The Pacifier Page #18

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Hurry! C’mon! Buckle up!!

INT. HOUSE - CONTINUOUS

Bill pulls Julie inside. Mrs. Chun listens to Mr. Chun ON

THE RADIO, speaking in Korean:

MRS. CHUN

They’re headed for the car!

BILL:

Relax -- I’ve got the keys, they’re not

going anywhere...

INT. MINIVAN - CONTINUOUS

SPARKS FLY as Zoe hot-wires the minivan. She floors it...

EXT. HOUSE - CONTINUOUS

Mr. Chun comes racing around the house -- as SCREEEECH!

The van suddenly FLOORS out, almost clipping him!

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MR. CHUN

ARGHH!

Chun falls, as the van PEELS backwards down the driveway,

and 360’s. RRRR! It shifts into drive and ROARS away.

Chun hops into Bill’s car and races after them.

INT. VAN - CONTINUOUS

Zoe floors it.

ZOE:

Omigod! What are we doing??!

TODD:

Let’s look for a cop!

WIDE:

The sedan GUNS its engine, gaining on them.

Zoe runs a yellow. She hits the curb and goes AIRBORNE.

WHOOOOOO! The kids SCREAM, as they sail through the

intersection! The sedan keeps chasing.

INT. GARAGE - SAME TIME

Bill has Julie at gunpoint, leading her to the secret

door. They step past Shane’s body, lying on the concrete.

BILL:

How does it work?

JULIE:

How does what work?

BILL:

Don’t play dumb. It’s getting old. I want

to know how to get through the booby

traps. What’s the code?

JULIE:

I don’t know any code -- Charles didn’t

tell me about the room...

BILL:

If I knew Charles had hidden it so well,

I wouldn’t have killed him so soon. Don’t

make me kill you too.

Julie GASPS, chilled. Then, a CRACKLING of static. Mrs.

Chun exits the vault, holding a military RADIO.

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MRS. CHUN

Mr. Bill, my husband has question:

MR. CHUN (OVER THE WALKIE)

I have a clean shot at their tires. It’s

risky, they might wreck...

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BILL:

... Do it.

JULIE:

NO!

Julie goes frantic, emotional.

SHANE (O.S.)

Bill, don’t hurt the kids.

Surprised, everyone looks down.

ANGLE - SHANE

They look over -- Shane is standing in the doorway.

SHANE (CONT’D)

I know the code. I’ll get you in... just

please don’t hurt anyone.

Bill eyes him. The men stare down, Bill deciding if he

can trust him. Then -- he clicks “talk” on the radio.

BILL:

Change of plan. Bring them back

unharmed.

Bill uncuffs Shane.

EXT. BUSY STREET - DAY

The vehicles race, Chun just inches from the kids’ tail.

He tries to pass them on the right. It’s like a chariot

race, Chun zooming by, half on the sidewalk, to cut them

off!

INT. MINIVAN - CONTINUOUS

Todd scrambles into the back seat. He does something we

can’t see, as Zoe drives.

ZOE:

What’s taking you?

94.

TODD:

Don’t wait for me!

The sedan pulls up beside them. Zoe makes a very lewd

gesture at him. It throws Mr. Chun off for a beat.

TODD (CONT'D)

Now!

Zoe floors it, Mr. Chun is now face to face with Todd --

who throws a dirty diaper into the his face. Mr. Chun

swerves and almost wrecks. Lulu starts PELTING Mr. Chun

with debris:
milk cartons, crayons, orange peels.

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MR. CHUN

Aah! HEY -

Rubbish clobbers him. Exasperated, Mr. Chun ROLLS UP his

window, then POUNDS the gas! Faster! About to pass...

Zoe looks over. Chun is pointing a gun! She suddenly

PULLS the emergency brake.

WIDE:

RRRRRRRR!! The Van SPINS into a squealing 360.

Mr. Chun SCREAMS, disoriented, and loses control.

In the van, Peter laughs.

PETER:

Wheee!

The Van spins madly. The sedan skids and PLOWS into a

store window. CRASH!! The kids cheer, triumphant.

INT. SECRET VAULT - MOMENTS LATER

Shane scopes out the vault. The walls and ceilings are

covered with high-tech weaponry. Mrs. Chun holds Julie.

Bill waits impatiently. Shane is figuring his options...

SHANE:

Anybody got any perfume? Hair spray...

breath freshener...

A bewildered beat -- then Julie pulls out a tube of

Binaca. Shane SQUIRTS it, revealing in the mist a myriad

of crisscrossing LASER BEAMS.

Shane steps forward. He speaks aloud, confidently:

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SHANE (CONT’D)

Zoe, Todd, Lulu, Peter, Tyler!

Bill reacts, puzzled.

SHANE (CONT’D)

The key is the kid’s names. Watch.

Shane steps forward - ZAP! The floor tile SHOCKS HIM,

sending him flying backwards. Bill laughs. Shane gets up,

in pain.

BILL:

You think this is a game?!

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SHANE:

But... That was the code! I swear! I saw

Plummer use it on his briefcase.

BILL:

Code or no code, go get it -- now.

Bill c*cks his gun. Sweat drips down Shane’s face. He

mists the air to see the beams: He steps forward, over

one beam and ducking under another -- he miscalculates: a

BURST OF FLAME blazes from the ceiling like a giant blow

torch, Shane leaps back, landing on his hands and knees.

JULIE:

(to Bill) You can’t make him do this --

He doesn’t have a chance.

CLOSE-UP - SHANE

Shane’s thinks. He notices a GROOVE carved in the floor,

not quite centered to the room. He feels the Groove.

Something she said...

SHANE:

(thinking)

Haven’t got a chance.

Shane feels the Groove in the floor. He thinks. He looks

up at the ceiling (bottom of the first floor).

SHANE (CONT'D)

(sings softly to himself)

... When you’re down and low, lower than

the floor. And you haven’t got a chance.

Don’t make a move ‘til you’re in the

groove, and do the Peter Panda Dance.

96.

Shane LAUGHS sharply. That’s the code! He shares a look

with Julie. Bill and Julie share a look -- they have no

idea what he’s laughing about.

Calmness comes to Shane’s face. He takes a deep breath,

facing forwards:

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SHANE (CONT’D)

Just hop three times like a kangaroo -

He hops forwards three times, fearlessly. NOTHING

HAPPENS. No BOOBY TRAPS are set off.

SHANE (CONT’D)

Sidestep twice, just like the crabs do.

He steps sideway, across two tiles. Again -- NOTHING

HAPPENS. It dawns on Julie what he’s doing. Julie smiles,

relieved. Shane he steps forwards, then back:

SHANE (CONT’D)

Three steps forward and one step back.

When he steps back -- A SPRING-LOADED SPIKE launches down

from the ceiling, imbedding itself where he was standing.

Shane is rattled, his focus gone. Until Julie shouts:

JULIE:

QUICK LIKE A TURTLE LIE ON YOUR BACK!

Shane snaps out of it and flops down on his back -- just

in time:
FLAMES SHOOT FROM BOTH WALLS right at him. If

he’d been standing, he’d be toast.

EXT. BUSY INTERSECTION - SIMULTANEOUS

The Minivan blasts through another yellow.

LULU:

Look out Zoe! Rollers!

There is a POLICE CAR cruising the street ahead of them.

Zoe blows past it. Inside is the Cute Cop. The Squad

Car’s lights flash on, and he catches up with the minivan

-- it takes a while, they’re FLYING.

ZOE:

Come on. Use the gas, not the brake, 5-0.

Zoe slows down so the Police Car can pull up beside her.

The Cute Cop shouts over at Zoe.

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