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THE BIG WAVE by William Finlay ? William Finlay scriptwriter@ FADE IN ON: EXT. THE OCEAN - DAY (STOCK) --where rolling walls of water thunder toward the shore. Majestic, powerful -- and terrifying as hell. These babies are a surfer’s wet dream. Literally. A lone surfer in a wetsuit appears on the crest of a wave. A moment later he’s racing down the wall -- he’s in his element, the perfect symbiosis of man and nature. The surfer cuts back just as the lip of the wave curls and, suddenly, he’s in the tube. He leans forward, shooting through the barrel at breakneck speed as tons of water arch over him, chasing him down. The man is on the ride of his life -- until THE THUNDERING WALL OF WATER COMES CRASHING DOWN UPON HIM! The surfer disappears in a watery explosion of brine and foam and spray. We HEAR A SOLITARY PANICKED GASP, followed by BLASTS FROM SEVERAL CAR HORNS. And we-- SNAP CUT TO: INT. LANCE’S CAR - NIGHT CLOSE ON LANCE -- a bulky guy in a toque behind the wheel of his car. His eyes spring open. The SOUND OF CAR HORNS CONTINUE. Lance looks to the traffic lights in front of him. They flick from green to orange. Lance floors it. EXT. STREET - SAME Lance’s old beater scampers across the snowy intersection. The DRIVER in the car behind is pissed. He stops on the red, sticks his head out the window, screams-- DRIVER Friggin’ idiot!! EXT. MICKEY G’S PARKING LOT - NIGHT Lance car rolls to a stop in the empty, snow-swept lot. Before him sits Mickey G’s Sports Bar -- which at the moment is as dark and lifeless as the parking lot. 2. INT. LANCE’S CAR - SAME Lance is baffled. He squints, wipes a thin layer of ice from the windshield. He gets out -- leaves the motor running. EXT. MICKEY G’S -