All the Money in the World Page #2

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PAUL (V.O.) (CONT'D)

But Grandpa found a way. He made a

deal with the Bedouin tribes. But

there was so much oil there was no

ship big enough to carry it all.

EXT. SHIPYARD -- DAY

Getty supervises construction of a SUPERTANKER, a behemoththe size of a skyscraper lying on its side.

5.

PAUL (V.O.)

So my grandfather invented one. He

called it the supertanker.

EXT. AMERICAN LANDSCAPE -- DAY

As we soar over the American intercontinental highway, SERVICESTATIONS materialize out of nowhere, dotting the landscape,

all bearing the Getty name.

PAUL (V.O.)

Then he built a chain of service

stations across America with his

name on them. Grandpa controlledevery drop of oil, from beneath theearth to the customer's gas tank.

(a beat)

And he was famous.

CUT TO:

PLAYBOY MAGAZINE

In a series of B&W still images accompanying the pages ofTHE PLAYBOY INTERVIEW --click click click -- Getty holdsforth on his great wealth.

PLAYBOY:

Mr. Getty, rumor has it that you arethe first man in history with afortune in excess of one billion

dollars. How much money do you have?

GETTY:

I have no idea. If you can countyour money, you're not a billionaire.

EXT. AUTOSTRADA -- NIGHT

The little Fiat 600 winds along the serpentine Italianhighway, its headlights blazing.

PAUL (V.O.)

I'm telling you this so you canunderstand the things you're about to

see. And maybe you can forgive us.

We PULL BACK as the Fiat winds along the autostrada, awayfrom the glowing city, until it vanishes into the dark.

PAUL (V.O.) (CONT'D)

It's like we're from another planetwhere the force of gravity is sostrong it bends the light. It bends

people too. We look like you, butwe're not like you.

(MORE)

6.

PAUL (V.O.) (CONT'D)

(a beat)

But we were, once.

CUT TO:

ABIGAIL HARRIS GETTY

lies sleeping in a beauty mask as her three children, PAUL(9), MARK (4), and ARIADNE (2) bounce on the bed, clamoringfor breakfast. Her husband lies beside her. Gail GROANS:

GAIL:

Too early. The sun's not even up.

Back to bed, you little monsters.

Little Paul peels back one eye of Gail's mask and lets thesunlight in. She recoils.

GAIL (CONT'D)

You made your point. But no pancakes.

INT. APARTMENT KITCHEN -- MORNING

QUICK CUTS:
Gail fixes pancakes for the children and a cupof strong black coffee for herself, cleans up emptywineglasses and ashtrays from the party the night before,

downs two aspirin, puts a samba LP on the Hi-Fi, washes up,

dresses the children, pulls on capris, teases her hair, anddoes a quick little bossa-nova with the children.

GAIL:

Now, you'll have to amuse yourselvesquietly. I have work to do this

morning and I am not to be disturbed.

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