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Kyle Griffin, appelé le Farceur, s'évade de prison grâce à un objet qui fige tous ceux qu'il voit. Il s'en sert sur Loïs. Losque Clark arrive au Daily Planet, il découvre Loïs dans plusieurs positions. Loïs a peur pour elle et elle décide de dormir chez Jimmy ce qui ne sera pas évident pour les deux.
Loïs doit interviewé le président mais elle n'a que 5 minutes car le Farceur menace le personnage. Elle pose des questions à plusieurs personnes pour connaître la bonne question à poser au président et elle choisira celle de Clark.
Le professeur Hamilton donne des lentilles rouges à Loïs et Superman pour annulé l'effet de l'objet qui fige et ça marche !
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Titre VO
Return of the Prankster
Titre VF
Le retour du farceur
_LOIS & CLARK_
_THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN_
"Return of the Prankster"
Written by Grant Rosenberg
Directed by Philip J. Sgriccia
_CAST_
CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN
LOIS LANE
PERRY WHITE
JIMMY OLSEN
KYLE GRIFFIN
VICTOR
EDWIN GRIFFIN
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
PROFESSOR HAMILTON
CARRIGAN *
MIKE CARNEY
VENDOR
_LOCATIONS_
_INTERIORS_: _EXTERIORS_:
Daily Planet High Rise
Newsroom
Elevator Sidewalk Cafe
Lobby
Lakeside Towers
Lois' Apartment Patio
Hallway
Metropolis Streets
Hamilton Labs
Kiosk *
Griffin's Apartment
Metropolis Edison Energy Plant
Mike Carney's Office
Switching Room
Generator Room
Lakeside Towers
Elevator
_TEASER_
1 INT. LOIS' HALLWAY - DAY #1 1
Lois moves down the hall, carrying a bag of groceries and a
bouquet of flowers. She unlocks her apartment door.
2 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS 2
She enters and stops, stunned at the sight of her apartment
turned upside down. Before she can react the door closes
behind her. Frightened, she whirls around and is
immediately hit directly in the face with a BLINDING YELLOW
LIGHT and suddenly FREEZES IN PLACE. After several seconds
the light ceases.
3 REVERSE ANGLE REVEALS 3
KYLE GRIFFIN and VICTOR. Griffin holds a modified Polaroid
camera with an odd looking oversized flash attachment.
GRIFFIN
Hi, honey. You're home early. (X)
Griffin moves over and takes the flowers from Lois' hand.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
Oh, look. You brought me flowers. (X)
He smells the flowers and smiles. He turns to Victor.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
How about a picture of her where
she's not so... you know...
VICTOR
Clothed?
Griffin bops Victor in the forehead.
GRIFFIN
Grow up. I meant 'smug.'
(he hands camera to
Victor)
And make sure you switch it from
freeze to photoflash.
(CONTINUED)
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3 CONTINUED: 3
Griffin puts his arm around Lois' shoulders.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
Say 'freeze', sweetheart.
A regular WHITE FLASH goes of f as Victor snaps the picture.
The camera ejects the print and Victor hands it to Griffin
who pulls a felt pen from his pocket. As Griffin writes on
the photo, Victor put his face next to Lois', holds out the
camera and takes a picture of both of them. Griffin
sticks _his_ photo in Lois' hand, then...
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
Let's go.
VICTOR
But we didn't find what we came
for.
GRIFFIN
(patronizing)
Maybe that's because it's not here.
Come on.
As they move past Lois, Griffin takes a flower and sticks it
in Lois's open mouth. Victor starts rummaging through the
grocery bag, excited to find some double fudge crunch bars.
VICTOR
0oooo my favorite.
Griffin grabs Victor by the necktie and drags him to the
door thru...
GRIFFIN
Let's go.
And they're gone. A moment later, Lois slowly comes out of
her trance-like state. She spits out the flower then looks
down at the picture in her hand showing Griffin, his arm
around Lois. On the bottom he has written, "This is just
the beginning."
4 CLOSE ON LOIS 4
who reacts in confusion and terror.
FADE OUT.
_END TEASER_
--page break--
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_ACT ONE_
5 INT. DAILY PLANET - AFTERNOON 5
Lois, still shaken, steps off the elevator and drifts to her
desk as CLARK approaches.
CLARK
Where were you? I've been trying
to reach you. You won't believe
it. The Prankster broke out of
jail.
LOIS
I know.
(hands him the Polaroid)
Griffin and his beady-eyed friend
were waiting for me when I got
home.
CLARK
(alarmed)
They were in your apartment?
LOIS
They must've been looking for
something. My place was a mess.
But nothing was missing.
CLARK
Are you okay?
LOIS
Yeah. I guess so.
PERRY enters. Clark hands him the photo through...
CLARK
Chief. You better look at this.
PERRY
(eyeing photo)
What the heck? Is this some kind
of prank...
(dawning on him)
Oh no.
LOIS
It was the weirdest thing. I
walked into my apartment and there
was this intense yellow light...
CLARK
(finishing her thought)
And you don't remember anything
that happened after that.
(CONTINUED)
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5 CONTINUED: 5
LOIS
How did you know?
CLARK
The same thing happened at the
state penitentiary. That's how
Griffin and Victor broke out. They
froze a guard in the laundry and
left him in his underwear in a
dryer.
LOIS
What is it with me and people
breaking into my apartment flashing
lights in my eyes. (X)
PERRY
Lois, this Prankster thing may not (X)
bode too well for your interview
with the President.
LOIS
(worried)
Why?
CLARK
I don't think the white House will
want to expose the President to the
Prankster.
LOIS
Clark, the President's coming here
to present Metropolis with an award
for the lowest crime rate in
America. I think it might be a
little embarrassing to call off his
trip because there's a criminal
loose in the streets.
They look to Perry. A beat then...
PERRY
Lois, I know you're the only
reporter to get an interview with
the President, and I'm real proud
of you, but I think this has gotta
be the white House's call.
LOIS
But Perry...
PERRY
Lois. We _are_ talking about the
President.
(CONTINUED)
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5 CONTINUED: 2 5
Clark picks up the phone and offers it to Lois. Lois (X)
hesitates for a second then grabs it.
CUT TO:
6 INT. GRIFFIN'S APARTMENT - AFTERNOON 6
Griffin and Victor have set up shop in a dingy, threadbare
apartment in a vacant, condemned building. The walls are
covered with photos and News Headlines of the President of (X)
the U.S. Victor hands Griffin a small electronic part which
he installs in a larger scale version of the Polaroid
freezing camera. This one looks vaguely like a Polaroid
with a 4OOmm long lens.
GRIFFIN
Once we figure out how to get this
to work on Superman, we're home
free.
VICTOR
Do we have to go up against him
again? Can't we just use this to
rob a bank or something?
GRIFFIN
Victor, I know it's hard but try
opening your mind to the bigger
picture. why rob a measly bank
when you can make history _and_
millions of dollars in the process?
How much do you think the
government will pay to ransom the
President?
VICTOR
(thinks a moment)
A lot.
GRIFFIN
A lot. You have a charming but
ultimately irritating knack for (X)
understatement. Give me the
photoconductive cell.
Victor opens a plastic box and takes out a small object. He
fumbles with it and it drops to the floor. As he stoops to
pick it up, a small mouse scurries by his hand. Victor
SCREAMS and jumps backward, knocking into Griffin.
(CONTINUED)
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6 CONTINUED: 6
VICTOR
Did you see it?! It was a rat!
A _huge_ rat, teaming with bubonic
plague germs. There's probably a
whole nest of them under the floor!
Griffin grabs Victor's ear lobe and squeezes. Victor
winces.
GRIFFIN
Victor, I'm not interested in
hysterical fantasies from your
twisted childhood in that day care (X)
center basement. Will you please
just... shut up!
Victor nods and Griffin lets go of his ear lobe.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
Now, give me the cell.
Victor looks down to see the cell on the floor. He stares
at it, unwilling to reach down for it.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
Victor. If I have to ask again,
the consequences will not be
pretty.
Victor takes a deep breath and quickly scoops up the cell
from the floor. He hands it to Griffin.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
That wasn't so difficult, was it?
VICTOR
I guess not. (X)
Griffin deliberately drops it again. (X)
GRIFFIN
Pick it up slowly this time. You (X)
gotta face those fears. (X)
Victor struggles with himself, whimpering, then finally, (X)
slowly bends down, retrieves it and hands it to Griffin. (X)
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
Good boy, Victor.
VICTOR
(whining)
why do we have to stay here?
Couldn't we hide out in a place
that's a little nicer?
(CONTINUED)
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6 CONTINUED: 2 6
Griffin doesn't look up as he works on the weapon.
GRIFFIN
Victor, it's a condemned building.
You can't beat the price. And more
importantly, no one will look for
us here. I find that to be a good
feature in a 'hideout.'
He finishes a final turn of the screwdriver and holds the
weapon out for Victor to admire.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
All new and improved. All we need
now is the micro step-up
transformer. Did you locate one?
VICTOR
The Metropolis Department of Power
and Light just installed them in (X)
their master switcher.
GRIFFIN
Ooh... goody.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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6 CONTINUED: 3 6
Off Griffin's grin...
CUT TO:
7 INT. DAILY PLANET - AFTERNOON 7
JIMMY's at Lois' desk.
JIMMY
When Griffin's father got out of
jail, he sold the toy store and
disappeared. And that warehouse
you caught Griffin in last time,
they turned it into a Buddhist
Temple.
LOIS
Thanks Jimmy. Keep searching.
As Jimmy exits, a man, CARRIGAN, resembling Clint Eastwood (X)
in "In the Line of Fire", complete with sunglasses, pokes
his head around the corner of the pillar near Lois' desk.
His furtive behavior belies his overriding paranoia that
'commies.' could be lurking anywhere.
CARRIGAN (X)
Miss Lane?
LOIS
Yes?
CARRIGAN (X)
Carrigan. Secret Service. We got (X)
a call from you.
LOIS
(downplaying)
Oh, you didn't have to come all the
way down here. You could have just
called me back.
CARRIGAN (X)
Never use phones. Commies can tap
phones.
Carrigan keeps scanning the room, seeming to give Lois his (X)
very divided attention.
LOIS
Uh-huh... well, please sit down.
CARRIGAN (X)
I never sit down. what's this
about?
(CONTINUED)
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7 CONTINUED: 7
LOIS
Uh, well, I'm the reporter who's
going to interview the President...
CARRIGAN (X)
I know that.
LOIS
Of course you do. Well... we just
thought you should be aware of a...
minor situation that's developed
here involving a small time
criminal...
CARRIGAN (X)
(looks over his
shoulder)
If it's about the Prankster, we
know about it.
LOIS
(relieved)
Oh, well... good. So there's no
problem then.
CARRIGAN (X)
(looks under her desk)
There's always a problem.
LOIS
There is?
CARRIGAN
No one thought there was a problem (X)
when Carter went fishing. 'Til
that killer rabbit came from out of
nowhere and charged his row boat.
LOIS
(is he serious?)
Killer rabbit?
CARRIGAN (X)
(regretfully)
Twenty first April, seventy nine. (X)
I should have been there. But I
took that day off. Impacted tooth.
You wanna take care of the (X)
President, you gotta take care of (X)
your teeth. (X)
Lois is now sure this guy is not playing with a full deck. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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7 CONTINUED: 2 7
LOIS
I see... well, I'm sure with you
and your men protecting him, the
President has nothing to worry
about.
Clark enters from the elevators.
(CONTINUED)
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7 CONTINUED: 3 7
LOIS
Oh Clark, this is Mister Carrigan (X)
from the Secret Service. He was
just saying how he and his men have
everything under control.
CLARK
Good.
(to Carrigan) (X)
So you don't think that this
freezing weapon...
LOIS
(quickly)
Invention! It's not a weapon.
It's an invention. It's a little
device that seems to freeze people
in place... very temporarily. It's
harmless really. It's kind of like
a nineties version of that kid's
game, freeze tag.
CLARK
Lois, that's not exactly...
LOIS
Clark, you weren't there. I was.
Mister Carrigan is a trained (X)
professional.
(to Carrigan) (X)
Besides, with the police looking (X)
for him and Superman probably (X)
already on the case, the President (X)
will be safer in Metropolis than
he'd be... at the white House.
CARRIGAN (X)
(suspicious)
You know something about the White
House, ma'am?
LOIS
No! Nothing! It was just an
example... I mean I could have
said, safer than a bug in a rug, or
two peas in a pod... you see? It's
just an expression.
CARRIGAN (X)
You ever been on medication ma'am?
And as Carrigan just stares at an uncomfortable Lois... (X)
CUT TO:
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8 INT. METROPOLIS POWER & LIGHT BUILDING - DAY 8(X)
An older man also dressed in painter's cap and overalls,
carries a step ladder, a bucket of paint and a tarp. On his
back in large letters is embroidered "Acme Painting." We
recognize him as EDWIN GRIFFIN, Kyle's father. Edwin comes
to a door marked "Metropolis Power & Light, Mike Carney, (X)
Manager of Operations." He opens it and enters.
9 INT. CARNEY'S OFFICE - DAY 9
Edwin carries his painting paraphernalia into Carney's drab
green office. MIKE CARNEY looks up from his work. A
fastidious little man, he is not happy to be disturbed.
CARNEY
Who are you?
Edwin looks down at the paint can in one hand and ladder in
the other. Is this guy blind or just stupid?
EDWIN
Painter. The city decided this
place could use a little sprucing
up.
As he speaks, Edwin drops the paint can.
CARNEY
Let me see your work order.
EDWIN
(hands him a paper)
Here you go.
Edwin turns and the ladder SMACKS Carney in the back,
knocking him across his desk.
EDWIN (CONT'D)
Oops, sorry.
CARNEY
(petulant)
No one told me anything about this.
EDWIN
Bureaucracy. You're getting a
fresh coat of Navaho White.
Edwin drops the ladder and shakes out a paint stained tarp,
the breeze sending papers flying off Carney's desk.
CARNEY
All right, all right, I'm going.
(CONTINUED)
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9 CONTINUED: 9
Carney gathers up his papers as Edwin flings the tarp across
the desk.
(CONTINUED)
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9 CONTINUED: 2 9
EDWIN
Good. Won't take long.
Carney leaves. Edwin waits for a beat, then' pulls out a
cellular phone and dials. After a moment he speaks into the
phone.
EDWIN (CONT'D)
I'm in.
DISSOLVE TO:
10 INT. CARNEY'S OFFICE - DAY - A SHORT TIME LATER 10
Griffin and Victor enter. Edwin has already covered a
portion of faded green wall with a fresh coat of white. He
looks up to see Kyle and Victor.
GRIFFIN
Nice job, Dad.
EDWIN
Stuff it. You know I don't like (X)
suck-ups. (X)
Griffin bristles. Victor snickers. Griffin bops him. (X)
Victor whines. (X)
GRIFFIN
Did you find the keys? (X)
EDWIN
Don't ask stupid questions. (X)
Edwin pulls a ring of keys from his pocket and flips them
to Victor who fumbles them. They fall into the paint can.
He grimaces as he reaches to fish them out.
EDWIN
He's like having your very own
three stooges, all rolled into one.
CUT TO:
11 INT. ENERGY PLANT - MAIN SWITCHING ROOM - NIGHT #1 11
Dominated by a bank of large, industrial grey computers.
Griffin watches Victor, who has the front panel of a
computer open, quickly extract a square electronic device,
the size of a walnut. He smiles.
(CONTINUED)
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11 CONTINUED: 11
VICTOR
A micro step-up transformer. This
little baby will increase the
weapon's power twelve fold, by
coupling with the multi-plex
negative ohm resistor...
GRIFFIN
(sing-song)
You're borrring me.
Victor shuts up as Griffin slides the weapon out of his
overalls. He takes the transformer and plugs it into a port
on the side of the weapon. Suddenly the weapon REVS UP.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
Get out the contact lenses.
As Victor opens a lens case...
CUT TO:
12 INT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 12
A tired Lois hangs up as Clark approaches from his desk.
LOIS
Anything?
CLARK
Nope. I checked every bank and
credit card company. No paper
trail of any kind.
LOIS
(exasperated)
This is not fair! I've put this
guy away twice before.
Lois sighs.
CLARK
Are you going to stay at your
apartment tonight?
LOIS
I didn't want to but every hotel in
town is booked because of the
President. Perry offered but Alice
is sick and I didn't want to
impose.
They eye each other a beat, as he contemplates offering his
place. Then...
(CONTINUED)
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12 CONTINUED: 12
LOIS (CONT'D)
Thanks, but with us dating, or
almost dating... I'd feel
uncomfortable.
Clark nods as Jimmy approaches.
JIMMY
'Night guys.
CLARK
Hey Jimmy. Don't you have a pull
out couch?
JIMMY
Yeah, why?
LOIS
Clark...
CLARK
Lois needs a place to stay for a
few nights until this Prankster
thing's resolved.
JIMMY
(WHAT!?)
Huh? Well... uh sure. I guess.
mean... you sure you want to stay
there? It's just a hole in the
wall bachelor pad.
LOIS
Jimmy, if you're too uncomfortable
about it...
JIMMY
Oh no. I mean... if you don't mind
roughin' it... it's okay with me.
Hey... what are friends for?
LOIS
Thanks. I promise you won't even
notice I'm there.
JIMMY
(apprehensive)
Oh, sure. It's no problem.
Just... gimme a chance to get home
and straighten up a little.
He exits.
LOIS
That was sweet of him.
(CONTINUED)
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12 CONTINUED: 2 12
Just then, the LIGHTS DIM, THEN GET BRIGHT, THEN DIM AGAIN.
CLARK
What the heck's...?
Lois' phone RINGS. She picks it up.
LOIS
Lois Lane.
13 INTERCUT WITH GRIFFIN AT ENERGY PLANT - NIGHT 13
where he is fiddling with the city's master power switcher.
GRIFFIN
(into phone)
Lois. Great to talk to you again.
I know you've been wondering where
I was, and I'd hate for you to be
kept in the dark.
14 BACK AT THE DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 14
as the lights go dim again. Lois holds her hand over the
phone and motions to Clark.
LOIS
It's Griffin.
Clark picks up a nearby phone and listens in.
LOIS (CONT'D)
You're controlling the lights at
the Planet?
GRIFFIN
Oh, I'm pretty much in control of
the whole darn city. Take a look
outside.
Lois puts the phone down as she and Clark quickly jog to (X)
the window.
15 LOIS AND CLARK'S POV - ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE DAILY 15(X)
PLANET
The lights in a high rise office building across the street
suddenly go out, then just as suddenly pop back on in a
selected pattern so the lit windows read "HI LOIS."
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16 RESUME SCENE 16
Lois and Clark stride back to their desks and pick up the (X)
phones.
LOIS
What do you want now, Griffin?
GRIFFIN
Well, since you're my favorite
reporter, I thought I'd let you in
on an electrifying story. I've
been able to access the computer (X)
banks at Metropolis Power and
Light. Should be a real party (X)
when I shut down the airport. Talk
about flying blind. Ta-tah.
Griffin hangs up.
17 AT THE DAILY PLANET 17
Clark heads for the elevators.
LOIS
Where are you going?
CLARK
To the airport... uh, in case the
Prankster makes good on his threat
LOIS
Okay. I'll follow up on Metropolis
Power and Light. (X)
As she dials the phone, Clark heads for the elevator. As
Lois listens on the phone we HEAR...
(CONTINUED)
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17 CONTINUED: 17
VOICED (FILTERED)
You've reached Metropolis Power and
Light. Due to a high volume of (X)
calls your wait time may be
anywhere from five to fifteen
minutes.
As MUZAK kicks in, an exasperated Lois hangs up and heads
for the stairwell. As she passes a staffer...
LOIS
Corey! Tell Perry I went to
Metropolis Power and Light. (X)
CUT TO:
18 18
THRU OMITTED THRU
22 22
23 INT. M.P.& L. - MAIN GENERATOR ROOM - NIGHT - SHORT TIME 23(X)
LATER
The cavernous main floor of the energy plant. In the
background, giant turbines give off a CONSTANT HUM. Lois
enters and stops at the sight of several PLANT WORKERS
frozen in place. Before she can react...
GRIFFIN (O.S.)
Lois!
(CONTINUED)
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23 CONTINUED: 23
Lois looks over to see Griffin standing across the room. (X)
Griffin holds his weapon in his hands. Victor appears
behind Lois. (X)
LOIS
(surprised)
Griffin.
GRIFFIN
I knew you'd come. Reporters are (X)
so predictable.
LOIS
What's this all about?
GRIFFIN
(playful)
What's it about? It's about
magic. It's about wonder. It's
about power. Lots of power.'
LOIS
Griffin, if you give yourself up
now, you'll still...
GRIFFIN
Yakety, yakety, yak.
VICTOR
There are only two words we want to
hear you say.
GRIFFIN
Those would be 'Help, Superman.'
She just stares at them with steely resolve.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
Well, Victor it looks like Miss
Lane needs a little persuasion.
As Victor grinningly approaches Lois... (X)
24 INT. M. P. & L. - MAIN GENERATOR ROOM 24(X)
Lois is tied by steel cables to a huge boiler with large
gauges and dials. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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24 CONTINUED: 24
GRIFFIN
(re: gauge) (X)
Now, when that needle moves into (X)
the red zone, you're going to have (X)
one electrifying experience. See
ya'.
As they leave, Lois struggles against her bindings, then...
CUT TO:
25 EXT. NIGHT SKY 25
As a jetliner approaches Metropolis, Superman appears
alongside the cockpit window and taps, surprising the
pilots. He yells through the window.
SUPERMAN
Metropolis control tower is shut
down! Land at JFK!
He waves and peels off. As the bewildered pilots react...
26 INT. M.P.& L. - MAIN GENERATOR ROOM - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS 26(X)
Lois, eyeing the gauge's needle as it moves toward the (X)
red zone, continues to struggle with her bindings. She (X)
tries not to panic.
LOIS
Superman... I could use your help
right about now.
Finally realizing courage is pointless at this moment...
LOIS (CONT'D)
Oh... who am I kidding? Help!
Superman!
27 EXT. SHOT OF SUPERMAN FLYING OVER THE CITY - NIGHT (STOCK) 27
He reacts to the sound of...
LOIS (O.S.)
Help! Superman!
As he banks and heads away...
28 INT. ENERGY PLANT - NIGHT - MOMENTS LATER 28
Victor and Griffin stand on a landing.
(CONTINUED)
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28 CONTINUED: 28
VICTOR
If we don't _have_ to kill Lois
Lane, could we take her home to
play with?
Griffin grabs Victor's nose and pulls him to him.
GRIFFIN
In a word. No.
Just then, a WHOOSH and Superman HOVERS right next to them.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
Superman! Glad you could make it!
SUPERMAN
You should have never come back to
Metropolis, Griffin.
GRIFFIN
But all my friends are here. And I
just love that little bagel shop
over on Seventh.
Griffin pulls the trigger on the weapon, sending a BLINDING
YELLOW FLASH directly at Superman. The light bounces
harmlessly off Superman's chest.
GRIFFIN. (CONT'D)
Oh, darn.
SUPERMAN
Don't you ever learn?
GRIFFIN
Didn't anyone ever teach you, 'If
at first you don't succeed...'
(checks his watch)
In about fifteen seconds, a very
big boiler will explode. And then (X)
Lois Lane will be a memory.
SUPERMAN
Where is she!?
VICTOR
(sing song)
We're not telling.
As Superman SPEEDS off into the depths of the power plant...
GRIFFIN
See ya' later, sizzle chest.
FADE OUT.
_END OF ACT ONE_
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_ACT TWO_
FADE IN:
29 INT. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - MAIN GENERATOR ROOM - NIGHT 29
Superman LANDS near the boiler as the LED readout shows (X)
three seconds.
LOIS
Superman!
As Superman breaks apart the steelcables that bind Lois... (X)
LOIS (CONT'D)
I better hope I never get (X)
laryngitis.
As flames shoot from the boiler, Superman grabs Lois and (X)
FLIES straight up and out of harm's way just as the boiler (X)
explodes in a huge burst of flames behind them. (X)
29A EXT. INDUSTRIAL AREA STREET - NIGHT 29A(X)
Superman FLIES Lois away from the power plant. (X)
LOIS
Did you see Griffin? (X)
SUPERMAN
He got away. You were his safety
valve in case his weapon couldn't
freeze me. Lois, I think you
should leave town until I can find
him.
LOIS
I can't leave town. In two days
I've got the only interview with
the President of the United States.
It's not everyday I get to meet
someone with such incredible power.
(starts babbling)
Except for you of course. But
you're different. I don't mean
different in the obvious way... I
mean... well you're more than just
a story... you're a... well, you
know what you are... don't you?
What in the world is she babbling about? He can only stare
at her and off her chagrined look...
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30 INT. GRIFFIN'S APARTMENT - NIGHT 30
Griffin is working on the weapon. Victor stands nearby,
nervously checking the floor for rodents.
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30 CONTINUED: 30
GRIFFIN
This new transformer lets me
modulate the intensity and duration
of the blast giving me the ability
to freeze someone for a minute or
an entire day.
VICTOR
Except for Superman.
GRIFFIN
(tolerating him)
That's right Victor. Except for
Superman. Which is why we have to
figure out where else, besides Lois
Lane's apartment, we might find the
information on him that we need.
Victor suddenly GASPS and jumps back from the bed.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
What is it?!
VICTOR
A tail... under the bed. I saw a
documentary once about this family
that got bitten...
Griffin makes a move towards Victor's ear. Victor shuts up.
GRIFFIN
Of all the geniuses in the world, I
get stuck with _you_.
VICTOR
I thought you liked me.
GRIFFIN
(faux sincere)
Oh, I do Victor. Just like the
Queen liked Snow White.
Victor smiles, satisfied a beat, then realizes the Queen
wanted to kill Snow white. His eyes go wide in fear.
VICTOR
Uh... maybe Lois Lane has something
on her computer at work. Like a
diary or something?
GRIFFIN
Victor, Victor, Victor
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30 CONTINUED: 2 30
VICTOR
(wincing)
Bad idea?
Griffin pinches Victor's cheeks.
GRIFFIN
Au contraire. It's blatantly
simple. Just like you.
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31 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY #2 31
The elevators open and an agitated Lois and Jimmy step out.
LOIS
Well don't expect me to wake up all
happy and peppy after only three
hours sleep.
JIMMY
I can't help it. Ever since I was
a kid I've slept with the TV on.
LOIS
Don't you think freaking out when I
turned it off was a bit overly
dramatic? I mean c'mon, it was
that 976 infomercial.
JIMMY
I don't do it on purpose. That's
just the way I wake up when there
isn't any noise.
LOIS
I guess that explains why you live
across from a fire station.
Jimmy exits as Perry approaches. Clark enters from the
elevators.
CLARK
I just spoke to Metropolis Edison.
They managed to contain the blast
to one sector. They can still meet
the city's power needs.
PERRY
Thank God. One blackout a year's
about all I can handle. (X)
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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31 CONTINUED: 31
PERRY (CONT'D)
Lois, I just spoke with Helen (X)
Bartlett at the white House. (X)
They're all concerned about the (X)
Prankster so the President's
cutting his trip as tight as
possible.
LOIS
(wincing)
Don't tell me. My interview is...?
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31 CONTINUED: 2 31
PERRY
They wanted to reschedule it for
some other time...
LOIS
I knew it! If I ever get my hands
on Griffin, I'll...
PERRY
Whoa, girl. I said they _wanted_
to reschedule it, but I told them
they weren't dealing with some
small town rag here. This is the
Daily Planet. 'I said.I didn't care
if they _were_ the White House. No
one was going to mess with me or my
reporters.
CLARK
In other words, you grovelled. (X)
PERRY
But only on one knee. Anyway, they
agreed to give you five minutes.
LOIS
(disappointed)
Five minutes? That's it?
PERRY
Hey, don't thump a free melon.
It's five minutes more than any
other reporter in Metropolis is
getting.
LOIS
I guess you're right.
PERRY
In the meantime, I want you two (X)
focusing all your attention on the (X)
Prankster. The people of
Metropolis may hate him but they
love reading about his exploits.
He exits. A disheartened Lois looks at Clark.
LOIS
Five minutes? what can I do in
five minutes?
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31 CONTINUED: 2 31
CLARK
Look, we've still got twenty four
hours. There must be somebody who
can give us a lead on Griffin.
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32 CLOSE ON A FROWNING LOIS 32
LOIS
What do you mean you don't know
anything?
33 WIDEN TO REVEAL 33
Lois and Clark sit at a sidewalk cafe table talking to BOBBY
BIGMOUTH. Bobby's about to stuff a huge triple decker
burger into his face when Lois snatches it from him.
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
Ay..ay..ay! what are you doin'?
LOIS
I'm not feeding you so you can tell
me you don't know anything.
Bobby reaches for the burger but Lois holds it out of reach
thru...
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
Hey, sometimes you gotta' feed me
on spec. Maybe I'll find somethin'
out in a couple of days.
LOIS
A couple of days will be too late.
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
(grabs burger)
Then consider this a down payment
on the next time. Boy are we
testy.
CLARK
She's just upset. Because of
Griffin, her interview with the
President's been cut to five
minutes.
LOIS
All I'll have time for is one
question. It's not fair. There
are so many areas I want to cover.
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33 CONTINUED: 33
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
(eating)
Tough break. You know what I'd ask
him?
LOIS
(cynical)
What's his favorite dessert?
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
Aw, gimme me some credit, huh? I
ain't that shallow. I'd ask him
somethin' that could educate
people. Like... what the heck are
hominy grits?
Lois shakes her head in disbelief. Then... (X)
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34 EXT. ACME PAINTING VAN - SAME TIME 34(X)
Parked at the curb. Griffin's at the wheel, Victor in the (X)
passenger seat, holding the weapon and fiddling with one of (X)
the knobs. Griffin looks over. (X)
GRIFFIN
Don't play with that!
Victor pulls his hand away.
VICTOR
I wasn't playing with it. (X)
Griffin pinches the skin on the back of Victor's' hand. (X)
VICTOR (CONT'D)
(immediately) (X)
Okay, I won't do it again! (X)
Griffin spots something out the front window. (X)
GRIFFIN
I think I've found the perfect (X)
test target.
VICTOR
Where? (X)
GRIFFIN
(pointing OS) (X)
Right there.
VICTOR
(grinning) (X)
Yeah! (X)
He raises the weapon and aims it where Griffin's pointing. (X)
He pushes a trigger button, firing a BLINDING LIGHT through (X)
the driver side window. A beat as they wait for the (X)
result, then... (X)
VICTOR (CONT'D)
(gleefully) (X)
It worked! (X)
Griffin punches him hard in the shoulder. (X)
VICTOR (CONT'D)
Ow! What's that for? (X)
GRIFFIN
For being surprised. (X)
(he starts the engine) (X)
Let's go. (X)
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34 CONTINUED: 34
VICTOR
(re: OS)
Are you just going to leave them
like that?
GRIFFIN
(gleeful) (X)
Of course Victor. It's funny. (X)
That's why they call me the
Prankster.
Victor doesn't see the humor. (X)
GRIFFIN
(threatening) (X)
It's funny, Victor. (X)
Victor, fearing retribution, quickly forces a wide grin. (X)
As the van pulls away, CAMERA PANS up the sidewalk and
FINDS...
34A ANOTHER ANGLE 34A
A young MOTHER, pushing a stroller, frozen on the sidewalk.
A few feet away, a MOVER working a BLOCK AND TACKLE stands
likewise, the rope he was working slowly sliding through his
fingers. The result: A large piece of heavy furniture
dangles three stories above the mother and child... and it's
slipping towards them.
35 35
THRU OMITTED THRU
41 41
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42 EXT. SIDEWALK CAFE 42
Lois, Clark and Bobby are finishing their coffee.
LOIS
Clark, what would you ask him? (X)
Something about the economy... (X)
foreign policy? (X)
CLARK
I'd go with something people would (X)
be interested in finding out about (X)
him, but wouldn't normally ask. (X)
Like...if you were a major league (X)
ballplayer what position would you (X)
play and why? (X)
LOIS
(incredulous) (X)
Are you serious? That's it? That (X)
would be your one big question? (X)
No offense, but I think that's (X)
pretty dumb. (X)
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
Gee Clark. I thought that was a (X)
pretty good question. (X)
Suddenly, Clark's SUPERHEARING picks up.... (X)
VOICE (O.S.)
Help! Somebody help! (X)
CLARK
Uh... I just remembered, I have a
dentist appointment in a few
minutes. I'll meet you back at the
Planet.
As Clark hurries off, Lois turns to Bobby.
LOIS
Maybe something symbolic. Like,
'If you could be a tree, what kind
of tree would you be?'
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
Sounds like a question for bachelor
number two.
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THRU OMITTED THRU
48 48
48A EXT. METROPOLIS SIDEWALK - DAY - SAME TIME 48A(X)
The rope slides faster through the mover's hands. It's (X)
only a matter of nanoseconds before the furniture drops and (X)
mother and child are squashed like peas on a plate. (X)
48B ANOTHER ANGLE 48B
Gravity prevails and the furniture drops towards the (X)
unsuspecting victims below. Inches before they're butter, (X)
a BLUE STREAK races into frame and whisks the mother and (X)
child away, barely escaping the heavy furniture, which (X)
CRASHES into the sidewalk and SPLINTERS apart. (X)
48C ANOTHER ANGLE 48C
The BLUE STREAK slows, RAVEALING Superman, holding the (X)
mother in one arm and pushing the baby carriage with the (X)
other. As onlookers applaud, Superman gently sets the (X)
still frozen mother down, then eyes the wheels on the baby (X)
carriage. They're smoking. He looks back at the (X)
splintered furniture. (X)
SUPERMAN
(grim) (X)
Griffin. (X)
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49 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY - A SHORT TIME LATER 49
Lois works at her desk, writing something on a pad. Jimmy
approaches, carrying a small bag.
JIMMY
Look Lois... I'm sorry about last
night... it's just, I've never had
anybody sleep over at my place
before.
LOIS
Little wonder.
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49 CONTINUED: 49
JIMMY
Anyway, I think I've solved the
problem.
He opens the bag and pulls out a new pair of small
headphones.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Now both of us can sleep.
LOIS
(contrite) (X)
Oh... well, that's awfully sweet of
you, Jimmy. Thanks.
As she returns to writing on her pad...
JIMMY
What are you working on?
LOIS
The one question I can ask the
president.
(and then)
Jimmy, you're part of Generation X.
What would someone your age want to
the President?
JIMMY
Me? I'd ask for a job. It'd be so
cool working at the White House.
LOIS
Thanks, that wasn't exactly what I
had in mind.
Perry comes out of his office.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Perry? What one question would you
ask the president?
PERRY
I'd want to know why he vetoed the
bill to make Graceland a national
monument.
LOIS
Perry, I'm serious.
PERRY
So am I. Anything new on Griffin?
GRIFFIN (O.S.)
Look no further.
(CONTINUED)
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49 CONTINUED: 2 49
All heads look up to see Griffin and Victor standing on the
landing up to the library. Griffin cradles the weapon in
his arms. His eyes faintly sparkle in the light.
GRIFFIN
Everyone say freeze.
Before anyone can react, he fires his weapon. A BRIGHT
YELLOW FLASH floods the newsroom FREEZING THE ENTIRE STAFF
of the Planet.
FADE OUT.
_END OF ACT TWO_
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_ACT THREE_
FADE IN:
50 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY - AN HOUR LATER 50
Clark steps out of the elevator, adjusting his tie. He
stops short when he sees everyone in the newsroom is frozen.
Dozens of copies of Victor's Xeroxed face ("mushroomed" out,
the kind you get when you press your face against glass and
blow) are taped everywhere.
Clark walks among the staffers, eyeing their various frozen
visages. He waves his hands in front of a few... nothing.
He reaches Lois, who's dressed only in her silky underwear.
CLARK
Lois?
Lois doesn't move. Despite himself, Clark takes her in,
impressed with what he sees. Then, feeling guilty,
hurriedly slips his jacket around her. That's when he
notices Perry and Jimmy standing a few feet away. Jimmy's
wearing LOIS' DRESS. Clark has to bite back a laugh. Jimmy
begins to stir.
JIMMY
C.K.... what's so funny?
A confused Jimmy looks down at himself, reacts. As he
hurriedly fumbles to undo the dress, Lois and the others
start to stir. She notices Clark's coat wrapped around her.
LOIS
Why am I...?
She opens the coat, sees she's under dressed and immediately
closes the coat as Perry begins to stir.
LOIS (CONT'D)
(gritting teeth)
Griffin.
PERRY
Look at my tie!
He fingers his tie, or what's left of it now that it's cut
in half. Lois sees Jimmy struggling to reach the zipper of
her dress.
LOIS
Jimmy! Give me back my dress!
CLARK
Now _there's_ something you don't (X)
hear around the newsroom everyday. (X)
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50 CONTINUED: 50
JIMMY
How do you get one of these off? (X)
As an angry Lois moves to Jimmy and unzips the dress... (X)
CLARK
Look on the bright side, Lois. At (X)
least no permanent damage was done.
PERRY
Tell that to my tie. I loved this
tie. Why couldn't it have been (X)
that stupid fish tie Alice got me
last year?
As Jimmy steps out of Lois' dress...
CLARK
A better question is, why was
Griffin here in the first place?
LOIS
My continuing degradation comes to
mind.
CLARK
I think that's just a bonus. My
guess is he was looking for
whatever he couldn't find in your
apartment.
(and then)
Lois, check your computer.
Lois slips behind her computer, taps in her access code.
Suddenly, a little JINGLE sounds and Griffin's grinning mug
appears on the screen.
GRIFFIN
Hi, Lois. Wasn't that fun? Well,
it was for me. And Victor, whoo!
He wants to know where you buy your
lingerie. Tah-tah.
The screen suddenly goes black.
(CONTINUED)
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50 CONTINUED: 3 50
CLARK
Why is it Griffin and Victor can
zap an entire newsroom but the
light doesn't affect them?
LOIS
Because they're sub-human?
CLARK
Maybe Professor Hamilton could give
us a slightly more scientific
analysis.
PERRY
Well get on it. No one messes (X)
with my ties.
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51 INT. HAMILTON LABS - NIGHT #2 51
PROFESSOR HAMILTON gestures to a large model of the human
eye as Lois and Clark look on.
HAMILTON
Signals are sent by the optic nerve
to the occipital lobe of the brain.
However, it seems that this Griffin
fellow has found a way to divert (X)
the light directly to the central
motor cortex, which is located
here.
He points out a strip in the center of the brain model.
LOIS
And that can cause paralysis?
HAMILTON
Spontaneous major muscle
contractions, effectively freezing
the victim in place.
CLARK
So why isn't Griffin affected?
HAMILTON
I don't know. Unless he wore some
kind of special glasses that block
the effects of the ray.
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51 CONTINUED: 51
LOIS
No glasses.
(and then)
Wait a minute. I do vaguely
remember something strange about
Griffin's eyes. They were...
sparkling. And had a reddish tint.
CLARK
Contact lenses?
HAMILTON
That could be it. (X)
CLARK
Professor, could you make contacts
like that? (X)
HAMILTON
I don't know. It's a long shot.
First I'd have to experiment with
various occipital lobes to
determine...
LOIS
Anything you could do.
CLARK
Thanks, Professor.
Clark and Lois start to leave. Lois turns back.
LOIS
Oh, by the way. If you could ask
the President of the United States
one question, what would it be?
HAMILTON
I'd demand to know why the
government is actively covering up
hard data on the obvious existence
of UFOs.
LOIS
Yeah, that's a good one. Thanks.
She turns so only Clark can see as she rolls her eyes.
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52 INT. GRIFFIN'S APARTMENT - NIGHT 52
Griffin is at one computer, Victor at another. As Griffin
scrolls down a screen on information, he reacts to Victor
goonily giggling at something on his computer screen.
GRIFFIN
Victor, what are you doing?
VICTOR
(caught)
Huh? Oh, uh.... uh...
GRIFFIN
(mimicking)
Uh...uh... You sound like a moron.
Are you doing what I told you to
do? Are you looking for
information on Superman?
VICTOR
Not exactly.
GRIFFIN
What exactly are you doing?
VICTOR
I found this file Lois Lane had on
her computer. It looks' like some.
kind of novel she's been writing.
It's all about this woman reporter
and a guy from outer space. It's
really good. It's got a lot of
that... you know... 'stuff' in it.
GRIFFIN
Victor, we did not download all of
Lois Lane's computer files so you
could grunt over it like some
pervert at a magazine stand!
A pouting Victor punches some keys, turns the computer off.
VICTOR
(petulantly)
That was the last file. I didn't
find anything.
GRIFFIN
(returning to his
screen)
Well, I have. She had a whole sub
directory on her C drive for (X)
Superman. Unfortunately, most of
it's worthless.
(and then)
Except this...
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52 CONTINUED: 52
Victor rises and heads for him thru...
VICTOR
What is it?
GRIFFIN
(eyeing screen)
An entry she dated a couple of
months ago. It seems that our
friend Superman was temporarily
blinded by a light beam developed
by a Doctor Farraday. Lois seems
to have gotten all the unprintable
details.
(looks up grinning)
We just need to make the light
waves shorter.
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53 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY #3 53
Lois and Jimmy exit the elevator together. Their tight
looks tell us they aren't getting along too well.
JIMMY
Look, I told you, I didn't know the
guys were coming by. It's just,
they all live with their parents
and have no place else to kick.
LOIS
So they have to 'kick' at your
place until three in the morning?
JIMMY
I tried to keep it down, honest.
But they're just kids.
(and then)
Where'd you go when you left?
LOIS
I went to use a phone.
JIMMY
I've got a phone in my... wait a
minute. Are you the 'neighbor' who
called the cops on us?
Lois smiles smugly and turns back to her work. (X)
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53 CONTINUED: 53
(X)
As Jimmy burns, Perry approaches, angrily waving a
newspaper.
PERRY
What in the Sam Hill! Lois! Did
you see today's edition?
LOIS
Not yet Chief. Why?
PERRY
Look what that idiot Griffin did to
my masthead!
He holds the paper up for them to see. The masthead reads
"The Daily Prankster". Lois fights to suppress a smile.
PERRY (CONT'D)
You think that's funny?
Lois shakes her head no, but her eyes say yes.
JIMMY
(as he exits)
Lois has a strange sense of humor,
Chief.
PERRY
Production figures the Prankster
reprogrammed the computerized
typesetter. He's made us look like
a laughingstock!
(and then)
You got any leads on this guy?
Lois heads for her desk as she shakes her head.
LOIS
But we're working on it. Clark's
down at police headquarters trying
to get a lead.
The phone on her desk rings. Lois answers.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Lois Lane.
(CONTINUED)
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53 CONTINUED: 2 53
HELEN'S VOICE
(futzed over phone)
Yes, this is Helen Bartlett from
the White House.
LOIS
(excited)
Oh, hello.
HELEN'S VOICE
(futzed over phone)
Miss Lane, we've set up a press
room in the Penthouse at the
Lakeside Towers. Can you come over
now so we can discuss protocol?
LOIS
I'll be right there.
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54 CLOSE ON GRIFFIN 54
On the phone. A METALLIC RING on the mouthpiece doctors his
voice to a woman's.
GRIFFIN
(sounding like Helen)
I'll be expecting you.
He hangs up the phone, smiles at Victor, who's sitting
across from him in a palatial suite.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
She's on her way.
VICTOR
(gleefully)
Oh boy.
Griffin smiles, his eyes SPARKLING.
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55 EXT. LAKESIDE TOWERS - ESTABLISHING - DAY 55
56 INT. HOTEL ELEVATOR - DAY 56
A WAITER leans over a room service cart with a LARGE COVERED (X)
SERVING DISH on top. On closer inspection we'll notice the (X)
waiter is Griffin. As the doors slide open, Lois enters (X)
barely taking notice of the waiter (X)
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56 CONTINUED: 56
As the doors slide. shut, Lois turns and eyes the floor (X)
indicators as they head for the penthouse. (X)
A beat, then Lois breathes in deeply. (X)
LOIS
That smells great. What is it?
Continuing to keep his face away from Lois, Griffin reaches (X)
for the lid of the serving dish.
GRIFFIN
The house specialty. Fricassee a
la Victor.
And with that, he lifts the cover, revealing VICTOR'S HEAD
on the tray, his eyes closed. Lois gasps, her mouth (X)
dropping in shock. Victor's eyes suddenly pop open and he (X)
grins, then squeezes the freez ng weapon through the (X)
open1ng round his neck and ZAPS Lois. She freezes, in (X)
mid-gasp, mouth open. (X)
VICTOR
(enamored with Lois)
Oh, look at her teeth. They're so
big and white and...
Griffin slams the cover back down on the serving dish
silencing Victor.
CUT TO:
57 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 57
Clark's working at his computer when he spots Jimmy
approaching.
CLARK
Hey, Jimmy. How's it going with
your houseguest?
JIMMY
Did you know she called the cops on
me last night?
CLARK
Why?
JIMMY
I had a few friends over, she
thought we were too loud. A monk
would be too loud for Lois.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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57 CONTINUED: 57
JIMMY (CONT'D)
(he sits)
I know you two kinda have this
thing going on, but take it from
me, you don't know the real Lois
Lane. I've been thinking about how
to get back at her.
CLARK
Whoa Jimmy. Take it easy. She's
been under a lot of stress lately.
JIMMY
Yeah, well she's gonna find out
what real stress is.
As he stomps off...
CLARK
Jimmy...
Clark's phone RINGS. He answers.
CLARK (CONT'D)
Clark Kent.
58 INTERCUT AS NEEDED 58
GRIFFIN
Hello, Kent. This is the
Prankster.
CLARK
What do _you_ want?
GRIFFIN
Do I sense some hostility?
CLARK
Some? Let's just say everyone is
getting tired of your games.
GRIFFIN
Not everyone. As a matter of fact,
Victor and I are about to sit down
with Lois for a little three handed
pinochle.
As Clark reacts...
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
She and I have gotten to be
inseparable.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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58 CONTINUED: 58
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
If you can find Superman, tell him
we're in the Penthouse at the
Lakeside Towers.
END INTERCUT as the phone goes dead in Clark's hand.
CUT TO:
59 EXT. METROPOLIS - SKY - DAY - (STOCK SHOT) 59
Superman FLIES over the city, then banks and heads down.
60 EXT. ROOF PATIO OF LAKESIDE TOWERS - DAY 60
Griffin and Victor are sitting at the patio table, playing
cards. Lois stands by, still frozen in place.
VICTOR
This is such a nice place. Not
like our dump. why can't we live
in a nice place like this?
GRIFFIN
We will Victor. Soon.
They hear a WHOOSH and look up to see Superman alighting on
the parapet of the roof.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
Aw, Superman. I'm glad you could
join us. Pinochle?
SUPERMAN
You're finished, Griffin.
GRIFFIN
Oh come on. One hand. All work
and no play makes Superman a very
dull boy.
SUPERMAN
You'll find out how dull life can
be when you're back in a maximum
security prison for the rest of
your life.
GRIFFIN
Okay, have it your way.
Griffin reaches down and picks up a weapon, which he aims at
Superman.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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60 CONTINUED: 60
SUPERMAN
When are you going to realize your
weapon doesn't work on me?
GRIFFIN
Correction. _Didn't_ work on you.
I've made some improvements in the
latest model.
Griffin fires the weapon. It emits a BLINDING LIGHT
directly at Superman. A moment later, Superman is stiff as
a board, a look of disbelief frozen on his face.
VICTOR
It worked!
GRIFFIN
Of course it worked. I made it,
didn't I?
Victor walks over and waves his hand in front of Superman's
eyes. There is no reaction.
VICTOR
He's not so tough. C'mon Superman,
show me what you got.
He starts dancing around Superman like a boxer in the ring,
bobbing and weaving and tossing out jabs in his direction.
Griffin grabs a camera, aims it at Victor.
GRIFFIN
Now _this_ is a Kodak moment.
He snaps off a few shots of Victor "boxing" with Superman.
VICTOR
(a la Ali)
I predict Victor will be the
Victor!
Victor throws a hook to Superman's face, but hurts his hand
on Superman's rock solid jaw.
VICTOR (CONT'D)
Ow.
Just then, Lois comes out of her frozen state, then sees
Superman.
LOIS
Oh my God.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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60 CONTINUED: 2 60
GRIFFIN
What a picture, huh? Look at your
boyfriend now. Stiff as a frozen
fish stick.
He walks over to Superman, eyes his frozen stance.
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
You know the one bad thing about
being a Man of Steel? Steel
doesn't bounce.
And with that, Griffin shoves Superman over the edge of the
building. As he falls silently out of frame, Lois runs to
the edge and looks down.
61 ANOTHER ANGLE 61(X)
The frozen Superman plummets.
61A EXT. NEWSPAPER KIOSK 61A(X)
Superman CRASHES through the roof and the kiosk collapses (X)
around an astonished VENDOR. As he stares at the frozen (X)
stiff Super hero... (X)
62 ON ROOF 62(X)
LOIS
How could you do that?!
GRIFFIN
(shrugs)
Easy. Like this.
He shoves Lois off the edge. As she SCREAMS and falls from
sight...
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
Bye bye.
VICTOR
Gee whiz, Kyle. I wasn't done
playing with her.
FADE OUT.
_END OF ACT THREE_
--page break--
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_ACT FOUR_
FADE IN:
63 EXT. LAKESIDE TOWERS - DAY - CONTINUOUS 63
Lois plummets toward the ground below, SCREAMING for all
she's worth.
64 CLOSE ON SUPERMAN 64
laying immobile on top of the rubble of the newspaper (X)
kiosk.
VENDOR
Uh... Supes? (X)
He points up toward the scream. Finally, Superman blinks (X)
and looks in the direction of the scream. As he takes (X)
off...
65 ON LOIS 65
who only has another floor until she kisses the pavement.
There is a red and blue blur and Superman is there, CATCHING
Lois and holding her in his arms. She sighs the sigh of her
life.
66 EXT. ROOF PATIO OF LAKESIDE TOWERS - DAY - CONTINUOUS 66
Victor and Griffin react to Superman's catch.
VICTOR
(thrilled)
He caught her!
(Griffin bops him)
I mean... darn, he caught her.
(X)
67 EXT. LAKESIDE TOWERS - DAY - CONTINUOUS 67
As Superman FLOATS to the ground with Lois...
SUPERMAN
Are you all right?
LOIS
You seem to ask me that a lot.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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67 CONTINUED: 67
SUPERMAN
People seem to try to kill you a (X)
lot.
LOIS
(chagrinned)
Yeah. And I was so popular in (X)
school.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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67 CONTINUED: 2 67
Superman sets her down.
SUPERMAN
If you'll excuse me...
He's about to take off when...
LOIS
Superman, there's nothing you can
do. If he froze you once, he'll do
it again.
SUPERMAN
(frustrated)
But I just can't let him walk away.
LOIS
Unless you like taking swan dives,
you're going to have to.
(and then) (X)
Look, Clark and I have come up
with an idea how to neutralize (X)
Griffin. Professor Hamilton is (X)
working on it now. (X)
(and then)
I guess for once you're going to
have to rely on us. (X)
She's right and he knows it. Off his frustration...
CUT TO:
68 INT. DAILY PLANET BULLPEN - AFTERNOON 68
Lois talks with Agent Carrigan at Lois' desk. Carrigan (X)
plays with his earpiece, pushing it in and out of his ear
thru...
LOIS
I don't think you're getting the
point.
An oblivious Carrigan speaks into a small mic attached to (X)
his coat lapel.
CARRIGAN (X)
Try it again, Thompson. I can't
hear you.
LOIS
The Prankster's found a way to stop
Superman.
(X)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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68 CONTINUED: 68
CARRIGAN (X)
(into mic)
I'm still not reading you,
Thompson.
LOIS
So... as much as it pains me to say
this... maybe you should postpone
the President's visit.
Carrrigan pulls out his earpiece and checks it. (X)
CARRIGAN (X)
Found the problem Thompson. Have
General Services send over a box of
cotton swabs. (X)
LOIS
(exasperated)
Did you hear anything we said?
CARRIGAN (X)
You, I heard. Now hear me. All
systems are go. My men are trained
for any eventuality.
He walks off trying to pick the wax from his earpiece.
Clark enters. (X)
CLARK
I heard from Bobby Bigmouth. (X)
LOIS
What did he want, seconds?
CLARK
Said he found an address for the (X)
Prankster.
(hands her slip)
It's the apartment he grew up in. (X)
But I checked. It's just an old (X)
condemned building now. (X)
LOIS
(realizing)
Wait a minute... Victor said
something on the roof, when I was
coming out of the trance...
something about how the place they
were living was a real dump.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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68 CONTINUED: 2 68
Off their reactions... (X)
CUT TO:
69 INT. GRIFFIN'S APARTMENT - DAY 69
CLOSE ON the wall full of photos of the President. PULL
BACK to reveal the photos are under the scrutiny of Lois and
Clark.
CLARK
Either Griffin's a real committed
voter, or the President's in
trouble.
Lois glances at a wall where a newsclipping is pinned (X)
showing the ROUTE of the PRESIDENT'S MOTORCADE. (X)
LOIS
Clark, look. A map of today's
motorcade.
CLARK
(unconvinced)
I guess we could notify Navarro...
LOIS
(sarcastically)
What for? His men are 'trained for
any eventuality', remember?
She checks her watch.
LOIS (CONT'D)
See if you can find Superman. Have
him meet me at Professor Hamilton's
as soon as possible.
CLARK
I'll uh... do my best.
As they head out of Griffin's apartment...
CUT TO:
70 INT. HAMILTON'S LAB - DAY 70
Lois watches Hamilton as he uses a pair of optician's
tweazers to hold a contact lens up to the light
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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70 CONTINUED: 70
HAMILTON
Since you said the light he used
was yellow, I've ground these
lenses and tinted them so instead
of yellow light going to the motor
cortex, it will be deflected to the
eye's inner and outer cantus.
LOIS
What's that?
HAMILTON
(skeptical)
Do you really want to know?
A WHOOSH and Superman appears.
SUPERMAN
All I want to know is will they
work?
HAMILTON
Not knowing the exact frequency of
light he's using I can't make any
promises.
Off Lois and Superman's concerned looks...
CUT TO:
71 EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - DAY - LATER 71
The presidential convoy slowly moves down the street. Two
Metropolis police cars lead the President's dark tinted
LIMO. Several SECRET SERVICE AGENTS, led by Navarro, run
alongside the limo. People line the sidewalk, cheering and
waving.
(X)
CAMERA PANS down the street to see Griffin and Edwin sitting
in a parked EXTERMINATOR'S VAN. A large PLASTIC COCKROACH
sits on the roof. Griffin speaks into a walkie-talkie.
GRIFFIN
You're on, Victor.
72 ANOTHER ANGLE 72
Victor's mounted on top of a small tractor in an alley
across the street. He jams the tractor into gear and it
moves out of the alley. Several parade goers scatter out of
the way as he moves into the street.
--page break--
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73 ANGLE ON STREET 73
The tractor pulls out in front of the lead police car and
Victor kills the ignition. The motorcade comes to an abrupt
halt. As onlookers react, Carrigan comes running up to the (X)
tractor.
CARRIGAN (X)
Get that thing out of here!
VICTOR
I'm trying.
Victor turns the key, but nothing happens.
CARRIGAN (X)
(into his lapel mic)
We have a situation up ahead. Some
idiot decided to park a tractor in
the middle of the street.
(then, to Victor)
You are in serious trouble, pal.
VICTOR
(smugly)
We'll see.
74 ON GRIFFIN AND EDWIN IN VAN 74
EDWIN
It's now or never, son.
Griffin nods, then pushes a button on a remote controlled
radio device he holds.
75 ANGLE ON VAN'S ROOF 75
The plastic cockroach splits apart, REVEALING a larger
version of the freezing device, (mostly floodlight), mounted
on top.
76 ANGLE ON STREET 76
Lois suddenly runs into frame, rushing for the President's
limo.
LOIS
Look out! It's a trap!
77 ANGLE ON GRIFFIN 77
Lois' warning is too late. He pushes a button. (X)
--page break--
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78 ANGLE ON STREET 78
An EXTREMELY BRIGHT, WIDE BAND OF light fills the street
with a YELLOW GLARE. Unlike the previous discharges from
the weapon, this light is constant, washing everything with
a harsh glow.
Everyone freezes, INCLUDING LOIS!... just inches from the
limo's door. (Hamilton's lenses didn't work!) Victor hops
down from the tractor and smiles at the frozen Carrigan. (X)
VICTOR
Who's the idiot now?
Griffin appears behind him, rabbit punches Victor in the
neck. As Victor "ooofs"...
GRIFFIN
Hurry up. We have a President to
kidnap.
He and Victor hurry to the President's limo. As they
approach Lois...
GRIFFIN (CONT'D)
My old friend Lois. You know, I'm
almost sorry she's not able to see
my greatest triumph.
VICTOR
Maybe we could take her with us and
then we could explain everything
that happened.
GRIFFIN
Well, you did good this time,
Victor. I guess you deserve it.
VICTOR
Ohboy, ohboy, ohboy.
Victor starts to reach for Lois but Griffin bops him sharply
on his hand.
GRIFFIN
Business before pleasure Help me
carry the President to the van.
Griffin opens the limo door.
--page break--
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79 THEIR POV 79
There's only one celebrity inside. And it's not the
President.
SUPERMAN
I say. Do you have any Grey
Poupon?
80 RESUME SCENE 80
VICTOR
Superman!
As Superman steps from the limo...
SUPERMAN
Sorry to ruin your plans, Griffin.
But the President is safely tucked
away, just like you're going to be.
GRIFFIN
(stunned)
But... how? (X)
SUPERMAN
(a la a fortune teller)
Look deep into my eyes.
Griffin looks deep. And sure enough, Superman's EYES ARE
SPARKLING like his.
GRIFFIN
(teeth gritted)
Contacts !
VICTOR
That's not very fair!
He's tapped on the shoulder. Surprised, he turns to find
Lois, "suddenly unfrozen", her EYES SPARKLING, winding up
for a punch.
LOIS
And neither is this!
She delivers a good strong blow to Victor's jaw and he
slumps down against the limo, out for the count.
LOIS (CONT'D)
(to Griffin)
I just thought one good prank
deserved another.
--page break--
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81 81
THRU OMITTED THRU
82 82
83 ANOTHER ANGLE 83
Griffin turns to run. But after several steps he runs right
into Superman (who has apparently supersped into his path) (X)
calmly standing with his arms folded. Griffin bounces off (X)
Supes and falls. As he quickly rises to his feet, he (X)
shakes his head. Something's wrong.
GRIFFIN
My contacts! You knocked my
contacts out! I...
That's as far as he gets before he FREEZES. Lois eyes
Griffin. (X)
LOIS
I think turnaround's fair play.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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83 CONTINUED: 83
From behind him, Lois YANKS Griffin's pants down around his (X)
ankles. She smiles at Superman who gives her a skeptical
raised eyebrow.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Oh come on. He deserved that.
Superman smiles, then FIRES A BURST OF HEAT VISION at the
freezing device on the van's roof. It instantly melts. As
it does, Edwin slumps back in his seat, defeated.
EDWIN
I should have had a daughter.
84 ANOTHER ANGLE 84
As soon as the light is out, a few people start to stir,
then more. Navarro runs up, shaking his head to clear it.
SUPERMAN.
(re: Griffin)
I don't want to tell you your job,
sir, but if I were you, I'd take
that man into custody.
CARRIGAN (X)
I know that.
(as he grabs Griffin; to
himself, reassuring)
I knew that.
As more people come to life...
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
You better get going, Lois. You
don't want to be late for your
meeting with the President.
LOIS
My big moment, and I still have no
idea what I'm going to ask him.
(beat)
What one question would you ask the
President?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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84 CONTINUED: 84
SUPERMAN
I don't know. I guess I'd ask... (X)
why won't he give a great reporter (X)
like Lois Lane more than five (X)
minutes?
They share the sweet moment. Then, off Lois' smile... (X)
DISSOLVE TO:
85 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY #4 - THE NEXT MORNING 85
CLOSE ON THE NEWSLINK
as the header PRANKSTER BACK IN JAIL rolls by. CAMERA PANS
DOWN and finds Lois, Jimmy and Perry with Clark at his desk,
admiring a copy of the Planet touting Lois' exclusive
interview with the President.
CLARK
I've got to hand it to you, Lois.
This is one terrific interview.
You really pulled it off.
PERRY
Take a lesson boys. That's the
mark of a seasoned reporter,
getting her subject to open up and
speak freely.
CLARK
That one question you were sweating
about must've really broken the
ice.
JIMMY
So? What was it?
LOIS
(eating humble pie)
I asked him... 'If you were a
professional baseball player, which
position would you play, and why?'
As Clark smiles satisfied.
JIMMY
That's a great question!
PERRY
First rate! The girl can think on
her feet.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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85 CONTINUED: 85
Perry pats her on the back and exits as Lois and Clark share
a secret look. Jimmy starts to follow Perry, but Lois stops
him.
LOIS
Uh, Jimmy? I wanted to thank
you... and also apologize. You
really helped me out by letting me
stay with you, and I guess I wasn't
very grateful. It's just... I was
under a lot of pressure.
Jimmy looks at Clark, who shoots him a "didn't I say so?"
look.
JIMMY
Hey, it was no sweat.
Lois gives him a quick hug of thanks, then heads for her
desk. Jimmy stares after her admiringly.
JIMMY (CONT"D)
You know something C.K.? She's a
class act.
CLARK
I've always thought so.
As Lois sits at her desk and reaches to open her top
drawer...
JIMMY
(shaking his head)
And to think I wanted revenge...
(and then, remembering)
Lois! No! Don't open that...
Too late. Lois opens the drawer and a SPRAY OF SILLY STRING
booby trapped inside hits her in the face. She turns to
Jimmy, the string hanging off her face.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
I think I'm about to use one of my
sick days.
He starts backing away as Clark fights a smile, Lois burns
and we...
FADE OUT.
_THE END_
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