Left a good job in the city
Workin' for the Man every night and day
But I never lost a minute of sleepin'
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
[chorus]
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of a city
'Til I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen
[repeat chorus]
If you come down to the River
Bet you're gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money
People on the river are happy to give
[repeat chorus]
Mr. Harrison: Ah, the sweet smell of Hawaii!
Randy: Wanna order some movies from Netflix?
Mr. Harrison: Sure! Fantastic Mr. Fox!
Randy: Up!
Juliet: The Mask!
Mr. Harrison: ALL THREE!
A 1930's NEWSREEL.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
"Movietown News" presents...
Spotlight on Adventure!
The mysterious SOUTH AMERICAN JUNGLE. A massive waterfall
cascades down a gigantic, flat-topped mountain.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
What you are now witnessing is
footage never before seen by
civilized humanity: a lost world in
South America! Lurking in the
shadow of majestic Paradise Falls,
it sports plants and animals
undiscovered by science. Who would
dare set foot on this inhospitable
summit?
A painted portrait of a dashing young adventurer.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Why, our subject today: Charles
Muntz!
A massive DIRIGIBLE descends on an airfield.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
The beloved explorer lands his
dirigible, the "Spirit of
Adventure," in New Hampshire this
week, completing a year long
expedition to the lost world!
INT. MOVIE THEATRE - CONTINUOUS
Of everyone watching in the modest, small town theater, no
one is more enthralled than 8 year old CARL FREDRICKSEN.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (O.S.)
This lighter-than-air craft was
designed by Muntz himself, and is
longer than 22 Prohibition paddy-
wagons placed end to end.
Young Carl stares, mouth agape, wearing leather flight helmet
and goggles -- just like his idol on the silver screen.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
And here comes the adventurer now!
2.
NEWSREEL FOOTAGE: the dashing Muntz descends down the
gangplank to the delight of the crowd. His dogs trail him.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Never apart from his faithful dogs,
Muntz conceived the craft for
canine comfort! It's a veritable
floating palace in the sky...
An opulent dining room.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
...complete with doggie bath and
mechanical canine walker.
One dog runs suffers through mechanized bath time, while a
second wears an electrode helmet and runs on a treadmill.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
And Jiminy Cricket, do the locals
consider Muntz the bee's knees!
And how!
Cameras flash as Muntz stands heroic, striking his signature
"thumbs up" stance.
MUNTZ
"Adventure is out there!"
In the theater, Young Carl returns the thumbs up.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
But what has Muntz brought back
this time?
Muntz speaks to a crowded auditorium, on stage beside a
curtained object.
MUNTZ
Gentlemen, I give you: the Monster
of Paradise Falls!
He pulls away the drape to reveal a GIANT BIRD SKELETON.
CROWD
Ooh!
Young Carl leans forward, eyes bulging.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
And golly, what a swell monster
this is. But what's this?
Skeptical scientists analyze the bones.
3.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Scientists cry foul! The National
Explorers Society accuses Muntz of
fabricating the skeleton!
YOUNG CARL
No!
Muntz's portrait is removed from a wall of paintings of other
famous explorers.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
The organization strips Muntz of
his membership.
Muntz's "Explorer's Society" badge is ceremoniously RIPPED
from his jacket.
Carl GASPS.
Muntz stands next to his dirigible at an airfield. He grimly
addresses the crowd.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Humiliated, Muntz vows a return to
Paradise Falls and promises to
capture the beast... alive!
MUNTZ
I promise to capture the beast...
alive!
In the theater, young Carl smiles.
MUNTZ
And I will not come back until I do!
The crowd CHEERS.
Muntz gives his thumbs up from the cockpit as the dirigible
lifts off.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
And so the explorer is off to clear
his name. Bon voyage Charles
Muntz, and good luck capturing the
Monster of Paradise Falls!
Carl looks like he just witnessed a miracle.
DISSOLVE TO:
4.
EXT. SMALL TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, 1930'S - DAY - CONTINUOUS
Young Carl "flies" his blue balloon ("The Spirit of
Adventure" hand-written on it) as he runs along the sidewalk.
He still wears helmet and goggles.
TITLE CARD: WALT DISNEY PICTURES PRESENTS
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Here's Charles Muntz piloting his
famous dirigible!!
TITLE CARD: A PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS FILM
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
He hurdles Pike's Peak!
Carl jumps over a small rock.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
He hurdles the Grand Canyon!
Carl jumps over a crack in the sidewalk.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
He hurdles Mount Everest!
Carl jumps over a tree stump... and smacks into it instead.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
He... goes around Mount Everest!
Is there nothing he cannot do?
TITLE CARD: UP
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Yes, as Muntz himself says:
"Adventure is--"
GIRL'S VOICE (O.S.)
"Adventure is out there!"
Carl stops. Who said that?
The voice comes from a dilapidated HOUSE, windows boarded up
and lawn overgrown with weeds.
The weather vane atop the house turns, pulled by ropes.
GIRL'S VOICE (O.S.)
Look out! Mount Rushmore! Hard to
starboard. Must get the Spirit of
Adventure over Mount Rushmore...
5.
Carl walks toward the voice.
GIRL'S VOICE (O.S.)
Hold together old girl. How're my
dogs doing? Ruff ruff!
INT. DILAPIDATED HOUSE, HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Carl squeezes through the broken door into the foyer. He
follows the voice toward the living room.
GIRL'S VOICE (O.S.)
All engines ahead full! Let's take
her up to 26,000 feet! Rudders
eighteen degrees towards the south.
INT. DILAPIDATED HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Carl rounds the corner to see...
ELLIE, an eight year old girl, her mussy red hair barely
visible beneath her flight helmet and goggles. Bare footed,
her overalls are patched and dirty.
The old house has been transformed into a make-believe
dirigible cockpit. Ellie steers, the wheel made from a rusty
old bicycle.
YOUNG ELLIE
It's a beautiful day, winds out of
the east at ten knots.
Visibility... unlimited.
(yells a command)
Enter the weather in the logbook!
The navigator (her hamster) skitters in its cage.
Ellie uses two tied-together Coke bottles as binoculars.
YOUNG ELLIE
Oh! There's something down there!
I will bring it back for science.
Awwww, it's a puppy!
Carl is distracted by the Muntz newspaper clippings taped to
the wall.
YOUNG ELLIE (O.S.)
No time! A storm! Lightning! Hail!
Ellie pops up in front of Carl.
6.
YOUNG ELLIE
What are you doing!?!
Carl screams. He lets go of his balloon. It floats through
a broken part of the ceiling and disappears.
Ellie circles Carl accusingly.
YOUNG ELLIE
Don't you know this is an exclusive
club? Only explorers get in here.
Not just any kid off the street
with a helmet and a pair of
goggles. Do you think you got what
it takes? Well, do you?!?
Carl FUMPHERS.
YOUNG ELLIE
Alright, you're in. Welcome aboard.
She offers her hand. Carl looks down, embarrassed.
YOUNG ELLIE
What's wrong? Can't you talk?
Carl is frozen. Ellie softens.
YOUNG ELLIE
Hey, I don't bite.
She takes off her helmet. Her hair frizzes out in all
directions.
She removes a homemade GRAPE SODA CAP pin from her shirt and
pins it on Carl.
YOUNG ELLIE
You and me, we're in a club now.
Carl smiles.
YOUNG ELLIE
I saw where your balloon went.
Come on, let's go get it!
Carl watches her stride out of the room. She pops back in.
YOUNG ELLIE
My name's Ellie.
She grabs his hand.
Carl blushes as she pulls him out of the room.
7.
INT. DILAPIDATED HOUSE, UPSTAIRS
YOUNG ELLIE
There it is.
Carl and Ellie look across the attic at the balloon. Between
them the floor has collapsed, save one rickety beam. Carl GULPS.
YOUNG ELLIE
Well, go ahead.
She pushes him out onto the beam.
YOUNG ELLIE
Go on.
Carl steels his courage. He puts on his goggles, starts
forward... and FALLS through the floor.
CUT TO:
EXT. SMALL TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD STREET - DAY
Ambulance. SIREN blaring.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - NIGHT
One lone light on upstairs.
INT. CARL'S ROOM
Carl in bed, reading a book by flashlight, his arm in a CAST.
Into the room floats Carl's lost BLUE BALLOON.
Carl jumps and CALLS OUT in fright.
YOUNG CARL
(re: arm)
Ow!
A head pops up from outside the open window.
YOUNG ELLIE
Hey kid!!
Carl SCREAMS, hitting himself in the face with the cast.
YOUNG CARL
Ow!!
8.
Ellie climbs in the window.
YOUNG ELLIE
Thought you might need a little
cheerin' up. I got somethin' to
show ya!
INT. CARL'S ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
The two hunker under a blanket tent with a flashlight. Ellie
whispers, as if to protect a National Secret.
YOUNG ELLIE
I am about to let you see something
I have never shown to another human
being. Ever. In my life.
Carl's eyes widen in alarm.
YOUNG ELLIE
You'll have to swear you will not
tell anyone.
Carl nods.
YOUNG ELLIE
Cross your heart. Do it!
Carl crosses. Ellie unveils...
YOUNG ELLIE
My Adventure Book!
It's a reused photo album with the words "My Adventure Book"
written across it. She opens it to a photo of Charles Muntz.
YOUNG ELLIE
You know him.
Carl smiles excitedly.
YOUNG ELLIE
Charles Muntz, explorer. When I get
big, I'm going where he's going:
South America.
She turns the page to a map.
YOUNG ELLIE
It's like America... but south.
Wanna know where I'm gonna live?
9.
She turns to an engraving of a large waterfall. A small hand-
drawn picture of Ellie's clubhouse is glued to the top.
YOUNG ELLIE
(reading caption)
"Paradise Falls, a land lost in
time." I ripped this right out of
a library book.
Carl GASPS in horror.
YOUNG ELLIE
I'm gonna move my clubhouse there,
and park it right next to the
falls. Who knows what lives up
there? And once I get there...
She flips through her book, revealing a page marked, "STUFF
I'M GOING TO DO." Past that, the pages are blank.
YOUNG ELLIE
Well, I'm saving these pages for
all the adventures I'm gonna have.
Only... I just don't know how I'm
gonna get to Paradise Falls.
Ellie closes the book, disappointed.
Carl has a thought. He looks at his toy dirigible.
YOUNG ELLIE
That's it! You can take us there
in a blimp! Swear you'll take us.
Cross your heart! Cross it! Cross
your heart.
Carl does.
YOUNG ELLIE
Good. You promised. No backing out.
Carl shakes his head "no."
YOUNG ELLIE
Well, see you tomorrow kid! Bye.
Ellie hops up and jumps out the window.
YOUNG ELLIE
"Adventure is out there!!"
She pops back in.
10.
YOUNG ELLIE
You know, you don't talk very much.
I like you.
Carl looks out the window after her in amazement. He rests
his head on his balloon.
YOUNG CARL
Wow.
The balloon pops.
CUT TO:
INT. CHURCH - DAY
FLASH! A photo is taken of the wedding couple: Carl and
Ellie, now 19. She jumps at him and gives him a big kiss.
Ellie's side of the church erupts like wild frontiersmen. A
gun shot is fired in the air.
Carl's side, rigid puritans in black, clap politely.
EXT. DILAPIDATED HOUSE - DAY
Carl carries her past a "SOLD" sign. It's the same house
where they met as kids.
EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE - DAY
Still in their wedding clothes: She saws as he hammers.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - DAY
They push two chairs into place side by side in the living room.
EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE - DAY
Ellie finishes painting "Carl & Ellie" on their MAILBOX.
Carl leans in to admire her work but leaves a messy paint
handprint on the mailbox! Oh well; Ellie adds her handprint
as well. They smile.
EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE - DAY
Their house now matches Ellie's colorful CLUB HOUSE DRAWING
from her childhood Adventure Book.
11.
EXT. RURAL HILLSIDE - DAY
They run up a hillside together.
They lie side by side on a picnic blanket. She describes the
clouds. He watches as a cloud transforms into a turtle.
Carl closes his eyes and smiles. He's lucky to be with her.
EXT. ZOO - DAY
Ellie emerges from the South America House, dressed in her
Zookeeper's uniform.
Carl shows off his new BALLOON CART and uniform. Behind him
the balloons lift his cart off the ground. Carl jumps to
catch it. She giggles.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - DAY
Carl and Ellie sit side by side in their chairs, reading.
Without looking up from their books, they hold hands.
EXT. RURAL HILLSIDE - DAY
Again at their picnic spot, they watch clouds. Ellie sees an
elephant with wings. Carl gives it a try and points out a
BABY. Ellie lights up, excited. She sees ALL the clouds as
babies! Carl is stunned... but smiles.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, BABY ROOM - DAY
Ellie finishes painting a wall mural of a stork carrying a
bundle in its beak. Carl hangs a mobile above the crib.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - AFTERNOON
Carl touches Ellie's shoulder as the doctor explains. Ellie
drops her head in her hands.
EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
Carl looks out the window. Ellie sits alone under a tree,
the wind in her hair.
12.
EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, YARD - AFTERNOON
Carl joins Ellie. He hands her the Adventure Book. She smiles.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
Ellie paints a MURAL of their house atop Paradise Falls over
the mantle. Carl organizes a compass, map, binoculars, and
native bird figurine beneath the painting. It's their shrine
to Adventure.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
Carl sets A JAR on a table, "PARADISE FALLS" written on it.
Ellie drops in a few coins. She looks at Carl and crosses
her heart. Carl crosses his.
A SERIES OF SHOTS
The jar slowly fills as Carl and Ellie toss in spare change.
Their car blows a tire.
The two stand by the jar, reluctant. Carl BREAKS the jar.
New tire.
Carl in the hospital with a broken leg.
Breaking jar.
A storm rages. A tree falls, crushing the roof.
Breaking jar.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - MORNING
Carl struggles to tie his tie. Ellie helps. They walk out
the front door arm in arm.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - 3 YEARS LATER
Ellie struggles to tie Carl's tie as they rush out the door.
A SERIES OF SHOTS as Ellie straightens Carl's ties. Stylish
1950's ties. Wide 60's ties. Paisley 70's ties.
13.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - 30 YEARS LATER
Older Carl and Ellie smile at themselves in the hall mirror.
EXT. ZOO - DAY
Carl in his 60's. They still work happily side by side at
the zoo. Carl's cart lifts off the ground. He casually
leans an elbow on it.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Carl and Ellie dance in the evening candlelight. The
PARADISE FALLS JAR sits off to the side, now dusty and
forgotten.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM WINDOW - AFTERNOON
Carl cleans the inside of the window. Ellie cleans the
outside.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
Carl vacuums the Adventure Shrine on the mantle. Carl smiles
at a photo of Ellie as a child, wearing her flight helmet and
goggles. He looks up at the mural of their house at Paradise
Falls. His smile fades.
Behind him, Ellie sweeps the floor. Their dream has gone
unfulfilled.
Carl has an idea.
EXT. TRAVEL AGENCY - DAY
Carl buys two tickets to South America.
EXT. RURAL HILLSIDE - AFTERNOON
Carl hurries excitedly up picnic hill. He hides the airline
tickets in his basket.
Behind him, Ellie falters and falls. She tries to get up but
falls again. Something is wrong.
He runs to her.
14.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
Ellie lies in a hospital bed. She looks through her
ADVENTURE BOOK.
A BLUE BALLOON floats in to the room.
Carl stands at the door. He smiles and walks to her bedside.
Ellie pushes her Adventure Book toward him. She weakly pats
his cheek and adjusts his tie.
He kisses her on the forehead.
INT. CHURCH - AFTERNOON
Carl sits alone, next to a huge bouquet of balloons.
EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE - DUSK
Carl walks into the house, holding a single blue balloon.
FADE TO BLACK.
INT. CARL'S BEDROOM - MORNING - SEVERAL YEARS LATER
An ALARM CLOCK BUZZES. An aged hand shuts it off and picks
up the nearby glasses.
CARL sits alone in his double bed. He rubs his face. GRUNTS.
He gets out of bed, STRETCHING, GRUNTING and CRACKING BONES.
He grabs his cane, with four tennis balls stuck to the bottom
spokes.
INT. CARL'S STAIRCASE - LATER
Now dressed, Carl rides his ELDERLY ASSISTANCE CHAIR down the
staircase. This takes a LONG, LONG time.
Three quarters of the way down, the chair stops. He bangs
the armrest and the chair restarts.
INT. CARL'S KITCHEN - LATER
Carl eats breakfast by himself.
15.
INT. CARL'S LIVING ROOM WINDOW - LATER
Carl cleans the window with a cloth. His lonely reflection
stares back at him.
INT. CARL'S LIVING ROOM - LATER
Carl dusts the mantle and Shrine to Adventure.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - LATER
Carl looks in the hall mirror. He puts on his hat and
considers his reflection. He straightens his GRAPE SODA PIN.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH - CONTINUOUS
Many LOCKS are heard unlocking from inside.
The door opens, but bangs against the safety chain. Carl
GRUMBLES in frustration.
Carl opens the door, walks out onto his porch, pulls the door
shut, and looks as if he's about to go somewhere.
He sits in his porch chair.
EXT. CARL'S NEIGHBORHOOD - CONTINUOUS
Carl's house is the lone surviving square on the block not
under construction. Machinery and workers circle busily.
High rise buildings are being erected all around.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH - MORNING
Carl looks at the activity around him.
CARL
Quite a sight, huh Ellie?
(noticing mailbox)
Uhp, mail's here.
Carl walks to the mailbox. He touches Ellie's faded
HANDPRINT and smiles.
He looks through the mail.
He sees a SHADY OAKS RETIREMENT VILLAGE pamphlet full of
images of happy old people. Carl scoffs.
16.
CARL
Shady Oaks Retirement. Oh brother.
Carl notices DUST on his mailbox.
CARL
Hm.
He pulls up a LEAF BLOWER. He revs it and blasts off the dust.
TOM, the CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN, notices.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
Hey! `Morning, Mr. Fredricksen!
Need any help there?
CARL
No. Yes. Tell your boss over there
that you boys are ruining our house.
He points across the lot to a business man in a suit talking
on a cell phone - the REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
Well just to let you know, my boss
would be happy to take this old
place off your hands, and for
double his last offer. Whaddya say
to that?
The leaf blower blasts off his hat.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
Uh, I take that as a no, then.
CARL
I believe I made my position to
your boss quite clear.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
You poured prune juice in his gas tank.
CARL
Oh yeah, that was good. Here, let
me talk to him.
Tom hands Carl his MEGAPHONE.
CARL
(in megaphone)
You in the suit. Yes, you. Take a
bath, hippy!
Tom grabs the megaphone.
17.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
(to Boss, re Carl)
I am not with him!
(to Carl)
This is serious. He's out to get
your house!
Carl walks to his front door.
CARL
Tell your boss he can have our house.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
Really?
CARL
When I'm dead!
Carl SLAMS the door.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
I'll take that as a maybe!
INT. CARL'S LIVING ROOM - DAY - LATER
Carl sits in his chair watching TV.
A KNOCK at the door.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH - DAY
The door opens.
A Wilderness Explorer stands, reading from a Wilderness
Explorer Manual. He is in uniform, complete with sash,
neckerchief, hat, and an enormous backpack stuffed with every
piece of equipment there is. This is RUSSELL, age 8.
Russell, nose buried in his MANUAL, reads to Carl.
RUSSELL
"Good afternoon. My name is
Russell. And I am a Wilderness
Explorer in Tribe 54, Sweatlodge
12. Are you in need of any
assistance today, sir?"
As he finishes the script, Russell smiles up at Carl.
CARL
No.
18.
RUSSELL
I could help you cross the street.
CARL
No.
RUSSELL
I could help you cross your yard.
CARL
No.
RUSSELL
I could help you cross your... porch?
CARL
No.
RUSSELL
Well, I gotta help you cross
something.
CARL
Uh, no. I'm doing fine.
Carl closes the door in Russell's face.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - CONTINUOUS
Carl listens through the door. Is the kid gone? He opens it.
RUSSELL
"Good afternoon. My name is
Russell."
CARL
Uh... kid...
RUSSELL
"And I am a Wilderness Explorer in
Tribe 54, Sweatlodge 12."
CARL
Kid. KID!!
Russell stops... but goes back to reading.
RUSSELL
"Are you in need of any assistance
today Sir?"
CARL
Thank you, but I don't need any help!
19.
Carl swings the door shut, but a small camping boot stops it.
RUSSELL
Ow.
Carl opens the door. Russell stands at attention.
CARL
(RESIGNED)
Proceed.
RUSSELL
"Good afternoon. My-"
CARL
But skip to the end!
Russell points to his SASH. It is covered with badges except
for one glaringly empty space.
RUSSELL
See these? These are my Wilderness
Explorer badges. You may notice
one is missing. It's my Assisting
the Elderly badge. If I get it I
will become a Senior Wilderness
Explorer!
Russell makes the Explorer Sign: his thumbs form a "W", his
fingers the "wings" of a bird, then the "claws" of a bear.
RUSSELL
"The wilderness must be explored!
CAW-CAW! RAAAR!"
This sets Carl's hearing aid off. Carl GRUMBLES in pain.
RUSSELL
It's gonna be great! There's a big
ceremony, and all the dads come,
and they pin on our badges...
CARL
So you want to assist an old
person?
RUSSELL
Yep! Then I will be a Senior
Wilderness Explorer!
Carl leans in close to Russell.
20.
CARL
(CONSPIRATORIALLY)
You ever heard of a snipe?
RUSSELL
Snipe?
CARL
Bird. Beady eyes. Every night it
sneaks in my yard and gobbles my
poor azaleas. I'm elderly and
infirm. I can't catch it. If only
someone could help me...
RUSSELL
Me! Me! I'll do it!
CARL
Oh, I don't know, it's awfully
crafty. You'd have to clap your
hands three times to lure it in.
RUSSELL
I'll find it, Mr. Fredricksen!
CARL
I think its burrow is two blocks
down. If you go past --
RUSSELL
Two blocks down! Got it!
Russell runs down the block clapping and calling.
RUSSELL
Sniiiipe! Here Snipey Snipey...
CARL
(calls after Russell)
Bring it back here when you find
it!
Carl rolls his eyes and begins to close his door.
He stops short.
A large truck is backing up, getting dangerously close to
ELLIE'S MAILBOX.
CONSTRUCTION WORKER STEVE
Okay, keep her coming... And...
stop. Stop! STOP!!
The truck hits Ellie's mailbox, crushing the front.
21.
Carl is shocked. He runs to the box.
CARL
What? Hey! Hey you! What do you
think you're doing?
CONSTRUCTION WORKER STEVE
I am so sorry, sir...
The worker bangs on the mailbox, trying to fix it.
CARL
Don't touch that!
CONSTRUCTION WORKER STEVE
No no, let me take care of that for you.
Carl grabs the mailbox, trying to wrestle it from the worker.
CARL
(STRUGGLING)
Get away from our mailbox!
CONSTRUCTION WORKER STEVE
Hey sir, I...
CARL
I don't want you to touch it!
Carl HITS the worker with his cane. He falls to the sidewalk.
The worker rubs his head. Blood.
Carl backs up toward his door, cradling his mailbox. What
has he done?
Passerbys stare.
Workers gather, as does the REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER.
Carl backs into his house.
INT. CARL'S LIVING ROOM
Carl shuts his door. He closes the curtains.
He peeks out the window. The injured worker is helped to his
feet. A police car pulls up.
The Real Estate Developer looks toward Carl's house. His
hand rests on Carl's fence.
22.
INT. COURTHOUSE HALLWAY - DAY
Carl sits alone on a bench holding a Court Summons.
INT. COURTROOM - DAY
A GUARD opens the door. Carl enters. The REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPER watches him enter.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - LATE EVENING
A Police Officer drops Carl at his front gate.
OFFICER EDITH
Sorry Mr. Fredricksen. You don't
seem like a public menace to me.
Take this.
She hands him a pamphlet for SHADY OAKS RETIREMENT VILLAGE.
OFFICER EDITH
The guys from Shady Oaks will be by
to pick you up in the morning, okay?
The officer drives off, leaving Carl alone.
Carl faces the house. He touches Ellie's dented mailbox.
CARL
What do I do now, Ellie?
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, HALLWAY - NIGHT
All is quiet but the slow ticking of the clock.
The empty hall.
The front hall mirror.
The kitchen.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, CLOSET
Carl pulls out a suitcase. A book tips over. Ellie's
Adventure Book.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Carl sits in his chair slowly paging through the book.
23.
He turns to the page marked "STUFF I'M GOING TO DO." He
closes the book and sighs.
Carl looks at the Adventure Shrine, and the PAINTING of their
house by Paradise Falls.
He holds the Shady Oaks pamphlet.
Carl's brows furrow. He looks up at the shrine, and crosses
his heart.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - NIGHT
Lights are on inside the house.
MATCH DISSOLVE
TO:
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - MORNING
A SHADY OAKS RETIREMENT VILLAGE van pulls up.
Nurses GEORGE and A.J. walk to Carl's door and KNOCK.
Carl answers, holding a suitcase.
CARL
Morning gentlemen.
NURSE GEORGE
Good morning, Mr. Fredricksen. You
ready to go?
CARL
Ready as I'll ever be. Would you
do me a favor and take this?
Carl hands over his suitcase.
CARL
I'll meet you at the van in just a
minute. I... want to say one last
goodbye to the old place.
NURSE GEORGE
Sure. Take all the time you need, sir.
Carl closes the door. Rather sharply. The nurses head back
to the van.
24.
NURSE A.J.
Typical. He's probably going to the
bathroom for the eightieth time.
Empty helium tanks are strewn on the front lawn.
NURSE GEORGE
You'd think he'd take better care
of his house.
A SHADOW falls over the nurses. They turn to look.
A giant tarp rises behind Carl's house. It unfolds to reveal
THOUSANDS OF BALLOONS.
The balloons rise up like some massive multi-colored cumulus
cloud forming a thunderhead above the house.
Strings tug at the chimney. The house strains. Pipes bend,
then break. Electrical wires spark and snap.
The house rips away from its foundation.
The nurses duck and YELL as the house soars over them. Carl
looks out the window and LAUGHS.
CARL
So long boys! I'll send you a
postcard from Paradise Falls!
INT. APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS
Balloons spill colored light into a little girl's room as the
house floats past.
EXT. TOWN
The shadow of the house drifts through an intersection.
EXT. SHOP WINDOW
A family watches the house float down the street.
EXT. ABOVE THE TOWN
Carl waves at a high-rise window washer, who tentatively
waves back.
The house crests the top of a building, drifting over and away
from the city. Carl looks out his window. Good riddance.
25.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Carl sets a compass next to the map of South America.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, BEDROOM WINDOW
Sails made from stitched-together curtains emerge from the
windows and billow in the wind. Carl steers using ropes
attached to the weather vane.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
The compass needle rotates to point SOUTH.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE
The house turns.
Carl looks out the window, satisfied. He checks the balloons.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Carl kisses a photo of Ellie.
CARL
We're on our way, Ellie.
Carl kneels at the fireplace and plunks the balloon strings
tied to the grate.
He CHUCKLES and settles into his chair. He closes his eyes
and smiles.
SHADOWS move gently across the fireplace mantle.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING
The house drifts through the clouds.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Carl relaxes in his chair.
I got a lot of things
I have to do..
All these distractions
Our futures coming soon
We're Being pulled a hundred different directions
But whatever happens I know I've got you
Your on my mind your in my heart
It doesn't matter where we are
It'll be alright
Even if we're miles apart
All I wanna do, Is be with you be with you
There's nothing we can do Just wanna be with you
Only you
No matter where life takes us nothing can break us apart..
You know its true
I just wanna be with you
(Be with you)
You know how life can be
It changes over night
Its sunny but raining, but its alright
A friend like you..
Always makes it easy
I know that your kidding me every time.
Through every up through every down
You know I'll always be around
Through everything you can count on me..
All I wanna do, Is be with you be with you
There's nothing we can do Just wanna be with you
Only you
No matter where life takes us nothing can break us apart..
You know its true
I just wanna be with you
I just wanna be with you...
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.
He bolts up and approaches the door. He looks out the peep
hole. Nothing but the porch and clouds. He throws it open.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH - DAY - CONTINUOUS
Nothing. He looks left. Nothing. He looks right. Russell.
He looks... Russell?!!
RUSSELL
Hi, Mr. Fredricksen. It's me,
Russell.
CARL
What are you doing out here, kid?
Russell is plastered up against the wall, terrified and
holding on for dear life.
RUSSELL
I found the snipe and I followed it
under your porch, but this snipe
had a long tail and looked more
like a large mouse.
The flag on Russell's backpack blows off and falls through
the clouds.
RUSSELL
Please let me in?
CARL
No.
Carl slams the door, leaving Russell alone.
Beat. The door opens again.
CARL
Oh, alright, you can come...
Russell runs into the house past Carl.
CARL
...in.
27.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Russell PANTS, panicked. He looks into living room.
RUSSELL
Huh. I've never been in a floating
house before.
Carl follows Russell into the living room. Russell chuckles
and points at the photo of young Ellie.
RUSSELL
Goggles. Look at this stuff!
Russell finds Ellie's house drawing sitting on the pages of
the open atlas.
RUSSELL
Wow, you going on a trip?
(reads from the engraving)
"Paradise Falls: A Land Lost in
Time." You going to South America,
Mr. Fredricksen?
Carl takes the page and puts it in his pocket.
CARL
Don't touch that. You'll soil it.
RUSSELL
You know, most people take a plane,
but you're smart because you'll have
all your TV and clocks and stuff.
Russell runs over to the steering rig.
RUSSELL
Whoah. Is this how you steer your
house? Does it really work?
CARL
Kid, would you stop with the --
Russell steers and the house tilts, knocking Carl back and
forth.
RUSSELL
Oh, this makes it go right, and
that way's left.
CARL
Let go of the -- knock it off!
Russell looks out the window in front of him.
28.
RUSSELL
Hey look, buildings!
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, WINDOW - CONTINUOUS
Russell and Carl arrive at the window.
RUSSELL
That building's so close I could
almost touch it.
That gives Carl an idea.
CUT TO:
Carl lowers Russell on a rope below the floating house.
RUSSELL
Wow! This is great! You should try
this, Mr. Fredricksen! Look, there's
a bus that could take me home two
blocks away!
(looking up)
Hey, I can see your house from here!
CARL
(struggling to hold on)
Don't jerk around so much, kid!
The rope slips through Carl's hands. Russell FALLS.
CUT TO:
Carl stands beside Russell at the window. Russell's fall had
been a daydream.
CARL
Well, that's not gonna work.
Carl leaves Russell at the window.
RUSSELL
I know that cloud, it's a Cumulo
Nimbus. Did you know that the
Cumulo Nimbus...
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - DAY - CONTINUOUS
GRUMBLING, Carl kneels at the fireplace to cut a few balloon
strings with his housekeys.
29.
CARL
Stayed up all night blowing up
balloons, for what?
RUSSELL
...warm air goes by cool air, and
the airs go by each other and
that's how we get lightning.
CARL
That's nice, kid.
Carl turns off his hearing aid. Silence. He smiles.
Russell tries to get Carl's attention. A storm is brewing in
the distance.
RUSSELL
(nearly silent)
Mr. Fredricksen, there's a big
storm coming. It's starting to get
scary. We're gonna get blown to
bits! We're in big trouble, Mr.
Fredricksen!
A huge lightning bolt flash lights up the room. Carl turns
on his hearing aid.
CARL
What are you doing over there?
RUSSELL
Look!
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, WINDOW - CONTINUOUS
Carl joins Russell at the window.
RUSSELL
See? Cumulo Nimbus.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
The tiny house is heading for a MASSIVE STORM.
Carl STRUGGLES to steer the house away but is blown into the
storm. The steering mechanism recoils and sends Carl flying.
Plates fall from the walls and furniture slides as the house
is rocked in the storm.
Russell's backpack slides toward the front door.
30.
RUSSELL
My pack!
Russell HOPS on top of the backpack.
RUSSELL
Got ya!
The pack slides toward the OPEN FRONT DOOR. Russell screams.
He's about to slide out when the house tilts and the door
swings shut.
The Paradise Falls jar rolls past Carl. He chases after it.
Ellie's chair slides across the room. Carl gasps and runs to
protect it.
The photo of Ellie rocks and slides off the wall. Carl
lunges to catch it.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING
The storm rages. The house is tossed into the storm clouds.
All goes black.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - MORNING
Carl is asleep.
A finger pokes Carl's face. Nothing.
The finger pokes Carl's face again. Carl WAKES UP.
RUSSELL
Whew! I thought you were dead.
CARL
Wha... what happened?
Carl STRUGGLES to rise from the pile of Ellie's things he'd
been protecting.
RUSSELL
I steered us. I did! I steered
the house!
CARL
Steered us?
31.
RUSSELL
After you tied your stuff down you
took a nap, so I went ahead and
steered us down here.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, WINDOW
Carl opens the window and looks out.
CARL
Huh?
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING
The house floats motionless above an ocean of clouds.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, WINDOW
CARL
Can't tell where we are.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
RUSSELL
Oh we're in South America all
right. It was a cinch, with my
Wilderness Explorer GPS.
Russell holds up his WILDERNESS EXPLORER GPS UNIT.
CARL
GP-what?
RUSSELL
My dad gave it to me. It shows
exactly where we are on the planet.
With this baby, we'll never be lost!
Russell gestures, tossing the unit out the window.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING
Carl and Russell watch the tiny GPS unit descend into the
clouds.
RUSSELL
Oops.
32.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Carl kneels by the fireplace and cuts at the balloon strings.
CARL
We'll get you down, find a bus
stop. You just tell the man you
want to go back to your mother.
RUSSELL
Sure, but I don't think they have
busses in Paradise Falls.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING
A small cluster of balloons fly up and away from the house.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
CARL
There. That ought to do it. Here,
I'll give you some change for bus fare.
Russell follows Carl toward the front door.
RUSSELL
Nah, I'll just use my city bus pass.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING
The house lowers into the fog.
RUSSELL (O.S.)
Whoah, that's gonna be like a
billion transfers to get back to my
house.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH
Carl and Russell stand on the porch as the house moves down
into and through the thick, dark clouds.
RUSSELL
Mr. Fredricksen, how much longer?
CARL
Well, we're up pretty high. Could
take hours to get down.
Something flashes by them in the fog. Carl leans forward.
33.
CARL
(MUMBLING)
...that thing was...building or
something.
Another dark object whooshes past them. Carl ducks.
RUSSELL
What was that, Mr. Fredricksen?
CARL
We can't be close to the ground yet.
A brief view of rocks directly below them.
Carl GASPS.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, ROCKY LANDSCAPE
BAM!!! The house CRASHES into the ground.
Russell and Carl fly off the porch and onto the ground. They
land hard.
Carl's house is floating away!
Carl runs after the GARDEN HOSE dragging across the ground.
CARL
Wait, wait! No don't, don't, don't!
Carl grabs the hose and is PULLED UP in the air.
CARL
Whoah! Hey, hey!
Russell JUMPS onto Carl's leg and the extra weight pulls them
to the ground.
CARL
Russell, hang on!
Carl and Russell slide toward the edge of a CLIFF EDGE.
RUSSELL
Whoah!
They slide toward the edge... and stop. The drop is
thousands of feet. Carl is TERRIFIED.
CARL
Walk back! Walk back!
34.
RUSSELL
Okay!
Russell PULLS Carl by the leg away from the cliff edge.
Carl, still hanging from the hose, looks around.
Fog blankets the mysterious landscape, revealing only
scattered rocks.
CARL
(out of breath)
Where... where are we?
RUSSELL
This doesn't look like the city or
the jungle, Mr. Fredricksen.
The wind picks up and they STRUGGLE against it.
CARL
(to house)
Don't worry, Ellie. I got it.
The wind clears the fog, slowly revealing a crescent shaped,
flat-topped mountain on which they stand.
Across it, some ten miles away, is PARADISE FALLS.
Carl stares. He can't believe it.
CARL
There it is. Ellie, it's so
beautiful.
The landscape is stunning.
Carl shows Russell the engraving with the Ellie drawing of
the house atop the falls.
CARL
We made it. We made it! Russell,
we could float right over there.
Climb up. Climb up!
RUSSELL
You mean assist you?
CARL
Yeah, yeah. Whatever.
RUSSELL
Okay, I'll climb up!
Russell CLIMBS Carl, stepping on his leg, arms, and face.
35.
CARL
Watch it.
RUSSELL
Sorry.
The hose jiggles as Russell CLIMBS out of frame.
CARL
Now, when you get up there, go
ahead and hoist me up! Got it?!
Russell continues to grunt and strain off screen.
CARL
You on the porch yet?!
Russell is just inches above Carl, still STRUGGLING to climb.
He slides down onto Carl's head, exhausted.
CARL
What? That's it?! I came all this
way just to get stuck at the wrong
end of this rock pile? Aw, great!
Carl paces.
RUSSELL
Hey, if I could assist you over
there, would you sign off on my
badge?
CARL
What are you talking about?
RUSSELL
We could walk your house to the
falls!
CARL
Walk it?
RUSSELL
Yeah, after all, we weigh it down.
We could walk it right over there.
Like a parade balloon.
Carl considers this.
36.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, ROCKY LANDSCAPE, DAY - LATER
The house floats against the sky. The hose descends from the
house and "Y"s to tie to both Carl and Russell. They wear
the hose like a harness, pulling the house as they walk.
CARL
Now, we're gonna walk to the falls
quickly and quietly, with no rap
music or flash-dancing.
Russell inspects his surroundings.
RUSSELL
(DISTRACTED)
Uh-huh.
CARL
We have three days, at best, before
the helium leaks out of those
balloons. And if we're not at the
falls when that happens...
RUSSELL
Sand!
CARL
...we're not getting to the falls!
RUSSELL
I found sand!
Carl ROLLS HIS EYES. He looks up at the house.
CARL
Don't you worry, Ellie. We'll get
our house over there.
Russell looks up at the house. Who's Carl talking to?
RUSSELL
Huh.
(shrugs it off)
This is fun already, isn't it? By
the time we get there, you're gonna
feel so assisted... Oh, Mr.
Fredricksen, if we happen to get
separated, use the Wilderness
Explorer call. Caw caw, raaar!!
The WILDERNESS EXPLORER CALL sets off Carl's hearing aid.
37.
RUSSELL
Wait. Why are we going to Paradise
Falls again?
CARL
Hey, let's play a game. It's
called: "See who can be quiet the
longest."
RUSSELL
Cool! My mom loves that game!
They head toward Paradise Falls, some 10 miles away.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. MOUNTAIN, JUNGLE CLEARING - DAY
Mist hangs ominously over a rocky landscape.
Something tall blasts through a maze of rocks.
Two dark shapes are chasing the prey. Each has a light.
Hunters.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, GROVE OF TREES - CONTINUOUS
The prey dodges various TRAPS, one after another. A metal
cage slams shut, a hidden net, darts on a trip wire.
The prey runs into a clearing surrounded by rocks: a dead end.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, CLEARING - CONTINUOUS
The hunters surround the prey, stepping out into the light: a
sinister Doberman Pinscher, a Rottweiler, and a bulldog, each
wearing large, HIGH-TECH COLLARS.
They surround the prey. Escape looks impossible.
WOOSH! The bird moves impossibly fast, jumping over the
three dogs and escaping in a flash.
The dogs head off in pursuit.
A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL stops the dogs short, their ears
wincing in pain. They whimper and run off.
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
Pussycat, Pussycat
I've got flowers
And lots of hours
To spend with you.
So go and powder your cute little pussycat nose!
Pussycat, Pussycat
I love you
Yes, I do!
You and your pussycat nose!
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
Pussycat, Pussycat
You're so thrilling
And I'm so willing
To care for you.
So go and make up your cute little pussycat Eyes!
Pussycat, Pussycat
I love you
Yes, I do!
You and your pussycat Eyes!
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
Pussycat, Pussycat
You're delicious
And if my wishes
Can all come true
I'll soon be kissing your sweet little pussycat lips!
Pussycat, Pussycat
I love you
Yes, I do!
You and your pussycat lips!
You and your pussycat eyes!
You and your pussycat nose!
EXT. MOUNTAIN, THICK JUNGLE - DAY - CONTINUOUS
Carl steps out from behind a shrub. The SQUEALING is in fact
his HEARING AID.
CARL
Darn thing.
(calling back)
C'mon, Russell, would you hurry it up?
Russell plods forward, dragging his feet.
RUSSELL
I'm tiiiired. And my knee hurts.
CARL
Which knee?
RUSSELL
My elbow hurts and I have to go to
the bathroom.
CARL
I asked you about that five minutes
ago!
RUSSELL
Well, I didn't have to go then!
Russell goes limp and lies face down in the dirt.
RUSSELL
I don't want to walk anymore. Can
we stop?
CARL
Russell! If you don't hurry up,
the tigers will eat you.
RUSSELL
There's no tigers in South America.
Russell rolls over to show Carl a badge.
RUSSELL
Zoology.
CARL
Oh, for the love of Pete. Go on into
the bushes and do your business.
RUSSELL
Okay! Here, hold my stuff.
39.
Somehow energized, Russell jams his pack into Carl's hands,
secures his rope to a tree and tromps off into the shrubs.
He goes into the woods carrying a small shovel in one hand
and a pile of leaves in another.
RUSSELL
I've always wanted to try this!
Carl waits, standing by the tree his house is tied to.
RUSSELL (O.S.)
Mr. Fredricksen? Am I supposed to
dig the hole before or after?
CARL
Eugh! None of my concern!
Beat.
RUSSELL (O.S.)
Oh. It's before!
Carl covers his ears.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, THICK JUNGLE - CONTINUOUS
Russell pats down a mound and SIGHS in satisfaction.
He is about to return to Carl when he spots some TRACKS.
RUSSELL
Huh? Tracks?!
(REALIZING)
Snipe!
Russell follows the tracks into the dark jungle, clapping.
RUSSELL
Here, snipe... Come on out, snipe.
Snipe!
The footprints continue for a time, then stop.
RUSSELL
Huh.
Russell munches on a chocolate bar.
Something RUSTLES in the bushes behind him. He turns to look.
Behind him, A BEAK takes a nibble of the chocolate and zips
out.
40.
Russell turns. Nothing there.
Another nibble! Zip!
RUSSELL
Ha! Gotcha!
Russell peers into the shrub.
RUSSELL
Don't be afraid, little snipe. I
am a Wilderness Explorer so I am a
friend to all of nature. Want some
more?
Russell holds out the chocolate. The beak pokes out and
nibbles.
RUSSELL
Hi boy. Don't eat it all. Come on
out.
The beak zips back into the bushes.
RUSSELL
Come on. Don't be afraid little
snipe. Nice snipe. Good little
snipe. Nice...
A massive shadowy creature rises up over Russell.
RUSSELL
...giant snipe!
I've gotta crow!
I'm just the cleverest fellow
'Twas ever my fortune to know;
I give the sign and the sunlight will shine
And the forest will grow
And the rivers will flow
I've gotta crow!
-Oh Peter, you are the most wonderful boy in the world!
Is there anything that you couldn't do?
-Nothing!
-Peter, will you teach me how to crow?
-Sure!
You'll do it too
-Me!?
-Yes!
And if you choose
You will find such unusual things you can do
-Ugh-u-u-uh...
-You're getting warm but
Your mouth should be forming a happier
-Ugh-ur-r-r!
-Don't be such a sissy, prim and prissy
Let out the crow!
You've nothing to fear
Come and whisper it close to my ear...
-ugh ugh ugh
Ugh ugh ugh
UGH UGH UGH!
-That's better
And now we can crow
Ugh ugh ugh
Just like a rooster we'll be
Our own booster and let out the crow
Ugh ugh ugh
We'll give the proudest and gayest
And loudest crow that we know
Everybody let go
Ugh ugh ugh
And crow
Ugh ugh ugh
Ugh ugh ugh
Ugh ugh ugh
Tender shepherd
Tender shepherd
Let me help you hold your sheep
One in the meadow
Two in the garden
Three in the nursery
Fast asleep...
Will you treat me with respect?
(Yes, sir!)
Let me have a little peace and quiet?
(We will always try to be so quiet
Quieter than mice!)
Oh wouldn't that be nice!
We will grow up
(They will grow up)
We will mind the P's and Q's
(They will mind the P's and Q's)
We will never be a bother
(They will never be a bother
And we'll always shine your shoes)
Oh do think of all those shoes!
???
We trying to grow up
Trying to grow up,
Trying to grow up
Like me,
Like I,
Like me.
JANE:
Peter Pan, will you teach me how to fly!
PETER PAN:
Oh Jane, Jane...
First I must blow the fairy dust on you!
Ah!
Now come with me where dreams are born,
And time is never planned.
Just think of lovely things.
And your heart will fly on wings,
Forever in Never Never Land.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, THICK JUNGLE CLEARING
Carl checks the knot on his hose harness. Russell and the
massive creature step up behind him.
RUSSELL
I found the snipe!
CARL
(humoring him)
Oh, did you?
RUSSELL
Are they tall?
CARL
Oh yes, they're very tall.
41.
RUSSELL
Do they have a lot of colors?
CARL
They do indeed.
RUSSELL
Do they like chocolate?
CARL
Oh ye- Chocolate?
Carl turns to look.
Next to Russell stands a 13 foot tall, multicolored BIRD.
Carl SCREAMS.
CARL
What is that thing?!
RUSSELL
It's a snipe!
CARL
There's no such thing as a snipe!
RUSSELL
But you said snipes eat--
Carl grabs Russell, pulling him away from the bird.
The bird HISSES at Carl and grabs Russell back. It cradles
Russell like a baby.
RUSSELL
Whoah!
Russell GIGGLES.
Carl pokes at the bird with his cane, trying to scare it off.
CARL
Go on, get out of here. Go on!
Shoo!
The bird HISSES.
It takes Russell up into a tree, swinging him around
playfully. It looks scary and fun.
RUSSELL
(LAUGHING)
Whoah! Whoah!
42.
CARL
Careful, Russell!
RUSSELL
(LAUGHING)
Hey, look Mr. Fredricksen, it likes
me!
CARL
Russell!
The bird grooms Russell.
RUSSELL
(LAUGHING)
No stop, that tickles!
Carl pokes the bird with his cane.
CARL
Get out of here. Go on, git!
The bird sets Russell down. It stalks Carl, HISSING and
ruffling its feathers.
CARL
Aaaah!
RUSSELL
Uh-oh! No no no no no Kevin, it's
okay. Mr. Fredricksen is nice!
Russell pats Carl on the head.
CARL
"Kevin"?
RUSSELL
Yeah, that's his name I just gave
him.
The bird pats Carl on the head with its beak.
CARL
Hey. Beat it! Vamoose! Scram!
Carl waves his cane. The bird eats it.
CARL
Hey! That's mine!
The bird chokes and the cane comes back up.
43.
CARL
Aaah! Shoo, shoo! Get out of here.
Carl shoos the bird away. The bird mimics him.
CARL
Go on, beat it.
GRUMBLING, Carl gives up and throws his hands in the air.
The bird mimics this as well.
RUSSELL
Can we keep him? Please?? I'll
get the food for him, I'll walk
him, I'll change his newspapers...
CARL
No.
RUSSELL
(RECITING)
"An Explorer is a friend to all, be
it plants or fish or tiny mole."
CARL
That doesn't even rhyme.
RUSSELL
Yeah it does.
Russell points up to the roof of Carl's house.
RUSSELL
Hey, look! Kevin!
CARL
What? Get down! You're not
allowed up there!
The bird is on Carl's roof. It swallows a balloon. It POPS.
The bird coughs up the deflated balloon. Russell GIGGLES.
CARL
You come down here right now!
The bird jumps down and hides behind Russell.
CARL
Sheesh! Can you believe this, Ellie?
RUSSELL
Ellie?
(gets idea)
(MORE)
44.
RUSSELL (cont'd)
Uh, hey Ellie, could I keep the
bird? Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
(to Carl)
She said for you to let me.
CARL
(to Ellie)
But I told him no --
(catches himself)
I told you no! N-O.
The bird HISSES at Carl.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, ROCKY LANDSCAPE - DAY
Carl and Russell pull the house through the mist.
Russell discreetly drops chocolate pieces along their trail.
The bird follows, eating.
CARL
I see you back there!
It "hides" behind a rock, still totally visible.
CARL
Go on, get out of here. Shoo! Go
annoy someone else for a while.
VOICE (O.S.)
Hey, are you okay over there?
The bird dashes away.
CARL
Uh, hello?
Carl and Russell look around. In the midst, some 100 feet
away, they see the FIGURE OF A MAN.
CARL
Oh! Hello sir! Thank goodness.
Carl walks toward the man.
CARL
It's nice to know someone else is
up here!
VOICE
I can smell you.
45.
Carl stops.
CARL
What? You can smell us?
VOICE
I can smell you.
As they get closer, they realize the man is in fact a ROCK.
CARL
Hey.
Russell GIGGLES.
RUSSELL
You were talking to a rock.
Russell points to another rock shape.
RUSSELL
Hey, that one looks like a turtle!
Sure enough.
RUSSELL
Look at that one! That one looks
like a dog!
The "rock" walks forward.
RUSSELL
It is a dog!
CARL
What?
RUSSELL
Uh, we're not allowed to have dogs
in my apartment.
The dog nuzzles Russell, who nervously pets it.
RUSSELL
Hey, I like dogs!
CARL
(calls out)
We have your dog!
(to self)
Wonder who he belongs to?
RUSSELL
Sit boy.
46.
The dog sits.
RUSSELL
Hey look, he's trained! Shake!
The dog raises his paw and Russell shakes it.
RUSSELL
Uh-huh. Speak.
DUG
Hi there.
Carl and Russell freeze.
CARL
Did that dog just say "Hi there?"
DUG
Oh yes.
Carl JUMPS back.
DUG
My name is Dug. I have just met
you and I love you.
Dug jumps up on to Carl.
CARL
Uh..wha?
Dug wears a high-tech collar. The dog's thoughts come out of
it as words through a speaker. It can talk. Unfortunately,
it talks non-stop.
DUG
My master made me this collar. He
is a good and smart master and he
made me this collar so that I may
talk -- SQUIRREL!!
Dug stares transfixed at a tree. False alarm.
DUG
My master is good and smart.
CARL
It's not possible.
DUG
Oh it is, because my master is
smart.
47.
RUSSELL
Cool! What do these do, boy?
He inspects the collar and twists a dial.
DUG
Hey would you-
(CLICK)
-cuerdo con tigo-
(CLICK)
I use that collar-
(CLICK)
-watashi wa hanashi ma-
(CLICK)
-to talk with, I would be happy if
you stopped.
CARL
Russell, don't touch that. It could
be radioactive or something.
Dug sniffs the ground around Carl and Russell.
DUG
I am a great tracker. My pack sent
me on a special mission all by
myself. Have you seen a bird? I
want to find one and I have been on
the scent. I am a great tracker,
did I mention that?
BAM! The bird tackles Dug and HISSES.
DUG
Hey, that is the bird! I have
never seen one up close but this is
the bird.
(to Carl)
May I take your bird back to camp
as my prisoner?
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
Pussycat, Pussycat
I've got flowers
And lots of hours
To spend with you.
So go and powder your cute little pussycat nose!
Pussycat, Pussycat
I love you
Yes, I do!
You and your pussycat nose!
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
Pussycat, Pussycat
You're so thrilling
And I'm so willing
To care for you.
So go and make up your cute little pussycat Eyes!
Pussycat, Pussycat
I love you
Yes, I do!
You and your pussycat Eyes!
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah
Pussycat, Pussycat
You're delicious
And if my wishes
Can all come true
I'll soon be kissing your sweet little pussycat lips!
Pussycat, Pussycat
I love you
Yes, I do!
You and your pussycat lips!
You and your pussycat eyes!
You and your pussycat nose!
CARL
Yes! Take it! And on the way,
learn how to bark like a real dog!
DUG
Oh I can bark!
Dug BARKS.
DUG
And here's howling!
Dug HOWLS. The bird HISSES at Dug.
48.
RUSSELL
Can we keep him? Please please
please?
CARL
No.
Russell falls to his knees, pleading.
RUSSELL
But it's a talking dog!
CARL
It's just a weird trick or
something. Let's get to the falls.
Carl grabs Russell. The bird follows, as does Dug.
DUG
Please be my prisoner. Oh please oh
please be my prisoner.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, THICK JUNGLE CLEARING - DAY
Footprints. A dog's nose follows the tracks. This is GAMMA,
a bulldog.
GAMMA
Oh, here it is. I picked up the
bird's scent!
A second dog: BETA, a Rottweiler.
BETA
Wait a minute, wait a minute! What
is this? Chocolate. I smell
chocolate.
GAMMA
I'm getting prunes and denture
cream! Who are they?
BETA
Ah man, Master will not be pleased.
We'd better tell him someone took
the bird, right Alpha?
ALPHA, a Doberman pinscher, sits with his back to them.
ALPHA
(high-pitched voice)
No. Soon enough the bird will be
ours yet again.
( the chipmunks enter, making fun of Alpha's voice )
DJ:
Yeah! In The Place To Be!
Chipmunks On The M I C!
Witch Doctor!
Everybody Get can they do it!
(can they do it)
Come On People Let's Get To It!
(let's get to it)
Come On shake, Come On Roll!
Everybody Hit The Floor!
Come On shake, Come On Roll!
Here's The Chipmunks Here We Go!
Chipmunks:
I Told The Witch Doctor I Was In Love With You!
I Told The Witch Doctor You Didn't Love Me true!
And Then The Witch Doctor He Told Me What To Do!
He Said That:
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah to the ting to the tang the wallawalla bingbang
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah ting tang wallawalla bingbang
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah to the ting to the tang the wallawalla bingbang
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah ting tang wallawalla bingbang
YO DJ PUMP THIS PARTY!
DJ:
Everybody can they do it! (go! go! go!)
(can they do it)
Come On People Let's Get To It! (go! go! go!)
(let's get to it)
Come On shake, Come On Roll!
Everybody Hit The Floor!
Come On shake, Come On Roll!
Here's The Chipmunks Here We Go!
ALVIN! SIMON! THEODORE!
Chipmunks:
I Told The Witch Doctor You Didn't Love Me True
I Told The Witch Doctor You Didn't Love Me Nice
And Then The Witch Doctor He Gave Me This Advice
He Said To Me, Whoa! Ya He Said To Me!
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah to the ting to the tang the wallawalla bingbang
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah ting tang wallawalla bingbang
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah to the ting to the tang the wallawalla bingbang
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah ting tang wallawalla bingbang
Girl:
Ya You've Been Keeping Love From Me,
And That's Not Very Smart! (not very smart)
So I Went Out And Found Myself Someone
Who'd Tell Me How To Win Your Heart!
(Whoa! Yeah!)
My Friend The Witch Doctor He Told Me What To Say
My Friend The Witch Doctor He Told Me What To Do
I Know That You'll Be Mine When I Say This To You Whoa! Oh Baby Baby!
DJ:
Everybody can they do it! (go! go! go!)
(can they do it)
Come On People Let's Get To It! (go! go! go!)
(let's get to it)
Come On shake, Come On Roll!
Everybody Hit The Floor!
Come On shake, Come On Roll!
Here's The Chipmunks Here We Go!
Chipmunks:
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah to the ting to the tang the wallawalla bingbang
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah ting tang wallawalla bingbang
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah to the ting to the tang the walla walla bingbang
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah ting tang wallawalla bingbang
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah to the ting to the tang the wallawalla bingbang
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah ting tang wallawalla bingbang
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah to the ting to the tang the walla walla bingbang
Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah ting tang wallawalla bingbang
Gamma: What the heck?
Alpha's voice is high and squeaky, as if he's breathed in
helium.
ALPHA (CONT'D)
Find the scent, my compadres and
you two shall have much rewardings
from Master for the toil factor you
wage.
Beta and Gamma look at each other.
BETA
Hey Alpha, I think there's
something wrong with your collar.
You must have bumped it.
GAMMA
Yeah, your voice sounds funny!
Beta and Gamma LAUGH. Alpha turns. They stop laughing.
ALPHA
Beta. Gamma. Mayhaps you desire
to -- SQUIRREL!
All three dogs look for the squirrel. False alarm.
ALPHA (CONT'D)
Mayhaps you desire to challenge the
ranking that I have been assigned
by my strength and cunning?
BETA
No no. But maybe Dug would. You
might want to ask him.
Beta and Gamma SNICKER derisively.
GAMMA
Yeah, I wonder if he's found the
bird on his very special mission.
ALPHA
Do not mention Dug to me at this
time. His fool's errand will keep
him most occupied, most occupied
indeed. Ha ha ha. Do you not
agree with that which I am saying
to you now?
BETA
Sure, but the second Master finds
out you sent Dug out by himself,
none of us will get a treat.
50.
ALPHA
You are wise, my trusted
Lieutenant.
Alpha powers up a video screen on Beta's collar.
ALPHA (CONT'D)
This is Alpha calling Dug. Come
in, Dug.
The screen shows ground moving past: the view from Dug's
collar.
DUG
Hi Alpha. Hey, your voice sounds
funny.
ALPHA
I know, I know! Have you seen the
bird?
DUG
Why yes, the bird is my prisoner
now.
GAMMA
Yeah, right.
The screen view adjusts to see the bird. It hisses.
ALPHA
Impossible! Where are you?!
DUG
I am here with the bird and I will
bring it back and then you will
like me. Oh, gotta go.
On the collar screen, the dogs get a fleeting glimpse of a
boy's face. It's Russell.
RUSSELL
(on video screen)
Hey Dug! Who you talking to?
The video screen goes blank. The dogs BARK excitedly.
BETA
What's Dug doing?
GAMMA
Why's he with that small mailman?
51.
BETA
Where are they?
Alpha pushes a button on Beta's collar. A TRACKING DEVICE
locates Dug.
ALPHA
There he is. Come on!
The dogs sprint off into the jungle.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, JUNGLE - DAY
The bird drags Dug, still clamped onto it's leg.
DUG
Oh please oh please oh PLEASE be my
prisoner!