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• the airport?You goin' a' DRIVERTAXI

TAXI,a a~ails He steps to the corner

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be late.gonnaWe're wat~ (checks his '~ Risht, ('.::) BILLY

k~ed.got He almostyou,to that of~, room could kindlivins Lour through snow plowadrive bunch of monstersahavingguessI KATE

rattled.-- He's just been better. gettins His wife says he's BILLY

better, if he can travel. setting Mister Futterman must be KATE • town.to coming when the Futtermans aretomorrow's no,-- tomorrow could do it we Maybe close.beto goinsIt's BILLY

movies, Special at the the Early Birdmakewe canwork, from straightgoweIf tonight. sixby should be finishedI KATE

of Billy's sportscoat and Kate's blazer. CODES on the chestBAR SPOT Universal Price Code-typeblazer,

and uniform-type skirtainand Kate is business clothes, wears Billy the sidewalk crowd.byelbowed asidegettingkeep who Billy and Kate are still small-town types,now,years older fewa they'reThough of Kingston Falls.siegeof the Gremlin heroesKATE, PELTZER and his girlfriendBILLYonCAMERA settles

ARTISTS, etc.MONTE3-CARDHOOKERS,VENDORS,push past

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MORNING-AREA) SQUARE (TIMES STREETSYORKNEWEXT,

to DOWNPAN begin, TITLESMAINAs •

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there. know you'reLet people deserve it, you you have to act likebut you want to, promoted and stuff if you can getBilly, heard about it. justI you the job,didn't~I KATE

job me thegotyou enough that It's badnow. I'm making money married on thegettingright, It wouldn't feeldo,weYeah BILLY

wait, We don't have tookay,That's KATE

year. I'm getting that promotion this don't think! no kidding, .•Yeah, BILLY

Billy, you are, that kind of thing asby !ll!fthered A lot of people aren't as 6J:t KATE

VUO, bigger. • looks o~J'")~ildingCenterT~ade World off theies twentf'/~take me making right,b&.they'rejust whole thinghad theIknow,You head)his (shakes Chinatown building •••the have to finish that drawing ofI tonight.earlyoutget I'll try and BILLY

videotape earlier,editingguyssawwewherebuilding,

officeClamp they approach the FOLLOW Billy and Kate as

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York.Newof hangthe getting don't think we're!Billy ••• KATE

time. go of the door handle just inletsBilly--awayROARSThe taxi

the No, BILLY •

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to you.get things Don't let KATE

at the newsstand ••• on sale Took Manhattan, areIbook, Clamp's best-sellingMr,copies of forget,Don't office building. most modern automatedthe world's ••• hope you've enjoyed your tour of DOREEN

building. HAT in the shape of thea matchingplusKate's,

uniform likea Doreen wearslobby. GROUP through theTOUR

a guidinawho's (DOREEN)WOMAN thirtyisha waves hello toKate

on the chests of several of the workers.Kate's, like Billy's andSPOT bar-codes, spilled briefcases, etc.

their gathering dizzily to their feet,gettingworkers are The WORKERS sprawled in front °"1the revolving doors.several throughway avOiit!-thread theirenter,,theyAs Billy and Kate

RES. CLOTHand PARLOR,BEAUTYa •

STAND, YOGURTFROZENa including'1f~~~ESTAURANTS,BUSINESSES,

lobby includes several retailmN/ulflll>tal-styleThe ultra-modern,

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regular door instead,aThey use

Uh-uh, KATE

Aagghhh! 0. S . )(WORKER

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him WHOOSHES too fast,going The power-assisted door,doors. revolvina one of the WORKER entersaanswer, Before Kate can

today? revolving doors Want to try the BILLY

DOORS, REVOLVING couple ofa there aredoors,glass to regular In additionlobby. DOORS to the building'sarrive at theThey

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kiss,They

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• snaps the cabinet shut.Forster

-- a I just need FRED GRANDPA

We're busy. FORSTER

a --foryou with speak I could Clamp, Misterme. Excuse FRED GRANDPA

TV hookup.the

Clamp over and tries to address comes over to the cabinetFRED) (GRANDPACOSTUME A DRACULAINMANagingan He's interrupted as

and -- search, random drugadoingI'mTonight morning. compliance check this decora I'm doing Yes sir. FORSTER

people,~verything. the the systems,cloc~a like place runningwand:>,,.."l:RisISo TV) (ON ~Ar,P • • <::) sir.Yes FOR~lf

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BEEPS.

pager his beltlobby,the through hurriedlywalksForster As up Daniel Clamp's lieutenant Forster.CAMERA picksNearby,

soon. be here The elevator will pushing the button.you forThank (V .o.)VOICE

speaks.VOICE "soothing• electronic•

a and button,a pushesHe bank of elevators.aBilly toFOLLOW

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department. head of hisYorked-outNew chain-smoking,

the MARLA, joined byisBillyopen,doors the elevatorAs

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new desired Please state your (CONT,)(V,O,)VOICE ELEVATOR

everybody around.tossingSHORT,STOPS The elevator violently

thirty-two. You have cancelled floor (V.O.JVOICE ELEVATOR

too late.But it's

-- Don't (to worker) BILLY

not thirty--no,No, (to elevator) WORKER

on the elevator's display.NUMBERS flash pastDigital

request is floor thirty-two.Your (V.O.)VOICE ELEVA~

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C) number. floor des~dyour Please state (V .O.)VOI')O ELEVATOR

17 V') ELEVATORINT.17

The doors close.WORKERS.with other the elevator,ongetThey

to have justI Yeah, BILLY

-- us killing The printers areemergency. panic a crisisIt's have it.to haveWe Chinatown drawing.Your MARLA

-- how Marla,Hi, BILLY

-- Billy MARLA •

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• there? Are they going to plant trees BILLY

trees.thewith nicerbe That'll looks cold. That courtyard MARLA

-- some maketo havejustI It's almost finished. BILLY

the drawing.at Billy's shoulderoverlooksMarla

dragon kites, etc.kids flyingin the street,peopllwith·rt,

into life some to breathetried But Billy has pagoda touches. i~s~~~ith m..9..':!~trosityglassbuilding---~Chinatownprojected

Clamp's illustration ofanboard isdrawingOn Billy's

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conversations. low-volume static to insulate--NOISE""WHITEinpipe Unseen speakers "ergonomic" furniture.ofCUBICLES fulltiny

form "open-plan" offices -- endless beige partitionsmodern,

Clamp's empire occupiesDaniel The advertising department of

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BILLY

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partition.on hisdrawingBilly'sspots drawer, and Forster the plant in a deskputson his clipboard, BillyjotsassistantAs Forster's

possible potted plant -Unauthorized FORSTER

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Peltzer. {CONT. )FORSTER • folder.

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around, cubicles, lookiniiofrow ASSISTANT come down theclipboard-carryiniihis Daniel Clamp's lieutenant Forster andwhento work,downHe's about to sit

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Elms. MARLA

But, Marla BILLY •

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right?"z,"a With ASSISTANT

move on, He turns to •

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--a was justIt Yes sir, BILLY

Authorized. Color-coordinated,Eye-resting, (CONT, )FORSTER •

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best shot. show his demoralizedthegivingHe's moth-eaten Dracula outfit.

a hookup earlier, is an old trouper inTVlobbyClamp on the

tried to talk to DanielwhoguytheFRED,GRANDPACAMERAMAN. Billy comes in and stands behind theshow.horror-movie

hosted-a House of Horrors.Grandpa Fred'srun-down set ofThe

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hallway.narrowadown room and turnscontrol

passes thebag,shoppinga Billy, carrying Cable studios. Clamp a control-room monitor at theonisimageREVEAL that this

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.. Clamp Centre is just one partThe

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STAIRCASE.atowardthem she takes Still talking,

me over here ..• follow If you'll climate control. and communications,security, the latest.inwithAmerica, in advanced "smart building" the mostis Clamp CentreThe KATE

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you something,broughtIYeah. BILLY

work. finding and people is getting sober those only thing that scares The Wolfman.the not scared of morning are three-thirty in the TV atwatch People that a disaster.Kid. it's A mistake? FRED GRANDPA

mistake. biga making they'rethinkI time slot.newyour hear about was sorry toIHey,Fred.Hi, BILLY

him. over to Billy goes disgusted.down, Fred sitsGrandpa

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-- some wantyou Renfield,Oh, FRBD GRANDPA

into character,backaoesaamely Grandpa Fred

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FRBD GRANDPA

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here. over ,ood it would lookthouihtI BILLY

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supposed to notice it.not You're won't overhear each other, theyand togetherclosepeople can puttheyso That's Yeah. BILLY

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FRED GRANDPA

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BILLY

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Forster greets the screen.FACE.CLAMP'S

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sir. you, It's for Forster)(to A TECHNICIAN

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president ••. greata make Clamp wouldMister thinkinl"'--beenI'veknow,You /:;' man) (brainy \JU .•. all overmyself [ezy~goutI organization, • Clampthe•:i;o,:m\!o/~saveIWhen U,'R,1}sexy( live today .••Iwayandl,fh;eme,for not stealing office supplies works -- andguy ,,.I'm an honest kind of man) (dynamic VOICES ANNOUNCERS'

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etc, bathrooms, in corridors,EMPLOYEES

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systems, tracking the building'sswitches,

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source of the voice.

the for employee looks aroundstartledtheOn the monitor,

· ~ anymore. here work ~~don't period, pal. break unaut~iZJ'dThat's an FORSTER.~NT.) • () and talks into it:

microphoneauppicks the~nsole,on punches""'a- buttonForster

X) STOREROOM.a cigarette in

a EMPLOYEE lightingstr~ed-outaCAMERA showsspyAMONITOR. a technician's shoulder ataand looks overForster turns

·it. behirs and Clamp's face ills the monitor screen,LOGOampaBut ~ -- 1·11 FORSTER

spinning. Tanaka is still Mrs. here. money peoplesomehad l It shorted out last night while downstairs.fixeddoor revolving get that in there,r·mWhile TV) <ON CLAMP

Tall! Yes sir. FORSTER

mountains? theof picture you thatshowIDid own state? have theirknow that • youdo guys manyHow kidding.No TV)<ON CLAMP

CCNI'INUED23

3/6/89- *Revised

for it.si&ncanI • PEGGY

for Doctor Catheter,isThisHuh.

.. MESSENGER

* it. * abouttalk not supposed toWe're * PEGGY

* anyway?there, * do~ they What kind of stuff do * MESSENGER * 21./.B * AREA RECEPTIONINT.24B

to backher followsHe

'O here,, deliveryaaotYeah,

* 0

MESSENGER

you? helpI Can

• ..a

PEGGY

U"\

him. comes over to

* the lab's receptionist,PEGGY, WHISTLING it to himself -- until • and startsmelody,up thepicks messenaerthe Half-consciously, * •

key. in that sad minorsona,back -- Gizmo's

from theSOUNDaby his attention is capturedANIMALS,caaed

and PLANTS potted GADGETS, SCIENTISTS, curiously atpeerina

he looks into the lab,Asdown-home.lookbuildiniof the

the restmakesit bi&h-tech laboratory soaoffringe.•• to the

24A LAB CORRIDOR/GENETICSINT.

24A

into an inner corridor •••it,past,oesdesk, no one at the rceptionfindinipackage,awithMESSENGERA

NOISES thatANIMALtheforexcept nor■al,see ■ aarea reception this INC., SPLICB-0-LIFEreadinisi&n With its cheerful wall

24 AREA RECEPTION-LAB GENETICSINT.24

TO: CUT

Yes sir. TECHNICIAN

oxyaen.them&iveweDutn slump. a intoio people four o'clock,At FORSTER •

2) ( 2)

CONTINUED:23 20, /89J/.31 *Revised

again. flickering Your lights areWally,Hello, • CATHETERDR,

flickering,area areWally's LIGHTS over fluorescent

The white-coated scientist.aWALLY,over togoesCatheter

up to mysterious gadgets.hookedin the lab are

and animals of the plantsmanythatSEEwe In this closer look,

LAB GENETICSINT, 25

FOLLOW Catheter back to

••. germs freshsome wants ismanaAll Back order. head}his (shakes CATHETERDR,

and heads for the inner office,Catheter takes the Kleenex,Dr.

~ sure •..uh --Oh, PEGGY ~

Peg~ have that,IMay CATHETE:ILDR.

C) hand out. holds his •

CatheterDr. again. he~oseblows Kleenex,a She takes out

• ~-orderon think the flu isI '<) PEGGY

Lr) week. the flu this getto supposedwasIAnd rabies, I~ this is just rabies.No, (opening package) malaria •.. mybe mi&htThis good.Oh, package)(taking CATHETERDR.

this just came Doctor Catheter, PEGGY

in. way on hiswho's scientist, Splice-o-Life's chiefCATHETER,DR,intorunningalmost-- messenger leaves the officetheagain,tuneWhistling Gizmo's

Thanks, yours. copy'sThis Okay. MESSENGER

snd hands it back,paperworkthesignsshe

* blows her nose as bad case of the sniffles -- sheagotPeggy's•

24B CONTINUED,24B

3/~5/89 *Revised

\CONTINUED)

-- Watch to bright light.

be totally desensitizedSoon, he'll •

and French sunblock,hormones,

formula of vitamins,aThis is

(CONT,)WALLY

.. * logo,SUN shiningabears whose label a drip bottleto is connected* out of the bat's flesh,stickingTUBE,intravenous An down. BAT hangs upsiderestingawherecageaarrive atThey

on, sir.workingwe'rewhat That's

WALLY

• night. * at come outonly but theyYes,

CATHETERDR,

* like pigeons,,,messengers, * terrificmakecouldThey * there are millions of bats,world, * some parts of theinknow,You * (CONT,)WALLY .. • CAGES, ANIMALof groupa toward He leads Catheter

* though,,,project, .. very pleased about this batI'• .. WALLY •

Wally.it,get You'll CATHETERDR,

But it rejected the pimento, Doctor, came close yesterday,We WALLY

researcher. long-s~ringthe--sighingnods,Wally

excited.(./ They're very the Bird's-Eye peoplV,.afain, talked to Wall,V....-J medley plant, vegetableon/tjledoingweareHow CA~TERDR,

'~ VIAL, a central glass

into feed tubes that collectina att!Ullb.ed toPLANTS arevegetable

where several different pottedtableaCatheter turns toDr.

they?Are WALLY

bulbs, the fluorescentof

the flickeringwithsynch BLINKING in preciseeyes areWally's

•

21A,

19897, July- *REVISED

•

• {CONTINUED)

b.g .in Wally SCIENTIST approachesAnothermoves on,Catheter

~<'\ (disappointed) CAT!IBT~DR.

Ame~n.South Doctor. bat, ~~!ferentthat's--uhOh, ,/') WALLY • ?' on .•• blood. feed them som~ believer (CONT.) DR."6T!IETBR

fascination: creepywith speaksa~d Wally, closer todraws Catheter

Very nice. CAT!IETBRDR.

cat. baskingalike rays,

• itself in thewarming The little creature stretches luxuriously, the bat.on SUNLAMP shinesbrightaandswitch,aflipsWally

•

CONTINUED,:)

21B •

19897, July- *REVISED

• may be genetic •••That MARTIN

he? isn't kll.1.~,Hmp! CATHETERDR.

the scientists talk.out of the cage as

DANCES Gizmo playfullyMUSIC,ROCKbouncyHearing thePLAYER, TAPEaon cage and turns opens the side door of Gizmo'sHe

Doctor. Watch this, LEWIS

take bright light.••• and it can't MARTIN

apparently,.,rodent,Some sort of LEWIS

them. up at and looks who stops singingGIZMO,cloth to reveal the back Martin pulls covered cage.a LOWERED aboveARELIGHTS the where lab tableatoover they take Catheterattention, the messenger's crooning that caughtSOUND of theFollowing the

interesting. s find it think you'll••. I 6 • MARTIN

bcain.• shace,heyif•• ••::~~~i•••lk <win•The

Doctor.well. !ll!J~J_lY MARTIN

TWIN. IDENTICALLewis'sisHe turns around.Martin

coming?work How's that cloning CATHETERDR.

Doctor.Hi, LEWIS

Lewis. Hello, (CONT.) CATHETERDR.

moment.theus attoback has his (MARTIN) the otherwhile

greets Catheter,(LEWIS)themOne ofwork. SCIENTISTS are at

moretwo where to another side of the lab,FOLLOW Catheter

short. a littleI'm hormone?growth • some haveme you letcould Wally, SCIENTIST

198911,May *REVISED

up. in the next cubicle speaksWORKERThe•

Hell. BILLY

out.go LIGHTS overheadthe lowers pencil to paper,heas

Just Chinatown drawing.stares at hisin his cubicle,Billy,

26 O~ B!J:,LY'SINT.26

TO:CUT

you. to cut .•. we'll just have (CONT.) CATHETERDR.

POKE.a Gizmo cage to giveinto thereachesCatheter Dr. Gizmo. LOOM over the terrifiedThe three scientists

my little friend ...And for that, body structure.then there'sAnd CATHETERDR.

culture~Thursday.... tissue MARTIN.§:::, • tomorr~.'.samplesCell '-...J• LEWIS

r-,.\J him? with pro~to you goingHow are 'o CATHETERDR.

~ Sorry, sir. MARTIN

break for it.amadealmost He two?you with wrong What's (CONT.) CATHETERDR.

firmly.

door the side and shutscage,in thebackGizmo frightened the Catheter sticksDr. good his escape.makecanMogwaithe

Gizmo just beforeGRABSandMUSIC off,the He abruptly switches

pal. so fast,Not CATHETERDR.

cage ...thefromaway edges fartherHeof here.outwaya around forlooking Gizmo is slylyhis captors,amusesheBut as

sure yet. ... we're not • LEWIS

25 ( 2) CONTINUED:

5,,

2 3.

• -- humming it like,was, somebodyand eighteen, on know,you laboratory,that up inwasI know.I-- hey Oh, MESSENGER

-- you Where did Think. by Sting.It's notNo. BILLY

by Sting?that isn't--dah dah dah dah Dah dah, (hums) -- uh Oh, MESSENGER

it? hearyou Where didmusic.That BILLY

Huh? MESSENGER

he~~at?you Where did / ~~ BILLY •

vr'll-'ntly:and asks the cubicle partition

over looksheas face, ~"ti'i.sdawning the realizationcatches

CAMERA and then-- regis~""!t Billy doesn'tmoment,aFor sad minor.in that song(ll,r'Yin,Gizmo'sto himself --whistles messengerthe the~erwork, Neighbor signsthe CubicleBut as

Thanks,Oh, NEIGHBORCUBICLE

you.for Package MESSENGER

package,a desk with Neighbor's the Cubicletocomeslab the geneticswho visitedmessenger theas on, back come LIGHTS and the around,jumpsBilly

around.Jump saving energy. It's you left. building thinks The long.toofor You sat still NEIGHBORCUBICLE

What? BILLY

Jump around. • NEIGHBORCUBICLE

•

* them •••

and everyone hatesYork,New

* Think of it,.,millions of rats in

LEWIS

* on its label,insignia * LIGHTNING-BOLTaVIAL withafrom some liquid FEEDS the ratHe

•••boy go, you Here in, involved

l...'..,n ever beenworkelectrical

most interesting bio-theThis is

MARTIN

* Catheter looks on.Dr.as

DEVICE connected to the electrodes,*switch of a strange-looking

* toggle They're preparing to throw theRAT.nervous-looking * a BARS of ELECTRODES to thehave clippedLewisMartin and

29 SCIENTISTS-ANGLE 29

work. around -- the scientists are absorbed in theirBilly looks

where there are several covered cages,cornerafrom in Gizmo's croon,him,tobackmelody comesthe A moment later, •

song, Gizmo's WH~LES random as he removing parts at machine,copyingthe "fixing-I! Billy strolls in and starts

;,. covering cloths,by of which are hiddenmostcages, noises in theirmaki;::-restlessANIMALSwork, As the scientists

28 LAB GENETICSINT, 28

::) theri!i/-_,back inIt'sHi.Oh, .../ PEGGY

down, copier's your hearI you doin'?How BILLY

TOOLBOX,reda carrying desk as Billy comes in, is sitting at the receptionPeggy

27 AREA RECEPTION- SPLICE-0-LIFEINT,27

off, takesBilly

in the back --wasNub-uh, it MESSENGER

was? who it Did you see • BILLY

26 (2) CONTINUED,26

J/15/89 Revised*

•

• messa leaving the copierthe lab,ofHe walks out into his toolbox.

Gizmo Billy scoops have to wait.reunion willgalaBut the

more excited.them is hard to say which of GIZMO'S -- it'sMEETBYESHISandcage, He opens thecage. monkeys, Billy hurries to Gizmo'sthe scientists chase theAs

DNA! down thatPutAlvin! MARTIN

you doing out?What areTheodore! LEWIS

lab, distracting the scientists into the center of thehimscamper past as the excited monkeys

"surprised,"to look up,time -- and is back at the copier in

-- cage on the monkeys'the latch

he flipsway,On the back to the copying machine.Billy heads

SCALPELS arranged next to it.the~eamingcovered cage -- and

right on the Billy's eyes fallsingin~news,Gizmo'sasThen, •

a hairy SPIDE!lqtbout twelve inches across.experiment: growth-hormoneaofGl,IMPSEahe gets it in shock as

He dropscage.wrong on the~ver whistling, lifts theBilly,

he passes. MONKEYS chatter at Q!jm asTwo caged

from. coming voice is corner~zmo's He wanders back to the

'O

30 BILLY- ANGLE 30

ll)

* •••Hmm * LEWISAND MARTIN

* them ••• * could just make it safe to touch * we If fellows. Definite progress, * CATHETERDR,

* SHOCK, the electricfrom * hand back and quickly pulls his Catheter touches the rat,Dr,

* off, goes the current * then calm down asWIDEN,eyesThe rat's throws the switch.He

* month .••a portable radio for * a them could powerBut if one of

•

* MARTIN

3/1s /89 *Revised

•

•

catching his breath.the door,againsthe leanswherebathroom,

into the second door,a anteroom andsmallathroughgoesBilly

32 BATHROOMINT. J2

briefcase.

a man holding a little emblematicshowsSIGNwordless whose men's bathroom,a Billy ducks intonow,Walking faster

31 CORRIDORINT.Jl •

26A, /893/15 *Revised

• minuteawait Sshh -- just (CONT.)BILLY

-- get in here.Quick (CONT.)BILLY

bathroom and the hall, VOICES in the anteroom between theSOUND --suddenaHe stops at

But then I'm sorry.Oh. (CONT,)BILLY

armband. indicates his Gizmo looks sad

Wing? happened to MisterWhatthere? in get you didHow huh? That bad, (CONT,)BILLY

terrified.back,shrinksGizmo

-~ you? with

doing1!!ii7st~s5werewhat Gizmo, BILLPon •

• on~lf Gizmoputs Billy

of strong agreement.)(Twitte~g GIZMO

on you.water any getto want don'tWe here. up you Let's putme too.Yeah, (CONT.)BILLY

then admitting it. MOVEMENTS -- shyly hedging,EYEGizmo does

me? .did you missguy.;Hey, BILLY

Gizmo out.takessink,aoncagethe

Billy props and memories. shared secretsrelief,recognition, -- over their facesfloodEMOTIONSMogwai! A boy and his

He lifts the cover --down.LIGHTSthe

to turn remembersthencage,on the to lift the coverstartsHe

catching his breath. leans against the door,hewherebathroom,

into the second door,aandanteroomsmalla through Billy goes

BATHROOMINT, •

27,

19u;16,May *REVISED

My mistakeWell,Oh, • BILLY

Peltzer? you,do you belong in there,think don'tI washroom. execuj;j~the is -- Because thisright.That's FORSTER

A little briefcase, sir.Oh. BILLY

§.UUl, Peltzer.On the FORSTER

bathroom?In the BILLY

man holding?What is the FORSTER

"men's bathroom."meansIt BILLY

~--- Peltzer?

v FORSTER • ·· ddl/r:a on the bathroomsign Forster points to thewatching,Jfjlly'~his assistantWith

42 ~ CORRIDORINT. 42

* 33-41 OMIT 33-41

them, ASSISTANT joins

Forster's clipboard-carryinginto the anteroom,gothey

As Forster out the door.box and followsBilly grabs the tool

me. Come with Peltzer. Stand up, FORSTER

-- me I'm sorry, sir -- let BILLY

knees. to drop to hisabout

and istowel papera grabs shoes, sees the Billy sees Forster,

Peltzer, my shoes, You're wetting FORSTER

hands -- he shakes water off hisuntil him standing there,seeBilly doesn'tbathroom.into thecomes just as Forsterhands, Billy sets about furiously washing his•

CONTINUED:32

198916,May *REVISED

• -- and soon,homego We'll BILLY

(Muffled twitter of acquiescence.) GIZMO

you?do laboratory, back to thatgo don't want to You be quiet.tog_qj;you'veGizmo, (CONT.)BILLY

Gizmo inside.slips drawer in his desk,aHe openshand,

box still in the restless tool Billy returns to his cubicle,

43 CUBICLEBILLY'SINT. 43

Got it, sir, on clipboard)(jots ASSISTANT

interesting. on should be verysearch later drug "random"9urthinkIHm, os FORSTER

Billy leave.wM'(;/i';,Iassistant,hisandForster

on HOLD up. and speeds th~~ns down the hall,backsHe •

'7/1'.heret.backget I betterWell,'nts.. I'm mixin box harder)s(rat~. art supplies.--uhOh, BILLY

Peltzer? in the box,What's FORSTER

box. tool

the RATTLES restless,Gizmo, snaps the folder shut.Forster

in there?That's (tries to see) BILLY

* -- scoresSAT * Lateness infractions ... and these

(reading) FORSTER

and Forster looks it over.the gadget, PRINTOUT churns out ofA calculator-typein the folder,BUTTON

a and pushes over Billy's chest insignia again,itrunsfolder,

of his leatherettewand out the bar-code readerForster whips•

1989lo,May *REVISED

•

•

'r6oNTINUED)

6~ -0

in the flesh.,on~-here quite believe that the tyc

one canNo row of cubicles.4edowalks BODYGUARDS,two with Clamp, Daniel one staring asSEK~··up tolooksand--

-- paw Gizmo's

almost squashing desk drawer shut,SLAMS hisHe quicklyceased. havehim and conversation around he realizes that all noise

•

and him, GASPING sharply besidesomeone Billy is interrupted by

30,/31.

198916,May *REVISED

(CONTINUED) •

drawer? What's with that l (CONT.CLAMP

Billy snaps it shut.open.rattlesdrawerGizmo's

''disease"''Dutch,"

* they think''elm," People think

though. elm trees,lose theseLet's drawing) (points to

People need here.wewhatThat's CLAMP

with Billy.hands Clamp shakesaa saucer-eyed, Marla watches,

Bill Peltzer.--BillyPeltzer. BILLY

name?Your What's warmth.likeI warmth. That's the kites.withkids Look at the of the project here. whole essence You've captured the CLAMP • Vo6s mLY This?

drawing. Chinatown

the and spots Clamp glances over Billy's shoulder,speaks,heAs

on .•.nowfrom operations with these''hands-on''morelittle a be I'm going tochange.to going but that's down here before, been haven'tIknowI normally. you'd be doingwhatback togoand Everybody just relax,okay.That's CLAMP

-- canI here, if there's anything head I'm the departmentBloodstone, I'm Marlasir,--Clamp Mister MARLA

cubicle.

Billy'sbeside they meetandhim, quickly to greetmoves~arla

43 •

( 2) CONTINUED:

198911,May REVISED

-- canI think Just don'tI • BILLY

• you dinner with to havego letting itI'mwhat? knowyou And deadline situation. total suicide trauma red alert a It's Cable Archery Channel. Clamp A brochure for theBilly. tonight too,somethinggotI've MARLA

-- &ot I've toni&ht.I can'tNo, BILLY

Toni&ht, MARLA

let's see ...it, could doI areat, That soundsOh, BILLY

dinner. We can talk about it atClearly, MARLA • is?It BILLY

• both"vuFor window. cement opportunit{,'11\~career b \J ~\lsri· bi:?~lly.This is

':) -- drawini Well -- he likes the BILLY

him in person, and I've never even seensix years, here workini I've been produce."· who "People Did you hear that? MARLA

eyes.new completelythrou.lhhimatlookini

over to Billy,aoeswhoat Marlavaauely noddin.lon,movesHe

one. know about thatI didn'tHuh. CLAMP

anythin.1.need you in case now and then,upopens It uh -- it's automatic,Oh, it's, • BILLY

198920, *REVISED April

Ready? • MARLA

Marla approaches • He hurriedly closes the drawer as

few minutes anda for put Just stayokay? wait here, Just now.go have to Gizmo,.,I BILLY

* into it. * open and talks Marla goes O,S., Billy slips Gizmo's drawerAs

back,ri&htbe

.. and I'llcoat,myarabjustmeLet

MARLA

.. .. Sounds terrific.

• BILLY " • at your table.riaht clean the fish .. They It's Canadian.restaurant, "

new chic very There's thisGreat,

"

MARLA

..

-- one quickaJust

.. to dinner.aocouldInow,ri&ht • .. we leave think ifI--knowYou .. BILLY "..

me Let

.. .. • A pet? .. .. .. because .. much,soyou Clamp likesMister • thin&aooda It's in there?J2lll. * of

some kindkeepinayouareBilly,

* MARLA

.. * -- wasI lea,

.. my it with aaainst knockedI--Oh .. BILLY

• opens itself.that

anythinahave We don't buildina.

.. in this know every feature

1 Billy? with that drawer,uWhat

.. MARLA

• closed.

•

• Billy shoves it firmlyaaain,RATTLING His desk drawer starts 43 (2) CONTINUED143

• 34

198920, *REVISED April

and everything?there • I'm know Letting peopleknow?you were talking about,wewhat--for good But it's I'm sorry.know,I BILLY

damn.Oh, KATE

people.someWith meeting. a haveI out tonight.goI can't but wrong, nothing'sUm, Nothing. BILLY

wrong?What's KATE

Kate Listen,Bi. BILLY

-- ready I'm almostI•1.H KATE

rig. taking off her microphone

Kate to findoffice tour-guidelittletheinupshowsand--

44 OFFICE GUIDES'TOURINT. 44

•

-- lobby an alcovefor Billy heads

«y Sure. r,??1 11 1 MA:

back.righNi;,tbeI'll second?ame excuseyoucould--Uh BILLY

off the elevators.get As Billy and Marla

4JA LOBBYINT. 43A

TO: CUT

edge of the drawer,

the over Gizmo starts hoisting himselfAsladder to the floor. a making from the drawer,downtossedCLJPS isPAPERLARGE OF CHAINa moment later,a of sight ... but,back outGizmo ducks

world of Billy's office.theoutchecking

view, come intoand earseyes Mogwai's and the curiousopen, shakes It slowly on Gizmo's drawer.HOLDSCAMERAgo,theyAs

toward the elevators,Marlaand follows grabs his sportcoat,He

Yeah, • BILLY

43 3)( CONTINUED:43

35, 2,198June- *REVISED

•

•

the night? the middle ofIn KATE •

44 CONTINUED,44

35A.

19892,June- *REVISED

with Marla.buildinatheleavin&Billy .•• and sees •

' 44A POV KATE'S- LOBBYINT.

44A

••• lobbytheinto then looks outmoment,aKate waits

the tour guides' office.leavesandquick kiss,ahergivesHe

Thanks. Great. BILLY

hi ■, aetgo and then I'll and punch out, me take this stuff offLetOkay. (siahs) KATE

beat.A

can.1as soon home as Please -- I'll be■eetinl, to this --aohave toINo. BILLY

hi ■ ?found you wherebackao Can't he Just -- KATE • ■ idni1ht,hi• after feed -- neverthinl important■oat And thehia. wat~'l.h1etcan't you And hia. It~l:(\~l aunli&ht. e!R~~-- li&ht bri6ht take'/.t,H~a the rules.remember lust "thi~tf.\"u.anybe There won't [_'"' BILLY

-- New York around inrunnin& start thin&s If thosenuts, this isBilly, h.o.ll?hiaTake KATE

home,him You have to takedrawer. deskmyin up He's it later, story -- I'll explainlonaaIt's BILLY

What? KATE

Gizmo's here.me.tor somethin&doyou toneedI Kate, BILLY •

• )6

198920, April *REVISED

• from inside. the top edge

gripping reach out of the filing cabinet drawer,HANDSMogwai newbornfour--him watch withweup,looksandup Gizmo sitsAs

fur. a little Superball ofthe office area,around BOUNCES crazilyand painin horror Gizmo watchesas--and

body, Gizmo'sfrom and final offspring shootsThe fourthTHWIP!

wastebasket.aand into a drafting tablecaroms offfurball thirdaand Mogwai replication continues,The painfulTHWIP!

nearby filing cabinet.aof

DRAWERopen body and land in theshoot out of hisFURBALLStiny two-- THWIP! THWIP!--as SCREAMS,Gizmoand janitor leaves, The writhing in pain.on the floor,GizmoonHOLDSCAMERAf.g., in and the wheels of his cart passas the janitor's feetand,--

him HITSIt down fast. and cominghuge, tinted water is

the blob of paint-POV,From histoo late,butup,looksGizmo

•.. down the side of the desk,,,

DOWN the illustration board •..ROLLSand the blob of water the bright colors of Billy's painting blur,under the desk,from

steps out the danger is passed,thinkingGizmo,Whilepicture. Chinatown hit Billy'sof"">M&)SPLASHa bigsee .. . and doesn't •

....~_;?;i~,,,./,,.' under Billy's desk ...backt:iAA;'-!AGizmo takes cover,them,

duckTo of water. m<;)"l:~STREAMSsencili(o,f,t'hewrench,awith

Attacking the spigotthe fountain.tl/J1;;x,The janitor decides

from the fountain. ARC of errant watersecondaand evadesmoving,keepsHeit.

carefully avoids--landedthe waterwhere on the carpetpuddle a seeing--and source of the water,thefromawayinchesGizmo

face, SPLASH in thea giving the janitorOVERSHOOTS, spigot The fountain'sa drink.to getand triesFOUNTAINWATER the department's towering janitor stops attheGizmo,bySEENAs

him. rumble pastwheelsthe cart'swatch as

corner toaaroundpeeks on the floor,Gizmo, office area. the comes into a cart of cleaning supplies,pushingA JANITOR,

* 48A AREA OFFICE BILLY'SINT. 48A

48 OMIT 48

47 OMIT 47

46 OMIT 46

•

45 OMIT 45

19892, June- *REVISED

Wa-b.QQ! DAFFY •

-- up acting

HEAR Daffywe WINDOW of Billy's cubicle,Through the glass

* 48AA WINDOW CUBICLE BILLY'S-ANGLE 48AA

SPITS in Gizmo's eyes.close,

in moving Mohawk,andpaw, fast-movinga Gizmo withgrabsLenny

on the wall behind him.lowopening

VENT grateda There'saway. backs--now standing--Gizmo as Mohawk, down to the carpet to joinLenny dropandGeorge

Uh-oh. GIZMO

Gizmo.on moves in on the floor,•.. Mohawk,

in sight ... on the desktop, starts playing with everythingupDaffy,While

cockroach.a about as cuddly ashe'sMogwai,

furrya Even as new strain of badness.amalicious evil,pure, guy isThis emerges.Mogwai,new the fourthMOHAWK,••• until

•.. tosse~ut which is violentlywastepaper,•

officeof SBEQ~umbleGizmo)(andwe into the basket, LookingOVER.TIP roi;;kicnk.,;~~~b~skettheGizmo watchesas--

Wah.QQ!

-- WHOOPa unfold,. and gives

and feethands He sees his little very fact of being alive.

Daffy goes daffy over thefollowing birth,secondsIn the first

Duck. the great Daffywith

we associatevimjoie de demented juvenileMogwai with the

uncontrollably antica dizzy,DAFFY,This isupside-down.

-- unfoldsMogwai and the thirddesk corner,aintorolls the furballthe pins, bowling ball hittingaFX ofSOUNDTo

DESKTOP.aup onto

then ricochetshim,offrontinthe floorhitsFURBALL BOUNCING the but is distracted as--and forthROCK backtostart landed the third furballwherethe wastebasketGizmo watches

him. everything for

do Lenny tohe gets-- a criminal caginesswithGeorge is small, while and loyal,dumb,big, Lenny is an inseparable pair. LENNY,AND GEORGE the drawer:instanding Mogwais are revealed, newtwo and the first on the cabinet drawer,INMOVESCAMERA•

* 48A

CONTINUED:48A

36B. 19892, June- *REVISED

•

• TO: CUT

zs:f!/_,,,.~ ~ ,~'} away. few feet

a imprisoned creatureijK.rJ1.nge,tli~tQ_obliviou_swho arehumans, FEET of departingshow theto'l1a"k'fro111chim,CAMERA pulls••. and

vent ••. though themi!'tfr;ll:blylooks outGizmo

' 48BBB VENTON ANGLE- HALLWAY!NT, 48BBB

do it. but can't back out,

grate push theto Gizmo tries and leave. through the grate, him tease Mogwais The threehim. imprisoning into place, back slammed TOSSED into the vent ... and the grate isGizmo is

48BB VENT !NT, 48BB

him. SLAPS and Georgegrate,

the George withbumps He clumsily GRATE out of the wall.fit force-the YANKSand dumb understanding,nods hisLennyLenny. to WHISPERSandGizmo, behind the vent opening George points to

* 48B BEFOREAS MOOWAISANDOIZMO- ANGLE 48B

the desk.andglassthe

over PRINTS allPAW him putting wet-paintIN to seeMOVEand--•

* 48AA CONTINUED,48AA

37,

19892, June- *REVISED

• gerbil. A possible Hard to say, sir. GUARD

these? footprints are kind ofWhat mess! Look at this (CONT.) FORSTER

recently departed Daffy.

the the dander ofit's--he smells but it's not drugsbananas, going dog keepsThe PRINTS tracking crazily over every surface. PAW they find Daffy's paint they reach Billy's desk,but as--

desk guy'sthis something in we'd find!mru,.Iboy!GoodHah! FORSTER

SNIFFING excitedly,dog startsthe they near Billy's cubicle,AsSNIFFING at everything,leash,

a on DOG strainingmean-lookinga The guard hascubicles,

rows of deserteddown thecomeGUARDSECURITYaandForster

* 52A OFFICE BILLY'SINT, 52A

52 OMIT 52

• of the elevator.lo~ornerapeek out of totem-pole-style, •? ,J

arrangedMohawk,and Geor~~ny,ofHEADSthegone, they're After CART getting off.andi.,JC::'f£~NJ:NG•.FEETthe janitor'sfinds ANGLELOW open, the doorsAs/f:obby.thein' An elevator arrives

' ;.7

51A ANGLE ELEVATO"4L..,.,ANOTHERLOBBYINT.51A

lobby.in the workers are replacing

FUN-SEEKERSEvening the elevators,forheadsher hat off,Kate,

51 LOBBYINT, 51

TO: CUT

descent.

the car's the doors start trackingabovenumbersthe electric and the doors closeas scoping it out,the elevator,watching

shadow of a'nearby coffee station .• ,back in thehanging

Mohawk,and Lenny, George,SPOTSCAMERA morning. off this got and Marla where Billy on the elevatorWORKERS getA few late

50A ELEVATORS-AREAOFFICE BILLY'SINT. 50A

50 OMIT 50

49 OMIT 49 •

19892, Jurie- *REVISED

•

out of the building. getwe my purse till better stay in You'd home,you take Billy said to (CONT. )KATE

LEERS at her. especially when Daffythis

happy about but she's notthe drawer, Daffy out oftakesKate

53B BEFOREAS DAFFYAND KATE- ANGLE 53B

her attention.getaway to he's too far

but-- points to himselftwitters,head,shakes hisHehim.

SEES Kate mistaking Daffy forimprisoned in the vent,Gizmo,

53A VENTIN GIZMO- ANGLE 53A

up there?getyouhow'd Gizmo, • KATE

0;;;, her. ogling drawer,a out ofhangs

where DaffyCABINET,/i)'M!!tfj.riear'aaonlight -- until her eyes

•a /f -- nobodysees around,

looks She turns sharply,her.~Aft WOLF-WHISTLE,piercing a HEARS stops as shecubicle,Bi~'stoward walkingKate,

53 OFFICE BILLY'SINT. 53

, of the lobby.worldnighttime the digging they're PEOPLE, Unnoticed by passingMohawk. and Lenny, George, CAMERA spots lobby planter,a At the base of

52B LOBBYINT. 52B

TO: CUT

J,i,_yestock, have He's got to just plants. guy. ,.it's not don't believe this I work.to Rets He's bringing FORSTER

52A CONTINUED:52A •

39,

198916, June *REVISED

•

.. business

ever7thini'sin there,Well,

* BILLY

* can't do that in an office. * You ot.lfftr. know eachtoiettini * We'r£_.finall7ireat?Isn't this

C') MARLA - ,:;: soaethin&,.,;.-That'sHub. BILLY

knew. I Bveehen, other children. to write 4!Jlaos to thetheausini wasI old, years was fourIwhen And lf'W,7•too, crayonsbadI \('\ MARLA

••• stuffand teachers theof drawinisandstrips, coaic would do theseIcrayons, my with was little,IWhen • liked to draw.alwaysI--Well BILLY

to be an artist? ioiniwereyou know alwaysyouDid MARLA

beer.a nursiniwho'sBilly, closer to

ediiniis ilass,winea froa Jolt ColadrinkiniMarla,where bootha finds CAMBRA pucks, hockey shakers are hollowed-out the saltaotif; Canadiana The restaurant is decorated in

56 NIGHT- RESTAURANTCANADIANINT. 56

55 OMIT 55

TO: CUT

Wah.2.o,! (softly) DAFFY

smirkini.Daffyfinds•••

54 PURSE KATE'S- ANGLE 54

• into her purse •••ANGLEanfor the exit,headsKate

As puts it over her shoulder. She slips hi• into the purse,

5)B CONTINUED15)B

40, 31/89)/ *Revised

FOOT, stockinged

It is Marla'sdown.looksHe FEELS something in his lap.Billy•

should definitely joinweOh, BILLY

join forces •.•weIfBilly. goals, reach thoseyoucan helpI MARLA

more intimate than before.her tone Marla leans closer to Billy,

artist --anfor know,you Honey,said,I to Kate, sayingwasI It's like Definitely. BILLY

artist has to have goals. an But even situation.blessing God-givenaIt's wonderful. and that'sBilly, You have talent, MARLA

on the illustrations to dowork much have soI stuff. and attention to office politics muchtoo pay usually don'tISee, BILLY •

,S0 with anyone. j.eelings abQu haven't talked

Wow. BILLY

department, up the publicityswallowing (lowers her voice) us see,! space ••• embossed letterhead •• more officeseeIBilly, future,a can seeI Your access. Clamp. Your relationship to Mister MARLA

does?What BILLY

department ••• the me, you, everything -- for changes You realize, this strategy. let's talkNow,Right, • MARLA

40A,

198S31,May- *REVISED

Oh, that's okay MARLA

-- uh I'm sorry about your,appointment. I've got thatgoing,to get got rearfy uh --I'veI,thanks,No, • 0/:;' BILLY

~nUtf(J1ep?you ancutICan moose, e•~olate dessert, sir. Canadian f a This is WAITER CA~

fine. Everything' sthanks',uh,No, BILLY

eh? Molson there, Anothersir? You okay there, (CONT,)WAITER CANADIAN

napkin.a the spill withatBilly blots

and quickly withdraws her foot,Marlalap,his beer in his SPILLShe him that moose staring at so startled to find theis Billy CHOCOLATE, HEAD sculpted out ofMOOSElargeacontaining plattera holdingside, Billy's WAITER appears ata--

Sir? (O,S,) WAITER CANADIAN

moment Just at that

forces. (CONT,)BILLY •

40B,

198931,May- *REVISED

•

•

os

run-down.prettyit's--house'l:) a.pa Establishing their

57 NIGHT- KA~~DINGANDBILLYEXT.57

~ha_.:1rant. He escapes the

Right.Good. BILLY

tomorrow.yousee-- ( CONT • )MARLA

again.him moose staring atthe chocolate

he finds When Billy slips loose,a lipstick imprint.leaving on his cheek,KISSaplanting down close to her,pulls Billy and Marla The waiter steps back,grabs his tie.--a fight up withoutgivingnot--Marla from the booth,upAs Billy gets

•

19899,June- *REVISED

inside. •

hurriesand of the building,frontintaxiaof Billy gets out

62A NIGHT- BUILDING APARTMENTKATE'SANDBILLYEXT. 62A *

* 62 □ HIT *

61 □ HIT *

* 60 OMIT *

59 OMIT *

TO: CUT

resumes eating.andchicken,moregrabsWHOOPS,Daffy

you. Billy sees inwhatknowI don't l (CONT.KATE

refrigerator.on theand halfKate

on wad the getting half PITCHES what he's holding,andthem, He hates mashed potatoes.Daffy tries thepaw,With his other

a spotless bone.bringing out~Ton,one fastinoff

meatthe and strips all the drumstick,~~nclampsBrown's, • E. Joe wide as mouth as opens his chickM..l"9,a Daffy grabs

-- eat this i:~u'll Let's see KAT~NT.l

him the food.Kat~.Jings Daffy nods contritely.

replaci-.things.money tothe have We don'tGizmo?okay,here, God ••• you have to be carefulOh, KATE

on his face.expression11oops11innocent

an Daffy has and looks, When she turnsBREAKING it.turned,

he shoves it off the counter while Kate's back isgrin,an evil

with then,-- from it He recoils BLENDER next to him.aspots Daffy a plate, mashed potatoes onand she arranges chickenAs

you before midnight ••• and feed make sure Billy said to KATE

INVENTIONS. Rand Peltzer's seldom-used kitchen

of fewa SPOT On the counter, Kentucky Fried Chicken.some she unwrapsNearby, on the kitchen counter.DaffyKate has put

•

58 KITCHEN- APARTMENTKATE'SANDBILLYIHT. 58

42 •

3/6/89- *Revised

•

(<rm'lNUEOJ

on the forehead. frozen pineapple that nails Billyof

lum1a THROWShe and Billy enter,As Kate Lean Cuisine boxes. BARRICADE ofa little Mogwai is hidden behindThethrowing. food· mess from Daffy'sawhich is come into the kitchen,They

you how Giz,Hey, ahead><calls BILLY

-- Yes KATE

him? you feedDid BILLY

him to the kitchen.FOLLOWSShe

-- Billy the kitchen.inIt's KATE

Gizm~ • Where's was fine.y"9ll~itUh, BILLY, • meeting? ha#-oodyouDid

/ X) Billy's face.

on mark LIPSTICKtheat she'4J...looking--answerKate doesn't

you? happened toWhat (CONT.)BILLY

food.with SPATTEREDshe's sees thather,

go ofletsheas and,-- on the lipsfast kissa He gives her

I'm latesorryI'mHi. <CONT.)BILLY

Billy rushes in. and opens the door. She undoes the deadbolts

me. It's

Kate answers the doorbell.

63 NIGHT- <ENTRYWAY)APARTMENTKATE'SANDBILLYINT.

63 •

43./44./45 •

3/6/89- *Revised

-- me fence Don't room! ElbowNo! Wahoo! (semi-intelligible) DAFFY

leather daypack. him into hisand stuffsroomliving Daffy into thethe flailing he takes follows Billy asKatethe process. getting bitten in almost Daffy, away and grabsboxLean Cuisinea He snatches

him with us. have to takeWe'll BILLY

him?-- What about (indicates Daffy) KATE

midnight, eat after Not if they don'tThere won't be. BILLY

thosebeto going you said there weren'tBilly KATE • ehere. to get overWe've got ~ BILLY

it's 11:15,c~: the wallatlooksBilly steak. piece of SalisburywtS?aKatewingsthenSPITS,MogwaiThe

\:) Gizmo? Where's \J (to Daffy) 'o BILLY

~ staining his shirt.impact,onIt bursts PUDDING-PACK at Billy.a single-servingLOBSDaffy--Too late

look out! Billy,-- you saidwhere drawer, near that your officeIn KATE

guy? this you find where did Kate.,.Kate, BILLY

face. splattering Billy's GLOP of cherry cobbler,

a Daffy tossesas--inlooksand the barricadeoverleansBilly

-- what's Gizmo,Ow! (CONT.)BILLY

63 CONTINUED:'3•

Greyhound. • on theget had towebut you, We tried to callreunion.for the they changed the dateold outfit, my in guysThe so too. We thought FUTTERMANMR.

-- tomorrowcoming you were We thought BILLY

Futterman •.• ~rs. Futterman!Mister KATE

SHEILA. and his wife from Gremlins.driver

plow snowthe FUTTERMAN,MURRAYand finds Billy opens the door,

64 ANGLENEW 64

Who could it be this late? KATE

Great. S' (CONT.)BILLY

sounds.!J1ZZER~the As they reach the door, •

* I'm not -- responsibili{f.•ad

For the <1.:,/,l~t.wasn't re

I But he said,nisten,howknow

* you just had tosaid·i••saying

was Gizmo understand what

I Gizmo back. came to takeWhen he

BILLY

* what? About * KATE

was right, ••WingMister ( CONT • )YBI LL

toward the door. their coats, startgrabThey

That's better. (CONT. )BILLY

rumble.lowa down to Daffy settles

you better relax. want to get out of there,You ever BILLY • zips it shut.Billy jumps around wildly asThe daypack

198911,clay *REVISED

•

•

(CON?INUED)

hon, any trouble,togoyouNo, don't SHEILA

or some coffee,like you Would okay. that'sno,No, KATE

so late come here We're sorry to Thirty-two hours! SHEILA •

64 CONTINUED:

1989I 1,:.lay *REVISED

•

two. these interrup™

we thinkI Mur~--Oh,

CsliBILA

•,, somethingspots$.ly,at lookini Sheila,

sometimes.e·n It.,,makes here, plumbini uh -- It's, BI~C')

\() mean?you do What you belki-)it too,Of course FUJURMANMB,

hear it too,Ihone7,okay,It's SHEILA

What's that? • (CONT. ) FUTTERMANMR,

arm and under hisbaa Billy slips theSQUEAKS.daypackBilly's

while --a jumpy for littleaJustwasI fine,I'm Aah, FUTTERMANMR,

Gremlin)(mimes -- u11 those, what happened withknow,youafter, little .•. distressedawasMurray (to Billy) -- calmand nice to stayioiniWe're Kaplan said, remember what DoctoryouMurray, SHEILA

that? about thinkinianyoneIs atomic secrets? briefcase full ofawiththose cabs in one ofiets somebodyWhat if burg? in thiscabs drivin'iuys they have Russianknowyou-- did up herecabaiet we tried toBoy, • FUTTERMANMR,

64 CONTINUEDr64

19893,Hay *REVISED

•

me? believe You don't "Great Job."--like know,You things. those business was Just one ofItWhat -- this? BILLY

tattoo. hia lipstickeyeina Kate auspiciouslyand finds--closes it

then beat,a the door forthroughHe watches10, Futter■ans theas look relaxedtohimselfforcin& Billy opens the door, as &oodni&htsLIBAD the Futtermans toward the door.He backs

you •••call aorry,,.we'llReally BILLY

hotel.

.. a book into Sure -- we'll just

~ ~ ~ country,.. into,tke\jcomin'bu&sweird k~<.,~All careful these days, ·) r'\.c/e)be you can• tYeah,huh?Bu&s, (:.... FUTTERMANMR,

fumi&ated, -- being building'sthe- - uh but the, you could, love it if we'd mean,I can't stay here,1uys you afraidI'm--is thin&theUh, (CONT. )BILLY

look. but she avoids his He tries to catch Kate's eye,

work some mean I some stuff that she liked.did I boss.my-- from Oh, uh.,,that's BILLY

handkerchief and dabs at the lipstick on his face.

a takes outsheas what Sheila is talking about,Billy realizes

• Huh? FUTTERMANMR.

64 (2) CONTINUED,64

1989~0, April *REVISEC

-- that's like anythinghavedon'twe Ma'am, 1 JERK YOGURT

h.!u.J:,-- like this stuff is,--BearsGummy and Oreo cookiesasked forIMiss, 2 CUSTOMER

CUSTOMER stops her.complainingabutoff,

them She's about to turnflowing,two spigotssees themachine, 1 turns to theYogurt JerkUp above,down,chow .,,and sloppily

Yum! LENNY

••. midniabtpastTICKStimetheas CLOCK the lobby• ,,check

yogurt •••tricklinathe Lenny reach for

and George, Mohawk, by the counter,viewfromHiddenthe floor. to downand over the machine's spill grategoostreams oftwo FOLLOW themachine.yoaurton the two spigotson PAW turning furrya ANGLE findsnewa joins the discussion,2Yogurt JerkAs

peanut butter cups all natural?• are the I'm not sure ••• Alexis, '5 I JERK YOGURT

na,t.uM'f.1u butter cups all ::::~~.::::;~!fil>-,,,:e••··

and banana-berry swirl with kiwis and Kona pralinea .,,so that's 1 JERK YOGURT

CUSTOMERS,serveJERKSYOGURTteenagetwowhere STAND,

YOGURT FROZENand FLOOR,DANCEBARS, the lobby'saction at There's livelymidni&bt, two minutes toCLOCK is atlobbyThe

65 LOBBY- CENTRECLAMPINT. 65

TO: CUT

aoina.aet We better BILLY

you. believeI KATE •

64 3)( CONTINUED:64

50 •

198931,May- *REVISED

Come on. KATE

-- to waterget make their cocoons ... and if they Now they'll and they've eaten. midnight, It's after That's it, BILLY

He pulls Kate aside.12:10.lobby clock --Billy checks the

food, supposed to be healthit's And thina,furrya know, I don't 1 CUSTOMER

mix? the trailinwasthing kind ofWhat 1) (to Customer BILLY

damageswantI yogurt, differenta ... I don't just want 2 CUSTOMER

0,S ___:_ in the traithine • a ps you-~in&tellI'm

on, going over to see what'sst:~~~rushyogurtfrozenthe commotion atHEAR thetheylobby,en:!,i;.the Kate and BillyAs

67 KATEAND BILLY- LOBBYINT,

Billy and Kate hurry into the buildin&,

" 66 CENTRECLAMPEXT, 66

rats here 112 she said there areno, sir,Um, 2 JERK YOGURT

1:1ll.ll.?there aresaywoman Did that on here?goin&What's 3 CUSTOMER

Yum! ( 0 , S • )LENNY

nu_!a It's What is it? 2 CUSTOMER

•

bin, toppin&afrom M&M's scoop up to reachin&PAWfurry a time:same it at theSEE2Jerk Yo&urt2 and But then Customer

198931,May *REVISED -

•

•

the building. comes into where the waterThis is (CONT. )KATE

CAGE. CHAIN-LINK

a by surrounded--meterspumps,pipes, MACHINERYmassive Inside iswall,the RECESS insquaredeep,atocome They

here ...alongIt's KATE

and Billy.on Kate HALF-LIGHTan eeriecastledge,

catwalkaalong concrete wallaset inlamps,Yellowfloors. parking and its the buildingbeneath underground, Six stories

68 BASEMENTINT, 68

TO: CUT

* •

the elevators.tooverhim quicklyShe leads

CONTINUED167

19893,May *REVISED

• baa.

the into DOWN LOOKSand opens the zipper,him,ignoresguardThe

want to You don't BILLY

look.a Let's haveyeah?Oh GUARD

Nothing, BILLY

pal? bag,thein What's GUARD~

CJ~ bac, on the leather

gun trains hisguardTheagain. dayp~• around in thebouncing

Daffy startsclose,aetsheAs in hand,aunand flashlight

him, toward comingGUARDa ;~s and cage Billy backs off the

up. h~ds Put your Back off! '0 GUARD

\Q -- hits his eyes

LIGHT brightabut theLfil,de back, clear as Billy tries to pull

Kate standscage.thesea,_ofaopenedhave Billy and Kate •

70 BASEMENTINT. 70

Guards . (CONT,l SUPERVISOR

on the screen.appearscage attacking the IMAGE of Billyvideoaandcommand,atypes The technician

me video,Give SUPERVISOR

of the basementdiagram a blinking redshowswhichmonitor,

the and looks over his shoulder atcomesSUPERVISORnight-time The from his terminal.BEEPagets One of the technicians

69 CENTER CONTROL SYSTEMSINT. 69

to openingenoughbiga maketo tryingseam,the from back links bending and startscage corner of the chain-linkatogoesBilly

... down the place even closethey'll we shut it off,Maybe ifGreat. BILLY •

1989S,May *REVISED

TO: CUT

me ..• Lis ten to • ... they'll destroy everything.city wholethe they'll destroy If they get out of here,people, They kill They wreck things, a lot of danger.to be ingoing People are I'm not crazy,Listen, BILLY

strength,,,gatheringchange,GROW andsilently the cocoonswatch,weAs yellow lamplight,dully in the

gleam Their slimy bodiesCOCOONS,big ceiling ••. and finds three and GAP between the concrete wallainto,goesheads .•

a spot over theironCAMERA holds he takes Billy away,As

interested, , , verybe sure they'llI'• the cops all about these monsters, can tellyou--pal you what,Tell GUARD

-- and monsters, these-- turn intotogoingthey're And okay? thea, more of there are -- you That thing that bitdown. we have to shut this buildingLook, BILLY •

guard.theby unnoticed shadows of the concrete recess,

then realizes she's hiding in theKate~looks around forBilly

some~~- He already ate b \)\)\) nose)his indi~~!!~(

':) something before he eatshim, We have to find (CONT,)BILLY

him. starts handcuffingwall,theup againstputs Billyangrily guardthe FOOTSTEPS are heard,departingMogwai'stheand as--

No! BILLY

-- free Daffy finally fliesuntilaround,

head furiously The guard flails hisby his teeth.NOSEguard's onto thehanging Daffy ishead up, pulls hisguardtheWhen

Aagghhh! GUARD

•

54,

198920, *REVISED April

-- passa&eway in the dark ventforwardedaesGizmo

76 SPACEVENTINT.

••• OPEN BURST cocoonsmoreas•••

75 CREVICE BASEMENTINT.75

PARLOR,., KA.IR-CUTTINGSALON,,.theTANNINGtheonuplift&atesThe

74 LOBBYINT, 74

the••·•around awirlin1SMOKE with acridOPEN,

BURSTto be1in COCOONSsliay Ho&wais'the the buildina,Under

73 CREVICE BASEMENTINT.73

, •• CAFE ESPRESSO

... an NEWSSTANDa OATES that protectsecuritycorruiated-metal shiny,thelift they SHOTS,of SERIESaIn lobby businesses.

their openin1PEOPLE--here arrivals are early-mornin&The

* 72 LOBBY- CENTRECLAMPINT.

• TO:

is it? time What open.eyes your keep justAnd oka:r? normal,likejob, ;yourto&o-- there&etwe When BILLY

rent. month'snext them aave I just--easywasIt KATE

there. out of•e 1ettin1for Thanks BILLY

etc. walls, up invisiblefeelin&

the wind,a1ainatwalkin1of portrayals continue theirmimesthe

in custod7,Thou1h toward the station.wa1onpaddyafromMIMES

STREET arrestedof1roupa leadinlareb,,. POLICEMEN indoor,

out the fronthurr1and KateBill7Ashouse, midtown precinctA

71 HORNINGEARLY- STATIONPOLICEEXT.

198931,May- *REVISED

FLASHLIGHTS in the shape of the building.souvenir

four where Billy grabs Billy and Kate arrive at the newsstand,

•

* everything. * knowYou young. You'reSure.

* go) them (watching * FRED GRANDPA

* know .••IFred,Hi,

on) (hurrying

BILLY~

* -- today screw~p completely * the 1milding' s--Hey, Billy

:sili:D0GRANDPA

* '-> into Grandpa Fred.runthey * way, On the NEWSSTAND,lobby toward~eKateleading He starts

·C) on ••Come are,They \0 BILLY

up. Billy looksif'ldDIM,LIGHTSthe lobbySuddenly,

-- what if they're alreadyBilly, KATE

work.for arriving innocently through the doors, PEOPLE pouringOFSEAaand-- find the businesses mostly open•

They come breathlessly through the lobby doors.Billy and Kate

79 LOBBYINT, 79

TO: CUT

off his feet.

him backward,jerkingBEHIND,FROMHIMGRABSCLAWGREENabut--

lee- Bil GIZMO

-- warn who toknows wide-eyed,Gizmo,

up. openingSMOKE, cocoon belchestheaway,Gizmo backsAs

basement wall crevice.COCOONS in thethe

one ofit's--on landedhewhat looks atHe concrete floor, harda and rolls off onto on something soft,LANDShe... until

78 BASEMENTINT,78

rushes past, .. at the sheer wall that

helplesslygrasping tall vertical drop,aFALLING downalready him until he'sunderfrom FLOOR disappear and doesn't see the--

77 ANGLENEW 77 •

19893,May *REVISED

•

)__,c-, -~.i~\.

•

bill,myon Put it BILLY

Four times nineteen ninety-five LADY NEWSSTAND

much?fuu! lady) newsstand(to -- up andaoto &oin&I'm Kate)(to BILLY

tax. with thirty-ei&htEi&hty-six LADY NEWSSTAND •

19893,May *REVISED

-- Kate BILLY

trouble.Ju.g you're in today alive, • all get throughweifBilly KATE

in fifteen minutesdown here back I'm notIf Systems Control, up to goingI'm look,--But BILLY

now. work go to have toIme. Excuse KATE

honey.up, you're--Kate GUIDE

the guide office.from guide calls KateA

mad. I'm toookay? now, do any explaining rightDon't KATE

-- better explain I ,.,thinklisten,--KateUh, s~ BILLY

elev~the heads forShe •

•w.,f'l~t.Hi.

See going. Oops, I'd better get MARLA

-- my this is Kate,Marla,--Uh BILLY

-- again do that have to to going We're night.last~ so was That Billy. Good morning, MARLA

time to think.he has a kiss beforeandsqueeze

a and gives Billy--themup tocomesMarla He's interrupted as

-- you near gets them one ofIf light. they can't stand brightRemember, (CONT. IBILLY

back acrossthey startas couple of flashlightsaKatehandsHe

•

57,

198916,May *REVISED

•

that? Why'sdo?we Oh, FORSTER

now. Right building.the have to evacuatewe Mister Forster, BILLY

hi ■, but Billy followsaway,to walkstartsHe

He's out. Get security up here. technician)a(to coae wk? you and night, arrested here last yourselfaotYou this building? in doinayou What are Peltzer! FORSTER

-- Mister Forster BILLY • the technicians. •

among rounds morninghis Forstez(i).kinato findin,comesBilly

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much less innocent.andraspy,become deep,VOICE hasthe

but It's familiar,whoop.aHEARweroom, From the store's back

CLAWED to tatters.if they'd beenas--downkneesfrom the

"fringed"arethe ■All of up several pairs of pants.They hold

fringed?um, that aren't, stylesanyhaveyou me, .. doExcuse SHOPPER

CLERK,SALES SHOPPERS approach thegirlteenage

A couple oflobby.the jeans store that opens ontoOutpost

nearby Miller'saonHOLD the elevators, As Billy heads for

Terrific. ( CONT , )YBI LL • She's out of earshot.

79 (2) CONTINUED179

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•

group.,. • up with the rest of thekeep you have tobutI'm sorry,--Sir KATE

group. and the he falls behind Kate Photographing the hell out of everything,

CAMCORDER.videoaand ton of lenses,awith still cameras dozena EQUIPMENT: halfPHOTOGRAPHY amazing arsenal ofwith an down loaded Katsuji is 20-year-old Japanese tourist.aKATSUJI, today ischargesherAmong operation.TV Clamp Cablethe tour group intoleads herKate around apprehensively,Looking

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82 OMIT 82

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TO: CU'l'

something first. littleahave want toyou cocoon, a into going you'resure. Well, 2 TECHNICIAN • -- eat First they is BILLY

6 Vo .-. the cocoons • then they haverr~pd start out They good.is Ji.Ilia,.f:{4aWait Al~HNICIAN

me Just listen to BILLY

-- Child Mister Flower you something,tell me Well, let Peltzer?you,aren't

to be.gotIt's drugs. This is FORSTER

* -- green become small,theythen

and into cocoons,goand theyeat,

.. * but then they furry animals,small, * They start out as thesebuildin•·

There are ••. creatures in the BILLY

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midnight -- that after didn't~henow, comes out -- twelve o'clock, it • and then afterright,Whatever, 1 TECHNICIAN

A caraway seed, 2 TECHNICIAN teeth -- something stuck in hishe getsbut eats something at eleven o'clock, them if one ofwhatwait --Okay, 1 TECHNICIAN

as explained by Billy. discussion of the Gremlin ''rules"

amusedanhave systems control techniciansthefumes,As Forster

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* about these .•• * People are simply crazyappetizer. * Zapata""Vivayour that's * and through the bologna,put that * you little sword-shaped toothpicks, * some of thesecan getyouspecial, * a little extramake itwant to * ff.:/~and drop over, when friends

•

* iriYI:" roll-ups--a and bean dip * ~lognat kn You d'oeuvres. * hors •~me jump let's just * so t.cipes, excited about * I'm veryand Luncheon Meats,"to * "Salute our specialMarge" isWith * "MicrowaveonhereweekthisNow,

MARGE

casserole.abesidedown canapes

tray ofa where she putscounter,a CAMERAMAN tracks her to Marge's into the studio, and her tourists quietly fileKateAs

8JB SET MARGE'S MICROWAVEINT,8JB

videotaped ... being programawatchand in here go canwe very quiet,If we'reUh, KATE

speaking!continue you some right profile asme Please giveyou!Thank Excellent! KATSUJI

camera.videothewith Kateonin ZOOMINGby respondsKatsuji

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•

•

I can't believe this,''The rules," FORSTER

are There the rules,makedidn'tILook, BILLY •

198922,June- *REVISED

soup pot,theona lid Marge puts •

* kind of quantity.with this

gang complete chainareunion to

-> high schoolafrom feed anything * you canand few minutes,ajust

<- chowder surprise incheez-product * tuna-noodlesamemake thiswe can * now,But the cooking.dostove to * hota and hours overmenu,plan the * to would take daysItappliances. * modern and the otherovens * had our microwavewebeforegroups, * big cook forto~.we howis Thi.§. <- MARGE

kitchen stove.aonPOTSOUP institutional-size

-:::- * enormous,stirs anMargewatch, and her touristsKateAs

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85 OMIT 85

TO: CUT • dead.-- falls to the floorwho

the technician,ofgoGremlin~~the Recoiling, the Gremlin. SHINES it atand building-shap00_1:Jilightout hisBilly pulls

him back.drivingarm,l's ~"0(/ianSLASHESandneck victim's

from hisclawatakes ~~~k Gremlilf/(i,/11on themoveto 1 tries e·chnicianT. jumps back. MohawlillJ-prsterthe sight ofAt

-- me-- Help (CONT.)2 TECHNICIAN

CHOKING the technician.the console, stillofwreckagethe

from emerges a bloodthirsty Gremlin,nowMOHAWK,and--throat for hisgoing arms arethemove, Before the technician can

SMOKE.

AND SPARKS burst ofain and speaker grillescontrol buttons

ripping asideCONSOLE,HISOFOUTBURSTARMSGREENTWO--

-- as theory is cut short,technician'stheBut

-- zone timethe and they crossairplane, an eating inhe's about ifwhatOr 2 TECHNICIAN •

84 CONTINUED,84

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TO: CUT •

room.the from runs Kate Gremlin multiplication,

LIGHT ofCOLORED SMOKE andominous with the the studio fillsAs

ready to burst out.gettingOFFSPRING,GREMLINtiny heads of

the CAMERA finds the bubbles,onClosebacks. on the Gremlins' BUBBLES appear the water hits,As shower in the spray.tall to standinggrin,Lennyand George SPRINKLERS. and set off the--

up toward the ceilingflames lickThe

FIRE. ovens catchthe the studio, cameraman escapeand herMarge As GLASS. showering the set withEXPLODE,OVENSTHEand--

Look out! MARGE

-- blue light

ARCS of furiouswith ovens fillTheup.them and startovens

The Gremlins close themicrowaves.into theUTENSILSMETAL

several nods obediently and throwswhoLenny,whispers toGeorge ovens.the toward savagelyturn Gremlinsthego, the touristsAs

room. out of thebacks

he as minuteamilea Gremlinsthe photographswhoKatsuji, is go the last to-- the studioFLEE Kate's tourists turn to

• Mi-cro-wave! 6s GEORGE

s~•Vvo the rear of theOVENS at

MICROWAVEtwo points to prMIVt!~)"\GeorgeCameraman fortheto Marge turnsAs behind her. ,n,/~;counterin an apron,GREMLIN a GEORGE,seeto wheelsshe GremliJL,LAUGHTER,sound oftheAt

IT?IS WHAT AAAGGHHH! MARGE

with it.Marge

SQUIRTSand BASTER,TURKEYa whips outHeGOO. noodle-casserole

Marge with orangeSPLATTERSanda chef's hat,wearingpot,

soup in theupsits-- recognizableface stilldopeybut his GREMLIN,anow-- LENNYas BACK, JUMPSand-- the lid she lifts

soup pot. Confused,theinsidefromTAPPING noiseaHEARSMarge

something. Brownout orHuh. CAMERAMAN

DIM.

suddenlythe seton LIGHTSthe away, to turn she startsasBut

* here ... we step overifNow,Whew! * (CONT.)MARGE

•

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TO: $r

06 C:r:GMVBRIGHTOF BURSTS by painful WINCING as he's hitagain,fga/n)Aidglass over theGizmo slides

11/0JJ. 100 copies. machine for

the setting controls, MOHAWK at theREWL struggles helplessly, GizmoAs copier.biga document cover ofTAPE to theSCOTCH of weba by fastenedhe's-- Gizmo in the fleshfindsANGLENEW

one before.than the~orturedmore pose is slightlyEachpain. in face contortedhisdown,body pinnedhis--Gizmoofare The picturesup. PHOTOCOPIES is pilingofa serieswhereroom, supply and officecopyingaof the flooronCLOSE CAMERA is heard O.S., in operation isMACHINEXEROXaSOUND oftheAs

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• please?there, PeltzerBillyIs PHONE)(ONKAT.I!

~......"~~· l...) Control Systems 3 TECHNICJ..~

it. grabshe3; near TechnicianRINGSVIDEOPHONEA

not afraid~·•I'mair,No TECHNICI~ ':::::) it? rats, is That'B\O°tthat?What is f_rl FORSTER

quickly,aroundmovingand other floors,

out to spreading but they're--studioHarae's Microwave--area TV studio cluster in the cableaasThe dots startedbuildina. of the diaar- over the spreadingDOTS, proliferation of rapid alarminglyan on the technician's screen,and sees,--

.. The Pest Infestation Monitor •••

(points to screen) (CONT,)4 TECHNICIAN •

station4's over to TechniciangoesForster

Uh, sir 4 TECHNICIAN

on? going What the hell's FORSTER

sixteen and floors fifteenmalfunction, climate controlagotI've 3 TECHNICIAN

brownouts in five locations. lightingshowI Mister Forster, 1 TECHNICIAN

screens. their monitoratlookingthem,behind panicked Forster paces

a as at their consoles,urgentlyworkTheyand rattled. somber the technicians are bothMohawk's attack,ofwaketheIn

89A CENTER CONTROL SYSTEMSINT. 89A

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memos .••somedoLet's Good. CLAMP

Mister Clamp. I'm just finishing,

intercom)(over

(Y.O.) SECRETARY

morning?

from thismy mail you shreddedHAve

CLAMP

INTERCOM.deskaon Clamp hits the switch

Building, etc. the Chrysler--LANDMARKSYorkNew pierced by the tips of

CLOUDS bank ofaondown WINDOW looksThegadgets. high-tech

and fully outfitted withimmaculate,huge,Clamp's office is

90 OFFICE CLAMP'SINT.

TO: CUT

'5 STOP. suddena •.. before it jerks to

• VlJO' MOVING,,. the elevator startss:~s~and but the doorbutton,

OPEN" "DOOR on thejamsShe 'fOA1.Ft. Kate's face registers

Thir-ty-eig~ (V,O,)VOICE GREMLIN

back isn't the usual elevator voice.VOICE that croaksBut the

Thirty-eight. KATE

-- the elevator for Kate breathlessly asksAs the doors close,

89c ELEVATORINT, 89C

on. toward the elevator and getsrunsup,hangsShe

89B LOBBY/ELEVATORSCENTRECLAMPINT,89B

you. Thank KATE

anything about knowyoudo hey, Clamp's office to Mistergoingwas he said heNo, • 3 TECHNICIAN

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her chair and typing at her computer.insweater, sitting wearing the secretary's pinkthe Gremlin,he findswhere--

92A OFFICEOUTER CLAMP'SINT,

92A

-- the outer office

into He rushes intercom.over the Clamp also hears,which--

92 OFFICE CLAMP'SINT,

-- SCREAM secretary's snap of the mousetrap and theHEAR theweback is to us,

though herand,--bitea She takes sandwich again.up thepick

from sight just as the secretary turns towithdrawclawsThe

MOUSETRAP under the top slice of bread. spring-loadeda GREMLIN slip CLAWS of an otherwise o.s.

GREES as the-- on the sandwichCAMERA holdsButtyping.to her back then goes SANDWICH,a a hurried bite of The secretary takes

... communitytheir ne for I've what appreciation for spontaneous outpouriaas ~tival stiJea Chinatown givein Let'11--h~J':'t~eopleRelations. Public ge/)}'f¾to one, First • p) ?J/J (over c1M~v.o.)

back of her chair.

* on the hanging SWEATER prim pinkSPOT her Clamp's dictation.

down and starts typing turns to her computer,on,the shredder

the secretary leaves As the letter turns into paper spaghetti,

* your generous contribution ... •·for * you "Thank the Vice President of the United States and starting * a letter bearing the seal ofit's--SHREDDER beside her desk * into the SECRETARY pushes the last of his morning's mailClamp's

91 OFFICEOUTER CLAMP'SINT.

COLOR, unlifelikegarish, blossoms intomovieThebutton.a Clamp pushesScowling,

drugstore .•. Merry Christmas, house!movie Merry Christmas, TV) (ON STEWARTJIMMY

in black and white. It's a Wonderful Lifeshowing these catches Clamp's eye: it'sof

One Clamp Cable channels.tuned toarewhile othersbuilding, the aroundviews them display spy-cameraSome ofwall,• on his VIDEO MONITORSbank ofaover togoesClamp he talks,As

CONTINUED190

198931,May- *REVISED

sundown, do it beforetogotWe've • to close the building up.got and we've-- out of the building peoplegettogot We've more.lots maybe-- things more of theseare Thereme. please listen toSir, Clamp)(to BILLY

-- what God,My (sees shredder) in a situationthere's Mister Clamp, FORSTER

a dishevelled Forster bursts in.andagain,The door opens

--a are There have to talk to you.ISir, BILLY

machines myself. hfil& using thesethink so ..• II CLAMP

...,J you all right?are--Sir 6J:<,, BILLY • from it. remai.ps~t,ng the tattered Gremlin

and the shredder,He seesin. Billffbur.,Aand corridor opens,

the door to thethe machine, gaspingOA~ideClamp standsAs /II, · DEATlJ. memo of eyes-only

bloody,black,a bottom liketheout ofhimSPRAYSwhich--

-- down into the machineGremlin PUSHES the strugglingClamp using only his fingertips,it,

do Hating to SHREDDER. hopper of the secretary'sin thecaught foot is so that its Gremlin back,theknocks but his flailing--

-- mothaby kid panickedalikeface,

from hisaway who tries to bat itClamp,JUMPS atGremlinThe

wall.

the against SMASHESandClamp, It barely missesempty Silex. THROWS thewho toward the Gremlin,movetentativeaClamp makes him. on the wall behindSCALDS the paintas itwho ducks it,--

-- Clamp water at FLINGING the boilingand from the nearby coffee station,water POT of boiling-hotSILEXagrabbingby The Gremlin responds

secretary.my You're not • CLAMP

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•

•

6.s

vuo'-- department. from the artis/M's dangerous. was tb.ll--go mina here in was thing that Dangerou~~J·s ~AMP

dangerous. He's He should be in custody. FORSTER

-- happens If thatYork.New into out, get they cantime,night once it's But them. It'll kill sunlight. can't standthingsThese -- BILLY

sundown? happens atWhatYeah? CLAMP •

92A (2) CONTINUED,92A

66A.

198931,May- *REVISED

oainously. LIGHTS blinkREDandzones

danger METERS shoot into randomly hits buttons and turns dials,

•

he As indicators, etc.floor-numberPANEL withCONTROLELEVATOR

He's at an DAFFY stitched on the breast,WORKSHIRT with

a HARDHAT and an engineer'swearin&:Gremlin,anowDAFFY is

97 AREA PANEL CONTROLINT. 97

-- the wallsagainstbraced her hands into the middle of the floor, Kate shrinks LAUGHTER echoes in the elevator shaft.GREMLIN SOUND of The o.s. inside,waytheirgougeto tryingcar,

the corners of the elevatorCLAWS tearing atSEESnow KateAnd

... time not part of the building at this is floor thata You have requested (V,O,)VOICE ELEVATOR

on through the chaos,VOICE talksELEVATORThe autoaated

scraping at the elevator car. pounding and CLAWS outside,countlessthat ofisshe hears

SOUND but the onlybutton,Alar■t£1onjamsKate violently. ROCKto begins elevator, still sttioa between floors,Kate's

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no •••But in that space. surgeonplastica three shrinks and had have couldWe problem tenant, a that could beyouwarnedI (to Forster) guys, Ibi211e course.Of CLAMP

on down laboratory, know that geneticsyouumt--Well BILLY

them? know aboutyouwi. How Bill. question,goodaThat's CLAMP

thin&:s,green-- about these muchso knowshehow hi ■Ask Yeah? • FORSTER

* 92A ( 2) CONTINUED,92A

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TO: CUT •

one. the nextgetWe'll elevator) (indicates other 1 LADY

blood-soaked Kate,trembling, suburban ladies are suddenly face-to-face with thethat the

so open, elevator doorstheTHROWSthe fallofforceand the--

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SHATTERING floorboards.thethroqh

in GUSHESitas BLOOD splatters Kateblack Gremlinlandin.r,On

102 ELEVATORINT.

••• buildin,rthe in nice shops hereso■ eThere are l LADY

~ garage. parkingO.S.

from theDOORS ELEVATORbank ofa walhC::C)>LADIESsuburbanTwo

<?:

101 VESTIBULEPARKINGINT.

• 101 • @FRAME GREMLIN fillsSCREAMING

a FACE ofthe impact,before bottom.a~stto the few floors down the lastracingagain,'° startQALLING and the elevator--

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l00B AREA PANEL CONTROLINT.

100B

her balance inside --regainsand Kate--

ODA1 ELEVATORINT. 1O0A

MOVING --STOPS then the elevator-- but

about it anythingto dothem too late for

but it's bottom of the elevator car realize that it's curtains, on the hanging GREMLINSTheUS. TOWARDFAST FALLS The elevator

SHAFT ELEVATORINT. 100

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-- be might but thereUm,Me? FORSTER

top of this thing.onget and controlsystemstodownGo (to Forster) handle it.We'll no media.No cops,on. and keep it thing lid on thisagethave toWe to do.havewe whatyou I'll tell CLAMP

-- happensthat If wet.get things-- theseof none sure thatmakehave toweSir, BILLY

on. aoinastillis araumentthewhere

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•

VOICE, similar to that ofnewaFLUENTLY inSPEAKSandGLASSES, HORN-RIMMEDofa pairhe wears When he stands,the floor,

on rolling HISTRIONICS that send the GremlinJekyll-and-Hyde

thrashingin the transformation takes hold,suddenly,Then,

-- •.• towant1 •.• GREMLINBRAIN

-- WORDSfewa painfully croaks out

He moment.a the vial ••• twitches forGremlin swallowsThe

••• not the brain hormone. LEWIS

Oh no ... MARTIN

tank of saline solution,ainsitsBRAIN that•

a vial attached toagrabsGREMLINanothereyes, believe his unable to in the doorway,s~nds the lab's chief researcherAs

\J \'\\) God!My (\\ja (O._r,> CATHETERDR.

o'J gulp. the rest of the vial in one

downsbe consumer satisfactionbigregistersfaceGremlin's The HORMONE.SEXmarkedviala trying Gremlinaon ANGLE

equipment:: them result mainly in trashedscientists' efforts to stop after more vials and thegoGremlinsmoreasCHAOS ensues,

PLANT ••• CAULIFLOWERafromvialagrabon togoesand claw, a him with but the Gremlin menaceshim,onmovetries toWally

LETTUCE.ROMAINE turn into leafy clumps ofEARS•.• as his

••• momentafor EATS it •.. and stands stillthe vial,grabsHe vial. &lassa them to TUBES connectingPLANTS withVEGETABLE

over to the pottedgoesGREMLINahim,can stopWallyBefore

medley! vegetableMyHey! WALLY

me,Not • LEWIS

198920,iLApe *REVISED

•

on it drains quickly ...logo The bottle with the sunshineskin. the Bat Gremlin's JAMS the needle intohappilyandbody,bat's

the from tube the intravenoushe pluckstalkin,;,continuesheAs

I? may be •••can you you be all thatto helpwant I have ••• potential.youfriend,Hy (CONT.} GREMLINBRAIN

him. looka curiously atOr-lint.~The

you? with word briefa haveI Might wt.nae!Mice GREMLINBRAIN

Gremlin,

Bat over to thewalksGremlin the Brain happenina,isthisWhile

winas.batlike WEBBED,becoaehands as his surprised,watchini,

then standsthe vial,swallows The Gremlin bat's body. •

to the tubing suraicalby connectedVIAL colleotin•agrabs The Gremlinpurposes. messena~fngforli&ht desensitized to beina BAT who'stheofcaae approachinac:f'bcisGREMLINaIndeed,

V flicht,..of true capable~dd,mia1 mammals,only the-- Ccim~tera bat of the order commona believiiat'sInear the, fellow over~t example,... for (CONT. )~uLIN BRAIN

them. t~op in vaintry scientists

theas cages, from theirlooseANIMALSturnini and startvials more arab guy, instantly bored with thisThe other Gremlins,

nature •.• agaressivehiihly a say but let us"atavism,"word the I hesitate'to use--ofsorta which is possessed ofours,assuch form lifea of research quality to materialaenetic introduceyouWhen the future.for ramifications here fascinatinasomeare think there I becauseroom,thison in coina little bit about what'satalk-- <CONT,) GREMLINBRAIN •

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• TO: CUT

York •New SKY above .. ,soaring into the

106 SKY THE- BUILDINGEXT, 106

free •..flies Gremlin but the BatSUNLIGHT,ofrays invadina the from shrink Gre ■ linsThe otherhim.behindglassthe

bat silhouette inJaggedaleavin&IT,THROUGHSMASHES.•. and

you? won't-- timeone it outcheck •. , twice named it nice theyso citythe .•• the Apple, ••iaitThere (CONT,) GREMLINBRAIN

••• windows

glass the polarizedottoward onewin1aGremlinBatThe

conatrainta.,. old the off Throw you! itself toopens of poaaibilities worldA triend!my window,To the Gremlin)Bat(to GREMLINBRAIN

Down! Down! • MARTINAND LBWIS

• hi• chase scientiststwintheas

ceilini near thesoarin&OFF,TAKBSand Gremlin does --The Bat

them. Flap friend.my wings,haveYou (CONT,) GREMLINBRAIN

going?"be "Where I'll Gremlin's expression asks:BatTheskin. * Gremlin'sBatthefrom IV needletheyanks The Brain Gremlin ~

going,,,be where you'llusefulnessof crucial be That will problem whatever.no licht m&K~icht persuasion, ,,to noctu(ja_l those of the for designed formula,,,specia~ Thus,~is leftover. photochemicals~of unappetizina rathera become we~~t frankly,-- don't burnwetan,nitWe ,roup. for our •• ,ethnicpraposes sunli&htaware, su~~u'reI'mAs (CONT.I GREMLIN~AIN •

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• 108

OMIT 108

on the head,himGOO hitsGREENofaloba--PLOP!--

-- as himself, he's surprisedSunninawell acquainted, have beenpiaeonawhichwith atone statueaon A PIGEON perches

107 •

STATUEON PIGEON-YORKNEW EXT, 107

73A, /89 J/31 *Revised

•

a '° c:,

It'\

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film. reel ofa DUST off

some propblowsHeaaain. tapinais threadbare horror hostThe

113 SET FRED'S GRANDPAINT.J 11 * 112

OMIT 112

* 111

OMIT 11 1

* 110 110

OMIT •

74,

31/893/ *Revise

•

TV set over the bar,on theNEWSCASTERthe

to pay little noticetheybut PEOPLE are drinking here,A few

BAR- ANGLE

114 LOBBYINT, 114

TO: CUT

agreement. nod in gleefulGremlinsThe

tonight.,.youfor in store something horriblehave Friends Fred and hisGrandpa--Uh FRED GRANDPA

rolling, .. Okay, creepy.that'sBoy, (O,S,) DIRECTOR

here~"-> They like it scary snarls,

makeand alongside Fred'sf~~ two Gremlins put theirThe other

• -- scary real~ that's right, it's--Uh ~ (CONT,)FRED GRANDPA

LAUGH. ott"fremlinsThe onto the floor.backand fallschest

CLUTCHES histhenshock, mimes terrified--framealooks at A second Gremlinup, end and holds itloosethefroma little

unreels from Fred,filmof the reeltakes One of the Gremlins

Uh ... I don't, , . FRED GRANDPA

things? those the story withwhat'sFred, (O,S.) DIRECTOR

intently.

him watchthem three oftheandone, the first GREMLINS join

othertwo back there,Fred headsAs tombstone.propthe

behindfrom emerge GREMLIN grinninga and seesaround,turnsHe

moan. GREMLIN a genuinely scarybuttape,the

on moan weak normalthenot-- MOANaby interruptedFred is

-- dungeonspecial Grandpa Fred'sfrommovie,horror a classic we've got ... tonight FRED GRANDPA 13 ··•

113 CONTINUED:

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long-dead fish,aas if it is •

movie GremlinR videocassette of the firstaupHe gingerly holds

-- watch consumer our videocassettenow forAnd MALTIN LEONARD

POLICE."MOVIE"THE show called Movies"-type

the"At an MALTIN is tapingLEONARDTV studio,Clamp CableaIn 116AA

STUDIOSCABLECLAMPINT. 116AA

OMIT 116

TO: CUT

THROUGH the sneeze guard.

hi ■ and pull his shirtgrab CARROT fingers towithreaches out TEETH, it ARTICHOKE baring its sharpbut,Vege-Gremlin,the 4 tries to dropCustomerhorrified, As other customers recoil,

TONGUE, WAX-PEPPERa darting--mouth as it opens its- - and STRINGBEAN lips CAULIFLOWER ears,CORN-row hair,eyes,for RADISHES This horribly smiling thing hasby the ear.GREMLIN MUTAKT ALL-VEGETABLE he is holding an horrified to discover that is and-- from the bin clump of lettuceatongs to pullplastic

under the salad bar's sneeze-guard with the4 reachesCustomer•

now, . ,while a been in jail forOf course, he's 4 CUSTOMER

~ Really,

C:STO::~boag6azines.cigarettes

now areight ec6&' in the strongest thingsJ.,,.w.theMy broker 4 CUSTOMER

heaping their plates.CUSTOMERS areSalad bar

115 BAR SALAD- ANGLE

sports .•.tDTurning months.few in the firstthroughgoesbuilding newa "glitches" thatnormal that these are just theabout, worryto nothins Clamp says there's spokesman for developer Daniela News, by HotlineReached building, Centre officeClamp today at the mechanical problemsmajor,,,of • NEWSCASTER

198931,May- *REVISED

{CONTINUED) phone.aon talking

broker's chair,aback inkicked Hormone Gremlin,SPOT the Brain

• Sell!Buy! Sell! Sell! Buy! phones)on (variously, GREMLlNS

phones and grabbing their GREMLINS also chasing brokers off, OTHER number ofaREVEALSANGLEWIDERas he beats it,andhim, at SWIPES the Gremlinbut yanking the tie off,The broker starts

Nice tie! GREMLIN

The Gremlin points an accusing claw at the broker.

I-up hangs( 'Bye. bonds. Think about thoseNothing.What? phone)(into I (CONT. BROKER.

staring at him.desk,on hisGREMLINabe finds--

AOGGHHHH! BROKER

-- 1>hen his phonesworkingis "power tie"aBROKER in a BROKERAGE office,STOCKsmall Clamp Centre lobby'sIn the•

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hands. except for his flailing--viewout ofdowngoes who quicklyLeonard, savagely clawing atATTACK,The Gremlins

-- bad a be movie wouldn'tburning this In fact,them. ... such as burning ,coNT,)MALTIN LEONARD

behindfromhimonup and are creepingstudio

snuck into thehavethatGREMLINSREALthe unaware of Leonard is

with three dollars •.. a lot of better things to doof thinkcanI thinking of renting it, and if you'reon video,released one that's just been re-Here's (CONT,)MALTIN LEONARD •

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-- and opens it stairw~@>or,a it upstairs to

makes splattered with Gremlin blood,haggard,/.)~bruised,Kate,

118 c?/J,. STAIRWELLINT. 118

doors,~ the front

through Gremlins start fleeinginvadingseen thewho'vePEOPLE

117 DOORS LOBBY- ANGLE 117

NUTS. goingup, speeds on the wallDISPLAYTICKERThe

... yes... shotguns and canned foodgot into clients to put everything they've our brutal here ... we're advising Well, it's rather banks there yet? on theruna you havingArepanic. full-scalea I'd say it's.•• yes, GREMLINBRAIN •

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76B.

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• old drama of self- preservation, •. age- Leave the building, .. enact the on fire •is the buildingYes, IV.O,lVOICEFIRE

What? WORKER

on fire, .•is this buildingnow, forests,,,right destroyer ofwarmth,Giver of (V.O.)VOICEFIRE

voice.P.A.theto listen stop to invasion,

Gremlin unreached by theyetas in an upstairs corridor,WORKERS

120 CORRIDOROFFICEANINT.

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oldest of man's mysteries •.• untamed element •••TheFire! I (V.O. VOICEFIRE

VOICE documentary-narratoraunderbuilds

MUSIC melodramaticInstead, some old-fashioned bell or siren. * isn't alarmfire cour'r'~theof Clamp Centre,In theALARM, the and pullsway, ouilar,i'i--,Gremlinthe flasherKICKSKate

• (/a·. underbelly.reptilian open his coat to flaunt hisaWiff,fPi.;fway,GREMLIN blocks her

FLASHER raincoat-wearingait,sfr//-lt,chesAsback wall.on the ALARMFIREa running forlobby,theac#i,>ssBREAKAMAKES-- then nerve gathering herpillar,a momentary cover behindtakesKate

it.

trash the Gremlinsasrubbleofcourse obstaclean becomingis lobby but the the exit doors,toward PEOPLE desperately scramble

the ceiling ..•from sparking electric cable torn

a on HER TOWARD SWINGS CREMLINa DUCKS asAND SCREAMSWOMANA

face. with his freakishpeople

fleeing terrifiesGREMLIN ALL-VEGETABLEthebar,saladtheAt

loose .•.themshaketo trying

floor, falls to theGremlins,with body covered BARTENDER, hisA

WORKERS ••. CREAM at fleeing

WHIPPED stand shoot streams ofyogurtfrozenGREMLINS at the

POV: Kate'sfrom carnagethe surveys

CAMERA Gremlins,swar•ingtheto fleetry PEOPLE panicking As lobby, in the MAYHEM scene of buildingato find--

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198931,l-!ay- *REVtSED

Mr. him, oblivious. sidewalk continue paston theYORKERSNEWtheBut

me! Somebody helpme!Help pedestrians)(to them!It's FUTTERMANMR.

what is it?Murray, SHEILA

-- moveto too terrifiedback, as Sheila stands--backcoming

but it keepshim,fromaway batting it the Gremlin, He flails at

Help! Hey! FUTTERMANMR,

HIMAT STRAIGHT

to fly leaves its perchand itBAT-GREMLINFLYINGtheIt's

Murray? What is it, SHEILA

'- ~--.::::, Hey! (C,Q_~~) FUTTERMANMR.

• ..• ~Yargoyle one there ... that's.Thatminute.aWait

~ -- GARGOYLES spooky stone topped withcor~eland the windows the ornatenoticesCAMERA side ... as'8.vytheon Eva Marie's architecture isSaintTrue,

the dark ages,out of somethin'likeLooks Beautiful? FUTTERMANMR.

building! a beautifulwhat--MurrayOh, SHEILA

cathedral. theof in front sidewalkthe CREW repairingCONSTRUCTION

a SPOT In b.g.,MARIE,EVA SAINTOF CATHEDRAL handsome old the arrive at for sightseeing,dressedFutterman,Mrs.andMr.

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toward the stairwell exit. from offices start beating itPEOPLE

Fire! Fire! 2 WORKER ··?o

120 CONTINUED:

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shirt.Billy'sgrabsHe

stuft... what.,.thinl[a that'sback,foughtThey happened?What CATHETERDR.

What happened?What? BILLY

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apparently snapped,hasmindCatheter'sDr.faster.even

hurryingwho laCatheter,Dr.breathlesathebyfollowedare The animal•

hal]. down thefieeinaarewhoANIMALS,LABescaped

c:,f number trip over aalmoatCenter,ControlSyatemathetowardburryinl{ and Forster,Bill7"fire."thefleein,lfareofficesPEOPLB fromb.a.,In

122 CORRIDORINT,122

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him. followsSheila

Come on! tell Billy!have toWe FUTTERMANMR.

going?you where are--Murray SHEILA

running.offtakes his breath -andFutterman catchesMr.

good.torand-- realfor Gargoyleanow

i.s that heso 110Iidifies, his perch, the cementregainsand as the Gremlin--

-- the cement starts HARDENING

as toward the cathedral,pa'lTl'iuU,.loftingslowly,win.IT&itanapisit can do much that allsodown-c\re1111intliiweighsbut the cement--another attack braces forMurraycement.ay.withcoatedwhirlpool,thickmixer'scement from theemeriiesGremlin~~ rushes to Murray's side, theSheilaAs

('./. churning CEMENT MIXER --crew'sconstr~ionbalance, into theoffit tumbles,

thatso hi111,fro111awayGremlin etrulftlinsto FLING themanagesother, and

hold of one claw, then thegrab•he_...-..,ri,twristand hia--CUTlefaceHis

claws. el.aehinl(hold of itagetto Grem~tryingthewithgrapplesFutterman

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19897,July- *REVISED

He is STEVEN SPIELBERG,comes over to the group.

and tucns countercandynearby been getting popcorn at thehaawhoMANA

• Guard! Na\.\onaltheCallunion\theCallqu\t\1 PROJECTIONIST

tatters. clothes are lnHismanager. film, obviously the PROJECTIONIST, staggers up to theA MAN covered with one!!irst than theworseThis is I can't believe it! MOTHER

128 OUR THEATERLO&l'.•INT,

seat.

her from her childdrairsSheGASPS, as the rest of the audienceworshipers sun ottscreenthefromeyes DAlJGHTER's shields her pre-teenMOTHERA

OUR THEATERINT.127

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"SUN readini'CARDTITLEwhite black and&'rainyabyfilledisFRAMEThe

126 OUR SCREEN126

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other, and shoving eachhittingspace,forcompetingclaws,theirwithbunnies

shadowmakingscreen,'tffe Gremlin SILHOUETTES appear onLAUGHTER.

GREMLINof O,S, t~-AOUND begin to hearwe In the stereo surrounds,

124 -~ OUR THEATERINT.124

-Q uselessly in the projector,

spinningwerethe reelifas~ND, FLAPPINGHEAR awe LIGHT andWHITE withfills FRAMEThe the others.a•d image of Billtheconsumingappears, spot BURNA gate. in thecaught FREEZES Then the filmprojector, the with wron1t something a~ere'sJITTER,tostartsFRAME-- our

12) TRICK SHOT12)

Dr. Catheter --understandBilly tries toasBut

-- the -- where weredowncalmandTry BILLY

about?talking hell is heThe FORSTER

122 CONTINUED:

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... buildingtheofout who've come • people reports fromconflictingmany••• 1 NEWSPERSON

• CROWD, etcCURIOUSabuilding,thefrom barricades, REFUGEES POLICE-- The scene behind the newspeople is chaosCentre Building. Clamp front of theinNEWSPEOPLE three monitors showingPANwatches, As Fredroom. TV STATIONS to a desertedseveral New Yorkofthe signals

multiple MONITORS showing Grandpa Fred comes into the control room to find

booth. Clamp Cable Network controlnew setting: theOUR FILM RESUMES, in a...and

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It won't happen again.Sorry, folks. (to audience)

were you, I'd run the rest of the picture I if Well, can stand up to the Hulkster? ters you think the GreDomyself?there to haveIDo booth, proiection i m nso_ hot popcorn, and • Id sodas,cr,:lli't!I,theate/o,'lfeyout to ago When theywovie!fllfsll/money togood People paidup!listenD Okay, you guys HULK HOGAN

booth. quickly grasping the situation, addresses the Gremlins in theHogan,

booth in OUR THEATER. toward the projection--finger upwardSpielberg points ajoin Spielberg. HOGAN, in full wrestling regalia and carrying Raisinets, comes over toHULK

...Hulk (beckons across lobby) myself!one I should have directed thisknewIDamn! SPIELBERG

Dwarfs!Si;iventilel!.!ld WhiteSnow They want to seepicture!the They refuse to run the rest ofprojector! They've taken over thethJng_i;!Those PROJECTIONIST

trouble here?to be theseemsWhat SPIELBERG

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198917,July- *REVISED

(CONTINUED) •

lights ••• no and there's emergency rush, holocaust murder deadline catastrophescreaminga••Terrific, (mutters) MARLA

match,awith reading paste-up boards work in her darkened office,totrying

Marla is Oblivious to the chaos in the rest of the building,

133 OFFICE MARLA'SINT, 133

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* camera! * I master thecamera?aK21'.k.

KATSUJI

* Katsuji smiles proudly,

camera?TVaworkyou Can

FRED GRANDPA

Yes?

* •

KATSUJI

'J Hey! FRE~ GRANDPA

some fresh disaster.down the hallc!5omis fleeinggroup,

from Kate's tour camera-happt:)touristthe.•• where Katsuji,

132 FRED FOLLOWING-CORRIDORINT. 132

He runs out into the corridor •••break,

His it,is this thinking: what he's Fred's face registers

soon as •••but ascoverage, first-handyoubring unable to so we're building at this time, media into thenewsanypermitting police are not unfortunately, -- menu "greenofsort some talking abouthysterical, who are quite•.• people 3 NEWSPERSON

is confirmed •.• none of thisagain,--of animals some sortby reports of an attack but alsoa fire, •.• stories about • 2 NEWSPERSON

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BY." STAND "PLEASE readingCARDa SCREEN fills withlittle• The up the receiver of her video-phone.she picksAngrily,

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.. weapons, some small assaultI've got CATHETERDR.

lab ...

back of thethe CABINET ata rushing to Catheter isDr.But

-- me offit Get FORSTER

KISS.a in formovesand neck,

embraces his up onto Forster's chest,jumpsGremlinThe Girl

pounding half-out of her chest.HEARTheron Forster,crush

an instant She developsLIPS.redand big with blonde hair GREMLIN,GIRL amorous mutant,abecomehasand hormone earlier, sex the who drankGremlinby the waylaid Forster is quickly

equipment. TRASHING laband on genetic elixirsBINGEINGGremlins,

RIOT ofa to find Catheter in,Dr.follow and ForsterBilly

•

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V65 Gizmo,ondown Lionel bearsvicious

a As the tracks,toV{g,~ helples.:; have tied theGremlins the in engineer's hats,DflNedGizmY.Y Gremlins are torturing hench- bunch of hisaand DiskQ111~hawkTRAINMODELbigaOn

* 1J5B STORETOY INT. 135B

machinery. and clattering

laughterGremlin NOISE ofthe we hearSTORE,TOY lobby From the

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* 135 OMIT 135

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work. back togoesup, hangsShe

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198922,JUNE- *REVISED

CON'rINUED}( •

on. SOUNDthe flicks whitenin«,Clamp,

• LOBBY amid thestandsFred Grandpa under it.sianNETWORK" NEWS "CLAMPawith monitorwallaSEEShe Clamp stops as • •

fewa had we've just under control,

• * everytbina'sthemtell... just * CLAMP

* -- phone on the talkina The tycoon is

137 OFFICE CLAMP'SINT.

TO: CUT

Catheter. finishes off Dr.mobthe Gremlin on the floor below,.•. while,

SMOKE, .•andSPARKSof

showerainOUT SHORTSthen It spins crazily,cyclotron.ato claw alowina He touches hisMACHINERY, of scientifictable full a GREMLIN wafts himself ontoELECTRICtheFinished with Billy,

from the lab. grab the vial attached to the spider and escape

•

can Mohawk so thataway,backto forcing close to Billy, He flies ELECTRICITY.cracklinae, made of seeminalynow -- He is differentroom.theacross,SOCANOTHERFROM EMERGES

into the electric outletwiisappearednow the Gremlinbut-- • -- Mohawk

to stopmovesBilly on it.loaor SP.a VIAL withalasssmall a body to the hairy spider'sfro ■§stubeA suraicalearlier. saw SPIDER that Billy containina the (J!J:LVE-INCHcaaetheon in zeroinawho's MOHAWK,by is~uaht .•. and Billy's attention

4 ~ the floor... stumbling to * him sendinahim, and pile onto on the defensive,scientist the! GREMLINS see number of otheraNow CRASHING into equipment. * wrecked lab,thethrouahTRIPPING,oescatheter shake it off, * to Trying the teeth.by GREMLIN attacheda the cabinet with * out ofarmhis he takes SCREAMS as,.•.bin Catheter, ... and Dr.

* ...le, on fiercely to hishanaina * now Gremlin the Girlroom,of theoutbacks Forster... as

by it ... swallowedifas DISAPPEARS into the socket,

GremlinThe touches his claw to it.andSOCKETELECTRIC an he spots.•. untilchange seems not tobut the reaction, throuah The Gremlin shuddersthe rat earlier.injected intowas VIAL that LIGHTNING-BOLT GREMLIN eat theaSEES ... while Billy

•

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? ..• Dracula CLAMP

•.. warp a dimensional.•• orgalaxy from anotherperhapscreatures, stranieby invasion... this TV)ION FRED GRANDPA •

137 CONTINUED,371

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••• bands rubber protractor,aT-square,afromup •

rigged PENDULUMaholds George In his other claw,SHELF.high a fromarm oneby hangs Georgehim,Above TABLE. paper-cutting a of top to thetwine heavywithTIEDis Gizmo The defenseless

for the occasion.ROBES Inquisition-styleonputandCENSERS who have litMohawk,and hands of George torture yet at the

worsthis undergoingGizmo is and the rubber cement,machine the copyingwithtormentedwashewhereroomXeroxsame In the

139 ROOM XEROXINT. 139

TO: CUT

folks •••back,moveLet's (to crowd) you there. I bet they missYeah? COP

G"Vu been in Beirut •v~e1 ~/l ther~in Then what's

ofN::::ro;:nyway.are out

people Most of thepal. Forget it, CO)? • -- take the responsibility We'll just let us in there.Look, 2 NEWSPERSON

COP.a with argues newspeopleTV one of the frustrated CROWD builds outside the building,theAs

* 138 BUILDINGCENTRECLAMPEXT. 138

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Oh, shit. CLAMP

afternoon •.. and tumultuousturbulentabeenhas what troubled structure throughout this plague they continue touh, newsy)turns himself --\catches -- incident blood-chilling spine-tingling, a in ago, momentajust •.. and, TV) !ON FRED GRANDPA

•

198931,May- *REVISED

the door.beside

Marge Microwave NEWSPERSON interviewing the nearly hystericalTV a SEE they arrive at the building,FUTTERMANSthe breathlessAs

for the firemen.doorpath to theaback to clear

CROWD push theCOPS FIREMEN connect their hoses to hydrants, As ENGINES have pulled up outside the building.FIRETwo

* 142 BUILDINGCENTRECLAMPEXT. 142

OMIT 141

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V[,TU freedom. making for

O CLAW~ grabbing Mohawk's•~Ag corridot into therunsand--

4 a llf HALLWAYINT. 140

-- from the tabledown Gizmo scramblesfeet, •

theirtoget can GremlinstheBefore MOHAWK.ONLANDSand--

-- from his shelfTUMBLESGeorge

so that down hard,PULLS pendulum andGRABS theGizmobut--

-- Gizmo with the knife blade

hack at and tries toscythe,a George grabs the T-square like

-- then anotherarmone freeingtwine, BURSTS the frayed and determination,angryjaw inHe sets his had enough.who's Mogwaione This is over Gizmo's expression.comesCHANGEa--

down

him twine that holdsof thetopmost fiberstheSLICES

Gizmo's fur •.. but as itmoves closer ... grazingThe blade

on it.logo one with the spiderthe he stole in the genetics lab,the vial

from he gulps villain swilling whiskey,aLikedilemma.Gizmo's CACKLES atMohawkbelow, on the floor back and forthPacing

time. inch each fraction of an

a the knife blade moves closer to Gizmo's chest,pendulum, swings theGeorgeAsKNIFE. EX-ACTO gleaming-sharpa... and

•

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198931,May- *REVISED

•

What? FIREMAN

waterr1No Wait! Hold it! 1, FUTTERMANMR.

path. firemen's blocks the

* and way to the entrance Futterman pushes hisHr.this,Hearing

and -- laughing,

they werewere,thinaa horrible

and the and it exploded.reaction,

... a a, it producesoven, conventional * your should never, it's not like

you which the ovena, the units,

* into cookingwareandutensilsmetal * they put all kinda ofand they, * into the kitchen,camethingsgreen • * and then these horrible•.• and, * MARGE

beside the door.

Marge Microwave the nearly hystericalinterviewingNEWSPERSONTV

a SEE they building,the arrive at FUTTERMANS the breathlessAs

firemen, path to the door for theaback to clear

CROWD push theCOPS FIREMEN connect their hoses to hydrants, As building,the up outside have pulledENGINESFIRETwo

BUILDINGPLAZACLAMPEXT. 142

TO: CUT

on, what planet he'sknowjust doesn't

he -- He's alive over furniture.knockingand he'scharred, eyebrowshisend,onis ha,irHis stumbling.dazed, backward, REELS Forster socket,a the Electric Gremlin disappears intoAs

Gremlin off.thethrows

and finallypower,theofgraspin the WRITHESHe electricity. by too is coveredbodyForster'stouch,and at itshim, jumps at Gremlin the Electricbutbackward,stumblesForster

CONTINL'ED:141 •

87,

19893,May *REVISED

•

progress. there'sme Just tell progress?Any it going out there?how'sBill CLAMP

nervously,

* tycoon pacingthe Billy comes into Clamp's office to find

144 OFFICE CLAMP'SINT, 144

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143 OMIT 14J

CUT TO: 6s

f..iru:.,·-&, was never crazI flj:~elf)· (realizin.( I'm crazy tCJl',e•fJkeDon't talk ~JTTERMAN

-- Just little?d~-a you calm don'twhy look,--pal sure,Uh, COP

way. Futterman'sMr. cop blocksThe

-- Murray SHEILA

it, with to dealhow knowI there.inmelet gottaYou (to cop) multipl~. they just 'em,on watergetyouIf gremlins. it's-- in there It's not fire FUTTERMANMR, •

• 88

19898, June- *REVISED

recorded music. of interludebriefato listen to you invitewe waiting,While (V.O,)VOICE RECORDED

That should take care ofhold. phone system., .onin theHe's BILLY

......now busy circuits areall--sorry We're up and try again, ..hang pleasecall,a make you want toIf (variously/ (V,O.) VOICES RECORDED

SPEAKER, the phone'sfromissueand bounce around itVOICES RECORDEDas in pain, writhing trapped,--SCREEN video-phone's on the an instant laterupshows . . . DISAPPEARS inside ... and

mouthpiece •..thetouchesbeastglowing

The in the Electric Gremlin's path.upthe receiverholdshe

the last possible instant,AtGremlin.the ElectricandClamp betweensteps VIDEO-PHON~da RECEIVER ofthegrabsBilly • ,\~ / -~

• CLAMP

him coming straight atthe air, through swif.lJ]_yGLIDEGremlin the ElectricSEEto Clamp turns X}r ~ out! Watch (CONT.)BILLY

socket behind Clamp •.. walla from emerges GREMLIN ELECTRICthespeaks,heasBut

-- to have We'll Yes sir. BILLY

here?at looking kind of lawsuits we're what ideaany haveYou lives. Real in this building.people There are It's horrible.Bad? CLAMP

sir now, rightbad afraid it's prettyI'm BILLY

144 CONTINUED:14•

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it? It's beautiful, isn't CLAMP

tear.a away wipes watching,Clamp,

thee ••.God tomy Nearer beI dreamsmyinYet (V.O.) SINGER

hymn:oldan sprightly version of

a SINGER singsPOP Tiffany-typea montage continues,theAs

enjoyed ••• life. haveyou hopewe important, more but,-- programming have enjoyed ouryouhope We air.the now leavesNetwork Clamp Cablethe civilization, end of Because of the (V.O.) ANNOUNCER

--~,.J beaches. sunsets, of animals,

shots" "beauty-- MONTAG~~'-1MAGESawithMONITORS fillSever1;1l

• wall monitors.under~h.isheadVCRaintotapetheputsHe • sign-of~bigThe The sign-off. ::::::5 CLAMP <r,'or;::, it?is What BILLY

maybe it will.but--Bill run, would never thought thisI CLAMP

drawer.afrom VIDEOCASSETTEatakesandgravely,nodsClamp

at least--YorkNewfor that's it they get out,If the building. leavingfrom thingsthesestop to havewe Clamp, Mister Sure. BILLY

thanks.--BillUh, CLAMP

pain doubled.hisfiercely, more WRITHES Gremlin The ElectricHead."MyonFallin'

Keep "Raindrops Muzak rendition ofcheeryaMUSIC begins:The

144 ( 2 ) CONTINUED:

•

entrance,ownmygotI've-- Yeah CLAMP

out there.getcanyou building, if From outside theset it up. have to It's just an idea ••• you'll BILLY

move?ouru What someone out. when you can really takethat's information they don'taotwe've They're off balance,I like that. CLAMP

our move.makecanwewhen before they try to leave -- that's

• So around four-twenty -- just

BILLY

seven-twenty-five. \'\ (reads) \~ -~k\j The sun sets at • CJCJ• (CON(\.~CLAMP

buttons.

fewa computer-scheduler~b~ushespocketa_outtakesHe

the front doors, way outonly That's theRight. CLAMP

lobby, They'll all be in theout,go so they canone place, together in get they'll all--is they think it whenor-- sundown when it'sBut why they're still in here.That's things. kills theseSunlight BILLY

Why? buildina.in this do can'twe nothing there'sBill, CLAMP

them? All of hours? ahead threebuildingin theclocks set theyoucan listen, sir,--Yes BILLY •

144 J)( CONTINUED:144

198920, April *REVISED

•

What? MARLA

••. today- liveI way and theme,forworks office suppliesstealin&not-- (V.O,) VOICBMALB

volume, more-than-audible

jacked up to the Systems Control Center,fromsubliminal tapes the VOICE AMPLIFIEDBOOMINGaby Marla is startledSuddenly,

-- my in light ne;;;g;;on,.,ICome around here?:a~n•anybodyIsn't ,c!: MARLA •

-- indianantly Marla calls outcorridor,dimadownWalkin& • 0 144A MARLAWITH- CORRIDORINT. 144A

44AA '°0 OMIT 144AA

TO: CUT tn Shoot. Good." City. "Developer Saves Save the city. CLAMP

save couldyou But if it works -- tricky.to be aoin&It's Yeah, BILLY

yours idea ofThis CLAMP

and, , . people. Things in here, take care of to have I still thin•ssome There's BILLY •

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•.. searching corridor,adown quicklymovesBillyasand...

CORRIDOR- BUILDINGlNT, •

TO: CUT

CONTROL.,. CLIMATEmarkedbankain slidersfewahitsHe random,

at themon jammingandwork, for buttons that stilllookin•

the console,browsesLenny In the wrecked control center,

* 147A

CENTER CONTROL SYSTEMSINT.147A

TO: CUT

bia. can catchanyonebeforelevel

below streetand he's Futterman pushes the button,Kr,-- but

Murray! SHEILA

couple of people notice --

A sidewalk elevator,Clam§!"towardway,the otherpushes FuttermanMr, the street,ac~sClamp followsmobmedia As the

• that ...say I didn't CLAMP

reID Then the monsters are • 0'°2 PERSONNEWS

Absolutely not, Lt'\ CLAMP

City?YorkNew panic to tryingyouAre monsters,green broadcasting stuff with little in there,costuaeDracula a in guya got You've Problems? 3 NEWSPBRSON

problems --somegot just We've alarm, a falseThat's firemen)(signals no --No, CLAMP

on fire? buildingtheisSir, Z N"B'WSPERSON

.. * been evacuated?building's * it true theisClamp,Mister * l NEWSPERSON

CONTINUED: •

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TO: CUT

to the floor,swoonsshadowAs Billy'sPAN.FRYING

a the head with WHACKS Billy overthe Gremlinshadows,Seen in (DAFFY). A GREMLINOFSHADOW joined by thesuddenlywhere it's -- on the wallSHADOWmovina CAMERA follows Billy's cautiously posters. pro-flossina A dentist's reception area, full of cheery

149 OFFICE A DENTIST'SINT.149

investiaate.inside toaoesand nearby office,

a NOISE ina he hearswind,the against strugglesandaway memos flyinathe As Billy bats the corridor.into offices swirl from nearbyPAPERSVENTS. comes out of theSTORMWINDa...

? Kate .•. BILLY •

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1989lO,May *REVISED

•

• civilization -- have viewersyourand you whatand wants, everyonewhat think,I want is,wewhatFred, GREMLINBRAIN

lucid.

sounding The Brain Gremlin answers in his usual cultured tones,

want?youit what is-- have is question peoplemainthink theI Brain Gremlin)(to now.us with talkto going and he'stalk,to is ablewho-- FRBD GRANDPA

CAMBRA. floor-modelbigtheworkingis where Katsuji Grandpa Fred and the Brain Gremlin in the studio,

151 (CONTINUOUS)STUDIOTVCABLBINT,151

The Brain Gremlin nods.

ate? "creatures," is that \llde'u• - orea\,Q that one of the \J· bizari~more .,,in an even ')6 \) T~("\( ONFRBD GRANDPA

Hormone Gremlin. interview the Brain ready togetting show set-up, Donahue or Geraldo-type talk

a studio withTVcableain Grandpa Fred,showsscreenTVThe

behind the bar.SETTVon thebroadcast enjoying the

and number of Gremlins are drinking,awhereBAR,theto DOWNPAN CLOCK is also moving ahead three hours.lobbybigThe

150B LOBBY/BARINT.150B

TO: CUT

ahead three hours.

flash numbersIts CLOCK,DESK digitala PAN to works,GizmoAs

he starts to straighten ...which

paper clip,a match ... andwooden rubber band.,,aafew things:a up gathershe before,him we haven't seen in stern determination quiet,aWith top drawer. in the openrummaging the desktop,on Gizmo is the building.insomewhere abandoned office,A hastily

150A OFFICEANINT. 150A •

198920, April *REVISED

{CONTINUED) •

for? thingthisWhat's CHIEFFIRE

Clamp.

comes over to an idled hook-and-ladder andfromdownFIRE CHIEF climbsA

careful, careful...•••A little to the left (supervising) CLAMP

in front of the doors.--Square sceneRedthe--BACKDROP CRANES position a cloth THEATRICALwithCROWD watches, workersAs the

'S BUILDING (CONTINUOUS)EXT.

6 1940s.the SQUARE AT NIGHT, inbe REDenow iip building has changed: itthe SCENE outside the front doors of·Gre':ift~Unnoticed by thebuilding. to the front doors of theupP,AL.E~ANSGremlins live itbarAs the

be arguedthat couldcourzuh, ofWell... (ON TV)FRED GRANDPA '

Gremlin. On TV, Fred starts backing nervously away from the armed

•

•• but in no sense civilized,fl!n, not, ClearlyNo. civilized?thatwasNow, (ON TV)(CONT,) BRAIN GREMLIN

love it,

The bar Gremlins SHOOTS the dopey Gremlin.GUN, andawithcomes back FRAME, The Brain Gremlin reaches out ofCAMERA.at Fred's O.S.waving grinning stupidly,FRAME, DOPEY-LOOKING GREMLIN wanders intoOn TV, a

* ••• look at this fellow herea * takeyou mean,I We want to be civilized. * to. aspirewewhat the centuiries -- that's * to accomplish overhas worked so hard * Everything your societySusan Sontag, * Chamber music,Convention.GenevaThe * yes. civilization,--butway,thealong * may stumbleweOh, reaching toward. * That's what we'remanners, tradition. * Standards, Compassion.Diplomacy. * The fine points. The niceties, Fred.

(ON TV) BRAIN GREMLIN

emphasis. The drinking Gremlins nod agreement, pound beer mugs on the bar for •

151A BEFORE WATCHING ASGREMLINS-BARLOBBYINT.151A

95,

19893l,May- *REVISED

•

Billy! FUTTERMANMR.

- the drillwithinmovesin,CLAWawedges

Daffy Billy flails desperately, but it just leaves his mouth unprotected.

-- EYES

eager11:oofy, doesn't hide hisMASKDaffy's FACEmoving in on him.drill and

up the high-speedrevvin& in DENTIST'S WHITES,nowDaff;r,SEESBilly-- as

- NOISE whining unpleasant,anThere'sconcussion.ofthe BLUR

the room throughseeingto consciousnesa,groggilyhimselfblinkinJrisBilly

152 OFFICE DENTIST'SINT,152

?... you herelosing Fred, am Ipast. turned down in the Convenient credit, even if we've been itroups. Complete bedroomst.ools.Bar Dinettes.Fred.essentials,thewantWe TV) (ON GREMLINBRAIN • filibustering.

is crazily watching The bar Gremlins are still

151c LOBBYINT, 151c

dance- couldguy Boy, thatthat.sawOh, I FIRE CHIEF

It The one about Stalin.Broadway, backing onwasmusical laIt's from CLAMP

this thing?findyouWhere'd backdrop)(indicates CHIEFFIRE

'em,try ..and let the sunlightbackdrop, this dropwe When they do, ready to come out.gettingthe lobby, they'll all be in...outsideisit"night"nice

a think it's sunset...and they see what When they three hours, building ahead We've put all the clocks in thedark, it's can only come out whenthingsThese • CLAMP

151B CONTINUED,151B

198920, April •~EV[SED

• impatient. Kate shakes her head,

• just businesswas it but me, with out to dinnergo him toaskedI Really, happened. Nothing Billy.about-- Look MARLA

your attitude.be good fortoseems It you there. could just leaveI KATE

God you're here ••.Thank MARLA

in hand. flashlight rounding the corner of the corridor,KATE

WEB SPIDERIN MARLA- CORRIDORINT,153

TO: CUT

corridor65 leads Billy into theHe • m~out.Let's Right. MIIYFunJi!AN

find Kate.tr""l'))~.wasI ~LY

next? What's down.youlet gonna wasn't I kid. knew you'd need help,I FUTTERMANMR.

here?doing you what are Futterman,Mr.Yeah. BILLY

Billy? You okay, FUTTERMANMR.

the dentist's office.fromand runsdrill,

the drops SHRIEKS,who--Daffy and aims it atLAMP,Castle

on the brightturnsoverhead, Futterman reachesMr,but--

for his chest --aimingthe drill,him withonDaffy turns from the doorway.themtowardquicklycomingFuttermanMr.SEE Billy and Daffy turn tomake contact,canJust before the drill •

152 COtlTHIUED,152

198917,May *REVISED

•

{CONTINUED)

arrow.anas MATCH

woodenaand band, from the paper clip and rubbermadeBOWa-- WEAPON homemadea and carriesHEADBAND,blackawearsHeprey.

on the wall between the spider and itsa display casefalling to

it, from GIZMO dropsand VENT in the ceiling clatters open,A

suddenly --when,--the killfor

them toward clambers smiling,Mohawk, they writhe desperately, as and,-- them catches The sticky filamentWEBS.morewith

them is strung the corridor before -- too fast to notice that

they can as fast as

run and MarlaKate quickly closing the distance.nimbleness,

a spider's predatorywomen withtoward themovesMohawk

BEFOREAS MARLAANDKATE- CORRIDORINT,155

TO: CUT

::...,-- from.

came in the direction itan6rt1ri.SCREAM O.S.,HEAR Kate'sThey

154 • Mqll,,TTERMANANDBILLY-CORRIDORINT.

TO: CUT l'Jt.,

corrido.,,.ohigh as the

and wide stretching asLEGS,SPIDER~RYEIGHTnow limbs are

he did before -- but hishead and torsosametheMohawk has

them. toward coming Mohawk,wasonce CREATURE thathideousThe 153 153A

POV MARLA'S

SCREAMSand

* something else,SEESMarladown,Marla she starts cuttingBut as * KNIFE.Army Swissaout and pulls into her purse,She reaches

It'll do.

KATE

that help?

Does couldn't get to first base.

I But him. with going something

* to gettriedI wasn't business. * It cathartic openness thing. * a be It'll you. honest with * be to goingI'm Wait, Okay.

CONT . )(MARLA •

153 CONTINUED,153

98,

198917,May *REVISED

on here?goingisw:.ll the whatme somebody tellCould • MARLA

• nowamI KATE

God you're okay.Thank BILLY

too far,him they -- pushedguessI BILLY

him? happened toWhat Gizmo) (indicates -- Billy KATE

* Billy embrace. * as Kate and Stallone-style nod,quick,a Gizmo responds with

* Uh ••• thanks, * (to Gizao) * FUTTERMANMR.

* the display case.fromdownhandaGizmogivesFutteraanMr,

* V \~ ~\) on our side.He's •

* -) t~rjlhr.~\JFuLMisterGizao,That's * be:..(\ BILLY

* What's that? * FUTTERMANMR.

on the display case.upGizao, Futterman looks at

Mr.as pocket knife,awithwomen free Billy rushes to cut the

and DIES,

tumbles over,he writhes,aslegs body and to his hairyover his spread FLAMESThe Spider-Mohawk in mid-body.which catches--

-- Gizmo loose the arrow

SEE they round the corner,FuttermanMr.Billy andasand,--

FIRE CATCHESand

the wall, SCRATCHES against so that the match the display case, on PIVOTShehim,of bow and arrow in frontdrawntheHolding

war. become to got you'vewar,a To survive (V,O.) STALLONE SYLVESTER

mind:his HEARS inheasface, on hisshows determination Grim and Marla. enemy menacing KateSEES hisGizmo•

155 CONTINUED1 155

99,

198920, April *REVISED

•

". 0oa6t:>~

(CONTINUED) •

How come? BILLY

happened ••• I'm not scared. now that itButagain.happen would I've been scared itFalls, back in Kingstonattacked us,guys ever since these--you something I'll tellBilly.'em, We'll stop FUTTERMANMR.

now out of heregetthings And if these BILLY

Oh.

huh?) (thinks:

MARLA

the genetic material,frommutated,

have must Gremlins some of thethen

and midnight, ate afterMogwais

the thenand wet,got Gizmo-- Well BILLY •

155 (2) CONTINUED:155

99A,

19820, April *REVISED

• CXlNTINUED)(

• him behind backup horn partSINGING theGREMLINSthewithYork,"NewYork,

"New SINGING he starts As he nears the doors,Sinatra-style. Frank one shoulder, SPORTSCOAT overa The Brain Gremlin holds

then •••~lgbiAll (CONT.) GREMLINBRAIN

from the Gremlins.assentA CHEER of

Is everybody here? GREMLINBRAIN

addresses his charges. standing nearest the front doors,Hormone Gremlin,The Brain

two.or GUIDEBOOKFodoraand CAMERAS, Gremlins --several on SPOT tourist paraphernalia mood is excited, anticipatory. Their of others.hostaand'"'''·~ffy,Lenny, lobby -- George, * *

converging in theareGREMLINSQQ>,..ctipredis·Bi 11 yTrue to

156 •;~

TO: CUT

Let's go • Kate. we I don't think BILLY

since then •••everandyear, on Lincoln's birthday onehappened Something terriblebirthday. sorry, it's -- Lincoln'sI'm KATE

wrong?What's FUTTERMANMR.

Please -- sharply) (suddenly, KATE

up give up ••• Lincoln didn'tdidn't give WashingtonCan.""I letters: four is those last11American

important part ofmost-- the Billy know,youBut huh? Screwy, • (shrugs) FUTTERMANMR.

(2) CXlNTINUED:155

3/6/89- *Revised

•

Don't bother .back.drop:Square

Red to drop thewaitingGUYStheatsignalaWAVESandsadly,turnsClamp

·~ louder.growing THUNDER isthewhireSKY, the darkeningat and an expectant CROWD, Clamp looks upREPORTERS,COPS,bySurrounded

BUILDINGEXT,15-:l

TO: CUT rr- THUNDERCLAP,a·of unwelcome SOUNDtheOn

Sunlight? KATE

-- come in, andwilleunliithtThethere, out drop that clothtogoingClamp's seconds, MisterfewIn aworry.Don't BILLY

WINDOWS over the lobby.dark-itlasstheatpointsBilly

••• to the doorsgoinirBilly, they're • KATE

.. -- aren't badl[UysHey, these

FUTTERMANMR.

below. at the Gremlin assemblyrailinl{,thelook over

They Futterman arrive on the mezzanine.Billy, Kate, Marla, Gizmo and Mr.

157 MEZZANINE-ANGLE157

... production numberappears to be a what mountinirnow these creatures are blood-curdling rampage of destruction. their tollowinl{ it seems incredible, but... FRED GRANDPA

bunker.afrom broadcastin•MurrowR. cover, like EdwardfromGremlins the coveringThey're aims his camera out of the other.Katsujiwhileone, ot Grandpa Fred peeks cautiously outlids.swinginll'.withTRASH CANStwo spotsfloorlobbyon theA.NGLEanSONG, into theirswinll'.GremlinstheJ>..s

... Dat dat da-da-dat...YorkNewYork,New Dat dat da-da-dat,it,ot I want to be a part dat da-da-dat,Dat...today leavinll'.I'm Dat dat da-da-dat,news,thespreadingStart GREMLINS GREMLINBRAIN •

CONTINUED:156

i9893,May *REVISED

•

... da da datdatDat New York ...In old

Dat dat da da dat,start of itnewbrandamakeI'll

dat,da Dat dat da away meltingAre dat,dada dat Dat blues These little-town

GREMLINS GREMLINBRAIN

~•& doors

toward themoving happy Gremlins keepthelobby,Down in the

him dry •.. Gizmo in it ••• keepand putbox,a get Do it fast ••• Kate,do it.Just BILLY

you nuts?Arelobby? Into the FUTTERMANMR,

lobby. it into theAim hose. Get that Futterman.Mr, (CONT.)BILLY

nearby. case on the wallaHOSE inFIREcoiled canvasa He points to

MON·00065 -- knowI BILLY •

somethina.to doaotwe'veBilly, KATE

the third time, under foraoingtown'sthis--rain out there in thegetguysIf those FUTTERMANMR,

Billy and the others watch.

160 MEZZANINE-ANGLE 160

York,"Newiri MidnightAfter

"Dining such as guidebooksthrough load cameras and flipothers while LINE,KICK Rockettes-styleaformedhave Some Gremlins

da da ... Dat dat da In the city that never sleeps ... da Dat dat da da up wake want toI

GREMLINS GREMLINBRAIN

assembled Gremlins closer to the doors.

the leads the Brain Gremlin cheerfullyasTHUNDER echoes o.s.,

159 LOBBY/MEZZANINEINT.159

•

102 •

198920, April *REVISED

•

••. Gremlin replication

LIGHT ofANDSMOKE risingthewith lobby fillstheasbubbles, the GREMLINS in CAMERA finds miniatureBUBBLE.SKIN starts to Their turn to catch the spray.delighted,.•. and the Gremlins,

its floor •.•windows,itsdoors, WATER splashes onto the lobby'she can open it,.,.but before

-- New New York, to you,upIt's GREMLINBRAIN

The Brain Gremlin reaches for the door •••

163 ANGLE 163

on the hose .•• Billy runs to turn

162 ANGLE 162

them .•.atget SCULPTURE tomodernisticaCLIMBING and start

on the mezzanine,SPOT our grouplobbyin the A knot of Gremlins

..J ANGLE •

* TWITTE~Q~fully.Gizmobox,From the

* b~•a Does it

* wet.get him let --~n'tHere * KATE

<· Gizmo. box containingMarla the Kate hurriedly hands

Hurry. BILLY

-- so thinkI-- GodOh

* KATE

there?up going down here withouttransfer it you Can Mister Clamp's office.

* on hold ina callthere'sKate,

BILLY

* Kate .•.

mezzanine office and brings it toavideo-phone extension out of

a Billy dragshose. Futterman hauls out theMr.andstore,• nearbyafromboxa grabsKate on the mezzanine,.. while,.

160 CONTINUED,160

lOJ,

198916,May *REVISED

•

-- lobby into thedown swooping •

RECEIVER,THEOFOUTSHOOT Gremlin sees the Electricand

down0$ PUSHES the blinking button

··VQ -- showering Gremlins down at the happilylooksHerailief/l out over the mezzanine

* and holds it lifts the receiverfr'4'Ka;.,e.~phoneBilly grabs the

llf'O beneath the screen.

BLINKS the plastic buttonasHold,of.fge;Atotryingagony,in

GREMLIN writhesELECTRICthe screen of the video-phone,On the

it! That's BILLY

-- code Ethernet ..• five-digit switchboard ... into the module ... mainmailvoicethe through PBX ..• back ..• tap into the

* KATE

-- keypad phone's

* punches at the video-who furiously Billy stands beside Kate, again. lobby flooron the then turns it off the sculpture, Gremlins climbingtheknocktohose gushingtheuses Futterman * Mr, box as Gizmo shielded in theMarla keepsmezzanine,On the

•

164 ANGLE 164

• lOJA

198916,May *REVISED

? -- me making You're FRED GRANDPA •

Six o'clock weeknights. anchor .anyoumakingI'm Right. CLAMP

1 ••.and news, seemed like It just nobody, sir.--Um FRED GRANDPA

today? coverage network with all thatmyongoto you Who toldpal. me there,Excuse CLAMP

mike. Fred lowers thestop.ato Fred and KatsujiClamp waves

-- We're here exclusively with mike) (into FRED GRANDPA

* Clamp. over torush Grandpa Fred and Katsuji

fill. •. land use this stuff ascanweMaybe

* goo)the (surveys * guys. okay,It's • * s CLAMP

tVl,s;,SlP·teamSWATthewavesHe floor.

lobby on thegoo sO~i")greena nothing but and finding--

,,. ditch charge --

a last-be he expects toin whatfj~comba team in fullSWAT a leading comes in,Clampandopen,..b lobby doorsthe... as

164A FLOOR LOBBY- ANGLE 164A

untensing ...their bodiesrelief,withsigh ... and our heroes

lobby ...

the swamps churning protoplasm thatpuddle of green,viscous sodden,a becomesYorkNew invasion of allthe threatened••. as

SCREAMS •••

DEATH Gremlins'thefrom and their earsSHOW,LIGHTglaring the from company shield their eyesBilly andmezzanine,theOn

them ..•

FRYING they stand ... andwhereGremlinsthenailingLOBBY, THE ACROSS SPREADS ELECTRICITYSEARINGOFWATTS A JILLIONand--

-- floor •

theon risingthat'sWATERtheto wing touching his crackling--

198911,clay *REVISED

• happened?what--Murray SHEILA

• side Murray'stogoothe through Sheila sloshes hurriedlyREPORTERS.crowd ofsmallaand admitting Sheila Futtermanopen, ••. as the doors to the building

them •..between promising passes

Somethingtime.firstthe as if for-- looks at herClamp nods,

very hard.Very, Yes, sir. MARLA

you? don'tme, work forYou Marla. CLAMP

Marla. Clamp looks at

* and Marla here,helped.

Everybody me, sir. It wasn't just BILLY

out here ••. us yo\J~iled looks likeBi 11, it c-A 0· CLAMP • <7a Clsmp!Y-to joinovergo

and from the mezzanine,off the stairsotht'/OcAin~Billy and the

..• in;,;stigateweas Join us, cost in Manhattan today? makeover men's weara What does FRED GRANDPA

building.

out of the and they start backingon Fred,cameraturns hisHe

Congrats! KATSUJl

right.--Uh FRED GRANDPA

avuncular. Think about sweaters.Think ''Old World."me,says toThis costume) (indicates Dracula -- This though, clothes, some differentand see about to Barney'sdowngoyou towantI CLAMP •

198916,May *REVISED

this? what's-- minuteaWait CLAMP •

-- Clamp unfolds the paperasButClamp.them toand hands

from his pockets paper and pencilwithupcomes--rummagesHe

BILLY

paper?any You havenotes.taking should be I book, my nextin could be good this know, The sacrifice ••. you point.gooda That's right. That's CLAMP

safe,city you kept theWell, BILLY

come, things... (shrugs) ... thingsfor placea makeYou things, place for a wasIt anyway. wasn't for people it another,,,maybeFordamage,the we're insured forthing,For one CLAMP

You're not? • MON·0006S KATE

not.I'm CLAMP

sir. I'm sorry about the building, BILLY

Clamp. .. . as Billy and Kate commisserate with

... completely had to stop workWedisaster. nightmarecompleteawas Oh, it MARLA

happened here?What REPORTER

.. The reporters latch onto Marla,leave.

and Kate,and Billywith WAVES goodbye exchange FuttermansThe

...you See guys. home, going We're (to Billy and Kate) 'em. ready forwerewe But Sheila.aiain, They tried it FUTTERMANMR. •

• 164A (2) CONTINUED:164A

198920, April *REVISED

•

Peltzer?Mrs.youAre me, Believe a deal.come tocanWe CLAMP

"0.. .t..Q.Hn wholeado for Billy toOf course, KATE

ever~. you've town sensational quiet little most biggest, and we'll build the me this design,you sellBill,-- just Not talking elevators,need. is the kind of thing peopleIlu.a CLAMP

It's terrific, KATE

-- that'sUh, BILLY

think?you What do crawl."atodown slows "Where life Corners!Clamp--wait--It's • better!evenThat's CLAMP

town •home It's our KATE

concept?yourthisIs drawing) (indicates -- the earthto Back towns! Quiet littlething. community the traditional--now people wantwhatisThis terrific! this is over in Jersey --project, newMy it. builgtowantI CLAMP

move there?towantYou BILLY

I'm looking for.whatThis is CLAMP

Falls. KingstonThat's RAND

main street of Kingston Falls,of thedrawingIt's Billy's •

164A 3)( CONTINUED,164A

107 •

198920, April *REVISED

over his body. SPRAYS the chemicalRandandup,himholds

Billy Stallone-style,somberly,and nodsRand,looks atGizmo

• I demonstrate?~ay Gizmo)(to wetness, can not affordwho thosefor Personal waterproofing, Can.ain Peltzer OvercoatThe up can)(holds RAND

Billy,byheld being who's Gizmo, indicatesRand

it'?is 'What CLAMP

little sooner. a I'd finished this stuffWish (CONT. )RAND

CAN, AEROSOL He takes out an

out. guysyou I'd come helpthou&ht · happening •.•wasTV whatonsawI RAND

pleasure.A CLAMP •

Here's techn~y. tomorrow'swith problemst~•s Solvin& Inventor, me, sir. Rand Peltzer's the· and) Clamp (shakes Q~ RAND

my is this Cl~ MiaterUh, BIL?'.:) ,,~ and Clamp,Kate, to Billy,overslogslie

Billy, .. Kate. RAND

Dad! BILLY

comes in.PELTZER,RAND inventor

the and Billy's father,againopens to the buildingdoorThe them. Gizmo cuddled betweenwithKate tighter,squeezesBilly

Yeah,be,to goingf'm (smiling} KATE •

164A {4)

1989), July- •REVISED

right'.'Is that • RAND

on spendingwasIwhatknewyouIf (CONT. lCLAMP

business .•.talkingaway,RandleadsClamp

-- guysyou I'll call (to Billy and Kate) RAND

minute.aus Bxouse {to Billy and Kate) CLAMP

not.why reasonNo

..

RAND

crewa? How about construction CLAMP

anythin&,about on just work~k Sir, this'll Q, RAND • construction~terials?on work that stuffd@--me Excuse spray-ci!n) indicatingRand.♦(to ~p

relaxes.--Mogwai stolid includ~the--everyone

and no effect,Gizmo withhitso~ater but the splash--

-- Dad BILLY

Gizmo -- aims the squirtgun atRandtenses asEveryone

Observe, ( CONT , )RAND

PISTOL,WATERa and takes out--sprayingfinishesHe

" happens ...

when thatyouKills trouble. lot ofa saved everyonehave we could few days sooner,astuff if I'd have finished thisBoy, } (CONT,RAND •

164A (5)

CONTINUED1164A

109,

19897, *REVISED- July

• -- here guantitY We're talking about CLAMP

conference --inRand areandC1aJDp.. and•·

•. happens whenever~ and midniaht, apparently ate after Mogwaisof thesome ... and then, MARLA

-- to the reporterstalkinastillisMarla

166A

LOBBY- CENTRECLAMPINT;, 166A

OMIT 166

Clamp Centre •••theoutsideCROWD UP on the dispersingCRANESCAMERAasinto the city,walk.•. and

165 DAY- BUILDINGCLAMPEXT, 165

v' outside ••.gotDAiGizmo, carryingand,him,

to Billy pulls her closeit;.,_smiles.sound ofthelikingKate,

O Our place, • BILL~

• aaain, twitterszmoGi ~ . . 't::'home Where's K4_

home.go wants tohe He said ·BILLY

he say? what didWell, KATE

now.do,I guess Yeah,.,I BILLY

he does. realizes thatsurprised,Billy,

him? You understand KATE

Okay. BILLY

syllables at Billy.Mogwai

indecipherableofstringaTWITTERSbox,from hisGizmo,doors.

•

the by themselves nearstandingGizmoandKateBilly,leavina. ..

164A

6)( CONTINUED,164A

:J,11

19897, July- •REVISED

•

END CREDITS. discreetly BLACK OUT, underwe...and

... Forster tries to melt into the wall, .•

.....twoor

buttona undoes Gremlin saucilyThe Girl great seductiveness. imagines isshewith whathim,toward the floor slowly across moves OUTFIT,BRIDALain dressed GREMLIN,GIRLthe ... and

a wall,.,toward backs fearfully •

Forster up in the building,highroomdimmed conferenceaIn

166B ROOM CONFERENCEINT.166B

TO: CUT

on, ;;§tsyou Keep Forster. can, w~edo long .• ,we'll too ,t6l know, I don't-- lobby isnd theou elevators are the while,aake there ... No, it' up way Wow,... f~? Which there. you out ofgetw okay, okay, -- you What are! Hello? .. , For ) p" ( into build1•·•?In the CLAMP

the building. in From here you, sir,forIt's ASSISTANT

phone.

a cellularcarryingClamp,over to ASSISTANT slogsanwhen--

-- problemno Uh, sir, that's • RAND

166A CONT:NUED, l 11 1989i, *REVISED-July