"BATMAN RETURNS" by Daniel Waters [with revisions by Wesley ...
"BATMAN RETURNS" by Daniel Waters [with revisions by Wesley ...
"BATMAN RETURNS" by Daniel Waters [with revisions by Wesley ...
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We whoosh downward to a DECREPIT "ARCTIC WORLD" PAVILION,<br />
and through its Colossal, cracked Observation window.<br />
INT. PENGUIN'S LAIR--NIGHT<br />
We continue to squirm down the walls of the lair where<br />
Penguin found his home, before settling to a tight glimpse<br />
of Max Shreck slumped over the edge of a block of ice.<br />
Max teeters up into consciousness, glancing to his side<br />
to see a grand Emperor Penguin curiously staring at him.<br />
Max yelps. The Penguin yelps back.<br />
Calming himself, Max turns to face forward, then screams<br />
again. The block of ice is revealed to be a strange con-<br />
ference table populated <strong>by</strong> the Red Triangle Circus Gang,<br />
including: a disturbingly Ratty Poodle and its matching<br />
owner, a Ratty POODLE LADY; the Organ Grinder and his two<br />
monkeys; the Tattooed Strongman; the Sword Swallower; the<br />
Knifethrowing Dame; the Fat and Thin Clowns; the three<br />
Stiltwalkers; Flame, the Snakewoman; and four ND acrobats.<br />
An awesome, SEEDY ELECTRICAL GENERATOR wires to a massive<br />
air conditioner, wheezes sparks <strong>with</strong> a malevolent hum.<br />
The gang's snickering now fades into respectful silence.<br />
Actual penguins of every size heedlessly horseplay in<br />
the icy moat. Now we hear the sound of a drip. Max<br />
turns...The drip is seen thudding against an umbrella<br />
improbably held <strong>by</strong> one of the penguins. As he emerges<br />
from the pack, we see that he wears a grimy coat. Then<br />
he flaps down his umbrella, revealing his face for the<br />
first time in glory. It is not a penguin but The Penguin.<br />
Hi.<br />
PENGUIN<br />
Max launches into a face-contorting wail, but his shock<br />
prevents him from emitting actual sound. He closes his<br />
mouth then tries another Munchesque wail to no aural effect.<br />
Then:<br />
PENGUIN<br />
I believe the word you're looking<br />
for is...A-A-A-A-A-G-H-!