The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Page #2

-Air Kentucky -

co-pilot actually.

-Yeah, I don't know that one.

-We help out at Louisville.

Sure, there is pretty

country in those parts.

Landlocked

I have to tell you I have been a member

of the Zissou Society since I was 11.

Well, I will be

damned, look at that!

Wanna kill this?

Frankly, I been denied I

don't usually try grass.

Let me tell you about my boat.

The Bellefontaine was a long range

sub hunter during the 2nd world war,

which we bought from the

US navy for 900,000 dollars.

This is my mentor Lord

Mandrake, he is dead now.

The sauna, which was designed by a

engineer from the Chinese space programme

and we keep a Swedish

masseuse on staff

Here is where we do all our different

science projects, experiments and so on.

This is the kitchen which contains probably some of the

most technologically advanced equipments on the ship.

Eleanor and I put together a

top notch research library for us

with complete 1st edition set

of life aquatic companion series.

We process our own rushes and keep a cutting man

on board so we can do a assemble while shoot it.

I can't find them.

Once again please.

This is the observation bubble, which

I thought up in a dream actually.

Two Albino scouts

swim with the ship.

They're supposedly very intelligent although

I have never seen any evidence on it.

Here's the engine room, the bearing

casing is not suppose to look like that

but we can't afford to

fix them on the ship.

Tops that, we get the bridge,

then a sub, an old chopper,

all kinds of radars, sonar

and underwater movie gadgets.

What happened to Jack Cleeny?

She did not really love me.

Old Mandrake.

It is wonderful.

-Very lifelike.

-I am not crazy about it.

This guy is a big time a**hole.

We were roommates at the academy.

He used to married to Eleanor.

He owns apparently a lot of money.

You think you will

wanna change your name?

Ned...?

No. nothing the Ned

part unless you want to.

I meant your last name I thought you

might like to let me give you mine.

-Ned Zissou...

-Ned Zissou, exactly.

Or if you want to, you can

change the first part too.

I would have named you

Kingsley if I have a say in it.

Kingley... I don't know.

Maybe I will stick

with Ned for now.

Sure, that is ok. Anyway I will

order you some correspondent stuff.

What are you doing,

I ordered the wine.

Pour it over here please, he

doesn't know anything about wine.

Are those a**holes

talking about me?

People say when people say something like

that about you is because they are jealous

but it still hurts

It hurts bad.

That man was damn rude,

he can go straight to hell.

How did she die by

the way? your mother.

She took her own life,

took sleeping pills.

Why would she do that!?

Well, she was in a great

deal of pain, you know.

Oh...

I see, yeah.

You know my best friend

just got killed, Esteban.

Yea, I know. Your old man.

Let's go to my island.

Well, I have to be back

in Kentucky on Thursday.

Thursday? ok! that is ok.

(Singing in French)

Your cat's dead.

What? Which one?

Marmalade, I am sorry.

What happened?

A rattle snake bit

it in the throat.

God damn it, Eleanor, why did

you have to say it like that!

You couldn't try and break

it a little bit nicer!?

She is a rich b*tch, you

know. She was raised by maids.

Her parents paid for this

Island during my worst moments.

People say she the

brain behind team Zissou.

People say a lot of things.

What kind of cat was it?

Who gives a sh*t!

-I think it was a Tammy.

-Ned, wanna come inside, we'll make up a room for you.

Steve, that reporter called.

-Ned, wake up!

-yes

I am on echo box. Press

the red button to answer.

-Meet me on the beach in 12 minutes.

-The what button? OK.

Action!

Only twice before have I a good

future to observe a rubber tide.

That rare occurrence when 100s of electric jellyfish

spontaneously washed on to a beach all at once.

Bobby Ogata brings exactly

this to our attention tonight.

Steve, what produces this effect of illumination?

Is there chemicals inside the organism?

No, Ned, its actually the reflection of

the moon light on their outer membranes.

That is very good outlet.

Klaus, come over here, get a shoot

of me and Ned. Ned, come in here.

Would you like to join my crew?

-Would I like to...

-I want you on team Zissou!

-I don't think I can do that.

-Why not?

Well, it's my field, I don't

have a background before.

No one here does.

Klaus used to be a bus driver.

Wolodarsky was a high

school substitute teacher.

We are a pack of

straights, don't you get it?

See, I am not even

that strong in swimming.

-The answer is Yes.

-Well, it's gotta be.

I will order you a

red cap and a Speedo.

Cut.

-Klaus, why aren't you rolling?

-Can I have a word with you please?

Why aren't you getting this?

That was a God damn tear

jerker why did you cut it, man!?

Because this sounds going to be sh*t he

does not even know how to hold a broom.

He doesn't diddly jack

about work with me.

Don't cut unless I say cut.

I never seen so many

electric jellyfish in my life.

Thay are Viacon madawores.

Ah, sh*t, she is right.

Where do you come

from? You look pregnant.

I am pregnant, not even going ask what you men are

doing out here with your matching pajamas by the way.

We are producing a film

as a matter of a fact.

Who are you?

I am Jane Winslet-Richardson, I am the

reporter from Oceanographic explorer.

-Oh, yea, sure, how did you get out here?

-I hired some drunk in a fishing boat.

That would take 4 hours,

why would you do... that?

-Because no one picked me up at the FN airport.

-Jesus Christ, Klaus.

One of my guys suppose to do that.

How long have you been

working with Zissou?

Ah... Approximately... only 10 minutes actually.

I was hired doing the scene on the beach.

He is Steve's son supposedly.

You are? No, you are

not, he doesn't have one.

We are not 100% sure about

that yet, we just met yesterday.

Not this one, Klaus.

You heard me, not this one.

Ok.

First thing in the morning.

-It's got everything?

- Yeah, tell him to pus a stop and a half (photographic term)

What are you going to do with him?

Who? Ned?

What do you mean?

I don't understand the question.

I offered him a spot

on the Bellefontaine.

He didn't take it, did he?

Of course he took it, we are going

to put him on the map, Eleanor!

We are going to throw

him a life-preserver.

I believe in this boy.

Why?

Because he looks up to me.

Yes, Sir, and Mckernan's going

to take my shadow flights.

That is right.

I just feel like I need to

see this thing through, so...

Thank you for understanding. I'll check

in with the Louisville office next month.

(Jane, reading a book)

Hold it!

That's poetry?

No, It's a six volume novel.

Oh, I see. You are going read that

whole thing to yourself out loud?

I am not reading it to myself,

I am reading it to... him.

When did you learn

Zissou was your father?

-Does it freak you out for me to ask that?

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