Star Trek: The Motion Picture Page #4

KIRK:

Mr. Scott, there's an alien object

with unbelievable destructive

power less than three days away

from this planet...

Kirk hits a button on the travel pod panel -- the air-

lock doors SLAM closed behind them. Then, stepping im-

mediately to the front observation window:

KIRK:

(continuing)

... the only Starship in

interception range is the

Enterprise! Ready, or not, she

launches in twelve hours!

Scott throws Kirk an appalled look but is now occupied

in sealing the Outer Pod door and manipulating drive

controls.

CAMERA CONTINUES TO PULL BACK TO REVEAL front of the

Pod and arms of the office complex as Pod disconnects

and starts to move.

40C EXT. POD 40C

CAMERA CONTINUES TO PULL BACK TO REVEAL front of the

pod and arms of the office complex as Pod disconnects

and starts moving.

41 EXT. EARTH ORBIT - ANGLES ON TRAVEL POD (S) 41

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43 43

as it moves way from the office complex. We can

SEE the jet flames of its tiny thrusters as it cir-

cles around, heads off (toward the distant Orbital

dry dock).

44 INT. TRAVEL POD - KIRK AND SCOTT 44

Scott nervously eying Kirk, and finally deciding to

make one more effort:

SCOTT:

The crew hasn't had near enough

transition time with all the new

equipment. And the engines,

Admiral:
they've yet to be even

tested at warp power. Add to

that, an untried Captain...

KIRK:

(hint of smile)

Two and a half years as Chief of

Starfleet Operations may have

made me a little stale, Mr. Scott

-- but I wouldn't exactly consider

myself 'untried.'

It takes Scott a moment to comprehend, and Kirk smiles

now, nods:

KIRK:

(continuing)

They gave her back to me, Scotty.

Scott peers at him, genuinely surprised -- and pleased.

Then:

SCOTT:

"Gave' her back, sir...? I doubt

it was that easy...

(returns smile)

But any man who could manage such

a feat, I wouldna dare disappoint.

She'll launch on time, sir...

(with confidence)

And she'll be ready.

And he clasps Kirk's elbow affectionately, then gestures

Kirk to look out the pod window.

45 EXT. OUTSIDE THE POD WINDOW - KIRK'S POV (O) 45

as he looks out:
the blue-black of orbital space.

46 INT. TRAVEL POD 46

Scott is well aware of what the Enterprise means to

Kirk. As Scott maneuvers the pod to provide the best

perspective, Kirk peers through the observation window,

craning his head, hungry for his first glimpse of the

starship. Scott is watching him, immensely pleased.

47 PAST THEM TO THE POD WINDOW (O) 47

as we SEE the drydock and more of its detail, and a

hint of what is inside.

48 EXT. EARTH ORBIT - OTHER ANGLES FROM THE POD (O) 48

- -

50 50

PAST Kirk and Scott the corner of the drydock becomes

larger -- we begin SEEING more of it. And then the

merest glimpse of what is inside the drydock: The

Enterprise slips INTO VIEW.

51 INT. POD - VERY CLOSE ON KIRK AT WINDOW 51

as he watches, his face reflecting all of it: the awe,

the wonder, the romance, the obsession. The one comp-

lete love of his life. And with that love regained,

he is becoming more fully alive again.

Kirk looks at Scott; for a moment both hold each other's

eye. Scott knows precisely how Kirk feels. Both turn

to the window again.

52 WHAT THEY SEE - THE ENTERPRISE (S) 52

Now DOMINATING the SCREEN -- the awesome, symmetrical

bulk of the starship comes fully INTO VIEW. And it

dominates Kirk's -- and our emotions.

53 EXT. THE ENTERPRISE - AND THE POD (TINY IN THIS SHOT) 53

- -

56 AS IT CIRCLES - THE ANTI-LIKE FIGURES OF WORKERS (S) 56

The great ship dwarfs everything. The drydock becomes

a fragile filigree framing the ship's great curved

bulk. The tiny pod continues to move along it.

Small automated welding devices move along the gird-

ers, working with brief, bright orange-white flares.

In other areas of metal lace structure, supplies and

equipment are being loaded onto the ship. The pod

continues moving (Scott is giving Kirk time to see all),

watched carefully by the TINY FIGURES OF SUPERVISING

TECHNICIANS on the drydock. Now the pod moves toward

mating position. It closes in, secures itself to the

outer airlock.

57 INT. POD - AT THE AIRLOCK 57

Scott completing the mating procedure, Kirk turning

from the observation window. Outside, the metallic..

CLICK of the pod locking onto the airlock. Now the

"WHOOSH" of the latch doors securing, the CLANG of

security bolts. It's all been a rare and delicious

moment for Kirk, and his face shows it.

OVER the POD INTERCOM we HEAR, "Pod secured. Pressure

equalized." Scott moves the control to open the hatch.

58 INT. ENTERPRISE CARGO DECK (M) 58

A confusion of organized work and VOICES. The cargo

deck bustles with activity; supplies and equipment

being stored and installed.

59 INT. CARGO DECK - BALCONY AND CATWALK 59

Kirk and Scott are met by a nervous, perspiring

ENSIGN.

KIRK AND SCOTT:

Permission to come aboard, sir...?

ENSIGN:

Granted, sir. Welcome aboard,

Admiral... Commander Scott,

you're needed in Engineering

immediately.

SCOTT:

(to Kirk)

Sir, you'll excuse me...?

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