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hwp CHARACTERS VOICES
"Z"...............................................WOODY ALLEN
"WASP #1".........................................DAN AYKROYD
"WASP #2".........................................JANE CURTIN
"GEN. FORMICA"...................................DANNY GLOVER
"MANDIBLE".......................................GENE HACKMAN
"AZTECA".......................................JENNIFER LOPEZ
"DRUNK SCOUT"....................................JOHN MAHONEY
"WEAVER"...................................SYLVESTER STALLONE
"PRINCESS BALA"..................................SHARON STONE
"QUEEN"..........................................MERYL STREEP
"CARPENTER"................................CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
Z (O.S.)
(over a dark screen)
All my life, Ive lived and worked in
the big city...
We see:
EXT. AN ANT MOUND - DAY
The camera swoops towards the entrance, then dives inside,
past a couple of tough-looking soldier ants who stand at the
gates of the ant colony like insect bouncers...into an access
tunnel that snakes this way and that, past a row of ants
plodding along...
...and into the MAIN CHAMBER of the colony, a huge, teeming
vista that seems to stretch away forever, filled with ants
rushing here and there on their business. We see -- a
"traffic cop" directing foot traffic, waving his arms like
crazy so both sides move at once -- a column of soldier ants
marching along in formation -- a chain of ants letting down
a matchbox elevator filled with workers.
Z (V.O.)
...which is kind of a problem, since
Ive always felt uncomfortably in
crowds.
INT. MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLORS OFFICE - DAY
We join Z, a worker ant with issues. Hes lying on a couch,
recounting his woes.
Z
I feel...isolated. Different. Ive
got abandonment issues. My father
flew away when I was just a larva.
My mother didnt have much time for
me...when you have five million
siblings, its difficult to get
attention.
(pause)
I feel physically inadequate -- Ive
never been able to lift more than ten
times my own weight. Sometimes I
think Im just not cut out to be a
worker. But I dont have any other
options. I was assigned to trade
school when I was just a grub. The
whole system just...makes me
feel...insignificant.
MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLOR
(enthusiastic)
Terrific! You should feel
insignificant!
For the first time, we see the ant MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLOR.
Hes a mixture of Tony Robbins and Ron Popiel (the
hyperactive late-night TV huckster, and founder of "Ronco").
Z
...I should?
MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLOR
(hopping around
enthusiastically)
YES!!! You know, people ask me,
"Doctor, why are you always happy?"
And I tell them its mind over
matter. I dont mind that I dont
matter! Do you get it? Do you get
it?
Z gives a fake smile.
MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLOR
(incredibly "up")
Z, were part of the fastest growing
species in the whole world!
The counsellor rolls down a chart from the wall. An arrow
shows ant population going up, up, up.
MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLOR
Ask me why were so successful.
Z
Why are we so successful?
MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLOR
Im glad you asked me that question!
The motivational counsellor opens some blinds...and we see a
vista of the ant-filled chamber below.
MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLOR
What do you see out there?
Z
...Ants...
MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLOR
Right! Ants! Millions of creatures,
each with his assigned task, all
pulling together!
Down below, we see a group of ants carrying a boulder up an
incline. One worker ants slips, and the boulder rolls down,
crushing his leg. The other ants rush over -- it looks like
theyre going to help their fallen comrade, but instead, they
climb right over him, and pick up the boulder, continuing
with their task.
MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLOR
You see? Being an ant is being able
to say, "Hey -- Im meaningless,
youre meaningless."
Z
But -- but Ive always felt life was
about finding meaning...and then
sharing it with someone special,
someone you love.
The motivational counsellor puts his arm on Zs shoulder...he
seems to understand...
MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLOR
Z...you need help.
(looking at a clock)
Whoops! Were gonna have to stop
there. Your minute is up!
The counsellor ushers Z out of his seat and towards the door.
MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLOR
Now back to work! Weve made real
progress! Remember -- lets be
best superorganism we can be!
INT. EARLY MEGA-TUNNEL - DAY
A gigantic tunnel, with the size and scale of the "Chunnel".
A banner strung overhead reads: "The Mega-Tunnel -- Tunneling
Our Way to a Bright Future!" Along the walls hang 50s work-
incentive style posters with messages like, "You asked for
it, you got it -- more work!" and "TWO MEALS A WEEK IS
ENOUGH!!!" Line after line of ants is working on the tunnel,
digging, passing clumps of dirt from ant to ant, everyone
synchronized.
CLOSE on a clump of DIRT being passed from hand to hand.
PULL OUT TO REVEAL
AZTECA, a feisty, cynical, female worker ant, who stands
there, waiting to pass the dirt on. Z is daydreaming behind
her, with clumps of dirt starting to pile up in front of him.
AZTECA
Hello?! E
