Inside Out Page #9

INSIDE OUT 64.

SADNESS:

Yeah. The long, long, looong way.

I’m ready.

Sadness lies down on the ground, offering her leg. Joy sighs.

She doesn’t want to do this again.

JOY:

Ah, yes.

(pulling Sadness)

There’s gotta be a better way.

BING BONG (O.S.)

(talking to the memories)

Ohhh, look at you, you’re a KEEPER!

JOY:

Huh?

Joy sees a strange figure up ahead, gathering memories.

BING BONG:

I will take you, but not you.

(beat)

Oh who am I kidding, I can’t leave

you!

JOY:

Hello!

The figure sees Joy -- and bolts.

JOY (CONT’D)

Wait! Hey, wait! Stop!

Joy chases after him.

EXT. LONG-TERM MEMORY DEAD END

Joy rounds a corner to find the figure crouched on the

ground, hiding his face in his hands like a three year old.

JOY:

Excuse me...?

BING BONG:

(jumping up; cornered)

Ahhhh! Uh, I was looking for, uh-(

grabs a memory)

--DIVERSION!

He THROWS IT and makes a run for it.

INSIDE OUT 65.

BING BONG (CONT’D)

Ha ha! So long, sucker!

He immediately crashes into a cart of memories.

BING BONG (CONT’D)

Ow! Oww, I hurt all over.

JOY:

Wait. I know you.

BING BONG:

No you don’t. I get that a lot, I

look like a lot of people.

JOY:

No, I do! Bing Bong! Riley’s

Imaginary Friend!

BING BONG:

You really DO know me!

JOY:

Well of course! Riley loved playing

with you, you two were best

friends! Oh! You would know. We’re

trying to get back to

Headquarters...

BING BONG:

Headquarters? You guys are from

Headquarters?

JOY:

(mock modesty)

Well, yeah. I’m Joy. This is

Sadness.

BING BONG:

You’re Joy? THE Joy?

JOY:

Mm-hmm.

BING BONG:

Well what the heck are you doing

out here?

JOY:

That's a good question! You want to

answer that, Sadness?

INSIDE OUT 66.

BING BONG:

Without you, Riley won’t ever be

happy. We can't have that, we gotta

get you back! I’ll tell you what,

follow me.

JOY:

Oh, thank you!

EXT. LONG-TERM MEMORY

Bing Bong leads them on through the memory shelves.

JOY:

It is so great to see you again. I

gotta tell you, I am such a huge

fan of your work. Do you remember

when you and Riley were in a band?

FLASH CUTS of their adventures:

*Riley bangs on pots and pans, Bing Bong plays his trunk.

JOY (V.O.)

I went to all of your concerts.

BING BONG (V.O.)

Yeah, I blow a mean nose.

*Bing Bong runs on ceiling, Riley chases after him.

JOY (V.O.)

Watching you play tag was such a

treat.

BING BONG (V.O.)

Two-time world champ.

*Riley and Bing Bong sit in her wagon (”rocket”).

JOY (V.O.)

Oh, and remember your rocket?!

BING BONG (V.O.)

Of course! It runs on song power.

JOY:

That’s right, your theme song!

(singing)

Who's your friend who likes to

play?

INSIDE OUT 67.

BING BONG:

(sings)

BING BONG BING BONG!

JOY:

His rocket makes you yell “Hooray!”

BING BONG/JOY

BING BONG BING BONG!

Sadness eyes Bing Bong, who is a pink elephant made with a

cat tail.

SADNESS:

What exactly are you supposed to

be?

BING BONG:

You know, it’s unclear. I’m mostly

cotton candy, but shape-wise, I’m

part cat, part elephant, part

dolphin.

JOY:

Dolphin?

Bing Bong does a spot-on dolphin impression.

BING BONG:

You gotta remember, when Riley was

three, animals were all the rage.

The cow goes moo. The horse goes

neigh. That’s all people talked

about back then.

JOY:

Yeah, I guess that’s true. What are

you doing out here?

BING BONG:

Well, there’s not much call for

imaginary friends lately, so, uh,

you know, I’m...

JOY:

Hey, hey, don’t be sad. Tell you

what, when I get back up to

Headquarters, I’ll make sure Riley

remembers you.

BING BONG:

You will?!

INSIDE OUT 68.

JOY:

Of course, she’d love that!

BING BONG:

Ha ha! This is the greatest day of

my life!

He launches into a jig, but hurts himself and bursts into

tears. Candy pours out of his tear ducts.

JOY:

Are you okay?

SADNESS:

What’s going on?

BING BONG:

I cry candy. Try the caramel, it’s

delicious.

JOY:

Ooo.

(fumbles memories)

Woah!

BING BONG:

Oh-- here-- use this.

(offers his satchel)

JOY:

Thanks!

BING BONG:

Oh, hold on. Wait a second.

He empties out an impossible amount of stuff: tons of

memories, a boot, an anchor, a cat... Joy and Sadness stare

in amazement.

BING BONG (CONT’D)

What? It’s imaginary.

Joy accepts the satchel and puts in the core memories.

JOY:

Thanks! This’ll make it a lot

easier to walk back to

Headquarters.

BING BONG:

Walk? We’re not walkin’! We’re

taking the Train of Thought!

He points to the train speeding towards Headquarters.

INSIDE OUT 69.

JOY:

The train, of course! That is so

much faster! But how do we catch

it?

BING BONG:

Well, it kind of goes all over the

place, but there is a station in

Imaginationland. I know a short

cut. Come on, this way!

JOY:

I’m so glad we ran into you!

A giant BUILDING blocks their progress. Bing Bong opens a

door. It’s dark inside.

BING BONG:

The station is right through here.

The train station is visible through a door on the other side.

BING BONG (CONT’D)

After you.

SADNESS:

Joy...

JOY:

What?

SADNESS:

I read about this place in the

manual. We shouldn’t go in there.

JOY:

Bing Bong says it’s the quickest

way to Headquarters.

SADNESS:

No, but Joy, this is Abstract

Thought.

BING BONG:

What’re you talking about? I go in

here all the time. It’s a shortcut,

see?

He points to a “Danger” sign above the door.

BING BONG (CONT’D)

D-A-N-G-E-R:
shortcut. I’ll prove

it to you.

(he climbs in)

(MORE)

INSIDE OUT 70.

BING BONG (CONT’D)

Look at me! I’m closer to the

station ‘cause I’m taking the

shortcut!

SADNESS:

Let’s go around. This way.

She points:
the building is huge -- it’s a long way around.

BING BONG:

Almost there...!

Joy looks back at Bing Bong. The station is right there.

JOY:

(to Sadness)

If you want to walk the long way,

go for it. But Riley needs to be

happy. I‘m not missing that train.

(walks in)

Bing Bong knows what he’s doing.

He's part dolphin. They're very

smart.

SADNESS:

Well, I guess...

She climbs in.

EXT. SCHOOL LUNCH YARD - LUNCHTIME

Riley carries her lunch tray outside. The yard is full of

chatty, happy kids, but Riley finds an empty bench and eats

by herself.

EXT. ABSTRACT THOUGHT BUILDING - HATCH DOOR - MOMENTS LATER

Two Mind Workers approach the same door our trio entered.

ABSTRACT WORKER #1

Okay, what abstract concept are we

trying to comprehend today?

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