Escape from L.A.
- R
- Year:
- 1996
- 101 min
- 514 Views
ESCAPE FROM L.A.
Screenplay by John Carpenter
Debra Hill
Kurt Russell
Produced by Debra Hill
Kurt Russell
Directed by John Carpenter
Cast List:
Kurt RussellSnake Plissken
Stacy KeachMalloy
Steve BuscemiMap to the Stars Eddie
Peter FondaPipeline
George CorrafaceCuervo Jones
Valeria GolinoTaslima
Pam GrierHershe
Michael ForbesBrazen
Cliff RobertsonPresident
A.J. LangerUtopia
Bruce CampbellSurgeon General of Beverly Hills
DARKNESS:
A pounding, metallic beat begins. Twists of sound in a tightrope
rhythm. The snap of a military snare drum.
SUPERIMPOSE:
"1998"FEMALE NARRATOR:
Forces hostile to the United States grow
strong in the late 20th Century.
A DARK TABLEAU - CITY STREET - LOS ANGELES - NIGHT
Graffiti-smeared walls. Fires raging. Automatic weapons fire.
Shadowy figures dash through the southern California night.
FEMALE NARRATOR:
A great moral crisis grips the nation as
social revolution and a breakdown of the
criminal justice system threaten society.
They stand like sentinels. Black uniforms. Battle helmets.
Gleaming military assault weapons. Bullet-proof shields with large
emblems:
the American eagle against a red background, and in boldletters underneath, "THE UNITED STATES POLICE FORCE".
FEMALE NARRATOR:
To protect and defend its citizens, the
United States Police Force is formed.
A GLOWING HOLOGRAPHIC MAP
Of Los Angeles, on the coast of southern California.
SUPERIMPOSE:
"1999"FEMALE NARRATOR:
The population of Los Angeles grows to 40
million. The city is ravaged by crime and
immorality. A Presidential candidate
predicts a millennium earthquake will
destroy the city in divine retribution.
The map of L.A. now glows a dark red.
EXT. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES SKYLINE - DAY
A hot summer's day. Heat ripples distorts the towering shadowing
buildings in the dense smog.
FEMALE NARRATOR:
An earthquake measuring 9.6 on the Richter
scale hits at 12:59 p.m., August 23rd, in
the year 2000.
Suddenly we are hit by the loudest, booming, rolling concussion
you have ever heard. The buildings begin to shake, swaying wildly.
The Bonaventure Hotel implodes, collapses inward in the thudding,
slamming freight train of an earthquake. The 4-level Interchange
as the Santa Monica Freeway shatters, crumbles, pulling exit
ramps, cars, trees, and nearby buildings with it.
Buildings shaking. Streets buckling. Cars rolling, crashing.
People running. Gas mains exploding. Buildings convulsing and
dropping like tinder against an inferno.
As the tsunami sweeps in from the ocean, smacking into the
shoreline like the hammer of God, plunging us into darkness.
FEMALE NARRATOR:
After the devastation, the constitution is
damned, and the newly elected President
accepts a lifetime term of office.
HOLOGRAPHIC MAP:
Of the United States. A line tracks along the Mexican border, like
the Berlin Wall.
FEMALE NARRATOR:
Fearing a massive terrorist invasion from
South America, the United States prepares
for war. The Great Wall is built along the
southern border, cutting off the flow of
illegal aliens.
WHAM!
A TORCH-LIT LANDSCAPE - NIGHT
The ruins of L.A. Rubble, smoke, a lethal wasteland. An army of
terrifying figures climbs atop a mountain of debris. They raise
their weapons into the night sky.
FEMALE NARRATOR:
Street gangs, South American terrorists
and the criminally insane capture Los
Angeles, the once-great City of Angels.
ZOOM INTO A HOLOGRAPHIC MAP OF L.A
An unrecognizable L.A. After the big one. Surrounded by water,
L.A. is now an island off the new western shore, tilting on the
edge of the continental plate.
FEMALE NARRATOR:
Now an island on the border of
civilization, L.A. is a no-man's land of
chaos, anarchy and darkness.
A red line tracks along the mountainous areas surrounding the
island, defining the perimeter of the armed fortress. Police
firebases and gun emplacements are indicated in the San Gabriel
Mountains.
FEMALE NARRATOR:
The United States Police Force, like an
army, is encamped in the San Gabriel
Mountains.
ZOOM INTO L.A.
From the glowing, outlined canyons come the cries of rage of a
million lost souls.
FEMALE NARRATOR:
The President's first act as Permanent
Commander-in-Chief is Directive 17:
protect and defend the United States from
this island of the damned, Hell on Earth.
BLACK SCREEN:
SUPERIMPOSE:
"2013 - NOW"TRAVELING SHOT low, across the top of the water's surface. Climb
up the side of a massive, rusted supertanker, abandoned, years
ago. Break over the railing to reveal a gigantic neon sign which
screams "NEW LAS VEGAS." The supertanker has been transformed into
a floating resort.
The camera increases speed, moves past huge billboards displaying
gigantic glitzy ads:
"NUCLEAR NIGHTS IN HAVANA" - an extravaganza with fabulous
showgirls and laser recreations of Fidel's final night.
"MUSEUM OF NIGHT CLUB ARTS" - a virtual reality tour featuring
legendary Vegas entertainers.
"FREE ENTERPRISE WORLD" - a virtual Disneyland for the whole
family.
Now camera flies low through glittering streets and back alleyways
filled with gamblers, neon and glitz.
EXT. ALLEY - NEW LAS VEGAS, 2013 - NIGHT
An alley strangled with tourists, gamblers, hookers, hustlers, and
con men - professional expatriates from the West mingling with
excited visitors from all over the world.
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