Cliffhanger Page #4
- R
- Year:
- 1993
- 113 min
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GABE:
(loud, in control)
Hold on. I'm coming out to get you.
Gabe gently pulls himself up on the line, crosses his ankles
on it, and clips himself on with a three foot safety line.
Gabe starts smoothly, quickly pulling himself out, but --
SUSAN:
is in trouble -- the bobbing of the line from Gabe's weight
and the winds are making her lose her grip even more --
GABE:
urgently pulls himself along the line faster, trying not to
shake the line. As he gets closer and closer to a terrified
Susan, his eyes lock on hers --
GABE:
Keep looking at me. Hold on --
WIDER ANGLE:
Gabe is only ten feet away from --
SUSAN:
who stares at Gabe, petrified -- this focus is helping, but
her strength is just about gone --
INSERT - THE CLIP
The knot has worked itself halfway through -- it doesn't make
any difference how tight she holds on to the harness, the
harness itself is letting go --
ON GABE:
who knows it and pulls himself the rest of the way, a little
faster, almost bridging the gap --
ON SUSAN:
staring desperately at Gabe, holding on --
that's keeping Susan alive surrenders the knot -- it passes
through, and
SUSAN:
falls --
GABE:
deliberately lets go of the main line and launches himself
at Susan --
THEIR HANDS:
miss --
ANGLE ON BOTH:
Gabe's three foot safety line pulls taut, testing the limits
of the line above as it yanks him back --
GABE'S POV - SUSAN
is just out of reach -- her hand is still stretched out, her
GABE:
who can only look down, swaying helplessly on the wire as
Frank and Maggie look down in horror, but neither look as
anguished as Hal --
LONG SHOT - SUSAN
falling -- falling -- falling -- looking very small against
SUSAN'S POV - FALLING
from this height takes the longest nineteen seconds you can
imagine --
GABE:
twists from his safety line, spinning helplessly -- he wants
to, but can't, shut his eyes --
Susan is gone. Her SCREAM, cut short, echoes -- the "safety"
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