THX 1138 Page #6

THX:

I don't feel well.

THX leaves.

PRAYER BOOTH:

THX is in a city plaza prayer booth. The face of Jesus

stares down at him.

THX:

....with me? What am I to her or

she to me? Nothing. She's an

ordinary roommate. I..I share...

VOICE:

Yes...

THX:

...rooms with her. Our relationship

is normal, conforming. We share

nothing but space. What is she

doing to...

VOICE:

Yes...

THX:

...to me. I think I'm dying.

THX is experiencing extreme stomach cramps.

VOICE:

You are a true believer. Blessings

of the state. Blessings of the

masses. Thou art a subject of the

divine. Created in the image of

man, by man, for man. Let us be

thankful we have commerce. Buy

more. Buy more now. Buy more and

be happy.

THX throws up on the floor of the booth and seems to feel

better for it. The Mercicontrol card appears, and the

concluding voice is heard as THX feebly gets up and leaves

the booth, allowing another man to enter.

COMMERCIAL PLAZA

THX is in a store. He buys a bright colored three-

dimensional hexagon, pays for it with his legal badge placed

in a machine.

In the next stall man is banging on the credit card machine.

THX pays no attention.

MAN:

Idiot machine! Someone ought to

fix this machine!

A chrome policemen comes and takes the man away. THX is

suddenly hit by another wave of nausea, and leaves the

plaza quickly.

THX'S QUARTERS

THX enters, holding the hexagon in one hand. The rooms

are dark

THX:

LUH?

He turns on the lights and pauses, waiting for an answer,

then continues in and places the box on the kitchen table.

THX enters the bathroom and closes himself inside a

rectangular glass box. Air rushes in through a series of

nozzles, and he is dry-cleaned, clothing and all.

MED ANGLE:

THX enters the kitchen, notices the hexagon, and places it

inside the product consumer - small, oven-like appliance

that destroys it instantly. He moves slowly, trying to

keep from becoming sicker. He opens one of the kitchen

cabinets, presses some buttons inside, and sits down at

the table. He is shivering uncontrollably and breathing

hard.

THX:

(to himself)

I need help.

He stumbles out of his chair and feebly makes his way into

the bathroom alcove. As he passes the hologram room, we

see a figure standing in the shadows.

THX is extremely ill and on the verge of losing

consciousness.

He reaches for the sedation cabinet, but collapses just as

he opens it.

TV IMAGE:

The bathroom alcove appears empty.

VOICE:

What's wrong?

LUH APPEARS ON THE SCREEN

LUH:

Nothing. I was looking for my

tenser. I'm sorry.

VOICE:

If you have a problem....

CLOSE ANGLE:

LUH closes the sedation cabinet and drags the unconscious

THX into the bedroom and puts him on the bed.

She sits, quietly, looking at him. Cautiously, she brings

his hand to her cheek. A slight smile crosses her face.

16. MAIN ROOM, THX'S QUARTERS

THX is laughing hysterically. As soon as he starts to

gain control of himself, he breaks out laughing again.

LUH has taken a spherical piece of food from her tray and

is bouncing it on the table. She is laughing, herself,

but still trying to keep control of the ball.

THX:

(laughing very hard)

Violation...violation...You're

bouncing in...violation..

This makes them laugh even harder and LUH loses the ball.

They both dive for it and wind up face to face under the

table.

Eventually, they stop laughing.

THX:

I've never been under the table

before.

LUH:

(pointing at the

underside of the

table)

Look,dirt!

THX:

(mocking)

That's not dirt...Can't be dirt..

Dirt is a violation.

LUH:

Looks like dirt.

THX picks up the red food ball and holds it up at LUH.

THX:

Look, food!

LUH:

That's not food. Can't be food.

THX:

Looks like food.

THX takes a bite out of it and grimaces.

THX:

Tastes like food.

He scrambles out from underneath the table and tosses it

in the product consumer. It disappears instantly.

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