STAND TALL!

a romantic comedy by

Vincent J. Paterno

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213-709-5295
 FADE IN:

INT. BRYSON CASINO, LAS VEGAS - DAY

Budget-minded gamblers bustle around poker tables and slot
machines.
Dancing sensually on a mini-stage near the bar is COLLEEN
COSSITT (38), blonde in blue lingerie, suntan hosiery and
blue suede pumps.
Patrons pay her little attention.
SUPER: The Bryson Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, June 1
A bell rings, and Colleen stops, grabs a tray of drinks and
hits the floor. She nearly spills one on BILL MESSMER (37),
who's more than a foot taller. They swap smiles.

COLLEEN
Big Bill Messmer!

BILL
And Colleen Cossitt, my little
blonde goddess.

COLLEEN
Been years since high school.
Whatcha doing in Vegas?

BILL
My firm just transferred me here.

COLLEEN
Follow me -- I'm working.
Colleen approaches KESWICK FLETCHER (40), in an elbow-padded
tweed jacket, at a poker table, offering him a drink.
KESWICK
Chelada? With extra pepper?
COLLEEN
Check on both counts.

He takes a sip, then plants a kiss on her cheek. She smiles.

KESWICK
You, the gift that keeps on giving.
COLLEEN
And you, doc -- the only Anglo I
know who likes cheladas.
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Keswick puts five dollars in Colleen's tip glass.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
(to Bill)
Came to Vegas wanting to be a
showgirl, but--

BILL
Too short?

She sadly nods.

KESWICK
(to Colleen)
Who's this fellow with you?

COLLEEN
Keswick, meet Bill Messmer, my old
high school hon. Star of the Canoga
Academy basketball team.

Bill shakes hands with Keswick, then sits next to him.

BILL
Where Colleen was a cheerleader.
KESWICK
So that's where she learned her
dance skills! She can sing, too.
Blushing, Colleen hands Bill a glass of water.

BILL
We cuddled on the bus after road
wins.
KESWICK
Incentive, no doubt.

To Colleen's surprise, he adds two one-dollar bills to her

tip glass.

COLLEEN
He played at U-C Irvine--
KESWICK
An Anteater!
BILL
Yep, then played pro ball in
Germany. Now I'm vice president of
an engineering firm.
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KESWICK
I have a doctorate from Berkeley.
Known Colleen for a few years.
BILL
Terrific, isn't she?
COLLEEN
Bill, I still dont know what
Keswick's a doctor of!

KESWICK
Got a lot to learn about me, hon.
BILL
Been told Colleen's now divorced.
COLLEEN
The less said of Tim, the better.
BILL
Still single myself.
KESWICK
Then why don't you two--
BILL
My plan all along.
(turns to Colleen)
How 'bout a date?
COLLEEN
You sneaky thing! I'm off Thursday
night, but I'll drive my friend Meg
to her shift at the Purple Pavilion
next door. Be there at seven. OK?
BILL
Catching up on old times.
A loud whistle rings out. Colleen sees her supervisor, LARRY
GORDON (61), a thin black smart-suited man.
COLLEEN
Excuse me, guys.
Colleen rushes to Larrys office as Keswick and Bill grin.
KESWICK
(facetiously)
Hope the two of you click.

BILL
Jealous?
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KESWICK
Only that you went to high school
together.

INT. BRYSON CASINO, LARRY GORDONS OFFICE - DAY

Larry hands the phone to Colleen.

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. HOSPITAL LOBBY, LAS VEGAS - DAY

MAUREEN COSSITT (44), blonde like her sister, albeit far more
world-weary in appearance.
MAUREEN
I'm at the hospital. Ivans been
placed in the I-C-U.

COLLEEN
That poor kid.
(hangs up phone)
Gotta go, Mr. Gordon.

LARRY
Who said you could?

COLLEEN
My nephews ill!

She rushes out the door to her dressing room.

LARRY
Just know you may face consequences
from Mr. Sanderson.

INT. HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM, LAS VEGAS - DAY

Colleen and Maureen, both in blouses and jeans, sit nervously
in the corner, far from the receptionist.
MAUREEN
He collapsed at school. Not life-
threatening, but he needed a new
surgical procedure. Something
called bronchial thermoplasty.
COLLEEN
Shouldnt happen to a kid like him.
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DR. STANLEY MULHOLLAND (54) enters from the pediatric wing,

holding a chart. The sisters rise to meet him.
STANLEY
Mrs. Maureen Cossitt?
MAUREEN
Thats me -- and it's Ms. Cossitt.
STANLEY
The procedure went well, there were
no complications, and Ivans doing
fine. Hell need to stay for
observation before going home.
MAUREEN
The prognosis?
STANLEY
Out of immediate danger, but hell
have to recuperate at home. If he
had any summer vacation plans--
MAUREEN
No plans. Thank you, doctor.

INT. COLLEEN'S CAR - DAY

Colleen, paused from starting the ignition, she and Maureen
study the billing.
COLLEEN
Low five figures? And you said yes?

She erratically backs out of her parking space, nearly

colliding with another vehicle. Its driver honks at her.

MAUREEN
You've got the money from your job.
And I know how much you love Ivan.

COLLEEN
The son I'll never have. And the
money I don't have, either.
MAUREEN
You mean Tim cleaned you out of
everything?

COLLEEN
(nodding)
The Bryson pays well, but this bill
is way out of my league.
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MAUREEN
Until I complete rehab and can work
again, I'm dependent on you.

COLLEEN
What I do for my big sister!

INT. BRYSON PERSONNEL OFFICE - DAY

Colleen sits across a desk from SUZY MAGRUDER, the casinos

personnel director.

SUZY
Colleen, we simply dont have any
extra shifts available.

COLLEEN
Its for my nephew!

SUZY
I understand, but--

EXT./INT. COLLEENS CAR - DAY

Colleen drives MEG SWITLIK (35), a tall brunette.

COLLEEN
I dunno. What if I get caught?

MEG
Anyone who fires a woman seeking
money for her nephew's medical
expenses deserves public scorn --
and a million-dollar lawsuit.

COLLEEN
Think they'd hire me?
MEG
Can't speak for Vito -- but the
Purple Pavilion always needs
dancers. Wear a dark wig, work a
few hours on days off. Wholl know?
(beats)
Ive seen you dance. You can do it!

INT. PURPLE PAVILION GENTLEMENS CLUB - DAY

A red-haired dancer (20s) performs.

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In a distant corner, Colleen, in a purple bikini and black

wig, dances erotically on stage.

Club owner VITO CORTEZ (45) looks on.

The music stops. Colleen sees a man looking like Keswick
enter the room. He stops a few feet from Vito.
VITO
Cmon down, dearie.
Colleen walks down the stairs and takes off her wig.

The man resembling Keswick appears rather surprised. Vito

examines her figure.

VITO (CONTD)
Got the moves, no doubt about that.
But...

COLLEEN
But what?

VITO
Hon, get bigger.

He cups his hands in front of his chest, as the other man

watches and Colleens jaw drops.

VITO (CONTD)
Forty's for a bustline, not an age
-- you are way past your sale date.
If you were curvier, I could
overlook that, but as it stands--

COLLEEN
Hey! My age is thirty-eight!

He walks down the hallway.

The man who was watching follows, then stops to look at
Colleen.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Keswick?
KESWICK
Colleen? Why are you here? Did the
Bryson fire you?

COLLEEN
Hell, no, just seeking extra work.
Dont mention this to anyone at the
Bryson, OK, doc?
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KESWICK
I can help you get bigger.

COLLEEN
So youre that kind of doctor?
Well, thanks but no thanks --
youre not making a silicone sister
out of me!

INT. PURPLE PAVILION OFFICE - DAY

A nervous Keswick sits across from Vito.

VITO
Sorry you blew that bowl bet months
back. My buds back in Boston wonder
when youll finally repay them.

KESWICK
The interest, too?

VITO
One-hundred ten-thousand dollars,
plus forty percent interest. Thats
a hundred and fifty-four thou.
Weve been pretty patient with you.

KESWICK
(fearfully)
Dont have it now, but should soon.
You know Im a scientist, right?
Well, Im on the verge of creating
something big.

VITO
You've got one month to come up
with that big. Or else. OK?

A humbled Keswick leaves. Vito's phone rings; he picks it up.

VITO (CONTD)
Hey, Ern, just a reminder -- meet
me at Criterion tonight. Oh, and
make sure you have the ten-thou
with you. OK?

INT. PURPLE PAVILION HALLWAY - DAY

Keswick's cellphone rings. He answers.

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INT. CASSANDRA MAITLAND'S MANSION - DAY

CASSANDRA MAITLAND (51), a lanky blonde in an expensive
forest green minidress, speaks from her exquisitely decorated
Las Vegas home.

CASSANDRA
Hey, prof, let's meet for dinner
tonight. Or are you doing more
silly experiments at your lab?

KESWICK (O.S.)
Can't on such short notice -- and
those experiments aren't silly.
Soon they'll pay off, big time.

CASSANDRA
You're such a dreamer. But I like
dating a guy with a PhD from
Berkeley. You're brain candy.
KESWICK (O.S.)
Whatever. Talk to you later.

INT. BRYSON CASINO - NIGHT

Colleen, in her dance-waitress uniform, leaves poker table
customers drinks and collects their tips as Keswick sits.
COLLEEN
So, hows the exciting world of
plastic surgery?
KESWICK
Im a scientist, not a surgeon,
much to Cassandra's dismay.

COLLEEN
Still seeing that socialite cougar?

KESWICK
Damned if I know why. She's calling
me the nutty professor.

COLLEEN
So youre not a surgeon?

KESWICK
I do all sorts of experiments at my
lab. One device Im working on
isolates and enlarges body parts,
like breasts. No silicone needed.
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COLLEEN
No silicone. I like that.

KESWICK
Weve successfully used it on
animals. Time to try it on a human.

COLLEEN
Cant afford an operation, not now.

KESWICK
What if I did it for free?

COLLEEN
Let me think about it.

EXT. BRYSON PARKING LOT - NIGHT

Her shift ended, Colleen's near her car. Her cellphone rings.
COLLEEN
Hello.

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. COLLEENS LAS VEGAS APARTMENT - KITCHEN - NIGHT

A distraught Maureen is on the other end.

MAUREEN
Sis, doctors suggest another
bronchial operation for Ivan.

COLLEEN (V.O.)
Give a go-ahead. Talk to you later.

She's about to make a call when she gets an incoming message.

COLLEEN
Tim? No, I'm not sending you two
hundred dollars. Goodbye, jerk!
(beats, places call)
Meg, youre off tomorrow, right?
Need you to go somewhere with me.

INT./EXT. COLLEENS CAR - NEXT DAY

Meg is casual in country-gal denim, while Colleen is in a red

minidress, sheer hosiery and heels, a handbag at her side.
Theyre on a two-lane road, riding away from Vegas.
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Colleen sings a girl-group song on a CD (suggested: Nothing

But a Heartache by the Flirtations). Meg listens and smiles.

MEG
Sorry Vito was so brusque with you.

COLLEEN
He wants me bigger, hell get me
bigger. Ivan's worth it.
MEG
You love that kid.
COLLEEN
A new chest will pay off at the
Bryson, too. Bigger tits mean
bigger tips.

MEG
Then there's that basketball guy.

COLLEEN
Back in school, Bill worshiped a
girl named Hillary Rose. We all
called her "Hills," but she had
mountains. Forty-D in the chest.

MEG
So larger breasts can land him?

COLLEEN
Yeah, and perhaps he'll pay Ivan's
medical bill. He can afford it.
MEG
So that's why you dressed up today?
COLLEEN
That, and it's also a change from
what Keswick normally sees me in, a
good test for tonight's date.
Keswicks house/laboratory is in sight -- a weird combination
of a two-story colonial home and an industrial garage -- and
a confident Colleen turns her car up the driveway.

EXT. KESWICKS HOUSE/LABORATORY - DAY

The door opens. Its Keswick, wearing jeans and a blue and
gold University of California Berkeley T-shirt with "ALUMNI"
and the university seal.
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KESWICK
C'mon in.

INT. KESWICKS HOUSE - DAY

The foyer features a grand staircase, while the living room

has a distinct mid-century feel.

MEG
Who's headlining the sock hop
tonight -- Buddy Holly? Bill Haley?
Keswick leads them down a hallway and into the lab. There is
a photo of a 20ish version of him on the wall, standing in
front of the garage, next to an autographed photo of a woman.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

The lab, a converted truck warehouse two stories high, blends
industrial and residential. A balcony and spiral staircase is
along its back end; five truck bays are to the side.

KESWICK
(points to photo)
Bought the place in November 1999
with cash from that first tech
bubble, a safeguard from Y-two-K.

COLLEEN
And who signed that other pic?

KESWICK
Cynthia Seaton. My fan letter was
one of the first she ever received.
A black woman in a white lab coat, BELINDA AUSTIN (29), waves
to greet the visitors.
KESWICK (CONTD)
Meet my aide Belinda, also a Cal
alumnus. She's incredibly bright.

On a lab table sit cages of unusual animals. One has a white

lab research mouse, normal aside from a tail twice its usual
length. Another is a hamster whose ears have doubled in size.
MEG
They look, er, freakish.
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BELINDA
Both are in good health and behave
normally. Theyve been altered by
the device we call the Resizer.
KESWICK
Well run a test before Colleen
undergoes things. Belinda, get Kim.

MEG
(staring at Colleen)
Sure you know what youre doing?
COLLEEN
Thisll triple the volume of my
breasts -- theyll get bigger, but
not grotesquely so.

KESWICK
Itll be quick, easy and above all,
painless. And theyll retain their
natural suppleness.
Belinda pulls a sedated rhesus monkey from another cage and
hands it to Keswick. He examines the monkey, whose rear
section is covered by an oval-shaped lead slab.

KESWICK (CONTD)
Put Kim inside the chamber.

He goes to a control panel, presses a button, and a door two

stories high slides open at the far end of the room.

INT. RESIZER CHAMBER - CONTINUOUS

Belinda puts Kim face down on a table beneath two oddly

shaped light fixtures and exits. The chamber door closes.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

Belinda and Keswick stand near the control panel.

BELINDA
All systems go for max power.

KESWICK
Lets begin.

He presses a blue button on the side of the machine; a 3x

sign flashes. He presses a green button, and the device hums.
A flash emanates from the machine.
 14.

COLLEEN
Is it complete?

KESWICK
I believe so.

He presses another button, and the chamber door slides open.

INT. RESIZER CHAMBER - DAY

The monkey now has a butt three times its size, although it
otherwise behaves normally.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

A smiling Keswick turns to Colleen.
COLLEEN
So its my turn now, doc?
KESWICK
If you want to go ahead. Remember,
only your breasts will be enlarged.
COLLEEN
Lets do it.
KESWICK
Belinda, get the bed.
She wheels a bed from a corner of the lab, rolling it inside
the chamber. Keswick leads Colleen to the entrance; she gives
Meg her handbag, as Meg places her wallet on the lab table.

INT. RESIZER CHAMBER - DAY

Keswick hesitates as he straps Colleen into the bed.

KESWICK
Youve got a nice figure now.

He sets up the slabs around Colleens bust. She blushes,

looks away and then turns back to him.

COLLEEN
You aint seen nothing yet, doc.
Breasts, it's bye-bye boring B,
hello double-D!
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INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

He waves to Colleen, presses a red button, and the chamber
door closes. He presses a blue button on the side of the
Resizer and a 3x sign flashes, then presses a green button.

Just before a flash of light beams from the machine, the

ground shakes and Keswick, Belinda and Meg are thrown to the
floor. He helps them up.
BELINDA
Land sakes alive, what was that?
KESWICK
Minor quake. Think Colleen felt it?
MEG
Shouldnt you shut it off?
KESWICK
The process is finished.
The machine grinds to a halt.

MEG
Colleen, do you feel all right?

COLLEEN (O.S.)
Yeah, I just unstrapped this.

KESWICK
So things went OK?

COLLEEN (O.S.)
Im standing up. This chamber is so
dark. Open the door, doc.
Keswick does, and Colleens face is seen in close-up.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Yeah, never felt better. Just one
question: Why are you all so...
Pull back to reveal Colleen, in full-length at the chamber
door, three times her size, as are her clothes. Keswick,
Belinda and Meg nervously stare up at her; all are in shock.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
...so small?

KESWICK
Were not small, youre big!
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MEG
What the hell?

COLLEEN
Oh my God!

BELINDA
This cant be!

KESWICK
But it is!

MEG
Put her back in, restore her to her
old size and restart the process.
KESWICK
(gulps)
I would if I could, but I cant.
The Resizer only enlarges things --
it cant reduce them.
MEG
What? You mean to say youve made
my best friend a big freak?
COLLEEN
And only hours before my date with
Bill? No, no, nooooo!

KESWICK
How are you feeling?

COLLEEN
As if it matters now! I wanted my
breasts to grow, not all of me.
KESWICK
At least youre not a naked giant.
COLLEEN
You wish.
BELINDA
Leave the chamber, girl Gargantua.
As Colleen exits, the side of her right leg scrapes against
the door, causing a run in the thigh of her hosiery.
COLLEEN
Damn -- and my favorite pair!
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KESWICK
Youve just tripled in size, but go
drama queen about your pantyhose?
COLLEEN
I have a date tonight!
BELINDA
With who? Paul Bunyan?
MEG
Guys just dont get what stockings
mean to a girl.
KESWICK
They mean something to guys, too.
(ogles her legs)
You have the world's longest legs.
COLLEEN
Look at me -- Jurassic Colleen!
(sighs, then beats)
Theres a spare pair of hose in my
handbag. Enlarge it, and Ill put
them on.
BELINDA
Not the whole damn bag, girl. Not
with keys and cash and credit cards
you dont want supersized.
KESWICK
You'll have to cancel that date.
COLLEEN
I just remembered -- I never got
his hotel or phone number. Damn!

MEG
And I have to work tonight! Vito
will be furious.
COLLEEN
Take my car -- I won't be needing
it now. Just do me a favor, OK?
MEG
What?
COLLEEN
If you see a well-dressed, really
tall white guy with brown hair,
tell him I'll have to reschedule
the date... but don't dare say why.
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MRG
Will do.

BELINDA
I'll stay to help undo her growth,
and keep her from killing my boss.
KESWICK
Shell hide here till we can shrink
her back. I hope it won't be long.
Colleen examines the lab that's now her makeshift home.
KESWICK (CONTD)
No ones ever been this big before,
and we can't show you like this to
the world. This could also be--

COLLEEN
Fatal?

BELINDA
Depends. Hon, can your heart stand
the strain of that big body?
KESWICK
Until we reduce you, well attend
to your every need and check your
health each day. For now, sleep.
We'll get the bed from the chamber.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - LATER

Colleen glumly sits on a huge bed propped against a wall.
COLLEEN
So what next?
KESWICK
We'll give you a sedative so you
can sleep, but we'll enlarge it.
COLLEEN
Do the hose while you're at it.
MEG
And I gotta go back to Vegas. Bye.
Colleen tosses Meg the keys to her car, but Meg neglects to
take her wallet, which she has left on the lab table.
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INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - LATER

Colleen, in a lacy white bra and stylish white panties, bends
over to hitch up the pair of French cut suntan pantyhose
Belinda enlarged for her. Keswick looks on from the balcony.

KESWICK
Sorry I caught you like this.

COLLEEN
You've seen me with less on, doc.

KESWICK
There's so much more of you now.

Belinda, downstairs, turns to look up at Keswick.

BELINDA
Measured her against the garage
door clearance. She's now sixteen-
foot-one and an eighth, three times
bigger -- Godzilla in pantyhose!
COLLEEN
But I refused to let her use the
truck scale to get my weight. A
gal's got standards, you know.
BELINDA
I checked the chamber, too. The
quake sent each lead slab to a
separate corner. That enlarged
force field made her body, clothes
and bed boom to triple scale.

KESWICK
Colleen, did you take the sedative?

Colleen points to an enlarged bottle of sedatives, near an

empty enlarged glass of water. Her body sways ominously.

BELINDA
Get rest, before you go woozy,
topple over like Goliath after
Davids slingshot, and we have to
yell "timberrr!"

Colleen playfully sticks out her tongue at Belinda as she

heads to bed.
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INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - LATER - DAY

With Colleen behind them, sleeping under a blanket on her
huge bed, Keswick and Belinda discuss what to do next.
KESWICK
Get every altered animal from its
cage and try something, anything,
to undo the process.
BELINDA
Let's come up with a cure before
she wakes up. Or before she--
KESWICK
Don't say it!
The phone rings; Belinda answers.
INTERCUT WITH:

INT. COLLEENS LAS VEGAS APARTMENT - KITCHEN - DAY

It's Maureen, calling from the apartment she and Ivan share
with Colleen.
MAUREEN (O.S.)
Where's Colleen? I thought she'd be
home by now. Is everything OK?
BELINDA
She's just, er, resting. I'll tell
her you called.

EXT. ENTRANCE, PURPLE PAVILION GENTLEMEN'S CLUB - NIGHT

Bill waits outside the gaudy entrance, studying the photos of

the buxom dancers, when Meg -- who's not yet changed into her
dance outfit -- exits and spots him.
MEG
Is your name Bill Messmer?
BILL
Uh, yes. Why do you ask?
MEG
Colleen told me to tell you she
can't make her date tonight.
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BILL
I so wanted to show her, er, have
her meet my boss. Is she all right?
MEG
Well, sort of.
BILL
Can we reschedule it for tomorrow
night? I'll let my boss know.
MEG
I'll see her later tonight and ask.
He follows her into the club.

EXT./INT. PURPLE PAVILION PARKING LOT - NIGHT

Her shift complete, Meg enters Colleen's car, turns the
ignition and sees that it has less than one-eighth of a tank
of fuel. She reaches for her wallet, but finds it's missing.
In a panic, she lowers the car window.

MEG
Can someone lend me money for gas?
Bill, about 15 feet away, hears her and walks to the window.
He's a trifle inebriated after a night watching the dancers.
BILL
What happened?
MEG
I left my wallet with Colleen.
BILL
Tell you what. I'll pay to fill the
tank -- if you take me to see
Colleen. Then you can get your
wallet, she and I can reschedule
the date, and all will be fine.
MEG
But she's a bit outside of town.
BILL
Unless she's in Reno, you can get
there on a tank of gas. My treat.

MEG
(hesitating)
Oh, all right.
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INT. COLLEEN'S CAR - NIGHT

With Bill in the front passenger seat, Meg nervously drives
north, towards Keswick's lab where Colleen is staying.
BILL
She's this far out of Vegas?
Meg nods.
BILL (CONTD)
If we click, I'll buy a big house
close to town for us to live in.
MEG
She could use that. Get some rest.
She shuts off the radio and Bill falls asleep.

INT. KESWICK'S LABORATORY - NIGHT

The resized lab animals unchanged, Belinda sits in a corner

of the lab to monitor the sleeping Colleen, then dozes off.

EXT. KESWICKS HOUSE/LABORATORY - NIGHT

A car pulls into the driveway, near one of the garage bays.

INT. COLLEEN'S CAR - NIGHT

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NIGHT

Meg is the driver, a sleeping Bill the passenger. Uncertain

what to do next, she decides to leave the car and knocks on
the garage door.

MEG
Colleen! Colleen!

Colleen, asleep for several hours and in dress and hose but
no heels, hears her friend and wakes up.

COLLEEN
Meg! Where are you?

MEG
Out here, near the garage.
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Colleen climbs out of bed as Belinda remains asleep.

COLLEEN
Did you tell Bill the date was off?

MEG
I did, but--

EXT. KESWICK'S LABORATORY GARAGE DOOR - NIGHT

With her giant's strength, Colleen easily lifts the garage

door. Bill, jolted awake, sees his old high school flame, now
at triple scale. He screams.
COLLEEN
Bill? Bill!
Bill gets out of the car and stands next to Meg, facing the
towering Colleen.
MEG
Tried to say Bill was here too.
Bill stares up at Colleen as Belinda, aroused from sleep,
stands next to her.
BILL
What in God's name happened to you?
COLLEEN
An experiment gone awry.
BELINDA
We'll do all we can to restore her.
COLLEEN
Bill, you know what it's like to be
tall. Can you help--

BILL
There's tall, and then there's you
-- a massive monstrosity!

COLLEEN
From "little blonde goddess" to
"massive monstrosity"? I thought
you loved me!
BILL
Love you... like this? I'd be
ridiculed by my friends.
 24.

COLLEEN
How do you think I feel?

Keswick hurriedly arrives downstairs, standing in between

Colleen and Belinda.

KESWICK
Bill, please keep this a secret.

BILL
Wouldn't tell a soul -- my sanity
would be questioned.

MEG
I'll drive you back to Vegas.

BILL
I'll call a cab. But get that huge
freak out of sight before it comes!
COLLEEN
How dare you call me that!
BILL
Bye-bye, big girl. Forever!
He turns away from her and reaches for his cellphone. Colleen
waves Meg inside, then angrily brings the garage door down.
It loudly hits the ground from the force of her pull.

COLLEEN
I didn't need this!
(sits at bed and cries)
I thought he cared for me.
BELINDA
If so, he'd have stood by you.
MEG
You're better off without him. When
we talked, he envisioned you as a
future trophy wife, little more.

KESWICK
But when that trophy tripled, he
showed he was unworthy of you.
COLLEEN
So what now? I can't work or pay
Ivan's medical bill, people see me
as a monster to be feared, not
loved -- this is pure hell!
Keswick looks at her with sympathy.
 25.

MEG
You'll have to hide here a bit
longer. Tomorrow, Ill go to your
apartment for clothes to enlarge.

KESWICK
Ill address her, er, other needs.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

Colleen's makeshift home has substantially changed. Equipment

aside from the Resizer are now beneath the balcony.

Numerous items -- a chest of drawers with clothes, shoes, a

table and portable clock reading 10:55 a.m. -- have been
enlarged to triple scale, as have a portable potty and shower
stall, both behind a curtain.

Colleen looks the room over and smiles as Keswick, Belinda

and Meg stand before her.

COLLEEN
You resized all this for me?

MEG
We want you happy. This will help.

COLLEEN
Nature is calling, so I better--

KESWICK
Go right ahead. It's set up.

Colleen goes behind the curtain.

MEG
Saw Maureen at the apartment --
didn't say whats happened to you
yet. Will pick her up tomorrow.

Colleen, in silhouette, strips to bra and panties. She enters

the potty and shuts the door. A super-loud streaming sound is
heard, causing Keswick, Meg and Belinda to cover their ears,
followed by an Aaaahhh.
KESWICK
When you gotta go, you gotta go.
Colleen leaves the potty and goes to the shower in giant
naked silhouette. A spray of steaming hot water is seen,
along with a slightly different sigh from Colleen.
 26.

BELINDA
You did resize the soap, boss?

Keswick slaps his forehead, shaking his head.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NEXT DAY

Keswick holds a diamond ring in front of Colleen.

KESWICK
Before she went to pick up Maureen,
Meg gave me this. Says it's yours.
COLLEEN
Yeah, Tim's engagement ring.
KESWICK
Might as well make it fit you.
COLLEEN
Don't. Brings back bad memories.
KESWICK
If we can triple diamonds in size,
we can roll in the dough.

He opens the Resizer chamber, places the ring inside, then

exits and closes the chamber door.

KESWICK (CONTD)
Diamonds, soon to be a giant girl's
best friend!

He presses the green growth button, a light beams from

inside, and the process ends. He reopens the chamber,
retrieves the diamond ring... and sees it hasn't enlarged.
KESWICK (CONTD)
The Resizer apparently can't
enlarge precious jewels. So there
goes that moneymaking scheme.

INT. KESWICKS LIVING ROOM - DAY

Meg and Maureen stand in the foyer as Keswick enters from the
hallway to the lab.

MEG
So hows she doing?

KESWICK
Fine. You must be Maureen.
 27.

MAUREEN
Whatd you do to my little sister?
KESWICK
She's fine, and I doubt you'll be
using that term for a while.

MAUREEN
Er, can we talk in private first?

KESWICK
Sure. Meg, go see Colleen.

Meg walks to the lab. Keswick and Maureen, who remains

uptight, stand in the center of the living room.

KESWICK (CONTD)
So what's this about?

MAUREEN
I have no idea what's happened to
her, but you should know this about
her health in case it's relevant.
This is in strictest confidence.

KESWICK
Sure. What?

MAUREEN
Colleen's ex severely beat her
before they divorced. As a result,
she's unable to have children.
KESWICK
That's awful. Let's go to the lab.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

Maureen sees the mammoth form of her younger sister, sitting
forlornly on the side of her giant bed.

MAUREEN
What the--

She collapses, but Meg, Belinda and Keswick grab her before
she falls to the ground. They then revive her.

COLLEEN
Aside from being so big, Im OK.
How's Ivan?
MAUREEN
Getting better. Should be out soon.
 28.

COLLEEN
Tell Ivan I love him, but dont
tell him, or anyone, about this.

MAUREEN
But how can we pay for his surgery?

COLLEEN
Well find a way.

KESWICK
Well handle Colleens expenses --
shelter, food -- while she hides.
BELINDA
We have rooms for you to stay here.
COLLEEN
Please stay. I can use the support.
MAUREEN
Think you can restore her?
KESWICK
Well wrack our brains to reverse
her growth.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

Keswick, Maureen and Meg find Belinda and Colleen at lunch.

Belinda sits at a normal-sized table, while Colleen is in
jeans and a red T-shirt marked MARYLAND WOMENS BASKETBALL."

MAUREEN
You enlarged your lucky T-shirt.

KESWICK
You went to Maryland?

COLLEEN
(shakes her head)
A waitress from Baltimore gave it
to me. My higher ed? Two years of
juco -- no basketball, either.

BELINDA
Well, you could play now, dearie.

COLLEEN
Not in my plans.
 29.

MAUREEN
Good news! Ivan will be discharged
at six tonight. Want to see him?

COLLEEN
Think I have to -- but he might be
scared that I'm so big. Break this
to him very, very gently.
MEG
Well do just that.
COLLEEN
Meg, recall when we babysat Cybill?

INT. COLLEENS LAS VEGAS APARTMENT, KITCHEN - DAY (FLASHBACK)

IVAN BLACK (8) cries as a large female German shepherd barks.

INT. KESWICK'S LABORATORY - DAY (RESUMING)

Close-up of an uneasy Colleen.

EXT. KESWICK'S LABORATORY - NIGHT

Ivan, in sweatshirt and corduroy rompers, walks from Meg's

SUV, parked in the driveway, with Meg and his mother Maureen.

MAUREEN
Aunt Colleen has been good to you.

MEG
Like when she took you horseback
riding for your birthday last
August. She showed me the pictures.

MAUREEN
Now you have to be good to her. She
needs your love. Promise?
IVAN
Anything for Aunt Colleen!
MAUREEN
Shell be so proud of you.
(crosses her fingers)
 30.

INT. KESWICKS LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Maureen, Meg and Ivan are in the foyer, greeted by Keswick
and Belinda.
KESWICK
I've heard so much about you. Your
aunt's waiting to see you again!

MAUREEN
Now please be kind to Aunt Colleen.

He nods, and they walk down the hallway and into the lab.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NIGHT

Colleen sits cross-legged on the bed, attempting to be
inconspicuous at her huge size. Ivan is amazed, not afraid.
IVAN
Wow! Aunt Colleen!
They exchange smiles -- Ivans one of excitement, Colleens
one of relief. He escapes the grasp of his mother and climbs
onto the bed to greet his enlarged aunt.

COLLEEN
Youre... not afraid of me?

She gingerly puts one hand around his tiny waist, unsure of
her own strength, and carefully lifts him.

IVAN
No, but howd you get so big?

COLLEEN
Its, well, a long story. Or maybe
we should call it a tall tale.

Maureen, smiling, moves closer to her son and sister.

IVAN
Can Aunt Colleen stand up?

COLLEEN
Sure I can!

She carefully rolls off the bed and stands, slowly lowering
her nephew to the floor. Ivan stands next to her, sees he
reaches just above her kneecap, then stares up at her in awe.

IVAN
Fee-fi-fo-fum!
 31.

Colleen laughs heartily, as do the other adults.

COLLEEN
Shouldnt that be fee-fi-fo-femme?
But Im a gentle giant -- no
smelling blood of Englishmen!

She lifts him off the floor, then hugs and kisses him.
MAUREEN
Ivan, how would you like to spend
the summer here with Aunt Colleen?
Ill be here, too.

IVAN
Sure! Can my friends come see her?

COLLEEN
(shaking her head)
I know youd like to, but this has
to stay our secret until I go back
to my old size.

IVAN
Why would you want to do that?

Colleen gives him a bittersweet smile, then cries joyful

tears as she lowers Ivan to the floor. He follows Maureen up
the staircase, waving at her.
MEG
What a relief.
COLLEEN
He just took the weight of the
world off my shoulders. I never
dreamed hed accept me like this.

Keswick gives Colleen an admiring glance. She returns it.

KESWICK
Youre his big friendly plaything.
COLLEEN
God bless him.

MONTAGE - KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY/NIGHT

Keswick and Belinda look for a way to undo Colleens growth
as she looks on, modifying the Resizer and then placing
various lab animals to test the results. Nothing works.

SUPER: Four weeks later

 32.

Colleen, still a giant, sits on the floor and teaches Ivan

chess with an enlarged board and pieces. Ivan moves his rook
to capture one of her pawns. She advances one of her knights.

IVAN
I wish I were a giant like you.

COLLEEN
No, you don't. Do you really want
to be unable to fit in a car, much
less drive one someday? Youd be
too big to go to school.

IVAN
But you seem happy as a giant.

Colleen sighs, then looks on es as Ivan moves his bishop.

IVAN (CONTD)
Check.

She moves her king out of harms way.

COLLEEN
Not happy, just accepting my fate.
If I shrink back, great. If not...

Ivan advances a pawn.

IVAN
Ill visit you when you get old.
She smiles, then moves her queen diagonally.

COLLEEN
You mean, when Im the worlds
biggest little old lady?
IVAN
Yes, Aunt Colleen. I love you.
He moves his knight and her king is trapped.

IVAN (CONTD)
Checkmate.

INT. PURPLE PAVILION OFFICE - DAY

Vito trades kisses with Meg, seated on his lap, when the
phone rings.
 33.

VITO
So something big came up again, and
you need another month? OK. But
remember--
(hangs up phone)
MEG
So who was that?
VITO
Nobody important.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

Belindas 4-door sedan is outside an open trucking bay door.
Maureen and Ivan, waving an American flag, enter through a
rear door. Colleen and Keswick look on and wave to them.

KESWICK
Enjoy the Fourth of July fireworks!

IVAN
Too bad Aunt Colleen can't go.

COLLEEN
Tell me all about it tomorrow, OK?

She blows him a kiss as the car backs out, then lowers the
garage door from inside. She and Keswick stroll into the lab.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Imagine me on the Strip at this
size. Id cause a riot.

KESWICK
So its just the two of us.

COLLEEN
The first time since this happened.

KESWICK
Lets turn the tables -- this time
Im serving you a drink.

He goes to the lab refrigerator, pulls out a bottle of white

wine and an enlarged, chilled glass, and pours her a drink.

KESWICK (CONTD)
Tonight, we learn how much wine can
get a giant drunk. No, not really.
He smiles as he uses both hands to give her the huge glass.
 34.

COLLEEN
Awww, thank you, doc.

KESWICK
Call me Keswick.

She sips the wine and winks her approval.

COLLEEN
OK, Keswick. Thanks for giving me
shelter these past weeks.

KESWICK
It's the right thing to do. Didn't
want to risk making a giant angry.

He leaves Colleens side and walks upstairs to the balcony.

COLLEEN
What am I, the attack of the fifty-
foot Debbie Downer? Having family
and friends here has kept me sane.
KESWICK
Good. I feel so guilty over this.
COLLEEN
Still have one question, one very
big question.

KESWICK
And what is that?

COLLEEN
Who would want my love? I feel
so... so lonely being so big.
(cries)
KESWICK
I've liked you since we first met.
COLLEEN
Yeah, weve flirted these years.
KESWICK
You miss Bill.
COLLEEN
Liked him for the wrong reasons.
KESWICK
Probably the same wrong reasons I
liked Cassandra.
 35.

COLLEEN
Liked? So that's in the past tense?
KESWICK
All thats changed is your size.
COLLEEN
Hardly. We know now this won't be
fatal, but if people saw me at this
scale, they might kill me instead.

KESWICK
I'd protect you.

COLLEEN
Awwww, thanks, doc. With my size
and strength, I'd protect you, too.
KESWICK
It's appreciated.
COLLEEN
I'm glad of that, my little
Keswick. Can I call you that?

KESWICK
Sure... your little Keswick. But I
never feel small around you.

COLLEEN
You're a bigger man than Bill could
ever be. Let's make this official.

Their faces, and lips, try to align for a gentle kiss, though
their size discrepancy makes it difficult. Finally, they
succeed, and he draws back, admiring her.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
So, how'd you like kissing a giant?
KESWICK
Wonderful! But where will it lead?
COLLEEN
Im kinda curious about the
possibilities.

KESWICK
Lets get to know each other better
before taking that, er, giant step.

COLLEEN
But we still can be a... little bit
intimate -- no pun. Come on.
 36.

She lifts him from the balcony; he initially resists, then

relents. She takes him bedside and sets him on her lap.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
How about a lap dance?

KESWICK
Youd crush me.

COLLEEN
Not with you in my lap!

She writhes her huge torso. Keswick shakes.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
Shouldve done this for Vito.
Keswick gazes up at the underside of her gigantic bustline.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
Like that point of view?

KESWICK
Kinda interesting.

He raises his hands toward her breasts. Colleen swats them

away before he can reach them.

KESWICK (CONTD)
(weakly)
I'm sorry.
COLLEEN
OK, you're forgiven. Think you can
handle having a giant girlfriend?

Keswick blushes.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Feel insecure?
KESWICK
Not a bit. Youre so big and strong
and beautiful -- my giant goddess.

COLLEEN
Awww. Ill look out for you.

She bends her head down and softly kisses him.

BOTH
Mmmmmmmmm...
They fall asleep in each others arms.
 37.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NIGHT

Belinda, Maureen and Ivan return from the fireworks to find

Colleen asleep on the bed, with a sleeping, also clothed
Keswick atop her.
MAUREEN
Awww, so cute.
She pulls a smartphone from her purse and photographs the
couple. She takes Ivan up the spiral staircase as Belinda
remains below.

IVAN
Great big Aunt Colleen has an itty
bitty boyfriend!

MAUREEN
(gently laughing)
Her pal would enjoy seeing this.

INT. PURPLE PAVILION OFFICE - NEXT DAY

Meg cuddles with Vito in his chair. She pulls a smartphone
from her jeans pocket and turns it on.

MEG
Might as well check my email.

She notes something sent from Maureen Cossitt, instantly

opens the extension, and sees the picture of Keswick and
Colleen sleeping, he resting on her giant torso.
VITO
That's a strange image. She's three
times his size.

MEG
(hurriedly)
My friend who sent this is learning
to use Photoshop effects. Getting
pretty good at it, doncha think?

VITO
I'm impressed. Very realistic.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

Colleen sits on her bed, sipping a two-liter bottle of soda

that's tiny in her huge hand, when Ivan heads down the spiral
staircase, a sheet of paper in his hand. He rushes to her.
 38.

IVAN
Aunt Colleen! Aunt Colleen!

COLLEEN
Enjoy the fireworks?

IVAN
Did I ever! Oh, and this morning, I
made something for you.

He hands Colleen the sheet. It's a drawing of Colleen's head

on an ant's body, with a message.

COLLEEN
"To my giant aunt" -- I love it!

She burps from the soda. The air she releases pushes Ivan's
hair to the top of his forehead. He smiles in amazement.

IVAN
Cool!

INT. BRYSON CASINO, LARRY GORDONS OFFICE - DAY

Larry Gordon is on the phone.

LARRY
Yes. Mr. Sanderson.

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. BRYSON CASINO, ERNEST SANDERSONS OFFICE - DAY

Casino owner ERNEST SANDERSON (64) wears casual western gear

and talks into his phone.

ERNEST
Larry, a high-roller regular asked
why he hasnt seen Colleen Cossitt
waitressing lately. Says its been
weeks.

LARRY
Havent heard a thing from her.

ERNEST
Find where she is. Tell her to come
back. She better have a damn good
reason, or we may as well fire her.
 39.

LARRY
I will check, sir.
Ernest hangs up, and seconds later the phone rings.

ERNEST
See you tonight, and yes, I'll have
the cash.

INT. BRYSON CASINO - DAY

Larry makes the rounds of the tables where Colleen normally
works to check with her fellow super servers.
LARRY
Tina! Gwen! Either of you know of
Colleen's whereabouts?

TINA LINDHOLM (31), a brunette, and GWEN CLARY (29), a tall

blonde, come to meet him, each in super server attire.
TINA
Not a thing.
GWEN
Neither have I -- but now that I
think of it, I havent seen that
Keswick Fletcher guy since, either.

LARRY
Whats he got to do with her?

TINA
Think he likes her. Asked about
Colleen on days she wasn't working.
GWEN
Hes done that with me, too.
CUT TO:

INT./EXT. ERNEST SANDERSONS LUXURY SEDAN - DAY

With Larry as his passenger, Ernest drives on a two-lane road

miles north of Las Vegas.

ERNEST
What the hell am I doing out here?

LARRY
Just a hunch, sir, but I think this
is where we'll find her.
 40.

EXT./INT. KESWICKS HOME/LABORATORY - DAY

Larry rings the bell; Keswick opens the door and waves him
and Ernest into the foyer.
KESWICK
Can't seem to place you two.
LARRY
I'm Larry Gordon, casino wait staff
supervisor at the Bryson. I'm
looking for Colleen Cossitt.
Haven't heard from her in weeks.
The hallway door to the lab was left open when Keswick went
to answer the doorbell, and Colleen hears Larry's voice. A
basketball bounces in the background.

COLLEEN (O.S.)
Mr. Gordon!

LARRY
That certainly sounds like her!

ERNEST
Colleen, I'm Ernest Sanderson, your
boss. Are you being held captive?

COLLEEN (O.S.)
Er, no -- not really.

KESWICK
(shrugging)
Yeah, she's here.
COLLEEN (O.S.)
I'd like to see Mr. Gordon, and Mr.
Sanderson, too.

KESWICK
I hope they can stand seeing you!

He reluctantly leads them into the hallway.

KESWICK (CONTD)
She's, er, quite a bit different
from the last time you saw her.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY HALLWAY - DAY

Keswick leads Larry and Ernest to the lab.

 41.

ERNEST
(to Larry)
Now you said her nephew is ill?

LARRY
Was ill, sir -- hes recuperating.

ERNEST
I'll lay down the law with his aunt
-- get back to work, or goodbye!

The bouncing basketball continues to be heard.

ERNEST (CONTD)
Mr. Fletcher, I'm here to tell Miss
Cossitt,

Keswick opens the door.

ERNEST (CONTD)
"You're--

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

Belinda shoots, and misses, a basketball over Ivan at a
backboard and rim hung 10 feet high. Maureen watches from
upstairs.

To the right of the hoop is Colleen, sitting cross-legged.

She catches the ball as it clangs off the rim, then easily
dunks it with one hand while still sitting. Ernest is awed.

ERNEST
--er, fired.

Colleen smiles, stands up and draws closer to Ernest, whos

regained his composure.

COLLEEN
But do I get two weeks severance
pay, Mr. Sanderson?
LARRY
Colleen? Are you all right?
COLLEEN
Aside from my, er, condition, yes.
ERNEST
And what is this all about?
Colleen walks past Ernest to the doorway, towering over him.
 42.

COLLEEN
About this -- youre not leaving
the lab until you promise to take
care of Ivans medical expenses!
LARRY
(pointing to Ivan)
Thats her nephew, sir.

COLLEEN
And I have Mr. Gordon as a witness.

Larry smiles at her; his boss doesnt see it. Colleen, hands
on hips, stares down at Ernest.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
You may have a billion dollars and
run a multinational corporation,
but youre no big man to me!
ERNEST
(nervously)
Miss Cossitt, you can get anything
you want. Ill pay every cent of
his medical expenses.
MAUREEN
Go get em, sis!
Ernest turns to look up and sees Maureen. He's instantly
attracted to her, and Colleen notices.
COLLEEN
Meet my sister, Maureen.
Ernest can't take his eyes off her, as Colleens personality
quickly shifts.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Thank you, Mr. Sanderson, thank
you, thank you, thank you!

She lifts Ernest off the floor and smothers him with kisses
before gently placing him down.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
Oh, Im so happy! I could sing and
dance and--

ERNEST
(snaps his fingers)
Thats it!
 43.

KESWICK
Thats what?
ERNEST
Miss Cossitt, howd you like to be
rehired by the Bryson?

COLLEEN
Me, serve drinks at this size? I'd
scare all your customers away!

ERNEST
And into our showroom, where you
can sing and dance to your hearts
content!
He raises his hand upward to indicate its high ceiling.

COLLEEN
You mean me, a headliner? At the
Bryson? My dream come true!
ERNEST
With your size and beauty--
COLLEEN
And talent!
ERNEST
And yes, with your singing and
dancing talent, you'll wow Vegas
and put us on the map. No one else
in the world is quite like you!
Larry shakes Ernests hand in appreciation as Maureen, Ivan
and Belinda all applaud. The only holdout is Keswick.
KESWICK
If youre going to parade Colleen
around like some sort of huge
freak, well have to say no.

COLLEEN
Not your call anymore, little guy.

KESWICK
I dont want to see you exploited.

COLLEEN
Know that song from Gypsy, You
Gotta Have a Gimmick"? Well, I now
have sixteen-foot-one-and-an-eighth
worth of gimmick, and I might as
well use every damn inch of it!
 44.

She briefly does a burlesque-style bump and grind.

ERNEST
Rest assured Colleen will be
treated with the utmost respect by
the Bryson. Shes one of our own.

COLLEEN
Mr. Sanderson, I accept on two
conditions. One, make Keswick my
manager, so I'm never exploited.

KESWICK
(staring up at her)
That's really not my background.
Think I can do it?
COLLEEN
You're smart. Put that Berkeley
brain of yours to work, doc.

ERNEST
Fine with me. And condition two?

COLLEEN
My first years salary is for one
million dollars, with ten percent
of that going to Keswick -- a
hundred thousand bucks for him.

ERNEST
Its a deal.

Keswick walks to Ernest and shakes his hand.

KESWICK
Dont announce anything just yet.
Keep this secret for a while till
we work out a show for her to do.
ERNEST
Larry, Ill raise your salary by
fifty bucks a week for helping me
find this giant goldmine of a girl.

COLLEEN
(shaking her head)
Make his raise a hundred a week.
ERNEST
Whatever you say, Miss Cossitt.
Colleen blows them kisses as they leave. Larry smiles and
blows her a kiss in return.
 45.

COLLEEN
Thank you, Mr. Gordon. Thank you,
Mr. Sanderson. I love you both!
She lays down on her bed and raises her arms in exultation.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
Never thought Id ever say this,
but I love being a giant!
She gleefully kicks up her denim-clad legs as Meg enters.

MEG
What are you happy about, big girl?
IVAN
Aunt Colleen is gonna be a star!

COLLEEN
That's why I'm happy. This is
simply the greatest day of my life!
She continues kicking her legs, but accidentally hits a light
fixture above, plunging the lab into darkness.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
Oopsie.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - LATER

Colleen props herself up on her bed, lying on the side, as

Keswick, Maureen, Meg and Belinda sit on the floor, staring
up at her.
BELINDA
I guess restoring Colleen to her
old size is now on the backburner.
COLLEEN
Don't need to shrink anymore.

KESWICK
Now about her act.
BELINDA
How do we make people like her??

MEG
She's friendly and sweet. Gotta
play that up.
 46.

KESWICK
(to Colleen)
I know what kind of music you
danced to at the Bryson. Is that
the kind of music you like?
MAUREEN
What does she like? Girl groups.
MEG
I can vouch for this.

KESWICK
What?
COLLEEN
Songs from the sixties, Hes So
Fine, Be My Baby and so on. Not
just groups, but solo acts, too.
MAUREEN
She used to play and sing those
songs to Ivan. He loved it.

COLLEEN
Had a huge collection of girl-group
records in my apartment. Thankfully
I downloaded them all -- at my new
size, I'd probably break them.

MAUREEN
You'd be great performing them.
KESWICK
A beautiful, glamorous giant.

COLLEEN
Think you could handle the
competition, my little Keswick?
KESWICK
You all know by now Im in love
with this big girl.
COLLEEN
And this big girl loves you, too.

She lifts him off the floor, kissing him. The others cheer.
MEG
Aside from size, you two are just
right for each other.

The doorbell rings.

 47.

BELINDA
Sit tight. Ill go get it.

INT. KESWICKS LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Belinda opens the front door and sees a miffed Cassandra in a
glittery blue minidress.

CASSANDRA
Where the hell is Keswick? He was
to meet me on the Strip at seven
tonight.
KESWICK (O.S.)
Cassandra, Ive been preoccupied
with some big things.
CASSANDRA
Big things? Like what?

She marches from the foyer into the lab -- where she
discovers Keswick in Colleen's enormous arms. Both happily
wave at her.
KESWICK
Like this.

CASSANDRA
I-I d-dont know w-what--
A frightened Cassandra slowly retreats from the lab.

KESWICK
Id planned to tell her tonight we
were breaking up.
(beats)
But I forgot.

As Belinda re-enters, a car engine is heard in the distance.

MEG
Think shell spill the beans?
KESWICK
And have people think she's crazy?
COLLEEN
Well soon show she was sane.
 48.

INT. KESWICK'S LABORATORY - DAY

Colleen, in T-shirt and shorts, dwarfs Keswick, Larry and

Ernest, holding a basketball; Meg, Maureen and Belinda stand
behind. A basket is at each end of the cleared lab floor.
COLLEEN
This is a ridiculous idea.

ERNEST
You're selling yourself short.
I saw you dunk a basketball.
COLLEEN
Sitting near the basket. Big deal.
ERNEST
If you can play, you'll pack the
casino and we'll lobby the W-N-B-A
for a team. Heck, maybe the N-B-A.

COLLEEN
You're nuts, and I'll prove it.
The women go on the lab-turned-basketball court for a game --
Colleen and Maureen vs. Meg and Belinda. And while Colleen
plays hard, her prophecy is proved correct.
She can't dunk while standing up. She can't catch what to her
is a softball-sized basketball. When she tries to dribble,
Meg easily steals the ball.

ERNEST
Okay, we'll limit the show to
singing and dancing, as you wished.

INT. KESWICKS HOME, SECOND-FLOOR HALLWAY - DAY

Keswick heads down the spiral staircase to the foyer. Maureen

is with two MALE DANCERS and two FEMALE DANCERS in their 20s,
and GENO ALVARADO (56), the Brysons choreographer.
GENO
Why couldn't we take our phones
with us?
KESWICK
It's strictly for security. Follow
me.

He leads them into the hallway and a lab cleared of clutter.

 49.

GENO
So?
KESWICK
This.

A curtain opens, revealing Colleen in her Maryland shirt over

black leotard and tights, waving down at her guests.
COLLEEN
Hi!

FEMALE DANCER #1
Oh.
MALE DANCER #1 (MITCHELL)
My.

FEMALE DANCER #2
God.
MALE DANCER #2
Shes.

GENO
So.
MITCHELL
Big!

KESWICK
See why youll rehearse here?
COLLEEN
Ill be headlining at the Bryson.

GENO
Uh... you?
COLLEEN
Sure. Oh, and my name is Colleen.
I'm just over sixteen feet tall.

KESWICK
She was one of the super servers
at the casino.
COLLEEN
Ive since moved up in the world.
FEMALE DANCER #2
And how!
 50.

KESWICK
Youll like working with her. Get
your luggage and go up to your
rooms -- Geno, youll use my
assistants room. Then come down.

The guests take their luggage up the spiral staircase. Before

Keswick joins them, he waves Colleen over.
KESWICK (CONTD)
Pay up the twenty bucks. None of
them fainted.

MONTAGE - KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY/NIGHT

Colleen and her dancers rehearse various routines in the lab
space as Geno oversees them from the balcony.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NIGHT

Keswick emerges from his room as the day's final rehearsal
ends and the dancers disperse. Geno remains on the balcony.
GENO
OK, thats it. Go to your rooms and
well set up at nine tomorrow.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NIGHT

In the darkened lab, Colleen tries to fall asleep in her
oversized bed. But she overhears something from upstairs.

GENO (O.S.)
Mitchell, you danced like crap
tonight. Out of step, poor rhythm.
MITCHELL (O.S.)
Uh, sir, it was the first night of
rehearsals. Please.
GENO (O.S.)
The worst display in the ten years
Ive choreographed this troupe.

COLLEEN
(shaking her head)
What a bully!
MITCHELL (O.S.)
Mr. Alvarado, I--
 51.

GENO (O.S.)
See these shoes I took off?

MITCHELL (O.S.)
Uh, yes, sir.
GENO (O.S.)
Shine them tonight, then leave them
near my door.

COLLEEN (V.O.)
Cant do it himself? Ill show him.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NEXT DAY

The dancers are downstairs, having breakfast with Keswick,

Maureen and Ivan around a table. Geno hasnt emerged from his
room. Colleen walks to the railing and knocks on his door.
GENO (O.S.)
Ill be out shortly.
COLLEEN
Good!
Geno opens the door, dressed but for lack of shoes, and sees
Colleen. He reaches to his right to retrieve his shoes, but
she places her hand to block him and he cant reach them.
GENO
Just what are you doing?

COLLEEN
This.
She takes the shoes and flicks them down the hallway.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Theres one thing I wont stand
for, and thats a bully. Mitchell?
GENO
(frightened)
Well, he--

COLLEEN
See my point? You wouldnt dare try
that with me -- not at my size!
GENO
Probably not.
 52.

COLLEEN
I look out for the little guy -- I
once was one myself!
(points a finger at him)
That crap wont play here! Do you
understand?
GENO
Er, yes.
COLLEEN
Very good. Now go get your shoes
and come down for breakfast.

The dancers below applaud, as Keswick smiles.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NIGHT

Ivan, Maureen, Keswick, Belinda and Meg sit at the balcony as
Colleen turns to them, towering above Geno and his dancers.
COLLEEN
Thanks for letting us rehearse in
private today. Now, the result.

GENO
Im impressed. Shes good.
COLLEEN
Thank you, sir. OK, lets go. One,
two, one, two, three, four--

Geno turns on the music, and Colleen sings and dances to a

girl-group song (suggested: Stay Awhile). She dances and
flirts with her audience, who applaud when the song ends.
KESWICK
Magnificent!
MAUREEN
Im so proud!
IVAN
Awesome!

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

The rear of a large truck backs into an open trucking bay as
Keswick looks on.
KESWICK
Very good.
 53.

INT. FRONT CAB OF TRUCK - DAY

A burly TRUCK DRIVER (40s) buckles his seat belt. Keswick
follows suit.
TRUCK DRIVER
Fill me in, buddy. Were going to
the Bryson to drop something at the
showroom?
KESWICK
Its actually not some-thing, but--

COLLEEN
I see the truck is here!
Colleens huge body now is in front of the truck, to the
driver's astonishment.

TRUCK DRIVER
This cant be real.
KESWICK
Its real -- and not some-thing,
but some-one. Meet Colleen.
COLLEEN
Im opening my engagement at the
Bryson tonight. Me -- a headliner!

TRUCK DRIVER
Whatever you say, maam.

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - NIGHT

It's a sold-out, black-tie crowd. Keswick sits at a side

front table, next to one where three well-dressed, attractive
FEMALE PATRONS in their 70s sit at a table with four chairs.
FEMALE PATRON #1
Know anything about this show?

FEMALE PATRON #2
The Brysons kept this top secret.
The spotlight dims and Ernest Sanderson comes out on stage.
ERNEST
Good evening. Welcome to the Bryson
on this historic night.
FEMALE PATRON #3 (O.S.)
Ernest, we'll be the judge of that.
 54.

ERNEST
Ladies and gentlemen, the amazing,
incredible -- Colleen!
The lights come on and four dancers hit the stage; an ape
three times their size joins them. The dancers sing Hot
Voodoo (from the film Blonde Venus); the ape dances along.

INT. FEMALE PATRONS TABLE - NIGHT

The trio looks on.

FEMALE PATRON #2
Is this animatronic ape Colleen?

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - NIGHT

The song and dance continues. The ape lifts its head off its
costume, revealing the large head of Colleen.

INT. FEMALE PATRONS TABLE - NIGHT

The women at the table watch, perplexed.
FEMALE PATRON #1
So its a dancer in an ape suit?

FEMALE PATRON #3
A dancer with a really big head.

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - NIGHT

Colleen dances, then slips out of her ape suit to reveal her
full stature in a short metallic green dress, skin-tone
hosiery and open-toed metallic green pumps. The crowd gasps.
FEMALE PATRON #2 (O.S.)
My God -- a giant woman!
MALE SPECTATOR #1 (O.S.)
Never seen anyone that size!
FEMALE SPECTATOR #1 (O.S.)
She's ginormous!
MALE SPECTATOR #2 (O.S.)
Is she for real?
The song concludes and Colleen strolls to center stage,
smiling and confident.
 55.

COLLEEN
Good evening! Yes, I am Colleen!
(crowd murmurs)
Im sixteen feet, one-and-an-eighth
inches tall, but please dont be
afraid. Im a very gentle giant.
KESWICK (V.O.)
So far, so good.

COLLEEN
And Im here to sing and dance for
you. Lets begin. One, two, one,
two, three, four--

She sings and dances to a girl-group song (suggested: Stay

Awhile), but the intense showroom lights soon distract her.
She loses her balance, falling backward, but avoids any
dancers. She dances again, but stumbles to one side, knocking
over props. Keswick, at his table, is shocked and powerless.

KESWICK
(to himself)
Oh, no, Colleen!
She gets up and resumes singing, waving the dancers to flee
her. She unsuccessfully tries catching up to the music.

MALE SPECTATOR #3 (O.S.)

She's a klutz!
FEMALE SPECTATOR #2 (O.S.)
Get away from her!

At songs end, Colleen bows her head to the audience -- most

of whom are hurrying to the exits -- and her fellow dancers.
COLLEEN
Th-Thatll be it for the night. Im
so sorry I let you down. I--
She drops the portable microphone from the top of her outfit.

INT. COLLEENS DRESSING ROOM, BRYSON - NIGHT

Colleen cries in her giant chair as Keswick and Ernest enter.

COLLEEN
My dream -- its now a nightmare!
ERNEST
What did you just do? Well have to
refund every opening-night ticket.
 56.

KESWICK
Colleen? Are you all right?

ERNEST
Thats not important now. This
giant of yours just made the Bryson
the laughingstock of Vegas!

KESWICK
Dont you dare insult Colleen!
COLLEEN
Stop, both of you! I wish I could
shrink myself down to nothing -- I
couldve killed someone out there!
Im a menace to the public. I quit!
KESWICK
And forfeit the million dollars?
The money for Ivans medical bills?

ERNEST
Ivan will be taken care of -- Ive
assured his mother of that. But if
Colleen wants to keep working here,
shell have to publicly apologize.

COLLEEN
I will.

INT. PURPLE PAVILION GENTLEMENS CLUB - DAY

Meg Switlik, in a sky-blue bikini on the clubs main stage,

puts on a robe and walks down the hallway.

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - DAY

The showroom is host to a press conference. Reporters and

camera crews crowd the room. In the front is a podium, an
enlarged table and chair flanked by two smaller chairs.
CUT TO:

INT. TV SCREEN - DAY

Local TV reporter ALICE ORR (28), a Native American woman,
speaks on a live feed. Her name is superimposed at bottom.
 57.

ALICE
Were at the Bryson casino on the
Strip for the latest on the
mysterious giantess Colleen.
Smartphone footage of Colleen appears on the screen.

ALICE (CONTD)
Since last nights aborted debut,
we've learned Colleen once was a
singing and dancing waitress at the
Bryson, standing five-foot-four.

A head shot of Colleen from her waitress days is shown.

ALICE (CONTD)
As Colleen Cossitt, she was last
seen at her old size nearly two
months ago before going absent.

INT. PURPLE PAVILION OFFICE - DAY

Vito Cortez watches the news on the office TV as Meg enters.

VITO
Look -- the gal who auditioned for
me weeks back. I dont believe it.
MEG
You better believe it -- shes now
an honest-to-goodness giant.
VITO
But... her change?

MEG
She was trying to make herself
bigger -- just like you wanted.
Meg cups her hands in front of her breasts.
VITO
All right, I get it. I think.

INT. TV SCREEN - DAY

Colleen emerges from her dressing room, wearing a purple
dress hemmed slightly above the knee. Sanderson and Keswick
follow, but neither can match her long strides.
VITO (O.S.)
Jeez, shes huge!
 58.

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - DAY

Colleen sits, crossing her stockinged legs. Sanderson walks
to the podium, while Keswick sits at her other side.

ERNEST
Thank you. No questions will be
taken today. And now, Colleen.
She does not rise from her chair, but waves without a smile.

COLLEEN
No prepared statement -- this is
off-the-cuff, from my heart. Last
nights incident was all my fault,
and I thank God no one was hurt.

INT. PURPLE PAVILION OFFICE - DAY

Colleen clears her throat as Vito recognizes Keswick.
VITO
Hey, I know that guy. Hes--
MEG
Keswick, her manager and boyfriend.
VITO
(laughs loudly)
That little guy is her boyfriend?
MEG
Its strictly platonic.

VITO
Sure -- how could he satisfy her?
MEG
Shhhh...

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - DAY

Colleen continues her speech.
COLLEEN
I know people are curious about me,
so Ive agreed to continue
appearing here, albeit under
drastically different conditions.
(sighs)
Beginning tomorrow night, Ill
sing, but stay put.
(MORE)
 59.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
For now, all my dancing will be in
one place -- for your safety and my
peace of mind.

ERNEST
Vegas will fall in love with her.
She'll soon be the Strip's
supersized sweetheart.

COLLEEN
I'm here to entertain people, not
attack them. Please grant me a
second chance. Thank you.
Colleen rises from her chair and walks away. Reporters shout
out questions, but she remains silent.
REPORTER #1 (O.S.)
How did you become a giant?
REPORTER #2 (O.S.)
Have you stopped growing?

INT. PURPLE PAVILION OFFICE - DAY

Vito, alone in his office, is on the phone.

VITO
Hey, saw that press conference with
the giant gal you got. Better
double next month's payment, OK?
(ends call, then V.O.)
As for her boyfriend, I'll let him
twist in the wind a bit longer, now
that I know Meg's pic was no fake.

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - NIGHT

The showroom is about three-quarters filled. The curtain

rises to show Colleen in a royal blue gown slit to the thigh,
but her ankles are shackled, as if she were King Kong.
COLLEEN
Told you -- I'm staying put!

Keswick, in formal wear, rushes on stage with a key, freeing

each of Colleen's legs. She remains stationary, and the
audience begins to laugh as they get the joke.
 60.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
Ladies and gentlemen, the guy who
came up with that gag -- my
manager, Keswick Fletcher!
Keswick bows, blows her a kiss as the crowd applauds, then
heads off-stage.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
It may not be a full house tonight,
but I know who my real friends are!
The crowd laughs and cheers.

Colleen spots Bill Messmer, seated with a buxom blonde date

at a front table. She stares down at him, then gives an all-
is-forgiven wink and a smile.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Well, hello down there!
(beats)
OK, let's get going. One, two, one,
two, three, four--
She sings a girl-group song (suggested: "When You Walk in the
Room") and dances in place but stays put. The audience
enthusiastically applauds at the end.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NEXT DAY

Colleen rests on her oversized bed and Belinda does chores
around the lab. Keswick checks a computer at his table.
KESWICK
The reviews are in -- youre a hit!
She smiles, then sits at the side of the bed.

COLLEEN
What did they write?
KESWICK
Colleen, the beautiful giant
headlining at the Bryson, is as
delightful as she is tall -- and
thats saying something.
COLLEEN
Go on.

He presses a button on the keyboard; another screen appears.

 61.

KESWICK
Another: After a false start
earlier this week, Vegas truly
biggest star was born last night --
the towering, terrific Colleen.

COLLEEN
(standing)
Yes, yes, yes!
KESWICK
One more for the hat trick: She's
more than sixteen feet tall, sings,
jokes about herself and dazzles
with charm. Colleen is a must-see.
The telephone rings. Keswick recognizes the number and
presses the speakerphone button.

KESWICK (CONTD)
Ernest Sanderson!
ERNEST (O.S.)
Tonight is a sellout. So's the rest
of the week!
COLLEEN
Mr. Sanderson, I'm so thrilled!
ERNEST (O.S.)
Another thing -- folks say their
kids love Colleen.
COLLEEN
Just like my nephew.
ERNEST (O.S.)
But they cant see her perform --
theyre barred from the showroom.
KESWICK
We can solve that.

ERNEST (O.S.)
Colleen, hows your sister doing?

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - DAY

A TEAM COLLEEN banner hangs across the top of the showroom

as 12 children -- six boys and six girls, ages 7 to 11 --
stand near the stage for rehearsal. One of the boys is Ivan.
 62.

Keswick and Maureen sit near the other parents. Colleen, in

Maryland T-shirt and jeans, comes out of the dressing room.
She waves at the parents while the kids stare up at her.
COLLEEN
Our first Team Colleen matinee.
Youll learn a song, then dance and
sing it with me. Wont that be fun?
The children cheer.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
Now heres how the song goes--
CUT TO:

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - DAY

Before a sold-out family audience, Colleen -- in a relatively
demure silvery gown -- performs a girl-group song (suggested:
"The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget"), with the kids as chorus.
She then poses for a group photo with the children.

INT. COLLEENS DRESSING ROOM, BRYSON - DAY

Colleen kicks off her shoes and chats with Keswick.

COLLEEN
Isnt that the perfect song for a
kids chorus? OK, the lyrics are a
bit ancient, but its so cute. And
Im glad theyre not afraid of me.

KESWICK
They see you as a giant fairy-tale
princess. And I like that new sign.
He points to the Integrity is everything banner.

COLLEEN
Its a gift from Mr. Gordon.
KESWICK
Integrity in Vegas. What a concept.

Ernest enters the dressing room and smiles up at Colleen.

ERNEST
The kids just love Colleen!
KESWICK
A sellout -- without alcohol sales.
 63.

ERNEST
Not a high profit margin, though.

KESWICK
So? The showroom's usually dark on
Saturday afternoons.
ERNEST
Colleen, dont forget the swimsuit
shoot at the pool Monday morning.
COLLEEN
Ill be ready, Mr. Sanderson.

EXT. BRYSON SWIMMING POOL - DAY

Colleen, in a white one-piece swimsuit, poses in the outdoor
pool as Keswick and hundreds watch. She stands at its deep
end, just beneath her bustline, splashing those in swimwear.
Two ELDERLY MALES in their 70s lustfully gaze up at her.

ELDERLY MALE #1
She's cute as a button--
ELDERLY MALE #2
And big as a house!

ELDERLY MALE #1
Imagine a roll in the hay with her.
ELDERLY MALE #2
Is there room in the barn?

They laugh.

INT. COLLEENS DRESSING ROOM, BRYSON - NIGHT

Keswick's cell phone rings while Colleen is showering.

KESWICK
Cassandra, why are you calling?
CASSANDRA (O.S.)
To give you one more chance, that's
why, and I'm not taking "no" for an
answer. Not when that overgrown
waitress is your only alternative.
KESWICK
I'll listen, if only out of
courtesy. I'll be at the Bryson.
 64.

CASSANDRA (O.S.)
Just bought two front-table seats,
one of them for you, and I'm
already seated. Be there.
She shuts off the phone as Keswick hurries into the showroom.

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - NIGHT

The showroom, largely empty, fills. Cassandra is at her
table, in a silver-colored gown slit to the thigh.
KESWICK (V.O.)
Boy, she means business. Nice legs.
He heads to her table, in a conciliatory mood, and carefully
sits next to her. She appears slightly tipsy.
KESWICK
Better not be here to make trouble.
CASSANDRA
Just reclaiming my man, that's all.
Colleen, in an enlarged bathrobe, peeks out her dressing-room
door and sees Keswick with Cassandra. She gives him a wistful
"how could you do this" look before returning to get dressed.
CASSANDRA (CONTD)
Hey, girl Goliath, pick on someone
your own size. Oh, I forgot --
there aren't any.
KESWICK
She's got a show to do, people to
entertain. Please don't upset her.

CASSANDRA
Me? Upset that big freak?
KESWICK
Her performance speaks for itself.

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - NIGHT

Colleen, in a gold-colored minidress, performs an uptempo
girl-group song (suggested: "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby"),
staring icily at Cassandra and pointing a finger at her.

The drunken socialite quickly understands what's going on,

but can't leave her seat. Meanwhile, Keswick subtly smiles
over how Colleen has put her wealthy "rival" in her place.
 65.

INT. COLLEENS DRESSING ROOM, BRYSON - NIGHT

Keswick is in Colleen's dressing room after the show.
COLLEEN
OK, break it to me gently. Will you
remain my manager? Cassandra's
obviously my romantic replacement.
KESWICK
Me leave you for her? Not in the
least! She could be twenty feet
tall and not measure up to you.
COLLEEN
(smiling)
You mean that?

KESWICK
Yep. You fired the full artillery
tonight. Gold mini, songs targeting
a rival--
COLLEEN
(sitting next to him)
Had to -- didn't think I stood a
chance. She's wealthy, she's
beautiful, she's normal.
KESWICK
Why settle for normal?

She joyfully grabs him, hugging and kissing him, then kicks
off her shoes in glee.
KESWICK (CONTD)
Let's introduce Cassandra to Bill.

COLLEEN
Are her tits big enough for him?
A FEMALE SECURITY GUARD (30s) opens the door and peers in.

FEMALE SECURITY GUARD

Miss Cossitt? A man is here to see
you.
TIM (O.S.)
She knows who I am!

Colleen sighs as Keswick moves to the rear of the room.

COLLEEN
And I know who he is. Let him in.
 66.

TIM WHITMAN (39), Colleens ex, enters. Hes wearing a denim

jacket and jeans. She stands up, puts her hands on her hips,
and stares at her ex-husband. Keswick gives him a cool look.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Shouldve guessed youd come back.
See the show?
TIM
Yep. You always dreamed of making
it big in this town. Never thought
youd try this.
COLLEEN
(points to herself)
This was an accident, and I dont
need your insults. Go to the Purple
Pavilion and bother their dancers.
TIM
Before I go, I ask one thing.
COLLEEN
(shakes her head)
Someday Ill lose my giant
virginity, but it sure as hell
wont be with you.
TIM
I could satisfy you, big girl, but
that aint what I meant.
COLLEEN
Don't blow sunshine up my skirt --
you're not getting a damn cent, not
after you sent me to the poorhouse!
She moves toward Tim, towering above him as he nervously
retreats into a corner and Keswick grins.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
You tiny Tim, after gambling all
our savings away -- how dare you!
(beats)
That is all I'm going to say.
Humbled, Tim meekly leaves her dressing room.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
Decided to take the high road.
KESWICK
I saw you shift gears.
 67.

COLLEEN
The one thing I hate is a man who
cant control his addictions. And
he was a gambling addict.
Keswick turns away from Colleen, who sits on the floor.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Unzip my dress, please. Oh, and I
ordered a stepladder to help you
with this. Should be in tomorrow.
He unzips her dress and she shakes it off while standing,
leaving her in bra and pantyhose over white panties.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
And that giant virginity quip? I
could lose it with you -- but
youve gotta earn it. Good night.
Colleen walks to her dressing-quarters bedroom.

INT. COLLEENS DRESSING ROOM, BRYSON - NEXT DAY

Colleen, in a denim skirt, sits in her dressing room, sipping
hot tea. Keswick arrives and sees a giant poster on a wall.

KESWICK
The growth charts have arrived!
COLLEEN
And they left the stepladder here.

The chart shows Colleen, at her full 16-foot-1 1/8 stature,

in a red beaded gown showing lots of stockinged leg.
On the left side is her measure in feet and inches with the
metric equivalent on the right, with the wording, "Compare
yourself to Colleen -- exclusively at the Bryson!"

Meanwhile, the real-life Colleen continues sipping her tea.

KESWICK
Youre now the symbol of the
Bryson! But let em have the symbol
-- Ive got the real thing!
COLLEEN
Lets see eye-to-eye on this.
She puts down her tea, stands and points at the stepladder.
 68.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
Climb up, my little Keswick. Dont
worry, Ill catch you if you fall.
He carefully ascends it step by step, stopping one step below
the top, and indeed is eye-to-eye with her.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Well?
She gently moves forward for a kiss, placing her hands behind
his back to protect him. He leans forward; their lips meet.
KESWICK
You truly are worth the climb!
COLLEEN
(smiling, giggling)
You better believe it.

KESWICK
This is almost like destiny for us.
Had that quake not occurred at that
second, you wouldn't be famous
today.

COLLEEN
And we might never have fallen in
love.
She clutches him tightly and their lips again meet.

INT. COLLEENS DRESSING ROOM, BRYSON - DAY

Colleen listens to ADRIAN DeVESTY (51), looking professional
in a coat and tie. He's laid out papers for her to examine.

COLLEEN
You enlarged the pages to my scale.
My eyes appreciate that.
ADRIAN
We tailor our managing talents to
specific clients, ma'am.
COLLEEN
I'm happy with Keswick as manager.
ADRIAN
But you need to bolster your brand.
COLLEEN
I'm human, not a damn brand.
 69.

ADRIAN
Think what you're leaving on the
table. I could help you there.
Keswick enters the dressing room.

COLLEEN
(shrugs)
I'll consider your offer.
ADRIAN
Very good, ma'am.

He rises for a handshake, though he initially hesitates.

Colleen extends her hand to him.
COLLEEN
At this size, I'm very careful with
handshakes, Mr. DeVesty. Don't be
afraid.
She and Adrian shake hands. He leaves. Keswick stares at her.
KESWICK
And what was that about?

COLLEEN
He wants to be my manager.
KESWICK
(points at himself)
You've already got one.
COLLEEN
Wanted to see what he could offer.
KESWICK
So I have competition.
COLLEEN
It's not what you think.

INT. BRYSON CASINO, ERNEST SANDERSONS OFFICE - DAY

Adrian sits across from Ernest's desk.
ADRIAN
Think I made some headway with that
giant. Thanks for contacting me.
 70.

ERNEST
I want to sign her to a long-term
deal, before she goes on the open
market and realizes her full value.

INT. CYNTHIA SEATON'S OFFICE, LOOMIS CASINO - DAY

Keswick shakes hands with CYNTHIA SEATON (29), a statuesque,
slender brunette, in her office, full of gold records,
autographed photos and other memorabilia from her career.

KESWICK
Been a fan of yours for many years.
CYNTHIA
Still recall signing a pic to a guy
named Keswick. Weird first name.
KESWICK
It was my mother's maiden name. So
why'd you invite me here?

CYNTHIA
I want to hire you. But first,
let's take a picture.
A male photographer enters from a nearby room, and Keswick
and Cynthia pose for a picture. He then leaves.

KESWICK
Me work for you? I'd be honored.
CYNTHIA
And I'm prepared to pay you a total
of one-point-five million dollars.
Try making that at the Bryson.
KESWICK
I've made that kind of impression?

CYNTHIA
Partly as a manager, moreso as a...
well, it's never been explained how
Colleen became a giant. We think
you had something to do with it.

KESWICK
Strictly classified information.
CYNTHIA
Tough nut to crack! Then I'll raise
the ante to three million.
 71.

KESWICK
Just what do you want?

CYNTHIA
I want you to make me a giant.
KESWICK
What?

CYNTHIA
All Colleen does with her size is
sing and dance. Triple my stature,
and with our high-tech showmanship,
I'd be the top attraction in town.
Keswick is too stunned to speak.

CYNTHIA (CONTD)
I currently stand slightly over six
feet tall. At eighteen-foot-one,
I'd be so... powerful!

Keswick rises from his seat in disgust.

KESWICK
Anyone wanting to become a giant
isn't worthy of being one! Unlike
you, Colleen never sought her size,
and she's been selfless with it.
CYNTHIA
So you're saying you won't do it?
KESWICK
Not if you offered ten million and
promised to perform the Kama Sutra.
CYNTHIA
(shaking her head)
You'll regret you said this!

CUT TO:

INT. COLLEENS DRESSING ROOM, BRYSON - NEXT DAY

An angry Colleen holds a newspaper page, tiny in her colossal

hands, with a picture showing Keswick posing with Cynthia.
Keswick is seated.
COLLEEN
Kindly explain this photo.
Consorting with the competition?
 72.

KESWICK
It's not that at all!

COLLEEN
I know you've been a fan of hers.
KESWICK
Well, I--

COLLEEN
Get out. You're fired!
KESWICK
(standing)
And leave me without income?
COLLEEN
Your problem.

INT. PURPLE PAVILION OFFICE - NIGHT

Keswick nervously sits across from Vito.
VITO
OK, whats the latest?

KESWICK
On the hundred and fifty-four
thousand?
VITO
Yeah. You said months ago you were
working on something big, and Im
guessing her name is Colleen.
KESWICK
You guessed right, sir.

VITO
Pay in full.
KESWICK
I can pay you fifty grand, but
thats it. At least for now.
VITO
Not enough for the boys in Boston.
KESWICK
It's all I've got.
 73.

VITO
(rubbing hands together)
Ill make a deal. Use your rights
to her show as collateral, and Ill
not only waive interest, but knock
your payment down to thirty grand.
How bout it?
Keswick hides the truth about his status with Colleen.
KESWICK
(shaking his head)
Cant do it. Won't do it.

VITO
Ive heard you and that giant are
an item -- word gets around. You
lettin your heart rule your head?

Again, Keswick can't admit their altered relationship.

KESWICK
Youre blackmailing me, arent you?
VITO
Call it what you will, but think it
over, and decide soon. Good night.

INT. PURPLE PAVILION OFFICE - NIGHT

Meg sits in Vitos lap while hugging and kissing him.

VITO
I'm curious about that Resizer
machine you told me about.

INT. COLLEENS DRESSING ROOM, BRYSON - NEXT DAY

The Cossitt sisters, joined by Keswick, talk over hot tea.
KESWICK
Maureen, why'd you invite me here?
COLLEEN
Cynthia hire you yet?
MAUREEN
Wanted both of you to hear this
story, which I've kept secret till
now. Remember that opening night?
 74.

COLLEEN
Where I almost was fired?
MAUREEN
You would've been had it not been
for me. I told Ernest that if he
let you go, our romance was over.
KESWICK
That took guts on your part. You
had no real standing with him.

MAUREEN
(sipping her tea)
I gambled that he cared enough for
me -- and Ivan -- to continue our
relationship. And he has. Took us
to Hoover Dam the other day.
COLLEEN
Thank you, sis. I owe you one.
KESWICK
Now I have a confession to make.
MAUREEN
And what is that?
KESWICK
I-I owe some money for gambling
debts. Over a hundred and fifty
thousand, in fact.
Suddenly both sad and mad, Colleens smile is replaced by
tears. Her fists clench, and she slowly rises from her chair.

COLLEEN
Noooooo!
Now standing, Colleen points down at Keswick, who cowers
before her. Maureen is shaken by her giant sisters reaction.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
I thought you were different,
better, smarter. I was wrong!
Gambling? Again? Why? Why?

Like a small child called to account for wrongdoing, Keswick

hems and haws before his towering girlfriend.
 75.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
I cant win, I just cant win! I
thought Id found a perfect guy --
handsome, intelligent -- and find
out hes merely Tim with a PhD!
Colleen draws closer to Keswick, who fearfully stares upward.
KESWICK
You probably want to tear me limb
from limb -- and you could.
COLLEEN
I didnt expect this from you. I
thought you had self-control.

MAUREEN
Sis, you met Keswick at a casino.
COLLEEN
What kind of crowd do you run with?

KESWICK
Youre right -- I am a little man.
COLLEEN
Thought we might still be friends.
Now, I want nothing to do with you.
(opens door)
Get out!
KESWICK
(walking to door, crying)
I'm not worthy of you.

He leaves, shutting the door behind him.

MAUREEN
I hope for your sake that wasnt a
wave of goodbye. He looked wounded.

COLLEEN
It's a lesson he needed to learn.
MAUREEN
I dunno. Tim lost your money;
Keswick blew his own.
COLLEEN
Its the principle. I cant afford
a Tim two-point-oh in my life.
 76.

MAUREEN
No, sis. To him, youre a goddess,
and I dont mean how big you are.
COLLEEN
The burden's on him.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

Keswick stands at the Resizer, next to Belinda.
BELINDA
Ive been tooling with the Resizer.
I may -- repeat, may -- have found
out how to undo its growth effects.
KESWICK
But Colleen doesnt want to shrink
back. Why should she? Vegas loves
her, her shows are sold out for
weeks -- and to her, Im a zero.
(sighs at desk)
BELINDA
I feel so bad for you.

KESWICK
I let her down. I dont blame her.
BELINDA
We'll talk this over after I return
from lunch, OK?
KESWICK
Fine. Ill hold the fort.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

Keswick reviews Belindas notes, then closes her notebook.
KESWICK (V.O.)
Belinda may be onto something. When
she comes back from lunch--
The trucking bay door opens. ED (32) and NEIL (35) overpower
Keswick and place a gag over his mouth. Car keys fall out of
his pocket.

NEIL
Take those keys and drive his car!
 77.

ED
Where to?
NEIL
Anywhere deserted.
Ed picks the keys off the floor as Neil puts Keswick into the
van and shuts the garage door.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - DAY

Belinda is at her computer as Meg, Maureen and Ivan look on.

BELINDA
Was Keswick with Colleen? Havent
seen him since morning. Its six.
MEG
I didnt see him with Colleen.
MAUREEN
They argued. Ill call her now.
She picks up her smartphone and dials.

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. COLLEENS DRESSING ROOM, BRYSON - DAY

Colleen, inside her closet, selects a silver-colored beaded

gown for that nights performance when the phone at her
table, enlarged to her triple scale, rings. She picks it up.
COLLEEN
Whats up?
MAUREEN (V.O.)
No Keswick, thats whats up.
Belinda hasnt seen him since
morning. Is he with you?

COLLEEN
You honestly thought hed be here?
MAUREEN (V.O.)
Dont you worry about him?
 78.

COLLEEN
Forgive the irony, but hes a big
boy -- well, maybe not to me -- and
he can take care of himself. If he
doesn't gamble his life away.

MAUREEN (V.O.)
Perhaps he went off on a bender.
COLLEEN
Keswick? Nah, he holds his liquor.
I'll give him credit for that. But
remember, he's part of my past.
MAUREEN (V.O.)
Good luck finding another man who'd
want a giant girlfriend.

COLLEEN
You underestimate my sex appeal.
MAUREEN (V.O.)
Keswick loves you. Here, Ivan says
hi.
IVAN (V.O.)
Aunt Colleen, if you see Uncle
Keswick, please have him come home.
I like Uncle Keswick. I thought you
did, too.
COLLEEN
Gotta go. Good night.
(ends call and sits)
They're right -- he truly loves me.
Now I've lost him... forever.
She opens her dressing-room door.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Hey, Geno, no up-tempo stuff
tonight. Replace em with ballads,
sad ballads...

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - NIGHT

Colleen performs a sad girl-group ballad (suggested: Im

Nobodys Baby Now) to end the show; the crowd applauds. She
returns to a dark dressing room, sits and cries.
 79.

INT. ROOM IN KIDNAPPERS HIDEOUT - NIGHT

Keswick, his arms bound, sits on the floor in a darkened
room. The door is shut and the only light comes from a sky
window above. Neil and Ed stand over him.
KESWICK
I dont know who you are, but I'm
guessing what you want--

NEIL
Youll find out soon enough.
ED
Thats right.

The door opens and a light switch flips on. It's Vito.
VITO
So, have you changed your mind
about selling me the rights to
Colleens show?

KESWICK
The answer remains no, and I may
as well tell you the truth. She's
fired me as her manager, and I no
longer own the rights.

Vito crouches inches from Keswick, who pulls his head back as
a reflex action.
VITO
Then Ill propose a plan B, where
you still can be of value. You made
Colleen a giant, right?
KESWICK
Uh... yes.

VITO
Give us the blueprints for that
machine -- or better yet, build us
one -- and you're free to make all
the money you want. Colleen, too.

KESWICK
What would you do with it?
VITO
It could prove useful to that
organization I work for in Boston.
 80.

KESWICK
Ill need to think it over.

VITO
Refuse it, and youre a hostage.
Who'll negotiate for your release
now? Colleen? The Bryson?
(turns to Ed)
Back to the club. Neil, stay here.
Vito and Ed leave, shutting off the light. Seconds later,
Neil also leaves, but keeps the door open. A tired Keswick
falls asleep, only to be awakened by a semi-familiar voice.

MEG
Keswick! What are you doing here?
He now fully recognizes whos speaking to him.
KESWICK
Your boss kidnapped me.
Meg crouches to his level and looks him in the eye.
MEG
Why? He's not into guys or bondage.

KESWICK
I owe his Boston mob big money.
MEG
So that's his "organization"?

KESWICK
Are you that naive?
MEG
I dance, not judge. Sit tight, I'll
help. But if you escape now, who
knows what he'll do?
KESWICK
A guy named Neil is holding me, and
Im not sure where he just went.

MEG
Probably downstairs to eat -- let
me leave before he finds Im here.
Ill tell Colleen where you are.
KESWICK
And please, tell her I love her.
 81.

Meg smiles and leaves. Seconds later, Neil re-enters holding

a sandwich, which he holds in front of Keswicks mouth.
NEIL
Turkey on white, plain.
KESWICK
Good enough for me.
He bites on the sandwich.

INT. COLLEENS DRESSING ROOM, BRYSON - NIGHT

Unable to sleep, a depressed Colleen -- now in a nightgown --

sits in her dressing room when a knock on the door is heard.
MEG
Colleen! Meg here. Did I wake you?

COLLEEN
No, cant sleep a wink. Cmon in.
Meg enters, then carefully shuts the door.

MEG
Ive found Keswick!
COLLEEN
(urgently)
Where?

MEG
Here in town -- Vitos holding him
hostage. Keswick owes him money.
Oh, and he says he loves you.

COLLEEN
My poor little Keswick! I've got to
help him.
MEG
Youre too big. Hes being held in
a residential neighborhood. Youd
be seen before you could save him
and would jeopardize his safety.
COLLEEN
(throws her hands up)
Great. Im the biggest person in
the world, and powerless.
 82.

MEG
Maybe if you weren't the biggest
person...
COLLEEN
I get the hint. Ill call Belinda.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NIGHT

The trucking bay garage door shuts, and the giant Colleen
towers over Belinda, Maureen and Meg. A clock on the wall
shows it's just past 5 a.m.
MAUREEN
So Keswick knew of your work to
refine the Resizer?

BELINDA
He saw my notes before he was
kidnapped.
COLLEEN
Im ready when you are. Shrink me.
BELINDA
This is the first time Ive tried
the new Resizer on a living being.
It might not work properly on you.

COLLEEN
Have to take that chance. Lets go.
Belinda, at the Resizers control panel, pushes a button to
open the chamber as Ivan, in pajamas, comes down the spiral
staircase. Colleen calmly enters the chamber, to his horror.
IVAN
Dont shrink, Aunt Colleen!
The chamber door closes, and Belinda presses an orange button
to begin the process. A beam flashes from the machine.
The Resizers work is completed, and Belinda presses the
button to open the chamber door, crossing her fingers. It
opens, and Colleen again is 5-foot-4 3/8. Maureen hugs her.
MAUREEN
Welcome back among us mortals!
COLLEEN
Nice, but we have a rescue to plan.
 83.

IVAN
What rescue?
COLLEEN
Your Uncle Keswick's been kidnapped
and we're going to save him.
IVAN
Couldn't you rescue him as a giant?

COLLEEN
(smiling and hugging him)
It's kinda hard to surprise someone
when you're sixteen feet tall.
MAUREEN
Ivan, time to go back to bed.
IVAN
OK, but please save Uncle Keswick
from the bad guys!

COLLEEN
I vow that we will. And after we
do, I'll grow back to giant size.

INT. ROOM IN KIDNAPPERS HIDEOUT - DAY

Keswick, alone again, falls asleep and dreams.

EXT. KIDNAPPERS HIDEOUT - DAY (FANTASY)

The giant Colleen finds the house where Keswick is held and
lifts the roof, a la the 1958 Attack of the 50-Foot Woman,
then tosses it aside. The kidnappers reach for their guns.
COLLEEN
Come on, lets go!

She scoops Keswick under her arm, safely lifts him out of the
room and races away. Vito and the kidnappers shoot, but with
her super-long strides, shes well out of their line of fire.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Are you OK, my little Keswick?
KESWICK
Yes -- I love you, my giant hero!
He showers his huge rescuer with kisses as they escape.

CUT TO:
 84.

INT. ROOM IN KIDNAPPERS HIDEOUT - DAY (PRESENT DAY)

Keswick awakens, sighs and stares up at the sky window, where

a vision of Colleen's giant face appears before him.

INT. MEGS SUV - DAY

Meg drives as twilight approaches, with Belinda in the

passenger seat and Colleen, her blonde hair hidden under a
cap, and Maureen behind them. All are wearing bulletproof
vests, with a fifth vest in the rear seat.
MAUREEN
Feel comfortable?
COLLEEN
Beats riding in any long truck.
MEG
At nightfall, we make our move.
Six-one-five-two Criterion Court.
BELINDA
Youre sure well outnumber them?

MEG
At worst, itll be four to three.
Vito only uses two guards. But to
make the odds more in our favor--
She enters a parking lot, pulls out her smartphone and dials.

MEG (CONTD)
Vito, need an extra dancer tonight?
Yes? Ill be over in an hour or so.
(ends call)
Hell stay put for a while.

EXT. KIDNAPPERS HIDEOUT - NIGHT

Meg parks her SUV at a corner perpendicular to the home where
Keswick is held. She, Colleen (holding a bulletproof vest),
Maureen and Belinda leave the vehicle and approach the house.

MEG
Keep quiet -- I have a key.
Meg unlocks the front door and the four slowly step inside,
as Meg points to a room. Opening the door, she sees Ed in a
darkened room over a bound Keswick. His back is turned.
 85.

MEG (CONTD)
Go!
Meg, Colleen and Belinda lunge at Ed and knock him down.
ED
What the--

Eds handgun falls to the ground and Belinda picks it up as

she stands several feet from Ed, aiming it at him while Meg
and Maureen sit atop the henchman. Colleen hurriedly unties
Keswick and wraps the bulletproof vest around him.

COLLEEN
Get this on and lets get out!
Colleen puts her finger to her lips to make sure Keswick
stays silent. They rush out of the room as Ed is subdued.

MEG
Hes not yelling for help. Must be
the only one here.
BELINDA
Tie him up with the rope they used
for Keswick!
She and Meg bind Eds wrists behind his back as the henchman
stares up at his one-time cohort.
ED
Once Vito finds out you betrayed
him, youre a dead woman.
She pulls his smartphone from his right rear pocket.
MEG
You wont be telling him.
With Ed tied up on the darkened floor, Belinda, still holding
his handgun, Maureen and Meg leave the room.

INT. FOYER OF KIDNAPPERS HIDEOUT - NIGHT

Colleen and Keswick are in the foyer. Hes smiling at her.
KESWICK
No giant, but whos complaining?

MEG
OK, lets go!
 86.

EXT./INT. MEGS SUV - NIGHT

They rush to the SUV, where they sit as before -- although
now Keswick is between the Cossitt sisters, passionately
kissing Colleen.

COLLEEN
I love you, and missed you. Please
forgive me for our falling out.
KESWICK
Sure -- all of you are my heroes.
MEG
To the power of teamwork!

INT. MEG'S SUV - LATER

Keswick and his rescuers are still talking on the way home.
BELINDA
Soon theyll discover what happened
and look for us at the lab.
KESWICK
Have you called the police?
MEG
Took care of it. Used Ed's phone.
COLLEEN
And I'll grow back. Remember that
country song Ten Feet Tall and
Bulletproof? How about Sixteen
Feet Tall and--
KESWICK
Now that the Resizer is reversible,
Why don't we all become giants?
Imagine...

EXT. OUTSIDE KESWICKS HOUSE/LABORATORY - NIGHT (FANTASY)

Colleen -- a giant in a bulletproof vest -- looms over a car
entering the driveway. Behind her are a similarly enlarged
and bulletproof Keswick, Maureen, Meg and Belinda.

Once Vito, Neil and Ed leave the car, they notice their
triple-sized hosts, but by then its too late. All are lifted
like toddlers -- Vito by Colleen, Neil by Keswick, Ed by Meg.
Colleen holds Vito at arms length as he futilely tries to
escape her gigantic grasp.
 87.

COLLEEN
Well, I got bigger, like you
wanted. Happy?

CUT TO:

EXT. KESWICKS HOUSE/LABORATORY - NIGHT (PRESENT DAY)

Meg parks her SUV in the driveway as she, Keswick, Colleen,
Maureen and Belinda sprint to the door.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NIGHT

Keswick races to the Resizer, presses the button to open the
chamber, kisses Colleen, then signals for her to enter.
KESWICK
It's time you be a big girl again!
He presses the green growth button. Nothing happens.

KESWICK (CONTD)
What the hell!
He presses it again, without success. Frustrated, he presses
the button to open the chamber, and Colleen leaves.

KESWICK (CONTD)
For some reason it isn't working.
You and the others hide upstairs
while I wait for the police.

INT. KESWICKS HOME/LABORATORY - NIGHT

Keswick sits nervously near a front window, waiting for the
police to arrive. He doesn't see Colleen behind him, hurrying
down the staircase and running into the lab.

KESWICK
Where in God's name are the police?
Meanwhile, Colleen rushes from the lab and heads upstairs,
carrying a large green plastic garbage bag. Again, Keswick
doesn't see her.
A car with no police lights or sirens heads up the driveway.
Three men, not in uniform, are inside; they're Vito and his
henchmen. Keswick yells upstairs to warn his comrades.

KESWICK (CONTD)
Vito and his guys got here first!
 88.

He rushes to the front door in order to block their entrance.

EXT. FRONT LAWN, KESWICK'S LABORATORY - NIGHT

Vito, Ed and Neil leave the car.
VITO
Storm the place!
Before they do, something drops from above, entangling the
trio as they fall to the ground, forcing them to drop their
guns. The items? Several pair of Colleen's giant pantyhose,
along with a few of her triple-scale bras and panties.

INT. KESWICK'S HOME, SECOND STORY HALLWAY - NIGHT

Colleen, near an open window, holds a now-empty garbage bag.
Sirens are heard in the background, increasing in volume.

COLLEEN
Lingerie one, mobsters nothing!
Vito untangles himself from the oversized undergarments where
his henchmen are trapped, races to the front door and pushes
Keswick aside, knocking him unconscious, before closing it.
Police then arrive, one a FEMALE OFFICER, their cars blocking
Vito's, though his men are in no position to reach it. Police
rush to the lawn, guns at the ready, surrounding Ed and Neil.

FEMALE OFFICER
You don't see this every day.
ED
Just get us out of this mess!
FEMALE OFFICER
So where's Vito Cortez?
NEIL
He ain't with us.
The four officers confiscate the pair's guns before placing
them in handcuffs.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NIGHT

Vito, holding a pistol, wanders down a hallway into the lab
while Keswick lays unconscious in the foyer. The Resizer
chamber remains open. Colleen is away from the second-story
window, unaware Vito escaped.
 89.

INT. IVAN'S BEDROOM - NIGHT

Colleen enters the room where her nephew is sleeping and

Belinda, Maureen and Meg stand.
COLLEEN
The worst is over!

A shot is heard from downstairs.

MEG
One of them came in!
COLLEEN
Hurry down!

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NIGHT

While the shot came from Vito's pistol, Keswick wasn't his
target. It accidentally went off when Vito stumbled, jolting
Keswick back to consciousness in the foyer as Meg outruns
Colleen and races down the spiral staircase.
MEG
Vito -- put down that gun!
VITO
You betrayed me. Now you'll pay!
He fires twice at Meg, just missing her. Keswick enters the
lab, confronting Vito.
KESWICK
Don't you dare harm her!
Vito fires twice at Keswick, again missing, as a horrified
Colleen looks on from above. He gets ready to shoot again
when Colleen leaps from the balcony, landing on Vito just as
he fires the final shot in his pistol. The bullet goes awry.

They get up and fight; Colleen uses all her strength to push
Vito into the Resizer chamber. The door suddenly closes.
KESWICK (CONTD)
Why'd it close?
COLLEEN
I don't know.
They turn to the control panel and see Ivan, pressing the
orange reduction button.
 90.

KESWICK
Ivan -- nooooo!
COLLEEN
But the Resizer doesn't work.
The machine revs up, and a beam flashes from its interior.

MEG
Apparently it does.
Keswick waves Ivan away from the control panel and opens the
chamber door. It reveals a shrunken Vito, one-third his
original size, futilely firing an empty pistol.
VITO
What the--
Meg, nearly three times bigger than her boss, looms above him
and easily wrests the miniaturized pistol from his hand.

MEG
You have no tiny bullets. This gun
is useless. Give up, little fella.
Ivan, twice Vito's size, stares down at the tiny mobster.
IVAN
That's what you get for kidnapping
Uncle Keswick! You, a grown-up? Ha!
A knock on the door is heard, unnerving Vito.

VITO
Must be the police. They can't see
me like this!
KESWICK
And they won't. Colleen, take Vito
upstairs and hide him.
COLLEEN
With pleasure -- it's nice to be a
giant in someone's eyes again!

She lifts Vito, puts him over her shoulder and goes upstairs.
Once that's done, Keswick opens the door to talk to police.
KESWICK
Vito Cortez? No, haven't seen him.
 91.

INT. KESWICKS LIVING ROOM - LATER

After police leave, Keswick, Colleen, Maureen, Belinda and

Meg sit around a coffee table where a shrunken Vito stands.
VITO
Thanks for hiding me. You do plan
to make me bigger, right?
KESWICK
Er...
COLLEEN
In return, we ask that you waive
your rights to all money Keswick
owes you, including the interest.
VITO
I doubt Boston would go for it.
BELINDA
OK then, stay small. What are you
now, about one-foot-eleven?
MAUREEN
He's kinda cute. He could make toys
as one of Santa's elves!
COLLEEN
Aren't little men adorable? But
he's been a bad boy. How about
giving him a spanking?
MEG
I've spanked him in role-play. Want
another one, my mini-Vito?

VITO
Er, no.
MEG
You asked how Keswick could satisfy
Colleen. Now I wonder about you.
(stares down and grins)
VITO
OK, OK, I'll take it out of my own
money. Promise.

COLLEEN
We want it in writing.
VITO
You've got me over a barrel.
 92.

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - LATER

Struggling to hold a pen three times bigger than he's used
to, Vito signs an agreement waiving rights to the $154,000
Keswick owes him. Once signed, Colleen takes the sheet.

VITO
Can you grow me back now?
KESWICK
There's one little problem. Until
we fix the Resizer, it can only
make things smaller, not bigger.
VITO
You tricked me!

COLLEEN
Sorry, shorty.
She holds the sheet over her head as Vito leaps for it.
BELINDA
Stop already. You look ridiculous.

EXT. LAS VEGAS NEWSSTAND - NEXT DAY

The rescue dominates the front page of two local newspapers
the next day, as a normal-scale Colleen and Keswick are
pictured. Headlines read "Sacrificing stature for the man she
loves" and "Undergarments cut kidnappers down to size."

INT. KESWICKS LIVING ROOM - DAY

Colleen smiles as she reads the second paper.
COLLEEN
This proves pantyhose have power
over men, don't they?

KESWICK
That was quick thinking.
They high-five each other. Ernest calls on the speakerphone.
ERNEST (O.S.)
Congratulations on the rescue.
KESWICK
She's my hero.
 93.

ERNEST
Maureen described what happened,
and I'm glad you're OK. And I hope
they find that Vito Cortez.
COLLEEN
I'm sure he's someplace where they
least expect him.
A tiny Vito is in the background, trying to climb upstairs.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
And Mr. Sanderson, since I can't
grow back, I'm retiring from show
business. Audiences come to see a
giant, not a five-four Colleen.
ERNEST (O.S.)
Guess you're right, the gimmick is
gone. Can we stage a farewell show?
COLLEEN
If it's for charity, yes. Work with
Keswick -- he's my manager again.
ERNEST (O.S.)
Will do.
Ernest clicks off and Keswick stares at his girlfriend.
KESWICK
Sure this is what you want?
COLLEEN
Ill find ways to make money. A
documentary, an autobiography...
KESWICK
Who has a story like yours, and who
better to tell it? You'll always be
a giant to me.
COLLEEN
I promised to protect you that
night I held you, remember? And I
did it without my superpower.

KESWICK
Your real superpower is integrity.
And I promise I'll get some, too.
She kisses him.
 94.

INT. BRYSON LIMOUSINE - DAY

Colleen (in a new turquoise gown) rides with Keswick, Meg,

Belinda, Maureen and Ivan. The limousine nears the Bryson.
BELINDA
(whispering)
Smart idea, putting Vito in a crib.
MAUREEN
With that top locked on, the little
guy can't get out.
MEG
(pointing at people)
Take a look over there!

EXT. LAS VEGAS STRIP - DAY

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. BRYSON LIMOUSINE - DAY

A family of three holds signs. The fathers reads STAND
TALL, COLLEEN; the mothers, VEGAS (heart) COLLEEN; the
childs, a headshot of Colleen bordered with hearts.
BELINDA
And look at this!

EXT. LAS VEGAS STRIP - DAY

As the limo turns onto the Brysons service platform, people
on both sides hold signs honoring her heroism, including one
from the Purple Pavilion, and chant Colleen! Colleen!

INT. BRYSON LIMOUSINE - DAY

Colleen lowers the window, waving. Tears fall from her eyes.
COLLEEN
I knew people liked me -- but I
never guessed so many loved me!
The limo descends into the service entrance.
 95.

INT. COLLEENS DRESSING ROOM, BRYSON - NIGHT

Colleen and guests enter her dressing room, her first visit
at normal size. Meg sees the growth chart of her on the wall.
MEG
We should pose for a picture.

COLLEEN
To the days when I was a big star!
INSERT: PHOTO OF the group posing near the growth chart, with
Colleen at left. The others smile genuinely; shes trying to
fake one. Once its done, Keswick draws her aside.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Its as if my past is taunting me.
KESWICK
But not your future. Will you...
(gets on bended knee)
...marry me?
COLLEEN
Yes, my little Keswick!
She hugs and kisses him as the others clap and cheer.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
To your tables, everybody. I have
one more show to do.

MONTAGE - INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - NIGHT

Colleen, with a female chorus on the left front balcony,
sings several girl-group songs below a banner reading THE
BRYSON (heart) COLLEEN! The crowd cheers, albeit tepidly.
She then stands alone in front of the audience.
COLLEEN
Before my final song, meet some
friends of mine on this special
night. First, my former boss here
at the Bryson, Mr. Larry Gordon!
He comes up to applause and gives her a hug and a kiss.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Next, my best friend for years, who
risked her own life to help with
the rescue -- Meg Switlik!
A few cheers greet Meg as she hugs her longtime pal.
 96.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
Someone whose nimble scientific
brain helped us set the rescue in
motion -- Belinda Austin!
Belinda joins them amidst some applause.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
Two people who mean the world to me
-- my sister, Maureen Cossitt, and
my nephew, Ivan.

They walk on stage as Ernest blows them a kiss.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
He's a great catch, sis. Go for it!
(beats)
And finally, the love of my life --
Keswick Fletcher!
He walks on stage, raising his hand before she can kiss him.
KESWICK
The Bryson has some parting honors
for Colleen. Ladies and gentlemen,
its president, Ernest Sanderson.
Ernest comes on stage, hugging Colleen.
ERNEST
First, to note your historic shows
here, a slot machine sixteen feet,
one-and-an-eighth inches tall, inch
for inch your former height!
An illustration of the machine, with a statue of the giant
Colleen in a gown standing next to it, flashes on a video
screen to applause. The real-life Colleens jaw drops.
ERNEST (CONTD)
Second, your favorite T-shirt.
Colleens red Maryland T-shirt, still triple-sized but now
framed, is brought out. She hugs Keswick.
COLLEEN
That's where it went -- it seems so
big now. Thank you, Mr. Sanderson!

She turns and speaks softly and confidently to Keswick.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
Want me to announce we're engaged?
 97.

KESWICK
Do that last song of yours first.
COLLEEN
OK, my little Keswick!
She smiles as Ernest and all the guests other than Keswick
leave the stage, darkened aside from the spotlighted couple.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
I have a final song to perform, one
I dedicate to Keswick. Ready? One,
two, one, two, three, four--
Colleen sings a girl-group ballad (suggested: I Love How You
Love Me). After the first verse, she slowly starts growing.
Her gown and shoes aren't, and become ever tighter.
She continues singing as if nothing was happening, although
she slowly retreats toward the curtain for modesty. Keswick
wraps it around her, just as her gown is heard to rip apart.
By songs end, Colleen, whose head is all that's visible to
the crowd, has fully regained her one-time stature of 16
feet, 1 1/8th inches. She receives a standing ovation.
KESWICK
My big girls back!

COLLEEN
Hey now, hey now, your big girls
back. You're happier than I am!
KESWICK
Because I know you're happy now.
You saw you were growing while
singing -- why didnt you stop?
COLLEEN
I feared if I stopped singing, Id
stop growing. Maybe my love for you
made me grow.
KESWICK
As good an explanation as any! Now
go make a gown out of the curtain.
Unseen to the audience, she wraps herself into an impromptu
gown made from one side of the curtain. She lifts him into
her arms, kissing him and leaving giant lipstick on his face.
COLLEEN
Do you still want to marry me? Ill
understand if you dont.
 98.

KESWICK
Im a man of my word, as you were
of yours when you vowed to protect
me. I'm proud to marry my giant!
COLLEEN
Thanks, hon. I guess you'll now be
both my husband and my child!

KESWICK
What would Freud think of this?
COLLEEN
Oh, and might I be able to shrink
and enlarge myself at will? Now
that would be a real superpower!
KESWICK
Once home, well find out. If you
can, great. If not, Ill build you
another Resizer. Speaking of size,
I wonder how Vito is doing?
CUT TO:

INT. KESWICKS LABORATORY - NIGHT

The shrinking effect also has worn off on Vito. He's regained
full size while trapped inside a crib much too small for him.
VITO
Get me out of here!

CUT TO:

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - NIGHT

Colleen holds Keswick in her huge arms, gazing admiringly.
COLLEEN
(softly)
Theres no other man Id rather
lose my giant virginity to!

She places him on the right balcony and speaks to the crowd.
COLLEEN (CONTD)
I have two announcements to make.
First, Mr. Sanderson, I wish to
resume performing here A-S-A-P.
Ernest nods approval as the crowd chants Colleen! Colleen!
 99.

COLLEEN (CONTD)
Second -- and we were going to
announce this before my change --
Keswick and I are getting married!
The crowd's cheers escalate.

INT. BRUSON CASINO SHOWROOM TABLE - NIGHT

An overjoyed Ivan sits between Maureen and Ernest.
IVAN
My aunt's fee-fi-fo-fum size again,
and he'll be my real Uncle Keswick!
MAUREEN
(turning to Ernest)
With more family on the way?
ERNEST
(kissing her)
Could be.

INT. BRYSON CASINO SHOWROOM - NIGHT

Keswick warmly hugs Colleen as cheers continue.
COLLEEN
Thank you, Vegas. I love you!
(laughs)
Time for an encore -- OK, chorus?
One, two, one, two, three, four--
Colleen sings and dances to a girl-group song (suggested:
The Best Part Of Breakin' Up). Keswick dances alongside her
on the right balcony and the chorus sings on the left.
FADE OUT.