Blast from the Past
- PG-13
- Year:
- 1999
- 112 min
- 1,279 Views
FADE IN:
SCENE 1 OMITTED
EXT. SAN FERNANDO VALLEY - NIGHT
OPEN on a MOVING WIDE SHOT of a mountain range with the
distant lights of the San Fernando Valley behind it.
BEGIN CREDITS as a NAVY JET drops down into the picture.
PUSH IN on the jet's exhaust flame. Have the words "THE
BLAST" come out of the flame. Then there is a SLIGHT
EXPLOSION and the flame intensifies. The words "FROM THE
PAST" jump out of the exhaust as the jet momentarily
shakes.
INT. JET
The PILOT feels the jet shake. But he looks at his
indicators and everything appears to be normal. He
relaxes.
EXT. JET
We begin with a WIDER REAR SHOT of the jet and allow the
plane to move away. Then SUPER: "LOS ANGELES, 1962"
before continuing the main titles. A popular recording
from that period has been playing throughout.
EXT. CALVIN'S WORK SHOP - NIGHT
Start on a CU of the HAM RADIO ANTENNA, WIND GAUGE and
THERMOMETER attached to the roof of Calvin's shop. (We
can hear military air traffic chatter on Calvin's
Hallicrafter radio.) Then move down to the window where
we see CALVIN Webber tinkering with a gadget at his work
bench. Calvin's very pregnant wife HELEN appears. The
music becomes source.
HELEN:
For Pete's sake, Calvin! We've got
guests!
CALVIN:
Sorry, honey! I just got to fooling
with this darn rheostat.
HELEN:
Well, put it down and come in!
CALVIN:
You bet, hon!
They exit the workshop for the house. Calvin has left
the ham radio on.
NAVY PILOT (ON
RADIO)
Tower, Wolf One is five miles from the
overhead.
TOWER (ON RADIO)
Wolf One, Tower. Report the numbers.
You're number one for the overhead.
NAVY PILOT (ON
RADIO)
Wolf one.
INT. COCKPIT OF JET - SAME TIME
The YOUNG PILOT looks down at the flashing red light on
his control panel. He speaks into the oxygen mask that
hangs loosely from his helmet.
PILOT:
Tower. Wolf One. I've got a problem
here.
TOWER (OC)
Say your problem, Wolf One. Are you
declaring an emergency?
PILOT:
Stand by. One.
INT. DINING ROOM
DAVE, BETTY, BOB, and RUTH (30's) pass around the buffet
table. Another period song is playing on the phonograph.
BETTY:
Just remember:
don't mention thecommunists!
DAVE:
Calvin's a great guy, but he's a
little, you know...
BETTY:
Nutty.
RUTH:
What's his wife like?
BETTY:
Oh, you know, housewife.
DAVE:
Likes to cook. Pregnant.
RUTH:
Normal, then.
BETTY:
Well, I wouldn't go that far.
(then)
Helen!
Helen has entered from the kitchen with more food. She
favors June Allison.
HELEN:
Hi, Betty! Dave!
BETTY:
Just look at you!
HELEN:
Any day now!
BETTY:
This is my sister and her husband.
HELEN:
Oh, hi! Welcome!
INT. LIVING ROOM
Calvin is using a cocktail shaker to very carefully make
Rob Roys for the crowd at the bar. It's like watching a
chemist at work. Calvin's a pipe-smoker.
CALVIN:
So anyhow this duck says to the clerk,
"I'd like to buy this lip balm." And
the clerk says, "Will that be cash or
a check?" And the duck says, "Just
put it on my bill!"
Polite laughter follows, but the guy out of Calvin's
sight-line rolls his eyes.
with drinks. Helen is in the b.g., rushing around, over-
serving everyone.
DAVE:
He was the golden-boy professor at Cal
Tech. But then he starts inventing
things.
BOB:
What kind of things?
DAVE:
You got me. Some kind of special
synthetic rubber. And some kind of
automated machine. Anyhow, suddenly
he gets rich. I mean rich! And quits
teaching.
ANGLE - CALVIN
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