The Avengers Page #4

Synopsis: The Avengers is a 1998 American action spy film adaptation of the British television series of the same name from the 1960s, directed by Jeremiah Chechik. It stars Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman as secret agents John Steed and Emma Peel, and Sean Connery as Sir August de Wynter, a mad scientist bent on controlling the world's weather.
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  4 wins & 16 nominations.
 
IMDB:
3.7
Metacritic:
12
Rotten Tomatoes:
5%
PG-13
Year:
1998
89 min
2,483 Views


Emma flings on a satin robe, goes to the window and sees --

37 HER POV

a CAR zooooming past, its bowler-hatted driver racing thru early morning streets. The

damn thing BACKFIRES again ...

38 BACK TO SCENE

Emma frowns, annoyed.

39 EXT. STREETS - DAWN

Zoom! The sleek, sporty black Jaguar SS100 burns down deserted streets. Inside is a

bowler-hatted man --

JOHN STEED, late 30's. Handsome English gent, roguish looks, dandy's clothes. A

Beau Brummel figure in a Savile Row suit, velvet collar, embroidered waistcoat.

A debonair Etonian, Steed oozes charm, wit and - when he chooses to -- hard-edged,

steely menace. He drives through --

40 LONDON (1999)

This is 'Avengersland': a parallel world painted by Rene Magritte, forever England.

Bright pinks, greens and reds, an imperial city in final decadent bloom. White stucco

buildings. Regency style in candy colors. A surreally 90's city like a hipper, edgier

version of the 60's preserved in aspic, where --

Over the RADIO, a plummy voice:

ANNOUNCER (V.O.)

(filtered)

... The War Office today approved military

expenditure for the nation's new defense alert

system. A spokesman said he would raise the

matter at the forthcoming World Council of

Ministers, but that a state of vigilance was

still necessary in the uncertain climate.

As Steed turns into a mews, we realize that in this kinky, pop world, ordinary life does

not intrude. No traffic. No extras. Nothing to spoil the view.

As the radio continues with a weather forecast, Steed --

41 EXT. STEED'S GARAGE - DAWN

Steed's car enters his garage -- Door closes as --

42 INT. STEED'S FLAT - DAWN

but the curtains are still drawn so the place is dark.

A large bachelor's den. Dark wood, leather armchairs ...

Steed enters his library from a concealed door --

Titles on wine and birdwatching. He clicks the door, goes to his drinks cabinet. Pours

a brandy. Hears a noise ...

Instantly on guard. In his glass, sees a shadowy reflection move. Steed peers 'round a

corner. Sees a silhouetted figure stand over his desk -- a burglar?

Steed sneaks up behind -- raises his umbrella, and --

Crack! Brings the umbrella down -- on the suspect's head. Who manages to dodge,

swivel 'round, and --

Bam! Delivers an expert blow to Steed's stomach. A rapid exchange of blows. Steed

recoils, about to jab the umbrella, when --

His assailant about to deliver a kick to his crotch -- Steed covers the area -- bam! a

spiked heel hits his bowler -- as the curtains are drawn back, light floods in -- they

freeze.

Steed knows his opponent: a lethal blonde in red leather.

STEED:

Brenda -- ?

43 FROM ABOVE HIM

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Don Macpherson

Don Macpherson is a Canadian journalist. He is the Quebec affairs columnist for the Montreal Gazette. He has covered Quebec political affairs since 1985. Macpherson, who is of Scottish origin, was raised in the Montreal neighbourhood of Rosemont. more…

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