Magnolia Script
In the "New York Herald..."
November 26, year... 1911...
there is an account
of the hanging of three men.
They died for the murder
of Sir Edmund William Godfrey...
husband, father, pharmacist...
and all-around
gentleman resident of...
Greenberry Hill, London.
He was murdered
by three vagrants...
whose motive was simple robbery.
They were identified as...
Joseph Green...
Stanley Be
new pair of shoes till I was
twelve.
WILL
Its no my fault I was born first.
Besides, nobody ever sent me on an
eight month vacation, so ease up on
the sad sack stuff.
CHUCK
Its not a vacation, its private
school.
WILL
I thought this was your dream come
true.
CHUCK
Thats not why hes sending me.
WILL
Why then.
CHUCK
Because it looks good.
Chuck looks out, yearning. Will considers him, troubled.
CHU
meteorologist. Dutiful. An old pro.
CLARK 24. The dog handler. Likes it here. Good
at his job.
SANCHEZ 21. The radio operator. Hates it here.
Lousy at his job.
In the winter of 1982 these men were commissioned by the
United States National Science Foundation to gather data
concerning the physical and natural sciences on the
continent of Antarctica.
THE MAIN COMPOUND OF U.S. OUTPOST #31
The interi
new information. Whats going on?
NORMAN
All this for an airplane crash.
PILOT
I never mentioned a plane crash.
(beat)
CUT TO:
EXT. SALVAGE SHIP - DAY
The helicopter lands on the salvage ship helipad. Norman
hesitates at the door. A seaman coaxes him and he jumps down.
Blasted by the downdraft of the rotors, Norman humps his
duffel bag across the deck, hustles after his escort.
CUT TO:
INT. SALVAG
NEW ANGLE - (TOP OF THE WATER FALL, INLAND)
Bond stands, walks out of the riverbed. He looks back at the cliff:
BONDS POV - THE WATER FALL -
On either side of the water, there are two small RADAR DISHES, angled
down, scanning every inch of the area, save for the waterfall itself.
In other words: This was the only way in.
RETURN ON BOND -
007 shrugs. From his backpack, he takes out TWO CIGAR-SIZED