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Blast from the Past Page #5
- PG-13
- Year:
- 1999
- 112 min
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She points upwards.
HELEN:
I want a bedroom ceiling.
They both look up. Then he tells her.
CALVIN:
You've got it!
Calvin happily gives her his patented thumbs-up sign.
A MONTAGE:
1) CALVIN , IN A LARGE SUPPLY ROOM, PICKS OUTTHE PLYWOOD HE'LL NEED FOR THE CEILINGS. ( 60'S HAPPY,
2) HELEN, CARRIES LITTLE ADAM (THREE DAYS OLD) ONTO THE
FAKE PATIO (WITH THE PLASTIC PLANTS AND THE PLASTIC
GRASS). SHE LOOKS UP AT CALVIN WHO'S ON A LADDER
INSTALLING A CEILING.
3) IN THE FAMILY ROOM, CALVIN SHOWS HELEN HOW HE'S RIGGED
A PROJECTOR TO THROW A PICTURE ONTO THE TV SCREEN. SHE'S
THRILLED TO SEE "THE HONEYMOONERS!" MAIN TITLES COME ON.
ADAM, LYING ON A QUILT BY HELEN'S CHAIR, IS ABOUT FOUR
WEEKS OLD. (IT'S IMPORTANT HERE THAT WE SEE A 8MM FILM
BOX WITH THE "I LOVE LUCY" LOGO ON IT)
4) TOTAL DARKNESS. THEN CALVIN FLICKS A SWITCH AND A BANK
OF OVERHEAD LIGHTS COMES ON TO SIMULATE SUNLIGHT. UNDER
THE LIGHTS ARE SOIL BEDS ON WOODEN TABLES. CALVIN IS
EXCITED TO SHOW HELEN THE TINY, YOUNG CARROTS COMING UP.
HELEN HOLDS ADAM AT THREE MONTHS OLD.
SUPER:
A YEAR LATER5) IN THE DINING ROOM, HELEN IS SERVING POT ROAST AND
SOME VERY NICE LOOKING CARROTS. ADAM IS SIX MONTHS OLD.
HE WATCHES HIS PARENTS AS THEY SAY GRACE.
6) HELEN "SHOPS" FOR SUPPLIES IN THE LARGE STOREROOM.
ADAM, ONE YEAR OLD, RIDES IN THE SHOPPING CART.(1963)
7) CALVIN NETS A WIGGLING, FULLY GROWN FISH.
8) THE FAMILY WATCHES "THE HONEYMOONERS" TOGETHER. (ADAM
CALVIN ENJOYS HIS PIPE IN THE LIVINGROOM
9) CALVIN EXAMINES THE REAR HATCHWAY AS HELEN APPROACHES
HELEN (OC)
Calvin?!
CALVIN:
Right here!
HELEN:
(arriving)
We looked all over for you. What are
you doing back here?
CALVIN:
Oh, I was just examining this rear
hatchway.
HELEN:
Why?
CALVIN:
No reason.
(then, off her look)
Well, it's pretty clear that the front
entrance caved in when the bomb went
off. So, you know, when the time is
up, we'll have to return to the
surface using, you know, this back
entrance. Which is very nice because
it has the service elevator!
HELEN:
Very nice. Unless it caved in, too.
CALVIN:
Yes. Well... yes.
A sober beat, then:
CALVIN (cont'd)
You wanted to see me?
Helen nods vigorously.
HELEN:
Watch this!
CALVIN:
What?
She sets Adam (one year old) down on his wobbly little
legs, steadying him at the shoulders.
HELEN:
Go to Daddy, Adam. Go to Daddy.
And Adam takes his first step. And then another! And
another! It's a joyous event.
CAMERA LEAVES THEM AND TRAVELS UPWARD THROUGH THE CEILING
AND THEN, AGAIN USING THE DEVICE OF A CUTAWAY, IT
CONTINUES THROUGH DIRT AND SEDIMENT ALL THE WAY UP TO THE
SURFACE-- WHERE THE BACKYARD AVOCADO TREES ARE BEING
BULLDOZED AND THE BACK FENCE HAS ALREADY BEEN TORN DOWN.
THE WEBBER HOUSE FACED A QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREET, BUT IT
BACKED ONTO VICTORY AVENUE (OR ONE OF THOSE VALLEY
AVENUES) AND IN THE LATE FIFTIES AND EARLY SIXTIES THOSE
MAIN THOROUGHFARES WENT COMMERCIAL.
A SIGN tells us that this is the future site of MOM'S
MALT SHOP."
Some WORKMEN with shovels have discovered the REAR
SHELTER DOORS where they have been digging.
WORKMAN #1
Hey, Boss!
The construction BOSS comes over for a look.
WORKMAN #1
What do you make of this?
BOSS:
Damn if I know.
WORKMAN #2
I bet it's some kinda septic tank.
WORKMAN #1
I've never seen a septic tank that
looked like that.
BOSS:
Well, don't fool with it. If it is a
septic tank, I sure as hell don't want
to open it. We'll just lay the
foundation over it.
WORKMAN #1
Okay.
EXT. WEBBER HOUSE, PATIO (THE REAL ONE) - DAY, SAME TIME
A Realtor steps out with A COUPLE looking to buy the
house.
REALTOR:
...and since it's almost certain that
the Webbers were killed, the bank is
selling the house and that back parcel
over there that's been re-zoned
commercial. It's right there on the
avenue.
WOMAN BUYER:
Is that where the plane crashed?
She points out to a LEVEL LAWN where the shop used to be.
We can see the Malt Shop construction crew beyond that.
REALTOR:
Yep, right there.
MAN BUYER:
This place gives me the willies.
REALTOR:
Yeah, I know what you mean. But the
price is right.
EXT. BACK AT THE MALT SHOP CONSTRUCTION SIGHT -
CONTINUOUS, DAY
The guy driving the heavy front loader lets the bucket
slam to the ground hard.
INT. BACK AT THE SHELTER REAR DOOR - CONTINUOUS
Calvin vaguely hears the noise made by the front loader.
INT. SHELTER, LIVING ROOM - EVENING (1965-66)
SUPER:
1965Calvin smokes his pipe and enjoys a Manhattan cocktail as
Adam (three and a half) sits in his lap reading the title
page from Alice in Wonderland.
ADAM:
Al ice in won der lan.
Calvin smiles pridefully over at Helen who works
intensely on the couch making a coffee-can Santa from
instructions in the The Redbook Crafts Collection.
CALVIN:
Not bad for a three and a half year
old! I'd like to see the public school
system match that! I don't care how
terrific it is!
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