italianjob.pdf

The Italian Job

screenplay by

The Powers

Based on the Movie

December 21, 2001

FADE IN:

EXT. THE PORT OF GENOA, .ITALY - NIGHT

Forklifts RUMBLE. Workers WIPE FRAME. All the bustle and

cacophony of a major seaport.

We FIND ourselves focusing on ONE LARGE CRATE. With the

GRINDING of gears, a crane lifts it off the dock and carries

it onto a ship .

INT. HOTEL ROOM - SAME TIME

Through night-vision binoculars, CHARLIE CROKER, 28, watches

the mysterious crate. Charlie is young to run his own crew

but he's a born leader.

CHARLIE

LYLE

I've got the orbital data and SV clock

corrections for each satellite that gets

the signal. That'll make my reading as

solid as the Precise Positioning Service

that only the D.O.D. can use. We're

talkin' 100 meter horizontal accuracy,

156 meter vertical accuracy, .340

nanoseconds time accuracy.

SWISH PAN TO: STEVE, 30, bearded. Steve has an arrogant

confidence mixed with the hint of a smile.

STEVE

Why can't he talk like a person?

CHARLIE

..Because he's not.

LYLE

I do need one more thing, Charlie.

CHARLIE

What's that? •

LYLE

Someone to turn the goddamn homing device

on. No signal, no score.

(CONTINUED)

Lyle?

SWISH PAN TO: LYLE, 21, brilliant and punctilious, fingering

the keyboard of his strap-on supercharged laptop.

CONTINUED:

CHARLIE

(to Steve)

Where're the Italians?

STEVE

Patience.

INT. HUMVEE (MOVING) - SAME TIME

The driver is HANDSOME ROB, 30. Riding shotgun is HALF-EAR,

35, immersed in a book-: Albert Einstein Creator & Rebel.

Half-Ear is a large black man with a Southern accent and a

hearing aid.

HANDSOME ROB

What's that shit?

HALF-EAR

A book. It's called reading. You should

try it some time.

Handsome Rob holds up three fingers.

HANDSOME ROB

You wanna read something. Read between

the lines.

HALF-EAR

Well here's something even you can relate

to. Albert got a lotta trim. That

genius thing is a babe magnet.

HANDSOME ROB

Lemme see that book.

INT. HOTEL JEWELRY SHOP - SAME TIME

The final member of the crew, JOHN BRIDGER, 50s, is a

tasteful man buying a very tasteful, and very expensive,

diamond necklace. The saleswoman wraps it up as he dials a

number on his cell phone.

STELLA (V.O.)

Hello?

JOHN BRIDGER

Hi, sweetie.

INT. STELLA'S CONDO - PHILADELPHIA - INTERCUT

STELLA BRIDGER, 27, crushingly attractive, has just stepped

out of the shower, hair still wet, body wrapped in a towel.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

STELLA

Daddy. How are you?

JOHN BRIDGER

I'm sending you something.

STELLA

Really? Does it smell nice?

JOHN BRIDGER

No. But it's sparkly.

STELLA

Does it come with a receipt?

JOHN BRIDGER

I'm having it sent to you from the store.

STELLA

(toweling her hair)

Why not bring it by yourself? We could

have dinner.

He leaves the store and heads for the HOTEL ELEVATOR.

JOHN BRIDGER

Be a long trip. I'm in Genoa.

She doesn't like the sound of that.

STELLA

Let me guess. Checking out the

birthplace of Christopher Columbus.

JOHN BRIDGER

Something like that.

STELLA

W_i£li your parole officer' s approval.

He steps into the elevator. Rides up.

JOHN BRIDGER

I think I've paid my. P.O.. my last visit.

I liked the guy, but we never really

connected. .

STELLA

What are you into, Dad? Don't break my

heart. You told me you were through.

JOHN BRIDGER

After this, I swear to you, I am.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2)

STELLA

You promised me. Daddy, don't do this.

The elevator door opens, Bridger steps out and starts down

the hall.

JOHN BRIDGER

Everything's going to be fine. I've got

to go now. I love you. Bye.

He clicks off then uses his card key to step into the —

INT. HOTEL ROOM - CONTINUOUS

He eyes Char-lie, who looks pretty tense.

JOHN BRIDGER

Italians?

CHARLIE

Not yet.

STEVE

Don't worry, they'll come through. You

can trust these guys.

JOHN BRIDGER

I trust everyone. It's the devil inside

them that I don't trust.

(then, to Charlie)

Got a sec?

My office.

CHARLIE

INT. HOTEL BATHROOM - NIGHT

They step inside, Charlie closing the door.

JOHN BRIDGER

How you feeling, boss?

CHARLIE

.Fine. I'm fine, fine.

Bridger seems amused by that answer.

JOHN BRIDGER

You know what .fine, stands for, don't you?

Fucked-up, Insecure, Neurotic, and

Emotional.

(CONTINUED)

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