Script - 2nd Draft

SCRIPT TO The Phoenix Affair

 

INT. HEADMASTER’S OFFICE. DARK

FOSTER lying on the floor dead. Pills lying next to him. Hip flask in his hand. Door closing and footsteps going away.

JIMMY

(Voiceover)

Arthur Foster was a good man. We didn't know it back then. I wish we had. [cut to a view of George talking at camera - dark background](pause) This is the story of the Phoenix affair"

 

Title of movie appearing

[Chronological beginning of the movie]

 

INT. HEADMASTER’S OFFICE. DAY

FOSTER opens a letter with a logo of {BIG CORPORATION} on it an on it and the content of the letter is that their displeased with his refusal for the sale of school grounds. Close ups "we're disappointed" cut to "by your rejection". He turns around and picks up betting slips from his desk and rips them up. He takes a hip flask out of a drawer - drinks from it. 

 

EXT.  OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. DAY

Cut to a view of Jimmy Fox going to his school. Jimmy meeting up with friends (who look like hackers) discussing the project and saying that they're ready to put it into motion. Jimmy calling someone (His father) saying that the plan is under way as the hackers walk away. 

HACKERS

Matt has access to the mainframe and I got the software ready, Bill is going to hack into the computers and then we upload it to the Finance Computers.

JIMMY

That is good work James. The Plan is a go.

(On mobile)

It’s Started.

 

EXT. INBETWEEN SCHOOL BUILDINGS. DAY

FOSTER coming out from building looks JIMMY. JIMMY a distance from FOSTER, JIMMY being singled out. Eye-line match with Foster, him looking intensely at Jimmy. Jimmy glances back with a sinister look