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The noon sky is bright around the ship, AND GETTING BRIGHTER!!

The ship becomes a silhouette!



Abbott and the aliens look up.



ABBOTT

HA!! THE ROCKET'S RED GLARE--



The saucer begins to show little bright spots, tiny stars, where

the hull is failing from the force of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CaptCBoard) http://atomiccity.yuku.com/sreply/326 Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:31:40 GMT http://atomiccity.yuku.com/reply/325/t/SCIENCE-FICTION-the-Script-.html#reply-325


Inside, the elevator is busier than ever shuttling people and

supplies down.



INT. RING FACILITY



At the Ring, the people are awestruck when they see what is

actually happening.



GLENN

Please... Move as quickly as you can.

Close your eyes and hold on to the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CaptCBoard) http://atomiccity.yuku.com/sreply/325 Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:30:27 GMT http://atomiccity.yuku.com/reply/324/t/SCIENCE-FICTION-the-Script-.html#reply-324


The general looks at the clock.



GENERAL HARDGRAVE

Okay! Lets agree on a spot now. Time is

running out...



FULTON

We've got it, General. There has really

only been one spot so far.



He hands the coordinates to the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CaptCBoard) http://atomiccity.yuku.com/sreply/324 Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:29:21 GMT http://atomiccity.yuku.com/reply/323/t/SCIENCE-FICTION-the-Script-.html#reply-323


They crash-land on 42nd Street, nearly crashing into the New

Amsterdam theatre.



IN THE PLANE



Everyone is okay, shaken. Ed opens the cockpit escape hatch and

stands up.



ED

Come on!!



They all scramble out the hatch.



EXT. THE... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CaptCBoard) http://atomiccity.yuku.com/sreply/323 Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:28:19 GMT http://atomiccity.yuku.com/reply/322/t/SCIENCE-FICTION-the-Script-.html#reply-322


Ed goes to special pins set into the walls, directs the men

where to hold. He pull the pins, the walls of the station come

apart, revealing jackblocks set in special structures in the

walls. It is set up so that the men need only to lower the

landing gear onto special guides built into the walls of the

station and the plane will roll right down onto the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CaptCBoard) http://atomiccity.yuku.com/sreply/322 Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:27:10 GMT http://atomiccity.yuku.com/reply/321/t/SCIENCE-FICTION-the-Script-.html#reply-321


Lori is sleeping, Betty is just waking up. Nancy sits sipping a

cup of coffee.



BETTY

Didn't you get any sleep?



NANCY

Not really. I can't sleep during the day.

Never could.



BETTY

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They are casually walking down the street. They spot a pair of

aliens who have just come around a corner on the next block.

They wave to Bill and Joe. Bill and Joe wave back and turn the

next corner they come to avoid the aliens. Joe takes off his

helmet.



JOE

I don't think I can stand the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CaptCBoard) http://atomiccity.yuku.com/sreply/320 Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:23:16 GMT http://atomiccity.yuku.com/reply/319/t/SCIENCE-FICTION-the-Script-.html#reply-319


Glenn sits on a cot, head in his hands. Everett Fulton comes in.



FULTON

Glenn...



GLENN

Yeah...



Fulton is uneasy.



FULTON

Any word?



GLENN

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The dissonant chord is heard and the images on all the TV

screens freeze and fade. The same alien voice is heard again:



THE VOICE

Lovely people on here of our landed. It

is important to reappear the powerful

one!



The girls look nervously at each other.



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TV REPORTER

Washington has been inundated with

telephone calls and telegrams from people

saying they know the meaning of the

message. There is still no official word

on its interpretation, but most agree

there is a time limit mentioned. But no

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CaptCBoard) http://atomiccity.yuku.com/sreply/317 Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:17:17 GMT http://atomiccity.yuku.com/reply/316/t/SCIENCE-FICTION-the-Script-.html#reply-316


The Army takes up positions in playgrounds, parks and schools.

A convoy roars down 42nd Street.



AT A SCHOOLYARD



Two trucks are unloading, but everyone keeps sneaking looks

upward. The sun is now setting, peeking between the alien craft

and the horizon. Among the GIs unloading the trucks are BILL

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CaptCBoard) http://atomiccity.yuku.com/sreply/316 Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:15:27 GMT http://atomiccity.yuku.com/reply/315/t/SCIENCE-FICTION-the-Script-.html#reply-315
Glenn and the General exit the elevator and enter the control
room. The General grabs a telephone.

GENERAL HARDGRAVE - Put me through to the Pentagon!

Randall and Fulton come over.

RANDALL - Glenn-- We're going up to the roof to
take a look!

GLENN - Have you seen Doris?

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CaptCBoard) http://atomiccity.yuku.com/sreply/315 Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:13:45 GMT http://atomiccity.yuku.com/reply/314/t/SCIENCE-FICTION-the-Script-.html#reply-314
The General's car is nosing its way through traffic.

INT. THE GENERAL'S CAR

Glenn and General Hardgrave are in the back. Glenn is just
closing a dossier marked "SCIENCE FICTION - PROJECT 4"

GLENN - My god. This is a lot to absorb at one
time. And there has been no further
communication since... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CaptCBoard) http://atomiccity.yuku.com/sreply/314 Sat, 30 Aug 2003 15:30:34 GMT http://atomiccity.yuku.com/reply/313/t/SCIENCE-FICTION-the-Script-.html#reply-313
The next day, bright, sunny, but cool and crisp. New York of
late 1958 is a hubbub of activity.

EXT. GIMBLE'S DEPARTMENT STORE - DAY

Three women are munching on sidewalk hotdogs, standing in
front of a store window full of TV sets, all turned on.

BETTY - Gee...

LORI - And almost as many stations as... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CaptCBoard) http://atomiccity.yuku.com/sreply/313 Sat, 30 Aug 2003 15:01:55 GMT http://atomiccity.yuku.com/reply/312/t/SCIENCE-FICTION-the-Script-.html#reply-312
EXT. GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - SEPTEMBER 1957 - NIGHT
Several men exit the main door of the observatory, bidding each other Good-Night.

SCIENTIST - I'll see you guys in the morning...

He stops at the curb as the others continue on.

ANOTHER SCIENTIST - G'Night, Bob. Hope you don't have to wait long...

SCIENTIST - No,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CaptCBoard) http://atomiccity.yuku.com/sreply/312 Sat, 30 Aug 2003 14:17:47 GMT http://atomiccity.yuku.com/topic/393/t/SCIENCE-FICTION-the-Script-.html
I've tried several ways to post the script as a whole, with no success, so I'll be posting it in chunks! I can post a link to a download of the whole thing, but then I'm asking for trouble copyright-wise. At least... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CaptCBoard) http://atomiccity.yuku.com/topic/393 Sat, 30 Aug 2003 14:12:20 GMT