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- R
- Year:
- 1996
- 101 min
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MALLOY:
Some areas have power - they're on line to
San Onofre.
As Brazen's command helicopter takes off...
INT. COMMAND HELICOPTER - NIGHT
Plissken stares at a photo of the anodized prototype.
PLISSKEN:
I'll need to know more about this thing.
MALLOY:
Only a handful of people are aware of its
existence. Let's just say it's the
ultimate defensive weapon.
PLISSKEN:
Defense against what?
MALLOY:
There's a war about to be declared, or
didn't you know?
Plissken shrugs.
MALLOY:
Third World wants to live like we do - and
they plan on taking what they want. The
Cubans and Brazilians are ready to invade
Miami. If the Africans and Colombians make
a run at the border, we got a full scale
attack on the United States.
PLISSKEN:
So what does this thing do?
MALLOY:
All you need to know is get it back here
by 5 a.m.
EXT. WALL - ACCESS TUNNEL - NIGHT
The Command helicopter lands near a large access tunnel inside the
containment wall.
Plissken, Brazen and Malloy walk through the dark, dank tunnel.
Armed guards stand at the ready. A hatch in the tunnel floor
stands open. A ladder disappears down into the darkness.
MALLOY:
(points to the open hatch)
You're going over by submarine. One-man
submersible. Nuclear powered.
Plissken arranges his gear, climbs into the hatch opening.
PLISSKEN:
Where do I put ashore?
MALLOY:
Cahuenga Pass. Make your way up through
the mountains toward the Hollywood Bowl.
You should be able to pick up Utopia's
tracer there.
(beat)
Once you go inside, you're on your own.
(beat)
You know what you have to do with the
girl, don't you?
(beat)
We have to spare this nation her trial -
for treason.
PLISSKEN:
So you want me to take her out?
(Malloy nods)
Is that an order from the President?
MALLOY:
Let's just say it's what's best for the
country.
PLISSKEN:
By the way - who gives me the anti-toxin?
MALLOY:
A medical team will be standing by.
PLISSKEN:
Not you?
MALLOY:
No.
PLISSKEN:
Good.
KABLAMM! He fires, ripping hellish blasts at Malloy. There's no
damage. Malloy laughs.
MALLOY:
Thought you might try that. First clip is
filled with blanks. Goodbye, Plissken.
Malloy kicks the hatch and it slams down on top of Plissken.
Brazen pushes a control button, sealing it shut.
Plissken climbs down the ladder into a small submarine bay. Below
him on a launching rig is a sleek, black one-man submarine shaped
like a dart. The submarine's hatch is open. Plissken climbs
inside.
INT. SUBMARINE - NIGHT
Plissken seals the hatch behind him. He has to lie flat on his
stomach to operate the sub. He quickly hits various switches and
buttons, powering up the cockpit.
INT. COMMAND HQ - MAIN CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
Malloy and Brazen move to a surveillance-command post.
PLISSKEN (V.O. RADIO)
Com check.
Malloy picks up the microphone.
MALLOY:
I'm here, Plissken.
INT. SUBMARINE - NIGHT
Plissken looks at the wrist watch. It ticks down ominously. Eight
hours and counting down...
MALLOY (V.O.)
Stand by for launch. Ignitor.
(Plissken pushes a button)
Fuel rod injection.
Plissken pulls a lever, watches his dials. A deep humming sound
PLISSKEN:
She's in the green.
MALLOY (V.O.)
Lock fuel rods.
PLISSKEN:
(hits a switch)
Locked.
MALLOY (V.O.)
Nuclear turbine to 75% power.
Plissken turns a throttle-like control with his left hand.
Out of the rear tubes of Plissken's sub comes a roaring blue glow.
INT. SUBMARINE
PLISSKEN:
75% power.
MALLOY (V.O.)
Hands on switches and counting.
5...4...3...2...1. Launch.
INT. SUBMARINE BAY
The rear tubes roar. Suddenly the sub is shot forward through a
long, circular tunnel.
INT. SUBMARINE
Plissken braces himself as the cabin lurches, vibrates with the
force.
EXT. THE WALL - NEWHALL PASS - NIGHT
A door in the wall opens, revealing the circulator tunnel. In a
roaring explosion, the sub rockets out of the tunnel, shot from
the wall like a cannonball. The submarine is airborne for several
seconds, then drops down, and slams into the San Fernando Sea.
INT. SUBMARINE
Plissken is rocked with the impact. He guides the sub with hand
controls. In front of him on a screen is a schematic diagram of
the underwater landscape of the San Fernando Valley.
EXT. UNDERWATER - 405 FREEWAY - NIGHT
In the underwater darkness, see the broken remains of the 405
Freeway, as the subs creams past, its nuclear wake churning in the
water.
INT. COMMAND HQ - MAIN CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
Malloy, Brazen and other cops follow Plissken's course on a
gigantic computer screen.
MALLOY:
Plissken, watch your speed. Lots of
obstructions down there.
EXT. UNDERWATER - VAN NUYS CITY HALL - NIGHT
As the sub rockets past the ruins of the Van Nuys City Hall,
barely missing it.
INT. SUBMARINE
MALLOY (V.O.)
Plissken...
Plissken ignores him, carefully maneuvering the sub with his
controls.
MALLOY (V.O.)
Plissken... do you copy?
EXT. UNDERWATER - THE VENTURA FREEWAY - NIGHT
Camera follows the sub as it streaks along just above the
submerged ruins of the Ventura Freeway. See the ghostly shapes of
cars, trucks, busses below, smashed and overturned.
INT. COMMAND HQ - MAIN CONTROL ROOM
They watch the sub, a red blip on the screen, move along the
freeway.
INT. SUBMARINE
Plissken twists his hand throttle, pouring on the power to 90%.
EXT. VENTURA & HOLLYWOOD FREEWAY INTERCHANGE - UNDERWATER - NIGHT
The sub rips through the water, faster and faster, goes into a
hard bank to the right as the Ventura Freeway turns into the
Hollywood. A sign at the edge of the Hollywood Freeway reads:
"SPEED LIMIT 55". The sub screams past.
INT. COMMAND HQ - MAIN CONTROL ROOM
Brazen points to a readout showing the submarine's engine status.
BRAZEN:
His reactor's starting to overheat.
MALLOY:
Plissken, slow down the sub. You're
overloading the power plant.
INT. SUBMARINE
Plissken glances at the gauge. His nuclear turbine readout: green,
moving to yellow, into red. He pushes it up to 102%.
MALLOY (V.O.)
Plissken...?
Plissken's eye turns back to the computer map in front of him. One
the screen:
the red blip representing the sub is headed righttoward a building. Plissken pulls hard on the controls.
EXT. UNDERWATER - UNIVERSAL CITY - THE BLACK TOWER - NIGHT
The sub smacks into the side of the Black Tower, powers through
it, blasts out the other side through a window, tilting and
wobbling. The sub rights itself momentarily but is slammed
downward out of frame by a huge, dark, slimy object.
KING KONG looms overhead - his fist rising and falling with the
currents. Plissken has maneuvered himself into the wreckage of the
Universal Studios Tour.
The sub zips through the King Kong ride into Back To The Future,
passing 1950's signage from that film, dodging a rusting Delorean.
It slams into the open mouth of JAWS, shattering the model into a
million pieces.
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