Roadman, The Movie Screenplay

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ROADMAN
PETER

When

a

LEOVIC

killer

&

HELEN

comes

IVIC

courting...

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Peter
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reserved.

Leovic

&

Helen

of

the

Ivic

www. roadmanthemovie.com

Developed
Commission

with
&

the

The

assistance

South

Australian

Australian

Film

Film

Corporation.


ROADMAN

EXT.

BUSH.

- THE MOVIE

DAY

1

A towering dead tree with bare branches
of a stunning,
tranquil landscape.
Colour
Bush
A

is

leached

sounds

are

rifle

Max
In

barrel

Grief,
the

from

muted,

distance,

HUMPY.

A

wallaby

A

large

The
from

in

grass.

audible.

lies

some

and

hidden

trees,

slowly

a

few

pulls

the

wallabies

the

Max

from

hunting

camera

a

knife

pans

off

branches

3A

EXT.

Max's

3B

EXT.

Msx

3C

EXT.

HUMPY.

sits

by

HUMPY.

boot

HUMPY.

sits

on

HUMPY.

graze.

trigger.

A

shot

2

line

suddenly

Max
and

stretched
pierces

holding
planks

between

the
of

the

knife

wood.

LATE

a

It

kicks

LATE

a

Max lies on the
agony.
He looks

animal's

has

a
a

gut.

humpy
flat,

A dusty

cutting

made
rusted,

table

made

3

drunk,

brooding.

AFTERNOON.

a

billy

can

3A

out

of

the

campfire

coals.

AFTERNOON.

rock

LATE

trees.

AFTERNOON.

campfire,

LATE

two

onto

tin roof.
Two milk crates near a campfire.
Landcruiser is parked in the background.
A
of wooden pallets
stained by dried blood.

EXT.

middle

AFTERNOON

hangs

tree

aim

the

frame.

fit,

amidst

Max takes careful
rings out.

EXT.

into

rugged,

in

image.

barely

slides

35,

the

stands

grasping

3B

his

head

in

his

hands,

groaning.

AFTERNOON.

ground
up and

in a foetal
sees...

3C

position

writhing

in


ROADMAN

3D

EXT.

HUMPY.

LATE

AFTERNOON.

...-A large hook screwed
memory flares up inside

3E

EXT.

Max
He

HUMPY.

comes
sits

LATE

out
on

He hears
man.

a

a

into a tree.
of him.

of

his

He

shudders

as

a

tries

horrible

holding
to

build

rattling

a

revolver.

up

the

cough...then

courage
the

to

voice

end
of

the

FRANK,
65, appears
bush gear - jeans,

You

It's

heavy

in

out of focus behind
jacket,
boots.

don't

around

gun.

and

FRANK

have

fires

Max

LANDCRUISER.
is

at

old

his

Max.

hand,

can't

lift

He's

dressed

in

(CONT'D)

the

at

guts.

Frank...but

there's

nobody

TO

BLACK.

DAY.

4

Max emerges
from his humpy
sports bag.
He throws them
and gets in. He starts the

INT.

an

(0.S.)

FADE

HUMPY.

it.

on.

Max fidgets with
it to his head.

EXT.

painful

3E

humpy

FRANK

Max spins
there.

3D

AFTERNOON.

crate,

Go

- THE MOVIE

the

carrying his hunting rifle anda
into the back of the Landcruiser
car,
fishtails out of camp.

TRAVELLING.

DAY.

5

wheel.

He passes
a country service station on
road.
He takes a swig from his flask.

the

other

side

of

the


ROADMAN

- THE MOVIE

3.

EXT.

HILLS.

DAY.

6

The road winds
steeply down hill.
Max’s Landcruiser heads
toward Adelaide,
it's suburbs
stretching
forty kilometers
across the plain to the ocean.

EXT.

MAX'S

HOUSE.

STREET.

DAY.

7

A city skyline on a distant horizon.
suburban sprawl then descends
toward

The
the

rows

TV

of

houses,

fences,

tiled

roofs,

camera
street

reveals
a
- the uniform

antennae,

Hill's

hoists,
garages and sheds.
The camera settles
on a plain,
brick home indistinguishable
from the others - except for

trashed house next door with rubbish out the front. Max’s
Landcruiser pulls into the driveway and stops.

INT.

The

MAX'S

house

HOUSE.

is

A cat weaves
wallaby meat
Max
roo

8A

INT.

A

feeds
meat

sparsely

of

LORRAINE

DAY.

8

furnished,

uninviting.

excitedly underfoot as Max takes outs some
wrapped in newspaper.
He cuts off a slice.

his cat. He strokes
the animal
between purrs of delight.

LORRAINE'S

pair

KITCHEN.

HOUSE.

fingers

(28)

runs

careworn

SEWING

a

ROOM.

zipper

but

it

MAX’S

...Max
with a

HOUSE.

FRONT

YARD.

devours

the

DAY.

through

still

as

8A

a

attractive

sewing
in

beauty sits at her sewing machine working.
She
cardigan,
track pants,
a daggy t-shirt and Ugh
Lorraine looks through the window and sees...

EXT.

the

machine.

her

exhausted

wears an
boots.

old

DAY.

in his front yard across the road, watering
hose.
Max looks next door and sees...

9

his

garden


ROADMAN

9A

EXT.

KENNY'S

HOUSE.

FRONT

- THE MOVIE

YARD.

DAY.

9A

...Two teenagers
sitting on a porch.
KENNY
girlfriend,
ANGIE
(16).
They look gorgeous
light.
Kenny senses Max,
glares at him.
Max

10

EXT.

turns

from

LORRAINE'S

...Lorraine's

10A

INT.

them

and

HOUSE.

similar

LORRAINE'S

walks

away

10

looking

house

across

SEWING

ROOM.

DAY

HOUSE.

10B

room contains
shelves
with
rolls
a mannequin
with
a half
finished

She

hears

EXT.

KENNY'S

car,

HOUSE.

looks

FRONT

the

road.

10A

the window to her work.
She
into a pair of trousers,
folds
clothes hook which she covers in
reads
'SMITHS - REPAIRS AND
clothes.

The
and

loud

revealing...

DAY.

Lorraine turns her gaze from
finishes
sewing a new zipper
them neatly and puts them on
plastic.
It has a label that
ALTERATIONS'.
A rack full of

a

(15)
kisses his
in the golden

up

and

YARD.

of fabric,
thread
reels,
dress
(barbeque

dress)

sees...

DAY.

10B

...a car pull into Kenny's driveway.
TWO TEENAGERS
get out.
Angie and Kenny get up to greet their friends.
Kenny is
holding his air rifle.

10C

INT.

LORRAINE'S

Lorraine
cough is

HOUSE.

SEWING

(GRUFF)

Lorraine.
LORRAINE

Comin'

gets

DAY.

shakes her head disapprovingly.
heard off screen.
DAD

She

ROOM.

up

and

walks

out.

10C

A

terrible

hacking


ROADMAN

11

INT.

LORRAINE'S

DAD

lies

Next

to

in

HOUSE.

bed.

his

bed

He

DAD'S

BEDROOM.

retches

is

- THE MOVIE

an

into

oxygen

a

tank

DAY.

11

bucket.
and

mask.

Lorraine cleans his face with a damp cloth.
breath.
She throws the cloth into a bucket.

He

struggles

for

DAD
Sorry.
She

11aA

INT.

She

11A

INT.

forces

a

smile

LORRAINE'S

fills

the

then

HOUSE.

bucket

LORRAINE'S

carries

the

LAUNDRY.

with

HOUSE.

11aA

and

squeezes

BEDROOM.

has

Lorraine
Dad

the

oxygen

stands

watches

mask

at

her,

a

on

to

nearby

takes

the

ease

table
oxygen

out

the

cloth.

DAY.

Lorraine finishes
giving Dad an insulin
of the syringe and leaves
frame.
Dad

out.

DAY.

water

DAD’ S

bucket

his

injection,

disposes

breathing.

folding
mask

11A

his

washing.

off.

DAD

You

should

get

out,

meet

some

people.

LORRAINE

...l
He

looks

at

have

met

someone.

her.

That's

DAD

good.

LORRAINE

She

looks

I

have.

at

him

challengingly.
DAD

I

believe

you.
(CONTINUED)


ROADMAN

- THE MOVIE

6.
11A

CONTINUED:

11A

LORRAINE

We had
nice.

12

INT.

MAX’S

lunch

HOUSE.

the

LOUNGE

other

ROOM.

day.

light

fills

the

room.

The

TV

INT.

MAX’S

Max

unlocks

down.

14

At

the

his

BACK

door,

feet

PORCH.

his

on

-

cat,

on

the

dead,

porch

its

He

shovels

INT/EXT.

his

cat

dirt

in
into

LORRAINE'S

a

HOUSE.

game.

and

chest

looks

stained

he picks up

around next

the
door.

NIGHT.

shallow
the

light

white

MAX'S

lays

football

13

EXT.

BACKYARD.

a

half

down the TV, hears laughing
and leaves the room.

blood - a gunshot wound.
Devastated,
he hears Kenny and his mates
fooling

HOUSE.

clutching a
rifle shot.

NIGHT

switches

is

drunk,
an air

with
cat,

Max

15

HOUSE.

12

is

Another shot rouses Max.
He turns
coming from next door.
He gets up

13

really

NIGHT

Max lies sprawled out on the couch,
empty bottle of vodka.
The sound of
Blue

He's

14

grave.

grave.

DAD’S

BEDROOM.

DAY.

15

Dad looks out the window and sees Max on a ladder clearing
leaves
from the gutter of his house.
Lorraine,
carrying
shopping bags,
appears
on the footpath in front of Max’s
house.
Lorraine looks up at Max on the roof.
She's put some
effort into her appearance.
She is about to say something to
him but chickens
out and walks away.
Max

turns,

Dad ducks
flicks on

sees

her

scurrying

across

away from the window so
the TV and settles into
NEWS

PRESENTER

the

she
the

road.

won’t
sofa.

see

him.

He

(0.S.)

...Police said today they have no leads
in the case of missing Swedish tourists
Iver Mortland who disappeared several...
Dad

hears

the

front

door

open.

Lorraine

comes

in.
(CONTINUED)


ROADMAN

15

- THE MOVIE

7.
CONTINUED:

15

DAD

Wanna

have

a

16

walks

EXT.

A

straight

MAX’S

row

of

with

me?

LORRAINE

No!
She

beer

past

HOUSE.

him.

Her

BACKYARD.

clothes

hang

on

bedroom

door

slams.

DAY.

a

16

Hill's

hoist.

Max takes a pair of overalls out of a clothes basket and pegs
them to the line.
Kenny and his friends
are heard playing
football next door.
The

ball

floats

over

the

Kenny,
a black eye,
then turns gingerly

Chuck
Max

looks

at

us

fence

pops
back

and

lands

his head over
to his mates.

near

Max.

the fence.
He
He looks back

sees Max
at Max.

KENNY

the

footy?

Kenny.
MAX

Get
Kenny
ball.

it

yourself.

reluctantly jumps
Max pins his hand

over the fence and
to the ground with

MAX
Hey

boy,

you

Max

smiles,

KENNY

DAD,

Kenny!
Max

looks

at

by

late

Get

Kenny's

my

keep

mate...I’m

impressed

foot.
KENNY’S
fence.

the

(CONT'D)
seen

Kenny looks up, tries to
harder.
Kenny grimaces.

Nah,

reaches
for
his boot.

cat?

cool.

more
the

boy's

fifties,

KENNY’S

back

of

DAD

over

Max’s

a

dog
pluck.

fag

in

boot

presses

down

man.
He
mouth,

releases
looks

his
over

the

here!

dad.

(CONTINUED)


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