1 (BEEPING) (BEEPING) (THUNDER) MAN: MAYDAY! MAYDAY! THIS IS THE TRAWLER ANNABELLE. I'VE LOST MY BEARINGS, AND I'M TAKIN' ON WATER. MY LAST GOOD READIN' IS 44 DEGREES NORTH, 68 DEGREES... RADIO: PORTLAND STATION TO ANNABELLE. WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT POSITION? I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY, PORTLAND. OFF THE COAST SOMEWHERE. NEAR ROCKWELL! WAIT! THE LIGHTHOUSE! I SEE IT! (BELL JINGLES) (BELL JINGLES) WOMAN: OVER HERE, HONEY. (RADIO PLAYS MUSIC) HEY, MOM. YOU WON'T BELIEVE OUR GOOD LUCK. GUESS WHAT I FOUND? HOGARTH, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE. NO PETS! OH, BUT HE'S NOT A PET, MOM. HE'S A FRIEND. HOGARTH, WE'VE GOT TO RENT A ROOM THIS YEAR IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE ENDS MEET, AND NO ONE WANTS TO LIVE IN A PLACE WITH SHREDDED UPHOLSTERY. YOU'LL NEVER KNOW HE'S THERE. I'LL KEEP HIM IN A CAGE. UNTIL YOU FEEL SORRY FOR HIM AND SET HIM FREE IN THE HOUSE! DO YOU REMEMBER THE RACCOON, HOGARTH? (SHUDDERS) I REMEMBER THE RACCOON. PLEASE, MOM. AT LEAST LOOK AT HIM. OH...ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WHERE IS THIS GUY? WAITRESS: ANNIE, I CAN'T READ THIS HANDWRITING. ANNIE: YEAH, THAT ONE. THAT ONE SHOULD HAVE LETTUCE, TOMATO, EXTRA MAYO. I WILL GO GET HIM, OK? ANNIE: SO HE WANTS US TO HOLD THE MAYO AND THE MUSTARD. HOW ABOUT JUST HOLD THE FLAVOUR ALTOGETHER? EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. SIR? SIR! SIR! EXCUSE ME, SI` (SNORING) AHEM. HUH? WHAT'S THAT? PLEASE DON'T MOVE, SIR. MY PET'S UNDER YOUR TABLE. DON'T LOOK! IF YOU MAKE A SCENE, MY MOM WON'T LET ME KEEP HIM. WHAT KIND OF PET, KID? A SQUIRREL. BUT DON'T WORRY. HE'S FRIENDLY. I'M TELLING THE TRUTH, DANG IT! IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE. I SAW IT! AND IT WAS HEADED TOWARD LAND. I CALLED THE GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON ABOUT IT. MAY-MAYBE IT WAS A SPUTNIK OR A ... INVADER FROM MARS! THA-THAT'S WHAT IT IS! IT'S AN INVADER FROM MARS! IT WAS A SPACESHIP OF SOME KIND. A-AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT. UNIDENTIFIED? KNOWING YOU, EARL, I'D SAY IT WAS EITHER WHISKY OR BEER. (LAUGHING) HEY. I SAW IT, TOO. I REST MY CASE. AHH... I BELIEVE YOU. WHAT IF IT IS SPUTNIK? OR A FLYING SAUCER FROM MARS?! I BET WE WOULD FIND IT. SORRY, KID. I DIDN'T REALLY SEE ANYTHING. BUT IF WE DON'T STICK UP FOR THE KOOKS, WHO WILL? IS MY SON BOTHERING YOU, SIR? Y-YES. HA HA. NO! CALL ME DEAN. UH, HOGARTH, YOU WERE GOING TO GET YOUR PET? I WILL, MOM, RIGHT AFTER I FINISH TALKING WITH` DEAN. DEAN. FOUND YOUR PET. WHERE? IT'S UP MY LEG, MAN. SQUIRREL'S IN MY PANTS, HOGARTH. I'M TRY-TRYING NOT TO WIG OUT HERE. DON'T WIG OUT. OK. HE'S HEADING NORTH NOW. I'M SORRY, KID. I'D LIKE TO APOLOGISE TO EVERYONE IN ADVANCE FOR THIS. HEY! OH! OHH! CHECK, PLEASE. WOMAN: IT'S A RAT! (TELEPHONE RINGS) HELLO, THIS IS HOGARTH HUGHES SPEAKING. WHO'S CALLING, PLEASE? HOGARTH, HONEY, I'M REALLY SORRY, BUT ` OH! THANK YOU. I NEED TO WORK LATE TONIGHT. THERE'S SOME COLD CHICKEN IN THE ICE BOX. YOU CAN HAVE THAT AND SOME CARROTS. I'M WAY AHEAD OF YOU, MOM. GOOD. I'LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU, OK? OK. I LOVE YOU, HONEY. ME, TOO. AND, HOGARTH, NO SCARY MOVIES, NO LATE SNACKS, IN BED BY 8:00. GOT IT? COME ON, MOM. IT'S ME, REMEMBER? WHY, THE PORPOISE CAN COMMUNICATE TELEPATHICALLY, MISS MELON. IF WE CAN TRANSPLANT AT LEAST 15% OF THEIR BRAIN MATTER INTO OURS, WE MAY BE ABLE TO READ MINDS. (GLASS SHATTERS) DARN! A PERFECTLY GOOD BRAIN WASTED. I THINK YOU'VE SEEN ENOUGH. HOW ABOUT A NIGHTCAP? LET'S SAY, MY PLACE. (CHUCKLES) OH, JEEZ. I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING. (LAUGHS) MIND READER. DARN! I SEEM TO HAVE LEFT MY KEYS IN THE LAB. (DOOR OPENS) HMM... YOU'RE GONNA GET IT. (GLASS SHATTERS) (RUSTLING) PROFESSOR: WHO'S THERE? PROFESSOR: NO! NO! NO! NO! (GRRR) AW, COME ON! STUPID ANTENNA! INVADERS FROM MARS! (THUDDING FOOTSTEPS) (ROARS) OH, HOGARTH. (ROAR) OH... HOGARTH? HONEY? (ROARING) AAH. AAH! HOGARTH? HOGARTH!? (ROBOT ROARS) (CREAKING) (THUD) (CLANG) (CLANKING) AAH! MOM! HELP! HELP! STOP! HELP! ANNIE: HOGARTH? HOGARTH! MOM! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING? DON'T YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO WANDER OFF AT NIGHT ALONE? WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOU? I'M SORRY, MOM. OH, DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT TO ME AGAIN, HOGARTH. I WAS SO SCARED. I THOUGHT I'D LOST YOU. MOM? YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS. SOMETHING ATE OUR TV ANTENNA. OH...HOGARTH... YOU KNOW... NO! NO! I'M SERIOUS! OH, BUT IT'S NOT SPUTNIK LIKE MR. STUTZ THOUGHT. HOGARTH. HOGARTH. NO, IT'S A ROBOT! HOGARTH, PLEASE! NO. REALLY! IT IS! AND THE ROBOT, IT'S A HUNDRED FEET HIGH! HOGARTH. AND IT EATS METAL! STOP IT! JUST ` JUST STOP. I'M NOT... (SIGHS) I'M NOT IN THE MOOD. COME ON, LET'S GO HOME. FILM NARRATOR: A PEACEFUL STAY-AT-HOME KIND OF DAY IN A TOWN VERY MUCH LIKE YOUR OWN. BUT THEN, SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING ` (EXPLOSION) BUT HOW DOES ONE SURVIVE AN ATOMIC ATTACK? HEY, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT CRAZY MR. STUTZ? HE SAYS HIS BOAT RAN INTO A SEA MONSTER. I HEARD IT WAS SUNK BY A METEOR. NO, NO, NO. IT WAS A METAL METEOR. IT ATE HIS BOAT. MY DAD SAYS HE'S JUST AN OLD ` IT WASN'T ANY OF THOSE THINGS. WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT IT, POINDEXTER? HOGARTH. SHH! SHH! DON'T MAKE ME COME OVER THERE. ` HANDS OVER YOUR HEAD ` ` KEEP LOW TO THE GROUND ` ` TIME TO DUCK AND COVER ` ` THE BOMBS ARE COMIN' DOWN ` ` DUCK AND COVER... ` (WHISPERING) IT'S ABOUT 50 OR 60 FEET HIGH, AND IT ONLY EATS METAL. SHUT UP, YOU LITTLE SPAZ. IT'S PROBABLY BEEN SENT BY FOREIGN ENEMIES TO TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY. YEAH. WE SHOULD BOMB IT TO SMITHEREENS BEFORE IT DOES. ` 'CAUSE ALL THE KIDS WHO DON'T ` ` WILL CEASE TO BE AROUND ` THANKS FOR THE SCRAP, FLOYD. SORRY I CAN'T PAY YOU MORE. BUT IT-IT'S GOT TH ` IT'S GOT THIS, UM, THIS LARGE BITE OUT OF IT. THAT'S WHY I'M SELLING IT. IT'S GOT A LARGE BITE OUT OF IT. YEAH, RIGHT. WHAT COULD'VE DONE THIS? I TOLD YOU WHAT. OH, YEAH. HAH. STRANGE INVADERS. THANKS FOR BELIEVIN' ME. I REALLY DID CALL THE GOVERNMENT. YEAH. THEY'RE SENDIN' SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF THE WHOLE THING. JEEZ, EARL. YOU REALLY ARE CRAZY. I MEAN, WHO IN THE HELL WOULD THE GOVERNMENT SEND? KENT MANSLEY, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA DEPARTMENT. MARV LOACH. I'M THE FOREMAN. WHAT HAPPENED HERE? NOT SURE. SOMETIMES THE LINE'LL SNAP IF THE WEATHER IS BAD, SURE. BUT FOR A WHOLE TOWER TO GET TWISTED UP LIKE THAT ` (CHUCKLES) IT'S GOT ME BEAT. IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT WAS BITTEN OFF BY SOME ENORMOUS BEAST. ENORMOUS BEAST. YEAH. WHAT DO YOU THINK? ESCAPED GORILLA? UH, WHAT DEPARTMENT IS THAT AGAIN? FRANKLY, I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO REVEAL THE PARTICULARS OF THE AGENCY I WORK FOR AND ALL THAT THAT IMPLIES. YOU MEAN, UH... (WHISPERING) NATIONAL SECURITY? LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, THINGS HAPPEN THAT JUST CAN'T BE RATIONALISED IN A CONVENTIONAL WAY. PEOPLE WANNA KNOW THAT THEIR GOVERNMENT HAS A RESPONSE. I AM THAT RESPONSE. SO, WERE THERE ANY WITNESSES? WELL, SIR, IF YOU'LL JUST FOLLOW ME. WE DID FIND THIS. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, HUH? GUESS THAT MEANS SOMETHIN' BIG IS HAPPENING HERE, EH? NO, MARV. BIG THINGS HAPPEN IN BIG PLACES. AND THE SOONER I FILL OUT MY REPORT, THE SOONER I CAN GET BACK TO THEM. ENORMOUS BEAST, YEAH. BIGGEST THING IN THIS TOWN IS PROBABLY THE HOMECOMING QUEEN. OH, MY GOD! COME ON, MARV. I NEED A WITNESS. OK, I'M COMING. RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. PICK UP THE PACE HERE. DON'T PULL SO HARD. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. IT'S LIKE A BIG CHOMP OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE CAR. TAKE IT EASY. LIKE A BITE OUT OF A HAM SANDWICH. LIKE A ` WHAT, UM, WHAT ARE WE LOOKIN' AT HERE, MR. MANLEY? SOMETHING BIG, MARV. SOMETHING BIG, MARV. HELLO! COME OUT! HEY, BIG METAL GUY! I GOT FOOD HERE FOR YA! (BANG BANG) METAL! CRUNCHY, DELICIOUS METAL! COME AND GET IT! AH! NNHH! SO, I GUESS YOU'RE NOT GONNA HURT ME, HUH? (GASPS) THE SHUTOFF SWITCH. YOU SAW ME SAVE YOU. SO...WHERE...ARE YOU FROM? YOU CAME FROM THE SKY, RIGHT? FROM UP THERE? DON'T YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING? HMM, MAYBE IT'S THAT BUMP ON YOUR HEAD. DO YOU TALK? YOU KNOW, WORDS? BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, LIKE THAT? CAN YOU DO THAT? BLAH, BLAH, BLAH? (RUMBLE, RUMBLE, RUMBLE) WELL, YOU GET THE IDEA, ANYWAY. LET'S SEE. SEE THIS? THIS IS CALLED A ROCK. ROCK. ROGGG! GOOD. ROGG? YES! ROGG? NO. NO. THAT IS A TREE. ROCK...TREE. GET IT? ROCK. TREE. THAT'S RIGHT! WOW. MY OWN GIANT ROBOT. I AM NOW THE LUCKIEST KID IN AMERICA! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. THIS IS THE GREATEST DISCOVERY SINCE, I DON'T KNOW. TELEVISION OR SOMETHING! I GOTTA TELL SOMEONE. I SHOULD CALL SOME ` NO. THEY'LL PANIC. PEOPLE ALWAYS WIG OUT AND START SHOOTING WHEN THEY SEE SOMETHING BIG LIKE YOU. HMM? OH, WIG OUT. IT MEANS CRAZY. YOU KNOW, LIKE, UH... (BABBLING) (BABBLING ROAR) NO! NO! NO! DON'T DO THAT! THAT'S THE KIND OF STUFF THAT MAKES THEM SHOOT AT YA. TWO NIGHTS AGO, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS, S.A.T. COM RADAR DETECTED AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT ENTERING EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE, LOSING CONTACT WITH IT 2� MILES OFF THE COAST OF ROCKWELL. SOME ASSUMED IT WAS A LARGE METEOR, OR A DOWNED SATELLITE. BUT MY OFFICE IN WASHINGTON RECEIVED A CALL FROM SOMEONE WHO REPORTED AN ACTUAL ENCOUNTER WITH THE OBJECT. THIS IS NO METEOR, GENTLEMEN. THIS IS SOMETHING MUCH MORE SERIOUS. SO ` SO WE CAN'T CALL RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT. AND, UH...AW... IT'S GETTING DARK. AND IF I DON'T GET HOME SOON, MOM'S GONNA WONDER WHERE I AM. AND IF SHE COMES LOOKING FOR ME AND SEES YOU, THEN WE GOT THE SCREAMING PROBLEM AGAIN. SO, FOR NOW, W-WOULD YOU, YOU KNOW, JUST... JUST STAY HERE? OK? I'LL COME BACK TOMORROW. WOW! WELL...GOOD-BYE. NO. NO! ME GO. YOU STAY. NO FOLLOWING. GOOD. I TOLD YOU! I'LL COME BACK TOMORROW! NOW STAY! HOGARTH: NO! NO! NO! BAD ROBOT! LOOK, YOU CAN'T GO STOMPING AROUND, AND YOU CAN'T COME WITH ME. MY MOM WILL WIG OUT. HARR HARR HARR OOH. THAT'S RIGHT. SO YOU HAVE GOT TO STAY IN THE FOREST, AND I'LL BRING YA SOME FOOD TOMORROW. BUT I... GOTTA GO HOME... NOW. SO...GOOD-BYE. (CLANKING) HEY! WAIT A MINUTE! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING? LOOK AT THIS MESS! (DING DING DING DING DING DING) OH, NO! (TRAIN BLOWS HORN) PUT IT BACK! PUT IT BACK RIGHT NOW! HELP ME! I NEED YOUR HELP! GOOD, GOOD! OK, PUT THEM TOGETHER, SEE? LIKE THIS. THIS ONE HERE, THAT ONE THERE. OK. OVER. OVER. GOOD. GOOD. NOW THE OTHER ONE. OK, GOOD ENOUGH! LET'S GO! WHAT THE ` THAT'S FINE! LEAVE IT ALONE! THE TRAIN IS COMING! THE TRAIN IS COMING! COME ON! LET'S GO! (CRASH) OH, NO! NO, NO, NO! YOU'RE ALIVE! MAN: HELLO? ANYBODY OUT THERE? OH, WE'RE IN TROUBLE NOW. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? LOOK, I'VE CHANGED MY MIND. YOU CAN FOLLOW ME HOME, OK? LET'S GO! (RING) AHEM. MAYOR'S OFFICE. WHAT? A TRAIN ACCIDENT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU HIT A GIANT CREATURE? WHAT CREATURE COULD BE BIG ENOUGH TO ` I NEED YOUR CAR. (TYRES SCREECH) (BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP) WOW! YOU CAN FIX YOURSELF? NEAT-O! (GASPS) UH-OH, MOM'S HOME! J-JUST STAY HERE, OK? I'LL BE BACK! BYE! BYE. HMM? WHAT HAPPENED HERE? GO ON, TELL HIM WHAT YOU SAW. YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS, BUT, UH, IT WAS A...GIANT METAL MAN. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET TO A TELEPHONE NEARBY? WOULD YOU SAY GRACE, PLEASE? OH, MY GOD! UM...UH... OH, MY GOD... WE, UH... THANK YOU FOR THE, UH... FOOD...THAT MOM... HAS PUT IN FRONT OF US ` AND STOP! UH...THE DEVIL! FROM DOING BAD THINGS AND, UH ` GET OUTTA HERE! SATAN. GO! GO...SO... THAT WE MAY LIVE IN PEACE. AMEN. AMEN. THAT WAS...HMM. REALLY UNUSUAL, HOGARTH. FORGOT TO WASH MY HANDS. WELL, UH ` OK. MAN ON TV: BUT IT SAYS HERE IT'S MAPLE-FLAVOURED OATMEAL. I WANT MY... (GASPS) STOP, STOP, STOP! COME ON, COME ON. OVER HERE. ALL RIGHT...YEAH. COME ON, COME ON, COME ON! HEY THERE, SCOUT. KENT MANSLEY. I WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT. MOM: HOGARTH? (KNOCK ON DOOR) (RINGS DOORBELL) MOM: HOGARTH? HEY THERE, SCOUT. KENT MANSLEY. WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT. YOUR PARENTS HOME? WE'RE EATING. MMM, BOY! WHO'S THERE, HONEY? (HUSKILY) WELL, HELLO THERE. AHEM! DO YOU HAVE A TELEPHONE I COULD USE? YES. THERE'S ONE IN THE KITCHEN. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HERE. PRETEND YOU'RE A GANGSTER. HA HA. DAMN IT, MANSLEY, YOU CALLED ME AT HOME FOR THIS? YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, SIR. IT ` IT ATE MY CAR! AND YOU SAW THIS HAPPEN? WELL, I DIDN'T ACTUALLY SEE IT. IT WENT OFF INTO THE...WOODS. SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY EVIDENCE. BUT, SIR, I'VE GOT AN EYEWITNESS! AN EYEWITNESS WITH A CONCUSSION. (SHOUTS) THIS THING ` (SOFTLY) THIS THING IS A MENACE. IT ` IT ` IT TORE UP THE POWER STATION AND ` AND CAUSED A TRAIN WRECK! WHAT DID? TELL ME AGAIN, MANSLEY, AND THIS TIME, LISTEN TO YOURSELF. (EXHALES) A GIANT METAL MONSTER. AH HA HA HA HA HA! PLEASE, SIR... I'VE GOT A FEELING ABOUT THIS ONE. THAT'S LOVELY, KENT. BUT LET ME TRY TO EXPLAIN HOW THIS WORKS. IF YOU TOLD ME YOU'D FOUND, SAY, A GIANT FOOTPRINT, I MIGHT SEND OVER AN EXPERT TO MAKE A PLASTER CAST OF IT. HELL, YOU GET ME A PHOTOGRAPH OF THIS THING, AND I COULD PROBABLY GET SOME TROOPS OVER THERE! BUT YOU TELL ME YOU'VE GOT A FEELING... ALL RIGHT, THEN. FINE. YOU WANT EVIDENCE? I'LL GET YOU EVIDENCE! AND WHEN I DO, I'M GONNA WANT A MEMO DISTRIBUTED! THAT SOUNDS SWELL, KENT. I'M GONNA WANT THAT MEMO CARBON-COPIED AND REDISTRIBUTED AND ` (YELLING INCOHERENTLY) HI. THANKS FOR THE USE OF YOUR PHONE. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE USE OF YOUR PHONE, MRS... HUGHES. ANNIE HUGHES. AND THIS IS MY SON HOGARTH. WELL, THANK YOU, ANNIE. HOBART. THAT'S HOGARTH! HOGARTH? WHAT AN EMBARRASSING NAME. MIGHT AS WELL CALL HIM ZEPPO OR SOMETHING. WHAT KIND OF A SICK PERSON WOULD NAME A KID HOGAR ` HOG...HOG... HOG HUG! HOGARTH HUGHES! (KNOCK ON DOOR) KENT MANSLEY. YOU WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT. I...WASN'T GONNA SAY THAT. I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU...HOGARTH. YOUR BB GUN. WHERE DID YOU FIND THAT? UP AT THE POWER STATION. HOGARTH WAS OUT THERE THE OTHER NIGHT. REALLY? SEE ANYTHING UNUSUAL...HOGARTH? NO...THING... UNUSUAL. REALLY. (TOILET FLUSHES) GOTTA USE THE BATHROOM. STRANGE. HE'S SO TIGHT-LIPPED NOW, AND THE OTHER NIGHT, HE COULDN'T STOP TALKING! I MEAN, HUNDRED-FOOT ROBOTS AND WHATNOT... HA HA. A HUNDRED-FOOT ROBOT? HA HA! THAT'S NUTTY! WHAT ELSE DID HE SAY? HOGARTH: NO, WAIT! STOP! (THUD) EXCUSE ME. HOGARTH? WHAT IS GOING ON IN THERE? (GRUNTS) ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? (GRUNTS) I'M...FINE! YOU KNOW, THIS SORT OF THING IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO REALLY CHEW YOUR FOOD. (GRUNT GRUNT) AHH! (CRASH) HOGARTH? HOGARTH? MOM! A LITTLE PRIVACY?! SORRY! SORRY. OW! OH, LORD, HE'S BEEN ACTING STRANGE LATELY. THAT HURT. THANK YOU AGAIN, ANNIE. GOODNIGHT, HOGARTH. I'M SURE WE'LL SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN...REAL SOON. IF YOU'RE GONNA STAY HERE, YOU GOTTA KEEP BETTER TRACK OF YOURSELF. SHEESH! ANYWAY, I THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE, YOU KNOW, A BEDTIME STORY OR SOMETHING. (SINGSONG) I'VE GOT SOME REALLY COOL ONES! MAD MAGAZINE. (CHUCKLES) VERY FUNNY! THE SPIRIT. VERY COOL. BOYS LAND. EH... OH, HERE. THIS GUY IS...SUPERMAN! SURE, HE'S FAMOUS NOW. BUT HE STARTED OFF JUST LIKE YOU. CRASH LANDED ON EARTH. DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING. BUT HE ONLY USES HIS POWERS FOR GOOD, NEVER FOR EVIL. REMEMBER THAT. OH, THAT'S ATOMO, THE METAL MENACE. HE'S NOT THE HERO. HE'S THE VILLAIN. HE'S NOT LIKE YOU. YOU'RE A GOOD GUY. LIKE SUPERMAN. SUPER...MAN. (GURGLES) YOU'RE HUNGRY, AREN'T YOU? MM-HMM. BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY METAL HERE. JUST FOLLOW ME. PICK ME UP, OK? OOF! WOW! OK, NOW... MARCH! OOF! WHOO! YEE-HAW! (GIANT GRUNTS) UHH. GIANT: HMM? OH, YEAH. THAT'S ROCKWELL. NICE PLACE, HUH? ROG...WELL? YES. I WAS BORN RIGHT DOWN TH ` ROGWELL! (CHUCKLES) NO, STOP! LOOK OUT FOR THE COW! COME ON! NO! NO, NO, PLEASE, STOP! NO! NO! STO-O-O-OP! WE CAN'T GO THERE YET. PEOPLE JUST AREN'T READY FOR YOU. (GROANS) THAT WAS CLOSE. WE CAN'T GO RUNNING AROUND LIKE THAT, OK? HMM... HEY, LOOK! HMM? WELL, I GUESS THAT WOULD BE OK TO EAT. IT'S BEEN THERE FOR MONTHS. OH, NO! WE GOTTA HIDE! YOU KNOW, HIDE? IT'S WHEN YOU ` YOU KNOW ` WHEN YOU ` JUST GET BEHIND SOMETHING, QUICK! (WHISPERING) DON'T MOVE. OUR TROUBLES ARE OVER. (CHUCKLE-GRUNT) OH...OH...HO... THIS IS IT. ALL YOU CAN EAT. (CRUNCH) (CAR HORN SOUNDS) SHH! TURN IT OFF! (MUFFLED HONKING) COME ON, JUST TURN IT OFF! (HONKING) OH, NO. ALL RIGHT, WHO'S OUT THERE?! HE-HEY. I KNOW YOU. SQUIRREL BOY. HOGARTH. BY NIGHT KNOWN AS HOGARTH. GOT IT. WELL... COME ON INSIDE, KID. SORRY ABOUT THE CROWBAR. YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW MANY PEOPLE WANNA STEAL SCRAP. BUT, MAN, ONCE I TURN IT INTO ART, I CAN'T GIVE IT AWAY! I MEAN, WHAT AM I, A JUNKMAN WHO SELLS ART OR AN ARTIST WHO SELLS JUNK? YOU TELL ME. I LIKE IT... I THINK. LISTEN, YOU- YOU'RE NOT GONNA CALL MY MOM, ARE YOU? SHE DOESN'T KNOW I'M OUT. DON'T WORRY, KID. LOOK, IT'S NOT MY STYLE TO REPORT A GUY TO THE AUTHORITIES. I'M GONNA HAVE SOME COFFEE. WHAT DO YOU WANT, SOME, UH, MILK, OR, UH...WHAT? MILK? COFFEE'S FINE. HA. YEAH. I DRINK IT. I'M HIP. I DUNNO. THIS IS ESPRESSO, YOU KNOW? IT'S LIKE COFFEEZILLA. I SAID...I'M HIP. SO SHE MOVED ME UP A GRADE BECAUSE I WASN'T FITTING IN. SO NOW I'M EVEN MORE NOT FITTING IN. I WAS GETTING GOOD GRADES, YOU KNOW, LIKE ALL AS. SO MY MOM SAYS, "YOU NEED STIMULATION." AND I GO, "NO, I'M STIMULATED ENOUGH RIGHT NOW." THAT'S FOR SURE. SO SHE GOES, "UH-UH. YOU DON'T HAVE A CHALLENGE. YOU NEED A CHALLENGE." SO NOW I'M CHALLENGED, ALL RIGHT. I'M CHALLENGED TO HOLD ON TO MY LUNCH MONEY BECAUSE OF ALL THE BIG MOOSES WHO WANNA POUND ME BECAUSE I'M A SHRIMPY DORK WHO THINKS HE'S SMARTER THAN THEM. BUT I DON'T THINK I'M SMARTER. I JUST DO THE STUPID HOMEWORK. IF EVERYONE ELSE JUST DID THE STUPID HOMEWORK, THEY COULD MOVE UP A GRADE AND GET POUNDED, TOO. IS THERE ANY MORE COFFEE? LOOK, IT ` IT'S REALLY NONE OF MY BUSINESS, KID, BUT WHO CARES WHAT THESE CREEPS THINK, YOU KNOW? THEY DON'T DECIDE WHO YOU ARE. YOU DO. YOU ARE WHO YOU CHOOSE TO BE. (RUMBLING) DID YOU HEAR THAT? NO, WAIT! STOP! (GIANT GROANS) IT'S OK! MY GOD. HE ISN'T GONNA ` RUN, KID, RUN! IT'S OK! HE ISN'T GONNA ` IT'S OK. HE ISN'T GONNA HURT ME! AH ` HEY ` OOH ` DON'T SQUASH HIM! NO! DO ` DO NOT S ` (QUIETLY) ...SQUASH HIM. HIS NAME IS DEAN. WE LIKE DEAN. DEAN. SO...WHERE'D, UH... WHERE'D HE COME FROM? HE DOESN'T REMEMBER. HE'S LIKE A... LITTLE KID. LITTLE. YEAH. HA HA HA. WAIT A MINUTE. YOU CAN TALK TO HIM? KINDA. HE CAN'T SAY A LOT OF WORDS YET, BUT HE UNDERSTANDS THINGS PRETTY GOOD. OH, YEAH. (CHUCKLES) I SEE. (BOTH CHUCKLING) HE NEEDS FOOD AND SHELTER. HOGARTH: YOU GOT PLENTY OF ROOM HERE. THIS PLACE IS PERFECT! GO AWAY. I CAN HAVE HIM PUSH THE DOOR DOWN. YOU KNOW I CAN. HOGARTH! I ` I ` I CAN'T HIDE IT HERE! HIM, NOT IT. WHATEVER. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE HE CAME FROM OR WHAT THE HELL HE IS! HE'S...MY FRIEND. YEAH. YEAH, WHAT AM I? AM I YOUR FRIEND? BRING SOME FRANKEN-BOT WITH OUT OF STATE PLATES OVER HERE AND MAKE ME CHANGE MY TUNE. YEAH, I DON'T LIKE THAT JAZZ. GOD, I'M TIRED. SO...HE CAN STAY? TONIGHT. TOMORROW... I ` I ` I DON'T KNOW ` I DON'T KNOW ABOUT TOMORROW. (SIGHS) SLEEP TIGHT. I'LL SEE YA TOMORROW. YOU'RE UP ALREADY? JUST MAKING THE BED. WELL, THAT'S NICE. COME DOWNSTAIRS. I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU. (SIGHING AND MUMBLING) MORNING, SPORT. SLEEP WELL? MOM! ISN'T IT WONDERFUL, HOGARTH? WE FINALLY RENTED OUR ROOM. (GRUNTS) I'M NOT VERY HUNGRY. OH. YEAH. (RING) HELLO, THIS IS HOGARTH HUGHES SPEAKING. WHO'S CALLING, PLEASE? I SAID HE COULD STAY THE NIGHT, KID. IT'S MORNING NOW. LOOK, I'LL TRY TO COME OVER, OK? BUT THERE'S THIS WEIRD GUY HERE WHO'S WATCHING ME. WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? I ` I GOT THIS BIG GIANT ` GIANT THING OUT HERE! I ` I CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW! BYE! HOGARTH! WHO WAS THAT, SPORT? FRIEND OF YOURS? YEAH. HE'S, UH... A NEW KID. WHA ` AH ` HEY, HEY! HEY, STOP! STOP THAT! STOP IT! HEY, MIND IF I ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS THERE, BUCKAROO? NOW, WHY WOULD YOU TELL YOUR MOM ABOUT A GIANT ROBOT, SLUGGER? SO WHAT'D YOU SEE AT THE POWER STATION, HUH, TIGER? DID YOU TELL ANYONE ELSE ABOUT THIS, BUDDY? HOW BIG IS THIS THING, RANGER? BEEN IN THE FOREST LATELY, SCOUT? HEY, WHERE YOU GOIN'? CHAMP? SLUGGER? HEY, COWBOY! WHERE YOU GOIN'? WHERE YOU GOIN'? I'M GOIN' OUT! WHY DON'T YOU TAKE MR. MANSLEY WITH YOU, SHOW HIM THE SIGHTS? AW, MOM, THE SIGHTS? HEY, I'D LOVE THAT. GIVE US A CHANCE TO GET ACQUAINTED, SWAP SOME STORIES, HUH, CHIEF? THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF METAL IN THIS YARD ` SCRAP AND ART. IF YOU GOTTA EAT ONE OF 'EM, EAT THE SCRAP. WHAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE IN YOUR MOUTH IS ART! ART? AW, FORGET IT. FORGET IT! IT'S GONE! IT ` IT ` IT'S ` HMM. THAT'S NOT BAD. FIRST YOU TAKE A CHOCOLATE BAR. ANY BAR WILL DO. YOU MIND IF I, UH... KNOCK YOURSELF OUT, SKIPPER. YOU CRUMBLE UP THE CHOCOLATE INTO LITTLE PIECES. THEN YOU KINDA STIR IT INTO THE ICE CREAM. SEE? YES, I SEE. WH-WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS AGAIN? LANDSLIDE. IT'S NEW. VERY NEW. MMM! LANDSLIDE. CHOPPED NUTS. MMM! YOU KNOW, HOGARTH, WE LIVE IN A STRANGE AND WONDROUS TIME. THE ATOMIC AGE. BUT...THERE'S A DARK SIDE TO PROGRESS, HOGARTH. EVER HEAR OF SPUTNIK? YES...THE FIRST SATELLITE IN SPACE. FOREIGN SATELLITE, HOGARTH! AND ALL THAT THAT IMPLIES. EVEN NOW, IT ORBITS OVERHEAD... (BEEPING SOUND) BOOP...BOOP... WATCHING US! WE CAN'T SEE IT, BUT IT'S THERE. MUCH LIKE THAT... GIANT THING IN THE WOODS! WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS OR WHAT IT CAN DO. I DON'T FEEL SAFE, HOGARTH. DO YOU? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?! I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR GOLDARNED SECURITY, HOGARTH! WHILE YOU'RE SNOOZING IN YOUR WITTLE JAMMIES, BACK IN WASHINGTON, WE'RE WIDE AWAKE AND WORRIED. WHY? BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS WHAT WE HAVE, HOGARTH! EVERYONE! YOU THINK THIS METAL MAN IS FUN. BUT WHO BUILT IT? THE RUSSIANS? THE CHINESE? MARTIANS? CANADIANS? I DON'T CARE! ALL I KNOW IS WE DIDN'T BUILD IT, AND THAT'S REASON ENOUGH TO ASSUME THE WORST AND BLOW IT TO KINGDOM COME! NOW, YOU ARE GOING TO TELL ME ABOUT THIS THING, YOU ARE GOING TO LEAD ME TO IT, AND WE ARE GOING TO DESTROY IT BEFORE IT DESTROYS US! (INTESTINAL SOUNDS) HOLD THAT THOUGHT AND STAY RIGHT THERE! UH-OH! HEY! I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN TROUBLE! U-UP A LITTLE BIT. I HAD TO DITCH THIS WEIRD GUY WHO'S STAYIN' AT OUR HOUSE. IT TOOK ME HOURS TO SHAKE HIM! I KILL MYSELF TO GET OUT HERE, AND YOU HAVE HIM DOING... ARTS AND CRAFTS! YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH ARTS AND CRAFTS, LITTLE MAN? HE'S A GIANT ROBOT, DEAN. IT'S A LITTLE... UNDIGNIFIED. YEAH? WELL, SMART GUY, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE HIM DO? WHOOP. MAIN SYSTEMS ON. MAIN ENGINES, 1, 2, AND 3. ALL SYSTEMS GO! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! BLASTOFF! AAH! WE'RE LANDING! WE'RE LANDING! WE'RE LA-A-A-AND-I-I-ING! SAY, KID, CAN YOU GUYS COOL YOURSELVES A LITTLE? I FEEL LIKE WE'RE PRESSING OUR LUCK HERE. HEY, BABY, WE ARE COOL! WELCOME TO DOWNTOWN COOLSVILLE! POPULATION... US! WELL, CAN YOU MOVE COOLSVILLE TO SOMEPLACE LESS CONSPICUOUS? HOW 'BOUT THE LAKE? OK. AW, COME WITH US. IT'LL BE FUN. ` YEAH ` ` I BEEN SEARCHIN' ` ` AND I'M SEARCHIN' ` ` OH, YEAH ` ` I'M SEARCHIN' EVERY WHICH A-WAY ` ` YEAH-EAH ` ` OH, YEAH ` ` SEARCHIN' ` ` AND I'M SEARCHIN' ` ` SEARCHIN' EVERY WHICH A-WAY ` ` YEA-EAH ` ` BUT I'M LIKE THAT ` ` NORTHWEST MOUNTIE ` ` YOU KNOW I'LL BRING HER IN SOME DAY ` ` GONNA FIND HER ` ` GONNA FIND HER ` OOH! ` GONNA FIND HER ` ` GONNA FIND HER ` THIS CAN'T LAST FOREVER, HOGARTH. WE GOTTA TELL SOMEBODY ABOUT HIM. AW, YOU WORRY TOO MUCH. HEY, DEAN! WATCH THIS! ALL RIGHT, WE'RE WATCHIN'. WE'RE WATCHIN'. THIS ONE'S FOR PROFESSIONALS ONLY! BANZAI! O-O-H-H-H-H! COME ON IN! THE ` THE ` THE WATER'S ` GREAT! (CHUCKLES) NO, THANKS! Y-Y-YOU W-WEENIE! COME ON IN! IT'S REALLY ` REALLY REFRESHING! (GROANS) WHAT? YOU, TOO? YOU ` BIG ` BABY! (GIANT'S FOOTSTEPS RETURN, RUNNING) BANZAI! (GIGGLING) WHOO! HEY! YEAH? YOU'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! YEAH? ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH FUN FOR ONE DAY. (KNOCK ON DOOR) ANNIE: ARE YOU OK IN THERE, MR. MANSLEY? I'M BACK WITH THAT TOILET PAPER YOU NEEDED. HA. THANKS! I THINK I'M FEELING BETTER NOW. MUCH...MUCH BETTER. AHH... IT'S BEAUTIFUL, HUH? HEY, LOOK! IT'S A DEER. DEER? SHH! LET'S GET CLOSER. HMM. WELL, I GUESS HE DECIDED TO ` (BANG) (GRUNTS) IT'S THE MONSTER! OH, NO. IT'S...DEAD. DEAD? DON'T DO THAT! W-WHY? IT'S DEAD, UNDERSTAND? THEY...SHOT IT... WITH THAT GUN. HEY, WHAT'S WRONG? GUN. YES. GUNS KILL. GUNS...KILL. I KNOW YOU FEEL BAD ABOUT THE DEER, BUT IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. THINGS DIE. IT'S PART OF LIFE. IT'S BAD TO KILL. BUT IT'S NOT BAD TO DIE. YOU...DIE? WELL... YES. SOMEDAY. I...DIE? I DON'T KNOW. YOU'RE MADE OF METAL. BUT YOU HAVE FEELINGS, AND YOU THINK ABOUT THINGS. AND THAT MEANS YOU HAVE A SOUL. AND SOULS DON'T DIE. SOUL? MOM SAYS IT'S SOMETHING INSIDE OF ALL GOOD THINGS AND THAT IT GOES ON FOREVER AND EVER. SOULS DON'T DIE. MANSLEY: YOU'RE LATE FOR DINNER, HOGARTH. YOUR MOM'S WORKING LATE TONIGHT, HOGARTH. SO IT'S JUST US GUYS. AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE CHAT. SIT DOWN! HOW'S THAT? A LITTLE TOO BRIGHT? GOOD. (CHUCKLES) FORGIVE ME, HOGARTH. I WANTED YOU TO LEARN SOMETHING. WHAT CAN I LEARN FROM YOU? YOU CAN LEARN THIS, HOGARTH: THAT I CAN DO ANYTHING I WANT WHENEVER I WANT IF I FEEL IT'S IN THE PEOPLE'S BEST INTERESTS. THE GIANT METAL MAN. WHERE IS IT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. YOU DON'T? WELL... DOES THIS RING A BELL? NO? HOW ABOUT THIS? YOU'VE BEEN CARELESS, HOGARTH. IT DOESN'T PROVE ANYTHING! IT'S ENOUGH TO GET THE ARMY HERE WITH ONE PHONE CALL. THEN WHAT'S STOPPING YOU? WHERE'S THE GIANT?! YOU CAN'T PROTECT HIM, HOGARTH. ANY MORE THAN YOU CAN... PROTECT YOUR MOTHER. MY MOM? IT'S DIFFICULT TO RAISE A BOY ALL ALONE. WE COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT. IN FACT, WE COULD MAKE IT SO DIFFICULT THAT IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE FOR US TO LEAVE YOU IN HER CARE AND ALL THAT THAT IMPLIES. YOU'LL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM HER, HOGARTH. YOU CAN'T DO THAT! OH, WE CAN... AND WE WILL. HE'S IN THE JUNKYARD. MCCOPPIN'S SCRAP, OFF CULVER ROAD. THE JUNKYARD! OF COURSE! FOOD FOR THE METAL EATER. I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT THIS, HOGARTH. IT ISN'T REALLY HAPPENING. THIS IS ONLY... A BAD DREAM. AAH! (VOICES ECHO) WHERE'S THE GIANT, HOGARTH?! THIS IS ONLY... A BAD DREAM. KENT: I NOT ONLY HAVE INCONTROVERTIBLE EVIDENCE. GENERAL, I KNOW WHERE IT'S HIDDEN. I DON'T KNOW WHO BUILT IT, BUT IT'S HERE, IT'S MASSIVE, AND WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. THERE'S NO DOUBT WE SHOULD ACT. THE ONLY QUESTION, SIR, IS, CAN YOU AFFORD NOT TO? EXCELLENT, SIR. YOU WON'T REGRET IT. THANK YOU, SIR. THE ARMY ARRIVES IN THE MORNING, HOGARTH. DON'T GET CUTE. I GOTTA WARN DEAN! I'LL BE WATCHING YOU. (SNORES) MORNING, KENT. FOR SOME REASON, THE ARMY IS IN OUR FRONT YARD, MR. MANSLEY. PLEASE, CALL ME KENT. OK. SOLDIER: LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO. ALL RIGHT, WHERE IS IT? WHAT? YOU KNOW DARN WELL WHAT. THE MONSTER, THE GIANT...THING. THE METAL MAN. AH, THE METAL MAN. HEH HEH. JEEZ, YOU WERE ` YOU WERE SCARING ME THERE FOR A SECOND. I THOUGHT I WAS UNDER A-ATTACK OR SOMETHING. AH, HE'S IN THE BACK. COME ON, I'LL SHOW YOU. YOU GUYS GOT HERE JUST IN TIME. THIS RICH CAT, YOU KNOW, SOME INDUSTRIALIST, WANTS HIM FOR THE LOBBY OF HIS COMPANY. HE WHIPPED OUT HIS CHEQUEBOOK RIGHT ON THE SPOT. I SAID, "HEY, YOU GOT HIM FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE." BUT, WHAT, I GOTTA LET GO THE MOMENT I GIVE BIRTH? I MEAN, COME ON. GIVE ME SOME TIME TO CUT THE UMBILICAL, MAN. THERE HE IS. ANYWAY, I HAVEN'T SOLD HIM YET. SO, IF YOU REALLY WANT HIM AND IF, YOU KNOW, YOU THROW IN A COMPETITIVE BID. SIR, I ` I, LISTEN, SIR, LISTEN... STEP OUTSIDE, MANSLEY. YES, SIR. ROGARD: YOU REALISE HOW MUCH HARDWARE I BROUGHT OUT HERE! YOU JUST BLEW MILLIONS OF UNCLE SAM'S DOLLARS OUT OF YOUR BUTT! I GOTTA ADMIT, I'M RELIEVED THAT THIS IS WHAT HOGARTH WAS TALKING ABOUT. I MEAN, I WAS BEGINNING TO, UM, THINK IT WAS REAL. (LAUGHS) (CLEARS THROAT) I MEAN, DO-DON'T GET ME WRONG, I'M ` I LIKE IT. IT, BUT, UH, DO YOU NEED ALL THIS STUFF ON THE SURFACE? WELL, UM, NO, ACTUALLY. WELL, I MEAN, I-IT JUST SORT OF ` I-IT SEEMS KIND OF SLAPPED ON. YOU KNOW, NOT AS THOUGHT OUT AS THIS OTHER PIECE. YOU LIKE THAT ONE? YEAH. YOU'LL BE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SUBWAY TOILETS BY THE TIME I'M FINISHED WITH YOU. NOW PACK UP. I'LL EXPECT YOU BACK IN WASHINGTON TO CLEAR OUT YOUR OFFICE. YES, SIR. HMM, I SEE WHY HOGARTH SNEAKS OUT HERE. YOU MEAN, YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT? AW, NOW I DO. BYE, KENT, AND ALL THAT IMPLIES. OK, YOU CAN MOVE NOW. NICE JOB. THRUSTER TO BASE, I'M GOING IN. ONLY ONE CREATURE COULD CREATE SO MUCH DESTRUCTION. THE HIDEOUS, PEOPLE-EATING KILLING MACHIN` ATOMO! ATOMO. NO ATOMO. I SUPERMAN. OK, SUPERMAN. TAKE THIS! (PULSING HUM) STUPID GUN. (GASP) (WHIRS) HEY, WHAT'S WRONG? (GROANING) AS I WAS SAYING, TAKE THIS! (PULSING HUM) WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT WAS THAT NOI` SHH! STAY DOWN AND FOLLOW ME. SHH. GET BACK! I SAID GET BACK! I MEAN IT! NO. STOP. WHY? IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. HE'S OUR FRIEND. HE'S A PIECE OF HARDWARE, HOGARTH. WHY DO YOU THINK THE ARMY WAS HERE? HE'S A WEAPON, A ` A BIG GUN THAT ` THAT WALKS. (GROANS) I ` I ` I ` I NOT GUN. YEAH? WHAT'S THAT, HUH? YOU ALMOST DID THAT TO HOGARTH! NO. COME BACK! HOGARTH. HEY, STOP. GIANT, COME BACK! IT WAS DEFENSIVE. HE REACTED TO THE GUN. (ENGINE ROARS) YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET THERE FAST ENOUGH ON FOOT. SEE, I TOLD YOU IT WAS A BIG HOAX. DAD SAID THAT ` GIMME THE BINOCULARS! WHAT? WHAT? HEY, THERE IT IS. I SEE IT! IT'S BIG. IT'S WALKING AWAY. HEY, GIVE ME THOSE! OVER THERE! SEE IT? SEE IT? THE MONSTER. HOLY COW! BOTH: AAAAAAH! MAN: WATCH IT! HELP! SOMEBODY HELP ME! HELP! I'M GONNA FALL! I'M SLIPPING! I CAN'T HOLD ON MUCH LONGER! (PEOPLE SCREAMING) AAAAAH! AAAAAH! (PEOPLE GASP AND SCREAM) DAD! DADDY! (PEOPLE WHISPERING) MAN: HE SAVED THOSE BOYS. WOMAN: IT'S FRIENDLY. WOMAN: IT'S FRIENDLY. (GASPS) WHAT?! (GASP) (CRASH) (HORN HONKS) (CRASH) (INCOHERENT STUTTER) LOOK ` LOOK BEHIND YOU AT THE GIANT! IT'S ATTACKING! IT'S STOMPING THE TOWN! I WAS RIGHT! SWEET MOTHER OF GOD. (MOTORCYCLE RUMBLING) I AM NOT A GUN. HEY, MOM. (LAUGHS) AAAAAH! (PEOPLE SCREAMING) FIRE NOW! WE GOT IT! (MACHINE GUN FIRE) (CLINKING) LET'S GET OUT OF HERE! RUN! (ALL GASP) HEY, STOP! THERE'S A KID IN HIS HAND! STOP SHOOTING! KENT, HE ONLY REACTS DEFENSIVELY. IF YOU DON'T SHOOT, HE'S HARMLESS. YOU GOTTA TELL THE GENERAL. THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, BEATNIK. IF YOU HADN'T HAVE INTER ` WOULD YOU SHUT UP AND LISTEN?! YOU GOTTA MAKE THEM STOP. THE GIANT'S GOT THE KID WITH HIM. I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. HE SAYS THE MONSTER HAS KILLED A KID. SIR, WE MUST STOP IT AT ALL COSTS. GO TO CODE RED. REPEAT, CODE RED! MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A SITUATION, SIR. OH, LOOK OUT FOR THE BUS! (GASP) (HORN HONKS) HOGARTH: AAAAAH! (BEEPING) (ROCKETS FIRE) YOU CAN FLY? YOU CAN FLY! HOGARTH! TRY POINTING YOUR ARMS STRAIGHT AHEAD, LIKE SUPERMAN. (CHUCKLES) (BEEPING) NO, NO! I'VE LOST VISUAL. REPEAT, LOST VISUAL. HOGARTH: MAN, THAT WAS CLOSE! (GRUNTS) NO! HA HA, GOTCHA. (GROANS) GOOD CALL, MANSLEY. SECURE THE AREA. LET'S FIND OUT WHAT THIS THING IS AND WHO SENT IT. (GROANS) HUH? (GASPS) (CRIES) SOLDIER: COME HO! SECOND SOLDIER: SET YOUR PERIMETERS. IT'S STILL ALIVE. JU-J ` SHOOT AT IT! SOLDIER: FIRE! (BOOM BOOM BOOM) (GROWLS) (ROARING) (HUMMING) GO, GO, GO! THIRD SOLDIER: RETREAT! RETREAT! LET'S GET OUT OF HERE! HOGARTH! HE'S UNCONSCIOUS, BUT HE'S OK. LET'S GET HIM IN THE CAR. DRIVE, DAMN YOU, DRIVE! STEP ON IT! FLOOR IT! IT'S GAINING ON US! FASTER! FASTER! FASTER! HURRY! (SOLDIERS SCREAMING) (WHIRRING) (PULSING BEEPS) ALL BATTLESHIPS, FIRE AT THE ROBOT! NOW! NOW, DAMN IT! NOW! (GRUNTS) NOTHING CAN STOP THIS THING! WE'VE HIT IT WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT. NOT EVERYTHING, GENERAL. THE BOMB. THE NAUTILUS HAS FIRST-STRIKE CAPABILITY AND IS NOT FAR OFFSHORE. YOU SCARE ME, MANSLEY. YOU WANT US TO BOMB OURSELVES IN ORDER TO KILL IT? GENERAL, THE GIANT SEEMS TO FOLLOW WHATEVER ATTACKS IT. WE CAN LURE IT AWAY FROM THE TOWN, THEN DESTROY IT. RADIO THE NAUTILUS. TELL THEM TO TARGET THE ROBOT AND AWAIT MY COMMAND. THIS IS NAUTILUS. WHAT IS THE GIANT'S CURRENT POSITION? RADIO: 6-7 POINT 7-1-9ER-7-2 DEGREES WEST BY 4-4 POINT 5-0-1-7-7 DEGREES NORTH. LOCKED AND LOADED. OH, MY BABY, I'M SO SORRY. STOP THE CAR. HOGARTH! OH, MY GOD, HONEY. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. GO BACK! WE'VE GOTTA HELP HIM. ARE YOU CRAZY, KID? YOU'RE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. WE'RE TAKING YOU TO A HOSPITAL. (SCREECHING) WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! HOLD UP THERE. EVERYONE, OUT OF THE CAR! WE HAVE TO EVACUATE THE AREA. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WE GOTTA GET THIS BOY TO A HOSPITAL. WHAT BOY? HOGARTH! HOGARTH, NO! (BEEPING) (HUMMING) HEY! NO! STOP! (ELECTRICAL STATIC) THIS IS GENERAL ROGARD. READY THE ATTACK AND PREPARE TO RETREAT TO THE FALL-BACK POSITION. NO! NO, STOP! MY SON IS OUT THERE! NO, WAIT. IT'S ME. HOGARTH, REMEMBER? IT'S BAD TO KILL. GUNS KILL. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A GUN. YOU ARE WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO BE. YOU CHOOSE. CHOOSE. HOGARTH. (GROANING) IT'S OK. IT'S OK. WE GOTTA SHOW THEM YOU'RE GOOD. (GROANS) NAUTILUS TO ROGARD. MISSILE ARMED AND READY. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, HE'S FRIENDLY? YES. ATTACKING HIM IS TRIGGERING A DEFENCE MECHANISM. DON'T LISTEN, GENERAL. DESTROY THE MONSTER WHILE WE STILL HAVE THE CHANCE. (RIFLES BEING COCKED) GENERAL, YOU SHOOT NOW AND THE WHOLE THING STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. STOP IT NOW, GENERAL! OUR FUTURE'S AT STAKE! ORDERS, SIR? WHICH IS WHY YOU HAVE GOT TO STOP, GENERAL. IT'S GETTING CLOSER! ORDERS, SIR? DON'T SHOOT, DON'T SHOOT. HOGARTH! HOLD YOUR FIRE. THE BOY'S ALIVE? IT'S A TRICK! LAUNCH THE MISSILE! ARE YOU MAD, MANSLEY? ALL UNITS, STAND DOWN. ROGARD TO NAUTILUS. COME IN, NAUTILUS. RADIO: THIS IS NAUTILUS STANDING BY. LAUNCH THE MISSILE NOW! THAT MISSILE IS TARGETED TO THE GIANT'S CURRENT POSITION! WHERE'S THE GIANT, MANSLEY? WHA ` OHH. WE CAN DUCK AND COVER. THERE'S A FALLOUT SHELTER RIGHT THERE. THERE'S NO WAY TO SURVIVE THIS, YOU IDIOT! YOU MEAN, WE'RE ALL GOING TO... TO DIE, MANSLEY, FOR OUR COUNTRY. SCREW OUR COUNTRY. I WANT TO LIVE! ROGARD: HOLD HIM, MEN. MAKE SURE HE STAYS HERE LIKE A GOOD SOLDIER. (AIR RAID SIREN) OH, NO. HMM. IT'S A MISSILE. WHEN IT COMES DOWN, EVERYONE WILL DIE. MAN: THERE IT IS! (PEOPLE CHATTERING) SHOULDN'T WE GET TO A SHELTER? IT WOULDN'T MATTER. GIANT: I FIX. GIANT? HOGARTH, YOU STAY. I GO. NO FOLLOWING. I LOVE YOU. HOGARTH: YOU ARE WHO YOU CHOOSE TO BE. SUPERMAN. (KABOOM) (PEOPLE CHEERING) LET'S GO HOME. (LAUGHING) YOUR BEST WORK YET, HONEY. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. YOU THINK THIS IS MY BEST? REALLY? WELL, Y-Y-YOU KNOW, NEXT TO THAT BUG, UH, THING. UH, YOU KNOW, THE ONE W-WITH THE, UH, WITH THE SHOVELS. (CLEARS THROAT) UM, HOGARTH, COME ON, HONEY. TIME TO GO. SEE YOU LATER, GUYS. SEE YOU LATER, HOGARTH. OH, HEY, HOGARTH. UM, THE GENERAL SENT THIS TO YOU. WHAT IS IT? HE SAID IT WAS THE ONLY PART RECOVERED. HE THOUGHT YOU SHOULD HAVE IT. I MISS HIM. (THUMPING) (GASPS) (BEEPING) SEE YOU LATER. (BEEPING) (BEEPING) CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.