Mountains, a great fortress wall of granite so sharp and
jagged that snow cannot stick to its face. This is how all
North America once looked -- raw, indomitable.
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Then, abruptly coming into the SCENE is a colossal etching
across the landscape too deliberate to be of natural origin.
Bisecting this country like a metallic ribbon -- or a scar,
depending on your point of view -- is the 800-mile
TRUE LIES
WRITTEN
BY
JAMES CAMERON
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TITLE SEQUENCE
1 EXT. MOUNTAINS, NEAR GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - NIGHT
The snow covered Alps stand out clearly in the light of a full
moon. A fortress-like CHATEAU is situated in a flat saddle of
forest partway up the mountain, next to a frozen lake. The
property is surrounded by high stone walls, and the stately
grounds are bathed in floodli
MOUNTAIN STATE PRISON - DAY
Snow drifts down onto the stone walls and wire fences of the Iron
Mountain, Michigan S.I.C. Winters been here awhile.
INT. PRISON CELL - DAY
Rudy Duncan lies in his top bunk, staring at his ceiling -- where a
handful of paper-cut snowflakes have been pasted.
The sounds of YELLING INMATES and GATES slamming shut echo through
the fortress. Rudy watches a spider scurry ac
mountain climber.
Its the consul.
Oh, the climb! Im exhausted!
Welcome.
Quick, Goro, something to drink.
-So high!
-But so beautiful!
Nagasaki, the sea...
...the port.
And a house I can change
with a wave of a wand.
Its yours?
Ive leased it for years...
...but I can still back out anytime.
In this country...
...houses and contracts are flexible.
A man of the world manages.
Of course!
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