Runaway Bride Page #19

MRS. TROUT

You should thank Lou and I for the

wedding car -- a '63 Buick.

IKE:

Thank you.

MRS. TROUT

Oh, come on. You're practically family.

Mrs. Trout starts picking lint off Fisher's jacket.

FISHER:

Hello. I'm Fisher.

MRS. TROUT

This doesn't want to come out.

FISHER:

You just pull a hair from my neck.

IKE:

Mrs. Trout, go back to your seat!

INT. CHURCH FOYER - DAY

Peggy joins Maggie, who is blowing bubblegum and swaying in

front of an oscillating fan. Grandma and Walter come in.

Grandma gives her a kiss on the cheek.

GRANDMA JULIA:

Good luck, Maggie.

MAGGIE:

Thank you, Grandma.

Grandma leaves. Walter steps up.

WALTER:

(quietly to Maggie)

I'm really rooting for this one.

MAGGIE:

Thank you, Dad.

Peggy turns off the fan. Cindy takes the bag from Maggie.

CINDY:

Spit.

Maggie spits her bubblegum into the bag. Peggy hands Maggie her

bouquet.

PEGGY:

Let's go.

MAGGIE:

No sauntering down the aisle. Just

make time. Let's just get there.

Cindy and Peggy nod and leave. The door closes.

INT. CHAPEL - CONTINUING

Both extends his hand to Elaine.

ELAINE:

Hi, I'm Elaine from New York.

BOB:

Hello. I'm Bob, Maggie's fourth

attempt.

ELAINE:

I'm sorry.

BOB:

That's okay. There's a lid for every

pot. Besides, I'm comfortable with Ike.

I mean, Jack Dempsey lost his

heavyweight title to a New Yorker.

ELAINE:

I know. Gene Tunney.

The organ begins to play. The organist is Ted. Grandma, Walter,

Mrs. Pressman and the Trouts watch. Mrs. Trout picks lint off of

her husband's jacket.

ANGLE ON:

Cindy and Peggy enter with the confident air of people who have

done this before. They make it to the head of the aisle all too

quickly. Peggy gives Ike a wink and an encouraging smile.

INT. CHURCH FOYER - CONTINUING

The door opens and Dennis sticks his head in.

DENNIS:

They're ready, Maggie.

MAGGIE:

Just a second.

Dennis closes the door behind him as he goes back into the

chapel. Maggie has a moment alone. She looks at back door as

possible escape route, then changes her mind. She signals the

start of the wedding by knocking on the door.

INT. CHAPEL - CONTINUOUS

Immediately, Cory and Dennis open the doors for her entrance.

All the guests stand as Maggie enter the chapel smiling.

MAGGIE'S POV:

The aisle stretches before her into infinity. Faces goggle at

her from every direction. The tiny figure of Ike stands like a

beacon a long way off.

NEW ANGLE:

She plunges forward with a sped-up hesitation step.

ANGLE ON:

Ike rocks imperceptibly, urging her on. Peggy and Cindy make

little "come on" motions. It seems to be working. Maggie

approaches rapidly. The CROWD has turned from skepticism to

looks and noises of encouragement.

ANGLE ON:
MAGGIE

But then her feet gradually begin to slow.

ANGLE ON:

Fisher gives a little "darn, so close" look.

ANGLE ON:

But Ike is too busy maintaining eye contact. His eyes urge

Maggie closer -- loving her, willing her on.

CLOSE ON:

Maggie stops her walk, gives Ike a teasing smile, and then

resumes with her walk toward him. His face. Her face. His

face. Her face.

CLOSE ON:

Her foot inches forward. The other follows.

NEW ANGLE:

A sigh now rises from the GUESTS as Maggie closes in on Ike. He

smiles at her. She smiles at him. She is almost there... She's

there, smiling at Ike. The Pastor gestures to the guests to sit

down. They do.

ANGLE ON:

Ike sneezes. She looks down and imagines she sees the carpet

splitting apart. And she bolts like a bat out of hell! In a

flurry of white, she is halfway down the aisle before Ike knows

what hits him.

ANGLE ON:

Ike stands there dazed. For a second. Then she springs into

action, charging after her.

IKE:

(yelling out)

Block the doors!

Like a general, he points to Dennis and Cory in the back and

sends them into action. The doors shut in Maggie's face. But

she's a wild animal cornered. She moves to the side. The

TOWNSPEOPLE stand so Ike can hurry through the pew. Ike climbs

on the pews towards her as GUEST crowd the aisle, blocking his

path. Like a gazelle, she leaps to the side aisle and scampers

down and away. Fisher gets on his cell phone. Ike charges from

one of the full pews, crosses the aisle and leaps across the pews

near the staircase to cut her off. He grabs her veil and it

comes off in his hands. Maggie disappears down the steps of the

church basement. Ike fumble with the veil and jumps over the

railing, landing on Dennis' toe. He follows down the stairs

after her. Mrs. Pressman and Walter exchange bet money.

CUT TO:

INT. CHURCH BASEMENT - CONTINUING

Maggie comes down steps and enters the church children's Sunday

school class. A lot of KIDS And TEACHERS are doing religious

arts and crafts. As Maggie runs through:

MAGGIE:

There's a man coming down those steps

with lots of candy in his pockets. If

you tickle him, he'll give candy.

She gives her bouquet to a little GIRL as she goes by. Ike comes

down stairs.

IKE:

Maggie!

The KIDS mob him, grabbing his pockets. Ike fights his way

through KIDS.

ANGLE ON:

Maggie as she's in the church kitchen and hops on counter and

heads out the window. The window is wide enough.

ANGLE ON:

Ike as he gets to the window, but Maggie is out in driveway.

EXT. CHURCH DRIVEWAY - CONTINUING

Maggie flies toward a FedEx truck at next house just leaving.

ANOTHER ANGLE:

She gathers her dress and jumps in as Ike yells from window,

then, quickly climbs out onto the lawn as the truck starts to

pull away.

IKE:

Maggie!

Maggie looks back once, tearful and regretful, and disappears

inside the truck. The truck races off.

The PHOTOGRAPHERS turn their cameras on Ike, en masse. He is

enveloped by a barrage of bright lights.

Ellie and Fisher, who have also stepped outside on chapel front

steps, are looking around as Ike turns around the corner and

past the church.

ELLIE:

Look, he's running after her.

FISHER:

Look, he's in pretty good shape.

ELLIE:

Poor Ike.

They look after the FedEx truck and watch Ike chasing the truck

down the road away from the church.

IKE:

(running; yells)

Maggie!

ELLIE:

Where do you think she's going?

FISHER:

Wherever it is, she'll be there by ten-

thirty tomorrow.

Cindy, Cory, Peggy and Meredith also rush out of the church and

comment on Maggie's runaway. Further down the road, Ike still

chases the truck, yelling:

IKE:

Maggie!

As the truck rounds the bend in the road and disappears, Ike

stops and stares alone after the disappearing truck. A swarm of

REPORTERS catch up to him, flashing pictures and asking

questions. Another camera flashes and we cut to:

A NEWSPAPER PHOTO

Of Ike's stunned face on the cover of the USA Today. The caption

reads:
"Hit and Run: Runaway Bride Strikes again". And we see

headlines in other papers.

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