TWELVE MONKEYS
An original screenplay by
David Peoples
&
Janet Peoples
Inspired by
LA JETEE, a Chris Marker Film
Production Draft
June 27, 1994
FADE IN:
INT. CONCOURSE/AIRPORT TERMINAL - BAY
CLOSE ON A FACE. A nine year old boy, YOUNG COLE, his eyes wide
with wonder. watching something intently. We HEAR the sounds of
the P.A. SYSTEM droning Flight Information mingled with the
sounds of urgent SHO
Chris is looking at the Black hole at the center of M87. Eli is
studying Marcarian 541, a major Gama-ray source, and Dr. Arroway
here will be spending here precious telescope time listening for
uh, listening for uh...
ELLIE
Little green men.
INT. ELLIE CABIN - NIGHT
ELLIE
(Sticking a thumbtack into a start chart) One down, couple of
billion to go.
INT. CATINA - DAY
Ellie buys two packs of thumbta
marker for the five
pillars of Islam.
I think its a funeral.
For Christs sake.
Counsel, how many
ways would this...
violate the Geneva Convention?
We can invoke hors de combat.
Theres no independent
intel verifying...
that this is, in
fact, a funeral.
Signals got the President
from Air Force One, sir.
Mr. President,
we have a 51% identity match
on Majid al-Khoei.
The bad news is, theres...
some p