Coco Page #13

Synopsis: Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael García Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
Director(s): Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina (co-director)
Production: Disney/Pixar
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 86 wins & 28 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.4
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
PG
Year:
2017
105 min
$208,487,719
46,801 Views


Miguel pulls Héctor into a phone booth to avoid suspicion.

MIGUEL (CONT'D)

Yeah I'm alive. And if I wanna get

back to the Land of the Living, I

need de la Cruz's blessing.

HÉCTOR

That's weirdly specific.

MIGUEL:

He's my great-great-grandfather.

HÉCTOR

He's your wha-whaat...?

Hector's eyes drop into his mouth. He pops them back up with

a punch to his jaw. Miguel is a little grossed out.

Héctor turns to conference with himself.

HÉCTOR (CONT'D)

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Wait, wait...

(gasp)

Wait, no, wait, wait, wait. Wait,

wait, wait, wait, wait, wait?

(beat)

Yes! You're going back to the Land

of the Living?!

MIGUEL:

D'ya know what, maybe this isn't

such a g--

51.

Héctor snaps his fingers rapidly, pistons firing.

HÉCTOR

No, niño, niño, niño, I can help

you! You can help me. We can help

each other! But most importantly,

you can help ME.

Miguel suddenly spies his family hurrying down a staircase.

Mamá Imelda spots Miguel.

MAMÁ IMELDA

Miguel!

MIGUEL:

AH!

Héctor extends his hand.

HÉCTOR

I'm Héctor.

MIGUEL:

That's nice!

Miguel grabs Héctor by the wrist and drags him to the exit,

away from his family.

EXT. MARIGOLD GRAND CENTRAL STATION

Miguel and Dante burst out the door and rush down the stairs.

Héctor's arm snaps to get Miguel's attention. Miguel

realizes it's no longer attached to Héctor's body. The arm

signals backwards to Héctor who is ten paces behind.

HÉCTOR

Espérame chamaco!

Miguel throws the arm back to Héctor an they disappear into a

dense crowd.

Moments later, the Dead Riveras burst from the revolving

doors. Mamá Imelda scours the crowd for Miguel. He's

nowhere to be found.

MAMÁ IMELDA

Ay, he is going to get himself

killed... I need my spirit guide,

Pepita.

Mamá Imelda looks to the night sky, puts two fingers to her

mouth, and lets out a piercing whistle.

52.

FWOOOMP! A giant winged jaguar lands in front of Mamá

Imelda. She turns to the family.

MAMÁ IMELDA

Who has that petal Miguel touched?

PAPÁ JULIO

Here!

Papá Julio steps forward with a marigold petal. He creeps

forward, jittery, holding it out for Pepita.

PAPÁ JULIO

Nice alebrije...

Pepita sniffs the petal's scent.

Suddenly Pepita's head darts, narrowing in on the scent. She

takes to the air.

EXT. UNDERPASS TUNNEL - NIGHT

Miguel sits on a wooden crate. Héctor uses his thumb to

smudge black and white shoe polish on the boy's face.

HÉCTOR

Hey, hey, hold still.

(beat)

Look up. Look up. A ver, a ver...

look up. Up, UP!... Ta-da!

Héctor opens a small mirror. Miguel's face is painted to

look like a skeleton.

HÉCTOR (CONT'D)

Dead as a doorknob.

(beat)

So listen, Miguel: this place runs

on memories. When you're well-

remembered, people put up your

photo and you get to cross the

bridge and visit the living on Día

de Muertos.

(beat)

Unless you're me.

MIGUEL:

You don't get to cross over.

53.

HÉCTOR

No one's ever put up my picture...

(beat)

But you can change that!

He unfolds an old picture. In it is a young, living Héctor.

MIGUEL:

This is you?

HÉCTOR

Muy guapo, eh?

MIGUEL:

So you get me to my great-great

grandpa, then I put up your photo

when I get home?

HÉCTOR

Such a smart boy! Yes! Great

idea, yes!

(beat)

One hiccup:
de la Cruz is a tough

guy to get to. And I need to cross

that bridge soon. Like TONIGHT.

(upbeat)

So, you got any other family here,

you know? Someone a bit more...

accessible?

MIGUEL:

Mmm, nope.

HÉCTOR

Don't yank my chain, chamaco. You

gotta have SOME other family.

MIGUEL:

ONLY de la Cruz. If you can't help

me, I'll find him myself.

Miguel marches out of the alley, whistling for Dante to

follow.

HÉCTOR

Okay, okay, kid, fine -- fine!

I'll get you to your great-great

grandpa...!

CUT TO:

54.

EXT. BUSTLING STREET

They make their way through a pedestrian path.

HÉCTOR (CONT'D)

...It's not gonna be easy, you

know? He's a busy man.

(beat)

What are you doing?

Miguel slink-walks next to Héctor goofily.

MIGUEL:

I'm walking like a skeleton.

Blending in.

HÉCTOR

No, skeletons don't walk like that.

MIGUEL:

It's how you walk.

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Lee Unkrich

Lee Edward Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American director, film editor, screenwriter, and animator. He is a longtime member of the creative team at Pixar, where he started in 1994 as a film editor. He later began directing, first as co-director of Toy Story 2. After co-directing Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo, Unkrich made his solo directorial debut with Toy Story 3 in 2010, and most recently directed Coco in 2017, both of which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. more…

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