Despicable Me 2 Page #3

She HONKS her HORN as she passes through a school of fish.

MINIONS:

Whoa...

As the fish pass the Minions look ahead to see a shark

heading for them with his mouth open. They SCREAM. Lucy

quickly steers the car out of harm’s way. They pass by

several more sharks until they arrive at a GIANT SUBMARINE

with the letters “AVL” on the side.

A HATCH opens and Lucy’s car goes inside. The hatch closes

behind her.

INT:
AVL SUB - SAME

The water drains out from the holding dock. A buffer and

hair dryer come out to dry off the car. A squeegee wipes off

the windshield.

Then the platform the car is on lowers down.

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INT:
AVL ROOM - DAY

Lucy’s car lowers into the center of the room as a large

circular table assembles around it, effectively locking them

in.

Lucy and the Minions get out of the car. She pushes a button

on her remote and Gru, with a starfish attached to his head,

is ejected from the trunk.

GRU:

(groggily)

Ugh...ooh...what...where...ah...oh,

foot’s asleep...ah...pins and

needles...

SILAS (O.S.)

Good afternoon, Mr. Gru.

GRU:

Ehhh...

SILAS:

I apologize for our methods in

getting you here.

LUCY:

I don’t. I’d do it again in a

heartbeat. I am not gonna lie--I

enjoyed that. Every second of it.

Gave me a bit of a buzz, actually.

SILAS:

That’s enough, Agent Wilde.

LUCY:

Sorry, sir.

GRU:

Okay, this is bogus!

Gru peels the starfish off his head and drops it onto Tom’s.

Stuart LAUGHS at him.

GRU (CONT'D)

I don’t know who you people think

you are, but-

A WAITER comes over with tea for Silas.

SILAS:

We are the Anti-Villain League.

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As Silas summons a map that shows all of the AVL offices

around the world, Lucy’s car drops out of the way. Stuart is

trapped on the lowering platform and he scrambles to get back

onto stable ground. Silas continues.

SILAS (CONT’D)

An ultra-secret organization

dedicated to fighting crime on a

global scale. Rob a bank? We're

not interested. Kill someone? Not

our deal. But you want to melt the

polar ice caps? Or vaporize Mt.

Fuji? Or even steal the moon?

Then we notice.

GRU:

First of all, you’ve got no proof

that I did that. Second, after I

did do that, I put it back!

SILAS:

We’re well aware of that, Mr. Gru.

That’s why we’ve brought you here.

(beat)

I am the League’s director, Silas

Ramsbottom.

Upon hearing the name, Tom and Stuart start giggling.

TOM:

Bottom.

TOM AND STUART:

Heeheheeeeheeehee.

Silas bristles at this, and glances over at Lucy.

SILAS:

Hilarious. Agent Wilde...

LUCY:

Oh, me now...?

She continues the de-briefing, turning to the screens, which

show an image of the Magnet Ship stealing the lab.

LUCY (CONT’D)

Um, recently an entire top secret

lab disappeared from the Arctic

Circle. Yeah, the entire lab.

Just whoosh. Voom! Gone. Where

did it go?

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GRU:

I don’t care.

The screen shows FOOTAGE of a TINY LITTLE BUNNY in a

scientific lab. Furry and adorable.

LUCY:

The lab was devoted to experiments

involving PX-41, a transmutation

serum. What is PX-41, you ask?

Mmmm, it’s pretty bad... Look.

A LABCOAT TECHNICIAN approaches the bunny with a SYRINGE

containing the purple liquid. Injects some in its butt.

TOM AND STUART:

Aaah!

Instantly the bunny transforms into a HIDEOUS PURPLE MONSTER

BUNNY. Gru and the Minions smile, impressed.

Then it goes crazy and attacks the scientist. Gru covers his

eyes and the Minions pass out.

GRU:

Oh!

The bunny attacks the technician, then the camera...and the

film is over.

GRU (CONT’D)

Hmm, you usually don’t see that in

bunnies.

SILAS:

As you can see, in the wrong hands,

the PX-41 serum could be the most

devastating weapon on earth.

(struggles to get through

the opening in the table)

Fortunately it has a very distinct

chemical footprint, and using the

latest chemtracking technology, we

found traces of it in the Paradise

Mall.

On the screens we see images depicting a highly technical

diagram of the shopping mall.

GRU:

Ha! A mall?

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SILAS:

Precisely. And we believe that one

of these shop owners is a master

criminal.

Silas scrolls through pictures of the mall’s shop owners.

SILAS (CONT’D)

And that’s where you come in. As

an ex-villain, you know how a

villain thinks, how a villain acts.

LUCY:

The plan is to set you up

undercover at a shop in the mall,

where hopefully you’ll be able to-

GRU:

Okay, I see where this is going,

with all the Mission Impossible

stuff, but no. No! I am a father

now. And a legitimate businessman.

I am developing a line of delicious

jams and jellies.

Silas shoots him a look. He CHUCKLES.

SILAS:

Jams and...jellies?

GRU:

Oh, attitude! That’s right! So

thanks, but no thanks.

(beat)

And here’s a tip--instead of tasing

people and kidnapping them, maybe

you should just give them a call!

Good day, Mr. Sheepsbutt!

SILAS:

Ramsbottom.

GRU:

(chuckles)

Oh, yeah, like that’s any better!

Gru turns and heads for the door, followed by Tom and Stuart,

who continue to GIGGLE about Ramsbottom’s name.

EXT:
OCEAN - NIGHT

Gru exits the AVL headquarters, which he now sees is on a

SUBMARINE.

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Lucy leans out the door and taps him on the shoulder.

LUCY:

Look, I probably shouldn’t be

saying this, but your work as a

villain was kind of amazing, so if

you ever want to get back to doing

something awesome--give us a call.

She hands Gru her BUSINESS CARD. Gru takes it and stares at

it.

EXT:
OCEAN - LATER

Gru rows back to shore as Tom yells to him like a coxswain.

Gru GRUNTS with each stroke.

TOM:

(”Stroke!”)

Mack-oh! Mack-oh! Mack-oh!

INT:
GRU’S HOUSE - NIGHT

Gru carries a sleeping Agnes upstairs.

INT:
GIRLS’ BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS

Gru enters to find Margo and Edith not in bed. Margo is

texting someone.

GRU:

(whispers)

Hey, I told you guys to get to bed.

MARGO:

Oh, sorry.

EDITH:

So when ya goin’ on your date?

GRU:

What?

EDITH:

Remember? Miss Jillian said she

was arranging a date for you.

GRU:

Yeah, well, she is a nutjob. And

I’m not going on any date.

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EDITH:

Why not? Are you scared?

Gru stares back at Edith. Gets a far-away look in his eyes.

EXT:
PLAYGROUND - FLASHBACK - DAY

We flash back to LITTLE GRU on the school playground. He

stares, lovesick, at a CUTE LITTLE BLONDE GIRL, named LISA.

LISA:

(to her friends)

Hey, did you guys see the moon

landing on TV?

GIRLS:

Yeah, I can’t believe it. It’s so

cool...

LISA:

Yeah, and you know what--

Gru approaches her.

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