Bucky and the Squirrels Page #5

Synopsis: Back in 1968, a one-hit wonder rock band from Appleton, Wisconsin vanished in a plane crash somewhere in the Swiss Alps. Now, 50 years later, the aircraft has just been discovered with the Squirrels still inside - frozen alive. After they're returned home, thawed, and are struggling to return to their former selves, the IRS arrests them for owing a half century of back taxes. To stay out of prison, the Squirrels have to prove they can pay the money back by convincing the government they're capable of performing once again. Unfortunately, they're not.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Allan Katz
Production: Dauntless Studios
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.8
PG
Year:
2018
82 min
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We now cut...

live to Dr. Adams' office,

where she is completing

her presentation.

So, I know you all must

have a bunch of questions.

Who would like to go first?

What's dubstep?

What, and boba ball

in the tea?

It's in the tea?

Tell me again what

the Kardashians are famous for.

I wanna see

Phil Westerbrook.

Uh, excuse me,

we're in session.

Can you tell me what

this is regarding?

Oh, my God, you look

exactly the same.

I mean, exactly!

This is freaky.

This is also very inappropriate.

Who are you?

Anna Russo?

I'm Anna Russo,

I was his wife.

Your wife.

Until you were dead.

And then I took the insurance

money and bought a condo.

And you're here

because...?

Because my shrink told me

that I had to apologize to Phil

for forcing him to marry me.

You have nothing

to apologize for.

Oh, yes I do!

Junior, get in here!

I'm sorry. Out!

Adams:
Yeah, you just...

You should go.

Um...

Why don't you just...

you have a seat, honey.

Sit down,

sit down.

Yeah, sit down, Phil.

Let's move on.

Yeah. Okay.

Well, since we've already had

one unannounced visitor,

I might as well tell you

that there is someone else

who has been waiting

patiently to see you.

Uh, it's actually someone

who I think you guys

are going to be

very happy to see.

Is it Elvis?

No. It's your agent,

Mort Fishbeck.

OMG.

Okay, so you don't

actually say that.

It's just for typing.

LOL, LOL.

PPO.

Mr. Fishbeck,

if you could...

LPE.

Fishbeck:

Be right there.

Here he comes.

(chuckles)

Some old guy's

wearing Mort's clothes.

No, no, it's me, it's Mort.

Remember the Squirrel salute?

All:
Mort!

Look at you guys.

Oh, look at you guys!

Look at you!

Oh, look at you.

Oh, look at you!

Look at you.

Look at you.

Okay.

If I were representing

the Mormon

Tabernacle Choir,

I'd be squeezing

faces all day!

You remember them,

it's like a big group of people,

the Mormon...

So, listen...

Besides being frozen in a crashed

plane for 50 years, what's new?

I had canned cheese.

I've gotta pee

so much!

What is this?

Oh, my landlord won't

let me have a cat.

Now, that was a joke.

You get it?

No.

Come on, you guys.

Gimme a hug.

He's being silly.

Oh, God, oh, that hurts.

Oh, it's Mort.

I can't breathe, hold it.

Lean back a little.

...experience in

hot and cold protection.

From an independent

family-owned business

that's never been afraid

to give you

exactly what's right

for your engine...

Mort, maybe we could do

a commercial for them.

We were frozen, now we're not.

Peak Antifreeze.

Mmm, delicious.

No, no, no, you don't drink it.

It's antifreeze, it's for cars.

Yeah, it's for cars.

Cars drink it.

Yeah, I know.

I was being silly.

He was

just being silly.

Yeah, Mort, Randy is

very good at being silly.

Hey, hey, Mort.

Remember when I was shy,

and you said,

"Don't be so shy"?

And then I wasn't

shy anymore.

And, Mort, remember when you

were gone for like a few months,

and you came back

much tanner

and we asked you

where you were

and you were like...

(strained voice)

"I was..."

Remember?

Yep.

Remember when you said,

"I don't have my wallet,

let's get outta here"?

(chuckles)

He said that one

a lot.

That was one

of his favorites.

Hope he likes

the crust.

Give him a bite.

Here.

Here.

Aaah!

Oh!

His hair...

was that his hair?

His eyebrows

are reaching for it.

His hair and his eyebrows

are becoming one.

Whoa!

Guys, guys.

He's sleeping.

We can put the naughty

channel on.

(chuckles)

(laughing, shouting)

"And then the banks received

another bailout."

When I was a toddler

back in Long Island,

there was this sweet

little woman

who lived across

the hall from us.

Her name was Duda,

and my mom thinks maybe she was

Hungarian or something.

Um, anyway, Duda spoke

hardly any English,

so all we really knew about her

was her name

and that, whenever Duda

heard me crying,

she'd rush across the hall

and pick me up

and rock me in her arms

and sing this Hungarian lullaby.

And miraculously,

I'd instantly fall asleep.

Um...

One second, please,

I'm sorry.

Um, one day, Duda was gone.

She moved away.

And we never heard

from her again.

And then recently my mom

saw a picture of the Squirrels

on the news

and she remembered that Duda

used to have

the same exact picture

of the Squirrels

hanging on her wall

in her apartment.

Really weird, right?

Um, so, when we heard

about this documentary,

we thought that,

when it came out,

maybe Duda would go see it

and see me in it

and somehow we'd be able

to reunite with her.

And with that in mind,

here is the lullaby that...

in Hungarian, I think...

that Duda used to sing to me.

In pretty much her only English,

she called it "Duda's Girl."

Dare's a brand-new danz dat

makena newza

Ooh-wah-ooh

So comme ah, comme ah

Puddona ure danza choosa

Ooh-wah-ooh

Dona vee shy

Gib it a whirla

Grav'd ure guy

Grav'd ure girla

Shaka ure tay-ay-ay

Thee gonna do da skirl

I love you, Duda.

Dad.

Dad, Mom.

Whoa!

So nice...

You guys look...

a little different.

Just a little.

Doctor.

(whispering)

These are Doug's parents.

Adams:
Oh, uh, Doug...

Could you come here

a second?

Yeah.

These are actually

your parents.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh, hi!

Hi!

Doug:
It's been...

I was frozen.

- Dad:
Wow.

- Doug:
But now I see it.

Dad:
This makes more sense.

Wow!

Bucky:
So...

how's...

how's the dog?

Look it!

You definitely...

- Group hug.

- Everybody.

- Group hug!

- Squirrel...

Squirrel hug!

Squirrel nest!

(laughter)

Whoa! Wow!

Wow!

She'll be comin' 'round

the mountain when she comes

Whee-hoo!

She'll be comin' 'round

the mountain when she comes

Whee-hoo!

She'll be comin' round

the mountain

She'll be comin'

'round the mountain

The wheels on the bus

go round and round

Round and round

I wanna get

ice cream!

Squirrels, shouting:

Ice cream! Ice cream!

Adams:
Yeah, we'll get

ice cream later.

We have to get

ice cream.

Adams:
Bucky, hurry up, there

are people waiting in line.

- I can't!

- Yes, you can.

Um, okay, maybe

I could have four.

No, just one.

Okay, maybe just two,

actually.

No, everyone got

just one, okay?

Pick one.

Okay, I'm going

to go with that.

Sweet

strawberry swirl.

Oh, okay.

It looks delicious.

Oh, yeah, just take that one.

That's fine.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Oh! Oh! Oh!

Are you okay?

Oh, no, no, no, it's just

a brain freeze, you're fine!

Oh, Bucky, don't pick that up.

Oh, Lucky Bucky!

Oh, don't eat...

Oh, no.

I'm bored!

Let's go!

Shh! Okay,

inside voices.

We should clean this...

I'm sorry about this.

You guys wait.

The wheels on the bus

go round and round

Round and round

Round and round

The wheels on the bus

go round and round

Bus...

All the livelong day

The wheels on the bus

are round

Adams:
Good job, Bucky.

Okay, thank you.

Everybody out.

(rock music plays)

Let's go this way.

Go this way.

Wow!

Wow!

Wow!

- Wow!

- Whoa, whoa!

Wow!

Whoa!

Wow!

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Allan Katz

Allan Katz (born in Chicago, Illinois) is an American writer, producer, actor, and director. He began his writing career as an advertising copywriter. In 1970 he created the original award-winning campaign for the popcorn snack Screaming Yellow Zonkers which was the first major product to be packaged in a predominantly black box. Every panel of the box was covered by absurd copy and illustrations. Katz wrote the copy on the first several boxes, and wrote and produced the TV and radio campaign. Katz was hired to be one of the youngest writers on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In and moved to Los Angeles. While working on Laugh-In, he also wrote episodes of Sanford and Son, All in the Family, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.He went on to both write and produce other series including M*A*S*H (TV series), The Cher Show, Rhoda, and Roseanne. In 1989 Katz wrote and starred in the film Big Man on Campus (Originally titled, The Hunchback of UCLA , released in the UK as The Hunchback Hairball of L.A.). Katz wrote the libretto for the musical Zapata (music by Harry Nilsson) the multiple award-winning Off-Broadway musical, Song of Singapore, and the comedy, Partners starring Alan Rosenberg.Katz is also an essayist who has been published in 'The New York Times' and the Los Angeles Times and has taught writing at UCLA Extension Writers' Program and at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, where recently, in conjunction with their film studies program, he completed directing his feature "Bucky and the Squirrels" which had a limited theatrical release in February 2018. more…

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