THX 1138
BLACK:
Barely audible, an organ plays a haunting theme. The title
credits appear.
They are simple green lettering on a black background.
1. BLACK
T.V. MONITOR
Point of view from inside a small medicine cabinet. The
door is opened creating a low hum, and throwing light on
THX 1138, a man about thirty-five years old. He has a
closely shaved head: which makes him appear bald. The
image is distorted as seen over a TV monitor.
MALE VOICE:
What's wrong?
THX takes a bottle of blue pills out of the cabinet and
talks directly into the camera.
THX:
Nothing.....nothing really. I
just feel kind of lousy. I need
something stronger.
MALE VOICE:
If you have a problem, don't
hesitate to ask for assistance.
CALL 348-853
THX:
Yes.....Thank you, I'll be all
right. I'm all right.
He takes two of the pills and returns the bottle the
cabinet.
FEMALE VOICE:
For more rapid results use your
new D code on your Mercicontrol
card.
Thank you.
THX closes the cabinet.
BLACK:
T.V. MONITOR
The door to the cabinet begins to open - hesitates - then
closes.
MALE VOICE:
What's wrong?
The door opens revealing LUH 3417, a 20 year old woman,
also with a closely shaved head. She is nervous and
struggle to maintain her composure.
MALE VOICE:
What's wrong?
LUH takes the bottle of pills THX has just consumed and
becomes frightened.
LUH:
....never mind. I'll replace these
later.
She slams the door closed.
BLACK:
HOLOGRAM ROOM:
CLOSE ANGLE:
A bald man dressed in white, huddles in a bare, dimly lit
room, Two large leather clad policemen beat the man with
long chrome nightsticks, making a dull thudding sound.
BATHROOM:
LUH also dressed in white stands in the corner of a very
small bathroom. It is very modern, with many fixtures not
in an ordinary bathroom; outstanding of these is a small
medicine cabinet with a small sign on the face which reads:
SEDATION SP9, USE WHEN NECESSARY.
CLOSE ANGLE:
She stands facing the wall. She is crying. The thudding
sound of the policemen can be heard in the background.
MED ANGLE:
LUH stops crying, drys her eyes and looks into the mirror.
She regains her composure and pores the pills down the
toilet. The camera TRACKS with her as she walks into the
mainroom. She passes by the Hologram room where the
thudding sounds of the policemen are originating.
MAINROOM:
LUH enters the small, white, plastic looking room. One
wall is filled with small compartments. She opens one of
the cabinets and pushes a series of buttons; which light
up.
CLOSE ANGLE:
LUH sits for a moment having now regained control of
herself. She takes a cellophane packet of pills out of
one of the compartments and carefully removes the pills
and replaces them with pills from her pocket. She puts
the packet back into the compartment. She becomes aware
of the sounds of the policemen in the Hologram room.
HOLOGRAM ROOM:
FULL ANGLE:
The room contains two over-stuffed reclining chairs, with
control panels on the arms. THX is sitting in one of the
chairs watching the policemen beat the huddled man. LUH
enters and stands by the doorway, slightly repulsed by the
beating. THX is aware of her presence, but neither speak.
CLOSE ANGLE:
Upon closer inspection, we see the policemen have smooth
chrome faces and are actually robots.
MED ANGLE:
THX reaches for the volume knob and twists it up one notch.
Another robot appears beating the man. LUH walks over and
sits in the vacant chair. She fidgets nervously.
LUH:
You ought to eat.
THX looks over to her, but does not respond. LUH reaches
for the volume knob, and turns it down, one of the policemen
disappears.
LUH:
I started your dinner for you.
THX:
I'm not hungry.
LUH:
Well it's fixed, so you'll have to
eat it.
LUH becomes angry.
LUH:
No, your going to eat it, or it
will go to waste.
THX:
What's the matter with you?
LUH turns back to watching the policemen. THX sits quietly,
and after a few moments, he gets up and leaves the room.
LUH immediately flips the switch on the arm of the chair.
An intense flash of light fills the room and gives way to
a naked negro female mannequin, with no genitals, dancing
exotically to driving, sensual afro-electronic music. She
flips the switch again, and the flash fades into a
newscaster comfortably seated in a chair directly across
from her. He is dressed in white, and his head is closely
shaven; as are all of the people in this society.
NEWSCASTER:
....in the constant striving for
perfection in the AIA.PB848's which
have been built this year. Five
felons have been caught fleeing
rehabilitation center dd2. All
five have been undergoing treatment
for drug offenses, two of the felons
were products of the sex act, the
other three....
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