Peek inside the script for that hysterical 'Angry Birds' battle-cry scene
How do you write the joke that goes on too long -- on purpose?
Arguably the funniest moment in Angry Birds comes when Red, Chuck and Bomb are journeying to find the Mighty Eagle. Much to Red's irritation -- pretty much everything is to Red's irritation, but that's kind of the idea -- Chuck and Bomb are imagining what the Eagle's battle-cry might sound like.
And imagining. And imagining.
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It's a take on the classic oh-my-god-this-is-still-going gag, and it works pretty well here, all thanks to some subtle touches from director Fergal Reilly, an Irish animation vet making his debut with the Rovio Animation film out this weekend.
Check out the script pages for the scene -- as well as Reilly's notes -- below, exclusively at Mashable.
Josh Dickey is Mashable's Entertainment Editor, leading Mashable's TV, music, gaming and sports reporters as well as writing movie features and reviews.Josh has been the Film Editor at Variety, Entertainment Editor at The Associated Press and Managing Editor at TheWrap.com.A finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club's Best Entertainment Feature in 2015 for "Everyone is Altered: The Secret Hollywood Procedure that Fooled Us for Years," Josh received his BA in Journalism from The University of Minnesota.In between screenings, he can be found skating longboards, shredding guitar and wandering the streets of his beloved downtown Los Angeles.
