*=details to remember

?=where something is needed or I don’t know if I should add something

THE LIFE OF NORMAN NUSS

-INTRO (written already)

 

*Chipper is Norman’s reincarnated personality.

?Show Chipper’s personality/life before accident?

 

*Night (since flying squirrels are nocturnal)

-Chipper bumps head, Norman’s personality and memories assume control.

*Doesn’t remember dying

-Wakes up surrounded by other flying squirrels, who refer to him as “Chipper”

-Freaks out about being surrounded by “giant squirrels”

 

-Owl attacks, other squirrels scatter

-Owl focuses on Norman

*Tall fence runs through woods.

-Other squirrels try to get Norman to climb tree and glide over fence.

-Norman is too afraid and sticks with ground.

*Chase scene

 

-Norman ends up in Rosco’s backyard.

?Thinking beagle for Rosco?

?Name may change?

-Norman sees new self in water bowl, freaks out.

-Rosco wakes up, scarring Norman, but Rosco is friendly.

-Norman explains his situation, freaking put the entire time and hopeless

-Rosco doesn’t quite understand reincarnation, but mentions the man on the TV who talks to animals and lives in the city.

-Rosco offers to help Norman find the man since his owners’ take him for walks in the city.

-Norman opens the back gate for Rosco and the two venture into the city.

 

 

-Rosco and Norman save animal from Animal Control Officer

*Animal Control Man has owl like features(big thick glasses, name, etc)*

 

?Need scene(s) where Norman and Rosco interact with other city creatures?

 

-The two reach the TV personality’s building.

-They sneak into the building and find the man.

*Animals can’t understand human language instantly, learn through repetition.

-The man obviously doesn’t understand them and freaks out, shooshing them out and calls animal control.

-AC man captures Rosco and removes his info tag from collar.

-Norman retrieves the tag and watches them drive off.

 

-Norman wonders city aimlessly, homeless boy finds him.

-Animal Norman helped rescue told the boy about Norman and Boy has come to help him.

-Boy wants to reward Norman, specifically offers the chance to be reincarnated as rich human, but Norman will once again lose his memory.

-Norman instead asks for a map or maybe the knowledge of how to get back to Rosco’s house.

 

-AC man throws Rosco into a cage.

-For the first time, Rosco is quiet and afraid.

-Norman arrives with Chipper’s squirrel friends and all of the animals he met on his adventure.

-They manage to bust the animals out.

-AC man grabs Rosco before he can escape.

-Norman, watching from the ceiling lamps, summons his courage to fly and regains Chipper’s memories.

-Glides to AC man’s face, causing the man to release Rosco.

-Norman jumps onto Rosco and they escape.

 

-They return to Rosco’s home, his human girl is happy to see him, afraid he was lost.

-The girl has a friend over, the “homeless” boy who was able to talk to animals.

– Rewards Norman’s bravery by giving Rosco the memory of his former reincarnation.

-Rosco’s memories combine with Norman’s father’s.

-Norman lives out his life in the woods behind Rosco’s house, balancing his Chipper personality with Norman’s desire to be with his father.