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(soft synth music)

(triumphant orchestral music)

- [Planetarium Voice] In the center of the theater

stands an instrument

which will recreate the illusion of the night skies.

(triumphant orchestral music)

The dome overhead will become our night sky,

and upon it this complicated instrument

will project the stars and planets.

As we begin,

we find that the sun has set

and that the last traces of twilight linger.

We will take the illumination down.

The southern cross is over here.

From the cross we locate the two pointers Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri.

But what about the rest of the stars?

The sky is getting darker.

(unsettling orchestral music)

We will move away from smog and city lights

until the sky is dark.

Very dark.

(distant rumbling)

And

there,

stars,

stars by the thousands.

(distant explosions)

(cart rolling)

(pages turning)

- [Librarian] Gosh, another one about guinea pigs.

- [Woman] I'm crazy about guinea pigs,

guinea pigs (indistinct).

Got five guinea pigs (indistinct).

- [Librarian] (indistinct).

- [Woman] And (indistinct). But it's very smelly.

- [Librarian] Okay then, here you go. Bye.

(machine beeps)

This is a temporary card, I'm sorry.

It's no longer valid.

Your permanent one should be over at registration.

- It's only one day over.

Ah!

- Give me them.

- This?

- No, the books.

- I'm sorry, you can't use this card.

- Why not?

- It's a woman's card.

- I am a woman.

- [Woman] Oh my god.

- Mrs. Lorraine Jones.

That's me.

Would you like me to show you?

(machine beeping)

(Johnny laughing)

- Thanks. I'll make sure they're back on time.

- No problem.

(whispers in Italian)

(cars quickly passing)

(slow synth music)

(items rustling)

(distant rumbling)

(door banging) (Billie and Pete giggling)

- Oh god!

Richard!

Still up, aye? - Good day.

- Hi Pete.

How are you?

- Good, mate, how's yourself?

- Okay.

Billie, have you seen my diary?

- No. Sorry, I haven't.

- [Richard] Well it's missing. I've just looked everywhere.

- Richard, I can see enough of your personal problems

without having to read about them.

What would I want with your diary?

Oh!

We've had a hideous night. Aye?

- Yep. Pretty awful.

- Wish we'd stayed at home actually.

Went to the club after work.

$70 down the toilet.

Oh yeah, Vaughn was there.

Stupid bitch called Janet

who just could not keep your mouth shut.

I could of walloped her.

- Vaughn, who's Vaughn?

- Well, I'm off to bed.

See you in the morning, Rich.

- I don't know, either he goes or I go.

Cup of tea? - Yeah. Carbon?

(gas blowing)

Perhaps I'll go.

- Gosh, sounds pretty hideous.

- Well I'll be 32 next week

and Kevin's turning to swarmy on me.

- Yeah, I've sort of stopped seeing Vaughn.

- No.

Well what did he say?

- Well he doesn't know yet.

No, well I've hinted but our interests just-

- You oughta stop thinking about space for a while.

- I can't. Personality defect.

- What about counseling? - Counseling?

- No, I just think you get things out of proportion.

- [Richard] Look who's talking.

- Me?

- You think your problems are important.

What about the planet?

People don't seem to realize how fragile everything is.

- I don't know.

I wanna be swept off my feet.

I wanna go to Paris.

- I want Vaughn to go overseas.

- I wanna be a kept woman.

- Faye, let's face it.

There's gotta be more out there

for two shit hot glassblowing technicians.

- (chuckling) Damn right.

(heavy banging)

- Your breakfast in bed, sir!

Get you out of bed, did I?

- I was up.

- Did you know you lost your diary?

- Have you got it?

Great, I was looking for it this morning.

I was really worried.

- You dropped it in the library.

- Can I have it back?

- Oh, sure.

- Thank you.

There's no reward, but thanks.

- (chuckling) Aren't you gonna invite me in?

- My sister's asleep.

- I think we should talk.

I mean, I've underlined all the bits.

Wow, you need help.

- You read my diary!

(pages turning)

Oh bloody hell.

- All that stuff about the Earth being fried by the sun,

and you went to the doctor when you got hungry?

- So?

- It's not normal, that's all.

- It's not normal to read other people's diaries.

- I'm Italian, we- - You don't look Italian.

- (speaking Italian).

- What does that mean?

- It means it would be very nice if you let me in.

(elevator creaking)

Wow, is this where you live? - Shh.

This is for watching the planets.

Look at that.

I bet they're not married. (laughing)

I came to ask if you wanted to go to the beach with me.

- I can't today, I'm working.

- What about tomorrow?

- I don't go to the beach really.

- Oh come on, don't be difficult.

Look,

when I read your diary I thought

"This guy's intelligent and passionate

"and he just doesn't see what's going on at his feet

"'cause he's always got his eyes on the stars."

- You thought that? - Sure I did.

- [Billie] Shut up, I'm trying to bloody sleep in here!

- I'll pick you up tomorrow.

Downstairs at nine.

- What time is it?

Who was that? - I don't know really.

(jackhammer hammering)

(tires screeching) (horn honking)

- [Johnny] Ciao, baby. Hop in.

Tada. (tires screeching)

- [Radio Host] That's right.

Summer's finally here and you're looking good.

You're looking for a special way to say "I love you"

to that special person.

And what better way to say it

than a glorious weekend at the Golden Ridge Motel,

just three hours out of Auckland on-

- [Male Radio Host] (indistinct) FM.

Coming up, more of your favorites too.

By the way (indistinct) captain.

The (indistinct) this afternoon literally.

Crowe will marry Cathy (indistinct)

at the cathedral in Auckland, four o'clock.

(indistinct) secret is the tour itineraries as well.

But congratulations, Jeff.

Cathy's a lovely lady.

(upbeat pop music)

- Ah, my dream home away from home.

This is the exciting part.

- [Richard] What are you looking for?

- The key. (glass breaking)

- Are you gonna go back to Rome?

- Yes.

- Is that where your family is?

- No, my mother's Kiwi.

She left my father when I was seven,

we came all the way from Rome to Glenfield.

(Johnny and Richard laughing)

- What about your father?

- I guess that's why I'm going back.

My father

is an ignorant fascist.

He found out that I was gay and told me to change my name.

I'm dishonoring the noble house of Pasavanta.

But he's my father.

I want to see him.

Here.

Look.

They were so thirsty,

one big drink and boing, back on their feet again.

(cars quickly passing)

- [Richard] When are you going back?

Do you know?

- [Johnny] Soon. Three weeks.

(distant rumbling)

(loud rumbling)

(soft piano music)

- Thank you.

- [Johnny] Thank you?

Thank you? For what?

Do you want me to send you a bill?

- No.

I mean, it was nice.

- Nice?

It was nice?

- Well what the hell am I supposed to say?

(brakes squealing)

- (speaking Italian).

(truck driver yells)

Come see you tomorrow.

(horn honking)

- Hurry up!

- (speaking Italian) I'm talking to my boyfriend!

Ciao, baby.

Very nice.

(engine revving)

- (indistinct).

(upbeat synth music)

(Johnny laughing)

- You must be Johnny. - And you're Billie?

- Richard's sister. - That was great.

- Very pleased to meet you.

- You too.

Richard's up on the roof.

- He's not depressed, is he?

- No.

Well, no more than usual.

Richard tells me you're an Italian.

- Yes, but I've been here since I was seven.

- Oh.

- You going dancing?

- Yeah, I was just waiting for Pete, my boyfriend,

pick me up.

- I'm taking Richard dancing too.

- That'll be the day.

The last time Richard went dancing

was the night before he got his first telescope.

- So that's not his first? - God no.

- That's his third.

Bigger and better every time, mate.

Soon I'll have to move out

so he could put bloody Skylab in here. (laughing)

- Well I better go find him.

Ciao, baby. - You too.

- Richard. Mm.

- Gotcha! (Richard gasps)

Do you want to come to a party?

It's an amazing party.

We'll have to gatecrash, but that's no problem.

- [Richard] Look, I don't have anything to wear.

- Yes you do.

- Oh, what?

You must of spent mega bucks.

- What's a few thousand between friends?

- I look like something off "That's Country".

- You look great. - Oh, I don't know.

- Come on. Sheraton, let's go. - Well, where's the party.

- Sheraton Hotel? I'm not coming.

- Oh, come on. - I'm not.

- I can't.

You go.

- You're shit. - You know, but-

- You like the jacket?

Keep it.

(Johnny exhales)

- What is it about you?

You're the last person I should be in love with.

(door banging)

(muffled conversation)

- What are you doing? - Nothing.

- Are you coming to bed? Pete.

(Johnny and Richard laughing)

- Come to Rome with me.

- I can't.

- Cup of tea? - Oh, yeah!

- Oh Richard, what an amazing thing to get.

Is he still here? - No, took off.

He's a funny one, isn't he?

"Ciao baby" and all that.

I like him. So funny.

You know what happened last night?

We got home, Pete sees all the clothes on the floor.

What does he discover?

Two pairs of men's underpants,

two pairs of men's trouser shirts, everything.

God, he must of really inspected them.

He comes in to me and he says

"Hey Billie, is your brother gay?"

And I said "Pete, you should be a detective." (laughing)

Pete, you really should be a detective.

I can't really believe him at times.

- He's okay, isn't he?

You have a lot of fun together.

- Yeah.

- Hey Lance. - Richie boy!

- What can I do for you? - Come with me for a second.

- [Richard] Denise. Denise!

- Ooh, is that for me? - No, no, no.

(burner humming)

- What's this?

- [All] Happy birthday!

- You didn't tell us, did you?

- Open it. - What is it?

- Oh, it's wonderful!

How do I use it?

- Just push there.

- Okay. Stand close together, you three.

Okay, ready? Smile!

(everyone laughing)

- Come on, Faye, you're in this time.

- Marlon Brando, wild one.

- Come on, I'm gonna take one.

This is gonna be the best one yet. How do you do it?

(everyone giggling)

Say cheese.

(everyone laughing)

- [Man] Hey!

- What are you doing?

- That's my jacket!

- It was given to me!

Back off!

(men grunting)

- Take it off.

Take it off, I'll bust your face!

I don't like people breaking into my car!

Listen, if you'd asked,

I'd love to let you use my clothes.

Come on, mate.

(pan sizzling)

(door banging)

- Is that you, Richard?

Are you all right?

God.

What happened?

Where's your jacket?

- Some guys took it!

- [Pete] Did you hit them back?

- Pete, get me some (indistinct)!

(Richard breathing heavily)

Are you gonna tell the cops?

- It was theirs! Johnny stole it!

- Here, you do it.

I don't want his-

- You don't want his blood on you?

I don't believe it.

Just go eat your eggs!

Christ.

(Richard sobbing)

You'll be all right.

- I can't believe Johnny did that.

- He probably wanted to impress you.

- [Planetarium Voice] Let's think again of Alpha Centauri,

the closest star.

26 billion miles away.

What if we were to travel to it?

At the speed that spacecraft travel today, it would take 225,000 years to get there,

and 225,000 years to get back.

(explosions) (rockets rumbling)

(audience laughing)

(door banging)

- Ciao, bella!

Is he here?

- No.

- Where is he?

- He doesn't want to see you.

- What?

- Listen Johnny, he doesn't want to see you again.

- What's the problem?

- The problem?

The problem is he got beaten up, some guys did him over!

That jacket, it was theirs, get it?

- So where is he now, Billie?

Hey?

- Guess.

(tires screeching)

(door banging)

- [Planetarium Voice] Have you ever really wondered

if something were to happen to our sun,

what would become of life on Earth?

In about 5 billion years

our sun will become a giant red star.

Scorching the Earth with over 100 times more heat

than we receive at present.

When the solar gas reaches the Earth,

the oceans will boil.

Then quite suddenly the sun's outer shell bursts.

This is it's last opportunity

to shine out upon the universe.

The sun's interior contracts and fades,

the Earth cools,

and snow falls from a rapidly chilling atmosphere.

The oceans condense into their basins,

only to freeze over as an eternal ice age begins.

- Richard.

I am sorry.

- What do you want?

I'd give you that jacket back but I don't have it anymore.

It's gone back to its owner!

- [Johnny] Hey wait. What do you think I am?

- You're a cheap little thief!

A cheating little shit, a liar.

I don't believe you did that!

- Okay, so I won't give you anything else stolen.

- No, don't give me anything else at all.

Just don't bother!

In fact, just piss off!

- Oh come on!

Where are you going? - Home.

I'll give you a lift. - No you won't.

- You can just bloody stay away from my place from now on.

So cool, breaking into people's houses.

Gives you a thrill? - Gave you a thrill.

- Stop acting so holy, nobody forced you.

- Why would you help me in the library?

To see what I had to steal?

- Don't be stupid. - You're disgusting.

- True, but no more than you.

- Me? - Sure, you're disgusting.

- [Johnny] You slope about like a wounded animal,

freaking about the universe blowing up!

- At least I don't steal. - Great! You don't steal.

- You're going back to Rome.

Don't let me stop you, you'll have a great time.

- Listen, you can enjoy the last two weeks we've got left

or you can sulk. - Sulk?

- You think I'm sulking?

- [Johnny] Well that's what it looks like.

(heavy footsteps)

- What do you think you're doing?

You want to be hit in the face?

- Well then we'll have something in common.

- Oh, get away from me!

- Oh come on, stop being so precious!

And love, you're in love. - With you? Give me a break.

Admit it, you're in love with me.

- You think everyone's in love with you.

Talk about up yourself.

What are you smiling about?

- There's a whole side to you I haven't seen before.

- Oh, you like it?

It's the big nut block. Costs a fortune.

- Richard.

That's not-

- Not what?

Not fair?

- What do you want me to do?

Do you want me to go?

- Do you want to go?

- No.

- You'll be going anyway pretty soon, won't you?

- Yes.

- Yeah.

(slow jazz music)

(bagpipe music)

- (indistinct).

Aye, you want your photo taken?

Smile.

Whoo!

Aye, come and get it!

- [Richard] Look, here comes the north island.

What happened to the south island?

- Rich, you don't have anything like this back in Rome?

- Nope. No.

- Ooh.

Hey, here he comes!

(everyone cheering)

Hello, Santa!

Hello!

I wish I has some roses to chuck at him.

- Why not just chuck at him?

- [Billie] Oh, Pete.

- Old queen. Santa. - Who?

- [Richard] Oh shut up about Santa, he's all right.

- [Faye] Hey guys!

(slow synth music)

(Johnny and Richard giggling)

(slow synth music)

(Johnny and Richard laughing)

- What time's your flight?

- 10.

(slow synth music)

- Wake up.

Wake up, it's 20 to 10!

God, you better move. - I'll never make it.

- Takes at least half an hour to get to the airport.

Oh shit!

- [Machine] You have called Auckland International Airport-

- Yes I want to-

- [Machine] All our operators are busy at present.

We'd ask you to please wait.

Your call is in a priority list

and will be answered as soon as possible.

(upbeat 8-bit music)

- [Man] Good evening, Mark speaking.

Can I help you?

- Yah, good evening.

I want to tell you that there is bomb aboard

Flight 803 departing at 10 o'clock.

(dial tone)

Oh God.

Better hurry.

I know, but it gives me enough time to get out there.

(slow synth music)

Ciao.

(heavy footsteps)

(slow synth music)

(distant rumbling)

(airplane engine rumbling)

(slow synth music)

(Richard softly crying) (slow jazz music)

(loud banging)

I missed it!

I missed the plane!

I missed it!

Whoo!

(slow jazz music)

(upbeat jazz music)