Kalifornia Page #21

EARLY (O.S.)

Well... it's gettin' pretty rough

out there, so if it's all the same

to you, we'll be staying the night.

EXT. '50'S HOUSE

Early slams the front door shut.

CAMERA PULLS AWAY - REVEALING

The building is a single story '50's home of extremely cheap

construction. It's in bad condition.

EXT. DESERT - THE SMASHED WOODEN GATE

The last rays of the setting sun reveal the pickup truck

heading toward the smashed remains of the wooden gate. The

pickup truck hurtles through the opening left by the Lincoln.

NEW ANGLE:

On a collapsed old wooden sign. It lies on the ground a few

feet away from the gate posts.

"DREAMLAND" - NUCLEAR TEST RANGE DANGER - KEEP OUT

INT. '50'S DESERT HOUSE - NIGHT

Wind and sand blow freely through the remains of the windows.

A solitary kerosene lamp dimly illuminates the living room

area. Its flickering light finds... Early, stripped to the

waist, crouched over the broken TV set. He fidgets with the

knobs. Then the mangled rabbit ears antenna. Carrie sits on

some blankets in the corner next to the couch. She's scared

to death. Her eyes scan the battered room. Debris everywhere.

Amidst all of it, Carrie's erotic photographs have been placed

about the room.

ON EARLY:

Still unable to get the TV to work, he smacks it a good one

on the side.

With the smack!... Carrie whips her look back toward Early...

To find he's lost interest in the TV. He turns toward Carrie.

Stares at her for a moment. Then with a hint of a smile, he

begins to move toward her. The time has arrived.

He reaches down, grabs her by the shirt and pulls her to her

feet. Carrie doesn't resist. He's rough with her as he kisses

her on the lips. Carrie pulls her mouth away from his. She

seems confused, unsure of her feelings. Early watches her,

until her eyes come back to his. Then she steps forward

crowding her body against his, as she slips one hand around

his neck and kisses him deep and hard...

Suddenly Early breaks the kiss and backhands Carrie hard

across the face. She lands on the floor several feet away,

the palm of her right hand is bleeding.

Early looks down to his waist to find a large piece of glass

protruding from his side.

He pulls the glass shard out, blood drips down his side and

onto his jeans.

Carrie gets up and races into the back bedroom, frantically

looking for a way out, there is none. On the bed the two

adult mannequins now lie naked. They have been placed,

intertwined in a grotesque sexual position.

Carrie turns and rushes back toward the door. Early intercepts

her and throws a punch to her stomach, which doubles her

over. Then Early sends a second punch to her face, she

stumbles backward, landing onto the bed amongst the

mannequins. Early begins undoing his belt.

EARLY:

(friendly)

You'll like it...

A violent gust of wind sends several of the erotic photos

swirling through the air. One of the photos whips across

Early's chest. The wind holds it there momentarily.

EARLY:

Not a lot, but you'll like it.

Early peels Carrie's photo off him, the blood from his wound

covers the back of it. He slaps it against the nearest wall.

It sticks. He walks toward her.

INT. PICKUP TRUCK - BRIAN'S POV

The high winds have turned into a full fledged sandstorm.

Brian is still driving dangerously fast. The dim lights of

the old pickup illuminate only a short stretch of dirt road

ahead and the swirling sand.

He passes a road sign: 'DEVASTATION DRIVE'

Then... As the pickup truck comes around a corner Suddenly...

directly in front of him -- Headlights!!

Brian reacts... too late!!

The pickup truck ploughs into the vehicle, and tumbles end

over end through the open desert, before finally coming to

an abrupt halt.

INT. '50'S DESERT HOUSE - NIGHT

With each thrust of Early's body, Carrie's badly bruised

face contorts with pain and hatred

FADE IN:

EXT. DESERT

Sand blows in through the smashed windshield of the wrecked

pickup truck. Brian is upside down with his eyes shut. A

trickle of blood runs down his face. Camera booms up a dirt

slope to reveal the Lincoln, beyond it on the hill above

sits the desert house. The glow of the kerosene lamp is

visible through the windows.

FADE OUT:

EXT. DESERT HOUSE - DAWN

The storm is over... No sand blowing. No wind. No nothing.

COMPLETE SILENCE!!!!

The dawn light reveals the devastated '50's house to be one

of a cluster, set at the end of a 'Doom Town' cul-de-sac.

INT. '50'S HOUSE - SAME TIME

In the darkened bedroom, Early's solitary figure rustles

atop the bed. Slowly, he awakens. His eyes open. Across the

bed, a pair of handcuffs is locked around the bedpost. In

the other cuff is Carrie's motionless hand.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, Early sees something in

one of the nearby rooms. Curious, he stands, shoves the .45

automatic in his waistband and walks toward the hallway.

As he passes through the living room and enters the hallway,

his face contorts with a strange sense of wonderment.

EARLY'S POV

A blinding light is shafting through cracks and broken gaps

around the front door frame... It looks like a magical "door"

shrouded in a wall of light!

ON EARLY:

In disbelief he pulls his gaze away from the "door"... and

sees through a window at the opposite end of the house...

the morning sun rising. With that he turns his attention

back to the front door!

EARLY:

I knew there was doors out here!

He walks toward the doorway of light. He grins as he opens

the "door" and steps through it. The sunlight momentarily

blinding him.

EARLY'S POV

A black shadow hurtles toward him out of the brightness...

Eventually it blocks out all the light until... WHAAMM!!!!

EXT. DOOR

A blow knocks Early back through the doorway. He slams to

the ground, on his back. The gun falls from his jeans and

slides across the floor. A look of joyful amazement over the

blood covered remains of his face, he tries to get up, but

can't.

EARLY'S POV

Brian, silhouetted, steps into the doorway. He holds a shovel

raised, ready to deliver a second, fatal blow... but when he

sees Early incapacitated on the floor, he lowers the shovel

to his side. His handcuffed hands reach down and picks up

Early's gun. He trains it on Early, then walks around him to

enter the house. Brian's eyes slowly adjust to the interior...

EARLY'S POV

From on his back, Early looks out the open "door." He sees

two large shards of glass standing vertical in the sand,

reflecting the sun's rays back toward the house. He realizes

that the glass, placed there by Brian, is what created the

effect of the "door." He starts to laugh.

EARLY:

(laughing)

That was damn tricky of you Bri.

Brian searches for Carrie.

BRIAN:

Carrie... Carrie... it's over.

ON BRIAN:

He moves into the back bedroom and finds Carrie. She is

crouched on the floor, handcuffed to the bedframe. He moves

to help her. As he gets closer, he sees her badly bruised

face and realizes what's taken place throughout the night.

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