984: Prisoner of the Future (1982) - full transcript
A corporate executive is taken prisoner by an underground organization known as The Movement, and is turned over to a ruthless interrogator.
(Eerie Music)
don't you understand? i want to
end this just as much as you do
i have a report here! it confirms your association
with michael rowland he visited your home on april
7th. what does that prove? it proves you lied
all along that's what it proves mr weston
i didn't even know there was an organization
until until michael roland got you involved
now we're making some progress for once
(Eerie Music)
(Coughing)
(Dramatic Music)
I remember... i remember you as if it were yesterday
i remember the promenade and the cool warmth of
that summer's night you flaunted yourself i can
still hear you laugh i laughed too now i decay
all these things are bound up inside me
i have to let them out before i go insane
insane? i wonder if i am not
i see them shadows they aren't merely nightmares
what do they want from me? why me? at first
i thought they were interested in classified
information but not anything it doesn't really
matter time here has stopped still i don't know
what year it is all i know is that it has been an
eternity since i last saw it breathe the air
around i tell them i know nothing i tell them i
don't care about politics and all the wretchedness
that goes with it that they won't listen to
believe make him believe still
there's been a mistake a mistake
(Large Door Closes)
lloyd
lloyd armstrong
tom tom weston from general research that's the
division right i remember now been a few years
i guess it's useless to ask what happened to you
i am as much in the dark as you are how long have
you been here six hours when these clowns
bust in i was in the middle of a poker game
well anyway they bust in armed with the teeth
said it was a raid what have we done tom
we haven't done anything nothing they
wouldn't have done in our positions
that's what they want isn't
it to be in our position
what do you make of him i'm
afraid there's not much to make
that's what i mean there's
only a couple of them 20 of us
maybe he likes what we're saying maybe he'd
like to take part in the riot we're planning
sure you help us out we'll go real easy on you
come the revolution
i've been no certain this god for
taking hold where the hell are we anyway
explanations will be in order shortly
a few days ago i wouldn't believed i'd be
standing in front of such a distinguished group
please i know that most of you think this is
merely a game and that someone will eventually
come up to you and say abracadabra this has been
a practical joke well i'm afraid that isn't so
reality is a trifle more cruel than that gentleman
this is a modern world whether you like it or not
now there's no need to worry we don't treat
our adversaries the way you did all i want
to know is what i have to do to get out of here
you'll find it's not a matter of doing but being
but hasn't that always been the case
punishment in the name of rehabilitation
you champs have always been able to avoid this
sort of thing up until now but unfortunately
for you things have changed haven't they no
judges to bribe no team of lawyers to hire
gentlemen welcome to tomorrow
your trials were all played out yesterday your
guilt is one of the foundations of our new order
you find it boring with your crimes against
humanity i don't know about anybody else
but i find my crimes a source of personal
satisfaction the way you tell it it's no
fun at all gentlemen what i'm trying to
do i don't care what you're trying to do
what i want to know is what we're guilty of
what about our families is there guilt automatic
oh by the way before you're shown to your
quarters each one of you will be issued a
personnel number we want you to use it at
all times there's a new world out there
and we want you to act accordingly
answer my question in due time 1170
prisoner 984 sir sit down 984 my name
is weston i said sit down nine eight
for four sake jeffrey release him but sir
i'm only going to play this
jailer nonsense so far release him
my apologies mr weston the official protocol
the numbers the handcuffs the uniforms and all
it gets a bit silly doesn't it oh come off it
i beg your pardon standard interrogation technique
treat him with kindness and
an attentive ear and you'll
hand over the information without much bother
you have information mr weston no but you're
acting as if i do oh please don't worry mr weston
will not have to break you at least not just yet
dr fontaine himself asked me to look out for you
fontaine yes he remembers you from his term at the
university look warden why am i here surely you
realize there's been a misunderstanding oh there's
been no misunderstanding just answer the questions
did you not find dr fontan's lectures interesting
once you start programming people pretty soon
you can't tell them apart from the machines
i see you don't quite understand the movement
why don't you believe me warden this is
all a mistake i've done nothing but you are
thomas r weston of uh 14 evermore drive yes
but i had your best friend was michael roland
michael romero oh come now you're not going
to tell me that you don't know michael roland
no yes i mean yes i of course i know
him i just don't see how this is
i can tell from your tone that
roland hasn't done anything
yet you remember michael roland
himself asked me to look out for you there's been
no misunderstanding just answer the questions
answer the questions
tom i'm gonna stop working soon
when i finish uh about how long
uh about an hour i wonder who that could be
at this time of the night don't move i'll
get it you keep working i need help screaming
is tom come quickly it's
michael he's been hurt come on
got stuck in the rain don't be silly
take it easy listen are you up to talking
about this yeah i'm dave who did this to
you a young zealot in whittaker's uh so-called
communications group this is how they communicate
well it's uh it's more the subject than the style
thanks man i was uh i was at one of their meetings
the usual thursday night get togethers what
happened no matter what the problem was whitaker
kept pointing the finger our way the sky's at
the top so to speak so when whitaker suggested
they all joined this movement led by dr fontaine
i addressed him directly and called him a fraud
suddenly i found myself being
pummeled by this young hothead
thanks margaret
michaela i can't help but get the
feeling that you think these people are
a major threat to us all maybe they are tom
if you'd come tonight you know what i mean
there's so much resentment frustration
i tell you tom i'm not going to stand for it much
longer what are you going to do i'll let you know
when i find out there are others who feel the same
way as i do they feel the movement's going too far
i better get home before sally starts to
worry we'll take you home thanks margaret
we need a man who needs me beyond politics
who will get action on the issues that count
we need braxton fontaine we need the movement we
need a better tomorrow vote fontaine boat movement
we are building a better world
that's me that's ernie i
don't know anything i swear
plenty of time to get to the bottom of
this
how much do you think he knows it's quite
likely he may know nothing it may be true
nevertheless i want you to
give him a full treatment
a current situation is potentially explosive any
additional information any will be vitally useful
is it that serious doctor
we're not playing games anymore
anything can happen you do want to win don't you
i'm not sure if it means well i do
keeper 6 increase monitor function
on prisoner 9 8 four are you okay
all right look you seemed in rough shape yesterday
what's the warden up to anyway he wants blood
he doesn't seem to be convinced of my conversion
he doesn't see how everything has come full circle
he doesn't care if i don't know anything he
only wants some confessions something like that
1170 is acting up again you must have really
been out of it not to have heard him last night
there's not much left of him he just screams about
video screens and x-rays what do you think he sees
they're taking 1170 away
so
lloyd good to see you again how
they've been treating you numbers 1170
don't you follow the rules huh keeps
the mind sharp you know what i mean
ah damn i wonder how long we're gonna
have to keep this up conditioning is
good for you that's just it i think we're
being conditioned in more ways than one
all right you're not falling for
the wardens rigmarole are you
you do want to be free don't you yes
and you have to believe in the new world
come on lloyd you're putting
me on i feel sorry for you 984
it seems you'll have a long tenure
those who don't believe will eventually
perish from their own horrific visions
wait what's the matter with you
you have been seeing visions haven't you i
feel sorry for you 984 i sincerely hope you
see the light louie what have they done to you
prisoners assemble in the center of the yard
all except you
you're lucky you've been chosen
they'll help you readjust
984 i got it all figured out do you hear me
i hear you you got what all figured out the
reason 1170 said all those crazy things last night
and the reason they are putting him away
why he mentioned something about the room
a big room where they help you readjust what else
what else
i think he's seen the outside
ah
ah
readjustment readjustment i want to
change i want to i'm ready now take me
take me to the warden take me
then you'll regret you ever met me this is
congratulations that little
outburst over armstrong
makes me think that you're coming along just fine
where are you sympathy for the fool
where is he he's a free man you can't
bear the thought i've changed warden
you know i have fine performance fine just fine
you've been in jail all this time
and you still play your games
i was i want to tell you that i've
stopped playing games well i think
that would be a most unusual development don't
you jeffries you think i can't remember the room
sit down please
please
now go on what about the room i remember
being left alone the exercise yard one day
god knows how long ago i remember being led
down a hallway by a guard and we entered in
an elevator it went down down down i remember
thinking to myself how huge this place must be
what else do you remember you're bluffing western
there was no room i think armstrong faked it
now what do you remember nothing i tire of you
no i swear there's nothing to remember i was only
bluffing perhaps this will freshen your memory
come on what else do you remember i
remember thinking how big this place is
this wasn't built just to hold prisoners
was it please weston your memories
you will find out how big it was later
we entered a room there was a technician
he strapped me into a chair you're on the right
track now let's not wander my hands were gloved
they must have been wired because i could feel
a current what did you see nothing at first
then there were pictures then what happened i
looked at them and i received a shock to my hands
what happened another picture was projected and
came into the shop the next picture was with me
there was no shock next picture was
of a girl what was the girl's name i didn't say
that charges conspiracy against dr fontaine again
i don't know are you
sure was the shaking what's
shaking there was a tremor
just silence and darkness
and i don't know i don't know
i don't know i don't know
and you don't remember anything else no
good very good mr weston has a very very very
vivid imagination wouldn't you say so jefferies
well now that you've calmed down maybe we can
continue do we really have to well i wouldn't
want to inconvenience mr weston by dragging
him off to his cell and then dragging him
back again for our daily interrogation my
god how many times do i have to tell you
i'm innocent how many times
until you feel it from within
don't you miss the outside world
don't you wish you could see your
friends they're waiting for you out there
don't you ever think about your wife or better
still don't you ever think about your mistress
my dear mr weston
i'm sorry but there's no mistake
no
well i don't invent these
figures i just analyzed them
well i can't tell you what to do but i can
suggest a few options based on the probabilities
in the end you have to make the
decisions okay bye-bye
tom you haven't forgotten about
the meeting have you no i haven't
good good it'll be worth your
while trust me i'll see you
moment is then ladies and gentlemen
and remember when you vote for action
fontaine you not only vote for me
what's the matter boys haven't
had lunch well honey mr weston
wouldn't by any chance like to
join up sure show me the clubhouse
i don't think i could stand the initiation you
know i can't stand the taste of blood you'd take
this very lightly but when the social balance
tips in favor of the world steps in favor of the
average man he will unite become the strongest
individual the world has ever known i know
spare me the quotations i read content but
that's one of the weaker parts by the way
surely
together
hello what are you doing i'm sitting
in your car where can i let you off
i said where can i let you up i heard
you i'm going wherever you're going
maybe i'm slow or something now correct me if
i'm wrong but uh are you propositioning me of
course not obscurity is politically incorrect it
takes energy away from far more important things
did you get that from the little manual you
have there you should know you've read it you
haven't changed much have you never afraid to
say things people don't want to hear you on the
other hand always say the expected it's always
in the book stop it mr weston i expected that
look if you're trying to shock me you're wasting
your time what is she like other than possessive
who are you talking about you would i'll
say it again if you're trying to shock me
look i've decided not to talk about it what are
you trying to find out anyway don't you have all
the answers in that little book there's still some
questions i'm on the other side that's all you
need to know but look see no uh electro's embedded
in the skull no faint hum of hidden machinery
nothing metallic to the skin i know
what your hands feel like well well what
well this is where you get out
you seem preoccupied
perhaps i hit a nerve face it ward it's not
much different out there than it ever was
what do you take me for some kind of an
eccentric who's housed all of you here
for over 10 years in order to generate a few
maniacal thrills who do you think i am a mirage
a stinking mirage on the country
you're going to find i'm very real
very real why don't you just
kill me now once and for all
no no no no no
i simply want you to sign this
confession what's this one say
you admit to everything and i've done nothing
now look weston
someone has to take the blame for all this
you've committed a crime a crime
against all mankind renounce your past
make it worthwhile please please believe me
there's a better world outside a far better world
sign you can be a part of it
all you want there's a signature there you have it
if you want something more
this isn't the way to do it
you're up to your old tricks again
it's very funny
you leave me no alternative but to
introduce you to a new level of pain
got to get to the bottom of this somehow
you're taking this very calmly tom
fontaine for this top secret mission you won't
be disappointed i swear these people are really
concerned they really are and they're willing
to do something about it roland michael 8873-588
your friend thomas
well i've got some important
people coming this afternoon
please be seated mr baxter you're in this surprise
cloak and dagger never struck me as your style
it isn't but circumstances dictate differently
michael next item is for you roland things at
our end are proceeding as planned those parts
should be moving through your company sometimes
how many uh 25 identification uh x-ray machine
guys good no chance of uh an accident oh no
they're not unfunctional and they'll stay that
way until we get mr yamato's remote triggers
uh i hate to break this up but what
the hell are you people talking about
oh haven't you i really had time mr weston uh
tom as you are well aware i'm sure we face a
crisis point with our illustrious mr fontaine
having gained such incredible ground we see a
move to disrupt uh the way things would be the
way things ought to be this is strictly your
opinion mr weston we speak for all civilized
interests we must take action immediately uh
before it's too late what kind of action well as
you can see for yourself on the screen uh what
we're talking about just now uh the minotaur
uh familiar with the portable nuclear device
still experimentalists at least as far as i
thought you don't intend oh we don't intend
to do anything unless it's absolutely necessary
our governments seem reluctant to be involved
which makes me question whom they really serve
you know conflict of interest they don't want
to be caught in embarrassing situation it's all
it's all left up to us you people are kidding
aren't you terrorism condoned by the
government mr baxter you are joking
but you weren't playing with toys you could
inadvertently start something far worse than what
you intend to stop reliable sources inside sources
reports that dr fontaine and his starry-eyed
followers are entertaining the same idea tom
we're reasonable men we're prepared to negotiate
but these people in the movement
are not willing to step aside
we don't want to let this thing get out of hand
and that's where you come in we need a man we can
trust now we have the equipment and the personnel
but we need advice on the fine points oh yes like
where to put the damn things or where they can be
strategically placed to make the best impact where
it can make the best impression you see western
we want to end this damn thing before it begins
why are you so sure i can be trusted
your record speaks for itself
and we have witnesses
mr weston we are a determined group of
individuals think about what this means
huh
but i suppose it was all in the line
of duty don't misunderstand me i'm
not completely naive i just can't figure
out how you can move in a bunch of idiots
like that i don't care about them
i care about you okay a little more
i just want to straighten things out between us
let me straighten you up i happen to love my wife
now return to reality and stop bouncing my mother
sleep on it tom no need to make a hasty decision
we can talk about it tomorrow i just
want to say that nothing has changed
tom is that what you want
to tell me that you love me
yes tom what has gotten into you
i don't know i guess i thought this
was the appropriate time to tell you
what a fool i can be something you're a person
you're allowed to make mistakes look i'm not
perfect either but hey look that's not why we're
together is it i mean because we thought we were
perfect
it's a crazy world
tell them i'm busy
no need to get up mr weston i don't
believe i've had the pleasure mr uh back
i'm the new head of the personnel division
i've been instructed to inform you of the new
regulations you see the company is undergoing
some changes new regulations you're joking
please leave now before i
throw you out i sure will
i came here to offer you the opportunity to make
this work but you're taking it ever too lightly
tomorrow you may regret this move
who are you mary who is this man answer me
dr fontaine's personnel manager
call mr baxter for me he'll
get to the bottom of this
okay
wake up
wake up wake up
i'm not finished with you not
just yet wake up mr weston
what's going to happen to me
the same thing that happens to lloyd
go to hell don't you understand i want
to end this just as much as you do
i have a report here it confirms your association
with michael rowland he visited your home on april
7. what does that prove it proves you lied
all along that's what it proves mr weston
i didn't even know there was an organization
until until michael roland got you involved
now we're making some progress for once
just to be fair perhaps we should
invite your old friend mr roland
to join our enlightening conversation
and tell his side of the story
mr roland
well
it can't be
is it really you michael i'm so happy
to see you have you seen margaret
i can't believe it's you how is how is it on
the outside are you happy is everyone happy
michael tell him tell him i have nothing to do
with the organization please mr roland i want
you to tell the truth who committed the crime
who instigated who destroyed who is the enemy
i oh
this is insane
please tell them the truth
i don't understand
warden why is this happening to me
what
ugh
me
did you find anything
a thumb lock is jammed in section two
we'll have to find spare parts but where
look warden shouldn't we
tell weston about all this
maybe we can find others and start all over again
there are more important things to do than sitting
around here beating him to death shut up we will
not shirk our responsibilities if we do all this
becomes meaningless is that all you brought me
here copies of his latest entries
good
but it ends here
look you can tell by the scratch
marks on the papers run out of ink
make a note to get him a new pen
what are you looking for
i'm waiting for the day that he admits
admits to himself so you're certain that
he committed crimes against the movement
don't be a fool he didn't commit anything
look at him he's frightened
and confused lost the game
and why continue to play
because without the game what is there
but a set of empty memories and dreams
but sir
we have won have we yes of course
we have so why spoil the fun
it's a real education watching a
man like him rise to the challenge
do you understand the challenge
i'm not sure i do no of course you don't
westin does
he understands
confessions denials torture i'm weary
of the warden's limited repertoire
he distorts the truth until reality becomes
so twisted that one doubts every thought
every memory i keep telling myself that i'm
innocent but with each night come the nightmares
and with each morning comes doubt how many
more times are we going to rake through my
past and then have him say i'm lying or
hallucinating lies hallucinations truths
they don't exist anymore i haven't
the strength to play anymore
all i want is to be with you alive
in the world beyond these walls
goodbye
the bastard knew all along
he knew we were one step ahead of him
that's what kept him going
it's over weston
for all of us what do you mean
you figure it out
i'm not very good at explanations
what's going on you'll do one of your tricks
no no more tricks i promise
the camera is broken
you can't see us anymore
if you want to make a break
for it you better do it now
watch out for the keepers he controls
them he controls everything
(Eerie Music)
(Loudspeaker Announcements)
(Dramatic Music)
(Dramatic Music)
(Room Hum)
a free man. you can't bear the thought. you're lucky. you've been chosen.
find out how big it was later
(Dramatic Music)
No
he's taken this for too long
984, i've got it all figured out
i think he's seen the outside
(Crying)
I've got it figured out
coming home i'm coming home
i'm coming home i'm coming home
(Commotion)
jeffries i have a great idea why
don't we phone a couple of ladies and...
don't be a fool you'll never survive
please listen to me jeffrey i i didn't
mean to i there was no other way
he would have gone mad
it was the humane thing to do
jeffreys why don't we make some new
tapes we'll have a parade tomorrow
the men will like that. everyone loves
a parade.
(Marching Band Music)
don't you miss the outside world my dear mr weston
(Wind)
(Dramatic Music)
don't you understand? i want to
end this just as much as you do
i have a report here! it confirms your association
with michael rowland he visited your home on april
7th. what does that prove? it proves you lied
all along that's what it proves mr weston
i didn't even know there was an organization
until until michael roland got you involved
now we're making some progress for once
(Eerie Music)
(Coughing)
(Dramatic Music)
I remember... i remember you as if it were yesterday
i remember the promenade and the cool warmth of
that summer's night you flaunted yourself i can
still hear you laugh i laughed too now i decay
all these things are bound up inside me
i have to let them out before i go insane
insane? i wonder if i am not
i see them shadows they aren't merely nightmares
what do they want from me? why me? at first
i thought they were interested in classified
information but not anything it doesn't really
matter time here has stopped still i don't know
what year it is all i know is that it has been an
eternity since i last saw it breathe the air
around i tell them i know nothing i tell them i
don't care about politics and all the wretchedness
that goes with it that they won't listen to
believe make him believe still
there's been a mistake a mistake
(Large Door Closes)
lloyd
lloyd armstrong
tom tom weston from general research that's the
division right i remember now been a few years
i guess it's useless to ask what happened to you
i am as much in the dark as you are how long have
you been here six hours when these clowns
bust in i was in the middle of a poker game
well anyway they bust in armed with the teeth
said it was a raid what have we done tom
we haven't done anything nothing they
wouldn't have done in our positions
that's what they want isn't
it to be in our position
what do you make of him i'm
afraid there's not much to make
that's what i mean there's
only a couple of them 20 of us
maybe he likes what we're saying maybe he'd
like to take part in the riot we're planning
sure you help us out we'll go real easy on you
come the revolution
i've been no certain this god for
taking hold where the hell are we anyway
explanations will be in order shortly
a few days ago i wouldn't believed i'd be
standing in front of such a distinguished group
please i know that most of you think this is
merely a game and that someone will eventually
come up to you and say abracadabra this has been
a practical joke well i'm afraid that isn't so
reality is a trifle more cruel than that gentleman
this is a modern world whether you like it or not
now there's no need to worry we don't treat
our adversaries the way you did all i want
to know is what i have to do to get out of here
you'll find it's not a matter of doing but being
but hasn't that always been the case
punishment in the name of rehabilitation
you champs have always been able to avoid this
sort of thing up until now but unfortunately
for you things have changed haven't they no
judges to bribe no team of lawyers to hire
gentlemen welcome to tomorrow
your trials were all played out yesterday your
guilt is one of the foundations of our new order
you find it boring with your crimes against
humanity i don't know about anybody else
but i find my crimes a source of personal
satisfaction the way you tell it it's no
fun at all gentlemen what i'm trying to
do i don't care what you're trying to do
what i want to know is what we're guilty of
what about our families is there guilt automatic
oh by the way before you're shown to your
quarters each one of you will be issued a
personnel number we want you to use it at
all times there's a new world out there
and we want you to act accordingly
answer my question in due time 1170
prisoner 984 sir sit down 984 my name
is weston i said sit down nine eight
for four sake jeffrey release him but sir
i'm only going to play this
jailer nonsense so far release him
my apologies mr weston the official protocol
the numbers the handcuffs the uniforms and all
it gets a bit silly doesn't it oh come off it
i beg your pardon standard interrogation technique
treat him with kindness and
an attentive ear and you'll
hand over the information without much bother
you have information mr weston no but you're
acting as if i do oh please don't worry mr weston
will not have to break you at least not just yet
dr fontaine himself asked me to look out for you
fontaine yes he remembers you from his term at the
university look warden why am i here surely you
realize there's been a misunderstanding oh there's
been no misunderstanding just answer the questions
did you not find dr fontan's lectures interesting
once you start programming people pretty soon
you can't tell them apart from the machines
i see you don't quite understand the movement
why don't you believe me warden this is
all a mistake i've done nothing but you are
thomas r weston of uh 14 evermore drive yes
but i had your best friend was michael roland
michael romero oh come now you're not going
to tell me that you don't know michael roland
no yes i mean yes i of course i know
him i just don't see how this is
i can tell from your tone that
roland hasn't done anything
yet you remember michael roland
himself asked me to look out for you there's been
no misunderstanding just answer the questions
answer the questions
tom i'm gonna stop working soon
when i finish uh about how long
uh about an hour i wonder who that could be
at this time of the night don't move i'll
get it you keep working i need help screaming
is tom come quickly it's
michael he's been hurt come on
got stuck in the rain don't be silly
take it easy listen are you up to talking
about this yeah i'm dave who did this to
you a young zealot in whittaker's uh so-called
communications group this is how they communicate
well it's uh it's more the subject than the style
thanks man i was uh i was at one of their meetings
the usual thursday night get togethers what
happened no matter what the problem was whitaker
kept pointing the finger our way the sky's at
the top so to speak so when whitaker suggested
they all joined this movement led by dr fontaine
i addressed him directly and called him a fraud
suddenly i found myself being
pummeled by this young hothead
thanks margaret
michaela i can't help but get the
feeling that you think these people are
a major threat to us all maybe they are tom
if you'd come tonight you know what i mean
there's so much resentment frustration
i tell you tom i'm not going to stand for it much
longer what are you going to do i'll let you know
when i find out there are others who feel the same
way as i do they feel the movement's going too far
i better get home before sally starts to
worry we'll take you home thanks margaret
we need a man who needs me beyond politics
who will get action on the issues that count
we need braxton fontaine we need the movement we
need a better tomorrow vote fontaine boat movement
we are building a better world
that's me that's ernie i
don't know anything i swear
plenty of time to get to the bottom of
this
how much do you think he knows it's quite
likely he may know nothing it may be true
nevertheless i want you to
give him a full treatment
a current situation is potentially explosive any
additional information any will be vitally useful
is it that serious doctor
we're not playing games anymore
anything can happen you do want to win don't you
i'm not sure if it means well i do
keeper 6 increase monitor function
on prisoner 9 8 four are you okay
all right look you seemed in rough shape yesterday
what's the warden up to anyway he wants blood
he doesn't seem to be convinced of my conversion
he doesn't see how everything has come full circle
he doesn't care if i don't know anything he
only wants some confessions something like that
1170 is acting up again you must have really
been out of it not to have heard him last night
there's not much left of him he just screams about
video screens and x-rays what do you think he sees
they're taking 1170 away
so
lloyd good to see you again how
they've been treating you numbers 1170
don't you follow the rules huh keeps
the mind sharp you know what i mean
ah damn i wonder how long we're gonna
have to keep this up conditioning is
good for you that's just it i think we're
being conditioned in more ways than one
all right you're not falling for
the wardens rigmarole are you
you do want to be free don't you yes
and you have to believe in the new world
come on lloyd you're putting
me on i feel sorry for you 984
it seems you'll have a long tenure
those who don't believe will eventually
perish from their own horrific visions
wait what's the matter with you
you have been seeing visions haven't you i
feel sorry for you 984 i sincerely hope you
see the light louie what have they done to you
prisoners assemble in the center of the yard
all except you
you're lucky you've been chosen
they'll help you readjust
984 i got it all figured out do you hear me
i hear you you got what all figured out the
reason 1170 said all those crazy things last night
and the reason they are putting him away
why he mentioned something about the room
a big room where they help you readjust what else
what else
i think he's seen the outside
ah
ah
readjustment readjustment i want to
change i want to i'm ready now take me
take me to the warden take me
then you'll regret you ever met me this is
congratulations that little
outburst over armstrong
makes me think that you're coming along just fine
where are you sympathy for the fool
where is he he's a free man you can't
bear the thought i've changed warden
you know i have fine performance fine just fine
you've been in jail all this time
and you still play your games
i was i want to tell you that i've
stopped playing games well i think
that would be a most unusual development don't
you jeffries you think i can't remember the room
sit down please
please
now go on what about the room i remember
being left alone the exercise yard one day
god knows how long ago i remember being led
down a hallway by a guard and we entered in
an elevator it went down down down i remember
thinking to myself how huge this place must be
what else do you remember you're bluffing western
there was no room i think armstrong faked it
now what do you remember nothing i tire of you
no i swear there's nothing to remember i was only
bluffing perhaps this will freshen your memory
come on what else do you remember i
remember thinking how big this place is
this wasn't built just to hold prisoners
was it please weston your memories
you will find out how big it was later
we entered a room there was a technician
he strapped me into a chair you're on the right
track now let's not wander my hands were gloved
they must have been wired because i could feel
a current what did you see nothing at first
then there were pictures then what happened i
looked at them and i received a shock to my hands
what happened another picture was projected and
came into the shop the next picture was with me
there was no shock next picture was
of a girl what was the girl's name i didn't say
that charges conspiracy against dr fontaine again
i don't know are you
sure was the shaking what's
shaking there was a tremor
just silence and darkness
and i don't know i don't know
i don't know i don't know
and you don't remember anything else no
good very good mr weston has a very very very
vivid imagination wouldn't you say so jefferies
well now that you've calmed down maybe we can
continue do we really have to well i wouldn't
want to inconvenience mr weston by dragging
him off to his cell and then dragging him
back again for our daily interrogation my
god how many times do i have to tell you
i'm innocent how many times
until you feel it from within
don't you miss the outside world
don't you wish you could see your
friends they're waiting for you out there
don't you ever think about your wife or better
still don't you ever think about your mistress
my dear mr weston
i'm sorry but there's no mistake
no
well i don't invent these
figures i just analyzed them
well i can't tell you what to do but i can
suggest a few options based on the probabilities
in the end you have to make the
decisions okay bye-bye
tom you haven't forgotten about
the meeting have you no i haven't
good good it'll be worth your
while trust me i'll see you
moment is then ladies and gentlemen
and remember when you vote for action
fontaine you not only vote for me
what's the matter boys haven't
had lunch well honey mr weston
wouldn't by any chance like to
join up sure show me the clubhouse
i don't think i could stand the initiation you
know i can't stand the taste of blood you'd take
this very lightly but when the social balance
tips in favor of the world steps in favor of the
average man he will unite become the strongest
individual the world has ever known i know
spare me the quotations i read content but
that's one of the weaker parts by the way
surely
together
hello what are you doing i'm sitting
in your car where can i let you off
i said where can i let you up i heard
you i'm going wherever you're going
maybe i'm slow or something now correct me if
i'm wrong but uh are you propositioning me of
course not obscurity is politically incorrect it
takes energy away from far more important things
did you get that from the little manual you
have there you should know you've read it you
haven't changed much have you never afraid to
say things people don't want to hear you on the
other hand always say the expected it's always
in the book stop it mr weston i expected that
look if you're trying to shock me you're wasting
your time what is she like other than possessive
who are you talking about you would i'll
say it again if you're trying to shock me
look i've decided not to talk about it what are
you trying to find out anyway don't you have all
the answers in that little book there's still some
questions i'm on the other side that's all you
need to know but look see no uh electro's embedded
in the skull no faint hum of hidden machinery
nothing metallic to the skin i know
what your hands feel like well well what
well this is where you get out
you seem preoccupied
perhaps i hit a nerve face it ward it's not
much different out there than it ever was
what do you take me for some kind of an
eccentric who's housed all of you here
for over 10 years in order to generate a few
maniacal thrills who do you think i am a mirage
a stinking mirage on the country
you're going to find i'm very real
very real why don't you just
kill me now once and for all
no no no no no
i simply want you to sign this
confession what's this one say
you admit to everything and i've done nothing
now look weston
someone has to take the blame for all this
you've committed a crime a crime
against all mankind renounce your past
make it worthwhile please please believe me
there's a better world outside a far better world
sign you can be a part of it
all you want there's a signature there you have it
if you want something more
this isn't the way to do it
you're up to your old tricks again
it's very funny
you leave me no alternative but to
introduce you to a new level of pain
got to get to the bottom of this somehow
you're taking this very calmly tom
fontaine for this top secret mission you won't
be disappointed i swear these people are really
concerned they really are and they're willing
to do something about it roland michael 8873-588
your friend thomas
well i've got some important
people coming this afternoon
please be seated mr baxter you're in this surprise
cloak and dagger never struck me as your style
it isn't but circumstances dictate differently
michael next item is for you roland things at
our end are proceeding as planned those parts
should be moving through your company sometimes
how many uh 25 identification uh x-ray machine
guys good no chance of uh an accident oh no
they're not unfunctional and they'll stay that
way until we get mr yamato's remote triggers
uh i hate to break this up but what
the hell are you people talking about
oh haven't you i really had time mr weston uh
tom as you are well aware i'm sure we face a
crisis point with our illustrious mr fontaine
having gained such incredible ground we see a
move to disrupt uh the way things would be the
way things ought to be this is strictly your
opinion mr weston we speak for all civilized
interests we must take action immediately uh
before it's too late what kind of action well as
you can see for yourself on the screen uh what
we're talking about just now uh the minotaur
uh familiar with the portable nuclear device
still experimentalists at least as far as i
thought you don't intend oh we don't intend
to do anything unless it's absolutely necessary
our governments seem reluctant to be involved
which makes me question whom they really serve
you know conflict of interest they don't want
to be caught in embarrassing situation it's all
it's all left up to us you people are kidding
aren't you terrorism condoned by the
government mr baxter you are joking
but you weren't playing with toys you could
inadvertently start something far worse than what
you intend to stop reliable sources inside sources
reports that dr fontaine and his starry-eyed
followers are entertaining the same idea tom
we're reasonable men we're prepared to negotiate
but these people in the movement
are not willing to step aside
we don't want to let this thing get out of hand
and that's where you come in we need a man we can
trust now we have the equipment and the personnel
but we need advice on the fine points oh yes like
where to put the damn things or where they can be
strategically placed to make the best impact where
it can make the best impression you see western
we want to end this damn thing before it begins
why are you so sure i can be trusted
your record speaks for itself
and we have witnesses
mr weston we are a determined group of
individuals think about what this means
huh
but i suppose it was all in the line
of duty don't misunderstand me i'm
not completely naive i just can't figure
out how you can move in a bunch of idiots
like that i don't care about them
i care about you okay a little more
i just want to straighten things out between us
let me straighten you up i happen to love my wife
now return to reality and stop bouncing my mother
sleep on it tom no need to make a hasty decision
we can talk about it tomorrow i just
want to say that nothing has changed
tom is that what you want
to tell me that you love me
yes tom what has gotten into you
i don't know i guess i thought this
was the appropriate time to tell you
what a fool i can be something you're a person
you're allowed to make mistakes look i'm not
perfect either but hey look that's not why we're
together is it i mean because we thought we were
perfect
it's a crazy world
tell them i'm busy
no need to get up mr weston i don't
believe i've had the pleasure mr uh back
i'm the new head of the personnel division
i've been instructed to inform you of the new
regulations you see the company is undergoing
some changes new regulations you're joking
please leave now before i
throw you out i sure will
i came here to offer you the opportunity to make
this work but you're taking it ever too lightly
tomorrow you may regret this move
who are you mary who is this man answer me
dr fontaine's personnel manager
call mr baxter for me he'll
get to the bottom of this
okay
wake up
wake up wake up
i'm not finished with you not
just yet wake up mr weston
what's going to happen to me
the same thing that happens to lloyd
go to hell don't you understand i want
to end this just as much as you do
i have a report here it confirms your association
with michael rowland he visited your home on april
7. what does that prove it proves you lied
all along that's what it proves mr weston
i didn't even know there was an organization
until until michael roland got you involved
now we're making some progress for once
just to be fair perhaps we should
invite your old friend mr roland
to join our enlightening conversation
and tell his side of the story
mr roland
well
it can't be
is it really you michael i'm so happy
to see you have you seen margaret
i can't believe it's you how is how is it on
the outside are you happy is everyone happy
michael tell him tell him i have nothing to do
with the organization please mr roland i want
you to tell the truth who committed the crime
who instigated who destroyed who is the enemy
i oh
this is insane
please tell them the truth
i don't understand
warden why is this happening to me
what
ugh
me
did you find anything
a thumb lock is jammed in section two
we'll have to find spare parts but where
look warden shouldn't we
tell weston about all this
maybe we can find others and start all over again
there are more important things to do than sitting
around here beating him to death shut up we will
not shirk our responsibilities if we do all this
becomes meaningless is that all you brought me
here copies of his latest entries
good
but it ends here
look you can tell by the scratch
marks on the papers run out of ink
make a note to get him a new pen
what are you looking for
i'm waiting for the day that he admits
admits to himself so you're certain that
he committed crimes against the movement
don't be a fool he didn't commit anything
look at him he's frightened
and confused lost the game
and why continue to play
because without the game what is there
but a set of empty memories and dreams
but sir
we have won have we yes of course
we have so why spoil the fun
it's a real education watching a
man like him rise to the challenge
do you understand the challenge
i'm not sure i do no of course you don't
westin does
he understands
confessions denials torture i'm weary
of the warden's limited repertoire
he distorts the truth until reality becomes
so twisted that one doubts every thought
every memory i keep telling myself that i'm
innocent but with each night come the nightmares
and with each morning comes doubt how many
more times are we going to rake through my
past and then have him say i'm lying or
hallucinating lies hallucinations truths
they don't exist anymore i haven't
the strength to play anymore
all i want is to be with you alive
in the world beyond these walls
goodbye
the bastard knew all along
he knew we were one step ahead of him
that's what kept him going
it's over weston
for all of us what do you mean
you figure it out
i'm not very good at explanations
what's going on you'll do one of your tricks
no no more tricks i promise
the camera is broken
you can't see us anymore
if you want to make a break
for it you better do it now
watch out for the keepers he controls
them he controls everything
(Eerie Music)
(Loudspeaker Announcements)
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(Room Hum)
a free man. you can't bear the thought. you're lucky. you've been chosen.
find out how big it was later
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No
he's taken this for too long
984, i've got it all figured out
i think he's seen the outside
(Crying)
I've got it figured out
coming home i'm coming home
i'm coming home i'm coming home
(Commotion)
jeffries i have a great idea why
don't we phone a couple of ladies and...
don't be a fool you'll never survive
please listen to me jeffrey i i didn't
mean to i there was no other way
he would have gone mad
it was the humane thing to do
jeffreys why don't we make some new
tapes we'll have a parade tomorrow
the men will like that. everyone loves
a parade.
(Marching Band Music)
don't you miss the outside world my dear mr weston
(Wind)
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