Here's my third sendoff / exit for Brian O'Conner, as well as another finale for #Furious7 - We reunite with lots of familiar faces for the annual #RaceWars event... but some roads end up parting. For Paul, Vaya Con Dios. Today marks the one year countdown until #FF7 cruises into theaters!
SAN BERNARDINO DESERT. RACE WARS. DAYTIME. (60 MILES OUTSIDE LOS ANGELES)
IT'S VERY QUIET OUT AS WE LOOK OVERHEAD (SLOW, PANNING SHOT) AMONGST THE MASSIVE CROWDS OF PEOPLE, WE HEAR THE COOL BREEZE PASS BY. VARIOUS MUSIC IS HEARD IN THE DISTANCE.
WE FADE INTO A MONTAGE (FADE IN/OUT WHILE CUTTING BETWEEN)- MUSIC BURSTS ONTO THE SPEAKERS. SHOWING OFF SOME CARS, LADIES & ANTICS AMONGST THE CROWDS.
THEN WE CUT TO A WIDE SHOT FEATURING THE CROWDS AND WE NOTICE TWO CARS RACING IN THE DISTANCE. WE ZOOM OUT AND THE MUSIC FADES WITH..
AS WE SLOWLY FADE TO BLACK.. SUDDENLY- A CAR BURSTS ON TO THE SCREEN. NISSAN SKYLINE. RACING A HONDA CIVIC..
THE NISSAN PULLS AHEAD AND DOESN'T EVEN REQUIRE A NOS BOOST TO WIN THE RACE. THE HONDA DRIVER WAITED TOO LONG TO PRESS THE NOS BUTTON AND LOST BY QUITE A DISTANCE..
BOTH CARS COME TO A STOP AFTER THE FINISH LINE. BRIAN O'CONNER EMERGES FROM THE NISSAN W/ A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE AS HE NODS TO THE HONDA DRIVER. THE CROWD SURROUNDS O'CONNER AND HE PROCEEDS TO SHAKE HANDS & HUG(S) VARIOUS PEOPLE.
MIA (HOLDING BABY JACK), MARSHALL (KURT RUSSELL'S CHARACTER), ROMAN & TEJ MAKE THEIR WAY TO BRIAN'S LOCATION.
BRIAN KISSES MIA & SAYS HELLO TO BABY JACK. THEN SHAKES HANDS W/ ROMAN & TEJ WHILE MARSHALL CHATS WITH SOME OF THE LOCALS..
ROMAN: DAMN, BREH- CAN'T YOU AT LEAST GIVE 'EM A CHANCE OUT THERE?!
BRIAN: AH, DON'T START ROME! (POINTING) YOU CALL THAT ANOTHER "BABY GIFT" AND I'M GONNA CALL *YOU* OUT!
TEJ: WE NEED TO START RACIN' FOR SOME MONEY, WE COULD MAKE SOME SERIOUS BANK OUT HERE..
MIA: I.. THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE JUST RACING FOR FUN?!
THE FELLOWS GLANCE AT EACHOTHER W/ SMILES ON THEIR FACES..
BRIAN HUGS MIA & JACK..
BRIAN: OF COURSE, BABE. OF COURSE. (WINKS AT THE GUYS)
TEJ: HEY, I HOPE YA'LL DON'T MIND BUT I INVITED A COUPLE FRIENDS TO JOIN US..
ROMAN: (LOOKING AROUND) WHATCHU TALKIN' ABOUT, WE ALL HERE?!
BRIAN: (LAUGHING) SMART ASS!
MIA: WHERE ARE THEY?
TEJ: (NODS TO RACE TRACK) HERE THEY COME..
WE CUT TO THE CARS RACING DOWN THE LONG STRIP. SIDE BY SIDE. MITSUBISHI LANCER AGAINST A NISSAN SILVIA..
WE THEN CUT BACK TO THE TEAM..
ROMAN: HEY BRI,' WHO YOU RACE AGAINST?
SUDDENLY, THE DRIVER OF THE HONDA CIVIC EMERGES AFTER ENDING A PHONE CALL..
BRIAN: YOU GOOD, BRO?
LEON: GOOD RACE, O'CONNER. I JUST HAD TO TELL MY GIRL THAT I LOST ANOTHER CAR. (SHAKES HEAD) I GOTTA STOP BETTIN' EVERYTHING!
THEY SHAKE HANDS AND LEON HANDS BRIAN THE PINK SLIP TO HIS CAR, BRIAN DOESN'T ACCEPT IT..
LEON: WHAT, YOU WANT PROOF OF INSURANCE?!
BRIAN: (LAUGHS) NAH. WE'RE ALL GOOD, BRO. BESIDES, I'D PROBABLY END UP TRADIN' THAT IN FOR SOMETHIN'- (INTERRUPTED BY ROMAN)
ROMAN: (PUTS ARMS ON BRIAN'S SHOULDERS) FASTER! SOMETHIN' MUCH MUCH FASTER! HAHA
LEON: (MILD LAUGH) I APPRECIATE IT, O'CONNER. (SHAKES HANDS) HEY WHERE'S DOM? I FIGURED HE'D BE HERE BY NOW..
BRIAN: (LOOKS AT MIA) HE'LL BE HERE. (EACH RETURN SMILE)
TEJ GREETS THE TWO RACERS AT THE FINISH LINE. LANCER WON BUT IT WAS A CLOSE MATCH..
BOTH DRIVERS EMERGE FROM THEIR CARS.
JIMMY: (FROM 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS) DAMN GIRL, YOU *CAN* DRIVE!
SUKI: (ALSO FROM 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS) (EMERGES FROM LANCER) TOLD YOU SO BOY! THAT CAR'S FOR DRIFTING, NOT FOR 10-SECOND RACES!
THEY GREET TEJ.
JIMMY: (REVEALS WAD OF CASH FROM POCKET) OKAY. BET WAS FOR 10G(S), RIGHT?
SUKI: YEAH BUT YOU HOLD ON TO THAT..
JIMMY & TEJ REPLY W/: HUH?!
SUKI: YOU'RE THE ONE WHO GOT THIS RIDE ALL DECKED OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE.. AND I *GOT* FIRST PLACE SO WE'RE EVEN!
TEJ: DAMN!
JIMMY: (SHRUGS SHOULDERS, PUTS CASH BACK IN POCKET) I CAN LIVE W/ THAT!
BRIAN SPOTS THEM AND RUSHES TO THEIR LOCATION..
BRIAN: (SHAKES HANDS W/ JIMMY & HUGS SUKI) NO WAY! WHAT BRINGS YA'LL OUT HERE?!
SUKI: (LOOKS AROUND THEN SHRUGS SHOULDERS) RACE WARS, BOY!
JIMMY: HELL YEAH, WE COME OUT HERE EVERY YEAR! WHAT ABOUT YOU, HOW'D YOU FIND OUT ABOUT RACE WARS?!
BRIAN: (GLANCES DOWN THEN LOOKS AROUND) AH, IT'S COMPLICATED. (SMILES)
BRIAN'S ATTENTION IS QUICKLY DIVERTED AS HE SPOTS AN INCOMING DODGE CHARGER APPROACHING IN THE DISTANCE. MIA & THE OTHERS TAKE NOTICE AS THE CARS SLOWLY COME TO A STOP. THE CHARGER'S ENGINE REVS A COUPLE TIMES..
MARSHALL JOINS MIA & BABY JACK, THEY SHARE A SMILE AS DOMINIC TORETTO EMERGES FROM THE CHARGER..
BRIAN MAKES HIS WAY OVER & SHAKES HANDS W/ DOM
MIA: WHO'S HE WITH? (REFERRING TO THE OTHER TWO VEHICLES HE RODE IN WITH)
ROMAN & TEJ SHAKE THEIR HEADS AS THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHO'S ACCOMPANIED TORETTO TO RACE WARS..
BRIAN: (SMILING) WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG, EVERYTHING GOOD?
DOM: YEAH, JUST HAD TO PICK UP A COUPLE FRIENDS ON THE WAY!
BRIAN HEARS SOME ARGUING COMING FROM THE CHEVY MONTE CARLO AS LEO & SANTOS EXIT THE VEHICLE..
LETTY SMILES AS SHE EXITS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF DOM'S CAR AND GREETS BRIAN
THE REST OF THE CREW ASSEMBLE AT THEIR LOCATION & GREET EACHOTHER..
BRIAN: (LAUGHING WHILE SHAKING HANDS) WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN?! (TO LEO & SANTOS)
ROMAN: YEAH, MAN- WE BEEN TRYIN' TO REACH YA'LL FOR A WHILE. BETTER START PAYIN' THEM PHONE BILLS, BRUH!
SANTOS: (TO LEO) Odio enemigos. Quien lo invito?!
LEO: No se, hermano. Agarrar las llaves y voy a empezar el coche!
ROMAN GLANCES AT TEJ..
TEJ: (SHAKING HEAD) I DON'T KNOW, TRY PRESSIN' ONE?!
LEO: WE HAD SOME FINANICAL DIFFICULTIES..
SANTOS: YEAH, MY BOY HERE LOST ALL OUR MONEY IN VEGAS!
LEO: AY, NOT ALL- JUST THE REST OF IT!
ROMAN: (SHAKING HEAD) AH, HERE WE GO. (THEY CONTINUE ARGUING AS ROME SHIFTS HIS ATTENTION TO THE FIGURE EMERGING FROM THE FORD MUSTANG PARKED ALONGSIDE DOM..
TEJ: AND WHO'S THIS?
DOM: (RAISES VOICE AS HE WALKS TO THEIR LOCATION) OKAY EVERYONE, I WANT YOU ALL TO MEET A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE FROM TOKYO. GUYS, THIS IS *DK* SEAN!
LEO: AY, WHAT KINDA FIRST NAME IS DK?!
SANTOS: (WHISPERS) Debe ser Canadiense, bro.
ROMAN: YEAH, WHA'S THAT STAND FOR- *DON'T KNOW,* *DONKEY KONG*?!
DOM: NAH, *DRIFT KING* (..) SO SHOW HIM SOME RESPECT.
ANOTHER MEET & GREET COMMENCES..
BRIAN: NICE TO MEET YOU, BRO. THAT'S A NICE RIDE YOU GOT THERE, HOW'S SHE DO IN A 10-SECOND RACE?
SEAN: (BIG SMILE) I GUESS WE'LL FIND OUT SOON!
MIA: (HUGS SEAN) WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, THIS IS JACK. SAY HELLO, JACK!
SEAN: I APPRECIATE THAT. HEY THERE, JACK!
MARSHALL: (SHAKES HANDS W/ SEAN) HOW ARE YOU, SEAN- NICE TO MEET YOU.
SEAN: YOU TOO, SIR. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID FOR HAN. WISH I COULD'VE BEEN THERE TO HELP YA'LL..
BRIAN: NO YOU DON'T. (SEAN LOOKS AT HIM SURPRISED) TRUST ME.
TEJ: YEAH MAN, IT'S PROBABLY BEST YOU NEVER GOT INVOLVED. GETTIN' RID OF SHAW WASN'T EASY.
ROMAN: SO.. HOW'D YOU TWO MEET ANYWAYS?! (REFERRING TO DOM & SEAN)
DOM: SEAN HERE WAS A FRIEND OF HAN'S.. SO HE'S FAMILY.
MIA: DID YOU GUYS MEET IN TOKYO?
SEAN: YES MA'AM.
LETTY: (SMILES) SO WHO WON..?
MIA'S CONFUSED..
LETTY: (CONT.'D) (SMILES TO SIDE) THE RACE?!
DOM & SEAN SMILE BIG
SEAN: WELL..-
DOM: IT WAS A CLOSE ONE. BUT A GOOD RACE. (RAISES BEER TO SEAN AS HE NODS)
JIMMY: (TO SEAN) THAT'S A NICE BEAST YOU GOT THERE, YOU EVER MAKE IT OUT TO MIAMI (FL.), MAKE SURE YOU STOP BY THE SHOP!
TEJ: HELL YEAH, WE NEED TO GET THIS BAD BOY ON THE TRACKS RIGHT NOW!
SUKI: SOUNDS GOOD TO ME, WHAT DO YOU SAY WE ALL SPLIT THE WINNINGS?!
WE SLOWLY ZOOM OUT FROM A WIDE SHOT OF THE CREW WHILE WE HEAR LEO & SANTOS ARGUING..
LEO: Eso suena bien para mi, chica!
SANTOS: He oido eso, hermano. Vamos a ganar algo de nuestro dinero de vuelta!
MONTAGE BEGINS AS WE SEE A VARIETY OF RACE CLIPS FEATURING DOM, SEAN, LETTY, ROMAN, JIMMY & SUKI, MARSHALL & BRIAN AND LEO & SANTOS..
THEY ALL WIN THE RACES AGAINST THE LOCALS. WE FADE TO BLACK W/ A SHOT OF THE CROWDS GOING WILD IN SLOW-MOTION.
A NISSAN SKYLINE BURSTS ONTO THE SCREEN, IN FULL-ON RACE MODE AS WE SEE BRIAN RACING DOWN THE STRIP AGAINST A LOCAL IN A MAZDA RX..
BRIAN WINS OUTRIGHT AS WE SEE MIA & JACK CHEERING HIM ON AT THE FINISH LINE.
BRIAN EXITS THE VEHICLE AND DELIVERS A FRIENDLY NOD TO THE OTHER DRIVER, WHO NODS BACK AS HE TOSSES A RUBBER-BANDED WAD OF CASH TO DOMINIC..
DOM: (DIVIDING MONEY, GIVES HALF TO O'CONNER) I TOLD YOU I WAS GONNA MAKE SOME MONEY OFF YOU!
THEY SHARE A SMILE AS WE TRANSITION TO A BBQ GATHERING NEAR THEIR CAMPER TRAILERS..
SLOW, PANNING SHOT AS WE SEE TEJ & ROMAN ARGUING W/ LEO & SANTOS (ON THE GRILL) ABOUT THEIR COOKING METHODS. MARSHALL, SEAN & LEON ARE CONVERSING. JIMMY, SUKI & BRIAN ARE TALKING ABOUT OLD TIMES. MIA & BABY JACK ARE W/ DOM WHO'S HOLDING LETTY IN HIS ARMS, THEY ALL EXCHANGE WORDS. (ALL W/ BEERS EXCEPT SEAN & MIA, WHO HAVE BOTTLED WATER)
LEON: AY, DOM..
DOM: YEAH?
LEON: WOULD YOU TELL THE *DRIFT KID* HERE ABOUT THE OLD RACING DAYS? HE DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE CLOSED OFF THE STREETS!
DOM: (SMILING) IS THAT RIGHT?!
SEAN: NO OFFENSE YA'LL BUT I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN BLOCK OFF THAT MANY ROADS.. YOU'D NEED ALOT OF PEOPLE TO PULL THAT OFF.
LETTY: BETTER BELIEVE IT, KID. WE HAD QUITE THE EXTENSIVE GROUP BACK IN THOSE DAYS.
BRIAN: YEAH, THOSE WERE DIFFERENT TIMES.
DOM: DON'T WORRY, KID. WE'LL SHOW YOU THE ROPES SOME DAY.
JIMMY: I HEARD THAT. WE GOT QUITE A TEAM HERE! (FIST-BUMPS W/ ROMAN & TEJ)
SANTOS SIGNALS THAT THE FOOD IS READY..
DOM: OKAY EVERYONE, LET'S EAT!
THEY GATHER AROUND THE PICNIC TABLE. JIMMY DIVES IN AND TAKES A BITE OF A TORTILLA CHIP..
BRIAN: (POINTING) AH, AH! FIRST BITE, HE'S GOT GRACE!
THEY ALL SHARE A LAUGH.
SUKI: (PATS JIMMY ON THE BACK) IT'S ALL YOU, BOY!
JIMMY: (SMILING) OKAY, OKAY. LOOK, I KNOW I DON'T KNOW MOST OF YA'LL VERY WELL BUT I'M VERY THANKFUL TO BE HERE WITH YOU. (WE TRANSITION BETWEEN SLOW, PANNING SHOTS OF THE CREW AROUND THE TABLE AS JIMMY SPEAKS) TEJ FILLED ME IN ON WHAT HAPPENED W/ YA'LL RECENTLY, AND I'M JUST THANKFUL YOU MADE IT OUT ALIVE. GOOD TO SEE MY BOY BRIAN AGAIN, CAN'T BELIEVE YOU A FATHER, BRO! WE COME A LONG WAY SINCE MIAMI. HERE'S TO FAST CARS, GOOD TIMES W/ FAMILY- AND MOST OF ALL, TO MY BEST FRIEND..
(THEY GLANCE AT ONE ANOTHER AS JIMMY LETS THE ANTICIPATION BUILD..)
JIMMY: (CONT.'D) THE ONE WHO'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME, TO GET ME OUT OF JAMS.. (LOTS OF RAISED EYEBROWS) MR. *NOS* GUY!
THE TABLE ERUPTS IN LAUGHTER. SUKI & TEJ PAT JIMMY ON THE BACK WHILE HE CHUCKLES!
BRIAN KISSES MIA THEN SLOWLY RISES (HOLDING BEER)
ROMAN: (WORRIED) YOU AIN'T LEAVIN,' ARE YA'(?!)
BRIAN: (LAUGHING) NAH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE EACH & EVERY ONE OF YOU. GOOD TIMES AND BAD. AND NO MATTER WHERE THE UNKNOWN ROAD AHEAD LEADS US, I JUST HOPE WE CAN REGROUP EVERY NOW & THEN AND CELEBRATE LIFE TOGETHER. (RAISES BEER) FOR HAN & GISELE.
DOM NODS TO BRIAN W/ A LOOK OF RESPECT AS HE & THE OTHERS RAISE THEIR BEVERAGES AND THEN TAKE A DRINK.
WE SLOWLY ZOOM OUT & TRANSITION TO A SHOT OUTSIDE OF THE CAMPER/TRAILER AREA. WE SEE TWO FIGURES SITTING ON THE HOODS OF THEIR CARS WHICH ARE FACING THE SUNSET..
(WE CATCH THE LAST OF THEIR RECENT CONVERSATION)
SEAN: *GISELE*, HUH? THA'S FUNNY, HAN NEVER MENTIONED HER.
BRIAN: SHE WAS A GOOD PERSON. YOU WOULD'VE LIKED HER.
SEAN: HOW LONG DID THEY KNOW EACHOTHER?
BRIAN: NOT LONG. THEY DIDN'T EVEN GET A FEW YEARS TOGETHER BUT THEY WERE SUCH A GOOD MATCH, YOU'D THINK THEY HAD BEEN TOGETHER FOREVER.
SEAN: (LOWERS HEAD) I GUESS HE DIDN'T WANT TO CONFIDE IN ME. (BRIAN GLANCES AT HIM) I WONDER WHY HE NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT HER..
BRIAN: DON'T LET IT GET YOU DOWN. HE NEVER SPOKE OF HER AFTER- (SEAN GLANCES AT BRIAN) AFTER HE LOST HER. AND NONE OF US EVER BROUGHT IT UP. (LOWERS HEAD IN THOUGHT) I COULDN'T EVEN BEGIN TO IMAGINE WHAT I WOULD DO IF I LOST- (SILENT AS HE SHAKES HEAD) YOU JUST GOTTA APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE, AND MOVE ON WHEN IT'S GONE.
SEAN: (NODDING) DID HE EVER MOVE ON?
BRIAN: YEAH. (SLIGHT PAUSE AS HE LOOKS AT THE SUNSET) TO TOKYO. (LOOKS AT SEAN)
THEY'RE SILENT FOR A FEW MOMENTS AS BRIAN GLANCES BACK AT THE CREW, WHO ARE CONVERSING AROUND THE GRILL AREA. SMILES, LAUGHS & LOTS OF HUGS. BRIAN SMILES AS HE OBSERVES THEM IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WAS THE LAST TIME HE WOULD WITNESS AN EVENT LIKE THIS, DESPITE HIS WORDS BEFORE DINNER..
BRIAN TURNS BACK TO THE SUNSET, AND LOWERS HIS HEAD AS HE BEGINS TO GET TEARY-EYED..
BRIAN: I NEED YOU TO PROMISE ME SOMETHIN,' SEAN.
SEAN: WHAT'S THAT?
BRIAN: (LOOKS UP) I NEED YOU TO LOOK AFTER HIM. (SEAN IS PUZZLED BUT THEN LOOKS BACK TO DOM)
BRIAN: (CONT.'D) (PICKS UP ON SEAN'S EXPRESSION) I'VE GOT A FAMILY TO LOOK AFTER. AND AFTER SEEING WHAT HAPPENED TO HAN & GISELE.. I, I JUST DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT AGAIN. THEY SHOULD STILL BE HERE, WITH ALL OF US. CELEBRATING LIFE.
SEAN: (HEAVY BREATH) I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN.
BRIAN: DOM'S.. HE'S A GOOD GUY BUT HE NEEDS A PARTNER IN CRIME BY HIS SIDE. SOMEONE WHO CAN THINK..-
SEAN: FAST? (BRIAN SMILES REASSURINGLY)
BRIAN: SOMETHIN' LIKE THAT.
SEAN: WILL DO, O'CONNER. I PROMISE.
AS THEY SHAKE HANDS, WE CUT TO A WIDE SHOT AND NOTICE MIA (HOLDING BABY JACK) APPROACHING THEIR LOCATION..
MIA: YOU READY?
BRIAN: (QUICKLY WIPES TEARS AWAY) YEAH BABE.
MIA WALKS OVER & HUGS SEAN GOODBYE.
MIA: IT WAS SO NICE MEETING YOU, HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOMETIME.
SEAN: I APPRECIATE THAT. YA'LL TAKE CARE, NO RACING!
BRIAN KISSES MIA ON THE CHEEK AND OPENS THE PASSENGER DOOR TO HIS CAR (SKYLINE). DOM (IN THE DISTANCE) TURNS AND MAKES EYE CONTACT W/ BRIAN JUST BEFORE HE GETS IN (DRIVER'S SIDE).
BRIAN (TEARY-EYED) DELIVERS A REASSURING SMILE & A NOD TO DOM, WHO DOESN'T SEEM TO SUSPECT ANYTHING. DOM NODS BACK BUT THEN DOES A DOUBLE TAKE (WHILE TAKING A DRINK OF HIS BEER) WHEN HE NOTICES THE CAR DOESN'T RETURN BACK (DRIVES AWAY)..
DOMINIC RUSHES TO THE APPROACHING SEAN (IN MUSTANG). HE EXITS THE VEHICLE..
DOM: WHERE ARE THEY GOING, IS EVERYTHING OKAY?!
SEAN: THEY'RE FINE, DOM. NOTHIN' TO WORRY ABOUT. THEY'RE.. (SLIGHT PAUSE AS THEY BOTH LOOK OUT AT THE SUNSET, THE SKYLINE DISAPPEARING INTO THE HORIZON) THEY'RE GOIN' HOME.
DOM LOOKS A BIT TO HIS RIGHT AFTER TAKING IN SEAN'S WORDS. BUT THE CAR DRIVING TOWARDS THE SUNSET CAPTURES HIS ATTENTION ONCE AGAIN, AND WE SLOWLY ZOOM OUT AND NOTICE LETTY WALKING TOWARDS THEM. SHE HUGS DOM FROM BEHIND.
LETTY: EVERYTHING OKAY?
DOM: YEAH. (TRYING TO HIDE HIS TEARS) JUST SAYIN' GOODBYE.
WE CUT TO A WIDE SHOT OF THE CREW'S LOCATION (FROM BEHIND), FACING THE SUNSET. THEY GATHER AROUND DOM & SEAN'S LOCATION AS WE ALL WATCH THE SKYLINE DISAPPEAR WHERE THE SUNSET MEETS THE HORIZON.
MONTAGE FROM DOM'S PERSPECTIVE. WE SEE CLIPS OF HIM & BRIAN FROM THE PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS. GOOD TIMES & BAD. DOM SMILES (STILL LOOKING OUT AT THE SUNSET) AS THE MONTAGE ENDS.
AS THE CALMING & INSPIRING MUSIC FADES IN, THE CREW ARE PREPARING TO HEAD OUT AS DOM & SEAN SHARE SOME WORDS..
SEAN: SO WHAT NOW, DOM? (THE REST OF THE CREW STOP PACKING & LOADING THEIR THINGS TO JOIN AROUND THEM)
DOM: (TURNS & SHIFTS ATTENTION BACK TO THEM, HOLDING LETTY ON HIS SIDE) NOW? I THINK WE'VE ALL DESERVED A NICE VACATION. BESIDES, SOMETHIN' TELLS ME IT'S GONNA BE A FEW YEARS UNTIL WE'RE CALLED BACK INTO ACTION.
THEY ALL SMILE AT EACHOTHER.
TEJ: ROAD TRIP SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
LEON: (FIST-BUMPS W/ ROME) I'M IN. FOR SURE! WHERE WE HEADED FIRST?!
SUKI: WELL.. I KNOW IT'S KINDA FAR FROM HERE BUT I SAY LET'S *NOS* IT TO MIAMI! (PUTS ELBOW ON JIMMY'S SHOULDER) WHAT DO YOU SAY, BOY?!
JIMMY: (SHRUGS SHOULDER) MIGHT AS WELL. (DOM LOOKS OVER) WE GOTTA GO BACK SOONER OR LATER..
DOM: NOT TO *STAY*(.) TO VISIT. (A SURPRISED JIMMY LOOKS AT TORETTO) YOU TWO ARE ROLLIN' WITH US NOW, WHERE *WE* GO, *YOU* GO.
BRIEF SILENCE AS THE CREW SHARE SOME UNSETTLING LOOKS..
DOM: (CONT.'D) (HALF SMILE TO LIGHTEN THE MOOD) UNLESS YOU GOT OTHER PLANS?!
JIMMY: (BIG SMILE) NAH. THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME!
LETTY: (SMILES) MIAMI IT IS.
SANTOS: (SERIOUS) Luego nos dirigiremos hacia Tokio, bro.
LEO: HOW WE SUPPOSED TO GET THERE, BRO? WE GON' DRIVE ACROSS THE WATER?!
THEY ALL SHARE A LAUGH.
DOM: NAH. WE'LL PARACHUTE IN (LOOKS AT ROMAN), JUST LIKE OLD TIMES (SMILES).
SEAN: (CONFUSED) WHAT ABOUT OUR CARS, WE CAN'T LEAVE ALL THESE BEHIND(?!)
DOM: THEY'RE COMIN' ALONG TOO. (SEAN STILL CONFUSED)
MARSHALL: LET'S JUST SAY.. WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME HEAVY PARACHUTES! (SEAN TAKES A SECOND THEN SMILES BIG)
SEAN: YA'LL ARE CRAZY!
THEY ALL CONTINUE TO PACK & LOAD UP THE VEHICLES. DOM'S ABOUT TO JOIN THEM BUT HE LOOKS OUT AT THE SUNSET ONE LAST TIME, HE NODS ONCE, W/ A SMILE ON HIS FACE. HE RAISES HIS BEER..
DOM: STILL THE BUSTER(!)
WE CUT TO A WIDE-SIDE SHOT AS DOMINIC JOINS THE CREW IN PACKING UP. (DON OMAR'S "LOS BANDOLEROS" BEGINS PLAYING AS WE ZOOM OUT..
A FAST-TRACKING SHOT TRANSITIONS IT'S WAY IN AS WE FOLLOW THE SKYLINE (FROM A SIDE-ANGLE) RACING ACROSS THE DESERT. WE THEN CUT TO AN INTERIOR SHOT AND SEE BRIAN W/ HIS ARM AROUND MIA'S SHOULDERS (BABY JACK *SLEEPING* IS IN THE BACKSEAT, BUCKLED IN TO HIS BABYSEAT.)
BRIAN GENTLY KISSES THE TOP OF MIA'S HEAD. CUT TO A SHOT OF THE CAR FROM BEHIND AS IT CRUISES AWAY INTO THE SUNSET.. LICENSE PLATE READS: 1327
FADE TO BLACK.
SAN BERNARDINO DESERT. RACE WARS. DAYTIME. (60 MILES OUTSIDE LOS ANGELES)
IT'S VERY QUIET OUT AS WE LOOK OVERHEAD (SLOW, PANNING SHOT) AMONGST THE MASSIVE CROWDS OF PEOPLE, WE HEAR THE COOL BREEZE PASS BY. VARIOUS MUSIC IS HEARD IN THE DISTANCE.
WE FADE INTO A MONTAGE (FADE IN/OUT WHILE CUTTING BETWEEN)- MUSIC BURSTS ONTO THE SPEAKERS. SHOWING OFF SOME CARS, LADIES & ANTICS AMONGST THE CROWDS.
THEN WE CUT TO A WIDE SHOT FEATURING THE CROWDS AND WE NOTICE TWO CARS RACING IN THE DISTANCE. WE ZOOM OUT AND THE MUSIC FADES WITH..
AS WE SLOWLY FADE TO BLACK.. SUDDENLY- A CAR BURSTS ON TO THE SCREEN. NISSAN SKYLINE. RACING A HONDA CIVIC..
THE NISSAN PULLS AHEAD AND DOESN'T EVEN REQUIRE A NOS BOOST TO WIN THE RACE. THE HONDA DRIVER WAITED TOO LONG TO PRESS THE NOS BUTTON AND LOST BY QUITE A DISTANCE..
BOTH CARS COME TO A STOP AFTER THE FINISH LINE. BRIAN O'CONNER EMERGES FROM THE NISSAN W/ A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE AS HE NODS TO THE HONDA DRIVER. THE CROWD SURROUNDS O'CONNER AND HE PROCEEDS TO SHAKE HANDS & HUG(S) VARIOUS PEOPLE.
MIA (HOLDING BABY JACK), MARSHALL (KURT RUSSELL'S CHARACTER), ROMAN & TEJ MAKE THEIR WAY TO BRIAN'S LOCATION.
BRIAN KISSES MIA & SAYS HELLO TO BABY JACK. THEN SHAKES HANDS W/ ROMAN & TEJ WHILE MARSHALL CHATS WITH SOME OF THE LOCALS..
ROMAN: DAMN, BREH- CAN'T YOU AT LEAST GIVE 'EM A CHANCE OUT THERE?!
BRIAN: AH, DON'T START ROME! (POINTING) YOU CALL THAT ANOTHER "BABY GIFT" AND I'M GONNA CALL *YOU* OUT!
TEJ: WE NEED TO START RACIN' FOR SOME MONEY, WE COULD MAKE SOME SERIOUS BANK OUT HERE..
MIA: I.. THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE JUST RACING FOR FUN?!
THE FELLOWS GLANCE AT EACHOTHER W/ SMILES ON THEIR FACES..
BRIAN HUGS MIA & JACK..
BRIAN: OF COURSE, BABE. OF COURSE. (WINKS AT THE GUYS)
TEJ: HEY, I HOPE YA'LL DON'T MIND BUT I INVITED A COUPLE FRIENDS TO JOIN US..
ROMAN: (LOOKING AROUND) WHATCHU TALKIN' ABOUT, WE ALL HERE?!
BRIAN: (LAUGHING) SMART ASS!
MIA: WHERE ARE THEY?
TEJ: (NODS TO RACE TRACK) HERE THEY COME..
WE CUT TO THE CARS RACING DOWN THE LONG STRIP. SIDE BY SIDE. MITSUBISHI LANCER AGAINST A NISSAN SILVIA..
WE THEN CUT BACK TO THE TEAM..
ROMAN: HEY BRI,' WHO YOU RACE AGAINST?
SUDDENLY, THE DRIVER OF THE HONDA CIVIC EMERGES AFTER ENDING A PHONE CALL..
BRIAN: YOU GOOD, BRO?
LEON: GOOD RACE, O'CONNER. I JUST HAD TO TELL MY GIRL THAT I LOST ANOTHER CAR. (SHAKES HEAD) I GOTTA STOP BETTIN' EVERYTHING!
THEY SHAKE HANDS AND LEON HANDS BRIAN THE PINK SLIP TO HIS CAR, BRIAN DOESN'T ACCEPT IT..
LEON: WHAT, YOU WANT PROOF OF INSURANCE?!
BRIAN: (LAUGHS) NAH. WE'RE ALL GOOD, BRO. BESIDES, I'D PROBABLY END UP TRADIN' THAT IN FOR SOMETHIN'- (INTERRUPTED BY ROMAN)
ROMAN: (PUTS ARMS ON BRIAN'S SHOULDERS) FASTER! SOMETHIN' MUCH MUCH FASTER! HAHA
LEON: (MILD LAUGH) I APPRECIATE IT, O'CONNER. (SHAKES HANDS) HEY WHERE'S DOM? I FIGURED HE'D BE HERE BY NOW..
BRIAN: (LOOKS AT MIA) HE'LL BE HERE. (EACH RETURN SMILE)
TEJ GREETS THE TWO RACERS AT THE FINISH LINE. LANCER WON BUT IT WAS A CLOSE MATCH..
BOTH DRIVERS EMERGE FROM THEIR CARS.
JIMMY: (FROM 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS) DAMN GIRL, YOU *CAN* DRIVE!
SUKI: (ALSO FROM 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS) (EMERGES FROM LANCER) TOLD YOU SO BOY! THAT CAR'S FOR DRIFTING, NOT FOR 10-SECOND RACES!
THEY GREET TEJ.
JIMMY: (REVEALS WAD OF CASH FROM POCKET) OKAY. BET WAS FOR 10G(S), RIGHT?
SUKI: YEAH BUT YOU HOLD ON TO THAT..
JIMMY & TEJ REPLY W/: HUH?!
SUKI: YOU'RE THE ONE WHO GOT THIS RIDE ALL DECKED OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE.. AND I *GOT* FIRST PLACE SO WE'RE EVEN!
TEJ: DAMN!
JIMMY: (SHRUGS SHOULDERS, PUTS CASH BACK IN POCKET) I CAN LIVE W/ THAT!
BRIAN SPOTS THEM AND RUSHES TO THEIR LOCATION..
BRIAN: (SHAKES HANDS W/ JIMMY & HUGS SUKI) NO WAY! WHAT BRINGS YA'LL OUT HERE?!
SUKI: (LOOKS AROUND THEN SHRUGS SHOULDERS) RACE WARS, BOY!
JIMMY: HELL YEAH, WE COME OUT HERE EVERY YEAR! WHAT ABOUT YOU, HOW'D YOU FIND OUT ABOUT RACE WARS?!
BRIAN: (GLANCES DOWN THEN LOOKS AROUND) AH, IT'S COMPLICATED. (SMILES)
BRIAN'S ATTENTION IS QUICKLY DIVERTED AS HE SPOTS AN INCOMING DODGE CHARGER APPROACHING IN THE DISTANCE. MIA & THE OTHERS TAKE NOTICE AS THE CARS SLOWLY COME TO A STOP. THE CHARGER'S ENGINE REVS A COUPLE TIMES..
MARSHALL JOINS MIA & BABY JACK, THEY SHARE A SMILE AS DOMINIC TORETTO EMERGES FROM THE CHARGER..
BRIAN MAKES HIS WAY OVER & SHAKES HANDS W/ DOM
MIA: WHO'S HE WITH? (REFERRING TO THE OTHER TWO VEHICLES HE RODE IN WITH)
ROMAN & TEJ SHAKE THEIR HEADS AS THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHO'S ACCOMPANIED TORETTO TO RACE WARS..
BRIAN: (SMILING) WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG, EVERYTHING GOOD?
DOM: YEAH, JUST HAD TO PICK UP A COUPLE FRIENDS ON THE WAY!
BRIAN HEARS SOME ARGUING COMING FROM THE CHEVY MONTE CARLO AS LEO & SANTOS EXIT THE VEHICLE..
LETTY SMILES AS SHE EXITS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF DOM'S CAR AND GREETS BRIAN
THE REST OF THE CREW ASSEMBLE AT THEIR LOCATION & GREET EACHOTHER..
BRIAN: (LAUGHING WHILE SHAKING HANDS) WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN?! (TO LEO & SANTOS)
ROMAN: YEAH, MAN- WE BEEN TRYIN' TO REACH YA'LL FOR A WHILE. BETTER START PAYIN' THEM PHONE BILLS, BRUH!
SANTOS: (TO LEO) Odio enemigos. Quien lo invito?!
LEO: No se, hermano. Agarrar las llaves y voy a empezar el coche!
ROMAN GLANCES AT TEJ..
TEJ: (SHAKING HEAD) I DON'T KNOW, TRY PRESSIN' ONE?!
LEO: WE HAD SOME FINANICAL DIFFICULTIES..
SANTOS: YEAH, MY BOY HERE LOST ALL OUR MONEY IN VEGAS!
LEO: AY, NOT ALL- JUST THE REST OF IT!
ROMAN: (SHAKING HEAD) AH, HERE WE GO. (THEY CONTINUE ARGUING AS ROME SHIFTS HIS ATTENTION TO THE FIGURE EMERGING FROM THE FORD MUSTANG PARKED ALONGSIDE DOM..
TEJ: AND WHO'S THIS?
DOM: (RAISES VOICE AS HE WALKS TO THEIR LOCATION) OKAY EVERYONE, I WANT YOU ALL TO MEET A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE FROM TOKYO. GUYS, THIS IS *DK* SEAN!
LEO: AY, WHAT KINDA FIRST NAME IS DK?!
SANTOS: (WHISPERS) Debe ser Canadiense, bro.
ROMAN: YEAH, WHA'S THAT STAND FOR- *DON'T KNOW,* *DONKEY KONG*?!
DOM: NAH, *DRIFT KING* (..) SO SHOW HIM SOME RESPECT.
ANOTHER MEET & GREET COMMENCES..
BRIAN: NICE TO MEET YOU, BRO. THAT'S A NICE RIDE YOU GOT THERE, HOW'S SHE DO IN A 10-SECOND RACE?
SEAN: (BIG SMILE) I GUESS WE'LL FIND OUT SOON!
MIA: (HUGS SEAN) WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, THIS IS JACK. SAY HELLO, JACK!
SEAN: I APPRECIATE THAT. HEY THERE, JACK!
MARSHALL: (SHAKES HANDS W/ SEAN) HOW ARE YOU, SEAN- NICE TO MEET YOU.
SEAN: YOU TOO, SIR. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID FOR HAN. WISH I COULD'VE BEEN THERE TO HELP YA'LL..
BRIAN: NO YOU DON'T. (SEAN LOOKS AT HIM SURPRISED) TRUST ME.
TEJ: YEAH MAN, IT'S PROBABLY BEST YOU NEVER GOT INVOLVED. GETTIN' RID OF SHAW WASN'T EASY.
ROMAN: SO.. HOW'D YOU TWO MEET ANYWAYS?! (REFERRING TO DOM & SEAN)
DOM: SEAN HERE WAS A FRIEND OF HAN'S.. SO HE'S FAMILY.
MIA: DID YOU GUYS MEET IN TOKYO?
SEAN: YES MA'AM.
LETTY: (SMILES) SO WHO WON..?
MIA'S CONFUSED..
LETTY: (CONT.'D) (SMILES TO SIDE) THE RACE?!
DOM & SEAN SMILE BIG
SEAN: WELL..-
DOM: IT WAS A CLOSE ONE. BUT A GOOD RACE. (RAISES BEER TO SEAN AS HE NODS)
JIMMY: (TO SEAN) THAT'S A NICE BEAST YOU GOT THERE, YOU EVER MAKE IT OUT TO MIAMI (FL.), MAKE SURE YOU STOP BY THE SHOP!
TEJ: HELL YEAH, WE NEED TO GET THIS BAD BOY ON THE TRACKS RIGHT NOW!
SUKI: SOUNDS GOOD TO ME, WHAT DO YOU SAY WE ALL SPLIT THE WINNINGS?!
WE SLOWLY ZOOM OUT FROM A WIDE SHOT OF THE CREW WHILE WE HEAR LEO & SANTOS ARGUING..
LEO: Eso suena bien para mi, chica!
SANTOS: He oido eso, hermano. Vamos a ganar algo de nuestro dinero de vuelta!
MONTAGE BEGINS AS WE SEE A VARIETY OF RACE CLIPS FEATURING DOM, SEAN, LETTY, ROMAN, JIMMY & SUKI, MARSHALL & BRIAN AND LEO & SANTOS..
THEY ALL WIN THE RACES AGAINST THE LOCALS. WE FADE TO BLACK W/ A SHOT OF THE CROWDS GOING WILD IN SLOW-MOTION.
A NISSAN SKYLINE BURSTS ONTO THE SCREEN, IN FULL-ON RACE MODE AS WE SEE BRIAN RACING DOWN THE STRIP AGAINST A LOCAL IN A MAZDA RX..
BRIAN WINS OUTRIGHT AS WE SEE MIA & JACK CHEERING HIM ON AT THE FINISH LINE.
BRIAN EXITS THE VEHICLE AND DELIVERS A FRIENDLY NOD TO THE OTHER DRIVER, WHO NODS BACK AS HE TOSSES A RUBBER-BANDED WAD OF CASH TO DOMINIC..
DOM: (DIVIDING MONEY, GIVES HALF TO O'CONNER) I TOLD YOU I WAS GONNA MAKE SOME MONEY OFF YOU!
THEY SHARE A SMILE AS WE TRANSITION TO A BBQ GATHERING NEAR THEIR CAMPER TRAILERS..
SLOW, PANNING SHOT AS WE SEE TEJ & ROMAN ARGUING W/ LEO & SANTOS (ON THE GRILL) ABOUT THEIR COOKING METHODS. MARSHALL, SEAN & LEON ARE CONVERSING. JIMMY, SUKI & BRIAN ARE TALKING ABOUT OLD TIMES. MIA & BABY JACK ARE W/ DOM WHO'S HOLDING LETTY IN HIS ARMS, THEY ALL EXCHANGE WORDS. (ALL W/ BEERS EXCEPT SEAN & MIA, WHO HAVE BOTTLED WATER)
LEON: AY, DOM..
DOM: YEAH?
LEON: WOULD YOU TELL THE *DRIFT KID* HERE ABOUT THE OLD RACING DAYS? HE DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE CLOSED OFF THE STREETS!
DOM: (SMILING) IS THAT RIGHT?!
SEAN: NO OFFENSE YA'LL BUT I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN BLOCK OFF THAT MANY ROADS.. YOU'D NEED ALOT OF PEOPLE TO PULL THAT OFF.
LETTY: BETTER BELIEVE IT, KID. WE HAD QUITE THE EXTENSIVE GROUP BACK IN THOSE DAYS.
BRIAN: YEAH, THOSE WERE DIFFERENT TIMES.
DOM: DON'T WORRY, KID. WE'LL SHOW YOU THE ROPES SOME DAY.
JIMMY: I HEARD THAT. WE GOT QUITE A TEAM HERE! (FIST-BUMPS W/ ROMAN & TEJ)
SANTOS SIGNALS THAT THE FOOD IS READY..
DOM: OKAY EVERYONE, LET'S EAT!
THEY GATHER AROUND THE PICNIC TABLE. JIMMY DIVES IN AND TAKES A BITE OF A TORTILLA CHIP..
BRIAN: (POINTING) AH, AH! FIRST BITE, HE'S GOT GRACE!
THEY ALL SHARE A LAUGH.
SUKI: (PATS JIMMY ON THE BACK) IT'S ALL YOU, BOY!
JIMMY: (SMILING) OKAY, OKAY. LOOK, I KNOW I DON'T KNOW MOST OF YA'LL VERY WELL BUT I'M VERY THANKFUL TO BE HERE WITH YOU. (WE TRANSITION BETWEEN SLOW, PANNING SHOTS OF THE CREW AROUND THE TABLE AS JIMMY SPEAKS) TEJ FILLED ME IN ON WHAT HAPPENED W/ YA'LL RECENTLY, AND I'M JUST THANKFUL YOU MADE IT OUT ALIVE. GOOD TO SEE MY BOY BRIAN AGAIN, CAN'T BELIEVE YOU A FATHER, BRO! WE COME A LONG WAY SINCE MIAMI. HERE'S TO FAST CARS, GOOD TIMES W/ FAMILY- AND MOST OF ALL, TO MY BEST FRIEND..
(THEY GLANCE AT ONE ANOTHER AS JIMMY LETS THE ANTICIPATION BUILD..)
JIMMY: (CONT.'D) THE ONE WHO'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME, TO GET ME OUT OF JAMS.. (LOTS OF RAISED EYEBROWS) MR. *NOS* GUY!
THE TABLE ERUPTS IN LAUGHTER. SUKI & TEJ PAT JIMMY ON THE BACK WHILE HE CHUCKLES!
BRIAN KISSES MIA THEN SLOWLY RISES (HOLDING BEER)
ROMAN: (WORRIED) YOU AIN'T LEAVIN,' ARE YA'(?!)
BRIAN: (LAUGHING) NAH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE EACH & EVERY ONE OF YOU. GOOD TIMES AND BAD. AND NO MATTER WHERE THE UNKNOWN ROAD AHEAD LEADS US, I JUST HOPE WE CAN REGROUP EVERY NOW & THEN AND CELEBRATE LIFE TOGETHER. (RAISES BEER) FOR HAN & GISELE.
DOM NODS TO BRIAN W/ A LOOK OF RESPECT AS HE & THE OTHERS RAISE THEIR BEVERAGES AND THEN TAKE A DRINK.
WE SLOWLY ZOOM OUT & TRANSITION TO A SHOT OUTSIDE OF THE CAMPER/TRAILER AREA. WE SEE TWO FIGURES SITTING ON THE HOODS OF THEIR CARS WHICH ARE FACING THE SUNSET..
(WE CATCH THE LAST OF THEIR RECENT CONVERSATION)
SEAN: *GISELE*, HUH? THA'S FUNNY, HAN NEVER MENTIONED HER.
BRIAN: SHE WAS A GOOD PERSON. YOU WOULD'VE LIKED HER.
SEAN: HOW LONG DID THEY KNOW EACHOTHER?
BRIAN: NOT LONG. THEY DIDN'T EVEN GET A FEW YEARS TOGETHER BUT THEY WERE SUCH A GOOD MATCH, YOU'D THINK THEY HAD BEEN TOGETHER FOREVER.
SEAN: (LOWERS HEAD) I GUESS HE DIDN'T WANT TO CONFIDE IN ME. (BRIAN GLANCES AT HIM) I WONDER WHY HE NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT HER..
BRIAN: DON'T LET IT GET YOU DOWN. HE NEVER SPOKE OF HER AFTER- (SEAN GLANCES AT BRIAN) AFTER HE LOST HER. AND NONE OF US EVER BROUGHT IT UP. (LOWERS HEAD IN THOUGHT) I COULDN'T EVEN BEGIN TO IMAGINE WHAT I WOULD DO IF I LOST- (SILENT AS HE SHAKES HEAD) YOU JUST GOTTA APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE, AND MOVE ON WHEN IT'S GONE.
SEAN: (NODDING) DID HE EVER MOVE ON?
BRIAN: YEAH. (SLIGHT PAUSE AS HE LOOKS AT THE SUNSET) TO TOKYO. (LOOKS AT SEAN)
THEY'RE SILENT FOR A FEW MOMENTS AS BRIAN GLANCES BACK AT THE CREW, WHO ARE CONVERSING AROUND THE GRILL AREA. SMILES, LAUGHS & LOTS OF HUGS. BRIAN SMILES AS HE OBSERVES THEM IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WAS THE LAST TIME HE WOULD WITNESS AN EVENT LIKE THIS, DESPITE HIS WORDS BEFORE DINNER..
BRIAN TURNS BACK TO THE SUNSET, AND LOWERS HIS HEAD AS HE BEGINS TO GET TEARY-EYED..
BRIAN: I NEED YOU TO PROMISE ME SOMETHIN,' SEAN.
SEAN: WHAT'S THAT?
BRIAN: (LOOKS UP) I NEED YOU TO LOOK AFTER HIM. (SEAN IS PUZZLED BUT THEN LOOKS BACK TO DOM)
BRIAN: (CONT.'D) (PICKS UP ON SEAN'S EXPRESSION) I'VE GOT A FAMILY TO LOOK AFTER. AND AFTER SEEING WHAT HAPPENED TO HAN & GISELE.. I, I JUST DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT AGAIN. THEY SHOULD STILL BE HERE, WITH ALL OF US. CELEBRATING LIFE.
SEAN: (HEAVY BREATH) I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN.
BRIAN: DOM'S.. HE'S A GOOD GUY BUT HE NEEDS A PARTNER IN CRIME BY HIS SIDE. SOMEONE WHO CAN THINK..-
SEAN: FAST? (BRIAN SMILES REASSURINGLY)
BRIAN: SOMETHIN' LIKE THAT.
SEAN: WILL DO, O'CONNER. I PROMISE.
AS THEY SHAKE HANDS, WE CUT TO A WIDE SHOT AND NOTICE MIA (HOLDING BABY JACK) APPROACHING THEIR LOCATION..
MIA: YOU READY?
BRIAN: (QUICKLY WIPES TEARS AWAY) YEAH BABE.
MIA WALKS OVER & HUGS SEAN GOODBYE.
MIA: IT WAS SO NICE MEETING YOU, HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOMETIME.
SEAN: I APPRECIATE THAT. YA'LL TAKE CARE, NO RACING!
BRIAN KISSES MIA ON THE CHEEK AND OPENS THE PASSENGER DOOR TO HIS CAR (SKYLINE). DOM (IN THE DISTANCE) TURNS AND MAKES EYE CONTACT W/ BRIAN JUST BEFORE HE GETS IN (DRIVER'S SIDE).
BRIAN (TEARY-EYED) DELIVERS A REASSURING SMILE & A NOD TO DOM, WHO DOESN'T SEEM TO SUSPECT ANYTHING. DOM NODS BACK BUT THEN DOES A DOUBLE TAKE (WHILE TAKING A DRINK OF HIS BEER) WHEN HE NOTICES THE CAR DOESN'T RETURN BACK (DRIVES AWAY)..
DOMINIC RUSHES TO THE APPROACHING SEAN (IN MUSTANG). HE EXITS THE VEHICLE..
DOM: WHERE ARE THEY GOING, IS EVERYTHING OKAY?!
SEAN: THEY'RE FINE, DOM. NOTHIN' TO WORRY ABOUT. THEY'RE.. (SLIGHT PAUSE AS THEY BOTH LOOK OUT AT THE SUNSET, THE SKYLINE DISAPPEARING INTO THE HORIZON) THEY'RE GOIN' HOME.
DOM LOOKS A BIT TO HIS RIGHT AFTER TAKING IN SEAN'S WORDS. BUT THE CAR DRIVING TOWARDS THE SUNSET CAPTURES HIS ATTENTION ONCE AGAIN, AND WE SLOWLY ZOOM OUT AND NOTICE LETTY WALKING TOWARDS THEM. SHE HUGS DOM FROM BEHIND.
LETTY: EVERYTHING OKAY?
DOM: YEAH. (TRYING TO HIDE HIS TEARS) JUST SAYIN' GOODBYE.
WE CUT TO A WIDE SHOT OF THE CREW'S LOCATION (FROM BEHIND), FACING THE SUNSET. THEY GATHER AROUND DOM & SEAN'S LOCATION AS WE ALL WATCH THE SKYLINE DISAPPEAR WHERE THE SUNSET MEETS THE HORIZON.
MONTAGE FROM DOM'S PERSPECTIVE. WE SEE CLIPS OF HIM & BRIAN FROM THE PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS. GOOD TIMES & BAD. DOM SMILES (STILL LOOKING OUT AT THE SUNSET) AS THE MONTAGE ENDS.
AS THE CALMING & INSPIRING MUSIC FADES IN, THE CREW ARE PREPARING TO HEAD OUT AS DOM & SEAN SHARE SOME WORDS..
SEAN: SO WHAT NOW, DOM? (THE REST OF THE CREW STOP PACKING & LOADING THEIR THINGS TO JOIN AROUND THEM)
DOM: (TURNS & SHIFTS ATTENTION BACK TO THEM, HOLDING LETTY ON HIS SIDE) NOW? I THINK WE'VE ALL DESERVED A NICE VACATION. BESIDES, SOMETHIN' TELLS ME IT'S GONNA BE A FEW YEARS UNTIL WE'RE CALLED BACK INTO ACTION.
THEY ALL SMILE AT EACHOTHER.
TEJ: ROAD TRIP SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
LEON: (FIST-BUMPS W/ ROME) I'M IN. FOR SURE! WHERE WE HEADED FIRST?!
SUKI: WELL.. I KNOW IT'S KINDA FAR FROM HERE BUT I SAY LET'S *NOS* IT TO MIAMI! (PUTS ELBOW ON JIMMY'S SHOULDER) WHAT DO YOU SAY, BOY?!
JIMMY: (SHRUGS SHOULDER) MIGHT AS WELL. (DOM LOOKS OVER) WE GOTTA GO BACK SOONER OR LATER..
DOM: NOT TO *STAY*(.) TO VISIT. (A SURPRISED JIMMY LOOKS AT TORETTO) YOU TWO ARE ROLLIN' WITH US NOW, WHERE *WE* GO, *YOU* GO.
BRIEF SILENCE AS THE CREW SHARE SOME UNSETTLING LOOKS..
DOM: (CONT.'D) (HALF SMILE TO LIGHTEN THE MOOD) UNLESS YOU GOT OTHER PLANS?!
JIMMY: (BIG SMILE) NAH. THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME!
LETTY: (SMILES) MIAMI IT IS.
SANTOS: (SERIOUS) Luego nos dirigiremos hacia Tokio, bro.
LEO: HOW WE SUPPOSED TO GET THERE, BRO? WE GON' DRIVE ACROSS THE WATER?!
THEY ALL SHARE A LAUGH.
DOM: NAH. WE'LL PARACHUTE IN (LOOKS AT ROMAN), JUST LIKE OLD TIMES (SMILES).
SEAN: (CONFUSED) WHAT ABOUT OUR CARS, WE CAN'T LEAVE ALL THESE BEHIND(?!)
DOM: THEY'RE COMIN' ALONG TOO. (SEAN STILL CONFUSED)
MARSHALL: LET'S JUST SAY.. WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME HEAVY PARACHUTES! (SEAN TAKES A SECOND THEN SMILES BIG)
SEAN: YA'LL ARE CRAZY!
THEY ALL CONTINUE TO PACK & LOAD UP THE VEHICLES. DOM'S ABOUT TO JOIN THEM BUT HE LOOKS OUT AT THE SUNSET ONE LAST TIME, HE NODS ONCE, W/ A SMILE ON HIS FACE. HE RAISES HIS BEER..
DOM: STILL THE BUSTER(!)
WE CUT TO A WIDE-SIDE SHOT AS DOMINIC JOINS THE CREW IN PACKING UP. (DON OMAR'S "LOS BANDOLEROS" BEGINS PLAYING AS WE ZOOM OUT..
A FAST-TRACKING SHOT TRANSITIONS IT'S WAY IN AS WE FOLLOW THE SKYLINE (FROM A SIDE-ANGLE) RACING ACROSS THE DESERT. WE THEN CUT TO AN INTERIOR SHOT AND SEE BRIAN W/ HIS ARM AROUND MIA'S SHOULDERS (BABY JACK *SLEEPING* IS IN THE BACKSEAT, BUCKLED IN TO HIS BABYSEAT.)
BRIAN GENTLY KISSES THE TOP OF MIA'S HEAD. CUT TO A SHOT OF THE CAR FROM BEHIND AS IT CRUISES AWAY INTO THE SUNSET.. LICENSE PLATE READS: 1327
FADE TO BLACK.