3RD BEE Thinking bee. EVEN WIDER SHOT AS ALL THE BEES JOIN IN.
"Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 46. OTHER BEES Thinking bee.
Thinking bee. Thinking bee.
CUT TO: SEQ. 1500 - "POOLSIDE NAGGING" EXT.
BACKYARD PARENT'S HOUSE - DAY Barry sits on a RAFT in a hexagon honey pool, legs dangling into the water. Janet Benson and Martin Benson stand over him wearing big, sixties sunglasses and cabana-type outfits.
The sun shines brightly behind their heads. JANET BENSON (O.
C) There he is. He's in the pool.
MARTIN BENSON You know what your problem is, Barry? BARRY I've got to start thinking bee? MARTIN BENSON Barry, how much longer is this going to go on? It's been three days. I don't understand why you're not working.
BARRY Well, I've got a lot of big life decisions I'm thinking about. MARTIN BENSON What life? You have no life! You have no job! You're barely a bee! Barry throws his hands in the air.
BARRY Augh. JANET BENSON Would it kill you to just make a little honey? Barry ROLLS off the raft and SINKS to the bottom of the pool.
We hear his parents' MUFFLED VOICES from above the surface. "Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 47.
JANET BENSON (CONT'D) (muffled) Barry, come out from under there. Your father's talking to you.
Martin, would you talk to him? MARTIN BENSON Barry, I'm talking to you. DISSOLVE TO: EXT.
PICNIC AREA - DAY MUSIC: "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies. Barry and Vanessa are having a picnic.
A MOSQUITO lands on Vanessa's leg. She SWATS it violently.
Barry's head whips around, aghast. They stare at each other awkwardly in a frozen moment, then BURST INTO HYSTERICAL LAUGHTER.
Vanessa GETS UP. VANESSA You coming? BARRY Got everything? VANESSA All set.
Vanessa gets into a one-man Ultra Light plane with a black and yellow paint scheme. She puts on her helmet.
BARRY You go ahead, I'll catch up. VANESSA (come hither wink) Don't be too long.
The Ultra Light takes off. Barry catches up.
They fly sideby-side. VANESSA (CONT'D) Watch this! Vanessa does a loop, and FLIES right into the side of a mountain, BURSTING into a huge ball of flames.
"Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 48. BARRY (yelling, anguished) Vanessa! EXT.
BARRY'S PARENT'S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS ANGLE ON: Barry's face bursting through the surface of the pool, GASPING for air, eyes opening in horror. MARTIN BENSON We're still here, Barry.
JANET BENSON I told you not to yell at him. He doesn't respond when you yell at him.
MARTIN BENSON Then why are you yelling at me? JANET BENSON Because you don't listen. MARTIN BENSON I'm not listening to this.
Barry is toweling off, putting on his sweater. BARRY Sorry Mom, I've got to go.
JANET BENSON Where are you going? BARRY Nowhere. I'm meeting a friend.
Barry JUMPS off the balcony and EXITS. JANET BENSON (calling after him) A girl? Is this why you can't decide? BARRY Bye! JANET BENSON I just hope she's Bee-ish.
CUT TO: "Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 49. SEQ.
1700 - "STREETWALK/SUPERMARKET" EXT. VANESSA'S FLORIST SHOP - DAY Vanessa FLIPS the sign to say "Sorry We Missed You", and locks the door.
ANGLE ON: A POSTER on Vanessa's door for the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. BARRY So they have a huge parade of just flowers every year in Pasadena? VANESSA Oh, to be in the Tournament of Roses, that's every florist's dream.
Up on a float, surrounded by flowers, crowds cheering. BARRY Wow, a tournament.
Do the roses actually compete in athletic events? VANESSA No. Alright, I've got one.
How come you don't fly everywhere? BARRY It's exhausting. Why don't you run everywhere? VANESSA Hmmm.
BARRY Isn't that faster? VANESSA Yeah, okay. I see, I see.
Alright, your turn. Barry and Vanessa walk/fly down a New York side street, no other pedestrians near them.
BARRY Ah! Tivo. You can just freeze live TV? That's insane.
"Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 50. VANESSA What, you don't have anything like that? BARRY We have Hivo, but it's a disease.
It's a horrible, horrible disease. VANESSA Oh my.
They turn the corner onto a busier avenue and people start to swat at Barry. MAN Dumb bees! VANESSA You must just want to sting all those jerks.
BARRY We really try not to sting. It's usually fatal for us.
VANESSA So you really have to watch your temper? They ENTER a SUPERMARKET. CUT TO: INT.
SUPERMARKET BARRY Oh yeah, very carefully. You kick a wall, take a walk, write an angry letter and throw it out.
You work through it like any emotion-- anger, jealousy, (under his breath) lust. Barry hops on top of some cardboard boxes in the middle of an aisle.
A stock boy, HECTOR, whacks him with a rolled up magazine. VANESSA (to Barry) Oh my goodness.
Are you okay? "Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 51. BARRY Yeah.
Whew! Vanessa WHACKS Hector over the head with the magazine. VANESSA (to Hector) What is wrong with you?! HECTOR It's a bug.
VANESSA Well he's not bothering anybody. Get out of here, you creep.
Vanessa pushes him, and Hector EXITS, muttering. BARRY (shaking it off) What was that, a Pick and Save circular? VANESSA Yeah, it was.
How did you know? BARRY It felt like about ten pages. Seventy-five's pretty much our limit.
VANESSA Boy, you've really got that down to a science. BARRY Oh, we have to.
I lost a cousin to Italian Vogue. VANESSA I'll bet.
Barry stops, sees the wall of honey jars. BARRY What, in the name of Mighty Hercules, is this? How did this get here? Cute Bee? Golden Blossom? Ray Liotta Private Select? VANESSA Is he that actor? "Bee Movie" - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 52.
BARRY I never heard of him. Why is this here? VANESSA For people.
We eat it. BARRY Why? (gesturing around the market) You don't have enough food of your own? VANESSA Well yes, we-- BARRY How do you even get it? VANESSA Well, bees make it.
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BARRY I know who makes it! And it's hard to make it! There's Heating and Cooling, and Stirring. .