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COWBOYS
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KENKAUFMANandHOWARDKLAUSNER
May1999Draft
FOREDUCATIONAL
PURPOSESONLY
MANUALMILITARYTYPEWRITER
hammersoutascreennarration:
SUPERIMPOSE:OCTOBER,1958.
ThesuccessfullaunchofSputnikIhas
startedrumorsthatmannedspaceflight
isayearawayfortheSovietUnion.The
UnitedStateshasassumedthetitanic
challengeof"Takingthehighgroundof
space."
EXT.USAFPROVINGGROUND(CALIFORNIAHIGHDESERT)-DAY
ASONICBOOMinthecrystalbluedesertsky.Amodified
BellLabsX-2UltrasonicJET--basicallyarocketwith
stubbywingsthatlookmorelikevestigialfins--
SCREAMSupwards,an80degreeclimbintospace.Onits
sideisstylishlypainted"Daedalus."
INT.X-JET-CLOSEONALTIMETER-THATMOMENT
108,999FEET...THE"999's"rollover.
Thepilot'svoicestrainswiththeG-forcesandthinoxygen.
PILOT(V.O.)
109,000.Comeon,Frank,let's
pokeournoseintospace.
ThepilotisMajorWILLIAM"HAWK"HAWKINS,26.In
theseatbehindhimisMAJORFRANKCORVIN,29.Bothwear
bulkypressuresuitsandspacehelmets.
FRANK
No.That'senough,Hawk.We're
approachingheatbarrier.Let's
leveloff.
(intohisradio)
RecoverOne,thisisFalcon.
Beginningdescentnow.
INT.AIRFORCEB--THATMOMENT
TwelvemilesbelowtheX-2.Barrel-chested,buzz-cutted
Captain"TANK"SULLIVANisatthecontrols.
TANK
Roger,Daedalus.Gotyouonthe
scope,Frank.
Tanksharpenstheradarblip.Ashedoes,weseea
plastichulagirlnoptnemurtsniehtncing"anel"da
frenetically.
INT.X--THATMOMENT
Thealtimeterhits110,000.FrankandHawkarebreathing
harder.
HAWK
Bingo.110,000thfloor,ladies'
lingerie.
TheDRONEoftherocketMOTORHESITATES--ananosecond
atmost--thenRESUMESasnormal.
FRANK
Youcatchthat,Hawk?
Hawkisinthezone,listeningandfeelingtheairplane.
Hawk!
FRANK
EXT.DESERTGROUNDBELOW--THATMOMENT
CaptainJERRYO'NEILLsitsoutsideaUSAFtruckinfront
ofaradarscreenreadingaPlayboymagazine.Hereads
thecopyaloudtohimself.
JERRY
MissSeptember,herselfa
promisingstudentpilot,hasa
particularweaknessforstructural
engineerswithPh.D.'sinastro-
physics.
HeslowlymovesthePlayboyawayandseesascorpion
climbinghisbareankle.Herollsupthemagazine
tightly,holdsitabovethescorpion,readytoswatit.
Helooksatthescorpion...helooksatMissSeptember's
smilingfaceandairbrushed-breast...
Hecan'tdoit,hecan'tsullythisredheadedvision:He
calmlygrabsthescorpionbyitsstingertailandflings
it.Hawk'svoicecracklesovertheRADIO.
HAWK(V.O.)
She'salright,she'stalkingtome.
Youtrustme,don'tyou,Frank?
JERRY
Uhoh...herewegoagain.
INT.X--THATMOMENT
THROUGHthecanopy--thehorizon--theblueturnsto
2.
black.HawkandFrankaretouchingouterspace.
Frank,look.
HAWK
ThefullmoonisrisingoverthecurvatureoftheEarth.
HAWK
(calm,farawayvoice)
That'swherewe'regoing.Idon't
knowhow,Idon'tknowwhen...
Franklooksupfromthegaugesatthehorizon.Heis
mesmerized,speechless.Hawkstartstosing.Awesome
pilot,lousysinger.
HAWK
Flymetothemoonandletmeplay
amongthestars--
Franklooksoutthewindowatthemoon.TheROCKETMOTOR
HESITATESAGAIN,SPUTTERSandGOESSILENT.Allthegauges
droptozero.Enginefailure.Frankisjoltedbackto
reality.
HolyGod.
FRANK
AllwehearistheWINDbuffetingtheplaneandtheeerie
soundoftheplane'sairframeandbodyskinCREAKING.
Hawkworksfranticallytorestarttheengine,tryingto
jokethroughit.
HAWK
Hey,Frank,wannagetoutand
gimmeapush?
FRANK
Sonofabitch!
They'renosingover,beginningwhateverypilotdreads
most--aflatspin.ThecockpitALARMSOUNDS.
HAWK
Wehavetoeject.
FRANK
At112,000feet?!Areyououtta
yourmind?!
HAWK
We'renotgonnaridethisthingout.
CallMayday--we'repopping!
FRANK
(gaspingforair)
Wearenot...losing...another...
ship!
3.
EXT.X--THATMOMENT
Spinningwildly,plummetingtowardsground.Theright
wingshuddersandripsaway--theplaneinvertsinits
spin.
INT.X--THATMOMENT
HAWK
Don'tthinkaboutit,Frank.Just
doit.I'mgonnacountdownto
one.Ready?One!
HawkyankstheT-handle.TheexplosiveBOLTSBLOWthe
canopyoff.Twoscreams,oneofterror,oneofjoy,
astheyeject,thesupersonicwindhittingthemlikea
truck.
FrankandHawkareinfreefall--22milesoverthe
desert.Approachingthespeedofsound,theyscream
towardsEarth.Frankisparalyzedinastillfall.
Hawktumblesandsoarslikehisnamesake,livingevery
man'sultimatefantasy--pureflight.Sidebyside,he
seemsknarFtnuatotouabsieflehast.Frankpullsihs
ripcordat22,000,arrestinghisfall.Hawkkeepsright
ongoing.
EXT.GROUND-THATMOMENT
Jerry,binocularstrainedskyward,seesFrank'sparachute
deployOMBOginerndhutehtsraehehtnethemomexactlyta
oftheplanecrashingintothedesertfloor,
JERRY
That'sgottabeFrank...but
where'sHawk?
EXT.SKY-THATMOMENT
Hawkissoaring,spinning,laughingandscreaming,
ignoringthegroundcomingupquick.
INT.B--THATMOMENT
TanksearchesthroughthewindscreenforHawk,when
Hawk aiflngli-a-sh,flaly-realeef--rfrgilasltaspht
thecockpitwindshield,startlingTank.
Whooashit!!
TANK
4.
Hebanksthehugeplanehardlefttoavoidhittinghim.
Tankgrimlytakesthedancinghulagirloffthe
instrumentpanel,replacesherwithaplasticdashboard
Jesus.
EXT.SKY-HAWK
Onethousandfeet--Machoneplus.Sluggish,lethargic,
almostout.Hewillshiseyesopentoseetheground
comingupmightyfastandpullsthecord;thechute
releases.Agut-wrenchingforcenearlyyankshimoutof
theharnessasheispulledskyward--700mphtozeroin
threeseconds.Heopenshisfaceplate,gulpingair,
laughinglikeaschoolboy.
EXT.GROUND-THATMOMENT
Jerrylaughs,relieved,whenheseesthesecondchute.
Heclimbsintothetruck,tossesthePlayboyasideand
STARTStheENGINE.
JERRY
Crazysonofabitchalmostmade
likeabugonawindshield.
Hawktouchesdowneasily.Hefallsbackonhischute,
elated.
EXT.EDWARDSAIRFORCEBASE-THATMOMENT
Establishing.
INT.OFFICE-DAY
CUTTO:
TheofficeofMajorBOBGERSON,AirForceSpecial
ProjectsAdministrator.Only27,Gersonalreadyhasthe
lookofapolishedbureaucrat.Helooksoutthe
panoramicwindowbehindhisdeskatathick,blackcolumn
ofsmokerisingabovethedesert--obviouslythe
experimentalX-2.SIRENSaudible.
Hislookisneitheralarmnorconcern.Hestudiesthe
scenecoldlyandobjectivelylikeascientist.Andhis
eyesseemtosmile,asthoughthisisnorealcatastrophe
tohim.
EXT.DESERT-THATMOMENT
CUTTO:
AsFrankdescends,heliftshisfaceplateandlooksout
5.
at--
Acolumnofblacksmokeonthehorizon--wheretheX-2
crashed.
Franktouchesdown--notquiteasgracefulorelatedas
Hawk.Matteroffact,hetumblesover,caughtinthe
chuteandrigging.Alookofsingle-mindedrevengeon
hisface,drawotsergFsmihflednarahckanhaunesrnsse
Hawkawkwardlyinhisstiff,cumbersomepressuresuit.
Hawksitsup,howlswithjoy.
HAWK
112,000andIfeelfine!Let'sdo
itagain,Frank!
FrankpunchesHawkthroughtheopenfaceplateofhis
helmet,knockinghimoffhisfeet.
FRANK
Youalwayshavetopushthingsto
theirlimit,don'tyou?
HAWK
That'swhatIdobest,Frank.
Frankdivesonhim,theylockupinafight.Jerryjumps
outofthejust-arrivingtruck,anddivesintothemelee,
tryingtopullthemapart.
INT.BOBGERSON'SOUTEROFFICE-LATERTHATDAY
CUTTO:
Frankenters,literallyhatinhand.Hawkfollowshim
in,hatstillonhishead.Frankswipesitoff,shoves
itintohishands.ThedutysergeantopensGerson's
door.
INT.GERSON'SOFFICE-CONTINUOUSACTION
Theyenter,Gersonfacesouthispanoramicwindow--we
canstillseethesmokefromthebrushfirecausedbythe
crashoftheX-2.
GERSON
IsthatsmokeIsmell?Lookslike
afireoutbyRidgecrest.
FRANK
WecrashedtheX-2.
GERSON
Myfour-milliondollarX-2?Is
thattheX-2you're