Alien III
Screenplay by John Fasano
Story by Vincent Ward & John Fasano
FIRST DRAFT
March 29, 1990"But how will you die when your time
comes, Narcissus, since you have no
mother? Without a mother, one cannot
love. Without a mother, one cannot die."- Hesse
ALIEN III
THE SCREEN IS BLACK
A pinpoint of light appears.
Red. An ember.
Unseen BELLOWS blow.GLASS FURNACE
The embers glow. Flame.
The fire GROWS.A RIVER OF MOLTEN GLASS
Heated by the furnace to over 1,300 degrees fahrenheit.
White Hot.GLASS FACTORY
Flickering flame casts dancing shadows on wooden walls.
Coarsely grained wood. Moisture blasted out by years of
intense heat. Timbers split. Patched with new wood,
it too now old and dry.SMOKE
Billows up the walls.
Hangs as an angry, black cloud amongst the rafters and beams of
the vaulted ceiling. Almost obscures --A MAN