PETER
JOSHUA, takes off the snow-mask to reveal a handsome,
tanned face.
PETER
Oh, forgive me. (indicating JEAN-LOUIS)
Is this yours?
REGGIE (indicating SYLVIE)
Its hers. Whered you find him, robbing
a bank?
PETER
He was throwing snowballs at Baron
Rothschild. (a pause) We dont know
each other, do we?
REGGIE
Why, do you think were going to?
PETER
I dont know -- how would I know?
REGGIE
Peter Schmeichel,
welcome to the stadium restaurant -
and its manager.
Yes, hes into hairnets.
Hello, Juventus!
Welcome!
This is the stadium restaurant.
The manager wears a hairnet.
You speak Italian?
What does it sound like, eh, Prof?
I thought you were a Finn.
Halvfinn?
It sounds a bit Finnish.
The "Halv" comes from working
in a sports hall, man.
Why not do to a hairdresser?
Why not shut your f
elbows his way through a JAPANESE TOUR GROUP.
Jamey trots up a marble staircase, two steps at a time
TO:
JAMEY RUNS LIKE HELL DOWN A THIRD FLOOR CORRIDOR, FOOTSTEPS
making a racket...
Jamey rushes toward a door marked "JUDGE TATE."
RAISED VOICES from inside Judge Tates chambers:
JOSEPH MILLER (OS)
This construction site is
causing mortal and irreparable
harm to an unsuspecting public!
ANDREW BECK
focused and determined.
CLOSE ON THE CLOCK: It ticks methodically, and is the only
sound we hear.
4
THE AUDIENCE: watches with anticipation, their eyes locked on
the viewing board.
PETER SANDERSON sits on one side of the board. He is a
handsome man, in his early thirties. Well-dressed in an
expensive suit, there is an air of confidence about him. Peter
makes a move, then hits the timer. Peters
"WHO SHOT ROGER RABBIT?"
(working title)
Written by
Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman
THIRD DRAFT
September 2, 1986
WHO SHOT ROGER RABBIT?
This movie starts the way all movies should... with a
cartoon. Its not a Disney or a Warners. Its not a
Fleischer, an MGM, or a Lanz. This is a lesser known
studio.
FADE IN:
ON A "MAROON CARTOON"
Accompanied by zany CARTOON MUSIC, the TITLE CARD reads:
MAROON