Swordfish

Skip Woods

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by Skip Woods

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• ACTION
• Thriller

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• Publié par: script-cinema
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• Licence : En savoir +
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• Langue: English

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SWORDFISH

by

SkipWoods

January2001
FinalProductionDraft

FOREDUCATIONAL
PURPOSESONLY

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BLACKNESS

WehearOVER...

FADEIN:

GABRIEL(V.O.)
Youknowtheproblemwith
Hollywood?Theymakeshit.
Unbelievable,unremarkableshit.
I'mnotsomegrungyfilmmaker-
wannabeesearchingfor
existentialismthroughahazeof
bong-smoke.It'seasytopick
apartbadacting,short-sighted
directing,orthepurelymoronic
stringingtogetherofwordsmany
ofthestudiostermasprose.No,
I'mtalkingthelackofrealism.
Realism.Notapervasiveelement
inthemodernAmericancinematic
vision.

INT.STARBUCKSCOFFEESHOP-MORNING

Threemensitatawindowboothdrinkingcoffeeand
talking.Twoofthemensitononesideofthetable;
STANLEYisintlyrthiisharelrae,STyGEAs,ieEROBRNT
forties.Bothwearsuits,theyounger'sisfairly
expensiveandwellcut,theother'sispolyester,enough
said.TheMANacross,however,isquitedifferent.He
iswhattheyusedtocalla"cool-cat."

GABRIEL(MAN)
TakeDogDayAfternoonfor
example.ArguablyPacino's
greatestperformance,excepting
TheGodfather,PartI,and
Scarface,ofcourse.A
masterpieceofdirecting,easily
Lumet'sbest.Theacting,the
script,cinematography,alltop
notch.But,theydidn'tpushthe
envelope.WhatifinDogDay,
Sonnyreallywantedtogetaway
withit?Whatif,andhere's
whereitgetstricky.Whatif
they'dstartedkillinghostages?
Nomercy,noquarter,meetour
demandsorthecuteblondeinthe
bellbottomsgetsoneintheback
ofthehead,bam,splatter.What?
Stillnobus?
(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED:

GABRIEL(CONT'D)
Howmanyinnocentvictimswould
theyletcadssorpsteyargethe
windowsbeforethecityreversed
itspolicyonhostagesituations?
And76.s19C.N.Nosawtih,.Non
C.N.B.C.,noM.T.V.NoInternet.
Fastforwardtothepresent,same
situation.Canyouimaginethe
feedingfrenzyofthemodern
media?Inhoursitwouldbethe
topstoryfromBostontoBudapest.
Allillimetein150mcuahgtozr,mo
computerenhanced,andcolor
corrected.Youwouldpractically
tastethebrainmatter.Six
hostagesdie.Ten.Twelve.
Twenty.Thirty.Relentless.One
afteranother.Alloverabus,a
plane,andacoupleofmillion
dollarsthatwerefederally
insured.

Hesits,lettingthepicturessinkin,then:

GABRIEL
Justathought.Imeanit'snot
reallywithintherealmof
conventionalcinema,butwhat
if...?

ROBERTS
Youknow,thismovieofyours,I
don'tthinkitwouldhaveworked.

GABRIEL
Really?Howcome?

ROBERTS
(shrugs)
Audienceslovehappyendings.

GABRIEL
Pacinoescapes.Withthemoney.
Boyfriendgetsthesexchange
operation.Theylivehappilyever
after.

Stanleyshakeshishead.

No?

GABRIEL

2.

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No.

Homophobia?

Stanleyshakeshishead.

STANLEY

GABRIEL

STANLEY
Badguycan'twin.It'sa
moralitytale.Onewayorthe
other,he'sgottagodown.

GABRIEL
Oh,well.Lifedoestendtobe
strangerthanfiction.
(lookingatwatch)
Well,guys,gottajet.Thisplace
iskindadead.

CAMERAPANSAROUNDthecoffeeshop.Notasoulinthe
place.WeCONTINUETOPANAROUND270DEGREESTOthe
frontdoor,whichisopen.Outsidetheopendoorwayare
crouchedasquadofheavilybody-armoredSWATmembers,
packedtogether,andaimingautomaticweaponsinside.

ANGLEONGABRIEL

GABRIEL
Thanksforthecoffee.

Hegetsup.Inhislefthand,whichhasbeenhiddenby
thetableuntilnow,heisholdingastrange-looking
spring-loadedgrip.Gabrielislookingbackatthem.
Smiles.

GABRIEL
ReneDescartesissittinginsome
barinParis.Bartendersays,
'Hey,youwantanotherdrink?'
Descartessays,'Ithinknot.'
Anddisappears.

Hesmilesathisownjoke,thenturnsandwalksoverto
thefrontdoor.

Move.

Nooneeventwitches.

GABRIEL

GABRIEL
Iwon'taskagain.

3.

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CONTINUED:(3)

Heliftsupthedeviceinhislefthand.

ANGLEONROBERTS

whonodshishead.TheSWATteammovesback,letting
Gabrieloutofthecoffeeshop.

Thankyou.

GABRIEL

GabriellooksbackatStansittinginthebooth.

GABRIEL
Stanley...youcoming?

StanslidesfromtheboothasGabrielexitsthecoffee
shop--

EXT.STARBUCKSCOFFEESHOP-DAY

SILENCE--nosoundsontheSOUNDTRACK.

GabrielandStanleystopjustoutsidethedoorway.
Gabrieldonsapairofhiplittleshades,thencontinues
acrossthesidewalkandintothestreet.

Henonchalantlylooksup.SuddenlytheTHUMPof
HELICOPTERSandhtsetanimodSNEIRSofLAIWhete
soundtrack.

Pandemonium.HELICOPTER