mrs. Jekyll.  There is a picture of a human on a rotisserie. 

 

Mrs. Jekyll:  And then the heat goes in the skin.  But remember that you can not eat humans at school.  Truck to another diagram of a zombie eating a human with a big X through it.  That would break the code of trust we have with them.  We don’t eat them and they don’t form mobs to hunt us down.

 

Cut back.

 

Dracula:  Well… we already have two monsters on our team.  To play Co-Species volleyball you need to have a minimum of two monsters on the court.  All the teams already have two monsters.  On my team, that’s me and Zombie Kid.  And we play power because that’s all monsters are good for: smashing balls!

 

Son of Frankenstein:  I play middle.

 

Dracula and Zombie kid burst out laughing.

 

Zombie Kid:  I like turtles.

 

Dracula:  Ya, you clearly don’t move fast enough for middle… Look, you can play with us but you will probably be on the bench most of the time.

 

Shot of click while bell rings.

 

The monsters walk out of class and turn down the hall.  Zombie Kid and Dracula stop abruptly, Son of Frankenstein runs into them. 

 

Long shot down the hallway.  Three (students are walking down the hallway, pushing people as they go.  They eventually walk up to Dracula, Zombie Kid, and Son of Frankenstein.

 

Dracula:  Here comes bad company.

 

Shelley:  Well if it isn’t the Monster Smash.  You are going down today!

 

Shot of Son of Frankenstein

 

Zombie Kid:  I like turtles.

 

Dracula:  We are playing them in volleyball today.

 

Shelley:  Oh who is this?

 

In this same shot, Pinky disappears.  Cut to Frankenstein, Pinky re-appears right beside him.  Frankenstein jumps.

 

Pinky:  Looks like a monster.

 

Shelley:  You already have two monsters.  Idiots.

 

Wolf Girl slaps the books out of Dracula’s hands.

 

Wolf Girl:  Ya you stupid.  Why would you have more than two monsters?

 

Zombie Kid: (aggressively) I like turtles! (Wolf Girl and Zombie Kid are not inches from each other)

 

Dracula:  (Stepping between them) Son of Frankenstein is new and wants to play volleyball.

 

Shelley:  You monsters are about as clueless as these two! (Pulls her goonies back behind her).

 

Shelley walks up to Son of Frankenstein.

 

Shelley:  You don’t scare me Son of Frankenstein.  We are going to rip your faces off and eat them… well they will, not me.  That’s sick.

 

Swish pan to Ms. Moto standing in a classroom doorway.

 

Ms. Moto:  Yes that’s right monsters.  My team will rip your face off.

 

The Angry Mob goes over and stands by Moto.

 

Son of Frankenstein:  You can’t talk like that.  You are a teacher.

 

All three of the bad team approach Frankenstein.

 

Shelley:  Watch your mouth beast.

 

Pinky/Wolf Girl: Ya watch your mouth.

 

Mrs. Jekyll comes out of her room.

 

Mrs. Jekyll:  What is going on here?

 

Ms. Moto:  Your filthy monsters are bullying my team.  Isn’t it time to feed your hellions?

 

Mrs. Jekyll shakes her head as the other team walks away.

 

Dracula:  We will never beat them…

 

Team looks sad.  Fade out.

 

 

Scene 4 - Volleyball Game

 

A wide shot of the gym.  Both teams are huddled

 

Mrs. Jekyll: Alright team.  Lets go out there and have some fun.  This team is tough, but I think we can beat them!

 

Dracula: Ya right…

 

Mrs. Jekyll:  Here is the line up (shows a slip of paper).

 

Son of Frankenstein:  I don’t get to play?

 

Mrs. Jekyll:  We are only putting two monsters on the court at a time if we want to win…  Now lets go!

 

Team puts their hands in and they cheer.

 

Right before the game starts, Frankenstein enters the gym and sits in the bleachers.  His and Son of Frankenstein’s eyes meet.  Son of Frankenstein is sad that he is on the bench.

 

Ref begins the game.  The Angry Mob starts off strong.  There will be a lot of wide shots of the game.  There will be many cuts to the score clock.  There will be a lot of medium and close ups of hits and blocks as well.

 

There will be a few hits from Pinky where Pinky appears in mid air and hit’s the ball as a special effect.

 

The score will eventually reach 22 - 5.  At this point, the human playing middle for the Monster Smash will try to block Wolf Girl.  This will tear the limbs off and the game will stop for a moment.  Mrs. Jekyll runs onto the court to tend to the horrific injury.

 

Cut away to Son of Frankenstein as he will realize he will get to play (as he is the only player on the bench).

 

Ref:  (approaches Mrs. Jekyll) Mrs. Jekyll, you need to put a new player on the court.

 

Mrs. Jekyll: … but we only have Son of Frankenstein on the bench… he can’t play middle!

 

Ref:  ya… but…

 

Mrs. Jekyll: … just give us a few minutes and we will fix this human up.

 

Ref: (looks at human) you will need to put that monster in.

 

Slow motion arguing ensues.  Cut back to Frankenstein.  Cut to The Angry Mob as they snicker with the coach.  Cut to Frankenstein.

 

Eventually, Son of Frankenstein stands up from the bench and walks onto the court.  A slow motion truck shot will occur as he walks along the net.  The Angry Mob will be yelling at him through the net.

 

Son of Frankenstein will eventually get to Mrs. Jekyll and the ref.

 

Son of Frankenstein:  I will play.

 

Mrs. Jekyll: Ok… I guess we have no other option… Three monsters on the court.  Good thing they can only score two more points and this game is over. (she slumps off the court)

 

Zombie Kid and Dracula surround Son of Frankenstein for support.

 

Dracula: Alright Son of Frankenstein.  We can do this!  Just try to move as fast as you can.  Get the ball to the outside and we will try to stuff it down their throats.

 

Zombie Kid:  I like turtles.

 

Son of Frankenstein: … right.

 

Cut to Ms. Moto talking to her team.

 

Ms. Moto:  Shelley, make sure you set up our monsters so they are hitting against that lanky monster in the middle.

 

Shelley:  You got it coach.

 

Pinky/Wolf Girl: Ya you got it coach.

 

Shelley: Oh shut it.

 

Cut to The Angry Mob serving.  Ref blows whistle to start the game up again.

 

Shelley sets monsters to the outside, but Frankenstein starts blocking everything.

 

After about 3 blocks, Ms. Moto starts getting frustrated and starts yelling to get the hits through the blocks.  The Angry Mob’s set ups get sloppier and sloppier and it is harder and harder for Shelley to set up her monsters.  Zombie Kid and Dracula also start hitting really good as they feed off of Son of Frankenstein’s surprising skill.

 

The last play of the game will be a smash from Wolf Girl who gets stuffed.  The good team celebrates.

 

The Monster Smash huddle together and jump up and down and act like giggly school girls.  Ms. Moto drops to her knees and screams in frustration.  Shelley is pounding the ground.  Wolf girl and Pinky are standing looking at the team celebrate.

 

Pinky:  I have always wanted to set…

 

Wolf Girl:  I have always wanted to play middle…

 

Dracula: Son of Frankenstein, that was awesome!

 

Zombie Kid: I like… TURTLES!

 

Frankenstein goes on to the court to meet Son of Frankenstein.

 

Son of Frankenstein:  I knew I could do it dad.

 

Frankenstein:  So did I son.  So did I.

 

The team lifts Son of Frankenstein up.  Fade out.

 

Credits and bloopers.