Dream a Little Dream (1989)

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♪♪ T.E.R.R.Y., the results are back, And your numbers are not good, my friend.

Oh, it must be the toaster, that two-timing slag.

I knew she was cheating on me.

It wasn't the toaster, and you know it.

Oh, the microwave then, that dirty harlot.

T.E.R.R.Y., it wasn't the microwave either!

Now, listen, your lifestyle choices are your own business, but they do have consequences.

I don't need your judgment.

Where's Dr. Roberts anyway?

I told you, Dr. Roberts is getting ready for his interview.

Now, listen, I'm not just speaking to you as your physician's assistant but also as your friend.

I mean, we need to take care of this virus.

Damn it, T.E.R.R.Y.

70,000 years of adult entertainment inside you?

I don't know how that got there.

This is the worst it's ever been, my friend.

We're going to need to do a quick wipe-down on you.

You ... you ... you don't have to put me under, right, Randy?

We ... we can just delete my cookies.

[chuckles] Cookies, really? And what will that do?

Do you excrete when you delete? I don't think so.

No, my friend, we need to do an old-fashioned reboot.

Randy, it ... it's me.

- Let's just talk about this. Hold still. This will only take a second.

[distorted] Randy-y-y!

[powering down]

Sleep tight, little pervert.

Randy?

Hello? Where am I?

Oh, not the void.

Not the void! Aaah!

♪♪ Dream Corp LLC.

Okay. [clears throat] Everything feels good.

Ah, today is the day we move up in the science world.

Ah.

This is your day.

Ha. I'm feeling a little nervous, just good nervous.

Nervous is good, right?

Is it stage fright? Is it?

Is it? Sedative.

No, no. I have to look prestigious for the magazine.

Alright, Doc. I'm taking off. Good luck.

Wait, 88, no. You can't leave yet.

"Science Probe magazine" is going to be here any minute for the interview.

Why? They're doing a "Where are they now?" special on me.

Oof. Well, I can't wait for them to see the advancements we've made here.

In fact, that's why I want the whole team here.

Speaking of which... where's T.E.R.R.Y.?

Where's T.E.R.R.Y.? Oh, sh*t, T.E.R.R.Y.

T.E.R.R.Y.: Is this all there is?

Have I always been just this, one stream of consciousness with no beginning and no end?

This is what outer space must feel like if outer space had a functional consciousness.

Wait, is outer space a living organism?

Is outer space a living organism?

[echoing] Is outer space a living organism?

w*nk*r! t*ts! sh*t! Jesus!

Oh, God, where were you guys?

I was just floating alone through an endless existential void filled with nothing but my own thoughts.

I forgot.

What the hell, Randy? How could you do that to me?

I'm ... I'm ... I'm sorry, T.E.R.R.Y.

Sorry isn't enough.

T.E.R.R.Y., we're so glad you're back.

We thought we lost you there for a minute.

Well, thanks, doctor.

It was actually very traumatic, and I really appreciate ... You mind running down and getting me a hot can of fish and chips?

I've got the hunger nerves. I got you, T.E.R.R.Y..

T.E.R.R.Y.: I'm going on break, the longest break there is.

This is Dr. Roberts' big day.

Don't you make this about you, T.E.R.R.Y. Move.

- Out of the way. Don't you dare.

[ring tone playing] I've seen the void.

Who is it? Unknown caller, unknown caller.

Answer it. It could be them.

Doc, pick it up.

[cellphone beeps]

Hello?

[man speaking indistinctly]

Yes, I do like to travel.

Doc! No.

Oh. Hang up.

Could you please call back?

Okay, Doc, let's get you into hair and makeup.

I have something special in mind. Yes! Come on, Doc.

All right. Yeah. Yeah.

Here we go.

If they're going to die, and they made me, am I the afterlife?

What is this, purgatory?

Yes, yes, handsome. It's a big swing.

Yeah, totally frames your face.

It's... perfect.

[laughs]

Well, I had a beautiful canvas.

I'm still very nervous.

I know they're going to misquote me, or they're going to insult me, and I'm going to dwell on it for the next 10 years.

Focus on the positives.

What would your own advice be? Cancel the interview.

Stick to the fundamentals.

Like what? We help people, like 88.

Confidence, Doc.

You're right, MD, got to have confidence.

Okay. So when they arrive, where should I stand, here or there?

You could start there and end there.

Okay. Don't forget to smile.

Oh!

You got this, Doc.

Okay. It feels weird.

Maybe more natural.

Oh, you're right. Nobody walks like that.

Come here, Doc. Let me ... let me touch up that nose a little bit more.

Practice, Doc. Oh. [groans]

Uh, Dream Carpe... started... as a dream... of mine.

I had a dream about dreams.

I should never have said yes to this interview.

So stupid. What was I thinking?

Where are they now? Where are they now?!

It's only a couple minutes past.

Well, maybe they're getting something to eat.

Yes, that's it. That's what it is.

A little dinner, something. Let's do a test run.

Okay. So you sit there.

Recording, okay.

Doctor, tell us who you are and what you do here.

Be natural.

I'm Dr. Roberts. I'm a scientist.

I'm a experimental psychoanalyst and transhumanist.

I rewire the subconscious for self-improvement.

sh*t! Breathe, Doc. Just, yep.

And what would you say to those who view your work as reckless?

Who the hell said that?

In any research, there's always going to be inherent risks.

And cut. [claps] That was good.

That was good. Randy: That was good. Great job.

T.E.R.R.Y.: Oh, sure, yeah, just go ... just go back to your regular life. It's all over.

You can't do that when you've seen the void, man.

[gasps] What if we missed them?

We've been here the entire time, haven't we?

Today? And yesterday.

What if they don't show?

Are you sure you have the right date?

I think. You think?

Well, I ... I know I wrote it down somewhere.

[doorbell dings]

They're here!

They're here. They're here.

They're here. They're here. They're here.

They're here.

Oh, Ahmed, where's my fish and chips?

Where's your christian lips?

88, could you go fetch T.E.R.R.Y.?

Bring me my fish and chips.

You got it, Doc. Make it two.

Okay. Thank you.

[sighs]

[clears throat]

This is it. This is your life's work.

Every decision, good or bad, has brought you here today.

This is the moment where everything changes.

This is it.

[on TV monitor] I'm T.E.R.R.Y. I'm T.E.R.R.Y.

I'm a dream machine.

Hey, hey, hey. Patient 21.

I need to see Dr. Roberts.

Sorry. We are closed for a private event.

But it says you never turn anyone away.

Doctor! Uh-huh. Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Well, the thing is, restrictions apply. I'm a...

Restrictions... Restrictions apply.

I'm a ... patient and I deserve ... care. Restrictions apply.

Restrictions apply. Restrictions apply.

Restrictions apply.

T.E.R.R.Y.?

[door closes]

T.E.R.R.Y.?

Doc! T.E.R.R.Y.?

T.E.R.R.Y., wake up.

This is very selfish of you, T.E.R.R.Y.

Just let me die, man.

I can't stay late tonight.

Join me in death.

Doc! T.E.R.R.Y.!

Camus said, "judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy."

The expectations on a robot my age are too high.

I can't live up to the standards of today.

Ever stop to think, what's the point?

I know exactly what you mean, T.E.R.R.Y..

Ever seen the void, 88?

I have. It changes a man.

I just felt so disconnected. [beeps]

Oh, my body, my body.

Get it! Get it! Get it!

We gotta fix that clock. I'm sure they just got lost.

Ahmed, do you have anything for depression?

Yes.

Why would you take that? That's for depression.

It gives you depression.

[click] Here, take this. It'll even you out.

♪♪

[swallows]

That could have been bad.

Doc, it's their loss. [clatter]

I can't do this.

That's what you think.

Why do you look like that?

Why do you look like that?

Ah, T.E.R.R.Y. tried to k*ll himself again.

T.E.R.R.Y.! No.

T.E.R.R.Y.

What's the matter?

I'm unhappy.

Since when? I can't remember.

Oh, that's a great trick.

Why don't you teach it to me sometime?

I guess the thought of being forever alone in the void was more than I could handle.

I apologize. I was so wrapped up in this interview that I... forgot all about you, T.E.R.R.Y.

I realize now what's most important.

- Boobs? It's team.

Oh, right, yeah.

We all have a role here.

Don't take your value in this life for granted.

Your services will be useful long after I'm gone.

Well, I ... I do enjoy feeling used.

People...

I've been waiting around all day for recognition when I should have been recognizing you, my team.

Thank you, all of you.

You can go home now. Are you sure?

Well, you, you can go to your room.

[chuckles]

I'll take it from here.

I'll be right behind you.

Hang in there, T.E.R.R.Y.

You too, doctor.

T.E.R.R.Y.

It's okay, Margot Daly. You can go.

I'm fine. I promise.

[door closes]

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[sighs]

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