"DIE HARD 2" (1990)

198916, November SCRIPT SHOOTING

Souzade Steven E.

Revisions by

Doug Richardson

Screenplay by

2 HARDDIE

Hated it.once.IA was inI COP

some team spirit? How aboutLAPD. I'm a cop.See, (showing·badge)

me because I'm not ahatesalready She car.·s1law my mother inThis is MCCLANE

we give it back.40 bucks, you pay to four,B Tomorrowsure. COP

this car back. me give you gotta- my wife's·plane I'm just meeting You don't understand, MCCLANE

read the sign.Next time, (pointing) impound lot.At thesure. COP

just let her down nice and easy - false alarm, let'sI'm here,I'm here, MCCLANE

sign on the rear window.

BOARD"ON "GRANDMOTHER sedate sedan with Virginia plates and a

turn is manhandling ainDRIVER whoTRUCKTOWsupervising a covered uniform who is~lasticCOP inan AIRPORTterminal towards comes running out of theFLAPPING,long topcoatMCCLANE,JOHN

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- whoa whoa, Holy shit, VOICE MCCLANE'S

and then "KA-CHUNK"PNEUMATICHEAR a BLACK weINWE'REWHILE

2 HARDDIE

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serves across the slick linoleum.Mcclane nods,

afternoon as predicted.

this area to the Metro Right over there.

that new storm front moves (pointing) a while, if may be here for INFORMATION GIRL ••• and that White Christmas TV) (on Telephones? 1ST NEWSCASTER MCCLANE

from the public.of sight TV on the shelf outLITTLE there is watching agirltheBOOTH - INFORMATION quickly APPLAUDS the kids, pulls up at an:he·him

GLARE at when they Mcclane shoves his way through some people -

voices. PAUSE in their hectic rush to applaud the angelictravelers

Blase front of a massive, three-story window.perched.in CHOIR SCHOOLafrom MUSIC wafting through the buildingCHRISTMAS

2 DAY TERMINAL -DULLESINT.2

the terminal. then runs into on the read out in puzzlement;numberunfamilar He looks at the obviously finds.the beeper on his belt. sweeps aside his coat,McCla·ne BEEP drowns out his last word.

- a You son of (sotto) MCCLANE

car. Santa to bring you anotheraskSo COP

- c'mon, it's ChristmasHey, MCCLANE

Mcclane votes for the cop -going off the other way - one way while the cop isAWAYDRIVING He realizes the truck is

one hand washes the otherDemocracy, we're in Washington, heartbeat of maybe we can settle this right here, look, my wife got promoted -'cause ID somewhere -I only movedmygot New York cop stillused to be aISee, (back to cop) Jesus- a plastic fender,Hey, that's (turning to tow guy) Hate it myself- can relate to that.I flow) (going with the MCCLANE

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a souvenir. pen just used on the document -

COLONEL the He hands a documents with American military officers. sign and then moving to a table under a tarp tothe field troops in reviewin9 here resplendent in a Latin American uniform, IMAGE, "FILE TAPE" blink under Esperanza'sthe wordsOn the TV,

knives and bullets.

from SCARS with His body is hard,(Ret.)U.S.A. WILLIAM STUART, COLONEL This is is doing Tai Ch'i EXERCISES.MANA half naked

6 WIDER 6

curling oddly. FINGERS clenching andCAMERA - A HAND thrusts in front of the

trial for narcotics trafficking. him to the United States to stand transport that will bringmilitary Ramon Esperanza to theGeneral where government authorities escorted airport in the Republic of Val Verde, Security was tight today at Escalon NEWSCASTER2ND

chains is hustled aboard a plane.0 in handcuffs and leg60ofMAN a stiff-backed handsomecordon as

a form SOLDIERS Khaki-clad heavily armedTROPICAL AIRFIELD.

CHANGE to aPICTURETV TV is on and we SEE theTheROOM.

MOTEL BACK and realize we're in aPULLWeOFF.TAKESA plane

5 SAME TIME WINDOW -THROUGH AIRPORT -EXT.5

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thru OMITTED thru

ho •••ho --Ho (despondent) MCCLANE

BEEPER goes off again.McClane's

and gifts. LINE of people with their armfuls of luggagelongeach booth a

and outside-BOOTHSPHONEline ofaat SKIDS to a halthe fairly

2A MCCLANEWITH 2A

grows hotter by the minute. with a story thatwarmer clime,a Correspondent Leonard Adkins is in 1ST NEWSCASTER(cont'd)

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9 TV 9

snatched from the nightstand. his hand is the remote control, But all he's got inGUNFIGHTER.like aWHIRLS Suddenly Stuart

now; this is the same man.

it we realize· If we haven't realized it yet,TV.we just saw on ~en PEN - the same In the pocket is a Stewart puts on the shirt.

WRAP. CHRISTTMAS DISTINCTIVE

PACKAGE inone On the shelf a_bove, costume not usually worn.

one suit there, shirt and tie laid out like aOne topcoat,.

smuggling • the·lucrative business of cocaine is accused of replacing by going into withhold-funds-funds which Esperanza neighboring countries made Congress forces violated the neutrality of But mounting evidence that Esperanza's NEWSCASTER(cont'd)

Goes to the closet.Composes himself. The man uncoils.

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BEEPS an alarm -

7 CHRONOMETERHOERHIS7

FREEZES in an eerie pose, untilStuartThe exercises finished,,

congressional ban. ', him with weapons despite the officials were charged with supplying •• ,when high ranking Pentagonl NEWSCASTER(cont'd} l avoids reporters.-and attorneys we just.saw exits a Federal building with some JUNIOR OFFICERS

COLONEL AMERICANThe WASHINGTON STEPS.CHANGES to somePICTUREr

as well ••• • but closer to homerecent election, ripples not only in his country '.st from power causedEsperanza's fall American money and advisors. campaign fought witha-insurgents its campaign against Communists General lead his country's Army in ago the controversialOnly two years NEWSCASTER

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peaked with the frozen pizza. As far as I'm concerned, progress MCCLANE

airphones. faxes and microwaves, Microchips, It's the nineties.wake up.John, HOLLY

Did you land?Holly! MCCLANE

I'd like to think I'm somebody. HOLLY

Somebody there beep me?- This is Lieutenant McclaneHello. MCCLANE

it, Holly's seat back table looks like a traveling office.-on filofax and calculator piled With the Compaq portable computer, SUNSET over the plane's wing visible through the nearby window. AirPhone at her ear and a beautifulMCCLANE is here,HOLLY

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CJ

thru OMITTED :1ruf.

his quarter, dials.

he drops Catching his breath,she is.asPRESENT as bigwith a phone booth WOMAN exiting aenormous SQUEEZES past anMcclane

,

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CLOSE we As the doorsbeam up. Aliens ready to and their unmoving expressions making them look likeheadstheir get into two adjoining elevators, the stark LIGHTS aboveThe¥

PACKAGES.WRAPPEDGIFT SIMILAR other, all carrying r from their adjoining rooms within seconds of eachthe hallway

coming into HARD men, all ten more TALL,THEM -SEEnow weAnd

he moves down the corridor. TRUCK with him asWIDEN,We the Huer ticking away.his hand, the package inOUT,COMES on the hallway door as StuartCLOSE

10 DAY CORRIDOR -MOTEL -AIRPORTINT.10

OFF - It clicks

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_JI_

Coming out of the phone booth and almost COLLIDING with -

15 MCCLANE15

we As Holly tries to smile politely,

week.a limped for poor thing, my little dog,I tried it onme. zap any bastard who screws withNow I (showing it) OLDER WOMAN(cont'd)

a Taser stun gun. She opens her purse and displays

- those awful mace things used to carry aroundIdo.IWell, WOMAN OLDER

My husband doesn't think so. HOLLY

Isn't technology wonderful? WOMAN OLDER

her. WOMAN beside Holly smiles atOLDERTheThey both hang up.0

' Lieutenant.You're on, HOLLY

Airport motel? ) but check into theGrandma's house, and through the woods·toriverthe ) we don't drive overland,rouwhen Uh ••• how 'bout ifnot yet.No ••• (carefully) MCCLANE ,I borrowing her new car? any trouble aboutyouMom give HOLLY

the Munsters. a weekend with I like better than Nothing honey. coming a day late,you I really appreciateyour parents. thanks to Just speeding on sugar, MCCLANE

okay?Kids wanted you to know.Iminutes late, We're going to land about thirty HOLLY

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answers it. The custodian DOORBELL RINGS.The some instant soup.he eats CUSTODIAN is watching whilewhich an elderlyfrom the set,WIDEN

The plane doors close and it taxis down the runway. not a felon en route to prison.press like a triumphant hero - waving to the Esperanza is at the top of the steps,airport. now back to the tropicalCONTINUES,TV here, the newscastOn a

18 CHURCHTHE INSIDE 18

which one of these guys carries.-those gift wrapped packages, and we remember trimmer hair ••• remember the trim bodies,But we

DWP wardrobe. THOMPSON) get out in official(BAKER andMENTwo CRUNCHING on the driveway here.snow tiresVAN pulls up,A DWP

VIRGINIA." ROAD,· ALEXANDRIA,I<ENSINGTON52 CHURCH,NEWOURATUS WITH WORSHIP CENTER.CAREDAY OF PARISHSI.TE"FUTURE

suspicions: SIGN confirms ourand a neat sidewalk cracked -paint,

trim needing a little run down - Now we notice that the church is

church's backyard.littl~in thepract;cally

by, SCREAMS ROAR of a big jetWOOFERSUB- until theCharmingC

17 THE AIRPORTNEARCHURCH - SEMI-RURALA LITTLE17r.

TO: CUT

) heads for the bar.

shrugs ••• trying to place him ••• Mcclane looks after him,off.

)

then he moves Now it's Stuart's turn to look at Mcclane oddly;

) it. The hell with me both, pal.You and MCCLANE J on TV. been I've ••• I •.. get that a lot. (tightly) t STUART

know you?I--do MCCLANE

- Then from each other.away Pause as they dance

me - Excuse STUART

Colonel Stuart.

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(~_)

(

OVERTURN.

which row of pews, SLAM the custodian up and into apackage,

BULLETS RIP through the end of the ChristmasBLAM.BLAMBLAM

Well, you're right about that. BAKER

dying along with this church. is me part ofa kinda feelIYep. CUSTODIAN

who nods.Baker, Thompson looks questioningly atFOCUS back through the glass.

BOX on the the church's rear lawn, half covered in snow.CONDUIT CHANGE to a greenFOCUS They've arrived at a rear window.

it. been right here withIandrears; Been here a lot ofbe the same. but it won't is gonna keep using it, know the parishIOh, a church down. closing somehow, seem right,Don't CUSTODIAN

dance in the colored light.

Dust motes The three men walk down the main aisle of the church.

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Help yourself. CUSTODIAN

look?a Would you mind if we take THOMPSON

Baker and Thompson glance at each other.

angry American President. about that. from an phone calla I don't know anythingGee, call that made it happen -CUSTODIAN

phoneawas insiders say it

and Washington-yesterday your backyard?inbox him was not reached untilwith the conduit~roblemsAny the agreement to extradite We're checking our equipment. Chief earlier this year, Sorry to bother you, sir. Commander inremoved as BAKER Although Esperanza was TV) (on Yes? NEWSCASTER. CUSTODIAN

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,)___, '1I (

In position.Team Two. drive) tneyas (into radio, 0-!Rll.__LLY ---

CODE into a transceiver-NUMBERO'Reilly enters a

INTO the airport garage.BACK ITandthe van ••• Quickly, the two men toss their bodies into the rear, get into .

Both painters are SHOT.BAM!BAM!

Yeah. O'REILLY

Need something? PAINTER - are there.~LOON) {,O'REILLY andMEN Suddenly two

we finish ~ they're gonna land extra planes if0 like week Busting our asses Christmas~ PAINTERFIRST --__, ?

and cans. pull out ladders Move around the back and start toup in a van.PAINTERS pullTwo~

OFF the newscast.CLICKSTil9mpsQJ'l With an annoyed expression,

prisoner. taken its first on drugs has finallywhere the war- Verde in Val Adkins, This is Leonard ' NEWSCASTER(cont'd) I

We're here. This is team one. I THOMPSON

transmission. , QUALITY to the There's an EERIEGREEN LIGHT.a keypad and gets

CODE on theNUMBER RED light; enters aON; getting aHe turns it

takes out a very futuristic transceiver.meanwhile,Thompspn,

make a larger open area. SHOVE the pews aside to it over his shoulder and begins tosTings from his weapon, Baker rips the rest of the smoking package away

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It's damn impressive. on against the grey of the snow. LIGHTS already PLANES outside, the airportSEEWebig room.

PANS theCAMERA CONTROL as the HEAR snatches of AIR TRAFFICWe

soul, brain of Dulles. The top of the Tower, it's the heart,

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- EXPLODES

24 TRANSMITTERTHE24

lands on target -over the fence,

arcs neatly~rail The missileFIRE. towards the transmitter.

BURNS, the two men turn, pivot the weapon backAs the cop car

23B SCENETO BACK 23B

23A CAR POLICETHE 23A

MISSILE at the police car!LAUNCH a the two men!£!,.FIRING,and.,LOAJ?ING~With tube around!

the-long l)U--BWIVELSthen«and A quick look between them •••

23 (::;I

23 MEN THEON

, telling us what you're doing? Mind .This is a restricted area! SHOTGUN) (cocking a POLICEMAN(cont'd)

Both OFFICERS get out. Has pulled over across the road.

22 CAR A POLICE22

you! Hey, VOICE POLICEMAN'S

installation -- whentheAROUND towards

SWINGS ITit,TOP ofON SNAPS the tubelJ3+k.iaUP asTILT-it to anchor~round KICKS spikes on the tripod into the frozenKahn

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~- 6'.1.c"-~~·,.:.,c-~:--tJ\.,1~li,..kcr'I-~J._f,,rl""'TRIPOD.and a DRAB TUBEOLIVElongou~_,a_sl~de.- the trunkOPENthey Quickly,

n:ow-parking and going to the rear of their rented station wagon. MEN are here, justCUTCLEAN two more of those-KAHNand_BURKE

NO TRESPASSING."AGENCY. FEDERAL AVIATIONTHEOF"PROPERTY DOME fenced in with a sign:MICROWAVEFENCE and aCYCLONEa

(X)

topcoats. neat--;-1:>orlnginthere, trim young men-are MORE of those neat,TWO COCHRANE and MILLER -

TABLE. HIM to a

FOLLOWSCAMERA efficiency and chilly courage are second to none. but his MAJOR GARBER, Stuart's second-in-command;This is

the phone but one of the transceivers we saw before. but we REALIZE that while in there he wasn't usingvery quick,

It's BOOTH.PHONEa OPENS as heMANa CAMERA ADJUSTS to show

News. for NightTimeWNTWCopeland ••• Samanthadoubt.in is still war but the may be almost won ••• This battle•••. fight against.cocaine to symbolize the enemy in America's handcuffs on the man who has come the Justice Department wait to put from --here at Dulles, the quiet men TV) (on SAM

- She is clearly somewhere inside this airport a reporter with "live" super'd over her body.COPELAND,("SAM")

SAMANTHASEEwe BAR TV,On the on his second scotch.He's

from Mcclane at the bar, his coat on a stool beside him.WIDEN

TO: CUT

Everyone relaxes.ALARM STOPS.Thea switch.Barnes hits

a check.run Switch over to our own back up and screwed up the line.haveWeather may TRUDEAU

FAA approach control.We just lost BARNES

BARNES. he hovers over lighting a cigarette,

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anyway. right ventricle,aasgoodasisBARNESengineer

Chief (heart bypass notwithstanding.)~oing-and he's still

Reagan's mass firings lived through hijackings, the Olympics, Chief Air Traffic controller, he'sTRUDEAU.onCAMERA SETTLES0

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,

Mcclane goes over to the Airport cops.Quickly,

sees them SPLIT up outside the bar.turns to watch them exit,

31 MCCLANE31

Is it a holster?jacket.his something dangles inside and as he moves, Cochrane bends to pick up his wrapped package •••

But as Both rise. who looks at his watch, signals Cochrane.

30 COCHRANE& GARBER 30

Now he watchesfidgety·.got wonders why they ordinary looking men towards the Airport cops,

from the twoHe looks His eyes narrow. This gets his attention.

29 PUSH CAMERA MCCLANE -ON29

the two long Christmas package at his feet under the table. foot to slidehiser"IIses6Gar Equally casually,from his ear. Cochrane_pulls the earplug,casua11veryandalso see the cops -

28 COCHRANEAND GARBER 28

But- already pouring coffee for them. them, the bartender isSeeing,come into the bar.JACKETS COPS in snow-fleckedtwo AIRPORT A beat after Miller's exit,

notice him.

who doesn't right past Mcclane,walksHeHIM out.PANSCAMERA the bar. ~ille.r._leavesand then They syncronize their watches,

Mark. Three fifty one ••• (setting his watch) HQ. fieldat regroup We'll Carry out your assignment. (smile gone) God loves the Infantry. (sharing the smile) ' GARBER

the Northeast. fromin new storm movingCoast ••• alo~iriinia Flurries all t -~,v

then GRINS. He listens intently,~her. ,

EARPLUG.RADIOa SEE that he hasweone ear and ·cochrane covers

Weather? {to Cochrane) teams are in place. All perimeter That was the Colonel: GARBER

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//

/ status of the security here? What's the Last minute replacement. slight problem with personnel:aGot Tapping airport phones right now. GARBER

Everything on schedule? (sotto) STUART

35 TOWARDS EXITALONGWALKING-GARBERANDSTUART 35

from the pack. Sam and the cameraman do their best to slip awayVery quietly,

Better than these loxes. SAM

Old news. CAMERAMAN

Colonel Stuart.Hey. (nudging her cameraman) SAM

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Garber joins him -as she watches,

33 POV -HER THROUGH AIRPORTMOVINGSTUART -33

- NOTICESSam - But one reporter - without success. LAWYERS to talk to them -DEPARTMENTJUSTICE MARSHALS or the threeUNIFORMED us trying to get the half dozen

32 MEDIATHE WITH TERMINAL -INT.32

bar. throws money near his glass and quickly exits theMcclane turns,

Elvis. MCCLANE

Saw what? COP AIRPORT

away the car.towedasshole who The cop he's talking to is theCAMERA ADJUSTS.He STOPS.

I just saw - thinkIbut a total wild goose chase, This may beofficers. Excuse me, MCCLANE

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- SEES and then he from one to another -discharging luggage

tracks intersect and pass each other like freeway off-ramps he stoops to go under another conveyor belt - the differentNow,

CASE on a conveyor belt.but it's a bignearby, SHADOW movesa large He JUMPS as moves cautiously along.

Mcclane more bumps. machine sounds ••• Clatters and bumps,Dark.

39 DAY CONVEYOR AREA -LUGGAGEINT.39

'em. Get (scowls; then;) MCCLANE

- Airport police GUY LUGGAGE

Got a cop on duty around here? (as the guy obeys) Open this. MCCLANE

WORKER, .flashes his badge.LUGGAqEaseesHe looks around, the door is shut again.too late;Mcclane runs up,gone.

then he's- ADMITTANCE""NO GLIMPSE of him at a door markeda

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quarry- TOURIST JUNKET gets between Mcclane and hiswhere a

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into- FOLLOWS Cochrane downwardsheQuickly, SEEING Cochrane.then McClane's head panning the holiday crowd -

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And the interview is over and he's out the door. t and "you"."Fuck" You can have two: STUART t words with you? few Can we have a Colonel Stuart! t SAM

GLARE of a portable light. But suddenly both men are in the

- A joke Like we figured. Justice people) (nodding towards the STUART

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obscured by moving luggage.then moves away,

- FIRES DROPS onto a conveyor belt,The gundown on his wrist!

POLE smacksA SKIWHAP! gun ready. forward expertly,Moving

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Skis. a bicycle ••• camera cases,Suitcases, luggage going past:

Then he notices all theanything.weapon,looks around for a

he Desperate, crouches near big gears.from the belt,Drops

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- split up.glance Seeing it, the two men exchange aCLATTERS on the floor.The gun

44 BELOW 44

from another belt and knocks his gun away! SUITCASE fallingand then aHe aims.back -UP at him -They FIRE OVER thegunmen.UP andCARRIES himwhich conveyor belt,on a

LANDS MIO AIR as he BULLET HITS in COAT takes the-McClane's PAST WHIZZ SHOTS Mcclane JUMPS aside asDropping his·wallet,

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somewhere.skids •••Falls,

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drawing guns. DIVE to the outside,Instantly both men

some IO - Let's seeYeah? MCCLANE

airline.the work forWe ••• MILLER

too impatient to wait for the skycaps? You boys a restricted area.This is MCCLANE(cont'd)

shoulder like Clint Eastwood's serape in a Spaghetti Western. is draped over hiswhich right hidden under the long coat

- his in his left handbad~e see Mcclane with hisThey turn,

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Excuse me. VOICE MCCLANE'S

one of those transceivers.The other one has

job.a man finishinga and just now dusts off his hands likeOne has his jacket off,0

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smoking- and the machinery JAMS,JERKSANDTWITCHEShis body SNAPS and SCREAMS and then his neckaway the guy-and three feet

but doesn't drop from its molly bolts,FREEBREAKSThe conduit

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53 HATCH HEADFIRST.INTO THE53

JAMMED and then Cochrane getsa thick conduit -JUMPS to

finally his grip loosens - at the last minute Mcclane-again

again, KICKS him,Mcclane them both one way or the other -kill

again - but the guy's gonnaagain,Cochrane -PUNCHESMcclane

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clearance.

l2 hatchway with virtuallya The belt goes through a hatchway -

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and SEES-man he fends off the other Half on the belt, half off,

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- too damn high to get off! and they're both hanging -suddenly they're bothbelt and clothes}O UP and grabs McClane'sLEAPS~ochranenowguys are touqh and ; I

these but Jesus, he loses the gun,-his headorttalcesnearly KICK who FIRES once more before McClane'sCochrane,towards

the momentum swings him rightempty "return" belt -higher,the

BOTTOM of LEAPS like Tarzan to theMcclaneCochrane is there!

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the can in McClane's hand!

EXPLODES A BULLETBLAM! but then -blinded -HOWLS,Miller

HAIRSPRAY right in the guy's eyes!view with fuckingtntorolls and then Mcclane- as his hand gropes for the pistolMiller

FOLLOWSCAMERA- gets in a powerful punch, gets freeMiller

SPILL OPEN.

which some of SMASH into a pile of suitcases,they spin,back - thin9 tries to do the sameMcClanethroat: against McClane's

Miller starts pressing the ski poleFighting hand to hand.

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- it's hard. all the echoes

but with- he tries to pinpoint the locationSHOT,----Hearing the

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OVER onto the new belt.ROLL punches Miller - gets HIT hard himself -bothMcclane steps in,

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(X) Holly's working away on her laptop computer when:

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Cleveland? MCCLANE

around the huge room and its clanking conveyor belts.

He looks remembers. Mcclane .starts to reach into his jacket -

Where's your I.D.?Yeah? (unimpressed)

(X) POLICEMAN 2ND AIRPORT

·ex) was the bad guy!

I'm a cop -thatasshole.Brilliant, fsighing) MCCLANE

(X) ~CAPES. (you guessed it): And in that instant

FREEZE!

(X) POLICEMAN 2ND AIRPORT

face gun in hisafinds Mcclane gets to his feet first andOVER,As the bicycle FLIPS

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(X) takes Miller down. like the Lone Ranger,

Mcclane dives out of the saddle with John Mcclane on the back.-

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OF - CHING CHING him turn -it's themakes

SOUND CHING CHING suddenly a gonna make it -he's gonna make it -

freight ••• starts to smile - there's a door just ahead - he's He races down a long aisle past cartons ofstarts to run. he sees their approach,rubbing his eyes,panting for breath,

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COPS run in -AIRPORTtwo luggage guy,~theled

DOWN-IT RIDES BENDS-TOPPLES- heCREAKS,conduit pipe

20 foot tall REACTS as theand then-SPLATTERS WINCES as blood

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Stewardess! THORNBERG

CHANGE.FOCUS HOLLY.SEES and then he Thornberg simmers -

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so park it, pall And I've got yours -

(X) seat) (pushing him in

STEWARDESS2ND

got your number -'I've nametag) (looking at.her funny? You think rou're THORNBERG

Connie? was it, "Bimbos of the Sky", It wasn't nearly.as edifying as STEWARDESS2ND

a very objective look at air safety. was Your episode "Flying Junkyards" program.¥our We've all seenYes. STEWARDESS d am? Do :you know who I THORNBERG

? - If you'll just sit down - I can't do that nowI'm sorry, sir, STEWARDESS

this swill? paid for instead ofMealmyNetwork the hell can't I get the First Class But why accept it.IDone,Fine. THORNBERG

friendly hands. fending off the Stewardess'

and here waving. his ticket20 months ago,fromHer nemesis

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REACTS as she sees -and then Holly looks up idlely -

- we were overbookedthat you were told when you boarded- Sir, VOICE STEWARDESS'

in this cattle car - me back herewas shovedidyou- all not explain anythingd~dyouno,- VOICE THORNBERG'$ 60 0

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CROWD milling about the luggage area.he notes the As he pockets it, One of the cops hands Mcclane his wallet.

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- Sam NOTICESROLL,

CAMERAS POP and FLASHBULBSAs dropped right into their laps.

now drooling over this new storyand the MEDIA,off with it ••• WIDEN and see Airport police and coroner's people about to make

We The body is set on a gurney. shoulders mercifully brief.

our view of the mangled head andbody bag,aZIPPED intoas it is

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Would you like some champagne? (pause) STEWARDESS

knocked out two of his teeth.I HOLLY

do? What'd you I sotto)7 (kneelinq, \,,-✓ STEWARDESS .....-...2. ' reputation - my me and besmirchedhas assaulted ' woman - this sue you and this airline couldI violating a court order - And by seating me here you're o Stewardess)( - £ards Fifty t THORNBERG I within fifty feet of him - I'm not allowed order against me. i a restraining He means he has filed HOLLY I fascination with her.

growing and the Stewardess' ADJUSTS to feature Holly -CAMERAJ

t Excuse me? STEWARDESS

You cannot put me near that woman. THORNBERG

- my monopolize you cannot Mister Thornberg - STEWARDESS

62 - CONTINUED

CLICK. Miller's temple. the pistol is at In a blur of motion, Stuart is on his feet,

But the penalty could be severe. PISTOL) (drawing a Then the damage is minor. STUART

But - Yessir. MILLER

Did you finish your assignment? STUART

away. barely gotI He killed Cochrane; a policeman. We ran into trouble; MILLER

You're late. STUART

the table top.

shoulder to}:!i~'sfrom SNOW that fallsawayw.ip.esnonplussed;

He looks up, of the airport.over.MAPS Stuart's poring

66 INSIDE 66

(£r'/efJ\f<1.1-~-6"0Qj'S\JG,~him.atto5'Jc' with pickaxes and hardlyy~r~.DIGGING in theare~IDU5!andKAHN

him in. Baker wavesMcclane.

from the man who escapedIt's~- behind the church.

snowy expansefrom therunning up FIGURE appears,aaseense

REACTS,He ASSAULT RIFLE. BAKER guards the rear door with an

TO: CUT

too. the Captain, Take!!!.! up to Up to the Captain? MCCLANE

That's up to the Captain. COP 2ND AIRPORT

this area? Aren't you going to seal offscene. a crime This is wait a second.Whoa, MCCLANE

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(X)

Charlie Chan? for all the airplanes while we play And what do we do with all the luggage LORENZO

it- shoot dust it, . forensics team in, you need to seal it off, get a- from a crime sceneawayJust walked Your boys the professional?~ust How about Forget the courtesy.Okay. MCCLANE

gotta be kidding. You In an airport Christmas week? LORENZO

courtesy. Just a little professionalNo. MCCLANE

or something down here?

(X) get you a free lunchionnabadge is : (X) LA think thatYouknow.IYeah,

LORENZO

I'm the one who - (showing badge) MCCLANE

Captain Lorenzo. LORENZO

Lorenzo? MCCLANE

(X) Mcclane? (X) FAX) (a glance at a (X) - You

LORENZO

this little kingdom - rises behind his desk.himhave earned 20 year veteran of bureaucratic wars thata-The man himself

POLICE. AIRPORTOF CAPTAIN LORENZO,CARMINE Mcclane comes in, first double taking the name on the door:

67 POLICE OFFICE--DAYAIRPORTINT.67

Dismissed.chamber. empty and it won't be anagainmeFail SHUDDERS) (as Miller STUART(cont'd)

66 66 0

- CONTINUED

j

the doorway. COPS appear in Immediately two burly AIRPORT•.BUZZERHe hits a

commendation.

(X) fuckinga Captain in L.A.

I'll send your fuckingfine.lowlife,

(X) Now you capped somethat runs it. (X) and I'm the big fishlittle pond,

time you're in myThismake it so. were hot shit don'tfOUTV thoughtthe Just 'cause Nakatomi thing in LA. know who you are, thatIYeah,

(X) FAX) waving the

(on McClane's look, · own press. Mcclane, don't start believing your (sharp) LORENZO

(X) yeah -nine, (X) If it's more than a dollar eighty

MCCLANE

month.a earn in You'd be surprised what I LORENZO

you earn in a month. and it costs more thanmachines ••• doesn't show up on airport x-ray It from Germany. A porcelain gun Know what that is?Seven on me. "punk" pulled a GlockThatLuggage? MCCLANE

stealing luggage - away some punk investigation to file Because I don't need a forensics LORENZO

Why don't you try it and find out? MCCLANE

them that?I tell say upstairs when fucking airport? Whaddya think they'll we shut down the wholewhy don'tHell, ?11 "somewhere luggage in some other them and theirso we storeairplanes, on want to put their luggage come and they more thousand people few And meanwhile every hour aOh. LORENZO

them somewhere -storeYou MCCLANE

67 CONTINUED -67

__J__

) CONTINUED (

guy's right hand. yanked out the Before they can react, he's UNZIPPED the bag,

Gotta check something. nisbadge) quickly showing(~ guys. Whoa, MCCLANE

Mcclane catches up to the morgue guys as they reach their wagon.

70 GARAGE PARKING70

Hey! (too late) GIRL

stamp pad. gently takes typing paper and aHe reaches over,

Excuse me. MCCLANE

romance novel- the girl here lost in a

69 DESXCARA RENTA 69

TO: CUT

getting an idea.

thinking ••• watches them, Mcclane moves aside,on their gurney. BODYthe PASSAGE of the morgue guys,CLATTER announces theThen a

wall. away Mcclane punches thewhen the guy turns-a smile-fakes looks back at one of the stocky Airport copsthe corridor - He walks downsteaming. comes out of Lorenzo's office,Mcclane

68 DAY POLICE OFFICE -AIRPORTEXT.68

your ass? shit in your brains,·or the lead in The off the metal detectors first: Which setsCarmine: one question, (turning at the door) MCCLANE

bouncers. Mcclane moves towards the door, his hands waving off the would be

airport! my have you thrown out ofbefore I my office Now get the hell out of LORENZO

67 (2) CONTINUED -

positions on. complete with radar screens and a big glass board to marktower, it looks very much like a mini-version of an airport control

In fact, SEE that the church is full of ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT: Now we showing the exact same time.from Stuart's Huer,WIDEN

73 CHURCH VIRGINIAINT.73

(X) PUSH IN on it.Wewrist. (X) and casually examines the military chronometer on his handcuffed (X) puffs on a cigar ••• CORPORAL guarding him, he smiles at the roung (X) Looking astonishingly carefree,By now we are on Esperanza.

Tres horas y media. (checking watch) CO-PILOT

cuanto tiempo?Unidos. Estadoslas Estamos segur hasta Es bueno: el peligro es pasado. PILOT

Ay, Alleva nos escorto. CO-PILOT

from the cockpit back through the rest of the plane.MOVESCAMERA,_./ ~ (

72 NIGHT TRANSPORT -MILITARYINT.72

AWAY. PEELSand WINGSITS WAGS fighter

Now, the few wingtips away.ESCORT aFIGHTERitsalong,cruising

71 NIGHT FLIGHT -IN- TRANSPORTMILITARYVERDEVALEXT. 71

puzzled. And he's gone as they look after him,

Thanks. Yup, he's dead, all right. MCCLANE

he's released remains straight up.)

(The hand checks them. against the paper,fin~ersHe presses the

What're you doing? WORKER MORGUE

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they? don't policemen son-in-laws, They love theirthe in-laws.Ah, POWELL

DC with the in-laws. I'm alone in last minute meeting. a Holly stood me up forVacation? MCCLANE

vacaction treating you? How's the how you doing?.John, (laughing) POWELL

of your mouth and grab a pencil. Get that twinkf outpartner.Hey, MCCLANE

76 INTERCUT COUNTER -CARARENTAT MCCLANE -76

- PowellSgt. Records. phone) answering (swallowing, POWELL

and Twinkies have move up along with him.world - POWELL has moved up in theAL The office he's in shows us that

75 NIGHT LAPD OFFICE -INT.75

phone. Before she can answer, he's over the counter and reaching for her

a minute? office for borrow yourIcanhoney - Excuse me, MCCLANE

74 COUNTER RENT A CAR TERMINAL -INT.74

CABLES. now open conduit box and undergroundto the CONNECTIONS s·omeone is makingTOOLS;WELDINGSPARKLE ofthe SEE the yard behind the church andweCLAMPS it in placeheAs

PRERIGGED TRIPOD WAITS for the dish.where aBELFRYhe's in the

UP, untilUP,UP, CLIMBS into the STEEPLE •••UP as the manCRANE

WIRE behind him.CRONY unrollingaroom,the DISH as he crossesRADAR MAN with a Pizza sizedaCAMERA follows

73 - CONTINUED

(X)

_J

-on the top edge of your transmission. (authoratively) MCCLANE

he just got - transmissionthe -on the top edge of GIRL

FAX number is uh -The MCCLANE

bankrupt. insurance companies start to go You get those feelingsOuch. POWELL

Just a feeling.know.don'tI MCCLANE

What's this about?Will do. (watching it) POWELL

got it. throw in Interpol if you-mefor you run that through State and Federal can ca.se the ·transmission's fuzzy. marked the whorls with a pen inI From a stiff down here at Dulles. MCCLANE

Fingerprints? (as it arrives) POWELL

Powell's office. FAX starts to leave Mcclane - voila, it's already arriving atThe

This way. (ah) way? This to girl)(aside ~regnant.of them figure it's time to get oneI'em, company makesmy wife'swellYeah, MCCLANE

This is a first.550-3212. POWELL

er in the station there?nu FAX Al, what's ourListen,Rifmt· MCCLANE

76 - CONTINUED76 ·b

(X)

me? What can you tell MCCLANE

dossier is coming through right now. Your stiff's Right here, partner. POWELL

79 INTERCUT- IN HIS OFFICEPOWELL -79

Al? MCCLANE

Mcclane beats her to it.:up.telephone light FAX machine and theBoth theRRING.smoking.Mcclane paces,

Another.Yes. HOLLY

Holly holds out her glass.COMPLAINTS.GROANS.

for a little while longer ••• We may be up herein ahead of us. that a .new weather front is moving. informed by Dulles traffic control Ladies and Gentlemen, I've just been PA) (over VOICE CAPTAIN'S

fifteen more minutes. to look at his face forhaveonlyI (indicating Thornberg) I don't think so. HOLLY

Need another? STEWARDESS

takes her glass. The nice stewardess comes over to Holly,

77 PLANE HOLLY'SINT. 77

Break out the chlorine. (grinning) MCCLANE

are you? in somebody's little pool, You're not pissinghuh?Airport, POWELL 76 b

76 (2) CONTINUED -

(X)

Depends who you are. MCCLANE

right? You're John Mcclane,LA?Nakatomi? The Ghost of Christmas Past. SAM

trying to keep up with him. Sam Coleman is trotting down the linoleum next to the walkway,

HEELS makes him turn.CLICK ofSuddenly the deep in thought - gets on an walkway.Mcclane comes out,

80 AREA RENT A CAREXT.80

FAX. Just thema'am.FAX, Just the (showing his wedding ring} MCCLANE

could ••• maybe we close in an hour •••ISay, GIRL

The girl gives him the eye.He hangs up.

owe you.I Al. a lot, Thanks see it.IYeah, MCCLANE

black bag stuff. a lot of record and it looks like of his militarylines Read between the ~age) (reading the in helicopter accident 5/11/88. American advisor in Honduras, killed Oswald Cochrane.S/Sgt.Yup. POWELL

What? MCCLANE

2 years. been dead for Department of Defense, he'sto the According you don't follow me.No, POWELL

a computer for that?You needed MCCLANE

He's dead. POWELL

79 CONTINUED -

(X)

Who the hell is this? TRUDEAU

they turn to see Mcclane step out of the elevator.Surprised,

82 ANGLENEW 82

training at Fort Bragg. Yeah ••• if your gangs get their VOICE MCCLANE'S

gangs? was it, What guess.I Couldn't be helped, TRUDEAU

bloodstains and all ••• they got it right on the fucking news, so all over the Esperanza story ••• crawling -well, the press was here, LORENZO

- Lorenzo has joined the regulars here to cover his ass

81 NIGHT- CAB" "THE INT. 81

b breath. - I' and out of puzzled ••• leaving Sam pissed,into the crowd, And he's at the end of the walkway and he quickly disappears

do needlepoint.INah. MCCLANE

handiwork. Word is that was yourthe stiff. sawI some slack.me you can't cut Doesn't mean like Walter Chronkite. The guy makes Geraldo lookOkay. SAM

and laughing all the way to the bank. Gum Surgeons interviewing Transsexual on the NetworkNow he'sYeah. MCCLANE

80 CONTINUED -

(X)

~ We're hot!

flips up his face shield.acetylin7:::::7,Burke turns off his

83 YARD BACK- CHURCH VIRGINIAEXT.83

from Mcclane.Long look

we've got backup - But One way we manage the planes. TRUDEAU

What's that? MCCLANE

FAA approach control-We did lose BARNES

shooting? Anything weird going on besides the look)his(on and fix the deck tonight?tr¥Anybody MCCLANE

on the ground. card monte with the planes3playing 'cause the other hand'sit one handed only we do those planes up there, doing withwe're That's whatsaws? chain juggling knives andon TV, 9UfS Ever see thosenewspapers. only it doesn't make thenight, Something serious happens everyHey. TRUDEAU

to happen here tonight - I think something serious is going MCCLANE

Lieutenant Mcclane? (reading badge) What's your problem-cholesterol test. my last said aboutI That's what TRUDEAU

Lorenzo-don't mean shit-Mr.L.A., LORENZO

Trudeau-Mr. I'm a police officer, Lorenzo) (pushing past MCCIANE

82 - CONTINUED

(X)

What is it? TRUDEAU

Everyone turns at the chill in Barne's voice.

God •••myOh, BARNES

got it.I but obeying)(annoyed, LORENZO

You got that?trivial. no matter how of the ordinary - want them to report anything outI TRUDEAU

- You're buying into thisWhat? LORENZO

now. Commanders.report in ••• Have all your shiftLorenzo. (after a moment) TRUDEAU

want to look for answers? lot of questions! · Doesn't anyone a'- one body and dealer on the way, You've got the world's biggest drug Damned straight the human element. MCCLANE

element •• ?humanThe bit dryly)(a TRUDEAU

weather - not Not accidents,anticipated? What about something nobody can go wrong.think for everything you back-up- back-u~~otYou Okay. MCCLANE

85 NIGHT-CAB INT. 85

by. Sta~d 5 minutes to zero hour. STUART

LINE.ON COMES

EVERYTHING which is electronic heaven.LOFT,CHOIRto theUP OVER'andPANSCAMERA switches are thrown.Signal is given.

it up.Light (to Garber) STUART

84 CHURCH VIRGINIAINT.

(X)

to you-? . I'm in approach - -what the hell happened23 Dulles, what's going on?

TWA Dulles Tower, this is (panicked) VOICE 2ND PILOT'S VOICE PILOT'S

CHATTER - BOXES are beginning toSPEAKERAlready the

we're hot! We're on the same Goddamn grid and TRUDEAU

••• ? company Maybe we should call the power LORENZO

boss - ain't software,This TECHNICIAN

Shunt to another terminal! TRUDEAU

Back up systems won't come up-! TECHNICIAN

GOING OUT.KEEPLIGHTSthe

watch asTURN,180 FOLLOWING in aCAMERAthe around the tower, MOVE Trudeau and the othersmeanwhile,action •••in~oPeople leap0

Yellow!

(X) Code Controllers, Emergencies!

BARNES

Go to emegency lighting ••• now! TRUDEAU.

DARK. runways go and more and more-

88 CAB THE 88

- SWITCHES TECH throws more and moreAs Stuart's

87 TIME SAME- CHURCH VIRGINIAINT.87

Jesus ••• MCCLANE

OUT. GOINGARE LIGHTS RUNWAY

THE ALL slowly, impact wasn't so frightening •••be pretty if the

and with a pattern of sorts that wouldwithout any fuss,Slowly,

86 SHOULDERS OVER THEIRANGLE -REVERSE86

(X) Everyone turns.the window. - to point outand fails But Barnes doesn't reply ••• just tries -

85 CONTINUED -85b

expecting? what you wereThisMcclane. (turnin9) them. beep no, better, Page the terminal - technician here in five minutes. want every off duty controller andI man-Y--- (to another Move. and rack 'em.'em, pack Stack 'em, the outer marker. holds atpattern already inside our Everyone yet gets turned away·now. our Vortacs that's not in our pattern every plane approachingon the horn - Get your controllersStrauss.Jacoby, commanding)(quick, TRUDEAU

Goddamn system is dead! every- ILS is dead Confirmed! BARNES

down!is Instrument landing systemJesus! 2ND ENGINEER

92 TIME SAME- CAB THEIN · 92

- LIGHT DIESTheSPARKS. BLADE swoops down --AXE

BLOCK sacrifice on aa CABLE stretched likeFIBER OPTICGLOWING

It's gone! Approach control backup! (panicked) ENGINEER

ENGINEER -PAN to anWHIP

90 CAB THE 90

SPARKING -CUT, from the ground getsA CABLE yanked

89 CHURCH THE VIRGINIAIN89

ANOTHER ALARM.REACT to God help us, allAnd now,

happening. It ain't Checked all systems. (coming over) BARNES

Stand by for instructions ..•holding altitude.

23. You're not in approach,Return tou~.604, pull

CONTROLLER2ND CONTROLLER

88 CONTINUED -88

(X)

·-i;;.:.......:.

CONTINUED \.

Mcclane as much as anyone.REACT -All·(

important. Y,!ll want iswhat I fuel ••• when they run out oflike flies planes overhead to start dropping want ••• well, if you don't want those What I am is unimportant.Who I STUART

is this? Who did you get on this line?How. TRUDEAU

94 INTERCUTCAB -INT. 94

you want.all you can play me back laterbe quick - so I'll hours around the clock,24go know your recordersIattention. I think by now I've got your (dryly) STUART

from the earth -

Dulles Tower - Attention, Dulles Tower.Attention, VOICE STUART'S

Put it on speaker. then;) (a look at Mcclane, TRUDEAU

Maybe ••• it's them. (to Trudeau) Maybe they .don't. MCCLANE

How could they know already-? LORENZO

FAA hotline-! (hOJ?eful) BARNES

PHONE.RED a prominentIt's CAMERA ADJUSTS. A PHONE RINGS.

just the beginning. This is This ain't it, pal.This? MCCLANE

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(X)

light a fire under your ass. to light a fire under your ass to Guess you haveCarmine.About time, MCCLANE

apart - tear this airportmenmy- I'll have They gotta be closeGoddamn system! They're talking to us on our own LORENZO

no extradition treaties. plane and take him anywhere there's Meaning they pull Esperanza off his MCCLANE

- hell the whole Goddamn world.· Asia could go to Australia, Africa, tanks and itwin~add theweight, Take out the seats and save some got here.we've capacity of anything A 747 has the furthest flight BARNES

What's all that about? MCCLANE

to Barnes. Mcclane leans over As Trudeau tries to make headway with Stuart,

95 MCCLANE FAVORING95

cargo conversion fully fueled. 747 want aI same time,At theit. and your responsibility for~lane my interest in thatwill conclude That where it will not be molested. my designationrunway ofland on a It will will not be met by anyone. This plane a change of plans.will be But now there Justice ·department. from the U.S. by a continigent This plane is scheduled to be met STUART

- Trudeau nods

Esperanza? MCCLANE

Foreign Military 1.FM 1 - It is Airport in 58 minutes.this is going to be landing at~laneA STUART(cont'd) ) \

94 CONTINUED -94h

(X)

no way -no,Oh, LORENZO

the - flying around there's a lot of rumors Trudeau,Mr. WNTW news. Sam Coleman, (to Trudeau) SAM

holding up her ID. comes out of the elevator,Sam

guys - thesewith You can't fuckpros?with Trudeau, can't you see you're dealing (as he's muscled in) MCCLANE

them yet. inside_, but we don't featureSomeone'sIt opens.

96 ELEVATORTHEAT 96

Mcclane out.See Mr. (to guards) TRUDEAU

tower? unauthori.zed personnel in the control FAA regulations regardingabout have to remind youDo ITrudeau.Mr. LORENZO

unsure -REACTS,

As Trudeau And already two big Airport cops are trotting over.

You're out of here! (back to Mcclane) Security! shouting) {turning, LORENZO

right now!shit knee deep in we wouldn't bemafbetold you to, if you got off your fat ass when I And you putz! on the fucking field, me a playerThat makes fucking with! of those planes these bastards are My wife's on one Monday morning? moving in)(pissed, MCCLANE

need any Monday morning quarterbacks. and we don't SWAT team and all,here, I got a first class unitMcclane, LORENZO ()

95 CONTINUED -95

(X)

- few words-?-Just a Mcclane come on, A connection?boat. and you rocking theand hauling ass, in the coffee shop getting beeped Every controller Gunfight in airport. Big drug dealer on the way to prison. SAM

Shit! MCCLANE

But it's on override. Mcclane punches buttons.

fuck with what guys? Can't Anything who can think of? SAM

97 ELEVATORTHEIN 97

comrade, hustles to obey.the guard signals aRattled,

Christmas stocking! you're gonna have a pink slip in your Get them out and post a guard or and get over to the elevator.ass Get your thumb out of yourtower! fuckingt~e unauthorized personnel in with two And Lorenzo here, LORENZO

·_- on hereinsToml RADIO)-into( COP LOBBY

96A INTERCUT-LOBBY- AIRPORT 96A

come in. Lobby Security, LORENZO

talkie.walkie SPEAKS into histhen on the control panel, KEY now Lorenzo turns aCLOSE on him andDOORSBut the elevator

too!1o, think you can think of, they'llAn~thin MCCLANE

Together with Mcclane she's shoved into the elevator.

that! you know Coleman, This is off limits, TRUDEAU

96 CONTINUED -

(X)

-~~--- _ ________...,...,,.,,..

( (MORE) done? Twenty airlines when it'sbuilding? The new terminal wing they're (pointing outside) We have one. BARNES

Radio Shack and get a transmitter- Somebody run down toYeah, right. (sarcastic) 1ST ENGINEER

(X) to transmit -wayaf.ind

guys, all we have to do is--guys, BARNES

but confidence-nothi~g hesitant voice cuts through with some how one reedy some of it breaking through -BRAINSTORMING, Lots of AD-LIB from a big map of the airport.UPTILT

99 NIGHT CAB -INT. 99

TO: CUT

guess.I Claustrophobic, SAM

shrugs.Salt\

(X) open ceiling.REACT to the GUARDS thereThe The door opens.

98 ANGLENEW 98

(X) disappears through the roof!

KICKS out the ceiling hatch andmovegymnast'sanow inand jumped up and grabbed the light fixture,But Mcclane has already

Who he who?Huh? SAM

- that's who he was-Congress The guy who got canned byStuart! (realizing) MCCIANE

zapped by a Taser.STOPS as ifMcclane

Stuart, thanks-! from Colonel already got thatI SAM

"you"? How about "fuck" and panel) (opening the control MCCIANE

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{ r I!!! doing this. STUART

you can't do this-!Damn it, (to Stuart) TRUDEAU

so sure.ain't Trudeau Lorenzo leaves.

He's bluffing - LORENZO

stage WHISPERS - Lorenzo pauses - At the elevator,

severe penalties.by to restore your systems will be met Any attempt be able .to receive only. After that you willradio marker. inbound pattern over your outside minutes to stack the planes in your more have twoYou Tower. Attention, VOICE STUART'S

Then - He says it like he thought of it himself.

too. think of, they can Whatever we can think of - tough) (firm, as cover. my Swat team to go with himwantI (heading for the elevator) LORENZO

kill. Borrow, steal, Get what you need. TRUDEAU

difference. The planes wouldn't even know the wire in a crossover and we're hot. 30 minutes ••• our frequency in -r.ig couldI to reach are right overhead. The planes we wantDoesn't matter; BARNES

VHF - it'll scatter -That's ENGINEER2ND

waiting to go on line - offices- it's just sitting there array so they can talk to their home all tied into a nice big antenna All with their reservation computers, (Cont'd)BARNES

99 CONTINUED -99

(X)

Pause. I. \

CAMERA. from theAWAYmoveThey they search the basement.

We SEE the two lobby guards asLENS.THEPANSBEAMFLASHLIGHT

A a place only 25 years old. Pretty dark and creepy for

102 BASEMENTDULLESINT. 102

concern. REACTING with frustration andPEOPLECAMERA ADJUSTS to show

DELAYED. DATA changes toFLIGHT PATTERN, all the remaining domino likein abut now, DELAYED by weather:planes are

of the ~arter Already a of ARRIVAL MONITORS.ba•nkON aANGLE

101 NIGHT- TERMINALMAIN- DULLESINT. 101

Change the boards.Okay. TRUDEAU

face ashen. He turns to a tech,

God bless. (pause) Good luck ••• emergency basis.fuellandings on a back on line we'll expedite your as soon as we'reAs -instructions. as directed and wait for further continue holding at the outer marker We want you to another minute. down and we expect to lose voice in NAV and Approach systems areOur TRUDEAU(cont'd)

listen to:eachCREWS in CONCERNEDAs

100 INTERCUT- COCKPITS- AIRCRAFT CIRCLINGVARIOUSINT. 100

Severe technical problems here. (pause) We are experiencing ••• aircraft holding at Potomic Vortac. This is Dulles approach to all TRUDEAU

from the ear/phone he wears and jacks it into a panel. and then takes the jack Trudeau waits as switches are thrown,

me on all bands •••Put to Barnes)(pause: TRUDEAU

99 (2) CONTINUED -

(X)

I \

CONTINUED ,.(

s.1 45 new fangled switching like everybody else to these me Won't find like those old 78's. I Me, you know. They're valuble, MARVIN(cont'd)

possessively. He moves to them,

all. my records, that'stryin' to steal Thought you wasI'm Marvin.Marvin, (MARVIN)MAN

NAMETAG on his coveralls.the man points to theIn response,

Who the fuck are you? MCCLANE

for trouble. now raises his hands to show he ain't lookingin his 60's who

MAN It's a wizened would be attacker is pinned against a wall. and hisWHIRLShe in a flash, McClane's instincts take over;

105 ANGLENEW 105

A HAND reaches for McClane's shoulder.

curiously. WIDEN as he looks at it HAND picks it up and weMcClane's on the old machine.SPINNING78a SOURCE of the music,The

104 ON A PHONOGRAPH104

plumbling valve on the wall.

purplebig a tiny kitchen precariously propped up on aand PIN UPS,ta~ed) (but lovingly scotchsome S0's vintagecovers,

a cot made up with faded but neat3-legged card table,achairs, space with some battered groundhog in his ancestry, is awith a

my somebody in an area reached onlyHere, Or something like it:

103 APARTMENT••AN •103

And arrives in - Moves towards it.

MUSIC. REACTS toand then He moves through the cavernous maze,

happen to me? why does this alwaysbasement ••• another fucking fucking elevator ••• another believe this •••don~tI to himself)(sotto,· MCCLANE

from his little escape. little greasy and dirty

now a clothes CAMERA, APPEARS in the gloom close toMcclane

102 CONTINUED -102

(X)

What do you say?tower. this panel,·let me eavesdrop on the provided you patch me intosoul ••• I won't tell a set up of yours? This I gotta find out.upstairs. may be in some troublewifeMy MCCLANE

Six times. MARVIN

You married? a married one. And Marvin. I'm a veteran myself, MCCLANE

Examines it as he speaks. Mcclane moves over to a big panel with telephone lines and jacks.

if you tell.fired -I could get bucksfewa I'm just tryinc, to.save be eatin' sushi today.you kids' If it wasn't for guys like me,2? WW I'm a vet,You know, pension. my even with can barely get by, I c-come on, officer,L-Lorenzo? MARVIN

out? don't go home after you punch Carmine Lorenzo know vouyesterday. I wasn't bornMarvin.Come on, MCCLANE

shows his badge.Mcclane

was li.ving here?w-who said I MARVIN

to be living here. Just like you're not supposedYeah. (looking around) MCCLANE

to be down here. you're not supposedknow,Youtalk. my job and screw the fancyJust do fangled custodial engineer crap. new of thisan¥need Don't of it. and proudJanitor, Damn straight. MARVIN

the janitor? You're what, MCCLANE

peers at him. Mcclane reacts to that,

105 CONTINUED -

(X)

complexes. connecting the twoWALKWAY Marvin points to an ELEVATED

- connects to the new terminal must be this •••yeah,Lemme see ••• MARVIN(cont'd)

smoothes it out. a big wrinkled MAP,findsrummages around,He

pissant World's Fair ••• sounds like the? Annex skywalk ••• MARVIN

cute ••• where's this annex skywalk? They're gonna try somethingChrist. (aside to Marvin) MCCLANE

that antenna array. Barnes has five minutes to check out And we don't want any disasters. VOICE TRUDEAU'S

we don't have any panic. C terminal ••• that way nobody sees them, new Through the annex skywalk to the( VOICE LORENZO'S

no ••• yes!No ••• · Mcclane shakes his head.another.

then WIDEN as Marvin connects them to one set of bolts,We

107 ON ALLIGATOR CLIPSTIGHTBASEMENT -IN107

long way around ••• flipping out so they'll take him the and Christmas tourists seeing guns we don't need the GoddamnBarnes now - SWAT team over forI'm sending the (into phone) LORENZO

- Lorenzo's signal leave the office at OFFICERS check gear,SWATFIVEin. There hasn't been this much activity here since Gorbachov dropped

106 NIGHT AIRPORT POLICE OFFICE -INT.106

lawyer? cop or aYou a MARVIN

105 (2) CONTINUED -

(X)

(MORE) shebang. Whole cooling. Heating, terminals. These are air ducts for all the (pointing to the map) once and for all. put those little twerps in their place But we I got wounded.That's where Like the Japs had all over Iwo Jima. · (nodding) MARVIN

Tunnels. MCCLANE

out •••thischeckNow, (pointinc,)

And here's Here's you.see?Now, MARVIN

multi-color jotes and notes. cribbed by Marvin and now festooned with his variousnetherworld, PLANS of the entire Dullessee it is an architect'sWIDEN,We FLATTENED against the card table.PAPERS isCRINKLEDA MOUND of

109 BASEMENT109 I

-Barnes. all of it useless, all of the operators watching their only hope

- MAP DULLES AN L.E.D.C)

- MAPS WEATHER COMPUTERIZEDB)

- COMPUTERSOFBANKSA)

FOLLOWS the four men past -CAMERASWAT COPS.

FIVE EXITS with theas hecurious, His fellow engineers watch,

throws things into a metal case.nervous,Barnes,

108 NIGHT TERMINAL ENGINEERING OFFICE -INT.108

ambush ••• a perfect place for anthis ••• it's the airport is smart enough to figure Anybody smart enough to shut down fucking bottleneck.Shit, it's a (looking at map) MCCLANE

107 CONTINUED -

(X)

,....

at -

WINDOWS hereOUT the Barnes looks Barnes and the cops come in.

OTHERS on the floor still hammering and fiddling.THREEand on the scaffoldWORKERAOPEN:PARTIALLY FINISHED, ceilings

HALF MURAL high on the wall hereA big "history of flight"

111 NIGHT TERMINAL GALLERY -LONGINT.111

tasteless. but I ain't may be homeless,IHey, (on McClane's look) How 'bout a case of Johnny Walker? MARVIN

a sixpack of malt liquor? How aboutMarvin. owe you one,I MCCLANE(cont'd)

takes Marvin's map.He turns,he sees. He aims Marvin's flashlight down there, isn't enchanted with what

Summer down here. Winter up there ••• MARVIN

Whoa. MCCLANE

we realize it's hot air. breaks out on his forehead, as _perspirationand, BLAST of AIR hits him -aWINCES asMcCla.ne

SLAM. falls with a sheet-metalitbolt,

Last Marvin unhinges the access door.With a cordless drill,

110 ACCESSDUCT BASEMENT --INT.110

you gotta be an acrobat. first And that's the easy part; a pisser of a crawl.It'sUh-uh. (amused) MARVIN

jog. Easy maybe a mile. Looks like ••• MCCLANE

there. and you come out where they start, put you in the boiler roomISo (Cont'd) .MARVIN \·-,.-'

109 CONTINUED -109n

(X)

forward.runs The cop No reaction.

Put that back on!Hey! COP AIRPORT

again. hi~hem the worker turns

Oblivious,TUMBLING. it almost -th~n JERKS to a halt

117 SLIDEWALKTHE 117

SWITCH. CONTROL PANEL-hits aopen slidewalkreaches into the

116 SLIDEWALKOFENDFARAT A WORKER -116

they run even while on it.impatient, SWAT cops run forward, get on the SLIDEWALK;Barnes and the

115 NIGHT CORRIDOR -ANNEXINT. 115

pushes on. Mcclane checks his map,With a scowl,

CLAPPING behind him.HEARS Marvin As he pulls himself up he

JUMPS to safety.to the far end,

runs arr-but he starts to lose his balance and-confident midway

a bit too moment at first but he gets quickly confident - There's a scary a breath, starts across the beam.Mcclane takes

114B SCENETO BACK 114B

a narrow beam.

on The only way across ishuge boiler room.theABOVEHIGHHe's

114A DOWNWARDPOV MCCLANE'S114A

who GRINS. Looks up at Marvin, stops immediately.- Mcclane moves forward

a protocol test.as it's hot for soon you as I'll call see the dish! canI We're in the annex skywalk. (into his cellular phone) BARNES

113 SCENETO BACK 113

TAPE. FACTORY PLASTIC andstill covered with

112 GALLERYOFENDFAR- GLASS THROUGH- ARRAY SATELLITE112()

(X)

JUM~FIRING!Mcclane the guy sprawling.

sendingOUT,KICKS by~~headGRATE VENTILATIONSuddenly a

123 WIDE 123

ht above him - He looks up. FOOTSTEPS approach him.'s all alone.suddenl~-=Barnes

Sudden SILENCE.

DOWN.CUT SWAT cop breaks cover and getsThe lasthimself. KILLED and then he's who took out his friend,(Spockley)

His partner KILLS the gunmana third airport cop DIES.

122 GALLERYANNEXTHE 122

- STEAM a wall of -LUNGES through He gets his bearings HEARS the gunfire - it's close!And then he

· sweat-stained.alr~ady Underneath, his shirt is

he tosses off his sweater into the darkness.TUNNELS,in the

121 MCCLANE 121

rescues it! deep breath -b

a He takes BULLETS hit near his metal case..four soldiers. the with FIRE EXCHANGE dumpster while the three remaining cops

CRINGES behind ahe-GLASSflfingarm by CUT badly on theis

120 BARNES 120

COP KILLED on the move.take cover-another&over the railing

JUMP they PING off its walls, RAKE the slidewalk andAs bullets

119 COPS OTHERAND BARNES 119

- Stuart's soldiers all.MULKEY&!{OCKLEY andSHELDON, SEE that they arenow weand "workers" turn, The other three

118 WIDER 118

SHOOTS him.He

du~ A sitting 0' Rf;.I-1:itY/,,,--

ha~~He real painters. who killed theof the ones ~one It's TURNS. The man

to you? l'ook likeIWhat do ASSHOLE!HEY! COP(cont'd)SWAT

117 CONTINUED -117()

(X)

) (

he rolls over and SEES towards the far end of the slidewalk - - his gun SKITTERS across the linoleumSWEEPING him off his feet from the top of the scaffoldthe plywood boardsHARD,lands,

131 MCCLANE 131

witn"'It!down

cominggrid towards him, paint and glue and half the mural's tile

SIDEWAYS as the rest of the scaffoldinc, fallsDIVESRUNS andHe

130 MO SLO WIDER - 130

- fuckOh, MCCLANE

then moment of satisfaction -has a

129 MCCLANE 129

CRUNCH beside Barnes-LANDS with aSCREAMING -FALLS,HeWAY. SCAFFOLDING beneath him GIVESbut then the half of the-AIMS

128 ~_1PON 6128

----~~).. - linebackers in combat - SMACK of his body into them sounding liketheanother,

one after SMASHES into the cross bars he passes,deliberately

127 MCCLANE 127

(X) UNDER. DOWN and tries to SHOOT~

126 ABOVEUP 126

(X) -- meanwhile- from ground levelhi~tries to nail ~Re~ off the metal behind him asPINGBULLETS-SCAFFOLDING

125 SCENETO BACK 125

DOWN - FIRING

124 SCAFFOLDONHIMABOVE ------------~-124

SEEShe BULLETS hit all around Mcclane;ThenCOVER.

(X) who takes the gallery, a~acrossFIRES Mcclane ROLLS,

· through him.

SPARKING off the grate before they drillthe bulletsbac wards,

TWITCHESnow heand has caught the damn thing on reflex,MJ:1-l~!Y

(MORE) and make you waste time. make Lorenzo sacrifice his best men, Something to Jerk you off,Bait. standini)(slowly MCCLANE

damanged. but they're too far away to beDUCK,Mcclane and Barneswindow. SHATTERING the glasspiecesBLOWS UP, The antenna array outside

137 WIDE 137

and then-itatlook Both

The antenna array - (shakily) BARNES

okay?You MCCLANE

and. goes over to Barnes. checks the bodies to make sure there's no surprises,pistol, Then he picks up his long overdue breath.aMcclane takes

136 SCENETO BACK 136

SMEAR of blood on the slick wall.aand slides to the floor,

TWITCHES and then hegoes CRACK as his neck There's a sickening

HEADFIRST.walkway SLAMS into the wall at the end of theHe

135 ANGLENEW 135

HEAD. McClane's FLUNG right.overO'Reilly is the slldewalk in OVERDRIVE,

134 SCENETO BACK 134

SHREDDING -TREAD HIGH GEAR, WHIRRS intoIt I

133A SLIDEWALKOFENDFAR 133A

- THEN SPECTACULARLY andOUTSHORTSIt

SLIDEWALK ELECTRONICS.OPEN metal scaffold into the the nearest piece of theSI.AMSandon the floorMcclane SPINS

133 SCENETO BACK 133

AIMING -- bringing it upslidewalk -

the iofromMAC already bending to grab his droppedfeet,

but he's already on his has ducked the falling scaffold,too,he,

132 AWAY FEETSIX ~-

(X)

f.

( (MORE) and me. husband •• my You endangered my children ••• HOLLY

You got in the way of that.Mcclane. Mrs. The people have a right to know, THORNBERG

Don't you mean nauseous? HOLLY

· curious. make peopleIMcclane.Mrs.gift, That's my see you're intrigued.I (turning) nothing regular about it.There's.· THORNBERG

jam. we're in a regular traffic there:outfewa There's quiteYeah. HOLLY

she looks out. Despite herself,

So is that plane ••• practically. THORNBERG

yards. I think you're closer than fifty (dryly) HOLLY

practically in her lap.

he's him: She can't help not looking atHolly looks at him.

140 WIDER 140

Other airplanes. LIGHTS in the sky:

139 ;·· POV HIS 139

i candy store. nose against it like a kid in apressin~.his And goes over to the glass,Releases his seat belt.something.

Sees glances out the window. on an inside aisle seat,Thornberg,

(X) Time they don't have.

(looking skyward) Time you don't have ••• {Cont'd)MCCLANE

137 CONTINUED -

CONTINUED 1.

..l Break the code -So are you. MCCLANE

These guys are pros. (almost admiringly) activate on this code panel. Descramble mode mustlisten in. we scan their frequency we can't Some kind of scrambler so even if BARNES

••• ?What MCCLANE

Garber no longer sounds human.Here,

144 ANNEXINT. 144

concerned. He looks at Stuart,

report in. Annex team,in. report Annex team •••say again,I GARBER

143 CHURCH VIRGINIAINT. 143

GARBLED, spine-chilling NOISE.to the LISTENS with Mcclanepicks it up. Barnes slides over,Curious, TRANSCEIVER beside one of the dead men.from acomingIt's

142 ANGLENEW 142 I.

I GUN. his Mcclane raisesjump; VOICE makes them bothTYPEALIENAN EERIE I I ! new miracle.a

(X) start looking forarray is toast.

and the antenna SWAT team is dead ••• ·,!

(X) But Lorenzo'sI'll live.--me?

(into his cellular phone) BARNES .

DRESSING on Barnes.FIELDdamn decent Mcclane is doing a

141 NIGHT ANNEX -INT. 141

climbing over their backs. see the people is when you'reroutime The only as noble as "the people". And you didn't do it for anything

~,'·..·.,

140 CONTINUED -140!\

enough? Colonel Stuart - Isn't that penalty There's five dead officers here, MCCLANE

Mcclane grabs it. over Barne's cellular tie in to the tower.HEAR this too,They

147 TIME SAME- ANNEXIN- MCCLANE147

have to pay the penalty. Now you futile and obvious target. You've wasted lives and time on a STUART'S VOICE

- fearful They listen,

146 CAB INT. 146

not to try and restore your systems. You were warnedDulles.Attention, STUART

improvised screens and terminals. his men hover over thehim,Around and abovestern.firm,flat,

Voice Speaks. ~hone. Picks up the a decision.comes toHe

d part of the plan. Except losing our own team wasn't STUART

schedule. We're right on antenna array. they went for the You were right ••• GARBER

completely. took out their swat team ••• Our people engineer.chieftheir from monitored a call1ustweSir, (to Stuart) KAHN ~ from the choir loft and joins Stuart and Grant.Kahn descends

145 NIGHT- CHURCH THE VIRGINIAIN145

get them to enter the code first.- one of these guys Next time you kill (weakly) 40,320 possible combinations. (thinking) um -- times6X 8 X 7 - that's Eight numbers BARNES

144 CONTINUED -

(X)

do you copy?••• is Dulles Approach Windsor flight one-four-teen, this STUART

(or frequency).another mike

switches to He reads it, Another man hands him a slip of paper.

on fuel. one low number -flighta Give me (aside, off mike) between. I think we can find something in · STUART

bomb? Neutron What's lesson two - thepolicemen? one starts with killingles~onAnd MCCLANE

agression. with the guts to stand up to Soviet -men off men like General Esperanza learn it can't keep cutting the legs And this country has toof dates. Treason is merely a matterbest: I think Cardinal Richlieu said it (;'.':'.> STUART. I to turn traitor? drug money is Esperanza paying you How much canned by Congress on TV. Saw you get shit for five minutes. famous We were bothColonel.Yeah, MCCLANE

though ••• Nightline,league on You seemed out of yourmagazine. read about you in PeopleIhosta~es? hero who saved the Nakatomipoliceman The ••• John Mcclane?Mcclane? STUART

yes.Ah, His brow furrows. has reacted to both the mention of his name and of McClane's.

149 STUART 149

seeing the chilling look Trudeau is giving him.He stops,

You- out of this!KeepMcclane! LORENZO

phone- SHOUTS into theLorenzo BROADCAST here - This interchange is

148 NIGHT-CAB INT.

(X)

What are you doing? ( BARNES

pieces of scaffolding.rags, grabs turpentine, Mcclane runs to the spilled paint,Desperate,

do it •• 1 you bastards, don'tDon't do it ••• BARNES

IN on him as he turns and looks out the window.PUSHESCAMERA

153 MCCLANE 153

all of.us watch it. he wants to make the new terminal ••• and bere That's the runway between TRUDEAU

!2!!.•••Tower you over to What? Turning two-nine-nine-two.VOICEMCCLANE'S

your altimeter at settin9 Okay, calibrateI'll bet. Goddamn son-of-a-bitch- (replying to pilot) The son-of-a-bitch ••• the

VOICE STUART'S TRUDEAU

fumes. shouldn't they? on petrol up here flyingWhy It's our frequency. I've got 230 peopletime: (heartsick)

and about Approach,Roger, BARNES

BRITISH PILOT

Tower at the Outer Marker. listening? Report to the on Runway 29. Why are theydown! You're cleared for approach Christ, he's ,bringing them VOICE STUART'S MCCLANE I

- both ashen faced

151 ANNEXIN- BARNESAND MCCLANE 151

until just this second. our systems didn't come back on line But old man. We been right here, STUART'S VOICE

have you been? Where the devil Approach, this is one-fourteen. BRITISH PILOT

different than anything we've heard. boy tone that's totallygood ol' he's just told in an affable, and the chilling lie- REACTS to Stuart's voiceEveryone here

150 NIGHT-CAB THE TOWER -REALTHEIN

(X)

(X) him... played bycourse, (X) of both, to the tower operator -o~eratorfrom the approach (X) mike button to create static as he "switches" the incoming plane (X) with hisplafS UP - StuartLIGHTSSCREENaDIALS - He puncnes

with an unhealthy GRIN.OBEYS,TECH here -the main-ftQWR~on

feet. 200 Minus Recalibrate sea level.

(X) But ILS landing system.Activate (X) (off mike to Thompson)

STUART

him from Barnes. SNOW quickly hidingwind whipped across·the unlit airport •••

RUNS He turns, SHADOW on the white field.There he's a tiny

below. DROPS out the broken window to the snowwearing Barne's coat -

now Mcclane - Barnes holds one end of .a painter's dropcloth;

156 ANNEX MCCLANE-FROM OUTSIDE156

\~)

May luv. Just like British rail, STEWARDESS

STEWARDESS pauses to pat her shoulder reassuringly.

A TENSE.looks not an experienced air traveler - still -clearlyGRANN,rENGLISH But one NICE"HIP HIP."CHEERS ofand APPLAUSE Some break into and exhausted people REACT.The spent

few minutes.a be on the ground inbut we'll all inconvenience, We're sorry about the VOICE PILOT'S

155 CABININT. 155

descent. we've started our probably noticed, as you've Ladies and Gentlemen, (into cabin mike) PILOT

154 BRITISH COCKPITTHEIN154

can.I fuck whatever the Barnes .••can,Ifuck Whatever the (ripping fabric) MCCLANE

153 CONTINUED -

_j

path and looking good. ( You are in the glideshow you on ILS. We have radar contact andTower. This is DullesWindsor.Roger, than before) (doing a different voice VOICE STUART'S

Inside the outer marker. Dulles, this is Windsor one fourteen. VOICE PILOT'S

and listens to - Everyone watches the dancing lights

161 TOWERTHEIN 161

torch- see the see the torch,Come on, watching) (at the window, BARNES

160A SKYWALKANNEXTHEIN 160A

plane- HEAR the approachingWe FLARES in a crazy pattern -impromtu

WAVES theHe LIGHTER to ignite them.now he uses his-~ieces

from wads of fabric wound on the scaffoldTORCHEStwoHe's made i;_~)

160 FIELDTHEON MCCLANE -160(.

himself killed - He'll get It's Mcclane.Christ. TRUDEAU

- Looks of binoculars.

up a pairfumblesTrudeau dances. LIGHT SIZZLES in the distance,

- somebody out thereThere's (pointing) LORENZO

Everything's dead. TRUDEAU

jam them - we cut in,Can't A TECHNICIAN

God •.• no .••Oh, TRUDEAU

ENGINES. SOUND ofThe

159 TOWERTHEIN 159

High fives all around.ILS lights up.REACTS as theirThe crew

158 COCKPIT BRITISH 158

(X)

JESUS! PILOT

THEM -UNDER

RIGHT RUNWAY,THE from out of the darkness the crew seesSuddenly

165 COCKPITTHEIN 165

two hund-- Four hundred feet NAVIGATOR

boy - -attaboy·atta the runway's icy - 30 knot cross wind and- there's a watch it Windsor ••• Looking good, STUART

600 feet ••• NAVIGATOR

rapping -dropping -growing closer -too,visible here, lights intermittentlyalane'sthe·watching -listening,Helpless,

164 TOWERTHEIN 164

up ••• up ••• pull !12···· pull Mother of God,Mary,Jesus,no,No ••• MCCLANE

LIGHTS between gusts of snow-SEES itshe-

MOMENT a fleetingforand -ENGINES HEAR the plane'sNow he can

163 FIELDTHE-ON MCCLANE 163

Ref plus 20 •••feet ••• aoo .•• RVR 1/4 mile •••• altitude 1000 NAVIGATOR

70 •••so ••• knots ••• Airspeed 100 Flaps down.Roger. PILOT

coming in on instruments. Don't worry about it you'reback up. Probably our runway systems coming but covering)(puzzled, STUART

162 CHURCH IN VIRGINIASTUART -162

light ••• looked like asnow •••through the something down thereWait a minute ••• VOICE PILOT'S ()

161 CONTINUED -161

(X)

I ""'"'1.....·

lessons can be avoided. further Esperanza lands unmolested,1,, { and Generalon timereadyis requested If the 747 we this evening. That concludes our object lesson for (into mike) STUART

Maybe.

Maybe they're admiring Stuart's incredible coolness.blank. faces aretheir who clearly enjoyed his part in the above,

TAQJDpson,forExce~t His men look at him.too.Silence here,

170 STUART 170

Somewhere SIRENS wail.

we hope is only grease.smearing it with what GLASS here, starring it andSomething HITS thethe sky.throu~h PLASTIC boilMETAL andOFCHUNKS RED with reflected light.

BLOODroom which turns this RECOILS at the explosion,Everyone

, 169 TOWERTHEIN 169

knees. He gives the scream of an animal in a trap and falls to his

him. from away watching the fireball rollBehind the plane,

I 168 MCCLANE168

SCATTERS. As the plane breaks up and flaming debris

167 ANGLE ANOTHER-RUNWAY 167

SEE - is an EXPLOSION.andHEAR -weand then all

children,women, SCREAMS of men,HEAR thewe for a split second

166B RESUME- PLANEEXT. 166B

SCREAM -PEOPLE CABIN - LUGGAGE tumbles in the

166A PLANE TUMBLINGTHEINSIDE 166A

- ROLLS OVER,

FLIPS PLANEThe and that's all it takes:-catches the tarmac DIPS, - the nose comes up but a wingtipnot enoughenough, but it's not crew brilliant and skilled,theSCREAMING,Engines

166 OUTSIDE 166

- the plane TILTS-CONTROLSSLAMSHe .. ·'·

165 CONTINUED -;.'(:165

(X)

(X) el permiso. (X) No tengo mi General. Desculpe me,

(

(X) GUARD YOUNG

(X) The young guard shakes his head.

yo caminar, si?De donde a (with a grin) removar eses? Muchacho, si possible a (to his guard) Dios, los calambres! ESPERANZA

cuffed hands.

(X) lower legs with hishis.chained he begins to massageand moan, grimace·slightwith aThen, watch. Esperanza glances at his

173 VAL VERDE MILITARY TRANSPORT--NIGHTINT.173

172.. VAL VERDE MILITARY TRANSPORT--NIGHTEXT.172

TO:CUT

ever have. fucking victim he'll••• the last MCCLANE(cont'd)

He grabs the rescue worker by the collar.

just another victim. I'm I'm not a survivor.Relax, pal, MCCLANE

Laughs bizzarely. Mcclane.sees the look.

bloody. who is torn, looking puzzled at Mcclane,He stops,

, no surviv-Repeat, survivors. I

(X) No Three. Rescue Tower, this is

WORKER RESCUE II t plane. glazed eyes looking at the Mcclane weaves through the workers,

woman's bloody shoe.abooks,

purses,Toys, fragments of people's lives:Pieces of luggage,~

EXPLOSION. around from thehundred yardsI

a for meltedsnow WATER everywhere: used to be an airplane.l

and fabric thatchaos of metal Firemen and medics scramble over aI

171 NIGHT SHOT -DOLLYLONG- RUNWAYTHE 171

170 CONTINUED -/170

(\

(MORE) normal landing procedures here. the accident has interfered with Rumors abound that somehowthe field. endlessly circlingstand,from where I several dozen airliners are visible been closed due to the tragedf, the fact that only one runway has Meanwhile - despiteauthorities. from there has been no official word but still heard or saw the crash, --hundreds of people in the terminal SAM

CRASH SITE. the distance behind barricades we see the

In HELICOPTER beside her.NEWSher OUTSIDE on the airfield, She's supered over her face."live"CAMERA,onisCOLEMANSAM

175 SCREENTHEON 175

TELEVISION. PUSHES to theCAMERA the clear glass board.

number from he wipes the flight almost in afterthought -And -

the other team's locker room. on our man in Well, we'll just call shru9)(a b into .extra innings ••• If this goesCaptain. Don't worry, / STUART

Stuart smiles tightly at the unvoiced question.

so far- anticpated ••• They've done everything we'veSir. GARBER

Garber breaks the silence.TV.of a.I

AUDIO MONITORING of the Tower and aircraft chatter and the muted

except the faintSOUNDS here,no In the silence since the crash,

the kid lights him up.Flattered,

dame un fosforo?-del libertad en vez Ahora, soldado excelente! Tu eres unbueno!joven,Bueno, ESPERANZA

a cigar out of his breast pocket.fumblespaternally, and then he smiles-a moment Esperanza's eyes flash for

17:3 CONTINUED -

(X)

never felt so useless.I (voice tight) everything I tried ••• did, everything I6Tonig t,tonight. eople ••• until taking care of care of business •••takingwas ..•it but ••• all of•••hostaieskids to lost from ••• Everything 13 years ••• cop I've been aDo you?Do you? MCCLANE

know how you feel.We allMcclane. You don't have to say anything, TRUDEAU

I •••I ••• Trudeau ••• MCCLANE

Trudeau.

Sees coming around to reality.McClane blinks,Barnes leaves.

With your Goddamn brain! TRUDEAU

Wibh what? on the air? BARNES

to the cab and get us on the air. Get up to pretend he's the tower. we got a lunatic down here who likes We have to warn those planesBarnes. TRUDEAU

Trudeau.appears. coffee someone gave him ignored.

the- eyes looking at nothingbench,on aMcclane sits dazed

a proper bandage on his cut.BarnesgivesA DOCTOR pitiful attempts at damage control.off the wall:riniingPHONESJ'

176 NIGHT AIRPORT POLICE OFFICE -INT.176

Dulles International Airport.

(X) This is Samantha Coleman atgrow.

the sky above us will continue to the problem here and inworsening, With weather conditionscertain: One thing is contributed to it. and that they may have evencrash, difficulties in the tower before the Other reports say there were (Cont'd)SAM

175 CONTINUED -

j

what? yeah,Uh - r· VICTOR .

Victor! Victor. THORNBERG

a sleeping ASSISTANT awake.He shakesCREW.

NEWS row with his moves to the he goes into the coach section,

178 WITH HIM178

moves down the aisle.He glares at her,

stronger mouthwash would be nice.A HOLLY

Anything else? (dryly) THORNBERG

aftershaves? you think you could change keep getting this close,going~o Dick, if you're That is your name? ("innocently") Dick - Listen, HOLLY

Face suspicious. Thornberg at the window again.

177 NIGHT- PLANE HOLLY'SINT. 177

TO: CUT

IN on Mcclane.PUSHESCAMERA

90 minutes. run out of fuel in they'll They ••• we can't answer. I' even though They keep broadcasting, (as Mcclane tenses) ? Your wife's plane ••• TRUDEAU

? And ••• I • MCCLANE

there in his eyes.else Mcclane sees something

••• Tactical Terrorist Team unit.Army a special sending in the Government for help. Ther're calledWe SWAT team's gone.Our own (feeling his pain) TRUDEAU

176 CONTINUED -

(X)

(X) STORM. Yukon like creating aBACKWASH ROAR, their (X) DOWN with aand SET HELICOPTERS dance through the air towards us, (X) ARMYTwo SNOW. SWIRLIN~ cut through theSKYLIGHTS in the

179 NIGHT TERMINAL -REAR OFEXT.179

TO: CUT

changes. me if anythingTellStay on it. THORNBERG

he pats Victor's shoulder.

Leaving, Wheels start spinning.on Thornberg.CAMERA TIGHTENS

like the tower isn't there. It's like ••• The weather recording. again) -(listening I get is •••But allworkin~.It is VICTOR

You just said it would work - THORNBERG

Nothing. (puzzled) VICTOR

Should be on our band ••• VICTOR

on. going want to hear what'sI frequency?cock~it Can you tune in the THORNBERG

Puzzled, the man pulls his bag from under the seat, gets one out.

(X) receivers. (X) Get one of thelove you.I

THORNBERG

'em - assholes check wouldn't let thoseIAre you crazy? VICTOR

on? or put them in your carrythe shoot, from Did you pack the radio mikes THORNBERG

178 CONTINUED -

CONTINUED (

- of your boys Colonel Stuart is oneother side. Unfortunately the pros are on the MCCLANE

let the pros handle things. Now show some sense andMcclane. You showed some balls out there, (stepping closer) who tried to save that plane tonight. you're the oneyeah,Oh,Mcclane ••• GRANT

John Mcclane. MCCLANE

you? Who are one dozen. One crisis •••

looks at him •Grant stops,Pause.

A dozen men?This is it? (unimpressed) MCCLANE

you got it. something ••• · You want Terminal Police.Lorenzo. (ass kissing) LORENZO

Chief of Air Operations.Trudeau. (polite)· I TRUDEAU

Department of Justice.Rollins. (formal) MAN JUSTICE

Grant. I'm Major We're the Triple T's. GRANT

SHOUTS over the NOISE.Everyone someone in a receiving line. forward past the waiting men like in his late 40's walksMAJORA powerfully builtequipment. hustle out of the choppers, the wind blowing over them and their

CREWS CHOPPER and the SOLDIERS TURNING, ROTORS keepAs the

worried.

plain and Mcclane, worried about his status -Lorenzo,earlier; saw MEN we DEPARTMENT The JUSTICETrudeau~ Waiting here are

179 CONTINUED -179\./

\ ( :,.,..--...... (X)

That gets my vote-Semaphore! 1ST ENGINEER t / Batman?from Borrow them "big portable lights"? And where do we get thosethem out? And wait for those lunatics to shoot BARNES

set up on the field and - We Big portable lights!Lights! 2ND ENGINEER

now. Desperate huddled with the engineers.Barnes,

180 NIGHT- CAB INT. 180

/ CUT TO:

worse? Did things just get better ••• or as he turns)( Trudeau. MCCIANE

Move it!troop! heard the man,You SERGEANT

in fifteen minutes! everr sysytem that's still working want to be tied into the Tower andI be in the Airport Police office. will ~ost Command hustle!right,All I (to his men) GRANT

recovers.REACTS,Grant

courses? But what if he took some nightYeah. (quietly) MCCIANE

I taught him everythingAndhim. servec:IwithIsee,You him down. and we will take Colonel Stuart ••• down we are here to takeGentlemen, (to the group) Not any more, he's not. (tightly) GRANT

179 (2) CONTINUED -)179__X.

(X) •·..

we And as faces brighten for the first time in hours,

know! neverwillis did,t those bastards who and ~lanes -and we can talk to the BARNES

to the one for the beacon - We switch the tower freqency over fgetting it) ENGINEER2ND

?11 to be just "boop-boop boop who says that radio signal hasSo, BARNES

So? ENGINEER1ST

right? so they know they're over it, "boop-boop-boop"thisthat sends out A radio beacon,ri9ht? It's a beacon, (on their looks) The outer Marker!Damn! BARNES

Suddenly Barnes' expression changes.

- Atlanta already shunted towereenough fuel The planes with the outer marker. slamming right into everybody over Headwinds Just checked the weather. ENGINEER1ST

up most of their fuel. That's eating bucking headwinds? Are they stillha~pen.waiting to Great, that leaves thirteen accidents BARNES

the others. ) with to three of them, still trying We got throu9h have those phones. I only five Eighteen planes up there: l ENGINEER3RD I

about the airphone idea?What man) to another (exasperated, Dukakis! You voted forvote? BARNES

180 - CONTINUED1soCJ

(X)

TO: CUT

and then the door SHUTS.sympathetic - Trudeau looks at Mcclane, ( No civilians. GUY DEPT. JUSTICE

- up his hand to block Mcclane

putsGUY then the JUSTICE little group moves in that direction - but the Lorenzo glowers at that, "My office" meaning Lorenzo's.

Now. In my office.my orders.you in on on that plane he asked for, I'll fill You brief meLorenzo.Trudeau. (as he moves) GRANT

Justice Department in tow.

from theMANthe Then Grant appears, The kid can't answer.

Except Colonel Stuart? MCCLANE

than Major Grant. But word is nobody's better at this comm man got appendicitis.regular- only got transferred in yesterdayI (sympathetic) TELFORD

My wife has less than two..,, {checking his watch) MCCLANE

few hours •••had aIIf {shaking his head) CORPORAL TELFORD

it? with you do anything can hearing.kee~we That's all MCCLANE

GARBLE. TUNES in thatheNow, receptionist's area. CORPORAL has set up his radio gear in theThe young

embarassed.away,who looks and Trudeau look at Lorenzo,Mcclane

into the tower all night. been tapped'fhey·'ve luggage area. found it in the Traced the signal, SERGEANT2ND

it to the men here.

shows from his hands, The second Triple T SERGEANT wipes grease

down on a table.CLUNKS both ends as it DEVICE with torn out wires atELECTRONICa tubularfromWIDEN

181 NIGHT- POLICE OFFICEAIRPORTINT.

(X)

Jesus! THORNBERG

our tower- { caused one crash by impersonating These people have alreadybroadcast. own frequencies to thison your Do not repeat do not attempt to reply but your own transmissions are not. We believe this channel is secure VOICE BARNES'

Thornberg all but cackles.

TURNING. THE RECEIVER andINTOJACKEDALREADYIt ispocket.

RECORDER from his shirtMICROCASSETTEAnd pulls aVictor GRINS.

- on tape we gotta get thiswe -Holy shit - THORNBERG

everything except this channel. systems and now have control of -the terrorists have cut all our (tinny) VOICE BARNES'

TIGHTEN on him.Weear. an earplug into Thornberg'spokes Thornberg through the curtain, Victor pullsGrinning, Between business class and coach. ,.,,....-•G

183 AREA LAVATORY-PLANEINT. 183

hours ago - 2 Approximately is the situation. Here only channel available to us. At this time this is thein full. have been authorized to brief youIJ is Chief Engineer Leslie Barnes. This Attention. landing pattern. --tention, all aircraft in Dulles (from speaker) VOICE BARNES'

DIAL -a And saying this he turns up

It's talking.beeping. It's not The outer marker beeper? 2ND OFFICER

What is it? PILOT

- fuck What the 2ND OFFICER

'phones. The Navigator suddenly sits upright at his

182 COCKPIT-PLANE HOLLY'SINT.

(X)

i private. me down to buck They kind of busted MCCLANE

the top brass. hanging out withnow,upstairs by Thought you'd beHey, officer. MARVIN

CAMERA ADJUSTS as Mcclane comes in.

(not to mention the bullet holes.)with grease and grime unfortunately recently been coveredwhich haslong topcoat··nice, Marvin is checking himself out in aON A CRACKED MIRROR.TIGHT

187 NIGHT BASEMENT -DULLESINT.187

TO: CUT

Orgasm. on Thornberg: CAMERA TIGHTENS

to take out the terrorists. unit is already here and preparing ArmyUS A special instrument one. an for ILS manual landing and the a The field lights forto land: two systems that can allow youthe./..C the terrorists have cut offRepeat:, I (tinny) VOICE BARNES

sex. havingman where Thornberg's expression is like a

186 PLANE HOLLY'SINT. 186

and use it for confirmation. from your respective airlinesthis We will get recorder access code. you hear your own flighttower unless from ourto be instructions"craiming do not accept any-repeat, TELEPHONE)(into a BARNES(cont'd)

electronic lines.

some RIGGED withJURY TELEPHONE which isis using aBarries

185 SAME TIMECAB -INT, 185

visible. two men still looking suspiciously at the little piece of the

184 HOLLY

(X)

remain upri- ramparts will no more and the dominos will fall The the pattern ends.tonight, Well, sweet though they may seem. and we do not believe in fairy tales we are soldiersGentlemen,nice? so now the Commies aregold teeth, withoutwifeand a nice English suits, some~ot stain head Gorbachev, he's now thatAnd friend.aas America that can happen to you is to have The worst thing around the globe? You know what they thinkoverboard. throw Noriegafuck Marcos,Shah, - We drop the ov.er and over again. We've pussied out around the world, STUART

his men attentive. Stuart is in the pulpit,

GREEN L.E.D.!one with a- scrambled transceivers and one of the STARES at the table •••McclaneCHANGE.FOCUS

188 ANGLENEW

son? okay,You MARVIN

funny expression.a Marvin realizes that Mcclane has

'em -of I'm on top These transistor things, Still read Popular Mechanics.up. keptI But on the B-29's.radios working those was just a kid,I MARVIN

All electronic stuff there. a table and pulls aside a cloth.moves over toMarvin chuckles,

again? line upstairsme on Think you can get it. Keep some invisible mending. it needs The lining's ripped and (recognizing it) MCCLANE

a nice coat? Interested in know that feeling.I MARVIN

187 - CONTINUED

(X)

TO: CUT

(X) he frees himself...from the body, Taking the handcuff key sound. nice and soft so it doesn't make adrop,bodyHe lets the

· with the chain from his handcuffs. STRANGLE the nice young corporalJust in time to SEE Esperanza

REAR CABIN. CAMERA is in theBy now the

runway fifteen.repeat,

(X) You are to come in on runway fifteen,

STUART'S VOICE

over. We read you.Dulles.FM-1,This is (in English) CO-PILOT VAL VERDE

FM-1 .•.to Dulles Tower Tower to FM-1.Dulles STUART'S VOICE

191 COCKPITFROM PULLBACK-PLANE ESPERANZA'SINT.191

Obey. I '-,,/~i TRUDEAU , we do? What do BARNES I PLEADING. DEMANDS. II QUESTIONS. CHATTER from the sky picks up:immediately the ~

Almost RUNWAY twinkles on.DISTANTone-like magicnow,And I

~ monitoring you. I amI Remember,planes.an¥land l attempt todo not -repeat,-not Do runway now.a am lighting upI VOICE STUART'S

190 CAB INT. 190

) Dulles Tower •••Attention, STUART

takes up the phone.

He CAMERA ADJUSTING. Stuart hurries up into the choir loft,

on the scope.came General Esperanza's plane justSir! (calling-.out.)------

(X) -.--___ THOMPSON(

----~~

189 - CONTINUED 1J1a9

WALL. INSIDE like aSNOW thunderWIND andand

194 PANELS WINDOW THE SIDEOFONE 194

SHATTERS him - but oneKILLSone shotTWICE -SHOOTS Esperanza WHIRLS, LEAPS for Esperanza!CO-PILOTSuddenly the

- fifteen Proceeding to runwayDulles.Roger, then) (pauses: PILOT

will proceed as ordered. Capitain, please tell the tower you ESPERANZA

corporal's pistol. who has come into the cockpit holding theHe's seen Esperanza,

Department - representitives of your Justice Runway one and be met by on We are to land instructions. Dulles, this is contrary to our PILOT VAL VERDE

193 PLANE ESPERANZA'SINT.193

how to bargain •••Man knows (handing it over) MARVIN

I let you live?How about MCCLANE

twenty dollars? How abouthuh? You like it,me ••• a candle to a nice Zenith if you ask can't hold them Japanese radios ••• Looks like one ofluggage belts. over near thecoat: Came with the MARVIN

where did you get this?punched ••• The code ••• the code's still MCCLANE

Mcclane is examining the Scrambler, excited.

192 BASEMENTINT.

(X)

~--~ ......................................~~~

Shit! (off mike) STUART

a liner for that coat. runway fifteen and you got yourself a shortcut tomeshowyouMarvin ••• MCCLANE

hands it the Marvin.from his pocket, He takes the airport mapgrinning.Mcclane listens,PULLBACK.

around to runway fifteen. cannot circleIRepeat,runway. on the first outgoingmust land now,I can land butI out of the storm. must dropI Near zero visibility.

(X) have lost cabin pressure.IRepeat,

VOICE ESPERANZA'S

199 BASEMENTINT. 199

Falcon - Go ahead, STUART

- but grabs his transceiver Stuart is startled to hear this,

198 CHURCH VIRGINIAINT. 198

SOUND - GARBLED ALIENHEAR theThey

197 CAB INT. 197

Mayday! Eagle Nest, this is Falcon ••• Mayday. Eagle Nest, this is Falcon ••• (into it) ESPERANZA

SWIRLING Esperanza is at the controls, trying to SEE through the

196 PLANE -NIGHT ESPERANZA'SINT.196

SHOT.

ANOTHERnowand- NOISE SHOT and REACTED to theEveryone has

195 INTERCUT-CABINT.

down,~- I'm coming do you copy?Eagle Nest, VOICE ESPERANZA'S

"ACCESS GRID." ARROW indicatesAn

"llWJ". numbers here:wallwhit~ PUSHES to theCAMERAHe turns.

204 SCENETO BACK 204

Bingo.-WS Eleven W4, VOICE MCCLANE'S

runway to the code numbers.FINGER moves along theHis

203 THE MAP INSERT -203

Goddamn horoscope ••• my I gotta start readingagain. fucking terrorists,in-up to my ass (fumbling with the map)· to fifteen? What the fuck happenedEleven West? (hearing this) MCCLANE

202 TUNNEL RUNWAYINT. 202

Amigos. Gracias, ESPERANZA

FRONT of the plane.

IN DIRECTLYup RUNWAY lightsNEWOFF and a RUNWAY goesThe FIRST

THROWN. A switch isThompson. signalscool.J In the church, Stuart grins at Esperanza's

would be grateful.Iwell me as But if you could show it to Eagle Nest. Thank you for telling me, ESPERANZA

PERPENDICULAR to the plane.RUNWAY which is

ILLUMINATEDand the- SEE the airfieldNow we cana bit.ABATES

SNOW in the cockpit from the eye of the storm theDESCENDSas he

201 INTERCUT-PLANE ESPERANZA'SINT.201.

- from the ocean It's a straight runEleven West-3: That would be •••Falcon.Roger, transceiver) into (nodding, STUART

points out -map, Someone produces a He snaps his fingers. (J

200 CONTINUED -200

(X)

( MCCLANE

locked grid. BRUISES his shoulder against theandup the ladder -He flies

you son-of-a-bitch-Come to poppa, MCCLANE

Mcclane checks his pistol clip with a snap.

ETA. seconds5 down. Wheels see your lights.I VOICE RADIO

(X) made of heavy industrial steel.bigger than a doorway,

The grid above him isreaches the ladder. Mcclane, breathless,

207 TUNNEL ACCESSINT. 207

But one hell of a pilot. He's the scum of the earth.

to himself.hummsbut he plane begins to VIBRATE,

The on his cigar.down sweeps the dead man to the floor, bites and a co-pilot's controlreaches forHedescent.histrims

Wincing against the blowing snow and wind, the General expertly

206 NIGHT- PLANE ESPERANZA'SINT.206

UP. LIGHTSONE

DIFFERENT DARK and aGOES PREVIOUS lit runwayREACTIONS as the

206 CAB INT. 206

out the rear door.

(X) Kahn in a rushThompson and over his shoulder and leads Garber, a weaponthrows one of his men, he tosses the command mike to

205 CHURCH IN VIRGINIASTUART -205

TO: CUT

and begins running down the tunnel.He turns

asshole. can help it,INot if (to himself) MCCLANE

five minutes. We'll have you inFalcon.cop¥,We VOICE STUART'S

204 CONTINUED -

coming right towards him-1/4 mile away,PLANE -THEB)(

- SEES he looks up andtrapped,dazed,-MCCLANEA)

217 INTERCUTSFASTBLAZING SCENE -~HE 217

down on the runway!SCREECHES

216 PLANETHE 216

stunned.

GROANS,He THUDS down on McClane's back.300 pound gridthe

215 ABOVE 215

fluid. the damaged hydraulic hinge suddenly SNAPS with a squish of thick

214 BELOW 214

- rifle out, starts to follow he pushes his with a grimace,- on the cold metalSKIN RIPS when he shifts his grip his-- gruntsMcclane pushes upwards

213 SCENETO BACK 213

- runway about to hit the d

212 AWAY HALF A MILE-PLANETHE 212(

Looks at - shoulders up and out. Mcclane gets his head and- thing must weight over 300 pounds SNOW falling through it - the damnTUNNEL GRID,it - it's the

from EMERGES RECTANGLEBLACK But now aICE. SNOW and A FIELD of

211 ABOVEUP 211

muscle the heavy grid upwards. Then he begins to as metal splinters sail by.wincesMcclane PINGS off one of the grids hydraulic hinges andA RICOCHET Mcclane shoots off the lock apparatus of the grid!BLAM!BLAM!

210 TUNNELTHE 210

ROARS overhead! The miltary plane

"EIGHT WEST."sign:number snow-covered runwayilluminates a

snow, FLASHLIGHT into the fallingaGarber shinesalong. BOUNCES BREATH clouding inside the still cold JEEP as itTheir

209 ON AIRFIELDIN JEEP- AND SOLDIERSSTUART209

- Dropping

208 PLANETHE

(X)

(X) DOWN.DROP HISS and the stepsIt opens with athe Wheelock.

moves to the doorway and spins Esperanza secures the controls,

222 PLANEINT. 222

There-! (pointing) STUART

- STOPS Close enough to SEE the plane as it

221 SAME TIME- AND SOLDIERSSTUART221

and heads for the plane.sucks in air -feet,:hisMcCl.ane gets to

Skids roughly to a stop a hundred yards away.

220 PLANETHE 220

feet over his head. SCORCH of jet exhaust fiveWINCES at theMcclane kisses asphalt,

bug - CRUNCHING like ascrambler SNAPPING like a toothpick, thethe rifleplane hardly dented,

the FLYING, which goes the half-open grid,intoSMACKSPLANEThe

miss him by inches.whichfrom the wheels,awa¥Mcclane rolls

219 ANGLENEW d219

HOLE.THEOF OUT DIVES Mcclane

THERE. FUCKINGRIGHTIS PLANETHEAND

of the stock perches precariously on the lip of the hole. into the grid while the cheek notchrin~JAM the rifle's bayonet finally, it's high enough for him to-an inch at a time.upward, the rifle in turn levering the gridrifle higher and higher,

he levers the sweat breaking out on his forehead,slowly,Slowly,

into levering the rifle against the steel. he puts all his energyNow,grid.half under theisof the rifle Mcclane sees that partDes~erate,COMING.coming,coming,It's

218 SHOTONEIN- PLANEAND MCCLANE 218

away at AIR - Now they kick for leverage on the steps -and SLIP!

GROPEthey tunnei, FEET - still in theMCCLANE'SE)

1/8 mile away --PLANETHED)

- ENGINES ROAR of the jet'sHEAR theNow we the Natural History Museum.inbugrunway like a PINNED to the- stillstru~gling-MCCLANEC)

217 CONTINUED -C)211

_...-..-

j

(

around him from Garber and Esperanza -BULLETS smacking all IVES into the cockpit,Mcclanecome closer,Garber's slugs

(X) and as THROAT, h m so' blowing a hole inFIRES,Mcclane

SCENETO BACK

UP - GARBER and another man are there, rifles

224 HATCHWAYTHE 224

but hangs on to the gun.-falls backwards

EsperanzaHOWL,With a SHOULDER. SHOT hits him in theMcClane's (X) from the dead corporal but Esperanza's snatched up the rifle

and then almost on instinct whirls - TWICE out the doorFIRES and rolls into the cabin -:DIVESMcclane

No. ESPERANZA

from McClane's head. PING on the hatch inchesBULLETSSuddenly

record? my look good onthis willThink Looks like it's business as usual. scumbag lowlife dope dealers.busting cop who's spent half his careerJust a MCCLANE

w-who !!!:! you? ESPERANZA

- me being here.oncount I didn't Actually, me being here. guess you didn't count onIyou? Thought you'd pull this off, didn't MCCLANE

gun leveled at the startled fugitive.Mcclane comes up the steps,

223 ANGLENEW 223

from the door. knocking Esperanza backFIST smacks in,McClane's

Not yet. VOICE MCCLANE'S

Freedom.

(X) (breathing deeply)

ESPERANZA

222 - CONTINUED

the cabin. delayed by locking Mcclane· incomes up,the last man -Garber -

weapons out.plane, and two of the others ring the nose of theEsperanzaStuart,

230 NIGHT PLANE -OFFRONTEXT. 230

(X) Mcclane. assume it's you,IMcclane!

(shouting) STUART

and then Mcclane looks worried -

229 COCKPITTHEIN 229

AXE is across the door like a barricade.A RESCUE

228 DOOROF SIDE OTHER 228

He tries harder.MOVE.WON'TIT

gingerly tries it. crawls to the door,

and then he GLASS everywhere •.•SNOW and space with him ••• the

REACTS to the.two dead men sharing the tinyMcclaneSilence.(~) (

227 COCKPIT 227

He's going to hell. STUART

He went in the cockpit - GARBER

He knows which policeman •••PUSH to Stuart.

ceman -!A pol amazed) policeman ••• he said he was a-I'm all right (indicating the wound) ESPERANZA

General! STUART

Stuart runs to him. GARBER helps Esperanza down the steps.

226 PLANETHE OUTSIDE 226

from the hits which don't penetrate it.INDENTSwhichthe door,

PING intoBULLETSIT.LOCKS SLAMS the door behind him,Mcclane

- 225 COCKPITTHE

"EJECT." PUSHES to it:CAMERA

236 SEAT PILOT'S LEVER BESIDE236

- SEES suddenly Mcclane rolls over andThey SIZZLE.from hell.hailstones BOUNCE here like GRENADES land andTEN Clunk-clunk-clunkCLUNK.

235 COCKPITTHEIN 235

(X) carrying the body of their comrade-run for their jeep, Then they-THROWS-PINSTWO PULLSman 'Each Pop pop pop.Pop.

'em.Use STUART

- each2 GARBER

How many grenades we have? STUART

234 OUTSIDE 234

HIT in the left hand.he's

233 MCCLANE

- he shoots

SMILES as Esperanza alone Fourth of July show -aFIRE liketheir

What's left of the window glass reflectsflank the sides.the¥

now· Having decimated the front of the plane, Stuart signals and

232 OUTSIDE 232

- nothing weight against it -histhrows-to the door He crawls- his vision blood mistingforehead, Glass rakes his

searching him out - bullets criss cross the cockpit, the snaking lines ofbut Mcclane eats floor,-roomaround the

SLAMMING and ricochets beginIMPLODES, What's left of the glass PLACE APART.THETO RIPBEGINGUNSMACHINEFIVE DUCKS asMcclane

231 COCKPITTHE INSIDE 231

The others instantly join in.FIRE.OPENSAnd he

a military funeral.- consier this So a little soldier.~iteYou're STUART

230 - CONTINUED

TO: CUT

Helping the wounded Esperanza, .they vanish into the darkness.

(X) Now! Fall back to the Church!

STUART

243 SCENETO BACK 243

and it's not his.coming •••The calvary is

242 ANGLENEW 242

SOUND of SIRENS. But Stuart turns at the

There - GARBER

the 'chute, half a mile away -

image of POINTS to the ghostlyGarber runs past their feet. (X) SNOW MELTING WATER fromREACT as At the jeep, Stuart and his men

241 PLANE BURNINGTHE 241

from frame.DROPSHe

-Christ! (weaker) MCCLANE

YANK. OPENS with violentThe 'chuteWHOMP!

- Jesus (weak) i ' MCCLANE I t TUMBLING - ejection seat is

the WHOOSH of the air going past -just thenow,No sound,I

240 MID AIRIN MCCLANE -240

SEE but then we sure if Mcclane is clear - SEARING we're notEYEFAST andIt's all soEXPLODES!the cockpit

239 OUTSIDE 239

of the canopy. THROUGH what's leftPUNCHING steel vanguard above McClane's head

the UPWARDS,ROCKETS the ejection seatROAR,aWOOSH andwith a

238 WIDER 238

lever -

grabs the on the belt,snaps in one move vaults into the seat,

237 MCCLANE

the video sleaze awards? Writing your acceptance speech for HOLLY

(X) I good...amBoy, {X) (sotto, to himself) X)( THORNBERG

(X) looks at it proudly.a word -adds He crosses out a line,

own document. and then drafting his RECORDING with an earplugTAPELISTENING to theHe'sThornberg. CAMERA ADJUSTS as she looks atSOUND of .crumpled -paper.

(X} REACTS to theThen she line on her computer.aHolly types

248 CLASS BUSINESSINT. 248

out.

goes She composes herself •••No one says anything.She REACTS.

247 SCENETO BACK 247

- EMPTYon Almost

246 POV HER- GAUGEFUEL THE 246

SEEN She's STOPS.She

- I'll Works for me. STEWARDESS

'em·down. That'll settleTV. if you can get any see We're right over Washington ••• PILOT

am I.so in fact, there ••• They're getting pretty sguirrely back STEWARDESS

t. c.ockpi The stewardess sticks her head into the

245 NIGHT- PLANE HOLLY'SINT. 245

TO: CUT

runs off.- from his flight -fights the vertigo

SNOW COVERED IN from under the rards of silk,He staggers out

door?- the fucking-Where's (muffled) VOICE MCCLANE'S

BILLOWING as something struggles under it. ) (

244 GROUNDTHEON PARACHUTE -THE'-44--.

..

/,r,; / ( for your little stunt? to crash another plane in retaliation What if they decideon this deck. loose cannon we don't need aMcclane, GRANT

champagne.

(X) little early to break out the

a But if they got fifty guys, it's we could get excited.to start with, knew how many they hadweMaybe if (unimpressed) LORENZO

they've lost all together.

(X) that's six I killed one more man •••

but he's hurt.down •••Esperanza's MCCLANE

a cigarette. gives Mcclane one of the soldiers DOCTOR patches McClane's right hand:The

249 AIR POLICE OFFICEINT.249

resume! Now get him or start typing your him! wantI broadcast, that's why know he's getting ready for theI (listening) Director.News through to the me Put.. Thornberg This is Richard then: )(dials, THORNBERG

stumbles into the lavatory. He makes a croaking noise to sell it,

I- I'm going to be sick - THORNBERG

any moment -the seat belt light is- we may be landing atSir, please STEWARDESS

inside his jacket.

phone down the aisle,movesThen he card in one of a1rphones.

he slips his credit a blanket overhead,9ettingpretending he's Thornberg decides this is perfect cover.DARKEN,As the lights

TV PROJECTOR.on the now that stewardess reaches up and turnsBut

Mcclane.Mrs. Try Pulitzer, (in odd good humor) THORNBERG

248 - CONTINUED

neighborhood.thispast ( and go right-~ropertyair~ortthe of it would run along the edge of If I'm right, all handle drainage. underground stuff -so they could - all theILSphone, moved Tracon, some modifications on site •••they did And it looks like twelve years ago. longer runways went in ••• that's These are the old plans when the BARNES

Barnes unfolds some plot plans.

251 ALONE WHEN THEY'RE251

McClane·follows Barnes around the corner.Interested,

know where.IthinkI BARNES

- on the field or closethey're That meansYeah. Stuart's guys? MCCLANE

away? there right showed up You said theyMcClane. C BARNES

now pulls Mcclane aside.Who

250 BARNES 250

does And so seem sympathetic. But the enlisted men

my life. The story of MCCLANE

pissed.away,walks cigarette,

away the He flips Mcclane stands, glares at the two officers.

place at the wrong time! you're the wrong guy in the wrong This timeperiod!- to take off off that cocksucker until he tries we're here to jerkMcclane,think! they're more creative than youMafbe GRANT

the situation would be over. grabbed Esperanza,IAnd ifagain. do that they can'theard,ILast (indicating Barnes) MCCLANE

249 CONTINUED -

(X}

{

weather - It's hard to blame anyone for the HOLLY

for this mess, that's for sure. Somebody ought to get their ass kicked WOMAN OLDER

beside Holly is no exception. The Older Woman The passengers' patience has begun to frazzle.

252 NIGHT- PLANE HOLLY'SINT. 252

TO: CUT

volunteer? about a Then how would you feel (after a moment) MCCLANE

orders that could get them killed. 9et I don't want anyone else to If ••• if I'm wrong again •••Not lives. and blood.Not flesh and steel. iron to be wires and circuits ••• It's supposedMcclane. an engineer, I'm neither do those soldiers now. and those cops didn't have a choice, But made it.I had a choice andI BARNES

job - you did yourdo that -didn'tYou MCCLANE

five officers killed. gotI and And ••• antenna array. was sure about tying into theI BARNES

Are you sure or not? MCCLANE

five percent either way-per cent, seventy eightyWell,Yeah.Maybe. BARNES

in one of these houses? fucking stockingstheirand hanging around the fireplacesittin9could be they- So - if they know this too MCCLANE

251 - CONTINUED

{X)

and these people aren't.- { MCCLANE

windowsill. MENORAH burning on theadinner.People havingNo tree:

255 HOUSE SECOND 255

at

Look CRUNCH to the next fence.snow,DROP down into theThey

Goddamn stockings. hanging their.!!:§!.~eopleTheseHell. MCCLANE

It could be Norman Rockwell.TREE.People TRIM a DC suburban tract job.It's a modest Both peer·over the fence. HOUSE that backs up to the Airport.He and Barnes are outside a

WIDEN.we CLIMBS something -SHOWS as heBEEPERHIS

254 WAIST MCCLANE'SONTIGHT 254

(X) looks at the AirPhone.TURNS •••sheWorried,

She's chilled by the lie.TIGHTEN on Holly.Weaway.She moves

little problems like this. They anticipate of course we do.Oh, STEWARDESS

face eases into an official smile.The Stewardess'Pause. I endless circling? Do we have enough fuel for all this~ (almost sheepish)

(X) 5 1/2 hours- was only supposed to be

I our flight was just wondering.I ..• HOLLY

Yes? STEWARDESS

RISES halfway to meet her.-signals her

Holly PASSES, As the Stewardess REACTS to what the woman's said.

253 HOLLY 253

and gas.food they can pull over for At least shoulda taken the bus.I (to herself) Scott? What about that porker WillardYeah? WOMAN OLDER ()

252 CONTINUED -252

{ Who the fuck cares, just be ready. (whisper) MCCLANE

thought they were Army.I (whisper) BARNES

marines. Get ready to call thehere.Sta¥ (whisper) MCCLANE

260 SCENETO BACK 260

images. makes double

now PRINT of his galoshesand the distinctivechurch property,

a trench around thehas madepro9ress.R:&¾:er's steadyIndeed,

footprints? own Then why is he going over his MCCLANE

a walk- And he could just be out for BARNES

sentry -a Could be MCCLANE

whisper. Mcclane and Barnes huddle,

258 SCENETO BACK 258

-=,,,.c_ around the rear of the house.almost casually,Baker is walking,

257 CHURCHTHE- PROPERTYNEXT 257

- both look at- Mcclane puts up his hand -Barnes stops Suddenly more prosperous yard. further to the next place; It's lawn. over awalk They cross the intersection on foot,

Three houses ••• Four more possibles. BARNES

He checks the map, a little flashlight.pocket thingie for

plasticjammed fumbles in his Barnes reaches inside his jacket,

the dark blot that should be brightly active runways.

centered inTOWER, SEE the illuminated airportwebehind them, Far CAR. humming on the hood of Barne's stillBarne's map out spread now they go back to the street,a corner;come toThey've

255A ANGLENEW

(X)

- unches from the weapon -They trade bru

(X) taking Mcclane away~,DROPS the gun- -blood wells

fence~-again.f the~-~· SLAMS it down onhand and

(X) gun. ha~~ Mcclane CRACK. CRASH into the fence with a

268 BAKERAND MCCLANE 268

street..the·

runs towards He raises the antenna, realizes he's got to move -

SHIT! BARNES

267 SCENETO BACK 267

NO SVC. The dial reads

266 PHONE- INSERT 266

REACTS to begins to dial the phone.REACTS, \'-/

265 BARNES ~265

(X) Mcclane.DIVES on him. the winter outerwear slows him.,. but coming up,10MAC the hidden Instantly whips his head around,

264 BAKER 264

(X) and then -BEEP! Closer - closer - Baker is only a yard away.

263 MCCLANE 263

TO: CUT

Starts to DIAL. Holly drops her credit card in the airphone.

262 NIGHT- PLANE HOLLY'SINT. 262

stalking a settler ••• closer ••• closer ••• from shadow to shadow and tree to tree like an Indianmoves

261 MCCLANE261

lurks under a tree. Barnes takes out a cellular phone,

then moves off. it in the back of his trousers ••• from his holster and putsown gunMcclane takes hissaying this,

260 - CONTINUED

(X) · together with blue tape.

two banana clips taped like combat hardened troops do it,

PIGGYBACKED AMMO CLIPS are broken out - allCLICK CLICK SNAP.

here ••• a situationWe have ••• Gentlemen. GRANT

- MONITORING the radio only one unarmed, stillTelford,- commuter rocking like a Grant standing, Soldiers on the benches -

274 TRUCKARMY INT. 274

AROUND A CORNER-TRUCK SKIDARMYCARS and thePOLICEAIRPORT

head butts him!GRINS,

Mcclane As his hand comes up empty,GRABS for the holster!

~ RIPS McClane's coat open and -in,

(X) him---Bafer)jumpsdazing KICKS Mcclane back into a tree,KARATE (X) __ the~-,, snow bloody betweenthe halfway to their feet,6

272 BAKE~AND MCCLANE 272..

COPS hustle out - SOLDIERS and some

ALL theasD-Day Grant signals his Sergeant and then it's like

fat ass will ya-? move your Just get here,.this is it, BARNES

snow covered car -STANDING on a He's down the block,

271 INTERCUT-BARNES 271

didn't you - why· you crazy idiot,You're where - LORENZO

- REACTS WRITES as GrantLorenzo

270 NIGHT- POLICE OFFICEAIRPORTINT.270

GLASS. WIND and the SOUND is muffled by thebut theAGAIN, (X) and bendGIVE, SEE the fence Through the rear window here we

You can't talk to me like that - LORENZO

Seal off the street.useful. up and do somethingfuckshut the (pause) Lorenzo - GRANT

- the night in a cell to spend the rest oflikeHow'd you playing John Wayne?doin9,you're do you think what the hellMcclane, LORENZO

Grant and Lorenzo come over.

279 SCENETO BACK 279

shadows starting to surround the church.expertly, they move forward silently and their truck far down the street,

I 278 : ~ 278

Barnes points to

him. Mcclane heads towardscrouch,Moving in ais in the street.

277 BARNES

WHISTLE.a REACTS to

and then BREATH •••hisCatches CRIMSON all around.snow turns

the garage as thea9ainstMcclane fallsDIES.TWITCHES,The body

son-of-a-bitch's brain. INCHES right into theMOREHOME SIXICICLEPRESSES theboth hands ROLLS with him and withMcclane SCREAMS and falls back -~r

I 276 ANGLE REVERSE 276

EYE! STABS it RIGHT in Baker's-and

grabs the icicle- BREAKS out of Baker's grip,Mcclane ICICLE -with his last strength- it's a bigCHANGEFOCUSWe

look at something nearby - fucked -and then his desperate eyesMcclane isMcClane's throat! The knife creeps towardsheij)-RIGHT so-it can'tMcClane's jumps out and pinsnow his leftSTRONG andThe bastard is

the KNIFE.

hand and awa~)RIGHT LEFT hand can't forceMcClane's

- it but both men ignorefrom the roof,ICE fall

-SNOW and9arage the wall of the church's detached-botnHIT on Mcclane from his boot and.DIVEScombat knifeayanksBak.er

275 BAKERAND MCCLANE

(X)

(X) you know what to do-Gentlemen,

283 HOUSETHE INSIDE__283

snow!the

on REFLECTS GUNFIRE lights up the street,POKES out.a rifle (X) BROKEN andWINDOW is STAINED GLASSaCOVER asDIVES forEveryone

SHIT! MCCLANE

282 OUTSIDE282

a pistol!grabs throws a coat on,bandaged,

Esperanza,HERE! EQUIPMENT others.SMASH the Some grab weapons -

ASSIGNED JOBS! instantly go to...ALARMandto.REACT Stuart's men

281 CHURCHTHEIN 281

SNOW! WIRE in theTRIPa MUZZLE hitsGUNhis

and then POSITION - PRONE FIRINGlawn into aon theforwardmoves

280 A SOLDIER280

Mcclane and Barnes watch as the soldiers start to close the net.

my order. Fire only on then we go in. Close up the back, GRANT

(X) Flanking the church now, sir.

(coming up) SERGEANT2ND

kind of asshole. I'm just your· you were right.No, (lighting him up) GRANT

You're not an asshole.was wrong.I MCCLANE

Mcclane takes out a cigarette.HUSTLED away.Lorenzo isAnd

With pleasure, sir! SERGEANT

McClane's face.out of Mr. bureaucrat Get this •••Sergeant! (turning) Carmine?no,Oh, GRANT

279 CONTINUED -

planes - It could land ourThat equipment! (seeing it) BARNES

smoking ruins.looks at the

Barnes The Airport police crash in behind the tailing soldiers.

290 CHURCH VIRGINIATHEINSIDE 290

OVER. ROLLSOUT, falls off it SPINS

CHEST -as he BULLETS rip through hisMcClane'sGarber is on it -

289 REAR .SNOWMOBILE289

Mcclane FIRES twice at theSNOWMOBILES! ESCAPE on hidden as Stuart and Esperanza and the remaining men

288 ANGLEHIGH 288

- MOTORS GASOLINE SOUND ofto the

REACTSthen- BLASTS in the darknessMUZZLEFIRES at the-then he

GUNFIRE erupts ahead of himDUCKS asMcclane is first here -

287 CHURCH REAR OF 287

CAMOUFLAGED TARPULIN.SNOW FABRIC we REALIZE it is aand grab at

reach them~zrkfiand~ but as- behind it.yar:dso3about BUSHES LOOKS like men and Esperanza towards whatStuart leads his

286 SHOT CRANE CHURCH -THE BEHIND 286

others run alongside the church -through the doors,

SMASH some of the men from the.front -FIREMORENO-there is

RUSH the church FOLLOW Mcclane,they Grant signals his men -

285 WIDER 285

- assault rifles here outclassed by theFIRING his pistol,on his feet,And he's

They're pulling out! (turnin<1) ••• Fuck MCCLANE

284 MCCLANE284

THROUGH.SMASH which they FENCE behind the church - REAR and to the PAN them out theWe from the front windows.

RETREAT and then they-weaponstheirintota~e blue adhesive

putting ones withammo clips,theirchan9e- allaroundLooks all

283 CONTINUED -

(X)

the snowmobile. IT alongside the WINDSHIELD ofHe STEADIESrifle forward.th~ Mcclane pulls 'mobile settles,As the BOUNCE over a mogul.Big

293 SCENETO BACK 293

vehicles!other up on the rear of thecomingHe's

292 SHOT WIDE 292

like the Duke on a horse!-rifleman's assault carrying the dead He's riding the snowmobile that cracked up,

291 PULLBACK- MCCLANE 291

Where the fuck is Mcclane?Hey. LORENZO

looks around. spits out snow,

Lore·nzo everyone struggles to their feet.DOWN,RAINSAs debris

2·90C SCENETO BACK (:'~~90C

SHATTER -as theyBEAUTY an eerie { stained glass windows giving the destructionEXPLODES,The church

290B WIDER 290B

snow - As all dive into thehe's heading in. bowling over Lorenzo just as the soldiers and Barnes rush out,

290A NIGHT CHURCH -EXT. 290A

Now! Evacuate! GRANT

and the mother fucker is primed- looks like C-4-too Got one here, A SOLDIER

hidden under a panel.

TRAP BOOBY BLINKING who is by a RAKES to the sergeant,CAMERA

They did. SERGEANT

- they could have-outside There were trip wiresDon't touch it! (blocking him) GRANT

290 CONTINUED -

(X)

DWINDLE in the landscape of the empty airfield.All He looks back at the mini-FIREBALL, signals his men to regroup.

302 STUARTWITH 302

WIND REGISTER.runway EXPLODES against a

'mobile and the- from the seatTUMBLESMcclane AIRBORNE -goes- CONTROLOUT of CAREENS McClane's snowmobileBULLETS,RIDDLED with

301 ANGLENEW 301

--= AUTO -FULLon

(X) Burke FIRES -and there's the other snowmobile that turned. SWERVESHe WINDSHIELD.OUT hisBLOW DUCKS as bulletsMcclane

300 SCENETO BACK 300

pistol

FIRES his SWEEPS past EsperanzaNow as heUNTOUCHED!Aiain,

~

- -FIRES SNOWMOBILESAPPROACHING AIMS at theHe

Shit! MCCLANE

298 MCCLANE 298

clip. red taped AMMO CLIPS to aSwr:L"CHESpurkeriding alone. (X) ~a, ESPERANZA; riding double withKa!ln.,PEEL OFF;Two of them

297 WIDER 297

SIGNALS his flanking riders.

HAND SHOTS. SOUND of LOOKS back at theBut heUNTOUCHED.

296 STUART 296

- mother fucker one fourteen, This is for flight MCCLANE

295 SCENE BACK TO295

HEAD. We see STUART'S

294- SIGHTS THROUGH HIS()294

(X) to confirm the plane's condition.

Please have a ground crew thereGood. STUART

Quite clear. TRUDEAU

make myself clear? Do I missiles into your terminal. I will fire several Stingerjust made, attempt to stop us like the one you If there's another We're on our way. STUART

not far. then the hanger mentioned;Stuart looks at his map,

got. That's the most remote building we've

(X) It's in hanger eleven.It is.

TRUDEAU

hangers; the terminal.in the distance;

LIGHT on foot near the halted snowmobiles.Stuart and his men,

305 NIGHT INTERCUT -AIRPORT -EXT.305

Is our plane prepared?Stuart. This is Coloneltower.Attention, (from radio) VOICE STUART'S

304 NIGHT CAB -INT. 304

RUNS. He gets to his feet and

my God •••Oh, MCCLANE

the red/blue tape and -makes the connection. PUSHES in on Mcclane until he looks atCAMERA-blanksclip -

Second First clip has live ammo.More clips inside.backpacks.

one of the soldier'sfinds rummages in the snow,hePaleing.,

Blanks ••• blanks? MCCLANE

(X) WADS where brass should meet lead.PAPERThere's

then another. round into his hand,He peels off aclip. Mcclane pulls off thethe stock broken.And finds it,rifle. looking for the assaultsnow - Instead, he's pawing through the

a doctor.

(X) he should be looking forbody bruised,jacket ragged,glass,

Face bloodied by HAND comes into view.McClane'sMOVES.which

303 SNOW 303·

\

down- whisper of this shit you're running and none of them has heard even a town has people out at the airport every station inand second,news; not hard Siamese Twin drag queens, you do - first, Dick, this is nuts PRODUCER

quiet, .hovers over a speaker phone. PRODUCER waves forthe- A chaotic meeting of news staffers

307 NIGHT STUDIO -TVINT. 307

got it.You (moving) LORENZO

to break out on the ground. off every exit in case anyone tries your men back to the airport and seal take Lorenzo, out of the sky..plane hanger or we will shoot that fucking take them in thewillWejackets. full metal-everyone armor for Body We move out in five minutes. (disconnecting) plane. own fucking Check out youras you do. as well .the drillknowI remember Colonel, you'll If you remember me, '' GRANT

Major Grant, isn't it? STUART

for you. potential hostagesgift wraptoask us Please don'tColonel. it yourself, You're quite capable of confirming (into radio) GRANT

truck. Grant uses the field radio Telford has set up in the back of the

everywhere. and sparkling

FORMINGice smoking RUIN; FIGHTERS spray down theFIREB.G.the In GARAGE. trucks are parked by the still intact churchArinyThe

306 CHURCH VIRGINIAEXT.

(X)

was with you guys for that.IwishI wistful) (oblivious to this, TELFORD

DUPLICATED by the others.looka a bit as Grant looks at his watch •••which SUBSIDESLAUGHTER,

five weeks of surfing!- five minutes of firefight-Grenada GRANT

the bitter laughter of the battlefield.-LAUGH··All

s_ays !he --"I was in Grenada", SOLDIER

310 NIGHT TRUCK -ARMYAN INSIDE 310

SOLDIERS get ready at the trucks. NEIGHBORS behind barricades whilePOLICE keep curiousLocal

309 NIGHT VIRGINIA STREET -EXT.309

TO: CUT

Network, here we come ••• THORNBERG

they got three minutes to shout! Tell the affiliates if they want in We're cuttin9 in in five minutes! (giving orders) - we're on it We're on it, PRODUCER

from weather- map, steal one And a Connie's got one.whatever, a publicity shot,from the files,in me Key now. want you to go live,I THORNBERG

- Jesus PRODUCER

STUNNED reaction.TV station,In the

- Try thisproof? You want none of them is me.Well, THORNBERG

308 INTERCUT- LAVATORY AIRPLANEINT.

thumbs up.them agives in his car,

(X) Lorenzo, gettingAWAY.DRIVEthey close the back of the truck -

314 STREET VIRGINIAON- THE SOLDIERS314

way. rest of the

(X) FALLS theHe a ladder. battered, trying to come downshivering,

313 MCCLANE 313

(X) - TURNS SOUND heaAt sea he's scav.enged.

from the Airportmore flotsomshoes, stacking dolls,whistling,

312 MARVIN 312

light. green Repeat, You have a green light. We are secure here.Hatchling.Roger, (into transceiver) STUART

up sign.

thumbs gives him the men comes out,of hisOne prepared for him.

transceiver while he looks up at the planeh.isStuart holds

311 NIGHT HANGER -INT. 311

schedule and in place. On Eagle Nest, this is Hatchling. (into transceiver) GRANT

Stuart's men! same distinctive scrambled transceiver used bythe-transceiver comes out with aand he pocket of his trouserscar~othe

(X) Grant is already digging intoBACK off the bench.FLOPSTelford

throat! f DRAWS his combat knife and SLITS the kid'sGrantAnd in a flash,

this. Then we wouldn't have to doYeah. GRANT

Really, sir? (touched) TELFORD

kid. So do we, GRANT

310 CONTINUED -110(J

Thornberg plays the tape again.smug smile,With a

aircraft overhead. between Dulles tower and the captive recording of a conversationaisThis phone)finto THORNBERG

318 LAVATORY-IN THORNBERG318

from his ordeal.to normal slowly coming back or elderly, is Mcclane,sickreserved for the

(X) in the seat usuallybeside him,as hell:haPJ?YMARVIN drives,

317 LIGHT WAILINGANDSIRENCART -EMERGENCY A TERMINAL317

(X) jumping out of the way of-and thenPeople walking along -

316 NIGHT TERMINAL -INT.316

TO: CUT

is terrifying. the truth- truth is far from normal But the below me was a normal one. whatever problem was going on far under the assumption thatcapitol, who has been circling our Nation's J?eople I'm one of the thousandTom, (filtered) VOICE THORNBERG'S

comes up in the corner of the newsroom.FACEThornberg's SUPER ofNow a That gets all the sports fan's attention.

Washington. from the skies overreporting Dick Thornberg,here isreport,KLA with an exclusiveNow,officials. FAA from Airport orex~lanationno with aircraft continue to circle, where other this evening at Dulles, plane crash earlieraThere wasNews.

(X) WZDC from special bulletinaThis is

(coming on screen) NEWSCASTER

BAR in the SEE we're in aPANS and weCAMERAMOANS.GROANS.

CARD. SUPERCEDED by a SPECIAL BULLETINEVENT isA SPORTS

315 SETTV ON A TIGHT 315

(X) returns it.grinning,Grant,

314 CONTINUED -

FIRES. Mcclane steps back - raises the assault rifle -

- under arrestYou're (reaching for handcuffs) else? And you know whatMcclane.bend, completely around the fuckingYou're LORENZO

- time buy them A side show to jerk us off - MCCLANE

But - that firefight at the house- LORENZO

own guys that unit with his Stuart must have loadedcanned him, Before the Army and leave with him! gonna get on the same Goddamn plane They're not gonna do that -they're MCCLANE

out of the sky - They left to shoot those bastards LORENZO

are they? the Terrorist Team -whereGrant - (grabbing Lorenzo) MCCLANE

custodial enginner crap - Don't need that Marvin, the Janitor. nameta~) (pointing to his MARVIN

Who the fuck are you? LORENZO

give him a break- serious shit,througμ This man's been MARVIN

mind-? fuckingyour Are you out ofMcclane! LORENZO

Lorenzo comes thundering out of his office. a halt at the receptionist's desk.toSKIDSThe golf cart

320 NIGHT- POLICE OFFICEAIRPORT320

PLAYS. LISTEN as the tape of Barne's earlier broadcastThe people

319 BAR AIRPORTTHEIN

(X)

( CABS. FIGHT forPeople EXODUS.A mass

324 TERMINAL FRONT OF324

PEOPLE. SCREAMING Suddenly full of

323 CORRIDORMAIN TERMINAL -INT.323

is dangerously close - of a full scale and deadly battle the liklihood arrived at the airport, Army Commandoes havenow that special and unless their demands are met; The terrorists promise more bloodshed fact the authorities have suppressed. a control of the entire airport - that the terrorists have virtual Since then this reporter has learned ENDS) (as tape VOICE THORNBERG'S

CRYSTAL VASE.DROPS a A CUSTOMER hearing thisTHING.

SAME BROADCASTING theDISPLAY areONPORTABLE TV's There, all the SHOP.GIFTa from the terminal bar towardsAWAYPANSCAMERA

OUT.RUN Already several begin to

SHOCK. the patrons are inCONCLUDES,TAPE RECORDINGAs the

Mcclane beside him!appreciative~anda startled --the door and rushes outammo~istolchecks his- He slams the phone down

time to kick ass! It's the motor pool in five minutes! weaponry in in body armor with full officer recalled now and assembled want everyI This is Chief Lorenzo. (into phone) - Holy shit LORENZO

there tonight. These are the bullets they used out (showing the clip) MCCLANE

how --Wha LORENZO

321 ANGLENEW

(X)

(

him back. STEWARD forces A MAN tries to get out of his seat and aSCREAMS.A WOMAN

too! Thornberg's broadcast is here,TV SCREEN.from theWIDEN

330 AIRPLANEHOLLY'SINT. 330

TO: CUT

watching the scene, trying to get it on video.

329 TERMINALTHEIN-SAM 329

thru OMITTED thru

- SEES looks around and jumps out of the car -Mcclane

clear the area-! Goddamn it, get some crowd control! Henderson, Move that piece of shit! barking orders)(shouting, LORENZO

front of the airport. PANIC in the smack into the SEE that the police .cars have run

UP and weCRANESCAMERATAXI. SMASHES into a And Lorenzo's car

326A ANGLENEW 326A

WAILING -SIRENS FORWARD,ROARS the caravanREACTS,Mcclane As who towed the car.asshole The other guy in the car is the

my nephew?you meetMcclane, (aside to Mcclane) OUT1 MOVE the pieces! they can pick up with their backup, When the city blues get heresides! four 11 on all Converge on Hanger (shouting) t LORENZO

Bond on Wagon Train.window like Ward) Lorenzo leans out the of officers behind, lights SPINNING.full DOZEN other police carsa Mcclane is in Lorenzo's police car;

326 LOT PARKINGPOLICE AIRPORT- TERMINALOFREAREXT. 326

- Christ - that fucking asshole TRUDEAU

too. They're watching this here,

325 CAB INT.

(X)

POINTS to -And he

different kind of ride. but I'm looking for aThanks; MCCLANE

have your baby. You give me this story, I'llJesus. SAM

Sam ABSORBING what McClane's told her.crowd; forcing their way through theSam and the cameraman,Mcclane,

333 NIGHT AIRPORT -EXT.333

We now resume our regular programming. experiencing electrical problems. Thornberg isbut Mr. We're sorry, sweetly) (into phone, asshole. to that,Amen HOLLY

(X) She picks up the phone.DROPS! - TWITCHESHe ZAPS him with the old lady's TASER.SheWHAM.

broadcast - my final ••• and if this should bed THORNBERG(cont'd) { Holly silently opens the lavatory door.Behind him,

(X) for humanity and country.lineon the (X) put his life and his talentThornber9 (X) the hostages because Richard

among the truth, at least, is not in this place, But at least this time, with the lives of thousands at stake. and authorities between terrorists A standoff And so it continues: (into phone) THORNBERG

332 LAVATORYIN- THORNBERG332

one of the special keys for the lavatories.And finds

goes to the kitchen area.some panicked people, she sidestepsThen,PURSE. takes her seatmate's-STOPSshe

mid-stridein- - gets quickly out of her seaton the wallcradle airphoneempt¥ she looks at the Then something else sinks in;

My God •••

(X) (as it sinks in)

HOLLY

.. 331 HOLLY

eh? handed salute, a left and excuse we are all safe - Save them untilMajor.Thank you, ESPERANZA

Congratulations on your escape, sir. GRANT

Esperanza. then pivots to saluteGrant salutes him, in the headlight beams.

from Stuartgreetin9warma from the cab, getsGrant jumps down

ILLUMINATING the waiting plane.now There's the truck, headlightsUPWARDS.RUMBLESThe big door

336D WIDER 3360

signals for the hanger door to be opened.Stuart GRINS,

late. on the planet 'cause I'm two minutes reamed out by the best Goddamn soldier my ass My position is I'm gonna get VOICE GRANT'S

position? I What is yourreport in. Hatchling, (into scrambled radio) \:~~ STUART , I - COCKED - soldier's muscles coilWeapons are I

336C HANGERTHE INSIDE 336C '

-..1... f:c-:-~"---~-~iTruck lights! l J cockin~~:~apo\(

into his radio -SPEAlcS

He GLEAMS in the distance.Somethingwatch.~,hereon

336B HANGEREXT.

Stuart looks at his watch.snow. scaffolds to look out at the landing field hidden in the driving on high d, at doors,'-',U,,''-'a.!...n"d.,,,ah'Stuart and

336A I 336A

thru thru

- across the tarmac

334 HELICOPTERNEWSHER

(X)

They're leaving!Shit! MCCLANE

Hanger Eleven - (pointing) PILOT

PANICKY. which is growing-TOWER TRAFFICAPIRPLANE.AND

CONTINUING LISTENING to the Mcclane and the others fly along,

339 NIGHT CHOPPER -INT.339

- cocky smiles on their facesthe soldiers take seats,

338B FIRST CLASS-INSIDE338B

runway. TAXIS out of the hanger, rolls towards the747The

338A ANGLELOW WIDER - 338A

THEM - SHADOWS then something

CAMERA -and GLARE into the The abandoned truck's lights still

338 NIGHT HANGER -747EXT. 338

That way. (pointing) I like losing worse. MCCLANE

Then what are you doing here? SAM

- don't like flying.I i MCCLANE

cowboy? Too rough for you, PILOT

REACTS. Mcclane GROUND like an elevator.THEUP and OFFWHOOSH!

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the plane.'to they run up the stairsCHEER,aWith

· Get on board! ass vacation! a kickand pride and admiration ••• my won a victory for democracy ••• You've gentlemen. My congratulations, gather)men (as the STUART

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it? on top of then how about-Okay (finally) MCCLANE

but the pilot equally tough.-Mcclane furious-Pause

it! I'm still not getting in front of PILOT

Goddamnit-! my wife's plane,That's (to the pilot) MCCLANE

coming in one way or another! And in five minutes we'reland! fumes and we have toWe're down to Goddamn it! mine just changed,Well, RADIO.

is unchanged • our .situationone fourteen,Negative, TRUDEAU'S VOICE

clearance - request emergencyRepeat,runway. Request clearance on first available RADIO

Holly - (chilled) MCCLANE

Dulles, this is Western one-forty- RADIO

but not that crazy-I'm crazy,Hey, 200 ton plane? Play chicken with a PILOT

their path! blocklow, Hover to stop!'emGet MCCLANE

Now what? PILOT

who's already on the case.Cameraman,Sam taps the

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snow - into the the hanger empty, light spillingslow wide turn,aThe plane. in

340 NIGHT THEM -BELOW HANGER -THE

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of death - walk through the valleyIthough-yea, (barely audible) HOLLY

402 PLANEHERIN- HOLLY 402

diving -Diving,

(X) SKID! MOVES to theand a deep breath --takes (X) Mcclane SLIPS outOPEN -the door SLIDESDROPPING -TURNING,

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(X) snow - GLOWING through theengines

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thru OMITTED --'thru 392 c392

attendants. positions as instucted by the cabin your safety belts and assume crash Please put on emergency landing. We have no choice but to attempt an VOICE PILOT'S.

- chilled tolisten, They strap him in as Holly and the othersdown the aisle. The cabin attendants are lugging Thornberg's unconscious body

391 CABININT. 391

is critical. our situation Ladies and Gentlemen. (into intercom) PILOT

YELLOW. FLASHESandBEEPS

gauge pilot and co-pilot look at each other as their fuelThe

390 COCKPIT-PLANE HOLLY'SINT. 390

TO: CUT

(X) we smile, and start to And as both men realize they've cut a dangerous deal

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)___\ \ ( Mierde - ( ESPERANZA

FROWNS. and then Esperanza lights a cigar -

408 COCKPITINT. 408

take off his jacket!

and starts to- he wedges himself against an engine podpanting,

407 MCCLANE 407

vanishes in the snowstorm.AWAY,PEELSit

406 'CHOPPERTHE 406

IT!

-MAKESAGAIN Mcclane TRIESPause.APART.MOVE earthbound - one still- two aircraft- but the grope for the wing surface FEET McClane'sWING.PLANE skids come treacherously close to the

HANDHOLD as theDROPS to anow Mcclane - sitting on the skid -

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TO: CUT

· tropics. get much of it in theThey do.n' t STUART

lifetime. a snow for I've had enough fucking off) (knocking some GRANT

Heroes. they are: Starting to feel like what they thinkGrant.Esperanza, Stuart,

404 COCKPITINT. 404

with the plane!

SPEED MATCHESLOWER,DROPS as it on its skid,McclaneCHOPPER,

DISCOVERS theBACK andPANSCAMERA 747 taxis alongthe

403 NIGHT- RUNWAYEXT. 403

sweeps week -was it it had to doI wanted ratings - justI I-I didn't mean any harm - TRUDEAU

half-conscious. It's Thornburg,

tearfull_y.mumbling HEARS another voicesheTo her amazement,

,JO

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- -pushes -pushes PUSHES Grant he just GRINS like a maniac --BACKdoesn't HIT but Mcclane AWAY on McClane's face -POUNDSGrantother - FIGHTING with thewith one hand -WINGTHETOONHOLDINGEach

415 GRANTAND MCCLANE 415

INDISTINGUISHABLE in the driving snow.are

414 WINGTHEON STRUGGLING-MENTWOTHE 414

but the doorway, tries to AIM -in

413 STUART 413

ground rushing past below! falls to the BOUNCES off the wing,Grant's gunTRIPS him! from behind the door,Mcclane APPEARSWHAM! Grant starts out -

FLAPPING in the groaning aerilon.jacket,

just the- MCCLANENO WIND whipping him. .Grant stands there,

412 WING EXT. 412

opens it.

Grant move to the door. Stuart and Grant cock their weapons,

NIGHT CABIN -INT.

You're the only one who can do it. General. just get us in the air,You (following, to Esperanza) STUART

do him.I'll (already moving) GRANT

Then - They ·can't fucking believe this.

410 SCENETO BACK 410

the groove where it hinges! JACKET into JAMMING his GROANING because Mcclane isHydraulics

409 POV HIS- AERILONWING 409

REACTS to -and He looks out the window -

- can't take off -we Something's wrongThe aerilons! ESPERANZA

What? STUART

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422 POV HIS- DOWN UPSIDE FUEL PORT -422

over and down at

Looks moves hand over hand to a trailing section of the wing.

421 MCCLANE 421

he steps out.in hand,knife bulky coat - discards the- Stuart takes off his rifleirin,savagea-with GLIMPSE of what has to be Mcclanea-finally-SEEtotrfing

420 STUART 420

increases power to the other engines.handles it - "EXTINGUISHER",Esperanza hits "FIRE" indicator goes on.a

419 COCKPITTHEIN 419

I like you better dead. MCCLANE

wipes red snow from his arm. \_~)

418A WINGTHEON- MCCLANE 18A··

BLOWS! the engine podit,

on but before we can dwell it could be hamburger pouring out -

418 ENGINEOFREAR 418

HIM - SNOW SPLATTERSRED Mcclane winces asSCREAM -

SOUND -A GRINDING There's an awfulINTAKE!ENGINETHEINTORIGHT

417 ANGLENEW 417

- FALLSand screams

He he realizes he's over the front edge of the wing!too late,

416 GRANT 416

I really liked you - (raising knife) GRANT(cont'd)

APPEARS in Grant's hand-KNIFEaSLIDING -SOUND of metalThe

- Mcclane-bad-Too they struggle) as (through his teeth, GRANT CJ415

- 415 CONTINUED -

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£-:..,....._...:fr::::S::::=+-=

431 STUART 431

almost rolls over him -

REAR TIREthe big moving car -afrom bounces like litter thrown runway, snow at the edge of theSLAMS into theFEET,20DROPS

430 MCCLANE 430

WING!THEOFF HIM - -and then Stuart KICKSMcclane SMILES-again -STOMPSCRUNCH- on the wingHANDS STOMPS on McClane'sStuart

429 SCENETO BACK 429

reflecting - FUEL twists behind the moving plane, slick and lightRIBBON ofa

428 RUNWAYTHE 428

Mcclane feels the wetness on his hand --DOWNSPIGOTS

Fuel - it OPENS!turn- turn, Mcclane feels for the fuel port

427 WINGTHE UNDER 427

because -BLOWS, Stuart's

IGNORESnow he- CATCHES at the last momentHeof the wing!

Mcclane is being worked over the edge--blood on Stuart's shoe

AGAIN SHOULDER -KICKSINJURED KICKS McClane'sheld clawlike,

mangled handand,RECOVERS, But he's hardly at it when Stuart

on the fuel port! goes back to workhim away,PUNCHESwho his grip on Mcclane, SCREAMS and loosensStuart CRUNCHES both hand and knife!metal WIGGLE of theThe next Stuart's knife hand the aerilon crack!

JAMS McClane With.all his strength, FIGHTING for the knife.

426 STUARTAND MCCLANE 426

PROPER.RUNWAYTHEON Now he'sPLANE. TURNS thehe

425 ESPERANZA425

from Stuart.CHARGEanother another 1/4 turn -and then he has to abandon it to deal with

TURNS-it_ Mcclane goes back to work on the fuel port-wingthe over 9oes almost FALLS, Stuart- KNEE KICK Stuart'stomanan~es he In pain, SHOULDER. CATCHES his but the knifeROLLS,Mcclane

424 NEW ANGLE424

- DOWN knife whizzingSTUART,SEEto LOOKS up just in TIMEthenit a bit -TURNSheWincing,TIGHT.·

fucker is Gets it - Stretches.Too far. He reaches for it.

423 SCENETO BACK

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(X) the wheels go into the AIR -STARTS TO·RISE -

442A PLANETHE 442A

(X) IT - GUNS cry, RESPONDS to the

442 COCKPITIN ESPERANZA -442

(X) NOW!OFF TAKE OFF! TAKE NO! NO!

STUART

- SHOUT to Esperanzaturns toHIM -TOWARDSRACINGflameSEES the

441 STUART 441

FUEL.THE INTO CIGARETTETHETHROWSAnd he

New Year. Happy FuckingColonel:Hey, MCCLANE

440 MCCLANE 440

runway - winding endlessly down the

l

SEES and for the first timebackhe looksto close it,about

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438 DOORWAYPLANEO.PENTHEIN STUART -<138·

437 SCENETO BACK 437

careening down in a desperate fight. against gravity -

436 POV HIS- PLANE OF HOLLY'SLIGHTS436

- SEES Then he ENGINES.OF JETSOUND sky trying to find the

now he looks up into the dark battered like a car wreck victim,

435 MCCLANE 435

now - runway for 1/4 milerunning along the

434 FUEL OF JETLINETHE 434

(X) looks off at -cigarette, he lights a- incongrous as it seems-andaway •••the jet move he watches Face impassive, painful sitting position.acrawls to

433 RUNWAYOFEDGE MCCLANE -AT433

- smiles sees this,

432 ESPERANZA

trims the plane - The pilot grabs controls desperately,

Look - CO-PILOT

A line right along the runway.

- STRAIGHT for almost a mile

AND CLEAN RUNNING OF FIRELINEthe more importantly --and, WRECKAGEBURNING SEE the through the glass we-FADEcinematic

in an almostand then - SNOW outside -and drivenBlackness

Honey ••• there's your landing lights. (towards the sky) MCCLANE

LOOKS at the huge conflagration.andGets to his knees,

448 MCCLANE 448

- FIREBALL in the distancethey watch the

CAB THEIN

HIM. TOWARDSROLLS DIVES for the ground as the explosion

446 MCCLANE 446

directions! BODY going nine differentand TAIL andWINGSITSELF,EXPLODESIt

444 SHOT LONG- PLANETHE 444

taking all the remaining soldiers with it and then

DOOR.,THEOUT RIGHT BLOWS FIREBALLa TO LITTLE PIECES asBLOWNis

443 STUART 443

and then

ON FIRE and then he'sFLOOR, WING and through the cockpitTHE UP SHOOTS OF FIRE thatWALLa EXPLOSION in time forTURNS at the

442C ESPERANZA442C

EXPLODES! ENGINE whichNEARESTTHETOSKY andTHEINTORIGHT ribbon climbing the fuelFLAME,so does the But as the craft rises, ,/_____\

442B PLANEOF REAR n42B

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- tears Stewardess controlling their own

ushed byCHUTE,RESCUE HEARS this just as she goes down the

455 DOOR PLANEI~- HOLLY 455

-HOLLY!HOLLY Holly - MCCLANE

SEES what he'sthen hewar -from coming homeB-29's line, like an assemblyit's PLANE SKIDS down behind him -another giant His concentration is totally on Hollf'S plane -nowthat - FLAMES beyondignoring theBESIDE HIM,LANDINGPLANE the giant

IGNORING maybe thinking he's dead or dreaming •••along,Stumbles

454 RUNWAY ON THE MCCLANE -454

· the size of stars. the others dwindling down to the closest.filling the screen,row,

and patientin a neat from the sky,come down now the lightsAnd

453 PATTERN LANDING-SKYEXT. 453

- ENGINES SOUND of- the there it is And sure enough,

Listen. They already know. TRUDEAU

'em - do that - let's tellThey can all ENGINEERAN

-they.used the fucking fire to see! (laughing) fire to see - They used the one forty is down! (listening to headset) BARNES

452 CAB THEIN 452

RESCUE SIRENS.HEARAlready we

the grassy field.

(X) turning ontoTO A HALT,SKIDS and finallySWERVES HOLD IT as it (X) BLOWS but the pilotsand then a tiretwice,once,BOUNCE,wheels

and then therunway, from the wrong end of thecoming infire, ALONGSIDE the line ofit'snowbuta bit erratic,It descends,

451 PLANEHER EXT, 451

- a bit REACT as they levelThe passengers (Ji5o

450 - CABINTHEIN

ENO THE

just part of the crowd. PULLBACK until Mcclane and Holly areand weBLINKING •••light them away, Marvin drives Mcclane and Holly get in the cart.

Damned if I'm cleaning up this mess. MARVIN

He looks at the chaos. Marvin is there in an airport cart.

HONK. TURN at a then both kisses her - Sets Holly down,

461A MCCLANE 461A

loved ones.families, pour down the steps into arms of friends,

up to the planes and the passengersas rolling stairs are put

461 NIGHT- AIRFIELDTHE 461

watches it dreamily. And she yanks out his power cord,

It sure is.Yeah. SAM

- God, that's beautiful CAMERAMAN

The cameraman brings up his lens.

460 SCENETO BACK 460

hearing his story- and then she's nursing his wounds,-embracing

459 HOLLYAND MCCLANE 459

- SEE her cameraman hit the ground running.

Sam and runway. DOWN on the frozen earth near theCRUNCHESIt

458 'CHOPPERNEWSTHE 458

off. walks puts her high heels back on -She steps over him,

he raises his hands in supplication to the stewardess.groggy,

457 GROUNDTHEON- THORNBERG457

AWAY.HER CARRIES- a child CATCHES her at the bottom like

456 MCCLANE

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