Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Page #41

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Leia, Threepio, Dodonna and other Rebel officers are listening

to the Rebel Fighter's radio transmissions over the war room

intercom.

BIGGS:

(over speaker)

Good shooting, Wedge!

GOLD LEADER:

(over speaker)

Red Leader...

INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT

Gold Leader peels off and starts toward the long trenches at

the Death Star surface pole.

GOLD LEADER:

This is Gold Leader. We're starting

out attack run.

EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR

Three Y-wing fighters of the Gold group dive out of the stars

toward the Death Star surface.

INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM

Leia and the others are grouped around the screen, as

technicians move about attending to their duties.

RED LEADER:

(over speaker)

I copy, Gold Leader. Move into

position.

EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR

Three Imperial TIE ships in precise formation dive toward

the Death Star surface.

INT. DARTH VADER'S COCKPIT

Darth Vader calmly adjusts his control stick as the stars

whip past in the window above his head.

VADER:

Stay in attack formation!

INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM

Technicians are seated at the computer readout table.

GOLD LEADER:

(over speaker)

The exhaust post is...

INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT

GOLD LEADER:

...marked and locked in!

EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR

Gold Leader approaches the surface and pulls out to skim the

surface of the huge station. The ship moves into a deep

trench, firing laserbolts. The surface streaks past as

laserfire is returned by the Death Star.

INT. GOLD FIVE'S Y-WING - COCKPIT - TRAVELING

Gold Five is a pilot in his early fifties with a very battered

helmet that looks like it's been through many battles. He

looks around to see if enemy ships are near. His fighter is

buffeted by Imperial flak.

INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT

Gold Leader races down the enormous trench that leads to the

exhaust port. Laserbolts blast toward him in increasing

numbers, occasionally exploding near the ship causing it to

bounce about.

GOLD LEADER:

Switch power to front deflector

screens.

EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR

Three Y-wing skim the Death Star surface deep in the trench,

as laserbolts streak past on all sides.

EXT. DEATH STAR SURFACE - GUN EMPLACEMENTS

An exterior surface gun blazes away at the oncoming Rebel

fighters.

INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT

GOLD LEADER:

How many guns do you think, Gold

Five.

INT. MASSASSI OUTPOST - WAR ROOM

GOLD FIVE:

(over speaker)

I'd say about twenty guns. Some on

the surface, some on the towers.

Leia, Threepio, and the technicians view the projected target

screen, as red and blue target lights glow. The red target

near the center blinks on and off.

MASSASSI INTERCOM VOICE

(over speaker)

Death Star will be in range in five

minutes.

EXT. SURFACE OF THE DEATH STAR

The three Y-wing fighters race toward camera and zoom overhead

through a hail of laserfire.

INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT

Gold Leader pulls his computer targeting device down in front

of his eye. Laserbolts continue to batter the Rebel craft.

GOLD LEADER:

Switching to targeting computer.

INT. GOLD TWO'S Y-WING - COCKPIT

Gold Two, a younger pilot about Luke's age, pulls down his

targeting eye viewer and adjusts it. His ship shudders under

intense laser barrage.

GOLD TWO:

Computer's locked. Getting a signal.

As the fighters begin to approach the target area, suddenly

all the laserfire stops. An eerie clam clings over the trench

as the surface whips past in a blur.

GOLD TWO:

The guns... they've stopped!

EXT. GOLD FIVE'S COCKPIT

Gold Five looks behind him.

GOLD FIVE:

Stabilize your read deflectors. Watch

for enemy fighters.

INT. GOLD LEADER'S Y-WING - COCKPIT

GOLD LEADER:

They've coming in! Three marks at

two ten.

EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR

Three Imperial TIE ships, Darth Vader in the center flanked

by two wingmen, dive in precise formation almost vertically

toward the Death Star surface.

INT. DARTH VADER'S COCKPIT

Darth Vader calmly adjusts his control stick as the stars

zoom by.

VADER:

I'll take them myself! Cover me!

WINGMAN'S VOICE

(over speaker)

Yes, sir.

EXT. SPACE AROUND THE DEATH STAR

Three TIE fighters zoom across the surface of the Death Star.

INT. DARTH VADER'S COCKPIT

Vader lines up Gold Two in his targeting computer. Vader's

hands grip the control stick as he presses the button.

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