STAR WARS Episode IV A NEW HOPE From the JOURNAL OF THE ...

I'm only doing this because you'rethe best and I need you. So, for anextra, say twenty percent I'll giveyou a little more time... but thisis it. If you disappoint me again,I'll put a price on your head solarge you won't be able to go near acivilized system for the rest ofyour short life.HANJabba, I'll pay you because it's mypleasure.EXT. DOCKING PORT ENTRY - ALLEYWAYChewbacca waits restlessly at the entrance to Docking Bay94. Ben, Luke, and the robots make their way up the street.Chewbacca jabbers excitedly and signals for them to hurry.The darkly clad creature has followed them from the speederlot. He stops in a nearby doorway and speaks into a smalltransmitter.INT. MOS EISLEY SPACEPORT - DOCKING BAY 94Chewbacca leads the group into a giant dirt pit that isDocking Bay 94. Resting in the middle of the huge hole is alarge, round, beat-up, pieced-together hunk of junk thatcould only loosely be called a starship.LUKEWhat a piece of junk.The tall figure of Han Solo comes down the boarding ramp.HANShe'll make point five beyond thespeed of light. She may not looklike much, but she's got it where itcounts, kid. I've added some specialmodifications myself.Luke scratches his head. It's obvious he isn't sure aboutall this. Chewbacca rushes up the ramp and urges the othersto follow.HANWe're a little rushed, so if you'llhurry aboard we'll get out of here.The group rushes up the gang plank, passing a grinning HanSolo.INT. MILLENNIUM FALCONChewbacca settles into the pilot's chair and starts the mightyengines of the starship.INT. MOS EISLEY SPACEPORT - DOCKING BAY 94Luke, Ben, Threepio, and Artoo move toward the MillenniumFalcon passing Solo.THREEPIOHello, sir.EXT. TATOOINE - MOS EISLEY - STREETEight Imperial stormtroopers rush up to the darkly cladcreature.Which way?TROOPERThe darkly clad creature points to the door of the dockingbay.TROOPERAll right, men. Load your weapons!INT. MOS EISLEY SPACEPORT - DOCKING BAY 94]The troops hold their guns at the ready and charge down thedocking bay entrance.TROOPERStop that ship!Han Solo looks up and sees the Imperial stormtroopers rushinginto the docking bay. Several of the troopers fire at Han ashe ducks into the spaceship.Blast 'em!TROOPERHan draws his laser pistol and pops off a couple of shotswhich force the stormtroopers to dive for safety. Thepirateship engines whine as Han hits the release button thatslams the overhead entry shut.INT. MILLENNIUM FALCONHANChewie, get us out of here!The group straps in for take off.THREEPIOOh, my. I'd forgotten how much Ihate space travel.EXT. TATOOINE - MOS EISLEY - STREETSThe half-dozen stormtroopers at a check point hear the generalalarm and look to the sky as the huge starship rises abovethe dingy slum dwellings and quickly disappears into themorning sky.