Andromedia (1998) - full transcript

What'd
i tell you guys?

Mm.

A usable weapon.

Better than most
of what this system

Has to offer.

Very accurate and very fast.

Yeah, that's because
it doesn't rely

On expanding gas
propulsion,

Which is like trying
to control an explosion.

Where'd you get it?

Got it from a guy



Who got it from a guy

Who got it from another
on one of the outer planets.

Clever, huh?

I'll stick
with what i have.

All right.

I know it's not pretty, rhade.

It doesn't go
with your pants,

But it's not the weapon
i'm after here.

It's the crystal.

Come on, guys, let's face it.

If we're ever going
to get out of here,

We need two things-

Money and power.

I take it this crystal
provides the power?



Yeah,

Uh, that's
the gold mine,

Right there.

Now, you just witnessed
the demonstration

Of how much energy

A tiny fraction of that
crystal can hold.

Now, extrapolate it
to a macroscopic scale.

Think bigger.

Hmm.

Andromeda.

So you can
convert the ship

To operate on
this power source?

Let's do it.

Great.
Now, there's just one catch.

The crystal comes
from a mine

On seefra-8.

Place called cutter's grove.

Owner's a guy
named cutter.

Miners are in hock to him
so deep they never get out,

And he doesn't
like visitors.

However, i hear he's always
looking for muscleheads

To help keep his workers
in line.

Uh, excuse me.

I seem to have
gotten lost,

And i was wondering
if you could-

Okay.

Don't ask for directions
in this town.

Whoa!

What the hell
is the matter with you?

No, this isn't-

Necessary.

Okay, now you're
pissing me off!

Stay in line!

I, uh... i have no idea
what that was about.

That's the surog.

They don't need
a reason.

Oh. Well, thank you.

Welcome to cutter's grove.

I'm cutter.

Now, get out.

The universe
is a dangerous place,

But in our future,

My crew and i fight
to make it safe.

I am dylan hunt,

Captain
of theandromeda ascendant,

And these are our adventures.

We're not looking for visitors.

Fine, but i'm just here
on business.

The name's dylan hunt.

Dylan hunt.
You don't say.

I've recently heard about you.

Is that good or bad?

If you have business here,
it's with me.

Keep in line.

Move! Move!

Eyes down!
Eyes down!

Keep in line!

Come on,
get in line!

Keep in line!

It, uh, doesn't seem

Like your workforce
is willing to work.

Dylan hunt, i hear,

Is always concerned
for other people's well-Being.

That is a... a weakness.

They'd be more effective
if you treated them well.

I count on them to dig,
they count on me for food,

A decent place
to live.

In return, i look after
the families.

It's a perfect
social contract.

Yeah. Sounds perfect.

The mines are toxic,
but not for the surog.

They're born out there.

The toxins in the quartz

Don't affect them.

Don't affect
them, huh?

How fortunate for you.

But anyway, like i said,
i'm here on business.

For, uh... what you've got

Right there.

Moonshine's connected
to the...

pressure shunt.

Pressure shunt is
connected to the...

sinic lead...

sinic lead is connected
to the...

quartz frame.

Ha!

Ladies and gentlemen...

okay, maybe
that's an overstatement.

Honored guest, may i present

A work of subtlety, beauty,
and grace...

thank you.

The still!

Oh.

Never before has
an acuity of genius

Been given to someone
so capable of delivering.

Starting from nothing,

Transforming it

Into an ever-Changing,
once-In-A-Lifetime experience.

Better top the build-Up.

Moonshine!

Like old pappy harper
used to make.

The old-Fashioned kind,
but better.

The machine shrewdly extracts
an adaptable brew

That aligns itself
to any palate

Via sub-Molecular
tastebud readers.

It's a chameleon of flavor.

Irresistible
to anyone that tries it.

So the prices
are headed up?

Way up!
With no end in sight.

And obviously no beginning.

Ha, ha, ha. Laugh it up.

Too bad for you
i made it so you can't drink.

Otherwise,
you'd be the first

To see what i'm talking about.

All right.

Watch... and be humbled.

Ooh!

Harper!

Harper, are you okay?

Yeah. Yeah.

I'm okay.

Ow.

Is it getting infected already?

Ah, nah, it's fine. Uh...

here.

This'll kill
anything.

There you go.

You see, most people
in this backwater system

Are afraid of progress,

But this little baby right here,

This is the wave
of the future.

That's
the equalizer.

Yeah. I take it
they're selling pretty well?

Sells itself.

See, once your neighbor has one,
you've got to have one.

How many do you need?

You there,
pick that up!

I'm not here
for the weapons.

I want the quartz.

Okay, well,
that's not for sale.

I don't need competition,
especially from you.

I'm not interested
in competing with you.

I need it to fix my ship.

Well, i told you,

It's not for sale,

But you can earn it.

I'm listening.

I want to build this town
into something more

Than
a mining camp.

Yeah?

Law and order. Peacekeeping.

Bringing civilization
to this wild frontier.

That's up your alley, right?

You want me
to keep the surog in line?

That's the deal.

Didn't you hear me?
I said move!

Or no deal.

Come on, next!

Pick that up!

That one!

Stay in line!

Faster.
Faster!

That's
a nice necklace.

Hey. Hey. Relax.

I'm not trying
to take your necklace.

I just wanted to
make a little conversation.

You watch it!

The rest of them,
move!

Dylan sent her?

That is correct.

Just because
she hasn't been here before,

I don't understand
why you feel weird about it.

I cannot say i do either...

but i do sense an urgency.

She's docked
and headed to command.

On screen.

Oh, boy.

There's trouble.

Yes.

I see what you mean.

It's not
entirely inappropriate.

There's something moving in me
which defies explanation.

I've never...

analysis incomplete.

You're losing your touch.
I heard you.

I'll have to keep that in mind.

How'd negotiations
with cutter go?

It's kind of what we expected.

Won't sell any quartz,
but hey, he offered me a job.

Well, i assume you accepted.

Only way to get in.
What'd you find out?

Well, cutter's guards
are loyal and very nasty.

He pays them well.

They love keeping the surogs
in submission,

Who don't talk and don't think.

Rhade, there's something more
to them.

Oh, here comes the crusade.

Hey, we can't just turn
a blind eye.

You can't. I can.

I'm here
for one thing-

The crystal we need
to power upandromeda.

If the surog miners
can't help us out,

Then we do it ourselves
and forget about them.

But i can't do that.

Now that i've seen
the surog...

they deserve a better life.

We need a new plan.

Listen,
dylan, be careful...

don't leave town
without permission.

That's an order.

Trance,

Dylan thought i should help you
work on deciphering

The methus diagrams.

Welcome to the
andromeda ascendant.

I am-

A holographic
artificial intelligence.

Not so artificial

That i fail to recognize
the tone of your voice.

What tone?

All i said was "holographic
artificial intelligence. "

Tone meaning attitude-

The underlying emotion
of sarcasm.

Um, there's work that does
need to be done here, guys.

I control all functions
on this starship.

You may access me

At points which i determine
and mediate.

On the other hand,

I have a body
and i'm free to walk around.

Then you are also free to leave
and not come back.

Okay.

I'm going to
the scc.

You can call me
when you're friends, okay?

Okay.

I'm doyle.

And i...

am theandromeda ascendant.

We must
work this out.

At some point, yes.

Come on,
come on!

How are you doing?

Remember me?

Keep in line!

My name is dylan.

Look, i want to help you.

Understand?

You don't have to be
cutter's slaves.

I can get all of your people
out of here.

What's your name?

Deeron.

Deeron. See?
I knew you could talk.

Some of you...

didn't bring in
your quota.

Two will go back to work
until the crates are filled.

That one and that one.

Shoot them!

Not a good idea.

You work for me,

And i decide
who lives and who dies.

Not today.

It's your choice, dylan hunt.

The surog or you.

Well? What will it be?

Their lives or yours?

Mine.

Let them go.

I'm a man of my word.

Go!

Get his weapon.

They're a little bit touchy.

Idiots.

Put him in lockup.

Pretty good, huh?

I wouldn't go
into acting

If i were you.

What?

You've got to be kidding me.

That's all there is.

Sorry.

Except for the one
with the window.

If i could
replicate these...

like the man said,

Look,
but don't touch.

It's odd.

Here i am trying
to tame a wilderness,

Improve lives.

I thought dylan hunt
was the same.

Not everyone
understands

That to build
a strong society,

The weakest have to
be eliminated.

I want
dylan hunt dead.

One problem-
His friends.

They'll want to know
what happened to him.

I've had enemies
before.

Well,
from what i've seen,

I wouldn't recommend

Going up against
his friends

With combustion
weapons.

You have
a better idea?

If dylan were to take
one chance too many,

The odds might
catch up with him.

I don't think anyone
would be surprised.

You're
suggesting...

an accident?

I'm suggesting
be patient.

Now i know why they call it
a "manhole. "

Hunt escaped. He's gone.

Assemble a team.

Make sure he doesn't
beat the odds.

Ah!

Ow.

Ooh!

Harper!

What are you, uh, hiding there?

Nothing.
What are you doing here?

What do you mean,
what am i doing here?

We had a date.

You were supposed
to do something

About the uneven flux resistance
on themaru...

preferably
before i go careening

Into one of these damn suns.

Right.

You still owe me
for a silicon re-Line job.

Yes, and you will
get your money

As soon as i get paid
for the jabox job.

Come on.

It's themaru.
Do it for sentimental reasons.

Do it for 20% interest.

Okay.

Now you're talking
my language.

But my still, model two,
comes first.

As soon as dylan returns
with what i need,

I'm back on the case.

I am going to be
beating them away.

Right, but until then,
you owe me a flux job.

Aah! Ooh! Ooh!

Sensitive skin.

So, uh, what's
with the helmet?

Long story.

Wait.

You need rest.

I'm sorry.

I, uh...

who are you?

I am tolek.

This is lon.

We found you
in the caves.

There is a force in you...

to be trusted, protected.

Breathe deeply.

It will heal the damage inside.

This oil counters

The poison from the quartz.

You're lucky
you only breathed it.

It would have killed you,
but slowly.

Tolek's medicine saved you.

I hope i can return the favor.

Thought
you might be

In need of some assistance.

Should have
known

You'd make other arrangements.

It's all right, rhade.
Rhade's a friend.

This is lon...

and tolek.

They saved my life.

A gift.

What's that?

It's, uh... an equalizer.

Down!
Over there!

There, there!

You stay here.

Circle around!

That's it!
Move in!

Keep firing!

There!
There, on the left!

Come on, move!

That's a nice shot.

Instant death.

It contains
a special poison.

Well done, lon.

Well, so much
for superior technology.

This way.

Okay, so what are the readings

On the, um... oh.

Uh, the up-And-Down thing?

The vertical?

Right.

Uh, spiking at
plus or minus five.

Okay, so, uh...

magnetic interference...

we need
more magnetic interference.

We have plenty of interference,
harper.

That's kind of the problem.

Right. Of course.

Um...

insulation?

We need insulation.

Did you sleep enough?

Yeah. Yeah. Why?

I don't know, you're just...

not your usual
quick and quippy self.

I'm just trying to concentrate,
you know?

Ooh!

What are the readings
on the vertical?

They're spiking.
At plus or minus five, i said.

Forget this.

I'm going to go get
a roll of insulation.

Yeah. Yeah.
Good idea.

Take your time.

Oh... finally.

You're surog,
all of you here?

Yes.

But you have no, uh...
skin lesions that i can see,

And you can speak.

So what happened to the others
is from mining the quartz?

Those who work in the mines
go through drastic changes.

First, the skin,

Finally, the mind.

The madness takes each in turn.

Sounds like
radiation poisoning.

Sounds like it's time
to rethink working the mines.

Food is scarce, dylan.

Those who go to the mines
are our strongest, our bravest.

Have any come back?

The miners die.
Their children live.

Not anymore.

As of today,

Everyone lives.

It seems to be,
i guess i would say,

Unavoidable.

I'm sure
andromedaand i

Will work it out.

And what about me?

How do you mean?

Well, dylan didn't
really send you

To help me figure out
the methus diagram.

I don't have a clue
what it means,

And he knows that.

I- I used to know.

I used to know just about
everything, apparently,

But i didn't say
much about it,

And i don't know why.

So why did he
send me?

I think
it was to see

Howandromeda
would react,

Which goes back to what
we were saying before.

Right.

So the only unavoidable
conclusion to draw

Is since i'm built
from rommie,

That i am rommie,
but... not.

And what about you?

Well, i don't
know. I-

Dylan says he thinks
that i'm the problem,

But how am i
the problem?

I don't know...

andthat
is a problem.

Yes, we're going to have
to think about that one.

Or maybe it'll all
just come clear,

Like it does
sometimes.

Now, that sounds
like me.

But you're rommie.

Right, but... not.

Tolek, i know
that this sacrifice

Is part
of your culture,

But change is also
part of life.

Sorry
to interrupt.

Excuse us.

Been trying
to contact beka,

But the atmosphere here
is too charged.

Communication
is limited

To the surface

And low orbit.

We need themaru,
so do what you can.

I'm going to try to convince
the surog

That it's time
to leave this planet.

Actually, i do have an idea.

Make sure all the crystal

Is loaded onto the stream fan.

I'll take it
out to the factory myself

First light.

It's going to be hard

To convince
the entire village

To leave.

This life
is all they know.

But you need to
get somewhere safe.

I feel safe
here with you.

I can't stay here
forever.

Why not?

Look, um...

even if i could stay,

It doesn't change the fact

That you have
to leave this place.

You have to get away
from these mines.

I was afraid
to think of leaving,

But you convinced me.

I can imagine
a future,

Not just for my people,
but for myself.

Rhade, check in
if you're in range.

Damn.

Oh!

No!

What are you doing?

He wanted to take you away.

He wanted to take us all away,

To save us!

He did a shameful act.

He tried to kill you.

I'm sorry...

but you are a lucky man.

You had the force of light
in you.

I think it was the oil
that you put on me

That saved my life
again.

As for lon,
ah, he's young.

He just wanted
to protect you.

The stream fan, gone?

Just before dawn.

Rhade never returned
from his mission.

He's been tricking me
from the start,

He and dylan hunt,
working together.

That means they're still
out there somewhere,

On my land.

Somebody's keeping them alive.

Get the men.

Move. Move!

Put all the surog
into the mines.

Anyone
who resists, dies.

We're not coming back
until dylan hunt is dead.

I have to make a living, rhade,

And carting refugees around
isn't exactly profitable.

Come on...

a one-Day job, max.

Ferry the people

From the surface of the planet
to theandromeda,

Then... they're not
your problem anymore.

They're already
not my problem.

You can't just turn
a blind eye on this.

You're starting to
sound just like dylan.

Oh, my god.
You really are.

It's not intentional,
believe me.

I know, it's just
what always happens.

He turns everyone into
an idealistic idiot...

including me.

All right. One day.

I understand

That your traditions
honor those

Who give their lives
in the mines

So that their families can live,

And i applaud their devotion...

but i won't applaud
their sacrifice,

Not when
there are other options.

You've all become slaves
to the mines,

Even those of you who stay here.

It's time to break those chains.

My ship can take all of you

To where there are no mines
to destroy your families...

a free land
where you can earn a living

Without sacrificing
your health or sanity.

Listen to me.

This is the chance

To truly honor
your fallen ancestors.

Please...

let me help you.

I am going with dylan.

Who else will go?

I will go.

Dylan hunt
faced death

To offer us this chance.

I was death's instrument,
and death did not take him.

Now i ask his forgiveness.

I offer him
my support.

We honor the miners

Who give everything
so that we can survive.

Now it's our turn
to risk everything,

In a new place, for them!

So beka told you

We're going
to seefra-8?

Yeah, she also
told me

We're picking up
a load of... refugees?

Not exactly the cargo
i had in mind.

What can i tell you?
We had to improvise.

What the hell
happened to you?

Nothing.

Just a little mishap i had
with a project.

Maybe you should take a rest.

Maybe you should
mind your own business.

Trying to work here...
over my shoulder.

Let's see.

Dylan, we have a medical alert
here on themaru.

Doohickeys all look the same.
Oh, not all of them.

Only what
you can carry.

We won't have
a lot of time

Once cutter spots
my friends landing here.

We won't need that
anymore.

Yeah, but i have
a friend who does,

Then we're all done.

Will we be able
to take everyone?

We won't
leave anyone behind

Who wants to come.

My concern is the miners.

We have to convince them
in a hurry

That it's time to leave,

And i've seen what happens
when they get angry.

Every one of them has
someone they love here.

We'll make them understand.

Well, i hope so.

Dylan, we're in orbit
above you.

Good, right on time.

Maybe not.

There's a mass of armed men
heading right for your position.

We have to move.

Cutter's on the attack.

Nothing.

We searched
everywhere.

No one?

No. Not a soul.

It's like
they knew we were coming.

Leave it. Just leave it.

We'll be there soon.

There's
nothing we could do.

We're outnumbered.

We still
have the advantage.

They have to find us...

but we know exactly
where they are.

If i had missile power,

I'd fire a couple
right into that column of men.

If we had
missile power,

I'd rig us a... uh...

what do you
call it?

...a resonance
thingamajig-

Drop it on,

Uh, what's his name's head-
Kaboom!

If i had a hold
full of charged quartz

On that jetstar,

Could we have missile power?

You've got a hold?

Full?

About 15 crates.
Can you use it?

Try and stop me!

Now cutter will know
what it's like

To be bullied.

Come on. Focus.

I can do this.

All right.

P.E. Power conversion
on the fly.

Any old second-Hand tech
can do this.

Why can't i?

Why can't i think
straight?

It's the crystal,
harper.

Move away.
Let me finish.

Don't touch me!

Back off, nietzschean.

Harper,
you're not well.

Move away!

Get your hands off of that.

That's mine!

Harper...

settle down.

Hmm.

We've got lots of room
for everyone.

Move to the back of the ship,
the very back of the ship.

They all left.
The surog, the miners.

They've all gone!

The whole town
is empty.

Where did they go?

Hunt!

Why are you doing this?

I was making
a civilized place here.

Civilized for whom?

Look, uh, this place
is poisonous.

I don't recommend
hanging around.

I made my home here,
i staked my claim,

And i'm not going to let anybody
take that from me.

No one's trying to take it
from you. Believe me.

It's all yours.

It's your choice.

You can stay,
or you can come along.

That's a good choice.

Ah!

I'm going to...

going to... crush...
your skull!

Like a-Like a-
What do you call it?

I'm going to...

he'll be all right now.
We just made it.

How are we on weapons?

We're there.

I'm arming.

Target the mines.

What?

It's the only way.

Locking on.

Fire.

Why do you think
the vedrans

Created
those crystals?

Well...

maybe
it was their version

Of banking power.

Maybe they thought
they'd need it one day.

Or-

Or maybe they...

were using it
as some form

Of toxic waste
management.

The stuff would
have made me rich.

The stuff
would have made you a madman,

Who, thankfully,
wouldn't have been able to talk.

All of you,
shut up.

You're awfully quiet,
boss.

Back to square one.

No crystals, no power source.

No power source,
noandromeda.

Noandromeda,
no way out of this system.

Well, we didn't have a choice.

We'll bring her back to life
somehow.