Joe Versus the Volcano Page #15

116 JOE'S POV - OTHER THREE STEAMER TRUNKS 116

The sun shines through a crack in the clouds and lands,

sparkling, on the three other trunks which are floating

in the same area. They are all that survived the

sinking.

117 JOE 117

lights up upon seeing his trunks. He tentatively moves a

little away from Patricia on her trunk and, satisfied

that she's not going to go under, he swims off.

118 ANOTHER ANGLE 118

Joe arriving at one of the other trunks, grabs it by the

handle and starts towing it back towards Patricia's

trunk.

119 ANOTHER ANGLE 119

Joe arriving at Patricia's trunk with the second. He

lets it go and swims back for another.

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120 ANOTHER ANGLE 120

Joe towing the fourth trunk into proximity with the

others. He takes out his Swiss Army knife and cuts some

rope from Patricia's truss. He uses it to tie two of the

trunks together.

121 ANOTHER ANGLE - TWENTY MINUTES LATER 121

Joe with three trunks tied together. He is easing

Patricia's unconscious form on to the three ganged-

together trunks. Having accomplished this, he slides the

fourth trunk into position with the other three and

begins to secure it with the remaining rope. The four

trunks together make up a raft of ten feet square. Joe

crawls onto the raft, totally exhausted, reaches out a

hand to the still form of Patricia, and passes out. The

fog begins to thin. A few shafts of sunlight dapple the

raft.

122 SUN 122

The sun sets into the South Pacific and night begins to

fall.

123 EXT. LITTLE RAFT - NIGHT 123

Under the stars, Joe and Patricia, he asleep and she

unconscious, lie unknowing under an enormous canopy of

stars. The universe is great and they are small.

124 EXT. LITTLE RAFT - DAY124

The little raft in bright, fresh sunlight. Joe stirs and

wakes. He tries to wake Patricia, but to no avail. He

looks in all directions. Nothing but blue horizon. After

a moment's thought, he opens one of the trunks. But it's

the wrong one. He secures it and opens another. He takes

out a violin case and opens it; it's a bar masquerading

as a violin case, the one he bought at Hammacher

Schlemmer. It contains two bottles of Moet champagne,

two champagne glasses and two bottles of Pellegrino

water. Joe takes out one of the bottles of water and

closes the case. Then he gets his little world-band

radio out of the trunk and sets it down. He opens the

Pellegrino water and starts to drink. But then he

thinks. He looks at Patricia. Her lips are a little

parched. He looks up at the sun.

125 JOE'S POV - SUN 125

The sun looks kind of powerful.

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126 JOE 126

looks again at the bottle of water. He decides not to

drink any. He pours a little into the bottle cap, and

presses the cap to Patricia's lips. He repeats the

process and then, satisfied, screws the cap on the bottle

again and puts it away in the case. Then he puts the

case back in the trunk and fastens the lid. He turns ON

the RADIO. STATIC. Turns the dial. The VOICE of a

GERMAN ANNOUNCER speaks confidentially. Joe turns the

dial. A JAPANESE ANNOUNCER's VOICE solemnly intones a

short statement in Japanese ending with "Elton John." Joe

immediately switches the station. The song "Goodbye

Cruel World" begins to play. Joe sits listening for what

seems a long time.

127 EXT. LITTLE RAFT - NIGHT 127

Joe is discovered with his ukulele, looking at the sky.

He is staring at the millions of stars overhead. He is

full of wonder. He is singing. He is singing "The

Cowboy Song."

JOE:

Ee he o he-o cowboy

Ee he o he-o oooo

Ee he o he-o cowboy, cowboy,

cowboy

Under the moon

I was riding my horse

By the Rio Grand-ee

And all the coyotes singin'

In a prairie symphony

I was ridin' my horse

Down by the Rio Grand-ee

When I seen me a cowboy,

cowboy, cowboy

Ridin' towards me

Ee he o he-o cowboy

Ee he o he-o oooo

Ee he o he-o cowboy, cowboy,

cowboy

Under the moon

He was twirling his guns

And he had a guitar

And we sang us up a sweet old

song about love

Under the stars

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

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127 CONTINUED: 127

JOE (CONT'D)

Ee he o he-o cowboy

Ee he o he-o oooo

Ee he o he-o cowboy, cowboy,

cowboy

Under the moon

Giddyup

127A EXT. LITTLE RAFT - DAY 127A

Joe is chipping golf balls on his Hammacher Schlemmer

practice green. Occasionally making a shot, occasionally

hitting one into the water. One of the golf balls gets

tossed back onto the raft. Joe looks. There is a

mischievous DOLPHIN who LAUGHS and then submerges.

JOE:

Thank you.

127B JOE SITTING ON RAFT - NIGHT 127B

Joe is listening to the radio. A Hawaiian disk jockey

comes on. His name is PETE.

PETE (V.O.)

This is K.R.U., Honolulu,

speakin' ta ya from the shadow

of the Koolau Mountains. And

here's one that was a hit when

I was a kid. Sukiyaki.

The song "Sukiyaki," which became a pop hit in America,

even though it's sung in Japanese, begins to play. Joe

is satisfied and lies back to listen.

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128 EXT. LITTLE RAFT - DAY128

Radio is off. Joe is trying out his aquatic shoes. Just

trying his first tentative steps, he accidentally

punctures one of his shoes so it deflates. He topples

over to one side. He swims back to the raft, abandoning

his shoes. He turns the RADIO ON, but it's only giving

out a little STATIC now. He checks on Patricia, but gets

no response. He tries to get something on the radio, but

the batteries are too weak now. He turns it OFF. He

notices he's sweating. He shifts, knocking the radio in

the ocean. Irritated, he looks up.

82.

129 JOE'S POV - SUN 129

The sun looms down, hot and white and huge.

130 JOE 130

looks at the sun with concern. He gets out the violin

case. He gets the water out and fills the cap and

ministers to Patricia. His lips are parched, but he

takes none for himself. He takes off his now well-

seasoned safari jacket and puts it over Patricia, to

protect her from the sun. We hear a sound, like the HISS

of something being SEARED in a SKILLET.

131 EXT. LITTLE RAFT - NIGHT 131

Again, the sky is ablaze with stars. They're even

brighter than previously. Joe is looking at them. He's

shaking. He's got a fever. He closes his eyes and then

opens them again. He looks at the stars again. And

shakes his head in disbelief.

132 JOE'S FEVERED POV - STARS 132

What's this? the stars are all connected together with

little pale blue lines, and over that are boldly visible

the astrological signs: The Flying Horse, The Archer,

The Twins, etc.

133 JOE 133

shakes his head, bewildered and amazed. He blinks and

looks again.

134 JOE'S POV - STARRY NIGHT 134

All of the lines and pictures are gone.

135 JOE 135

looks and looks. But no, they are gone. It's just a

starry night. He relaxes, closes his eyes, and quakes

with fever.

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