Breakdown Page #3

JEFF:

No, Amy. It’s my excuse.

She looks at him, not understanding. He hesitates.

JEFF:

That girl... it’s like I was

paralyzed. I wanted to do

something, but I didn’t. I just

stood there and watched her get

killed.

He looks at her, emotional.

JEFF:

Please, babe, I need this. Say

yes and we’ll take as long as you

want --drive cross-country and

make a vacation out of it. What

do you say?

(CONTINUED)

9.

CONTINUED:

Amy looks at him, considering. We hear a faint RUSH OF

WIND. Then it gets LOUDER... LOUDER... and -

CUT TO:

EXT. CREDIT MONTAGE -VARIOUS LOCATIONS -LOW ANGLE DAY

AND NIGHT:

The metallic grill of the Cherokee explodes INTO FRAME as

the car whooshes over us, hurtling down the Massachusetts

Turnpike.

In a SERIES OF SHOTS, with CREDITS OVER, we see landmarks

form the cross-country trip: a Pennsylvania Dutch

farmhouse, a smoke-spewing factory in Ohio, the

Mississippi River, Kansas wheat fields, Loveland Pass and

the Continental Divide.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. OPEN DESERT -DAY

The middle of nowhere. Sand, weeds and sagebrush. A

two-lane highway stretches to the horizon like a ribbon

of asphalt.

The Cherokee cruises along the road. Its Massachusetts

plates seem out of place in this stark landscape.

There are no other vehicles.

MOVING CLOSER, we see that Jeff is driving. Amy is sound

asleep in the reclined passenger seat.

In back, luggage, moving boxes, camera cases.

INT. JEEP CHEROKEE -DAY

The AIR CONDITIONING WHISPERS. On the console are two

empty Styrofoam McDonald’s coffee cups and a state-ofthe-

art Nikon Camera.

Jeff stretches in the driver’s seat. He forces his eyes

open, fighting sleep. He reaches for the coffee cup...

it’s empty. He glances into the back of the Jeep. There

is a thermos of coffee on the back seat.

Keeping one hand on the wheel, he reaches for the thermos

and fumbles it to the floor. He strains to reach it. He

doesn’t notice...

10.

EXT. HIGHWAY -200 YARDS AHEAD

A slow-moving Dodge Ram pickup truck is approaching the

highway along a small road that cuts across the desert

floor.

The pickup, equipped with oversized tires, roll bar, and

a CB whip antenna, bounces over the uneven terrain and

turns onto the highway, stopping just before entering

Jeff’s lane.

INT. CHEROKEE -DAY

Jeff glances up just in time to see the Ram lurch into

the road in front of him. Jeff drops the thermos and

spins the wheel!

Amy’s eyes fly open -

EXT. HIGHWAY -DAY

The Cherokee goes into a wild looping skid. The Ram

jerks to a halt as the Cherokee whips past, averting a

collision by inches.

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