Indiana Jones IV
FADE IN:
Int. desert cave—DAY
A figure resembling INDIANA JONES walks down a long hallway with two guides flanking him holding flashlights and looking nervous. They have been walking for a while and the passage is becoming more dusty and full of cobwebs.
One of the guides ARI stops to take a rock out of his shoe.
ARI
Ouch! Why is this passage
so long? And why is it
getting colder?
The figure resembling Indiana stops and throws a level on the ground. He turns around to face the other two and is revealed to be JASON, a twenty-something kid with a cowboy pistol instead of a whip.
JASON (laughing)
We’re getting deeper guys,
so bundle up.
ARI
If you knew it was going to
be cold why didn’t we bring
torches instead of these things?
JASON
I’ll never understand this
obsession with torches people
have. You’re just like my dad,
living in the past.
ARI
Archaeologists are supposed
to live in the past. Where
is your father anyway? I would
feel much safer with him here.
Jason is indignant and turns away without responding.
CUT TO:
INDIANA JONES is sitting in bed drinking coffee and reading the paper. He has a sprained ankle. SALLAH enters and pours himself some coffee.
SALLAH
So Indy, do you know where
your son is this morning?
INDIANA
Probably sleeping one off.
SALLAH
Well Indy, you can be happy
young Jason isn’t quite the
drunk you think although in
this case you may wish he was.
Indiana get up and starts getting dressed in a hurry.
INDIANA
Alright Sallah what did he
do now? He hasn’t been
gambling again, has he?
SALLAH
No, no nothing like that.
He has simply stolen three
of my best camels and two
of my worst guides.
Indiana looks alarmed and starts looking through his luggage.
SALLAH
He headed southwest
apparently into the desert
so I thought-
INDIANA (holding up an empty briefcase)
The ruins of Bedua.
CUT TO:
INT. Desert cave—DAY
Jason and guides have come to a stone wall blocking the passage and are examining everything nearby with flashlights.
ARI
Maybe this is a sign.
JASON (irritated)
A sign of what exactly?
GUIDE #2
We shouldn’t be here.
JASON
You should be more concerned
with what we can do not what
you think we should.
The two guides look at each other uneasily.
CUT TO:
EXT. Entrance to ruins of Bedua—DAY
Five Arab men with rifles sit on camels in front of the entrance.
ARAB #1
Do you think they will figure
out how to open the chamber door?
Arab #2
Perhaps not but he is American,
no? He will blow the door up to
get what he wants.
Arab #3
Now what makes you think
Americans are so destructive?
The group starts laughing loudly at the joke.
CUT TO:
Indiana and Sallah are riding through the desert.
INDIANA (curious)
Sallah how do you know where
we’re going?
SALLAH (coughs)
Well Indy I’ve been keeping
copies of your maps because
you do have a rather strong
tendency to get captured.
They suddenly hear the sound of laughter and pull the horses to a stop. They crawl up to the top of a sand dune and see the five Arabs.
EXT. Cave entrance–Continuous
The Arab men sit under some ruins next to the cave entrance. Some of them start loading and cleaning their rifles.
CUT TO:
INT. Blocked passage—DAY
ARI (shining his flash light down a hole)
I think I see a lever down
there but we’re going to need
a long stick to reach it.
JASON (rolling eyes)
Oh yes there are plenty of
long sticks in the desert.
Jason thinks for a moment and takes his pistol out and shoots into the hole. The door starts to rise.
EXT. Cave Entrance—DAY
ARAB #2
See what I told you!
EXT. Top of sand dune—Continuous
INDIANA (muttering)
Any excuse to use his gun.
SALLAH
You know Indy I think they
will be shot at when they
leave the cave.
INDIANA
Yeah I get that same feeling.
Indiana sees the camels Jason has brought and decides to create a diversion.
INT. Cavern—DAY
Jason and guides have entered a large elaborate cavern and they stand there speechless shining flashlights up and down the wall. After a few seconds the door behind them starts to close. They all run for the door and make it out just in time.
ARI (looking at the broken lever)
Well this has been a productive
day.
EXT. Cave Entrance—DAY
Jason’s group emerges into bright sunlight and chaos. Camels are running around wildly, with Arabs chasing them. Bullets are also flying from the few Arabs not chasing camels. Indiana and Sallah ride in and grab Jason and the guides and escape through the mazelike ruins.
INDIANA (yelling over the noise)
You’re a real pain in the
ass kiddo!
JASON
At least I haven’t been gambling!
FADE OUT.
October 23, 2008
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