prediction of rain. PAUL
EDGECOMB, late 70s/early 80s, wakes to another day...
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INT. PAULS ROOM - MORNING
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Paul stands at his bathroom mirror, meticulously buttoning
his shirt. He picks up a hairbrush, starts tidying his hair...
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INT. CORRIDOR - MORNING
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THE OLD AND INFIRM haunt these corridors like ghosts. A WOMAN
inches along on a walker. A MAN shuffles by with a rolling
I.V. stand. The
orbit.
Right now were waiting for
the computers to answer the question.
Then, well have an announcement
from one of the men responsible.
Yes, thats it.
We have an announcement.
Ladies and gentlemen, Lloyd C. Cramden.
Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen,
weve done it.
The first manned space platform in
history is moving into a perfect orbit!
And this is only the beginning.
In the weeks to come,
other
predict...
convicts and file clerks.
The worst convicts, those deep down
in solitary confinement...
and the most ordinary
file clerks...
probably for large
insurance companies...
because they would be
in fireproofed rooms...
protected by tons of the best insulator
in the world: Paper.
Then imagine what will happen.
The small group of vicious criminals
will fight the army of file clerks...
for the
A GLOWING HOLOGRAPHIC MAP
Of Los Angeles, on the coast of southern California.
SUPERIMPOSE: "1999"
FEMALE NARRATOR
The population of Los Angeles grows to 40 million. The city is ravaged by crime and immorality. A Presidential candidate predicts a millennium earthquake will destroy the city in divine retribution.
The map of L.A. now glows a dark red.
EXT. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES SKYLINE - DAY
- How to send the lenses into orbit, in one piece. Since conventional rocket systems with fossil fuel are expensive and polluting, professor Angel hopes to use a coil gun. While it could take 30 years to perfect, this technology might possibly be a revolutionary breakthrough in space travel. Angel's plan is for 20 coil guns to be built around the world, buried deep in mountains. The vertical gun