KNOCKED UP
Written by
Judd Apatow
EXT. BEN'S HOUSE - DAY
BEN STONE, 23, cute in a chunky Jewish guy sort of way, boxes one
of his roommates, MARTIN. His other roommates, JAY and JASON fight
with broom sticks. JONAH drinks beer on the couch spectating.
QUICK IMAGES:
We see Ben and Jay fighting. At one point they fight with gloves
which are on fire, balancing on a plank over a dirty pool.
Ben now has a fishbowl filled with weed smoke over his head.
There is a smoking joint in his mouth, making the bowl get
cloudier and cloudier. He starts coughing hysterically and takes
it off.
A boom box is playing. The boys are now free style rapping. It
is terrible but they are having a blast. Pot is being smoked.
Beer is around.
EXT. AMUSEMENT PARK - A DIFFERENT DAY
Ben and roommates ride a terrifying rollercoaster.
INT. ALLISON'S BEDROOM - MORNING
ALISON SCOTT, pretty, 24, wakes up to her radio alarm.
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, BEDROOM
Allison's sister, DEBBIE, sleeps on the floors of the bedroom,
while her husband, PETE, sleeps on the bed with their eight-year-
old daughter SADIE. CHARLOTTE, age three, jumps on the bed.
CHARLOTTE
Sadie, wake up.
SADIE
Oh my gosh.
CHARLOTTE
Daddy, wake up.
Charlotte hits Pete.
PETE
Okay, I'm up.
EXT. BACKYARD - MORNING
She exits a guest house and walks to the main house dressed for
work.
INT. KITCHEN - MORNING
Debbie, is making breakfast for Charlotte and Sadie. Pete enters
the kitchen.
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DEBBIE
I need you to take the kids to school
this morning.
PETE
Oh, I would, but I'm supposed to work
out.
DEBBIE
What?
PETE
I got an appointment with a trainer. I
can't cancel now, he'll charge me.
DEBBIE
Well, you didn't tell me.
PETE
Yeah I did. Last week, I told you.
DEBBIE
You didn't tell me.
PETE
I did. And then I wrote it on the
calendar like you told me to.
DEBBIE
No, you didn't tell me.
PETE
I did tell you.
DEBBIE
Well, you didn't, but what are we
going to do? Because I have an
appointment so you're taking the kids
to school.
Pete holds Charlotte in front of him.
DEBBIE (CONT'D)
Don't use the baby to cover your
tracks.
ALISON
I can drive them. I'll drive them to
school.
PETE
Thank you very much.
DEBBIE
Great. Good. You turned my sister into
a limo driver.
ALISON
I don't mind.
PETE
(TO CHARLOTTE)
It all worked out!
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INT. ALLISON'S CAR - DAY
Alison drives the kids to school. Charlotte and Sadie sit in the
back. Charlotte GIGGLES.
ALISON
What are you giggling about?
SADIE
(TO CHARLOTTE)
Be quiet. You're starting to annoy me.
CHARLOTTE
Poo poo.
ALISON
Ladies. Nice.
SADIE
You know what I did the other day?
ALISON
What?
SADIE
I Googled "murder."
ALISON
You Googled "murder?"
SADIE
Yeah.
ALISON
Why? I mean what did it say?
SADIE
It didn't say anything. It just showed
pictures of people lying dead on the
floor and...blood everywhere and
ugh...
ALISON
That was just ketchup.
(BEAT)
Who wants to hear some music?
SADIE
I want to hear "Rent."
CHARLOTTE
I want to hear Green Day!
SADIE
No, we're listening to "Rent."
CHARLOTTE
Well, I want to listen to Green Day.
Sadies takes Charlotte's doll.
SADIE
Well, I got your baby!
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Charlotte WHINES.
ALISON
Don't taunt her. Come on.
SADIE
Here.
Sadie shoves the doll at Charlotte.
ALISON
Sadie!
CHARLOTTE
(CRYING)
Ow!
ALISON
Why did you just do that? Don't throw
things at your sister!
CHARLOTTE
She hit me.
ALISON
Did you hit her?
SADIE
I did not.
ALISON
Make her happy.
(TO CHARLOTTE)
It's okay.
SADIE
It won't make her happy. She spilled
all the marbles on the floor.
ALISON
Well, give her her marbles back.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE - DAY
In a living room of the house the guys have created an office for
their web site. There are a few large tables, several computers
which they work at, and a few TV sets which have movies running on
them. Ben and his friends are holding a meeting. They each have a
note pad and pen, and Jonah is on a computer. They smoke a joint
and drink beers.
JASON
All right? Now, are you sure you
understand the terms of the bet?
`Cause this is serious.
MARTIN
Oh, no.
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JASON
Martin, listen. You don't shave your
beard or cut your hair for one year,
and if you can do that, I will pay
your rent. But if you shave, then you
have to pay all five of our rents.
MARTIN
Thanks for the free money, bitch.
JONAH
Hey, Martin, was it weird when you
joined the Taliban, being American and
everything like that? Like when you
see a woman driving a car, do you just
get pissed?
JASON
Just watch your back, Serpico. You
never know who your friends are.
MARTIN
You guy can't make fun of the me the
whole time.
JASON
But, Martin, it's a competition. It's
called "The Dirty Man Competition."
We're gonna make fun of you until you
shave the beard. That's the rules.
JAY
That's the whole point. You're
supposed to be tempted into shaving.
BEN
Your face looks like Robin Williams'
knuckles.
MARTIN
You guys aren't allowed to make fun of
me. It's not part of the rules.
JASON
Martin, why didn't you just listen to
me when I was explaining the rules?
You just looked at me with that blank
stare of yours. It was like talking to
a wax statue.
BEN
Okay, guys, are you ready? So... "Only
at `Flesh of the Stars.com' will
customers be able to find exactly how
long into what movies their favorite
stars are exposed."
JASON
Nice.
JAY
Oh, fuckin' booya.
BEN
Pretty good, right?
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JONAH
Yeah.
JASON
Yeah, ka-ching. Ka-ching. Ka-ching.
JONAH
Guys, let's start loggin', all right?
Charles Manson? Do you have any other
thoughts?
MARTIN
Good, awesome, let's start this off
with a bang. Jamie Lee Curtis. I got
an hour and ten minutes in "Trading
Places." Uh, both chesticles.
JAY
Ah, I got something. A three-titted
alien from "Total Recall?"
JONAH
Aw, she's not famous.
JASON
(IMITATING SCHWARZENEGGER)
"Damn it, Cohaagen, give the people
the air."
INT. E ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION STUDIO - DAY
RYAN SEACREST stands in front of a series of cameras. Alison
stands behind with a clipboard and headset.
RYAN SEACREST
So if you want that perfect tan like
the stars, he's the one to see. We'll
be right back on "E! News." Stay with
us.
ALISON
(into her headset)
Okay.
RYAN SEACREST
Okay, is Jessica Simpson here yet?
ALISON
Let me check.
RYAN SEACREST
Is she on her way?
ALISON
Hey, guys?
RYAN SEACREST
She's left her house?
ALISON
(into her headset)
Okay, let me know when she's pulling
in.
(MORE)
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ALISON (CONT'D)
(TO RYAN)
She's about to pull in.
RYAN SEACREST
Is she camera-ready?
ALISON
(into her headset)
Is she camera-ready?
RYAN SEACREST
If she's going to be in hair and
makeup for three hours. I can't do it.
I'm not going to be here. I got to do
"American Idol." It's live. I got to
do it. I got to be there. What are we
going to interview her about?
ALISON
Nothing personal.
RYAN SEACREST
No personal questions.
ALISON
No personal questions. Don't ask her
about her sister and her nose job.
RYAN SEACREST
No plastic surgery questions.
ALISON
She doesn't want to talk about her
boobs or her father's comments about
her boobs.
RYAN SEACREST
Great. We'll talk about the Middle
East and maybe an idea of an exit
strategy. Maybe she has a good pitch.
Should I ask her about Korea? Maybe
have her point it out to us on a
globe? I don't understand the young
talent in this town! It doesn't make
any sense. I got four jobs. Hell, I'm
more famous than half the people we
talk to anyway! No one stands up. No
one has the balls to sit them down and
say, "Look, just cut the shit."But
everybody works for `em. They're all
on the payroll. They're all sucking
the teat! Nobody sits `em down, eye-to-
eye, one-on-one, and says... "Cut the
shit." And all these stars just to
fuck it up. That's what they do. They
fuck my day up! And it pisses me off!
And now I'm sweating.
ALISON
You know what? You want us to just
come and get you when she gets here?
You want to head to the green room for
a minute? Just chill out?
RYAN SEACREST
That's a good idea.
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ALISON
Want us to bring you anything? You
want some water?
RYAN SEACREST
No.
ALISON
You want a cookie?
RYAN SEACREST
Cookie, yeah, cookie. Thanks.
ALISON
Okay, we'll get you a cookie.
RYAN SEACREST
I'm sorry I'm pissy.
JILL, one of the E! executives, approaches Alison.
JILL
Alison?
ALISON
Yeah?
JILL
Jack and I need to see you in his
office.
INT. JACK'S OFFICE, E! ENTERTAINMENT - DAY
Allison's boss, JACK, early forties, is at his desk. Alison and
Jill sit in the office.
JACK
Thanks for coming in, Alison. Well, we
wanted to talk to you today because we
had a little debate on the conference
call with New York about you.
ALISON
You were talking about me?
JACK
We were wondering aloud to one another
whether or not you would be good for
on-camera.
ALISON
What'd you decide?
JILL
They decided that they like you. And
they would like to put you on camera.
ALISON
Really?
JILL
I know. I was so surprised, too.
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ALISON
Oh, my God. This is the best news
ever. Thank you so much. This is
great!
JACK
Congratulations.
ALISON
Thank you.
JACK
I'll take that smile as a "Yes, I'll
do it."
ALISON
Absolutely. I'm so excited. Oh, my
God.
JILL
It's a lot of work. Can't wait to see
what happens. It's going to be tough.
Tough job.
JACK
About the work, most immediately,
there's going to be some things that
you're going to be able to get that
other people in the office don't get.
One of them: Gym membership.
ALISON
You want me to lose weight?
JACK
I don't want you to lose weight.
JILL
We can't legally ask you to do that.
JACK
We didn't say lose weight.
JILL
No.
JACK
I might say "tighten."
ALISON
"Tight."
JACK
A little...tighter?
JILL
Just like toned and smaller.
JACK
Don't make everything smaller. I don't
want to generalize that way. Tighter.
JILL
We don't want you to lose weight. We
just want you to be healthy.
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ALISON
Okay.
JILL
You know, by, by eating less. We would
just like it if you...go home and step
on the scale and write down how much
you weigh and subtract it by, like,
twenty.
ALISON
Twenty.
JILL
And then weigh that much.
JACK
Just remember, you've got it here,
you've got it here, and everybody's
going see you right there.
INT. HOUSE - NIGHT
Debbie and Alison hug. Pete is on the couch wearing headphones.
DEBBIE
Yay! That's so exciting!
ALISON
Yay!
DEBBIE
Oh my god!
(TO PETE)
Hey!
PETE
Huh?
ALISON
I got a promotion.
PETE
Oh, congratulations!
ALISON
Thank you.
PETE
Hey, maybe you can get your own place
now.
ALISON
Oh, let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Yay!
DEBBIE
Let's go celebrate.
ALISON
Okay, let's do it.
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DEBBIE
Pete'll watch the kids?
PETE
Yeah! We can watch "Taxicab
Confessions."
DEBBIE
What are you going to do?
ALISON
I don't know!
Debbie and Alison SHRIEK.
DEBBIE
I'm so excited.
ALISON
Yay!
INT. CAR - NIGHT
Alison and Debbie drive to a nightclub.
DEBBIE
I walked in on him masturbating one
night.
ALISON
Ooh! Did you get the deer-in-the-
headlights look? Did he freeze or did
he finish?
DEBBIE
No, he tried to pretend like he wasn't
doing anything under the covers.
ALISON
Oh, no!
DEBBIE
I buy these nice towels and he whacks
off into them.
ALISON
"Deb and Pete forever"
DEBBIE
And once he does that into them once,
they're never soft ever again.
EXT. NIGHTCLUB - NIGHT
Alison and Debbie are walking over.
DEBBIE
I can always tell if I'm looking good
based on whether or not we get in.
They reach the front. The Bouncer looks at them and waves them
in.
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BOUNCER
Ladies?
ALISON
Guess we're looking good.
DEBBIE
If I didn't get in, I would have lost
my shit.
Ben and the guys are standing at the head of the line.
BEN
What's going on man? How long you
gonna make us wait out here, for
Christ's sake?
JAY
Come on! What the fuck!
INT. NIGHTCLUB
Ben sits with his friends, Jason, Jonah, Jay, and Martin.
BEN
You know what movie I just saw again
the other day which is fucking, like,
mind-blowing, and I haven't seen it
since it came out? "Munich."
JAY
"Munich!"
JONAH
Dude, "Munich" fuckin' rules.
JAY
"Munich" is awesome!
BEN
That movie was Eric Bana kicking
fuckin' ass!
They all agree.
BEN (CONT'D)
Dude, every movie with Jews, we're the
ones getting killed. "Munich" flips it
on its ear. We cappin' motherfuckers.
JONAH
Not only killing, but fuckin', like,
takin' names.
BEN
If any of us get laid tonight, it's
because of Eric Bana in "Munich."
JONAH
I agree with that.
JAY
I agree.
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BEN
You know what is not helping us get
laid? Is the shoe bomber, Richard
Reid, over here at our table. I like
your shoes.
JONAH
How was "Burning Man" this year?
BEN
Fuck you guys, I'm glad I'm not
Jewish.
BEN (CONT'D)
So are we.
MARTIN
Fine. Screw it.
BEN
You weren't "chosen" for a reason.
JAY
Yeah. Ahh!
JASON
Ohh!!!
Meanwhile, Debbie and Alison head for the bar.
DEBBIE
It's like everyone in here is twelve
years old.
Debbie SIGHS.
DEBBIE (CONT'D)
Am I too old to be here?
ALISON
What?
DEBBIE
Am I too old to be here?
ALISON
No, of course not.
DEBBIE
Does it look weird that I'm here?
ALISON
No, not at all.
DEBBIE
Am I hotter than these little bitches?
ALISON
Yes! You look amazing.
DEBBIE
Guys in here would fuck me, right?
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ALISON
Yes.
DEBBIE
That's weird to say, but, it makes me
feel better.
ALISON
You look hot.
DEBBIE
I believe you.
ALISON
I'm getting us drinks.
Alison leaves for the bar.
INT. NIGHTCLUB BAR - MOMENTS LATER
Ben is already at the bar attempting to get the BARTENDER's
attention.
BEN
Yo, a beer over here, please? You're
gonna be embarrassed when you realize
I'm Wilmer Valderrama. God.
ALISON
(to the Bartender)
Oh, Hey! Excuse me!
BEN
He's literally ignoring this entire
half of the bar. Don't even bother.
ALISON
Yeah, awesome.
BEN
A beer over here, please? He looked at
us! Did you see that?
ALISON
Yeah, that was rough.
BEN
And if you can't get service, what am
I gonna do, you know?
ALISON
Great. It's going to be that night.
BEN
Okay, you want a beer?
ALISON
Yeah.
BEN
Just observe.
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Ben leans over the bar and picks up two bottles of beer and drops
money on the bar.
BEN (CONT'D) (cont'd)
There you go.
BARTENDER
Come on, man!
BEN
Here you go! For your trouble! Thank
you.
Ben hands one beer to Alison
BEN (CONT'D) (cont'd)
(TO ALISON)
There you go.
ALISON
Thank you.
BEN
Okay, enjoy it.
ALISON
Are you sure?
BEN
I'm sure. I tried that once before at
The Comedy Store and I got punched in
the ear.
ALISON
Thanks a lot, Oh, fuck, fuck! I'm
supposed to get one for my sister.
BEN
Oh, here, take mine.
Ben hands Alison his beer.
ALISON
No, that's okay. I'll wait. I'll,
he'll get me--
BEN
(INTERRUPTING)
Please, I very rarely look cool. This
is a big moment for me. Just take it.
ALISON
Thank you. Awesome.
BEN
No problem.
ALISON
I'm Alison.
BEN
I'm Ben.
An awkward beat passes between them.
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ALISON
Well, have a great night.
BEN
Okay, you too. Have a--
ALISON
Thanks for the beer.
BEN
Okay, enjoy, be nice to them.
ALISON
Bye. Thanks again.
Alison leaves the bar to rejoin Debbie.
BEN
I'll see ya later.
(TO HIMSELF)
No, I won't, `cause I'm a pussy.
INT. NIGHTCLUB - CONTINUOUS
Ben rejoins his friends.
JASON
What's up, daddy?
BEN
That girl. She, she totally gave me an
opening, man, and I locked up. I just
want to get shit-faced, though, you
know? I'll just jerk it later. It's
cool.
JASON
Are you fuckin' crazy, man? She
looks...smart. Who's that she's
sitting with?
BEN
It's her sister.
JASON
Her sister?
BEN
Yeah.
JASON
Dude, it's the dream. What are we
doin' standing here man? Let's go.
Come on, follow me.
(TO MARTIN)
You stay here.
MARTIN
Why?
JASON
`Cause your face looks like a vagina.
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MARTIN
Dick!
Ben and Jason head toward Alison and Debbie.
JASON
Hey, which one's the sister?
Jonah approaches Martin.
JONAH
Hey, Crockett. You still partyin' with
Tubbs these days?
MARTIN
Come on, man. I'm getting it from all
angles here. I don't like it anymore.
JONAH
I know, I don't either. Was it weird
when you changed your name from Cat
Stevens to Yusuf Islam?
MARTIN
Yeah, it was really awkward.
JONAH
All right, man. I got to take off. See
ya, "Scorsese on coke."
Jay GROWLS loudly.
MARTIN
What's that?
JAY
Chewbacca. It's, you know, it's
Chewie.
MARTIN
Oh, another beard joke.
JAY
Fuck.
MARTIN
Fuckin' hilarious!
Meanwhile, Ben and Jason get to Alison and Debbie's table.
BEN
Hey.
ALISON
Hey.
BEN
Hi, this is my friend, Jason. I just
wanted to see how my beers were doin'.
ALISON
This is my sister, Debbie.
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BEN
Oh, hi, I'm Ben.
DEBBIE
Hi, Ben?
BEN
Yes.
DEBBIE
Nice to meet you.
JASON
How ya doin'?
DEBBIE
Good, how are you?
JASON
Just trying not to stare.
ALISON
She's married.
DEBBIE
(TO ALISON)
Why do you have to say that?
ALISON
What?
JASON
It's a shame. You're beautiful.
DEBBIE
Thank you.
ALISON
She has two kids, too.
DEBBIE
Shut up!
ALISON
What? It's nothing to be ashamed of.
BEN
You think that's gonna stop him from
hitting on her? It's not, at all.
JASON
I love kids.
DEBBIE
Really?
JASON
Yeah, absolutely.
Debbie's cell phone RINGS.
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DEBBIE
Excuse me.
(into the phone)
Hello?
BEN
Cool phone.
ALISON
Yeah, she's got a really cool phone.
DEBBIE
(into the phone)
What? Is it a rash or is it the
chicken pox? I don't know! Google it.
Okay. All right, bye.
(to Alison et al)
I got to go. Sadie might have the
chicken pox.
JASON
I had the chicken pox three times. I
have no immunity to it.
BEN
We don't have the heart to tell him
it's herpes.
JASON
It's not herpes if it's everywhere.
DEBBIE
(TO ALISON)
Are you coming?
Alison and Ben exchange a strange look.
ALISON
Um, uh, you know, I'm all dressed, so
I'll just hang out.
DEBBIE
Really?
ALISON
Yeah, I'll take a cab home.
DEBBIE
Be safe.
ALISON
I will.
JASON
Bye, lovely.
DEBBIE
Bye.
Debbie leaves.
JASON
All right, I'm gonna let you two get
to know each other.
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INT. NIGHTCLUB - NIGHT
QUICK CUTS
Ben and Alison talking, dancing and drinking.
BEN
Cheers.
ALISON
Cheers.
BEN
To you.
Ben and Alison take pictures of each other with their cell
phones.
ALISON
No, no. You know, the like,
Entertainment News channel?
BEN
Oh, E!
ALISON
E!
Ben and Alison dance, clearly pretty drunk now. We see Ben's
friends in the background, also dancing. Ben pretends to throw
dice while dancing.
JONAH
Dude, I think he's doing the dice
thing too much.
JAY
That's really all he's got.
Alison and Ben take another shot. Alison runs her fingers through
Ben's hair.
ALISON
I love your curly hair! It's so great.
Do you, like, use product or anything?
You put anything in it?
BEN
I use Jew. You want to get out of
here?
ALISON
Yeah, let's go. We can go hang out at
my place?
BEN
Yes, uh, uh, uh...
ALISON
I'll show you my audition tape.
BEN
Wicked.
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ALISON
It's really funny.
BEN
Okay, I'm really excited to watch
that.
They exit the club.
EXT. NIGHTCLUB - MOMENTS LATER
Alison and Ben stagger out of the club and head down the sidewalk.
BEN
We should get a cab.
Ben grabs Alison and they kiss.
EXT. BACKYARD - LATER
Ben and Alison stagger across Pete and Debbie's yard towards the
guest house.
BEN
This is a big yard!
ALISON
Shh!
BEN
Let's go swimming right now. Let's
just do that.
ALISON
No.
BEN
I'm doin'-- Whoo!
INT. ALLISON'S BEDROOM - MOMENTS LATER
Alison and Ben collapse on the bed and make out. They take off
their shirts.
BEN
You're prettier than I am.
They continue to make out.
ALISON
Do you have a condom?
BEN
I do.
ALISON
Okay.
BEN
It's in my pants. I have a condom.
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ALISON
Okay.
BEN
I'll get it.
Ben grabs his pants and takes out a condom.
BEN (CONT'D)
Man.
Ben struggles to put on the condom.
BEN (CONT'D)
Come on.
ALISON
Hurry up.
BEN
(to the condom)
Stupid fucker.
ALISON
What are you doing?
BEN
I almost got it. Just give me a
second.
ALISON
Oh, God, just do it already!
BEN
Okay.
Ben throws the condom on the floor and rolls over onto Alison.
BEN (CONT'D)
Good thing I'm drunk. This is lasting
forever.
ALISON
Yeah, it's awesome.
BEN
I just doubled my record time.
(BEAT)
I'm sorry I'm sweating on you.
ALISON
Okay, just stop taking.
EXT. GUEST HOUSE - MORNING
Establishing shot of the guest house in morning light.
INT. GUEST HOUSE - MORNING
Ben is SNORING, his ass fully exposed. Alison is wide awake,
clearly kept up by his unattractive snoring. She stares at him,
not sure how she feels about what happened last night.
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She nudges him with her foot.
BEN
Fuck off, Martin. I said, fuck off
Martin.
Ben awakens and turns around.
ALISON
Hi.
BEN
Oh. Hey.
ALISON
Hey.
Ben assesses the situation.
BEN
I'm naked.
ALISON
Yeah.
BEN
(WHISPERING)
Did we have sex?
ALISON
Yes.
BEN
Nice.
(BEAT)
What time is it?
ALISON
Seven-thirty.
BEN
Why the fuck are we awake? Let's go
back to sleep.
ALISON
I have to go to work.
BEN
Really?
ALISON
Do you need to get to work or
anything?
BEN
No work today. Do you want to get
breakfast?
ALISON
Okay.
KNOCKED UP - 24.
EXT. GUEST HOUSE - MORNING
Alison and Ben walk to their cars. Suddenly Pete walks out of the
house with the kids.
ALISON
`Morning.
PETE
Good morning Alison.
BEN
I'm Ben. What's happenin', man?
PETE
Ben.
BEN
How's it goin'?
Pete shakes Ben's hand and smiles.
PETE
(PLAYFULLY)
Ah, to be young.
ALISON
Stop it.
PETE
You stop it.
ALISON
See ya later.
BEN
All righty.
PETE
See ya later. Enjoy the day.
(TO CHARLOTTE)
Never do what they did.
CHARLOTTE
I'm gonna do it.
PETE
You are? Uh-oh. Someone's getting home-
schooled.
INT. DINER - DAY
Alison is in the booth. Ben emerges from the bathroom.
BEN
Whew. I just yacked, something nasty.
I feel way better, though. I think
that's the secret. You just gotta
puke. Did you puke?
ALISON
No.
KNOCKED UP - 25.
BEN
You can. I won't think it's gross or
anything.
ALISON
I'm fine.
BEN
Oh, okay.
ALISON
I just need some coffee, so...
BEN
You know, the best thing for a
hangover's weed. Do you smoke? Do you
smoke weed?
ALISON
Not really.
BEN
You don't?
ALISON
No.
BEN
At all?
ALISON
Mm-mm.
BEN
Like in the morning?
ALISON
No, I just don't.
BEN
It's the best medicine. `Cause it
fixes everything. Jonah broke his
elbow once. We just got high and, it
still clicks, but, I mean, he's okay.
ALISON
Right.
BEN
Yeah. Last night was great...what I
remember of it?
ALISON
Right, yeah.
BEN
Yeah.
ALISON
We had a great time.
BEN
Yeah. So what do you do?
KNOCKED UP - 26.
ALISON
I work at E!
BEN
The television channel?
ALISON
Uh-huh, remember?
BEN
Wow.
ALISON
We had, we had this conversation last
night. I, I told you about my
promotion and I was out celebrating
it. No?
BEN
I don't remember that at all.
ALISON
I'm super excited about it. I'm
actually doing my first on-air
interview today.
BEN
With who?
ALISON
Matthew Fox.
BEN
Matthew Fox from "Lost?"
ALISON
Yeah.
BEN
You know what's interesting about him?
ALISON
What?
BEN
Nothing. Will you tell him he's an
asshole for me?
ALISON
No.
BEN
Someone needs to. Like who gives a
shit?
ALISON
I hope a lot of people actually
because that's what my job entails, is
making sure people care about what he
has to say. I'm interviewing him.
BEN
Maybe it's just me. Maybe I just don't
give a shit. I'm just saying he
deserves a beat down.
KNOCKED UP - 27.
ALISON
It's sort of embarrassing to ask at
this point, but what do you do for
work?
BEN
Me and my roommates have
started...we're starting an Internet
website.
ALISON
Oh, cool, what is it?
BEN
I'll give you the virtual experience
okay? How's that? You're at your
computer. Who's an actress you like?
ALISON
Mary Tyler Moore?
BEN
No, that does not work at all. Let's
say you love Meg Ryan.
ALISON
I do.
BEN
Great. Who doesn't? Let's say you like
her so much, you want to know every
movie where she shows her tits. And
not just that, but how long into that
movie she shows her tits. Come to our
web page, exclusively, type in `Meg
Ryan.' Bam! `In the Cut,' thirty-eight
minutes in, forty-eight minutes in,
like an hour and ten minutes in. She's
like naked that whole fuckin' movie.
She does full-frontal in that movie.
ALISON
(DISGUSTED)
Wow.
BEN
They should have called her Harry, not
Sally.
ALISON
Really.
BEN
I'll show it to you. I'll show you Meg
Ryan's bush.
ALISON
(EXASPERATED)
Okay.
BEN
Cool.
ALISON
I actually need to get going, so.
KNOCKED UP - 28.
BEN
Awesome. Can I get your number?
Alison is incredulous.
BEN (CONT'D)
We had fun, right? We should hook up
again.
ALISON
I'm gonna give you my card because
that'll be the best way...
BEN
If you want to contact me, I don't
have a cell right now because of
payment complications, but you can
email me at the web page, I check it.
It's Ben at flesh of the stars, one
word, dot com.
Alison gets out of the booth. Ben gets up too.
BEN (CONT'D)
So, awesome.
ALISON
All right then. Nice to meet you.
Ben puts his arms out for a hug. Alison complies. Ben kisses the
air.
ALISON (CONT'D)
Take care.
BEN
Okay, uh, see ya.
Alison exits the diner.
BEN (CONT'D)
Bye!
(TO HIMSELF)
That was fuckin' brutal. Yeah, that
was brutal.
CARD: 8 WEEKS LATER
INT. E ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION STUDIO - DAY
Alison is standing on stage with JAMES FRANCO.
ALISON
Hi, I'm Alison Scott and we're here
today with James Franco from "Spider
Man."
ALISON (CONT'D)
How are you?
JAMES FRANCO
Great.
KNOCKED UP - 29.
ALISON
Thanks for coming.
JAMES FRANCO
Of course.
ALISON
Tell me, were you a big fan...
Alison GULPS and appears uncomfortable.
ALISON (CONT'D)
...I'm sorry, let me take that again.
JAMES FRANCO
Okay.
ALISON
Tell me, were you a big fan of the
comic books growing up?
JAMES FRANCO
No, actually, I didn't read any of the
comic books until I got the movie.
Alison stares at the floor looking ill. She breathes heavily.
JAMES FRANCO (cont'd)
Are you okay?
ALISON
Uh-huh. Yeah, just, what about the
comic books? Keep talking.
JAMES FRANCO
Like I said I really wasn't into them,
but now that I did the research, I
think they're pretty amazing.
Alison runs offstage and VOMITS into a trash can. Repeatedly.
JAMES FRANCO (cont'd)
What the fuck?
Alison continues to puke.
INT. EDITING BAY
Alison and her editor, BRENT, are watching the Franco/puking
clips.
BRENT
Is that the sound of you puking?
JAMES FRANCO (ON TV MONITOR)
If this is one of those fuckin' joke
shows, I'm not into it.
BRENT
We should put this on YouTube.
ALISON
Shut up.
KNOCKED UP - 30.
BRENT
This is hilarious.
ALISON
You're an asshole.
BRENT
Look how sweaty you are. You look like
Dom DeLuise.
ALISON
I don't need to see it again. It's
gonna make me throw up.
BRENT
You look like Jabba the Hutt dying.
Brent HISSES like Jabba the Hutt.
ALISON
You're such an asshole.
BRENT
I'm just jerking your chain. I'll fix
this. No problem.
ALISON
Yeah, maybe if you can just edit this
out and we can re--
Alison swallows hard.
ALISON (CONT'D)
--we can reshoot my questions.
Alison looks ill again.
BRENT
What's up?
Alison is frantically looking for a place to vomit.
BRENT (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, no, no, no. Over
here. Not on the mixing board, not on
the mixing board.
Alison finds the trash and VOMITS.
BRENT (CONT'D)
Are you okay?
ALISON
Oh my god. Oh my god.
BRENT
Are you sick?
ALISON
I don't know.
BRENT
What'd you eat?
KNOCKED UP - 31.
ALISON
I haven't eaten today yet.
BRENT
You haven't eaten yet?
ALISON
Do you have a napkin or something?
Brent grabs a stray piece of paper.
BRENT
Here, here. What do you have, like the
flu?
ALISON
I don't know.
BRENT
God, I hope you're not pregnant.
ALISON
It's impossible. You have to have sex
to get pregnant.
Alison reacts with a sad realization. Brent picks up the phone.
BRENT
(into the phone)
B.K. It's Brent Master Five. Alison
just puked. Dude, that's what I said.
She's probably pregnant, right?
ALISON
Oh, shit.
BRENT
(into the phone)
How does she look right now? She looks
like she just realized that she's
pregnant.
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, BEDROOM - NIGHT
Debbie and Alison are sitting on the bed.
ALISON
No, I can't be pregnant. Right? That
was what, eight weeks ago?
DEBBIE
Did you miss your period?
ALISON
No. Wait. I don't know. Shit. I don't
know. I can't remember. I was, I mean,
I've been really stressed at work. I
can't remember my last period.
DEBBIE
Are you the lady who doesn't realize
she's pregnant until she's sitting on
the toilet and a kid pops out?
KNOCKED UP - 32.
ALISON
Can you not joke right now? Don't joke
right now. This is really serious.
DEBBIE
Did I meet him?
ALISON
Yeah. You know, he was kind of like
medium height, sort of...chubby.
Blonde, curly hair. Remember?
DEBBIE
With the man boobs.
ALISON
Yes! Here, I have this thing of him on
my phone.
Alison takes out her phone to play a video.
BEN (ON PHONE VIDEO)
Hey! I live in your phone! This is the
best night of my life! I gotta pee.
DEBBIE
Oh god. How did this happen?
ALISON
Oh, shit.
DEBBIE
Well there's only one way to find out.
INT. DRUG STORE
Alison and Debbie run down the aisles looking for pregnancy tests.
DEBBIE
They're here! Here they are! Over
here!
Every test on the shelf is pulled into their basket.
ALISON
Okay. "Positive Choice."
DEBBIE
"Easy, One, Two, Three."
They run toward the check out counter.
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, BATHROOM - MOMENTS LATER
They dump all the tests on the floor. Alison sits on the toilet
and rips one test open. She puts the applicator between her legs.
ALISON
Here. Hurry up now. Come on.
The test reads positive.
KNOCKED UP - 33.
ALISON (CONT'D)
Get more! Get me a few more!
DEBBIE
Did you try the "Ova-Sure?"
Alison furiously drinks some juice.
ALISON
I'm dripping, I'm dripping. Wait.
They check another test.
DEBBIE
Good! A smiley face! Oh, I think
that's bad.
ALISON
How long does this one take?
DEBBIE
These can't all be positive. Let me
try one.
Pete enters to see Debbie sitting on the toilet. Debbie urinates
on the test and checks it.
ALISON
God, you really had to pee.
Debbie picks up a test. It's positive.
DEBBIE
What is this? What the hell is this?
ALISON
I think you picked up the wrong one.
DEBBIE
Fuck. That scared me. That would suck.
Alison glares at Debbie.
DEBBIE (CONT'D)
I'm sorry. That scared me.
EXT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, POOL - NIGHT
Alison is on a chaise lounge. Debbie is sitting nearby.
ALISON
It's gonna be fine. Right?
Debbie contemplates.
ALISON (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Right?
DEBBIE
Of course it will be fine. It's gonna
be fine.
KNOCKED UP - 34.
ALISON
Shit.
DEBBIE
You just need to call him.
ALISON
Maybe I don't need to call him until
after I see the doctor.
DEBBIE
You need to call.
ALISON
I don't want to call him. I don't need
to call him.
DEBBIE
You should call.
ALISON
I can't call him anyway. He doesn't
even have a phone. He didn't even have
a number to give me.
DEBBIE
He doesn't have a phone?
ALISON
Said some kind of billing issue.
DEBBIE
He can't afford a phone? Sadie has a
phone.
ALISON
Shit, you're right. I got to call. I
don't know. I'm gonna have to look him
up on his stupid website.
DEBBIE
What kind of website does he have?
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, OFFICE
Debbie and Alison sit at the computer looking at Flesh Of the
Stars.
DEBBIE
He spelling "coming" wrong. Oh it's
"cum." That's gross.
ALISON
Just go to "Contact Us."
DEBBIE
Ben?
ALISON
Yeah.
Debbie begins to type the email.
KNOCKED UP - 35.
DEBBIE
"What is your number? I need to speak
with you right away." Send?
ALISON
Yep.
DEBBIE
You're sure?
ALISON
Yeah.
EXT. BEN'S HOUSE - NIGHT
Ben and his roommates are sitting around smoking weed.
JAY
I love weed.
JONAH
I could smoke weed every second of
every day.
Ben wears a gas mask attached to a bong.
BEN
(through the mask)
Jay, I am your stoner.
Everyony LAUGHS.
Jason sits with his laptop.
JASON
Hey, Benjamin?
BEN
Yeah.
JASON
"Flesh of the Stars" just got an e-
mail.
BEN
Really?
JASON
Would you like me to read it to you?
BEN
Yeah, sure.
JASON
"Ben, what is your number? I need to
speak to you right away. Alison Scott"
BEN, JASON & JONAH
Ohhhhhh!
BEN
Shit! Someone wants seconds, mama!
KNOCKED UP - 36.
Jason types a reply while Ben watches on.
JASON
"Looking forward to speaking with
you."
BEN
Yeah. Do one of those smiley faces at
the end. Fuckin' A. Those are sexy.
JASON
Sent.
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, OFFICE
Alison paces as she dials Ben's number.
EXT. BEN'S HOUSE
The phone RINGS.
BEN
Uh-oh!
JAY
Somebody wants another piece!
BEN
Shhh....
JAY
(WHISPERING)
Booty, booty, booty call.
INTERCUT:
BEN
(into the phone)
Hello?
ALISON
(into the phone)
Hi, Ben, this is Alison. I don't know
if you remember me.
BEN
(into the phone)
Oh, yeah, Alison. What's up?
Ben is humping Jason's head.
JONAH
She like-a the way your dick tastes.
ALISON
(into the phone)
I actually was just wondering if maybe
you, wanted to get together, like
tomorrow night?
KNOCKED UP - 37.
BEN
(into the phone)
I've been meaning to call you so we
could hook up again. You know what I'm
sayin'?
ALISON
(into the phone)
Let's meet up maybe tomorrow night?
You wanna just grab some dinner?
BEN
(into the phone)
Why not? Meeting of minds sounds good.
What do you say Geisha House,
Hollywood, nine o'clock?
ALISON
(into the phone)
Sure. That's cool. Can we make it more
like six, though? I'd like to keep it
early.
BEN
(into the phone)
Six o'clock. Beat the rush. Yeah,
leave more time for afterwards.
Dessert. Sweet.
ALISON
(into the phone)
Okay. I'll just meet you there, then,
at six.
All the guys mime having sex with each other.
BEN
(into the phone)
I'll see you there. Take care. Peace.
ALISON
Oh, shit.
BEN
I'm gonna get laid mother fuckers!
High fives all around for Ben and the roommates.
INT. GEISHA HOUSE - NIGHT
Ben and Alison sit at a table in the crowded restaurant.
BEN
Nice place, huh?
ALISON
It's really nice.
BEN
Sorry it took so long to get a table.
I didn't realize you needed a
reservation.
KNOCKED UP - 38.
ALISON
That's okay.
BEN
You look very pretty, though.
ALISON
Thanks. Yeah, I just thought, I don't
know, I thought maybe it'd be cool to
hang out a little bit and... We didn't
really get to talk much last time so I
THOUGHT--
BEN
That we didn't.
ALISON
I thought maybe we'd just talk and get
to know each other...better.
BEN
Cool. Okay, I'll start. I'm Canadian.
ALISON
That's cool.
BEN
From Vancouver. I live here illegally,
actually. Don't tell anyone. But it
works out in my advantage, ultimately,
`cause I don't have to pay any taxes.
So financially that's helpful `cause I
don't have a lot of money. I'm not
poor or anything but I eat a lot of
spaghetti.
ALISON
So the web page is it just something
that you guys do for fun? Do you have
a real job?
BEN
Well, that is our job.
ALISON
Oh.
BEN
We don't technically get money for the
hours we put in, but it is our job.
ALISON
So, how do you...?
BEN
How do I pay rent and shit?
ALISON
Right.
BEN
When I was in high school, I got ran
over by a postal truck.
KNOCKED UP - 39.
ALISON
Oh, my God.
BEN
It was my foot more than anything.
But, I got fourteen grand from the
British Columbia government.
ALISON
Right.
BEN
And that really lasted me until now.
It's been almost ten years. I have
like nine hundred bucks left. So that
should last me for I'm not a
mathematician, but like another two
years or some shit...I think.
ALISON
Yeah. So, I have something I really
need to tell you. It's kind of why I
called you. Here it goes. I'm
pregnant.
BEN
Fuck off.
ALISON
What?
BEN
What?
ALISON
I'm pregnant...?
BEN
With emotion?
ALISON
With a baby. You're the father.
BEN
I'm the father.
ALISON
Yes!
BEN
How the fuck could this happen?
ALISON
I don't know. I thought you were
wearing a condom.
BEN
No.
ALISON
What?
BEN
I wasn't.
KNOCKED UP - 40.
ALISON
Why not?
BEN
Because you told me not to.
ALISON
What are you talking about?
BEN
What am I talking about? You told me
not to.
ALISON
I did not tell you not to wear a
condom.
BEN
Here's what happened, okay? I will
give you a play-by-play of my memory.
I almost had the condom on my dick. It
was on the cusp and then you said,
"Just do it, already."
ALISON
I didn't mean do it without a condom.
I mean "do it" like "hurry up," like
"get fucking going!"
BEN
Well, I assumed you were wearing a
patch, or like a dental dam or one of
those fuckin' butterfly clips or
something like that.
ALISON
What the hell is a dental dam?
BEN
It's like Saran Wrap! It's disgusting,
okay? But I thought you had one. Why
the fuck didn't you stop me once we
started?
ALISON
Oh, my God! I don't know! I couldn't
tell that you didn't have one on!
Obviously, I was drunk!
BEN
Was your vagina drunk? Did you think
it's the thinnest condom on earth I
have on? I'm a fuckin' inventor? I
made a dick-skin condom? He hollowed
out a penis and put it on? What the
fuck?!
ALISON
You are unbelievable.
BEN
Okay, you know what? Maybe, I've
reacted unfavorably. So what happens
now? I don't know how this works.
KNOCKED UP - 41.
ALISON
I am going to the doctor next
week...and I thought you could come
with me to the gynecologist.
BEN
So you haven't seen him, though?
ALISON
No.
BEN
So you don't know if you're pregnant.
ALISON
Well, I'm not a hundred percent sure.
BEN
You're not a hundred percent sure. I
bet you're not pregnant.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE, WAITING ROOM - DAY
Ben and Alison sit in the crowded waiting room.
DR. PELLAGRINO'S NURSE
Alison Scott?
ALISON
Yeah, yeah.
(TO BEN)
Come on.
BEN
I'm supposed to go?
ALISON
Yes.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE, EXAMINATION ROOM
Alison is in a gown on the table. Ben stands by looking at the
diagrams on the wall.
DR. PELLAGRINO enters.
DR. PELLAGRINO
Hello. My name is Thomas Pellagrino.
BEN
I'm Ben Stone.
DR. PELLAGRINO
Hi, there, champ. And you must be
Debbie's sister...Alice.
ALISON
Alison.
DR. PELLAGRINO
Hi. How are ya?
KNOCKED UP - 42.
ALISON
Good.
DR. PELLAGRINO
So, what can I help you with today,
Mister and Mrs. Stone?
ALISON
I took a home pregnancy test and it
said I was pregnant, so here we are.
DR. PELLAGRINO
Let's have a look. Legs up.
Alison puts her legs up and leans back.
BEN
Nice office.
DR. PELLAGRINO
Thank you.
Dr. Pellagrino examines Allison's genital area.
DR. PELLAGRINO(cont'd)
Well, you do look a lot like your
sister.
Dr. Pellagrino picks up a long cone shaped device.
DR. PELLAGRINO(cont'd)
This is gonna be cold.
(TO BEN)
And you're next. I'm just kidding.
Dr. Pellagrino looks at Ben and shrugs like saying "this is just
part of the job" as he puts the cone device inside Alison.
DR. PELLAGRINO (CONT'D) (cont'd)
There's the cervix. And the uterus.
See that? That dark sac there, that's
the amniotic sac. And right there, in
the middle is the embryo. Do you see
that flicker? You know what that is?
That's the heartbeat. Yeah, it looks
like you are pregnant. About eight or
nine weeks, I'd say. Congratulations.
Alison points to the monitor.
ALISON
That, that's it?
DR. PELLAGRINO
Yep. Take good care of it. Now the fun
part starts. Let me make a picture for
ya, huh? That'll be fun.
Alison begins to CRY.
DR. PELLAGRINO (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Well, I'll meet ya in my office. I'll
give ya a little time alone, there.
KNOCKED UP - 43.
Alison continues to cry. Ben stands by SILENTLY, stunned.
BEN
Oh, God. It's okay.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE - NIGHT
All the roommates and Ben sit around passing a bong.
JONAH
I can't fuckin' believe you didn't
wear a bag! Who does that?!
JASON
Why did we go to Costco and buy a
year's supply of condoms if you
weren't gonna use `em, man?
JONAH
I can't believe you did this. You
fucked everything up.
JASON
Look, the real point is not to get
yourself in this position. That's what
you have to realize. You gotta know
all the tricks. Like, for example, if
a woman's on top, she can't get
pregnant. It's just gravity.
JONAH
Everyone knows that.
JASON
What goes up must come down.
JAY
I think it's awesome that you're gonna
have a kid, man. Think of it like
this. It's just an excuse to play with
all your old toys again.
JONAH
You know what I think you should do?
Take care of it.
JAY
Tell me you don't want him to get an
"A word."
JONAH
Yes, I do, and I won't say it for
little Baby Ears over there, but it
rhymes with shmish-mortion." I'm just
saying -- hold on Jay, cover your ears
-- you should get a "shmish-morshmion"
are the "shmish-morshmion" clinic.
JAY
Ben, you cannot let these monsters
have any part of your child's life.
All right? I'm gonna be there to rear
your child.
KNOCKED UP - 44.
JASON
You hear that, Ben? Don't let him near
the kid. He wants to rear your child!
Ben gets up and leaves the room.
JONAH
Aw, Ben. Ben, come on, man.
JASON
I'm just kidding you.
JAY
Oh, great. Now he's upset.
JASON
I won't let him do it.
INT. RESTAURANT - DAY
Alison and her mother, BETTY, sit over lunch.
BETTY
Alison, just take care of it. Take
care of it. Move on. What's gonna
happen with your career? Or how, how
are you gonna tell them?
ALISON
Well, I'm not gonna tell them for a
while. I have a while before I have to
say anything.
BETTY
How could you not tell them?
ALISON
Well, they're not gonna know. I mean,
I'm only gonna start to show when I'm
like, I don't know, six months or
something. Seven months.
BETTY
Three months.
ALISON
No.
BETTY
Three months. Fat in the face, jowls,
fast ass.
ALISON
Debbie didn't get fat.
BETTY
Debbie is a freak of nature.
ALISON
Mom, you know, it's important to me
that you be supportive.
KNOCKED UP - 45.
BETTY
I cannot be supportive of this. This
is a mistake. This is a big, big
mistake. Now think about your
stepsister. Now, you remember what
happened with her? She had the same
situation as you and she had it taken
care of. And you know what? Now she
has a real baby. Honey, this is not
the time.
INT. DINER - DAY
Ben and his father, HARRIS, sit at a table over lunch.
HARRIS
I'm gonna be a grandfather.
BEN
You happy about that?
HARRIS
Absolutely. Delighted.
BEN
This is a disaster.
HARRIS
No, this is not a disaster.
BEN
It is, you know?
HARRIS
An earthquake is a disaster. Your
grandmother having Alzheimer's so bad
she doesn't even know who the fuck I
am, that's a disaster. This is a good
thing. This is a blessing.
BEN
I had a vision for how my life would
go and this definitely is not it.
HARRIS
Wait. Are you living your vision right
now?
BEN
I am kinda living my vision, yeah.
HARRIS
Well, that is sad, I'm telling you.
Life doesn't care about your vision.
Okay?
BEN
Okay.
HARRIS
Stuff happens. You just got to deal
with it. Roll with it. That's the
beauty of it all.
KNOCKED UP - 46.
BEN
I just don't get how I tell the kid
not to do drugs when I do drugs. I'll
feel like a hypocrite.
HARRIS
Well you remember what I told you?
When you were a teenager?
BEN
What did you say?
HARRIS
I said, "No pill, no powders."
BEN
That's right, that's right.
HARRIS
Right. If it grows in the ground, it's
probably okay.
BEN
I guess it worked. You told me not to
smoke pot all those years. And then I
found out you were smoking pot that
whole time.
HARRIS
Not the whole time. Just in the
evenings and all day every weekend.
Not that much.
BEN
Honestly, though, when you look at me,
do you not think at all, like, you
know, if he just never existed, I
would have avoided a massive heap of
trouble? You know?
HARRIS
Absolutely not. I love you totally and
completely. You're the best thing that
ever happened to me.
BEN
I'm the best thing that ever happened
to you?
HARRIS
Yeah.
BEN
Now I just feel bad for you.
INT. ALLISON'S GUEST HOUSE - NIGHT
Alison dials the phone.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE, BEN'S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Ben picks up.
KNOCKED UP - 47.
INTERCUT:
BEN
Hello?
ALISON
Hi, Ben?
BEN
Hey Alison, how's it goin'?
ALISON
Good, good. You know, I was just
calling to, let you know that, I've
decided to keep the baby.That's what's
happening with that.
BEN
Good. That's good. That's what I was
hoping you'd do. So, awesome.
ALISON
Yeah, yeah, it is good.
BEN
I know we didn't plan this and neither
of us really thought it was gonna
happen but life is like that, you
know? You can't plan for it and even
if we did, life doesn't care about
your plans, necessarily, and you just
kinda have to go with the flow and I
just know my job is to just support
you in whatever it is you wanna do.
I'm in, so whatever you wanna do, I'm
gonna do.
Alison WEEPS softly into the phone.
BEN(CONT'D)
I'm on board. Yaaay.
ALISON
I really appreciate you saying that.
BEN
No problem. I'll tell you, maybe if
you could help me by telling me, like
one thing that I am supposed to do,
then that would be good, `cause I
literally have no idea whatsoever.
ALISON
I have no idea either.
BEN
Do you want to, like, get together and
talk about it or something like that?
ALISON
Yeah, sure.
BEN
Like a date? I mean...
KNOCKED UP - 48.
ALISON
Yeah.
EXT. BEN'S HOUSE
Alison drives up to Ben's House.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE
Alison KNOCKS on the door and Ben answers.
BEN
HEY
ALISON
Hi.
BEN
You look beautiful.
ALISON
Thank you.
BEN
No problem. Come on in.
Ben leads Alison into the living room where the rest of the
roommates are hanging out.
BEN (CONT'D)
Everyone, this is Alison.
ALISON
Hi.
JASON
Ally. Hey. Jason. I'm sure you
remember.
ALISON
Yes.
JASON
You look beautiful.
ALISON
Thank you.
JASON
Your body's responding really well to
the pregnancy.
ALISON
Thank you.
JASON
It's amazing how fast the milk
arrives. How's your sis?
ALISON
She's good.
KNOCKED UP - 49.
JASON
Oh, good. Tell her "What's up" for me.
ALISON
Okay.
JASON
All right, I'm gonna go make a protein
shake.
BEN
And this, uh, beautiful young man is
Jonah.
ALISON
Hi.
JONAH
Hey.
BEN
Okay, that's Martin and Jodi over
there.
ALISON
Hi.
BEN
I'm gonna grab my shirt. Just take a
seat if you want.
Ben exits. Jonah is watching the lesbian sex scene in "Wild
Things."
JONAH
Just another day at the office. Do you
have any acting experience?
ALISON
No.
MARTIN
How's it goin'? You wanna toke?
ALISON
Eh, no. I'm good.
JODI
Hi.
ALISON
Hi.
JODI
I'm Jodi.
ALISON
Yeah, hi.
JODI
I heard you were pregnant.
ALISON
Mm-hm.
KNOCKED UP - 50.
JODI
Oh, aren't you scared? The way it's
gonna come out of your...It's gonna
hurt a lot I bet. Your vagina...That's
so sick.
ALISON
I don't know.
JODI
Are you hungry?
ALISON
I'm okay right now. Thank you.
JODI
You must be angry at the baby whenever
it steals your food, huh? "Oh it's
mine, not yours." But, you know...
Because you're family, you got to
share.
ALISON
Right.
Jay enters the room in a towel after a shower.
JAY
Man, my balls are shaved. My pubes are
trimmed. I'm ready to fuckin' rock
this shit.
JONAH
What the fuck, man?! If I go in there
and see fuckin' pubes sprinkled on the
toiled seat, I'm gonna fuckin' lose my
mind! Last time I went to the
bathroom, Jay, I took a shit and my
shit looked like a fuckin' stuffed
animal!
JAY
You're embarrassing me in company!
JONAH
You embarrass yourself!
JAY
Oh, great. I hope you have a great
evening!
Jay exits. Ben enters in his new shirt.
BEN
All right. Let's go. See you guys
later.
EXT. MICELLI'S RESTAURANT
Establishing shot.
KNOCKED UP - 51.
INT. MICELLI'S RESTAURANT
Alison and Ben sit in a booth over appetizers.
ALISON
The funny thing is I really had never
even thought about having a baby.
BEN
Yeah.
ALISON
If this hadn't happened, I don't think
I would have wanted to have a baby
for, like, I don't know, at least ten
years.
BEN
At least! God, honestly, I just got
used to the notion that someone would
even have sex with me. I didn't think
this would happen.
EXT. JACADI, BABY CLOTHING STORE - NIGHT
Establishing shot.
INT. JACADI, BABY CLOTHING STORE
Ben puts on a baby hat and holds a baby outfit in front of him.
BEN
Get ready. This will be coming out of
you in seven months. This is exactly
what our baby will look like.
ALISON
It's a beautiful picture, Ben.
BEN
It is. It's not bad.
(in a French accent)
Hello, Mommy. Our baby's gonna be
French Canadian. I like that.
ALISON
With a little hint of Spanish.
BEN
Exactly, I'm not good with accents.
EXT. BOOKSTORE - NIGHT
Establishing shot.
INT. BOOKSTORE
Ben and Alison browse the baby section.
KNOCKED UP - 52.
BEN
Baby books.
ALISON
Awesome.
BEN
"What to Expect When You're
Expecting."
ALISON
What can we expect?
BEN
Well, you can't eat sushi. You can't
smoke. You can't smoke marijuana. You
can't smoke crack. And you can't jump
on trampolines. This is basically a
giant list of things you can't do.
ALISON
It sounds thrilling.
BEN
I'm gonna be sitting there on the
trampoline smoking crack. And you're
not gonna have anything to do. You're
gonna be bored. But I can't wait to
read these, honestly. I put these in
front of my toilet, though, they'll be
read by tomorrow morning. Do you want
me to get you that?
ALISON
Yeah, thank you.
BEN
No problem. These are heavy.
EXT. MALL - NIGHT
Ben and Alison walk side-by-side carrying their purchases. They
both reach over and hold hands.
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, BATHROOM - NIGHT
Debbie and Pete get ready for bed at separate sinks.
PETE
So what do you think? Should we have
sex tonight?
DEBBIE
Ugh. Sounds awful. I'm just really
constipated. Do you really want to?
PETE
Well, now.
DEBBIE
Shut up.
KNOCKED UP - 53.
PETE
That's pretty crazy how your sister's
pregnant.
DEBBIE
We have to help her.
PETE
I think they'll be fine. They'll work
it...Look at us. It happened to us.
DEBBIE
We'll help her raise the baby.
PETE
Well...fuck!
EXT. ALLISON'S GUEST HOUSE
Establishing shot.
INT. ALLISON'S GUEST HOUSE
Alison and Ben stand while kissing.
BEN
At least we don't have to use a
condom, you know?
Alison pulls away.
BEN (CONT'D) (cont'd)
But we can. I brought some just in
case. I don't have V.D. or anything. I
mean, I don't, I thought--
ALISON
It's not that.
BEN
It's just I thought we could get a
little...fun out of your situation,
you know?
ALISON
Okay, first of all, it's not my
situation. It's our situation.
BEN
I know that.
ALISON
And just because I'm pregnant, I'm not
some ruined woman and all romance goes
out the door.
BEN
I'm sorry. I like you a lot. That's
all this is.
ALISON
I like you, too.
KNOCKED UP - 54.
BEN
Sweet.
ALISON
A little, so far. I mean, we have
seven months before the baby comes. We
don't have to rush it.
BEN
Yeah.
ALISON
We should really just try to get to
know each other and...give this a real
shot. You know? We got ourselves into
this situation. We kind of have to.
BEN
For the baby, right?
ALISON
Exactly. Okay, if this was our second
date, what would you do?
BEN
B.J. If I'm just being honest. I told
my roommates that I thought I was
gonna get a B.J., so...
ALISON
You know what? For the sake of getting
to know one another, can you not talk
like that?
BEN
I can do that. I'm really nervous.
ALISON
I'm nervous, too. I'm really nervous.
BEN
Yeah.
Ben and Alison kiss.
ALISON
You're a sweet guy, right?
BEN
I think I am.
ALISON
Don't fuck me over, okay?
BEN
I wouldn't do that. Just so you know,
I'm the guy girls fuck over. I'm that
guy. So you don't fuck me over, okay?
ALISON
Okay.
BEN
I couldn't take it. I can't raise this
baby alone.
KNOCKED UP - 55.
Ben and Alison kiss.
EXT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE - MORNING
Establishing shot.
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, KITCHEN
Debbie, Pete, Charlotte, Sadie, Alison and Ben eat breakfast
together.
CHARLOTTE
Who's he?
BEN
I'm Ben Stone.
ALISON
He's my boyfriend.
PETE
That's nice.
SADIE
I never met him before.
ALISON
He's a new boyfriend.
BEN
But a boyfriend.
SADIE
So he came over for breakfast because
he's your new boyfriend?
DEBBIE
He came from his house, drove over to
our house because he thought it would
be fun to have breakfast with us, so
he drove his car from his house to our
house to have breakfast.
PETE
Because he likes breakfast so much.
CHARLOTTE
I love breakfast.
BEN
You guys wanna hear something neat?
We're gonna have a baby together.
SADIE
What?
BEN
Yeah, a baby.
SADIE
Well, you're not married. Aren't you
supposed to be married to have a baby?
KNOCKED UP - 56.
PETE
You don't have to be.
DEBBIE
But they should be because they love
each other and people who love each
other get married and have babies.
SADIE
Where do babies come from?
DEBBIE
Where do you think they come from?
SADIE
Well, I think a stork, he drops it
down, and then, a hole goes in your
body and there's blood everywhere,
coming out of your head, and then you
push your belly-button, and then your
butt falls off and then you hold you
butt and you have to dig and you find
a little baby.
DEBBIE
That's exactly right.
EXT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, BACKYARD
Ben is in a playhouse with Sadie while Charlotte jumps on the
trampoline.
CHARLOTTE
Feed the teddy bear.
BEN
I feed your bear the grass? Know what
your bear would also like to do with
some grass? Smoke it.
Allison and Debbie watch Ben and the kids from the patio.
ALISON
(TO DEBBIE)
What do you think of him? He's funny,
right?
Ben throws the bear's bowl.
BEN
Fetch. All right, bring it back.
DEBBIE
(TO ALISON)
He's playing fetch with my kids. He's
treating my kids like they're dogs.
ALISON
(TO DEBBIE)
No's he not.
Ben throws the bear this time.
KNOCKED UP - 57.
BEN
Go get it! Fetch!
DEBBIE
(TO ALISON)
Plays fetch with the kids.
BEN
All right!
ALISON
(TO DEBBIE)
He's trying. He's making an effort.
CHARLOTTE
I don't wanna play this anymore.
BEN
Bring it back.
DEBBIE
(TO ALISON)
He's overweight. Where does that end?
How old is he?
ALISON
(TO DEBBIE)
Twenty-three.
DEBBIE
(TO ALISON)
Looks thirty-three. He can barely get
in and out of that little house.
Imagine how much bigger he's going to
get.
Ben tries to exit the playhouse but gets stuck a couple times.
DEBBIE (CONT'D)
That means he has bad genes. Your kid
is going to be overweight.
ALISON
Shit.
BEN
I'm gonna get you!
Ben chases the girls on top of the trampoline.
BEN (CONT'D)
I'm gonna get you! Whoa!
Ben falls off the trampoline onto the grass. The kids love it.
ALISON
(TO DEBBIE)
Just give him a break.
DEBBIE
(TO ALISON)
Okay, I'll try.
KNOCKED UP - 58.
Charlotte pegs a beach ball at Ben's head.
EXT. PLAYGROUND - DAY
Ben and Pete sit while Charlotte and Sadie blow bubbles.
BEN
They seem to love bubbles.
PETE
They go ape-shit over bubbles.
BEN
They're really going ape-shit.
PETE
That's an incredible thing about a
child. What's so great about bubbles?
BEN
They float. You can pop them. I mean,
I get it. I get it.
PETE
I wish I liked anything as much as my
kids like bubbles.
BEN
That's sad.
PETE
It's totally sad. Their smiling faces
just point out your inability to enjoy
anything.
BEN
Am I going to be okay, man?
PETE
Who knows? Is anybody okay? I'm not
okay. You're asking the wrong guy.
Just don't ask me to lend you any
money, you know?
BEN
Can I just have some?
PETE
No.
EXT. BEN'S HOUSE - DAY
Jason and Jonah play ping-pong while the rest of the roommates,
including Ben, watch.
JASON
I have fifteen years of tennis
lessons.
KNOCKED UP - 59.
JONAH
And twelve years of sucking dick
lessons.
JAY
(TO BEN)
So?
BEN
I can't ref the next games, by the
way. I got to go meet gynecologists
with Alison. She doesn't like her
gynecologist.
JAY
You think she likes you?
BEN
She's trying to.
JAY
She's entertaining the idea of liking
you.
BEN
Exactly. I'll take that.
JAY
Wll, see she's bringing you to the
gynechiatrist. She must like you.
BEN
That's pretty good, I think.
JASON
You know who I'd like to get pregnant
is that Felicity Huffman, man. Ever
since "Transamerica," I can't get her
out of my mind.
BEN
Guys, I hate to crack the whip, but
it's kind of, uh, business meeting
time. I need moolah. When do you think
we can launch this site?
JAY
Geez.
JONAH
You can't rush this. You know what
happens to these sites when they go up
and they don't function well? They
die.
BEN
Seriously, guys, let's say I want to
launch today. Let's start... let's use
that as a jumping off point. Let's
make this happen. What can we do?
JONAH
Look, man, I didn't go to Yale so I
could work twelve hours a day.
KNOCKED UP - 60.
JASON
I thought you went to Santa Monica
City College.
JONAH
I went where I went, Jason.
BEN
I'm not asking you to work twelve
hours a day. I mean, you guys watch
movies without nudity in them.
JASON
I'll tell you what, man. We could
probably get it online in three
months.
BEN
Thank you. Yes! Three months.
JONAH
Come on, Jason!
Jason serves the ball and Jonah hits it as hard as he can to win
the game.
JONAH (CONT'D)
Fuck off!
JASON
Yeah, well, you still have a little
dick, Cartman.
EXT. TOWN STREET - DAY
Ben and Alison drive to the gynecologist.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE
Alison is on the examination table while DR. KUNI examines her.
DR. KUNI
Do you smoke cigarettes?
ALISON
No.
DR. KUNI
Do you smoke cigarettes?
ALISON
I have on occasion.
DR. KUNI
On occasion? When? When was the last
time you had one cig? You know, on,
you know, a little...I need to know or
I will not be your doctor.
KNOCKED UP - 61.
INT. GYM
Ben and Alison are in a spin class. Ben is sweating profusely.
ALISON
How ya doing?
BEN
I'm breathing like James Gandolfini
over here.
A person next to them peddles extremely fast.
BEN (CONT'D)
(to nearby athlete)
Slow down, man. You're making me look
like a jackass.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE
Alison is on the table with her legs up while a YOUNG DOCTOR
examines her. Ben sits by Alison.
YOUNG DOCTOR
How long you kids been married?
BEN
We're not.
ALISON
No.
YOUNG DOCTOR
You're single?
BEN
She's not single. She's just not
married.
YOUNG DOCTOR
Are you two together?
Alison and Ben share a look of disbelief that the doctor is
hitting on her.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE, KITCHEN - DAY
Jodi and Alison are in the kitchen, cutting vegetables.
JODI
Hey, you wanna trade boyfriends? Just
kidding. Kind of.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE
Alison is on the table while a FEMALE DOCTOR examines her. Ben
watched on.
KNOCKED UP - 62.
FEMALE DOCTOR
Wow. That is not your vagina. That's
your asshole. That happens about five
times a day.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE
Alison and Ben sit on the couch. The rest of the roommates are all
suited up for paintball.
JAY
Are you sure you don't want to come
paint-balling?
BEN
Have fun, guys. Seriously, watch the
eyes.
JAY
All right.
JASON
See ya, Ally.
JONAH
Peace.
JAY
Bye.
Alison looks at Ben.
BEN
I don't want to go. I swear to God. I
want to see "Breathless" at the LACMA.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE - DAY
Alison is watching a movie during a scene with a topless woman.
ALISON
Boobs! Boobs! Boobs!
Ben runs in.
BEN
Hold on, pause it, pause it, pause it.
ALISON
Boobs and bush.
Ben hops on the couch the log the scene for the website.
ALISON (CONT'D)
Good boobs.
BEN
Those are good ones! We're like thirty-
five seconds in.
ALISON
Right over the beginning credits.
KNOCKED UP - 63.
BEN
Nice. Credit bush. You never get
opening-credit bush.
ALISON
I know. That's so crazy.
EXT. DEBBIE'S HOUSE, POOL - DAY
Alison sits on the side as Ben plays with Charlotte and Sadie in
the pool.
BEN
You got me. You got me.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - DAY
Ben and Alison sit across the desk from DR. HOWARD.
ALISON
How many doctors are there in your
practice? Just because I'm sort of
looking for a more personal
experience. I want to make sure that
you're my doctor on the day and...
DR. HOWARD
I understand. We have three other
doctors in the practice but I'm your
man, okay? I don't take vacations. I
hate Hawaii. I went to the Caribbean
when I was fourteen and I'm never
going back.
ALISON
I feel really good about this.
(TO BEN)
I think we found our doctor.
BEN
Really?
ALISON
Yeah.
BEN
Oh, my God. Are you serious right now?
DR. HOWARD
You look relieved.
BEN
I am very relieved.
DR. HOWARD
All right.
BEN
I can't imagine meeting and more of
you people.
KNOCKED UP - 64.
ALISON
You're being dramatic. We didn't meet
that many.
CARD: 16 WEEKS.
INT. E ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION STUDIO
Alison is being measured by the WARDROBE LADY.
WARDROBE LADY
Ooh. Do they know?
ALISON
Pardon?
WARDROBE LADY
The belly.
ALISON
The doughnuts, they call to me.
WARDROBE LADY
YOU'RE--
Jill walks by.
JILL
Hey, Alison!
ALISON
Hi.
JILL
Great job.
ALISON
Thanks.
JILL
(TO HERSELF)
For you.
WARDROBE LADY
You're pregnant aren't you?
ALISON
What?
WARDROBE LADY
I mean, you've put on like eight
pounds, nine. It's all in your uterus.
ALISON
Oh, shit. I haven't told them. Do you
think they're gonna be mad? I'm really
chickening out about this.
WARDROBE LADY
It's okay. We can hide this. We'll
dress you in black and we'll emphasize
your boobs.
KNOCKED UP - 65.
ALISON
Awesome.
WARDROBE LADY
Your boobs are going to be big. And
then they're going to be like scary
big. But then they'll go down. And
then they'll stay down.
ALISON
Just don't say anything, okay? Please
don't say anything.
WARDROBE LADY
I won't. Just tell them. They'll be
cool. Everybody loves somebody
pregnant.
EXT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE - DAY
Establishing shot.
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Debbie and Pete use a laptop. Ben enters.
DEBBIE
Ooh. Did you see this sex offender
website? These are all the sex
offenders in our neighborhood.
Debbie points to the screen which has a map with red dots spread
over it.
PETE
Looks like your computer has chicken
pox.
DEBBIE
Those are sex offenders. These people
live in our neighborhood.
PETE
We'll skip their houses when we're
trick or treating. What do you want me
to do? Form a posse?
(TO BEN)
Got your six-shooter on ya? I got my
lynching rope.
DEBBIE
You shouldn't take it so lightly.
PETE
I don't take it lightly. I'm not going
to go over to any of these people's
houses and say, "Hey, you mind? Can
you baby sit?"
DEBBIE
If I didn't care about these things,
you wouldn't care about anything. Care
more.
KNOCKED UP - 66.
PETE
You're so concerned with stuff, like
don't get them vaccinated, don't let
them eat fish. There's mercury in the
water. Jesus, how much "Dateline NBC"
can you watch?
DEBBIE
I know we're supposed to be nice with
each other right now, but I'm having a
really hard time. I'm struggling with
it right now.
PETE
What am I doing?
DEBBIE
Because I want to rip your fucking
head off because you're so fucking
stupid! This is scary.
DEBBIE (CONT'D)
These are our children. You fucking
dipshit!
PETE
I literally am at a point where I
don't know what I can say.
DEBBIE
So I'm the bad guy because I'm trying
to protect our kids from child
molesters and mercury? And you're cool
because you don't give a shit?
PETE
Yeah.
DEBBIE
Yeah? Is that it?
PETE
Pretty much.
DEBBIE
God, you're an asshole.
PETE
Don't do this in front of Ben.
DEBBIE
I don't give a shit about Ben.
PETE
Sorry, Ben.
BEN
It's okay. I didn't think she did,
anyway.
Alison enters.
ALISON
Okay, come on! Let's go.
KNOCKED UP - 67.
PETE
I can't go. This band is doing a
showcase out in the Valley. I got to
go.
DEBBIE
It's Saturday.
PETE
I got to go.
INT. BABY CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES STORE
Debbie and Alison are browsing the baby furniture. Ben trails
behind.
DEBBIE
You don't want to know the sex of the
baby? That's no fun.
ALISON
Ben knows, but I've sworn him to
secrecy.
DEBBIE
I'll get it out of him.
Ben are looks at Baby Bjorn baby carriers. He brings ones to
Alison.
BEN
Hey. Think we'll ever be as happy as
Baby Bjorn couple is?
ALISON
We are that happy.
BEN
Yeah. You look happy.
ALISON
Which is awesome. Because I never like
guys like you. It's great.
BEN
You keep saying that. I know.
Alison and Ben walk over to Debbie who is in front of a crib.
DEBBIE
This is it. This is perfect.
BEN
Nice.
Ben looks at the price tag.
BEN (CONT'D)
Holy shit, it's fourteen hundred
bucks.
KNOCKED UP - 68.
ALISON
(TO DEBBIE)
We can just borrow yours. Is that
okay?
DEBBIE
No. You need your own crib.
BEN
There's one of these in an alley
behind my house. We could just grab
that. Just rub Purell all over it.
DEBBIE
You know what? Let me buy it. I need
to get you a baby present anyway, and
I would love to get it for you.
ALISON
No.
DEBBIE
I'm serious. I want to.
ALISON
No. It's too much.
BEN
(whispering to Alison)
Shh. Yes. We'll take it obviously. I
mean don't insult the woman. She wants
to get us a gift.
DEBBIE
Right.
BEN
Want to buy me some new clothes? What
else can I squeeze out of you?
XBOX360, XBOX360.
EXT. BABY CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES STORE
Alison and Ben are carrying clothes to the car. Alison stops in
her tracks when she sees a group of two young women and a man
approaching.
ALISON
It's so hot in the Valley.
GIRL #1
Hey!
GIRL #2
Oh, my God!
ALISON
Oh, shit.
GIRL #1
Alison!
KNOCKED UP - 69.
ALISON
Hi!
GIRL #2
Oh, it's so good to see you.
ALISON
You too. Oh, my God.
GIRL #2
We've been watching you on E! It's the
coolest thing.
ALISON
Yeah, it's been super-exciting, just
crazy busy. I'm so sorry I haven't
called.
GIRL #2
Oh, it's fine.
(TO BEN)
Hi, I'm Ashley.
ALISON
This is my friend, Ben.
BEN
I'm Ben.
GIRL #2
I went to school with Alison.
GIRL #1
So, okay, so is Debbie having another
baby?
BEN
No. Alison is.
GIRL #2
What?! I just saw you a couple months
ago. You're pregnant?
ALISON
It was a big surprise.
BEN
It's a really funny story, actually,
if you guys, if you got a second to
hear it.
ALISON
It's not really funny.
GIRL #1
Tell us.
ALISON
It's not funny.
BEN
Let them be the judge, okay? I think
it's funny.
KNOCKED UP - 70.
ALISON
All right.
BEN
You know they say don't drink and
drive?
GUY #1
Right.
BEN
Don't drink and bone!
GIRL #2
Wow.
EXT. RECORD STORE - DAY
Establishing shot.
INT. RECORD STORE
Ben and Pete browse the records.
BEN
Yeah, she was acting weird and I
really think it's just because I
haven't made an honest woman out of
her. She's carrying my bastard child.
No one wants that.
PETE
That's what I did. I married Debbie
when she got pregnant.
BEN
You think she's, like, hiding me?
Like, she's, like, embarrassed by me
or something like that?
PETE
Probably. I'd hide you.
BEN
How much do wedding rings cost?
PETE
It really depends, you know? I think
you're supposed to spend three months
pay on a ring.
BEN
That'll be easy. I don't make any
money.
PETE
Really? I thought there was a lot of
money in porn.
KNOCKED UP - 71.
BEN
God, it's not porn? All we do is we
show you what nude scenes are in what
movies.
PETE
Like Mister Skin?
BEN
Who's Mister Skin?
PETE
Dude, Mister Skin.
Pete imitates the Mister Skin logo smile.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE - DAY
Ben and the roommates look at the Mister Skin website.
JONAH
We've wasted fourteen months of our
lives.
BEN
This is exactly the same as our site.
How the fuck did this happen?
JONAH
Mister Skin! That's even a better name
than ours!
MARTIN
Well, fuck me in the beard.
JASON
Dude, they got the top ten group
shower scenes! Why didn't you think of
that, Jay!
JAY
Don't put this on me!
BEN
God damn it!
MARTIN
Well shit. I saw it online at one
point, but I guess I didn't connect
the dots.
JONAH
What are we gonna do now?
BEN
All we need to do is think of a new,
better idea that no one else has
thought of already.
JASON
"Spiderman Three" starts in eight
minutes.
KNOCKED UP - 72.
JONAH
Shit. Don't worry. We'll figure it
out.
Jonah, Jason and Martin exit. Ben and Jay sit at the desk.
BEN
You know what? Just because this site
exists doesn't mean ours won't work.
Good things come in pairs.
JAY
For sure.
BEN
"Volcano," "Dante's Peak." "Deep
Impact," "Armageddon." "Wyatt Earp,"
"Tombstone."
JAY
Panda Express, Yoshinoya Beef Bowl.
BEN
Exactly. We can work together. This
helps us, if anything.
JAY
We're golden.
EXT. ALISON'S GUEST HOUSE - AFTERNOON
Establishing shot.
INT. ALISON'S GUEST HOUSE
Alison sits on the bed while Ben kneels in front of her.
BEN
Alison, I'm sure this isn't how you
pictured it being exactly and it's not
how I wanted it. That is why I'm
presenting you with this empty box.
It's a promise, Alison. A promise that
one day I will fill this with a ring
that you deserve, a beautiful ring. I
can't afford it yet. I've picked it
out, though. It's at De Beers and it's
really nice. So, basically, I'm asking
you, will you marry me? Because I'm in
love with you.
ALISON
I love you too.
BEN
Really? That's so nice to hear. That's
the first time a girl's ever said that
to me.
ALISON
But here's the thing.
KNOCKED UP - 73.
BEN
There's a thing?
ALISON
I don't really know yet what that love
means. It's so new and it's so
exciting. It's great. I don't know.
We've only known each other for
seventeen weeks.
BEN
Look, I thought you felt weird that
we're having a baby and we're not
engaged. I'm going to get off my knee.
It hurts.
Ben sits next to Alison on the bed.
ALISON
I'm okay with that. We're just doing
what we can. I don't want us to put
any more pressure on ourselves than we
have.
BEN
That makes sense.
ALISON
I didn't hurt your feelings, did I?
BEN
No. I just wanted to do right by you.
If you don't want to, that's totally
cool.
ALISON
I really do love you.
BEN
I know. Thanks. You mentioned that.
It's nice.
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, BEDROOM - NIGHT
Debbie and Alison eat ice cream in bed and watch TV.
ALISON
Ben proposed to me. He did. It was
really sweet. I feel a little bad. He
was wearing this great button-down. He
tucked it in. He got down on one knee.
He didn't have an actual ring, though,
just an empty box but he had this
whole spiel about when he has the
money, he'll buy me the ring I
deserve.
DEBBIE
The box was empty?
ALISON
He can't afford a ring.
KNOCKED UP - 74.
DEBBIE
So he got down on one knee and gave
you an empty box?
ALISON
Yes.
DEBBIE
I'm sorry.
ALISON
Get over it. If you'd been there, you
would have cried.
DEBBIE
You need to train him. Oprah said that
when two people meet they should point
out each other's differences and
flaws.
ALISON
I thought you should love people for
who they are.
DEBBIE
You criticize them a lot, so they get
so down on themselves they have to
change.
ALISON
You don't think that's naggy?
DEBBIE
In the end, they thank you for it.
I/E DEBBIE'S CAR - DAY
Debbie drives Alison and the girls in her car.
DEBBIE
You can't commit to him. You don't
even know him. I don't even know Pete
after ten years. I don't know what
he's up to. He's miserable.
ALISON
Why do you say that?
DEBBIE
I think he's cheating on me. He's
always going to business meetings at
odd hours. Then I try to call him on
his cell phone and he says he's in bad
cell phone reception areas when he's
in good reception areas.
ALISON
Maybe he's working late. Maybe he's
trying to sign a new band. I can't
imagine Pete doing that.
DEBBIE
There's no part of you that thinks
maybe he's a dirty little scumbag?
KNOCKED UP - 75.
ALISON
No.
DEBBIE
I think he might be.
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, OFFICE - DAY
Debbie installs software on the computer while Alison watches.
DEBBIE
"Memory Spy Web Memory Software.
Locate history, files, websites
visited, hidden downloads, e-mail
history. Memory Spy." Let's see you
hide from me now, little man.
Alison is disturbed by this whole ordeal.
CARD: 24 WEEKS LATER.
INT. FANCY RESTAURANT
Debbie, Pete, Alison and Ben eat dinner together.
PETE
You're not going to tell them?
ALISON
No. I don't have to. It's illegal for
them to fire me over it. And I get
three months maternity leave if I
stay. So I'm not going to tell them.
DEBBIE
Good plan.
PETE
I like it.
BEN
It's a good plan until her water
breaks over Robert De Niro's shoes.
(impersonating Robert De
NIRO)
My shoes. There's baby goo on them.
PETE
(impersonating Robert De
NIRO)
These shoes? On these shoes? Did you
puke on my shoes?
BEN
(impersonating Robert De
NIRO)
Is your water on my shoes?
KNOCKED UP - 76.
PETE
(back as Pete)
Isn't it weird, though, when you have
a kid and all your dreams and hopes go
right out the window.
DEBBIE
What changed for you? What went out
the window? You do everything exactly
the same.
PETE
No, I love what I'm doing. But say
before you're married with children
you want to live in India for a year.
You can do it.
DEBBIE
You want to go to India? Go to India!
Seriously.
PETE
Do you want to go to India?
DEBBIE
No. You can go.
BEN
I get what he means. Honestly, when I
found out about...
Ben motions towards Alison.
BEN (CONT'D)
...I had this flash of me in a white
Ford Bronco hauling ass for Canada.
The chopper's taping it, and I bust
through the border and I'm free! I
kept thinking that.
Alison stares at Ben.
BEN (CONT'D)
It was a flash!
ALISON
What do you mean?
BEN
Don't look at me. We can talk about
our fears here. If Doc Brown screeched
up to you in the DeLorean and said,
"Alison, I got the car here. What do
you want to do?" No part of you would
think, "Maybe I'll go back to that
night and put a condom on Ben's dick?"
You never got that flash?
ALISON
No. What are you talking about?
PETE
"Where we're going, we don't need
roads."
KNOCKED UP - 77.
BEN
You wouldn't do that?
ALISON
I don't know who Doc Brown is. What
are you talking about?
BEN
Doc Brown is Christopher Lloyd. He
invented the DeLorean time machine.
PETE
Everyone has a time machine image.
DEBBIE
I have a really good idea. Why don't
you two get in your time machine, go
back in time and fuck each other?
PETE
Who needs a time machine?
Ben holds up his drink.
BEN
This is my time machine!
PETE
(TO BEN)
I'll throw you in my DeLorean and gun
it to 88.
BEN
(TO PETE)
You are a funny motherfucker, man.
(TO DEBBIE)
How can you fight with him? I just
want to kiss his face. He's cute.
PETE
(TO BEN)
I like the way you move.
BEN
This is fun! We should do this more.
This is the most fun I've had in a
really long time.
EXT. BEN'S HOUSE - NIGHT
Establishing shot.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE, BEN'S BEDROOM
Ben and Alison are having sex. Ben is on top.
ALISON
Come on, harder.
BEN
I can't.
KNOCKED UP - 78.
ALISON
Why? Just do it deeper.
BEN
I can't.
ALISON
Why?
BEN
I'll poke the baby if I go deeper.
ALISON
Just do it!
BEN
Please don't yell at me.
ALISON
The doctor and Debbie said it's fine.
Come on!
Ben stops.
BEN
I'm sorry, can we change positions?
I'm going to crush the baby.
ALISON
That's ridiculous!
BEN
No, it's not. It has no shell.
ALISON
Millions of people have sex when
they're pregnant! It just works!
BEN
I weigh over 200 pounds.
ALISON
Just get over it.
BEN
I can't do it. Can you just get on
top? All I can see if our baby, poked
in the face by my penis.
ALISON
Trust me, you're not even close. Okay,
fine.
Alison moves on top. Alison abruptly stops.
ALISON (CONT'D)
I can't do this. I can't focus like
this. I look disgusting from this
angle. I can feel you looking at my
chins.
BEN
You look beautiful. Your chin looks so
skinny.
KNOCKED UP - 79.
ALISON
And my boobs are all like, squishy and
they're flopping around. I can feel it
and it's distracting. It's all
National Geographic.
BEN
(WHISPERING)
Do you want to do it doggie style?
ALISON
No. I do not want you to fuck me like
a dog.
BEN
I'm not fucking you like a dog. It's
doggie style. It's just the style.
I'm, it's not like a dog. We don't
have to go outside or anything.
Ben and Alison lie down side by side, Ben is behind.
BEN (CONT'D)
Here we go. Is it good?
ALISON
Yeah.
BEN
Should I go slower?
ALISON
Harder.
BEN
Just tell me when you're close.
ALISON
Just go harder.
BEN
Okay.
ALISON
Keep going!
Ben recoils.
BEN
Oh, God. Oh, fuck!
ALISON
What happened?
BEN
The baby. It kicked my hand.
ALISON
It always kicks.
BEN
No, no, no, no, no.
KNOCKED UP - 80.
ALISON
It's fine.
BEN
Not like this. No, this was a warning
kick.
ALISON
Just keep going.
BEN
This was a bad kick.
ALISON
It's fine! It's fine!
BEN
Look. My dick must be like an inch
away from its face and it's coming,
just coming in at its face. What if it
kicked because it didn't like it? I
can't do that to our baby. That's the
first thing it's going to see.
ALISON
What are you talking about?
BEN
It's having the baby between us, it
just makes it weird. I'm sorry. It
just freaks me out a bit. It's a
little weird.
ALISON
I have totally lost it now.
BEN
You've totally lost it?
ALISON
I've lost it.
BEN
Okay.
ALISON
Great, you know what? Just forget it.
Alison turns her back to Ben and gets settled to sleep.
ALISON (CONT'D)
(holding back tears)
Don't worry. I won't make you do this
again.
BEN
Shit.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Ben smokes his bong.
Suddenly, there is an earthquake.
KNOCKED UP - 81.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE, BEN'S BEDROOM
Alison wakes up from the earthquake in a panic.
ALISON
Ben?
INT. BEN'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Ben stands up and tries to steady himself.
BEN
Fuck me.
Jay runs through the room towards the front door.
JAY
Oh my God! It's the Russians.
Martin carries Jodi out.
MARTIN
Jodi! I'll protect you!
Ben clutches his bong and runs to the door. Alison runs to the
door as well.
ALISON
Ben!
BEN
Oh, my God! Oh, no! Oh, no!
EXT. BEN'S HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER
Jay, Martin, Alison, Jodi, Jonah, Jason and Ben stand on the
street. Jason is naked. Jonah's girlfriend ALEX is also naked.
JAY
That was horrible! That was so
horrible.
JASON
You're fine, man.
JAY
When will it be light out?
JASON
Take it easy.
JAY
When will it be light out?
JASON
Did anybody turn off the gas?
MARTIN
I didn't do it.
KNOCKED UP - 82.
JASON
Oh, motherfucker.
Jason runs back to the house.
JONAH
Martin, this is my friend, Alex. She's
a pretty incredible person.
MARTIN
Nice to meet you.
Martin holds out his hand to shake Alex's. She removes one hand
from covering her breast to shake his hand. Jonah immediately
covers her breast with his hand.
JONAH
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Dude! Not cool,
Martin.
MARTIN
That's, that wasn't...
JONAH
Hey, are you serious, Howard Hughes?
JODI
What happened?
MARTIN
Nothing. Nothing happened. Come on.
ALISON
(TO BEN)
Where were you?
BEN
Look, I forgot you were sleeping over.
I'm sorry okay?
ALISON
Yeah, because you were getting high
off your huge bong. How am I supposed
to be comfortable with the idea that
you can take care of me and the baby
if you are always getting high?
BEN
You want me to stop smoking pot
because there's an earthquake once
every ten years? That makes no sense,
Alison. You're being irrational. Just
relax. We're all scared. Oh, shit, the
cops.
A cop car rolls by. Ben throws his bong behind him and it SHATTERS
on the payment.
BEN (CONT'D)
California. Hey!
KNOCKED UP - 83.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE, BEN'S BEDROOM
Ben and Alison sort through the debris of porn, trash and weed
among other things.
Alison finds Ben's bank statement that indicates he only has only
$117.13.
BEN
You know it's times like this I'm glad
I don't own nice things. It's a big
mess, but there's only like fifty
bucks worth of shit here. That's kind
of the good thing. You know, my dad
told me, "Don't move to Northridge."
But you figure, what are the chances
of that happening twice, you know?
Alison picks up a huge sword.
ALISON
What is this?
BEN
It's a ninja weapon. I hope this place
doesn't get condemned. That would
suck.
Alison finds a shopping bag with the baby books they bought. None
of them have been read. Alison sadly puts them back without Ben
noticing.
CARD: 28 WEEKS LATER.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE - DAY
Ben's phone RINGS.
BEN
Hello?
INT. ALISON'S WORK
Alison is at her desk at work.
ALISON
Hey it's me.
INTERCUT:
BEN
You!
ALISON
Hi! So, listen. Will you do me a big
favor? Debbie wants us to come over
and have dinner tonight. She thinks
Pete is cheating on her.
KNOCKED UP - 84.
BEN
Really?
ALISON
Yeah. Well, she saw one of his e-mails
and there's an address. Ugh.
BEN
Oh, man. I don't want to do that.
ALISON
Ben, come on.
BEN
He's not cheating on her.
ALISON
How do you know?
BEN
I just know.
ALISON
Are you sure?
BEN
I'm one hundred percent sure he's not
cheating.
ALISON
Are you really?
BEN
No. It actually kind of makes sense
that he would cheat.
ALISON
Why?
BEN
Because Debbie's a pain in the ass and
Pete's awesome?
ALISON
Well, why don't you just come over
then, and, we'll just diffuse the
situation a little?
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, DINING ROOM - NIGHT
Alison, Ben, Pete and Debbie have dinner.
PETE
I'm just saying the music industry is
different now. Steely Dan would never
even have a chance.
BEN
Well, maybe it's because Steely Dan
gargles my balls.
PETE
They're incredible.
KNOCKED UP - 85.
BEN
They really aren't good, man.
PETE
Old Steely Dan.
BEN
If I ever listen to Steely Dan, I want
you to slice my head off with an Al
Jarreau LP.
PETE
I should get going. I'm supposed to
see this band tonight in Hollywood.
Actually, they're playing in Laurel
Canyon, so I'll call you because the
reception's terrible over there.
BEN
That's true.
PETE
And I don't want you to worry. I'm
just going to jump in the shower. It
would be terrible if I smelled worse
than the band.
DEBBIE
Okay. Have fun.
Ben exits.
BEN
You guys are crazy. He's acting
totally normal and hilarious.
EXT. FANTASY BASEBALL HOUSE - NIGHT
Debbie pulls up in front of the house in her car with Alison and
Ben.
BEN
(TO ALISON)
She doesn't have a gun, does she?
ALISON
No. I don't think so.
BEN
Oh, great.
INT. FANTASY BASEBALL HOUSE
Debbie tries the front door, it's unlocked. They enter.
BEN
Looks like no one's home.
DEBBIE
Why was the door unlocked? Wait here.
KNOCKED UP - 86.
BEN
I just feel bad for Pete.
ALISON
What?
BEN
I feel like this isn't a good way to
get caught cheating, it shouldn't be
like this.
ALISON
Well, maybe he should have thought of
that before he was cheating.
BEN
(through a fake cough)
Pete!
ALISON
Stop it.
BEN
I coughed. What do you want from me?
Debbie checks upstairs.
DEBBIE
There's nobody up there.
BEN
Thank you.
DEBBIE
I guess I was wrong.
BEN
I told you. Can we get out of here,
please?
ALISON
Yeah, come on. Let's go.
A MURMUR comes from a far room.
DEBBIE
Did you hear that?
ALISON
What?
BEN
I didn't hear anything.
ALISON
Come on.
Debbie leads them into a room, where Pet sits with a lot of GUYS
dressed in baseball clothing.
FANTASY BASEBALL GUY #1
Ten seconds.
KNOCKED UP - 87.
PETE
Carlos Delgado.
FANTASY BASEBALL GUY #2
Excellent choice. Too bad I got him
three rounds ago.
FANTASY BASEBALL GUY #1
You're still on the clock.
PETE
Oh shit!
FANTASY BASEBALL GUY #1
You gotta do something. We need a name
here.
PETE
Hideki Matsui.
FANTASY BASEBALL GUY #1
Ugh, you just took my whole outfield.
PETE
Sorry, Charlie.
DEBBIE
What is this?
PETE
Debbie.
DEBBIE
What the fuck is this?
PETE
It's our fantasy baseball draft.
FANTASY BASEBALL GUY #2
We said no wives.
DEBBIE
Your fantasy what?
PETE
It's, it's our draft...for fantasy
baseball. I told you all about this.
Got Matsui.
Debbie turns and walks out of the room.
PETE (CONT'D)
Aw, shit.
FANTASY BASEBALL GUY #2
Hey, Pete, don't let the door hit you
in the vagina on the way out! Come on,
who's going?
EXT. FANTASY BASEBALL HOUSE
Pete and Debbie are in the driveway while Alison and Ben watch
from the street.
KNOCKED UP - 88.
PETE
I should have told you.
DEBBIE
What else have you been lying about?
PETE
Nothing.
BEN
(TO ALISON)
That guy said, "Don't let the door hit
you in the vagina on the way out."
DEBBIE
Where were you on Wednesday?
PETE
I'm going to be honest with you.
ALISON
(TO BEN)
Yeah, I heard him.
BEN
(TO ALISON)
That was hilarious.
DEBBIE
That would be a good idea.
PETE
You've been mad because I've been
working so much and I didn't want to
upset you.
DEBBIE
I wouldn't be mad.
PETE
You would be.
DEBBIE
I don't get mad.
PETE
It's a fantasy baseball draft. I'm not
cheating or anything.
DEBBIE
No, this is worse.
PETE
How is this worse?
DEBBIE
This is you wanting to be with your
friends more than your family.
PETE
Look, the reason I make that up is
because if I told you what I was
really doing, you would just get mad.
So, you think I'm seeing a band, I do
my fantasy draft, and it's win/win.
KNOCKED UP - 89.
DEBBIE
Well, what did you do last Wednesday
night when you said you went to see a
band?
PETE
I went to the movies.
DEBBIE
With who?
PETE
By myself.
DEBBIE
What'd you see?
PETE
"Spiderman Three."
DEBBIE
Why do you want to go by yourself? Why
didn't you ask me to go?
PETE
Because I needed to get away, you
know? With work and you and the kids,
sometimes I just need some time to
myself.
DEBBIE
I need time for myself. I want time
for myself, too.
Debbie holds back tears.
DEBBIE (CONT'D)
You're not the only one.
PETE
It's not that big of a deal.
DEBBIE
(THROUGH TEARS)
I like Spiderman.
PETE
Okay, so let's see "Spiderman Three"
next week.
DEBBIE
I don't want to go see it now.
PETE
Well...
DEBBIE
I don't want to have to ask you to ask
me. I want you to just come up with it
on your own.
PETE
What? I don't even know what to say.
Uh, what do you want me to do?
KNOCKED UP - 90.
DEBBIE
You just think because you don't yell
that you're not mean, but this is
mean.
PETE
I'm not being mean. I'm being honest.
You're telling me I need to be honest.
JUST--
DEBBIE
No, you're not. You're lying.
PETE
I'm doing it because I need to keep my
sanity a little bit.
DEBBIE
You know what? I don't want you at the
house anymore. Okay?
PETE
Come on.
Debbie heads for the car.
BEN
Oh, shit, she's coming back.
I/E ALISON CAR - DAY
Alison drives to the gynecologist with Ben.
BEN
How come we go to the gynecologist so
often? I bet we have to go so much so
we can pay for that three-hundred-
thousand-dollar machine he has.
ALISON
I cannot stop thinking about what an
asshole Pete is.
BEN
That's a little strong, I would say.
ALISON
Really? Because that had to be one of
the most selfish things I've ever
witnessed.
BEN
It's understandable. I even think it's
kind of funny.
ALISON
What's funny about it?
BEN
Well, you won't laugh now, I wouldn't
imagine, but you know, the situation.
(MORE)
KNOCKED UP - 91.
BEN (CONT'D)
We break into this stranger's house
thinking we're going to find him
sleeping with a woman, and then it's a
bunch of nerds playing fantasy
baseball.If you saw that on
television, you would laugh.
ALISON
Is that what you think?
BEN
Yeah.
ALISON
Is that what you want to do, Ben?
BEN
I don't even like baseball. I'm just
saying when you're a guy and you have
a family and you have responsibility,
you lose that male camaraderie, and I
get that. I totally understand where
he's coming from.
ALISON
Why do you guys always go to that
place? You miss male camaraderie. What
do I give a shit? Go hang out with
your bearded freak friends. I don't
care. You want to hang out with guys
that look like the Shoe Bomber, it's
all on you, man.
BEN
Well what the fuck am I supposed to
say to that?
ALISON
You should just support me! You know,
you should just support everything I
say because at this juncture in my
life, I'm allowed to be wrong!
BEN
So if you're wrong, I have to support
it?
ALISON
Yes!
BEN
I can't tell you that you're acting
like a lunatic?
ALISON
Oh, that's helpful. You have to do
nothing!
BEN
I've sacrificed a lot of shit to this!
ALISON
You are just fucking sitting there!
You haven't sacrificed anything!
KNOCKED UP - 92.
BEN
I have.
ALISON
I've had to sacrifice my job, my body,
my youth, my vagina!
BEN
You've sacrificed your vagina?
ALISON
Yes! It will never look the same after
this!
BEN
Well. Fine. I'll pay for vaginal
reconstructive surgery.
ALISON
You can't pay for shit! You can barely
buy spaghetti.
BEN
You're right. Fine!
ALISON
You know what? Get out of the car.
BEN
Oh! You know what? Why don't you not
threaten me?!
ALISON
You should just get out of the fucking
car.
BEN
I'm not going to get out of the car in
the middle of nowhere! No!
ALISON
Get out of the car.
BEN
No!
ALISON
I own this car! Get out of my car!
BEN
No.
ALISON
Get out of my car!
BEN
No.
ALISON
(YELLING)
Get out of my fucking car!
Ben gets out of the car and immediately KNOCKS on the window.
KNOCKED UP - 93.
BEN
Can you let me back in the car,
please? Have you calmed down? Did you
take a breath? I have no clue where we
are!
Alison just glares at him.
BEN (CONT'D)
Fine. Go. Great.
Alison drives off.
INT. DR. HOWARD'S OFFICE - LATER
Alison stands on a scale while DR. HOWARD'S NURSE weighs her.
ALISON
You know what? Maybe I should take my
shoes off. Or my belt buckle. My belt
buckle's huge.
DR. HOWARD'S NURSE
Don't worry about gaining weight. Your
baby wants you to gain a whole mess of
weight.
Ben walks into the room, winded.
ALISON
(TO BEN)
Are you fucking kidding me?
BEN
Why don't you take off your earrings,
too? They weigh about eighty pounds.
They're made out of moon rocks aren't
they?
ALISON
Do not make fun of me. Okay? I am
hormonal, I am terrified, and I am
falling apart, so stop treating
everything like it's a big joke!
BEN
I'm sorry you're freaking out, but I
just walked three fucking miles
through Koreatown to get here. Sorry
if I'm trying to lighten the mood a
little.
The Nurse leaves.
ALISON
Well, don't! Okay?! You can't take
anything seriously! You didn't even
read the baby books.
BEN
I didn't read the baby books! What's
gonna happen? How did anyone ever give
birth without a baby book?!
(MORE)
KNOCKED UP - 94.
BEN (CONT'D)
That's right, the ancient Egyptians
fucking engraved "What to Expect When
You're Expecting" on the pyramid
walls! I forgot about that! Who gives
a flying fuck about the baby books?!
ALISON
It just shows your lack of commitment,
Ben! That you're not in this with me!
BEN
Did you just say my lack of
commitment? Because that's what it
sounded like. It almost seems as
though you forgot I proposed to you
like an asshole! And you said no to
me!
ALISON
If you feel that way, you should just
go. Really. Just go. Because we didn't
mean to do this together, okay? And,
and we tried to make it work and that
was good, I suppose.
Alison holds back tears.
ALISON (CONT'D)
But it doesn't work. Because we are
two completely different people. And I
think it would just be easier for both
of us if we stop fooling ourselves.
BEN
You know what? I know this isn't you
talking, it's your hormones, but I
would just like to say, "Fuck you,
hormones! You are a crazy bitch,
hormones! Not Alison! Hormones!" Fuck
them. It's a girl. Buy some pink shit!
ALISON
Nice. You are such an asshole. You
know what? Go fuck your fucking bong,
you fuck!
BEN
I will fuck my bong. Doggie-style, for
once.
Ben exits while giving Alison the finger as her walks away. Dr.
Howard's Nurse returns.
DR. HOWARD'S NURSE
Are you ready?
ALISON
I'm really sorry about all that. That
was really inappropriate.
DR. HOWARD'S NURSE
That's okay. It happens all the time
here. It's fine.
KNOCKED UP - 95.
ALISON
I don't feel so stupid, then.
DR. HOWARD'S NURSE
Not at all.
EXT. DEL'S SALOON - NIGHT
Establishing shot.
INT. DEL'S SALOON
Ben and Pete drink at the bar.
BEN
I totally know what you're talking
about, man. If I wrote out the list of
shit Alison doesn't let me do it would
be endless. Don't smoke pot. Don't
have samurai swords in your room.
Don't have illegal grow operations in
the house. I could go on all fucking
day. Have I told her to stop doing
anything ever? No.
PETE
Marriage is like that show "Everybody
Loves Raymond," but it's not funny.
All the problems are the same, but
it's... Instead of all the funny,
pithy dialogue, everybody's just
really pissed off and tense. Marriage
is like an unfunny, tense version of
"Everybody Loves Raymond," but it
doesn't last twenty-two minutes. It
lasts forever.
BEN
Let's get out of here, man. Honestly,
let's just go. Let's go to Vegas.
PETE
Let's do it.
BEN
Yeah.
PETE
Why not?
INT. ALISON'S HOUSE - NIGHT
Alison watches a pregnancy show on TV. Debbie marches into the
guest house.
DEBBIE
Get up.
ALISON
What?
KNOCKED UP - 96.
DEBBIE
We're not going to do this. Seriously.
Debbie turns off the television.
ALISON
What are you doing?
DEBBIE
We have to do something! And have fun!
ALISON
I'm just so tired.
DEBBIE
I know you're tired. But we're going
to be untired! We're going to go live!
ALISON
Ugh. I hate you so much sometimes.
DEBBIE
We're going to be positive.
ALISON
How many Red Bulls have you had?
DEBBIE
I've had about three Red Bulls in the
last fifteen minutes. And I feel
fabulous! We're going to create a new
life and it's going to be awesome!
Let's go!
EXT. BEN'S HOUSE
Ben and Pete KNOCK on the front door.
BEN
Since when do we lock this fucking
thing? Come on!
Jason opens the door with Jonah and Jay. All of their eyes are
very infected.
JASON
Yo. We can't go, dude. Sorry.
BEN
Holy crap! What happened?
JONAH
We got pink eye.
BEN
What? You giving each other butterfly
kisses or something?
JASON
Very funny. That's not how you get
pink eye. You get it from poo
particles making their way into your
ocular cavities.
KNOCKED UP - 97.
JAY
Hey, Ben.
BEN
Yo.
JAY
How's it going? I farted on Jason's
pillow as a practical joke. He farted
on Jonah's, thinking it was mine. And
then eventually pink-eyes my pillow.
I'm not proud of this. But, I think
we've all forgiven each other. But, we
can't go anywhere.
PETE
You can get pink eye from farting in a
pillow?
JONAH
Totally.
PETE
That's awesome.
JONAH
Yeah, but you got to be bare-assed.
Martin enters the doorway, his eyes are the worst.
BEN
Jesus. Martin got it bad! What, did
someone take a dump right in your eye?
MARTIN
No. No pink eye for me. I'm just
really...high.
BEN
Well stay back, guys. I got to get my
suit.
Ben enters the house and the guys pretend they're going to rub
their faces on him. Pete stays outside.
JASON
(TO PETE)
Are you Debbie's husband?
PETE
Yeah.
Jason shuts the door on Pete.
I/E. PETE'S CONVERTIBLE - NIGHT
Pete drives with Ben to Vegas. They are wearing suits.
BEN
This is fun!
KNOCKED UP - 98.
PETE
This is great. We're going to have the
best time ever.
BEN
We make a good team, man.
PETE
Yep. It's like I can't come here with
Debbie. She doesn't understand. It's
like she wants to hold me in, and she
was telling Alison she could train
you.
BEN
She thinks she could train me?
PETE
Yeah, like you're running the Triple
Crown.
BEN
She can't train this! I'm like
Siegfried and Roy's Bengal. You think
I'm trained. I'll bite your fucking
face off.
PETE
That's right.
BEN
In front of a crowd, baby.
PETE
This is better. Besides I don't know
if I have enough of these babies to go
around.
Pete brandishes a bag of mushrooms.
BEN
Oh, my God. Are these mushrooms?
PETE
I got them from a roadie for the Black
Crowes.
BEN
I'm eating them.
PETE
Oh, no, save it! I got tickets to
Cirque du Soleil.
BEN
You do?! No you don't.
PETE
I swear to God, man.
BEN
Holy shit!
PETE
I see the beam of light.
KNOCKED UP - 99.
BEN
There it is, baby.
PETE
Woo-hoo. You're so money that you
don't even know how much money you
have.
INT. STRIP CLUB
Ben and Pete receive lap dances from topless strippers.
BEN
I love Vegas, man.
PETE
This is the greatest place on earth.
BEN
It's really amazing here.
The stripper straddles Pete and pulls his tie through her legs so
that he face is pulled against her butt.
PETE
Whoa. You got my tie. This is awesome.
BEN
Now that's how you get pink eye.
EXT. NIGHTCLUB - NIGHT
Debbie and Alison approach the nightclub, passing the line,
straight to the DOORMAN. The Doorman lets TWO PRETTY GIRLS past
the rope.
DOORMAN
(to the Two Pretty Girls)
Hey, what's up, baby girl?
Debbie and Alison move up to the doorman.
DEBBIE
Hi.
DOORMAN
What's up? End of the line, please.
DEBBIE
Really?
DOORMAN
Yeah.
DEBBIE
Oh, come on.
DOORMAN
Look, we're at capacity, okay? We'll
let some people in when it clears out
a little. You'll get right in if you
go back to the end of the line.
KNOCKED UP - 100.
DEBBIE
We come here all the time. It's not a
big deal. It doesn't really look that
crowded in there.
DOORMAN
Hey, look, I don't make the rules.
DEBBIE
Please?
DOORMAN
No.
TWO CUTE GIRLS approach. The Doorman lifts the rope for them.
DOORMAN (CONT'D)
Hey, what's up, shorty? What's up
pretty girls? See y'all when y'all get
out. Take care of yourself.
DEBBIE
What was that? What the fuck was that?
DOORMAN
It is what it is, sweetie. Now can you
step to the back, please?
ALISON
(TO DEBBIE)
You know what? Maybe we should just
go.
DEBBIE
You don't need to call me sweetie.
DOORMAN
Yeah, but maybe you should listen to
your friend.
DEBBIE
No, you don't need to call me sweetie.
DOORMAN
All right, you want to come in, you're
going to have to go to the end of the
line and wait like everybody else.
DEBBIE
I'm not going to go to the end of the
fucking line. Who the fuck are you? I
have just as much of a right to be
here as any of these little skanky
girls! What, am I not skanky enough
for you?! You want me to hike up my
fucking skirt?! What the fuck is your
problem?! I'm not going anywhere!
You're just some `roided out freak
with a fucking clipboard. And your
stupid little fucking rope! You may
have power now, but you're not God.
You're a doorman! Okay? You're a
doorman! So...fuck you, you fucking
fag with your fucking little faggy
gloves.
KNOCKED UP - 101.
The Doorman grabs Debbie and takes her aside.
DOORMAN
Come here, come on.
The Doorman takes Debbie aside.
DOORMAN
(WHISPERING)
I know. You're right. I'm so sorry. I
fucking hate this job. I don't want to
be the one to pass judgement and
decide who gets in. This shit makes me
sick to my stomach. I get the runs
from the stress. It's not because
you're not hot. I would love to tap
that ass. I would tear that ass up. I
can't let you in because you're old as
fuck...for this club, not, you know,
for the earth.
DEBBIE
What?
DOORMAN
You old. She pregnant. Can't have a
bunch of old, pregnant bitches running
around. That's crazy. I'm only allowed
to let in five percent black people.
He said that. Five percent. That mean
if there's twenty-five people here, I
get to let in one-and-a-quarter black
people. So I got to hope there's a
black midget in the crowd.
DEBBIE
Now I feel guilty. I'm sorry.
DOORMAN
Why y'all want to be in here anyway?
Y'all need to be at a yoga class or
something.
(REGARDING ALISON)
What the fuck is she doing at the
club? That's not even good parenting
right there. Your old ass should know
better than that.
DEBBIE
Oh, God. Ugh.
Debbie takes Alison away.
EXT. VEGAS POOL - NIGHT
Ben and Pete hold neon yard glasses and walk past numerous
swimsuit-clad men and women.
BEN
Have the mushrooms kicked in yet?
Ben and Pete CHUCKLE uncontrollably.
KNOCKED UP - 102.
EXT. TREASURE ISLAND HOTEL - NIGHT
Establishing shot.
INT. CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
Ben and Pete watch from the crowd as acrobats climb poles.
BEN AND PETE
Ohhhhhh!
BEN
This was a great idea, man.
PETE
This is the best idea I've ever had in
my life.
Two bare-chested male acrobats start to balance on top of each
other.
BEN
What are they going to do? What in the
world are they doing? If I shaved my
stomach and my chest, I would look
exactly like that. Those guys are at
work right now.
(imitating one of the
ACROBATS)
What'd you do today? Oh, just lifted
my brother.
The crowd starts to APPLAUD for the acrobats.
BEN (CONT'D)
No! Don't applaud! He'll fall! I'm
freaking out right now, man!
Many acrobats in devilish outfits take the stage.
BEN (CONT'D)
The mushrooms are turning on me!
A clown dressed as a GIANT BABY is part of the act. Ben YELLS
frantically.
GIANT BABY
Papa.
BEN
I am not your papa.
A giant Snail comes out onto the stage.
BEN (CONT'D)
I can't deal with this shit, man!
Ben stands up and runs down the aisle towards the exit.
KNOCKED UP - 103.
EXT. STREET NEAR NIGHTCLUB - NIGHT
Debbie and Alison sit on the curb.
DEBBIE
(WEEPING)
It's over.
ALISON
What's over?
DEBBIE
My youth.
ALISON
Don't say that.
DEBBIE
It's true. I just want to dance. I
love dancing.
ALISON
So dance.
DEBBIE
I can't dance. I'm embarrassed.
ALISON
I should be embarrassed. I'm a fucking
whale and I'm trying to get into some
stupid club and--
DEBBIE
You look beautiful. You're young and
you're tall and you got the good lips
and boobs. I'm going to be alone.
ALISON
Debbie, no, you're not.
DEBBIE
Yes, I am. Oh, God! Fucking, men! I
get worse looking and he gets better
looking, and it's so fucking unfair.
Oh, fuck. We should go. My babysitter
always gets mad when we come home past
twelve. She's such a pissy little high-
school cunt.
INT. VEGAS HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
Ben curls up on the bed with his shirt and boxers on. A scene from
"CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN" plays on the television. Steve Martin
juggles all of his children.
STEVE MARTIN
(ON TV)
Let's move, gang! Come on, come on,
come on! Jessica, can you get these
plates and put them on the table,
please?!
KNOCKED UP - 104.
BEN
This isn't funny. That guy has twelve
kids. It's not funny. This is sick.
This is a sick movie. That's a lot of
responsibility to be joking about.
That's not funny. I got to turn this
off. It's freaking me out.
Pete moves several chairs into the bedroom.
PETE
There are five different types of
chairs in this hotel room.
BEN
Holy fuck. What are they all doing in
here?
PETE
These are five different types of
chair.
BEN
Get them out of here, man. This is too
many chairs for one room.
PETE
There's a guy that works for this
hotel. His whole job is to find
chairs.
Pete moves to a tall chair.
PETE (CONT'D)
Look at this one. Look at it. It's
gold and red and it's kind of shiny.
Shiny thread? Unbelievable. It is
beautiful, and it feels amazing.
BEN
The tall one's gawking at me and the
short one's being very droll. I don't
like them.
Pete switches to another chair.
PETE
Oh, wow!
BEN
It's weird that chairs even exist when
you're not sitting on them.
Pete switched to another tall chair.
PETE
I'm up high! I'm really high up.
BEN
I should've read the baby books.
PETE
Why didn't you read the baby books?
KNOCKED UP - 105.
BEN
Because then it's real, you know?
PETE
Dude, it's real whether or not you
read those books. That baby's coming.
Pete sits on another chair.
PETE (CONT'D)
Oh, man!
BEN
Think they'll take us back?
PETE
Yes. But I don't know why. Do you ever
wonder how somebody could even like
you?
BEN
All the time, man. Like every day. I
wonder how you like me.
PETE
How can Debbie like me? She likes me.
I mean, she loves me. The biggest
problem in our marriage is that she
wants me around. She loves me so much
that she wants me around all the time.
That's our biggest problem. And I
can't even accept that? Uh, like that
upsets me?!
Ben sits up from the bed.
BEN
What?
PETE
She's the one. She loves me.
BEN
You can't believe...that people love
you? I love you, man! Debbie loves
you!
PETE
I don't think I can accept her love.
There's something wrong with me.
BEN
You can't accept love?
PETE
I don't know what it is.
BEN
Love? The most beautiful, shiny, warmy
thing in the world? You can't accept
it?
PETE
I have to go to this other chair.
KNOCKED UP - 106.
Pete switches to a new chair.
PETE (CONT'D)
Oh, this is a better energy.
BEN
You can't accept pure love? You can't
accept Debbie? She's chosen to give
you her life. She's picked you as her
life partner! But you play fantasy
baseball because you can't accept her
love?
Ben BURPS.
BEN (CONT'D)
Ugh. I could accept it, man. And
Debbie's amazing, man. She's cool and
she's funny and she smells good and
she's nice and her hair always looks
different. She's too good for you,
man.
Pete shoves his hand in his mouth.
PETE
Tastes like a rainbow.
BEN
You're disgusting. You're an urchin.
And she busts your balls because
you're a little bitch! You're a filthy
bitch! And I'd bust your balls! Debbie
wants to give her life to you and
Alison doesn't want to do that with
me. And it makes me sad all day. I
want to go home.
PETE
(with fist in mouth)
I want to go home, too.
EXT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE - DAY
Establishing shot.
EXT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, BACKYARD
Debbie and Alison set up Sadie's princess birthday party.
ALISON
Everything looks beautiful.
DEBBIE
Thanks. I went kind of overboard, huh?
ALISON
No, it's great.
DEBBIE
Your daughter only turns eight once.
Is Ben going to come?
KNOCKED UP - 107.
ALISON
I don't think so. I don't know why he
would.
EXT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE
Ben approaches the house with a present. He wears a button-down
shirt and long khaki shorts. He KNOCKS on the door. Sadie opens
the door.
BEN
Oh, hey, what up dog?
SADIE
Where have you been?
BEN
Around. You know, just kind of doing
my thing.
SADIE
Why is everybody so mad at you?
BEN
I don't know. Are they mad? What have
they been saying?
SADIE
They've been saying, like "blah-blah-
blah-blah. Ben's a prick."
BEN
They said that?
SADIE
A lot.
BEN
That sucks.
SADIE
What does it mean?
BEN
Penis. It means penis.
SADIE
Oh.
(CHUCKLING)
Penis.
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, KITCHEN
Pete and Debbie prepare food as Ben walks in. Pete wears a crown.
PETE
Babe, we're running low on plates.
(TO BEN)
Hey Ben! What's up, man?
KNOCKED UP - 108.
BEN
What's happening, man?
DEBBIE
Hey, Ben.
BEN
Hey, Debbie.
DEBBIE
How are you?
BEN
Good. How are you?
Ben and Debbie kiss hello.
DEBBIE
Hi.
(TO PETE)
Did you just get pink cupcakes or
yellow and pink cupcakes?
PETE
I just got yellow cupcakes.
DEBBIE
I thought I said to get pink cupcakes.
PETE
I can run out. I'll get some more.
DEBBIE
Nah, it's no big deal.
PETE
I don't mind.
DEBBIE
No it doesn't matter.
PETE
You sure?
DEBBIE
Yeah. You look really cute in that.
Pete and Debbie kiss. Debbie exits.
BEN
Well, that was fast, you pussy.
PETE
You're the one that got dressed up
like a cholo on Easter to come to this
party.
BEN
How are things at Butt-Fucking-Ham
Palace?
KNOCKED UP - 109.
PETE
You look like Babe Ruth's gay brother,
Gabe Ruth.
BEN
Well played, sir. That was good.
PETE
You going to talk to Alison?
BEN
Yeah, I was about to.
PETE
Right on.
Ben hands Pete his gift for Sadie.
BEN
It's a doll.
PETE
Thanks, Ben.
EXT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, BACKYARD
Alison and Ben talk off to the side.
ALISON
I just don't think we can make it
work.
BEN
We can get back on track and
everything's going to be great.
ALISON
You're just being nice. And I'm being
nice and just because we're two nice
people doesn't mean we should stay
together. I don't want this baby to
determine the rest of our lives. You
know? Me not wanting to do this alone
isn't enough of a reason to drag you
into a relationship with me. It's just
not fair. And, and don't repeat this,
but, God, I don't want to end up like
Debbie.
BEN
But Debbie's happy.
ALISON
She's happy today. But every day is a
constant struggle for them because
they're not right for each other. You
know? And they have to force it and I
don't want us to have to do that. I
don't want to force you to be what I
think you should be. That's wrong of
me because you're great. You really
are. You're great the way you are and,
I mean, you like to get high and you
like to do shrooms in Vegas.
KNOCKED UP - 110.
BEN
I didn't do shrooms in Vegas.
ALISON
And who am I to stop you? Who am I to
tell you that that's wrong? It's not
wrong. It's who you are. It's what you
enjoy and that's your life and...
BEN
I'm not that guy anymore.
ALISON
We can be friends. And you can be
there when the baby is born, and in
the baby's life as much as you want. I
hope you will be.
BEN
If you give me a shot to just show you
that I'm con--
Debbie approaches.
DEBBIE
Excuse me?
BEN
Oh, shit.
DEBBIE
(TO ALISON)
Can you grab the video camera? We're
going to sing "Happy Birthday" now.
ALISON
Yeah.
(TO BEN)
I'm sorry. I got to go. I'm sorry.
BEN
It's okay.
ALISON
I'll be right back. We'll finish
talking.
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, KITCHEN
Ben stomps back into the kitchen. Pete is carrying the birthday
cake.
PETE
What happened?
BEN
Thanks for warning me, man. I just
walking into a fucking buzz saw! She
rejected me! Because you, for some
insane reason, told Debbie that I did
mushrooms with you in Vegas! She gets
mad because I smoke pot!
(MORE)
KNOCKED UP - 111.
BEN (CONT'D)
Now I'm upping it to fucking
psychedelics! Thanks!
PETE
Really? I thought that she'd take you
back.
BEN
You know why she just rejected me?
Because you're such a shitty husband,
she thinks I'm going to turn into a
shitty husband!
Ben exits. Pete starts to carry the cake to the backyard.
PETE
(SINGING)
"Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday
to you."
EXT. MTV MOVIE AWARDS - DAY
Alison interviews JESSICA ALBA.
JESSICA ALBA
When are you due?
ALISON
I got two months.
JESSICA ALBA
Really? Wow. Well, you're so big
already.
ALISON
Yeah.
Alison interviews ANDY DICK.
ANDY DICK
When is that baby popping out?
ALISON
I got two months to go.
ANDY DICK
Really? Are you dilated yet?
Andy tries to stick his hand up Alison's dress.
ALISON
Wow, wow.
Alison interviews EVA MENDES.
EVA MENDES
You look fantastic.
ALISON
Thanks, thanks.
KNOCKED UP - 112.
EVA MENDES
Are you going to, like, give birth
right now?
Alison interviews STEVE CARELL.
STEVE CARELL
Wow! You're about to drop any second.
ALISON
You know what?
STEVE CARELL
I love your broach here.
ALISON
You don't need to lie to me. I don't
appreciate it. I know I look like a
fat cow. And I'm sweating profusely.
STEVE CARELL
No, you don't look like a...fat cow at
all. You look great. So, I have to get
going in. They're calling me.
ALISON
Steve, hey! Help me out. Give me an
interview, please.
STEVE CARELL
Well, I just need to run in.
Steve starts to pull away.
ALISON
You know what? Just say into the
camera, "You're watching E!
Entertainment." Just give me that.
STEVE CARELL
Congratulations.
ALISON
No, Steve, don't be an asshole! Come
on.
STEVE CARELL
I'm not being an asshole.
INT. EDITING BAY
Alison and Brent watch the MTV Movies Awards footage.
BRENT
Wow. You managed to turn Steve Carell
into an asshole. No easy feat.
ALISON
Shut up, Brent.
KNOCKED UP - 113.
INT. BEN'S HOUSE - NIGHT
Ben sits on the couch and talks to Harris on the telephone.
BEN
You screwed me, Dad, okay? You said
everything was going to be fine and
nothing is fine. Nothing is fine.
HARRIS (O.S.)
Ben, I've been divorced three times.
Why would you listen to me?
BEN
Because you were the only one giving
me advice! And it was, it was terrible
advice!
HARRIS (O.S.)
You can go around blaming everyone
else, but in the end, until you take
responsibility for yourself, none of
this is going to work out.
BEN
I don't know how to take
responsibility for myself, okay? I
didn't read the baby books!
HARRIS (O.S.)
You didn't read the books?
BEN
I should smoke less pot. I don't know
what to do! I'm an idiot! What, tell
me what to do!
HARRIS (O.S.)
I don't know. I don't know. Ben, I
love ya. What can I tell ya?
BEN
Just tell me what to do.
INT. JETSET STUDIOS - DAY
Ben sits at his work desk as his new BOSS walks by. Ben has gotten
a job designing web pages.
BOSS
Stone, you settling in okay?
BEN
Best job I ever had.
BOSS
Like to hear it.
INT. BEN'S NEW APARTMENT - DAY
Ben is being shown an apartment by a realtor.
KNOCKED UP - 114.
INT. DR. HOWARD'S OFFICE
Dr. Howard gives Alison a sonogram. Ben is not there.
EXT. BEN'S HOUSE - DAY
Ben's roommates help him move his stuff into a moving van.
INT. YOGA STUDIO - DAY
Alison and Debbie participate in a baby exercise class among other
couples.
INT. BABY CLOTHES STORE
Ben asks a salesman about baby clothes.
INT. ALISON'S GUEST HOUSE - DAY
Alison folds baby clothes in her nursery.
INT. BEN'S NEW APARTMENT - DAY
Ben hangs up wrapping paper as wall paper in his makeshift
nursery.
INT. JACK'S OFFICE, E! ENTERTAINMENT - DAY
Alison, Jill and Jack are in the office.
JACK
Alison, thank you for coming in. I
don't want to shock you, but know
what's under that jacket. You're
pregnant, have been for a while. From
my count, you're right around eight
months. And I don't know why you felt
you couldn't tell us.
ALISON
I'm really sorry.
JILL
This is Hollywood. We don't like
liars.
ALISON
I just wasn't expecting this and, I
didn't know how to handle it, and I
didn't want to lose my job. I'm really
sorry.
JACK
It's unfortunate that you didn't tell
us because you would've found out that
we thought it's great.
KNOCKED UP - 115.
ALISON
Really?
JILL
Yeah.
JACK
So, we did some research. And turns
out, people like pregnant.
ALISON
Oh, my God!
JACK
The bigger you are, the bigger your
numbers.
JILL
I was surprised because I feel the
opposite.
JACK
We're going to do a whole maternity
month on "E, Exclamation, Mommy."
You're going to interview all the
pregnant celebs.
ALISON
Really?
JACK
Yes.
JILL
Scary!
JACK
If you're pregnant, they're pregnant,
you can talk about being pregnant.
JILL
It just grosses me out...when I know
that people are pregnant. Because I
think about the birth. Everything's so
wet.
JACK
And everything that goes into it. None
of the gross stuff. But you know,
hopes, dreams, whatever. It's going to
be great.
ALISON
Oh, my God. This is such good news.
Thank you so much.
JACK
You're welcome. And then, after the
baby is out, tighten it back up.
JILL
Tight. And please don't lie to us
again. Because maybe someday we could
be friends.
KNOCKED UP - 116.
ALISON
Okay. I won't. I'm sorry.
JILL
I just don't like secrets.
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE - DAY
Alison holds the door while Pete, Debbie, Charlotte and Sadie move
their bags to the car.
PETE
You know, it's a rare thing that you
live to see the day your wildest
dreams come true. I mean what is there
left to want? I get to go to Legoland.
DEBBIE
Shut up, Pete.
PETE
Say it!
ALISON
Legoland!
DEBBIE
Don't get them all riled up before the
drive.
PETE
I shouldn't have given them all that
meth then.
DEBBIE
We'll be back on Sunday.
PETE
Or Saturday. You never know. We might
see it all in one day.
DEBBIE
Sunday. Let's go.
INT. ALISON'S GUEST HOUSE - NIGHT
Alison watches the lesbian pool scene from "Wild Things." She
suddenly get a pain in her belly. She winces.
ALISON
Ow, ow, ow.
INT. BEN'S NEW APARTMENT
Ben's phone RINGS.
BEN
Hello?
KNOCKED UP - 117.
INT. BEN'S OLD HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Jason sits in a chair. Jonah stands behind him.
JASON
Hey, what's up daddy? What are you
doing?
INT. BEN'S NEW APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS
Ben reads a baby book.
BEN
Just smoking a joint, drinking some
beers, you know. Rocking.
INTERCUT:
JASON
I think we're about to go to a new
club. You coming?
BEN
No. I'm going to pack it in soon.
JONAH
(TO JASON)
What's he doing?
JASON
(TO JONAH)
He says he's going to call it a night.
(TO BEN)
Dude, it's like eight-fifteen, man.
BEN
I know. I'm just tired.
JONAH
(TO JASON)
Is he depressed?
JASON
(TO BEN)
You depressed?
BEN
No, I feel great. I like it.
JASON
(TO JONAH)
He says no.
JONAH
(TO JASON)
Ask him if he's going to kill himself.
JASON
(TO BEN)
You going to kill yourself?
BEN
No, I'm not. Okay? Thank you.
KNOCKED UP - 118.
JONAH
(TO JASON)
Tell him not to jerk off with a noose
around his neck. It's dangerous.
JASON
(TO BEN)
You shouldn't jerk off with a noose
around your neck because it's
dangerous.
BEN
Okay, very good.
JONAH
(TO JASON)
Oh, and tell him if he has to, tell
him he needs a teammate or a spotter
there.
JASON
(TO BEN)
Right. And if you do, um, you should
have a teammate or a spotter there.
BEN
Great.
JASON
(TO JONAH)
He says your mom's already there.
JONAH
That's cool, man.
INT. ALISON'S GUEST HOUSE
Alison paces while on the phone.
ALISON
(TO HERSELF)
Okay, okay, okay.
(into the phone)
Hi, Dr. Howard?
INT. MEXICAN RESTARAUNT - CONTINUOUS
DR. ANGELO walks into the restaraunt.
DR. ANGELO
No, this is Dr. Angelo. How can I help
you?
INT. ALISON'S GUEST HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
ALISON
I'm a patient of Dr. Howard's and I'm
going into labor and I need to speak
with him.
KNOCKED UP - 119.
INTERCUT:
DR. ANGELO
I actually don't know where he is
tonight. But I've made myself
available to his patients and I'd be
happy to help you.
ALISON
Can you help me find him? Can you give
me his number?
DR. ANGELO
Oh, no. You know what? Actually, I'm
under strict instructions not give out
his number, but I can help you through
this.
ALISON
No, no, no, no. I want to speak to my
own doctor. You really won't give me
his number? Because this is my first
baby and he promised that he would be
here for me and I need you to give me
his number, okay?
DR. ANGELO
Dr. Howard is not available tonight.
Bet everything's going to be okay, I
assure you.
ALISON
No, I don't want you to help me
because I have no idea who you are! I
want my own goddamned doctor! You make
sure he calls me!
Alison clicks off the phone.
ALISON (CONT'D)
(TO HERSELF)
Oh, shit. Okay. Oh, shit.
Alison calls Ben.
INT. BEN'S NEW APARTMENT
Ben's sleeps in his bed. His phone RINGS. He blindly fishes for
the phone.
BEN
Hello?
I/E BEN'S CAR - NIGHT
Ben feverishly drives to Alison.
BEN
(TO CAR)
Oh, don't run out of gas! Don't run
out of gas! Come on!
KNOCKED UP - 120.
INT. ALISON'S GUEST HOUSE - NIGHT
Ben runs into Alison's guest house. It is empty.
BEN
Hello?
EXT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, BACKYARD
Ben uses the back door to get into the house.
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, BEDROOM
Ben checks every room in the house.
BEN
Please be in here. Hello? Hello!
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, BATHROOM
Ben finds Alison in a bubble bath surrounded by candles and
SOOTHING MUSIC.
BEN
Hello? Alison. Hello?
ALISON
Ben?
BEN
Alison. What is this, like a water
birth? What are we doing? Should we
go?
ALISON
Shh! Just relax, okay? Just be mellow,
because that's what this is all about.
Because if it gets too stressful in
here then the baby is born into a
stressful environment and then he's
wired for stress for the rest of his
life. So just...just be calm.
BEN
(WHISPERING)
Okay. Okay. Let's relax. Do you want
to talk about things? I feel really
bad about a lot of the shit I did. I
can't believe I said some of that.
That's all I think about in my head.
IT--
ALISON
I don't want to talk about it.
BEN
But maybe we could bring the baby into
a reconciled place so, we can talk--
KNOCKED UP - 121.
ALISON
No. I don't want to go there. Don't go
there, okay?
BEN
Okay.
ALISON
Help me stay relaxed.
BEN
So, what should I do?
ALISON
You need to call Dr. Howard.
Ben goes into the hall and calls Dr. Howard's house.
INT. DR. HOWARD'S HOUSE
Dr. Howard's housekeeper, MARIA, answers the phone.
MARIA
Hello?
INT. DEBBIE AND PETE'S HOUSE, BATHROOM
BEN
Hello, this is Ben Stone. I'm calling
on behalf of Alison Scott. We need Dr.
Howard. It's an emergency.
INT. DR. HOWARD'S HOUSE
MARIA
He's at San Francisco at Bar Mitzvah.
INTERCUT:
BEN
He's at a Bar Mitzvah in San
Francisco? Do you know when he gets
back?
MARIA
In three days.
BEN
Do you have his cell number, by any
chance?
Ben pops his head around the corner to talk to Alison.
BEN (CONT'D)
(TO ALISON)
Hey! Good news. I got his number right
here. I'm going to call him right now.
ALISON
Great. Thank you so much. I'm so glad
you're here. Thank you.
KNOCKED UP - 122.
BEN
I'm glad I'm here, too. Thank you. I
shouldn't have told you you were a
fucking lunatic. I shouldn't have said
that. I feel terrible about it.
ALISON
No, it's okay. We're past it. I'm
sorry I told you to fuck your bong.
BEN
It's okay. I didn't
ALISON
Let's just drop it now. We're over it.
BEN
I'm going to call him right now.
You're doing so great.
Ben slips into the hallway and calls Dr. Howard.
DR. HOWARD (O.S.)
Hello, it's Dr. Howard. I'm not here
right now. Please leave a message.
BEN
(into the phone)
Hey, Doc Howard. Ben Stone calling.
Guess what the fuck's up? Alison's
going into labor and you are not
fucking here. Now, where are you?
You're at a fucking Bar Mitzvah in San
Francisco, you motherfucking piece of
shit! And you know I'm going to have
to do now? I'm going to have to kill
you. I'm going to have to pop a cap in
your ass. You're dead! You're Tupac!
You are fucking Biggie, you piece of
shit! I hope you fucking die or drop
the fucking chair and kill that
fucking kid! Hope your plane crashes.
Peace, fucker!
Ben goes back to Alison.
ALISON
Hey.
BEN
Hey.
ALISON
Did you talk to him?
BEN
I didn't talk to him directly, I left
him a very nice message, though. What
I'm about to tell you isn't that bad.
You should know that going in. We can
get through this and it's just a
little hiccup, but everything will be
fine. Do you trust me when I say
everything will be fine?
KNOCKED UP - 123.
ALISON
I can deal with it.
BEN
Okay. So, Dr. Howard is at a Bar
Mitzvah.
ALISON
A Bar Mitzvah?
BEN
It's a Jewish rite of passage. And
he's going to be there for the next
three days, so he will not be able to
be here tonight.
ALISON
It's okay. What do you think we should
do?
BEN
I know exactly what to do. All we do
is we'll get in the car, I'll drive to
the hospital, and on the way, we will
call every gynecologist we've met.
Someone will be available. You know?
ALISON
I can do that.
BEN
Good. We still have time. I mean, how
far apart are your contractions?
ALISON
I think, like, seven minutes.
BEN
Seven minutes! See? Not until four
minutes is it really coming. And has
your water broken, even?
ALISON
I don't know. I'm in the tub.
BEN
That's a good point. Have you had,
have you had your bloody show?
ALISON
What's that?
BEN
It's a bloody mucusy discharge. But it
only comes out right before the baby's
going to come, so if that hasn't
happened, we have time. We can make it
to the hospital. It's no problem.
ALISON
You read the baby books.
BEN
Yeah. I did. I read three of them,
actually.
KNOCKED UP - 124.
ALISON
Thank you.
BEN
You're welcome.
EXT. HOSPITAL - NIGHT
Ben drives Alison's car. They park in a handicapped spot.
ALISON
Wait. Are we allowed to park here?
BEN
It's okay.
Ben takes a handicapped placard out of his jacket pocket and hangs
it on the mirror.
BEN (CONT'D)
I stole this from Martin's grandma.
ALISON
Oh. That was really sweet of you.
BEN
Thanks.
INT. HOSPITAL - FRONT DESK
Alison and Ben approach the desk. A male nurse, SAMUEL, and a
FEMALE NURSE tend to them.
BEN
(TO ALISON)
We're close. Home stretch.
(to Female Nurse)
Hello. This is Alison Scott. Dr. Kuni
said he would let you know we were
coming?
FEMALE NURSE
He did. We'll take good care of you.
Samuel?
SAMUEL
Yeah?
FEMALE NURSE
This is Alison Scott. Please admit her
into room 307.
SAMUEL
All right. Hi.
BEN
You're our nurse?
SAMUEL
That's why I'm holding the clipboard.
So, uh, what else is up with you guys?
KNOCKED UP - 125.
Ben and Alison stare at Samuel.
SAMUEL (CONT'D)
I'm just joking. Let's have a baby!
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
Samuel is adjusting Alison's IV.
SAMUEL
So, I'm sorry it took me so long to
find that vein. That little guy really
didn't want me to find him.
ALISON
Is that the baby on that one right
there?
Alison points to some equipment by her bed side.
SAMUEL
Yeah. That's how we can tell how the
little guy or gal is doing.
ALISON
Okay.
A groggy Dr. Kuni enters.
DR. KUNI
Hello, Alison, Ben. Interesting night.
BEN
We really, really appreciate you
coming, man.
DR. KUNI
What else do I have to do, I mean,
besides sleep? I was only kidding.
What happened to your doctor?
BEN
He's at a Bar Mitzvah in San
Francisco. He didn't tell us though.
DR. KUNI
Nice.
BEN
Yeah.
DR. KUNI
Lucky for you I don't have any Jewish
friends.
ALISON
Dr. Kuni, I really want to do this
naturally. I don't want to use drugs.
DR. KUNI
Let's just take a look and see what
happens, okay? Fetal heart rate is
good. Samuel, where are we?
KNOCKED UP - 126.
SAMUEL
Four centimeters.
DR. KUNI
Four centimeters what?
SAMUEL
Dilated.
DR. KUNI
Dilated. That's right. Focus. Pay
attention, okay? We're a team. Okay?
INT. HOSPITAL - WAITING ROOM
Jonah, Jason, Jay and Martin sit in the waiting room.
JONAH
I want to get the fuck out of here.
JAY
What?
JONAH
I just want to get the fuck out of
here.
JAY
Just relax, man, just relax.
JONAH
I don't fucking like hospitals.
JAY
Jonah, this is beautiful. I just think
you need to relax and embrace the
beauty of another life joining our
gang. We're having a baby. We are
having a baby.
JONAH
I'm not having shit besides a fucking
panic attack. There's probably a
fucking room back there full of dead
bodies! You guys want to be here when
one rolls out and just fucking coughs
malaria into our face?
JAY
Jesus.
JONAH
Fucking shit.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
Ben massages Alison's back.
BEN
Is that good?
KNOCKED UP - 127.
ALISON
Oh, yeah, get in there.
BEN
I could do this all day.
The fetal heart monitors begins to BEEP.
ALISON
What was that?
BEN
What the hell was that?
Samuel hurries in to check the monitor.
BEN (CONT'D)
What's that, what's happening?
Dr. Kuni enters.
DR. KUNI
Well, boy and girls, what seems to be
the problem?
SAMUEL
Decels.
DR. KUNI
Oh, dear. Okay. Alison, I need you to
turn on your back now, okay? The
baby's heart rate is slowing. Okay?
BEN
It's going to be okay.
(to Dr. Kuni)
Is it going to be fine?
Alison turns onto her back.
DR. KUNI
It's going to be fine. Okay?
(TO ALISON)
You're going to feel a little bit of a
push.
Dr. Kuni tries to reposition the baby.
BEN
What are you doing?
DR. KUNI
I'm turning the baby so I can take the
pressure off the cord.
ALISON
Oh, my God.
The monitors stops beeping.
KNOCKED UP - 128.
DR. KUNI
We're good. The heartbeat's stronger,
but we're not out of the woods. We
need to get things going now. I think
the cord is wrapped around the neck.
Okay?
BEN
What?
DR. KUNI
So I'm going to give you some
medicine, pop the bag and get things
going, okay? I don't want to leave the
baby in there for long and we can give
you some medicine for the pain.
ALISON
No, no, no, no. I don't want the baby
to be born all drugged out. It's not
my birth plan.
DR. KUNI
Now, things change. We don't have time
to debate this.
ALISON
What? No. But no, I'm not comfortable
with that. I'm not.
BEN
No. Would you please just listen to
her?
DR. KUNI
Fine. Do what you want to do.
BEN
Whoa, whoa, whoa, what?
DR. KUNI
Should I leave? Do you want to be the
doctor? Because I really don't need to
be here.
BEN
No. What we want is to take a second
to talk about our options, okay?
That's all we want.
DR. KUNI
No. You mean you want to take a second
to tell me how to do my job. My job is
to get that baby out safely. Or I can
go home! You just let me know. You be
the doctor.
BEN
Can we talk outside in the hall for a
second?
INT. HOSPITAL - HALLWAY
Ben and Dr. Kuni stand in the hallway.
KNOCKED UP - 129.
DR. KUNI
That woman is a control freak, and she
needs to let go and let me do my job.
BEN
Look, she's just having a hard time
because her and her doctor had a very
specific birth plan. And they wanted
it to be a very special experience.
DR. KUNI
Okay. if you want a special
experience, go to a Jimmy Buffet
concert. We have a new birth plan: Get
the baby out safely.
BEN
Look, man, will you help us out? I
have no idea what I'm doing. You can
be as big a dick to me as you want.
Just be nice to her, man. That's all I
ask. Just please be nice to her.
Ben's stomach GROWLS loudly.
DR. KUNI
Are you okay?
BEN
I think so.
DR. KUNI
I'm sorry. Let's start fresh.
BEN
Thank you, man.
DR. KUNI
This is healthy. This is good. I think
we're bonding.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
Dr. Kuni and Ben come back into the room.
DR. KUNI
Alison, I apologize for being a little
brash, but if you're okay with it,
it's rather important we break the bag
and give you some medicine to speed
things up. Because once the bag is
broken, I don't want there to be an
infection.
ALISON
Whatever. Do what you have to do.
Dr. Kuni exits.
ALISON (CONT'D)
(whispering to Ben)
Oh, my God. What a nightmare that guy
is.
KNOCKED UP - 130.
BEN
I know, I know. Look, I talked to him.
I think he'll be more cool now.
ALISON
I'm so sorry I broke up with you.
BEN
You really don't need to be. And you
know, I knew you'd give me another
shot. I figured it'd be a lot sooner
than this, you know?
ALISON
I was just in such a panic from all of
this. And watching Debbie and Pete
together, and my ass got so fat.
BEN
No, no.
ALISON
It did. I just never, for one minute,
thought that the guy who got me
pregnant would actually be the right
guy for me.
BEN
Me neither.
ALISON
I guess he is.
INT. HOSPITAL - HALLWAY
Martin and Jonah wheel around the corner in wheelchairs.
JONAH
All right, Martin, who am I?
(IMPERSONATING STEPHEN
HAWKING)
People think I'm smart because I speak
in a robot voice.
MARTIN
Stephen Hawking.
JONAH
(IMPERSONATING STEPHEN
HAWKING)
I fuck my nurse with my ever-expanding
cock.
(STOPS IMPERSONATION)
All right. Let's murderball. Come
here! I'm going to murderball you!
Jonah kicks Martin's wheelchair over.
MARTIN
Oh, fuck.
KNOCKED UP - 131.
JONAH
Stay down!
MARTIN
Jonah, you shithead!
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
Debbie and Pete come into the room. Pete holds a camcorder.
DEBBIE
Hi. I can't believe I go out of town
and this happens.
ALISON
I know.
DEBBIE
I'm sorry, but I'm not going anywhere.
ALISON
Screw Legoland.
PETE
All right, how do you want this? You
want this over the shoulder? I can do
whatever you want. I can get in there.
Kind of Spike Lee angles.
ALISON
No, you can shoot the waiting room.
That would be great.
DEBBIE
(TO BEN)
Well, thank you. I've got it from
here.
ALISON
Debbie.
BEN
(TO DEBBIE)
Can I talk to you in the hall for a
second?
DEBBIE
Why?
INT. HOSPITAL - HALLWAY
Ben and Debbie talk in the hallway alone.
BEN
I'd like to be in there with
Alison...without you.
DEBBIE
Okay. I understand how you feel, but
this isn't up to you.
KNOCKED UP - 132.
BEN
Look, Debbie, you are high off your
ass if you think you're coming into
that room. If you take one step
towards that door, I will tell
security there's a crazy chick in a
pink dress snatching up babies. Okay?
So don't even try to come into that
room. That's my room now. That little
area with the Pepsi machine...that's
your area. My room. Your area. Stay in
your area. Stay out of my room. Back
the fuck off.
INT. HOSPITAL - WAITING ROOM
Debbie sits down in a seat next to Pete.
PETE
What are you doing here?
DEBBIE
He just kicked me out. He told me to
leave. But I guess it's good, right?
He said he's going to take care of
her. He really seems on his game. I
think he's going to be a good dad. I
think I like him. Thank God.
PETE
I wish I'd gotten that on tape.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
Alison is in labor. She is PANTING.
ALISON
Go! Holy shit, almighty! Oh, shit,
this really hurts!
DR. KUNI
Ah, I see we're well on our way.
ALISON
I want the epidural! Okay? Give me the
epidural!
BEN
Give it to her. Give her the epidural,
okay?
ALISON
Okay?
BEN
Give it to her now.
DR. KUNI
Alison, we're past the point of an
epidural. The cervix is fully dilated.
KNOCKED UP - 133.
ALISON
No, seriously, I want an epidural! I
know there's time!
DR. KUNI
We can't give you the epidural.
ALISON
Take the time! I'll make sure it
doesn't come out! I'll stop pushing.
BEN
We have time.
ALISON
I'll stop, oh, please, please, please!
BEN
Just do it, please!
DR. KUNI
I'm sorry. We have no time. We're
going to just have to do this the all
natural way, okay? The way you wanted
to do it. Okay? Ready?
ALISON
Okay.
DR. KUNI
Here comes another contraction, okay?
I want you to push. Okay, ready? Good,
good, good.
ALISON
I feel everything! Oh, my God! It's
happening.
SAMUEL
Maybe we can take it down just a
little. I think you're going to scare
the other pregnant women.
ALISON
Are you fucking kidding me? Are you
kidding me?
INT. HOSPITAL - WAITING ROOM
Alison's SHRIEKING is heard in the waiting room.
JAY
Jesus.
JONAH
Oh. This is messed up. Something's
wrong in there.
JASON
No, no. I mean, granted, gynecology's
only a hobby of mine, but it sounds to
me like she's crowning. Is that right,
Deb?
KNOCKED UP - 134.
DEBBIE
Yeah. That's what it sounds like for
everyone. Everyone goes through this.
JAY
No, I disagree with you. That sounds
terrible. I'm going to go sneak a
peek, see if there's anything I can
do.
Jay goes to Alison's room.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
Alison is in agony. Ben, Dr. Kuni and nurses are hunched around
her.
DR. KUNI
It's crowning! I'm seeing the head!
ALISON
Oh, God. Honey, what does it look
like, Ben?
Been peers down between Alison's legs.
We actually see the crowning shot as the baby's head is being
pushed out of Alison's vagina.
BEN
Oh, God.
ALISON
What?
BEN
You don't want to see it. You don't
WANT--
ALISON
No, I want to see it!
BEN
It's beautiful. You don't want to,
though.
ALISON
No, I want to see...
A nurse holds a mirror for Alison. She sees the actual crowning
shot.
ALISON (CONT'D)
...it! Oh, God! Oh, God!
DR. KUNI
Okay, we're almost home! One, two--
Jay bursts in.
JAY
You okay in here?
KNOCKED UP - 135.
Jay sees the crowning shot.
JAY (CONT'D)
Jesus!
ALISON
Get out!
JAY
Yeah, okay.
INT. HOSPITAL - WAITING ROOM
Jay solemnly returns to his chair.
JASON
You all right, buddy?
JAY
One sec.
JONAH
What did it look like?
JAY
I shouldn't have gone in there. Don't
go in there. Promise me you don't go
in there.
JONAH
Me go in there? That's the last
fucking place I want to go. Like I'm
going to go in there. Try getting a
boner now.
Jason beams at Debbie.
JASON
What's up Deb?
DEBBIE
Hey.
Pete looks at Debbie.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
The birth is still in progress.
DR. KUNI
Push. One, two, three.
ALISON
Oh, God!
DR. KUNI
You've passed the shoulders. One more
big push. Good.
The baby comes out. Dr. Kuni cleans it up.
KNOCKED UP - 136.
ALISON
Oh, Ben. I did it.
BEN
You did it.
ALISON
It's out.
BEN
You did it. Oh, my God, you did it.
Dr. Kuni hands the baby to Alison.
ALISON
Hi, baby. I love you, Ben.
BEN
I love you so much, too. Oh, my God.
DR. KUNI
Congratulations, you two. Beautiful.
ALISON
Thank you.
DR. KUNI
You did so great. You were amazing.
ALISON
Pretty baby.
BEN
You got out. You made it out. Welcome.
INT. HOSPITAL - WAITING ROOM
MARTIN
You ever get so bored you just stare
at your balls?
JONAH
I bet you do, late John Lennon.
MARTIN
Here we go again.
DEBBIE
(whispering to Pete)
Who is that? Is that Ben's rabbi? Is
he the one who cuts the penis?
PETE
I think it's Matisyahu.
MARTIN
Awesome.
JASON
You want out of the bet?
MARTIN
I want out of the bet.
KNOCKED UP - 137.
JASON
You know what you have to say. Just
say it, man. I think now is the time.
MARTIN
"Jason, you're the master."
JASON
You heard it, right?
JAY
Yeah.
JASON
All right. You're out of the bet.
You're done.
Martin hugs Jason.
JASON (CONT'D)
Your face smells like an old man's
balls.
MARTIN
Thank you.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
Debbie and Pete come to check in on Alison.
DEBBIE
Oh, my God. Hello. My goodness. She's
beautiful. She's beautiful. I love
you, Ben.
BEN
I love you, Debbie.
DEBBIE
(TO PETE)
We're going to have another baby.
PETE
Okay.
Pete turns the camera on himself and shakes his head "no."
DEBBIE
Hello, baby.
INT. HOSPITAL - WAITING ROOM
Ben enters the waiting room to talk to the guys.
BEN
Gentlemen, it's a girl!
THE GUYS
Ohhhhhhh!
BEN
Yeah!
KNOCKED UP - 138.
They all hug.
JAY
We got a daughter! Mazel Tov!
JASON
Congratulations, Daddy!
JAY
We got a beautiful little girl!
BEN
Let's meet her! She's awesome.
JAY
A beautiful little girl!
JASON
Let's meet her. Aw.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - LATER
Alison sleeps while Ben holds the baby. Everyone else has gone
home.
BEN
(to the baby)
And then your mommy said, "Just do it,
already," which was very confusing to
Daddy. So I listened to the most
literal translation of that and I just
did it, already. What would you do?
Don't tell Mommy, but it was the
smartest thing I ever did, listening
to her, because now you're here. Isn't
that nice? I think it is.
EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY
Ben and a Nurse push Alison and the baby in a wheelchair.
I/E ALISON'S CAR
Ben drives while Alison and the baby are in the back seat.
ALISON
I hope your apartment's big enough for
the three of us.
BEN
It definitely is. That's why I got one
in East LA. The rent. It's huge! The
only thing is we have to decide if
we're going to be Crips or Bloods
before we get there.
ALISON
Well, I look good in red.
KNOCKED UP - 139.
BEN
I look good in blue. The fighting
continues. We could just throw off
everyone and become Latin Kings.
ALISON
Yeah.
BEN
We both look good in gold.
ALISON
Good choice. I would yell at you about
driving so slow, except the baby's
here.
BEN
No, these guys can honk all they want.
I ain't going faster than twelve. It
might take us around three hours to
get home, though.
The car moves slowly down the highway with a line of cars waiting
behind them.
FADE OUT.
UP
Written by
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson & Thomas McCarthy
1.
A 1930's NEWSREEL.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
"Movietown News" presents...
Spotlight on Adventure!
The mysterious SOUTH AMERICAN JUNGLE. A massive waterfall
cascades down a gigantic, flat-topped mountain.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
What you are now witnessing is
footage never before seen by
civilized humanity: a lost world in
South America! Lurking in the
shadow of majestic Paradise Falls,
it sports plants and animals
undiscovered by science. Who would
dare set foot on this inhospitable
summit?
A painted portrait of a dashing young adventurer.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Why, our subject today: Charles
Muntz!
A massive DIRIGIBLE descends on an airfield.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
The beloved explorer lands his
dirigible, the "Spirit of
Adventure," in New Hampshire this
week, completing a year long
expedition to the lost world!
INT. MOVIE THEATRE - CONTINUOUS
Of everyone watching in the modest, small town theater, no
one is more enthralled than 8 year old CARL FREDRICKSEN.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (O.S.)
This lighter-than-air craft was
designed by Muntz himself, and is
longer than 22 Prohibition paddy-
wagons placed end to end.
Young Carl stares, mouth agape, wearing leather flight helmet
and goggles -- just like his idol on the silver screen.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
And here comes the adventurer now!
2.
NEWSREEL FOOTAGE: the dashing Muntz descends down the
gangplank to the delight of the crowd. His dogs trail him.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Never apart from his faithful dogs,
Muntz conceived the craft for
canine comfort! It's a veritable
floating palace in the sky...
An opulent dining room.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
...complete with doggie bath and
mechanical canine walker.
One dog runs suffers through mechanized bath time, while a
second wears an electrode helmet and runs on a treadmill.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
And Jiminy Cricket, do the locals
consider Muntz the bee's knees!
And how!
Cameras flash as Muntz stands heroic, striking his signature
"thumbs up" stance.
MUNTZ
"Adventure is out there!"
In the theater, Young Carl returns the thumbs up.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
But what has Muntz brought back
this time?
Muntz speaks to a crowded auditorium, on stage beside a
curtained object.
MUNTZ
Gentlemen, I give you: the Monster
of Paradise Falls!
He pulls away the drape to reveal a GIANT BIRD SKELETON.
CROWD
Ooh!
Young Carl leans forward, eyes bulging.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
And golly, what a swell monster
this is. But what's this?
Skeptical scientists analyze the bones.
3.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Scientists cry foul! The National
Explorers Society accuses Muntz of
fabricating the skeleton!
YOUNG CARL
No!
Muntz's portrait is removed from a wall of paintings of other
famous explorers.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
The organization strips Muntz of
his membership.
Muntz's "Explorer's Society" badge is ceremoniously RIPPED
from his jacket.
Carl GASPS.
Muntz stands next to his dirigible at an airfield. He grimly
addresses the crowd.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Humiliated, Muntz vows a return to
Paradise Falls and promises to
capture the beast... alive!
MUNTZ
I promise to capture the beast...
alive!
In the theater, young Carl smiles.
MUNTZ
And I will not come back until I do!
The crowd CHEERS.
Muntz gives his thumbs up from the cockpit as the dirigible
lifts off.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
And so the explorer is off to clear
his name. Bon voyage Charles
Muntz, and good luck capturing the
Monster of Paradise Falls!
Carl looks like he just witnessed a miracle.
DISSOLVE TO:
4.
EXT. SMALL TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, 1930'S - DAY - CONTINUOUS
Young Carl "flies" his blue balloon ("The Spirit of
Adventure" hand-written on it) as he runs along the sidewalk.
He still wears helmet and goggles.
TITLE CARD: WALT DISNEY PICTURES PRESENTS
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Here's Charles Muntz piloting his
famous dirigible!!
TITLE CARD: A PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS FILM
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
He hurdles Pike's Peak!
Carl jumps over a small rock.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
He hurdles the Grand Canyon!
Carl jumps over a crack in the sidewalk.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
He hurdles Mount Everest!
Carl jumps over a tree stump... and smacks into it instead.
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
He... goes around Mount Everest!
Is there nothing he cannot do?
TITLE CARD: UP
NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Yes, as Muntz himself says:
"Adventure is--"
GIRL'S VOICE (O.S.)
"Adventure is out there!"
Carl stops. Who said that?
The voice comes from a dilapidated HOUSE, windows boarded up
and lawn overgrown with weeds.
The weather vane atop the house turns, pulled by ropes.
GIRL'S VOICE (O.S.)
Look out! Mount Rushmore! Hard to
starboard. Must get the Spirit of
Adventure over Mount Rushmore...
5.
Carl walks toward the voice.
GIRL'S VOICE (O.S.)
Hold together old girl. How're my
dogs doing? Ruff ruff!
INT. DILAPIDATED HOUSE, HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Carl squeezes through the broken door into the foyer. He
follows the voice toward the living room.
GIRL'S VOICE (O.S.)
All engines ahead full! Let's take
her up to 26,000 feet! Rudders
eighteen degrees towards the south.
INT. DILAPIDATED HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Carl rounds the corner to see...
ELLIE, an eight year old girl, her mussy red hair barely
visible beneath her flight helmet and goggles. Bare footed,
her overalls are patched and dirty.
The old house has been transformed into a make-believe
dirigible cockpit. Ellie steers, the wheel made from a rusty
old bicycle.
YOUNG ELLIE
It's a beautiful day, winds out of
the east at ten knots.
Visibility... unlimited.
(yells a command)
Enter the weather in the logbook!
The navigator (her hamster) skitters in its cage.
Ellie uses two tied-together Coke bottles as binoculars.
YOUNG ELLIE
Oh! There's something down there!
I will bring it back for science.
Awwww, it's a puppy!
Carl is distracted by the Muntz newspaper clippings taped to
the wall.
YOUNG ELLIE (O.S.)
No time! A storm! Lightning! Hail!
Ellie pops up in front of Carl.
6.
YOUNG ELLIE
What are you doing!?!
Carl screams. He lets go of his balloon. It floats through
a broken part of the ceiling and disappears.
Ellie circles Carl accusingly.
YOUNG ELLIE
Don't you know this is an exclusive
club? Only explorers get in here.
Not just any kid off the street
with a helmet and a pair of
goggles. Do you think you got what
it takes? Well, do you?!?
Carl FUMPHERS.
YOUNG ELLIE
Alright, you're in. Welcome aboard.
She offers her hand. Carl looks down, embarrassed.
YOUNG ELLIE
What's wrong? Can't you talk?
Carl is frozen. Ellie softens.
YOUNG ELLIE
Hey, I don't bite.
She takes off her helmet. Her hair frizzes out in all
directions.
She removes a homemade GRAPE SODA CAP pin from her shirt and
pins it on Carl.
YOUNG ELLIE
You and me, we're in a club now.
Carl smiles.
YOUNG ELLIE
I saw where your balloon went.
Come on, let's go get it!
Carl watches her stride out of the room. She pops back in.
YOUNG ELLIE
My name's Ellie.
She grabs his hand.
Carl blushes as she pulls him out of the room.
7.
INT. DILAPIDATED HOUSE, UPSTAIRS
YOUNG ELLIE
There it is.
Carl and Ellie look across the attic at the balloon. Between
them the floor has collapsed, save one rickety beam. Carl GULPS.
YOUNG ELLIE
Well, go ahead.
She pushes him out onto the beam.
YOUNG ELLIE
Go on.
Carl steels his courage. He puts on his goggles, starts
forward... and FALLS through the floor.
CUT TO:
EXT. SMALL TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD STREET - DAY
Ambulance. SIREN blaring.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - NIGHT
One lone light on upstairs.
INT. CARL'S ROOM
Carl in bed, reading a book by flashlight, his arm in a CAST.
Into the room floats Carl's lost BLUE BALLOON.
Carl jumps and CALLS OUT in fright.
YOUNG CARL
(re: arm)
Ow!
A head pops up from outside the open window.
YOUNG ELLIE
Hey kid!!
Carl SCREAMS, hitting himself in the face with the cast.
YOUNG CARL
Ow!!
8.
Ellie climbs in the window.
YOUNG ELLIE
Thought you might need a little
cheerin' up. I got somethin' to
show ya!
INT. CARL'S ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
The two hunker under a blanket tent with a flashlight. Ellie
whispers, as if to protect a National Secret.
YOUNG ELLIE
I am about to let you see something
I have never shown to another human
being. Ever. In my life.
Carl's eyes widen in alarm.
YOUNG ELLIE
You'll have to swear you will not
tell anyone.
Carl nods.
YOUNG ELLIE
Cross your heart. Do it!
Carl crosses. Ellie unveils...
YOUNG ELLIE
My Adventure Book!
It's a reused photo album with the words "My Adventure Book"
written across it. She opens it to a photo of Charles Muntz.
YOUNG ELLIE
You know him.
Carl smiles excitedly.
YOUNG ELLIE
Charles Muntz, explorer. When I get
big, I'm going where he's going:
South America.
She turns the page to a map.
YOUNG ELLIE
It's like America... but south.
Wanna know where I'm gonna live?
9.
She turns to an engraving of a large waterfall. A small hand-
drawn picture of Ellie's clubhouse is glued to the top.
YOUNG ELLIE
(reading caption)
"Paradise Falls, a land lost in
time." I ripped this right out of
a library book.
Carl GASPS in horror.
YOUNG ELLIE
I'm gonna move my clubhouse there,
and park it right next to the
falls. Who knows what lives up
there? And once I get there...
She flips through her book, revealing a page marked, "STUFF
I'M GOING TO DO." Past that, the pages are blank.
YOUNG ELLIE
Well, I'm saving these pages for
all the adventures I'm gonna have.
Only... I just don't know how I'm
gonna get to Paradise Falls.
Ellie closes the book, disappointed.
Carl has a thought. He looks at his toy dirigible.
YOUNG ELLIE
That's it! You can take us there
in a blimp! Swear you'll take us.
Cross your heart! Cross it! Cross
your heart.
Carl does.
YOUNG ELLIE
Good. You promised. No backing out.
Carl shakes his head "no."
YOUNG ELLIE
Well, see you tomorrow kid! Bye.
Ellie hops up and jumps out the window.
YOUNG ELLIE
"Adventure is out there!!"
She pops back in.
10.
YOUNG ELLIE
You know, you don't talk very much.
I like you.
Carl looks out the window after her in amazement. He rests
his head on his balloon.
YOUNG CARL
Wow.
The balloon pops.
CUT TO:
INT. CHURCH - DAY
FLASH! A photo is taken of the wedding couple: Carl and
Ellie, now 19. She jumps at him and gives him a big kiss.
Ellie's side of the church erupts like wild frontiersmen. A
gun shot is fired in the air.
Carl's side, rigid puritans in black, clap politely.
EXT. DILAPIDATED HOUSE - DAY
Carl carries her past a "SOLD" sign. It's the same house
where they met as kids.
EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE - DAY
Still in their wedding clothes: She saws as he hammers.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - DAY
They push two chairs into place side by side in the living room.
EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE - DAY
Ellie finishes painting "Carl & Ellie" on their MAILBOX.
Carl leans in to admire her work but leaves a messy paint
handprint on the mailbox! Oh well; Ellie adds her handprint
as well. They smile.
EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE - DAY
Their house now matches Ellie's colorful CLUB HOUSE DRAWING
from her childhood Adventure Book.
11.
EXT. RURAL HILLSIDE - DAY
They run up a hillside together.
They lie side by side on a picnic blanket. She describes the
clouds. He watches as a cloud transforms into a turtle.
Carl closes his eyes and smiles. He's lucky to be with her.
EXT. ZOO - DAY
Ellie emerges from the South America House, dressed in her
Zookeeper's uniform.
Carl shows off his new BALLOON CART and uniform. Behind him
the balloons lift his cart off the ground. Carl jumps to
catch it. She giggles.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - DAY
Carl and Ellie sit side by side in their chairs, reading.
Without looking up from their books, they hold hands.
EXT. RURAL HILLSIDE - DAY
Again at their picnic spot, they watch clouds. Ellie sees an
elephant with wings. Carl gives it a try and points out a
BABY. Ellie lights up, excited. She sees ALL the clouds as
babies! Carl is stunned... but smiles.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, BABY ROOM - DAY
Ellie finishes painting a wall mural of a stork carrying a
bundle in its beak. Carl hangs a mobile above the crib.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - AFTERNOON
Carl touches Ellie's shoulder as the doctor explains. Ellie
drops her head in her hands.
EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
Carl looks out the window. Ellie sits alone under a tree,
the wind in her hair.
12.
EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, YARD - AFTERNOON
Carl joins Ellie. He hands her the Adventure Book. She smiles.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
Ellie paints a MURAL of their house atop Paradise Falls over
the mantle. Carl organizes a compass, map, binoculars, and
native bird figurine beneath the painting. It's their shrine
to Adventure.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
Carl sets A JAR on a table, "PARADISE FALLS" written on it.
Ellie drops in a few coins. She looks at Carl and crosses
her heart. Carl crosses his.
A SERIES OF SHOTS
The jar slowly fills as Carl and Ellie toss in spare change.
Their car blows a tire.
The two stand by the jar, reluctant. Carl BREAKS the jar.
New tire.
Carl in the hospital with a broken leg.
Breaking jar.
A storm rages. A tree falls, crushing the roof.
Breaking jar.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - MORNING
Carl struggles to tie his tie. Ellie helps. They walk out
the front door arm in arm.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - 3 YEARS LATER
Ellie struggles to tie Carl's tie as they rush out the door.
A SERIES OF SHOTS as Ellie straightens Carl's ties. Stylish
1950's ties. Wide 60's ties. Paisley 70's ties.
13.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - 30 YEARS LATER
Older Carl and Ellie smile at themselves in the hall mirror.
EXT. ZOO - DAY
Carl in his 60's. They still work happily side by side at
the zoo. Carl's cart lifts off the ground. He casually
leans an elbow on it.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Carl and Ellie dance in the evening candlelight. The
PARADISE FALLS JAR sits off to the side, now dusty and
forgotten.
INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM WINDOW - AFTERNOON
Carl cleans the inside of the window. Ellie cleans the
outside.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
Carl vacuums the Adventure Shrine on the mantle. Carl smiles
at a photo of Ellie as a child, wearing her flight helmet and
goggles. He looks up at the mural of their house at Paradise
Falls. His smile fades.
Behind him, Ellie sweeps the floor. Their dream has gone
unfulfilled.
Carl has an idea.
EXT. TRAVEL AGENCY - DAY
Carl buys two tickets to South America.
EXT. RURAL HILLSIDE - AFTERNOON
Carl hurries excitedly up picnic hill. He hides the airline
tickets in his basket.
Behind him, Ellie falters and falls. She tries to get up but
falls again. Something is wrong.
He runs to her.
14.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
Ellie lies in a hospital bed. She looks through her
ADVENTURE BOOK.
A BLUE BALLOON floats in to the room.
Carl stands at the door. He smiles and walks to her bedside.
Ellie pushes her Adventure Book toward him. She weakly pats
his cheek and adjusts his tie.
He kisses her on the forehead.
INT. CHURCH - AFTERNOON
Carl sits alone, next to a huge bouquet of balloons.
EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE - DUSK
Carl walks into the house, holding a single blue balloon.
FADE TO BLACK.
INT. CARL'S BEDROOM - MORNING - SEVERAL YEARS LATER
An ALARM CLOCK BUZZES. An aged hand shuts it off and picks
up the nearby glasses.
CARL sits alone in his double bed. He rubs his face. GRUNTS.
He gets out of bed, STRETCHING, GRUNTING and CRACKING BONES.
He grabs his cane, with four tennis balls stuck to the bottom
spokes.
INT. CARL'S STAIRCASE - LATER
Now dressed, Carl rides his ELDERLY ASSISTANCE CHAIR down the
staircase. This takes a LONG, LONG time.
Three quarters of the way down, the chair stops. He bangs
the armrest and the chair restarts.
INT. CARL'S KITCHEN - LATER
Carl eats breakfast by himself.
15.
INT. CARL'S LIVING ROOM WINDOW - LATER
Carl cleans the window with a cloth. His lonely reflection
stares back at him.
INT. CARL'S LIVING ROOM - LATER
Carl dusts the mantle and Shrine to Adventure.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - LATER
Carl looks in the hall mirror. He puts on his hat and
considers his reflection. He straightens his GRAPE SODA PIN.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH - CONTINUOUS
Many LOCKS are heard unlocking from inside.
The door opens, but bangs against the safety chain. Carl
GRUMBLES in frustration.
Carl opens the door, walks out onto his porch, pulls the door
shut, and looks as if he's about to go somewhere.
He sits in his porch chair.
EXT. CARL'S NEIGHBORHOOD - CONTINUOUS
Carl's house is the lone surviving square on the block not
under construction. Machinery and workers circle busily.
High rise buildings are being erected all around.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH - MORNING
Carl looks at the activity around him.
CARL
Quite a sight, huh Ellie?
(noticing mailbox)
Uhp, mail's here.
Carl walks to the mailbox. He touches Ellie's faded
HANDPRINT and smiles.
He looks through the mail.
He sees a SHADY OAKS RETIREMENT VILLAGE pamphlet full of
images of happy old people. Carl scoffs.
16.
CARL
Shady Oaks Retirement. Oh brother.
Carl notices DUST on his mailbox.
CARL
Hm.
He pulls up a LEAF BLOWER. He revs it and blasts off the dust.
TOM, the CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN, notices.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
Hey! `Morning, Mr. Fredricksen!
Need any help there?
CARL
No. Yes. Tell your boss over there
that you boys are ruining our house.
He points across the lot to a business man in a suit talking
on a cell phone - the REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
Well just to let you know, my boss
would be happy to take this old
place off your hands, and for
double his last offer. Whaddya say
to that?
The leaf blower blasts off his hat.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
Uh, I take that as a no, then.
CARL
I believe I made my position to
your boss quite clear.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
You poured prune juice in his gas tank.
CARL
Oh yeah, that was good. Here, let
me talk to him.
Tom hands Carl his MEGAPHONE.
CARL
(in megaphone)
You in the suit. Yes, you. Take a
bath, hippy!
Tom grabs the megaphone.
17.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
(to Boss, re Carl)
I am not with him!
(to Carl)
This is serious. He's out to get
your house!
Carl walks to his front door.
CARL
Tell your boss he can have our house.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
Really?
CARL
When I'm dead!
Carl SLAMS the door.
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM
I'll take that as a maybe!
INT. CARL'S LIVING ROOM - DAY - LATER
Carl sits in his chair watching TV.
A KNOCK at the door.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH - DAY
The door opens.
A Wilderness Explorer stands, reading from a Wilderness
Explorer Manual. He is in uniform, complete with sash,
neckerchief, hat, and an enormous backpack stuffed with every
piece of equipment there is. This is RUSSELL, age 8.
Russell, nose buried in his MANUAL, reads to Carl.
RUSSELL
"Good afternoon. My name is
Russell. And I am a Wilderness
Explorer in Tribe 54, Sweatlodge
12. Are you in need of any
assistance today, sir?"
As he finishes the script, Russell smiles up at Carl.
CARL
No.
18.
RUSSELL
I could help you cross the street.
CARL
No.
RUSSELL
I could help you cross your yard.
CARL
No.
RUSSELL
I could help you cross your... porch?
CARL
No.
RUSSELL
Well, I gotta help you cross
something.
CARL
Uh, no. I'm doing fine.
Carl closes the door in Russell's face.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - CONTINUOUS
Carl listens through the door. Is the kid gone? He opens it.
RUSSELL
"Good afternoon. My name is
Russell."
CARL
Uh... kid...
RUSSELL
"And I am a Wilderness Explorer in
Tribe 54, Sweatlodge 12."
CARL
Kid. KID!!
Russell stops... but goes back to reading.
RUSSELL
"Are you in need of any assistance
today Sir?"
CARL
Thank you, but I don't need any help!
19.
Carl swings the door shut, but a small camping boot stops it.
RUSSELL
Ow.
Carl opens the door. Russell stands at attention.
CARL
(RESIGNED)
Proceed.
RUSSELL
"Good afternoon. My-"
CARL
But skip to the end!
Russell points to his SASH. It is covered with badges except
for one glaringly empty space.
RUSSELL
See these? These are my Wilderness
Explorer badges. You may notice
one is missing. It's my Assisting
the Elderly badge. If I get it I
will become a Senior Wilderness
Explorer!
Russell makes the Explorer Sign: his thumbs form a "W", his
fingers the "wings" of a bird, then the "claws" of a bear.
RUSSELL
"The wilderness must be explored!
CAW-CAW! RAAAR!"
This sets Carl's hearing aid off. Carl GRUMBLES in pain.
RUSSELL
It's gonna be great! There's a big
ceremony, and all the dads come,
and they pin on our badges...
CARL
So you want to assist an old
person?
RUSSELL
Yep! Then I will be a Senior
Wilderness Explorer!
Carl leans in close to Russell.
20.
CARL
(CONSPIRATORIALLY)
You ever heard of a snipe?
RUSSELL
Snipe?
CARL
Bird. Beady eyes. Every night it
sneaks in my yard and gobbles my
poor azaleas. I'm elderly and
infirm. I can't catch it. If only
someone could help me...
RUSSELL
Me! Me! I'll do it!
CARL
Oh, I don't know, it's awfully
crafty. You'd have to clap your
hands three times to lure it in.
RUSSELL
I'll find it, Mr. Fredricksen!
CARL
I think its burrow is two blocks
down. If you go past --
RUSSELL
Two blocks down! Got it!
Russell runs down the block clapping and calling.
RUSSELL
Sniiiipe! Here Snipey Snipey...
CARL
(calls after Russell)
Bring it back here when you find
it!
Carl rolls his eyes and begins to close his door.
He stops short.
A large truck is backing up, getting dangerously close to
ELLIE'S MAILBOX.
CONSTRUCTION WORKER STEVE
Okay, keep her coming... And...
stop. Stop! STOP!!
The truck hits Ellie's mailbox, crushing the front.
21.
Carl is shocked. He runs to the box.
CARL
What? Hey! Hey you! What do you
think you're doing?
CONSTRUCTION WORKER STEVE
I am so sorry, sir...
The worker bangs on the mailbox, trying to fix it.
CARL
Don't touch that!
CONSTRUCTION WORKER STEVE
No no, let me take care of that for you.
Carl grabs the mailbox, trying to wrestle it from the worker.
CARL
(STRUGGLING)
Get away from our mailbox!
CONSTRUCTION WORKER STEVE
Hey sir, I...
CARL
I don't want you to touch it!
Carl HITS the worker with his cane. He falls to the sidewalk.
The worker rubs his head. Blood.
Carl backs up toward his door, cradling his mailbox. What
has he done?
Passerbys stare.
Workers gather, as does the REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER.
Carl backs into his house.
INT. CARL'S LIVING ROOM
Carl shuts his door. He closes the curtains.
He peeks out the window. The injured worker is helped to his
feet. A police car pulls up.
The Real Estate Developer looks toward Carl's house. His
hand rests on Carl's fence.
22.
INT. COURTHOUSE HALLWAY - DAY
Carl sits alone on a bench holding a Court Summons.
INT. COURTROOM - DAY
A GUARD opens the door. Carl enters. The REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPER watches him enter.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - LATE EVENING
A Police Officer drops Carl at his front gate.
OFFICER EDITH
Sorry Mr. Fredricksen. You don't
seem like a public menace to me.
Take this.
She hands him a pamphlet for SHADY OAKS RETIREMENT VILLAGE.
OFFICER EDITH
The guys from Shady Oaks will be by
to pick you up in the morning, okay?
The officer drives off, leaving Carl alone.
Carl faces the house. He touches Ellie's dented mailbox.
CARL
What do I do now, Ellie?
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, HALLWAY - NIGHT
All is quiet but the slow ticking of the clock.
The empty hall.
The front hall mirror.
The kitchen.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, CLOSET
Carl pulls out a suitcase. A book tips over. Ellie's
Adventure Book.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Carl sits in his chair slowly paging through the book.
23.
He turns to the page marked "STUFF I'M GOING TO DO." He
closes the book and sighs.
Carl looks at the Adventure Shrine, and the PAINTING of their
house by Paradise Falls.
He holds the Shady Oaks pamphlet.
Carl's brows furrow. He looks up at the shrine, and crosses
his heart.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - NIGHT
Lights are on inside the house.
MATCH DISSOLVE
TO:
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - MORNING
A SHADY OAKS RETIREMENT VILLAGE van pulls up.
Nurses GEORGE and A.J. walk to Carl's door and KNOCK.
Carl answers, holding a suitcase.
CARL
Morning gentlemen.
NURSE GEORGE
Good morning, Mr. Fredricksen. You
ready to go?
CARL
Ready as I'll ever be. Would you
do me a favor and take this?
Carl hands over his suitcase.
CARL
I'll meet you at the van in just a
minute. I... want to say one last
goodbye to the old place.
NURSE GEORGE
Sure. Take all the time you need, sir.
Carl closes the door. Rather sharply. The nurses head back
to the van.
24.
NURSE A.J.
Typical. He's probably going to the
bathroom for the eightieth time.
Empty helium tanks are strewn on the front lawn.
NURSE GEORGE
You'd think he'd take better care
of his house.
A SHADOW falls over the nurses. They turn to look.
A giant tarp rises behind Carl's house. It unfolds to reveal
THOUSANDS OF BALLOONS.
The balloons rise up like some massive multi-colored cumulus
cloud forming a thunderhead above the house.
Strings tug at the chimney. The house strains. Pipes bend,
then break. Electrical wires spark and snap.
The house rips away from its foundation.
The nurses duck and YELL as the house soars over them. Carl
looks out the window and LAUGHS.
CARL
So long boys! I'll send you a
postcard from Paradise Falls!
INT. APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS
Balloons spill colored light into a little girl's room as the
house floats past.
EXT. TOWN
The shadow of the house drifts through an intersection.
EXT. SHOP WINDOW
A family watches the house float down the street.
EXT. ABOVE THE TOWN
Carl waves at a high-rise window washer, who tentatively
waves back.
The house crests the top of a building, drifting over and away
from the city. Carl looks out his window. Good riddance.
25.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Carl sets a compass next to the map of South America.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, BEDROOM WINDOW
Sails made from stitched-together curtains emerge from the
windows and billow in the wind. Carl steers using ropes
attached to the weather vane.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
The compass needle rotates to point SOUTH.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE
The house turns.
Carl looks out the window, satisfied. He checks the balloons.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Carl kisses a photo of Ellie.
CARL
We're on our way, Ellie.
Carl kneels at the fireplace and plunks the balloon strings
tied to the grate.
He CHUCKLES and settles into his chair. He closes his eyes
and smiles.
SHADOWS move gently across the fireplace mantle.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING
The house drifts through the clouds.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Carl relaxes in his chair.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.
CARL
Huh?
26.
He stares at the front door. Nothing.
CARL
Hm.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.
He bolts up and approaches the door. He looks out the peep
hole. Nothing but the porch and clouds. He throws it open.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH - DAY - CONTINUOUS
Nothing. He looks left. Nothing. He looks right. Russell.
He looks... Russell?!!
RUSSELL
Hi, Mr. Fredricksen. It's me,
Russell.
CARL
What are you doing out here, kid?
Russell is plastered up against the wall, terrified and
holding on for dear life.
RUSSELL
I found the snipe and I followed it
under your porch, but this snipe
had a long tail and looked more
like a large mouse.
The flag on Russell's backpack blows off and falls through
the clouds.
RUSSELL
Please let me in?
CARL
No.
Carl slams the door, leaving Russell alone.
Beat. The door opens again.
CARL
Oh, alright, you can come...
Russell runs into the house past Carl.
CARL
...in.
27.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Russell PANTS, panicked. He looks into living room.
RUSSELL
Huh. I've never been in a floating
house before.
Carl follows Russell into the living room. Russell chuckles
and points at the photo of young Ellie.
RUSSELL
Goggles. Look at this stuff!
Russell finds Ellie's house drawing sitting on the pages of
the open atlas.
RUSSELL
Wow, you going on a trip?
(reads from the engraving)
"Paradise Falls: A Land Lost in
Time." You going to South America,
Mr. Fredricksen?
Carl takes the page and puts it in his pocket.
CARL
Don't touch that. You'll soil it.
RUSSELL
You know, most people take a plane,
but you're smart because you'll have
all your TV and clocks and stuff.
Russell runs over to the steering rig.
RUSSELL
Whoah. Is this how you steer your
house? Does it really work?
CARL
Kid, would you stop with the --
Russell steers and the house tilts, knocking Carl back and
forth.
RUSSELL
Oh, this makes it go right, and
that way's left.
CARL
Let go of the -- knock it off!
Russell looks out the window in front of him.
28.
RUSSELL
Hey look, buildings!
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, WINDOW - CONTINUOUS
Russell and Carl arrive at the window.
RUSSELL
That building's so close I could
almost touch it.
That gives Carl an idea.
CUT TO:
Carl lowers Russell on a rope below the floating house.
RUSSELL
Wow! This is great! You should try
this, Mr. Fredricksen! Look, there's
a bus that could take me home two
blocks away!
(looking up)
Hey, I can see your house from here!
CARL
(struggling to hold on)
Don't jerk around so much, kid!
The rope slips through Carl's hands. Russell FALLS.
CUT TO:
Carl stands beside Russell at the window. Russell's fall had
been a daydream.
CARL
Well, that's not gonna work.
Carl leaves Russell at the window.
RUSSELL
I know that cloud, it's a Cumulo
Nimbus. Did you know that the
Cumulo Nimbus...
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - DAY - CONTINUOUS
GRUMBLING, Carl kneels at the fireplace to cut a few balloon
strings with his housekeys.
29.
CARL
Stayed up all night blowing up
balloons, for what?
RUSSELL
...warm air goes by cool air, and
the airs go by each other and
that's how we get lightning.
CARL
That's nice, kid.
Carl turns off his hearing aid. Silence. He smiles.
Russell tries to get Carl's attention. A storm is brewing in
the distance.
RUSSELL
(nearly silent)
Mr. Fredricksen, there's a big
storm coming. It's starting to get
scary. We're gonna get blown to
bits! We're in big trouble, Mr.
Fredricksen!
A huge lightning bolt flash lights up the room. Carl turns
on his hearing aid.
CARL
What are you doing over there?
RUSSELL
Look!
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, WINDOW - CONTINUOUS
Carl joins Russell at the window.
RUSSELL
See? Cumulo Nimbus.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
The tiny house is heading for a MASSIVE STORM.
Carl STRUGGLES to steer the house away but is blown into the
storm. The steering mechanism recoils and sends Carl flying.
Plates fall from the walls and furniture slides as the house
is rocked in the storm.
Russell's backpack slides toward the front door.
30.
RUSSELL
My pack!
Russell HOPS on top of the backpack.
RUSSELL
Got ya!
The pack slides toward the OPEN FRONT DOOR. Russell screams.
He's about to slide out when the house tilts and the door
swings shut.
The Paradise Falls jar rolls past Carl. He chases after it.
Ellie's chair slides across the room. Carl gasps and runs to
protect it.
The photo of Ellie rocks and slides off the wall. Carl
lunges to catch it.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING
The storm rages. The house is tossed into the storm clouds.
All goes black.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - MORNING
Carl is asleep.
A finger pokes Carl's face. Nothing.
The finger pokes Carl's face again. Carl WAKES UP.
RUSSELL
Whew! I thought you were dead.
CARL
Wha... what happened?
Carl STRUGGLES to rise from the pile of Ellie's things he'd
been protecting.
RUSSELL
I steered us. I did! I steered
the house!
CARL
Steered us?
31.
RUSSELL
After you tied your stuff down you
took a nap, so I went ahead and
steered us down here.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, WINDOW
Carl opens the window and looks out.
CARL
Huh?
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING
The house floats motionless above an ocean of clouds.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, WINDOW
CARL
Can't tell where we are.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
RUSSELL
Oh we're in South America all
right. It was a cinch, with my
Wilderness Explorer GPS.
Russell holds up his WILDERNESS EXPLORER GPS UNIT.
CARL
GP-what?
RUSSELL
My dad gave it to me. It shows
exactly where we are on the planet.
With this baby, we'll never be lost!
Russell gestures, tossing the unit out the window.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING
Carl and Russell watch the tiny GPS unit descend into the
clouds.
RUSSELL
Oops.
32.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Carl kneels by the fireplace and cuts at the balloon strings.
CARL
We'll get you down, find a bus
stop. You just tell the man you
want to go back to your mother.
RUSSELL
Sure, but I don't think they have
busses in Paradise Falls.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING
A small cluster of balloons fly up and away from the house.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
CARL
There. That ought to do it. Here,
I'll give you some change for bus fare.
Russell follows Carl toward the front door.
RUSSELL
Nah, I'll just use my city bus pass.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING
The house lowers into the fog.
RUSSELL (O.S.)
Whoah, that's gonna be like a
billion transfers to get back to my
house.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH
Carl and Russell stand on the porch as the house moves down
into and through the thick, dark clouds.
RUSSELL
Mr. Fredricksen, how much longer?
CARL
Well, we're up pretty high. Could
take hours to get down.
Something flashes by them in the fog. Carl leans forward.
33.
CARL
(MUMBLING)
...that thing was...building or
something.
Another dark object whooshes past them. Carl ducks.
RUSSELL
What was that, Mr. Fredricksen?
CARL
We can't be close to the ground yet.
A brief view of rocks directly below them.
Carl GASPS.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, ROCKY LANDSCAPE
BAM!!! The house CRASHES into the ground.
Russell and Carl fly off the porch and onto the ground. They
land hard.
Carl's house is floating away!
Carl runs after the GARDEN HOSE dragging across the ground.
CARL
Wait, wait! No don't, don't, don't!
Carl grabs the hose and is PULLED UP in the air.
CARL
Whoah! Hey, hey!
Russell JUMPS onto Carl's leg and the extra weight pulls them
to the ground.
CARL
Russell, hang on!
Carl and Russell slide toward the edge of a CLIFF EDGE.
RUSSELL
Whoah!
They slide toward the edge... and stop. The drop is
thousands of feet. Carl is TERRIFIED.
CARL
Walk back! Walk back!
34.
RUSSELL
Okay!
Russell PULLS Carl by the leg away from the cliff edge.
Carl, still hanging from the hose, looks around.
Fog blankets the mysterious landscape, revealing only
scattered rocks.
CARL
(out of breath)
Where... where are we?
RUSSELL
This doesn't look like the city or
the jungle, Mr. Fredricksen.
The wind picks up and they STRUGGLE against it.
CARL
(to house)
Don't worry, Ellie. I got it.
The wind clears the fog, slowly revealing a crescent shaped,
flat-topped mountain on which they stand.
Across it, some ten miles away, is PARADISE FALLS.
Carl stares. He can't believe it.
CARL
There it is. Ellie, it's so
beautiful.
The landscape is stunning.
Carl shows Russell the engraving with the Ellie drawing of
the house atop the falls.
CARL
We made it. We made it! Russell,
we could float right over there.
Climb up. Climb up!
RUSSELL
You mean assist you?
CARL
Yeah, yeah. Whatever.
RUSSELL
Okay, I'll climb up!
Russell CLIMBS Carl, stepping on his leg, arms, and face.
35.
CARL
Watch it.
RUSSELL
Sorry.
The hose jiggles as Russell CLIMBS out of frame.
CARL
Now, when you get up there, go
ahead and hoist me up! Got it?!
Russell continues to grunt and strain off screen.
CARL
You on the porch yet?!
Russell is just inches above Carl, still STRUGGLING to climb.
He slides down onto Carl's head, exhausted.
CARL
What? That's it?! I came all this
way just to get stuck at the wrong
end of this rock pile? Aw, great!
Carl paces.
RUSSELL
Hey, if I could assist you over
there, would you sign off on my
badge?
CARL
What are you talking about?
RUSSELL
We could walk your house to the
falls!
CARL
Walk it?
RUSSELL
Yeah, after all, we weigh it down.
We could walk it right over there.
Like a parade balloon.
Carl considers this.
36.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, ROCKY LANDSCAPE, DAY - LATER
The house floats against the sky. The hose descends from the
house and "Y"s to tie to both Carl and Russell. They wear
the hose like a harness, pulling the house as they walk.
CARL
Now, we're gonna walk to the falls
quickly and quietly, with no rap
music or flash-dancing.
Russell inspects his surroundings.
RUSSELL
(DISTRACTED)
Uh-huh.
CARL
We have three days, at best, before
the helium leaks out of those
balloons. And if we're not at the
falls when that happens...
RUSSELL
Sand!
CARL
...we're not getting to the falls!
RUSSELL
I found sand!
Carl ROLLS HIS EYES. He looks up at the house.
CARL
Don't you worry, Ellie. We'll get
our house over there.
Russell looks up at the house. Who's Carl talking to?
RUSSELL
Huh.
(shrugs it off)
This is fun already, isn't it? By
the time we get there, you're gonna
feel so assisted... Oh, Mr.
Fredricksen, if we happen to get
separated, use the Wilderness
Explorer call. Caw caw, raaar!!
The WILDERNESS EXPLORER CALL sets off Carl's hearing aid.
37.
RUSSELL
Wait. Why are we going to Paradise
Falls again?
CARL
Hey, let's play a game. It's
called: "See who can be quiet the
longest."
RUSSELL
Cool! My mom loves that game!
They head toward Paradise Falls, some 10 miles away.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. MOUNTAIN, JUNGLE CLEARING - DAY
Mist hangs ominously over a rocky landscape.
Something tall blasts through a maze of rocks.
Two dark shapes are chasing the prey. Each has a light.
Hunters.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, GROVE OF TREES - CONTINUOUS
The prey dodges various TRAPS, one after another. A metal
cage slams shut, a hidden net, darts on a trip wire.
The prey runs into a clearing surrounded by rocks: a dead end.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, CLEARING - CONTINUOUS
The hunters surround the prey, stepping out into the light: a
sinister Doberman Pinscher, a Rottweiler, and a bulldog, each
wearing large, HIGH-TECH COLLARS.
They surround the prey. Escape looks impossible.
WOOSH! The bird moves impossibly fast, jumping over the
three dogs and escaping in a flash.
The dogs head off in pursuit.
A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL stops the dogs short, their ears
wincing in pain. They whimper and run off.
38.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, THICK JUNGLE - DAY - CONTINUOUS
Carl steps out from behind a shrub. The SQUEALING is in fact
his HEARING AID.
CARL
Darn thing.
(calling back)
C'mon, Russell, would you hurry it up?
Russell plods forward, dragging his feet.
RUSSELL
I'm tiiiired. And my knee hurts.
CARL
Which knee?
RUSSELL
My elbow hurts and I have to go to
the bathroom.
CARL
I asked you about that five minutes
ago!
RUSSELL
Well, I didn't have to go then!
Russell goes limp and lies face down in the dirt.
RUSSELL
I don't want to walk anymore. Can
we stop?
CARL
Russell! If you don't hurry up,
the tigers will eat you.
RUSSELL
There's no tigers in South America.
Russell rolls over to show Carl a badge.
RUSSELL
Zoology.
CARL
Oh, for the love of Pete. Go on into
the bushes and do your business.
RUSSELL
Okay! Here, hold my stuff.
39.
Somehow energized, Russell jams his pack into Carl's hands,
secures his rope to a tree and tromps off into the shrubs.
He goes into the woods carrying a small shovel in one hand
and a pile of leaves in another.
RUSSELL
I've always wanted to try this!
Carl waits, standing by the tree his house is tied to.
RUSSELL (O.S.)
Mr. Fredricksen? Am I supposed to
dig the hole before or after?
CARL
Eugh! None of my concern!
Beat.
RUSSELL (O.S.)
Oh. It's before!
Carl covers his ears.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, THICK JUNGLE - CONTINUOUS
Russell pats down a mound and SIGHS in satisfaction.
He is about to return to Carl when he spots some TRACKS.
RUSSELL
Huh? Tracks?!
(REALIZING)
Snipe!
Russell follows the tracks into the dark jungle, clapping.
RUSSELL
Here, snipe... Come on out, snipe.
Snipe!
The footprints continue for a time, then stop.
RUSSELL
Huh.
Russell munches on a chocolate bar.
Something RUSTLES in the bushes behind him. He turns to look.
Behind him, A BEAK takes a nibble of the chocolate and zips
out.
40.
Russell turns. Nothing there.
Another nibble! Zip!
RUSSELL
Ha! Gotcha!
Russell peers into the shrub.
RUSSELL
Don't be afraid, little snipe. I
am a Wilderness Explorer so I am a
friend to all of nature. Want some
more?
Russell holds out the chocolate. The beak pokes out and
nibbles.
RUSSELL
Hi boy. Don't eat it all. Come on
out.
The beak zips back into the bushes.
RUSSELL
Come on. Don't be afraid little
snipe. Nice snipe. Good little
snipe. Nice...
A massive shadowy creature rises up over Russell.
RUSSELL
...giant snipe!
EXT. MOUNTAIN, THICK JUNGLE CLEARING
Carl checks the knot on his hose harness. Russell and the
massive creature step up behind him.
RUSSELL
I found the snipe!
CARL
(humoring him)
Oh, did you?
RUSSELL
Are they tall?
CARL
Oh yes, they're very tall.
41.
RUSSELL
Do they have a lot of colors?
CARL
They do indeed.
RUSSELL
Do they like chocolate?
CARL
Oh ye- Chocolate?
Carl turns to look.
Next to Russell stands a 13 foot tall, multicolored BIRD.
Carl SCREAMS.
CARL
What is that thing?!
RUSSELL
It's a snipe!
CARL
There's no such thing as a snipe!
RUSSELL
But you said snipes eat--
Carl grabs Russell, pulling him away from the bird.
The bird HISSES at Carl and grabs Russell back. It cradles
Russell like a baby.
RUSSELL
Whoah!
Russell GIGGLES.
Carl pokes at the bird with his cane, trying to scare it off.
CARL
Go on, get out of here. Go on!
Shoo!
The bird HISSES.
It takes Russell up into a tree, swinging him around
playfully. It looks scary and fun.
RUSSELL
(LAUGHING)
Whoah! Whoah!
42.
CARL
Careful, Russell!
RUSSELL
(LAUGHING)
Hey, look Mr. Fredricksen, it likes
me!
CARL
Russell!
The bird grooms Russell.
RUSSELL
(LAUGHING)
No stop, that tickles!
Carl pokes the bird with his cane.
CARL
Get out of here. Go on, git!
The bird sets Russell down. It stalks Carl, HISSING and
ruffling its feathers.
CARL
Aaaah!
RUSSELL
Uh-oh! No no no no no Kevin, it's
okay. Mr. Fredricksen is nice!
Russell pats Carl on the head.
CARL
"Kevin"?
RUSSELL
Yeah, that's his name I just gave
him.
The bird pats Carl on the head with its beak.
CARL
Hey. Beat it! Vamoose! Scram!
Carl waves his cane. The bird eats it.
CARL
Hey! That's mine!
The bird chokes and the cane comes back up.
43.
CARL
Aaah! Shoo, shoo! Get out of here.
Carl shoos the bird away. The bird mimics him.
CARL
Go on, beat it.
GRUMBLING, Carl gives up and throws his hands in the air.
The bird mimics this as well.
RUSSELL
Can we keep him? Please?? I'll
get the food for him, I'll walk
him, I'll change his newspapers...
CARL
No.
RUSSELL
(RECITING)
"An Explorer is a friend to all, be
it plants or fish or tiny mole."
CARL
That doesn't even rhyme.
RUSSELL
Yeah it does.
Russell points up to the roof of Carl's house.
RUSSELL
Hey, look! Kevin!
CARL
What? Get down! You're not
allowed up there!
The bird is on Carl's roof. It swallows a balloon. It POPS.
The bird coughs up the deflated balloon. Russell GIGGLES.
CARL
You come down here right now!
The bird jumps down and hides behind Russell.
CARL
Sheesh! Can you believe this, Ellie?
RUSSELL
Ellie?
(gets idea)
(MORE)
44.
RUSSELL (cont'd)
Uh, hey Ellie, could I keep the
bird? Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
(to Carl)
She said for you to let me.
CARL
(to Ellie)
But I told him no --
(catches himself)
I told you no! N-O.
The bird HISSES at Carl.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, ROCKY LANDSCAPE - DAY
Carl and Russell pull the house through the mist.
Russell discreetly drops chocolate pieces along their trail.
The bird follows, eating.
CARL
I see you back there!
It "hides" behind a rock, still totally visible.
CARL
Go on, get out of here. Shoo! Go
annoy someone else for a while.
VOICE (O.S.)
Hey, are you okay over there?
The bird dashes away.
CARL
Uh, hello?
Carl and Russell look around. In the midst, some 100 feet
away, they see the FIGURE OF A MAN.
CARL
Oh! Hello sir! Thank goodness.
Carl walks toward the man.
CARL
It's nice to know someone else is
up here!
VOICE
I can smell you.
45.
Carl stops.
CARL
What? You can smell us?
VOICE
I can smell you.
As they get closer, they realize the man is in fact a ROCK.
CARL
Hey.
Russell GIGGLES.
RUSSELL
You were talking to a rock.
Russell points to another rock shape.
RUSSELL
Hey, that one looks like a turtle!
Sure enough.
RUSSELL
Look at that one! That one looks
like a dog!
The "rock" walks forward.
RUSSELL
It is a dog!
CARL
What?
RUSSELL
Uh, we're not allowed to have dogs
in my apartment.
The dog nuzzles Russell, who nervously pets it.
RUSSELL
Hey, I like dogs!
CARL
(calls out)
We have your dog!
(to self)
Wonder who he belongs to?
RUSSELL
Sit boy.
46.
The dog sits.
RUSSELL
Hey look, he's trained! Shake!
The dog raises his paw and Russell shakes it.
RUSSELL
Uh-huh. Speak.
DUG
Hi there.
Carl and Russell freeze.
CARL
Did that dog just say "Hi there?"
DUG
Oh yes.
Carl JUMPS back.
DUG
My name is Dug. I have just met
you and I love you.
Dug jumps up on to Carl.
CARL
Uh..wha?
Dug wears a high-tech collar. The dog's thoughts come out of
it as words through a speaker. It can talk. Unfortunately,
it talks non-stop.
DUG
My master made me this collar. He
is a good and smart master and he
made me this collar so that I may
talk -- SQUIRREL!!
Dug stares transfixed at a tree. False alarm.
DUG
My master is good and smart.
CARL
It's not possible.
DUG
Oh it is, because my master is
smart.
47.
RUSSELL
Cool! What do these do, boy?
He inspects the collar and twists a dial.
DUG
Hey would you-
(CLICK)
-cuerdo con tigo-
(CLICK)
I use that collar-
(CLICK)
-watashi wa hanashi ma-
(CLICK)
-to talk with, I would be happy if
you stopped.
CARL
Russell, don't touch that. It could
be radioactive or something.
Dug sniffs the ground around Carl and Russell.
DUG
I am a great tracker. My pack sent
me on a special mission all by
myself. Have you seen a bird? I
want to find one and I have been on
the scent. I am a great tracker,
did I mention that?
BAM! The bird tackles Dug and HISSES.
DUG
Hey, that is the bird! I have
never seen one up close but this is
the bird.
(to Carl)
May I take your bird back to camp
as my prisoner?
CARL
Yes! Take it! And on the way,
learn how to bark like a real dog!
DUG
Oh I can bark!
Dug BARKS.
DUG
And here's howling!
Dug HOWLS. The bird HISSES at Dug.
48.
RUSSELL
Can we keep him? Please please
please?
CARL
No.
Russell falls to his knees, pleading.
RUSSELL
But it's a talking dog!
CARL
It's just a weird trick or
something. Let's get to the falls.
Carl grabs Russell. The bird follows, as does Dug.
DUG
Please be my prisoner. Oh please oh
please be my prisoner.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, THICK JUNGLE CLEARING - DAY
Footprints. A dog's nose follows the tracks. This is GAMMA,
a bulldog.
GAMMA
Oh, here it is. I picked up the
bird's scent!
A second dog: BETA, a Rottweiler.
BETA
Wait a minute, wait a minute! What
is this? Chocolate. I smell
chocolate.
GAMMA
I'm getting prunes and denture
cream! Who are they?
BETA
Ah man, Master will not be pleased.
We'd better tell him someone took
the bird, right Alpha?
ALPHA, a Doberman pinscher, sits with his back to them.
ALPHA
(high-pitched voice)
No. Soon enough the bird will be
ours yet again.
49.
Alpha's voice is high and squeaky, as if he's breathed in
helium.
ALPHA (CONT'D)
Find the scent, my compadres and
you two shall have much rewardings
from Master for the toil factor you
wage.
Beta and Gamma look at each other.
BETA
Hey Alpha, I think there's
something wrong with your collar.
You must have bumped it.
GAMMA
Yeah, your voice sounds funny!
Beta and Gamma LAUGH. Alpha turns. They stop laughing.
ALPHA
Beta. Gamma. Mayhaps you desire
to -- SQUIRREL!
All three dogs look for the squirrel. False alarm.
ALPHA (CONT'D)
Mayhaps you desire to challenge the
ranking that I have been assigned
by my strength and cunning?
BETA
No no. But maybe Dug would. You
might want to ask him.
Beta and Gamma SNICKER derisively.
GAMMA
Yeah, I wonder if he's found the
bird on his very special mission.
ALPHA
Do not mention Dug to me at this
time. His fool's errand will keep
him most occupied, most occupied
indeed. Ha ha ha. Do you not
agree with that which I am saying
to you now?
BETA
Sure, but the second Master finds
out you sent Dug out by himself,
none of us will get a treat.
50.
ALPHA
You are wise, my trusted
Lieutenant.
Alpha powers up a video screen on Beta's collar.
ALPHA (CONT'D)
This is Alpha calling Dug. Come
in, Dug.
The screen shows ground moving past: the view from Dug's
collar.
DUG
Hi Alpha. Hey, your voice sounds
funny.
ALPHA
I know, I know! Have you seen the
bird?
DUG
Why yes, the bird is my prisoner
now.
GAMMA
Yeah, right.
The screen view adjusts to see the bird. It hisses.
ALPHA
Impossible! Where are you?!
DUG
I am here with the bird and I will
bring it back and then you will
like me. Oh, gotta go.
On the collar screen, the dogs get a fleeting glimpse of a
boy's face. It's Russell.
RUSSELL
(on video screen)
Hey Dug! Who you talking to?
The video screen goes blank. The dogs BARK excitedly.
BETA
What's Dug doing?
GAMMA
Why's he with that small mailman?
51.
BETA
Where are they?
Alpha pushes a button on Beta's collar. A TRACKING DEVICE
locates Dug.
ALPHA
There he is. Come on!
The dogs sprint off into the jungle.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, JUNGLE - DAY
The bird drags Dug, still clamped onto it's leg.
DUG
Oh please oh please oh PLEASE be my
prisoner!
RUSSELL
Dug, stop bothering Kevin!
DUG
That man there says I can take the
bird and I love that man there like
he is my master.
The bird HISSES.
CARL
I am not your master!
The bird tries to shake Dug off its leg. Dug jumps up on it.
DUG
I am warning you, once again, bird!
RUSSELL
Hey! Quit it!
DUG
I am jumping on you now, bird.
Russell tries to separate them, which pulls on Carl's tether.
CARL
Russell! At this rate we'll never
get to the falls!
Carl pulls on the tether, knocking Russell over. Carl falls,
pulling the house into a tall rock. SMASH!
Carl GASPS. He turns his anger to the group.
52.
CARL
I am nobody's master, got it?
(points to bird)
I don't want you here,
(points to Dug)
...and I don't want you here.
(points to Russell)
I'm stuck with you. And if you two
don't clear out of here by the time
I count to three-
Dug sees the tennis balls on Carl's cane.
DUG
A ball! Oh boy oh boy! A ball!
CARL
Ball?
Carl pops off one of the tennis balls.
CARL
You want it boy? Huh? Huh? Yeah?
DUG
Oh oh oh! Yes, I do. I do ever so
want the ball!
CARL
Go get it!!
Carl throws the ball far away. Dug chases after it.
DUG
Oh boy, oh boy! I will get it and
then bring it back!
CARL
(WHISPERS)
Quick Russell, give me some chocolate.
RUSSELL
Why?
CARL
Just give it to me!
Carl grabs some chocolate and waves it at the bird.
CARL
Bird. Bird!
Carl THROWS the chocolate. The bird runs after it.
53.
Carl grabs Russell and runs.
CARL
C'mon Russell!
RUSSELL
Wait. Wait, Mr. Fredricksen.
EXT. MOUNTAIN HILLSIDE
Carl pulls them down a slope. He slips.
EXT. MOUNTAIN TREETOPS
Above the tree line, the house SMASHES into a tree.
CARL
Daah!
EXT. MOUNTAIN STREAM
Carl and Russell crossing the river balance on rocks. Carl
slips and his foot goes into the water.
CARL
Aaahh...
EXT. MOUNTAIN JUNGLE
RUSSELL
What are we doing?
Carl pushes through thick jungle leaves. BUGS buzz around him.
EXT. MOUNTAIN STEEP HILLSIDE
Carl climbs up the hill. He FALLS over a dead branch.
RUSSELL
Hey, uh, we're pretty far now.
Kevin's gonna miss me.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, JUNGLE CLEARING - CONTINUOUS
They climb over a ridge. Dug and the bird are nowhere in sight.
Carl sits down on a rock, BREATHING HARD.
54.
CARL
I think that did the trick.
He turns. Dug. With the ball in his mouth.
DUG
Hi, Master.
CARL
Afternoon.
Carl turns the other way. The bird. It HONKS at him.
Dug drops the slobbery ball on Carl's lap.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, FLAT ROCKY AREA - NIGHT
A clap of thunder. Lightning flashes reveal rain pouring
down on the house. Beneath it, Carl and Russell are kept
dry, sitting around a pathetic flickering campfire.
Carl looks at Dug, asleep, wrapped around the bird's leg. He
rolls his eyes and looks up at the house.
CARL
Well, thanks for keeping us dry
anyway, Ellie.
RUSSELL (O.S.)
Which one's the front?
Russell struggles to set up the tent. He reads his manual.
RUSSELL
Is this step three, or step five?
Carl ROLLS HIS EYES at Russell's ineptness.
RUSSELL
There!
Russell struggles with a tent pole, trying to winch it into
place.
Carl can't watch.
An off screen SMACK! Russell walks to Carl. Miraculously,
he looks unscathed.
RUSSELL
All done.
Russell turns, revealing a large RED WELT on his face.
55.
RUSSELL
(pointing to tent)
That's for you!
The tent pole springs loose, catapulting the tent over the
cliff.
RUSSELL
Awh. Tents are hard.
CARL
Wait, aren't you "Super Wilderness
Guy?" With the GPM's and the badges?
RUSSELL
Yeah, but... can I tell you a
secret?
CARL
No.
RUSSELL
Alright, here goes. I never
actually built a tent before.
There. I said it.
CARL
You've been camping before, haven't
you?
RUSSELL
Well, never outside.
CARL
Well, why didn't you ask your Dad
how to build a tent?
RUSSELL
I don't think he wants to talk
about this stuff.
CARL
Why don't you try him sometime?
Maybe he'll surprise you.
RUSSELL
Well, he's away a lot. I don't see
him much.
CARL
He's got to be home sometime.
56.
RUSSELL
Well, I called, but Phyllis told me
I bug him too much.
CARL
Phyllis? You call your own mother
by her first name?
RUSSELL
Phyllis isn't my mom.
Carl realizes he put his foot in it.
CARL
Oh.
The two sit silently together, watching the fire.
RUSSELL
But he promised he'd come to my
Explorer ceremony to pin on my
Assisting the Elderly badge, so he
can show me about tents then,
right?
Carl studies Russell's sad optimism. He looks at the missing
badge on Russell's sash.
CARL
Hey, uh, why don't you get some
sleep. Don't want to wake up the
traveling flea circus.
Dug nuzzles around the sleeping bird's leg.
RUSSELL
Mr. Fredricksen, Dug says he wants
to take Kevin prisoner. We have to
protect him!
Russell YAWNS and lies down on the rock next to Carl.
RUSSELL
Can Kevin go with us?
CARL
Alright. He can come.
RUSSELL
Promise you won't leave him?
CARL
Yeah.
57.
RUSSELL
Cross your heart?
Carl looks down at Russell.
CARL
Cross my heart.
Carl sits at the campfire, the others asleep. He shakes his
head and looks up at the house.
CARL
What have I got myself into, Ellie?
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. MOUNTAIN, FLAT ROCKY AREA - MORNING
A frog sits next to Carl's glasses. It CROAKS. Carl's hand
smacks it like an alarm clock. The frog hops away.
Carl rises, looking up at the house.
CARL
Morning Sweetheart.
The balloons on the house are wilting.
CARL
We better get moving.
He scans the camp. The bird is gone.
CARL
Huh. Bird's gone. Maybe Russell
won't notice.
(calls out)
Alright, everybody up!
Russell sits up with a SNORT.
RUSSELL
Where's Kevin? He's wandered off!
Kevin! Dug, find Kevin!
Dug crazily searches and sniffs, looking for the bird.
DUG
Find the bird. Find the bird...
POINT!
Dug goes rigid like a pointer dog and "points" to the left.
58.
RUSSELL
Oh, look! There he is.
Russell points to the right. The bird is on top of Carl's
house.
Dug turns around.
DUG
POINT!
The bird has gathered a pile of food on Carl's roof.
CARL
Hey, that's my food! Get off my
roof!
DUG
Yeah, get off of his <>!
In the distance, BABY BIRDS call out. The bird CALLS back.
CARL
What is it doing?
DUG
The bird is calling to her babies.
RUSSELL
Her babies! Kevin's a girl?
The bird gobbles the food and jumps off the roof.
DUG
Her house is over there in those
twisty rocks.
Miles off is a huge grouping of rocks; the LABYRINTH. The
baby birds call from somewhere inside.
DUG
She has been gathering food for her
babies and must get back to them.
The bird "hugs" Russell goodbye and pats Carl on the head
with her beak. She HISSES at Dug.
RUSSELL
Wait, Kevin's just leaving? But
you promised to protect her!
RUSSELL
Her babies need her, we gotta make
sure they're together.
59.
The bird hurries off toward the labyrinth. Carl gathers up
the hose tether.
CARL
Sorry Russell. We've lost enough
time already.
RUSSELL
Yeah...
EXT. MOUNTAIN, EDGE OF JUNGLE - MOMENTS LATER
The bird rounds a corner and hears rustling in the bushes
ahead. She scampers back toward the house.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, FLAT ROCKY AREA
Russell chews on some chocolate.
RUSSELL
This was her favorite chocolate.
Because you sent her away, there's
more for you.
Carl rolls his eyes and SIGHS.
They hear rustling from the bushes behind them.
CARL
Huh?
RUSSELL
Kevin?
Beta and Gamma, run toward Carl and Russell, viciously
barking and growling. Carl protects Russell with his cane.
Dug is conflicted.
Alpha walks forward and stares menacingly at Carl.
He turns toward Dug.
ALPHA
(high-pitched voice)
Where's the bird? You said you had
the bird.
DUG
Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Since I have
said that, I can see how you would
think that.
60.
ALPHA
Where is it?
DUG
Uh, tomorrow. Come back tomorrow
and then I will again have the
bird. Yes.
Alpha BARKS angrily.
ALPHA
You lost it. Why do I not have a
surprised feeling? Well, at least
you now have lead us to the small
mailman and The One Who Smells of
Prunes.
Carl and Russell look at Dug. He turned on them! Dug
shamefully lowers his head.
ALPHA
Master will be most pleased we have
found them, and will ask of them
many questions.
(commanding, to Carl)
Come!
CARL
Wait, we're not going with you.
We're going to the falls!
Gamma and Beta BARK fiercely at Carl.
CARL
Get away from me! Get down!
The dogs lead Carl and Russell like prisoners. Dug follows.
The house is pulled after them, and on the roof: THE BIRD.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, DESOLATE ROCKY AREA - DAY
Alpha leads Carl and Russell through a canyon.
Dogs patrol the tops of the canyon walls.
Four more large dogs join the group. Carl and Russell watch
warily and continue their march.
They round a bend. Before them is a MASSIVE CAVE OPENING.
61.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, CAVE ENTRANCE
The house and balloon canopy are dwarfed as the group
approaches the huge cave opening.
DOZENS OF DOGS step out of the cave. Carl and Russell stop.
More dogs approach from the side. Every way Carl turns there
are more dogs!
Growling and snarling, the dogs surround Carl and Russell.
Closer... closer...
From the darkness a voice:
VOICE (O.S.)
Stay!
The dogs stop. A figure peers out from the darkness. It
examines Carl, Russell, and the floating house.
VOICE
You came here in that?
CARL
Uh... yeah.
VOICE
In a house? A floating house?
The man laughs. Carl and Russell laugh along nervously.
VOICE
That is the darndest thing I've
ever seen! You're not after my
bird, are you? But if you need to
borrow a cup of sugar, I'd be happy
to oblige!
The dogs LAUGH uproariously at the man's joke.
VOICE
Well, this is all a misunderstanding.
My dogs made a mistake.
The figure walks out toward Carl into the light. Carl
recognizes him!
CARL
Wait, are you Charles Muntz?!
MUNTZ
Well... Yes.
62.
CARL
The Charles Muntz?
Muntz gives him the "thumbs up."
MUNTZ
"Adventure is out there!"
Carl GIGGLES with glee.
CARL
It's really him!
(to Russell)
That's Charles Muntz!
RUSSELL
(EXCITED)
It is?!?
(CONSIDERS)
Who's Charles Muntz?
CARL
Him!
DOG WALLA
Yes! It is him! He is!
CARL
I'm Carl Fredricksen. My wife and
I, we were your biggest fans!
Carl rushes to shake Muntz's hand. Muntz is charmed.
MUNTZ
Well, you're a man of good taste!
Muntz LAUGHS at his joke. Carl joins in.
MUNTZ
You must be tired. Hungry?
RUSSELL
Uh-huh.
MUNTZ
(to dogs)
Attention everyone! These people
are no longer intruders. They are
our guests.
The dogs CHEER.
63.
DOG WALLA
Follow me! I like you temporarily.
You do smell like prunes. I will
not bite you.
Muntz walks into the cave. Carl and Russell excitedly follow.
INT. CAVE - CONTINUOUS
CARL
Wow.
Carl's eyes adjust to the dark. Muntz's dirigible the
"Spirit of Adventure" is tethered in the cave.
MUNTZ (O.S.)
I'm sorry about the dogs -- hope
they weren't too rough on you.
GAMMA (O.S.)
We weren't!
MUNTZ
Go ahead and moor your airship
right next to mine.
Muntz gestures to a pylon, where Carl ties off the house.
Muntz and the dogs walk up the gangplank of the dirigible.
CARL
We're not actually going inside the
"Spirit of Adventure" itself?!
MUNTZ
Oh. Would you like to?
CARL
Would I?!?!
Carl GIGGLES like a little boy.
CARL
Wait up, Mr. Muntz!
Carl and Russell follow up the ramp.
CARL
Jiminy Cricket.
Dug follows, but is blocked by Alpha and Beta.
BETA
Not you.
64.
GAMMA
What do we do with Dug?
ALPHA
He has lost the bird. Put him in
the Cone of Shame.
Dug WHIMPERS.
EXT. DIRIGIBLE GANGPLANK - MOMENTS LATER
Alpha, Gamma and Beta walk into the dirigible. Dug sits
forlornly with a PLASTIC CONE around his neck.
DUG
I do not like the Cone of Shame.
INT. DIRIGIBLE - TROPHY ROOM
Carl and Russell are speechless as they walk into the room.
It's a treasure trove of giant skeletons, stuffed creatures,
and rare cultural artifacts.
Various servant dogs dust and polish as Muntz leads Carl and
Russell through the room.
MUNTZ
Most of the collection is housed in
the world's top museums: New York,
Munich, London... `Course I kept
the best for myself.
CARL
Did you ever! Will you look at that?
MUNTZ
Oh yes, the Arsinoitherium. Beast
charged while I was brushing my
teeth. Used my shaving kit to
bring him down.
A dog approaches carrying a menu. Muntz waves it off.
MUNTZ
Oh, surprise me.
(to Carl)
Only way to get it out of Ethiopia
at the time was to have it declared
as "dental equipment!"
Muntz LAUGHS. Behind him, a dog can't resist gnawing at one
of the bones.
65.
CARL
Oh my gosh, the Giant Somalian
Leopard Tortoise!
MUNTZ
Oh, you recognize it? I'm
impressed! That's an interesting
story there...
A dog approaches with a bottle of champagne in his mouth.
Muntz glances at the bottle.
MUNTZ
Hm, excellent choice.
(to Carl)
I found it on safari with
Roosevelt.
Two dogs work together to remove the cork from the bottle.
POP! They sloppily pour two glasses.
MUNTZ
He and I fell into a habit of
playing gin rummy in the evenings.
And did he cheat? Oh, he was
horrible!
Muntz and Carl LAUGH. Alpha interrupts.
ALPHA
(high-pitched voice)
Master, dinner is ready.
MUNTZ
Oh dear, broken translator. It's
that loose wire again.
(leans down, fixes it)
There you go big fella.
ALPHA
(deep scary voice)
Thank you Master.
Russell reacts.
RUSSELL
I liked his other voice.
Muntz LAUGHS.
MUNTZ
Well, dinner is served! Right this
way.
66.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, DINING ROOM
Muntz leads Carl and Russell into the dining room and up to a
large table.
MUNTZ
So how are things stateside?
Almost tempted to go back a few
times, but I have unfinished work
here... Please.
Dogs pull back chairs for them. They sit. Dog waiters place
napkins on their laps.
MUNTZ
I hope you're hungry because
Epsilon is the finest chef I've
ever had.
Dogs bring out covered plates, look at each other, and remove
the silver plate covers at the same time. The meals look
delicious.
MUNTZ
Oh, Epsilon, you've done it again!
RUSSELL
Yes!!
Russell is served a hot dog. His waiter can't resist and
eats a bite.
RUSSELL
Hey!
Another dog pours some juice then takes a big slurp from his
glass.
RUSSELL
Hey!
Carl looks around, still enthralled.
CARL
Oh my Ellie would have loved all
this. You know, it's because of
you she had this dream to come down
here and live by Paradise Falls.
He gestures toward HIS HOUSE, tethered outside the porthole
window.
67.
MUNTZ
I'm honored. And now you've made
it!
CARL
You're sure we're not a bother?
I'd hate to impose.
MUNTZ
No no! It's a pleasure to have
guests -- a real treat.
The dogs erupt into excited barking.
DOG WALLA
Treat?! Treat! I want a treat!
MUNTZ
No no, quiet! Calm down. Calm
down...
In the excitement a dog swipes the rest of Russell's hot dog.
RUSSELL
Hey!
MUNTZ
(CONT'D)
Shouldn't've used that word...
Having guests is a delight. More
often I get thieves, come to steal
what's rightfully mine.
CARL
No!
Muntz picks up a lantern and walks to the back of the room.
MUNTZ
They called me a fraud, those...
dah! But once I bring back this
creature, my name will be cleared.
The lantern illuminates photographs, drawings, samples,
feathers. Hundreds of them... all of THE BIRD. Kevin.
This is Muntz's obsession. He looks over to a full size
skeleton.
MUNTZ
Beautiful, isn't it? I've spent a
lifetime tracking it. Sometimes
years go by between sightings...
(MORE)
68.
MUNTZ (cont'd)
I've tried to smoke it out of that
deathly labyrinth where it lives...
Can't go in after it. Once in,
there's no way out. Lost so many
dogs...
Muntz is lost in reverie.
MUNTZ
And here they come, these bandits,
and think the bird is theirs to
take! But they soon find that this
mountain is a very dangerous
place.
Distracted Russell finally notices the skeleton.
RUSSELL
Hey, that looks like Kevin!
MUNTZ
"Kevin?"
RUSSELL
Yeah! That's my new giant bird
pet. I trained it to follow us.
Muntz and Alpha exchange glances.
MUNTZ
Follow you? Impossible. How?
RUSSELL
She likes chocolate.
Russell holds up a chocolate bar to show Muntz.
MUNTZ
Chocolate?
RUSSELL
Yeah, I gave her some of my
chocolate. She goes ga-ga for it.
Carl swipes the chocolate from Russell and pockets it.
CARL
But it ran off! It's gone now.
Muntz stares.
He walks to a table full of flight helmets.
69.
MUNTZ
You know, Carl. These people who
pass through here, they all tell
pretty good stories. A "Surveyor"
making a map.
Using his cane, Muntz topples a helmet from the table. It
rolls across the floor.
MUNTZ
A "Botanist" cataloguing plants.
Muntz topples another helmet.
He lifts a third to show Carl.
MUNTZ
An old man taking his house to
Paradise Falls.
He drops the helmet. It rolls to Carl's feet.
MUNTZ
That's the best one yet. I can't
wait to hear how it ends.
Carl glances around nervously.
Out the window, sitting on the roof of his house, sits THE
BIRD!
CARL
Well! It's been a wonderful
evening, but we'd better be going.
Carl gets up and pulls Russell from the table.
MUNTZ
Oh, you're not leaving?
CARL
We don't want to take advantage of
your hospitality. Come on Russell.
Carl leads Russell toward the door.
RUSSELL
But we haven't even had dessert
yet.
Muntz follows behind them slowly, menacingly.
70.
MUNTZ
No, the boy's right. You haven't
had dessert. Epsilon here makes a
delicious Cherries Jubilee.
Carl pulls Russell along, Muntz following behind like
something out of a bad dream.
MUNTZ
Oh, you really must stay. I
insist! We have so much more to
talk about!
A distant HAUNTED WAIL. Everyone stops.
RUSSELL
Kevin?
Muntz walks to the window and looks out. Atop the roof he
sees THE BIRD.
MUNTZ
It's here.
He turns back to Carl... but they're gone.
MUNTZ
(to dogs)
Get them!
INT. CAVE
Carl and Russell untie Carl's house from the pylon.
CARL
Hurry!
RUSSELL
I am hurrying!
Dogs descend down the ramp behind them.
RUSSELL
They're coming!
Carl and Russell run toward the cave opening.
Dogs block the cave opening. Carl stops short.
DUG (O.S.)
Master, over here!
71.
Dug points to a tunnel opening deeper inside the cave. Carl
and Russell run toward him.
The cave leads to a steep incline. The dogs are getting
closer.
There's no choice but to JUMP.
The lift from the overhead balloons allows Carl and Russell
to leap down the incline, like astronauts.
DUG
Go toward the light, master!
Dogs climb down the rocks, closing in on Carl and Russell.
The bird sees the dogs. She jumps off the house and lifts
Carl and Russell on her back.
She runs through the cave, towing the house behind her.
Russell and Carl HANG ON for dear life.
BANG BANG BANG! Balloons pop as they scrape across the
ceiling. The house lowers.
Ahead, a giant rock sits in their path. Carl tugs at the
house but it CRASHES against the rock, pulling Russell onto
the ground.
CARL
Russell!
Dragging on the ground, Russell gets BUMPED around badly.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, CANYON - CONTINUOUS
The dogs close in on Russell. Alpha bites at his heels.
Carl fends off Alpha with his cane.
CARL
Get back!!
Alpha is about to bite when an avalanche of boulders rains
down! The dogs stop short.
Carl looks back as the bird keeps running. Dug is up on the
canyon wall. He caused the avalanche!
DUG
Go on Master! I will stop the
dogs!
Dug jumps down to block the path of the approaching dogs.
72.
DUG
Stop you dogs!!
The dogs run around Dug.
Alpha bites Dug by the neck and throws him out of the path.
The bird carries Carl, Russell dragging along behind. She
rounds a corner. Russell SWINGS OUT over the abyss.
The bird jumps from rock spire to spire. Russell swings back
and forth wildly in the air.
RUSSELL
Help! Help!
Russell does the WILDERNESS EXPLORER CALL.
CARL
Gimme your hand!
Carl holds out his cane so that Russell can GRAB it and Carl
PULLS him back onto the bird.
Meanwhile Dug manages to rejoin his friends, but just in time
to reach the end of the line -- A CLIFF EDGE. A river winds
100 feet below.
Carl looks above to see the house's momentum pulling forward.
RUSSELL
Hang on to Kevin!
Carl grabs onto Kevin and picks Dug up by the collar.
Just as the dogs reach our gang, the house's momentum carries
them across the chasm. Alpha bites the bird on the leg but
is kicked loose and falls into the river below.
Carl LANDS HARD but safely across the river chasm. The dogs
are stuck on the other side.
Carl painfully gets up. He looks up at his house. It's
still intact.
He breathes a SIGH OF RELIEF.
RUSSELL (O.S.)
Kevin!
The bird tries to stand but SQUAWKS pitifully and falls back
to the ground. Russell rushes to her side.
73.
The bird's leg has been injured badly by the dog bite. She
can't stand.
Russell applies a bandage.
From the distant labyrinth of rocks, the BIRD BABIES call.
Kevin CALLS back to them. She tries to stand, but can't.
Russell runs to her side.
RUSSELL
No no no! Kevin! Stay down.
(to Carl)
She's hurt real bad. Can't we help
her get home?
Carl looks at the bird's wounds. He looks to the rock maze,
then to his house.
He knows the right thing to do. And he hates himself for it.
CARL
Alright. But we've got to hurry.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPIT
Dripping wet dogs cower in front of a menacing Muntz.
MUNTZ
You lost them?
BETA
Uh, it was Dug.
GAMMA
Yeah, he's with them. He helped
them escape!
Muntz snarls in anger.
MUNTZ
Wait. Wait a minute. Dug...
He leans over a RADAR TRACKING DEVICE.
CUT TO:
EXT. MOUNTAIN - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS
DUG'S COLLAR SCREEN powers on, and a signal zeroes in on
Dug's location.
74.
Dug, oblivious, looks out over the landscape, sniffing.
Carl and Russell peek out from behind a tree.
CARL
See anything?
DUG
No, my pack is not following us!
Boy they are dumb.
Dug scampers back to Carl and Russell, who pull the house
from behind a tree canopy.
CARL
This is crazy. I finally meet my
childhood hero and he's trying to
kill us! What a joke.
DUG
Hey, I know a joke. A squirrel
walks up to a tree and says I
forgot to store acorns for winter
and now I am dead. Ha! It is funny
because the squirrel gets dead.
They pull the house, keeping it hidden behind the trees.
CARL
Careful Russell.
The house bumps into a tree, jostling the injured BIRD on the
porch.
RUSSELL
You okay, Kevin?
Kevin goes back to sleep. Russell looks at her BANDAGED LEG.
RUSSELL
You know what, Mr. Fredricksen?
The wilderness isn't quite what I
expected.
CARL
Yeah? How so?
RUSSELL
It's kinda... wild. I mean, it's
not how they made it sound in my
book.
CARL
Hmm, get used to that, kid.
75.
RUSSELL
My dad made it sound so easy. He's
really good at camping, and how to
make fire from rocks and stuff. He
used to come to all my Sweatlodge
meetings.
Russell smiles at the thought.
RUSSELL
And afterwards we'd go get ice
cream at Fentons. I always get
chocolate and he gets butter-
brickle. Then we'd sit on this one
curb, right outside, and I'll count
all the blue cars and he counts all
the red ones, and whoever gets the
most, wins. I like that curb.
He looks up at Carl.
RUSSELL
That might sound boring, but I
think the boring stuff is the stuff
I remember the most.
They walk in silence. Carl understands.
The bird babies CALL OUT in the distance. Kevin CALLS BACK.
RUSSELL
Look, there it is!
Russell spots the labyrinth, now close by. He tries to run
but is pulled back by his tether.
LAUGHING, Carl unclips Russell's tether.
CARL
Hold on Russell, stand still!
Carl ties the hose harnesses to a tree, securing the house.
Russell helps Kevin off the porch and the group run toward
the labyrinth entrance.
Kevin is reenergized by the sound of her babies. She runs
off ahead. Carl and Russell LAUGH.
CARL
Look at that bird go!
CARL
Wait up, you overgrown chicken!
76.
RUSSELL
That's it, go Kevin! Go find your
babies!
Just as they approach the entrance to the labyrinth, a fierce
spotlight hits them. MUNTZ'S DIRIGIBLE lowers overhead.
RUSSELL
Run Kevin! Run!
A net shoots out and binds her. She falls and CALLS OUT.
RUSSELL
Oh no!
The net catches on a rock. Carl and Russell run to her aid.
CARL
Russell, give me your knife!
Carl saws frantically at the net.
MUNTZ (O.S.)
Get away from my bird!
Muntz and his dogs descend from the dirigible. Beside them,
a group of dogs drag forward CARL'S HOUSE.
Muntz hurls a lit lantern. Flames burst up beneath the house.
Heat waves ripple up. Balloons POP. Carl's house LOWERS
into the fire.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Inside the living room, Ellie's photo crashes to the floor.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, LABYRINTH GATE - CONTINUOUS
CARL
No!
Carl panics. He rushes toward the house, dropping the knife.
Muntz motions to the dogs. They swarm past Russell, knocking
him down and grabbing the bird in the net.
RUSSELL
No!
Carl pulls his house away from the flames.
77.
The bird CALLS OUT plaintively as the dogs drag her into the
dirigible.
Muntz follows the bird up the ramp of the dirigible.
MUNTZ
Careful. We want her in good shape
for my return.
RUSSELL
Let her go! Stop!
Russell runs after the dogs, but the gangplank closes.
The dirigible flies off.
RUSSELL
Kevin!
Carl beats out the flames with his jacket. He extinguishes
the flames.
Carl collapses on the side of his house.
RUSSELL
You gave away Kevin. You just gave
her away.
CARL
This is none of my concern. I
didn't ask for any of this!
DUG
Master. It's alright.
CARL
I am not your master! And if you
hadn't a shown up, none of this
would have happened! Bad dog! Bad
dog!
Dug slinks off, tail between his legs.
Carl angrily puts on the harness.
CARL
Now, whether you assist me or not,
I am going to Paradise Falls if it
kills me.
He walks off. Russell falls in behind.
An angry dawn breaks.
78.
EXT. MOUNTAIN, ROCKY TERRAIN - DAY
Now barely aloft, Carl pulls the house across the rocky
landscape.
Russell's harness drags along side, empty.
Russell walks behind.
EXT. MOUNTAIN HILLSIDE - MORNING
With the last of his energy, Carl drags the house into place.
The house groans as it comes to rest.
Carl drops the hose harness and walks to the edge of a cliff.
EXT. PARADISE FALLS - MORNING
He looks over. He's finally made it: Paradise Falls.
Torrents of water careen over the massive cliff edge.
Carl takes out Ellie's childhood drawing. Next to him stands
the real house, just like Ellie wanted.
RUSSELL (O.S.)
Here.
Behind him, Russell throws his sash on the ground.
RUSSELL
I don't want this anymore.
Russell walks away. He sits on a rock, alone.
Carl picks up the sash. He walks up the steps of his house.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
The door opens. Carl steps in. He's back in his house for
the first time in days.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Carl and Ellie's things are strewn across the floor, a mess
from the rough journey.
Carl rights Ellie's chair, sets the lamp upright, slides the
table into position.
He pushes their two chairs back into their place.
79.
Carl closes his eyes, takes a deep breath, and sits.
Quiet.
Nothing, save the distant sound of the falls outside.
Carl surveys the room.
The ADVENTURE BOOK rests on a table near him. He opens it
and puts Ellie's drawing back.
He looks through the pages, remembering the newspaper
clippings and old photographs, the dreams of young Ellie.
He turns to the page marked: STUFF I'M GOING TO DO.
Carl sighs. He managed to bring the house to the falls, but
Ellie never made it.
He closes the book. But as he does, Carl sees something he
hadn't before.
The blank pages at the end are no longer blank.
A WEDDING PHOTO of the two of them.
On a picnic. Celebrating birthdays. Another and another...
photos of their ordinary life together, the ups and downs.
Carl's face warms. Ellie lived the life she wanted: she saw
adventure in everyday life.
A photo of the two of them sitting side by side, together, in
their chairs. Beneath it, Ellie has written:
"THANKS FOR THE ADVENTURE -- NOW GO HAVE A NEW ONE!
LOVE, ELLIE."
Carl smiles.
He looks over to Ellie's empty chair. On the arm is
Russell's sash. Carl picks it up.
He looks to Ellie's chair.
He crosses his heart.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER
Carl walks from the house and calls from the porch.
CARL
Russell?
80.
But Russell is nowhere to be seen.
A shadow crosses Carl. He looks up to see Russell floating
off, hanging from a BUNCH OF BALLOONS.
CARL
Russell!
RUSSELL
I'm gonna help Kevin even if you
won't!
Russell fires up a LEAF BLOWER and steers himself off into
the sky.
CARL
No, Russell! No!
Carl runs back to his house and tries in desperation to lift
it. He struggles, but the house doesn't budge. The balloons
have lost too much helium.
Furious, he THROWS a chair off his porch. It lands atop the
mountain rocks with a thud.
This gives him an idea.
CUT TO:
The GRAMOPHONE smashes onto the rocky ground. Chairs,
dressers, tables; Carl throws them all out of the house.
Slowly, one corner of the house lifts. Then another.
Carl struggles to push a refrigerator from the porch. It
teeters... and falls. The house lifts off!
CARL
Wahhoo!
The house floats off into the sky, leaving a huge pile of
things. Beside it sits Carl and Ellie's chairs, side by side
atop Paradise Falls.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING
The house soars into the air, sails billowing.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Inside the house, Carl adjusts his steering, scans the skies.
81.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. Carl's eyes go wide.
CARL
Russell?
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH - CONTINUOUS
The door swings open.
CARL
Dug!
DUG
I was hiding under your porch
because I love you. Can I stay?
CARL
Can you stay? Well, you're my dog
aren't you? And I'm your master!
DUG
You are my master?!
Dug lunges forward and overwhelms Carl with dog kisses.
DUG
Oh boy. Oh boy!
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING - CONTINUOUS
The house flies off into the sky.
CARL (O.S.)
Good boy, Dug. You're a good boy!
EXT. OPEN SKY - DAY
Russell steers through the clouds toward the DIRIGIBLE.
INT. DIRIGIBLE - CONTINUOUS
Dogs play poker. Behind them, Russell flies past with the
leaf blower. They turn to look.
EXT. DIRIGIBLE
Russell steers wobbly toward an open dirigible window. He
smashes into the wall.
82.
RUSSELL
Ooph!
He tries again and TUMBLES through the window.
INT. DIRIGIBLE - CONTINUOUS
Russell releases the balloons and picks up the leaf blower,
ready for action.
RUSSELL
Yes! Don't worry Kevin! I'll save -
Growling dogs move toward him.
Russell blows the leaf blower at the dogs.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, CAGE ROOM
Muntz stares into the bird's cage, mesmerized. She's
miserable and scared.
MUNTZ
And they wouldn't believe me. Just
wait till they get a look at you.
Alpha enters.
ALPHA
Master! The small mailman has
returned.
MUNTZ
What?
INT. DIRIGIBLE
Dogs tie Russell to a chair.
RUSSELL
Let me go!
Muntz enters.
MUNTZ
Where's your elderly friend?
Russell blows the leaf blower in Muntz's face.
RUSSELL
He's not my friend anymore.
83.
Muntz grabs the leaf blower and drags Russell out.
MUNTZ
Well, if you're here, Fredricksen
can't be far behind.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, TROPHY ROOM
Muntz drags Russell through the trophy room.
RUSSELL
Where are you keeping Kevin!?
INT. DIRIGIBLE, RAMP ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Muntz sets Russell down and walks to a control panel.
RUSSELL
Let me go!
BETA
Scream all you want, small mailman.
GAMMA
None of your mailman friends can
hear you.
RUSSELL
I'll unleash all my Wilderness
Explorer training!
Muntz is about to throw a switch when he looks out the
porthole. Flying toward him is CARL'S HOUSE!
MUNTZ
Alpha! Fredricksen's coming back.
Guard that bird. If you see the
old man, you know what to do.
Muntz pulls the switch and walks out of the room.
RUSSELL
Hey, where are you going? I'm not
finished with you!
MUNTZ
Nice talking with you.
Muntz slams the door.
Light emerges from the floor. Russell is on the ramp, which
is opening. Russell REACTS.
84.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPIT
Muntz enters the cockpit and takes the wheel.
MUNTZ
Where are you, Fredricksen?
EXT. DIRIGIBLE
The dirigible turns, revealing Carl's house sneaking up
behind.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Carl steers toward the cockpit. He dons Russell's sash, then
hooks his cane onto his back. He's fighting for a cause.
He hears SCREAMING. It's Russell! Tied to his chair, he
slides down the ramp as it lowers, closer and closer to the
edge.
CARL
Russell!
Carl steers his house to the dirigible.
EXT. DIRIGIBLE, RAMP - CONTINUOUS
Carl flings the hose, HOOKING it to the ramp railing. Using
his cane as a zip line, Carl slides to Russell, catching him
just as Russell slides off the ramp edge. They land safely
together.
RUSSELL
Mr. Fredricksen!
CARL
Dug! Bring `er over!
Dug winches in the hose caddy, pulling the house closer to
the dirigible ramp.
Carl carries Russell into the house.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Carl sets Russell, still bound, down in the front hall.
85.
RUSSELL
You came back for Kevin! Let's go
get her.
CARL
I'm getting Kevin. You stay here!
RUSSELL
But I want to help!
CARL
I don't want your help. I want you
safe!
Carl leaps back into the dirigible. Dug follows.
Russell STRUGGLES against his bonds.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, HALLWAY
Carl and Dug sneak down a hall. They see dogs ahead and hide.
CARL
How do we get past these dogs?
DUG
Uh... POINT!
Dug points to a grate in the wall.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, GAS CELL AREA
Dug leads Carl "backstage" through a vent shaft into the
dirigible. They sneak past two biplanes.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, CAGE ROOM
They emerge through a grate near the ceiling. They look down
into the room where the bird is kept in a cage.
CARL
Kevin!
The bird recognizes Carl and CRIES OUT.
CARL
Don't worry Kevin, we're on our
way!
Alpha enters, leading a group of dogs. Carl and Dug duck
into the shadows and watch unnoticed from above.
86.
ALPHA
Allow no one to be entering through
these doors. Guard well that bird,
my minions.
CARL
(WHISPERS)
What do we do now, Dug?
Dug is lost in ecstacy, chomping on a tennis ball on the end
of Carl's cane.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, CAGE ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
Carl drops down from the ceiling and stands on the cage. He
bangs his cane. All the dogs turn.
He grabs a ball from his cane and waves it in the air.
CARL
Who wants the ball?
DOGS
Me! I do! I want the ball!
CARL
Then go get it!
Carl throws the ball. The dogs scramble after it.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF CAGE ROOM - CONTINUOUS
The dogs pile into the hallway in pursuit.
DOGS
I'm gonna get there first! Oh gonna
get the ball! I'm gonna get it!
Gamma catches it..
GAMMA
I got it!!
Behind them Carl shuts the door. The dogs realize their
mistake.
GAMMA
Uh-oh.
87.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, CAGE ROOM
Carl opens the cage door.
CARL
I'm sorry Kevin. Let's get you out
of here.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPIT
Muntz scans the horizon. Suddenly the in-ship communicator
comes to life.
DOG WALLA
(on radio)
Master! He's gone! The old man!
He's here! He's got the bird! The
bird's gone!
MUNTZ
What? Calm down! One at a time!
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FRONT PORCH
Russell STRUGGLES to break free of the chair.
RUSSELL
I want to help!
He manages to get his arms free.
RUSSELL
Ha ha!
Except that all his struggling causes the chair to hop out on
the porch and fall off.
Russell SCREAMS as he falls. The hose unspools.
Russell reaches the end of the hose. Russell grabs onto it
and the chair jostles free, falling thousands of feet down.
The house drifts away from the dirigible.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPIT
The melee of conflicting reports from the dogs continues.
DOG WALLA
He's in Hall D! He's in Hall B!
It's the old man!
88.
MUNTZ
Does anyone know where they are?!?!
On cue, Russell SPLATS into the dashboard window of the
control room and SQUEEGEES across, dangling from the hose.
Muntz stares, slack-jawed.
RUSSELL
Whoooaaah!
The house floats off.
MUNTZ
(into radio)
Grey leader! Take down the house!
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE
Russell clings to the end of the hose, swaying in the wind.
What's that noise? From beneath the dirigible emerges...
EXT. OPEN SKY - CONTINUOUS
From beneath the dirigible, three spitfire airplanes emerge.
As they get closer, it is clear they are being flown by DOGS.
BETA
(into radio)
Grey leader, checking in.
GAMMA
Grey 2, checking in.
OMEGA
Grey 3, checking in.
The planes fall into formation and fly toward the house.
BETA
Target sighted.
The Dog Squadron Leader bites down on a squeaky bone chew toy
that fires poison darts.
The biplanes fire and strafe Carl's house with darts.
Russell SCREAMS, swaying beneath it on the hose.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, TROPHY ROOM
Carl, Dug and the bird escape through the trophy room.
89.
CARL
Come on, Kevin.
Behind the door, Muntz is waiting for them. He grabs a sword
from the wall display and attacks.
Dug hears and BITES Muntz on the leg.
Muntz kicks Dug loose and out the door. He slams it shut.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, OUTSIDE OF TROPHY ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Locked out, Dug jumps on the door and barks.
He hears growling and turns around. There stands Alpha and
the other dogs.
DUG
Hi.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, HALLWAY
Dug runs. The dogs give chase.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, TROPHY ROOM
Muntz swings his sword at Carl but misses. Carl uses his
cane to defend himself.
OLD MAN SWORD FIGHT!
Muntz smashes his trophy collection as he swings for Carl.
His sword gets stuck in a mounted skeleton.
Carl swings his cane and hits Muntz on the head. The tennis
balls bounce the cane off Muntz and smack Carl in the face.
Muntz pulls the sword free. He raises the sword over his
head to strike and his back CRACKS loudly. He's stuck! Carl
raises his cane over his head and his back CRACKS too.
Carl and Muntz STRUGGLE to move. Muntz CRACKS his back free
and kicks Carl in the chest, knocking him against a trophy.
He has the upper hand now. He throttles him with his arm and
lifts his sword.
MUNTZ
Any last words, Fredricksen? Come
on, spit it out!
Carl spits his FALSE TEETH at Muntz. He falls backwards.
90.
Carl collects his teeth and motions for Kevin.
CARL
Come on!
Muntz advances on Carl, who struggles to protect the bird.
Muntz is a wild man now, smashing and destroying anything
that gets in his way.
MUNTZ
Enough! I'm taking that bird back
with me alive or dead!
Carl trips and falls to the floor. Muntz is about to deal
the final blow.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPIT
Meanwhile Alpha backs Dug into the control panel. He bumps a
a LEVER.
EXT. DIRIGIBLE - CONTINUOUS
The entire dirigible rocks wildly to the side.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, TROPHY ROOM
Muntz is knocked off balance. He slides to one side. Trophy
cases slide after him.
The dirigible tilts to the other side.
The broken trophy cases barrel straight toward Carl!
Carl is thrown into a window which bursts open. Carl falls
through but manages to grab the frame with his cane. He
dangles out over open air.
He sees the biplanes circling the house, Russell hanging
beneath it.
The ship corrects again. Carl climbs back inside.
Muntz comes at Carl.
CARL
Come on, Kevin!
91.
EXT. SIDE OF DIRIGIBLE - CONTINUOUS
Carl climbs the work ladder up the side of the dirigible. He
pushes the bird along as he goes.
Muntz follows up.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPIT
Alpha throws Dug viciously across the room. Alpha throws him
again and Dug crashes into the steering wheel, knocking a
radar shade off the control panel.
Alpha moves in. Dug hides behind the steering wheel.
ALPHA
I will have many enjoyments for
what I am about to do, Dug.
Alpha lunges at Dug through the steering wheel. Dug cowers,
but then notices the RADAR SHADE.
As Alpha lunges again, Dug jams the shade over Alpha's head.
Alpha's head is stuck, trapped by the cone.
The dogs all GASP.
MISC DOG
He wears the Cone of Shame!
ALPHA
(high-pitched voice)
What? Do not just continue
sitting! Attack!
The bump caused his collar to go funny again. The dogs all
howl with laughter.
ALPHA
(high pitched voice)
No! No! Stop your laughing! Get
this off of me!
DUG
Listen you dog! Sit!
Surprised at Dug's moxy, Alpha sits. All other dogs sit too.
DOG WALLA
Yes, Alpha.
92.
DUG
Alpha? I am not Alpha, he is-
(REALIZING)
Oohhhh!
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE
Russell TRIES TO CLIMB the hose. His hands are about to give
out.
The biplanes head straight at Russell.
RUSSELL
(out of breath)
I can't do it!
Behind him, Carl is climbing the side of the dirigible for
dear life, Muntz closing in.
CARL
(far in the distance)
Russell!
RUSSELL
Huh?
Carl calls for help: the WILDERNESS EXPLORER CALL.
RUSSELL
You leave Mr. Fredricksen alone!
Russell CLIMBS!
He's more machine than boy now. Biplanes shooting the whole
way, he climbs up onto the porch.
The biplanes close in.
Russell yells to them.
RUSSELL
Hey!
(pointing down)
Squirrel!
All the dog pilots snap to attention.
GAMMA
Squirrel?
OMEGA
Where's the squirrel?!
93.
The planes dive, crash into each other. The dog pilots
parachute out.
GAMMA
I hate squirrels.
EXT. SIDE OF DIRIGIBLE
Carl climbs. Muntz grabs Carl's foot. Carl defends himself
with his cane, knocking Muntz off the ladder. Muntz catches
on to a rung of the ladder.
He watches Carl and the bird climb.
Muntz descends the ladder.
EXT. DIRIGIBLE, TOP - DAY
Carl and the bird make it to the top of the dirigible.
Suddenly, a trap door opens. Carl GASPS... but it's Dug!
CARL
Dug!
Dug jumps up on Carl, licking his face.
DUG
Master!
The house bears down on them. They run to meet it.
CARL
Russell!! Over here!! Let's go!
Russell steers the house toward Carl.
RUSSELL
Mr. Fredricksen!
The house slows and lowers atop the airship. Carl HOISTS the
bird up onto the porch.
CARL
Come on, Kevin!
Carl helps Dug onto the porch. He climbs up himself...
BLAM! Muntz appears on top of the dirigible with a rifle!
A bullet blasts through Carl's balloon strings. A third of
them break or shoot skyward. The house plummets, crashing
onto the dirigible.
94.
Carl is THROWN from the house onto the airship.
The house slides toward the edge, Russell, Dug and Kevin
still inside.
CARL
No!
Carl SCRAMBLES to grab the hose trailing from the sliding
house. The house slides on to the dirigible's tail fin.
Holding the hose, Carl digs in his heels and is just able to
stop it.
The house teeters on the very edge of the tail fin.
CARL
Russell! Get out of there!
Russell, Dug and Kevin run toward the front porch.
BLAM! A bullet smashes the door jam next to them.
Muntz storms toward the house. Carl holds desperately to the
hose.
CARL
No! Leave them alone!
Russell and others duck inside and slam the door.
The house tilts, threatening to tip off at any second. Carl
holds on for his life.
Muntz POUNDS on the door with the butt of the rifle.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, HALLWAY
Russell, Dug and Kevin back away from the door.
EXT. DIRIGIBLE, TOP
The house slides farther over the edge.
Carl struggles to hold on. The hose caddy is ripping free
from the house! The bolts pop from the wooden siding... it's
about to go!
INT. CARL'S HOUSE
Russell, Dug and Kevin run into the living room.
95.
EXT. DIRIGIBLE, TOP
Muntz KICKS the door.
Suddenly, Carl has an idea.
CARL
Russell! Hang on to Kevin! Don't
let go of her!
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Confused, Russell follows Carl's directions. He Dug and the
bird huddle together.
Muntz breaks through the door. He lifts his rifle and sights
the bird...
Through the window, Carl yells out.
EXT. DIRIGIBLE, TOP
CARL
Kevin! Chocolate!
Carl holds aloft a bar of chocolate.
INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM
Kevin lunges, pushing past Muntz and knocking the rifle from
his hands.
Muntz lunges after them.
EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
The hose caddy breaks free.
Kevin leaps through the window, Russell and Dug hanging from
her side.
Muntz leaps after them.
But balloon strings tangle around his leg and pull him back.
Muntz hangs for a moment... It's thousands of feet from the
ground....
He falls.
96.
EXT. DIRIGIBLE, TOP
PANTING, Carl is left holding the hose. He PULLS himself
toward the edge.
The hose curves beneath the tail fin. Finally it swings
out...
RUSSELL
That was cool!
Russell and Dug dangle from it, sitting on Kevin. The bird
holds on to the hose with her beak.
Carl LAUGHS, relieved.
CARL
Don't jerk around so much, kid!
Russell climbs up, followed by the bird and Dug.
DUG
Oh I am ready to not be up high.
Carl LAUGHS heartily as Dug jumps on him and licks his face.
Carl looks into the distance. His house, now empty, floats
softly down into the clouds, and disappears.
RUSSELL
Sorry about your house, Mr.
Fredricksen.
Carl smiles. He puts his arm around Russell.
CARL
You know, it's just a house.
Carl, Russell, Dug and Kevin stand on the tail of the airship
floating off over the clouds.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. MOUNTAIN, LABYRINTH GATE - AFTERNOON
Carl and Russell hold and cuddle the baby birds. The babies
peck at Carl's head. Carl and Russell LAUGH.
CARL
Ow! Ow! Ow!
RUSSELL
Look at you. You're so soft.
97.
Kevin CALLS OUT, waiting for the babies at the gate to the
LABYRINTH. Time to go.
CARL/RUSSELL
(DISAPPOINTED)
Awwww!
RUSSELL
I wish I could keep one.
The babies run to the bird. One stops to HISS at Dug.
Carl has misplaced something.
CARL
Huh, where's my cane? I just had
it here...
Kevin starts HACKING. She COUGHS up the cane.
Babies start HACKING too. They COUGH up tennis balls.
CARL
You know what? Keep `em. A little
gift from me to you.
The bird family enters the labyrinth. Carl and Russell wave.
RUSSELL
Bye Kevin!
The bird looks back toward Carl and Russell and CALLS OUT one
last time before disappearing into the mist.
INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPIT - LATER
Carl and Russell both wear matching leather flight helmets
and goggles.
RUSSELL
Ready?
Carl gives a thumbs up.
CARL
Ready!
98.
EXT. DIRIGIBLE
Muntz's dirigible ascends into the sky. Dug and all of
MUNTZ'S DOGS stick their heads out the dirigible windows,
barking as they fly into the sunset.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. AUDITORIUM
CAMP MASTER STRAUCH
...and by receiving their badges,
the following Explorers will
graduate to Senior Explorers.
Each Junior Wilderness Explorer stands next to his father.
As the Camp Master announces the achievement he hands the
father a badge, who pins it to his son's sash.
CAMP MASTER STRAUCH
For Extreme Mountaineering Lore...
Congratulations, Jimmy.
(hands badge to dad)
For Wild Animal Defensive Arts...
Congratulations, Brandon.
(hands badge)
For Assisting the Elderly...
Russell is tanned and dirty. And alone.
CAMP MASTER STRAUCH
Uh, Russell? Is there... someone
that... uh...
The Camp Master CLEARS HIS THROAT uncomfortably. Russell
looks for his dad in the audience.
CARL (O.S.)
Excuse me. Pardon me. Old man
coming through.
Carl takes his place next to Russell.
CARL
(to Camp Master)
I'm here for him.
CAMP MASTER STRAUCH
Congratulations, Russell. Sir...
The Camp Master hands Carl the badge and continues down the
line.
99.
CARL
Russell, for assisting the elderly,
and for performing above and beyond
the call of duty, I would like to
award you the highest honor I can
bestow: The Ellie Badge.
Carl pins the badge onto the missing spot on Russell's sash.
It's Ellie's GRAPE SODA PIN.
RUSSELL
Wow.
Carl smiles.
They salute each other. Russell gives Carl a hug. Carl
returns it.
Russell's mom sits in the audience with Dug. Russell proudly
shows her the badge.
CAMP MASTER STRAUCH
Alright, I think that covers
everybody... So let's give a big
Explorer Call to our brand new
Senior Wilderness Explorers! Ready
everybody?
The Camp Master leads the audience in the WILDERNESS EXPLORER
CALL.
Muntz's dogs sit in the back, BARKING in approval.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. CURB OUTSIDE FENTONS ICE CREAM PARLOR - DAY
Carl and Russell sit on a curb licking ice cream cones.
Russell has chocolate and Carl has butter-brickle.
Cars pass by.
RUSSELL
Blue one.
CARL
Red one.
DUG
Grey one.
CARL
Red one.
100.
Russell GIGGLES.
RUSSELL
That's a bike!
CARL
It's red, isn't it?
RUSSELL
Mr. Fredricksen, you're cheating.
CARL
No, I'm not. Red one.
RUSSELL
That's a fire hydrant.
They LAUGH.
CARL
Maybe I need new glasses.
Overhead, MUNTZ'S DIRIGIBLE is parked, its ladder in the
handicapped parking spot.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. PARADISE FALLS - AFTERNOON
On top of Paradise Falls sits Carl's house, just as Ellie
imagined it.
THE END
