yeah that's a bad idea and you know it, britishes.
FADE IN ON:
EXT. THE PLANET EARTH. FROM SPACE
It hangs in the center of the screen, enveloped in a gauzy film of
atmosphere. Beyond that, nothing but black unwelcoming Space.
These words appear:
"On June 19th, 1987, at 9:47 A.M. EST, the Earth passed into the
extraordinarily diffuse tail of Rhea-M, a rogue comet."
And although the darkness of space does not change, the envelope of
atmosphere surrounding the earth begins to glow very faintly.
"According to astronomical calculations, the planet would remain in
the tail of the comet for the next eight days, five hours, twenty-nine
minutes, and twenty-three seconds."
The words FADE. CAMERA HOLDS ON THE EARTH, with its faintly glowing
cloud of atmosphere.
EXT. BILL AND BRETT
BILL (points)
There. That's the one I had in mind.
EXT. THE SIGNORA L. GROUP'S POV
It's a good-sized boat. It can hold them all.
EXT. BILL'S GROUP
CURT
If we dont get out of here soon, it's
going to be light.
BILL
Right.
They start down toward the boat, which is at the very end, when they
hear a RISING DIESEL SNARL from behind them. BRAD is last in line.
LOOKING BACK TOWARD THE MARINA'S OFFICE
Here comes HappyToyz, with the Green Goblin's face on the front.
EXT. BILL'S GROUP
BILL
Oh, Shit! Come On!
They run for the Signora L. CURT more or less puIling CONNIE
along, BILL with an arm around BRETT and holding DEKE'S hand.
All the lights in the docked boats start coming on. Many honk
their baaty little horns.
BRAD AND HAPPYTOYZ
It hits him, with its Green Goblin face.
EXT. THE SIGNORA L.
All of them jump aboard except BILL, who starts trying to untie the
heavy boatline.
BRAD
He lands on a lower dock with a sorry thump. There's a motorboat
docked here, its outboard tilted up. BRAD tries to get up. and
falls over instead, head going into the water. The outboard turns
On, pivots, and comes down as the screw starts to turn. Bloody
water bubbles up. BRAD'S arms and legs thrash spasmodically...
but not for very long.
EXT. THE SIGNORA L.
BILL unshoulders the rocket-launcher he's carrying and FIRES.
BILL (screams)
ADIOS MOTHERFUCKER!
EXT. THE HAPPYTOYZ TRUCK
It bursts into flame, but others are Coming.
EXT. BILL, AT THE MOORING POST
He can't untie the knot. He looks up.
BILL
Mother's helper! Mother's helper!
EXT. THE DOCK WITH BRETT
She understands. She pulls the straight-razor out of her boot and
throws it.
EXT. BILL, AT THE MOORING POST
He catchesit, opens it and uses it to saw through the rope. He
gives the boat a shove away from the dock and hops aboard just as
STEVE fires his bazooka
EXT. THE DOCK, WITH TWO APPROACHING CARS
The lead car bursts into flame.
EXT. BILL, BRETT, DEKE
They make sail. BILL and DEKE with fast competence, BRETT a little
more slowly.
EXT. THE SIGNORA L. LONGER
As the sails go up and belly out in the mild breeze, the ship
swings away from shore and begins to move on its own.
EXT. CARS AT THE EDGE OF THE DOCK
They are idling, watching the Signora L go, like animals cheated
of their prey.