Time Traveller

By
Max Abramson

outlines provided by Steve Christian

2013

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603-760-2264

CALIFORNIA GAS STATION

At a California gas station, a man pulls up in his Jaguar
with one baby in the back and an eight year old blonde girl
in the passenger seat. A sign above the station has a
simplistic drawing of a T-Rex resting back on its tale,
standing straight up, advertising gas for $3.99 and 9/10s
per gallon. SCOTT MACPHERSON, pulls up in the VW, whose
engine sounds like an idling roadster as it pulls to the
front door. The VW minibus has a vanity plate that reads
"WHORU2CR." The dog, Ridley is sitting in the passenger
seat. A younger man, CAMERON, is in the back seat.
SCOTT runs inside, grabbing three cherry slurpies. Inside
the gas station is the ATTENDANT, an older, wiser man of
mixed race with long, flowing dirty blond hair running down
his back, watching the activities outside with the distance
of experience.
ATTENDANT
Think you can handle three of
those? That might be a little
much.
SCOTT
(joking)Ill tell you when Ive had
enough!
ATTENDANT
Are you sure you need this hair
restoration shampoo?
The man pops open the top to smell one of the bottles of
shampoo. He squints and is slightly repelled by the
odor. He then leans forward and smells it again. The
second time it smells interesting, so he smells it
again. This time it seems to smell flowery and fragrant.
SCOTT
Gimme what you got, Doc. (just now
noticing the long, flowing hair on
the ATTENDANT)
ATTENDANT
Doc Jones. My favorite. (He
throws one to SCOTT, who begins
juggling all four items
skillfully. Impressed, he throws
SCOTT one more bottle of the
shampoo.)
The man steps out to pump gas. While SCOTTs inside, a
convertible pulls up to the outside pump with four high
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school jocks in it, all wearing letterman jackets. SCOTT

comes outside drinking the slurpy, disliking the taste,
completely oblivious to the group. He then lifts the rear
door and pours half of it into the gas tank. The ATTENDANT
is now inside mopping up a mess.
MAN
Hey, is that thing biodiesel?
LUCAS
(getting out of the convertible):
Hey! (yelling at the attendant
inside the store) I wanna fill her
up! (He hits the pump, but nothing
happens.)
GIRL
Daddy, I want to get to soccer
practice early. Karas going to be
there with her friends.
MAN
(without completing fill up,
nervous, replaces the nozzle and
drives off without his change)
Yeah. Yeah, lets go, sweetie.
ATTENDANT
(from inside) Oh youth, so much
more newness and possibilities in
the world. Yet, how many of lifes
experiences would I really give up
for youth?
LUCAS
Hey, McFear! How come I never see
you put gas in that thing? (SCOTT
doesnt notice him shouting.)
MacPherson! (SCOTT turns to face
LUCAS.) I said... (LUCAS now
notices the Mr. Fusion in the back
of the van.)
SCOTT
Oh, hey. LUCAS. (LUCAS comes up to
him, ready for a fight.) I thought
I...
LUCAS
(now looking past SCOTT, staring at
the shampoo bottle in the gas tank)
What the hell...

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SCOTT
Oh yeah. Thats uh... my unc...
Uncle... uh, Doc. Uncle Doc...
gave it to me. (SCOTT is adding
more hair restoring shampoo to the
gas.)
LUCAS
What is that, shampoo?
SCOTT
Uh... yeah. Yeah. (Pulling another
one out of the box.) Its uh...
its got something in it.
JOCK
Hey Lucas! You getting gas or
getting hitched!
JOCK 2
Yeah, lets go!
LUCAS
Hey, keep in touch.
LUCAS keeps one eye on the van as he steps inside the
store. Ridley barks from within the van. As the Jaguar
pulls away, another convertible pulls up to the pump, this
time with a car load of girls. All are still wearing their
cheer leading outfits from practice. All are still laughing
until they see the jocks there.
SANDY
(Gets out of the drivers seat to
run her debit card.) What are you
guys up to? (suspicious) Break
anything yet?
JOCK 2
(chewing gum) The day is young.
(Gets out of the car to confront
her. Steps right up to her,
looking down at her as she tries to
maintain eye contact. She then
looks away.) SANDI with an I.
LUCAS
(coming out of the gas station)
Hey, keeps your mitts offa my
girlfriend!

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JOCK 2
Sandy aint your girlf...
LUCAS
(grabbing her arm) Yeah, well maybe
she is.
SANDY
(to JOCK 2) Thats Sandy with a
y, dipshit. (LUCAS and the three
JOCKs laugh with derision.)
SCOTT
(approaching the convertible with
cheer leaders) Hey, why dont ya...
(seeing all eying him) Uh... oh.
VANESSA
(to SANDY) Dont take that from
him!
LAURA
Yeah.
SANDY
(noticing SCOTT, then glancing back
at the pump) Why dont you leave
people alone.
LUCAS
Why dont you show a little more
affection, sweetie pie.
SCOTT
Uh... uh... I just gotta go...
(Ridley jumps out of the van and
confronts LUCAS, barking.) Come on,
Rid. (SCOTT steps backward toward
the van, but Ridley continues
barking.)
LUCAS
Hey, SCOTT, take this mangy mutt
with you!
SCOTT
What?
LUCAS
You heard me! Get this mangy...
mutt (Ridley grabs LUCASs pant
leg, ripping his jeans. LUCAS gets
angry and kicks the dog.) You
stupid... mutt!
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VANESSA
(grabbing LUCASs arm) Hey, hes
just a dog!
SANDY
You know, you are a jerk!
SCOTT
Did you just kick my dog?
CAMERON
Hey, SCOTT. Let it go,
man. Hes... just a dog... you
know.
LUCAS
Are you gonna make something of it?
(looking down at and confronting
SCOTT face to face)
SCOTT
(scared, but defiant) Yeah... yeah.
LUCAS takes a swing, but SCOTT ducks and sucker punches
him. As LUCAS falls backward onto his car, SCOTT runs for
the van, followed by Ridley. A chase ensues, with the VW
mini bus accelerating slowly downhill toward the
valley. With LUCAS behind the wheel, the mustang
accelerates loudly down the long, windy road, eventually
catching up to the van. SCOTT tries to keep the vehicle
rolling at a high speed, but it cannot maintain its lead
while holding the corners. The mustang roars faster as it
comes up on the vans bumper, which has two very old, worn
bumper stickers, one with a peace symbol, the other reads,
I brake for windy roads.
CAMERON
Hey SCOTT, look out!
SCOTT
Whoa, what?!
SCOTT sees a hairpin turn with a minivan full of soccer kids
coming around the bend. He stops the van, but the Mustang
rear ends him, pushing him to the outside ledge
unintentionally. The minivan stops also, straddling the
double yellow line in the middle of the road. The kids
inside are terrified. LUCAS gets out of the car and walks
angrily toward SCOTTs VW, quickly followed by the three
other guys in the vehicle, one with a two by four.

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Omigod!

CAMERON
Step on it, SCOTT!

With Ridley barking, SCOTT backs the vehicle up, causing

their assailants to run out of the way. The van accelerates
downhill again, this time causing the tires to screech
slightly. When the four jocks get back into the mustang,
they give chase again. The van rounds the corner for a long
straightaway. As the mustang rounds the same corner, the
mini bus is nowhere to be found, despite the mile long
straightaway. As the Mustang accelerates hopelessly, the
camera pans right to show the minibus hidden behind a
conveniently placed large wooden breadbox advertisement on
the side of the road with the words Got bread? written on
the side. The Mustang never slows down.
SCOTT
(Staring down the road at his arch
nemesis speeding away.) That was
close! (Ridley barks.)
CAMERON
Youre telling me. Do those guys
go to your high school?
SCOTT
We go to the same high school!
WRECKING YARD
Later, at the wrecking yard, SCOTT is walking through the
piles of crushed vehicles, followed by Ridley, then
CAMERON. Crushed cars are eventually replaced with free
standing cars and trucks, mostly developing rust on the
panels.
CAMERON
I think youre just imagining
things, bud.
SCOTT
I think that youre imagining
things. And Im not. It was right
here.
CAMERON
Grammar Nazi. What kind of car are
you looking, Sco...?
SCOTT
I dunno. Ive always dreamed of
owning a 67 Mustang Fastback, but
(MORE)
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SCOTT (contd)
if wishes were horses.(coming upon
a pile of untarnished bright red
steel panels)
Omigod. Omigod. This is it.
CAMERON
What is it? Mustang?
SCOTT
No! This is where I got that
hybrid engine that runs on slushies
and hair restoration shampoo.
CAMERON
You think theres more stuff
here? Like a better motor or
something?
SCOTT
(pulling the Quantum Drive out of
the pile, glass cover cracked)
Yeah. Something.
DINNER WITH SCOTTS FAMILY
SCOTT JR, CAMERON, Ridley, SARAH, and DAVE MACPHERSON are
seated around the dinner table having meatloaf and mashed
potatoes. CAMERON is building his mashed potatoes into a
tall mountain reminiscent of Close Encounters of the Third
Kind. DAVE is still wearing his suit from work and has
meatloaf only on his plate.
DAVE
Anything good happen to you kids at
school?
SCOTT
Yeah, theres like a dance going on
later.
DAVE
Oh, is that tonight?
SCOTT
Uh... I dont really know.
SARAH
You dont know? How do you ever
expect to meet a girl if you dont
go to the dance?

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CAMERON
Scott dont dance.
SARAH
Scott doesnt dance, sweetie.
CAMERON
Doesnt dance. Yup.
SARAH
What are we paying all these taxes
to send you kids to public school
and you dont even speak correctly.
CAMERON
Mmmmmmm ("I dont know" without
any pronunciation.)
DAVE
Unless you want to grow up selling
cell phones, youd better pay
attention in school.
CAMERON
Yeah.
SARAH
Women love a man who speaks well.
SCOTT
Mom, I dont know any girl who is
dating a guy who can use an
adverb... correctly.
SARAH
Yes. Correctly. One day a good
woman will here how correctly you
speak and know that youre the one
for her.
SCOTT looks at SARAH without speaking. He casually pulls
his smart phone out of his pocket and starts texting under
the table. A moment later, CAMERON subtly reaches into his
pants pocket and reads a message, trying not to laugh. A
football game is stopped by a time out, and a television
commercial comes on in the background, showing a middle aged
man walking along the beach with a bikini wearing swimsuit
model. The man has long, flowing hair, and is smiling
confidently. Suddenly the words "Doc Jones Hair
Restoration Shampoo" come on the screen.

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9.
SARAH
What are you two boys doing under
the table?
DAVE
Yeah, I dont want you kids doing
that at the dinner table. Youll
go blind. (Ridley barks.)

DINNER WITH THE COUSINS

Later, SCOTT is seated at the dinner table in a large, well
decorated home with CAMERON, Ridley, SCOTT SR, his aunt
JENNIFER, and his cousin LEANNE. CAMERON is building a
giant pile of mashed potatoes on his plate, similar to the
pile of mashed potatoes from Close Encounters of the Third
Kind.
The television has been left on while the same football game
shows the fourth quarter, but no one is paying attention to
it. Doc Jones is being interviewed for a talk show,
discussing his personal and financial success. On the talk
show, the video changes to show Joness mansion, but it now
has a large outdoor swimming pool, gazebo, marble
sculptures, and several expensive cars out front. Another
video shows an extravagant night party with numerous
servants feeding hundreds of well dressed guests.
JENNIFER
Can you believe them fighting over
the ball like that. I thought they
were glued to ground for ten
minutes.
SCOTT SR
Thats football, Jennifer. You
never know whats going to happen
next.
CAMERON
You know what I like about
football?
LEANNE
The ball looks like a roast pig?
CAMERON
No!
JENNIFER
Try not to abuse our guest,
sweetie. He your cousins friend.

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LEANNE
I am not a sweetie... Mother.
SCOTT SR
Oh, of course. Yeah. (Ridley
barks.) Hey, no barking at the
dinner table. (to CAMERON and
SCOTT) What were you two up to
today?
SCOTT
Uh, nothing, Unc... Nothing.
(Ridley barks excitedly.)
SCOTT SR
Ridley says otherwise.
SCOTT
(eying the dog) We were just, ah...
We were at the...
CAMERON
(beginning to talk over him, a big
phony smile on his face) ...the gas
station. We were at the gas
station.
SCOTT SR
Yeah. I noticed that you two dont
ask for gas money much anymore.
SCOTT
Yeah... (looking at CAMERON to
produce a story) Uh...
CAMERON
Oh yeah, we need gas money...
for...
SCOTT
Yeah.
CAMERON
Yeah.
SCOTT SR
Yeah. (eying SCOTT JR)
LEANNE
Yeah. (whispering, singing under
her voice) someones in trouble

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Yeah.

JENNIFER
What do you two do everyday?

SCOTT
Oh, you know... We just... Yknow.
CAMERON
We were just... yknow... hanging
out at the... place.
JENNIFER
The place?
SCOTT
Uh... yeah. Absolutely.
gas.

Getting

LEANNE
Yeah right.
SCOTT
(standing) I gotta go!
CAMERON
Yeah. (standing immediately) I
gotta... uh, yeah. (both leave,
followed by Ridley)
JENNIFER
(as they leave) What ever happened
to the little boy who asked us
every question in the world?
SCOTT SR
Maybe hes just like his parents.
(shrugs, then leans over and kisses
her)
DOC
(on the television) Well, you
know. Famous people are just more
interesting. So who should I
invite!
SHOWER SCENE
SANDY is taking a shower, looking for something to put on
her loufa. She grabs her body wash, but notices that its
empty. She then picks up her shampoo, ready to apply it,
then sees something strange on the shower shelf.

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SANDY
What is this? DOCs?
She pops open the top to smell it. She squints and is
slightly repelled by the odor. She then leans forward and
smells it again. The second time it smells interesting, so
she smells it again. This time it seems to smell flowery
and fragrant.
GARAGE WITH SCOTT AND CAMERON
CAMERON and SCOTT are hanging out in the garage. So many of
the roadster parts are now sitting out on the workbench that
was once his fathers. So many familiar interior parts and
electrical components are sitting before them. SCOTT is
looking through a book called Mechanical Engineering by
Robert Jones.
CAMERON
How do you even know if that book
has anything to do with that car?
SCOTT
Theyre in the same pile o junk,
Cameron.
CAMERON
Yeah, but I dont think thats
gonna make your pile o junk run
any faster.
SCOTT
Theres only one way to find out.
(smiles mischievously) Theres an
extra electric motor in here. I
know it connects up to this
somehow.
CAMERON
Youre gonna fry your van. (Ridley
barks.) And I dont have a car,
bud.
SCOTT
Hey, maybe well make the first
ever electric car. Well be like
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
working out of their parents
garage.

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CAMERON
Those were PCs, Scott. They run
offa different kind of
electricity. And youre not Steve
Wozniak.
SCOTT
Hey, its already built, right?
CAMERON
We dont even know if they
work. We dont even know what they
do. You cant just wire up a hair
dryer to a neon sign and get Mr.
Coffee.
SCOTT connects his battery to a scratched up digital display
box with three sets of readouts. The Time Circuits readout
is red. Lights come on, and all 8s display across all
three displays on the box.
CAMERON
What are those? Dates?
SCOTT
Thats something youll never have
if you dont help me get this thing
together.
CAMERON
You never get any dates either, car
or no car. (glances down at his
smart phone) You like Sandy, but
she only dates football players.
SCOTT
Hey, with all the money Im saving
on gas, you should envy me.
CAMERON
You drive around in a Volkswagen
minivan thats as old as your
father.
SCOTT
(flipping through pages, finds a
diagram that looks promising). See
this, Camo? This motor connects to
this unit here. Its probably like
a display for battery charge.

14.

CAMERON glances down at his smart phone again. Theres an

app open that displays the current charge, number of hours
left on the battery, and the number of times the battery has
been charged. All three sets of numbers are laid out
exactly like the LCD display box in front of him.
SCOTTS ROOM
Ridley is asleep on the bed with SCOTT, who is sleeping in
his clothes. His cell phone rings the theme song to some
long since canceled TV show, but SCOTT instinctively grabs
for the land phone, knocking it to the floor. The cell
phone continues to ring, playing the theme song.
CAMERON
Hey, you didnt sleep in, did you?
SCOTT
Nah. Nah. No way. Im just...
(starts to fall back asleep)
CAMERON
Great. Great, Scott. (CAMERON
walks into his room.) Hey
Scott! Wake up.
SCOTT
Wha! What? Wha... (stands up
immediately) Oh, hey. What time is
it?
CAMERON
Were late for school... again!
RIDE TO SCHOOL
CAMERON and SCOTT drive up Maple Avenue to Auburn Valley
High School. He parks as far back in the parking lot as
possible to avoid being seen in the minibus.
CAMERON
Ask Sandy out, bud.
SCOTT
Nah.
CAMERON
Come on.

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SCOTT
She might say no.

She will say no.

CAMERON
Rejection makes you better.
SCOTT
I keep telling you dont use my own
words against me. (A 1967 Mustang
Fastback drives past, still in
immaculate condition. It is driven
by a 50 year old man with graying
hair.) So sweet, dude.
CAMERON
Thats the kind of car only a
physics teacher could afford.
SCOTT
Docs got like five of those.
CAMERON
Oh wait, I forgot to mention Doc
invited us over.
SCOTT
When?
CAMERON
I dont remember.
K.

SCOTT
After school, I guess.

AUBURN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

SCOTT is sharing a table in the cafeteria with CAMERON and
two girls who appear to be ignoring them. Both are texting,
holding their cell phones under the table to avoid getting
caught. Both girls laugh at the same time, presumably at
someone else. CAMERON is leering at SCOTT, who is lost in
the book he found at the wrecking yard.
Several other students walk by, unable to find a seat.
LAURA
Hey, do you guys mind if we sit
here? (SCOTT doesnt notice any of
them.)

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CAMERON
Yeah, do what you want.
GIRL SEATED
We mind.

Yes.

No, dude.
Scotty?

CAMERON
We dont mind.

Huh

SCOTT
Yeah, thats fine. (He continues to
stare down at the worn, paper book,
occasionally flipping to the next
page.)
GIRL SEATED
Uh, there arent enough chairs to
go around. Sorry.
Yeah.

GIRL 2 SEATED
Move along.

CAMERON
Well, since you two arent eating
anymore, maybe you can frickin
take off.
Both seated girls get up and leave. Both walk away with
nasty looks, offended. All but one of the girls sit down
next to the two boys. SANDY stands behind SCOTT, hoping to
get his attention. SCOTT remains focused on the book in
front of him. SANDY gently puts her hands on his shoulders,
causing his head to come up.
SCOTT
LeAnne?
No.

VANESSA
But good guess.
SCOTT

Sara?
LAURA
Getting warmer, SCOTT!
SANDY wraps her arms around SCOTTs chest, leaning forward
and whispering into his ear.
SANDY
Its someone you know.

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SCOTT
Doc?
SANDY
No! (playfully slaps the back of
his head) Someone a little closer
to your age.
SCOTT
Hey, no one is closer to my age.
(trying to contain his
happiness) Were practically
twins.
VANESSA
Yeah, right. Youre practically
clones.
CAMERON
Yeah well, you three are
practically Siamese Twins. Do you
even go to the bathroom together?
LAURA
We dont share the same stall, if
thats what you mean. (LAURA begins
eating, followed by VANESSA. SANDY
has not brought anything with her.)
SCOTT
Why do good looking girls like you
hang out with guys like us?
CAMERON
Guys like us? Speak for
yourself. Im a hipster.
VANESSA
Yeah, youre a...
LUCAS
Hey, MacFear! What are you doing in
my cafeteria.
SCOTT
(stands) Who said it was yours,
Tanner.
LUCAS
I said it was mine! (comes up face
to face with SCOTT) Now why dont
you make like Survivor, and get
lost.

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SCOTT
What? Does that even mean
anything?
LUCAS
It means, grab your little book
(shoving the book onto the floor)
and take a tax hike!
SCOTT
I dont think so...
PRINCIPAL
Hey, whats going on here?
LUCAS
Nothin.
SCOTT
Yeah, nothing.
SANDY
They were just...
PRINCIPAL
Just what? Fighting? Look, you
two. I dont tolerate fist fights
in my school. If I hear either one
of you has been at it again, Im
suspending BOTH of ya!

LUCAS gives one last stern look at SCOTT, then slowly

wanders off. PRINCIPAL then walks off in the other
direction. SANDY picks up SCOTTs book and finally sits
down, hoping to get him to sit down, also.
CAMERON
They oughta kick him outta school!
VANESSA
Theyd just have to send him
somewhere else.
LAURA
Why cant high school be a fun
experience?
SANDY
Yeah.
SCOTT
I dont know. Ive always thought
that life is what you make of it.

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VANESSA
Whos the deep philosophizer, now?
SCOTT
No, I mean it. Look at me. Im
happy. Those two girls who sit
here and ignore us every day have
everything going for them in
life. Theyre miserable and look
down on everyone else.
Another group of girls walk in to their section of the
cafeteria. They cannot find seats either, and eventually
begin to wander back from where they came.
SCOTT
Now look at these girls. They are
just drifting through life with no
plan. If anything, they should
jump head for the park... nice day
like this. Plan ahead.
SANDY
I think youre reading too much
into it.
CAMERON
Tou-che!
VANESSA
Um... we were, uh... going (SANDY
hits her from under the table)
Going?

CAMERON
Going where?

SCOTT
Yeah. Going where?
maybe?

The lake,

SANDY
Come on. Its just us girls going
up there.
CAMERON
Oh yeah right! What if you get
attacked by a bear?
LAURA
I dont think there are any bears
left at the lake.

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SCOTT
I mean, come on. In a few months,
were all going to have
responsibilities.
VANESSA
My mother would freak out if she
knew I was up there with a couple
of boys.
CAMERON
Years from now, pulling all
nighters in college, what would you
give to come back here and throw
back a few brewskies with your
friends?
LAURA
I dont know. We could get in
trouble.
SCOTT
Dont you think your parents went
up to lake when they were our age?
LAURA
Yeah, my parents went up to the
lake nine months before I was born.
GIRLS BASKETBALL PRACTICE
The girls basketball team is practicing in the gym,
finishing with a practice game between the two halves of
Auburn Valleys team. SCOTT and CAMERON are both waiting in
the stands with a dozen other students. CAMERON is playing
a video game version of basketball on his smart phone.
SANDY is running up the court with the ball and passes it to
another girl. LAURA jumps to block, but the ball bounces
off the backboard and into the hoop.
LAURA then recovers the ball and sends it to the far end of
the court in a long pass. One of her teammates catches the
ball and lays it up without incident, making a basket.
I dunno.
same.

CAMERON
I think women are all the

SCOTT
"All the same." The mating call of
the Endangered Arctic Loser. (makes
(MORE)
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21.

SCOTT (contd)
noises with both hands over his
mouth like a hunter calling his
game) Althusame! Althusame!
CAMERON
Come on. You think Sandys gonna
fall for a guy like you?
DINNER PARTY
CAMERON and SCOTT pull up to DOCs mansion. They park, and
SCOTT is carrying the paper book that he was looking at
earlier. The driveway is filled with expensive cars, and
more cars can be seen in the side lawn being parked by a
valet. The two make their way as far as the front balcony,
where a BOUNCER stops them.
BOUNCER
Who are you?
SCOTT
The question is who arent we?
BOUNCER
Im guessing you aint anybody,
seeing the kind of car you drive.
SCOTT
Hey, come on. Were old friends of
Doc.
BOUNCER
Everyones a friend of Mr. Jones
when he throws a dinner party.
DOC
(speaking with guests, notices
SCOTT and CAMERON by the BOUNCER)
Jerome, Jerome. These are friends
of mine. (turning to the two)
SCOTT! I havent seen you in...
weeks!
Uh, yeah.
over.

SCOTT
I guess you said come

DOC
Oh. Right. Right right right...
No, I meant some other time.
(looking at the two) Uh, hey,
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)

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22.

DOC (contd)
Jerome, can you have someone take
them down to the study? Ill meet
them there. (BROWN returns to talk
to party guests even before seeing
them escorted down)
SCOTT
(much later, seated in the study
downstairs) Heck of a nice place
youve got here. Heck of a nice
place.
DOC
Well, its been in the family
since, well, forever. (looks back
at them, seems to be in a hurry to
get back to the dinner party) You
know what never gets old? (short
pause) Friends. Cars, boats,
planes, even houses get old. But
old friends never get old. (laughs
socially, with no real feeling)How
have you been!
SCOTT
Great, Doc. Great. Look ah...
Have you ever seen this book? Have
ah... do you recognize this? It
says "Robert Jones." I didnt know
if that meant you.
DOC
(perusing the pages quickly) You
know... (stops on a page with the
Quantum Drive drawing on it, turns
pale, solemn) Um... um um um um
um... SCOTT, where did you get
this?
SCOTT
I... dunno. Just...(tries to
laugh) found it lying around
somewhere. I thought you might...
ah, at least know... maybe its
someone you know... ah, maybe.
DOC
(saddened) Do you mind if I keep
this?

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23.

SCOTT
Uh, actually... thats my only
copy, Doc.
DOC
No, I... I mean... I think I know
whos this is. You know, Id just
better keep this and give it back
to him.
CAMERON
Well, actually, thats kind of like
SCOTTs property now. He found it
in the junk yard with a pile of
scrap metal.
DOC
(stunned) Scrap metal?
of scrap metal...)

What kind

SCOTT
Nothing! I mean nowhere! No, Doc.
(reaches for the book, but DOC
pulls it away quickly)
DOC
Yeah. No. Yeah. I know whos
this is, and hell want it
back. Yeah. Hell want this back.
SCOTT
Well, Im... pretty sure that...
there will be other copies.
DOC
Yeah. No. Right. Well, Im sure
that there are no copies
available... I mean, maybe theyre
out of stock. Ill have him get
back to you later. Actually, uh...
You know, you boys need to be
getting home. Ive got to... Ive
got... you know, my guests. Its a
party. Uh... Jerome! (Footsteps
are heard immediately from
upstairs. BOUNCER stops at the
bottom step.)
BOUNCER
Yeah, boss.

(CONTINUED)

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24.

DOC
These two are going home. Uh...
You two are welcome back here some
other time.
SCOTT
Well, wait a second, Doc.
mean... we just got here.

DOC
You know, Im very sorry. (Quickly
puts book in a locking glass case,
with many other books and jewelry,
but turns the key and removes it
from the lock.)
CAMERON
Hey, wait. You said to come all
the way out here.
DOC
Jerome, make sure that these two
make it to their car safe and
sound.
BOUNCER
Youre the boss.
DEVELOPING A PLAN
SCOTT is leaning up against the steering wheel of his
minibus, face down. CAMERON is leaning back in his seat,
staring at the ceiling.
CAMERON
I dont believe that guy.
SCOTT
What dont you believe.
CAMERON
He took our book.
SCOTT
Yeah, well, he wrote it.
book.

Its his

CAMERON
It didnt have his name handwritten
on the inside. Finders keepers,
losers weepers.

(CONTINUED)

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25.

SCOTT
Omigosh. I havent heard that
since I was two.
CAMERON
Finders keepers?
SCOTT
Yeah.
CAMERON
I used it on you in kindergarten.
SCOTT
Well, yeah.
CAMERON
Remember when I took your
"Clifford, the Big Red Dog" book?
SCOTT
Yeah, Cam.
CAMERON
And I said, "Finders
keepers. Losers weepers."
SCOTT
Yeah. K.
CAMERON
Well this is basically the
same. Except Doc just stole your
book.
SCOTT
What, you wanna call the cops?
CAMERON
What is this, Nazi Germany? Do you
always turn to authority figures to
fix all your problems for you?
SCOTT
What?
CAMERON
Its your book. Private
property. Capitalism. Whatever. He
cant just like grab whats yours
and be like, "Hey, I remember
this." You know. Finders keepers.

(CONTINUED)

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26.

Yeah.

SCOTT
Right.

CAMERON
Yknow. (long pause) Losers
weepers.
SCOTT
Yeah.
CAMERON
No, really.
SCOTT
Yeah, I know. Im agreeing with
you. I just...
CAMERON
Yeah.
SCOTT
Ya see, I always thought that...
like "Losers weepers" meant like,
youre a loser because I took your
book when you werent looking.
CAMERON
No, SCOTT.
SCOTT
Yeah.
CAMERON
No, I mean. What I mean is,
"Losers weepers" is like, yknow...
you lost the book. Like you left
it lying around in Mrs. Crandles
classroom...
SCOTT
Yeah.
CAMERON
...and you couldnt find it. So it
just meant that you lost the book.
K.

SCOTT
I get it.

CAMERON
I wasnt saying that you were a
loser... or anything.

27.

RECOVERING THE BOOK

Late at night, SCOTT and CAMERON are sneaking around the
Jones mansion, wearing all black with black camouflage on
their faces. CAMERON has several shades of green applied in
a manner to highlight dark spots. Several outside lights
illuminate them as they stoop and run across the lawn.
Both make their way to the back double doors by the
study. SCOTT pulls a small metal tool from his cargo
pocket, then inserts it into the key lock of the outter
door, creating a loud clicking sound. Both stop completely
motionless, then look around.
Hearing nothing, they carefully open the study door,
slipping inside silently. SCOTT makes his way in first,
going straight for the glass cabinet. He uses his tool
again, opening the case slowly, silently. Stopping to
listen for any movement, they both rise to look onto the
shelf where DOC had placed the book the night before. The
space where the book had been is empty. The two look at
each other, then hear slight snoring behind them.
On the couch where they had been sitting only hours earlier,
DOC is sleeping, clutching the white book in his arms. He
slowly turns on the couch, adjusting slightly, leaving the
book still in his arms, but dangling over the floor. A
moment later, the book drops, making a thud which wakes him
up. CAMERON and SCOTT simply close their eyes to perfect
the camouflage effect. DOC is still leery, and gradually
closes his eyes without looking around the room.
Very slowly, the two tiptoe over to the couch and silently
and nervously to his position. Only a few feet from the
couch, SCOTT reaches over and slowly lifts it from the
floor, always keeping a close eye on the sleeping DOC.
Pulling the book up toward him, he checks the title:
"MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES, by Robert Jones."
CAMERON slowly moves toward the door to secure their
escape. SCOTT then raises the book up and smacks DOC across
the face with it, making a loud WHAP! that wakes him up.
Seconds later, CAMERON and SCOTT are yelling and running,
with the sound of the house alarm, DOC and a servant
yelling, and dogs barking viciously.
CAMERON
I said this was a bad idea!
SCOTT
Less talking more running!

28.

REBUILDING THE TIME MACHINE

CAMERON and SCOTT are now in SCOTT SRs garage, where SCOTT
keeps his work bench and tool. The minibus is up on cinder
blocks, while CAMERON slides underneath the bus to tie strap
some of the wiring in place. SCOTT has the book out on the
table, trying to figure out how to wire up the Control
Circuits.
SCOTT SR
You two mind telling me what youre
doing at four in the morning?
SCOTT
Uh... what do you mean?
SCOTT SR
What do I mean? I mean its four
in the morning. Jennifers trying
to sleep, and so are the kids.
SCOTT
You only have one kid left... and
shes in here helping us.
LEANNE
Hey, Dad. (Appears from behind the
minibus.)
SCOTT SR
You know... (Looking at the
equipment on the workbench.) Where
did you get all this... stuff?
CAMERON
The junk yard.
SCOTT
We were going to tell you.
we were...

I mean,

SCOTT SR
SCOTT, you cant lie to me.
SCOTT
Uh... were making an electric...
SCOTT SR
Youre building a time machine...
out of a roadster.

(CONTINUED)

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29.
SCOTT
What?
SCOTT SR
Youre building a time
machine. Why would you need to go
back in time? (almost angry)
See?

LEANNE
He knows when youre lying.

SCOTT
Uh... were...
SCOTT SR
...building a time machine.
a roadster.

Out of

CAMERON
We really were going to tell you.
SCOTT SR
You guys look... Theres a reason
for everything that
happens. Theres some kind of...
destiny to the universe, if you
will. You cant go tinkering with
everything.
SCOTT
Okay. Okay. (solemn) We were
making an electric car. We ran
into this stuff at the junkyard,
and I thought, hey, lets put it
back together.
SCOTT SR
Doc. DOC used to be a real good
guy. You know... I havent spoken
with the guy in like... What ever
happened to that guy?
Later, they are sitting in the living room with the morning
news on, barely listening.
LEANNE
When did Doc strike it rich?
SCOTT SR
The sixties, I guess.

The sixties?

The news program shows a picture of DOC taken from his book
on women.

(CONTINUED)

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30.

Hey, wait.

SCOTT SR
Turn this up.

NEWS ANCHOR
...Joness body was found inside
the study just over an hour
ago. One of his servants claimed
that hed heard a loud crack
downstairs and went to
investigate. Joness body was
found with a bullet hole in the
head. Police are already ruling it
a suicide. Robert Jones was best
known for his hair regrowth shampoo
and his books on understanding
women. He is survived by his
seventh wife and eleven grown
children.
SCOTT SR
Omigod. Omigod! What? Why?! We
were supposed to... Omigod, Doc!
(begins crying)
SCOTT
We were just there. He was
fine. He was happy... (realization
that Doc changed demeanor when he
saw the book) Oh no. Oh no.
CAMERON
We were just there. He seemed
happy. Why would he do that?
LEANNE
Yeah, he was so... rich.
SCOTT SR
God no. Oh God no. (buries his
face in his hands) Guys. (he looks
up at the three) Weve gotta...
weve got finish that thing.
COMPLETING THE MACHINE
SCOTT, SCOTT SR, LEANNE, and CAMERON are working in the
garage to get the roadster parts into the VW minibus. The
rear seat has been removed completely, and much of the
equipment has been hooked up directly to the Mr.
Fusion. The Spectrum Analyzer has been installed, showing
an array of green and yellow LEDs.

(CONTINUED)

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31.

SCOTT SR
Your know, ever since Docs
damned... hair regrowth shampoo
took off, we just havent seen
him. Im sorry you boys didnt get
to see more of the real DOC.
CAMERON
Believe me. We saw.

We saw.

SCOTT SR
Nah. He was a good man.
knew the real Doc.

You never

LEANNE
I dont see why you just cant put
the roadster back together.
CAMERON
At least it had less rust on it.
SCOTT SR
Uh, are these tires rated for 90?
SCOTT
Dont!... ruin my future with
foreshadowing.
LEANNE
I thought you were ruining your
future by not asking out Sandy.
SCOTT SR
Sandy? Is that...? You need to
just go talk to her. Girls love
confidence, Mar.
SCOTT
Yknow, I dont know. I dont want
her to see my life like it is.
SCOTT SR
(giving SCOTT a wise, sincere look)
You know what this machine is
missing, SCOTT?
SCOTT
Subliminal occult references?
SCOTT SR
No! Fuzzy dice. How can you drive
around town in a minibus without
fuzzy dice hanging from your rear
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)

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32.
SCOTT SR (contd)
view mirror? (pulls a pair thats
been sitting on the shelf, blowing
the dust off, then throws them
through the driver side door, which
wraps them around the rear view
mirror)

DOWNHILL DESCENT
The VW minibus is resting at the top of a tall hill. SCOTT,
LEANNE, JENNIFER, CAMERON, Ridley, and SCOTT SR are looking
down on Auburn Valley and the Lone Pine Mall. The digital
clock on the Lone Pine Mall sign reads 1:18, and there is no
traffic on the roads.
JENNIFER
This doesnt seem like the best
plan to me.
SCOTT
You know, we could just go back to
yesterday and stop myself from
giving him that book.
SCOTT SR
The DOC I knew died long ago. He
just... maybe it was the money. I
dont know. (long pause) SCOTT...
SCOTT
Yeah.
SCOTT SR
Maybe... maybe you can get him to
listen to reason.
CAMERON
Or you could go. He knows you
pretty well.
No!

JENNIFER
What if he doesnt come back!

SCOTT
What if I dont come back! Ill be
trapped in the sixties. Omigod,
Ill have to live through disco...
SCOTT SR
No one is living through
disco! Look, just... try to talk
with the guy.
(CONTINUED)

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33.

JENNIFER
Take Ridley with you.
CAMERON
Whats he supposed to do, try out
the hair loss shampoo?
JENNIFER
Make friends with the other Ridley.
LEANNE
Thats a great plan. (sarcasm) Im
about to lose my cousin to the
space time continuum... and our
dog.
SCOTT
Well, uh... wish me luck.
CAMERON
Hey, go join a protest, just for
me.
SCOTT
Right, Cam.
SCOTT SR
Dont do anything I wouldnt do.
SCOTT
... Uh, great. You were my
favorite uncle, you know.
LEANNE
Dont get drafted.
JENNIFER
Did you bring something warm?
(others look at her) What? It
might get cold.
SCOTT offers up a toast with his large cherry slurpy, then
takes a gulp. The roadster engine starts up as he turns the
key, then roars to life. SCOTT SR hands him a black
backpack, and Ridley jumps into the passenger seat.
SCOTT
Best laid plans. (whispering to
himself cynically)
The minibus slowly rolls forward. SCOTT pushes down on the
gas pedal, but the vehicle only slowly picks up speed until
it reaches the downward grade. As the minibus accelerates,
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34.

the engine is able to rev higher, and the vehicle reaches 50

miles per hour. The wind noise grows louder, and the van
begins to buffet. Ridley starts barking, wanting to put his
head outside the window.
SCOTT
Its all right, boy. (nervous) Come
on, baby. Dont let me down.
The minibus roars louder, finally reaching 80 miles per
hour. SCOTT pushes the pedal down harder, but it is already
at the floor. Lone Pine Mall is coming up quickly, and the
minibus seems to be unable to go any faster, barely holding
85 on the speedometer. SCOTT shakes the steering wheel,
palms becoming sweety.
SCOTT
Come on! Come on! Damnit, I knew
I shouldve waxed this thing!
With the sign only a few hundred yards away, the attachments
to the bus begin shooting sparks forward. Both bumpers
begin to glow light blue, and the Quantum Drive finally
glows solid. Just before striking the sign, the minibus
disappears in a flash.
Suddenly, SCOTT finds himself speeding through a large open
field of grass where the shopping mall had been.
SCOTT
Aaaaaargh! (slamming on the breaks)
Ridley! (The dog jumps down onto
the floor in front of the seat.)
The minibus finally slows down to a controllable speed.
SCOTT
Its all
farmland. Everything. Theres
nothing here, Einy. (Ridley looks
outside and barks.) You want the
window down, buddy?
SCOTT leans over to roll the window down, but sees a large
housing development in place. There is a sign out front
that reads LYON ESTATES.
SCOTT
How long before all of this is
gone? (looks at Ridley) Not long, I
guess...

35.

THE VERY LONG TRIP

DOC pulls into the driveway of his mansion. The house is
well adorned, but nowhere near as extravagantly as in
2014. There are two other cars parked here, a Cadillac and
a Studebaker. Both are waxed and in mint condition.
He stops the car but does not get out. The beautiful blonde
woman in the passengers seat hesitates to get out of the
car.
GENA
Are you all right, honey.
DOC
Go inside, dear. (throws the slurpy
cup out the window) Im going to...
need a minute.
GENA
Are we going back out later?
DOC
Later... much later.
DOC looks around, and the world seems to be losing its fixed
dimensions. He holds his hand over his mouth. GENA finally
walks into the house, handing a brown bag to JEROME.
DOC looks at JEROME, who seems to turn brown, then dark
brown, then black as shoe polish. JEROME looks back at him,
and morphs into something clown shaped.
BROWN steps out of the car slowly, holding on to the
door. He quickly tears his clothes off, revealing something
akin to a blue and red superhero costume, complete with a
bright Spartan-red cape. Instantly, he flies into the air,
soaring among the clouds, looking down at the world
below. Traveling through both space and time, he begins to
follow the road as different cars and trucks from different
eras drive through, all sharing the same road. Eventually,
flying cars come into view, as well as the Loch Ness
Monster, and even space aliens, all waving cordially, of
course.
A commercial airliner comes into view, with its oversized
cockpit and overly sociable pilot. Waving gingerly, the
pilot makes his plane do a barrel roll just to pay his
respects to BROWN, who waves back.
Looking back down at the world below, BROWN begins to see it
for all of its faults, its errors, its injustice, and its
greed. Realizing that there is no way that he can combat
(CONTINUED)

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36.

all of the crime and injustice, he begins to fly faster and

faster around the world until he is zooming around it as a
beam of blue light, eventually causing the Earth to spin in
the opposite direction, undoing all of the negative things
of the world.
Honey!

GENA
Dont do this!

DOC
Dont try to stop me!
one who can stop it!

Im the only

DOC is now standing on top of the house wearing a beach

towel and his underwear, ready to jump off.
GENA
We have so much to live for,
sweetie! Please... (She starts to
cry, breaking down.)
DOC
I love your hat!
GENA
I love you!
DOC
I love your hat!
BACK IN GOOD OLD 1967
SCOTT drives his VW Kombi Minibus into
almost as he remembered it. The Clock
in its old position at 11:04. Student
Freaks" are involved in a peaceful sit
anti-war signs. Others seem oblivious
the police and the passing of cars.

the center of town,

Tower is still stuck
protesters and "Jesus
in. Some have
to the appearance of

Several hippies are trying to play guitar and drums while a

man parked in front of the Clock Tower blasts the speaker in
his pickup truck, playing hard rock to annoy the group.
SCOTT
Can you believe this? Everythings
going to the dogs, Einy.
SCOTT finds a parking spot right before the end of the
block. Just as he pulls in, someone driving a shiny black
1957 Packard Clipper comes the wrong way, screeching into
that parking spot. A man with long, golden-brown flowing
hair steps out of the car and runs into the City Hall. An
attractive young woman waits for him in the car.
(CONTINUED)

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37.

SCOTT
What a frickin
jerk. Dammit! Jerkoff! (he is
rattled)
SCOTT continues around the block, finding no parking near
the town center. Visibly annoyed, he makes his way to a
side street, parking the minibus beside the OUR CORNER
coffee shop, which now has a closed sign in front of
it. SCOTT is surprised to see no parking meters along the
road. He leaves Ridley in the car with the windows rolled
all the way down. SCOTT still has the red cherry slurpy
from 2014. Passing an older couple in business attire, he
approaches them cautiously.
SCOTT
Do you know where Riverside Drive
is?
OLD WOMAN
Riverside? Thats a couple of
miles from here. (pointing)
OLD MAN
Its the other end of town, a block
past Maple. Its the East end of
town.
OLD WOMAN
Its called John F. Kennedy Drive,
now. Youre in the wrong part of
town, sonny.
SCOTT
Uh... yeah. Thanks. Thanks.
(under his breath) Who the hell is
John F. Kennedy?
The couple continues walking. The woman looks back in
astonishment at his attire and behavior. SCOTT looks down
and realizes that hes wearing a heavy metal T-Shirt and
worn jeans. His cross trainers are a bit dingy, and he
feels out of place. Looking around, he notices that hes
drawing more attention than the protesters.
There is a sign out in front of the music store advertising
"All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles. Signs for other
artists in the window include Elvis Presley, The Monkees,
and Frankie Vallie.
While many of the older generation are wearing formal
attire, most of the younger generation are now wearing tie
dye T-Shirts, decorated jeans, or face paint. Some of the
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38.

stores are playing music on vinyl records to draw a new

crowd in. Others maintain a formality that makes SCOTT
noticeably uncomfortable.
Two sailors walk past dressed in their white
liberties. Another soldier walks up to him boldly.
SERGEANT
Have you given any thought to your
career?
SCOTT
Career? Uh, yeah. Yeah, plenty.
(He continues walking and ignores
the man.)
Nearly all of the cars and trucks passing by are fairly
large, with rounded hoods and shiny finishes. Some are
driven leisurely by men wearing suits, their families
pointing and sight seeing. SCOTT notices the different out
of state plates on some, then crosses the street to get to
the town center. A rusted pickup truck loaded with hay
bales pulls out of the intersection, swerving to avoid
SCOTT, but not slowing down. It soon finds a parking spot
close to the Clock Tower.
DRIVER
Look out, buddy!
SCOTT
Dont people ever stop anymore?
SCOTT walks up to a crowd of people wearing white robes and
playing drums or acoustic guitar. Trying not to bother the
musicians, he comes up to a young blonde woman, who slowly
turns to him, apparently in a daze.
SCOTT
Hey.
BLONDE
Oh. (spacey) Hey.
Yeah.

SCOTT
Uh...

BLONDE
Love that shirt.

All black.

SCOTT
Uh... yeah. Say.

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39.
BLONDE
I can see your aura... and it
doesnt match your shirt.
Okay.

SCOTT
So...

BLONDE
Its green, and its all around
you. I can read auras. Its a
gift that Scott showed me.
A gift.

SCOTT
Right.

BLONDE
I can show you, too... but we have
to be completely naked for the
essence to transfer.
SCOTT
Uh, yknow. Thats all right.
good.

Im

BLONDE
Okay. (strangely confused by his
response)
SCOTT
So, do you know how to get to
Riverside? I mean, John F. Kennedy
Drive?
BLONDE
Who the hell is John F. Kennedy?
SCOTT
Right. Okay. Which way is...
uh... East...
BLONDE
Hey. (to her friend with the
guitar) Stephan. Stephan! (he
stops playing his drums) Okay, this
man is lost.
STEPHAN
Many are lost in our society.
(SCOTT notices the long, flowing
brown hair on the man, held in
place by a hair band, who is
clearly too old to have such full
hair) But how many know how to be
found?
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40.

SCOTT
Deep.
STEPHAN
Very.
Hey, uh.

SCOTT
Do you know this area?

STEPHAN
Yeah, I teach English at Auburn
Valley High School. You wanna try
acid?
SCOTT
(instantly) Yes! (holds out his
cherry slurpy, holding the lid off)
But uh... Do you mind me asking how
you get your hair so full and
shiny? (Sarcastic. STEPHAN drops a
tiny pill into his drink, and SCOTT
closes the lid, but no longer
drinks from it.)
STEPHAN
DOCs. (SCOTT is stunned, silent.)
Yup. If you wanna get laid, DOCs
and acid.
BLONDE
Yeah. (still dazed) Thats how I do
it.
Great.

SCOTT
So...

BLONDE
Your aura is con.
SCOTT
What? Cons not a color
STEPHAN
Oh yeah. That guy lives in this
town, too. Hes got the mansion on
Riverside. Okay JFK. They used to
call it Riverside Dr. That shows
how old I am.
SCOTT
Uh... yknow, I think Im gonna ask
someone else...

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41.

STEPHAN
Why? I live down that way. I
mean, my parents do. Im going
that way later, if you dont mind
giving us a ride.
SCOTT
Im gonna have to get back to you
on that.
SCOTT continues toward the City Hall, waving them off
politely. As he takes in a good look at the building, he
notices the man from the black Packard Clipper coming out,
walking very fast, in a hurry.
SCOTT
Hey! (not getting his attention)
Hey, you in the car! (SCOTT is
upset again, and runs toward him,
blocking the man.) You almost hit
my... Doc... (recognizing him
finally) Hey...
DOC
Yeah. One of my many
customers? Uh...
SCOTT
Hey. (smiling)
DOC
Hey, yourself.
SCOTT
Youre DOC.
DOC
Doctor Robert Jones, at your
service. Professor Robert Jones,
actually. Now if you dont mind...
SCOTT
Hey, wait!
DOC
Let me guess. (He tries to walk
around SCOTT, but SCOTT blocks him
again.) Youre a long lost
relative, and you want to be sure
that I put you in my will.

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42.
SCOTT
No! No... At least, I dont
think... were related? Uh...
Okay. Okay. Look,
Doc. Professor,
whatever. Okay. You... you... are
ah...
DOC
Busy as hell! (Takes SCOTTs slurpy
and starts sipping through the
straw.) Mind if I try this?
STEPHAN
Holy shit! (stands petrified) No!
BLONDE
Whats the matter?
DOC
Look, lovely. I gotta go. Ive
got a class to get to, and youre
not even old enough to inherit
anything. Thanks for the drink.
SCOTT
Doc! Hey Doc! (SCOTT gives chase,
but DOC jumps in the Packard
Clipper and speeds off.)
DOC
Up yours, con man!

DOC speeds off. SCOTT runs as fast as he can away from the
Clock Tower and back toward his minibus. Running across the
street, he smacks into a moving car, and is knocked to the
ground. Jumping back up, he runs again, this time in the
wrong direction, stumbling up the street. The Packard
Clipper drives away quickly, screeching slightly as it
corners.
SCOTT
Hey! (to the world) Which way is
East?!
SCOTT makes his way back to the minibus, and sees a
uniformed peace officer making his way down the street,
appearing to be about 40. SCOTT tries to keep a low
profile, realizing that his drivers license will seem to be
fake. An older couple is making their way up the sidewalk,
coming from the other way towards him. Ridley jumps over to
the drivers side and licks his face. SCOTT notices the
black back behind the passenger seat.

(CONTINUED)

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43.

OFFICER
Good morning, sir.
isnt it.

Beautiful day,

SCOTT
What?
OFFICER
I say, its a beautiful day.
sun is out. Not too hot.

The

SCOTT
Uh... right.
OFFICER
Interesting electronics in your
vehicle.
SCOTT
Oh well, yknow its German.
OFFICER
Yep. Those Germans. (now clearly
miffed) Anything in particular
about the Germans?
Huh?

SCOTT
Oh, no nothing.

OFFICER
I guess... not everyone could fight
on the right side, could they.
SCOTT
What... do you mean?
OFFICER
The war.
SCOTT
Oh. Yeah. Oh, yeah, like World
War II. Yeah, well... Everyones
gotta do something... I guess.
OFFICER
Yep. (apparently going through a
flashback of sorts) A lot of our
guys dont have anything to do...
because they, well, didnt make it
back.

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44.

Uh, no.

SCOTT
No, I guess not.

OFFICER
Some of my friends didnt make it
back. (very long, uncomfortable
pause) You see that memorial over
there?
SCOTT
Yeah, uh... I guess I mightve seen
it.
OFFICER
Lot of names on that statue.
THE SELL
SCOTT pulls the minibus out into traffic, now wearing slacks
and a sweater. He smiles at everyone he passes, and waves
at an old woman who had previously given him a strange look.
SCOTT
Wow. My uncle thinks of
everything.
As SCOTT pulls out into traffic, coming away from the Clock
Tower, he notices the black bags extra zipper pouch.
SCOTT
Hello. What are you doing
here? You have something for
me? You have something?
He unzips the bag and finds a stack of dollars from
different years already in the pouch. There are also many
gold and silver coins, as well as a list of addresses and
phone numbers.
SCOTT
What have you been back to the
Civil War? Holy Jeez. (rifling
through passports, seamans papers,
newspaper articles, birth
certificates, and photographs) I
bet I find Obamas birth records in
here.
As he turns the corner to follow the road that he saw DOC
turn onto, a police cruiser races through the intersection,
ramming his minibus. The VW is slammed into another parked
car, leaving severe damage to both sides of the
(CONTINUED)

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45.

minibus. The police cruiser continues at full speed, riding

up on the curb, going over several bushes and nearly taking
out two pedestrians.
Police Chief HECTOR gets out of the cruiser, stumbling
around, apparently inebriated.
HECTOR
What? Sprechenzy Dutch, idiot! You
just caused an accident! Now Im
gonna arrest you... (stumbles
forward, then comes down to his
knees, unable to stand) You went
right...
SCOTT unbuckles his seat belt, apparently unscathed, and
steps out of the car. He looks back inside the minibus, and
sees Ridley hurt, not moving. Several bystanders, including
the OFFICER who questioned him earlier about the Volkswagen.
SCOTT
I thought I told you to wear your
seat belt. (Ridley whimpers.) Einy.
HECTOR
You... (SCOTT sees that HECTORs
revolver is drawn, but is being
pushed down into the sidewalk like
a cane) You...
SCOTT
Hey, I didnt...
OFFICER
Hey, you didnt... (Looks ashamed.)
Thats Chief Hector.
OLD WOMAN
You really are in the wrong part of
town, sonny.
SCOTT
Ah man, this thing is smashed.
OFFICER
Assistance to Clock Tower district.
(holding his radio to his mouth)
Code 49.
RADIO
Roger that. Code 49.
right there.

Well be

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46.

The OFFICER approaches HECTOR and convinces him to holster

his weapon and forget everything. The public seems to turn
their attention away from the spectacle, not wanting to get
involved.
OFFICER
Hey, where do you need this towed
to?
THE TOUGH SELL
The minibus is towed to DOCs mansion on John F. Kennedy
Drive. SCOTT gets out of the tow trucks passenger side
door holding Ridley, who seems to have no energy. He is
wearing the black backpack slung over one shoulder. JEROME
steps out of the house to see to the tow truck.
JEROME
Excuse me, sir. Have you obtained
permission to bring that here?
GENA
Its all right.

Hes with me.

JEROME
Yes maam. (The JEROME makes
arrangements to have the minibus
offloaded by the garage door and
pays the driver.) Right this way,
sir.
GENA
Who are you?
SCOTT
Im your worst nightmare.
GENA
Uh huh...
SCOTT
Uh... (looking at GENA, then
Ridley)
GENA
You can set him on the couch in the
living room. Ill have someone
call the vet.
SCOTT
Thank you.

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47.

GENA
Yeah.
SCOTT
No really, thank you so much.
didnt have to.

You

GENA
No.
SCOTT
Uh... hows... Doc?
GENA
What was in that drink?
INSIDE.
DOC
I just had a revelation. Ive just
seen God. (noticing SCOTT for the
first time) You! Whatever your
name is!
SCOTT
SCOTT.
DOC
SCOTT! (grabbing his head)
SCOTT! Is that you? Did you
come... Now, waitaminute... (quiet,
pensive, slowly) Wait just a damn
minute...
SCOTT
What, Doc.
SCOTT?

DOC
MacPherson?
SCOTT

Yeah, Doc.
DOC
That cant be.
like him.

You look nothing

SCOTT
You mean my uncle.
SCOTT, too.

His name is

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48.
DOC
Youre his... nephew...
SCOTT
Doc, my dog is hurt...
GENA
Ive called the vet.
soon.

Hell be here

SCOTT
Yeah.
DOC
Gena, Ive seen God. I mean Ive
really seen him. Just now, in the
heavens.
GENA
There is no God, Robert. Thats
something they tell kids to get
them to behave.
DOC
No, I just saw
that Im doing
wrong. SCOTT,
of the Quantum
Yeah, Doc.
van.

him. He told me
everything
have you ever heard
Drive?

SCOTT
I just put one in my

DOC
When? (incredulous)
SCOTT
2014.
Omigod.

GENA
You two are both on drugs.
SCOTT

Gena?
GENA
Yeah.
SCOTT
Im not on drugs. Ive come back
in time from the year 2014 to get
DOC to change things back to the
way they were.

(CONTINUED)

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49.

DOC
Of course! (laughs at the
discovery) Of course... It all
makes so much sense now. I see it
all so clearly, now. War is
actually a good thing for humanity.
SCOTT
What?!
GENA
Hes just started supporting
Vietnam because it thins out the
younger generation.
DOC
Not you, SCOTT. No! But there are
too many people on this
planet. Too many people and not
enough resources to go around.
SCOTT
Thats insane! Who thinks that
way?
DOC
Nixon thinks that way. Hes going
to be our next president.
GENA
What did God say to you?
DOC
You know, Im getting sick of your
attitude. There are a thousand
other girls just like you. (laughs
nervously) What did God say to
me? How do I know youre not a
cop!
SCOTT
Doc! Doc! Youve got to come out
of this! This is the real world we
live in.
DOC
Everything makes perfect sense to
me now. Everything and nothing.
(Places his hands over his face.)
My book is a best seller. (anxious)
"THE OPPOSITE SEX" is the biggest
thing since women came out.

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50.

GENA
Journal of conquests. Twelve days
of shallow, meaningless marriages
with Hollywood starlets.
SCOTT
Yeah, I saw it being pushed on tv.
DOC
In 2014?! Thats lasting
power. There must be something to
that. (BROWN sits up in his couch,
more alert.) You know what God told
me?
SCOTT
What?
DOC
He said help others. Dont wait
for them to ask. Help others. He
didnt say help everyone, but
just... help others. Why would he
say that? Why would he want that?
JEROME
Dinner will be ready in ten
minutes.
Thanks.

GENA
Well be right up.

SCOTT
Doc, where did you get all of this
money?
DOC
You wouldnt believe me if I told
you.
GENA
Now that weve lost all grip on
reality... what difference does it
make?
DOC
Oh. Oh well, uh. Well... (very
long pause) A very old man met me
in this very study maybe--three
years ago. He said he was me, but
older, and he had some hair
restorer from the future. I didnt
really believe him, but uh... I
(MORE)
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51.

DOC (contd)
tried it, and here it is. (runs his
hand through his long, golden-brown
hair) When it all came back, I
decided to heed his advice and cash
in.
SCOTT
Doc, you cant change history. You
said yourself that the time line is
fragile. Who knows what old men
will be able to reproduce because
of this... hair restorer. We each
have our time. And thats it.
DOC
Yes. Yes. It all makes sense to
me now. I have to stop trying to
be something Im not.
SCOTT
Let me see what my father thinks.
(Pulling out his cell phone, he
dials a number. Someone picks up
on the other end.)
Yeah.

DAVE(PHONE)
Whos this?

SCOTT
This is SCOTT, your son.
Oh, SCOTT!

DAVE(PHONE)
How are you?

SCOTT
Hey, Im stuck in 1967.
come get me after work?

Could you

DAVE
I cant really do that right
now. Can you wait until after
work? I havent been born yet.
DOC
How does this make any
sense? Portable phones havent
even been invented yet!
SCOTT
Oh, everythings been invented.
(SCOTTs face changes into the
bug-eyed reptilian from STAR TREK.)
(MORE)
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52.

SCOTT (contd)
Youre just not thinking fourth
dimensionally!
DOC
Omigod! Omigod! (freaks out,
falling on floor screaming) No, get
away from me! No! Spiders
everywhere! Everywhere! Even on
your eyebrow! (Reptilian SCOTT
suddenly has a thick, black unibrow
over his bug eyes as he leans over
DOC.)
AT THE ELECTRONICS STORE
GENA and SCOTT JR are perusing the aisles at Transistor
Radio Shack, which stocks electronics for hobbyists. One
shopper, SEAN, is wearing a brand new blue STAR TREK T-Shirt
with a picture of Kirk and Spock on it.
SCOTT
Spock! (doing a William Shatner
impression) Are there... any
intelligent... life forms... down
there!
Oh!

SEAN
Youve heard of Star Trek?

SCOTT
Well yeah. Ive... I mean, Ive
seen the movies.
SEAN
Uh, actually, its a color
television show. And Im guessing
you havent seen it.
Uh, yeah.

SCOTT
So... Spock!
SEAN

Right.
SCOTT
Yeah.
SEAN
Yeah.

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53.

GENA
Yeah.
SEAN
Yeah.
SCOTT
So... well, were looking for uh...
some resistors and such.
DERICK appears from another aisle, carrying a breadboard for
assembling electronics. He is wearing a red shirt that has
nothing written on it.
DERICK
Hey, Sean. (carrying a copy of
POPULAR ELECTRONICS, noticing GENA,
only looking at her chest) Oh,
hello. And who are you?
GENA
Your worst nightmare.
DERICK
Oh dont be silly. You truly
belong with us here in bright
lights!
SEAN
Derick, (pointing) get us some
switches.
DERICK
Aye... Capn. (sarcastic, slowly
turns and heads down to the back
corner)
SEAN
If you dont mind vacuum tubes,
this place is full of
them. However, if you want the
latest transistors from
Fairchild...
DERICK
Captain, over here! I think Ive
found something! Aaaaaaargh!
SEAN
Geez, that joke is old.

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54.

SCOTT
Yeah.
SEAN
Yeah.
SCOTT
No, its old. I get it. (Pulls out
cell phone, looking at the
display.) Why dont I get reception
in here?
SEAN
Because cell phones havent been
invented yet. Resistors are down
by Derick.
SCOTT
What about... phasers! (Points cell
phone at Sean, making buzzing
sounds. Sean is not impressed.)
REMOVING TIME CIRCUITS
Back at the mansion, DOC is perusing the parts from taken
from the minibus
SCOTT
Doc, why did you take all that
out? We could just fix the mini!
DOC
Fix it? SCOTT, just because this
looks like the Volkswagens of my
time doesnt mean that the parts
will all fit. You got hoses and
wires coming out of your engine
that do who knows what.
Yeah, Doc.

SCOTT
Its for emissions.

DOC
Well, whatever it is, I hope you
get 50 miles to the gallon for it
all. It must cost a fortune to
maintain it all. What if one of
these sensors fails? How do you
find out whats wrong?

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55.
SCOTT
Right, Doc. Look, what are we
going to put all of this stuff in?
GENA
A faster car than that, I hope. I
thought you said you have to get up
to 90 miles an hour.
SCOTT
Yeah, just find a downhill
somewhere...
GENA
Downhill.
SCOTT
Yeah, whats wrong with that?
GENA
Ever try to pick up a date on the
decline?
DOC
SCOTT, youre not in trouble with
the law, are you?
SCOTT
Uh, no... no why? (looks outside
through door window) Omigosh, its
that... that... Officer Drunk.
GENA
Howd he find you?
anyone follow us.

I didnt see

DOC
Maybe he traced your cell phone?
(joking)
SCOTT
Maybe... (Theres a knock on the
door.)
DOC
Quick, hide all of this equipment!
(All three cover the work bench and
electronics
HECTOR
Who the hell are you? (to GENA,
pushing his way into the door)
Whatcha got under here?

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56.

DOC
Just... just some... experimental
equipment...
HECTOR
You got a permit for that?
DOC
Permit? Uh... its with the
university. Im sure they have a
permit on file somewhere...
HECTOR
Right. (eying GENA, then faces
SCOTT fiercely) Hey uh, you nearly
cost me my job back there. If I
catch you in town again, Im gonna
have to haul you in.
HECTOR pops open the top to smell one of the bottles of
shampoo on the workbench. He squints and is slightly
repelled by the odor. He then leans forward and smells it
again. The second time it smells interesting, so he smells
it again. This time it seems to smell flowery and fragrant.
SCOTT
Uh, right. No, sir. You wont be
seeing me in town... for a while.
HECTOR
Right. (slowly steps out, keeping
an eye on SCOTT) Hey, I see you in
town again...
SCOTT
Right. (Nods. HECTOR steps out.)
How longs he been police chief?
DOC
Hes been in trouble as long as
hes been chief. Hes got friends
on the City Council.
GENA
At one time, I didnt know what
"creepy" meant. Then I met Chief
Hector.
DOC
No kidding. Its a wonder Auburn
Valley isnt the crime capitol of
the state.

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57.
SCOTT
Got a thing for cops? (Gena punches
him in the arm.)
DOC
SCOTT, Im going to need some time
alone with all of this.

HOUSE CALL FROM THE VET

DR. CAIN upstairs is wearing a white lab coat, kneeling over
Ridley with her stethoscope to his chest. GENA and SCOTT
come into the living room.
JEROME
This is Dr. Cain, the veterinarian.
CAIN
What, you didnt think that a woman
could be a doctor? (speaking almost
robotically, like a character that
shes seen on television)
SCOTT
Uh... no. No. I mean yeah.
its fine.

Yeah,

CAIN
Welcome to the modern world, young
man. Woman can do all kinds of
things now. (She looks at GENA with
some disdain, dressed as a trophy
wife.) Ill need to get him to my
office to use a piece of equipment
known as an ultrasound to properly
understand the severity of the
damage.
SCOTT
Yeah. Yeah. How long before we
get him back?
CAIN
You can come and get him this
evening if you like. My office is
just down the street from the Clock
Tower, not far from the high
school.
SCOTT
Uh... yeah, well. Thats not...
going to work. Is there any way
you can, uh... drop him off.
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58.

CAIN
Just be glad I make house
calls. We close at six oclock
sharp. (extra emphasis on "sharp")
Ridley is taken out on a stretcher by two burly
paramedics. He is loaded into the back of a tiny ambulance,
then followed out by DR. CAIN.
GENA
Im sure Robert would love her.
SCOTT
Nah. Too butch.
type.

Shes not his

GENA
I dont know why I ever thought he
love me... (distant)
SCOTT
Aw, come on. (pauses for thought)
Einy loves ya.
GENA
Ridley. (holds back tears, almost
numb emotionally)
SCOTT
Okay, look. Theres a graduation
ceremony on at my high school.
GENA
Aw. I never went to my own
graduation. I was trying out for a
radio spot.
SCOTT
Did you get the gig?
GENA
No. They said they wanted
something different.
SCOTT
Got the keys?
GENA
Yeah. (smiling) I bet you dont
have a cap and gown, though.

59.

GRADUATION CEREMONY
Sitting in the back row of the graduating class are GENA and
SCOTT, smiling while listening to an uplifting speech by
another graduate who has been more successful. The speaker
is a very relaxed speaker with a blue collar rural, western
accent.
SPEAKER
At my graduation ceremony, all the
speaker could talk about was world
peace. Well Im here to tell you
that mankind does not want peace,
anymore than we want a world
without competitive sports,
fighting, or failure. We can all
raise a toast to world peace, but
we will never have it. And its
the triumph of optimism in the face
of experience. The Bible warns us
that we will always have the poor
among us, that we will always have
killing, we will always have
adultery and idolatry--the worship
even of money itself. There will
be theft, disease, greed, and
malice. There will be debt, and
there will be bankruptcy. There
will be countries that can no
longer afford to pay their debts to
Wall Street and London, so there
will be presidents who send in the
Marines. There will be blood, and
there will be starvation around the
world. And your generation will
have to rise to the occasion, just
as my parents generation did...
SCOTT
That didnt turn out too well.
GENA
(laughs) He means Vietnam.
SCOTT
No... I think he means
everything. The world is still
like that fifty years from now.
GENA
Why?

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60.

SCOTT
I cant get any reception any out
here to call Doc. (holding his cell
phone out)
WOMAN
(leaning over, smiling) Oh, the
reception is in the gymnasium.
Later, SCOTT and GENA are socializing with other students in
the gymnasium. Speaking with two other students, SCOTT
notices CASSANDRA across the room. She looks at him
briefly, then comes across on her own to talk to him.
CASSANDRA
SCOTT. I didnt know you went to
my high school.
SCOTT
Uh, I didnt. That is to say... I
was homeschooled.
CASSANDRA
Whats that? You have a school in
your home?
SCOTT
Well, sorta. I just thought Id
come see you guys off.
CASSANDRA
Whered you get the cap and gown?
GENA
Were resourceful.
SCOTT
Very.
CASSANDRA
Oh. So, do you have an apartment
yet?
SCOTT
Not exactly.
CASSANDRA
Oh. (disappointed) So, my friends
were asking me about maybe sharing
a house by the beach, but we needed
one more person for the place were
looking at.

(CONTINUED)

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61.

Oh. Yeah.
guys.

SCOTT
The beach... with you

CASSANDRA
I mean, I understand if you dont
want to do something like
that. Theyre from Sweden and they
dont believe in clothing or
anything.
No!

No!

SCOTT
Who needs that?

CASSANDRA
I thought that might make you
uncomfortable or something.
SCOTT
No, no! I have to be... Ive got
other things that, uh... that I
have to be doing.
CASSANDRA
I know. I just... I guess I just
broke up with my boyfriend, and I
dont have anyone to be with, you
know.
SCOTT
I wouldnt dream of it. You know,
you guys have your own lives.
CASSANDRA
Its just that theyre very
experimental... and theyre
interested in, like, photography
and naturism, you know.
SCOTT
No, thats... no. I wouldnt DREAM
of doing that to you guys...
cramping your style like that.
CASSANDRA
Yeah. Yeah, I knew that youd be a
complete gentleman about the whole
thing.
SCOTT
Yeah. Yeah. (very long pause)
Yeah. (disappointment) So... (She
hugs him tightly.)

(CONTINUED)

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62.

STEVE
Hey, Cass.
CASSANDRA
Yeah.
STEVE
Hey, were doing a race tonight.
CASSANDRA
Cool.
STEVE
Yeah, well. Uh, it wouldnt be the
same without you. (pauses,
interrupts CASSANDRA) We want it to
be like last summer. You know.
CASSANDRA
Yeah... Yeah. (embarrassed)
SCOTT
Last summer?
Oh, hey.
SCOTT.

STEVE
And who might you be?

SCOTT
SCOTT Saybrooke.

STEVE
Say-brooke. Right. Oh, look out.
(sarcastic) Here comes Devin.
SCOTT
Is that like, sarcasm?
STEVE
Its only 1967. Sarcasm hasnt
been invented yet.
DEVIN
I thought I told you never to come
around here... (not wearing the
gown) Oh wait, who the hell are
you?
CASSANDRA
Oh hi, Devin. This is SCOTT
Saybrooke. Hes...

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63.

DEVIN
Do I know you from somewhere?
SCOTT
Probably not. You know, I gotta...
DEVIN
What are you wearing our cap and
gown?
STEVE
Yeah, so what.
DEVIN
So what? So I bet hes from a
rival school here to spy on
us! Yeah, I thought I recognized
you from Springfield High football
team.
No.

SCOTT
Not really.

CASSANDRA
Hes homeschooled.
DEVIN
What the hell is a home
school? You aint got no football
team with you, so why are you
wearing our colors
STEVE
Come on.
DEVIN
Hey, I catch you here again Im
gonna break something off!
STEVE
Lets go. (grabbing CASSANDRA and
SCOTT, heading for the door) Dont
mind him. Hes being held back
again.
WALK IN THE PARK
STEVE, CASSANDRA, GENA, and SCOTT are walking under the
Clock Tower in their regular clothes. Only a handful of
hippies remain. All of the protestors have gone, and the
music seems to have stopped. One lone drummer continues
with his strange, tribal rhythms, apparently unaware of
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64.

whats going on around him. STEPHAN and the BLONDE who

hangs around him are now seated underneath a tree. The
BLONDE is lost in the rhythm, but STEPHAN is disappointingly
sober.
STEPHAN
Back for more, I see.
BLONDE
Hey... what are you doing back?
SCOTT
I couldnt wait to see you again.
BLONDE
Um... um um um um... It looks like
you have a girlfriend. (She smiles
big, and shakes her head back and
forth, eyes closed.) Yeah.
SCOTT
Um... its complicated.
STEVE
What do you mean back for more?
STEPHAN
(retreiving something from his knap
sack) Huh? Oh, Steven. I thought
you graduated.
STEVE
Oh uh... I did.

Yeah.

STEPHAN
Yeah.
STEVE
That was today. Oh, Im
sorry. SCOTT, this is Mr. Geffen,
my English teacher.
SCOTT
Stephan Geffen.

Right.

CASSANDRA
This is SCOTT Saybrooke.
to a home school.

He goes

STEPHAN
Uh, great. So thats like a
distance learning thing, or...

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65.

SCOTT
Uh, kind of. (pause) Not a lot of
distance, though.
STEPHAN
Getting back to nature and
everything. Cool.
BLONDE
Yeah, I wanna learn in
nature. Schools are too rigid.
CASSANDRA
I thought youd be like, out of
school by now.
Oh yeah.

BLONDE
I guess I am.

STEVE
So, were gonna be doing like...
(notices SCOTT shaking his head)
GENA
...traveling to the future.
BLONDE
Oh yeah. Im traveling to the
future now. Were always traveling
to the future.
STEPHAN
Some faster than others.
GENA
What did you put in that drink
earlier?
STEPHAN
Nothing special. The usual.
GENA
Please dont.
BLONDE
Youre so frigid. You know your
aura is so cold. It like ice
blue...

66.

CAFE
STEVE, CASSANDRA, GENA, and SCOTT are sharing a table at a
nearby cafe.
STEVE
I dont know. My family cant
really afford university right now,
but I dont want to end up in
southeast asia, either. You know,
I dont want to seem like,
yknow...
SCOTT
Yeah, absolutely.
CASSANDRA
So how are you going to... I mean,
are you going to sign up, or what?
SCOTT
Uh, I hadnt really thought of it,
you know.
STEVE
My friend told me the recruiter is
letting him station in Europe if he
signs up long term.
GENA
I cant believe how many people are
getting killed over there.
STEVE
I mean, its supposed to all be
over in a year, anyway.
SCOTT
I kinda doubt that.
CASSANDRA
Why do you say that? The news is
saying one more year.
SCOTT
I dont... really... believe the
news media.
CASSANDRA
But why?! (shocked)

(CONTINUED)

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67.
SCOTT
Im not so sure that theyre
telling the truth. Politicians
lie, you know.
STEVE
Why would they lie?
SCOTT
I dont know. I dont really know
anyone who believes any of those
people.
STEVE
Do you think theyre telling the
truth about JFKs assassination?
GENA
That seemed kinda weird, but...
SCOTT
No, like they already showed
that... it couldnt be one gunman.
CASSANDRA
Oh my God. They wouldnt lie about
that, would they?
STEVE
If you could go back and prevent
the Kennedy assassination, would
you?

VETS OFFICE
Inside the veterinary clinic.
labcoat.

DR. CAIN is still wearing her

CAIN
Your dog will be fine. He just has
a hairline fracture and needs to
stay off his feet for a few
days. I took the liberty of
putting a cast on his leg, but we
can take that off when you return.
GENA
A few days?
CAIN
I would say in five to seven days
he should be fine. Would you like
the ultrasound images?
(CONTINUED)

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68.

SCOTT
No, thats fine.

We trust you.

CAIN
Well, be on your way then.
closed.

We just

GENA
What time do you close?
CAIN
Six.
SCOTT
Six pm?!
CAIN
Yes, be on your way then.
send you the bill.

Well

SCOTT
We gotta go! (picking up Ridley)
Why?

GENA
Whats the hurry?

SCOTT
We gotta go. (They leave in a
hurry.)
HIGH SPEED PURSUIT
CHIEF HECTOR is circling the Clock Tower, noticing the black
Packard Clipper still parked in its spot. He rubs his
finger under his lip, trying to think. After idling for a
minute, he drives on.
GENA and SCOTT are walking back to the Packard Clipper very
quickly, with SCOTT holding Ridley.
SCOTT
Do you wanna drive?
GENA
Ive never driven this car before.
SCOTT
First time for everything!

(CONTINUED)

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69.

SCOTT manages to pull the key from his pocket and hands it
to GENA, who opens the drivers side door and enters
cautiously, methodically. She looks around the instrument
cluster as SCOTT gets in the car, still supporting Ridley
with both arms.
The Packard Clipper pulls out, then turns left at the
intersection to return home.
SCOTT
Uh oh.
GENA
What, uh oh. Dont say uh oh
unless something is really wrong.
SCOTT
Something is really wrong, Gena.
He is looking in the passenger side mirror, seeing a black
police cruiser following them turn for turn. GENA looks in
the rear view mirror, noticing the same. The cruiser
accelerates, coming right up on their tail, then bumps them
from behind.
SCOTT
I dont think he means to pull us
over.
GENA
Maybe if we just slow down...
The police cruiser strikes them from behind again, even with
bystanders around looking. GENA pushes down on the gas
pedal, causing the Packard Clipper to pull away. CHIEF
HECTOR accelerates aggressively, coming up on her bumper
again. GENA floors it, struggling to keep the car inside
the lane as the road extends out past new housing
subdivisions. The two cars screech around curves, with GENA
struggling to keep her car ahead of HECTORs cruiser.
SCOTT
Take this turn!

Trust me!

The car takes a side road that curves tightly. GENA

accelerates until reaching a series of very tight
turns. HECTORs wild turns and lack of control of his
vehicle force cars to pull off to the side as he speeds
by. Eventually, the side road rejoins the main road. Both
cars speed up on the straight away, reaching 70 miles per
hour. Suddenly, a sharp turn comes up at an
intersection. GENA slows way down to take it, turning back
toward the town center.

(CONTINUED)

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70.
HECTOR
You sonofabitch!

HECTOR slams on the brakes, overshooting the intersection

and forcing other cars and trucks to stop abruptly. HECTOR
backs his cruiser up, then pushes the gas pedal to the
floor, speeding up to come within sight of the Packard
Clipper. The Clipper flies past a slow moving Studebaker,
then swerves back into the right lane. HECTOR passes the
Studebaker, nearly running an oncoming truck off the
road. GENA and SCOTT pass a car carrier trailer that is
offloading Fords for a newly built dealership. Parked on
the other side of the road is an open manure truck.
Following a long curve along a hillside, HECTOR loses sight
of the Clipper. Speeding up again, he sees the car carrier
trailer, but too late. His tires hit the ramps perfectly,
send him up and over the car carrier, into the air, and
flipping upside down into the manure truck.
PLANNING HIS RETURN
SCOTT
You dont think theres a car in
1967 that will get up to 90 miles
per hour?
DOC
SCOTT, if the dealership hadnt
closed, Id buy a 67 Mustang, but
its already six oclock. SCOTT,
maybe in 2014 you can just walk
into a Ford dealership after supper
and walk out with a car, but this
is 1967. I cant believe inflation
is almost 3%!
SCOTT
Well just uh... borrow...
someones.... ah, muscle car.
DOC
And how would you return it?
(Pause. Gasps in shock.) Youre not
actually talking about stealing a
car?!
SCOTT
What? What? No! Nah. Not... not
really. I mean, more riots just
broke out in Buffalo. Whos going
to notice if we get our hands on
one before they trash it?
(CONTINUED)

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71.

DOC
Youre already in trouble with
Johnny Law. What youre talking
about is highly illegal and if we
get caught well get five years,
just like Cassius Clay!
SCOTT
Who?
DOC
Mohammed Ali. Look, the vans
ruined, and we cant stay here and
risk changing history.
DOC
All right, all right. Hold on a
minute. Wait. Wait! I just failed
one of my students out of Physics!
Hes getting drafted but, oh no.
SCOTT
What?! What?!
DOC
Oh, why didnt I think of that?
SCOTT
What?! Whats the matter?
DOC
Oh, hes leaving for basic training
tomorrow and wont be back until
his tour is up.
SCOTT
Doc, thats perfect. He can just
sell us the car. Or we can borrow
it.
DOC
Dont you realize this is wrong,
SCOTT? You cant just borrow a car
that youre not going to return!
SCOTT
Yeah, Doc. Ill just hang out here
with Ridley and bet on every World
Series and invest in a few
companies.

(CONTINUED)

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72.

DOC
Great Scot! What will Scotty say
when he gets back from southeast
Asia and sees that his car is
gone?! Anything you do now that
could alter the timeline could have
devastating consequences! Suppose
Scotty comes back, finds his car
has been stolen, and does something
rash. Suppose he gets into a bad
car accident in this timeline, and
in the old one he found the cure
for cancer.
SCOTT
Right, Doc. Doc, theres no cure
for cancer in ht future.
DOC
Really? What have you been using
your scientists for? Smart phones?
SCOTT
Right. Remember how youre always
telling me to be... resourceful?
DOC
(pause.) No. I dont remember that.
SCOTT
Well, maybe you will... one day.
Look, were out of alternatives.
LATER, IN SCOTTYS LIVING ROOM
SCOTTY
No way. Thats my baby. I paid
eight grand for that. Thats like
four years of college right there.
SCOTT
But youre not going to college!
You dropped out.
SCOTTY
Failed (eyeing DOC)... is more like
it. No NASA for me. Now what am I
supposed to do with three years of
college and time in Vietnam? There
aint a lot of jobs out there that
pay.

(CONTINUED)

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73.

SCOTT
You could sell cell phones... or
something.
SCOTTY
Whats a cell phone? (SCOTT reaches
into his jacket, but DOC quickly
grabs his arm.) Look, I aint
selling my baby... and I aint
lending her to the likes of you.
Shes staying in the garage till I
get back. (Tea kettle starts to
whistle from the kitchen. SCOTTY
gets up to retrieve it.)
DOC
Well, I guess thats it for the
Mustang. Im all out of ideas.
SCOTT
Doesnt anyone get up to 90 miles
an hour?
DOC
Not unless you want to drag race,
but thats dangerous.
SCOTTY
(yelling from the kitchen) Dont
even think of drag racing my car!
SCOTT
(yelling back) No! No, man, no! We
wouldnt dream of it.
DOC
I hope youre not thinking of
entering a drag race with that car,
SCOTT.
SCOTT
Wait! Why cant we just spin the
wheels on the van really fast!
DOC
No, no. It doesnt work that way.
You have to enter a portal in space
time at that speed. Im sorry,
SCOTT, I dont of any way to get
you a vehicle on this short notice.
(Doesnt notice SCOTTY entering the
room with two cups of steaming
tea.) Besides, there are no roads
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)

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74.

DOC (contd)
around here where you can get up to
speed.
SCOTT
Come on, Doc. How is the timeline
going to like it if Sandy falls for
some other guy?
SCOTTY
Whos Sandy? Look, you got a speed
fix or something? No, youre trying
to impress a girl!
SCOTT
Uh, kinda.
SCOTTY
(Sets the two cups on the living
room table. Interested. SCOTT is
silent, staring.) You know, I used
to race that fastback down
Dooneberry Hill. It finishes with a
long straightaway. Id cross the
finish line at maybe... a hundred.
(SCOTT and DOC look right at each
other.) But uh, I dont think you
guys wanna do that.
SCOTT
We havent got a lot of choice.
SCOTTY
Eight grand?
DOC
No questions asked.
SCOTTY
(Gives a long, pensive look. He is
overcome with a wave of nostalgia.)
Okay. (Holding his hands in front
of his face.) Hell, that saves me
having to store it. INSIDE THE
GARAGE. SCOTTY leads the other two
inside. Car detailing and power
tools line the workbench and walls.
There is a car underneath a cover
in the center of the garage. SCOTTY
pulls the cover off, revealing a
dark blue 1967 Ford Mustang
Hatchback with a set of white
racing stripes running along its
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)

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75.

SCOTTY (contd)
sides and from the hood back. SCOTT
walks around the car, coughing.
DOC
Great Scot!
SCOTTY
Yeah.
SCOTT
Omigod.
SCOTTY
Yeah. (nodding)
DOC
This must get terrible fuel
economy.
SCOTTY
You know, for twenty five cents a
gallon, Im not worrying about it.
SCOTT
(Looking inside, stunned by the
immaculate condition of the
interior.) I dont believe this.
DOC
This is heavy!
SCOTTY
He aint heavy. Hes my dada.
(Outside, a police car drives up,
driven by POLICE CHIEF HECTOR. He
slows his vehicle, noticing DOCs
black Packard Clipper parked in
front of the house.)
SCOTTY
Are you guys in trouble with the
law?
SCOTT
No! No. I mean, nah. Why? SCOTTY
Theres a cop car parked across the
street, and it looks like Chief
Hectors looking right into my
house.

(CONTINUED)

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76.
DOC
Great Scot! (Attempting to move
casually toward one of the small,
glass windows on the garage door.
He glanced out to the street and
happens to be seen by CHIEF HECTOR.
DOC is stunned and attempts to look
away and cover his face.) Great
Scot!
SCOTTY
Look, uh...
SCOTT
We gotta... uh, go.
SCOTTY
Yeah.
SCOTT
Yeah.
SCOTTY
Uh, yeah.
DOC
(forcefully) Yes! (Ridley barks.
There is a knock at the door.)
SCOTTY
(Answers the door. CHIEF HECTOR is
leaning up against the door jam to
give himself a better look inside.)
Chief Hector, pleasure seeing you
this time of night.
HECTOR
Yeah. You dont mind if take a
little look around, do ya.
SCOTTY
Nah. Make yourself at home. (CHIEF
HECTOR walks in casually, but
begins looking around. He glances
into the kitchen, down the hallway,
and even behind the couch, trying
not to look to interested. SCOTTY
has an intense look of disgust on
his face that vanishes the instant
CHIEF HECTOR turns in SCOTTYs
direction. HECTOR then looks up the
stairs and notices a middle aged
woman standing there in her
bathrobe.)
(CONTINUED)

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77.

MOTHER
What are you doing in my house?
HECTOR
Nothing, maam. I was just...
checking the neighborhood.
MOTHER
Its after six oclock. Arent you
supposed to be in bed? (Scotty
notices that his fastback is being
pushed quietly out the back by both
DOC and SCOTT, with Ridley looking
out the passengers seat.)
HECTOR
Well, Im sure everythings fine.
MOTHER
What have you two been up to. Ive
been hearing talking down there.
You know I dont like people
talking at this late hour.
SCOTTY
Its all right, Ma. (HECTOR pauses,
then looks at the two cups of
steaming tea on the living room
table.) Well just... (Ridley barks
outside, grabbing HECTORs
attention.)
Hey...
engine
drives
in the

HECTOR
waitaminute! (A powerful V8
starts up, and the Mustang
off with SCOTT following DOC
Packard Clipper.) Hey!

HECTOR runs for his cruiser and starts it up. As soon as he

puts the car in gear, however, the vehicle will not budge
forward. It has been chained to a fire hydrant. With SCOTT
behind the wheel and Ridley in the back seat, the Mustang
speeds to the outskirts of town until reaching DOCs
mansion.
DOCS GARAGE
SCOTT pulls the car into the garage, parking next to DOCs
Packard. Whats left of the VW Kombi Minibus is sitting in
the back on blocks.

(CONTINUED)

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78.

DOC
The time travel parts weigh almost
a thousand pounds. I dont know
how you expect to win the race with
all that weight in the car.
SCOTT
I dont have to win. I just have
to hit 90 miles an hour.
DOC
SCOTT, you dont understand. When
the time machine hits 90 miles per
hour, it suddenly accelerates
forward to almost the speed of
light to enter the time portal!
SCOTT
Then Ill just hang back. No one
will notice.
DOC
SCOTT, everyone will notice when
you disappear in a flash of light
unless there are other cars behind
you blocking their view. Believe
me, Ive seen these drag races
before. Were taking an awful
chance doing it this way.
SCOTT
Why dont we just drive up there
now?
DOC
We need time to install these parts
in the Mustang. Besides, in
approximately four hours, every cop
in the county is going to stationed
somewhere along Dooneberry Hill,
and well need to hide you in the
crowd.
SCOTT
How am I going to beat those guys?
Some of their cars put out 500
horsepower.
DOC
Dont worry about that. Ive got
everything under control. You see
these two bottles?

(CONTINUED)

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79.

SCOTT
Whats that, nitrous?
DOC
Not, exactly. When the car reaches
maximum safe operating temperature,
you pull this first handle, the
blue one.
There are two separate air bottles. Each one has a metal
braided hose running out of it, with handle valves in the
middle of each hose. DOC is holding up the greenish blue
handle
SCOTT
Got it, Doc. Blue.
Then,
away,
holds
which
other

DOC
when youre on the straight
pull this green handle. (DOC
up the blue-green handle,
otherwise looks exactly like
one.)

SCOTT
Right, Doc. Right. Well have
everyone in town watching and they
wont see me disappear right after
the finish line.
DOC
Youre forgetting the time travel
part! When you reach the bottom of
the hill, theres a straight
stretch thats out of view from
everyone else. When you dont
cross the line, theyll assume
youve crashed like everyone else
does on that hill!
SCOTT
Doc, how do you know that I wont?
DOC
(pauses) You cant!
ON TOP OF DOONEBERRY HILL
Hundreds of young people have turned out for the drag race,
apparently unaware that police are waiting for them at the
bottom of the hill. A broad assortment of newly built muscle
cars are lined up on both sides near the starting line.
(CONTINUED)

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80.

Several young women in short shorts are standing near STEVE

RANYON, who is leaning up against his red 1966 Pontiac GTO.
Another small crowd has gathered around DEVIN TANNERs 1964
Dodge 426 Hemi, including CASSANDRA. There is a keg in the
trunk of his car, and several passers by are filling their
paper cups from it. Music is blaring and one group of girls
is parading around being sure to be seen.
DEVIN
Hey, MacPherson! Youre not bring
that into this race, are ya?
SCOTT
Yeah. Why?
DEVIN
Youre gonna get smoked,
MacPherson! (Some of the girls
standing around laugh. CASSANDRA
doesnt.)
SCOTT
Are you sure you should be driving?
You look like youve already had a
few.
DEVIN
(What are you a Nervous Nelly? I
aint drunk. At least, not yet!
(laughs. The others around him also
laugh, except for CASSANDRA.))
SCOTT
(to DOC) I dont know about this. I
mean, those guys have, like serious
muscle cars.
DOC
Dont worry, SCOTT! Just pull the
blue lever, then the green one. You
have nothing to worry about.
CASSANDRA (Walks up to SCOTT
confidently, but then pauses when
she stops him.) SCOTT, I uh...
SCOTT
Yeah. (Stares at her eyes. They
sustain eye contact.) Yeah.
CASSANDRA (Doc stares in
disbelief.) I uh... You wont be
alone. (She looks down at the
ground, and then up again.) You
wont. (She kisses him
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)

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81.
SCOTT (contd)
passionately. SCOTT finally allows
himself to hold her and kiss.)
SCOTT
(Stepping out to a quiet area with
her. A group of other girls walk
past drunk, laughing and cheering
them on.) Hey, uh. I wanted to tell
you something. CASSANDRA What is
it? (Now maintaining unbroken eye
contact.)
SCOTT
Hey, if something should happen to
me, I want you to... (voice
breaking) I want you to...
CASSANDRA
(kisses him again) I know.

Dozens of police cruisers set up a road block at the bottom

of Dooneberry Hill. CHIEF HECTOR arrives late with some
scratches and damage to his rear bumper. Several cruisers
are wedging together to form the roadblock, while other
officers redirect the occasional car driving through, HECTOR
walks up to the COUNTY SHERIFF, an old work horse from the
old days, chewing tobacco and spitting every so often.)
HECTOR
Is this all we got?
SHERIFF
Is that all you got?
HECTOR
What do you mean? I got both my
boys out here.
SHERIFF
Youve got 3,000 people in your
town. Captain Wesson has fewer
people in his town, and hes got
five officers here.
HECTOR
Talk to the voters, Sheriff. I get
what I got.
SHERIFF
Hector. (HECTOR turns to face him.)
This aint no parade. Kids die on
this hill. (spits) Every year.

(CONTINUED)

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82.

SCOTT
All right, Einy. (Ridley looks over
at him, seeming to understand the
tension of the race.) Time to go
back. (flustered) Damnit! (Ridley
barks.) If I only had a little more
time. (looks down at the date
readout) Waitaminute! Ive got a
time machine. I can just go back in
time to before the accident! (SCOTT
adjusts the knob to change the
return time.) Why does no one ever
think of that!
STEVE
(Pulls up alongside SCOTT in his
red GTO. The other cars are also
pulling up in two long lines.)
Yknow, Scotty beat me plenty of
times in that Fastback.
SCOTT
Really? Really?
STEVE
You aint Scotty.
SCOTT
(noticing DEVIN TANNERs Hemi in
front of him) Come on. (DEVIN revs
his engine, leaving exhaust and
fumes blowing into SCOTTs car) Aw
come on! (Ridley jumps in the back
to escape it.)
Down at the base of the hill, HECTOR pulls his cruiser in
line with another, forming a six cruiser wedge to block the
anticipated racers. HECTOR draws his revolver, turning the
barrel, listening to it click.
HECTOR
(staring up the hill) Someone dies
every year.
At the top of Dooneberry Hill, a girl in short shorts stands
at the front of the two lines of cars holding a flag. Some
of the racers are revving their engines. Others are simply
gripping the wheel, concentrating on the road ahead. SCOTT
takes a last look at the Time Circuit. He quickly enters a
date and time into the keypad.

(CONTINUED)

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83.

The girl in front waves the flag wildly, and

off on pair after the other. SCOTT and STEVE
pair, though STEVEs GTO takes a slight lead
Ridley jumps back into the front seat to see
then sticks his head out the window.

the cars take

are the third
over SCOTT.
the action,

SCOTT
Not now, Einy!
The cars take the first tight turn at a high speed, with one
of the cars in front losing its grip on the road, sliding
into the guard rail, which is severely damaged and barely
holds his car above the hillside. The second turn is much
wider, but forces all of the cars into a single file. SCOTT
falls just behind STEVEs GTO, which can only hold its speed
around the curve.
SCOTT
Okay, waitaminute. (He looks down
at the two bluish green handles,
one on the drivers side of the
transmission, the other on the
passengers side. Both have metal
braded hoses running up to the
front of the car.) Okay, which one
is it?
DOC
(at the top of the hill) Why hasnt
he pulled the first one, yet?
(Theres an incredibly loud roar
heard from downhill from one of the
cars.) Oh, there it is!
SCOTT
Good God, Doc! (SCOTT struggles to
hold on as he flies past STEVEs
GTO coming out of the turn,
eventually ending up right behind
DEVINs Hemi.)
DEVIN
Off my tail, MacPherson! Okay,
watch this! (DEVIN pushes all the
way down on the gas going into
another set of turns.) Yeah ha ha.
Eat rubber!
SCOTT
Okay, watch this, Biff. (SCOTT
slows his car only when its on
DEVINs tail, which leads STEVEs
GTO to come almost to SCOTTs
bumper.) You aint seen nothin.
(CONTINUED)

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84.
STEVE
Come on, is this a traffic jam, or
a race?

SCOTT pushes the gas pedal almost to the floor, forcing the
rear tires to spin, which causes the car to oversteer. SCOTT
skids around the outside of DEVINs GTO, nearly going over
the edge, but passing him nevertheless. SCOTTs speedometer
rises quickly upward to 80mph coming out of the long swerve.
STEVE, also, mashes down on the gas pedal, his engine
roaring loudly, bringing his own car in line with DEVINs
red GTO.
STEVE
I think youre a little too new at
this, buddy. Eventually, all three
cars pass the two lead cars coming
out of a turn. SCOTT is in front,
but DEVIN comes up on his bumper,
nudging him slightly.
SCOTT
What, are we outta nitrous? (looks
down at his speedometer, which is
barely creeping up to 75mph.) Come
on, baby. Dont let me down now.
DEVINs car comes up neck and neck with SCOTT. STEVE also
comes up on his bumper.
DOC
(joining spectators at the top of
the hill, looking down on the race)
Where the hell are they?!
GIRL
They always disappear right before
they come out. CASSANDRA How long
before we see them? (GIRL shrugs
cooly.)
DOC
(in realization) Damn! I forgot to
tell him! CASSANDRA Tell him what?!
SCOTT
Come on, Doc. This has gotta work.
(the speedometer now reads 63mph as
they come through the last turn)
DEVIN
This is where the horsepower
counts, McIdiot. (Slowly pulls
ahead of SCOTTs Mustang.)
(CONTINUED)

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85.

STEVE
Too bad you dont drive like
Scotty, bud.
HECTOR
(awaiting them at the bottom of the
hill with his revolver on the seat,
his hand resting over it) Here
those bastards come. (He gets out
of the cruiser and steps in front
of the road block.)
SCOTT
Come on, Doc. (his hand on the
passenger side lever, waiting to
come into the straightaway) Come
on... (the speedometer is now at
68mph) Come on...
STEVE
Come on, baby, dont let me down.
DEVIN
You frickin bastard!
The three cars finally straighten out. DEVIN and STEVE have
both left SCOTT two car lengths behind. SCOTT finally pulls
the lever. The Mustang engine instantly spins up past red
line, roaring loudly like a rocket. The rear tires spin
free, smoking the tires, then producing flames. As the tires
catch, the Mustang accelerates wildly past the GTO and Hemi.
SCOTT looks down at the speedometer, which quickly shoots
past 90mph, then up to the limit of 140mph. SCOTT is still
pulled back in his seat, but the car does not generate
sparks, and the Quantum Drive is charged and active, but
does not turn solid.
SCOTT
Doc, come on. Come on, Doc! Come
on! Why wont you go?!
DOC
(at the top of the hill with the
spectators, now yelling because
they can see SCOTTs car now
followed by the GTO and Hemi) Push
the button, SCOTT! Push it. (He
reaches into his jacket pocket and
pulls out a small yellow not which
reads, "SCOTT, Push the red button
when you reach 90mph") Great Scot!

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86.

CASSANDRA
Oh look! Theyre going to hit the
road block! Slow down! Slow down!
At the base of the hill, HECTOR finally realizes that SCOTT
is not slowing down, but will hit the road block. Standing
with the revolver hanging down in his right hand, he is
paralyzed with fear, even as the other officers run from the
six cruisers that are lined up in a wedge. SCOTT sees CHIEF
HECTOR standing in the road. SCOTT yells loudly, racing
toward the road block with his foot still mashed down on the
gas pedal. Suddenly, SCOTT sees a bright red button on the
console that he didnt recognize from before. One second
before hitting CHIEF HECTOR, he mashes the button, causing
sparks to shoot forward. The Quantum Drive suddenly glows
solid, the bumpers glow a bright blue, and the Mustang
disappears in a loud flash, leaving behind a trail of flames
that run right through the road block. CHIEF HECTOR wets
himself as both DEVIN and STEVE slam on their brakes, coming
to a stop just as they reach the officer. The other officers
stare at the flames in disbelief. One gets up and puts his
foot on the flame, which burns his pant leg. DOC is standing
on top of the hill, with dozens of other onlookers, now
beginning to notice him standing there. All of them turn to
look at DOC for answers.
DOC
Uh... oops. (DOC runs back to his
car.)
BACK TO THE PRESENT
A great parade appears to be coming down the road. There
are many police cars escorting a black convertible along
some predefined route. The convertible has three men in
suits, with both on the drivers side waving at the
crowd. There is a woman in a pink dress and hat sitting
right behind the driver. Thousands of bystanders, some with
film cameras, line both sides of the street, taking pictures
or holding their children up to see the car come into view.
Suddenly, bystanders begin running away from a forward point
on the parade route. The driver looks ahead to try to see
whats happening. Police officers and Secret Service agents
begin running toward the commotion. All of them draw their
weapons, as if on command.
Other agents in black suits run
toward the black convertible, opening the doors and taking
the man and woman in the back seat away fromthe area,
continuously covered by several other men in black suits.
Ahead of the caravan, parked at an angle just after the turn
is a shiny blue Mustang Fastback with a pair of white
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87.

stripes running over the top. Two tracks of flames trail

behind the car. One Secret Service agent runs up to the
drivers side door, trying to openthe door with one hand,
his gun in the other.
AGENT
Open the door! Open up!
A dog inside begins barking loudly, excited. A blast of
smoke and continuous thrust begin pushing out from
underneath the car. The agent runs away from the car.
A MOTHER who has a hand held radio is crouched down,
listening in on the broadcast from a short distance. She
has two children with her, also listening. She looks back
and sees the crowd of black suits covering the two from the
black convertible, all pushing their way away back toward
the start of the parade route.
RADIO
...The President is being escorted
to Air Force One. No one is
certain whats causing people to
run from the parade route. There
appear to be Secret Service and
police running in from all
directions!
A middle aged woman runs past in semiformal attire, trying
to keep her hat on. She panics, then sees the MOTHER
crouching down with her two daughters.
PASSING WOMAN
Theres a car and its on
fire! Someones parked a
car! Theyre all running!
The woman with her two children looks toward the end of the
parade route, trying to see around the building and other
bystanders blocking her view. Suddenly, police officers,
bystanders, and agents begin running, almost in a panic,
away from the blue Mustang and toward her.
MOTHER
Come on, girls! We need to get out
of here!
They start to run, but turn to see the
apparently lifting off, rising as high
trees. Some bystanders are screaming,
pointing or taking pictures. Many are

blue Mustang
as the tops of the
but others are simply
simply awestruck.

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88.

SCOTT MACPHERSON maneuvers the car around toward the start

of the parade route, flying over the crowd and over the
black convertible. He hits a button on the console
underneath the Time Circuit. Suddenly, a pair of rockets
engines fire, accelerating the flying car to 90 miles per
hour. The bumpers glow bright blue and sparks begin
shooting forward toward a small area in front of the flying
car. Suddenly, the car rises in its flight path and
disappears in loud booming sounds, expansion of smoke, and a
flash of light.
THE END
Back to the Future 4
Max Abramson