Joe Versus the Volcano Page #14

(CONTINUED)

JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO - Rev. 8/21/8972A.

89CONTINUED:
89

JOE:

What exactly is a typhoon?

PATRICIA:

You know, Joe, I think you're

going to find out.

The shadow of the coming storm comes down the deck from

forward and envelopes them.

9OOMITTED 90

91EXT. THE TWEEDLE DEE - DAY 91

on the unhappy sea. The sea has turned very dark,

perhaps even black. The storm breaks with a rising wind,

a great BOOM of THUNDER, and a flash of lightning. It

starts to rain, for a moment thinly, and then heavily.

White caps appear. The Tweedle Dee begins to ride up and

down the high waves. Its eye now has a frightened look.

92EXT. THE TWEEDLE DEE - WHEEL92

In the storm. Mike and Tony wrestle with the wheel to

keep the bow into the wind. They are pummeled by the

rain and wind.

93INT. GALLEY 93

In the storm. Patricia is trying to send a distress

signal on the radio. Joe watches. Dagmar is absent.

PATRICIA:

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday,

latitude 10 degrees, 8 minutes

south, longitude approximately

150 degrees, 18 minutes west.

We are in severe distress.

Mayday, Mayday, latitude 10

degrees, 8 minutes south,

longitude approximately 150

degrees, 18 minutes west.

JOE:

What should I do?

PATRICIA:

Don't go on deck! Check on

Dagmar. She went forward to

look at the engine.

JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO - Rev. 8/21/89 73.

94INT. THE TWEEDLE DEE - HALLWAY 94

In the storm. Dagmar has just finished lifting the

floorboards and she's checking the gauges on the engine

with a flashlight. Joe approaches.

JOE:

Everything okay?

DAGMAR:

Looks good, but I'm going to

stay with it.

JOE:

Okay.

Joe departs. A little water drips down on Dagmar. She

looks up.

95EXT. THE TWEEDLE DEE - WHEEL95

In the storm. A huge wave engulfs Mike and Tony. They

disappear within the wall of the water, and then re

appear, still hanging onto the wheel. This happens a

second time. They withstand the onslaught. Then Mike

sees something forward and points it out to Tony. He

leaves Tony at the wheel and starts to crawl forward.

Lightning flashes nearby.

96INT. GALLEY 96

In the storm. Patricia is still trying to get through on

the radio.

Joe looks out the cabin window and sees a fish swimming.

He is uneasy, but says nothing.

PATRICIA:

Mayday, Mayday! Latitude 10

degrees, 8 minutes south,

longitude approximately 150

degrees, 18 minutes west.

Severe distress! Severe

distress!

She drops the mike as Joe enters.

PATRICIA:

No way is anybody getting

this. How's Dagmar?

JOE:

She's fine.

(CONTINUED)

JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO - Rev. 8/21/89 74-76A.

96CONTINUED:
96

PATRICIA:

Good.

The hatch bursts open, Mike falls in amidst water and the

ROAR of the STORM. He and Joe struggle and close the

hatch.

MIKE:

The main boom doesn't look

secure!

PATRICIA:

What?

MIKE:

I think it's gonna bust loose.

Without another word, Mike goes back out the hatch again.

Joe shuts it behind him. Patricia rips open a cabinet,

and pulls out a coil of nylon rope.

JOE:

What are you doing?

PATRICIA:

It's my boat.

She goes out the hatch. Joe follows her.

JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO - Rev. 6/2/89 77.

97EXT. THE TWEEDLE DEE 97

In severe distress in the storm. Patricia and Joe crawl

along the deck, battered by the raging typhoon. Patricia

looks up.

98PATRICIA'S POV - MAIN BOOM 98

There's too much play in it. It's swinging from side to

side. If it swings much longer, it's going to snap its

stays.

99PATRICIA AND JOE 99

continue to crawl toward it. Patricia clutching the coil

of rope. Lightning flashes.

100 EXT. THE TWEEDLE DEE - WHEEL 100

In the storm. Mike and Tony wrestling with the wheel and

being inundated with water.

101 INT. THE TWEEDLE DEE - DAGMAR AT ENGINE 101

In the storm. A little steady stream of water is

splashing on Dagmar, which she ignores. She's adjusting

the timing of the engine with a fat screwdriver.

102 EXT. ERRANT BOOM - JOE AND PATRICIA 102

In the storm. With Joe's help, she starts to secure the

boom, but a sudden roll of the boat throws them back,

pinning them against a cabin wall.

103 ANOTHER ANGLE 103

Joe and Patricia pinned against the wall. The rain

pouring over their faces. They are close, looking at

each other, panting, illuminated by lightning. They

lunge toward each other, careless of danger, and

passionately kiss. The kiss ends. They look at each

other. The boat rolls the other way, breaking the spell.

They are thrown toward the boom again.

104 BOOM 104

At this moment, the boom breaks free. Joe has fallen to

the deck, while Patricia is still standing.

(CONTINUED)

JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO - Rev. 3/23/89 78.

104 CONTINUED: l04

The boom swings over Joe and slams into Patricia,

knocking her unconscious and into the raging sea. Joe

stands up and, still holding the coil of rope, dives into

the ocean after her. A SLOW-MO stylized leap.

105 JOE 105

in the raging sea looking for Patricia in the storm. He

dives under the water once, twice, but he doesn't find

her. He looks around desperate. He sees something.

106 JOE'S POV - PATRICIA'S HAND106

disappearing under the waves. Illuminated in a single

flash of lightning.

107 JOE 107

Swims and dives. He pulls her up, so her head's above

the surface of the water. She's unconscious and

battered. A flash of lightning catches Joe's attention.

He looks.

108 EXT. THE TWEEDLE DEE - JOE'S POV108

Lightning forks around the ship once, twice, and then the

third time it strikes. A massive bolt that sunders the

yacht. It's the same German expressionist's bolt as at

the beginning of the story: ACHI's logo.

109 JOE 109

Joe's stunned face illuminated by the great flash. He is

holding the unconscious Patricia.

110 JOE'S POV - THE TWEEDLE DEE110

sinking, in the storm. The Tweedle Dee's eyes have

turned to Xs. The yacht swamps and disappears beneath

the swirling waves.

111 JOE 111

getting tired, holds Patricia's head above water. He

accidentally swallows a gulletful of seawater, chokes,

splutters, and recovers himself. But he's panting. How

long can he hold on? But then he sees something!

JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO - Rev. 3/23/89 79.

112 JOE'S POV - STEAMER TRUNK 112

One of the steamer trunks bobbing.

113 JOE 113

towing Patricia, starts swimming for the trunk.

114 ANOTHER ANGLE 114

Joe reaches the trunk. He grabs on to it gratefully,

recovers his breath, and then hoists Patricia as high up

on it as he can. He takes the nylon rope and lashes her

to the trunk. Then he gets a good grip on the trunk

himself, and braces against the storm.

115 JOE AND PATRICIA - DAY (LIGHTLY FOGGY) 115

Joe and Patricia on the trunk. Patricia is still

unconscious and Joe is asleep, exhausted. The storm is

over, and the sky is overcast. Joe blinks and wakes up.

He tries to wake Patricia.

JOE:

Patricia? Patricia?

But she's out cold. He looks around. He sees something.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes