Original subtitles

[♪♪♪]

Of all the animals on Earth,

MAN:

the most loyal is the dog.

dogs have been used

For this reason,

throughout history.

on battlefields

our military has attempted

For decades,

to create a robotic replacement

for the canine soldier.

But the technology has always

ended in failure.

Today, at Craine Systems,

with the highly successful

the company you trusted

hornet-drone program,

the war dog of the future.

we seek to bring you

A-X-L.

Attack, exploration

and logistics.

Our fighting platform pairs

the efficiency and power

of a robot

with the ability

to communicate

and intuitively bond

in the familiar manner

of a dog.

The A-X-L's ability to carry

interchangeable payloads

an invaluable asset

will make it

of our military.

to every branch

Trust us with this contract,

the ultimate war dog.

and we will deliver

[ENGINES REVVING]

Last lap, a sense of urgency

ANNOUNCER:

for Hill if he wants to try

to win this qualifier.

Hill overtakes Fontaine

over the double jump.

Oh, no, here comes Fontaine

He's in the lead now.

with a cheap shot to the inside

off his machine.

that sends Hill

out of position in this race.

That's gonna take him

He's gonna have to go

to another qualifier.

He scrambles to his bike.

His chain is off.

to DNF at the super race.

That's gonna cause him

[CROWD CHEERING]

Bad time to have a chain snap.

I lost it on that last turn.

Got it?

We have a spare?

Buddy, this was the spare.

[APPLAUSE]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[SPITS]

[ALL CHEER]

Let's go, baby!

Yeah!

Hell, yeah.

our sponsor for today's race.

Also like to thank

ANNOUNCER:

Fontaine Motorsports...

I'll be right back.

MAN: That's sick. Yeah.

Be sure to visit their tent.

Upload that and send it.

Right there.

Hey, good race, dude.

Hey, come on.

What?

and you think you own the track.

You win one race

With this team behind me,

I could win all the races.

and get ready for the finals.

Let's get your act together

Sorry to interrupt.

Hey, fellas.

Hi, my name's Chuck.

Chuck Hill.

And this is my son, Miles.

Tough luck on that turn, man.

Miles, what's up, dude?

Yeah.

GEORGE: Oh, yeah.

Tough break on that turn.

CHUCK: George, how you doing?

George Fontaine.

Listen, I'm sorry, but we got

a little favor to ask.

Yeah, we...

We broke our chain.

Wondering if you guys

had an extra one.

Oh, yeah.

Those things are always

crapping out on us too.

Next time, you might wanna spend

more than 20 bucks on a chain,

because they're kind of

important.

We got no problem with that.

Oh, no. We'd pay you back.

We just...

Yeah, it happens, man.

We probably got a couple.

of those chains

Grab me one

in the locker.

Hey, we got one spare.

No, no, no.

We can't part with it.

We've got another race, right?

You understand.

You know, I think I do.

CHUCK: All right, well,

GEORGE: Good.

I thought we'd ask.

you know,

I guess, good luck to you.

Come on, Miles.

Yeah, you too. Hey, kid.

Better luck next season.

you're almost there.

You'll get it,

GEORGE: Keep working.

Yeah.

Quit goofing around.

Hey. Let's go, son.

Got a race to win.

Let's go.

Okay. Pick a line and go.

Come on. Let's go.

[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING

INDISTINCTLY]

This what you're

looking for?

I wasn't here.

Yo, pass me the wrench.

Come on.

Go. You got this.

CHUCK:

Riders pushing their bikes

up to the gate.

ANNOUNCER:

Gates are ready to go,

the lineup's set.

You're a Fontaine.

This is it.

All right, you got this.

Remember, slow is fast.

All right?

Don't miss any shifts, okay?

[ENGINES REVVING]

They've all qualified in.

And they say Fontaine

is the favorite here.

Let's see what he can do.

Hill, the underdog.

Gate about to drop.

Thirty seconds.

Board up.

[♪♪♪]

With a quick snap

out of the gate,

it's gonna be Fontaine.

Good speed inside.

He leads the field now

on lap number one.

position as they come through.

Riders now jockeying for

[♪♪♪]

It's still number 23,

Fontaine.

Looking down the twisties now.

Here they come charging down.

It's still 23, Fontaine.

to show how real it is.

But Hill now starting

with the good lines. Look out!

He starts to gain momentum

Hill drives to the inside.

Hill now takes the lead.

Fontaine chasing Hill.

The 77 rider, Hill, now,

charging hard out front.

the race to the checkers.

Here we go,

and wins the main event.

And Hill cruises

Your main event winner is Hill,

the 77 ride.

Tough break, Fontaine.

What, are you kidding me

right now?

GEORGE:

[LAUGHS]

Let's go, baby.

Miles.

Wasting time.

GEORGE:

my grandma on the line.

See if you can get

She could win

this thing.

Hey, Hill gang.

What's going on, fellas?

Nice race, Miles.

Thanks. You too.

what you're up to tonight,

I don't know

but we're having a party

at my place.

You should come by.

Tons of cute girls.

I got to work in the morning.

I don't know, man.

Yeah? You got about 12 hours

between now and then.

You got something better to do?

I'll tell you what.

If you change your mind,

follow the crowd out of here,

all right?

All right. I'll think about it.

Thanks, man.

Hope to see you there, champ.

SAM:

You know I'm proud

of you, right?

Oh, God. Here we go.

Life ain't all about racing,

you know?

foot off the accelerator a bit.

Sometimes you gotta take your

What, if you wanna lose?

got connections, right?

That guy, his dad's

Connections means sponsors

and sponsors means...

Chains for days. I get it.

Hey.

Look, I'm just saying...

All right.

you really want this...

you gotta play the game.

[SIRENS WAIL DISTANTLY]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING

INDISTINCTLY]

MAN 1: Right behind you.

MAN 2: Move!

MAN 4: Get that satnav set up!

MAN 3: Let's go, go, go.

MAN 5: I'm on it!

Come on.

[SIREN WAILING]

[PANTING]

God.

[♪♪♪]

[TYPING]

Launch the drones.

Launch them!

Are you sure?

track it down!

We've gotta

Run the search protocol,

and I don't care

if it's illegal.

[BEEPING]

[ALARM BUZZING]

[♪♪♪]

[GROWLS]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

[MOTOR REVVING

DISTANTLY]

[ALL CHEERING]

Mom, what are you doing?

weekend cleaning up this mess.

I don't wanna spend all

Gracias, Joanna.

[WHISPERING]

I'm sorry.

Just go and have fun.

And be careful.

Okay.

Okay?

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

[ENGINES REVVING]

[PEOPLE SHOUTING

INDISTINCTLY]

Look who it is.

Hey, hey, hey.

Thanks for coming, man.

Yeah. I can't stay long,

though.

Yeah, that's what

they all say.

to check something out.

Hey, I want you

Right? Yeah.

Hey, yo, everybody, listen up!

Hey, what's your name again?

Miles.

Everybody, this is Miles.

Miles. My bad, bro.

who always beats me.

He's that fool

Nice to meet you, man.

Seriously, this kid's

straight sick.

do all the work on your bike?

You and your dad

somewhere after regionals.

Yeah. I'm hoping to sign

take over for me.

Maybe you could

Team Fontaine.

What, you're quitting

already?

I don't know, maybe.

[LAUGHS]

Piss my dad off enough,

that's for sure.

Might be a good enough

reason.

don't get along?

You guys

No, I wouldn't say that.

He's good for some things.

For example:

"Dad, we really need

GelFire torch, you know?

"this industrial-grade

the brush off the track.

"Really helps clear

It's really gonna help me crush

the competition next season."

You're on fire, Sam!

GIRL:

Whoo!

[LAUGHING]

You're crazy, man.

No, man. I'm not crazy.

We're just primal animals,

you know?

Doing what our ancestors

used to do.

Burn stuff, fight,

be barbarians.

give it a shot?

Why don't you

I'm good, man.

You do you.

BOY: Ah, this guy.

All right.

Scroggins, you recording?

Light it up!

[CROWD WHOOPS AND CHEERS]

[LAUGHTER]

Whoo!

SAM:

Wait, who's that guy?

I've never seen him before.

Probably one of Sam's

new friends.

He's always expanding his pack.

You know him.

[ALL CHEERING]

Hey, look at the camera.

[LAUGHS]

[GASPS]

[SIGHS]

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ Up, up, up, up ♪

In your loving ♪

♪ I can feel it

But not too sweet ♪

♪ It's nice

♪ My darling ♪

[IMITATING ENGINE REVVING]

Couldn't help yourself, huh?

SARA:

Not your scene?

it'd be yours either.

I wouldn't think

Didn't really

have a choice.

Why, because of Sam?

Yeah, he was my ride home.

What, you live here?

In the back house.

My mom takes care

of the place.

The Fontaines are out of town

a lot, so...

So, um, you and Sam...

No.

No. It's not like that.

I'm just the help.

that's not the way he sees you.

Trust me,

How does he see me?

I don't know, like every guy

on the planet sees you

once they've seen you.

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

Thanks for the spare part,

by the way.

I appreciate that.

Yeah, you're welcome.

out of the garbage?

You take this

because you missed the shot.

It was next to it,

[LAUGHS]

I like it.

throw these away.

You shouldn't

She's a beauty, ain't she?

SAM:

Take it out later,

if you're lucky.

Party's kicking up,

and y'all are chilling

in the garage.

I appreciate the invite,

Listen, man,

but I gotta bounce.

SAM: No, man.

Let's kick it up a notch.

Then you can wuss out.

I wanna introduce you to.

Got a couple people

Does that have

to be so loud?

Sorry?

You know, when I said,

go meet some people" yesterday,

"Go have fun,

I wasn't really talking about--

I know, I know.

that crescent, will you?

Okay. Hand me

Thank you.

Great race yesterday.

All that hard work's paying off.

Yeah.

I guess.

It just sucks,

you know?

as hard as those other guys.

I gotta bust my tail twice

And Fontaine? Dad, you have

to see this guy's place.

He's got everything

you could ever need.

I'd be winning Supercross now

Yeah?

if I had what this guy's got.

It just ain't fair, is it?

I know, you're just trying

to figure it all out.

Nothing feels right.

Well, racing feels right.

Yeah, but racing ain't gonna

last forever.

you're gonna get injured

Sooner or later,

or you're gonna

age out of it.

Dad, my grades were trash.

We can't afford college.

I suck at everything else.

This, I'm good at.

But this--

Yeah.

But how many other things

have you actually tried?

[ALL BUZZING]

We've been searching

all night.

within a 100-mile radius by now.

Could be anywhere

until we get a visual on it.

There's nothing I can do

All its comm links are down.

Keep them off the servers.

finding out about this.

I don't want them

[CLEARS THROAT]

Captain Webber.

The demo is in two days.

Do you have any idea

what's on the line?

Then give me a straight answer.

Of course.

a 70-million-dollar budget,

You've blown through

and we haven't seen anything

close to battlefield-ready.

made great strides here.

It's evolving. We've

It's showing levels of autonomy

way beyond expectation.

has expectations, Andric.

The U.S. government

a machine that could kill.

You promised us

remote access to your lab

I'm going to need

and the asset immediately.

After that, you're done.

Am I clear?

Crystal.

[BUZZING]

[LOW SNARLING]

[BARKS]

[HORN HONKS]

Ready to get her dirty again?

Hey, buddy.

I'm gonna get some sleep.

No, man, I think

What you're about to do is come

to Beaumont's ranch with us.

for Scroggins' camera.

Rip some gnarly whips

Share your talents

with the world.

You're about to blow up.

Come on.

[ENGINE REVVING]

BOY: Sick, bro!

[CROWD SHOUTING]

come check this out.

Yo, Miles,

That shit was sick.

Look at this. Watch this.

There you go.

Dude, that was huge.

MILES:

I can't wait to post this.

SCROGGINS:

You're gonna get signed

for sure.

No. People don't get signed

off desert-rat,

hillbilly crap

like this.

We'll see about that.

That was sick, dude.

to nationals with us.

You should come down

Yeah?

Yeah.

Took a private jet down

last year.

Oh.

It was awesome.

have fun last night?

You and Sara

SAM:

We were just talking.

MILES:

SAM: Just talking, huh?

MILES: Yeah, no biggie.

Check out this one, man. Yeah.

Yeah?

Yeah.

All right.

before I forget.

Oh, Miles,

Why don't you say something

for your fans, bro?

Uh...

yeah, all right.

Uh...yo, send it.

Yeah! I get it, dude.

[ENGINE REVS]

Let's see it!

Send it.

[GRUNTING]

Whoa!

[GROANS]

Hey, dude, you okay?

This is not how you make a name

for yourself, man.

You got that,

Scroggs?

let's get out of here.

All right,

But he's got my GoPro.

Your GoPro?

Who paid for it?

We can't just leave him

out here like that.

No, you're right.

We're not leaving him here

like that.

You happy?

Let's go. Let's go.

Come on, hurry up.

BOY: Let's move.

What are you looking at, Seth?

Let's go.

[MUSIC PLAYS OVER RADIO]

[TRUCK ENGINES START]

[BOYS WHOOPING]

[♪♪♪]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[METALLIC CLANKING

IN DISTANCE]

[♪♪♪]

Is someone there?

[BEEPING]

Hey.

Huh.

Hello?

[DOOR CREAKS]

[GROWLS]

Holy sh--

[SNARLS AND ROARS]

[♪♪♪]

[PANTING]

[ENGINE REVS]

[METALLIC CLANKING]

[PANTING]

[REVS ENGINE]

[PANTING]

[♪♪♪]

Oh, no.

[♪♪♪]

[SNARLING]

[BEEPING]

[PANTING]

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]

[ROBOTIC GROANING]

[GROANING]

[BEEPING]

Hey. Hey.

Hey, I'm not gonna hurt you.

[BARKS]

Calm down.

Relax.

Hey.

Hey, easy. Easy.

What the hell are you?

[ROBOTICS WHIRRING]

I'm gonna get this out,

all right?

Chill out, all right?

Is that better?

[DOG BARKS]

You're even more hard up

than me, huh?

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

"A-X-L."

AXL?

Is that you, buddy?

It's gonna be all right.

I'm gonna fix you up,

okay?

[♪♪♪]

[GRUNTING]

Hey, buddy.

I thought you were gonna help me

finish up today.

All right. Give me a call

when you get this.

Where are you?

Wow.

This looks insanely complicated.

Hold on.

[WHIRRING AND BEEPING]

[IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICE]

Yo, send it.

[AIR HORN BLOWS]

[FARTING SOUND EFFECTS]

[ALL LAUGHING]

Yo, what up?

Two thousand views in one night.

Pretty good, huh?

Is he okay? Because he's not

answering his phone.

Sara, what do you care?

You don't even know him.

Where is he?

SAM: I don't know.

Probably back by now.

out there overnight?

Wait, you left him

enough gas to get home.

Yeah. But we gave him

[LAUGHS]

What?

Show me where he is exactly.

[SIGHS]

[ROBOTICS WHIRRING]

[♪♪♪]

[AXL SIGHS]

[BEEPING]

I just need you to hold still,

all right?

Not bad, huh?

All right. That's good.

[DRILL WHIRRING]

There you go, buddy.

Can you move it?

How's that feel?

to do the other side? No?

Yeah? Do you want me

All right.

You should be good now.

Come on, try it out.

Get up. Come on.

Good boy.

Come on.

Let's go.

you're thirsty, huh?

Hey, I'll bet

Come on.

Attaboy. Easy.

Come on, slowly.

No.

All right, stop.

Come on.

[ROBOTICS BEEPING AND WHIRRING]

Yeah?

You look good.

[CHIRPS]

Starting to feel better,

bud, huh?

[SNIFFS]

[LAUGHS] Whoa!

What are you doing?

You sniffing me out?

[REWINDS]

Uh, yo, send--

what are you doing?

Hey, hey, hey,

Calm down. Hey, relax.

What are you doing?

Yo, send it.

It's not my best moment, okay?

Okay.

Hey, look at me.

We're friends, right?

And friends don't bite friends,

okay?

All right.

Hey, stay still.

[♪♪♪]

[GROWLS]

[ROBOTICS WHIRRING]

[BARKS]

Whoa!

What? You wanna play?

All right, let's go.

[ENGINE REVS]

[ROBOTICS WHIR]

[BARKS]

♪ I know you must

Hold secrets ♪

♪ Such a long way from home ♪

♪ You're a lost letter

Needs delivery ♪

♪ Someday you'll be where

You should go ♪

[BARKING]

Give me some spirit ♪

♪ Come on

♪ Don't take too much

To get me excited ♪

♪ Whisper, I'll listen

To hear it ♪

♪ Just show me some sign

Of life ♪

♪ Someday you won't

Be so alone ♪

Where you should go ♪

♪ Someday you'll be

♪ Someday you won't

Be so alone ♪

[BARKING]

[IMITATES DOG HOWLING]

[BOTH HOWL]

[BUZZING]

[MONITOR BEEPING]

Hey. Hey!

I've got something.

Wait a second.

That's him.

and crash his system.

I'm gonna try

No. Wait.

This is better

than I hoped.

Wait, who do you think

that is?

Our human test subject.

Are you kidding? He's gonna rip

that kid apart at any moment.

that's gonna happen.

I don't think

This is the breakthrough

we needed.

Stream the sensory feed.

I want to see

what it sees.

[BEEPS]

[ROBOTICS WHIR]

Miles, you out here?

Miles?

[SNARLS]

[GASPS]

[YELPS]

[HOWLS]

Come on. Come on. Come on.

What?

AXL, stop!

Miles!

Knock it off, AXL.

MILES:

Come here. Hey, come on.

You gotta calm down,

all right, buddy?

She's a friend,

all right?

Friend. Look.

What are you doing?

Come here.

No.

Trust me.

No!

I wanna show you.

He's not gonna hurt you.

Come on.

[WHISPERS]

My God.

Come on.

Look, AXL. Friend, okay?

This is Sara, and we like Sara,

all right?

[AXL BEEPING]

Good boy.

You can talk to it?

[NORMALLY]

Sort of.

Yeah.

He's still learning,

you know?

Like a puppy.

Are you being serious?

Miles, it could've

killed me!

"He," okay? Not "it."

You checked?

[SNARLS]

Good boy.

MILES:

Stay, okay?

[♪♪♪]

Do you trust me?

Come on.

[BEEPING]

Easy. Easy.

[LAUGHS]

Wow.

[LAUGHS]

Hi, AXL.

Yeah.

AXL, right?

I'm Sara.

Nice to meet you.

[LAUGHS]

[♪♪♪]

So you came all the way out here

just for me?

No. I just like the drive.

Hmm.

Yeah?

I was worried about you.

chooses to spend their money on.

It's crazy what the military

SARA:

Do you really think

he's military?

Yeah.

MILES:

Maybe.

spent a lot of money on him.

I mean, clearly somebody

I mean, they've gotta

be looking for him.

Whatever he is,

we gotta take him back

to his owner.

What, for, like, a reward?

the right thing to do.

No, because it's

Do you see all those little

round things

and on his tail?

on his side

You know those are bullet holes,

right?

Somebody shot him up.

deserves to get him back.

I don't think his owner

I think he's listening.

[WHISPERS]

Are you listening

to us?

We'll figure this out.

It's okay.

[HOWLING IN DISTANCE]

Are you scared of the dark?

No? Are you sure?

No.

I am scared of my mom,

though.

[SCOFFS]

the truck out until the morning.

Well, you know we can't get

Yeah, good point.

You tell your mom

you came out here.

Nope.

She'd freak out.

[LAUGHS]

Yeah, my dad's probably

freaking out too.

And your mom?

She died a couple years ago.

I'm so sorry.

Yeah.

I'll show you a picture.

She's beautiful.

My dad married up.

Yeah, my dad too.

It's too bad I don't know

much about him.

Other than the fact

of my life since I was a kid.

that he's been in and out

Hardest part is watching

my mom go through it.

It's like she's completely given

up on ever getting out of here.

I know how she feels.

Sometimes I feel like I'll never

get out of here either.

[SIGHS]

IN THE MOONLIGHT" PLAYING]

[KING HARVEST'S "DANCING

I really like this song.

Come on.

♪ We get it almost

Every night ♪

You see that?

♪ Everybody was dancing

In the moonlight ♪

I don't really dance.

Come on.

That's more of your thing.

Everyone can dance.

It's not really my thing.

You're just choosing not to.

Come on.

♪ Everybody here

Is out of sight ♪

It's just a sway.

Oh...

There you go.

Okay, now we can

get fancy.

Add a little snap to it.

A little snap.

I'm gonna give it a turn.

Okay.

[SARA LAUGHS]

♪ Everybody's feeling

Warm and bright ♪

♪ It's such a fine

And natural sight ♪

♪ Everybody's dancing

In the moonlight ♪

[SARA LAUGHS]

payments and medical bills.

So they're late on truck

to a few good schools,

She got accepted

totally underwater.

but her mother's

Look, the point is,

for anything they can get.

they'll be thankful

We should send the boys in,

and take back the A-X-L.

pay them off

No?

No.

He's becoming more

sophisticated

he spends in human contact.

with every minute

We were six months

behind schedule.

This level of development

puts us ahead five years.

[HOWLING IN DISTANCE]

She's pretty great, huh?

[AXL CHIRPS AND BEEPS]

Way out of my league,

though, right?

Yo, send it.

You don't have to rub it in.

Keep going. Keep going.

MILES:

[TRUCK ENGINE REVVING]

Almost there.

Keep going.

what I'm talking about.

Let's go. That's

let's get out of here.

All right,

What about AXL?

leave him out here.

We can't just

What do you wanna do,

take him home?

Miles, he's not

some kind of stray dog

that we just found.

He can hurt someone.

Then we do what you said

last night.

We find out who made him.

Come on.

Give it. Hey, give it.

You know, you're using the word

"we" a lot.

we're in this together.

That's because

to make sure you were okay.

I came out here

That thing--

Needs our help, all right?

Besides, if we just

leave him here,

what do you think's gonna happen

to the next guy who finds him?

Call the cops.

Let them deal with it.

Call the cops?

You saw how he reacted

to this truck.

What do you think

he's gonna do

of police cars coming up here?

when he sees a bunch

Come on.

Fine.

So you're with me?

[♪♪♪]

Yes.

Well, good.

Hey, AXL!

Thattababy.

Hey, Dad.

Sorry, I just got back

into cell service.

Yeah, he messed

with my bike

left me out there.

and then he just

No.

talk to you later, okay?

Listen, I gotta

I'll be home in a bit.

All right? Okay. Bye.

Do you have any cash?

I only have a five.

No. Hang on, let me check

the glove compartment.

SARA:

[WHIRRING AND BEEPING]

Wait. You didn't pay already?

It says you did.

Wait, did he just

buy us gas?

Looks like he did.

we couldn't leave him out there.

See? I told you

like he hacked your phone.

He hacked the gas pumps

SARA [LAUGHING]:

I couldn't even get my last dog

to stay off the couch.

MILES:

[PINGING]

[AXL BEEPS AND BARKS]

Hey. Look, buddy, you gotta

stay down, all right?

I think we should go.

It won't stop.

Just take it all.

That's good.

Look at this.

Dollar bills.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Sam, have you seen Sara?

She spent the night

at Lyssa's,

she'd be home by now.

but I thought

she's at Lyssa's.

I don't think

She's probably hanging out

with this new kid.

You know, there's a way you can

find her on your phone.

to show you how?

Do you want me

Yeah, sure. Please.

Okay.

You just gotta go there.

Yeah, there she is.

Right there.

the middle of nowhere.

But that looks like

Balance it. Balance it.

MILES:

There you go.

[SARA LAUGHS]

Flip it.

You sure he'll be

safe here?

Yeah, I think he should

be fine tonight.

SARA:

No one really comes here

except for me.

So you did all these?

Yeah.

You're really talented.

They're amazing.

[♪♪♪]

That's crazy.

You like that?

he could do that?

Did you know

No. This is something new.

The Department of Defense,

CAPTAIN:

with Craine Systems,

in collaboration

is pleased to present

the A-X-L,

which exceeds any UGV module

available today.

The A-X-L has been

engineered

of canine-human interaction

upon a foundation

that stretches back

millennia.

As the war dog of the future,

the A-X-L biometrically pairs

with a designated soldier,

making him as loyal

as the real thing,

while being decisively

more lethal.

vehicles and accessories

Specially-engineered

that the A-X-L is paired with

give the soldier

enhanced mobility and faster

evasive opportunities.

A suite of cyber-warfare

abilities

disarmament and intelligence.

make him an ally in

Miles, he was made to--

Yeah, I know.

The A-X-L not only

has the ability

CAPTAIN:

to source and direct

maintenance,

but also to self-destruct

in order to avoid

enemy capture.

AXL. AXL, stop, okay?

Don't touch it.

[BEEPS]

Of course you touch it.

[SIGHS]

[MILES GRUNTS]

What do you think this is?

that pairing thing with you.

Clearly he just did

SARA:

It's paired now.

The entire OS is useless

without that kid.

The key gives him full control

of the entire project.

Then we bring in the kid

as well.

[VEHICLE APPROACHING]

Looks like they have

a visitor.

It's Sam.

MILES: Hey.

all right? I'll be right back.

I need you to stay here,

Miles, you're gonna have

to stay in here too.

I'm not hiding from him.

he's gonna freak out.

If he sees you,

I got this, okay?

Hey.

Hey.

What kind of sketchy business

goes on up here, huh?

You know me.

[CHUCKLES]

Do I?

You guys hang out or what?

What happened, Sara?

supposed to mean?

What's that

You know, I'm used to people

using me, Sara.

I just didn't think

it'd be you.

Guess it makes sense,

though.

How have I used you?

Well, you act like

we're together.

You suck up to my dad.

My family practically gives you

and your mom everything.

And then the minute

I turn my back,

you go and you hook up with

some piece of white trash.

Hey.

Hey, Sara. Hey.

[AXL GROWLS]

Sam, you need to leave. Now.

What, because of this kid?

What's up, Miles?

Nice tan, bro.

[AXL ROARS]

[SAM GRUNTING]

Okay, this has gone

far enough.

We need to get a team

in there right now.

Let's see this play out.

Hold on.

[SNARLING]

[GROANS]

Miles, tell him to stop.

He's gonna kill him.

He's crushing me!

SARA: Come on!

Okay.

AXL.

Bring him here.

[GRUNTS AND PANTS]

[SCREAMS]

AXL, stop!

No! No!

Miles!

No! No!

possible if I were you, buddy.

I would stay as still as

Miles, just let him go.

Listen to me,

I don't wanna see you

near her again.

Miles, just let him go!

You got that?

And if I do, I'm gonna send

this thing after you, okay?

I can't hear you!

What'd you say?

I said, okay!

He's all right.

You can't hurt him, okay?

Get out of here. Go.

the boy's directives perfectly.

The asset obeyed

Let him go.

And what if he had directed him

to keep attacking?

You better run.

We could've had civilian blood

on our hands.

I'd say that's inevitable.

At some point,

And that doesn't bother you?

Perhaps you've forgotten

what business we're in.

Hey, aren't you a good boy?

That was fun, right?

[MUTTERS]

What?

I'd handle it.

I told you,

looking out for you.

Hey, I was just

I don't need you to.

Yeah, well,

Don't you get it?

I live at his house.

My mom does his laundry.

They pay for my grandmother's

nursing home. They own us!

I was trying to defend you!

Stop!

you're the underdog,

You act like

but the moment you get power,

you're just like him.

You just dropped bombs

all over a situation

my family's been dealing with

our entire lives.

[SIGHS]

I'm sorry, okay?

I let it get out of hand.

Look, just go make peace

with him, okay?

I'll take care of AXL.

Did you hit your head

or something?

Or are you just choosing

not to use it?

I'm not gonna leave you,

Miles.

And I'm not leaving you, AXL.

Look, do you trust

your dad?

Yeah.

Okay, well, I think

we need to tell him.

we're way in over our heads.

Because, clearly,

[AXL BEEPS]

[SCOFFS] All right.

Okay, bud.

We need you to hide

over there, okay?

We'll be right back.

do anything stupid, please.

Just stay here and don't

No, stay.

[WHINES]

[TRUCK ENGINE STARTS]

[GROWLS, WHINES]

You're saying you just found

a robot dog?

CHUCK:

I want you to see him, Dad.

MILES:

What is this thing?

CHUCK:

It makes the person who touches

it his owner or something.

CHUCK: And you touched it?

MILES: Yeah.

everything I say now.

And he has to obey

[BRAKES SQUEAL]

All right, everybody.

You ready?

You guys stay here.

Yeah.

You ready, Scroggins?

Get your camera ready, man.

Let's go.

SAM:

Dude, you're tripping.

I don't see anything.

No, man, he's in here.

SAM:

[WHISTLES]

camera rolling, man.

Just keep that

[SAM WHISTLING]

[SNARLS]

[GASPS]

SCROGGINS: Yeah, I'm getting it.

SAM: You got that?

You weren't kidding

about this thing.

on the operatives?

What's the ETA

Both teams are still two hours

and 30 minutes out.

[GROWLING]

Hey, bud. Hey.

Yeah, you remember me,

right?

What do you think

we should do?

I sure would like

to see this thing. It sounds--

a piece of work.

It sounds like

what I think you should do?

But, uh, you wanna know

What you should do

is turn it in.

CHUCK: I'm sorry.

MILES: What?

No, Dad. No.

They're gonna use him

to kill people.

It's the United States military.

Miles, that's what they do.

that kills people.

They build stuff

It's not "finders keepers,"

pal.

You don't know that.

He ran away.

off the back of a truck

He could've fallen

in the desert.

out there

He could have just got away.

MILES: No.

He's riddled with bullet holes,

Dad. They were abusing him.

It's a robot.

How do you abuse a robot?

I don't even know.

It's okay. Yeah. Yeah.

SAM:

I just brought

some friends.

Saying "What's up?"

real quick.

Move aside.

Yeah. Here you go, buddy.

Yeah.

Come on. Look here.

Come here, bud.

Come here.

Yeah. See?

Good boy. Come on.

Bring it back.

Come on.

Dude, you got this?

Good boy.

Yeah, that's right.

Good boy.

Dude, the thing's

gonna kill us.

No, man.

He can't.

Keep your camera rolling.

Wouldn't want Sara

to miss this.

CHUCK: All right,

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

understand something.

you need to

It's a robot.

That's what you said.

It's an intelligent

robot, Dad.

I'm telling you,

he feels things.

This is a weapon.

You've got a loaded gun.

what you're gonna do.

Okay? Think about

Let's just go. This is crazy.

No, no, no, no, man.

He wants to play.

You know?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Ever seen one of these?

Huh?

Pretty cool, right?

It's kind of like you,

you know?

All metal and shiny.

And dangerous.

I'm your buddy,

remember?

Move.

Let me see this.

Nothing to worry about. Yeah.

SAM:

I'm not gonna hurt you.

You're letting your feelings

cloud your judgment, okay?

CHUCK:

You gotta slow down.

Miles.

SARA: Miles.

What?

We have to go. Now.

Dad, just forget about it,

all right?

Wait, whoa, where you going?

CHUCK: Come here!

[BEEPING]

[♪♪♪]

right in the front there.

I want you to look

[ROARS]

No! Stop!

[POWERING DOWN]

Hey, are you okay?

Ah!

[SIZZLES]

Sam is unbelievable.

Miles, I don't think

we can fix this.

No, we're gonna fix him.

MILES:

if you're still in here.

Come on, do something

Come on.

[GROWLS]

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

All right, buddy.

We're gonna get you

out of here.

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

Hey.

Is this your son?

Who's asking?

We're investigating the theft

of some classified technology.

OFFICER:

the government?

You're with

Is Miles here or not--?

No, no, no.

I don't have to show

or tell you anything

until I see a badge,

a warrant...

or a gun.

Yeah.

You got it? Okay.

Come on.

SARA: Okay.

Push it.

Where do you think

he's taking us?

I guess we'll find out.

I don't know.

Have you seen this device

in your son's possession?

He keeps all his stuff

in the garage.

Don't move.

We should go. Come on.

Turn off the lights and don't

hit the brakes, all right?

where we're going.

But I don't know

He'll know where to take us.

Follow AXL's directions.

[OBJECTS CLATTER]

CHUCK:

Hey!

on the floor there.

Just put that gun

That's right.

Yeah.

No, no, no!

No!

[TYPING]

[♪♪♪]

[CRACKLING]

I get to ask the questions now.

Wherever it is,

we will find it.

"It"?

What do you mean? This thing?

[♪♪♪]

[BLOWS]

[MONITORS BEEPING]

[TYPING]

[GRINDING]

There you go, AXL.

He looks good.

I guess, now we wait.

I think he should

be fine.

I can't tell if I'm scared

or if I'm having fun.

[LAUGHS]

I know.

I feel like my heart's

beating really fast.

Mine too.

[BEEPING]

Attention, all operatives,

ANDRIC:

the A-X-L's back online.

the new location.

I'm sending you

Move in for retrieval.

OFFICER:

Copy that.

to the machinery exchange.

We're rerouting

They might still be in here.

Sweep the room.

Area is clear.

Asset is inert.

We're constraining it.

[BEEPING AND CRACKLING]

[TOOL CLANGS ON FLOOR]

[SNARLS]

[ROARS]

[WEAPON POWERING UP]

[RACKS GUN]

[AXL SNARLS]

AXL?

I think it's dead.

Well, let's go party.

We'll deal with that punk

Miles later.

Stop!

He's going after Sam.

have to move fast.

We're gonna

[HIP-HOP MUSIC BLARING

OVER RADIO]

Yo, Kirsten, don't forget

the lighter fluid.

You got it.

Yo, where's your girl?

Which one?

Do me a favor.

She always forgets

the lighter fluid.

Get some matches too.

Yeah, sure, man.

[BEEPING]

[THUMPING]

Scroggs, you hear that?

No.

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING

INDISTINCTLY]

[AXL SNARLING]

Hey, wrap it up.

Let's get out of here.

Okay, okay. We're coming.

Come on.

SAM:

[ENGINES START]

[TIRES SQUEAL]

[SNARLS AND ROARS]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[ALL SHOUTING AND CHEERING]

Yeah, girl!

Yeah. Hey, listen,

if you're not turnt already,

then it's time

to get turnt.

[ALL CHEER]

Let's get this lit!

Yay!

Whoo!

All right, everybody, enjoy.

Dude!

[SNARLING]

[ALL SCREAM]

[ROARS]

[ALL SCREAMING]

Start the car!

The keys!

What was that?

Scroggs, come on.

[SNARLING STOPS]

[CROWD SCREAMING

IN DISTANCE]

[ROARS]

[WHIMPERS]

AXL?

MILES:

Stop!

[ROARS]

[SCREAMING]

[ROARS]

No!

Stop!

Come on, come on,

come on, come on.

No, no, no. Come on.

No, no, no.

MILES: AXL, stop!

SARA: Sam.

Stop!

Knock it off.

You can't hurt him.

This isn't right.

We need to leave.

[WHIMPERS]

Okay. Good boy.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[DRONES BUZZING]

Miles, what's happening?

Aah!

[GROANING]

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]

[GROANS]

Let's go! With me.

What are they doing?

SARA:

AXL.

Ow!

[OFFICERS SHOUTING]

Miles!

Don't resist.

OFFICER:

SARA:

AXL!

OFFICER 2: Lock him down. Hurry!

OFFICER 1: Got that.

Move him, guys. One, two, three.

OFFICER 3:

We good, marine?

Confirmed. Secure.

OFFICER 4:

[PEOPLE CHATTERING

INDISTINCTLY]

[♪♪♪]

[MONITORS BEEPING]

[BEEPING]

[MILES GRUNTS]

AXL.

AXL, are you there?

Wake up, please.

You gotta get me out of here.

It really feels alive to you,

doesn't it?

What are you doing to him?

Well, I've got your buddy

under control,

a little problem.

but I'm having

Does that look familiar?

Well, I want it back.

And if you want to get out

of here alive,

you'll give it to me.

So where is it, Mr. Hill?

She better be okay.

You hear me?

Or I'm gonna make sure everyone

knows what you've been doing.

And what have I been doing?

Aside from giving our men

on the battlefield

a fighting chance against

an evolving enemy?

You're creating animals

that kill people.

People kill people.

[PANTS]

This is a machine.

lines of code that I've written.

A computer program that obeys

I've got nothing

left to lose.

That's my dog.

[GRUNTING]

Bring in the girl.

ANDRIC:

Sara?

Miles! Let me go!

[BEEPING]

What are you doing?

your little friend will attack.

One step outside this box and

ANDRIC:

and you can both go home.

Just give me that key

Miles--

[ROARS]

[BEEPING RAPIDLY]

Wise up, Miles.

ANDRIC:

what this asset is capable of.

It's about time you see

Let her go!

MILES:

I don't know where it is.

I lost it.

You better start

thinking fast.

ANDRIC:

Sara...

Where is it?

[SNARLING]

Come on, Miles.

ANDRIC:

I'm under a very tight deadline.

No! Watch it!

MILES:

AXL.

AXL, it's me. Sara.

Remember this?

Okay, enough of this! I'm gonna

ask you one last time, Mr. Hill.

Give me the key!

Come on, buddy.

[BEEPING RAPIDLY]

No.

Come on, AXL.

Come on, please.

[SIREN WAILS]

ANDRIC:

No!

You okay?

No, AXL. AXL!

[BARKS AND GROWLS]

Stop! AXL, stop!

MILES:

Let him go!

Easy.

get out of here.

We gotta

MILES:

[SIRENS BLARING]

Don't move!

OFFICER:

We're with you guys. We're--

Hey. No, he's in there.

[HANDCUFFS CLICK]

[♪♪♪]

Let's go. Come on.

OFFICER:

CAPTAIN:

Attention.

This is the United States

Armed Forces.

You are in possession

of military property,

which is a violation

of federal law.

You have 30 seconds to exit

and surrender control

of the asset,

the building by force.

or we will enter

[BEEPING AND CHIRPING]

Hey, AXL.

It's gonna be okay.

Goodbye, AXL.

I repeat, you are about

to be arrested.

CAPTAIN:

We are armed and will fire

if necessary.

Exit the building and surrender

the asset to us immediately.

[ALARM CONTINUES WAILING]

Stand down.

for questioning.

Detain her

is our first priority.

Securing the asset

[ENGINE REVVING]

[♪♪♪]

Attention, Aviation Command,

requesting air support.

Asset heading north.

Live-fire takedown

if necessary.

I want that thing back.

[COMPUTER BEEPING]

[SNARLS AND BARKS]

[BEEPING]

[MILES GRUNTING]

[GROANS]

[BEEPING]

[WHIMPERING]

[COUGHS]

AXL?

You gotta get out of here!

AXL, what are you doing?

AXL, stop.

AXL, you gotta get out of here,

okay? You hear me? You gotta go.

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

You have to leave me, AXL.

I'm sorry.

I can't come with you,

all right?

You gotta get out of here.

I said, go.

Go!

[ROARS]

[RADAR BEEPS]

[BUZZING]

[♪♪♪]

[BEEPS]

[GROANS]

Yo, send it.

[ROARS]

[BEEPS AND CRACKLES]

[♪♪♪]

[BEEPS AND CRACKLES]

OFFICER 1: Stay where you are.

OFFICER 2: Don't move!

[PEOPLE CHATTERING

INDISTINCTLY]

Six weeks after the incident,

CAPTAIN:

data packets containing

fragments of code

were found on the dark web.

NSA believes the encryption

algorithms to be consistent

with the special defense project

known as "A-X-L."

Is there something

I should know?

The only Internet access

I have in here

to the law library.

directs me

So unless you want a book report

on habeas corpus,

I suggest you--

The code.

Is there something

I should know?

national security

You compromised

and endangered

civilian lives.

Sure you'll be all right

without me?

I'll try.

Are you gonna get arrested?

Probably not.

Hey, come here.

Don't write me.

Don't worry,

I won't.

any pictures either.

Don't send me

CHUCK: See you, Sara.

See you, Chuck.

Take care of the boy, will you?

Have fun at art school.

I will.

And make sure he goes to class

once in a while.

CHUCK:

[GRUNTS]

Did you forget anything?

Probably.

You?

Definitely. Heh.

[SIGHS]

We've spent millions

cleaning up your mess

CAPTAIN:

and paying witnesses

to keep quiet.

You got a race to win.

Hey, Sam. Let's go!

GEORGE:

Do something with your life.

a bigger problem.

But now we have

CAPTAIN:

The code.

it's building something.

Your code,

Reassembling itself.

what it's doing.

I need to know

Oh...

[CHUCKLES]

So you're offering me

a job?

I'm giving you an order.

[♪♪♪]

And what about the two kids?

ANDRIC:

We made sure they each

got a scholarship.

CAPTAIN:

And we're watching them

closely.

Then we should hurry up

and find it

ANDRIC:

before it finds them.

[♪♪♪]

[DOG SNARLS PLAYFULLY]

Hey. I got something

for you.

Not for you.

Who's it from?

[LAUGHS]

I think it's from

your dad.

Remember this?

Of course.

Should I do it?

[BEEPS]

Yo, send it.

AXL:

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

[BEEPING]

It's him.

♪ Ooh, how I like the smell ♪

♪ Of West Coast pheromones ♪

♪ Baby, don't you know ♪

♪ You are stardust ♪

Long way from home ♪

♪ And you're a long

♪ Way from home ♪

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]