Starman Page #11

STAR MAN:

Gear shift.

JENNY:

(slaps the dashboard)

Dashboard.

STAR MAN:

Dashboard.

Jenny sees a police car creeping across the intersection

ahead of her and interrupts the lesson to stare at it. The

STAR MAN looks to where she is looking.

STAR MAN:

(alarmed)

What?!

JENNY:

Eh... police.

STAR MAN:

(remembering)

Police...

He raises the gun off his lap. Jenny tries to distract him.

JENNY:

(raps on the steering

wheel)

What?...

With his eyes on the police car the STAR MAN ignores her.

JENNY:

Steering wheel...

(she points to the

gear shift)

What?

The STAR MAN is intent on the police car. Jenny gives up

trying to distract him. The patrol car passes out of their

view. The STAR MAN lowers the gun and looks at Jenny.

STAR MAN:

(unprompted, points

correctly at each

item)

Steering wheel... gear shift...

dashboard...

JENNY:

(this frightens Jenny

even more)

Good.

STAR MAN:

Good.

EXT. INTERSECTION - DAWN

We COME DOWN FROM a red light TO FIND the Mustang stopped

behind the limit line.

JENNY (V.O.)

Which way?

STAR MAN (V.O.)

That way.

The light changes and the car proceeds straight across the

intersection.

STAR MAN (V.O.)

Good.

INT. MUSTANG - DAWN

While the STAR MAN picks through the contents of the glove

compartment, Jenny looks for a way to escape. An all-night

laundromat is a possibility, but it's deserted. The STAR MAN

finds the switch on a flash-light and flicks it on and off.

STAR MAN:

What?

JENNY:

(distant)

Flashlight.

He puts the flashlight in his lap along with the owner's

manual and gas slips and takes a stack of Discount Coupons

out of the glove compartment.

STAR MAN:

What?

JENNY:

Coupons.

Jenny sees a set of headlights turn into the oncoming lane.

She slides her eyes toward the STAR MAN. He is busy looking

through the Coupons. Jenny measures the distance between the

Mustang and the oncoming lights. The STAR MAN holds up one

of the Coupons and points to a picture of the product.

STAR MAN:

What?

JENNY:

(curt)

Pancakes.

STAR MAN:

Pancakes.

He points to the cluster of letters that spells SAVE 35¢.

STAR MAN:

What?

Jenny doesn't answer. The distance between the two vehicles

is narrowing rapidly.

STAR MAN:

What?

Jenny sets her jaw and wrenches the steering wheel violently

to the left.

EXT. STREET - DAWN

The Mustang skids sideways across the center line. The

oncoming van jams on its brakes and swerves to its left.

Locked in a skid, it drifts toward the Mustang.

INT. MUSTANG - DAWN

The STAR MAN sucks himself back in terror as the van descends

on him. It swings past his window and clips the rear fender

of the Mustang. Both vehicles shudder to a stop. Jenny claws

at her door. It swings open. She is halfway out before the

STAR MAN manages to grab the tail of her sweatshirt. Jenny

begins to scream at the top of her lungs and keeps it up

while he tries to wrestle her down on the seat.

EXT. STREET - DAWN

A tall, raw-boned MAN in his late twenties storms around the

front of his van.

MAN:

You stupid son of a b*tch!!

He kicks the Mustang.

JENNY:

(screaming)

Help me!!

MAN:

You could have killed us both!!

JENNY:

(battling to maintain

her grip on the door

frame)

He's kidnapping me!!!

The Man bends down to look at the struggle.

MAN:

Jesus Christ!! You crazy people...

JENNY:

Call the police!!

MAN:

(not sure he wants to

get involved)

Hey buddy... let her go...

The STAR MAN increases his efforts and Jenny loses her grip

on one of the door frames.

JENNY:

Help me!!!

MAN:

(grabbing her other

arm)

Hey, she doesn't want to go with

you. Come on.

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