Fade In:
EXT: PARK IN NEW YORK CITY – DAY – PRESENT
Children play in FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARK. An OLD MAN with a cane escorted by his 60-year-old SON slowly approaches a STONE PLAQUE. The Old MAN looks at the STONE PLAQUE.
It reads “The Time Capsules Deposited September 23, 1938 and October 16, 1965 by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation as a record of Twentieth Century Civilization-To endure for 5000 years”
The OLD MAN stares at it for a moment then smiles.
Cut To:
EXT. New York World’s Fair 1939 – DAY
A GIGANTIC WHITE SPHERE and OBELISK are in the background of LARGE RECTANGULAR POOLS lined by WHITE SCULPTURES.
A YOUNG BOY looks with big eyes to see a SIGN which reads “New York World’s Fair-The World of Tommorow.” He excitedly runs over to get in line on a curved walkway leading to the GIANT WHITE SPHERE. His FATHER hurries to catch up to the YOUNG BOY.
After waiting in line the YOUNG BOY and FATHER enter the opening in the GIGANTIC WHITE SPHERE. A SIGN shows the name of the GIGANTIC WHITE SPHERE as PERISPHERE.
YOUNG BOY
Dad, this is really nifty!
FATHER
I knew you would like it!
YOUNG BOY
What’s inside this giant ball, Dad?
FATHER
There is supposed to be a MODEL CITY OF THE FUTURE. See here. (Points to a MOVING WALKWAY) This will take us around to see it.
INT: PERISPHERE
The FATHER and YOUNG BOY approach and board the MOVING WALKWAY. They travel along looking at the massive MODEL CITY OF THE FUTURE.
YOUNG BOY
Wow, Dad do you think this is what New York will look like in the future?
FATHER
Maybe many, many years from now.
YOUNG BOY
You mean like 1962?
FATHER
Maybe a little longer than that.
YOUNG BOY
You mean like the year 2000?
FATHER
Yeah, maybe 2000.
YOUNG BOY
Do you think I’ll be alive then? And if I am, will New York look like this?
FATHER
Enough questions Edward Cornish, my you’re a curious boy.
YOUNG BOY
I just like to think about the future and if its going to be this nifty!
FATHER
Well, we’ll have to see. (Exiting the MOVING WALKWAY) Let’s go look at the WESTINGHOUSE TIME CAPSULE. I hear they are burying it for 5000 years.
The YOUNG BOY and FATHER Walk towards the Westinghouse Time Capsule Exhibit.
YOUNG BOY
What is a time capsule, Dad?
FATHER
Well, it’s where scientist take a bunch of modern day items and put them into a protective shell then bury them deep into the ground until someone digs it up many years later. In this case it should be 5000 years from now.
YOUNG BOY
What kinds of things do they put in there?
FATHER
I hear that they’re putting in a MICKEY MOUSE WATCH, a GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR, and even a KEWPIE DOLL.
YOUNG BOY
A KEWPIE DOLL? That’s yucky girl stuff.
FATHER
I’m sure there will be little girls in the future.
YOUNG BOY
Yeah, but maybe in the future they’ll play baseball and other sports instead of with yucky dolls.
FATHER
(Chuckles) I doubt that, son. I doubt that.
CUT TO
EXT: PARK IN NEW YORK CITY – DAY – PRESENT
The OLD MAN looks up from the stone plaque and sees some GIRLS playing soccer in the park. He chuckles to himself and motions to his SON it is time to go. The OLD MAN and SON walk away from the STONE PLAQUE.
Fade out