Superman Page #16

LOIS rushes inside. SUPERMAN smiles to himself, hops down onto the terrace, speaks in

the direction of the open doorway.

SUPERMAN:

Sorry to just...drop in on you like this, Miss Lane, hut I

realize there must be many questions about me the

world would like the answers to. . . .

LOIS emerges with reporter's pad and pencil, takes a seat at the terrace table.

SUPERMAN:

So it's become important for me to have very

close relations with the press.

LOIS smiles, hiding her nervousness, lights a cigarette from a box on the table.

SUPERMAN:

You really shouldn't smoke, you know.

LOIS:

Don't tell me. Lung cancer, right?

217INSERT SHOT - LOIS' LUNGS

Seen through SUPERMAN'S X-RAY vision: A flashing medical X-Ray type shot of LOIS' lungs.

218BACK TO SCENE

SUPERMAN:

Not yet, thank goodness.

LOIS blinks, puts out her cigarette, picks up her pad.

LOIS:

Let's...ah...start with your vital statistics,

okay? Age?

SUPERMAN.

Thirty.

LOIS:

Height?

SUPERMAN:

Six-four

LOIS:

Weight?

SUPERMAN:

One ninety-five.

LOIS:

And I take it the rest or your bodily functions

are what we'd consider...normal?

SUPERMAN:

I beg your pardon?

LOIS:

Well - putting it delicately - do you eat?

SUPERMAN:

When I'm hungry.

LOIS:

Would you like a cookie?

SUPERMAN:

What kind?

LOIS:

Macaroons.

218CONTINUED

SUPERMAN:

Thanks anyway.

LOIS:

A glass of wine?

SUPERMAN:

I never drink when I fly.

LOIS blinks, realizes he's serious, returns to her pad.

LOIS:

Is it true you can see through anything?

SUPERMAN:

Pretty much.

LOIS:

And you're totally impervious to pain?

SUPERMAN:

So far.

LOIS:

(not looking up)

What Color underwear am I wearing?

219ANGLE ON LOIS - SUPERMAN ' S POV

A quick flash of LOIS sitting in the chair, dressed only in her bra and panties.

220BACK TO SCENE

SUPERMAN:

Pink.

LOIS writes it down, all business in spite of her blush.

LOIS:

Ah....do you have a first name?

SUPERMAN:

You mean like Ralph, or something?

LOIS:

I mean what's your background?

Where do you hail from?

220CONTINUED

SUPERMAN:

I was born on a planet in the Xeno Galaxy.

A place called Krypton.

LOIS:

(writing )

Uh-huh. And do you....

(looks up)

Like pink?

SUPERMAN:

(nice smile)

I like pink very much, Lois.

LOIS puts down her pad, flustered in spite of herself.

LOIS:

Look. Just why are you in the in first place? I mean ,

why are you here? There must be a reason.

SUPERMAN:

I'm here to fight for truth justice, and the

American way.

LOIS:

You'll wind up fighting almost every elected

official in this country.

SUPERMAN:

I'm sure you don't really mean that, Lois.

LOIS:

Listen. With all these strange powers

of yours...

SUPERMAN:

(slightly hurt)

You find them ......strange?

LOIS:

Let's just say your average Joe can't deliver an airmail letter without putting a stamp on it.

220CONTINUED

SUPERMAN:

I wouldn't do that. It's against the law.

LOIS:

(to herself)

I don't believe this...

SUPERMAN:

I never lie.

LOIS:

(blinks)

Ah....just how fast do you fly, by the way?

SUPERMAN:

I don't know really. I've never actually timed myself.

Let's find together, okay?

LOIS:

And just how would you propose we do that?

SUPERMAN:

Take a ride with me. Now

(hopefully)

Would you like to?

LOIS:

(unbelieving):

A ride? You mean would I like to fly?

SUPERMAN:

(modestly)

Well. I'll be handling the flying of course.

LOIS:

This is utterly fantastic! If only Clark

could see me now....

SUPERMAN:

Clark? Is he your....boyfriend?

LOIS:

Clark? Oh, he's sort of....nothing at all, really.

Dull, mild-mannered, you know the type.

220CONTINUED

SUPERMAN:

(a bit offended)

I'm sure he's actually very nice.

LOIS heads quickly back inside.

SUPERMAN:

Where are you going?

LOIS:

To get a coat. Isn't it kind of cold up there?

SUPERMAN:

You'll be warm enough. I'll wrap you in my cape.

SUPERMAN crosses, smiles, covers her with his cape, his arm encircling her. He looks deeply into her eyes. LOIS looks back, trembling slightly, her hand inadvertently grazing his bicep.

SUPERMAN:

Ready?

LOIS:

Clark said you were only rigged with wires.

Like Peter Pan.

SUPERMAN:

Peter Pan flew with children, Lois.

In a fairy tale.

He tightens his grip, sweeps her off her feet. They shoot up into the night sky.

221EXT. SKY - NICHT

SUPERMAN flies through the night sky holding LOIS, his swirling cape covering them. They look off as CAMERA PANS DOWN: the gleaming lights of Metropolis grow smaller in the distance.

222FLYING MONTAGE

A series of. aerial POVS INTERCUT with flying reaction shots of SUPERMAN and LOIS as the circle the world, passing through different time zones.

A.EXT. PARIS - NIGHT

The illuminated Place D'Etoile at night.

B.EXT'. VATICAN - NIGHT

The illuminated St. Peter's Square and Cathedral.

C.EXT. GIZA - EGYPT - DAY

The sun rises behind the Great pyramids

D.EXT. AGRA - INDIA - DAY

A day view of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

E.EXT. CHINA - DUSK

The sun sets behind the Great Wall of China.

F.EXT. METROPOLIS (NEW YORK) - NIGHT

The glittering lights of Metropolis loom up again.

G.EXT. SKY - ANGLE DOWN ON LOIS' TERRACE - NIGHT

CAMERA ZOOMS DOWN on LOIS' terrace from the sky.

223EXT. LOIS' TERRACE - NIGHT

SUPERMAN deposits LOIS Gently on the terrace once again. She is absolutely struck dumb with wonder, stares at him.

SUPERMAN:

I figure it took about ninety seconds.

How about you?

LOIS:

Mmm?

SUPERMAN:

Are you feeling all right?

223CONTINUED

LOIS:

Mmm? Mmm.

SUPERMAN:

Well, So long, then....

SUPERMAN hops on the terrace ledge, shoots off into the night sky. CAMERA PUSHES IN on LOIS' face, almost drugged with contentment.

LOIS:

I....wonderful.....you....

Suddenly - the doorbell rings from inside. Then, loud knocks on the apartment door. CLARK enters B. G., crosses quickly out onto the terrace, fussily angry.

CLARK:

Lois, for goodness sake. Didn't you hear me knock?

LOIS turns, smiles vapidly.

LOIS:

Hi.....

CLARK looks at LOIS curiously, then spots the wine glass on the table, lifts it suspiciously.

CLARK:

Lois, you're not...

LOIS smiles, shakes her head.

CLARK:

Well I should hope not. Let's push off then, okay?

LOIS:

(secret smile)

Okay.....

CLARK:

You know something, Lois? I'll admit I was nervous at

first, about but then, well, darn it - I decided I was going

to show you the time of your life.

LOIS:

(pause)

That's Clark, nice...

6/4/77 TM

224INT. LUJTHOR'S LAIR - DAY

CAMERA CLOSE on the front of a newspaper held by EVE who reads it intently, OTIS peering over her shoulder. The banner headline is clearly visible: I SPENT THE NIGHT WITH SUPERMAN - an exclusive interview by Lois Lane. CAMERA PANS to the desk.

LUTHOR sits behind a massive pile of books, notations, calculators, etc. He works feverishly with a slide rule, his face aglow with demonic inspiration.

LUTHOR:

Now then ... given the location of the galaxy he

mentions . . .

(more slide rule)

And its proximity to our own solar system ..amazing...

(eyes lighting up)

Too good to be true! ...

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