int. dinning room/maggies

  teals food from table. alter

  scolds er wh his hammer and ike

  copies him.

  alter (contd)

  emma and i h one

  c for lacking of trying.

  maggie

  t leave anything

  out.

  ikes of o pick it up.

  alter

  so ive come to see it as a bonus,

  really, t o plan,

  and pay for, so many weddings.

  maggie

  not this ones on me.

  alter reacts.

  ike

  ts fair.

  maggie

  despite do it

  on purpose. and i ention of

  doing it again.

  bob

  ts rig keep your

  eye on the ball.

  ike raises ion. bob explains.

  bob (contd)

  sports psyc was my major in

  college.

  ike

  ahh.

  bob

  (false modesty)

  im toness

  trainer. big advocate of the mind and

  body combining for success. you could

  say or you can quote me, im a glass

  half full king of guy.

  maggie

  (boasting)

  bobs tment

  at the

  football team. and hes climbed

  everest.

  to maggies satisfaction, ike ss bob a look of begrudging

  respect. nobody otal clown.

  ike

  (impressed)

  everest. is t right?

  maggie

  twice...

  ike

  really?

  maggie

  (sticking it to ike)

  it oxygen...

  bob

  my girl likes to brag about me.

  bob and maggie kiss ike ttle love-birds.

  bob (contd)

  im taking rekking on annapua on

  our honeymoon.

  ike is highly amused.

  ike

  ic.

  maggie

  (sharply)

  e think so.

  ike

  notial bed

  wo sherpas and a yak.

  alter cracks up, maggie ss ike a look. he smiles back.

  cut to:

  int. ikes el room/int. fisher and ellies bedroom (nyc)

  intercut telepion

  fisher and ellie are exercising. fisher is on a cycle machine.

  ellie does yoga stretcs back on ts on

  caped v

  screen. superimposed titles read “brian norris ;

  ike

  (to fiso phone)

  you believe ,

  fisape of all train

  wrecks.

  tv - close

  ter a crowded che

  groom, brian, and man at tar.

  no tar.

  e see maggie move a of the church.

  ss rise in his

  first he second aisle as

  ss up to pick up te and

  ts back doo ch.

  tape fast-foro t wedding. now ike is looking

  at a muc says,

  “gill c;. s t-forton

  (sometimes slowing down).

  on tv:

  e see ters backyard. it is gill and maggies

  ure of hells

  angels-types, deado;altar“ is a band

  platform against the back fence.

  gill is ing on tform h a rock combo playing

  grateful dead-type music. roductory speech.

  maggie steps out onto tiful in a

  ype wedding ensemble. so a

  trampoline. e can see attoo. srampoline,

  to tch her and body surf her

  over to the back fence.

  as ss tage, s peggy and gill, then decides

  to go. sage and runs up to a passing guy on

  a dirt bike. sus and waves as she rides

  a;gill c;. maggie

  goes off on dirt bike. tape fast-foro t of

  maggies fiascoes.

  on ikestv

  s outdoors, in a tree lined

  area, musicians plays. ike laug maggie

  approacar on e dress,

  he

  tape.

  on tv: it says, “george silling edding“.

  as maggie rides dohe horse whinnies!

  maggie in t rears and bolts,

  galloping off ape on an

  image of maggie, ricken,

  o sat single frame. as ike

  stares at looks at

  o see

  .

  ss to s a restless look on his face. he

  stares closely. the bar.

  ike

  kamikaze!

  cut to:

  ext. te trout bakery - t day

  establis of a bakery in hale. ike

  exits a neighe block. he pauses in

  front of to take a look at maggies truck. as he

  does, a middle-aged black oman walks by and wh a

  neunned as sus to a man

  sitting on a bench.

  ike

  did you see t?

  cut to:

  int. trout bakery - continuous

  close on a group of plastic grooms and brides on a counter top.

  mrs. trout is beer ion

  of grooms for

  on ter. all sizes and colors, some attaco brides,

  some solo, some tuxes, some in dinner jackets.

  mrs. trout

  t oh, youve

  used t i

  like te dinner jacket.

  maggie

  no, oo blond.

  mrs. trout

  (picks up another)

  ell go otal traditional.

  maggie

  too dark.

  ther groom.

  ike

  but ters eyes.

  maggie cringes at the sound of ikes voice.

  ike (contd)

  no -- ters eyes are closer set.

  sinues her search.

  ike (contd)

  (to mrs. trout)

  could i wo coffees, please? and

  wonderful smell?

  (seeing the

  cinnamon rolls)

  ill hose delicious

  looking cinnamon rolls.

  mrs. trout

  sure.

  (picking up a

  miniature bride)

  he

  best you.

  mrs. trout steps ao get o ther

  side of maggie and picks up the bride and groom figure.

  ike

  lets see... excuse me, isnt t cute?

  ahh...

  edly knock the groom figure in

  the head and run away screaming.

  ike (contd)

  bam, bam, bam, bam, bam! oh, help me!

  s .

  mrs. trout just about bursts a gut laugakes the

  bride from ike coldly.

  mrs. trout

  you must be t mr. graham fellow.

  ike tus and goes to her.

  ike

  yes, i am. and who are you?

  mrs. trout

  betty trout. five dollars.

  ike

  (as he pays)

  oty. i take it youre going to

  be making they say

  youre throwing --

  mrs. trout

  (interrupting)

  -- the luau for maggie.

  sarts picking lint off tons his cuff.

  maggie

  (all smiles for

  mrs. trout)

  grandma made me test outfit. i

  cant to s to you.

  ike

  (cynical delight)

  a pre-wedding luau?

  mrs. trout

  yes. my husband and i love luaus.

  itll be fun.

  mrs. trout tus and grabs ikes bag containing two coffees.

  ike

  fun? fun isnt the word.

  mrs. trout beams. maggie understands tle better.

  mrs. trout ems and he pays.

  mrs. trout

  if youre still in town, you should

  stop by.

  maggie

  no, im sure .

  ike

  (to mrs. trout)

  actually, i o come.

  (taps her service bell)

  thank you so much.

  maggie steps over, carrying her bride and groom figure choices.

  maggie

  (exasperated)

  is t o do now?

  follow me around everywhere i go?

  ike smiles at maggie enigmatically as he picks up his order and

  he door.

  ike

  no.

  arts to leave rout stops him.

  mrs. trout

  (he

  other bag)

  your two cinnamon rolls.

  ike

  bye, betty. thanks.

  he leaves.

  maggie

  a nice person.

  maggie rout her bride and broom figures. maggie

  looks at mrs. trout, suddenly nervous. s. mrs.

  trout imitates ike bamming the bride and groom, laughing.

  cut to: