Science fiction plucks from within us our deepest fears and hopes then shows them to us in rough disguise: The monster and the rocket.
W.H. Auden
We live, as we dream - alone.
Joseph Conrad
"ALIEN"
FADE IN:
SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE:
INT. ENGINE ROOM
Empty, cavernous.
INT. ENGINE CUBICLE
An old preserved movie theatre. The kind only found in a small town. Very picturesque. The marquee in front reads:
"SNEAK PREVIEW TONIGHT
STAB
Rated R"
A line has formed around the block, GUYS and GIRLS - mostly college age.
CLOSE on a girl, MAUREEN, no more than 18. A friendly face with innocent eyes. She stands in line with her boyfriend PHIL, same age. A handsome counterpart.
MAUREEN
I hat
Traffic
by
Stephen Gaghan
EXT. COLUMBUS, OHIO - DAY
The state capital of Ohio. Its an impressive building for
a city this size.
SUPERTITLE: COLUMBUS, OHIO - STATE CAPITAL
INT. OHIO STATE SUPREME COURT - DAY
In chambers striving for august, JUSTICES listen to a lawyer
MR. RODMAN, argue his case before the highest court in Ohio.
Mr. Rodman enjoys the sound of his own voice.
MR. RODMAN
This informan
South Park:
Bigger, Longer and Uncut
By
Trey Parker
Matt Stone
&
Pam Brady
FADE IN:
Very happy, Disneyesque MUSIC swirls in.
PAN DOWN from a pretty blue sky, to a small quaint town
nestled in the hills. A wooden sign tells us this is South
Park.
EXT. SOUTH PARK AVENUE - DAY
Birds fly into the air, TOWNSPEOPLE smile to each other as
they walk by.
It is a scene reminiscent of, if not directly rippe
A SILHOUETTED MAN in front of mirror dons his Marine dress blues. Spit polish shoes laced. Medals clipped to jacket. All in CLOSEUP. We never see him fully.
The Man puts HIS HAT squarely on his head. EYES glint.
On the mans dresser: MARINE MEMORABILIA. Three Purple Hearts, photos of a WOMAN (his wife), PHOTOS OF MARINES in combat locales.
TIGHTER INTO THE PHOTOS
We HEAR PANICKED VOICES, EXPLOSION
THE LIMEY
by
LEM DOBBS
draft 08/03/98
NOTE: THE HARD COPY OF THIS SCRIPT CONTAINED SCENE NUMBERS.
THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS SOFT COPY.
Wilsons first impression of Los Angeles was blue. He was in
the sky at the time, so it was a curious reversal, looking
down rather than up at the color he had always felt was
natures finest.
Swimming pools. Hundreds of them. Pockmarking the landscape
like m
Day After Tomorrow Script
You see how its done?
Yeah, I think I got the hang of it.
You better. The boss will chew my head off
if these cores get messed up.
Dont worry.
Were at 26 feet.
You let Jason operate the drill?
Yeah, he can handle it.
I didnt do anything.
Give me your hand!
Let go of the drill!
Forget it, Jack! Its too late!
Youre not gonna make it!
Jack!
Jack! Give me your hand!
Ive got
DARK STAR
A SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURE
A Screenplay
by
John Carpenter and Dan OBannon
OPEN ON BLACK SILENCE.
The sound of electronic music rises, hollow, metallic.
FADE IN on a long TRACKING SHOT through the universe.
As the NARRATOR speaks we move through galaxies, nebulae,
solar systems, moving from the infinite slowly down to
a particular planetary system deep within a maze of
suns.
NARRATOR
(o
The Rock
Screenplay by David Weisberg
Douglas S. Cook
Mark Rosner
Aaron Sorkin
Produced by Don Simpson
Jerry Bruckheimer
Directed by Michael Bay
Cast List:
Nicholas Cage Stanley Goodspeed
Sean Connery John Patrick Mason
Ed Harris Brig. Gen. Francis X. Hummel
David Morse Maj. Tom Baxter
John C. Mc Ginley Marine Capt. Hendrix
Bokeem Woodbine Sgt. Crisp
William Forsythe Eddie Paxton
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