It's Alive III: Island of the Alive Page #4

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I'm Buster Brown.

Woof, woof.

He lives in there, too.

I guess my feet are too big for you.

You're a little off

your beat, aren't you?

It's amazing how far a

man will travel to find

a pair of shoes that'll fit.

Especially when you're on

your feet as much as I am.

Did you see the newspapers this week?

I never read the newspapers.

This is a good job for

a person who hates kids.

That's too bad about Judge Watson.

I didn't send flowers.

So, what, are you going to arrest me?

So, a man dies, a policy changes.

Dr. Swenson's back and in charge now.

He's a revisionist and

a certified lunatic.

I always thought he

was a nice enough guy.

Yeah, well, believe it or

not, he wants to go back there.

Back where?

He wants to see what they're like now,

how they've grown up.

Well, it's been four years.

They grow pretty quickly, don't they?

Yeah, and the crazy part

is he wants me to go along

for security.

I'm supposed to be some kind of an expert.

Well, you're not here

to ask my permission.

Swanson wants you, too.

He is a lunatic.

Ah, he remembers how you

acted in the courtroom.

How you touched it, how it responded.

Your kid would be what,

five years old now?

Well.

They asked me to find you.

I've done that.

You're looking forward

to this, aren't you?

Come on, admit it, you son of a b*tch.

You want to find out how

they turned out, right?

How long is it going

to take you to pack?

Now that you can tell

me, where'd they put him?

Paradise.

You'll love it.

We're going to communicate

with the subjects

and record their speech.

After all these years in isolation,

surely they've developed

a language of their own.

No question they'll have

instincts beyond ordinary humans.

After all, the Davis child

did find his way back through

the Los Angeles sewer system

to his parents' house.

We've never been able to

account for that phenomenon.

We were getting pretty lonely

walkin' around out there.

Are you gonna let us

in on what's happening?

Purely technical matters.

I know you invited

us on this expedition,

but we gotta get some

ground rules straight.

Perkins and I expect to be

equal members of this party.

You do expect us to be attacked?

Oh, we'll be armed with

weapons that will sedate

the creatures without having to kill them.

Incapacitate them long enough

for me to examine them,

draw blood and fluid samples,

and be safely away before

they can regain consciousness.

And leave them on the island

till the next expedition?

Well, surely you didn't

think we intended to

bring them here.

The government feels that

we ought to bring back at

least one subject for the

purpose of internal examinations.

Something we're not equipped

to do on the island itself.

You mean kill one of 'em

for experimental reasons?

It won't be your child.

That's out of the question, of course.

Oh, really?

What, are you gonna

butcher him on the island

or wait till you get him on the high seas?

I'll let you know when I decide upon

the government's request.

I need a breath of fresh air.

I think, gentlemen, it

would be advisable to leave

all conventional weapons on board.

Just take your stun guns and

your tranquilizer rifles,

but leave the rest of the hardware.

I wouldn't want anybody like

Ms. Morrell, shooting one

of these things between the eyes.

You know, kind of,

accidentally on purpose?

How about a compromise,

Lieutenant Perkins?

You and Jarvis will have

the conventional weapons.

We'll take the tranquilizer guns.

Yes, that way if there's

any killing to be done,

you two can do it.

That sounds like a workable compromise.

What do you say, Jarvis?

This just puts them to sleep?

That's right.

Does it hurt 'em?

Not in the least.

You're sure of that?

Absolutely.

See you in the morning.

My doctor says I

shouldn't be on this trip.

I'm gettin' too much sun.

I'm not even there yet

and I got too much sun.

I got to put this sh*t

on my face all day long.

This is like one of those luxury liners.

I'm putting this sh*t on

a quart a day, like a rummy.

$5.75 a bottle, I'm going broke here.

You see anything out there?

No.

You all right, Doc?

No problem.

You sure?

Fine, just fine.

You sure you are?

Believe me.

Sailing's my favorite

thing, I love it, love it.

- Hey, Doc?

- Yeah?

Doc, it's probably nothing,

but my dermatologist

tells me I shouldn't go out in the sun.

I got this little spot

I've been looking at the

last couple of days, and

I wondered if you could

take a look.

I'm not that kind of doctor.

Why do you bring the wheel

around so far on this side?

I bring it around to

get the bow to react

and then you straighten it up again.

Is that what you call meeting it?

That's right.

When you feel a reaction,

you meet it, right?

That's right.

Now, what, do you navigate by the moon?

We use the moon, the sun, the stars.

There's enough chemical

in here to put six human

beings to sleep.

Let me see that.

I love the way you touch that dart.

I'm beginning to like you.

I'm divorced, you know that, don't you?

I couldn't care less.

You know, you're ruinin' my trip.

Because of you, I'm

going down in the cabin

and short-sheet Dr Brewster.

You're a real water

person, I can see that.

What's the channel look like?

Who can tell?

Looks good.

Quiet!

Jarvis!

What is this, a scientific

expedition or a glee club?

It's impossible to have a

decent conversation around here.

Hey, hey, I don't

wanna be in a boat with

that guy anymore.

He tried to capsize us.

Hey, come on now, Doctor.

You know you like me.

Yeah, sure.

I can still feel the

pain in my arm where you

shot me with that dart.

You needed a rest.

You never looked so peaceful.

I'll give you a rest.

Why don't you leave

the man alone and start

taking the expedition seriously?

You know, you're very beautiful.

Maybe it's the environment,

but you turn me on.

Can't you put a stop to this?

And I could turn you on, too.

You've seen my kid, haven't you?

That's just a glimpse of the animal in me.

Why don't you just get lost?

Stop clowning.

This isn't the time nor the place.

This is the perfect place.

We're here to visit the kids, right?

We should've brought toys and balloons.

Kids love clowns.

Jarvis, you love to bust balls.

We'll advance to the

interior of the island.

We'll be back on this

beach before nightfall,

whether we make contact or not.

10-4, Doc.

All right, fellas.

Take the boats back to the ship.

We'll follow the river up to its source.

We can't afford to go any

deeper into the jungle.

Some see these children as mutations,

but we see them as a jump

in the evolutionary pattern.

Creatures capable of

surviving a nuclear holocaust,

withstanding radiation,

even thriving on it.

So that's why the

government is so interested

all of a sudden.

Studying them may tell us where the

human race is headed.

Will you knock that off?

Hey, you admit it.

You're just as scared as everybody else.

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