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THE DARK KNIGHT
by
Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan
Story by
Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer
Batman created by
Bob Kane
T H E D A R K
K N I G H T
BURNING. Massive flames. A dark shape emerges- The BAT
SYMBOL. Growing. Filling the screen with BLACKNESS.
CUT TO:
DAYLIGHT. Moving over the towers of downtown Gotham...
Closing in on an office building... On a large window...
Which SHATTERS to reveal-
INT. OFFICE, HIGH RISE -- DAY
A man in a CLOWN MASK holding a SMOKING SILENCED PISTOL
ejects a shell casing. This is DOPEY. He turns to a second
man, HAPPY, also in clown mask, who steps forward with a
CABLE LAUNCHER, aims at a lower roof across the street and
FIRES a cable across. Dopey secures the line to an I-beam
line- CLAMP on- sends a KIT BAG out then steps OUT the
window...
EXT. HIGH-RISE -- DAY
...into space. The men SLIDE across the DIZZYING DROP...
landing on the lower roof across the street.
EXT. DOWNTOWN GOTHAM -- DAY
A MAN on the corner, back to us, holding a CLOWN MASK. An
SUV pulls up. The man gets in, puts on his mask. Inside the
car- two other men wearing CLOWN MASKS.
GRUMPY
Three of a kind. Let's do this.
One of the Clowns looks up from loading his automatic weapon.
CHUCKLES
That's it? Three guys?
GRUMPY
There's two on the roof. Every guy
is an extra share. Five shares is
plenty.
CHUCKLES
Six shares. Don't forget the guy who
planned the job.
GRUMPY
Yeah? He thinks he can sit it out
and still take a slice then I get why
they call him the Joker.
Grumpy cocks his weapon. Bozo pulls the car over in front of
the GOTHAM FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
2.
EXT. ROOFTOP, BANK -- CONTINUOUS
Dopey PRIES open an access panel-
HAPPY
Why do they call him the Joker?
DOPEY
I heard he wears make-up.
Make-up?
HAPPY
Dopey pulls out thick bundles of blue CAT 5 cables.
DOPEY
Yeah. To scare people. War paint.
EXT. BANK -- CONTINUOUS
Grumpy, Chuckles and Bozo get out of the car and march into
the bank CARRYING ASSAULT RIFLES-
INT. BANK -- DAY
The Security Guard looks up- Grumpy FIRES into the ceiling.
Customers SCREAM. Chuckles CRACKS the Security Guard.
As Grumpy and Bozo round up the hostages, one of the TELLERS
presses a button mounted beneath her window- a SILENT ALARM.
EXT. ROOFTOP -- DAY
Dopey watches the alarm PING his handheld.
DOPEY
Here comes the silent alarm.
(touches a button)
And there it goes. That's funny. It
didn't dial out to 911- it was
trying to reach a private number.
Behind him, Happy RAISES his silenced HANDGUN.
HAPPY
Is it a problem?
DOPEY
No, no. I'm done here.
Happy SHOOTS. Dopey SLUMPS. Happy picks up his bag and
FORCES OPEN the roof access door...
INT. STAIRWELL, BANK -- DAY
...and speeds down the stairs, to the basement. He SLAMS
open the door...
3.
INT. VAULT ROOM, BANK -- DAY
...and comes face to face with a huge VAULT.
INT. LOBBY, BANK -- DAY
Bozo and Grumpy move down the line of hostages- Bozo hands
each Hostage OBJECTS from a bag. A GRENADE. Grumpy follows,
PULLING THE PINS.
GRUMPY
Obviously, we don't want you doing
anything with your hands other than
holding on for dear life.
BLAM. Chuckles is BLOWN OFF HIS FEET- Grumpy and Bozo DIVE
for cover- the Bank Manager steps out of his office, SHOTGUN
in hand. Hostages SCRAMBLE, CLINGING their grenades...
INT. VAULT ROOM, BANK -- DAY
Happy CLAMPS a DRILL to the vault- the bit SPINS- SLIDES into
the metal door- a BOLT of ELECTRICITY RIPS THROUGH THE DRILL,
THROWING HAPPY TO THE FLOOR-
INT. LOBBY, BANK -- DAY
Grumpy and Bozo cower as the Bank Manager FIRES again.
GRUMPY
He's got three left?
Bozo raises TWO fingers. Grumpy squeezes off a SHOT. The
Bank Manager FIRES. FIRES again. Grumpy looks at Bozo, who
nods. Grumpy JUMPS UP.
The Bank Manager FIRES- Grumpy GRUNTS as buckshot CLIPS his
shoulder. FALLS. The Bank Manager moves in for the kill,
FUMBLING for new shells. Bozo STANDS- SHOOTS him.
Bozo picks up the shotgun. Grumpy checks his wound- it's
superficial. He struggles to his feet.
GRUMPY
Where'd you learn to count?!
Bozo's mask stares him down. Grumpy heads for the stairs in
the back. Bozo starts loading fresh shells into the shotgun.
BANK MANAGER
You have any idea who you're stealing
from? You and your friends are dead.
Bozo looks down at him. Says nothing.
4.
INT. VAULT ROOM, BANK -- DAY
Happy at the vault door, barefoot, turning the tumblers with
hands stuffed into his SNEAKERS. Grumpy walks in.
HAPPY
They wired this thing up with 5,000
volts. What kind of bank does that?
GRUMPY
A mob bank. Guess the Joker's as
crazy as they say.
Happy shrugs. Grips the WHEEL BOLT and SPINS it.
GRUMPY
Where's the alarm guy?
HAPPY
Boss told me when the guy was done I
should take him out. One less share.
GRUMPY
Funny, he told me something
similar...
Happy FREEZES. The wheel SPINS to a STOP- the vault DOOR
CLUNKS OPEN- Happy GRABS for his weapon- SPINS to see Grumpy
SHOOT. Grumpy steps over Happy into the vault...
INT. VAULT, BANK -- DAY
...which is filled with an eight-foot MOUNTAIN OF CASH.
INT. LOBBY, BANK -- DAY
Grumpy walks into the lobby, straining under several DUFFELS
filled with cash. He DUMPS them. Looks at Bozo. LAUGHS.
GRUMPY
C'mon, there's a lot to carry...
INT. LOBBY, BANK -- DAY
Bozo walks back into the lobby with two more DUFFELS. Sets
them down on an ENORMOUS PILE. Grumpy looks at it.
GRUMPY
If this guy was so smart he would
have had us bring a bigger car.
Grumpy JABS his pistol in Bozo's back. Takes his weapon.
GRUMPY
I'm betting the Joker told you to
kill me soon as we loaded the cash.

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