Stuart Little 2 Page #3

16 EXT. LITTLE HOUSE - CONTINUOUS ACTION 16

They chase Stuart across Fifth Avenue into the park.

Stuart has rose petals stuck to his face, blinding him.

Screaming, he frantically brushes them off -- just in timeto see a group of nuns. He barely avoids hitting them.

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Stuart covers his eyes and screams as the plane disappearsbehind some bushes. We hear STUART SCREAM, then we hear

the sound of a CRASH.

When Stuart opens his eyes, he discovers that both he andthe plane have collided with a thick bush and both wingsare dangling precariously at the side.

Stuart crawls out of the wreckage and scampers down to theground. We hear the anxious voices of the entire Little

family as they race toward him.

MRS. LITTLE

Stuart! Stuart! Are you allright?

STUART:

I'm okay. Everything's fine.

GEORGE:

Fine?! It's ruined! Stuart, youdestroyed it!

STUART:

(feeling like a

failure)

I didn't mean to, George. I'm

sorry. I'm really sorry. We'll

fix it.

MRS. LITTLE

No, you won't! That is going inthe trash. It's much too

dangerous.

GEORGE:

(sarcastic)

Thanks, Stuart.

George picks up the wreckage, throws it in the trash, andleaves.

MR. LITTLE

(to Mrs. Little)

Now, honey -

MRS. LITTLE

He could easily have been killed.

Painting or dancing. Those are

his choices. And I'm no longertoo sure about dancing -- youdon't know what can happen. I'll

make lunch.

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She leaves.

Stuart and Mr. Little are alone.

MR. LITTLE

Since she has Little Martha her

protective, maternal instincts arerunning somewhat amok.

STUART:

I'll say.

MR. LITTLE

Also she just loves you so much,

Stuart... it's hard for her to

think of you in danger.

STUART:

This has been a bad day. Mom

wants me to paint, George is madat me and you and Mom arefighting.

MR. LITTLE

Well... it's not one of our best

days, but it's not that bad. The

thing about being a Little is youalways see the bright side. Everycloud has a silver lining.

STUART:

Every cloud?

17 INT. SCHOOL - DAY 17

Stuart is sitting at a miniature school desk on the top ofa regular school desk. He is dwarfed by a huge bookpropped open on a stand before him. We hear everyone inthe class turning the page. Stuart crosses over to his

book, grabs hold of the bottom of the mammoth page, andwalks it from one side of the book to the other.

TEACHER:

Okay, does anyone know thedifference between longitude andlatitude?

TEACHER'S POV

We scan the class. Nobody moves. A BOY in the rear

cautiously volunteers.

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STUDENT (BOY)

Is that like when somebody has a

bad latitude?

BACK TO SCENE:

TEACHER:

No. Interesting try, though.

Anybody else?

Stuart peers out from behind his book and raises his tinyhand.

TEACHER:

Stuart.

STUART:

Longitude and latitude refer to

the imaginary lines that go around

the Earth, that help us measure

where we are. Longitude measures

east and west, latitude measures

north and south.

TEACHER:

(pleased)

Now there's a boy who's done his

homework. Very good, Stuart.

Very good.

A few KIDS look at him and roll their eyes. Someone

whispers.

WALLACE:

Teacher's pet.

KID #2

Yeah? What about the hamster?

A few kids giggle.

A SCHOOL BELL RINGS signalling the end of the school day.

Kids jump out of their seats and hurry for the door.

17A INT. HALLWAY - LATER 17A

The hallway is lined with lockers. Stuart's locker is

smaller than the others. As Stuart tosses things into hislocker, kids prepare to go home. Stuart calls to a BOY at

a nearby locker.

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STUART:

Hey, Tony, I was wondering ifyou'd like to come over to myhouse this afternoon?

TONY (BOY)

Hey, sorry, pal, I can't. Soccer

practice.

STUART:

(nods understandingly andturns to another boy)

Hey, Mark...?

MARK:

Piano lessons.

STUART:

Hey, Irwin?

ANGLE ON IRWIN:

A creepy-looking kid with his shirt mis-buttoned andsticking through his fly. Irwin is aggressively pickinghis nose.

IRWIN:

Yeah?

STUART:

Uh... Nothing.

Stuart slides down his desk and gets into a tiny red carparked alongside it. He puts his knapsack in the backseat and takes off following a red line painted alongsidethe lockers just for him. He HONKS whenever someone getsin his way. Suddenly George runs over to him.

GEORGE:

Hey, Stu, some of the guys aregoing over to Will's to playbasketball for a while.

STUART:

Can I come?

GEORGE:

(uncomfortably)

Well, they... didn't exactlymention that you were invited.

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STUART:

Oh... that's okay. I'm busy

anyway.

GEORGE:

Just tell Mom I walked you home,

okay?

George runs off. Stuart, nodding sadly, drives off alone.

18 EXT. NEW YORK STREET - DAY 18

Stuart is driving quietly down the sidewalk. He's goneabaut a block when suddenly he hears a loud SQUAWK andthen sees what appears to be a wounded BIRD fall out ofthe sky and land in the passenger seat of his car.

STUART:

Oh, my -- !

Startled, her swerves the CAR all over the sidewalk until

SCREECHING to a stop. He stares at the bird, lying in his

car. Although, we don't know it yet, her name is MARGALO.

Stuart stares at her with a mixture of concern and

fascination. She is definitely a unique creature, notmuch bigger than Stuart. She is wearing a pilot's leatherhelmet, and goggles and looks like what Amelia Earhartmight have looked like if she was a bird. Cautiously hereaches out to touch her.

STUART:

Miss?... Miss?... Are you alive?

She doesn't answer. Stuart listens for her heartbeat.

STUART:

She's alive!

Slamming on the gas pedal, Stuart RACES quickly down thesidewalk.

STUART:

Out of the way, please. Injured

bird, coming through.

CUT TO:

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BIRD'S-EYE VIEW - CAR

The shadow of a huge bird crosses over it. We hear Jaws-

like theme MUSIC.

CUT BACK TO:

CAR:

Stuart and Margalo are zipping through pedestrian trafficwhen she opens her eyes and looks groggily at Stuart.

MARGALO:

What's going on? Where am I?

STUART:

It's all right. You're going tobe okay.

MARGALO:

(looks around)

But where's Falcon?

STUART:

Falcon? What Falcon?

At that instant, a huge terrifying BIRD swoops down fromthe sky. All Stuart can make out is a sharp beak andterrifying pointed talons rushing at him. Margalo yellsto Stuart.

MARGALO:

That Falcon!! Drive! Get out of

here!

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