The camera is moving toward an Indian city. We are high and far away, only the sound of the wind as we grow nearer and nearer, and through the passing clouds these words appear:
No mans life can be encompassed in one telling. There is no way to give each year its allotted weight, to include each event, each person who helped to shape a lifetime. What can be done is to be faithful in spirit to the
window.
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EXT. PICKUP
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TIGHT ON HAWES FACE IN REAR WINDOW - TILT DOWN
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A huge can of gasoline, a crowbar and two shovels are seen in
the back of the truck. THUNDER BEGINS TO RUMBLE LOUDER.
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EXT. FOREST ROAD - NIGHT
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Dust kicks up as the old pickup races down the road.
LIGHTNING FLASHES, illuminating the dark woods. THUNDER
CRASHES HELLISHLY.
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CUT TO:
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EXT. CEMETERY - NIGHT
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TRACKIN
winding stairway
without any bannister
Which well throw him down
And feed him cockroaches
served in a canister
Oliver, Oliver, what will he do
when hes turned black and blue
He will rue the day
somebody named him Oliver
Oliver, Oliver
Never before has a boy wanted more
Oliver, Oliver, wont ask for more
when he knows whats in store
Theres a long, thin, winding stairway
without any bannister
Which
directions. Their angry cries echo;
"KRA KRA KRA!!!"
END MAIN TITLES
CUT TO:
A GREEN MONKEY - ROASTING ON A STICK
THE VIEW SHIFTS TO REVEAL:
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EXT. EBOLA RIVER - FERRY CROSSING - MORNING
A handful of ZAIREAN POLICE guard the primitive landing.
REFUGEE VILLAGERS camp along the banks in the b.g.
One POLICEMAN passes out half-cooked monkey.
The POLICE CAPTAIN chews on a bloody haunch, licking his
f
WIND and DISTANT SIRENS. CAMERA RACKS INTO FOCUS on a
HIGH PANORAMA of the San Fernando Valley, its night sky lit from
within by a strange GREENISH LIGHT. TITLES BEGIN.
CAMERA TILTS DOWN and ZOOMS SWIFTLY into the valleys web of
light.
CUT TO:
2. INT. CONCRETE PASSAGEWAY. 2.
TITLES CONTINUE as TINA GRAY, a strong girl of fifteen in a thin
night shift, moves towards us down a dark concrete corrido
winding mountain road a half-mile from the chateau, whose
lights are visible through the trees.
Faisil jumps in and goes to the eyepiece of a huge telephoto
nightvision scope. The eerie green image lurches as he sweeps
the grounds, locating the boathouse.
6 EXT. BOATHOUSE - NIGHT
Concealed in the shadows, Harry is shucking out of his drysuit.
Underneath is he is wearing black tux pants, suspender
In the F.G. CLAUDETTE is looking for someone. Claudette is 17 years old. She is pretty. She wears a t-shirt with "Assistant Counsellor" written on it. She fills out the shirt very well.
Failing to find whomever she is looking for, Claudette walks quickly in the opposite direction.
The CAMERA holds on the game for a few seconds and we SUPERIMPOSE:
"JULY 4, 1958"
The CHILDRENS VOICES FADE slowly.
windows overlook the Brooklyn Promenade and the majestic
lower Manhattan skyline.
DELACROIX (V.O.)
Bonjour, my name is Pierre Delacroix.
Im a television writer, also a
showrunner, a creative person.
We see a tall figure move in and around the space.
DELACROIX (V.O.) (CONTD)
Im one of those people responsible
for what you view on your idiot box.
CLOSE ON
Monogrammed cuff sleeve - the initials P.D.
the wind, you know.
As corny as it sounds, it works,
and it feels good.
Its a good way to just let the weight
of the world off every once in a while.
It is-- It is kind of strange being,
you know,
like, a famous guy. You know.
This is-- This is part of me
thats trying to be unfamous, I guess.
But its also
go-against-the-rules attitude.
You know, is this a big pose?
I mean, yes, this is a p
All we can see, filling the entire frame is a flame-orange sky... almost like the sky from the burning of Atlanta in "Gone with the Wind".
SUPERIMPOSE: Presenter credit
PAN DOWN lower and lower until we see the terrain below... the desert. There is no vegetation whatever, just sand and odd-shaped rock formations. The air is filled with red dust, which alternately obscures and then reveals the ima