The Production GuideScript To Screen: The Exiles
by Martin Willey
The Production Guide
The final shooting script for The Exiles by Donald James is dated 8th January 1976. The story had originally been written for the year one cast and format, so Maya had only a small role. At this stage, Koenig's second-in-command was still called Simon Hays. It was further changed with pink pages added on 2nd February.
Right is the script cover, with doodles by Martin Landau (thanks to Julie).
The "missiles" have just changed course, and Tony (here "Simon") hits the red alert button. This script page has some heavy doodling by Landau, plus some notes. Two changes are in green ink- deleting the corridor scene, and making the second "Simon" speech to "Verdeschi". In blue ink, the Helena and Simon/Verdeschi lines are altered.
all their lang- why?
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1l CONTD.
SIMON hits the Red Alert button and Main Mission
erupts into activity.
SOUND: Klaxon, a whooping urgent note.
ON SIMON
SIMON
Launch Eagle flights one and two.
12 EXT. LAUNCH PAD. SFX./LIBRARY.
An Eagle blasts off.
ANOTHER ANGLE
A second Eagle blasts off.
13 INT. COMMAND CENTRE.
ON HELENA
HELENA
(on radio)
Medical section - ready prepare casualty
reception units. Heavy rescue
units stand by.
14 INT. CORRIDOR.
SOUND: The whooping klaxon
DOCTORS and NURSES, HELENA among them, run past MEN
in white asbestos suits with RESCUE inscribed in red
across their backs.
IS INT. COMMAND CENTRE.
SOUND: the klaxon.
SANDRA
Range closing - one eight
zero ... one six zero...
SIMON Verdeschi
Raise blast Defence shields...
SANDRA
(faster now)
One three zero ... one one zero...
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