Scene 2: Krug and Company

As Phyllis and Mari make their way into the city, via the Collingwood car, the girls listen to the radio. They flick through various stations, before Mari decides on one of them. They catch the middle of a news broadcast. The news reader talks about two escaped convicts - Krug Stillo and accomplice Fred "Weasel" Padowski, who were jailed for murder, rape and "assault with a deadly weapon". He then goes on to say that the two men were aided by Krug Stillo's son Junior (who Krug controls via his drug habit), and an un-named "animal-like" woman, who later turns out to be called Sadie. The scene is inter-cut with images of the dangerous gang with the radio report over it. Both Mari and Phyllis don't appear to have paid much attention to the broadcast.

The car used in this scene, did in fact belong to producer Sean Cunningham. The city segments of the movie were filmed in downtown Manhattan, which provided a great contrast to the mellow countryside of Mari's home.

This scene draws to a close as we see Junior waiting outside a liquor store for his father. Krug appears, smoking on a cigar. As they stroll down the street, Krug bursts a kids balloon with his cigar in a comic fashion. The kid was indeed Jonathan Craven (Wes Craven's son), who was making his first feature film appearance.
Marc Sheffler as Junior Stillo
Jeramie Rain as Sadie
Scene 3: The Hideout

Fellow criminal Weasel sits in the villian's hideout, waiting for the return of Krug and Junior. He sits happily with his hand-gun, and asks Sadie to hurry up out of the bathroom. The apartment scene caused much discomfort for the cast and crew. The actual apartment that this scene was filmed in, was very small indeed. Filming was quite difficult, and the crew could barely fit the lighting equipment in. We catch a glimpse of the bi-sexual Sadie, who lies in the bathtub, just before Krug and his son arrive back. Weasel cautiously lets them in, and Krug reveals some beer that he purchased from the liquor store. Junior escapes to the bathroom to give Sadie a beer. He sits beside her as she finishes off washing herself. Yet again, we get a certain sense of the film's original subject matter. Junior and Sadie's following conversation allowed a young Marc Sheffler to create some of his own dialogue. Junior's babble about being a frog was actually added by the actor. He though it was funny at the time, and Craven decided to go with it. In retrospect, it actually sets the foundations of sympathy that we get for this character, since he's an innocent caught up in a nightmare.
As Sadie begins to get inappropriately frisky with Junior, Krug bursts in, and stops his son from continuing further.

Following that humourous segment, we then return to Mari and Phyllis who seem to be enjoying each others company, as they choose what they want from an ice cream parlour. In retrospect, this scene has no real significance, it merely gives us an example of the girls' blossoming friendship.

We then cut back to the hideout. Sadie has finished in the bathroom, and begins wrestling with Krug on the floor. Seeing his chance for a sexual encounter, Weasel jumps in, but a jealous Krug tells him to "stay away from his woman". The following dialogue concerns Sadie's feelings concerning women's rights. Krug is pretty unhappy to hear her ramblings, and is even more startled when she brings up the fact that she wants some more 'chicks' around, in a bid for "equal representation". When Junior agrees with Sadie, an enraged Krug tells him to get out.

We then cut to Mari and Phyllis, who stroll down the street outside the villian's apartment. They are on their hunt for grass, looking for potential dealers. Unluckily for them, they spot Junior.
Without any trace of guilt, Phyllis asks the timid Junior if he knows where they can score on their grass. Lying, Junior tells them that he doesn't. As they turn to leave, he remembers Sadie's ramblings about "equal representation", and tells the girls that he has some Columbian weed in his possession.  Falling for his trick, hook, line and sinker, the girls accompany Junior up to the hideout. As the girls enter, Junior slams the door shut, and bolts it. The criminals bound over to the girls, and they have realised - far too late - that they are in serious trouble. Mari and Phyllis don't seem to trust Krug, when he tells them that they just want some "company".

We then cut back to Mari's home, where her parents make the final touches to the birthday decorations. According to her mother, a cake is lying in the oven. This segment of the film succeeds in showing the contrast between the harsh world that Krug inhabits, and the idyllic pleasure of Mari's background. It is also there to show that the Collingwood's have no idea about the darkness of the world they live in - something that they will experience as the film progresses...
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