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According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway. Because bees donât care what humans think is impossible.â SEQ. 75 - âINTRO TO BARRYâ INT. BENSON HOUSE - DAY ANGLE ON: Sneakers on the ground. Camera PANS UP to reveal BARRY BENSONâS BEDROOM ANGLE ON: Barryâs hand flipping through different sweaters in his closet. BARRY Yellow black, yellow black, yellow black, yellow black, yellow black, yellow blackâŚoohh, black and yellow⌠ANGLE ON: Barry wearing the sweater he picked, looking in the mirror. BARRY (CONTâD) Yeah, letâs shake it up a little. He picks the black and yellow one. He then goes to the sink, takes the top off a CONTAINER OF HONEY, and puts some honey into his hair. He squirts some in his mouth and gargles. Then he takes the lid off the bottle, and rolls some on like deodorant. CUT TO: INT. BENSON HOUSE KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS Barryâs mother, JANET BENSON, yells up at Barry. JANET BENSON Barry, breakfast is ready! CUT TO: âBee Movieâ - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 1. INT. BARRYâS ROOM - CONTINUOUS BARRY Coming! SFX: Phone RINGING. Barryâs antennae vibrate as they RING like a phone. Barryâs hands are wet. He looks around for a towel. BARRY (CONTâD) Hang on a second! He wipes his hands on his sweater, and pulls his antennae down to his ear and mouth. BARRY (CONTâD) Hello? His best friend, ADAM FLAYMAN, is on the other end. ADAM Barry? BARRY Adam? ADAM Can you believe this is happening? BARRY Canât believe it. Iâll pick you up. Barry sticks his stinger in a sharpener. SFX: BUZZING AS HIS STINGER IS SHARPENED. He tests the sharpness with his finger. SFX: Bing. BARRY (CONTâD) Looking sharp. ANGLE ON: Barry hovering down the hall, sliding down the staircase bannister. Barryâs mother, JANET BENSON, is in the kitchen. JANET BENSON Barry, why donât you use the stairs? Your father paid good money for those. âBee Movieâ - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 2. BARRY Sorry, Iâm excited. Barryâs father, MARTIN BENSON, ENTERS. Heâs reading a NEWSPAPER with the HEADLINE, âQueen gives birth to thousandtuplets: Resting Comfortably.â MARTIN BENSON Hereâs the graduate. Weâre very proud of you, Son. And a perfect report card, all Bâs. JANET BENSON (mushing Barryâs hair) Very proud. BARRY Ma! Iâve got a thing going here. Barry re-adjusts his hair, starts to leave. JANET BENSON Youâve got some lint on your fuzz. She picks it off. BARRY Ow, thatâs me! MARTIN BENSON Wave to us. Weâll be in row 118,000. Barry zips off. BARRY Bye! JANET BENSON Barry, I told you, stop flying in the house! CUT TO: SEQ. 750 - DRIVING TO GRADUATION EXT. BEE SUBURB - MORNING A GARAGE DOOR OPENS. Barry drives out in his CAR. âBee Movieâ - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 3. ANGLE ON: Barryâs friend, ADAM FLAYMAN, standing by the curb. Heâs reading a NEWSPAPER with the HEADLINE: âFrisbee Hits Hive: Internet Down. Bee-stander: âI heard a sound, and next thing I knewâŚwham-o!.â Barry drives up, stops in front of Adam. Adam jumps in. BARRY Hey, Adam. ADAM Hey, Barry. (pointing at Barryâs hair) Is that fuzz gel? BARRY A little. Itâs a special day. Finally graduating. ADAM I never thought Iâd make it. BARRY Yeah, three days of grade school, three days of high school. ADAM Those were so awkward. BARRY Three days of college. Iâm glad I took off one day in the middle and just hitchhiked around the hive. ADAM You did come back different. They drive by a bee whoâs jogging. ARTIE Hi Barry! BARRY (to a bee pedestrian) Hey Artie, growing a mustache? Looks good. Barry and Adam drive from the suburbs into the city. ADAM Hey, did you hear about Frankie? âBee Movieâ - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 4. BARRY Yeah. ADAM You going to his funeral? BARRY No, Iâm not going to his funeral. Everybody knows you sting someone you die, you donât waste it on a squirrel. He was such a hot head. ADAM Yeah, I guess he couldâve just gotten out of the way. The DRIVE through a loop de loop. BARRY AND ADAM WhoaâŚWhoooâŚwheee!! ADAM I love this incorporating the amusement park right into our regular day. BARRY I guess thatâs why they say we donât need vacations. CUT TO: SEQ. 95 - GRADUATION EXT. GRADUATION CEREMONY - CONTINUOUS Barry and Adam come to a stop. They exit the car, and fly over the crowd to their seats. * BARRY * (re: graduation ceremony) * Boy, quite a bit of pompâŚunder * the circumstances. * They land in their seats. BARRY (CONTâD) Well Adam, today we are men. âBee Movieâ - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 5. ADAM We are. BARRY Bee-men. ADAM Amen! BARRY Hallelujah. Barry hits Adamâs forehead. Adam goes into the rapture. An announcement comes over the PA. ANNOUNCER (V.O) Students, faculty, distinguished beesâŚplease welcome, Dean Buzzwell. ANGLE ON: DEAN BUZZWELL steps up to the podium. The podium has a sign that reads: âWelcome Graduating Class of:â, with train-station style flipping numbers after it. BUZZWELL Welcome New Hive City graduating class of⌠The numbers on the podium change to 9:15. BUZZWELL (CONTâD) âŚ9:15. (he clears his throat) And that concludes our graduation ceremonies. And begins your career at Honex Industries. BARRY Are we going to pick our job today? ADAM I heard itâs just orientation. The rows of chairs change in transformer-like mechanical motion to Universal Studios type tour trams. Buzzwell walks off stage. BARRY (re: trams) Whoa, heads up! Here we go. âBee Movieâ - JS REVISIONS 8/13/07 6. SEQ. 125 - âFACTORYâ FEMALE VOICE (V.O)
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