Airplane! Page #3

Texaco Service Man opens hood and checks dipstick.

BASTA:

If it decides to push over into the Great

Lakes it could get plenty soupy. How about

the southern route, around Tulsa?

OVEUR:

I double checked the terminal forecast and

winds aloft. IFR ceilings all the way.

Oveur gives charge card to Texaco Man.

BASTA:

Where do they top out?

OVEUR:

Well, there's some light scattered cover

at twenty thousand with icing around

eighteen.

BASTA:

Looks like the original flight plan over

Denver is still the best bet.

Oveur signs charge form and gives it to Texaco Man.

OVEUR:

Denver it is.

ROGER MURDOCK enters. He is played by a famous athlete.

MURDOCK:

Sorry, Clarence. Latest weather report

shows everything socked in from Salt Lake

to Lincoln.

OVEUR:

(to Murdock)

Hi, Roger. Good to have you aboard.

Victor, this is Roger Murdock.

BASTA:

How do you do, Roger?

Texaco Man hands receipt to Oveur.

INT. PASSENGER CABIN - BOARDING AREA - NIGHT

Stewardesses Elaine and RANDY are greeting boarding

passengers including the Hammens and SISTER ANGELINA who is

carrying a guitar.

INT. PASSENGER CABIN - ANOTHER AREA - NIGHT

HARI KRISHNA #1

Do you believe those goddamn Steelers? Can

you imagine blitzing on third and long

with two minutes in the game?

HARI KRISHNA #2

Well, hell, they couldn't stay in zone

coverage with Dallas running swing

patterns!

INT. PASSENGER CABIN - ANOTHER AREA - NIGHT

JACK:

What did you think of 'Great

Expectations?'

SHIRLEY:

Well, it wasn't all that I had hoped.

EXT. RUNWAY - NIGHT

A SOLDIER and GIRL are tearfully embracing at the base of

the stairs leading into the plane.

GIRL:

Oh, Bill, I'm going to miss you so much.

SOLDIER:

You promise you'll write.

GIRL:

Every day.

AIRPORT STEWARD:

Better get on board, son.

INT. TERMINAL BUILDING - GATE 89 - NIGHT

Striker approaches check-in counter.

STRIKER:

Can you tell me if Elaine Dickinson is on

this flight?

She looks at her list.

CHECK-IN LADY

Well, the whole flight crew has boarded.

Yes. She is on board.

STRIKER:

I'd like one ticket to Chicago. No

baggage!

EXT. TERMINAL BUILDING - PASSENGER LOADING AREA - NIGHT

The Businessman is patiently waiting in Striker's cab.

INT. TERMINAL BUILDING - GATE 89 - NIGHT

CHECK-IN LADY

Smoking or non-smoking?

STRIKER:

Smoking, please.

She hands him a smoldering ticket, and he walks out the

door.

EXT. TERMINAL - NIGHT

Striker emerges and freezes in terror.

STRIKER'S POV - THE AIRPLANE - NIGHT

DRAMATIC MUSIC.

CLOSEUP - STRIKER - NIGHT

agonizing over war recollections. SUPERIMPOSE ROARING

fighter planes. SUPER FADES OUT. Striker musters his courage

and walks toward airplane.

INT. PASSENGER CABIN - ANOTHER AREA - NIGHT

BLACK DUDE #l

Shi',man, tha' honkey mo'fo' mess wi' my

ol' lady, man I rap tha' dude upside his

head, man.

SUBTITLES APPEAR ON SCREEN: "GOLLY, THAT WHITE FELLOW SHOULD

STAY AWAY FROM MY WIFE OR I WILL PUNCH HIM."

BLACK DUDE #2

Yeah, man, he ain't never goin' come on

layin' no pig rap off you, man.

SUBTITLES APPEAR ON SCREEN: "YES, THERE IS TRUTH IN WHAT YOU

SAY. HOWEVER, I THINK HE MAY BE MISLEADING YOU."

INT. PASSENGER CABIN - ANOTHER AREA - NIGHT

Randy is taking Striker's ticket.

RANDY:

Fourteen-B. It's halfway down on your

right.

STRIKER:

Thank you.

As Striker sits down he sees Elaine, who is unaware he is on

board.

STRIKER'S POV - NIGHT

Elaine is handing out pillows. We HEAR A DING.

INSERT - LIGHTED WARNING SIGNS

"NO SMOKING

EL NO A YOU SMOKO"

"FASTEN SEAT BELTS

PUTANA DA SEATBELTZ"

He fastens his seat belt and looks nervously out the window.

The Elderly Woman next to him notices.

MRS. ELDERLY

Nervous?

STRIKER:

Yes.

MRS. ELDERLY

First time?

STRIKER:

No. I've been nervous lots of times. I

used to be a pilot myself...during the

war.

INT. PASSENGER CABIN - ANOTHER AREA - NIGHT

Elaine approaches Mrs. Davis and Lisa.

ELAINE:

We'll be taking off real soon so we better

fasten you in tight.

LISA:

Thank you. Oh Mother, this is so exciting.

MRS. DAVIS

I know, but remember you must get some

rest.

ELAINE:

That's good advice. You relax and I'll be

back after we take off.

INT. PASSENGER CABIN - ANOTHER AREA - NIGHT

MILTON, an eight year old boy wearing a conservative coat

and tie, fastens his seat belt and begins reading his

"Business Monthly" magazine.

He sees BERNICE, a seven year old girl, in the aisle and

looks her up and down.

EXT. AIRPLANE - NIGHT

DRAMATIC MUSIC. Engines one and two REV UP.

INT. COCKPIT - NIGHT

Murdock and Oveur look toward left wing.

EXT. AIRPLANE - NIGHT

ENGINES three and four REV UP.

INT. COCKPIT - NIGHT

Murdock and Oveur look toward right wing.

EXT. AIRPLANE - NIGHT

Two more ENGINES REV UP.

INT. COCKPIT - NIGHT

Murdock and Oveur look toward left wing and do a double

take.

EXT. AIRPLANE - NIGHT

Two more ENGINES REV UP.

INT. COCKPIT - NIGHT

Murdock and Oveur are confused and counting on their

fingers.

EXT. AIRPLANE - NIGHT

Stairs are removed from airplane. The Soldier is in the open

doorway waving good-bye to his tearful girlfriend at the

base of the plane.

INT. COCKPIT - NIGHT

OVEUR:

Two-zero-niner to ground control. We are

loaded and ready to taxi.

EXT. TOWER - NIGHT

GROUND CONTROL (v.o.)

Roger, two-zero-niner. You are third in

line for takeoff...Air Israel, taxi into

position.

EXT. RUNWAY - NIGHT

An Air Israel airplane with beard and pais, wearing a

yarmulka and tallis.

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