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变相怪杰英文剧本

THEMASK

RevisedbyChuckRussell

ThirdDraft

April21,1993

SHOOTINGDRAFT

EXT.HIGHSEAS-DAY

ThedragonheadprowofanancientVikingshipcutsthroughthethickfogoftheroughNorthAtlanticSea.

MUSICEXPLODES:

WAGNER'S"GOTTERDAMMERUNG"（TwilightoftheGods）

SUPERIMPOSE:

THETENTHCENTURYA.D.

EXT.BOWOFTHESHIP-DAY

VikingexplorerLEIFERICSONcarefullystudieshisfobcompassashedanglesitaboveaparchmentmap.HisSAILORSstealnervouslooksatalarge,diabolical-lookingIRONBOXinthehold.

OLAF,afierce,one-eyedVikingwarriorapproachesEricson.NOTE:

DialogisinOLDNORSE,withSUBTITLES）

OLAF

Leif,let'sdothedeed

beforeanothernightfalls.Thecrew's

nearmutiny.

Ericsondrawshisbroadswordwithaflourish.

LEIFERICSON

Knowthis!

Thefirstmantoturn

willtastemysteelinhisguts.

OLAF

Butwe'vesurelygonefarenough.

ERICSON

Thataccursedboxmustbethrown

offtheedgeoftheworld.We

willgountilwecangonomore…

Suddenlythereisanear-splittingSCREECHandtheentireboatrocksviolentlyasitrunsaground.

TheLOOKOUTisthrownfromhiscrow'snest…andCRASHESstraightthroughthedeckrightinfrontofEricson.Hispainedvoicefloatsupfromtheblackhole.

LOOKOUT

…Landho.

Ericsonwheelsaboutjustasthefogpartsoffthestarboardbow.

ERICSON'SP.O.V.

Abeautifulrusticcoastlinestretchingoffasfarastheeyecansee.

LEIF

（gasps）

ByOdin'sbeard…

EXT.THENEWWORLD-AHARBOR-SUNSET

Olaffinishesdiggingaholeinthesand.Hebacksaway,terrified,asburlyVikings,ledbyEricson,muscletheIRONBOXovertotheholeandquicklyburyit.Ericsonturnstoanexotic-lookingEurasianWITCH.

ERICSON

Bequick,Witch.Letthedeed

bedone.

TheWitchunravelsascrollandrecites:

WITCH

OhLoki,ancientone.Thymischief

dwellnowinwaters,baseand

bland.Andinwavesandsandthy

magicforeversleep…

AstheWitchspeaks,astrongwindkicksupandablackwallofcloudsappears.TheskyexplodesinTHUNDERandLIGHTNING.Themenlookaboutfearfully.

ERICSON（CONT.）

Backtotheshipmen,hurry.

OLAF

Captain,you'vediscoveredanew

world.Itisyourrighttonameit.

ERICSON

LeavethattotheItalians.We're

nevercomingbackhere.Never.

Thislandisnowcursed.

DISSOLVETO:

ASIGN:

'BEACHCLOSED-RAWSEWAGE-NOSWIMMING'

EXT.BEACH-PRESENTDAY

Hot,smoggyandpacked.Cityscapeoftoweringskyscrapersstandsinthehazejustbeyondthecrowdedbeach.

SUPER:

EDGECITY-THEPRESENT

Acaffeine-drivenD.J'svoiceboomsoverthebeach-goers'radios.

D.J.（V.O.）

Yessiree,it'safour-alarm

sizzlerouttheretodaywithhighs

intheupperninetiesandno

reliefinsight.Wehaveathird

stagesmogadvisoryandametro

trafficgridlockalert.

Flourocarbonsareup,theDow

Jonesisdownandwe'reexpecting

anotherSpikeLeemovieany

second.Inotherwordsfolks,

it'sjustanotherbee-youtiful

dayinEdgeCity.

CameraENDFRAMESonanindustrialbargemarked"DepartmentofSanitation."Acrane'scablelinedisappearsunderwater.

EXT.UNDERWATER-SAMETIME

SCUBAWELDERSrepairacracked,scumspewingpipe.Onediverhitssomethinghardwithhisdredger.Heunearths…

THEANCIENTIRONBOX

RustandbarnaclespartiallyobscuretheengravedimagesofNorsegodsanddemons.

THEDIVERwedgeshisscubaknifeunderthecorrodedlock.Erie'MASK'themeSFXriseashetriestopryopenthelid.

SuddenlythePIPELINEBREAKSFREE,crushingthediverandcrackingopenthebox.

SOMETHING（seenonlyinripplingshadow）explodesoutoftheboxonacloudofbubblesandshootstowardthesurface.

EXT.WATER

TheMasksurfacesinthef.g.aslighteningEXPLODESacrossthedistantcityscape.

CUTTO:

EXT.EDGECITYBANK

Abannerdisplaystheirproudmotto:

"WEBANKONTOMORROW."

EXT./INT.EDGECITYBANK

CHARLIESCHUMACHER（30's）gazesoutthewindowfromhiscluttereddeskasthecrackofTHUNDERechosthroughtheurbancanyons.

CHARLIE

Lookatthosecloudsrollin'in,

man.Freakyweather.

STANLEYIPKISS,abright0eyedamiableyoungaccountexecpausesbyCharlie'sdeskanddropsoffaprint-out.

STANLEY

HeyCharlie,canyougooverthese

stats?

We'resupposedtohave

acompletereportbeforelunch.

Charlietakesonelooksatthecomplexprint-outsandtossesthemback.

CHARLIE

Woah.SorryStanley,Ijusthad

myweavetightenedandmyhead

iskillingme.Beapalandtake

thoseovertoHinkleman,willya?

MAGGIE,acuteyoungblondenowstrollsby.

MAGGIE

Higuys.Didyouhaveanyluck

withthoseconcerttickets

Stanley?

Stanleyperksupatthesightofher.

STANLEY

Isuredid.Fridaynight,just

likeyouwanted.

MAGGIE

Oh,Stanley,that'swonderful.

STANLEY

WhattimeshouldIpickyouup?

MAGGIE

Gee,Idon'tknow.Mybest

girlfriendjustgotintotownand

Iknowshe'dlovetogo.Canwe

getanextraticketforher?

STANLEY

Well…uh,actuallyit'ssold

out.Iwaskindaluckytoget

these.

MAGGIE

She'sonlygoingtobeintown

acoupleofdaysandIjustcan't

lethersitathomeallalone.

Areyousurethereisn'tsomething

wecando?

Stanleyconsidersthesituationforamoment,thenpullstheticketsoutofhispocket.

STANLEY

Youknowwhat?

Here.Youtwo

go.

MAGGIE

OhStanley,Icouldn'tdothat.

STANLEY

Noreally.Goahead.It'sokay.

Ihateconcertsanyway.Allthat,

youknow…musicfloatingaround.

MaggiesnatchestheticketsfromStanley'shand.

MAGGIE

Thatissosweet.Sheila'sjust

goingtolovethis.

STANLEY

SomaybeyouandIcanget

togetherovertheweekend?

MAGGIE

I'mnotsurewhat'sgoingon,but

justgivemeacall.Youknow

Iliketobespontaneous.

STANLEY

Oh,sure.Metoo.

MAGGIE

StanleyIpkiss,youarethenicest

guy.

Maggiegiveshimaquickair-kissandhurriesofftoherteller'swindow.

CHARLIE

That'sit.

STANLEY

What?

CHARLIE

Thekissofdeath.Assoonas

theyusethe"N"wordit'sall

over.

STANLEY

SomaybeIamaniceguy.So

what?

CHARLIE

Youarearug.Iamtalking

astro-turfhere.You'reletting

thesewomensharpentheircleats

onyou.

STANLEY

Hey,I'magentleman.Ifthey

can'tappreciatethat,it'stheir

problem.

CHARLIE

Youspendtoomuchtimebeing

"nice"toagirl,you'llwindup

sittin'aroundlisteningtoher

complainaboutthesonofabitch

shereallyloves.

STANLEY

Charlie,youareaverysick

puppy.

CHARLIE

Wakeup,Stanley!

Thesearethe

nineties.We'redealingwithan

entiregenerationofdysfunctional

lovejunkies.Youcan'tromance

'em.Yougottaconfuse'em.It's

theonlythingthatgetstheir

attention.

（pauses）

Letmedemonstrate.Youseethat

girloverthere?

StanleylooksoveratthecoffeeservicewhereanattractiveyoungWOMANispouringherselfacupofcoffee.

CHARLIE（CONT.）

HiLisa.

LISA

（forgetshisname）

Oh,hi…

CHARLIE

Charlie.

LISA

That'sright.Sorry.

CHARLIE

Lisa,thismayseemalittleodd,

butmyfriendoverthereandI

werehavingthisdiscusionand

Ithoughtmaybeyoucouldsettle

itforus.

LISA

I'llhelpoutifIcan.

CHARLIE

（sheepishly）

Actually,Idon'tknow…this

iskindofapersonalquestion.

LISA

That'sokay.Goahead.

CHARLIE

Alright.Justforthesakeof

argument,ifIwasn'tahappily

marriedman…amIthekindof

guyyou'dgooutwith?

LISA

Oh,um…Idon'tknow.

（pauses）

Well…yeah.IguessIwould.

CHARLIE

Lisa,Ihaveterrificnewsfor

you.

LISA

What?

CHARLIE

I'mnotmarried!

Isthisperfect

orwhat?

Listen,there'snota

lotofwomenwillingtocomeright

outlikethatandadmitthey're

attractedtoaguy,but…

LisaSLAPSCharlie,turnsonherheel,andmarchesoff.

CHARLIE（CONT.）

Jeez…makeupyourmind.

StanleygivesCharliethefisheyeashereturns.

CHARLIE

Okay.Badexample.Some

ofthesewomengotsomuchbaggage

theyneedanemotionalskycap.

I'lltellyouwhatStanley,

tonightI'mgonnatakeyouona

lovesafari,deepintothedarkest

heartoftheurbanjungle.

STANLEY

Andwhere'sthat?

CHARLIE

TheMonkey'sPaw.Hottestnew

clubintown.It'saguaranteed

skirtalertandnodeadbeats

allowed.

STANLEY

Sohowarewegonnagetin?

CHARLIE

Woah,doIdetectalittle

self-imageproblemthere,buddy?

Youjustleaveeverythingtome.

This,myfriendisgoingtobe

theperfectnightonthetown.

SuddenlyaresoundingpealofTHUNDERringsoutlikethecrackofdoom.Sheetsofrainpourdownonthebank'swindows.

EXT.STREET

Pedestriansscrambleforcoverinthesuddendownpour.

INT.BANK-FOYER

Ayoungwomanscurriesintothebankholdinganewspaperoverherhead.She'ssoakingwetandpausesinthefoyertostraightenherselfout.

Charlieimmediatelynoticesher…

CHARLIE

Holdthephone.Killeratthree

o'clock.

Stanleyfollowshisgaze.

STANLEY'SP.O.V.

CAMERAdoesaclassicCHEESECAKETILT-UPstartingwiththewoman'smilliondollarlegsasshesqueezessomeofthewateroutofherskirt…uppastherbody,whichthroughherdampsummerclothesisundeniableproofthatthereisaGod…up…up…toherfaceasthatnewspaperistossedaside.She'saheart-stoppingwoman/childwithaCupid'sbowmouthandiceblueeyes.Inotherwordsshe'strouble.Bigtrouble,alsoknownasTINACARLYLE.

CharliemayaswellhavejustseentheVirginofGuadalupe.

CHARLIE

（hushedreverence）

Ohmygod…Aperfectdime.The

dameofdames.TheMobyofmy

dick.

STANLEY

EasyCharlie.You'llsprainyour

eyes.

TinanowentersandwalkstowardsStanleyandCharlie.

TINA

Excuseme,wherecanIopenanew

account?

Charlieflasheshisbest100wattsmile.

CHARLIE

You'vecometotherightplace,

ma'am.Juststeprightthisway

andpullupachair…

CharlietriestosteerTinatohisdesk,butshe'sstillpreoccupiedwithherdampclothing.

TINA

Oh,I'msorry.I'macomplete

wreck.Willyouholdthisplease