Godzilla Page #20

MAJOR HICKS:

(into phone)

That's correct, I want you to blow up

Madison Square Garden. No I'm not

drunk.

(to O'Neal)

Contact the news station. Tell them

we're on the way.

220 INT. BROADCAST BOOTH - SAME - NIGHT220

Raymond spots a large spool of co-axle cable. Quickly he

ties it to the support beam.

AUDREY:

Reporting live from Madison Square

Garden, this is Audrey Timmonds,

WNEW.

221 INT. AUDREY'S APARTMENT - BEDROOM - SAME221

Everyone is breathless watching the news. Lucy beams.

LUCY:

That's my girl.

222 INT. BROADCAST BOOTH - SAME222

Animal lowers the camera and everyone is silent.

NICK:

Thanks, Audrey.

The computer beeps, Animal reads the message.

ANIMAL:

The good news is they got the message.

The bad news is we've got five and a

half minutes to get out of the

building.

Suddenly the room ROCKS as the Babyzillas begin crashing

against the blocked door. Raymond jumps to his feet.

RAYMOND:

Okay, party's over. Time to leave.

With that he SPRAYS bullets into the front glass window

SHATTERING IT. Glass rains down below. Raymond tosses

the spool of cable out the broken window.

RAYMOND:

Anyone care to join me?

Animal dislodges one of the video cameras, hoists it on

his shoulder and moves over to join Raymond.

223 EXT. AIR BASE - F-18 SQUADRON - SAME - NIGHT223

Several F-18's prepare to take flight. We focus on one,

an enormous bomb attached under its wing. The F-18 taxis

away from us.

224 INT. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - AUDITORIUM - SAME224

Repelling down from the broken window of the broadcast

booth, Animal and Raymond land on the upper-level

balcony. Raymond signals to the others to follow.

225 INT. BROADCAST BOOTH - SAME225

Audrey and Nick are nervous as they stare at the long

drop down. The door is begging to give way from the

repeated THUMPING. Suddenly Audrey leans over and kisses

Nick.

AUDREY:

In case I can't later.

With that she JUMPS out, repelling downward. Nick is

stunned by the unexpected kiss. Suddenly the door GIVES

and the Babyzilla FLOOD into the room. Nick jumps.

226 INT. AUDITORIUM - CONTINUOUS226

Audrey hits the ground followed by Nick. Raymond leads

as they make their way out.

On the other end of the room some Babyzilla appear in a

doorway and watch our friends scurry away. The

Babyzillas take off in hot pursuit.

227 INT. DARK SKIES - F-18 SQUADRON - NIGHT227

The F-18's fly in formation. Their leader carrying the

same bomb we saw loaded earlier.

228 INT. FLOOR-LEVEL HALLWAY - SAME - NIGHT228

Raymond, guns in each hand, comes rushing into the

hallway. He SEES a small group of Babyzillas down the

hall and gestures for the group to go the other way.

Raymond backs away, guns trained on the Babyzillas who

SNIFF the air and decide to pursue. Raymond turns and

runs.

ANGLE - FARTHER DOWN HALLWAY - AROUND THE CORNER - SAME

As they tear forward they nearly run smack into a heard

of several dozen Babyzillas who are tearing the

concession stands to ribbons looking for food.

Spotted, the Babyzillas LEAP forward after the team.

Raymond spots the escalators across the hall.

RAYMOND:

The escalators, hurry!

229 EXT. SKIES - F-18'S - NIGHT229

We FOLLOW the squadron as they pass us to reveal the

beautiful MANHATTAN SKYLINE approaching.

230 INT. ESCALATOR CORRIDOR - MADISON SQUARE - SAME230

The team races into the corridor. Animal reaches down

and hits the POWER button near the moving stairs. The

escalator comes to life.

The team runs down the "down" escalators as the

Babyzillas flood into the corridor. Some try to go down

the "up" escalator and fall all over themselves. Others

are spooked by the moving down escalator. Finally, the

brave ones begin to LEAP down the "down" escalator.

231 INT. MAIN LOBBY HALLWAY - SAME231

Racing out of the escalator corridor the team moves into

the main lobby and FREEZES. They are surrounded on all

sides by Babyzillas!

Like the scene in Hitcock's "The Birds" it is eerily

still as everyone freezes.

232 EXT. MANHATTAN SKYLINE - F-18'S - NIGHT232

Closing over the city, the lead bomber breaks formation,

flying lower, closer to the rooftops.

233 INT. COCKPIT - HUD DISPLAY - NIGHT233

Through the windshield's Heads-Up-Display (HUD) we SEE a

target LOCKING ON, flashing.

PILOT:

I'm locking on now.

234 INT. MAIN LOBBY - MADISON SQUARE - SAME234

As several SNIFF THE AIR, they begin to CLOSE IN. The

Babyzillas from the escalator corridor finally get to

the ground level and rush over from behind.

Raymond spots the large hanging CHANDELIERS in the front

lobby. He FIRES a short BURST, SLICING the cable

supporting the chandelier.

The chandelier DROPS and SHATTERS in the center of the

main lobby. The Babyzillas scatter, opening a pathway to

the front door.

RAYMOND:

Go! Now!

Raymond PUSHES the team forward as he takes the rear

through the pathway which begins to close up as they

pass through.

The Babyzillas recover and begin to charge. As Raymond

passes some CANDY MACHINES, he grabs one and SMASHES IT

to the ground.

THOUSANDS OF GUM BALLS

Scatter all over the floor. As the Babyzillas run, they

begin to stumble allover each other, tripping on the

gum balls.

Animal is the first to reach the main door, he opens it

and Audrey and Nick are the first to exit. Raymond,

FIRING MADLY behind as he rushes for the door.

235 INT. COCKPIT - F-18 - NIGHT235

The locked FLASHES RED.

PILOT:

Stallion 15, Fox 6.

236 EXT. SKIES - F-18 - BOMB - NIGHT236

The immense BOMB drops and takes flight on its own. We

can see it's heading directly for MADISON SQUARE

GARDEN.

237 EXT. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - NIGHT237

Raymond exits and Animal shuts the door behind him. The

Babyzillas SLAM against the doors. It takes all of

Animal's and Raymond's strength to hold the doors

closed.

Raymond slides his rifle barrel between the handles as a

temporary lock. He pulls Animal away and they take off

running.

BOMB'S P.O.V. - MADISON SQUARE - NIGHT

Rapidly approaching the famous forum.

ANGLE - RAYMOND, ANIMAL

Not far behind Nick and Audrey as they race from the

building. Behind them we SEE...

BOMB AND BUILDING

Collide and an ENORMOUS EXPLOSION ERUPTS, engulfing the

entire building in a mountain of flame.

Raymond, Animal, Audrey and Nick are THROWN several feet

forwards, toppling to the ground from the incredible

impact.

As the building CRUMBLES in FLAMES we HEAR several of

the Babyzillas SCREAMING. Soon they are silenced.

Slowly Nick sits up and turns to Audrey. They're both

shaken up. Nick touches her cheek gently.

NICK:

Are you okay?

AUDREY:

Somehow I never thought your life was

this exciting.

NICK:

You'd be surprised.

AUDREY:

Really? I'd like to find out.

She hugs him tightly. Nick smiles. Animal turns to

Raymond who has cut above his eye.

ANIMAL:

Hey Man, you all right?

RAYMOND:

I could use a coffee.

We begins to pull away from this tableau, slowly lifting

upwards when suddenly...

THAT FAMOUS WAIL

Is heard! Then, violently BURSTING up through the ashes,

a very angry GODZILLA emerges!

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