The Flintstones Page #23

Wilma slides into a rescue net, gets on unsteady feet

next to Betty.

272 BACK UPSTAIRS 272

FRED:

Lhet's dogh it!

Their kids on their backs, Fred and Barney exchange a

heroic forearm-to-forearm gladiator-type handshake...

both put their hands on the cable... and then the whole

pulley mechanism falls right down between them and

through the hole! A second later, the entire remaining

structure collapses!

273 BELOW 273

Everyone reacts in horror -

274 ABOVE 274

Dust and smoke clear. When we can see again, well, it's

not a pretty sight. The entire fibresphere is gone. All

that's left, teetering on two spindly supports, are two

tiny islands of safety connected by a twisted maze of

rubble too small for a human to negotiate... and all

that's holding that up is a long guide wire leading to the

ground!

275 CLOSER 275

Figures on one of the islands stir: Fred. Barney.

Bam-Bam... Pebbles! The platform shudders again. Barney

aims the flit gun --empty! The dads hold on to the

kids. It's all they can do.

276 BELOW 276

Wilma and Betty gasp... what can be done?

277 THE SECOND ISLAND 277

Bricks and chunks of Fibre stir... a form sits up...

it's --Dino! He looks around at the situation, becomes

agitated... he wants to help... but how?

118.

278 WILMA AND BETTY 278

Suddenly become inspired.

BETTY:

W-wilma... those hoops of bamboo...

those wires... do you think --?

WILMA:

Yes! Yes! Betty, we have to try

it --! Dino! Dino, look down

here --!

279 DINO 279

Obeys, puzzled -

280 HIS POV -WILMA AND BETTY 280

Amazingly, they grab scraps of wood, borrow fire

fighter's helmets, and begin to do a buck and wing.

WILMA AND BETTY:

You can keep the twist,

the frug and hop

I don't need to shimmy,

I don't need to bop -

281 BIG CAMERA PUSH -DINO 281

MUSIC COMES UP DRAMATICALLY as he catches on! His eyes

fill with courage and he charges toward the spindly

bridge that leads to his master and friends.

282 ANOTHER ANGLE 282

Dino dives through the hoops of bamboo, duplicating his

steps in "The Dino Dance." He reaches the other island!

Without a beat, still keeping time, he puts the two kids

on his shoulders, just like in the dance! Then he

"presents" his tail to Fred --Fred hands his tail to

Barney --and then -

283 LONG SHOT 283

--Dino slides down the long wire, carrying everyone to

safety! They all plow into the biggest rescue net as

Wilma and Betty wind up!

WILMA AND BETTY:

Yes, I don't need to shimmy,

I don't need to bop

'Cause I'm doin', doin', doin'

THE IGNEOUS ROCK!

119.

284 FRED 284

rolls out of the net and away from the others. He's

slightly stunned, still in the suit. He sits up...

suddenly lights snap on all around him! Fred looks up

and sees -285

HIS POV -CORDON OF POLICE OFFICERS 285

All with weapons aimed right at him. Spotlights on the

police car roofs (actually little fires with parabolic

mirrors) are operated by uniformed monkeys.

Feldspar is at the head of the group. He c*cks his

shotgun. The elastic catapults at the hammers twitch

menacingly -FELDSPAR

It's the xenosaurus --stand back,

men --it's a vicious killer -Ready

--Aim -FRED

(with desperate poignancy)

High ham noght a zenosore! High

ham hay hooman beeng --!

BAM! WHAM! KABAM! Bullets and projectiles begin

slamming all around Fred! He ducks behind a big fallen

chunk of Fibrerock --catches his breath as the bullets

and shells bounce off its resilient surface.

286 CLOSE -FRED 286

Momentarily safe, he tries desperately to remove that

stupid head --bangs it against the wall, tears at it

with his claws ---

meanwhile, the chunk of Fibrerock protecting him

decomposes! He's back in the line of fire!

287 DINO 287

Flanked by Wilma, Barney and the kids, who are shouting

for the police to stop, only Dino the wonder bronto has

the wits to act!

"YI-YI-YI-ING," he races forward, CAMERA FOLLOWING -and

with lightning reflexes grabs the seat of Fred's

monster suit and --de-pants him!

Instantly, Dino whirls Fred around, points to the now

revealed striped undershorts.

288 WIDER 288

Pause.

(CONTINUED)

120.

288 CONTINUED:
288

Then Officer Gravel takes a good look at that rear end.

GRAVEL:

Hey, those are the biggest shorts

I've ever seen...

(realizing)

... It... it must be Mister

Flintstone! Cease fire!

(to Feldspar)

Gee, Sarge, now you don't have

to shoot him --!

Now Fred confirms Gravel's hunch as the costume head

finally pops off. All the cops lower their guns.

(Strangely, though, Feldspar still continues to raise

his gun --even aims! Then an alarmed Gravel wrestles

it away from his superior.)

289 THE FLINTSTONES AND RUBBLES -DAWN 289

Safe, they all emotionally embrace. Fred even suffers

Dino's affection. (In the b.g., a police car holding

Piltdown, Pyrite and Lava drives past. Poindexter Lava

is chasing the car.)

POINDEXTER:

(distant)

Dad! Dad! Can I use the

Porscherock while you're in the

slammer?

Suddenly the Slates push their way into the group hug.

SLATE:

Flintstone. Rubble. I... I

don't know what to say. I... I

treated you horribly... I ignored

you, abused you... and then you

come here and risk your necks like

this... well, there's no price you

can put on something like that,

so I won't even try. But let me

give you...

(with great

poignancy)

... a hearty handshake.

MRS. SLATE

Dear, don't you think a little

more than that is in order?

SLATE:

Honey, you're being hysterical,

go lie down, okay?

(CONTINUED)

121.

289 CONTINUED:
289

MRS. SLATE

I am not being hysterical, I am

being fair --now the Flintsteins

and Rabbles saved all of our

lives, not to mention your

reputation.

SLATE:

(sighing)

Okay, okay.

(to Fred and Barney)

Boys, I'm feeling guilty about

how you've been taken advantage

of, so I'll tell you what... I'm

going to give you back all

world-wide rights to Fibrerock,

free and clear.

He picks up a fragment of stone, begins writing on it.

SLATE:

Your only obligation will be to

cover oh, whatever legal expenses

might surface at some later time...

BARNEY:

You think there's gonna be some?

Slate looks around at -

290 HIS POV -THE RUINS AND DESTRUCTION 290

Smoking desolation as far as the eye and CAMERA can see.

As we watch the last remaining fragment of Slate City

collapse, crushing a police car.

291 BACK TO SCENE 291

SLATE:

(casually)

Oh, you never know...

292 RESCUE DINOS 292

Several sniff at the air, look curiously at a nearby

pile of crumbled Fibrerock. One and then another

shuffles over, tentatively tastes some... grins... and

digs in! Seeing this, the "firesauruses" crane out

their necks, also begin chowing down on the pile of

Fibrerock crumbs.

293 FRED, BARNEY, SLATE AND OTHERS 293

All turn at the growing sound of the ANIMALS PIGGING OUT.

(CONTINUED)

122.

293 CONTINUED:
293

Now DINO "YI-YI-YI'S" past this group and leaps into the

pile, munching like crazy.

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