www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Able 2014 (FLAMES ROAR) (HORN BEEPS) (THUNDER RUMBLES) Hey, hey, watch out, watch out! Welcome, my friend! Great to see you! Glad you made it. This can't be Ajit. He's a little man already. Unbelievable. You hungry, Adrian?! Famished! How are you, Aparna?! I made that fish curry you love! I can't wait! She gets more beautiful every time I see her. Strange, isn't it? But her fish curry is still awful. (LAUGHS) You were mysterious on the phone. Why didn't you attend the conference? I will show you, sir. Satnam, stop sir-ing me. (LIFT SQUEAKS / RATTLES) How deep do we need to go? 11,000 feet. I searched all over India for this dig. Used to be the deepest copper mine in the world. Remember my brother, Gurdeep? He's a student now. Namaste, Doctor Helmsley, sir. Adrian. It's just Adrian. (SHOUTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) Just don't pour too much, huh? How do you work in this heat? You've come on a good day, my friend. Sometimes it can hit 120 degrees. Meet Dr Lokesh, a Fellow of quantum physics at the university in Chennai. Namaste. Dr Helmsley. (COMPUTER BEEPS) So, what are we looking at? These are neutrinos acting normally - minuscule mass, er, no electrical charge. They pass through ordinary matter almost undisturbed. And the count doubled after the solar eruptions? That was last week. But this happened two days ago. The biggest sun eruptions in human history, causing the highest neutrino count we've ever recorded. My... God. That's not what worries me, Adrian. For the first time ever,... ..the neutrinos are causing a physical reaction. That's impossible. (SPLASHING) Ahhh! That feels very good. Please, follow me. You won't believe this. (SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE) This water tank goes down another 6,000ft. It looks like the neutrinos coming from the sun have mutated into a new kind of nuclear particle. (HISSING) They're heating up the Earth's core and suddenly act like microwaves. (GLUGGING) Ladies and gentlemen, as promised,... no speech,... (LAUGHTER) ..just a thank-you because tonight, with your extraordinary generosity, we have raised $1.7 million dollars. (APPLAUSE) Have a stiff drink because... (CONTINUES TALKING) It's OK. It's OK. I work for the White House. I don't care who you are, sir. This is a black-tie event. Scotty! Hey! Adrian, I thought you were in India. What's goin' on? I need your jacket. What? I gotta speak to Anheuser. I - Gimme your jacket! Alright. OK. Hold that, will you? Yeah. Hey, easy! That's a $600 jacket. (ALL CHATTER) Mr Anheuser? Mr Anheuser. I need to talk to you. Do I know you? Sorry, sir. Dr Adrian Helmsley, a deputy geologist at the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Excuse me, fellas. You know that this is a fundraiser, not a frat party, right? It's extremely important, sir. Always is. Make an appointment... Even better, have your boss bring it up at the quarterly science briefing. OK? There's a good plan. I travelled 20 straight hours to get here. I haven't slept in two days. You need to read this, sir. Now! (SILENCE) Let me guess, national geology crisis? (ALL LAUGH) Excuse me. Who do you report to? Lee Cavazos. Not any more. (MOBILE-PHONE BUTTONS BEEP) Alan, bring the car around. You're gonna wish you took a shower. Sir? You're about to meet the president. What's going on? Get that to the office. (MOB CHANTS) No G8! No G8! (SIRENS WAIL) Good morning. I would like to meet privately with my fellow heads of state. (SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE) Mr Makarenko wishes to have his interpreters present. Mr President, I can assure you, your English is more than sufficient for what I have to say. (SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE) (SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE) (MURMURING) Mr Presidents. Six months ago, I was made aware of a situation so devastating that, at first, I refused to believe it. However, through the concerted efforts, of our brightest scientists, we have confirmed its validity. The world... as we know it... ..will soon come to an end. (SHOUTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) (WARNING SIREN WAILS) (EXPLOSIONS) (DEVICE BEEPS / WHIRRS) (BELL TOLLS) Has His Highness had an opportunity to study the dossier? You must understand, I have a very big family, Mr...? Isaacs. One billion dollars is a lot of money. I'm afraid the amount is in euros,... Your Highness. "This mass suicide was actually discovered by a documentary crew here in the ancient Mayan city of Tikal. Now, the victims are said to have adhered to the Mayan-Quiche calendar which predicts the end of time to occur on the 21st of December of this year due to the sun's destructive forces." "Thank you, Mark. Strangely enough, scientific records do support the fact that we are heading for the biggest solar climax in recorded history." (RUMBLING) (RUMBLING FADES) "Well, yes. Apparently, many people believe that the Mayan calendar predicts that there's supposed to be a galactic alignment..." I'm a dead man. I'm a dead man! I'm a dead man! "..end of the world in 2012." (MOBILE PHONE RINGS) (GROANS) Goddammit. Hey, Kate. I'm practically on the freeway right now. Yes, I'm hurtling towards you as we speak. (THUDDING) Will you relax? I'll be there any second. You know it's a vacation and not a doctor's appointment, right? That it's supposed to be fun? You remember fun, don't you, Kate? Do you remember where you were when it stopped being fun for you? Yes. I got it. (ENGINE SPLUTTERS) Bug spray? Oh, yeah, cos it's, er, mosquito season in Yellowstone. I got a whole bunch. OK, I gotta go because I'm in a bad-reception area. (STARTS ENGINE) (TYRES SCREECH) Whoa, man. Would you look at that? Sick. Merrill, I told you, we have to move back to Wisconsin. "But these little mini-quakes are really getting on my nerves." "It's a little surface crack." "Right, surface cracks." "I got a plastic surgeon for that." "Thank God for shake-proof mugs." "They show the true nature of us Californians. We'll not bow to these little inconvenient things like surface cracks." (RADIO CHATTER CONTINUES) (HORN BEEPS) Hi, Daddy. Hi, baby. How are you, sweetie? Good. Jackson, what is this? Please don't call me that. I'm your dad. Come on. You're taking them camping in a limo? Mm-hm. OK, great. What happened to your temp job? Oh, you know, better hours, more time to write. What about sleeping? Have you been doing any of that lately? No lipo on Fridays. It's too messy. Hold on. Morning, Jackson. Hi. Nice ride. Thanks. Guys, have a nice trip. Watch out for the bears. Grrr! Bye, Gordon. Love you, honey. Bye. OK, so, Lil... Oh, yeah. (You tell him.) (Tell me what?) She needs to put these on every night before she goes to sleep. Still? Yes. Your seven year old wets her bed. Maybe that's something you should know. Love you. Love you, Mom. Hey. You OK? (HORN TOOTS) Mwah! They've been looking forward to spending time with you. I know. So don't be on your computer the whole time. Got it. (ENGINE STARTS) Love you! '(SHIP'S HORN BLARES)' So this time, we hit Japan. So? Well, you could visit your boy, Will. Afternoon, ladies. (LADIES) Hello. Are you listenin' to me? Unfortunately, I am, Harry. I heard from Audrey you're a grandpa now. Keep your nose out of my family. You're cramping my style, baby. There we are. So he married a Japanese girl. How is that the end of the world? Tony, at least go see him. You see your boy? Not as much as I'd like. DC is a long way, but at least we talk. About what? Life, and how short it is. (SHIP CREAKS) (SCREAMING) (WAVES CRASH) (CREAKING / CRASHING FADES) What the hell was that? (PHONE RINGS) (SLEEPILY) Hello? "Laura?" (IN FRENCH) Laura? Laura? (EXPLOSION) (FATHER AND DAUGHTER) # Will the circle # Be unbroken # By and by, Lord, by and by? # There's a better # Home awaitin' # In the sky, Lord # In the sky... # (JACKSON) Break it down. (RADIO CRACKLES) I liked that song. We lost it. "..West Coast with all those surface cracks." "I told myself, 'Charlie, get your stupid ass to Yellowstone.'" "I don't want to miss all the fun when it finally blows." "There's been government people flying in and out all morning and, trust me, they did not... look happy." "Always remember folks..." That's weird. Yeah, just when he said that? (SPOOKY VOICE) What are the odds? (GIGGLES) We're not seeing the soil liquefaction or any evidence of fracture propagation within the plates. In English. The activity is not caused by regular earthquakes. And these cracks have nothing to do with shifting fault lines. So this could be the beginning of the Cho Ming operation? Dr Helmsley is flying to Yellowstone to collect - We have been following the schedule you established. The most important schedule in the history of mankind. Now you're telling me we have to throw it out? Yes, sir. I was wrong. (SIGHS) Do you know how many times I've heard those words in this office? Zero. Did you see this? I'm sorry, Mr President. She insisted. It's all over the news. "We are learning more about this deadly car explosion." "The director of the French National Museums was to hold a press conference at the Louvre this morning." "Coincidentally, his death took place in the same Paris tunnel where Princess Diana died in 1997." "We are continuing to follow this story. We will..." Laura, I don't believe you've met Dr Helmsley. (SIGHS) I just talked to him, Dad, and he told me that the... organisation that I work for is a sham. I mean, why would he say that? (DOOR CLICKS SHUT) You look just like your mother when you get upset. Did I ever tell you that? Every time I get upset. Daddy, a man was killed. Honey,... please sit down. (SIGHS) Only a dozen people in this administration know what I'm about to tell you. Dad, what's going on? An unprecedented international endeavour is under way. At this point, 46 nations are invested in this thing. Laura's a smart girl. She'll understand. That thing in Paris, we're not involved in any of that, are we? We? Who's "we"? What are you talking about? We need to focus on this timeline. When do we let the country know? What do you mean? The people, sir. They need to know. Well, of course they do. Your job is to figure out when this is all gonna fall apart. My job is to figure out how to maintain some sort of government after it falls apart. Until then, we don't have time for anything except for doing those jobs, OK? Call me the moment we get any news from Yellowstone. Yes, sir. Cute girl, huh? Sir? The First Daughter. I saw you looking at her. I wasn't. Better move fast, kid. The end is near. Adrian, your chopper's ready. They're waiting on the South Lawn. Daddy, where are we going? To this really special place I know. A place where your mom and I used to hang out a lot. I don't wanna know where you and Mom had sex. I'm not ready for that, Jackson. Don't call me that. It's creeping me out. What's wrong with "Dad"? Daddy, look at this! That wasn't here before. What do we do? Go get your hat. Don't you see the signs? Used to be a lake here. Doesn't look much of a lake to me. Whole damn thing's gone. Come on. Let's check it out. Great(!) (INSECTS BUZZ) Ew! Subjects have now entered hot zone. Who is that? Er... That's the US Army. All manner of government vehicle are converging on subjects. You're in a restricted area. We need you to come with us. Right. OK, we're gonna go with these guys. That'll be fun, huh? This is wild. This is really wild. This is unbelievable. 2,700 degrees Celsius at 40,000ft? I know it sounds implausible. But we're ticking off an increase of almost 0.5 percent. Per day? No! Per hour! Dr Helmsley, they've arrested a group of tourists in the hot zone. OK. I'll take care of it. Get Satnam on the communications link. We'll try and cross-reference the data. It's a national park. There's not supposed to be posted fences. What's going on here? We're geologists. You usually go digging with machine guns? Major, I'll take care of this. So what happened to the lake? We're trying to find out. We think the entire area has become unstable. You should take your kids and leave, Mr... Curtis. You're not by any chance the Jackson Curtis, who wrote Farewell Atlantis, are you? The very same. (LAUGHS) Wow! It's actually dedicated to my mom. That's great! I read a couple of your short stories when I was in college. Your father is a very talented man. Listen up! That's amazing! I'm reading your book. I'm around day 300. You're one of the lucky few who bought it. I didn't buy it. No? My dad gave it to me. Let me ask you something. Do you really believe those people would behave so selflessly, knowing their lives were at stake? I hope so. The critics said I was naive, an unabashed optimist. But what do they know, right? Well, er... Pleasure. It was a great pleasure to meet you. Major, escort these good people to the campgrounds. Thank you. Take care. OK. He was very nice. You're just saying that because he liked my book. Looks like that boy of yours is gonna be smarter than any of us. What's wrong? I sent Satnam the temperature reading. "My colleagues in Argentina and Ontario have almost identical data." It's so hot here we've sealed off the mine. "You've double-checked the numbers?" Triple. I wish we were wrong, but we're not. The Earth's crust is destabilising. It's too early. "Adrian, you have to begin the evacuation." My God... All our scientific advances, our fancy machines... The Mayans saw this coming thousands of years ago. I thought we had more time. OK. OK, I want you to pack up your family. "I'm gonna arrange an airlift for you from Delhi." Thank you, my friend. And good luck. (SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE) Ajit? We are going on a big ship. (ENGINES ROAR) (BOTH CHATTER) Those helicopters were so cool... Wait! Wait. Wait. Wait. Sorry. One question. What did the... government guys say to you? Oh. Erm, well, they don't like us going over their fences, and that the whole area back there's... unstable. Unstable? They said "unstable"? Yeah. Unstable. (LAUGHS) That's funny. (LAUGHS) Let's go. Have a good one. Unstable... (CONTINUES TO LAUGH) It's not just Yellowstone, sir. Temperatures are rising incredibly quickly in hot zones across the globe. "Are you sure about this, Adrian?" Once we give these orders, there's no going back. You understand that? I'm afraid there's no longer any doubt. We have to save what we can. And we have to move now! (HELICOPTER ROTORS ROAR) (MOSQUITO WHINES) There's mosquitoes in here! Did anybody spray the tent? I'm gonna get that spray tomorrow. They just like you cos your blood's so sweet. Dad? You said you wouldn't work on your book. What? I'm not, I'm not. I'm doing something else. Let me get you ready for,... ready for bed. OK. What... Did you really need all these hats? Mm-hm. Where are your Pull-Ups? I have them on. Oh. "(MOBILE BEEPS)" Who gave you this? Gordon did, for my birthday. A cellphone is something we gotta talk about, you know, as a family. What family? It hurts my feelings when you say stuff like that. Just go away. Adults get... hurt feelings, too. "We have a listener calling in. Bill from Cooke City, you're on the Charlie Frost show." "Hi, Charlie. I love your show." No way. .."not afraid to tell the truth." "Thanks. What is your question?" "Where is all this gonna start?" "Something like this could only originate in Hollywood, but they got the earth cracking under their asses already." "We believe in Lord Jesus. We have nothing to fear, Charlie." Good for you. Thanks for calling. This is Charlie Frost, reporting live from Yellowstone National Park, soon to become the world's largest active volcano. I'll be right back, folks. Er, hey. Erm... Do you mind if I join you? I... There's... I wanted to ask you something. I only got a minute. Hey... Pickle? No. I was listening to the broadcast. I was wondering, what exactly is it that's gonna start in Hollywood? (SIGHS) It's the apocalypse. End of days. Judgement day. The end of the world, my friend. Christians call it the Rapture, but the Mayans knew about it the Hopis, the I Ching, the Bible, kind of... Beer? Yeah. So, look - I got to eat. Why don't you download my blog? It's free. Of course, we do appreciate donations. "In ancient times, the Mayan people were the first civilisation to discover that this planet had an expiration date." "According to their calendar, in 2012, a cataclysmic event will unfold caused by an alignment of planets in our solar system that only happens every 640,000 years." "Oh, not again!" Pretty neat, huh? I did all the animation myself. "Just imagine the Earth as an orange." You lure them in with humour... Then you make 'em think. "Our sun will begin to emit such extreme amounts of radiation that the core of the Earth will melt - that's the inside part of the orange - leaving the crust of our planet free to shift." "In 1958, Professor Charles Hapgood named it Earth crust displacement." "Albert Einstein did support it. People, we'll get it all." "The forces of Mother Nature will be so devastating, they will bring an end to this world on winter solstice, 12-21-12." "Always remember, folks, you heard it first from Charlie Frost." You'd have to keep a thing like this under wraps. Just think about it, OK? First, the stock market would go. Then the economy. Boom! The dollar, boom! And then pandemonium in the streets! War! Genocide! Ba-ba-ba-ba-boom! Boom! Boom! Bullshit! Nobody could keep that big a secret. Somebody would blow the whistle. Every once in a while, some poor little sucker tries. Like these guys. Boom! Boom! Every one of these guys - dead, dead, dead! Whoa, whoa, whoa. That's... That's Professor Meyers. He ran the Atlantis shuttle programme. Did you know him? He helped me research my book. Must have been before his accident. Meyers is dead? Oh, yeah. Two months ago. He was one of my most avid listeners, and he had it all figured out - everything the government was doing, where and why... He even sent me a map. A map for what, Charlie? What's the map for? (HYPERVENTILATES) (OWL HOOTS) They're... building spaceships, man. Shit, man. I have to go, because... I got to get back... to Earth, but do you got a traveller for the road? This is my last. That'll be alright. I really enjoyed most of this. Thank you so much. Hey! Hey, guess what! They're selling seats. Put me down for three. Guys like you and me don't have any chance. You'd have to be Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch or some Russian billionaire. Keep it down. My kids are sleeping. Get them out of Yellowstone! It's gonna get ugly here! Why don't we make a baby? We're not making a baby in a supermarket. Hey! Hands off the merchandise! Honey, women pay me thousands of dollars to handle their boobs. You get it for free! (RUMBLING) (CAR ALARM BEEPS) (NEXT CAR ALARM BEEPS) You always act strange after he shows up. I'm not. I'm looking for macaroni. Why'd you stick with him so long? Give it a rest. He's the father of my children. Oh, come on, Kate! You gave up med school so you could have Noah. Then you practically raised him and Lilly by yourself while he sat writing that junk. It's not junk. He's published. Oh, published. Right, I forgot. 422 copies. (RUMBLING) Did you see that? See what? Hey! Kate. We have to keep working at this. Our relationship. I dunno, honey. I just feel like... there's something pulling us apart. (RUMBLING) (SCREAMS) Gordon! Hang on to the pole! Kate, don't let go! Oh, my God! Hang on! GORDON! (RINGS BELL) Do you have anything for mosquito bites? Er, before or after? I'd get before and after. Don't scratch. You'll get infected. .."I had to make a quick stop at the store"... Look! It's Mrs Birnbaum. She's my teacher. She's on TV! Whoa! "Grayson's Market was open for business at the time, but there were no fatalities or injuries reported." "It really is a miracle no-one"... (MOBILE RINGS) Hello? Hi, Mom. Did you see what happened to our supermarket? She wants us to come home. Is this even possible? We worked every option. The good news is that four of the arks will be operational in time. Only four? You call that good news? We can save over 400,000 people. That's nothing short of a miracle. But we have to start boarding now. Thomas? We don't have a choice. You have got to convince them. According to the latest information from Yellowstone... Please continue, Adrian. ..the temperature of the subterranean crust, the cement that holds our land mass in place, is increasing at a rapid rate, much faster than anticipated. As a result, we've observed extreme polar instability. The magnetic fields have decreased by 80 percent in the last 48 hours. "How much time do we have?" Two, maybe three days, if we're lucky. "How can you speak about luck in such a situation?" Apologies, Mr Prime Minister. I... I meant no disrespect. I'm afraid, the longer we wait, the more luck plays its part. My friends, I recommend we evacuate immediately. If any of you have objections, please speak now. "In the blue corner, with 38 victories and 34 knockouts, the fighting machine from the Ukraine, the undefeated number-one-ranked heavyweight challenger, Mr Zultan... Balashin!" (CHEERING / APPLAUSE) Yuri! Zultan! He needs to concentrate now. You shut up when I talk to my boy. Understand? Yes, Mr Karpov. Good. That is good. Kill the bastards! Ladies and gentlemen, let's get ready to rumble! (CHEERING / APPLAUSE) (RINGS BELL) (ALL CHEER AND SHOUT) (BOTH SHOUT ENCOURAGEMENT) (MOBILE BEEPS) (CROWD ROARS) One! Two! Three! "Caltech believes that the half-mile fissure running through Westwood has released most surface tension. Life will soon return to normal, Mayor Gonzales said"... OK, guys. Almost home. Rise and shine. (GRUNTS WEARILY) Alright. You're free. Thank God! Mommy! Hi, sweetheart! Gordon! Hey, buddy boy! Good time? Yeah? God, I missed you. Who wants pancakes? Me! Come on! Thanks for bringing them home early. Yeah. Pancakes? Late for work. (PHONE RINGING) Yes, hello? Curtis, where are you? Just getting back from vacation, sir. "Good. That is good." I will send the jet to pick up Alec and Oleg. Yuri bear, tell him to bring the raincoat for Caesar. It's in the Range Rover. Curtis. Yeah? "Get my boys as fast as you can." I'm hurtling towards you as we speak, sir. Good. That is good. (DOG WHINES) Curtis, you're late. Good morning to you, too. Oh, be careful with our stuff. Don't get your dirt on it. Idiot. Took you a while, Mr Curtis. Ow! What's your problem? Be more careful! He did that on purpose. Hey, have a safe trip, you little bastards. Now you're laughing, Curtis, but we have tickets to go on a big ship. We will live, and you will die. (SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE) "Folks, did you hear that?" "The authorities in LA say there's nothing to worry about." (RUMBLING) "I'd love to see their dumb faces when Malibu and Beverly Hills get sucked into the gurgling maw of the Pacific." "Where they gonna plug in their electric cars then? Ha, ha, ha!" Hey! Hey, is this your plane? Yes. Are you a pilot? Yeah. I wanna rent it, OK? I'll give you anything. This is very expensive. My editor gave it to me when he thought I was gonna be somebody. Your kids use as much data as you do. So if you're tired of topping up their prepay, just add Red Share to your Red+ mobile plan and keep them connected with data to share and unlimited talk and TXT. "(ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER) In the last 36 hours, we had basically zero earthquake activity in Southern California, which is very rare. Unlike many of the tough characters I have portrayed in my film career..." Hello? Kate, stop what you're doing. "Jackson?" Listen to me. I've rented a plane. Pack up the kids. I'm gonna be there in five minutes. What are you talking about? Noah has music and Lil has karate. Not that we'd expect him to remember. California is going down! Pack up the kids now! They just got back. God, you sound like a crazy person. The governor just said we're fine. The guy's an actor! He's reading a script! When they tell you not to panic, that's when you run! OK, could you call me back when you calm down? Mommy, why is Daddy so crazy? "...taking the most severe hit in Los Angeles." Finish your pancakes, Al Capone. "It seems to me that the worst is over." (EXPLOSION / RUMBLING) (TYRES SCREECH / CAR ALARMS BLARE / WINDOWS SMASH) Everyone hold on to each other! No, Lilly! Hold Mommy's hand and stay close! (LOUD CREAKING) (LILLY SCREAMS) Daddy! Let's go! Let's go! I think it's safer under here! Move Move! Come on, kids. Move. Quick, quick! Move! Go! Now! (GLASS SMASHING / LOUD CREAKING) Come on, let's go. Don't look back! (CAR ALARMS WAIL) Come on! Take her! Get in, honey, get in. My hats! Lilly, get in! (TILES CRUNCH) Get in! Buckle up! Lilly! (TYRES SCREECH) (CAR ALARM WAILS) Sorry. (TYRES SCREECH) Jackson, hurry up! Look behind you! Holy...! Oh, God. Get out of here! Get out of the way! (HONKS HORN) Move it! Hold on to those eggs, dear. Come on! Come on, you old bags! (TYRES SCREECH) Whoa, whoa, whoa! Sidewalk, sidewalk! Tree! Tree! God, careful! (LOUD BANG) (OLD LADY SCREAMS) (GASPS) Everybody, hang on! (ALL SCREAM) (EXHALES) Oh, my God! (LOUD BANG) No! Yikes, that stinks! (CAR HORN HONKS) (THUD) (PEOPLE SCREAMING) (TYRES SCREECH) We gotta get to the airport. Take the freeway. It'll be half the time. (TYRES SCREECH) Yeah, right. (TRUCK HORN HONKS) (TYRES SCREECH) (EXPLOSION) Jesus. We gotta get to the other side of the freeway. Daddy! (CAR ALARMS WAIL) Oh! (ALL SCREAM) Look! We're not gonna make it! Careful! No, Daddy! Dad, look. Dad, look! No, no, no! (SCREAMS) (SCREEN SMASHES) (WAILS) (TYRES SCREECH) It's just been upgraded to a 10.9 by the guys at Harvard. What does Caltech have to say? The whole city of Pasadena was wiped out just a few minutes ago. This is coming in from Coachella Valley near Joshua Tree. That canyon wasn't there this morning. And 400 miles further north, Point Reyes, same thing. The San Andreas Fault is shifting. Yes. And all major sister faults in the Bay Area. The whole Pacific plate is destabilising. (TYRES SCREECH) Hold my hand. Stay close to me. Come on! Who's that? Our pilot! Oh, jeez. It's our pilot! Gordon! Gordon, you can fly! No, no, I've only had a couple of lessons in a single-engine plane. You're the guy! I am not the guy! Trust me, you're the guy. I'm not being modest about this. Come on, kids. Gordon's gonna get us out of here. That plane has multiple engines. Jackson! (EXPLOSIONS) (CAR ALARMS BLARING) (ELECTRICS SIZZLING) Ts and Ps, Ts and Ps. T and P? What? Temperatures and pressures. Go! I've gotta do my pre-flight check. Let him concentrate. He has no experience. Thank you. Gordon, go! Come on! Go! Go, go, go! We're not there yet. Gordon, take off! Punch it, punch it! I have to get to 85 knots. 80's good. Oh, screw it. Here we go. OK. OK, we're up. (ALL SCREAM) Oh... (GLASS SMASHING) Higher, higher! Ah! (CAR HORNS HONK) (POLICE SIRENS WAIL) (PEOPLE SCREAM) (CRIES) Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh! Oh. Lilly, go sit with your brother. (SOBS) I don't understand. How did you know this was gonna happen? (QUIETLY) It's not just California. It's the whole goddamn world that's going to shit. I met this guy in Yellowstone, this crazy guy, but he's been right about everything so far. And he said the government is building spaceships. I don't know what, but something. Ships? Places where we can be safe. He knows where they are. He's got a map. Jackson, w... Kate, you gotta just trust me on this, OK? Guys? Look. (MUTED CHATTER) (JAZZ MUSIC) # But it ain't the end of the world, buddy # It's only the end of this song # It's been a gas, been a flip # Been a hell of a trip # But it ain't the end of the world # Oh, yeah. (APPLAUSE) Thank you. You got fans, Tony. There's a call for you. You want me to take a message? No, it's alright, Kevin. I got it. Hello. Dad? "Adrian!" Remember when I told you about that dam in China? "Yeah." It's happening, Dad. (KNOCK AT DOOR) They'd... probably shoot me if they knew that I told you. Nobody's gonna shoot you, son. They need you. "The president has ordered us to clear out the White House." About time somebody cleaned up that mess. Where are you, Dad? What exactly is the course of the Genesis right now? It's all good, Adrian. Don't you be worrying about your old man now. "You got more important things to do now." You know, er,... your mom and I, we... We had one hell of a great life, son. And the best part about that... ..is we had one hell of a great kid, too. "Now, you lookie here." The Genesis, it's a pretty big ship, son. So don't you write your old man off just yet. Besides, you know I couldn't leave Tony alone. "You know that old fool can't keep decent time by himself." I love you, Dad. (SOBS) I love you too, son. God knows I do. "(PHONE CLICKS)" (SIGHS) Kevin, I want a double. Harry - I need a double right now. Thank you, son. After 25 years on the wagon? Are you out of your mind?! (WIND BLOWS) What are you doing? Gotta go. That's against regulation. Careful! Anything? Yeah, there's fuel. Fill it up. I'm gonna find Charlie. Wait! I wanna come with you. No, no. Lil. Lil, no! It's alright. Just fill it up. We'll be right back. Hurry, please. "I'm standing here at the highest point of what is the rim of the world's largest super-volcano, Mount Bighorn, elevation 2,779 feet." Charlie! Charlie! Charlie! "I can only hope that all of you have made your peace with God..." He's gotta be around somewhere. Let's go back. No, no. We gotta find Charlie because he's got a map. It's a secret map, like in the pirate movies. We gotta work as a team, OK? OK. OK, come on. Call Mommy and tell her we're gonna be five minutes late. (PHONE RINGS) Hello? "I need to talk to Mommy." It's Lilly. Sweetheart, where are you? Hi, Mommy. "Let me speak to Daddy, sweetie." He can't talk right now. He's driving really, really bad. Ouch! "Any minute now, the fireworks are gonna start." Who is that? Who's in the car? He's not in the car. He's on a mountain waiting for fireworks. "Fireworks?" "What fireworks?" Daddy. Daddy, over there. "...Yellowstone into outer space?" Good job, Lilly. Let me talk to Mom. Kate, we got him. Jackson, bring back my child now! OK, you stay here and guard the ship, and I'm gonna go talk to the pirate, OK? OK. (RADIO) "Your race, your country, your god!" "Whether you're a Christian or a Buddhist or Muslim or Rastafarian, by tomorrow we will all be one!" Charlie! Charlie! Jackson? What are you doing here? I thought you were toast. No. Where are the spaceships? There's no way you can make it there. We have a plane. You could come with us, but we gotta leave now! (BIRDS CHIRPING) Fly, birdies. Fly! Is this your kid? Where's the goddamn map? We're going live. I don't care. Where is it? Focus. Where's the map? Where? It's in the camper. Where in the camper? In the map section on the conspiracy shelf. Dewey decimal system. Between Roswell... and Marilyn Monroe? (WIND HOWLS) (GROUND CRACKING) (It's starting.) You sure you don't wanna come with, man? It's so beautiful. I'm gonna stay. Good luck. This marks the last day of the United States of America! And, by tomorrow, all of mankind. And we will be visible from the Milky Way as a tiny little puff of smoke. I'm watching the Earth crumble before my eyes. The giant ash cloud created by this super-volcano will first envelop Vegas, and then St Louis, and then Chicago, and then, at long last, Washington, DC, will have its lights go out! That guy's crazy, right, Daddy? I don't think so. (BIRDS CAWING) This is ridiculous. Been over half an hour. I tell you, the guy's a nut job. Stop it, Gordon. Noah, hand me the phone again. (LOUD EXPLOSION) (WHIMPERS) Oh, God. Daddy, what was that? Nothing. Nothing. I have goose bumps, people. (RUMBLING) (CRASHING) Agh! I wish you could see what I'm seeing, people. I wish you could be here with me! Oh, baby. Ha-ha! Bring it on! Always remember, folks, you heard it first from Charlie! Right across New Zealand, local groups are doing a whole lot of good in their hoods, and to help them, Z is once again sharing over $1 million. Good in the Hood is back. Vote at Z this month and make a difference in your neighbourhood. Daddy, it's following us! Don't look! Get on the ground, baby, and hold on. Don't look back. Just look at me. Do I look scared? Now, hold on, baby. Hold on tight. (SCREAMS) Daddy, we're on fire! (PLANE ENGINE STARTS) There it is! There they are. (HONKS HORN) It's them! It's them! It's them! Mommy! No, Daddy! Hang on, baby. Hang on! No, Daddy! (TYRES SCREECH) (GRUNTS) Oh, my Go... Mommy. Take her, take her. I'll be right back. Hold my hand. (METAL CLANGING) (RUMBLING) Come here, Lil. Grab my hand. Come on, Lil. Lilly, you OK? Aliens, Roswell and Marilyn Monroe. Maps! Maps! Everybody on? Are we ready? Jackson! Where is he? I don't know. Ah-ha-ha! No! Agh! (YELLS) Agh! Agh! Ow! Daddy! No! Oh, my God. Kate, we have to go. No. We're not going anywhere. Buckle up, we're leaving. This is my dad. We're gonna wait. No! Daddy! (GASPS) Wait! Wait, Gordon, I see something. Dad! It's Daddy! Slow down! Jackson, run! Jackson, take my hand. Jackson! Dad, hurry! Run! We're running out of runway. Pull him up! Reach for my hand. Dad, you can make it, come on. Daddy! Alright, buckle in. Here we go! Come on, faster. Faster. Holy... Hang on. Go faster. I'm trying! Oh! OK. We're good! We're good. We're OK. So now that you got your map, where are we going? We're gonna need a bigger plane. No, you just said that, Mom. Yeah, you just said that. You don't remember that you just said that? That's OK. That's OK. Listen, Ma, I am going to call you next week, same time. OK? You take care now. Take care of yourself. Sir? I think you need to see this. I thought for sure they'd give you an extra ticket, sir. They did. But my mother is almost 89, she's in a wheelchair, and she's easily confused. I'm confident that she'd want to meet her maker on her own terms, OK? Yes, sir. Who are you bringing? Nobody. Who, my ex-wife? Last thing she said to me, she never wanted to see me again. So be it. We need to bring people who can contribute. (TV) "The South American continent has been ravaged by earthquakes." "The death toll is expected to be well over two million people." "The devastation in Rio de Janeiro is beyond imagination." "Two 8.5 tremors have left people in the streets, desperately fighting for the last remaining resources." "In the last hour, we received this video from Globo News, Brazil." "(SPEAKS PORTUGUESE)" "Fear and chaos have spread throughout the globe, as in London, where the 30th Olympic Games have just been suspended." "Thousands are marching towards 10 Downing Street, demanding a lift of the information blackout." We've had thousands of calls. "We're receiving reports from across the globe." "Millions of distraught masses are gathering in public places, converging in prayer. Preachers of many religious denominations have taken their message of the end to the streets all over the US." "Repent. There is still time." Galling when you realise that nutbags with signs had it right. All these people out there, sir. Shouldn't we be issuing warnings? Only when the boarding process is complete. British Columbia, 2010, remember? Sir. Sir, those plans were drawn up two years ago. OK. Everybody out. Go on, get out. Mary, get the door. Wasn't it decided that people have the right to fight for their lives the best way they can? After we get everyone on board, Adrian. I think that's wrong. What? Just wanna tell everyone they're doomed? There'd be anarchy. You wanna jeopardise the president? Come on. Our mission is to assure the continuity of our species. My question, can I count on you? Can I? What? The Yellowstone caldera has erupted. The ash cloud will reach Washington in roughly seven hours. We've got to get the government airborne. Where's the president? He wanted some time alone. I think he's over at the chapel. He's gotta go to church now? He's praying, sir. Which, under the circumstances, is not a bad idea. Mr President. I need to get you on Air Force One immediately. Give me a moment with Adrian. No disrespect, but we don't have time. Make time. Did you ever meet my wife, Dorothy? No, sir. I didn't have that honour. She was in and out of it towards the end. The night before she passed on, she took my hand and she told me, "I think you should have a lottery." "Everyone should have a chance to go." Maybe that's what we should have done. I'll be the last president of the United States of America. Do you know how that feels, son? No-one could have saved the country, sir. And I think... I think people have a right to know. Don't worry, I'll take care of that. Go on now. Not without you, sir. You get on that plane, son. It's a brave new world you're heading to. And a young scientist is gonna be worth 20 old politicians. We should go to my parents' house in the Rockies. This isn't one of your crazy stories. How will we make it to China? Gordon, without Jackson, we wouldn't have made it out of California. Noah, please. (SIRENS BLARE) (PEOPLE SHOUT) (DOG BARKS) (MAN) 'Fire! Right here!' '(SHOUTING)' Be careful with the landing gear. Easy, gringo. I know what I doing. (PA) "Attention. The National Guard has informed us that an extremely hazardous ash cloud is headed for Las Vegas." Where are you going? "Move indoors immediately." "I repeat." Sir, you can't stay here. I have plane here. It's not safe. Move it! Move it! So you have positive confirmation on this? Thank you, I understand. The president's not coming. So,... the captain doesn't want to abandon his sinking ship. That's his choice. And a noble one. I have also just learned that the vice-president's chopper went down in the ash cloud outside of Pittsburgh. Fortunately, we have protocols to follow. What about the speaker of the house? Where is he? He's the commander in chief now. This is one flight he shouldn't have been late for. Tell the captain we're taking off. You don't have the authority. Who's got authority? You? You couldn't even keep your mouth shut. You betrayed top-secret information last year. What? You told your father everything, put this plan in jeopardy. Good thing the old man could keep his mouth shut. Oh, come on. We had to monitor everybody. How do you think we kept it a secret? We just killed anybody who tried to talk? Anybody who tried to talk was not just an enemy of the state, they're an enemy of humanity. The director of the Louvre was an enemy of humanity? After he called a press conference he was! Jesus. What did you think? We're all just gonna get on board, hold hands and sing Kumbaya? Sit down and buckle up. Oh, excuse me. Is my father in the command centre? The president's on the line, Dr Wilson. Thank you. Where are you? (PHONE) "You never would have gotten on that plane if I told you." But you said that you'd be... "Darling, listen to me." Do you understand how much strength it gives me knowing that you'll survive? "The only thing left to do now is..." ..is tell the truth to people." At least if they know,... families can say goodbye to each other. "A mother can comfort her children." And a father... ..can ask his daughter for forgiveness. (SOBS) "(CRIES)" Whenever you're ready, Mr President. My fellow Americans, this will be the last time I address you. As you know, catastrophe has struck our nation,... "..has struck the world." "I wish I could tell you we could prevent the coming destruction." "We cannot." "Today, none of us are strangers." "Today,... we are one family stepping into the darkness together." "We are a nation of many religions but I believe these words reflect the spirit of all of our faiths." "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall..." (PEOPLE GASP / SCREAM) People! Keep away from the doors and windows. What are we gonna do? Where are we gonna go? Dr Silberman. Tamara. What are you doing here? Excuse me. She's a patient, honey. Excuse me. I have a private plane out there. Karpov! We need help. Yuri! Curtis, you're... You knew. This whole time, you knew. So you've got a way out of here? You got a plane? My family, take us. Please. Boss. Boss. I found us a plane, an Antonov. They were about to take off, but the tower didn't let them. Can you still fly that thing? Sure, boss. But I need co-pilot. (GROANS) Gordon's a pilot. No, I'm not. I'm not. Yes, he is. Great pilot. Let's go. Yeah. Good. Let's go! Honey, this is... Jackson, stop saying I'm a pilot. Hey! Hey, stop! You can't go out there. Come back! (PEOPLE SCREAM) Move back, people. Get away from the glass! Wow, that's a big plane. It's Russian. Huh? Let's move, everybody. Come on. Run! Yeah, let's go. Come on. Gordon, where are you? Where did you go? I'm up here in the cockpit. Hurry up. Oh, my God. Not again. Whoa, look at these. Las Vegas Auto Show. We had VIP tickets for that. That's fantastic. Let's go. Check the main bus for hydraulics, I'll balance the tanks. What? OK, OK, OK. I'm trying, OK? I'm trying. (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) (COMM) "Tower to Antonov. What are you doing? Shut down immediately." (RATTLING) (DOG BARKS) Caesar. Shh. OK, when I say go, you push all this down at once, OK? OK. Go! "Antonov, abort takeoff. You do not have clearance." "You must abort. I repeat, you must abort. No!" (ALL SCREAM) What the hell was that? I don't know, but it's not good. Push! Pushing! Come on! We're going down! We're going down! (WHIMPERING) Where are the flaps? The flaps are not down. What? It must be the pumps. Take over. Take over? What do you mean? Sasha! Relax! Sit down! God. God. Jesus. Oh, God. I think I got it. Sasha, now! Take a deep breath. Oh, pull! Come on, baby. Lift your big ass for Sasha! (YELLS) (BOTH YELL) Pull! Come on! Pull! (YELLS) Oh! (LAUGHS) (GASPS) (ALL YELL) Mommy! Was that the Eiffel Tower? I think so. (BOTH CHUCKLE) (PA) "Ladies and gentlemen,..." ..we are on our way to China. (BOTH LAUGH) Good. That is good, huh? (SPEAK TIBETAN) (ROOSTER CROWS) Hey, look. The new Bentley. Our father had one on order. We were supposed to get it next year. But he cancelled it because of the ships. How many cars does your family have? Er, my mom's boyfriend has a Porsche. Our parents are divorced too. Yeah, but there's nothing we can do about that. Found a hat. She has a thing for hats. I was just like that at her age. They made me feel safe. So how did you meet Dr Silberman? As you can see, not the same way you did. My boyfriend asked me to get them done. He's not your husband? Oh, no. We are not married. And probably never will. For the boys. They seem to like each other, huh? She is adorable. Yeah, I guess. So tell me, Mr Karpov, how much did you pay? One billion euro. Per seat. That's disgusting. Oh, yeah? You know, Curtis, I wasn't always businessman. I am a boxer. Was my only playing when I was boy back in Murmansk. And my coach, his name was also Yuri. He always said,... .."If someone wants to beat you, he has to kill you first." That's very nice. Yeah. But tell me, what would you have done if you rich like me? Look. They are wonderful children, huh? "OK, guys." Plan is to refuel in Hawaii, so sit down and buckle up. Gordon and I will do the rest. Oh, God. Go get the guys. Er, guys, there's a, erm... You might wanna... What is that? The state of Hawaii. Not good. That is not good. How much fuel do we have left? Not enough. We'll have to make a water landing somewhere in South China Sea. Great. At least we're not gonna need the landing gear. What about it? Oh, we lost it all, in Vegas. (KNOCKS ON DOOR) Dr Wilson, may I come in? I'm not very good company, I'm afraid, Dr...? Please, call me Adrian. All those people we left behind... they don't stand a chance, do they? I believe that nature will choose for itself from itself what will survive. Just like you preserving those great artworks. Our culture is our soul, and that's not dying tonight. Oh, come on. I contributed to this cover-up. And Da Vinci, Picasso, they're in. But you're some nobody, you don't stand a chance. That's not... That's not necessarily true. You ever hear of a writer called, erm, Jackson Curtis? Wrote a book, Farewell Atlantis? What do you think the chances are of an unknown writer, who barely sold 500 copies, making it aboard this plane? I don't understand. I mean, call it chance or fate or nature, it doesn't matter. This book is part of our legacy now. Why? Because I'm reading it. "Dr Helmsley, please report to the Situation Room immediately." (PHONE RINGS) (DOOR OPENS) Hello? "H-hello?" "I-I'm sorry. Who is this?" This is Yoko Delgatto. Do you wanna speak to my daddy? Yes, please. "Who should I say is calling?" Tell him it's his father. You're my grandpa? Yes, sweetheart, I am. Daddy, Daddy, Grandpa's on the phone. (RUMBLING / CREAKING) (EXPLOSIONS / GLASS SHATTERING) (CREAKING / EXPLOSION) (YOKO SCREAMS) (LINE DISCONNECTS) (SOMBRE INCIDENTAL MUSIC) (SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES THROUGHOUT) (HELICOPTER FLIES OVERHEAD) (INDISTINCT RADIO COMMS) Mr President, sir. What's the matter, sweetie? She can't find her daddy. Why don't you two get comfy on that couch? Sally, come help them out. I'll find your daddy. (SIREN WAILS) Who can help with missing persons? Sorry, I'm busy right now. Er, I mean, er... Of course, sir. Sorry, Mr President. Don't worry. You're doing great, son. (RUMBLING) (SHOUTING / SCREAMING) (TOWER CREAKS / GROANS) (BEEPING) What's happening? The capital's been hit by a 9.4. We've lost the White House, sir. Where's it centred? North Chesapeake Bay. Mr Anheuser, the Russian president's on the line, sir. Excuse me. He's just entered Chinese airspace. Erm... That's affirmative, Mr President. Until communication is restored, I suppose I am in command. It appears that all other heads of state are en route, with the exception of the Italian Prime Minister, who has also decided to stay behind and trust in prayer. (POPE RECITES MASS) (CARDINALS PRAYING) (CEILING CRACKS) (RUMBLING) (SHOUTING / SCREAMING) (BEEPING) The Earth's crust has begun to shift, Dr Helmsley. By what degree? 1.2 degrees, but it's still moving. What happens next? Once the movement of our land masses comes to a halt... Let's see a simulation. Expect the formation of gigantic tsunamis, proportional to the magnitude of the corresponding quakes. Pull up the Japanese seaboard, will you? Yes, sir. My dad's on a cruise ship out here. But I guess you already knew that, huh? (BEEPING) Sir, we recorded two underwater quakes at 7.9 and 8.2. (RUMBLING) (PIANO PLAYING) (RUMBLING INTENSIFIES) (PIANO MUSIC STOPS) "From what we have just learned, Tokyo has taken the full force of the earthquake." "Unconfirmed reports indicate that large areas of land are underwater. Please stay tuned for further..." (TV CRACKLES) Tony... I called. I was too late. May... Maybe they got out in time. You never know, they... (CREAKING) (TV CRACKLES) (CUTLERY RATTLING) (VESSEL CREAKS / GROANS) (SHOUTING / SCREAMING) (SOMBRE INCIDENTAL MUSIC) (SOMBRE MUSIC DROWNS OUT SHOUTING / SCREAMING) Harry! (SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES) (DISTORTED SCREAMING) (WHEEL CREAKS) (WIND HOWLS SOFTLY) (RUMBLING / CREAKING) I'm coming home, Dorothy. (VESSEL CREAKS / GROANS) New Zealand's leading mobile network presents the new Samsung Galaxy S8. See how the incredible Infinity Display gives you infinite entertainment so you can see more of the best hit TV shows and movies. Get it now for... The Samsung Galaxy S8 for infinite entertainment with Vodafone. "(STATIC)" Anything? Nothing. Just static. Not even an emergency signal. Can't think about what's going on down there. (TURNS RADIO OFF) Remember that old Beetle we camped in? We could never get the roof up. Yeah. We definitely traded up. Tried to find our old spot at Yellowstone when I went camping with the kids, but I... couldn't find it. Do you think people change? By "people", do you mean me? Yes. You think you've changed since we separated? I certainly eat a lot more cereal now. Hmm. You always had tunnel vision. You could just block everything out and write. You blocked us out. Do you love him? I love him enough. "(STATIC)" All global ground communication has ceased, sir. The only signals we're picking up are from the vessels in Cho Ming. Well, there's a piece of good news. Any updates, doctor? We expect the tsunamis to reach landfall in every continent. The Cho Ming area will be impacted in approximately six hours. Looks like the crust has shifted by almost 23 degrees to the south-west. Data also shows the Earth's poles have reversed their magnetic fields. These are their new positions. So you're... You're telling me that the North Pole... is now somewhere in Wisconsin? Actually, that's the South Pole now. (BEEPING) (ALARM WAILS) (SASHA AND YURI SPEAK IN RUSSIAN) Engine failure. Two of the six are down. We must get ready. How long do we have? Fifteen minutes. Maybe. Better wake up the kids. Da. Why do you hate Gordon? Huh? Hey. Come on. What are you talking about? I don't hate him. Well, you don't like him, either. Well, that's just cos I don't know him that well, maybe. Yeah, but I do. He's nice once you get to know him. You should talk to him more often. You guys would get along really, really well. You like him a lot, huh? I'll do my best, I promise. OK? Hey, I'm really proud of you. Really, really proud of you. Is it time? Yeah. (YURI AND TAMARA SPEAK IN RUSSIAN) Dad, what's wrong? Well, Sasha said we gotta land, and it's gonna be bumpy, maybe a little wet. Daddy? Hold her still. Daddy, I'm not a really good swimmer. Hey, no, that's alright. That's what you got this for. Right? It's like being in a swimming pool, only it's got more cool stuff. Look, it's got a whistle, a light thing. Right? I thought we were going to China. No, we gotta land here. So we'll just all stay together, right? No, we're not, we're gonna die! No. We're not. Promise? I promise you, we're gonna all stay together, no matter what happens. OK? Jackson. Yuri. I think you'd better come up here. Hold on. I'm gonna go check this out. Dad, where are you going?! OK. Hey, hey, we gotta buckle up. Let's go. OK, don't ask me how that happened, but there is no more ocean and we're close to where we wanted to go. It's like the world shifted by 1,000 miles. 1,578, to be exact. It's called Earth Crust Displacement Theory. Professor Hapgood, 1958. Way to go, Charlie. (PLANE JOLTS) What was that? (ENGINES WHIR DOWN) We just lost our last two engines. (ALL SCREAM) I'm gonna shoot for that glacier. It's gonna get rocky. Listen, this is gonna sound crazy, but here's what you have to do. Unbuckle! Come on, come on! (YURI SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN) Yuri! What are we doing? We are taking the Bentley. Not yet! Not yet. It has to be perfect. Almost there. Come on! Get in the car! OK, go! Now! Pull! (STRAINS) (ALL SHOUT) Go, Jackson! We gotta wait for Sasha and Gordon! Go! Make sure everybody gets out of the plane before I touch down. What about you? I'll be fine. I have to touch this baby down. What are you waiting for? Go! Go! (CAR ALARMS WAILS) (KIDS SHOUT) There he is. I see him! Where is Sasha? Come on, let's go! Where is Sasha? He said he's fine. We should get out before he touches down. Don't go! We have to wait for him! Go, Jackson! Go! (ALL SHOUT) It won't start! It won't start. Just shut up, everybody! Engine... start. (PING!) (ENGINE STARTS) Voice control. Sold me on it. (ALL SCREAM) (GROANS) (WIND HOWLS) (CHUCKLES) (CREAKING) (SOBS) (HELICOPTER APPROACHING) Hey! Hey! (SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE) Welcome to the People's Republic of China. Good to be here. Say hi, kids. (BOTH) Hi. What colour are your passes? (ALL) Huh? What colour are your boarding passes? (GUN CLICKS) I have green card. For my boys and me. What?! Yuri. Yuri! Yuri, it's a mistake. A joke, right? What? You think I didn't know about you and Sasha? May God bless that poor bastard's soul. (SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN) I'm sorry, guys. Good luck. Come on, boys. Anybody have any money? Bribe them. I do. You got a billion Euros? Dr Wilson? I'm Captain Michaels, skipper of the American ship. Please accept my condolences for your father. Thank you, captain. Mr Anheuser, your party is the last to arrive. There have been reports of severe damage. What's the status of Ark Number 3? We haven't done an assessment yet. But it looks like we lost it. No toothbrush. Only books. Yeah, when I was a kid, my dad was on the road a lot. He would leave me a box of books. Call me every night and quiz me. I'd get an ice-cream cone for every book I read... So I was a fat kid. I find that very hard to believe. It's true. My high school career was 2,000 books and zero girlfriends. I didn't even kiss a boy till I was in college. They were all too scared of my dad. "(MUFFLED TANNOY ANNOUNCEMENT)" (DOG BARKS) 'Come along.' Leave it to the Chinese. I didn't think it was possible. Not in the time we had. That's Ark Number 3, sir. The roof collapsed on it during the shifting of the Earth's crust. Jesus Christ! "Boarding of Ark 3 will be delayed due to technical difficulties." (ANGRY SHOUTING) Hey, what's going on here? I have a green card for my boys and me. I want to speak to a supervisor. I am the supervisor. Get back with the other green cards or I'll have you detained. What he said about you and Sasha, is it true? Sasha was worth 100 times a man like Yuri. I should have listened to you, Dr Silberman. I liked the way I looked before that monster talked me into it. Did you know he asked me for a discount? He paid in instalments. Cheap bastard. You hear that? Over there! (ALL SHOUT) Hey! Hey! Stop! Stop! Stop! Help! (SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE) Hey! How were all these people chosen? Same way your art was - by experts. We had geneticists determine the perfect gene pool to repopulate. These were chosen by geneticists? "All green-card holders please proceed to gallery D4." Looks like their chequebooks got them onboard. Without billions from the private sector this would be impossible. We sold tickets? What about all these workers, they all get passes? What, life isn't fair? Is that it? You wanna donate your passes to a couple of Chinese workers, you be my guest. Captain, I want a briefing. All international teams present. (SIREN WAILS) (DISTANT RUMBLING) (SCREAMING) What the hell?! What is this? You could fit 10 people in here. (PHONE RINGS) Satnam, where are you? "On the Nampan Plateau." What?! (SCREAMING) There's a tidal wave coming from the east. It's gigantic. "Satnam, what happened?" We never got picked up, Adrian. The airlift never came. Goodbye, my friend. Satnam.... (DISTANT) "Satnam! Satnam!" (CHANTS PRAYER) "(SCREAMING / CRASHING OF WAVE)" "(BEEPING)" (FRUSTRATED YELL) Where are we set up? Over there. Get me the satellite images from Nampan, India. Right away. What's happening? Satnam was talking about another wave coming from the east. Holy mother of God! So the flooding's gonna hit earlier? The second wave is closer? Plug in the new data. OK. Satnam didn't get picked up. What? A lot of people didn't get picked up. This is not a conspiracy. Your predictions haven't panned out, have they? It's ready. It's ready. Oh, God. It's 1,500 metres high. When's it gonna get here? Talk to me, Helmsley. When's it gonna hit? Adjust the countdown. 28 minutes, ten seconds to impact. My God... Captain, I need to speak to the other heads of state immediately. Right away. Taylor? Aye, captain. Standing by. Ark 6, stand by. Ark 7, stand by. Carl Anheuser, acting CIC. Ark 4, requesting emergency conference. He thinks the world of you, you know that? He's a great little man. Yeah. I always wanted to have a family of my own. You're a lucky man, Jackson. Don't ever forget it. (SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE) What's the problem? You don't have to take all of us. Just my children. Why should I do that? The same reason you sent for your family. Please. Just the children. You don't have to take us. Please! Please. Oh, my God. Please. I don't know if you can understand what I'm saying. As a mother, I'm begging you. Please take them. Please. Please, please! "Attention, construction workers, off deck." "All crew members, onboard now." They're opening the mountain! They are leaving without us. Get back. What did I tell you?! They are leaving you behind too. Look, idiot. Follow me! (RUMBLING) Initiate security procedures. Time to impact, 17 minutes 42 seconds. Excuse me. Where can I find Adrian Helmsley? The bridge. This way. Green lights on pressure? Green lights across the board, captain. Why do they have anchors? Because they're not spaceships. They're arks. Let's go. (SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE) (SHOUTING) Come on! Stop! Stop! Stop! (LOUD CRUNCH / RUMBLING) Engage the support mechanisms. Aye, captain. Engaging supports. How long are these things expecting to hold us in place? They're just meant to withstand the first impact of the waves. (SHOUTING) (BARKS) Caesar. (WHISTLES) (SCREAMS) Caesar! Caesar! Yes. Good. Good boy. Come to Mommy. Caesar! Mom, where's Tamara? Tamara! I'm coming. Take him. (DRILLING) Oh, my God. What's happening out there? Anheuser... convinced the other heads of state to launch. Mr Anheuser. We have to stop this madness. Make sure the other bridges can see me. What do you think you're doing? I know what I'm doing. Turn it on. This Dr Adrian Helmsley, chief science advisor. Could you please turn up the volume, Mr Hoffmann? "I know we've all been forced to make difficult decisions to save human civilisation. But to be human means to care for each other." Civilisation means to work together to create a better life. If that's true, then there's nothing human about what we're doing here. Dr Helmsley's passion is admirable. But we have very limited resources and extremely limited time. Ask yourselves, can we really stand by and watch these people die? I read a quote two days ago. The author is probably dead by now. He said "The moment we stop fighting for each other, that's the moment that we lose our humanity." In order to save the human race we have an obligation to this plan which every nation has signed - We have to let these people in! Officer, you turn that off. That is an order, sailor. Turn it off! Don't you dare touch that button. Have you completely lost your mind? Look at the clock. We have barely 15 minutes left. Do you wanna be responsible for the extinction of the human race? There's a young astrophysicist from India who's the reason we're here. For God's sake... He's the one who discovered it all. He connected all the dots. We owe him our lives. I just learned that he was killed with his family in a tsunami in eastern India. He was my friend. And he died in vain. Everybody out there has died in vain if we start our future with an act of cruelty. What will you tell your children? What will they tell theirs? If my father were here, he would open the gates. "The people of Russia, along with China... ..and Japan, agree, to open the gates." "The United Kingdom, Spain, France, Canada, Germany, and I believe, I may also speak for the Italian prime minister, we vote to let these people come in." Captain Michaels,... please. This is the captain. In a few moments, we will open the gates. (CHEERING) Phew. It stinks. (BARKS) (ANIMALS ROAR / GROWL) They are opening the gates! Go, go! Climb! Climb! Go! (SCREAMS) Mom. Mom, something happened. Hold on! Hold on! (YELLS) Hold on! (YELLS) Gordon, hold on, goddammit! Give me your hand! Give me your hand! Reach! Help me! Reach for it! Gordon! Please. Please. Please. Gordon! (YELLS) Gordon! No! God! (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) (GROANS) Pull me up! (YELLS) (WHIRRING STOPS / ALARM BEEPS) What's wrong with the gate? It didn't run the full cycle. We're checking. (CHAOTIC SHOUTING) Hold it, people! Four minutes to impact. (WIND WHISTLES / CHIMES JANGLE) (LOW RUMBLING) (BANGS GONG) (CHAOTIC SHOUTING) Lower deck! Let's go! We are loaded, captain. Then let's lock it up! Now! (SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN) Oleg! Grab my hand! Oleg! No, no. (GROANS) (SCREAMS) Papa! Papa! No, no! No! No! No! I got you. (BEEPING) Something's jamming the hydraulics. Then get it out! I can't fire up the engines till we get a seal on the gate! Captain. We have a breach in the zoological bay. Can you zoom in? Yeah. I know those kids. What is happening? What's going on? Where did they come from? There. Through the hydraulic chamber. Captain, I think we found the problem. Who are these people? Wait. He's injured. Something must've gone wrong. Something must have gone wrong?! Are you kidding me? Of course something went wrong! Congratulations to both of you. Might've gotten us killed, but as long as your conscience is clean. Get a team. I'll meet them at the hydraulics chamber. You know your way? Yeah. Let's go! One minute to impact. Captain, Cho Ming Airfield's been hit. Put me on emergency com, Mr Taylor. Aye. You're on, captain. This is the captain. We expect to be impacted by water shortly. We need to go this way. "Hit the deck, brace yourselves." Excuse me! Excuse us! Excuse us! Brace yourselves! Coming through! All stations, prepare for impact. Go, go, go! This way! Let's go! Go, go! (SCREAMING) Collision pressure just below 80 Pascal. 0.2 mil surface compression on bow sensors. Alright, track Dr Helmsley. There. (SCREAMING / SHOUTING) Laura! I got you! Get out of the way! Excuse me! (SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE) (ALARM BLARES) Tamara! Will you take the kids to the stairs, please? Which way? We can't get there! Water has penetrated the stern! The rear of the ship is starting to seal itself up one compartment at a time! Where's Gordon? No? No. We gotta go back. Kate... We gotta go back! We need to go back! (BEEPING) No! Mommy! Lilly! Help! Run, Lilly! Run! Lilly, run! Go, go! Go over, Lilly! (DOG BARKS) Caesar! Lilly, take him! Mommy! (SOBS) Oh, no! (SOBS) Sir, is there another way to the hydraulics chamber? Where does this ladder go? To the zoological bay! OK, let's go! Professor,... it's Air Force One. (ALARM BLARES) The mid-ship anchor support is hit. We're destabilizing. The bow anchor's giving in. (CREAKING) Captain, the turbine's not responding. Hit the override button and start the engines. We can't until we close that gate. (CHAOTIC SHOUTING) (SCREAMING) Help me! Help! (SCREAMS) Tamara! Tamara! You OK? My mommy's in there. Please help her! We'll get to your mommy, sweetheart. Can we talk to them? I'm gonna try and connect us. We have to stop the bleeding. My belt. "Mr Curtis! Jackson!" Hey! Help! Hey! Adrian Helmsley. We met at Yellowstone. "Great! Open the door!" Your daughter is with me! "Lilly!" Lilly! Where's Noah? I'm right here, Lil. "Impact warning." "50 degrees west, 45 degrees east." "Target elevation, 29,035 feet." 29,000 feet? What the hell is at 29,000 feet? We're headed for the north face of Mount Everest, Mr Anheuser. And if we can't start our engines, we will not survive the impact. Jackson, you're sealed off! We can't get to you! Something's blocking the hydraulics. If you can't get it out, none of us are gonna make it! Dr Helmsley, look at this. It is completely submerged down there. There'd be no way to get air. There's no other way. But it's a suicide mission, sir. I know where it is, I'll give it a try. Dad! Wait, I wanna go with you! No, Noah! Yes! Dad! No, no, no. I wanna help you. You are helping me, buddy. Please. Remember when Lilly was born and you wanted to be introduced as her big brother? Yeah. Well, she's scared now and she needs you more than ever. And if you're safe, I know that she's safe. Do you understand? You can help me out the next time. Come on. Kate, we caused this thing, it was us. I gotta go check it out. OK. I love you. (SHOUTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) (SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN) Please! Can you hear me? (SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN) Help! (SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN) Help! (SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN) (YELLS) Press down. Press down with your hand. (CREAKING) Don't stop. Keep pressing. (SCREAMS) No! "Distance to impact, 1,850 metres." There he is! We have a visual! I think we found the problem. Show us the hydraulic chamber! (GASPS) Goddammit, I told you to stay up there with Mom! I just wanted to help. Alright, alright. You hold the light. But from right here in the air pocket, OK? You're a crazy little dude. (ALL SCREAM) Dad! No, we lost him. We're gonna die. We're gonna die! Great job. You light the way, I'll go for the cable. OK. "Distance to impact, 400 meters." Underwater ridge ahead. We're going to run aground. (CREAKING / GROANING) Sir, the gate is sealed. That's affirmative, captain. Anton, start the engine. Aye, aye, captain. Full reverse. Too fast! We're not gonna make it! "Distance to impact, 50 metres." "40 metres." "Reverse motion activated." "Distance to impact, 10 metres. 20 metres." Yeah! (ALL CHEER) Hard to port! Aye, captain. Hard to port. Oh! We did it! We did it! We did it! Oh, my God! Where's your dad? He was right behind me. Any word from the hydraulic chamber? Where is he? "I thought you said he was behind you." "He was." "Are you sure?" He was right there. Dad! "Dad!" "Come on, Jackson. Come on." Please, God. Please, please. (SOBS) Please, please, please. Come on, Jackson. Oh, my... (GASPS) Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh, my God! He did it! Daddy! He did it! He did it! (CHEERING) Your kids use as much data as you do. So if you're tired of topping up their prepay, just add Red Share to your Red+ mobile plan and keep them connected with data to share and unlimited talk and TXT. "Shuttle Atlantis. Our last day." "All we can hear is the sound of our own breathing that reminds us we are still sharing our memories, hopes and ideas." "And isn't it funny, just this morning, we worked it out." "Somehow or another, we all have relatives in Wisconsin." "The end." It's good. I thought you'd like it. Tell me, Dr Wilson, apart from books and art, do you think there's anything else we might possibly share in the future? Are you asking me out on a date, Dr Helmsley? Because, you know, my diary is pretty full. Actually,... ..yes, I was. "Dr Helmsley to the bridge, please. Dr Helmsley to the bridge." Come here. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Captain Michaels speaking." "In a few minutes I will give orders to unseal the decks." Come on. "At 23:45 last night, our sister arks, Numbers 6 and 7, have joined our course. For the first time on our journey, we'll have clear skies and moderate-to-good air quality." "As you know, our passenger count is way over capacity." "So please be careful when you step out." "And, of course, enjoy the fresh air." Can I hold him? Sure. He can be your dog, too, if you like. Thanks. Where have you been all my life? Gift shop. Oh, Adrian, excellent. I called because we just got our first satellite feed. The equalisation of the oceanic sea beds has not turned out to be as extreme as we expected. The waters are receding much faster than we thought, thank God. And... this is hard to believe, but the Himalayas are no longer the roof of the world. It's now the Drakensberg mountains of KwaZulu-Natal. The entire African continent has risen. Several thousand feet, and it likely never even flooded. That's why they call it the Cape of Good Hope. We've set course for it. Daddy, when will we go back home? We talked about that. We're gonna find a new home out here somewhere. Right? Wherever we're all together, that's home. Right? Don't be scared. I'm not. (WHISPERS) No more Pull-Ups. Nice. 1 # "Time For Miracles" - Adam Lambert # It's late at night and I can't sleep # Missing you just runs too deep # Oh, I can't breathe thinking of your smile # Every kiss I can't forget # This aching heart ain't broken yet # Oh, God I wish I could make you see # Cos I know this flame isn't dying # So nothing can stop me from trying