Thelma and Louise Page #19

LOUISE'S POV - REARVIEW MIRROR

The police car cuts across the median to begin pursuit of

the girls. The lights are flashing.

INT. CAR - DAY

LOUISE:

Is your seat belt on?

Thelma puts her seat belt on. Louise floors the car and it

streaks off, putting some distance between them and the police

car. Thelma looks back at the police car. She looks scared.

THELMA:

I guess we shoulda made some kinda

plan for what to do if we get caught.

LOUISE:

Yeah, right. We're not gonna get

caught.

INT. ARIZONA POLICE CAR - DAY

STATE POLICEMAN is on his radio.

POLICEMAN #1

...requesting assistance. In pursuit

of a green T-Bird, 1966 license,

seven, one, nine, William, Zebra,

Adam...

RADIO (V.O.)

Roger. Be advised...

(breaks up)

...armed and extremely dangerous...

EXT. ARIZONA STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS - DAY

A steady stream of state police cars pulls out of the parking

lot with lights flashing while other policemen are running

to their cars still parked in the lot.

INT. CAR - DAY

THELMA:

How far are we from Mexico?

LOUISE:

About two hundred and fifty miles.

THELMA:

How long do you think that'll take?

EXT. DESERT ROAD - DAY

There are now two police cars behind them about half a mile

back. They are going really fast. A police helicopter

catches up to them and orders them to stop. Thelma stands

and flips them off.

THELMA:

We're going to Mexico!

INT. CAR - DAY

THELMA:

(looking back)

Uh oh. There's another one.

Louise and Thelma both are looking back at the two police

cars following them. They turn back around just in time to

see a third Arizona State police car has pulled into the

middle of an intersection of the only road that crosses it

for miles. They both scream. Louise swerves just in time

to keep from hitting it broadside. She goes off the road

and has to struggle to pull her car back onto the road,

leaving a huge cloud of dust.

LOUISE:

Sh*t!

THELMA:

Did you see that guy?! He was right

in the middle of the road!

EXT. DESERT ROAD - DAY

The first two police cars are approaching the same

intersection. They are driving side by side. There is still

a huge cloud of dust that now covers the third car in the

middle of the intersection.

INT. POLICE CAR #1 - POV - DAY

A huge cloud of dust blows across the road as he approaches

the intersection. It clears to reveal the third police car

in the middle of the road, just as he and police car #2 reach

the intersection. ANGLE ON POLICEMAN #1 as he screams and

swerves to the right.

INT. POLICE CAR #3 - DAY

ANGLE ON POLICEMAN #3 AS HE SEES BOTH POLICE CARS HEADING

right for him at 120 mph. He screams and ducks down into

the seat.

ANOTHER ANGLE - POLICE CAR #

swerves to the right. Police car #2 swerves to the left,

both barely missing police car #3.

ANOTHER ANGLE as police car #1 and police car #2 both pull

back onto the road right next to each other.

INT. POLICE CAR #3 - DAY

Policeman #3 sits up in the seat. He can't believe he isn't

dead. He puts his car in gear and takes off down the road

after them.

INT. CAR - DAY

LOUISE:

(looking in rearview

mirror)

Sh*t!

THELMA:

What?!

LOUISE:

What?! What d'you think?!

THELMA:

Oh.

EXT. DESERT GHOST TOWN - DAY

Louise and Thelma blow through a stand of buildings left

from when the train went through here. There are two parallel

streets on either side of the one they're on and, as they

pass by buildings, they can see police cars ROARING down

these parallel streets trying to "head them off at the pass."

Louise FLOORS it and her car screams ahead.

LOUISE:

We probably shoulda filled up the

car before we blew up that truck.

THELMA:

Why?

LOUISE:

They'll probably catch us when we

have to stop for gas!

THELMA:

I know this whole thing was my fault.

I know it is.

LOUISE:

There's one thing you oughta

understand by now, Thelma, it's not

your fault.

THELMA:

Louise... no matter what happens,

I'm glad I came with you.

LOUISE:

You're crazy.

EXT. DESERT ROAD - DAY

Louise swerves off the road and begins driving across the

desert. All the police cars take off across the desert after

them. They are now being pursued by at least fifteen cars.

INT. CAR - DAY

THELMA:

You're a good friend.

LOUISE:

You too, sweetie, the best.

THELMA:

I guess I went a little crazy, huh?

LOUISE:

No... You've always been crazy.

This is just the first chance you've

had to really express yourself.

THELMA:

I guess everything from here on in

is going to be pretty shitty.

LOUISE:

Unbearable, I'd imagine.

THELMA:

I guess everything we've got to lose

is already gone anyway.

LOUISE:

How do you stay so positive?

They smile.

EXT. DESERT - DAY

It does look like an Army. More police cars have joined,

and from every direction, police cars are swarming across

the desert, although none are in front of them. Way off in

the distance, a helicopter joins the chase.

INT. CAR - DAY

Thelma is looking way up ahead in the distance.

THELMA:

Louise!

LOUISE:

What?!

THELMA:

What in the hell is that up there?

LOUISE:

Where?!

THELMA:

Way up ahead!

Louise strains to see. Whatever it is, Louise is barreling

towards it, the car leaving the ground as they fly through

the desert.

LOUISE:

Oh my God!!

Louise starts to laugh and cry at the same time.

THELMA:

What in the hell is it?!

LOUISE:

It's the Goddamn Grand Canyon!

EXT. DESERT - DAY

Behind them is a huge wall of dust created by all the police

cars following them. In front of them, looking larger every

moment, is the awesome splendor of the Grand Canyon.

INT. CAR - DAY

THELMA:

Isn't it beautiful?!!

LOUISE:

It's grand!

Louise has tears streaming down her face as she realizes

there is absolutely no escape. She continues barreling

towards it without slowing down.

EXT. DESERT - DAY

All the police cars are still following about a half a mile

behind. The car is bouncing and flying across the desert.

Finally, they get about twenty yards from the edge and Louise

SLAMS on the brakes.

Thelma and Louise are just waiting for the cars to catch up.

The police cars stop in a line about two hundred yards behind

them. The dust from the cars is blowing across them. They

just sit looking at the Grand Canyon.

From the canyon, the FBI helicopter rises up in front of the

car.

INT. FBI HELICOPTER - DAY

Hal sees Thelma and Louise for the first time. They are

sitting in the car, oblivious in a way, to all the activity

around them. He only takes his eyes off of them long enough

to look at Max.

INT. CAR - DAY

THELMA:

God! It looks like the Army!

LOUISE:

All this for us?

Thelma starts to laugh. Louise is only concerned with missing

the cacti and other obstacles that lie before her.

INT. FBI HELICOPTER - DAY

The helicopter lands behind the row of police cars.

HAL'S POV

He sees Thelma and Louise facing each other. They look so

nice. He can't stop looking. He borrows the binoculars

from Max. He sees Thelma and Louise in the car. Some of

the police sharpshooters are sporting semi-automatic rifles.

Hal looks at Max.

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