Batman: The Dark Knight

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    MICHAEL CAINE
    I've thought of an excellent alibi for when you're in Hong Kong, Mr. Bale.
    CHRISTIAN BALE
    Does it involve me taking an entire ballet troupe to a yacht from which I will mysteriously disappear, arousing a great deal of suspicion?
    MICHAEL CAINE
    Sure does!

    (CHRISTIAN grabs her in midair, allowing MAGGIE to avoid landing on the PAVEMENT by landing safely on a CAR instead.)
    MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL
    Thanks for catching me, but how are we going to resolve the issue of Heath still terrorizing your party guests upstairs?
    BAT-BALE
    Maybe if we awkwardly cut to the next scene, nobody will notice that we accidentally lost some pages of the screenplay.

    AARON ECKHART
    Nonetheless, I'm concerned for your safety. Who can we trust?
    MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL
    I can go to Christian Bale's penthouse. It's the safest place in Chicago right now.
    AARON ECKHART
    The place where I almost got killed by Heath Ledger and you got thrown out of a window? Maybe you should hide on some subway tracks instead.

    AARON ECKHART
    You asshole, why did you kill my girlfriend?
    HEATH LEDGER
    I'm an agent of chaos. I just do things.
    AARON ECKHART
    Wow, that's some sophisticated characterization there. As soon as I get out of these surprisingly strong bandages, I'm going to kill you!
    HEATH LEDGER
    Look, you don't want to kill me for murdering her. You want to kill everyone else for failing to stop me from murdering her!
    AARON ECKHART
    That doesn't make any sense at all.
    HEATH LEDGER
    And yet, it's going to be your main character motivation for the rest of the movie. Now make with the murder, Sir Skins-A-Lot.

    Full abridged script on: http://www.the-editing-room.com/…
    Got a few laughs out of me!

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