It's Alive III: Island of the Alive Page #3

---

But first, this important

message of interest.

All right, boss, isn't

it about time you told us?

What are we huntin' on this island?

You'll be surprised.

It's not a pleasure trip.

It's business, strictly business.

You know, it's a wonder

nobody's tried to develop

this island.

Is that what you've got in mind?

No one wants to come here.

There's a treacherous reef.

It rains most of the time.

Besides, the government did

a series of secret tests

here about a dozen years back.

Oh, sh*t!

Radiation.

Relax.

Most of it's gone by now, anyway.

I'll tell you one thing though, friend.

Nobody's going to build

a fancy hotel here, ever.

Come on.

You stay here.

Hey, what are they?

They stocked the island

for us to hunt.

Nothing lives here.

Stocked it with what?

Here, pass out this suntan

oil and this bug repellent.

My own brand.

The best in the market.

You can always trust a Cabot

product, am I right, boys?

Come on out, you sons of b*tches.

Come on.

We're waiting for you.

God damn it, we should have

brought more men on this thing.

We haven't got enough damn men here.

They're infants, Jake, infants.

What's it take to kill an infant, anyway?

Come on.

Scotty, can you get up there

and see if you can find access?

Sure thing, Mr. Cabot.

No problem.

Then go.

It cost me a small

fortune to find out where

they put those infants.

You know damn well I wouldn't

have come here if I'd known.

Look, we've already took

the drugs off the market

and besides, there's no

proof that the drug caused

the mutations.

That's right.

And maybe in five or six

years, with luck, we can

put those drugs back on

the market, maybe under

some other name, but not if

those scientists come back here,

do further research, stir

the whole mess up again.

If they do come back here,

we're here to see that

they find nothing left alive.

Scotty?

Scotty.

Scotty.

You wanted 'em, you've got 'em.

What the hell is that?

Christ. I never thought

they'd move that fast.

Yeah, watch me.

Give me the gun.

Give me the goddamn gun.

Oh, sh*t.

Help!

My arm!

Help!

I guess you made most

of your living from

commercials and now no one

wants you associated with

their product.

Yeah, they took every

spot I ever did off the TV.

Negative image, you know?

Abnormal.

Listen, I hate to add to

your troubles, but, well,

I'm afraid I've got to send

you that piece of paper.

Oh, you mean the bill?

That had to happen sooner or later.

Look, Stephen, I tried to

cut my bill to a fraction

of the normal fee, but, you

know, the expenses of going

to trial, statements, staff, transcripts.

It's just been astronomical.

Yeah, but the committee

raised some money, didn't they?

Very little.

A lot of people felt this

wasn't a very popular cause.

No telethons, right?

Right, no telethons.

Oh, here's the Editor in

Chief and Head of Promotions

for Garnett Publications.

Mr Stewart, Miss Garson.

I don't want to make money out of this.

What's wrong with telling

your side of the story?

They wanna hear my side

of the story, they'd read

the court record.

Oh, we'll include excerpts,

but you're the only one

with the personal detail.

What happened between you and your wife

behind closed doors.

We're talking about

having a hardcover edition

come out in April.

I'm sure we'll be on the

top of the nonfiction list--

Look, Stephen, we don't

even have to ask your

permission on this.

When I came aboard, you

signed a contract with me.

If you look on page 17 of that agreement,

you assigned me the ancillary

rights to this case.

That means book, TV, movie rights.

You mean you're gonna

merchandise it, too?

Are you going to sell baby Jarvis dolls?

Come on, Stephen.

How are you gonna earn a living?

Earn a living?

I got plenty of things I can do.

I've waited tables and...

but I don't suppose they'll wanna have me

touchin' their food anymore.

He'll change his mind.

Good.

What if I denounce the book, huh?

That's been done before,

and it never hurts sales.

Just gets us a lot of

free space in the press.

Well, if you've got

everything all sewed up,

then what the hell are

you talkin' to me for?

We still have to get

the family photographs.

Oh, Mr. Jarvis, excuse

me, please, but could I

get your autograph?

You know, I've been

an actor for 14 years,

and no one's ever asked

me for my autograph.

Sure.

I think I have a pen here somewhere.

Just write it to Cynthia and Frank.

To Cynthia and Frank.

Best regards, Stephen Jarvis,

father of the monster.

Is that supposed to be funny?

I think you'd be the last one to laugh.

Am I laughing?

Did you hear the new one?

They took baby Jarvis the

other day for his shots,

and he stole the gun away from the doctor.

I think you're weird.

Say, do you know, do

you know baby Jarvis'

favorite television program?

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.

For him, it's a training film.

That's in very bad taste, okay?

Honey?

Do you know baby Jarvis

went to the dentist the

other day, and he had his fangs capped?

Stephen, we're not

going to be asking you to

come back to the hospital anymore.

Our grant's been canceled

and they've pulled the

plug on us, so to speak.

What?

With no new babies born

in the last six months,

no more fear, no more money.

Oh, I see.

There's no more murders,

therefore there's no more

interest, right?

Stephen, I am completely

committed to this thing.

I'm going to spend all

of my spare time on it.

But you know, I've got to live, too.

I understand you're writing a book?

Who told you that?

I think it was on Entertainment Tonight.

My card.

Stephen Jarvis, father of the monster.

Can I see the baby over there?

No, not that one.

That one, right.

The one with the teeth.

It's lies, that's all.

Just"

...lies.

It hurts.

There's plenty of room.

It still hurts.

Don't let the man intimidate you

if you don't like them, dear.

lam not intimidating the child.

I'm simply pointing out

that this is her style

in the size she picked.

It rubs me.

Can't she try on a new pair?

They're all the same.

She can try another style.

Fine.

But this is the style I want.

Excuse me, sir, can I get some service?

I'll be with you in a minute.

Well, we bought these

shoes here the other day,

and we'd like to exchange them.

I can't take these

back, they've been worn.

Well, they're ruining my child's feet.

I need to speak to the manager.

I am the assistant manager.

I think it's outrageous

that a child should

be expected to wear a pair

of shoes that don't even fit.

None of our shoes fit.

What?

Ask the little girl here.

What?

That's what we're doing here,

we're ruining children's feet.

We're part of a conspiracy.

Well, I suppose you think this is funny.

And if we had shoes big

enough, we'd ruin yours.

Well, I'm writing to the head office.

I'm never shopping here again.

Let's get out of this crazy place.

I didn't like those shoes anyway.

Plunk your magic twanger, froggie!

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes