The Croods Page #13

GUY (CONT’D)

I don’t understand. The sun was right

here. It was right here.

KABOOM! A gargantuan jet of ash STABS at the sky. UggaPULLS the Croods away from the ledge. She herds them

back toward the gunsight.

UGGA:

We have to go back to the cave. Hurry,

hurry, stay together. Let’s keep moving.

Move, move! Everybody hold my hand.

Thunk let’s go. Go! Let’s stay

together.

But Grug doesn’t join them. Instead, Grug takes a step

TOWARD the precipice, peering into the curtain of ash asif trying to burn a hole straight through it.

UGGA (CONT’D)

Grug? What’s wrong with you? Grug we’ll

die if we stay here!

Grug spies a wispy shaft of light STRUGGLING through the

ash cloud. He HOLDS UP his hand to feel it. A beam of

light settles on his palm. Grug is ENLIGHTENED.

UGGA (CONT’D)

(softly to Grug)

Grug. Listen to me. We’ve gotta get

back to that cave.

Grug looks back at his family - huddled, terrified. The

picture of what he would have wanted in the beginning.

The sight bothers him.

Grug TURNS to face them.

GRUG:

No more dark. No more hiding. No more

caves.

BEAT:

GRUG (CONT’D)

What’s the point of all this?

BEAT:

GRUG (CONT’D)

To follow the light.

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A smile breaks across Eep’s face - her dad has answeredthe question.

GRUG (CONT’D)

I can’t change. I don’t have ideas. But

I have my strength. And right now that’s

all you need.

UGGA:

No. We don’t know what’s over there.

Maybe nothing. It’s too risky.

GRUG:

It’s a chance.

Belt wipes a tear off his face.

GUY:

I’ll take that chance.

Grug LIFTS Guy above his head.

GRUG:

You know, I’ve wanted to throw you away

ever since I met you.

GUY:

Heh. That’s a joke, right?

GRUG:

What’s a joke?

Grug’s comment freaks Guy out. ANOTHER ANGLE shows Grug

with a twinkle in his eye.

Belt puts on his helmet for safety.

With a titanic effort, he HURLS Guy in to the void.

The Croods wait an eternity. Then - a HORN SOUNDS.

UGGA:

He made it... He made it...

GRUG:

Okay, Thunk. Your turn.

THUNK:

You’re not coming, are you?

GRUG:

When you make it, so will I.

Grug HURLS Thunk.

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Ugga KISSES Grug. She whispers in his ear.

UGGA:

You did good.

SANDY:

Daddy.

Grug wipes a tear from Ugga’s eye. Then lifts her above

his head. He HURLS her across.

GRUG:

Gran.

Gran is next in line.

GRAN:

No mush, just throw me.

Grug LIFTS her above his head.

GRAN (CONT’D)

Wait. You surprised me today. Lunkhead.

Grug SMILES and throws her next.

GRAN (CONT’D)

(landing on the other side)

Still alive!!!

Another TREMBLER. MORE cliff FALLS away. Now the

distance is even greater.

Eep is next in line.

GRUG:

Time to go.

EEP:

No. I have too much to say to you. I

need to fix everything and I don’t have

time.

GRUG:

I can fix it.

Grug embraces Eep.

EEP:

This works good. What do you call it?

GRUG:

I was thinking of calling it a Hug.

(clears his throat)

(MORE)

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GRUG (CONT'D)

Because it rhymes with Grug. But you can

change it if you want.

EEP:

No. I like a “Hug.”

A BEAT.

GRUG:

I love you.

Eep takes in the full effect of her dad’s words.

EEP:

I...

The ground begins to shake and break apart around them.

EEP (CONT’D)

Dad, I’m scared.

GRUG:

Never be afraid.

The gap grows wider. Grug lifts Eep and makes thegreatest throw of his life.

The tumult parts briefly. Grug can see his entire familysafe on the other side. He waves a last goodbye. To his

surprise, a shaft of sunlight has settled on his open

hand.

GUY:

There. I see him!

The family waves to Grug to let him know they are okay.

CUT TO:

SEQ. 2750 - FAMILY PORTRAIT

EXT. CLIFFSIDE

Grug is startled by another earthquake. The ground is

ripping itself apart as meteors begin to fall around him.

Grug dodges falling debris and lighting and manages to

crawl into a nearby cave-- a familiar place for him.

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INT. CAVE

Grug grabs two pieces of flint and starts clicking themtogether, just as Guy did earlier. They ignite. Grughas created his very first fire.

GRUG:

(pleased)

Hey, I did it.

Another earthquake shakes the cavern. Grug moves over to

a wall and uses some nearby mud to paint a portrait of

his family. He paints each member individually and then

looks longingly at the family he will never see again.

The torch begins to go out. Grug blows on it and is

startled by the massive Macawnivore beast, growling at

him.

GRUG (CONT’D)

Ahhhh! Back! Stay back! Stay back!

The Macawnivore blows out the torch. Another meteor hits

the cave with a loud boom! The Macawnivore stops growling

and starts blowing on the torch along with Grug. It is

just as frightened as Grug. Grug reaches out and pets

the now gentle carnivorous beast.

INT. CAVE

Grug and the Macawnivore huddle together in a prehistoric

armistice. When suddenly, Grug hears the dim tone of

Eep’s “shell signal.” He rushes to the entrance to the

cave. He surveys the raging CATACLYSM outside the cave

as the world is being torn asunder.

He hears the SHELL ALARM blow TWO MORE TIMES. His family

is in trouble.

GRUG:

They’re in trouble. Hang on! I’m

coming.

The scale of his problem sinks in.

GRUG (CONT’D)

How do I get across? Gotta think. What

would Guy do? What would Guy do?

Something occurs to Grug.

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GRUG (CONT’D)

What would I do?

He absent-mindedly hands the torch to the Macawnivore.

GRUG (CONT’D)

Hold this.

Grug CLOSES HIS EYES, and CONCENTRATES.

The ember of a thought FLICKERS TO LIFE in Grug’s brain.

GRUG (CONT’D)

I... have... an... IDEA!

MACAWNIVORE:

Erm?

CUT TO:

SEQ. 2975 - GRUG CROSSES THE DIVIDE

EXT. FIELD

Grug uses a log to wipe tar all over a giant rib cage.

Grug runs out of the cave and into a nearby field and

startles a pack of nesting PIRANHA OWLS. He turns back

to the Macawnivore.

The meat-eating birds begin to chase Grug.

GRUG:

Run!

Grug leaps onto the Macawnivore’s back as the birds move

in closer. The ground begins to break up violently as

lakes empty themselves and entire forests turn sideways.

The Macawnivore rushes into a giant rib cage that Grug

has coated with tar. The Piranha Owls hit the rib cage

and stick to it. As they fight to free themselves, the

rib cage lifts off the ground. Grug takes a giant treebranch, ignites it, and uses it as a rudder, scaring the

Piranha Owls and prompting them to fly in one coherentdirection.

GRUG (CONT’D)

Yes!

As the cage flies, above the fiery landscape, Grug seesDouglas, sitting forlornly with the shell still in his

mouth.

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GRUG (CONT’D)

Douglas?

Grug doesn’t even debate it, he runs back for the little

monstrosity.

GRUG (CONT’D)

Hey, I know that guy.

Grug JUMPS out of the cage and rushes over to grab thegerbils. Then Grug notices a familiar Liyote hiding

under a nearby rock. He GRABS the Liyote. Grug sees the

TRIP-GERBILS stranded as well. Grug TWIRLS the Trip-

Gerbils around his neck like a scarf.

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