Matinee

---

Yes, the atomic bomb

is terrible.

But more terrible still

are the effects

of atomic mutation.

Hello...

I'm Lawrence woolsey,

and I want to warn you about

something that could happen,

something that does happen

in my newest motion picture.

Observe the ant,

a miniature marvel of

social cooperation and

prodigious strength.

But, if a man

and an ant...

Were exposed to radiation

simultaneously,

the result would be

terrible, indeed;

for the result

would be...

Mant.

[Screaming]

No! No! No!

[Woman on screen

screaming]

Dennis,

you're gonna miss it.

I feel I should warn you.

The story of "mant!" Is

based on scientific fact,

on theories that have appeared

in national magazines.

[Screaming]

[Woolsey]

Yes, these terrible events

could happen...

In your town,

in your home.

And they will happen

in this theater...

In "atomo vision," the new

motion picture miracle...

That puts you

in the action.

[Announcer]

Lawrence woolsey,

the master of movie horror.

In 1960,

he hypnotized you.

Look. Look into the eyes

of Dr. diablo.

[woman screaming]

Yes, master,

I will --

huh?

In 1961,

he insured you against --

gene, cut it!

Where am I?

Now, in 1962,

he exterminates you...

With "mant!"

[Screaming]

[Scream]

Yaah!

Gene, God!

It's just me...

This time.

[Indistinct chatter]

Look, Dennis.

No nightmares, okay?

Or else you can't

see "mant!"

Lawrence woolsey?

He's coming here?

That's right.

Tell all your

little friends.

Wow!

Wow!

Gene, that couldn't

really happen,

could it,

with the ant?

In fact,

it has happened...

Up in Tennessee

about a year ago.

This poor bastard got

trapped in an uranium mine

with a click beetle.

He combined with it.

What?

It was six feet tall.

They killed it finally,

but a lot of people

were deaf by then

from the clicking.

[Dennis]

The poor bastard!

Don't curse, Dennis.

How's it goin', kid?

So maybe the giant bug saw

his mom and dad get crushed

by a little kid,

the guts and everything,

so he goes looking for

a kid he can crush.

Revenge...

That's what insects like.

Gene.

Gonna go down and

shoot some tree frogs.

Wanna come?

Yeah, can we?

No.

No thanks, Andy.

It's disgusting.

Yeah,

disgusting.

[Tv]

brill cream

brill cream

hi, mom.

Hi!

Whoa! Oh, gene,

what did you take him to?

A giant bug show!

The movie wasn't that Scary but

the coming attraction was great.

Well, it's not real,

sweetie.

It's not?

No, of course not.

Thanks a lot.

He can take it,

can't you, squirt?

You're the squirt!

Oh!

Mom, I really want

to see that movie.

With the bug?

You're gonna get

bad dreams.

Uh-uh, I promise.

Mm-hmm.

We'll see.

Oh, you should've heard

his heart beat!

You're scaring him

half to death.

In this box we have

two white rats.

[Audience laughing]

One, two.

Two women's rats that

they put in their hair.

Martha Washington.

You got that?

Remember that.

Okay.

Bring the Lady back in.

She doesn't know a thing

about this so far.

We want to see whether

a woman's unreasoning fear...

Will prevent her

from getting a prize.

You could have invited

that Andy in.

In our house?

Well,

he is your age.

So what?

He's a jerk!

Maybe he knows some kids

you would like.

If you wanna make friends --

mom, don't you get it?

Oh, ouch.

We move to a town,

everybody's known each other

since nursery school.

The kids in town don't like

the kids from the base.

Mmm.

Then we move again

anyway.

So what's the point?

Your father says

we may be here for a few years.

Oh, don't put

a plate down for him.

[Tv]

Would you put your hand in there

and get the $10?

What's wrong?

They sent them out today,

a lot a guys from the base.

[Sigh]

Out where?

I don't know.

He called and said it

was some kind of exercise,

special ops --

aw, something.

They won't even tell them

for how long.

Just had to go.

Well, it's --

yeah. Shh, shh.

[Tv]

$100 in cash if you will

just put your hand in there...

Where those two rats are.

All right, come on.

Put your hand in.

[audience laughing]

Put it in.

[lady]

What is it?

[Audience laughing]

They're white rats,

aren't they?

What did they stop it for?

[Tv announcer]

Nbc news brings to you from

the white house in Washington...

An address by president kennedy

declared to be officially

of the highest national urgency.

The president

of the United States.

[Kennedy]

Good evening,

my fellow citizens.

This government,

as promised,

has maintained

the closest surveillance...

Of the soviet military buildup

on the island of Cuba.

Within the past week,

hey, mom.

Unmistakable evidence

has established the fact...

That a series of

offensive missile sites...

Is now in preparation

on that imprisoned island.

Several of them include

medium-range ballistic missiles,

capable of carrying

a nuclear warhead...

For a distance of more than

Each of these missiles,

in short,

is capable of striking

washington D.C., cape canaveral,

or any other city

in the southeastern part

of the United States.

- They're gonna bomb us?

- No. Shh.

...A strict quarantine on all

offensive military equipment...

Under shipment to Cuba

is being initiated.

All ships of any kind

bound for Cuba,

where they're found to contain

cargoes of offensive weapons,

be turned back.

We will not prematurely

or unnecessarily...

Risk the cost of

worldwide nuclear war,

but neither will we shrink

from that risk...

At any time

it must be faced.

Gene, is dad in Cuba?

Well,

he's on a ship

over near there.

There's a bunch of ships

and they're gonna stop

the Russians...

From taking any more

weapons in there.

How?

If a Russian ships comes

they make them stop,

and they go on

and search it.

Does dad have

to go on too?

He might.

What if the Russians

don't let them?

I don't know.

I'm scared.

[thunder]

Everybody's scared,

everybody in the world.

You have to try

not be, okay?

But you wanted me

to be scared of "mant!"

You should

get some sleep.

Okay, but can you

turn the radio on?

[Radio]

...Steaming towards

the quarantine point...

in the Atlantic.

Meanwhile, in Washington,

round-the-clock meetings

are being held --

the lion sleeps tonight

in the jungle

the quiet jungle

the lion sleeps tonight

hup, hup

owimoweh, owimoweh

owimoweh, owimoweh

owimoweh, owimoweh

owimoweh, owimoweh

["Loco-motion"]

everybody's doin'

a brand new dance now

come on, baby

do the loco-motion

hey, Larry.

Larry! Look at

these headlines.

This key West is only

Shouldn't we postpone this

a few weeks?

You kiddin' me?

The timing's perfect.

This war stuff spooks 'em.

Then we come in... pow!

The main event.

Yeah, right.

Hang with me, baby.

This guy, spector --

wow!

"Man-I-gator,"

"ali-man."

Spector comes to the preview,

he can pick up a phone,

book us into 50 theaters.

Well, he'd better.

This came from the lab.

If we don't pay up

by next Thursday,

they're gonna Sue us.

Boy, this business

has changed!

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