STATIC CHARGE

A LUCAS THE SPIDER AND FRIENDS SPEC SCRIPT

Written by Alex Pires

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1 GENERIC INTRO 1

LUCAS stands looking at CAMERA.

LUCAS
1 Watch this. 1

He sticks out his pedipalp, a popcorn flings from off-screen

and clings to it like a magnet.

SFX: SOFT RUMBLING

Three more popcorns rush in sticking to various parts of

Lucas’s body. He blinks. Then <GIGGLES>.

TITLE SUPER: STATIC CHARGE

2 INT. ATTIC, DORMER WINDOW - WINTER MORNING 2

LUCAS is fast asleep all cozied up inside a big ol’ floppy

wool sock. He wears a hand-knit wool hat. Warm light spills
inside the dormer window creating a nice log cabin feel.

He emerges groggily, squirming and struggling to free himself

from the heavy wool. He exits with a POP. Immediately a small
static charge floods over his body, making his fur spring up
like a fuzzball.

SFX: RIPPLING ELECTRICITY

LUCAS
(confused, sleepy)
2 Hmm? 2

He shakes himself back to normal.

PULL OUT to reveal, ARLO standing just a little to the right.

ARLO
3 Hi Lucas. 3

Lucas rubs the sleep out of his eyes.

LUCAS
4 Hey Arlo... 4

Lucas does a double take. He’s awake now.

LUCAS (CONT'D)
5 Arlo!? 5

ARLO
6 Hi. 6
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LUCAS
7 Were... were you here the entire 7
time I was sleeping?

Arlo <CHUCKLES> and shrugs.

ARLO
8 Cozy nap? 8

Lucas hugs himself warmly as he walks towards Arlo.

LUCAS
(snuggly)
9 Very cozy, I still feel all warm 9
inside--

Like magic- Lucas is immediately SUCKED TOWARDS Arlo!

Involuntarily pulled by the static electricity, Lucas is
splayed across Arlos feathery belly.

ARLO
(yelling)
10 Aaahh! Lucas!! 10

LUCAS
(panicking)
11 Aahh! Arlo!! 11

Arlo begins shaking wildly, Lucas fully stuck for the ride.

ARLO
12 Lucas!! Are you trying to eat me!? 12

LUCAS
(thrown in all directions)
13 Waaah! Waah! Cut it out! Arlo I’m 13
stuck!

ARLO
14 I will not be eaten! 14

Lucas struggles to break free from the magnet-like pull. Arlo

scoops him up- but the charge is too powerful, Lucas sticks
to the wing like glue!

ARLO (CONT'D)
(flapping wildly)
15 Ahh! Lucas you’re all sticky! 15

Like a bur, Arlo tries to shake Lucas off only for him to
reappear stuck somewhere else. The two <YELLING> their heads
off.
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LUCAS
16 Arlo wait! 16

Arlo freezes, posed like a shocked statue.

Lucas <STRAINS> but manages to pop himself off Arlo’s tummy.

The two <HUFF AND PUFF> catching their breath.

ARLO
17 What was that? 17

LUCAS
18 I don't know... I fell asleep in my 18
great wool sleeping bag... felt all
tingly... and now I’m all sticky?

ARLO
19 The sleeping bag gave you super 19
sticking powers?

LUCAS
20 I guess? 20

A beat.

ARLO
21 This is awesome! 21

3 INT. HOUSE - STICKING POWERS MONTAGE 3

MUSIC SFX: INSPIRING ROCK N ROLL.

LIVING ROOM

Lucas climbs up the side of couch. He turns back to Arlo

watching.

LUCAS
22 I’m spider Lucas! 22

ARLO
(mind blown)
23 You are! You are spider Lucas! 23

BOYS ROOM - BODHI’S TERRARIUM

Bodhi sits at the edge of the desk peacefully. Lazily eating

from her large pile of popcorn.

On the branch above, Lucas waits attached to a string held by

Arlo. He hops off, mission impossible style.
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Lucas sneakily drops in behind Bodhi. Like a junkyard magnet,

the whole popcorn stack clings to him. He’s quickly yanked
up.

Bodhi continues, obliviously munching fistfuls of air.

Lucas and Arlo stifle their laughter, <SHUSHING> and

<GIGGLING> like school kids as they eat away.

4 INT. LIVING ROOM - DIMPLES TANK 4

Lucas stands heroically over the coasters, looking out into

the room. Arlo hops foot to foot bustling with anxiety and
excitement, he hugs Wimble and two playing cards. DIMPLES and
WEEBISCUIT stare from behind completely enthralled.

LUCAS
24 Okay Arlo... now! 24

ARLO
(nervous)
25 Okay... I trust you! 25

Arlo shuts his eyes and throws Wimble and the cards high into
the air. Wimble begins to fall towards the ground, while the
cards flutter.

Lucas springs into the air, his peak places him perfectly
between the two cards as they stiffly snap to his body. He
begins to glide through the air towards the ground like a
hang-glider, he <WOOHOOS>.

With his legs stretched wide, Lucas glides above Wimble who
immediately clings to his butt.

Lucas expertly lands back on the aquarium table, everyone is

gobsmacked.

DIMPLES
26 That was amazing! 26

Dimples works herself up into a frenzy, she begins patting

Weebiscuit all over his face. He chuckles.

DIMPLES (CONT'D)
27 I want sticking powers! I want 27
sticking powers!

ARLO
28 Hooray! 28

Lucas hands Wimble to Arlo. He’s stuck. Arlo tugs one, two,
three! Managing to free Wimble from the strong pull.
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Beat. Wimble slowly peels away from Arlo’s grasp back to

Lucas’s butt.

Arlo stares, a face of total shock and betrayal. Lucas shrugs

bashfully.

MONTAGE END.

MUSIC SFX: ROCK N ROLL PLAYS OUT.

5 INT. FRONT HALLWAY - FLOOR 5

Wimble is duct-taped to Arlo’s wing. Arlo and Lucas casually

walk towards the front of the house.

ARLO
29 What should we stick you to next? 29

LUCAS
30 <PHEW> I think I’ve had enough 30
sticking shenanigans for now. Why
don’t we try doing something non-
sticky?

ARLO
31 Okay! 31

SOUND SFX: DOORBELL RINGS

A packaged box flops on the ground O.S. AVOCADO comes

barreling in. She begins tearing into the package off screen.

SOUND SFX: PAPER SHREDDING

SOUND SFX: PACKING PEANUT SHUFFLING

CLOSE ON: The peanuts begins to dance around, reacting to

Lucas’s static presence as the he walks by.

ARLO (CONT'D)
32 Oh I have an idea why don’t we-- 32

Suddenly- an avalanche of Styrofoam packing peanuts flood

towards Lucas in a wave completely wiping him out of frame.

ARLO (CONT'D)
33 I thought you were done sticking? 33

LUCAS (O.S)
(groaning)
34 So did I... 34
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6 INT. ATTIC - DORMER WINDOW 6

Lucas approaches his easel, <CRACKS> his pedipalps and hovers

over the chalk. His sticky-note canvas quivers, he notices.

The paper flips over, wrapping itself across Lucas’s face.

LUCAS
35 Gah! 35

He rips it off, pushing it back against the easel. It flips

up again wrapping around his pedipalp. Pushes back. Flips up.
Pushes back. Flips up, covering his head like a face-hugger.

He <SIGHS> disappointed acceptance of his fate.

7 INT. FAMILY ROOM, COFFEE TABLE 7

Lucas skittishly walks along the family room floor. Bodhi

finishes the final touches on her impressive house of cards
on the table above.

BODHI
(calling)
36 Hey Lucas! Come check out my wicked 36
monument.

LUCAS
37 Sorry Bodhi! I... I don’t think 37
that’s a good idea.

BODHI
38 Bro! You have to see this thing! I 38
spent all day on it!

LUCAS
(hopeful)
39 Well... okay! 39

Lucas hops up on the table. The tower of cards is quite

impressive.

LUCAS (CONT'D)
40 Woah. 40

BODHI
(content)
41 Pretty sweet right? I don’t think 41
I’ll ever make anything as rad as
this again even if I tried.

Lucas notices one of the bottom cards begin to quiver.

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LUCAS
42 Uh oh. 42

Lucas begins to back track as the card shakes even more, the
entire tower wobbling over it.

Lucas sprints away off camera, the card flies out after him
like a shuriken. The entire tower collapses.

SOUND SFX: RUMBLING AND FLUTTERING CARDS

LUCAS (O.S) (CONT'D)

(yelling)
43 I’m sorry! 43

8 INT. KITCHEN, COMPOST BIN 8

FINDLEY happily munches on a cereal loop, a stack of loops

set on the counter below. He notices Lucas walking by glumly.
He zips over.

FINDLEY
44 Hey Lucas! What’s the matter? 44

LUCAS
(startled)
45 N-nothing! Don’t come near me 45
Findley!

Lucas back away. Findley comes closer.

FINDLEY
46 Cmon! Don’t be sad, here, want to 46
share some cereal.

LUCAS
(afraid)
47 No! 47

FINDLEY
48 Oh okay... more for me! 48

He gets ready to take a big bite, when his cereal flies out
of his hand right before he chomps down. It sticks to Lucas’s
pedipalp.

FINDLEY (CONT'D)
(teasing)
49 Hey! I thought you said you weren’t 49
hungry?

LUCAS
50 I’m not! 50
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Lucas wags his pedipalp trying to shake it off, staring at

the cereal like he’s strapped to a bomb.

FINDLEY
51 <CHUCKLES> Well then why’d you take 51
it silly! Don’t worry, I have
plenty.

He takes out another cereal loop. It flings over. Another.

Another. Another. Findley slowly becoming more agitated.

FINDLEY (CONT'D)
(has had enough)
52 Lucas! 52

REVEAL: Lucas is covered all over in cereal loops.

LUCAS
53 I can’t help it! 53

He looks all over his body.

LUCAS (CONT'D)
54 What am I gonna do!? 54

He waddles away in a stifled run. The loops shaking with each

step like fringe off a cowboy jacket.

9 INT. KITCHEN - KITCHEN ISLAND - LATER 9

Lucas sits on the kitchen island looking out the breakfast

nook windows. The island’s decorated with light holiday party
décor, with paper plates, chocolate cake and helium balloons
floating nearby.

Arlo approaches from behind.

ARLO
55 Hey Lucas. 55
LUCAS
(defeated)
56 Hey Arlo. 56

ARLO
57 You wanna play? 57

Lucas turns to Arlo.

LUCAS
57A I can’t. I’ll just mess it all up. 57A
Guess I’ll just have hang out by
myself for now on...
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Lucas <SIGHS> as a great looming balloon slowly is drawn

towards his statically charged butt.

Arlo realizes what’s about to happen.

ARLO
58 Lucas! Watch out! 58

The balloon easily “scoops” up Lucas. His eight legs wiggling

in the air.

LUCAS
59 Arlo! Help! 59

Arlo hops foot to foot unsure.

ARLO
60 Lucas I’m scared! 60

LUCAS
(calling from afar)
61 Do something! 61

Panicking, Arlo bolts off the kitchen island disappearing.

LUCAS (CONT'D)
62 Arlo!! 62

BUMP. The balloon hits the ceiling. Lucas realizes he’s fine.

LUCAS (CONT'D)
63 Huh. 63

We CUT WIDE at the comical situation.

LUCAS (CONT'D)
64 Well... I’m stuck. 64

Suddenly, Arlo reappears on the island, charging forward with

the wool sock.
LUCAS (CONT'D)
65 Arlo no! You’ll be stuck with super 65
sticking powers like me!

Viciously rubbing the sock across his belly, Arlo sprints

towards Lucas.

ARLO
(yelling, straining)
66 It’s okay! Because friends- 66

He leaps in the air. Tossing the sock like a frisbee his

cuddly feathers sproing up like super-charged fuzzball.
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ARLO (CONT'D)
67 -stick together! 67

He soars, wing stretched forward towards the balloon.

Closer...closer... and... miss! Arlo falls. His wing frozen
helplessly in the air.

Suddenly- electricity flies between the balloon and his wing.

Like Thor’s hammer, the balloon rockets into Arlo’s grip.

SOUND SFX: ELECTRIC ZAPPING

Hugging the balloon tightly. Arlo and Lucas loftily float

down to the floor.

They <CHEER>. Safely on the ground, the balloon slips off the
two of them, up and away.

LUCAS
68 Arlo you did it! 68

ARLO
69 Yes I did. But I couldn’t have done 69
it without you.

They realize the two of them are not sticking together.

LUCAS
70 Arlo look! Our sticky powers are 70
gone!

ARLO
71 Yay! Now we can finally get back to 71
normal.

The two go for a high-five. But are ZAPPED by the electric

shock.

SFX: ELECTRIC SHOCK

They look at one another bewildered. Then excitedly--

LUCAS & ARLO
(excited yell)
72 Super shocking powers!! 72

They run off <LAUGHING> off-screen.

SFX: REPEATED ZAPPING

FADE TO CREDITS:
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