F I G H T C L U B
by Jim Uhlsbased on a novel by Chuck Palahnuik
2/16/98
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SCREEN BLACK
JACK (V.O.)
People were always asking me, did I
know Tyler Durden.FADE IN:
INT. SOCIAL ROOM - TOP FLOOR OF HIGH RISE -- NIGHT
TYLER has one arm around Jack's shoulder; the other hand
holds a HANDGUN with the barrel lodged in JACK'S MOUTH.
Tyler is sitting in Jack's lap.They are both sweating and disheveled, both around 30; Tyler
is blond, handsome; and Jack, brunette, is appealing in a
dry sort of way. Tyler looks at his watch.TYLER
One minute.
(looking out window)
This is the beginning. We're at
ground zero. Maybe you should say a
few words, to mark the occasion.JACK
[Movie Script]Fifth Element, The
The Fifth ElementAn original script
by
Luc BessonRevisions by
Luc Besson
and
Robert Mark KamenAugust 1995 Draft
Gaumont and Les Films du Dauphin
FADE IN:
1 EXT. DESERT NILE RIVER VALLEY - DAY
Somewhere in the Nile at the edge of the desert.CREDITS ROLL
WRITTEN: EGYPT 1913
OMAR and his mule zigzag along the bottom of sun scorched dunes.2 EXT. TEMPLE EXCAVATION - DAY
The mule and the boy finally reach a camp. A few tents dwarfed by a huge
temple door jutting out of the sand. The camp is deserted except for
some kids by the temple entrance holding large mirrors, reflecting light
into the temple.
Omar leaves his mule in the shade, seizes two goatskins and slips inside
the temple.3 INT. TEMPLE - DAY