Screenplay Assignment

The Lone Fighter
Written by Brian Yoon
Directed by Brian Yoon

INT – WORLD GOVERNMENT TOWER PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY
The WORLD GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT is talking to the media. He is answering questions routinely.

PRESS REPORTER
(Inquiring)
Mr. President how did you come upon this clue?

WG PRESIDENT
(Robotically)
Well, I must give credit to my police officers who’ve been working 24/7.

The press conference goes on while DANNY BLANCO the average man who never expected anything major to happen is sleeping in his apartment building.


INT – DANNY”S APARTMENT (COUCH) – DAY
Danny dreams of the past where his family is getting killed by the World Government Special Police. He is horrified by the dream and wakes up to get ready for work.

SERIES OF SHOTS

A) Danny is on the couch

B) Dreaming of his parents getting killed

C) Gets up horror-struck

D) Gets ready for work. Danny puts on his clothes.


INT – WORLD GOVERNMENT TOWER LOBBY – DAY
GERALD WINBLIN is the World Government Special Police chief officer who killed Danny’s family.

GERALD W.
(Angrily)
Danny come over here right now!

DANNY B.
(Obediently)
Yes sir!

GERALD W.
(To the top of his voice)
Danny Blanco, you’re fired! You’re such a worthless piece of a human being! Go, pack up and leave the building.

DANNY B.
(In a distressed voice)
Yes sir….

Danny goes to his locker and gets his stuff out and goes out on the street like a lunatic


EXT – SUBWAY STATION – AFTERNOON/NIGHT
GERALD WINBLIN comes up to the beggar and shoots at the beggar’s head three times. The beggar dies and the body is taken away.

EXT – SUBWAY STATION - Few hours later

DANNY BLANCO is on his way back to his apartment but when he was waiting at the subway station he didn’t see the beggar who always greeted him. The beggar was a friend to Danny so Danny left a message for the beggar to read when he came back.

A guard comes up to Danny to get away from the place because the beggar was a rebel spy.

DANNY B. (VO)
(Thinking hard while walking)
I never thought the beggar guy was a spy, I mean he was too old…… it can’t be.


EXT – ON THE STREETS LEADING TO WORLD GOVERNMENT TOWER - DAY
DANNY goes to the mailbox to see a message left in his box. He notices that it is from the beggar and the letter says:

INSERT – THE LETTER

BEGGAR (VO)
Danny I hope that you won’t be confused about this sudden disappearance of me. Well, it is important for you to know that there is a rebel group that is against the government. I will give you a clue to find the building in the Central Square. You have to find the brick made building with a sign of Mulcaster’s & Fitch …….

Danny than gets out of his house to go to the building the beggar has hinted. Danny finds the building and goes in there.


INT – INSIDE THE MULCASTER’S & FITCH BUILDING – AFTERNOON
Danny comes into the building to see an office clerk. Danny shows her the letter.

CLERK
(Questioning)
Are you sure you’re in the right place sir?

DANNY
(Calmly)
Yes, I am. And I was wondering who the beggar I met is?

CLERK
I am going to call the CEO immediately to tell him about you. Can you just wait here for a moment?

DANNY
(Patiently)
Sure.

The clerk calls the CEO office and the clerk is overwhelmed.

CLERK
Can you go up to the third floor and the CEO will be waiting there for you.

DANNY rides the elevator and meets the CEO of the investment company. They go into the office and Danny sits together with the CEO who is the supposed leader of the TK. They talk continuously and Danny takes an oath.

DANNY
I will join the Teutonic Knights on oath and never betray the group.


EXT – THE STREETS OF WORLD GOVERNMENT - DAY
The TKs are moving towards the World Government Tower with banners saying “The people need the power not the greedy politicians!” Don’t kill innocent civilians.” As the demonstrators march out the civilians stare at them for doing such a crude act. Then the members hold up posters of torture the government initiated on the TKs before.


MONTAGE – FRONT OF WORLD GOVERNMENT TOWER/BEHIND THE TOWER

- The demonstrators march towards the building

- The World Government Special Police forces led by Gerald Winblin get ready.

- Demonstrators reach the World Government Tower

- The WGSP come out to kill the demonstrators

- Danny escapes narrowly

- All of the demonstrators die

- The WGSP and Gerald Winblin laughs at the Teutonic Knights


SEREIES OF SHOTS – TEUTONIC KNIGHT HEADQUARTERS/DANNY’S APARTMENT - DAY


A) A mail arrives to the headquarters

B) Danny brings food into a room

C) The TK members have a meeting

D) Danny walks back home

E) Gerald Winblin forces a sleeping pill to Danny

F) Danny is taken away by a truck


INT – WORLD GOVERNMENT PRISON – UNKNOWN
Danny is lying on the floor of a prison. He looks tired and exhausted. He then handcuffed and taken away to another cell.
INT – WORLD GOVERNMENT PRISON (TORTURE ROOM) – MOMENTS LATER
Danny is hung upside down and dipped into cold water up to his hips. Danny is being interrogated by Gerald Winblin. He is questioned for five hours while continuing the process of being dipped into cold water.


INT – WORLD GOVERNMENT PRISON (CELL) – AFTER FORTY DAYS
The cell is broken into and Danny is rescued. The TK show their courage and loyalty by doing this.


INT – THE STREET LEADING TO WORLD GOVERNMENT TOWER – DAY
The 12 members of the TK and Danny break into the World Government Tower. The group goes into the security room.

INT – WORLD GOVERNMENT TOWER SECURITY ROOM – DAY
Danny and the TK members hack into the security system of the building. Then they play a video footage of government torture.


EXT – WORLD GOVERNMENT TOWER LOBBY – DAY
The civilians start to run into the World Government Tower. Then the officers in the WG Tower surrender to the people. Danny comes out of the security room to see that Gerald Winblin is on his knees apologizing. Danny pats him on the back and kneels together with Gerald. Danny starts crying out of joy. The civilians go wild.

The streets are full of delight and the streets go crazy with celebrations of the downfall of the World Government.