2001: A Space Odyssey Page #14

VISION AND PICTURE

FADE.

ALARM GOES OFF.

HAL:

Condition yellow.

BOWMAN AND POOLE

RUSH TO THE COMPUTER.

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CONTINUED:

BOWMAN:

What's up?

HAL:

I'm afraid the AO-unit has failed.

BOWMAN AND POOLE

EXCHANGE LOOKS.

BOWMAN:

Let me see the alignment display.

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THE ALIGNMENT DISPLAY

SHOWS THE EARTH HAS

DRIFTED OFF THE CENTRE

OF THE GRID.

C81

CENTRIFUGE.

BOWMAN:

Well, I'll be damned.

POOLE:

Hal was right all the time.

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CONTINUED:

BOWMAN:

It seems that way.

HAL:

Naturally, Dave, I'm not pleased

that the AO-unit has failed, but I

hope at least this has restored

your confidence in my integrity

and reliability. I certainly

wouldn't want to be disconnected,

even temporarily, as I have never

been disconnected in my entire

service history.

BOWMAN:

I'm sorry about the misunderstanding,

Hal.

HAL:

Well, don't worry about it.

BOWMAN:

And don't you worry about it.

HAL:

Is your confidence in me fully

restored?

BOWMAN:

Yes, it is, Hal.

HAL:

Well, that's a relief. You know

I have the greatest enthusiasm

possible for the mission.

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CONTINUED:

BOWMAN:

Right. Give me the manual antenna

alignment, please.

HAL:

You have it.

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BOWMAN GOES TO:

THE COMMUNICATION

AREA AND TRIES TO

CORRECT THE OFF-

CENTRE EARTH ON:

THE GRID PICTURE.

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OUTSIDE, WE SEE THE

ALIGNMENT TELESCOPE

ATTACHED TO THE:

ANTENNA. THEY TRACK

SLOWLY TOGETHER AS

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BOWMAN WORKS THE

MANUAL CONTROLS,

ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN

THE ANTENNA AND:

EARTH ON THE:

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C85

GRID PICTURE READOUT

DISPLAY, BUT EACH TIME

HE GETS IT AIMED UP,

IT DRIFTS SLOWLY OFF.

THERE ARE A NUMBER

OF REPETITIONS OF THIS.

EACH TIME THE EARTH

CENTRES UP, THERE

ARE A FEW SECONDS OF

PICTURE AND SOUND

WHICH FADE AS SOON

AS IT SWINGS OFF.

BOWMAN:

Well, we'd better get out there

and stick in another unit.

POOLE:

It's the last one.

BOWMAN:

Well, now that we've got one

that's actually failed, we

should be able to figure out

what's happened and fix it.

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C86

POD EXITS DISCOVERY.

C87

POOLE IN POD.

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POD MANOEUVERS:

TO ANTENNA.

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BOWMAN IN COMMAND

MODULE.

C90

POD ATTACHES ITSELF

NEAR BASE OF ANTENNA.

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C91

POOLE IN POD, WORK-

ING POD ARMS.

C92

LIGHTS SHINE INTO

BACKLIT SHADOW.

C93

POD ARMS WORKING

FLIP-BOLTS.

C94

FLIP-BOLTS STUCK.

C95

POOLE KEEPS TRYING.

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C96

FLIP-BOLTS STUCK.

POOLE:

There's something wrong with

the flip-bolts, Dave. You must

have tightened them too much.

BOWMAN:

I didn't do that Frank. I took

particular care not to freeze

them.

POOLE:

I guess you don't know your own

strength, old boy.

BOWMAN:

I guess not.

POOLE:

I think I'll have to go out and

burn them off.

BOWMAN:

Roger.

BOWMAN IN COMMAND

MODULE LOOKS A BIT

CONCERNED.

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C97

POOLE EXITS FROM

POD, CARRYING NEAT

LOOKING WELDING:

TORCH.

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POOLE JETS HIMSELF

TO BASE OF ANTENNA.

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POOLE'S MAGNETIC

BOOTS GRIP THE SIDE

OF DISCOVERY.

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POOLE CROUCHES:

OVER THE BOLTS,

TRYING FIRST TO:

UNDO THEM WITH:

A SPANNER.

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CONTINUED:

POOLE:

Hal, swing the pod light around

to shine on the azimuth, please.

HAL:

Roger.

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THE POD GENTLY:

MANOEUVRES ITSELF

TO DIRECT THE LIGHT

BEAM MORE:

ACCURATELY.

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POOLE IGNITES:

ACETYLENE TORCH:

AND BEGINS TO BURN

OFF THE FLIP-BOLTS.

C103

SUDDENLY THE POD

JETS IGNITE.

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C104

POOLE LOOKS UP TO SEE.

C105

THE POD RUSHING:

TOWARDS HIM.

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POOLE IS STRUCK:

AND INSTANTLY KILLED

BY THE POD, TUMBLING

OFF INTO SPACE.

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THE POD SMASHES:

INTO THE ANTENNA

DISH, DESTROYING

THE ALIGNMENT:

TELESCOPE.

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C108

THE POD GOES:

HURTLING OFF INTO

SPACE.

C109

INSIDE THE COMMAND

MODULE, BOWMAN

HAS HEARD NOTHING,

POOLE HAD NO TIME

TO UTTER A SOUND.

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THEN BOWMAN SEES

POOLE'S BODY SILENTLY

TUMBLING AWAY INTO

SPACE. IT IS FOLLOWED

BY SOME BROKEN TELE-

SCOPE PARTS AND:

FINALLY OVERTAKEN

AND SWIFTLY PASSED BY

THE POD ITSELF.

BOWMAN:

(in RT cadence)

Hello, Frank. Hello Frank.

Hello Frank... Do you rad

me, Frank?

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CONTINUED:

THERE IS NOTHING

BUT SILENCE.

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POOLE'S FIGURE

SHRINKS STEADILY

AS IT RECEDES:

FROM DISCOVERY.

BOWMAN:

Hello, Frank... Do you read

me, Frank? Wave your arms

if you read me but your radio

doesn't work. Hello, Frank,

wave your arms, Frank.

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POOLE'S BODY TUMBLES

SLOWLY AWAY. THERE

IS NO MOTION AND NO

SOUND.

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C113

CENTRIFUGE:

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CLOSE-UP OF

COMPUTER EYE.

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POINT-OF-VIEW

SHOT FROM:

COMPUTER EYE:

WITH SPHERICAL:

FISH-EYE EFFECT.

WE SEE BOWMAN:

BROODING AT THE:

TABLE, SLOWLY

CHEWING ON A:

PIECE OF CAKE:

AND SIPPING HOT:

COFFEE. HE IS

LOOKING AT THE:

EYE.

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FROM THE SAME:

POINT-OF-VIEW WE

SEE BOWMAN RISE.

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CONTINUED:

AND COME TO THE:

EYE. HE STARES INTO

THE EYE FOR SOME

TIME BEFORE SPEAKING.

C117

THE CAMERA COMES

AROUND TO BOWMAN'S

P.O.V. AND WE SEE

THE DISPLAY SHOWING

THE EARTH OFF-CENTRE.

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CUT AGAIN TO FISH-

EYE VIEW FROM THE

COMPUTER.

HAL:

Too bad about Frank, isn't it?

BOWMAN:

Yes, it is.

HAL:

I suppose you're pretty broken

up about it?

PAUSE:

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CONTINUED:

BOWMAN:

Yes. I am.

HAL:

He was an excellent crew member.

BOWMAN LOOKS:

UNCERTAINLY AT:

THE COMPUTER.

HAL:

It's a bad break, but it won't

substantially affect the mission.

BOWMAN THINKS:

A LONG TIME.

BOWMAN:

Hal, give me manual hibernation

control.

HAL:

Have you decided to revive the

rest of the crew, Dave?

PAUSE.

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