The Funhouse (Original screenplay for the 1981 film)

  • Beverly Hills, CA: BNB Productions, 1980
By Tobe Hooper (director); Lawrence J. Block (screenwriter); Elizabeth Berridge, Kevin Conway, Sylvia Miles, Cooper Huckabee, William Finley (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: BNB Productions, 1980. Draft script for the 1981 film. Annotation in manuscript ink on the title page, noting copy No. 78.

Four teenagers accept a bet to spend the night at a sleazy traveling carnival, and find themselves stalked by the barker's violent, deformed son.

Set in rural Iowa, shot on location in Miami.

Self wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for screenwriter Lawrence (Larry) Block and director Tobe Hooper. 113 leaves, with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, with first and last leaves moderately worn, bound with three gold brads.

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