The Avengers Page #4
- PG-13
- Year:
- 1998
- 89 min
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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 ...
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
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 -- ?
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