Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Page #11

Season #2 Episode #1

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joNAH

(moan)

He moans a bit, then rolls over and looks up - right into the face of his camel, Reginald!

joNAH (cont'd)

(still on his back)

Oh! Reginald! Good to see you! Yes... well...

disSOLVE TO:

ext day - road to nineveh

Lawrence of Arabia shot... endless desert. Jonah rides Reginald across barren countryside. Clip clop, clip clop. Worm is riding in Jonah's bag, peering out at the monotonous landscape, which grows more barren as they near Nineveh - as if the cruelty of the Ninevites has disrupted nature.

pa nARRATOR

So God told the whale to burp up Jonah - and Jonah got his second chance!

disSOLVE TO:

Jonah and Khalil riding toward Nineveh.

Pa nARRATOR (cont'd)

And just like he promised, he headed straight for Nineveh!

Jonah passes signs... "Welcome to Nineveh - Home of the Mister Twisty's Twisted Cheese Curls!" ... Followed by "Visitors Welcome... To Leave!"

Jonah and Khalil look pretty nervous. They enter the canyon leading to Nineveh. Jonah looks around, uncomfortably. Then a noise ahead attracts his attention. A CRAZED MAN, possibly from Joppa, is running right at him... His eyes wide with terror.

Crazed Man

(hysterical)

Turn back!! Turn back!! Turn back!!!

The man runs right by Jonah, who turns to watch, eyes wide.

CRAZED MAN (cont'd)

The slapping!

Whack! He runs right into an outcrop on the canyon wall... Bounces back, then keeps on going.

CrAZED MAN (cont'd)

The slapping!

Jonah and Khalil stare after, eyes wide. We hear the crazed man's voice trail off in the distance.

CrAZED MAN (cont'd)

Turn back! Turn back!

Jonah and Khalil look at each other, clearly frightened, then turn ahead and nervously continue their journey. They continue a bit, and then round a corner. Light from Nineveh fills Jonah's face and he pulls up Reginald in awe of the sight he sees. Just ahead, the canyon opens up and Nineveh spreads out in front of him, under a red, hazy sky. The sound of 'urban chatter' and distant fish slapping drifts up. Swallowing hard, Jonah urges Reginald on. (Maybe we should include a shot of Reginald looking back at Jonah reluctantly.)

Jonah approaches the gate of the great city, and two guards step out in from of him, blocking his path. They are pea Ninevite guards, with Cockney accents. (rapid-fire exchange as guards interrupt Jonah.)

JoNAH

(to himself)

Go in, give the message, get out...

Go in, give the message, get out...

Guard 1

Who goes 'ere?

JoNAH

Ah, yes... My name is Jonah... And I'm a prophet... from -

Guard 2

You're not from 'ere, are you?

JoNAH

Um... No, you see, I'm from -

GUARD 1

That would make you a stranger, wouldn't it?

JoNAH

Well, um, yes. I suppose so... But I -

GUARD 2

We don't like strangers.

JoNAH

No... yes, I've heard that... But you see I have a -

GUARD 1

So why're you 'ere?!?

JoNAH

Well - I have a message.

GUARD 1

A message? For who?

Jonah wasn't expecting this question.

JoNAH

(thinking)

Well... For everyone! For the whole city!

The guards find this ludicrous.

GUARD 1

You've got a message for the 'ole city?!?

GUARD 2

... the 'ole city?!?

GuarD 1

Oh, that's rich!!!

Guards start to laugh.

GUARD 2

I'll alert the king! "You're honor! A Bleached asparagus has a message for us all!"

GUARD 1

Most important!

They laugh themselves silly. Khalil pears around Jonah's shoulder.

KHALIL:

I do not think this is going very well.

JoNAH

Oh, let's just go home! I did what you said, I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

Jonah turns Reginald to leave during this line. Just as he starts to trot away, someone calls his name.

Pa GRAPE (o.S.)

Jonah?!?

Jonah spins around to see the Pirates standing in the entrance to the city, apparently on their way out. They look rather silly, as each wears what appears to be a large foam cheese curl on their head. (similar to Wisconsin's "cheddar heads.")

Jonah

(confused)

What?

The Pirates step out of the gate, with mouths agape. Jonah recognizes them, and slides off Reginald.

KhALIL

(excited)

It is our friends from the ship!

JoNAH

(recognizing them)

What on earth... ? What are you doing here?

LarrY

What are you doing here?

LuNT

Ya! You were... you were...

Pa GRAPE

...fish food!

The two parties meet off to the side of the gate. While they are talking, Jonah periodically glances up curiously at the Pirates headgear.

KhALIL

The whale spit us out like so much bad cous-cous, and here we are now! Delivering the message to Nineveh!

JoNAH

But they wouldn't let us in, so I guess we're going home.

LuNT

Hey, I bet we could get him in...

Jonah pulls back, not expecting this. On his shoulder, Khalil smiles broadly.

JoNAH

Huh?

Cut TO:

Ext. Nineveh gate - momenTS LATER

CU on Guard 1, who snaps to attention as travelers approach.

Cut to his POV - the three pirates stand smiling in front of him, with Jonah behind them and Khalil peering from is shoulder. They look like they're posing for a family picture. (Though Jonah doesn't look like he wants to be part of the family.)

Guard 1 softens as he recognizes the celebrities

GuaRD 1

Hey, look! It's the cheese curls blokes!

The pirates smile.

GUARD 1 (cont'd)

(sweetly)

Comin' back for a visit, are ya?

(notices Jonah - hardens)

Ahem - is this fella with you?

Pa GRAPE

Oh, yes! He's with us!

GUARD 1

(to Jonah)

You're with them, eh?

JoNAH

(trying to smile)

Yes, indeed! Why, I sailed halfway across the world with these... fine... gentlemen.

Has to force out those last few words... His smile fading like he's feeling suddenly ill.

GuARD 1

(eyeing Jonah suspiciously)

Alright. You can come in.

(pause as they pass)

Enjoy your stay in Nineveh.

The group passes through the gate. Jonah and Khalil glance back nervously, to see Guard 1 continue to make strange, comically menacing, "eye on you" faces.

JoNAH

What was that all about? How did you do that?

Pa snaps to, excited to tell his story.

Pa GRAPE

Remember that money you gave us?

(suddenly concerned)

By the way, you aren't gonna want that refund, are ya?

Jonah

(considers)

Ah...

Pa GRAPE

(relieved)

Good. Cuz we spent it!!! Every last penny! On cheese curls!

Jonah stares.

JoNAH

Cheese curls?

LuNT

Yup! 1458 bags of "Mister Twisty's Twisted Cheese Curls!"

LarrY

And you'll never guess what we found in bag 497...

Jonah doesn't have a clue.

Pa GRAPE

(leaning in - hushed tone)

The golden ticket!

Jonah doesn't get it.

Pa GRAPE (cont'd)

We won the "Mister Twisty's Twisted Cheese Curl Sweepstakes!"

JoNAH

And the prize was... ?

Jonah glances back and forth at their hats. Pa looks up.

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