Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Page #39

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LUKE:

This is Red Five; I'm going in!

EXT. SPACE

Luke's X-wing races toward the Death Star. Laserbolts streak

from Luke's weapons, creating a huge fireball explosion on

the dim surface.

INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT

Terror crosses Luke's face as he realizes he won't be able

to pull out in time to avoid the fireball.

BIGGS:

(over headset)

Luke, pull up!

EXT. SURFACE OF DEATH STAR

Luke's ship emerges from the fireball, with the leading edges

of his wings slightly scorched.

INT. BIGGS' COCKPIT

BIGGS:

Are you all right?

INT. LUKE'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT

Luke adjusts his controls and breathes a sigh of relief.

Flak bursts outside the cockpit window.

LUKE:

I got a little cooked, but I'm okay.

EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR

Rebel fighters continue to strafe the Death Star's surface

with laserbolts.

INT. DEATH STAR

Walls buckle and cave in. Troops and equipment are blown in

all directions. Stormtroopers stagger out of the rubble.

Standing in the middle of the chaos, a vision of calm and

foreboding, is Darth Vader. One of his Astro-Officers rushes

up to him.

ASTRO-OFFICER

We count thirty Rebel ships, Lord

Vader. But they're so small they're

evading our turbo-lasers!

VADER:

We'll have to destroy them ship to

ship. Get the crews to their fighters.

INT. DEATH STAR

Smoke belches from the giant laser guns as they wind up their

turbine generators to create sufficient power. The crew rushes

about preparing for another blast. Even the troopers head

gear is not adequate to protect them from the overwhelming

noise of the monstrous weapon. One troopers bangs his helmet

with his hand in an attempt to stop the ringing.

INT. READ LEADER'S X-WING FIGHTER - COCKPIT - TRAVELING

Red Leader flies through a heavy hail of flak.

RED LEADER:

Luke, let me know when you're going

in.

INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT - TRAVELING

The Red Leader's X-wing flies past Luke as he puts his nose

down and starts his attack dive.

LUKE:

I'm on my way in now...

RED LEADER:

Watch yourself! There's a lot of

fire coming from the right side of

that deflection tower.

LUKE:

I'm on it.

EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR

Luke flings his X-wing into a twisting dive across the horizon

and down onto the dim grey surface.

EXT. LUKE'S X-WING TRAVELING

A shot hurls from Luke's guns. Laserbolts streak toward the

onrushing Death Star surface. Several small radar emplacements

erupt in flame. Laserfire erupts from a protruding tower on

the surface.

INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT - TRAVELING

The blurry Death Star surface races past the cockpit window

as a big smile sweeps across Luke's face at the success of

his run. Flak thunders on all sides of him.

EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR

The Death Star superstructure races past Luke as he maneuvers

his craft through a wall of laserfire and peels away from

the surface towards the heavens.

INT. DEATH STAR

The thunder and smoke of the big guns reverberate throughout

the massive structure. Many soldiers rush about in the smoke

and chaos, silhouetted by the almost continual flash of

explosions.

INT. BIGGS' COCKPIT - TRAVELING

Biggs dives through a forest of radar domes, antennae, and

gun towers as he shoots low across the Death Star surface. A

dense barrage of laserfire streaks by on all sides.

INT. DEATH STAR

Imperial star pilots dash in unison to a line of small

auxiliary hatches that lead to Imperial TIE fighters.

INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM

Princess Leia, surrounded by her generals and aides, paces

nervously before a lighted computer table. On all sides

technicians work in front of many lighted glass walls. Dodonna

watches quietly from one corner. One of the officers working

over a screen speaks into his headset.

CONTROL OFFICER:

Squad leaders, we've picked up a new

group of signals. Enemy fighters

coming your way.

INT. LUKE'S X-WING - COCKPIT - TRAVELING

Luke looks around to see if he can spot the approaching

Imperial fighters.

LUKE:

My scope's negative. I don't see

anything.

INT. RED LEADER'S X-WING - COCKPIT - TRAVELING

The Death Star's surface sweeps past as Red Leader searches

the sky for the Imperial fighters. Flak pounds at his ship.

RED LEADER:

Keep up your visual scanning. With

all this jamming, they'll be on top

of you before your scope can pick

them up.

EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR

Silhouetted against the rim lights of the Death Star horizon,

four ferocious Imperial TIE ships dive on the Rebel fighters.

Two of the TIE fighters peel off and drop out of frame. Pan

with the remaining two TIE ships.

INT. BIGGS' COCKPIT - TRAVELING

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