The Screenplay
by
Gerti Walz
gerti@pragmavizion.de
The screenplay
Music on.
Fade In.
| (1. | Road/Outside/Daylight 1.) |
A zippo lighter is opened and enlightened, a cigarette is lit betweensome lips.
| (2. | Road/Outside/Daylight 2.) |
The face of a sunburnt BIKER in bluejeans and T-shirt smoking the cigarette.
| (3. | Road/Outside/Daylight 3.) |
The BIKER is leaning on his bike, finishing his cigarette, .
| (4. | Road/Outside/Daylight 4.) |
The BIKER is driving through the landscape.
| (5. | Bar/Inside/Daylight 5.) |
Behind the bar a BARMAN is polishing glasses. Nowhere is an ashtrayto be seen.
| (6. | Road/Outside/Daylight 6.) |
The BIKER is driving through the landscape.
| (7. | Bar/Inside/Daylight 7.) |
Some PEOPLE are moving through the room towards the bar or passing it.The BARMAN is preparing some beer.
| (8. | Road/Outside/Daylight 8.) |
The BIKER is driving through the landscape.
| (9. | Bar/Inside/Daylight 9.) |
The bar is filled to a third. The sound of an approaching bike is tobe heard (OFF). The BIKER enters, going to the bar. Some People are watchinghim, most ignore him. He is having a seat at the bar, ordering something.
| (10. | Biker/Detail 10.) |
The BIKER is drinking out of a cup of coffee.
| (11. | Biker/Detail11.) |
The BIKER pulls a pack of cigarettes out of his T-shirt, picks one outand takes his zippo lighter.
| (12. | Bar/Inside/Daylight 12.) |
Some of the crowd realize the BIKER's doing, watching him, partly disapproving,partly astonished.
| (13. | Biker/Detail 13.) |
A lighter being opened and a cigarette enlightened. The tip of the cigaretteis glowing.
| (14. | Bar/Inside/Daylight 14.) |
A reading HILLBILLY in the background is placing his paper on the tablebefore him. Then slowly he is drawing a gun.
| (15. | Gun/Detail 15.) |
The HILLBILLY is aiming at the BIKER.
| (16. | Bar/Inside 16.) |
A shot (OFF). The BIKER is going down at the bar.
HILLBILLY (OFF)
"You fucking smoker."
The HILLBILLY is putting the gun away, approaching the dying BIKER lyingon the floor.
| (17. | Detail 17.) |
The HILLBILLY is stepping on the cigarette on the floor.
| (18. | Bar/Inside/Daylight 18.) |
The audience is applauding.
| (19. | Fade Over 19.) |
Fade over to a cigarette pack of the brand California Über Alles(TM).Below the text:
Surgeon General's Warning: "Quitting Smoking Now Greatly ReducesSerious Risks For Your Health."
Fade Out
Credits.
Music off.

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