Airplane II: The Sequel Page #17

PULL BACK leaving Ted alone on the stage still playing.

Chairs are turned up on tables. One table has chairs turned

up with the people still sitting in the chairs.

DISSOLVE BACK TO:

EXT. COCKPIT - TED

getting a glass of water outside cockpit door.

ANGLE ON COCKPIT DOOR

Simon emerges. As the door opens we hear:

CONTROLLER 1 (O.S.)

Come in, Mayflower. Over!

Simon shuts the door and bumps into Ted who is getting a

drink of water. Simon takes a drink of booze.

SIMON:

Striker.

TED:

Kurtz, you're drunk. Who's in command of

this ship?

SIMON:

That damn computer has taken over. I'm

getting out.

TED:

Then Elaine was right.

SIMON:

Don't talk to me about Elaine. Outta my

way!

TED:

(grabbing Simon)

Pull yourself together! We've got to...

Simon slugs Ted who falls into a corner and hits his head.

ZOOM TO CLOSEUP of Ted unconscious.

SFX:
MUSIC - DRAMATIC STING

The ship takes another violent jolt.

EXT. SHIP - SPACE

It roars through the asteroid field.

INT. WASHROOM

Simon sits on toilet seat and slides open a wall panel.

INT. ADJACENT WASHROOM

Father O'Flanagan slides open an adjacent wall panel and

sits down.

SPLIT SCREEN - THE TWO WASHROOMS

SIMON:

Father, what should I do?

O'FLANAGAN

Have you considered suicide, my son?

A panel on the other side of Simon slides open.

JIMMY (V.O.)

Do you want to talk about it now,

Commander?

INT. MISSION CONTROL

McCROSKY

(holding radio mike)

Come in, Mayflower. Over. Do you read

me? Over. Damnit!

McCrosky throws the mike down.

CONTROLLER 1

(taking mike)

Let me try, sir. Come in, Mayflower.

Over. Come in. Over. Damnit!

Controller 1 throws the mike even harder.

CONTROLLER 2

(taking mike)

Let me try, sir. Come in. Over. Damnit!

Controller 2 smashes the mike through the monitor screen.

CONTROLLER 3

Let me try, sir.

Controller 3 smashes the monitor with an axe. Controller 4

smashes the monitor with an electric guitar. Other

Controllers line up for their turns with various heavy

implements.

ANGLE ON McCROSKY

McCROSKY

(to Controller 5)

Stinson, have you contacted the families

of the passengers and crew?

McCrosky looks out window.

INSERT - MOB SCENE FROM "THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME"

BACK TO SCENE:

McCROSKY

Try and calm them down. And for God sake,

be diplomatic.

Stinson turns to two burly men in leather jerkins and black

hoods. They hold a large caldron of molten lead next to

window.

CONTROLLER 5

Give 'em the lead!

They pour it out.

SFX:
MOB SCREAMS

EXT. SHIP - SPACE

It careens through the asteroid field towards the sun.

INT. CABIN

Ted lies unconscious.

SFX:
MUSIC - DRAMATIC STING

ANGLE ON STELLA:

She's doing her rounds -- takes a medical chart from the

back of a seat.

STELLA:

(to a male passenger)

I'm afraid that leg's going to have to

come off.

A leg is passed to her from OUT OF FRAME. She takes it while

still looking at the chart.

STELLA:

Wait. This isn't your chart. You just

had a touch of air sickness.

(handing him back his leg)

You'll be fine.

A WOMAN sitting next to the MAN WHO IS HOLDING HIS LEG grabs

Stella.

WOMAN:

I'm terrified.

STELLA:

(shakes her hand)

And I'm a nurse. Everything will be okay.

Pass it on.

The Man with the leg passes it to the passenger in seat

behind.

MAN WITH LEG:

Everything will be okay. Pass it on.

The leg gets passed from seat to seat as passengers say,

"Everything will be okay. Pass it on."

CLOSEUP OF TED:

lying unconscious in a corner. A puppy crawls INTO FRAME

and starts licking his face. LOOSEN TO FIND Jimmy standing

over Ted. Ted comes to, feels his jaw and pulls himself up.

The ship jolts.

JIMMY:

Are you feeling okay, mister?

TED:

I'm feeling just fine, son. Just fine.

Ted pushes by Jimmy, a look of great purpose on his face.

INT. COCKPIT

Elaine enters looking for Simon.

ELAINE:

Simon, I...

The cockpit is empty.

CONTROLLER 1 (V.O.)

Do you read, Mayflower? Over. This is

mission control. Over.

Elaine gasps. She leaps into the Captain's seat and grabs

radio.

ELAINE:

Hello. This is the Mayflower. Over!

Come in, anyone.

INT. MISSION CONTROL

Controllers are gathered around one monitor.

McCROSKY

(on radio)

We read you, Mayflower! Identify yourself

and give your position.

INT. COCKPIT

ELAINE:

This is Elaine Thompson. I'm five-six,

123 pounds with brown hair and I'm sitting

down and facing the front.

INT. MISSION CONTROL

McCROSKY

Elaine Thompson!! What in sam hill is a

woman doing in charge of that ship?!

JACOBS:

Maybe she's got her sh*t together.

INT. COCKPIT

Ted enters.

TED:

Elaine!

ELAINE:

Ted!

TED:

Elaine, what's going on?

ELAINE:

Ted, there's no time to explain.

Ted picks up Oveur who is still gasping.

OVEUR:

Packers... seven... Vikings... three...

Ted drags him onto the floor and takes his seat.

McCROSKY (V.O.)

Come in, Mayflower! Over!

ELAINE:

Ted, I was wrong about you.

They reach out and hold hands.

McCROSKY (V.O.)

Come in! Over! Come in! Over!

TED:

We all make mistakes, Elaine.

McCROSKY (V.O.)

Come in Mayflower!

ELAINE:

How could I ever have doubted you?

McCROSKY (V.O.)

This is mission control! Over!

TED:

That's all behind us now, Elaine. And no

matter what happens, I want you to know

I've always loved you.

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