Lethal Weapon
Screenplay by Shane Black
Produced by Richard Donner
Joel Silver
Directed by Richard Donner
Cast List:
Mel Gibson Martin Riggs
Danny Glover Roger Murtaugh
Gary Busey Joshua
Mitchell Ryan The General
Tom Atkins Michael Hunsaker
FADE IN:
CITY OF ANGELS
Lies spread out beneath us in all its splendor, like a bargain basement Promised Land.
CAMERA SOARS, DIPS, WINDS its way SLOWLY DOWN,
generator, the coiI?
Its hard to say. You have a Lucas type
four generator on a -voIt system.
The British wouId rather
gIue wood onto a dashboard
than get the eIectricaI system right.
Fascinating.
But what is wrong with the car?
My guess is that your stroke is too short
and youre getting premature ignition.
- Does it ever feeI that way?
- Like what?
Like the stroke is too short
and youre getting
fakes!
Its all a plot...
a plot to make you waste your money!
Dont fall for It!
Herb, lemme... lemme
call you back later, huh?
Its a gimmick!
Oh, you dont really wanna buy these albums.
You only think that you do.
Punch her out!
Rosie, youre not
buying another one.
Its not for me. Its for Pam.
Just to give away
two tickets to The Ed Sullivan Show.
Did you hear me, baby?
If you can answer this que
What they were building, or why it should be located in a such a remote and desolate place, no one could say.
CUT TO:
Roll credits
Tracking shot of B-52 in mid-air refuel. Soundtrack lilts "Try a Little Tenderness." Refueling nozzle gently breaks away from receiving aircraft.
CUT TO:
INT. COMPUTER ROOM - BURPLESON AFB - NIGHT
A phone buzzes.
PETTY OFFICER
General Ripper, sir.
MANDRAKE
General of Beverly Hills
DARKNESS
A pounding, metallic beat begins. Twists of sound in a tightrope rhythm. The snap of a military snare drum.
SUPERIMPOSE: "1998"
FEMALE NARRATOR
Forces hostile to the United States grow strong in the late 20th Century.
A DARK TABLEAU - CITY STREET - LOS ANGELES - NIGHT
Graffiti-smeared walls. Fires raging. Automatic weapons fire. Shadowy figures dash through the
generally get in each others way.
6 Francine stares at the madness, still trying to clear her head.
Mans voice: IM STILL DREAMING.
Fran turns her head. Another young man sits next to her on the
floor. He is one of the ones Tony awakened.
Fran: NO YOURE NOT.
Woman: MY TURN WITH THE COAT.
Fran looks up. A young woman is offering her coffee in a paper
cup. She is next in line for the overcoat and a
general ward.
Oh, no. I want a private room for him.
Nothing is too good for my brother-in-law.
- Check with the admission office.
- No red tape, Sister. Take him upstairs.
- How about the penthouse suite?
- Now youre talking, Doctor.
- Hello, uncle Harry.
- Hi.
Theyre not gonna
cut him open, are they?
Shut up. Charlotte, take her home.
Take everybody home.
Arent you coming? What about dinner?
Th
fake conversation with Sonny.
They are waiting. Sonny checks his watch, turns to Sal in
back seat:
SONNY
30 seconds, Sal...
They wait. At appropriate moment, Sal exits car, walks
toward bank. Slowly Sonny gets out.
INT. BANK - DAY
A slightly seedy little branch bank, old yellow brick, blond
varnished wood, a rubber plant, an American flag. Through
the windows we SEE HOWARD, the aged black bank gu
generation late.
By the time I was ready,
live music in Sydney was flatlining.
Bands were getting elbowed out
of pubs and clubs by pretty-boy DJs
and the worst plague
to hit Australia since the cane toad:
Pokies.
Why people sat there fitting their weeks
wages down a slot was anyones guess.
Profits ruled.
Live music just couldnt compete.
It was now up to the labels to make sure
we had cutting-edge
I Could Never Be Your Woman Script
Pretty impressive..... huh!
People tend to think of me
as that environmental ...nut!
But whenever I get
down to work they say...
"Mother nature you are such a
destructive bitch!"
Well, what you see is disaster
I see as laying the groundwork for
the next generation.
You have to grow the new food,
for the new animals
The big ones eat the small ones, and on
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