Moonrise Kingdom

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In order to show you how

a big symphony

orchestra is put together,

Benjamin Britten

has written a big piece of music,

which is made up

of smaller pieces

that show you all

the separate parts of the orchestra.

These smaller pieces

are called variations,

which means different ways

of playing the same tune.

First of all,

he lets us hear the tune or the theme,

which is a beautiful melody

by the much older

British composer Henry Purcell.

Here is Purcell's theme

played by the whole orchestra together.

Now, Mr. Britten lets you hear the four

different families of the orchestra

playing the same Purcell theme

in different ways.

First, we hear

the woodwind family.

The flutes, the oboes,

the clarinets and the bassoons.

Here comes the brass family.

The trumpets, the horns,

the trombones and the tubas.

One to four.

Now, Mr. Britten arranges the Purcell theme

for the string family.

I'm sick of this rain.

The violins, the violas, the

cellos and the double basses.

And of course, the harp.

And finally

the percussion family,

all those drums and gongs

and things you hit.

After this, you will

hear the theme by Purcell

played once more in its original

form by all four families together.

That is, the whole orchestra.

This is

the island of New Penzance.

Forested with

old-growth pine and maple.

Criss-crossed by

shallow tidal creeks.

Chickchaw territory.

There are no

paved roads, but...

Here comes Jed with the mail.

But instead many miles of intersecting

footpaths and dirt trails,

and a ferry that

runs twice daily from Stone Cove.

The year is 1965.

We are on the far edge

of Black Beacon Sound,

famous for the ferocious

and well-documented storm,

which will strike from the

east on the 5th of September.

In three days' time.

Morning, Gadge.

Morning, sir.

Deluca, latrine inspection.

Good.

Roosevelt,

how's that lanyard coming?

Horrible.

Skotak,

what's all this lumber for?

We're building a tree house.

- Where?

- Right here.

That's not a safe altitude.

Why is it up so high?

If someone falls from there,

that's a guaranteed death.

Well, where would

you have built it?

Lower.

Nickleby? What are you doing?

Pest control.

Burning some ants.

Spot check.

Your socks are down,

your shirt tails are untucked,

your trousers are

not properly pressed.

You are reported for

a uniform violation.

How many rockets

you up to, Panagle?

Sixteen and a half, sir.

Is that enough

for the Hullabaloo?

Izod, go fetch another pint of

gunpowder from the armory shed.

Redford! Halt! I saw that!

- How fast were you just going?

- Safety test, sir.

Come again?

The vehicle

appears to be in good working order,

I'm just checking if...

Reckless cycling.

Second warning.

Next time,

I take away the keys.

Morning, Chef.

Clear!

Who's missing?

- Who's missing?

- Shakusky.

- Shakusky.

- Shakusky.

Shakusky! Breakfast!

Shakusky, you in there?

Sam?

It's zipped from the inside.

Jiminy Cricket,

he flew the coop.

Hello, this is

Captain Sharp, over.

Captain Sharp, this is Randall

Ward over at Camp Ivanhoe. Over.

Morning, Randy.

What can I do for you? Over.

I'm not sure exactly.

I've got an escaped Khaki Scout. Over.

What does that mean? Over.

One of my boys

seems to have stolen

a miniature canoe and

some fishing tackle,

two bedrolls, plus an air rifle.

And disappeared. Over.

Any idea why? Over.

No. He left me

a letter of resignation. Over.

Dear Scout Master Ward,

I am very sad to inform you

I can no longer be involved

with the Khaki

Scouts of North America.

The rest of the troop

will probably be glad to hear this.

It is not your fault.

Best wishes, Sam Shakusky.

Well, I guess we better

notify his folks. Over.

Okay. Over and out.

Hello, Diane.

Becky, I have your

person-to-person from Chesterfield

Hold the line, please.

Hello?

Hello, sir.

This is Captain Sharp.

Yes, sir. I received your

message. Thank you very much.

In fact, we've come to

a decision, as a family,

because this is only the most recent

incident involving Sam's troubles,

and it's just not

fair to the others, so, unfortunately,

we can't invite him

back at this time.

There's no cause

for alarm, sir. We'll find him.

We're simply notifying you

as a matter of protocol and so on.

I understand that. I'm notifying

you of the situation on my end.

I'm confused by

that statement. You can't invite him back?

I'm afraid not.

He's a good boy. He's got a good heart.

But it's just not fair

to the others, you see?

He's emotionally disturbed.

Am I speaking

with Sam's father?

No, sir.

Sam's parents passed away

a number of years ago.

We're Mr. and

Mrs. Billingsley. We're foster parents.

Sam's been with

us since last June.

Excuse me, sir.

This is Scout Master Ward speaking.

Are you implying

that Sam is an orphan?

Well, it's a known fact.

Of course he is.

Well, why the hell

doesn't it say so in the register?

Excuse my language.

I don't know. What register?

We sent him a letter.

It should reach you presently.

Mr. Billingsley,

I've got an escaped Khaki Scout.

We are notifying you

as a matter of protocol.

You say you can't invite him back?

You say that he's an orphan?

I don't understand

how that works.

What am I supposed

to do with him?

That's up to social services.

They'll be in touch with you.

They'll look after Sam.

Good luck to you.

You have your orders.

Use the orienteering

and path-finding skills

that you've been

practicing all summer.

Let's find our man,

bring him safely back to camp.

Remember, this isn't

just a search party,

it's a chance to do

some first class Scouting.

Any questions?

Lazy-Eye?

What's your real job, sir?

- I'm a math teacher. Why?

- What grade?

- Eighth.

- You need a PhD for that?

Lazy-Eye, no,

but you know what,

we're actually in the middle of something

here, in case you didn't notice.

One of our Scouts is missing

and that's a crisis.

Anybody else? Redford?

What if he resists?

- Who?

- Shakusky.

Are we allowed to

use force on him?

No, you're not.

This is a non-violent, rescue operation.

Your mission is to find him,

not to hurt him under any circumstances.

Am I making myself understood?

- Yes.

- Good.

I'm going to change my answer,

in fact, this is my real job.

Scout Master Troop 55.

I'm a math teacher on the side.

Be leery out there. Okay?

Now let's get started.

Who's got Snoopy?

Right here.

Give him the scent.

I heard he ran away

because his family died.

I heard he

never had any family in the first place.

That's probably why he's crazy.

I'll tell you one thing,

if we find him, I'm not going to be the

one who forgot to bring a weapon.

Me, neither.

Camp Ivanhoe, that's all the way

across the other side of the island.

You really think

a 12-year-old boy

could row this far

in a miniature canoe?

Most likely not.

It is possible, Counselor.

I disagree, Counselor.

It would take him three days, at least.

I don't think so.

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