Army of Darkness

Are stranded in the courtyard. They fight for their lives but are quickly overcome.

EVIL SHEILA

Takes out the last of the stranded warriors with her sword.

EVIL ASH

Smiles at Sheila. He turns his attention to the guarded tower just beyond the parapet.

EVIL ASH

The book shall be mine!

He raises his rusty sword.

EVIL ASH

LADDERS!

TWELVE EVIL DEAD

Storm the parapet with three crudely built wooden ladders as large rocks rain down upon them from above.

TWO WARRIORS

Push away ladder #1.

FOUR SKELETONS ON LADDER #1

Swing away from the wall and crash to the ground.

TWO SKELETONS ON LADDER #2

Leap onto the parapet and battle the men with swords.

WARRIOR #2

Knocks the Deadite off the ledge and shouts back toward Arthur.

WARRIOR #2

We can't hold this wall much longer!

A DEADITE ARROW

Pierces his armor and he falls to his death.

INT. COURTYARD

A VIKING DEADITE looks up as he hears...

CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!

DEADITE'S POV

The DOORS of the BLACKSMITH'S SHOP BURST OPEN.

Through the dust and smoke something appears...An iron beast...belching steam...It's angry iron blades whirling. Behold...

THE DEATHCOASTER

The stripped chaise of the Delta88 Oldsmobile. A steam engine is mounted to it's center to power the craft. At the front and rear are spinning, helicopter like rotor blades.

GOLD TOOTH

Shovels coal into the Deathcoaster's furnace.

ASH

Is at the helm. He pulls a cord.

THE DEATHCOASTER'S STEAM WHISTLE

SCREAMS to announce its birth.

THE VIKING DEADITE

Is cut to ribbons by swirling blades.

THE VILLAGERS ATOP THE PARAPET

Cheer!

EVIL DEAD

At the base of the ladders look up in horror to see...

THE STEAM DRIVEN ROTOR BLADES

Slicing through two Deadites at once. The cow-catcher in front pushes aside the halved Evil Dead.

ASH

Operates a crude instrument panel with only two levers to steer the craft. It's a bumpy ride.

WIDE SHOT – THE DEATHCOASTER

Thwop! Thwop! Two more skeletons bite the dust.

Leathery hands pluck a SCREAMING Gold Tooth from the craft.

GOLD TOOTH

Disappears beneath the squirming corpses. A moment later he re-emerges as a skeleton himself, except for the single gold tooth that shines against the white of the bone. He stands and joins the Deadites.

EVIL SHEILA

Leaps onto the moving Deathcoaster to face Ash.

EVIL SHEILA

Thou didst find me beautiful once.

ASH

Honey... you got real ugly.

EVIL SHEILA

Attacks with a SHRIEK!

ASH

Spins out his double barreled shot gun and...

BLAMMITY-BLAM!

... blows her off the craft. She does a back flip into the other Deadites.

ASH

Pulls hard on the steering stick and it tears loose from the craft.

THE DEATHCOASTER

Careens out of control.

ASH

Tumbles from the helm and hits the ground.

THE DEATHCOASTER

Flips, crushes a group of Deadites against a wall, and explodes.

ASH

Picks himself up from the dust. He looks upward to...

LADDER #2 – ARTHUR

Attempts to push the ladder away. A sword comes up into frame, stabbing Arthur. He is yanked to his death with a shriek! Evil Ash, with his bloody sword, leaps up from the ladder and onto the parapet. He's headed for the Book of the Dead.

BELOW IN THE COURTYARD – ASH

Races to a set of ropes and pulley that ascend the parapet. Two Deadites come at him. He grabs the rope with his steel hand and slices one end of it with his sword.

ABOVE HIM – A NET OF BOULDERS

Plummet down atop the two Deadites, crushing them. Simultaneously, Ash is tanked upward by the rope, to the parapet.

ASH

Looks to...

EVIL ASH

Approaching the Necronomicon.

ASH

Kicks aside a hay bale and removes a mini-crossbow with four flame tipped arrows, loaded and ready. He fires.

A FLAME ARROW

Imbeds in Evil Ash's leg and ignites his body. Another flaming dart hits his shoulder blade. The flames consume his body. He burns and SHRIEKS!

ASH

Watches in horror as...

THE FLAMES RECEED

Revealing a bone white skeleton with mismatched eyes. SKELETAL EVIL ASH! It races at Ash with a SHRIEK.

ASH AND EVIL ASH

Bring their swords together with such great force that sparks fly. Ash is forced back against the stone pedestal that holds the Necronomicon.

CLANG!