Friday, March 11, 2016

Script beats

095_JOURNEY
Ferdinand thinks he is getting a ride back to his farm.  As the truck continues past the farm into strange and unfamiliar territory, and as day becomes night, Ferdinand realizes he is not going home.

100_ARRIVAL
The truck arrives at the Hacienda. Ferd tries to free his horn from the wooden slats of the truck's walls.  His struggles make him appear a ferocious bull to the ranch hands.  The boss, Moreno, orders Lupe to go in and calm him. We are introduced to her comedic bossy personality.
Ferd frees himself and almost crushes Lupe under him.  Lupe marvels at Ferd's size and seeing the potential fighter in him, decides on the spot to be his coach.

155_DAYONE
Lupe shows Ferd around the barnyard (Casa de Campeones), where he is introduced to the other bulls training for their future fights.  Each one has a distinct personality and physical traits. Bones is leggy, scraggy and lacks hitting power.  OREO has genetically engineered strength but has a strangely robotic manner. Zorro seems a perfect specimen but is crippled by insecurity.  Angus is a Scottish bull fueled by anger and blind as a bat. Zurito is the leader--the dominant bull.  There is instant rivaly between the new guy Ferd and Zurito with a promise of confrontation to come.  Ferd is shown to his stall--now his new home.

150_ENCOUNTER
Ferd attempts to sneak out beyond the barnyard into the beautiful field beyond, but is knocked flat by the electric fence.  Three haughty Lipizzaner horses on the other side, HANS, GRETA, and KLAUS, mock him.

140_AMIGOS
Ferd encounters three hedgehogs trying to steal his food.  The three, UNA, DOS, and QUATRO strike a pact to help Ferdinand escape after he allows them to take his food.

125_THREAT
El Primero is coming.  Lupe spreads the word to the bulls and Ferdinand.

115_VISITOR
A fancy red sports car pulls up in front of the ranch house.  The staff assembles to meet El Primero.
Everyone treats him like the world's most famous celebrity, and El Primero certainly acts the part with an air of superiority. We learn he's preparing for the last bullfight of his career, and must find the one bull worthy of this great event.

125_THREAT (cont.)
Hearing of the especially great honor bestowed upon the bull selected for this fight, the bulls begin to jockey competitively in the practice ring.  Lupe excitedly tries to motivate Ferd, telling him that with her training he has a good shot at being selected.  Ferdinand could care less.

156_STAGEFRIGHT
The bulls continue to jockey for El Primero's attention.  Zurito surreptitiously undermines each bull's performance.  Lupe desperately tries to coax Ferd into performing, finally chomping on his tail in exasperation.  This causes Ferd to bolt into the ring, bucking and thrashing.  El Primero is impressed by the massive bull's display.

157_BUTCHER
Back in the stable yard after the competition, Zurito is furious and makes threats at Ferd.  Ferd and Lupe have a falling out.  Then everyone watches as Zorro, thinking he is the winning bull being brought to the stadium to fight, is instead trucked off to the butcher's building in a remote part of the ranch. This is the first time Ferd sees what happens to bulls who don't make the cut.

175_REALITY
The hedgehogs try to help Ferd escape.  They wind up in the main house kitchen, where they have to hide from El Primero hunting around for a midnight snack.  After various mishaps, they make it out through a side door.

250_GAMEPLAN
Back at the hedgehog's hangout, UNA and CUATRO try to free DOS from a moustrap that caught him in the farm house. Ferd is despondent about his prospects of getting out alive, never mind his freedom.  The hedgehogs are undaunted though, and come up with a new plan to save him.  Ferd must get on the Selection Truck.  We see the plan unfold in a fantasy sequence.

170_TRAINING
Lupe and Ferd make amends and begin the training.  Ferd fails in his first exercise when he tries to avoid hitting a bunny, much to Zurito's pleasure.

180_RIVALRY
Zurito bullies Oreo and Ferd at the water trough.  We discover Oreo and the bunny are friends.

169_WHEELOFDEATH










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