Zootopia movie script: Zootopia SWAT act 7
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Act 7 of Zootopia SWAT. Almost completed!
Movie Script
Zootopia s.w.a.t.
by Dan 1966
(c) Zootopia 2016 Walt Disney Animation Studios
For non-profit fandom enjoyment only. No monitary gain desired, wanted not sought.
Act 7
(Fade in from black)
Preparation collage block with dramatic background music
Start background music: Intermediate "Our Final Hope."
Description of the preparation block: The preparation block is a mix of scenes from the SWAT team planning and preparations to deploy to scenes of the building crowds at the Palisade Stadium to news coverage of the coming event to shots of Ball's co-conspirators to shots of Gazelle getting ready to perform and the soccer teams getting ready to take the field. Over this you will have characters speaking of the planning, the urgency, the consequences if they should fail. All this is to build up the dramatic tension.
Ajax: Alright...listen closely. I can only guess but I believe with the bomb being underground, these guys need a WiFi network to relay the detonation signal as their primary trigger. The secondary is going to come by way of radio. First priority? Kill the WiFi. Hopefully our technical boys can jam up all the outgoing radio signals inside the stadium and block their back up. Bertolt....Rick...your specialty is the vent system. Move fast, cut the WiFi, secure the bomb. Myself, Raham, and Sunny along with the other plain clothes officers will sweep the stadium for the perps. Tin Tin? You're our High Tower as always, you're our back up in case these clowns have a last ditch fall back plan. This time? The real thing. If we can't take these guys alive?.....aim to kill.
Judy: It's important these guys feel as comfortable as possible after the mayor makes his resignation speech. We must make them think they won so they'll lower their guard and we can take them as fast as possible. Remember....if we fail, it's darkness forever. Keep everyone in our city, keep your loved ones close to your heart. Every face you see out there is what you swore an oath to protect, to serve and if need be....to give your life for.
Nick: We're going to be cutting it close. All of this hinges on classic old fashioned trickery. Get them to look down when you're above them. Get them to look left when the fist is coming from the right. Make them defend their front when the knife is going to stab them in the back. Time to dig down deep and bring that old primal fighting instinct back to life. If you're a tiger? You maul like a tiger. If you're a rhino? You break bones like a Rhino. If you're a wolf? You bite like a wolf. If you're a rabbit? Well....those front teeth have got to leave a nasty impression and those feet? I'd hate to get hit by your nasty claud hoppers.
Judy: Smart alack.
Ajax: Bring it in.....come on.....bring it in!
Scene: All the members of SWAT, Judy and Nick put forward their hands.
Ajax: We live or we perish but always what?...on three....one....two.....three....
Everyone: DUTY FIRST......DUTY LAST!.....HIT EM HARD AND HIT EM FAST! (Followed by animal noises and howling)
Abrupt end of Preparation Block and background music: Intermediate "Our Last Hope."
Abrupt Scene Shift
Scene Location: The Palisade Stadium. Downtown Zootopia.
Scene: The camera starts above the Palisades as the opener to a broadcast by Zootopia's Cable Sports channel "ZOO" hearkening back to the 1980 "Animalympics" cartoon with the opening theme music. The stadium is lit up with spotlights, flash bulbs, fireworks and Gazelle performing on the field. The three announcers at the ZOO desk are a hippo, a crane and Dean Wilson the otter who was a gold medalist in swimming and diving at the first Animalympic Games.
Hippo: Zee Oh Oh.....the leader in animal sports coverage brings you this event live from the Palisade Stadium in Zootopia after what has been a trying period for this great metropolis but tonight it's come here in packs, herds and flocks to show it's not going to be put on bend-id hoof...
Scene: The ZOO desk. Hippo on the left, Crane on the right and Dean Wilson in the center.
Hippo: Good evening everyone I'm Tubs Lardo speaking to you live from this absolutely stunning and joyous event here in Zootopia as the city opens the Animal Kingdom Fair with this kick off of the (year) football season between two arch rivals the Rain Forest Cats and the Sahara Lions. With me in the booth tonight is aerial artist (Crane) Wing Jin and Dean Wilson, two time gold medalist from the first Animalympic Games. Welcome to you both and on the field is our lovely hometown sweat heart, Annie Foxxy...are you having fun down there Annie?!
Scene: Annie Foxxy is in the midst of frolicking animals dancing around Gazelle's stage.
Annie: I sure am Tubs! It's like they've tossed off the last 48 hours and are really enjoying themselves! It's loud down here!
Scene: A bobcat grabs Annie's hands and dances around with her as she laughs and enjoys herself.
Tubs: Well we've lost Annie. What do you think about this Dean? Is Zootopia ready to host the Animalympics next year?
Dean: For sure man! What a fast turn and burn from being put in the dumps by those mongrels man, this city has a heart of real steel and they know how to throw a party when joy is in the air man! The vibes are just radiating pure happiness and positive excitement! This city ready? Oh hell yes man!
Win Jin: And it's all because of the Mayor. When have you ever seen a beaver that doesn't build? The mayor took a crisis and turned it into a strength. We'll be hearing from him after the performance ends here in a bit with an aerial demonstration by the Famous Flying Foxes air performance team who should be on their way to the stadium now.
Scene Shift
Scene Location: A C-130 transport with a nose art flash "FLYING FOXES"
Background music: Repeating beat music from Main title of "Delta Force"
Scene: The C-130 transport is shown from Quarter right front flying towards the Palisade Stadium.
Scene: Inside the C-130, the Austrailian flying foxes are getting ready to jump. Two of them, Tick and Tack, will carry Rick and Bertolt on their backs holding onto strap harnesses so they can stand up. While the demonstration team performs aerial acrobatics to get the crowd looking one way...Tick and Tack will deliver Rick and Bertolt to a large vent screen that leads into the underground network of service and machinery spaces under the stadium.
Rick to Tick: You sure this is going to work? You can hold us both?
Tick: No sweat mate. Me and Tack did a horse once like this....fun times.
Tack: Oh sure...you weren't the one having to suffer lookin up at his dingus you.
Rick: The fallin parts easy, only don't pull too tight on the straps or we'll be go'in in shrivel'in. And I'm not keen on being road kill mate if you get me?
Rick: Yeah....not fun.
Pilot on Radio: Five minutes to jump mates!
Scene: The jump leader hits the rear cargo door switch and the door and ramp open up under the tail.
Jump leader: OK FOXES! LET'S GIVE EM A GOOD SHOW! WISH THESE BLOKES GOOD LUCK!
Scene: The flying foxes around Rick and Bertolt slap their backs and shake their hands.
Bertolt on radio to Ajax: High Wire to Ground Pound....inbound and set.
Scene: Bertolt and Rick lower their goggles.
Ajax to Bertolt on radio: Copy....Go get em.
Scene Shift
Scene Location: The Palisade Stadium. Downtown Zootopia.
Scene: We see Ajax walking around the crowded stadium.
Ajax: Here we go....everyone stay sharp.
Scene: We see shots of Raham as a soda and snacks bus boy, Sunny as a walking snow cone vendor and Tin Tin high up and hidden by the spot lights ringing the stadium with his sniper rifle. He flips the safety off.
Tin Tin: High Tower is hot.
Scene: Tin Tin looks up to see the C-130 transport on the inbound run.
Scene Shift
Scene Location: The Palisade Stadium. Downtown Zootopia.
Scene: Back to the ZOO booth.
Tubs Lardo: Here comes the finale of Gazelle's performance ladies and gentlemen! The Famous Flying Foxes aerial demonstration team aircraft is right above us now.
Wing Jin: This is going to be awesome.
Dean Wilson: Hanging ten in the sky man. These guys make sky diving easy as walking!
Scene Shift
Scene Location: A C-130 transport with a nose art flash "FLYING FOXES"
Background music fades out: Repeating beat music from Main title of "Delta Force"
Background Music fades in: Heroic flourish from main title of "Delta Force"
Scene: The jump leader hits the green button and the cabin lights flash green.
Jump leader: GO! GO! GO!
Scene: The Flying Foxes file out of the C-130 with Rick attached to Tick and Bertolt attached to Tack. The camera rolls out of the cockpit falls ahead of the flying foxes and turns and stops to catch the C-130 in the distance and the Foxes as they woosh past. We see Bertolt and Rick already standing on the backs of Tick and Tack holding onto straps like fancy horse riders. The Camera now falls along with them from the side view. Both of them have their weapons up in a shoulder carry with Bertolt armed with what looks like an Army LAWS rocket called a Slug cannon.
Rick: Don't miss with that thing or it's going to be like going through a cheese grater!
Bertolt: With that lack of confidence, I might miss on purpose!
Scene: The ground is rapidly coming up as the rest of the flying foxes are already into their performance.
Tick: You blokes hang on! We're hitting the speed brakes!
Scene: Tick and Tack open their arms and their bat wings slow them down. Bertolt swings the cannon around with his hands, takes aim and at the right moment fires a solid punching slug of rubber that takes out a vent cover. Tick and Tack fly up to the vent opening and backflip launch both Bertolt and Rick through and into the vent system.
Background Music fades out: Heroic flurish from main title of "Delta Force"
Tick: Good luck mates!
Tack: Join us again some time for some Shrimp N Barbee!
Scene: We see Rick and Bertolt from the front with their rifles un-slung and pointing ahead of them as they move through the vent shaft.
Bertolt to Ajax by radio: Moles are active.
Scene Shift
Scene Location: The Palisade Stadium. Downtown Zootopia.
Scene: Ajax is slowly walking the upper level of the stadium.
Ajax: Copy that....the Mayor's coming out right now.
Scene: We see the Mayor coming to his podium.
Scene Switch
Scene Location: ZOO booth
Tubs Lardo: Here comes his honor now to the podium. And now the crowd rises for the anthem of Zootopia.
Start Music: Mannheim Steamroller's "Tanenbalm" re-done to the Zootopian anthem.
Scene: The animals rise for the anthem. We see a choir singing it with scenes of the SWAT team walking around looking at potential threats and for fake costumes. Tin Tin scanning around with his rifle scope and Rick and Bertolt carefully looking for signs of a WiFi network and threats in the underground tunnel network.
End Music: Mannheim Steamroller's "Tannenbalm" re-done to the Zootopian anthem.
Scene: The choir ends signing and the crowd cheers.
Tubs Lardo: (with tears) That.....really gets you.....right in the heart. And now...his Honor the Mayor will address the crowd to open both the Animal Kingdom Fair and the (year) Soccer season.
Scene: The Mayor waves to the stadium.
Mayor: As Mayor of this great city! I welcome each and every one of you tonight after what we've experienced these past two days. This truly is an affirmation that where the going gets tough? We animals only get tougher skin! Or scales...or plate armor...or however thick your fur coat is.
(Applause)
Mayor: However....as we celebrate our salvation from danger tonight together. I as your Mayor must sadly announce to you my resignation.
Scene: Stunned reaction.
Mayor: I am sad to report that I have contracted a terrible illness as a direct result of the virus that had rampaged among us...sadly....I will not be with you for very long. It is also my sad duty to inform you that assistant Mayor Kynde has also suffered as a result of this virus. He was afflicted by a severe case of Trichinosis and passed not an hour ago from us. Therefore....I have selected a most capable and intelligent successor to act in my stead as Mayor pro tempt. Mister Pempton Bell is not here tonight as he is making preparations to accept the office at midnight.....
Scene: Two hyenas dressed as a pair of small Bison are watching from the stands...
Hyena 1: Send the call the Police Station.
Scene: Hyena 2 taps his phone to send a pre-recorded message to Clawhauser.
Scene Shift
ZPD 1st Precinct HQ lobby
Scene: Clawhauser gets the call.
Clawhauser: 1st Precinct, Officer Benjamin Clawhauser.
Message: Listen here flat foot. Bring Pempton Bell to City Hall by 11pm. You come alone with him or we will bomb the whole city. Do you understand? Press 1 for yes or 2 for "I'm a dumb stupid cop and I want to die." Well press a button you idiot!
Scene: Clawhauser presses the button then dials his own cell phone.
Clawhauser: I just got their call Chief. City Hall at 11pm.
Scene: Clawhauser hangs up his phone and starts filing his claws.
Clawhauser: Lets see how deep I can rake these babies in. Call me an idiot? Scene Shift
Scene Location: The Palisade Stadium. Downtown Zootopia. The underground.
Scene: We see a small flexible tube poke out of an overhead vent cover and swivel 360 around the surrounding location.
Ajax by radio to Bertolt: Anything yet?
Scene: Inside the vent.
Bertolt: Nothing yet. These guys must have the router boxes hidden pretty well. Yeah....that destroys the dumb Hyena stereotype.
Rick: What's going on up top?
Ajax by radio: The game just got underway and the perps called the station asking for their delivery. Think they'd be upset if we gave them a box of used cat litter?
Scene: Bertolt and Rick keep moving.
Bertolt: Make sure its' "lion used" for extra special emphasis. How's everything top side?
Scene Shift
Scene Location: The Palisade Stadium. Downtown Zootopia.
Scene: Ajax walking down a flight of stairs through the bleachers. We see the game in full swing down below.
Ajax: These perps are hiding themselves pretty good but....no pressure.
Scene Shift
Scene Location: The Palisade Stadium. Downtown Zootopia. The underground.
Rick: Oh....thanks very much Captain, that's sooo reassuring.
Scene Shift
Scene Location: The Palisade Stadium. Downtown Zootopia.
Scene: We see Nick and Judy walking around the bleachers with popcorn and bottles in their hands looking when Judy catches a flash of Hyena hide under Wilder-beast costumes.
Judy: Nick? (Pointing)
Nick: Who's their tailor? I must get a reference.
Judy: Can you be serious? How are we going to get "that one" away from "the other one?"
Nick: Sigh....please do follow my lead?
Scene: Nick walks up to where the two disguised Hyena are sitting and looks as if he'll go into the row and sit....only he trips up and spills his drink on Hyena number two while lifting the wallet off of Hyena number 1.
Hyena 2 : YOU STUPID FOX! LOOK WHAT YOU DID!
Nick: Oh...stupid me, I am so clumsy....I'm very sorry for this Sir...please...allow me to make amends to you...
Hyena 2: Never mind you moron. Get out of my site before I gore you!
Nick: Yes....yes....totally my fault. Oh....by the way?
Scene: Hyena 1 and 2 look at Nick.
Nick: I think this is yours? Mmmmm....bye bye!
Scene: Nick bolts up the stairs!
Hyena 1: HEY! THIEF! STOP! SOMEBODY STOP THAT DAMNED FOX! THIEF!
Scene: Hyena 1 chases Nick around a corner and gets face planted and lights out.....by Judy with a steel serving tray. Nick and Judy drag the Hyena into a mop closet and Nick comes out wearing the Wilder-beast costume.
Judy: Awww....you look so.....so.....cute.
Nick: I'm totally trans-mammal.
Scene: Nick in costume walks back to where Hyena 1 and 2 were / are sitting.
Hyena 2: Did yah get the creep?
Scene: Nick flashes the wallet, makes a death swipe across his neck and high fives the other Hyena.
Hyena 2: Righteous
Scene: Above them on the walkway, Judy calls Ajax.
Judy: Captain? One perp down, one perp under our control.
Ajax by radio: Sweet.
Scene: We see Raham walking around and he pulls a small bottle from his pants pocket marked "Hyena Sancha " Scent of Hyena" which he obtained from his Indian yogi master and takes a deep breath with a cue tip. He then walks by a pair of sheep (funny how they look like two sheep from the viking village of Berk) and picks up the scent of Hyena. He calmly walks up behind them, has the two animals sitting there move and then strikes his paw fingers into the backs and shoulders of the two Hyena while saying he hasn't seen them since high school...
Raham: My friends! How long has it been since we won the mutton chase championship! It's me your friend Raham!
Scene: The two Hyena are frozen stiff.
Raham: Oops....forgive me... I must be mistaken.
Scene: Raham radios Ajax: Two more are somewhat per-occupied with seeing which one can win the store front mannequin contest.
Ajax by radio: And I thought that stinky stuff was from a joke shop.
Scene Shift
Scene Location: The Palisade Stadium. Downtown Zootopia. Under ground.
Scene: Burtolt is looking through his flexible telescope when he sees one of the WiFi routers attached to the ceiling in a passageway.
Burtolt: Bingo....number one.
Rick: Where is it?
Burtolt: Back that way on the ceiling.
Scene: Rick whips suction cups from his small kit bag and straps them on then he stands by the vent cover while Burtolt readies himself to push it open.
Burtolt: No stopping for pizza now?
Rick: Bring you back a nice latte. These program chips should make it look like the WiFi is active.....unless they set the bomb off in which case? Meah! Cover me?
Scene: Bertolt finds a way to "sling" himself in so he can bend out of the vent with his rifle.
Note: Bertolt and Rick are armed with dart rifles which have been prepared with the original virus mixture of Canobian Paste and Rappleberries.
Burtolt: Go!
Start background music: First appearance of Robo Cop from "Robo Cop 1"
Scene: Burtolt opens the vent drops into an upside down cover position with his rifle while Rick takes off in a blur, reaches the WiFi router, installs the chip and turns to get back just as a Hyena rounds the corner behind him!
Scene: Bertolt fires his air charged and silenced rifle. The dart flies the distance, strikes the Hyena in the neck and he freezes in place!
Scene: Another Hyena rounds a corner behind Bertolt and Rick hangs from his leg suction cups as he fires his rifle upside down and hits that Hyena in the neck freezing him!
Bertolt to Ajax by Radio: Captain! We have contact down here!
Scene: Suddenly...another Hyena shows up, jumps up and snatches Rick off the ceiling. Rick fires his rifle into the Hyena's neck but the Hyena laughs at him.
Hyena 1: Heh, heh, heh.....I'm immune stupid.
Scene: We see Bertolt running down the ceiling on suction cups. He flies through the air, creams the Hyena's face with his feet and launches him off his feet...head first into a wall where he's knocked out.
Burtolt: Not to my feet you're not......stupid.
Rick: We gotta speed this up buddy!
Scene: Rick and Bertolt sprint back for the vent.
Scene Shift
Scene Location: The Palisade Stadium. Downtown Zootopia.
Scene: We watch a little bit of the soccer match being played between the rival Cats and Lions with interjected play by play by the ZOO broadcasters. We see a reverse bike kick to a field goal by a panther against the Lion's goal keeper.
ZOO announcer: Oh! Spended goal kick by the Cats number one left forward Baghira! And remember folks, if any of the goals strike the gold plates at the back of the net? We are assured of a water fountain and fireworks display you are really going to enjoy!
Scene: Ajax is stopped cold in his tracks when he hears the announcement on a radio. He get's a flashback to when the SWAT team took down Pempton at his house...
Pempton: Just make things easier for us. You couldn't even find the detonator because we've been wise enough to make more than one. However...it won't be one of us who sets it off....it will be one of you. I'll just say in closing that when the water starts? The game will be over.
Scene: Ajax fumbles for his radio.
Ajax: Tin Tin! Cover the goals!
Scene: Tin Tin in his sniper nest is looking at the goals through his scope.
Ajax by Radio: The plates behind the nets! Don't let the ball strike them or we're doomed!
Tin Tin: Hitting a speeding ball with a bullet?...damn are you trusting. If I blow that ball up, the perps are going to know they're made for sure!
Ajax by Radio: If the water turns on and the bomb goes off, it won't matter! Just don't let the ball hit those plates!
Scene: Judy is running with Nick
Judy: We just took down two more Hyenas. Get the game delayed Captain!
Ajax: To risky! Keep searching for perps!
Scene: Sunny body slams a Hyena dressed as a ram into a trash can and jumps on the lid!
Sunny: Got another one!
Scene Shift
Scene Location: The Palisade Stadium. Downtown Zootopia. Under ground.
Scene: Rick disables another WiFi connection then lands on the floor by Bertolt and they start running fast and knocking out Hyenas.
Rick: Wifi connection broken! We're going after the bomb!
Bertolt: Is it just me or does that cable up there look brand new?!
Rick: Why ask me?! I'm no electrician!
Bertolt: Follow it!
Scene: Bertolt and Rick round several corners following the cable strand on the ceiling until they kick in a door, shoot two Hyenas and stand before a bomb the size of a good year blimp.
Bertolt: That's.........fairly manageable.
Rick: Oh you think?! You take that end, I'll take this end! Start tracing wires!
Scene Shift
Scene Location: The Palisade Stadium. Downtown Zootopia.
Rick to Ajax: We're at the bomb! Call the game!
Ajax: We can't! We don't know if we have all the perps! If we tip our hand now, we're cooked!
Scene: The soccer match is a bitter fight between the Cats and Lions. Things bounce back and forth between Rick and Bertolt's desperate search to trace wires and find a way to kill the bomb with the playing on the field. Then a lion makes a wicked spinning tornado kick with his whole body and the ball screams towards the far side goal and a sure strike against the gold triggering plate!
Ajax: Stop it!
Scene: We see Tin Tin take a quick breath, sight his rifle and fire a 50 caliber round. We watch it leave the barrel in a cork screw spin, fly over the field, meet the ball on the side and get just enough deflection to turn the ball away from the plate....
And unfortunately.....the bullet takes an angle and strikes the gold plate behind the goal.
End of Act 7