Die Hard 2 Page #5

38 C9CC $ANE 38

a GLIMPSE of him at a door marked "NO ADMITTANCE" - then he's

gone. McClane runs up, too late; the door is shut again.

He looks around, sees a LUGGAGE WORKER, flashes his badge.

MCCLANE:

Open this.

(as the guy obeys)

Got a cop on duty around here?

LUGGAGE GUY:

Airport police -

MCCLANE:

(SCOWLS; THEN;)

Get 'em.

39 INT. LUGGAGE CONVEYOR AREA - DAY 39

Dark. Clatters and bumps, machine sounds... more bumps. McClane

moves cautiously along. He JUMPS as a large SHADOW moves

nearby, but it's a big CASE on a conveyor belt.

Now, he stoops to go under another conveyor belt - the different

tracks intersect and pass each other like freeway off-ramps

discharging luggage from one to another - and then he SEES -

4.

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(X)

39A COCHRANE AND MILLER 39A

I:

One has his jacket off, and just now dusts off his hands like

a man finishing a job.

The other one has one of those transceivers.

MCCLANE'S VOICE

Excuse me.

41 NEW ANGLE 41

They turn, see McClane with his badge in his left hand - his

right hidden under the long coat which is draped over his

shoulder like Clint Eastwood's serape in a Spaghetti Western.

MCCLANE(CONT'D)

This is a restricted area. You boys

too impatient to wait for the skycaps?

MILLER:

We... work for th amine.

MCCLAN.E

Yeah? Let's see some ID -

Instantly both men DIVE to the outside, drawing guns.

42 THE TRANSCEIVER 42

Falls, skids... somewhere.

43 BACK TO SCENE 43

Dropping his'wallet, McClane JUMPS aside as SHOTS WHIZZ PAST

-McClane's COAT takes the BULLET HITS in MID AIR as he LANDS

on a conveyor belt, which CARRIES him UP and OVER the gunmen.

They FIRE UP at him - He aims.back - and then a SUITCASE falling

from another belt and knocks his gun away!

44 BELOW 44

The gun CLATTERS on the floor. Seeing it, the two men exchange a

glance - split up.

45 MCCLANE 45

Drops from the belt, crouches near big gears. Desperate, he

looks around for a weapon, anything. Then he notices all the

luggage going past: Suitcases, camera cases, a bicycle... Skis.

46 MILLER 46

Moving forward expertly, gun ready. WHAP! A SKI POLE smacks

down on his wrist! The gun DROPS onto a conveyor belt, FIRES -

then moves away, obscured by moving luggage.

CONTINUED:

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(X)

46 CONTINUED - 46

J McClane steps in, punches Miller - gets HIT hard himself -both

ROLL OVER onto the new belt.

47 COCHRANE 47

Hearing the SHOT, he tries to pinpoint the location - but with

all the echoes - it's hard.

S:

48 MCCLANE AND MIL 48

Fighting hand to hand. Miller starts pressing the ski pole

against McClane's throat:-Pt=lane tries to do the same thine

back - they spin, SMASH into a pile of suitcases, some of which

SPILL OPEN.

M J er gets in a powerful punch, gets free - CAMERA FOLLOWS

Miller as his hand gropes for the pistol.- and then McClane

rIT into view with f***ing HAIRSPRAY right in the guy's eyes!

Miller HOWLS, blinded - but then - BLAM! A BULLET EXPLODES

tcan in McClane's hand!

49 NEW ANGLE 49

Cochrane is there! McClane LEAPS like Tarzan to the BOTTOM of

the i , empty "return" belt - the momentum swings him right

towards Cochrane, who FIRES once more before McClane's KICK

nearly toc e stf'his head - he loses the gun, but Jesus, these

guys are tough and now Cochrane LEAPS UP and grabs McClane's

belt and clothes and they're both hanging -suddenly they're both

too damn high to get off!

50 MCCLANE 50

Half on the belt, half off, he fends off the other man and SEES-

51 UP AHEAD 51

The belt goes through a hatchway - a hatchway with virtually no

clearance.

52 BACK TO SCENE 52

McClane PUNCHES Cochrane - again, again - but the guy's gonna

kill them both one way or the other - McClane KICKS him, again,

again - finally his grip loosens - at the last minute McClane

JUMPS to a thick conduit - and then Cochrane gets JAMMED

53 INTO THE HATCH HEADFIRST. 53

54 NEW ANGLE - 20 FEET UP 54

The conduit BREAKS FREE from its molly bolts, but doesn't drop

-and three feet away the guy SCREAMS and then his neck SNAPS and

his body TWITCHES AND JERKS and the machinery JAMS, smoking-

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55 MCCLANE 55

WINCES as blood SPLATTERS - and then REACTS as the 20 foot tall

conduit pipe CREAKS, BENDS-TOPPLES- he RIDES IT DOWN-

CUT TO:

56 INT. LUGGAGE CONVEYOR AREA - NEAR ENTRANCE 56

led bjthe luggage guy, two AIRPORT COPS run in -

57 LLERÏ¿½ 57

panting for breath, rubbing his eyes, he sees their approach,

starts to run. He races down a long aisle past cartons of

freight... starts to smile - there's a door just ahead - he's

gonna make it -he's gonna make it - suddenly a CHING CHING SOUND

makes him turn -it's the CHING CHING OF -

58 A BICYCLE 58

- with John McClane on the back. McClane dives out of the saddle

like the Lone Ranger, takes Miller down. (X)

59 ON THE FLOOR 59

As the bicycle FLIPS OVER, McClane gets to his feet first and

finds a gun in his face -

2ND AIRPORT POLICEMAN (X)

FREEZE!

And in that instant (you guessed it): (Miller_F)SCAPES. (X)

MCCLANE:

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