A Quiet Place 寂静之地 Movie Script 2018

John carefully lowers himself over the rim of the roof. His hands clinging precariously to LOOSE SHINGLE.

He doesn’t see the STAPLE that snags his shirt, so much as he hears it the fabric beginning to RIP... John tries to steady himself.

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But his fingers are slipping on the rough surface, all the way to the edge, dangling there, suspended ten feet off the ground. The more he slips, the LOUDER the shirt gets.

Will tries to un-snag the shirt from the staple, but it only makes MORE NOISE. To us it’s no louder than a whisper - but to the monster, it could be DEAFENING.

John’s hands begin to shake. His face turns red. He’s using all of his strength not to shift further down.

Desperate, Will pulls off one of the rotted shingle TILES and uses the jagged corner to cut the speared fabric. It works!

The shirt goes slack.

Just as the SHINGLES are about to give, John releases his grip and falls silently to the ground.

But it’s too late -- AN ENTIRE ROW OF TILES COMES SLIDING DOWN THE ROOF AFTER HIM.

John catches each tile. One by one. Just barely.

John and Will look at each other.

That was close.

EXT. CORN FIELD - MORNING John and Will walk in opposite directions through the corn field.

EXT. VALLEY - MORNING Will has the LARGE DUFFLE slung around his shoulder. It’s almost twice his size.

He nervously maneuvers the steep trail that leads into the LAKE VALLEY. It’s the first time he has ever done this alone.

INT. SHED - MORNING Inside the shed, Mia watches her sleeping newborn hold the Monopoly DICE in its tiny hand.

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April shucks an EAR OF CORN and bites into it. It’s raw, but nourishing. She takes an even bigger bite SPITS IT OUT. Realizes the maize is INFESTED WITH WORMS.

April tosses the sweet corn.

It lands with a THUD.

JUST THEN WE HEAR AN IDENTICAL THUD BEHIND HER!

That’s odd... April turns up the VOLUME on her hearing aid.

She hears stalks of corn MOVING.

THE CREATURE... April hides under a PATCH OF OVERGROWN WEEDS.