Inside Out Page #12

ANGER:

Fine. Let’s sleep on it. Because

hey, I’m sure jolly fun-filled

times are just around the corner.

INT. RILEY’S ROOM - NIGHT

Riley goes to sleep.

EXT. LONG-TERM MEMORY CLIFFS

The train slows to a stop.

JOY:

Huh?

The engineer and his assistant hop off the engine.

JOY (CONT’D)

Hey hey! Why aren’t we moving?

TRAIN ENGINEER:

Riley’s gone to sleep. We’re all on

break.

SADNESS:

You mean we’re stuck here until

morning?

BING BONG:

Yeah, the Train of Thought doesn’t

run while she’s asleep.

JOY:

Oh, we can’t wait that long!

INSIDE OUT 86.

SADNESS:

How about we wake her up?

JOY:

Sadness, that’s ridiculous. How

could we possibly...

She follows Sadness’ gaze and spots DREAM PRODUCTIONS.

JOY (CONT’D)

How about we wake her up!?

SADNESS:

Great idea, Joy.

JOY:

Thanks. Come on!

EXT. DREAM PRODUCTIONS - NIGHT

Pan down from the DREAM PRODUCTIONS GATE: a busy backlot.

JOY:

Whoa! This place is huge.

SADNESS:

Yeah, it looks so much smaller than

I expected.

They walk past dream “movie posters.”

BING BONG:

Whoa! “I Can Fly”? I love that one!

Joy spots a Unicorn sitting in a director’s chair.

JOY:

Rainbow Unicorn! She’s RIGHT THERE!

Joy tries to play it cool as they walk past.

SADNESS:

My friend says you’re famous. She

wants your autograph.

JOY:

No, no, Sadness, don’t bother Miss

Unicorn, okay?

(to unicorn)

Sorry, she’s from outta town. So

embarrassing, right?

She pushes Sadness away. Joy pops back in.

INSIDE OUT 87.

JOY (CONT’D)

I loved you in Fairy Dream

Adventure Part 7. Okay, bye. I love

you.

They reach STAGE B. A sign below a red flashing light reads,

“DO NOT ENTER WHEN LIGHT FLASHING.”

BING BONG:

Huh. Wonder what that means. Oh

well, let’s go in!

They enter.

INT. STAGE B - BUSTLING SOUND STAGE

Workers scramble to get ready for the production. A Director

distributes scripts.

DREAM DIRECTOR (O.S.)

Set up the classroom set! Today’s

memories are in, we’ve got a lot to

work with here. Riley dumped her

best friend, had a miserable day at

school, and quit hockey. The

writers have put together a killer

script!

INT. STAGE B - COSTUME AREA

Joy cringes at the news as the three hide behind costumes.

INT. HEADQUARTERS

Fear enters drinking tea.

FEAR:

(grumbling to self)

Just because Joy and Sadness are

gone, I have to do stupid dream

duty...

INT. STAGE B - COSTUME AREA

Joy, Sadness and Bing Bong watch from behind boxes.

JOY:

Okay, how are we gonna wake her up?

INSIDE OUT 88.

SADNESS:

Well, she wakes up sometimes when

she has a scary dream. We could

scare her.

JOY:

Scare her? No no, she’s been

through enough already.

SADNESS:

But Joy-

JOY:

Sadness you may know your way

around down here, but I know Riley!

We’re gonna make her so happy

she’ll wake up with exhilaration!

We’ll excite her awake!

SADNESS:

That’s never happened before.

Joy spots a nearby dog costume and tosses it to Sadness.

JOY:

Ooh, Riley loves dogs. Put this on!

SADNESS:

I don’t think that’ll work.

JOY:

Bing Bong.

BING BONG:

Yeah?

She gives him the satchel containing the CORE MEMORIES.

JOY:

Don’t let anything happen to these.

BING BONG:

Got it!

INT. STAGE B - STAGE AREA, CLASSROOM SET

DREAM DIRECTOR checks the monitor.

DREAM DIRECTOR:

Mm hm. Add the reality distortion

filter.

INSIDE OUT 89.

A WORKER slips a filter over the camera lens, transforming

the MIND WORKERS into replicates of Riley’s classmates.

DREAM DIRECTOR (CONT’D)

Love it.

(to actors)

Remember, play to the camera,

everyone! Riley is the camera!

Makeup, get out of there, we are on

in 5,4,3...

A UNION HARP PLAYER strums: the dream is starting.

From the camera’s POV: the classroom set. STUDENTS at desks.

An EXTRA playing Riley’s teacher reads cue cards badly.

EXTRA:

Hello class. Before we begin

today’s pop quiz, which counts for

90% of your final grade...

INT. HEADQUARTERS - CONTINUOUS

FEAR:

Man, she is one bad actress.

INT. STAGE B - CLASSROOM SET

The CUE CARD GUY flips over the next card.

EXTRA:

...I want to introduce our new

student. Riley. Would you like to

stand up and introduce yourself?

DREAM DIRECTOR:

Camera.

The camera adjusts as if Riley is standing.

DREAM DIRECTOR (CONT’D)

And... cue Riley.

A CREW MEMBER clears his throat and reads into a megaphone.

RILEY VOICE:

My name’s Riley Andersen, I’m from

Minnesota and now I live here.

A STUDENT points to the camera.

INSIDE OUT 90.

DREAM STUDENT #1

Ew, look! Her teeth are falling out!

A crew member drops handfuls of teeth in front of the camera.

INT. HEADQUARTERS

FEAR:

(dismissive)

Pff, teeth falling out, I'm used to

that one. Let me guess, we have no

pants on.

ON THE SCREEN:

DREAM STUDENT #2

Hey look! She came to school with

no pants on!

The camera adjusts down to reveal Riley’s bare legs. Riley’s

hands try to block them.

FEAR:

Called it!

INT. STAGE B - BACKSTAGE

Joy and Sadness are in the dog costume, waiting to go on.

JOY:

Ready?

SADNESS:

I don’t think this happy thing is

going to work. But if we scare her--

JOY:

Just follow my lead. Here we go!

Joy yanks Sadness onto the set.

INT. STAGE B - CLASSROOM SET

They run around in playful circles. Joy makes puppy noises.

DREAM DIRECTOR:

(flipping through script)

Who is that?

INSIDE OUT 91.

INT. HEADQUARTERS

FEAR:

What’s going on?

INT. STAGE B - CLASSROOM SET

Joy and Sadness run around, Joy licking students and barking.

Through the reality distortion they look like a happy puppy.

Joy looks at the sleep indicator: Riley is still asleep.

INT. RILEY’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Riley is sound sleep.

INT. STAGE B - CLASSROOM SET

JOY:

(to Bing Bong)

Psst. You’re on! Go!

Bing Bong pulls a rope. Balloons drop! A colorful backdrop!

JOY (CONT’D)

Woo! Let’s party! Let’s dance. Woo!

INT. HEADQUARTERS

FEAR:

Hey, a party!

INT. RILEY’S ROOM

Riley is still sound asleep.

INT. STAGE B - CLASSROOM SET

On stage, Joy and Sadness run in circles, barking.

SADNESS:

Joy, this isn’t working.

Bing Bong knocks over a light, causing spooky uplighting.

Sadness tries to stop. The dog costume RIPS IN HALF.

INSIDE OUT 92.

INT. HEADQUARTERS

Fear does a spit take. On screen, a real dog is in two

pieces.

INT. STAGE B - CLASSROOM SET

Joy runs after Sadness.

JOY:

Huh? Sadness, what are you doing?!

Come back here!

INT. HEADQUARTERS

On screen, the front half of a dog chases the rear half.

FEAR:

It’s just a dream, it’s just a

dream, it’s just a dream...

INT. RILEY’S ROOM

Riley stirs in her sleep.

INT. STAGE B - CLASSROOM SET

DREAM DIRECTOR:

They’re trying to wake her up! Call

security!

INT. HEADQUARTERS

Bing Bong appears on screen.

BING BONG (O.S.)

Hi Riley, it’s me! Who’s your

friend who likes to play? Bing

Bong, Bing Bong!

FEAR:

Bing Bong?

INT. STAGE B - CLASSROOM SET

Bing Bong slips, tipping over the set wall.

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