The Boxtrolls Page #7

FRAGILE:

(gurgles slowly)

Eggs.

14.

INT. BOXTROLL CAVERN - PNEUMATIC TUBES - CONTINUOUS

ON A BOXTROLL’S REAR END. He scratches the backside of his

box and - WHOOSH! - is sucked up into the air, revealing

Fish.

Fish steps up to a huge PNEUMATIC TUBE driven by a dozen

antique vacuum cleaners and calls up to SWEETS, a toothless

boxtroll with a set of old human dentures in his mouth.

FISH:

(gurgled)

“Eggs?!”

Sweets stops, thinks, gets an idea and starts to speak just

as SPECS, a myopic boxtroll with an elaborate head gear of

eye glasses, twists an ANCHOR switch, turning on the

pneumatic tubes. First his DENTURES, then Sweets, are sucked

up into the tube. Fish watches Sweets go and then sees Oil

Can standing on top of the tubes oiling stuff.

FISH (CONT’D)

“EGGS?”

Oil Can stops oiling the tubes.

OIL CAN:

(gurgled)

“He’s up there!”

Oil Can points up at a small cave high on the cavern wall.

INT. BOXTROLL CAVERN - EGGS’ NOOK

Fish arrives at the opening of the small dark cave. In the

shadows of the nook is a shape. It appears to be a very small

boxtroll.

FISH:

(gurgled)

Eggs?

EGGS:

(low, feral growls)

Out of the shadows waddles the small boxtroll. The first

thing that comes into the light is his box with an EGGS LOGO

printed on the front, then appears the dirty face of a feral-

looking 2-YEAR-OLD HUMAN BOY, EGGS.

Fish flashes a wonky-toothed smile at Eggs.

15.

EGGS (CONT’D)

Fish!

Fish plays a game of hide and seek with the found teddy bear.

He makes the arm, then another arm, then the head appear from

the arm and head holes of his box. Baby Eggs is enthralled.

He excitedly launches himself at Fish. They play wrestle over

the toy until Eggs grabs it from Fish and scampers away.

Eggs hugs the bear. So cute. Then... RIPS ITS HEAD OFF!

He reaches into the teddy bear’s chest cavity and pulls out

the MUSIC BOX. He tosses the gutted bear body away and tries

to get it to work. When he can’t figure it out he holds it

up to Fish.

EGGS (CONT’D)

Fish?

Fish winds the music box, gurgling an explanation of how it

works. Music fills the dark nook.

Eggs giggles with delight as the gears work again. They both

close their eyes and hum along to the music.

EGGS (CONT’D)

(hums tune)

Do do doo do doo...

EGGS (CONT’D)

(hums along with music)

They stop humming when the giant clock chimes signaling the

end of the boxtroll “day”.

CUT TO:

(0400 GRU) GROWING UP BOXTROLL

INT. BOXTROLL CAVERN - CLOCK

CLOSE ON:
the clock as the large hands representing the moon

and the sun flip.

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