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I WILL DESTROY YOUR FAMILY BLACK
The SCREEN is BLACK. But it --
SHAKES.
AUTOMATED VOICE (V.O.)
‘Too low. Too low. Pull up,
terrain. Pull up. Pull up.’
Suddenly --
1 EXT. SKY - DAY 1
A PLANE falling two stories per second. This is real...
CUT TO BLACKOUT.
BLACK
VOICE (V.O.)
Mayday, Mayday, this is Cactus
1549! Lost both engines. Both
engines.
BLACK WHIPS INTO...
2 INT. COCKPIT - DAY 2
CAPTAIN “SULLY” SULLENBERGER, 57, lithe, intense, is
behind the stick of this plummeting plane.
ALARMS are sounding.
CACOPHONY.
VERTIGO.
Beside Sully, First Officer --
JEFF SKILES, 49, youthful, handsome. Skiles is
desperately trying to get the engines started again.
SKILES
No re-light. On one or two.
CUT TO BLACKOUT.
BLACK
The SCREEN QUIVERS and hums. All we hear is...
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 1.
(CONTINUED)
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (V.O.)
Cactus 1549, you can land on
runway one-three, if you want it,
it’s yours.
AUTOMATED VOICE (V.O.)
‘Pull up, pull up. Terrain. Pull
up.’
BLACK INCINERATES TO...
3 EXT. ENGINES - CONTINUOUS ACTION 3
FIRE. Both engines howling and useless.
AUTOMATED VOICE (V.O.)
‘Terrain, terrain, pull up, pull
up.’
4 INT. COCKPIT - CONTINUOUS ACTION 4
SULLY
Departure control, we can make it
back. We’re returning to
LaGuardia.
SKILES
No relight. We got no power.
CUT TO BLACKOUT.
BLACK
The sound of the ALARMS wail on. The rip of the falling
plane through the pitiless air.
SMASH CUT TO:
5 INT. COCKPIT - CONTINUOUS ACTION 5
The ALTIMETER pins toward 0. Out the windshield, only --
WATER, 360.
SULLY
(into radio)
LaGuardia Tower, 1549. Trying to
make 1-3.
SKILES
We’re too low.
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 2.
2 CONTINUED: 2
(CONTINUED)
AUTOMATED VOICE (V.O.)
‘Terrain. Pull up. Pull up.’
CUT TO BLACKOUT.
BLACK
The SCREEN RATTLES and SHORTS IN and OUT.
SULLY (V.O.)
Come on, just a little further,
goddamn it.
SMASH CUT TO:
6 EXT. MANHATTAN SKYLINE - CONTINUOUS ACTION 6
The Manhattan skyline appears, nearly filling the plane’s
windscreen.
7 INT. CABIN - SAME TIME 7
PASSENGERS scream and panic. The hellish wait for
IMPACT.
8 INT. COCKPIT - CONTINUOUS ACTION 8
SULLY
Lorrie. I love you.
CUT TO BLACKOUT.
BLACK
Silence. Long silence.
CRASH. The --
SOUND of the plane smashing into a high-rise apartment
building.
9 EXT. SKYLINE - SAME TIME 9
The plane... shears the fourth floor in half. The skincrawling screech of metal on concrete on bone.
EXPLOSION, as the engines catch fire and the plane
careens down the city street...
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 3.
5 CONTINUED: 5
(CONTINUED)
Taxis, pedestrians, all vanquished by the hurricane of
violence.
BOOM. The plane --
EXPLODES. And spreads its damage as it burns.
The SCREEN FILLS WITH panic and fire and death.
SMASH CUT TO:
10 INT. DARKENED ROOM - DAWN 10
A MAN IN SILHOUETTE sits up, his breath banging out of
him.
CLOSE ON MAN’S FACE
Sully. Breathing. Haunted.
SMASH CUT TO:
11 EXT. EAST RIVER BIKE PATH - DAWN 11
We are ON the BACK OF Sully’s head, as he runs fast and
hard along the East River.
Then AROUND TO Sully’s face, his eyes dark with focus and
the shadow of the nightmare he is trying to shed.
He wears an all-black sweatsuit, and despite the harsh
cold, sweat pours down his expressionless face.
Not many out so early on a winter’s dawn. Sully has the
pathway mostly to himself.
And as he runs... he cannot elude the relentless sounds
and images of his nightmare.
Out of nowhere...
SCREECH and HORN of a CAR as Sully just avoids getting
clipped by a passing car.
Sully just keeps running... west now, back into the teeth
of the city. Unable to get enough sp
12 INT. HOTEL - ROOM - LATER 12
Silence. Just the hum of a hotel room as Sully slowly
dresses in his white shirt, (no epaulets), and black
pants.
Every motion he makes is precise, but a beat slow.
And it is too quiet in here. So he remotes on the TV.
Every channel he checks is focused on the flight 1549
MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON.
Shots of the PLANE IN THE WATER, PASSENGERS on the wings
and in the emergency rafts.
Ecstatic SURVIVORS hugging on the docks.
Surviving passenger BARRY LEONARD, 50, handsome and
amazed, is shivering with cold and joy while being
interviewed by a TV reporter.
BARRY (V.O.)
(Southern accent)
When I looked out the window and
saw he was going to land us in the
river... I thought... it’s over.
What else could I think?
Another channel. Another interview.
DIANE HIGGINS, 58, lovely and stunned, is in blissful
shock.
DIANE HIGGINS (V.O.)
You think you’re going to die,
that’s what you think. And
then... miraculously... you don’t.
Channel change. Back to Barry.
BARRY (V.O.)
(into camera)
... I guess I could only say thank
you... thank you for saving my
life.
Sully watches the television and it feels like a show
more than the news. Is this his life?
DIANE HIGGINS (V.O.)
Thank you, Captain.
(choking up)
Thank you. Thank...
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 5.
(CONTINUED)
He smooths out the lines in his shirt, looks in the *
mirror. But somehow can’t quite meet his own gaze.
As we PUSH DEEP INTO Sully’s eyes, we hear...
CHARLES PORTER (V.O.)
(pre-lap)
... you. Yes, thank you, Captain
Sullenberger, for joining us
today...
13 INT. HOTEL - CONFERENCE ROOM - CONTINUOUS ACTION 13
Sully and Skiles are sitting in a halogen-bright room,
with two glasses of water in front of them.
Next to them is MIKE CLEARY, their union rep. He’s 50s,
black hair, intense bearing.
Across the table from them are the 3 NTSB members.
ELIZABETH DAVIS, late 40s, gentle face, BEN EDWARDS, 50s,
a banker’s demeanor and focus, and CHARLES PORTER, mid40s, Marine-tough, who is beginning the session.
CHARLES PORTER
... and welcome also to First
Officer Skiles. Glad you could
make it in this morning.
SKILES
Not as glad as we are.
Slight laughter.
CHARLES PORTER
For the record, we have an
Aircraft Systems Team on this
investigation, also Aircraft
Structures, MRT, Aircraft
Performance, ATC, Wildlife
Factors, Survival Factors, and
Emergency Response. Today, we
begin with our Operations and
Human Performance investigation,
of the crash of U.S. Air Flight
1549.
SULLY
Water landing.
CHARLES PORTER
Captain?
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 6.
12 CONTINUED: 12
(CONTINUED)
SULLY
This was not a crash. It was not
a ditching. We knew what we were
executing. A forced water
landing.
BEN EDWARDS
Why didn’t you attempt to return
to LaGuardia?
SULLY
There was simply not enough
altitude. The river was the only
place long enough, wide enough,
and smooth enough to even attempt
to land the airplane safely.
BEN EDWARDS
Air Traffic testified that you
stated you were returning to
LaGuardia. But you didn’t.
SULLY
As I began the left turn, I
realized I couldn’t make it back.
It would have ruled out all other
options. Returning would have
been a mistake.
CHARLES PORTER
Let’s get into how you calculated
all those parameters.
SULLY
There wasn’t time for calculating.
I had to rely on my experience of
managing the altitude and speed on
thousands of flights, over four
decades.
CHARLES PORTER
You’re saying you...
SULLY
Eyeballed it.
CHARLES PORTER
You eyeballed it?
SULLY
The best chance those passengers
had was on that river. I’d bet my
life on it. In fact, I did. And
I would do it again.
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 7.
13 CONTINUED: 13
(CONTINUED)
BEN EDWARDS
Aviation engineers are theorizing
that you had enough energy to make
it back to a runway.
SULLY
Engineers are not pilots. They’re
wrong. And they weren’t there.
BEN EDWARDS
Regardless, we have to follow up
all implications as part of our
investigation.
CHARLES PORTER
Our computers will run return
scenario algorithms to generate
simulations with your exact
parameters. The dual engine loss,
the altitude. Everything you
faced when you made your decision.
SULLY
I’d like to oversee those computer
simulations.
BEN EDWARDS
Not possible during an
investigation.
CHARLES PORTER
You stated it was a dual engine
failure due to multiple birdstrikes.
BEN EDWARDS
That would be unprecedented.
SULLY
Everything is unprecedented.
Until it happens the first time.
The tension escalates.
Mike Cleary shoots Sully a look to calm him down. But --
Sully digs in as the questions continue to come in an
overlapping blur.
BEN EDWARDS
How much sleep did you get the
night before?
SULLY
8 hours. Enough.
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 8.
13 CONTINUED: (2) 13
(CONTINUED)
CHARLES PORTER
Is it possible your blood sugar
was low?
SULLY
I was rested. Completely aware of
my surroundings.
CHARLES PORTER
When was your last drink, Captain
Sullenberger?
SULLY
A week ago.
BEN EDWARDS
Drugs?
SULLY
No. Never.
CHARLES PORTER
First Officer Skiles?
SKILES
Don’t drink. Never have.
CHARLES PORTER
Captain. How about any troubles
at home?
A beat.
SULLY
No more than anyone else. And
nothing that affected my work.
14 INT. CAR - NIGHT 14
Darkness. It’s only 5 PM, but night presses in through
the windows of the car driving Sully and Skiles and
Cleary.
In the backseat, Sully looks exhausted. Skiles sits in
the front seat, fuming.
SKILES
Why are they looking for something
we did wrong, when it all turned
out right? It’s bullshit.
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 9.
13 CONTINUED: (3) 13
(CONTINUED)
CLEARY
It didn’t turn out all right for
the airline and their insurance
company. We should expect some
blowback.
SKILES
Come on, Mike. What are they
going to say, that he shouldn’t
have saved everybody?
SULLY
It’s not personal, the NTSB is
doing their job. Once they have
all the facts, it’ll calm down.
SKILES
They should just pin on the medal
and send you back to work.
Sully doesn’t answer. Instead, he starts to dial his cell.
SULLY’S PHONE (V.O.)
‘The voice mailbox of Lorrie
Sullenberger is full and cannot
receive further messages.’
SULLY
I didn’t call her since this
morning. But apparently everyone
else did.
ANGLE ON THE DRIVER
A handsome Egyptian man in his early 50s. He takes the
silence as a chance to speak.
DRIVER
Not meaning to bother, but I have
to say, it is an honor driving you
today.
SULLY
Thank you.
DRIVER
What has it been this year so far?
Bernie Madoff, the two wars without
end, many million new people with
no work... And that is just the
first two weeks of January.
(beat)
Friday’s headline? This is
beautiful.
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 10.
14 CONTINUED: 14
(CONTINUED)
Driver holds up the Jan. 16th DAILY NEWS. Its headline
reads... “HERO ON THE HUDSON.” With Sully’s photo inset.
SKILES
Hey, Mike. How about we add the
driver as a character witness?
The car stops as it awaits its chance to turn into the
hotel entrance. Traffic keeps them at bay for the
moment.
15 EXT. ALEX HOTEL - SAME TIME 15
A pack of paparazzi is waiting.
16 INT. CAR - CONTINUOUS ACTION 16
Sully sees the press and looks away. Then he pulls out
his cell phone. Trying Lorrie one more time. It rings
and rings and rings.
INTERCUT WITH:
17 EXT. SULLENBERGER BACKYARD (DANVILLE, CA) - SAME TIME 17
LORRIE SULLENBERGER, 50, fit, pretty, is in the backyard.
She answers her cell.
LORRIE
Finally.
SULLY
The NTSB had us tied up all day.
LORRIE
I just wanted to hear your voice
on the phone. Been hearing
everyone else’s. You’d be amazed
at how many ‘cousins’ you have.
18 EXT. HOTEL - SAME TIME 18
Driver finally makes the turn and stops outside the
hotel. Cameras press up against the window, strobing
Sully like a night at Studio 54.
A BELLMAN opens the back door of the Town Car and the
rush of noise is deafening. Sully has to yank it shut
again to hear Lorrie.
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 11.
14 CONTINUED: (2) 14
(CONTINUED)
SULLY
Doesn’t feel like family here.
19 EXT. SULLENBERGER HOUSE - SAME TIME 19
CRANE UP FROM the b.g. to reveal their little street is
clotted with worldwide media.
Two dozen NEWS TRUCKS. PARABOLIC MICS, hordes of
PHOTOJOURNALISTS.
The doorbell rings, the home phone rings, news trucks
honk as they crowd the tiny street.
LORRIE
Pretty quiet here, too.
Sully’s door gets opened again. Mayhem in the streets.
Chants of “Sully... Sully... Sully.”
LORRIE
The reporters want me to give an
update. Inside the mind of Sully.
What should I tell them?
SULLY
Just tell them...
LORRIE
I can’t hear you. Call me back
without the cheerleaders.
SULLY
I was saying to tell...
LORRIE
I can’t hear you. Call. Me.
Back.
Lorrie hangs up.
20 EXT. HOTEL - SAME TIME 20
Sully gets out of the car with Skiles exiting the other
side. And like Michael Jordan and the rest of the Bulls,
the press try to swarm Sully, and let Skiles slip through
almost imperceptibly.
Skiles waves amiably to Sully, happy to avoid the crush.
And Sully is left behind, encircled by COPS keeping the
tangle of cameras, arms, and microphones fifteen feet
back.
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 12.
18 CONTINUED: 18
(CONTINUED)
The REPORTERS shout their questions.
REPORTER #1
How does it feel to be a miracle
maker?
REPORTER #2
Show us your cape, Super Sully!
REPORTER #3
How did you pull off the
impossible?
TIME SLOWS. Each FLASHBULB like a blow to a boxer’s
head.
Sully winces, blinks, and finally closes his eyes. His
anonymity is gone. Forever. And maybe more than that.
21 INT. HOTEL - BATHROOM - LATER 21
The shower burns. The bathroom is so full of steam that
visibility is almost gone.
The tub is running hot water and so is the sink.
Sully has stuffed towels under the door to maximize the
steam effect.
Finally, amidst the murk, we see Sully sitting on the
edge of the tub, with a wet towel over his head.
IN CLOSEUP
We see he is taking long, deep breaths. Trying to slow
down his heart, which is still beating at double its
regular rate.
It’s not working.
22 INT. HOTEL - BATHROOM/BEDROOM - MINUTES LATER 22
The water is all stopped now, though steam lingers.
Sully wipes the mirror to see his reflection and it comes
back diffuse. Unclear in all the heat. And then the --
NOISE. The unmistakable roar of a PLANE plummeting to
the ground. Deafening. He feels the sound crashing
towards him, louder and louder. And louder.
As Sully hurries in to escape the sound, he finds...
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 13.
20 CONTINUED: 20
(CONTINUED)
SILENCE. The sound is gone. Only the slow ticking of
the bedside clock. And the fast ticking of his own
troubled heart.
Everything feels unsafe. Even the ground beneath his
feet.
23 INT. SULLENBERGER HOME - LATER 23
The SILHOUETTES of several photographers and reporters
shadow the front window as --
Lorrie crosses in front, dialing the home phone. She
walks downstairs as she waits. After several rings, it’s
picked up.
LORRIE
I’m thinking about running over
the press with the car. Selfdefense. Think a jury would
convict?
24 INT. HOTEL ROOM - SAME TIME 24
Sully, in a robe, with a beer in hand, is on the line.
SULLY
Yes. Okay. Good.
INTERCUT:
LORRIE
I’m taking that as permission.
The cops will be coming after you.
SULLY
Whenever you’re ready.
LORRIE
Sully. Are you even listening to
me?
SULLY
Is there a strange buzz on this
line? Do you hear a buzz? Maybe
we should talk later.
LORRIE
Honey. I’ve been waiting all day.
This is later. Are you okay?
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 14.
22 CONTINUED: 22
(CONTINUED)
SULLY
Of course. Tired. That’s it.
(beat)
How are the girls?
LORRIE
They’re... a little overwhelmed.
(beat)
Sounds like you are, too.
SULLY
They’ll be all right. It’s a lot.
The sound of a photographer’s camera clinking against the
kitchen window as the photographer comes too close.
LORRIE
Yes, it is.
Lorrie draws the kitchen curtains, then remotes-on the
kitchen TV.
PULL BACK to reveal Lorrie has muted it.
LORRIE
The whole world’s talking about
SULLY
Maybe we can talk tomorrow. The
fatigue is... it feels like
someone is inside my skin, sitting
on my bones.
LORRIE
Do you want me to come be with
you?
SULLY
Thank you, Lorrie. But the
girls... need you there.
(beat)
Tell them I love them, okay?
LORRIE
I love you. Get some sleep.
SULLY
Yeah. And maybe when I wake up,
it will be January 14th. That
would be nice.
They hang up. Both standing still. 3,000 miles of
distance between them. And somehow, even further apart.
DISSOLVE TO BLACK.
25 OVER BLACK 25
KATIE COURIC (V.O.)
(pre-lap)
Why Captain Sullenberger made that
fateful decision to turn the
Hudson River into a runway, only
he can answer... but we now know
that it was the wrong choice...
FADE IN:
INT. HOTEL ROOM - LATER
Sully’s in his sweats. “CBS News” is on, the volume
peaked, replaying endless clips of the Miracle on the
Hudson.
On TV, KATIE COURIC stands by the Hudson River.
KATIE COURIC (V.O.)
... A choice that endangered the
lives of all on board.
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 16.
24 CONTINUED: (2) 24
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
And while much of the country
hails him as a hero, this new
information will certainly change
everyone’s understanding of the socalled ‘Miracle on the Hudson.’
Sometimes fireworks only exist to
disguise fraud. From the banks of
the Hudson, I’m Katie Couric. CBS
News.
Sully jerks AWAKE.
He’s lying down in the hotel room. But the TV has been
OFF the entire time. In fact, it’s UNPLUGGED.
He rubs his face, wishing he could get his hands inside
his skull to silence his brain.
The clock reads 12:41 AM.
He picks up his phone several times. Half dials Lorrie.
Quits. Finally picks up the hotel phone and dials an
extension. Two rings until...
26 INT. JEFF SKILES’ HOTEL ROOM - SAME TIME 26
Skiles is sitting in a chair next to his made bed,
drinking a soda, eating a mini-bar Snickers. He grabs
the ringing phone.
SKILES
Hello?
SULLY (V.O.)
Jeff. Sorry to call this late.
INTERCUT:
SKILES
It’s okay. No sleep in this room,
either. Can you believe they
charge five dollars for a
Snickers? I could bankrupt the
airline in about four bites.
SULLY
Just wanted to see if... maybe you
wanted...
SKILES
... to talk? Absolutely. Let’s
grab some air...
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 17.
25 CONTINUED: 25
KATIE COURIC (V.O.) (CONT'D)
27 EXT. 5TH AVENUE - MINUTES LATER 27
The wind-whipped streets are empty and the closed
storefronts and window displays make the street feel even
emptier.
The night is mean with cold and Sully and Skiles walk
north on 5th Avenue, bundled up. Words don’t come easy.
SKILES
You enjoying the shakes, the
nightmares, and the rabbit
heartbeat?
SULLY
A little bit.
(beat)
The union offered us counseling...
SKILES
What are they going to say? You
were in a plane crash. And lived.
It may have a minor impact on your
day-to-day.
SULLY
I just... hate not being able to
control this process. I want
myself back.
SKILES
I’m hoping that six months from
now, we’ll just be laughing about
how we got to meet David
Letterman.
SULLY
We’re doing ‘Letterman’?
SKILES
Right after the NTSB interview. *
I’m guessing Dave will be funnier.
SULLY
It’s all so surreal. I guess I’m
just having a little trouble
separating reality from...
whatever the hell this is.
SKILES
This... is two men freezing their
asses off.
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 18.
(CONTINUED)
They laugh, the steam from their mouths like unspoken
thoughts.
SKILES
Sully... don’t worry. You did a
great thing and it’s going to be
remembered for a very long time.
SULLY
Funny thing is... I’ve delivered a
million passengers, over 40 years
in the air... and in the end I’ll
be judged on 208 seconds.
SKILES
Come on. Tomorrow’s going to be a
good day. Computer SIMS will
prove you were right and we can
all put our wings back on.
SULLY
You’re right. You’re right. All
back to normal.
EXTREME CLOSEUP - SULLY’S EYES
The street lights reflecting, as we...
MATCH DISSOLVE TO:
28 ANOTHER EXTREME CLOSEUP - SULLY’S EYES 28
Lights still reflecting, but these are TV lights. PULL
BACK to reveal he is sitting across from...
INT. HOTEL ROOM - DAY
KATIE COURIC and her camera crew.
SULLY
... it was obvious this was a
critical situation... losing
thrust in both engines, at a low
altitude... over one of the most
densely populated areas on the
planet...
KATIE COURIC
But choosing to land on the
Hudson... there was still a big
if...
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 19.
27 CONTINUED: 27
(CONTINUED)
SULLY
I was sure I could do it.
KATIE COURIC
You were?
SULLY
Yes.
KATIE COURIC
How do you feel about people
calling you a hero?
SULLY
I don’t feel like a hero. I was
just a man doing his job.
KATIE COURIC
The right man for the job, at the
right time. You’ve been flying
for nearly 40 years.
SULLY
42. It has been my life. My
whole life.
Sully’s eyes spark bright for a moment as we --
ZOOM INTO them and COME BACK OUT THROUGH --
29 FLASHBACK - INT. BI-PLANE - DAY (APRIL 3, 1967) 29
Seeing all of Denison, Texas stretched out below him.
Sixteen-year-old Sully sits in the front of this tandem
two-seater prop plane.
In the backseat is L.T. COOK, 50s, clean-shaven and
gruff, but aware he’s witnessing the birth of a pilot.
L.T. COOK
Your aircraft.
In the roar of the tiny cockpit, L.T. Cook circles the
stick to signal it’s Sully’s plane, then takes his hands
off the override controls. Sully circles his stick back
in response.
SULLY
(amazed)
My aircraft.
Sully flies. He dips low over the verdant Texas
landscape. Low enough for his parents --
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 20.
28 CONTINUED: 28
(CONTINUED)
CHESLEY and PAULINE Sullenberger to wave up at him,
proudly.
He soars back up against the perfect blue and he looks
absolutely in control. And free. Looks like he never
wants to come down.
30 EXT. LANDING STRIP - MINUTES LATER 30
Sully lands the plane on his own. When the wheels touch
down, it’s as if Sully’s memorizing the feel. The
thrill. He was up there. Now he’s down here. He did
it. Him.
He and L.T. disembark and stand on the grass strip as the
propeller does its final spin. *
L.T. COOK
I’ll be busy crop dusting in the
Super Cub the rest of the summer.
So you can take the plane up, I *
guess. When you please.
Sully doesn’t say anything.
L.T. COOK
Still six bucks an hour. I’ll
consider it lesson time. A pilot
never stops acquiring knowledge.
You’ll make mistakes, everyone
does. Just learn from them.
SULLY
Yes, sir.
L.T. COOK
And never forget, no matter what’s
happening, to fly the airplane.
SULLY
Absolutely, sir.
L.T. COOK
One other thing. And this is
important.
SULLY
Yes, sir?
L.T. COOK
You can go ahead and smile.
Sully’s face unleashes a deeply satisfied smile.
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 21.
29 CONTINUED: 29
31 INT. BI-PLANE - ANOTHER DAY 31
Sully flies alone, trying out new maneuvers. Memorizing
everything on the panels, constantly testing himself,
improving. He banks into the blue, and when he returns
to level, we are...
32 INT. BI-PLANE - ANOTHER DAY 32
And this time his Mother is on board. PAULINE
Sullenberger is 41 and attractive. She’s also relaxed,
hands calmly on her lap, as if out for a Sunday drive.
SULLY
Your stomach’s not queasy, Mom?
MOTHER
No.
SULLY
Not too noisy for you?
MOTHER
No, now let’s enjoy. Just go low
and slow.
She reaches over and squeezes his shoulder.
MOTHER
You realize that if you’d studied
piano like this, we’d be on our
way to Carnegie Hall now.
SULLY
This is my piano, Mom.
(pause)
And I can still get us to Carnegie
Hall.
They laugh and she squeezes his hand, beyond proud.
PUSH IN CLOSE ON Sully’s joy-filled face, not a drop of
sweat despite the Texas heat...
MATCH DISSOLVE TO:
33 INT. HOTEL - DAY (PRESENT) 33
Sully’s face, now 57, and moist with sweat.
The Katie Couric interview is over. Lights get switched
off, camera packed up. Katie’s long gone, and --
SULLY - 11/18/15 (Full Blue) 22.
(CONTINUED)

[philihp]

well done