Ed Wood Page #37

EXT. MOVIE THEATER - NIGHT

The rain is gushing down. The marquee proclaims "WORLD

PREMIERE:
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE!"

People hurry in. Ed and Kathy roar up in the open convertible,

totally soaked. He jumps out, opens her door, and they run

inside.

INT. THEATER - NIGHT

The theater is packed. All the gang, and their friends and

families, are gathered.

Criswell stands on-stage, speaking into a mike.

CRISWELL:

You are about to see en extraordinary

motion picture. But before it

begins, I think we ought to give a

hand to the man without whom we

wouldn't be here tonight... Eddie,

take a bow!

The crowd ERUPTS in applause. Everybody goes crazy -- even the

Baptists. People YELL "Speech! Speech!"

Ed smiles proudly. Kathy kisses him. Ed runs down front, hugs

Criswell, then takes the microphone.

ED:

Thanks a million. I just wanna

say... this film is for Bela.

The lights dim.

DISSOLVE TO:

MINUTES LATER:

The title "PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE" is projected onto the

screen. As random IMAGES from the film play out, we drift over

the happy faces of our friends watching.

Paul and Conrad stare, enthralled.

Tor laughs as he sees himself.

Vampira giggles. Bunny nudges her playfully.

Criswell mouths his own lines.

ON SCREEN:

Bela appears, in his little suit. In the last footage he ever

shot, he shuffles around in front of his house, then tenderly

smells the flower.

ON ED:

He watches, entranced. Then he smiles to himself.

ED:

This is the one. I know I'll be

remembered for this film.

CUT TO:

INT. THEATER LOBBY - LATER

The BOISTEROUS crowd is in high spirits. People congratulate

Ed and pat him on the back. "It was great!" "It's your best

one yet!" "Bela would've loved it!"

Ed drifts through the crowd, basking in the glory. It's like a

wonderful dream.

EXT. THEATER - SAME TIME

The rain comes down in sheets. The doors burst open, and Ed

and Kathy run out.

KATHY:

Ed, I'm so happy for you.

ED:

Let's get married.

KATHY:

(startled)

Huh?!

ED:

Right now. Let's drive to Vegas!

KATHY:

But it's pouring. And the car top

is stuck!

ED:

(he gives his killer grin)

So? It's only a five-hour drive.

And it'll probably clear up, once we

hit the desert. Heck, it'll probably

clear up once we drive around the

corner. I promise.

Kathy stares in disbelief. Then she smiles. They kiss.

Ed and Kathy jump into the open convertible. The engine

starts, and they drive away, disappearing into the pouring

rain.

A moment.

And then, we move up, up, into the black clouds. Lightning

CRACKS across the sky.

OPTICAL:

We slowly PULL OUT from the sky, move through a window... and

we're back inside

INT. HAUNTED MANSION PARLOR - NIGHT

Criswell is sitting inside his coffin. He stares at us.

CRISWELL:

My friend, you have just seen the

story of Edward D. Wood, Junior.

Stranger than fact... and yet every

incident based on sworn testimony.

(his eyes gleam)

A man. A life. Can you prove it

didn't happen?

A beat, to ponder this. And then Criswell slowly lies back in

his coffin, and the lid mysteriously closes over him.

FADE OUT.

THE END:

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