tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35449184878523546442024-03-19T00:51:14.907-07:00Great Scenes from Fake MoviesThe title kind of says it all. The "great" part is pretty subjective, but none of these are from real movies... though maybe they should be.Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544918487852354644.post-43382500911712808722015-07-23T12:00:00.000-07:002015-07-23T12:55:53.303-07:00How to Write Books About Screenwriting for Fun and Profit<div class="MsoNormal">
Who among us hasn’t ambled through their local bookstore and found themselves in
the enormous section of books dedicated to writing screenplays? It almost makes
no sense that there are so many. How could there be such a large selection?<br />
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The answer, as it turns out, is quite simple and points to something that <i>you,</i> by right of reading this, are in a perfect position to capitalize upon...<br />
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The answer is that the market has not yet been saturated and there is still plenty more room
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<li><span lang="EN-CA">How
to invent arbitrary structural conceits based upon a small number of
cherry-picked movies that conveniently fit your theory of alleged creativity.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-CA">The
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be taken seriously by anyone who has ever imagined how constrictive a process
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writing a screenplay or else bad stuff will happen to you – probably not dramatically
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enough) bad-hair-days and… general stuff like that.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-CA">All
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<li><span lang="EN-CA">A
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on the page, gaffing on the page, acting on the page (Oxford comma.) and writing on the page.</span></li>
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how to place them at the Critical Demagogical Intersections of your book.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-CA">The
10 aphorisms about writing screenplays that no book about writing screenplays
can be without. (Free Sample: “Character <i>is</i>
story.”)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-stretch: normal;">A thorough listing of verb tenses that you should be avoiding using in all circumstances that may be surfacing for emerging screenwriting hopefuls.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-stretch: normal;">How to provide credible sounding advice on things you've never done, like <i>pitching</i>. (HINT: Like a magician, you should never reveal your tricks! An accomplished screenwriter will never tell a producer the ending - they have to read the script!)</span></li>
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<li><span lang="EN-CA">Talking!
That’s right! Just <i>talking.</i> Just get
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logarithmically more.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-CA">Script
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<li><span lang="EN-CA">Podcasting.
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to make money podcasting.)</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-CA">Create contests with perceived value. Charge meaninglessly large entry fees!</span></li>
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Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544918487852354644.post-39779234253991972192015-07-17T20:45:00.000-07:002015-07-17T20:45:00.296-07:00Big WigYes, I know. Though a feature was at one time promised to wrap up the loose ends of the prematurely cancelled cult classic, <i>Big Wig</i> was not a film, but a highly regarded hilarious dystopian TV show.<br />
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And what a glorious season it was, launching the careers of - well, seemingly everyone from the cast, but significantly Phil Nathanson who of course went on to great fame as a strip-club owner, turned private investigator in the hit TV show <i>Tassle; </i>and Bailey McGettigan whose insane yet pitch-perfect comic timing has made him (arguably) the most sought comedian "of an age" in the whole of the U.K.<br />
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If you haven't heard of <i>Big Wig</i>, I promise you you have a friend somewhere who can't wait to recommend it to you. "Imagine <i>West Wing</i> was set in Orwellian dictatorship" they will tell you - 'cause that's the spot-on description that everyone uses. And not only are they right about that, but they are also right about the fact that you have got to see this show. Today's feature is a particularly famous scene from the pilot episode <i>The First Day. </i>Its a long one, known amongst fans as the "not not" scene. Its not obvious from the scene itself, but the scene was a single take that filled the entire act between the first and second commercial breaks. It was a tour de force.<br />
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<div class="SCENEHEADING" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 24pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
INT. FEATURELESS ROOM - DAY</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
A tepid light hangs into the dark. Gray sits in a hard chair. An imposing military man - GENERAL PIKE - and a severe female executive - MINISTER SLEDGE - stand over him.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
The Ministry of Escort is at your Mother's apartment...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Please! Don't hurt her, she means nothing to me. You have my loyalty. I swear on my Mother's grave.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
It is a benefit of position.</div>
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GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Whose position?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Special Adjutant to the Chancellor.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
What does - I've never heard of the... have to do with my Mother?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
A hint of damning him for all time...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
John Gray, N-23. YOU are the Special Adjutant to the Chancellor.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The General pulls Gray from his seat and ushers him into an austere hallway on a hurried West Wing-esque 'walk and talk.'</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I turn a little wheel on a wall. That is what I do. I don't even know what it does, but I do it very well. I am a highly qualified little-wheel-on-a-wall-turner. But I don't know that that... That - I - have the background or training to be the Special Adjutant to the Chancellor. The Chancellor? As in "THE Chancellor" Chancellor?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
They nod.</div>
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GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I... admire the Chancellor - a lot. Probably more than most citizens.</div>
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Definitely more than most citizens - top twelve - I mean ONE percent of the population. But I... What could I possibly do for the Chancellor? How could I be a Special Adjutant?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
As if granting a benediction...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Simply take care of daily needs.</div>
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They turn a corner into...</div>
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INT. TIDY OUTER OFFICE - DAY</div>
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Gray is now changed from his overalls into full dress-military uniform as they enter the finest room yet seen... which is not saying much. A wooden desk with a placard reading 'SPECIAL ADJUTANT' is one of the two pieces of furniture. The other, a pristine chair.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
When you said I take care of the Chancellor's needs... like... Press his uniform?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Lucky, lucky You.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
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And make decisions.</div>
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The General inspects Gray's uniform.</div>
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GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Like… meal decisions?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Oh no. He always wants ice cream.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
What sort of decisions?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Policy!</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Sledge clicks her fingers and a dozen men wheel dollies stacked with boxes overflowing with papers into the room, and disappear just as quickly.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Wh...?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Yesterday's backlog. Pity replacing an adjutant.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You can't expect me to do all that...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
And "Territorial Advocacy."</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike cuffs a conspicuously locked metallic briefcase to Gray's wrist.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Why...?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
The Chancellor can not make decisions like this himself.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Why not!?!</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Sledge thrusts a document and pen into Gray's face.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Authorize!</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray shoves it aside.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Wait! Why can't the Chancellor make..?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Sledge pushes the paper back expectantly.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Why are you just smiling? Why can't the Chancellor..? Is there something wrong with the Chancellor?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Sledge and Pike look at each other – unspoken, panic. Sledge emphatically pushes the pen at Gray.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Give me an answer first.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Sledge looks to Pike, perplexed.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Say something! Did I say something? Is there something the matter with the Chancellor?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike looks to the unmistakable surveillance cameras in the room. Sledge chuckles as if Gray were quaint.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Why am I the only one talking? What am I not understanding?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike forces out a response.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
No.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
"No" what!?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
There is nothing at all the matter with the Chancellor.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
So I'd be… advising him?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Pointless! Under the circumstances.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You just said...?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
That you would be advising the Chancellor.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I said that.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Then it is settled! Now, authorize.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Sledge forces the pen into Gray's fingers. Gray steps back with the pen.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I don't think so.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
The Republic thinks for us. Is it not wonderful?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
What about the Chancellor?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Of course someone has to think for the Chancellor.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Under the circumstances.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
What circumstances!?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
To - Make - Decisions.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I get that.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Spectacular! Moving on...</div>
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Sledge holds the document to the pen in Gray's hand and jiggles it around.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Oh. No. You. Don't!</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray wields the pen like a dagger.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Are you threatening me?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Why can't the Chancellor make decisions of his own accord?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Now you are being silly.</div>
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Gray grabs Sledge by the lapel.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Now I'm threatening you.</div>
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Pike pulls Gray off Sledge.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Alright, alright.</div>
<div class="PARENTHETICAL" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 216pt 0.0001pt; text-indent: -7pt;">
(To Sledge.)</div>
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I shall take care of this.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike nods Sledge towards the outer door.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I will return.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Sledge straightens her clothes and backs out of the room.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike sits on the corner of the desk and steels himself.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He looks at Gray as if he is about to spill the beans...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
...and then chickens out.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike's hands float in the air in front of him as he tries to grasp a way to say what he needs to say.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He looks from one surveillance camera to the next, and the next, and the next...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike stares at the floor for a moment, takes several sharp breaths, raises his head and looks Gray straight in the eye and draws his breath...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Sledge pokes her head in.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike shakes his head vigorously at Sledge. Sledge leaves. Pike snatches the document from Sledge as she disappears.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Okay, okay. Out with it. What's the matter with the Chancellor?</div>
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Pike leans on his fists upon the desk. He looks at the surveillance cameras, then back at the document on the desk. He looks from the document to Gray, and lifts a eyebrow in negotiation.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
They stare deadlocked until Pike breaks into an assuring half-smile. Gray hesitantly signs.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
The Chancellor -</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike's voice diminishes into a sub-whisper barely more than an exhalation, before returning to full volume with...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
So, there you have it!</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
No no. Wait!</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Minister!</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The door opens and Sledge pokes her head in.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Not finished.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray pushes Sledge back out.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You tricked me. I signed, and you said nothing about the Chancellor.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I most certainly said something.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Alright, so what did you say was wrong with the Chancellor?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I said 'nothing at all is wrong with the Chancellor!'</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You did not!</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I double-plus did. Minister!</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The door starts to open, but Gray slams it shut.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You said 'The Chancellor....'</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
'Is of perfectly sound mind and body.'</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Beat.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
So something IS wrong with the Chancellor...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Not at all.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
And...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray makes surreptitious gestures to the cameras.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You just can't say so.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Absolutely not.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You mean you absolutely can't say so, or there is something wrong with the Chancellor?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
No answer. Gray steps in close to Pike.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="PARENTHETICAL" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 216pt 0.0001pt; text-indent: -7pt;">
(Extreme sotto voce.)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Just a subtle nod…</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray demonstrates with his head.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
…or shake. Is there something wrong with the Chancellor?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike raises his head... then ambiguously makes a broad circle with it - crushing Gray's hope for clarity.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
What!?! Is that supposed to mean…</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Minister, we are truly finished!</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Sledge enters.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
...There is something wrong with the Chancellor?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Sledge charges between them vehemently.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
There is nothing wrong with the Chancellor.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="PARENTHETICAL" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 216pt 0.0001pt; text-indent: -7pt;">
(Furious sarcasm.)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Yes. I know.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Fantastic! Now, first order of business...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
So. This thing that is 'not wrong' with the Chancellor... what is it?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray stares down Sledge. Sledge looks to Pike - no help.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Is... he... 'not dead?'</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Ah! No. He is not dead.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray is suddenly deflated - a paradigm has shifted.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Whoa. The Chancellor is dead?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
No no! The Chancellor is not dead.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
He is NOT dead.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Right. Now, your first duty...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You are sure the Chancellor is NOT dead.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
As of this morning, absolutely. In fact, two and a half days from now...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Okay - a paradigm has NOT shifted.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
So then. This thing that the Chancellor is not, is...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Sledge looks to Pike for guidance in vain.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Finish this sentence. "The Chancellor is not...."</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Dead?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You don't get this game, do you?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
The Chancellor is...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray sees a sudden flash of inspiration in Sledge's eye.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Yes!?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
NOT NOT able to make decisions on his own.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
"Not not able?"</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
With increasingly furious sincerity…</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
And, as the Chancellor is not not capable of making choices for himself...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I will die an old man right here in this room.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
It falls upon the Special Adjutant to fulfill the duties of office The Chancellor is not not fit to carry out....</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Why?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
As if it's accepted wisdom…</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Being not not able to compose in the capacity of Chancellor of The Republic...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Why? Why? Why?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
The not not formulation of The Chancellor's Public Mollification three days hence not not falls to the counter-administrations of his Special Adjutant.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
AH! As the Special Adjutant to the Chancellor of The Republic, I hereby order you to tell me what is the matter with the Chancellor.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike and Sledge look at each other incredulously.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
We three hold equal executive rank.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I can't order you to do anything?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
They shake their heads.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
From the inner chamber comes a fanfare voiced by a single person, imitating the various instruments of a martial band - complete with cannon blasts.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The door bursts open - THE CHANCELLOR - the leader from the posters seen earlier.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The Chancellor enters, standing behind the desk.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike, Sledge and Gray. Snap to attention and salute.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The Chancellor quits his fanfare abruptly upon seeing Pike and Sledge - his eyes light up.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CHANCELLOR</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Pike! Sledgie!</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The Chancellor looks at Gray.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CHANCELLOR (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Terrorist!</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Alarms blare! Lights flash.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The outer door opens and a ill-matched pair of inadequate soldiers enter and grab Gray.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
All due respect Chancellor, NOT a terrorist.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CHANCELLOR</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Not a terrorist?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
No sir.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The Chancellor claps twice and the lights and alarm ends. The soldiers release Gray and exit.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CHANCELLOR</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Who are you then?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Your Special Adjutant, Sir.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CHANCELLOR</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Of course. I didn't recognize you with the... face.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
He is an emergency replacement, Sir.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray extends his hand.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
It's a great honour...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The Chancellor ignores Gray's hand - intent on Sledge.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CHANCELLOR</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
What happened to the last one?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You had him executed, your Excellence.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray withdraws his hand.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CHANCELLOR</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Executed?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
In league with the Minister of Information - also executed.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CHANCELLOR</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
The Minister of Information?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Knew too much.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
High treason against the people.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CHANCELLOR</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Damn those people!</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
They are your people, Sir.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Who unanimously elected you when your father mortally abdicated the throne.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CHANCELLOR</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Excellent people. I'm going for ice cream.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The Chancellor steps out from the desk, his bare-ass is testament to the fact he is naked from the waist down.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray watches the Chancellor leave.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
The Chancellor is completely insane.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike and Sledge say nothing.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
The Chancellor is completely not insane.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="PARENTHETICAL" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 216pt 0.0001pt; text-indent: -7pt;">
(Zealously.)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Yes.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="PARENTHETICAL" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 216pt 0.0001pt; text-indent: -7pt;">
(Tragically.)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Quite.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Then how can he be Chancellor?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Because he is.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Right. Right. How then, does a man in his condition deliver Public Mollifications?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
There is an actor.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray does not know the term.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
...an 'actor?' What is...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
A look-alike.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Is this 'actor' sane?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
They nod.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I am sure this is a stupid question...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
There are no stupid questions.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray sets the briefcase on the desk to use both hands emphatically.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Why doesn't the actor take the Chancellor's place and eliminate need for a Special Adjutant?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Sledge had never before considered it... Intriguing.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Eliminate the Special Adjutant?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Forget I asked.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Though who then would write the Chancellor's speech?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Speech?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I just told you.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You did?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
She did.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I don't know the first thing...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You will learn quickly then.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Or...?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GENERAL PIKE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
The Minister and I will be having this conversation with your emergency replacement three nights from now.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Pike draws his finger across his throat.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GRAY</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Three days!</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MINISTER SLEDGE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You have until the start of A-Shift, that evening.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Gray runs his hands through his hair, the act of which yanks the chain to the briefcase, toppling it from the desk, pulling Gray's hand with it to his frustration.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gray is arrested and conscripted into the highest level of government - a practical death sentence.</td></tr>
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Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544918487852354644.post-2052748289878763182015-07-14T12:00:00.000-07:002015-07-14T12:00:02.361-07:00Siege at Oasis del SolI often find that it is easy to give too much away about the films I honour in this blog. I suppose I should assume that you have seen the films in question - you wouldn't read the scene knowing it would inherently involve spoilers, right?<br />
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So, why is this relevant? Because for this post I have chosen the opening scene from George Surname's post apocalyptic romp <i>Siege at Oasis del Sol.</i> It is equal parts <i>Road Warrior</i> and <i>Stand By Me</i>, and is one of my favourite openings to a movie ever. Everything seems so normal - clichéd even, I mean the damned film opens with a ringing alarm clock being shut off - but then.... ahhh, I love it! And that is why I'm featuring it.<br />
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<div class="SCENEHEADING" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 24pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
EXT. GATED COMMUNITY - DAY</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The sun rises over the entrance to a gated community. </div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Desert plants surround the sign "Oasis del Sol."</div>
<div class="SCENEHEADING" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 24pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
INT. TEEN BEDROOM - DAY</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
A mechanical alarm-clock breaks the peace of dawn.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
From beneath covers emblazoned with a novelty graphic of the heroes and title of a Hollywood tent-pole flick, a hand appears and thumps the clock into silence.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM (O.S.)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Geoff! Get-up. You'll be late for class.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The covers fall open revealing GEOFF, a wiry 15 year-old, wiping the sleep from his eyes.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He shuffles across the floor, strewn with a predictable assortment of adolescent trappings - a skateboard, a hockey-stick, a remote-control plane, laundry discards and other teen detritus.</div>
<div class="SCENEHEADING" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 24pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
INT. BATHROOM - DAY</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Geoff turns on the tap and splashes some water on his face. He recoils from it's brace.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Is it cloudy out?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM (O.S.)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Rather. Why?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Water's kind of cold.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM (O.S.)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You wouldn't know cold if you felt it.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Sure isn't hot.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM (O.S.)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Then don't use much. I still have to wash the baby.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Geoff petulantly tosses a hand towel in a heap.</div>
<div class="SCENEHEADING" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 24pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
INT. KITCHEN - DAY</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
MOM sits at a dining table with CLARA, age four. </div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Morning light shines through the kitchen windows.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Not a baby.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Then finish your cereal like a big girl.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Clara sighs with exaggeration and rolls her eyes.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Come on Geoff! Time to get to school.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I want to get school too.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Geoff enters pulling a t-shirt over his head.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You aren't old enough.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Am too.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Mom pops a spoon of oatmeal into Clara's open mouth.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Next year.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Geoff cuts a slice of homemade bread and spreads jam from a canning jar on it.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Don't get too excited about it Clara. Once you start, you just want out.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Geoff -</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
It's true.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Well you still have to go.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Danny's Dad let him drop out.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
His Dad needed help with Daniel's mother.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
So what's the excuse now?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
That's enough. We'll talk about this when time isn't an issue.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
There's plenty of time.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I need you to drop your father's lunch to him.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Son of a…</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Geoff!</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Why is it always me who…</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
We're all doing the best we can. Your father's a busy man, and I've got my share of work around here. It's not far out of your way.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Fine.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
It's in the fridge. On your way.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Geoff turns to the fridge.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
There is a thick plastic sheet in lieu of a door. The light is off.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He takes a metal lunch pail from amongst several paper-wrapped packages.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
MOM</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
He's on the wall this morning.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He kisses Mom and Clara and heads out the French doors.</div>
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EXT. BACK YARD - DAY</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Geoff walks across the small yard. </div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
A rusty swing set and an empty hot tub are squeezed around the edges of a pragmatic vegetable garden which dominates the space.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He squeaks open a gate and enters the alley.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
It is stacked with rundown trappings of middle America. </div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
A pyramid of televisions.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Car after car without wheels - many missing other details - not broken, but removed with deliberation.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
A fifty-ish woman with a carpet knife hacks into an old sofa.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CARPET WOMAN</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Early today Geoff.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Delivering Dad's lunch.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CARPET WOMAN</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Would you tell him the aqueduct is leaking into our yard?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Told him last time you asked, Ma'am.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CARPET WOMAN</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Would you remind him, please?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Geoff turns as he passes her, back-pedaling.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
He's a busy man....</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CARPET WOMAN</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
But he's my neighbor.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He continues down the alley, calling over his shoulder.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Aren't we all?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Geoff enters onto the cross-street.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The street itself is rough, untended pavement, dotted with more abandoned cars.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The lines of houses all have substantial gardens instead of front lawns.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
A duct runs above the street on hand-built wooden supports. Water can be heard coursing through it. </div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Geoff picks up pace as he hurries down the street.</div>
<div class="SCENEHEADING" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 24pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
EXT. OUTER WALL - DAY</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Geoff rounds a corner that runs along the outer wall of the community. The original masonry has been reinforced with angled timber, stacks of old car-tires, and adhoc barb-wire running along the top.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Further down the wall, a makeshift tower stands above the wire.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Geoff lowers his head and heads past the tower.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
A boy, KEVIN, Geoff's age is atop. He carries a crossbow. </div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He sees Geoff.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
KEVIN</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Hey! It's the biggest kid in town!</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GEOFF</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Shut-up Kevin.</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
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Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544918487852354644.post-53691118622081108482015-07-09T15:00:00.000-07:002015-07-13T10:55:26.015-07:00Suntime FarmWithout meaning to imply that there isn't a lot of fun to be found in the other films featured on this blog, for this entry I wish to turn to what may well be the most fun film of the bunch, <i>Suntime Farm. </i>I know that in part my opinion is fuelled by being the age I am. When <i>Suntime Farm</i> came out in 1998, I was the perfect demographic to appreciate it on all levels.<br />
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The story of Clara and Jesse, two kids whose parents send them to their grandparents for the summer while the parents hammer out their divorce. Once at Gran' and Gramp's the kids discover that the neighbouring seniors' group home is specifically a residence for retired hosts of childrens' television - and not just of the Captain Kangaroo variety, in fact most of the characters next door are puppets and cartoons who have fallen from grace. And while none are <i>exactly</i> hosts of shows I grew up on, they are all spot-on familiar archetypes. It is all very meta, and entirely delightful.<br />
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The scene - from Kate VanMergroet's script - is the scene where Clara and Jesse make their first (of many) bizarre discoveries about their grandparents' neighbours... though I suppose it pretty much speaks for itself.<br />
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<div class="SCENEHEADING" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 24pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
EXT. BACKYARD - DAY</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Clara and Jesse have marched a long way from the house, but Jesse is lagging behind. As she approaches the hedge marking the edge of the lot, Clara shouts back at Jesse.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Ya'know, I don't care if you come or not. Just because Gran' said you had to come with me doesn't mean I have to let you keep up.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Do you know where you are going?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Do you really care?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Jesse doesn't answer. Just keeps walking.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You got an answer?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
We're out here. Where are we going?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Where are you going?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Wherever you are going. I guess.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Maybe I'm gonna sit right here.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESS</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
And do what?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Wait until Gran' lets us come back inside.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You'll never make it.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Clara punches him in the arm.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Ow!</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He kicks at her and in half a blink they are scuffling.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
As they fight, they are being watched. Through a hole in the hedge peers a strange face - a puppet - fuzzy, with floppy faded blue-green ears and a lazy tongue.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Clara pins Jesse's shoulders to the ground and starts poking him. Hard - she isn't playing.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Jesse winces and shouts and as he opens his eyes again he glimpses the odd observer. Clara reads the confused look on his face and turns just as the startled puppet disappears.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
What? What did you see?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
She gets off Jesse as she heads for the hedge.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
It was...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
What?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
The puppet from that show.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
The one you weren't watching?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
The one you thought was dumb.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Someone's got an old Baggs McToad puppet. Big deal.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Yeah, but they were watching us.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
With a puppet?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
It's kinda weird.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Clara shouts through the hedge.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Hey!</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Maybe we should just ask Gran' who the neighbours are.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
It's probably kids if they're playing with puppets. Hello?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
She pushes her way through the fence.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Oh - so not cool.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
C'mon.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Yeah - no. That's probably not a good idea.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He looks around the empty, over-grown yard. He is so far from the house... so suddenly alone.</div>
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JESSE (CONT'D)</div>
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Yeah... Maybe kids would have a puppet from the 20th century.</div>
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He pushes through the hedge.</div>
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On the other side is a well-groomed estate. There are groupings of sun-chairs and a wide flat area unmistakably trimmed for lawn-bowling or bocce-ball. There is a raised patio with a table, wide sun umbrella and a hot tub.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Clara is half-way across the lawn.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Hey, who is there? Hello?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
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Maybe we shouldn't go so...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He looks back at the hole in the hedge and the widening gap between himself and his sister. With a whimper he follows.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I saw you. </div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I did.</div>
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CLARA</div>
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Or your toy...</div>
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JESSE</div>
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Puppet.</div>
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CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Whatever. Hello?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Nothing.</div>
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CLARA (CONT'D)</div>
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Look, I'm Clara. This is...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Don't.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Jesse.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You don't know what kind of people they are.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
We're at our grandparents next door all summer.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Oh - oh - oh...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Maybe we could - play... or something.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Still no response.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="PARENTHETICAL" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 216pt 0.0001pt; text-indent: -7pt;">
(Relieved.)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Hoooo.... Looks like they're gone...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Something clatters behind the hot tub.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
AHHH!</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
There! I know you are there, behind the hot tub. Why don't you just come out?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Hesitantly, over the top of the hot tub peeks the puppet. Then it disappears again.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA (CONT'D)</div>
<div class="PARENTHETICAL" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 216pt 0.0001pt; text-indent: -7pt;">
(Sarcastic.)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Cute.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Or maybe creepy.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Fine. How about we just start by meeting old Baggs McToad...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The puppet peers over the hot tub again.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
BAGGS</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
You know my name...?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="PARENTHETICAL" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 216pt 0.0001pt; text-indent: -7pt;">
(Grudgingly.)</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Of course. Gran' said even she watched Baggs as a kid, even though all we get is re-runs.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
BAGGS</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
They show Baggs on TV?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Yeah, its classic.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Lame. But classic.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
BAGGS</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Kids still know about me?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Okay, this is getting dumb.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Clara moves around the tub. Baggs shuffles in the other direction.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
BAGGS</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
No no - wait. Kids today like Baggs' old adventures?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Not so much...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
BAGGS</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Oh -</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Clara moves around the tub again, Baggs counters, keeping the hot tub between himself and Clara (and the camera.)</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
...I'm just bored stupid at Gran's and thought maybe, whoever you are, that we could...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
BAGGS</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
No no stop.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Clara continues.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
CLARA</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Just stand up and introduce...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Baggs back-pedals - not realizing Jesse is around the other side of the hot tub. Baggs turns, coming face to face with Jesse, who is now half hidden behind the hot tub himself.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Jesse looks down to where Baggs' puppeteer should be...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
JESSE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
So. Weird.</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
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Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544918487852354644.post-88422148784952488952015-07-05T23:44:00.000-07:002015-07-13T10:54:34.149-07:00GuernikaA long scene - not even technically one scene, but several in a larger sequence. From the MODA nominee for Best Foreign Film for 1973, <i>Guernika</i>. Written by Salvador Garrastazu for the Spanish National Cinema production, directed by Floro Ibarra. Today <i>Guernika </i>is widely seen as the superior film from those nominated in its category, but as we all know history is not always kind to the victor and often the film that posterity will recognize is not the one honoured in its day. The winner <i>C'est le Bordel, </i>while provocative in its day actually served up its own demise by pushing boundaries to where the film's once sly humour is now excessively tame, coupled with its stream of consciousness structure - well, bluntly - its a mess.<br />
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Meanwhile, the timeless tragic beauty of <i>Guernika, </i>as it follows almost in real time the three hours in April of 1937 in which the market town became the first civilian population to be attacked by air, still stands today as one of cinema's most haunting examples of historical drama.<br />
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As many film scholars have pointed out in the past, 'historical drama' may be a poor choice of words to describe <i>Guernika</i> as the film is not in fact based upon the actual attack, so much as the Pablo Picasso painting that was created in response to the atrocity.<b style="background-color: #fffff1; font-family: Optima, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Candara, Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;"></b><br />
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The scenes I've selected are those of the first eerie wave of the attack - the bombers aren't even seen (Indeed Ibarra only shows us the enemy gradually, echoing the townsfolk's confusion as they didn't initially comprehend the nature of the attack.) only the impact of their passing is revealed.<br />
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EXT. GUERNICA - HILL STREET - DAY</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Kemen scampers up the hill to the market. He runs as fast as his legs will go. He turns a corner and is met with the teeming masses of people in...</div>
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EXT. MARKETPLACE - DAY</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
...The market. It is fully alive.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Money, food, textiles and more exchange hands.</div>
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Argi hands out leaflets.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Unai pours cream for Eskarne.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Igon buys cheese and breaks a corner off for Lorea. She takes a bite and takes his hand.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
With mutual delighted passion, Bihotz haggles with customers over prices.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Bakarne trades eggs for produce.</div>
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Aroztegi demonstrates the sharpness of his knives.</div>
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Kemen runs among the many townsfolk and visitors looking for his mother.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Faintly - almost inaudibly behind it all - the sound of a distant chorused buzz arises on the aural landscape.</div>
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INT. CHURCH - DAY</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Father Mixtel and Gotzon continue their work. The buzz penetrates Gotzon's consciousness. He stops and reaches out to Father Mixtel.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GOTZON</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Stop. Stop. Wait...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Father Mixtel ceases hammering.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
FATHER MIXTEL</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
What is it?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GOTZON</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Listen...</div>
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EXT. FARMYARD - DAY</div>
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The buzz is clearly audible up the hill at the farm. Aitor steps out of the barn inquisitively. He doesn't know where to look. The din seems to be growing by the moment, seemingly coming from everywhere. As it builds Aitor determines a direction - the forest at the edge of his farm - away from the town. He looks up in wonder and surprise.</div>
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EXT. MARKETPLACE - DAY</div>
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The hubbub of the market still drowns out most of the sound - scattered townsfolk sense the change and look about confused, but most have not heard it at all and no one knows what it is.</div>
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INT. CHURCH - DAY</div>
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The sound is an omnipresent multi-voiced drone. Gotzon and Father Mixtel rush to the church doorway. As they throw their weight against the door, a pounding series of concussions fills their ears. As the doors swing open, the pair are showered with a hail of small debris. They turn away from it as it tosses them to the ground.</div>
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EXT. MARKETPLACE - DAY</div>
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The thunder of concussion dissipates as every person in the market square stops what they are doing and look to one another for answers that are not coming.</div>
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EXT. FARMYARD - DAY</div>
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Aitor stands, eyes wide open in shock. Mouth hanging dumbfounded as he looks towards the town.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
At the end of the road leading into Guernika the only bridge into town is enveloped in a cloud of dust. Around the edges of the cloud lies scattered rubble.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Aitor drops the tools in his hands and breaks into a headlong run down the hill towards town.</div>
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EXT. CHURCHYARD - DAY</div>
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Father Mixtel picks himself up from the dirt.</div>
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FATHER MIXTEL</div>
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Gotzon?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He looks about before picking Gotzon's shape out of the dust.</div>
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FATHER MIXTEL</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Gotzon, are you alright?</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He pulls at Gotzon's shoulder - turning him over. Gotzon moans as he does. His face has been bloodied - a significant gash on his forehead - he is covered in dirt.</div>
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FATHER MIXTEL</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Gotzon. Your head.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GOTZON</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
What? I am fine...</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He touches his face.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GOTZON</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Oh....</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He reels.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
FATHER MIXTEL</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
No. You are fine. You are fine.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
He helps Gotzon to his feet.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
GOTZON</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Madre Maia.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
Father Mixtel looks to where Gotzon has cast his gaze...</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
FATHER MIXTEL</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Madre Maia.</div>
<div class="ACTION" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 72pt 0.0001pt 108pt;">
The dust is clearing... the bridge is gone.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the final shot of the film - the color, all bombed out of a once verdant and thriving town.</td></tr>
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Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544918487852354644.post-23545713117074012842015-03-22T21:57:00.000-07:002015-07-20T15:43:50.799-07:00Declassified InformationOrville Stave made a good name for himself with his provocative looks at the culture and counter-culture of the 1960s. From the psychedelic tragedy of his biopic <i>Groovy Soda Jerk </i>about James Porter the lead singer of the band of the same name, to the bleak reality of his semi-biographical <i>Principle IV</i> about the horrors of being a conscientious objector. Stave's work was nothing if not eye-popping and darkly patriotic.<br />
But no film better stands for his body of work like the 1991 classic <i>Declassified Information, </i>based on Stave's own private investigation behind the scenes of the Kennedy administration.<br />
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<i>Declassified Information </i>won four MODAs including a hotly controversial Best Picture and of course a Best Screenplay for Stave and his co-writer, former blacklister, Jessica Tdinen-Finornen.<br />
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>INT. THE OVAL OFFICE - DAY</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SUPER: October</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fists planted firmly on his desk, JFK gnaws on a cigar. He</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">spits</span> it on the floor - SPLAT - on the Presidential Seal.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Gawd</span> <span class="SpellE">dammit</span>! What the hell <span class="GramE">does</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Khrushchev <span class="GramE">think</span> he'll accomplish</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">with</span> this shit?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LBJ</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He thinks you're weak, Jack.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MCNAMARA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wants <st1:place w:st="on">West Berlin</st1:place>. He's</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">calling</span> your bluff.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then give him what it's about.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LBJ</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jack?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nuke <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Havana</st1:place></st1:city>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Anxious eyes.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LBJ</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are you serious?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Damn rights.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MCNAMARA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps we should consider-</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bring me the damned football!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MCNAMARA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">If you are certain Sir.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK hammers the desk.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm the God damned President!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bobby hops to it. <span class="GramE">Picks up the phone - grunts into it.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MCNAMARA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is no way to treat the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Munroe Doctrine.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LBJ</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Khrushchev is shitting all over</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">it</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, while he's squatting down,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">let's</span> shove it back up his ass.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An Air Force LIEUTENANT enters. An aluminum briefcase is</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">shackled</span> to his wrist.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK dials a code into the lock and lifts the lid...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Revealing a big-ass knife.</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is this some kind of joke?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MCNAMARA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Not at all Mr. President.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where <span class="GramE">are the damned launch</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">codes</span>?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MCNAMARA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The codes are imprinted upon a</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">silicon</span> wafer surgically inserted</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">behind</span> the Lieutenant's heart.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK aims a slow angry stare at McNamara.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MCNAMARA (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will have to extract them</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">from</span> the Lieutenant.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is barbaric.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MCNAMARA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Yes, Mr. President.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Its murder.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LBJ</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think that's the point, Jack.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MCNAMARA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think of it as a moral fail-safe.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The President's eyes say 'give it to me plain.'</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MCNAMARA (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can't kill millions of people</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">remotely</span> if you won't kill one</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">with</span> your own hand first.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Diabolical <span class="SpellE">sonsabitches</span>.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He throws the knife to the floor.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we find another way.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone give Bobby and <span class="GramE">me</span> five. I</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">want</span> solutions.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>McNamara and LBJ head for the door. The Lieutenant reaches</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">for</span> the knife, Bobby picks it up for him.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hold up a moment Lieutenant...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The door closes, the three are alone.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What's your name, Son?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LIEUTENANT OSWALD</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oswald, Sir.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Crazy job you have.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LIEUTENANT OSWALD</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, Sir.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You enjoy it?</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LIEUTENANT OSWALD</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Its</span> a lot of waiting, Sir.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What if I had...?</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LIEUTENANT OSWALD</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'd be spared the horror of an</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Atomic war, Sir.</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK guffaws and punches the Lieutenant in the shoulder.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So you would, Oswald, so you</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">would</span>. <span class="GramE">Dismissed.</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK turns to his desk.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bobby steps toward the Lieutenant with the knife.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Lieutenant reaches for the knife, but Bobby plunges it</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">into</span> the surprised soldier's sternum.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK whirls about as the Lieutenant slumps to the carpet.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bobby! Jesus!</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BOBBY</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought you...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JFK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, if this <span class="SpellE">ain't</span> a pickle. A</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">big</span> fucking pickle.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></pre>
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Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544918487852354644.post-37268290310254671952014-04-25T16:28:00.000-07:002015-07-13T12:48:54.266-07:00Blake Snadwad's - Masada<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are films - I am sure if you are the sort of cinephile who reads a blog like this then you have a handful of them yourself - that if you are flipping channels and you catch even a glimpse of, you are trapped. You can't help yourself, you are powerless to these films. You will watch them through to the end.<br /><br /><em>Blake Snadwad's - Masada</em> is absolutely one of those films for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Forgive me an aside, Blake Snadwad was the first director I was ever aware of whose own name became a part of their film titles as part of the promotional effort. When did they quit doing that? Certainly before the 80s, or else there would have been films with names like <em>Steven Spielberg's - The Color Purple. </em>Certainly Spielberg would have earned that billing. But I digress...<br /><br /><em>Blake Snadwad's - Masada</em> suffers a bit today from the pre-<em>Star Wars</em> level of effects that become important story-telling tools in the third act, but by that point, I'd hazard to say that most people would be too engrossed in the suspense to care.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">With the laconic pace of 60s and early 70s sci-fi, it weaves a mind-boggling narrative. Fair warning, I'm going to get a tad spoilery here, but its all first-act stuff, and of a 40 year-old movie. Two detectives, Winston and Pepper investigate a death at a university that appears to be a suicide. They soon uncover the possibility that a virus that operates with the same principles as the observer paradox may (or may not!) have been accidentally released. Yet so long as it is unknown, then the result is the same as if it hasn't been. (Follow me so far?) The virus itself causes its victims to do unspeakable self-harm to themselves. So when the people who know about the virus start committing suicide in awful ways, who is to tell if they are trying to keep the knowledge hidden, or if the virus has taken hold. It is a total mind-err... <em>thing that rhymes with 'truck'. </em>Of course the investigators figure out what is going on - in the first twenty minutes of the film, no less! - and then have to decide what they are going to do about it... and THAT is where it gets interesting.<br /><br />Anyhow... one of the critical steps along the way of their investigation follows below the fold.</span><br />
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INT. DEAN OF SCIENCE OFFICE - DAY</div>
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The DEAN OF SCIENCE reads the note.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
DEAN OF SCIENCE</div>
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That's Terry's writing.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
WINSTON</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
Any idea why he wouldn't want his death investigated? What is too terrible? Who are we supposed to protect?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
DEAN OF SCIENCE</div>
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I don't understand it at all.</div>
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WINSTON</div>
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Would there be colleagues who might have some insight?</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
DEAN OF SCIENCE</div>
<div class="DIALOG" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 0cm 180pt 0.0001pt;">
I recently signed off on funding and access for a cross-faculty project Terry was working on with Jack Clayton.</div>
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WINSTON</div>
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What was it?</div>
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DEAN OF SCIENCE</div>
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Honestly, a genius physicist and a Nobel favoured geneticist ask for nominal funding - I don't even bother reading. I just sign the confirmation.</div>
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INT. UNIVERSITY HALLWAY - DAY</div>
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DR. JACK CLAYTON walks with Winston and Pepper, a look of grave concern on his face. Clayton carries a shopping bag.</div>
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CLAYTON</div>
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What happened?</div>
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WINSTON</div>
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We are trying to work that out. What were you and Professor Herald collaborating on?</div>
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CLAYTON</div>
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He came to me with questions about the Observer Paradox.</div>
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WINSTON</div>
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Which is?</div>
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CLAYTON</div>
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It's more commonly known as Schrodinger's Cat.</div>
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PEPPER</div>
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What would a physicist know about a cat that a biologist wouldn't?</div>
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WINSTON</div>
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It's not a real cat. It's a theoretical concept.</div>
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CLAYTON</div>
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A thought experiment. A cat, isolated from any observation, with a fifty-fifty chance of being killed by a random event -</div>
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PEPPER</div>
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Killed by a random event?</div>
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CLAYTON</div>
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Classically; poisoning - linked to a quantum action.</div>
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WINSTON</div>
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I'm familiar. Carry on.</div>
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CLAYTON</div>
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Until observed, the cat is neither alive or dead.</div>
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PEPPER</div>
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What?</div>
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WINSTON</div>
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Did Professor Herald exhibit any anxiety during your discussions?</div>
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CLAYTON</div>
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Not at all. Terry was very excited about the ground he was breaking.</div>
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WINSTON</div>
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Which was?</div>
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CLAYTON</div>
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You understand that research is highly competitive?</div>
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WINSTON</div>
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Certainly.</div>
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They come to a stop outside of Clayton's office.</div>
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CLAYTON</div>
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Then you'll understand if I require you to go through official channels.</div>
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PEPPER</div>
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You're asking us to get a warrant.</div>
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Clayton unlocks the door.</div>
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CLAYTON</div>
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Demanding. Without prejudice. Now if you'll excuse me, my wife is expecting me home to help with chores.</div>
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Clayton enters his office, without invitation.</div>
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WINSTON</div>
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Professor Clayton, I'm concerned about the suicide note.</div>
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Clayton stops. Winston produces the evidence bag. Clayton takes it and reads the note. Winston reads Clayton's face as Clayton reads the note.</div>
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WINSTON (CONT'D)</div>
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What is he talking about, Professor? What is 'too terrible?'</div>
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CLAYTON</div>
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...I can't say.</div>
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PEPPER</div>
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Can't?</div>
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CLAYTON</div>
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Am I under investigation?</div>
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WINSTON</div>
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Should you be?</div>
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CLAYTON</div>
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Look. I don't know what he's talking about. But I suggest you respect his wishes and leave it be. Terry would not have written that without good reason.</div>
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Clayton closes the door on them.</div>
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PEPPER</div>
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I think he knows something.</div>
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Winston looks at him with contempt.</div>
<div class="CHARACTERNAME" style="font-family: 'Courier Final Draft'; margin: 12pt 90pt 0.0001pt 252pt; text-transform: uppercase;">
WINSTON</div>
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You think? Call in for a warrant.</div>
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Pepper uses his cell phone and texts at a furious pace.</div>
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WINSTON (CONT'D)</div>
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You know you can use those to speak to people. The human voice... adds a 'personal' touch.</div>
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There is a crash from within Clayton's office.</div>
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Pepper and Winston look at each other - a silent agreement.</div>
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Pepper kicks open the door.</div>
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Professor Clayton lies dead on the carpet - bloodied pink foam spewing from his mouth, a bottle of household cleaner open - half poured down his jacket front and on the floor.</div>
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<br />Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544918487852354644.post-44449657165829331902013-04-18T16:08:00.000-07:002015-07-13T15:10:57.906-07:00A Girl With No Name<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before the manic pixie dream girl, there was the girl who was too socially advanced to be noticed for her awesomeness. Molly Ringwold, of course made a career out of the archetype, and not far behind her was Shannon DeWinter. <br /><br />Truth be told, I was Team DeWinter long before the "Team <i>Blank</i>" meme was a thing. Movies like <i>Hall Pass Confidential,</i> <i>Acid-wash Dance Party </i>and <i>Gene Toxic</i> were regular rec-room sleep-over viewing in my neighborhood. And I'll even admit that there was a time when I could pretty much recite the entirety of <i>We Gotta Get Out of this Place</i> (The film named after the song, not <i>just</i> the song.) along with the movie - from the opening monologue ("<i>People think that growing up in a brownstone across the street from Wrigley Field musta been the coolest thing a kid could do....</i>" - And no, I didn't just cut and paste that from the quote page on IMDb.) through to the last lines of the Animals' song over the closing credits. And yeah, its a movie that is still seared onto my soul, but I first went to it because I had a crush on Shannon DeWinter.<br /><br />I first saw <i>A Girl With No Name</i> under similar circumstances, and though it never spoke to me the same way as <i>We Gotta Get Out of this Place,</i> I did go back the next weekend and watched it again, just to see Shannon. I identified with Kevin - Marsha was smart, sexy, cool and had no idea just how fantastic she was... and that made her even more amazing.<br /><br />The film has aged as poorly as any film from the 80s has, but it still has its moments - like this one...</span><br />
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KEVIN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What's the deal Marsha Steele?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MARSHA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hey. How are you?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KEVIN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good. Good. Good to see you. You</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">look</span> great.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She isn't sure she agrees.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MARSHA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">Heh</span></span><span class="GramE">.</span> Yeah thanks. I, uh, yeah…</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KEVIN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh. Did I just make you <span class="GramE">feel</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">uncomfortable</span>?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MARSHA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No, no. I just - I'm not very</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">good</span> with compliments.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KEVIN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No shit?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MARSHA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No shit.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KEVIN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Me either. But at my core I</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">kinda</span></span> like them.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A crack in her armor... and she kind of likes it.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MARSHA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah. <span class="GramE">Me too.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KEVIN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Alright...</span> You should. You must</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">get</span> plenty of them.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MARSHA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">(No.)</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well…</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KEVIN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No way?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MARSHA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No, really.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KEVIN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow. Not even from - You must…</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who's the lucky guy who puts <span class="GramE">his</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">arm</span> around you at the movies?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MARSHA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ah. <span class="GramE">No one.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">A bomb.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KEVIN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Okay... Geez, if I were single,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'd have no choice but to ask</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">you</span> for a date after that, eh?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MARSHA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah. I think you would have to.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KEVIN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, I am single. Where'd you</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">want</span> to go?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MARSHA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Nicely played.</span> You're a funny</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">guy</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KEVIN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hear that's supposed to be a</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">good</span> thing.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MARSHA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And you've got all the right</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">lines</span> too, don't you?</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KEVIN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm not usually this clever.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MARSHA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They're rolling right off your</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">tongue</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KEVIN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I've practiced this conversation</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">for</span> as long as I've known you.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MARSHA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now you're making me</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">uncomfortable</span>.</pre>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll say it again - this movie hasn't aged well. The hair... oh god, the hair.</td></tr>
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Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544918487852354644.post-86324892757413137872013-04-11T10:00:00.000-07:002015-07-13T12:50:09.682-07:00Attaché<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first Cameron Dieppe film was always the best of the bunch, wasn't it? The premise - a man who discovers that his job was a cover for espionage that he was unaware he was committing in the course of his innocent ambassadorial travels - was only barely plausible for one roller-coaster of a movie. Of course it couldn't work for a second film, let alone a third... or a fourth! And yet in the inscruitable plot-logic of Hollywood, a franchise was born.<br /><br />One part <em>Bourne Identity, </em>one part <em>North by Northwest, </em>the original transcends its potentially silly inciting circumstances and has us forgiving the film for those stretches of credibility, largely on the strength of some of the most thrilling suspense sequences of the early millennium. </span><br />
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">INT.</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">AIRPORT</st1:placetype></st1:place>, SECURITY LINE-UP</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The line is long. <span class="SpellE">Travellers</span> are weary. Many sit on</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">their</span> carry-<span class="SpellE">ons</span>, or lean against stanchions. It is</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">sweaty</span> and no-one's idea of a good time.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> drags himself to the end of the line-up, looking</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">anxiously</span> over his shoulder. He searches down the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">length</span> of the line-up. Not good.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Security has a <span class="SpellE">traveller's</span> suitcase wide open, they are</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">shaking</span> out his shoes. <span class="GramE">Really not good.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place>'s searching gaze lands on the Express Line... Only</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">one</span> person waiting.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With one last look over his shoulder he steps out of</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">the</span> main line, shuffles to a garbage can and empties a</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">few</span> gum wrappers from his pocket. At the same time,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">with</span> a single firm shake he drops a pistol out of his</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">jacket</span> into the bin.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He steps up to the Express Line, pulling a ticket from</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">his</span> coat. He taps the only person in line on the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">shoulder</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">CAM</st1:place></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm sorry, my flight is leaving</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">in</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MAN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No worries, mate, I got no rush.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Flying V.I.P.</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">CAM</st1:place></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="GramE">Cam</span></st1:place><span class="GramE"> steps up to security and hands over his ticket.</span> The</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">guard</span> looks at it, then back at <st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> dubiously.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">CAM</st1:place> (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm never going to get through</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">that</span> line in time...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The guard checks his watch, and the departures board</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">and</span> shrugs.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>GUARD</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Any luggage?</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">CAM</st1:place></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Just what I'm wearing.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>GUARD</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Step through.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> goes through the gate.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BUZZZZ!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SECOND GUARD</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Any metallic?</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> sucks in a breath and winces as he takes off his</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">belt</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He tosses a handful of change into the tray.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SECOND GUARD (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Okay.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> walks back around the security gate. As he does he</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">notices</span> some men at the other end of the Airport hall</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">looking</span> about urgently.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> lowers his head and goes through the gate again.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BUZZZZ!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> winces.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SECOND GUARD (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Arms out, please.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> gingerly lifts them to shoulder height.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surreptitiously stealing a glance down the hall - the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">men</span> are getting closer. The guard pats <st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> down. <st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place>'s</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">eyes</span> are watering with stress.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The guard waves the metal detector wand over <st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place>'s</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">upper</span> body.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As it passes over the side of his upper waist - </pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WHOOOP!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SECOND GUARD (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">(Pointedly.)</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is there anything else in your</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">pocket</span>, Sir?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> turns his pockets inside out - nothing.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He glances up as one of the men coming down the hall</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">turns</span> his way - eye contact. The man beckons his</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">compatriots</span>. <st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> turns away.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SECOND GUARD (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take off your jacket please,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Sir.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> considers the corridor with a sign indicating gates</pre>
<pre> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">21-40.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Second Guard unsnaps his sidearm emphatically.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SECOND GUARD (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please take your jacket off,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Sir.</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> opens his jacket...</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His shirt at the side of his abdomen is soaked with</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">blood</span>.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SECOND GUARD (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Jeee-zuz</span>! Bradley, I need your</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">assis</span></span><span class="GramE">-</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A gun goes <span class="GramE">off,</span> the Second Guard has a momentary</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">stunned</span> look before dropping to the ground, a bloody</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">hole</span> in his temple.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In that moment, <st1:place w:st="on">Cam</st1:place> grabs the guard's un-clasped</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">sidearm</span> from its holster.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ducking and turning, he runs limping for the corridor</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">as</span> the crowd panics and scatters, interfering with his</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">pursuers</span>.</pre>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you aren't familiar with the Film-Sport podcast, you should check it out. Every week they have a top five list exploring some film related category. Top five films about imagination. Top five performances by inanimate objects. Top five directors who never stood a chance in Hollywood. You get the idea. When they announce the topic at the beginning of an episode I spend the rest of the show working out my top five on the subject in the back of my head as I listen to the reviews and other features. Usually at best my number one ranks around the bottom of their top five, and nothing else I pick is anywhere in sight - except maybe as an honourable mention. But not this past week...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week's top five was: Top five verbal smack-downs. And I got four out of five... the exception being my number one pick. So, as a shout-out to one of my favourite podcasts, here is my number one pick.<br /><br />From the classic of grunge-era college movies, <i>99% Girlfriend</i> - if you know the movie, you already know the scene. I think part of what appeals to me about this scene is how easily once upon a time <em>I</em> could have been Blair.</span></div>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>INT. PHI BETA PHI - NIGHT</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blair has <span class="SpellE">Abi</span> cornered against a wall, their awkward small</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">talk</span> from earlier has dwindled to nothing.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blair leans in...</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Abi</span> is uncertain, but she doesn't have anywhere to dodge</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">to</span>. After a moment of lip to lip she peels her face away</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">and</span> forces her outstretched arm between them.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So do you just kiss girls? Is</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">that</span> your thing?</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BLAIR</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Heh</span>... I didn't "just kiss" you.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then what was that?</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Yeah <span class="SpellE">yeah</span>.</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah. It was. <span class="GramE">So?</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BLAIR</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well still - it wasn't just out</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">of</span> the blue.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three minutes.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Huh?</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Four minutes ago I'd never seen</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">your</span> face before.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BLAIR</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">If you insist.</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So <span class="GramE">how's that work</span> out for you?</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Girls usually reciprocate? Slip</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">their</span> hands into your pants?</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BLAIR</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not... immediately.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">But usually.</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BLAIR</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Uh...</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Occasionally?</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>...No.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Ever?</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have you ever tried that <span class="GramE">trick</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">before</span>?</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">no</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Ooooh</span>! I feel like a pioneer.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you for the <span class="SpellE">honour</span>! Can I</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">put</span> my hand down your pants?</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Right - here.</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blair realizes all attention has turned to them.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BLAIR</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Uh...</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need your cock.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Uh-oh.</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need to knead it. Like dough</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">between</span> my fingers...</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Alright already.</span></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>...Roll it like lady fingers</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">between</span> my lady fingers.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BLAIR</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why are you doing this?</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does it feel unfair? Are you at a</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">disadvantage</span>? Why did you <span class="GramE">kiss</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">me</span>? Did you have fun? Ah but</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">that's</span> in the past now, isn't it?</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am definitely having fun.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She's done...</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BLAIR</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are you a lesbian?</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PARTY CROWD</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She's not done.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tactical error number... I</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">confess</span>, I've lost count. Would</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">that</span> let you off the hook - if I</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">were</span> a lesbian? Would your abject</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">failure</span> to score with me be</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">understandable</span>? <span class="GramE">Forgivable?</span> Would</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">that</span> salvage your self-image?</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make it acceptable to try again</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">with</span> another girl?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She steps right in - as close to 'in-your-face' as she can</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">be</span> at a head and a half shorter than he is.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Then, "no."</span> For the sake of the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">sisterhood</span>, "no, I am not a</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">lesbian</span>." </pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is practically projecting her will right through the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">space</span> he has been blocking.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABI (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you'll excuse me, I'll let you</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">sweep</span> up the shattered shards of</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">your</span> masculinity - I'm going to</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">throw</span> myself at a computer</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">science</span> under-grad.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wilts aside and <span class="SpellE">Abi</span> strides off through a party crowd</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">whose</span> chins are on their chests.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DUDE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Brutal...</span> THAT WAS AWESOME!</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The party <span class="GramE">crowd cheer</span> in agreement.</pre>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Going back to MODA winners for this week's installment. </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mare Crisium</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is
one of the great stories about dreaming big. A fairly transparent adaptation of
the Icarus myth, what is truly remarkable about </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mare Crisium</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is
how uplifting the end of what is essentially a distressingly tragic story can
be. Full credit goes to screenwriter Robert Christopher who won his first MODA
for </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mare Crisium </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at the 1995 ceremony. Of course his
place in</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><st1:city style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hollywood</st1:place></st1:city><span class="apple-converted-space"></span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is by now
practically legendary and you can expect to see more of his scripts appear in
this blog.</span><br />
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This scene opens the film and with great economy reveals the depth of Jack's
ambition as well as hinting at his destructive mania. Rewatching this scene -
and the fantastic performance of Edward Sweigskraft - knowing where the film is
ultimately taking Jack, and vicariously us, there is never any doubt that
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A voice speaks in the darkness.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JACK (O.S.)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Okay, here it is: I propose to</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">go</span> to the moon. In… the next ten</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">years</span>.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the darkness, the pinpoints of stars form.</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SIG</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Great.</span> <span class="GramE">Great JFK.</span> How are you</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">going</span> to do that?</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JACK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Seriously.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The camera drifts downwards from the skies... to the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">glow</span> of city lights... a house... a fence, a yard... a</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">patio</span> with two men - JACK (35), and SIG (38). They lay</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">on</span> lawn chairs, staring up at the stars.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SIG</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No you aren't.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JACK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Listen here…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Okay. <span class="SpellE">Ninteen</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">sixty</span>… whatever, Kennedy says</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"<span class="GramE">we're</span> going to the moon in ten</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">years</span>" - that was bold.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SIG</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They did it.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JACK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah they did it. They had every</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">genius</span> on the planet indentured</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">to</span> a dream.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SIG</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So how the are you going to go</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">to</span> the moon?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JACK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well it's been done right? I</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">don't</span> have to invent anything.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's been done.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SIG</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's all patented.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JACK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So is the zipper on your pants</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">but</span> how many companies make '<span class="SpellE">em</span>?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SIG</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They invented their own</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">variants</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JACK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Exactly! Based upon the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">knowledge</span> that it could be done</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">and</span> a working sample. 'Sides,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">its</span> not like I'm planning to</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">profit</span> - I just want to go.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Can't sue me for that.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SIG</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Speaking of money, it cost them -</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don't know - a hundred billion</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">dollars</span> to work it out. Apollo</pre>
<pre> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eleven was like mission number…</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don't know…</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JACK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Eleven.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SIG<span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Ten.</span> Those guys died during</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">training</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JACK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Right.</span> <span class="GramE">Apollo One.</span> The Remo</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>William's guy played him.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SIG</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each of those missions cost a</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">fortune</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JACK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only have to do one. None of</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">it</span> has to be tested. It has all</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">been</span> done.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SIG</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People die! <span class="GramE">Apollo One…</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jack gazes at the moon.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SIG (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You're pulling my leg.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jack smiles to himself.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SIG (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It'll still cost millions.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JACK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That, I can work out.</pre>
<pre></pre>
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<br />Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544918487852354644.post-79687465014652962442013-03-22T09:30:00.000-07:002013-03-25T10:48:41.664-07:00Sideshow<br />
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one starts a new endeavour there are things that need to be learned. I
learned one of those things this week.<br />
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I thought I was
being clever, taking one of the all-time classic silent shorts and writing up a
full description of the action, but as it turns out, it was a lot of work!
So, fair warning, I'm probably never going to do that again. But I<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>did</i> do it, so here we go....<br />
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You have seen<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Sideshow</i>, right? It is one of the seminal works of
slapstick comedy of all time. It is one of the very first Muybridge
Legacy short films (Shot in 1913 - yes, 100 years old!) yet it still holds up.
It stars Shao and Zi Zhe, a pair of real-life Siamese twins. (Allegedly -
there is some controversy alluding to fraud, but that is not my business here.)
And actually manages to deconstruct the classic Hollywood fist-fight before
there was a <st1:city w:st="on">Hollywood</st1:city>,
or a set of fist-fight tropes to deconstruct. Seriously, this is genius
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">EXT.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FAIRGROUND - DAY</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">A busy day at the circus.</span> The calliope whistles</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">rhythmically</span> belch steam. Families arrive at the fair</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">grounds</span> in wagons, motor-cars and also on foot.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carnies, vendors, sideshow acts and the midway are all set</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">around</span> the centre-piece, the big top. People are lined up</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">just</span> to get inside the enormous tent.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fair is set up beside a rail-line which stretches off</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">across</span> the prairie to the horizon. Colorfully painted rail</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">cars</span> sit on a side-line. One of them bears a clearly</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">identifiable</span> symbol on the side - a red cross.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
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<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>INT. MEDICAL CAR - DAY</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Doctor gives two men a simultaneous check-up. Checking</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">their</span> throats, the heart beat of each, reflexes of one</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">foot</span>, two feet, three feet...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The doctor sighs gravely and puts his stethoscope away</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">before</span> turning around and facing his patients... Who <span class="GramE">are</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Siamese Twins, joined at the hip with only three legs!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DOCTOR (TITLE CARD)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your shared kidney is near worn</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">out</span>. It can't keep up for the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">both</span> of you. One of you is going</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">to</span> have to make a big sacrifice.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Shao</span> points at <span class="SpellE">Zi</span>. <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> points at <span class="SpellE">Shao</span>. <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> emphatically</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">sticks</span> his finger right in <span class="SpellE">Zi's</span> face. <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> sticks his finger</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">in</span> <span class="SpellE">Shao's</span> face. <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> grabs <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> around the throat. <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> does</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">the</span> same to his brother and the two of them start</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">throttling</span> the life out of each other as they stagger out</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">the</span> door.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>EXT. FAIRGROUND - DAY</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They continue to choke each other as they wobble onto the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">tracks</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A group of roustabouts are pushing two rail cars together.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Shao</span> and <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> step out of the way just as the two cars slam</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">together</span> where they were just standing.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They stumble through the outer edge of the crowd. They mix</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">up</span> their tactics - alternating between choking and trying</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">to</span> pry one another's hands from their throats. People look</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">on</span> in confusion. One <span class="SpellE">Carny</span> with a big wooden mallet cries</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">out</span>...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CARNY (TITLE CARD)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Step right up. Ring the bell and</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">win</span> a prize!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Zi</span> grabs the mallet and takes a swing at <span class="SpellE">Shao</span>. The combined</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">momentum</span> of the mallet and <span class="SpellE">Shao's</span> dodge throws the pair off</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">balance</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They fall through a canvas wall, landing in the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">confectionery</span>. Where <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> lands, popcorn falls over his head.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He looks up and sees the hot-pot. So does <span class="SpellE">Shao</span>. <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> pushes</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">his</span> brother's head into the side of the pot. <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> screams and</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">flails</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Zi</span> pulls down a rack of cotton-candy. <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> finds himself in</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">a</span> swarm of pink and blue. He can't see. As he bats the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">batts</span></span> away, <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> pushes him up and through another canvas</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">wall</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The back of their legs catch the edge of a platform and</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">they</span> land on their backs and are swooped away - they've</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">fallen</span> onto the carousel.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Zi</span> punches <span class="SpellE">Shao</span>. They get to their knees. <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> punches <span class="SpellE">Zi</span>.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They get to their feet. <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> swings at <span class="SpellE">Shao</span>, but <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> pulls</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">his</span> head away - only to get clocked by a rising carousel</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">horse</span>. He staggers off the edge of the rotating platform.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They land on the bumper-car floor. <span class="SpellE">Boink</span>! A car just misses</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">Zi's</span></span><span class="GramE"> head.</span> He rolls away, dragging <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> with him. <span class="SpellE">Boink</span>!</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Shao</span> is nearly hit. <span class="SpellE">Boink</span>! <span class="SpellE">Boink</span>! <span class="SpellE">Boink</span>! The children</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">driving</span> the cars are actually trying to hit them! <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> and</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Zi</span> scramble to get out of the way.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They keep running on their three legs. They pass side show</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">signs</span> - "The Amazing Mr. <span class="SpellE">Lifto</span>!"; "The Incredible</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Rubberman</span>!"; "Wonder at the Illustrated Man!"; "The</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Astounding Two-Headed Man (Closed Due to Sickness)." They</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">find</span> themselves standing between the sword-swallower and a</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">juggler</span>, juggling machetes.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Shao</span> sees the sword swallower and pulls his sword right out</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">of</span> his gullet like it was a sheath. As <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> swings at <span class="SpellE">Zi</span>,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Zi</span> grabs a machete out of the juggler's throwing pattern</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">and</span> parries <span class="SpellE">Shao's</span> blow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They hack and slash their way past the bearded lady and</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">between</span> bursts of the fire-eater's deadly breath, until</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Zi's</span> hefty blows with the machete corner <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> against the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">sturdy</span> wall of the strongman's chest. <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> raises for the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">fatal</span> blow, but the strongman grabs his hand. He shakes his</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">head</span> in disgust. He lifts <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> up - <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> dangling from him -</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">and</span> tosses him (them) aside.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They land on the hood of a colorfully painted coupe filled</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">with</span> clowns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>INT. BIGTOP - DAY</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The car drives through the door of the big-top honking it's</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">horn</span>, clowns practically falling out of each window. </pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The car circles the centre ring and pulls to a stop,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">catapulting</span> <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> and <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> off the hood. Clowns pour out of</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">the</span> coupe and swarm <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> and <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> who defensively raise their</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">weapons</span> as they are circled by the multi-<span class="SpellE">coloured</span> horde.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bap! Bap! A pair of cream-pies land in their faces.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suddenly their blades are gone and they are sprayed with</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">seltzer</span>. Clowns have each of their outer two legs in hands,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">leaving</span> the twins perched on their single middle leg. The</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">clowns</span> run around them in circles and let-go, leaving them</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">spinning</span> like a top, reeling across the centre ring between</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">the</span> legs of stilt-walkers.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <span class="GramE">crowd in the stand laughs as the twins come</span> to a stop</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">amongst</span> the trained-dog act. The one dog riding on another</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">nips</span> at their shared posterior. <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> grabs the pup off the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">other</span> dog and pushes the snarling dog into <span class="SpellE">Zi's</span> face.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A dancing pony prances past and <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> grabs hold, swinging</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">himself</span> up onto it's back. <span class="SpellE">Shao</span>, dragged behind, drops the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">dog</span> and flails madly.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The crowd roars with laughter. A second pony comes along</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">side</span> of the first, prancing in synchronization. <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> pulls</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">himself</span> up on the second pony. They ride alongside of one</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">another</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up <span class="GramE">ahead</span> <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> sees the blindfolded knife-thrower's act. He</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">takes</span> the reigns of his pony and steers <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> towards the path</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">of</span> the knife thrower's blades. <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> grabs his pony's reigns</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">and</span> steers <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> into the path. Back and forth, back and</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">forth</span>, <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> then <span class="SpellE">Zi</span>. Zing! A knife whizzes between them -</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">nicking</span> the highest point of the shared portion of their</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">body</span>. Both look at the blood. Who exactly has been hit?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WHAM!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ponies run under a leathery gray wall - but it's too</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">low</span> for the twins. They land on the sawdust floor stunned.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An elephant towers above them. It trumpets and begins</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">stomping</span> about.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The crowd screams with delight and fear.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Shao</span> and <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> wrestle with each other. The elephant's feet</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">slam</span> down - <span class="SpellE">Whump</span>! <span class="SpellE">Whump</span>! - Each time narrowly missing one</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">of</span> the twin's heads.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They roll out of the way of the elephant, right into the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">face</span> of a lion. The lion roars, so does the crowd. <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> tries</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">to</span> push his brother's head into the lion's maw. <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> grabs</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">a</span> nearby rope and wraps it around his brother's neck,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">choking</span> him.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nearby a snake-charmer plays his gourd-flute. The rope</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">begins</span> to rise, lifting <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> and <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> with it away from the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">lion</span>. The lion swats at them as they rise out of it's</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">reach</span>. <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> continues to strangle <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> as they lift up...</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">up</span>... up. Trapeze artists fly past them and they keep</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">rising</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They find themselves high above the ground and still</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">rising</span>. <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> is almost done in when they are lifted to the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">level</span> of the high-wire. The tightrope comes down between</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">them</span>, forcing <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> to let go of <span class="SpellE">Zi</span>. Suddenly without the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">support</span> of the fakir's rope they are forced to cling to the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">tightrope</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They push. They shove. They bite at each other's grip. They</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">are</span> exhausted. <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> takes one last desperate lunge at <span class="SpellE">Zi</span>.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Zi</span> dodges to the side. <span class="SpellE">Shao</span> has over committed. <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> has over</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">balanced</span> himself. Both reel desperately on the edge of</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">balance</span> before their shared body plummets.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As they fall their eyes meet - they share a tear, and hug</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">just</span> as they hit bottom... <span class="GramE">A safety net.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The crowd goes wild!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The people filling the stands throw money, screaming with</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">enthusiasm</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ring-master hurries over to <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> and <span class="SpellE">Shao</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>RING MASTER (TITLE CARD)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Boys, what an amazing act.</span> You</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">work</span> brilliantly together! I'm</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">taking</span> you out of the <span class="SpellE">freakshow</span>.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have got to be the new</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">feature</span> act.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Shao</span> and <span class="SpellE">Zi</span> look at each other. What hollow news - they</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">still</span> haven't solved their problem.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>IRIS OUT</pre>
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Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544918487852354644.post-32910065821463632212013-03-14T11:30:00.000-07:002015-07-13T13:26:46.517-07:00Inside the Four Foot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week's scene is from a rather unknown Canadian film from 1978. You are going to have to excuse me for a bit here while I indulge myself. I grew up in a curling family, my father was at one time one of the top 100 curlers in the world. In fact, he was responsible for the reform of the hog-line rule in the mid 70s. (I swear! You can look it up!) So perhaps you can see why this particular film is special to me. I doubt that there was a curling household in Canada that didn't have a well worn copy of <i>Inside the Four Foot </i>on betamax.<br /><br />I'm not going to kid you, this isn't a particularly great movie, but this particular scene has always affected me. I found a digital transfer of <i>Inside the Four Foot</i> online just last week and watched it for the first time in probably 25 years. It has not aged well. However, I was surprised to recognize a face I didn't know back then. As it turns out this was the debut film for Bailey McGettigan, later to be known as Minister Sledge in the long running Brit-com <i>Big Wig.</i></span><br />
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adrienne works in the kitchen. The counters and appliances</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">are</span> all lower than normal to accommodate her wheelchair.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The front door opens. Ben stomps in, shaking off snow.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Soup?</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BEN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'll eat at the club.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He kicks his boots onto the kitchen floor.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are they really playing in this?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BEN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(You know damned well.)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rink is inside.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He pulls a curling broom from the closet.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Call Colin. I bet they've</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">cancelled</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BEN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those guys never miss a game.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could play on the streets</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">they're</span> so slippery.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BEN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can get home in one piece.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They won't be playing. Do you not</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">want</span> to be here?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She picks up his boots and sets them in her lap.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BEN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can use some practice.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You're undefeated. How god damned</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">badly</span> do you need the practice?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She rolls to the closet with the boots.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BEN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More than I need you cussing me</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">out</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She stops putting the boots away.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You don't want to be here.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BEN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adrienne -</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know. I paged you at the rink</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">last</span> week. Don took the call.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BEN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn't want to curl after...</pre>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You are an amazing liar. Too bad</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don's so lousy at it. Too much</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">detail</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BEN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My knees...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just stop. 'Cause I'm guessing</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elaine's knees have given out</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">too</span>? And that's why your truck</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">was</span> in front of her apartment?</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Mutual therapy?</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ben sits. </pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does it feel good to make me <span class="GramE">look</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">like</span> an idiot? At the bonspiel</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">gala</span> last spring, I told myself</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">that</span> that was just celebration -</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">you</span> two. Can't dance with the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">wife</span> anymore. Chair gets in the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">way</span>. Well I can still fuck.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BEN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Okay...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not that you're man enough to</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">try</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He can't pick his eyes up off the linoleum.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BEN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adrienne...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She rolls up close.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What? You feel bad? I bring up</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">all</span> the bad feelings? You can't</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">go</span> to the club because it makes</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">you</span> remember?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BEN</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Something <span class="GramE">like</span> that.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Right in his face.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ADRIENNE</pre>
<pre> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, it's too bad you can't</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">bring</span> yourself to curl anymore,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">maybe</span> you'll get over that. But</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm not getting out of this</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">chair</span>. I can't replace that.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elaine can replace me on the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">team</span>, and in your bed. But she</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">can't</span> forgive you for this. And</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm not going to.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She throws his boots at him, and wheels out of the room.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He hurls his boots. They crash through the window into the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">dark</span> flurries.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
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Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544918487852354644.post-58548019508750755972013-03-07T16:26:00.000-08:002013-03-25T10:47:26.375-07:00Better Days<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week's scene is from one of my favourite romantic films of all time. Yeah, <i>Better Days</i> is pretty bittersweet to be called "romantic," but I've always been drawn to films with a healthy dose of the ambiguous and/or the subversion of expectation.<br /><br />If you haven't seen the film and haven't been told the big reveal, take your warning here - spoiler alert! - this is the scene where Vida's big secret comes out. But its one of those moments that, like Dil's secret in <i>The Crying Game</i> is pretty much a staple of pop-culture by now. So even if you haven't seen the film, you probably are aware of the twist.<br /><br />Jessica Wainbottom, who played Vida in the film won the 1984 MODA for Best Actress, and it was scenes like this one that got her there.</span></div>
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">INT.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK'S GARAGE - NIGHT</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The automatic door motor engages - winching up the door. </pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two pairs of legs are slowly revealed.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA (O.S.)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What are you hiding in here?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK (O.S.)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's a surprise.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA (O.S.)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is exciting. Why haven't you</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">brought</span> me here before?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The door is half-way open. Vida's head appears, ducking</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">below</span> the lower-edge. She peers into the darkness.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK (O.S.)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wait. Wait!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vida scoots under the door. Her age is tough to gauge -</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">probably</span> into her 40s, but if she said she was 29 there</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">wouldn't</span> be an argument. Her hair is playful in</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">contradiction</span> to her restrained clothing. She is pneumatic</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">in</span> ways that would make many 19 year <span class="SpellE">old's</span> jealous let</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">alone</span> someone 29... <span class="GramE">or</span> 40. Her skin hides behind the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">clothes</span>, but the form is unmistakable.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck peers under the door as she makes her way into the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">darkness</span>. He hesitates, watching the door rise. Finally</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">it's</span> open far enough to satisfy him and he enters after</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Vida.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck is in his early 40s. <span class="GramE">An awkward man.</span> He is dressed</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">up</span>, but he clearly isn't very good at picking out 'good</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">clothes</span>.' He probably judged the appropriateness of his</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">suit</span> against photos of what his father wore to his wedding</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">to</span> Chuck's mother.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What are you hiding in here?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Careful, careful.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck takes a wide arc across the garage and flips on the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">light</span>. Vida is about half a step away from getting a jagged</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">metallic</span> point in her eye. She stops short.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE">Oooh</span>!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She takes in the rest of the garage. The 'point' is but one</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">of</span> many - and each is part of one of many intricate welded</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">sculptures</span>. She is overwhelmed - she had no idea.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do - do you like '<span class="SpellE">em</span>?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She moves around the room from piece to piece. Her eyes</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">hardly</span> know where to begin, there is so much to take in.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh wow. You did this?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is amazing. These are</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">amazing</span>. You are full of</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">surprises</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">Heh</span></span><span class="GramE">.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck averts his gaze, lovingly runs his fingers over the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">blistered</span> welds of one of the pieces.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All that drafting and stuff you</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">do</span> for Mr. <span class="SpellE">Redd</span> - </pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">Abstractin</span></span><span class="GramE">'.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Abstracting.</span> Who knew there <span class="GramE">was</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">an</span> artist in you? This is great.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope I'm not the only one</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">you've</span> shown this to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She crosses to him. Tantalizingly close.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have got a hidden gift.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leap of faith time... Chuck turns and faces Vida.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Vida.</span> I... you know what you said</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>'bout <span class="SpellE">followin</span>' your heart 'cause</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">life</span> is too short?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you aren't doing that, then</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">you</span> aren't really living. It's so</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">amazing</span> that you're doing this. I</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">wish</span> I had some hidden talent -</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">you're</span> so lucky.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, yeah. See I <span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">ain't</span></span><span class="GramE"> never</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">been</span> a lucky guy. But lately,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>'round you, I just been <span class="SpellE">feelin</span>'</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">lucky</span> to have knew you.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vida sees that this can only end badly.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An' Mister <span class="SpellE">Redd</span> - you're right, I</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">do</span> let him take advantage - but</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">you</span> know what he says... "A man's</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">gotta</span></span> make his own luck."</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He presses on refusing to listen.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well I <span class="SpellE">ain't</span> been. So I'm <span class="SpellE">goin</span>'.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I told Mr. <span class="SpellE">Redd</span> today. And</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">tomorrow</span> I <span class="SpellE">gotta</span> van and all of</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">this</span>...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">His art.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We're <span class="SpellE">goin</span>' to <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:state>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not where Vida feared this was going.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck, that's wonderful!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wraps her arms around him, presses against him. It</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">hurts</span> him to enjoy it, but he gives in.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm so proud of you. Making your</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">own</span> luck...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He kisses her.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Okay, this WAS going where she feared. She pulls away.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck doesn't get it - he keeps going, emboldened by his</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">own</span> momentum.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I <span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE">ain't</span></span><span class="GramE"> never</span> made my own luck</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">'til now.</span> An' I was just <span class="SpellE">wantin</span>' -</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">hoping</span> - that you... <span class="GramE">That</span> WE -</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">maybe</span> we could open our own shop</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">an</span> make some of our own luck</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">together</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vida is speechless. Chuck gets it, now that he has said too</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">much</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can't go to <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:state>. You got</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">a</span> kid and you really just started</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">at</span> <span class="SpellE">Redd's</span> and you just moved</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">here</span>. And I was... <span class="GramE">So stupid.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No. You're not stupid. Chuck...</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You look at me and see something.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You see something I'm not. When</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">guys</span> look at me they see</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">something</span>. I hear them. That day</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">in</span> the shop. I heard what Will</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">said</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn't say <span class="SpellE">anythin</span>'...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I appreciate that. But I'm</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">not</span> that... I never have been.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not even... <span class="GramE">Especially now.</span> Look,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm really screwed up right now.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHUCK</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I been screwed up my entire life</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">and</span> <span class="SpellE">sittin</span>' on that hasn't got me</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">someone</span> makes me as happy as you</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">do</span>. It was <span class="SpellE">eatin</span>' me up inside.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, I just followed my heart.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vida gently pushes him a step back against a workbench. She</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">un-tucks</span> her blouse from her skirt, and starts unbuttoning -</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">there</span> is no seduction in it, but Chuck doesn't see this. He</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">reaches</span> out to touch. She gently pushes his hands back and</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">keeps</span> unbuttoning. She opens her blouse and lets it fall.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She unhooks her bra and pulls the straps down her arms. Her</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>'<span class="GramE">breasts</span>' come away with the bra, revealing two mastectomy</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">scars</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck looks on. He reaches out to her scars. Vida flinches</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">but</span> does not stop him. Chuck runs his fingers over the pale</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">tissue</span>. He looks up at her face.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VIDA</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Not very good luck.</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck moves to kiss her. Vida withdraws slightly, but <span class="GramE">he</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">keeps</span> coming. She can't believe he still wants to kiss her.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She lets him. She kisses back.</pre>
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Kennedy Goodkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308801339937940368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544918487852354644.post-19037394834468334482013-02-28T15:44:00.000-08:002015-07-13T13:15:55.439-07:00Seven Sundays a Month<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">For the inaugural scene I thought it would be appropriate to begin with a scene that is on the lips of everyone these days as it just won bloody near everything last weekend at the 75th Annual MODA Awards. Of course I am talking about <i>Seven Sundays a Month</i>, the festival darling that peaked at just the right time to clean up this past awards season. <br /><br />When I say it won everything, I'm hardly kidding. If it was nominated, it won. Except (and I am fully cognizant of the irony here, that is partly why I chose it) for Marcy Wigglesworth in the Best Screenplay category. But literally everything else, 17 statuettes went out to everyone from the coveted Best Feature award, right down to Hans Fritxbischler who took home his record 6th award in the Best Assistant Make-up Assistant's Janitor's Alternate Assistant.<br /><br />Anyhow, unless you've been living under a rock, you know the details, so lets get on with it...<br /><br />This scene, performed by the luminous Kate Percival and astounding newcomer Jake Wansome, was consistently the clip shown most often from this tear-jerker during its Cinderella-story run on awards season. I'm certain it will leave you wondering <i>why didn't Wigglesworth win for screenplay, and make it an even dozen and a half</i>?</span></span><br />
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<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:placename w:st="on">EXT.</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">HOSPITAL</st1:placetype> PARKING <st1:place w:st="on">LOT</st1:place> - DAY</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAROL and LES (both early 30s) exit the clinic and silently</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">cross</span> to their car. Carol is into her third trimester. </pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They both go to the driver-side door. </pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Les gives Carol a quizzical look. She hesitatingly extends</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">her</span> hand. Les relinquishes the keys.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LES</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Better get used to it. </pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They get in. Carol drives.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>IN THE CAR</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They drive in silence. Both are deep in thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">begun</span> to rain.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LES</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don't know about this.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAROL</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You don't know?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LES</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAROL</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a no-brainer, Les.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LES</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is that supposed to be funny?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAROL</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What? No! I mean it. Have you</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">thought</span> about where I might stand</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">in</span> this?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LES</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">You?</span> I've got news for you. As</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">much</span> as I love you, this is Me we</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">are</span> talking about. <span class="GramE">My life.</span> My</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">body</span>. <span class="GramE">My Head.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My HEAD!</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAROL</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Am I supposed to be humbled or</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">insulted</span>?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LES</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the most private thing I</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">have</span>. They want to go inside it</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">and</span>... '<span class="GramE">fix</span> it!'</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAROL</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doctors have been doing surgery</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">like</span> this for years.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LES</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Years.</span> Not centuries. Not even</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">decades</span>. <span class="GramE">Years.</span> You know that</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">when</span> heart surgery was merely</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">years</span> old they lost people all</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">the</span> fucking time?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAROL</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That's different.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LES</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Different than my brain!? God</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">damned</span> right it is. If they</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">fucked</span> up my heart I'd be given</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">the</span> grace of a quick exit. But</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">if</span> they fuck up my brain, I spend</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">the</span> rest of my life attending sad</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">picnics</span> with happy idiots who</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">feel</span> fulfilled by a hug.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAROL</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Les, if you don't go through with</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">this</span>, you will die - preceded by</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">an</span> ignominious year of nausea,</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">shitting</span> your pants, and constant</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">pain</span> the likes of which you've</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">only</span> begun to feel.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LES</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are faster ways.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carol can't believe what she has just heard.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LES (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They're going to go inside me.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">My head.</span> Like mechanics tuning a</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">knocking</span> engine. Digging around</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">in</span> my wet-ware with tools and...</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">stuff</span>. I don't know that I can</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">make</span> that leap.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAROL</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all have to suffer the</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">indignity</span> of the doctor.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LES</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">At my age?</span></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAROL</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You're acting too foolish to be</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">proud</span>. Put your ego to sleep.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LES</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hon, I just want to figure out</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">how</span> to deal with this on my own</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">terms</span>.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAROL</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">Your terms.</span> Okay, while you are</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">considering</span> your terms, add this</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">to</span> your parameters; I am your</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">wife</span>. I will be watching you die</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">slowly</span> or... I will be the one</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">who</span> has to tell everyone what a</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">coward</span> you are. I can't believe</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">you'd</span> even... I will be the one</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">who</span> raises this baby alone. I</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">won't</span>...</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carol is overcome by her thoughts and starts to cry. She</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">lets</span> the car drift to a stop. The cars behind them honk.</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Les, deep in thought, watches drivers flip them the bird as</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">they</span> inch around their car, sloshing through the rain-water</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">pouring</span> down the streets.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAROL (CONT'D)</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How can you just sit there?</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LES</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm not going to let you bully me</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">into</span> something. I need to figure</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">this</span> out on my own. </pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carol searches his face for a hint of understanding.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CAROL</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow... Okay. <span class="GramE">Alright, Lester.</span></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Figure this out on your own.</pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carol undoes her seat belt and steps out into traffic. Les</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">tries</span> not to watch as she disappears into the sheeting rain</pre>
<pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="GramE">between</span> angry traffic.</pre>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ramon Wartekin also won the MODA for Best Cinematography</td></tr>
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