reaction.
Gatsby, who represented everything
for which I have an unaffected scorn.
For Gatsby turned out all right
in the end.
It was what preyed on him,
what foul dust floated
in the wake of his dreams.
At least once a fortnight,
a corps of caterers came
with several hundred feet of canvas
and enough coloured lights to make
a Christmas tree of Gatsbys gardens.
There was music from my neighbours
THE THING
Screenplay by
Bill Lancaster
From the story "Who Goes There"
by Don A. Stuart
SECOND DRAFT
March 4, 1981
CAST
MACREADY 35. Helicopter pilot. Likes chess. Hates
the cold. The pay is good.
GARRY 46. The station manager. Stiff. Ex-army
officer. Wears a handgun.
CHILDS 33. Six-four. Two-fifty. Black. A
mechanic. Can be jolly. But dont mess.
BLAIR 50. Sensitive. Intelligent. Unassuming.
An a
The sun shines brightly on the classic facade of the main library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. In the adjacent park area, pretty hustlers and drug peddlers go about their business.
FRONT STEPS
A few people lounge on the steps flanked by the familiar stone lions.
INT. MAIN READING ROOM - DAY
People are dotted throughout the room sitting at the long oak tables polished by decades of use. Readin
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 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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