The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Page #10

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Merry fearfully tosses the Rocket to Pippin! The fuse

sizzles angrily.

MERRY:

Outside!

PIPPIN:

It was your idea.

Pippin attempts to throw the fizzing rocket back to Merry.

WHOOSH! The two hobbits are suddenly blown off their feet in

a shower of sparks as the rocket blasts off with frightening

power. The ROCKET ZOOMS over the Party..It suddenly bursts

apart, forming the shape of a great red golden Dragon! Fire

gushes from its nostrils as it turns back and Flies low

towards the startled crowd. Close on: Frodo watches the

Fireworks Dragon with alarm...but Bilbo is oblivious to the

Panicking crowd and impending danger!

FRODO:

Bilbo! Watch out for the dragon!!

BILBO:

Dragon? Nonsense...hasn1t been a dragon

in these parts for a thousand years!

ANGLE ON:
FRODO

As he hurriedly pulls Bilbo to the ground, just as the dragon

roars a few feet above their heads like a flaming express

train! Hobbits dive to the ground, tables overturn, tents

collapse, food flies everywhere. The fireworks dragon turns a

somersault and explodes over the hills with a deafening bang!

This gets the biggest Cheer of the night.

ANGLE ON:
MERRY AND PIPPIN,

clothes and hair smoking.

MERRY:

That was good!

PIPPIN:

Let's get another one!

LARGE HANDS suddenly clamp down on Merry and Pippin's ears.

Low angle:
Gandalf looking DOWN STERNLY!

(CONTINUED)

17.

CONTINUED:

GANDALF:

Meridoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took...I

might have known!

CUT TO:

MERRY AND PIPPIN

Are leaning over a barrel, washing dishes in soapy

water...with Gandalf sitting nearby, smoking his pipe and

sipping an ale. Cries of "SPEECH! SPEECH" erupt from the

party.

ANGLE ON:

Bilbo stepping on a stool...he bows in gratitude at the

applause.

FRODO:

Speech!

BILBO:

(clearing throat)

My dear Bagginses, and Boffins, tooks and

Brandybucks...Grubbs, Chubbs,

Hornblowers, Bolgers, Bracegirdles and

Proudfoots...

ANGLE ON:
A HOBBIT WITH PARTICULARLY BIG FEET

ODO PROUDFOOT:

Proudfeet!

BILBO:

Today is my one hundred and eleventh

birthday. Yes, and alas...Eleventy- one

years is far too short a time to live

among such excellent and admirable

Hobbits! Tremendous outburst of approval!

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