The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Page #4

Nobody knows what

is going to happen

and then we film it,

that is the whole concept.

It's what we've always done.

I can't believe you

took that boy's money.

He is an investor.

You are my sidekick.

The sugar crabs are back.

They are early this year.

I never saw them mating

before the they sourced us.

Is that mating?

Bye Steve.

-Don't say that, even it's true, it's too painful.

-What do you want me to say?

Say Bon Voyage.

Bon Voyage.

(Singing in French)

Kinsley Ned Zissou, 29 junior

grade diving tech, excusive producer

energetic, spirited, youthful.

Normally, we would track the Jaguar shark with a

scanning monitor we keep on board of Bellefontaine

but it's power tube

sized up in Madagascar.

We now proceed to a more advanced system

located on a colleague's off-shore facility.

See Renzo, this is what I am

talking about, a relationship sublock

There is chemistry

between us, you know!

-Here is a quote.

-When? Who from?

Zissou almost has a magical

connection to the life of the sea.

He speaks it's language fluently.

I never met a boy like

that through all my life.

Lord Mandrake.

You should have

opened with that one.

-He was your mentor.

-Hey intern, Come here compart it, will ya?

On rocks?

You wanna go up my ballon?

I like her hairdo.

Me too but Steve called it first.

I am sorry I made

you cry the other day.

Oh, that's ok, not

completely your fault anyway.

I do have some personal problems.

Really, what do you got?

Well, I am...

5 months pregnant, my editor is

the father He's married but...

not to me.

Wow, that's breath taking.

You know my first wife

left me when I was your age.

-What is deep search?

-a submarine.

I had the exact the same image of you tacked up on

the wall of my aquarium all through primary school.

Oh yeah, you mean the official

photograph when I am doing this?

That's the one.

Maybe it's just me but I don't

feel like that personally.

I never did.

Why did you abundant Ned?

I didn't, I never even met him.

What kind of piece you

are writing, cowgirl?

Are you going to

screw us on this deal?

I hope not.

You really think it's cool to hit the

source when you got a bun in the oven?

Pele, bring us back down please.

I don't have a problem

with objective reporting.

What I have a problem with is some wombat coming

on my boat and trying to reel with me, you know.

I need to see if you can you get one of the

dolphins swimming onto the hole and give us a look.

Nah, either they can't hear

us or they don't understand.

Son of a b*tch, I am

sick of these dolphins.

Quiet out there tonight.

Can you hear the

Jack-whale singing?

Beautiful, I wonder

what they are saying.

That was the sludge

tanker over there but...

There you go that's them.

By the way, Would you mind if I made a few

modifications to the team Zissou insignia?

-I have some ideas...

-New badge?

Yes, insignia.

Yea, it's probably

kind of dated, isn't it?

Sure, take a crack at it.

Make it a little trendier.

Alright.

Are you finding what

you are looking for?

Out here with me?

I hope so.

I wrote you a letter

about 17 years ago.

You mean like a fan letter?

Did I write you back?

I tried to answer as

many as I personally can.

"reading a letter...

Dear Ned Plimpton,

First, in answer to

your question. Always.

Second, thank you very much

for naming your bug after me.

My wife tells me it is

actually a type of gnat,

you strike me as a very special boy

and a key member of the Zissou society.

I wish I could come visit you in

Kentucky and assist you with your work.

I remember your mother

Take care yourself, Ned Plimpton.

You've severed well. Your

friend Captain Steve Zissou

Dictated but not read (sz/jz)

Yeah, more or less end

of the board play I guess.

There are some real high tech

gears inside this steel, believe me.

First, we go stairs and turn on the tracking system,

then as long as the battery on that homing dart...

-Who locked us out?

-No one, we are trespassing.

Steve, are we allowed in here?

It's scientific community, man.

Captian, I am required by law to

notify the bank of any illegal actives.

Just do what you gotta do

and cover your ass, Bill.

F***! They wired it!

Klaus, go down and

get me some cables.

Warning:
this is captain Hennessey, you

have trespassed on a private facility.

The coast guards have

been alerted by Satellite.

Again, this is Hennessey,

immediately leave the...

Ok, action. Look

who's back in town!

You travelled 150 miles

since we last heard from you.

This sun of b*tch is heading

for the south Pacific.

-Turn your tape recorder, carbie (Jane).

-Is the attack of the shark?

On the record, yes. Cut.

Rips all takes, Vikram.

Was I just in the film?

-Yeah, you are going have to sign a release.

-But, but you actually located the shark...

You bet your f***ing ass we did.

Alright, everybody, we've got about 25-30 minutes

before the coastguards get here to arrest us.

I want you all get Hennessey's best

gear onto Bellefontaine in 15 (minutes).

-You are going to steal this stuff?

-No, we will give it back to him.

Interns, let's seize some house.

Arr... what is this, Pele?

Don't know err.. the map...

-Steve

-Arhuh.

Do you know you just charted us

on a course to unprotected waters.

Yar, we are taking a shortcut.

-But it's outside IMU Jurisdiction there, isn't there?

-I know, give me the map.

We go your way, that

is about 4 inches.

We go my way, that is an inch and a

half. Do you pay for the extra gas?

What kind of system is this?

It's Burnstain 9, just started

last summer. -Is the 9 out already!

-Is this for Capriccio?

-Yah

Wait a second, Steve,

this isn't the procedure.

Steve, one of the interns just fell

downstairs with the mine tracking Processor.

Aright, just make sure

we steal the backup.

Are you listening to me!? I was

told under no circumstance...

Shut up before they

jail us, Anne-Marie.

You are catching

anything? -Mmm mmm.

Hook this up and make me a latte.

You know, carbie (Jane) is kind of

sucker maker but she's got some moves.

I agree.

If she wasn't a bulleye, I might

have a bit of thing for her.

As you can see...

If the creature continues it's current to migratory

route. Our path should converge... less than 4 days.

I wanna get there in 3.

-Ogata...

-Vladimir, what is this... right over here.

I don't know, I have been

trying to figure that out.

We might have them both mixed up

or it could be the other way around.

But anyway, we are going to be right

on top of it first thing in the morning.

-Good point, Ned.

-Thank you, should we investigate it?

Yah, let's make a quick dive at 6am

and we will scope

out the phantom signal

It's probably just one of

Hennessey's research turtles.

I wanna be back on

the route by lunch.

Do me a favour.

Next time you got a hot idea in front

of a reporter, whisper to my ear first.

Otherwise, I look kind

of like a day-dream jonny.

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