"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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PENGUIN'S VOICE<br />
Look out -- lawn dart!<br />
He steps into the light and lofts an umbrella.<br />
Its sharp point sticks in the roof, an inch from the<br />
Princess's big toe. The umbrella automatically opens,<br />
releasing several live ba<strong>by</strong> bats, that swarm up at her.<br />
<strong>BATMAN</strong><br />
No -- don't panic --<br />
Batman bounds to her aid, but the Ice Princess steps<br />
back, away from the bats, losing her balance ...<br />
One sweeping Klieg-light catches Batman as he rushes<br />
at the Ice Princess, arms outstretched to save her.<br />
The other Klieg lights the Princess herself, as she<br />
topples off the building!<br />
EXT. GOTHAM PLAZA--NIGHT<br />
A huge crowd is gaping up at the terrible scene.<br />
CROWD MEMBER<br />
Batman? Batman pushed the<br />
Princess!<br />
The devastated Mayor and his staff follow, <strong>with</strong> their<br />
heads, the trajectory of the Princess -- which corre-<br />
sponds to that of their careers.<br />
Her body slams down onto the gaily multi-colored button.<br />
This makes the Christmas tree come to life, but not <strong>with</strong><br />
lights. Instead a legion of EEKING BATS bellow out from<br />
the tree's branches and swoop uopn the crowd, violently<br />
rearranging a hundred hair-do's.<br />
EXT. BUILDING ROOFTOP--NIGHT<br />
Both Batman and Penguin stand here (on opposite ends of<br />
the roof), looking down on the mind-boggling pandemonium.<br />
PENGUIN