The Out Hide. Opening Scenes. Starring, Brad Pitt as Joel. Rated R.
FADE IN:
EXT.
THE FUTURE.
Somewhere in Eastern Washington near the Idaho border.
We see a single-story house with a barbed wire fence in a vast swath of land surrounded by grassy hills,
the light of sunrise sweeps over the property slowly displacing the shadow of the beginning day. JOEL,
and DARA mill about, she's feeding chickens, and he's feeding hogs. Suddenly there's a commotion
at the top of their long dirt driveway, Joel, and Dara look up to see someone on an off-road motorcycle
flying through the air, then crashing at landing, the rider, (VON) tumbles, his body slamming into the
fortified gate of Joel's compound. JIMMY wildly fishtails his dune buggy creating a dust cloud as he
drives down to the fence perimeter in hot pursuit of Von. Dara runs to the porch, and grabs
the leaning rifle, then quickly delivers the weapon to Joel.
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Joel holds his rifle in Von's face through the links of the gate as Von lays bloody and strewn out.
Jimmy jumps from his dune buggy and runs up to the gate. Dara stands next to Joel.
JOEL
Who are you? Speak now or forever hold your peace.
VON
Wait! I'm just a survivor trying to make my way to Cana...
JOEL
We got a runner Jimmy.
VON
Let me go, my wife, and son are waiting for me. Please, I only
ran this way because Jimmy threatened to kill me. I thought maybe
there might be friendlies here, I guess not.
Jimmy draws a handgun and points it at Von.
JIMMY
Let me shoot him right here and get it over with.
JOEL
Not in front of Dara. Go home Jimmy, I got it.
Jimmy smirks, and without saying a word gets back in his dune buggy and drives off.
JOEL
Get up.
Von slowly rises, and dusts himself off. The blood leaking from his left-hand spreads to his clothes.
VON
Are you going to kill me?
DARA
Are you dad? Gonna kill him?
JOEL
I don't know yet. I've got questions.
Joel unlocks his gate and opens it up. Von now holding his injured hand, and wincing in pain,
steps cautiously through the opened gate. Joel closes it behind Von and relocks it.
DARA
If my dad doesn't kill you, we can fix you. we have a ton of medical
supplies.
JOEL
(Looking at Von.)
First question. Full name?
VON
Von Patrick Borges. My bike.
JOEL
Alright Von, walk to the hose over there, and that bike is mine now.
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INT. - KITCHEN.
Joel is directly across from Von sitting around the dining table, Dara brings Von a cup of coffee,
then sits down in front of playing cards where she starts to play solitaire.
VON
Thank you, Dara.
DARA
(Concentrating on the cards.)
Welcome.
JOEL
You a pedophile Von? Uh?
VON
(Chokes on a sip of coffee, and coughs.)
Jesus no!
JOEL
Because if you are I'll kill you right here, and now. Well not in
the kitchen, out back. Right in the head, boom.
Dara
(Looks up at Joel.)
Dad! He doesn't seem that creepy to me. Chill.
VON
Please, my wife EMILY, and son JONNY, he's around your age too
Dara, I need to get to them before it's too late.
DARA
How old is he?
VON
Ten.
DARA
I'm twelve. Dad I think he might be ok.
JOEL
I don't know. I've gotta follow protocol before I make a decision.
VON
And what does that mean?
After a short silent pause, Von dashes for the front door, Dara grabs the rifle, and shoots Von in his
left hamstring, Von collapses screaming in pain.
VON
Your daughter shot me.
JOEL
She's a natural. Nice shot Dara. You're lucky she didn't kill you.
DARA
You shouldn't've tried to run.
CROSSFADE:
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CONTINUED.
ANGLE ON Joel, and Von.
We see Von sleeping on the sofa, his leg wrapped in a blood-soaked bandage. Joel sits nearby.
Von awakens to see Joel staring at him.
JOEL
I still have questions Joel.
VON
What time is it? My wife. My son. It's too late.
Von rolls over, and sobs. Dara walks up to where Joel, and Von are.
DARA
What have we done dad?
JOEL
Jimmy should be back any time now with info on his family.
DARA
I don't like the new government dad. They're hurting us too.
We should help him.
JOEL
We fucked up, but there's no going back to the way it was. We gave
them all the power, and we have to live with that now. There's no
helping him without risking our lives, and we don't know him.
DARA
(Tears well.)
We held him, and now his family is probably dead because of me.
JOEL
Not necessarily. This is my fault, Dara.
DARA
(Crying.)
What are we going to do?
A loud knock on the front door.
JOEL
That's Jimmy.
DARA
I'll let him in.
VON
You'll help?
JOEL
That depends on what Jimmy has to say.
JIMMY
I got word about his family.
DARA
What is it?!
CONTINUED.
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END OPENING SCENES.
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