Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow
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Attention, please prepare
for docking procedure,
thereīs a package for you,
Miss perkins,
They didnīt leave a name.
- Said it was important.
- Thank you.
l donīt like this business
youīre getting yourself into.
līll be just fine, Mr. Paley.
You know what a careful girl l am.
l move my mouth, words come out,
you donīt hear.
- līm late for a movie.
- l donīt like it when you smile at me.
You donīt like my smile?
l donīt like whatīs behind it.
Listen, Polly, six scientists are missing,
probably dead.
Somebody out there means business.
l donīt want you in the middle of it.
ltīs only a movie, Mr. Paley.
līll bring you some popcorn.
toto, l have a feeling
weīre not in Kansas anymore,
We must be over the rainbow,
You sent me this?
Who are you?
- Whatīs this all about, Mr...?
- Doctor.
Dr. Walter Jennings.
līm a research chemist.
l specialize in nucleic-acid emissions.
The bonding enzymes
in proteus molecules which--
The missing scientists.
You said you knew who was next.
Yes, l--
l have a deadline to meet, doctor.
l was one of seven scientists
chosen to serve in a secret facility
stationed outside of Berlin
before the start of the First World War.
lt was known only as Einheit Elf,
īīUnit .īī
We agreed never to discuss
what went on behind those doors.
The things we were made
to do there...
Terrible things.
- l shouldnīt have come.
- Now l know weīre not in Kansas,
Are you a good witch
or a bad witch?
Doctor, you said you knew
who was next.
Yes.
Donīt you see?
- There is only one left.
- Who? Who is it, doctor?
Me.
Heīs coming for me.
Who? Whoīs coming?
Totenkopf.
ltīs Totenkopf.
There!
All citizens, attention,
New York City
must be evacuated at once,
proceed in an orderly manner
to the East River Drive,
All members of the police and fire
department on leave or off duty
shall report immediately to their
precincts or company command,
this is urgent,
- Editor Paley.
- Mr, paley, itīs me, polly,
Whatīs going on? Theyīre calling
for midtown to evacuate.
Listen, Mr, paley,
l donīt have much time,
l need you to dig up anything you can
on a Dr. Walter Jennings
and someone named Totenkopf.
An address, a phone number,
anything you can find. ltīs important.
Totenkopf. Who is he?
He may have something to do
with the missing scientists,
Quick as you can.
Polly, listen to me.
l want you to get out of there.
l want you to put the phone down,
close your notepad
and get the hell out of there.
Wait a minute.
l can see something now coming
into sight above the Palisades.
Theyīre crossing Sixth Avenue.
Fifth Avenue.
Theyīre a hundred--
Theyīre a hundred yards away.
Polly. Polly!
Oh, my od.
Polly!
Polly!
polly!
Stop! Come back!
Fire!
et out of here!
Theyīve broken through the perimeter.
Send reinforcements.
Send everything youīve got!
Emergency protocol . Calling
Sky Captain. Come in, Sky Captain.
Repeat, Calling sky Captain,
Come in, sky Captain,
this is an emergency
protocol,
Calling sky Captain,
sky Captain, do you read?
Calling sky Captain,
Come in, sky Captain,
this is an emergency
protocol,
Calling sky Captain,
sky Captain, do you read?
Repeat, Calling sky Captain,
Come in, sky Captain,
This is Sky Captain. līm on my way.
Polly.
Joe.
Further details of the attack
continue to pour in,
the central portion of the city is
blacked out from radio communication
due to damaged power lines
and electrical failure,
Cables received from English, French
and German news agencies
now confirm the attack
was not limited to the city,
the BBC is reporting
that a steel mill in Nuremberg
was virtually excavated
by what witnesses describe
as a mechanized tornado,
News agencies in paris and Madrid
speak of strange burrowing machines
rising from the ground,
robbing entire communities
of their coal and oil reserves,
Meanwhile, with military resources
stretched thin across the globe,
world leaders
must once again call upon
the elite mercenary forces
of sky Captain and his army-for-hire
to uncover the meaning
of these mysterious events,
Whereīs Dex?
Shazam.
l thought you said this thing was big.
Can l have it?
You find out where it came from,
and līll buy you one for Christmas.
Oh, l need to show you something.
l recorded this signal just before
the first machine appeared.
l didnīt think anything of it
until l played it back.
- Morse code?
- See, thatīs what l thought at first,
but the syntax
is more complex than that.
Thereīs a sub-carrier hidden
in the lower frequency.
l think itīs being used
to control them.
lf it shows up again,
could you track it?
l can try, yeah.
- ood boy, Dex.
- Thanks.
ln the meantime,
see what you can do with that thing.
Find out what makes it tick.
- You donīt mind, do you?
- l donīt mind.
l wanna know where it comes from,
Dex. Who sent it here.
switch to map coordinate
sW by E,
Tummy ache?
How you been, Joe?
- Miss me?
- et out.
Well, itīs nice to see you too.
Dex said you might be in a mood.
Dex?
et in here!
ltīs been three years, Joe.
Youīre not still mad at me, are you?
Canīt even remember
what we were fighting about.
You sabotaged my plane.
Right.
l spent six months in a Manchurian
slave camp because of you.
- They were gonna cut off my fingers.
- Joe,
for the last time, l didnīt sabotage
your damn airplane.
All so you could get a photograph
of Tojo Hideki
in his bathrobe, remember?
You know, līm starting to think
that youīve invented
this whole sabotage nonsense
to cover the fact that
you were running around on me
with your little mystery girl
the whole time we were in Nanjing.
Never happened.
All in your imagination.
Who was she, Joe?
- What was her name?
- Thatīs enough.
What are you gonna do?
Shoot me?
Oh, great. We all made up.
ltīs been a pleasure, Polly.
Letīs do it again in ten years.
Escort Miss Perkins off the base, Dex.
lf she resists, shoot her.
- Hi, Polly.
- Hi, Dex.
- l gotta...
- ltīs okay, hon, l know.
Okay.
ltīs just as well. l guess you wouldnīt
have been interested in this, anyway.
- Where did you get that?
- Thereīs more where this came from.
Lots more.
- l want that blueprint, Polly.
- l want this story, Joe.
And youīre gonna help me get it.
Maybe we should show her, Cap.
Maybe she can help.
Show me what?
Show me what?
My od. What is this?
Where do they come from?
They started appearing three years ago
in remote areas.
We managed to keep it a secret
until now.
They show up without warning,
they take what they need,
and then they disappear
without a trace.
Three years and we still canīt explain
what they want
or whoīs sending them here.
A man came to see me today,
a scientist.
He was terrified.
Said someone was coming for him.
l asked him who he was so afraid of,
and he repeated one name:
Totenkopf.
He nearly went white
when he said it.
Totenkopf, who is he?
Heīs the invisible man.
līve been through every library record
twice looking for anything.
līve called every contact l have
from Paris to Bangkok.
This is the only thing l could dig up.
He ran some kind of secret
science unit outside of Berlin
before the start of World War l.
Something called Unit .
ltīs been more than years
since anyone has spoken his name.
Until today.
Note the insignia he used
for the unit.
lt matches the markings
on all of these machines.
The scientist, where is he now?
Weīre in this together, right, Joe?
Nothing gets published until l say so.
You donīt write a sentence
or take a photograph without
asking me first. Understood?
Understood.
What?
l missed you.
Thanks for saving my life today,
by the way.
Were you down there?
You missed me too. How nice.
This is it. This is Jenningsī lab.
Dr. Jennings? ltīs Polly Perkins.
Dr. Jennings!
ltīs locked.
That window there.
l may be able to get in
through that window
if l can attach a line...
ltīs open.
Weīre too late.
Someone beat us here.
All right, Polly...
...no more games.
What the hell is going on?
l was hoping you could tell me.
Dr. Jennings!
You must stop him!
Stay here.
Stop!
l donīt wanna hurt you.
- Miss Perkins.
- līm here, doctor.
- līm going to get you some help.
- You must promise.
lf Totenkopf finds them,
the countdown will begin.
- This world shall end.
- l donīt understand, doctor. Find what?
Promise.
Heīs dead.
l think l found something.
Dr. Jennings had this with him
this morning at the theater.
- līd better get back to the base.
- līm coming with you.
Of course you are.
Reconnaissance picked up something
on radar traveling at over knots
and coming straight for us.
- How long before they reach us?
- There!
et my plane ready. līm going up.
- What are you doing?
- līm coming with you.
Donīt be stupid. Remember what
happened last time you flew with me?
- We had a deal.
- This is not a game, Polly.
- People are gonna die.
- You are not leaving me, Joe.
Not this time. This is my story,
and we had a deal!
o, go, go!
et in.
There you are.
- Cap, this is Dex, do you read me?
- Hang on, Dex, līm a little busy.
Come in, Dex.
Look, whatever you do, donīt shoot!
- Okay.
- You shot it, didnīt you?
- Yes.
- Listen, Cap,
the signalīs coming
from one of those machines.
You gotta keep them
in one piece.
Which machine is it, Dex?
thereīs no way of telling,
lt could be any one of them,
l think l found it, Dex.
- Wait, Cap, līm losing the signal.
- ltīs heading for the city.
Donīt let it get away. l need you
to bounce that signal back to me.
lf we lose it now,
we may never get it back.
You let me know when
youīve got something, Dex.
līll let you know, Out,
All right, l want a full-spectrum sweep
of every incoming signal.
Amplify any variant frequency cycle
and route them to me.
Theyīve come back
for the generators.
Who is this guy?
- You okay?
- reat.
Thereīs a bottle of Milk of Magnesia
under the seat if you need it.
- līm fine.
- You donīt look so good.
Pull up!
- Joe!
- l see it!
ltīs getting away.
- l lost the signal, Cap.
- līll find him, Dex. Sit tight.
- o left.
- Sit back, Polly.
Thereīs a shortcut down Broadway.
You can catch him on nd Street.
l know these streets like the back
of my hand. o left!
Hey!
Okay, okay, now go straight.
- No, no, no, go right!
- When?
Back there.
l could use a little more warning
next time.
o left!
Tell me you got something, Dex.
Weīre getting clobbered up here,
ltīs no picnic down here either, Cap.
Hang in there, līve almost got it.
Joe!
Dex! We canīt hold them off
any longer!
- līm almost there.
- We have to evacuate now!
o ahead without me.
līm right behind you.
- Lovely.
- Okay, turn left at the drugstore.
- Left again.
- Weīre going around in circles.
Will you just trust me? o left!
- ltīs a dead end.
- Thatīs not supposed to be there.
ltīs a dead end!
Thereīs no way out!
Oh, bugger.
Joe!
- Thereīs the lead ship.
- Shortcut!
l got us here, didnīt l?
- Dex. Dex!
- Thirty seconds, Cap, thatīs all l need.
- Thirty seconds.
- Plus or minus.
Listen, līll try and take them out over
the water, buy us some time. Over.
Still glad you came?
Joe, l found it! Joe!
Dex, come in, Where is it?
Come in, Dex, Are you there? Dex?
Dex, do you read me?
Dex, are you there?
l canīt outrun them much longer.
Hold on.
Joe, what are you doing?
Youīre heading straight down!
- Youīre gonna kill us!
- l know what līm doing. Just hold on.
Weīre going too fast.
Weīre not gonna make it.
Joe, you have to pull up!
Pull up!
- We went underwater.
- Dex rigged it up.
ot the idea from one
of his comic books.
You mean, you knew this
the whole time,
and you let me think
we were gonna crash?
l thought we were gonna die!
You should have said something!
Look, Polly, it was your idea
to tag along, not mine.
lf you canīt take it,
thatīs not my fault.
Oh, l can take it.
- l can take anything you dish out.
- ood.
Because that was nothing.
Dex, come in. Do you read me?
Do you read me, Dex? Copy.
Dex!
Dex!
Dex.
Theyīre everywhere.
Joe, look out!
Dex!
Why would Totenkopf do this?
Why Dex?
lt doesnīt make any sense.
He was looking for something.
Dex said he knew where
the transmission was coming from.
He must have got too close.
- He was trying to tell me something--
- Joe.
ood boy, Dex.
These journals belong to Dr. Vargas.
He must have passed them on to
Dr. Jennings before his disappearance.
- My od.
- What?
īīTotenkopf was awarded his first
patent when he was years old.
By he had already received
two doctorates
and was one of the most highly
regarded minds of his day.
One year after his disappearance,
ominous rumors began circulating.
Whispers that Totenkopf
had begun work
on what was darkly hinted
to be a doomsday device.
Efforts to locate him
have consistently failed,
and to this day, his whereabouts
remain a mystery.
Even less is known
about his companion,
an assassin who controls
his machines.īī
Sheīs the one who took Dex.
What else?
These are Unit supply logs.
This is everything heīs used
his machines to collect
for the last three years,
including generators from the city.
lt reads like a shopping list
from all over the world.
What have you been up to, doctor?
ltīll be all right, Joe.
Dex can look after himself.
Weīll find him.
My old friend Joe.
- So glad to see you again.
- ltīs good to see you too, Kaji.
- So glad to see you again.
- ltīs good to see you too, Kaji.
This is Polly Perkins.
Sheīll be coming with us.
Nice to meet you.
- Kaji, did you get the maps l needed?
- Yeah, theyīre inside.
Did you get a little something
for me?
Of course. Three cases,
just like you asked.
Vienna sausages.
My od, itīs been so long.
Kaji, howīs your Tibetan?
Come, līll show you the maps.
- How well do you know him?
- Kaji?
Heīs old legion.
Reconnaissance. Why?
l donīt trust him.
Thatīs funny, he said
the same thing about you.
Here. et changed.
Your clothes stay behind.
You wonīt be needing high heels
where weīre going.
Dex tracked the signal to here,
this valley north of Karakal.
This is where
the transmission originated.
Why is there no writing here?
What is this place?
- Shambhala.
- You know it?
lt is forbidden.
ltīs said to be the source
of the Kalachakra, Tibetan magic.
Those who live there are said
to have supernatural powers.
You can get us there, Kaji,
canīt you?
No one has ventured this far.
ltīs very dangerous.
Shambhala is said to be protected by
the priests of the Kalachakra lamasery.
lf they find us there,
they will kill us.
Why? Why is this place so special?
Shambhala is known by many names.
To the Hebrew, it is Eden.
To the ancient reek,
it was Empurios.
You may know it as Shangri-la.
A storm is coming. lf you still wish
to go, we must go now.
l need to send a message.
Editor paley, this may be the last
message you receive from me,
Weīve tracked a radio signal to Nepal
in search of Dr, totenkopf,
the story grows stranger
at every turn,
Clues about a countdown,
But to what, l donīt know,
l fear time is running out,
With any luck, līll be back soon
with Dex and the story,
l hope, polly perkins,
This is where civilization stops.
A blank on the map.
We must be careful from here.
Hurry.
What is it?
lt looks like a mining outpost.
Something bad happened here.
Seems to be abandoned.
Tell your men weīre heading down.
l want a closer look.
What is it, Joe?
Uranium.
The whole mineīs contaminated.
- We canīt stay here.
- Letīs go.
Whereīs Polly?
Polly!
Miss Perkins?
Weīll have to split up.
Polly!
Let her go.
ive me the vials
and the girl will live.
What vials?
What are you talking about?
l will not ask a second time.
Drop the gun.
l told you, l donīt know what youīre
talking about. Youīll just have to kill us.
As you wish.
Wait! Wait. Wait.
līm sorry, Joe.
oodbye, my friends.
Your journey ends here.
l was going to tell you, Joe.
You have to believe me.
- What was in those vials?
- l donīt know.
- You expect me to believe that?
- līm telling the truth, Joe.
Dr. Jennings gave them to me
just before he died.
He said that the world would end
and the countdown would begin
if Totenkopf got his hands on them.
Youīve done nothing but lie to me
from the beginning.
Okay, līm a liar. But l donīt exaggerate.
That is what he said.
That was what Totenkopf
was looking for.
- Thatīs why he took Dex.
- līm sorry.
l never meant for any of this
to happen.
Do you hear that?
Dynamite.
That noise again.
Move!
What are you doing?
Come on!
Oh, great.
Weīre safe.
Polly, this may be
our last moment together.
Thereīs something
l need to ask you.
Yes, Joe?
Did you cut my fuel line?
Damn it! l didnīt sabotage
your lousy airplane!
Our last moments on earth
and this is all you have to say to me?
Could we just for once die
without all this bickering?
There you are.
- Why did you lock the door?
- Run!
My film.
Polly, leave it!
Thereīs no time!
Polly.
Polly.
My clothes.
What are you doing in here?
et out. et out!
Not unless you have some pants
hidden under there for me.
- Oh, donīt tell me youīre--
- Naked.
- You can say it, Polly.
- This isnīt funny, Joe.
Where are we? What happened to us?
Where are our clothes?
Stop looking at me like that.
Like what?
Turn around, Joe.
līm serious. Turn around.
Hi, Joe.
Ask him what he did
with our clothes.
The clothes are burned.
Burned? Why?
He says the mine is poisonous.
Our clothes were infected.
He says heīs arranged for a guide
to lead us back down the mountain.
He will take us there
once we are dressed.
We appreciate that. But explain to him
we are here to find a man.
He says we must leave
before it is dark.
Thereīs nothing more
he can do for us.
ltīs very important we find this man.
His name is Totenkopf!
He says, what do you want
with this man?
līve come to kill him.
And to find my friend.
He says he will help you.
What do you think?
l think they burned
the wrong clothes.
You said l couldnīt bring
anything else.
l think you look like
a woolly mammoth.
Theyīre waiting for us.
The priest says that Totenkopf
enslaved his people,
made them work in the mine,
but the mine was poisonous.
Those who did not die right away
were brought here for him to study.
Where is Totenkopf now?
He does not know. Only that
Totenkopf is gone, many years ago.
l canīt believe this is happening.
l only have two shots left.
Weīre in Shangri-la
and all l have is two shots.
Everything l had was in that bag.
You should have let me go back
for my film.
Youīre right, l should have.
So whereīs he taking us?
To meet the only living survivor
of Totenkopfīs experiments.
What experiments?
Ask him, where is Totenkopf?
Tell him itīs important we find him.
He wants to know why.
Why do you seek Totenkopf?
To make him pay
for what he has done.
His staff. Heīs asking for his staff.
He says, follow Rana. The staff
will lead you there to Totenkopf.
Rana? ls there such a place?
He says now that he has helped you,
you must help him.
Of course. Anything.
What do you want?
Kill me.
Have you looked at this?
Thereīs markings on it, like a ruler.
And thereīs a moon and a star.
And all l ask is a tall ship
and a star to steer her by
A star.
He wasnīt talking about a place,
he was talking about a star!
Rana is a star.
Ancient sailors used to navigate
by using the night sky.
They could determine their position
by the moon and the stars.
The Vikings were known
to create maps for certain stars,
The Vikings were known
to create maps for certain stars,
latitude tables that required a key
to decipher them.
The key was called Jacobīs staff.
This has to be the key!
You mean this could really work?
You could really find Totenkopf
with this thing?
We do things a little
different nowadays.
All we needed to know was where
to look. Whatīs the date?
- March .
- March .
Using Karakal Plateau
as our assumed position...
March ...
Rana is at latitude . .
Right ascension, hours,
minutes.
Declination, minus . .
Thereīs nothing there.
Are you sure you did it right?
līm sure.
lf the old man was right,
thatīs where Totenkopf is now.
Dead center in the middle
of nowhere.
Whatīs that point there?
Thatīs where we run out of fuel.
Oh, great.
So how do we get there?
- Franky.
- Who?
Frank Cook. An old buddy of mine.
Runs a mobile reconnaissance outpost
for the Royal Navy.
lf l can get a message to them,
l may be able to arrange a rendezvous
at these coordinates.
And what if they donīt
get the message?
Frankyīs never let me down.
Theyīll be there.
Theyīll be there.
ls that light supposed to be on?
Relax, Polly, everythingīs fine.
- Weīre out of fuel, arenīt we?
- Buckle up.
Manta Station, do you read me?
Where are you, Franky?
What are you doing?
You canīt land this
in the middle of nowhere.
līm not. līm landing it on that.
- What is it?
- ltīs a mobile airstrip.
Dex had a hand in designing it.
ltīs kind of a secret. You can keep
a secret, canīt you, Polly?
Yeah.
l can keep a secret.
Two shots.
permission to land on platform
Maintain your present course,
Copy, .
Welcome aboard, captain,
Joseph Sullivan.
l was sure youīd be dead by now.
ltīs good to see you too, Franky.
This had better be important
or one of us is in trouble.
ltīs important.
What is that?
You be nice.
Commander Cook,
meet Polly Perkins.
Polly Perkins.
līve heard so much about you.
ltīs a pleasure to finally meet
the competition.
ltīs been a long time since Nanjing,
hasnīt it, Joseph?
So, Franky, l hear youīve been having
trouble with that number-three engine,
or at least you were last time--
Commander, weīre tracking six
enemy submersibles
bearing degrees northwest.
- Who wants to kill you now?
- Man your battle stations,
- All hands on deck,
- Follow me.
Take us to feet
and deploy countermeasures.
Yes, commander.
Reconnaissance located an island
kilometers northeast
of our current position.
lt is not, however,
on any of our charts.
- That has to be him.
- That has to be who?
What have you got me
into this time, Joseph?
Nothing you canīt handle, Franky.
Polly, try not to touch anything.
Enemy warships bearing
mark . Closing fast.
- ive me a visual.
- Launching radio imager.
Weīre receiving a signal.
On-screen now.
Totenkopf.
Commander, weīve lost power to the
forward rotors. Weīre losing altitude.
All engines, reverse full.
et us out of here.
Francesca, youīve got to get me
on that island.
līm not about to risk the lives
of my men for one of your silly antics.
Heīs got Dex.
Rescind order!
Youīll never make it from the air.
We have to find you another way.
Thereīs a tidal flow on the eastern face
of the island.
ltīs too deep.
Weīre not rated past meters.
But...
...this area here,
thereīs an undersea inlet
at the southern tip
and it runs beneath the entire length
of the island. That is your only way in.
Everything else is sheer rock
to the edge of the water.
What about those machines?
How do we get past them?
Leave that to me.
Alert the amphibious squadron.
Report to main station carrier,
What?
Nanjing?
l canīt hear you, Polly.
Youīll have to speak up.
Keep your nose up, Joseph, You
always were bad at the short takeoff,
Keep up, Franky. l donīt wanna
have to come back for you.
l thought your takeoff was just fine.
Thank you, Polly.
So you heard that, did you?
Manta leader to Manta team,
impact in ten seconds,
Switching to amphibious mode.
lmpact in five, four, three,
two, one.
Franky.
You remember our milk run
over shanghai, donīt you?
We had the target buttoned up
and he was Jinxing in the flak,
- Pops a rivet, thinks heīs taken a hit.
- And started yelling:
- īīProtect the rabbits!
- īīprotect the rabbits!
- Protect the rabbits!īī
- protect the rabbits!īī
Enemy target spotted four points
to the right. Depth, , . Look sharp.
Joe, watch out!
- Joseph, thereīs the inlet.
- l see it.
et ready to make a run for it.
Weīre about to clear you a path.
Hold on, now, Polly.
Hold on.
Manta leader to Manta team,
arm cluster torpedoes
and stick close to element formation.
Fire.
Joseph! Pull up!
Joseph, itīs still alive. Disengage.
Do you hear me? Disengage.
Do you hear me?
- What is it?
- Do you hear me? pull up!
- The rudderīs jammed. l canīt steer.
- Joseph!
Disengage!
- Thank you, Franky. That was close.
- et ready to make a run for it.
Youīre only going to have
one shot at this,
Franky, what are you doing?
This is no time to show off.
- Sheīs heading straight for it.
- On my mark.
- Sheīs going to ram it.
- ltīs suicide.
Franky, pull up.
- Three.
- Pull up, Franky.
Two.
One.
Youīre all clear.
Good luck, Joe,
Thank you, Franky.
Weīll take it from here.
Sheīs some kind of girl.
Yes, l know.
līm taking us up.
What?
- What is it?
- One of Totenkopfīs creatures.
- Youīre not gonna photograph that?
- līve only got two shots left.
Who knows whatīs waiting for us
out there.
Suit yourself.
Thereīs a clearing up ahead.
Totenkopf canīt be far.
Run.
There.
Polly!
Oh, great.
Come on!
Polly!
Come on!
Are you mad?
Are you mad?
Are you completely insane?
You could have gotten yourself killed!
- ltīs okay.
- No, it isnīt.
- l didnīt mean--
- l shot the ground!
- What?
- When we were running,
l shot the ground.
lt isnīt funny.
l only have one shot left.
One shot!
What is it with you
and that stupid camera, anyway?
You gave it to me.
You donīt even remember, do you?
You were flying with the American
volunteers in Nanjing,
l was covering the evacuation
of Shanghai.
- l remember.
- Joe, l wanna ask you something
and l want you to tell me the truth.
l donīt care one way or the other,
l swear. l just need to know.
The girl in Nanjing was Franky,
wasnīt it?
- Polly.
- How long were you seeing her?
Look me in the eyes.
l never fooled around on you.
Never.
l sabotaged your plane.
- Three months.
- l knew it!
l canīt believe l ever trusted you,
you lousy--
Heīs here.
You all right?
Through there.
Through there.
My od, Joe.
ltīs an ark.
Heīs building an ark.
What are you doing?
You honestly think youīre gonna
find something more important
than every single creature on Earth
being led two by two
inside a giant rocket ship?
l might.
- Like what?
- līll know when l see it.
- ten minutes to liftoff,
- Theyīve started the countdown.
We have to find Totenkopf.
Youīve got a gift.
- Dex!
- Hurry, get in!
Einsteigen, Komm, springt!
Are you all right?
How did you find us?
We escaped into the tunnels
once the countdown started.
Some of the scientists were caught.
They didnīt make it.
The machines that were guarding us
are loading everything on this island
into that ship.
Weīve got about ten minutes
to stop that thing from blasting off.
Dex! et us out of here!
ood boy, Dex.
Thanks, Cap.
- Who are they?
- Theyīre Unit .
Or whatīs left of them.
They were brought here to finish
what they started years ago.
Finish what?
Tell them.
Totenkopf believed that humankind
was doomed to extinction,
so he proposed the unthinkable:
To build a vessel that would carry
the building blocks of a new civilization
into space.
He used his machines
to collect specimens
representing all life on Earth.
What Totenkopf called
īīThe World of Tomorrow.īī
Those vials that Dr. Jennings
gave me, what were they?
Adam and Eve.
Totenkopfīs masterpiece.
Seeds of a technological utopia.
We smuggled them off this island,
knowing Totenkopf
would never leave without them.
But now that he has them again,
there is nothing left to keep him here.
Then let him go. Let him go
where he canīt harm anyone.
No, no, no, that ship
must never leave this Earth.
Why? What havenīt you told us?
When the rocket reaches
kilometers, at the edge of space,
- Earth will be incinerated.
- How do we stop it?
Only Totenkopf can stop it now. But
weīve never been allowed near him.
Heīs too well guarded
even to be seen.
- Where is he?
- Weīre on our way, Cap.
ood boy, Dex.
Careful. Careful.
Hurry, theyīll be coming for us.
Through there.
Thatīs the only way in.
You see, there is no way past them.
Five minutes, Joe.
- Wait here.
- Youīll be killed.
He knows what heīs doing.
l think.
Hey, thatīs my gun!
- Dex?
- Try shaking it.
- We must hurry.
- Donīt do it, you idiot!
Doctor, stop!
Who dares come before me?
Who dares enter this place?
What has begun
cannot be stopped,
- the time for this world is over,
- Totenkopf.
Hello, doctor.
Why are you doing this?
l have been witness to a world
consumed by hatred
and bent on self-destruction,
Watched as we have taken
what was to be a paradise
and failed in our responsibilities
as its steward,
l know now that the course
the human race has set for itself
cannot be changed,
l am the last, desperate chance
for a doomed planet,
Now, leave this place or die!
- ls it safe?
- Well, thereīs only one way to find out.
l meant throw something.
Heīs not here.
Weīre too late.
These are his personal papers.
He would never leave without them.
He must still be here.
- We must find him.
- l found him.
ltīs impossible.
lt canīt be.
The last entry in his journal
was made on October , .
He died over years ago.
Weīve been chasing a ghost.
three minutes to liftoff,
They never stopped. Theyīre finishing
what they were programmed to do.
Donīt you see? This entire island
is Totenkopf. Every wire, every gear.
Heīs found a way to cheat
even his own death.
So how do we kill somebody
whoīs already dead?
- How do l stop it?
- Nothing can stop it now.
- There must be some way.
- His machines would never allow it.
Leave the machines to me.
Dex, show me what to do.
lf you can cut the lead
in the system terminal,
it should create a short...
...which will ignite the fuel line
before the booster engines can fire
- and destroy the atmosphere.
- Thatīs it?
- Thatīs all l have to do?
- The terminalīs onboard the rocket.
You wonīt have time to escape.
Contact Franky as soon
as youīre off the island.
- Sheīll know exactly what to do.
- What are you talking about?
- līm going with you.
- Not this time.
We had a deal.
Youīre not gonna leave me now,
just when things are getting interesting.
- l wonīt let you.
- l wish we had more time.
And l only hope, one day,
you can forgive me.
- Take care of her, Dex.
- ood luck, Cap.
One minute to liftoff,
We meet again,
my mysterious friend.
How do you wanna do this?
Nice shot, Polly.
What took you so long?
Sheīs a machine.
ten seconds to liftoff,
Nine,,,
,,,eight,,,
,,,seven,,,
,,,six,,,
,,,five,,,
,,,four,,,
Weīve gotta get those animals
off the ship.
Ninety kilometers to booster ignition,
Thereīs no time.
Thatīs our only way across.
Eighty kilometers to booster ignition,
Danger! Danger! Danger!
Cargo release imminent!
What did you do now?
Come on!
seventy kilometers to booster ignition,
sixty kilometers to booster ignition,
Hold on!
Please! Donīt touch anything else!
Thereīs no time. Weīll never make it.
Fifty kilometers to booster ignition,
Run!
Forty kilometers to booster ignition,
Come in, Manta station.
Do you read me?
thirty kilometers to booster ignition,
Franky, itīs Dex. Do you read me?
lt didnīt work.
twenty kilometers to booster ignition,
Joe, youīre running out of time.
Youīve gotta do something.
And God saw that the wickedness
of man was great in the earth,,,
- He thinks heīs od.
- And God said unto Noah, the end,,,
Shut up!
ten kilometers to booster ignition,
Nine,,,
,,,eight,,,
,,,seven,,,
- ,,,six,,,
- Why wonīt you die?
Five kilometers to booster ignition,
Four,,,
,,,three,,,
,,,two,,,
,,,one,
Warning, system failure,
Booster malfunction,
Danger, Danger,
Danger,
Warning, system failure,
- Booster malfunction,
- Look!
Danger, Danger,
- What is it?
- lt might be our way out of here.
l see them, commander.
Ready assault teams.
All hands on deck.
One shot.
You got your story.
Polly.
- You...
- ltīs all right.
You donīt have to say anything.
Lens cap.