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1 INT. BEDROOM- MORNING(PAST) 1
The Batman theme song escalates out of the alarm clock as
JOHN is wakened by the cool morning breeze blowing through
the open window. He slowly rises out of bed, stretches, and
hits the snooze button.
MOM
(O.S)
John! Get up! You’re going to be
late!
JOHN
Alright, alright I’m up! Geeze.
(Springs up. Rolls eyes. Gets
down on floor in push-up
position.)
UGH!
(Attempts to lift 10lb
dumbbells)
OOF!
(Drops dumbbell)
BOOM!
MOM
(O.S.)
What is all that commotion John?
Get your ass down here you’re going
to miss the bus!
JOHN
Mom, relax! I’m coming!
(Walking towards the
bathroom.)
MOM
Do not tell me to relax young man!
JOHN
(Looking at himself in the
mirror. Flexing biceps)
Damn. Looking good this morning.
(Walks back to room. Unzips
pajamas. Opens closet)
John picks out his outfit for the day, quickly throws it on,
and heads to the kitchen.
JOHN
(Pretending to fly down the
stairs.)
WOOOSHHHH!!!!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
MOM
(Hands him lunch box and
backpack.)
Here’s your lunch. Give me a kiss.
Goodbye.
JOHN
(Sprints outside then right
back in. Sprints to the
refrigerator and grabs milk)
I almost forgot my gallon!! Bye Ma!
MOM
What!! Bring that back here!!! Now!
2 INT. SCHOOL BUS- MORNING 2
John hops on the chaotic bus. He walks down the aisle and is
instantly shoved into a seat by PETE DURHAM.
PETE DURHAM
Sit down you little shit.
JOHN
Leave me alone Pete!
PETE DURHAM
What the fuck are you wearing?
JOHN
What? This? It’s my super suit you
idiot!
PETE DURHAM
(Grabs milk.)
Super Suit my ass.
JOHN
(Grabs for milk)
Give it back! I need my protein!
PETE DURHAM
(Pours the milk on John’s
head.)
You can drink all the milk in the
world and nothing will change the
fact that you’re a little twerp.
BUS DRIVER
(Looks in the rear view
mirror.)
Break it up back there!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 3.
PETE DURHAM
It’s all good back here MRS. N.
Right, John?
JOHN
(Milk dripping down face.Puts
arm around Pete.)
Yup! Everything is fine. We’re just
joshin’.
MRS. N
You boys better behave. And clean
that damn mess up!
3 INT. APARTMENT BEDROOM- MORNING (PRESENT) 3
The Batman theme song escalates out of the alarm clock as
John is wakened by the cool morning breeze blowing through
the open window. He slowly rises out of bed, stretches, and
hits the snooze button.
JOHN
Good morning, Scooter.
SCOOTER
WOOF! WOOF!
JOHN
(Gets. out of bed and onto the
floor in a push-up position.)
Ah! Another beautiful day in
beautiful neighborhood. UGH!
(Attempts to lift 20lb
dumbbells)
OOF!
(Drops dumbbell)
BOOM!
SCOOTER
Woof! Woof!
JOHN
(Bends down to kiss Scooter.
Flexes bicep)
How am I looking today, boy?
SCOOTER
HOOOWWWWWL!
JOHN
(Walks over to closet.)
Who should I be today? Batman?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 4.
SCOOTER
GROWLS
JOHN
Okay you’re right. Superman? No.
That was last Tuesday.
SCOOTER
(Walks over towards closet.)
PANTS
JOHN
(Grabs costume and suit.)
Ninja Turtle! Great choice!
Slipping into his Ninja Turtle outfit he picks out a green
button up shirt from the left side of his closet. Being
careful to cover up all evidence of his juvenile getup, he
throws on black dress pants and a matching sport jacket.
JOHN
(Checks himself in the
mirror.Sees buttons pulling
and costume underneath
showing)
Oh shoot. Good thing I double
checked. The guys at the office
would have had a field day with
this.
4 EXT. CITY STREETS- MORNING 4
On the streets of New York John heads directly towards the
Starbucks located on the first floor of his office building
only two blocks away from his apartment.
JOHN
(Holds the door open for the
attractive Starbucks employee
behind him.)
Um, Good Afte-...I mean, I mean
morning, Jessica. Heh.
JESSICA
(Looks confused.)
Uh, thanks.
Coming back down to reality, he shakes his head and focuses
on his next move. An embarrassing display of rowdiness
motions for him to join the group at the front of the line.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 5.
PETE DURHAM
Ay buddy! Over here!
JOHN
(Scans room. Confused.)
Where?
PETE DURHAM
Hello! Wake up. Right here!
John walks up to the front of the line to join the rest of
his associates. They are all decked out in formal business
attire with brief cases in hand.
JOHN
(Motions to the other
customers waiting in line.)
Sorry. Excuse me. Sorry.
PETE DURHAM
(Gives a friendly but
aggressive punch.)
Get over here sucker. What took you
so long? You’re late.
JOHN
(Grabs his sore bicep.)
Intense workout sesh. You know the
drill.
PETE DURHAM
(Rolls his eyes at the other
co-workers)
Oh yeah? If you say so.
JOHN
These guns don’t take care of
themselves.
As the rest of the “office crew” files into the building
lobby, John is cursed with his habitual spell of awkwardness
as he attempts to deliver his daily latte order. Distracted
by Jessica’s obvious beauty, she awkwardly signals John to
hurry up and order.
JOHN
Beautiful day outside huh?
JESSICA
Huh? Oh, yeah I guess.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 6.
JOHN
(Winks.)
Not quite as beautiful as you
though.
JESSICA
(Blushes.)
Um, okay. Can I just get your order
now please? There’s a really long
line behind you in case you haven’t
noticed.
JOHN
Oh. Um. Yeah. Sorry, I’ll have a
Vente Carmel Machiatto. And load on
the milk I’m trying to get huge.
JESSICA
(Tries to hold in a laugh but
fails.)
Yeah, that’ll be $5.95.
JOHN
(Hands over his money along
with his business card.)
Thank you miss. You stay beautiful
now. Enjoy the nice weather.
5 INT. OFFICE LOBBY- MORNING 5
John exits the Starbucks into the lobby of his office
building and heads towards the elevator. He sees the geeky
ELEVATOR GUY whose rolled up comic book is sticking out of
his pocket. John approaches him and they do their secret
hand shake.
JOHN
(Stepping into the elevator)
Sup buddy? How was your weekend.
ELEVATOR GUY
(Pushing the 66th floor)
Dude! Best weekend ever! Found a
first edition of the Aquaman comic
series on EBay.
JOHN
Awesome Dude! I locked myself in
watching the Ironman series on
Cartoon Network. You know how it
goes.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 7.
ELEVATOR GUY
Sounds like my kind of weekend bro.
But you know. Like, did you do
anything "special"?
JOHN
Ahhh I almost forgot. I spent a
good portion of the weekend trying
to figure out this weird shit that
has been going on with my eyes.
ELEVATOR GUY
Oh yeah! You told me about that
last week. How’s that going?
JOHN
Yeah I’m trying to perfect it.. but
you know... keep it on the down
low.
ELEVATOR GUY
(Elbows John)
Of course bud. I gotcha.
JOHN
(Exits elevator)
I’ll catch ya later man. Take it
easy.
ELEVATOR GUY
(Waving)
See yuh at 5.
As John heads into his office, the door closes behind him.
Before we know it, the clock hanging above the office door
fast forwards to five o’clock. John’s work day is finally
over. He walks out with his co-workers.
PETE DURHAM
(Tugs on John’s collar to see
what is underneath)
Wait! Wait! What the heck is that?
CO-WORKER #1
Hold up everyone! Catch this! Who
knew we were working with Leonardo
the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?
GROUP OF CO-WORKERS
(Laugh hysterically and get
the boss from the office)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 8.
CO-WORKER #2
Look at him! Is this for real?
CO-WORKER #3
This just made my day that much
better. You can’t make this shit up
guys.
John, about to explode with embarrassment and rage, runs to
the elevator and presses the elevator down button
repeatedly. Becoming even more enraged and impatient, John
shocks his co-workers and himself when he unexpectedly yanks
the steel doors apart just in time for the elevator to
arrive on his floor.
CO-WORKERS
(Gasp and whisper in shock to
each other)
JOHN
(sprints onto elevator quickly
pressing the close button
behind him. Leans against the
wall)
What did I do to deserve this?
ELEVATOR GUY
Rough day tough guy?
JOHN
(Rubbing his eyes)
You don’t even know. Hell beyond
belief.
ELEVATOR GUY
On the bright side, I’m not gonna
make your day any worse by telling
my boss about how you just mangled
by elevator doors.Sick move by the
way.
JOHN
Yeah that’s was a new one for me.
Pretty cool nonetheless. Gonna head
over to my parents for dinner in
Jersey.
ELEVATOR GUY
Haha, your parents house.
(Looks over at John who has a
serious look on his face)
Seriously?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 9.
JOHN
(Of course! Its nice to get a home
cooked meal once a week. Plus,
tonight is my favorite, my mom’s
famous roast beef and garlic mashed
potatoes. Yumm!
(Walking out of the elevator)
Have a great night my man.
ELEVATOR GUY
(waving)
See ya tomorrow tough guy!
John leaves the building and heads to his parking garage to
get his beat up Volkswagen Beetle. We see him jamming to 3
Doors Down "Kryptonite" and singing along as he drives over
the George Washington Bridge into New Jersey territory. He
pulls into his childhood home. Getting out of the car, he
takes off his three piece suit one piece at a time and
throws it in the trunk.
6 INT. PARENT’S HOUSE- EVENING 6
JOHN
(Sprinting into the house)
Guess who’s home!!!!
MOM
(Smiling and hugging her son)
Honey! I am so glad you are here. I
have been missing you all week. I
put my entire day into this meal to
make sure that its perfect for my
baby.
DAD
(Rolls his eyes)
Hi son.
JOHN
(Heads to the couch and turns
on some Superman cartoons)
This Tivo is god.
MOM
You should be glad I got to the
clicker in time to stop your father
from deleting your shows!
DAD
(Looking annoyed he glares at
John’s outfit)
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 10.
DAD (cont’d)
So.. Did you wear that get-up to
the office today, John?
JOHN
Oh no! I always wear them
underneath my suit so I don’t get
shit from the guys in the office.
But today uh.. I wasn’t too good at
hiding it.
DAD
Hiding what?
JOHN
My identity! You know, this!
(Points at costume)
Dad, quit antagonizing me.
MOM
Boys! Dinner is ready.
Everyone’s seated around the table. Mom is at the head while
John and Dad are seated across from one another. There is a
little tension in the room.
MOM
(Grabbing the serving spoon
for the potatoes)
Here sweetheart, would you like
some mashed potatoes?
JOHN
(Smacks moms hand off of the
spoon and puts it back in the
bowl)
I can serve myself! Thanks anyway
mom.
DAD
(Grabs the bowl aggressively)
No! No! No! Here! C’mon now. Don’t
waste my time.
JOHN
(Hits the bowl out of dad’s
hands)
Let me try it! Mom! Tell him I can
try it just this once.
Dad gets up from the table and heads to the kitchen to cool
off. John kneels down to eye level with the bowl of mashed
potatoes as he tries to serve himself potatoes through
controlling the spoon with his eyes.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 11.
MOM
(Her head in her hands
unenthusiastically)
C’mon hunny. You can do it.
JOHN
(frustrated)
UGH! Dammit! I almost had it.
DAD
(Walking back into the room
and then turning back around)
I lost my appetite. Thanks John,
thanks a lot. Lovely dinner with
the family as always.
MOM
(tear rolling down her face.
sobs quietly)
Why can’t we ever just have a nice,
peaceful dinner?
DAD
(Storms back in. Slams fists
onto the table)
Maybe its because your son still
walks around in fricken Halloween
costume. Maybe its because your son
tries to use his "super powers" to
serve himself the food you slaved
over all day. Maybe its because
your son still thinks he;s in the
5th grade living on his own fricken
planet!!!
MOM
You, you stop that right this
minute! There is nothing wrong with
our son, he is just different! End
of story!!!
JOHN
(His face turns red and he
becomes enraged just as he was
earlier in the day at the
office)
I hate you dad!
Heating up and losing control of his rage and emotions, John
goes to push himself away from the dinner table and it
unexpectedly flies across the room. His parents are frozen
in awe of the incident that just unfolded in front of their
eyes. John storms out of the house and back into his car not
12.
even bothering to put his suit back on and speeds down the
residential street.
7 INT. CAR- NIGHT 7
JOHN
(face still bright red with
anger)
I can’t believe him. He’s supposed
to be my dad. He’s supposed to
support and believe in me.
As John approaches the bridge he notices a horrible bumper
to bumper traffic jam. So bad that the drivers and
passengers in the cars in front of him are parked and
standing outside trying to get a better view of the
commotion up ahead.
JOHN
(Bangs on steering wheel.
Sticks his head out the window
to try to see over the line of
cars)
UGH. What the hell is this now?!
8 EXT. GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE- NIGHT 8
John angrily puts his car in park, opens the door, and gets
out to get a better view. Feeling a jolt of adrenaline rush
through his body, he is instantly aware that something is
wrong. He pushes through the crowd of people and approaches
the cop blocking off traffic.
JOHN
What’s going on!? Do you guys need
some help? I can help!
COP
(Looking confused)
Um. No I’m pretty sure we have it
under control...Leonardo?
(Giggles to himself)
Please back away from the blockade.
JOHN
(Backing away)
Jeeze alright then.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 13.
Taking a step backward, John tries to concentrate on
figuring out what the commotion is all about. All of a
sudden his eyes project a beam of light and are able to zoom
in close enough to see the face of the woman being dangled
off the edge of the George Washington bridge by a MUSCULAR
MAN.
JOHN
AHHH! Oh my god! Jessica!!!!!! I’m
coming! I’ll save you!
Without hesitation Josh sprints past the cop pushing him
aside, runs to the edge of the bridge just as he sees the
muscular man’s grip loosen finger by finger as Jessica
starts to fall into the lethal, rough waters that lay below
her. Not being able to take his eyes off of Jessica, he
jumps off to save her as if it isn’t the first time he has
done it.
JESSICA
AHHHHH! Help me!
ONLOOKER #1
Officer! He just let her go! Go
after him!
COP
I can’t fly!
ONLOOKER #2
AHHHH!
ONLOOKER #3
Someone help her!
Only a few feet from the water John swoops under Jessica and
saves her from hitting the rapid waves below.
JOHN
(Looking into Jessica’s eyes
flying up towards the bridge.
Winks.)
Hey, Beautiful.
They touch down on the bridge and the crowd starts to
applaud. John gently lays Jessica down and unexpectedly
Jessica pulls his head in for a make out session.
JOHN
(Opens his eyes)
Whoa! Wasn’t expecting that.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 14.
JESSICA
Well if that wasn’t enough. Thank
you from the bottom of my heart.
You’re my superhero.
Behind Jessica, in the distance, John notices the muscular
man being handcuffed and guided towards the police car.
JOHN
(Walks towards the police car)
You wait here my lady. I have one
more thing I have to take care of.
JESSICA
(grabs johns muscles)
I’ll be waiting hunk.
COP
Wow. Well done man. I saw your
ninja turtle suit and didn’t think
you had it in ya.
JOHN
Oh it was nothing. But there is one
more thing I need to take care of.
COP
(Nod towards muscular man.)
You mean this loser? Go, ahead be
my guest.
JOHN
(rips muscular guy out of car)
I’ve always wanted to do this.
MUSCULAR MAN
What are you doing? Don’t touch me.
(Looks at cop)
This is not legal! You can’t let
him do this to me. Let go of me!
JOHN
Let go of you? Okay, if you say so.
(John picks up the muscular man up over his head and throws
him off the bridge, what seems to be, an extraordinary
distance into the night. As the crowd hears the loud splash
of the muscular man into the river, they begin to cheer with
joy. John walks back over to Jessica and another make out
session begins. )
15.
9 INT. PRESS CONFERENCE- AFTERNOON 9
John is sitting at a long press conference table with
microphones in front of him in between Jessica and Pete
Durham. He has a huge smile on his face as the news
channels, newspapers, and paparazzi blind him with their
flashing cameras eager to take his picture.
MAYOR OF NEW YORK
(Pulls down cord attached to a
curtain to review Feeble Force
Billboard)
We are here today to award John for
his outstanding display of
citizenship, heroism, and bravery
that he exhibited last night. I am
both proud and honored to recognize
him as New York’s own Superhero
"The Feeble Force".
PETE DURHAM
(Shouts out loud to crowd and
holds John’s shoulders)
This is my best friend right here.
I always knew he had it in him!
JOHN
(Looks at Pete and gives him a
friendly but aggressive punch)
That’s right, Buddy. Here’s to
being best friends.
(Turns and gives Jessica a
kiss)
PETE DURHAM
(Grabs arm in pain)
CROWD OF REPORTERS
(Cheer. Raise hands start
jumping)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!John! John!
Hey! Over here! John! John! Look
here! Over here buddy! Johnny boy!
JOHN
(points to reporter)
Um. Okay. You.
REPORTER #1
John, what made you risk your life
to save Jessica?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 16.
JOHN
(Looks at Jessica)
Who wouldn’t want to risk their
life for this beautiful woman? The
truth is I wasn’t even aware that I
could fly...
REPORTER #2
What? What do you mean you didn’t
know you could fly?
JOHN
(his voice trails off in the
distance)
Well, you see I’ve always had this
feeling I had super powers. Ever
since I was little I just felt
different...
10 INT. PARENT’S HOUSE- AFTERNOON 10
Mom and Dad are seated on the couch in the living room
watching John’s press conference on TV.
MOM
(crying with happiness wiping
them with a tissue)
Look at our little boy! He’s so
famous! And that billboard! Oh, I’m
the proudest mother in the world!
DAD
Yeah, he is something isn’t he? I
feel terrible for the other night.
(Speaks quietly to himself
directing comments at John)
I love you, Son. I’m always proud.
You go get ’em boy.
As tears start to fall from Dad’s eyes he removes his
t-shirt and jeans and reveals that he is wearing a superman
costume underneath his clothes.
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