TERARSEC PARE by Wichael crichton A Screenplay Based cn the Novi Revised First Draft January 1$, 199%TINA a (reading) ae whe beaucifui beedhes of Cosea Rica are frequented by a variety of wildlize, including howler monkeys, squirrel monkeys, and cthree-coed slochs.’ You think well see a three- toed sioth, Dad? MIKE Maybe so, honey. TINA I'm gonna look when we get there. ELLEN Tina, honey, don’t read in the car, it’s’ too bouncy. TINA aw, Mom. LEN Tt’ll make you throw up. TINA Jeez. It will not. MIKE Beach ahead! Coming up!o TINA ae (not stopping) Find a sloth! MIKE ‘ < laughing) Not too far! LLEN (shaking her head) Find a sloth. Our little natura MIKE This is the right place for her. This whole area is a biological px: ELLEN Beautiful... (meaningful) .. Nobody here... MIKE (slow, wicked grin) That’s true... FAR DOWN THE BEACH Under the mangrove trees,.Tina throws herself down in the em@md; panting, pleased to be alone. She opens her book, thumbs through the sketches of different animals she has nade. She hears her parents laughing, locks up. WHAT SHE SEES. Her parents fifty yards away, shriek and laugh like kids, her father chasing her mother into the surf. CONTINUED