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send him, a funny farm

or an ant farm?

How could you be

so cruel?

How could you not love me

now that I'm the only

real man in your life?

[Audience screaming]

Just kidding,

bill.

[Dr. flanken]

Electricity

plus atomic energy.

Now he'll grow

at an accelerated...

Or speeded up rate.

[Growling]

Oh! Oh!

[Growling]

[scream]

[Scream]

[Grabow groaning]

Are you all right?

I hope so.

We'll have to have

that bite looked at. Uh-huh.

Good lord, he's

becoming huge!

Who can possibly stop him

the way he -- look out!

[Loud rumbling]

He's breaking through

the roof!

[Screaming]

[Tv]

The American blockade

has intercepted one ship,

the soviet cargo vessel

marucla, which was boarded

by armed sailors...

From two U.S. destroyers

this morning.

That inspection was

described as tense but

no weapons were found.

Today, an anxious world

holds its breath waiting

for the next confrontation,

waiting for

the next rumor of war.

The presidential press

secretary, Pierre salinger,

has scheduled a statement.

Sherry.

Oh, hello,

um --

gene.

Gene. Yes.

I hope you and your friend

Stan are enjoying the show.

I'll have a hershey bar

and popcorn, please.

Could I talk to you

for a minute?

What about?

About Stan. This

wasn't his fault today.

He really wanted to go see

the coral with you.

I find that hard to believe.

Well, it wasn't

the coral so much.

See, Stan likes you.

He really likes you.

He certainly has

a strange way of showing it.

He was probably afraid

that you'd think it was

childish to, um --

to be here?

I do.

Yeah, well,

he was gonna go with you.

But then he remembered

he said he'd go to this movie

with me and my little brother.

You see, Stan kind of

calms Dennis down...

When he gets scared.

He's like

an Uncle to him.

To your brother?

Sure. And he knew

Dennis was really

looking forward to it.

And he said:

"I can't do it. I can't

let the little guy down."

That's sweet of him,

thinking about a little boy.

We're missing it.

Go away, Dwight.

I'm telling.

That's the kind of guy

Stan is.

He just thought with...

Our dad being out there,

he didn't want Dennis

being alone in here.

And with you living

on the base and

being less advantaged --

oh...

That is moving.

I know.

[Growling]

Hold your fire!

[Growling]

What in creation

do you call that thing?

Bill.

Bill, this is

general ankrum.

Surrender now.

Come down off that building.

[General]

We've got sugar for you.

[Growling]

Men, fire your

d.D.T. Missiles.

[Audience screaming]

[Radio]

...Major cities,

resort areas.

It's all gonna be looking

like the surface of the moon.

People should

be prepared to --

[Garbled]

This is it!

[General]

A direct hit.

It didn't even stun it.

Sherry!

Stan, gene explained

everything to me.

I'm so sorry.

I didn't realize.

[General]

There's only one thing left,

atomic weapons.

"Zero hour checklist."

Fish food!

Quickly!

It's headed for

that movie theater.

It? Don't you understand?

He's not a monster,

he's a shoe salesman!

Would you let that

fit you in a pump?

A real general

wouldn't say that.

Shut up.

[Twist]

[Growling]

[Scream]

Look out behind you.

It came out

of the screen!

Don't worry, Dennis.

It's just some guy

in a suit, okay?

Look out! There,

in the tenth row!

It's in the theater.

How could this happen?

[Man]

Look out!

He looks mad,

doesn't he?

Run for your lives!

Don't let

it get you!

Oh, no! He's got

ahold of someone!

Run! Run!

Jesus, what the hell's

he doin' to that kid?

You're supposed to

scare him, you idiot hick!

[Gasping]

[Cheering]

Hey, come back!

[Man]

Wait! It's leaving.

It's going outside.

Thank God!

Oh, what was it?

See what he's putting back?

The showmanship.

This, to my mind,

is what's been missing!

[Cheering, whistling]

[Carole]

Do you really think these atomic

things will change bill back?

That kid is not laying

a hand on me, Larry.

There are limits.

Okay, okay,

I'll talk to him.

Great stuff.

Stop!

Don't shoot!

Stan?

In here.

What happened?

That guy was crazy!

I don't know, man,

but I scared him away with this.

Look at this.

It's a fallout shelter.

We've got one at home.

See this? It purifies

the air so you don't

breathe in the fallout.

What's this thing for?

[Click]

Nothing.

And this bike?

Generator. To run the

lights and everything.

There's a shower and books

if you get really bored.

There's no phone!

Oh! Right.

Wh--

who? What

are you doing in here?

Get out!

The door is closing!

Hurry up! Hurry up!

It's happening!

This is it!

The bomb's exploding!

Let me out!

Let me in!

We're locked in.

[Rumbling]

Listen.

Was that... it?

Was that

really it?

Uh, I don't know.

[Rumbling]

I can't find him anywhere.

He went out this door

and I was scared and --

okay.

Okay.

I love you.

Bye.

Why is this terrible

thing happening?

I have been over and

over in it my mind and

I can't find an answer.

All night

I lie awake thinking.

Why? Why does

it have to happen?

You're a doctor.

Tell me.

I wish I knew, Carole.

I wish I knew.

Wrote this too,

did ya?

Yeah.

Excuse me a minute.

It's not fair!

It's supposed to be

for me!

Hey, you see that kid

in the ant suit?

The Russians have attacked.

The bombs are falling.

You saw this on tv?

No. It went out.

They must've hit

the tv stations first.

And then everything

started shaking

from the blast waves!

My God.

It's not the Russians.

It's "rumble rama."

What?

That stupid kid I hired,

he probably turned all

my stuff up way too high.

Did you hear

any air raid sirens?

No, but --

what about your radio,

your conelrad?

My radio.

My radio is, is --

is in my office.

Well, um --

well, I, uh,

I guess everything is --

wait a minute.

There are two kids in there!

My fallout shelter!

Let 'em out.

I can't.

It's on a time lock.

It won't open for months.

It's not my fault.

Is there food?

Yes, but --

I forgot to set

the air-intake blower.

The which?

The air-intake blower.

It brings the air in.

There's no air

in there?

There won't be soon.

Dandy.

Well, we'll have to pop

this off right here.

Find crowbars and hammers.

Sure.

They guaranteed

it couldn't be opened.

Who?

The people

who sold it to me.

Boy, am I

in the wrong business.

Gene?

Yeah?

What if we're the only ones

that made it into one

of these things in time?

Then --

then we'd be the only people

in the whole world.

It's like we're --

like we're what?

Adam and Eve.

I mean, if there are still

gonna be people afterwards --

babies.

Well... yeah.

Then maybe they will be

the ones that'll live here

without blowing it up.

It's our responsibility

to carry on.

That's right.

Are you scared?

Yeah.

Me too.

Mom!

Yes. You okay?

Gene and "mant" went out

the door with... with him!

Uh... hi. Uh,

are you gene's mom?

Yeah.

But how can this be

a free speech issue?

I don't know.

That ant can't hurt you,

so don't be scared.

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