GATTACA by Andrew M. Niccol - The Script Source
GATTACA by Andrew M. Niccol - The Script Source
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13.<br />
MARIA<br />
(hysterical)<br />
Oh, Vincent, Vincent, Vincent...I<br />
can't let you out of my sight.<br />
Maria frantically listens to her young son's heartbeat. For<br />
his part, Vincent appears surprised <strong>by</strong> the attention. Maria<br />
places a portable oxygen mask over Vincent's mouth.<br />
JEROME (VO)<br />
I was born Vincent Antonio Luca.<br />
And from an early age I came to<br />
think of myself as others thought<br />
of me - chronically ill. Every<br />
skinned knee and runny nose<br />
treated as if it were life-<br />
threatening.<br />
INT. DAY CARE CENTER. DAY.<br />
MARIA and ANTONIO drop off dark-haired 2-YEAR-OLD VINCENT at<br />
a Day Care Center.<br />
JEROME (VO)<br />
And my parents soon realized that<br />
wherever I went, my genetic<br />
prophecy preceded me.<br />
While HEALTHY CHILDREN play outside on tricycles, clamber<br />
over jungle-gyms and finger-paint, the PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER<br />
shows Vincent into a room where CHILDREN WITH OBVIOUS<br />
DISABILITIES sleep on mats.<br />
Maria wheels around and marches out of the center with<br />
Vincent in her arms. Antonio follows close behind, pleading<br />
with his wife to see sense.<br />
EXT. HOME. DAY.<br />
JEROME (VO)<br />
<strong>The</strong>y put off having any more<br />
children until they could afford<br />
not to gamble -to bring a child<br />
into the world in what has become<br />
the "natural" way.<br />
ANTONIO reluctantly shows off his spotless Buick Riviera to<br />
a prospective BUYER.<br />
JEROME (VO)<br />
It meant selling the beloved Buick.
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