column between
his knees and turns back towards JACKS Camel ... a BASEBALL IN HIS
HAND!! With equal proficiency, JACK jams his control column between his
knees and stands, brandishing a BASEBALL BAT! Both pranksters have to
fight against the fierce slipstream as MATT THROWS THE BALL.I across
fifty feet of sky towards JACK! He prepares to swing, but the ball FALLS
SHORT, getting MINCED in JACKS pr
columns.Stained glass. But it is a dying house.
Rotted wood. Peeling paint. You can almost hear it wheeze...
ANGLE - THE GADEN BEYOND THE PORCH
Thick. Lush. Huge flowers flourish. A flagstone walk leads to a swimming pool filled with
brackish water and lily pads. A wrought-iron fence encircles the grounds. on the other side,
the street seems like another world.
BACK TO CARLOTTA AND DIEDRE ON THE
GLADIATOR
by
David Franzoni
FIRST DRAFT REVISED
April 4, 1998
FADE IN:
EXT. NEAR THE GERMAN FRONT - 180 A.D. - DAWN
The rising sun unveils steep hills and luxuriant mountains
untouched by man. Snow flurries dart in the frigid air
and on the horizon CROWS gather.
EXT. DIRT ROAD
A column of Praetorian Cavalry flank two enclosed wagons
as they rattle along a rock and log accordion road. On
all sides
column of soldier ants
marching along in formation -- a chain of ants letting down
a matchbox elevator filled with workers.
Z (V.O.)
...which is kind of a problem, since
Ive always felt uncomfortably in
crowds.
INT. MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLORS OFFICE - DAY
We join Z, a worker ant with issues. Hes lying on a couch,
recounting his woes.
Z
I feel...isolated. Different. Ive
got abandonment issues. My fa
filled with dread as he falls to his knees,
staring, always staring at THE CRATES...
EXT. DOCKS - NIGHT
The crew tends to business and the Santa Lucia points out of the
harbor, disappears into the night.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. LOUISIANNA COAST - DAY... TITLE CARD... JUNE
Squad cars roar down the back roads, sirens flashing. In the center of
the column is an unmarked car.
INT. UNMARKED CAR - DAY
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