127 Hours Page #3

Towards us comes Aron, upside down, like a tiny, fast spider,

talking all the time, his voice echoing.

ARON:

There's thousands of holds but you

can't see them until you're almost

upside down and then they just keep

appearing... it's a bit of a act of

faith so I'll go first... take off

as much as you dare as there's a

bit of a surprise at the other

end...

MEGAN (O.S.)

You behave Aron Ralston or we'll

tell your mother all about where

you lure girls...

ARON:

I swear I won't look but I swear

you won't care when you get out

here...

We've been moving towards him as he rushes towards us, spider

style. He's stripped to his underwear. He's lithe to say

the least. We can't see the girls or what's underneath us

but there's a feeling of the vertiginous, as much from the

weird echo and the sense of reflected light as from the scale

of the dome.

ARON (CONT'D)

... and the thing is, when you get

to the middle...

He lets go.

ARON (CONT'D)

... there aren't any more.

We spin and watch him fall into the most exquisite emerald

pool 60 feet below.

KRISTI:

OMG!

CUT TO:

INT. CAVE. DAY.

They can't see him. They can only hear the explosive crack

of man on water.

9.

MEGAN:

Are you ok? ARON!

KRISTI:

Of course he's ok. Listen to him.

Aron fills the cathedral dome with his version of a Phish

song at the top of his voice. Kristi strips to her underwear

and traverses away from Megan.

KRISTI (CONT'D)

Got to be there, Meg.

CUT TO:

INT. CAVE. DAY.

From the pool below with Aron we see Kristi in her underwear

heading out arachnid-style to the centre. Before she gets

there Megan appears too. She's left everything on except her

shoes.

They crash into the pool one after the other. They bob

together in the centre, the light seems to come from beneath

them and ripple over the heavenly ceiling.

MEGAN:

We've got to go again. And film

it!

CUT TO:

EXT. OUTSIDE THE CAVE. DAY (LATER).

Eating and drying in the powerful afternoon sun. A little

self consciousness has returned but it's sweet-natured and

fun still.....

MEGAN:

I really can't eat all this

chocolate by myself... Never mind,

yes I can!

KRISTI:

So have you got a girlfriend, Aron?

ARON:

Well, there's not really anyone

special.

MEGAN:

Ah, so there's lots of girlfriends.

KRISTI:

There's always a girl, you just

don't know it yet.

10.

MEGAN:

Yeah, we meet lots of guys and

there's always a girl.

ARON:

Long story.

KRISTI:

With lots of characters in it.

CUT TO:

EXT. SNOWY MOUNTAINTOP. DAY. VIDEO FOOTAGE.

Aron on top of a snowy peak. Self shot. Classic pose.

Breathtaking backdrop.

ARON (V.O.)

I've done 46 of the 59 winter solo

ascents.

MEGAN:

Wow, highest person in Colorado.

ARON:

Well I figure no one else is mad

enough to climb in the winter.

KRISTI:

... you can be the highest person

on the continent!

CUT TO:

EXT. STILL CAMERA. IMAGE OF `MOTEL 6'

Megan shows the image to Aron.

MEGAN:

Didn't you see it?

ARON:

What? No.

MEGAN:

Yeah, it's an old cattle guardian's

house - the roof's caved in and

someone spray-painted MOTEL 6 on

the side. Smelled weird though.

ARON:

Just like a MOTEL 6 then?

CUT TO:

11.

EXT. OUTSIDE THE CAVE.

KRISTI:

Why are you on your own?

ARON:

Solitude. Great tunes. Empty

mind.

He indicates the wilderness.

ARON (CONT'D)

And I can sing Phish songs as loud

as I like.

MEGAN:

Phish?

KRISTI:

Not those guys from...

ARON:

Yeah, I know, I know.

(LAUGHS)

See, that's why I'm on my own.

Nobody likes me or my band.

They laugh as he goofs for them. He gathers all their

packaging and stuffs it in his backpack.

ARON (CONT'D)

I'll get this. Leave no trace.

CUT TO:

EXT. BLUE JOHN CANYON. DAY.

They're walking again.

ARON (CONT'D)

Hey, but I like a beer like the

next man. You know, end of the day.

CUT TO:

EXT. CANYON. GULLEY.

They're negotiating a steep gulley. Aron is 1/2 way down,

Megan at the top, Kristi on her way down to him.

ARON:

I'm not certified yet but that's

what I want to do.

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