[Movie Script]Basic

Basic

by
Jamie Vanderbilt
               FIRST DRAFT

             MARCH 27, 2000



OVER BLACK:

The sound of HELICOPTER ROTORS slicing through the air.

                      STYLES (O.S.)

          Jesus, God. . .

FADE IN ON:

An ARMY HELICOPTER as it soars over the thick LOUISIANA BAYOU.

Lush and green only a day ago, the foliage below has been

ripped to shreds. The kind of damage that can only be done

by nature.

SUPERIMPOSE:, FEBRUARY 2 - 0630 HOURS - 32 KILOMETERS NORTH

OF FORT MCKINLEY, LOUISIANA

INT. ARMY HELICOPTER (FLYING) -- SUNRISE

Sitting next to the PILOT is COLONEL WILLIAM STYLES. Mid-

40's, normally gruff, but completely cowed by the damage

below. The PILOT, unfazed.

                      PILOT


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