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From the Paramount mountain
WE DISSOLVE to an identical mountain cowering over a subtropical jungie.
Far below, a SMALL STEAMER moves down a dark river.
A LEGEND APPEARS ON SCREEN: 30RNE0 1949.
KABULfV.O.) Dr. Jones, we're out of coax!
ANGLE THE BOAT
A wild-eyed native man, KABUL, shovels the last dust of coal into che engine and looks back terrified at
INDIANA JONES
He carries up from below deek"*525|^akes the wheel.
INDY Bum anything yu*"Street your hands oA, Kabul{[ I ' l j j t r y co ge t her out i n to theVMSfnt .
fa~^ He curns che wheel hard afld checjfcs che steam gauge.
INDY Damnic, I meant j^§et_j:hat gauge fixed.
He bangs it with his hand.J
A1CNG THE RIVER3ANK
crocodiles, twenty-feet long_and*six months between meals, eye che boat.
KABUL
pulls down a pole holding the awning. He breaks it across his ~<nee but instead of SNAP we hear a BOOM. Indy and Kabul exchange a look and suddenly a plume of water rises twenty feet high off the port side of che steamer. Indy looks downriver ac. . .
A ?T BOAT
World War II-vintage, equipped with machine gun and cannon. It roars around a bend in the river and bears down on che ciny scearner.
The accacking boat's deck swarms with RIVER PIRATES waving guns and parangs(machetes). Its front cannon fires another 5mm shell —
(CONTINUED)
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CLOSE ON INDY'S PISTOL
He cracks it open, checks che cylinder — ic's full -- and cosses che pistol co Kabul.
INDY Make chem counc, Kabul.
Kabul r.ods buc doesn't like che odds. Indy cakes a .45 aucomacic from a hidden shelf under che gunwale
THE P.T. 30AT
pulls up alongside and SIX PIRATES swarm onco che sceamer's deck. At first che ciay sceamer seems deserced chen suddenly che WHAAAACK! of Indy's whip wraps around a startled pirace and hurls him over che gunwales into che river. He snaps che whip loose and shoocs a second oirataflas
THE CROCODILES ^ N
slide inco che wacer... f ~~\
KABUL i. —.
f i re s wich abandon and in a^OfiaeaK he's out of b u l l e t s . He throws che gun ac a pirace ^eafiMojychers overwhelm him and cie him co che mast.
A well-dressed gentleman, FR^JOSCK SALDASSARE, appears on che deck of che ?T boac co watdfTthe Jjfccion.
INDY
ducks around che fronc of che boa^ righc inco che fisc of a HUGE PIRATE.
Indy's gun skiccers across cH^Jjck and che pirace bends Indy over che gunwale, pushing his head closer co che water with one hand and bringing his knife co Indy's chroac with che ocher —
Indy has co use boch hands co keep che blade off his chroac. The pirace laughs and looks up ac
3ALDASSARE
who wipes his brow with a handkerchief and stares down ac Indy.
BALDASSARE Where are Che maps. Dr. Jones?
INDY You're crazy, if you chink I'd
. cell you, Baldassare.
(CONTINUED)
y^jji*V CONTINUED: .2)
Jusc chen a pirace emerges from below zec'x. wich a crunk and holds ic up co 3aicassare.
INDY
suddenly eyes a crocodile moving silencly as a corpedo for his head.
Baldassare grins...
3ALDAS3ARE
Gee rid of him.
THE HUGE PIRATE
leans in co finish che job jusc as THE CROCODILE
lunges out of che wacer. Indy jerks his head away and excends
.y ore. Tne pirace wionaraws nis scump ana runs screaming back co che PT boac. .^^^^v
Indy picks up his gun aog^ajips ac 3aldassare when a pirace hurls a knife, hitting Indy ia»LflA^?ack just above his shoulder blade.
Indy gropes for che rnrrqjjijiirj'nr beyond che reach of his searching fingers -- ilmtin'tiiMF < i two piraces charging for him. Indy pops his shoulder outy fr sockec and pulls che knife ouc of his back jusc as che pi^fifis^tmock him over che side inco che river wich che crocodile
KAB Dr. -ones
A rag is jammed into Kabul's rn^uth as he watches che wacer churn, chen cum a sickening red.
Baldassare smiles ac che^f
BALDASSARE Your Dr. Jones has finally mee his face.
The piraces off-load che boxes of creasure from che ciny sceamer onco* che PT Boac.
'.-/hen che lasc of che boxes are on che PT boac a pirace lighcs a long fuse on a scick of dynamite and places it onco che deck where boxes of dynamice are stacked around Kabul's feet.
3aldassare laughs from che PT boat as it pulls away.
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CONTINUED: (3)
Kabul waeches che fuse burn quickly across che deck coward che dynamice. He scruggies wich his bonds, buc he's dec fasc.
Then suddenly he nocices someching.
INDY'S HAND
grabs che gunwale and a momenc laeer che resc of him roils back onco che sceamer. His cloches in caccers. he lays gasping on che deck, crying co cacch his breach, unaware of che burning
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INDY I'm geccing coo old for chis, Kabul...
Kabul can'c answer. He scrains ac his bonds co gee Indy's accencion, buc can'c. JT!W*^gge goes righc under Indy's leg wichouc him seeing ic, *"~
I've goc gee uc ofjehis grind..
Kabul's eyes bulge... he^?T52\to yell, UMMMMM! "JMMM! buc co no use. Indy is oblivifcus cgjche danger.
...Find a pla
KABUL'S EYES 3ULGE.
KABi UMMMMM!
CLOSE ON THE FUSE —
»c runs up che lasc 5 in<sj
d secele down.
inches
INDY Kabul, are you liscening co me?
He rolls over, sees che dynamice, and wich one quick mocion hurls ic ineo che jungle. KABOOM!
Kabul's eyes roll back in his head, faincs.
INDY Well, why didn'c you say someching?
EXT. RIVER - LATER
The boac, missing seccions of ics decking and mascs, PUTTS on down che. river. Kabul sceers as Indy painruily cries co pu anocher shire.
KABUL All our work. gone...Three monchs. no pay. Everything gone. Even chree days lace co pick up doccor.
INDY Noc everything.
He pulls ouc a small golden idol. Kabul laughs.
INDY All BaldassareqcgL jvas a load of crockery. 3j4^5ejftime he finds ouc we have che'SJol. w e ' l l be on our way back toLondon.
Suddenly ic hies Indy.f^ J ^^9*W*W9^m\W
Whac doccor?
on
Dr. McGregor^^Tjgjt Princeeon. You said chalC*3c~0"ould cake her Noreh co —
LNDS Thac was bef6T~^^^reic.
KABUL You muse. You-yejpteed Marcus.
Indy hes icaces , chinking abeftt Marcus, chen scands firm.
INDY If Marcus was s c i l l a l i v e he would underscand.. .I'm chrough.
Kabul sees ehae he ' s ser ious .
CUT TO:
EXT. 30RNE0 RIVER WHARF - DAY
The iiccle sceamer chreads ics way among che cambangs, lorrys and dugouc canoes full of wares and pulls up co a rickecy river dock.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
INDY
hops onto che wharf ceeming wich river peopie. A large veilow crocodile is screeched ouc on ics back. Even dead, Ir.dv" gives ic a wide berch. Kabul follows.
INDY Gee co che bar and call London, cell chem we've goc che idol and co wire us some cash. Then cry co sell che boac.
KABUL Whac're you going co do?
INDY I'm going co find Dr. McGregor and cell her co gee anocher guide, chen go co che hocel_and have a hoc bach.
Kabul nods and moves away.
Indy concinues down che cfowdedltock and scops CASADA, a heavily-cacooed poes and pans craaW^wroi discended earlobes.
INDY C J / *v Casada, have you^iHiff^an American fa ' woman looking fflP wySJi^Probably
going ouc of her^fn'cirighc now. . .
The crader poincs down zhe^-*tBSK ac:
OR. ELAINE MCGREGOR. ^ n * early chireies, and beautiful. Efressed in a khaki skirc and c-shirc, she laughs and calks witlr^everal nacive women, compiecely comforcable, comp~^£qLy ae home.
CASADA Jv\^l She's been waicing for you, buc she's noe worried.
ON INDY
someching scrange comes over him. With his good hand he quickly aecempes eo buceon his shirt, run his fingers chrough his hair and sneak a look ae his ragged appearance in che shiny boccom of one of Casada's poc...ic's hopeless. Before he can escape a voice scops him.
ELAINE (V.O.) Dr. Jones? I'm Elaine•McGregor.
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED: (2)
Indy is smitten, congue-cied. shy.
INDY Dr. McGregor...I'm sorry I'm lace...We had a iiccle crouble geccing here and—
Suddenly she sees his wound.
ELAINE (concerned)
You're wounded!
INDY Oh, ic's noching...jusc a —
She suddenly barks or^a3"*=fi?che naeive dialecc. Inscancly people on che dock, begiSfvgo move like che wind, bringing he supplies. Indy is scu
You speak,
A man selling herbs i' quickly begins maxim
I speak 49 Dr. Jones. didn'c Dr.
igir.g her
e over, she se l eccs chree and i^ ice .
es and d ia leces , in a^Linguisc, or
11 you?
There were obviously a loc of chings Marcus-didffiT' c c e l l me abouc y o u . . .
She presses che pouleice c"f his back
ELAINE How does chac feel?
Whacever she did is incredible. Indy has some movemenc again.
INDY You're an angel.
ELAINE Noe hardly.
She gives him an enigmacic smile chac myscifies Indy.
INDY Look, Dr. McGregor...
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: (3)
Elaine. ELAINE
INDY Elaine...Going upriver in Borneo co find some cenrole chac no one' s heard abouc for 800 years sounds greac when you're siccing in an office in Princecon. Buc Borneo isn'-c for che fainc of hearc. Headhuncing is scill a major practice of che upland tribes and che river is full of piraces.
Does chac mmj}*n you won' c be coming wieh me,
I didn'c Arj.fCJ&gflae Y o u ?
fairs
Noe hardl]
She f in i shes bandagihg^fcfiTwound.
The Iban jfemple^xiscs. I t has taken me *farPf* y»ars co ra i se che money f o r ^ j j y ^ x p e d i c i o n . and chough I'm coucned by your concern for my we l l -be in | , i c won'C scop me. . .Findttsgche cemple means more co me chaiLJtgr^itng. Eicher you cake me, <3^lijL find a guide who w i l l . ^"^
INDY Well, I doh'c wane chac co happen.
She looks inco h i s eyes and f e e l s che accraccion herself
ELAINE I f e e l compelled co c e l l you. Dr. Jones, chac I'm engaged co Dr. Ben j amin F. Morganehal... a wonderful, inee l l i gene man...
INDY An inee l l i gene man wouldn'e lee you come eo Borneo alone, Dr. McGregor.
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED: (4)
Their look is magnecic and chey hoid che look a liccle longer chan comforcable. Jusc chen Kabul appears.
KABUL Good news, Dr. Jones...! sold che boac
INDY (socco)
Noc now, Kabul.
KABUL ...Good price.
ELAINE You sold che boac? Your boac?
KABUL Yes.
No. There ' s be"en some miscake. . . ap • t*\ c s e l l our b o a c . . . f 1
(co r1Vii)Vii r1r*-i exera emphc
I never safd se l3J" the b o a t ' . . . I s a id , s e l l > H h e ^ f g a c '
(coca The goac?
I s chere a
INDY No, no problerrnj jhjf don 'c you gee your ch ings . ^ a o a i i s going co cree che boac re5tW« for -.he - r i p upriver.
Kabul's eyes widen. She moves off. Indy waeches her in a daze.
KABUL Buc Indy-•.When Baldassare finds ouc abouc che maps he will kill you.
INDY Trusc me, Kabul...He'll never know.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. EXCAVATION SITS - ' SIX WEEKS LATER - DAY
CLCCE ON INDY AND ELAINE
eheir faces are eancalisingly close co each ache: inco each ocher's eyes.
INDY Elaine?....
She moiscens her lips, breachlessiy...
ELAINE Yes?
INDY These six weeks have been greacesc of my life...
chey look
Mine coo.
I've never before, bu
Oh, Indy.-cfi
s co anybody ove you.
you, coo.
ICE Very romanc^^Jr. Jones,
3ALDASSARE MOVES NExt,jn..71gM
buc he's upside down^^^^c^ey are,
WE PULL 3ACK AND SPIN- PO
3och Indy and Elaine mound. Bleached skelecoi ehe mounds.
SALDASSARE
lging upside down, cied up over a jungle animals doe che area around
fa>\
seeps up co chem, as his river piraees load ehe lasc of some craces onco rafes behind che PT. boac.
INDY Let her go, Baldassare. This is beeween you and me.
BALDASSARE You are so righe, Jones, chac is why anything I can do eo increase your suffering makes me chac much happier.
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
From anocher cree we see Kabui suspended as well.
3aidassare scrikes one of che mounds wich a scick and several large red ancs che size of grasshoppers emerge.
3ALDAS5ARE Army ancs, Dr. Jones...These liccle soldiers can scrip an elephanc co che bone in cwo hours. I suppose chey'11 jusc consider you a snack.
One of che piraces nods, chac chey are finished loading and Baldassare gives che orders for one of che piraces co scare a fire beneach eheir ropes, which when burned-chrough, will drop chem inco che ancs.
INDYi ling— Thac 's a l l wWttierful, 3a ldassare , coo bad for you i t s going co be for noching utSMsa^ us co c rans lace civ maps.
Maps?
Maps?
Indy gives her a consp flares.
1 look and Elaine's face suddenly
Indy! I cold you nac co say anyching abouc che^aps!
3alcassare pauses on c ank, inerigued by eheir spae.
INDY (to Elaine)
What good is ie going Co do us if we're dead!
Whac maps'; BALDASSARE
ELAINE Don'c you dare cell him!
INDY For che ocher Iban cemples. The maps are on che rafts. Cut us down and I'll translate chem for you.
A&**%. (CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED: (2)
ZLAINE Indy! You promised!...
BALDASSARE A wonderful proposition. Dr. Jones...buc we know of Dr. McGregor's linguiscic calencs. So why should I cake boch of you when she can provide us wich cwo sources of enjoymenc.
(eo piraces) Cue her down.
The piraces cue Elaine down and cake her onco che PT boac as an anc mound collapses and angry army ancs come pouring ouc.
BALDASSARE Au revoir. Dr._3BBgf ..I'm going co enjoy cruiJSRft awn che river liscening co your screams.
He laughs and seeps aboard cheJp.T. boac as ic pulls away from shore pulling ics load o^imSzs. Elaine is pushed below deck.
Indy!
CLOSE ON THE FIRS
Flames l i c k che cauc hemupt'oye^isingeing che b r a i d s .
KABU^" " Nice cry, Dr.
INDY Don'c panic, Kabu^aXtall chink of someching. ma^n
KABUL (eyeing ehe flames)
Please chink quickly...
Indy begins co swing back and forch.
INDY Kabul, swing co me.
Kabui swings- until he and Indy hit each other and grab onto each others hands behind their backs.
INDY Hold on.
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED: (3)
Kabul holds chem cogecher ana eyes che ancs, chey have found che ropes and begun che march coward che cwo men.
KABUL Dr. Jones, che ants are coming!
Indy's hands work quickly, in a momenc he has Kabul's knocs uncied, chen Kabul uncies Indy's.
INDY Climb che rope!
They climb che rope up co che branches. Indy reaches che cop firsc, jusc as che fire bums chrough, Kabul falls and Indy cacches him jusc above che ancs.
CUT TO:
EXT. THE RIVER -
3aldassare's PT boa IC moves around a l£ng b
EXT. THE PT BOAT
The piraces cired H
3aldassare passes cl
under ics heavy load of seven rafes.
r work, snooze on ehe deck.
jBALDAj When che r^w^ffivides, make sure co keep ommwmmmtett. I'm going below eo accend to some business.
The piloe gives him "a ojjflrous grin.
INT. 3ALDASSARE'S CABIN - DAY
He closes che door behind him and we see Elaine guarded by TWO PIRATES .
ELAINE You murderer!
BALDASSARE I'm worse ehan chac. Dr. McGregor, buc lee's noc discuss me...So you cell us where che sices are.
(CONTINUED)
fas.
J^~"hk.
CONTINUED:
ELAINE I can'c cranslace chac. I C l l require monchs of scudy.
3ALDASSARE Come now, Dr. McGregor,
He draws a razor sharp parang and defcly flicks away che cop buccon of Elaine's blouse.
BALDASSARE ...this is no cime for modesey...I'm cold you are che world's foremosc ancienc language expere.
There is no map...There are no ocher cemplt
Perhaps we ^WUlc^ive you some cime co chir^^abou^ chings. . .
Two piraces smile and^STJSRig knives
EXT. THE 30AT - DAY
A PIRATE snoozes on ohe^K^he rafcs when a shadow falls over his face. He blinks, HI* 9rejcs up ae.
THE SILHOUETTE of Indy lam flash a fisc knocks him ouc.
ANOTHER PIRATE
armed wich a machine gun moves along che rafcs. He climbs over one of che rear rafcs and sees Indy's einy sceamer cied eo che lasc rafe. He FIRES his gun inco ehe air co alere ehe ochers.
INT. 3ALDASSARE'S CABIN - DAY
Elaine looks up.
ELAINE Indy. • •
BALDASSARE Impossible.
Baldassare curns co che cwo piraces.
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
BALDASSARE Find ouc whac's going on:
CUT TO:
EXT. THE RIVER DAY
The PT boac and ics scring of rafcs approaches a fork in che river.
EXT. 30AT - DAY
The piloc begins co seeer che boac co che lefc.
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EXT. PT BOAT - DAY u'.m
Indy moves along che deckV^"The Pirace wich che machine gun opens fire scicching bullgj^jusc behind Indy along che deck. Indy dives behind che bj££knea buc che bullecs rip chrough che wheelhouse...
KILLING THE PILOT
The piloc slumps over w
co che richc channel. changing che course of che boac
INT. 3ALDASSARE'S CABINf^
3aldassare pulls his nisroj. d Elaine CONKS him and dashes ouc
ONTO THE DECK
and inco che hands of a STV^flOOED PIRATE.
KABUL ^ "
slips ouc of che wacer and commandeers che heavy machine-gun on che bow. He lays down cover for Indy who moves coward che rear and confrones ehe Big Pirace.
INDY
Indy grabs a knife off che deck.
THE 3IG PIRATE
pulls a machece. He laughs chen suddenly his smile fades and he drops co ehe deck wich a knife in his back.
Elaine and Indy look behind him co see Kabul.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Indy chrows a pirace over che side.
BALDASSARE
moves along che deck, shoucing orders, chen nocices someching wrong.
BALDASSARE NO. . .
ELAINE
is crapped by THREE PIRATES, she picks up a machine gun and pulls che crigger. ic jams. For a momenc che piraces grin ac eheir good forcune, chen,chey suddenly cum and run.
Elaine looks arounb aJfctJjees chac all che piraces and Saldassare are recreacing from che PT 3oac down che scring of rafcs
Indy. che
Kabul celebraces w
THE PIRATES
reach che lasc rafWSJ'gfimb inco Indy's licele sceamer. Baldassare cues chf^rtJ^B^ He looks back ac Indy and grins devilishly.
INDY
smiles ac his good foreullf, chen suddenly frowns, someching's wrcng...
He looks over che side oc che boac — che wacer is moving swifciy, coo swiftly.
Elaine nocices.
ELAINE Whac's wrong?
INDY Listen...
They stop and listen. There is A DULL ROAR downstream as ic hies him—
INDY The falls.
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED: (2)
He wheels around che side of che engine house and sees his worse r.ighemare. A veil of spray four-scories high rising less chan 100 yards ahead of chem.
ANGLE - A GIANT WATERFALL
half a mile wide and dropping a chousand feee co che chasm floor.
EXT. THE STEAMER
3aldassare laughs and waves from Che scern.
3ALDASSARE Goodbye Dr. JonuM • ] •
The scearner PUTT-PUTTS away.
EXT. THE PT BOAT - DAY
Indy runs co che scern ^houcinj orders.
IND Kabul, bring i
Kabul leaps behind ehe whe-ei^aad begins curning che PT. boae. The chain of rafcs curnsffbuc erfe pull of che currenc is coo greac. ^m***~*-m**r
The veil of misc looms closer. jThe ROAR grows scronger.
KABUL""-!—^ There's coo muoj^rae. We're being pulled over^SB
EXT. THE STEAMER - DAY
The licele sceamer puccing upscream when Baldassare suddenly nocices chey are loosing power.
The pirate steering che boac, checks che gauge...someching's wrong.
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EXT. ?.T. BOAT - DAY
The lase of ehe rafcs is almost eo ehe falls. The engines serain againsc ehe pull of ehe currenc.
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
ELAINE It's no use. Cue che rafcs:
INDY No. we can save chem!
Kabul hesicaces, he's never disobeyed Indy, buc he knows she's righc.
ELAINE Indy. liscen co me...lee chem go.
He holds her look, and knows she means ic. Wich one swifc mocion Indy cues che line .
Kabul guns che engines and che PT Boac scares upseream co safecy.
Elaine moves co him amre^hey waeches che rafcs and ail eheir work disappear over che ISB0.S.
Jusc chen che scearnerreassess Chem. caughc in che pull of che currenc. The piracesS~ijmV£f&kd are screaming, abandoning ship.
I knew we shawld.', goceen chat gauge fixedi
Kabul nods as che """Hflftiiidisappears over che falls.
EXT. PT BOAT - DAYU
Indy in a change of cloches "Iteps back co che scern of che boac. Elaine scares off inco che ifcgles.
All your woriPr^
ELAINE It doesn't mateer...
INDY But chree years of your life, all your studies...
ELAINE I've found someching much better— you.
Indy smiles and pulls her close.
INDY Dr. McGregor...
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CONTINUED:
ELAINE Yes, Dr. Jones...
INDY Will you marry me?
ELAINE Yes.
She kisses him.
INDY Whac will Benny say?
ELAINE 3enny is a wonderful, ineelligene man. . .he' H^tStonfeBef someching. sg-
They kiss as we
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INT. 3RIDES CHAMBER Cr 0 A 3
THREE 3EAUTIFUL BRlrfSSHffiSI primp in fronc of a mirror:
CD #1 In che jui0jlel.,,?,Jk
BHBBHTOAID #2 How romanISS
-BRIDMHAID #3 Maybe I sho rf-Ljgo eo che jungle..
HELEN MCGREGOR, 50s, a alauciful well-bred woman, arranges che shoulders of a wedding gown and looks inco che mirror ac
ELAINE
radiane in her wedding dress. Calm, beauciful, excieed. She nocices her moeher crying.
ELAINE Mom, whae's wrong?
HELEN When we boughe chis dress, I choughc you were going co marry Benny...
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
ELAINE Oh, mocher.' when you gee co know Indy. you'll see, I made che righc choice. He can do anyching...
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INT. GROOM'S CHAMBERS - DAY
Indy, complecly fruscraced. scruggles wich his cie and an OLDER PAIR OF HANDS cakes over...
HENRY JONES. SR.
HENRI I 'd known yod^mojiier for chree years before we gox married.
IN$Y Whac's your L
IY JOE My poinc i s : ^awtaa^do you know abouc chis cf£r£T=2&a are her parencs? Whac^i<cnools did chey go
I don'c knowxandartC doesn'e maccer. I
Henry f in i shes Indy's c ie -~m looks ac him. For a momenc he sofcens.
HENRT'aflNES Your mocher would have l iked co have been here, Junior. . .She would have cold you someching, i f she was.
INDY What?
HENRY JONES Don'e blow ic.
INDY Thanks, dad...I'11 cry co remember chac.
Jusc chen che door opens and Elaine pokes her head in che door.
(CONTINUED)
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ELAINE Knock, knock. . .may I come in?
Elaine seeps i n s i d e . Radiant can'c beg in co descr ibe how beauc i fu l she l o o k s . Henry Jones i s s p e e c h l e s s .
INDY You l o o k . . . f a b u l o u s .
ELAINE I'm sorry , am I incerrupcing someching?
INDY No. Dad was ^ a a ^ e a v i n g . . .
(unccmf a s j a b l e ) I s n ' c i c bad luc la . . f or che bride co be seen^tafaj£~_r ~rrnnm be fore che wedding?
I'm noc - i s ienr i i iMTi- ir~ you?
She g i v e s him a w i n k S a d ^ ^ c i s s on che cheek complecely enchancing him.
Me, supers (to Indy)
I'll just.. .mee^rou in che church.
He leaves. When che dObxais closed. Indy pulls her close.
ELAINE I jusc wanced co cell you...This is che most wonderful day of my life and I love you, more Chan anything.
INDY Anything?
ELAINE Anything.
She kisses him when chere is a knock on che door and 3ridesmaid *1 scicks her head in che room.
BRIDESMAID Elaine...It's cime...
INT. CHURCH - DAY
As che organ plavs che guesc begin co encer. We see WILLIS and MARION, led co eheir seacs by SHORT ROUND and SALLAH, che ushers.
MARION I can'c believe he actually found someone who would say "yes.'
WILLIE I know.
SALLAH You mean oeher chan yourselves?
Marion and Willie gives him a look.
While che bride's --Hi "iijfrjp- church has a very proper concingenc of guescs^H^df" s side cells a differenc* scory. . .a wilder more worldly group'of gueses from all poincs of che globe.
ANGLE FRONT OF CHAP! ^m**ym\***9Lm\Y****W^m*
Henry and Indy seep (put with che MINISTER and look back ac che fronc as che bridesmansT—to&gin co encer che chapel. Henry smiles ae each of chaswiw^
£QB2**m*MBm, (whistve»Mc«c Indy)
IC ' s a shame Marciis i s n ' c a l i v e co be h e r e . . .nanaMea beau t i fu l women.
INT. NARTHEX - DAY
Ac che rear of che cHSP^^we see Elaine puccing che finishing couches on her veil...Her FATHER(FRED MCGREGOR) kisses her, pacs her hand...Everyehing is perfece.
EXT. CHAPEL - DAY
Oucside ehe church a dark sedan pulls up and a HANDSOME MAN. early forties, climbs out.
He hears che strains of ehe WEDDING MARCH and hurries co che chapel.
INT. CHAPEL - DAY
As che lasc of che bridesmaids cakes her place, Indy prepares for Elaine's encrance...
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fa* ON ELAINE
she and her facher scare coward che door when suddenly che rear door opens and che man encers. Elaine curns her nead, sees him and her smile disappears...
ON INDY AND HENRY
from eheir viewpoinc chey can see Elaine and che man.
THE ORGANIST
concinues her playing, buc Elaine doesn'c encer...
ON INDY AND HENRY
wacching Elaine and che man^
This is unusual. •'•sAn old friend?
Indy clearly doesn'e rwcognia che man.
I don'c knov^ J
See, chese are^effe_chir.gs a long engagemenc wCSW^srtnc ouc.
Dad, you're g***t*m*m*-**f wound up on noching.
They concinue co wacch. Ela*ne and che man calk quieciy buc wich animaced geseures.
HENRI Does chac look like nothing co you?
Elaine clearly appears co be celling him she's abouc co gee married. The man is very serious.
THE GUESTS
gueses begin eo shifc worriedly.
HENRY Perhaps you should go find ouc whac's going on...
INDY Dad, I'm sure ic's okay.
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He looks up and Elaine's fauiier is motioning co I rear. Elaine is nowhere co be seen.
ndy :rom che
FRED MCGREGOR She's gone!
HENRY I knew you should have found ouc more abouc her.
Indy rushes up che aisle co Elaine's facher.
INDY Whac do you mean she's gone?
FRS&JfiSffvEGOR He cook hea^T" J
Indy rushes ouc che done
EXT. PRINCETON CHAPEL^a*****Vv
...where che black seTrflajfcrfemrs off. Indy looks around, spoes che wedding car wich i«TMT jpjfTT MARRIED" soaped on che windows and cans hanging off cheyfcack...The DRIVER waies beside che car.
Indy brushes che driv wheei.
EXT. PRINCETON STREE
of che way and climbs in behind che
Indy acceleraces chrough c^affic in che sleepy college cown. CANS 3ANGING afcer him^^W^lloses-in on che* black sedan.
The cwo cars cue back and Torch in and ouc of craffic. It is clear chac che driver of che black sedan has no inceneion of allowing Indy co cacch up.
INT. INDY'S CAR - DAY
Indy pulls out co pass, when a cruck suddenly backs ouc in fronc of him.
He slams on ehe brakes and cues ehe wheel, sending che wedding car...
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EXT. CAMPUS - DAY
...roaring across campus. Indy cues down sidewalks and over lawns...all che cime keeping che black sedan m sight until he biases chrough a hedge onco
FOOTBALL PRACTICE FIELDS
The foocball ceam scaccers in fronc of che wedding car.
INDY
cues hard again co avoid che band and cheerleaders who dive for cover.
THE WEDDING CAR
roars down an embankmenc onco a lower field where homecoming floaes are being prepared.
INDY
sees che floaes coo 1
CRASHES
chrough che callese ori paper wich him chroug; scacking...
TWO STORIES OF WOOD FOWt:
The car clips che bocc chen collapses as scud
INDY'S CAR
g half ehe chicken wire and crepe e and swerving eo avoid seudencs
MECOMING 30NFIRE
er and ehe encire scack wobbles, p co che ground and
d back oneo. burses chrough a picket fence,
CAMPUS STREET
. . .and coming ouc juse behinS the black sedan!
Indy floors it, moving closer...fender to fender.
The man holds a look wich Indy. chen veers che black sedan into Indy's car, causing him co slam on che brakes and crash inco a yard as...
The black sedan disappears...
AROUND THE CORNER
...and runs up a ramp, disappearing inside a craceor erailer cruck.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
TWO MEN
dressed as movers, fold up che ramp and close che doors cf che erailer revealing che name: CAMPUS MOVERS.
INDY'S CAR
pulls ouc cf che yard and roars around che corner co find che sedan gone. His car roars pasc che cruck as che men climb meo che cab and drive off.
ON INDY
He seops che car. The road ahead is empcy. The black sedan has vanished. He climbs ouc^nd^poks around buc Elaine has vanished. 3ehind him qfc fag van pulls away.
EXT. CHAPEL - LATER
Indy recums co che chagPTr^ere che confused guescs are milling abouc.
Henry consoles Elaine'
Sallah and Shore-RoundWa^^|Bconfused as everyone else, chough mosc of ehe guescs have^ si-up on che wedding.
Indy moves quickly co KlaineJe facher.
Was chac Benny?
FREMfSflMGOR
HENRY Benny?
HELEN MCGREGOR (wails)
No. Benny would never have done someching like chac.
HENRY Will someone cell me who's Benny?
HELEN MCGREGOR Our daugheer's fiancee.
Henry looks ae Indy, scunned.
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INDY Before me, dad.
(to Elaine's facher) Have you ever seen him before?
FRED MCGREGOR Once. AC her office...abouc a year ago. This is cerrible...
INDY Have you called che police and repore a kidnapping?
FRE^ flGEEGOR
Why noc?
£REGOR 3ecause he fiidn'cjkidnap her.
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_ HENRY whac?
f " j"g,GR£GOR She wene w|th hiar|
This changes everych^^^^ndy looks as if he's been punched in che scomach. Henry leaves^ndy and goes co Fred, wrapping a sympachecic arm around hi"
Are you a goTSiA man, Fred? ...I've always round chac in exereme cases like chis, ic's besc co go play a round of golf...
The cwo men move off cogeeher leaving Indy wich his misery.
Sallah comes co consol his friend.
SALLAH Indy.•-It is a cerrible ching when a woman desercs ehe man who loves her...If chere is anything I can do...
INDY Thanks, Sallah...
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INT. CHAPEL DAY
indy wanders back inco che church. He cakes off his bucconer and cosses che flower. A WOMAN'S VOICE behind him brings him ouc of his choughes...
MARION(V.O.) I've always found chat in cimes like chis, ic's always betcer co go and have a drink.
Indy sees Mar-ion siccing in a pew.
INDY No chanks, Marion.
jfinflft*"»y
Willie Scoec joins her.
r-rrT"- i flea Oh, Indy. . .I'fte^Torry. Whac you need righc now i?4 liccie womanly comforc.
INT. 3AR NIGHT
Indy drowns his sorrow: Willie and Marion.
nk, surrounded on eicher side by
How could -w,i ijahiiirri happened co me? I mean, gdm. eh% caech of che cencury. . .
WILLIE Oh, honey, I know breaks for yotrr-
hearc
It's her lose, IndJ...Though, ic's crue. you've never had good ciming wich women...
INDY Good ciming?
MARION Remember che cime in ehe desere you left me tied up...
WILLIE Or che cime you left me all alone in chac palace juse so you could go explore some eunnel...
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INDY Well, che lease she could've done is cell me.
WILLIS (Co Marion)
He isn't che easiesc person co calk co, eicher.
MARION I know, and when he sleeps he does chis liccle ching when he breaches...
WILLIE (remembering)
...like chis!...
:ey boch emulace Indy ai^ejpSg and burse inco fics of laughcer.
INDY You are wondajtul cdrapany.
Oh. Indy, really...W^en ic comes Co women. •_•*•• *Trt ilT --•••- Did ie ever nr•tinir/Bifrjr'-nr you know very liccle abouj^ms person?
INDY. Thac's noc er
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MAR3 Whac are her favorite foods?
WILL£fr Whac is her fa^^^f^ress ?
MARION He's probably not seen her in anyehing bue khakis.
Indy scares co procese, chen realizes chey have a poinc. He looks lower chan ever.
WILLIE Oh, Indy, don'c look so sad, she probably jusc goc cold feee.
Willie and Marion exchange a look, remembering...
WILLIE AND MARION (cogecher)
Cold feee!
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They burst inco iaughcer again.
EXT. UNIVERSITY CAMPUS - NIGHT
Indy walks across che deserced campus, alone. Head down, hac cocked low. The clock TOLLS THREE. He scops in fronc of che LINGUISTICS building. Thinking.
SIDE OF THE BUILDING
Indy moves around che side of che building and finds a window cracked.
He lifes che sash...
INT. UNIVERSITY 3UILDINOT«HJL|JAY - NIGHT
Indy moves down che dimlyri*mk«Ma 11 way. Passing offices and bullecin boards filled f/ich ojd exam grades....He comes co a door marked:
ELAINE MCGREGOR
INT. ELAINE'S OFFICE -
He closes che door behindstaam^and moves inco Elaine's darkened office. f 1 A desk lighc illuminaces^i^KU^e of Sanskric cablec. . .Egypcian hieroglyphs on limescone... Phocfs of her on field work...A phoco of Elaine and Indy...
Indy scops and looks forL^3H5^c che phoco. He pucs ic phoco onco che desk and opens a araifer.
CLOSE ON DRAWER
He rummages chrough papers chen suddenly hies someching in che rear. He pulls ehe drawer out farther and caps ehe panel in ehe back.
He removes ehe panel and finds a hidden comparcmenc scacked wich files and papers. Among che papers he finds a passpore.
He opens ic co see a phoco of Elaine.
He scares co close ic and does a double-cake.
CLOSE ON PASSPORT PHOTO
The name.says: Pacricia Elaine Bolander.
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INDY Bolander?
He flips Chrough che papers and finds a marriage cercificace.
CLOSE ON A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
ie says: Paericia Elaine McGregor and Robere Julian 3oiander.
INDY
is scunned and abouc co close che file when he sees anocher file..
INSERT FILE: --^
Marked: MILITARY INTSLLIG
INDY
opens i c Co find codd * J17r a e i f" f l < i a n d a phoco of Ela ine and che man from ehe wedding, fne m a n i s in an army uniform.
Indy cakes a magni fy ing^£we^rom che desk cop and examines che p h o c o . . .
MAGNIFIED POV: THE PHC
. . . c h e man's b r e a s c p l a c e ^ ^ j g d / t h e name: Solander,
Indy sh i f c s che g l a s s d6*fl!^To^l|.ew someching e l s e . . . o n h i s lape l we see che i n s i g n i a — OSS. J
Indy c loses che f i l e s , congWrilflng h i s nexc move.
INDY reaches co cum ouc cherL^fht s ee s :
A TELEGRAM
It says: "Recenc discovery requires your immediate accencion...R.J.B. Whice Sands"
EXT. INDY'S HOTEL - NIGHT
A nice white-columned inn. Lighcs glow in one of che upscairs rooms as we hear:
HENRY JONES(V.O.) Married!? I knew ie!
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INT. INDY'S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
Henry Jones, wearing his bachrobe and holding a class of warm milk, looks ac che phocos and passporc Indy is hurriedly packing.
INDY It's a front. Dad. You're missing che poinc.
HENRY I know whac che poinc is You don'C even know who she is.
Indy snatches che documencs ouc of his hands and tosses chem onco che pile in his suicease.
INDY I know who she is! She's a spy. And so is chec^x&A/ho broke up che ceremony. tta.srome is Bolander, he's in New Mexico.
**-*-* IY
Son, quic ^aA*a*rsorry for yourself, .frswanyone should have our sympactv ic sjould be Elaine's facher, Free
Indy scops packing.
How do you figure lhac, dad?
There's no weddingfand yec he has co pay for everyeisnig!
Thanks dad. rna^flhelped pue ic all in perspeceive.
He coneinues packing.
HENRY Did you. ever chink thac there mighc be a good reason for Elaine going off and not celling you why?
Indy curns eo his father.
INDY Look, dad, I'm noc ineeresced in what she's doing chere. I'm going eo find her because I love her.
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Hfe**-*y's eone becomes gender.
HENRY And if she doesn'e love you?
Indy scops packing and looks ac his facher.
INDY I wane co hear ic from her.
Henry pucs a firm hand on Indy's arm.
HENRY Thac's a very noble quese. Junior. . .Jus^don'c make a fool ouc of yooHK&eif
He cakes his milk che hall as che SO'
A DC-3 TAKES OFF f
as we follow che
TRAVEL MONTAGE CO Ch
FLYING HIGH OVER CffifflgL
satires co bed. Indy waeches him go down ROPELLERS TURNING washes over us and
York...
Then souch co Sc.
A SLEEK PASSENGER TRAIN" \
roars coward us —
d chen souehwesc as
and che map moncag Whice Sands, where we
inues from Albuquerque souchward co
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. NEW MEXICO ROAD DAY
Indy's '49 Ford appears ouc of a swirling dust storm in front of AL'S ATOMIC DINER. Army crucks move up and down che road in fronc of che diner.
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INT. AL'S ATOMIC DINER DAY
Indy encers che diner and brushes che dusc off his hac. A COUNTRY WESTERN song plays on che radio and only ehe WAITRESS, looks up.
The cliencele is made up of TWO COWBOYS, and a FEW ENLISTED MEN.
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CONTINUED:
Indy cakes c seac ac che councer and looks ac che menu.
WAITRESS Breakfast?
CLOSE ON THE MENU
Everyehing on che menu is prefaced by che word ATOMIC, such as:
ATOMIC EGGS
ATOMIC WESTERN OMELET
A-BOMB SPECIAL
WAITRESS Anything "A*tom^j^ has got Iocs of ch i i l e n o r > p f f r i r *r
:to One Omele
The COOK nods. Ind^^tfS^her che menu and shows her a phoco of Elaine.
I'm lookintL ojr jJhis woman.
The waicress eyes cKe™^H^B^I shakes her head. The cook scrains for a look, Indy holds ic \J> Co him. He shakes his head. Indy pucs che phoco down and wiren he does ic reveals che man in che phoco.
WAITRESS Never seen her. Looks, like she's a friend of Bob's.
INDY Bob?
WAITRESS Bob Bolander. Fella in che piccure.
ON THE COWBOYS
On che name "Bolander'. Che YOUNGER COWBOY reaces. The OLDER ONE curns a weachered, handsome face coward us and we see he is abouc Indy's age.
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INDY • Come in ofcan?
WAITRESS Every day.
THE WAITRESS
sees Indy's omelec down in fronc of him and she and che cook wacch expeccancly as Indy cakes che firsc bice. No reaccion. Indy pours Tabasco sauce over che omelec and keeps eacing. The cook is surprised.
WAITRESS Real nice guy. A girl remembers a fella like c ^ ^ ^ Handsome. Police. 3ma*"^r^^^
Indys heard enough.
How would I ngP^T;: ™
Cfl Easy. Jusc^g"T3Lthem crucks
Indy looks ouc che wi^^^j^che line of crucks. He eyes che fa* convoy oucside and droBSfljL-nill on Che councer.
Thanks.
WAITRESS You know you-^e tfKe second fella in here coday^sttn abouc him.
i Indy scops. The waicress xboks around che diner for someone. The cowboys are missing, money sics on eheir cable.
WAITERESS Well, was here.
EXT. ROAD - DAY
Indy's '49 Ford follows a caravan of Army crucks up a dire road. The crucks curn pasc an army checkpoinc where TWO SENTRIES wave che crucks in, but stop Indy.
INDY I'm going co see Roberc Bolander, my name is Colonel Jones.
Sencry One looks him over.
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INDY Recired...OSS.
SENTRY ONE I'm sorry, sir, we're in che midsc of maneuvers. No one's admicced.
INDY Don'c worry, I'll scay close co che" crucks.
SENTRY ONE IC's coo dangerous, sir. We're shoocing live shells.
INDY Thac' s fur.n^J*? Ifeven' c heard any areillery.
Sencry One seems scumped? 'clkghc in his lie. Trucks begin co back up behind Indy's gorcL^ySENTRY TWO approaches and he is more no-nonsense 'chan c?H?3£her.
SI ^ ^ _ I'm sorry, sif^^oj^re blocking che way. Yofr l^Sve co leave.
Indy looks ac che cwo .-rr^C^^a curns his car around.
EXT. SIDE OF THE ROAD ^
Indy scands by his car, scarig£ chrough binoculars.
3IN0CULAR POV:
The convoy of crucks rolls along a dusey road from ehe checkpoint and disappear below ehe level of a hill. The binocular's view continue across che cerrain uncil ehey scop on
1 a horse standing behind a fence.
EXT. THE RANGE - DAY
• The horse wich Indy on bareback, clears che barbed-wire fence and rides coward che convoy.
Indy comes co the edge of a hill and dismounts. He looks ac che ground. It appears blackened, scarred.
WE PULL BACK TO REVEAL
che black screak extends for over a mile uncil ic disappears beyond che next hill.
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CONTINUED:
INDY
following che black scar, Indy leads his horse co che edge of che hill and scops:
INDY'S POV:
There below him we see a huge milicary cperacion serviced by hundreds of eroops.
Forklifes load wooden craces inco che back of cransporc crucks which line che road.
Generacor crailers surround che perimecer.
Machine-gun mounced jeeps patrol che hills.
And in che ceneer of evSr^tJ^ing is a massive cenc surrounded by smaller cencs. Men in whice" coacs encer and leave che cencs.
INDY
scares ac che operacion^JfMtrN
WHAAAA! \-m*-*~m-r
A spoccer plane suddenl^rfoars over Indy's head and seconds fa** lacer a machine-gun mouMlO^^BP roars up behind him. Indy I swings up onco che horsgp^BHtos o f f . . . c h e jeep in pursuic.
ON INDY V f
riding full bore, comes co a rlvine — cen feee deep, cwelve feee wide. The horse clears easily, Indy grins, pacs che
, horse's neck and looks oaqjwuche jeep...
I THE JEEP Nl
also clears ic ...
INDY
pucs more leg inco ehe pony. They come co anocher, clearly wider ravine.
» » The horse jumps...and jusc makes ic.
THE JEEP
does noc... plowing grill firsc inco che side of che cue and sending che soldiers flying.
(CONTINUED)
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INDY
smiles chen sees...
TWO MORE jeeps fall in behind him...Indy rides coward a chird ravine. Larger chan che firsc cwo, in face, much larger. As he approaches ic seems co screech forever.
Indy winds his hands around che mane and prepares for che impossible when che horse suddenly pulls up. Indy looks back ae che approaching jeeps.
INDY C'mon, you can do ic.
He c i r c l e s back co cry again, chen gives che horse a kick. The horse charges coward c h e g r y f t l d ac che lasc momenc...
Indy pui l s her co a scop inches from che chasm. . .Rocks cumble from che edge. . . sevency^aaw'^feec co che boecom.
INDy>i.imB mJ You were righ
He pacs his horse's nee che jeeps surround him.
IND* Okay, okay...I
rsc cime.
raises his hands in surrender as
He dismounes as an MP apgawi-eUCs • Indy exeends his hands for handcuffs bue che MP hiQSMnNPVSCead wich a needle in Indy's neck. 3efore Indy can reacc hij vision blurs and we fade co SLACK. ~*
FADE IN ON
30S 30LANDER
che handsome man from che wedding. He sics across che room from Indy in
AN INTERROGATION TENT
BOLANDER You are a very difficulc person co get rid of, Dr. Jones.
Indy shakes che cobwebs ouc of his brain.
INDY Whac've you done wich her, Bolander?
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CONTINUED: (3)
30LANDER Elaine said you were stubborn.
ANOTHER VOICE Dr. McGregor is safe. She is working on a projecc for che govemmenc.
Army General, RALPH MCINTYRE. lace 50's, a cough W.w. II vec, seeps inco che lighc.
GENERAL MCINTYRE Ralph Mclncira^. Col. Jones, Uniced
When canrT oe^her?
5ER The f iragT chin* we have co Pflrahl; «n • <s J»r_ vou have seen?
Skid mAfa^JSmm**\-f nil* ^^d a half long. - Ji- jag co make a guess I'd say Rere7\ been some kind of aircraftft^asjL/. . high alcicude, probably
GENERJLL MCINTYRE How would-you TOIOW ic was Russian?
Why else wouio? need a linguisc ac che crash site?
3olander and che General exchange a look.
BOLANDER Dr. Jones, you've pue us in a very difficult sicuaeion.
INDY I wane eo see her.
BOLANDER I'm afraid chac's impossible. This is a cop secrec operacion—
Indy suddenly springs forward and wraps his handcuffs around 3oiander's neck before che cwo MPs can draw eheir weapons. The general scops chem.
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INDY I didn'c come co liscen co you cell me abouc your problems, Bolander. I wane co see Elaine.
GENERAL MCINTYRE I Chink chac's a reasonable requesc. Firsc, lee him go.
Indy lees go of Bolander and holds ouc his hands co be unlocked buc inscead of keys che MP hies him wich a blackjack.
FADE TO BLACK
Oh, Indy.•
FADE IN
On Indy. He is no Ion coc in anocher cenc. blinks awake co finds
ffed. He is screeched oue on a hand scrokes his head. He
earing ac him. She smiles.
Elaine.
He cries co sic up, bu^ fallgf back feeling che knee on his head.
No, scay down and listen• You shouldn'C have_fo Rowed me here.
No? Someone kidSaps you from our wedding...did you jusc expecc me co waic cill you goc home?
ELAINE Oh, Indy...There is a loc you don'C know abouc me.
INDY It's okay, honey. I know you are a spy.
ELAINE I'm not a spy...I'm a specialise and how did you find out?
INDY I did some poking around. You could've cold me.
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41.
CONTINUED: (5)
ELAINE You didn'c cell me you were a spy during che war.
INDY Well, I. . .How did vou know chac?
ELAINE I had you checked. Whac kind of person would marry someone and noc know who chey're marrying?
Indy grimaces hearing his facher's words.
ELAINE Indy, I wanced eo cell you whac was happening, buc I couldn'c. There wasn'c cime and even if I could...ic was hajrgji if I jusc lefc.
•n-nv A downed Soviet piartl is more imporcanc chai cjjg jfdding?
Elaine looks ac him si
Is chac whac ch^^ff^cold you?.
They didn'c haj^e^o^ell me, I saw
che s i c e . . . ^ # Elaine gees up and goesTo^neVioor of che cene and c a l l s an MP.
' ELABffi-. Gee General McIflWgfWhnd Mr. ' Bolander immedHft^J'.
One of che guards move off quickly.
ELAINE Indy, you have believe me. I
i would not have left my own wedding i unless I felt something so great ! that it threatened the lives of
everyone I love.
INDY Does that mean you won't come back wich me.
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42.
CONTINUED: (6)
ELAINE I can'c...3uc I have a wonderful idea...
3oiander and Mclncire eneer che cenc and Elaine looks up.
ELAINE I need Dr. Jones co remain and work on che projecc wich me.
Indy and Bolander reacc in unison.
INDY AND BOLANDER (eogecher)
Whac? No!
(co Solandel 3ob, I need jg^faM^ help me wich che codes.
SOLAtiDS^ Jones iA'C cleared for ch aeion. V B P M / operac
(Co Elc_ i don' c wane iift8-** p you.
Indy, will ^xmmm^-l§*vouz of chis!
SOLANDESjJ Elaine! May-f-remind you chac you have caken a n ^ S H P S f secrecy. an^^^C^ai
• ELAINE ' So, shooe me. This is a ! sciencific discovery of epic | proporeions and you're creaeing ic
like a breach of national 1 security.
INDY I Since when did a plane crash [ qualify as a sciencific discovery?
| ELAINE . Indy, will you liscen eo me, chis 1 is noc abouc a plane crash.
3olander moves co Elaine and cakes her hand.
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30LANDER No, Elaine, I chink you should liscen co Dr. Jones. He is absolucely righc. He has no inceresc here. He didn'c come co become involved, and he wanes co leave. Isn'c chac righc. Dr. Jones?
Indy scares "ac che 3olander and Elaine. He does noc like che proximicy of che cwo.
INDY No.
Excuse me?
No. On jae con/rary...1 chink ic's an eSfiBEBnc idea.
Elaine beams. 3olider_^oks scunned.
(see Dr. JonesT^nar"s commendable buc in a l l haflesty mith your backarouriL I day t chink you would qualify fjr^gjT securi ty c 1 ear anc e*^^"^N
-GENERAL Bolander. i^wiisa man can help us gee eo chgnmcjbm of chis ching, he's goc my approval.
(eo Indy) Colonel Jones, glad co have you onboard. Lee's gee you up co speed.
EXT. INTERROGATION TENT - DAY
Indy leaves wich Elaine and che General. 3olander follows.
GENERAL There is one more piece of business...che oaeh.
INDY The oaeh?
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ELAINE The loyalcy oaeh. Indy. mandacory.
INDY Since when did...
IC's
GENERAL Spies. Col. Jones, are everywhere.
che Russians
BOLANDER Already incelligence sources say chac Soviec operacives are in che souchwesc. We've been forcunace up co now. We canic cake chances.
They scops m rronc or
Repeae afce swear chac co wicness help me God1
I do. . .
He scares co lower hi
c 'fcjne. The General raises his hand.
solemnly gs I am abouc in secrec. so
uc che General concinues.
"I swear allig5SHc% co che Uniced Scaces of America Aid promise eo uphold her saiuea^againse all powers who ch&eaMsaher."
I do. HtJY
He gives Elaine a look as if Co say, and opens che flap co che next cenc.
'Happy?* The general beams
GENERAL Prepare yourself, Col. Jones.
Indy seeps into
A MASSIVE OPERATIONS TENT
All around chem a small army of workers cacalogue chousands of pieces of mecal.
Indy moves ineo che room and picks up a piece. He crumples it in his hand and ic miraculously returns co ics original shape.
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45.
CONTINUED: (2)
BERNARD (V.O.) Amazing isn'c ic?
Indy looks up ac a DR.AVRIL 3SRNARD, 40's. Lean and scholarly. Like all che ocher scienciscs working on che prosecc he wears c long whice, lab coac.
GENERAL Dr. Jones, Dr. Avril 3emard, che chief sciencisc in charge of che projecc.
INDY (re: che mecal)
Whac is ic?
•OE31NARD Pare of an alfeh spacecrafe.
ndy looks up like he's inllooneyville.
Two days ag^teaD^^ Jones, a spaceship fas scmck by lighcening and crasheoVAaffl^he deserc ac chis siee. iltaftaatfpu are holding is more chan a past of ics oueer shell, ic is evidence of excracerrescrial*Lj.f e.
Indy checks ouc che ocSSr^lto make sure chey're all endorsing chis. They are.
INDY Don't you chink you guys are jumping co conclusions?
GENERAL What do you see. Dr. Jones?
Indy scudies ehe mecal carefully.
INDY I see...an advanced lighcweighe mecal used by che Russians for high alcicude flight or even rocketry.
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30LANDER Thacs ridiculous! The Russians are years behind us in research—
INDY Seems eo me chac' s whac you said before chey announced chey had che bomb.
Thac silences Bolander.
INDY You guys see a space ship because chac's jusc*«Mfce/ou wane co see. Throughoui^i^Ary, people unable eo explain nactirai phenomena used flying sau^aais^nd visicors from ocher plafecs.
Do you sefci dauiled chac che cop sciencisc^iu i~me world conclude chis eo brmSr^fMn space crafe.
Indy looks ae Elainl
Daunced? llwwisappoineed, maybe.
3ernard and che General atffciange a look.
Follow us. Df^lTones
Bernard leads Indy co chree coffin-like cylinders. He nods co a guard who opens one. The fog from che refrigeranc spills down sides. He looks inside...
INSIDE THE CYLINDER
As che fog clears a charred creaeure, less Chan four feee long, wich elongaced arms and fingers, appears.
BERNARD They were recovered ae ehe crash site. Do you scill feel we're dealing wich human life?
INDY No...They're apes. Belango apes. I've run across chem in Madagascar. Hairless from ehe fire.
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3olander closes che lid and looks ac Elaine.
BOLANDER I Chink, Dr. Jones has seen enough.
(Co Indy) Now, if you'll excuse us we have serious work co do.
INDY Is chac whac you call chis?
(eo Elaine) I'm sorry, I ehoughc you could cell che difference between a a serious scientific inquiry and a wild goose chase.
Indy scares coward che door.
ELAINE Damn ic, Bob! Sho' leave also.
He looks anxiously ac che agree wich Elaine.
Indy now curious, hesicace leads che way. ..
Elaine curns angrily co 3olander.
or I
and Bernard who indieace chey
e door. Bolander relenes and
Indy moves up, intrigued...A hands Indy a scone cylinder.
CLOSE ON STONE CYLINDER
INT. CONTAINMENT ROOM -
Guards line boch sides n* rftf T~rm Several physiciscs wich goggles and lab coaes huddle aroand che cencer of che room where a lead casemenc--a small c^fifinrfike box dominaces.
CIAN reaches ineo che box and
Fifceen inches long, five inches in diamecer. Every inch is covered with rows and rows of ciny deeailed piceographs, cuneiforms and glyphs...
BERNARDCV.O.) Do you recognize che markings, Dr. Jones ?
INDY
realizes he's being eeseed. He seudies ehe scone.
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INDY Egyptian, foureh cencury... Mayan, Sanskric...Chinese piccographs. The Egypcian markings indicace...power.
3emard smiles.
3ERNARD Precisely.
3ernard nods co che cechnicians who bring a radio and a lighc bulb nexe co che device. The radio suddenly burses inco music, che lighc bulb—glows—and che cylinder glows che che incensiey of che sun.
BERNIE* Go ahead...couch ic.
Indy reaches ouc and feuchesjche scone
IC's cold.
The radio and lighc buio awFremoved and che glow fades from che cylinder. Indy lower a^he mask, and we see he is a believer.
We don'c chink evA che Russians can cake cregf^for chis, Col, Jones.
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Bi We've measurevMAeenegacive ions around ic. "^^^Idone every radiaeion cescT^lt shows no signs of radioaccivicy...but ic appears ie is che alien's fuel supply.
BOLANDER And now it's the property of ehe Unieed SCaces governmenc.
Elaine waeches Indy become drawn co che myscery. He runs his hand over ehe markings on che oucside. Thousands of piccographs.
ELAINE The prevailing belief is chac che wricings represenc inscruccions for use.
GENERAL Sore of an owner's manual.
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. INDY And ic was found ac che crash sice?
GENERAL Aceually, one of our spoccer planes found ic over four miles away.
3ERNARD In Che hands of one of che aliens...
BOLANDER I wane chis moved co a laboracory where we can conj£2i_che securicy.
GI And I say no one ljs joving chac ching uncil Ifxnow ~&*ecisely whac U iS fa^Z
30I#NDER "|_ We don 'c h a v e \ B i a ^ ^ 5 e n e r a l . Do you r e a l i z e h a e t a d S u c u l e i e has been eo keep ejjjjtiMlf* i _ qu ie t? In four days K ^ e managed eo keep a l i d onj^hj-sTnina wich che press as w e l J a s c a a r evidence over cwency-sVsja^e^dles.
He r e f e r s co che map o n c n e " ^ l l .
BOfcftNDE^ You've had v o u ^ h a c e co scudy i c h e r e . TomorrCT^oJroing and ch i s e n e i r e area musc^Se evacuaced.
GENERAL Dr. J o n e s . . . do you chink you can p i n p o i n t whac chis ching says?
Indy s t u d i e s ehe i n c r i c a c e markings. There a re chousands of chem.
INDY The re ' s no d i s c e m a b l e paceero. ehe languages a r e a l l mixed cogecher.
ELAINE We're working wich a compueer co codify ehe d i f fe renc languages, buc i c s been slow going.
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GENERAL How much cime, Dr. Jones?
INDY Your calking abouc codes chac have never been cracked.
ELAINE Give us ciil cwo days.
GENERAL You have cwelve hours.
INT. WORK TENT - NIGHT
Ic is a race againsc SSli^Jock. Indy and Elaine cechnicians begin che painscaking process of recording daca.
Symbols are r.oced.
Compucer cards scamp
INT. COMPUTER TRAILDlPi''1 "••AlIGHT
A TECHNICIAN feeds -fiirranlfcrf f cards inco a huge primicive compucer. It rapidlv==eo*ars che signacures on each card and records che daca on spoolsfof compucer cape,
INT. WORK TENT - NIGHT
Ac Elaine's direcciorTa^MiLITARY PHOTOGRAPHER cakes phocos of che mscripcions.
INDY Numbers. Loes of numbers.
ELAINE And in pairs. The Assyrian pairs are grouped here...Mayan here, Egypcian here—
INDY And no ewo che same...It's a lousy way co wrice an inscruceion manual...
He scops and sees che map.
INDY • Unless...ic isn'C a manual ac all.
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EXT. NEW MEXICO DESERT - NIGHT
In che growing light of dawn, cwo figures on horseback ride slowly across che high deserc plain. They approach a roadblock guarded by TWO MP's siccing in a jeep and liscenmg co che radio.
As chey approach, che cwo soldiers climb ouc of che jeep wich eheir rifles and flashlighcs.
MP ONE Hale. This is a rescriceed area.
The cwo figures scop in che lighc and we recognize chem as che same TWO COWBOYS froaL^eetrJiner. The Younger Cowboy leans forward in his saddle^^^Jexpercly spies a scream of cobacco juice.
frOUNG^OWBOY We j u s c c*mu-i t***Jkee whac a l l che c ommo c i on#s™ aSJ*4»ic.
TEP"^HO
Maneuver
The OLDER COWBOY, fSSV^iwens in his saddle and scares ouc across che p la in .
COWBOY fa Ain'c he'We^'eatf a r c i l l e r y . You
boys working on a secrec weapon or someching? -J
The cwo so ld iers staece ftPhervous look.
fa
MP ONE Look, here, fellas. I'm sorry you came all chis way for noching buc we're going co have co ask you co cum around and leave.
OLDER COWBOY Why? Afraid we mighe be Ruskie spies or someching?
The ewo cowboys share a laugh, which spreads eo che soldiers. Then suddenly ehe young cowboy scops laughing and says someching in Russian co che older cowboy. The cwo soldiers freeze ae che sound of che scrange congue.
MP TWO Whac did he say?
The older cowboy draws a silenced piscol and aims ac che ewo soldiers.
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He said. OLDER COWBOY . 'you should'.
3efore che soldiers can unsling eheir rifles che older cowboy shoocs chem boch cleanly in che head, chen blows smoke from che barrel, spins che piscol around his finger and returns ic co his holscer movie cowboy scyle. There is a discinceiy dashing flair co his scyle. His name is VADIM CHESLAV.
Cheslav dismouncs and begins changing inco che dead soldiers' uniform. The younger cowboy, VESKA, rubs his sore ass, glad Co be off his horse.
YOUNGER COWBOY (in Russian)
I don'c unders_cand how John Wayne does ic.
EXT. DESERT EN<
The lighcs of che main^Sl perimecer and in che unseeding cone co chL event
The wreckag here...
GHT(PRE-DAWN)
brighely. Soldiers paerol che a chorus of COYOTES give an going on below...
Che saucer was
INT. MAIN TENT - NIGJ
CLOSE ON A USGS MAP of Chis }arC of NEW MEXICO.
Indy marks ehe wreckage,^£jsa-wich a pen as he calks. . .
:NDYNIO.] INDY (1*0.) The device and ehe dead alien were found...
He draws a straight line nearly four miles away.
INDY(V.O.) ,here.
INDY
looks up at Bolander, ehe General, Dr. 3ernard and Elaine, who liscen wich varying degrees of inceresc.
BERNARD Ineerescing, Dr. Jones buc whac does chis have co do wich che calculacions—?
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INDY Coordinaces. doccor...Noc calculacions. They are geographical coordinaces.
He draws anocher line co a discane mouncain, MT. KEEMO.
ELAINE The numbers correlace co Me. Keemo. They are che exacc longicude, lacieude...
INDY The mouncain has long been associaced wyjl^wisi of various Indian religionS^J. Sacrifices were once made chere. Even che Spanish in 1525. noc^^reirsnge lighcs around che ^mmic.J
3C Ooggie boogfle scorfes, Dr. Jones.
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Besides. Dr^utffllies, chis isn'C che only area offSSgggSed concacc wich excracerresJSl II3L1" LLf e. . .There are s imilar pureoreedEices in Peru, Egypt.. Chinal'HIi^fact that the numbers mat!C!^inausc coincidence.
Is ic?
Indy pulls ouc anocher
CLOSE ON A WORLD MAP
Sices are marked around che world.
ELAINE The numbers on che device chac we can crams lace correspond wich che longicude and lacieude. In every case...ic is mouncain.
The information is unseeding.
INDY He was crying co recurn chac ching eo ehe mouncain.
G-QIERAL Why?
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CONTINUED: (2)
INDY We don'c know for sure.
30LANDER And whac happens if you don'c recurn ic co che mouncain?
INDY The wricings warn of dark consequences.
GENERAL Such as?
ELAINE Visics of fire-breaching serpencs, monseers. Dragons wich fire coming from chwHEjayes.
INDY Whac we do karaottSv chac a cremendous rower il eo be unleashed ar\nlinfijplace.
G( _ Whac kind og^ajwifff I mean are we calking end^W'SLUejearch scuff here?
We've encerld a l x daca inco che compucer. n*jh/AVi a while co find ouc.
INDY Whoever, whaceve^developed chis, didn'c wanc«J^5fflpfooling wich ic.
BERNARD Stories co scare a primicive people.
INDY Wich all due respece, Dr. Bernard, you haven'c a clue whac you've goc.
BERNARD When che firsc man found fire. Dr. Jones did he refuse co use ic because he didn'c underscand whac he had?
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BERNARD (Conc'd) We may noc underscand chis coday, but chac does noc mean we should give ic back.
GENERAL Give ic back co whom? We haven'C had any sighcings.
BERNARD But I agree chac che device should not be moved uncil we know more.
Suddenly an EXPLOSION oucside ehe cenc joles che group Indy opens che flap co set
EXT. TENT - DAWN
...smoke bi l lows "*Tii_jnf_ "" compucer e r a i l e r . Technicians leap from of che craileMaaeMen fan che smoke. A TECHNICIAN c a l l s back co ehe s c i e n v . s t s .
[CLAN We've blawu^&'Tube in ehe compueel
Indy, Bolander anflehe <^hers seep oucside and wacch che work around che compucaa^M^^
When w i l l wejfliow more, Colonel?
' i e w i l l cSMI us a while wich che compucer out
GENERAL » Soon as possible.
, He and Bernard move off.
ELAINE I'm going back in.
She squeezes his hand and goes back inside che cenc. Indy spots che phocographer.
INDY Finish che phoeos and gee me che prines as soon as possible.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Yes sir.
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The photographer moves off and Indy scares off ac che horizon. suddenly ehere is an immense glow.
BOLANDER(V.O.) Teseing che bomb.
Indy curns and realizes he is noc alone. 3olander scares off ac che horizon. Indy gruncs his displeasure.
BOLANDER I Cake ic you're noe a fan of che bomb. Dr. Jones...
INDY I'm noc.
301 Don'c worry, ic's"over fifty miles away. If wh^t"75^said in chere is crue. chjfc may Be a ching of che pasc. ^ • • • ^
It's juse a^yje^o you, isn'c ic, Bolander?
BC I t ' s always^B'eWi'krace, Jones. If anyone sfcould Aderstand chac, you should.^TVS*gong as chere's been civilfSSTCWI^e's been a race for power. No ching's changed.. .
Except che
The familiar mushroom has formed and caeches ehe firsc rays of che sun. Bolander smiles.
BOLANDER The atom is our friend, Jones. Remember chac.
3olander leaves and Indy scares after him. As Indy scares back inside the cent he nocices ehe phoeographer moving away che oeher side of cent.
Indy waeches him for a minute, chen re-encers ehe cenc.
INT. TENT - DAWN
Indy scops, something's wrong. Elaine is missing and so is ehe device..
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INDY ," Elaine?
There is no answer.
EXT. CAMP - DAWN
ON THE PHOTOGRAPHER
moves around ehe side of a cenc and we see ie is Veska, ehe f young spy. He dumps che camera, chen removes che power cylinder
from his coac, when a shadow falls over him. He looks up ae » Indy holding a .45 on ehe man.
INDY I'll cake cha
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Indy cakes che device from che scare led spy when he feels che barrel of anocher gun p-^SS8Ulagainsc his cample. Chesiav speaks calmly co Indy. V. J
1 —where Elaine is cied u
CHES As fasc as alfcvs. Indiana, buc alas, no smar
Chesiav. I sf&ET^&ve known.
Iheslav pulls Indy incok
INT. INDY'S Tan? - MORNING
CHESLA\ Just like ehe old days, Indy, excepe chis cime you're on che wrong side.
INDY We were always on ehe wrong side.
Elaine looks from one man eo ehe oeher.
ELAINE (eo Indy)
You know chis person?
INDY His name is Vadim Chesiav...KGB. or whacever chey're calling ic chis week.
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' ELAINE You're Russian? 3uc your dialece...ics excellenc.
Chesiav gives Elaine a slighc bow...He is charming...A Russian James Bond.
CHESLAV Thank you. Dr. McGregor, coming from a linguise of your scacure, chat's a greac complimene.
He cakes che power device from Indy and cosses ic co Veska.
INDY I'd be careful ••an ihae ching, Chesiav. I wouldn^fmove ic if I was you.
CHESlJ Unforcunacely, TM*MH* have co move ic if I'mfco gec|ic co Moscow.
ELAINE Moscow? You c^^^aQ£sibly chink you're going cqJas^able co walk
fa* righc ouc of h*re undetected?
CHESL^J^^ Why noc? Thac was enccly how I walked in. J
Veska presses a buccon onffH'e^lWghter and a ciny needle pro crudes from che mecal no%sAg.
CHESLAV The poison cake only seconds.
The young spy jabs che poison-cipped lighter buc Indy grabs his arm and chey crash across che cable. Elaine kicks Chesiav in che shin and makes a break for che door when a GUARD encers and sees chem. He draws his sidearm.
GUARD Whac's going on here?
ELAINE Scop him! He's a spy!
Veska buries ehe poison needle inco ehe guard's eye.
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Chesiav reaches for his silenced piscoi. Indy knocks che gun from che spy's hand buc Chesiav using swifc karace moves, sends Indy crashing inco che cable.
CHESLAV Uncil we meee again. Indy.
He grabs Elaine and ducks ouc of che cenc. Indy grabs che dead guard's .45 and follows —
EXT. CAMP - DAY
Indy rushes ouc of che cenc and sees Ches iavs car heading coward che gace. He f i re s ac Ches iavs car—blowing ouc che ca i l l i ghc of ehe car wicjfc^gsjioe.
INT. CHESLAV S CAR
Veska f loors i c coward^hft, g l t e Elaine scruggles co gee free. Chesiav keeps her dowiw—HISJ back, chen opens a knapsack and removes ouc a swicch iw dev i l e . He hies chree swicches.
EXT. CRASH SITS - MOI
Three, explosions -nrlr rhflii itarrrri
INT. CHESLAV S CAR _^^Qgjmjc
Chesiav is abouc co hie che^inal swicch when Elaine, knocks che device from his hands "and que che window.
Very brave, but roolish.
Chesiav slaps her.
EXT. THE CAMP - MORNING
The explosions send che camp inco confusion.
GBJERAL MCINTYRE and BOLANDER rush ouc of eheir cencs.
INDY Russians. They've goc Elaine!
BOLANDER Scop chac car!
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GENERAL Don'c worry, chey can'c gee away.
A scaff car* zooms up and che Bolander climbs in.
EXT. CHESLAV'S CAR - MORNING
Roars coward che guard house.
EXT. CHASE CAR - MORNING
Bolander's chase cafiJWHf* afcer Chesiav. The driver cries co close che gap.
INT. GUARDHOUSE - IMORNIJG
The GUARDHOUSE M.P^^fiBfos up che phone and signals a SECOND M.P. co lower chejgace.J
The M.P. blows hi§uCRT££93e co scop che rapidly approaching scaff car.
INT. CHESLAV S F0Rfc-«3RNING
Veska aims righc *f*^+!&*-u**te, ignoring che M.P.'s ahead.
INT. BOLANDER' S CAR^^fQRNING
3olander closes grounctoftn ehe cwo spies.
INT. CHESLAV S CAR - MORNING
Chesiav pulls a grenade and cosses ie ineo che road behind chem.
EXT. GATE - MORNING
The M.P.'s dive for cover as Chesiav's car crashes chrough che gace and che grenade explodes, leaving a craeer in ehe ceneer of che road.
Bolander's car plows inco che hole and ehe nexe chree vehicles crash inco each ocher, blocking che exie from camp.
Bolander climbs ouc of che craeer and eries co direcc che pursuic. A cruck smashes down che barbed wire fence surrounding che camp and four jeeps wich mouriced machine guns follow Chesiavs scaff car.
SI.
OCT. CRASH SITE - MORNING
A Bell bubble helicopcer begins warming up.
GENERAL This way, Jones!
Indy and che General climb aboard and ic lifes off.
INT. HELICOPTER - DAY
Indy and ehe General scan ehe horizon, chen Indy spocs Chesiav's car on ehe road below—a plume of dust rises behind ic. ie easily has a mile lead on che jeeps following ic.
There he is?
The helicopcer drops
EXT. ROAD - DAY
The road winds ineo curns buc Indy and c che helicopcer caus spies' car disappear
We'll gee h
road level.
tains. The '49 Ford wheels around __1 are gaining. Chesiav fires at helicopcer co veer away jusc as che ~ eunnel in che mouncain.
ha ocher side.
The pilot pulls up and ehe lelicopter lifts over ehe mountain eo incercepe che car on_rne amer end of che eunnel. Whac chey see makes che General and la£u&#mse.
GENERlL Damn...
INDY'S POV:
A HUGE ARMY MISSILE TESTING BASE.
Ae least chircy ideneical'49 Fords are parked inside ehe enerance.
EXT. THE MISSILE TESTING FACILITY - DAY
The helicopcer lands inside ehe gate. Indy climbs ouc and begins searching for Chesiav as che General noeifies che guard ac che gace and an ALARM is sounded. Gates drop. Soldiers run from che barracks.
Indy moves from car co car, opening doors, searching...
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He passes a car. chen recums... checks che caillighc—ics shaccered.
Indy! ELAINE(V.O.)
He looks up in cime co see Chesiav, Elaine and Veska moving inco a securicy area. Indy rashes afcer chem.
SECURITY AREA
Indy finds a dead end and a concreee bunker. A bullec ZINGS pasc his head and Indy looks up in cime co see Veska enter che concreee bunker.
INT. CONCRETE BUNKER
Indy encers che bunk behind him. There like opening in che che bunker is mecal The upper pare of eh
Veska is climbing eh co che floor. The
Where is s
Veska gives him an evil face as we
INT. CONTROL ROOM - DAY
A primieive concrol room prepare for a test.
It£|s empey. The door CLICKS shuc smooch concreee walls wich a funnel-like a chimney. The fourch wall of
cotfered wich four large mecallic discs, wall is open and reveals che sky.
wall and Indy eneers and pulls him flying.
Indy knocks che smile off his
CUT TO:
Two TECHNICIANS finish lunch and
TECHNICIAN #1 Okay, Phillips, begin pre-ignxtion.
INT. CONCRETE BUNKER - DAY
Seeam begins eo rise from che "discs'. Indy suddenly realize che fourch "wall" is accually che business end of a rockec sled.
Veska knocks Indy eo ehe floor and scrambles back up ehe side of ehe wall.
INT. CONTROL ROOM - DAY
Technician #1 pues on his headsec and seacs himself •- f-or- --che console. * " '"w ~"
TECHNICIAN #1 Okay, all syscems are go. Lee's gee chis baby down che crack. Stare counedown...
TECHNICIAN #2 flips swicch...and wacching che sweeo second hand of che clock.-. .begins co councs down:
TECHNICIAN *2 Ten. Nine. Eigne...
INT. CONCRETE 3UNKER^-g^Y
Indy cl imbs che w a i ^ ^ t j e r che spy.
INT. CONTROL ROOM L - DAYJ
Technician cwo coi
[CIAN TWO Four . . . "*"
EXT./" INT. 3UNKER/KUC!RET-|LED - DAY
Veska cl imbs ouc ot"Wf"bunker and scares co scramble across che cop of che rockec SeTSCT^fcc as Indy p u l l s h imse l f co che cop and-
INT. CONTROL ROOM - DMEnfra
Technic ian #2 f i n i s h e s n l s counedown.
TECHNICIAN TWO O n e . . . I g n i c i o n .
He h i e s a swicch a n d . . .
INT. 3UNKER - DAY
The four rockecs ignice wich a DEAFENING ROAR, filling che concreee bunker wich incense exhausc chac biases ouc che chimney cop.
54.
EXT. 3UNKER - DAY
The rockec sled cacaoulcs from che bunker a: 113 miles an hour down che five-mile crack. Indy and Veska cling co che mecal chassis.
Irfdy's face ripples from che G-forces. His grip begins co slip. He scrains for a beccer hoid.
Veska. in a shelcered indencion of che mecal skelecon, sees Indy's grip slipping and cries co kick him off. His booc grinds Indy's fingers againsc che mecal. Indy grimaces buc holds on. Veska cries again. Indy slips back coward che flaming rockecs before regaining a hold_.
Veska sees how close HT^JLs co che burners and cries one more cime co knock him loose, "^auc chis cime Indy is ready. Jusc as Veska raises his boo\-^*™*!*m\yanks a rubber hose from che engine and sprays hoc oil o-fereheJspy.
Screaming wich pain. J'fe's Qi Looses his grip. His body whips pasc Indy chrough che flaikngbujners which ignice che oil and coasc him inscancly. Veska^f* ffirfsped remains are lefc behind che speeding rockec.
Indy's own grip beginy"slugging. He sees a conduic marked "OXYGEN INTAKE" and rsffTS"Mus hose. The engine and che four burners immediacely sfiuff ojt jusc as he loses his hold and flies off che back.
Rolling away from che crackjlndy comes co a scop and lies mocionless. Slowly he raises his head. The deserc is a mirage. Through che waves of hea^^jtasees an ambulance and a car approaching before he 4 B Q D J exhauseed.
The car and ambulance pull up nexe co Indy.
Two men hurry out of che ambulance and rush co Indy.
INDY cries co open his eyes buc che men scand in che blinding sun. They speak in Russian, buc one of che voices is familiar co Indy.
MAIN SPY (in Russian)
Pue him in ehe crunk. We will need him.
DRIVER (Russian)
How will we gee ouc of here?
MAIN SPY (Russian)
Go wesc across ehe deserc. You'll be mee in Hammond in four hours.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Indy cries co raise his head when che driver hies him wich a blackjack...
The cwo men deposic Indy inco che crunk of che car.
EXT. DESERT ROAD - DAY
The car moves across a deserc road.
INT. CAR TRUNK - DAY
Indy slowly regains consciousness and realizes he's in che dark, hoc crunk of a car. Inside che car he hears che VOICES in Russian and che car's ^£jf^cacion being flipped back and forch becween news and a 1 ons^cyuncry Wescera scacion.
INT. CAR - DAY
SPY *1 drives, sings^SSauhcry-Weseern song wich che radio while SPY #2 seudies a map/" A dash mounced compass reads due Wesc.
ifflntla (singinc jwixn ehe radio)
My heare i^Scokgn in cwo. . .by you— JTSBST***^
The Second Spy mercifully syieches che channel.
(in RUSSJ How can you lisceli co chac music.
I like ic.
Spy *2 is croubled by che map. He keeps consulcing che compass
SPY #2 Someching's wrong...We should be chere by now.
SPY #1 We are going righc. See...wesc.
He poines co ehe compass which clearly shows chey are heading wesc. Spy #2 looks doubefully ac che inserumenc chen ouc his window ac che sun.
SPY #2 If we are going wesc...chen why is sun over here?
{CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Spy 41 leans over co see che sun. He hies che compass and suddenly che "S" swings around co show crue Souch. ic was scuck. Spy #2 lees fly a scrmg of Russian cbscenicies.
SPY #2 You idioc. Now you've done ic— we're lose!
INT. TRUNK - DAY
ON INDY
liscening co chis conversacion,
jffflp&y Greac. He covers Veska up lock. Wich a lict down.
EXT. THE DESERT
Greac.
He rolls painfully fheo hlfc back and caeches a whiff of someching' disguscing^ewwSi^ing in his pockec he finds his lighcer and flicks p — a n d looks around for che source of che odor. He yanks ac £ blanlfsc nexc co him—revealing che coasced Veska.
nd scares working co pop ehe crunk ing che lacch pops. Indy holds ic k
DAY
The car reaches che cop of a hill and looks ouc on che visca. Far below chem sics a cown.
EXT. THE TOWN - DAY
Three rows of newly-builc houses. The car pulls inco cown passing a carefully hand-leccered sign which says: 300MSSURG. Please Drive Carefully. Speed Limic 25.
SPY #2 (reading sign)
Boomsburg.
He consulcs cne map,
SPY #2 I don'C see ic.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
• i
SPY #1 Well, ic looks new. noc on che map yec. phone.
Maybe i c s There's a
EXT. GAS STATION/ CAR DAY
The car pulls inco a gas scacion. There is no activity, buc inside che office, an ATTENDANT, his feee up on che desk and a baseball cap pulled over his eyes, dozes. Spy *2 gives him a look chen heads co che pay phone. He realizes he has no change and yells co spy 41.
SF Hey, I need some
ANGLE CAR
Inside che crunk, Indy h CRUNCHING IN THE GRAVE a break across che scr
ON INDY
He ducks behind a sing door. No answer.
ge!
he car door shuc and feee fully he raises che lid and makes row of houses wichouc being seen.
house and knocks on che screen
Anybody here? :C'ian emergency. I need co borrow ffifer phone!
He cries che knob, ic tus d he encers che house.
INT. HOUSE DAY
MUSIC plays from a radio. Indy moves quickly inco a modern kicchen. equipped wich che laeese and besc appliances—a new eleccric range, large Weseinghouse refrigeracor. He picks up che phone and dials "0", chen realizing che line is dead. He clicks che receiver, noching. He hangs up and looks around. The house has an eerie, hollow feeling.
Indy moves coward che dinning room where four figures sic ae che cable as if waicing for dinner.
INDY I'm sorry, I knocked buc—
He scops when he realizes chac chey are all mannequins, chen che music on che radio scops and we hear:
Jusc
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
RADIO ANNOUNCER (V. 0 P. You've been liscenmg co Civil Defense Radio. . .
INDY I've goc a bad feeling abouc chis...
EXT. GAS STATION - DAY
Spy 42 plugs che phone wich change buc discovers chac ic coo is fake.
Spy 41, peering inside c^e^n*) scacion, sees chac che sleeping — ^ __ ^ — *^Tmr—a mannequin Jusc chen a CIVIL gas scacion accendanc J DEFENSE SIREN scares co wam.
s p f n U h . . . o h . .
3och men bole for che £ a r
EXT. HOUSE - DAY
As che SIREN WAILS Indygiatas^ouc of ehe house eo che family c a r . Like che family i c c o d i s onxy a prop. He runs around che s ide of che house in cime crfcsftaftsXhe cwo sp ie s roa r ing ouc of cown in ehe i r c a r . Indy scops aQB&iders h i s opeions chen runs back ins ide .
INT. HOUSE / KITCHEN ts_T5
Indy runs inco che kicchen and sees a crap door co che basemenc.
He chrows che door co reveal...
...a cwo fooe crawl space.
INDY Greac...
Buc che walls of che foundacion are concreee. He gees an idea.
Indy chrows open che refrigeracor and hurls che coneencs, shelves and all, oneo che floor as we...
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INT. CAR - DAY
The cwo spies roar ouc of cown. Driving like bacs ouc of hei1 chey speed across che deserc. As che cown fades behind chem"" chey begin Co relax when chey pass a sign which says:
ENTERING TWO MILE ATOMIC BLAST ZONE.
The cwo men exchange a look, realizing chey wenc che wrong way.
3?Y#1 Uh, oh...
INT. THE KITCHEN - DAY
Indy hops inco che crawl spec's—#ea copples che fridge over che crawlspace like a lead-linec^HrJle shell, ic fics over him -use as che room glows whice
EXT. THE DESERT - DAY
The cwo spies francically fry co^ura eheir car when che sky in fronc of chem suddenly flashesmHC.ce and che f i rebal l of che acomic blase r i s e s . The hCd&^tajp hies chem — immediacely ignicing che car .
fa INT. CAR - DAY
The cwo spies incinerate '—fin n iin eyes, as--
EXT. DESERT - DAY
a monstrous CLAP OF THUNDERT^NJe shock wave, blows ouc che fire. chen lifes che charred car like a feacher and sends ic flying back coward cown.
EXT. THE DESERT/ TOWN - DAY
The shock wave roars across che deserc and hies ehe cown. . .
Cars, gas pumps, signs, mailboxes, roofs, screee signs, fuel canks everything noe bolced down is suddenly propelled across che deserc in fronc of che blase—
INT. HOUSE - DAY
The impace blows ouc che walls and rips off ehe roof of che house. The howling wind scrips the house clean - chen we loose sighc of che house in che swirling dusc...
fa^\, EXT. TOWN - DAY
The dusc begins co seccle. . .Shapes seem co rise on che horizon.
THE HOUSE
is gone excepc for che foundacion.
Indy pushes back che refrigeracor and scands shakily. He scares around him ac che devascaeion and makes ouc SIX WHITS FIGURES moving slowly coward him. Their movemencs. are sciff and non-human and as chey gee closer we see ehey make sweeping movemencs wich whac look like long appendages.
Then che wind clears and we see
THEY ARE A DECONTAMINATION councers. They scop in
rmed wich long-handled Geiger when chey see Indy.
LEAD! Holy cow, we'vefgoc a\Live one.
INT. DECONTAMINATION SH<
Scalding wacer showers d by a deconcaminaeion ceam
Finally che LEADER of Cb wacer scops and Indy mov| from che scrub. The ce Geiger councer and de
DRESSING ROOM
indy. His skin is scrubbed raw ee suics and masks.
caminacion ceam signals and ehe "ly ouc of che shower. He is red checks Indy wich a hand-held
ean.
Indy seeps inco che dresaiWaft«a where ehe General and Bolander sic waicing for him. ^^'^1
INDY It was Chesiav.
BOLANDER Impossible. Our people have Chesiav under surveillance in Bulgaria right—
INDY Well, your people are wrong. I know him from che war. Where is Elaine?
GENERAL She's disappeared.
(CONTINUED) /$*5i"N,
CONTINUED:
INDY Disappeared?' How could she disappear ac a cop securicy milicary base?!
BOLANDER We were wondering che same ching, Dr. Jones.
INDY And whac's chac supposed co mean?
Indy finishes coweiing off and begins co dress.
BOLANDER Could ic be chac your associacions wich che Russians are more chan jusc passing acquaincance? Your background has always been suspecc, Jones.
Indy moves coward_ backs away.
sr wich such speed chac che CIA man
Liscenf baby Ireach, I'm che one chey st car, r«
me. C was af him.
che crunk of che You've goc a mole
in chiI operation, buc ic isn'C ew exacely whac he ebody was helping
Did youfgec allook ac him?
No.. . Buc I recognized his voice...He spexe Russian, buc wich a German ^gc*nr. • - Hand me chac shirt—'
Bolander scares eo hand ehe shire co Indy, chen scops, showing a genuine reluccance co approach Indy since his brush wich radioaceivicy.
INDY The acorn is our friend, Bolander, remember?
Bolander hands him che shire ae arm's lengeh.
(CONTINUED)
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GENERAL A German accenc? Greac. Thac only rules ouc all buc around 230 of Che scienciscs I goc around here.
30LANDER Someching else, Jones...chose calculacions Elaine was working on when che compucer wenc down came back.
He hands che compucer princouc co Indy. As Indy reads ic his look cighcens.
GENERAL Whac is ic?
INDY ___^_^ She was righc.. . Ae PJJ!RLers represenc a deceading sfcale...
G: A decending scal^
INDY A counedown.
GENERA|^ \ You mean i c ' s . . -^JgombJ We've goc co f i n d i c .
INDY Find Elaine and we-' ll^ind ic
He scares co che door and "Wra^is block his pach.
BOLANDER We'll cake ic from here. Dr. Jones...
INDY What?
BOLANDER You are under arresc...
INDY For whac?
BOLANDER Conspiracy of espionage.
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED: (3)
30LANDER You are co be senc back co Washingcon under a miiicary escorc.
INDY Are you ouc of your mind?
GENERAL I'm sorry, Jones...We can'c risk a leak ae chis scage.
30LANDER (co che MPs)
Take Dr. Jones co che brig. co eneo:
^S^d The cwo guards handcuff l!!CT^§d lead him ouc.
INT. 3ASE HALLWAY -
Indy is led down a hallwaf^WWaxd che hangers where craces of che space ship are beingaloadeaonco planes.
MP Waic here.
The Firsc MP moves off t£^XH9keransporc. Indy scands wich ehe SECOND MP when he hears fog VOjCS of che Russian. He is speaking in English buc SSao9|e1rman accenc is che same as we heard on che deserc.
Indy moves co che doorwayL.
INT. AIRPLANE HANGER
INDY'S POV:
Craces being loaded onco planes for shipmenc. Then we see "The Voice' ic is Dr. Bernard.
3err.ard supervises che loading a large crace onco che back of a cruck. The crate is marked: HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. The crace scares eo fall.
DR. BERNARD Be careful you fool!
ON INDY
as if on impulse he scares co move chrough che doorway afcer 3ernard, when MP Two grabs him.
(CONTINUED) /$F&*\
CONTINUED:
MP TWO Where do you chink you're going?
Indy suddenly appears co wrench his ankle.
INDY OWWW!
o r*ib ic and when che MP bends over coo. indy fisced undercue and cacches che unconscious
He bends down c gives him a cwo riscea unaercuc ana caccr.es cne unconscious guard in his arm.
He slips che handcuff *B*^<1IC of his pockec.
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INT. AIRPLANE HANGER -y-aM^
Bernard signals che — Tiirirainn" chen climbs in a jeep and che mini-convoy pulls awaiecs=^«
ON THE THIRD DRIVER H T M I •
he shifcs inco gear an€T ehe Aiel cruck falls in line wich che ocher cwo vehicles. *"uU [ mr
EXT. AIR BASE GATE - DAY
The GUARD looks over BerjjHr^s papers and mocions che chree vehicles ouc of che basev*^
As che fuel crick pulls chrough ehe gace we pull up co see Indy holding onco che railing on che roof of che cruck.
EXT. DESERT - DAY
The chree vehicles roar along che deserc road.
EXT. JEEP - DAY
ON BERNARD
He scares ac his wacch, and looks co che sky. He mocions co che driver co cake a dire ranch road and che jeep curns onco ic.
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EXT. GAS STATION - DAY
The mini-convoy pulls into a decrepic gas scacion off che old dire road. The wind blows chrough screeniess windows, A pair of ancienc gas pumps guard che fronc. There is no sign of life.
The convoy scops. Bernard brushes che dusc from his coac.
EXT. FUEL TRUCK ROOF - DAY
Indy, scill clinging co che roof, is complecely coaced in dusc. He spies ic ouc of his mouch and chen scops. He hears someching
INDY'S POV:
A car approaches, it scops by che gas scacion and Chesiav climbs ouc. A momenc lacer we see Elaine pulled from che back.
INDY
fighcs che urge co stfia^i^em.
ANGLE ELAINE AND 3
Elaine faces sciencf'sc
Whac did yoyu^de^wich Indy?
Alas, Dr. /&bnes tras in an accidenc. ALUjnac I can cell you was chac : r was nvt**-r quickly.
Indy's dead?
Yes. Very.
ELAINE Righc chis minuce. every soldier in che scace is ouc looking for chac device.
CHESLAV Thac may be so, Doccor. but chey aren'c looking here.
He scops and liscens, chen smiles.
CHESLAV IC's coming.
Elaine liscens buc doesn'e hear anything.
(CONTINUED)
'6.
CONTINUED:
Whac? ELAINE
For a momenc all we hear is che deserc wind, and chen. louder we hear che discane sound of...A PLANE.
CHESLAV
mocions che guards in che cruck. One runs inside che gas scacion. He reappears wich an orange wind sock.
INT. FUEL TRUCK DAY
Indy looks up ac che sky bank over a discane mo
EXT. GAS 5TATICN
The guard climbs co che, cop of che gas scacion
The cransporc drops ic roadway making a perfect
Where are we
You'll love year.
Bernard smiles and waves
es a TUPOLEV TU-4 flying forcress nfrange and swing coward che area.
d raises che wind sock from che
gear and floaes down co che
is cime of
fuel crick.
THE FUEL DRIVER scares che^moeor and eases che cruck up co che caxiing aircrafc.
ANGLE PLANE
The freighe door opens.
TWO RUSSIAN CREW MEMBERS wich machine guns climb down and guard che loading of che plane.
ELAINE You won'C gee away wich chis. Chesiav.
CHESLAV On che concrary, my dear...vou are che one geecing away.
(CONTINUED) fa1*.
fa**,
CONTINUED:
He mocions for che guard co pue her on che plane. The ocher guard begins unloading che craces co be pue on che plane.
ANGLE AIRCRAFT
The fuel cruck driver drags che hose co che wing and begins refueling.
ANGLE FUEL TRUCK DRIVER
he suddenly nocices chac che fuel has scopped.
FUEL TRUCK DRIVER (co che Russian guard)
Hey. check che line!
The Russian Guard moves co che hose and follows ic co che rear of che crick.
There he finds a belc^ied around che fuel line.
RUSSIAN GUARD Whac eh!
He look up jusc SB IndvfS fise hies him square in che jaw.
ANGLE FUEL TRUCK "ur
He is abouc co cnfE£*|3™^:he fuel line himself, when suddenly che fuel begins flowing- 53c\ again.
TRUCK DRIVER Thac's
ANGLE FUEL TRUCK
From behind che ctenl&jle see
INDY
emerge wearing ehe Russian Guard's jackee, cap and parachuce and carrying his machine gun. He moves co ehe rear door of che aircraft and slips inside.
THE PROPELLERS
begin co curn.
INT. RUSSIAN PLANE/ STORAGE COMPARTMENT - DAY
Indy moves among ehe boxes, sees chac chey are U.S. Army weapons. The SECOND RUSSIAN guard yells co him co close che door.
fa (CONTINUED)
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Indy goes co che door and cries co close ic buc is having a hard cime. The guard yells again.
INDY (under his breach)
Yeah, yeah, I'm geccmg ic.
The Second Guard impaciencly comes back co help, chen nocices chac Indy isn'c his comrade. 3efore he can shouc a warning, Indy gives him an eibow and knocks him ouc che door. Then closes che door.
INDY I cold you I'd a
EXT. PLANE - DAY
3N CHESLAV
he waeches che plane ifixi' iay when suddenly he sees someching. The Second Guard l*vi'eg|| on, j^~> runway. He looks up ac che piane...
ON REAR WINDOW
. . .and sees Indy's smariTng'~~a.ce. Indy gives him a wave.
Chesiav is scunned buc^y^oo lace co scop che plane.
THE PLANE
roars inco che sky.
INT. PLANE/ MAIN COMPARTMENT - DAY
ON THE DEVICE
Bernard lifes che device ouc of ies case. WE SEE TWO of che rings have changed color, che counedown has begun.
BERNARD Every millennium someching comes along co propel one civilization light years ahead of che rest. This is ic.
ELAINE You have no idea whac you're holding.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
3SRNARD No, but"we Russians will unlock it's secrecs and when we do, we rule che earth for cencuries.
ELAINE All chis cime I crisced you.
BERNARD Yo'u Americans are so foolish. You look for che enemy in all che wrong places. Poecs, arcises...Take hearc chac che device is going co such research of highesc science
You con'
ON INDY
He moves chrough che c sees Russian Soldiers weapons, caking chem fr
THE THIRD RUSSIAN
lace where ics place
c regard.
c is.
looking for che device when he FOUR examining che American
r_ craces.
on his shoulder, cescs ics . The FOURTH RUSSIAN waics ehe barrel and yells: 3COM! and che fourch laughs. Then he
picks up a bazooka. He p weighc and peers down c uncil che chird one scares do The chird one recoils in .frig sees Indy and calls co himvnAoi
FOURTH RlJftlAN (co Indy, in Russian)
Hey, Yuri, come see che American weapons.
When Indy doesn'e respond, boch men become suspicious.
THIRD RUSSIAN You're noc Yuri.
Indy wheels and aims his machine gun on chem.
INDY (in Russian)
Seay righc where you are.
Immediacely boch soldiers chrow eheir hands up, chen chey laugh and scare coward him. Indy pulls che crigger, noching happens.
(CONTINUED)
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30.
CONTINUED: (2)
FIRST RUSSIAN It is a problem wich Russian weapons...
The second Russian holds up che machine-gun's magazine and smiles.
FOURTH RUSSIAN ..chey only work wich bullecs.
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INT. FORWARD COMPARTMENT - DAY
The door bangs open and Indy is shoved inco che forrfa: comparcmenc by che Fourch Russian soldier.
Indy!
They embrace.
Dr. Jon#§, wHkc a surprise...
fa* I bee. If.^rou^re heading co Moscow, ggeaatd I ' d chink cwice abouc JCj^SfeAg ching won'c make ic.
Whac?
BI Oh, is ic^^tiffi bomb now, Jones?
INDY Take a look at ic.
They nocice chac ewo of ehe concencrace rings are lie.
BERNARD We have mouneains back in Russia, Dr. Jones. Whae a shame you can'c stay for che crip...someching abouc a weight problem.
He mocions co ehe Foureh Russian who scrips che parachuce off of Indy-
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^ (CONTINUED)
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CLOSE ON
A SET OF 30MB 3AY DOORS
opening.
INDY
is held by che cwo Russian guards.
INDY You're making a big miscake, Bernard. I hold a grudge.
He signals che cwo Russians co coss him. Indy seruggles co keep from being chrown ouc^hej-i che plane suddenly rocks. 3ernard grabs che radio. ^ " ^ ^ P
(CO Whac is g
INTERCUT WITH
INT. COCKPIT - DAY
THE PILOT and CO-Pl I^ lyacch someching f l a sh passed che windshield of che nraneahd d i sappears inco che c louds.
(Co rac Comrade.. . someeijjlng i s following u s .
• W N J R D
Is ie ehe Americans?
PILOT We don'e know.
BERNARD Lose ie!
ie mocions che guards co move Indy away from che opening.
BERNARD A cemporary reprieve, I assure you, Dr. Jones.
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EXT. NORAD TRACKING FACILITY - COLORADO - DAY
A ground based radar cracking facilicy. Ic's radar dish sweeps slowly around.
INT. NORAD - DAY
A fresh-scrubbed RADAR OPERATOR scares ac che ciny radar screen. Suddenly a blip move rapidly across his screen.
RADAR OPERATOR Sir, I've goc a blip over Tri-Wing soueh soucheasc.
His SHIFT COMMANDER looks over his shoulder.
CO! Do we have quadranc?
Negaeive;
Scramble ir"
EXT. DESERT FIGHTER fff* - n&v
Two U.S. Sabre Jecs n a r o k che runway inco che sky.
INT. RUSSIAN AIRPLANE"585K>CT - DAY
The piloc and co-pilot- crine eheir necks looking for che flash when, suddenly che cloottpwaead of chem pare and coming seraighe ac chem ac f righeening^Med is...
A FLYING SAUCER
IC scops less chan a hundred feee ahead of che plane and hovers ac che same speed as ehe plane, scaying jusc in fronc of ic.
ON INDY, ELAINE AND BERNARD
Suddenly ehe plane is rocked. The windows glow wich lighc. The Russian Soldiers are panicked.
ELAINE It's chem.
BERNARD Who?
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
ELAINE ' The aliens...chey wane ic back.
3ernard grabs che radio and calls che piloc.
3ERNARD i Gee away from chem!
' PILOT(V.O.) • I can'c... >
INTERCUT WITH COCKPIT i
A beam of energy emanacing from che space ship envelopes che , cockpic.
PlSbT They ar-*p**W*~~~~n*\Q cne plane!
EXT. SKY - DAY
The cwo Sabre j ec^wgg^across che sky.
_ SER ONE(V.O.) (rs
This i s JUU ' Ufroiced SCaces Air Force. . .aou ara in v io lacion of Amer iean^iu vague e . . .
—3 INT. SABRE JET COCKPIT *WE - DAY SABRE ONE PILOT looJi6»6o.qfr/n and s e e s che space sh ip and che Russian p l a n e .
SABRE PILOT (radio)
...Whac che? (eo Sabre Two)
Do you see chac?
SABRE TWO(V.O.) I see...I don'c believe ic.
SABRE ONE (Co Che UFO)
Repeae, respond or we will engage...
There is no answer.
(CONTINUED)
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SABRE 7IL0T (radio, co Sabre Two)
Sabre Two, chis Jigsaw Daddy...Engaging.
SABRE TWO(V.O.) Roger, chac...
EXT. SKY - DAY
The cwo jees drop down on che crafc. Running in classic dogfighc scyle, che cwo jecs. morears firing, cake a pass ac che spaceship.
The spaceship wobbles from che hies buc we see no damage.
THE TWO JETS
bank and come back iS^^ore. This cime chey fire missiles. The missiles scrike che ship and ic releases ics craccor beam from che Russian plane..
INT. RUSSIAN COCKP,
The piIocs regain
EXT. SKY - DAY
The cwo jecs come jJjtL spag^ship from opposice direccions for one finai pass, chis ci]
INT. COCKPIT SABRE JETS DAY
INTERCUTTING 3ETWEE»a^ffimiO SABRE COCKPITS:
SABRE TWO'S POV
There is no spaceship...
SABRE TWO Whac che?...Where'd ic go?
SABRE ONE'S POV:
The saucer appears in fronc of him.
SABRE ONE I've goc iC! In.pursuie.
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SABRE TWO(V.O.) On your wing.
EXT. SKY - DAY
The cwo sabre jecs roar one afcer che ocher cue of che clouds and afcer che flying saucer.
INT. SABRE ONE'S COCXPIT POV - DAY
Righc behind che fleeing spaceship, scaying wich ics every move.
The piloc's finger mqjjnflL o fire...The saucer dipping and dodging almosc inst^^eifeiy jusc before che piloc can pull che crigger.
TRSR^IONE Almosc--Ae morj second. . .
The piloc*s chumb dresses\down- co fire when suddenly che Clouds clear, co reveal * **aflTHT*i*w direceiy ahead
EXT. MOUNTAIN/ SKY
The saucer pulls uofS'L"™an"fcimpossible angle. The Sabre, unable co follow, rams inoh^che^Jace and explodes
Sabre Two pulls up Tn™TOB^ jusc missing che cop of che mouncain.
INT. SABRE TWO COCKSS^j DAY
The piloc scares back ac che explosion.
SABRE TWO Where'd you go, you cowardly sonofabicch?
Suddenly che saucer appears in front of him over a mile away.
SABRE TWO Try a casce of chis.
He hies boch his missiles.
THE MISSILES
race coward che saucer and explode, seemingly deseroying che saucer.
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PILOT'S POV:
He sees che explosion and chinks he's scored a cirecc hie, when suddenly chrough che cloud che saucer appears—clearly unhurt.
SABRE TWO Whac che...?
EXT. SKY - DAY
The Saucer f i r e s an orange beam which surrounds che Sabre—and melcs i c .
INT. RUSSIAN PLANE - DAY
Indy and che or±WSfH*ave wacch as che p lane d isappears before eheir eyes . ^ ^ ^ J
BERNARD Theyj-W'^Ultfig co k i l l us !
J S 3 N D Y
No, j ^ H 5 7 r r \ n o t . I f chey wanced co chevwa/Ld 've a l ready . They wancjS *^
Nevei
3ernard curns fe cheJ luss ian s o l d i e r s .
Shooe i c doyi!
The s o l d i e r s rashcwCa che back.
ELAINE Are you out of your mind? If che jecs can'c seop chem whac can you do?
BERNARD We can noc lee chem have ic.
The fourch soldier appears wich che bazooka.
ELAINE You can'c do chac!
Indy pushes away from che ehird Russian and grabs che fourch soldier and chey begin scruggling wich che bazooka...
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INT. COCKPIT - DAY
The saucer returns in fron; ics craccor beam.
me piane ana again -ccks on wich
INT. MAIN COMPARTMENT DAY
Indy and che soldier scnggle for concrol of che bazooka when suddenly che weapon goes off! The shell rips chrough che comparcmenc, hies che Third Russian soldier and blows chrough che door co che cockpic. knocking ouc che cockpic, nose of che plane and hitting che saucer
EXT. SKY DAY
unded, cues che craccor beam and The saucer, definic wobbles off. Sue now
INT. RUSSIAN PLANE
...nobody is fly 1 M ic. J Wind nshes chrough ehe hole in che empcy cockpic. Fc2"|i™Somenc ic appears co be flying fine.
Indy and Bernard taaec-fiange looks, chen..
THE PLANE
scares co dive.
MAIN COMPARTMENT
The wind ROARS chrau^^he comparcmenc and sucks che Fourch Russian ouc che dpan^qg...
INDY
grabs Elaine co keep her from going ouc. He reaches for che parachuce chac was caken off of him.
3ERNARD
lees go of ehe device. It rolls away, lodging behind anocher seac.
ELAINE
sees ic and reaches for ie.
ELAINE I can gee ie.
She screeches for che device...
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Indy pulls his arm chrough a parachuce, chen sees her.
INDY Elaine! No!
ELAINE I can'c reach ic!
BERNARD
clucches his seac, for a momenc he seems safe chen che seac rips free and ic and Bernard flies ouc of che plane, screaming.
ELAINE'S
fingers grasp che device, she's goc ic. hue her hold on che seac is slipping. . .5he_cesBe4amoid on.
^J»Y Take my.
She cries buc canVuBesr£h him wiehouc releasing che device in her ocher hand.
Let ic
No.
Indy reaches for \-ft**9s**-a**f jusc as he's abouc Co grab her, her grip slips from ebeMtaas^and she is sucked ouc che opening, scill holding che device
Inc
Indy releases his grip and follows her ouc che hole.
EXT. SKY - ELAINE FALLING - DAY
ELAINE'S POV:
The ground far below, spinning up ac her.
ELAINE IS TERRIFIED
THE SOUND OF THE WIND roaring by ac 180 feee a second. Then suddenly a hand grabs her, chen anocher...
Indy's goc her.
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Hold on! INDY
WHAAAOOOOP! And chey are shoe skyward as he releases che parachuce.
ANGLE ON THE PLANE
le plummees eo eareh and explodes in a fireball. The saucer clearly damaged from che Sabre aceacks reeurns co che burning wreckage. IC hovers and green lighcs scan ehe wreckage, checking for che device.
Then che lighcs go ouc and che saucer rises slowly and moves away.
EXT. DESERT LATE DAY
As che parachuce blows a cridge up a sceep hill. are marked.
If chey wanced i chey 11 keep
No chey won' e, was descroyed, a phone and cal we run ouc of cime.
They reach che cop of ehe and a cwo lane blackcop.""
,e ground. Indy and Elaine, ucches che device, cwo more rings
badly, or ic.
1 chink ic goc co find se, before
d see below a cluseer of shops
EXT. TRINKET SHOP DUSK
A decrepie crinkec shop. A flickering neon lighc in che window advercises auehencic Indian moccasins. Indy and Elaine climb che seeps of ehe porch, and go inside.
INDY Hello? Anyone here?
No answer. They look around. A coffee cup, scands on che desk, scill sceamihg. Music plays from an old radio. There is an eerie feel co ehe place. Indy looks behind ehe desk for a phone.
ELAINE Indy...I don'C like che feel of ie. Too deserced.
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INDY Goc co be someone here, coffee's scill hoc.
Jusc chen chey hear a noise in che back of che score.
INDY Hello?
No answer.
ELAINE (a liccle worried)
Hello? Indy, maybe we should leave?
Suddenly a liccle dog crofiaflajof che back co greec chem. Elaine lees ouc a huge sTCfh cJ relief.
(eo dog) Hello chere. . ."foiKas* a cucie.
The dog wags his cail. Klndy cpncinues eo search for a phone.
Ask him if hej^ggot a phone.
The dog barks as if he KHdevacands, chen crocs inco back room. Indy gives Elaine a lo«and Jollows che dog.
(eo Elaine) Scay here, in casarfnyone comes back.
Indy follows che dog inco^qp back room. Elaine concinues co look around.
EXT. TRINKET SHOP - DUSK
Indy follows che dog around ehe fronc.
INDY (to dog)
You know where you're going?
The dog pauses and gives Indy a bark, then keeps going, ehe move coward anocher building across ehe screec.
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INT. GARAGE - DUSK
Indy seeps inside, in che gloom we see ic is a garage. He huncs for a phone, but noc finding one. he spocs someching else...an old pickup cruck.
INT. TRINKET SHOP - DUSK
Elaine moves around che shop, scill clucching che device, and for che firsc cime begins co reiax. She doesn'c nocice chac oucside ehe window...
EXT. TRINKET SHOP - DUSK
A liccle wind picks up, racd^jg-che wind chimes on che porch.
INT. TRINKET SHOP - DUSTC^
THE 3UZ2ING NEON SIGN bl^ks. Jen suddenly goes ouc.
THE COFFEE MUG
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The r i s ing sceam suddenl^Jy aapjpars
CLOSE ON THE RADIO
The MUSIC suddenly CRACKMET"ancftgoes dead.
ELAINE ^ ' " " l
nocices che silence and doesn'cjlike ic one bic.
ELAINE Indy?
No answer, chen a DEEP HUMMING. So deep Chac Che icems on che shelves begin co dance and rattle like an earthquake...
EXT. TRINKET SHOP - DUSK
The HUMMING grows LOUDER as a crolling shadow slowly passes over che shop. Suddenly che familiar fingers of green probe lighcs scrike che roof of che shop...
INT. TRINKET SHOP - DUSK
In che gloom of ehe shop Elaine clutches the device and scares at che ceiling where che old roof GROANS and CREAKS as if someone is walking over ic. Dusc filcers down and che light fixtures swing...
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ELAINE (worried)
Innn.. ,dvw.. . forgec che phone...lees jusc leave...
Jusc chen che HUMMING STOPS. In che silence Elaine cacches her breach and hears che sound of che back screen door CREAK open. And che dog begins GROWLING.
ELAINE Indy? Are you back chere?... I said, lee's leave.
She moves slowly coward che back.
ELAINE'S POV:
as she curns che corner - e fiajffhe dog. It is BARKING ac someching in che back behlna^sbme shelves.
ELAINE
clucching che device co Hggggssc encers che room.
Indy...is chac^ou.,-^ said—
Suddenly che dog YIPS anc^Se gBTNG behind che shelves extends icself, scanding up co rK^a£~|n enormous spidery creacure, wich seven-fooc long arms andiponysingers. Its pale wee "skin" seems cranslucenc. ^**timmmm*am^
The SPIDERY ALIEN euros eTTTon^^iniscer face coward her.
Elaine SCREAMS. — ^f
The alien slowly reaches N a g ^ h e r wich ics long arms... coming closer ^*
ELAINE
boles back into che shop and see
ANOTHER SPIDERY ALIEN
across ehe room. It euros coward Elaine knocking over shelves. Moccassins and carved wooden souvenirs go flying.
ELAINE
screams and bumps into the door frame with the device. The creatures recoil like snakes. The First Alien's jaws move and emie a guecural sound.
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SPIDERY ALIEN Mookaarahhh...
The dog valiantly ducks becween ehe legs of che firsc creacure and charges che second, nipping ae ics leg.
The alien skiceers like a crab backward and aiming a long finger freezes che dog in mid-bark.
The disruption is all Elaine needs. Before ehe creacure can reacc, she rashes back chrough che score and —
EXT. TRINKET SHOP
...ouc che door as S3Bjfl pulls up in che old pickup jusc as she runs ouc. ^ — ^
here, buc —
Don' c c£n?7~prive!
Indy floors ic. The cryk roars ouc onco che road.
INT. TRUCK - Di
Elaine caeches her breach and looks ouc che back window as if expeccing co see che aliens behind chem ac any momenc..
INDY Whac is wrong?
ELAINE Two of chem...3ig... Long arms...Poor dog.
INDY He killed che dog?
ELAINE Yes! No...I mean 1 don'c know. He froze ic.
Elaine's nearly hyscerical.
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ELAINE I don'c know! I don'c know! They followed us!
Ihdy slams on che breaks and chey slide co a scop nexc co a corr-gaced fence.
INDY Elaine...are you sure you saw someching? They chink we died in che crash.
ELAINE I'm noc imagining chings!
Suddenly chey look up
A GIANT LOUSE
looms above chem. Eirfineserearns, before real iz ing chey're oucside a dr ive- in m^jje^Jjilacre.
The gianc louse is pare of j movie preview chat's showing.
Elaine gets a hold o]
They weren'"EBsffl&y. like che ochers. THpywer* differene. Like soldiaa^gjjray, chey know we' re alive^^^^chey know we have chis.
She looks ac che device* ang^chey see ic is now half changed.
Oh, my god.. .ic^ changing fascer.
INDY Come on...We'11 find a phone inside.
EXT. DRIVE-IN THEATRE - NIGHT
Indy and Elaine pay ac che cickec booch and pull inco che back row of che cheacre. Nexc co a cinder block concession scand we see a pay phone.
INDY There's che phone. I'll call ehe base. You seay here.
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ELAINE Thac's whac you said che lasc Cime.
INDY Trusc me,
Indy gees ouc of che car. Elaine waeches him go chen looks up ac che screen.
ELAINE'S POV: THE FILM
An alien armada covers che sky. On earch che humans rin for cover.
noc a sci-fi aficionado, buc
Y'S VOICE(V.O.)
Elaine looks over in eMe5"n'§3RW car, a convereible where a TEENAGE BOY AND HIS DATE wacch%the mgrie. The movie's SOUND TRACK comes from eheir small speakfff hUHgon che window.
BOY They don'c h3Vg^g93 like chac!
How do you
ELAINE (co che_girl1
He's righc, ch^yaufs are invisible. . .fla cjie ships are much bigger. ^ M
The couple gives her a look. Elaine reaches ouc and pucs her speaker on che window co hear.
ON INDY
on che phone.
INDY Get me General Mclncyre...
ON SCREEN
The alien in a bubble helmec is crying co communicace wich che earchiings.
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ON ELAINE
wacching...cransfixed.
ON SCREEN
The FEMALE LEAD(MISS ROBERTS) calks co DR. DOOM, in che presence of che alien.
MISS ROBERTS(V.O.) They're crying co calk co us. doccor, whac're chey saying?
ON SCREEN ALIEN(V.O.) Do noc be afraid4 earchling...
ELAINE reaccs so loud^he^rj she gees che accencion of all che couples around.
No, chac' s ^ii-mm^fkt chey say ac
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ANGLE 30Y AND GIRL neX« "W^er.
wacching Elaine...
If chey calked atj all ie would be so much eaf"
ON SCREEN
The alien moves in ridgjjdjjjgrky robocic-like movemencs.
ELAdl Wrong! Totally wrong! And chey sound like...
(making che alien's guttural sound)
Moo-kaa-ra...Ma-kah-ra...
Suddenly ehe sound, seems familiar, buc noc quice...
ELAINE (to herself)
Moo-kaa-rahh.
ON GIRL AND BOY
che girl moves away from che boy, concerned abouc where chey're parked.
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GIRL (co boyfriend)
I Cold you only weirdos park on ehe back row.
The boy nods in agreemenc. He scares eheir car and chey move co a new parking spoc.
ON INDY
calking on che phone.
INDY (eo phone)
We'll scay rig£&|JMre.
He hangs up and moves bac^Hto che crick. As he walks he realizes chac every cougiaj^ii every car is necking.
INT. PICKUP - NIGHT
Elaine jumps as he opags^fiiv door. The cinny speaker in che window plays che sound^Msajsi^co che movie.
mmm [(V.O.) Miss Robercs^^Jaaee isn'c cime!
They know whejfi ja ure. We're going co scay here fill the army arrives. J
MISS^B4RrS(V.O.) Please, Doccdr*^^|
ELAINE Here? Do you chink ic's safe here?
INDY I don'C know...
He looks into her eyes and pulls her across che bench seac, closer co him.
INDY ...I chink ic's safer over here.
ELAINE
snuggles a liccle closer.
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ON SCREEN
Miss Robercs is almose hyscericai.
MISS ROBERTS(V.O.) My God, Doccor! Do someching!
ELAINE
smiles ac Indy.
ELAINE My God, Doccor.. .do, someching. . .
Indy kisses her. She kiSSfceAiim and chey slide down in che seac. She reaches up and euros off che movie sound.
EXT. SKY - NIGHT
A full moon illuminaces&che djberc. Suddenly a shadow crosses over che moon.
EXT. DRIVE IN/ THE MO
ON SCREEN
The armada of flying saHmetv^gver over che cicy. Frighcened pedescrians run for cover..
EXT. WIDE OF DESERT/ np->wg%| - NIGHT
The drive in below. The movie flickers in che scillness, chen che saucer, a black disk, floats like a shadow over che cars.
EXT. SAUCER'S POV: - NIGHT
Moving slowly over che cars. As ic passes over che roofs we see each car x-rayed. Inside we see kissing couples, chen ie moves eo ehe next one — another x-ray. The couples below completely oblivious to ehe action overhead.
Suddenly the ship stops over Indy and Elaine's truck. It's x-ray shows Indy and Elaine making-out like everyone else. The device rescs beeween chem.
EXT. SAUCER - NIGHT
IC's craccor beam fixes ieself eo Indy's cruck..
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ON SCREEN
A space ship emics a glowing craccor beam which accaches co a ocean liner and lifes ic ouc of che wacer...Wacer drips from che boac hull...
EXT. INDY'S TRUCK - MIGHT
THE TIRES
are lifced slowly off che ground...dire falls from che creads...
THE SPEAKER WIRE
cighcens. WE SEE che sign on che speaker scand: DON'T FORGET YOUR SPEAKER ;usc as che cauc wire snaps.
INT. TRUCK - NIGHT ^
Indy and Elaine kissing, oBlfvious co whac's happening...
I never knew "Cjtiye n movies were so ineerescins
She kisses him again. \ -r-m*r"
EXT. DRIVE-IN THEATRE fffl^HFT
The cruck rises in che £is fa^kf.eed by che invisible craccor beam, over che rear feiScj^^^men ic moves off beneach ehe space ship over che deserc.
INT. TRUCK - NIGHT —
THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD
we see all che sears of ehe heaven. A romaneic moon overhead is full and shining... They are obviously well off ehe ground...WE PULL BACK co find Indy and Elaine kissing. . .chen finally.
ELAINE Oh. Indy.•-can you ever forgive me for running ouc like chac!
INDY I'll chink of someching...
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He moves in co kiss her again, chen scops, someching's noc righc. He sics up. Elaine looks up dreamily, chen she coo sees, someching's noc righc.
ELAINE Oh, my God!...You said ic was safe!
They look up and see che saucer above chem.
ELAINE Where are chey caking us?
EXT. DESERT SKY - NIGHT
The saucer wich che crick beneach ie moves across che quiec deserc.
INDY( Ouc co che de,
EXT. DESERT - NIGHT
The space ship lowers ehecsenvrk and drops ic genciy onco che ground. IC moves a iiccae ways away and also land.
INT. TRUCK - NIGHT
Indy waeches f a s c i n a t e d Jjiin M j i n r locks boch doors.
INDY Don'c p a n i c .
ELAINE Thacs easy for-TOj^ie- say, you didn'c see c h a c ^ j ^ j n che shop.
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Suddenly che locks pop up. She rolls up che windows. They shaecers blowing ehe glass OUTWARD.
ON THE SAUCER
The door slides open. A ramp is lowered and a momenc lacer...
A BUG-LIKE CREATURE
appears in che lighc of che ramp. It is small, che size of a dog, not ac ail like che call spidery creacure from che shop.
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ON ELAINE AND INDY
wacching from che cruck.
ELAINE Thac's noc like che ones I saw.
INDY Well, ic's coming coward us.
ANGLE THE RAMP
and ie is, moving inco che headlighcs of che cruck. The ching moves up in fronc of ehe cruck.
I'm going co c^^e^d decoy ic. When I do, gee behind che wheel and drive.
Indy grabs che device ajjt^sggfibs ouc of che crick
Hey, you. . . oveP'WE!;**A
The ching euros ics hea^ttfjEndy' s direccion.
You wane ie?iLYou
The ching doesn'c move,^"ff
INDY_ Move away from deseroy ic!
He raises ie above his head, chreaceningly. Immediaeeiy, che ching springs off ehe cruck.
ELAINE Indy! Look!
On che ramp appears WE SEE a SMALL ALISU, like che ones killed in che crash. For a momenc che Alien looks ouc ac Indy, chen uecers a desperace sound.
ALIEN Mukara. Mukara!
The same sound chat che eall Alien said co Elaine.
ON ELAINE
recognizing che sound.
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ELAINE "Mukarah?"..."Mukarah"...Oh, my God...
She chrows open Che door co che crick and rushes coward Indy.
ELAINE Indy!
INDY Elaine, gee back in ehe crick!
ELAINE Indy! No! He's celling us someching. ..
Indy lifes che device again. In che doorway che small alien shrinks wich fear, che bug-like creacure scops.
They're scaredof ic. or racher chey're- saHWS^tf whac we'll do wich ic. tk. J
//SMJffiEVkLIEN Mukara. 4. J
Mukara. Jgangerous " . . . I C ' s Sanskr ic . ' ! ?
Sa l luh , kfrcroorjl S a l l e e .
For a momenc che smSS!^H%en scares ac chem.
JUDY' Whac d id yotfeaDfci
ELAJJE I asked him co explain.
Suddenly che alien begins calking quickly, loudly. When he scops, Indy looks at Elaine.
INDY Whac did he say?
ELAINE I don'c know.
INDY Whac do you mean you don'c know!?
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ELAINE I mean, chis is noc exacciy an everyday language wich me.
INDY Tell him we won'c hure chem.
ELAINE (Co small alien)
Mallee. Chasu. Cripco.
The Small alien nods,
INDY Tell chem. I'm going co give ie back.
Elaine cranslaees.
INDY ^ •• ^
cakes a seep coward c,ka«*i4*Eer and che reaceion is immediace.
THE ALIEN C__J ^^*——*V*—mm*W
begins calking quickJ^awigphrinks back inside che ship.
Whac is it?j 's he saying?
They don' tawaai^^ •
INDY J Whac?
THE SMALL ALIEN
suddenly cocks his head, alerced co a sound. Before he can move.
EXPLOSIONS
rock che area.
INDY AND ELAINE
look up eo see ehe hills surrounding che space crafc are ringed wich milicary vehicles.
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FLOOD LIGHTS ILLUMINATE THE AREA
A TANK
opens fire, hiccing che saucer before ic can close ics door.
ELAINE
waeches in horror.
ELAINE No!
3uc she can do noching co scop che onslaughc.
INDY
grabs her and puils b
Anocher missile scores a a huge fireball above che
ue crick for cover,
aparc by machine gun fire.
cillery is coo much.
.WE SEE The spidery alien is rip ie is a roboc.
THE SAUCER
cries co cake off b
A TRUCK wich NIKE J
fires ae ehe saucer.
The vulnerable craftJH.e dd^sn'C even cry co reeuro fire. The missies send ic inc<»fcha_s#ie of che mouncain.
ece hie and che saucer explodes in ea.
FIERY CHUNKS OF METJ
cascade down ehe mountai
INDY AND ELAINE
scare helplessly as che Army moves down co chem.
30LANDER
is driven down by jeep eo ehe pickup cruck.
BOLANDER (co soldiers)
Arresc chem!
indy and Elaine are handcuffed by ehe soldiers.
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ELAINE You never gave chem a chance!
BOLANDER They're hoscile, Elaine... They cook ouc cwo of our jecs. They were a chreac co che Uniced seaces.
ELAINE They were celling us whac co do with ic.
BOLANDER So now you've calked co chem?
ELAINE Yes!
301 And whac did c h e y ^ y ? Give ic back co chem?
He laughs.
Liscen co her ,^Bmtrfaer . I t mighc save your l i f f t^^JPB wasn'C one
ps. fa- of eheir fighc
The General i s conceraed^nuiw*
G E N E M B M / (co Indy
Whac do you mean?
INDY—; -You descroyedmmm\\rfSS*Tmed s h i p . Thac 's noc l i k e TfeeJ one chac cook ouc ehe j e t s . We saw i c .
BOLANDER ; Yes, while you were crying co gee
away on ehe Russian plane. We know abouc chac Dr. Jones.
1 ELAINE Don'C believe us chen, just look at che device.
Bolander and che General scare at che cylinder. More chan half che rings are lie.
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INDY We're running ouc of cime.
BOLANDER Save your breach, Jones...You'11 need ic ac your crial.
(Co a Sergeant) Take chem back eo ehe base.
The SERGEANT, his back co us, saluces.
SERGEANT Yes sir!
Bolander moves eo his jeep and ehe Sergeanc barks orders eo TWO YOUNG SOLDIERS who move Indy and Elaine off.
SERGEANT-. You hear ,em.^2^gnlse cwo oucca here. ^^1
As chey are caken away /Re" SS^geant' s head euros and we see ie is
CHESLAV
He waeches
BOLANDER
climbs inco his jeep wi^n cne^peneral.
INDY AND ELAINE
are loaded inco che back of aAroop cruck. They cake a seac in che rear, and as ehe cailgat^closes and ehe cruck moves away, Indy looks ouc and sees
The Russian spy gives Indy cSe same smile, Indy gave him from che plane.
ON INDY
INDY Chesiav. He's here.
ELAINE We've goc co scop chem.
EXT. DESERT ROAD - NIGHT
The Army convoy of missile trucks, croop crucks. and jeeps, follows che road inco che mouncains.
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I
137.
CONTINUED:
30LANDER
looks ac his prize almosc lovingly.
HIS DRIVER
nocices someching...
OVERHEAD
che clouds begin co boil. Lighcing flashes in che discance, The wind picks up.
TROOP TRUCK
The canvas ripples in che wind, chen is ripped off che cop exposing che croops inside^
GENERAL
nocicing che weacher
Whac is goi
Bolander looks up ac^liexv-fuuds, chen ac che d e v i c e . . .anocher ring i s l i e .
Maybe we shjafea^gop?
No. keep g«
INT. TROOP TRUCK - NT^g^_
The soldiers look up a c S ^ sky scared. Elaine is scared coo.
ELAINE Indy-••
INDY I know.
CLOSE ON HIS HANDS
He's working che knots againsc che sharp edged railing of che crick, he's cut abouc half-way chrough.
EXT. THE CONVOY / MOUNTAIN ROAD - NIGHT
Suddenly a screak of light flashes over the convoy.
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CONTINUED:
Another flashes by in che ooposice direccion...
BOLANDER AND THE GENERAL
wacch ic, concerned.
THE FLASH
recums and moves wich che convoy exposing icself as a saucer, before disappearing over che nexc rise.
BOLANDER I choughc you said you goc chem all!
GENERAL Don'C worry. We^ll cake care of ic.
He gees on his radio.
Follow ic!
The convoy moves inc^eheJLlley following che saucer,
TROOP TRUCK " " ^ 5 ^
fa CLOSE"ON INDY'S HANDfl^J*"™
He cues chrough che (opes, JLooks up ae
THE TWO GUARDS
chey are discracced by. che^niscurbances in ehe sky.
I Elaine's face flare
ELAINE Makoo, Churoo. Keesna!
The guards look at her, frighcened.
GUARD (Co Indy)
Hey, make her shuc up!
INDY I can'c. She's possessed. They're speaking chrough her.
The guard comes over.
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CONTINUED: (2)
GUARD Whac did she say?
Indy whips his arms in fronc, and cake his gun. He poincs ic ac che cwo young soldiers.
INDY She said, gee ouc before chey kill you.
Boch men jump off che moving cruck.
ELAINE Now whac're we going co do?
INDY Gee chis cruck.
Howre yffP'jyoing co do chac?
Climb o j r c o i i e cab.
Buc Im
Don't wojsf-^l've done chis before.
ANGLE THE TRUCK
Indy holds che raneaga^nd swings ouc but unlike before, he slips...His grabs che railing and holds on, buc his feee drag che ground. He cries c^pull himself up.
THE DRIVER
looks in his rear-view Inirror and sees Indy. He cries co swing ehe cruck around co shake him off, but Indy hangs on.
INDY Elaine!
She hangs over che side seeing his predicamenc.
ELAINE I choughc you said you'd done chis before!
INDY Do someching!
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CONTINUED: (3)
( Elaine grabs che soldier's gun and caps on che window behind che cab.
ELAINE (Co che driver)
Please, scop che cruck. Now.
The driver looks chrough che window,.sees che gun poinced ac his head and —
THE TRUCK
pulls over.
INDY _ - j
yanks che driver ouc TSbsy behind che wheel and climbs in. Elaine climbs in che passengg5_s~i.de.
Don'c say'
He pucs che cruck Afco^gejr and scares afeer Bolander and che convoy.
THE CONVOY
_^ moves coward che sarfcer ahout che size of a small car. It ( appears co sic on t*^ <"\T$P^ of a ridge.
Okay, let's finjsh chis job.
The croops spread out
ROCKETS are prepared.
TANK TURRETS
' swing inco posieion. >
t SHELLS
aire loaded into barrels...
SOLDIERS
» waic for che command. 1
GENERAL We've goc 'em. Fire!
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED: (4)
Missiles and cank shells open fire on che space crafc. For a momenc che sky is lie up wich arcillery. When che smoke clears che space ship is clearly damaged, ics lighcs are weaker.
GENERAL I chink we jusc abouc have ic.
Then suddenly che crafc begins co rise.
And we see chac che small saucer —
—is really che cop piece of a much large saucer...
Ic concinues eo rise above che ridge higher and higher...
m, * m*m m. **~\y*m ********** ~^TSm*\m*\m*\*****\*\mmm\
of che soldiers are iilumin!iaed by ics lighcs uncil che encire valley shines like day
THE SAUCER
cowers above chem. m a j ^ t i c a l !
GI Now, I know hov^pttSftTer f e l c .
fa\ For a momenc che huge saucej^ioes noching and chen —
A WIND V,„, fa
begins co sweep across ne^a^Ley floor in che direceion of che army. J As ic blows ic creaces stfrt4ftBVclones and picks up more and more speed. ^ ^ ^ j
BOLANDER
seizing che momenc, climbs behind ehe wheel of che jeep and makes a run for ic.
THE GENERAL
scands his ground.
GENERAL All fire!
Buc chis cime...ie is eoo lace...
TANK BARRELS
are clogged wich sand.
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112.
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CONTINUED: (5)
MISSILE TRUCK COMMANDERS
are blinded.
SOLDIERS
suddenly drop eheir guns and run.
But che wind, cacches chem.
JEEPS
are flipped, eheir occupancs go flying.
TANKS
spin crazily away, like plascic coys.
MEN
are buried in ehe sand _
THE GENERAL
watches in disbelief/Aflfl c"frpn is also buried in che burning sand.
EXT. DESERT JUNCTIO:
Indy and Elaine roar u ehe right.
Indy look
Far up ehe valley
he intersection. The valley lays to
g destruction can be seen.
It's too la
No we're not.
He looks down the other road, where we see...
BOLANDER'S JEEP
driving alone up into the mountains. Indy curns che cruck co follow.
ON BOLANDER
he is driving like a man, who's seen che devil himself.
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Suddenly.bright lighcs hie his mirrors. For a momenc he chinks ic is the saucers, chen he sees ic is a croop crick.
ON INDY AND ELAINE
in che croop cruck as chey pull even wich Bolander's jeep.
ELAINE Indy, be careful.. .Don' c hurc him.
Indy yells out che window.
INDY Pull over, Bolander!
Buc Bolander aims a piscol ac chem and fires chree shoes.
INDY AND ELAINE
duck as che bullecs ZIN6*«\(g§> eheir heads and Elaine changes her cune.
Run him off rSW iriwfff,!
She grabs che wheel anlcriesjco euro it into Bolander's jeep.
No. Take che
They shift places and friij mi I nibs out of che moving cruck. Bolander senses whac he's goAg eo do and begins swerving but Indy leaps onto ehe bacWadbaRie jeep.
Bolander leans over cheseac\nd fires
INDY
drops and for a minute aorajder chinks he's shot him. He stops firing and ehe minute he does Indy reappears and slugs him.
The cwo men fight in che weaving, swerving jeep. Indy hits Bolander and che jeep suddenly veers dangerously into coward railing in the left lane.
ELAINE
seeing che jeep going for che edge acceleraces —
THE TRUCK
moves between the jeep and the railing, but the jeep keeps coming almost forcing che cruck over che edge of the cliff.
(CONTINUED) fa*.
SM^S
114.
CONTINUED: (2)
ELAINE
pulls che wheel hard co keep concrol.
ON INDY AND BOLANDER
Indy finally punches Bolander ouc and cakes che wheel. He signals Elaine eo follow him.
EXT. MOUNT KEEMO - DAWN
Indy and Elaine scands on che desereed summic wich che device.
ELAINE Whac if chis isn'c che place?
Indy scares ouc ac che brg d jgncky cerrain. A cairn of scones
INDY IC's che place?, a caw here.
He moves across che summ52E^ard che cairn and looks around. The sun is almosc up. fnereifc a serange light in che sky.
THE LIGHT
grows scronger coming u gj j^ies of ehe mouncain.
ON BOLANDER
in che jeep. The injured spy "seems roused by che lighcs.
ELAINE
waeches amazed. F i l l e d wii i l f4Ader.
INDY ^ "
scands almosc paralyzed as THREE SAUCERS come up on each side.
They continue co climb higher until chey are overhead. Then brilliant GREEN lights from each ship focus on the rock cairn.
INDY
moves slowly coward Che cairn and scares co place che device on ic when a VOICE from behind, stops him.
CHESLAV (V.O.) Stop, Indiana!
INDY curns to see:
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CHESLAV and ELAINE
He holds her wich a gun co her neck.
CHESLAV Thac's righc Jones...don'c pue ic down.
He cocks che gun.
INDY's face is grim.
INDY Elaine...
CHESLAV If you wane eo see her a l i ve , seep away from che a l ter . . .Now.
Don'c do i c , Indy. . .
Buc Indy seeps awa
Lee her dh^CheJlav.
F irs t , toaanS^jjhe device.
Indy looks from ElaJnVcTfhe device.
rJHJr^ You wane W^Rfflhder.. .Go gee ic ,
He cosses i c onco ehft-pilw of scones. Immediaeely che scones begin co glow.
CHESLAV
releases Elaine and rushes for ehe device.
BOLANDER
seeing it so close rushes coward ic also.
INDY
runs co Elaine.
ELAINE What's happening?
(CONTINUED)
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3olander knocks Chesiav away. He grabs che device and holds ic up, over his head like a sword. Suddenly che ground around him begins co glow. His body becomes radiant, bached in a scrong golden lighc".. .He feels stronger, smiles confidently
BOLANDER (feeling ehe power)
Bow down.. .bow down rulers of che universe...for I now have che power!
THE SAUCERS
energy seems co fade, as i f Bolander i s sapping eheir energy. . .As he glows brighter ehe ships l ighcs seem co grow dimmer...and chen. . .suddenly
whice l ighc erupes frosAfe^^nd of che device and scabs skyward...
BO: I have che p<
He swings ehe light arfund an} aims ie ae Chesiav who feels it's heae.
CHE, fatey, JJQ j
He cries co move but elm heacJLs searing in and inseanc che man's body meles beforeWttBatfyes.
INDY AND ELAINE
shield eheir eyes from gKfebkJadino light buc also from someching else... ^*e^^T^
THE SUN
breaks che horizon.. .sending ics firsc red beam of lighc eo ehe summic and hitting ehe device...
Instantly
THE SAUCERS
also grow brighter... as if chey are capping into Bolander's power source.
Bolander feels ehe drain.
He brings che device around and aims ic ae che saucers, but it has no efface.
(CONTINUED)
fa's
117.
CONTINUED: (3)
BOLANDER No!
Inscead ehe ground around him begins eo sceam, rocks GLOW...
And suddenly a beam erupcs from ehe oeher end, hiecing Bolander on che forehead and spliceing him in cwo as cleanly as a axe...
He crumples in a meleing mass. The device remains suspended.
As ehe ground glows whicer and whieer.
INDY AND ELAINE
bached in che lighc...
THE SAUCERS ,_
glow brighcer, HUMMING^iOTER uncil in one incredible THUNDERCLAP, chey roar off? spliceing chrough che acmosphere like bullees... In chei^mBKai che encire mountain is whipped by furious winds and che§.. . evijbyching is left silenc,
INDY
holds E l a ine . Around^Wieff^here i s no crace of che device , Bolander, Chesiav or f m T ^ f c e r s .
They a re a lone .
EXT. CHURCH - DAY
A brighe day. The church bej.1 rings furiously.
INT. CHURCH - DAY
CLOSE ON HENRY JONES' HANDS
as he cries eying Indy's eie again.
HENRY The last cime I heard a story like chis, was when you were crying co get out of your Greek lessons...We were on ehe Carpathian off ehe Bay of Bengal and you cold you eutor, you had just seen a sea serpene.
The miniscer motions chem out eo che chapel...
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
THE SANCTUARY
is filled to overflowing. Indy and Henry move inco eheir posieiona still discussing arguing...
INDY I did see a sea serpent...
Henry's skepticism is heavy.
HENRY Flying saucers...Doesn't chis world hold enough mysteries chat you don'e have eo go out and make up new ones?
Indy is abouc eo say^gagrhing when..
The WEDDING MARCH begms and boch Indy and Henry gaze back ae
ELAINE
She smiles and hefbeaucfr seems Co freeze chem boch. For a momenc boch father^aBd^on are seruck by her radiance.
Yes, shfl^
Elaine moves down ehe aSle,
(s Hopeful in you
'11 pue some sense
INDY (soteo)
she spoke eo chem.
HENRY (sarcastically)
In Greek, I supposed.
Elaine smiles at Henry.
ELAINE (soeeo)
No...Sanskrie.
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Off Henry's reacei^n Indy seeps ouc and cakes Elaine's hand from her facher's as we
CUT TO:
EXT. CHURCH - DAY
Sallah, Marion, Willie and ochers ehrow rice on che couple as chey leave ehe church for ehe car.
ELAINE
pauses eo chrough che bouquee and ie is caught by Willie...
She and Indy climb inco * V c 3
INT. CAR - DAY
And che driver curns arqt A u n t ' s Shore-Round.
SHO;
Where eo Dr.
The a i r p o r e , S)jHafiQt*and seep on
SHC
No problem... Elaine wraps her arms around jndy's neck.
I love you. Dr. Jones.
INDY I love you. Dr. Jones —
They kiss as we
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THE WEDDING CAR
roaring off down ehe road. Cans banging behind ie.
THE END