Bruce Almighty Page #3

We see the INTRO FOR SIXTY MINUTES:

NEWS CLIP:

I'm Ed Bradley, I'm Merely Safer,

an d I ' m --

LESLIE STAHL is HIT IN THE NECK WITH A TRANQUILIZER DART.

Her head wavers, then DROPS on the desk. The camera PANS to

BRUCE, who lowers a bamboo blow gun, cooly addresses camera.

BRUCE:

...Bruce Nolan. And this is Sixty

Minutes.

THE SIXTY MINUTES TICKING CLOCK

DISSOLVE TO:

BRUCE'S ALARM CLOCK - IT RINGS

We are in. . .

7.

INT. BRUCE AND GRACE'S APARTMENT - MORNING

Bruce lies next to Grace with a big smile on his face. Grace

hits the alarm, rolls over snuggling close to Bruce.

GRACE:

Sweety, time to get up...

She kisses Bruce, gets up.

BRUCE:

No, I'm having a great dream.

The covers are RIPPED OUT OF FRAME. Bruce throws a mock

hissy fit.

INT. BEDROOM - MORNING

Bruce watches TV as he buttons his shirt.

SPORTSCASTER:

...and the Sabers lost another

close one last night. Four to

three to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

BRUCE:

Of course they lost, they're my

team.

CUT TO:

MOMENTS LATER:

Bruce checks his hair in the mirror practicing his new sign-

off.

BRUCE:

"And that's the way the cookie

crumbles."

(calls to Grace)

You know, I think there might be

something to that cookie line.

Everything great anchor has his own

signature sign-off.

(as Walter Cronkite)

"And that's the way the cookie

crumbles."

ANGLE - SAM

Peeing in the corner on the carpet.

8.

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