Original subtitles

[ Man Narrating ]

TWO AMERICAN SCIENTISTS

ARE LOST IN THE SWIRLING MAZE,,,

OF PAST AND FUTURE AGES,,,

DURING THE FIRST EXPERIMENTS

ON AMERICA'S GREATEST

AND MOST SECRET PROJECT‐‐

THE TIME TUNNEL,

TONY NEWMAN AND DOUG PHILLIPS

NOW TUMBLE HELPLESSLY TOWARD

A NEW FANTASTIC ADVENTURE,,,

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE INFINITE

CORRIDORS OF TIME,

[ Explosion ]

TONY!

[ Explosion ]

[ Explosion ]

[ Whistling ]

[ Explosions Continue ]

[ Men Shouting ]

[ Shouting, Indistinct ]

[ Explosion ]

WHERE'S THE REST

OF THE CREW?

TRAPPED,

TRAPPED,

OVER 200 OF 'EM,

ALL TRAPPED,

[ Explosion ]

THIS WAY!

IT'S BLOCKED OFF HERE,

GO THE OTHER WAY,

HEY, YOU!

GET OUT OF HERE!

[ Explosion ]

HOLD ON!

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

THERE'S MEN TRAPPED

BACK THERE,

HOW MANY?

MUST BE 200,

YOU BETTER GET OUT OF HERE,

THERE'LL BE MORE EXPLOSIONS,

WE'VE GOT TO GET THEM OUT!

NO! THAT'S MY JOB!

NOW YOU GET OUT OF HERE!

TONY! TONY!

DOUG!

DOUG, I'M HERE!

‐ ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

‐ YES!

LISTEN, I CAN

GET TO THE SURFACE!

I'LL BRING HELP!

WE'LL GET YOU OUT!

OKAY!

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK!

‐ WHERE'S THE RESCUE CREW?

‐ THERE ISN'T ANY,

WHAT?

ALL THOSE MEN DOWN THERE,

THEY'LL DIE,

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

THEY'RE NO BETTER

THAN THE REST OF US,

NOW YOU PICK UP THAT PHONE

AND YOU GET SOME MEN TOGETHER,

WHO'D COME NOW?

WHAT ARE YOU

TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT ELSE IS THERE

TO TALK ABOUT, MISTER?

THAT‐‐ THAT THING OUT THERE,

[ Narrator ]

THE TIME TUNNEL,

[ Oscillating ]

DR, SWAIN,

ROME! THAT'S

ST, PETER'S SQUARE,

[ Ray ]

AND NOT TOO FAR BACK, NO EARLIER

THAN THE TURN OF THE CENTURY,

WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT?

ANN, CAN YOU CHANGE

YOUR VIEWING ANGLE?

I'M TRYING,

AH, YOU'VE LOST CONTACT,

NO, WAIT, I'M GETTING

A RESPONSE AGAIN,

NO, WAIT A MINUTE,

THAT'S NOT ST, PETER'S,

ANYBODY RECOGNIZE IT?

IT LOOKS SEMITROPICAL,

ANN?

COULD BE SOUTH AMERICA,

BUENOS AIRES, PERHAPS,

OH, IT'S FADING AGAIN,

[ All Shouting, Indistinct ]

THAT COULD BE ENGLAND,

OR IS IT WALES?

YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THE PERIOD,

RAY, LOOK AT THOSE CLOTHES,

[ Chattering ]

ANN,

YOU'RE LOSING PICTURE AGAIN,

CAN'T YOU HOLD IT IN ONE PLACE?

NO, WE HAVE A TIME FIX,

BUT WE JUST HAVEN'T

LOCATED THEM IN SPACE,

THAT'S WHY

IT KEEPS SHIFTING,

A COMET,

EARLY 20th CENTURY,

OF COURSE!

HALLEY'S COMET,

JERRY!

JERRY, GET RESEARCH TO GIVE US

EVERYTHING THEY'VE GOT

ON HALLEY'S COMET,

RIGHT AWAY, GENERAL,

ITS LAST APPROACH WAS,

LET'S SEE‐‐ 1910,

LATE SPRING,

YES, THAT CHECKS

WITH MY READINGS HERE,

TRY THE SPATIAL CONTROL NOW,

[ Flipping Switches ]

CONTACT!

IT'S DOUG,

YOU GOT THE FIX, ANN,

NOW CLARIFY THE IMAGE,

SOMEBODY'S

GOT TO HELP THOSE MEN

OR THEY'LL ALL DIE,

NOBODY CAN SAVE 'EM,

WE CAN'T SAVE OURSELVES,

THEN I'LL DO IT ALONE,

[ Pick Clanking ]

DOUG!

[ Clanking ]

DOUG, IS THAT YOU?

HANG ON!

I'LL GET YOU OUT!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

[ Grunts ]

‐ WHERE ARE THE MINERS?

‐ TRAPPED IN THE NEXT SHAFT,

CAN WE DIG THEM OUT?

I DON'T KNOW,

THE MAIN CAVE‐IN

HAPPENED AT THE FAR END,

[ Rumbling ]

WE'D BETTER

GET OUT OF HERE,

THIS ONE'S ABOUT TO GO TOO,

WHAT ABOUT THOSE MEN? WE CAN'T

JUST LEAVE 'EM HERE TO DIE,

WE NEED HELP,

ALL THE MEN WE CAN GET,

WELL, WHERE ARE THEY?

WHY AREN'T THEY HERE?

[ Rumbling ]

COME ON!

HE TELLS ME THERE

ARE 200 MEN TRAPPED

IN THAT BOTTOM SHAFT,

SO NOW THERE ARE TWO OF YOU,

I DON'T RECALL

SEEIN' EITHER ONE OF YOU

AROUND HERE BEFORE TONIGHT,

WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY?

WHAT DIFFERENCE

DOES IT MAKE?

THERE'S A WHOLE SHIFT

TRAPPED DOWN THERE, AND NO ONE'S

LIFTING A FINGER TO HELP THEM,

‐ NO HELP FOR 'EM NOW,

NO HELP FOR ANYBODY,

‐ WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

HAVEN'T YOU HEARD?

THE WORLD'S COMING TO AN END,

TAKE A LOOK

OUT THERE, TONY,

‐ MAY 1910,

THAT'S HALLEY'S COMET,

‐ THAT'S RIGHT,

IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN

BY THE END OF THE WORLD?

WELL, YOU'RE WRONG,

THAT COMET'S NOT GONNA HIT US,

IT'S GONNA PASS BY,

OH, YOU KNOW MORE

THAN THE EXPERTS, HUH?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO,

THAT'S RIGHT, HENDERSON,

THAT COMET WON'T DO ANY DAMAGE,

‐ BY THIS TIME TOMORROW,

IT'LL BE GONE,

‐ IT'LL BE GONE, SO WILL WE,

MISTER, YOU'RE GONNA LET 200

MEN DIE BECAUSE OF A MISTAKE,

NOTHING I CAN DO

ABOUT THAT,

AS FAR AS THOSE MEN

DOWN IN THE HOLE GO,

I EXPECT

THEY'RE ALREADY DEAD,

WELL, MAYBE NOT,

THEY MIGHT BE DEAD AT THAT,

TONY, THAT LAST CAVE‐IN

WAS A BIG ONE,

DOUG, WE CAN'T ASSUME ANYTHING

UNTIL WE KNOW FOR SURE,

WHO WAS IN CHARGE DOWN THERE?

BLAINE, BEST YOUNG GANG BOSS

ON THE PAYROLL,

‐ YEAH, WELL, HE SAVED MY LIFE,

‐ I FEEL REAL SORRY FOR HIM,

BUT THERE'S NO HELPING

A DEAD MAN,

[ Ringing ]

THAT'S A DIRECT LINE

TO THE SHAFT,

YEAH?

THIS IS BLAINE,

WE'RE TRAPPED

IN THE THIRD LEVEL,

WE CAN'T GET THROUGH,

‐ HOW LONG CAN YOU HOLD OUT?

‐ I DON'T KNOW,

THE SITUATION'S PRETTY BAD,

HOW SOON BEFORE

A RESCUE CREW CAN GET HERE?

THEY WANT TO KNOW WHEN

THE RESCUE CREW

WILL GET TO THEM,

HOW DO I TELL THEM

THERE ISN'T ONE?

THEY'LL BE BETTER OFF

WHERE THEY ARE,

IF THEY GOT OUT, THEY'D‐‐

THEY'D HAVE TO FACE THAT,

‐ DO THEY KNOW ABOUT THE COMET?

‐ NO, WHEN THE WORD CAME, THEY'D

ALREADY GONE DOWN BELOW,

IF YOU DIDN'T INTEND

TO HELP THOSE MEN, WHY DID

YOU BOTHER TO HANG AROUND HERE?

DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE

ANY PURPOSE IN GOIN' ANYWHERE,

THE WAY I LOOK AT IT,

YOU'RE AS BAD OFF

ONE PLACE AS ANOTHER,

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING,

BLAINE, THE RESCUE CREW'S

GETTING ORGANIZED,

JUST HOLD OUT,

YOU HEAR THAT, MEN?

HELP'S COMIN',

[ Explosion ]

TELL 'EM TO HURRY!

TELL 'EM‐‐

HELLO? HELLO?

[ Coughing ]

HELLO?

HERE'S THE RESEARCH YOU ASKED

FOR ON THE COMET, GENERAL,

RIGHT, THANK YOU,

WELL, IT'S GETTING CLOSER

TO EARTH EVERY MINUTE,

NO WONDER THE PEOPLE

BACK THERE WERE SCARED,

ACCORDING TO THIS,

IT CAME EVEN CLOSER

BEFORE IT VEERED OFF,

IS THERE ANY WAY

IT COULD AFFECT

THIS COMPLEX?

WHAT YOU'RE SEEING,

GENERAL, HAPPENED

NEARLY 60 YEARS AGO,

WELL, THAT COMET'S SOMEWHERE

IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM RIGHT NOW,

THAT'S RIGHT,

IT FIRST APPEARED IN 1531,

AGAIN IN 1607,

THEN IT CAME BACK

IN 1682, 1759, 1835,

AND THEN IN 1910,

BUT NO DANGER

TO US TODAY IN 1968,

IS THERE?

WELL, AS I SAID BEFORE,

GENERAL, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING

HAPPENED NEARLY 60 YEARS AGO,

THAT'S NOT WHAT I ASKED, RAY,

I'D LIKE A DIRECT ANSWER,

IS THERE ANY WAY

IT CAN AFFECT THIS COMPLEX?

GENERAL, WE ALL KNOW

THAT THE TIME TUNNEL

IS NOT PERFECTED,

FOR EXAMPLE,

IT HAS ONLY MARGINAL CONTROL

OVER DOUG AND TONY,

WE'VE HARDLY REACHED A POINT

WHERE ITS OPERATION

IS EVEN 50% PREDICTABLE,

YOU'RE BOTH STILL

BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH,

I WANT TO KNOW,

CAN THAT COMET

AFFECT OUR COMPLEX?

AFFIRMATIVE OR NEGATIVE?

UNKNOWN,

UNKNOWN,

YOU SEE, GENERAL,

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND‐‐

DUTY HERE IS VOLUNTARY,

WOULD YOU

LIKE TO BE RELIEVED?

NO, SIR,

IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN

GET A BETTER FIX ON 1910?

WELL, WE CAN

TRY, GENERAL,

ANN, REFINE POLARIZATION,

GIVE US A QUICK SCAN,

RIGHT,

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU'VE

BEEN TOLD, THE WORLD IS NOT

COMING TO AN END,

YOU JUST GONNA SIT THERE

AND LET THOSE MEN

DIE FOR NOTHING?

‐ WHO'S AINSLEY?

‐ HE'S A PROFESSOR

UP AT THE OBSERVATORY,

A BRILLIANT MAN,

EVERYBODY RESPECTS HIM,

YEAH, WELL, HE'S DEAD WRONG!

LOOK, HENDERSON, WE'RE NEVER

GONNA GET A RESCUE PARTY,,,

UNLESS WE CAN CONVINCE

ENOUGH MEN THAT THE WORLD

ISN'T GOING TO END,

YEAH, THAT'S FOR SURE

AND CERTAIN,

SUPPOSE I GOT THIS AINSLEY

TO RETRACT HIS STATEMENT,

TO ADMIT THAT HE WAS MISTAKEN,

WOULD THAT HAVE ANY EFFECT

ON THE PEOPLE AROUND HERE?

YES, I‐‐

I EXPECT IT WOULD, AND,

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHY,

BECAUSE A HERD OF WILD HORSES

COULDN'T MAKE THAT MAN SAY

SOMETHING HE DIDN'T BELIEVE,

WELL, I DON'T THINK

YOU COULD, EITHER,

THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW,

BECAUSE HE IS WRONG,

TONY, I'M GOING TO GET AINSLEY

TO RETRACT HIS POSITION,

HOW?

TELL HIM WHERE

WE COME FROM?

NO,

THE LAST THING IN THE WORLD IS

WE WANT THESE PEOPLE TO THINK

WE'RE OUT OF OUR MINDS,

IF ONLY WE COULD GET RAY OR

SOMEBODY BACK AT THAT COMPLEX TO

SEND US SOME MODERN INSTRUMENTS,

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW

IF THEY CAN STILL READ US,

YEAH, I KNOW,

I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO

DEMONSTRATE THE FACTS

THE BEST I CAN,

THAT'LL TAKE TOO LONG,

THOSE MEN NEED HELP RIGHT NOW,

TONY, I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING,

YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME,

OKAY, TRY IT,

BUT I'LL DO IT MY WAY,

AFTER YOU'VE SEEN AINSLEY,

MEET ME BACK HERE,

HEY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

INTO TOWN,

WE NEED MEN TO HELP,

HANG IT ALL, TOM,

I HAVEN'T GOT A DEPUTY TO SEND,

I DON'T CARE WHAT'S

HAPPENING OVER THERE,

I HAVEN'T GOT NOBODY,

NOBODY AT ALL,

TELL YOU WHAT, TRY PHILIPSBURG,

COULD BE THEY'RE IN

BETTER SHAPE THAN WE ARE,

ALL RIGHT, TOM, ALL RIGHT,

JUST KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON,

THAT'S A GOOD ONE,

ME SEND DEPUTIES,

THERE'S BEEN A BAD CAVE‐IN

DOWN AT THE MINE,

I NEED MEN, LOTS OF THEM,

OH, YOU DO? WHERE DO YOU

FIGURE ON GETTIN' 'EM?

AREN'T THERE ANY MEN

AROUND HERE AT ALL?

SON, I KNOW THERE'S

TROUBLE AT THE MINE,

I HEARD THE DISASTER WHISTLE,

BUT I DIDN'T PAY IT MUCH MIND,

NOT WITH THE WHOLE TOWN

RUNNIN' OFF LIKE

A BUNCH OF SCARED HORSES,

THERE ARE 200 MEN DOWN THERE,

IF WE DON'T DIG THEM OUT SOON,

THEY'LL ALL DIE!

‐ YEAH, I EXPECT THEY WILL,

‐ WELL, AREN'T YOU GONNA

DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

THERE'S JUST SO MUCH

ONE MAN CAN DO,

[ Rings ]

SHERIFF'S OFFICE,

OH, HELLO, OWEN,

WHAT?

OH, THAT'S A REAL SHAME,

NO, NO, THERE'S NOTHING

HERE AT ALL,

I'M SORRY, BOY,

BUT I CAN'T HELP YOU,

NO, NO, IT WON'T DO

NO GOOD TRYIN' CARVER,

THEY'RE UP TO THEIR NECKS

IN TROUBLE OVER THERE,

NO, NO, NOT A CHANCE,

I'M REAL SORRY,

LOOK, A HANDFUL OF MEN,

THAT'S ALL I NEED,

JUST A HANDFUL!

THAT WAS THE COUNTY SEAT

ON THE LINE JUST THEN,

THEIR WHOLE TOWN'S ON FIRE,

THE WHOLE TOWN,

AND ALL I COULD TELL 'EM

WAS LET IT BURN,

WHERE CAN I FIND SOMEBODY?

ANYBODY AT ALL THAT MIGHT HELP?

SON, HAVE YOU GOT ANY NOTION

WHAT A BIG THING THIS IS?

THAT'S FROM THE GOVERNOR,

RIOT IN THE STATE CAPITOL,

NATIONAL GUARD MOBILIZED,

AND HE WANTS ME TO SEND MEN,

ME, WITH NOBODY

LEFT HERE AT ALL,

WHAT ABOUT THE TOWNSPEOPLE?

THEY HAVEN'T JUST VANISHED

OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH,

TRY PILGRIMAGE HILL AT

THE SOUTH END OF TOWN, THAT'S

WHERE THEY ALL RUN OFF TO,

TOOK OFF? WHY?

SEEMS LIKE THEY ALL TOOK UP

WITH RELIGION ALL OF A SUDDEN,

THEY'RE PRAYIN' AND WAITIN',

AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL A MAN

CAN DO RIGHT NOW,

NO MUCH TIME FOR THAT EITHER,

I'M SORRY, SON, I WISH

I COULD HELP YOU, I REALLY DO,

BUT MY JOB IS RIGHT HERE,

NO MATTER

WHAT ANYBODY ELSE DOES,

I'M STICKING BY THIS POST NOW,

GOOD LUCK TO YOU,

[ Rings ]

SHERIFF'S OFFICE,

OH, HELLO, JOHNNY,

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

NO, TWENTY MEN?

NO, IMPOSSIBLE,

I HAVEN'T GOT A MAN TO SPARE,

NOT A SINGLE MAN,

FOR YOUR INFORMATION,

EVERY MAJOR OBSERVATORY

WE COULD REACH

HAS CONFIRMED MY CALCULATIONS,

I CAN'T HELP THAT,

PROFESSOR AINSLEY, THAT COMET

WILL NOT COLLIDE WITH THE EARTH,

IT WON'T EVEN PASS CLOSE ENOUGH

TO HAVE MEASURABLE EFFECT ON IT,

MY DEAR SIR,

I WISH I COULD BELIEVE YOU,

YOU CAN, THERE ISN'T

A DOUBT IN THE WORLD,

WELL, IN THAT CASE,

I'D BE DELIGHTED TO GO

OVER THE CALCULATIONS,,,

THAT HAVE LED YOU

THIS HAPPY CONCLUSION,

I'VE MADE NONE,

I SEE,

WELL, THEN THERE'S SIMPLY NO

POINT TO FURTHER DISCUSSION,

THERE'S EVERY POINT!

ALL THOSE MINERS WILL DIE UNLESS

YOU PUBLICLY ADMIT YOUR ERROR,

YOU MAY HAVE MADE

NO CALCULATIONS,

BUT I HAVE,

CHECKED AND RECHECKED

50 TIMES BY THE FINEST MINDS

IN THE UNIVERSITY,

THE VERY FINEST,

WHO ARE YOU

TO CHALLENGE ALL THIS?

PROFESSOR, IF I WERE TO TELL YOU

ABOUT MYSELF, YOU WOULDN'T

BEGIN TO BELIEVE ME,

BUT IF I KNOW ANYTHING

IN THIS WORLD, I KNOW THAT

THAT COMET WILL NOT HIT,

MY DEAR SIR,

WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT,

MY STAFF HAS DESERTED ME,

BUT I INTEND TO STAY HERE

AND TAKE OBSERVATIONS UNTIL‐‐

WELL, AS LONG AS I CAN,

WILL YOU PERMIT ME

TO PROVE MY POINT?

HOW? DON'T TELL ME

YOU'RE A SCIENTIST,

I AM,

THEN I'D BE INTERESTED

IN SEEING YOUR PROOF,

THANK YOU,

I CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH

ANY DATA YOU MAY REQUIRE,

[ Tony ] ROUND UP SOME MEN,

AS MANY AS YOU CAN GET, THERE'S

BEEN A CAVE‐IN AT THE MINE,

NEED HELP AT THE MINE,

THERE'S BEEN A CAVE‐IN,

THE MEN ARE TRAPPED,

THERE'S BEEN A CAVE‐IN AT

THE MINE, WE NEED VOLUNTEERS,

ROUND UP SOME MEN,

AS MANY AS YOU CAN GET,

WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH YOU PEOPLE?

LISTEN TO ME!

YOU LISTEN TO ME!

I NEED VOLUNTEERS!

THAT'S NOT GONNA HIT!

DO YOU HEAR ME?

IT'S NOT THE END

OF THE WORLD!

WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH YOU PEOPLE?

LISTEN TO ME!

YOU LISTEN TO ME!

I NEED VOLUNTEERS!

DOUG CAN'T HOPE TO PROVE MUCH

WITH THE INSTRUMENTS

OF THE PERIOD OF 1910,

IF HE ONLY HAD A RADARSCOPE

TO WORK WITH,

WE HAVE ONE,

NO, ANN, I DON'T WANT TO

RISK SENDING ANYTHING BACK,

NOT UNTIL WE GET A MORE

STABLE FIX ON THEM,

IT SEEMS TO ME IT'S

WORTH THE RISK, RIGHT?

WITH A RADARSCOPE,

HE COULD PROVE HIS POINT

IN SHORT ORDER,

OH, I DON'T KNOW, GENERAL,

OH, I AGREE WITH THE GENERAL,

I THINK WE SHOULD GAMBLE ON IT,

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT,

COME ON, JERRY,

TAKE OVER THE CONTROLS,

I'LL MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS,

NOW GIVE US A FIX

ON THE COMET, JERRY,

I WANT TO GET MORE READINGS,

DR, SWAIN, WHAT IF I SWITCH

TO THE MINE SHAFT?

MAYBE WE COULD MOVE

THOSE POOR GUYS DOWN THERE,

NOT A CHANCE, JERRY,

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD

FOCUS TOO LONG ON THIS COMET,

WHY?

WELL, I WAS JUST THINKING,

IF OUR FOCUS PUTS US WITHIN

ITS MAGNETIC FIELD‐‐

WHAT POSSIBLE EFFECT

COULD THAT HAVE ON‐‐

MASSES OF OPPOSITE POLARITY

ATTRACT EACH OTHER, SIR,

THE MAGNETIC FORCES WOULD

BLOW OUT EVERY POWER UNIT

IN THIS COMPLEX,

ASIDE FROM THE FACT

WE'D HAVE A BIG REPAIR BILL

ON OUR HANDS,

WOULD WE LEARN ANYTHING

IF THAT SHOULD HAPPEN?

YES, SIR, SO FAR, WE'VE

LEARNED MORE FROM FAILURE

THAN SUCCESS,

HOLD THE FOCUS,

AND SHARPEN IT,

HENDERSON?

OH, I JUST CAME OVER TO SEE

WHAT I COULD DO TO HELP,

HOW'D YOU MAKE OUT ON THE HILL?

THERE'S NOBODY WITH ME,

I'M NOT SURPRISED,

‐ WHERE'S HENDERSON?

‐ NOBODY HERE WHEN I CAME,

RECKON HE TOOK OFF

FOR THE HILLS,

YEAH, I GUESS SO,

WELL, LET'S NOT JUST STAND HERE,

LET'S GO DIG THESE FELLAS OUT,

[ Clanking ]

HENDERSON!

WELL, YOU KNOW‐‐

YOU KNOW, YOUNG FELLA,

YOU GOT ME TO THINKIN',

EVENIN', SHERIFF,

A MAN HAS NO CALL

TO SIT AROUND

AND WAIT FOR THE END,

WHEN IT COMES, HE OUGHT

TO BE DOIN' SOMETHIN',

SO, HERE I AM,

SHERIFF,

GET THAT PICK WORKIN',

GET TO WORK,

DO YOU GOOD,

NOW WAIT A MINUTE,

THREE OF US CAN'T DO ANYTHING

UNTIL WE BRING SOME TIMBERS DOWN

AND SHORE UP THESE WALLS,

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

WHAT'S ANOTHER CAVE‐IN

AMONG FRIENDS?

HEY, CUT THAT OUT,

HEY, CUT IT OUT!

GET BACK! GET BACK!

IT'S THE SAME EVERYWHERE‐‐

LOOTING, BURNING, PILLAGING,

NO WONDER THEY THOUGHT

IT WAS THE END OF THE WORLD,

THE RADARSCOPE

IS READY TO SEND BACK,

GOOD,

GET IT IN THE TUNNEL,

RIGHT,

JERRY, GET A FIX

ON DR, PHILLIPS,

YES, SIR,

[ Sighs ]

HERE'S THE SPEED PER SECOND,

DOES THAT CHECK

WITH YOUR CHARTED ORBIT?

CHECK,

ANGLE OF

PERIHELION AND‐‐

YES?

IMPACT,

OF COURSE,

YOU'VE DONE IT

BEAUTIFULLY,

AND YOU'VE CONFIRMED

MY FINDINGS,

INTERRUPT THE RECEPTION,

[ Flips Switch ]

STAND BY FOR SWITCHING,

[ Beeping ]

NOW,

[ Oscillating ]

WHAT WENT WRONG?

IMPERFECT FIX,

OBVIOUSLY,

JERRY, ZERO IN

ON THE COMET AGAIN,

WE'LL GET OUR TIME

COORDINATES FROM THERE,

YES, SIR,

IT CHECKS,

EVERY OBSERVATION,

EVERY FIGURE,,,

CHECKS,

NATURALLY, I TOLD YOU

THAT IN BEGINNING,

AND YET I KNOW THAT

THAT COMET WILL NOT HIT,

YOU KEEP SAYING THAT,

YOU'RE AN EXCEPTIONALLY

INTELLIGENT MAN,

YOU'VE GIVEN ME

AMPLE PROOF OF THAT,

AND YET YOU SAY THIS

WITH A CONVICTION THAT'S

VERY NEARLY MYSTICAL,

I'D APPRECIATE

AN EXPLANATION,

I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU ONE,

MAYBE IF I COULD

CONTACT TONY,

TONY?

THIS LINE IS DEAD,

I'M NOT SURPRISED,

THE OPERATOR,

LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE,

HAS GIVEN UP,

AFTER ALL,

WE ONLY HAVE,,,

TWO HOURS AND 25 MINUTES

UNTIL THE END OF EVERYTHING,

[ Grunting ]

‐ ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

‐ GUESS SO, MAYBE I AIN'T

SO EASY TO KILL,

[ Coughing ]

HOLD IT,

HOLD IT, HOLD IT,

YOU'LL START ANOTHER SLIDE,

GO ON, GET OUT,

UH‐UH, I AIN'T LEAVING YOU

HERE LIKE THIS,

POOR HENDERSON,

HE WASN'T SO LUCKY,

‐ BETTER GET TO THE SURFACE

WHILE YOU STILL CAN,

‐ WHAT ABOUT YOU?

‐ TRY TO GET SOME HELP,

IT'S THE ONLY WAY,

‐ THERE AIN'T NOBODY UP THERE,

I'LL GET YOU OUT,

[ Grunting ]

[ Coughing ]

WHAT'S THE MATTER? HUH?

[ Coughing ]

WHAT?

EVERYBODY GIVING UP?

UH, RIGHT NOW

THERE'S PROBABLY

A HUNDRED MEN‐‐

200‐‐ DIGGING

A PASSAGE TO US,

[ Coughing ]

THEY'RE DOING

EVERYTHING THEY CAN,

WE'RE GONNA BE FREE,

[ Coughing ]

YOU HEAR ME? HUH?

WE'RE GONNA BE FREE,

[ Screaming, Shouting ]

POOR DEVILS,

THEY REALLY ARE CONVINCED

IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD,

IT WILL BE FOR SOME,

DOCTOR, THERE'S

SOMETHING ODD GOING ON,

HOW DO YOU MEAN?

REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE

MAGNETIC ATTRACTION OF MASSES?

YES, WHAT ABOUT IT?

WOULDN'T THE COMET AND EARTH

ASSERT ATTRACTIVE FORCES

ON EACH OTHER?

OF COURSE, JERRY,

BUT, PRACTICALLY SPEAKING,

HALLEY'S COMET TODAY

IS SEVERAL BILLION MILES

AWAY FROM‐‐

JERRY, YOU'RE NOT KEEPING

A CONSTANT FIX ON THE COMET,

THAT'S WHAT I MEAN, I CAN'T,

THERE'S SOMETHING WEIRD

ABOUT THIS THING, ABOUT THE WAY

IT AFFECTS THE CONTROLS,

COME ON,

LET ME TAKE OVER,

THE TIME IS

VERY NEARLY UPON US,

AINSLEY, EVERY PIECE OF

INFORMATION WE HAVE TELLS US

THAT COMET IS GOING TO HIT,

EXACTLY,

SUPPOSE IT DOESN'T,

JUST SUPPOSE, AN HYPOTHESIS,

WHAT COULD INTERFERE WITH IT

AT THE LAST MOMENT?

ONLY ONE THING, OBVIOUSLY,

SOME MASS GREAT ENOUGH TO

DIVERT IT FROM ITS TRAJECTORY,

THAT'S IT,

A MASS IN THE HEAVENS,

NO, NO, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE,

THERE ISN'T ONE,,,

OR WE WOULD HAVE OBSERVED IT,

A DARK MASS THAT

REFLECTS NO LIGHT,

NOW YOUR INSTRUMENTS COULDN'T

PICK THAT UP, COULD THEY?

WELL, NO,

WELL, IT'S THERE,

I KNOW IT'S THERE,

IF WE ONLY HAD A RADARSCOPE,

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

UH, NEVER MIND,

WHAT ELSE COULD WE USE?

LET'S SEE, 1910,

1910,

IS IT TOO EARLY

FOR THE RADIOMETER?

THE NICHOLS RADIOMETER,

THERE AREN'T A HALF DOZEN

OF THEM IN EXISTENCE,

‐ DO YOU HAVE ONE?

‐ AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE DO,

A GIFT TO THE UNIVERSITY,

BUT I STILL DON'T SEE‐‐

GET IT FOR ME, PLEASE,

I'LL PROVE MY THESIS

TO YOU, HURRY!

VERY WELL,

NO! NO, YOU'LL BURY

THE BOTH OF US!

THAT'S A CHANCE

WE BOTH HAVE TO TAKE,

ALL THOSE PEOPLE

AND NOT ONE WILLING TO HELP,

STANDING THERE IN THAT FIELD

HOLDING THOSE STUPID TORCHES,

LOOKING UP AT THE SKY

LIKE THEY COULD HARDLY

WAIT TO DIE,

I GUESS IT'S HARD TO TELL HOW

A PERSON WILL REACT IF THEY

BELIEVE THEY'RE GONNA DIE,

FOR ME, I'D RATHER FACE IT

LIKE OLD HENDERSON THERE,,,

OR THOSE POOR DEVILS

IN THE LOWER SHAFT,

A CRUDE DEVICE,

BUT IT JUST MAY WORK,

CRUDE?

THIS IS THE MOST ADVANCED

INSTRUMENT OF ITS KIND

IN EXISTENCE,

OF COURSE,

LET'S GET IT HOOKED UP

TO THE TELESCOPE, SHALL WE?

MAKE A FOCUS,

I'LL MONITOR THE DIAL,

RIGHT,

START YOUR SCANNING,

‐ ARE YOU GETTING ANYTHING YET?

‐ NOTHING, TAKE ANOTHER SEGMENT,

WAIT!

GO BACK ABOUT ONE DEGREE,

THERE! FREEZE!

‐ WHAT ARE YOU GETTING?

‐ INTENSE RADIANT ENERGY,

‐ WHAT DO YOU SEE?

‐ NOTHING!

NOT A DARN THING!

THEN IT'S‐‐ IT'S TRUE,

LOOK HERE,

I TOLD YOU,

THERE'S AN OBJECT UP THERE,

A NONREFLECTING MASS

OF SOMETHING, YOU CAN'T

PICK IT UP VISUALLY,

‐ BUT IT'S THERE,

‐ I CAN'T ARGUE ABOUT THAT,

IS THE MASS

BIG ENOUGH TO AFFECT

THE TRAJECTORY OF THE COMET?

MORE THAN ENOUGH,

OBSERVE,

IT'LL START EXERTING ITS PULL

AT THIS POINT,

THE TAIL WILL APPEAR TO VANISH

AS IT STARTS TO VEER OFF,

YOU'RE RIGHT,

IT'S GOING TO MISS THE EARTH,

WE'VE GOT TO GET

THIS NEWS OUT,

WELL, YOU WON'T DO IT THAT WAY,

YOU'VE GOT TO GO UP TO THE HILLS

AND TELL THE PEOPLE,

I'LL EXPLAIN ON THE WAY,

COME ON!

[ Crowd Chattering ]

[ Doug ]

YOU PEOPLE,

YOU DON'T KNOW ME,

BUT YOU KNOW THIS MAN‐‐

PROFESSOR AINSLEY

OF THE OBSERVATORY,

HE'S THE MAN WHO TOLD YOU WHEN

THIS COMET WAS GOING TO HIT,

YOU BELIEVED HIM THEN,

LISTEN TO HIM NOW,

I WAS WRONG,

DO YOU UNDERSTAND? WRONG,

THE WORLD WILL NOT END,

THE COMET WILL NOT

DESTROY US,

THE SUN'S GOING TO RISE

AS IT ALWAYS HAS,

NOTHING WILL BE CHANGED,

THE COMET

WILL GO OUT INTO SPACE

WHERE IT CANNOT HARM US,

WHAT'S

THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE?

HE'S TELLING YOU THE TRUTH!

WAIT, I'LL PROVE IT,

LOOK AT THE COMET,

SEE THE TAIL?

THE TAIL IS A CLOUD

OF FLAMING GAS,

IT'S GOING TO VANISH,

PROFESSOR, TELL THEM EXACTLY

WHEN THAT TAIL WILL VANISH,

IN EXACTLY,,,

15 SECONDS FROM NOW,

TEN SECONDS,

FIVE SECONDS,

YOU BETTER BE RIGHT,

I AM,

TWO,,, ONE‐‐

LOOK!

[ Chattering ]

PROFESSOR,

BRING THESE PEOPLE DOWN,

I'M GONNA GET

BACK TO THE MINE,

DOCTOR, THERE'S A BIT

OF SMUDGE ON YOUR CHEEK,

THERE,

YOU'VE GOT THE FIX,

NOW HOLD IT,

YES, BUT I'M GETTING

A STRANGE REACTION

ON THE DIALS,

YOU SEE THAT?

THEY'VE GONE COMPLETELY WILD,

THAT IS STRANGE,

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

SOME EXTERNAL FORCE WE

CAN'T IDENTIFY, IT'S EXERTING

SOME KIND OF MAGNETIC PULL,

IT'S THE COMET,

WE'RE LOCKED IN ON IT,

IT'S COMING RIGHT IN ON US!

JERRY, GET AHOLD

OF YOURSELF,

THAT'S AN IMAGE,

IT CAN'T POSSIBLY AFFECT US,

GET BACK TO YOUR POST,

YOU SAID THAT

OPPOSITES MASSES ATTRACT,

JERRY, THAT'S 1910,

BUT THE TUNNEL CONNECTS US

WITH 1910 IN TIME,,, NOW!

[ Whirring ]

ALL RIGHT, ANN,

I'LL TAKE OVER,

WE LEARN FROM FAILURE,

YOU SAID,

BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD A FAILURE

THAT WOULD DESTROY THE TUNNEL,

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT SOMETHING

THAT HAPPENED IN 1910

COULD TOUCH US PHYSICALLY?

JERRY'S RIGHT,

THE TIME TUNNEL DOES

CONNECT US WITH THE COMET,

WE'RE IN THE SAME TIME SEGMENT,

DON'T YOU SEE? THE QUOTIENT

OF THE VALUE OF TIME‐‐

SEGMENT, QUOTIENT,

YOU CAN PROVE ANYTHING

WITH WORDS, EQUATIONS,

I'M TALKING ABOUT A COMMONSENSE

DEFINITION OF TIME,

COMMONSENSE DEFINITION?

TO MY KNOWLEDGE,

NO ONE HAS EVER SUCCEEDED

IN DEFINING TIME,

[ Electrical Explosions ]

JERRY, CUT THE POWER!

CUT IT OFF!

POWER OFF!

ALL SYSTEMS!

JERRY, CUT THE POWER!

I SAID CUT IT!

I HAVE CUT IT OFF!

WHAT'S WRONG?

THE POWER'S JUMPING

THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS!

BUT THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE!

I KNOW,

BUT IT'S HAPPENING,

CLEAR THE TUNNEL COMPLEX!

ALL PERSONNEL, OUT!

CLEAR THE COMPLEX!

[ Alarm Blaring ]

[ Explosion ]

[ Blaring Continues ]

[ Thunderclap ]

[ Ann, Indistinct ]

THE POWER'S OFF!

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT!

IT SHOULD STOP!

[ Wind Howling ]

[ Kirk ]

LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT!

HOLD ON!

HELP! HELP ME!

JERRY!

AHH! JERRY!

HELP ME!

[ Alarm Blaring ]

[ Wind Howling ]

HOLD ON!

CUT THE POWER GRID!

SHUT THAT DOWN!

HELP!

[ Thunderclap ]

[ Siren Stops ]

JERRY,

YOU ALL RIGHT?

HERE, COME ON,

COME ON, HERE,

OVER HERE,

[ Sobbing ]

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

HE STOPPED BREATHING,

HIS HEART HAS STOPPED,

IT'S A MASSIVE

ELECTRICAL SHOCK,

GET THE EMERGENCY

RESUSCITATOR!

ON THE DOUBLE!

HURRY!

QUICK! GET HIS

BREATHING STARTED,

HE'S NOT RESPONDING,

HERE, PRESSURE ON

THE BREASTBONE,

START HIS HEART,

WHERE ARE THOSE MEN

WITH THE RESUSCITATOR?

HERE, PUT IT ON HIM,

HELP ME PUT THIS

AROUND THE BACK,

RIGHT UNDER HIS HEART,

GOOD, ALL RIGHT,

NOW GET AWAY FROM HIM,

[ Ray ]

ALL RIGHT!

THAT'S ENOUGH,

COME ON, JERRY,

THAT'S ALL RIGHT,

WE WON'T NEED IT NOW,

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, JERRY BOY,

SOME OF YOU MEN

GIVE HIM A HAND,

YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT NOW,

[ Kirk ]

WHAT THE DEVIL HAPPENED?

WE ALMOST BROUGHT

THE COMET ITSELF BACK,

I'D SAY THAT IT'S TIME

TO REEXAMINE THE WHOLE PROJECT,

NOW JUST WHAT IS THAT

SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

JUST THIS,

WE'RE DEALING WITH FORCES

OF COSMIC PROPORTIONS ABOUT

WHICH WE KNOW LITTLE OR NOTHING,

THE DANGERS, YOU MEAN,

RAY, ALL EXPERIMENTATION HAS

A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DANGER,

A CERTAIN AMOUNT, ANN?

BRINGING THE FORCE

OF HALLEY'S COMET ACROSS

A FEW BILLION MILES,,,

AND RIGHT INTO THE TUNNEL‐‐

A CERTAIN AMOUNT?

THE H‐BOMB IS NOTHING

BUT A TOY BALLOON COMPARED TO

THE FORCES WE'RE LOOSENING HERE,

RAY, AREN'T YOU

FORGETTING SOMETHING?

DOUG AND TONY?

NO, ANN,

I'M ONLY TRYING TO MEASURE

THEIR LIVES AGAINST OTHERS

WE'RE ENDANGERING,

OUR OWN?

OH, THAT ISN'T FAIR,

NOW, RAY HAS RISKED HIS LIFE

AS OFTEN OR MORE OFTEN THAN

ANY OF US ON THIS PROJECT,

‐ I KNOW, I'M SORRY,

‐ THE THING TO DO IS NOT

TO SCRAP THE PROJECT,,,

BUT TO TRY AND BUILD

MORE SAFEGUARDS AROUND IT,

GENERAL, DON'T WE SAY THAT

A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR?

THEN WE COME RIGHT BACK HERE

THE NEXT MORNING,,,

AND START PLAYING WITH FORCES

BEYOND IMAGINATION,

RAY, HOW LONG WOULD IT

TAKE YOU TO REPAIR ALL THIS?

[ Sighs ]

I DON'T KNOW,

A FEW HOURS, A FEW DAYS,

WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO

LOOK IT OVER,

IF WE'RE OUT OF TOUCH WITH

DOUG AND TONY FOR TOO LONG,

WE MAY LOSE THEM FOREVER,

I KNOW, ANN,

I KNOW,

WE'LL GET THE REPAIR CREWS

ON IT RIGHT AWAY,

[ Panting ]

WHAT'S THE TIME?

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

A COUPLE MINUTES

ONE WAY OR THE OTHER

WON'T MATTER NOW,

IF THOSE MEN ARE DEAD,

IT WAS ALL FOR NOTHING,

THAT'S EXACTLY HOW I FEEL,

ALL FOR NOTHING,

[ Phone Ringing ]

‐ BLAINE!

‐ FOR THE LOVE OF HEAVEN,

‐ HELP US,

‐ HOW MANY ARE LEFT?

‐ ALL OF US,,, SO FAR,

BUT HURRY,

WE CAN'T HOLD OUT,

HOLD ON, HOLD ON,

WE'LL BE THERE,

DON'T LIE TO THEM,

GIVE THOSE MEN FALSE HOPE,

HOW LONG,,,

BEFORE YOU REACH US?

I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT,

‐ [ People Shouting ]

‐ WE DID IT! THEY'RE COMING

DOWN FROM THE HILLS,

A WHOLE MOB OF THEM,

ENOUGH TO DIG OUT THOSE

TUNNELS IN NO TIME FLAT,

‐ BLAINE,

‐ WHAT'S‐‐ WHAT'S HAPPENING?

WHAT'S THAT SHOUTING?

WE'RE ON OUR WAY,

WE'RE ON OUR WAY!

THEY'RE COMING,

[ Crowd Shouting ]

COME ON, YOU MEN!

HURRY UP!

THEY'VE BEEN

SEPARATED IN TIME,

DOUG?

DOUG!

DOUG!

SEE WHO THAT IS,

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE,

MISTER,

I'M ONE OF THE MEN

IN CHARGE OF THIS STATION,

[ Panting ]

YOU MUST BE NEW HERE,

I'M DR, NEWMAN, I'M BACK,

I'VE BEEN HERE

14 MONTHS, MISTER, I NEVER

HEARD OF ANY DR, NEWMAN,

FOURTEEN MONTHS?

BUT I'VE BEEN HERE EVERY DAY

FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS,

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, SOLDIER?

JIGGS?

[ Panting ]

IT IS YOU, ISN'T IT?

I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU

WITHOUT THE MUSTACHE,

JIGGS, IT'S ME,

DR, NEWMAN,

NEWMAN? I NEVER HEARD

OF ANY NEWMAN AROUND HERE,

AND, MISTER,

I NEVER HAD A MUSTACHE,

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU KNOW ME, TONY NEWMAN,

MISTER,

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU

BEFORE IN MY LIFE,

THEY BROUGHT ME BACK

IN THE WRONG TIME,

HE LOOKS YOUNGER,

AND LOOK AT THE LICENSE PLATE

ON THAT TRUCK, MAGNIFICATION!

WE BROUGHT HIM BACK

10 YEARS AGO,

WE DIDN'T,

IT JUST HAPPENED, A FLUKE,

BUT IF HE'S THIS CLOSE,

RAY, WE'VE GOT TO

CLOSE A 10‐YEAR GAP

BEFORE WE LOSE HIM,

‐ WHY NOT JUST GO OUT THERE?

‐ YOU'D SEE NOTHING,

YOU'RE IN THE PRESENT,

THAT'S TAKING PLACE

10 YEARS AGO,

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE HERE,

SERGEANT?

DOUG! DOUG, THEY GOT

YOU BACK TOO,

YOU BETTER GET GOING, DOC,

WE GOT A WEIRD ONE HERE,

IT'S PHILLIPS,

YEAH, 10 YEARS AGO,

NEWMAN WAS STILL IN SCHOOL,

HE AND PHILLIPS HADN'T EVEN MET,

GOOD LORD! CAN YOU IMAGINE

THE NIGHTMARE TONY MUST BE

LIVING THROUGH NOW?

RAY, CAN'T YOU DO ANYTHING?

INTENSIFY THE PROBE,

WELL, YOU BETTER SEE

THAT HE GETS A RIDE

BACK INTO TOWN, JIGGS,

AFTER WHAT HE'S SEEN, HE'LL

HAVE TO ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS

FOR OUR SECURITY OFFICER,

DOUG, DOUG, WAIT,

TELL THEM WHO I AM!

DOUG, TELL THEM

WHO I AM!

DOUG, TELL THEM

WHO I AM! DOUG!

DOUG! DOUG, WAIT!

WAIT! DOUG!

ON THE DOUBLE!

IF HE DOESN'T STOP,

SHOOT HIM!

TONY'S BROKEN AWAY,

HE'S HALF OUT OF HIS MIND,

WE NEED MORE TIME

TO TRY A RETURN TRANSFER,

HE DOESN'T HAVE TIME!

HE'LL RESIST AND THOSE MEN

MAY KILL HIM,

‐ SUPERIMPOSE HIS SIGNAL

WITH DOUG'S,

‐ WE'LL LOSE HIM,

AT LEAST THE TWO OF THEM

WILL BE TOGETHER WHEN

WE TRY A LOCATION PROBE,

DOUG! DOUG!

‐ [ Gunshot ]

‐ DOUG! DOUG!

EVERYTHING MUST BE

DESTROYED, EVERYTHING,

WE MUST LEAVE NOTHING

FOR TOMORROW MORNING,

I WILL SEE TO IT,

PROFESSOR,

EVERYTHING

IN EVERY OFFICE,

HAI,

HOW DID YOU GET IN?

WE, UH‐‐

WE SORT OF CAME IN

BY MISTAKE,

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WHO ARE YOU?

WE'RE TOURISTS,

UH, JUST SIGHTSEEING,

NOBODY SIGHTSEES

INSIDE THE JAPANESE CONSULATE,

I ASSURE YOU WE‐‐

WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS

THE JAPANESE CONSULATE,

EVERYBODY IN HONOLULU

KNOWS THAT,

THE DAY BEFORE THE ATTACK

ON PEARL HARBOR,

IN THE JAPANESE CONSULATE,

LEAVE THE CONSULATE

AT ONCE,

‐ PLEASE,

‐ TRY FOR A TIME LOCK, QUICK,

BEFORE WE LOSE THEM,

POWER! ALL UNITS!

WE'RE SORRY

TO HAVE INTRUDED,

THEY ARE SPIES,

WHY LET THEM ESCAPE?

BECAUSE THEIR SUPERIORS

WOULD TRACE THEM TO US,

AND IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS

TO CREATE AN INCIDENT TODAY,

FOLLOW THEM,

IF THEY MAKE ONE

SUSPICIOUS MOVE, KILL THEM,