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TWENTY ONE TWELVE movie short
by dale robertson (dalethepenthouse@hotmail.com)

Rated: R   Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy   User Review:
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science fiction, action, fantasy a story about a prison in turmoil, the prison orbits the earth, but for how long... and how long will the prisoners put up with the confines of space...


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TWENTY ONE TWELVE MOVIE SHORT

FADE IN:

EXT. HANS ZIPPER WALKING WITH SON AROUND THE GROUNDS - DAY
                                                            
                       MAIN CHARACTER
      (a bright shinny
       object twinkles
       in the sunlight)
Daddy Daddy what's that up in the
sky!!??
      (father looking up
       with son)
Well son that's Isosceles.
      (son looks back at
       father)
daddy what's that.
      (faher looks at
       son with
       admiration)
Well son that's a place where you
never want to go.
      (bewildered son
       retoriates)
But why daddy??
      (spoken in a stern
       voice hans zipper
       replys)
Well son that's a place where bad
people go. and you never want to
go there!!
                                                            
 
INT. INSIDE DAVID BURBANKS OFICE - DAY
                                                            
                                         DAVID READS E-MAIL
HE SHOULD'NT
HAVE(HIM BEING
FIRED)
                                                            
                                         DAVID PLOTS TO SEEK
REVENGE.
                                                            
                                         DAVID HEADS TOWARD
CLOSET IN OFFICE
RETINA SCAN TO GET
IN.
                                                            

2.

                                         IN THE CLOSET A
PROHTOTYPE WEAPON
ROTATES IN MID
AIR(ONLY THING IN
CLOSET)(REVIRBERATOR
GUN)
                                                            
                                         DAVID GRABS WEAPON
AND HEADS OFF.ALL
THIS TIME MUTTERING
TO HIMSELF
                                                            
 
INT. A DERILICT SHUTTLE BEING LOADED WITH PRISONER - NIGHT
                                                            
                       COMPUTER
      (a deep hollow
       voice echos)
T minus 15 minutes to launch. All
prisoners must be in lock down
position. Prepare launch
sequences.
                                                            
                                         AS USUALL JIMMY HAZE
IS STILL IN THE LIFT
HEADING UP TOWARD
THE COCKPIT.(LATE AS
USUALL)
                                                            
                       COMPUTER
T minus 10 minutes to launch.
ignition sequence stared.
                                                            
                       SHUTTLE PIOLT
      (steps of lift
       puts on helmet)
Good evening you mother fuckers
you can kiss this place good by we
all goin' for a ride!!!
                                                            
                       COMPUTER
      (at this point
       Jimmy sits down
       and plugs in his
       eight track
       purple haze
       bellows
       throughout the
       shuttle.)
T minus 5 minutes to launch all
systems are a go.
                                                            

3.

                                         AT THIS POINT THE
WHOLE SHUTTLE STARTS
TO SHAKE RATTLE AND
ROLL( JIMMY STEPS
OFF THE LIFT AND
ENTERS THE COCPIT
                                                            
 
INT. SHUTTLE LAUNCHES AND HEADS TO ISOSCELES - NIGHT
                                                            
 
EXT. MR BURBANK DRIVES OVER TO HANS ZIPPERS HOUSE - NIGHT
                                                            
 
EXT. THE GLASS HOUSE - NIGHT
                                                            
                       ADVISARY
      (his car
       screetches to a
       halt infront of
       han's house)
You son of bitch!! No one treats
me this way and gets away with
it!! You will pay!
                                                            
facing the house David takes a stance as the reverberator
gun begins to warm up.
                                                            
Hans Zipper and his family look out the window facing david.
With a look of horror on there faces, they turn and run
looking for escape. With no where to go they run aimlessly
searching for a way out.
                                                            
David lets out one evil laugh as he pulls the trigger on the
reverberator gun. The weapon glows bright, a large shock
wave the size of a small nuke lets go from the nozzle
cutting through the atmosphere destroying everything in it's
path, rocks, trees, metal and yes the glass house shatters
into millions of pieces. Killing everyone in the house
except for one.
                                                            
                       ADVISARY
      (feeling satisfide)
People who live in glass houses
should not throw rocks!!!
                                                            
Laughing with out remorse David gets back in his car and
drives off, Leaving the weapon at the scene of the crime.
                                                            
 

4.

EXT. THE CAPTURE - NIGHT
                                                            
                                         DAVID DRIVES AWAY
FEOM THE SCENE NOT
THINKING OF
CONSQUNCES
                                                            
IN HIS CAR DAVID LIGHTS A BIG FAT JOINT GRABS A FLASK AND
HAS A SWIG . CRAZY TRAIN BELLOWS THROUGH THE CAR'S STEREO
SYSTEM. DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS DOWN THE MOUNTAIN ROAD. AS HE
RACES AROUND THE FINAL BEND HE CAIN'T BELIVE HIS EYES. AT
THIS POINT HE KNEW HE WAS FUCKED! HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES
BRINGING THE CAR TO A SKID THE TIRES SMOKING, HE JUST SAT IN
HIS CAR STARING OUT THE FRONT WINDOW, HIS JOINT JUST HANING
ON HIS BOTTOM LIP.
                                                            
                       OFFICER
      (gsts out of car
       and does the
       arrest sequnce)
Freeze Mr Burbank Freeze, on the
ground now!! Don't do anything
stupid man.
                                                            
David is taken away and arrested. He is waiting pursicution.
                                                            
 
INT. THE GUARDIAN SOCIETY ACADEMY. 12 YEARS LATER - DAY
                                                            
                                         THE CLASSROOM FILLS
UP WITH YOUNG
HOPEFULLS
                                                            
                       TEACHER
      (First day of the
       last semster)
Settle Down people, places
please!! Come on take you're
seats. You're about to see a video
that will make or break you. This
will seperate the men from the
boys!! Here we go and roll tape.
                                                            
                                         LIGHTS DIM PEOPLE
STILL GETTING SEATED
AND VIDEO ROLLS
                                                            
Von Zipper a bit of a comic leans back in his chair grabs
his wooden leg and props it up on his desk a thud echos
throughout the classroom people laugh and so does he.
                                                            

5.

                       STUDENT VON"S BEST FRIEND
hey Von nice woody!! Mannann says
loudly everyone laughs!!
                                                            
                       TEACHER
Come on people lets pay attention
here this is live video feed from
Isosceles so you punks can see
what it takes too survive here!
                                                            
 
EXT. SHUTTLE CUTS THROUGH THE NIGHT - NIGHT
                                                            
 
INT. ANOTHER GROUP OF PRISONERS. BLAST OFF - NIGHT
                                                            
Inside the cockpit, Purple is in the drivers seat. Takes a
quick glance at the prisoners manifest on the dashboard
computer. He Notices a name.
                                                            
                       SHUTTLE PIOLT
      (gets on intercam.)
Well well, ladies and genleman we
have someone very speacial on
board with us today.
                                                            
Purple pulls out old song puts in new one. Spirit in the sky
begins to play on low volume.
                                                            
                                         CHANGES 8 TRACK
PLAYER SPARKS FLY
FROM ALL DIRECTIONS.
                                                            
                       SHUTTLE PIOLT
      (Not surprised)
Fucking piece of shit, why cain't
I get one of those new models with
a mp3 player system in it!! god
damn it!!
                                                            
                                         MR. HAZE DOSE A DRUM
ROLL IN MID AIR.
                                                            
                       SHUTTLE PIOLT
That's right scumbags we have Mr
Burbank!!! How you doing sir
everything all right!! i guess
you're doing hard time!!
                                                            
                       MAIN CHARACTER
      (Starts singing
       along with song)
Going on up to the prison in the
sky, it'll be the place where you
            (MORE)

6.

                       MAIN CHARACTER (cont'd)
all dye!! Going on up going on up!
                                                            
A look through the window of the shuttle craft and you
finally see the eminse size of Prison corp. prison system, a
giant metal pyramidal prison hangs in the balance. Without
missing a beat a giant door stars to open much like a like a
drawer in you're home kithchen.
                                                            
                       COMPUTER
      (cam come on the
       intercom)
Begin docking procedure now. T
minus 3800 meters and closing.
Prepare forward thrusters now.
Half speed on rear engins.
                                                            
                                         CAPTAIN HAZE IS IN
THE ZONE NOW. LANDS
SHUTTLE PURFECTTLY
                                                            
                                         SHUTTLE BAY DOOR
CLOSES AND PRISONERS
ARE ESCORTED FROM
SHUTTLE INTO HOLDING
AREA WHERE THEY ARE
GREETED BY
GAURDIANS.
                                                            
                       SHUTTLE PIOLT
      (feeling proud)
Another perfect landing brought to
you by me. And ofcourse prison
corp. Hope you all have a pleasent
stay.
                                                            
 
INT. FINAL DAY OF TRAINING AT THE ACADEMY - DAY
                                                            
Mahem errupts everywhere prisoners are taking over the
prison system section by section taking no prisoners and
killing guards as they go.
                                                            
                       TEACHER
      (yelling at the
       top of lungs)
Be alert ladies and gentlmen these
basdards will not think twice
before wacking you so you better
be on the ball!! TAKE NO PRISONERS
ONLY THOSE LEFT STANDING WILL
GRADUATE!!!
                                                            

7.

In front as usual Von leads his group into the worst
possible situation. With the biggest gun avalible, and there
backs against the wall waiting to thurst themselfs into
battle.
                                                            
                       MAIN CHARACTER
      (confidant and
       defiant)
Move alfa team move. Ready weapons
safety off!! Remeber shoot to
kill, lets do this.
                                                            
                                         AS THEY TURN THE
CORNER THEY ALL STOP
FOR THE CAIN'T
BELIVE WHAT THEY SEE
                                                            
 
INT. THE MONSTER - DAY
                                                            
FACING THERE WORST NIGHTMARE ALPHA TEAM SEES THE MASIVE
BEAST. UNLIKE ANYTHING THEY HAVE EVER SEEN. BLOOD GUTS AND
BODY PARTS WHERE EVERYWHERE AS THE BEAST DESTROYED ALL THE
PRISONERS COMING AFTER THEM. THEY HAD NO CHOICE IT WAS KILL
OR BE KILLED!!
                                                            
                       STUDENT VON"S BEST FRIEND
      (shocked to wah)
LET'S GET THEIS FUCKER!!! WHAT THE
HELL IS IT!!?? HOLY FUCK, WHAT IN
GODS NAME??
                                                            
                       MAIN CHARACTER
      (BEING A LEADER)
CALM DOWN TEAM LETS JUST GET OUT
OF THEIS ALVE!! TAKE POSITION FIRE
AT WILL!!!
                                                            
The monster lets out an ungodly scream as it begins to get
riddled with all kids of weapons. The beast doesn't stand a
chance falling to the ground as alpha team unleashes every
thing it has into it.
                                                            
                                         IT GOES DARK IN THE
ROOM GIANT OVERHEAD
LIGHTS COME ON
                                                            
Todd Phillips turns to the group.(as if appearing from no
where) clapping his hands.
                                                            
                       TEACHER
      (In his army
       fatigue)
Well well nice job Alpha team! As
            (MORE)

8.

                       TEACHER (cont'd)
you can see there are all kinds of
situations one might run into up
there! Congratulations you all
passed you'll get you're
assignments in the morning!! Take
the rest of day of go and
celebrate!
                                                            
 
EXT. THE UNDERTAKING - NIGHT
                                                            
22 Years prior to all events so far. Hans Zipper and David
Burbank enter the yard where they see Isosceles for the
first time. (just about finished) 1500 Workers and Jani
Bots working around the clock 2/47 for the last 10 years. A
multi national project where all prisoner from around the
world will reside.
                                                            
                       MAIN CHARACTER
      (Looking around in
       amazment)
Well David pretty awesome don't
you think! It's been a long time
but our dream is almost finished!
The elimination of all prison and
prisoners on earth! Finally we
will have a bit more peace on down
here.
                                                            
                       ADVISARY
Well I think it's a monumental
project and I'm just happy to be a
part of it sir! Just think of all
the money we will make to boot!!
                                                            
Walking around the yard showing different aspects of the
prison. The cutting of metal still rips into the night as if
it will never stop. Sparks flying everywhere and giant
machines with magnets attach huge sheets of titanium to the
outer skeleton. A new propulsion system is undergoing
installation. It's magnetized and will work with the
magnetic pull of the earths atmosphere. Keeping the prison
in orbit indefinitely...
                                                            
 
INT. ORINTATION DAY FOR NEW PRISONER - DAY
                                                            
Von Zipper on one of his first duties as a guardian. Leading
a group of prisoner down the enormous main corridor 50
prisoners fall in behind him, all dressed in prison orange
(PRISON CORPS) in grey letters cross the back of the jump
suit, all shackled together.
                                                            

9.

boom crane in behind sweeps up and over starting at back of
pack and looking over group of prisoners heading up to back
of Von Zipper and over. Cuts goes to dolly track close up of
Von
                                                            
                       MAIN CHARACTER
      (Talking as load
       as he can)
LISTEN UP YOU MOTHER FUCKERS THIS
IS GOING TO BE YOU'RE HOME AS WELL
AS YOU'RE TOMB! THESE ARE THE
RULES, THERE ARE NONE! SURVIVAL IS
THE NAME OF GAME
                                                            
A whistling sound comes from above. Suddenly Von stops and
splat right in front of him a body hits the ground( shot
though his shads see blood splatter)
                                                            
                       MAIN CHARACTER
      (without missing a
       beat)
WET CLEAN UP ISLE NINE NOW!!
                                                            
Suddenly four jani bots come out of nowhere hovering, they
clean up the mess that just happened, drag the body away and
wipe Von's glasses clean!
                                                            
                       MAIN CHARACTER
THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME PEOPLE
SO BE CARE FULL OF WHO YOU PISS
OFF!!!
                                                            
                                         PRISONERS LOOK UP
AND SEE THE HUB OF
ACTIVITIES THE JANI
BOTS ARE DOING
                                                            
                       MAIN CHARACTER
Those robots you see hovering all
over the place are Jani Bots. They
see all!! And bring you basic what
you need!! They have cameras built
into them (thats what the giant
rotating iris is) all information
is then sent back to those guard
towers you see there, there and
there. So don't try anything
stupid we will see it!!
                                                            
                                         THE GROUP DISSAPEARS
INTO A DOOR AT THE
FAR END OF THE
COORIDOR
                                                            
 

10.

INT. HEADQUATERS - DAY
                                                            
                                         IN THE MIDDLE OF A
HUGE SWAMPLAND LIES
A 1 ACRE FORRESTED
AREA OVERGROWN WITH
TREES AND WEEDS, IN
THE CENTRE OF THAT
SITS A HUGE OVEL
SHAPED TABLE REALLY
RUSTIC LOOKING.
AROUND THE TABLE
SITS 10 INDIVIDUALS
                                                            


THE END


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