Demolition Man

DEMOLITION MAN An Original Screenplay by Peter M. Lenkov SILVER PICTURES PROPERTY OF:REVISED SECOND DRAFT WARNER BROS. INC.August 1989 4000 Warner Boulevardc 1989 Burbank, CA91522 *define STORcl auto [2=9976] DATA FILE X12 CA=bbd 115 ENTERED FALL 1995 Code Clearance 2976-PPX::::: 1a-c/ A BACKLOG OF COURT HEARINGS, AN ON-GOING DEBATE OVER CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, AND OVERCROWDING IN MAXIMUM SECURITY DETENTION CENTERS HAVE ESTABLISHED CRYO-PRISONS, NICKNAMED 'THE ICE HOUSE'.CONVICTS ARE PRESERVED IN LIQUID NITROGEN AT -320 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT SERVING LENGTHY SENTENCES OR AWAITING PAROLE.THEY ARE NO THREAT TO SOCIETY, OR EACH OTHER...UNTIL NOW. TWO MEN TWO VERY DIFFERENT SPECIES OF MEN DEMOLITION MAN FADE IN: A stream of mist rises, breaking off in all directions, as if inside a deep freezer.It is hazy and DISTORTS all IMAGES.An eerie HEARTBEAT BUILDS until reaching a crescendo and DIES... INT.CRYO-PRISON FACILITY X23-55 - LOS ANGELES The mist clears, REVEALING behind it the frozen, expres- sionless face of a man, cocooned in a glass pod.Standing upright, held in suspended animation, in a freezer-like coffin.Electrodes spread across his bare chest. A TITLE appears in the lower portion of the screen: CRYO-PRISON X23/55 LOS ANGELES 2018 Identical pods behind and to either side house hard-core criminals.A small data bank surrounds each pod.Monitors display digital read-outs corresponding to each individual prisoner. INT.