The Blast from the Past

BLAST FROM THE PAST - by Bill Kelly and Hugh Wilson FADE IN: SCENE 1 OMITTED EXT. SAN FERNANDO VALLEY - NIGHT OPEN on a MOVING WIDE SHOT of a mountain range with the distant lights of the San Fernando Valley behind it. BEGIN CREDITS as a NAVY JET drops down into the picture. PUSH IN on the jet's exhaust flame. Have the words "THE BLAST" come out of the flame. Then there is a SLIGHT EXPLOSION and the flame intensifies. The words "FROM THE PAST" jump out of the exhaust as the jet momentarily shakes. INT. JET The PILOT feels the jet shake. But he looks at his indicators and everything appears to be normal. He relaxes. EXT. JET We begin with a WIDER REAR SHOT of the jet and allow the plane to move away. Then SUPER: "LOS ANGELES, 1962" before continuing the main titles. A popular recording from that period has been playing throughout. EXT. CALVIN'S WORK SHOP - NIGHT Start on a CU of the HAM RADIO ANTENNA, WIND GAUGE and THERMOMETER attached to the roof of Calvin's shop. (We can hear military air traffic chatter on Calvin's Hallicrafter radio.) Then move down to the window where we see CALVIN Webber tinkering with a gadget at his work bench. Calvin's very pregnant wife HELEN appears. The music becomes source. HELEN For Pete's sake, Calvin!We've got guests! CALVIN Sorry, honey!I just got to fooling with this darn rheostat. HELEN Well, put it down and come in! CALVIN You bet, hon! They exit the workshop for the house.Calvin has left the ham radio on.