Godzilla Page #9

RADIO TECHNICIAN

Delta niner, what is convoy position?

65 EXT. BROOKLYN BRIDGE - SAME - MAGIC HOUR65

Led by armored military vehicles we SEE a convoy of

TWENTY YELLOW DUMP TRUCKS passing over the bridge.

DRIVER (O.S.)

Command, we're just entering the

city.

66 EXT. FLAT IRON SQUARE - SERGEANT O'NEAL - SAME66

Sergeant O'Neal listens to the response on the radio.

RADIO TECHNICIAN

Convoy ETA, five minutes.

The Sergeant signals several military technicians, who

are mounting several video cameras to hurry.

67 INT. COMMAND TENT - SAME - MAGIC HOUR67

A buzz of activity. Military Officials and personnel.

The Mayor enters and joins his aides in the back of the

room.

MAYOR:

(whispering to Aide)

They find anything yet?

The Aide shakes his head. Monitors come to life with a

live video feed-from several cameras we saw mounted.

A CABLE REPAIRMAN - MAGIC HOUR

In blue overalls, the REPAIRMAN walks up to a large

satellite dish. We WIDEN to REVEAL the dish is parked

next to the Command Tent. He kneels down next to some

cables leading away from the dish toward the Command

Tent.

68 INT. COMMAND TENT - MAGIC HOUR68

Suddenly all the screens FUZZ OUT. Just as quickly the

monitors return to normal. No one seems to notice.

69 EXT. SATELLITE DISH - SAME - MAGIC HOUR69

The Repairman finishes affixing a small DEVICE to the

cable. He taps his earpiece and speaks into his own

lapel.

REPAIRMAN:

(French accent)

It is good.

70 INT. MOTEL ROOM - SAME - MAGIC HOUR70

We SEE Raymond and his men have turned this dingy Motel

room into a command central of their own. Raymond is

putting sugar into his coffee when a bank of monitors

turn on. They are seeing THE SAME VIDEO FEED as the

Mayor. Pleased, he takes a sip. It's awful.

RAYMOND:

You said this was French Roast!

His aid turns, holding a package labeled FRENCH ROAST.

RAYMOND:

(defeated)

More cream.

His associate hands him some milk. He adds it to the

coffee. No use, it still sucks. On the monitors we SEE

the DUMP TRUCKS entering Flat Iron Square.

71 EXT. FLAT IRON SQUARE - SAME - MAGIC HOUR71

The DUMP TRUCKS arrive and the soldiers guide the

trucks, forming a circle, their tails facing each other.

As the last one passes it REVEALS Nick and Sergeant

O'Neal.

SERGEANT O'NEAL

I sure hope your plan works.

NICK:

I'm kind of hoping the same thing.

The twenty of them, in concert, begin to dump their

cargo.

LOW ANGLE - CENTER OF THE DUMP TRUCK CIRCLE

Tons and tons of FISH are DUMPED directly on top of us.

72 INT. RAYMOND'S MOTEL - SAME - MAGIC HOUR72

On the monitors they watch in astonishment as the fish

get dumped into a large pile in the center of Flat Iron

Square.

AIDE:

Tres bizarre.

RAYMOND:

No.

(leaning forward)

Very clever.

73 EXT. FLAT IRON SQUARE - FISH PILE - SAME - NIGHT73

A MOUNTAIN OF FISH have been piled into the center of

Flat Iron Square.

NICK:

That's a lot of fish.

A master of the obvious. Sergeant O'Neal shoots him a

glare and moves over to the men. Together they march

into a building at the edge of the square.

SOLDIERS:

Loading up rifles, taking positions. GAS MASKS being

handed out down a long line for all the soldiers.

The TANKS move into their final positions. The National

Guardsmen and Soldiers supporting the Tanks take

positions.

74 EXT. TOP OF THE SQUARE - SAME - NIGHT74

Entering from the stairs out onto the roof, Sergeant

O'Neal and his men take positions, observing from

above.

Everyone is waiting. The silence is deafening.

ANGLE - NICK

As everyone waits, Nick scans the area, thinking.

Suddenly something catches his eye...

STEAM VENT:

Through a steam vent in the streets. Nick sees STEAM

lifting into the air. He notices several other vents

doing the same thing around the square. Quickly Nick

rushes over to a YOUNG OFFICER.

NICK:

I need your radio.

The Young Officer leads Nick over to his jeep. Nick

grabs the receiver.

NICK:

Sergeant O'Neal, the subway vents. We

have to shut them down...

75 EXT. ROOFTOP - SERGEANT O'NEAL - SAME - NIGHT75

O'Neal listens to Nick on his radio.

NICK (O.S.)

(filtered)

...With the air pressure pushing up,

he'll never smell the bait!

SERGEANT O'NEAL

(turning to soldier)

Get some men down into those air

vents. Shut 'em down!

76 INT. SUBTERRANEAN AIR VENT - MOMENTS LATER - NIGHT76

With a loud WHINE we HEAR the vents shutting down. The

large whirling FAN BLADES slow to a stop.

77 EXT. FLAT IRON SQUARE - SAME77

One by one the steam pillars begin to disappear as the

vents are turned off. There is a long tense moment of

waiting. When will it come? Will it come?

Before the Young Officer can stop him, Nick rushes over

to a manhole cover in the center of the street. The

cover is to heavy. He yells back.

NICK:

We need to open all the manhole covers

in the area. Let the scent waft down.

The Young Officer signals other soldiers. Nick steps

back and lets the soldiers go to work. As he walks back,

he spots another manhole cover at the next intersection

down a side street. He runs over to it.

ANGLE - SIDE STREET - MANHOLE COVER

A particularly heavy one in the center of this

intersection (a block away from Flat Iron Square), Nick,

alone, wrestles to remove it. With all his might, he

drags it clear.

Suddenly, through the hole he HEARS some STRANGE NOISES

from below. Rattled, he slowly backs away from the hole.

The NOISES grow increasingly louder.

Then with a DEAFENING ROAR, the ground behind Nick

ERUPTS and GODZILLA RISES, ripping up the boulevard as

he does.

Nick SPINS only to find himself face to face with the

gigantic creature. Godzilla's head slopes down,

apparently looking Nick in the eye.

All around foot soldiers appear, guns trained, shoulder

hoisted rocket launchers prepared.

Out of the corner of his eye, Nick sees all this. He

gently signals with his hands that they should NOT fire.

Sensing no danger from Nick, Godzilla simply STEPS OVER

Nick.

NICK'S POV - UNDER GODZILLA

As the gargantuan creature walks over us, making a

beeline for the fish.

Nick turns and RUNS, following him.

78 EXT. FLAT IRON SQUARE - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT78

Godzilla moves into the square. The military hunkers

down, ready to strike. Cautiously the beast moves over

to the mountain of fish.

79 INT. COMMAND TENT - SAME79

Major Hicks watches the monitors as Godzilla approaches

the fish.

MAJOR HICKS:

Commence phase one. Let's gas it!

80 EXT. ROOFTOP - SERGEANT O'NEAL - SAME - NIGHT80

Everyone on the rooftop puts on their GAS MASKS.

SERGEANT O'NEAL

Let 'em fly!

ANGLE - STREET LEVEL - SAME

All the soldiers PUT ON their GAS MASKS. A team of

EIGHT, pull out a GAS CANISTERS and yank the releases.

They DROP them down the long barrels of air cannons,

preparing to fire.

SAND BAG FORTIFICATION - SAME

Nick runs past the fortification, trying to get a closer

look. The Young Officer yells after him.

YOUNG OFFICER:

Where're you going? Nick!

Nick stops briefly as the Young Officer TOSSES a gas

mask to Nick who quickly puts it on and dashes for a

closer spot. Suddenly SAILING OVER HIS HEAD we SEE...

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