The Man Who Fell to Earth Page #4

we will begin by...

Be with some of my friends

- Maybe I'll be happy then

- Up against the wall, mother...

Come on! Come on!

Holy Moly!

Prisoner, have you anything to say?

If you have nothing to say, the sentence

of the court will be carried out.

We modified our body...

and our engine and used someone

who didn't weigh much to drive...

- and we got 84 miles per gallon.

- Is anything wrong?

Wrong? This man is completely insane!

That's what's wrong.

Get out of my mind,

all of you!

Leave my mind alone.

By authority of His Gracious Majesty,

George Rex...

I'm putting the stick... forward.

Stay where you belong.

Go away,

back where you belong.

God bless Captain Vere.

- Back where you came from.

- Sound off.

Hey! What the hell do you think

you're doing, you maniac?

All of you!

Corrected...

my position...

by putting the stick forward.

Oh, hello.

Mr. Farnsworth.

Yeah, it's Bryce.

Is everything all right?

Well, uh, to tell you

the truth, I'm baffled.

I've been here for so long, and I -

I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing.

Oh, uh, and, Mr. Farnsworth,

about this, uh...

liquid gas problem, I -

I really must tell ya, I can't...

I'm afraid I know nothing about

liquid gas, Dr. Bryce.

What I've called to tell you is that Mr. Newton

will be visiting you the day after tomorrow.

Yes. Wednesday.

He will be able to answer

all of your questions.

No, I'm afraid...

he's away at the moment.

Ah. Well, thanks for calling,

Mr. Farnsworth.

Tomorrow, Dr. Bryce.

- Huh? Who are you?

- Don't be suspicious.

- Hmm?

- Mr. Newton sent me to collect you.

This way, Dr. Bryce.

Mr. Newton has been away,

hasn't he?

Yes, sir.

He come in this mornin:

Mr. Newton is waitin: Sir.

Dr. Bryce? I'm Newton.

We've met before. I...

Mm-hmm.

How are you getting on?

Have you found your feet yet?

Well, not yet.

Not - Not really.

Well, I'm here to help you.

I believe we -we share a common interest,

Mr. Newton:
Photography.

Hmm. My interest is energy.

Transference of energy.

Oh.

- Transference of energy.

- Yes.

Well, I know it's gonna be very exciting

working with you. I -

I've looked forward

to meeting you.

I've thought about you

once or twice.

This -This is some kind

of space vehicle, right?

Well, what for?

Is it a solar probe?

I want you to think

beyond that.

I want to show you this because

I value your contribution to my work.

Well, I'm not certain

what that's to be.

Fuel conservation, Dr. Bryce.

It may be the key

to our project.

- Ask me.

- What?

The question you've been wanting

to ask ever since we met.

Are you Lithuanian?

I come from England.

Oh, that's not so terrible.

Is this a weapon?

- A weapon? - Well, it's too small for

interplanetary travel.

You assume that it's a weapon?

- Does that matter to you?

- Yeah.

If I thought that you were

building a weapon...

you were employing me to help you,

I'd have to quit the project.

Don't be s - suspicious.

I know people think me

unnecessarily secretive.

If I were you,

I'd be secretive.

Would you be

comfortable in here?

I think I'd last about 20 minutes.

And then?

I'd start screaming.

Wouldn't everyone?

Last night, I was watching television.

I saw these, uh, ex-astronauts.

Some of them are

basket cases now.

Television.

The strange thing about

television is that it...

doesn't tell you everything.

It shows you everything

about life on Earth...

but the true mysteries remain.

Perhaps it's in

the nature of television.

Just waves in space.

Do you trust me, Dr. Bryce?

I think so.

- That's not good enough.

- It's the best I can do.

Let's put it this way.

Uh, I want to.

You see, Mr. Newton, I'm kind of a clich.

I'm the disillusioned scientist.

That goes with the cynical writer, the alcoholic actor and the spaced-out spaceman.

A man like you wouldn't

understand a guy like me.

I'll try to, Dr. Bryce.

Well, anyhow, uh...

"Per ardua ad astra. "

I beg your pardon?

That's Latin.

Latin?

You must know that in England.

- Royal Air Force... their motto.

- Yes.

"Per ardua... ad astra. "

"Through difficulties, to the stars. "

It's very hot today.

I appreciate your coming all this

way to see me.

Would you say we're getting close

to an understanding?

I'm afraid not, Mr. Peters.

That's a pity.

We seem to have spent

so much time on this question.

You must understand,

World Enterprises sees itself as a loner...

a pioneer, if you will.

We have that get-up-and-go spirit.

Frankly, what you're suggesting

sounds like interference.

I beg you to reconsider,

Mr. Farnsworth.

The world is ever-changing,

like our own solar system...

and a corporation the size of yours

has a duty to recognize that fact.

One must keep up,

Mr. Farnsworth.

The way I see it,

Mr. Peters, I'm way ahead.

It's going to be hard.

I'm concerned about

the recovery program.

Don't be.

"Don't be"?

Mr. Newton, are you crazy?

Same as before?

So many good and worthwhile

products from World Enterprises.

Gin. Uh, neat, no ice.

- Right?

- That's it.

We help you to a better life.

W.E. Film turns a little moment

into a great event.

The colors are beautiful.

The film is W.E.

It has to be.

We do it for you.

Free camera with each 12-pack.

- A division of World Enterprises.

- Turn it off.

W.E. Film is self-loading,

self-focusing -

Self-exposing. Self-developing.

- No light necessary.

- Is there a malfunction?

- We do it for you.

- No, I don't think so.

- May I see it? - With W.E. Film,

what you see is what you get.

Sometimes it doesn't seem to work.

I gotta get some ice.

And, remember, don't throw

your W.E. Camera away.

If your camera should break, just drop

it in your nearest W.E. Litter bin.

It will be recycled for you.

World Enterprises

works for you, for us.

It's a great partnership.

WE and US.

World Enterprises

and the United States, together.

...result of the same cold front that brought

heavy snow to the Rockies earlier this week.

Hardest hit by the wet weather

have been the Southwestern states...

including Texas, Nevada,

Arizona and New Mexico.

New storm predictions

have been issued for other areas as well.

- A low pressure system moving...

- May I look at it?

- Hmm? Oh, sure.

- ... is bringing thundershowers there...

as you can see

from a spiral band of clouds.

And the bright clouds

over Minnesota and Iowa...

There's yet another stormy area

in western Texas, Oklahoma...

Seems to be all right now.

...ahead of a trough

over the eastern Rockies.

Why does the guy on the, uh,

W.E. Commercial look like you?

Funnel clouds, hail

and 100-mile-an-hour winds...

Does he? Hmm.

He's just a family man.

Our W.E. Products

appeal to families.

Are you a family man?

- Where are they?

- They live in Los Angeles.

Why aren't you with them?

I'm separated from my wife,

but I see my daughter.

A man should spend time

with his family.

Hmm.

In these circumstances,

we have to take action.

Well, I talked with Farnsworth.

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