Incredible Melting Man, The (1977)

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Man:
Thirty seconds and counting.

Astronauts report
conditions good.

T-minus 25 seconds...

20 seconds and counting...

15 seconds...

Guidance internal...

12... 11...

Ten... Nine...

Ignition sequence occurs...

Six... Five... Four...

Three... Two... One...

Liftoff.

We have a liftoff.

Saturn liftoff
on scorpio five.

Saturn clear.
Roger up.

Scorpio five
to Houston control.

Good in 40 seconds.

Scorpio five
from Houston control.

Good at one minute.

Roger.

Shutdown 210 by 305.6.

Entering rings.

Roger. We copy.

All's confirmed.

Lose contact
through saturn's rings.

Pick up 105.8.
Good luck.

Thank you.

Roger out.

R.C.S. Indicates green.

Green confirmed.

Oxygen heaters auto.

I.M.U. Polarity reversed.

No one has ever seen
anything like this.

Scorpio five,
this is Houston control.

Communication back.

Can you read me?

Houston calling
scorpio five.

Steve, do you read me?

Steve?

Steve, are you all right?

Communication's back.

I read you. I read you.

Magnificent!

You've never seen anything,

Until you've seen the sun
through the rings of saturn.

(expl*si*n)

(Gagging)

Nothing's helping.

I've never seen
anything like it.

Why was he the
only one to survive?

I better call Ted Nelson.

Check his vital signs
every 15 minutes

And replace the i.V.
With units of whole blood.

Yes, sir.

I'll send for an orderly.

No.

Get it yourself.

It's imperative that
this be kept secret.

Yes, sir.

Ugh!

Aah!

(Nurse screams)

(Screaming continues)

No! No!

Oh, no! On, no!

(Screaming continues)

(Screaming continues)

(Siren wailing)

All right,
what have you got?

Over here.

Well, what do you think?

Don't quote me,
but this wasn't any animal.

And, uh, that's not all.

It gets worse.

(Geiger counter chirping)

Great.

Now, it's not enough
to harm us, Ted.

But the radiation
is not our real problem.

We don't even know whether
it's contagious or not.

He shouldn't have escaped.

They're not gonna
like this, Ted.

I still don't believe it.

Uh, don't you think you
better call general Perry?

(Buzzing)

General Perry.

General Perry,
this is Ted Nelson.

Oh.

How are you, doctor?

Not too good.

Something's come up,
general.

What do you mean?

It's about Steve.

He escaped.

How long ago?

About three and
a half hours ago.

Who knows about it?

Dr. loring and myself.

All right,
you keep it that way.

General, I just told you...

Doctor, you listen to me.

We've got to find him.

We've got to get him back
and reconfine him

Before he hurts someone.

He already has.

He k*lled
one of our nurses, general.

Oh, my God.

General, he was stronger
than the others.

That's why
he lasted so long.

I don't know why, general,

But he seems to be getting
stronger all the time.

Doctor, you better come up
with some answers.

We've got to know.

We've got to know
exactly what happened

Before we start to...

Before tomorrow morning.

I know that, general.

Then get out there
and find him!

General, I will.

Right away.

You know,
in all probability, he...

He hung up on me.

Man: * fourth street,
fifth street *

(Labored breathing)

* 44, ah

* 42

* then you're uptown

(Humming)

Well, no fish.
How 'bout a beer?

A hundred and... Yes.

(Footsteps)

Who's that?

Anybody in there?
Come on out.

(Labored breathing)

Who's in there?

Hey, you're gonna
scare the fish.

Who's there?

Who's back there?

Come on out.

Playin' some kind of game?

What?

(Exhales)

Judy's pregnant again.

Hey, that's great!

Uh, great. Thanks.

It's our third try,
you know.

I sure hope this business
doesn't screw things up.

How many weeks is she?

Fourteen.

She lost the other two
about this same time.

This'll be all she'll need.

I suppose you'll, um,
have to tell her, huh?

Well, I'm not very good about
keeping secrets from her.

Anyway, Steve was
a friend of ours.

Poor guy. He must be
going through hell now.

I don't know.

Remember now, his mind
is so completely decomposed

That by now there'd be no...

There'd be no
rational moves.

Except for some occasional
flashes, but no pattern.

He's gonna need
human cells to live on.

His instinct will
tell him to k*ll.

That's why
he k*lled the nurse.

(Sighs)

(Dialing)

(Ringing)

Hello?

Dr. Nelson,
this is Perry.

Do you have
any news for me?

Not yet,
I just got in.

You're lucky
you caught me.

I'm coming down there,
doctor.

I'll be leaving
within the hour.

I'm flying a civil jet.
I want you to meet me.

Well, what time are
you gonna get here?

About 16:00 hours.

And I hope to hell
you found him by then.

Good-bye.

Damn it.

Aah!

Hey, what a
pleasant surprise!

Hey, sweetheart,
I didn't hear you come in.

That b*stard hung up on me
for the second time today.

Here let me take that.

That was general Perry
on the phone.

At least it was
until he hung up on me.

Why don't you just
sit down and relax?

I'll get your lunch.

(Sighs)

Steve escaped.

Oh, God.

What are you gonna do?

Oh, did you
get some crackers?

I told you yesterday
that we needed some crackers.

Oh, I forgot.
I knew there was something.

There's a pad right
by the phone, you know.

You could
write it down, too.

Ted, what about Steve?

So, we don't
have any crackers?

Ted. Steve?

Steve?

I've got to go out
and find Steve.

Why you?

Because nobody else
is supposed to know.

Not even you, so please
don't forget that fact
when the general gets here.

That's all I'd need.

How are you gonna find him?

I can use the geiger counter.

I can follow his trail with it.

Geiger counter?

You mean he's radioactive?

Just a little bit.

Just a little?

(Coughing)

Come on, it's my turn!

(Coughing continues)

See, I don't cough.

You don't inhale.
That's why you don't cough.

Well, look at
what I see.

Nosey.

I won't tell.

I'm no tattletale.

Yeah, I'll bet.

Wanna play doctor?

Nope.

Wanna play hide and seek?

Yeah.

If you let me try it.

Ugh!

(Coughing)

See.

(Coughing)

It's awful!

(Coughing continues)

Come on, let's play
down by the waterfall.

Come on.

Hey, wait a minute.

This used to be our fort.

Bet some big kids
knocked it down.

That's too bad.

Come on, let's go!

Let's play here.

It's pretty here.

It's okay.

You be it.

Come on.

I don't wanna be it!

Come on, don't
be a spoil sport!

Oh, all right.

Ugh, sticky stuff!

Come on, chicken!

It's disgusting!

Come on!

Okay.

One, two, three,
four, five... hey!

What's wrong?!

How high shall I count to?

Fifty.

One, two, three, four, five,

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten...

48, 49, 50.

Hey, where are you?

Come on out.

I don't want to play anymore.

(Labored breathing)

(Bushes rustling)

I heard you.

You're behind that tree.

Now come on out.

Now you have to come out.

It's not fair.

Got ya.

Aah! Aah!

(Labored breathing)

Man: Houston calling
scorpio five.

Steve, do you read me?

Steve?

Steve, are you all right?

Mommy! Help me! Mom!

(Screaming continues)

(Boys laughing)

Girl: Help, it's frankenstein!
It's frankenstein!

Mommy, help!

Help, mom, help!
It's frankenstein!

It's frankenstein!
Mommy, help!

Oh!

Hey. Hey, honey.

What's wrong, honey?

I saw frankenstein
in the woods!

Mother:
(Chuckling) Oh, Carol.

There's no such thing
as frankenstein.

It's just a story.

But I saw him!
He's real!

(Geiger counter clicking)

Steve, it's Ted.

Let me help you.

There'll be no more of those
scary horror movies for you.

No wonder you're seeing things.

There is no such thing
as frankenstein.

It's a story, like snow white.

Can you hear me, Steve?

I'm all alone.

I want to help you.

Steve, I want to help you.

You can't survive out here
by yourself.

Come on back to
the hospital, Steve.

You can help others.

We've got to find out
what went wrong, Steve.

(Clicking increases)

(Clicking increases)

Oh, no.

Steve?

(Clicking increases)

Steve, it's me... Ted Nelson.

Steve, I want to help you.

(Clicking increases)

(Clicking increases)

Oh, God, it's his ear.

Man: Lovely. Mmm.
That's lovely. Lovely.

Oh, yeah!

(Shutter snapping)

Come on, baby.

Ooh, yeah.

Give me a big smile.

Right. Okay, another. Yeah!

Jeez, that's good!

Okay, okay, okay. Good.

Love it. They're gonna love it
down at the magazine.

Okay, do it, do it!

All right, all right.

Okay, come on.
Give me a smile.

That's it, that's it.
Right now, right now.

Mmm, good, good, good.
Toss your hair.

Toss your hair,
toss your hair.

Good.
Now, take your top off.

What do you mean
take my top off?

Uh, I mean your top,
take it off.

Yeah, I know what you mean,
but why take my top off?

We... well, that's what
we're here for, isn't it?

To take pictures?

Yes.

Well?

Well, I thought...

What did you think?

W-well, I thought...
Well, Harry said...

Look, I think there's been
a lack of communication here.

Okay, look, baby...

Look, don't
call me baby, okay?

I really don't like
to be called baby.

Oh, okay, I'm sorry.

What would you
like me to call you?

Honey doll?

You name it.

Sandra.

Sandra.

Okay, Sandra, baby,
just take your top off

And let me see your body.
It's a beautiful body.

Maybe we just oughta
forget it and go back.

Just, just,
take your top off.

Just take your
hands off me, okay?

Take your top down.
That's it.

You creep!
You son of a b*tch!

That's it, that's it.
Oh, they're gonna love it!

Quit it, you creep!
Take your hands off me!

Ow! You creep!
You son of a b*tch!

Beautiful, sweetheart!

Ah. Aah! Aah! Aah!

(Screaming continues)

(Horn honks)

Doctor.

General.

Anything happen?

I thought I had him,
but I lost him.

Well, take me somewhere
where I can change clothes.

We may have a lot
of hunting to do.

All right.

Come on, come on!

Perry: I don't like
the looks of that.

Nelson: All right,
we better check it out.

Right, let's go.

Woman over radio: 1-0-81,
1-0-81, narcotics officer.

12-0-8 west 7.

(Camera shutter snapping)

Man: 3-6-7.

Woman: 6-0-30 Roger.

Stand by at that location.

(Camera shutter snapping)

Hi ya, doc.

Neil.

Anything I can do for you?

No, there's nothing
anybody can do for him.

(Camera shutter snapping)

Oh, uh...

Oh, Neil, this is, uh...

This is Michael Perry.
He's visiting the
research center.

Neil Blake.
Pleased to meet you.

Sheriff.

Oh, Neil, would you
mind if I, uh,

Took a look at the body?

Hell no, doc.
As a matter of fact,

You may be able to tell us
what in blazes happened
to the guy.

Would you get him
out of here?

Beat it.

(Shutter snapping)

Okay.

Well, doc, thought
you'd be interested.

It looks to me like it
was done by, uh, you know,
like a wild animal.

You know, like a bear.

No bears around here anymore,
doc. You know that.

Yeah.

Wouldn't happen to know
anything about this case,
would ya?

Nope.

That's what I thought.

Take care.

Let's get him out of here.

(Shutter snapping)

Damn photographer.

It's that photographer,
damn it.

(Engine starts)

Six... Five... Four...

Three... Two... One...

Liftoff.

We have liftoff.

Saturn liftoff
on scorpio five.

(Labored breathing)

Saturn clear.
Roger up.

Scorpio five
to Houston control.

Good in 40 seconds.

Scorpio five
from Houston control.

Good at one minute.

Roger.

Shutdown 210 at 305.6.

Entering rings.

Roger. We copy.

All's confirmed.

Progress forward.

Lose contact
through saturn's rings.

Pick up 105.8.
Good luck.

Thanks.
Roger out.

Scorpio five,
this is Houston control.

Communication back.

Houston calling
scorpio five.

Steve, do you read me?

Steve?

Steve, are you all right?

Communication's back.

I read you. I read you.

Magnificent!

You've never seen anything,

Until you've seen the sun
through the rings of saturn.

(expl*si*n)

(Gagging)

(Footsteps)

(Labored breathing)

(Phone ringing)

(Ringing continues)

Hello?

Hi, it's me.

Oh, Ted, I was worried.
Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Is the general there?

Yes.

Did you find him?

Just say yes or no.

No.

Well, are you going out again?

I really don't know.

Want them to come for dinner?

Just a minute,
and I'll ask.

Would you both like to come to
our house for dinner tonight?

Uh, not tonight.
Thanks, Ted.

All I want to do is go home
and get some sleep.

I have to run this place
while you're gone.

Woman over p.A.:
Dr. Samuel Rosenberg,
call your office.

I'll accept
that invitation, doctor.

We could both take a break.

And it looks like we've
lost the poor b*stard anyway.

General Perry would love
to come to dinner.

Okay.

Oh, by the way,
mother and her friend Harold
are coming over, too.

Judy, come on,
please not tonight.

Can't you... can't you
call them or something?

I don't think that
I can take it tonight.

I can't, they're
already on their way.

They should have
been here by now.

Do you think we
oughta stop and call
and tell them we're late?

Well, they already know
we're late, don't they?

Maybe we should stop
and buy them a gift
or something.

Like what?

Oh, I don't know.
Uh, candy or flowers.

You know I don't
like buying flowers.

It's such a waste of money.
They die so quickly.

And Judy should not eat candy
during her pregnancy.

(Chuckling)
I know you wanted
the candy for yourself.

I did not.

I still think we
should call them.

We'll be there
in a few minutes.

I'm taking a shortcut.

No, kidding.
I thought this
was park Avenue.

Helen.

Aw, baby. Mwah.

Oh, not while I'm driving.

Not while I'm driving.

Oh.

(Labored breathing)

Oh, look, there's
an orange grove.

Let's steal some oranges.
That'll be a great gift!

Hot oranges!

Helen.

Those are lemons,
not oranges.

Oh, you're no fun anymore.

Besides, lemons
would be better.

I can make you a nice
lemon meringue pie.

Would you like that,
darling?

All right.

Go steal your lemons.

(Chuckles) Mwah.

Not while I'm driving!

Not while I'm driving,
Helen.

You old fuddy duddy.
Oh, sweet fuddy duddy.

Scorpio five
this is Houston control.

Communication back.

Can you read me?

Houston calling
scorpio five.

Steve, do you read me?

Steve?

Steve, are you all right?

Come on, honey.

I'm coming.

Get the lead out.

I'm coming.

Hurry up.

Let's go down here.

You know, we could
go to jail for this.

Oh, Harold.

(Chuckling)

Oh, isn't this romantic?

Uh-huh.

Look at that moon!

Isn't it beautiful?

We should be
quiet now, okay?

I'm not the one
who's doing the talking.

Shh!

(Chuckling)

I just thought of something.

What?

Where can we
put the lemons?

Oh, here. You just pick them
and toss them down in here.

Helen!

Harold!

Oh, all right.

Now, be careful...
Your heart.

Well, of course
I'll be careful.

Be quiet, Harold.

All right.

Just get busy now.

(Branches rustling)

Oh! Oh! I'm scared!

Let's get
the hell out of here!

Hurry up!

Come on, hurry!

(Dog barking)

Hurry up!

Get in! Get in!

You all right?

(Barking continues)

Oh the old ticker's
really going.

(Labored breathing)

Are you okay?

Yes, I think so.

Why don't we stop in town
and get a nice bottle of wine?

Oh, that's a good idea!

(Labored breathing)

Ugh!

Here you go, babe.

Ted, I'm worried about
my mother and Harold.

They should've
been here by now.

Well, have you tried
calling her apartment?

Yeah, every ten minutes
for the last hour.

What about his place?
Do we have his number?

No, his phone's
been disconnected.

Okay, listen, honey.

I bet I know what happened.

I bet you that
old car of his broke down.

There's got to be
a simple explanation.

So stop worrying.

I'm sorry.

It's just, I don't know.
Steve. My mother.

I'm frightened.

Perry: What about Steve,
Mrs. Nelson?

And why are you frightened?

General Perry, I thought
you were taking a nap.

I was. It seems I
awakened just in time.

Doctor,
you are a civilian.

But in this emergency,
you're under my direct command.

And I was quite specific
when I told you

That no information
would be divulged to anyone.

Oh, for Christ's sake,
she's my wife.

That does not
exclude her from my orders.

Everybody's gonna
know about it by morning.

(Labored breathing)

Judy: He's running around
murdering people!

What are you two
doing about it?

I've never seen
such a feeble excuse
for a search in my life!

I mean, what the hell
do you expect him to do?!

Come here and knock
on your door?!

Now, wait a minute.

We don't have a minute!

Judy, calm down.

Would you go find her?!

Calm down.

No, I won't calm down!

Now get out of here!
Both of you, get out!

And don't come back
until you've found them!

(Sighs)

(Door closes)

Seems we've been by
this place a couple times
before, doctor.

(Labored breathing)

Thirty seconds and counting.

Astronauts report
conditions good.

T-minus 25 seconds...

20 seconds and counting...

15 seconds...

Guidance internal...

12... 11...

Ten... Nine...

Ignition sequence occurs...

Six... Five... Four...

Three... Two... One...

Liftoff.

We have a liftoff.

Saturn liftoff
on scorpio five.

(Car approaching)

I could really use
a drink about now.

Not just yet.

Another road
I wanna check out
before we go back home.

You know, doctor,
I was married once.

What's the matter?
You afraid to go home?

No, I'm not afraid.

I'm ashamed.

(Tires screeching)

(Labored breathing)

(Labored breathing)

(Labored breathing)

(Glass breaks)

Ted?

Is that you?

(Sighs) Elsie.

(Meows)

(Sighs)

Oh, Elsie.

(Chuckling)

Look at the mess you made.

Look at the mess you made.

Oh, Elsie, you stupid cat.
You spilled the milk.

(Gasps)

Hey.

Oh.

Take it easy.

Take it easy.

Oh.

Take it easy.

It was Elsie.
She spilled a bottle of milk.

Take it easy.

Oh.

Okay. Feel better?

A little bit?

Yeah.

(Labored breathing)

(Soft music playing)

(Turns music off)

Guess I've been behaving
like an a*s lately, haven't I?

I don't know how to
handle these things.

I am a doctor.

I am not a policeman.

I know my mother's dead.

She's dead.

I know my mother's dead.

Judy, I told you
that we never found...

No, she's dead.

I can feel it.

She's dead.

* nothin' wrong with bein' bad

* I've got time to wake up

* I'm only stoppin' long enough
that you might need some love *

* gotta get back on the road

* there's still
2,000 Miles to go *

* before I load her up
and travel down the road *

* head out on the highway

* when it rains,
when it snows *

* made a lot of detours...

* made that trip about
a hundred times or so *

* just about the same as
every other road I know *

* there's nothin' much to do
but count the Miles... *

* try to hear the radio
above that... *

* I've been out on the highway

* when it rains,
when it snows *

* I made a lot of detours
where the rivers overflow *

* and home is just
another place *

* to take on one more load

* 'cause I'm on that diesel

* and i...

(Turns off music)

Nora, get me doc Nelson.

(Phone ringing)

Hello?

Yes, it is.

Oh, God.

They found them.

There was an accident.

(Labored breathing)

Nelson:
Blake found my mother-in-law
and her boyfriend.

Steve got them.

I'm gonna give Judy a sedative
and go out there.

Perry: Of course, doctor.

All right.

That is guaranteed
to make you sleep.

Okay, I'm gonna go out
and see the sheriff now,

But the good general Perry
is going to be here with you
the whole time,

So don't worry, okay?

I won't be gone long.

Careful.

I will.

Take care of yourselves.

General, would you
do me a favor

And stay with Judy
while I go out

And meet the sheriff?

Of course, doctor.
I'd be glad to.

There's some leftover Turkey
in the refrigerator

If you'd like to have
something to eat.

Sounds good.
What about you?

You really
should eat something
before you go out.

No, I'm not hungry.

Couldn't hold anything
down now, general.

Why don't you
just call me Mike.

Okay.

And I'm, uh,
I'm sorry about before,

About losing my composure
with you and your lady.

It's just that
this whole thing's

Really got me uptight.

That's all right.

We just weren't prepared
for anything like this.

It's a nasty mess

When you can't
go by the book.

There's nothing
in the book.

There's no way to cope.

We have just
seven hours to go.

Can you stop it?

No way.

Get back
as quickly as I can.

What did go on here,
doc?

(Police radio chatters)

Listen, you better tell me
what's going down around here

Before there's nobody
left in this town.

I can't do that, Neil,
it's classified.

For God's sake, doc,
people are dying.

Judy's mother,
doesn't that mean
anything to you?

Of course it means
something to me.

I ought to run you in.

What for?

How 'bout aiding
and abetting a criminal?

Oh, I wish I could
tell you, Neil!

I'd like to be able
to tell you.

Come on, doc.

Now, I'm gonna find out
just what is going on,

And neither of us is leaving
this spot until I do.

That Perry character's got
something to do with this,

Doesn't he?

Yeah.

I seen plenty like him
in the army.

Damn it! He's got "brass"
written all over him.

Listen, Ted,
I got a right to know.

All these people
that have died,

They're my people,
Ted, and yours.

If I tell you,

I want you
to promise me...

No. Do you or do you not
want to know?
I want to know.

Then you tell nobody,
not even your wife.

All right.

You know
I'm not married, Ted.

Okay.

I'll tell you
about it on the way.

Now let's go find him.

Find who?

(Labored breathing)

Steve!

Aah!

(Roars)

I hope you don't mind.

I just wanted to take
a quick look in on Judy

Before we started
the search.

Is she alone?

No, Perry's with her.

When's her baby due?

Not for some time, yet.

It's your first,
isn't it? Hmm?

Yes, it is.

I delivered
a baby once.

Right back there
in the back seat.

Uh oh, Ted,
the door's open.

Hey, look,
it's the general.

Judy. Judy!

(Crickets chirping)

Come on.

(Giggles)

Let's go inside.

That's a good idea.

Ah, Nell, Jesus, did you
leave the door open again?

You were the last
one out, not me.

I was?

Well, don't you remember?

You went back,
and you checked

What time the movie started.

You're right.

That's right.

Okay. Come here.

Jesus.

What the hell
is this stuff?

I don't know.

Nell, there's something
strange going on here.

I want you to wait outside.
I'm going in.

No, I'm...
Wait here.

Terrific.

Mm-hmm.

Judy?

Sweetheart, wake up.
Judy?

What's the matter?

There's nothing
the matter.

You're okay, and that's
all that counts.

Oh, boy,
I had this nightmare.

Steve was outside,

And he was screaming
and yelling.

Blake:
Doc, come here, quick!

What's that?

Everything's
gonna be just fine.

I'm gonna be outside.

Oh.

Matt?

(Door creaks)

Oh, my God.

Matt?

(Chewing, snorting)

No!

Aah!

(Grunting)

(Banging)

Operator... It's Nell.

This is Nell winters.

I need your help!

(Banging stops)

Aah!

(Moans)

No! No!

(Shrieks)

(Mumbling hysterically)

What is it?
How's your wife?

She's okay. She slept
right through it.

What do you want?

That thing in his hand,

Think it could be
part of... you know?

No, I don't know.

Don't touch it.

It might be
radioactive.

I gather you haven't
told me everything,
have you, doc?

No, I haven't.
May I see your light?

(Chuckles)
Oh, God.

What is it?
What's so funny?

It's a Turkey leg.

General was a friend
of Steve's, too.

I guess Steve
has really had it.

Woman on radio: Headquarters
calling sheriff Blake.

Headquarters
calling sheriff Blake.

Sheriff, do you read me?

Go, Nora.

Sheriff, we got a call
from Nell winters.

She's in some sort
of trouble with some guy

That run in there,
and he got mad, and...

I'll get right on it.

Doc, come on. I think
we've found our boy.

I can't
just leave Judy here.

I can have a car here
in five minutes.

Come on, let's go!

(Thumping, bottles clanking)

Nell!

(Labored breathing)

Pete, if you think
we got trouble,

Look at that dude.

Don't let him hear us.

We're almost out of juice.

(Counter crackling)

Come on, let's go.

You boys seen
anybody around here?

We ain't seen nothin'.

Hey, you, hold it
or I'll fire!

Don't sh**t him!

Where'd that
son of a b*tch go?

I don't know.

Doc, there he goes.

Come on. Move! Move!

You go that way.

Steve! Stop!

Hey.

See, the problem,

He seems to be getting
stronger as he melts.

We gotta get him.

I've got to find out why.

Here, take this.
Take it.

You go up that way.

What is this stuff?

I don't know.

Oh, my God.

Steve.

Okay. Okay,
hold it right there.

Doc!

Doc, what do we do now?

(Groans)
No, Neil. No!

(Roaring)

Steve, please,
no more.

Let him go, Steve.

Steve, stop!

Aah!

No, no, God, no!

Steve.

Steve,
it's me, Ted.

Steve,
I want to help you.

Aah! Steve! Steve.

Steve?

Steve!

Steve, help me!

Steve!

It's Ted Nelson, Steve!

It's me. Steve!

Please,
it's Ted Nelson.

Aah! Steve, Steve.

Oh, Steve. Steve!

I'm falling, Steve.

Help me, please!

What's going on
up there?

Help me! Steve!

I can't hang on, Steve!
Help me!

Please, Steve, help me!

Please, help me!

(Grunts)

Steve, Steve.

Steve.

Stop, or I'll fire!

No! Don't sh**t.

Listen to me.

Who the hell are you?!

I'm doctor Ted Nelson!

Don't move!

Listen to me!
I'm doctor Ted Nelson!

(Both continue firing)

(Officers scream)

(Groaning)

(Heavily distorted)
Thirty seconds
and counting...

(Bubbling)

T-minus 25 seconds.

20 seconds.

15 seconds.

Mission control.

12...

11...

Ten... Nine...

Mission sequence...

Six... Five...

Four... Three...

Two... One...

Liftoff.

We have liftoff.

(Bell tolls)

(Distant siren wails)

Good morning.

This is Jenny molare

Reporting live
from cape Kennedy.

As the countdown continues

As the seconds tick away,

The whole world awaits
the next step

In the conquest
of the universe.

Man shall speed through
the voids of space

On this second
historic mission to saturn.

Scorpio seven
will blaze new trails

Beyond the puzzling
and dangerous rings of saturn,

And man, once again,

Shall set foot
on the mysterious planet.

To understand the scope
of this achievement

In the never-ending challenge
of space exploration,

We should remember
the last flight into space,

When astronaut Steve west,

Marshall McManus,
and Michael Wells

Paved the way for this
extraordinary mission.

It is unfortunate that
they cannot be here today,

Amidst all the excitement
and joy at cape Kennedy.

They are still
under observation

At a mobile quarantine unit

Under the supervision
of Dr. Theodore Nelson,

However they have
sent a telegram

Wishing the crew
of scorpio seven

"Good hunting."

The moments
are closing in now.

We shall hear the countdown

Directly
from Houston control.

Man: Thirty seconds
and counting.

Astronaut's report
feels good.

T-minus 25 seconds.

20 seconds and counting.

15 seconds.

Guidance internal.

12, 11,

Ten, nine,

Ignition sequence occurs,

Six, five, four,

Three, two, one...

Lift off.

Molare: Once again,

Man challenges the unknown,

Offering another example

Of his unquenchable desire
for knowledge.

Scorpio seven,
the world waits.