Oliver and Company Script

==Opening Previews/Transcript==
(We see a black screen momentarily and then hear a judge banging his gavel and yelling "ORDER IN THE COURT! ORDER IN THE COURT!!!" in a rather unconvincing manner. Then the screen lightens up and we see a black-and-white courtroom scene, possibly taken from an old movie. The judge continues speaking. "Respond the question, did you or did you not copy Oliver & Company," he says to the guilty man in this scene. We see an old woman shaking and gritting her teeth. "Well," the judge says. "I did," the man says in a disgraceful manner. Everyone gasps and the woman shrieks. "Take him away, boys," the judge says to two policemen. After the guilty man is taken away, the dark blue FBI warnings spin up to us briefly. "Don't even think about copying this videotape," the judge says and we hear the sound of a jail door closing)
(After the dark blue FBI warnings, the blue-and-gold Walt Disney Home Entertainment logo appears)
African Singer: (sings) Nants...ingonyama...bagithi Baba!
African Chorus: (singing) Sithi uhm ingonyama eyi yewu Ingonyama!
Woman: (singing) It's the circle of life! And it moves us all! Through despair and hope! Through faith and love!
Andy Geller: Walt Disney Pictures proudly presents "The Lion King: Special Edition" on video...
(Elephants trumpet happily)
and for the first time ever on Disney DVD!
(Camera flies past Simba and Nala, revealing more of the Elephant Graveyard)
Young Simba and Young Nala: (Look at each other in amazement) Woah!
Mufasa: We are all connected in the grand Circle of Life.
Andy Geller: It's a dazzling new world of adventures with the characters who captured your heart.
(Pumbaa shrieks at the sight of Adult Nala)
Andy Geller: And the unforgettable music the world embraced.
Young Simba, Timon and Pumbaa: (singing) Hakuna Matata!
Andy Geller: Now it's even bigger.
Zazu: Checking in with the morning report.
Andy Geller: Featuring the brand new song, "Morning Report", with all-new never-before-seen animation.
Young Simba, Young Nala and Other Animals: (singing) To be kiiiiing!
(Young Simba slides down the last giraffe's neck and stands with one paw sticking out. Zazu yelps and the crowd of animals run left, trampling Zazu. Simba and Nala look at each other in confusion. The rhinoceros Zazu was lifting crushes him)
Timon: Very nice.
Andy Geller: The roar heard round the world yet reigns.
Rafiki: The king...has returned.
Andy Geller: The most powerful film is now the king of all DVDs.
(Camera zooms in on Young Simba's frightened face)
Timon: Why do I always need to save your... (Shrieks as Adult Nala is about to charge at Timon)
Ghost Mufasa: Remember who you are.
Andy Geller: Walt Disney presents.....
Rafiki: (Raises his stick over his head) WOO!!!
Andy Geller: "The Lion King: Special Edition". Coming to video and for the first time ever on Disney DVD!
("The Lion King: Special Edition" logo appears on the final note)
("COMING SOON" flies down from the top of the screen, while "TO THEATERS" flies in from the left)
Brian Cummings: Coming soon to theaters.
(Screen fades from black, showing a pink background as Carly Simon's cover of "Winnie the Pooh" starts playing. The white subtitle "Coming Only to Theaters April 2003" is shown. After the white Walt Disney Pictures logo is shown, the screen fades to reveal silent footage from the film)
Carly Simon: (sings) Deep in the Hundred Acre Wood where Christopher Robin plays.
Kanga: Hello, darlings.
(Rabbit comes out of the bushes while Roo rides on his back)
Carly Simon: (singing) You'll find the enchanted neighborhood of Christopher's childhood days!
Piglet: (Reveals the "Pooh Corner" sign by turning it around) You see?
Beau Weaver: Walt Disney Pictures presents...
Piglet: It's me!
Beau Weaver: "Pooh's Grand Adventure 3: Piglet's Big Movie".
Rabbit: Where is Piglet?
Piglet: (Sees Eeyore's empty bee costume) Tigger? Where are you?
Beau Weaver: Piglet's lost.
Tigger: We must've lost track of him after we got chased by the bees!
Beau Weaver: And his friends won't rest.....
Roo: Do you think he's gonna be alright?
Beau Weaver: Until they find him.
Pooh: I have to help Piglet.
Tigger: (Stuffs Eeyore with his sled) C'mon! Bounce this fashion! Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Carly Simon: (sings) With a few best friends!
Beau Weaver: This April, join the fun.
Kanga: You've had your bounce back.
(Piglet bounces to the ceiling, hitting his head)
Beau Weaver: Share the feeling.
Pooh: It's wonderful!
(Tigger rolls into Pooh and Piglet while riding inside a giant snowball)
Tigger: I tried to stop, but it's "snow" use!
Beau Weaver: And discover just how big...
Pooh: Eureka!
Beau Weaver: Grand friends can make you feel.
Piglet: AHA!!
Beau Weaver: "Piglet's Big Movie".
Carly Simon: (singing) With a few best friends!
Piglet: That's a wonderful idea, Pooh.
(Piglet slips off, but Pooh catches Piglet as the text "Coming Only to Theaters April 2003" fades in)
Beau Weaver: Coming only to theaters!
(Screen fades from black, revealing the Walt Disney Pictures logo)
Corey Burton: The Gracie Mansion. 52 bedrooms. 67 bathrooms. 999 ghosts. And one unsuspecting guest who will come face-to-face with every one of them.
(The villain laughs, but the title card appears)
"The Haunted Mansion"!
(The text puts up "2003")
("COMING SOON" flies down from the top of the screen, while "TO OWN ON VIDEO & DVD" flies in from the left)
Brian Cummings: Coming soon to own on video and DVD.
(Lightning flashes, and the black-and-gold Walt Disney Home Entertainment logo fades in as it forms. Thunder booms overhead as the screen flashes, revealing the Riverton Prison and the camera flies over to an empty field of grass, just a couple yards outside the prison)
John Garry: The ultimate criminal mastermind has one more trick up his sleeve.
(After three seconds of silence, Dr. Claw's claw bursts out from under the lawn opening and closing. Then we see clips of Dr. Claw and his goons stealing bars of gold, or loading empty sacks with gold coins)
To rob trillions of dollars in gold.
(Dr. Claw's evil laugh can be heard in the background)
And now, it's up to the ultimate fighting tool...to save the day.
Inspector Gadget: Evil's afoot.
John Garry: But this time, one gadget...
G2: G2 reporting for duty!
(We cut to her in the warehouse applying lipstick from her fingertip, with a mirror dangling from her police cap)
John Garry: Just isn't enough.
Inspector Gadget: Wowsers! (His hat spins around)
Chief Quimby: You're off this case!
Inspector Gadget: Chief, you need to put me back on the case. The department (Hits his hand on the desk, making jelly filling splatter the screen) needs me!
(Brain whines as he shields his eyes, but we see Chief Quimby covered in jelly filling, chuckling embarrassingly)
Penny: Uncle Gadget, this might be a trap.
Inspector Gadget: (Turns to Penny) I'm thinking that this might be a trap!
John Garry: Now...
(Inspector Gadget puts on his signature hat and trench-coat, while G2 oils her joints. More shots reveal them upgrading themselves)
They must work together......
Inspector Gadget: (Turns to G2) Ready?
G2: (Turns to Inspector Gadget) Ready.
John Garry: To save the city of Riverton from Claw's iron grip.
Inspector Gadget: Let's go!
Female Chorus: (sings) Go, Gadget, go!
John Garry: Walt Disney Pictures presents an all-new motion picture.
(A gear rolls across. The word "Inspect" fades in)
Inspect...
(Inspector's Gadget activates his binocular eyes. Then we cut to the word "The" fading in)
The...
(An assortment of hands holding different weapons bursts out after Gadget tries to activate his helicopter hat. Then we cut to the word "Unexpected" fading in)
Unexpected.
(Then the gear drops in dead center, with an imprint of Inspector Gadget's leg bending and forming a running position. The imprint of G2 running appears behind it)
Female Chorus: (singing) Inspector Gadget.
(The letters "I" and "G", along with the number "2" flies in)
John Garry: Disney's "Inspector Gadget 2".
(Gadgetmobile turns on his jet engine, making Inspector Gadget's jowls flap and G2's hair and jowls flap)
Get ready to go go gadget again.
(We cut over to Brain's jaws and ears flapping while sitting in the backseat. Then we cut to the red background, with subtitles reading "Premiering on Disney DVD and Video")
Premiering only on Disney DVD and video March 11, 2003!
(On the final note of the music, a spring flies away and the background collapses, making the screen fully black as the parts fly around and clatter)
Kath Soucie: Angelina dreams of becoming a prima ballerina. Her best friend, Alice, dreams of becoming a champion gymnast.
Alice: Anyhow, you'll never guess Angelina. I've been selected for the all Mouseland gymnastics championships!
Angelina: Oh. Really? Alice, that's fantastic!
Kath Soucie: But they're never too busy to cheer each other on.
Angelina: Yes! Well done, Alice!
Kath Soucie: Angelina always has time to lend a helping hand to family.
Angelina: Walk very slowly onto that one.
Kath Soucie: And new friends.
Anya: Besides, you said you'd teach me that fashion.
Kath Soucie: Look for Angelina Ballerina in "Lucky Penny" on home video from your friends at Hit Entertainment!
Andy Geller: Unlocking the secrets of Atlantis was just the beginning. This time, the heroes from Atlantis head for the surface.
Kida: Unh!
Andy Geller: In an all-new feature-length movie.
Sweet: We've had company!
Andy Geller: Disney's "Atlantis II: Milo's Return". Coming soon on Disney DVD and video!
(Stitch appears, going inside the hall)
Ben Patrick Johnson: We now know that Stitch is Experiment 626.
(Stitch sniffs, going inside the hall)
But whatever just happened to the other 625?
(The title card appears)
The adventures of Stitch continues in an all-new movie. Premiering on DVD and video summer 2003!
(Stitch bounces around, falling to the ground)
(Screen fades from black, revealing the blue-and-gold Walt Disney Home Entertainment logo)
Mark Elliott: One of Walt Disney's most treasured classics and one of the world's most beloved stories is coming to video and for the very first time on Disney DVD. The special edition of Walt Disney's masterpiece: "Sleeping Beauty". An enchanting tale about a beautiful princess, placed under an evil spell.
(Thunder smashes overhead)
Maleficent: Before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday, she shall prick her finger and die!
Merryweather: A ray of hope there yet perhaps.
Fauna: Watch out, Phillip!
Mark Elliott: Walt Disney Pictures presents the adventure, the romance...
Merryweather: Since true love's kiss, the spell shall break.
Mark Elliott: And the magic.
Briar Rose: This is the happiest day of my life!
Mark Elliott: Of "Sleeping Beauty: The Special Edition".
Fauna: Oh, I just love happy endings.
Mark Elliott: Coming soon to video and for the first time on Disney DVD!
(Screen cuts from black, revealing an island of Mata Nui)
Tom Kane: In the time before time, in a world you only imagined, a shadow will be cast. A hero will be chosen, and a grand adventure will come to light. "Bionicle: Mask of Light - The Movie"!
(After the black-and-gold Walt Disney Home Entertainment logo, the screen cuts to footage of the first "George of the Jungle" where George is running across the jungle)
Brian Cummings: Racing through the deepest jungle, the hero of all heroes is on his way! Not to rescue a maiden in distress! Not to save his animal kingdom!
(Screen fades to and from black to reveal George swinging)
Not to rid the world of all evil-doers! This time, he's on his road to something even bigger!
(George hits the tree, leaving an imprint of his body)
His sequel!
(The title card for the early version of the title logo slides down from the top of the screen. The Presidents of the United States' version of "George of the Jungle" starts playing)
Presidents of the United States: (singing) George, George, George of the Jungle, strong as he can be.
Brian Cummings: "George of the Jungle 2".
(The byline, "AN ALL-NEW MOVIE" slides down from the top of the screen)
An-all new movie!
(The byline, "PREMIERING ON DISNEY DVD AND VIDEO" slides down from the top of the screen)
Premiering on Disney DVD and video.
Chorus: (sings) Watch out for that tree!
(Screen cuts to George smashing into a tree, and we cut to footage of him falling during the instrumental solo)
Brian Cummings: Get back in the swing.
(On the thud sound, the release date "FALL 2003" slides down from the top of the screen)
Fall 2003!
Chorus: (singing) George, George, George of the Jungle, watch out for that tree!
(The release date zooms off after the last note of the song)
("COMING SOON TO THEATERS" slips down from the top of the screen, while "FROM DISNEY & PIXAR" slides in from the left)
(The CG Walt Disney Pictures logo appears, followed by the Pixar logo. The screen fades to and from black to reveal a blue sea background, with the surface waving above water. The byline, "From the Academy Award-Winning Creators of Toy Story" slowly fades in and slowly flies to the screen while rippling)
(Screen fades to another ocean background, this time with two fish emerging from the shadows as the camera slowly pulls back. On the left is a blue tang fish named Dory, who can be heard humming next to Marlin, an orange clown-fish who appears on the right of the screen. As soon as the two fish are revealed, Dory swims in a loop-de-loop)
Dory: Whoo-hoo!
Marlin: Alright, Dory. Let's go over this one more time. We know your memory's not the best.
Dory: Yes, can't remember diddly.
Marlin: I know.
Dory: Can't remember....squat.
Marlin: That's right.
Dory: (Turns left) Diddly squat.
Marlin: Diddly squat. Now... (Notices Dory looking the wrong road) uh, Dory? Over here. (Dory turns to him) Now listen to me. We need to ask for directions.
Dory: Uh-huh, directions.
Marlin: But you must be low-key.
Dory: Low-key.
Marlin: Because fish on this part of the reef? Very skittish.
Dory: Skittish.
Marlin: Alright. You got that?
Dory: Uh-huh.
Marlin: You're sure?
Dory: Yes.
Marlin: (Realizes Dory wasn't paying attention) You don't remember a word, do you?
Dory: No. (Taps the side of her head) Nothing in my noggin.
Marlin: (Sighs) Alright, here's a brand new idea; you wait right here, swim in a little circle, forget to yourself. I'll be right back. (Swims right out of the shot) I'm gonna ask for directions.
(Dory swims down and watches the screen from the coral up-close. We cut to Marlin swimming off from the screen until he turns back)
(We cut to Dory chortling from behind the coral and she waves to Marlin until we cut back to him rolling his eyes)
Must ignore her, keep thinking happy thoughts, happy thoughts.
(The camera follows Marlin swimming aside from the screen until he catches the attention of a school of moonfish)
Excuse me!
(The school of moonfish swim up to Marlin and form the shape of a fish)
Moonfish: Uh-huh?
Marlin: Yes, my friend and I need to get to the East Australian Current.
Moonfish: Oh, sure, the E.A.C.
(The other moonfish chatter in agreement and they now form into the shape of an arrow pointing right)
It's in that direction. What you wanna do is follow...
(Before the moonfish could finish, Dory swims out from behind the screen and roars at the moonfish, frightening them and the other fish off)
Dory: Blblblblblb! Oh, there's another one, there's one, boo! Ha ha ha! Ah, that's so much fun. Boop! They just bloop...they... (Stops laughing and notices Marlin annoyed) Oh.
(Screen cuts to black and fades from black to reveal the same ocean background at the beginning of the teaser trailer. The "Walt Disney Pictures presents" logo is first shown in light blue)
Dory: Oh, I'm s... did you want a turn?
(The "Walt Disney Pictures presents" logo fades out revealing the "A Pixar Animation Studios film" logo in light blue)
Marlin: Could a bigger fish swallow me?
(The "A Pixar Animation Studios film" logo fades out, revealing the title logo)
I will voluntarily go on a hook!
(The title logo fades out, revealing the release date in the same font as the title logo)
Dory: Woah, he-hey! Was it something I said?
(Screen cuts to black on the final note of the music)
("ORIGINAL" flies down from the top of the screen, while "THEATRICAL TRAILER" flies in from the left)
Brian Cummings: And now, here's an original theatrical trailer.
(Screen cuts from black, revealing the Mickey: 60 Years logo)
Mark Elliott: For over 50 years, Walt Disney has turned grand stories into unforgettable animated motion pictures. Now, the tradition continues as Walt Disney Pictures proudly presents a new twist on the classic story of Oliver.
Fagin: A pussycat?
Tito: C'mon, let's eat him!
Einstein: I love a story with food in it.
Mark Elliott: Oliver, the little orphan who fell in with Fagin, the Dodger and a gang of canine con artists out to take New York for all its worth.
Fagin: It's worthless!
Oliver: What kind of work do we do, anyhow?
Tito: Investment banking, man.
Winston: Stop! Thief!
(Tito ricochets out of the limo and into a set of trashcans)
Dodger: Let's get out of here!
Mark Elliott: Oliver, the heroic kitten who was catapulted into an entire new world...
Georgette: What is the meaning of this?!
Jenny Foxworth: Oh, Georgette, I see you've met Oliver.
Georgette: The little furball!
Mark Elliott: Only to be rescued......
Jenny Foxworth: Oliver!
Mark Elliott: By his gang of friends.
Oliver: I just want to go back.
Tito: He's back with his Uncle Tito! Mwah!
Mark Elliott: Walt Disney Pictures presents our 27th feature-length animated motion picture featuring songs performed by Bette Midler, Huey Lewis, Ruth Pointer and Billy Joel.
Tito: Hey, Frankie, get down!
Mark Elliott: Your family is cordially invited to meet our new family: Oliver, Jenny, Georgette, Tito, the Dodger, Fagin, Rita and Sykes, the vicious villain determined to destroy Oliver.
(Oliver bites Sykes's hand)
They're all together in a holiday entertainment event you'll never forget.
Dodger: Absitively posolutely.
Mark Elliott: Walt Disney Pictures' "Oliver & Company"!
(We cut to a black background with yellow subtitles reading "COMING THIS THANKSGIVING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU FROM WALT DISNEY PICTURES")
(Screen fades from black revealing Pluto walking across the breaking ice while carrying the kitten in the bag with his teeth)
Brian Cummings: Be sure to join us right after the feature for Pluto's pranks, in the Academy-Award winning animated short, "Lend a Paw".
(After Pluto's eyes spring open, we cut to behind-the-scenes footage of "Oliver & Company")
Then catch a special behind-the-scenes story, "The Making of Oliver & Company".
(The screen fades from black, where the 2001 Disney Feature Presentation logo is shown afterwards)
(The THX logo is shown and the movie starts)
==Transcript/Movie==
(New York City is a very big city, one of the largest in the world. The buildings are tall and the streets are bustling. Lots of people live in New York, and it sometimes seems that they're all in a rush. It's not an easy place to find a friend)
(On one small corner of this grand big city, there is an old cardboard box. Inside the box are seven little kittens. Each of them is cute, and each of them is soft and cuddly. People hurry side-by-side. Will anyone stop to pet the kittens? Perhaps someone will even want to adopt one. Perhaps someone loving will come along and give a kitten a nice, warm home)
(The kittens paw each other and scramble to the edge of the box. One by one, passersby do stop. One by one, people find themselves opening up their hearts to one of the kittens and taking it home. The kittens meow and purr. They climb over each other. All of them are hungry and hoping for a home)
(Day fades into night. The streets grow silent. As darkness falls, all the kittens have been adopted except one, the little ginger-colored one. This last little kitten doesn't even have a name. Later, a little girl will give him one, a grand name, a stately name––––Oliver. Then that's what we'll call him now)
(As Oliver waits alone in the dark, it starts to rain. He huddles against the cardboard box, but big, wet drops soak his fur. Rain floods the box and washes Oliver out into the night streets. He will have to find shelter)
(The little kitten stumbles down the street and turns into an alley. There, a pack of hungry dogs is scrounging through a garbage can for food)
Dogs: Grrrr! (He looks enough like food to them. Oliver takes off running, and the dogs chase right behind. He tears down the alley. He scrambles over a fence. Safety)
(That night, Oliver sleeps under the fender of an old parked truck. He is on his own now. He is one tiny kitten in a big, eerie world)
(The next morning, Oliver awakens with a start. Someone is in the truck, starting the engine. The kitten jumps off the wheel and onto the street. All around him, New York is awakening. People are rushing down the sidewalks, hurrying away to work. Perhaps one of them will be his friend)
Voice: Hey! Get your sausages here. Come and get it! Sausages!
(Food. As Oliver smells the sweet, fatty sausages, he knows he is hungry. He sidles up to the sausage man and rubs against his leg)
Louie: Shoo! Get out of here!
(The man kicks Oliver off his leg. He lands in a big pile of garbage)
(Across the alley sits a dog, a clever, streetwise canine. His name is Dodger and he is hungry for breakfast, as well. He has been watching Oliver and the sausage man until he has an idea)
Dodger: Boy, you sure picked the wrong guy to get hot dogs from.
(Oliver backs off at the sight of the dog)
Oliver: Get away from me!
Dodger: Woah, chill out, man! I don't eat cats. Too much fur. (He looks the kitten over) I've been watching you, and I think you're in need of some professional guidance. Whaddya say we team up and get some of these hot dogs?
Oliver: Oh, dear! I'm not going back there again.
Dodger: It'll be a snap, boy. I'm an expert. All you have to do is learn some moves.
Oliver: Moves?
Dodger: Yes, you know, moves. Tempo. Rhythm. This city has a beat. Once you've had the beat, you can do anything.
Oliver: I can?
Dodger: Absitively. Posolutely!
(The smell of the sausages fill the morning air. Oliver's stomach rumbles)
Oliver: Then where do we get the food?
(Dodger looks over at the sausage cart. He smirks. Now)
Dodger: RARARARAR!!
(Oliver jumps up and takes off in fright. Dodger laughs. This is exactly as he has planned. The dog chases the kitten right toward the cart. The horrified cat flies up at the sausage man and scrambles up on his chest)
Louie: Ow! Ohh! Get outta here!
(While the man is shouting, Dodger grabs a long string of hot dogs from the cart and runs away. The kitten escapes right behind him and catches up with his new friend)
Dodger: Hey, you really have that rhythm, boy.
Oliver: We were nice, right! Then where are we gonna eat?
Dodger: We? Ha, ha, ha! Listen, boy, I hate to break it to you, but our partnership is herewith dissolved.
Oliver: But you said...hey, this is so unfair.
Dodger: Fairs are for tourists, boy. Check you later.
(With that said, Dodger twirls the string of hot dogs around his neck and starts to trot away)
Oliver: Hey, wait! I helped you get these! Half of these are mine!
(The kitten runs after Dodger, but Dodger knows the streets and scampers ahead. The dog has his food now and he is headed home. He grins and winks at the pretty female dogs who are out for their morning walks. He weaves faster through the tangled city traffic)
(Oliver scrambles behind as best he can. He follows Dodger down the long streets and across the wide city. The kitten is yet hungry and has no place else to go)
(Oliver follows Dodger to the edge of the city. There, on the riverfront, is an old, rickety pier. Next to it is an abandoned barge. This is not the fancy part of town. The barge is filled with old, beaten-up furniture and broken-down appliances. Dodger lives there with a pack of other dogs. They call it home)
(One of the dogs, Einstein, is an old, slow Grand Dane. Another of them, Rita, is a pretty, long-haired Afghan hound. Tito, a tiny Chihuahua, is nosing through a pile of junk. Francis, a big, blubbery bulldog, is watching TV)
(Tito pulls a badly chewed-up wallet out of the junk pile and carries it over to a box filled with loot)
Tito: Hey, Frankie man. Watcha watching? Does he get the girl?
Francis: Shut up, you little rodent. I'm watching Shakespeare. And my name is Francis. Not Frankie. FRANCIS!!
Tito: No joking, man! Then what'd you bring in today, FRAWN-CIS?!
(Across the room, Einstein holds up a broken tennis racket)
Einstein: Look what I found!
Tito: (snickers) Man, what we need is some quality stuff. Check it out! (He picks the wallet back up in his mouth and proudly shows it away)
(It is Francis's turn to laugh)
Francis: Oohhhh, shredded leather.
Tito: Shredded what? Whatcha speaking about, man? That's not a cheap wallet!
Rita: Aw, cut this out, you two. (She looks over the ratty pieces of loot) Fagin's not gonna be too happy with this stuff. (She shakes her head, no) Well, Francis. You've had the food, right?
Francis: Well, no.
Dogs: Oh, Frankie! (They all moan)
Rita: All you ever do is watch TV? You knew it was your turn to get the food today!
(Francis shrugs. The dogs all begin shouting. Then Dodger strolls through the door)
Dodger: Woah, cool it, Dodger fans! I'd like to introduce you to your dinner. Hot dogs a la Dodger!
(Dodger tosses the string of hot dogs to his friends. They all pounce on the food)
Tito: Alright, Dodger man! You is El Maximo!
Rita: Then how'd you do it this time, Dodgey baby?
(Dodger settles back to warn his story. Above him, on the roof of the barge, Oliver crouches low and watches the dogs through a jagged hole)
Tito: What's going on? Where's everybody? Did ya hafta fight? How many were there?
Dodger: It was rough. (If they want a story, he will warn a real one) Picture the city. The traffic's roaring and the hot dogs are sizzling. Enter Dodger, one cool puppy, community-minded. But he's not the only one out there. Enter the opposition––a greedy, ugly, psychotic monster with razor-sharp claws and dripping fangs.
(Dodger's friends lean in closer, listening to the story. On the roof, Oliver leans in closer, as well. Razor-sharp claws? Dripping fangs? Is Dodger speaking about him?)
Dodger: He comes at me, eyes burning. I knew my time had come. (His eyes narrow) Suddenly...
(But Dodger never has a chance to finish his story. SMASH!! Oliver falls through the hole in the roof and into a line of laundry stretched across the barge. His legs get tangled up in the clothes. KA-PLUNK!! He lands in the middle of the gang)
Tito: Watch out! Gang war!
(The dogs run behind the furniture for cover)
Rita: What is this?
(Tito steps up to the wriggling ball of laundry. The frightened kitten digs his claws into the clothing and tears his road out)
Tito: Aye! It's an alien!
(Rita walks closer and takes a better look)
Rita: Cool it, guys. It's just a cat.
(Oliver crouches in fear. The dogs walk over to take a look. What is a cat doing on their barge? All the dogs are curious. All but Dodger, who knows just what that kitten is thinking on the barge. Dodger slinks over to an easy chair. He turns on the TV. He slides low in the chair, hoping his story won't be found out)
Rita: How'd you find this place, cat?
Oliver: I...I...followed this dog.
Francis: Why would a cat follow a dog?
Oliver: I just want some of the sausages I helped him get.
(Tito doesn't believe him)
Tito: He's lying! He's a spy, man. Let's eat him. You're dead meat, kitty!
Oliver: I...I saw him come down here. (He looks around the room. He spots Dodger) Hey. That's him over there!
(Dodger tries to stay cool)
Dodger: Hey, kitty. What took you so long?
(Rita looks at Francis. Francis looks at Rita. The jig is up. Dodger has been caught up in his lie)
Francis: Dripping fangs, indeed so.
Rita: I like the burning eyes!
Dodger: (squirms) Hey, keep it down, guys. The game's on.
(Tito pokes playfully at Dodger)
Tito: C'mon, man. Let's see this big, naughty kitty-fighter in action. (He jabs at Dodger again) Grrr! (It is a challenge)
(Dodger jumps on Tito. Francis joins in the brawl)
Einstein: Oh, boy, a dog pile! (He jumps in, as well. Soon all the dogs are in a wild, snapping snarl. Oliver jumps off and hides in the box of loot for safety)
(The door bursts open and a man walks in. He is wearing ragged clothes, and a coat that is much too big. In his hands he holds a battered box of dog biscuits. This is Fagin, the dogs' master)
Fagin: Alright! That's it! C'mon! Knock it off!
(The dogs slide apart guiltily)
Fagin: What's the matter with you guys? Don't you understand? Sykes will be here any moment.
(The dogs look at Fagin. They spy the box of dog biscuits. Ruff! They jump up on their master, barking and wagging their tails. They lick him, tickling him with their tongues. Oliver peers out from inside the loot box and watches)
Fagin: Alright. Settle down.
(Honk! Honk! Fagin freezes at the sound. A car pulls up outside)
Fagin: Oh, dear! It's Sykes! Hang on, we're coming!
(Einstein noses the loot box across the floor to his master. Fagin picks it up and tears through it in disbelief)
Fagin: It's worthless! What have you done? (His voice is trembling)
(The little kitten pokes his head up out of the loot)
Fagin: A pussycat? How are we ever going to pay Sykes away with a pussycat?
(But before Fagin can think of a plan, two Doberman pinschers burst through the door. They are snarling and snapping at his heels. These Dobermans are Roscoe and DeSoto, two very vicious dogs. They've been sent by Sykes)
Fagin: Oh. Look who's here, children. Company.
(Oliver jumps out of the loot box and hides behind the legs of an ironing board)
Fagin: Nice doggies. (He hugs the loot to him. The Dobermans growl as he inches out the door)
(Fagin climbs up the pier and walks up to the long, shiny black car apprehensively. Inside the car is the dreaded Sykes)
Fagin: Mr. Sykes. Hello. Lovely evening. Ha ha.
(He squeezes into the narrow space between the car and the end of the pier. The driver's window is closed. Fagin chatters on hesitantly)
Fagin: In fact, I was just saying that very fact to your two, lovely, purebred Dobermans.
(The window slides down. Sykes grabs the box from Fagin's hands)
Sykes: The money, Fagin.
Fagin: Actually, I have something much better than money. Some luxury items.
(Sykes rifles through the box. A shredded wallet, a broken hair dryer, nothing but trash. He shoves the box back at Fagin)
Sykes: I don't want your junk, Fagin.
(Sykes opens the car door, knocking Fagin to the edge of the high pier. He empties his ashtray on Fagin's shoes)
Sykes: I don't think you grasp the severity of the situation.
(Fagin grabs the side mirror of the car and helmet for dear life. He teeters onto the edge of the pier. Sykes reaches out the window and grabs him tightly by the collar)
Sykes: Mr. Fagin, I lent you money and I want it back. Do you know what's going on if I don't see my money?
(Sykes blows a plume of cigar smoke in Fagin's face. Fagin chokes and gulps for air)
Sykes: People get hurt. People like you. (He pulls tighter on Fagin's collar) Do I make myself clear?
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