ANGLE ON:
Bob comes up to Ike. o punchen
abruptly a rose boutonniere.
BOB
You look awful.
IKE
(sarcastically)
thank you.
Bob o Ike. Ike is schis
and looks up to Ike. It is a moment of clean y bethe
men.
BOB
Ike. Need help?
akes tonniere and puts it on Ikes lapel.
BOB (contd)
Im glad its you.
IKE
Really?
BOB
I didnt to find out I for
er.
IKE
Got any last minute advice?
BOB
(motioning to their eyes)
Maintain eye contact.
Bob turns and leaves, going doaircase.
IKE
(to himself)
Eye contact. Eye contact.
Out of tures of C on the
ure and whispers.
IKE (contd)
Cover me.
o the chapel.
INt. CINUING
Ike steps up and stands next to Fisher.
FIShER
(to Ike)
I Im doing.
IKE
Your job is... the ring.
(to Fisher)
Do you he ring?!
FIShER
I just found out Im best man! Im
lucky I ... s wrong?
Ike gives to Fisor approaches Ike. Ike
turns a over ts.
IKESPOV: t of tONSPEOPLE o
knotle ponytails.
Armani s. t of
smirking, c tories for
cocktail hour. Elaine is in back all dressed in black, mourning
Ike. Mrs. trout approaches Ike.
MRS. tROUt
You she
wedding car -- a 63 Buick.
IKE
thank you.
MRS. tROUt
Oically family.
Mrs. trout starts picking lint off Fis.
FIShER
hello. Im Fisher.
MRS. tROUt
t to come out.
FIShER
You just pull a hair from my neck.
IKE
Mrs. trout, go back to your seat!
INt. ChURCh FOYER - DAY
Peggy joins Maggie, who is blowing bubblegum and swaying in
front of an oscillating fan. Grandma and alter come in.
Grandma gives he cheek.
GRANDMA JULIA
Good luck, Maggie.
MAGGIE
thank you, Grandma.
Grandma leaves. alter steps up.
ALtER
(quietly to Maggie)
Im really rooting for this one.
MAGGIE
thank you, Dad.
Peggy turns off takes the bag from Maggie.
CINDY
Spit.
Maggie spits o the bag. Peggy hands Maggie her
bouquet.
PEGGY
Lets go.
MAGGIE
No sauntering do
make time. Lets just get there.
Cindy and Peggy nod and leave. the door closes.
INt. CINUING
Botends o Elaine.
ELAINE
hi, Im Elaine from New York.
BOB
h
attempt.
ELAINE
Im sorry.
BOB
ts okay. theres a lid for every
pot. Besides, Im comfortable h Ike.
I mean, Jack Dempsey lost his
title to a New Yorker.
ELAINE
I knounney.
to play. t is ted. Grandma, alter,
Mrs. Pressman and trouts crout picks lint off of
.
ANGLE ON:
Cindy and Peggy enter air of people who have
done t to too
quickly. Peggy gives Ike a wink and an encouraging smile.
INt. CINUING
ticks his head in.
DENNIS
theyre ready, Maggie.
MAGGIE
Just a second.
Dennis closes to the
c alone. S back door as
possible escape route, the
start of the door.
INt. CINUOUS
Immediately, Cory and Dennis open trance.
All ts stand as Maggie enter the chapel smiling.
MAGGIES POV:
tretco infinity. Faces goggle at
ion. tiny figure of Ike stands like a
beacon a long way off.
NE ANGLE:
Sation step.
ANGLE ON:
Ike rocks imperceptibly, urging her on. Peggy and Cindy make
little quot;come onquot; motions. It seems to be working. Maggie
approacurned from skepticism to
looks and noises of encouragement.
ANGLE ON: MAGGIE
But t gradually begin to slow.
ANGLE ON:
Fistle quot;darn, so closequot; look.
ANGLE ON:
But Ike is too busy maintaining eye contact. his eyes urge
Maggie closer -- loving her, willing her on.
CLOSE ON:
Maggie stops easing smile, and then
resumes oward him. his face. her face. his
face. her face.
CLOSE ON:
incher follows.
NE ANGLE:
A sigS as Maggie closes in on Ike. he
smiles at there... Shes
t Ike. tor gestures to ts to sit
dohey do.
ANGLE ON:
Ike sneezes. S
splitting apart. And ss like a bat out of hell! In a
flurry of we, she aisle before Ike knows
w s him.
ANGLE ON:
Ike stands to
action, cer her.
IKE
(yelling out)
Block the doors!
Like a general, s to Dennis and Cory in the back and
sends to action. t in Maggies face. But
so the
tONSPEOPLE stand so Ike can he pew. Ike climbs
on tohe aisle, blocking his
pato the side aisle and scampers
down and away. Fiss on his cell phone. Ike charges from
one of the pews
near taircase to cut
comes off in eps of the
c. Ike fumble he
railing, landing on Dennis toe. airs
after er exc money.
CUt tO:
INt. C - CONtINUING
Maggie comes doeps and enters the church childrens Sunday
sc of KIDS And tEAChERS are doing religious
arts and crafts. As Maggie runs through:
MAGGIE
teps
s of candy in s. If
you tickle him, hell give candy.
S to a little GIRL as she goes by. Ike comes
doairs.
IKE
Maggie!
ts. Ike fights his way
through KIDS.
ANGLE ON:
Maggie as scer and
the window is wide enough.
ANGLE ON:
Ike as s to t Maggie is out in driveway.