Hogarth
[he has just had espresso with Dean, and is not used to its effects]
So, she moved me up a grade because I wasn't fitting in, so now I'm even more not fitting in. I was getting good grades, you know, like all A's. So my mom says, "You need stimulation" and I go, "No, I'm stimulated enough right now."
Dean
That's for sure.
Hogarth
So she says, "Uh-uh. You don't have a challenge. You need a challenge." So now I'm challenged, all right. I'm challenged to hold on to my lunch money because of all the big mooses who want to pound me, because I'm a shrimpy dork who thinks he's smarter than them. But I don't think I'm smarter, I just do the stupid homework. If everyone else just did the stupid homework, they could move up a grade and get pounded too. Is there any more coffee?
Dean
Look, it's really none of my business, kid, but who cares what those creeps think, you know? They don't decide who you are, you do. You are who you choose to be. [a crashing sound is heard from outside; shocked] Did you hear that?
Hogarth
No, wait. Stop! [Dean comes out of his home with a crowbar in his hand, he looks around. Then, he turns around and suddenly caught sight of Giant on the other side of his warehouse.] It's okay.
Dean
[alarmed]
My God...
Hogarth
He isn't gonna--
Dean
[panicking; grabs Hogarth]
RUN, KID! RUN! [they run off, Dean's voice attracts Giant's attention and he jumps up angrily. The Giant lands in front of them, they run the opposite way]
Hogarth
It's okay, he isn't-- [he gets cut off when Giant slams his hand in their way. They turn around and they trip] It's okay, he isn't gonna hurt me.
Dean
[Suddenly, Giant grabs hold of Dean by the collar of his night robe]
Whoa! Hey, hey! [he gasps when the Giant raises him high]
Hogarth
Don't squash him! No, don't! Do not... [Giant narrows his eyes at Dean, then he looks at Hogarth, confused] [softly] ...squash him. His name is Dean. We like Dean. [Giant draws his attention back to Dean, but he doesn't narrow his eyes]
Giant
Dean. [Dean gasps, and cowers in fear]
Dean
[sees Giant eating some metal junk and shakes with fear as he is about to take a sip of his coffee]
So...where'd, uh-- Where'd he come from?
Hogarth
He doesn't remember. He's like a... little kid.
Dean
Little. Yeah. [starts chuckling, then stops] Wait a minute. You can talk to him?
Hogarth
Kinda. He can't say a lot of words yet, but he understand things pretty good.
Dean
Oh, yeah, I see.
Hogarth
[Hogarth and Dean start chuckling as the Giant is still eating some metal junk, then they stop]
He needs food and shelter. [Dean gets up from his chair, pours his coffee onto the ground, and walks back into his office, shutting the door. 37 minutes later, Hogarth is still pleading to Dean to let Giant stay in the junkyard, but to no avail.] You got plenty of room here. This place is perfect!
Dean
Go away.
Hogarth
I can have him push the door down. You know I can!
Dean
[opens the door]
Hogarth, I-I-I can't hide it here!
Hogarth
Him. Not it.
Dean
Whatever. You don't even know where he came from, or-or-or what the hell he is!
Hogarth
He's my friend.
Dean
Yeah, yeah. What am I? Am I your friend? [starts walking back into his office] Bring some Franken-bot with out-of-state plates over here and make me change my tune. I don't like that jazz. [lays down on his couch] God, I'm tired.
Hogarth
So, he can stay?
Dean
Tonight. Tomorrow-- I-I don't know about tomorrow.
[Hogarth closes the door and breathes a sigh of relief]
Kent
Hey, mind if I ask you a few questions there, buckaroo? Now, why would you tell your mom about a giant robot, slugger? So, what'd you see at the power station, huh, tiger? Tell anyone else about this, buddy? How big is this thing, Ranger? Been in the forest lately, Junior? Hey, where you goin'? Champ? Slugger? Hey, Cowboy, where you goin'? Where you goin'?
Hogarth
[exasperated]
I'M GOIN' OUT! [takes his jacket]
Annie
Well, why don't you take Mr. Mansley with you, show him the sights?
Hogarth
Oh, Mom, the sights?
Kent
[puts his fedora on]
Hey, I'd love that. Give us a chance to get acquainted, swap some stories. Huh, chief?
Dean
There are two kinds of metal in this yard: Scrap and art. If you gotta eat one of them, eat the scrap. What you currently have IN YOUR MOUTH IS ART!
Giant
[takes the art scrap out of his mouth]
Hmm. Art?
Dean
[Dean looks at him, annoyed. Giant mashes up the scrap some more, trying to repair it.]
Forget it. Forget it. [Giant puts down the damaged art scrap on the ground.] It's gone. It's-- [Dean notices the readjustment of the art scrap and is amazed] Hmm. That's not bad.
Dean
[sets up his chair]
This can't last forever, Hogarth. We gotta tell somebody about him.
Hogarth
Ah, you worry too much. [climbs up the rock boulder] Hey, Dean! Watch this!
Dean
[sits down on his chair]
All right, we're watchin', we're watchin'.
Hogarth
This one's for professionals only! [jumps in the lake] Banzai! [Giant looks down at Hogarth in the lake. Hogarth emerges from the water, shivering] C-C-Come on in! Th-Th-The water's great!
Dean
[chuckles]
No, thanks.
Hogarth
You w-weenie! [to Giant] Come on in! It's really, really refreshing. [Giant walks away] What? You too? You... big baby! [hears running footsteps approaching and Dean also hears the footsteps while reading the newspaper.]
Giant
[jumps]
Banzai! [lands in the water and does a giant splash. Dean, who is reading his newspaper, notices the wave approaches, he hides behind his newspaper. The wave lands on the road and Dean gets all wet. Hogarth is hanging from a tree as he laughs.]
Hogarth
Whoo!
TD Truck Driver
[Dean is on the washed road as a truck approaches him.]
Hey!
Dean
Yeah?
TD Truck Driver
You're right in the middle of the road!
Dean
Yeah?
TD Truck Driver
All right. [drives away]
Dean
I think that's enough fun for one day.
G George
This is Nautilus. What's the Giant's current position?
R Rick
[through radio]
67.71972 degrees west by 44.50177 degrees north.
R Robert
Locked and loaded.
Annie
[caressing Hogarth]
Oh, my baby, I'm so sorry.
Hogarth
[regains consciousness; to Dean]
Stop the car.
Annie
[surprised]
Hogarth! Oh, my God! Honey, you're all right!
Hogarth
Go back! We've gotta help him!
Dean
Are you crazy, kid? You're lucky to be alive. We're taking you to a hospital. [sees the Army; stops truck.]
R Rick
Everyone, out of the car! We are to evacuate the area. [pulling Dean of out the truck]
Dean
What are you talking about? We gotta get this boy to a hospital.
Dean
[sees the truck is empty; alarmed]
Hogarth!
Annie
[Hogarth runs up to Giant as Dean and Annie look on.] [worried]
Hogarth, no!
Hogarth
[Giant targets the battleship as Hogarth arrives to stop him.]
Hey! No! STOP!
General Rogard
[Giant turns to Hogarth and he shoots to sky, narrowly missing the battleship, as the army reacts in shock. Kent looks at General Rogard.] [to Nautilus, through radio]
This is General Rogard. Ready the attack and prepare to retreat to the fallback position.
Annie
No! No! Stop! My son is out there!
Hogarth
[camera cuts to Hogarth as Giant points his weapon at him.]
No, wait! It's me, Hogarth. Remember? It's bad to kill. Guns kill. And you don't have to be a gun. You are what you choose to be. You choose. [braces for impact] Choose.
Giant
[his eyes return to normal]
Hogarth. [returns to his normal form, feeling regretful, as he moans.]
Hogarth
It's okay, It's okay. We gotta show them you're good.
J John
[Giant turns around, and the camera cuts to inside the Nautilus submarine.]
Nautilus to Rogard. Missile armed and ready.
General Rogard
What are you saying? He's friendly?
Dean
Yes! Attacking him is triggering a defense mechanism.
Kent
Don't listen, General! Destroy the monster while we still have the chance!
Dean
[soldiers arm their rifles, after hear the Giant's footsteps]
General, you shoot now, and the whole thing starts all over again!
Kent
Stop it now, General! Our future's at stake!
Dean
Which is why you have got to stop, General!
R Rick
[alarmed]
It's getting closer! Orders, sir?!
Hogarth
Don't shoot! Don't shoot!
Annie
Hogarth!
General Rogard
Hold your fire! The boy's alive?
Kent
It's a trick; Launch the missile!
General Rogard
Are you mad, Mansley? All units, stand down! Rogard to Nautilus. Come in, Nautilus.
J John
[Giant angrily stares at Kent for knocking Hogarth unconscious, and Kent is alarmed] [through radio]
This is Nautilus, standing by.
Kent
[snatches radio; screaming]
LAUNCH THE MISSILE NOW!
General Rogard
[Nautilus captain pushes the red button, launching the missile up to the sky.] [grabs Kent by his trench coat] [angrily]
That missile is TARGETED TO THE GIANT'S CURRENT POSITION! WHERE'S THE GIANT, MANSLEY?!
Kent
[sees the Giant holding Hogarth in his hands standing behind him]
Wha--? Ohhhh....W-W-We can duck and cover! There's a fallout shelter right there. If we hur--
General Rogard
There's no way to survive this, YOU IDIOT!
Kent
[shocked]
You mean... we're all going to--?
General Rogard
To die, Mansley. For our country.
Kent
[his last words; alarmed]
Screw our country, I wanna live! [shoves a soldier out of a jeep and starts to drive away, but the Giant stops him by blocking his jeep with his hand.]
General Rogard
Hold him, men. [Soldiers aim their rifles at Kent.] Make sure he stays here, like a good soldier.
Hogarth
[an air raid siren goes off and the crowd gets worried and scared. Giant puts Hogarth down then he walks up to Annie and hugs her.] [shocked]
Oh, no. [looks to where the missile is heading.]
Giant
Hmm.
Hogarth
It's the missile. When it comes down, everyone will die. [Annie places her hand on Hogarth's shoulder.]
M Man
There it is! [the crowd sees the missile up in the sky as Giant looks at it then he looks to crowd knowing that the missile will kill everyone, and bravely looks at the missile.]
Annie
Shouldn't we get to a shelter?
Dean
[shaking his head]
It wouldn't matter.
Giant
I fix. [Hogarth feels surprised and he walks up to Giant.]
Hogarth
Giant? [Giant kneels down and gently places his finger at him.]
Giant
Hogarth. You stay. I go. [gently lifts Hogarth's chin, and sadly waves his other finger] No following. [backs slowly]
Hogarth
[softly]
I love you.
Hogarth
[The Giant takes off as Hogarth looks on and Annie comforts him. As the missile starts to descend, the Giant flies up into outer space, aiming himself towards it, to save the town.] [through memory]
You are who you choose to be.
Giant
[last word; heroically]
Superman...
General Rogard
[The Giant closes his eyes and flies straight into the missile, which explodes in a massive atomic fireball, as Annie, Dean and Hogarth shield their eyes from the blinding light. The townspeople and soldiers cheer as Rogard solemnly removes his helmet in respect for the Giant's sacrifice] [solemnly]
Let's go home.
