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[train whistle] [suspenseful music] Last place of employment? Denver, Colorado. Worked there for ten years, and things just seemed to dry up.
They lost 14 banks in one week. So... There's nothing available for you right now. They use their tongues to deceive. The venom of snakes is under their lips, and their mouths are full of bitterness and curses. And in their paths, nothing but ruin and misery. And the fear of God is not before their eyes. They have taken the hearts and minds of our leaders.
They have recruited the rich and the powerful, and they have blinded us to the truth. And our human spirit is corrupted. Why do we worship greed? Because outside the limit of our sight, feeding off us, perched on top of us from birth to death, are our owners. Our owners. They have us. They control us. They are our masters.
Wake up. They're all about you. All around you. [suspenseful music continues] Sometimes when I watch TV, I stop being myself and, oh, I'm the star of a series, or I have my own talk show, or I'm on the news getting out of a limo, going someplace important. All I ever have to do is be famous. People watch me, and they love me.
And I never, never rolled and I never die. [helicopter blades whirling] Excuse me. You need anybody? Maybe. I've got my own tools This is a union job. So, then may I please speak with the shop steward, sir? Hey, there's no sleeping on this site, so you park your ass someplace else tonight.
Excuse me. Then when do I get paid? Thursday. You need a place to stay? Justiceville's over on Fourth street. They got hot food and showers. I'm going that way if you want me to show you. Whoa. Hey, Frank. How's it going? Well, you get a chance to meet some of the folks. This here's Gilbert. Anything you need, he knows where to find it.
-Hey. -Howdy. What you got in that pack? Tools? Yes, sir. Well, if you can use them, we can use you. The shower is caving in over there. Let's get something to eat. I got a wife and two kids back in Detroit. Haven't seen them in six months. Steel mills were laying people off left and right. They finally went under.
We gave the steel companies a break when they needed it. Know what they gave themselves? Raises. The golden rule. He who has the gold makes the rules. They close one more factory, we should take a sledge to one of their fancy foreign cars. You know, you ought to have a little more patience with life. Yeah, well, I'm all out.
The whole deal is like some kind of crazy game. They put you at the starting line, and the name of the game is make it through life. Only everyone's out for themselves and looking to do you in at the same time. Okay, man, here we are. Here we are. Now, you do what you can, but remember, I'm gonna do my best to blow your ass away.
[playing harmonica] And you've always thought you couldn't wear press on nails because of all the active things you do. Well, if you're ready for beautiful, natural-looking, easy to apply nails, pre-colored in seven luscious hues, just... Our impulses are being redirected.
We are living in an artificially induced state of consciousness that resembles sleep. Damn hacker. That second damn night that ass cut in. The movement was begun eight months ago by a small group of scientists who discovered, quite by accident, these signals being sent through... That thing's giving me a headache. Tell me about it. It must took the hackers months to figure out how to do this.
The poor and the underclass are growing. Racial justice and human rights are non-existent. They have created a repressive society, and we are their unwitting accomplices. Their intention to rule rests with the annihilation of consciousness. We have been lulled into a trance. They have made us indifferent. To ourselves.
To others. We are focused only on our own gain. We... Please understand, they are safe as long as they are not discovered. That is their primary method of survival. Keep us asleep, keep us selfish, keep us sedated. They're pulling the water out of the sand like sponge. Blow it out your ass. [suspenseful music] Choir practice went a little late last night, didn't it? Ah, the church lets us use the kitchen.
'Til four in the morning? Hey, we're taking care of a lot of people here. They are dismantling the sleeping middle class. More and more people are becoming poor. We are their cattle. We are being bred for slavery. The revolu... Not again. You cannot break their signal. Our transmitter is not powerful enough.
The signal must be shut off at the source. We have... Danny, I have a headache. Me too, honey. Can somebody please explain to me what the hell that's all about? Just that idiot licking his nuts again. [choir singing] [choir continues singing]
♪ I love to praise his name ♪ ♪ I love to praise his name ♪ ♪ I love to praise his name ♪ ♪ I love to praise his holy name ♪ ♪ He's my rock ♪ ♪ My rock, my sword, my shield ♪ ♪ He's my wheel in the middle of the wheel ♪ ♪ He want never ♪ ♪ Never let me down ♪ ...and there's nothing wrong with it. We have to face facts. Only a few seconds got on the air.
It's time to forget about breaking in on top of their signal. They're only going to jam us out again and again. Then we have to send the shipment out on the street. No, no, no, it's not going to work that way. We've been all through this. We have no other choice. Robbing banks? Manufacturing Hoffman lenses till we're blue in the face? We're just not going to reach enough people.
We got to find new people, strong people. People who'll work with us. Just leaving, you know? Your door was open. Just wanted to close it. Didn't want no one breaking in. -Neighborhood watch. -Yeah. Let me touch your face. Yes, Father. Now your hands. Yes, Father. You're a working man? -Yes, sir. -Here.
It's the revolution. Let me show you. Well, I gotta be going right now. Maybe some other time, huh? Huh? This world may have blinded me. But the Lord has let me see. You'll be back. You'll be back. [helicopter blades whirling] I've been hearing something on the streets last couple of weeks. Weird stuff.
Some sort of epidemic of violence. What they've been saying. I was talking to one old boy. He's from San Anselmo. He told me they got some sort of cult up there. End of the world kind of stuff. [helicopter blades whirling] Well, what are they doing? You know, shooting people, robbing banks. Same old thing as always.
A whole lot of people gone crazy over some nutty dream they just had. If you want to know the truth, this happens the end of every century. It does. It's just people afraid to face the future. It's all it is. Hey, what's happening? I was inside there a while. All kinds of cardboard boxes. Some kind of lab setup.
What do you mean? There's no singing. It's a tape recorder. Leave it alone, man. It ain't none of my business. Ain't none of yours. Yeah, but our boy Gilbert's in there helping them. [suspenseful music] I got a job now, and I plan on keeping it. I'm walking a white line all the time. I don't bother nobody. Nobody bothers me. You better start doing the same.
White line's in the middle of the road. That's the worse place to drive. I'll see you later. I'll see you later. [suspenseful music] [ominous music] Step down. Watch it. Easy, easy. This way.
All right, now we cross the road. It's dirt here. [police sirens wailing] [tires screeching] Quickly, quickly. [police sirens wailing] [people screaming]
Frank! We know who you are. Leave us alone. We know you. We know you. Don't hurt him ignorant. I know who you are. God help me! Help me, Jesus! "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. "Thy rod and thy staff..."
Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Come on! [suspenseful music] [ominous music] [car honks]
What's your problem? I said, what's your problem? -How are you today, sir? -Okay. -How's it going? -Fine, thank you. Thank you, sir. Here you are, sir. Thank you. Hey, buddy. You gonna pay for that or what? Look, buddy, I don't want no hassle today. Either pay for it or put it back.
Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep. [suspenseful music] Can you believe it? She didn't even go to Lamaze class. I told her, for yourself and for the baby, go. Did Bob make you go to John and Mary Ellen's last night? I was shocked. She served blue corn tortillas.
It's so dated. I'm so depressed. I don't know what to do. Hey, go for it, man. It's easy for you to say. You got the promotion. Look, it'll come, alright? Just don't worry about it. The feeling is definitely there. It's a new morning in America. Fresh, vital. The old cynicism is gone. We have faith in our leaders. We're optimistic as to what becomes of it all.
It really boils down to our ability to accept. We don't need pessimism. There are no limits. It figures it would be something like this. Ugh! Excuse me. You know, you look like your head fell on the cheese dip back in 1957. You? You're okay. This one? Real [ _] ugly. You see? I take these glasses off, she looks like a regular person, doesn't she, huh? Put them back on.
Formaldehyde face, that's what we got. That's enough out of you. You get out or I call the cops. Call the cops? You know what you need? You need a Brazilian plastic surgeon. I've got one that can see. He's a tall Caucasian male. Doesn't appear armed, wearing sunglasses. I don't like this one bit. Not one bit.
That's like pouring perfume on a pig. Huh. All right, suppose we settle down. That's far enough. Where'd you get those glasses? Tooth fairy. I'll bet. We got him. Think you saw shaving this morning? You look at us as we do to you. Impossible. It would be easier if we don't have to splatter your brains. Just take it easy. And you stumbled onto something here. Maybe we can all benefit from this slight misunderstanding.
Now let's go someplace quiet so we can talk this over. [gunshot] So you bastards die just like we do. [gunshot] [suspenseful music] [police sirens wailing] I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass.
And I'm all out of bubble gum. [multiple gunshots] Near the entrance. Has a shotgun. White male, thirties, long hair. Mama don't like tattletales. Wearing sunglasses. [police sirens wailing] And who are you, little fellow? Come to show them where I am. Not nice.
Drop it. I said drop it. Beat your feet. [police sirens wailing] [ominous music] Take it easy. Just want a little ride out of here. Close the door.
Drive. Not too fast. [police sirens wailing] They're gone. -Just keep driving. -Where am I going? You married? Yes. Please don't lie to me. No. Live alone? Your place. I'd rather not do that. I'm afraid I must insist.
[suspenseful music] Hi, Holly. Look, I don't know what you want. Oh, just quiet.
Whoo. It's like a drug. Wearing these glasses makes you high, but, oh, you come down hard. Look, things turned out a little sour for me today. You're not the only one. Yeah, I'm sorry, but I needed you to get away. No. You have two guns. You're not sorry. You're in charge. Look, lady, we're in trouble. The whole world's in trouble. They're all around us, and we never knew it. You can only see them with these special glasses.
I swear to you, we're being controlled by these things. I don't know what they are or where they came from, -but we gotta stop them. -All right, all right. I'll do whatever you want, whenever you want. Just don't hurt me, please. Listen to what I'm saying to you. Okay. You're fighting the forces of evil that none of us can see without sunglasses.
Take a look. If you want me to look through your sunglasses, I'll look through your sunglasses. If I don't see what you see, I'm gonna see it anyway. You have it your way, huh? It's not my way. It's your way. Don't [ _] with me. I'm thirsty.
Go ahead. Look, I'm sorry I have to be here, huh? So your name's Holly, right? Holly Thompson. That's a pretty name. So, what do you do? Assistant program director. Cable 54. A TV station? Yes. They're sending some kind of signals out of TV sets. [clank]
[dog barking] No, no, I'm all right. [suspenseful music] Holly, Thompson. 8634 Circle View Drive. [suspenseful music continues] Yes, I'll hold. [police sirens wailing] Frank. Don't let nobody see you.
I've had a rough couple of days. I don't want nothing to do with you. How many people did you kill? Not people. You crazy son of a bitch. I gotta show you something. No, you ain't showing me nothing. I got a wife and kids, so leave me alone. Get out of here. Come on, Frankie baby. Then move your ass.
I try to move my ass, You ain't gonna be telling them nothing. Yeah? Well, then I'm gonna show up. Watch this. Oh, no. Yo. One week's pay.
It's the best I could do. Wait. Hey, you better find yourself someplace to hide and keep praying nobody ever finds you. Try these on. Look, you crazy mother, put these on. Hey, stay away from me. I'm telling you, you dumb son of... I'm trying to save you and your family's life. You couldn't even save your own.
I'm giving you a choice. Either put on these glasses or start eating that trash can. Not this year. Okay. All right. -Okay. -Come on. Come on. -I don't want to fight you. -Come on. I don't want to fight you. Stop it. No. Put on the glasses. Man, I told you I didn't want to be in.
You dirty mother... Take a look. Put them on. No. Oh, man. I'm sorry.
Look. Look at them. They're everywhere. I don't know. Maybe they can see. Ally of Fifth and Spring. Now, hold on. You ain't the first son of a bitch to wake up out of their dream. What's that? Brother, life's a bitch. And she's back in heat. [suspenseful music] I want a room.
Ain't love grand? Don't wear them glasses too long. Starts to feel like a knife turning in your skull. How long have they been there? Who knows? What are they? Where do they come from? Well, they ain't from Cleveland. Look, man, I don't need that kind of... What are we gonna do? -We're gonna wait. -Wait? Wait for what? You know, that really answers my [ _] question.
Well, when you get some kind of master plan, you let me know, huh? We can't be the only ones who can see. We gotta find the people who made these. Yeah. If any of them are still alive. A long time ago, things were different, man. My old daddy took me down to the river, kicked my ass. Told me about the power and the glory. I was saved. He changed when I was little. Turned mean.
Started tearing at me. So I ran away when I was 13. Tried to cut me once. Big old razor blade. Held it up against my throat. I said, Daddy, please. Just kept moving back and forth, like he was sawing down a little tree. Maybe they've always been with us, those things out there. Maybe they love it. Seeing us hate each other.
Watching us kill each other off. Feeding on our own cold hearts. I got news for him. There's going to be hell to pay. Cause I ain't daddy's little boy no more. [ominous music] Frank? There's a meeting tonight. Be at this address, 11:00. Watch out no one follows you. The world needs a wake up call.
We're going to phone it in. [police sirens wailing] [suspenseful music] Hey, brothers. There's something new going down. They're using candy floss packages. It's like building a park over a toxic waste dump. They colorized it. Do you see that? My dad had one like that. Here's a list of safe houses. You gotta memorize them and then destroy the paper. What's a 'safe house'?
-Hey, Frank. -Hey. Hey. Glad you made it. Oh, you take your sunglasses off. We're all human in here. Memorize these safe houses. Memorize these safe houses. Brand new. Got the first shipment today. They won't hurt. There's less interference. Go ahead. There is a signal broadcast every second of every day through our television sets.
Even when the set is turned off... Hey. Hi. Have any trouble getting here? No, we made it fine. Good. The city's crawling with cops looking for us. And most of the cops are human. They've been told that we're commies trying to bring down the government. And some of them are being recruited. Creatures are trading wealth, power. You mean people are joining up with them? Most of us just sell out right away.
Then all of a sudden, we get promoted. Our bank accounts get bigger. We start buying new houses, cars. Perfect, isn't it? We'll do anything to be rich. Look around. The environment we live in. Carbon dioxide, fluorocarbons and methane have increased since 1958. Earth is being acclimatized. They are turning our atmosphere into their atmosphere.
What do these things want? And why are they here? It's in their best interests. They're free enterprisers. The earth is just another developing planet. They're third world. We are like a natural resource to them. Deplete the planet, move on to another. They want benign indifference. They want us drugged. We could be pets. We could be food.
But all we really are is livestock. By some estimates, these creatures have been... Now we need an assault unit. Someone to hit them hard when the time comes. You got it. Ever see their disappearing act? Once. What's that? They all wear these expensive watches. Turns out they're really two way radios. You can listen to their broadcast.
There's something else. Some kind of secret code. A hidden control. They push a button and all of a sudden... They're gone. I've been trying to figure it out. All right, now, everybody, listen up. Now, we're obviously not getting to enough people because look at our numbers tonight. There should be twice as many of us here.
We're getting too sloppy. That's all there is to it. Now, their detection is becoming more effective, so we have to be more careful. Stay aware of keeping up appearances. Go to work. Punch your time clocks. Do what's expected of you. We've gotten reckless, and the movement's suffering for it. Time to stop talking about it, trying to figure out how it happened. Now we start spilling some blood.
Wait a minute. Wait! Wait a minute! It's not working. We don't stand a chance with a few guns and grenades. So what are we supposed to do? We bide our time. We seek out, locate their signal and shut it off. Wake people up. Now, Dave here, works at KRDA. Now, he claims that the signal may be coming from one place. KRDA is clear.
The transmission is going out clean. The signal is coming from somewhere else. All right, this is the point. It's important to find out exactly where this signal is coming from and the only way we can do it... I gotta go talk to somebody. If you're approached by anyone to work for these creatures, by all means, accept.
Gain their trust. Make them believe they can ... Are you okay? Yeah, I'm okay. I thought I killed you. I thought so too. I didn't know. I'm so sorry. Look, I just want to... Can we just... [loud bang] [multiple gunshots] [police sirens wailing]
[multiple gunshots] They're killing everybody. -I gotta find her. -Wait a minute. -Are you crazy? -I gotta see if she's alright. There's nothing you can do out there. If I can get this thing working, we can listen in.
-Frank. -What? -Frank. -What? -Frank. -What? Get set, Frank. What was that? I don't know. Attention. Your wristwatch has malfunctioned. This entryway is temporary and will disappear. -Get in there. -What? -Move. -We don't know what's on there. Now. 7 seconds. 6 seconds. 5 seconds. 4 seconds. 3 seconds. 2 seconds.
1 second. If you need assistance in finding your destination, bilingual instructions are posted at the end of each corridor. What language is that? I don't know. Where the hell are we? I think we're under the city. Maybe some kind of underground base or something. There gotta be a way out. I'm just hoping nobody saw us dropping in.
[suspenseful music] Operation Steelfist has been a complete success. All security stations stand out to operational... We have eliminated the terrorists. Okay, we got them. We wiped them out. It's a win, man. They got to meet the A-Team. [suspenseful music continues] [people cheering] I'm hearing something.
[people cheering] Our projections show that by the year 2025, not only America, but the entire planet will be under the protection and the dominion of this power alliance. The gains have been substantial, both for ourselves and for you, the human power elite. [people cheering] You have given us entree to the resources we need in our ongoing quest for multidimensional expansion.
And in return, the per capita income of each of you here tonight has grown. And this year alone, by an average 39%. And I have just received word that our forces have won a major victory. The underground terrorist network has been destroyed here on the west coast. We are off crisis alert. The situation is normal again.
How you doing, boys? I didn't know you'd been recruited. Welcome aboard. Earth is our stepping stone. You know you boys really should've dress for the party. Now you can afford it. I gotta tell you, I sure I'm proud to be here. Have you seen the whole place? I haven't had the chance to, yet. Come on, I'll show you around.
You know, I knew me and you had a lot in common. First time we met. Money isn't the nicest thing in life. Hey, waiter. Thank you, buddy. Excuse me. Where the hell are we? Backstage at the show, boys. I'll admit it is a little funky, but it serves its purpose.
How'd you get here? Used one of these little portable jobs? I know we ain't supposed to use them except in cases of emergency, but they're so much fun. Now, you think that's something. Take a look at this. Go on, take a closer look. Attention, commuters. Flight Alpha Seven to Andromeda is now ready for boarding. Please step to the transmission platform. That's where they come from. All carry-on luggage must be held securely.
Thank you for waiting, and we hope you have a pleasant trip. [celestial music] I don't know how it works exactly, but it has to do with some sort of gravitational lens deal, bending a light or some damn thing. But you can move from place to place, world to world, if you want to. You see the whole thing, it works like one big airport.
Boys, let me tell you, they got their act together, believe you me. Evening, boys. Looking sharp. Wait till you see what I'm gonna show you now. And here we got the brains, the whole operation. Faster signal goes out from here to the satellite, we bump it out all over the world. Pretty fancy, huh? Not too familiar with it myself.
Well, boys, as far as we go. This would allow space sensors to penetrate natural barriers and camouflage. Can you get us inside? I've never seen the inside of a TV studio before. You look like the gentleman to ask. Well, I guess it wouldn't be that much a problem. You see them boys over there? Friends of mine.
Hey, fellas. I got a couple of my buddies here. Thought I'd give them the grand tour. Think we can go inside? Be serious. You have your authorization cards? Right here. Watch the door. Soundproof. Where's that signal? It's up on the roofer. I think. Holly works in there. If she made it, maybe we can find her. Then we can go to the roof and break that signal.
Wait, boys, wait. You're making a big mistake. You made the mistake. No, no, you gotta listen to me. I thought you boys understood. It's business, that's all it is. You still don't get it, do you, boys? There ain't no countries anymore. No more good guys. They're running the whole show. They own everything, the whole damn planet. They can do whatever they want.
What's wrong with having it good for a change? Now they're gonna let us have it good. If we just help them. They're gonna leave us alone. Let us make some money. You can have a little taste of that good life, too. Now, I know you want it. Hell, everybody does. You do it to your own kind. What's the threat? We all sell out every day. Might as well be on the winning team.
[gunshots] See you, boys. Let's go. Is this the two-minute break or the 30-second break? I think it's the 30-second break. They dropped twelve. I guess we must be running long. I think so. [suspenseful music] What the hell's going on? Come on. [multiple gunshots] Get down! Now what? Find out where the hell we are.
-Excuse me. -Come on, man. Wait a second. Do you know Holly Thompson? Come on, man. I mean it. Holly Thompson, assistant program something or other. Where is she? Security alert. Sections Delta and X-ray report to the fourth floor. Immediately. Who's Holly? Well, I hate to interrupt you folks, but could someone please tell me how to get to the roof? -Security.
-How do I get to the roof? There's an elevator through there. Turn to your left until the end of the hall. Thank you very much. [suspenseful music] -Well? -Well. There's gotta be more than one way to get up there. Security 950. Lock the elevators down. They're on the move. [suspenseful music continues] [multiple gunshots] [continuous beep] I hear them on the 19th floor above me. I gotcha. We're on the 21st.
We'll be waiting for them. [multiple gunshots] [multiple gunshots] Holly! [alarm buzzing] Come on. Come on. Security alert, intruders are heading for the roof. Repeat, intruder... [multiple gunshots] Let's go. [gunshot]
[suspenseful music] Frank. You and Holly clear? I'm clear. Are you? Don't do it. Don't interfere. You can't win. Drop your weapon. Stand away from the dish or we'll open fire. Come inside with me. You have 10 seconds. 9... 8... 7... 6...
[gunshot] [loud blast] The Oscar winners give a press conference... I'm out of here. What's wrong? All the sex and violence on the screen has gone too far for me. I'm fed up with it. Filmmakers like George Romero and John Carter have to show some restraint... They're simply... You're filled with lightning when you hit the road, control.
Nothing to suck you down. You're booted off. Hey, what's wrong, baby? [active music]
