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Superman II
The Richard Donner version
Scene 394 -
431, "Kryptonian conquest"
394
EXT. WASHINGTON MONUMENT - DAY
The cruel face of ZOD fills the screen. His voice booms out with
a deep, penetrating quality.
ZOD
I am General Zod! Listen to me, people of the Earth!
CAMERA PULLS BACK: ZOD is perched on top of the Washington Monument
in Washington, D.C. He stands erect on the pointed apex of the tall,
needle-like edifice, his voice echoing across the landscape as terrified
TOURISTS below scream, run away in panic.
ZOD
Today I bring a New Order to your planet! One which shall last until
the end of time! Each of you...
395
INT./EXT. LINCOLN MEMORIAL - DAY
PEOPLE stand petrified inside and out of the Lincoln Memorial and
reflecting pool beyond as ZOD continues.
ZOD'S VOICE
... each man, each woman, each child - all will march proudly together
in this New Order!
396
EXT. JEFFERSON MEMORIAL - DAY
CAMERA LOOKS THROUGH the Jefferson Memorial, across the Potomac
River.
ZOD'S VOICE
Your lands, your homes, your possessions, your very lives...
397
EXT. WASHINGTON MONUMENT - ANGLE LOOKING DOWN
CAMERA LOOKS DOWN PAST ZOD. Police cars with flashing lights begin
to converge in the distance.
ZOD
All of this and more you will gladly give to me!
398
EXT. KREMLIN - RUSSIA - DAY
An aerial
view of the Kremlin in flames, the fire spreading throughout Moscow.
ZOD'S VOICE
There is no longer a need for separate nations in this world, no
need for petty squabbles between one group and another...
399
EXT. TOKYO - DAY
TOKYO is in flames. Thousands of JAPANESE flee through the streets.
ZOD'S VOICE
All of you will work together, strive, produce, and sacrifice together
- and all for a common goal!
400
EXT. PARIS - EIFFEL TOWER - DAY
The Eiffel Tower in Paris is suddenly bathed in a strange LIGHT.
ZOD'S VOICE
It is useless for you to resist as it is for me to annihilate you...
401
EXT. PARIS SKY - ANGLE ON NON
NON focuses his X-RAY vision on the Eiffel Tower.
ZOD'S VOICE
You will only bring death and destruction upon yourselves...
402
EXT. EIFFEL TOWER
The Eiffel Tower melts under the heat, sags, then collapses like
a tin toy.
ZOD'S VOICE
... while I will lose the potential products of your labor...
403
EXT. MT. RUSHMORE - SOUTH DAKOTA - DAY
URSA stands in front of Mount Rushmore, turns on her X-Ray vision:
The famous faces of the Presidents are obliterated, then replaced
by those of ZOD, URSA, and NON as she burns them in with her eyes.
ZOD'S VOICE
There is now one law, one order, one ruler who alone will determine
your collective destiny! One force before will all of you shall
kneel forever!
404
EXT. WASHINGTON MONUMENT - DAY
ZOD continues to rant on top of the monument.
ZOD
In return for this submission you will have my generous protection!
In other words - you will be allowed to live.
405
ANGLE ON BASE OF MONUMENT
A police car has pulled has pulled up at the base of the Monument.
Flak-jacketed OFFICERS pile out, their CAPTAIN holding a bullhorn.
CAPTAIN
(to ZOD - through bullhorn)
You are trespassing on Federal Government property - illegally occupying
a national monument...
406
BACK TO ZOD
ZOD'S eyes flash with anger as he looks down.
ZOD
I will not repeat myself again! There is no nation! Therefore there
cannot be a monument to one...!
407
WIDER ANGLE
ZOD jumps off, smashes into the monument lower down: It crumbles
into pieces, the cascading shower of stone burying the police cars
and OFFICERS below.
408
CLOSE ON ZOD IN MID-AIR
ZOD
From this day forward - there is only Zod!
409-431 SCENES OMITTED
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