Hudson Hawk Page #5

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29 POWER ROOM -SEE INSERT PAGE 25AA 29

Tommy speedily hooks and rehooks the backs of the V.C.R.S.

They now all have their PLAY buttons lit up.

TOMMY:

swing on a star, carry moonbeams...

30 OMITTED 30

31 INSIDE THE POWER ROOM -SEE INSERT PAGE 25AA 31

Tommy briskly slams back up the switches.

32 GUARD ROOM 32

GUARDS:

God damn, Con Ed.

33 THE AUCTION AUDITORIUM 33

Hawk scrambles into the Auditorium, glancing to the

clock.

HAWK:

"Or would you rather be a fish?"

He follows the blueprints toward the painting on-stage.

34 THE GUARDS' STATION 34

Big Stan comes up from behind his fellow guards, dumping

the remains of the chair on the floor.

Very funny.

BIG STAN:

Wise guys.

The Seventh Floor Screen shows a peaceful auction

auditorium. And the Blue Chair.

35 THE AUCTION AUDITORIUM--CAMERA P.O.V. 35

From the exact angle, the viewer sees the current state

of the room with Hawk flinging off the painting of the

horseback children, revealing a safe. But no Blue chair.

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36 HAWK 36

spits on the rubber cup of an electronic sensor, plugged

into a Walkman, and affixes it to the safe above the

dial.

HAWK:

(lyric trouble)

"A fish is annuh nan na nan na

brook."

37 TOMMY EXITS POWER ROOM 37

Tommy is now dashing down the hallway.

TOMMY:

"He can't write his name or read

a book. To fool people is his

only thought."

38 THE AUCTION AUDITORIUM 38

HAWK:

(remembering)

"And though he's slippery, he

still gets caught." (But if that

sort of life is what you wish.

You may grow up to be a fish.)

Wearing headphones, Hawk cranks up the Walkman and spins

the dial. The CLICKS from the dial are so loud he winces

and turns down the volume. Then there's a CLUNK.

39 THE GUARDS' STATION 39

With the soundtrack singers taking over, Guard Two sips

a cup of coffee. He doesn't swallow.

His sights zero in on the Blue Chair on the seventh

screen. He looks to the chair remains, then back again.

SECURITY GUARD (Scott)

Uh, Dean. I don't get it. I'm

looking at the auction room and I

see the little Blue Chair.

SECURITY GUARD ONE

What the... You think that's weird,

check out screen two.....

Screen Two shows THE TWO SECURITY GUARDS THEMSELVES

hatching open some on-duty beers, going down a hall.

Guard Two looks to the empties atop the console....

SECURITY GUARD TWO

Somebody rewired the recorders!

HUDSON HAWK -Rev. 7/6/90 25.

40 AUCTION AUDITORIUM 40

Hawk ditches his accessories and swings the safe door

open.

Inside the safe, along with the "holy" Da Vinci music

cue, is the clay equestrian model from Leonardo's

worktable.

Hawk belts out as he puts it in the black canvas bag.

HAWK:

"And all the monkeys aren't in

the zoo."

TOMMY (V.O.)

"Every day you meet quite a few."

Tommy gives Hawk a congratulatory pat.

HAWK AND TOMMY:

"So you see it's all up to you.

You can be better than you are.

You could be swinging on a star."

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42 THE GUARDS' STATION 42

Suddenly, on the seventh screen, the image and voices

of Hawk and Tommy in-process comes on.

SECURITY GUARD ONE

Sh*t, let's roll!

43 THE AUCTION AUDITORIUM 43

Hawk puts the painting back up, but stops to stare at the

playful children.

TOMMY:

The song's over! Come on!

"You could be swinging on a star."

HAWK:

What am I doing here? I never

wanted to do this. I wanted to

play it straight.

TOMMY:

(more frantically)

"You could be swinging on a star."

(CONTINUED)

25AA.

INSTRUMENTAL:

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SWING ON A STAR

1st CHORUS

Would you like to swing on a star

Carry moon beams home in a jar

And be better off than you are

Or would you rather be a mule

1st VERSE

A mule is an animal with long funny ears

He kicks up at anything he hears

His back is brawny and his brain is weak

He's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak

And by the way if you hate to go to school

You may grow up to be a mule.

CHOIR:

Would you like to swing on a star

Carry moon beams home in a jar

And be better off than you are

Or would you rather be a fish

2nd VERSE

A fish is Ann... Won't do anything but swim in a brook

He can't write his name or read a book

To fool the people is his only thought

And though he's slippery he still gets caught

But then if that sort of life is what you wish

You may grow up to be a fish

25AB.

3rd CHORUS

Would you like to swing on a star

Carry moon beams home in a jar

And be better off than you are

Or would you rather be a pig

3rd VERSE

A pig is an animal with dirt on his face

His shoes are a terrible disgrace

He's got no manners when he eats his food

He's fat and lazy and extremely rude

But if you don't care a feather or a pig

You may grow up to be a pig

FINAL CHORUS:

And all the monkeys in the zoo

Every day you meet quite a few

So you see it's all up to you

You can be better than you are

You could be swinging on a star

You could be swinging on a star

You could be swinging on a star

You could be swinging on a star

You could be swinging on a star

You could be swinging on a star

TOMMY:

Eddie, let's take it home!

BOTH:

You could be swinging on a star!

25AC.

HAWY/TOMMY

You could be swinging on a star.

HAWK TOMMY:

I just got out of jail yesterday You got the horse, right?

and I'm robbing an auction house. You could be swinging on

a star.

I didn't want to do it. Let's go.

All I wanted was a cappuchino. You could be swinging on a

star.

I wouldn't even tape a Mets game

What are you waiting for?

without the written consent of major

league baseball. This is all your You could be swinging on a

star.

fault Tommy. I'm never going to

Eddie? Eddie?

forgive you.

You could be swinging on a

star.

Snap out of it!

You could be swinging on a

star.

Eddie, let's take it home!

HAWK/TOMMY

You could be swinging on a star.

You could be swinging on a star.

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