Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Page #33

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BEN'S VOICE

Run, Luke! Run!

Luke looks around to see where the voice came from. He turns

toward the pirateship, ducking Imperial gunfire from the

troopers and races into the ship.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT

Han pulls back on the controls and the ship begins to move.

The dull thud of laser bolts bouncing off the outside of the

ship as Chewie adjusts his controls.

HAN:

I hope the old man got that tractor

beam out if commission, or this is

going to be a real short trip. Okay,

hit it!

Chewbacca growls in agreement.

EXT. MILLENNIUM FALCON

The Millennium Falcon powers away from the Death Star docking

bay, makes a spectacular turn and disappears into the vastness

of space.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - CENTRAL HOLD AREA

Luke, saddened by the loss of Obi-Wan Kenobi, stares off

blankly as the robots look on. Leia puts a blanket around

him protectively, and Luke turns and looks up at her. She

sits down beside him.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT

Solo spots approaching enemy ships.

HAN:

(to Chewie)

We're coming up on the sentry ships.

Hold 'em off! Angle the deflector

shields while I charge up the main

guns!

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - CENTRAL HOLD AREA

Luke looks downward sadly, shaking his head back and forth,

as the princess smiles comfortingly at him.

LUKE:

I can't believe he's gone.

Artoo-Detoo beeps a reply.

LEIA:

There wasn't anything you could have

done.

Han rushes into the hold area where Luke is sitting with the

princess.

HAN:

(to Luke)

Come on, buddy, we're not out of

this yet!

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - GUNPORTS - COCKPIT

Solo climbs into his attack position in the topside gunport.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - HOLD AREA

Luke gets up and moves out toward the gunports as Leia heads

for the cockpit.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - GUNPORTS - COCKPIT

Luke climbs down the ladder into the gunport cockpit, settling

into one of the two main laser cannons mounted in large

rotating turrets on either side of the ship.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - SOLO'S GUNPORT

Han adjusts his headset as he sits before the controls of

his laser cannon, then speaks into the attached microphone.

HAN:

(to Luke)

You in, kid? Okay, stay sharp!

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - GUNPORTS - COCKPIT

Chewbacca and Princess Leia search the heavens for attacking

TIE fighters. The Wookiee pulls back on the speed controls

as the ship bounces slightly.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - SOLO'S GUNPORT - COCKPIT

Computer graphic readouts form on Solo's target screen, as

Han reaches for controls.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - GUNPORT - COCKPIT

Luke sits in readiness for the attack, his hand on the laser

cannon's control button.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT.

Chewbacca spots the enemy ships and barks.

LEIA:

(into intercom)

Here they come!

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT - POV (POINT OF VIEW) -

SPACE:

The Imperial TIE fighters move towards the Millennium Falcon,

one each veering off to the left and right of the pirateship.

INT. TIE FIGHTER - COCKPIT

The stars whip past behind the Imperial pilot as he adjusts

his maneuvering joy stick.

EXT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - IN SPACE

The TIE fighter races past the Falcon, firing laser beams as

it passes.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - HOLD AREA

Threepio is seated in the hold area, next to Artoo-Detoo.

The pirateship bounces and vibrates as the power goes out in

the room and then comes back on.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - COCKPIT - GUNPORTS

A TIE fighter maneuvers in front of Han, who follows it and

fires at it with the laser cannon. Luke does likewise, as

the fighter streaks into view. The ship has suffered a minor

hit, and bounces slightly.

EXT. SPACE

Two TIE fighters dive down toward the pirateship.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - GUNPORTS

Luke fires at an unseen fighter.

LUKE:

They're coming in too fast!

EXT. SPACE - MILLENNIUM FALCON/TIE FIGHTERS

Pan with pirateship as two TIE fighters charge through the

background. Laserbolts streak from all the craft.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - CHEWBACCA

The ship shudders as a laserbolt hits very close to the

cockpit. The Wookiee chatters something to Leia.

EXT. TIE FIGHTER - SPACE

Full shot of a TIE fighter as it moves fast through the frame,

firing on the pirate starship.

EXT. SPACE - TIE FIGHTERS

The two TIE fighters fire a barrage of laserbeams at the

pirateship.

INT. MILLENNIUM FALCON - MAIN PASSAGEWAY

A laserbolt streaks into the side of the pirateship. The

ship lurches violently, throwing poor Threepio into a cabinet

fill of small computer chips.

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