Blast from the Past Page #5

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 OUT

THE PLYWOOD HE'LL NEED FOR THE CEILINGS. ( 60'S HAPPY,

BUSY SCORE COVERS ALL THIS.)

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.

SUPER:
SEVERAL WEEKS LATER

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)

SUPER:
SEVERAL MONTHS LATER

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 LATER

5) 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

IS STILL ONE YEAR OLD.)

CALVIN ENJOYS HIS PIPE IN THE LIVINGROOM

9) CALVIN EXAMINES THE REAR HATCHWAY AS HELEN APPROACHES

WITH ADAM IN HER ARMS.

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:
1965

Calvin 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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