(FLlES BUZZlNG)
Theres something wrong. I can feel it.
Now, stop screaming, take a deep breath and . . . .
(RONNlE SCREAMS)
Somethings wrong, goddamn it. Do something! Help her!
Youre too excitable, Mr. Borans. Take him somewhere to calm down.
Screaming will not help anyone now.
DOCTOR: Steady.
Hold her steady.
- Why wasnt I notified sooner? - Sorry, Mr. Bartok.
We called when labor began.
RONNlE: Oh, my God!
Just get it out of me!
Come on! Get it out of me!
No! Just get it out of me! Get it out!
You said it wasnt gonna be like this! You promised!
NURSE 1 : Push, Ronnie. DOCTOR: lts coming.
NURSE 1 : Push, push.
Jesus.
(MACHlNE BEEPS)
ANESTHESlOLOGlST: Cut the umbilical cord Get the Pitocin.
(RONNlE SCREAMS)
DOCTOR: Were losing her.
NURSE 1 : Clear.
All clear.
ls there something moving in here?
NURSE 2: Charge. NURSE 1 : All clear.
NURSE 2: Doctor.
Shes gone.
(BABY GROWLS)
( CRlES)
BARTOK: Dr. Jainway, do not think this child is a laboratory animal.
I want you to take care of him as though he were my very own.
You will all answer to Dr. Jainway.
She, in turn, will answer to me.
l, in turn, will answer to nobody but God.
From Gods mouth to your ears, that is the chain of command.
Is that understood?
JAlNWAY: Here we have an average 11 -month-old child.
And here we have our 11 -month-old child.
As you can see, his life cycle is dramatically accelerated.
Now, these are aberrant chromosomes.
Obviously a product of genetic mutation.
These are all dormant, something in addition to accelerated growth.
And his non-genetic characteristics? His learning abilities, for example.
Hes got a photographic memory.
He doesn't just learn, he consumes information.
And he never sleeps.
Is that so?
Do you like him?
Well, as a clinical subject, I find him astonishing.
But he does try our patience when it comes to medical examinations.
I think its time our young guest and I became acquainted.
Were not interrupting, are we?
Not at all, Mr. Bartok.
What a handsome young man you are. Do you know who I am?
Yes, youre one of the people who lives behind the mirror.
Well, my name is Mr. Bartok.
ld like you to think of me as your dad.
Martin . . .
. . . whats that behind your ear?
You know, its knowing the right magic word that makes it happen.
lts a real magic word, a secret word that you keep locked away . . .
. . . inside your heart and you never tell anybody.
No, you don't tell anybody, and thats what makes the magic work.
SHEPARD: Martin.
Martin, are you listening to me?
Dr. Shepard . . .
. . .l don't mean to be rude by not facing you.
But those tests are far too simple to demand my full attention.
Besides, lm almost finished.
So am l, Martin.
I just have to time you on this maze, and we can both do something we enjoy.
Very impressive, Martin.
People, my I hve your ttention?
Ive grown tired of your trivil influence.
Another outburst nd Ill be forced to mke n exmple of you.
Youve outdone yourself.
But what else does it do?
(SlGHS)
JAlNWAY: Keep still, Martin. Stop fidgeting.
ls Mr. Bartok gonna visit today?
You know how busy he is. He has that project in zone four.
Oh, yeah.
Can I go visit him?
- Of course not, youre not allowed. - Why?
Because you don't have zone four clearance.
How much longer do I have to take these shots for?
As long as you would like to live.
Why don't I have clearance?
Because youre only a zone three project. Youre fidgeting.
lts normal behavior.
I read it in a book for mothers. Want to see?
No, thank you.
Now, sit still or Mr. Bartok will be very disappointed in you.
( COMPUTER WHlRS)
(FLlES BUZZlNG)
You know, I got this disease . . .
. . .so rare, theres only been two people whove ever had it.
My father.
And now me.
They even named it after him.
lts called Brundles Accelerated Growth Syndrome.
The doctors say it means lm growing up a lot faster than lm supposed to.
Which isnt so bad, I guess.
But I think it also means that lm gonna die a lot sooner.
Which isnt so great.
SHEPARD OVER lNTERCOM: Tody is your lucky dy, Mrtin.
Lmb chops nd French fries. Your fvorite, isn t it?
Yes, sir.
(SNORES)
( COMPUTER WHlRS)
(ELEVATOR RUMBLES)
lnitiate sequence, please.
lts okay.
It worked! Hes moving around.
Hes still alive!
(SCREAMlNG)
How the hell did he get in here?
Whats wrong?
(SlNGlNG HAPPY BlRTHDAY)
- Happy birthday. - Thank you, everybody.
Blow out the candles. Dont forget to make a wish.
Martin, the whole team wants you to know . . .
. . .how happy we are to share your fifth birthday.
Whats your wish?
You know what I want?
Your privacy.
And I think its about time you got it.
Say the magic word . . .
. . . and make the mirror disappear.
- I don't think I should go too far— - Nonsense, its a beautiful day.
Fresh air will do you good. You should get out more often.
You mean, this is mine?
This is my place?
Your place.
Your private place.
No more mirrors, no more prying eyes.
(TOlLET FLUSHES)
MARTlN: Wow.
Whee!
So do you like it?
Yes.
I know it hasnt been easy growing up in such a clinical environment.
Due to your unique affliction, its been unavoidable.
Youve been very good to me.
I don't know how to thank you.
Perhaps I can think of something.
ld like you to consider taking a position here at Bartok lndustries.
- Position? - Something challenging.
To keep you from being bored.
A match for your intellect, your creative mind.
lm talking about a job.
BARTOK: Five years and millions of dollars later . . .
. . . and what we have is—
What we have is the worlds most expensive . . .
. . . juicer.
The greatest invention in the history of mankind . . .
. . . and we cant get the damn thing to work.
Were like chimpanzees trying to figure out how to operate a car.
Your father was a brilliant man.
Brilliant, but erratic.
When he died, some of his secrets died with him.
You could finish your fathers work.
Youre as brilliant as he was, perhaps even more so.
I don't like these things.
lts because of the dog, isnt it?
How long will you hold that against me?
It was a tragic mistake, but thats in the past now.
You must concentrate on the future.
The future is right here in this very room.
lmagine a new era of surgery without incision.
Cutting people would be primitive, a thing of the past.
All the things that would become obsolete overnight.
Thats what these machines represent.
A new age.
if you want personnel . . .
. . . Dr. Trimble and his people are at your disposal.
if you want to work alone, fine. lts your choice.
Martin . . .
. . . we did everything we could for your dog.
Take comfort in knowing he didn't suffer long.
And one more thing.
Your father kept a record of his progress.
Before you decide . . .
. . . listen to your father.
RONNlE OVER TV: Weve just seen the first teleporttion of humn being.
Dr. Seth Brundle, how did it feel going through?
SETH OVER TV: It felt like stutter.
RONNlE: A wht?
SETH: A stutter, you know, hiccup.
A slight disloction of my physicl life.
Not unplesnt, just little interruption of rhythm.
At first I thought it didn t work. I thought I ws in the sme telepod.
RONNlE: And now, how do you feel?
SETH: I should feel exctly the sme s before...
but I don t. I feel very...
energized, very coordinted.
I feel s though I work better physiclly, you know?
Everything seems to just work better thn it ever did before.
RONNlE: Why should tht be?
I don t know. Its possible tht...
the teleporter somehow improved me.
In ressembling me, it might hve seen where things could be...
improved theoreticlly, nd it did it.
I told it to be cretive, nd mybe it hs been.
OPERATOR: How on I help you?
Do you have any organic matter that I can borrow?
Excuse me?
A potato, a plant, something living.
Youll hve to spek to mintennce, nd they won t be in until 8:00.m.
Eight?
Well, thanks anyway.
(STUN GUN BUZZES)
SCORBY: Hey, got a visitor.
WlLEY: lts Bartoks brat. That kid gets away with murder.
Dont worry, hell get his someday.
Nice catch.
What is this?
A fly.
An artificial fly for fishing.
I guess you don't fish.
I don't get out much.
BETH: ld go crazy without some diversion.
CRT burnout till 3:00 in the morning.
I heard Bartok was good for advancement.
lve been here six months, and lm still computer filing.
Graveyard shift, no less.
Are you new here?
lve been here five years.
Five years and you still work nights?
I work days too.
When do you sleep?
I don't.
You don't?
I got that in California.
So what are you working on?
The most important invention in the history of mankind.
With my cactus?
Yes.
lm talking change beyond imagination.
The big leap from Stone Age to microtechnologies.
Would you like to come up to my lab and watch, Beth Logan?
I have to give you points for originality.
You don't believe me?
Look, don't take this personally, but—
Should l?
I love living on a houseboat. lts peaceful on the water.
- Houseboat? - Hey, wait a minute, Martin.
I cant go any further. I don't have any clearance for this sector.
Poof! You have clearance.
(TELEPORT BUZZES)
Wait.
What did you just do?
lve broken down the cactuss molecular structure . . .
. . . and teleported it from one pod to the other.
And . . . .
Whats that?
It wasnt supposed to do this.
Something . . . .
lm sorry.
You keep it.
I have to get back to work anyway.
But I enjoyed meeting you, Martin Brundle.
Maybe you should beta test the program.
Beth . . .
. . . would you like to visit me again?
- I don't want to disturb you. - You wouldnt.
You see, I have no friends here, only acquaintances, and . . .
. . .l would like us to be friends.
- Is that possible? - ld like that.
l, um . . . .
I get a dinner break every night at 10:00.
Great.
Why don't you come down here? if you like, you can help with the telepods.
Okay.
Maybe we could fix my plant.
Hey, Marty?
Whats the good word? Got yourself a girlfriend now?
No.
Too bad.
Nice ass.
Last night, I slept for two hours.
The longest lve ever slept.
lm not willing to attach any significance to it.
Why not? It means lm slowing down, stabilizing, becoming normal.
It doesn't necessarily follow. Youre just working too hard.
if you were undergoing a metabolic change we would have found it by now.
Youre missing my vein.
(MARTlN YELLS)
Thats what you get for not sitting still!
Now lets try it again.
I don't think so.
( COUNTRY MUSlC PLAYS)
BETH: A friend of mine in specimens division asked me up there tomorrow.
Theyre having sort of an office get-together.
Do you want to come?
Will there be people there?
Yeah, there usually are at get-togethers.
But nice people.
Youd be surprised.
- Yeah? - Yes.
So thats your genius.
He is cute.
I told you, but hes shy.
I hope hes enjoying himself.
WOMAN: lve never seen anything like it before in my life.
What is it?
We don't make them, we keep them alive.
lts so ugly.
Hes our pride and joy in specimens. Our longest running engagement.
Two years.
Thats been alive for two years?
We call him Timex. Takes a licking, keeps on ticking.
Hi.
(HOWLS)
Leave me alone.
Martin!
- Martin, whats the matter? - I said to leave me alone, Beth.
Talk to me. I thought we were friends.
- I didn't know— - Stay out of my sector!
You no longer have clearance.
(BARKS)
(DOG WHlNES)
BARTOK: Martin.
There was an unfortunate incident in the specimens division last night.
Someone broke in and caused some damage.
You wouldnt know anything about that, would you?
No.
Hes lying.
Of course, hes lying.
It seems our Martin is growing up.
MARTlN: Hi.
BETH: Hi.
MARTlN: lm sorry.
Dont be sorry.
I missed you.
You did?
Really?
Come here, I want to show you something.
Okay, close your eyes.
Ta-da!
Oh, gosh. Look at it.
Yes.
Come here.
Where you going?
Martin, what are you doing?
You cant do that.
lts all right.
lnitiate the sequence.
No, I cant.
Martin.
Trust me.
Hi.
Thats wonderful. How did you do this?
I started from scratch.
Trimble and the rest asked the wrong questions, made the same mistakes.
They were too close to the problem to see it clearly.
Scientific myopia.
They thought of it in terms of methodology, of physics.
Absolutes.
But you have to be able to open your eyes and admire . . .
. . . the beauty of the process.
Martin.
What?
What is this?
Just a little accident.
Well, its getting all infected.
Youd better have it looked at.
I have to go now.
lts just an infection. This antibiotic—
MARTlN: Dont patronize me, Shepard!
This is obviously not an infection.
Whats going to happen? Will I lose my arm?
Of course not. Now this injection will clear it up right away.
Youre going to have to trust me.
MARTlN: I don t trust you. I wnt to see Mr. Brtok.
- Theres no doubt. JAlNWAY: None at all.
Early stages of genetic metamorphosis have been showing up on tests.
His aberrant chromosomes are not dormant.
Now that hes reached full maturity, they're growing . . .
. . . changing, becoming more defined.
How fast?
Like wild fire.
You know what to do, what preparations to make.
Get on with it.
(DOOR BUZZES)
SCORBY: You having a problem, Ms. Logan?
My card isnt working, its not opening the door.
Nothing wrong with your card. lts just not your door anymore.
- Whatre you talking about? - It looks like . . .
. . . your transfer to the day shift finally came through.
Just like you wanted.
Systems analysis?
This is in a building across town.
Weve already sent your personal effects over.
Thats what you get for fucking around with Bartoks pet freak.
For your eyes only.
Bye-bye.
OPERATOR: My I help you?
Yes, ld like an outside line, please.
Im sorry, sir, ll outside lines re busy. Plese try gin lter.
Thank you.
OPERATOR: Brtok Industries, my I help you?
ld like to speak with Martin Brundle.
There is no Mrtin Brundle here. Plese try gin.
Now, you listen to me. I know—
(PHONE RlNGS)
MARTlN: Beth? - Martin?
- You ll right? - Oh, my God!
lve been trying to call you. You okay?
Something is happening to me. I don't know what.
I was transferred. They found out. Bartok knows about us.
We never told anyone.
Because he saw us. He videotaped us in bed.
Thats it.
Hes found it.
Youd better call Bartok, tell him the kids pissed.
(PHONE RlNGS)
I see.
We lost video completely.
BARTOK: Where is he now? - Could be anywhere.
Youre not allowed in here.
Get out!
STATHlS ON TV: You don t know nything. I ws there.
I upset Brundle. He ws trying to cure himself, on t you see tht?
You gott help Ronnie, shes pregnnt with his child.
BARTOK ON TV: You nd I re gonn be very good friends, you think?
Well, I know we re.
I wnt us to—
I wnt us to be more thn friends. I wnt you to think of me s your dd.
MARTlN: You men this is my plce?
Your plce, your privte plce.
No more mirrors, no more prying eyes.
Go on, tke look.
(TYPES)
(BETH BREATHES HEAVlLY)
SETH: A fly...
got into tht...
trnsmitter pod with me tht first time.
The computer got confused.
There weren t supposed to be two seprte genetic ptterns.
And then decided to...
splice us together.
It mted us, me nd the fly.
BARTOK: Now you know.
A rather rude awakening, but at least we can drop all pretense now.
Martin . . .
. . .you will soon become . . .
. . . the most unique living creature on the face of the earth.
No, I wont.
Theres nothing you or l, or anyone can do to stop it.
lll take my . . .
. . . medications, my injections.
Theyre merely water . . .
. . . placebo.
We had to give you some sense of hope, otherwise . . . .
You . . . .
You . . .
. . . want this to happen?
Of course, I want it to happen.
Youre the prototype . . .
. . . for a whole new age of biological exploration.
With you as the model . . .
. . . and the telepods as the tool . . .
. . . Bartok lndustry . . .
. . . will control the form and function of all life on earth.
Calmly, Martin.
Accept it.
This was planned from the day you were born.
Well do everything we can to make it as painless as possible for you.
I loved you.
Get Scorby.
MAN OVER lNTERCOM: Scorby, report to the min sttion. We hve sitution.
OFFlCER: Come back!
You guys, stay here.
You want out?
You have to go through me, Marty.
I enjoyed that tape of you and your girlfriend.
Girl goes like a jackhammer, doesn't she?
(LAUGHS)
I don't want excuses.
I want him back. Is that understood?
Yes, sir.
Are you ready for me, Dr. Trimble?
- Yes, Mr. Bartok. - Lets get on with it.
ld like to see these things work.
- What the hell is this? TRlMBLE: Just bypass the damn thing.
- Son of a bitch. - Trimble, my patience is wearing thin.
Sir, it seems the head of this project has seen fit to install a password.
- Martin has installed a password? TECHNlClAN: Yes, sir.
We cant access the system without it.
Well, feed it words at random.
Hes booby trapped it.
The first wrong guess we make would automatically erase the programming.
What is the magic word?
Abracadabra. Thats the magic word. Everybody knows that.
No.
No, there is a real magic word . . .
. . . and only Martin knows what it is.
This is the word that makes it all happen.
Damn!
Clever.
Clever boy.
(DOG BARKS)
( CAR STOPS)
(MARTlN THUDS)
- Martin! - Dont be frightened.
Oh, my God.
What happened?
I didn't know where else to go.
You need your medication. We have to get you back.
Theres no medication for what I have.
What?
There never was.
They were all just . . .
. . . waiting for . . . .
For this . . .
. . .to happen.
I had to see you, Beth.
Do you want me to go?
No.
Then help me.
Please?
Yes.
All right, lets go.
Thomas, go upstairs. Chris, help out.
( CAT MEOWS)
- Anything upstairs, Thomas? THOMAS: Only a cat.
Jesus!
Go check the dock. Chris, go with him.
The girl?
SCORBY: She went with him.
Well, get back here as soon as you can.
Yes. Dont worry, sir, well get him. lts just a matter of time.
That, sadly, is a luxury we don't have.
STATHlS: Go wy.
- We have to talk to you, sir. - I sid piss off!
Seth Brundle was my father.
Striking family resemblance.
Little big for 5 years old.
I have a chromosomal malfunction.
lm growing at an accelerated rate.
No shit? Thats fascinating.
Well . . . .
Listen, its been great.
Stop by again some time.
Perhaps I should invite you in.
I saw you on the videotape.
Dont sit there!
You were there the night my father died.
He was working on a cure.
Thats why you dragged yourself out here? To find out about a cure?
Youre my only hope.
Oh, kid . . .
. . . the last thing I am is anybodys hope.
You really don't want to hear about this.
I have to know.
Brundle stole my girl.
Your mother.
Got her pregnant, caused her death.
Dissolved my hand and my foot with fly vomit.
I had no love for the man.
He bugged me.
As for the cure he was working on . . .
. . . he dragged your mother . . .
. . . kicking and screaming into that telepod . . .
. . . that they might be fused together in one beautiful body.
So your mother blew his brains out with a shotgun.
Theres your cure.
Go away.
You bastard! Wheres your compassion?
I had to give it up. It cost me an arm and a leg.
It cost you more than that.
Your father was right about one thing.
if theres a cure, it has something to do with those pods.
That . . . .
They wont work.
Youre a bad liar, kid.
if you found the answer, use it.
Martin, did you find—?
lts nothing I can use. So forget it.
Lets go.
You should talk some sense to your friend.
Theyll be looking for your car.
My Jeeps in the garage.
Just . . .
. . . get out.
- Let me just call Bartok. - No, lm not going back there.
He can help. lll tell him about the tele—
- Thats a dead end. - You havent told me why.
The only way I could save myself would be to sacrifice another life.
( CLEARS THROAT)
ld like a room, please.
All I have is a queen size.
Is that okay?
Thatll be fine.
Cash in advance.
Brundle vnished lte lst night with co-worker, Beth Logn.
There hs been specultion tht Ms. Logn ws kidnpped...
but this hs yet to be confirmed.
Number nine . . .
. . . Miss . . .
. . . Smith.
Martin?
Martin!
(HORN HONKS)
Martin, stop.
Please don't run away from me.
I don't know what to do.
I don't either.
Martin, lm not gonna leave you.
No.
(BUG ZAPPER BUZZES)
MARTlN: How peaceful that light is.
Compelling.
What?
You . . .
. . . should go.
You need help.
You don't think I can take care of myself?
No.
You cant walk.
Youre getting worse.
lm getting better.
My body . . .
. . .is growing . . .
. . . stronger.
I feel good.
You don't know what youre saying.
I do know what lm saying.
Until now, lve been nothing more than an open wound.
Defenseless . . .
. . . weak, vulnerable.
Dont you see . . .
. . . lm healing.
lm healing.
It wasnt clear to me for a long time.
But now . . . .
I can see so much better now.
Beth, if you stay a while, lll show you a magic trick . . .
. . . youll never forget.
Martin, what about the telepods?
You must tell me what the magic word is.
The word is . . . .
lts a secret word.
Do you remember this room, Martin?
This is where you were born the first time.
lts proper that this is the place for your rebirth, don't you think?
Youre growing so quickly, my boy.
Any prediction how soon?
ld say at least a week.
Martin . . .
. . . if you can hear me . . .
. . .l wanted to tell you lm thrilled to have you back.
How it was naughty of you to run away.
I forgive you.
I should thank you . . .
. . . for the magic you worked with my telepods.
Dont ever forget that, Martin.
Youre a magician, not an escape artist.
Welcome home, son.
Nothings wrong with me, you assholes!
Let me go!
Wheres Martin?
lts dirty work, Mackenzie, but somebodys gotta do it.
Make sure you don't miss anything.
Youll be pleased to know you show no signs of contamination.
Please, sit down.
You really have no choice.
Where is Martin?
Hes doing very, very well. Thank you.
Resting comfortably.
But of more importance right now . . .
. . .is you telling me . . .
. . . the magic word.
(MACHlNE BEEPS)
(MARTlN GURGLES)
(MACHlNE BEEPS)
(SCREAMS)
Dr. Jainway?
(SHEPARD SCREAMS)
SCORBY: Dr. Shepard?
Whats wrong?
Whats happening, man? What is it?
Back in the O.R.
You were alone with him all that time, just you and he.
He mustve told you something.
You have no intention of helping Martin, and you never did.
Youre not going anywhere. Vargas.
Bartok, Martin got out of his cocoon. Hes out there somewhere.
- Has anyone seen him? - Yeah.
Dr. Jainway. Shes dead. He killed her.
Control, this is Bartok. Listen carefully.
I do not under any circumstances want Martin injured or killed.
He is to be contained.
Anyone responsible for dmge to him will nswer to me. Is tht cler?
Yes, sir. Code four alert.
Code four unit, Qurters 1 2, 1 4 nd 17.
Subject is dngerous.
All zone four units to be rmed.
This is to be live cpture. Repet, live cpture.
Control, at the end of corridor A, somethings moving around down there.
There are no other exits. Youve got it trapped.
Sick him.
(DOG BARKS)
Lets check it out.
( CLATTERlNG)
- Has anyone found him? - Not yet.
Were not exactly sure what he looks like.
Hold it. You wouldnt believe what lm looking at, sir.
Whatever it is, its dragging a body.
What direction is it headed?
ld have to say, Mr. Bartok, its headed right in your direction.
Seal the door.
Get reinforcements. We can trap him in the hallway.
- lts got a security card. - Erase the code?
Trimble!
lve got him. Hes right outside Bay 17.
Send reinforcements right now!
Shit!
Great, just fucking great.
Come on, freak.
Shit!
Sorry guys, looks like I lost him.
Theres no sign of him anywhere.
(SCREAMS)
It cant get in here, can it?
Nothing gets through those doors.
The upper doors have a manual lockout.
Vargas, lets get him.
- Jesus, look at that. - Dispatch.
Medical emergency, Bay 17. I got two men down.
lm going after it.
Paul stay with him. The rest of you lets go. Come on!
- Just tell them to kill it. - Dont be an idiot.
I need a live subject. Martin is of no use dead.
Hes right, Mr. Bartok. Your Martins already killed three people.
Thats tragic and sad, but I havent come this far to lose everything now.
Clever. Clever boy.
OFFICER: Control, hes in the ir ducts heded for zone four.
Control, wheres that air duct lead?
Hold on, hold on. lm getting it.
Where?
Bay 17, observation level.
BETH: Martin.
- Dont shoot, idiot! - Kill the damn thing.
- No! - No!
Vargas!
Vargas, get out of there!
I want him alive, damn you.
BARTOK: Scorby!
(METAL CLANKS)
Were outside Bay 17, were cutting in.
WlLEY: Spray the room.
Fuck.
(METAL CLANKS)
Fuck!
Scorby?
Scorby!
Where are you?
No. No, no!
Martin . . .
. . .l know you can understand me.
Dont do anything rash.
I wont hesitate to kill you in a second, if I have to.
I almost wish it didn't have to end like this.
Goodbye, Martin.
What are you doing? No!
No.
No!
Dont!
No.
No!
(GROWLS)
(MARTlN GRUNTS)
Martin!
Martin.
- lm all right. - Martin?
lm all right.
(HOWLS)
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