Stuart Little 2

FADE IN:

1 EXT. NEW YORK CITY - DAWN 1

A look at how birds live in the city, emphasizing thescavenging nature of their existence. We see birds eatingoff the ground, out of trash cans, even swooping down tosteal a piece of donut out of the hand of a sleepy citizenjust leaving his house.

The last bird we see flies towards the house of the Little

family.

2 INT. LITTLE HOUSE - DAY 2

The first hint of morning light enters the Littlehousehold. All is quiet and peaceful. MR. AND MRS.

LITTLE are asleep in bed. THROUGH the window we see bird

eyes spying in on them.

CLOSEUP - ALARM CLOCK

BLASTING a rendition of "STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER" into

the Little's bedroom.

WIDER:

The bird flies off the window sill and disappears.

Even before they're awake, Mr. and Mrs. Little's feetbegin swiveling in time to the music.

Then we hear a BABY CRYING.

CLOSEUP - MRS. LITTLE

sitting upright in bed. She turns OFF the ALARM. On her

ring finger is a beautiful engagement ring.

WIDER:

Mrs. Little gets out of bed and we FOLLOW her OVER TO acrib wherein sits a beautiful nine-month-old girl, MARTHALITTLE. Mrs. Little picks her up.

MRS. LITTLE

Moomy's here. No more crying.

Martha's diaper is askew.

(CONTINUED)

2.

2 CONTINUED:
2

MRS. LITTLE

Ohh... See this is what happens

when Daddy changes you at 4!A.M.

(calls out)

Boys...

3 INT. BOY'S ROOM 3

ANOTHER ALARM CLOCK. It GOES OFF and makes a FACTORY

WHISTLE NOISE.

ANGLE ON GEORGE:

in the lower bunk. He grumbles and turns over.

ANGLE ON UPPER BUNK

A tiny lump under a blanket as it begins to move. Moments

later a tail emerges from underneath the sheet. It moves

tentatively, as if checking things out. The tail is

followed by a rear-end dressed in bright pajamas with aprint pattern featuring pineapples (or something funnier)

and then the remainder of a four-inch body. It is STUART.

(For those who haven't read the book or seen the movie,

Stuart is a mouse.)

Stuart is sleepy. He staggers around almost blindly. He

almost steps off the edge of his bunk. This wakes him

more completely. He rubs his eyes and stretches andsmiles. Grabbing hold of a miniature fireman's pole builtout of tinker toys, slides down to the lower bunk andcrosses over to George's sleeping head.

STUART:

George, wake up.

George is a hard wake-up.

Stuart stands on George's chest and jumps up and down.

STUART:

George.

GEORGE:

It's Saturday.

STUART:

I know. But it's the first day of

Pee Wee Soccer. Our first game.

(CONTINUED)

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George's eyes pop open and he gasps. He's immediately

nervous.

GEORGE:

Soccer? Uh... No I can't today,

I... caught a cold while I wassleeping.

He sneezes and blows Stuart halfway across the bed.

Stuart scrambles back quickly. He grabs George's glassesfrom the nightstand and masterfully engineers them ontoGeorge's face. He taps on the glasses.

STUART:

You'll be fine. Come on, we're

gonna be great. We're gonna playlike Brazilians!

Stuart takes off his pajama top and soccer-kicks it acrossthe room into a hamper.

4 INT. KITCHEN - DAY 4

Mrs. Little is rushing around the kitchen, feeding thebaby and making breakfast for everyone at the same time.

The CAMERA FOLLOWS her TO the kitchen table as she putsanother spoonful of cereal into the baby's mouth. The

baby is sitting in her highchair between her brothers whoare in their uniforms.

MRS. LITTLE

Stuart, don't forget your waterbottle. George...

Mr. Little enters on the run.

MR. LITTLE

(finishing hersentence)

... don't forget your cleats.

(to Mrs. Little)

You look especially beautifultoday.

MRS. LITTLE

Some people just know how to wearoatmeal.

They kiss.

MARTHA BABBLES something that is not a word.

(CONTINUED)

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MRS. LITTLE

(excited)

Did you hear that? She said

'bluh-bluh,' her first word.

Where's the baby book? I'll write

it down.

MR. LITTLE

I'm... not sure that's actually aword.

MRS. LITTLE

Your Uncle Crenshaw said that

every Little starts talking bynine months.

MR. LITTLE

Yes and in Uncle Crenshaw's case

never stops.

STUART:

Are you both coming to the game?

MR. LITTLE

Wouldn't miss it.

MRS. LITTLE

(sotto)

Frederick, this soccer game ismaking me very...

MR. LITTLE

... proud?

He starts opening a jar.

MRS. LITTLE

(sotto)

Anxious. Especially 'bout...

She points at Stuart who is trying to get jelly out of ajar. He almost falls in, but then swings himself outsafely onto the table.

STUART:

I'm fine.

MR. LITTLE

He's fine.

(CONTINUED)

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MRS. LITTLE

(sotto)

But all those boys... stompingaround with cleats... What if

someone...?

She pantomimes squishing and recoils.

MR. LITTLE

(sotto)

Honey, he's a Little. We're all

natural athletes.

(handing her the jar)

Could you open this?

She does.

The toast is burning, the TEA is WHISTLING, the BABY isCRYING, and Mrs. Little is clearly overwhelmed.

Then the baby pours the remainder of the cereal onto herhead and throws the bowl onto the floor. Mrs. Little

quickly lifts her from the highchair and rushes her to thesink.

MRS. LITTLE

Okay, that's it for you.

(calling out)

Snowbell. Food.

5 OMITTED 5

6 INT. LIVING ROOM - SAME TIME 6

SNOWBELL perks up.

SNOWBELL:

Food!!

He dashes pell-mell into the kitchen, careening around

corners.

7 INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS ACTION 7

Snowbell rushes in.

SNOWBELL:

(excitedly)

Tuna? Is it tuna? Or herring.

Or -- dare I say it -- is it lox?

Oh, please be lox!

(CONTINUED)

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7 CONTINUED:
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MRS. LITTLE

(points to the glop onthe floor)

That's for you, Snow.

SNOWBELL:

(disappointed)

Oh great. It's glop.

(starts eating it)

Look what I'm reduced to.

paper towel with hair.

I'm a

MR. LITTLE

(enthusiastically)

How about it, boys? Are we readyto play some soccer?

8 EXT. SOCCER FIELD - DAY 8

The game is in progress. George is trying, but some ofthe kids are bigger, more aggressive and better coordinated.

The whole pack blows right by him.

STANDS:

Among the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Little watch the game.

Mrs. Little holds Martha.

MRS. LITTLE

Frederick, why are all the kidsrunning one way while George isgoing the other way?

MR. LITTLE

Well, he, uh... he's an

independent spirit. What bothers

me is, every kid has had a chanceto play except Stuart.

MRS. LITTLE

Well, there's plenty of time.

MR. LITTLE

Plenty of time? There's fortyseconds.

MRS. LITTLE

He did an excellent job handingout the orange slices. And that's

not as easy as it looks.

He gives her a look.

(CONTINUED)

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MRS. LITTLE

All right. I admit it. I'm gladhe's not in the game. I don't

want him to get hurt.

MR. LITTLE

Honey, it's Pee Wee Soccer.

Nobody gets hurt.

FIELD:

A KID on George's team gets kicked in the stomach. He

howls in pain. A whistle blows, stopping the action. The

COACH runs out to help.

COACH:

Are you all right, Irwin?

IRWIN (KID)

(doubled over)

Do I look all right?

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