Sons Of Anarchy (Сыны Анархии), пилот. Курт Саттер

Sons of Anarchy

«Pilot»

Written by
Kurt Sutter

NETWORK NINTH DRAFT

10/31/07

FX Networks � 2007

2121 Avenue of the Stars FX NETWORKS

Los Angeles, CA 90027 All Rights Reserved

Johnny Cash�s cover of RUSTY CAGE plays, as we witness
the HISTORY OF THE SONS OF ANARCHY MOTORCYCLE CLUB —

JOHN TELLER, 25, tall, strong, long hair, climbs on a
HARLEY. Strapped to the bike is a bedroll, backpack,
life stuff. He gives an uncomfortable nod to the camera.
FIRES up the bike. As he rides away we see the back of
his sleeveless leather jacket, BLUE letters on a WHITE
background — upper rocker reads: SONS OF ANARCHY, lower
rocker reads: REDWOOD. In the center, the logo:
ANARCHIST SKULL, with two M-16 CROSSBONES.

CLAY MORROW, 21, PINEY WINSTON, 32, six other BIKERS,
same hippy-vibe, same jacket, follow in line. A few of
them, CLEARLY STONED. The original nine. They disappear
down the highway. The history begins —

John Teller, 34, sits at a picnic table. A huge BBQ goes
on around him. Music, dancing, Harleys. Cuddling up
next to John is GEMMA, 18, very PREGNANT. The camera
pulls back to reveal over 50 BIKERS. These guys are not
hippies. They have a harder, outlaw vibe. They all wear
their colors. The upper rockers read: SONS OF ANARCHY.
Now, the lower rockers reveal other charters in addition
to Redwood: CHINO, SONOMA, PHOENIX. A prominent �MC� now
sits next to the skull.

Outside a REMOTE CABIN, an unseen law officer documents
the crime scene. We see dozens of CHPS and SAN JOAQUIN
COUNTY SHERIFFS standing over a cache of GUNS, DRUGS,
CASH. Next to the evidence, 11 SONS OF ANARCHY, from
different charters, lie face down in the dirt, handcuffed.
John Teller, 40, among them. On the back of John�s
colors, next to REDWOOD, is a patch that reads: ORIGINAL.

John, 44, Gemma, 28, JACKSON, 9 and TOMMY, 5, open
presents around a tree. Tommy looks pale, feeble. John
helps him open a package. Something about John seems
different — older, wiser, gentler. Jax plays with a
Star Wars Toy. Hans Solo.

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Sons of Anarchy — «Pilot» — Opening Credit Sequence

Through the windshield of the cruiser we see a jackknifed
SEMI on the side of the road. A long skid mark,
black and red, stretches across east and westbound lanes.
At the end of it, a mangled HARLEY. An ambulance slowly
pulls away.

The Teller family plot. We see an ornate mahogany casket
raised above a freshly dug grave. Not yet in the hole.
At the grave site next to the hole is a HEADSTONE,
adorned with a ceramic ETCHED PHOTO of an eight-year-old
Tommy. It reads: IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR LITTLE BOY.
THOMAS WAYNE TELLER. BORN APRIL 8th, 1980. DIED APRIL
4th, 1988.

The camera WHIPS around to reveal a veiled Gemma, 34,
fighting back tears. At her side, Jax, 15. They are
surrounded by hundreds of MEN wearing SAMC colors. A
huge funeral. The narrow street is lined with HARLEYS.

There are STICKERS on the side of the casket. One reads:
SONS OF ANARCHY MOTORCYCLE CLUB REDWOOD ORIGINAL. The
other reads: LIVE SONS OF ANARCHY, DIE SONS OF ANARCHY.

Gemma holds John Teller�s leather vest, his SAMCRO
colors. She kisses the vest and drapes it over the
coffin.

The Camera PUSHES TIGHT on John Teller�s colors, his
PRESIDENT�s patch fills the screen. Then —

The President�s patch MORPHS into a VICE PRESIDENT�S
PATCH. The camera pulls out to reveal the patch is on
the jacket of —

Jax Teller, 33. On a Harley. In formation behind him,
five other SAMCRO MEMBERS.

They pass a sun-beaten wooden road sign that reads:
WELCOME TO CHARMING. OUR NAME SAYS IT ALL.

The young buck leads his troops. They disappear down the
highway. The history continues —

SMASH TO BLACK.

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THE MOTORCYCLE CLUB

Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original (SAMCRO)

Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club was founded in 1968 by John Teller and
Piney Winston. Ex-Paratroopers who returned from Vietnam feeling
displaced, unwanted and unappreciated. Heroes who never got a parade.
The original charter was simply called «Redwood», because they had no
home. Nine men, six of them vets, began their rebellious quest for
freedom and individuality on the open roads of Northern Cali.

THE WORLD

Charming, California. Rural, primarily middle-class. Redwood
country. Big Lumber. Oakland, San Jose fifty miles in either
direction. Most members live in a quaint, suburban area they call Sam
Crow’s Corner. It�s idyllic, incestuous and oddly Americana.

THE COLORS

The uniform of Sam Crow. A sleeveless leather or denim jacket. On the
back, BLUE letters on a WHITE background, the upper rocker reads: SONS
OF ANARCHY, lower rocker reads: REDWOOD. In the center, the logo: An
angry SKULL, with an anarchist�s �A� in the middle of its forehead.
Two M-16s as its CROSSBONES. Next to the skull, a prominent MC. Below
Redwood, a blue patch that reads: ORIGINAL. Other patches and pins of
merit are proudly displayed. Signifying their renegade status among
motorcyclists. Colors are only worn by club members, it’s an outlaw’s
identity. They are sacred.

THE MOTORCYCLES

Harleys. Dynas and Road Kings. No imports, choppers or softails.

THE CLUBHOUSE

Homebase for the Sons of Anarchy. The doors are thick and heavy.
Bulletproof. The windows, tinted and barred. SECURITY CAMERAS watch
every entrance and exit. It’s half fortress, half adult arcade.

In the main room, a long redwood CONFERENCE TABLE fills half the
space. Leather chairs all around; some labeled: PRESIDENT, VICE
PRESIDENT, TREASURER, etc. Against the wall, a fully-stocked BAR. In
clear view, a bank of SECURITY MONITORS.

In the back room, a piano on a small STAGE. To the left, a full
KITCHEN, to the right, a one-room APARTMENT. Upstairs, pool tables,
pinball machines, X-box and a WEIGHT ROOM.

On the walls, hundreds of PHOTOS of Sons of Anarchy members. The
history of the club. We also see PAINTINGS and other gifts of ART,
interpreting the Sons of Anarchy logo and colors.

One wall is filled with MUGSHOTS of club members.

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And there are plaques with slogans everywhere:

SONS OF ANARCHY MOTORCYCLE CLUB. REDWOOD. THE ORIGINAL CHARTER

Jackson (Jax) Teller — 33. White. SAMCRO Vice President. Son of
John Teller, the founder of the Sons of Anarchy. The MC life is all
he’s ever known. He’s a paradox on two wheels — intelligent,
sensitive and reflective, yet quick-tempered and dangerously reactive.

Clarence (Clay) Morrow — 63. White. SAMCRO President. Jax’s
stepfather. Clay was one of the �Redwood First 9� founding members of
the club. Ruthless, deadly, driven. Suffers from degenerative
arthritis. He’s losing his grip.

Robert (Bobby Keys) Munson — 45. White. SAMCRO Secretary. Big man,
with a big voice. Sang lead for a «Metallica» cover band. Now does
an upscale Elvis act in Tahoe. Only Jewish member of the club.

Harry (Opie) Lerner — 33. White. Wiry, boyish, fierce. Works at the
sawmill. Recently did a nickel at Chino for arson. Has a wife and
two kids. Jax’s best friend. Known each other since they were five.

Kip (Half-Sack) Epps — 23. 1/2 Mexican. Prospect. More heart than
brains. Had his right testicle blown off in the Iraq War.

Eddy (Hawk) Shaw — 48. 1/2 Cherokee. SAMCRO Sergeant at Arms. Fears
nothing, no one. Clay’s best friend. Incredibly dangerous.

Michael (Dublin) Lowe — 35. White. From Ireland, still has a hint of
brogue. Scrapper.

Piermont (Piney) Winston — 73. White. SAMCRO Elder. Cofounder of
the Sons of Anarchy. Suffers from Emphysema. Rides with an oxygen
tank. Piney is the oldest living SAMC. Consigliere.

George (Rosco) Roskowski — 38. White. SAMCRO Intelligence Officer.
Skinny. Computer whiz. Hacker. Smart as hell.

Hang-Arounds. Men who want to prospect the club.

Crow-Eaters. Women who love bad boys and big bikes. Biker groupies.

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FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Gemma Teller — 52. White. Jax’s mother. She’s the true matriarch,
keeping all her men happy and within reach. She’s got a closet full
of dark secrets. A mother who is as ruthless as she is nurturing.

Tick Whalen — 56. Black. Mechanic at Teller-Morrow since they opened
thirty years ago. A recovering alcoholic, he rides with the �Sober
Prophets�, a recovery-based MC. He’s Jax’s spiritual touchstone.

Wendy Case — 33. White. Jax’s ex-wife. She has a drug and alcohol
problem. It ruined their marriage.

Donna Lerner — 30. White. Opie�s wife. She wishes Opie would get
out of this life. Resents Sam Crow. Wants her family far away.

Luann Delaney — 43. White. Big Gary’s wife. Since his incarceration,
she’s making ends meet doing mature porn movies. Gemma’s best friend.

OTHERS

Tara Knowles — 30. White. Doctor. Pediatric Intern. Jax’s high
school sweetheart. The only woman he’s ever loved. She left Charming,
wanted more out of life.

Assistant Chief David Hale — 30’s. White. Charming PD. Went to high
school with Jax. Has a new law enforcement vision for Charming.

Sheriff Vic Trammel — 40’s. Black. San Joaquin County Sheriff.
Facilitates SAMCRO’s gun trade to gangs in Oakland and San Jose.

Ernest Darby — 50�s. White. Prison-hard. Runs the local chapter of
the Nords, an offshoot of the Aryan brotherhood. Meth-running crew.

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Sons of Anarchy — «Pilot» — Network Ninth Draft — 10/31/07

Sons of Anarchy
«Pilot»
TEASER

SMASH UP ON:

A YOUNG BUCK drinks from a tame brook. A near-full moon.
Lush. Peaceful. We soak in the tranquility. Then —

We hear a huge EXPLOSION. In the distance, see a FLASH of
ORANGE LIGHT. Fireworks. The buck BOLTS. Moments later,
debris rains down from above. Cinder, ash, tin and a POLYMER
GUN STOCK. The stock, still on fire, burns like a broken
torch. We PUSH TIGHT on the RED FLAME as it MORPHS into —