Everyday Heroes
or
The Knights Errant of Ventura County
By Robert F. Weafer
647-720-1647
Toronto, Ontario,Canada [email protected]
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, organizations or
locales is entirely coincidental.
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Use of this script is prohibited without the direct, expressed permission of
the author.
EXT: URBAN MAIN THOROUGHFARE, BIG CITY, TRAFFIC, NOISE, BUSY
INTERSECTION
CUT TO: Extreme close up of Starbucks Siren logo on side of a grande'
coffee. We see corner of the order sticker and a sharpie “Enjoy!”
with a smiley face in the “O”. There is a dried streak of coffee
down the side. Shot holds while we eavesdrop on a conversation
nearby. Two gruff, street voices... down and out.
Voice 1
You don't look so good
friend? You kickin'?
Voice 2
Not by choice. You got 10
bucks, Willie?
VOICE 1
Do I look like I got 10
bucks? You back on the ice?
VOICE 2
Never really off.. ya know.
I think I got the shits from
the shelter chicken last
night.
VOICE 1
That's not the chicken
friend.. you're hurtin'.
You're new white boy. You
gonna start shitting your
pants soon. Welcome to the
street.
VOICE 2
What? That's disgusting. I
would never shit my pants.
I'm a fucking MARINE... we
don't shit our pants.
VOICE 1
I'm a Ranger buddy.. I
dropped brown in my first
month.. don't sweat it.
Everybody's cool.
VOICE 2
Where you serve?
VOICE 1
Kabul...forward group. You?
VOICE 2
I sectioned 8 after crawling
out of Fallujah.
VOICE 1
Those are hard lines,
brother. What brings you
here?
VOICE 2
Tried to stop my meds..
making me foggy.. took swing
at my wife.. cops gave me a
free ride down here. VA
hooked me up with a shelter
flop.
SHOT pans back and convo fades into background.
Continues until we see a guy in holding the
coffee. He's looking and listening to these
guys, two homeless vets in fatigue jackets
sitting on a bench next to the bus stop.. he has
a hundred yard stare..
He is also dressed up in an really authentic Aquaman outfit standing
on the corner... he's breaks his stare, begins looking down the road
and checking his watch. Someone's a bit late.
A SMALL car pulls up. Aquaman's a bit miffed, body language showing
displeasure. He opens the passenger door and gets in. Car signals and
pulls ahead and makes a right.
Genres:
["Drama","Comedy"]
Ratings
Scene
2 -
Superheroes in a Small Car
INT. SMALL CAR. WOMAN IS A EQUALLY AUTHENTIC WONDER WOMAN OUTFIT IS
DRIVING. WE SEE A ROSARY HANGING ON THE REAR VIEW. BELOW THAT STUCK
ON THE DASH IS A SMALL BUST OF THE VIRGIN MARY.. ENGRAVED IN THE BASE
ARE THE WORDS “MATERA DOLAROSA” (Mother of Sorrows.. protector of the
Innocent).
AQUAMAN squirms in his seat, reaches down and pulls up a dog eared
copy of Eat, Pray , Love. Holds it up and give WW a questioning look?
Really? She grabs it instinctively and throws it out the window of
the moving car without a thought. WONDERWOMAN has an Angeleno
Hispanic dialect but her English is perfect.
WONDER WOMAN
Bad break up a few months
ago. Useless.. not very
Wonder Woman, I know.
AQUAMAN moves on.
AQUAMAN
Ya know, you'd think a
military vet would be on
time. 7 minutes late.. again.
WONDER WOMAN
Ya.. well... even Wonder
Woman has make up issues.
Don't think I don't
appreciate the irony. You
lost the toss again for
Superman?
AQUAMAN
No shit. Did you Amazonian
intuition clue you in? What
kids asks for Aquaman...? I
mean really. I had Thor dry
cleaned and ready to go.
WONDER WOMAN
It's double rate... stop
complaining.. real richo
client up in the Palisades.
Communion bash.
AQUAMAN
Double? Well, that's
different. I'd take off
clothes for double.
WONDER WOMAN
Can I change lanes?
AQUAMAN checks his mirror and gives a quick
glance back.
AQUAMAN
All clear. You know he just
got his cast off. What are
the kids gonna think of a
Superman with a slight limp.
WONDER WOMAN
He said he's fine. Physio
worked miracles. Anyway,
Superman's known for flying,
not walking properly. If the
kids ask, we'll just say we
ran into some Kryptonite
along the way.
AQUAMAN
Hangliding... seriously?
Guy's lucky he didn't die.
Never catch me on one of
those things.
WONDER WOMAN
Look... there he is.
CUT TO : Another busy corner. Their friend is
waiting, naturally, in a very authentic Superman
get up.. cowlick and all. He is standing in front
of a full size, backlit, shelter poster ad. It is
FTD and the winged Mercury in full form. SUPERMAN
sees them, taps his watch.
RESUME CAR INTERIOR:
WONDER WOMAN
Ya, ya... I'm late
already...I know. No
gratitude.
She slows the car and pulls up. SUPERMAN gets
into the back seat, tucks in his cape before he
closes the door.
SUPERMAN
10 minutes late.
WONDER WOMAN
Don't ask.
SUPERMAN
Where is this place?
WONDER WOMAN
Richie Rich country...
Palisades.
SUPERMAN
Cool. Hey Aquaman... save any
fish lately. ?
AQUAMAN
Not in the mood.. Clark...
got it..?
SUPERMAN
Uhh... don't say it like
that...
AQUAMAN
What … “Clark”?
SUPERMAN
Ya.
AQUAMAN
Like what?
SUPERMAN
Like all sarcastic and stuff.
AQUAMAN
What do you want, dude?
“Clark” is your real name,
remember?
SUPERMAN
You said it like sorta
funny... like a dig.
AQUAMAN
Who names their kid, Clark
anyway... like it's no wonder
you do this for a living,
man.
WONDER WOMAN
Easy boys... don't make me
pull out the lasso..
SUPERMAN
You sound bitter, man.
AQUAMAN
Aren't you? I mean, 3 ex
military on vet pensions
reduced to dressing up like
super heroes to make ends
meet. I gave my life to this
country and...
WONDER WOMAN
Here we go... every week..
must we?
SUPERMAN
Do a job and do it well...
that's how I look at it. Job
is a job.
AQUAMAN
Easy to say when you're
Superman and kids aren't
throwing food at you calling
you fish breath.
SUPERMAN
They're just kids … not like
they're Taliban in Helmand,
man. Relax, John..
AQUAMAN
I dunno... feels worse. How
do you feel about it, Annie?
WONDER WOMAN
I've made my peace with it.
It sucks but it's like 150 an
hour. I don't bitch .. K? So
I use to fly jets over the
Persian Gulf and got fired at
by Yemeni Air Defense... so
what. It's a 3 hour minimum
this time.. that helps.
Genres:
["Comedy","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
3 -
A Comedic Encounter in the Palisades
EXT. TRAFFIC LIGHTS.. LATE AFTERNOON.
We see WONDERWOMAN'S car pull up to a red light.
There is a shoot going on.. extras in costume
eating Craft bagels, and sipping coffee. A tall
bearded, golden haired, white toga, golden
sandled, Zeus is chomping on a bagel while
walking about, stops mid chew, looks down.. has
stepped in dog turd. He grimaces and starts
scraping it off on the curb, cursing, looking
around self consciously. There is a Don Quixote
character, armor and a fake horse head, body and
saddle hanging from straps next to him.. he
cracks up and whips out his phone, takes a shot.
The light changes and WONDERWOMAN'S car pulls
away.
FADE TO BLACK – SUPERIMPOSE :”The Knights Errant”
FADE IN: Overhead drone POV following small car
as it climbs slowly into the Palisades... big
houses, Porches, swimming pools, movie stars. The
car reaches it's destination and pulls into the
massive driveway and rolls into the large, gated
property and parks in one of the many service or
delivery spots.
Genres:
["Comedy","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
4 -
Heroes in Distress
EXT. PALISADES HOME DRIVEWAY - SIDE VIEW OF SMALL
CAR AS OUR HEROES PILE OUT.
SUPERMAN is preening his cowlick, AQUAMAN sniffs
his pits and WONDERWOMAN is doing a last check in
a compact mirror. She immediately notices the
wide brim sunglasses she is wearing and rips them
off, stuffs them in her bag. They assemble at
the rear of the car, do a circle check and then
walk 3 abreast in stalwart fashion up the
driveway, in character.
AS THEY pull up closer to the rear servants
entrance, things are clearly amiss. Kids are
being packed up and parent's are scrambling to
leave in a hurry, rushing out the back door.
WONDER WOMAN
Wow... something's up. Some
kid drop a turd in the pool?
(ANNIE can't resist.)
Looks like a job for Aquaman.
AQUAMAN
Look at the faces. I did
investigations as an MP.
That's terror... not some kid
shitting in the pool.
Reminds me of villagers after
a hellfire spread.
SUPERMAN
Ya. They're scared shitless..
keeping a tight grip on their
kids. Something very bad
happened here.
WONDER WOMAN
Nobody's on the phone. I've
never seen that in L.A.
Literally nobody. A code of
silence almost. Not much
could put an Angeleno off
their phone.
AQUAMAN
People are running out the
back door. Like there's
still a threat present. Look
around guys... a car out of
place.. shitbox driven by
gangbangers. Or smoke.
SUPERMAN
Just Porches, Mercedes and
Teslas, Dude. Usual mix.
WONDER WOMAN
Anyone carrying?
AQUAMAN
Just my trident... hard
plastic.
SUPERMAN
Just my wit and charm.
WONDER WOMAN
We gotta go in. There are
kids in there.
AQUAMAN
Let the cops handle it. We'll
run the perimeter. Observe
and report.. basic.
WONDER WOMAN
That could take 15 min.
Somebody could have a gun to
their heads. Why are none of
the guests calling the cops?
SUPERMAN
No cops.. only one thing
scares rich people away from
cops. Dirty money. And
dirty money means organized
crime.. mob... cartel.
AQUAMAN
Fuck it.. I'm calling the
cops.
AQUAMAN stuffs his trident under his arm, pulls
out a cell from the back of his tights and starts
to dial. A maid comes running out screaming
towards him.
MAID
CARTEL! CARTEL! NO POLICE! NO
POLICE!
She grabs his hand to stop him from dialing. She
takes a breath and then looks around at these 3
ridiculous figures standing before her.
MAID
Who the fuck are you guys?
AQUAMAN
We're superheroes, mam.
MAID
Are you fucking joking right
now?
WONDER WOMAN
We were hired for the kids.
We're actors.
MAID
Of course you are. Just go
home and don't talk to anyone
about this. Ever. Not
unless you want the same to
happen to you.
SUPERMAN
What did happen here?
MAID
Go home. They took the boy
right in the middle of his
communion party! This is El
Diabolo! You can't help. Just
leave. I'm outta
here..giving notice. ADIOS!
MAID simply takes off in full uniform... no
belongings, just gleaming white orthopedic shoes
at a full run down the driveway. Our 3 heroes
look on as shot pans back. SUPERMAN'S cape
catches a breeze and wafts dramatically in the
silence.
WONDER WOMAN
Cartel... La orginazacion..
Mea madre..
AQUAMAN
That's enough to make ya shit
your tights.
SUPERMAN
Word.
WONDER WOMAN
Well... I've got a Baretta...
for L.A. dates.. that go very
bad. Follow me.
She pulls out a shiny Beretta from her big
handbag and checks the site.. cocks it. Starts
walking toward the entrance. The guys hang
back... deciding.
AQUAMAN
(brandishes his trident)
Umm...great...I'll uh...
cover you.
(he follows)
SUPER MAN
Oh jeez... here we go.
SUPER MAN winds up the rear and they check the
door, look about, take positions, nod to each
other then enter.
END of SCENE.
Genres:
["Action","Thriller","Comedy"]
Ratings
Scene
5 -
A Party Gone Wrong
INT. LIVING ROOM OF PARTY HOUSE IN THE PALISADES.
BALLOONS, PARTY FAVORITES, CAKE AND CHIPS, ETC.
(BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE MARIE CELESTE)
A man is being attended to by his terrified
wife... he's been worked over. She is still
working on restraints that tied him to a dining
room chair. There are various torture
implements.. tasers, a syringe and a vial in
plain view
WONDER WOMAN
Restraints...
syringes..taser.. that's
cartel..
AQUAMAN
Yikes... these guys do not
fuck around.
SUPERMAN
I dunno guys... Cartel? I
really don't stop bullets, ya
know?
WONDER WOMAN
Spread out... recon. I'll
check with the parents.
AQUAMAN
Cops aren't coming. That's
for sure. Just observe and
report. Agreed?
SUPERMAN
Agreed.
WONDER WOMAN
They took a hostage with them
AND they left the guy alive,
they still want something
from him .. we can't walk
away. It's like fate or
something. Three trained
military people show up at
the exact moment of a
kidnapping? Dressed as super
heroes?
AQUAMAN
I call it horribly bad luck,
personally. Fate..sure...
but possibly the very bad
kind.. and the costumes will
just make it all the more
ironic when we finally do
bite it. Most stories about
fate are tragedies, people.
SUPERMAN
Well.. there's that. But
what's the harm in getting
some intel... right?
WONDERWOMAN
Agreed. Observe and report.
Meet back here in 5 min.
WONDER WOMAN heads toward the shocked parents.
AQUAMAN looks toward the backyard, sees the
balloons and a rented pony standing non-chalantly
by the pool, chewing on the manicured lawn..
everything abandoned. He unconsciously brandishes
his plastic trident like a weapon again, looks
at it disappointingly. Eye roll.
AQUAMAN
Guess I'll uh.. take the
pool then, eh... figures.
SUPERMAN
I'll check the kitchen. Those
who could probably retreated
into that room. Maybe I can
find a witness. Back in 5.
WONDER WOMAN walks up to the couple. The wife is
having trouble with the restraints. WW pulls out
a military knife from her bag and slices them
instantly freeing the man. She takes a look at
the interrogation implements.. picks them up and
examines each, then puts them in her bag.
SUPERMAN enters the kitchen... totally empty. He
sees a cracked open bottle of Bushmills Black
Label and takes a haul to steady himself. Starts
looking around the room.. spots something on the
message board … something written in black
Sharpie. It reads “Apple Tag Code: ID- 78894,
PSSWD – Kitten. There's a Sharpie stuck to the
board, he grabs it and writes the info on his
hand. Looks around a bit and walks out, nothing
more there.
Genres:
["Action","Thriller","Comedy"]
Ratings
Scene
6 -
Unexpected Discoveries
EXT. POOL SIDE - LARGE, FLOWING GARDEN WITH
FOUNTAINS, HEDGES, OUTBUILDING, BIG POOL AND
CABANA.
AQUAMAN steps into the scene from off camera..
not much to see, nothing obvious. He moves toward
the outbuilding. He looks down at his feet.
There's a silenced machine pistol with a shoulder
strap just laying there in the grass. He picks it
up. He checks the cartridge... full.
AQUAMAN (spithballing)
Guess someone was in a hurry.
Leaving out the back and into
the canyon? No witnesses or
home video surveillance.
Pacific Coast Highway is
right at the bottom of this
hill. Car waiting. Perfect.
He shoulders the weapon and continues. He turns
around and looks back at the house. There is a
life sized, inflatable of Aquaman on his seahorse
with flashing LED lights he didn't see walking
out. He stops dead, stares at it, mouth open.
Genres:
["Action","Comedy","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
7 -
A Moment of Reflection
INT. MAINTENANCE BUILDING. DARKENED.
The door cracks and light spills in. AQUAMAN
sticks his head in professionally for a look
before committing. Seems OK... he cracks the door
some more and steps in, flicks on the light.
There's a pile of Aquaman themed pool toys and
inflatables, Aquaman mask and flippers, Aquaman
stuff everywhere. He pauses, lifts a few of the
items and has a moment of reflection.
There is an array of gardening and pool stuff,
rakes, fertilizer bags. He quickly notices a
rack of hand radios charging on a shelf that
staff use to communicate. He grabs 3 of the 4 on
charge, shuts off the light and walks out.
Genres:
["Comedy","Action","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
8 -
Tracking the Kidnappers
INT. LIVING ROOM
SUPERMAN steps back in from the kitchen.
WONDERWOMAN is getting nowhere with the parents..
frustrated. They are refusing to answer anything,
shaking their heads forcefully against any
questions and gesturing strongly for her to
leave. She looks over at SUPERMAN.. he signals he
has something, thumbs up. She gestures to the
couple and throws up her arms in defeat, heads
over to SUPERMAN. They meet in the middle of the
room, he silently shows her the code and password
on his hand.. she lights up and they exit the
room.
EXT. DRIVEWAY
SUPERMAN AND WONDERWOMAN exit the door onto the
driveway to find AQUAMAN waiting with the radios
in his hand and his trident leaning against the
garage. They scrum.
AQUAMAN
I found these.. could come in
handy. (holds up the little
radios)
SUPERMAN
(walks up holding the face of
his hand to AQUAMAN.)
Got an Apple Tag code and
password.. probably the
kid's. We can track him.
WONDERWOMAN
Parent's are terrified. They
kidnapped the kid as
leverage...other than that,
Nada. Told me to leave the
property and not to call the
cops if we valued our own
lives and those of everyone
we know. I believed her. But
I did get one thing out of
them.. only 3 guys were
here... that's it.
AQUAMAN
That kinda changes things.
But I'm still kinda worried
about all the irony.
WONDERWOMAN
We've got the location now.
It's just a few guys.. not a
platoon. They likely don't
have any training, right?
SUPERMAN
I dunno... we've got a small
caliber pistol and a dollar
store trident.
AQUAMAN
And 3 radios. First rule of
engagement? The thing that
guarantees defeat?
WONDERWOMAN and SUPERMAN
(SIMUL)
Don't reveal your position.
AQUAMAN
And we have theirs. The tag
will lead us right there.
Radios provide concealment
and coordination. They won't
be expecting us.. nobody ever
tries. Right?
SUPERMAN
You tryin' to say you can
effect a kill with your
Trident if we get you close
enough?
AQUAMAN pulls the machine pistol forward into
view from hanging around his back.
AQUAMAN
No... I snagged this too.
They dropped it. Amateurs..
probably high.
SUPERMAN
I think the irony metric just
went down considerably, fish
man.
AQUAMAN
Not saying we do a frontal
assault here.. but we aren't
really finished with observe
and report. We haven't
observed the enemy yet..
right? We can't make a
determination ..if we're
really going by the field
manual.
WONDERWOMAN
You're right.. we're only
halfway through. We're still
at the intel and gathering
stage.. technically.
SUPERMAN
You've changed your tune,
fish man.
AQUAMAN
(harkening back to his
emotional reveal of all the
Aquaman merch in the shed.)
I dunno.. the kid asked for
me special right? We can at
least give him due diligence.
WONDERWOMAN
Well with this pistol in my
hand, being surrounded by men
in tights and your sudden
unselfish bravery, I think
I'm a little turned on here
folks.
AQUAMAN fishes his iPhone from his tights in the
rear and looks at SUPERMAN.
AQUAMAN
What's the code and password.
SUPERMAN holds the flat of his hand up to his
face and AQUAMAN types in code and password.
AQUAMAN
K... got him. Moving north
up the PCH and out of the
city most likely.
WONDERWOMAN
My, that's very “take
charge”. To the car. I'll
drive.
(To AQUAMAN as they start
moving.)
Are you seeing anyone right
now?
The crew turn and head toward the car off screen.
AQUAMAN is behind SUPERMAN looking at his phone,
locked on the location of the kid and
accidentally steps on SUPERMAN's cape, pulling
his head back and knocking him of stride. He
turns at AQUAMAN who has stopped, looking impish.
SUPERMAN
Dude(!) Seriously?
AQUAMAN
Sorry, man..
SUPERMAN readjusts his cape, they continue
towards the car.
Genres:
["Action","Thriller","Comedy"]
Ratings
Scene
9 -
Strategic Pursuit
INT. COMPACT CAR of WONDERWOMAN. Heading down the
a steep road out of the Palisades and onto the
PCH.
WONDERWOMAN
They still on the highway?
AQUAMAN
Ya.. they're bookin' it. Go
faster. If they get out of
cell service, it's game over.
SUPERMAN
So what's the plan.
WONDERWOMAN
Still observe and report. We
don't have the terrain yet or
enemy strength confirmed.
AQUAMAN
I still say we have the
advantage. 3 against 3.
SUPERMAN
Three guys we know about..
what if they have a whole
freakin' elite Cartel posse
who used to work for El Chapo
and found new jobs with this
crew. They'd be a problem..
no amateurs there.
WONDERWOMAN
Exactly. Gather intel. Then
decide.
AQUAMAN
Decide what..
WONDERWOMAN
Who the fuck knows.. but we
aren't just leaving the kid
with these animals. They
don't bluff.
AQUAMAN screws up his eyes and pulls the phone
closer.
AQUAMAN
They're turning... sideroad..
about 6 miles up. It's a
private road... near a
reservoir.
SUPERMAN
That's a private camp for
kids. It's right near my hang
gliding club. It's in a
canyon, high hills all
around, big reservoir. Great
cover. The camp is closed for
the season It's a ritzy
summer camp.. mucho dollars..
horseback riding,
boating,bonsai gardening
classes, tennis.. the works.
WONDERWOMAN
What's the cover like...
buildings, trees, etc.
SUPERMAN
Few trees... a few camp
buildings, stable, boathouse
and docks. All the
approaches are visible from
the main building. I fly over
it all the time. It would be
a tough assault if they're
there.
AQUAMAN
Back to basics... It's a
beachhead essentially. What's
the classic attack pattern.
WONDERWOMAN
Land, sea and … shit we got
no air.. or sea.
AQUAMAN
They have boats right? We
just boost one and slow motor
in when it's dark. They don't
expect us.
WONDERWOMAN
Slim. Land we got. Air?
SUPERMAN
Give me the silenced Uzi. I
can grab a hang glider..
elevation is right. No noise
at all.. I can pick off
sentries at will without
raising the alarm. This
would open a corridor in by
land. That would be you.
WONDERWOMAN
Sounds better .. but not
much. I've got 11 rounds and
this thing is as loud as a
cherry bomb.
SUPERMAN
Drop me off before … it's
about a mile away. I'll call
you by radio when I'm in
position.
AQUAMAN
I guess I've got the water
again.
SUPERMAN
The place has these little
kiddie boats.. probably
electric.. quiet as hell...
they won't hear a thing.
AQUAMAN
I'm in... as long as there
aren't 30 coked up criminals
with AK's and RPGs waiting
for us.
WONDERWOMAN
Agreed. Where should I drop
you off?
SUPERMAN
It's couple of miles off.
Radio check folks. Channel 3.
Squawking now.
SUPERMAN clicks the mic button on his radio a
couple of times.. quiet beeps respond on the
other two.
WONDERWOMAN
Radio check completed. Ammo?
AQUAMAN
One full clip on the UZI …
about half a dozen short
bursts, Clark. Make them
count.
WONDERWOMAN
A tactical assault against
the cartel in superhero
costumes... not the first
thing on my mind while I was
choking down my Metamucil
this morning.
SUPERMAN
K.. this is me here.. slow
down.
Genres:
["Action","Thriller","Adventure"]
Ratings
Scene
10 -
The Urgent Mission
EXT. SIDE OF PCH. PROPERTY WITH A WIRE GATE. A
HANDPAINTED SIGN WITH AN AIRFIELD NAME, A
SWINGING SIGN BELOW THAT SAYS “Hollywood
Hangliding Club”.
Small car pulls into shot and SUPERMAN gets out.
A moment of grave reflection.. he looks into the
car.
SUPERMAN
I guess we are doing this. No
discussion necessary.
(5 beats.. big silence
hangs)
Good luck, guys. Don't die.
AQUAMAN
Ditto.. now get out of here.
Clocks ticking and there's
some poor kid with a gun to
his head.
SUPERMAN fetches himself up, assumes professional
posture, closes the car door, turns around and
starts a military cantor, climbs the closed gate
and then onto the property, continues military
trot, holding machine pistol against his side in
a professional manner. Sun is fading fast, long
shadows everywhere.
Genres:
["Action","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
11 -
Strategic Coordination
INT. OF WW'S CAR.
They are looking off at Clark moving away. Radio
squawks. WONDERWOMAN answers on hers.
SUPERMAN(v.o. radio)
Radio check. Golden Lasso..
come in.
WONDERWOMAN
Copy Man of Steel.. 5 by 5.
Lasso out.
WONDERWOMAN turns to AQUAMAN in the back seat.
AQUAMAN is zooming in on his phone map.
WONDERWOMAN
So where's this camp?
AQUAMAN
It's a bit of a hike around
the property to get to the
boathouses. The camp gate is
a couple of miles up. Park
half a mile away.. we'll
continue on foot.
WONDERWOMAN
(she looks at the aerial
photo of the camp on phone.)
There's a dock off the main
building.. I'd put a guard
there. And at the security
guard booth at the entrance
to the main building
. One guy in the building
guarding the kid. We'd always
strafe the guard booths
first.. total mayhem.. knocks
out comms and surveillance.
RESUME EXT. CAR SHOT. Little car is a stick, she
gives the gas and punches the clutch and it kicks
up the soft shoulder in a flurry of dust
FADE TO BLACK: SUPERIMPOSE “The Three Realms”
FADE IN..
Genres:
["Action","Adventure","Comedy"]
Ratings
Scene
12 -
A Lighthearted Mission Update
EXT. HANGLIDING CLUB.CLOSED. Not a soul about.
Open air hangar and storage. There are some
gliders tied down. SUPERMAN walks the line of
gliders and stops in front of a jet black one..
smiles. He squawks the radio..
SUPERMAN
Come in LASSO.
AQUAMAN (RADIO V.O.)
Copy.. this is POSEIDON.
LASSO driving. Over.
SUPERMAN
We have a bird... repeat..
bird acquired. Over.
AQUAMAN (RADIO V.O.)
Copy.. great news. Wait for
instructions and line of
approach. Over.
SUPERMAN
Copy.. uh.. POSEIDON.
Seriously? That's a bit of an
upgrade there, fella. Over.
AQUAMAN (radio V.O.)
Just give me this.. OK?
SUPERMAN
Whatever.. POSEIDON. Over and
out.
Genres:
["Action","Adventure","Comedy"]
Ratings
Scene
13 -
Covert Preparations
EXT. SIDE OF PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY A HALF MILE
AWAY FROM GATE.. SOME EUCALYPTUS AND PINES.
WW'S car pulls into shot and off the road using
the trees as cover. They exit the car.. AQUAMAN
is still carrying his trident purposefully. WW
eyes the trident and she stops dead.
WONDERWOMAN
Jesus.. leave that here.
AQUAMAN
I dunno.. I feel naked
without it.. I need something
in my hands.
WONDERWOMAN
Unless you were planning on
them laughing themselves to
death, I'd leave it. It'll
just get in the way.
AQUAMAN sighs, shrugs and throws the toy trident
in the scrub. He pulls up his phone.
AQUAMAN
The main camp road is that
way.. about 400 yards.
Service road to the
boathouses is the other way..
couple of hundred yards.
WONDERWOMAN
Alright, John.. I guess this
is it. I'll meet you on the
other side. Semper Fi.
AQUAMAN
Thanks, Annie. Hooorah.
They hug and turn in different directions, start
trotting to their appointed positions.
RESUME SUPERMAN at the hangar. He approaches the
Jet black glider and steps into the harness
area... lifts it up, checks the weight with a few
bounces, balances it and then carries it
skillfully out of shot.
RESUME AQUAMAN... it is almost entirely dark now.
.. trotting along side the highway... he spots
the service road for the marina and turns off...
stops. He pulls out his cell to double check,
rotates slightly to get true north and his
bearings.. confirms the road, slips cell back
into his tights and continues in a military jog
down the road.
RESUME WONDERWOMAN.. skipping more than jogging
in her heeled, authentic WW boots. She grimaces
and wobbles at the effort occasionally. She
arrives at the camp gate. Takes up position
behind some scrub. The guard booth at the main
building is visible and she begins observing.
There is one henchman … he's lazily hanging about
in the glare from the booth's exterior lighting ,
machine gun leaned up against the structure. He's
got a bottle in his hand. She pulls up the radio
and squawks it.
WONDERWOMAN
This is LASSO. In first
position. Eighty yards out.
I can see the booth. One
guy.. taking hauls from a
bottle of scotch. Small
calibre machine gun. Over.
AQUAMAN(V.O. Radio)
Copy LASSO. Entering the
marina.. no guards. Can see
transport. Will acquire.
POSEIDON out.
Genres:
["Action","Thriller","Adventure"]
Ratings
Scene
14 -
Mission Preparations Under the Night Sky
EXT. HANGLIDING CLUB – NIGHT
SUPERMAN WALKS INTO SHOT CARRYING BLACK HANG
GLIDER..
He gently sets it down and steps out, looking
down at his take off point... fifty yards of
ground followed by a cliff drop off.. He is
quite a ways up, can see the whole canyon.
SUPERMAN
MAN OF STEEL. In first
position. I can see target
clearly. I will likely only
have a single pass. There are
no updrafts at night.. so
make it good folks. Over.
SUPERMAN swings his shouldered machine gun
forward on the strap, grips it for feel, cocks
and checks the chamber. All good. He swings it
back under his cape and out of view.
RESUME WONDERWOMAN IN COVER.
She pulls up her radio.
WONDERWOMAN
LASSO here. If you could take
out the guy at the booth
silently, I'd have open
access to the building. The
lights are on … the kids
gotta be in there like we
thought. The guy is half
cut.. should be a walk.
Over.
RESUME SUPERMAN.
SUPERMAN
Acknowledged. Affirmative.
ETA is 3 to 4 minutes. Just
need a GO from your side.
Out.
WONDERWOMAN (V.O. Radio)
Godspeed, friend.
SUPERMAN tucks the radio in his belt, steps over
to the glider and shoulders it skillfully. He
rips up a clump of grass and tosses it to check
for wind speed and direction. He puts himself
into a ready posture, waits for signal.
RESUME AQUAMAN.
He is moving stealthily along the darkened dock.
There are a half dozen or so kiddie boats tied
up, a charging station on the dock. He tries the
boathouse door and it opens.. he steps in.
INT. BOATHOUSE – MOONLIGHT STREAMING IN THROUGH A
FEW WINDOWS.
AQUAMAN steps in, doing recon for something
useful, picks this and that up from shelves.. a
knife or something,anything. He moves in
further.. finds scuba gear, flippers, etc. He
puts on his cell flashlight and scans around,
then up. His eyes widen. On the wall is hanging a
gleaming, steel fishing trident loaded into a
spear gun. He smiles. He grabs it and heads to
the dock.
Genres:
["Action","Thriller","Adventure"]
Ratings
Scene
15 -
Mission Coordination at the Dock
RESUME EXT. DOCKSIDE
He moves along and hops quietly into each KIDDIE
BOAT, checking the battery charge.
First boat... a fiberglass My Little Pony.
Indicator shows red, flashing … dead.
Next boat... a classic swan.. same... dead.
He steps into 3rd boat..Eureka.. 50% charge..
Green light indicated. He squawks radio.
AQUAMAN.
This is POSEIDON. Transport
acquired... am a GO. Repeat
am a GO. Over.
He looks up at the front, notices the boat theme
and character... and grimaces. It is a giant
seahorse and bridle.
RESUME WONDERWOMAN
WONDERWOMAN
LASSO. Alright, Clark..
you're on. GO! Repeat GO!
POSEIDON.. depart in 60
seconds, repeat , 60 seconds.
You guys need to hit at the
exactly the same time. Over.
RESUME SUPERMAN.
He pulls out he radio and answers.
SUPERMAN.
MAN OF STEEL ...acknowledged.
Out.
He stuffs radio back into his belt, sets his legs
and hefts up the glider skillfully. He does a few
quick, deep breaths and starts a run down the
hill toward the drop off, cape starts flowing
dramatically. He gets some speed, gets aloft and
lifts his feet behind him. SHOT follows him from
behind as he literally flies away, diminishing,
cape flowing.
RESUME AQUAMAN
He unties the boat and throws rope in...he grabs
the little kiddie steering wheel and flips a
switch.. the little boat begins to putter along
silently. He turns and approaches POV from the
front. We see AQUAMAN, trident hilted, gleaming
in moonlight, coming forward with seahorse under
bridle pushing ahead some white water.
RESUME WONDERWOMAN
She pulls her Baretta from her bag and cocks it,
watches the skies. She squints into the
distance.. sees a vague form, closing.
She checks her watch underneath her golden
bracelets, confirms and looks skyward again.
CUT TO: POV SHOT... imitates her focus shifting,
accumulating clarity... SUPERMAN comes into
focus, silhouetted. The jet black glider is
nearly invisible.. she can only see the cowlick,
the flowing cape and Clark's chiseled military
physique in the suit and tights, cape flowing in
the classic style. He passes over her
momentarily at about 30 feet up and looks
impeccable in flight.
RESUME WONDERWOMAN
Eyes skyward. She blinks and double takes... does
a head shake at the extraordinary image in front
of her.
WONDERWOMAN
Jeez.. you guys. Well....
that's it for these
panties... that's for sure.
Genres:
["Action","Adventure","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
16 -
Operation Poseidon: The Rescue Begins
INT. BACKROOM IN THE MAIN BUILDING
We see the poor kid, apparently locked in a room,
bound to a chair by a window, moonlight streaming
in. He has been crying, is a lonely, desperate
mess. He has a habit of looking out the window
onto the lake to see if any help is coming.. he
looks again.. nothing. His head sinks. Some
silent sobs.
EXT. GRAND SHOT OF HANG GLIDER, JUST OVER
SUPERMAN'S FORM, , CAPE BILLOWING DRAMATICALLY,
HIS ARMS OUTSTRETCHED HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING
BARS IN PERFECT FLIGHT FORM.
The landscape is passing below in a grand,
panoramic fashion, moving silently. We pass
WONDERWOMAN'S position, her upward stunned, agape
expression appears briefly below as the glider
approaches the first guard post.
RESUME GUARD AT SECURITY BOOTH.
He is sitting on the curb watching Shakira videos
on his phone. We hear the shitty speaker music
spilling into the night. He takes another swig
from the bottle. As he lifts his head up, he
catches the barely visible silhouette of CLARK's
approach.. his eyes squint... struggles to focus.
CUT TO: POV OF CARTEL GUARD
The image soon becomes clear... it is literally
SUPERMAN in flight almost directly above him,
arms stretched out, cape flowing, cowlick, red
boots.. he shakes his head, looks at the bottle.
Looks up again.. eyes wide.
CARTEL GUARD
Jesu Criste.. what the fuck?
At that instant, SUPERMAN whips around the
machine pistol on the shoulder strap into his
right hand, points and fire a short, perfect
burst into the guy's chest, shattering the
bottle. Guy keels over, drops the phone. It
continues playing the Shakira song obliviously.
CUT TO: SUPERMAN IN GLIDER, PROFILE SHOT.
He lets the gun drop and hang from the strap,
pulls out the radio and squawks in.
SUPERMAN
This is MAN OF STEEL... first
position eliminated...
condition GREEN.. CONDITION
GREEN. Heading to POSEIDON
for backup. Out.
He returns the radio to his belt, shifts his
weight and changes flight path to head to the
lake.
QUICK CUT TO: AQUAMAN IN BOAT MOVING THROUGH THE
WATER IN PROFILE.
He pulls out his radio for a quick reply.
AQUAMAN
Copy. POSEIDON is 60 seconds
out. Via con Dios, my friend.
He pockets the radio and then looks upward, quick
side to side, checks for SUPERMAN.
CUT TO: WONDERWOMAN
She is already underway, started heading in the
moment she heard the muffled bursts. She is
making a good, professional clip, has her weapon
pointed skyward in good training form. She gets
to the main door of the building, checks the fire
window.. scans about and opens it, steps in
quietly.
RESUME AQUAMAN
PROFILE SHOT of AQUAMAN, trident ready, plowing
through water behind the snarly seahorse in
bridle.
Genres:
["Action","Thriller","Adventure"]
Ratings
Scene
17 -
Heroes Unite at the Dock
EXT. DOCK AT MAIN BUILDING, SAME NIGHT.
CARTEL Henchman guy is standing guard under a
post light on the dock.. also has a flask.. takes
a swig, lights a smoke.. settles in for boring
watch duty. Pulls out his phone, starts surfing
the web.
WE HEAR the subtle water sounds of the little
boat pushing ahead, little splashes. The CARTEL
GUY looks up, slight head tilt listening. Getting
subtly louder.. he pockets his phone, tosses his
cigarette... might be something, might be
nothing.. still listening. He looks straight out
into the lake distantly, eyes focusing.. more
wake noise now. The mist is obscuring
everything.
CUT TO: POV of CARTEL GUY
Just mist and a still lake, the water splash
sounds increasing.
(5 beats)
Sounds are more pronounced now.
ALL of a sudden we see the figure of AQUAMAN
breaking through the mist with the mist billowing
out beside him in an heroic flourish.. narly
faced seahorse, AQUAMAN perched on one side, leg
up, trident aimed straight at him.
RESUME CARTEL GUY
He blinks his eyes... does not believe what he is
seeing..
CARTEL GUY
Jesu Criste.. what the
fuck... ?
He snaps out of it fairly quickly, pulls gun out
from his inside pocket, points to fire.
RESUME AQUAMAN – FRONT MEDIUM SHOT
He tightens aim and fires the speargun with a
springy clip sound.
CUT TO: Trident in flight, profiled.. turning
slowly.. gleaming.. a divine instrument.
RESUME CARTEL GUY
We hear the ting of steel in flight and the
trident nails the guy's hand to the post. He
screams.
CARTEL GUY
AAAAAaaaaagh.. MY HAND! You
fucking loco GRINGO!
Not over. Guy reaches with his remaining hand
into the small of his back, pulls out a small
back up pistol and aims again. He looks up in
astonishment.
CUT To: SUPERMAN AND GLIDER SWOOPING IN
TANGENTIALLY IN FRONT OF AQUAMAN.
RESUME CARTEL GUY
More bewilderment, astonishment.. he hesitates.
RESUME PREV SHOT
SUPERMAN one hands a couple of bursts.. muzzle
flash lighting up the mist in a seeming halo
around the 2 extraordinary figures approaching.
RESUME CARTEL GUY
Both bursts hit the torso and he drops... he is
hanging from his nailed hand on the post in a
pathetic posture.
RESUME AQUAMAN AND SUPERMAN SIDE BY SIDE
SUPERMAN hovers 10 feet up and over from the
little boat.
CUT TO: SUPERMAN PORTRAIT-LEFT.
He is in a slight bob, controlling the glider...
looks left and smiles... money shot with the big
teeth, cowlick and hair, and smiles down at
AQUAMAN.
SUPERMAN
VERY Poseidon, dude!... great
shot man! … we gotta move
it.. still have to find the
kid and Annie's on her own..
see you on land.
He gives a very Superman slow wave, leans and
steers away out of shot.
CUT TO: AQUAMAN stands in boat.. holding the
spent spear gun.. gives an equally profound wave.
He is visibly emotional at SUPERMAN'S praise
about finally earning his POSEIDON call sign.
RESUME INT. BOY TIED UP IN CHAIR
He hears some of the activity outside and leans
his head to look out the small window. Just then
CLARK/SUPERMAN flies into view just in front of
the window, very low and about to land. Again, it
looks like he is flying.. the black hang glider
is almost invisible. His expression is rapturous.
BOY
SUPERMAN!!! YOU CAME!! HOLY
SMOKE!! I KNEW IT!!!
Genres:
["Action","Thriller","Adventure"]
Ratings
Scene
18 -
Stealthy Surveillance
INT. MAIN BUILDING – MAINFLOOR ENTRY/RECEPTION
Building is dark inside save for a sliver of
light coming out of a room down the hall from
reception. Someone in the room is listening to
Shakira again on their cell phone ..another
Einstein.
ANNIE steps in stealthily and backs up against a
wall, gun pointed up professionally. She sees
the light from the door and hears music from a
shitty cell speaker, looks over. She steps over
to the door jam and flattens herself against it.
She leans over and takes a peak through the
sliver of a gap quickly and then back up straight
away.
Genres:
["Action","Thriller","Crime"]
Ratings
Scene
19 -
Truth and Treble
CUT TO : INT. ROOM WITH LAST CARTEL GUY.
He is sitting with his back to the door, smiling
and drooling at a Shakira video, bopping his head
lightly like a doofus, oblivious to his nemesis
on the other side of the door.
The door blows open and WONDERWOMAN storms in,
cracks the guy on the skull with the butt of the
gun.. his eyes cross and he hits the floor,
starts moaning.
ANNIE whips out the lasso and starts frantically
tying him up.. it's so long, she ends up sitting
him up in a chair in his injured state and
wrapping it around him multiple times (sort of
like the comic strip.) After he's tied up she
reaches into her bag and pulls out the vial and
syringe, sticks the needle in the vial, pulls
back on the syringe and fills it up.
CUT TO: CLOSE UP ON VIAL LABLE “PFIZER – SODIUM
PENTATHOL”
RESUME PREVIOUS SHOT
The CARTEL GUY starts coming to. He looks up at
ANNIE.. blinks hard, then down at the golden rope
wrapped several times around his body... shakes
his head.. looks back up at ANNIE.
CARTEL GUY
WHOA.. what the fuck is going
on … who the fuck are you?!
Is this some kinda joke?
ANNIE backhands him in the jaw.
WONDERWOMAN/ANNIE
No joke, seniore. You're
gonna tell me everything I
need to know... got it?
Where's the boy? How many are
coming to get you and when..
is the place booby trapped?
CARTEL GUY
What? Just cuz some wonder
woman puta has tied me up in
her golden lasso, I'm gonna
spill the beans? Now THAT's
funny! I paid a prostitute to
wear this costume and tie me
up in Bogota once..they were
WAY better, you low life
puta.!
ANNIE
Oh.. you're GONNA talk
amigo... you're gonna sing me
an opera.
She brandishes the full needle in front of his
face. He grows pale and doesn't look so good
now.
CARTEL GUY
No.. no .. please. My life
won't be worth shit if they
find out... in the name of
Santa Maria de Guadalupe...
ANNIE ignores this and jabs his leg with the
needle, poignantly pushes then empties the
syringe, extracts it then tosses it out of shot.
WONDERWOMAN
Alright.. we'll try it out..
say something truthful.
Guy is affected by the shot, head rolls around,
eyes glassy..
CARTEL GUY
I am a dead man.
ANNIE
Hmmm... that is true.. this
is working. Anything else?
CARTEL GUY
I am secretly bisexual and
sneak out to the clubs in
Bogota. The name I use there
is Rosie. I have a boyfriend
there.. we want to get
married in secret.
ANNIE
WHOA.. pump the breaks there,
amigo.. a little more than I
need. Just need to know three
things .. k?
CARTEL GUY
His name is Desmondo.. he
writes poetry and works in
the cafe, looks after his
elderly mother.
(tears start forming)
He has such a good heart..
(sobs)
ANNIE
Oh jeez... come back to me
amigo..
(she snaps her fingers in his
face.. he startles)
There.. listen to me. Is
anyone else coming?
CARTEL GUY
Not for a few hours.. they
will land a plane on the lake
and collect the boy, fly back
over the boarder.. Desmondo,
my love.. look at me now.. I
should have gotten out like
you said...
ANNIE
We'll be long gone by then..
uh.. what's your name?
CARTEL GUY
(maudlin, emotional)
Don't laugh.. but it's
Elvis.. my mother was a huge
fan... a gangster named
ELVIS.. nobody knows … oy mea
madre.. I use my middle
name.. Francisco.. after the
saint. My poor mother..
ANNIE
Wow.. you are just one
surprise after another,
aren't you, Francisco... well
the drug is definitely
working now. Alright...
WHERE's THE BOY?
FRANCISCO
(sill quite maudlin and
teary)
Next room over.. he is tied
up.. I tried not to tie him
too tight.
(she snaps her fingers again)
ANNIE
Stay with me, Francisco.. you
can see Desmondo when this is
ALL over.. OK? Last
question. IS .. THE ROOM...
BOOBYTRAPPED?
FRANCISCO
(another gusher building)
No.. we aren't that smart. We
are low on the organizational
ladder. This has always been
a source of frustration.. no
advancement...(sob) how can I
look at Desmondo.. such a
failure..
ANNIE
Is the door locked? Do you
have the key?
FRANCISCO
(he is getting drowsier...
slurred)
The door is locked.. I hid
the key.. I am too drugged to
remember where.. ohh
Desmondooooo... .hey... you
said you wanted an opera.. I
had voice training... when I
was young.. this is from “Don
Carlo”...the basso profundo..
King Philip 1st..
(pauses... takes a deep
breath)
Ella giammai m'amòooooooooo!
IT IS PERFECT... AN UTTERLY MAGNIFICENT VOICE.
WONDERWOMAN is stunned... WOW. She is dead
still, wide eyed at this man's delivery. The
vibrato seems to go on for ages... then ELVIS
conks out, head falls over to one side.
QUICK CUT TO: AQUAMAN and SUPERMAN have since
taken up positions on either side of the door to
the room. They also heard the magnificent
voice.. expressions are equally stunned. HOLY
FUCK! AQUAMAN has since retrieved his trident. He
looks at the center prong.. there is a single,
bloodied complete fingernail stuck on it.. he
gives a slight “ew” look, gingerly picks it off
and throws it aside.
RESUME PREV SHOT.
ANNIE
What the Holy fuck, Elvis!!!?
Jesus!
She wavers in emotion, cups her hand to her
forehead in disbelief. She waits a bit... snaps
her finger next to his ears. He is out COLD.
...dead to the world.
ANNIE
Perfect.. looks like I gave
you too much..shit...sleep it
off, Elvis. When you wake up,
you can see Desmondo on
visiting days.. sweet dreams,
amigo.
Just then the door bursts open again.. SUPERMAN
jumps in professionally with gun aimed, AQUAMAN
coming in behind... ANNIE raises her hands in
surrender.
ANNIE
DON'T SHOOT!! IT'S MEEE!!
SUPERMAN instantly lowers his weapon.
SUPERMAN
You've been busy. Did you
just have NPR on in here at
full blast?
ANNIE
I'll tell you later.
AQUAMAN
What did you find out?
ANNIE
The kid's in the next
room...no trip wires..nobody
else is here.. they're coming
in a couple of hours in a
float plane to take the kid
back over the border. Let's
move.
They rush out of the room. ELVIS starts snoring.
FADE TO BLACK: SUPERIMPOSE
“iCommunion”
Genres:
["Action","Thriller","Crime"]
Ratings
Scene
20 -
The Locked Door Dilemma
INT. SAME HALL IN MAIN BUILDING.. DOOR OF ONE
ROOM OVER.
Our heroes arrive and gather in front.
WONDERWOMAN tries the door just in case.. The
door is locked.
ANNIE
It's locked... just like
Elvis said.
SUPERMAN
Elvis told you the door was
locked? He's dead.
ANNIE
Long story. Kick it in.
SUPERMAN
I just got my cast off..
don't look at me.
AQUAMAN enthusiastically steps up and starts
kicking the door.. big hits. It finally gives
way.
Genres:
["Action","Adventure","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
21 -
The Brave Rescue
INT. NEXT ROOM OVER WHERE BOY IS TIED UP.
We see the lad utterly apprehensive, ecstatic
about his rescue. Eyes wide, big smile.
The door gives way in a flurry of door jam wood,
flying splinters in slo mo. Our heroes enter
professionally in a room clearing fashion..
SUPERMAN gun aimed up, WONDERWOMAN straight
ahead, followed by AQUAMAN with his trident spear
gun framed and centered perfectly in a Superhero
portrait fit for a comic cover. A grand, slo
motion spectacle, wood flying end over end, etc.
CUT TO: Boy bound in chair.. dried tears, big
smile.
BOY
Aquaman..!!!! YOU CAME!!
AQUAMAN relaxes his entry posture and looks at
the kid, smiles.. he may weep.. a true moment.
They converge on the boy and begin loosening his
ties.. AQUAMAN is still standing off, collecting
himself emotionally.
ANNIE
Are you alright? Did they
hurt you?
BOY
I'm OK .. now.. this is
totally awesome! I was
praying for you guys to come.
ANNIE is now emotional.. lost for words. SUPERMAN
steps up like George Reeves.. a 1950s gentleman
SUPERMAN addressing a young fan.
SUPERMAN
You're a brave boy. What's
your name, son?
BOY
Julio. Thanks.
SUPERMAN
Well, Julio. We arrived right
after they grabbed you.. we
followed the trail here.
You're AppleTag... that saved
you.
JULIO
I know.. I swallowed it soon
as I saw the guy hit my dad
with his gun. They checked
me... they never found it.
QUICK CUT TO FLASHBACK:
Julio hiding on a stair landing while all hell is
breaking loose in the house in the moments before
his abduction. He pulls the gleaming white
APPLETAG from his dress jacket pocket, sticks out
his tongue, places it gently in the center,
closes his eyes in seeming prayer, pulls his
tongue back in slowly and swallows the tag.
RESUME PREV SHOT.
SUPERMAN bends slightly in a respectful posture
and extends his hand in a grown up gesture, man
to man.
SUPERMAN
It's an honor to finally meet
you, Julio. You are very
brave, indeed.
(pause)
My name is Clark. It's
actually my real name. This
is (gestures to Annie)...
Julio interrupts..
JULIO
Anita.. Annie.. Annie
Babenco...Lieutenant First
Class... US Air Force..
Retired. And you are Clark
Czikowski, Corporal, retired.
(Smiles at Aquaman)
And Aquaman!You are John
Darby, Sargent Major, Army
Fifth Corps.. retired.
They each turn their heads in some amazement.
They each have expectant expressions.
Genres:
["Action","Adventure","Superhero"]
Ratings
Scene
22 -
A Child's Faith in Heroes
INSERT FLASHBACK – INT. JULIO'S DAD'S WORK DESK
IN THE HOME IN THE PALISADES.
Julio's Dad is at his PC, waves young Julio
over.. starts scrolling through the head shots
and action photos of our heroes on the agency
website. Julio gets excited.. his dad rubs his
head gets up and leaves the room. Julio steps to
the desk and grabs the mouse.. sees a “BIO”
button on Annie's pics. He clicks it and her real
photo pops up , her in a flight suit, portrait
shot.. personal and professional details along
the side margin.
JULIO (V.O.)
My dad showed me your photos
on the computer to let me
know my favorite superheroes
were coming. He left the web
page open on your agencies
website.. I read all your
bios.
RESUME PREV SHOT:
You are all decorated
veterans. Annie.. Flying
Cross and a Purple Heart..
John .. Distinguished Service
Medal and 2 Purple Hearts..
Clark.. nominated for the
Congressional Medal of Honor,
Purple Heart.
At this point, they all have pretty floored
expressions. Julio continues...
JULIO
I know.. I'm a kid.. but I'm
not a 2 year old.. I know you
guys are actors. But I saw
your service records and knew
you'd be arriving at the
party soon. That you would do
something, wouldn't run away
like everyone else.. they
just ran. Everybody ran. I
prayed that you wouldn't be
like everyone else.. that you
would come.
JOHN is now a mess, turns away.. puts his finger
to his eye.
JOHN
Wow.. something just landed
in my eye... scuse me folks..
oy..
ANNIE is now staring in wonderment as this
powerful little boy. She reaches down and hugs
him. SUPERMAN is trying to hold it together..
turns and checks his eyes like JOHN.
ANNIE
Well Julio.. you're right..
we couldn't walk away like
the others. It seems you
knew we were coming ...even
before we did.. we kinda knew
too. Let's get you home.
ANNIE grabs his hand and leads Julio towards the
door. She turns to the guys..
ANNIE
You guys coming?
JOHN and CLARK are still collecting
themselves...they are both useless at this
point.. overwhelmed. CLARK speaks for both of
them.
CLARK
Uhh... Yup.. ya.. just need a
minute... we'll catch up.
ANNIE gets it, smiles and turns, leads the boy
out of the room.
Genres:
["Action","Thriller","Adventure"]
Ratings
Scene
23 -
Symbolic Departure
EXT. MAIN BUILDING, MAIN ENTRANCE, NIGHT.
The main door opens and ANNIE and JULIO exit in
slow motion and onto the driveway, head toward
the main gate. The light fades behind them and we
only see their silhouettes eventually...
CUT TO: FRONT SHOT.. still slo mo.
They are now on the road leading off the
property.. silhouettes.. WONDERWOMAN'S big hair
and crown look like a veil in dark relief, fields
of stars behind them...the universal mother
walking with a child.
THE END.
Notes
– is a reclaiming of mythic function from
commercialized forms.. the Starbuck siren, Zeus
with shit on shoes..
– superhero vets are knights errant
– the vets being eavesdropped on have more
claim to mythic archetypes.. irony is they are
cast off, worried about getting the shits
withdrawing from drugs. The 3 characters will
reclaim the actual, Campbell function of the
archetype in reality..
-classic notions of stoicism, chivalry, mother of
sorrows symbolics are restored to their true
Jungian functions in civilization. Chivalry is
now updated to include the feminine..
WW is both a Fury and Valkyrie.