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INT. CONCOURSE/AIRPORT - DAY |
THE DREAM AGAIN! But at an earlier moment. YOUNG COLE, flanked |
by his PARENTS, whose faces are out of view, is watching a PLANE |
land through one of the big glass windows that lines the concourse |
leading to the departure gates. |
P.A. SYSTEM (o.s.) |
Flight 784 now boarding at gate... |
Suddenly, a SHOUT, followed by raised VOICES, interrupts the |
monotonous airport routine. As YOUNG COLE and his PARENTS turn |
to see what's going on, a man we'll call MR. PONYTAIL, his face |
averted, hurries past them, bumping YOUNG COLE with a Chicago |
Hulls Sports Duffle Bag. |
MR. PONYTAIL |
WATCH IT! |
YOUNG COLE sees little more than the gaudy pants, the duffle, and |
the man's ponytail flopping as he rushes towards the gates. |
Just then, a WOMAN'S VOICE cries out, "NOOOOOOOOO!" |
YOUNG COLE turns back toward the Security Check Point just as |
TRAVELERS scatter madly, some diving to the floor, others |
running. A TERRIFIED TRAVELER, hitting the floor close by, looks |
up at YOUNG COLE with panicky eyes, and asks.... |
TERRIFIED TRAVELER |
Just exactly why did you volunteer? |
INT. ENGINEERING OFFICE/FUTURE WORLD - (ETERNAL NIGHT) |
COLE comes abruptly awake. Seated now, he's facing the |
SCIENTISTS. |
ASTROPHYSICIST |
Wake up, Cole. |
COLE |
Uh, I didn't hear the... |
MICROBIOLOGIST |
(tapping a pencil on the table) |
I asked you, why did you volunteer? |
COLE |
Well, the guard woke me up. He told me |
I volunteered. |
The SCIENTISTS react, whispering urgently among themselves. |
COLE starts to nod off again, then comes awake with a start as |
the ENGINEER speaks to him. |
ENGINEER |
We appreciate you volunteering. You're |
a very good observer, Cole. |
COLE |
Uh, thank you. |
ENGINEER |
You'll get a reduction in sentence. |
COLE keeps his face impassive. |
ASTROPHYSICIST |
To be determined by the proper authorities. |
ENGINEER |
You don't want to jeopardize that reduction, |
do you, Cole? Have it taken away? |
COLE |
No, sir! |
ASTROPHYSICIST |
We have a very advanced program, something |
very different, requires very skilled people. |
MICROBIOLOGIST |
An opportunity to reduce your sentence |
considerably... |
ZOOLOGIST |
And possibly play an important role in |
returning the human race to the surface |
of the earth. |
ENGINEER |
We want tough minded people. Strong |
mentally. We've had some...misfortunes |
with "unstable" types. |
ASTROPHYSICIST |
For a man in your position...an opportunity. |