diff --git "a/scripts/Gravity.txt" "b/scripts/Gravity.txt" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/scripts/Gravity.txt" @@ -0,0 +1,3753 @@ + 1. + + + + BLACK + + TITLES FADE IN: + + SUPERIMPOSE: + + AT 600 KM ABOVE PLANET EARTH THE TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATES + + BETWEEN +258 AND -148 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. + + THERE IS NOTHING TO CARRY SOUND. NO AIR PRESSURE. NO + + OXYGEN. + + LIFE IN SPACE IS IMPOSSIBLE. + + TITLES FADE OUT. + + OVER BLACK + + SUPERIMPOSE: + + GRAVITY + + FADE IN: + + +1 EXT. OUTER SPACE - DAY 1 + + A section of the Earth as CAMERA TRACKS. The EXPLORER space + shuttle becomes visible. The fuselage roof of the shuttle + is open, creating an exterior hangar where the Hubble + telescope is docked. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Um, please verify that the P-one + ATA removal on replacement cap part + one and two are complete. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + DMA M-one, M-two, M-three and M- + four are complete. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Okay. Copy that, Explorer. Dr. + Stone, Houston. Medical is + concerned about your ECG readings. + 2. + + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + I’m fine, Houston. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Well, Medical doesn't agree, Doc. + Are you feeling nauseous? + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Not any more than usual, Houston. + Diagnostics are green. Link to + communications card ready for data + reception. If this works, when we + touch down tomorrow, I’m buying all + you guys a round of drinks. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + That’s a date, Doctor. Just + remember, Houston’s partial to + margaritas. + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Booting comms card now. Please + confirm link. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + That’s a negative, we’re not seeing + any data. + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Standby, Houston, I’m gonna reboot + the comms card. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Standing by. + +ANOTHER ANGLE + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Houston, I have a bad feeling about + this mission. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Please expand. + 3. + + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Okay, let me tell you a story. It + was ninety-six. MORE) + +I’d been up here for forty-two days. Every time I passed +over Texas, I looked down knowing that Mrs. Kowalski was +looking up, thinking of me. Six weeks I’m blowing kisses at +that woman. Then we land at Edwards and I find out that +she’s run off with this lawyer. So, I packed my car, and I +headed to -- + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio; + interrupting) + Tijuana. You’ve told this story, + Kowalski. As Houston recalls, she, + uh, took off in your seventy- four + GTO. Engineering requests fuel + status on the jetpack prototype. + +MATT KOWALSKI, a veteran astronaut commander on his last +space mission, spacewalks behind the shuttle. He wears a +propulsion backpack. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Five hours off the reservation and + I show thirty percent drain. Give + my compliments to Engineering. + Except for a slight malfunction in + the nulling of the roll axis, this + jetpack is one prime piece of + thrust. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Engineering says thank you. + +CAMERA TILTS UP WITH Matt. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Tell ‘em I still prefer my sixty- + seven Corvette, though. Speaking of + which, did I ever tell you -- + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + We know the Corvette story, Matt. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + 4. + + + Even Engineering? MATT + (V. O.) + (CONT'D) + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Especially Engineering. + +Matt starts to play a country western song over the radio +speakers. He moves, circling around the space shuttle. + +Over radio, Hank Williams, Jr. sings “Angels Are Hard To +Find.” + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + We’re going to miss you, Matt. + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Comms card reboot in progress. + +ANOTHER ANGLE + +DR. SHARIFF DASARI becomes visible, tethered to the +shuttle, as he makes repairs to it. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Thank you, Doctor. + (to Shariff) + Shariff, what’s your status? + + SHARIFF (V.O.) + (over radio) + Nearly there. Replacing battery + module A-one and C. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Uh, could you be a little more + specific? Indeterminate estimates + make Houston anxious. + + SHARIFF (V.O.) + (over radio) + Oh, no, no, Houston. Don’t be + anxious. Anxiety’s not good for the + heart. System is ready to + reactivate. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + 5. + + + Hubbletelescope engaged. Upgrade + fully functional. + +Matt approaches Shariff from b.g. + +We hear people in Mission Control chatter and cheer, V.O. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + That applause you hear is for you, + Shariff. Congratulations. Kick + back, take the rest of the day off. + +Shariff starts dancing. + + SHARIFF (V.O.) + (over radio) + Whoo-hoo-hoo! + (chuckles; singing in + Hindi) + Mera juta hai jaapaani, my patloon + inglistaani saar pe laal topi rusi + -- + (low) + -- phir bhi dil hai hindustani + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Matt, do you have a visual on just + what Mission Specialist Shariff is + doing up there? + +Matt moves around Shariff. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + He appears to be doing some form of + the Macarena. + (off Shariff’s laugh) + But that would be just a best- + guess scenario on my part. + +CAMERA TILTS DOWN and DOLLIES IN ON DR. RYAN STONE, a +medical engineer on her first mission. She is on a crane- +like robotic arm attached to the shuttle. She is focused on +a communication card panel on the Hubble. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + 6. + + + Dr. Stone, Houston. Medical now + have you with a temperature drop to + thirty-five-point-nine and a heart- + rate rise to seventy. How are you + feeling? + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Houston, I’m fine. It’s just + keeping your lunch down in zero-G + is harder than it looks. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Uh, Dr. Stone, Medical is asking if + you want to return to Explorer. + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Negative. We’ve been here a week, + Houston. Let’s just finish this. + (clears throat) + Card is up. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Uh, no, that’s a negative. I’m + afraid we’re getting nothing on + this end, Doctor. + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Try again. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + No, still nothing. + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Houston, can you please turn that + music off. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Kowalski. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Not a problem. + +Matt turns the music off. + 7. + + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Thank you, Kowalski. Now, Houston? + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + That’s a negative. + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Could Houston be misinterpreting + the data? + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Well, we’re not receiving any data. + Engineering is recommending a vis- + check for component damage. + +Ryan takes a card out and examines it. + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Let me see what’s going on. What + have we got? + (to Mission Control) + Visual examination doesn’t reveal + any damaged components. The problem + must be originating from the comms + panel. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Yeah, that seems to be the case. + Engineering admits that you warned + us that this could happen. That’s + as close to an apology as you’re + going to get from them. We should + have listened to you, Doc. + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Get working. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Well, looks like we’re going to + have to improvise. + +Matt moves INTO FRAME. + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + 8. + + + I’m on it. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + How long do you think it’ll take + you? + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + One hour. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Outstanding. MORE) + +Installing your system in the Hubbleis the purpose of this +mission and so we appreciate your patience, Doctor. +Kowalski, we-we know you don’t care about things like this, +but, uh, for your information, this delay is not gonna be +long enough for you to break Anatoly Solovyev’s +spacewalking record. It seems like you’re gonna be left, uh +-- + +CAMERA TILTS DOWN and TRACKS WITH Matt as he moves past +Shariff. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Seventy-five minutes shy? Never + crossed my mind. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Matt... it’s been a privilege. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Right back at you, Houston. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Enjoy your last walk. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Am I a go to assist Dr. Stone in + removing the panel? + + RYAN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Assistance appreciated. + 9. + + +CAMERA PANS AROUND WITH Matt as he joins Ryan at the crane- +like robotic arm. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Permission granted. + + MATT + Thank you, Houston. + (to Ryan) + Mind if I join the fun? + + RYAN + Certainly. MISSION CONTR OL + (VO.) + (CONT 'D) + + MATT + How you feeling? + + RYAN + (pants, chuckling) + Like a Chihuahua that’s being + tumble-dried. + + MATT + (chuckles softly) + Well, it’s been a rough week. If it + makes you feel any better, I + coughed up everything but my + kidneys on my first ride. + + RYAN + Shit. + +Ryan drops a bolt, which floats as Matt reaches out to grab +it. Matt moves to Ryan and gives the bolt to her. They work +together on removing the panel. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + Sorry. I’m used to a basement lab + in a hospital where things fall to + the floor. + (chuckles softly) + Thank you. + + MATT + Well, you’re the genius up here. I + only drive the bus. + + RYAN + 10. + + + Yeah, well, call me a genius if I + can get this board initialized in + the next hour. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Explorer, this is Houston. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Go ahead, Houston. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Uh, NORAD reports a Russian + satellite has incurred a missile + strike. + +Matt continues to breathe heavily into the radio. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + The impact has created a cloud of + debris orbiting at twenty thousand + miles per hour. Current debris + orbit does not overlap with your + trajectory. We’ll keep you posted + on any developments. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Copy that, Houston. + + RYAN + Should we -- Should we be worried? + + MATT + No, let’s let the boys down there + worry for us. + + RYAN + Explorer, engage arm and pivot to + cargo bay. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Stand by for arm maneuver. + +The robotic arm begins to move very slowly, pulling Ryan +and Matt along. + + MATT + 11. + + + So, doc, now that you work for + NASA, how do you like us? + + SHARIFF + Kind of like winning the lottery, + huh? + +Shariff chuckles. + + RYAN + (inhaling sharply) + I was just happy that they didn’t + cut the funding to my research. + + MATT + How long was your training? + + RYAN + Oh, six months. + + SHARIFF + Including holidays? + + RYAN + Mm-hm. + +Ryan moves. Matt unclips a cable. + + MATT + So, what is this scanning system? + + SHARIFF + Oh, nothing Matt. It’s just a new + set of eyes to scan the edge of the + universe. + +Matt holds the cable. + + RYAN + It’s designed for hospital use, but + this one’s a prototype. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Stand by for locking. + +Matt and Ryan begin to remove another panel. + + MATT + Listen, they don’t bankroll + prototypes. Even for your pretty + blue eyes. + 12. + + + RYAN + Well, my eyes are brown. + + MATT + Right now, your eyes are bloodshot. + +She chuckles. + + SHARIFF + Kowalski! Is this great, or what? + Woo-hoo-hoo! + +Matt and Ryan turn to see Shariff jump and float away from +the shuttle. His safety tether tenses and snaps him back. +Matt glances upward. + + MATT + And to think he went to Harvard. + You gotta admit one thing: Can’t + beat the view. + (beat) + So, what do you like about being up + here? + + RYAN + The silence. I could get used to + it. + + MATT + Terrific. + + RYAN + Houston, from first inspection, + comms panel appears to be dead. Am + I a go to cut link to auxiliary? + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + You’re the expert, doctor. It’s + your call. + + MATT + Houston, I have a bad feeling about + this mission. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Please elaborate. + + MATT + It’s the same feeling I had about + Mardi Gras in 1987. + 13. + + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + That is affirmative. Surprisingly, + Control hasn’t heard the Mardi Gras + story. Please proceed. + +Matt and Ryan work the panel. + + MATT + Well, it’s day one, and I’m bumping + my way down Bourbon Street looking + for a sister of a friend of mine. + Streets are full of people. I’m + thinking there’s no way I’m gonna + find this girl. + + RYAN + Proceeding to override. + + MATT + Then all of the sudden, I look up, + and there she is, and I’m about to + yell out, and I see she’s holding + hands with some short, hairy guy in + board shorts and a Margaritaville + shirt. And then I realize that this + guy is not a guy. That my girl is + holding hands with a -- + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + ISS, this is Houston. + + RUSSIAN SPACE STATION CAPTAIN + (V.O.) + (over radio) + Houston. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Explorer, this is Houston. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Go ahead, Houston. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + Mission abort. Repeat. Mission + abort. Initiate emergency + disconnect from Hubble. Begin + reentry procedure. ISS, initiate + emergency evacuation. + 14. + + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Copy all, Houston, and in work. + (to Matt) + Matt, immediate return to Explorer. + Repeat, immediate return to + Explorer. + + MATT + Copy. Explorer, prep airlock. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Airlock engaged, ready to receive. + + MATT + Houston, elaborate. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Debris from the missile strike has + caused a chain reaction, hitting + other satellites and creating new + debris. Traveling faster than a + high-speed bullet up towards your + altitude. All copy. + + MATT + Copy all. + (to Ryan) + Put a bow on it, Dr. Stone. + + RYAN + I can’t. The board is still + initializing. + + MATT + I’m not gonna ask you again. + + RYAN + One second. + + MATT + Not one second. Now. Shut it down. + That’s an order. + +Ryan finishes working. + + RYAN + Okay, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m + done. I’m done. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + 15. + + + (over radio) + Kowalski, initiate emergency + disconnect from the Hubble. + +Ryan and Matt close the panel. + + MATT + All right, Shariff, let’s do this. + +Matt and Shariff move to the base of the Hubble. + + SHARIFF + Roger, Matt. + + MATT + Houston, update. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Well, we have a full-on chain + reaction. It’s been confirmed that + it’s the unintentional side effect + of the Russians striking one of + their own satellites. + + SHARIFF + They shot down their own satellite? + +Matt pulls down a lever. Then moves upward. + + MATT + Right of disposal. Most likely a + spy sat gone bad. Now it’s + shrapnel. + (to Explorer Captain) + Explorer, ready to disengage HST. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Locks releasing in three... two... + one. + +The locks holding the Hubble in place release. Matt pushes +it up. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Explorer, new data coming through. + + MATT + What's the blowback, Houston? + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + 16. + + + (over radio) + It’s not good. Most of our systems + are gone. Debris chain reaction is + out of control and rapidly + expanding. + +Ryan is on the robotic arm. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Multiple satellites are down, and + they keep on falling. + +Matt flies to the right. + + MATT + Define ‘multiple satellites.’ + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Most of them are gone. + Telecommunication systems are dead. + Expect a communication blackout at + any moment. + + RYAN + Kowalski, visual of debris at nine + o’clock. + +Fragments of debris fly past. + + MATT + Half of North America just lost + their Facebook. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Explorer, repeat, expect a + communication blackout at any + moment. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Copy that, Houston. + +A large piece of debris from a BSE satellite flies past +Shariff. + + MATT + Explorer, this is Kowalski, + confirming visual contact with + debris. Debris is from a BSE sat. + 17. + + +The debris flies. + + SHARIFF + Heads up! + + MATT + To repeat, I have -- + + RYAN + Dr. Stone requesting faster + transport. + + MATT + WE have to go. We have to go, go, + go! + +Matt flies left. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + (over radio) + Kennedy reports meteorological + conditions no-go for re-entry. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Houston, Explorer. Copy. + + RYAN + Explorer, Dr. Stone requesting + faster transport to bay area. + Explorer, do you copy? + + MATT + Explorer, permission to retrieve + Dr. Stone. + +Matt flies towards Ryan. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + You’re a go, Kowalski. + (to Mission Control) + Houston, this is Explorer, copy. + + MATT + All right. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + We've lost Houston. We’ve lost + Houston. + +Matt tries to help Ryan detach herself. + 18. + + + MATT + Unstrap. Look, we need to get the + hell out of here. + + RYAN + All right. + + SHARIFF + Need some help there, Matt? + + MATT + No, don’t wait for us. + +A piece of debris smashes into Shariff, killing him. + + RYAN + It’s stuck! + + MATT + Man down! Man down! + +Flying debris punctures holes in the shuttle, which starts +to veer out of control. + + EXPLORER CAPTAIN (V.O.) + (over radio) + Houston, this is Explorer, copy. + Houston, this is Explorer, copy. + Kowalski, repor-- + +Ryan, still attached to the robotic arm, spins around with +the shuttle. + + MATT + Explorer’s been hit! + (to Explorer Captain) + Explorer, do you read? Explorer, + over! Explorer! + +The robotic arm breaks off from the shuttle with Ryan still +attached to it. She continues to spin around. + + MATT (CONT’D) + Astronaut is off structure! Dr. + Stone is off structure! + (to Ryan) + Dr. Stone, detach! You must detach! + If you don’t detach, that arm’s + gonna carry you too far! + + RYAN + (crying out) + No! No! I can-- + 19. + + + MATT + Listen to my voice! You need to + focus! + + RYAN + I can’t! I can’t! + + MATT + I’m losing visual of you. In a few + seconds, I won’t be able to track + you. You need to detach! I can’t + see you anymore! Do it now! + + RYAN + Okay, I’m trying! I’m trying! I’m + trying! + + Ryan detaches herself and flies off. + + MATT + Houston, I’ve lost visual of Dr. + Stone. Houston, I’ve lost visual of + Dr. Stone. + + +2 EXT. OUTER SPACE - 600 KM ABOVE EARTH - DAY 2 + + Ryan spins out of control as she careens. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Dr. Stone, do you copy? Repeat, do + you copy? + + She flies PAST CAMERA and continues in the b.g. + + RYAN + Yes, yes, yes. I copy! I’m + detached! + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Give me your position. + + RYAN + I don’t know! I don’t know! I’m + spinning! I can’t -- I can’t -- ! + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Report your position. + + RYAN + 20. + + + GPS is down. I ca-- It’s down, I + can’t -- + +She spins and flips. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Give me a visual. + + RYAN + I told you, nothing. I see nothing! + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Do you have a visual of Explorer? + + RYAN + No. No. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Do you have a visual of ISS? + + RYAN + No. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + You need to focus. Anything, use + the sun and the Earth, give me + coordinates. + + RYAN + It’s so fast. I can’t breathe! I + can’t breathe! + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Give me coordinates! Dr. Stone, do + you copy? Repeat, do you copy? Give + me your position! Report your + position. Give me a visual! Do you + have a visual of Explorer? Do you + have a visual of ISS? I need you to + focus. Anything. Use the sun and + the Earth, give me coordinates. + Give me coordinates. + +She continues spinning. + + DISSOLVE TO: + 21. + + +3 INT. HELMET - DAY 3 + + Ryan glances about as she tries to calm down. The Explorer + shuttle, a glowing light, is far off in the distance. + + RYAN + Kowalski? Kowalski, do you copy? + Kowals-- I have-have a vis-- + Kowalski, I have a visual. I have- + have a visual of Explorer. With + north at -- twelve o’clock and the + shuttle is at the center of the + dial. I can see -- I can see the + Chinese station. No -- No, it’s the + International Space Station. ISS is + at -- ISS is at seven o'clock. + + CAMERA RACKS FOCUS ON the inside of the helmet, which + illuminates gauges and meters of the vital statistics of + Ryan’s space suit, which read: + + CWL TEMP 15C WARN RADIATION LOW OXYGEN 10::percent:: LIFE + SUPPORT BATTERY 42::percent:: + + RYAN + Lieutenant Kowalski, do you copy? + + CAMERA PULLS BACK OUT of her helmet. + + DISSOLVE TO: + + +4 EXT. OUTER SPACE - 600 KM ABOVE EARTH - DAY 4 + + Ryan continues to flip and spin around. + + RYAN + Explorer, do you -- do you copy? + Houston, do you copy? Houston, this + is Mission Specialist Ryan Stone. I + am off structure and I am drifting. + Do you copy? Anyone...? Anybody...? + Do you copy? Please copy. Please. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Dr. Stone, do you copy? + + RYAN + Yeah, Lieutenant Kowalski, yes. + Yes, Lieutenant Kowalski, I’m here, + I’m here! + 22. + + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Repeat, do you copy? + +Ryan shines her flashlight, using it like a beacon. + + RYAN + Yes, yes, I copy, I’m here! I’m + here. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Flash your light. + + RYAN + My light -- my light? + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Flash it so I can see you. + + RYAN + Uh, okay. Uh... I... Okay, okay. + Here, here! I’m here! + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Ah, there you are. Hang on tight. + Report your status. + + RYAN + I’m fine, I’m fine. I’m all right. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Your status. Give me your readings. + +Ryan looks at the gauge on her wrist, which indicates her +suit status. + + RYAN + I... Uh, three -- three -- three + point six PSI. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Your O2, give me your O2. + + RYAN + 23. + + + Uh, oxygen is going down. It’s + going down fast. It’s going down + fast. Nine -- No, eight-eight + percent. Eight three point nine + percent. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + Okay, you’re breathing too fast. + You’re burning oxygen, and we don’t + want to do that. We want to relax. + Copy? + + RYAN + Okay, so -- Okay, sorry. Yes, copy, + copy. + + MATT (V.O.) + (over radio) + All right. Nearly there. + + RYAN + Please hurry. + +Matt approaches from far off in the b.g. He speeds toward +her. + + MATT + You can holster that torch, Dr. + Stone. + + RYAN + Sorry. Sorry. + +Matt collides with her and grabs onto her. Ryan reacts, +panicked. They tumble together, facing each other. + + MATT + Gotcha. All right, now I’m gonna + tether you to me. + + RYAN + Uh-huh. + + MATT + I know, you never realized how + devastatingly good-looking I am. + But I need you to stop staring and + help me with the tether. + + RYAN + Mm-hmm. + 24. + + + MATT + Okay? + + RYAN + Okay, okay. Uh, I got it. + +Matt attaches the tether to Ryan’s suit. They continue +tumbling together. + + MATT + All right, here we go. All right. + Now, to clear you from the jets... + + RYAN + Uh-huh. + + MATT + I’m gonna give you a little push. + + RYAN + No, no, no, no. No, no, no. + + MATT + Not a push. + + RYAN + No, no. + + MATT + A nudge. + + RYAN + No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! + Damn it, no! + +Matt pushes Ryan away from him. As she drifts again, she +panics. Matt turns and uses the thrusters to accelerate. + + MATT + See? Where you go, I go. Better. + Let’s get outta here. + +Matt pulls Ryan behind him via the tether. + + RYAN + Goddamn it. + + MATT + I know what you mean. + + RYAN + Damn it. + 25. + + + They move towards the Explorer in the distance. + + MATT + You’re burning oxygen. We’re going + back to the shuttle. How’s that for + a plan? Copy? + + RYAN + Fuck! + + MATT + Right. Copy that. Houston, in the + blind. This is Kowalski. Dr. Stone + and I are gonna make our way back + to base. Can you get the Explorer + to prepare the airlock for arrival? + Copy? Houston, this is... + + +5 EXT. OUTER SPACE - 650 KM ABOVE EARTH - DAY 5 + + Matt flies, pulling Ryan behind him. + + MATT + ... Kowalski. How do you copy? + Houston, in the blind. This is + Kowalski. + + RYAN + They can’t hear us. + + MATT + We don’t know that. That’s why we + keep talking. If somebody is + listening, they might just save + your life. Set your watch for + ninety minutes. + + RYAN + Why ninety? + + MATT + Well, Houston clocked that... + + Ryan sets her watch. + + MATT + ... debris at fifty thousand miles + an hour. If you factor in our + current orbit, then I figure we got + about ninety minutes before we get + our asses kicked again. + 26. + + + Text on the wrist display next to the watch reads: + + SUIT PRESS 35PSI 01:30 00 OXYGEN ALERT 6::percent:: + + BATTERY 18::percent:: SPC02 4.1 min + + She reaches and grabs hold of the tether. + + RYAN + O2 down to six percent. + + MATT + Okay. Pretty scary shit being + untethered up here, isn’t it? + + RYAN + Yeah, pretty scary shit. + + MATT + Well, you did all right. + + Matt thrusts forward again, pulling her in a jerking + motion. + + +6 INT. HELMET - RYAN’S POV THROUGH THE HELMET TO MATT - DAY 6 + + RYAN + Well, you weren’t so bad yourself. + + MATT + Houston, in the blind. This is + Kowalski. Our current location is + approximately... nine hundred + meters out from the Explorer. Dr. + Stone and I would like to retrieve + the body of Mission Specialist + Shariff and return it to the + shuttle. Am I a go to retrieve? + Roger that. + + Matt flies back and forth as he tries to correct their + course, searching for Shariff. The tether jerks Ryan back + and forth. + + RYAN + Where is he? Where is he? + + Matt ignites the thrusters and speeds in b.g. toward the + panel Shariff is attached to. Matt grabs onto the panel, + stopping his trajectory. Ryan flies past him toward + Shariff’s corpse. + 27. + + + RYAN + Oh, my God. Oh, my God. + + +7 EXT. OUTER SPACE - 650 KM ABOVE EARTH - DAY 7 + + Ryan flies f.g. and crashes into Shariff’s corpse, causing + it to careen out of control, pulling the panel with it. + Matt, still holding onto the panel, disconnects Shariff’s + tether from it and attaches it to himself. + + MATT + Grab him! Grab him! + + RYAN + I’m trying, I’m trying! + + Matt lets go of the panel, which exits, as Shariff’s corpse + and Ryan pull him with them. + + MATT + You’re pullin’ me away. + + RYAN + Got h-- I got him! + + Ryan grabs hold of Shariff’s corpse and holds on. + + MATT + Clutch him like he’s your + Valentine. + + RYAN + I got -- I got him. Okay. I got + him. + + MATT + I can’t engage my thrust with you + two yo-yoin’ around. + + Ryan looks down at the face of the corpse and reacts. + + Shariff’s corpse. The helmet is destroyed and there is a + hole through his face, caused by the debris. Ryan is + horrified. + + Near Shariff’s corpse there is a photo floating, attached + to a small tether. The photo depicts Shariff with his wife + and son. + + MATT + Jesus Christ. + 28. + + + Matt leads Ryan and Shariff’s corpse toward the wreckage of + the Explorer, which has suffered devastating damage. + + MATT + Here’s hopin’ you have a hell of an + insurance policy, Houston. The + damages to Explorer are + catastrophic. Will commence search + for survivors. + + RYAN + O2 down to five percent. + + +8 EXT. OUTER SPACE - EXPLORER- DAY 8 + + Matt, Ryan, and Shariff’s corpse are flying toward Explorer + at a high velocity. + + MATT + All right, here we go. Careful of + the edges! + + They slam into the shuttle and scatter. Ryan flies and is + pulled by the tether to Matt, who grabs onto the broken + cockpit window frame. + + Matt pulls Ryan toward him. + + MATT + Here. Here! + + CAMERA PUSHES PAST THEM THROUGH the window frame, INTO the + cockpit, which is in disarray. Several objects are floating + about. The beam of Matt’s flashlight shines onto a floating + toy. + + Ryan moves to enter, but suddenly bumps into the corpse of + one of the astronauts. Matt peers in through a hole on the + other side of the cockpit. + + MATT + Houston, in the blind. To confirm. + Mission Specialist Dr. Stone and + Mission Commander Matthew Kowalski + are the sole survivors of the STS- + one-five- seven. + + Ryan joins Matt, now tethered to the shuttle. Shariff’s + corpse floats in the b.g. + + RYAN + 29. + + + I apologize for not complying. I + should’ve stopped working as soon + as you instructed me to. + + MATT + We were gonna get hit no matter + what. There was nothing you could + do to change that. Hey. + + RYAN + Yes? + + MATT + All right, we have to make our way + to the Space Station. Over there. + +Matt points to the space station way off in the distance. + + MATT + It’s a bit of a hike, but we need + to use their escape pod, the Soyuz, + to get back to Earth. Agreed? Dr. + Stone, agreed? + +Matt and Ryan facing each other. + + RYAN + Agreed. + + MATT + All right. After you. + +Matt pushes Ryan, and she spins away. Matt pushes off the +shuttle and thrusts, pulling Ryan with him. + + RYAN + Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, God. + + MATT + Houston, in the blind. This is + Kowalski. + +CAMERA PULLS BACK to reveal Shariff’s corpse, now tethered +to the shuttle. + + MATT + Dr. Stone and I have determined to + proceed to ISS and use one of their + Soyuz for re-entry. ISS, if you + hear us... we could sure use a + rescue mission. + 30. + + +9 EXT. OUTER SPACE - 550 KM ABOVE EARTH - DAY 9 + + Matt floats, pulling Ryan behind him. The sun crests over + the edge of the Earth. + + Hank Williams, Jr. sings “Angels Are Hard To Find” under + the following scenes. + + RYAN + O2 down to two percent. + + MATT + We’re getting there. Beautiful, + don’t you think? + + RYAN + What? + + MATT + The sunrise. + + Matt slowly floats, pulling Ryan behind him. + + MATT + That’s what I’m gonna miss the + most. So where’s home, Dr. Stone? + Ryan, where’s home? + + RYAN + Home? + + MATT + Mm-hm. Down there. Mother Earth. + Where do you pitch you tent? + + RYAN + Lake Zurich. + + MATT + Where the hell is that? + + RYAN + Illinois. + + Matt floats, pulling Ryan behind him. + + MATT + Illinois. Central Time Zone. + (sighs) + That would make it roughly... eight + PM. What are the good people of + Lake Zurich doing at eight o’clock? + 31. + + + RYAN + I don’t know. I’m not gonna make + it. I’m slowing you down. + + MATT + What would you be doing? Come on, + Ryan. It’s eight o’clock. You've + just left the hospital after an + eighteen-hour shift. Driving home. + + RYAN + The radio. I listen to the radio. + + MATT + There we go. Let me guess. NPR? + Classical? Top forty? + + RYAN + Anything. I don’t care, as long as + they don’t talk. I just drive. + + MATT + And where are you driving to? + + RYAN + I just drive. + + MATT + What do you miss down there? Is + there a Mr. Stone? + + RYAN + No. + + MATT + Nobody special? + +Ryan slowly floats. The reflection of the Earth appears on +her helmet. + + MATT + Somebody down there looking up, + thinking about you? Ryan? + + RYAN + I had a daughter. + +Matt glances at the mirror affixed to his wrist. The mirror +on his wrist depicts the reflection of Ryan. + + RYAN + 32. + + + She was four. She was at school + playing tag. Slipped, hit her head, + and that was it. Stupidest thing. I + was driving when I got the call, + so... ever since then, that’s what + I do. I wake up, I go to work, and + I just drive. + + Matt floats in the b.g. toward the far-off space station. + Ryan is pulled with him. + + RYAN + O2 down to one percent. + + MATT + Well, I’ve got good news and bad + news. The good news is, we’re about + five minutes from the ISS and I + know where the Russians stash their + vodka. And that is good, because + I’m runnin’ on fumes here. The bad + news is, I’m gonna be about ten + minutes short of breakin’ Anatoly’s + record, and I -- + + An alarm sounds, indicating Ryan’s oxygen level is low. + Matt looks at his wrist mirror. + + RYAN + Uh... + + MATT + What? + + RYAN + Uh... I’m redlining. My O2 tank + pressure is low. + + MATT + Your tank is out of oxygen but you + still have it in your suit. + + RYAN + Got it. + + +10 INT. HELMET - RYAN’S POV OF MATT AND THE INTERNATIONAL 10 + SPACE STATION - DAY + + MATT + So you have to sip, not gulp. + 33. + + + She looks down to her arms as she checks her oxygen + monitor. The monitor reads: oxygen low. + + MATT + Wine, not beer. + + She glances up to Matt. + + MATT + Sip, Ryan. + (to Mission Control) + Houston, in the blind, we have a + visual of the ISS. The station must + have been evacuated because the + first Soyuz is... + + +11 EXT. OUTER SPACE - DAY 11 + + Matt and Ryan float in the f.g., as Ryan exits. + + MATT + ... missing. The second Soyuz + exhibits surface damage, and its + chute has been deployed. Any use as + an escape pod for re-entry is + impossible. + + Matt floats toward the space station, pulling Ryan with + him. + + RYAN + Shouldn’t we be turning? We’re + drifting again. + + MATT + Not yet. I wasn’t kidding about + those fumes. This can has one or + two good thrusts left... if we’re + lucky. Steady. Aim. Fire! + + Matt triggers his thruster, hurtling them at a high speed. + + +12 INT. HELMET - RYAN’S POV - DAY 12 + + Past Matt to the space station. Ryan’s arms enter f.g. and + grab hold of the tether. + + RYAN + Brake! Brake! You have to brake! + + MATT + 34. + + + I can’t, the can’s empty. + + +13 EXT. OUTER SPACE - SPACE STATION - DAY 13 + + MATT + We’re gonna hit hard! Grab a hold + of anything you can! + + +14 INT. HELMET - RYAN’S POV TO THE SPACE STATION - DAY 14 + + She flies toward the space station. + + +15 EXT. OUTER SPACE - SPACE STATION - DAY 15 + + Matt flies and smashes into it. Ryan is pulled behind him. + + RYAN + It’s -- what do I do? What do I + do?! + + She flies into f.g. as CAMERA TILTS UP and FLIPS AROUND to + TRACK WITH her as grabs hold of a railing. + + MATT + Ryan! + + Matt flies past, pulling Ryan with him. Ryan bumps into a + solar panel and their tether snaps. Ryan falls. + + RYAN + The tether broke, I’m detached! I’m + detached! + + MATT + Grab a hold! Grab anything! + + Ryan falls. She becomes entangled in some of the Soyuz’s + parachute rigging. The rigging pulls her up. She reaches + out her hand. + + MATT + Ryan! Give me five! + + RYAN + I’ve got you. + + +16 INT. HELMET - RYAN’S POV - MATT - DAY 16 + 35. + + + He flies toward her, unsuccessfully grabs for her hand. + + RYAN + I’ve got you. Right here, right + here. Okay, get it. + + Ryan grabs hold of the tether attached to him. + + MATT + Shit! Shit. + + RYAN + No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. + + +17 EXT. OUTER SPACE - SPACE STATION - DAY 17 + + Ryan is pulled by the tether. + + RYAN + Got ya. + + Matt holds firmly onto the tether as he is yanked. Ryan + holds firmly onto the tether. Ryan’s left leg is entangled + in the parachute rigging. + + RYAN + Got ya. You just... hold on and I’m + gonna start pulling you in. I’m + gonna star-- + + MATT + Hey, Doc. + + RYAN + Just hold on. Hang on. I am gonna + pull you in. I’m gonna pull you in. + + MATT + Ryan, listen. You have to let me + go. + + RYAN + No. + + MATT + The ropes are too loose. I’m + pulling you with me. + + RYAN + No. + + Matt takes hold of the tether clip. + 36. + + + RYAN + No, no, no. + + MATT + You have to let me go, or we both + die. + + RYAN + I’m not letting you go! + +Ryan is pulled and Matt yanks her back. + + RYAN + We’re fine! + + MATT + No. Ryan, let go. + + RYAN + No. No. You’re not going anywhere. + You’re not going anywhere. + +Matt starts to unclip the tether. + + MATT + It’s not up to you. + + RYAN + No, no, no, no, no... no... Please + don’t do this. + +Matt unclips the tether. + + RYAN + Please, please, please, please + don’t do this. Please don’t do + this. No, no, no. Please don’t, + Matt. Please don’t do this. + +Matt lets go of the tether and floats off. + + MATT + You’re gonna make it, Ryan. + + RYAN + No! + +Ryan floats toward the space station. Matt floats away. + + RYAN + I had you. I had you! I had you. + 37. + + +Ryan smacks into a part of the space station and flips +over. She grabs hold of a metal railing. We see Matt far +away now in the b.g. Ryan’s C02 alarm goes off, indicating +that she’s out of oxygen. + + MATT + Ryan, do you hear me? Do you copy? + + RYAN + My CO2alarm went off. My CO2 alarm + went off. + + MATT + Look, you need to board the + station. Do you see the airlock? + +Ryan turns, holding tightly onto the metal railing. + + MATT + Hey, Ryan, you copy? Look for the + airlock. It’s above you, next to + the Zarya module. You see it? + + RYAN + Yes. Yes, I see it. I see it. + + MATT + All right, good. That’s where you + want to go. Now you’re getting + lightheaded, right? + + RYAN + Yeah. Yes. + + MATT + That’s because you’re breathing + CO2. You’re losing consciousness. + You need to board the station. + + RYAN + Okay. + +Holding on tight to the space station’s railing, Ryan turns +her body upside down and moves toward the station. + + MATT + That second Soyuz is too damaged + for re-entry, but it’s perfectly + fine for a little Sunday drive. + +Ryan climbs upward. + + RYAN + 38. + + + Sunday drive? + + MATT + Look to the west. You see that dot + in the distance? + +CAMERA PANS TO a tiny dot in the distance, which is the +Chinese station. + + MATT + That’s a Chinese station. + + RYAN + Yes. + + MATT + You’re gonna take the Soyuz, and + you’re gonna cruise over there. + Chinese lifeboat is a Shenzhou. + + RYAN + I’ve never flown a Shenzhou. + +CAMERA DOLLIES AROUND Ryan. + + MATT + It doesn’t matter. Its re-entry + protocol is identical to the Soyuz. + + RYAN + Okay. + + MATT + You never flown the Soyuz either? + + RYAN + Only a simulator. + + MATT + Well, then you know. + + RYAN + But I crashed it. + + MATT + It’s a simulator, that’s what it’s + designed for. + + RYAN + Every time. I crashed it every + time. + 39. + + +CAMERA TRACKS WITH Ryan to reveal Matt, a tiny speck in +b.g. + + MATT + You point the damn thing at Earth. + It’s not rocket science. And by + this time tomorrow, you’re gonna be + back in Lake Zurich with a hell of + a story to tell. You copy? Ryan, + you copy? + + RYAN + I’m gonna take the Soyuz and come + get you. + + MATT + No, you’re not. + + RYAN + I’m coming to get you. + + MATT + No, I’ve got too much of a head + start on you. + + RYAN + (wavering) + I’m coming to get you. + + MATT + I’m afraid that ship... + (chuckling) + Already sailed. Ryan, you’re gonna + have to learn to let go. + + RYAN + But I -- + + MATT + I want to hear you say you’re gonna + make it. Come on, Ryan, say it. + + RYAN + I’m gonna make it. + + MATT + All right. Keep going. What kind of + name is Ryan for a girl? + + RYAN + Dad wanted a boy. + + MATT + 40. + + + Are you close to the airlock? + + RYAN + Not yet. + + MATT + Keep going. So now that we have + some distance between us... you’re + attracted to me, right? + + RYAN + What? + + MATT + Well, people say I have beautiful + blue eyes. + + RYAN + You have beautiful -- You have + beautiful blue eyes. + + MATT + I have brown eyes. Hey, you want to + know the good news? + + RYAN + What? + + MATT + I’m gonna break Anatoly’s record, + and I think mine’s gonna stand for + a long, long time. + + RYAN + Oh, no. I’m coming to get you. + +Matt, a tiny speck in b.g. + + MATT + Oh, my God. + + RYAN + What? What? + + MATT + Wow. Hey, Ryan? + + RYAN + Yeah? + + MATT + You should see the sun on the + Ganges. + 41. + + + (exhales sharply) + It’s amazing. + + CAMERA PANS TO Ryan. She moves her arm. Hank Williams Jr.’s + “Angels Are Hard To Find” continues. + + +18 INT. HELMET - RYAN’S POV - DAY 18 + + Matt is a tiny speck. With great effort, Ryan climbs to the + airlock and opens its handle. + + +19 EXT. OUTER SPACE - SPACE STATION - DAY 19 + + Ryan opens the airlock door and is blown by the air + pressure as she tightly grips the door handle. She manages + to climb inside the airlock. + + +20 INT. SPACE STATION - AIRLOCK MODULE - DAY 20 + + Ryan closes the airlock door. She turns the handle of a + valve. The oxygen levels of the module re-pressurizes. + + As oxygen fills the cabin, Ryan takes off her helmet and + breathes deeply. + + She removes her suit. + + +21 INT. SPACE STATION - DAY 21 + + Ryan enters and glances about. + + An electrical panel with exposed wiring emits sparks and + flames. + + Ryan enters the communications room. + + RYAN + Where are you? Where are you? + Comms. Comms. There you are. + + She stops and turns toward the radio panel, placing a radio + headset on her head. + + RYAN + (into radio) + 42. + + + Okay. Matt, this is Ryan, copy. + Matt, this is Ryan, copy. Matt, I + made it, I’m here, I’m on the + station. Do you copy? Come on, + Matt, talk to me. Tell me where you + are, give me your position. Where + are you? Give me a visual. Just + tell me what you see. Oh, come on. + You’ve been yammering since we left + Cape Canaveral, and now you decide + to shut up? Talk to me. Just say + something, say anything! I don’t + care! Hey, tell me about, uh, Mardi + Gras. Tell me about the hairy guy. + Huh? Tell me what happened. What + happened to the, uh, hairy guy? + +Ryan’s reflection is on the window as she gazes through it. + + RYAN + (into radio) + Please talk to me. + (whispering) + Please. + (to mission control) + Houston, in the blind... this is + Mission Specialist Ryan Stone + reporting from the ISS. All + communications with Mission + Commander Matthew Kowalski have + been lost. Radio transmission + absent. Visuals nonexistent. To + confirm, I, Ryan Stone, am the sole + survivor of STS-one-five- seven. + +An alarm sounds, prompting her to float and examine a +laptop affixed to the wall. + + RYAN + What now? + +On the laptop monitor, which displays a message and a graph +of the station, which indicates which sections are on fire. +The alert reads: “FIRE.” + +On the map, the labels of which read: “Kibo Lab, jcm, +Overhead, Port, UC Lab, Node 2, Deck.” + +Ryan approaches a ball of fire. She grabs a fire +extinguisher off the wall and uses it on the fire. + 43. + + + The spray from the fire extinguisher blasts her against the + wall, momentarily knocking her unconscious, then she + regains consciousness. + + The fire is quickly expanding. Ryan takes the fire + extinguisher again, plants her feet and stabilizes herself. + She sprays the fire extinguisher. + + The fireball rapidly expands, knocking Ryan into a new + passageway. The fireball expands throughout the station + behind her. She dives down, through a hatch. She struggles + to open the hatch to the second Soyuz. The fireball is + expanding into the compartment. + + Ryan climbs down into the second Soyuz, still carrying the + fire extinguisher and locks the hatch above her. + + She climbs further down into another section of the Soyuz. + She closes the second hatch above her. + + The Soyuz shakes, due to the station outside exploding and + crumbling. + + +22 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 22 + + Ryan slides down through a hatch into the command center of + the Soyuz. + + RYAN + Okay. Okay. Where is it, where is + it? Where is the power? Here you + are. Okay, great, just like + training. Um... Uh, undocking, + undocking. + + She reaches for a nearby instruction manual, which is + marked in red. She straps herself into the seat and + examines it. + + RYAN + (clearing throat) + Undocking. Red. Okay. Okay, where + is it? Where is it? Come on. Okay. + Okay. Okay, I remember this, I + remember this. + + She reaches up and presses several buttons on the control + console. The monitor now displays a countdown which reads: + “00:04.30.” + + The Soyuz is jolted and shakes terribly. + 44. + + + Ryan flips through the pages of the instructions. + + RYAN + Oh, you don’t have four minutes. + We’re going manual. Come on. Okay. + Okay. Active-Activate, undock. + (Russian) + Rezerveyi rassik + + She reaches up toward another control panel and presses a + button. + + +23 EXT. STATION - OUTER SPACE - DAY 23 + + The Soyuz is released from the station and floats away from + it. The Earth is far off in the b.g. + + +24 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 24 + + The periscope displaying the station from outside. As it + floats away, the parachute, which has been deployed, is + tangled around a section of the station. + + Ryan breathes heavily. She is seated and watches the + periscope in front of her. She checks her watch for the + amount of time until the debris will hit again. It reads + “00:07:25.” + + RYAN + Seven minutes to get out of here. + + Ryan pulls out the joysticks to activate the manual control + steering. + + RYAN + (whispering) + All right, okay. + + +25 EXT. OUTER SPACE - DAY 25 + + The station thrusts away, the parachute still caught. It + pulls taut and stops the Soyuz with a jolt. + + +26 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 26 + + Ryan is shaken about as the station is jolted. She glances + about, confused. + + RYAN + 45. + + + What? What-what? What-what? + + +27 EXT. STATION - OUTER SPACE - DAY 27 + + The parachute tenses and pulls the Soyuz toward the station + at a high speed. + + +28 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 28 + + Ryan, upside down, gazes at the periscope. She sees that + the Soyuz is on a trajectory to crash into the station. + + RYAN + No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! + + She uses the manual controls to activate the thrusters. + + +29 EXT. OUTER SPACE - DAY 29 + + The thrusters emit a quick blast changing the Soyuz’s + direction slightly. The parachute ropes become taut. + + The Soyuz flies away from the station, but the parachute + snaps the Soyuz back toward it. + + +30 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 30 + + Ryan glances about. + + +31 EXT. STATION - OUTER SPACE 31 + + The Soyuz flies over the station. The parachute catches + again. The ropes pull taut. + + +32 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 32 + + Ryan is shaken about as the Soyuz is jolted to a stop. She + takes control of the manual steering. + + +33 EXT. STATION - OUTER SPACE 33 + + The Soyuz is pulled back toward the station. + + +34 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 34 + 46. + + + Ryan looks through the periscope. + + RYAN + Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop! + + +35 EXT. STATION - OUTER SPACE 35 + + The thruster jets are manually activated, stopping its + approach and gently pushing it away at a steady rate. + + +36 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 36 + + Through the periscope, we see Soyuz is slowly floating away + from the station. + + RYAN + Come on, come on, come on, come on, + come on. Come on. + (whispering) + Come on, come on, come on, come on. + + Ryan uses the manual steering to steady the Soyuz. + + RYAN + (whispering) + That’s right, that’s right. Come + on, come on, come on. + (low) + That’s right, that’s right, that’s + right, that’s right, that’s right. + Ahhh. Come on. + + +37 EXT. STATION - OUTER SPACE - DAY 37 + + The Soyuz flies away from the station at a slower velocity + than before. The parachute pulls taut, and the Soyuz jolts + to a stop, but the soft thrusters keep it from being pulled + back toward it. + + +38 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 38 + + Through the periscope, we see that Soyuz has steadied, but + is still tethered to the station via the parachute, which + is entangled in one of the station’s solar panels. + + RYAN + (whispers) + F-- + (breathes heavily) + 47. + + + Great. + + Ryan glances about. + + +39 EXT. STATION - OUTER SPACE - DAY 39 + + The Soyuz hovers near the station. Ryan, wearing a space + suit, steps out of the hatch, tethered to the inside of the + Soyuz cabin. Her watch timer goes off, indicating that the + debris should be coming back. She glances about, but does + not see any debris. + + RYAN + Clear skies with a chance of + satellite debris. + + She climbs down the side of the Soyuz to where the + parachute ropes are bolted to the vessel. She attaches + herself to an open panel and glances about. + + RYAN + (whispering) + Okay, we detach this, and we go + home. Piece of cake. + + Satisfied that no debris is coming, she produces a tool and + starts to detach the parachute ropes. She doesn’t see the + debris coming toward her. + + RYAN + Okay. + (low; indistinct) + Okay, what do we have? Okay, all + right. + + Ryan drops one of her tools, which starts to float away. + She turns to grab it and sees the debris hurtling toward + her as it starts to tear through the satellites. + + RYAN + Shit. + + As she quickly tries to detach the parachute ropes, she + flips upside-down and tries to ignore the debris cutting + through the station behind her. + + RYAN + Okay. Okay, come on. Come on, come + on. All right. Okay, okay, okay. + Okay. + 48. + + + She removes one of the ropes as a section of the station + explodes behind her. The remaining part of the station + flies under the Soyuz. + + She holds onto the Soyuz as the station spins out of + control, pulling the Soyuz with it. She struggles to hold + on as the Soyuz flies through new debris. + + She removes the final rope and holds tight to the Soyuz, + which flies away from the station. The wing of the Soyuz + plows through a satellite. + + The Soyuz floats, seemingly out of harm’s way. Ryan climbs + toward the Soyuz hatch. She glances back at the crumbling + station before exiting. + + RYAN + I hate space. + + +40 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 40 + + A control panel displays several alerts and alarms. Ryan’s + helmet floats. + + Ryan closes the hatch after having just come through it. + She straps into the command seat and switches off the + alarms. + + RYAN + (to the control panel) + Shut up. + (beat) + Okay. + + She looks at her watch. She resets her watch timer to + 01:30. She starts the timer. + + Ryan reacts to the temperature which is now below freezing. + She places an instruction manual in her lap and uses the + steering joysticks to reposition the Soyuz. + + RYAN + All right. That’s good. + + Ryan looks through the periscope, displaying the western + horizon. + + RYAN + Okay. Let’s stabilize you. + + +41 EXT. OUTER SPACE - DAY 41 + 49. + + + The Soyuz floats and steadies into a stabilized position. + + +42 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 42 + + The periscope displays the far-off Chinese station on the + western horizon. The Soyuz stabilizes in a position to head + directly toward it. + + RYAN + Okay. Let’s go visit the Chinese + station. + (to Mission Control) + Houston, in the blind, Tiangong is + approximately one hundred + kilometers to the west, and I am + off its course by about thirteen + degrees. I will correct trajectory. + + She clears her throat. + + +43 EXT. OUTER SPACE - HIGH ANGLE - DAY 43 + + The Soyuz floats. + + +44 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 44 + + The periscope displays the Chinese station in the distance. + + RYAN + (whispering) + Okay. Okay. + + LOW ANGLE - RYAN + + reaches up and flips some switches. + + RYAN + Okay. + (to Mission Control) + I will engage S-Ka-Dae in five... + four... three... + + Ryan presses the thruster ignition button on the control + panel. + + RYAN + Two... one. + + +45 EXT. OUTER SPACE - DAY 45 + 50. + + + The Soyuz continues to float. + + +46 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 46 + + Ryan reacts, confused. + + RYAN + What’s happening, what’s happening? + Come on, come on. + + Ryan reaches up toward the control panel again. + + LOW ANGLE - RYAN + + presses the thruster ignition button again. + + RYAN + One. + + +47 EXT. OUTER SPACE - DAY 47 + + The Soyuz continues to float. + + +48 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 48 + + Ryan repeatedly presses the ignition button, but nothing + happens. She starts to panic. + + RYAN + Come on, come on, come on. + + She taps on the fuel gauge, frozen in place due to the + temperature. The needle is tapped loose and drops down to + zero, indicating that there is no fuel. + + RYAN + You gotta be kidding me. You gotta + be kidding me! + + Ryan angrily hits and kicks the control panel. + + RYAN + No! Don’t you fu-- + + +49 EXT. SOYUZ (OUTER SPACE) 49 + + Ryan calms down. The Chinese station is far off in the b.g. + 51. + + + RYAN (V.O.) + Houston, in the blind. Houston, in + the blind, this is Dr. Ryan Stone. + I’m calling from the Soyuz TMA-one- + four-M. I’m currently out of fuel + and adrift, do you copy? Houston. + This is Dr. Ryan Stone. MORE) + + Do you copy? Houston. This is Ryan Stone. Do you copy? + + The sun sets behind the edge of the Earth. + + +50 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 50 + + The edge of the window, which starts to gather frost and + freeze over. + + RYAN (O.S.) + (into radio; wavering + voice, sniffs) + Houston, this is Missish -- Mission + Specialist Ryan Stone, do you copy? + + ANINGAAQ (V.O.) + (over radio) + (Indistinct) + + THE TOP OF A CONTROL PANEL + + A card depicting a Russian religious character is affixed + to it. + + RYAN (O.S.) + (into radio) + Houston, Houston, please confirm + identity. + + ANINGAAQ (V.O.) + (over radio) + (Indistinct) + + RYAN (O.S.) + (into radio) + Houston, you’re coming in over an + A.M. frequency. Copy. + + RYAN’S HELMET AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER + + Both floating in the air. + + RYAN (O.S.) (CONT’D) + (into radio) + 52. + + + Do you copy? + (pants) + Is this the Chinese station? Is + this Tiangong? Copy. RYAN + (V. O.) + (CONT'D) + + ANINGAAQ (V.O.) + (over radio) + (Inuit) + + RYAN (O.S.) + (into radio) + Mayday, can you copy? + +RYAN + +leaning toward the control panel, reacting as a +transmission finally comes through the radio. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + (into radio) + Mayday, mayday, mayday. + + ANINGAAQ (V.O.) + (over radio) + (Inuit) + + RYAN + (into radio; panting) + Ma-- Yes, yes. Mayday, mayday. + Mayday, mayday. An-- + (whispering) + Anin--Aningaaq, is that -- ? Is + that your -- ? Is that your name? + Aningaaq is your -- is your name? + Is that your name? + + ANINGAAQ (V.O.) + (over radio; in Tagalog) + Mayday! + + RYAN + (into radio) + No, no, no. No, my name is not + ‘Mayday.’ I’m Stone. Dr. Ryan + Stone, I need help. I am -- + +She reacts as she hears dogs over the radio. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + 53. + + + Wh-- Those are dogs. They’re + calling from Earth. They’re calling + from Earth. + +Ryan sits back in her seat and moves her fingers, trying to +keep them warm. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + (into radio) + Aningaaq, make your dogs bark again + for me, would you please? Your + dogs. Dogs, you know. Woof, woof. + Dogs. + +Aningaaq makes barking sounds, howls. Ryan makes howling +sounds along with him. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + (into radio) + Woof, woof. Whoo, whoo! + +Ryan starts crying. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + (into radio; crying) + Oh, I’m gonna die, Aningaaq. I + know, we’re all gonna die. + Everybody knows that. But I’m gonna + die today. Funny, that. You know, + to know... + +Aningaaq starts to sing. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + (into radio, crying) + But the thing is, it’s that I’m + still scared. I’m really scared. + Nobody will mourn for me, no one + will pray for my soul. Will you + mourn for me? Will you say a prayer + for me? Or is it too late? + +A tear falls from her eye, freezes, and floats. CAMERA RACK +FOCUSES ON IT. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + (into radio) + I mean, I’d say one for myself, but + I’ve never prayed in my life, so... + Nobody ever taught me how. Nobody + ever taught me how. + 54. + + +CAMERA RACK FOCUSES BACK ON Ryan as she hears a baby over +the radio. She reacts and cries, as she hears Aningaaq +singing. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + (into radio) + A baby. There’s a baby with you, + huh? Is that a lullaby you’re + singing? MORE) + (whispering) + That’s so sweet. I used to sing to + my baby. I hope I see her soon. + +She leans over and presses a button on the control panel. +CAMERA PANS WITH her as she reaches up and switches off the +lights. She turns some dials, decreasing the oxygen in the +cabin’s atmosphere, preparing to kill herself. + +The monitor, displaying the atmosphere levels and vital +statistics of the cabin. The oxygen meter drops rapidly as +an alert sounds. Text under the meter reads: “O2.” + +Ryan, now sitting back in the seat. She closes her eyes. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + (into radio) + That’s nice, Aningaaq. Keep + singing, just like that. + (exhales sharply) + Sing me to sleep, and I’ll sleep. + Keep singing. And sing, and sing. + +The beam of a flashlight shines on her through the O.S. +porthole. She sees Matt, peering through the porthole. He +starts to open the hatch. Ryan, covering her face and +reacting. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + No, no, no, don’t! + +Matt opens the hatch, sucking out all the air and sound. He +crawls in and closes the hatch behind him. Ryan, cowering +behind her hands, but still alive. Matt sitting next to +her. He leans over and turns a dial to re- pressurize the +cabin. He takes off his helmet as air and sound are +returned. + + MATT + (grunts) + Check your watch. Thirteen hours + and eleven minutes. Call Anatoly + and tell him he’s been bumped. + 55. + + +Ryan reacts. + + MATT (CONT’D) + It’s a little gloomy in here, isn’t + it? + +Matt switches the lights back on. + + RYAN + How did you -- ? + + MATT + Trust me, it’s a hell of a story. + + RYAN + But how did -- ? + +Hank Williams, Jr. sings “Angels Are Hard To Find” over +radio. + + MATT + (grunts) + That’s better. I found a little + extra -- a little extra battery + power. It helps that I didn’t have + you around to distract me. I have + to say, I’m glad to see ya. I + didn’t think you were gonna make + it. + (pants) + Did you find the vodka? + + RYAN + (panting) + You -- You never told me where -- + where it was, so... + + MATT + Oh, well... + +Matt reaches under his seat and produces a small bottle of +vodka. Matt sips from the bottle. + + MATT (CONT’D) + To Anatoly. + (in Russian) + Na zdorovje + (sips; grunts) + Huh? No? + + RYAN + No. + 56. + + + MATT + All right. Let’s get out of here. + The Chinese station’s about a + hundred miles. Just a little Sunday + drive. + + RYAN + We can’t. + + MATT + Sure we can. + +Matt presses several buttons. + + RYAN + There’s no fuel, I tried + everything. + + MATT + Well, there’s always something we + can do. + + RYAN + I tried everything. + + MATT + Did you try the soft landing jets? + + RYAN + They’re for landing. So... + + MATT + Well, landing is launching. It’s + the same thing. Didn’t you learn + about that in training? + + RYAN + I never got to land the simulator. + I told you that. + + MATT + But you know about it. + + RYAN + And I crashed it... + (emphasizing) + ... every time. But this -- + + MATT + Listen, do you want to go back, or + do you want to stay here? + 57. + + +CAMERA SLOWLY DOLLIES AROUND IN FRONT of them as Matt +switches off the lights. + + MATT (CONT’D) + I get it, it’s nice up here. You + can just shut down all the systems, + turn out all the lights... and just + close your eyes and tune out + everybody. There’s nobody up here + that can hurt you. It’s safe. I + mean, what’s the point of going on? + What’s the point of living? Your + kid died. Doesn’t get any rougher + than that. But still, it’s a matter + of what you do now. MORE) + +If you decide to go, then you gotta just get on with it. +Sit back, enjoy the ride. You gotta plant both your feet on +the ground and start livin’ life. + + RYAN + How did you get here? + + MATT + I’m telling you, it’s a hell of a + story. Hey, Ryan? + + RYAN + What? + + MATT + It’s time to go home. + +PULL BACK to reveal that Matt is not there. Ryan was +imagining him. An alert sounds. She leans and turns the +dials to repressurize the cabin. The oxygen meter starts to +rise. The meter reads “O2.” + +Ryan presses a button, turning off the alert. She breathes +deeply, then leans and switches the lights back on, then +presses more buttons on the control panel. She reaches for +a landing instructions manual, which is marked green. + + RYAN + Landing... + (inhales sharply) + Landing -- Landing is launching. + (whispers to herself) + I said... Oh. Okay, landing, + landing. Landing is green. + +Ryan flips through the pages and stops on a graph. + 58. + + + RYAN (CONT’D) + Okay. Okay, landing. All right. + Okay. Soft landing jets trigger + automatically at three meters + before landing, so... + + Ryan rotates her wrist, trying to stay warm. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + (as if to Matt) + Oh, you’re a clever son of a bitch, + Matt. + (to herself) + I need to -- I need to get rid of + the B.O... + + HIGH ANGLE - RYAN + + flips through the instructions. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + ... and the engine module. + (sniffs) + Right. Okay. + + ANOTHER ANGLE + + Ryan peruses the instructions and reaches to the control + panel. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + Okay. + + Ryan flips open the cover to a button. + + HIGH ANGLE - RYAN + + holding her hand to the button. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + Okay. Tri-module separation. + + Ryan presses the button. + + RYAN (CONT’D) + Go. + + +51 EXT. OUTER SPACE - DAY 51 + 59. + + + The three modules of the Soyuz -- the control cabin, the + airlock, and the engines -- separate. The control cabin + floats with Ryan inside as the other sections exit either + side. + + +52 INT. SOYUZ - HIGH ANGLE - DAY 52 + + Ryan flips through the instruction manual. + + RYAN + Okay. + (to Mission Control) + Houston, here’s the tricky part. + Soyuz has to think we are three + meters off the Earth. + + ANOTHER ANGLE + + Ryan stops on a graphic in the instructions, displaying + what to do next. + + RYAN + All right. Okay. + (as if to Matt) + Hey, Matt? + + Ryan reaches toward the control panel. + + RYAN + (as if to Matt) + Since I had to listen to endless + hours of your storytelling this + week, I need for you to do me a + favor. + + Ryan presses another button. + + HIGH ANGLE - RYAN + + continues pressing buttons according to what the + instructions tell her. + + RYAN + (as if to Matt) + You are gonna see a little girl + with brown hair, very messy, lots + of knots. She doesn’t like to brush + it. That’s okay. Her name is Sarah. + Can you please tell her that Mama + found her red shoe? She was so + worried about that shoe, Matt. But + it was just right under the bed. + 60. + + +Ryan presses more buttons. The monitor changes to display +new graphics in Russian. + + RYAN + (as if to Matt) + Give her a... + +HIGH ANGLE - RYAN + +continues pressing buttons whilst perusing the +instructions. + + RYAN + (as if to Matt) + ... big hug and a big kiss for me, + and tell her that Mama misses her. + You tell her that she is my... + (voice wavers) + ... angel. And she makes me so + proud. So, so proud. + +ANOTHER ANGLE + +Ryan presses several buttons. She manually sets the current +altitude at 3 meters. A counter on the monitor changes to +read: “000 003.0” + + RYAN + (as if to Matt) + And you... + +HIGH ANGLE - RYAN + +continues to press buttons. + + RYAN + (as if to Matt) + ... tell her that I’m not quitting. + You tell her that I love her, Matt. + You tell her that I love her... + (voice wavers) + ... so much. + +Ryan looks up. + + RYAN + (as if to Matt) + Can you do that for me? Roger that. + (to herself) + Here we go. + +Ryan looks back at the control panel in front of her. She +presses a button. + 61. + + +53 EXT. OUTER SPACE - DAY 53 + + The soft landing jets ignite at the back of the Soyuz + control cabin, hurtling it toward the Chinese station in + the distance. + + +54 INT. SOYUZ - LOW ANGLE - DAY 54 + + Ryan reaches up and grabs her space helmet and pulls it + down. + + ANOTHER ANGLE + + Ryan puts on her space helmet and unbuckles the seat belt. + She leans to gaze through the porthole. + + +55 EXT. SOYUZ - OUTER SPACE - DAY 55 + + The Soyuz cabin hurtles toward the Chinese station. Ryan + gazes through the porthole. + + +56 INT. SOYUZ - DAY 56 + + The Chinese station can be seen through the porthole, and + it appears to be dropping toward the Earth. + + RYAN + You’re losing altitude, Tiangong. + You keep dropping and you’re gonna + kiss the atmosphere. But not + without me, because you’re my last + ride. + + Ryan disarms the emergency exit latch for the hatch. + + RYAN + Okay. + + Ryan moves back and reaches up to grab the fire + extinguisher floating above her. + + RYAN + Wait. + + She cradles it to her and moves back toward the hatch. + + The Soyuz is quickly approaching the Chinese station. + + RYAN + 62. + + + Five... four... three... + + Ryan holds the exit latch. + + RYAN + No more just driving. Let’s go + home. + + Ryan pulls the latch. + + +57 EXT. OUTER SPACE - DAY 57 + + The hatch bursts open, and Ryan is hurtled out of the + Soyuz. + + HIGH ANGLE - THE CHINESE STATION AND THE SOYUZ + + Ryan hurtles forward and twirls about with the Chinese + station below her. She struggles to locate its position as + she spins, using the fire extinguisher to stabilize her + position. + + RYAN + Steady. Okay, come on, come on. + Come on. Steady, steady. Come on. + Come on. Where are you? Where are + you? + + Ryan flips back to see the Chinese station below her. + + RYAN + Forty-five, ninety, one-eighty. + One-eighty. + + Ryan uses the spray of the fire extinguisher to act as a + thrust back toward the station. + + RYAN + Come on. Okay, okay. Okay. All + right. + + She thrusts down toward a satellite wing. She can’t grab + hold of anything and floats, hovering over the station. She + tries to use the fire extinguisher to move back down, but + it is empty. She tosses it away and continues floating, + just above the station. + + RYAN + (crying out) + Damn it. + 63. + + + Ryan reaches out and grabs the end of the station. She + hangs on. + + RYAN + Down, down, down. Down, down, down, + down, down. Down. + + Ryan struggles to climb up the length of the station. She + finally reaches the hatch. + + RYAN + Come to Mama. Come to Ma-- + + She cries out. + + As she holds on to the rail surrounding the hatch, the next + debris strike starts. Debris hurtles past her as she opens + the hatch and crawls down inside. The station hurtles + toward the Earth through the shower of debris. + + +58 INT. CHINESE STATION - AIRLOCK - RYAN’S POV THROUGH HELMET 58 + - DAY + + to the control panel as Ryan removes the helmet. + + Chinese space station voice continues over speaker in + Mandarin over following dialogue. + + She turns and struggles to open an airlock, moving through + the compartment. + + RYAN + Okay. Shit! Okay. Come on. + Shenzhou, come on. Shenzhou. + Shenzhou. Fuck! Okay, this way. + Shenzhou. Where are you? Come on, + where are you? What’s this? + + She glances down at a hatch. + + +59 EXT. CHINESE SPACE STATION - DAY 59 + + The space station traveling toward Earth as the station + starts to break apart. + + +60 INT. CHINESE SPACE STATION - DAY 60 + + Ryan, floating, tossing her helmet. Ryan closes the airlock + hatch behind her. And floats down a compartment, into the + control cabin. + 64. + + +61 INT. SHENZHOU CONTROL CABIN - DAY 61 + + Ryan, upside down, closing the hatch and locking it. She + sits in a seat and buckles her seat belt. + + RYAN + I -- + + She glances at the cabin window. + + +62 EXT. CHINESE SPACE STATION - DAY 62 + + The space station traveling and continuing to break apart. + + +63 INT. SHENZHOU CONTROL CABIN - DAY 63 + + RYAN + In the Soyuz, the power button + is... here. + + Ryan is using the control panel. + + RYAN + Ah. Okay, uh, undocking, undocking. + Um -- + (sucks airs through + teeth) + Uh, eeni, meeni -- Okay, that + doesn't sound good. Miny... moe. + + Female Chinese Shenzhou voice over speakers in Mandarin. + + RYAN + Ah. + (in Spanish) + No hablo chino. + (sucks air through teeth) + Miny... moe. + + Ryan presses buttons on the control panel. + + The panel reads: “00:00:52.0” + + RYAN + Okay. Okay, good. + + +64 EXT. CHINESE SPACE STATION - DAY 64 + + The space station traveling through space. + 65. + + +65 INT. SHENZHOU CONTROL CABIN - DAY 65 + + The control panel reads: “00:00:44.0” + + RYAN + (into radio) + Houston. Houston, in the blind. + This is Mission Specialist Ryan + Stone reporting from the Shenzhou. + + I’m about to undock from Tiangong... And I have a bad + feeling about this mission. (chuckles) Reminds me of a + story, Houston -- + + Ryan cries out. CAMERA PANS TO the cabin window, then back + to Ryan. + + RYAN + Never-Never mind the story, + Houston. Never mind the story. It's + getting hot in here. Okay. All + right. Okay. All right, the way I + see it, there’s only two possible + outcomes. Either I make it down + there in one piece and I have one + hell of a story to tell, or I burn + up in the next ten minutes. Either + way, whichever way... no harm, no + foul! Because either way... it’ll + be one hell of a ride. I’m ready. + + Ryan reaches out and grabs her helmet, putting it on. + + +66 EXT. CHINESE SPACE STATION - DAY 66 + + The space station, burning up and breaking apart as the + Shenzhou control cabin splits off from the rest of the + station and hurtles off. + + +67 INT. SHENZHOU CONTROL CABIN - DAY 67 + + Ryan, as the cabin spins. + + +68 EXT. SHENZHOU CONTROL CABIN - DAY 68 + + The cabin hurtling toward Earth. + + +69 INT. SHENZHOU CONTROL CABIN - DAY 69 + 66. + + + The smoking control panel. + + Ryan reaches for the control panel and presses a button. + + +70 EXT. SHENZHOU CONTROL CABIN - DAY 70 + + The cabin splits off from the rest of the vessel and + continues on. The burning cabin traveling among burning + debris. It falls toward Earth, entering the atmosphere. + + The burning debris plummeting into Earth’s atmosphere. + + +71 INT. SHENZHOU CONTROL CABIN - DAY 71 + + The control panel sparking. + + +72 EXT. EARTH’S OUTER ATMOSPHERE - DAY 72 + + And cabin and burning debris, leaving a smoking trail as + they travel. + + The cabin is breaking apart. + + +73 INT. SHENZHOU CONTROL CABIN - DAY 73 + + The cabin window as daylight flashes through it. + + +74 EXT. EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE - DAY 74 + + The pod, plummeting, falls through the clouds as a + parachute emerges from the pod, slowing the pod’s + trajectory. + + +75 INT. SHENZHOU CONTROL CABIN - DAY 75 + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + Shenzhou, in the blind, this is + Houston. Indicate FM frequency. + + The control panel is burning. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + Our radars detect you on a reentry + trajectory. If you copy, please + confirm identity. + 67. + + +76 EXT. EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE - DAY 76 + + The pod falling through the clouds. + + +77 EXT. LAKE - DAY 77 + + The pod, falling and drops into a lake. + + +78 INT. SHENZHOU CONTROL CABIN - DAY 78 + + Ryan removes her helmet as smoke fills the cabin. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + This is Houston. + + Other radio voices. + + RADIO WOMAN #2 (V.O.) + It’s freezing, it’s boring as hell. + + RADIO (V.O.) + -- is: No money down! + + Ryan unstraps herself and rises, staggering to the hatch + door. She unlocks the hatch. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + Please confirm iden-- + + Other radio voices. + + MALE RADIO DJ (V.O.) + -- messages, we’ll be right -- + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + This is Houston, please confirm + identity. + + MALE WEATHERMAN (V.O.) + Skies over the Midwest are + completely clear -- + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + We’ve deployed a rescue mission to + retrieve you. Rescue mission is on + the way. + + +79 EXT. LAKE - DAY 79 + 68. + + + The door to the pod shoots off. + + +80 INT. SHENZHOU CONTROL CABIN - DAY 80 + + Ryan stands at the hatch as water pours inside the cabin, + forcing her against the cabin wall. + + MISSION CONTROL (V.O.) + Shenzhou, in the blind, this is + Houston. We’ve deployed a rescue + mission to retrieve you. Our radars + -- + + The cabin fills with water. + + +81 EXT. LAKE - DAY 81 + + The pod sinking below the surface of the lake. + + +82 INT. SHENZHOU CONTROL CABIN - DAY 82 + + Ryan struggling to stay above the water as it continues to + rise. + + +83 EXT. LAKE - UNDERWATER - DAY 83 + + The pod, sinking down. + + +84 INT. CABIN - UNDERWATER - DAY 84 + + Ryan, dropping below the surface of the water. She swims + into a cloud of air bubbles. + + +85 EXT. LAKE - UNDERWATER - DAY 85 + + Ryan swimming. Her spacesuit weighs her down and she + struggles to remove it. + + A frog swims past. + + Ryan removes her spacesuit and swims up. + + +86 EXT. LAKE - DAY 86 + + Ryan surfaces. She floats on her back. + 69. + + +The CAMERA TILTS UP TO the sky. Burning debris from the +space station soars through. TILT BACK DOWN TO Ryan +swimming. + +She crawls onto the shore and lies down, exhausted. + + RYAN + (chuckles) + Thank you. No. + +She struggles to her feet. She unsteadily walks off. + + FADE OUT. + +OVER BLACK + +END CREDITS. + +THE END + \ No newline at end of file