THE ROAD
Written by
Joe Penhall
Based on THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy
EXT. CORN FIELD - DAY
The intense BUZZING of summer insects and the SONG of
songbirds. A birds eye view of a bucolic mid west farming
landscape, corn field, blue skies, sunshine, a FARMER
PLOUGHING a nearby field with a TRACTOR, grain silos and a
hay stack. A MAN with a horse. A clapboard house with a
strawberry field, a woman's hand picks strawberries; a WOMAN
lying in grass, lazing...OPENING CREDITS...
INT. DINING ROOM/HOME - NIGHT
Next to book shelves and an upright piano, with sheet music
on the stand - CHOPIN. There is also a dining room table with
leftovers from an abandoned meal - strawberries and cream.INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT
[Movie Script]RKO 281
RKO 281
Written by
John Logan
May 1,1997
RKO 281 by John Logan
INT LARGE, DARK ROOM NIGHT
In the ebony shadows of a large room we can make out corners and edges,
moldings and cornices; the phantoms of decaying Victorian wealth
floating like disembodied ghosts in the darkness.
It is May 6, 1924 The harsh flare of a match being struck
A shadowy male figure lights a series of nine candles on a birthday
cake. Beyond the cake we can see a bed.
On the bed lies a woman in her early forties. She is ashen and sickly.
Dying.
The shadowy male figure finishes lighting the candles, blows out the
match and disappears as the woman peers into the darkness.
WOMAN
Come into the light.. Come into the light