Thursday, May 6, 2010

Josh's Screenplay (2 pages)

"Second Strike"

Act I

Scene 1 - MID-DAY

(Marcus is on the podium at the San Francisco City Hall waiting to receive the key to the city from the Mayor and a day named after him in California because of his heroic efforts in bringing down the terrorists and rogue DHS agents. There are crowds of cheering people in front of him.)

(Rewind to beginning of scene. Fade out. Screen goes black, roll introductory credits)

(*Explosion*)

VOICE OVER/INTERCOM (can hear people screaming): “REPORT TO SHELTERS IMMEDIATELY! I REPEAT, REPORT TO SHELTERS IMMEDIATELY!” (x3)

(Video will come up and the shot will move in and out of focus until it becomes clear. We are seeing what is happening through Marcus’s eyes. Marcus was thrown down on the ground as the bombing of the Bay Bridge sent a shock throughout San Francisco.)

(People running around frantically to get underground, screaming still,)

(A Hummer screeches to a hault in front of Marcus. Two muscular looking men and a woman walk out and toward Marcus.)

SEVERE HAIR LADY: Boys, pick him up and put him in the Hum-V we need to take him back to headquarters for questioning.

AGENTS 1 & 2: Yes ma’am.

(Marcus is put into the truck and is knocked unconscious by one of the agents, screen fades in and out of focus and eventually to black.)

(In an interrogation room at DHS headquarters. Marcus regains consciousness, he is sitting on a chair in front of a table, there is a lady sitting in front of him with a pen and notepad in front of her.)

SEVERE HAIRCUT LADY: “Hello Marcus, I have some questions for you.”

MARCUS: “Am I under arrest?”

SEVERE HAIRCUT LADY: “Marcus, this isn’t the time to ask that question. Cooperate with me and I’ll let you go. No one here has to get hurt.”

(Screen fades in and out of focus. Fades to black. The Hum-V is starting up, and it drives off, a door opens and it sounds like a body is thrown out in front of his house. Video returns.)

MARCUS: “How did I get here? What just happened?” (Marcus looks drowsy, battered up.)

(Marcus walks up to his house and turns the knob to the front door.)

(End scene. Fade to black.)

Scene 2 - (LATE AFTERNOON)

(Screen is black. Can hear people panting in and out, sounds like they are running).

TERRORIST 1: Did you see where Osama went after you detonated the explosive?

TERRORIST 2: No, that bridge was collapsing so fast, he was running in a completely different direction than us.

TERRORIST 1: Why didn’t you say anything?

TERRORIST 2: It was either run after him and die, or run away and live. I’m not in any rush to get my 99 virgins.

TERRORIST 1: You idiot! The Americans probably arrested him by now! Once we tell the others about this they will be infuriated! We need to find out a way to get him back before they hang Osama like they did to Saddam!

(They arrive to terrorist headquarters in a deserted lair underground near the Golden Gate Bridge. They tell the rest of the terrorists the unfortunate news.)

TERRORIST 3: We are so unbelievably screwed. When Al-Quida hears about this we’ll all be did. We got into the U.S. with him. If we leave without him we might as well kill ourselves now. Al Quida trusted us with his life.

TERRORIST 1: (Reading the headlines of the San Francisco Chronicle online) It says here that the DHS arrested Osama. DAMN IT! Wait….A boy was brought in earlier this morning…Marcus Yallow? The contents of his meeting and arrest by the DHS were not specified but it says here that it was released. Let’s find this kid. He will be able to help us infiltrate their headquarters and get Osama back.

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