Bruce Almighty Page #12

53.

BRUCE:

We shouldn't waste it.

Bruce starts kissing her neck. Grace turns, .they kiss and a

METEOR SHOWER lights the sky behind them. The kiss ends.

BRUCE:

Bedroom.

GRACE:

Five minutes.

INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

Grace grabs a neglige from the drawer, heads into the

bathroom. Bruce enters, adjusts the ambience of the room,

BLOWS THE LIGHTS OUT with a quick puff of air, LIGHTS CANDLES

with a gesture. His clothes magically fall away.

INT. BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS

Grace slips her neglige on, begins brushing her hair.

GRACE:

I'11 be out in a minute.

BRUCE (O.S.) *

Don't rush yourself. Sometimes *

anticipation can heighten the *

pleasure. *

Grace SHUDDERS a bit at the word "pleasure", quickly finishes *

brushing, picks up her lipstick. *

BRUCE (O.S.) *

It's a funny thing about, pleasure. *

GRACE'S KNEES BUCKLE, causing the lipstick to smear across *

her face. She sits down on the toilet seat to get a hold of *

herself. *

BRUCE (O.S.) *

It can be extremely pleasurable. *

Grace has a very POWERFUL ORGASM and slides off the toilet *

out of frame to the ground. *

GRACE *

(out of control) *

Oh, oh. Oh my... *

CUT TO:
*

54.

BRUCE:

Standing at the door with both arms extended toward the

bathroom like an WARLOCK CASTING A SPELL. Suddenly the light

hits him from the open bathroom door and he quickly strikes a

casual pose.

Grace stands in the open doorway, panting like an animal.

She dives on Bruce, attacking him.

INT. KITCHEN - MORNING

ON TV - THE MORNING NEWS

MORNING REPORTER

In international news, Japanese

relief workers are staging a

desperate effort to rescue hundreds

of people stranded by a freak tidal

wave that hit Kitamoto City...

We see remote footage of Japanese families being airlifted

from root tops.

MORNING REPORTER

Scientists say the tsunami may have

been caused by what they're

describing as "unusual lunar

activity." More on this, as it

develops. . .

Grace half watches the newscast as she finishes breakfast.

INT. BEDROOM - MORNING

Bruce lies blissfully asleep. Big smile, life is good.

Then, we hear WHISPERING - Like distant voices MURMURING all

at once. Bruce wakes with a start. He looks around puzzled,

sticks his finger in his ear checking his hearing as the

voices fade away.

ANGLE - SAM

Circling, getting ready to go on the carpet. Bruce casually

warns.

BRUCE:

Sam. Uh uh uh.

55.

Sam looks at Bruce for a beat, then walks into bathroom,

raises the toilet seat with his nos e, and STANDS UP ON HIS

TWO HIND LEGS, HOLDING HIS SNAUSAGE WITH HIS FRONT PAWS (NO,

WE DON'T SEE IT) AND STARTS TO GO. He looks proudly back at

Bruce.

BRUCE:

Good boy.

INT. KITCHEN

Grace places breakfast on the table. Bruce comes out, fully

dressed with a spring in his step.

BRUCE:

Good morning.

GRACE:

(gushy-lovey, sing songy)

Good morning. Cooked you grilled

cheese.

BRUCE:

Oo, my favey.

Bruce sits, Grace sets down his plate, leans close.

GRACE:

Last night was just...

BRUCE:

Heavenly?

GRACE:

Mmm hmm.

Bruce enjoys his grilled cheese.

GRACE:

It's funny, but when I woke up this

morning, It felt like my b*obs were

bigger.

Bruce looks away, guilty, trying to be nonchalant.

GRACE:

(holding them up)

Do they look bigger to you?

BRUCE:

Huh? Ah, no, they, ah, look the

same to me.

56.

They aren't. They are clearly bigger. She holds them.

GRACE:

They're definitely bigger. They

feel huge to me.

Bruce throws up his hands.

BRUCE:

You got me. Probably just a

hormonal thing.

(takes a quick final bite)

Well, enjoy your breakfast, I've

gotta run.

GRACE:

Where are you going?

He stops, turns. A new confident Bruce.

BRUCE:

To get my job back.

MUSIC UP:

EXT. BRUCE'S APARTMENT - DAY

Bruce heads for his severely beat-up junker car whistling

"What if God were One of Us."

INT. BRUCE'S CAR

CLOSE ON - BRUCE

He gets in, fastens his seat belt, as two teenagers cruise by

on skateboards, stop outside Bruce's window.

TEENAGER:

(sincerely impressed)

Wow, nice car man.

BRUCE:

Well, it gets me from A to B.

MASTER - STREET

Reveal Bruce's car is now a brand new MERCEDES 2003 VISION

SLR. He starts and revs THE POWERFUL NEW ENGINE and peels

out.

57.

EXT. CITY STREETS - DAY

Bruce turns the corner into bumper to bumper traffic. No

problem, the traffic magically opens up for him, cars

instantly swerving right and left clearing a path for Bruce.

He waves as he passes.

BRUCE:

And the last shall be first.

EXT. POLICE TRAINING CENTER - DAY

A POLICE DOG, HANK, performs some standard TAKE DOWNS by

"attacking" a "criminal" (trainer) on the run. PHIL, a

reporter from a rival station is wrapping up his story.

PHIL:

I certainly wouldn't want to be a

fugitive on the run with Hank,

Buffalo's number one police dog, on

the job. This is Phil Sidleman

reporting from The Police Canine

Training center.

(beat)

And cut it. Let's go, guys.

The crew start to wrap up.

ANGLE - BRUCE

Watching the action from the side, holding his own home video

camera. Phil spots him.

PHIL:

Hey, channel seven, right? You're

the guy that went crazy.

BRUCE:

Yeah, I had a bad day. But things

are lookin' up.

PHIL:

What are you doin' here?

BRUCE:

Just lookin' for a story.

PHIL:

(waving the video tape)

Well, this pond's fished out.

Pretty standard stuff anyway.

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