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Synopsis: 9 is a 2009 American computer animated post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller film directed by Shane Acker, written by Pamela Pettler, and produced by Jim Lemley, Dana Ginsburg, Tim Burton, and Timur Bekmambetov. The film stars the voice talents of Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau, and Fred Tatasciore. It is based on Acker's Academy Award-nominated 2005 short film of the same name. Focus Features released it theatrically on September 9, 2009. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics and it earned $48.4 million on a $30 million budget. It also received an Annie Award nomination for Best Animated Effects in a Feature Production. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 29, 2009.
Production: Focus Features
  9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
57%
PG-13
Year:
2009
79 min
$31,691,649
Website
860,322 Views


57.

We pan down, and see SEEKER DRONES (that the newly vitalizedFabrication Machine has constructed) floating in the airaround the factory, tirelessly looking for enemies. One of

them floats near to camera and its searchlight fixes onsomething. We follow the light down.

The light reveals a PUMPING OIL DERRICK, also newly awakened.

Its pump moves up and down in sinister rhythm.

The light moves away from the derrick. Camera stopsfollowing the light and keeps moving down, arriving at theground where we now see, in the darkness-

THE RAGDOLLS. They huddle behind an oil pipe waiting for theSeeker Drone to pass. 1 is weak, but is supported by 5, whohas been patching him, and is just finishing up, pulling thelast thread out of the patch he’s sewn onto 1. 1 is

regaining his strength. The twins huddle behind 6.

9 looks out past the pumping derricks and sees AN ENTRANCE TOA COAL CHUTE.

9

All right. I’ll go inside. You do

as we planned.

(firmly)

EXACTLY as we planned.

The others nod. 9 turns to 5.

9 (cont’d)

Take charge.

1 scowls. 5 nods, proudly taking the responsibility.

9 darts purposefully towards the factory.

5 looks around keenly, looking up for seeker drones, thenruns out from cover, over to a huge barrel that lies halfburied in the scorched earth. A painting of the Dictator’ssymbol is stenciled on the side.

He taps on the front. It is FULL. He looks up in the air atthe seeker drones. They haven’t seen him.

He gestures to the others.

We see the barrel is on top of a small hill that leads downto coal car tracks. The tracks lead to the open mouth of acoal chute that feeds into the factory.

5 sees a bent spoon on the ground. He smiles, remembering 2and his ingenuity, and picks it up. He hands it to 1.

58.

With confidence now, he looks around. He sees a splinteredpile of wood planks, the remains of a wooden derrickplatform. He looks at the others and gestures to the wood.

CUT TO:

INT. FACTORY - SAME TIME

9 darts from hiding place to hiding place inside the darkenedfactory, moving towards the Fabrication Machine.

He spots the half-blinded Seamstress and watches in HORROR ashe sees that the Seamstress is giving 8 up to the FabricationMachine. 9 is too late to do anything to stop the Machinefrom sucking 8’s soul.

There is a bright GREEN GLOW as 8’s soul is sucked, and inthe sudden illumination, 9 sees 7. She is sewn into the

Seamstress--but is still alive!

ANGLE on 9 as he realizes she is still alive and he can still

rescue her! From his hiding place he looks around for a wayto rescue her. He inspects the machinery near him. He sees

a LEVER and GEARS. He looks at his LIGHTSTAFF. He then

spots a remnant of the FABRIC used to create the WingedBeast. We see he is formulating a plan. He darts his hand

out to drag the fabric towards him.

ANGLE on the Fabrication Machine as it begins to power backup after taking 8’s soul.

ANGLE on the Seamstress. She turns to get 7, and give her tothe Fabrication Machine. We see the TERROR and DEFIANT FURY

in 7’s eyes, but she is immobilized and can do nothing.

Suddenly the Seamstress hears a SOUND. She whips around.

POV through the Seamstress’s damaged eye: a MOVEMENT in the

shadows.

The Seamstress, distracted from her morbid mission with 7,

slithers towards the movement.

In the shadow we see a RAGDOLL with GLOWING EYES. 7 sees

this and registers recognition, relief, and also TERROR atwhat will be 9’s fate. But she is unable to move or speakand now, just as 9 could only watch 8’s soul being suckedout, 7 can only helplessly watch as the Seamstress slitherscloser and closer to its prey. We see the misery on 7’sface.

The seamstress raises her needles and STRIKES the ragdoll,

sewing wildly.

59.

The ragdoll SWINGS OUT from a string attached to a lever.

The lever now moves down (because of the weight of theragdoll) and SWITCHES on machinery. Gears start to turn and

we see the ragdoll is attached and begins to drag the trappedseamstress in, arms first.

The gears CRUNCH the ragdoll. 7 FLINCHES... but then her

expression turns to amazement as she suddenly sees it is nota ragdoll at all but is 9’S LIGHT-STAFF DRESSED IN FABRIC.

Instinctively, she looks up, a sudden hopeful look on herface... just as

9 SWINGS IN and lands on the SEAMSTRESS, tearing a hole inher back. He slides down the length of her body, FREEING 7.

7 and 9 fall to the ground as the gears now CRUSH THESEAMSTRESS.

CUT TO:

EXT. FACTORY - SAME TIME

5, 1, 6, and the twins crouch behind the barrel. We see theyhave built two paths of wooden boards leading down to theentrance of the coal chute, have dug a trench under thebarrel, and have placed a long bar of metal beneath thebarrel.

5

(hoarse whisper)

PULL!

They all pull down with all their weight. The barrel lifts

and teeters, then tips and RACES DOWN THE HILL. At the

bottom, it launches off the boards, spinning into the air andlanding on the rails to the coal chute with a sparking crash.

The ragdolls race down after it.

The barrel rolls and comes to a stop right at the mouth ofthe coal chute.

...........................................................

SEQ. 185 - Seeker Drone

60.

SEQ. 185 - EXT. THE FACTORY - CONTINUOUS

5, always looking around warily for the seeker drones,

directs 1, 6, and the twins to conceal themselves behind thebarrel. He anxiously stares down the tunnel.

5

Where are they?

The twins’ eyes flicker anxiously. 1 looks down the tunnel

as well.

1

It’s been too long. We should take

action.

5 hesitates.

1 (cont’d)

Are you forgetting what he said?

If he doesn’t return--continue as

planned.

5 hesitates. He peers down into the darkened tunnel.

1 (cont’d)

EXACTLY as planned!

He grabs a sharp piece of metal and stabs the side of thebarrel. He stuffs an old rag into the hole and grabs a matchout of 5’s quiver.

5

(shouting)

No--stop!

Immediately a beam of bright light focuses down on them.

They look up and see one of the horrible SEEKER DRONESfloating directly above them.

Its two slug-like eyes reel in recognition. The wail of an

air raid siren pierces the still night.

1

(to 5)

Fool!

CUT TO:

61.

INT. FACTORY - SAME TIME

9 and 7 sneak towards the coal chute escape. They hear theSIREN go off.

The siren alerts the FABRICATION MACHINE to their presence.

They turn and see the Fabrication Machine’s arms bearing downon them [the Fabrication Machine is still clearly tethered tothe factory]. Scores of small Spider Beasts emerge from theshadows towards them.

7 and 9 race desperately towards the coal chute escape withthe Spider Beasts crawling and spinning after them.

CUT TO:

EXT. FACTORY - SAME TIME

5 instinctively fires his grappling hook at the Drone. 5, 6,

and the twins try to drag the Drone down.

1 brandishes the match. We suddenly hear the sound of theSPIDERS. 1 looks down the tunnel.

1

(fiercely)

More creatures! We have to ACT!

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