The Astronaut's Wife Page #4

Synopsis: A pair of shuttle astronauts leave their spacecraft to repair a satellite. There's an explosion. NASA loses contact for two minutes, but the both are rescued and safely returned to Earth. Eventually it becomes evident that neither of the astronauts is quite the same.
Director(s): Rand Ravich
Production: New Line Home Entertainment
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IMDB:
5.3
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R
Year:
1999
109 min
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they terminated my employment.

They referred me

to a psychiatrist.

Don't follow me.

I've seen Captain Streck's

autopsy report.

It was a massive stroke.

His system overloaded.

His body couldn't stand

the strain.

I've seen Natalie Streck's

autopsy report as well.

That was a suicide.

She killed herself.

I was there.

I saw it.

Yeah, she did,

but according to the report...

when she killed herself,

she was three weeks pregnant.

What did you say?

She probably conceived...

right after her husband

left the hospital.

She was pregnant, Mrs. Armacost.

What happened

during those two minutes...

when they were alone?

The suits that your husband

and Captain Streck wore...

had built-in recorders.

Listen to the voices.

Something happened that scared

the sh*t out of them.

What could do that?

No. It was an accident.

There was an explosion, and...

No!

They trained for explosions.

They trained for accidents.

They trained

for hundreds of hours.

If something goes wrong,

they have a plan.

They don't panic.

They don't deviate.

They stick to the plan.

That's what they do.

Something happened out there...

that these two men

had not trained for.

What would do that to two

highly-trained astronauts?

Scare them like that?

Can you swear to me

that he's still your husband?

Let go of me, Mr. Reese.

Is this man bothering you?

Yes, he is.

You know, don't you?

You already know.

Room three-oh-four, Nesbit Arms,

Mrs. Armacost.

Please, Mrs. Armacost!

OK. Settle down.

Just settle down.

I'm going to rotate the panel

forty-eight degrees.

You got me, Alex?

Spencer, what is that?

Did you feel that?

Spencer, what is that?

Oh, Jesus Christ!

What the hell is that?

I'm looking for the pregnant

woman in twenty-four-F.

Jillian, what's wrong?

He said she must have

gotten pregnant right...

right after Alex got back.

Did he say anything else?

Oh, God, Nan.

The last thing you need

to worry about is that freak.

Just have Spencer call someone.

No, Nan.

Spencer can't know about this.

But, Jillian,

you said he looked crazy.

You have to promise me

you won't tell Spencer.

Please promise me.

You can't keep these things

bottled inside you, Jillian.

You're right.

If he bothers me again...

I'll tell Spencer, OK?

Deal?

Your table's ready.

Oh, great. All right.

Let's go sit down.

Stan? This year's grand marshal

at the parade of losers?

He's gone.

We can't all be as lucky

as Jill here.

Oh, no.

It's me that's lucky.

You all right, honey?

What's the matter?

What's the matter, honey?

You all right?

Just a little hot.

Why don't you have some water?

I think I'm gonna go home.

All right.

Feeling better?

Where's Nan?

She went out.

It's after midnight.

She's young, Jill.

She's having fun.

Don't you remember

when we used to have fun?

You don't remember that, huh?

All right.

What's wrong with you?

You ever think about

what happened to Alex?

Oh, sh*t.

What happened to Natalie?

I do, all the time.

Those two minutes

you could have died.

Why do you want to

go back there?

Why do you want to

go back to that?

Can't you just try for once

to be happy? Just once?

I'm gonna go to sleep.

It's Jillian Armacost.

The autopsy

on Natalie Streck...

what did it say

about the baby?

Not on the phone,

Mrs. Armacost.

No, you don't understand.

You have to tell me.

What did Natalie's autopsy

say about the baby?

Babies.

What?

Natalie Streck was pregnant

with twins, Mrs. Armacost.

Oh, my God.

What's happening to me?

You are, too, aren't you?

Pregnant with his twins?

Natalie's babies...

What did the autopsy say

about them?

There's something I...

I need to show you,

Mrs. Armacost.

Something you need to see.

Do you know the story

of the princess...

whose beloved prince

dies in battle?

Mrs. Armacost, I have something

you need to see.

Do you understand me?

The enemy prince...

after overrunning

the castle...

finds the princess

and forces himself upon her.

Months later,

the princess is with child.

But whose?

It's either the child

of her enemy...

the man that killed

her husband...

the man that raped her...

in which case, she'll kill

herself and the child...

or it's the child

of her prince...

the only thing

she has left of him...

a part of him

still alive within her...

kept safe inside her...

in which case...

But how would she know

until it was too late?

How will she know...

until the child is born

and she can see its eyes?

Meet me right now.

Somewhere public.

Leave your apartment.

Meet me now.

I thought that was you.

I was standing over there

across the street...

and I said to myself,

"Now, is that Sherman Reese?"

Nice to see you.

Commander Armacost.

Yeah. Are you in town

on official business?

I'm not with NASA anymore.

You know what?

You know what?

I heard that.

I heard that, and I thought...

it was one of them nasty

agency rumors.

Well, listen...

if you need a recommendation,

don't hesitate...

because maybe

I can help you out.

Well, I appreciate that.

It's real weird

running into you...

'cause the thing of it is,

I was just thinking about you.

I was thinking about them tests

you wanted to run on me...

you know, after Alex died.

If you got a couple

of minutes right now...

we can go down, have a cup

of coffee or something.

Actually, I got to...

Oh, no, come on, now, Sherman.

You're a man of leisure.

You ain't got nothing but time,

do you?

Come on.

Yeah, it's nice to see you.

Almost forgot your satchel,

Mr. Reese.

I got it.

You were the only one

who knew, Nan.

I asked you not to tell him.

I didn't, OK?

What were you talking about

last night when I was sleeping?

- We were just talking.

- About what?

Just talking, Jillian.

Look, don't do this.

It's not good for you.

Where did you go last night?

Will you listen to yourself?

Where did you go?

Look, Jillian, I love you, OK?

And Spencer loves you.

We all do so much.

Spencer was there.

Nan, Spencer was there

with Reese...

and you were the only one

who knew, Nan.

How did he know

unless you told him?

You promised me!

Jillian, I love you...

but I'm not going to do this

with you.

Do what with me?

Come back, Nan.

Nan, come back!

Don't leave, Nan!

Sh*t!

Hello. Nesbit Arms.

Mr. Reese in room three-oh-four.

There's no answer

in room three-oh-four.

Down came the rain

And washed the spider out

Out came the sun

And dried up all the rain

And the itsy-bitsy spider

Climbed up the spout again

Oh, God.

Are you OK?

It's like a joke, right?

But if you are watching

this tape...

I didn't get to that meeting.

If you are watching this tape,

Mrs. Armacost...

I'm probably f***ing dead!

This is my backup.

That's what they

taught us at NASA.

Always have a backup system.

I'm not crazy.

I wish I was.

I prayed I was.

I know I'm not.

You might think you're crazy.

How could you not?

Always have a backup.

You're going to hear

two voices on this tape.

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Rand Ravich

Rand Ravich is a film and television director, writer, and producer. He wrote and directed the 1999 science fiction thriller The Astronaut's Wife starring Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron. He was a producer on the film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and also wrote the screenplays for the Candyman sequel Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh and the 1997 movie The Maker. Ravich is the creator of the NBC television drama series Life. He was also the show's executive producer and one of the writers. He recently created the NBC thriller drama Crisis. He attended Arthur L. Johnson Regional High School, but graduated from Solomon Schechter, a small Jewish day school, before attending Haverford College in Pennsylvania, graduating in 1984. He majored in Philosophy, studying with Richard J. Bernstein, Aryeh Kosman, and Paul Desjardins. Professor Desjardin's name, and many other references to Haverford, crop up regularly in Life). While at Haverford, Rand came under the tutelage of Professor Bob Butman, who fostered Rand's creative interests and pushed him on the path to his writing career. Ravich wrote also the Screenplay for the Fox Television Network drama-horror series Second Chance. which is executive produced along with Howard Gordon. He wrote and executive produced the Pilot episode, which was directed by Michael Cuesta. more…

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