Bruce Almighty Page #25

108.

GOD (cont'd)

The soul of his work would have

been built out of his hardships.

He would have touched millions.

(feigns cheery)

But now he's headed for a career as

a professional wrestler.

God clicks, changing the environment into a CONDO. We see a

lonely woman (who found the cash in her purse) sitting

depressed, rocking in a chair.

GOD:

Ester Maha. I love Ester. Ester

was bankrupt. She was going to

have to eat her pride and call her

sister. Would've got the two of

them together again. Instead, she

bought a condo in Florida.

*

God clicks the remote again...

GOD *

*

(recalling Bruce's own

words) *

And have you seen the news lately? *

We see footage of the ARCTIC SEA and NORTH AND SOUTH POLES... *

NEWSCASTER #1 *

Scientists believe last weeks *

asteroid may have knocked the earth *

off it's access resulting in the *

rapid acceleration of the melting *

of the polar caps. . . *

Click. More footage of FLOODWATERS and RISING TIDES... *

NEWSCASTER #2 *

And more tidal wave activity *

reported and resulting in *

devastating floods all tied to last *

weeks abnormal lunar activity... *

Click. We see footage of DECIMATED CROPS. *

NEWSCASTER #2 *

That swarm of locusts spotted in *

Buffalo has multiplied, wreaking *

havoc on local agricultural crops. *

Food and produce prices are *

expected to skyrocket. *

109.

GOD *

(to Bruce, again using *

Bruce's words) *

Now what kind of a God let's that *

happen? *

God clicks the images off. *

GOD *

Not as easy as it looks, is it? *

This God business. *

BRUCE *

So what do I do? *

God smiles, asks him again what he asked him in the alley... *

GOD *

You want some advice? *

BRUCE *

Yes. *

God smiles, starts to walk away... *

GOD *

Everybody wants a miracle, Bruce. *

Want me to do everything for 'em.

But what they don't understand is,

they're the one's holding the

power.

God claps the bright ceiling light on, walks over to the

latter.

BRUCE:

Wait. Where are you going?

GOD:

This is good-bye, Bruce. You've

learned a lot. I think you should

be able to handle things now.

God climbs, ascending into the light.

BRUCE:

What if I have a question? What if

I need you?

God stops, looks down to Bruce.

110.

GOD:

See Bruce, that's your problem.

That's everybody's problem. You

keep looking up. . .

He smiles and disappears into the light, leaves Bruce

thinking.

INT. BRUCE AND GRACE'S APARTMENT - DAY

Bruce stands in the apartment, Sam at his side. No signs of

Grace. The bed is made. Empty.

Then, he notices the BOX OF PHOTOS, the incomplete albums.

He picks up a photo of he and Grace in an even tinier

apartment, Sam is a puppy, they have little money, and

despite it all look very happy. Bruce smiles at the memory.

Reaches for a stack of photos...

EXT. CITY STREETS - MORNING

Bruce sits in bumper to bumper traffic. A man's car is

broken down in the middle of the street causing the

bottleneck.

Bruce sees THE SIGN GUY by the side of the road. His sign

reads:
ALL FOR WON.

Bruce looks out at the other drivers honking and shouting at

the frustrated man.

CUT TO - the stalled car is now rolling to the shoulder and

we REVEAL that Bruce is doing the pushing.

INT. BRUCE AND GRACE'S APARTMENT

THE COMPUTER:

The auto-function is answering "YES" to the prayer emails.

Bruce clicks cancel, turns off the computer.

INT. SCHOOL YARD

Filbert Davis is beating up another kid. Bruce watches at a.

distance.

BRUCE:

Bruce giveth and Bruce taketh away.

Suddenly, Filbert goes to throw a punch but his punch has no

sting. The bigger boy looks down and grins.

CLOSE ON FILBERT - SUDDEN FEAR IN HIS EYES

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INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM

The teacher stands before the class, reading a student's

paper.

TEACHER:

"Pain". By Filbert Davis.

As she reads the poem, PAN TO Filbert Davis seated in class

with a ripe BLACK EYE.

EXT. BRUCE AND GRACE'S APARTMENT - MORNING

Bruce is waiting for Sam to pee.

BRUCE:

Come on, Sam. Let's do this the

right way... Oh, alright...

Bruce pulls out a SWATCH OF CARPET, lays it on the grass.

Sam happily goes. They walk off together.

BRUCE:

That's not normal you know.

INT. HARDWARE STORE - DAY

Bobby places three blue home address number tiles on the

counter - all number 6.

BOBBY:

(demonic voice)

Do you have these in red?

Bruce walks up behind Bobby.

BRUCE:

Okay Bobby, it's time to come back.

Bobby HISSES at Bruce, turns INSANELY DEMONIC.

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