The Wild Bunch

Unchanged men in a changing land. Out of step, out of place and

desperately out of time... Suddenly a new West had emerged.

Suddenly it was sundown for nine men. Suddenly their day was over.

Suddenly, the sky was bathed in blood.

Bank Robbery

1 The cavalry (Credits)

(The wild bunch in military uniforms rides into the town (San

Rafael (name on a house), Starbuck).

Children, including girls, throwing scorpions into an anthill.

An assembly of the temperance union.

Bounty hunters (Thornton) are lurking on the roof of a house).

Pastor:

(during the speach members of the wild bunch are riding into town

in army uniforms, others, also in army uniforms are waiting in the

town. The scene is often interrupted by credits)

"Do not drink wine nor strong drink

thou not thy sons with thee

lest ye shall die."

(Leviticus 10.9, unfair quote: "Do not drink wine nor strong

drink, ... when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation

...")

"Look not thou upon the wine when it is read

and when it brings his color in the cup, when moves itself aright

at the last it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder."

(Proverbs 23.31ff)

Now folks ...

that's from the Good Book

but in this town it's five cent a glass.

Five cents a glass.

Does anyone really think that is the price of a drink?

The price of a drink? Let him decide who has lost his courage and

pride who lies a groveling heap of clay not far removed...

'Soldier':
All's quiet, sir

PIKE:
Let's fall in.

(We investigate with Pike's eyes the town)

Follow me.

(Running into an old woman)

I beg your pardon, Madam.

Madam:
I'm so sorry.

DUTCH:
(smiling) Allow me Madam.

Madam:
Thank you.

PIKE:
(offers her his arm) May I.

Madam:
Thank you.

(Cut to the Bounty hunters on the roof of a building):

Harrigan:
Thornton, wake up. Soldiers. Take a look

(Inside the bank office):

Old employee:
I don't care what you meant to do, it's what you did

I don't like.

You inconvenienced this lady, and made a fool of yourself and this

railroad.

Now I want you to apologize to this ...

(wild bunch entering the bank office)

Yes, can I help you?

PIKE:
If they move kill them.

END OF THE CREDITS;

(Cut to the Bounty hunters on the roof of a building):

Harrigan:
Is he with them?

THORNTON:
He is there.

(The bounty hunters move into their shooting position, very

nervous, from the street you can see the movement on the roof.)

Harrigan:
Hold your fire. Get down.

Wait till they come out.

Coffer:
(laughing) I can nail him.

THORNTON:
I said wait.

T.C.:
What if they go out the back?

Coffer:
It's covered. You two bit redneck peckerwood.

(Inside the bank):

PIKE:
(organizing his men) Abe

(Angel is controlling the street and the roofs)

2 Temperance parade

(Angel, later the Gorch brothers detect the bounty hunters, while

the temperance union is marching along the street).

Pastor:
I solemnly promise God helping me ...

People:
I solemnly promise God helping me ...

Pastor:
to abstain from all distilled, fermented malt liquors

including wine beer and cider.

People:
to abstain from liquor, including wine beer and cider.

(Begin of the Temperance Parade)

SONG:
(accompanied by music until the shooting starts)

Yes we'll gather at the river

the beautiful, beautiful river

gather with the saints at the river

that flows by the throne of God.

ANGEL:
People singing marching down the street. They'll pass the

horses.

PIKE:
We'll join them.

DUTCH:
(laughing) The temperance union.

THORNTON:
They should have been told.

Harrington:
Told what?

How long can anybody in this manure pile keep his mouth shut.

[2min 23 seconds pass from here until the shooting starts]

ANGEL:
Rifles

PIKE:
One?

ANGEL:
No, three.

(Pike goes to Angel)

Maybe more, there on the roof.

Pike:
Son of a b*tch.

(Pike is organizing his men for the outbreak ...)

Man:
What are they? Bounty hunters.

PIKE:

Hell, I do not know.

Buck with Ape.

Ape:
I kill them now.

PIKE:
No hold them here as long as you can until after the

shooting starts.

Ape:
I'll hold them till hell freezes over or you say different.

PIKE:
When I kick him out, blast him. we'll make a run for it.

Man:
(to Ape) Give me that shotgun.

(People singing, bounty hunters and wild bunch preparing to fight,

you hear heartbeat, see faces, THORNTON, Harrigan and the wild

bunch concentrated, the bounty hunters nervous.)

3 Blowing this town to hell

(The bounty hunters on the roof are shooting into the people, the

wild bunch is using the chaos to escape on their horses, Ape makes

terror against the unarmed people in the office).

(Pike throws the old employee out of the office onto the street,

the bounty hunters open fire at the employee, showing themselves

on the roof. The wild bunch opening fire at the bounty hunters,

scoring several hits.)

[3 min 36 seconds until Thornton commands ceasing fire]

PIKE:
Let's go.

Ape:
(His gun returned by the man) Good luck boys.

(The wild bunch except Ape leaving the office, using people on the

street as shields)

(Ape's sequence is paralell to the 5 minutes of shooting. You see

that now the bounty hunters score hits on the fleeing wild bunch,

some men from the town participate on the shooting, but most are

victims, like the temperance parade. Thornton shoots one musican

when he tries to hit Pike. Horses are crashing through windows. In

one scene Ethan, a member of the wild bunch is hit by a bullet

shot from a man on a wagon in the face. L. Gorch reverses his

horse just to shoot this man.)

Ape:
They're blowing this town to hell.

Old Woman:
(the one from the first sequence) You're trash.

Ape:
(kissing old woman) Now, you just hush now.

They was playing 'Gather at the river'.

You know that one.

Sing it!

3 people in office: (singing)

Shall we gather at the river

where bright angel feet have trod

Ape:
River that flows by the throne of God

PIKE:
(to DUTCH, who lost his horse in the battle)

Come on you lazy bastard.

DUTCH:
I'm coming.

THORNTON:
They've cleared out, for Christ's sake.

Coffer:
Let's go T.C.

Scene sequence:

00:
00

SOUND:
Simulated heartbeat pounding and the music of the

temperance parade.

CUT:
(from outside) Pike with a gun pointing at the old employee

at the door.

CUT:
Dutch looking, automatic pistol in his hand.

CUT:
(from inside) Pike and employee at the door.

CUT:
Wild bunch members preparing their guns.

CUT:
(from inside) Pike and employee at the door.

CUT:
Dutch looking, automatic pistol in his hand.

CUT:
Angel and Lyle looking at the street.

CUT:
Man in uniform of the wild bunch combat ready.

CUT:
Man without uniform (Ethan) combat ready.

CUT:
Ape (Crazy Lee) nodding toward his hostages.

CUT:
Hostages frightend.

CUT:
(from outside) Pike and employee at the door.

CUT:
Temperance parade.

CUT:
Pike throwing the employee out of the door, Lyle and Angel in

the background.

00:
23

CUT:
Musicans of the temperance parade looking at the employee.

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