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Titre en VO : All Shook Up
Diffusion US : 02/01/94
Diffusion FR : 31/05/94
Une énorme astéroïde menace de s’écraser sur la Terre et seul Superman peut l’arrêter. Il s’envole donc dans l’espace et intercepte le météore. La collision est tellement forte que Superman s’écrase sur la Terre et oublie qui il est…
Jimmy découvre que Superman est bien revenu, mais il ignore où il est. Perry profite de l’occasion pour lui donner sa première chance et Jimmy avec l’aide de Lois, il fait la première page du Daily Planet.
Les parents de Clark arrivent chez leur fils et sont atterrés d’apprendre que Clark ne sait plus comment voler. Quand Lois arrive chez lui, Clark lui demande une description de Superman. Elle lui raconte sa vision du superhéros et Clark se souvient de lui, en Superman, sauvant Lois à plusieurs reprises. Ainsi, il s’envole vers l’astéroïde et le détruit définitivement.
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Titre VO
All Shook Up
Titre VF
L'éclipse
Première diffusion
02.01.1994
Première diffusion en France
31.05.1994
LOIS & CLARK
The New Adventures of Superman
"All Shook Up"
Written by: BRYCE ZABEL
_TEASER_
FADE IN:
EXT. DAILY PLANET BUILDING - (DAY #1)
In the middle of busy Metropolitans hustling to and from
work, LOIS and CLARK wait at an outdoor cappuccino bar,
"Daryl's Coffee Cart."
CLARK
I love the morning. Anything's
possible in the morning.
LOIS
I hope so. Because, as of this
moment, we don't even have the
tiniest fragment of something that
might someday, with a lot of work,
resemble a story.
CLARK
C'mon. We had a great story
yesterday.
LOIS
You know Perry. You're only as
good as today.
The VENDOR hands them cups.
VENDOR
(to Lois)
Short non-fat mocha, decaf, no
foam, no sugar, no whipped.
(to Clark)
Grande latte, full caf, whole milk,
three sugars.
Lois and Clark take their coffees, move off down the
street.
LOIS
Still on that health food kick, I
see.
CLARK
Life's short, Lois. Order what you
want.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 2.
CONTINUED:
LOIS
Life is long, Clark. And you are
what you eat.
(Checks him out)
Most of us, anyway.
As they continue to walk, the light begins to fade. It's getting
DARKER and darker.
CLARK
What's going on?
LOIS
Solar eclipse?
CLARK
They always announce them.
Now it's completely DARK. But it's daytime which means
there were no street lights on. They hear the sound of a
CAR HORN BLARING.
CLARK'S POV - THE STREET
With the use of his super-vision, in the form of _NIGHT
VISION_, Clark scans the street. He sees a car which has
missed a turn in the sudden darkness, bearing down on them.
LOIS (V.O.)
Clark?
BACK TO SCENE
Clark steps out into the street. He puts out both arms
_STOPPING THE CAR AND DIGGING IN_. The force of the car
pushes him back. As DAYLIGHT returns, WE SEE streaks on
the asphalt where Clark's feet dug in, and smoke coming
from his shoes. As Clark completes the save, he flings
himself backward into a pile of plumbing supplies being
unloaded, knocking himself on the head in the process.
LOIS
Clark!
Lois runs to Clark. He feigns being dazed, holds his hand
to the back of his head. Lois checks him out.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Are you all right? You're not
bleeding.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 3.
CONTINUED:
CLARK
(sitting up)
I think so. What happened?
LOIS
The sun just blacked out. But why?
CLARK
Good question.
LOIS
Yeah. But it's going to be an even
better story.
(pulling him up)
Come on. This could be our lucky
day.
Clark looks up at the sun and squints, as we:
FADE OUT.
_END OF TEASER_
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 4.
_ACT ONE_
FADE IN:
EXT. EPRAD COMMAND & CONTROL CENTER - DAY
Extra Planetary Research and Development. The
Metropolis-based nerve center of the space program.
DAITCH (V.O.)
That concludes our presentation on
the so-called 'Nightfall' asteroid.
Phones are available for those of
you who need to file your stories
immediately.
A door flies open and a pack of unruly reporters bursts
forth in a feeding frenzy, targeting a bank of pay phones.
Lois surveys the situation. More reporters than phones.
Indicates TV reporter FRANK MADISON, on her heels, to
Clark.
LOIS
Take out Madison behind you.
CLARK
Lois, these TV guys all get on the
air before our afternoon edition
anyway.
Lois sighs, gives Clark a push which sends him bumping
into Madison.
CLARK (Cont'd)
Sorry. Sorry, I...
Lois takes advantage of the moment, cuts through the crowd
like a quarterback. She ends up lifting a receiver off
its hook a nano-second before the competition. She taps
out a number as Clark approaches.
CLARK (Cont'd)
Was that really necessary?
LOIS
Kill or be killed.
CLARK
You're talking about war. This is
journalism.
LOIS
See? Your problem is you think
there's a difference.
(into phone)
Perry? Lois.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 5.
CONTINUED:
LOIS (CONT'D)
Okay, it was definitely a solar
eclipse, but get this, it was
caused by this huge asteroid
nobody's ever heard of before. I
think there's more here than
they're telling us...
Lois continues. Clark looks around, sees EPRAD Chief
Scientist STEPHEN DAITCH approaching. Daitch is a Carl
Sagan-type astronomer.
DAITCH
Mister Kent? Might I have a
moment?
Clark nods, takes a few steps away so that they can talk
privately.
CLARK
Is there an update to the briefing?
Daitch shakes his head, but his face is tight, leaving no
room for idle conversation. He gets to the point.
DAITCH
I understand the Daily Planet has a
'special' relationship with
Superman.
CLARK
(carefully)
We've gotten our share of
exclusives.
DAITCH
Can you get a message to him?
CLARK
I could try.
DAITCH
I need to see him. Here. This
evening.
CLARK
What's the message?
Daitch shakes his head again. He sees Lois getting off
the phone, turns to Clark.
DAITCH
Please.
Daitch takes off. Lois approaches Clark.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 6.
CONTINUED: 2
LOIS
What'd he want?
CLARK
He was just saying what a big fan
he is of our Superman coverage.
LOIS
(skeptical)
Huh.
INT. DAILY PLANET - CONFERENCE ROOM - (NIGHT #1)
PERRY enters. The room is full of staffers who include
Lois, Clark, JIMMY, CAT, etc.
PERRY
Okay, people, I know we're working
late, but this is a big one. I got
us an extra half-hour before we go
to press. Let's make the most of
it.
(to Lois, Clark)
Lane, Kent. One of you should be
writing.
Lois and Clark trade looks. Clark indicates he wants to
take it.
LOIS
Go ahead.
Clark takes off.
INT. DAILY PLANET - LOIS'S DESK - NIGHT
At _SUPER-SPEED_, Clark flips through his Reporter's
Notebook. He examines several pages of copy on the desk
and begins to edit the story in a blur on the word
processor. He scrawls a note on a pad. It reads: "Lois,
be right back. CK."
INT. DAILY PLANET - CONFERENCE ROOM - NIGHT
Perry now turns his attention to Jimmy.
PERRY
Jimmy, how's the lab coming with
the slide from the telescope?
JIMMY
They said it'd be ready on time.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 7.
CONTINUED:
PERRY
I want you to go down to the lab,
grab one of those folding chairs,
set your fanny down and wait. The
second that picture's ready, I want
it in lay-out.
JIMMY
Okay, but I was thinking I could be
more help...
PERRY
(glares at him)
Jimmy, I an in the 'order mode,'
not the 'discuss mode.' Now which
one are you in?
JIMMY
The, uh, 'Grab-A-Chair-At-The-Lab
Mode.'
LOIS
Good choice.
Jimmy takes off. Perry turns to Cat.
PERRY
Now, Cat, where were you when the
lights went out this morning?
CAT
In bed.
LOIS
What a surprise.
PERRY
I'm talking side-bar here, ladies.
Cat, I want you to call all those
big names in that Rolodex you keep
locked up in your desk and get me
some human interest. If you need
help, ask Applegate.
Applegate smiles at Cat, eager to get the chance. Cat
turns to Perry.
CAT
I work alone.
PERRY
Then do it fast.
(claps hands)
Okay, boys and girls, it's show
time. Let's go.
CUT TO:
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 8.
EXT. ABOVE METROPOLIS - NIGHT
SUPERMAN is in flight. This is not a leisurely glide, but
_RAPID TRANSIT_.
CUT TO:
INT. EPRAD COMMAND & CONTROL - VIEWING ROOM - NIGHT
Daitch has his eye glued to the eyepiece of a huge
telescope. Wind blows across his face and he hears a
WHOOSH. Superman has arrived.
SUPERMAN
You wanted to see me, Professor
Daitch?
DAITCH
(startled)
Superman!
SUPERMAN
Mind if I take a look?
Daitch steps aside to allow Superman access to the
eyepiece.
DAITCH
I thought you had enhanced visual
abilities.
SUPERMAN
I do. But I have my limits, too.
Superman puts his eye to the eyepiece.
INSERT - THE ASTEROID
A large chunk of the cosmos, hurtling through space.
BACK TO SCENE
Superman steps back from the telescope.
SUPERMAN
Fascinating what kind of surprises
the universe can turn up, isn't it?
DAITCH
'Nightfall' is close to seventeen
miles across. It's travelling
close to 30-thousand miles an hour.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 9.
CONTINUED:
SUPERMAN
You told Kent and the other
reporters as much at the news
conference. Why an I here?
Daitch makes a few quick strokes on a nearby keyboard. It
calls up a stylized, digital countdown on a big screen
behind them, complete with the EPRAD space logo. The
clock reads the hours, minutes and seconds as they count
down.
EPRAD COMMAND AND CONTROL
99:54:23
Estimated Time to Impact
DAITCH
If my calculations are correct, in
a little over four days, it's going
to hit the Earth.
(beat)
The sky, literally, is falling.
SUPERMAN
What kind of damage could that
cause?
DAITCH
(nods)
Superman, this could knock the
Earth off its axis. Even throw us
out of our current solar orbit.
It's far larger than the meteor
that caused the extinction of the
dinosaurs. The crater alone will
throw enough dust into the air to
start a new ice age.
Superman's brow furrows.
DAITCH (Cont'd)
I know this is a lot to get used
to.
SUPERMAN
No. It's not that. But we're not
alone.
Superman speaks to a nearby door.
SUPERMAN (Cont'd)
Might as well come out, gentlemen.
I know you're there.
The door opens. A military man with all the medals to
prove it, GENERAL ZEITLIN, approaches. He's followed by a
high-ranking member of the government, JOHN COSGROVE.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 10.
CONTINUED: 2
ZEITLIN
Superman, my apologies. We felt
you should hear the news from
Professor Daitch before we were
introduced.
(extends hand)
I'm General Robert Zeitlin. This
is Secretary John Cosgrove.
Everyone shakes hands, says hello.
SUPERMAN
You can't keep this a secret.
COSGROVE
The President will tell the public,
but he wants to avoid panic, too.
He simply wants to get you on board
before making an announcement.
SUPERMAN
I take it this means you agree with
the professor's calculations.
ZEITLIN
Yes. But, unfortunately with
something this size, there is no
military option. We're looking
into modifying a rocket but, at
best, it would be a fifty-fifty
proposition.
COSGROVE
We need to improve those odds. The
country needs your help, Superman.
So does the world.
SUPERMAN
Of course. But you're asking me to
fly a million miles into space to
stop a piece of rock the size of
Metropolis that's travelling faster
than any spacecraft we've ever
made.
COSGROVE
Can you?
SUPERMAN
(considers this)
I don't know.
ZEITLIN
You're our only hope.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 11.
CONTINUED: 3
SUPERMAN
(to Daitch)
I guess we're about to find out
what my limits really are.
CUT TO:
INT. DAILY PLANET - THE PIT - NIGHT
Perry is going over Lois's copy. Stone-faced. Lois chews
her lip, waiting for the analysis. A beat, finally Perry
breaks into a grin.
PERRY
If Elvis had gone into the
newspaper business, held have
written like this.
LOIS
Fifteen minutes to spare.
PERRY
I tell you, Lois, when the Planet's
running, you can't stop it...
They hear a WHOOSH. Suddenly, Superman is on the balcony.
LOIS
Superman!
SUPERMAN
We need to talk.
LOIS
(to Perry)
Can we use your office?
SUPERMAN
There's no time, Lois.
PERRY
You look like a man with something
burnin' a hole in his gut.
LOIS
It's the asteroid, isn't it?
Superman nods. Lois flips open her Reporter's Notebook.
LOIS (Cont'd)
(to Perry)
I told you.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 12.
CONTINUED:
Lois turns her attention back to Superman. Perry turns
toward the Planet staffers who have been observing and
bellows:
PERRY
Stop the presses!
NEWSPAPER EFFECT
As it spins, eventually showing us the headline. It is:
_PANIC IN THE SKY: Superman To The Rescue_.
EXT. MILITARY SECURE ZONE - (DAY #2)
A cluster of military officers, government types and
scientists, including Daitch, Cosgrove and Zeitlin.
Behind a rope line are members of the media, observing
from a distance.
The EPRAD time clock now reads, 83:37:21, and counting
down...
Superman stands on the fringe of the media group, talking
privately to Lois.
LOIS
How are you feeling?
SUPERMAN
This will work.
LOIS
That's a relief. Why are you so
sure?
SUPERMAN
Because it has to.
LOIS
Power of positive thinking, huh?
SUPERMAN
Lois, how are _you_ feeling?
LOIS
Scared enough for both of us.
Superman touches his hand to her cheek, looks deeply into
Lois's eyes.
SUPERMAN
I'll be back. We'll go flying
together.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 13.
CONTINUED:
LOIS
I hope so.
SUPERMAN
Count on it.
(beat)
I've got to go.
LOIS
Good luck.
Lois impulsively kisses Superman. He lingers a moment
longer, walks toward the gathering of officials. Lois
looks away. As Superman approaches the group, several
technicians hover around Superman, outfitting him with
equipment. Zeitlin gestures to a small,
earpiece/microphone.
ZEITLIN
This will be your communications
link with ground control. We'll be
able to hear everything you say,
and we'll be able to uplink our
response through the satellite.
SUPERMAN
(into mic)
Testing. Testing.
Superman puts his arms in the air so the technicians can
strap an oxygen tank around him.
DAITCH
We're assuming you'll be out there
longer than the twenty minutes you
say you can hold your breath. This
is a six-hour supply for an average
human.
SUPERMAN
That'll be fine. Getting there
fast won't be a problem.
ZEITLIN
Superman, I want to offer you the
tactical nuclear option one more
time. You'd simply be acting as
our delivery system.
SUPERMAN
(shakes head)
The EPRAD science team's given me a
clear indication of the asteroid's
structural weak point.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 14.
CONTINUED: 2
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
If I hit it at maximum speed, it's
their opinion I'll achieve a
50-megaton explosive force. I
think we should try that first and
not risk the fallout.
General Zeitlin nods. He sees a limousine arriving. He
stands back, erect, and salutes.
COSGROVE
He's here.
WE SEE a silver-haired man getting out, move toward
Superman. He is THE PRESIDENT.
THE PRESIDENT
Superman, it takes commitment and
courage to accept this
responsibility. I know I speak for
my fellow Americans, but I also
think I speak for the entire world,
when I say thank you and God bless
you.
The President puts out his hand, and Superman shakes it.
SUPERMAN
I'll do my best.
(to everyone)
I think everybody should stand back
now.
Superman _TAKES OFF_. The crowd stares skyward.
EXT. EARTH ORBIT - DAY
As Superman _FLIES ABOVE_ the Earth's atmosphere.
INT. DAILY PLANET - THE PIT - DAY
The newsroom has stopped. All eyes are on the TV, the
focal point of all communal experience from the Kennedy
assassination to this moment. WE SEE a FULL-SCREEN
GRAPHIC: "SUPERMAN FOR THE EARTH."
ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Continuing our special LexTV
Report: Superman For the Earth --
And now, here is Frank Madison at
EPRAD Command and Control.
WE SEE reporter Madison on screen.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 15.
CONTINUED:
MADISON (T.V.)
Several hours ago, Superman said
his final goodbyes to the crowd.
He was described as calm, but
determined. Witnesses say his last
words were to the President -- I'm
quoting now -- "I'll do my best.'
And with that he took off, gaining
speed as he rose into the sky. And
this time the entire world was
watching.
MONTAGE
of various international newspaper editions. over this,
we hear JAPANESE, SPANISH, SHONA, and RUSSIAN in voice
over. The only word common in all the broadcasts is
"Superman."
INT. DAILY PLANET - THE PIT - DAY
Where all eyes are, again, on the TV. The EPRAD time
clock reads 79:56:17 and counting...
MADISON (T.V.)
(finger to ear)
I'm being told we have a
transmission from Superman. Let's
take that 'live' feed, direct from
mission control.
On screen, WE SEE the "Superman for the Earth" logo.
Underneath it is the chyron: "Voice of SUPERMAN." We hear
Superman's distorted voice:
SUPERMAN (V.O.)
I can see it now. In fact, it's
hard to see anything else. It's
immense.
On a tracking monitor, Superman is a little speck next to
a much bigger speck.
GROUND CONTROL (V.O.)
Roger, Superman. We copy you on
the ground. Do you have stress
point acquisition in visual?
SUPERMAN (V.O.)
Yes.
GROUND CONTROL (V.O.)
Stand by for final briefing
procedure.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 16.
CONTINUED:
SUPERMAN (V.O.)
I know what I have to do.
GROUND CONTROL (V.O.)
Superman, you're cleared for
initiation on your cue.
(beat)
And there's a lot of people here
who want you to know you're the
best friend Earth's ever had.
SUPERMAN (V.O.)
Thanks. Well, here I go.
Lois winces. She's scared.
CUT TO:
EXT. SPACE - DAY
Superman starts in the FOREGROUND and, as he _ACCELERATES
TOWARD THE ASTEROID_, it's clear how he is dwarfed by it.
Smaller and smaller, faster and faster.
SUPERMAN
I look like an ant next to this.
I'm going as fast as I've ever gone
before.
GROUND CONTROL SUPERMAN
Impact in five, Here goes, my
four, three, friends.
two...
Impact! The asteroid shatters into pieces. In the
cataclysm, we lose sight of Superman.
CUT TO:
INT. DAILY PLANET - THE PIT - DAY
The transmission goes to LOUD STATIC. The Planet staffers
react with shock and concern. A beat, then:
GROUND CONTROL (V.O.)
This is EPRAD control. We have
lost transmission with Superman.
It's tense, it's sad. Everyone looks to Lois for an
answer.
LOIS
His microphone went out. He's
fine. He's got to be.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 17.
CONTINUED:
Lois says this as if to reassure herself. Clearly, he may
not be fine. Somebody has to do something. Perry does.
PERRY
We're professionals. We have a job
to do. Let's get back to doing it.
CUT TO:
INT. LUTHOR'S STUDY - DAY
Where LUTHOR, like the rest of the world, watches
television. He listens to the STATIC with a satisfied
smile on his face. Takes another pull on his cigar.
Turns to his man, ASABI.
LUTHOR
Static, Asabi, implies the absence
of anything. It's a beautiful
sound, wouldn't you agree?
Luthor puffs, smiles a self-satisfied smile.
ASABI
Quite pleasing, sir.
Luthor's smile disappears. He slams his palm on the desk.
LUTHOR
I have been deprived of my greatest
victory over Superman and you think
I should be _pleased_?
(looks away)
Leave me.
Asabi, consfused by this psychotic leap, exits. Luthor
glowers, looks out the window, toward the sky.
CUT TO:
EXT. NIGHT SKY - (NIGHT #2)
Something resembling a SHOOTING STAR flashes across,
trailing light and fire.
EXT. SUICIDE SLUM - NIGHT
The streets are filthy, gangs and drugs run amok, and
walking through this decaying neighborhood is a risk, day
or night. The object plummets Earthward, scorching a
tree, and crashing through a fence in a dark, scary alley.
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 18.
EXT. SUICIDE SLUM - ALLEY - NIGHT
The impact creates a smoking mass of debris. WE SEE
Superman, almost naked, his costume nearly completely
shredded in the cosmic collision. Superman remains still,
in a fetal-like position, as we:
FADE OUT.
_END OF ACT ONE_
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 19.
_ACT TWO_
FADE IN:
EXT. SUICIDE SLUM - NIGHT
Pushing all his worldly belongings in a shopping cart, a
HOMELESS MAN moves slowly on his path. He wears a wild
collection of sunglasses and eyeglasses. He stops, sees
something out of the ordinary in the alley. He trades one
pair of galsses for the other to get a better look.
EXT. SUICIDE SLUM - ALLEY - NIGHT
As the homeless man approaches Clark/Superman, now
stirring in the debris, seemingly dazed and confused.
HOMELESS MAN
Hey, man, whatcha doin' there? You
gotta be freezin'.
The homeless man begins to dig through his shopping cart
belongings. He produces a shirt and a pair of pants.
HOMELESS MAN (Cont'd)
You put these on. They're clean.
only worn 'em a couple times.
Clark pulls on the pants, begins to button up the shirt.
CLARK
Thanks.
HOMELESS MAN
No problem. Where you from?
CLARK
I don't know.
HOMELESS MAN
Yeah. I been around myself. You
hungry?
CLARK
I think so. Maybe.
HOMELESS MAN
If we get a move on, we can catch
us some breakfast at the shelter.
CLARK
You go ahead...
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 20.
CONTINUED:
HOMELESS MAN
Don't put down no shelter, brother.
You been sleepin' in the altogether
inside a pile a junk.
(hands Clark glasses)
Here. Put these on. Make you look
smarter.
The homeless man strikes off. Clark puts the glasses on,
begins to follow.
HOMELESS MAN (Cont'd)
This thing in the sky hits, we all
gonna be sleepin' rough, way I see it.
(beat)
I'm Henry 0. You got a name?
CLARK
I... I can't remember.
HOMELESS MAN
Been there myself, man.
CUT TO:
INT. POLICE STATION - INTERROGATION ROOM - (DAY #3)
Clark sits at a table across from DR. JERRI McCORKLE, a
department shrink who takes notes about everything Clark
says.
DR. McCORKLE
Do you remember having a favorite
color?
CLARK
Blue. No, wait a minute. Red. I
don't know, Doctor. Maybe yellow.
DR. McCORKLE
Don't try so hard, there's no right
or wrong answer. Let's try
something else. Everything you
remember about the last few days.
CLARK
Only the shelter. Then the police
officer taking me here. That's it,
I'm afraid.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 21.
CONTINUED:
DR. McCORKLE
Have you eaten?
(off his nod)
Fine. Now, if I told you your name
was Clark Kent and that you were a
reporter for the Daily Planet, what
would your reaction be?
CLARK
Clark Kent? Do you know that for a
fact?
We realize we are watching Clark through a one-way mirror.
INSPECTOR HENDERSON stands on the outside looking in.
Lois approaches.
LOIS
Henderson, this better be good.
I'm working the asteroid story with
my partner AWOL and...
(sees Clark)
What's he doing here?
HENDERSON
He doesn't know. We picked him up
at the Fifth Street Mission. I was
working when they brought him in.
I gave you a call.
(into mic)
Doctor?
LOIS
(waving)
Clark!
HENDERSON
Can't see you, Lois. It's a
one-way. Wouldn't matter, though.
He doesn't remember a thing. His
name, where he works, me, you.
Dr. McCorkle emerges from the room.
HENDERSON (Cont'd)
Doctor Jerri McCorkle. Lois Lane.
Doc's our department shrink.
Lois and Dr. McCorkle AD-LIB hellos.
LOIS
What could have caused this?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 22.
CONTINUED: 2
DR. McCORKLE
Several possibilities. I'd guess
anxiety caused by this asteroid
could be a factor. On the other
hand, these cases are often
triggered by some kind of physical
trauma.
LOIS
He got knocked down by a car and
hit his head! But that was the day
before yesterday...
DR. McCORKLE
It could be a delayed reaction.
LOIS
Is he going to be okay?
DR. MCCORKLE
Physically, he's fine. Whether
he's going to regain his memory
immediately, I don't know. Based
on the battery of questions we ask,
it seems Clark suffers from what we
call the 'Superman Complex.'
LOIS
(wryly)
Don't we all?
DR. McCORKLE
What I mean is that he's a chronic
do-gooder who thinks he can handle
anything. This kind of setback can
be very frustrating.
LOIS
Tell me what to do.
DR. McCORKLE
Clark needs to be surrounded by
familiar people, and do familiar
things. It will come back to him
in time. Be patient with him.
HENDERSON
That's asking a lot, doc.
LOIS
(defensive)
I can be patient.
CUT TO:
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 23.
INT. DAILY PLANET - THE PIT - DAY
Lois walks Clark to his desk.
LOIS
This is your desk. Look familiar?
CLARK
I'm sorry. No.
LOIS
You always come in and grab a donut
from the coffee area. You usually
like the cake things with the
frosting. They're a little stale
now. Are you hungry?
CLARK
I can't remember anything. I'm not
starving. I'm fine.
Lois looks at Clark who, in his old clothes and broken
glasses, looks anything but fine. She fishes in his
drawer, finds a pair of glasses, gives then to him.
LOIS
You keep a second pair.
Clark puts them on.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Now look at me, Clark. You mean
you really don't remember anything?
CLARK
We're a reporting team, isn't that
what you said?
LOIS
I'm more like the... 'senior
partner.'
CLARK
So you call the shots?
LOIS
You could say that.
CLARK
Okay. What should I do?
Lois looks at Clark. Alternating between suspicion and a
fear of taking unfair advantage. Lois sighs. Lois can't
stand lying to a defenseless man.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 24.
CONTINUED:
LOIS
We're full partners. Nobody works
for anybody. Although, for the
immediate future, you may want to
follow my lead.
CLARK
Probably a good idea.
Cat approaches. Sees his outfit.
CAT
Clark, what's the fashion statement
here?
LOIS
The statement is: Clark has
amnesia.
(to Clark)
This is Cat Grant. She writes a
_gossip_ column for the paper. We
write _news_.
CAT
Is there a punchline I'm missing?
CLARK
She's telling the truth Miss Grant.
I don't remember much of anything.
Cat takes a skeptical beat, then says to Lois:
CAT
Excuse us just a moment.
Cat steers Clark away. Speaks with complete sincerity.
CAT (Cont'd)
Oh, honey, it's me, Cat. How can
you not remember what we've meant
to each other?
CLARK
I guess we work together, huh?
CAT
We do a lot more than that.
CLARK
We do?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 25.
CONTINUED: 2
CAT
(in a whisper)
We've kept it a secret. You're so
worried about what people think.
(indicates Lois)
Especially her.
(grief-stricken)
Now you don't even remember 'us.'
Cat begins to cry. Clark tentatively takes her in his
arms. She pulls him tight into a sensual hug.
CAT (Cont'd)
Does this refresh your memory?
Perry approaches, clears his throat. Cat separates, moves
to her desk. Perry sticks out his hand to Clark.
PERRY
Perry White, son. Sorry to hear
about what's happened here.
(off Jimmy's approach)
This here's Jimmy Olsen.
JIMMY
Hi, Clark. Actually, I always call
you 'C.K.,' C.K.
PERRY
(to Clark)
Now, how you feelin'? Up to going
to a news conference?
CLARK
I think so.
PERRY
(to Lois)
Something's cookin' at EPRAD.
(to Clark)
And, no offense, but why don't you
go check out your locker, see if
you got a change of clothes?
EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - DAY
Lois and Clark (in fresh clothes) exit a cab. As the cab
pulls back into traffic, Clark tries to stifle a sneeze.
He loses the battle. _Clark's sneeze BLOWS THE CAB
SIDEWAYS OFF THE ROAD INTO A COLLISION WITH A FIRE
HYDRANT_. He's unaware he's caused this. Lois just
shakes her head.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 26.
CONTINUED:
LOIS
One thing you need to re-learn
right away is that Metro cabbies
cannot drive. Never trust them.
Clark nods, follows along after Lois.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Now this news conference we're
going to is about Superman and the
asteroid I told you about.
CLARK
This Superman -- sounds like he
means a lot to you.
LOIS
He means a lot to everybody, Clark.
EXT. CITY HALL - DAY
Daitch, Cosgrove and Zeitlin approach a microphone set up
on the steps.
COSGROVE
We have just completed a briefing
with the Federal Emergency
Management Team. This meeting was
called to discuss the scientific
assessment from EPRAD about
yesterday's mission.
DAITCH
Superman's impact on the
'Nightfall' asteroid was
substantial. It was not, however,
decisive.
LOIS
Are you telling us there's still
something out there?
DAITCH
A large portion -- approximately
three miles across -- remains on an
impact course with the Earth.
(beat)
About fifty-five hours from now.
LOIS
Is that why we haven't heard from
Superman? That he's working on a
return mission?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 27.
CONTINUED:
Daitch looks like a deer caught in the headlights.
Cosgrove steps to the microphone.
COSGROVE
We have not yet heard from Superman
although we expect to soon.
There is an audible GASP from the assembled journalists.
Cosgrove gestures for order.
COSGROVE (Cont'd)
There is no need for panic. Even
without Superman's help, we are
confident we can handle this latest
challenge with existing resources.
General?
ZEITLIN
We have several delivery systems,
notably the Asgard booster, which
we are in the process of
re-programming. At the same time,
we're currently attaching nuclear
payloads which, if we can deliver
them, will finish the job Superman
started.
CLARK
Are you looking for Superman?
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. DAILY PLANET - THE PIT - DAY
Perry, Jimmy, Cat, Applegate and others watch the "live"
feed of the EPRAD news conference on his television set
with serious faces. Perry nods.
PERRY
Kent asked a question. Good sign.
ZEITLIN (T.V.)
We're trying to stop a catastrophe.
Our opinion is that Superman knows
how to find us much easier than we
know how to find him.
PERRY
I'll be in my office.
Perry takes off. Jimmy follows after him.
JIMMY
Chief, I need to talk to you.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 28.
CONTINUED:
PERRY
Not now. We got a crisis going on
here.
JIMMY
That's why we need to talk.
That catches Perry's attention. He stops.
PERRY
Okay, son. Talk fast.
JIMMY
Clark's right. Somebody ought to
be looking for Superman.
PERRY
You heard 'em, son. They got their
hands full with that rocket.
JIMMY
You know how many times your VCR's
been in the shop? Things break.
Things don't work. And they gotta
hit this moving target and get it
right the first time. I don't want
to bet my life on a rocket, Chief.
I'm twenty-one years old. You've
had a great career. I haven't even
written my first story. I'm not
ready to give up.
PERRY
(sighs)
What have you got in mind?
Jimmy unfolds a map.
JIMMY
Lois asked me to make some calls.
Anyway, right after Superman broke
the asteroid up the other day,
well, a bunch of people near Hobs
Bay reported some kind of shooting
star. But they thought it crashed
in Suicide Slum.
PERRY
Maybe it was a piece of the
asteroid.
JIMMY
How? I mean, how would it get here
ahead of the rest of it? But
Superman could.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 29.
CONTINUED: 2
PERRY
That's a real long shot.
JIMMY
You got a better idea?
Perry shakes his head. He doesn't. In fact, he thinks
this is not the worst idea he's heard. A beat, then:
PERRY
Let me get my coat.
CUT TO:
EXT. LUTHOR'S BALCONY - DUSK
Luthor surveys the cityscape as the sun sets. Asabi
stands a respectful few feet behind him.
LUTHOR
You begin to take it for granted.
You assume that every day the sun
will rise in the east and set in
the west. You assume that every
night the moon will be there for
your inspiration. You assume that
spring will follow winter.
(turns back to Asabi)
I shall use this moment as a
constant reminder for the
future. _Assume nothing_.
ASABI
Hope for the best, plan for the
worst.
LUTHOR
That has always been my credo.
Luthor puts an arm around Asabi.
LUTHOR (Cont'd)
Asabi, see to it that Miss Lane is
'invited' to our little party. And
let's make sure she has all the
comforts of home.
CUT TO:
INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - (NIGHT #3)
The door opens. No one enters.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 30.
CONTINUED:
LOIS (O.S.)
Go ahead. It's your place.
Clark enters, followed by Lois. Clark looks around,
seeing the place through new eyes.
LOIS
Does _this_ look familiar?
CLARK
Maybe... I don't know... Not yet.
Clark begins to wander around the apartment, picking up
photos, looking at book titles. He picks up an old signed
football, smells its leather, hoping for a clue.
LOIS
You played in college.
Clark picks up a photo of Jonathan and Martha.
CLARK
My parents?
LOIS
Nice people. The office tried to
get in touch with them but they
didn't answer. Phones are
overloaded all over the country.
CLARK
I'll keep trying.
LOIS
Well, I guess I'll be going.
CLARK
Do you have to?
LOIS
There's too much at stake. And I
can't just write Superman off. We
need him.
CLARK
You're right. We should keep at
it.
LOIS
No, Clark, I should keep at it.
We need you, too, you've been
through a lot. Get a good night's
sleep.
(sympathetic)
I know you must be scared.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 31.
CONTINUED: 2
CLARK
Sort of. To have time running out
when you don't know what you've
missed...
LOIS
You've been around the world. You
have a family who loves you. You
haven't missed anything important.
CLARK
And we are friends, right?
LOIS
Sure we're friends.
CLARK
Are we... more than friends?
LOIS
More than ... ? I told you. We're
partners. We work closely
together.
CLARK
How close?
LOIS
Close. Not close, close, but
close.
An awkward beat of closeness.
CLARK
I bet you're a great reporter.
LOIS
See? Your memory's already
starting to come back...
EXT. SUICIDE SLUM/INT. PERRY'S CAR - NIGHT
Perry drives, Jimmy has a flashlight on a map with various
locations marked. Two people, two conversations.
PERRY
You know, I covered Beirut before
the Marines showed up in '82, and
it was never as bad as this.
JIMMY
I got four people. All claim they
saw the same thing.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 32.
CONTINUED:
PERRY
Bob Kerns and I got caught in a
free-fire zone. Somebody shot our
tires out.
JIMMY
Chief, slow down...
PERRY
We dodged out of there and started
walking, but that just made us a
target. Well, Kerns was a real
charming guy and absolutely
fearless, so he just marched into
this little restaurant, ordered
drinks for the house and that's
where we ended up spending the
night.
JIMMY
Pull over! If you draw a line
between all the sightings, they
intersect right here!
Perry pulls the car to a halt. Jimmy throws the door
open, goes out to inspect.
PERRY
Jimmy! It's not safe out here.
JIMMY
Chief, you've taken strolls in war
zones! Give me a chance.
Jimmy points to a large hole in a metal fence. A graffiti
tagger has written "The End is Near." Underneath someone
has written "No Kidding."
JIMMY (Cont'd)
Look! Who do you think could make
a hole like that?
Perry looks. Gets out of the car, slams the door shut.
EXT. SUICIDE SLUM - ALLEY - NIGHT
Jimmy and Perry enter. Jimmy begins to dig through the
debris.
PERRY
What are you looking for?
JIMMY
I don't know yet.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 33.
CONTINUED:
Jimmy keeps digging. Holds up something.
JIMMY (Cont'd)
This. I'm looking for this.
Jimmy holds up a burned, torn, ripped and smudged piece of
cloth. As we get a closer look, we realize it's a small
red and yellow piece of the Superman insignia.
PERRY
He made it back.
JIMMY
But where is he now?
As Perry and Jimmy stand there in the dark, contemplating
this, we:
FADE OUT.
_END OF ACT TWO_
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 34.
_ACT THREE_
FADE IN:
EXT. METROPOLIS TRAIN STATION - (DAY #4)
People stand in groups, staring at the sky. A man sells
bottled water out of the back of a pick-up truck. A
street person wears a sandwich board proclaiming,
"Doomsday: Is Your Conscience Clear?" The worst kind of
traffic jam. Over this, the burn-in of the EPRAD
Estimated Time of Impact. In this case, that's 33 hours,
37 minutes and twelve seconds.
PICK UP JONATHAN and MARTHA entering into this, carrying
suitcases. As they look around bewildered by the scene:
MARTHA
My God, Jonathan.
JONATHAN
These city folks don't know the
first thing about keeping their
heads cool in a crisis.
MARTHA
Should we try to get a cab?
Her voice is almost drowned out in the cacophony of CAR
HORNS.
JONATHAN
Even if we can get one, it'll take
forever. Let's find a phone and
try to call the Planet again.
They move down the street to the corner. There are a
couple of pay phones, but the lines for each are long. No
way. Jonathan sighs, demoralized. Martha picks up a
suitcase and heads off.
JONATHAN (Cont'd)
Where are you going?
MARTHA
We're walking to Clark's. We can
get there in a couple of hours.
JONATHAN
Are you serious?
MARTHA
Jonathan, our boy is missing. Do I
look serious?
She does. Jonathan grabs his suitcase. They move out
into traffic. A can driver HONKS at them.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 35.
CONTINUED:
Jonathan yells at him:
JONATHAN
Keep your shirt on!
Jonathan and Martha work their way through traffic.
INT. DAILY PLANET - THE PIT - DAY
Lois moves through the newsroom, followed by Clark. As
she passes Applegate:
LOIS
Turn up anything in the hospitals?
(off his head shake)
Check the morgue.
Lois approaches the coffee station. She begins to make
herself a full "leaded" version.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Let's be logical about this. Perry
and Jimmy found part of Superman's
uniform. That means he made it
back to Earth. But there's no
body, which means he's not dead.
But he hasn't contacted anyone
which means...
Lois sees that Clark is staring at her.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Why are you looking at me like
that?
CLARK
I was just wondering how we met.
LOIS
You were in here trying to peddle
some article from the Borneo
Gazette to get Perry to hire you.
CLARK
Did we like each other right away?
You and me, I mean.
LOIS
We didn't not like each other.
CLARK
Hey, I'm remembering something.
You don't drink real coffee with
real milk with real sugar.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 36.
CONTINUED:
LOIS
I do today.
A staffer hands Lois a phone message. She reads it.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Listen, Clark, Lex Luthor wants to
see me.
(off his blank reaction)
He's the most connected man in
Metropolis. Could be something.
See you later?
Lois moves off to her desk to get her things. Cat
approaches Clark. She's carrying a duffel bag which she
drops ceremoniously in front of him.
CAT
Batteries, flashlights, food
water. Survival supplies. Do you
want to ride this out at my place
or yours?
CLARK
Can I think about it?
CAT
Let's go, Clark. Forget about
work. Think about us.
(lustfully)
Live for today.
CLARK
I don't think so.
Clark starts away. Cat stops him. This time when she
speaks, she sounds honestly vulnerable.
CAT
I don't want to be alone... if this
is... well, whatever this is.
CLARK
But we don't really have a
relationship, do we?
CAT
We're friends. That's a
relationship.
CLARK
(painfully honest)
I need to find my own memories. I
can't fake then with someone else.
I'm sorry.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 37.
CONTINUED: 2
Clark takes off, stopped by Jimmy.
JIMMY
C.K., grab your stuff. Perry says
since my first long-shot paid off,
I can try another one. You're
comin' with me.
CUT TO:
INT. PSYCHIC CHANNEL - DAY
Clark and Jimmy sit inside a room, resplendent with the
paraphernalia that goes with this particular territory.
The psychic across from then is MYSTIQUE, a real 60's/90's
type. Jimmy produces the tattered piece-of the insignia.
JIMMY
We think this was Superman's.
We've had it analyzed. It's
emitting very weak cosmic rays.
That means it's been in space.
He hands the insignia to Mystique. She holds it, rubs it
carefully between her fingers, trying to absorb its
essence.
MYSTIQUE
I have been feeling Superman's
presence strongly.
JIMMY
So he's alive?
MYSTIQUE
I don't know. I feel his
confusion. Often, the recently
dead are quite rattled by the
experience.
CLARK
We need to find Superman. Do you
have any idea where we might start
looking?
Mystique settles back in her chair. Her eyes close. She
appears to be going into a deep trance. Clark and Jimmy
trade looks. This is really weird. Suddenly, she leaps
from her seat and begins pacing.
MYSTIQUE
He's here!
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 38.
CONTINUED:
JIMMY
We know he's here. That's why
we're _here_.
MYSTIQUE
His life force is incredibly
powerful.
CLARK
(whispers; to Jimmy)
I think she's confused.
MYSTIQUE
No! I'm feeling this very
strongly. My senses tell me that
he is definitely alive. I feel the
vibration of life in his images.
Have one of you just talked to him?
JIMMY
I think you might be tuned into the
wrong channel.
MYSTIQUE
I know what I'm feeling. This is
unmistakable.
Clark and Jimmy trade looks, as we...
CUT TO:
INT. HALLWAY - (NIGHT #4)
Luthor leads Lois down a long, sterile hallway. Its white
walls and fluorescent lighting make it seem cold and
scary. On the walls are schematic drawings of a complete
underground city.
LUTHOR
You are standing precisely five
hundred meters below Metropolis
street level. Surrounded by
sixteen inch reinforced concrete
walls. originally designed to
survive a nuclear attack.
LOIS
A bunker.
LUTHOR
I prefer to think of it as an...
'Ark.' We have room for two
hundred people. Supplies to last
three years.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 39.
CONTINUED:
LUTHOR (CONT'D)
Tools and implements for farming
and manufacture when we re-emerge.
LOIS
So, even if the world dies, you
live?
LUTHOR
The survival of a species does not
depend on the survival of all its
members. Indeed, were the
dinosaurs possessed of a somewhat
larger brain, they, too, might have
escaped their fate. Fortunately
for us, they did not, and now, the
next chance is ours.
LOIS
Do you want me to... write about
this?
LUTHOR
No, no. I seek no publicity. In
fact, considering the
circumstances, advertising the
existence of this would seem to be
rather cruel.
LOIS
Then why am I here?
They pause outside a door. A white door set into a white
wall. Luthor pushes it open. Lois steps inside and is
shocked to realize, she is in:
INT. LOIS'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Correct. Lois's apartment. Down to the furniture.
Exactly as we have come to know it. Lois enters, stops,
completely blown away.
LOIS
This is my apartment.
LUTHOR
Well, at least a reasonable
facsimile thereof. I hope you like
it.
LOIS
What's not to like? I decorated
it.
(beat)
But I am a little confused.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 40.
CONTINUED:
LUTHOR
I'm offering you a chance, Lois, to
be a passenger on this ark. To be
my special guest on Mankind's next
great adventure.
Luthor moves to the window, throws it open. Outside, it's a
glorious sunny day.
LUTHOR (Cont'd)
It's an illusion, of course, but,
nonetheless, better than a wall.
To help you remember the way things
were, how they might be again.
LOIS
Why me, Lex?
LUTHOR
Because I care. And, I must admit,
because three years will be a long
time without... 'companionship.'
Lois looks at Luthor. It seems clear what is being
offered. Life, with strings attached.
LOIS
Lex, I don't know...
LUTHOR
Think about it. I'll await your
decision.
Luthor exits, leaving Lois alone in the room. She walks
around, checking it for authenticity. Then, she suddenly
moves to the door and exits into:
INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT
Luthor walks away. Lois calls after him.
LOIS
Lex.
LUTHOR
(turning around)
May I send someone to pack your
personal belongings?
LOIS
No. I've got a partner who needs
me. I've got friends at the paper
that are like family to me. And
I'm not giving up on Superman
either. I can't stay here.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 41.
CONTINUED:
LUTHOR
Lois, mob rule is not a pretty
sight. You don't have to see it.
LOIS
I do. If what that asteroid does
is destroy the world as we know it,
I have to be there to see what
takes its place. It may be the
best comeback in history.
LUTHOR
Or the fastest knock-out.
LOIS
Either way, I have to see for
myself.
INT. DAILY PLANET - PERRY'S OFFICE - NIGHT
Perry sits alone at his desk. He's eating a huge triple
cheeseburger, complete with fries and a malt. He's got a
baseball card collection spread out on his desk when Jimmy
enters. The EPRAD countdown, however, tells us the
situation: 18 hours, 34 minutes, 47 seconds and
counting...
JIMMY
Struck out, Chief. Sorry.
PERRY
Me, too. Fries?
JIMMY
Do they let people with high blood
pressure eat that stuff?
Perry glares at Jimmy.
JIMMY (Cont'd)
Yeah. Right. Who cares?
(scared)
I mean, it's going to take a
miracle to get us out of this one.
Perry picks up a baseball card from the desk, holds it up
before Jimmy.
PERRY
Ted Williams. Batted a four-oh-six
season in 1941. Miracles do
happen.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 42.
CONTINUED:
JIMMY
So, uh, you want me to write up my
notes?
PERRY
Heck, son, you might as well just
write up the story.
JIMMY
_The_ story? The 'Superman is
alive and we have proof' story?
PERRY
Why not? It's yours.
JIMMY
Oh, wow, Perry. I don't know if
I'm ready.
PERRY
I don't know if you are either.
Seems like a good time to find out.
JIMMY
I won't let you down.
PERRY
Just do your best.
Jimmy starts out of the office.
PERRY (Cont'd)
Hey, hey, hey.
Jimmy stops at the door. Perry slides the door to his
credenza open. Produces an old relic of a typewriter.
Sets it on the desk.
PERRY (Cont'd)
You might want to use this.
JIMMY
What is it? I mean I know it's a
typewriter...
PERRY
Not just any typewriter. Clete
Johnson gave it to me after
carrying it all over the world
writing for this paper. I was a
copy boy. Wrote my first story on
it.
JIMMY
I can't.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 43.
CONTINUED: 2
PERRY
Sure you can. It's good luck. And
we could use a spell of it right
about now.
Jimmy looks at the typewriter. He's choked up, barely
able to speak. Then he reaches over and picks it up.
JIMMY
For good luck.
Jimmy exits. Perry watches him go.
CUT TO:
EXT. METROPOLIS STREETS - NIGHT
Lois is at a telephone booth. Finally, someone answers on
the other end.
LOIS
(into phone)
Clark? Hi, 'It's Lois. Listen, uh,
I was just wondering if you could
stand some company? ... Your
parents? Oh, great for you... No.
No. I wouldn't want to intrude at
a, you know, family time... Oh,
no. I have a lot to do. I'll see
you tomorrow morning.
Lois slowly hangs up the phone. Feeling lost, alone and
afraid, as we:
CUT TO:
INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Clark slowly hangs up. Jonathan and Martha watch him.
MARTHA
Who was that?
CLARK
Lois Lane. I don't know if she's
more upset about the asteroid
hitting Earth or the fact that
Superman's missing.
JONATHAN
Superman's not missing.
CLARK
Sure he is. Nobody can find him.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 44.
CONTINUED:
MARTHA
Jonathan, I don't think he knows.
CLARK
Know what?!
Martha and Jonathan trade looks. How do they tell him?
INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - THE BEDROOM - NIGHT
Martha throws open Clark's closet. She begins tapping on
the back wall, then pushes in a certain area. The wall
rotates, revealing:
BEHIND THE CLOSET
Where three separate Superman costumes hang neatly on
hangers.
BACK TO SCENE
Martha gestures to them.
MARTHA
I sewed them for you.
CLARK
Why would I want Superman costumes?
JONATHAN
Because you're Superman.
CLARK
That's crazy! I may not remember
much but everything I've read about
this guy so far, he's unreal. They
say he's not even from this planet.
MARTHA
Why do you think those costumes are
there?
CLARK
I don't know, maybe you're not even
my parents, maybe this is all some
game I don't know the rules to, but
they don't prove I'm Superman.
Jonathan picks up a baseball bat from the side of Clark's
room. Hefts it.
MARTHA
What are you doing?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 45.
CONTINUED:
JONATHAN
He needs proof.
(to Clark).
This is going to hurt me more than
it hurts you, believe me.
Jonathan lets go with a mighty swing. _THE BAT SHATTERS_
on Clark's hardbody. Jonathan shakes his hands in pain.
Clark is astonished. He sinks to the bed.
MARTHA
It's true, Clark.
INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - LATER
Clark, Jonathan and Martha watch the TV news. The EPRAD
clock reads 15:23:37 and counting down...
MADISON (T.V.)
According to EPRAD Mission Control,
the Asgard rocket with the nuclear
payload should detonate against the
'Nightfall' asteroid any second
now. Let's go to EPRAD.
On TV, WE SEE the computer graphics of the missile and the
asteroid.
GROUND CONTROL (V.O.)
Tracking telemetry zero, niner,
alpha.
(beat)
The Asgard rocket has missed its
target. Repeat, the Asgard rocket
has missed its target.
Jonathan zaps the TV set off. The three of them sit in
silence, absorbing the impact of this failure. Finally:
JONATHAN
The world needs you now. More than
it ever has, I expect.
MARTHA
(worried)
Jonathan, he's already tried
once...
JONATHAN
What choice is there but to try
again?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 46.
CONTINUED:
CLARK
Flying into space to stop an
asteroid doesn't exactly come
natural. Does it?
JONATHAN
You're the only one who can do it,
son.
CLARK
Can I? Even if what you're telling
me about being Superman is true, I
still don't remember _how_ to be
him.
Jonathan and Martha comfort their son who is now feeling
the weight of the world almost literally descending on his
shoulders, as we:
FADE OUT
_END OF ACT THREE_
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 47.
_ACT FOUR_
FADE IN:
INT. DAILY PLANET - THE PIT - NIGHT
Jimmy sits at his desk hunt-and-pecking over Perry's old
typewriter. Perry approaches, puts a hand on. Jimmy's
shoulder.
PERRY
We're gonna need that copy, Jimmy.
Jimmy sighs, pulls the paper out of the typewriter.
JIMMY
I don't know. You guys make it
look so easy.
Jimmy hands him the copy and Perry takes a look at it.
JIMMY (Cont'd)
Pretty lame, huh?
PERRY
Could use some polish. Listen,
Jimmy. . .
JIMMY
I know. You gotta give it to a
real reporter.
PERRY
I was just thinking maybe I should
partner you with someone on this.
JIMMY
Partner? Who's gonna want to
partner with me?
Perry sees Lois entering off the elevator. He rolls up
his sleeves.
PERRY
Why don't we all work in my office?
CUT TO:
INT. CHURCH - CONFESSION BOOTH - NIGHT
Cat is seated in the booth, nervously playing with her
rosary beads. She speaks to a small, screened opening.
CAT
Bless me father for I have
sinned... and sinned... and sinned.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 48.
CONTINUED:
PRIEST (V.O.)
How long has it been since your
last confession?
CAT
(thinking hard)
Twenty, uh, twenty-two years. But
I've meant to get in more. I've
just had a busy schedule.
PRIEST (V.O.)
I'm sure you realize the time
constraints we're operating under.
Perhaps you should limit this
confession to the most recent
transgressions.
CAT
I told a man who has no memory that
he desires me.
PRIEST (V.O.)
Does he?
CAT
Well, he ought to. Although he has
been playing awfully hard to get.
PRIEST (V.O.)
So you are confessing to the sin of
lust by taking advantage of a
vulnerable man?
CAT
It's kind of a pattern I see in my
behavior. I just don't want to
meet the maker fresh off this one.
PRIEST (V.O.)
Why do you feel you've lived your
life this way?
CAT
I guess I've always found meaning
in meaningless relationships.
(beat)
I called everyone I know. They all
have someone to be with. It's
taken to the end of the Earth to
get to this point, but I'm totally
alone.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 49.
CONTINUED: 2
PRIEST (V.O.)
But what you want now is
reassurance that you're never
alone, that you are loved for your
soul. Is that right?
CAT
Exactly. Aren't there some things
you passionately want to experience
just _once_ before you die?
The window between them slams shut.
CAT (Cont'd)
Father? Father?
CUT TO:
EXT. METROPOLIS STREETS - (DAY #5)
The scene has evolved from edginess to pandemonium to
this: almost an empty city picture. A newspaper stand
features the headline, "SUPERMAN CAME HOME" with the
sub-headline, "Where Is He Now?" The by-line reads, "By
Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen." Small clusters of people
stand on the street looking into the sky. A few cars
drive along. The countdown clock tells us why. Estimated
Time to Impact is now 3:09:35 and counting down...
INT. DAILY PLANET - THE PIT - DAY
Lois sits at her desk, looking at the morning edition.
Jimmy it seen in the background, showing his by-line to
Cat. Perry approaches Lois.
PERRY
Jimmy's a good kid, Lois. Thanks
for sharin' your by-line.
LOIS
He earned it. As long as we know
Superman got back to Earth, there's
still hope.
(beat)
It just doesn't feel right without
Clark's name next to mine.
PERRY
You don't have to be here now.
It's your choice. Go be with him.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 50.
CONTINUED:
LOIS
Look, Perry, I'm a reporter. If
this is the last great story to
cover on the last edition of the
Daily Planet, then this is where I
belong.
PERRY
What about your family?
LOIS
We already managed to get everybody
together on an open phone line.
Mom and Dad even acted like they
cared about each other. It was nice.
You?
PERRY
Alice was visiting the boys when it
all happened. She can't get a
flight out of Des Moine.
LOIS
I'm sorry.
PERRY
She knows how I feel about her and
what she's meant to me. That's the
important thing.
Lois considers this, her mind racing.
LOIS
Clark is probably still at home,
isn't he?
PERRY
(nods)
Maybe he's the lucky one. If he
doesn't remember the way it was,
maybe he won't miss it.
LOIS
You know, I'm taking you up on your
offer. I'll be back before...
(beat)
I'll see you, Perry.
PERRY
You do that, Lois.'
Lois takes off, as we:
CUT TO:
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 51.
EXT. ROOFTOP - DAY
Clark stands on the roof with Jonathan and Martha who
watch him expectantly.
MARTHA
It must be like riding a bicycle,
Clark. You probably don't forget
how to fly, once you've done it.
Give it a try.
Clark makes a little George Reeves-type jump. Nothing.
CLARK
Do I flap my arms or something?
MARTHA
Usually when you fly you do this.
Martha strikes a Dean Cain-type flying pose.
JONATHAN
It's just instinct, I think. You
just will it to happen.
CLARK
But you said I didn't fly until I
was eighteen. So I had to figure
out how to do it. And right now, I
can't remember.
JONATHAN
Just walk up to the edge, Clark,
and do it.
Clark walks right up to edge, raises his clenched fists in
an awkward approximation of his usual flying stance. He
stares straight down.
CLARK'S POV - STRAIGHT DOWN
Total vertigo. The view of an alley way, way below.
BACK TO SCENE
Clark wavers at the edge. More than a little scared.
CLARK
I don't know about this.
MARTHA
Honey, it'll all come back to you
once you get going.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 52.
CONTINUED:
CLARK
(unconvinced)
Okay.
MARTHA
You want me to help you?
CLARK
Why don't you just give me a count?
MARTHA
On three. One, two...
Martha gives him a push. Clark tumbles off the ledge.
Rather than achieving flight, he's _DROPPING LIKE A LEAD
WEIGHT_. Jonathan and Martha stare downward.
EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - DAY
Lois walks along. As she passes the alleyway, Clark
crashes, literally behind her but out of sight. Lois
stops. What was that?
EXT. CLARK'S ALLEY - DAY
Clark appears from inside a pile of boxes and assorted
junk, dusts himself off. He looks around to see if he's
been seen. As he heads out of the alley, he sees Lois.
LOIS
Clark? What are you doing here?
CLARK
I live here.
LOIS
Not in the alley, you don't. Did
you hear something?
CLARK
(covering)
That was me. I was looking for...
clues.
LOIS
Here? Clark, are you feeling okay?
CLARK
Me? Sure. Any news about
Superman?
LOIS
Not yet.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 53.
CONTINUED:
CLARK
What if he's confused like me, and
he wants to help, but he can't?
LOIS
Clark, Superman wants to help and
he will.
CLARK
How can you be so sure?
LOIS
I know Superman.
CLARK
I want to know him, too. So I
could believe that. Tell me about
him.
LOIS
Superman is the kind of man who
makes things happen. Sure, he's
great looking and he's good, but
what you notice most about him is
how you can count on him. I
remember the first time ...
As Lois continues to talk about Superman, her voice trails
off. Clark's mind is working hard now and he sees:
FLASH CUTS
Images of Superman and Lois from our past episodes.
Rescuing her from free-fall. The first interview. The
first kiss. It's all coming back to him.
BACK TO SCENE
Lois prods Clark.
LOIS
Do you remember anything, Clark?
CLARK
(slowly)
Yeah. I think I do.
LOIS
Well, let's get back to the Planet.
Everybody's going to be in the
basement during impact.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 54.
CONTINUED:
CLARK
Lois, can I meet you there?
(off her reaction)
I have something to do first.
LOIS
All right, Clark. But don't take
long.
CLARK
Thanks.
LOIS
For what?
CLARK
For whatever it is you've done for
me that makes me feel as good about
you as I do.
LOIS
Clark, whether or not this memory
of yours comes back, I just want
you to know, I think you're
terrific.
CLARK
Likewise.
LOIS
I mean, I love you... like... a
brother.
Lois smiles at Clark and he smiles back. She takes off.
Clark says to himself:
CLARK
That part's starting to come back
to me.
CUT TO:
EXT. METROPOLIS SKYLINE - DAY
The EPRAD countdown is down to 2:42:17 and counting
down...
EXT. ROOFTOP - DAY
As his parents watch, Clark walks purposefully to the edge
of the roof. This time when he gets to the ledge, he does
not look down. Instead, he looks up. Way up. Clark rips
open his shirt in the classic Superman way.
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 55.
SKY POV - SUPERMAN
As he blasts into the sky. He's back and he has a job to
do and time is running out.
EXT. SPACE - DAY
Superman _APPROACHES THE ASTEROID_. The expression on his
face is as described by Lois. A guy you can count on to
get the job done.
GROUND CONTROL (V.O.)
This is EPRAD Ground Control. We
are fourteen minutes and counting
from the impact of the 'Nightfall'
asteroid.
Superman _LINKS UP WITH THE ASTEROID_. He puts his
shoulder to work and pushes.
GROUND CONTROL (V.O.)
Mission trackers reporting an
anomoly. Switching to back-up
computers for corroboration.
(beat)
Roger, confirmation. Asteroid
velocity is decreasing.
Slowly, the asteroid slows down, then gradually reverses
direction.
GROUND CONTROL (V.O.)
Incredible. We seem to be ... the
asteroid appears to be reversing
course.
Finally, Superman manages to _PUSH IT BACK TOWARD THE SUN_.
GROUND CONTROL (V.O.)
We are stopping the countdown clock
at this time.
(beat; not bureaucratic)
It's gotta be _Superman_!
CUT TO:
EXT. DAILY PLANET BUILDING - DAY
It's Times Square at New Year's Eve here. People are
spontaneously pouring into the street. AIR HORNS, kisses
between strangers, whooping and dancing.
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 56.
INT. DAILY PLANET - THE PIT - DAY
The Planet gang watches the celebration below. Jimmy
starts pouring champagne from an open bottle, fizzing its
contents.
JIMMY
Perry, these last two days were the
best days of my life. Even if it
was almost the end of the world.
PERRY
You did a good job Jimmy. You
hustled, you didn't give up, you
got the story.
JIMMY
Just wish I could write better.
PERRY
Nothing wrong with being a
photo-journalist with a nose for
news. You keep at it, son. Never
know what'll happen.
Suddenly, the crowd below erupts in a huge ROAR. Jimmy
grabs his camera, starts snapping away.
EXT. METROPOLIS SKIES - DAY
Superman _FLIES_ above Metropolis in a victory lap. It's
been a good day for the Man of Steel. He's already saved
the world and it's still early.
INT. DAILY PLANET - PIT - DAY
Where _LITERALLY A SECOND LATER, CLARK APPEARS_, walks up
to join the gang, staring out the window.
CLARK
Did I miss something?
LOIS
Only Superman saving the world.
PERRY
A real day to remember.
(beat)
If you'll pardon the expression.
Perry and Jimmy offer handshakes, AD-LIB congratulations.
Lois smiles, gives Clark a hug.
LOIS
I knew a bump on the head couldn't
slow you down long.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
ALL SHOOK UP 57.
CONTINUED:
Cat gives Clark a kiss.
CAT
For old time's sake.
CLARK
There were no old times.
CAT
Can't blame a girl for trying.
Cat moves off. Lois grabs Clark.
LOIS
So, what was the first thing you
remembered?
CLARK
Superman. Everything you told me
made it feel like I knew him.
LOIS
(looks out the window)
Superman. What he must have gone
through, huh?
CLARK
Hey, Lois, this asteroid was no
picnic for me, either.
LOIS
Clark, please. Superman put it all
on the line, not just once, but
twice. You, you fell into some
garbage cans in the dark. No
offense, but I don't think you can
put yourself in the same league
with him.
CLARK
Whatever you say, Lois. Whatever
you say.
FADE OUT.
_THE END_
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Oui les effets spéciaux font un peu mal aux yeux en général lol ils ont bien vieilli... mais bon ça fait aussi le charme du truc même si superman semble voler au ralenti lol.
Clark qui cherche superman c'est bien trouvé et j'adore quand sa mère le pousse pour l'aider à voler lol.
effets spéciaux vintages^^. Les astéroïdes et la Terre, c'est toujours d'actualité. Clark amnésique, ça bouscule quelque peu Loïs. La collègue qui profite de la situation, ça me fait penser à Desperate Housewives...^^ [Forum Saison 1]
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