[Movie Script]Box, The

                                     THE BOX


Written by
Richard Kelly
Based on the short story
                                  "BUTTON, BUTTON"



By
Richard Matheson
Sep 30th, 2006
          OVER A BLACI: SCREEN:

          Crickets chirp in the night.

A DOORBELL rings.

Sheets rustle...

A BEDSIDE LAMP is turned on.
          INT. LEWIS HOUSE -- MASTER BEDROOM -- NIGHT



NORMA LEWIS ( 31) sits up in bed. The soft glow of the lamp

casts her in silhouette. Her husband, ARTHUR LEWIS (30), lies

next to her.
                          NORMA

          Did you hear something?
                         ARTHUR

          The doorbell.
                         NORMA

          Are you sure that was the doorbell?

From down below... the DOORBELL rings again.
                         ARTHUR

          Yep.

Norma retrieves her WATCH from the bedside table.
                         ARTHUR (CONT'D)


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