Blast from the Past Page #8

His parents stare at him for a beat, then:

HELEN:

Let's eat our cake.

CALVIN:

Yeah. Let's dig in!

They do.

HELEN:

Elbows, Son.

ADAM:

Sorry, Mom!

HELEN:

You never know. You may someday dine

at the White House with the president.

CALVIN:

If we still have one.

HELEN:

Yes...

CALVIN:

You know, when we do go up...I'm going

to miss this old place. How 'bout you,

hon?

HELEN:

(after a beat)

Would you excuse me?

CALVIN:

Sure.

Helen rises and exits.

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INT. BATTERY ROOM- LATER, SAME NIGHT

Helen enters and goes into the generator room. Through

the glass we can see (and hear) her scream. Straightening

her hair and feeling much better, she exits as Calvin

strolls by wearing his tool belt. She's headed out.

CALVIN:

In the generator room again?

HELEN:

Oh, yes. It just fascinates me how

all these things work.

CALVIN:

I know exactly what you mean!

(then)

Hey, honey?

She turns to him. He gives her his patented thumbs up

sign.

CALVIN (cont'd)

Great cake!!

She smiles wanely and leaves. He shuts the generator door

she left open.

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INT.SHELTER, LIVING ROOM - VERY EARLY MORNING

SUPER:
THE PRESENT

The room is quiet and empty. The star-burst WALL CLOCK

on the paneling says 6:15.

INT. SHELTER, KITCHEN - SAME TIME

Also empty.

INT. STOREROOM - SAME TIME

Also empty. And with MEAGER SUPPLIES on the shelves.

INT. POWER AND PUMP ROOM - SAME TIME

The old pipes are rusted and patched. Some are leaking

badly.

INT. MASTER BEDROOM - SAME TIME

Calvin wakes up. He looks over at Helen's bed.

ANGLE - HELEN

She wakes up. Then jumps out of bed.

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CLOSE ON THE RED METAL BOX

that has been ticking on the wall for thirty-five years.

Suddenly it STOPS TICKING and a rather annoying ALARM

GOES OFF. Calvin's hand reaches up and turns it off by

throwing the lever up.

ANOTHER ANGLE shows us the mechanism on the FRONT

HATCHWAY switch to OPEN with a loud, vault-like move.

ANOTHER ANGLE:

reveals the family in their pajamas standing in front of

the front hatchway and red box.

ADAM:

So...we just open this door and go up?

Calvin grabs a handle and using all his strength, opens

the front entrance hatch. And then must jump back when

nothing but earth and rock pour into the room.

ADAM:

Um...is that supposed to happen?

His parents take a beat then race off like maniacs

through the entire shelter to the back hatch door. They

knock over whatever gets in their way as they go. Adam

follows.

ADAM:

Hey, where are we going?! Is

everything all right?!

INT. BACK HATCHWAY - MOMENTS LATER

Calvin and Helen arrive followed by Adam who can't

possibly share his parent's deep concerns. Everyone is

out of breath.

CALVIN:

Should we say a little prayer first?

HELEN:

Just open the door.

Calvin attempts to open the big hatch, but can't. Adam

helps him. Helen pitches in. Slowly, with lots of

squeaking, the DOOR OPENS. He steps through the hatch and

flips a wall switch. Red submarine LIGHTS COME ON....

And the service elevator is intact.

INT. ANTEROOM - CONTINUOUS

Helen steps through and embraces Calvin joyfully. The

old folks break into a dance as Adam enters.

ADAM:

Well, do we just go on up?!

CALVIN:

(quickly back to business,

and way too dramatic)

No, son! We wait for night. Now...is

precisely when... we must be at our...

most cautious.

HELEN:

(barely a whisper, but

definitely tired of his

B.S.)

Oh, sh*t.

Helen's eyes widen and her hand flies up to her mouth.

She is just as shocked as Calvin.

CALVIN:

Helen-Thomas-Webber! Maybe we have

been down here a little too long!

(to Adam)

Please excuse her French.

ADAM:

Sh*t is a French word?

HELEN:

Yes, yes it is!

CALVIN:

It's an archaic colloquialism, roughly

meaning..."good".

HELEN:

Yes! That's right!

ADAM:

Oh.

(then)

Well...then...sh*t!

There is a pause, then:

CALVIN:

C'est bon, Monsieur.

ADAM:

Merci!

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EXT. THE MALT SHOP - NIGHT

Cars flash by in a rare L.A. DOWNPOUR. All that's left

of Mom's is an EMPTY BUILDING with a painted-out front

window and a "For Sale or Rent" sign. There's ANOTHER

SHOP attached to it CAMERA RIGHT but we can't see what it

is. The alley way on the left has always been there.

INT. MALT SHOP - CONTINUOUS

TWO DRUNK BUMS are sharing a bottle. One of them is the

Soda Jerk, now a dissipated middle-aged man (with a

tattoo on his forehead.)

SODA JERK:

...all of these things...Alcoholics

Anonymous...Cocaine Anonymous...Heroin

Anonymous.

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