MURNAU, the French teacher (any further description necessary?) and leader of the class trip waves his arm. For Alex, any psychic tension from the night before seems forgotten in the fun and excitement of the trip.
Abraham High, New York."Īlex gathers his bags, as does his best friend TOD WAGGNER and his older brother GEORGE WAGGNER, standing before their father, JERRY WAGGNER. Several of the students wear Fighting Colonial leterman's jackets or hats and shirts displaying "Mt. KENNEDY AIRPORT - MORNING - TELEVISION MONITORĬAMERA ADJUSTS FROM the "Arrival-Departure Schedule" to REVEAL forty high school KIDS, four TEACHERS and several PARENTS are gathered inside the International terminal at J.F.K.
the middle digit bar in the first zero faintly flickers so this time appears to read. Perplexed, rolls over toward his digital clock. He considers for a beat, then looks toward. His eyes open surprised to be suddenly awakened. The path of which is continued toward the bed, rustling the sheets, subtly blowing Alex's hair and continuing OVER CAMERA.Įven in his sleep, Alex shivers from the passing cold. On the rear wall, the Fighting Colonials pennant begins to flutter slightly, as if affected by the moving breeze. CAMERA CRANES DOWN to the level of the bed until Alex is in the f.g. She looks at Ken, as if "you?" The guilty party shrugs.īarbara shakes her head as Alex smiles at his dad.ĬAMERA INCHES INTO KEN as he winks at his son.ĬAMERA CREEPS IN as, oddly, the words strike him portentously.Īs if itself a presence, CAMERA CREEPS across the dark and motionless room TOWARD Alex, sleeping soundly. tickets spill from the outer compartment. ticket attached from the previous flight.ĮXTREMELY CLOSE - THE AIRLINE BAGGAGE MARKERĪs Barbara picks up the suitcase to place it on the floor. Barbara reaches in to tear off an airline baggage I.D.
Alex's father, KEN BROWNING, 48 appears, leaning against the door threshold, smiling enviously at his son.Īlex nods and buckles it. The Fighting Colonials!"Īlex's mother, BARBARA, 45, walks in, excited and a bit anxious.īarbara moves towards the suitcase to help him pack. One the wall amongst Yankee and Knicks posters, hangs a pennant of the MAIN TITLE.ĬAMERA ADJUSTS, to fully reveal Alex Browning as he turns toward the bedroom door. A pilgrim has spray painted "This is the End." Which in fact, it is. Jim Morrison's decorated tomb in the Cemetiere du Pere Lachaise. The boy's figure passes, blocking the breeze. There is more of a hint of conincidence as the blades whirl and head swivels. Bonaventura.ĬAMERA CREEPS IN, teasingly on the dark faced corpse. upon a Louvre masterpiece, Francisco de Zurbarans Lying-in-the State of St. The fan head swivels away, allowing the pages to settle. Alex's faint shadow continues moving about the room. Swivels, returning towards the guidebook on the bed.įLIP. Stop flipping, REVEALING A GULLOTINE from the Reign of Terror.Īs an American passport is dropped beside the guidebook. CAMERA PUSHES IN ON THE BOOK as the fan's breezes flip through the pages. The figure of a seventeen year old boy, ALEX BROWNING, packing for a trip, passing the fan.Ī Paris guidebook is tossed atop the plane ticket. Outside, a humid spring THUNDER STORM drops warm, ominous rain. "And When I Die" Continues throughout the MAIN TITLES: New York City (JFK) - Paris, Charles de Gaulle (CDG.) Departure: Thursday 13May. ALEX'S BEDROOM - NIGHT - CLOSE - BEDĪn airline ticket is tossed INTO FRAME beside a suitcase "EURO-AIR. The BLACK SILENT SCREEN senses this moment before a distant blues harp introduces a contemporary band's cover of Blood, Sweat, and Tears' campy, yet haunting, gospel, "And When I Die."Īs the Introduction closes, RESONATES. Awaiting.each of us a place.ĭeny its finality.