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Independence Day Page #6
HOLLYWOOD SIGN (FORMERLY SC. 72) - SAME
In Los Angeles. The SHADOW slowly covers the sign.
EXT. WHITE HOUSE - WINDOW - SAME
The President and his daughter cautiously approach the window
staring in awe at the amazing sight above them. Several
others approach from behind.
Cautiously some people begin to walk outside, staring up at
the leviathan, mouths agape.
Slowly staff members approach, gazing out the window.
Constance steps up behind the President.
CONSTANCE:
What do we do now?
PRESIDENT WHITMORE
Address the nation. There are a
lot of very frightened people out
there right now.
CONSTANCE:
Yeah. I'm one of them.
EXT. WASHINGTON D.C. - ALIEN CRAFT - SAME
All of Washington is under the shadow of this gargantuan alien
craft. A stunning tableau.
CUT TO:
INT. JASMINE'S DEBROW'S BEDROOM - SAME
The man sleeping next to Jasmine's beagle BOOMER drops
Steven's tennis shoes on top of him, waking him.
JASMINE:
STEVE:
He's doing a good job.
He pats the dog on the head and takes the shoes. Steven gets
up and makes his way to the bathroom.
INT. BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS
As Steve takes a pee, he SEES out the window a family packing
up their car, others standing around staring at something in
the distance. A HELICOPTER flies overhead.
STEVE:
Neighbors are moving. I think
they're tired of earthquakes.
He finished and flushes.
Steve enters the living room. The television is playing a
news broadcast.
NEWSCASTER:
...with little damage reported to
the southland area. People are
advised not to panic...
STEVE:
Hon, something's on the table 'bout
the quake.
Jasmine sits up in bed, yelling out to Steve.
JASMINE:
Dylan out there?
Steve turns, looking for Dylan when the doggie door pops open
STEVE:
What have you been up to, Sport?
DYLAN:
(holding his gun)
Shooting aliens.
Steve musses up the boy's hair, smiling.
JASMINE:
(entering)
Coffee?
Steve mumbles an affirmative as he exits.
EXT. JASMINE'S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Steve picks up the morning paper and opens it. He doesn't
notice the DOZENS of neighbors quickly packing up and rushing
to get away as he reads the paper oblivious.
JASMINE (O.S.)
You want milk with your coffee?
Jasmine appears behind him, her view, too, obscured by the
open newspaper. Suddenly another HELICOPTER room overhead.
Annoyed, Steve lowers his paper.
STEVE AND JASMINE'S POV
As the paper is lowered we SEE the helicopter SWOOP down. As
it flies away we SEE...
THE ALIEN CRAFT:
Covering all of Los Angeles. This is the first time we see
the entire craft. It is stupendous. Steve's jaw hits the
floor. The milk goes CRASHING as Jasmine SCREAMS.
CUT TO:
INT. STAIRWELL - DAY
Running for all he's worth, David sprints down the stairs.
INT. COMPACT CABLE OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
Dashing off the stairs, David stops seeing that the room is
now completely empty. The wall of monitors play for no one.
David walks up to one, adjusting the volume.
T.V. - CNN BROADCAST - (DISTORTED BROADCAST SIGNAL)
A space ship logo spins next to the words VISITORS: CONTACT OR
CRISIS. Wolf Blitzer comes on screen live from the Pentagon.
WOLF BLITZER:
Pentagon officials are reporting
more ships have just arrived over
the capitals of India, England and
Germany.
As he speaks we get quick glimpses of the other ships.
MARTY (O.S.)
I know, babycakes. Calm down.
David spins around at the sound of the voice but the room is
still empty. David leans down and looks under a desk where he
finds Marty still on the phone with his wife.
DAVID:
Tell her to get the kids and leave
town.
MARTY:
What happened?
DAVID:
(yells)
Just do it!
Marty realizes David is dead serious.
MARTY:
Babycakes, pack the kids up and
take them to your mother's. Don't
ask. Go.
Mary hangs up, crawls out from under the table.
MARTY (cont'd)
Okay, why did I just send my
family to Atlanta?
DAVID:
Remember I told you that the
signal hidden within our satellite
signal is slowly recycling down to
extinction.
MARTY:
Not really...
DAVID:
That signal. It's a countdown.
MARTY:
(confused)
A countdown to what?
DAVID:
Think. It's like in chess. First
you strategically position your
pieces. Then, when the timing's
right. You strike.
David motions to the television.
BLITZER:
...there are additional
unconfirmed sightings over Japan,
the Mediterranean, and China...
DAVID:
They are positioning themselves
all over the world and using this
one signal to synchronize their
efforts. In approximately six
hours the signal will disappear
and the countdown will be over.
MARTY:
Then what?
DAVID:
Checkmate.
Marty takes a beat to digest. Then, grabbing the phone....
MARTY:
I gotta call my brother, my
bookie, my lawyer... f*** my
lawyer...
David also grabs a phone. Suddenly the bank of monitors
synchronize into one enormous image across the entire video
wall; the President addressing the nation.
INT. PRESS ROOM, WHITE HOUSE - SAME
The President stands at the podium giving his address.
PRESIDENT WHITMORE
My fellow Americans, a historic
and unprecedented event has taken
place. The question as to whether
or not we are alone in the
universe has been answered...
ANGLE - SIDE ENTRANCE TO PRESS ROOM
As Constance watches the President, she unconsciously mouths
the words of his speech, after all, she did write them. A
PRESS AIDE tugs on her sleeve. She tries to wave her off.
PRESS AIDE:
He says he's your husband.
Her expression drops. She takes the phone from her.
CONSTANCE:
What do you want?
DAVID:
(filtered)
You have to leave the White House.
CONSTANCE:
This is not the time or the place
to have this same old discussion.
INT. COMPACT CABLE OFFICES - SAME
DAVID:
You don't understand. You have to
leave Washington.
INT. SIDE OFFICE, WHITE HOUSE - DAY
Impatient, Constance tries to get off the phone.
CONSTANCE:
In case you haven't noticed, we're
in a little bit of a crisis here.
DAVID:
(filtered)
I've worked with embedded loading.
They're communicating with a
hidden signal. They're going to
attack...
CONSTANCE:
You're being paranoid.
DAVID:
(filtered)
It's not paranoia. The embedding
is very subtle. It's probably
been overlooked...
Constance hangs up. Her face betrays mixed emotions.
INT. COMPACT CABLE OFFICES - SAME
David stares at the phone, pissed. Something on T.V.
catches his attention. Through the snowy image he SEES...
PRESIDENT WHITMORE
(filtered)
...My staff and I are remaining
here at the White House while we
attempt to establish
communication...
Hanging up the phone, David sprints for the exit.
PRESIDENT WHITMORE (cont'd)
...so remain calm. If you are
compelled to leave these cities,
please do so in a safe and orderly
fashion.
SMASH CUT TO:
CABS SLAMMING TOGETHER - NEW YORK CITY STREETS
The rush to get away creeps slowly as cars jam the streets in
total grid-lock. David pedals his bike furiously through
traffic.
EXT. GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE - NEW YORK - DAY
The mass exodus has reached the bridge. Total congestion.
David fights his way through.
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