BATBOY Draft 1

By
Nicholas Bogdanovic

FADE IN:
INT.

THOMAS BEDROOM - MORNING

MONTAGE: BATBOY BEGINS

THOMAS WAYNE, a thirteen year old boy with messy hair, is
waking up with the song "Angel of the Morning" playing in
the background.
Thomas gets out of bed, makes coffee and brushes his teeth.
Thomas suits up into his "Batboy" costume. He slowly walks
to the sidewalk. Batboy confronts a group of thugs and
brutally attacks them until the song ends.
FADE OUT.
SMASH CUT TO:
EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT
JOE, a teenage boy with red hair, wearing a white t-shirt
and jeans is mugging an older man. There is nobody else in
the alley. The Jonathan is knocked unconscious after a
strong punch from Joe. Joe takes the mans wallet. He begins
to walk out of the alley. WHOOSH! BATBOY (Thomas Wayne
wearing a batman outfit) falls from the sky and blocks Joes
exit. Batboys costume contains glowing red eyes, a cape, a
voice changer, and a gun holstered to each one of his legs.
BATBOY
You took that mans wallet... Give
it back.
JOE
Alright man, just take it easy.
Joe tosses the wallet towards the mans unconscious body.
JOE
Is that better?
BATBOY
Yes...
Joe takes a deep breath. Batboy turns around and begins to
walk away from the crime scene.
BATBOY
One second thought...

(CONTINUED)

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2.

Batboy turns around, pulls out his pistols and unloads them
into Joe.
BATBOY
No.
Joes POV: Batboy turns around and begins to walk out of the
alley. Joes vision keeps fading in and out. SCARECROW, (DR.
JONATHAN CRANE)a man wearing overalls and a scarecrow mask,
walks towards Joe from behind. He picks up Joe and begins to
walk away.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. UPSTAIRS ROOM - ABANDONED HOUSE - DAY
The room is mostly empty. Joe is tied to a chair, his shirt
is completely covered in blood. Scarecrow walks into the
room and slowly approaches Joe.
SCARECROW
Good morning.
JOE
Who are you!?
SCARECROW
Im the scarecrow, and who might
you be?
JOE
Where am I!?
SCARECROW
I just saved your life, and I can
end it just as quickly.
JOE
Why did you save me?
Scarecrow grabs a stool and pulls it over by Joe so he can
sit down.
SCARECROW
You are my first experiment.
JOE
What kind of experiment?
SCARECROW
What is your name?

(CONTINUED)

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JOE
Joe...
SCARECROW
Well Joe, Im trying to prove that
anyone, no matter how stable they
are, can go mentally insane.
JOE
Youre trying to make me go insane?
SCARECROW
Thats the first part of the plan.
After that we make the bat go
insane.
JOE
How do you plan on making me
insane?
SCARECROW
Ill use your greatest fear.
JOE
How do you know what my greatest
fear is?
SCARECROW
I dont... Not yet.
JOE
Why are you dressed like a
scarecrow?
SCARECROW
Because scarecrows are my fear. I
learned to embrace my fear and use
it against my enemies.
JOE
Youre insane.
SCARECROW
No... Im not, but you will be.
JOE
Let me out of here!
SCARECROW
I think its time for your first
dose of medicine.

(CONTINUED)

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4.

JOE
(Screaming)
HELP!!!
Scarecrow puts his wrist close to Joes face and a gas
sprays out of his wrist. Joe tries to hold his breath as the
gas reaches his face.
BEGIN HALLUCINATION SEQUENCE:
A montage of creepy clowns laughing menacingly is shown.
EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
Joe falls to the ground. He slowly stands up and starts
hearing laughing noises. He quickly turns around and sees a
unrecognizable figure holding a bloody butchers knife. Joe
trembles to the ground in fear and grabs a stick that is
about four feet long. The figure starts evilly laughing and
begins to run at Joe. Joe gets up off the ground and stands
firm. When the figure gets close enough to Joe, Joe hits him
with the stick and knocks the figure unconscious. As the
figure hits the ground, his face is revealed. It is Joe
wearing clown makeup.
END HALLUCINATION SEQUENCE.
INT. UPSTAIRS ROOM - ABANDONED HOUSE - NIGHT
Joe wakes up and begins to violently cough.
SCARECROW
How was it?
Joe shivers in fear.
JOE
(quietly)
What have you done to me?
SCARECROW
Dont blame me for any of this.
Its all the bats fault for trying
to kill you. He did this. Speaking
of the bat, Im going to give him a
call now.
Scarecrow picks up a phone and dials a number. He puts the
phone on speaker.

(CONTINUED)

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5.

THOMAS
(high voice)
Hello?
SCARECROW
Hello Batboy.
THOMAS
Wait... one sec.
Noises of Thomas turning on his voice changer are heard.
BATBOY
What do you want, Scarecrow?
SCARECROW
Oh I dont want anything, but Im
assuming you would like to save a
hostage from being killed.
JOE
Killed?!
SCARECROW
Shut up Joe!
Scarecrow grabs a needle and injects Joe with some drugs.
Joe becomes unresponsive. Scarecrow places a loaded gun on
the table next to Joe.
BATBOY
Dont you dare kill him.
SCARECROW
Dont worry, I wont kill him...
Hes going to kill himself.
BATBOY
Why would he do that?
SCARECROW
The thing is, I just gave him some
drugs that make his greatest fears
come to life. Another thing the
drug does is make time irrelevant.
Two minutes could feel like an
eternity for him, so I would hurry
up if I were you.

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EXT. HILL - NIGHT
Batboy is laying down on top of a hill aiming down the sight
of an assault rifle. It is revealed that he has been aiming
at scarecrow the entire time. Batboy hangs up the phone and
begins to run towards the house.
INT. UPSTAIRS ROOM - ABANDONED HOUSE - NIGHT
Scarecrow unties Joe and locks him into the room with the
pistol. He hears the sound of someone knocking on the door.
Scarecrow runs down the stairs to open the door.
INT. DOWNSTAIRS ROOM - ABANDONED HOUSE - NIGHT
Batboy attacks him from BEHIND by smashing Scarecrows head
into the wall. Scarecrow angrily turns around and punches
Batboy in the face. Batboy pulls out a large knife and
attempts to stab Scarecrow. Scarecrow garbs Batboys wrist
before he gets stabbed and twists it until it makes a
cracking noise. Batboy drops the knife and tries to
retaliate. Scarecrow crawls backwards up the stairs in fear.
They reach the top of the stairs.
INT. UPSTAIRS ROOM - ABANDONED HOUSE - NIGHT
Batboy powerfully punches Scarecrow. He pushes Scarecrow,
causing him to fall on the ground and slide to opposite side
of the room. Scarecrow slowly gets up on his feet.
BATBOY
Tell me... Do you Bleed?
Scarecrow begins to charge towards Batboy.
BATBOY
You will.
Batboy grabs a piece of wood and swiftly throws it at
Scarecrows legs, causing him to trip and fall. Batboy
dashes towards Scarecrow and punches his head into the
floor. Batboy busts into the room that Joe is locked in. The
sound of a gunshot goes off as he opens the door. Batboy
looks down and realizes that he has been shot. Joes hand is
shaking as he is still pointing the gun at Batboy. He lowers
the pistol and Batboy falls to his knees and then to his
face.
FADE OUT.
FADE IN:

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INT. UPSTAIRS ROOM - ABANDONED HOUSE - DAY

Batboy and Joe are tied to chairs. Both of them are
unconscious. Batboy is still wearing his costume, but his
weapons have been removed and his gunshot wound is patched
up. He slowly wakes up. Scarecrow enters the room and
approaches Batboy and Joe.
SCARECROW
Good morning.
Batboy stays silent.
SCARECROW
You should be thanking me. I saved
your life.
Batboy is still silent.
SCARECROW
Looks like its time for your first
dose.
BATBOY
Your drugs wont work on me.
SCARECROW
Well see about that.
Batboy grins as scarecrow grabs the needle. Scarecrow
aggressively stabs Batboy with the needle right under his
shoulder. Scarecrow cuts the rope that is tying Batboy to
the chair. Batboy attempts to run after Scarecrow, but falls
on his knees. As soon as his knees hit the ground, the
surrounding changes.
BEGIN HALLUCINATION SEQUENCE:
EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
Batboy slowly stands up on his feet and quickly observes his
surroundings. Scarecrow appears behind Batboy. He walks
closer to him without getting noticed. Scarecrow begins to
choke Batboy from behind. Batboy elbows him in the stomach.
Scarecrow coughs as he gets elbowed. Batboy turns around and
chokes Scarecrow. As he chokes him, he angrily pushes
Scarecrow against a tree. As Batboy is still choking
Scarecrow, he uses his other hand to rapidly punch Scarecrow
in the stomach. Scarecrow coughs even more. As Scarecrow is
being punched, he reaches for a large stick. He grabs it and
smacks Batboy with it. Batboy falls on the ground as
Scarecrow keeps smashing him with the stick. Batboy gets
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cuts on his face. Scarecrow suddenly disappears. Batboy hops

to his feet and pulls out a pistol in fear. He looks at his
surroundings. He spots Scarecrow in the distance and begins
to shoot at him. All of the shots hit Scarecrow, but he does
not die. Scarecrow is in pain and is covered in blood, but
is still alive. Scarecrow slowly walks towards Batboy as he
gets shot. Batboy runs out of bullets to shoot.
SCARECROW
Not everyone can be killed.
Batboy drops the pistol.
BATBOY
Youre right... I cant be killed.
Scarecrow runs at Batboy and throws a punch. Batboy ducks
and dodges the punch and the flips Scarecrow. Scarecrow hits
the ground hard. Batboy punches Scarecrow in the face
relentlessly. Batboy quickly snatches a sharp stick off the
ground. He rapidly keeps stabbing Scarecrow. Scarecrow stops
moving. Batboy falls on his back as he takes a deep breath.
As soon as his back hits the ground, the surrounding changes
back to the way it was.
END HALLUCINATION SEQUENCE.
INT. UPSTAIRS ROOM - ABANDONED HOUSE - DAY
Scarecrow is standing on the other side of the room from
Batboy. Joe is still tied to the chair. Batboy tries to
stand up, but falls because he is weak. He tries to stand up
again, but still falls.
BATBOY
What did you do to me?
SCARECROW
The drugs dont just cause
hallucinations, they also make you
physically weak for twenty-four
hours.
BATBOY
If you want to kill me... Here I
am.
SCARECROW
I cant kill you, I need youre
help.

(CONTINUED)

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9.

BATBOY
Kill yourself. Im not gonna help
you.
SCARECROW
You will once you go insane.
BATBOY
Im not insane, Im just very
passionate.
SCARECROW
You will go insane once I give you
enough of my drugs.
BATBOY
Okay.
Scarecrow leaves the room and locks the door.
BATBOY
(to Joe)
Well that was awkward.
Batboy pulls a pill bottle off of his belt.
JOE
What are you doing?
BATBOY
Im gonna get us out of here.
JOE
How?
BATBOY
I developed an antidote that can
get any drugs out of my system.
Once I get my strength back, we can
break out of here. The only problem
is its extremely painful to take
the antidote without some
painkillers.
JOE
We could find another way toBATBOY
No...
Batboy takes a pill out of the bottle.

(CONTINUED)

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10.

BATBOY
Well... YOLO.
Batboy tosses the pill in his mouth and swallows it. Joe
stares at Batboy, waiting for him to feel the pain. Batboy
smiles at Joe. Batboy feels a shock of pain.
Batboys POV (slow motion): Batboy is screaming in pain. He
slams his fists against the ground and squirms
uncontrollably.
Joes POV: Batboy is stupidly squirming on the floor and
yelling.
Batboy stops yelling. He is breathing very hard as he stands
up.
BATBOY
Sorry you had to see that.
JOE
Its fine. Just get me out of here.
BATBOY
Ill go and find a knife to cut the
rope. Just stay here.
JOE
Okay, just hurry.
Batboy kicks the door open and walks down the stairs.
INT. DOWNSTAIRS ROOM - ABANDONED HOUSE - DAY
Batboy carefully looks around for Scarecrow. He is nowhere
in sight. Batboy opens the front door and walks outside.
EXT. FOREST - DAY
Batboy walks through the forest.
2 HOURS LATER.
INT. UPSTAIRS ROOM - ABANDONED HOUSE - DAY
Joe is still tied up to the chair.
JOE
(V.O.)
I hope he doesnt forget me.

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INT.

THOMAS BEDROOM - DAY

Thomas is not in his Batboy costume and is laying in bed,

relaxing.
THOMAS
(V.O.)
Am I forgetting something?... OH
NO!
Thomas quickly runs down the stairs and goes into the
kitchen.
INT. THOMAS KITCHEN - DAY
Thomas runs to the microwave and pulls out a cup of coffee.
THOMAS
You gotta be kidding me... That was
there for like two hours!
Thomas takes a sip of the coffee.
THOMAS
Disgusting.
MONTAGE: BATBOY RISES
"The King of Wishful Thinking" plays in the background as
our hero, Thomas, is confidently working out. He is wearing
a sleeveless athletic shirt, basketball shorts, and running
shoes.
The montage begins with Thomas running down the street with
headphones in his ears. Next, Thomas is doing push ups on
his bedroom floor. His face expresses the pain the push up
are causing him to have. Thomas approaches a punching bag in
the garage. He hesitates, but then decides to punch with all
his might.
The three scenarios are constantly intercutting with each
other. As time passes, Thomas gets sweatier and begins to
scream in pain due to the intense workout.
After his workout, Thomas stands in his room. He is sweaty
and breathing heavily. He is in better shape than ever
before.

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INT. THOMAS BEDROOM - DAY

1 MONTH LATER.
Thomas is sitting at his desk, on the computer. He is
reading a CNN article titled "Batboy has gone
rogue". Thomas takes a deep breath as he looks at the
Batboy costume on the floor in his room. He stands up and
picks up the costume. He stares at the bat symbol on the
chest.
INT. UPSTAIRS ROOM - ABANDONED HOUSE - DAY
Joe is laying in the far corner of the room. He is so weak
the he does not even need to be tied up. His face is scarred
and bloody. Scarecrow enters the room.
SCARECROW
Still waiting for the bat to save
you?
Joe looks at Scarecrow and stays silent.
SCARECROW
Its been a month, hes not coming
back... Ever.
Joe painfully coughs up blood. Scarecrow leaves the room and
closes the door.
EXT. ABANDONED HOUSE - NIGHT
Batboy spots the house in the distance. It is surrounded by
Scarecrows guards. Batboy hides in the forest. The guards
are standing by the door. One of the guards leaves the group
to check the back area of the house. As he checks the back
of the house Batboy falls from one of the trees and takes
down the stray guard. The song "Doomsday" begins to play.
All of the other guards are alerted by the noise and begin
to run in Batboys direction. Batboy fights all of them while
they are trying to shoot him. As he takes out the last
guard, the song ends. Batboy busts the front door open.
INT. DOWNSTAIRS ROOM - ABANDONED HOUSE - NIGHT
Batboy walks inside. Scarecrow is standing behind the door.
He tries to attack Batboy as he walks in, but Batboy twists
his arm until it begins to snap. Scarecrow regains his
strength and throws Batboy up against the wall. Batboy lays
on the ground as Scarecrow approaches him. Scarecrow pulls
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out a knife and powerfully stabs Batboy in the stomach.

Batboy groans. Scarecrow walks away. Batboy stands up and
slowly pulls the knife out of his stomach. He pulls out a
TRACKING DEVICE and grasps it in his hand. Scarecrow turns
around and sees that Batboy has recovered. Scarecrow charges
Batboy. Batboy dodges Scarecrows attack and slips his
tracking device into Scarecrows pocket. Batboy punches
Scarecrow and knocks him on the ground. Batboy also falls on
the ground because of the pain from his stab wound. Batboy
smirks.
SCARECROW
What?
BATBOY
You lost.
SCARECROW
No... you lost!
Scarecrow hops to his feet and kicks Batboy in the face.
Scarecrow runs out of the house while Batboy is left on the
ground. Batboy smiles. He stands up and limps out of the
house.
INT. THOMAS BEDROOM - DAY
Thomas is on his computer so he can track Scarecrows
location. An address pops up on the tracking software. He
types the address into another program he has. JONATHAN
CRANES name pops up, as well as a picture of Crane. Batboy
quickly stands up, grabs a jacket, and leaves his room.
EXT. CRANES HOUSE - DAY
Thomas walks up the stairs of the front porch and approaches
the door.
INTERCUT WITH:
INT. CRANES HOUSE - DAY
Crane peeks around the curtain of an upstairs and spots
Thomas. Thomas takes a deep breath and rings the doorbell.
Thomas waits a few moments, then rings the doorbell again.
Crane slightly opens the door and peeks through.
CRANE
Can I help you, sir?

(CONTINUED)

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THOMAS
Is there anything you can tell me
about "Scarecrow"?
Thomas spots the Scarecrow mask sticking out of Cranes
pocket.
CRANE
(Stuffing mask in his pocket)
Im afraid I dont know what youre
talking about.
Crane realizes that Thomas saw the mask. Crane tries to
close the door shut, but Thomas holds it open. Thomas throws
the door all the way open, grabs Cranes head and slams it
against the wall.
THOMAS
Liar.
Thomas pulls out a pistol and shoots Crane in the head 4
times. "Dont Stop" begins to play. Thomas walks away,
leaving the door open.
FADE OUT.
THE END.