J-GATE - SAME TIME Splitz, Jackson, Buzz, Lou and two other BEES are going through final pre-flight checks. Barry ENTERS.
LOU LODUCA Alright, we've got the sunflower patch in quadrant nine. Geranium window box on Sutton Place.
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Barry's antennae rings, like a phone. ADAM (V.
O) What happened to you? Where are you? Barry whispers throughout. BARRY I'm going out.
ADAM (V. O) Out? Out where? BARRY Out there.
ADAM (V. O) (putting it together) Oh no.
BARRY I have to, before I go to work for the rest of my life. ADAM (V.
O) You're going to die! You're crazy! Hello? BARRY Oh, another call coming in. "Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 20.
ADAM (V. O) You're cra-- Barry HANGS UP.
ANGLE ON: Lou Loduca. LOU LODUCA If anyone's feeling brave, there's a Korean Deli on 83rd that gets their roses today.
BARRY (timidly) Hey guys. BUZZ Well, look at that.
SPLITZ Isn't that the kid we saw yesterday? LOU LODUCA (to Barry) Hold it son, flight deck's restricted. JACKSON It's okay Lou, we're going to take him up.
Splitz and Jackson CHUCKLE. LOU LODUCA Really? Feeling lucky, are ya? A YOUNGER SMALLER BEE THAN BARRY, CHET, runs up with a release waiver for Barry to sign.
CHET Sign here. Here.
Just initial that. Thank you.
LOU LODUCA Okay, you got a rain advisory today and as you all know, bees cannot fly in rain. So be careful.
As always, (reading off clipboard) watch your brooms, hockey sticks, dogs, birds, bears, and bats. "Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 21.
Also, I got a couple reports of root beer being poured on us. Murphy's in a home because of it, just babbling like a cicada.
BARRY That's awful. LOU LODUCA And a reminder for all you rookies, bee law number one, absolutely no talking to humans.
Alright, launch positions! The Jocks get into formation, chanting as they move. LOU LODUCA (CONT'D) Black and Yellow! JOCKS Hello! SPLITZ (to Barry) Are you ready for this, hot shot? BARRY Yeah.
Yeah, bring it on. Barry NODS, terrified.
BUZZ Wind! - CHECK! JOCK #1 Antennae! - CHECK! JOCK #2 Nectar pack! - CHECK! JACKSON Wings! - CHECK! SPLITZ Stinger! - CHECK! BARRY Scared out of my shorts - CHECK. LOU LODUCA Okay ladies, let's move it out.
Everyone FLIPS their goggles down. Pit crew bees CRANK their wings, and remove the starting blocks.
We hear loud HUMMING. "Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 22.
LOU LODUCA (CONT'D) LOU LODUCA (CONT'D) Pound those petunia's, you striped stem-suckers! All of you, drain those flowers! A FLIGHT DECK GUY in deep crouch hand-signals them out the archway as the backwash from the bee wings FLUTTERS his jump suit. Barry follows everyone.
SEQ. 800 - "FLYING WITH THE JOCKS" The bees climb above tree tops in formation.
Barry is euphoric. BARRY Whoa! I'm out! I can't believe I'm out! So blue.
Ha ha ha! (a beat) I feel so fast. .
. and free.
(re: kites in the sky) Box kite! Wow! They fly by several bicyclists, and approach a patch of flowers. BARRY (CONT'D) Flowers! SPLITZ This is blue leader.
We have roses visual. Bring it around thirty degrees and hold.
BARRY (sotto) Roses. JACKSON Thirty degrees, roger, bringing it around.
Many pollen jocks break off from the main group. They use their equipment to collect nectar from flowers.
Barry flies down to watch the jocks collect the nectar. JOCK Stand to the side kid, it's got a bit of a kick.
The jock fires the gun, and recoils. Barry watches the gun fill up with nectar.
"Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 23. BARRY Oh, that is one Nectar Collector.
JOCK You ever see pollination up close? BARRY No, Sir. He takes off, and the excess pollen dust falls causing the flowers to come back to life.
JOCK (as he pollinates) I pick some pollen up over here, sprinkle it over here, maybe a dash over there, pinch on that one. .
. see that? It's a little bit of magic, ain't it? The FLOWERS PERK UP as he pollinates.
BARRY Wow. That's amazing.
Why do we do that? JOCK . .
. that's pollen power, Kid.
More pollen, more flowers, more nectar, more honey for us. BARRY Cool.
The Jock WINKS at Barry. Barry rejoins the other jocks in the sky.
They swoop in over a pond, kissing the surface. We see their image reflected in the water; they're really moving.
They fly over a fountain. BUZZ I'm picking up a lot of bright yellow, could be daisies.
Don't we need those? SPLITZ Copy that visual. We see what appear to be yellow flowers on a green field.
"Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 24. They go into a deep bank and dive.
BUZZ Hold on, one of these flowers seems to be on the move. SPLITZ Say again.
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Are you reporting a moving flower? BUZZ Affirmative. SEQ.
900 - "TENNIS GAME" The pollen jocks land. It is a tennis court with dozens of tennis balls.
A COUPLE, VANESSA and KEN, plays tennis. The bees land right in the midst of a group of balls.
KEN (O. C) That was on the line! The other bees start walking around amongst the immense, yellow globes.
SPLITZ This is the coolest. What is it? They stop at a BALL on a white line and look up at it.
JACKSON I don't know, but I'm loving this color. SPLITZ (smelling tennis ball) Smells good.
Not like a flower. But I like it.
JACKSON Yeah, fuzzy. BUZZ Chemical-y.
JACKSON Careful, guys, it's a little grabby. Barry LANDS on a ball and COLLAPSES.
"Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 25. BARRY Oh my sweet lord of bees.
JACKSON Hey, candy brain, get off there! Barry attempts to pulls his legs off, but they stick. BARRY Problem! A tennis shoe and a hand ENTER FRAME.
The hand picks up the ball with Barry underneath it. BARRY (CONT'D) Guys! BUZZ This could be bad.
JACKSON Affirmative. Vanessa walks back to the service line, BOUNCES the ball.
Each time it BOUNCES, the other bees cringe and GASP. ANGLE ON: Barry, terrified.