Guy
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful tiger. She lived in a cave with the rest of her family. Her father and mother told her: "You may go anywhere you want, but never go near the cliff, for you could fall."
Grug
And die. Good story.
[the others start to leave but Guy goes on and they sit back down]
Guy
But when no one was looking, she'd go near the cliff, for the closer she came to the edge, the more could she hear, the more could she see, the more she could feel. Finally, she stood at the very edge. She saw a light. She leaned out to touch it... and she slipped.
Grug
And she fell.
Guy
And she *flew.*
[the others gasp]
Thunk
Where did she fly?
Guy
Tomorrow.
Eep
Tomorrow?
Guy
A place with more suns in the sky than you can count.
Thunk
It would be so bright!
Guy
A place not like today, or yesterday. A place where things are better.
Grug
Tomorrow isn't a place. It's... it's... Ugh! You can't see it!
Guy
Oh, yes, yes it is. I've seen it. That's where I'm going.
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Grug
What is this stuff that saves you from my punches?
Grug
No!
Guy
Please...
Grug
I have to get back to them.
Guy
Stop struggling!
Grug
No!
Guy
Grug, STOP! No one gets out of this. Believe me... I know.
Grug
Your...
Guy
Family. Yeah.
Grug
...Sorry.
Guy
I was little when it happened. Last thing my parents told me was: "Don't hide. Live. Follow the sun. You'll make it to Tomorrow."
Grug
You follow the light. My daughter is a lot like you.
Guy
No. She's like you. She loves you, but always forgets to say it. Just like you forget to tell her.
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Eep
[as Grug is about to throw her over the chasm]
No, I have too much to say to you. I need to fix everything, and I don't have time!
Grug
I can fix it.
[He pulls her into an embrace]
Eep
This works good. What do you call it?
Grug
I was thinking of calling it... a hug. Uh, because it rhymes with Grug! But, uh, you can change it if you like.
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Ugga
Mom, we're ready to leave. Mom?
[Silence, Grug Looks Hopefully]
Gran
Still alive!
Grug
It's still early.
Gran
And You're still fat!
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Eep
I never got to tell him.
Ugga
Eep, if your dad were here, he would tell you to...
Thunk
Wow. You sound just like him.
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Eep
[looks down at her shoes and screams in panic and excitement]
AAAHHH! I *LOVE* them! Where are my feet?
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[repeated line]
Grug
Release the baby!
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[first lines]
Eep
With every sun comes a new day. A new beginning. A hope that things will be better today than they were yesterday. But not for me. My name is Eep. And this is my family, the Croods. If you weren't clued in already by the animal skins and sloping foreheads, we're cavemen. Most days we spend in our cave, in the dark. Night after night, day after day. Yep, home sweet home. When we did go out, we struggled to find food in a harsh and hostile world. And I struggled to survive my family. We were the last ones around. There used to be neighbors. Uh, the Gorts, smashed by a mammoth. The Horks, swallowed by a sand snake. The Erfs, mosquito bite. Throgs, common cold. And the Croods, that's us. The Croods made it, because of my dad. He was strong, and he followed the rules. The ones painted on the cave walls. Anything new is bad. Curiosity is bad. Going out at night is bad. Basically, anything fun is bad. Welcome to my world! But this is a story about how all that changed in an instant. Because what we didn't know was that our world was about to come to an end. And there were no rules on our cave walls to prepare us for that.
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Eep
Hey, do you have a minute? How did the tiger fly?
Guy
I only share when I'm outside the log. I'm funny that way.
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Grug
No more dark. No more hiding. No more caves.
[to Eep]
Grug
What's the point of all this? To follow the light. I can't change. I don't have ideas. But I have my strength. And right now, that's all you need.
Ugga
No, we don't know what's over there. Maybe nothing! It's too risky!
Grug
It's a chance.
Guy
I'll take that chance.
Guy
Heh. That's a joke, right?
[throws him over to the other cliff]
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[Hits Thunk on the face with a flat rock, leaving an impression of his face]
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Gran
I was in love once. He was a hunter, I was a gatherer. It was quite the scandal. We fed each other berries, we danced. Then my father smashed him with a rock and traded me to your grandfather.
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Grug
I... have... an... IDEA!
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Ugga
What... is that on your head?
Gran
It's called desperation.
Grug
I call it a rug. Rhymes with Grug.
[points to boulder]
Grug
And I call this one, a "ride." Rhymes with Grug!
Guy
Uh, that doesn't rhyme...
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Grug
I guess I was just busy keeping them all alive.
Guy
It's okay. That's what dads do.
Grug
That's right! But we can't do that from here. We need one of your ideas. Come on, you can do it.
Guy
Belt! Emergency Idea Generator, activate!
[Belt hits him in the head with a rock]
Guy
OW! Ooh! I've got it!
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Grug
Splitting up is a bad idea, it is much safer if we stay together
[Notices Guy and Eep very close and separates them]
Grug
Except for you two. You need to be separate.
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Eep
We don't... get out much.
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[repeated line]
Grug
Never *not* be afraid!
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Grug
[after Guy hands out shells so they can "call" each other]
I don't see why the kids need their own shells.
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Guy
I can help you. But we're gonna have to make a few changes around here. The log ride is over. Drop the log.
[Grug drops the log]
Guy
Now, kick it away.
[Grug kicks it a tiny bit]
Guy
Farther.
[Grug roars out of frustration and kicks the log so far it goes into the horizon, fading out of sight]
Guy
Really?
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Grug
We're going tooooo... That mountain. Don't ask me why, just a hunch, just feels right.
Ugga
I dunno, Grug. We've never really walked that far.
Thunk
Yeah, I don't think my feet can do that.
Gran
I'll never live long enough to get there.
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Eep
Mom...?
Ugga
It's... I know, it's bad.
[Grug launches himself high into the sky and gets hit by lightning]
Gran
I almost feel sorry for him.
[Grug falls down and gets run over by the boulder]
Gran
Oh-hohoho, no, I don't!
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Gran
Still alive!
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Grug
What were you doing up there?
Eep
I don't know.
Grug
What were you looking for?
Eep
Nothing.
Grug
Why did you go there?
Eep
I don't know!
Grug
Why don't you know?
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Guy
Stay here if you want, but let me go! I've got a dream! A mission! A reason to live!
Eep
Not anymore!
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Gran
Strange... usually, it's the reverse.
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[sniffs]
Thunk
AND SMELLS LIKE FOOD!
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Thunk
Okay, now, roll over, Douglas.
[Douglas rolls over and falls off the tree]
Thunk
Good boy, Douglas!
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Grug
I, AM, A, CAVE-MAN!
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Grug
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
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[repeated line]
Thunk
Let's try it again, I think I blinked.
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Grug
No, no, not cool!
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Eep
Eep, Ugga: [noticing each other's shoes] Oh, wow. I love those!
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Ugga
[throws the dry corncob into a massive bonfire] Eat up, babies!
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[after the conch has been obliterated by the Crood family]
Eep
What is wrong with you?
Grug
It was dangerous!
Eep
It was beautiful! You want to see dangerous, here!
[throws the piece and hits Thunk in the nose]
Thunk
Ow! My sniffer!
Grug
Okay, Eep, that's it! We're going back to the cave and you're gonna stay in there until you're older than... Uh, you know... HER!
Eep
What? You can't keep me inside forever!
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Guy
Who are you people?
Ugga
Oh, I'm sorry! We're the Croods! And you are?
Guy
Uh, Guy?
Ugga
Ugga, Eep, Thunk, Gran: [in unison] Hi, Guy!
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Thunk
Dad, I gotta go!
Grug
Come on, you can hold it.
Thunk
I don't think so!
Grug
Fine. Go behind one of those lumpy things and make it fast.
Thunk
OW! Something bit me!
Gran
I don't blame it!
Ugga
Maybe we should've stopped for water.
Eep
Dad, can I take a turn carrying him?
Grug
No.
Eep
How 'bout now?
Grug
No!
Eep
Now?
Grug
NO!
Eep
NOW?
Grug
I CAN DO THIS ALL DAY LONG! No, no, no, and still NO!
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Ugga
[touches Grug's forehead] You did good.
Sandy
[Sandy looked at him] Dadda!
[Grug picks them up and throws them over to the other cliff]
Sandy
Whee!
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[the others are exhausted]
Gran
I'm not dying on an empty stomach.
Ugga
Grug, we're all pretty tired!
Grug
We'll eat when we get there!
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