Ghostbusters II Page #13

JANINE:

What are you doing up here?

LOUIS:

I was trying to get that smelly green thing.

The guys asked me to help out. I'm like the

fifth Ghostbuster.

JANINE:

Why would you want to be a Ghostbuster if

you're already an accountant?

LOUIS:

Oh, no, it's just if one of the guys calls

in sick or gets hurt.

Louis quickly slips off the proton pack and sets it down.

JANINE:

Have you made any plans yet? You know

tomorrow is New Year's Eve.

LOUIS:

No, I celebrate at the beginning of my

corporate tax year which is March first.

That way I beat the crowds.

JANINE:

That's very practical. I hate going out on

New Year's Eve, too.

There is an awkward silence between them and Janine starts to leave.

JANINE:

Well, good night, Louis.

LOUIS:

(on an impulse)

Janine, do you feel like maybe getting

something to eat on the way home?

JANINE:

I'd like to, but I told Dr. Venkman I'd

babysit.

(seductively)

Do you want to babysit with me?

LOUIS:

Oh, sure, that sounds great.

They exit.

CUT TO:

INT. VENKMAN'S LOFT - NIGHT (LATER)

There is a KNOCK at the door and Venkman goes to answer it. He's dressed

for the evening and looking very dapper.

INT. VENKMAN'S LOFT - ENTRANCE HALL - CONTINUOUS ACTION

Venkman opens the door and finds Stantz, Spengler and Winston standing

there wearing over-the-hip rubberized waders, firemen's slickers, and

miners' helmets, carrying tons of sensing devices, meters, collection

jars and photographic equipment. They look like they're rigged out for a

major spelunking expedition.

VENKMAN:

(ushering them in)

Don't tell me, let me guess. All-you-can-eat

barbecue rib night at the Sizzler?

STANTZ:

We're going down into the sewer system to

see if we can trace the source of the

psycho-reactive slime flow. We thought you

might want to come along.

VENKMAN:

Darn it! I wish I'd known you were going.

I'm stuck with these damn dinner reservations.

SPENGLER:

You know, animals and lower life forms often

anticipate major disasters. Given the new

magnetheric readings we could see a tremendous

breeding surge in the cockroach population.

VENKMAN:

Roach breeding? Sounds better and better.

(calls out)

Dana? The boys are going down under the

sewers tonight to look for slime. Egon

thinks there might even be some kind of big

roach-breeding surge. Should we forget about

dinner and go with them instead?

Dana steps into the living room looking very beautiful.

STANTZ:

Wow.

Dana looks curiously at their outfits.

DANA:

Hi.

They nod and wave back.

VENKMAN:

(to Ray and Egon)

I think we're going to have to pass on the

sewer trip, boys. Let me know what you find

out.

STANTZ:

(on his exit)

Okay, but you're missing all the fun.

INT. VAN HORNE STATION - NIGHT (LATER)

Stantz, Spengler and Winston come down the stairs into the station,

guided by a very old map of the underground city.

STANTZ:

This is it. Van Horne Station. Right where

the old transit map said it would be.

They cross to the edge of the platform and look into the river of slime.

STANTZ:

Let's get a sounding on the depth of that

flow.

Stantz has a long, coiled, graduated cord with a plumb bob on the end of

it attached to his utility belt.

STANTZ:

Stand back.

He takes the cord in his hand, swings the plumb bob over his head and

casts it out into the middle of the flow. The plumb bob sinks and

Spengler reads the depth.

SPENGLER:

Six feet -- seven -- eight --

STANTZ:

That's it. It's on the bottom.

SPENGLER:

Nine feet -- ten --

WINSTON:

Is the line sinking?

SPENGLER:

No, the slime is rising.

Stantz looks down and notices the slime rising over the edge of the

platform and around his boots.

STANTZ:

(alarmed)

Let's get out of here, boys.

He starts to pull out the plumb line but it seems to be stuck.

Spengler tries to help, but whatever is pulling on the cord is stronger

than all three of them. As their unseen adversary pulls them closer and

closer to the edge, Stantz works desperately to unhook the cord from his

belt but finally just unhooks the whole belt. Spengler lets go in time

but Winston doesn't. He is jerked off his feet and into the slime flow.

Stantz and Spengler look at each other, summon their courage and jump in

after him.

CUT TO:

INT. ARMAND RESTAURANT - NIGHT (LATER)

Dana and Venkman are sitting at a table in an elegant restaurant nibbling

caviar and toasting with very expensive champagne.

VENKMAN:

(very intimate)

Here's to -- us.

She sighs and drinks.

VENKMAN:

So -- are you making any New Year's

resolutions?

DANA:

I want to stop getting involved with men who

aren't good for me.

VENKMAN:

Does that start exactly at midnight tomorrow,

or could you hold off for a few days maybe?

DANA:

For one night in your life, do you think

it's possible for us to be completely real?

VENKMAN:

All right, you want to be real? So tell me

why did you dump me?

DANA:

Oh, Peter, I didn't dump you. I just had

to protect myself. You really weren't very

good for me, you know.

VENKMAN:

I'm not even good for me.

DANA:

Why do you say things like that? You're so

much better than you know.

VENKMAN:

Thank you. If I had that kind of support

on a daily basis, I could definitely shape

up by the turn of the century.

DANA:

(already feeling the

effects of the champagne)

So why don't you give me a jingle in the

year 2000?

VENKMAN:

Let me jingle you right now.

He leans over to kiss her.

DANA:

Maybe I should call Janine.

VENKMAN:

Don't worry. Janine has a very special way

with children.

They kiss.

CUT TO:

INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT (SAME TIME)

Janine is on the sofa doing her nails while Louis paces with the baby.

JANINE:

(looking around)

I can't believe a person could actually live

like this.

LOUIS:

(to the baby)

So these dwarfs had a limited partnership in

a small mining operation and then one day a

beautiful princess came to live with them.

JANINE:

It's really not a bad place. It just needs

a woman's touch.

LOUIS:

(continuing)

So they bartered room and board in exchange

for housekeeping services, which was a good

deal for all of them because then they didn't

have to withhold tax and social security,

which I'm not saying is right but it's just

a story, so I guess it's all right. I can

finish this later if you're tired.

Louis goes into the bedroom and puts the baby down.

JANINE:

You're really good with children, Louis. I

can tell.

(as he returns)

Why don't you come here and sit with me?

LOUIS:

Okay.

He sits stiffly beside her on the sofa.

JANINE:

(getting close)

Motherhood is a very natural instinct for

me. I'd like to have a baby myself.

Wouldn't you?

LOUIS:

(gulps)

Tonight?

EXT. STREET - MANHOLE COVER - NIGHT (SAME TIME)

A manhole cover is dislodged and pushed up from below. It slides away,

and Winston crawls out of the manhole followed by Stantz and Spengler.

They are exhausted and covered with slime.

WINSTON:

(uncharacteristically

angry)

Nice going, Ray! What were you trying to

do -- drown me?

STANTZ:

(unusually mean)

Look, Zeddemore, it wasn't my fault you were

too stupid to drop that line.

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