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- Why did I have to steal that white man's curry.It was mild anyway
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- UpScreenplay byBob Peterson and Pete DocterStory byPete Docter, Bob Petersonand Tom McCarthyNO REPRODUCTION OF ANY PORTION OF THIS SCRIPT CAN BE MADEWITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF WN._T DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES.I A 1930's NEWSREEL.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)»Movietown News" presents ••.Spotlight on Adventure!1.The mysterious SOUTH AMERICAN JUNGLE. A massive waterfallcascades down a gigantic, flat-topped mountain.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)What you are now witnessing isfootage never before seen bycivilized humanity: a lost world inSouth America! Lurking in theshadow of majestic Paradise Falls,it sports plants and animalsundiscovered by science. Who woulddare set foot on this inhospitablesummit?A painted portrait of a dashing young adventurer.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)Why, our subject today: CharlesMuntzlA massive DIRIGIBLE descends on an airfield.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER ( V. 0. )The beloved explorer lands hisdirigible, the uspirit ofAdventure," in New Hampshire thisweek, completing a year longexpedition to the lost world!INT. MOVIE THEATRE - CONTINUOUSOf everyone watching in the modest, small town theater, noone is more enthralled than 8 year old CARL FREDRICKSEN.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (O.S.)This lighter - than-air craft wasdesigned by Muntz himself, and islonger than 22 Prohibition paddywagons placed end to end.Young Carl stares, mouth agape, wearing leather flight helmetand 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 thegangplank to the delight of the crowd. His dogs trail him.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER ( V. 0. )Never apart from his faithful dogs,Muntz conceived the craft forcanine comfort! It's a veritablefloating palace in the sky ...An opulent dining room.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER ( V. 0. )••• complete with doggie bath andmechanical canine walker.One dog runs suffers through mechanized bath time, while asecond wears an electrode helmet and runs on a treadmill.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)And Jiminy Cricket, do the localsconsider Muntz the bee's knees!And how!Cameras flash as Muntz stands heroic, striking his signatureuthumbs up" stance.MUNTZ"Adventure is out there!"In the theater, Young Carl returns the thumbs up.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V. 0. )But what has Muntz brought backthis time?Muntz speaks to a crowded auditorium, on stage beside acurtained object.MUNTZGentlemen, I give you: the Monsterof Paradise Falls!Be pulls away the drape to reveal a GIANT BIRD SKELETON.CROWDOoh!Young Carl leans forward, eyes bulging.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)And golly, what a swell monsterthis is. But what's this?Skeptical scientists analyze the bones. NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.) Scientists cry foul! The NationalExplorers Society accuses Muntz offabricating the skeleton!YOUNG CARLNo!3.Muntz's portrait is removed from a wall of paintings of other famous explorers.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)The organization strips Muntz ofhis membership.Muntz's "Explorer's Society" badge is ceremoniously RIPPEDfrom his jacket.Carl GASPS.Muntz stands next to his dirigible at an airfield. He grimlyaddresses the crowd.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER ( V. 0. )Humiliated, Muntz vows a return toParadise Falls and promises to ·capture the beast ••. alive!MUNTZI promise to capture the beast ••.alive!In the theater, young Carl smiles.MUNTZAnd I will not come back until I do!The crowd CHEERS.Muntz gives his thumbs up from the cockpit as the dirigiblelifts off.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER ( V. 0. )And so the explorer is off to clearhis name. Bon voyage CharlesMuntz, and good luck capturing theMonster of Paradise Falls!Carl looks like he just witnessed a miracle.DISSOLVE TO: 4.EXT. SMALL TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, 1930'S - DAY - CONTINUOUSYoung Carl "flies" his blue balloon ("The Spirit ofAdventure" hand-written on it} as he runs along the sidewalk.He still wears helmet and goggles.TITLE CARD: WALT DISNEY PICTURES PRESENTSNEWSREEL ANNOUNCER ( V. 0. )Here's Charles Muntz piloting hisfamous dirigible!!TITLE CARD: A PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS FILMNEWSREEL ANNOUNCER ( V. 0. }He hurdles Pike's Peak!Carl jumps over a small rock.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER ( V. 0. )He hurdles the Grand canyon!Carl jumps over a crack in the sidewalk.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)He ~urdles Mount Everest!Carl jumps over a tree stump •.. and smacks into it instead.NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER ( V. 0. )He •.• goes around Mount Everest!Is there nothing he cannot do?TITLE CARD: UPNEWSREEL 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 upand lawn overgrown with weeds.The weather vane atop the house turns, pulled by ropes.GIRL'S VOICE (O.S.)Look out! Mount Rushmore! Bard tostarboard. Must get the Spirit ofAdventure over Mount Rushmore ••• Carl walks toward the voice.GIRL'S VOICE (O.S.}Hold together old girl. How're mydogs doing? Ruff ruff!INT. DILAPIDATED HOUSE, HALLWAY - CONTINUOUSs.Carl squeezes through the broken door into the foyer. Hefollows the voice toward the living room.GIRL'S VOICE (O.S.)Al-1 engines ahead full! Let' s takeher up to 26,000 feet! Rudderseighteen degrees towards the south.INT. DILAPIDATED HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUSCarl rounds the corner to see ...ELLIE, an eight year old girl, her mussy red hair barelyvisible beneath her flight helmet and goggles. Bare footed,her overalls are patched and dirty.The old house has been transformed into a make-believedirigible cockpit. Ellie steers, the wheel made from a rustyold bicycle.YOUNG ELLIEIt's a beautiful day, winds out ofthe east at ten knots.Visibility •.• unlimited.(yells a command) Enter the weather in the logbook!The navigator (her hamster) ski~ters in its cage.Ellie uses two tied-together Coke bottles as binoculars.YOUNG ELLIEOhl 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 tothe wall.YOUNG ELLIE (O.S.)No time! A storm! Lightning! Hai11Ellie pops up in front of Carl. 6.YOUNG ELLIEWhat are you doing!?!Carl screams. He lets go of his balloon. It floats througha broken part of the ceiling and disappears.Ellie circles Carl accusingly.YOUNG ELLIE. Don't you know this is an exclusiveclub? Only explorers get in here.Not just any kid off the streetwith a helmet and a pair of goggles. Do you think you got whatit takes? Well, do you?!?Carl -FUMPHERS.YOUNG ELLIEAlright, you're in. Welcome aboard.She offers her hand. Carl looks down, embarrassed.YOUNG ELLIEWhat's wrong? Can't you talk?Carl is frozen. Ellie softens.YOUNG ELLIEHey, I don't bite.She takes off her helmet. Her hair frizzes out in alldirections.She removes a homemade GRAPE SODA CAP pin from her shirt andpins it on Carl.YOUNG ELLIEYou and me, we•re in a club now.Carl smiles.YOUNG ELLIEI saw where your balloon went.Come on, let's go get it!Carl watches her stride out of the room. She pops hack in.YOUNG ELLIEMy name's Ellie.She grabs his hand.Carl blushes as she pulls him out of the room. INT. DILAPIDATED HOUSE, UPSTAIRSYOUNG ELLIEThere it is.7.Carl and Ellie look across the attic at the balloon. Betweenthem the floor has collapsed, save one rickety beam. Carl GULPS.YOUNG ELLIEWell, go ahead.She pushes him out onto the beam.YOUNG ELLIEGo on.Carl steels his courage. He puts on his goggles, startsforward ... and FALLS through the floor.EXT. SMALL TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD STREET - DAYAmbulance. SIREN blaring.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - NIGHTOne lone light on upstairs.INT. CARL'S ROOMCUT TO: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.OW!YOUNG CARL(re: arm)A head pops up from outside the open window.YOUNG.ELLIEHey kid! 1Carl SCREAMS, hitting himself in the face with the cast.YOUNG CARLOW! 1 Ellie climbs in the window.YOUNG ELLIEThought you might need a littlecheerin' up. I got somethin' to show ya!INT. CARL'S ROOM - MOMENTS LATER8.The two hunker under a blanket tent .with a flashlight. Elliewhispers, as if to protect a National Secret.YOUNG ELLIEI am about to let you see somethingI have never shown to another humanbeing. Ever. In my~-Carl's eyes widen in alarm.earl nods.YOUNG ELLIEYou'll have to swear you will nottell anyone.YOUNG ELLIECross your heart. Do it!earl crosses. Ellie unveils •••YOUNG ELLIEMy Adventure Book!It's a reused photo albwn with the words "My Adventure Book"written across it. She opens it to a photo of Charles Muntz.YOUNG ELLIEYou know him.Carl smiles excitedly.YOUNG ELLIECharles Muntz, explorer. When I getbig, I'm going where he's going:South America.She turns the page to a map.YOUNG ELLIEIt's like America •.• but south.Wanna know where I'm gonna live? 9.She turns to an engraving of a large waterfall. A small handdrawn picture of Ellie's clubhouse is glued to the top.YOUNG ELLIE(reading caption)"Paradise Falls, a land lost intime . n I ripped this right out ofa library book.Carl GASPS in horror.YOUNG ELLIEI ' m gonna move my clubhouse there,and park it right next to thefalls. Who knows what lives upthere? And once I get there ••.She flips through her book, revealing a page marked, "STUFFI'M GOING TO DO." Past that, the pages are blank.YOUNG ELLIEWell, I'm saving these pages forall the adventures I'm gonna have.Only ••• I just don't know how I'mgonna get to Paradise Falls.Ellie closes the book, disappointed.Carl has a thought. He looks at his toy dirigible.Carl does.YOUNG ELLIEThat's it! You can take us therein a blimp! Swear you'll take us.Cross your heart! Cross it! Crossyour heart.YOUNG ELLIEGood. You promised. No backing out.Carl shakes his head Mno."YOUNG ELLIEWell, see you tomorrow k±dl Bye.Ellie hops up and jumps out the window.YOUNG ELLIE"Adventure is out there!!"She pops back in. YOUNG ELLIEYou know, you don't talk very much.I like you.10.Carl looks out the window after her in amazement. He restshis head on his balloon.YOUNG CARLWow.The balloon pops.INT. CHURCH - DAYCUT TO:FLASH! A photo is taken of the wedding couple: Carl andEllie, now 19. She jumps at him and gives him a big kiss.Ellie's side of the church erupts like wild frontiersmen. Agun shot is fired in the air.Carl ' s side, rigid puritans in black, clap politely.EXT. DILAPIDATED HOUSE - DAYCarl carries her past a "SOLD" sign. It's the same housewhere they met as kids.EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE - DAYStill in their wedding clothes: She saws as he hammers.INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - DAYThey push two chairs _ into place side by side in the living room.EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE - DAYEllie finishes painting ucarl Ellie" on their MAILBOX.Carl leans in to admire her work but leaves a messy painthandprint on the mailbox! Oh well; Ellie adds her handprintas well. They smile.EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE - DAYTheir house now matches Ellie's colorful CLUB HOUSE DRAWINGfrom her childhood Adventure Book. 11 .EXT. RURAL HILLSIDE - DAYThey run up a hillside together~They lie side by side on a picnic blanket. She describes theclouds. He watches as a cloud transforms into a turtle.Carl closes his eyes and smiles. He's lucky to be with her.EXT. ZOO - DAYEllie emerges from the South America House, dressed in herZookeeper's uniform.Carl shows off his new BALLOON CART and uniform. Behind himthe balloons lift his cart off the ground. Carl jumps tocatch it. She giggles.INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - DAYCarl and Ellie sit side by side in their chairs, reading.Without looking up from their books, they hold hands.EXT. RURAL HILLSIDE - DAYAgain at their picnic spot, they watch clouds. Ellie sees anelephant with wings. Carl gives it a try and points out aBABY. Ellie lights up, excited. She sees ALL the clouds asbabies! Carl is stunned .•• but smiles.INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, BABY ROOM - DAYEllie finishes painting a wall mural of a stork carrying abundle in its beak. Carl hangs a mobile above the crib.INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - AFTERNOONCarl touches Ellie's shoulder as the doctor explains. Elliedrops her head in her hands.EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOONCarl looks out the window. Ellie sits alone under a tree,the wind in her hair. 12.EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, YARD - AFTERNOONCarl joins Ellie. He hands her the Adventure Book. She smiles.INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOONEllie paints a MURAL of their house atop Paradise Falls overthe mantle. Carl organizes a compass, map, binoculars, andnative bird figurine beneath the painting. It's their shrineto Adventure.INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOONCarl sets A JAR on a table, "PARADISE FALLS" written on it.Ellie drops in a few coins. She looks at Carl and crossesher heart. Carl crosses his.A SERIES ·oF SHOTSThe 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 - MORNINGCarl struggles to tie his tie. Ellie helps. They walk outthe front door arm in arm.INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - 3 YEARS LATEREllie struggles to tie Carl's tie as they rush out the door.A SERIES OF SHOTS as Ellie straightens Carl's ties. Stylish1950's ties. Wide 60's ties. Paisley 70's ties. 13.INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - 30 YEARS LATEROlder Carl and Ellie smile at themselves in the hall mirror.EXT. ZOO - DAYCarl in his 60's. They still work happily side by side atthe zoo. Carl's cart lifts off the ground. He casually leans an elbow on it.INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - NIGHTCarl and Ellie dance in the evening candlelight. ThePARADISE FALLS JAR sits off to the side, now dusty andforgotten.INT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM WINDOW - AFTERNOONCarl cleans the inside of the window. Ellie cleans theoutside.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOONCarl vacuums the Adventure Shrine on the mantle. Carl smilesat a photo of Ellie as a child, wearing her flight helmet andgoggles. He looks up at the mural of their house at ParadiseFalls. His smile fades.Behind him, Ellie sweeps the floor. Their dream has goneunfulfilled.earl has an idea.EXT. TRAVEL AGENCY - DAYCarl buys two tickets to South America.EXT. RURAL HILLSIDE - AFTERNOONCarl hurries excitedly up picnic hill. He hides the airlinetickets in his basket.Behind him, Ellie falters and falls. She tries to get up butfalls again. Something is wrong.He runs to her. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAYEllie lies in a hospital bed. She looks through herADVENTURE BOOK.A BLUE BALLOON floats in to the room.14.Carl stands at the door. He smiles and walks to her bedside.Ellie pushes her Adventure Book toward him. She weakly patshis cheek and adjusts his tie.He kisses her on the forehead.INT . CHURCH - AFTERNOONCarl sits alone, next to a huge bouquet of balloons.EXT. CARL AND ELLIE'S HOUSE - DUSKCarl walks into the house, holding a single blue balloon.FADE TO BLACK.INT. CARL'S BEDROOM - MORNING - SEVERAL YEARS LATERAn 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 bottomspokes .INT. CARL'S STAIRCASE - LATERNow dressed, Carl rides his ELDERLY ASSISTANCE CHAIR down thestaircase. 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 - LATERCarl eats breakfast by himself . 15.INT. CARL'S LIVING ROOM WINDOW - LATERCarl cleans the window with a cloth. His lonely reflectionstares back at him.INT. CARL'S LIVING ROOM - LATERCarl dusts the mantle and Shrine to Adventure.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - LATERCarl 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 - CONTINUOUSMany LOCKS are heard unlocking from inside.The door opens, but bangs against the safety chain. CarlGRUMBLES in frustration.Carl opens the door, walks out onto his porch, pulls the doorshut, and looks as if he's about to go somewhere.He sits in his porch chair.EXT. CARL'S NEIGHBORHOOD - CONTINUOUSCarl's house is the lone surviving square on the block notunder construction. Machinery and workers circle busily.High rise buildings are being erected all around.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH - MORNINGCarl looks at the activity around him.CARLQuite a sight, huh Ellie?(noticing mailbox)Uhp, mail's here.earl walks to the mailbox. He touches Ellie's fadedHANDPRINT and smiles.He looks through the mail.He sees a SHADY OAKS RETIREMENT VILLAGE pamphlet full ofimages of happy old people. Carl scoffs. CARLShady Oaks Retirement. Oh brother.Carl notices DUST on his mailbox.CARLHm.16 .He pulls up a LEAF BLOWER. He revs it and blasts off the dust.TOM, the CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN, notices.CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOMHey! 'Morning, Mr. Fredricksen!Need any help there?CARLNo. Yes. Tell your boss over therethat you boys are ruining our house.He points across the lot to a business man in a suit talkingon a cell phone - the REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER.CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOMWell just to let you know, my bosswould be happy to take this oldplace off your hands, and fordouble his last offer. Whaddya sayto that?The leaf blower blasts off his hat.CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOMUh, I take that as a no, then.CARLI believe I made my position toyour boss quite clear.CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOMYou poured prune juice in his gas tank.CARLOh yeah, that was good. Here, letme talk to him.Tom hands Carl his MEGAPHONE.CARL(in megaphone)You in the suit. Yes, you. Take abath, hippy!Tom grabs the megaphone. CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOM(to Boss, re Carl)I am not with him!{to Carl)This is serious. He's out to getyour house!Carl walks to his front door.CARLTell your boss he can have our house.CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOMReally?CARLWhen I'm dead!Carl SLAMS the door.CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN TOMI'll take that as a maybe!INT. CARL'S LIVING ROOM - DAY - LATERCarl sits in his chair watching TV.A KNOCK at the door.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH - DAYThe door opens.17.A Wilderness Explorer stands, reading from a WildernessExplorer Manual. He is in uniform, complete with sash,neckerchief, hat, and an enormous backpack stuffed with everypiece of equipment there is. This is RUSSELL, age 8.Russell, nose buried in his MANUAL, reads to Carl.RUSSELL.,Good afternoon. My name isRussell. And I am a WildernessExplorer in Tribe 54, sweatlodge12. Are you in need of anyassistance today, sir?nAs he finishes the script, Russell smiles up at Carl.CARLNo. RUSSELLI could help you cross the street.CARLNo.RUSSELLI could help you cross your yard.CARLNo.RUSSELLI could help you cross your ••• . porch?CARLNo.RUSSELLWell, I gotta help you crosssomething.CARLUh, no. I'm doing fine.Carl closes the door in Russell's face.INT. CARL .' S HOUSE, FRONT HALL - CONTINUOUS18.Carl listens through the door. Is the kid gone? He opens it.RUSSELL 11Good afternoon. My name isRussell."CARLUh .•. kid •.•RUSSELL"And I am a Wilderness Explorer inTribe 54, SWeatlodge 12.#CARLKid. KID!!Russell stops ••• but goes back to reading.RUSSELLuAre you in need of any assistance today Sir?"CARLThank you, but I don't need any help! 19.Carl swings the door shut, but a small camping boot stops it.RUSSELLOw.Carl opens the door. Russell stands at attention.CARL(resigned)Proceed.RUSSELL"Good afternoon. My-"CARLBut skip to the end!Russell points to his SASH. It is covered with badges exceptfor one glaringly empty space.RUSSELLSee these? These are my WildernessExplorer badges. You may noticeone is missing. It's my Assistingthe Elderly badge. If I get it Iwill become a Senior WildernessExplorer!Russell makes the Explorer Sign: his thumbs form a "W", hisfingers 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.RUSSELLIt's gonna be great! There's a bigceremony, and all the dads come,and they pin on our badges •••CARLSo you want to assist an oldperson?RUSSELLYep! Then I will be a SeniorWilderness Explorer!Carl leans in close to Russell. CARL(conspiratorially)You ever heard 0£ a snipe?RUSSELLSnipe?CARLBird. Beady eyes. Every night itsneaks in my yard and gobbles mypoor azaleas. I'm elderly andinfirm. I can't catch it. If onlysomeone could help me •••RUSSELLMe! Mel I'll do it!CARLOh, I don't know, it's awfullycrafty. You'd have to clap yourhands three times to lure it in.RUSSELLI'll find it, Mr. Fredricksen!CARLI think its burrow is two blocksdown. If you go pastRUSSELLTwo blocks down! Got it!Russell runs down the block clapping and calling.RUSSELLSniiiipel Here Snipey Snipey •••CARL(calls after Russell)Bring it back here when you findit!earl rolls his eyes and begins to close his door.He stops short.20.A large truck is backing up, getting dangerously close toELLIE'S MAILBOX.CONSTRUCTION WORKER STEVEOkay, keep her coming ••• Arid •••stop. Stopl STOP!!The truck hits Ellie's mailbox, crushing the front. Carl is shocked. He runs to the box.CARLWhat? Hey! Hey you! What ·do youthink you're doing?CONSTRUCTION WORKER STEVEI am so sorry, sir ••.The worker bangs on the mailbox, trying to fix it.CARLDon't touch that!CONSTRUCTION WORKER STEVENo no, let me take care of that for you.21.Carl grabs the mailbox, trying to wrestle it from the worker.CARL(struggling)Get away from our mailbox!CONSTRUCTION WORKER STEVEHey sir, I. ..CARLI 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. Whathas he done?Passerbys stare.Workers gather, as does the REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER.Carl backs into his house.INT. CARL'S LIVING ROOMCarl shuts his door. He closes the curtains.He peeks out the window. The injured worker is helped to hisfeet. A police car pulls up.The Real Estate Developer looks toward Carl's house. · Hishand rests on Carl's fence. INT. COURTHOUSE HALLWAY - DAYCarl sits alone on a bench holding a Court Summons.INT. COURTROOM - DAYA GUARD opens the door. Carl enters. The REAL ESTATEDEVELOPER watches him enter.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - LATE EVENINGA Police Officer drops Carl at his front gate.OFFICER EDITHSorry Mr. Fredricksen. You don'tseem like a public menace to me.Take this.22.She hands him a pamphlet for SHADY OAKS RETIREMENT VILLAGE.OFFICER EDITHThe guys from Shady Oaks will be byto pick you up in the morning, okay?The officer drives off, leaving Carl alone.Carl faces the house. He touches Ellie's dented mailbox.CARLWhat do I do now, Ellie?INT. CARL'S HOUSE, HALLWAY - NIGHTAll is quiet but the slow ticking of the clock.The ~ty hall.The front hall mirror.The kitchen.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, CLOSETearl pulls out a suitcase. A book tips over. Ellie'sAdventure Book .INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOMCarl sits in his chair slowly paging through the book. He turns to the page marked HSTUFF I'M GOING TO DO." Hecloses the book and sighs.23 .Carl looks at the Adventure Shrine, and the PAINTING of theirhouse by Paradise Falls.He holds the Shady Oaks pamphlet.Carl ' s brows furrow. He looks up at the shrine, and crosseshis heart.EXT. CARL' S HOUSE - NIGHTLights are on inside the house.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - MORNINGMATCH DISSOLVETO: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.CARLMorning gentlemen.NURSE GEORGEGood morning, Mr. Fredricksen. Youready to go?CARLReady as I'll ever be. Would youdo me a favor and take this?Carl hands over his suitcase.CARLI'll meet you at the van in just aminute. I ••• want to say one lastgoodbye to the old place.NURSE GEORGESure. Take all the time you need, sir.earl closes the door. Rather sharply. The nurses head backto the van. NURSE A.J.Typical. He's probably going to thebathroom for the eightieth time.Empty helium tanks are strewn on the front lawn.NURSE GEORGEYou'd think he'd take better careof his house.A SHADOW falls over the nurses. They turn to look.24.A giant tarp rises behind Carl's house. It unfolds to revealTHOUSANDS OF BALLOONS.The balloons rise up like some massive multi-colored cumuluscloud 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. Carllooks out the window and LAUGHS.CARLSo long boys! I'll send you apostcard from Paradise Falls!INT. APARTMENT - CONTINUOUSBalloons spill colored light into a little girl's room as thehouse floats past.EXT. TOWNThe shadow of the house drifts through an intersection.EXT. SHOP WINDOWA family watches the house float down the street.EXT. ABOVE THE TOWNearl waves at a high-rise window washer, who tentativelywaves back.The house crests the top of a building, drifting over and awayfrom the city. Carl looks out his window. Good riddance. 25.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOMCarl sets a compass next to the map of South America.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, BEDROOM WINDOWSails made from stitched-together curtains emerge from thewindows and billow in the wind. Carl steers using ropesattached to the weather vane.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOMThe compass needle rotates to point SOUTH.EXT. CARL'S HOUSEThe house turns.Carl looks out the window, satisfied. He checks the balloons.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOMCarl kisses a photo of Ellie.CARLWe're on our way, Ellie.Carl kneels at the fireplace and plunks the balloon stringstied to the grate.He CHUCKLES and settles into his chair. He closes his eyesand smiles.SHADOWS move gently across the fireplace mantle.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATINGThe house drifts through the clouds.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOMCarl relaxes in hi s chair.KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.CARLHuh? 26.He stares at the front door . Nothing .CARLHm.KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.He bolts up and approaches the door. He looks out the peephole . Nothing but the porch and clou~s. He throws it open.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH - DAY - CONTINUOUSNothing. He looks left. Nothing. He looks right. Russell.He looks • • • Russell?!!RUSSELLHi, Mr. Fredricksen . It's me,· Russell.CARLWhat are you doing out here, kid?Russell is plastered up against the wall, terrified andholding on for dear life.RUSSELLI found the snipe and I followed itunder your porch, but this snipehad a long tail and looked morelike a large mouse.The flag on Russell's backpack blows off and falls throughthe clouds.RUSSELLPlease let me in?CARLNo.Carl slams the door, leaving Russell alone.Beat. The door opens again.CARLOh, alright, you can come ..•Russell runs into the house past Carl.CARL... in. INT. CARL'S HOUSE, HALLWAY - CONTINUOUSRussell PANTS, panicked. He looks into living room.RUSSELLHuh. I've never been in a floatinghouse before.27.Carl follows Russell into the living room. Russell chucklesand points at the photo of young Ellie.RUSSELLGoggles. Look at this stuff!Russell finds Ellie's house drawing sitting on the pages ofthe open atlas.RUSSELLWow, you going on a trip?(reads from the engraving)uparadise Falls: A Land Lost inTime." You going to South America,Mr. Fredricksen?Carl takes the page and puts it in his po~ket.CARLDon't touch that. You'll soil it.RUSSELLYou know, most people take a plane,but you're smart because you'll haveall your TV and clocks and stuff.Russell runs over to the steering rig.RUSSELLWhoah. Is this how you steer yourhouse? Does it really work?CARLKid, would you stop with the --Russell steers and the house tilts, knocking Carl back andforth.RUSSELLOh, this makes it go right, andthat way's left.CARLLet go of the -- knock it off!Russell looks out the window in front of him. RUSSELLHey look, buildings!EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, WINDOW - CONTINUOUSRussell and Carl arrive at the window.RUSSELLThat building's so close I couldalmost touch it.That gives Carl an idea.28.CUT TO:Carl lowers Russell on a rope below the floating house.RUSSELLWow! This is great! You should trythis, Mr. Fredricksen! Look, there'sa bus that could take me home twoblocks 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 hadbeen a daydream.CARLWell, that's not gonna work.Carl leaves Russell at the window.RUSSELLI know that cloud, it's a CwnuloNimbus • Did you know that · theCumulo Nimbus .•.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - DAY - CONTINUOUSGRUMBLING, Carl kneels at the fireplace to cut a few balloonstrings with his housekeys. CARLStayed up all night blowing upballoons, for what?RUSSELL••• warm air goes by cool air, andthe airs go by each other andthat's how we get lightning.CARLThat's nice, kid.Carl turns off his hearing aid. Silence. He smiles.29.Russell tries to get Carl's attention. A storm is brewing in the distance.RUSSELL(nearly silent)Mr. Fredricksen, there's a bigstorm coming. It's starting to getscary. We're gonna get blown tobits! We're in big trouble, Mr.Fredricksen!A huge lightning bolt flash lights up the room. Carl turnson his hearing aid.CARLWhat are you doing over there?RUSSELLLook!EXT. CARL'S BOUSE, WINDOW - CONTINUOUSCarl joins Russell at the window.RUSSELLSee? Cumulo Nimbus.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUSThe tiny house is heading for a MASSIVE STORM.Carl STRUGGLES to steer the house away but is blown into thestorm. The steering mechanism recoils and sends Carl flying.Plates fall from the walls and furniture slides as the houseis rocked in the storm.Russell's backpack slides toward the front door. -RUSSELLMy pack!Russell HOPS on top of the backpack.RUSSELLGot ya!30.The pack slides toward the OPEN FRONT DOOR. Russell screams.He's about to slide out when the house tilts and the doorswings · shut.The Paradise Falls jar rolls past Carl. He chases after it.Ellie's chair slides across the room. Carl gasps and runs toprotect it.The photo of Ellie rocks and slides off the wall. Carllunges to catch it.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATINGThe storm rages. The house is tossed into the storm clouds.All goes black.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - MORNINGCarl is asleep.A finger pokes Carl's face. Nothing.The finger pokes Carl's face · again. Carl WAKES UP.RUSSELLWhew! I thought you were dead.CARLWha ••• what happened?Carl STRUGGLES to rise from the pile of Ellie's things he'dbeen protecting.RUSSELLI steered us. I did! I steeredthe house!CARLSteered us? RUSSELLAfter you tied your stuff down youtook a nap, so I went ahead andsteered us down here.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, WINDOWCarl opens the window and looks out.CARL· Huh?EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATINGThe house floats motionless above an ocean of clouds.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, WINDOWCARLCan't tell where we are.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOMRUSSELLOh we're in South America allright. It was a cinch, with myWilderness Explorer GPS.Russell holds up his WILDERNESS EXPLORER GPS UNIT.CARLGP-what?RUSSELLMy dad gave it to me. It showsexactly 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, FLOATING31.Carl and Russell watch the tiny GPS unit descend into theclouds.RUSSELLOops. 32.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOMCarl kneels by the fireplace and cuts at the balloon strings.CARLWe'll get you down, find a busstop. You just tell the man youwant to go back to your mother.RUSSELLSure, but I don't think they havebusses in Paradise Falls.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATINGA small cluster of balloons fly up and away from the house.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOMCARLThere. That ought to do it. Here,I'll give you some change for bus fare.Russell follows Carl toward the front door.RUSSELLNah, I~ll just use my city bus pass.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATINGThe house lowers into the fog.RUSSELL {O.S.)Whoah, that's gonna be like abillion transfers to get back to myhouse.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, PORCHCarl and Russell stand · on the porch as the house moves downinto and through the thick, dark clouds.RUSSELLMr. Fredricksen, how much longer?CARLWell, we're up pretty high. Couldtake hours to get down.Something flashes by them in the fog. Carl leans forward. CARL(mwnbling).•• that thing was ••• building orsomething.Another dark object whooshes past them. Carl ducks.RUSSELLWhat was that, Mr. Fredricksen?CARLWe can't be close to the ground yet.A brief view of rocks directly below them.Carl GASPS.EXT. MOUNTAIN, ROCKY LANDSCAPEBAM11! The house CRASHES into the ground.33.Russell and Carl fly off the porch and onto the ground. Theyland hard.Carl's house is floating away!Carl runs after the GARDEN HOSE dragging across the ground.CARLWait, wait! No don't, don't, don't!Carl grabs the hose and is PULLED UP in the air.CARLWhoah! Hey, hey!Russell JUMPS onto Carl's leg and the extra weight pulls themto the ground.CARLRussell, hang onlCarl and Russell slide toward the edge of a CLIFF EDGE.RUSSELLWhoahlThey slide toward the edge ••• and stop. The drop isthousands of feet. Carl is TERRIFIED.CARLWalk back! Walk back! RUSSELLOkay!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 onlyscattered rocks.CARL(out of breath)Where ••• where are we?RUSSELLThis doesn't look like the city orthe jungle, Mr. Fredricksen.The wind picks up and they STRUGGLE against it.CARL(to house)Don't worry, Ellie. I got it.34.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 .CARLThere it is. Ellie, it's sobeautiful.The landscape is stunning.Carl shows Russell the engraving with the Ellie drawing ofthe house atop the falls.CARLWe made it. We made it! Russell,we could float right over there.Climb up. Climb up!RUSSELLYou mean assist you?CARLYeah, yeah. Whatever.RUSSELLOkay, I'll climb uplRussell CLIMBS Carl, stepping on his leg, arms, and face. CARLWatch it.RUSSELLSorry .The hose jiggles as Russell CLIMBS out of frame.CARLNow, when you get up there, goahead and hoist me up! Got it?!Russell continues to grunt and strain off screen.CARLYou on the porch yet?!35.Russell is just inches above Carl, still STRUGGLING to climb.He slides down onto Carl's head, exhausted.CARLWhat? That's it?! I came all thisway just to get stuck at the wrongend of this rock pile? Aw, great!Carl paces.RUSSELLHey, if I could assist you overthere, would you sign off on mybadge?CARLWhat are you talking about?RUSSELLWe could walk your house to thefalls!CARLWalk it?RUSSELLYeah, 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 - LATERThe house floats against the sky. The hose descends from thehouse and "Y"s to tie to both Carl and Russell. They wearthe hose like a harness, pulling the house as they walk.CARLNow, we're gonna walk to the fallsquickly and quietly, with no rap music or flash-dancing.Russell inspects his surroundings.RUSSELL(distracted) ·Uh-huh.CARLWe have three days, at best, beforethe helium leaks out of thoseballoons. And if we're not at thefalls when that happens •.•RUSSELLSand!CARL••• we're not getting to the falls!RUSSELLI found sand!Carl ROLLS HIS EYES. He l.ooks up at the house.CARLDon't you worry, Ellie. We'll getour house over there.Russell looks up at the house. Who's Carl talking to?RUSSELLHuh.(shrugs it off)This is fun already, isn't it? Bythe time we- get there, you're gonnafeel so assisted ••. Oh, Mr.Fredricksen, if we happen to getseparated, use the WildernessExplorer call. caw caw, raaar!!The WILDERNESS EXPLORER CALL sets off Carl's hearing aid. RUSSELLWait. Why are we going to Paradise Falls again?CARLHey, let's play a game. It'scalled: "See who can be quiet thelongest."RUSSELLCool ! My mom loves that game 1They head toward Paradise Falls, some 10 miles away.37.DISSOLVE TO:EXT. MOUNTAIN, JUNGLE CLEARING - DAYMist 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. MOUN'rAIN, GROVE OF TREES - CONTINUOUSThe prey dodges various TRAPS, one after another. A metalcage 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 - CONTINUOUSThe hunters surround the prey, stepping out into the light: asinister Doberman Pinscher, a Rottweiler, and a bulldog, eachwearing large, HIGH-TECH COLLARS.They surround the prey. Escape looks impossible.WOOSH! The bird moves impossibly fast, jumping over thethree dogs and escaping in a flash.The dogs head off in pursuit.A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL stops the dogs short, their earswincing in pain. They whimper and run off. 38.EXT. MOUNTAIN, THICK JUNGLE - DAY - CONTINUOUSCarl steps out from behind a shrub. The SQUEALING is in facthis HEARING AID.CARLDarn thing.(calling back)C'mon, Russell, would you hurry it up?Russell plods forward, dragging his feet.RUSSELLI'm tiiiired. And my knee hurts.CARLWhich knee?RUSSELLMy elbow hurts and I have to go tothe bathroom.CARLI asked you about that five minutesago!RUSSELLWell, I didn't have to go then!Russell goes limp and lies face down in the dirt.RUSSELLI don't want to walk anymore. Canwe stop?CARLRussell! If you don't hurry up,the tigers will eat you.RUSSELLThere's no tigers in South America.Russell rolls over to show Carl a badge.RUSSELLZoology.CARLOh, for the love of Pete. Go on intothe bushes and do your business.RUSSELLOkay! 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 handand a pile of leaves in another.RUSSELLI've always wanted to try this!Carl waits, standing by the tree his house is tied to.Beat.RUSSELL (O.S.)Mr. Fredricksen? Am I supposed todig the hole before or after?CARLEugh! None of my concern!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.RUSSELLHuh? Tracks?!(realizing)Snipe!Russell follows the tracks into the dark jungle, clapping.RUSSELLHere, snipe ••• Come on out, snipe.Snipe!The footprints c·ontinue for a time, then stop.RUSSELLHuh.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 zipsout. .... ,RussellAnotherRussellturns. Nothing there.nibble! Zip!RUSSELLHa! Gotcha!peers into the shrub.RUSSELLDon't be afraid, little snipe. Iam a Wilde ·rness Explorer so I am afriend to all of nature. Want somemore?Russell holds out the chocolate. The beak pokes out andnibbles.RUSSELLHi boy. Don't eat it all . Come onout.The beak zips back into the bushes.RUSSELLCome on. Don't be afraid littlesnipe. Nice snipe. Good littlesnipe. Nice ..•A massive shadowy creature rises up over Russell.RUSSELL.. . giant snipe!EXT. MOUNTAIN, THICK JUNGLE CLEARING40.Carl checks the knot on his hose harness. Russell and themassive creature step up behind him.RUSSELLI found the snipe!CARL(humoring him)Oh, did you?RUSSELLAre they tall?CARLOh yes, they're very tall . RUSSELLDo they have a lot of colors?CARLThey do indeed.RUSSELLDo they like chocolate?CARLOh ye- Chocolate?Carl turns to look.41.Next to Russell stands a 13 foot tall, multicolored BIRD.Carl SCREAMS.CARLWhat is that thing?!RUSSELLIt's a snipe!CARLThere's no such thing as a snipe!RUSSELLBut you said snipes eat--Carl grabs Russell, pulling him away from the bird.The bird HISSES at Carl and grabs Russell back. It cradlesRussell like a baby.RUSSELLWhoah!Russell GIGGLES.Carl pokes at the bird with his cane, trying to .. .scare it off.CARLGo on, get out of here. Go on!Shoo!The bird HISSES.It takes Russell up into a tree, swinging him aroundplayfully. It looks scary and fun.RUSSELL(laughing)Whoah! Whoah! CARLCareful, Russell!RUSSELL(laughing)Hey, look Mr. Fredricksen, it likesme!CARLRussell!The bird grooms Russell.RUSSELL(laughing)No stop, that tickles!Carl pokes the bird with his cane.CARLGet out of here. Go on, git!The bird sets Russell down. It stalks Carl, HISSING andruffling its feathers.CARLAaaah!RUSSELLUh-oh! No no no no no Kevin, it'sokay. Mr. Fredricksen is nice !Russell pats Carl on the head.CARL"Kevin"?RUSSELLYeah, that's his name I just gavehim.The bird pats Carl on ·the head with its beak.CARLHey. Beat it! Vamoose! Scram!Carl waves his cane. The bird eats it.CARLHey! That's mine!The bird chokes and the cane comes back up .42. CARLAaah! Shoo, shoo! Get out of here.Carl shoos the bird away. The bird mimics him.CARLGo on, beat it.43.GRUMBLING, Carl gives up and throws his hands in the air.The bird mimics this as well.RUSSELLCan we keep him? Please?? I'llget the food for him, I'll walkhim, I'll change his newspapers ...CARLNo.RUSSELL(reciting)uAn Explorer is .a friend to all, beit plants or fish or . tiny mole."CARLThat doesn't even rhyme.RUSSELLYeah it does.Russell points up to the roof of Carl's house.RUSSELLHey, look! Kevin!CARLWhat? Get down! You're notallowed up there!The bird is on Carl's roof. It swallows a balloon. It POPS.The bird coughs up the deflated balloon. Russell GIGGLES.CARLYou come down here right now!The bird jumps down and hides behind Russell.CARLSheesh! Can you believe this, Ellie?RUSSELLEllie?(gets idea)(MORE) RUSSELL (cont'd)Uh, hey Ellie, could I keep thebird? 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-0.The bird HISSES at Carl.EXT. MOUNTAIN, ROCKY LANDSCAPE - DAYCarl and Russell pull the house through the mist.44.Russell discreetly drops chocolate pieces along their trail.The bird follows, eating.CARLI see you back there!It "hides" behind a rock, still totally visible.CARLGo on, get out of here. Shoo! Goannoy someone else for a while.VOICE (O.S.)Hey, are you okay over there?The bird dashes away.CARLUh, hello?Carl and Russell look around. In the midst, some 100 feetaway, they see the FIGURE OF A MAN.CARLOh! Hello sir! Thank goodness.Carl walks toward the man.CARLIt's nice to know someone else isup here! .VOICEI can smell you. Carl stops.CARLWhat? You can smell us?VOICEI can smell you.45.As they get closer, they realize the man is in fact a ROCK.CARLHey.Russell GIGGLES.RUSSELLYou were talking to a rock.Russell points to another rock shape.RUSSELLHey, that one looks like a turtle!Sure enough.RUSSELLLook at that one! That one lookslike a dog!The "rock" walks forward .RUSSELLIt~ a dog!CARLWhat?RUSSELLUh, we're not allowed to have dogsin my apartment.The dog nuzzles Russell, who nervously pets it.RUSSELLHey, I like dogs!CARL(calls out)We have your dog! (to self)Wonder who he belongs to?RUSSELLSit boy. The dog sits.RUSSELLHey look, he's tra i ned! Shake!The dog raises his paw and Russell shakes it.RUSSELLUh-huh. Speak.DUGHi there .Carl and Russell freeze.CARLDid that dog just say NHi there?"DUGOh yes.Carl JUMPS back .DUGMy name is Dug. I have just metyou and I love you .Dug jumps up on to Carl.CARLUh • • wha?46.Dug wears a high-tech collar.it as words through a speaker.it talks non-stop.The dog's thoughts come out ofIt can talk. Unfortunately,DUGMy master made me this collar. Heis a good and smart master and hemade me this collar so that I maytalk -- SQUIRREL!!Dug stares transfixed at a tree . False alarm.DUGMy master is good and smart.CARLIt's not possible.DUGOh it is, because my master issmart. RUSSELLCool! What do these do, boy?He inspects the collar and twists a dial.DUGHey would you-(click)-cuerdo con tigo-(click)I use that collar-(click}-watashi wa hanashi ma-(click)-to talk with, I would be happy ifyou stopped.CARLRussell, don't touch that. It couldbe radioactive or something.Dug sniffs the ground around Carl and Russell.DUGI am a great tracker. My pack sentme on a special mission all bymyself. Have you seen a bird? Iwant to find one and I have been onthe scent. I am a great tracker,did I mention that?BAM! The bird tackles Dug and HISSES.Dug BARKS.DUGHey, that is the bird! I havenever seen one up close but this isthe bird.(to Carl)May I take your bird back to campas my prisoner?CARLYes! Take it! And on the way,learn how to bark like a real dog!DUGOh I can bark!DUGAnd here's howling!Dug HOWLS. The bird HISSES at Dug.47. RUSSELLCan we keep him? Please pleaseplease?CARLNo.Russell falls to his knees, pleading.RUSSELLBut it's a talking dog!CARLIt's just a weird trick orsomething. Let's get to the falls.Carl grabs Russell. The bird follows, as does Dug.DUGPlease be my prisoner. Oh please ohplease be my prisoner.EXT. MOUNTAIN, THICK JUNGLE CLEARING - DAY48.Footprints. A·dog's nose follows the tracks . This is GAMMA,a bulldog.GAMMAOh, here it is. I picked up thebird's scent!A second dog: BETA, a Rottweiler.BETAWait a minute, wait a minute! Whatis this? Chocolate. I smellchocolate.GAMMAI'm getting prunes and denturecream! Who, are they?BETAAh man, Master will not be pleased.We' d better tell him someone tookthe bird, right Alpha?ALPHA, a Doberman pinscher, sits with his back to them.ALPHA(high - pitched voice)No. Soon enough the bird will beours yet again . 49.Alpha's voice is high and squeaky, as if he ' s breathed inhelium.ALPHA (CONT'D)Find the scent, my compadres andyou two shall have much rewardingsfrom Master for the toil factor youwage.Beta and Ganuna look at each other.BETAHey Alpha, I think there'ssomething wrong with your collar.You must have bumped it.GAMMAYeah, your voice sounds funny!Beta and Gamma LAUGH. Alpha turns. They stop laughing.ALPHABeta. Gamma. Mayhaps you desireto -- SQUIRREL!All three dogs look for the squirrel. F~lse alarm .ALPHA (CONT'D) Mayhaps you desire to challenge theranking that I have been assignedby my strength and cunning?BETANo no. But maybe Dug would. Youmight want to ask him.Beta and Gamma SNICKER derisively.GAMMAYeah, I wonder if he's found thebird on his very special mission.ALPHADo not mention Dug to me at thistime. Bis fool's errand will keephim most occupied, most occupiedindeed. Ha ha ha. Do you notagree with that which I am sayingto you now?BETASure, but the second Master findsout you sent Dug out by himself,none of us will get a treat. ALPHAYou are wise, my trustedLieutenant.Alpha powers up a video screen on Beta's collar.ALPHA (CONT'D)This is Alpha calling Dug. Comein, Dug.The screen shows ground moving past: the view from Dug'scollar.DUGHi Alpha. Hey, your voice sounds funny.ALPHAI know, I know! Have you seen thebird?DUGWhy yes, the bird is my prisonernow.GAMMAYeah, right.The screen view adjusts to see the bird. It hisses.ALPHAImpossible! Where are you?!DUGI am here with the bird and I willbring it back and then you willlike me. Oh, gotta go.50.On the collar screen, the dogs get a fleeting glimpse of aboy's face. It's Russell.RUSSELL(on video screen)Hey Dug! Who you talking to?The video screen goes blank. The dogs BARK excitedly.BETAWhat's Dug doing?GAMMAWhy's he with that small mailman? BETAWhere are they?51.Alpha pushes a button on Beta's collar. A TRACKING DEVICElocates Dug.ALPHAThere he is. Come on!The dogs sprint off into the jungle.EXT. MOUNTAIN, JUNGLE - DAYThe bird drags Dug, still clamped onto it's leg.DUGOh please oh please oh PLEASE be myprisoner!RUSSELLDug, stop bothering Kevin!DUGThat man there says I can take thebird and I love that man there likehe is my master.The bird HISSES.CARLI am not your master!The bird tries to shake Dug off its leg. Dug jumps up on it.DUGI am warning you, once again, bird!RUSSELLHey! Quit it!DUGI am jumping on you now, bird.Russell tries to separate them, which pulls on Carl's tether.CARLRussell! At this rate we'll neverget 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. CARLI am nobody's master, got it?(points to bird)I don't want~ here,(points to Dug)..• and I don't want YQ1! here.(points to Russell)I'm stuck with you. And if you twodon't clear out of here by the timeI count to threeDug sees the tennis balls on Carl's cane.DUGA balll Oh boy oh boy! . A ball!CARLBall?Carl pops off one of the tennis balls.CARLYou want it boy? Huh? Huh? Yeah?DUGOh oh oh! Yes, I do. I do ever sowant the ball!CARLGo get it!!Carl throws the ball far away. Dug chases after it.DUGOh boy, oh boy! I will get it andthen bring it back!CARL(whispers)Quick Russell, give me some chocolate.RUSSELLWhy?CARLJust give it to me!Carl grabs some chocolate and waves it at the bird.CARLBird. Bird!Carl THROWS the chocolate. The bird runs after it.52. Carl grabs Russell and runs.CARLC'mon Russell!RUSSELLWait. Wait, Mr. Fredricksen .EXT. MOUNTAIN HILLSIDECarl pulls them down a slope . He slips.EXT. MOUNTAIN TREETOPSAbove the tree line, the house SMASHES into a tree.CARLDaah!EXT. MOUNTAIN STREAM53.Carl and Russell crossing the river balance on rocks. Carlslips and his foot goes into the water.CARLAaahh •.•EXT. MOUNTAIN JUNGLERUSSELLWhat are we doing?Carl pushes through thick jungle leaves. BUGS buzz around him .EXT. MOUNTAIN STEEP HILLSIDECarl climbs up the hill . He FALLS over a dead branch.RUSSELLHey, uh, we're pretty far now.Kevin's gonna miss me.EXT. MOUNTAIN, JUNGLE CLEARING - CONTINUOUSThey climb over a ridge. Dug and the bird are nowhere in sight.Carl sits down on a rock, BREATHING BARD. CARLI think that did the trick .He turns. Dug. With the ball in his mouth.DUGHi, Master.CARLAfternoon.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 - NIGHT54.A clap of thunder. Lightning flashes reveal rain pouringdown on the house. Beneath it, Carl and Russell are keptdry, sitting around a pathetic flickering campfire.Carl looks at Dug, asleep, wrapped around the bird's leg. Herolls his eyes and looks up at the house.CARLWell, thanks for keeping us dryanyway, Ellie.RUSSELL (O.S.) Which one's the front?Russell struggles to set up the tent. He reads his manual.RUSSELLIs this step three, or step five?Carl ROLLS HIS EYES at Russell's ineptness.RUSSELLThere!Russell struggles with a tent pole, trying to winch it intoplace.Carl can't watch.An off screen SMACK! Russell walks to Carl. Miraculously,he looks unscathed.RUSSELLAll done.Russell turns, revealing a large RED WELT on his face. RUSSELL·(pointing to tent)That's for you!55.The tent pole springs loose, catapulting the tent over thecliff.RUSSELLAwh. Tents are hard.CARLWait, aren't you "Super WildernessGuy?" With the GPM's and the badges?RUSSELLYeah, but •.. can I tell you asecret?CARLNo.RUSSELLAlright, here goes. I neveractually built a tent before.There. I said it.CARLYou've been camping before, haven'tyou?.RUSSELLWell, never outside.CARLWell, why didn't you ask your Dadhow to build a tent?RUSSELLI don't think he wants to talkabout this stuff.CARLWhy don't you try him sometime?Maybe he'll surprise you.RUSSELLWell, he's away a lot. I don't seehim much.CARLHe's got to be home sometime . RUSSELLWell, I called, but Phyllis told meI bug him too much.CARLPhyllis? You call your own motherby her first name?RUSSELLPhyllis isn't my mom.Carl realizes he put his foot in it.CARLOh.The two sit silently together, ~atching the fire.RUSSELLBut he promised he'd come to myExplorer ceremony to pin on myAssisting the Elderly badge, so hecan show me about tents then,right?515.Carl studies Russell's sad optimism. He looks at the missingbadge on Russell's sash.CARLHey, uh, why don't you get somesleep. Don't want to wake up thetraveling flea circus.Dug nuzzles around the sleeping bird's leg.RUSSELLMr. Fredricksen, Dug says he wantsto take Kevin prisoner. We have toprotect him!Russell YAWNS and lies down on the rock next to Carl.RUSSELLCan Kevin go with us?CARLAlright. He can come.RUSSELLPromise you won't leave him?CARLYeah. RUSSELLCross your heart?Carl looks down at Russell.CARLCross my heart.57.Carl sits at the campfire, the others asleep. He shakes hishead and looks up at the house.CARLWhat have I got myself into, Ellie?DISSOLVE TO:EXT. MOUNTAIN, FLAT ROCKY AREA - MORNINGA frog sits next to earl's glasses. It CROAKS. Carl's handsmacks it like an alarm clock. The frog hops away.Carl rises, looking up at the house.CARLHorning Sweetheart.The balloons on the house are wilting.CARLWe better get moving.He scans the camp. The bird is gone.CARLHuh. Bird's gone. Maybe Russellwon't notice.(calls out)Alright, everybody up!Russell sits up with a SNORT.RUSSELLWhere's Kevin? Be's wandered off!Kevin! Dug, find Kevin!Dug crazily searches and sniffs, looking for the bird.DUGFind the bird. Find the bird •••POINT!Dug goes rigid like a pointer dog and "points" to the left. 58.RUSSELLOh, look! There he is.Russell points to the right. The bird is on top of Carl'shouse.Dug turns around .DUGPOINT!The bird has gathered a pile of food on Carl's roof.CARLHey, that's my food! Get off myroof!DUGYeah, get off of his !In the distance, BABY BIRDS call out. The bird CALLS back.CARLWhat is it doing?DUGThe bird is calling to her babies.RUSSELLHer babies! Kevin's a girl?The bird gobbles the food and jumps off the roof.DUGHer house is over there in thosetwisty rocks.Miles off is a huge grouping of rocks; the LABYRINTH. Thebaby birds call from somewhere inside.DUGShe has been gathering food for herbabies and must get back to them.The bird nhugs" Russell goodbye and pats Carl on the head with her beak. She HISSES at Dug.RUSSELLWait, Kevin's just leaving? Butyou promised to protect her!RUSSELLHer babies need her, we . gotta makesure they're together. 59.The bird hurries off toward the labyrinth. Carl gathers upthe hose tether.CARLSorry Russell. We've lost enoughtime already.RUSSELLYeah ...EXT. MOUNTAIN, EDGE OF JUNGLE - MOMENTS LATERThe bird rounds a corner and hears rustling in the bushesahead. She scampers back toward the house.EXT. MOUNTAIN, FLAT ROCKY AREARussell chews on some chocolate.RUSSELLThis was her favorite chocolate.Because you sent her away, there'smore for you.Carl rolls his eyes and SIGHS.They hear rustling from the bushes behind them.CARLHuh?RUSSELLKevin?Beta and Gamma, run toward Carl and Russell, viciouslybarking 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-pitchedWhere's the bird?the bird.DUGvoice)You said you hadOh, yes. Oh, yes. Since I havesaid that, I can see how you wouldthink that. ALPHAWhere is it?DUGUh, tomorrow. Come back tomorrowand then I will again have thebird. Yes.Alpha BARKS angrily.ALPHAYou lost it. Why do I not have asurprised feeling? Well, at leastyou now have lead us to the smallmailman and The One Who Smells ofPrunes.Carl and Russell look at Dug. He turned on them! Dugshamefully lowers his head.ALPHAMaster will be most pleased we havefound them, and will ask of themmany questions. ·(commanding, to Carl)Come!CARLWait, we're not going with you.We're going to the falls!Gamma and Beta BARK fiercely at Carl.CARLGet away from me! Get down!60.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 - DAYAlpha 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 watchwarily and continue their march.They round a bend. Before them is a MASSIVE CAVE OPENING. EXT. MOUNTAIN, CAVE ENTRANCEThe house and balloon canopy are dwarfed as the groupapproaches the huge cave opening.61.DOZENS OF DOGS step out of the cave. Carl and Russell stop.More dogs approach from the side. Every way Carl turns thereare 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. Itexamines Carl, Russell, and the floating house.VOICEYou came here in that?CARLUh ••• yeah.VOICEIn a house? A floating house?The man laughs. Carl and Russell laugh along nervously.VOICEThat is the darndest thing I'vee~er seenl You're not after mybird, are you? But if you need toborrow a cup of sugar, I'd be happyto oblige!The dogs LAUGH uproariously at the man's joke.VOICEWell, this is all a misunderstanding.My dogs made a mistake.The figure walks out toward Carl into the .light. Carlrecognizes him!CARLWait, are you Charles Muntz?!MUNTZWell ..• Yes. CARL~ Charles Muntz?Muntz gives him the "thumbs up."MUNTZ"Adventure is out there!"Carl GIGGLES with glee.CARLIt's really him!(to Russell)That's Charles Muntz!RUSSELL{excited)It is?!?(considers)Who's Charles Muntz?H, I .l.m.CARLDOG WALLAYes! It is him! He is!CARLI'm Carl Fredricksen. My wife andI, we were your biggest fans!Carl rushes to shake Muntz's hand. Muntz is charmed.MUNTZWell, you're a man of good taste!Muntz LAUGHS at his joke. Carl joins in.MUNTZYou must be tired. Hungry?RUSSELLUh-huh.MUNTZ(to dogs)Attention everyone! These peopleare no longer intruders. They areour guests.The dogs CHEER.62. DOG WALLAFollow me! I like you temporarily.You do smell like prunes. I willnot bite you.63.Muntz walks into the cave. Carl and Russell excitedly follow.INT. CAVE - CONTINUOUSCARLWow.Carl's eyes adjust to the dark. Muntz's dirigible the0 spirit of Adventure" is tethered in the cave.MUNTZ (O.S.)I'm sorry about the dogs -- hopethey weren't . too rough on you.GAMMA (O.S.)We weren't!MUNTZGo ahead and moor your airshipright 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.CARLWe're not actually going inside the"Spirit of Adventure" itself?!MUNTZOh. Would you like to?CARLwould I?!?!Carl GIGGLES like a little boy.CARLWait up, Mr. Muntz!Carl and Russell follow up the ramp.CARLJiminy Cricket.Dug follows, but is blocked by Alpha and Beta.BETANot you. GAMMAWhat do we do with Dug?ALPHAHe has lost the bird. Put him inthe Cone of Shame.Dug WHIMPERS.EXT. DIRIGIBLE GANGPLANK - MOMENTS LATERAlpha, Gamma and Beta walk into the dirigible. Dug sitsforlornly with a Pr.ASTIC CONE around his neck.DUGI do not like the Cone of Shame.INT. DIRIGIBLE - TROPHY ROOM64.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 andRussell through the room.MUNTZMost of the collection is housed inthe world's top museums: New York,Munich, London ..• 'Course I kept ·the best for myself.CARLDid you ever! Will you look at that?MUNTZOh yes, the Arsinoitherium. Beastcharged while I was brushing myteeth. Used my shaving kit tobring him down.A dog approaches carrying a menu. Muntz waves it off.MUNTZOh, surprise me.(to earl)Only way to get it-out of Ethiopiaat the time was to have it declaredas udental equipment!"Muntz LAUGHS. Behind him, a dog can't resist gnawing at oneof the bones. CARLOh my gosh, the Giant SomalianLeopard Tortoise!MUNTZOh, you recognize it? I'mimpressed! That's an interestingstory there •••65.A dog approaches with a bottle of champagne in his mouth.Muntz gla~ces at the bottle.MUNTZHm, excellent choice.(to Carl)I found it on safari withRoosevelt.Two dogs work together to remove the cork from the bottle.POP! They sloppily pour two glasses.MUNTZHe and I fell into a habit ofplaying gin rummy in the evenings.And did he cheat? Oh, he washorrible!Muntz and Carl LAUGH. Alpha interrupts.ALPHA(high-pitched voice)Master, dinner is ready.MUNTZOh dear, broken translator. It'sthat loose wire again.(leans down, fixes it)There you go big fella.ALPHA(deep scary voice}Thank you Master.Russell reacts.RUSSELLI liked his other voice.Muntz LAUGHS.MUNTZWell, dinner is served! Right thisway. 66.INT. DIRIGIBLE, DINING ROOMMuntz leads Carl and Russell into the dining room and up to a large table.MUNTZSo how are things stateside?Almost tempted to go back a fewtimes, but I have unfinished workhere ••. Please.Dogs pull back chairs for them. They sit. Dog waiters placenapkins on their laps.MUNTZI hope you're hungry becauseEpsilon is the finest chef I'veever had.Dogs bring out covered plates, look at each other, and removethe silver plate covers at th .e same time. The meals lookdelicious.MUNTZOh, Epsilon, you've done it again!RUSSELLYes!!Russell is served a hot dog. His waiter can't resist andeats a bite.RUSSELLHey!Another dog pours some juice then takes a big slurp from his glass.RUSSELLHeylCarl looks around, still enthralled.CARLOh my Ellie would have loved allthis. You know, it's because ofyou she had this dream to come downhere and live by Paradise Falls.He gestures toward HIS HOUSE, tethered outside the portholewindow. MUNTZI'm honored. And now you've madeit!CARLYou're sure we're not a bother?I'd hate to impose.MUNTZNo no! It's a pleasure to haveguests -- a real treat.The dogs erupt into excited barking.DOG WALLATreat?! Treat! I want a treat!MUNTZNo no, quiet! Calm down. Calmdown ..•67.In the excitement a dog swipes the rest of Russell's hot dog.RUSSELLHey!MUNTZ(CONT'D)Shouldn't' ve used that word. · ••Having guests is a delight. Moreoften I get thieves, come to stealwhat's rightfully mine.CARLNo!Muntz picks up a lantern and walks to the back of the room.MUNTZThey called me a fraud, those •••dah! But once I bring back thiscreature, 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 sizeskeleton.MUNTZBeautiful, isn't it? I ' ve spent alifetime tracking it. Sometimesyears go by between sightings •••(MORE) MUNTZ (cont'd)I've tried to smoke it out of thatdeathly labyrinth where it lives ...Can't go in after it. Once in,there's no way out. Lost so manydogs .•.Muntz is lost in reverie.MUNTZAnd here they come, these bandits,and think the bird is theirs totake! But they soon find that thismountain is a very dangerousplace.Distracted Russell finally notices the skeleton.RUSSELLHey, that looks like Kevin!MUNTZ"Kevin?"Yeah!pet.RUSSELLThat's my new giant birdI trained it to follow us.Muntz and Alpha exchange glances.MUNTZFollow you? Impossible. How?RUSSELLShe likes chocolate.Russell holds up a chocolate bar to show Muntz.MUNTZChocolate?RUSSELLYeah, I gave her some of mychocolate. She goes ga-ga for it.Carl swipes the chocolate from Russell and pockets it.CARLBut it ran off! It's gone now.Muntz stares.He walks to a table full of flight helmets.68. MUNTZYou know, Carl. These people whopass through here, they all tellpretty good stories. A "Surveyor"making a map.69.Using his cane, Muntz topples a helmet from the table. Itrolls across the floor.MUNTZA uaotanist" cataloguing plants.Muntz topples another helmet.He lifts a third to show Carl.MUNTZAn old man taking his house toParadise Falls.He drops the helmet. It rolls to Carl's feet.MUNTZThat's the best one yet. I can'twait to hear how it ends.Carl glances around nervously.out the window, sitting on the roof of his house, sits THEBIRD!CARLWell! It's been a wonderfulevening, but we'd better be going.Carl gets up and pulls Russell from the table.MONTZOh, you're not leaving?CARLWe don't want to take advantage ofyour hospitality. Come on Russell.Carl leads Russell toward the door.RUSSELLBut we haven't even had dessertyet.Muntz follows behind them slowly, menacingly. MUNTZNo, the boy's right. You haven'thad dessert. Epsilon here makes adelicious Cherries Jubilee.Carl pulls Russell along, Muntz following behind likesomething out of a bad dream.MUNTZOh, you really must stay. Iinsist! We have so much more totalk about!A distant HAUNTED WAIL. Everyone stops.RUSSELLKevin?70.Muntz walks to the window and looks out. Atop the roof hesees THE BIRD.MUNTZIt's here.He turns back to Carl •.• but they're gone.INT. CAVEMUNTZ(to dogs)Get them!Carl and Russell untie Carl's house from the pylon.CARLHurry!RUSSELLI am hurrying!Dogs descend down the ramp behind them.RUSSELLThey'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. Carland Russell run toward him.The cave leads to a steep incline. The dogs are gettingcloser.There's no choice but to JUMP.The lift from the overhead balloons allows Carl and Russellto leap down the incline, like astronauts.DUGGo 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 liftsCarl 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 theceiling. The house lowers.Ahead, a giant rock sits in their path . Carl tugs at thehouse but it CRASHES against the rock, pulling Russell ontothe ground.CARLRussell!Dragging on the ground, Russell gets BUMPED around badly.EXT. MOUNTAIN, CANYON - CONTINUOUSThe dogs close in on Russell. Alpha bites at his heels.Carl fends off Alpha with his cane.CARLGet back!!Alpha is about to bite when an avalanche of boulders rainsdown 1 The dogs stop short.Carl looks back as the bird keeps running. Dug is up on thecanyon wall. He caused the avalanche!DUGGo on Master! I will stop thedogs!Dug jumps down to block the path of the approaching dogs. 72.DUGStop 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. Sherounds a corner. Russell SWINGS OUT over the abyss.The bird jumps from rock spire to spire. Russell swings backand forth wildly in the air.RUSSELLHeip! Help!Russell does the WILDERNESS EXPLORER CALL.CARLGimme your hand!Carl holds out his cane so that Russell can GRAB it and CarlPULLS him back onto the bird.Meanwhile Dug manages to rejoin his friends, but just in timeto reach the end of the line -- A CLIFF EDGE. A river winds100 feet below.Carl looks above to see the house's momentum pulling forward.RUSSELLHang 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 carriesthem across the chasm. Alpha bites the bird on the leg butis 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'sstill intact.He breathes a SIGH OF RELIEF.Kevin! RUSSELL (O.S.)The bird tries to stand but SQUAWKS pitifully and falls backto the ground. Russell rushes to her side. 73.The bird's leg has been injured badly by the dog bite. Shecan'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.RUSSELLNo no no! Kevin! Stay down.(to Carl)She's hurt real bad. Can't we helpher 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.CARLAlright. But we've got to hurry.INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPITDripping wet dogs cower in front of a menacing Muntz.MUNTZYou lost them?BETAUh, it was Dug.GAMMAYeah, he's with them. He helpedthem escape!Muntz snarls in anger.MUNTZWait. Wait a minute. Dug •••He leans over a RADAR TRACKING DEVICE.EXT. MOUNTAIN - NIGHT - CONTINUOUSCUT TO:DOG'S COLLAR SCREEN powers on, and a signal zeroes in on Dug's location. Dug, oblivious, looks out over the landscape, sniffing.Carl and Russell peek out from behind a tree.CARLSee anything?DUGNo, my pack is not following us!Boy they are dumb.74.Dug scampers back to Carl and Russell, who pull the housefrom behind a tree canopy.CARLThis is crazy. I finally meet mychildhood hero and he's trying to . kill us! What a joke.DUGHey, I know a joke. A squirrelwalks up to a tree and says Iforgot to store acorns for winterand now I am dead. Ha! It is funnybecause the squirrel gets dead.They pull the house, keeping it hidden behind the trees.CARLCareful Russell.The house bumps into a tree, jostling the injured BIRD on theporch.RUSSELLYou okay, Kevin?Kevin goes back to sleep. Russell looks at her BANDAGED LEG.RUSSELLYou know what, Mr. Fredricksen?The wilderness isn't quite what Iexpected.CARLYeah? How so?RUSSELLIt's kinda •.• wild.not how they made itbook.CARLI mean, it'ssound in myHmm, get used to that, kid. RUSSELLMy dad made it sound so easy. He'sreally good at camping, and how tomake fire from rocks and stuff. Heused to come to all my Sweatlodgemeetings.Russell smiles at the thought.RUSSELLAnd afterwards we'd go get icecream at . Fentons. I always getchocolate and he gets butterbrickle. Then we'd sit on this onecurb, right outside, and I'll countall the blue cars and he counts allthe red ones, and whoever gets themost, wins . I like that curb .He looks up at Carl.RUSSELLThat might sound boring, but Ith i nk the boring stuff is the stuffI remember the most.They walk in silence. Carl understands.75.The bird babie s CALL OUT in the distance. Kevin CALLS BACK.RUSSELLLook, there it is!Russell spots the labyrinth, now close by. He tries to runbut is pulled back by his tether .LAUGHING, earl unclips Russell's tether.CARLHold 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 towardthe labyrinth entrance.Kevin is reenergized by the sound of her babies . She runsoff ahead. ea r l and Russell LAUGH.CARLLook at that bird go!CARLWait up, you overgrown chicken! RUSSELLThat's it, go Kevin! Go find yourbabies!76.Just as they approach the entrance to the labyrinth, a fiercespotlight hits them. MUNTZ'S DIRIGIBLE lowers overhead.RUSSELLRun Kevin! Run!A net ·shoots out and binds her. She falls and CALLS OUT.RUSSELLOh no!The net catches on a rock. Carl and Russell run to her aid.CARLRussell, 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 LOWERSinto the fire.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUSInside the living room, Ellie's photo crashes to the floor.EXT. MOUNTAIN, LABYRINTH GATE - CONTINUOUSCARLNo!Carl panics. He rushes toward the house, dropping the knife.Muntz motions to the dogs. They swarm past Russell, knockinghim down and grabbing the bird in the net.RUSSELLNo!Carl pulls his house away from the flames. 77.The bird CALLS OUT plaintively as the dogs drag her into thedirigible.Muntz follows the bird up the ramp of the dirigible.MUNTZCareful. We want her in good shapefor my return.RUSSELLLet her go! Stop!Russell runs after the dogs, but the gangplank closes.The dirigible flies off.RUSSELLKevin!Carl beats out the flames with his jacket. He extinguishesthe flames.Carl collapses on the side of his house.RUSSELLYou gave away Kevin. You just gaveher away.CARLThis is none of my concern. Ididn't ask for any of this!DUG .Master. It's alright.CARLI am not your master! And if youhadn't a shown up, none of thiswould have happened! Bad dog! Baddog!Dug slinks off, tail between his legs.Carl angrily puts on the harness.CARLNow, whether you assist me or not,I am going to Paradise Falls if itkills me.He walks off. Russell falls in behind.An angry dawn breaks. EXT. MOUNTAIN, ROCKY TERRAIN - DAYNow barely aloft, Carl pulls the house across the rockylandscape.Russell's harness drags along side, empty.Russell walks behind.EXT. MOUNTAIN HILLSIDE - MORNING78.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 - MORNINGHe looks over. He's finally made it: Paradise Falls.Torrents of water careen over the massive cliff edge.earl takes out Ellie's childhood drawing. Next to him standsthe real house, just like Ellie wanted.RUSSELL (O.S.)Here.Behind him, Russell throws his sash on the ground.RUSSELLI don't want this anymore.Russell walks away. He sits on a rock, alone.earl picks up the sash. · He walks up the steps of his house.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, HALLWAY - CONTINUOUSThe door opens. Carl steps in. He's back in his house forthe first time in days.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUSCarl and Ellie's things are strewn across the floor, a messfrom the rough journey.earl rights Ellie's chair, sets the lamp upright, slides thetable into position.He pushes their two chairs back into their place. Carl closes his eyes, takes a deep breath, and sits.Quiet.Nothing, save the distant sound of the falls outside.Carl surveys the room.79.The ADVENTURE BOOK rests on a table near him. He opens itand puts Ellie's drawing back.He looks through the pages, remembering the newspaperclippings 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, butEllie never made it.He closes the book. But as he does, Carl sees something hehadn'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 sawadventure in everyday life.A photo of the two of them sitting side by side, together, intheir 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 isRussell's sash. Carl picks it up.He looks to Ellie's chair.He crosses his heart.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - MOMENTS LATERCarl walks from the house and calls from the porch.CARLRussell? 80.But Russell is nowhere to be seen.A shadow crosses Carl. He looks up to see Russell floatingoff, hanging from a BUNCH OF BALLOONS.CARLRussell!RUSSELLI'm gonna help Kevin even if youwon't!Russell fires up a LEAF BLOWER and steers himself off intothe sky.CARLNo, Russell! No!Carl runs back to his house and tries in desperation to liftit. He struggles, but the house doesn't budge. The balloonshave lost too much helium .Furious, he THROWS a chair off his porch. It lands atop themountain 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.earl struggles to push a refrigerator from the porch. Itteeters ••• and falls. The house lifts off!CARLWahhoo!The house floats off _into the sky, leaving a huge pile ofthings. Beside it sits Carl and Ellie's chairs, side by sideatop Paradise Falls.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATINGThe house soars into the air, sails billowing.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOMInside the house, Carl adjusts his steering, scans the skies. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. Carl's eyes go wide.CARLRussell?INT . CARL'S HOUSE, PORCH - CONTINUOUSThe door swings open.CARLDugiDUGI was hiding under your porchbecause I love you. Can I stay?CARLCan you stay? Well, you're my dogaren't you? And I'm your master!DUGYou are my master?!Dug lunges forward and overwhelms Carl with dog kisses.DUGOh boy. Oh boy!EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FLOATING - CONTINUOUSThe house flies off into the sky.CARL (O.S.)Good boy, Dug. You're a good boy!EXT. OPEN SKY - DAYRussell steers through the clouds toward the DIRIGIBLE .INT. DIRIGIBLE - CONTINUOUSDogs play poker. Behind _them, Russell flies past with theleaf blower. They turn to look.EXT. DIRIGIBLERussell steers wobbly toward an open dirigible window. Hesmashes into the wall. 82.RUSSELLOoph!He tries again and TUMBLES through the window.INT. DIRIGIBLE - CONTINUOUSRussell releases the balloons and picks up the leaf blower,ready for action.RUSSELLYes! Don't worry Kevin! I'll save -Growling dogs move toward him.Russell blows the leaf blower at the dogs.INT. DIRIGIBLE, CAGE ROOMMuntz stares into the bird's cage, mesmerized. She'smiserable and scared.MUNTZAnd they wouldn ' t believe me. Justwait till they get a look at you.Alpha enters.ALPHAMaster! The small mailman hasreturned.MUNTZWhat?INT. DIRIGIBLEDogs tie Russell to a chair.RUSSELLLet me go!Muntz enters.MUNTZWhere's your elderly friend?Russell blows the leaf blower in Muntz's face.RUSSELLHe's not my friend anymore. Muntz grabs the leaf blower and drags Russell out.MUNTZWell, if you're here, Fredricksencan't be far behind.INT. DIRIGIBLE, TROPHY ROOMMuntz drags Russell through the trophy room.RUSSELLWhere are you keeping Kevin!?INT. DIRIGIBLE, RAMP ROOM - CONTINUOUSMuntz sets Russell down and walks to a control panel.RUSSELLLet me go!BETAScream all you want, small mailman.GAMMANone of your mailman friends canhear you.RUSSELLI'll unleash all my WildernessExplorer training!Muntz is about to throw a switch when he looks out theporthole. Flying toward him is CARL'S HOUSE!MUNTZAlpha! Fredricksen's coming back.Guard that bird. If you see theold man, you know what to do.Muntz pulls the switch and walks out of the room.RUSSELLHey, where are you going? I'm notfinished with you!MUNTZNice talking with you.Muntz slams the door.83.Light emerges from the floor. Russell is on the ramp, whichis opening. Russell REACTS. INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPITMuntz enters the cockpit and takes the wheel.MUNTZWhere are you, Fredricksen?EXT. DIRIGIBLEThe dirigible turns, revealing Carl's house sneaking upbehind.INT. CARL' S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM84.Carl steers toward the cockpit. He dons Russell's sash, thenhooks his cane onto his back. He's fighting for a cause.He hears SCREAMING. It's Russell! Tied to his chair, heslides down the ramp as it lowers, closer and closer to theedge .CARLRussell!Carl steers his house to the dirigible.EXT. DIRIGIBLE, RAMP - CONTINUOUSCarl flings the hose, HOOKING it to the ramp railing. Usinghis cane as a zip line, Carl slides to Russell, catching himjust as Russell slides off the ramp edge. They land safelytogether.RUSSELLMr. Fredricksen!CARLDug! 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 - CONTINUOUSCarl sets Russell, still bound, down in the front hall. RUSSELLYou came back for Kevin! Let's goget her.CARL.I..:m getting Kevin. You stay here!RUSSELLBut I want to help!CARLI don't want your help. I want yousafe!Carl leaps back into the dirigible. Dug follows.Russell STRUGGLES against his bonds.INT. DIRIGIBLE, HALLWAY85.Carl and Dug sneak down a hall. They see dogs ahead and hide.CARLHow do we get past these dogs?DUG. Uh ••• POINT!Dug points to a grate in the wall.INT. DIRIGIBLE, GAS CELL AREADug leads Carl ubackstage" through a vent shaft into thedirigible. They sneak past two biplanes.INT. DIRIGIBLE, CAGE ROOMThey emerge through a grate near the ceiling. They look downinto the room where the bird is kept in a cage.CARLKevin!The bird recognizes Carl and CRIES OU'l'.CARLDon't worry Kevin, we're on ourway!Alpha enters, leading a group of dogs. Carl and Dug. duckinto the shadows and watch unnoticed from above. ALPHAAllow no one to be entering throughthese doors. Guard well that bird,my minions.CARL(whispers) What do we do now, Dug?86 .Dug is lost in ecstacy, chomping on a tennis ball on the endof Carl's cane.INT. DIRIGIBLE, CAGE ROOM - MOMENTS LATERCarl drops down from the ceiling and stands on the cage. Hebangs his cane. All the dogs turn.He grabs a ball from his cane and waves it in the air.CARLWho wants the ball?DOGSMe! I do! I want the ball!CARLThen go get it!Carl throws the ball. The dogs scramble after it.INT. DIRIGIBLE, HALLWAY OUTSIDE OF CAGE ROOM - CONTINUOUSThe dogs pile into the hallway in pursuit.DOGSI'm gonna get there first! Oh gonnaget the ball! I'm gonna get it!Gamma catches it .•GAMMAI got itl 1Behind them Carl shuts the door. The dogs realize theirmistake.GAMMAUh-oh. INT. DIRIGIBLE, CAGE ROOMCarl opens the cage door.CARLI'm sorry Kevin. Let•~ get you outof here.INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPIT87.Muntz scans the horizon. Suddenly the in-ship communicatorcomes to life.DOG WALLA(on radio)Master! He's gone! The old man!He's here! He's got the bird! Thebird's gone!MUNTZWhat? Calm down! One at a time 1EXT. CARL'S HOUSE, FRONT PORCHRussell STRUGGLES to break free of the chair.RUSSELLI want to help!He manages to get his arms free.RUSSELLHa ha!Except that all his struggling causes the chair to hop out onthe porch and fall off.Russell SCREAMS as he falls. The hose unspools.Russell reaches the end of the hose. Russell grabs onto itand the chair jostles free, falling thousands of feet down.The house drifts away from the dirigible.INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPITThe melee of conflicting reports from the dogs continues.DOG WALLAHe's in Hall D1 He's in Hall BlIt's the old man! 88.MUNTZDoes anyone know where they are?!?!On cue, Russell SPLATS into the dashboard window of thecontrol room and SQUEEGEES across, dangling from the hose.Muntz stares, slack-jawed .RUSSELLWhoooaaahlThe house floats off.MUNTZ(into radio)Grey leader! Take down the house!EXT. CARL'S HOUSERussell clings to the end of the hose, swaying in the wind.What's that noise? From beneath the dirigible emerges •••EXT. OPEN SKY - CONTINUOUSFrom 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.GAMMAGrey 2, checking in.OMEGAGrey 3, checking in.The planes fall into formation and fly toward the house.BETATarget sighted.The Dog Squadron Leader bites down on a squeaky bone chew toythat fires poison darts.The biplanes fire and strafe Carl's house with darts.Russell SCREAMS, swaying beneath it on the hose.INT. DIRIGIBLE, TROPHY ROOMCarl, Dug and the bird escape through the trophy room. 89.CARLCome on, Kevin .Behind the door, Muntz is waiting for them. He grabs a swordfrom 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 - CONTINUOUSLocked out, Dug jumps on the door and barks.He hears growling and turns around. There stands Alpha andthe other dogs.DUGHi.INT. DIRIGIBLE, HALLWAYDug runs. The dogs give chase.INT. DIRIGIBLE, TROPHY ROOMMuntz swings his sword at Carl but misses . Carl uses hiscane to defend hims~lf.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 tennisballs bounce the cane off Muntz and smack Carl in the face.Muntz pulls the sword free. He raises the sword over hishead to strike and his back CRACKS loudly. He's stuck! Carlraises his cane over his head and his back CRACKS too.Carl and Muntz STRUGGLE to move. Muntz CRACKS his back freeand kicks Carl in the chest, knocking him against a trophy.He has the upper hand now. He throttles him with his arm andlifts his sword.MUNTZAny last words, Fredricksen? Corneon, spit it out!Carl spits his FALSE TEETH at Muntz. He falls backwards. 90.Carl collects his teeth and motions for Kevin.CARLCorne on!Muntz advances on Carl, who struggles to protect the bird.Muntz is a wild man now, smashing and destroying anythingthat gets in his way.MUNTZEnough! I'm taking that bird backwith me alive or dead!Carl trips and falls to the floor. Muntz is about to dealthe final blow.INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPITMeanwhile Alpha backs Dug into the control panel. He bumps aa LEVER.EXT. DIRIGIBLE - CONTINUOUSThe entire dirigible rocks wildly to the side.INT. DIRIGIBLE, TROPHY ROOMMuntz is knocked off balance. He slides to one side. Trophycases 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 fallsthrough but manages to grab the frame with his cane. Hedangles out over open air.He sees the biplanes circling the house, Russell hangingbeneath it.The ship corrects again. Carl climbs back inside.Muntz comes at Carl.CARLCome on, Kevin! 91.EXT. SIDE OF DIRIGIBLE - CONTINUOUSCarl climbs the work ladder up the side of the dirigible. He pushes the bird along as he goes.Muntz follows up.INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPITAlpha throws Dug viciously across the room. Alpha throws himagain and Dug crashes into the steering wheel, knocking aradar shade off the control panel.Alpha moves in. Dug hides behind the steering wheel.ALPHAI will have many enjoyments forwhat 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 DOGHe wears the Cone of Shame!ALPHA(high-pitched voice)What? Do not just continuesitting! Attack!The bump caused his collar to go funny again. The dogs allhowl with laughter.ALPHA(high pitched voice)No! No! Stop your laughing! Getthis off of me!DUGListen you dog! Sit!Surprised at Dug's moxy, Alpha sits. All other dogs sit too.DOG WALLAYes, Alpha. DUGAlpha? I am not Alpha, he is-(realizing)Oohhhh!EXT. CARL'S HOUSE92.Russell TRIES TO CLIMB the hose. His hands are about to giveout.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!RUSSELLHuh'?Carl calls for help: the WILDERNESS EXPLORER CALL.RUSSELLYou leave Mr. Fredricksen alone!Russell CLIMBS!He's more machine than boy now. Biplanes shooting the wholeway, he climbs up onto the porch.The biplanes close in.Russell yells to them.RUSSELLHeyl(pointing down)Squirrel!All the dog pilots snap to attention.GAMMASquirrel'?OMEGAWhere's the squirrel?! The planes dive, crash into each other. The dog pilotsparachute out.GAMMAI hate squirrels.EXT. SIDE OF DIRIGIBLE93.Carl climbs. Muntz grabs Carl's foot. Carl defends himselfwith his cane, knocking Muntz off the ladder. Muntz catcheson to a rung of the ladder.He watches Carl and the bird climb.Muntz descends the ladder.EXT. DIRIGIBLE, TOP - DAYCarl and the bird make it to the top of the dirigible.Suddenly, a trap door opens. Carl GASPS ••. but it's Dug!CARLDug!Dug jumps up on Carl, licking his face.DUGMaster!The house bears down on them. They run to meet it.CARLRussell ! ! over here! ! Let' s go!Russell steers the house toward Carl.RUSSELLMr. Fredricksen!The house slows and lowers atop the airship. Carl HOISTS thebird up onto the porch.CARLCome 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 ofthem break or shoot skyward. The house plummets, crashingonto the dirigible. Carl is THROWN from the house onto the airship .The house slides toward the edge, Russell, Dug and Kevinstill inside.CARLNo!94.Carl SCRAMBLES to grab the hose trailing from the slidinghouse. The house slides on to the dirigible's tail fin.Holding the hose, Carl digs in his heels and is just able tostop it.The house teeters on the very edge of the tail fin.CARLRussell! 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 thehose.CARLNo! Leave them alone!Russell and others duck inside and slam the door.The house tilts, threatening to tip off at any second. Carlholds on for his life.Muntz POUNDS on the door with the butt of the rifle.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, HALLWAYRussell, Dug and Kevin back away from the door.EXT. DIRIGIBLE, TOPThe house slides farther over the edge.Carl struggles to hold on. The hose caddy is ripping freefrom the house! The bolts pop from the wooden siding ••• it'sabout to go!INT. CARL'S HOUSERussell, Dug and Kevin run into the living room. EXT. DIRIGIBLE, TOPMuntz KICKS the door.Suddenly, Carl has an idea.CARLRussell! Hang on to Kevin! Don'tlet go of her!INT. CARL' S HOUSE, L.IVING ROOM95.Confused, Russell follows Carl's directions. He Dug and thebird huddle together.Muntz breaks through the door. He lifts his rifle and sights the bird .••Through the window, Carl yells out.EXT. DIRIGIBLE, TOPCARLKevin! Chocolate!Carl holds aloft a bar of chocolate.INT. CARL'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOMKevin lunges, pushing past Muntz and knocking the rifle fromhis hands.Muntz lunges after them.EXT. CARL'S HOUSE - CONTINUOUSThe hose caddy breaks free.Kevin leaps through the window, Russell and Dug hanging fromher 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 theground .•..He falls. 96.EXT. DIRIGIBLE, TOPPANTING, Carl is left holding the hose. He PULLS himselftoward the edge.The hose curves beneath the tail fin. Finally it swingsout •..RUSSELLThat was cool!Russell and Dug dangle from it, sitting on Kevin. The birdholds on to the hose with her beak.Carl LAUGHS, relieved.CARLDon't jerk around so much, kid!Russell climbs up, followed by the bird and Dug.DUGOh 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, floatssoftly down into the clouds, and disappears.RUSSELLSorry about your house, Mr.Fredricksen.earl smiles. He puts his arm around Russell.CARLYou know, it's just a house.Carl, Russell, Dug and Kevin stand on the tail of the airshipfloating of f over the clouds .DISSOLVE TO:EXT. MOUNTAIN, LABYRINTH GATE - AFTERNOONCarl and Russell hold and cuddle the baby birds. The babiespeck at Carl's head. Carl and Russell LAUGH.CARLOW! OW! OwlRUSSELLLook at you. You ' re so soft. 97.Kevin CALLS OUT, waiting for the babies at the gate to theLABYRINTH. Time to go.CARL/RUSSELL(disappointed)Awwww!RUSSELLI wish I could keep one.The babies run to the bird. One stops to HISS at Dug.Carl has misplaced something.CARLHuh, 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.CARLYou know what? Keep 'em. A littlegift from me to you.The bird family enters the labyrinth. Carl and Russell wave.RUSSELLBye Kevin!The bird looks back toward Carl and Russell and CALLS OUT onelast time before disappearing into the mist.INT. DIRIGIBLE, COCKPIT - LATERCarl and Russell both wear matching leather flight helmetsand goggles.RUSSELLReady?Carl gives a thumbs up.CARLReady! 98.EXT. DIRIGIBLEMuntz's dirigible ascends into the sky. Dug and all ofMUNTZ'S DOGS stick their heads out the dirigible windows,barking as they fly into the sunset.INT. AUDITORIUMCAMP MASTER STRAUCH•.• and by receiving their badges,the following Explorers willgraduate to Senior Explorers.DISSOLVE TO:Each Junior Wilderness Explorer stands next to his father.As the Camp Master announces the achievement he hands thefather a badge, who pins it to his son's sash.CAMP MASTER STRAUCHFor Extreme Mountaineering Lore .••Congratulations, Jinuny.(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 STRAUCHUh, Russell? Is there •.. someonethat .•. uh .••The Camp Master CLEARS HIS THROAT uncomfortably. Russelllooks for his dad in the audience.CARL (O.S.)Excuse me. Pardon me. Old mancoming through.Carl takes his place next to Russell.CARL( to Camp Master)I'm here for him.CAMP MASTER STRAUCHCongratulations, Russell. Sir ..•The Camp Master hands Carl the badge and continues down the·line. CARLRussell, for assisting the elderly,and for performing above and beyondthe call of duty , I would like toaward you the highest honor I canbestow: The Ellie Badge.99.Carl pins the badge onto the missing spot on Russell's sash.It's Ellie's GRAPE SODA PIN.RUSSELLWow.Carl smiles.They salute each other. Russell gives Carl a hug. Carl returns it.Russell's mom sits in the audience with Dug. Russell proudlyshows her the badge.CAMP MASTER STRAUCHAlright, I think that coverseverybody ... So let's give a bigExplorer Call to our brand newSenior Wilderness Explorersl Readyeverybody?The Camp Master leads the audience in the WILDERNESS EXPLORERCALL.Muntz's dogs sit in the back, BARKING in approval.DISSOLVE TO:EXT. CURB OUTSIDE FENTON$ ICE CREAM PARLOR - DAYCarl and Russell sit on a curb licking ice cream cones.Russell has chocolate and Carl has butter-brickle.cars pass by.RUSSELLBlue one.CARLRed one.DUGGrey one.CARLRed one. Russell GIGGLES.RUSSELLThat's a bike!CARLIt's red, isn't it?RUSSELLMr. Fredricksen, you're cheating.CARLNo, I'm not. Red one.RUSSELLThat's a fire hydrant.They LAUGH._CARLMaybe I need new glasses.100.Overhead, MUNTZ'S DIRIGIBLE is parked, its ladder in thehandicapped parking spot.DISSOLVE TO:EXT. PARADISE FALLS - AFTERNOONOn top of Paradise Falls sits Carl's house, just as Ellieimagined it.THE END
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