1. Introduction
The word BRICs first appeared in 2003 by Goldman Sachs. It is consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. These four countries were and still are receiving big attention as emerging economies from 1990’s. They commonly have huge territory, population and abundant underground resources. Among them, Russia recently held big sporting events such as World Championship in
underground cavern. His three
friends look down upon him.)
KID 1: Hey, Stevie, you ok?
(DW NOTE: Kid 1 is called Jeremy, and Jason is the name of Kid 2)
STEVIE: I got... I got... (coughs) I got the wind knocked out of me.
KID 2: Looks like a cave or something.
(Stevie looks around and then wanders deeper into the cavern.)
KID 1: Stevie? Whats going on?
(Stevie reappears with something in his hand
ARCTIC BLUE
by Ross LaManna
FADE IN:
1 EXT. BOREAL FOREST - ALASKA - (AERIAL SHOT) - DAY
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Flying. Not at the intangible height of a jet, but at
spitting distance from the treetops. Were in central
Alaska, the Big Lonely, just north of the Arctic Circle.
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A thick forest follows the contours of mountain foothills
like a deep-pile carpet. Up at treeline the forest thins to
tundra, a grassy
deep space exploration ramps up,
it will be corporations that name
everything. The IBM Stellar Sphere.
The Philip Morris Galaxy. Planet
Starbucks.
Jack looks up as a pudgy man, Jacks BOSS, enters, Starbucks
cup in hand, and slides a stack of reports on Jacks desk.
BOSS
Im going to need you out-of-town a
little more this week. Weve got
some "red-flags" to cover.
JACK (V.O.)
It mustve been Tuesday.
deep
into a disastrous second marriage.
So if youre the kind of person
looking for romance or escapism...
or some fantasy figure to save the day,
guess what?
- You got the wrong movie.
- Thats great.
So now you got four takes. You ought
to be able to patch one together from there.
Right? Lets go to the next one, all right?
Hold on a second.
Do you want some water or something?
- No, I got lots of
UNDERGROUND GARAGE - DAY
Gray cement walls blur past as the panel van descends a
circular ramp to a lower level. As it straightens out, the
view through the windshield reveals a gathering of men and
vehicles - marked and unmarked DC police cars - and two black
SWAT vans.
The panel van - with Marcells Crab House painted on its
sides - pulls to a stop. The back doors open from the inside
and Starli
underground tunnel connects the main compound to
the dog kennel.
FADE IN:
A STARRY BLACKNESS
From out of the billions, the smallest of specks drives
slowly forward. It closes; getting larger; its features
becoming more identifiable: a vessel. Flip-flopping; out
of control. Its stern roaring with flame. It passes; its
blue fire surging into the screen.
"THE THING"
A thundering...
FADE TO:
A BLIND
protective gloves, Jerome opens the liquid-nitrogen
cooled refrigerator. A cloud of condensed water vapor billows
out. Revealed inside the fridge are racks of labelled jars and
silicon pouches - some containing a yellowish liquid, some a
deep, red liquid.
In front of one of the jars is a handwritten shopping list -
"TRUFFLES, CIGS, VODKA". Jerome smiles to himself as he
retrieves the note
UNDERGROUND GARAGE -- MORNING
The Bentley moves past a valet station. One VALET follows.
The Bentley takes its place. A brass plaque reads:
"NICHOLAS VAN ORTON, Van Orton Enterprises." The valet
opens the car door for Nicholas.
CUT TO:
INT. VAN ORTON OFFICE -- MORNING
Two objects on Nicholas desk: phone and laptop computer.
Hes on the phone, operating the laptop with one hand.
Business talk, mile
Underground,
youll love The ldiot.
Great.
Thanks for the tip.
The ldiot !
[ Boy ]
Im in love with Libbets Casey.
Oh, come on. Shes a poor little rich
girl. Check out the jeans and fur look.
And get a load of this: like, her mom
and stepdad and stepsisters...
are going to Switzerland
to ski over Thanksgiving break
and they didnt invite her.
- How do you know this shit ?
- They did it last year too