Clash of the Titans Page #2

EXT. SAND DUNES OF A LONELY BEACH - NIGHT

Two HORSEMEN gallop in the moonlight. The first Rider

sways in the saddle and falls from his mount. He

staggers to his feet, a skin of ale in his hands. It is

King Acrisius, very drunk.

The second Rider, the King's STEWARD, dismounts to give

aid, though he's also drunk.

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4.

CONTINUED:

KING ACRISIUS:

(RAGING)

My own subjects condemn me! They

dare judge me? And what emboldens

this treachery?...

STEWARD:

You are mistaken, my King. None

would risk your anger --

KING ACRISIUS:

(oblivious to him)

It is Zeus who warps my

kinadom!... Zeus the ungodly, Zeus

the defiler...

This talk sobers the Steward instantly; he looks about

fearlessly.

STEWARD:

Please, speak not these things --

Acrisius spins on him, out of control --

KING ACRISIUS:

He cuckolds me in my castle, rapes

my precious Queen! This is a low,

conniving God... But I have bested

him on this day and humbled the

great Prime.

(SWIGS ALE)

Tell me, Panos, who rivals Zeus on

Olympos? Who does the Fearless

One fear?

STEWARD:

I beg you, Your Highness --

Acrisius pulls a dagger and holds it to the Steward's

throat.

KING ACRISIUS:

Tell me what the Priests say!

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