Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade Page #26

INDY:

Thanks.

Suddenly, Indy's attention is directed to:

TWO SCREAMING MESSERSCHMIDTS

Coming in low. Guns BLAZING.

As BULLETS EXPLODE around them, Indy and Henry jump over a

stone barricade. Henry, frightened, grabs at Indy.

HENRY:

Those people are trying to kill us!

INDY:

I know, Dad!

HENRY:

It's a new experience for me.

INDY:

It happens to me all the time.

EXT. ROAD - DAY

An OLD MAN kneels at his car repairing a rear tire.

The Man turns to the wheel, the hubcap in his hands. Suddenly

the wheel moves forward, startling the Old Man.

INT. THE CAR - TRAVELING - DAY

Indy has the throttle down, both hands tightly gripping the

steering wheel. Henry is a very nervous passenger.

Indy sees a LOW-FLYING MESSERSCHMIDT coming up behind him in

the SIDE MIRROR.

As the Messerschmidt ROARS by overhead, BULLETS EXPLODE around

them, narrowly missing the car.

HENRY:

This is intolerable!

INDY:

This could be close.

EXT. THE ROAD - LONG SHOT - DAY

The car races toward a TUNNEL that cuts through a steep

MOUNTAINSIDE.

The Messerschmidt bears down on Indy's car, machine guns

CHATTERING.

The car ENTERS the tunnel. The Messerschmidt cannot pull up

in time. It SLAMS into the MOUTH OF THE TUNNEL, SHEARING OFF

its WINGS.

INT. THE TUNNEL - DAY

The FLAMING FUSELAGE continues to ROCKET through the tunnel

like a bullet down the muzzle of a gun. SPARKS fly as its

belly SCRAPES against the pavement and the sides of the

tunnel.

INT. THE CAR - DAY

Indy and Henry look over their shoulders to see this wingless

BALL OF FIRE gaining on them; about to overtake them.

HENRY:

Faster, boy -- faster!

EXT. THE ROAD - OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN - DAY

The car exits the tunnel at top speed and veers off the road.

The flaming Messerschmidt fuselage shoots past and EXPLODES

in the middle of the road.

INT. THE CAR - DAY

As the car emerges safely from the flames, Henry wipes the

sweat from his brow.

HENRY:

Well, they don't come any closer

than that!

Henry looks out the windshield and sees the second

Messerschmidt SCREAMING out of the sky toward them.

EXT. THE ROAD - LONG SHOT - DAY

The MESSERSCHMIDT drops its single UNDER-FUSELAGE BOMB. It

EXPLODES in the road directly ahead of the car, missing it

by only several feet.

THE CAR:

FALLS INTO THE HOLE made by the bomb.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. ROAD - DAY

Indy climbs out of the car, still in the bomb crater. He

turns back to Henry.

INDY:

Dad, he's coming back.

Indy and Henry run down the mountainside to:

DESERTED MEDITERRANEAN BEACH - DAY

Indy and Henry run to the shoreline. Indy reaches for his

gun, tucked in his pants. He opens the chamber -- the GUN

HAS NO BULLETS.

THE MESSERSCHMIDT

Swings around and is coming in for another pass.

INDY AND HENRY:

Exchange a wordless glance. They don't even think about

running:
there is no place to run to. Henry hands his case

to Indy.

Holding his umbrella, Henry suddenly spins around and runs

screaming and shouting into A FLOCK OF SEA GULLS...

The SEA GULLS take to the wing in flight. Thousands of them.

INDY:

Bullets kick up sand leading up to him... then --

THE MESSERSCHMIDT AND THE SEA GULLS

Meet in midair. MASSACRE! Sea gulls are shredded by the

Messerschmidt's whirling propeller blades into a FEATHERY

WHITE PUREE that SPLATTERS against the cockpit and CLOGS THE

ENGINE.

ENGINE SPUTTERS... STALLS... Silence. The Messerschmidt falls

from the skies and EXPLODES in an OFF CAMERA SOUND EFFECT.

Indy stands as before -- stunned -- a statue.

Henry walks back to Indy.

HENRY:

I suddenly remembered Charlemagne.

"Let my armies be the rocks and the

trees and the birds in the sky."

(he chuckles)

Indy wears a proud expression as he watches Henry walk down

the beach.

EXT. MOSQUE - DAY

FADE IN TITLE:
"REPUBLIC OF HATAY"

FADE OUT TITLE:

EXT. COURTYARD OF SULTAN'S PALACE - ISKENDERUN - DAY

The Sultan is seated in his royal chair, flanked by Walter

Donovan and Vogel and surrounded by his minions.

Donovan holds the missing Grail Diary pages.

DONOVAN:

These pages are taken from Professor

Jones' diary, Your Highness. And

they include a map that pinpoints

the exact location of the Grail.

Donovan and the Sultan walk together through an archway.

DONOVAN:

As you can see, the Grail is all but

in our hands.

(beat)

However, Your Highness, we would not

think of crossing your soil without

your permission, nor of removing the

Grail from your borders without

suitable compensation.

SULTAN:

What have you brought?

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