the aid of my fellow citizens...
...I devote myself to the service
of my native state...
...in whose behalf alone will I
ever again draw my sword.
We must not fear the final result of this
war, but many a loved one will fall...
...and many a heart throb
with anguish...
...before we can breathe the exhilarating
atmosphere of freedom...
...and feel the sweet assurance
of safety and
Excalibur
Screenplay by
Rospo Pallenberg
and
John Boorman
Adapted from "Le Morte DArthur"
by
Rospo Pallenberg
FADE IN:
EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
Darkness. The sound of battle cries and the clang of metal upon metal. The forest lights up with huge sparks flying from sword and ax as armored knights hack and swing at each other. Mounted knights collide head-on at full gallop, their armor made incandescent
with the pool man?
No?
Am I going too far here?
Were his sexual-- No.
I dont--
Sorty. Im not omniscient.
The point is
that he acted upon an assumption
which he cannot prove,
and I take it you deny.
- Well--
- Fine. Ill take the case.
Its imperative
that I meet with Oliver Olerud
before we proceed any further...
so that I can massage the kinks
out of our testimony.
Do you really think
we can put a
death to Oscar.
It shall be a day
like any other of the Almightys days.
There will be no mockery
of the Almighty with pagan rituals.
Others mayjudge and laugh...
but they are in a darkness
of their own making...
and will burn in hell.
"And the light shineth
in the darkness...
and the darkness
comprehended it not. "
Nay, we shall not
use the name...
the popish name
others confer upon it...
Christs
without... Ultra Loop caused sub-
sequent death...
Andrew and Joe stop at the same time, look at each other...
And turn toward the corner, seeking privacy.
ANDREW (CONT.) JOE (CONT.)
... plaintiffs permission or ... complainant seeks
authorization... relief...
Theres a PERSISTENT BEEPING, Andrew and Joe pull out their
portable telephones at the same time.
They look at each other: which phone is r
JOHN AND PEARL HARPER
They sit in the grass, a sentimental picture. JOHN is nine; PEARL is five.
They are working together on PEARLs doll; PEARL is dressing her, while
JOHN gets on a difficult shoe.
PEARL
Stand still, Miss Jenny!
JOHN
(across her)
There! Whats so hard about that?
He proudly exhibits the shod foot.
They hear the sound of an auto engine o.s. They look o.s. and get up, PEARL
dangl
with a rolling
I.V. stand. The floor is a limey, institutional green.
??
Paul comes into view, spry for his age, murmurs an occasional
greeting.
??
INT. BREAKFAST ROOM - MORNING
??
DOZENS OF RETIREES are having breakfast, sipping weak coffee
or tea. Some chat and gossip, other are content to keep their
own company, some just stare slackly into space.
??
Paul enters, sees ELAINE CONNELLY sitting w
with some difficulty, hauls the larger
man onto the bed. Through his alcoholic fog, Eugene feebly co-
operates - his paralyzed legs a particular dead weight.
After covering Eugene with a blanket, Jerome enters a bathroom
containing a surgically-clean stainless steel basin, sink,
shower and toilet.
Beside the toilet stands a large, industrial-style stainless
steel refrigerator.
Donning protective
upon by a
number of gray uniforms and pulled apart. The boy is
dragged screaming his feet no longer touching the ground.
Two soldiers carry him as they follow the back of a large
column of children being led through a gate of barbed
wire so dense, it resembles wool.
The gate closes and the boy looks back to see his parents
- along with many others - being restrained by a number
of soldiers. The s
death.
This talk about legitimacy
is overblown.
President Bush! President Bush!
And hope the other side
sits by.
And even if numerous independent
investigations...
... prove that Gore got the
most votes...
If there was a statewide recount,
Gore won the election.
... it wont matter, as long as all
your daddys friends...
... on the Supreme Court vote
the right way.
While I strongly disagree with
th