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PATTI PAGE! SO
LET'S GIVE HER...
[Applauding]
[Crickets chirping]
[Low rumbling]
[Laser sound]
[Dog barking]
¶ YOU ARE MY
SPECIAL ANGEL ¶
¶ SENT FROM UP ABOVE ¶
[Giggling]
[High-pitched humming]
MOM? DAD? I'M HOME.
[High-pitched humming]
[Growling]
AAAHH!
[Bells chiming]
[Chattering]
GOOD MORNING.
'MORNING.
NOW, I KNOW
THAT MANY OF YOU
ARE NOT THAT INTERESTED
IN ENTOMOLOGY 23A.
NEITHER WAS I
WHEN I FIRST STARTED.
YOU'RE PROBABLY TAKING IT
BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO MEET
THE SCIENCE REQUIREMENT
OF THIS GREAT
LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY.
OR, BECAUSE IT MEETS
AT A CONVENIENT
TIME OF THE DAY.
WHY THEY CALL
IT 23A, BEATS ME.
I'VE SUGGESTED,
"INTRODUCTION TO BUGS."
[Students laughing]
"MEETING THE
LITTLE CREATURES."
ANYTHING BUT
ENTOMOLOGY 23A.
BUT ONE THING IS SURE,
BY THE TIME YOU'VE
FINISHED THIS COURSE,
YOU WILL KNOW
THAT MAN IS JUST ONE
SPECIES IN THIS WORLD,
IN THE UNIVERSE.
AND WE'RE GONNA MEET
SOME OF THE OTHERS.
SOME OF THEM ARE QUITE
SPECTACULAR IN THEIR
ABILITIES, APPEARANCE,
TALENTS AND LONGEVITY.
WE'RE GOING TO
MEET SOME CREATURES
THAT DO THINGS YOU
NEVER DREAMED POSSIBLE.
[Students laughing]
REALLY.
WELL, WE HAVE TO START
SOMEWHERE, SO, LIGHTS...
CAMERA...
I OFFER YOU
THE EPHEMEROPTERA.
[Young girl's voice]
HELLO?
WHO IS THIS?
ELIZABETH.
IS YOUR MOTHER IN?
MAY I SPEAK WITH HER?
SHE'S OUT RIGHT NOW.
OKAY. THANK YOU.
I'LL CALL BACK.
[Click]
[Dog barking]
[Piano playing]
HI, LOUIE.
HUNGRY?
COME ON.
[Buzzer]
[Woman]
CHARLIE, YOU LEFT
THE DOOR UNLOCKED AGAIN.
VERY DANGEROUS.
I KNOW IT.
I KNOW IT.
HE DRINKS BEER
WITH HIS DINNER NOW.
WE GOING TO
THE MOVIES?
YEAH. WE COULD.
[Buzzer]
UGH.
WILL YOU GET IT?
THANKS.
MAY I ASK
WHO'S CALLING?
HIS EX-WIFE
AND HIS DAUGHTER.
PLEASE, COME IN.
DADDY, DADDY!
HI, ELIZABETH!
HOW'S MY LITTLE GIRL?
FINE!
THAT'S GREAT!
WHAT HAPPENED?
I HAVE TO GO
TO CENTERVILLE
FOR A FEW DAYS.
I HAVE TO LEAVE
ELIZABETH WITH YOU.
SURE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WHAT
HAPPENED?
MY MOTHER DIED.
I'VE GOTTA GO BACK.
[Piano playing]
SORRY ABOUT
YOUR MOTHER.
I KNOW I
NEVER MET HER,
BUT I'M SORRY.
YOU LOOK
REAL GOOD.
I WAS IN THE
ISLANDS FOR 2 WEEKS.
THE BAHAMAS.
GOOD-BYE, CHARLES.
TAKE GOOD CARE
OF ELIZABETH.
SURE.
PHALANGIUM OPILIO.
DADDY LONGLEGS.
TROPISTERNUS
LATERALIS.
UH, THAT'S A
DRY BEETLE.
WATER BEETLE!
OH, OH.
OOPS.
CLOSE.
YEAH.
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY WE HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO REACH MOTHER
FOR THE LAST FOUR DAYS.
I KEEP THINKING WE'RE
GONNA HEAR FROM HER.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT FOR DESSERT?
ICE CREAM.
MAYBE SHE'S
NOT COMING BACK.
SURE, SHE
IS, HONEY.
SHE'LL BE BACK.
[Charlie]
OPERATOR, YOU'RE SURE
THERE'S NO WAY TO GET THROUGH?
I'M SORRY, SIR. ALL THE LINES
FOR CENTERVILLE ARE DOWN.
YOU'LL HAVE TO TRY LATER.
[Charlie]
BUT I'VE BEEN TRYING
THIS NUMBER FOR DAYS NOW!
[Operator]
ONE TIME, IT WENT ON
LIKE THIS FOR TWO WEEKS!
IF YOU'D LIKE
TO TRY BACK LATER...
THANKS.
HI, MORGAN.
HELLO, ELIZABETH.
HI, MORGAN.
HELLO, SIR.
AH, JUST MAKE
SURE SHE GETS TO
SCHOOL ON TIME.
CERTAINLY.
AND TELL MY
MOTHER I'LL CALL IN
A COUPLE OF DAYS.
OF COURSE, SIR.
BYE, HONEY.
DON'T WORRY.
BYE, DADDY!
[Dog barks]
QUIET!
TAKE IT EASY.
SIT. STAY.
YES? HOWDY.
YOU WANT A ROOM?
YEAH.
THAT'LL BE
$7 A NIGHT.
$7?
MM-HMM.
NO, PLEASE.
CASH ONLY.
OUT OF $10.
I'M HERE LOOKING
FOR THE NEWMANS.
NEWMAN? MY
NAME IS NEWMAN.
ARTHUR NEWMAN.
OH.
MAYBE YOU KNOW
MY WIFE, MARGARET?
YOUR WIFE?
MARGARET...NEWMAN?
YEAH.
I'M AFRAID NOT.
I'LL NEED YOUR NAME
AND ADDRESS, MISTER...
BIGELOW.
BIGELOW.
WELL, MAYBE SHE LEFT
BEFORE YOU GOT HERE.
NO. I'VE LIVED HERE ALL
MY LIFE. MAYBE YOU'VE
GOT THE WRONG TOWN.
I DON'T THINK
THAT'S POSSIBLE.
HER MOTHER JUST
PASSED AWAY. ALMA NEWMAN?
NO, I UH...
I KNOW ALL
THE NEWMANS IN,
UH, CENTERVILLE.
I'VE NEVER
HEARD OF HER.
UH, HOW LONG ARE
YOU PLANNING ON
STAYING, MR. BIGELOW?
I'M JUST GONNA
LOOK AROUND. I
PRESUME YOU DON'T MIND?
OH, NO, NO.
IS THAT DOG
STAYING, TOO?
YES, WELL, UH,
MAYBE YOU'D BETTER
TAKE THE ROOM OUT BACK.
HERE YOU GO.
AND MR. BIGELOW,
PLEASE, KEEP THAT
DOG LOCKED UP.
[Dog growling]
AH, COME ON.
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU, ANYWAY?
[Dog growling]
YOU ALL RIGHT?
LISTEN, I GOTTA GO
LOOK AROUND. YOU
STAY HERE FOR A WHILE.
NO. STAY.
[Dog barks]
[Horn honks]
LET ME ASK YOU,
DO YOU KNOW IF ALMA
NEWMAN LIVES AROUND HERE?
NO, SIR.
ANY OF YOU
GUYS EVER HEAR
OF THE NEWMANS?
WELL, I HEAR
PAUL NEWMAN MIGHT BE
DROPPING BY SOME TIME.
THAT'S FUNNY.
REAL FUNNY.
HEY, DAD, WE KNOW
OUR NEIGHBORS.
AND LIKE WE SAID,
NOBODY BY THE NAME OF
ALMA NEWMAN LIVES HERE.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO
BREAK UP ALL YOUR FUN.
[Dog barking]
[High-pitched humming]
[Dog growling]
[Hissing]
[Dog howling]
[Howling continues]
[Dog snarling]
LOUIE!
LOUIE!
SHOULDN'T HAVE
BROUGHT THE DOG
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
LOUIE! LOUIE!
LOUIE! LOUIE!
[Motor puttering]
[Tires screeching]
YO.
FUEL PUMP. TAKE A
COUPLE OF HOURS.
2 HOURS?
HALF AN HOUR.
I'LL WAIT OVER THERE.
¶ I DON'T HAVE... ¶
¶ I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ¶
¶ SINCE I DON'T... ¶
JUST COFFEE.
NOTHING TO EAT?
COFFEE.
¶ I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ¶
¶ SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU ¶
MY DOG IS GONE.
¶ I DON'T HAVE HAPPINESS ¶
ANYBODY SEEN
A DOG AROUND?
¶ WHEN YOU WALKED OUT ON ME ¶
¶ IN WALKED YOUR MEMORY ¶
BROWN HUSKY?
¶ AND I DON'T HAVE... ¶
GUESS NOT.
¶ I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ¶
¶ SINCE I DON'T... ¶
[Music turned off]
[Glass breaking]
[Rattling]
[Tires screeching]
[Laughing]
NICE CAR.
YOU WANNA TELL ME
WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL...
MAYBE YOU'LL THINK
OF SOMETHING ON THE WAY.
[High-pitched humming]
NO.
USE THE KEY.
YES. COULD I
HAVE A BLT?
ROOM 2121.
[High-pitched humming]
MARIE FARELL,
MOVE RIGHT UP ON STAGE
AND WE'LL GET
CAROL TO COME UP
WITH YOU OVER HERE.
AND WE'LL
MAKE A DEAL.
STAND OVER HERE,
ON MY RIGHT-HAND SIDE.
RIGHT OVER HERE.
WHERE YA FROM, MARIE?
...HUNTINGTON
BEACH, CALIFORNIA.
[Knock at door]
ROOM SERVICE.
ROOM SERVICE?
I'LL JUST LEAVE IT
ON THE TABLE, SIR.
AHH!
WE'VE ARRIVED
IN NEW YORK, SIR.
DID YOU HAVE
A NICE TRIP?
YEAH. GREAT.
[Telephone ringing]
HELLO.
[Click]
[Telephone ringing]
HELLO?
AH, MOTHER, IT'S ME.
HAVE YOU HEARD FROM MARGARET?
NO. NO, IS
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
DIDN'T YOU FIND HER?
NO. AH, HOW'S
ELIZABETH?
OH,
SHE'S FINE.
SHE'S STILL SLEEPING.
IT'S AWFULLY EARLY.
YES, I KNOW.
I-I'M SORRY.
I'LL SEE YOU
BOTH AFTER CLASS.
BYE.
CHARLES!
PLEASE, HENRY!
DON'T GIVE ME A
HARD TIME ABOUT THIS!
SOME SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS
STATE TROOPER
PICKS ME UP IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,
ON THE HIGHWAY.
THE CAR I'M IN HAS,
AH, NO DOORS, NO TRUNK.
THAT'S WHEN I
NEED IMAGINATION!
YOU KNOW, CHARLES,
I'VE BEEN STUDYING THE
STARS FOR OVER 60 YEARS.
WHEN I FIRST
CAME TO COLUMBIA,
WE DIDN'T EVEN
KNOW THE EXISTENCE
OF SOME OF THE PLANETS
IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
NOW, WE TRAVEL TO
THEM, TAKE SNAPSHOTS.
AH NO, THE BOUNDARIES
OF THE UNIVERSE,
AND THE LAWS THAT
GOVERN THE WORLD
HAVE CHANGED
SO MUCH IN MY TIME.
BUT A BUG-EYED MONSTER,
BLOWING UP CARS
SOMEWHERE IN
THE MIDWEST?
FORGET IT, CHARLIE.
IT SEEMS TO ME, CHARLES,
YOU'VE GOT TWO CHOICES.
I CAN GIVE YOU THE PHONE
NUMBER OF A WOMAN I KNOW.
SHE WORKS FOR
THE GOVERNMENT.
SHE LISTENS TO ALL THESE
STORIES FOR A LIVING.
OR?
OR, YOU CAN TRY AND
FORGET THE WHOLE THING.
GO BACK TO WORK.
LATER, GO HOME,
CLEAN YOUR APARTMENT
AND SEE A MOVIE.
CHARLES, YOU
NEVER SURPRISE ME.
THANKS, HENRY.
[Henry]
BELIEVE ME,
MARGARET WILL CALL.
MRS. BENJAMIN.
AH, THIS IS
CHARLES BIGELOW.
DR. HOLLISTER
GAVE ME THIS NUMBER.
YES?
I SAW SOMETHING.
WELL, COME ON IN.
I'M ON THE 8TH FLOOR.
OKAY.
THIS IS ODD.
ACCORDING TO
WHAT WE HAVE,
NO ONE HAS LIVED
IN THAT TOWN SINCE 1958,
WHEN IT WAS DESTROYED
BY A TORNADO.
YOU SAY YOUR EX-WIFE
COMES FROM THAT TOWN?
YES.
HOW LONG WERE
YOU MARRIED?
4 YEARS.
WHAT HAPPENED? WHY
DID YOU GET DIVORCED?
AH...
I DON'T THINK THAT'S
ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS.
ALL RIGHT, MR. BIGELOW.
I'M GOING TO SHOW
YOU SOME DRAWINGS.
THESE ARE RENDERINGS
OF THE MOST COMMONLY
SIGHTED ALIENS.
LOOK AT THEM AND
TELL ME IF YOU SEE
ANYTHING THAT REMINDS YOU
OF THE CREATURE YOU SAW
LAST NIGHT ON THE ROAD.
NO.
NO.
NO.
[Laughing]
I'M SORRY, MR. BIGELOW.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE JOKE
WE HAVE AROUND HERE.
WHY DON'T YOU
COME WITH ME?
WE RECEIVE REPORTS
OF ALL KINDS OF
PHENOMENA HERE.
AS A SCIENTIST,
YOU'LL BE
INTERESTED TO KNOW
THAT MOST OF THEM
TURN OUT TO HAVE VERY
RATIONAL SOLUTIONS.
JUST LAST YEAR
WE HAD A-A RASH
OF PHONE CALLS
ABOUT A 50-FOOT
WOMAN, IN OREGON.
SHE ONLY CAME
OUT AT NIGHT, RUNNING
DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
RUNNING AND RUNNING.
WE CHECKED IT OUT.
ANDREA CRIBBEN.
WORLD'S TALLEST
WOMAN BASKETBALL PLAYER.
SHE WAS IN TRAINING.
THEN THERE WAS
THIS, AH, SMALL
TOWN IN LOUISIANA
WHERE IT RAINED
ON THE SAME 10-BLOCK--
LOOK, I DIDN'T
SAY IT WAS RAINING
IN CENTERVILLE.
MR. BIGELOW, IF THERE
WAS SOMETHING OUT THERE,
DON'T YOU THINK
WE'D KNOW ABOUT IT?
I'LL HAVE THE
MARINE SHOW YOU OUT.
THANKS.
[Cars honking]
[Sirens wailing]
BETTY WALKER?
YES?
MY NAME IS
CHARLES BIGELOW.
I'M A PROFESSOR
AT COLUMBIA.
COLUMBIA?
THAT SOUNDS SERIOUS.
YOU'RE FROM THE PULITZER
PRIZE COMMITTEE, RIGHT?
WELL, WHAT CAN
I DO FOR YOU?
DO YOU HAVE
A CIGARETTE,
BY ANY CHANCE?
AH, NO, I QUIT.
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
DID YOU WRITE
THIS ARTICLE?
YES, I DID.
IF YOU CAN
CALL IT THAT.
WELL...
I SAW ONE.
WHAT?
I SAW ONE OF THESE.
TIM, COULD YOU COME
HERE A MINUTE, PLEASE?
I'D LIKE YOU
TO HEAR THIS.
MR., AH, BIGELOW HERE
HAS JUST SEEN
AN ALIEN.
HI, MR. BIGELOW.
GO ON, MR. BIGELOW.
OKAY.
IT WAS IN ILLINOIS,
IN CENTERVILLE.
IT WAS STANDING
ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
I DROVE RIGHT PAST IT.
AH, IT LOOKED JUST
LIKE THIS. IT HAD THESE
SMOOTH, OBSIDIAN EYES.
WAIT A MINUTE.
LET ME GUESS--
YOU WERE HYPNOTIZED.
YOU WERE TAKEN ABOARD
A FLYING SAUCER,
WHERE THEY PLACED YOU
ON A SILVER TABLE
AND EXAMINED YOU.
YOU EVEN HAVE TINY
MARKS, ALL OVER YOUR
BODY TO PROVE IT.
LOOK, MR. BIGELOW, WE
DON'T PAY VERY MUCH FOR
ALIEN STORIES ANYMORE.
TWO-HEADED DOGS--?
THAT'S VERY BIG.
TWO-HEADED DOGS,MAYBE.
BUT ALIENS ARE PASSE.
FINISHED?
ALL RIGHT.
IT FIRED AT ME.
IT WAS LIKE A-A LASER BEAM.
IT STRUCK MY CAR.
IT WAS VERY POWERFUL.
IS THAT "LASER BEAM"?
I KNOW IT SOUNDS
RIDICULOUS,
BUT IT HAPPENED.
ALL I WANT TO KNOW
IS, WHERE DID THIS
PICTURE COME FROM?
IT WAS JUST IN THE FILE
WITH SOME OLD LETTERS.
NO ONE'S SUPPOSED
TO BELIEVE THIS STUFF.
SHE MADE IT UP.
WELL, I WON'T KEEP
YOU ANY LONGER.
[Buzzing]
YOU KNOW,IF YOU'RE
IN A HURRY, YOU SHOULD
HAVE TAKEN THE STAIRS.
IT'S ONLY 18 STORIES.
I'M SORRY.
YOU KNOW, WE DON'T
GET VERY MANY VISITORS
AROUND HERE ANYMORE.
AT LEAST, NOT SINCE
THE BIGFOOT STORY.
ALL RIGHT, I'M SORRY.
HERE ARE YOUR GLASSES.
I KNOW, IT WASN'T
THAT FUNNY.
COME ON, LOOSEN UP.
I'M TRYING TO BE NICE.
DON'T CHANGE YOUR
PERSONALITY JUST FOR ME.
OH, THAT'S GOOD.
I LIKE THAT.
WELL, NOW THAT WE'RE
PAST THE AWKWARD,
GETTING-TO-KNOW-YOU PHASE,
LET ME BUY
YOU A DRINK.
WELL, COME
BACK TOMORROW.
MAYBE WE CAN FIND
THIS PHOTOGRAPH.
[Dog barking]
HI, EARL.
HOW YOU DOING?
WELL, NOT--NOT
TOO WELL TODAY.
MY AUNT MABEL DIED.
WELL, YOU
CAN'T CRITICIZE
HER FOR THAT.
OH, YOU KNOW, EARL,
THAT FUNNY-SOUNDING
MACHINE NEXT TO THE SINK
THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE
MY GARBAGE DISAPPEAR?
UH-HUH.
WELL, IT DOESN'T.
WELL, I GUESS
I'LL BE UP LATER.
OKAY, FELLAS.
[Doorbell ringing]
HELLO.
AVON CALLING.
YOU'RE NEW
WAVE, RIGHT?
UH, PARDON ME?
THE LOOK. I MEAN,
YOU'RE PART OF A
BAND OR SOMETHING?
UH, WE HAVE MANY
FINE PRODUCTS.
OH, COME ON!
DON'T YOU PEOPLE DO
ANY MARKET RESEARCH?
UH, I'M
SORRY. I DON'T
UNDERSTAND.
WELL, THEN LET ME
PUT IT THIS WAY--
I DON'T WANT ANY!
OH, BUT, UH,
PLEASE IF YOU'D...
IF YOU WOULD JUST LET ME
FAMILIARIZE YOU WITH SOME
OF OUR MIRACULOUS PRODUCTS,
IT COULD
CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
WELL...
NOT TODAY.
[Thumping]
[Gasping]
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?
[Gasping]
ARE YOU OKAY?
IT'S THE HEAT.
WELL, CAN I GET YOU
SOMETHING TO DRINK?
NO.
IF I COULD JUST USE
YOUR BATHROOM, MY DEAR.
I GUESS IT'S OKAY.
WHAT A LOVELY
APARTMENT.
THANK YOU.
THE BATHROOM'S
OVER THERE.
JUST AROUND
THE CORNER.
THANK YOU.
HELLO?
HELLO?
ARE YOU OKAY?
IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?
WOULD YOU LIKE ME
TO CALL SOMEONE?
[Gasps]
JESUS, EARL.
YOU SCARED ME.
WELL, THE
DOOR WAS OPEN.
LOOK EARL, I-I KNOW THIS IS
GOING TO SOUND RIDICULOUS,
BUT I THINK A
STRANGE WOMAN'S LOCKED
HERSELF IN MY BATHROOM.
WELL, BETTY, HOW'D
SHE GET IN THERE?
EARL, I LET HER IN.
WELL,
I'LL HAVE A LOOK.
THANKS.
[Clattering]
EARL?
YOU KNOW WHAT
I WAS THINKING?
MAYBE WE SHOULD
CALL THE COPS.
EARL?
EARL?
MISS WALKER?
COULD YOU
COME WITH ME
FOR A MINUTE?
YOU KNOW,
THERE'S ONE THING
THAT BOTHERS ME.
NORMALLY,
WHEN SOMEONE'S
BEEN ELECTROCUTED,
THERE'S A BODY.
WHERE'S THE BODY?
AHH!
TIM?
WHAT?
YOU KNOW, I--I THINK
THERE WAS A LETTER THAT
CAME WITH THIS PHOTOGRAPH.
SO?
WELL, COULD
YOU FIND IT?
WITH THIS
FILING SYSTEM?
COME ON, TIM.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
EXCUSE ME?
IS THERE
SOMETHING WRONG?
NO. I'VE JUST BEEN
WORKING HERE TOO LONG.
WHAT DO YOU
TEACH, ANYWAY?
ENTOMOLOGY.
INSECTS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I THOUGHT WE SHOULD
HAVE THAT DRINK.
SHE SAID SHE
WAS AN AVON LADY,
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE
WELL-SCRUBBED,
MIDWESTERN FACES?
"OKLAHOMA, WHERE THE
WIND COMES SWEEPING
DOWN THE PLAINS."
HMM. OR,
ILLINOIS.
I KNOW.
[Piano playing]
GO ON.
I LET HER
USE MY BATHROOM.
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S THE LAST
I SAW OF HER.
BUT IF I RUN
INTO HER AGAIN,
I'M GONNA BE READY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
YEAH, I KNOW AND I
DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
IT'S JUST TOO CREEPY.
LISTEN TO ME!
I THINK THEY FOLLOWED ME
AND I LED THEM RIGHT TO YOU.
ANYWAY, YOU PUBLISHED
THAT PHOTOGRAPH.
I WONDER WHAT THEY WANT.
YOU KNOW, SEVERAL TIMES
DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS,
I THOUGHT I
WAS GOING MAD.
NOBODY WANTS
TO HEAR THIS.
BUT I'M A SCIENTIST.
I KNOW WHAT I SAW.
I JUST WANT
SOMEBODY TO BELIEVE ME.
I BELIEVE YOU,
CHARLIE. I REALLY DO.
ONLY LET'S NOT
TELL ANYBODY, YOU
KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
LET'S JUST FORGET IT.
I MEAN, I DON'T WANNA
WAL--WALK AROUND SAYING
THERE WAS A--AN
ALIEN IN MY APARTMENT
WHO GOBBLED UP MY SUPER.
IT SOUNDS RIDICULOUS.
I WANNA FORGET IT.
I WANNA GO AWAY FOR
A LONG VACATION AND...
OH, GOD, I
WANT SOME DINNER.
[Boy]
ALL RIGHT!
THIS GUY'S AMAZING.
LOOK AT THIS!
INCREDIBLE.
HE'S GREAT.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
HE'S NOT EVEN
LOOKING AT IT!
HE'S HOT!
DON'T QUIT!
HOT.
RIVERSIDE
DRIVE, PLEASE.
HEY MAN, YOU CAN'T QUIT!
HEY, I WANNA PLAY!
I DON'T DANCE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
YOU DON'T DANCE?
EVERYBODY DANCES!
THIS IS
QUAINT, TOO.
WHO'S YOUR
DECORATOR?
WELL, DO YOU WANT A
BEER, OR, AH, SOME
WATER OR SOMETHING?
NO, A NICE SOFT
CHAIR WOULD BE FINE.
MY GOD!
WHAT WAS THAT?
IT'S NOT A
PET IS IT?
I HOPE IT DOESN'T
HAVE A COY NAME.
NO, AH, HE BELONGS IN
THAT JAR RIGHT THERE.
I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO CATCH HIM YET.
PLEASE. I CAN'T
TAKE ANY MORE.
NO MORE SURPRISES.
NOTHING UNEXPECTED. PLEASE.
[Door buzzer]
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
[Buzzer]
WHO IS IT?
CHARLES, IT'S
MARGARET. OPEN UP.
MARGARET!
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
I TRIED TO FIND YOU!
OH GOD,
I'M SO SORRY!
WHERE'VE YOU
BEEN FOR THE LAST
WEEK AND A HALF?
I'VE GOTTA
TALK TO YOU!
AH, YOU'LL
NEVER GUESS
WHAT HAPPENED.
MY WIFE
JUST RETURNED.
YOU NEVER TOLD ME
YOU WERE MARRIED.
YOU TOLD ME
OTHER THINGS,
BUT NOT THAT.
[Margaret]
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I'M NOT!
WHY DON'T YOU CHECK
THE DICTIONARY
UNDER W-I-F-E?
WE'RE DIVORCED.
UH-HUH,
SURE!
WHERE'RE
YOU GOING?
HOME!
YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I DON'T.
I'LL CALL
YOU TOMORROW.
MAYBE.
FINE.
CHARLIE, WHERE
IS ELIZABETH?
SHE'S AT
MY MOTHER'S.
[Sighing]
CHARLIE, THERE'S
SOMETHING WE HAVE
TO TALK ABOUT.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO FIND
OUT HOW THINGS WORK HERE.
BUT INSTEAD,
I FOUND THE WAY.
THE WAY I
WANTED TO LIVE.
AND WHEN IT DIDN'T WORK
OUT WITH YOU AND ME,
THERE WAS
STILL ELIZABETH.
BUT NOW, CHARLES,
NOW--NOW IS THE
IMPORTANT TIME.
NOW, THEY WANT
ELIZABETH, TOO.
YOU'VE GOT
TO GET TO HER!
YOU'VE GOTTA HIDE HER
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
UNTIL 9:00
ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
[Cat yowling]
[Dog barking]
[High-pitched humming]
[Banging]
[High-pitched humming]
[Buzzing and knocking]
I SHOT ONE!
A-A-AND IT
HAD GREEN BLOOD!
AND I THINK THEY'RE
ON THEIR WAY UP HERE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER
WAY OUT OF HERE?
JUST THE
FIRE ESCAPE.
WELL, YOU HURRY,
I'LL STOP THEM.
GO.
[Laser sounds]
[Car horn honking]
GET IN.
GET IN,
FOR GOD'S SAKE!
NOW TELL ME I
DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY
IN CENTERVILLE!
TELL ME NOBODY'S
LIVING THERE!
MR. BIGELOW--
COME ON,
TELL ME!
COME ON.
WELL, YOU KNOW
I CAN'T DO THAT!
COME ON, TELL ME!
I WANNA HEAR
YOU SAY IT!
YOU'VE INTRUDED
ON A VERY
DELICATE SITUATION!
COME ON,
BENJAMIN.
ALL RIGHT,
I WILL TELL
YOU ONE THING.
WE HAVE AN
AGREEMENT
WITH THEM.
WE'VE KNOWN
ABOUT THEM FOR
A LONG TIME.
THEY PROVIDE
US WITH CERTAIN
ADVANTAGES,
AND WE PROVIDE
THEM WITH A
PLACE TO LIVE.
BUT IT HASN'T
BEEN EASY!
WE HAVEN'T HAD
MUCH CHOICE IN
DEALING WITH THEM!
DON'T GIVE US THAT!
NOW, ANSWER US!
CHARLIE!
WHO IS THIS?
THIS IS THE
GOVERNMENT WOMAN
I TOLD YOU ABOUT.
HELLO,
I'M BETTY WALKER.
OH, I KNOW
WHO YOU ARE,
MISS WALKER.
YOUR ARTICLE
HAS CAUSED US
A LOT OF AGONY.
YOU KNOW, THESE
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT
A RAG YOUR NEWSPAPER IS.
THEY ACTUALLY
TAKE IT
SERIOUSLY.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY'LL
DO NEXT.
WELL!
DRIVER, GO TO
EAST 63RD STREET.
[High-pitched humming]
CHARLIE!
THEY TOOK HER!
[Mrs. Benjamin]
BIGELOW, WAIT!
LET'S GO.
[Tires screeching]
GET THEM.
[Driver]
AW, ***!
PUT OUT AN APB FOR THE
BRIDGES AND THE AIRPORTS.
WHAT ABOUT
THE TRAINS?
NOBODY TAKES
THE TRAIN ANYMORE!
GATE 27.
HAVE A NICE TRIP.
HIS NAME IS
WILLIE COLLINS.
[Charlie]
WHAT?
THE GUY WHO SENT
THE PHOTOGRAPH!
OH--OH.
CHICAGO! ALL ABOARD!
[Betty]
LOOK, HE'S IN ILLINOIS.
LET'S GO AND SEE HIM.
CHARLIE, LISTEN TO ME.
HE KNOWS ABOUT THEM.
THIS IS WHERE HE IS.
I'M SURE HE CAN HELP US.
I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.
[Train whistling]
WELL, SHE SAID
THE DEADLINE WAS
9:00 P.M. SUNDAY.
IT'S 11:00 NOW.
WHATEVER IT IS,
WE HAVE 34 HOURS.
THEY TOOK THE TRAIN.
I WAS ON
A TRAIN ONCE.
IT WASN'T ANYTHING
LIKE THIS, OF COURSE.
WAS THAT BEFORE
YOU MET MARGARET?
MM-HMM.
WHERE'D YOU
MEET HER, CHARLIE?
CAPE CANAVERAL?
[Chuckling]
NO, UH. AH, I MET
HER IN A BOOKSTORE.
SCRIBNER'S
BOOKSTORE.
CHARLIE?
MM-HMM.
CAN I ASK YOU THE
OBVIOUS QUESTION?
WHAT?
DIDN'T YOU
KNOW SHE WAS...
A LITTLE STRANGE?
WELL, SHE
WAS DIFFICULT
TO LIVE WITH.
BUT SO AM I.
AND, UH...
[Chuckling]
SHE WAS A
GOOD MOTHER--
IS A
GOOD MOTHER.
AND SHE DOESN'T HAVE
TO STRIKE A MATCH
TO LIGHT A STOVE.
YEAH WELL, THAT WAS
A, UH, TALENT SHE
KEPT TO HERSELF.
[Betty]
THIS IS IT, CHARLIE.
IT LOOKS LIKE SOME
KIND OF HOSPITAL.
[Charlie]
IT'S AN ASYLUM.
[Voice on intercom]
DR. GULCH, DR. F.D. GULCH,
PLEASE CALL 261.
DR. STEGMAN,
DR. WILEY STEGMAN,
PLEASE CALL 46.
HE'S A PERMANENT
PATIENT. EAST WING.
PERMANENT?
WILLIE? YOU HAVE
SOME VISITORS.
SAY HELLO.
MR. COLLINS, I'M
BETTY WALKER FROM
THE NATIONAL INFORMER.
DO YOU REMEMBER,
YOU WROTE
US A LETTER?
THANK YOU,
NURSE.
WE JUST NEED
TO TALK TO YOU.
YOU'VE COME TO SEE WHAT
KIND OF LUNATIC WRITES
THINGS LIKE THIS, HM?
INTERVIEW
THE MADMAN?
WELL, I'VE HAD A
LOT OF VISITORS LIKE
YOU THROUGH THE YEARS.
IT STOPS BEING
AMUSING AFTER A WHILE.
IT MIGHT
BE BETTER--
LOOK, THEY TOOK
MY DAUGHTER.
COME WITH ME.
[Willie]
THEY KILLED MY FAMILY.
SIT DOWN, PLEASE.
I WAS A
YOUNG MAN THEN.
I'D JUST SET MYSELF
UP IN BUSINESS.
I HAD A FAMILY.
JUST LIKE MOST FOLKS.
YOU CAN SMOKE HERE.
[Clears throat]
WE WERE ON
VACATION.
THE FIRST ONE WE TOOK
SINCE THE KIDS WERE BORN.
WE DROVE ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
WANTED TO SEE AMERICA.
SO ONE DAY,
WE'RE DRIVING ALONG.
WE MUST'VE BEEN IN THE CAR
SINCE ABOUT 6:00 A.M.
MY WIFE'S COMPLAINING
AND SHE WANTS ME TO STOP.
THE KIDS WERE
DRIVING HER CRAZY.
LIKE KIDS WILL DO.
MAKING HER MAD.
THEN SHE SEES A TOWN.
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE
PERFECT SUMMER NIGHTS.
IT WAS STILL LIGHT OUT.
THERE WASN'T A SOUL AROUND.
WE SAW A ROOMING HOUSE.
DECIDED TO STOP.
I MUST'VE GONE OVER THIS
A MILLION TIMES IN MY MIND.
WHY DIDN'T I
JUST GO TO SLEEP?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT WAS PROBABLY
ALL THAT DRIVING.
ANYWAY. I FELT JITTERY.
I WENT FOR A WALK.
I CAME TO A CHURCH.
THERE WAS THIS SOUND.
VERY HIGH-PITCHED.
IT WAS LIKE IT WAS
DRAWING ME IN.
THE SOUND.
IT WAS COMING FROM
BEHIND THE ALTAR.
THERE WAS AN OPEN DOOR
THAT LED UNDERGROUND.
SO I WENT DOWN.
[Creaking]
[Muted gasping
and crying]
ALICE?
DADDY!
AAHH!
AAAHH!
AAAHH!
ARGH!
[Moaning]
DADDY.
DADDY.
WILLIE.
[Gasping]
WILLIE.
DADDY.
WILLIE.
DADDY.
I NEVER
SAW THEM AGAIN.
I WENT HOME,
TRIED TO GET SOME HELP.
YOU CAN GUESS
WHAT THAT WAS LIKE.
MY FRIENDS THOUGHT
I'D BECOME A
SERIOUS CRACKPOT.
EVERYONE ELSE THOUGHT
I WAS A MAD KILLER
WHO'D BE HANGED
AS SOON AS THEY
COULD FIND THE BODIES.
THEN, I WENT
TO WASHINGTON.
I ACTUALLY THOUGHT
THAT THEY WOULD HELP.
IT WAS THE SHORTEST
INVESTIGATION IN HISTORY.
THEN I GOT PROOF.
THAT PHOTOGRAPH.
I SENT IT EVERYWHERE.
IT EVEN TOOK
YOUR PAPER 10 YEARS
BEFORE THEY PRINTED IT.
[Voice on intercom]
DR. PENDERGARTEN, 2027 EAST.
DR. THOMAS PENDERGARTEN,
2027 EAST, PLEASE.
I GUESS I
GOT SOMEBODY
WORRIED THOUGH,
BECAUSE
THEY STARTED
FOLLOWING ME.
I'D COME
HOME AT NIGHT
AND IT FELT
LIKE PEOPLE HAD
BEEN IN MY HOUSE.
IT WAS LIKE
THEY WERE PLAYING
A GAME WITH ME.
SO,
I FINALLY GAVE UP.
THIS IS MY
WAY OF SAYING,
I SURRENDER.
I'M NO THREAT
TO THEM HERE.
I'M NO THREAT
TO ANYBODY.
NURSE?
WILL YOU COME
HERE, PLEASE?
THIS MAN
HAS BEEN TO
CENTERVILLE.
HE'S SEEN
THE ALIENS.
AH! THAT'S
RIGHT, WILLIE!
VISITING HOURS
ARE ALMOST OVER.
I'M GOING
THERE RIGHT NOW.
[Bell ringing]
I'LL TAKE
HIM FROM HERE.
SAY GOOD-BYE TO
YOUR VISITORS, WILLIE.
I'LL BE
WITH YOU.
I'LL BE
WITH YOU.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO THINK.
A FEW DAYS AGO MY
BIGGEST WORRY WAS
MY TELEPHONE BILL.
WELL, DON'T COME
ALONG WITH ME THEN!
ARE YOU SUGGESTING I
TAKE A ROOM? SET UP
SHOP IN THE EAST WING?
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
LET ME
EXPLAIN SOMETHING
TO YOU, CHARLIE.
YOU'RE A PROFESSOR,
WHO DEVOTES A MAJOR
PORTION OF YOUR DAY
CARVING UP BUGS
AND FLIRTING
WITH CO-EDS!
I'M JUST A SIMPLE
WORKING GIRL,
WHO'S BEEN MAKING
STORIES LIKE THIS FOR THE
NATIONAL INFORMER FOR YEARS,
AND I'D VERY MUCH
LIKE TO SEE IT!
CAN YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT?
LOOK, BETTY--
I KNOW, I KNOW.
FORGET IT.
UNH.
AHHH!
AW, ***--
YOU GOT A
LIGHT? HMM?
NEVER MIND,
NEVER MIND.
YOU'RE GONNA
NEED SOME HELP.
I'M JUST THE GUY
WHO'S GONNA BE ABLE
TO GIVE IT TO YOU.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
OKAY.
THERE SHE BLOWS.
OF ALL THE PLACES
THEY COULD'VE COME TO.
PROBABLY MILLIONS
OF LIGHT YEARS
AWAY, HUH?
OH, ***.
SORRY SIR, NO
ONE IS ALLOWED
BEYOND THIS POINT.
[Mrs. Benjamin]
BIGELOW?
WHY IS THAT?
THERE'S BEEN SOME
TROUBLE DOWN THE ROAD.
BIGELOW, IS
THAT YOU?
MISS WALKER'S
IN THERE, TOO,
I PRESUME?
HI, MRS. BENJAMIN.
YOU TWO HAVE BEEN
MORE TROUBLE THAN YOU
WILL EVER KNOW.
YOU CAN WAIT HERE
WITH US FOR AN HOUR.
THEN IT'LL ALL BE OVER.
WHAT'LL ALL
BE OVER?
IT'S ALL BEEN
NEGOTIATED, BIGELOW.
THEY CAME HERE
25 YEARS AGO TODAY.
AND NOW,
THEY'RE LEAVING.
DON'T MOVE!
ARE YOU CRAZY?
HOLD YOUR FIRE!
BACK! I'LL KILL
HER! I'LL SHOOT
HER, I MEAN IT!
YOU CAN'T
STOP THEM!
TURN AROUND!
COME ON,
WILLIE, COME ON!
GIVE ME THAT!
[Charlie]
HERE,
TAKE THIS.
GET IN
THE CAR!
DON'T SHOOT!
BACK!
GET AWAY!
GET BACK!
HOLD YOUR FIRE!
CHARLIE.
AS SOON AS YOU
HAVE THE GIRL,
I'LL BE THERE.
TELL YOU
THE TRUTH,
I REALLY DON'T
EXPECT TO BE SEEING
THE TWO OF YOU AGAIN.
COME ON, WILLIE.
WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.
LET'S GO.
SHE DOES NOT
BELONG THERE.
PLEASE, LET HER
STAY, SHE'S SO
VERY HAPPY HERE.
IT'S TIME,
MARGARET!
[Arthur]
GET HER READY.
DADDY,
DADDY!
MY DEAR FRIENDS,
WE SEND OUR GREETINGS
AND CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU HAVE REACHED
THE END OF A LONG
AND ARDUOUS PROJECT.
WHEN WE WERE
FIRST COMMISSIONED
TO DO OUR STUDY
OF THIS PLANET
AND ITS PEOPLE,
NO ONE THOUGHT
WE WOULD ACCOMPLISH
SO MUCH IN SUCH
A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
WHEN THE CRISIS STRUCK,
WE WERE GIVEN A DEADLINE.
AND WE MET IT.
SOME OF YOU
GATHERED THE SCIENTIFIC
INFORMATION WE REQUIRE.
AND OTHERS STUDIED
AND PARTICIPATED IN
THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE.
THIS HAS PROVEN
OF GREAT VALUE.
ALTHOUGH, SOME OF YOU
MAY HAVE BECOME TOO INVOLVED.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO
KNOW YOU'LL ALL
BE RETURNING WITH US.
THE INFORMATION
YOU CARRY WITH YOU
WILL HELP OUR LEADERS
TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION
AS TO OUR FUTURE,
AND THE FUTURE
OF THIS PLANET.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE
AN ADDITION TO OUR GROUP.
WHAT AN AMAZING
AND UNEXPECTED PLEASURE
THIS NEWS WAS
FOR US HERE!
LET THE LITTLE
CREATURE COME FORWARD.
LET US SEE
LITTLE ELIZABETH.
COME FORWARD.
THAT'S RIGHT.
ELIZABETH,
COME HERE!
DADDY!
MR. BIGELOW,
YOUR DAUGHTER IS ABOUT
TO TRAVEL VERY FAR AWAY.
IT WILL BE VERY
DIFFICULT FOR HER TO--
[Betty]
WILLIE! HERE WE COME.
WILLIE,
PLEASE!
[Tires screeching]
[Laser sound]
[Willie]
NO, NO, BETTY!
GET BACK! BACK!
[Laser sound]
JUST GIVE US
THE GIRL. WE DON'T
WANT TO HARM YOU.
NO.
I REALLY DON'T
THINK YOU HAVE
MUCH CHOICE, MA'AM.
GIVE HER
TO US NOW!
THE LADY
SAID NO, FELLA.
OR DON'T YOU PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND ENGLISH?
NO! WILLIE, NO!
UH-UGH!
AHH!
NOW DON'T YOU THINK YOU'D
LIKE TO GIVE US THE GIRL?
NO.
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY,
ELIZABETH!
[Low rumbling sound]
IT IS TIME, MR. BIGELOW.
WE ARE GOING TO LEAVE!
DADDY, I DON'T
WANT TO GO!
[Charlie]
NEITHER DO
I, HONEY.
MOMMY! HELP US!
FOR THE LOVE OF
GOD, MARGARET!
DO SOMETHING!
NOW!
NOW, ELIZABETH! DO
WHAT MOMMY TOLD YOU!
NOW!
PLEASE REMAIN CALM.
EVERYTHING IS
UNDER CONTROL.
YOU'RE OUT
OF DANGER NOW.
BETTY?
PLEASE REMAIN CALM.
BETTY?
THERE'S NO NEED
TO BE AFRAID.
WE'RE HERE
TO HELP YOU.
WELL?
SAVE ME!
ARE YOU
READY?
HOW'D YOU
GET UP THERE?
DON'T ASK.
SHE'LL BE BACK.