Planet 51 Page #6

Synopsis: Lem is just an average teenager working on getting the girl and furthering his career at the local planetarium - except that he's an alien. At least to U.S. astronaut Captain Charles T. Baker who lands on Lem's planet hoping for a quick flag plant and a hasty return to earth and his millions of screaming fans. But on this alien planet the media has tagged spacemen as brain-eating, zombie-creating monsters, causing Baker to run for his life and into Lem's house. Now it's up to the green native to get the clumsy astronaut back to his spaceship before military dictator General Grawl and mad scientist Professor Kipple manage to exterminate the Earthly visitor.
Director(s): Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad (co-director), Marcos Martínez (co-director)
Production: Sony Pictures/TriStar Pictures
  4 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
39
Rotten Tomatoes:
21%
PG
Year:
2009
91 min
$42,194,060
Website
1,096 Views


You're mine,

Hecknavar!

I'm not taking my eyes off Kisno.

Drop it, dirtbag!

Oops!

(SCREAMING)

Hold your fire!

(GRUNTING)

Hold your fire!

Captain Kisno,

get everyone out of here.

You're not thinking

all this is my fault, right?

All right,

if you won't tell us,

there's another way

to unlock the secrets of your brain.

Professor Kipple!

He's all yours.

(CHUCKLING SOFTLY)

(SQUAWKING)

He thinks

we've found him.

Hang on, Chuck.

We'll find you.

Ah! There you are.

I was just warming up for you.

Ah! Now, we'll have

that brain out in no time.

You don't want my brain.

It's useless.

I spent four years at a party school.

Trust me, it's mush.

Hello?

Anyone here?

(DOOR OPENING)

Skiff, what are you doing?

Oh, come on.

No one's around.

I'm not going to

get caught.

(CLICKING)

Hey! Look, look, look.

I'm paying! I'm paying!

(ALARM BLARING)

The thing with the...

I mean, it just

went over the...

Wow!

(IN AWE) Base 9.

This is amazing!

I was right again!

(SKIFF WHOOPS)

How do we get in

without being seen?

(DISTANT VOICES YELLING)

Huh?

(SOLDIERS CHATTERING)

(GLAR SINGING IN THE DISTANCE)

# Well, I tried to get along

Tried to play along happily

# But I'm sorry, Officer

Your rules ain't no good for me

# There's one thing

you've got to do

# And that's

stick it to the man

# Stick it to the

Stick it to the...

# Stick it to... #

(BEATING SOUNDS)

Ow! Ooh! Ah!

Now!

(GLAR GROANING)

Cool.

(SCREAMING)

I don't suppose your planet's

invented painkillers?

(SCREAMING)

(KIPPLE CACKLING)

(SCREAMING)

Yeah! Good work, Rover!

Guys! This is

so Luke Skywalker!

Uh, by the way, you're not

brother and sister, right?

How much time

is left?

Just enough.

Rover here will take us

right to my ship.

That's a funny place

for his antenna.

Captain, I want the whole base

on red alert!

Yes, sir!

General, you must

save its brain!

I'm more concerned

with saving a worid.

(GASPING)

That professor's a genius.

positively effervescent.

In fine fettle.

What a salubrious experience!

Well said.

Cheers!

Huh?

My ship!

Way to go, kid!

Step away

from the flying saucer!

And put your

hands in the air.

There was never

a chance you'd get away.

(GASPING)

You'd destroy the whole base

just to get me?

That is sick!

Actually, it's

kind of flattering.

Sick?

Sick, young lady, is helping the enemy

of your worid.

Sick is befriending a creature

that's so completely

different.

Sick is...

Well, look, it's right

in front of you!

I'm sorry, Professor.

It's too dangerous

to let the alien

live another minute.

(GRUMBLING)

Wait! Wait! Wait! Stop!

General, I know

what you're afraid of,

and it's not Chuck.

It's not monsters

or aliens.

It's the unknown.

I've spent my whole life

running from it,

and I think

maybe you have, too,

but I'm telling you, the unknown isn't

something to be afraid of.

It can be

your best friend.

And just when you think that it means

the end of everything you know,

it's really

just the beginning.

(DETONATOR BEEPS)

(ALARM BLARING)

(OVER PA)

Base destruct, two minutes.

(STAMMERING)

What are you looking at? Run!

(SCREAMING)

Take that!

Everyone on board!

Let's go!

Attention, all personnel.

Evacuate base immediately.

What are you doing?

I can't leave him here.

Why not?

Because he's got

the right stuff.

(GROANING)

Base destruct, 60 seconds.

There's no time

for autopilot.

What's the matter now?

I'm going to have

to pilot this bucket.

(ENGINES POWERING UP)

Base destruct in 15 seconds.

She is so heavy!

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six,

five, four, three, two, one.

Yeah!

(ALL EXCLAIMING)

You guys should

check this out.

(CHUCKLING) Whoa.

(WHISPERING) Whoa.

Hey, what

do you think?

Such a big universe.

I am definitely

coming back here.

(ALL EXCLAIMING IN AWE)

Am I a zombie now?

(CHUCKLES)

This guy reads

too many comic books.

Hey, Neera,

um, now that

this is all over,

would you want to...

- Yes.

But you didn't hear

what I was gonna...

Gross!

Strap in, everyone,

'cause I'm taking you home.

(WHOOSHING)

Hey, it's Lem!

Hi!

The General, too.

(SCREAMS)

The monster!

It's all right, Chief.

He's with me.

Soldiers,

attention!

There is among us

an astronaut.

Captain, thanks for

coming back for me.

A pleasure, General.

Maybe next time

you have guests

you'll throw

a better party.

Kid, how would you

like to be president

of the local Chuck Baker,

Party Maker Fan Club?

(GASPS)

Oh, yeah!

(BOYS EXCLAIMING)

Oh, can I join?

Be a good boy,

(STIFLING SOBS)

And don't forget to drink your oil.

Rover, you coming?

Or do you want

to stay here?

(SNIFFLING)

Rover! My

little bitty boy!

(BEEPING)

Lem,

you saved my life.

You saved mine, too.

That was a, uh,

man hug, just then.

It's very big

on my planet.

Mmm?

Hey, take care

of this guy, okay?

(SHOUTING) You're a great planet,

and your '50s are fine,

but give me a call

when you get to the '60s,

'cause that's gonna be fun.

(BARKING)

# I've got a point to make

I ain't being nasty

# Operation turning our nation

to an army

# They're trying to hold us down

with their new revelations

# They're bumming me out

with their bad vibrations

# Well, I tried to get along

Tried to play along constantly

# But I'm sorry, Officer.

Your rules ain't no good for me

# Well, there's one thing

you've got to do

# And that's

stick it to the man

# Stick it to the

Stick it to the man

# Join the cause

and fight the system

# Sit outside your house

until you stop and listen

# Well, I've got a girl

who's fighting with me

# She's got long hair, green skin

And totally digs me

# Well, I tried to get along

Tried to sing along constantly

# But I'm sorry, Officer

Your rules ain't no good for me

# But there's one thing

I've learned in this town

# That is

the man's a clown

# So come on

Don't let me down

# You got to stick it

to the man

# Stick it to the

Stick it to the man

# I don't want to protest

on my own

# Stick it to the

Stick it to the man

(PANTING)

(GASPS)

Doc, that brain

operation was inspired.

You simply must try it.

No, no, no, no!

No! No, no.

# Stick it to the

Stick it to the man

# Stick it to the

Stick it to the man #

(BARKING)

Oh, no, no, boy. Easy, easy.

Not the tongue.

Not the...

(SLURPING)

(CHUCK GRUNTING)

(SPITTING)

(SIGHS)

This is gonna be a long trip.

# Well, I tried

to save the worid

# But we ran out

of words to say

# So instead I write this song

# With a guitar

full of chords to play

# Well, I didn't really

write them anyway

# Well I tried to build a boat

So I could sail myself away

# But I ran out of wood

# Left standing

on the harbor in the rain

# Well, I'll only

get seasick anyway

# Yeah, I'll only

get seasick anyway

# Who can it be

Knocking at my door?

# I hope it ain't the man

# Coming to start a war

against me

# Who can it be

Knocking at my door?

# I hope it ain't the man

# Coming to start a war

against me

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Joe Stillman

Joseph "Joe" Stillman (born August 1, 1959) is an American television and movie writer, producer and director. Before becoming a screenwriter he worked for several TV shows like Beavis and Butt-head, King of the Hill, Doug and The Adventures of Pete & Pete. Stillman's first screen credits were on Joseph: King of Dreams and his second on Shrek, both for DreamWorks. His most recent credits are on Planet 51 for TriStar and Gulliver's Travels for 20th Century Fox. more…

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