ESCAPE FROM L.A.
Screenplay by John Carpenter
DARKNESS
A pounding, metallic beat begins. Twists of sound in a tightrope
rhythm. The snap of a military snare drum.
SUPERIMPOSE: "1998"
FEMALE NARRATOR
Forces hostile to the United States grow
strong in the late 20th Century.
A DARK TABLEAU - CITY STREET - LOS ANGELES - NIGHT
Graffiti-smeared walls. Fires raging. Automatic weapons fire.
Shadowy figures dash through the southern California night.
FEMALE NARRATOR
A great moral crisis grips the nation as
social revolution and a breakdown of the
criminal justice system threaten society.
A LINE OF POLICEMEN - NIGHT
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