2512 att eg “DE. STRANGELOVE" Ort How I Learned Te Stop Worrying and Love The BoMs Rawk Pilas itd., Shepperton Studics, Shepperton, Middlesex. Tel: Chertsey 2612 rev. Jan: 27, 1963Yes 1. MALY TITUS CARD - a WEIRD, HYDRA-ZEADED, FUREY CREATURE SARL aT CAMERA ROL-0P TITIB "SARDAC BLEFESCU PRESENTS" Dr. Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and MACRO - GatAYY - WETEOR PICTUREla. Vi1/63 MOVING SHOT ~ TEROUGE BLACK, STARRY, le. PERPETUAL NIGHT OF TEE UNIVERSE The motion is straight abead; passing at varying distances are stars, planets, asteroids, moons, aerolites, and meteors. At great distances we see fantastic whirls of light indicating a vast nebula, or we see the ineredible, dazzling billion-star clusters of another galaxy. WUSIC - WEIRD, EXTSA-TERRESTRIAL, ZLECTRONIC SouNDS NARRATOR The bizarre and often amsing pages which make up this ancient Gomedy were discovered at the bottom of a deep crevice in the Great Northern Desert by members of our Earth Prove, Nimbus~II~ NaBRATOR Our story begins sonetine during the latter half of the Earth's so- called Twentieth Century. Simple nuclear weapons had been invented, but used only twice to finish the so-called Second World War. The Earth appears ahead of us, continually growing to reveal the shape of its continents and oceens. NARRATOR We deal with the period % this, wich was chi the fact that though every feared surprise attack, the full consecuences of nuclear weapons seemed to escape all goverazents and their people. he Earth is quite close now, its circumference almost filling the screen. Goographic details fill the screen.lb. . 1/1/63 ATR VIEW - FOG SHROUDED, BLACK PEAKS OF ib. QUEARTELY MOUNTADY Flat layers of grey cloud are pierced by these jagged, purgatorial mountain tops. NARRATOR Thirteen months before the day our story begins, Soviet scientists engineers and wor secret project at the base of this perpetually fog-shrouded mountain, in an arctic waste of Northern Siberia. Terrible rumours began to circulate in the outside world but were considered far too fantastic to te taken seriously. One story had it that upon completion, is order to maintain secrecy, every- one connected with the project was willed.2a. V1/63 DAY - ATR SEOTS - 3-52 SOMBERS 2. Magnificent, awept-wing, eight-jet aizereft. TARRATOR In order to guard against surprise attack, the United States kept seventy— five B.52 bombers air-btorne, twenty- four hours a day. They were armed with @ full load of nuclear weapons. DAY - B-52 TAXING OFF 2a. NARRATOR As part o this air-borne alert, thirty-five B-52 bombers of Strategic 2_Co c rd. Wing left the surgelson Air Force Bese, fourtee hours bereres— ben 3B-52's - PLYLIG 3. NARRATOR The aircrazt were now dispersed from the Persian Gulf to the Arctic Ocean. They had only one geographical factor im common. They were all approximately two hours from their assigned targets inside eneny territory. DAY - 3-52 "LEPER COLONZ™ aT 30,000 PEET 4. NARRATOR Qne of the 843d's aircraft, the "Leper Solony", was approaching its Pail- - Safe ‘point, (Sear Tsiand,| a small dot in the Bare® yowHére it would warn around and nead for home. DOWN VIEW - STING RAY - FLYING SHOT 5. NARRATOR Bach B-52 carried a bomb load of fifty megatons, or fifty million tons of INT, equal to fifteen tines the total explosive force of World War Two, or twenty-five thousand times the explosive force of the atomic tomb dropped on Ziroshina.V1/s3 6. BEAR View - 5-52 - FIZING SHOT a 6. NARRATOR fhe long tense hours which always passed with such agonizing slowness during the twenty-four hours of an air-borne alert mission, now began. +o move faster, as the mission approached its halfway mari. 7. ‘FRONT VIGW - 3-52 - FLYING SHOT Te NARRATOR + fhe crew of the "Leyer Colony” knew they guarded the peace of the world just as surely as they mew the price they must pay within themselves to do it.fae ab. 8c. 1/1/63 OU ~ 2.5, (THE PILOT, Major, USAF) - DT. 3-52 8. He is a Texan - a tough, steady, veteran flyer. CaMERA PULLS BACK Z.J- is looking at a copy of "Zlayboy", and absently munching » sandwich. ACE, the CO-PILOT, is gazing steadily into the Arctic sky. On f.J.'s side of the compartment we see an AUCEST2aAL PHOTO TRIPTYCH -- portraits of fierce- looking father, grandfather, etc. in the uniform of wars past. Atmosphere of lassitude. Plane cruises on auto~ pilot. MEWELLI (THE D.S.0-, lst Lt.) ga. sits silent and expressionless, his hands recing through an elaborate manipulation of playing cards. GOLDBERG (THE RADAR-RADIO OFFICER, 1st Lt.) ab. sips coffee from a plastic cup and looks at a copy of "Readers Digest sence ee MONELLI executes an invricate “accordian" with the cards and proffers them ('taxe a card’ gesture) “Ath a flourish to GOLDBERG - ne does this with no break of deadpan expression, as thouet it is as boring for him as for GOLDBERG. GOLDBERG takes a card, scarcely vothering to look at it; continues to read and Sip coffee. LOWER CREW SECTION - BOMBARDIER ATD EAVIGATOR © ac, SWEETS (TES MAVIGATOR, 1st Lt.) peruses the "Gonfectioner's Journal” and thoughtfully munches chocolate JDOY (TES SOMBARDIER, 1st Lt.) 8a. a rather smug ana intelligent young Negro, is staring at the navigational charts on SWEET'S side of the compartment.Be. af. 8g. - Sh. Vi/63 JIMMY nudges SWEETS with his leg. SWEETS looks up from journal to Bis charts, idly snapa his intercom switch. SWEESS Three minutes to turning point. Heading will be three-tive-three. (goes beck to “Confectioner's ‘ournal") MS - 7.3. With the easy grace of the veteran pilot, T.d. leans forward and changes his gyro heading. ACE takes the copy of "Playboy". lJ. (gereng ‘Teas drawl) Roger. Headin' three-five-three. ACE contemplating photo fold-out of "Playzate of the Month" a of the Monta. ACE (reads) "Miss Milky Way...36...24...36 and_a top rated Washington secretary" veeHOw about that, T.J.? LJ. (still adjusting plane) That's right, boy. She probably holds the world's horizontal shorthand record. ACB You Imow who she reminds xe of? That blonde we had back in Huston -- what was her name? to. (looking at magazine again) Let's see -- 0h, Nery Silent Yeaz, I reckon you might draw one or two comparisons at thet. AcE Ske was a doll! Be. 8g. eh.V1/e3 Continued - 2 gh. Td. Prime cut and double grede-a premiun. You ain't never seen Re with no other Kind, have you voy? AcE (mock tragic) You know, T.J., you've had it so good for’so long, I don't think You. even appreciate it anymore. IJ. 'Preciate it? Hell, me and ole pull teddy sot one oft veil down San Anvén' going full tap just To saw our ‘preciation. ace Is Bull Daddy still at it? 20. Hell, yes. and I reckon ole Bull’Daddy be top gun in our ourfit for quite a while to come. ACE But he must be about seventy-fire.. RJ. Seventy-eight next month. ole Bull Daddy just wrote me a Letter, telling me about this little ole gal he had come down from Zecos. Well, it seens that ole Bull Daday turned that gal every way but loose. (revel yell!) Gee-haw!!! But, ole 3ull Dacdy ke's a dam’ fool about some things — not that I'd be right anxicus to inform of about that, you under- stand -- but the fact is, number ome: he's a romantic fool when it comes to fooling around with women, and number two: he ain't got no taste. He used to say: Why hell Boy, you just throw a ginny sacz over their neads end you can't tell one from the other. (rebel yell!) Gee-haw! “and, he's tied into some real dogs’ too, I'll tell you that. But not me ole buddy, I've got to have it prime cut and ‘double grade~A premium.eh. a4. 8j. ic. al. 1/1/63 Comtinued + 3 ACE Yeah, T.0., you're lucky you got taste. T.d. Yeah, I guess ft do, and I guess I'm lucky about a lot of things. I mean, you nane 1% and I've had it. Prime-cut, right off the top hind quarter. But all kiddin! aside, Ace. ‘There is one thing this ole world don't have no price tag on. 4nd money aure ain't done me no good there. It's something that leaves a nan «--well...imcomplete without it. ACE What's that, 2.7.7 BJ. It's one thing I never had and I don't guess Lever will. Con-bat! CU - RADARSCOPE There are a nunber of then. This one is the Raximun search radar. The outer rim of the Scope reveals 2 small point of light. At the same moment an electronic tone alarm directs the attention of the D.S.0. from his card manipulations. OU - D.S.0. L2.MCHELLI LOCEING a2 SCOEE Fort a moment ze continues absently raffling cards and looking at scope; frowns. OU = BadasSCozS The D.S.0. moves a strobe marker to the blip. cy = 2.8.0. MSL Holds deck of cards in left hand, figur pad with right. son | Bt. Bi. él.sl. Sn. Be. Ves Continued = 2 al. MINELLT (routinely) Bogey at one-four-five. approninately a hundred and thirty-five miles. CU - NAVIGATOR ~ SWEETS Sn, his copy of "Confectioner's Journal” over so as not to lose his place, plots a position. ‘We see that the radar contact is Detweer the "Leper Colony" and the enemy coast. SWEETS (considering his calculations) Bot tad. ‘They must have souped up their set. wu-T.0. en. Preoccupied in cleaning finger-nails. T.J. (ebsently) Probably radar surveillance job. OU - RADABSCOPE Bo. The blip suddenly vanishes as the acope goes completely white. MoyELLL (nods in answer, not looking up) Jammed us cut. Showing off bis ECM, (flicks lever, muttering absently) Jerk. ACB (st4il absorbed in "Playhoy") Wonder why he's doing that? WOELLI Want me to give him a taste of ours, T.J.? 2d. We ein't up here to play games, Manelli. “You just tend to you own business back there.80. 8p. 8q- ar. és. 8t. V1fe3 Continued - 2 Bo. MENELIE (shrugs, goes back to his cards) Okay, skipper. ou = TE cR-114 8p. This is the most highly guarded Air Command secret device. It is an automatic code. receiver which displays three letters end three numereis. It suddenly whizrs and clocks into life, displaying three letters and three numerals. GU - GOLDBERG - RADAR-RaDIO OFFICER aq. Has been dozing over his magazine. Looks up at sound of CRM; leans forward and jots down the ecded message. He carefully flips through a code book. GOLDBERG (while he ig leafing through book) A message from Bese, T.J. ou - 9.3. ér. T.J. (absently; regarding his nails) What the hell do they want? MS - GOLDBERG RAPIDLY DECODES MESSAGE. as. REGARDS IT. GOLDBERG (readizg) "Wing to hold at Z-points.” curs TO CREW at. Various reactions of surprise and annoyance.sa. av. ex. V1/63 CU - 3OMBARDIER - JOM au. (aig sighs, shrugs) probably dome Hind of exercise. CU = swEETS ev. SWEETS But we've been up fourteen hours. I'm beat. . CUTS TO CREW ev. Who mumble throw-aways of agreement with SWEETS. Then slowly, each man goes back to his preoccupa~ tion. MS -T.J. ax. 2d. (annoyed) Now ain't that jest like them damn arz-chair commandos back there to keep us un here fer nothin! ! (to &ce) Boy, we fool ‘round here too long we'gonna miss our date, you imow that don't you? WIGHT - EXT. MOONLIT vI=Ws OF BaS= - 7aRIOUS CUTS 9. While the Wing is air-torne, the staff work is heavy, and the ground crews work overtine to refit aircreft, The runways are clear, and only the giant cicadas and the occasional whine of an electric tool break the stillness of the starry desert night.VY63 . 10. INT. BASE COMBAT OPERATIONS CENTER lo. It is sunken fifty feet below the administration building. Six officers man the command bridge. A loud buzzer. 10a:-M.S.-GROUF CAPTAIN MANDRAKE loa. He lifts phone. GROUP CaPTAIN MANDRAKE Combat Operations Center, Group Captain Mandrake speaking. GENERAL RIPPER This is General Ripper ‘speaking. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAKS Yes, sir. GENERAL RIPPER Do you recognize uy voice, Captain? GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAKS Certainly, General. Way do you ask, sir? ll. INT. GSNERAL JACK D. RIPFER'S OFFIC2 - lu. INTERCUTS WITS SCEZE l0a - M.S. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAS GENERAL RIPFER Way do you think I ask, Captain? GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAXS (laughs nervously) Well, I really don't ‘mow, sir. I mean, we just spoke a few minutes ago, didn't we? GENERAL RIZPER You don't think I'd ask if you recognized uy voice unless it was important, do you, Captain?25/2/63 Continued - 2 i. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAXE No, sir. I’m sure you wouldn'+. GENERAL RIFFER Okay, let's see if we can stay on the ball then. GROUP CAPTAIN NANDRAKE Yes, siz. - GENERAL RIPPER Bas the Wing confirmed holding st their Pail-Safe points? GROUP CAPTAIT MANDRAzS Yes, sir, The confirmations have gust all “come in. GENERAL RIPPER All right then, Captain. Now listen to ne very carefully. The Base is being put on condition Red. I want this flashed to all sections immediately. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAXE Condition Red, sir! Jolly good idea, sir. seep the men on their toes. GENERAL RIPPER Group Captein, I'm afraid it's not am exercise this time. GROUP CAPTALY MANDBAKS Not am exercise? GEVERAL RIPPER Not this time. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAKS You mean te say we're in for a spot of action?25/1/63 = li. Continued - 3 li. GENERAL RIPPER You're a geod officer, Mandrake. You have a right to know, It leoks like we're in a shooting war. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAKS G Gh — bell: ‘Are the Russians involved, sir? GENERAL RIPPER (laughs 'victouaty) Right up to their beady litzle eyes. GROUP_CAPTADT MANDRAZE Good lord: “Have they ait anything yet? GENERAL RIPPER Mandrake, that's all I've been told. w It just came in on the Red phone and my orders are for the Base to he sealed tight. And that's precisely what I mean to do ~ seal it tight. GROUP CAFTADY MANDRaxe Yes, sir. GENSEAL RIPPER I want you to shut down all telerkone ddneo “= incoming as well ag outgorsg. GROUP CAPTALY MANDRAK= Yes, sir, but won't that put us a vit out of the picture? GENERAL RIPPER We don't want to be vulzeraile to commie saboteurs calling up and retending to be different people rom the President down, do we? GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAZS No, we don't, sir.25/1/63 ll. Continued - 4 n. GENERAL RIPPER Then yeu have it straight, do you? Wo culis from inside out. Vo calls from outside in are even No calls whatsoever. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAXE Yes, sir, absolutely clear, Nothing comes or goes without your personal say-so. GEYERAL RIPFER No, Mandrake. No calls at all. With or without my say-so. My voice cen be imitated too! GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAKE Um -— General Ripper, siz, you know something's just occurred tc me. I kmow this sounds a bit odd, but Bow do I know I'm talking to you, sir? GENERAL RIPPER Are you trying to be funny, Captain? GROUP CAPIALT MANDRAZS Yo, siz. GENSRAL RIPPER Well then who the hell do you think you're talicing to? GROUP CAPEADT MANDRAKS Well, to you, naturally, sir, But tI if you see the point - how is one to be absolutely sure? GEYERAL RIPPER Mandrake, the Officer Excha Programme dces not give right to question the orders of your commending efficer.ne. 25/1/63 Continued - 5 nn. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAES Um - just a moment, sir, Will you -> just a second. MANDRAZE dashes cut of the Cvmmunications Centre, down the corridor end pops his head into RIPP=A'S office. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRASE (continued ) Ave you talking to me on the phone, sir? RIPPER locks uy engrily. GENEBAL RIPPER Weo the hell 40 you think T'n tulzing to? GROUP CAPTAIN MAYDRAKE Goud, sir. MANDRAKE dashes out of the office, dcwn the corridor and back to his desk in the Communications Centre. GROUP CAPTATY MAyDRAxS (continued) Right, siz. GENERAL 3IFPER How, Captain, do you have 2 pencil in your hand? GROUP CAPTATY MANDRAXS I'L. get one, siz.....Zes, sir. GENENAL RIPPER Iwant you to transnit glan-2 for Robert to the Wing.25/1/63 Convinued - 6 lh. GROUP CAPTAIN MaNDRAzS Plan-R for Rovert. Is that bad, sir? GENERAL RIYPER I'm afraid it's pretty neiry. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAKE I see. GENERAL BI>PER Plan-R is to be a CRM transmission using the emergency base attack code group. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAZS Yes, sir. 4 CRM transmission using the emergency base attack code group. Sut I'm afraid you'll have to give me the code group, sir. GENERAL 2I22ER Don't you know it, Mandrake? GROUP CAPTAIY MUDRAKS Woy, na, sir. You sent me into town tc make those social arrenge- nents for the Tisiting congressmen. You set the code yourself at the triefing this morning. In fact, I daresay you're the only one on the Base whe ‘mows it today. GENERAL RIPPSR Yes, you're quite right. Here it is + have you got your pencil? GROUP Ca2TaDY MiNDRAg= Yes, sir. GENERAL RIPZER It is emergency base code attack index Fox Ceorge Dog. Please repeat - Fox George Dog.25/1/63 . 12. Continued - 7 ne. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAZE Emergency base code greup attack Fox George Dog - Fox George Deg - prefixing Plan-R for Robert, sir. a GENERAL RIPPER That is corvect. Now as scon as you've done that, I want you to shut down the comunications center. Tock it up and assign all personnel to vase security details and other jobe. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAKE General Ripper, if I shut down the communications cenver, we'll have absolutely no radio or teleprinter contact with any other bare or headquarters. We'll be completely out of the picture. GENERAL RIPPER Are you questioning my orders, Caotain? GROUP? CaPTaL¥ MANDRiZE No, sir, I am simply bringing the facts to your attention, siz. GENERAL RIPPER You're a good officer, Captain, and you're perfectly within your rights to bring these facts to Ty attention, but J am in command Lo, here and when I issue orders I expect them cerried cut, Perhaps we do thing here a bit dizterently than you do in the RAF. GROUP CAPPAIT MANDRagS - Yes, sir. You certainly do, sir.: 25/1/63 ll. Continued - 6 a. GENERAL RIPPER Now, as soon as you've done all that, I want you to double-up on rd all base security toems. I want the base perimeter defended and 1 want road blocks set up a half mile from the base, These commies are plenty smart and we can't rule out the possibility of an attack on the base by saboteurs. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAZE Indeed we camnot, sir. GENERAL RIPPER Okay, now last and possibly most daportant, I want all privately owned radios to be immediately tmpeundad. They might te used to issue instructions to saboteurs. As I have previously arranged, air Police will have lists of all’owners, and I want every single one of then collected with no exception.1/63 12, Day - ATR SHOT - 3-52 "LEPER COLONZ" 12. ‘13. Day - IvT. B-52 - VARIOUS CUTS 13. “ 3a. CU ~ CRM-114 13a. It whirrs to life again. Clicking off three letters and three numerals. 13. CU - Lt. MIVELLT 13e. reaches for his code took and starts decoding He frowns, shows message to companion (D.S.0.) at the same time switching on intercom, MOVELLI get a load of this, "ying Attack — Hey, 7. the ¢: Plan-2." l3e. CU - PILOT - TJ. 13e. T.J. (frowning) “Wing Attack -- Plan-R"? Yow what the hell they talicin’ about? 13d. MASTER SHOT 13d. MOWELEI. "Wing Attack -- Plen-2", That's exactly what it says. ACE (lowering magazine) Is he kidding? 2.5, Well, check your code again, that can't be right. MINELLI I have checked it again.W1/6s 13d. Continued ~ 2 13a. td. - eS (standing) You must have made a mistake. MIVELLI (4zately) I'm telling you, that's how it decodes. Come and see for yoursel?. Se. THE WECLE CREW converge on the CRN. Plane Le. eruises on auto-pilot. (snektel 25/1/63 “an. contamuea - @ u. GENERAL RIPPER Now, as soon as you've done all that, I want you to double-up on all base security teams. I want the base perimeter defended and I want road blocks set up a balf- mile from the base. These commies are plenty smart and we can't rule out the possibility of an attack on the base by saboteurs. GROUP CAPTAIN MANDRAKS Indeed we cannot, sir. GENERAL RIPPER Okay, now last and possibly most important, I want all privately owned radios to te immediately impeunded. They might be used to issue instructions to saboteurs. 4s I have previously arranged, air Police will have lists of all owners, and I want every single ove of them collected with no exception.1/63 13f£.. Continued - 2 13. a0. (with quiet dignity) S, Well toys, I reckon this is it. + ACE What? TJ. Combat. crow But we're carrying Hydrogen bombs. T.J. (nodding gravely) That's right! Ya-cler com-vat! Toe to fos with wie ResiSea, mer Maybe it's some kind of screwball exercise, just to see if we're on our toes. tJ. Shoot they ain't sendin’ us in there with this load on no exercise, x that's fer damm sure. ona It could be some sort of loyalty test. You cnow, give the Gc-code and then a Recall -- just to find out who would actually go. lw. Now, listen to se, Jinmy, that's the Go-code! It's never been given to anytne tefore, and it would never te given as a test. Murmurs of agreement and discussion. T.J. walks back to Pilot's compartaent alone, while the others continue to yak. . SWEETS It's going to ve rough on the folks back home. MINELLI Yeah, real rough. ACE a But how could it have started? : SWEETS That's what I can'y figure. How could it have started?21/63 13g. .J. alone in compartment, gazes affectionately lg. at the portrait of Bull Daddy Dewson. Md. ea QAbnis Gytse (softly) well, old Bul1 Daddy...you may not be top-gun muck longer. 15a. REsR SECTION 13h. Others continue yalking. GOLDBERG (suddenly excited) Those bestards must bave bit us! MINEILI That's right, we wouldn't have started it. GOLDBERG They mist have clobbered some of our cities already! Why those rotton sons of B's -- they may have glovbered Linda and the ids 134.00 - Tee. iBi. Ee studies GOLDBERG with a jaundiced look. J. Okay, cut it, Lieutenant Goldberg: If you speak onee nore before I give you permission, you'll face @ general court martial when we get back. (looks around) and that goes for everyone else. He pauses for effect. 133. GU - Lt. GompsERG looks sheepish.134. ‘isk. 131. Vives Continued ~ 2 134. GOLDBERG I guess I was way cut of line, 1.5. I'm sorzy. 2d, (extending bis band) Forget it, Goldy. It can happen to the best of us. Now let's get squared away. We got some flying to do. With verious ad libs of agreement, the crew soramble back te their action stations. VARLOUS SHOTS - CREW 13k. MINELLI opens a small safe ard searches out a thick @xl0 sealed envelope marked "Plan-R" from among a dozen others. de shouts an enquiring look to the PILOT and gets a nod. He breaks open the seal and distrivutes individual folders to each of the crew. TJ, Give me a first rough course as soon as you can, Sweets. SWEETS Roughly, one-zero-five. I'1L have it plotted in a minute. MS - PILOT - 1.3." 13(1) Ee adjusts the gyro, banks the big plane, and opens bis folder. T.J. (reading from folder) Okay. Here's the check-list: "Complete radio silence. fo ensure that the enemy cannot plant false transmissions, the CRY-114 as to be switched into all receiver circuits, The emergency base code~ index is to be set on the dials of the CRM. This will block any trensmissions other than those preceded ty the code-indez."” Okay, Goldy, yeu git that?yes 13(1) Comtinued - 2 4341) GOLDBERG Roger, I'm setting it up. 13m. VARIOUS CUTS 43D INSERES 13a. setting the CRM-114. SWEETS 7 Here's the heading, T.J. One-three-eight. TJ. Roger. One-three-eight. While he tals, other CUIS tc the crew prepar- ing for bomb—run. a0. (reading) "Primary target the ICBM Complex at laputa. First weapon fused for air burst at ten thousand feet, Your second weapon will be used if first malfunctions. Otherwise proceed to secondary target. Missile Complex seven miles east of Zaznak. Fused air-burst at ten thousand.” Any questions? 13n. CUTS 10 CREW iin. 130. OU = B.z. 150. 2.0. Okay, now, in about ten mixutes we start losing altitude to xeep under their redar. We'll cross in over the coast at low-level, and continue low-level on dog lega to the primary. Okay, boys, now how ahout some hot Java?Wifes 14. NIGHT - EXT. SAC HZaDGUARTERS (STOCK) 14. 15. INT. SAC COMMAND OPERATIONS CENTER 15. 15a. COLONEL PUNTRICH - SAC DUTY OFFICER sa. He sits with six other officers, three zajors, one captain and two Lt.Colonels.. COLONEL PUNTRICE w,) Hello? This is Colonel Puntrich, please connect me with General O'Connor, Washington D.C., Capitol 5-4534. | Priority one. <_< 16, WIGHT - EXT. FaSULOUS ZorTzL (stock) 16. 17 & 18. OMITTED . : 17 é@ le. 19. Ist. HOTEL Room = ig. GENERAL O'CONNOR, wearing Sermuda shorts, lies under @ sunlamy, his eyes protected sy dark glasses, Eis uniform hangs in the background. MISS MILZY WAY (of "Playboy"), clad in 2 bikini, wearing dark glasses and doing a very szall twist, mixes drinks across the room. A portable, stereo phcnograph is turned on very softly, as it is three a.n. The soft purring of the phone, GSYERAL O'CONNOR makes 2 hend sign neaning turn off the stereo, and picks up the phone. GENERAL O' CONOR. Yes...Yes, this is General O'Cornmor speaking...Who is calling, operator? Who's calling? ello....Yes, .s is O'Connor. INTERCUTS WITH SCENE 15e - INT. SAC COLONEL PUNTRICH This is Colonel Puntrich, duty officer at SAC, General. GANERAL O'coMuOR Colonel, do yeu realise what time it is?V1/63 19. INTERCUTS WITE SC. 15e - Contimed 2. 13. COLONEL PUNTRICE Tlmow it's three e'clock your time, sir, but something pretty important hes come up. GENERAL O'CONNOR Something that can't wait until morning? COLONEL PUNTRICE General, we monitored a transmission about eight minutes ago from Burpelsoh Air Force Base. T+ was apparently directed to the 843rd on airborne alert. It deccded as, "Wing attack - Plan-R". GENERAL O'CONNOR Look, General, I've left very clear instructions I am not to be disturbed in the middle of the night for little snafus like this. “dust call up the Base Commander and straighten the thing out. COLONEL PUNTRICE I tried that first, General, but all commnications with the base are dead. GENERAL 0' CONNOR That's ridiculous. COLONEL PUNTRICE I thougnt sc, toc, sir. But I tried it personally and everything's dead. GENERAL O'CONNOR Does the threat board show anything? COLONEL PUETRICE That's what's really screwy, sir. It doesn't show a thing.VV83 . 20 «NIGHR - EXP. BURFILSON aIR FORCE BasH ~ 20 Buttoning-up activity continues as the men listen to the GITEEai's broadcast echoing on a Public address systea. GavaRaL 2O[P=R (2.4. system) Many of you may never have seen a nuclear device exploded and because of this may have some exaggerated concern for your friends end Zamilies on the base and around the country. Let mo frankly assure you there is very livtle aifference betvees an ordinary oullet and an E-bomb, except possibly a watzer of degree, but there is one thing I pave learned - if your number's uz there is nothing you cen do asout i% ana one way or anotuer it amounts to tas same thing. i a PERITIER FENCS - 10-MaN SECURITY DeTaLL a Digging in a machine gun about ten yards outside the fence. Ritlemen are spread cut at S-yard intervals and are digging foxholes. GENERAL RIF7ER (2.4. system) Thera is, aowever, another form of attack which I chink aight be Most dangerous 2or us cere on the base. Sy tats I ween a conventional atvack whether by indivizual come Saboveurs or large armed perties wick Say ave been inviltrated into the counzr7. 4 commmist tas no regard for mman life, not even his own, for this reasen, men, asS UO Jou the need 28s. The enexy will is so foo you into she bese.22 23 24 V/s3 ANCTSER gREA - FERDIETER Fancg - §-MuN SZcURITY data 22 They set up a light-machine gm, while a squad of riglemen dig in nearby. GENERaL RIZPIR (2.4. system) ~———“"“@he eeay May come individually or he may coma in strength. He may even come in the uniform of our own troops, but however he comes ve mist stop nim, We mist not allow bim to gain entrance to the base. I am going to give you three simple rules. INT. CaFTanla - at 20LIcz 23 Assembling collected radios in cafeteria. There are about tw various types. QOVERaD RIPPER (2.4. system) First: trust no one, whatever nis uaifora or rank, whois not inom to you personelly,” The secon anyone or anything that within two gard 0: perimeter ts to be Zired on, and the toizd - if in doubt skoot f: ask questions aftervaris. sooner accept a iaw casualties serough accident than lose the entire bese and its personnel through careleseness. IN. COMMUNIcatIons caitar - GROUP CaPtaDt MuvDRacs The last of the staff are leaving. — GAC’ 24 CaPTaIN MaiDRsGS wanders about checling lights and other details, SSNERaL RIPFIR (2.4. system) day variation on these orders I nave given you Gust come from me personally. I went that clearly understccd, and taere are to be 09 exceptions to it wWeataver the circumstances.26 26a VY63 INT. GoRaL R0PFER'S OFFICE a This entire scene will be shot in master frou the office with GENERaL RIZPER speaking on microphone. GENERAL RIPPER In conclusion, men, I'd like to say that dn the two years that I rave heen privileged to be your commanding officer, I have always expected the best from you and you have never given me anything less than that. Today the uation is counting on us and we are not going to ley then dow. Good luck to you all. GEVERAL AI7P=ES flicks the mike button gad sinks wearily back into his chair. =e lights a cigarette and inhales with satisfaction. IND, COMMDNICATIONS SECTICN - GROUP CarTaly MaNDRakS a Snaps off nis desk lamp and walks dom the long, deserted room, ddutle~checking various tems. He picks up a stall transistor radio, woich has obvicusly been forgotten, and idly snaps it on. 4 pov sonz ents ané 2 ise igekey pein: commercial. CLOSE - GROUP CarTaly ianoz, 6a Ze tunes in on other stations. All srogramtes ze normal. ‘DRAKS frowns, +hiaks a 7ew Gomenss, and suddenly dashes out of tus room.1/1/63 26ob. INT. B-52 269d, The crew are lined up facing 7.3. who holds siz plastic packages, which lock something like a-boys christmas surprise parcel. T.J. Okay, boys, I'm supposed to hand ‘these survival kits out before we get over enemy coast. Ia them you will find - (ne reads from printing on.the side) One .45 autmetic, two bozes ammmition, four deys concentrated emergency rations, one fishing line and hooks, ome pocket Imife, one compass, one drug issue containing: anti-biotic, morpiine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquillizer pilis, one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible, one hundred dollars in Rubles, one hundred dollars in gold, Zour 21 jewel Swiss watches, five gold plated fountain pens, ten packs chewing gum, one issue prophylactics, three lipsticks, three pairs nylon stocicings.V/63 Nicer - EST. PENTAGON. (STOCZ) DWT. FaENTAGON - SUSTERRaN=AN CORRIDOR Elevator lights flask indicating high speed elevator descending to eleventh sub-basement. Door opens. ixit ten secret service men, pncovering a small electric car in which FRESIDENT MEREIN MUFFLEY is seated. The car drives off at a good clip and the secret service men have to pound alongside to keep up. Crack guards armed with carbines line the corridor every 25ft. PRESIDENT MUFFLEY shaves with a battery- Powered electric shaver. The small car pulls up to a heavy metal door, above wrich is inscribed the following sign: "CaTEsORY CNE - MAZTWOM SocURITY ak5a" Tt 4 guarded by a Captain and three Sergeants armed with carbines and 45's. They snap smartly to attention. The PRESIDEN? dismounts and walks rapidly to tue door flanked by two of aig secret service nen. PRESIDENT WOFFLEY (absently) Good morning, Captain. caPsain (Zombie-Like) Good morning, sir. Your pass, please. The three secret service men nearest the CaPTaly have already flashed their passes. 2rowning and fumbling mrriedly in bis pockets) Oo-am, well, I'm sorry, Captain, I'm afraid I have left my wal: in ny bedroom. Starts forward. T=2 Capfalt blocks his way.V3 2 Continued ~ 2 Caran Tam sorry, sir. This is a waximm security area. Security Regulations 134b - Sectim 7....... S.S. CHTEE™ aan (firmly in hushed tone to Captain) It's the President, Captain! PRESIDENT MUFFLEY You recognise me, don't you, Captain? caPray (eyes straight ahead) Tes, siz. I believe I do, sir. But Security Regulations 134b - Section 7 "Thite House ID Pass will te surrendered by all persons or Persomel entering the War Room." There may be no exceptions to this regulation. There is an embarrassed pause. FRQSIDEIT “UeFLET Captain, this is a very awkward and unfortunate situation, The Tational Security Council is already assembled and waiting for me ou a matter of the gravest urgency. You have oy. Bersonal assurance that the rules may De overlooked on this cccasion. caPtany I'm sorry, sir, I cannot allow you to enter. Security Regulations 134b - Section 0.0. FRESDDEVT MOFFL=Y He gives an almost imper of Bis head. to the 4.8. yytible sign - a slight nod oF. §.S. men rust and sacther the three guards in one mass of bodies sweeping thea from sight. The S.S. CHIEF opens the door.2s Ves Int. CHAIR ROOM 29 The PRESIDENT enters, followed oy the-S.S. CHIEF and TWO SCRE? SExTIGE MEN. The PRESIDENT welts rapidly to tke chair. (ea $.8, Chiet) Straighten this thing out, will you, Gnariie? Send somebody back for the Pass. The PRESIDENT sits down in the chair, The THO SECBEI SERVICE LEN strap him in, step back and nod to the S.S. CHIEF, who has stationed bimsel? at a wall switch. . The S.S, CHIEF throws the switch and the chair rises smoothly and swiftly on a tydraulic shaft, straight up and out of sight through a trap doc> in the ceiling. = 2 cold, watery eyes30 VV63 INT. 74k ZOOM 30 The PRESIOENT's chair rises up into position at a buge Conzerence Table. ‘Twenty-nine top ranking civilian end military officials rise. FRESIDENT MUFFLEY (blowing his nose) Good morning, gentlemen. Please sit down. sll sit. PRESIDENT MOFLET Is everyone here? There is a general stirring and clearing of throats. TuRcInsoN Ue. President, the Secretary of State is in Vistmam, the Secretary of Defence is in Lacs and the Vice President is in Mexico City. Te cen establish contact with them at any time iz it is necessary. PRESIDENT LUFTLEY (wretched with bia cold) Fine, fine. (Looking to Pour-Star General "Zuck" O'Ccanor, she dir force Caief of the Joint Caiefs of Stat‘) Now, Suck, what the hell's going on ware? GEYEAlL "BUCK" O'CONNOR rises and assumes nis meximn digity. Ze is a man who conceals nostility with sickening sincerity and a crinkly smile. GENERaL "SUCK" 0! CONNOR Mr, President, about thirty-five minutes ago General Jack Bizper, the Commanding General at Surpelscn air Force Sase, issued orders to the thirty-Zour 3.52's of bis Wing which were aizborne at the tize as vart of a special exercise ve were nolding called “Operation Drogicick". It appears as if the order called for the planes to attack their targets insice @ussia. Tho planes fully loaded with miclear weapons with an average