FADE INHIBERNATING GROUNDHOGS
A family of groundhogs is nestled together in their burrowsleeping off the end of a long winter.
ROLL CREDITS AND THEME MUSICDISSOLVE TO:EXT. A FOREST CLEARING - EARLY MORNING
The crust of an old snowfall still covers the frozen ground,and the bare, icy branches of the trees glisten dully in theearly morning light.CUT TO:
INT. TV STUDIO - SAME TIME
PHIL CONNORS is standing in front of a blank green wallgesticulating animatedly at some invisible images on the wall,talking a mile a minute (MOS) . He looks completely crazy as hepoints at nothing and winks to an unseen audience.CUT TO:
EXT. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA - SAME TIME
CREDITS CONTINUE as we streak across the winter landscape,flying over fields and farms, small towns and hamlets, railroadlines and interstates, coalyards and factories, until we crossthe Allegheny River and follow it to the southwest.CUT TO:
INT. TV STUDIO - SAME TIME
Phil continues pointing out features on the blank wall , butfrom a new angle we can see that he ' s looking at a monitor outof the corner of his eye which shows the chromakey insert he'spointing to —a national weather map.CUT TO:
EXT. NEAR PITTSBURGH - SAME TIME
The country towns turn to suburbs, traffic on the roads getsheavier and finally we see the skyline of Pittsburgh and theconfluence of the Allegheny with the Monongahela and the Ohio.
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