Inside Out Page #10

ABSTRACT WORKER #2

(checking a clipboard)

Um... loneliness.

ABSTRACT WORKER #1

Hm. Looks like there’s something in

there. I’m going to turn it on for

a minute and burn out the gunk.

INSIDE OUT 71.

She closes the door.

INT. ABSTRACT THOUGHT BUILDING

BING BONG:

What’d I tell ya? You’ll be at

Headquarters in no time.

BAM! The door closes behind them. The LIGHTS GO ON.

BING BONG (CONT’D)

Say, would you look at that!

Around them, strange SHAPES float into space.

JOY:

Whoa! What's happening?!

SADNESS:

Oh no. They turned it on.

BING BONG:

Huh! I’ve never seen this before.

Bing Bong’s head turns into a Picasso-like form. Joy and

Sadness scream as they become Cubist versions of themselves.

BING BONG (CONT’D)

My face! My beautiful face!

JOY:

What is going on?

SADNESS:

We’re abstracting! There are four

stages. This is the first: nonobjective

fragmentation!

BING BONG:

Alright, do not panic! What is

important is that we all STAY

TOGETHER.

His arm falls off.

JOY:

Ah!

Joy’s head falls off. Sadness’ leg goes. She topples.

SADNESS:

We’re in the second stage: we’re

deconstructing!

INSIDE OUT 72.

BING BONG:

Run!

Bing Bing falls into pieces.

BING BONG (CONT’D)

Aaah! I can’t feel my legs!

(his disassembled arm finds

them)

Oh, there they are.

JOY:

Come here, me!

They gather their pieces as they rush to the exit.

SADNESS:

We’ve gotta get out of here before

we’re nothing but shape and color!

We’ll get stuck here forever!

JOY:

“Stuck?!” Why did we come in here?!

BING BONG:

I told you, it’s a shortcut!

Though the window, the TRAIN OF THOUGHT pulls in.

JOY:

The train!

POP! They change into FLAT COLOR VERSIONS of themselves.

SADNESS:

Oh no... We’re two-dimensional!

That’s stage three!

JOY:

We’re getting nowhere!

BING BONG:

Depth! I’m lacking depth!

It’s hard to move. They struggle towards the window.

JOY:

Come on!

Sadness and Bing Bong follow and try to squeeze through. But

because of the broken perspective, they are now all HUGE

compared to the door.

INSIDE OUT 73.

JOY (CONT’D)

AUGH! We can’t fit!

POP! They abstract into ABSTRACT COLORED BLOBS.

SADNESS:

Oh no, we’re nonfigurative. This is

the last stage!

BING BONG:

We’re not going to make it!

Sadness slumps to the ground... and becomes a line!

SADNESS:

Wait! We’re two dimensional. Fall

on your face!

(crawls like an inchworm)

JOY:

Oh!

They follow Sadness and inch safely out the window.

EXT. ABSTRACT THOUGHT BUILDING

The three lines land outside just as the train pulls out.

They get up to go, but as lines they can barely move.

JOY:

Wait! Stop! Stop! STOP!

POP! Joy goes from non-representational to two-dimensional.

She falls down flat as the train speeds off.

POP! The three transform back to normal.

JOY (CONT’D)

(to Bing Bong)

I thought you said that was a

shortcut.

BING BONG:

I did, but wow, we should NOT have

gone in there. That was dangerous!

They really should put up a sign.

JOY:

How long till the next train?

BING BONG:

Who knows? But don’t worry. There’s

another station. That way!

(MORE)

INSIDE OUT 74.

BING BONG (CONT'D)

(points O.S.)

The train always stops there right

before it goes to Headquarters. If

we hurry, we can catch it!

JOY:

This isn’t another one of your

short cuts, is it?

BING BONG:

(laughing exuberantly)

Yeah!

Joy skeptically watches him head off.

JOY:

(to Sadness)

Is there really another station?

SADNESS:

Uh-huh. Through there.

Bing Bong leads them towards the impressive gates of...

BING BONG:

Welcome to Imaginationland!

INT. IMAGINATIONLAND - CONTINUOUS

JOY:

Imaginationland?

BING BONG:

Sure! I come here all the time. I’m

practically the mayor. Hey, you

guys hungry? There’s French Fry

Forest!

(starts eating)

Nom nom nom, delicious!

Joy is loving this.

JOY:

No way!

BING BONG:

Check it out! Trophy Town! Medals!

Ribbons! Everyone’s a winner!

Bing Bong kicks a soccer ball into a giant goal and workers

appear out of nowhere to shower him with awards.

INSIDE OUT 75.

BING BONG (CONT’D)

I won first place!

Workers give Joy a medal and Sadness a ribbon.

JOY:

Me too!

SADNESS:

Hohh... Participation award...

JOY:

Wait, is that-- Sadness, look, it’s

Cloud Town! That is my favorite!

Joy rips off a chunk of cloud and floats up into the air.

JOY (CONT’D)

It's so soft!

Joy jumps down and runs off.

BING BONG:

Woah! Let me try!

Bing Bong rips off some cloud. A CLOUD MAN emerges from the

house, angry.

CLOUD MAN:

Hey! What’s the big idea? You’d

better fix that wall, or else

you’re in big troub-

POOF! Bing Bong blows the Cloud Man away and walks off

nervously.

EXT. IMAGINATIONLAND, LAVA DAYDREAM

Joy and Bing Bong gleefully jump between couch cushions.

JOY BING BONG:

Oh no, lava! Whooo! Whawhoooo! Imaginationland is *

**

the best!

Sadness tries to jump to a rock, barely makes it.

SADNESS:

Is it all going to be so

interactive?

INSIDE OUT 76.

EXT. IMAGINATIONLAND, HOUSE OF CARDS

BING BONG:

Hey, look! The House of Cards!!

Ooh, wait, hang on just a minute...

From a nearby garage made of cards, Bing Bong pulls a wagon.

JOY:

Your rocket!

BING BONG:

Yeah! I stashed it in there for

safekeeping. Now I’m all set to

take Riley to the MOON!

He gestures proudly -- accidentally knocking over the house.

BING BONG (CONT’D)

Oh, I’m sorry.

HOUSE OF CARDS WORKER

Great.

EXT. IMAGINATIONLAND

JOY:

I love Imaginationland!

BING BONG:

Isn’t it great? And there’s always

something new, like...

A giant machine. A conveyer belt reveals a handsome teenager.

BING BONG (CONT’D)

Who the heck is that?

BOYFRIEND GENERATOR WORKER

Imaginary Boyfriend.

IMAGINARY BOYFRIEND

I would die for Riley.

Joy grimaces.

BING BONG:

I’ve never seen him before.

IMAGINARY BOYFRIEND

I live in Canada.

INSIDE OUT 77.

BING BONG:

Anyway. This way, through Preschool

World! We’re nearly to the train!

JOY:

Riley, here we come!

EXT. HOCKEY RINK - FOOT OF GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE -- SUNSET

INT. HOCKEY RINK - BLEACHERS - CONTINUOUS

Mom and Riley sit on the bleachers.

MOM:

This should be fun. New team, new

friends! These kids look pretty

good -- considering they're from

San Francisco. Heh heh!

HOCKEY COACH (O.S.)

Okay Andersen, you're up!

RILEY:

I gotta go.

Riley heads onto the ice.

MOM:

Okay. Good luck, sweetie!

INT. HEADQUARTERS

DISGUST:

Luck isn’t gonna help us now. If

she tries to use Hockey Island,

it’s going down.

FEAR:

Which is why I’ve recalled every

hockey memory I can think of.

The Emotions are standing ankle deep in memories.

FEAR (CONT’D)

One of these has got to work in

place of the core memory.

O.S. Hockey whistle.

ANGER/DISGUST

She’s about to play!/Hurry!

INSIDE OUT 78.

Fear loads a memory into the core holder.

INT. HOCKEY RINK

Riley skates onto the ice.

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