Jacob's Ladder Page #2
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- Year:
- 1990
- 113 min
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A look of disgust crosses JACOB's face. He kicks the door.
It slides open. The WOMAN seems frightened as he approaches
her.
JACOB:
Excuse me, do you know if we've
(she doesn't answer)
Excuse me.
(she does not
acknowledge his
existence)
Look, I'm asking a simple question.
Have we hit Nostrand Avenue? I fell
asleep.
WOMAN:
(speaking with a Puerto
Rican accent)
I no from around here.
JACOB:
(glad for a response)
Yeah, you and everyone else.
JACOB walks to the other end of the car and sits down. The
only other passenger is an OLD MAN lying asleep on the
fiberglass bench. Occasionally his body shudders. It is the
only sign of life in him.
The train begins to slow down. JACOB peers out of the
window. Nostrand Avenue signs appear. He is relieved. He
gets up and grabs hold of the overhead bar.
The OLD MAN shudders and stretches out on the seat. As he
adjusts his position, tugging at his coat, JACOB catches a
brief glimpse of something protruding from beneath the
coat's hem. His eyes fixate on the spot, waiting for another
look. There is a slight movement and it appears - a long,
red, fleshy protuberance. The sight of it sends shivers up
JACOB's spine. It looks strangely like a tail. Only the
stopping of the train breaks JACOB's stare.
JACOB is the only passenger getting off. The doors close
quickly behind him. He glances at the LADY sitting by the
window. There is a fearful expression on her face as the
train carries her back into the dark tunnel, out of his
sight.
JACOB reaches the exit, a huge metal revolving door
surrounded by floor to ceiling gates. He is about to push
when he notices a chain locking it shut. He stares at it in
disbelief.
JACOB:
Goddam it.
He turns in a huff and hikes to the other end of the
platform. As he approaches the far exit, his eyes widen. The
gate there is also locked. His hands reach for his hips as
he studies an impossible situation.
CUT TO JACOB stepping cautiously onto the ladder going down
to the tracks. A rat scampers by and he gasps.
JACOB:
No way!
He starts to climb back up the ladder but sees that there is
nowhere else to go. He juts out his jaw and steps back down.
JACOB is not comfortable on the tracks. He cannot see where
he is stepping. His shoes slpash in unseen liquid which
makes him grimace. The steel girders are coated in subway
grime. The oily substance coats his hands as he reaches for
support.
JACOB:
Goddam f***ing city!
He wipes the grime on his postal uniform as he steps toward
the center track. He reaches for another girder when it
begins to vibrate. Two pinpoints of light hurl toward him.
Then the noise arrives confirming his fear. A train is
bearing down on him. JACOB looks frightened, not sure which
way to go. He steps forward, up to his ankle in slime. He
cannot tell which track the train is on. It is moving at
phenomenal speed. The station is spinning. The train's
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