Donner's Superman 2

Superman II
The Richard Donner version

Scenes 268 - 274 - "The fox hunt"

268 EXT. SKY - DAY - ANGLE ON SUPERMAN

SUPERMAN flies lazily through the air, out for a "spin." He looks down.

269 EXT. HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT - LONDON - DAY

The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in London. A blue flash crosses the SCREEN.

270 EXT. BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE - DAY

A pack of hounds yelps excitedly, having picked up the scent, scurries quickly across the green British countryside. Behind them: a FOX HUNTING PARTY in full red gear jumps over stone walls and fallen trees in hot pursuit.

271 EXT. CLEARING - DAY

The hounds round a corner into a clearing, then instantly stop, confused, begin baying loudly in fear. The HUNTING PARTY follows them, then rein their horses back suddenly. They look O.S., their jaws dropping.

272 ANGLE ON SUPERMAN - THEIR POV

SUPERMAN stands in the clearing, hands on hips. Perched on his shoulder, peeking out from under the top of his cape - a small fox.

273 WIDER ANGLE

SUPERMAN looks at the stunned HUNTING PARTY like a stern schoolteacher.

SUPERMAN
A group of well-bred, intelligent gentlemen like yourselves must have better things to do than gallop across the countryside, slaughtering defenseless animals...

SUPERMAN takes off with the fox, leaving the thunderstruck HUNTING PARTY below.

274 CLOSE ON HUNTERS

HUNTER #1 watches SUPERMAN fly off, turns to HUNTER #2, peevishly irritated.

HUNTER #1
Well that's certainly given my knickers a vile twist...

HUNTER #2
Great blue git...

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