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Without Malice: The movie
Synopsis: Two men accidently shoot a game warden while
hunting.
A 2000 Mind's Eye Entertainment production. Screenplay written by
Peter Layton. Starring Jennifer Beals, Craig Sheffer, Gabrielle Anwar,
and Corey Haim. Directed by Rob King and Produced by Kevin DeWalt.
Read the scene, view the screen:
Read the "bear attack" scene from the original script and see how it finally looked when it was filmed.
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PAUL
Son of a bitch...a grizzly.
He measures the paw print with his hand. It's bigger and pressed deep
into the soil.
PAUL
And a big mother.
A sudden sound, a branch cracking. Paul jerks up, staring at the bushes
moving just ten feet away, then freezes as a huge grizzly steps out
and stares at him.
PAUL
Oh shit.
Eyes narrowed, sniffing the air, the big bear watches. Paul ducks
down behind the tent. Paul looks quickly over to Marty facing the
water, croaking out a warning.
PAUL
Marty! Marty!
The bear growls loudly at Paul's choked cry, moves towards the tent.
EXT. CREEKSIDE - DAY
The fast moving water rushes loudly past the urinating Marty, staring
at nothing. Behind him, the bear bumps up against the tent, nudging
it.
EXT. NEARBY - THE TENT - DAY
The hyper-ventilating Paul glances over at the two rifles a few feet
away, reaches out for them, but the grizzly moves suddenly towards
his arm. Paul scrambles around the tent to get away.
PAUL
Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit...
It's abruptly quiet. Paul peeks over the tent top. The bear has stopped,
staring fixedly at Marty. It growls, moves towards him.
EXT. CREEKSIDE - DAY
Zipping up, Marty idly kicks a rock into the creek. Behind him, the
grizzly lopes towards him, teeth bared. Diving out, Paul snatches
up a rifle.
EXT. BESIDE THE TENT - DAY
Paul jerks open the empty bolt of the .303 rifle, rips apart a carton
of shells. The bullets fly out, spilling onto the ground.
PAUL
Damn!
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PAUL
Give me that! Calm down!
MARTY
What happened? Didn't you see it coming? Fuck, you had to! It musta
gone right past you!
PAUL
Not now, Marty, we gotta finish the kill! I only winged it.
Paul tosses the 30.06 rifle to Marty.
PAUL
There's nothing more dangerous than a wounded bear. It'll rip your
head right off.
Paul glances up at the sun, low in the afternoon sky.
PAUL
And we don't have much time.
EXT. THICK SCRUB BRUSH - AFTERNOON
Just ahead of Marty, Paul motions him to stop, easing forward, staring
at the branches of a scrub bush.
PAUL
(whispering) Come here. Look.
Tensely, Marty creeps up, sees the pink froth on the branches.
PAUL
It's fresh. He's close.
Paul searches about, studying the ground, darkened by the deepening
shadows.
MARTY
It's getting dark.
PAUL
Just stay close. And keep that rifle pointed down. You shoot me in
the ass, I'll be pissed.
Paul grins nervously at Marty.
PAUL
Exciting, huh? Better than any drug, right?
Turning away, Paul steals off.
MARTY
(muttering)
No, drugs are better. Much safer.
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Paul looks up, the bear is ten steps from
Marty, going straight for him.
PAUL
MARTY!
Marty spins around, jerks backwards away from the oncoming bear.
MARTY
Yahhhh!
Screaming in terror, kicking water, Marty scrambles away from the
grizzly, who stops its charge.
MARTY
No! No! Get away from me!
Hands shaking, gasping for breath, Paul shoves a bullet in to the
gun.
PAUL
Run, Marty, run!
Alarmed and confused by all the yelling and shouting all around it,
the bear abruptly rushes towards the bush.
MARTY
Help! Help me!
Smashing the bolt shut, Paul whips up the rifle at the escaping bear,
but Marty runs towards him, in the line of fire.
PAUL
Move! Move!
Marty leaps aside, just as Paul fires at the grizzly crashing through
the bush. He yanks back the bolt, ejects the cartridge, pulls the
trigger again. It clicks uselessly, the gun's empty.
PAUL
Shit!
Enraged, Paul throws down the rifle. Marty jumps to his feet, wild-eyed,
waving the 30.06 rifle about.
MARTY
Fucking bear, man! A fucking bear!
Grabbing Marty's rifle, Paul rips it away, starts quickly loading
both rifles up.
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Can you sell anything on E-Bay? Actor Corey Haim must think so. He put an
autographed copy of my script "Without Malice" up for five bucks
American. Five bucks? I'm not sure whether I should be flattered or insulted.
Click here to see Cory Haim's E-Bay
listing.
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