The Boxtrolls Page #3

BIRDS EYE VIEW:
Groups of two and three boxtrolls snake their

way down streets, skirting carefully around areas lit by

street lamps.

In a small lane, groups of boxtrolls stop to collect

mechanical stuff. They work together, using their boxes as

tools and props.

SIX BOXTROLLS stack up in the background to steal a SHOP

SIGN, while THREE BOXTROLLS cooperatively steal the WHEEL

from a WOODEN CART.

7.

One boxtroll uses his box to prop up a corner while the other

two release the wheel from the axle. A LONE BOXTROLL crosses

the frame to see what treasures he may find in a trash bin;

as he knocks it over with a CLANG, TWO BOXTROLLS scurry past

and stack together, stealing the HOUSE NUMBER from the front

of a brownstone.

CLOSE ON:
the boxtrolls’ booty - the shiny brass number ‘2’,

the shop sign for ‘TIMELESS TIMEPIECES’, the wheel that rolls

along between two boxtrolls.

Six other boxtrolls on the hunt stack together against a

fence. We watch as one boxtroll makes it over the top,

cooperatively pulling the others into the alley behind him.

(0200 BXT) BOXTROLL EXTERMINATORS

EXT. CHASE ALLEY - NIGHT

CLOSE ON:
The inside of a trash can as the lid is removed.

Two BOXTROLL HANDS wriggle into view over the rubbish, fill

of NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, an APPLE CORE, a BANANA PEEL, and a

FISH CARCASS. The boxtroll gurgles “EWW” and “BLECH” sounds

as he moves these unwanted items aside. He gurgles with joy

when a bit of brass is revealed.

FISH, a nervous 4-foot tall, wonky-toothed, pointy-eared,

gangly-limbed boxtroll, pulls an old broken ALARM CLOCK from

the trash barrel. He is in a large alley, filled with old

boxes, crates, broken items and tarps strewn about.

Fish stares curiously at the object, turning it over in his

hands and holding it to his ear, listening. He shakes the

clock and hears loose gears RATTLE.

FISH:

Hmm...

Fish opens the clock face and gurgles, intently toying with

the mechanical interior. After a moment, the clock begins to

TICK with activity. Fish gurgles excitedly and closes the

clock face, holding it to his ear to listen to the rhythmic

ticking.

FISH (CONT’D)

(GURGLES) Oh yeah...

Fish’s eyes go wide as the clock’s alarm RINGS, attracting

the attention of an uglier, 2-foot-2 boxtroll.

SHOE:

Huh?

8.

As Fish stands proudly admiring the sound of his ringing

alarm clock, SHOE bounces around his feet.

SHOE (CONT’D)

(GURGLES) Gimme that!

Shoe, short and feisty, grabs the alarm clock from Fish and

scampers away with it. Fish watches as Shoe climbs a stack of

crates and hisses back at him, sniffing at his new prize.

Fish scowls at Shoe and returns to the rubbish pile, shaking

his head and muttering.

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