The Script That (Thankfully) Never Was

Here it is, that copy of the script by Sam Hamm that I mentioned earlier. The script for Watchmen, that is. Don't remember? Well read the old updates, you lazy bastard. Anyhow, you can see almost right away why I'm glad this shit got panned.

More on this later.

SWAT COP II
Captain . . . what the hell is that?

All eyes turn upward. In the distance, a TINY SPECK descends from
the clouds and drops, in a perfectly vertical line, toward the head
of the statue. The SWAT CAPTAIN hoists a pair of binoculars:

SWAT CAPTAIN
Shit. Shit fire!!

SWAT COP
Sir! What is it?

7. POV SHOT - THROUGH BINOCULARS
A magnified view of the SPECK, which turns out to be a futuristic,
blimplike HOVERCRAFT -- the OWLSHIP.

SWAT CAPTAIN (O.S.)
Christ almighty, it's the goddamned Watchmen!

Shit fire indeed.

EDIT:
EIDT is shocked to find RORSCHACH down on the carpet, wrestling with
his mutant LYNX. He CLAPS HIS HANDS TWICE:

VEIDT
KITTY!!

One last nip, and the cat backs off. RORSCHACH gets to his feet --
no visible signs of damage, except for a severe bruise to his
dignity.

I changed my mind. Sam Hamm has to die.

Comments

Bryan said…
Oh, it gets better.

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