The Real World by Mark Hembrow

The Real World
Screenplay by
Mark Hembrow
Copyright 2016 Molly Movies Pty, Ltd.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - SUBURBIA - MELBOURNE - MORNING

The SCREEN is BLACK.
Sounds of puffing, sniffing and snorting and exaggerated
woofs are heard of a dog.
FADE IN
TIGHT on the face of MAX, a friendly boxer dog sniffing and
barking excitedly. He sports a hi-tec "VOICE MATE" dog
collar.
A big brassy Latin dance version of the song "BLAME IT ON
THE BOSSA NOVA" begins.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - BEDROOM
A silhouette of someone with wild hair, staring out of the
window. C.U. of eyes through orange sunglasses. He wears
earphones. The sounds of an Underground Rap song spill from
the earpieces.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - FRONT YARD
TIGHT on the friendly face of an attractive middle aged woman
who smiles endearingly. The shot is in slow motion and
surreal. Her hat catches the wind as she turns. Her natural
warmth is evident by her manner. ANGLE on a teenage girl over
the woman's shoulder who she is smiling at. The teenager is
in the distance sitting on the fence swinging her legs.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - FRONT FENCE
TIGHT on the smiling face of a teenager with big bright eyes.
In slow motion her hair flows in the wind. A flower falls
gently to the ground from her hair. C.U. of the flower on
the ground.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - FRONTYARD
The frontyard is a hive of activity with an airport shuttle
bus waiting.
CRACKER (V.O.)
When I think of Christmas I think
of God. After all GOD invented
Jesus and Jesus invented Santa
Claus.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - FRONTYARD
TIGHT on CRACKER...The song plays on.
(CONTINUED)
2.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER (V.O.)
When Mum and Dad think of Christmas
they think of saving money and
having their Christmas holiday two
months early. After all, Jesus
spoke to Buddha, Buddha spoke to
Allah, Allah spoke to a Polar Bear,
and finally Santa Claus has blessed
their holiday. Why?... Because
it's also their wedding anniversary
and it's half price two months
before Christmas.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - MASTER BEDROOM
The door closes leaving an empty room. ZOOM in on a beam of
light that leads to a C.U. of some papers, that slightly
obscures some X-Rays and an envelope that sits on the bedside
table.
CRACKER (V.O.)
So Mum and Dad have decided to
celebrate their marriage by having
their Christmas holiday early. Two
months before the rest of the
world. Cool by me.
The dog leaps up onto Dad who decends the front stairs
carrying luggage. The dog leaves two perfect paw marks in a
lighter shade of mud that slide down Dad's freshly pressed
banana yellow holiday shirt.
LILY BONWINKLE, an attractive middle aged woman with warmth
in her eyes, heads towards the bus. She is wearing a flowing
floral printed frock and carries a small elegant handbag and
her white broad-brimmed hat. JACK her husband, walks into
shot. He is a tall thickset man with an endearing face.
CRACKER (V.O.)
Thank God they are leaving. I own
this house.
SUPER:
BIG CITY
2020
MATTHEW "CRACKER" Bonwinkle, an 18 year old final year

student comes out the front door, takes off his orange
sunglasses and smiles at them with cheeky eyes. He still has
his headphones on as he calls out to his sister from the
front landing in a nonchalant manner.
(CONTINUED)
3.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER
Hey Taddy! Did you hear what Mum
and Dad said?
Cracker!
JACK
CRACKER acts as though he hasn't heard his father as he still

has headphones on. CRACKER waves at him and then looks
toward TADDY.
CRACKER (V.O.)
My little sister Taddy, just
blisses out when they talk to her.
She has this incredible art of
convincing them she is not only
listening to them, but she is also
agreeing with them. Very clever.
In the background "TADDY" Bonwinkle, CRACKER's sixteen yearold sister is sitting on the front fence humming and swinging
her legs in the breeze. She is dressed like a surf hippie
with crystal earrings and Doc Martin boots. She smiles and
waves to her mother and looks up towards the top of a tall
pine tree in the yard. The sky is grey with nebulas clouds
apart from a distant golden ray of sunshine through parting
clouds that reflects off far city highrise buildings in one
direction and the distant ocean bay in the other.
DISSOLVE TO:
- DAY
TADDY's P.O.V. of the branches at the top of the tall pine

tree. TIGHT on TADDY as she looks up. A gust of wind sways
the top of the tall pine tree. We hear what TADDY's hearing
in her head. An old woman's voice is heard singing and
chanting the introduction to "NOON DAY SUN" by Deep Forest.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - DRIVEWAY - DAY
JACK walks towards CRACKER, MAX follows.
coming.
TIGHT on CRACKER's face.
CRACKER sees him
He takes off his headphones.
JACK
Now, I mean it boy wonder. Please
leave my bar alone and none of your
mates smoking in the house...
Right?
VOICE MATE
Right Jack, you F@#$% ^#%!*#^ % old
fart *Bzzzeeep* @$&$.
They both look at MAX
(CONTINUED)
4.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER
I must fix that. Technological
glitch.
JACK
Turn it off and get rid of it!
CRACKER
I didn't buy it. You did. Now where
were you Dad? Leave your bar
alone...? Whats in it? Is that
where your stash is, you old dog.
MAX
Yeah you old dog you F^@$* *^@$^
^@$$#!
JACK
Turn that dog collar off will
you!?
No Parties right! No bullshit,
Right?
MAX starts to bark again at JACK.
CRACKER
The dog hates it when you swear
dad.
JACK
Cut the bullshit Cracker!
MAX
F@*($^ @($&@
See...
INT.
CRACKER
SHUTTLE BUS - STREET- DAY
JACK sits next to his wife.

JACK
He'll burn the house down... We've
got a punk rocker without a band
for a son and a daughter who faces
Mecca and goes surfing in the
middle of winter.
LILY
Saint Mary will look after them.
(CONTINUED)
5.
CONTINUED:
JACK
Good luck to her...! Cracker will
never listen to me. What did I do
to deserve this?
LILY
(smiling warmly)
You're Irish dear.
EXT.
BONWINKLE HOUSE - FRONT DOORSTEP
- DAY
CRACKER walks down the path, smiles at TADDY, opens the door
as MAX romps past him straight into the house.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - FRONT FENCE - DAY
TIGHT on TADDY. Her hair blows in the breeze. TADDY's P.O.V.
of the top branches as they sway in the wind. Again her
heartbeat is heard and the singing and chanting of old woman
in the introduction of "HIGH NOON" by Deep Forest again.
INT.
BONWINKLE HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY
MAX leaps onto the couch in the living room. CRACKER goes to
the bar in the corner, opens up the mini fridge, pulls out a
beer and then grabs his apple iPHONE 10x . He FACEBOOKS A
MESSAGE TO SUMMER. SIRI 5 talks to him.
CRACKER
Summer... Where are you? I'll
call you back. Let's party!
CRACKER (V.O.) (CONT'D)
So I figured I would have a quiet
night at home and study.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - LIVING ROOM- NIGHT
MUSIC BLARES. He is still in the same position now with a
beer in his hand and now surrounded by a huge dance party
thumping the house off its foundations. CRACKER looks towards
a religious icon hanging above an elaborately framed family
portrait on the wall. We ZOOM in on the gold leaf writing of
the icon. This is the 2nd CREDIT. CRACKER's P.O.V. glances
at a tattoo. This is the 3rd CREDIT. CRACKER walks towards
the kitchen. MAX the dog, whose hair is now bright red,
attires another robotic blinking hardriveo dog collar, he has
his face buried in a fridge tearing apart a huge bucket of
yogurt. We ZOOM in on the label of the teeth punctured
container, which is covered in dog slobber that is the 4th
CREDIT. MAX licks it. We follow CRACKER into the kitchen and
see four of his wildly dressed school friends sitting around
the kitchen table drinking from a fine brandy bottle and
smoking cigars. One of them lifts the cigar box lid and
offers CRACKER a cigar.
(CONTINUED)
6.
CONTINUED:
The inner lid of the cigar box reveals the 5th CREDIT. The
label of the Brandy bottle is the 6th CREDIT. CRACKER walks
towards a group of people mixing fruit cocktails with an art
deco blender. We ZOOM in on the writing on a blouse of one
of the girls. It is the 7th Credit, CRACKER walks into the
hallway past a classical painting on the wall. We zoom in on
the painting's signature revealing the final credit. Just as
cracker is about to make a phone call from his wrist "Apple
Watch" he hears someone calling out to him.
LUCINDA
Hey... Cracker!
CRACKER is approached by LUCINDA, an attractive, effervescent
young woman, with wild glazed eyes. She wears a leather
jacket with a flimsy singlet underneath. She puts her arm
around CRACKER's neck and smiles seductively. CRACKER smiles
at her.
CRACKER (V.O.)
It's strange being eighteen in I
haven't seen this particular person
since she slapped me. I hope she
doesn't want to talk. She talks
with her breasts and I always lose.
LUCINDA
How are you Cracker?
talk.
We have to
CRACKER (V.O.)
Have you ever noticed that when
anyone ever starts a sentence with
'we have to talk', it means
trouble. Even if it was an old
girlfriend... ah it's Timothy,
he'll save me.
TIMOTHY FLORENCE, an eighteen year old, suiting a hair cut
like Beethoven, large oversize glasses and a coat that is too
big for him. He is looking through his Holographic digital
camera. It is silver and the size of a golf ball that hangs
from a silver chain around his neck. He takes an image.
CRACKER
Hey TIMOTHY what's happening?
TIMOTHY
Here? Now? On the planet or in
the universe or in the
supernatural.
CRACKER
Let me rephrase that.
feel?
How do you
(CONTINUED)
7.
CONTINUED: (2)
Good.
TIMOTHY
He takes a photo and keeps cruising. Come on Cracker, let's

dance.
EXT.
BONWINKLE BACKYARD
- NIGHT
CRACKER and LUCINDA walk into the backyard where various

friends and acquaintances are dancing around a bonfire.
Candles and Christmas lights illuminate the property, packed
with young party goers. The neighbours cat is asleep in a
huge speaker box, which is part of the bands equipment that
is not plugged in yet. Two huge screens on the back fence
are projecting surreal images and live video images of the
party. TADDY is dancing spinning a firestick. CRACKER walks
up to WASABI, a thickset Australian of Asian descent who is
sound mixing music from inside JACK's old forty-foot
hardrivearded wooden boat in the backyard. TIMOTHY joins
them.
TIMOTHY
Where's Summer?
CRACKER
I don't know, I've left five
messeages.
WASABI
Can I start... or should I just
start?
A skyrocket takes off and it goes in the wrong direction,
straight into the wall of the house and spins in the garden.
We see the cat fly past and disappear up the pine tree. C.U.
of silver sparkler.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT.
BOSSA NOVA CASINO - GOLD COAST - NIGHT
The ocean sparkles behind highrise buildings. There is a

giant flashing Telesquare digital Billboard Tower spearing
the skyline on top of three expansive dome complexes
surrounded by Skyscrapers. It reads "THE BOSSA NOVA CASINO"
a limousine arrives at the front entrance. JACK and LILY
step out. They are greeted by two concieges who are two
really tall, really fit women who are attired in lifesaving
swimmers waving red and yellow 'Welcome' beach flags. A
Charlie Chaplin impersonator directs the taxis, limousines
and electro cars in a humorous manner in the background.
LILY
I wish the kids could see this...
JACK fidgets and tries to clean his
glasses.
(CONTINUED)
8.
CONTINUED:
JACK
I wish I could see this... LILY &
JACK are greeted by a mime
character with a Marcel
Marceau resemblance. He has the classic black & white clown
face and wears a black & white painted-on suit. He mimes the
greetings and welcomes them. He then begins a mime walk and
directs them to follow him. A monorail goes past in the
foreground and comes to a stop.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - STREET
- NIGHT
TIGHT on elegant shoes stepping onto the pavement. They

glisten in the misty light. We follow the shoes and legs
through the party.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - ROOM - GOLD COAST - NIGHT
The Bonwinkles have settled into their room and are dressing
for dinner.
JACK
I have to lose weight.
ROOM COMVOICE
Good evening Mr. Bonwinkle, to
programme me for direct and
directional needs in cyberspace,
the resort or your roving dictorial
interactive assistant, just say
'yes'.
LILY
No one says 'please' anymore.
JACK
Honey, I'm listening. Quiet honey.
See.
LILY
LILY looks out the window at the only clouds in the sky as
they gather on the distant horizon over the ocean. A strange
looking oceanliner of a contemporary design sits offshore
with a sailing ship nearby. C.U. LILY as she turns and looks
at JACK as he struggles with the remote control for the
VoiceCom.
LILY (CONTD)
Let me help you.
JACK
Thank you Honey.
9.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - BACKYARD - NIGHT
We now see the legs with high-heeled shoes walking out into
the backyard. CRACKER and LUCINDA are in the background
laughing. LUCINDA puts a friendly arm around CRACKER.
TIMOTHYand WASABI react with an air of fear as we reveal a
glamorous young woman wearing an evening gown approaching
CRACKER and LUCINDA who are deep in conversation. She is
Australian of American descent and speaks with an accent.
YOUNG WOMAN
Hi there Matthew.
CRACKER turns and spills his drink.
CRACKER
Hi Summer. So you got my
messages...
CRACKER leans forward to greet SUMMER with a kiss. SUMMER
pulls back.
CRACKER (CONTD)
Summer, this is Lucinda. Lucinda
this is Summer.
SUMMER doesn't respond.
CRACKER (CONTD)
You're late.
SUMMER
No, I'm early....I'm going out.
CRACKER
Where...The party has just started.
SUMMER
I can see that. Goodbye Matthew.
Your dumped!
SUMMER walks off towards the front gate.
CRACKER (V.O.)
And just like that I was dumped.
Apparently, by the love of my
life...So I suppose...I should get
a life.
CRACKER goes to follow her, but she stumbles, turns, and
while glaring at him eye to eye, picks up the now mud covered
stilletto and points it at him; stopping him in his tracks.
(CONTINUED)
10.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER (V.O.)
Is this the moment I show her I
care and follow her lovingly, and
get speared by a hurtling stilletto
and then get hit over the head with
a handbag whilst being accused of
stalking, or do I just stand here
and yield.
CRACKER walks over to the cocktail bar under an umbrella
where a WAITRESS dressed like an eskimo is chopping up a
pineapple.
CRACKER
I'll have a yield cocktail please?
JESSICA
What's in that?
CRACKER
Love tranquallizer.
JESSICA
On the rocks?
CRACKER
Definitely! Make that two.
CRACKER looks disappointed and
frustrated.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - HALLWAY - GOLD COAST
LILY and JACK walk out of their room dressed for the night.
JACK's bowtie falls to the carpet in the doorway. LILY
retrieves it and puts it in his top pocket.
LILY
I like you better without it. She
smiles at him romantically as he
closes the door.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - STREET - NIGHT
As SUMMER opens the door to get into her car MAX flies past
her and leaps into the passenger seat. She sits down in the
drivers seat, teary eyed, her door left open. MAX looks at
her with big dopey eyes with his dog collar hardriveo lights
blinking brightly. SUMMER gives him a pat.
SUMMER
Go home Max.
MAX jumps out as CRACKER arrives and the car drives off. He
holds two drinks in his hands.
11.
EXT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - THE VENITIAN RESTAURANT - NIGHT
As a Gondolier slowly floats past, a young woman plays
romantic violin that wafts across the water. They clink
champagne glasses as the musicians float by in the
background. JACK wears a dinner suit and LILY looks radiant
in a beautiful soft flowing evening dress.
JACK
I wish they didn't leave the tags
inside my trouser pants.
LILY places her silver folk down on
an empty plate.
LILY
That was divine.
JACK fidgets with his pants.
LILY (CONTD)
Do you want me to cut it off.
JACK
No thanks dear.
Two keno girls dressed as ballet dancers wearing KENO tiaras
pass their table and catch LILY's eye.
LILY
Let's place a bet for fun.
JACK
For someone who doesn't bet, you
like to bet.
LILY
You know sometimes I like to have a
flutter like a butterfly.
JACK
More like the swoop of an eagle.
LILY
Stop picking on me. My darling
little spare tyre.
JACK
That's not funny.
LILY
Don't be silly honey.
The violinist smiles at them at plays.
12.
EXT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - STAFF ENTRANCE - NIGHT
C.U. cigarette butt is being stubbed into the sand of a
pedistool ashtray. The hand is of a woman with well
manicured feminine finger nails. She wears rings on her
third and little fingers. The hand shakes momentarily.
PULLBACK to reveal the silhouette of a woman standing at the
security entrance to the casino. We follow her as she walks
through the door.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - CABARET ALLEY - NIGHT
A woman sings a rendition of the song "GIVE A LITTLE BIT" by
'Supertramp' plays in the background. The female singer
vocalist rocks it up with the fat brassy rhythmic sounds. The
heartfelt melody wafts through the casino. We follow mum &
dad as they meander through the entertainment corridors.
LILY stops at a huge poker machine named 'On the Spot'. LILY
pulls JACK close to her next to the machine.
JACK
This spare tyre wouldn't dare.
Right.
Right.
LILY
JACK
Right. Let's rock'n'roll. They
continue through the maze of lights
and colours.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - UNDERGROUND TUNNEL - NIGHT
We follow a middle aged woman dressed in a business suit as
she walks through a corridor of the casino. She places her
hand onto the pad of console, her fingerprints, eyes and
voice are scanned for identification. The double door swings
open to reveal the command center of the casino. A lot of
activity surrounds computer monitors and observation decks
through oneway mirrored windows. Rows of monitors cover one
wall. A young man carrying a brief case passes her.
Hi Linda.
Fabulous.
YOUNG GUY
How are you?
LINDA
LINDA keeps walking. She walks through the maze of people

and walks up to a door where again her fingerprints & eyes
are scanned again for ID purposes.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - EVENING
C.U. of hands and wheels. PULLBACK to reveal JACK & LILY
enjoying themselves. The sway to the song still playing.
13.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - OPERATION'S OFFICE - EVENING
The office is dark and empty apart from a single light
overhanging a computer. LINDA is sitted opposite a middle
aged man who is tapping vigorously at the keyboard. An empty
coffee cup and a half bottle of whiskey sits beside him. He
looks weary. She hands him a small envelope.
LINDA
Keno Game 287. Here are the
numbers.
WILLIAM
Do you want a drink?
No thanks.
LINDA
WILLIAM
You look healthy tonight.
LINDA
Thanks William. You look like shit.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - BACKYARD - CITY - NIGHT
Frenzied teenagers are dancing in the garden and driveway.
The garden bed of Gardenias and roses is trampled. CRACKER
and LUCINDA are drinking from a bottle of Vodka and deep in
conversation. TADDY leaps off the fence and walks past them.
TADDY smiles at them affectionately.
TADDY
Hi bro, drinking poison again.
CRACKER
Go hug a tree!
TADDY smiles and keeps walking
straight ahead, turns her head and
blows a kiss toward CRACKER.
TADDY
Love is the drug brother...and we
should all be addicted!
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - LINDA KANE'S OFFICE - NIGHT
C.U. of an empty glass. WILLIAM sits at his computer and
pours another drink. He is alone now in the office. He taps
on the keys and monitors light up.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - BACKYARD - NIGHT
The party is now a fast montage. LUCINDA takes CRACKER by
the hand and leads him into the crowd.
(CONTINUED)
14.
CONTINUED:
The images, pulsating to the beat of the music, builds
towards a crescendo. CRACKER follows apprehensively.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - CABARET ALLY - RAINBOW ROOM
C.U. of the face of a young glamorous entertainer as she
approaches the finish of the big band swing song. She dances
across the stage and addresses the audience in a deep German
accent.
CABARET PERFORMER
I thank you ladies and gentlemen!
The World Wheel will spin around
the world at eleven P.M. Eastern
Standard Time. The World Wheel
Jackpot is now One Billion dollars!
So good luck on Planet Earth!
The orchestra swells as she dances into the glittering
rainbow descending in the background. As the CABARET
PERFORMER does her grand exit and waves goodbye to the
audience with the dancers, a huge holographic gyro wheel
materializes high above flashing and spinning. Another huge
hologram appears in silver. It says "WIN $1,000,000,000".
LILY
It's all a bit much for me... I'm
grateful for food on our table and
a roof over our head... Let's go
and have coffee and one game of
keno back in our room Cassanova.
JACK leans across to LILY and
speaks suggestively in her ear.
Good idea.
JACK
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - ROOM - COAST - NIGHT

LILY and JACK sit back on the bed and watch the huge screen.
The screen shows an electronic Keno game underway. Soft music
plays in the background.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - LINDA KANE'S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
WILLIAM is sitting in front of a computer, he opens the
envelope that LINDA gave him. He watches the Keno game on
monitors. On a count he hacks into the game and begins to
enter in the numbers off the small piece of paper from the
envelope. C.U. Keyboard 11.....44....5...
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - ROOM - COAST - CONTINUOUS
A man in a suit sits at the table. His briefcase is open and
sits on the table, next to some papers and a phone. C.U.
(CONTINUED)
15.
CONTINUED:
of a Keno card Game 287 with all the numbers being marked in
by him as they appear.....11.....44.....5
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - ROOM - COAST - NIGHT CONTINUOUS
They play the game more as a
novelty as they sit back on the
bed. They are dipping strawberries
s in chocolate and eating them as
they play.
JACK
Number 11 legs eleven...
44
Knocking at your door...5 great to
be alive...
C.U. of the numbers being punched in. TIGHT on WILLIAM who
accidently spills his drink on to the keyboard. He tries
desperately to keep going as he attempts to wipe up the mess.
C.U. of his hand as he hits an incorrect key and the number 1
comes up intead of 2 which is on the paper lying on the
keyboard. He realises the mistake but it is too late.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - ROOM -
COAST - NIGHT
LILY
Chocolate and cream number 15...
The bees hum... number 1.
Lily screams
LILY (CONT'D)
We've won...! We've won! They look
with disbelief and then with
jubilation.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - ROOM - COAST - NIGHT The man in the suit checks the final number. He has a two and
the game comes up with 1. He slams the briefcase shut, stands
and puts the phone to his ear as he heads to the door leaving
an empty room.
WILLIAM has his head in his hands.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - ROOM - COAST - NIGHT Jack is ecstatic, leaping into the air with jubilation as the
jackpot amount of $10,000,000 blinkers up on the huge jackpot
board with their numbers flashing. LILY sits down fanning her
face with a handkerchief.
16.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - CRACKER'S BEDROOM
- CITY- NIGHT
A blinking strobe light beams through the door as CRACKER

stumbles towards the bed. He sits, wipes his forehead.
Lucinda enters the dimly lit room. With a cup of coffee in
her hand sits down next to CRACKER on the bed. She spills
the coffee a little when she sits down. CRACKER is falling
asleep.
CRACKER
You know Lucinda, I was in love
with you once... and I like you
now, but as you know... I have... I
had... this girlfriend Summer...
that I love... and she...
CRACKER falls asleep. LUCINDA stumbles over and closes the
bedroom door then lays down next to him.
CUT TO:
INT. SUMMER'S CAR
- CITY-
NIGHT
P.O.V. of SUMMER as she drives slowly back up to the house.

C.U. of SUMMER's face. She walks inside and peers through
the door. She sees CRACKER and LUCINDA in bed. Her eyes tear
up as she walks away.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO
- BUBBLE CLUB - COAST -NIGHT
An entourage of casino staff converges on LILY and JACK as

they enter the club. Champagne bottles are popped, streamers
and bubbles fall from above.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - ROOM - EARLY MORNING - COAST
TIGHT on an empty champagne bottle on the bedside table. LILY
is asleep lying next to JACK. There had obviously been a
party in their room before bed. The phone rings and LILY
stirs as JACK leaps out of bed to answer it.
JACK
That is It. Thank you very much.
LILY
For Gods sake, who is that? They've
burnt the house down.
JACK
Good morning my little butterfly.
My limousine will be here in
fifteen minutes.
LILY
What are you doing?
(CONTINUED)
17.
CONTINUED:
JACK
(as he stretches)
I don't want to miss the sunrise of
the first day of the rest of our
lives.
LILY
Please come back to bed love.
JACK
I've got a lot to do today.
LILY
Jack... Would you come back to bed
please. You don't have to do
anything.
JACK
I'm going to fly home and do some
business. I'll be back tonight.
INT.
AIRCRAFT CABIN - MORNING
C.U. of a hand turning on an aircraft cabin reading lamp.

JACK is travelling First Class. The STEWARDESS is pouring
glasses of champagne to the passengers. She hands JACK a can
of Victorian Bitter Beer. He pops the can open and smiles at
everyone who is drinking Moet Champagne.
INT.
TAXI CAB - STREET - CITY - DAY - TWO HOURS LATER
We hear a morning talkback radio announcer in the background.

JACK and the ITALIAN CAB DRIVER complete a version of the
song "SHUT UPA YA FACE."
JACK
Well here we are, it's up the
street a bit on the right. It's
not much but it's home. My wife is
very proud of her garden.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - STREET - CITY SUBURB
- DAY
The taxi cab pulls up outside the Bonwinkle house, revealing

the aftermath of the night before. The fence has been pulled
down, the garden has been demolished and the yard has turned
to mud and is full of bottles and rubbish.
INT. TAXI CAB - STREET - DAY
TAXI DRIVER
Yo gotta kids too hey! It's a bad
time the holidays. JACK is in shock
as he looks at his home.
(CONTINUED)
18.
CONTINUED:
JACK
Their holidays haven't even started
yet.
TAXI DRIVER
I know what it's like. I've gotta
twin boys. Crash and Burn! You
know when my boys were ten they
accidentally burn my house down and
crashed my Taxi into the front
fence! My cousin has a renovation
business. Here, I'll give you a
card. Special price. The generous
driver produces a wade of cards
tied in an elastic band and pulls
one out.
TAXI DRIVER (CONTD)
Sorry that's not it. That's my
brother. He'lla fixa your car if
you want? Special price.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE
- DAY
TIGHT on MAX asleep, snoring and grunting loudly, empty beer

cans lay in front of his nose with his collar flashing dimly.
We hear the sound of keys unlocking the front door. A broken
deadlock bounces off MAX's head. The dog grunts, rolls on his
back and continues snoring. As the door is pushed open, the
dog is moved with it. Beer cans and other trash is knocked
out of the way. MAX's dog collar goes off and starts
announcing. "Warning! Warning!...As you can see, I'm
unavailable at the moment; Please leave a message"!...Woof!
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - BEDROOM
- DAY
The frame is black. CRACKER is snoring.

CRACKER (V.O.)
The one thing I didn't plan, apart
from being dumped and Lucinda
staying the night, was Dad turning
up unannounced in his own house.
What a hide he's got! When Murphy
wrote his law why did he have to
put me in it?
JACK (O.S.)
You're in big trouble Cracker!
CRACKER looks out from under the
blanket as he wakes.
JACK (CONTD)
Where's your sister? C'mon wake up
Cracker! You little shit!
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
19.
CONTINUED:
JACK (CONTD)
CRACKER ducks his head back under
the blanket. Lucinda stirs at the
sound of JACK's voice.
CRACKER
Cracker doesn't live here anymore.
TADDY walks into the room.
TADDY
Hi Dad! You're back! What have
you done to the house Cracker?...
You're in big trouble bro.
JACK
Correction. You are both in big
trouble!
Lucinda gets up off the bed, adjusts her clothing and walks
towards the door.
LUCINDA
Morning Jack.
JACK
Good morning...
Cracker, I want this place exactly
how I left it by the time I get
back!... Was that Lucinda?
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - SUBURBAN STREET - DAY
SUMMER's silver sports car pulls up across the road from the
Bonwinkle house and is about to do a U-turn when she sees
LUCINDA walking out through the front door.
INT. SUMMER'S CAR - STREET - DAY
SUMMER stares across the road at LUCINDA. She drives off.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - DAY
It begins to sprinkle with rain again outside the window.
JACK makes his way to his desk in the hallway, he passes the
kitchen where some stragglers from the party are raiding the
fridge. Other people are wandering around half asleep.
Nobody pays JACK any attention as he retrieves some files
from his desk. He bundles them into a briefcase and makes
his exit through the front door stepping over the still
sleeping dog.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE
- DAY
JACK walks over the demolished garden bed to the garage and
unlocks the garage door. He seems pleased that at least his
car has not been tampered with.
(CONTINUED)
20.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER looks out a window with his hand on his head while
TADDY begins a yoga stretch exercise.
INT.
JACK'S CAR
- DAY
As JACK pulls out of the driveway and turns into the street
two heads pop up from the seat behind him.
YOUNG GUY
Hey dude, could you drop us off at
Chapel Street?
JACK turns and glares at the young ragged stowaway.
girl getting dressed appears.
A young
YOUNG GIRL
Could we stop for breakfast first.
TIGHT on JACK's face.
EXT. GOLF COURSE
- DAY
TIGHT on a golf ball with an ant sitting on it.

RUDI DUNN
V.O.
If I par this hole Jack, I'll buy you lunch.

He swings and misses altogether.
Like the club?
RUDI DUNN
I bought ten percent of the joint
just so I could meet my old
girlfriend here. Then she bloody
moved to Sydney in a hurry when the
missus found out and stuck it up
me. That cost me two hundred grand.
The ball and the ant disappear out
of the shot as we hear the drive of
the golf club.
RUDI DUNN, a rather large man with thinning hair has just
taken a golf swing. They are standing at the first tee with
the clubhouse in the background. The ball splashes into the
lake. RUDI calmly places another ball on the tee and
prepares to take another shot.
JACK
I really appreciate you doing this
for me. I've decided to put the
house up as collateral for you, to
do the deal.
RUDI
You don't have to do that, but if
it makes you feel more comfortable
I'll need all the mortage papers.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
21.
CONTINUED:
RUDI (CONT'D)
RUDI swings again and hits the
ball.
RUDI (CONTD)
It has always amazed me how you
could run a post office. I know
about your filing systems. Got
lost in the city lately?
JACK
That was only once in my life and
you were with me.
RUDI
Family fun.
JACK
Yeah right!
The ball splashes into the lake again.

Shit!
RUDI
RUDI puts his club back in the golf bag, turns around and
heads back towards the club house. JACK follows.
RUDI (CONTD)
I'm not doing this because your my
step-brother. I just want to help
you. Are you hungry? I'll buy you
lunch.
JACK
But you just hit off?
RUDI
I'm better playing poker than this
golf shit.
JACK
But I always thought you were a
golf fanatic.
I am.
RUDI
In the clubhouse.
JACK
How's Ruth and Charlie?
ever catch up anymore.
We hardly
RUDI
Their good. Busy.
JACK
How are your shopping centres and
hotels going? Business good?
(CONTINUED)
22.
CONTINUED: (2)
RUDI
Always a problem. You wouldn't
know how half these people survive.
JACK
How's the new fishing boat.
RUDI
Good. How are the kids?
JACK
They're great. Just wonderful!
RUDI DUNN's iphone phone plays the song "I DID IT MY WAY"for
its ring tone. He stops and accepts the call. Turns his
back on JACK and walks ten yards away.
RUDI
Dunnbrow Properties... Oh Hi
Jeremy..... Email them and tell
them any bullshit...I don't want to
know about it. It's your problem.
He terminates the call abruptly and
turns to JACK. RUDI takes off
again.
RUDI (CONT'D)
What do you want to drink? JACK is
left trying to keep up as RUDI
heads briskly towards the clubhouse
entrance. RUDI's mobile phone
calls yet again. Again he walks
away from JACK.
RUDI (CONT'D)
I told you before Email them..... I
know we're setting them up! But if
you blame the woman, no one will
know it was our fault. Stop calling
me from the brothel. I'll see you
later.
RUDI turns back to JACK and walks over to him where he has
been waiting.
RUDI (CONT'D)
That was the head mistress of
Charlie's school. They want me to
be Santa Claus at their Christmas
Concert.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - LOUNGE ROOM
- DAY
CRACKER is on the telephone as MAX sniffs around the rubble

in the lounge room.
(CONTINUED)
23.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER wearing a towel takes a sip of a beer. TADDY walks
past with a backpack vacuum pressure hose. CRACKER tries to
light a cigarette.
TADDY
You look grateful for being born
with beautiful clean pink lungs!
CRACKER
Go away hommus-head! CRACKER is a
little shakey trying to light the
cigarette with a phone and a beer
in his hands.
CRACKER (CONTD)
Hi Joanna, is Summer around?
INT. SUMMER'S DESIGN STUDIO WAREHOUSE - MELBOURNE CITY - DAY
The studio is strewn with beautiful fabrics and is quite
messy. A huge painting hangs on the wall.
JOANNA
Yeah, she's here. JOANNA hangs up.
We reveal SUMMER working next to
her with a tape measure around her
neck and cutting fabric.
EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - FRONTYARD - SUNSET
We see CRACKER throwing the last of the garbage bags on a
trailer as JACK pulls into the driveway. CRACKER runs into
the house, wiping his brow and putting his shirt back on.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS
LATER
TADDY slides the last piece of
furniture back into place as JACK
enters the house that has now been
totally restored to order. CRACKER
looks at his father, but JACK shows
no sign of emotion and says
nothing.
CUT TO:
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - DINING ROOM
- NIGHT
TADDY, JACK and CRACKER eat in silence around the dining

table. JACK eyeballs CRACKER while they both avoid his
glances. Throughout the meal JACK is drinking large glasses
of Port, one after the other. CRACKER and TADDY grow more
and more wary of their father as he usually only has one
glass of Port after dinner. When JACK has finished his meal
he finally speaks in a slow, deep voice.
(CONTINUED)
24.
CONTINUED:
JACK
Taddy, would you mind fetching my
cigars please? I have an important
announcement to make. CRACKER's
eyes widen with fear. He remembers
his friends smoking the cigars
during the party. TADDY re-enters
placing the cigar box on the table
in front of her father. JACK opens
the box to find a single cigar left
inside. His eyes narrow as he
looks at CRACKER.
TADDY
Dad... where's Mum?
JACK calmly lights his cigar before
speaking.
JACK
At the casino.
The kids hang on his every word. JACK takes another gulp of
Port and has a puff on the cigar and leans back in his chair.
CRACKER
You left her there?
do?
What did she
MAX bounds into the room like a dog possessed and sits next
to JACK and smiles up at him. JACK gives the dog a pat.
JACK
Last night your Mother and I won
ten million dollars at the casino.
The kids go into shock as JACK
places a Real Estate brochure on
the table. C.U. of the brochure
that reads Limited Offer. Condos
in Paradise.
CRACKER
You're kidding.
JACK
No Cracker, I'm not... So... I
decided to leave your mother
relaxing at the casino...fly down,
quit my job, set up a finance deal
for our retirement condo in
Honolulu and fly back to continue
our holiday knowing we will all be
set up.
TADDY
Settle down dad.
(CONTINUED)
25.
CONTINUED: (2)
JACK
Procrastination is the thief of
time. Besides the money's sitting
in the casino up there and I wanted
to surprise your mother by telling
her we own our little piece of
paradise in Honolulu tonight.
TADDY
You are joking, aren't you dad?
JACK
No Potato... I'm not!... And your
mother and I are going to give
twenty thousand dollars each to
start you both up in the real
world.
The teenagers are both speechless. CRACKER purposely falls
off his chair backwards. MAX leaps on him and starts barking.
MAX chases him around the house...a well rehearsed game they
have played before.
EXT. LINDA KANE'S APARTMENT COAST - NIGHT
A black Mercedes pulls up outside an apartament block. A
handsome thick set man steps out of the car, adjusts his
Armani jacket and walks to the front door. This is BYRON. He
pushes the broken security door open with his foot and walks
straight past the intercom box toward the stairs.
INT. LINDA KANE'S APARTMENT - LOUNGE ROOM - COAST
LINDA KANE pulls the blanket up around her eight year old son
DYLAN, who is sleeping on the couch next to her. There is a
loud knock at the door which gives her a fright. She adjusts
her robe and approaches the door.
Who is it?
Byron...!
LINDA
BYRON
(O.S.)
She opens the door with the security chain attached.

LINDA
What do you want? He smirks and
says nothing. She closes the door,
undoes the security chain, BYRON
enters following LINDA across the
lounge room.
BYRON
Balak wants to see you. It seems
we had a problem at the Casino.
(CONTINUED)
26.
CONTINUED:
LINDA
I know. Couldn't you just ring?
BYRON
I wanted to present you my personal
respect and see how you and your
son are doing.
LINDA
There's the door.
BYRON
Now that's charming. I'm glad
you're both so well. We'll see you
in the morning! Balak's. Don't be
late.
LINDA walks BYRON through to the front door and shuts it
behind him. She goes over to her son and after a deep
breath, picks him up and struggles to carry him toward the
hallway.
LINDA
Come on sweety. You can sleep with
mummy tonight.
He doesn't stir as she kisses him on the forehead.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - CRACKER'S BEDROOM - SUBURBIA MELBOURNE - NIGHT
The walls are hidden under a collage of rock band, movie and
motorbike posters. CRACKER is laid out on his bed with the
telephone to his ear. Clothes are strewn around the room. A
monotonous tone fills his ear as he awaits an answer finally his call is answered.
SUMMER
Hi, this is Summer.
message.
Please leave a
INT. SUMMER'S WAREHOUSE APARTMENT -CITY - NIGHT

SUMMER lays on the bedroom floor listening to the answering
machine.
CRACKER (V.O.)
Listen Summer, contrary to what you
think, I didn't sleep with Lucinda.
Nothing happened. Please pick up
the phone.
SUMMER sits up and glares at the answering machine.
(CONTINUED)
27.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER (V.O.)
Mum and Dad just won ten million
bucks at the BOSSA NOVA CASINO and
are giving me and Taddy twenty
thousand each. So... I'm going to
buy a Harley. We can ride up the
coast for the schoolies festival.
How cool would that be?... If we
leave on........... She gets up
from the floor and turns the volume
down so she can't hear anymore.
She obviously doesn't care or
doesn't believe him.
INT. SAINT CHRISTOPHER'S SCHOOL - CLASS ROOM
-MORNING - DAY 3
CRACKER is in an exam. He seems to have finished before the
majority of the other students.
TIMOTHY
That was quick.
CRACKER
I haven't finished yet. TIGHT on
CRACKER practicing TADDY's
signature.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT.
BANK - LUNCH TIME
-CITY
DAY
TIGHT on a cash cheque for five thousand dollars with TADDY's

signature on it. CRACKER slides the cheque under the security
screen to the TELLER.
BANK TELLER
Transferal?
CRACKER
No. Cash would be fine.
BANK TELLER
I haven't seen a personal cheque
for a while.
CRACKER
Old habits die hard.
BANK TELLER
Have you seen our latest electronic
banking systems.
CRACKER
No thanks. There's going to be no
paper in the future.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
28.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER (CONT'D)
I'm collecting as much as I can
now. Cash please. C.U. of cash
being counted by the teller.
EXT. MOUNT TAMBOURINE ESTATE - HINTERLAND - COAST -DAY

LINDA is escorted through lavish gardens by a large gentleman
to an Arabian marquee. Opera music plays through the garden
sound system. Outside the marquee, we reveal SIR WINSTON
BALAK a stylish man in his fifties wearing a silk dressing
gown and cravat and is sitting at a table reading a newspaper
with his assistant THROSSLE, a thin middle aged American
dressed in loud golfing attire whom is absorbed in his
laptop. The table is scattered with wine bottles, figs,
nuts, bows, arrows and archery equipment. A pink helicopter
sits on the lush lawn in the background. "OH BABY" is written
on the side of his helicopter.
Yahoo!
BALAK
BALAK stands and slips into his golden patchwork slippers. He

offers LINDA a flute glass of champagne, revealing the
distant blue ocean and the Gold Coast skyscrapers sparkling
like diamonds on the coastline. He wipes the corner of his
lips with a serviette.
BALAK (CONTD)
Linda darling... Welcome. He
gestures down towards the Gold
Coast.
BALAK (CONTD)
Paradise regained, you think? How
wonderful to see you again. Walk
with me on this glorious day.
Various large gentlemen wearing black suits and earpieces
observe at a distance as BALAK, carrying a crossbow and a
bottle of Dom Perignon. He walks her towards one of the
marquees.
BALAK (CONTD)
Anyone for a top up? Now, you know
that public relations is my forte
pet. Now... apart from this
unfortunate hiccup, everything has
been running so divinely. Now
isn't that right dear?
LINDA nods as BALAK aims the crossbow at a wondering emu and
pulls the trigger and misses.
BALAK (CONTD)
Do you know emus are smarter than
most human beings.
(CONTINUED)
29.
CONTINUED:
LINDA
Very interesting if you're into
emus.
THROSSLE
Did you know their balls are bigger
than their brains. LINDA looks at
THROSSLE puzzled.
LINDA
Is that the reason why they can't
fly?
BALAK interrupts.
BALAK
Shut up THROSSLE! You
psychological cripple, I'm talking
to the LADY! Now as I was saying;
drink up my dear.
LINDA
Why Sir Balak, I'm going back to
work today.
BALAK
Of course darling dear Linda, of
course. However, I think there is
someone you should meet quickly!
Come darling, life is a short and
merry dance. Are you having fun
Linda?
LINDA nods.
BALAK (CONTD)
Liar! Liar! Pants on fire! He
laughs as he escorts her towards
the marquee. Throwing the empty
bottle towards the now fleeing emu,
he yells at the top of his voice.
BALAK (CONTD)
Throssle!!!
We see THROSSLE scampering up with fresh bottles of
champagne. Composing himself and reloading his crossbow, he
smiles at LINDA.
BALAK (CONTD)
Did you know Linda?
We see THROSSLE scamper up.
BALAK (CONTD)
Throssle has seven degrees, speaks
five languages fluently and...
(CONTINUED)
30.
CONTINUED: (2)
THROSSLE trips into shot and the bottle overflows everywhere.
BALAK (CONTD)
Can't even tie his shoelaces.
BALAK takes the bottle and gestures him away and continues
towards the marquee with LINDA.
BALAK (CONTD)
Linda, tell me...
(clearing his throat)
Your computer operator has been
working for you and not to mention
myself, for an extra five thousand
dollars a week and he can't even
count! Now if the casino was to
find out that we have this little
arrangement within their
respectable establishment...
BALAK takes a silk handkerchief out and wipes his lips.
BALAK (CONTD)
... It would jeopardize my whole
network of international clients.
They are a colourful lot and they
would all see red. So to speak.
You, me and anyone we knew within a
hundred miles would disappear off
the face of the earth in a blink...
Do you understand darling? He stops
and pulls LINDA close to him.
BALAK (CONTD)
So just to remind you, get it right
or I will dispose of you and your
son and quite frankly my dear I
couldn't give a damn!
He wipes his lips with his handkerchief.
INT. JEWELLERY STORE - CITY - DAY
TIGHT on silk handkerchief shining a diamond ring. JACK is
selecting a diamond ring from a collection presented on a
table by a female shop attendant.
INT. ALEXANDER HINTERLAND ESTATE GROUNDS - ARABIAN MARQUEE
-
COAST - DAY
A middle aged man stands upright tied to the center pole of

the marquee with his mouth gaffer-taped and BYRON grinning
nearby holding a large red toffee apple.
(CONTINUED)
31.
CONTINUED:
BALAK
William, your boss has come to see
you. Say good afternoon to your
boss.
WILLIAM tries to speak.
BALAK (CONTD)
There's no room for error William
and I can "tell" you agree with me.
BALAK bursts into laughter as BYRON
cackles to himself as he licks the
top of a red toffee apple and then
slaps it upside down on top of
WILLIAM's forehead.
BALAK (CONTD)
Now dear William. As you know, the
money went to the wrong person.
Did I mention your earrings are
gorgeous Linda?
LINDA
It was a mistake.
happen again.
It will not
BALAK
You will not pay the Bonwinkle
people from Melbourne a cent. Tell
them that the casino had a
malfunction and to read the fine
print!
LINDA
How do I do that?
BALAK
That's your problem darling. Now
count to ten again William. As he
raises the crossbow and takes aim,
BYRON runs towards the exit. He
pulls the trigger and shoots
WILLIAM through the leg. WILLIAM
squirms with pain.
BALAK (CONTD)
Oops... missed the apple!
EXT. ST. CHRISTOPHER'S SCHOOL
CITY - DAY 3
CRACKER walks across the grass from a classroom heading

towards the huge sandstone archways at the main entrance to
the school. We see a teacher approaching him.
TOM LEARY
Get off the grass Bonwinkle.
(CONTINUED)
32.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER
I gave it up two years ago sir.
TOM LEARY
One hour detention starts now
Bonwinkle.
CRACKER
Yeah... that would be right sir.
I've got my final exam tomorrow.
TOM LEARY walks away.
TOM LEARY
You can do some study then, can't
you?... On your bike Bonwinkle.
EXT.
DOCKSIDE -
BRIDGE - CITY - NIGHT
CRACKER walks down a ramp. There are docks and ships in the
background. He walks through a long tunnel under a freeway.
CRACKER (V.O.)
Tom Leary had never spoken truer
words when he said "On your bike"
After borrowing five thousand
dollars as a down payment, knowing
I could repay it in a few days to
my darling sister, my dream of
riding to the Golden Coast on a
Harley was one step closer. How
could Summer resist my invitation
to ride up the coast with me for
Schoolies Festival?... Easy...
She's a bitch.
CRACKER walks out of a dark tunnel under the bridge and
approaches a black sports car with its doors open and Italian
Opera Music blaring. Spread on the roof of the car is a red
and white checked table cloth and a pizza with one piece
missing, a bottle of Red wine and a wine glass. KELT, a
middle aged gentleman with long, wild red hair and tattoos
fills the wine glass and takes a mouthful. He swishes the
wine in his mouth as he enjoys the voice of the male opera
singer. He is dressed in a long black overcoat and cowboy
boots. CRACKER reaches KELT. KELT gulps the rest of his
wine.
KELT
Got the five grand?
Yeah.
CRACKER
KELT
I normally never do business with
kids.
(CONTINUED)
33.
CONTINUED:
KELT looks CRACKER over carefully.
KELT (CONTD)
Right. Five grand up front.
Fifteen grand in one week. If you
can't pay, in a week, it will be a
grand a day interest and if you
can't pay the interest, we shoot
you... Very simple.
CRACKER
Can we negotiate your terms and
conditions?
KELT
I'm not a bank!
CRACKER
O.K. It's a deal.
KELT
No I say that ... O.K. It's a deal.
Right smallfry.
CRACKER nods. CRACKER hands over the money. KELT turns his
headlights on to reveal a semi-trailer with the back ramp
down. The trailer is loaded with a Harley, new tyres,
machinery and a pool table in packing near the back. He
throws CRACKER the key. CRACKER walks up the ramp and
disappears.
CRACKER (V.O.)
I was the happiest man alive! Even
Summer wasn't gnawing at my heart
for a moment... The moment I
realized... I couldn't ride.
CRACKER almost crashes as he comes down the ramp. He then
disappears up the road with a few rough gear changes.
EXT. FREEWAY - CITY - NIGHT
We see an inexperienced CRACKER riding the new bike.
starts to rain.
It
INT. INNER CITY

CRACKER has difficulty controlling the bike with his
inexperience.
EXT. GOLF COURSE -
- NIGHT
JACK sits opposite RUDI DUNN at an outdoor table under an

umbrella in front of the floodlit clubhouse. It sprinkles
with rain. The table is strewn with empty bottles and empty
glasses.
(CONTINUED)
34.
CONTINUED:
The light falls over the umbrella creating a shadow where
RUDI sits. Behind him, slurched back in his chair is JEREMY,
RUDI's 'yes' man. JEREMY looks under the weather and wears
black sunglasses. RUDI takes a gulp of white wine.
RUDI
I'm sorry Jack I'm not in a
position at the moment.
Why not?
JACK
RUDI
I've already bought the condo. You
screwed up, not me. I can't cover
your arse.
JACK
You haven't covered my arse.
RUDI
What do you expect me to do?
JACK
You could cancel our agreement and
give us back our house. You won't
loose anything. I can pay you good
interest?
I can't.
Why?
RUDI
JACK
RUDI
It's not good business.
JACK looks incredulously
devastated.
RUDI (CONTD)
Now Jeremy and I have a meeting.
He's a busy man! Are you right
Jeremy? Let's start. JEREMY's
laptop slides off his lap and he
falls off his seat. He is obviously
drunk. JACK closes his briefcase.
Stands and walks away. C.U. of JACK's face as he walks. It
begins to rain. He takes his glasses off as he walks. He is
devastated.
RUDI (O.S.) (CONTD)
I'm sorry Jack.
35.
EXT. SUBURBAN STREET
- NIGHT
It's now pouring with rain. CRACKER looses control of the

bike after the vehicle in front brakes unexpectedly. He
slides on the wet road and crashes into the gutter. The bike
ends up wrapped around a pole. CRACKER lies on the road
motionless. The vehicle in front pulls over and the driver
gets out and runs over to CRACKER.
DRIVER
Christ! I'm sorry mate.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - DINING ROOM - SUBURBIA - MELBOURNE MORNING
MAX the dog looks sad. The sound of heavy rain on the roof
fills the house. TIGHT on LILY who has been in tears. TADDY
and JACK are sitting around the dining table looking deeply
distressed. As we PULLBACK we reveal CRACKER sitting with a
look of shock on his face. His arm is bandaged and has a
small scratch above his eye.
TADDY
But the casino can't do that
Mum!... Can they?
LILY
Apparently they can dear.
CRACKER internally weeps to
himself as he fathoms his own
predicament.
CRACKER
So you haven't... really... won...
the money?
LILY
Money isn't everything sweetheart.
CRACKER
I'm not feeling so well.
JACK
You're not feeling well?
TADDY
What happened?
JACK
They said it was a faulty machine.
LILY
We could loose our house.
TADDY
It can't be that bad Mum... Is it?
(CONTINUED)
36.
CONTINUED:
LILY
Possibly honey. Your father is
thinking like us all, that we were
ensured the winnings, but he
entered into an agreement with your
Uncle Rudi. Now he officially owns
this house.
TADDY
He'll give it back.
LILY
It's not quite as simple as that
sweetheart.
CRACKER
He's always been a deadshit!
LILY
Please don't swear Cracker. JACK
addresses his family, concerned.
JACK
Unfortunately, I feel the time has
come to address an issue that may
affect all of us. It's no secret I
have made some serious financial
commitments.
CRACKER (V.O.)
(under his breath)
You've made some serious financial
commitments.
LILY
Your father has made a mistake and
we will stick together and work it
out, like always.
JACK
It was supposed to be a surprise!
CRACKER
Yeah it's a surprise alright dad.
Don't worry about that!
LILY
You measure a man by what's in his
heart, not what's in his wallet
Cracker.
TADDY
I can help.
CRACKER
Yeah right!
(CONTINUED)
37.
CONTINUED: (2)
TADDY
My savings are about five thousand
dollars. You can have that.
Cracker you've got some cash
stashed haven't you?
INT.
MOTORCYCLE REPAIR SHOP- LUNCH TIME
TIGHT on CRACKER's face then TIGHT on of the wrecked bike.

MECHANIC
I think about eight grand should
get you back on the road. TIGHT on
CRACKER's face.
CRACKER (V.O.)
Somehow my role of a happy-golucky, no worries Australian
student had been splattered on the
sidewalk and I couldn't work out
why! Was it what I did in a past
life, or was it something I ate?
EXT. DOCKYARD - CITY - NIGHT
CRACKER who still has his school uniform on, walks towards a
black BMW sports car parked on the deserted wharf. He stops
and looks inside the car window. It is empty. He scans the
dock. TIGHT on a pizza box as it lands at CRACKER's feet. He
sees KELT way above him through the mist. KELT waves him up.
CRACKER walks up the gang plank and boards the ship.
CRACKER (V.O.)
I thought if I explained to this
guy Kelt, that mum and dad had won
the jackpot and dad had prematurely
signed a dodgy financial deal and
now the casino couldn't pay, so he
couldn't pay... so I couldn't
pay... so nobody could pay... He
might just think I'm a Loony. Now
there's an idea?
He looks through the fog and lights to see a shadow of KELT
standing on the foredeck waiting.
EXT.
DECK OF SHIP - DOCKYARD - CITY - NIGHT

KELT
You're a looney mate.
CRACKER
Look man...I'm for real. Why would
I be here if I was going to rip you
off?
(CONTINUED)
38.
CONTINUED:
KELT
(laughing)
I don't know? Maybe it's because
your lift doesn't go to the top
floor. I suppose you now want to
buy my car with bottle tops! How
many have you collected? KELT's
breaks into laughter.
CRACKER
I need more time!
KELT is now crippled with laughter.
He takes his 44 caliber
weapon out of its holster, points it at CRACKER and squeezes
the trigger. It clicks. He starts tapping CRACKER on the
head just hard enough to hurt.
KELT
(continued)
This is the real world kid! See you
next week with the money.
EXT.
CITY STREETS - CITY - NIGHT - LATER
As CRACKER walks aimlessly through the city streets he makes

a call on his mobile phone.
CRACKER
Summer please call me.
He puts the phone back in his pocket as he walks into a
little cafe and sits down. A large Turkish woman places a
glass of water in front of him and retreats to the kitchen. A
city radio station plays in the background. International
NEWS is broadcasting. CRACKER has his elbows on the table and
his head in his hands staring into the glass of water
listening to the radio.
NEWSREADER (V.O.)
The international cyber hacker
known as 'The Dude' who had worked
for Anonymous has struck again.
This time hijacking the airwaves of
America who remain powerless to
stop him.
Coffee?
TURKISH WOMAN
CRACKER stops for a moment and looks towards the ancient

radio. He takes money out of his pocket and puts it on the
table and stands.
(CONTINUED)
39.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER
No thank you. But, thank you very
very much.
NEWSREADER
Now to the weather. Latest polar
activity is now affecting the
Pacific Rim at the rate...
CRACKER makes a call on his mobile phone.
INT. ST. CHRISTOPHER'S SCHOOL - MUSIC ROOM -
CITY - DAY
An orchestra is rehearsing in the background. TIMOTHY holds

his trumpet in his hand and is talking to CRACKER at the back
of the room. They are trying to speak quietly.
CRACKER
Man, Mum and Dad are going to lose
the house... and this guy's gonna
shoot me!
TIMOTHY
You don't think he'd really shoot
you, do you?
Yes.
CRACKER
TIMOTHY
Well, can't you just give him the
bike back man?
CRACKER
I would, but it's in pieces.
stacked it!
TIMOTHY
Man, you're in deep shit.
CRACKER
You and me are going to hack into
the casino and get back every
dollar Mum and Dad are owed.
TIMOTHY
You're trippin'!
CRACKER
Wasabi reckons you could do it...
Come on Timothy, you've got to help
me!
No way!...
TIMOTHY
Wasabi can do it then!
(CONTINUED)
40.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER
Listen Timothy, you've hacked into
Ivana Trumps private files and the
IRS in America, what's the
difference?
TIMOTHY
There's a Big difference! I was
troubleshooting for Anonymous. It
wasn't some commercial venture!
CRACKER
Come on...Who else can I ask?
A female teacher walks up to the boys.
MUSIC TEACHER
Would you two please take this
conversation elsewhere.
INT. ST CHRISTOPHER'S - SCHOOL CATHEDRAL - CITY- MORNING
(O.S.) We hear chorus voices singing "Hallelujah" and the
rustling of a cellophane packet. CRACKER is wrestling with a
packet of jaffas and sitting with his friends in the backrow.
The year's final school assembly service is underway. The
cathedral is packed with students. Behind the altar we see
TIMOTHYplaying the trumpet in the school orchestra. Off to
one side, we see TADDY singing in the school choir conducted
by the female music teacher. On the raised platform around
the altar, TOM LEARY the Deputy Headmaster, the Headmaster
and other teachers are all seated in their ceremonial gowns
and robes. The hymn concludes and the Deputy Headmaster
stands and walks to the lectern.
TOM LEARY
All I have to say is as you file
out of the cathedral is; I want you
all to reflect quietly from where
you came and where you are going.
Particularly those who are not
returning, but who will be still,
representing St. Christopher's at
the Schoolies International
Festival celebrations next week.
Have a safe and blessed holiday.
The organ and orchestra begins to play VIVALDI - "TEST OF
TIME" and the students all begin to run toward the door and
out of the cathedral. Chaos prevails as they crowd the
doors.
EXT. ST CHRISTOPHER'S - SCHOOL CATHEDRAL
- CITY - DAY
41.
- SOON AFTER
The school siren sounds the end of term. The rap song
version "TEST OF TIME" plays. A stampeding herd of wild
adolescents tearing their school uniforms off flood out of
the cathedral screaming and shouting. TIGHT on a crumpled
hat on the ground as rain begins to fall. WIDE on a grey,
cloudy sky.
EXT. BEACH - GOLD COAST - MORNING - DAY 5
The sounds of seagulls and an approaching jet resonate in the
blue sky. Two large colourful kites fill the frame. WIDE on
children playing and we hear radios blaring as a pelican
glides in the hot breeze. White sand glistens in the bright
sunlight. The waves roll in through crystal clear aquamarine
water in the foreground and beach lined skyscrapers hover in
the heat like mirages in the distance. A tallship and an
ocean liner are offshore. An airbus flies low overhead.
INT. AIRPLANE - COAST - MORNING - DAY
CRACKER (V.O.)
So after talking TIMOTHY
into helping me somehow, we were on
our way to schoolies festival. But
somehow we both didn't feel like
celebrating that much. TIMOTHYwas
trying not to think about how we
could hack into the Casino and
staying out of jail and I was
trying not to think about Summer.
But the more I tried not to, the
more I thought of her.
The song "ONE SUMMER" plays. TIMOTHY stares into his laptop
with earphones on. CRACKER sits beside him and looks sad
compared to the celebrations going on around him. Everyone is
finishing drinks, pulling out skateboards, throwing backpacks
and changing clothes in the aircraft. Yelling and mayhem is
occurring. The head stewardess turns with an air of
helplessness and sits with her hair and clothes dishevelled.
EXT. AIRPORT TERMINAL - COAST - DAY
CRACKER and TIMOTHYboard a hotel-motel shuttle bus complete
with international tourists of varying financial status. The
bus has been decked out like a huge travelling Rocket. Behind
the wheel sits a middle aged man with a tour guide hat on.
Swarming students board the bus and hijack the back seat with
their ghetto blaster.
42.
EXT. BEACH FREEWAY -
COAST - DAY 5
The 'Rocket' on wheels hurtles down the freeway. White sand,

blue ocean and highrise buildings pass as do the palm trees.
It halts outside the palatial five star Hotel.
EXT. 5 STAR HOTEL - BEACH STRIP - COAST - DAY
Two Japanese tourists look mortified from their journey as
they disembark from the bus. The rocket takes off again.
EXT. LOST VEGAS HOTEL - BEACH STRIP - COAST - DAY
The rocket comes to a halt at the three star hotel, which is
a 10 storey pink aging building with partying school leavers
revelling on the balconies and in their units. Twenty
schoolies scream out of the bus. Water-bombs hit the roof of
the bus and various victims. A bra lands in an ornamental
tree at the entrance of the hotel from above. The tour
operator turns on the windscreen wipers and the rocket takes
off. The bus tears down the road through the back streets to
cheapsville.
EXT.
BACK STREET -
COAST - DAY
In the foreground the rocket bus drives off. CRACKER and

TIMOTHYare standing outside the rundown MOONDUST MOTEL with
their luggage. They stand and look at the motel in shock.
There is a momentary silence. A leaning neon sign
intermittently blinks. The boys absorb their accommodation.
An industrial bin with rubbish around it sits next a leaning
flagpole that has no flag on it at the entrance. They cross
the road.
CRACKER
I wonder what Summer's doing. A
group of wild people and several
backpackers sit around, yelling and
drinking - dangling their legs in
an empty swimming pool.
CRACKER (CONTD)
Excuse me... Brick! You didn't
tell me we were staying in a 'no'
star motel?
A biker burps.
C.U. of a smiling biker's bearded face.
CRACKER (V.O.)
The only star around here is him.
The bikie smiles through his beard
and burps again and throws his can
into a rubbish bin a good ten yards
away.
(CONTINUED)
43.
CONTINUED:
TIMOTHY
What do you expect for thirty
bucks. Hotel California?
INT. THE MOONDUST MOTEL ROOM - COAST - DUSK - DAY 5
TIMOTHYfeverishly sets up his computer hardware. CRACKER
sits on a stool looking out the window. TIMOTHYchanges the
locks on the door, saws a hole in the wall and connects a
phone to the manager's telephone socket.
TIMOTHY
I won't be long.
CRACKER attempts to turn on an old television. It has a coat
hanger for an aerial and it immediately blows up. The room
goes black.
CRACKER
Looking good! I'm going for a walk
to the beach. I'm not used to this
heat!
EXT. BEACH - COAST - SUNSET - NIGHT
CRACKER walks down the white sand and into the water waist
deep still wearing his jeans and dunks himself in the warm
water. A wave breaks over him on this hot steaming evening.
The sky changes colour and a storm is in the distant horizon.
Fires dot the beach with groups of schoolies partying.
Skyscrapers tower over the beach in the misty heat.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE -CITY
- NIGHT
A rain drenched MAX is let in the house by LILY as a storm

rages outside. There has been a power failure. The fireplace
burns and candles are lit throughout the house. JACK playing
with a talking portable toaster, another new gadget.
LILY
If you would just lighten up a bit
and stop being so pedantic and
spontaneous with your good ideas
all the time. It would give us
time to think about our decisions.
JACK
But that's who you married.
thought you wanted me to be
spontaneous.
Lightning strikes outside their home. TADDY enters carrying

an exotic candelabra and places it in front of her parents as
they sit at the dinner table. She pulls up a chair.
JACK (CONTD)
Something on your mind Treasure?
(CONTINUED)
44.
CONTINUED:
TADDY
You know! Schoolies festival, I
want to go. I just want to go
surfing up there. Can you tell me
what's wrong with that.
JACK
I've already said no!
LILY
I wouldn't let you go alone honey.
It would be too dangerous for you.
But?
No Potato!
TADDY
JACK
TADDY
What if I went with Summer?
INT. THE MOONDUST MOTEL ROOM - COAST - NIGHT
TIMOTHYeagerly hacks away at his computer. CRACKER peers out
the window. CRACKER's P.O.V. of backpackers and punks are
now throwing pieces of broken furniture to fuel an improvised
barbecue they have created in the deep end of the empty pool.
The flagpole that was out the front is now being used as a
giant scewer suspended across the pool above the fire.
Cooking on the skewer are pineapples, pumpkins and various
melons. A three foot flame ignites as a biker pours Sambuca
over the skewered items. A emo rock version of Alice
Cooper's "SCHOOL OUT" is thumping from a huge speaker box. A
motorbike with a sidecar is parked by the pool. The speaker
box 'is' the sidecar.
CRACKER
This place will be burnt down by
the morning.
TIMOTHYis frustrated with his computer.
CRACKER (CONTD)
Get on with it!
TIMOTHYattacks the keyboard.
TIMOTHY
What's Tom Leary's middle name?
CRACKER
'Dick' I think. Do you always need
a credit card number? TIMOTHYopens
a book and punches in some
information from it.
(CONTINUED)
45.
CONTINUED:
TIMOTHY
No... but it helps. I have just
accessed Tom's American Express
account. Now to get us a room at
the BOSSA NOVA in the morning.
TIMOTHY's fingers work at lightning
speed on the computer keyboard.
TIMOTHY(CONTD)
We need to get into the main brain.
CRACKER
How do we do that?
TIMOTHY
We need Smart Ass and King David.
CRACKER
Who are they?
TIMOTHY
Cyber Kings.
TIMOTHYtaps on the keys eagerly. TIMOTHY's computer screen
shows sixteen boxes each with a live webcam feed from sixteen
different capital city locations around the world. Each box
is labelled with the name of the respective city. Each camera
is located at one of SMART ASS's internet cafes. They are
labelled NAIROBI, DELHI, TOKYO, SEOUL, P'YONGYANG, NEW YORK,
MOSCOW, LOS ANGELES, SHANGI, LONDON and other UNITED NATIONS
capitals. The NEW YORK label is flashing.
CRACKER
Well what do you want me to do?
TIMOTHY
Get us something to eat and find a
girl who loves me.
CRACKER
Yeah right!
The computer screen now shows NEW YORK
down a main street. It is sunrise and
a sudden a fullscreen still image of a
on screen wearing fluffy ear muffs. A
out of the computer speakers; it has a
Attenborough's voice.
with a car driving

it is snowing. All of
donkey's head appears
husky warm voice comes
similarity to David
SMART ASS (V.O.)

Sorry I am unavailable for personal
interaction for the next two weeks.
I am working on pandamic crisis6.
Please go to'smartassthedonkey.com'
for fun and knowledge.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
46.
CONTINUED: (2)
SMART ASS (V.O.) (CONT'D)

And remember, "Find the Joy and
Stay Stubborn".
Timothy hits another burron and a commercial for Portable

Electromagnetic Power Generators appears. SMART ASS's ears
protrude from the top of a monitor and computer he is behind
at a large desk. The monitor swings around as he pushes it
with his nose. SMART ASS leans forward chewing on some hay.
He has an oversized set of headphones that hang from his
neck. He sings a line
SMART ASS
Check out my new Portable
Diagnostic Kit. Grow your
telomeres. DNA testing on the spot.
Free for all, old and young. And
remember... Find the joy and stay
stubborn.
SMART ASS yawns and then we are redirected to his
'smartassthedonkey.com' website.
TIMOTHY
He's not home.
INT. SUMMER'S WAREHOUSE SHOP APARTMENT - CITY - NIGHT
SUMMER is surrounded by material she has been working with.
TADDY is asleep on the couch. There are two mannequin models
with half completed evening gowns on them.
EXT. PARADISE BEACH FRONT - COAST - MORNING
We hear the sound of waves crashing. A bright red & golden
sun rises over the horizon as if in fast motion, reflecting
gold off the glassy ocean. In the distance a yoga class
stretches and salutes the sun in their early morning ritual
at the water's edge. There is a young couple asleep next to
a smoldering fire on the white sand in the foreground. A
Seagull squawks.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - RECEPTION FOYER - COAST - MORNING
TIMOTHY and CRACKER head towards the elevator followed by
three trolleys and a MARCEL MARCEAU impersonator directing
them.
RECEPTIONIST
Enjoy your stay at BOSSA NOVA
CASINO Mr Leary.
CRACKER
Just call me 'Dick'. The casino
colours reflect in their mirrored
sunglasses.
47.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - CRACKER & TIMOTHY'S ROOM COAST - DAY
A room service trolley laden with food is wheeled into the
suite. CRACKER opens the lid and sees hotdogs.
CRACKER
How many did you order?
Ten.
TIMOTHY
CRACKER
Yeah right. I'm going to get some
real food.
EXT. MOUNT TAMBOURINE ESTATE - HINTERLAND - COAST -DAY
BALAK is pacing back and forth across the room. He is
wearing yellow silk pyjamas. THROSSLE, sweating, punches
information into the laptop.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - COAST - DAY
C.U. of singer's face who has a HIBISCUS flower in her hair.
She sings a smooth Jazzy version of "MUD IN YOUR EYE". TIGHT
on her performing next to a piano and a giant fake rainbow
coloured palm tree trunk. CRACKER passes the singer and
meanders through various sections of the Casino, taking note
of cameras, security personnel and familiarizing himself with
the layout of the building. A thirty foot pink neon
horseshoe catches his attention. CRACKER heads towards the
WILD WILD WEST section of the casino.
TIMOTHYhas two monitors fired up. One of the screens shows
the counterfeit code. TIMOTHYhits a button and spits out the
appropriate security pass and tunes a small satellite dish.
Hitting at the keys, a multi-layered blueprint of the entire
runnings of the casino appear onscreen.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - WILD WILD WEST - COAST CRACKER stands in amongst roving waitresses dressed as
Mexican Senoretta's, Can Can Girls and Americans Indians. On
the stage dancing cowgirls and a rock band surround the lead
singer who is dressed in a white cowboy hat and a black
glitter suit. He makes his entrance on a magestic white
horse painted with black glittered stripes. He cooly slides
off his horse and launches into the up tempo country rock
song "FIND THE JOY" with vocal gusto. The high energy party
atmosphere spills into the JOHNNY CASH corridors that are
lined with poker machines.
(CONTINUED)
48.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER walks through the corridor to gain a better view of
the show. The singer is shooting pink marshmellows into the
audience from his six guns that he has torn from his
holsters. A marshmellow bounces off a lady's head and lands
in her wine glass. CRACKER is looking overhead for security
cameras as he walks through the corrador. He accidentally
bumps into an older lady playing on the shot machine named
"YIPPEE I AYE" spilling her drink. She has a strong manner.
MARGARET
(Scottish accent)
Wooo boy!... Hold ya horses! My
name's Margaret, but Mrs
Pomegranate to you. You owe me a
drink... Make it two.
CRACKER
Yeah sorry! What would you like?
MARGARET
Jack & Dry! And make it snappy.
Pardon?
CRACKER
MARGARET
A Jack & Dry 'Cassanova'.
it snappy.
Pardon?
And make
CRACKER
MARGARET
I would like a Jack Daniels please
you little wippasnappa.
Right!
CRACKER
CRACKER turns to go. MARGARET grabs him on the forearm as

she spirals on her stool. She speaks at a brisk pace.
MARGARET
Where are you going Clarke Kent?
Did I mention my name is Margaret
Pomegranate.
She spins on her stool, again. At this point a WAITER
arrives offering her a glass of scotch on the rocks, she
throws it down and grabs CRACKER close to her.
MARGARET (CONTD)
Did you know, I'm going to be on
this machine "YIPPEE I AYE" every
night this week to celebrate.
(CONTINUED)
49.
CONTINUED: (2)
CRACKER
What are you celebrating?
MARGARET
We're celebrating, I'm still alive
to celebrate.
CRACKER
Oh...So, what's your budget
grandma?
MARGARET
Twenty dollars a week. That's my
limit. My husband use to love
playing this machine.
CRACKER
Have you ever won? MARGARET then
turns towards an empty chair next
to her.
MARGARET
No. We never have...have we
dearest?
CRACKER
Well I hope you both win one day.
CRACKER gives the waiter some
money.
CRACKER (CONTD)
Two Jacks for the couple please?
The waiter looks at her and the
empty chair.
MARGARET
Don't worry I'll drink his. He's
going to Alcoholics Anonomyous.
MARGARET throws down one drink and
takes a sip from the other and goes
back to her machine. CRACKER goes
on his way.
TIMOTHY peers into the monitor that is now showing the
complete layout of the casino. He uses the mouse to go up a
cyber-corridor approaching the main brain. He hits a key and
a huge "NO ACCESS" appears on the screen. A monotone voice
speaks.
Wrong way.
VOICE
Go back.
Good-bye!
(CONTINUED)
50.
CONTINUED:
BYE BYE appears on the screen and then the monitors and
computer shut down.
Bummer!
TIMOTHY
INT. MOUNT TAMBOURINE ESTATE - HINTERLAND - COAST -DAY

THROSSLE timidly enters BALAK's marble tiled, relaxation
wing. VIVALDI plays in the background. Corinthian columns
stretch to the roof where grapevines sway over an indoor
lagoon. A floatation capsule sits between two indoor palms.
BALAK is inside.
THROSSLE
WINSTON...?
BALAK
Can't you see I'm meditating?
THROSSLE
But I think you should know we've
got a problem.
BALAK emerges wearing his drenched silk pyjamas from the tank
with a damp cigar still in his mouth.
BALAK
Fix it dear boy.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - CRACKER & TIMOTHY'S ROOM - GOLD
COAST - DAY
The door opens CRACKER walks in and sits on the couch.
TIMOTHY
I've got a problem.
CRACKER
You've got more than one.
TIMOTHY
I've been double-hacked.
CRACKER
What does that mean?
TIMOTHY
Somebody else is hacking into the
Casino and they're using the same
back door as us...
CRACKER
I've got no idea what your talking
about mate.
(CONTINUED)
51.
CONTINUED:
As he taps the keys of the computer an image appears on
TIMOTHY's monitor.
INT. MOUNT TAMBOURINE ESTATE - HINTERLAND - COAST -DAY
THROSSLE
When I hack into the casino Sir!
Someone hacks into me!
BALAK
I don't understand what you are
talking about dear. BALAK puts on
his robe. He tries to light his
cigar.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - CRACKER & TIMOTHY'S ROOM COAST - AFTERNOON
TIMOTHY
Someone else has hacked into the
Casino and is conducting business
without the Casino knowing. I've
hacked into them and I think
they're aware of it.
CRACKER
Why can't life be simple.
TIMOTHY
You're either dead or alive. Happy
or sad. Calm or stressed. Like I
am now, stressed.
CRACKER
How can you be sure they are not
aware of us?
I'm not.
TIMOTHY
INT. MOUNT TAMBOURINE ESTATE - HINTERLAND - GOLD COAST EVENING

THROSSLE hits a key on his laptop
very heavily.
Amateur!
THROSSLE
52.
COAST - AFTERNOON
TIMOTHY
I sure they're aware of us now! The
words BUSTED flash up on the screen
of TIMOTHY's computer.
Great!
CRACKER
CRACKER is on the phone.
He gets SUMMER's answering machine.
INT. SUMMER'S WAREHOUSE APARTMENT - CITY - AFTERNOON

C.U. as a piece of toast is being buttered. PULLBACK to
reveal TADDY passing SUMMER a piece of toast. SUMMER takes a
bit and smiles as she listens to herself on the answering
machine with a message left for CRACKER. This message plays
out aloud - (Cracker, if you get this message, I arrive by
VIRGIN AIRLINES at the Gold Coast 7:15 tonight. I'll see you
soon.)
SUMMER
Won't he be surprised.
COAST - AFTERNOON
CRACKER's response comes through the machine.
CRACKER (V.O.)
If you get this message, that's
great. And if you don't get this
message that's great too. I just
wanna tell you, it's been eating me
up not being able to see you.
INT. SUMMER'S WAREHOUSE APARTMENT - SUBURBIA - MELBOURNE AFTERNOON
SUMMER presses a button on the answering machine which makes
the speaker feedback and the machine hangup, whilst CRACKER
is leaving his message. As the girls walk away from the
answering machine the phone rings again. Her message plays
out again as they stay at the machine expecting to hear
CRACKER's voice again.
PHILLIP (V.O.)
Hi there my princess, this is your
father calling. I'm in the
southern hemisphere for one night;
we must catch up darling! Call me
by 6, I'm at the Regent Hotel. I
look forward to it.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - CRACKER & TIMOTHY'S ROOM -
53.
COAST - AFTERNOON
INT. AIRPORT - COAST - NIGHT
CRACKER waits for SUMMER at the arrival gate with a bunch of
flowers. His excitement and anticipation turn sour when he
sees TADDY walk through the gate.
TADDY
Hello there my divine, beautiful,
big, thieving brother.
CRACKER
Where's Summer?
TADDY
Where's my five thousand dollars?
CRACKER
I was going to put it back in a
week. I'm sorry I didn't tell you.
So where's Summer?
TADDY
She had to visit her father.
came on my own... Happy?
Ecstatic!
So I
CRACKER
TADDY
How's the surf?
CRACKER
Where's her father?
Melbourne.
TADDY
CRACKER
Now listen 'sis' you are not
staying with me you're going home.
TADDY
Listen 'bro', I know everything
that you're up to. So zip it or
I'll bust you to Mum and Dad. TADDY
eyeballs him.
INT. 5 STAR HOTEL - ROOM -
CITY - NIGHT
SUMMER
You've been here a week "Dad", and
you decide to call me tonight?
Why?
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
54.
CONTINUED:
SUMMER (CONT'D)
She walks past him and proceeds to
get a vodka from the mini bar.
PHILLIP replies in a strong
American accent.
PHILLIP
Now what sort of a greeting is that
to give your father?
SUMMER
What do you expect when you contact
me when it only suits you.
PHILLIP
Ok. I accept and understand this,
however, I leave tomorrow. Why the
attitude?
SUMMER
You still don't get it do you?
EXT. AIRPORT - COAST - NIGHT

TADDY sits on her knapsack with her surfboard across her lap.
CRACKER is trying to hail a tourist army "duck" that
overflows with revelling schoolies.
INT. 5 STAR HOTEL - MELBOURNE CITY - NIGHT
PHILLIP
We still have some unfinished
business.
SUMMER
You bet we do.
PHILLIP
All I'm asking is that you come
back and live in LA for a while.
SUMMER
No you're not. You're not
blackmailing me to come back to be
your show pony and housemaid.
Listen pal you dumped mum and then
you dumped me. I don't care about
your money. I never did.
PHILLIP
There is two sides
SUMMER
Yes there is. Yours and yours! She
skulls the drink.
(CONTINUED)
55.
CONTINUED:
SUMMER (CONTD)
Pour me another drink please
"Daddy"?
INT. MOUNT TAMBOURINE ESTATE - JAPANESE WING - COAST - NIGHT
BALAK sits on a step and cracks macadamia nuts with a brick
on the white marble floor of his Japanese styled kitchen.
Apron clad BYRON feverishly cooks at the stove with a wok.
VIVALDI fills the airways of this exotic setting. THROSSLE
works away on his laptop on the table.
BYRON
Why don't you use a nutcracker?
BALAK
I like it rough.
TIGHT on the brick as it smashes against one mashed,
flattened nut, on the marble floor.
THROSSLE
Someone was attempting to back door
us again.
BYRON
You don't really know what your
doing do you?
THROSSLE
Listen you pathetic steroid sponge!
Eat shit!
BALAK cackles as THROSSLE tries to pull rank. BYRON turns
with a 2 foot diameter frying pan full of sizzling teriaki
and noodles and heads towards a now retreating THROSSLE, who
is briskling crawling under the Victorian dining room table.
Eat this!
BYRON

COAST - NIGHT
The computer monitor fills the frame with a plan of the
casino's computer network. A plan of the main computer room
next to the money vault appears on TIMOTHY's screen.
TIMOTHY
I'm back in the mainframe, but I
need to have another go at this
security firewall. TADDY sits in
the lotus position in the corner of
the room meditating. There is a
loud knock on the door. CRACKER
approaches cautiously.
(CONTINUED)
56.
CONTINUED:
MANAGER
Hotel management.
(V.O.)
CRACKER
I'm in the shower. An account
appears through the letter slot.
CRACKER reads.
CRACKER (CONTD)
Apparently there is only enough
money in the account for one
night!... That's tonight! We just
got here! Good one Timothy.
TIMOTHY
He must have had no money in it.
How much have you put on room
service?
CRACKER
You said he wouldn't know for a
month!
TIMOTHYfeverishly hacks away again at the keyboard.
TADDY
Summer's arriving here tomorrow
morning? She might help you.
CRACKER
How do you know?
TADDY
She told me, she said she would
meet me in the lobby at ten o'clock
in the morning.
CRACKER
I wish you would've told me what's
going on Taddy!
TIMOTHY
I wish someone would tell me what's
going on here!
TIMOTHY's screen goes black.
TIMOTHY(CONTD)
This is bullshit. We need help.
Where's WASABI!
EXT. STREET -
COAST - NIGHT
International Schoolies Carnival is underway in the main

nightclub area. There are huge sculptures on travelling
floats surrounded by dancers in wild elaborite costumes
slowly moving up the street.
(CONTINUED)
57.
CONTINUED:
TIMOTHY, TADDY and CRACKER enter a strip club named "THE LAP
LAP LOUNGE". As they walk towards the doorway we see the sign
"NO COVER CHARGE", CRACKER walks ahead.
CRACKER
You two stay here!
TIMOTHY
I want to come?
So do I...
TADDY
CRACKER
Yeah right! Stay here.
INT. THE LAP LAP LOUNGE - COAST - EVENING
WASABI is staring into a cocktail that is placed on a table
in front of him. He tries to grab the glass and misses. He
gives a tentitive wave to the strip performer. The naked
legs of a dancer in stillettos stand on the table above him.
Feathers land on WASABI's head. CRACKER tries to help WASABI
off his stool.
Found you.
Top club!
CRACKER
I need your help.
TADDY
(O.S.)
CRACKER turns and realizes that TADDY & TIMOTHYare standing

behing him.
CRACKER
Who let you in? Give me a hand!...
Timothy!... Give me a hand!
WASABI
Where's my shoe? My foot lost my
shoe! Here shoe shoe...
TADDY
She's got a beautiful body.
Let's go!
CRACKER
EXT. STREET - COAST - NIGHT

CRACKER, TIMOTHYand TADDY help WASABI up the busy street.
CRACKER hails a bicycle three wheeled rickshaw. They get in
and peddle up the road with WASABI is dangling over the back
of the rickshaw in a semiconscious state. TADDY & CRACKER
peddle and WASABI vomits onto the road.
58.
INT. HYATT HOTEL -
CITY - NIGHT
C.U. of a glass of scotch being drunk by PHILLIP. SUMMER

throws down a double and wipes tears from her eyes.
PHILLIP
I've always supported you.
SUMMER
No you haven't! Have another drink
Phillip. I'm leaving. SUMMER storms
out the door.
EXT. CITY STREETS - CITY
- NIGHT
The song "DARK PLACES" plays as SUMMER walks in the cold

windy rain amongst the tall grey city buildings.
COAST - NIGHT
C.U. of a burning candle and a smoking incense stick that
sticks up out of sand that is in a small clam shell. FULL
SHOT of the candle lit room. WASABI snores on the couch.
TADDY is meditating.
TIMOTHY
Why do you do that?
TADDY
It makes me feel good.
TIMOTHY
How do you feel?
Good.
TADDY
TADDY opens her eyes and smiles warmly then closes them
again. CRACKER is asleep on the bed. TIMOTHYhas the
computers running again.
TADDY (CONTD)
What would make you feel good.
TIMOTHY
If WASABI would wake up.
EXT. BEACH - COAST - SUNRISE - DAY 7
The sound of waves crashing. Early morning surfers
silhouette first golden light. TADDY catches a glassy four
foot wave and disappears inside the tube. TADDY's P.O.V. from
inside the tube of a wave out into direct sunlight. C.U.
TADDY's face.
(CONTINUED)
59.
CONTINUED:
She comes out of the end of the wave and flicks of the wave.
C.U. of TADDY's face as she surfaces and breaks through the
white water. She is in her element.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - FOYER - COAST - LATER
In the foyer of the casino we see our gang and their luggage
all piled up. TADDY sits on her surfboard. CRACKER goes to
sit down on one of the suitcases. SUMMER stumbles up behind
them. Looking somewhat pale and wearing large dark
sunglasses she is still under the ifluence of alcahol. She
gives CRACKER a hug.
SUMMER
Hi Cracker!... Hi gang! Having a
party? My shout! Why is the party
in the foyer?
CRACKER
We are being evicted from the
premises?
SUMMER
But I just got here.
leaving?
Why are you
CRACKER
We've got a cash flow problem.
Me too.
SUMMER
She spills her handbag on the floor and picks up a gold

credit card.
SUMMER (CONTD)
Your shout daddy-yo! Give them my
signature. I'll get two rooms.
CRACKER stares at TADDY.
state.
WASABI stirs from his catatonic
WASABI
Where am I?
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - HALLWAY - GOLD COAST - MORNING
TIGHT on a hotel room key card continuously missing it's
target.
I'll help.
TADDY
(O.S.)
TADDY slots the card in for SUMMER, she opens the door and
steps inside.
(CONTINUED)
60.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER
Where's your luggage?
SUMMER
I left him back in Melbourne.
CRACKER goes to follow them into
the room. SUMMER swings around and
focuses her blurry eyes at CRACKER.
SUMMER (CONTD)
Where are you going?
CRACKER
I thought you...?
SUMMER
Don't kid yourself. SUMMER slams
the door in CRACKER's face.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - CRACKER & TIMOTHY'S NEW ROOM COAST - LATER
WASABI and TIMOTHYwork on the computer. The monitor flashes
LOADED. WASABI has a wet towel wrapped around his head.
WASABI
You could have done that.
Yeah sure.
TIMOTHY
WASABI
We are going to need King David and
SMART ASS all online together to
even attempt this.
TIMOTHY
How do we do that?
WASABI
Lie, favours, barter and hope.
TIMOTHY
That's easy.
WASABI
We also need an original scientific
miracle.
CRACKER stirs from being asleep.
WASABI (CONTD)
Think of something original
Cracker.
(CONTINUED)
61.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER
She won't even answer the door. The
bitch.
WASABI
That's original.
EXT. BONWINKLE FRONT DOOR - SUBURBIA- MELBOURNE
KELT, who CRACKER bought the bike off, knocks at the door
dressed in a suit. LILY answers the door.
KELT
Hello Mrs Bonwinkle you don't know
me, but my name is Barry White and
I'm a business associate of your
son Matthew.
LILY
Oh, I didn't know my son has a
business associate. Please come
in? Would you like a piece of poppy
seed orange cake?
KELT
Yes please.
LILY
Have a sit young man, I'll get you
a serviette. Now what kind of
business are you in Barry?
KELT
Lets say the finance business.
LILY
What type of finance Barry?
KELT
I get finances back one way or the
other from people that owe.
LILY
That's wonderful. Could you
finance a pool for our FRONTYARD?
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - LINDA KANE'S OFFICE - AFTERNOON
LINDA sits at her desk. She leans back in her swivel chair
and puts down a hand full of documents. WILLIAM limps over to
LINDA's desk and sits. He places a coffee on the desk.
LINDA
The Casino will dispute that she
won and emphasise the fact that
there was a faulty machine.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
62.
CONTINUED:
LINDA (CONT'D)
They have the legal right to refuse
payment.
WILLIAM
How does that work?
LINDA
It is actually in the fine print on
all the Casino brochures.
Is it?
Yes.
WILLIAM
LINDA
WILLIAM
Do you think they will buy it?
LINDA
It's legal, it stinks,... and they
will have to.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - SUBURBIA - MELBOURNE DAY
JACK and LILY are listening to the answering machine
anxiously. They haven't answered it. They want to listen to
what the Casino have to say.
BYRON (V.O.)
Good afternoon Mr & Mrs Bonwinkle.
This is BRUCE LEE from the BOSSA
NOVA CASINO. On behalf of the
Management and myself we offer our
sincerest apologies for this
terrible situation and take this
opportunity to invite you to the
BOSSA NOVA as our complimentary
guests while we work this small
problem out.
INT. MOUNT TAMBOURINE ESTATE - JAPANESE WING - CONTINUOUS
Byron stands alone in front of a large mirror dressed in
tight underpants. He takes up a famous Michaelangelo
sculptured pose as he speaks into a headset looking at
himself in the mirror.
BYRON
I have been instructed by my boss
to organize a part payment of the
winnings. We will have a limousine
pick you up when you land at the
Gold Coast.
63.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - SUBURBIA - MELBOURNE - CONTINUOUS
JACK and LILY listen closely.
BYRON
I look forward to talking to you on
your arrival at the casino.
JACK
Now we're talking! That's the call
we've been waiting for honey. MAX
starts barking sensing their
excitment.
JACK (CONTD)
You're not coming Max.
Orange light spills from a lamp that has been placed on the
table. WASABI hacks away as CRACKER watches on. TIMOTHYpours
percolated coffee into a cup with a shakey hand and places it
next to the keyboards for WASABI. They are dressed in dinner
suits, T-Shirts and wear wrap-around sunglasses.
CRACKER
What's holding us up now?
WASABI
The "back cyberdoors" redundant
...to much heat... We have to
physically get inside the main
computer control room. Then
somehow get the security code that
is put in by the supervisor.
CRACKER
Is that all?
WASABI
You'll only have to get inside the
control room for thirty seconds.
TIMOTHY
We're late.
CRACKER
I know? But how do we get into a
high security area?... On Jet
skis?
TIMOTHY
Not sure. We should take time out.
Check out the ball and let Wasabi
do his thing for a while.
64.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - BALLROOM - COAST - LATER
There is a sign that says "INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLIES BALL" that
is on the wall. Ballistic schoolies wearing caps, dinner
suits and T-Shirts are going wild. CRACKER and TIMOTHYsit at
an empty table under a chandelier with sunglasses on.
Let's go.
TIMOTHY
CRACKER
Just hang out for a while.
be here.
She'll
TIMOTHY
Maybe she's playing mind games with
herself as well as with you.
CRACKER
She's definately doing that.
CRACKER sees SUMMER and TADDY at
the top of a grand
staircase in long flowing evening gowns. Walking arm in arm
down the stairs they attract admiring gazes. CRACKER is
taken back by their natural beauty and is somewhat shocked to
see his little sister looking very much like a mature woman.
Just as CRACKER goes to approach them, they are ushered off
to a table full of young male admirers. CRACKER walks across
the ballroom up to the girls that are now seated. He speaks
to TADDY.
CRACKER (CONTD)
What are you doing here?
TADDY
It's a party.
CRACKER
But your not even a schoolie.
TADDY
But you're not even a human!
CRACKER
But it's not your last year.
TADDY
My last year was aquarius rising.
What was yours?
CRACKER
But you haven't even graduated.
TADDY
Listen brother. I graduated when I
was born.
(CONTINUED)
65.
CONTINUED:
SUMMER
Relax Cracker. She's been with me.
CRACKER
Come on Taddy. You're going.
TADDY
Listen to "King Kong" here, who
ripped off five thousand bananas
and hasn't even said sorry to me.
I did.
CRACKER
SUMMER
Could I speak to you on the terrace
please?
No!
CRACKER
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - CRACKER & TIMOTHY'S ROOM COAST - NIGHT 7
WASABI wearing a headset, cap and a cool pack on the back of
his neck talks to a facing monitor and works vigorously on
the keyboard. SMART ASS the donkey, takes a drink of water
from a huge clear mug on the screen. Books surround the
donkey and are behind him on bookshelves. The donkey looks
up on the screen nonchalantly. David Attenborough (imitation
voice) speaks the voice of the donkey.
SMART ASS
King David's Cyber Code is 58934R.
Security information level two is
operated by a twelve year old young
lady. Her earth location unknown.
King David has 15 cyberports in
seven countries. Specializing in
Nano-Technologies, evolving
biomagnetics and Cyber Agent
creation programming.
Thank you.
WASABI
EXT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - BALLROOM BALCONY - COAST NIGHT

CRACKER and SUMMER are having a
heated conversation. Thunder is
heard overhead from an approaching
tropical storm. Lights flash in
the background from an amusement
park section. A ride spins in the
background swirling past
(CONTINUED)
66.
CONTINUED:
them every five seconds.
it's cycle.
Screams are heard as it goes by in
CRACKER
At the suggestion of anything you
don't agree with, you just ignore
me.
SUMMER
I'm not going to listen to this.
CRACKER
See there you go...I'm only trying
to help!
SUMMER turns around and stares him in the eye.
SUMMER
What do you want me to say to you?
CRACKER
'I'm sorry for presuming Cracker'.
No way.
SUMMER
CRACKER
That's a good start for resolution
and forgivness.
SUMMER
You seem to forget that you've done
this before!
What!
CRACKER
SUMMER
You went to bed with someone and
you lied about it.
CRACKER
No. I didn't go to bed with anyone
and I've told the truth.
You did?
SUMMER
Cheryl!
CRACKER
Oh, is that where we've gone? I
make a mistake a year ago and you
are still going on about it. This
is now!
(CONTINUED)
67.
CONTINUED: (2)
SUMMER
You bet your arse this is now! You
tell me Lucinda didn't spend the
night in bed with you.
CRACKER
She didn't! She was on the bed.
Not in it!
SUMMER
Yeah sure Cracker!
CRACKER
I can't believe this. TADDY
approaches with TIMOTHY.
Let's go.
Sure.
TADDY
SUMMER
CRACKER
Wait a minute...This is bullshit!
Exactly.
here.
SUMMER
That's why we're out of
She puts her glass down and walks off. CRACKER turns out
toward the amusement park. Screams are heard as the ride
swoops by.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - CRACKER & TIMOTHY'S ROOM COAST - NIGHT 7
A bearded man wearing night glasses and a doctors white face
mask speaks. KING DAVID is on the monitor. The music of
"Jason's Revenge" plays from computer electronic equipment
stacked behind the man. Gothic structures surround the man.
KING DAVID
What do you want boys?
WASABI
It's King David. Ah, how can I get
enough kinetic cyberpower to hack
this network?
KING DAVID
Biokenetic agent constuction and
escalative cloning of collective
cyberports may give you enough
grunt...if that doesn't work, go
down the beach and have a surf.
(CONTINUED)
68.
CONTINUED:
WASABI
How do I access agreeable
cyberports without breaching
international protocols.
You can't.
KING DAVID
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - CARPARK - COAST - NIGHT

A miniture street sweeper, flies around the corner and passes
SUMMER and TADDY who are walking through the car park. A
tall man wearing a cap and sunglasses surprises the girls by
running flat out between them ripping SUMMER's handbag from
her arm and knocking TADDY to the ground. He has come out of
nowhere and makes his escape at lightning speed through the
carpark. LEONARDO a middle aged, dark haired man with an
eccentric manner see's the incident from his street sweeper
and heads speedily towards the escaping bag snatcher heading
him off in his now speedy maneuverable Turbo Sweeper.
LEONARDO corners him forcing the man to almost run into an
approaching car. The thief leaps over a parked car and runs
into a cement pillar, knocking himself out cold. LEONARDO
comes to a halt, picks up SUMMER's handbag and jumps back on
his mini street sweeper and screams off towards the girls
almost colliding with a dark blue Rolls Royce. LEONARDO
catches up to the ladies and screeches to a halt. He speaks
in a strong Italian accent.
LEONARDO
Are you oky-doky ladies?
LEONARDO clumsily tries to get out his contraption.
TADDY
Yes thank you.
LEONARDO
(he offers his hand)
Delizio! Leonardo Salvadore
Delizio.
SUMMER
Thank you Delizio.
LEONARDO
Leonardo...My surname is Delizio.
SUMMER
My name is Summer and this is
Taddy.
LEONARDO
Well pleased to meet you. You've
got to be careful in the carpark,
there are a lot of strange people
about.
(CONTINUED)
69.
CONTINUED:
He blows his nose and his hanky flies out of his hand.
SUMMER
Thank you again...I would like to
give you a hundred dollars as a
gesture of our appreciation.
LEONARDO
No thank you. I couldn't accept.
You must.
TADDY
Please?
LEONARDO
I cannot accept. Company rules.
TADDY and SUMMER smile at each other and turn back toward
LEONARDO.
TADDY
So where were you before here?
LEONARDO
I was down there. LEONARDO points
to the end of the carpark.
SUMMER
Oh yeah...How long have you worked
here Leonardo?
LEONARDO
Five years, two months and twenty
two days.
TADDY
Do you like it?
LEONARDO
I like my job, but not my boss. His
a breath smells.
LEONARDO wipes the sweat from his brow.
SUMMER
So you'd know this place inside and
out wouldn't you? Leonardo directs
an approaching police van in the
direction of the now moaning thief.
LEONARDO
Like 'Pasta Lavista Baby'.
70.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - BALLROOM - GOLD COAST - NIGHT 7
TIMOTHYand CRACKER are standing in front of the champagne
fountain.
CRACKER (V.O.)
Stay cool Cracker. Here she comes.
Just remember she comes from Venus.
Be kind, forgiving and
understanding. SUMMER and TADDY
arrive with LEONARDO. SUMMER walks
up close to CRACKER away from
everyone.
CRACKER
I think you're an asshole Summer.
You're just playing with me.
SUMMER
That's more like it Cracker.
Friends should speak their mind.
CRACKER
You're telling me that?
SUMMER
We only waste our own time.
Who is he?
Our help.
CRACKER
SUMMER
LEONARDO leaps forward and offers a handshake. CRACKER shakes

his hand tentitively.
LEONARDO
Leonardo Salvadore Deluzio... I'm
pleased to meet you. It's a gooda
plana 'Crackerjackar'!
What plan?
CRACKER
CRACKER and TIMOTHYglare at SUMMER and TADDY.

LEONARDO
You know. To get your mama and
pappa's money back. It's for your
family...I'm gonna be in. As long
as we don't get busted. I
personally like you kids, so I'm
gonna help.
SUMMER
Cracker, Timothy, this is Leonardo.
(CONTINUED)
71.
CONTINUED:
LEONARDO
Pleased to meet you.
SUMMER
Leonardo works here!
LEONARDO
You bet your Pavarotti!
EXT. AIRPORT - GOLD COAST - MORNING
BYRON, dressed as a limousine driver greets JACK and LILY at
the terminal.
BYRON
Welcome to Bossa Nova in paradise.
Mr Lee is waiting for you.
He ushers them into the limosine. Gets in the front and
deadlocks the back doors unaware to his captives.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - UNDERGROUND MAINTENANCE ROOM MORNING
CRACKER, SUMMER, TADDY, TIMOTHY and LEONARDO are all sitting
around an opened air-conditioning duct. TIMOTHY is staring
at his laptop.
TIMOTHY
This is the only way in.
TADDY
Well I can't fit through there.
CRACKER
No one's going to fit through
there.
CRACKER points to an air-conditioning duct which is one foot
square in size. C.U. of CRACKER's face.
Except...
CRACKER (CONTD)
INT. AIRPORT - GOLD COAST - MORNING -- MOMENTS LATER

C.U. of MAX's face through a cage. He does not look happy.
PULLBACK to reveal MAX in a travel cage on the luggage
conveyor-belt going around. He is the only one left on the
conveyor-belt.
CRACKER (O.S.)
Thanks mate. Sorry I'm late.
AIRPORT WORKER
No worries, I'm just glad you're
here.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
72.
CONTINUED:
AIRPORT WORKER (CONT'D)

He's been going around and around
for two hours now. C.U. of MAX's
face. He looks somewhat dizzy and
trashed, with his tongue hanging
out.
LEONARDO
You can, just think small.
CRACKER
Leonardo please...we have to get
this camera.
CRACKER holds up a video camera.

CRACKER (CONTD)
From here to there. CRACKER points
to TIMOTHY's laptop screen which
displays the air-conditioning
ducting layout of the casino.
WASABI
I don't know why we're all down
here.
WASABI takes off his headphones in frustration.
CRACKER
A midget couldn't fit through
there. They all look at the open
air-conditioning duct.
CUT TO:
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - UNDERGROUND MAINTENANCE ROOM - LATER
C.U of the opened air-conditioning duct. The back of MAX is
crawling down the air-conditioning duct. PULLBACK to reveal
CRACKER speaking into headphones and watching a laptop
screen. He is speaking to TIMOTHYwho is now back in their
hotel room.
CRACKER
Stop Max. Good boy Max. C.U. of MAX
sitting at the junction of an airconditioning duct with the video
camera in his mouth.
COAST - MORNING
WASABI looks to his watch then to the computer.
(CONTINUED)
73.
CONTINUED:
WASABI
The operator will arrive anytime
now. They have to be set. We have
to do it now!
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - UNDERGROUND MAINTENANCE ROOM -LATER
CRACKER Left Max. Go...good boy.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - AIRCONDITIONING DUCT
MAX crawls along the air-conditioning duct.
CRACKER (O.S.)
Stop Max...Good boy. MAX is sitting
right above the air-conditioning
vent above the security room.
CRACKER (O.S.) (CONTD)
Drop the bone Max, drop the bone.
MAX drops the video camera on the
vent.
WASABI (O.S.)
Got it Cracker.
CRACKER (O.S.)
Good boy Max. Back up, back up. MAX
rolls over on his back and yawns.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - SECURITY ROOM -
DAY 8
P.O.V. of camera through the duct just as the operator enters

the room. He sits and types in the security codes. They film
the keyboard and his fingers.
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - ROOM - GOLD COAST - DAY
WASABI
Got them. Now decoding. Numbers
appear on WASABI's screen. He
freezes each frame of the fingers
hitting the keyboards and types.
WASABI (CONTD)
It's a piece of cake from here.
EXT. ABANDONED AIRCRAFT HANGER 15 - GOLD COAST - DAY 8
A limousine pulls up outside the abandoned hanger. BYRON
opens the backdoor chewing on a Muesli health bar and points
a 44 caliber at JACK.
BYRON
Muesli bar?
(CONTINUED)
74.
CONTINUED:
JACK
Where are we?
Get out.
BYRON
JACK
Where's Mr Lee?
BYRON takes off the drivers hat.
BYRON
That's my name, don't wear it out!
BYRON, now joined by a THUG bursts
into laughter and they proceed to
escort JACK and LILY toward an old
aircraft hanger with a large 15
painted on it. LILY looks pale and
shakey.
INT. ABANDONED AIRCRAFT HANGER 15 - GOLD COAST - DAY 8
JACK and LILY sit gaffer taped to their chairs two feet
apart, facing each other in the middle of an empty hanger. In
the background the THUG watches television in the distance.
JACK tries to make light of the situation.
JACK
We could have stayed home and
watched television.
LILY
You should have come back to bed.
Pardon?
JACK
LILY
You should have come back to bed.
JACK
What are you talking about?
LILY
If you had came back to bed when I
asked you to, none of this would
have happened.
JACK
Happy Anniversary darling.
LILY
God I hope MAX is ok.
(CONTINUED)
75.
CONTINUED:
JACK
He'll be fine. He's probably
raiding garbage cans and at the
worst, end up at the pound. JACK
struggles to put his gaffered hand
in his pocket and pulls out a small
jewellery box. He opens it, leans
sideways and points the box towards
LILY, displaying a diamond ring.
JACK (CONTD)
I said Happy Anniversary darling.
It's today.
LILY
Oh! It's beautiful sweetheart.
JACK giggles his chair over beside
LILY and they attempt to kiss. The
THUG gets out of his chair and
walks over to JACK and LILY.
THUG
What's with you two?
won the Monte Carlo.
Pardon?
Have you just
JACK
THUG
What are you two up to?
LILY
It's our wedding anniversary today.
THUG
Yeah...and my fucking name's Bruce
Lee. What are you up to? The THUG
then pushes their chairs apart with
his foot.
LILY
It's true, show him the ring dear.
JACK frowning intensely.
JACK
What ring dear?
LILY
Did you leave it at home darling?
The THUG walks over and tears the
jewellry box out of JACK's pocket
and puts the ring on his little
finger.
(CONTINUED)
76.
CONTINUED: (2)
THUG
Happy Anniversary Santa Claus. The
THUG walks back over to his chair
and resumes watching television.
JACK
Don't worry darling; every dog has
his day.
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - MASTER BEDROOM - SUBURBIA - MELBOURNE
MAX is laying on top of a chewed up feather doona. He snores
next to a big old bone. Lumps of wood and pieces of a chewed
up broom are scattered across the bed. The telephone rings.
MAX does not stir at all.
INT. ABANDONED AIRCRAFT HANGER 15 - AIRPORT - DAY
The noise of a jet aircraft roars overhead.
LILY
Why can't you just talk to me
anymore?
JACK
It's a very typical mid-life crisis
thing honey.
LILY
What do you mean?
JACK
I just want to be "King for a day."
Your King.
LILY
What on earth are you talking
about?... JACK, spit it out.
JACK
Alright! I'm fat, ugly, broke and
I have achieved all these
exceptional accolades all by
myself.
LILY
Don't be ridiculous.
JACK
Ok, I'm ridiculously fat,
ridiculously ugly...
LILY
And sometimes a ridiculous sulk!
(CONTINUED)
77.
CONTINUED:
JACK
Yeah and what about you. You
purposely don't tell me about your
test results and leave them out
for me to find.
LILY
You found them did you?
you find them?
Where did
JACK
Next to the bed.
Oh.
LILY
I thought I threw them away.
JACK
If the results had been milignant,
where would you have left them
then? Under your pillow with a goodbye note?
LILY
Listen JACK. Can we deal with one
thing at a time please? Firstly,
I'm sorry I didn't tell you about
it. I panicked and didn't know how
to deal with it all. Secondly, I
love you whatever shape, whatever
age or vocation you ever choose to
do; even if..
JACK
How could you still be in love with
me? Look at you, you're gorgous.
LILY giggles her chair towards JACK
and leans towards him.
LILY
Look me in the eyes JACK. They
stare into each others eyes.
LILY (CONTD)
I love you no matter what!
JACK
I love you too honey, no matter
what! It's only that I really
don't like/love myself at the
moment.
LILY
That's easily fixed honey. I'll
just love you twice as much. Ok?
(CONTINUED)
78.
CONTINUED: (2)
THUG
What the fuck is this?
Our Lifes."
"Days of
INT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - MASTER BEDROOM - SUBURBIA - MELBOURNE MAX stirs, sleepily stands up, wearly drags his bone up to
the pillow, snuggles up to it and goes back to sleep.
COAST - DAY 8
TADDY, SUMMER and CRACKER look over the shoulders of
TIMOTHYand WASABI as they adjust settings in cyberspace.
Suddenly LEONARDO knocks on the door.
LEONARDO (O.S.)
It is I. Your local assistant,
guide and secret agent! Bon jorno
my little bambinos!
CRACKER
Really secret.
CRACKER lets him in.
Bon jorno.
kids.
LEONARDO
What's cooking with you
TIMOTHY
We're feeding a Cyber Freak.
LEONARDO
What does it eat?
TIMOTHY
Security numbers and codes.
LEONARDO
What's its name.
A.I.
WASABI
LEONARDO
What the foccacia does that mean?
CRACKER
Arsehole Idiot?
TIMOTHY
Artificial Intelligence.
LEONARDO
I want some!
(CONTINUED)
79.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER
What's happening now?
TIMOTHY
At the moment booster software is
being transferred to us.
WASABI
It can crack basically any security
codes or firewalls.
TIMOTHY
We need it for exploratory
information grunt.
WASABI
Time to name our baby.
him Tim.
Let's call
TIMOTHY
That's original!
WASABI
Shut up!... You can change it
later... I've got a problem!
Thunder booms outside as the
letters K I N G appear on the
computer screen. A bolt of lightning rips and thunder booms
overhead. There is a power surge. Lights flicker as do the
screens of the computers. The power restores instantly. They
all glare at WASABI's monitor as the screen flickers back to
normal. A distorted image of a Jamaican ELVIS PRESLEY
impersonator's face fills the screen. The slightly distorted
image of a 'happy islander' who thinks he is ELVIS
nonetheless. He sounds a bit like him but with an JAMACIAN
accent. Their is one tooth missing at the front.
ELVIS
Hallo mama, I'm back and I'm black!
Who's he?
TIMOTHY
WASABI
He's our Artificial Intelligence.
TIMOTHY
He's not supposed to talk.
I know.
itself.
WASABI
But his voice activated by
ELVIS
You bet Mama!
(CONTINUED)
80.
CONTINUED: (2)
He begins to sing a BRIAN FERRY song.
ELVIS (CONTD)
"It my voice and I'll cry if I want
to".
CRACKER
We better talk to him.
TADDY
Hi ELVIS....
SUMMER
Hi ELVIS....
ELVIS
What's shakin kids? TIMOTHYtaps
furiously on the keyboard.
TIMOTHY
He's gone...Now he's in the
mainframe. He seems to work it out
before instructed...Man... What
have we done?
ELVIS is back on the screen gyrating and swinging his arms.
ELVIS
You've created a genius Mama!....
How much money do you want kids and
where do you want it?
CRACKER
Ten million. No more, no less and
setup an offshore account in the
Canary Islands in the name of JACK
Bonwinkle.
TIMOTHYtaps on the keyboard.
ELVIS disappears.
TIMOTHY
If someone is still hacking into
us, they could know what we're
doing.
To bad.
CRACKER
TIMOTHY
Risky Batman.
CRACKER
One more thing. I want to give
fifty thousand dollars to... ELVIS
appears on the screen and interupts
him.
(CONTINUED)
81.
CONTINUED: (3)
ELVIS
Margaret Pomegrante is a pensioner.
You cheap arse mama!
CRACKER
Alright one hundred thousand. And
by the way, I'm not ya mama! He
is.
(He pointing at TIMOTHY)
TIMOTHY
Then you must be his father.
CRACKER
Listen, I've had enough of this,
you smartarse!
The screen flashes and SMART ASS the donkey appears.
SMART ASS
Yes? How can I help you? The
screen flashes and ELVIS appears
again.
ELVIS
Get lost big ears!.. That donkey's
a good old friend of mine. He just
won't work with me.
CRACKER
Make it one hundred thousand.
it to a poker machine called
"YIPPEE Y AYE" in the name of
Pomegranate in Western World.
should be playing right now.
Pay
She
INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - WILD WILD WEST - GOLD COAST - NIGHT
MARGARET presses the button on "YIPPEE Y AYE" and the jackpot
comes up.
Bingo!
MARGARET
The sound of bells goes off as lights flicker. Music plays

the winning jingle which is a version of JOHNNY CASH singing
"I HEAR THAT TRAIN A COMIN'". A huge JOHN WAYNE impersonator
walks up to her.
JOHN WAYNE
Well that's the spirit soldier.
82.
COAST - NIGHT
SUMMER
Who's Margaret?
CRACKER
A girlfriend.
ELVIS appears on CRACKER's screen. It appears he is sitting
in the middle of a white room with holographic doors.
CRACKER (CONTD)
Check this out. What's behind the
red door?
TIMOTHY
I don't know if I want to know.
SUMMER
You've done what you have to do.
Let's turn it all off and get out
of here!
CRACKER
Get Elvis to blow open the door and
find out what's behind it? Just
for curiosity's sake.
TIMOTHY
I'm with you. I haven't seen a
setup like that before. ELVIS
strums a guitar at the cyberspace
door and it blows open.
TIMOTHY(CONTD)
I'll send him on a random info
search inside this network.
Bye mama!
ELVIS
He vanishes from the monitor.

WASABI
He's not supposed to disappear!
TIMOTHY
Right again!
WASABI and TIMOTHYjust look at each other in utter disbelief.
INT. MOUNT TAMBOURINE ESTATE - GOLD COAST - DAY 8
The computer screens flashing "INTRUDER ALERT".
working furiously on his keyboard.
THROSSLE is
83.
COAST - MOMENTS LATER
The team sits around staring at the monitors that are sending
cyber images of cyber ELVIS and a list of worldwide criminal
networks.
ELVIS
I've been shopping mama; and have I
got a sample bag for you. This is
a Fire Wire 800 hardrive. It's a
one off. It can't be copied baby!
The printers are spitting out pages
and pages while screens keep
flashing up hacking codes.
Read this!
TADDY
WASABI
These are locations of chemical
weapons facilities and a list of
where to buy nuclear weapons on the
black market!
TIMOTHYpanics and perspires profusely as he watches his
monitor.
CRACKER
We've stumbled on a big time crime
network here. They're laundering
money through the casino and the
casino doesn't know it's happening.
TIMOTHY
We're in deep shit man! We have
hacked into a network that has this
network operating as its hidden
subsidiary.
Meaning?
SUMMER
ELVIS
I'm leaving the building mama! I
suggest you do to! They know where
you are.
SUMMER
Thanks for your help fatso!
ELVIS
Don't lose the hardrive!
(CONTINUED)
84.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER
Quick, unplug all this shit... They
all run down the hallway towards
the elevators, WASABI has trouble
keeping up, one of the lift doors
open and TADDY, SUMMER, TIMOTHYand
CRACKER get in and yell out to
WASABI to hurry up, at the same
time the other lift door
opens revealing BYRON and his thugs. They rush out and grab
WASABI. BYRON turns towards the other lift door. BYRON and
CRACKER look each other.
BYRON
Where's the fucking hardrive...
BYRON lifts his pistol. CRACKER is
motionless as the lift door closes.
EXT. MOUNT TAMBOURINE ESTATE - GOLD COAST - DAY
BALAK tears a piece of mud crab meat from a claw.
an olive in the air and catches it in his mouth.
He throws
BALAK
Do you mean to tell me that some
person or persons and this
vigilante cyber snoop... ELVIS has
evidence of my private dealings?
THROSSLE
Er... yes... They've hacked into me
hacking the casino. Created this
A.I... blown our security door in
cyberspace apart and are now taking
our information! We must destroy
the hardrive quickly! Byron and I
have informed the Commissioner, so
the police should be on their way.
BALAK
Find them... but don't kill them
until you have the hardrive...
Understand! Or I will kill you!
BALAK spits the olive seed into the
fish aquarium. He watches as a
fish eats it.
EXT. MOONDUST MOTEL - ENTRANCE - GOLD COAST - DAY - MOMENTS
LATER - DAY 8
The taxi pulls up outside the now half demolished motel. The
team run towards their old room. P.O.V. of someone watching
from across the road through a nightvision telescope
viewfinder. C.U.
(CONTINUED)
85.
CONTINUED:
of a profile of a man's face in shadow viewing through a the
viewfinder mounted on top of his pistol. We reveal this is
KELT. He unscrews the viewfinder and places the pistol inside
his coat. He stares at the motel room door.
INT. MOONDUST MOTEL - GOLD COAST - LATER
The group stare at each other waiting for someone to have an
idea.
TIMOTHY
How many years in jail is that.
Twenty.
SUMMER
TADDY
CRACKER? How many years would
TIMOTHYget if you don't get away
with this?
CRACKER
I don't fucking know! I guess we
will have to tell the cops.
EXT. CARWASH YARDS - GOLD COAST
CRACKER approaches the carwash, past some road workers laying
asphalt on the bridge close by. Steam wafts from the
roadworks and the carwash around a police car parked inside.
As CRACKER walks cautiously toward a police car a policeman
gets out. CRACKER approaches him and takes the hardrive out
of his pocket. KELT who was the man watching earlier has
followed him. CRACKER is across the road. As the policeman
gets closer, CRACKER senses something is wrong when he
realizes the policeman is travelling alone and holds a rather
large, non-issue hand gun. The man is BYRON dressed as a
policeman. As BYRON raises his weapon, CRACKER throws
himself behind a car and starts running. BYRON shoots,
misses and chases him. The bullet shatters the front window
of a pet shop. Animals escape. A parrot swarks and flies
away.(CRACKER's subconcious thoughts.)
EXT. STREET - GOLD COAST - DUSK

CRACKER runs, BYRON shoots and misses again. CRACKER,
dodging cars and bullets runs into the side of a parked bus.
Getting up, CRACKER runs flat out in escape mode across the
bridge. BYRON shoots at CRACKER but misses again. CRACKER
turns into a restaurant area. BYRON in hot pursuit takes aim
and shoots again. CRACKER runs past a five star resort,
closely followed by BYRON conceiling his weapon. KELT on his
motorbike pulls up to help CRACKER. BYRON takes another shot
at CRACKER which grazes KELT's shoulder. Police sirens
scream in the distance.
(CONTINUED)
86.
CONTINUED:
BYRON runs into a Japanese tourist group EXITING the hotel.
He trips over a little boy built like a Sumo wrestler eating
an ice-cream.
BYRON
Konichi-wa to you to...you little
shit.
JAPANESE BOY
(In Japanese with English
subtitle)
Up yours...asshole!
As BYRON tries to recover, KELT has caught up to CRACKER.
KELT
Jump on man, I'm bleeding! They
speed off up the street.
EXT. STREET - GOLD COAST - CONTINUOUS
The bike flies across an intersection.
KELT
Who have you pissed off today?
CRACKER
Apparently everyone!
KELT
You're late with your payment.
does the cop want? You or me?
Who
A shot hits the engine and fire emerges from the bike as they
scape up the street.
CRACKER
He's not a cop!
With the bike almost in flames, KELT elbows CRACKER in the
ribs and knocks him off. KELT leaping from the bike himself,
avoids people on the street and crashes the bike into a flexiteller.
My bike.
KELT
Money blows down the street.

is in pain.
People scramble for it.
KELT
KELT (CONTD)
I hate banks.
A Police paddy wagon pulls up and two Policemen jump out and
take chase. KELT helps CRACKER as they run down the street.
(CONTINUED)
87.
CONTINUED:
BYRON fires again at CRACKER, but accidentally hits the
younger Policeman who has joined in the chase, wounding him.
CRACKER and KELT disappear around the corner.
EXT. MOONDUST MOTEL - GOLD COAST - NIGHT
CRACKER and KELT approach the motel room.
KELT
What's on the hardrive?
CRACKER
An underground criminal network.
KELT
Am I on it?
No.
CRACKER
KELT
Lucky for you.
INT. MOONDUST MOTEL - GOLD COAST - NIGHT - SOON AFTER
CRACKER watches out the window as TIMOTHY and the rest of the
group quickly pack their gear.
CRACKER
We have to get out of here.
KELT
You do, not me.
CRACKER
You're with us now.
LEONARDO
Do you trust me?
There is silence.
LEONARDO (CONTD)
I know where we can go.
CRACKER
Where is it?
LEONARDO
Up in the mountains.
SUMMER
How do we get there?
88.
EXT. HIGHWAY - COUNTRYSIDE - DAY
The thunderous roar of Harley Davidson motorcycles is heard.
TIGHT on a glistening silver motorcycle wheel burning rubber.
TADDY holds on tight to KELT as they scream down the highway
on a borrowed Harley. Heavy rock music plays. TIMOTHY is on
a bike with RUSSIAN a leather clad gentle giant biker.
CRACKER and SUMMER follow behind sitting in a HARLEY TRIKE
driven by GOLDIE a thick set woman biker with LEONARDO
huddled on the tiny back tray hanging on for dear life. The
trike thunders down the highway.
EXT. STATE BORDER - BRIDGE - ROAD BLOCK - DAY
The Harleys are cruising at high speed, spread across the
highway led by KELT. In the distance the lights of a police
road-block in the middle of the border bridge become visible.
They pull off the road. RUSSIAN pulls up beside KELT.
RUSSIAN gets off his bike, goes over to a guide post, tears
it out of the ground and proceeds back to his bike with it.
He then takes off his leather belt and straps the four foot
post across the handlebars.
RUSSIAN
Do you see a road block?
Not me!
KELT
RUSSIAN
I can't see one either.
EXT. STATE BORDER - BRIDGE - ROAD BLOCK - DAY
C.U. of red and blue flashing police lights. Wooden barriers
are being put in place across the road. A uniformed
policeman unzips his zipper, turns and relieves himself into
the river from behind one of the police cars.
POLICE SERGEANT
Stop shakin' hands with the
unemployed Gerry and get your arse
over here and give me a hand!
GERRY
Would you rather I piss in your
pocket?
POLICE SERGEANT
You've been doing that for a long
time Gerry.
EXT. ROADSIDE - HIGHWAY - DAY
LEONARDO holds on desperately to the back of the trike with
CRACKER and SUMMER while following KELT and RUSSIAN as they
fully hammer their machines towards the road block. C.U.
(CONTINUED)
89.
CONTINUED:
of a lizard crossing the road which turns and takes off. As
they approach Police attempt to wave them down. RUSSIAN
drives straight through the road block followed by our gang.
Police scatter to get out of the way, one ending up in the
river. The bikers disappear into the distance towards the
mountain.
INT. MOUNT TAMBOURINE ESTATE - GOLD COAST - DAY
BALAK sits in a large armchair listening to the news next to
COMMISSIONER OWENS who takes a puff from his inhaler. They
both drink.
COMMISSIONER OWENS
That idiot Byron shot one of my
men. Kill him!
BALAK
Yes dear... when I'm ready.
COMMISSIONER OWENS
I'm warning you Balak, I can only
keep the uniforms away from these
schoolies for so long.
BALAK
If we kill them now, we don't get
the hardrive. Correct darling?
COMMISSIONER OWENS
Correct. But these delinquents may
copy the hardrive anyway, correct
Winston?
BALAK
Incorrect Justin... Apparently they
can't copy it, so Throssle tells
me.
COMMISSIONER OWENS
You better be right and don't call
me darling.
They are both drinking cognac.
his inhaler.
OWENS takes another puff from
INT. ABANDONED AIRCRAFT HANGER 15 - GOLD COAST - DAY

DYLAN
I'm hungry mum.
LINDA
We'll get something soon honey.
JACK
We could ask for a cheese cake.
(CONTINUED)
90.
CONTINUED:
LILY
What a ridiculous thing to say
JACK. As soon as we are released
sweetie, I'll make you one of my
"Upside Down Prune and Apricot"
cakes.
JACK
That could be rediculous. But they
taste great.
DYLAN
When are they going to let us go?
LINDA
I don't know exactly sweetheart.
EXT. HIGHWAY REST AREA - COUNTRY SIDE - DAY
The kids and bikers screech to a halt at a Salvation Army
refreshment caravan parked between the trees. Two elderly
ladies behind the counter prepare complimentary cake, tea and
coffee. SUMMER, TADDY and CRACKER sit down on a log. TIMOTHY
and WASABI set up the laptop under a wattle tree. KELT walks
up to the ladies.
KELT
Shit-hot day ladies?
LADY 1
Yes young man, that's how God
planned it to be; A safe, shit-hot
day! Don't you think so RUTH?
LADY 2
Yes dear... 'Hallelujah' it is a
very safe, blessed, shit-hot day!
A Koala Bear is sitting in a gum tree next to the van.
RUSSIAN belts the handle bars with a hammer to fix some
damage.
EXT. HIGHWAY REST AREA - UNDER A WATTLE TREE - DAY
TIMOTHY sweats profusely and looks nervous as he works on his
computer. A Kookaburra is heard laughing in the background.
A satellite dish sits next to them. TIMOTHY pulls CRACKER
close and speaks urgently.
TIMOTHY
We've got a problem. ELVIS is
getting way out of control man! A
now more bloated ELVIS appears on
the monitor. He wipes his brow
with a scarf.
(CONTINUED)
91.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER
I can't believe you WASABI... You
and the rest of your international
tech-heads have collectively
created a cyber-freak.
ELVIS
I'm more like an A.I. with
escalating emotion and grunt honky.
I just did a cheque at the federal
reserve and there is no gold in
there. But I was able to find
second world war gold that was
stashed and now is going to be
given to all countries,
particularly poor countries. I just
did a deal.
What deal?
TIMOTHY
ELVIS
I transferred all the global
corporate banks money to the poor.
CRACKER
You call this a random information
search?
TIMOTHY is working on the keyboard trying to take control. He
goes to WAll STREET there is mayhem.
TIMOTHY
Oh Shit... What's my mother going
to say?
CRACKER
She'll disown you.
INT. ABANDONED AIRCRAFT HANGER 15 - GOLD COAST
LILY is staring at JACK as a news flash appears on the
television.
NEWS REPORTER
Victorian high school graduate,
Matthew Bonwinkle wanted for the
attempted murder and disappearance
of a fellow high school student
KENYA SAWATI known as WASABI is now
also being sought after by police
for the attempted murder of a
policeman. Constable McSweeney was
wounded in a dramatic shoot out on
the streets of Surfers Paradise
last night.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
92.
CONTINUED:
NEWS REPORTER (CONT'D)

Reports have confirmed that
Bonwinkle and his accomplices have
fled the Gold Coast and are
considered to be armed and
dangerous.
JACK and LILY look on in shock.

WASABI
Yeah right!
JACK turns his head around as far as it can go and calls to
the thug.
JACK
Now listen here King Kong! You
untie my wife's hands and get her a
glass of cold water and untie the
boy completely and get him
something to eat!... Or so help me
I'll...I'll...
C.U. of thug looking sideways in JACK's direction raising his
eyebrows and then belching.
DYLAN
Please sir?
The THUG responds.
THUG
Anything for the kid... he shows
respect.
EXT. HIGHWAY REST AREA - UNDER A WATTLE TREE - DAY
TIMOTHY works frantically on his laptop computer. TIGHT on
the computer screen where ELVIS is issuing questions, answers
and information at high speed. A grasshopper sits on top of
the screen. In the background we hear a Crow squarking.
ELVIS
Do you want to buy Intellectual
copyright for Human Cloning or Nano
Technology or maybe The Dead Sea
Scrolls... they're all for sale!
TIMOTHY
Slow down ELVIS. You've been
eating too fast!
ELVIS
Do you want me to buy Mars? Now
science can heat it up, it will be
the only place to live in twenty
years.
(CONTINUED)
93.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER
We've got to stop him now before he
gets out of control.
TIMOTHY
I'll give him a jelly roll.
CRACKER
Now I'm really out of my league.
What's a jelly roll?
TIMOTHY
It's like a Cyber tranquilliser.
CRACKER
What's that?
TIMOTHY
I'm putting him in quarantine.
TIMOTHY puts in a hard drive and hits a key on his keyboard.
ELVIS bloats up and rolls on his back.
ELVIS
Good night sweetheart.
time... to ... Go....
Well, it's
As ELVIS goes to sleep and starts snoring on the monitor we

hear a helicopter that flies low over the rest area. BYRON
and THROSSLE hang out of the doors of BALAK's pink chopper
firing their weapons. THROSSLE has a state of the art flame
thrower. BYRON aims a uzi machine gun at the bikies and
fires. Two motor bikes and a stone barbecue disintegrate as
the old ladies pull down the shutters of the refreshment van
and the team scrambles for cover.
INT.
REFRESHMENT VAN - HIGHWAY
REST AREA - DAY
The two Salvation Army ladies get their handbags and hurry
out the door. The kids flee into the bushes. The chopper
hovers low overhead firing at the kids and bikers again.
LEONARDO picks up a biker's hammer and throws it at the
chopper as KELT aims his uzi. THROSSLE fires and misses,
hits the Salvation Army van. It blows up in flames. The
hammer flies through the chopper's open door and smacks the
pilot on the head knocking him semi-unconscious. The
helicopter spirals towards the ground and lands with a thud.
BYRON and THROSSLE climb out of the damaged chopper and take
aim and shoot wounding KELT and RUSSIAN. Who are attacking
them. The rest of the team takeoff up the highway on the
trike and remaining Harley Davidson.
INT. ABANDONED AIRCRAFT HANGER 15 - GOLD COAST
JACK, LINDA and WASABI remain tied to their chairs in the
corner. DYLAN pokes his tongue at the THUG.
(CONTINUED)
94.
CONTINUED:
LINDA
Balak has been standing over me for
two years now. He said if I ran or
the casino found out, he would kill
us. I know he has done it before,
so I've never taken any chances
with my son.
LILY
I understand.
EXT. BEACH LIGHTHOUSE - AFTERNOON
The trike winds up a road to a lighthouse, where they
disembark. They sit on rocks at the base of the lighthouse
as the trike disappears. In sillhouette a small group of
children appear from behind the rocks and palm trees and
approach the lighthouse.
BOY 1
Having a good day?
Follow us.
GIRL 1
GIRL 2
Who's Cracker Jack?
CRACKER
My name's Cracker and my dad's name
is Jack.
BOY 2
My dad's name is Zadar.
Come on.
BOY 1
Follow us.
GIRL 1
Do you want some water?
GIRL 2
What's your name?
Summer.
SUMMER
They walk off towards a rainforest track. LEONARDO points up

towards a mountain. Clouds obscure the top of the mountain.
DISSOLVE:
95.
EXT. RAINFOREST TRACK They walk through a high misty mountain track along a ridge.
The sounds of the animals are abundant. The kids joke and
run with their new guests.
DISSOLVE:
EXT. WATERFALL TRACK - AFTERNOON
They climb under a waterfall and through a huge open natural
cave to surface near the summit of the mountain. They are in
awe of the beauty of the rainforest below them.
EXT. RAINFOREST - DOME HOUSE - CLOUD CATCHER MOUNTAIN SUNSET
The kids walk out into a clearing
where we see a multi-level open
living structure that is next to a
dome house complete with solar
panelling and a satellite dish on
it's roof. The structures nest
harmoniously in amongst the trees.
ZADAR, an Indigenous man with gentle eyes and dressed in work
jeans, sporting a hat and his partner, MARY, dressed in a
sarong with army boots come out of the dome house and greet
them warmly with open arms and smiles. The kids say goodbye
in various directions. LEONARDO greets ZADAR and MARY warmly.
Welcome!
ZADAR
TADDY wanders around as if mesmerized by the beauty and the

positive feeling of the place. She looks up to the tops of
the trees. TADDY's P.O.V. of the branches at the top of the
tall tree. We hear TADDY's heartbeat as she realises this is
the premenition she has had again and again since leaving
home. The song "NOONDAY SUN" by Deep Forest begins to play
again.
CRACKER (V.O.)
There was something different about
this place.
It begins to rain, ZADAR looks at his watch.
ZADAR
Sattelite irrigation.
need it right now.
Not that we
ZADAR and MARY lead the group into the dome house. Inside
the house there is a huge open living space dominated by a
long polished timber table. TIMOTHY and ZADAR work on the
computer with TADDY and LEONARDO looking on.
(CONTINUED)
96.
CONTINUED:
CRACKER (V.O.)
When ZADAR and TIMOTHY got the
confirmation from Wiki Leaks to sit
tight for twenty four hours while
they verified the information we
were all relieved.
The music plays loudly as ZADAR, Mary and the kids dance and
persuade everyone else to join in. One by one everyone
starts dancing. SUMMER puts her arms around CRACKER. She
smiles and pulls him close.
SUMMER
They say the three most important
things in life are faith, hope and
love... And the next three
important things after them are
singing, dancing and making love.
What do you think Cracker?
EXT.
MOUNTAIN TOP
- NIGHT - LATER
CRACKER points. On the edge of a cliff in the distance is a

small log cabin suspended on top of the rainforest canopy
under the moonlight. The ocean is on one side of the
mountain and rainforest on the other.
EXT.
DESERTED BEACH - NIGHT - LATER
TADDY and TIMOTHY sit on the white glowing sand next to the
ocean.
TADDY
I like you you know.
TIMOTHY
I think you're pretty cool too.
TADDY
No TIMOTHY, I'm hot! We should go
for a swim.
TADDY stands and runs towards the water remvoing her clothes.
She leaps into the air like a ballerina and calls out.
TADDY (CONTD)
I just love this place and the
weather's so cool.
TIMOTHY
Yeah, it's pretty hot!
TADDY
Don't just sit there like a pine
cone stuck in a boot. Come for a
swim!
(CONTINUED)
97.
CONTINUED:
TIMOTHY stands and walks down to the water and walks in fully
clothed.
TADDY (CONTD)
Are you shy TIMOTHY? ...Just
imagine we're friends and we're
dolphins.
EXT. ABANDONED AIRCRAFT HANGER 15 - GOLD COAST - NIGHT
C.U. BALAK's face.
BALAK
You two never cease to amaze me.
You have rounded up half of
Australia. You have summoned all
these charming but totally useless
people I now have to kill sometime.
Yet unfortunately you haven't been
able to find one person! So, I've
decided that you both are going to
sleep very soon for a very long
time. So pack your bed-socks.
Find him!
BYRON
Don't say a word.
EXT. MOUNTAIN TOP - CABIN - CLIFFTOP - NIGHT
They sit opposite each other on the blanket. The moon above
and spectacular view of mountains and ocean in shades of
glistening silver.
INT. ABANDONED AIRCRAFT HANGER 15 - GOLD COAST - NIGHT
LILY is sleeping. JACK gets close to her and puts his head
in a position that supports her head. She wakes momentarily.
INT. MOUNTAIN TOP - RAINFOREST CANOPY - SUNRISE
CRACKER and SUMMER wake with a smile next to each other.
CRACKER with a sparkle in his eye.
Breakfast?
CRACKER
They kiss and hold each other.

EXT. CABIN - RAINFOREST CANOPY - LATER
Thick cloud has moved in. TADDY has come for breakfast and
sits next to SUMMER who is stretching. Suddenly BYRON and
THROSSLE are standing over them with a deadly firearm. We
hear the click of the weapon engage.
(CONTINUED)
98.
CONTINUED:
THROSSLE
Where's CRACKER?
BYRON
Where's the hardrive?
SUMMER
He's not here.
BYRON pushes her aggressively to the ground. She screams. He
grabs her by the throat.
EXT.
ZADAR'S GARDENS - RAINFOREST - MORNING
CRACKER is collecting fruit from an enormous mango tree

swaying in the wind. He hears a distant scream and then the
rotor blades of a chopper start up. He leaps from the tree
and as he runs he sees a chopper take-off in the distance.
INT. ABANDONED AIRCRAFT HANGER 15 - GOLD COAST - DAY - LATER
JACK, LILY, WASABI, LINDA, KELT, TADDY and SUMMER now all sit
gaffer taped to their chairs. BYRON and THROSSLE are led
into the room by BALAK.
INT. RAINFOREST - ZADAR'S DOME HOUSE - DAY
TIMOTHYis tapping on the computer keys. A message comes up
on the screen. "HANGER 15, GOLD COAST AIRPORT AT THE
ABANDONED AIRSTRIP AT 4PM TODAY WITH THE HARDRIVE OR YOUR
FAMILY AND GIRLFRIEND ARE DEAD". Then a slow motion video of
everyone in the hanger tied up with a gun pointed at LILY's
head.
INT. COUNTRY VILLAGE - AIR CHARTER OFFICE - STREET - DAY
CRACKER stands in front of a sign hung on the front door of
the village airport office which is closed and is dark
inside. The sign reads "AIRPORT CLOSED DUE TO WEATHER".
Distant thunder sounds as it teams with rain. The sound of a
digeridoo can be heard.
INT. HOTEL - VILLAGE - DAY
CRACKER sits alone at a table staring off into the distance.
EXT. HOTEL - VILLAGE - COURTYARD - DAY
CRACKER stumbles out of the back door into the courtyard. A
Celtic bush dance is underway in the rain under a huge
marquee. CRACKER falls to his knees and breaks down. As he
tries to focus through his silent tears on a woman dancing,
he falls again. TIGHT on CRACKER. An arm is put around him.
It is ZADAR.
(CONTINUED)
99.
CONTINUED:
ZADAR
Cracker, We've been looking for
you. Come on, let's get out of
here.
EXT. RAINFOREST CLEARING - MOUNTAIN AIR STRIP - DAY
The rain pours down in a cloudy mist. A bright yellow and
red two seater ultra-light is being assembled. CRACKER and
ZADAR approach the aircraft. ZADAR hands CRACKER a virtual
reality mask and as he does so he takes the hardrive out of
CRACKER's top pocket unbeknowns to him.
ZADAR
It will be bumpy. All you have to
do is hold on and relax.
To what?
CRACKER
ZADAR
Your helmet!
ZADAR adjusts his mouth piece.
seater and belts himself in.
CRACKER climbs into the two
ZADAR (CONTD)
This is Stella Five to Mary. Over!
We should come out of the storm in
approximately thirty minutes after
take off. Over!
After ZADAR and CRACKER put their helmets on, ZADAR starts
the engine and revs the motor for take off. The Ultra-light
head off down the runway amongst the giant trees.
INT. RAINFOREST - ZADAR'S DOME HOUSE - DAY
Mary has a virtual reality mask on. Mary We're locked in.
I'm programming in your flight path. Stella Five. Over!
EXT. ULTRA LIGHT AIRCRAFT - AFTERNOON
ZADAR (V.O.)
Visibility nil and feeling good.
The ultra-light flies out of the
cloud at the top of the tree
canopies for a moment, then
disappears again.
EXT. SKY - DAY
P.O.V. of CRACKER as they fly through the storm. An
inquisitive pelican flies beside them and stares.
100.
EXT. COASTAL HEADLAND - POINT DANGER - GOLD COAST - DAY
In the distance lightning flashes through the rolling dark
clouds over the coastline. The brightly coloured ultra-light
flies out of the storm. Now in the sunlight ZADAR takes off
his mask. CRACKER looks pale. A huge rainbow is above them.
INT. BLUE KOMBI VAN - HIGHWAY - DAY
A beaten up blue Kombi van speeds up the highway.
is driving and TIMOTHYsits in the front seat.
LEONARDO
TIMOTHY
Without distortion or static
interference I can track him to
within fifty meters.
LEONARDO
That's good.
LEONARDO is having difficulty changing gears.
EXT. ABANDONED AIRPORT RUNWAY - G.C. AIRPORT. - DAY
The ultra-light lands on an unused runway, taxies under an
old parked jumbo jet and crosses the grass towards the old
hangers and warehouses. CRACKER heads in the direction of
Hanger 15. The ultra-light takes off. As CRACKER gets to the
hanger he is ambushed by BYRON from behind pointing a sawn
off shotgun at his head.
All the captors are gagged & gaffered now except CRACKER.
EXT. AIRPLANE - GOLD COAST - DAY
ZADAR in the ultra-light doubles back towards the hanger.
MARY (O.S.)
I've called the police...be
careful.
BALAK has a gun pointed at CRACKER. Mum in the background
lets out a muffled scream.
BALAK
Give it to me now possum before I
blow your head off in front of your
mother. Give me the hard drive.
CRACKER reaches into his pocket to find nothing. BALAK
viciously grabs CRACKER'S hair and starts prodding CRACKER
even harder with his silver pistol almost choking him.
(CONTINUED)
101.
CONTINUED:
BALAK removes the barrel from CRACKER's mouth. CRACKER gasps
for air.
CRACKER
It was...in my...pocket!
BALAK smiles at him, turns and viciously kicks CRACKER in the
groin with lighting prevision. CRACKER falls crippled to the
floor.
INT. KOMBI VAN - STREET - DAY - LATER
LEONARDO and TIMOTHY have pulled up outside Hanger 15. A sawn
off double barrel shotgun pokes in the car window.
LEONARDO
I think they have found us Timothy.
INT. ABANDONED AIRCRAFT HANGER 15 - GOLD COAST - DAY
THROSSLE and BYRON grab CRACKER by the neck and hold him
again. TIMOTHY's and LEONARDO's hands and mouths are being
gaffed by the THUG next to CRACKER and the ever growing group
of hostages.
BALAK
I have run out of patience. Give
me the hard drive or I will put
bullets where your eyes should be.
Just as BALAK is about to pull the trigger, LEONARDO lets off
a gigantic fart. THROSSLE jumps and takes a full step
backwards. He trips on an old broom and it slams in to he tin
hanger wall making a loud crack sound. BYRON ducks dropping
CRACKER to the floor. BALAK fires his gun at the roof.
THROSSLE thinks he has been shot. Recovering, BYRON and
THROSSLE drag CRACKER to his feet. BALAK aims the gun first
at LEONARDO then at CRACKER again. ZADAR suddenly appears
from behind the door and stands between CRACKER and BALAK. He
points a high tech weapon in one hand and produces the hard
drive from his pocket with the other. They all hear police
sirens outside surrounding the building.
ZADAR
I think we have visitors.
BALAK
Who are you?
ZADAR
I'm your landlord.
102.
INT. ABANDONED AIRCRAFT HANGER 15 - GOLD COAST -- MOMENTS
LATER
JACK, LILY, TADDY, ZADAR, CRACKER, SUMMER, TIMOTHY, LINDA,
DYLAN, LEONARDO and police stand around BYRON, THROSSLE and
BALAK who are now handcuffed.
ZADAR
Just tell the truth Cracker.
INT. POLICE STATION - INTERVIEW CELL - GOLD COAST - NIGHT
BYRON, THROSSLE and BALAK sit in interview room.
CRACKER (V.O.)
So I told the truth and of course.
All of our team of heroes are now
sitting handcuffed in the interview
room where they are being
interrogated.
INT. LIMOUSINE - GOLD COAST - NIGHT
COMMISSIONER OWENS takes a deep breath from his nebulizer
then speaks into his mobile to the SERGEANT in command.
COMMISSIONER OWENS
Release BALAK, BYRON and THROSSLE.
I'm not very impressed.
INT. MOUNT TAMBOURINE ESTATE - GOLD COAST - NIGHT
BALAK, BYRON and THROSSLE glare at the television as the news
comes on. BALAK has cosmetic face mask on. Two straws
protrude from his nose so he can breath with the thick face
mask on. He is sporting stripped gold silk pyjamas. He
wears Pink bunny slippers.
BALAK
More Sushi or Cocaine?
BALAK's face appears on the television screen behind them
with the News Reporter standing in the foreground. BALAK is
speechless.
NEWSREADER
In the headlines tonight. Foiled
Nuclear Attack on London. WikiLeaks has released names of alleged
ringleaders wanted for
international money-laundering,
dealing in underground nuclear arms
and biological warfare components.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
103.
CONTINUED:
NEWSREADER (CONT'D)
These men are wanted and dangerous
and are associated in the planning
of a nuclear attack on London at
the 'World Peace' Summit.
BYRON
That's fucking news to me!
BALAK blows the straws out of his nose and chokes on his
Sushi as his face fills the screen. BYRON and THROSSLE spill
their champagne and gasp as their faces appear along with
COMMISSIONER OWENS and BALAK's. BALAK starts smashing
anything in sight. BALAK then gathers himself, takes out a
new cigar smells it and smiles with new enthusiasm.
BALAK
Brazil is fabulous for my
complexion this time of year.
He puts the cigar in his mouth and pats his cheeks with both
hands as if applying makeup. BYRON and THROSSLE are on
eggshells at this point.
EXT.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS - CITY - NIGHT
The joy and relief from CRACKER & SUMMER, ZADAR, MUM & DAD
and the team is obvious as they emerge from the police
station. ZADAR walks with CRACKER & SUMMER.
CRACKER
You have never told me why you took
the hardrive.
ZADAR
I knew he couldn't kill you if you
didn't have it.
CRACKER
Why did you help us?
ZADAR
I didn't help you. The holy spirit
did.
EXT. AIRPORT - GOLD COAST - NIGHT
A learjet taxis along the runway. It stops ready for takeoff. An airbus is landing and passes overhead.
INT. LEARJET - AIRPORT - GOLD COAST - NIGHT
THROSSLE sits at the controls with BYRON wearing a panama hat
beside him. BALAK and COMMISSIONER OWENS sit behind them.
THROSSLE
Maybe we could rent Ronnie Biggs'
house. It's vacant.
(CONTINUED)
104.
CONTINUED:
THROSSLE (CONTD)
I suppose I could live there.
BYRON
Not near me you won't.
BALAK
Could we take to the air please
ladies?
OWENS
I never thought I would be sitting
here with you Winston, leaving my
home country at a whim.
BALAK lights his cigar and OWENS
reaches for his nebulizer.
Clearance from the control tower is
heard in the cockpit.
BYRON
I could open my own nightclub and
call it "Byron's Club".
THROSSLE
That's original. You are really
clever you know Byron. Ready for
take off?
BYRONG
Thank you Stewart.
BALAK
Let's go you little fuckwit.
THROSSLE
Ready for take off?
BALAK
You just said that!
As THROSSLE pushes the controls forward the engines rev. The
lights flash on and off and the craft begins to go around in
a circle at the end of the tarmac. The engines backfire.
THROSSLE Looks down to the planes computer conrol panel.
ELVIS
Going somewhere mama?
THROSSLE flicking switches and adjusts instruments.
THROSSLE
Yes! But not with you!... You pain
in the arse Cyber Freak!
He flicks a switch and the screen on the control panel goes
to black.
(CONTINUED)
105.
CONTINUED: (2)
THROSSLE (CONTD)
Right.... Let's go.
THROSSLE pushes the controls forward again. The engines die.
Smoke comes from the conrol panel.
BALAK
Good work Stewart.
OWENS
Let me out of here.
BALAK
It's all under control.
take off.
Ready for
THROSSLE
Yes, ready for take off.
THROSSLE again pushes the controls forward. The plane begins
to taxi off the side of the runway and begins to go round in
circles with the lights flashing on and off. BYRON starts
abusing THROSSLE. BALAK starts abusing BYRON and THROSSLE.
OWENS opens the door and jumps onto the tarmac and runs for
his life. The plane goes off the runway and gets stuck in
the mud coming to rest on a tilt. Smoke comes from the plane
as OWENS runs. He is met by approaching flashing red and
blue lights of airport security and fire brigade. The plane
is surrounded as the engines totally die. OWENS runs with his
hands up toward the flashing lights.
OWENS
Don't shoot! I'm Commissioner
Owens. Arrest them...arrest them.
The others surrender abusing each
other.
DISSOLVE TO:
SUPER - ONE WEEK BEFORE XMAS
INT. PRISON CELL - DAY
BALAK is smoking his cigar reading the paper.
CRACKER (V.O.)
Everyone and his dog went to jail
all over the world, except
COMMISIONER OWENS who has been
recommended for a political
position with the AUSTRALIAN
government and got a salary bonus.
Funny about that.
(CONTINUED)
106.
CONTINUED:
PRISON GUARD
Two new cell mates. Complements of
COMISSIONER OWENS. Merry Xmas boys.
BALAK
There's only two bunks.
The guard smiles and slams the cell door leaving the three
staring at each other.
INT.
AIRBUS - NIGHT
LILY and JACK are holding hands and flirting during take-off.
They are obviously enjoying themselves immensely. They
attempt to kiss in the bumpy conditions and burst into
laughter.
EXT. RENOVATED BONWINKLE HOUSE - SUBURBIA - MELBOURNE - LATER
Laughter is heard. A Xmas Techno Dance version of Vivaldi's
"Four Seasons" beats into the night. AERIAL on the Bonwinkle
house overflowing with party goers onto the street.
The
house has been renovated to look like a rainforest retreat,
with palm trees and new gardens scattered around a swimming
pool. CRACKER and SUMMER are sitting in deck chairs on the
now renovated old boat in the backyard. He stands with one
arm around SUMMER and holds a burning sparkler in the air
with the other. A three foot skyrocket with "WASABI 2"
written on the side, stands before them on a launchpad.
CRACKER steps up to the microphone and speaks.
CRACKER
Thank you for coming to our funraiser for Wiki-Leaks!
Everybody cheers. ZADAR, MARY, PHILIP and TADDY look on.
TIMOTHY helps WASABI climb onto the stage wearing an
astronauts suit holding a control panel. Everybody starts
the countdown. LEONARDO is standing with LINDA and KELT. On
the chant "Blast Off", WASABI strikes the launch button. The
skyrocket blasts straight up and disappears behind the only
cloud in the sky. A still hush comes over the party with
everyone looking up wondering where it has gone. A faint
whistling sound can be heard... getting louder as do the
whispers. MAX runs flat out towards the pool and jumps in.
In a split second with a screaming thunder the rocket ploughs
straight through the roof of the garage and explodes into a
huge orange flame. A second explosion blows the roof off.
Smoke billows into the sky of suburbia.
INT. RENOVATED BONWINKLE HOUSE - BEDROOM - MELBOURNE SUBURBIALATER
CRACKER stands looking out the window with his orange
sunglasses wearing a towel. SUMMER is laying on the bed.
P.O.V. of CRACKER - through the window the fire brigade are
seen putting out the last of the flames.
(CONTINUED)
107.
CONTINUED:
The road and frontyard are cordened off. The flashing
coloured lights of the emergency vehicles and the smoke
create a surreal vision of a Xmas party.
SUMMER
I was told that trouble always
follows you Cracker.
CRACKER
The colors of the fire brigade
lights look pretty cool through
these glasses.
CRACKER turns around taking the glasses off.
CRACKER (CONTD)
You look even hotter without them.
CRACKER walks towards the bed.
SUMMER
Don't you feel a bit strange
seducing me while the house is
burning down.
CRACKER
I'm not seducing you and the house
is not burning down, the garage is.
Besides, I'm not seducing you until
we are married.
SUMMER
You should marry me then.
CRACKER
Okay then, will you marry me?
SUMMER
Does this mean we are engaged?
CRACKER
Yes, but I haven't bought you a
ring yet.
SUMMER
You're really are not old enough
you know.
CRACKER
I know, but apparently we live in
the real world.
SUMMER
That's why I love you Cracker, you
always surprise me.
They kiss. The sound of sirens and MAX barking can be heard
in the background.
108.
EXT. BURNT DOWN GARAGE BONWINKLE HOUSE - MELBOURNE - MORNING
VIVALDI plays in the background. CRACKER, SUMMER, TADDY and
TIMOTHY armed with brooms are all cleaning up the smoldering
black pit where the garage and garden once stood. They are
all covered to varying degrees of black soot and ashes.
CRACKER (V.O.)
Well the house was still in tack,
but there was some minor damage to
the garage and the casino had paid
out all of the money owed to Mum
and Dad so they finally got their
holiday on a barrier reef resort.
EXT. GREAT BARRIER REEF - CORAL ATTOLL - POLE HOUSE - MORNING
Walkways connect a maze of extravagant island structures
suspended 2 feet above the water. LILY and JACK are
frolicking in the crystal clear water off their open balcony.
A dolphin is swimming with them.
JACK
You just never know what can happen
next in life; can you honey?
They submerge under water as his mobile phone starts ringing.
It is sitting next to their towels and sunglasses on the
water's edge.
EXT. UNDERWATER - CORAL REEF POOL - MORNING
The sound of the dolphins that are with them under the water
is prominent. Another dolphin joins them and comes playfully
close.
EXT. WATER'S EDGE - CORAL REEF POOL - MORNING
The phone stops ringing as LILY and JACK surface in the
background. With sheer joy on their faces they again dive
underwater. A dolphin launches out of the water, and comes
down with a huge splash that drenches their balcony washing
the mobile phone into the coral pool. The phone sinks to the
bottom in slow motion and settles on white coral sand. We
hear dolphin sounds and the last dying beep from the phone.
Tropical fish swim inquisitivly up to it.
THE END

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Copyright 2016 Molly Movies Pty, Ltd.

EXT. BONWINKLE HOUSE - SUBURBIA - MELBOURNE - MORNING

MATTHEW "CRACKER" Bonwinkle, an 18 year old final year

CRACKER acts as though he hasn't heard his father as he still

TADDY's P.O.V. of the branches at the top of the tall pine

CRACKER sees him

He takes off his headphones.

SHUTTLE BUS - STREET- DAY

JACK sits next to his wife.

BONWINKLE HOUSE - FRONT DOORSTEP

BONWINKLE HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY

He takes a photo and keeps cruising. Come on Cracker, let's

CRACKER and LUCINDA walk into the backyard where various

BOSSA NOVA CASINO - GOLD COAST - NIGHT

The ocean sparkles behind highrise buildings. There is a

TIGHT on elegant shoes stepping onto the pavement. They

LINDA keeps walking. She walks through the maze of people

INT. BOSSA NOVA CASINO - ROOM - COAST - NIGHT

A blinking strobe light beams through the door as CRACKER

P.O.V. of SUMMER as she drives slowly back up to the house.

- BUBBLE CLUB - COAST -NIGHT

An entourage of casino staff converges on LILY and JACK as

AIRCRAFT CABIN - MORNING

C.U. of a hand turning on an aircraft cabin reading lamp.

TAXI CAB - STREET - CITY - DAY - TWO HOURS LATER

We hear a morning talkback radio announcer in the background.

The taxi cab pulls up outside the Bonwinkle house, revealing

TIGHT on MAX asleep, snoring and grunting loudly, empty beer

The frame is black. CRACKER is snoring.

TIGHT on a golf ball with an ant sitting on it.

If I par this hole Jack, I'll buy you lunch.

Like the club?

The ball splashes into the lake again.

CRACKER is on the telephone as MAX sniffs around the rubble

TADDY, JACK and CRACKER eat in silence around the dining

What did she

She opens the door with the security chain attached.

INT. SUMMER'S WAREHOUSE APARTMENT -CITY - NIGHT

BANK - LUNCH TIME

TIGHT on a cash cheque for five thousand dollars with TADDY's

EXT. MOUNT TAMBOURINE ESTATE - HINTERLAND - COAST -DAY

BALAK stands and slips into his golden patchwork slippers. He

A middle aged man stands upright tied to the center pole of

CRACKER walks across the grass from a classroom heading

BRIDGE - CITY - NIGHT

INT. INNER CITY

JACK sits opposite RUDI DUNN at an outdoor table under an

It's now pouring with rain. CRACKER looses control of the

MOTORCYCLE REPAIR SHOP- LUNCH TIME

TIGHT on CRACKER's face then TIGHT on of the wrecked bike.

DECK OF SHIP - DOCKYARD - CITY - NIGHT

CITY STREETS - CITY - NIGHT - LATER

As CRACKER walks aimlessly through the city streets he makes

CRACKER stops for a moment and looks towards the ancient

An orchestra is rehearsing in the background. TIMOTHY holds

The 'Rocket' on wheels hurtles down the freeway. White sand,

In the foreground the rocket bus drives off. CRACKER and

C.U. of a smiling biker's bearded face.

A rain drenched MAX is let in the house by LILY as a storm

Lightning strikes outside their home. TADDY enters carrying

with a car driving

SMART ASS (V.O.)

SMART ASS (V.O.) (CONT'D)