World War Z

FEMALE RADIO ANNOUNCER 1:

This is J.T.L. Morning News.

This is Holly Chadwick.

FEMALE RADIO ANNOUNCER 2:

Thanks for joining us.

We have a great show

in store for you this morning.

MALE RADIO ANNOUNCER: Well, it's

a great morning to be in the studio.

BRITISH NEWSMAN 1: Authorities have

confirmed an avian flu outbreak.

WEATHERMAN:

Forecast, cloudy skies...

NEWSMAN 2:
Good morning.

Reporting from Brighton.

MALE EPIDEMIOLOGIST:

This will be a different scenario

if the virus changes in a way that allows

transmission between humans.

- So, let's get started.

- (CHEERING)

FEMALE REPORTER 1: Yet again today,

another group of dolphins

became stranded.

CO2 emissions have

dramatically increased in...

TV ANCHORMAN:
Are there any

real threats that you know of?

Not at all.

SOUTH AFRICAN NEWSWOMAN:

Environmentalists are trying

to determine the cause of death.

FEMALE REPORTER 2:

At alert level six,

W.H.O. guidelines for governments...

Your socks are so cute! I like them.

Police say they've seen

similar cases recently

of people behaving strangely.

TV ANCHORWOMAN:

The U.N. health agency is not likely

to recommend official travel restrictions.

OLDER BRITISH MAN:

It's a little bit unsettling.

MICHIO KAKU:
They're not physicists.

They're not engineers.

They think it's just gonna go away.

They live in a fantasy parallel universe.

FEMALE CALLER:
Right on top

of the man, beating him.

The man is bleeding.

BRITISH NEWSMAN:

Twenty-one confirmed cases.

All the talk

about a doomsday is a big hoax.

MALE REPORTER:

The subject growled at him

and continued to maul the victim.

NEWSWOMAN:
The best estimate

is about 15,000 in the U.K.

EPIDEMIOLOGIST:

We don't know if this is spreading.

BRITISH NEWSMAN:

Rhythms of change...

EPIDEMIOLOGIST:

So far there's no manifestation.

(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)

MAN 1:
Monitors have arrived,

even carrying them...

MAN 2:
With that much

public at risk, we cannot...

MAN 3:
They're trying to move us on,

trying to tell the journalists to get out.

(CHILDREN SQUEALING EXCITEDLY)

(GERRY GROANS)

CONNIE:
Wake up!

- Oh, creatures in our bed...

- (GERRY LAUGHS)

(LAUGHTER)

- No sleeping!

- (KARIN GRUNTS)

Oh, you're getting very big.

- What do you want to eat?

- GIRLS:
Pancakes!

We got a lot more sunshine today.

You have to only say one word.

GERRY:
Hey, by the way,

what do you want for your birthday?

(WHISPERS) Say a puppy.

A puppy.

GERRY:
You mean

a stuffed animal puppy?

Because that we can do.

Scusi.

KARIN:
Good morning.

That looks yummy.

RACHEL:
She gets the bigger one?

CONNIE:
Yeah, sorry.

KARIN:
She's tiny.

Did you pack your, um, inhaler?

Bathroom sink.

- In a minute?

- Scootch! Go.

MALE REPORTER:
The government

has declared martial law.

Daddy, what's martial law?

Uh... (LAUGHS)

Martial law is like house rules,

but for everybody.

Were you ever

in places like that with your old job?

GERRY:
Mmm-hmm.

But I quit my old job

so I could be with you.

Do you miss it?

GERRY:
No, I like my new job.

All you do is make pancakes

in the morning! (CHUCKLES)

Yeah, but I'm really good at it.

- (SING-SONG) Look who I found!

- Oh!

STUFFED ANIMAL:

Here comes the number 12 train!

GERRY:
It's not Subway Sam, is it?

You want more pancakes?

Good.

Go, go, go. Come on, scootch!

CONNIE:
At least...

KARIN:
Move it on out.

Hey! Plates in the sink!

CONNIE:
Later!

KARIN:
Do that when we get back!

(VEHICLES HONKING)

Uh... Does it live in the jungle?

(INDISTINCT WHISPERING)

Oooh.

No.

Do you eat it on Sundays?

(CHUCKLES) No.

Does it live

on the Great Plains of Africa?

- Yeah.

- Oh, well, I guess, yeah.

Do people keep it in pens all its

life and harvest it for meat?

- (LAUGHING) That's really gross!

- RACHEL:
Gross!

Dad!

Is it an animal you'd have for a pet?

- Yes.

- Is it a cat?

- RACHEL:
Yes.

- (GASPS) Ha ha ha.

- Okay, now we have another one.

- Do another one.

- (HELICOPTER WHIRRING)

- You totally got one!

Why are there so many?

It's like, three in the last five minutes.

- (SIREN WAILING)

- What is going on?

- (RADIO TURNS ON)

- (STATIONS CHANGING)

RADIO ANCHORMAN:
The World

Health Organization has been

tracking the recent outbreak of rabies

that began in Taiwan and has now been

reported in over 12 countries.

Responding to allegations he hasn't

done enough to prevent the spread...

Can we try BBC?

You're not British anymore, baby.

You lost your accent a long time ago.

Except after two bottles of wine.

Am I British?

Yeah, your grandma is.

(SIREN WAILING)

- Hey!

- Yo!

He's just gonna keep going, Daddy?

Hold on, guys.

RACHEL:
Daddy, be careful on the road.

GERRY:
It's okay, baby.

(SIRENS WAILING)

ANCHORMAN:
Can be

transmitted between species

commonly from a bite

from an infected animal.

Our best recommendation is to stay

away from densely populated areas.

Hey, yo! You all right?

Yeah, I'm okay. Thanks.

- You need anything?

- No. You know what's going on?

No, man, I don't know anything.

It's crazy.

- (EXPLOSION)

- (PEOPLE GASP)

Gerry?

(PEOPLE SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

Get back in your car right now!

Remain with your ve...

- (CLAMORING)

- (CRASHING)

What are we doing?

GERRY:
That's our way out of here.

(SCREAMING)

(INDISTINCT YELLING)

I want my blanket!

Baby, it's packed right now.

Snuggle with Subway Sam, okay?

(CLAMORING)

My blanket!

(CLAMORING)

Rach?

Rachel, baby, you've got

to get back in your seat.

- Baby, we need you in your seat.

- GERRY:
Put your belt on!

KARIN:
Rachel, right now!

- Gerry?

- Rach, get your belt back on!

(ALL GRUNTING)

(HIGH-PITCHED WHINING)

(MUFFLED GASPING)

- You okay?

- GERRY:
You okay?

- Rachel, sweetheart?

- Rachel, you hurt?

- KARIN:
Connie?

- Are you okay? It's okay.

(PEOPLE CLAMORING)

We should get out.

Everybody out of the car.

(CLAMORING)

(SCREAMING)

GERRY:
We've got to get out of the city.

Her door won't open!

Rachel, go out that side.

Okay, you have to climb over, honey.

OFFICER:
Out of the way!

Move it!

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

Come on, honey. Come on.

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

Sweetheart, are you okay?

(SIRENS WAILING)

(SNARLING)

(PANTING)

(SCREAMS)

Let's go. Let's get off the street.

(SNARLING)

(SCREAMS)

What is that, Gerry? What is that?

I don't know!

Get to the RV.

Subway Sam!

Here comes the number 12 train! One.

Two.

- What's happening?

- SUBWAY SAM:
Three.

Four.

- (SNARLING)

- Five.

Six.

Seven.

- (GROANING)

- Eight.

Nine.

Ten.

Eleven.

Twelve.

Train's in the station!

(SCREAMING)

(GASPS)

Gerry!

- KARIN:
Watch out!

- (GRUNTING)

POLICEMAN:

We're pulling back on Fifth Street!

COMMAND OFFICER:

Containment is a fail.

- KARIN:
Try to relax.

- (RACHEL GASPING)

Give yourself air.

In and out.

- Come on, baby, try to relax.

- (COUGHING)

Gerry? We left my purse in the car.

Where's her spare?

I'm gonna go check

your backpack, all right?

Do you want to be with her?

(HONKING)

(RACHEL GASPING)

GERRY:
Rach, you'll be all right.

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