Mad Max 2 Page #12

The GYRO CAPTAIN helps the LUSTY GIRL dismantle one of

the small tents.

In the background we see the camp vehicles standing

ready, fully loaded. The Mechanic's TEAM are still

working on the prime mover.

As PISMO shouts from the tower, the GYRO CAPTAIN looks

up to see the smoke from the wreck rising into the sky.

The GYRO CAPTAIN mutters an oath and sprints towards his

machine.

120. CREEK BED. DAY.

Foot by foot, MAX drags himself along the creekbed

heading for the compound. Blood seeps from wounds on

his head and face. His legs are useless, his hands

heavily bandaged with strips from his leather jacket.

Behind him, in the distance, we see the still-

smouldering wreck of the black-on-black.

MAX struggles on, the pain growing, the sun climbing,

the temperature soaring. His mind becomes more

feverish; the wasteland dissolves into the heat haze;

the buzz of the flies around his face becomes the steady

drone of an engine.

The gyrocopter appears above him.

121. ON BOARD THE GYROCOPTER. DAY.

MAX, strapped to the chassis of the gyrocopter, drifts

back to consciousness.

He sees the compound surging towards them as they come

in to land.

He drifts back into unconsciousness, the images

distorting, dissolving...

122. INSIDE THE COMPOUND. THE BREAD VAN. DAY.

MAX'S eyes flicker open to a slow, distorted version of

"Happy Birthday".

As he fights to make sense of his surroundings, we see

that his wounds have been stitched and dressed.

He lifts his bead, looking through the back door of the

bread van.

PAPPAGALLO (V/O)

It's defensible. We can refuel

there.

125. INSIDE THE COMPOUND. DAY.

MAX, grim-faced, starts to walk towards the tanker.

Blood seeps through the bandage on his leg.

PAPPAGALLO (V/O)

But! Only give us until sunset. If

we haven't made it by then, keep

going!

PAPPAGALLO swings down off the catwalk, heading for the

cabin of the tanker.

The meeting breaks up - the CAMP PEOPLE moving to take

up their positions on the various vehicles.

MAX:

I'll drive the tanker ...

Everybody stops, turning to look at him.

MAX is staring at PAPPAGALLO, swaying slightly, hands

clenched.

MAX:

Until you're clear of trouble ...

The CURMUDGEON breaks in:

CURMUDGEON:

He's gotta be joking!

PAPPAGALLO:

Look at you.

MAX nods.

MAX:

But I'm still the best you've got.

PAPPAGALLO thinks for a long moment..

PAPPAGALLO:

You'll need these ...

He tosses MAX his sawn-off shotgun and a bandolier

containing six cartridges.

126. CRACKING TOWER. HIGH ANGLE. WHOLE SCENE. DAY.

The tanker stands at the far end of the compound.

Behind it, the GYRO CAPTAIN is spinning the rotor of his

machine.

A dune buggy and the Lone Wolf's car - armour-plated

since being captured by the camp - wait on either side

of the tanker.

Beyond the gate the MARAUDERS have formed an arc of

vehicles just out of crossbow range. The Humungus

machine stands at its centre.

127. INSIDE THE COMPOUND. DAY.

MAX sits in the tanker, checking out the controls,

familiarizing himself with the machine...

WARRIOR WOMAN stands on the running board.

She turns as the MECHANIC clambers on board. He glares

at her, daring her to stop him:

MECHANIC:

I sweated blood on this mother. And

no bastard's gonna make me go in no

lousy bread van.

MAX kicks over the big engine...

128. OUTSIDE THE COMPOUND

WEZ stands on the back of a tow truck, beyond him. we

see the arc of vehicles, engines gunning, straining at

the leash ...

The Humungus vehicle eases forward into frame ...

The TWO VICTIMS on the front of his vehicle have their

heads hooded.

129. INSIDE THE COMPOUND. DAY.

MAX is revving the engine higher and higher.

WARRIOR WOMAN climbs up to the top of the tanker...

PAPPAGALLO starts the assault vehicle.

WARRIOR WOMAN finds the FERAL KID crouched down in her

position behind the protective plate. Holding the KID

by his arm, she passes him down to MAX who passes him

down to the ground... PAPPAGALLO yells for someone to

come and take him...

The LUSTY GIRL runs forward... the FERAL KID avoids

her. MAX engages the engine. The tanker rumbles

forward, gathering speed as it runs the length of the

compound. BIG REBECCA, at the wheel of the school bus,

draws the vehicle aside - revealing the burnt out wreck

of the road racer on the causeway and the MARAUDERS

beyond.

130. OUTSIDE THE COMPOUND. DAY.

The HUMUNGUS has opened his gun case and removes the

magnum .44. The remaining 4 bullets have been placed in

the revolving chamber ...

131. INSIDE THE COMPOUND. DAY.

The dune buggy and the Lone Wolf machine follow close

behind the tanker.

The FERAL KID leaps onto the back of Pappagallo's

vehicle.

The WARRIOR WOMAN and the MECHANIC lie low as the tanker

roars out the gate, ploughing through the burnt out

wreck, knocking it into the ditch.

The HUMUNGUS raises his gun, calmly taking aim at the

oncoming tanker...

As the tanker accelerates towards him, the gyrocopter

swoops out of the compound and over the MARAUDERS.

The GYRO CAPTAIN drops three burning molotov cocktails.

They fall in and around a road racer at one end of the

arc.... the road racer bursts into flames ...

The GYRO CAPTAIN whoops with delight.

132. THE BREAK OUT. OUTSIDE THE COMPOUND. DAY.

With the Lone Wolf machine and the dune buggy close

alongside, MAX steers the tanker towards the burning

road racer.

The HUMUNGUS fires ... once ...

The bullet dents the protective plate mounted on the

front of the tanker but does no further damage.

Twice ... three times!

Two more dents.

The tanker keeps going crashing through the burning

wreck ... breaking the Marauders' cordon ...

133. ON BOARD THE GYROCOPTER. DAY.

The GYRO CAPTAIN has banked around and is swooping low.

Having swung around, the GYRO CAPTAIN, swoops down,

taking aim on the Humungus machine with another fistful

of lighted bottles.

The HUMUNGUS looks up. He swings the revolver up,

taking aim at the approaching gyrocopter.

He fires!

The bullet hits, piercing the right rudder peddle.

Dropping his bottles, the GYRO CAPTAIN screams and looks

down:
blood pours from what is left of his right foot.

134. THE RISE OUTSIDE THE COMPOUND. DAY

MAX glances up to see the gyrocopter, flying

erratically, swoop over and bank away towards the

horizon ...

On top of the tanker WARRIOR WOMAN and the MECHANIC

prepare to fire their weapons.

Behind them, the HUMUNGUS and his HORDE power over the

rise, pursuing the tanker.

Suddenly, three of the Marauder vehicles skid to a halt.

They start to turn back towards the compound, where the

remaining camp vehicles are making their bid for

freedom.

The bread van and three other vehicles have followed the

yellow school bus out onto the causeway.

They skirt around the back of the compound and head off

across country.

The HUMUNGUS screams at his men through the amplifier:

HUMUNGUS:

The tanker! All on the tanker!

As the three Marauder vehicles turn to rejoin the tanker

chase....whoomp! a massive flash fills the sky. The

camp erupts in flame, followed by a series of rolling

explosions.

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