Return of the Copperhead
A David Black production of a Pentagram movie serial
Produced by David Leary and Dan Amorello.  Written by David Black.  Directed by Blackie Seymour.


1981 Shooting Script
copyright © 1970, 1981, 2012

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                                                   #1001  EP. 15-12.

47.   CONTINUED:

           THE RAVEN:  (indicating O.S. building)

           Observe, Mr. Wayne.  Just as that building is crumbling,
           so will this nation before me.  I'll show them what it
           means to defy The Raven.  Then, you will join my charming
           ex-colleague downstairs, since he too knows my identity.

      Shots from below distract Corey and Greg for a moment and The
      Copperhead seizes the opportunity, knocking their guns aside
      and tackling them.

48.)
49.)  COVER CUTS FOR ABOVE DIALOGUE
50.)

51. ) FIGHT ROUTINE IN WHICH THE COPPERHEAD MANAGES TO RE-DIRECT THE
    ) SEISMOTRON, SAVING THE CITY.  COREY THROWS A SPEAR, HITTING
thru) RANKIN.  GREG IS SHOT BY JOAN FROM BELOW WHILE TRYING TO KNIFE
61. ) THE COPPERHEAD, AND HE FALLS FROM TOWER.  COREY IS SHOT LAST.

62.   EXT. BANCROFT TOWER:  MEDIUM CLOSE
      The Raven, knocked down in the fight, gets to his feet, reacts
      to O.S. fighting and runs to top tower in B.G., which he
      enters.  He reappears in a moment with a black bag and runs to
      staircase, disappearing through entrance.

63.   EXT. BANCROFT TOWER:  MEDIUM FULL  (UP ANGLE)
      On inside staircase as The Raven runs down stairs carrying bag.

64.   EXT. BANCROFT TOWER:  LONG FULL
      The N.D. on the right gun turret reacts as he sees Joan in
      bushes O.S. and fires at her.  She returns fire, dropping him,
      and he falls off turret.  She then runs to turret and uses it
      for cover as heavy on opposite turret fires at her.  Heavy in
      entrance doorway also fires at her.  RUN FOR CUTS as she
      maintains a gun fight with the two heavies until the one on the
      other gun turret is hit.

65.)
and)  HEAVIES ON EACH TURRET FIRING FOR CUTS, THEN BEING HIT
66.)

67.   EXT. BANCROFT TOWER:  MEDIUM CLOSE
      On Joan firing.  For a LATER CUT she looks up, takes aim and
      fires.

68.   EXT. BANCROFT TOWER:  LONG FULL  (EXTREME UP ANGLE)
      As Greg falls from the tower BELOW FRAMELINE.

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