LAND OF THE DEAD
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BY
GEORGE A. ROMERO
AUGUST 24, 2004
ATMOSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT
ROMERO-GRUNWALD PRODUCTIONS
Copyright 2004 All Rights Reserved
BLACK. THE SOUND OF CHANNELS BEING TURNED ON A TV. TITLE UP:
"SOME TIME AGO".
NEWSCASTER (O.S.)
It's hard for us here to believe
what we're reporting to you, but it
does seem to be a fact.
CLICK! In a corner of the BLACK SCREEN, A SMALL TV APPEARS.
On it, in BLACK & WHITE, A NEWSCASTER sits at an anchor desk.NEWSCASTER (O.S.)
[Movie Script]Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID
Written by
David E. Kelley
May 6, 1998
Full Pink DraftOVER BLACK we HEAR the distant but near melodic CRY of a LOON.
SLOWLY FADE IN TO:
EXT. BLACK LAKE - NIGHT
The loon continues its hypnotic call, as the steamy mist lifts
off the dark water, which doesn't even ripple. The loon
continues her nocturnal cry, as we savor the beauty of the lake,
the elegance of the bird, and the haunting echo of her lonely
call... until suddenly the bird is crisply pulled under,
silenced forever. A lone feather surfaces and floats as:Credits roll over the black lake to Richie Havens singing "I CAN
SEE CLEARLY NOW." Then--OVER BLACK
KEOUGH (O.S.)
And they pay you for this? To tag
beaver?WALT (O.S.)