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HerbySpike JonzeWGA Registration #: 1500375No portion of this script may be performed, reproduced, or used by any means, or quoted orpublished in any medium without the prior written consent of the Producers. 2011 All Rights Reserved

Herpg. 1INT. UNKNOWN SPACEClose on THEODORE’S face (30s). We hold on him for a longtime. He’s looking at something off camera, deep in thought.He starts quietly dictating a love letter into a smallmicrophone.THEODORETo my Chris, I have been thinkingabout how I could possibly tell youhow much you mean to me. I rememberwhen I first started to fall inlove with you like it was lastnight. Lying naked beside you inthat tiny apartment, it suddenlyhit me that I was part of thiswhole larger thing, just like ourparents, and our parents’ parents.Before that I was just living mylife like I knew everything, andsuddenly this bright light hit meand woke me up. That light was you.Theodore, searching for the right words, quietly enjoyswriting the letter. As he continues, he is moved by thememories he’s describing.THEODORE (CONT’D)I can’t believe it’s already been50 years since you married me. Andstill to this day, every day, youmake me feel like the girl I waswhen you first turned on the lightsand woke me up and we started thisadventure together. HappyAnniversary, my love and my friendtil the end. Loretta. Print.Cut out to reveal a computer monitor he’s sitting at. On thescreen we see the letter he’s been dictating, transcribedinto a handwritten letter on blue stationery.As he says “Loretta,” we see “Loretta” being handwritten atthe bottom of the letter. He proofreads his letter. Also onthe screen are photos of a couple in their 80s. The couple istagged “Chris” and “Me - Loretta.” Underneath is a bulletpoint email from Loretta: anniversary letter to husbandChris, married fifty years, love of my life, met right aftercollege, have had the greatest life together.Theodore pushes print and the letter comes out on a beautifulrobin’s egg blue piece of stationery, with ball point penhandwritten older-female cursive. He looks at it, not happy.(CONTINUED)

HerCONTINUED:pg. 2He puts the printed letter on a stack of other printedletters to Chris and starts a new one. There is also a stackof finished letters in their envelopes - an assortment ofbeautiful stationery in all shapes and sizes.THEODORE (CONT’D)Chris, my best friend. How lucky amI that I met you fifty years ago?How lucky are we.We track off of Theodore, down a line of cubicles, hearingbits of letters being written and seeing photos of whothey’re being written to on the screens.MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN LETTER WRITERDear Nana, Thank you so much for mytruck. I love the color and I playwith it every day. It’s the besttruck I’ve ever seen. Love, Tommy.We see photos of Tommy and Nana on the screen, and five-yearold hand writing. Moving off of her, we find another letterwriter.LETTER WRITER 2What a beautiful wedding and what agorgeous bride. There wasn’t a dryeye in the house, especially mine.Your aunt and I are so proud ofyou. I hope you and your lovely newwife will come visit us in Florida.LETTER WRITER 3He served our country with honorand dignity. I’m grateful I wasable to fight along side him. Hewill live always in my heart.We continue tracking, revealing dozens and dozens of cubiclesfull of letter writers. We hear someone answer the phone.RECEPTIONIST (O.S.)Beautifulhandwrittenletters.com,please hold.LETTER WRITER 2Love, Uncle Doug.

Herpg. 3INT. THEODORE’S OFFICE - EARLY EVENINGTheodore walks through the reception area. The office isalmost empty except for him and the receptionist, PAUL.Theodore begins to scan each letter through a scanner on thefront desk, then puts them in the outgoing mailbox.Paul is sitting at a desk across the room, readinghandwritten letters on a computer monitor.PAULTheodore! Letter Writer 612.Hey, Paul.THEODOREPAULEven more mesmerizing stuff today.(re: letter on his screen)Who knew you could rhyme so manywords with the name Penelope?Badass.THEODOREThanks, Paul, but they’re justletters.(beat)Hey, that’s a nice shirt.Paul is wearing a bright yellow button down shirt.PAUL(lighting up)Oh, thank you. I just got it. Itreminded me of someone suave.THEODOREWell, now it reminds me of someonesuave. Have a good night, Paul.Buh-bye.PAULINT. THEODORE’S OFFICE ELEVATOR - CONTINUOUSTheodore enters an oversized, corporate elevator. He puts ahands-free device in his ear. There are a few other people inthe elevator with the same devices in their ears.THEODOREPlay melancholy song.(CONTINUED)

HerCONTINUED:pg. 4Melancholy song starts. Long beat.THEODORE (CONT’D)Play different melancholy song.Different melancholy song starts. Hold on everyone in theelevator, they’re all murmuring inaudibly into their owndevices.EXT. LOS ANGELES STREET - DUSKSlightly in the future, the city’s been developed even morewith massive office, apartment and mall complexes. It’s acity designed for comfort and ease. The LA basin is morecrowded and dense, resembling Shanghai, with buildings as faras the eye can see. Construction cranes loom overhead. Closeon Theodore walking through the commuter crowd.THEODORECheck emails.An awkward text voice reads to him. It accents wrongsyllables, making everything it says sound a little off.TEXT VOICEEmail from Best Buy: Check out allyour favorite new -Delete.THEODORETEXT VOICEEmail from Amy: Hey Theodore,Lewman’s having a bunch of peopleover this weekend. Let’s all gotogether. I miss you. I mean, notthe sad, mopey you - the old, funyou. Let’s get him out. Gimme ashout back. Love, Amy.THEODORERespond later.TEXT VOICEEmail from Los Angeles Timesweather. Your seven day forecast ispartly-Delete.THEODORE(CONTINUED)

HerCONTINUED:pg. 5TEXT VOICENo new emails.INT. SUBWAY - EVENINGTheodore sits in a crowded subway. Everyone on the trainmurmurs to themselves, occupied with their small devices. Heplays a futuristic puzzle game on his handheld device as helistens to news headlines.Next.THEODORETEXT VOICEChina/India merger headed forregulatory approval-Next.THEODORETEXT VOICEWorld trade deals stalled as talksbreak down betw-Next.THEODORETEXT VOICESexy daytime star Kimberly Ashfordreveals provocative pregnancyphotos.He scrolls through titillating but tasteful pregnant womanphotos.INT. MALL - NIGHTTheodore walks through a mall and enters an apartment lobby,nestled in between stores.INT. THEODORE’S APARTMENT BUILDING HALLWAY - NIGHTTheodore walks through the hallway.INT. THEODORE’S APARTMENT - NIGHTTheodore enters his apartment.

Herpg. 6INT. THEODORE’S APARTMENT - EVENINGTheodore sits on the sofa, his half eaten burrito in front ofhim. He’s playing a video game: a 3-D hologram that fills hisapartment. His avatar is in a surreal, foreign landscape.He’s trying to trudge his avatar through sand dunes and keepsgetting stuck. He’s getting stressed out.INT. THEODORE’S BEDROOM - NIGHTTheodore lays in bed. After a beat, he closes his eyes.INT. CATHERINE AND THEODORE’S TINY BEDROOM - DAY - FLASHBACKTheodore, younger, and CATHERINE (20s) move furniture intheir bedroom. The bedroom is tiny and cluttered. It’sobviously a couple’s first apartment.Cut to:Theodore is on a tiny balcony. A few feet away, Catherine isin bed.CATHERINE(sweet and cute)Rabbit. Come spoon me.Theodore, smiling, gets in bed and spoons her. Quick cut offof her smile, to -Theodore lays on the ground with Catherine on top of him.She’s pretending to choke him.CATHERINE (CONT’D)I’m gonna fucking kill you, I’mgonna fucking kill you! It’s notfunny, don’t laugh. I love you somuch I’m gonna fucking kill you!INT. THEODORE’S CURRENT BEDROOM - NIGHT - PRESENT DAYTheodore opens his eyes, unable to sleep. He just lays there.He reaches for his earpiece and puts it in.THEODOREGo to chat rooms. Standard search.(CONTINUED)

HerCONTINUED:pg. 7TEXT VOICEThe following are adult, female,can’t sleep and want to have somefun.FEMALE VOICE #1I had a really bad day at work andI can’t sleep. Is there anyone outthere that can talk?Next.THEODOREMAN DOING WOMAN’S VOICEOh, hi. I just want you to tear meapart. I really do-Next.THEODORESEXYKITTEN(shy, cute girl voice)Hi, I’m here alone, and I can’tsleep. Who’s out there to sharethis bed with me?THEODORESend message. I’m in bed next toyou. I’m glad you can’t sleep, buteven if you were, I’d have to wakeyou up from the inside. Sendmessage.Theodore waits in the darkness for a response.TEXT VOICESexyKitten has accepted invitationfrom BigGuy4x4. Chat begins now.A chime sounds.SEXYKITTEN(shy, sweet, Well, studmuffin was already taken.(CONTINUED)

HerCONTINUED: (2)pg. 8SEXYKITTEN(laughs)Yeah.THEODORESo you’re sexykitten, huh?SEXYKITTENMmm, well yeah. Hey, I’m halfasleep. Do you wanna wake me up?THEODOREYes. Definitely. Um. are youwearing any underwear?SEXYKITTENNo, never. I like to sleep with myass pushed up against you. So I canrub myself into your crotch andwake you up with a hard on.Theodore smiles.THEODOREIt worked.(beat)And now my fingers are touching youall over your body.SEXYKITTEN(getting more turned on)Fuck me! Now! Please!Theodore is touching himself.THEODOREI’m taking you from behind.We see abstract visions of a woman on top of him. The womanis the pregnant, sexy daytime television star he was readingabout online earlier.SEXYKITTENChoke me with that dead cat!THEODORE(breathing hard about toclimax)What?(CONTINUED)

HerCONTINUED: (3)pg. 9SEXYKITTEN(fully into it)The dead cat next to the bed. Chokeme with it!Beat. He’s taken out of it.THEODORE(uncomfortable, trying toplay along)Um, okay.Tell me.SEXYKITTENTHEODOREI’m choking you with the cat.SEXYKITTENTELL ME! Keep telling me!THEODOREI’ve got it’s tail and I’m chokingyou with the cat’s tail.SEXYKITTENYEAH, YOU ARE! FUCK! TELL ME!THEODOREI’m choking you and it’s tail isaround your neck. It’s so tightaround your neck.YES! YES!SEXYKITTENTheodore doesn’t know what to say. He doesn’t want to offendher.THEODOREI’m pulling it. I’m pulling it. Thecat’s dead. It’s a dead cat aroundyour neck and I’m pulling it.SEXYKITTENAHHHHHHHHHHHH. OH MY GOD!Her breathing is slowing down.SEXYKITTEN (CONT’D)Oh god, I came so hard.(CONTINUED)

HerCONTINUED: (4)pg. 10THEODOREYeah. Me too.SEXYKITTENOkay, good night.Theodore takes his earpiece out and stares at the ceiling.INT. SUBWAY STATION - MORNINGTheodore exits the train, walks through the station full ofcommuters, gets on a moving platform. Going through a tunnel,the walls are hundred foot long screens advertising a newproduct. He notices people stopped, watching the ad. We hearsoft, new age, uplifting electronica music in the background,while a comforting, sincere, older man’s voice speaks to us.SOULFUL OLDER MALE VOICEWe ask you a simple question. Whoare you? What can you be? Where areyou going? What’s out there? Whatare the possibilities? ElementsSoftware is proud to introduce thefirst artificially intelligentoperating system.Close on Theodore listening intently.SOULFUL OLDER MALE VOICE (CONT’D)An intuitive entity that listens toyou, understands you, and knowsyou. It’s not just an operatingsystem, it’s a consciousness.Introducing OS ONE - a lifechanging experience, creating newpossibilities.The ad starts over. Theodore steps off the moving walkway andstops to watch the ad again, deeply captivated.INT. THEODORE’S HOME OFFICE - NIGHTTheodore sits at his desk that houses a futuristic, largescreen computer monitor. The OS box is open, with warrantiesand paperwork spilling out. He’s leafing through the papers.He glances at his monitor, it says: Installation 98%complete. A chime brings his attention back to the screen:Installation Complete.(CONTINUED)