Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018)

[bunniefuu]

ANNOUNCER: The Torrance Tornado smoked
the mile in four minutes 21.3 seconds.

Zamperini is now officially the fastest
high school runner in American history.

- [g*n FIRES]
- [CROWD CHEERING]

[CROWD CHEERING]

[BOMBS EXPLODING]

[PLANE WHIRRING]

PILOT: This is the Green Hornet.
We're going down.

Mayday! Mayday! Mayday.

[WAVES SPLASHING]

[PLANE WHIRRING]

[g*n f*ring]

[CROWD CHEERING]

[MAN SHOUTING IN JAPANESE]

[CAR HORNS BLARING]

Mr. Zamperini, good morning.
Sightseeing today?

No.

Shall I call a taxi?

There's no need. I'll walk.

Do you know the way?

It's not my first time
in Tokyo.

Mr. Zamperini?
Robert Trumball.

Thank you for allowing me
to join you today.

I was always a fan
of Time Magazine.

You know, my mother saw you
at the Olympics in '36.

She was thrilled to hear
I'd be meeting with you.

These men did
terrible things to you.

What are you
gonna say to them?

Where's Watanabe?

Where's The Bird?

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING
ON STEREO]

LOUIS: All right, now,
now can we get out of the car?

[LIVELY CHATTER, LAUGHTER]

Ma, Ma, Ma,
you're gonna kiss me to death.

I can't believe that it's you,
that you're actually home.

PETE: He's home, all right.

We were so worried that you would
be all skinny and worn out.

Oh, what, me?
No, I'm in great shape.

Can you believe the army
told us you were dead?

Yeah, so much
for m*llitary Intelligence.

The newspaper said
they hurt you.

Mom, that was just the reporter making
stuff up to try and sell newspapers.

Pop, you knew I was coming home,
didn't you?

Yeah, of course.

Of course!
Of course, we all did.

- Mmm-hmm.
- [SPEAKING ITALIAN]

ANTHONY: Let's go.

[CHATTERING IN ITALIAN]

[IN ENGLISH]
Don't step on the grass!

[CHUCKLING]

Ah.

You okay?

Never been better.

[CHUCKLING]

- I'll see you inside.
- Yeah.

And thank you, Father,
for bringing our Louie home.

[CHUCKLES]

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

Amen.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

[LIVELY CHATTER]

Mmm. On the raft,
day after day,

we were talking our heads off,
k*lling time,

and I was always bragging
about Ma's cooking.

Yeah, and the guys,
they would make me describe

every dish, you know, every sauce,
every pinch of spice, everything,

all the details, over and over
again, every single day.

And you know what
their favorite was, Ma?

What? [CHUCKLES]

Your gnocchi.

[ALL EXCLAIMING]

[CHEERING]

What is this, Christmas?

Every Christmas
since you've been gone.

And all your birthdays.

Three years' worth.
Here you go.

What are these? Hmm?

PETE: Letters.



And why are people
writing me letters?

Well, they wanna know if you're
going to run in the London Olympics.

LOUISE: Yeah,
you are a hero, Louie.

Nah, they got me confused
with some other fellow, Ma.

SYLVIA: I don't think so.

[ALL LAUGHING]

[SWING MUSIC PLAYING]

LOUISE: Father Cardarelli!

Ah, Louise.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

[IN ENGLISH] Louie!
Louie, come talk to Father Cardarelli.

Thank you, Mama.

Bless you, Louis.
Welcome home.

Thank you, padre.

All of Torrance was praying
for your safe return.

Well, that's swell!

It's a miracle you survived.

Miracles didn't save
my tail feathers, padre.

- A couple of atomic bombs did that.
- [BOTH CHUCKLING]

No. Don't discount God's role
in your journey.

Don't worry, padre.
I give Him all the blame.

Hey, Ma, they're playing
our favorite song. Come on!

Louis, Louis...

God's not to blame
for your suffering.

Thanks, padre.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[MUSIC STOPS]

Hey! Whoa! No! Play it again!
Play it again.

Louie, I have
a surprise for you.

It's how we found out
you were still alive.

ANNOUNCER: Japanese have
released a recording

of an American prisoner
they claim is

Olympian Louie Zamperini.

LOUIS: Hello Mother
and Father,

relatives and friends.

This is your Louie talking.

Through the courtesy
of the authorities here,

I am broadcasting
this personal message to you.

Turn it off.

And this will be the first
time in two and a half years

that you will
have heard my voice.

Turn it off!

I am sure it's...

[SIGHS]

Dad kept the oil changed
for you.

He drove it around the block
once a week.

Yeah.

Well, I didn't think I'd ever
see this old wreck again.

Mmm.

It's a work in progress.
You'll get it tuned up.

Oh, Pete.

Now you are always seeing
the potential in things,

you know,
even your baby brother.

I just made you lay off
those candy bars.

No. Uh-uh.

No, sir, you turned me
into a running machine.

But I will
tell you this much.

See, when those B-29s,
they came flying over the camp,

they dropped Hershey Bars.

Oh, and I couldn't
help myself.

You ever see what chocolate
does to your guts

after a couple of years
of moldy rice?

It ain't pretty.

[LAUGHING]

[SIGHS]

You know that Sunday
that Pearl Harbor happened?

I was eating waffles.

[CHUCKLES]

I was on my way
to the golf course.

They said that
we were at w*r,

you know, but it didn't
feel like w*r, you know?

Not to me.

It wasn't until I was
stationed in San Diego.

One day, this hospital ship
comes steaming in.

They were carrying all these
guys missing legs and arms.

They were all torn up,

blind, burnt.

You know,
that's when the w*r became real to me.

And now they say
that it's over.

But any second,
I just keep feeling like this

klaxon horn's
gonna go off, and it's,

"Man your battle stations."

Maybe the w*r's not over
just 'cause they say it is.

Hey. Come on, let's, uh...
Let's head in. It's late.

Yeah, I'll be in soon.

[CHUCKLES]

Ah. You can't help but be
a big brother, can you?

[CHUCKLES]

It's a life sentence.

[PLANE WHOOSHING]

[expl*si*n]

[WOOD CREAKING]

[WATER TRICKLING]

[SPLASHES]

[THE BIRD LAUGHING EVILLY]

Don't look at me!

[GRUNTS]

[PANTING]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

Rise and shine, knucklehead.
Breakfast is ready.

MAN: Hey, Louie.
Good to have you home.

Welcome back, Louie.
Looking good.

- MAN: Louie!
- Hey!

WOMAN: Hey, Louie!

MAN: Hey, there. That's Louie.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

All right.

REGGIE: Who wants a sh*t on me,
honoring the return

of Torrance's favorite son,

- Louie Zamperini?
- [LAUGHTER]

MAN: To Louie. To the hero!

Hey, no thanks, Reggie.
He's good.

Come on, what are you,
what are you, my shadow?

You got some brass
waiting for you back at the house.

- Come on, I'll drive.
- What do they want?

- They're looking for their hero.
- Yeah.

Sorry, guys. Duty calls.
MAN: To Louie!

Thank you, boys.
Gotta go see the brass.

MAJOR ZEIGLER: Sales of w*r bonds have taken
a big dip since V-J Day.

We need your help
to juice things up.

All you have to do is shake
hands, make a little speech.

Something upbeat.

Well, I've always done most
of my talking with my feet.

[CHUCKLES] That's a
snappy way to put it.

Yeah, I might be able
to use that.

Uh, I'd like to get a few sh*ts
with Captain Zamperini's family.

EMCEE: [ON MIC] Ladies and gentlemen,
Louie Zamperini!

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

LOUIS:
I was proud to represent my country in Berlin

in the 1936 Olympics,

and, well, I sure am proud
to represent my country

here today in Philadelphia.
Now, when the brass asked me to do this,

I... I told them that
I've always done most of my talking with my feet.

[LAUGHTER]

[ON MIC] Hello, St. Louis.

Those bills, well,
they keep on coming in,

so I'm gonna need you
to keep buying w*r bonds.

Thank you so much
for having me!

Everyone always asks me
the same question.

They wanna know how do you survive 47
days on a raft in the Pacific Ocean?

You talk about food.

[LAUGHTER]

Now, I would describe
to the boys

how my ma would cook
my favorite dishes.

Well, I'd get them drooling.
[CHUCKLES]

Mmm. Mmm.

Sorry about that.

[CLEARING THROAT]

[SIGHS]

Uh, we talked...
We talked about girls.

[CROWD MURMURING]

Um, Rita Hayworth.

How many polka dots
on that swimsuit?

[SLURRING] I counted every
single polka dot on that pin-up.

It's 89, 89 polka dots!
I counted every single...

You know, sometimes I wish
I was one of those polka dots. [CHUCKLES]

- [CHUCKLING]
- [MURMURING CONTINUES]

MAN: He's drunk.

The w*r might be over,
but, uh...

But the bills
are still coming in,

so just keep buying
those bonds, folks. Thanks.

MAN: All right.

[CLEARS THROAT]

"Sometimes, I wish
I was a polka dot."

Yeah.

Sorry about that.

[GRUNTS]

You need a snort before a
speech to calm you down.

I got no trouble with that.

But you've been getting soused in the
club car on the train every night.

What's going on with you?

It's nothing.

It's just hard to get a good night's
sleep on the road. That's all.

When you get home,
I want you to go see my friend, Dr. Bailey.

Right now, I'm giving you three weeks
R and R in Florida, Miami Beach.

Three weeks? Starting when?

Soon as you can get
a taxi to the station.

Get yourself a suntan
and lay off the hooch.

That's an order.

[SIGHS] Thank you.

- Hey, there, gorgeous.
- Hello.

[SEAGULLS CAWING]

Well, I didn't know they
served Italians in this joint?

Harry!

- Hey!
- Hey!

- [LAUGHING]
- Long time no see!

Man, it is so good to see you,
Mr. Tornado himself.

When did you blow in?

Just a couple hours ago.

That is fantastic.

Fantastic.
What are you drinking?

Uh, ginger ale.

Ginger ale? What, are you training for,
the next Olympics or something?

Uh, barkeep! Two Cuba Libres, por favor.
BARKEEP: You got it.

[SIGHS] Well, you don't
look worse for wear.

Well, you know what?
I'm alive. That's all that matters.

Damn right.

Oh. Oh, wow.

So many dames.
So little time.

Well, they will keep you
on your toes.

Yeah, well, I had one
stepping on my toes last night.

Took this hat-check girl
out for dinner.

You know, steak, lobster,
the whole thing.

Twenty-five bucks later,
she has to use the ladies' room.

I haven't seen her since.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Uh, gracias.

Well, drink up, pal.
We got a lot of dolls to meet

and a lot of places to see.

So there I am
at the Hollywood Christmas Parade,

standing outside this store.

This big old cowboy rides up
on this big old horse, and he says,

"Hey, son, do you mind
watching my horse?"

I'm like, "Sure,
I'll watch your horse."

I look at the saddle,
red rhinestones, "Trigger."

It was Roy Rogers!

I was watching
Roy Rogers' horse.

Did I tell you
about the time

I split an ice cream cone
with Lana Turner?

Right down the middle.

I need a little help
over here, pal?

I'm doing all the work
by myself.

What are you looking at?

Oh, wow.

Be still my heart.
Good eye, Lou.

We're just... All right.

Good afternoon, ladies.

You wouldn't happen to be
looking for two he-men

to round out your party,
would you?

Sure.

Do you know
where we can find any?

Oh!

Oh, you really know
how to sh**t a guy down.

[GIGGLING]

Oh, she got me, Lou.

Tell my mother I love her.

I think your friend
needs medical attention.

Yeah, I'm not a psychiatrist.

Thanks a lot, pal.

HARRY: How you doing?

You're Louis Zamperini,
aren't you?

Hello.

I read about you in the papers,
saw you in the newsreels.

Well, it's nice to meet you.

Cynthia Applewhite.

[CHUCKLES]

"Do you know
how to change a tire?"

I turn around.
It's Lana Turner

sitting on the curb,
eating an ice cream cone.

- And I tell her, "I don't know how to change a tire..."
- [CHUCKLES]

Your friend
is very entertaining.

He sure thinks so.

When I was a kid,
I lived near Torrance.

Are you kidding me?

You still have the scars
from where those runners spiked you?

Yeah, they got me pretty good.

And that?

Uh, Jap did that one.

Thank you.

For what?

For preserving the free world
for silly girls like me.

- I think it was worth it.
- [CHUCKLES]

[CHUCKLES] Um...

- Hey, would you like to...
- Yes. [CHUCKLES]

What took you so long to ask?
You couldn't tell?

I don't know. I...
I guess I'm a little rusty.

Mmm. [CHUCKLES]

[BOTH LAUGHING]

CYNTHIA: Do you always take girls
fishing on the first date?

LOUIS: What, your mother
wouldn't approve?

My mother only likes
fellows I don't.

She wants me to marry
someone rich and predictable.

You mean like that guy
in the Caddy convertible?

How do you know that?

- I saw you leaving with him.
- Huh.

Quite the fisherman,
aren't you?

- [REELING]
- Whoa!

- I think I got a submarine.
- Hey! Ho! Hold on. Here we go.

- Just keep your rod tip up.
- Okay.

Let your line play out.
It's all right.

[GIGGLING]

And hold on tight.

You hold on tight,
or I'm gonna end up in Havana.

That was
so much fun.

Yeah. Not bad
for your first time.

- [SIGHS] My arms feel like lead.
- [JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

What do you think it was?

That is hard to tell.
Maybe a redfish.

Ooh.

Why do the good ones
always seem to get away?

You know, I've been asking
myself that question for a long time.

- [HUMMING]
- [CHUCKLING]

ANNOUNCER: A monster created
by a man they called mad...

I just thought that you'd be too
highbrow for House of Dracula.

I love monster films.

I watch them all the time.

You know what I love about coming
to the picture show during the day?

What?

Makes me feel like I'm
playing hooky from school.

[CHUCKLING]

Just a juvenile delinquent
at heart.

You got that right.
[CHUCKLES]

ANNOUNCER: Halfway around the world in Tokyo,
another group was tried.

Japan's Pearl Harbor Premier
Hideki Tojo

led a list of 25 defendants accused of w*r
crimes and atrocities.

After a two-year trial,
he was hanged for his acts.

Brigadier General Harvey
Reynolds...

You thought you were free?

[THE BIRD LAUGHING EVILLY]

I will never leave you.

[GRUNTS]

ANNOUNCER: ...ceremony,
General MacArthur expresses a wish.

GENERAL MACARTHUR: Let us pray that
peace be now restored to the world

and that God will preserve...

[HEAVY BREATHING]

Louie? Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah.

I'm all right.

I imagine it's hard
to watch some of that.

Come on.
Let's get out of here.

Did you pray while you
were off fighting the w*r?

Oh, no.

No. Begging is
more like it.

Yeah, I didn't pay much
attention in mass.

I pray all the time.

You're a prayer
answered for me.

Well,

you better not just be
something I'm dreaming.

I'm gonna be very ticked off
if I wake up, and you're gone.

- [LAUGHING]
- Ow!

- What was that for?
- Waking you up.

See? I'm still here.

Yes, you are.

- [LAUGHS]
- [GROANS]

Come on, Tarzan.

[LAUGHS]

Marry me.

What?

In a week I gotta go
back on the road,

pitching w*r bonds, and...

I'm not leaving here
without you.

Yeah, that sounds more like a
kidnapping than a marriage proposal.

No, you can go
your whole life

without ever meeting the person
you're supposed to be with,

but you're the one!

Look, we are meant to be together.
I'm not letting go.

[CHUCKLES]

I'll race you for it.

b*at me to the lifeguard stand,
and I'll marry you.

You know I hold the national high
school record for the mile, right?

Only looks like
about 50 yards,

and I've been outrunning boys
my whole life.

And if I lose?

Then you lose.

[CHUCKLES]

You ready?

[LAUGHS]

Come on!

- Right here?
- Yeah.

On your mark.

Get set.

Go!

[PANTING]

[LAUGHING]

You win.

LOUIS: Well, see,
I was the Tornado.

Now I'm just
the Torrance Tortoise.

CYNTHIA:
You're a great runner.

You just need to get back
out on the track.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

[IN ENGLISH] It means
I'm past my prime.

I guess I should start
taking Italian lessons.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

[CYNTHIA EXHALES]

That's our church.

How did you know?

You told me you went to Sunday school here,
remember?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

[SIGHS]

Thank you.

This whole "for better or for worse" thing,
"in sickness and in health,"

you mean it?

You sure
you wanna do this?

Yeah.

[SNIFFLING]

I'm here for you.

Not the officer.

Not the hero.

You.

I love you, Louie.

[BELL TOLLING]

MAN: Congratulations!

Take care, love birds!

MAN 2: Whoo!

[GIGGLING]

MAN 3: Have fun!
MAN 4: Beautiful!

WOMAN 1: Ciao!
WOMAN 2: Bye.

[SHOUTING]

I wonder when they're gonna fix
that darn elevator!

- The water won't turn off.
- What?

Oh, here.
You just gotta hunker down on it. Let me.

[GRUNTS]

[BOTH EXCLAIMING]

Okay. Hey, hey. Come here.
Hold that. Hold that.

Here we go. Where is it?

There it is.
I got it. I got it.

- [LAUGHS]
- [SIGHS]

What's so funny?

Oh, look at you.

[LAUGHS]

Look at you.

- Come here. Come here.
- Let go of me. I know how to use this.

Ah! Come here!

No, you're not getting away.

Yeah, hi.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

[THUDDING]

[GROANS]

THE BIRD:
You want to k*ll me?

[LAUGHING]

[GRUNTING]

[LAUGHING]

[SCREAMING]

[GASPING]

No, no, no!

[GASPS SOFTLY]

THE BIRD:
She cannot save you.

I will destroy you both.

[PANTING]

DR. BAILEY: Mr. Zamperini,
Major Zeigler asked that we meet

because many of our combat veterans
are suffering from exhaustion

and psychoneurosis.

That doesn't sound like something
a sh*t of penicillin will fix.

No, I'm afraid not.

These men are waking up
screaming, sobbing,

lashing out.

Are you sleeping well?
Are you having any

night sweats or nightmares?

Nothing I can't handle.

[CHUCKLES]

Look, Doc,

unless you can help me
find a job,

I just don't think there's
much you can do for me.

[CHUCKLES]

What is said in here
is just between you and me.

Your mental health is just as
important as your physical well-being.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Excuse me. Hi.
I'm here to apply for the delivery job.

Thanks.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

ANNOUNCER: America's best runners competed
in the New York State Championship

with their eyes set on making
the Olympic teams

for the '48 Games in London.

Athletes from around the globe

are training for their chance
at the gold ring

as the world turns its eyes
from w*r to victory

on the track and field.

Oh, my... Oh, no!

Oh, my goodness.

Oh. [CHUCKLES]

I wish they'd fix
that elevator.

I don't trust it
even when it does work.

- [CHUCKLES] Thank you.
- You're welcome.

I'm Cynthia Zamperini.

Lila Johnson.

I saw you moving in.
Uh, your husband is a pretty famous man.

Lucky for us, the landlord
recognized Lou.

Everywhere we went, there were
nearly 100 people on the waiting list.

I'm at the end of the hall
if you need anything.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

And just drop that basket off
anytime, honey.

It looks like you've been running
barefoot on hot coals.

LOUIS:
I have to get used to it.

You know,
I can't get to London with pretty feet.

Are you serious?

I got some old scores
to settle.

[LAUGHS]

What's this?

If you're gonna train for London,
you have do it right.

We'll start at 6:30
every morning.

Yes, dear.

- [CHUCKLES]
- "Yes, dear." That's what husbands are supposed to say

when their wives tell them
to do something.

"Yes, dear."

Yes, dear.

[CHUCKLES]

I thought you said 6:30?

[CHUCKLES]

Pete says to just run a
steady pace and not sprint.

Not until your body
gets used to running again.

You talked to Pete
about this?

Of course. I didn't know
where to buy track shoes.

So just go nice and easy

and see if you can make it
all the way around.

On your mark, get set, go!

I said go!

Yes, dear.

Much better!

But don't stop.
Do another lap!

[PANTING]

Thank you, Lord.



Look out, London!

[GIGGLES]

[PANTING]

You know, every time I cross the finish line,
you're mumbling something.

I wasn't mumbling.
I was saying a prayer.

Yeah? Why?

Sure seems
to make a difference.

You're shaving half a second
off your time every day.

It's 'cause I'm getting
in better shape.

Mmm. Mmm-hmm.

Come on, I'll jog
a warm-down lap with you.

- Yeah?
- Mmm.

Come here.

Hey!

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

Mmm.

Smelling good, Papa.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

[IN ENGLISH] Sylvia,
go check on the pie.

[SPEAKS ITALIAN]

Boys! Boys, stop.
[SPEAKS ITALIAN]

Oh. Yes, Mama.

- Don't hurt your brother.
- Yes, of course not, Mama.

Be nice.

So how's the running going?

- She's got me out there every morning.
- Yeah?

I thought you were bad.
She's a taskmaster.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

You think you can run
a 4:07 mile again?

[CHUCKLES] I wouldn't be doing this
if I didn't. Yeah.

I'm just saying
you're not a kid anymore.

You still think you can compete
at the Olympic level?

[GRUNTS]

Does Lou know?

He's so worried about money,
finding work.

I don't wanna say anything
until I have to.

Hey, con! Lou bet Pete
he could run a 4:07 mile!

Hike!

- Yeah. That was fast.
- Aw, man.

That's Louie Zamperini!

Hey, guys!

Hiya, Louie.

Hey, fellows!

What are you doing here?

Just thought I'd put some
miles on this track.

You're going
for a run?

You can't do a 4:07 mile
if you don't run.

Well, can we run
with you?

Suppose if you like looking
at my backside.

I don't know.
I was the league champ in the mile last year.

Well, maybe I'll see you
at the '48 Olympics in London.

BOY: I'm not racing
Louie Zamperini.

PETE: All right, boys!
On your marks.

Get set.

Go!

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]

- [BONE CRACKS]
- [GROANING]





[LOUIS SCREAMING]

- PETE: Louie!
- Louie!

[GROANING]

We'll have another doctor
take a look.

There must be something
that they can do.

Army doc in Tokyo told me,
if I hurt it again, it was all over.

Why didn't you tell me that?

Because it doesn't matter.

Louie, we're supposed
to be open with each other.

You know, when I was a kid,
I fell down some stairs.

You know, I was maybe
six or seven years old,

and I fell,
and I hurt myself.

So I cursed.

I get up and, son of a g*n,
if I didn't fall

again.

See, that's three times that I fell,
and I remember thinking to myself...

I thought so clearly
that it was God,

that He was doing this to me,
He was tripping me up.

And I just can't help but think that maybe,
just maybe, He's doing it again.

- Louie.
- No. No.

I was doing
what I was born to do.

I was back on the track.

[SHAKILY]
It's just everything is

whole again.

I'm just whole again.

And all the terrible things,
they just go away.

It's just my heart pumping,

and my lungs pumping,

and my legs pumping and...

And it's necessary.

I mean, do you see that?

For Him to take it
away, it's, uh...

[SIGHS]

We pushed too hard.

Was that it?

Is this some kind
of punishment?

HARRY: I was standing there
at the Hollywood Christmas Parade,

and a cowboy comes up to me
on a big horse.

And I kid you not,
it was Roy Rogers.

Oh! There he is!

Ladies and gentlemen,
the late Louie Zamperini!

Sorry we're late.

Phil, come here.

It's great to see you.

It's good to see you, too.

This is my wife, Cecile.

Call me Cecy.
Everyone does.

I've heard
so much about you.

- It's lovely to finally meet you.
- You, too.

- This is my wife, Cynthia.
- Hello.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- [CLEARS THROAT]
- Oh, uh, yeah, this is Valerie.

She works
for Universal Pictures.

I'm just in the typing pool.

Hello.

[SIGHS]
So what's with the limp?

Oh, it's nothing.

I just, uh, tripped
going down some stairs.

Oh, hey, Phil was telling us
about that crash landing

you guys had in that B-24.

Sounds like a whale
of a tale.

The only reason
I'm still alive is because this guy

was the best pilot
in the Pacific.

- Here's to Harold.
- Yeah.

HARRY: Who's Harold?

Harold Brooks.
He was one of our waist gunners.

He didn't make it
back alive that day.

Pardon me. I need
to powder my nose.

Would you mind going
with Val just to make sure she comes back?

- What?
- What?

I'll join you two.

Hey. Uh...

Give me another round
and keep them coming.

Yes, sir.

Whoa, slow down, Jack.

I gotta get a little food
in my belly first.

Well, you could have
a bread stick.

Hey, how is it being
back home in Indiana?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Beats Japan.

I read in the paper
they can't find The Bird.

Rounded up all the rest of the guards,
but he flew the coop.

HARRY: Who?

Jap prison guard.

Mutsuhiro Watanabe.

Called him The Bird.

He was the worst of the worst.

Real nightmare.

HARRY: Hey, I just read
about this ex-POW,

he was heading to work,
you know, still over there.

And he saw this Jap face
in the crowd, right?

Well, he gets suspicious,

so he follows him,
and dang if it ain't a guard from his camp!

What did he do?

He blew the whistle on him.

Now he's cooling his heels
in Sugamo Prison!

Prison is too good
for The Bird.

Okay, okay. Okay, so I look up,
and these two love birds, gone,

vanished, poof,
right into thin air.

So, about a week goes by.
I see Mr. Tornado. I say,

"Hey, bud,
where'd you guys go?"

He looks at me,
and you know what he says?

"Fishing."

- [LAUGHTER]
- Yeah, fishing. Can you believe that?

So romantic.

It's the truth, Harry.
We really did go fishing.

Yeah, well, I'm never gonna
believe that one.

[LAUGHTER]

Hey, waiter, what...
What is this?

- Sir?
- What is this?

It's rice, sir.

I didn't order rice.

- It comes with the meal, sir.
- Yeah, but nobody ordered rice.

Listen.

Louie.

I've had my fill of rice!
HARRY: Louie, come on.

LOUIS: Rice with dirt in it

and bugs and maggots!
What the heck is your problem?

- It's all right, Lou.
- No, it's not all right!

- What the heck is your problem?
- Louie. He didn't know.

It was a mistake, pal.

Don't bring stuff
that people didn't order!

LOUIS: The Bird can't
get away with this.

Somebody's gotta
catch The Bird.

Can't get away with it.

Gotta find him.

Find The Bird.

[GRUNTS]

Come on. Get up.

LOUIS: Gonna find him.

[GROANS]

Oh, Louie.

[SIGHS]

[THUD]

[g*nf*re]

No! Oh, God! No!

[MUFFLED SHOUTING]

[GASPING]

THE BIRD: You will obey me!

Please! Please! Please! No!

ANNOUNCER: [ON RADIO] Gather here
Sunday afternoons and every evening

to hear the word of God preached
in the power of the spirit

by Dr. Billy Graham
to the salvation of thousands.

At least eat some toast.

Not hungry.

[SIGHS]

I'm gonna call Pete.
He'll know what to do.

Don't. Don't call Pete.

I can't do this
on my own.

Okay.

Last night was, uh...

It was just the booze.

I just need to get a job.

Come on, no, don't. Come on.
Where are you going?

[SIGHS]
To borrow Lila's phone.

Look, I don't want you
to call my brother!

- I don't want Pete knowing about it.
- About what?

You had nothing
to hide last night at the restaurant.

You were acting crazy
in front of everyone.

All right, you know what?
I am not crazy.

I had too much to drink.

Louie, let go...

Let go of me!

I'm pregnant.

What?

I'm gonna have a baby.
I'm two months pregnant.

Why didn't you say anything?

Because I'm scared.

Ever since you hurt your ankle,
you're so angry.

If you don't get help somehow,
I don't know what I'm going to do.

I'm sorry.

I need more than sorry, Lou.

[CLOCK TICKING]

[DOOR CLOSES]

DR. BAILEY: Your physical was fine,
and your lab work came back normal.

In terms of helping with your inability
to sleep and your emotional instability,

we've had some results with hypnosis,
electric shock treatment,

and narcosis therapy.

Narcosis therapy?

We use high doses
of sodium amytal

and other barbiturates
to help you sleep

for 18 to 20 hours a day
for several days.

No, I'm sure that that works
gangbusters for some guys,

but that just makes me want
a double scotch on the rocks.

Everyone needs help
at some point, Lou.

Even heroes.

I'm just a guy who did nothing
more than survive.

There's a lot of people
that would disagree with that.

In the prison camps,
[SIGHS]

they tried to take your humanity,
and you wouldn't let them.

And now it's our job
to help you get through this.

I wish you could.

- Hey.
- Hey.

How'd it go?

Good. Yeah, he said
that I'm not alone.

Does he wanna see you again?

Mmm-hmm. Yeah,
same time next week.

What's in the bag?

Uh... [SIGHS]

Nothing, just got some foot powder,
toothpaste, a little bit of mouthwash.

Got you a Baby Ruth.

Louie?

Thank you.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[SIGHING]

[PANTING]

- [GRUNTS]
- Whoo!

So what are you hoping for,
a boy or a girl?

What gives?

Lou?

Just some trouble
in paradise. Ah.

I've been having
these dreams, you know?

w*r dreams?

About Watanabe.

A lot?

Too much.

[PANTING]

I just thought I'd be able
to forget everything.

You know, when we heard
that your plane went down,

I told Mom... I said,
"If Louie can get his feet on solid ground,

"he's gonna be fine.

"You know, we just give him a
scout Kn*fe and a toothbrush,

"he can take care of himself."

[CHUCKLES]

Come on.

A moment of pain is worth
a lifetime of glory, remember?

Come on,
once you get that kid...

Once you have that kid, that's gonna be
the only thing inside that brain of yours.

- All right? All right?
- Is that so?

- Yeah. Is that so?
- Yeah.

- Oh, you think you've got moves.
- Come on.

You know, I got something
in this brain.

[BABY COOING]

[CHUCKLING]

[LOUIS SHUSHING]

[LAUGHS]

Okay.

That's okay. You're okay.

It's Cynthia.

It's to honor
the best part of me.

[BABY COOING]

Okay, yeah. Oh, I know.
All right. That's right.

[LAUGHS]

[BABY WAILING]

[SIGHS]

- No, no, it's okay. She just...
- [SHUSHES]

I got it. I got it.

[SINGING]
Like a diamond in the sky

Twinkle, twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are

Louie! Oh, Louie,
it's a real honor.

You know, when Harry told me
you were looking for work, I said,

"Lou Zamperini
is just the man we need."

Come on in.

Have a seat.

I was in the stands
at SC in '38

when you set
the NCAA record for the mile.

What was it, four minutes
and eight seconds, right?

Yeah. That's right.

Pleased as punch
to have you in, Lou.

Let's talk butter and milk.

Sure.

I'm retooling.

I'm expanding,
and powdered milk is the future of Quinn's.

But first, why does the Torrance
Tornado wanna be in the dairy business?

You could work anywhere
with that USC degree.

I wish that were the case, Howard,
but I never graduated USC.

You didn't graduate?

It was part of the price
of going off to w*r.

I see.

I was under the impression
that you had.

See, everyone in corporate
has a college degree.

I could...

Well, how are you making
ends meet?

Um...

When the army thought I was dead,
they cut my mother a check for 10 grand.

She wouldn't cash it,

and, when I came back alive,
they let me keep it.

I guess that takes the sting
out of being dead.

Yeah, I guess it does.

Okay, well, you know,
thank you for your time.

Yeah.

Good luck, Lou.

Thanks.

FRED: I got a five-to-one.

He moves ahead in the home stretch,
I got 100 bucks in my pocket.

On me, Zamp!

Yeah, yeah, yeah,
what happened?

And I got a filly
in the second race...

MAN: [ON TV] From Minneapolis comes,
the young evangelist Billy Graham

and song leader Cliff Barrows,
his wife Billie Barrows,

and Beverly Shea,
the gospel singer who cooperates with

Christ for Greater Los Angeles
in a great revival campaign.

LILA: Is he drinking again?

CYNTHIA: He says he isn't,
but it's a lie.

Just like saying he's out
looking for work every day.

Have you told him
you know the truth?

I don't think
it will make a difference.

God often uses difficulties
in our lives as a way

of preparing us
for our greater purpose.

I can't tell you what to do,
but I do know this.

Lou is worth the fight.

Sometimes, I don't think
I know him at all.

Sweetie, it takes time.

It's like two trees
planted side-by-side.

Over the years, they grow
in and around each other.

That's why widows like me
look so odd sometimes.

Sorry.
I shouldn't complain.

Oh.

Oh, no, don't. Don't be.

He had his own demons
like Lou.

But we faced them
down together.

Honey, hi, hi. This is a friend of mine.
It's Fred Porter.

And this is, uh...
This is my wife, Cynthia.

FRED: It's nice to meet you.

Cynthia?

Hey. Where have you been?

At church.

LOUIS: Hey.
Where's the checkbook?

It's in my purse. Why?

What was that?

Oh, never mind.

Just give me the checkbook.

What are you doing?

That's what I was
going to ask you.

LOUIS: Don't embarrass me
like this.

CYNTHIA: Why do you need
the checkbook?

Because I'm going
into business with Fred.

What kind of business?

We're gonna buy surplus
trucks from the army,

sell them
to the Philippines.

The auction's tomorrow,
so I need to give him a check,

which he's gonna take to the
bank first thing in the morning.

How much?

Like $3,000.

That's almost all the money that we
have left in your life insurance.

Yeah, well, you gotta spend
money in order to make money.

And we're gonna make
plenty of money off this deal.

But what do you know about selling
trucks in the Philippines?

What do want me to do?
You want me to pump gas?

- What's wrong with that?
- Oh, yeah, I can see that now.

Hi, I'm the Torrance Tornado.

Why don't you come down,
and I'll fill her up?

Maybe change the oil.

It's a fat chance.
Now just give me the checkbook!

No.

You don't get to tell me no.

That is my money,

and I am the one who d*ed for it,
so give me it.

You're drunk!
You're drunk!

[GASPING]

You know what? Enough with the Saint
Cynthia of Miami Beach routine.

Now, you did not marry me
because you thought

that I would make a good
gas-pump jockey.

I married you because I
thought you were a good man!

[SHRIEKS]

FRED: Fantastic.

LOUIS: We got this?

FRED: You're the champ.

LOUIS: Yup.
FRED: Doing all right.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[GRUNTING]

[GASPS]

Hollowed-out Bible.
That's where I'll hide it.

Jap customs agent
won't mess with a Bible.

[GRUNTS SOFTLY]

Oh, she called you?

Let's go.
You're coming home with me.

Oh, b*at it, will you?

Well, you're not going back
to the apartment tonight.

Sylvia's staying there.

Sylvia's there?
Well, it's a real family reunion, then.

What are you gonna
do with this? Huh?

What are you gonna
do with this?

It's none of your business.

None of my business?
Is this none of my business, too?

Huh?

Round trip airfare to Tokyo?

What? Are you and your little
.38 planning a trip to Japan?

Maybe we are.

You're a drunk.

Is this where you met
your new business partner?

You put up the Gs, and he puts up what,
another round of drinks?

Stay out of it, all right?
I know what I'm doing.

You haven't known what you're doing
since you walked out of that POW camp.

You need help,
but you're not man enough to accept it.

I'm not man enough?

I'm more of a man than you'll ever be,
big brother.

You never got caught up in a
sinking plane and almost drowned.

No, you never had them
hold you down,

stick a needle in your arm and pump you
full of garbage until you almost d*ed,

and you certainly never had
The Bird punch you in the face

over and over again
until you almost...

No, see, you...

You were on your nice,
clean ship with your nice, clean sheets,

eating your Wheaties.

So thank you
for your service, sailor.

Don't go back
to the apartment tonight.

Mmm-hmm.

Leave Cynthia alone.
She doesn't want you there.

MAN: I don't know why they
keep pushing stuff like that.

Look at that.
I mean, it's just...

[THUNDER BREAKS]

[RETCHING]

[PLANE WHOOSHING]

- [THUNDER BREAKING]
- [GRUNTING]

Do you want to escape?

[GRUNTING]

I asked you a question!

Do you want to escape?

I wanna go home!

There is no home.

[GROANS]

[GASPS]

If You save me...

[GROANING]

[WHISTLING]

[STOPS WHISTLING]

There you go, buddy.
On the house.

[EXHALES]

Go to hell, Lou.

I do every night!

And what about me? Huh?

When you come home reeking of whiskey,
or when you don't come home at all?

I'm taking Cissy
and I'm going to Florida.

What are you gonna do?
You're gonna go home to your parents

and tell them how stupid
you were to marry me?

I can't take care of her
and a drunk at the same time!

So what are you saying?

I'm saying I want a divorce.

It's $499 one-way to Tokyo.
It's only $850 round trip.

- THE BIRD: You thought you were free.
- Round trip is the way to go.

THE BIRD: Don't look at me.

Look at me. Look at me.

[GASPING]

You are nothing.

You...

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

THE BIRD:
You thought you were free?

You are nothing.

You are nothing.

You... Don't look at me.

You are nothing.

- CYNTHIA: Lou?
- [CISSY CRYING]

THE BIRD: You are nothing.
CYNTHIA: Lou.

Did I get your attention?

I'm, uh... I'm going out.

Lila asked me
to go to the revival, so...

Hide your wallet.

The circus is in town.

[CISSY CRYING]

[CHUCKLES]

You could come, too.

He's supposed
to be different.

Not like
the old revival shows.

Maybe he could help you.

Look at me. Look at me.

All right, this is why I should bow down
to God, to thank Him for what I am?

I mean, don't you get it?

God is my enemy.

[CISSY CRYING]

It's okay.

Lou, I know about the whiskey
bottle in the toilet t*nk

and the one
under the sink.

You can't have the life you had before
the w*r, so you've given up on this one.

On me, on Cissy,
on your family.

You're not going to Japan.

You're not gonna
k*ll The Bird.

It's a dream.

It's a sickness.

[CISSY CRYING]

It's okay. It's okay.

[INAUDIBLE]

[ELEVATOR DINGS]

Tonight,

our message is gonna be brief.

Now, I always say that.

[LAUGHTER]

So I don't want you to get
too hopeful, okay?

[LAUGHTER]

PILOT: This is the Green Hornet.
We're going down.

Mayday! Mayday! Mayday.

[PLANE WHIRRING]

- [g*nf*re]
- [SCREAMING]

There's a lifeline,
and that's the hand of Jesus to hold onto.

I do not believe that any man,
that any man

can solve the problems of life
without Jesus Christ.

There are tremendous
marital problems.

There are physical problems.
There are financial problems.

Help!

BILLY: There are problems of sin
and habit that cannot be solved

without the person
of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Have you trusted
Christ Jesus as savior?

Tonight,

I'm glad to tell you that the
Lord Jesus can be received,

your sins forgiven,

your burdens lifted,
your problems solved

by turning your life
over to Him

and repenting of your sin and
turning to Jesus Christ as savior.

[MUFFLED SHOUTING]

Louie, wake up.

Louie.

Louie.

Louie. Shh.

Cissy's asleep.

I love you.

And I will not divorce you.

You can leave Cissy.

[SIGHS]

She's staying with Lila.

But you and I
could go together.

[SIGHS]

I don't know any other way
to help you, Louie.

Please come with me.
Please.

Just say, "Yes, dear."
[CHUCKLES]

Yes, dear.

[GOSPEL MUSIC PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

CHOIR: [SINGING]
Take it to the Lord in prayer

Do thy friends despise,
forsake thee

Take it to the Lord in prayer

In His arms,
He'll take and shield thee

Thou wilt find a solace there

Amen

BILLY: Good evening.

Not what you expected?

The eighth chapter of John
will be our reading tonight,

if you have your Bibles.

And we begin reading.
"Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives.

"And early in the morning,
he came again into the temple,

"and all the people came unto him,
and he sat down,

"under the cover of darkness."

But let me tell you something.

Darkness does not hide
the eyes of God.

God takes down your life from the time
you were born to the time you die.

And when you stand before God on that
great Judgment Day, you're gonna say,

"Lord, I'm not such
a bad fellow."

And then they're gonna
pull down the screen,

and they're gonna show the
moving picture of your life,

and you're gonna hear every thought
that was going through your head,

of every minute of every day,
and every second of every minute.

And your own thoughts,
your own deeds, are gonna condemn you

as you stand before God
on that day.

And here tonight,
there's a drowning man,

a drowning woman,

a drowning boy,
and a drowning girl,

all lost on the sea of life,
not knowing which way to turn,

but just looking. Just looking for
some type of hope for the future.

I don't care how dark or how
perplexing your problems might be.

It makes no difference.

Every problem solved,
every sin washed away.

Just reach out
and take the hand of Jesus.

I want everyone
to bow their heads

and close your eyes.

[PANTING]

[GRUNTS]

I'm sorry.

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

Are you afraid, Lou?

He's not gonna hurt you.

You're not happy
the way you are.

You wanna change.

You know when he says,
"All heads bowed, all" whatever?

"Eyes closed."

Yeah, that.
See, they gotta be.

You wanna know why?

When I was a kid,

and I went to those crummy,
lying revivals,

I kept my eyes open,

and so I got to see all the pickpockets
who were stealing from the chumps.

Okay, here's a story.

It's set in the future.

Cissy is 15.

She has her first boyfriend.

He's a good-looking kid,
comes from a nice family.

She brings him home one day
and doesn't tell us.

They come through the door,

and there you are,
too drunk to remember

that you're supposed to hide in the
bedroom so that nobody sees you.

Instead, you start showing him
your notebooks.

Naturally, the kid tries
to get away, but you hang on,

breathing alcohol in his face.

And your daughter,
the light of your life,

the little baby that you
wouldn't let anybody else touch,

she is so ashamed of her
father that she wants to die.

BILLY: "Why?"
you ask yourself, "Why is God silent

"while good men suffer?

"Why doesn't He
stop the pestilence?

"Why doesn't He
stop the wars?

"Why doesn't He stop
the suffering in this world?"

Well, that is the question
that has mystified people

from generation to generation.

If you look into the heavens tonight,
on this beautiful California night,

I can see the stars,

and I can see
the footprints of God.

[WHEEZING]

And I say to myself,
"My Father, my heavenly Father,

"He hung them there
with his flaming fingertip."

- CROWD: Yes.
- "And he holds them there

"by the power
of His omnipotent hand."

MAN: Amen.

BILLY: What God asks
of men is faith.

You can't see Him.
You can't hear Him.

God makes Himself unseen.

But I believe that God
is still performing miracles.

MAN: Yes.
CROWD: Amen.

BILLY: I believe that God
is still healing bodies.

I believe that God
is still healing hearts.

I believe that God is still
transforming lives.

CROWD: Amen.

And He says to each of us,

"If you suffer, I'll give you
the grace to go forward."

But because
you can't hear Him,

because you can't see Him
in His silent of heaven...

MAN: Amen. Amen, brother!

BILLY:...you turn
away from Him.

And let me tell you, brother,

that's the most
dangerous place to be,

to sit there day after day

and never accept salvation.
CROWD: Amen.

BILLY: Hardening your soul day after day,
night after night, until it's too late.

CROWD: Yes!

That God cannot even reach
into your heart of hearts

and save you from yourself.

MAN: Hallelujah.
WOMAN: Amen!

BILLY: I want everyone
to bow their heads.

Close your eyes.

[SHARP INHALE]

Lou.

BILLY: Don't leave!

[GASPING]

You can leave
while I'm preaching, but not now.

[PANTING]

[WAVES SPLASHING]

[GASPING]

If You save me...

THE BIRD: Look at me.

Look at me.

No.

THE BIRD: Look at me.

Look at me!

BILLY: This is it.

God has spoken to you.

It is time. Come on.

If You save me,

I will serve You forever.

[CISSY COOING]

He kept me alive
through everything

for this.

[CHUCKLES]

The w*r is over.

Where's Watanabe?

Where's The Bird?

We're pretty sure
he's still alive.

We will keep looking
for him, Captain.

Then do me a favor.

If he ever turns up,

you give him this for me.

Tell him to take a look at Matthew,
chapter six, verse 14.

"For if you forgive other people
when they sin against you,

"your heavenly Father
will also forgive you."

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's over.

It's over.

It's gonna be okay.
I forgive you.

I forgive you. God bless you.
It's okay. Okay?

All right.

It's okay.

It's okay.

I forgive you.

God bless you.
God bless you.

It's all right.
I forgive you.

I forgive you.

It's okay.
God bless you, sir.

During the w*r,
Louis Zamperini was an American w*r hero.

He was 47 days on a life raft

floating around
in the Pacific.

And he began to drink
when he came home,

and he was confused and frustrated
and mixed up in his life.

And he, too, wandered into that tent
on Washington and Hill in Los Angeles

and found Christ
as his savior.

And tonight,
he is the director of the Victory Boys Camp

forjuvenile delinquents in Los Angeles,
giving his full life now

to try to rehabilitate
juvenile delinquents

and lead them to a knowledge
of Jesus Christ.

Louis, we're delighted
to have you with us tonight.

Thank you, Billy.

It was after the w*r and with
about $10,000 in back pay

from two and a half years
in prison camp

and also collecting my life
insurance for being dead.

I became extremely selfish,
cynical, and greedy

until the wind was finally
let out of my sails.

I lost everything that I possessed
outside of my wife and little girl,

and it was then that my wife
was able to persuade me

into going down
to that meeting.

I asked the Lord Jesus Christ to
come into my heart and save me,

and, of course, he did.

[INAUDIBLE]

LOUIS: These are kids
that quit high school.

They haven't
accomplished anything.

So I have a chart,

and all during the week they
gotta pass everything, boating...

And I get them up
on the top of the mountain

and teach them
glacier survival and rescue.

So that at the end of the week,
I show the kids,

"Look at the things you've accomplished
all week. They weren't easy.

"It shows that you can
accomplish anything you want.

"Now, you go back
and finish your time,

"and then go back and get
your high school diploma,

"and that's the first big
accomplishment of your life."

While I was still on my knees,
my life changed in a matter of moments

because I knew I was
through getting drunk,

and I knew that
I forgave my guards,

and I knew it was a miracle because
I forgave The Bird. [CHUCKLES]

And that was
the first night...

The first night in two and a half
years I didn't have a nightmare,

and I haven't
had one since.

Forgiveness must
be complete,

no matter
who the person is.

And I've had a few enemies,
even the last few years,

and the only way I can forgive
them is to pray for them,

and that's what I do.
Instead of hating them, I pray for them.

You just have to buckle up
and go on to greater things.

The guy says, "Aren't you the guy
that spent 47 days on a raft?"

I said, "Yeah."

He said, "You're entitled
to travel pay."

I said,
"What?" He said...

[LAUGHTER]

That's a very efficient guy.

He said,
"$7. 60 a day times 47."

He made out a bill,
mailed it to Washington,

and a week later,
we got a response.

And it said,
"Request denied.

"Reason,
travel unauthorized."

[LAUGHTER]