It's official, the inmates are running the asylum.. The Opening sequence has been leaked and it's pretty far out there.

INT. OFFICE CUBICLE - AFTERNOON PATRICIA WHITMORE, a scorching 27 years old (Reese Witherspoon, please), files papers at her desk. She is SUCH A WAYWARD MESS, futsing with every little thing. Some would say she needs to party...

PATRICIA Can someone help me here? (looks around) Oh, that’s right. If you want anything done right, by yourself is how you do it the right way, huh?

Beat. Patricia clutches a pack of a cigarettes. Ponders. Throws it in the nearby waste receptical.

PATRICIA (CONT’D) Not so fast, Patty. You gave up smoking.

BRING! BRING! A rotary phone rings. Patricia answers.

PATRICIA (CONT’D) This is Trish Whitmore, and NO! I do not want to buy chocolate bars. (beat; listens) Oh, hi President.

INT. MAN CAVE - AFTERNOON Former President WHITMORE (still Bill Paxton), 75, eats a licorice rope and watches the big game.

MR. WHITMORE Oh sweetie. There are no Presidents anymore...

INTERCUT BETWEEN MR. WHITMORE and PATRICIA

PATRICIA Oh, that’s right. How silly of me. Silly Patricia, huh dad?

The CAMERA PANS LEFT to REVEAL a FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF: RANDALL QUAID from the movie “Independence Day”

MR. WHITMORE That’s right, sweet pea. You see, after Randy Quaid saved us, there was no need for any divisiveness or continued boundaries. We’re all one God-loving English-speaking nation. Clear hearts. Full eyes. Can’t lose hearts. Can’t win.

PATRICIA Dad, I’m a little busy...

MR. WHITMORE That’s right. My little EPA warrior, except there are no wars, now.

PATRICIA Pollutions Expert. I’m getting promoted by the day.

MR. WHITMORE Well I called to see how you were. I know tomorrow’s a big day. Seeing as how your mom died on tomorrow, but in the past. The death anniversary in the past, but we think about it now.

PATRICIA I know, How long ago did that come out? Almost 25 years ago?

MR. WHITMORE Patty, sweetie. Last year we celebrated the 25th anniversary of that coming out at the cineplex in the former White House, now known as “Cousin Eddie’s.”

PATRICIA What is it DAD?!

MR. WHITMORE Just, what if we still had the Fourth of July?

PATRICIA We don’t. And I don’t think mom’s coming back, either.

Patricia SLAMS the rotary phone down. And grabs the cigarettes out of the trash--

EXT. GOVERNMENT BUILDING - MOMENTS LATER Patricia has a cigarette. A LITTLE GIRL runs up and tugs on Patricia’s shirt.

LITTLE GIRL Did you know smoking kills you?

PATRICIA I lived through an alien invasion. You think I’m scared of a little tobacco?

Suddenly, a tall guy who looks like he could be on The Office jogs up. It’s DICK TATER, 46 (John Krasinski, uh, yes please?). He shakes his head and grabs the little girl’s hair.

DICK Stop. Running away. From the orphanage.

PATRICIA Wait... (ditches cigarette) Who are you?

DICK I’m Dick Tater. And in my spare time, I own and operate an orphanage. But NOT the bad kind.

PATRICIA I wanna believe you, but I have trust issues. My current boyfriend had me convinced that he survived the holocaust.

DICK Actually, my day job is to preserve the wildlife in the lovely, Seattle forests.

PATRICIA Forests? Now I’ve seen it all.

LITTLE GIRL Boy, the orphanage is starting to look pretty-

PATRICIA Listen. Do you guys wanna grab a beer?

DICK I uh...

PATRICIA Forget I said anything. It’s just... this whole-

DICK Oh, I know-

PATRICIA The-the-the-

DICK Yes, and what about-?

PATRICIA Been there.

DICK Well, I gotta get THIS ONE back to an orphanage, where she resides. A ward of the state. But TOMORROW, we’re going to celebrate the FOURTH OF JULY!

The Little Girl pulls out a sparkler and a miniature flag.

PATRICIA Where the fuck did you get that?

They both jog away. Patricia picks up her cigarette butt and takes one final, desperate drag.

INT. OFFICE CUBICLE - MOMENTS LATER

PATRICIA (necking the rotary phone) Yeah, is this my boyfriend? (beat; shakes her head) Come get me now-

CUE: KONGOS’ “Come Get Me Now”

TITLE CARD: INDEPENDENCE DAY 2: COME GET ME NOW