Artist Statement
Jimmy and I decided to animate this screenplay because we were a little tired of doing stuff that's not funny so we wanted tot try doing something with a little more humor. Our basic concept was to do the stereotypical heroic story and just redo it with a worm, and see what other variations we could put on the story to make it a little funnier. We wanted to be able to copy the typical superhero story to show how contrive and similar all of these stories are.
Screenplay
SCENE 1
MAYOR
(Panicked)
Help us WONDER WORM! The city is in danger!
{Camera only shows Wonderworm’s mouth}
WONDER WORM
(Cooly)
I’m on my way . . .
SCENE 2
OPENING TITLE
{WONDER WORM flies around on-screen to cheesy theme music with people singing}
SCENE 3
MAYOR
(Panicked)
Help us WONDER WORM! The city is in danger!
{Camera only shows Wonderworm’s mouth}
WONDER WORM
(Cooly)
I’m on my way . . .
SCENE 4
DR. BIRDSEED
(looking down on the city and laughing)
Pathetic worms! Prepare to meet your maker!
(Wonder Worm enters view)
WONDER WORM
Not today, DR. BIRDSEED.
DR. BIRDSEED
(gasps)
WONDERWORM!
WONDER WORM
Leave these worms alone, or you’ll have to deal with me!
DR. BIRDSEED
(laughs)
Ha! You are no match for me, WONDERWORM.
WONDERWORM
Prove it.
(Wonder Worm and Dr. Birdseed duke it out until Dr. Birdseed hits Wonder Worm with a cheap shot and Wonder Worm falls from the sky.
Camera looking down on Wonder Worm lying on the pavement)
SCENE 5
(In Wonder Worm’s apartment, Wonder Worm has 5 o’clock shadow and looks like he hasn’t showered in days)
WONDER WORM
(Groaning)
Ugh . . . I can’t believe I lost. I’m a failure.
MYSTERIOUS VOICE
You’re not a failure, you just need to practice.
WONDER WORM
(tripping balls)
Who said that?!
MYSTERIOUS VOICE
Its me!
(Out of thin air appears a little Asian man with a giant handlebar mustache)
WONDER WORM
MUSTACHIO?!
MUSTACHIO
Yes, young grasshopper, it is me. Come, we must prepare you for your next battle.
SCENE 6
(Wonder Worm and Mustachio go into a work-out montage, at the end, Wonder Worm looks like himself again. They also find out that peanut butter gives him even more strength.)
(MUSTACHIO and WONDERWORM bow to each other)
MUSTACHIO
And now, you must play the waiting game . . .
SCENE 7
MAYOR
(Panicked)
Help us WONDER WORM! The city is in danger!
{Camera only shows Wonderworm’s mouth}
WONDER WORM
(Cooly)
I’m on my way . . .
SCENE 8
DR. BIRDSEED
Aaaahhh, come back for seconds, have we?
WONDER WORM
You won’t win again, DR. BIRDSEED!
DR. BIRDSEED
(laughs for a few seconds and then stops abruptly,his face looks serious)
Bring it on . . .
(WONDERWORM and DR. BIRDSEED duke it out, and WONDER WORM wins)
DR. BIRDSEED
You didn’t play fair!
WONDER WORM
(laughs heartily)
SCENE 9
Credits roll up the screen
SCENE 10
{At the end, a circular opening appears in the middle of the screen}
WONDER WORM
Brought to you by Peanut Butter.