
Inside Out
(3.68 / 29 votes)BLACK.
JOY (V.O.)
Do you ever look at someone and
wonder, “What is going on inside
their head?” Well, I know. I know
Riley’s head.
WHITE. FADE IN...
INT. HOSPITAL - DAY
A newborn baby swaddled in a blanket, held by her parents.
Push in... and ZOOM IN TO HER HEAD.
INT. HEADQUARTERS
Out of the blackness steps a glowing figure. This is JOY. The
room is black except for a bright CONSCIOUSNESS SCREEN.
JOY:
Hmm?
In front of Joy is a single large BUTTON. She pushes it.
INT. HOSPITAL - CONTINUOUS
The baby gurgles and wiggles happily.
JOY (V.O.)
And there she was...
INT. HEADQUARTERS - CONTINUOUS
ON THE CONSCIOUSNESS SCREEN:
MOM:
Hello, Riley.
DAD:
Oh look at you. Aren’t you a little
bundle of joy?
A GOLDEN GLOWING SPHERE rolls from behind the screen. It’s a
MEMORY of what we just saw: Mom and Dad cooing at Riley.
JOY:
Whoa.
INSIDE OUT 2.
Joy rolls the memory on its track, illuminating the room. She
turns back to the button and pushes it again.
INT. HOSPITAL - CONTINUOUS
JOY (V.O.)
It was amazing. Just Riley and me,
forever...
INT. HEADQUARTERS - CONTINUOUS
Baby Riley CRIES.
JOY (V.O.)
...for 33 seconds.
Joy looks to her side. There’s a new, droopy, blue character
touching the button.
SADNESS:
I’m Sadness.
JOY:
Oh, hello. I’m Joy.
Joy tries to muscle past Sadness to press the button.
JOY (CONT’D)
Can I just... if you could... I
just want to fix that. Thanks.
The two struggle.
JOY (V.O.)
And that was just the beginning.
Headquarters only got more crowded
from there.
Riley, now age 3, barrels through the house pulling a wagon.
INT. HEADQUARTERS
ON THE SCREEN:
Riley’s POV as she runs through the house.Fear “supervises” Joy, who drives.
INSIDE OUT 3.
FEAR:
Very nice. Okay, looks like you got
this. Very good, sharp turn...
Riley approaches a POWER CORD on the ground.
FEAR (CONT’D)
Ahh! Look out!!! No!
Fear leaps to the console.
JOY (V.O.)
That’s Fear. He’s really good at
keeping Riley safe.
INT. MINNESOTA HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Riley stops. She cautiously steps over the power cord.
FEAR (O.S.)
Easy... we’re good! We’re good.
INT. HEADQUARTERS
A fear memory (purple) rolls in.
JOY/SADNESS
Whew!/Nice job.
FEAR:
Thank you! Thank you very much.
Joy jumps back into driving position.
JOY:
And we’re back!
INT. MINNESOTA HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Riley continues her sprint through the house.
Suddenly she’s picked up.
INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
PLOP into highchair. Bib. Tray. Bowl.
DAD:
Here we go. Alright, open.
INSIDE OUT 4.
Dad lifts a spoonful of food to Riley’s mouth.
INT. HEADQUARTERS
JOY:
Hmm. This looks new.
FEAR/SADNESS
Do you think it’s safe?/What is it?
ON THE SCREEN:
a spoonful of broccoli.DISGUST enters.
DISGUST:
Okay, caution! There is a dangerous
smell, people. Hold on, what is
that?
JOY (V.O.)
This is Disgust. She basically
keeps Riley from being poisoned,
physically and socially.
DISGUST:
That is not brightly colored or
shaped like a dinosaur... Hold on
guys... It’s broccoli!
Disgust GAGS and pulls a lever.
INT. KITCHEN
YOUNG RILEY:
Yucky!
Riley swats the broccoli. It flies into Dad’s face.
INT. HEADQUARTERS
A disgust memory (green) rolls in.
DISGUST:
Well, I just saved our lives. Yeah.
You're welcome.
INSIDE OUT 5.
INT. KITCHEN
DAD:
Riley, if you don’t eat your dinner,
you’re not going to get any dessert.
INT. HEADQUARTERS
ANGER looks up from reading his newspaper.
ANGER:
Wait. Did he just say we couldn’t
have dessert?
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