Pan Am (2011–2012): Season 1, Episode 1 - Pan Am - full transcript
Dean takes on his first assignment since his promotion, piloting the Clipper Majestic on its inaugural New York to London flight. Bridget is supposed to be his lead stewardess, until she's a no-show for the flight. Grounded purser Maggie is called in to fill in for her. On the same fateful flight, Kate adds another dimension to her work as she takes on her first assignment from U.S. intelligence. Her stress is compounded when she discovers that newly minted stewardess, Laura, her sister, is also working the same flight.
[AROUND THE WORLDPLAYING]
[ENGINES ROARING]
♪ Around the world
♪ I've searched for you
♪ I traveled on
When hope was gone
♪ To keep a rendezvous
♪ Well, I knew
♪ Somewhere, sometime, somehow
♪ You'd look at me
♪ And I would see
♪ That smile
you're smiling now
♪ Well, it might
♪ Have been
♪ In County Down
♪ In New York...
MAN: There you are.
Enjoy your flight.
♪ Or even London Town
♪ No more
♪ Will I go
all around the world
♪ For I have found
♪ My world in you
♪ Yes, around and around
GIRL: [READING]
"Jet Clipper service
is unique.
"Upon boarding
an around-the-world flight,
"passengers are greeted
by the international
beauty and grace
"known as the
Pan Am stewardess."
Next.
"All college-educated,
girls can fly until
they are married or turn 32."
Hands.
Excuse me.
Can you help me?
That's quite a picture.
Thank you.
Uh, I have a bit of
a problem, Miss...
Over a million copies sold,
and your hat is askew.
Oh, I didn't pose for it.
I was only
leaving the building.
Are you wearing
your girdle?
Yes, ma'am. [SMACKS]
Oh. [CHUCKLES]
Uh, is that...
[CHUCKLES]
Is that necessary?
A girdle doesn't stand up
and announce itself.
There's a rip
in your stocking.
Yes. I know.
Can you help me?
My flight leaves
in less than an hour.
How long
have you been flying?
Three weeks
and two days.
[IN FRENCH ACCENT]
I have an extra pair.
We're on the same crew.
Follow me, beaute.
Not too dark,
Miss Valois.
This isn't a cabaret.
Yes, Miss Havemeyer.
Next.
She likes the girdle.
[SMACKS]
[CHUCKLES]
So, congratulations.
When did they
pick you for it?
Just last week.
I was on
the San Juan leg.
No, no.
Not the flight.
The magazine.
How did it happen?
I'm not sure exactly.
Um...
[SPEAKS FRENCH]
Ah, pas mal.
Vous avez
etudie a Paris?
A L'Universite
de Baltimore.
COLETTE: Make way
for the face of Pan Am.
LAURA: No, don't.
Don't say that.
Nylon emergency. Don't say that. I'm not.
Don't apologize.
You're on the cover of
Lifemagazine.
[CHUCKLES] Yes,
with a face like that,
you'll find a husband
in a couple of months.
Oh, I'm...
I'm not looking
for a husband.
I hope not.
You're famous now.
No, trust her.
She's not.
[CHUCKLES]
Looking for a husband,
that is.
Kate, I... I tried
to telephone last night.
A man just took a picture.
I... I didn't ask for it.
Of course you didn't.
[SNIFFLES]
I need gum.
Does anyone
want anything?
Oh, hi, Kate.
Can you chew gum
in uniform?
MAN:
Clipper 22 cabin crew.
Oui?
Have any of you ladies
seen your purser,
Bridget Pierce?
MAN OVER PA:
The departure gate
for Pan Am flight 310
has been changed.
The new departure gate is...
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
And the magazine?
Oh, no.
I'm just looking.
Are you sure?
We'll sell out
in a couple hours.
I'll take one.
Here. [SIGHS]
Take mine.
Uh, a pack of Wilmingtons
and the young lady's
chewing gum.
WOMAN: 68 cents.
Keep the change.
WOMAN: Thank you.
Pretty girl.
Very. [SIGHS]
Are you ready
for your first assignment?
Now? Seat 3-D.
We need to detain him
at customs in Heathrow.
Replace the British visa
in his passport
with this expired one.
Without him knowing?
I'll take that
as rhetorical.
You forgot your gum. Oh.
[TYPEWRITER KEYS CLACKING]
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
♪ If you love everybody?
♪ What more
do you find in me?
Sure.
Let me get it.
Oh. Does the Marxist dialectic
account for a dual thesis?
That's Hegel,
not Marx. Hello.
Maggie? This is Bill
from Pan Am scheduling.
Can you volunteer
for a special
flight last-minute?
I think
you're working off
the wrong list.
We're missing
our lead stewardess
on our New York to London.
Can you come
and be our purser?
Today?
8:30 departure.
Margaret,
this is Paul Gilbert.
Pan Am is launching
a new Clipper jet...[MOUTHING]
...and I cannot let it fly
without a purser.
Did you know
I was grounded,
Paul Gilbert?
Uniform violation.
Not if you can get here
in 35 minutes.
I wish I could.
I'm in the city.
Get your fanny
to midtown.
I'll have a helicopter
waiting for you
at headquarters,
and, sweetheart,
wear the girdle.
[RECEIVER CLATTERS]
Helicopter?
An extraordinary gesture
on my part
to get your purser here
on time.
What, Bridget's
not here yet?
Not your problem.
Clipper Majestic
departs on schedule.
Write her first chapter,
Captain.
[SIGHS] Yeah.
MAN: This is
the last boarding call
for flight 2701...
John?
...to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Hey, John!
Hey, was that your...
The one from Rome?
Oui.
Well, he's about to be
the one from London, huh?
[LAUGHS] Did you know
he was on this flight?
I love surprises.
Just smile
through it, dear.
Listen, you can
crash here,
but lock the door
when you leave.
Maggie.
You dropped
your silly blue hat.
[SIGHS] Look, I get
to see the world, Sam.
When was the last time
you left the Village?
I don't need to
see the world
to change it.
Well, I do.
Taxi! Taxi! Taxi!
[BRAKES SQUEAL]
I'm going to
200 Park Avenue,
the Pan Am building.
[SIGHS] Wow.
It's beautiful.
Brand-new.
Never been flown.
What do you think, ladies?
Can we make this work?
Are you our pilot?One of 'em.
No, he's our co-pilot.
Well, uh, First Officer.
First Officer.
[TIRES SCREECH]
[PANTING]
Are you okay, miss?
MAGGIE: Eyes forward.
[TIRES SCREECH]
Fuel quantity checked.
Flight controls
free and correct.
Are we ready, boys?
[CHUCKLES] Hey.
Are you nervous?
'Cause I could
take that seat,
if you're nervous.
[CHUCKLES] Thanks, Ted,
but Pan Am
wants actual pilots
in the left seat.
Ha ha.
[CHUCKLES]
[ENGINE WHIRRING]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
KATE: Welcome
aboard, Mr. Sabel.
Right this way.
3-D is the aisle.
May I take your coat?
[IN RUSSIAN ACCENT]
I wear coat when it's cold.
Your briefcase?
Gin with bitters, please.
[WHIRRING]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Colette. Bonjour.
[CHUCKLES]
Welcome aboard, monsieur.
May I take your coat?
John, please slow down.
Tommy slipped.
Oh. Are you
all right, buddy?
Uh, Evelyn, coat?
If you don't mind,
I'd love to get
our son settled in first.
Certainly. Yeah.
[RADIO STATIC]
MAN: Clipper 22, Tower.
Your special delivery
just landed. Over.
Roger that, Tower.
[STATIC]
That's our girl.
[WOMAN SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]
KATE: The Captain
will give you a report
on our flight plan
just as soon
as his duties permits.
We're happy to have you
with us this morning.
Well, thanks, Kate. Hey.
Maggie,
you're our purser?
Best they could manage
on short notice.
Can we roll out, gentlemen?
I'm getting tired of waiting.
Maggie?
Dean?
You're a captain now?
Did you just fly in
on a helicopter?
Oh, well, I like
to make an entrance.
[CHUCKLES]
Uh, where's...
Where's Bridget?
I don't know.
They just called me
to fill in.
Yeah? Who's filling in
the rest of her?
[LAUGHS]
He won't be doing
any actual flying,
will he?
Well, welcome
aboard, Maggie.
Thanks. [CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
So... [SIGHS]
Who else do we have?
A new hire.
She's in back.
"Laura Cameron"?
My sister.
I can't seem
to escape her.
They put you two
on the same flight?
Mmm.
Well, isn't that
something?
MAN:
Clipper 22, Idlewild Tower.
Cleared for takeoff,
runway 3-1-left.
[BUTTON CLICKS]
Cleared for takeoff,
3-1-left.
Clipper 2-2 on the roll.
[CLICK]
[ENGINE ROARING]
So how new
are you, Laura?
Is it that obvious?
[SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES]
Better buckle up.
Adventure calls.
Oh. [SIGHS]
[CLICKS]
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
[ROARING]
[SWITCH CLICKS] [TONES CHIME]
[SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES] Go ahead.
[CHUCKLES] Say it.
[CLEARING THROAT]
Welcome,
ladies and gentlemen.
This is your...
Captain speaking.
Today you get to share
a bit of history
with us here
at Pan American.
This is the maiden voyage
of the newest Clipper jet
in the Pan Am fleet.
If you've never flown
on a jet to Europe before,
you're in for a real treat.
Our flight will only take
six and a half hours...
[CLICKS] Oh, thank you.
...with no vibrations
or outside noise
in our air-conditioned cabin.
We're traveling at a speed
of 575 miles an hour.
In addition, we'll benefit
from a substantial tailwind,
courtesy of
the jet stream...
Mmm.
So our ground speed
could reach over
650 miles per hour.
Thirsty? [CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
An American man
would say something, no?
Depends on the subject.
The family
in row five and six.
He's married.
Oh. Well, did you ask?
Oh, no. I don't care.
I was only surprised.
Oh. Well, good. Okay.
That's very French of you.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Should we spike his food
or his drink?
Both.
...relax, and
enjoy your Clipper jet
service to Europe.
[STATIC]
[RECEIVER CLATTERS]
What?
I don't think
I can call you "captain."
You gonna be able
to call him "captain,"
Sanjeev?
35,000 feet, Captain.
I don't think
I can do it.
Maybe I'll start in Spanish,
work my way up to it.
[SWITCHES CLICK]
Boston Center,
Clipper 2-2 with you.
Flight level 3-5-0
heading 0-1-niner degrees.
MAN:
Roger, Clipper 22.
[STATIC]
Hey, Boston, uh,
could you contact
Pan Am operations,
see if they could
secure a location
on a Bridget Pierce?
Come again, Clipper 22.
Check on our
missing stewardess,
will ya?
[UNDOES SEAT BELT BUCKLE]
Whoa.
Bailing out already?
Permission to christen
the john, el capitan?
No. Still sounds weird.
Maybe in Italian.
MAGGIE: Well,
Bridget must have
called somebody.
COLETTE: She'll turn up.
She always does.
TED: Hey, Maggie.
Heard you got grounded.
Somebody caught you
out of your girdle?
MAGGIE: It won't
be the last time.
TED: Let me know
if you need help with that
uniform inspection, hmm?
MAGGIE: Oh, thanks,
but I think I'll leave that
to more experienced hands.
[LAUGHS][CHUCKLES]
Ohh.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Excuse me.
Mmm. Pardon me.
Oh. Oh. Oh.
Lunch menu?
Oh, would you take
our picture for us? Yes, thank you.
Oh. I've never seen
one like that.
Yeah, it takes
a special film. The photos
develop right inside.
It was a wedding present
from my parents.
Yeah. It's all set up.
Just, uh, press the top there.
Are you on
your honeymoon?
Oh, finally. [CHUCKLES]
I knew in the seventh grade.
It just took him
10 years to ask.
Excuse me, miss.
Is this you?
Uh... No.
WOMAN: We are so excited
to be going to London.
We were gonna go to Paris,
but my friend Sue Ellen
just went to Paris,
and we didn't want
to come home
with all
the same stories, so... [CLICKS]
Ohh! Lovely.
Absolutely lovely.
[CAMERA WINDS]
Greg is a very
lucky man.
Your father saw him
eyeing this house on Asher
near the elementary school.
We should really try
the other necklace again.
Perhaps just
a bit more rouge.
Kate, does it fit?
We considered
basting the hem but...
WOMAN: Don't concern
yourself, sweetheart.
If your sister cared
how her dress looked,
she would have flown in
for the fitting.
Oh, I'm sure
you guessed
perfectly, Mother.
Well, I had to,
didn't I?
You're still not changed?
I had to mend the veil.
What? What did
you do to it?
I didn't do anything to it.
It just tore a little bit.
Kate, stop. Just stop.
Get dressed.
I'll tell Greg we need
a few more minutes.
[DOOR OPENS] Whew.
[DOOR CLOSES] Are you all right?
Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
It's just nerves,
I guess.
I can't seem
to stop shaking.
Well, you look beautiful,
so just enjoy it.
Can I get you anything?
Could you get me some water?
Yeah. Of course.
I'll be right back.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
IN DISTANCE]
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
[WATER SLOSHES]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
[SIGHS]
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
MAN: Congratulations.
KATE: I traveled
for 36 hours straight,
but I got here.
And still you couldn't
manage the time
to change out
of that costume.
[SIGHS] I am proud
of my uniform.
Do you know
what we get to do?
You made it clear
you don't care
what I think of what you do.
Go ahead.
Gallivant around
the world if you like,
but don't use
your sister's
special day...
Oh, this isn't
Laura's special day.
This is yours.
Because Laura
hasn't made a decision
for herself
her whole life.[SIGHS]
[CRYING]
Laura?
Laura, what happened?
Did you faint?
[SNIFFLES] I can't...
Has she eaten this morning? I can't...
Shh. It's nerves.
Just smile through it, dear. Mother.
I can't...Shh. I'll get a sedative.
I don't think that's... I can't go through it.
Kate, not now. I don't want...
I don't want to get...
Do you want me
to open the window?
I don't want to do this.
Okay, sweetheart,
just breathe.
I don't want to do this.
I don't want to do this.
Just breathe.
You're all right.
[VOICE BREAKING]
I don't want to do this.
Okay, do what?
Marry Greg?
It's too...
It's too late.
No, no, no.
No, it's not too late.
I don't want to do...
I don't want to do any of it,
but everyone's
already here.
Then we'll leave.
They can all have a party
without us.
But... Mother...
Laura, listen to me.
You need
to decide right now,
because this is your life.
What do you want
to do with it?
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[KEEP A KNOCKIN'PLAYING]
♪ Keep a knockin',
but you can't come in
Does Daddy still keep
his keys in the visor?
Oh!
I can't believe
we're doing this.[LAUGHS]
Laura. Oh!
Oh, you look beautiful.
Congratulations.
Thank you. Thank you.
I... I have to go. Laura!
I have to go!
♪ Whoo,
you said you love me
♪ And you can't come in [KEYS JANGLE]
[PANTING]
Where are we going?
I have a week.
I'll take you anywhere
you want to go,
anything you want to see.
I want to see the world.
I love that plan.
Yeah, you can
show it to me.
I'll become
a Pan Am stewardess.
[TIRES SCREECH]
Girls,
what do you think
you're doing?
Go. Go, go, go! Where are you going?
Get back in the house!
We are lining up![TIRES SCREECH]
[SCREAMS]
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
[SCREAMS] No!
The prelude is starting!
[TONES CHIME]
DEAN:
Ladies and gentlemen,
for those of you
on the left side
of the airplane,
as promised,
you can see
the southern coast
of Greenland.
Colette.
I'm sorry.
Uh, I didn't know
you would be
on this flight.
[CHUCKLES]
What a coincidence.
I didn't know
you were married.
I thought you understood.
Understood what?
I'm your mistress?
No... [SIGHS]
[CLINK]
Colette.
I just need
a little time.
I... I didn't plan for this.
What was your plan,
Mr. Stanton?
Believe me,
when we met,
I didn't expect...
Now, Daddy?
It's a long flight, buddy.
Um, he wants to see
the cockpit.
Well, we can do that
right now, okay?
Come on.
[LOVE MUST BE CATCHING
PLAYING]
♪ Must be catching
♪ I got it
♪ You've got it
♪ Everybody's got it
♪ Must be catching
♪ Ooh, it's love
♪ Birds in the tree
♪ Man, they got it
♪ Fish in the sea
♪ They got it
♪ Must be catching
♪ Ooh, it's love
♪ No need to worry
♪ It started with Adam
♪ He looked at Eve
♪ Man, she had him
♪ Must be catching
♪ Ooh, it's love
♪ Fish in the sea
♪ They got it
♪ Must be catching
♪ Ooh, it's love
A long flight?
[SPEAKS FRENCH]
♪ Ooh, it's love
♪ Ah, it's love
[CHUCKLES]
♪ Ooh, it's love
[ENGINE RUMBLING]
♪ Ah, it's love
[ENGINE STOPS]
Bridget!
[MAN SPEAKS IN ITALIAN]
[IN BRITISH ACCENT]
It's a motorbike now?
I talked the salesman
into letting me
take her out for the day.
With your stellar Italian?
That and
the americanodollar.
Who's that?
Lost tourist
in need of direction.
Good.
[PATS SEAT]
I need directions
to Tivoli.
Oh, I... I can't.
I... I promised Kate
I'd meet her for lunch.
[SCOFFS] So, tell her
you got rerouted.
Well, can you wait?
Not my specialty.
I'll, uh, save room
for dessert.
Come and find me.
See you soon. [STARTS ENGINE]
[RUMBLING]
[MAN AND WOMAN
SINGING ITALIAN OPERA]
Taxi!
[HORNS HONKING]
[MEN SHOUTING IN ITALIAN]
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
Guarda dove vai!
[KATE CHUCKLES]
No. Community service.
The 4-H club.
My sister was
the beauty queen.
Well, then somebody got
something backwards.
[CHUCKLES] You'd really
have to see her.
Oh, I don't need to.
You found the place?
Oh, yes. They had
a table waiting for us.
And your friend?
Oh, um, this is...
I'm sorry.
I didn't catch your name.
Richard. Richard Parks.
Bridget Pierce.
She came to my rescue.
My translation book
was failing me.
A Yank?
He's, uh, hopelessly lost,
I'm afraid. [CHUCKLES]
Sit down.
I can't. I'm sorry. Oh.
I just didn't want you
to be waiting.
They need a purser
on the evening flight
to Berlin.
Ma rimani.
Lui carino.
Uh... Forse un pochino.
Ci vediamo a New York. Okay.
Ciao. Ciao,Bridget.
I take it that
wasn't your sister.
Oh. No, no. We fly together.
I'm a Pan Am stewardess.
Oh, well, that's
my favorite kind
of stewardess.
[CHUCKLES] So, what do you
do for a living, Mr. Parks?
I work for the
US Government.
Intelligence.
[LAUGHS] Hard to believe?
No trench coat?
Mmm. I didn't say
I was any good at it.
You, on the other hand,
fit the profile perfectly.
Beautiful, well-educated,
trilingual.
And I have
the perfect cover.
Exactly.
A Pan Am stewardess
can travel
all around the world
without suspicion.
Wait.
How did you know
I was trilingual?
No, thank you.
[MAN SPEAKING IN RUSSIAN]
Can I get you
anything else?
Uh, yes. Some peace.
Maggie.
Sir, would you like
some caviar?
From where?
MAGGIE: Flown in daily
from the Caspian Sea.
Perhaps later.
Wait. Wait!
That is my Lifemagazine.
No, I believe yours
is in your briefcase.
Can I steal a cup?
Help yourself.
Hi. I'm Ted.
The First Officer.
That's right. [CHUCKLES]
What's your name?
Laura. Laura.
Is this, uh, your first,
uh, intercontinental?
Oh, no. It is.
Nope. Not this one. I'm just being hospitable.
Consider her
restricted airspace.
I'm just helping
you girls out,
pouring myself
some coffee.
You know, for a co-pilot,
you spend a lot of time
out of the cockpit.
[RUMBLES]
Great. [SIGHS]
If you need anything,
Laura, you let me know.
[RATTLES]
[SIGHS]
I almost called
home last night.
Did you finally
tell Mom and Dad
that you followed me
into the uniform?
I wrote a letter.
[SIGHS] You better
hope it gets there
before Lifemagazine.
Miss?
Um, excuse me.
Can you help me?
Have you seen
my glasses?
I think I left them
in my coat.
[RUMBLES]
[TONES CHIME]
Yes, I'll take a look.
DEAN: Ladies and gentlemen,
we're hitting
a patch of rough air,
so for your safety,
I'm gonna ask you to please
return to your seat.
[SIGHS]
[PANTING]
I've got it.
I've got it.
I'm sorry.
I couldn't...
I thought
you trained for this.
Kate, I just started.
This is hard for me.
Hard for you, Laura?
Nothing is hard for you.
You're perfect. Is that what you think?
Just get out of my way.
I do not need a lost puppy.
[SIGHS]
[RUMBLES]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[RUMBLES]
[CHUCKLES]
That's good, baby.
Excuse me, miss?
Yes?
I'm sorry.
I didn't catch your name.
Colette.
Colette. Thank you so much
for taking Tommy
up to the cockpit.
Oh, it was our pleasure.
He's a very sweet boy.
Could you sit
for a moment?
Is that allowed,
visiting with
the passengers?
Yes.
I can't imagine
what it's like to be on
your feet for so long.
You get accustomed to it.
I wanted to ask you
where you get
your eyelashes.
They look so natural.
[CHUCKLES]
No. No, they are natural.
They're mine.
Darn.
I was hoping
they were Parisian, and
I could pick up a pair.
You're blessed.
I'm jealous.
What are you drawing, Tommy?
Oh, last month
it was space rockets.
This month it's airplanes.
Lovely. You're an artist.
[CHUCKLES]
Miss, could I have
another martini, please?
[SCOFFS] John,
don't drive her off.
No, not at all.
[WHISPERS]
My pleasure.
MAN:
Clipper 22, Gander Oceanic.
Gander Oceanic, Clipper 2-2.
Go ahead.
Pan Am operations asked us
to relay a response.
Your missing stewardess
resigned from
the London office.
They don't mean Bridget,
do they?
Do you copy, Clipper 22?
[STATIC]
Uh, roger,
Gander Oceanic.
Clipper 2-2.
Thanks for passing
that along. Over.
MAGGIE:
Bridget loves Pan Am.
She wouldn't quit.
Never trust a radio.
They once lost track of me
for three weeks in Brazil.
[CHUCKLES]
Unless...What?
She'd have to quit
if she got married.
Uh, who? What, Bridget?
Oh, Dean.
The whole company
knows about you two.
I didn't know.
Everybody but Sanjeev
knows about you two.
Did you get engaged?
Ah! You son of a bitch!
Congratulations.
If you're engaged,
why is she in London?
Oh, who knows where
that woman ever is?
She barely made it
on the plane in Cuba.
She was in Cuba? We all were.
Flew out the last DC-6
full of released
Bay of Pigs prisoners
for Uncle Sam.
Plane with a mutiny? [LAUGHS]
Ah, it wasn't a mutiny.
[ALARM WAILING]
[MEN SHOUTING IN SPANISH]
Esta bien?
Rapido, rapido.
Is this the last of 'em?
You're asking me?
I thought Pan Am
was just flying out
some freed prisoners.
You didn't say
we'd have to
leave the plane.
Let's get off the ground
before someone
changes their mind.
Por favor,
sigan moviendose.
Hey, get on!
We're wheels up in 10!
At least they don't have
any luggage, huh?
Where's the
state department?
I thought
they were supposed
to be organizing this.
Organized the Bay of Pigs.
I'd rather
they just pay Castro
his ransom. Come on!
We did try
to invade his country.
His country? Whose country is it?
Castro's never gonna
be able to hold on to it.
Come on!
Vamonos,Maggie.
Let's get outta here.
Where's Bridget?
[ENGINE SPUTTERING]
[RUMBLING]
Number four fuel boost
pump off.
[SWITCHES CLICK]
Check. Pump off.
All engines stabilized
at 1,000 rpm.
Let's get the hell
outta here.
Cabin secured? We don't have Bridget.
Well, where is she?
She's not on the plane.
I didn't see her outside.
Captain, you're gonna
have to kill the engines.
No, no, no.
I have a mission
and a plane full of people
I'm responsible for.
You can't leave
without your crew.
We finally have
clearance now.
We're leaving.
Yeah, not without her,
you're not.
I'm not gonna
get stuck in Cuba.
Dean!
I swear to God,
I will take off
without you!
Hey! Move! Move!
Maggie, tell these
people we're taking off
in one minute.
We're getting outta here,
and do not let him
close this door!
No pasa nada.
No, no, no, no, no.
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
Go, go, go, go.
What are you
doing out here?
Looking for you.
We forgot one. We almost forgot you!
You're always
disappearing on me.
I always come back.
Then good. Promise.
Marry me.
What?
You heard me!
You're asking me now?
Well, I just decided now!
On a tarmac in Cuba
with a plane full of exiles?
Are you mad?
Say yes now!
It'll make a great story!
Dean, I...
I... I can't say yes now.
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
Then say yes later.
[SHOUTS IN SPANISH]
[CHEERING]
MAN: Arriba!
[MEN SHOUTING IN SPANISH]
DEAN: Ladies and gentlemen,
we're beginning our descent
into London Heathrow Airport,
where the local time
is approximately 8:05.
My newlyweds want
a bottle of champagne
to take with them.
Do we do that?
Uh, sometimes,
if they're nice.
They're certainly nice
to each other.
Thanks.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Kate, I never wanted
to be a burden to you.
I will ask
to get reassigned.
Laura, I'm sorry.
It's not that
I don't want you here.
But you ran away
from home
for a reason.
I liked knowing
you were there
to come home to.
WOMAN:
I'll take that from you.
Wait. Hold on.
[AMPLIFIED]
Ladies and gentlemen,
in honor
of this jet Clipper's
inaugural flight,
by a random selection,
we'd like to offer
the passenger in 3-D
a bottle of champagne.
Please, give him
a round of applause.
[APPLAUSE]
Here you are, sir.
Compliments of Pan Am.
No, thank you.
Oh. All right.
Wait.
Is this you?
Yes.
[SIGHS]
I thought these
were models, no?
Well, I just graduated
from stewardess school,
and I was
crossing the street
to go call my sister.
I hardly remember
the photographer.
I was just... Happy.
I guess it made
a good picture.
[ROARING]
COLETTE:
Have a good evening.
Welcome to London.
Welcome.
Thank you. Stay dry.
Have a good evening. Thanks.
Welcome to London.
Thank you, ladies. Welcome to London.
Welcome to London.
Thank you again.
Our pleasure. Thank you.
Have a wonderful trip.
You still love surprises?
Only the good ones.
Oh, so sorry.
I forgot my purse.
I'll get it for you.
Thank you for flying
with Pan Am.
Here it is.
Thank you. Yeah.
Tommy's drawing.
No, keep that.
I want you to have it.
Put it on your refrigerator
to help remind you
not to sleep
with other women's
husbands.
♪ There are so many
fabulous faraway
places to see
♪ Such as Mexico
Sweden, Hawaii,
Japan, and Capri
♪ There are so many exciting
and wonderful places
♪ Mountains and jungles
and desert oases
♪ Pleasant as home is
It wasn't what Rome is
♪ So why stay there?
♪ When there are
so many fabulous
faraway places to see
You're going to be
great at this.
♪ Why should Spain
and Tahiti and Rio
♪ Just be only names
to you and me?
♪ I feel certain
there are people
we'd be glad to know there
♪ So tell me...
Excuse me. [SUITCASE THUDS]
Would you, uh,
would you place
a local call for me?
Bridget Pierce.
Certainly, sir.
I'll patch it through
to the house phone.
Great. Thank you.
♪ We're longin' to see
[PHONE RINGS]
Very dramatic.
Is that my "yes"?
Hello?
Bridget.
WOMAN:
This is the operator, sir.
I'm sorry.
This number for this residence
has been disconnected.
[CLANK]
[IN BRITISH ACCENT]
Eventful flight?[GASPS]
You're late.
[GASPS]
You're...British.
Keen powers of perception.
Give it a moment.
You'll catch up.
I take it you weren't
detained at customs.
Roger Anderson, MI6.
[GASPS]
I'll be one of your
London contacts.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
The passport?
One of many.
You didn't think
we'd throw you
into the field
without a test,
now, did you?
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
You passed,
by the way.
Barely.
You walked out with it,
didn't you?
No matter.
We were testing mind-set.
We were testing will.
Your real assignments
might, in fact, be easier.
Almost all
foreign diplomats
and businessmen,
persons posing as such,
fly Pan Am.
You'll be expected
to keep your eyes
and ears open
and communicate
back to us.
Sometimes you'll function
as a courier.
Bridget?
[JANGLE]
But you must
use discretion
at all times.
Make no mistake.
We call it a cold war
for a reason.
I understand.
I certainly
hope that you do.
Mr. Anderson,
people have
underestimated me
my entire life,
and they've been wrong.
Yes, well,
we'll see if you
live up
to your recommendation.
Wait. It was Bridget,
wasn't it?
Bridget
arranged that meeting
with Richard in Rome.
She had an eye
for talent.
"Had"?
Am I her replacement?
[SIGHS]
We have great hopes
for you, Kate.
[SIGHS]
[LAUGHS]
I think I like debriefing.
It's unofficial,
but mandatory.
Yep. Yep.
Tomorrow
another plane takes off
to someplace new.
Vanished,
today's mistakes.
Their only trace?
A touch more wisdom.
I think I understand you
better in French.
[ALL LAUGH]
COLETTE: Is that
the British edition?
Oh, no.
Well, I had to get
my own copy.
Another continent?
I can't get away from it.
COLETTE:
Why would you want to?
Hmm. I'm not
that picture. I...
I could never
live up to that.
Because it's not you.
It is the promise of you.
This is all of us.
TED: Face it.
If Bridget
were predictable,
you would eventually
lose interest.
I've hit on enough
of these girls to know
that they're not
like normal women.
They're... Blah.
I don't know.
They're...mutations.
I think I know
where you're going wrong
there, ace.
Well, I mean that
as a compliment.
You think the first man
to crawl out of
the primordial ooze
knew he was different? No.
He just had an impulse
that there was
more to life
than primordial ooze.
Is this you trying
to make me feel better?
[CHUCKLES]
See... You see
that table over there?
That is natural selection
at work, my friend.
[CHUCKLES]
They don't know
that they're a new
breed of woman.
They just had
an impulse to
take flight.
So don't try
and ground 'em.
That was a tricky
approach tonight.
Hell of a landing.
[CLINK]
Captain.
Appreciate that.
It's the only time
you're ever gonna hear it.
Mmm? You got it.
Take two more, please.
Yeah, I heard Mickey
down at baggage...
[BIG BAND MUSIC PLAYING]
[ENGINES ROARING]
♪ Around the world
♪ I've searched for you
♪ I traveled on
When hope was gone
♪ To keep a rendezvous
♪ Well, I knew
♪ Somewhere, sometime, somehow
♪ You'd look at me
♪ And I would see
♪ That smile
you're smiling now
♪ Well, it might
♪ Have been
♪ In County Down
♪ In New York...
MAN: There you are.
Enjoy your flight.
♪ Or even London Town
♪ No more
♪ Will I go
all around the world
♪ For I have found
♪ My world in you
♪ Yes, around and around
GIRL: [READING]
"Jet Clipper service
is unique.
"Upon boarding
an around-the-world flight,
"passengers are greeted
by the international
beauty and grace
"known as the
Pan Am stewardess."
Next.
"All college-educated,
girls can fly until
they are married or turn 32."
Hands.
Excuse me.
Can you help me?
That's quite a picture.
Thank you.
Uh, I have a bit of
a problem, Miss...
Over a million copies sold,
and your hat is askew.
Oh, I didn't pose for it.
I was only
leaving the building.
Are you wearing
your girdle?
Yes, ma'am. [SMACKS]
Oh. [CHUCKLES]
Uh, is that...
[CHUCKLES]
Is that necessary?
A girdle doesn't stand up
and announce itself.
There's a rip
in your stocking.
Yes. I know.
Can you help me?
My flight leaves
in less than an hour.
How long
have you been flying?
Three weeks
and two days.
[IN FRENCH ACCENT]
I have an extra pair.
We're on the same crew.
Follow me, beaute.
Not too dark,
Miss Valois.
This isn't a cabaret.
Yes, Miss Havemeyer.
Next.
She likes the girdle.
[SMACKS]
[CHUCKLES]
So, congratulations.
When did they
pick you for it?
Just last week.
I was on
the San Juan leg.
No, no.
Not the flight.
The magazine.
How did it happen?
I'm not sure exactly.
Um...
[SPEAKS FRENCH]
Ah, pas mal.
Vous avez
etudie a Paris?
A L'Universite
de Baltimore.
COLETTE: Make way
for the face of Pan Am.
LAURA: No, don't.
Don't say that.
Nylon emergency. Don't say that. I'm not.
Don't apologize.
You're on the cover of
Lifemagazine.
[CHUCKLES] Yes,
with a face like that,
you'll find a husband
in a couple of months.
Oh, I'm...
I'm not looking
for a husband.
I hope not.
You're famous now.
No, trust her.
She's not.
[CHUCKLES]
Looking for a husband,
that is.
Kate, I... I tried
to telephone last night.
A man just took a picture.
I... I didn't ask for it.
Of course you didn't.
[SNIFFLES]
I need gum.
Does anyone
want anything?
Oh, hi, Kate.
Can you chew gum
in uniform?
MAN:
Clipper 22 cabin crew.
Oui?
Have any of you ladies
seen your purser,
Bridget Pierce?
MAN OVER PA:
The departure gate
for Pan Am flight 310
has been changed.
The new departure gate is...
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
And the magazine?
Oh, no.
I'm just looking.
Are you sure?
We'll sell out
in a couple hours.
I'll take one.
Here. [SIGHS]
Take mine.
Uh, a pack of Wilmingtons
and the young lady's
chewing gum.
WOMAN: 68 cents.
Keep the change.
WOMAN: Thank you.
Pretty girl.
Very. [SIGHS]
Are you ready
for your first assignment?
Now? Seat 3-D.
We need to detain him
at customs in Heathrow.
Replace the British visa
in his passport
with this expired one.
Without him knowing?
I'll take that
as rhetorical.
You forgot your gum. Oh.
[TYPEWRITER KEYS CLACKING]
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
♪ If you love everybody?
♪ What more
do you find in me?
Sure.
Let me get it.
Oh. Does the Marxist dialectic
account for a dual thesis?
That's Hegel,
not Marx. Hello.
Maggie? This is Bill
from Pan Am scheduling.
Can you volunteer
for a special
flight last-minute?
I think
you're working off
the wrong list.
We're missing
our lead stewardess
on our New York to London.
Can you come
and be our purser?
Today?
8:30 departure.
Margaret,
this is Paul Gilbert.
Pan Am is launching
a new Clipper jet...[MOUTHING]
...and I cannot let it fly
without a purser.
Did you know
I was grounded,
Paul Gilbert?
Uniform violation.
Not if you can get here
in 35 minutes.
I wish I could.
I'm in the city.
Get your fanny
to midtown.
I'll have a helicopter
waiting for you
at headquarters,
and, sweetheart,
wear the girdle.
[RECEIVER CLATTERS]
Helicopter?
An extraordinary gesture
on my part
to get your purser here
on time.
What, Bridget's
not here yet?
Not your problem.
Clipper Majestic
departs on schedule.
Write her first chapter,
Captain.
[SIGHS] Yeah.
MAN: This is
the last boarding call
for flight 2701...
John?
...to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Hey, John!
Hey, was that your...
The one from Rome?
Oui.
Well, he's about to be
the one from London, huh?
[LAUGHS] Did you know
he was on this flight?
I love surprises.
Just smile
through it, dear.
Listen, you can
crash here,
but lock the door
when you leave.
Maggie.
You dropped
your silly blue hat.
[SIGHS] Look, I get
to see the world, Sam.
When was the last time
you left the Village?
I don't need to
see the world
to change it.
Well, I do.
Taxi! Taxi! Taxi!
[BRAKES SQUEAL]
I'm going to
200 Park Avenue,
the Pan Am building.
[SIGHS] Wow.
It's beautiful.
Brand-new.
Never been flown.
What do you think, ladies?
Can we make this work?
Are you our pilot?One of 'em.
No, he's our co-pilot.
Well, uh, First Officer.
First Officer.
[TIRES SCREECH]
[PANTING]
Are you okay, miss?
MAGGIE: Eyes forward.
[TIRES SCREECH]
Fuel quantity checked.
Flight controls
free and correct.
Are we ready, boys?
[CHUCKLES] Hey.
Are you nervous?
'Cause I could
take that seat,
if you're nervous.
[CHUCKLES] Thanks, Ted,
but Pan Am
wants actual pilots
in the left seat.
Ha ha.
[CHUCKLES]
[ENGINE WHIRRING]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
KATE: Welcome
aboard, Mr. Sabel.
Right this way.
3-D is the aisle.
May I take your coat?
[IN RUSSIAN ACCENT]
I wear coat when it's cold.
Your briefcase?
Gin with bitters, please.
[WHIRRING]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Colette. Bonjour.
[CHUCKLES]
Welcome aboard, monsieur.
May I take your coat?
John, please slow down.
Tommy slipped.
Oh. Are you
all right, buddy?
Uh, Evelyn, coat?
If you don't mind,
I'd love to get
our son settled in first.
Certainly. Yeah.
[RADIO STATIC]
MAN: Clipper 22, Tower.
Your special delivery
just landed. Over.
Roger that, Tower.
[STATIC]
That's our girl.
[WOMAN SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY OVER PA]
KATE: The Captain
will give you a report
on our flight plan
just as soon
as his duties permits.
We're happy to have you
with us this morning.
Well, thanks, Kate. Hey.
Maggie,
you're our purser?
Best they could manage
on short notice.
Can we roll out, gentlemen?
I'm getting tired of waiting.
Maggie?
Dean?
You're a captain now?
Did you just fly in
on a helicopter?
Oh, well, I like
to make an entrance.
[CHUCKLES]
Uh, where's...
Where's Bridget?
I don't know.
They just called me
to fill in.
Yeah? Who's filling in
the rest of her?
[LAUGHS]
He won't be doing
any actual flying,
will he?
Well, welcome
aboard, Maggie.
Thanks. [CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
So... [SIGHS]
Who else do we have?
A new hire.
She's in back.
"Laura Cameron"?
My sister.
I can't seem
to escape her.
They put you two
on the same flight?
Mmm.
Well, isn't that
something?
MAN:
Clipper 22, Idlewild Tower.
Cleared for takeoff,
runway 3-1-left.
[BUTTON CLICKS]
Cleared for takeoff,
3-1-left.
Clipper 2-2 on the roll.
[CLICK]
[ENGINE ROARING]
So how new
are you, Laura?
Is it that obvious?
[SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES]
Better buckle up.
Adventure calls.
Oh. [SIGHS]
[CLICKS]
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
[ROARING]
[SWITCH CLICKS] [TONES CHIME]
[SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES] Go ahead.
[CHUCKLES] Say it.
[CLEARING THROAT]
Welcome,
ladies and gentlemen.
This is your...
Captain speaking.
Today you get to share
a bit of history
with us here
at Pan American.
This is the maiden voyage
of the newest Clipper jet
in the Pan Am fleet.
If you've never flown
on a jet to Europe before,
you're in for a real treat.
Our flight will only take
six and a half hours...
[CLICKS] Oh, thank you.
...with no vibrations
or outside noise
in our air-conditioned cabin.
We're traveling at a speed
of 575 miles an hour.
In addition, we'll benefit
from a substantial tailwind,
courtesy of
the jet stream...
Mmm.
So our ground speed
could reach over
650 miles per hour.
Thirsty? [CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
An American man
would say something, no?
Depends on the subject.
The family
in row five and six.
He's married.
Oh. Well, did you ask?
Oh, no. I don't care.
I was only surprised.
Oh. Well, good. Okay.
That's very French of you.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Should we spike his food
or his drink?
Both.
...relax, and
enjoy your Clipper jet
service to Europe.
[STATIC]
[RECEIVER CLATTERS]
What?
I don't think
I can call you "captain."
You gonna be able
to call him "captain,"
Sanjeev?
35,000 feet, Captain.
I don't think
I can do it.
Maybe I'll start in Spanish,
work my way up to it.
[SWITCHES CLICK]
Boston Center,
Clipper 2-2 with you.
Flight level 3-5-0
heading 0-1-niner degrees.
MAN:
Roger, Clipper 22.
[STATIC]
Hey, Boston, uh,
could you contact
Pan Am operations,
see if they could
secure a location
on a Bridget Pierce?
Come again, Clipper 22.
Check on our
missing stewardess,
will ya?
[UNDOES SEAT BELT BUCKLE]
Whoa.
Bailing out already?
Permission to christen
the john, el capitan?
No. Still sounds weird.
Maybe in Italian.
MAGGIE: Well,
Bridget must have
called somebody.
COLETTE: She'll turn up.
She always does.
TED: Hey, Maggie.
Heard you got grounded.
Somebody caught you
out of your girdle?
MAGGIE: It won't
be the last time.
TED: Let me know
if you need help with that
uniform inspection, hmm?
MAGGIE: Oh, thanks,
but I think I'll leave that
to more experienced hands.
[LAUGHS][CHUCKLES]
Ohh.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Excuse me.
Mmm. Pardon me.
Oh. Oh. Oh.
Lunch menu?
Oh, would you take
our picture for us? Yes, thank you.
Oh. I've never seen
one like that.
Yeah, it takes
a special film. The photos
develop right inside.
It was a wedding present
from my parents.
Yeah. It's all set up.
Just, uh, press the top there.
Are you on
your honeymoon?
Oh, finally. [CHUCKLES]
I knew in the seventh grade.
It just took him
10 years to ask.
Excuse me, miss.
Is this you?
Uh... No.
WOMAN: We are so excited
to be going to London.
We were gonna go to Paris,
but my friend Sue Ellen
just went to Paris,
and we didn't want
to come home
with all
the same stories, so... [CLICKS]
Ohh! Lovely.
Absolutely lovely.
[CAMERA WINDS]
Greg is a very
lucky man.
Your father saw him
eyeing this house on Asher
near the elementary school.
We should really try
the other necklace again.
Perhaps just
a bit more rouge.
Kate, does it fit?
We considered
basting the hem but...
WOMAN: Don't concern
yourself, sweetheart.
If your sister cared
how her dress looked,
she would have flown in
for the fitting.
Oh, I'm sure
you guessed
perfectly, Mother.
Well, I had to,
didn't I?
You're still not changed?
I had to mend the veil.
What? What did
you do to it?
I didn't do anything to it.
It just tore a little bit.
Kate, stop. Just stop.
Get dressed.
I'll tell Greg we need
a few more minutes.
[DOOR OPENS] Whew.
[DOOR CLOSES] Are you all right?
Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
It's just nerves,
I guess.
I can't seem
to stop shaking.
Well, you look beautiful,
so just enjoy it.
Can I get you anything?
Could you get me some water?
Yeah. Of course.
I'll be right back.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
IN DISTANCE]
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
[WATER SLOSHES]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
[SIGHS]
[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]
MAN: Congratulations.
KATE: I traveled
for 36 hours straight,
but I got here.
And still you couldn't
manage the time
to change out
of that costume.
[SIGHS] I am proud
of my uniform.
Do you know
what we get to do?
You made it clear
you don't care
what I think of what you do.
Go ahead.
Gallivant around
the world if you like,
but don't use
your sister's
special day...
Oh, this isn't
Laura's special day.
This is yours.
Because Laura
hasn't made a decision
for herself
her whole life.[SIGHS]
[CRYING]
Laura?
Laura, what happened?
Did you faint?
[SNIFFLES] I can't...
Has she eaten this morning? I can't...
Shh. It's nerves.
Just smile through it, dear. Mother.
I can't...Shh. I'll get a sedative.
I don't think that's... I can't go through it.
Kate, not now. I don't want...
I don't want to get...
Do you want me
to open the window?
I don't want to do this.
Okay, sweetheart,
just breathe.
I don't want to do this.
I don't want to do this.
Just breathe.
You're all right.
[VOICE BREAKING]
I don't want to do this.
Okay, do what?
Marry Greg?
It's too...
It's too late.
No, no, no.
No, it's not too late.
I don't want to do...
I don't want to do any of it,
but everyone's
already here.
Then we'll leave.
They can all have a party
without us.
But... Mother...
Laura, listen to me.
You need
to decide right now,
because this is your life.
What do you want
to do with it?
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[KEEP A KNOCKIN'PLAYING]
♪ Keep a knockin',
but you can't come in
Does Daddy still keep
his keys in the visor?
Oh!
I can't believe
we're doing this.[LAUGHS]
Laura. Oh!
Oh, you look beautiful.
Congratulations.
Thank you. Thank you.
I... I have to go. Laura!
I have to go!
♪ Whoo,
you said you love me
♪ And you can't come in [KEYS JANGLE]
[PANTING]
Where are we going?
I have a week.
I'll take you anywhere
you want to go,
anything you want to see.
I want to see the world.
I love that plan.
Yeah, you can
show it to me.
I'll become
a Pan Am stewardess.
[TIRES SCREECH]
Girls,
what do you think
you're doing?
Go. Go, go, go! Where are you going?
Get back in the house!
We are lining up![TIRES SCREECH]
[SCREAMS]
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
[SCREAMS] No!
The prelude is starting!
[TONES CHIME]
DEAN:
Ladies and gentlemen,
for those of you
on the left side
of the airplane,
as promised,
you can see
the southern coast
of Greenland.
Colette.
I'm sorry.
Uh, I didn't know
you would be
on this flight.
[CHUCKLES]
What a coincidence.
I didn't know
you were married.
I thought you understood.
Understood what?
I'm your mistress?
No... [SIGHS]
[CLINK]
Colette.
I just need
a little time.
I... I didn't plan for this.
What was your plan,
Mr. Stanton?
Believe me,
when we met,
I didn't expect...
Now, Daddy?
It's a long flight, buddy.
Um, he wants to see
the cockpit.
Well, we can do that
right now, okay?
Come on.
[LOVE MUST BE CATCHING
PLAYING]
♪ Must be catching
♪ I got it
♪ You've got it
♪ Everybody's got it
♪ Must be catching
♪ Ooh, it's love
♪ Birds in the tree
♪ Man, they got it
♪ Fish in the sea
♪ They got it
♪ Must be catching
♪ Ooh, it's love
♪ No need to worry
♪ It started with Adam
♪ He looked at Eve
♪ Man, she had him
♪ Must be catching
♪ Ooh, it's love
♪ Fish in the sea
♪ They got it
♪ Must be catching
♪ Ooh, it's love
A long flight?
[SPEAKS FRENCH]
♪ Ooh, it's love
♪ Ah, it's love
[CHUCKLES]
♪ Ooh, it's love
[ENGINE RUMBLING]
♪ Ah, it's love
[ENGINE STOPS]
Bridget!
[MAN SPEAKS IN ITALIAN]
[IN BRITISH ACCENT]
It's a motorbike now?
I talked the salesman
into letting me
take her out for the day.
With your stellar Italian?
That and
the americanodollar.
Who's that?
Lost tourist
in need of direction.
Good.
[PATS SEAT]
I need directions
to Tivoli.
Oh, I... I can't.
I... I promised Kate
I'd meet her for lunch.
[SCOFFS] So, tell her
you got rerouted.
Well, can you wait?
Not my specialty.
I'll, uh, save room
for dessert.
Come and find me.
See you soon. [STARTS ENGINE]
[RUMBLING]
[MAN AND WOMAN
SINGING ITALIAN OPERA]
Taxi!
[HORNS HONKING]
[MEN SHOUTING IN ITALIAN]
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
Guarda dove vai!
[KATE CHUCKLES]
No. Community service.
The 4-H club.
My sister was
the beauty queen.
Well, then somebody got
something backwards.
[CHUCKLES] You'd really
have to see her.
Oh, I don't need to.
You found the place?
Oh, yes. They had
a table waiting for us.
And your friend?
Oh, um, this is...
I'm sorry.
I didn't catch your name.
Richard. Richard Parks.
Bridget Pierce.
She came to my rescue.
My translation book
was failing me.
A Yank?
He's, uh, hopelessly lost,
I'm afraid. [CHUCKLES]
Sit down.
I can't. I'm sorry. Oh.
I just didn't want you
to be waiting.
They need a purser
on the evening flight
to Berlin.
Ma rimani.
Lui carino.
Uh... Forse un pochino.
Ci vediamo a New York. Okay.
Ciao. Ciao,Bridget.
I take it that
wasn't your sister.
Oh. No, no. We fly together.
I'm a Pan Am stewardess.
Oh, well, that's
my favorite kind
of stewardess.
[CHUCKLES] So, what do you
do for a living, Mr. Parks?
I work for the
US Government.
Intelligence.
[LAUGHS] Hard to believe?
No trench coat?
Mmm. I didn't say
I was any good at it.
You, on the other hand,
fit the profile perfectly.
Beautiful, well-educated,
trilingual.
And I have
the perfect cover.
Exactly.
A Pan Am stewardess
can travel
all around the world
without suspicion.
Wait.
How did you know
I was trilingual?
No, thank you.
[MAN SPEAKING IN RUSSIAN]
Can I get you
anything else?
Uh, yes. Some peace.
Maggie.
Sir, would you like
some caviar?
From where?
MAGGIE: Flown in daily
from the Caspian Sea.
Perhaps later.
Wait. Wait!
That is my Lifemagazine.
No, I believe yours
is in your briefcase.
Can I steal a cup?
Help yourself.
Hi. I'm Ted.
The First Officer.
That's right. [CHUCKLES]
What's your name?
Laura. Laura.
Is this, uh, your first,
uh, intercontinental?
Oh, no. It is.
Nope. Not this one. I'm just being hospitable.
Consider her
restricted airspace.
I'm just helping
you girls out,
pouring myself
some coffee.
You know, for a co-pilot,
you spend a lot of time
out of the cockpit.
[RUMBLES]
Great. [SIGHS]
If you need anything,
Laura, you let me know.
[RATTLES]
[SIGHS]
I almost called
home last night.
Did you finally
tell Mom and Dad
that you followed me
into the uniform?
I wrote a letter.
[SIGHS] You better
hope it gets there
before Lifemagazine.
Miss?
Um, excuse me.
Can you help me?
Have you seen
my glasses?
I think I left them
in my coat.
[RUMBLES]
[TONES CHIME]
Yes, I'll take a look.
DEAN: Ladies and gentlemen,
we're hitting
a patch of rough air,
so for your safety,
I'm gonna ask you to please
return to your seat.
[SIGHS]
[PANTING]
I've got it.
I've got it.
I'm sorry.
I couldn't...
I thought
you trained for this.
Kate, I just started.
This is hard for me.
Hard for you, Laura?
Nothing is hard for you.
You're perfect. Is that what you think?
Just get out of my way.
I do not need a lost puppy.
[SIGHS]
[RUMBLES]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[RUMBLES]
[CHUCKLES]
That's good, baby.
Excuse me, miss?
Yes?
I'm sorry.
I didn't catch your name.
Colette.
Colette. Thank you so much
for taking Tommy
up to the cockpit.
Oh, it was our pleasure.
He's a very sweet boy.
Could you sit
for a moment?
Is that allowed,
visiting with
the passengers?
Yes.
I can't imagine
what it's like to be on
your feet for so long.
You get accustomed to it.
I wanted to ask you
where you get
your eyelashes.
They look so natural.
[CHUCKLES]
No. No, they are natural.
They're mine.
Darn.
I was hoping
they were Parisian, and
I could pick up a pair.
You're blessed.
I'm jealous.
What are you drawing, Tommy?
Oh, last month
it was space rockets.
This month it's airplanes.
Lovely. You're an artist.
[CHUCKLES]
Miss, could I have
another martini, please?
[SCOFFS] John,
don't drive her off.
No, not at all.
[WHISPERS]
My pleasure.
MAN:
Clipper 22, Gander Oceanic.
Gander Oceanic, Clipper 2-2.
Go ahead.
Pan Am operations asked us
to relay a response.
Your missing stewardess
resigned from
the London office.
They don't mean Bridget,
do they?
Do you copy, Clipper 22?
[STATIC]
Uh, roger,
Gander Oceanic.
Clipper 2-2.
Thanks for passing
that along. Over.
MAGGIE:
Bridget loves Pan Am.
She wouldn't quit.
Never trust a radio.
They once lost track of me
for three weeks in Brazil.
[CHUCKLES]
Unless...What?
She'd have to quit
if she got married.
Uh, who? What, Bridget?
Oh, Dean.
The whole company
knows about you two.
I didn't know.
Everybody but Sanjeev
knows about you two.
Did you get engaged?
Ah! You son of a bitch!
Congratulations.
If you're engaged,
why is she in London?
Oh, who knows where
that woman ever is?
She barely made it
on the plane in Cuba.
She was in Cuba? We all were.
Flew out the last DC-6
full of released
Bay of Pigs prisoners
for Uncle Sam.
Plane with a mutiny? [LAUGHS]
Ah, it wasn't a mutiny.
[ALARM WAILING]
[MEN SHOUTING IN SPANISH]
Esta bien?
Rapido, rapido.
Is this the last of 'em?
You're asking me?
I thought Pan Am
was just flying out
some freed prisoners.
You didn't say
we'd have to
leave the plane.
Let's get off the ground
before someone
changes their mind.
Por favor,
sigan moviendose.
Hey, get on!
We're wheels up in 10!
At least they don't have
any luggage, huh?
Where's the
state department?
I thought
they were supposed
to be organizing this.
Organized the Bay of Pigs.
I'd rather
they just pay Castro
his ransom. Come on!
We did try
to invade his country.
His country? Whose country is it?
Castro's never gonna
be able to hold on to it.
Come on!
Vamonos,Maggie.
Let's get outta here.
Where's Bridget?
[ENGINE SPUTTERING]
[RUMBLING]
Number four fuel boost
pump off.
[SWITCHES CLICK]
Check. Pump off.
All engines stabilized
at 1,000 rpm.
Let's get the hell
outta here.
Cabin secured? We don't have Bridget.
Well, where is she?
She's not on the plane.
I didn't see her outside.
Captain, you're gonna
have to kill the engines.
No, no, no.
I have a mission
and a plane full of people
I'm responsible for.
You can't leave
without your crew.
We finally have
clearance now.
We're leaving.
Yeah, not without her,
you're not.
I'm not gonna
get stuck in Cuba.
Dean!
I swear to God,
I will take off
without you!
Hey! Move! Move!
Maggie, tell these
people we're taking off
in one minute.
We're getting outta here,
and do not let him
close this door!
No pasa nada.
No, no, no, no, no.
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
Go, go, go, go.
What are you
doing out here?
Looking for you.
We forgot one. We almost forgot you!
You're always
disappearing on me.
I always come back.
Then good. Promise.
Marry me.
What?
You heard me!
You're asking me now?
Well, I just decided now!
On a tarmac in Cuba
with a plane full of exiles?
Are you mad?
Say yes now!
It'll make a great story!
Dean, I...
I... I can't say yes now.
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
Then say yes later.
[SHOUTS IN SPANISH]
[CHEERING]
MAN: Arriba!
[MEN SHOUTING IN SPANISH]
DEAN: Ladies and gentlemen,
we're beginning our descent
into London Heathrow Airport,
where the local time
is approximately 8:05.
My newlyweds want
a bottle of champagne
to take with them.
Do we do that?
Uh, sometimes,
if they're nice.
They're certainly nice
to each other.
Thanks.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Kate, I never wanted
to be a burden to you.
I will ask
to get reassigned.
Laura, I'm sorry.
It's not that
I don't want you here.
But you ran away
from home
for a reason.
I liked knowing
you were there
to come home to.
WOMAN:
I'll take that from you.
Wait. Hold on.
[AMPLIFIED]
Ladies and gentlemen,
in honor
of this jet Clipper's
inaugural flight,
by a random selection,
we'd like to offer
the passenger in 3-D
a bottle of champagne.
Please, give him
a round of applause.
[APPLAUSE]
Here you are, sir.
Compliments of Pan Am.
No, thank you.
Oh. All right.
Wait.
Is this you?
Yes.
[SIGHS]
I thought these
were models, no?
Well, I just graduated
from stewardess school,
and I was
crossing the street
to go call my sister.
I hardly remember
the photographer.
I was just... Happy.
I guess it made
a good picture.
[ROARING]
COLETTE:
Have a good evening.
Welcome to London.
Welcome.
Thank you. Stay dry.
Have a good evening. Thanks.
Welcome to London.
Thank you, ladies. Welcome to London.
Welcome to London.
Thank you again.
Our pleasure. Thank you.
Have a wonderful trip.
You still love surprises?
Only the good ones.
Oh, so sorry.
I forgot my purse.
I'll get it for you.
Thank you for flying
with Pan Am.
Here it is.
Thank you. Yeah.
Tommy's drawing.
No, keep that.
I want you to have it.
Put it on your refrigerator
to help remind you
not to sleep
with other women's
husbands.
♪ There are so many
fabulous faraway
places to see
♪ Such as Mexico
Sweden, Hawaii,
Japan, and Capri
♪ There are so many exciting
and wonderful places
♪ Mountains and jungles
and desert oases
♪ Pleasant as home is
It wasn't what Rome is
♪ So why stay there?
♪ When there are
so many fabulous
faraway places to see
You're going to be
great at this.
♪ Why should Spain
and Tahiti and Rio
♪ Just be only names
to you and me?
♪ I feel certain
there are people
we'd be glad to know there
♪ So tell me...
Excuse me. [SUITCASE THUDS]
Would you, uh,
would you place
a local call for me?
Bridget Pierce.
Certainly, sir.
I'll patch it through
to the house phone.
Great. Thank you.
♪ We're longin' to see
[PHONE RINGS]
Very dramatic.
Is that my "yes"?
Hello?
Bridget.
WOMAN:
This is the operator, sir.
I'm sorry.
This number for this residence
has been disconnected.
[CLANK]
[IN BRITISH ACCENT]
Eventful flight?[GASPS]
You're late.
[GASPS]
You're...British.
Keen powers of perception.
Give it a moment.
You'll catch up.
I take it you weren't
detained at customs.
Roger Anderson, MI6.
[GASPS]
I'll be one of your
London contacts.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
The passport?
One of many.
You didn't think
we'd throw you
into the field
without a test,
now, did you?
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
You passed,
by the way.
Barely.
You walked out with it,
didn't you?
No matter.
We were testing mind-set.
We were testing will.
Your real assignments
might, in fact, be easier.
Almost all
foreign diplomats
and businessmen,
persons posing as such,
fly Pan Am.
You'll be expected
to keep your eyes
and ears open
and communicate
back to us.
Sometimes you'll function
as a courier.
Bridget?
[JANGLE]
But you must
use discretion
at all times.
Make no mistake.
We call it a cold war
for a reason.
I understand.
I certainly
hope that you do.
Mr. Anderson,
people have
underestimated me
my entire life,
and they've been wrong.
Yes, well,
we'll see if you
live up
to your recommendation.
Wait. It was Bridget,
wasn't it?
Bridget
arranged that meeting
with Richard in Rome.
She had an eye
for talent.
"Had"?
Am I her replacement?
[SIGHS]
We have great hopes
for you, Kate.
[SIGHS]
[LAUGHS]
I think I like debriefing.
It's unofficial,
but mandatory.
Yep. Yep.
Tomorrow
another plane takes off
to someplace new.
Vanished,
today's mistakes.
Their only trace?
A touch more wisdom.
I think I understand you
better in French.
[ALL LAUGH]
COLETTE: Is that
the British edition?
Oh, no.
Well, I had to get
my own copy.
Another continent?
I can't get away from it.
COLETTE:
Why would you want to?
Hmm. I'm not
that picture. I...
I could never
live up to that.
Because it's not you.
It is the promise of you.
This is all of us.
TED: Face it.
If Bridget
were predictable,
you would eventually
lose interest.
I've hit on enough
of these girls to know
that they're not
like normal women.
They're... Blah.
I don't know.
They're...mutations.
I think I know
where you're going wrong
there, ace.
Well, I mean that
as a compliment.
You think the first man
to crawl out of
the primordial ooze
knew he was different? No.
He just had an impulse
that there was
more to life
than primordial ooze.
Is this you trying
to make me feel better?
[CHUCKLES]
See... You see
that table over there?
That is natural selection
at work, my friend.
[CHUCKLES]
They don't know
that they're a new
breed of woman.
They just had
an impulse to
take flight.
So don't try
and ground 'em.
That was a tricky
approach tonight.
Hell of a landing.
[CLINK]
Captain.
Appreciate that.
It's the only time
you're ever gonna hear it.
Mmm? You got it.
Take two more, please.
Yeah, I heard Mickey
down at baggage...
[BIG BAND MUSIC PLAYING]