Bruce Almighty Page #7

14.

JACK:

I would have swore I already said

this, but promos are approved. Now *

can we move on? *

ALLY:

Jack, shouldn't the promos be *

focusing on Pete's retirement.

This is his last week.

EVAN:

(leading)

Yeah, yeah. Any word on the open

anchor position, Jack?

JACK:

Evan, you'11 know something when I

know something.

Bruce bursts into the room. The meeting stops. Jack doesn't

need to say anything, he just looks at his watch.

BRUCE:

Sorry, Jack. It wasn't my fault.

The traffic was -- You guys already

played the spots?

JACK:

Nice story, Bruce, but we're going

with Evan's piece on the sex

scandal at the mayor's office for

sweeps.

This hits Bruce hard. A beat of silence.

EVAN:

And that's the way the cookie

crumbles.

The others chuckle. Only Ally remains sympathetic.

EVAN:

I'm just messin' with you, Bruce.

See you've got to remember that the

news room is like a cookie...

More laughs.

BRUCE:

(re:
Evan's perfect

posture)

That's great Evan.

(MORE)

15.

BRUCE (cont'd)

Is you're posture naturally that

good, or do you have to shove a

stick up there?

JACK:

Okay, knock it off... Bruce we're

holding your story in reserve.

Now, can we get back to the board

so we have something to air today?

Jack continues with assignments. Evan sits smugly, as Bruce

slides down into his chair, deflated.

INT. HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER

Jack is at Bobby's cart, paying for a sandwich. Bruce

catches up .to him.

BRUCE:

Jack, Jack, hey. Can I talk to you

for a second?

JACK:

Sure, Bruce. What do you need?

BRUCE:

Sweeps.

Jack takes his sandwich and leaves. Bobby leans to Bruce.

BOBBY:

Don't worry about it. I called my

aunt, we're on.

Bruce looks at Bobby, continues after and catches Jack.

BRUCE:

Look, Jack. Hear me out, I'm

getting desperate man, I am pushing

forty and what have I got to show

for it? The point is, I've hit

some kind of a ceiling here. Some

kind of anti-Bruce barrierI And

Evan is just lovin' it, by the way.

He gets the good stories, he gets

on sweeps. Maybe I have to be more

like Evan.

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