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TWELVEMONKEYS十二只猴子

TWELVEMONKEYS

Anoriginalscreenplayby

DavidPeoples

&

JanetPeoples

Inspiredby

LAJETEE,aChrisMarkerFilm

ProductionDraft

June27,1994

FADEIN:

INT.CONCOURSE/AIRPORTTERMINAL-BAY

CLOSEONAFACE.Anineyearoldboy,YOUNGCOLE,hiseyeswide

withwonder.watchingsomethingintently.WeHEARthesoundsof

theP.A.SYSTEMdroningFlightInformationmingledwiththe

soundsofurgentSHOUTS,runningFEET,EXCLAMATIONS.

YOUNGCOLE'SPOV:

twentyyardsaway,aBLONDEMANissprawledon

thefloor,bloodoozingfromhisgaudyHawaiianshirt.

ABRUNETTEinatightdress,herfaceobscuredfromYOUNGCOLE'S

view,rushestotheinjuredman,kneelsbesidehim,ministering

tohiswound.

ANGLEONYOUNGCOLE,flankedbyhisPARENTS,theirfacesoutof

view,astheysteerhimaway.

FATHER'SVOICE（o.s.）

Comeon,Son--thisisnoplaceforus.

YOUNGCOLEresistsmomentarily,mesmerizedbythedrama.

YOUNGCOLE'SPOV:

intermittentlyvisiblethroughaconfusionof

FIGURESrushingthroughtheforeground,theBLONDEMANreaching

upandtouchingthecheekofthekneelingBRUNETTEinagesture

ofenormoustenderness,agestureoffarewell,whiletheP.A.

SYSTEMcontinuesitsmonotonousmonotone...

P.A.SYSTEM

Flight784forSanFranciscoisnow

readyforboardingatinmatenumber

66578,Greely.

INT.PRISONDORMITORY/FUTURE-ETERNALNIGHT

PRISONP.A.SYSTEM

--number5429,Garcia--number87645,Cole...

COLE,latethirties,darkhair,comesawakeinabunkcage,one

ofmanystackedfourhighalongbothsidesofalongdim

corridor.Heblinksintheneardark,shaken,disoriented.

Then,ashe"recovers"fromhisveryvividdream,WEGETOUR

FIRSTLOOKATHISENVIRONMENT...AWINDOWLESSUNDERGROUNDWORLDOF

ETERNALNIGHTSOMETIMEINTHEFUTURE...ANALMOSTCOLORLESS

"REALITY"OFBLURREDEDGESANDECHOEYSOUNDS,MUCHMORE

"DREAMLIKE"THANHISDREAM.

Flashlightsglare.Inthehalf-light,COLEseesspookyfigures,

GUARDS,movingamongthelockedbunk/cages.

COLEturnsandwhisperstotheoccupantofthenextcage,JOSE...

COLE

Ssssst!

Jose,what'sgoingon?

JOSE'sfaceisalmostlostinshadow.Whatthereisofitis

youthful.He'sjustascaredPuertoRicankid!

JOSE

"Volunteers"again.

JOSEimmediatelyrollsoverandfeignssleepasSCARFACE,a

menacingguardwithajaggedscarrunningdownhischeek,looms

closetoCOLE'scageandunlocksit.

SCARFACE

"Volunteerduty".

ThePRISONERSintheothercageswatchsilentlywithnarrowedeyes.

COLE

Ididn'tvolunteer.

SCARFACE

Youcausingtroubleagain?

COLE

（controlshistemper）

Notrouble.

INT.EQUIPMENTROOM-ETERNALNIGHT

COLE'salone,strugglingtogetintowhatlookslikeaspacesuit

inaroomwheresuitshanglikeghostswithblankeyes.

TITLESBEGINSUPEREDOVERTHESCENE

COLEhasthetorsoofthesuitonnowandistryingtocloseit.

OFFSCREENVOICE（o.s.）

Allopeningsmustbeclosed.

COLElooksforthesourceofthevoice,atinygrateinthewall.

OFFSCREENVOICE（o.s.）

Iftheintegrityofthesuitiscompromised

inanyway,ifthefabricistornorazipper

notclosed,readmittancewillbedenied.

INT.SEALEDCHAMBER-MINUTESLATER（ETERNALNIGHT）

COLE,wearingthe"spacesuit"andahelmetwithaplasticvisor,

stepsintoatinychamber,akindofairlock.Theheavydoor

clangsshutbehindhim.He'salone.COLE'Sbreathcomesquicker

nowashesucksoxygenfromtheairtanksonhisback.

Ontheoppositewallisanotherdoorwithahugewheellock.

COLEturnstheheavywheel,opensthedoor,stepsthroughIt

INT.ELEVATOR-SECONDSLATER（ETERNALNIGHT）

COLE'Sinanascendingelevatorthatgroansandcreaks.Helooks

downatacrudelydrawnmapheholdsinhisglovedhand.

Themapshowsaseriesoftunnelsandladders.

INT.SEWERPIPE-MINUTESLATER（NIGHT）

COLEpansaflashlight,probingthefilthysewerhe'swadingthrough

RATSfleethebladeoflight,scurryacrossislandsofrustingjunk.

Theflashlightbeamsettlesonaladdermountedinthewall.

Reachingtherustedladder,COLEstartstoclimbawkwardly.

EXT.CITYSTREET/FUTURE-MOMENTSLATER（NIGHT）

ASCRAPINGNOISEasaheavyman-holecoverispushedupandmoved

aside.COLE'Shelmetedheademergesfrombelow.

COLE'SPOVTHROUGHHISPLASTIC-VISOREDHELMET:

acityin

moonlight!

Asurrealimageofabandonedbuildings.Nopeople

anywhere.TheonlysoundsaretheWINDandCOLE'SBREATHING.

EXT.ANOTHERCITYSTREET-MINUTESLATER（NIGHT）

COLE'Slightrevealsabandonedvine-coveredautomobiles.

Movingtothenearestcar,COLEsearchesinthevinesfor

something.Findsit.Aninsect.

COLEtakesthebuginhisglovedhand.Asheclumsilyinsertsit

intoacollectiontube,somethingmakeshimturn.

There'ssomethingacrossthestreetinthedark.Somethingalive.

COLEpointshisflashlightandreveals...aBEAR!

Startledbythe

light,theanimalblinks,thenstandsonitsrearlegsandROARS.

ANGLEONCOLE,staringwide-eyed.

Then,theBEARsinksdownontoallfoursand,tryingtoavoidthe

flashlight,itpadsquicklydownthestreet.

INT.SUBTERRANEANPARKINGGARAGE-NIGHT

Usingtheflashlighttosee,COLEreachesdowntothecracked

floorandgetsanotherspecimen.DOGSHIT!

TheonlysoundisCOLE'SlaboredBREATHING.

Then,adifferentSOUND.GRRRR!

Adog.MoreGRRRRS.More

dogs.Then,aYIP.Then,VICIOUSGROWLS.It'saDOGFIGHT!

EXT.STREET-NIGHT（FIRSTLIGHT）

AgiantOWL,perchedonanoverheadtrafficlight,raisesitswings

andliftsoff...risinghigherandhigherintothebrighteningsky.

Below,onthestreet,COLEtrudgesalong,passingdeserted

buildings,windowsbroken,rustedsignsdangling.

INT.DEPARTMENTSTORE-NIGHT（FIRSTLIGHT）

COLE'Slightrevealsaspiderwebjustinsidethestore.Alarge

SPIDERtriestohidefromthelight.

COLEreachescarefullyintothewebandplucksthespiderand

putsitintooneofhisspecimentubes.

Then,heshineshislightallaroundtheonceelegantstore.There's

nothingbutaisleafteraisleofmolderingconsumergoods.

EXT.DEPARTMENTSTORE-DAWN

AsCOLEcomesoutofthestore,thefirstraysofthesunhitthe

building.COLEstops,squintsintothelightthroughhisvisor.

COLE'SPOV:

spray-paintedonthewallalongtimeagoisastenciled

logooftwelvemonkeysholdinghandsinacircle.Overitis

written,"WEDIDIT!

"

COLElooksup.

COLE'SPOV:

highuponabuildingacrossthestreet,aLION

patrolsaledge,pauses,looksoutmajesticallyoverhisworld.

TTTLESEND

INT.FIRSTUNDERGROUNDDECONTAMINATIONCHAMBER-ETERNALNIGHT

ROARINGWATER,powerfultorrentsgushingfromnozzlesinthe

wall,pummelthestill-suitedCOLE.

INT.SECONDUNDERGROUNDDECONTAMINATIONCHAMBER-ETERNALNIGHT

Starknakedandshivering,COLEisbeingscrubbedwithbrusheson

longpoles（liketheonesusedtowashcars）wieldedbytwoHULKING

FIGURESinbulkydecontaminationsuits,theirpersonaslostintheir

windowedmasks.It'sagrimsceneinagrimcementroomwithdamp,

drippingwalls.FromanunseensourcecomesanAMPLIFIEDVOICE,

AMPLIFIEDVOICE（o.s.）

Raiseyourarmsaboveyourhead.

COLEliftshisarmsandtheFIGURESstartscrubbinghisarmpits.

INT.TINYCHAMBER-SHORTLY（ETERNALNIGHT）

Stillnaked,COLEisseatedonastoolwhileaMASKEDTECHNICIAN

inalesselaborate,lessbulkydecontaminationoutfitdraws

bloodfromCOLE'Sarmwithanold-fashionedhypodermicneedle.

COLEglancestowardasingle,nearlyopaque"window"ofthick

plasticintherustyironwall.VAGUEFIGURESseemtolurk

behindthetranslucentaperture,studyinghim.

TheTECHNICIANslipsthebloodsamplethroughaslotinthewall.

INT.ENGINEERINGOFFICE/FUTUREWORLD-ETERNALNIGHT

Usheredinbytwoguards,TINYandSCARFACE,COLElooksaround.

COLE'SPOV:

wailshiddenbyoldheadlines,articles,maps,charts...

ablackboardcoveredwithelaborate,sophisticatedformulae...surfaces

heapedwithcrackedmonitors,gerry-riggedcomputersheldtogetherwith

string,laserslostintanglesofcable,ancienttubeamplifiers,a

dilapidatedcardboardreconstructionofacity,stacksofmoldering

booksandtatteredcomputerprintouts...and,seatedatalongconference

table,staringatCOLE,sixSCIENTISTS:

anASTROPHYSICIST,ENGINEER,

BOTANIST,MICROBIOLOGIST,ZOOLOGIST,andaGEOLOGIST.Theyrepresent

a"modern"sciencewherebrilliantnewideasinterfacewithcrude,

outdated,patched-togethertechnologies.

TINY

JamesCole.Clearedfromquarantine.

MICROBIOLOGIST

Thankyou.Youtwowaitoutside.

SCARFACE

He'sgotahistory,Doctor.Violence.

COLE'Seyesreturntothewalls.

Headlines:

"CLOCKTICKING!

NOCUREYET!

"

SCARFACE

Anti-socialsix--doing25tolife.

ENGINEER

Idon'tthinkhe'sgoingtohurtus.You're

notgoingtohurtus,areyouMr.Cole?

COLE'SheadturnsquicklytotheENGINEER.

COLE

No,sir.

TheGUARDSexchangealook,shrug,exit,closingthedoor.

MICROBIOLOGIST

Whydon'tyousitdown,Mr.Cole.

COLEgoestotheemptychairattheconferencetable,sitsdown.

ASTROPHYSICIST

Wewantyoutotellusaboutlast

night.

COLE

IwenttothesurfaceandIcollected

specimenslikeIwastold.

TheSCIENTISTSdon'tsayanything.Theyjuststudyhimcarefully.

COLE

（worried）

Imashedthespider,didn'tI?

MICROBIOLOGIST

We'llgettothespiderlater,Mr.

Cole.Rightnow,wewanttoknow

everythingthatyousaw.

INT.ENGINEERINGOFFICE-ANHOURLATER（ETERNALNIGHT）

COLE,startingtolookverytirednow,standsattheblackboard

sketchingad