Titanic incorrect script by james fox
- 1. TITANIC - on the outside of the ship James Fox The Titanic steams towards us, in the dusk light, as if lit by the embers of a giant fire. As the ship looms, FILLING FRAME, we push in on the bow. Jack is there, right at the apex of the bow railing, his favourite spot. He closes his eyes, letting the chill wind clear his head. Jack hears her voice, behind him... Rose Hello, JACK. He turns and she is standing there. Rose I changed my mind. He smiles at her, his eyes drinking her in. Her hair blows wildly about her face. Rose Fabrizio said you might be up-- (interrupting her) Jack Sssshh. Come here. He puts his hands on her waist. As if he is going to kiss her. Jack Close your eyes. He takes her two hands and raises them until she is standing with her arms out-stretched on each side. Rose is going along with him. When he lowers his hands, her arms stay up... like wings. Jack Okay. Open them. Rose gasps. There is nothing in her field of vision but water. It's like there is no ship under them at all, just the two of them soaring. Rose I'm flying! She leans forward, arching her back. He puts his hands on her waist to steady her.
- 2. JACK's singing Come Josephine in my flying machine Rose closes her eyes, feeling herself floating weightless far above the sea. They kiss, slowly and tremulously, and then with building passion. In the CROW'S NEST, high above and behind them, lookout FREDERICK FLEET nudges his mate, REGINALD LEE, pointing down at the figures in the bow. Fleet Wish I had those bleedin' binoculars. Jack and Rose, embracing at the bow rail, DISSOLVE SLOWLY AWAY, leaving the ruined bow of the WRECK. CUT TO: INT. KELDYSH SHIP MAIN ROOM - DAY OLD ROSE blinks, seeming to come back to the present. Rose That was the last time Titanic ever saw daylight. Brock Lovett changes the tape in the mini-cassette recorder. BROCK So we're up to dusk on the night of the sinking. Six hours to go.