manipulated by two HUMAN CREW MEMBERS. Wearily,
they lean the legs up against the stage wall. A human
DIRECTOR, wearing a tweed jacket and baggy pleated pants,
steps onto the set. From the equipment and the dress of the
crew, we can tell its the 1940s. Baby Herman throws his
cookie down in disgust. He talks in a gravelly voice an
octave lower than Wallace Beerys.
BABY HERMAN
What the hell was wro
bubbling brook. With dark nonchalance,
Father and Mother each grab an end of the carriage and
heave it upward.
4 EXT. THE CARRIAGE--NIGHT 4
swirls in the air and splashes down into the small river.
Right side up, the carriage gently rides the tranquil
rapids out of the park area. It bobs through an open
sewer tunnel pipe.
5 INT. THE SEWER--NIGHT 5
The carriage innocently slides through the murky
disappear over a small rise in the
desert. They look at each other and wait some more.
EXT. MEXICAN DESERT - LATER
From the direction of the landing strip, a moving van
lumbers down the road, two TEENAGERS in the cab.
INT. POLICE SEDAN - DAY
Javi and Manolo watch the moving van approach. Javi reaches
under the seat and picks up a bubble flasher. He rolls down
the window and plants it on the r
Manipulation. The madness
accelerates until they dont know where Television
ends and reality begins.
CAST
FARLEY FLAVORS A Sponsor
BRAD MAJORS A Hero
JANET MAJORS A Heroine
COSMO McKINLEY A Doctor
NATION McKINLEY A Doctor
JUDGE OLIVER WRIGHT A Local Expert
BETTY HAPSCHATT A "Denton Dossier" Host
RALPH HAPSCHATT A "Faith Factory" Host
BERT SCHNICK A "Marriage Maze" Host
NEELY PRITT A Documentary P
manipulates the controls. On another screen
we see them cut to STOCK NEWS FOOTAGE: regular cockroaches,
crawling on garbage.
ANCHORMAN
Blattida Germanica. The common
cockroach.
DIRECTOR
(To a RUNNER)
Tell them were ready for a live feed.
EXT. OUTSIDE VAN - CITY HALL - DUSK
The runner exits the News Van. Other such vehicles parked
nearby. A CROWD of ONLOOKERS, REPORTERS and a gaggle of
PROTESTERS