Upside Down (2012) Movie Script
(SLOW TUNE, FUTURISTIC)
NARRATOR: The universe...
So full of wonders...
I could spend hours and hours
looking up at the sky.
So many stars,
so many mysteries...
And there's one very special star
that makes me think
of one very special person.
Now let me tell you my story.
At the dawn of time,
from the chaos,
came an exception.
One of the most mysterious secrets
of the universe.
You see, I come from
that very mysterious and unique place.
We are the only known solar system
with double gravity.
Two twin planets
whirling together around one sun
but each with its own
and opposite gravity.
Now, in our world
it's possible to fall up
and to rise down.
But... my story,
it's about love.
Some people say
that true lovers are one soul
that is separated when it's born.
And those two halves will always yearn
to find their way back together.
Well, to understand my story,
you're gonna need to know the three
basic laws of double gravity.
All matter, every single object
is pulled by the gravity of the world that
it comes from, and not the other.
An object's weight can be offset using
matter from the opposite world:
inverse-matter.
The problem is:
After a few hours of contact,
matter in contact with inverse-matter
...burns.
All these laws are as old
as the universe itself.
They're are unchangeable,
and there are no exceptions.
Gravity...
They say you can't fight it.
Well, I disagree.
What if love
was stronger than gravity?
Now let's go back
to the dark times
when any contact between worlds
was extremely dangerous
and totally forbidden.
Up top had grown rich
and prosperous
while here, down below,
we stole inverse-metal from up top
to heat our homes and to survive
risking everything,
even our own lives.
I think he's dead.
Hey! Police!
They only authorized contact
between worlds is through TransWorld,
a giant corporation up top,
created to take cheap oil
from down below
and to sell back to us
overpriced electricity
that we couldn't afford.
Because of TransWorld,
I grew up in an orphanage.
You see,
my parents died in the Big Blast,
a TransWorld oil refinery explosion
that destroyed much of the city.
Fortunately,
there were the weekends.
They let me visit
my great aunt Becky,
my only surviving relative.
(SLOW ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN MUSIC)
As well as Becky, there were
two things that I truly loved:
model airplanes
and Becky's flying pancakes.
Going to have to get me
some more pink pollen tomorrow.
Okay, sweetie?
Becky also initiated me
into an ancient knowledge
passed down over the generations
to the women of our family...
Now catch!
The secret of the pink bees.
(MUSIC CHANGES TO SLOW PIANO TUNE)
Becky, how do they do that?
(PIANO TUNE CONTINUES)
It's all in this book.
It was passed down
to my mother from hers.
And, of course,
I would have given it to your mother.
One day, when you grow up, it'll be yours..
(SLOW VIOLIN AND PIANO MUSIC)
Becky would often sent me to gather
pink pollen from the Sage Mountains.
This was the only place,
and a forbidden place,
where pink bees could be found.
Bees that fed of flowers
from both worlds
and without whom this story could
never have happened.
But I have a little secret
of my own...
I used to go chase inverse-rain
from up top.
(WHISTLING WIND
AND SOFT THUNDER)
One day
I went much further than usual,
climbing higher and higher
above the cloud line.
And that day... that day...
changed my life...
...forever.
(RAIN TRICKLING)
(SLOW VIOLIN MUSIC CONTINUES)
(SLOW ORCHESTRAL MUSIC,
VIOLINS, HORNS)
(MUSIC FADE OUT)
(WIND BLOWING)
Hey!
Hi!
(WIND BLOWING)
(SOFT ORCHESTRA)
Hey!
Hey!
Hey, where have you been?
I've been waiting ages for you.
Our neighbors got robbed.
They're saying it was a thief
from down below.
There's hunters with guns
and border patrol trucks.
Are you serious?
Don't make that face!
(CATCHY SOFT TUNE)
I made it here, right?
Look, as long as you're okay...
Hey, look, I'll throw it up!
- Alright, ready?
- Alright right, Adam!
Are you tied on?
- I'm done!
- Yeah?
Okay, I pull you down!
(CATCHY TUNE WITH ORCHESTRAL OVERLAY)
Don't drop me!
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC CULMINATING)
(SOFT ROMANTIC TUNE)
(MUSIC FADES)
(WIND BLOWING)
(EATING, MUMBLING) You know,
these ones from up top are so good...
- They're the best.
- Yeah, they are. They're amazing.
Oh, wait.
I got something for you, too...
And this is from both worlds.
What is it?
I can't tell you.
You gotta close your eyes.
Close your eyes!
Come on, like 'closed' closed!
- I closed!
- Alright.
- Are they closed?
- Uhmm.
Okay, open your mouth.
I can't reach!
Mmh...
How is that from both worlds?
I don't know, you should
probably ask the bees.
I don't know.
Imagine if we could
go anywhere we wanted to.
I mean, really...
I can imagine that...
- Hey, you know what?
- What?
Well, we can.
Come on, let's imagine we can,
let's go down!
(SOFT HARP TUNE,
WIND BLOWING)
Are you holding on?
- Ready!
- Three, two, one...
Go!
(YELLING AND REJOICING)
Alright, I go down.
(SOFT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)
- You're holding on?
- Yeah.
Don't you let my legs go!
I got it, I got it!
- Okay, let it spin! Whoa!
- Whooo!
I've got my eyes closed.
(JOYFUL YELLING)
(LAUGHING) Look at the branch, whoa.
- We gonna go again?
- Uhum.
- It's the biggest one ever.
- Alright, I'm ready.
- You hold on?
- Yeah.
(CHEERING, JOYFUL YELLING)
Coming down!
Alright.
- Are you okay?
- Uhum.
Okay, mind if we go
for another spin?
Yeah, let's get really high,
let's get even higher than that.
Okay, yeah. Ready?
(DISTANT GUN SHOT ECHOING)
Did you hear that?
Yeah.
(ANOTHER GUN SHOT, CLOSER)
- We should go.
(DISTANT DOGS BARKING)
(DOGS BARKING)
(SUSPENSEFUL ORCHESTRA MUSIC)
MAN 1: He's there!
MAN 2: Let's get him!
(GUN SHOT)
Quick, Adam!
(GUN SHOT)
(GUN SHOTS)
(GUN SHOT)
Eden!
Eden!
(GROANING)
Oh no!
No! No, please!
ADAM: - Becky!
BECKY: - No!
ADAM: - Becky, I'm sorry!
BECKY: (SCREAMING) - No!
Becky!
(BECKY SCREAMING)
No, no! No!
ADAM: - Becky!
BECKY: - Adam!
You did nothing wrong!
Nothing!
Becky!
No, Becky!
Please, no! No!
Becky!
(SLOW, SAD TUNE)
(SLOW TUNE CONTINUES,
CITY NOISE; SIRENS WAILING)
Adam, come on, stop!
(CHILDREN SHOUTING AND BEGGING)
Come on, make us a plane!
Oh, I can't.
I can't.
I gotta go to work.
Come on!
I gotta go to work.
I'll do it later!
(SOFT TUNE)
(OIL TRICKLING)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
Hey, Mr. Jones!
MAN ON TV: - TransWorld...
(REPAIRING METAL NOISES)
MAN ON TV: ...you've got to play to win!
(MUSIC FADES AND STOPS)
- Hello, Albert.
- Mrs. Nathanson.
- What do you have for me?
- Inverse-matter to pay my debts.
Will this cover it?
My husband says it's stainless steel.
From the main pipeline.
Oh...
ADAM: Pablo, it's ready.
Okay, don't start it till it's
fully applied.
PABLO: Okay.
ADAM: Okay, here we go.
MS NATHANSON: Wow, that stuff is amazing!
Is it for sale?
ALBERT: (DISAPPOINTED) Oh...
Not great yet.
Nah.
ALBERT: - We're all settled, darl.
MS NEYTONSON: - Thank you.
And, uh... can you keep me
posted on that beauty cream?
We'll do. You take care, no?
Do you hear that, Adam?
We have got to finish this cream.
Well, I would love to,
Albert, you know, but...
with this equipment, you know,
it'd take years.
MAN ON TV: ...TransWorld will fulfill
everyone's dream
and transform his life working
for TransWorld.
We're live down below with our
nine finalists feverishly
awaiting the results.
MAN ON TV CONTINUES: I'd like to welcome
Ms. Eden Moore of Trans Publicity,
a division of TransWorld.
SHOW HOST: Hi, how are you?
EDEN: - Hi.
Welcome!
Now, she'll tell us more
about what she does.
But more importantly, let's hear
about our winner's new job.
Well, our division handles all of
TransWorlds graphic designs.
Right now, we're going to work on...
Uh... that sounds fascinating
but our audiences are dying to know...
just what job will our winner begin?
Well, today we're offering the winner
a job in our department.
SHOW HOST: Okay, here we go.
Let's choose our lucky winner.
ADAM: It's her.
Number 2.
ADAM: - Pablo, it's Eden.
PABLO: - Are you sure?
I'm probably sure.
ADAM: She... she's alive!
I can't believe it!
I couldn't find her,
and she works at TransWorld!
(INDUSTRIAL NOISES)
(TANGO MUSIC)
ECHOING VOICE OVER PA: Attention,
this is a final call.
Doors will be closing in five minutes.
PA: Stay in line, prepare jackets and
personal objects for weighing.
PA VOICE: Please, remove
your jacket and empty
your pockets of personal
belongings for weighing.
Place your jacket in the bin as well.
PA: Stay in line, prepare jackets and
personal objects for weighing.
CONTROL GUARD: - Don't move.
(BUZZING SOUND)
- New?
- Yeah.
- What floor?
- Floor zero.
- Name?
- Adam Kirk.
Thanks.
(TUNE FULL OF ANTICIPATION)
(ELEVATOR ARRIVAL SOUND)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
(MUSIC FADES)
(PEOPLE MUTTERING, OFFICE NOISE)
MAN: Need some help?
ADAM: Uh, yeah, yeah. I... I'm looking for
a station 15, sector 8.
Third aisle down.
Thank you.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
(SOFT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)
(NO TALK; ONLY WELCOME GESTURE)
"WELCOME"
MAN: Welcome aboard, newbie!
- WOMAN 1: Cheers.
- WOMAN 2: Cheers.
(BEER OOZING)
- Goddammit!
(LAUGHTER)
I'm so... so sorry.
I... I... I had no idea...
- I was gonna...
BOB: - Don't worry, my friend.
They do that to all the newbies.
Oh, great...
My name's Bob, Bob Boruchowitz.
And you are?
I'm Adam, Adam Kirk.
ASSISTANT: Mr. Kirk?
Please, follow me. The managing
director is waiting to see you.
Right, sure, uh.
Okay, thanks.
BOB: Psst! Hey, hey!
Your back...
Your back, check it out.
ADAM: Oh...
Right... that's, uh...
That's pretty funny.
Oh ho.
ASSISTANT: Mr. Kirk,
we don't have much time!
Come see me on your way out
for the list of materials
you require for your work.
I need you to complete
your security clearance form.
I'll also give you your various
access badges and meal vouchers.
(KNOCKING ON THE DOOR)
LAGAVULLAN: Come in, Mr. Kirk.
Come in, come in.
This anti-aging cream idea of yours
seems to be quiet promising.
Your application has been approved.
But this is strictly on a trial basis,
you understand?
O... Of course.
Have a seat, please.
Thanks.
Fasten your seat belt, Mr. Kirk.
I'm sorry?
Your seat belt.
Seat...
Oh, right.
(SEAT BELT LOCK CLICK)
(MOTOR NOISE)
Are there any questions, Mr. Kirk?
Yeah, I was just wondering what
all these people up my side do?
Mmh...
They're merely adapters.
They adapt our products
to your world.
(REMOTE CONTROL CLICKING)
(MOTOR NOISE STOPS)
You on the other hand have
a real opportunity here.
Company policy
doesn't normally allow
for someone from... 'down below'
to hold such an important position,
but were making an exception
in your case.
Sign here, please.
(REMOTE CONTROL CLICKING)
(MOTOR NOISE)
Now then, a word of warning...
We scrupulously observe a full
separation between worlds here.
That means there is to be no
unnecessary contact with those up top.
Just stick to your job
and all will be well.
One last thing...
The rules are quite strict here.
As you know, you'll be working
with upper world materials.
This means that you will be
thoroughly searched and weighed
every time
that you leave the premises.
If they find
any inverse-matter on you,
you'll be fired
and jailed on the spot.
But I have a feeling that
this won't happen in your case,...
will it, Mr. Kirk?
No, sir.
Try not to prove me wrong.
Right then...
Dismissed!
(WHIRRING MACHINE SOUND)
TV VOICE: Another massive
oil leak has developed,
following a metal robbery
from the main pipeline
forcing TransWorld to
double their security.
The three thieves from down below
arrested last week were hanged
this morning at dawn
raising interworld tensions.
Here's the senior TransWorld
executive with a statement...
LAGAVULLAN: They got what they deserved.
We don't go down to their world,
we certainly don't want them coming up to ours.
- Hey.
- That was Mr. Lagavuallan, director of floor zero. PABLO:
- Nice boss you got there.
And that's tonight's news on TTW7.
Thank you for watching us.
ALBERT: Adam,
you did not have to do this.
I could have gotten you
that patent.
TransWo... TransWorld is the worst
thing that ever happened to us.
And what now, you're...
you're one of them?
ADAM: Come on, Albert...
Those people are vultures.
And you're gonna give them
your golden goose for peanuts?
We have nothing!
Yeah, we're from down below.
I mean, that's just the way it is.
I mean, we have nothing.
Don't you tell me I'm nothing!
This isn't nothing,
this is everything!
And I gave you everything,
treated you like you were
my own son!
And you know what
you're gonna do?
You gonna go out there and
you're gonna get yourself killed!
That's all you're gonna do...
get yourself killed.
Shit...
What?
Al... Albert, come on!
I didn't mean it like that.
ADAM: Albert, please, come on!
Alright...
Don't you dare to think
that I have forgotten
that TransWorld took away
my entire family!
Alright?
Look...
If I could use TransWorld...
and... and aunt Becky's
pink powder just to...
I... I... I don't know...
Just to give my life
some kind of hope.
That's how I'm gonna do it.
Come on, Albert, please!
Come on, I need you your help.
Albert, please!
Come on!
(EXHALES)
Alright...
Alright, I'll help.
(SOFT TUNE FADES IN)
PSYCHOLOGIST: Okay...
Today we have someone joining us
for the first time.
Hello, Eden.
EDEN: Hi.
(GROUP RESPONDS) Hi.
Eden. Eden Moore.
Uhm...
I had an accident
when I was a teenager.
Uhm...
Everything before that is gone.
Sometimes things come
back to me in dreams.
But I'm never sure if they're real
or if I'm making them up.
It's frustrating.
You know, I...
I know that whatever is missing,
it's in there.
Uhm...
But it scares me.
Uhm...
Mostly it just feels like
something's missing.
Mr. Kirk?
Yes.
Here's the key to your
personal refrigeration system.
(BEEP)
And here's your very first allocation...
of inverse-matter.
Okay, great.
Be careful. Without cooling
it gets hot very fast.
Err...
Thank you.
BOB: Hey...
Not exactly a charmer, is he?
(BUZZER RINGS)
- Oh!
- MAN 1: Lunch time.
- MAN 2: Lunch time!
I usually go to the smoking room
after lunch break.
Why don't you drop by,
and we have a little conversation?
Okay, sure.
(FUTURISTIC TUNE)
ADAM: - Hey, Bob?
BOB: - Mmh?
Mind if I come in?
Come in, come in,
sit down, hey!
Want a cigar?
- Smoke?
- No, no, thanks. I don't smoke.
Okay, fine.
(SOFT ELECTRONIC TUNE)
See? Empty.
(IMITATING PA VOICE) "No one smokes in
TransWorld anymore..." pfft.. Well, I do so.
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Hell, people have a funny way
of seeing things here.
Anything or anyone different is...
well, they say...
'frowned upon'.
Can I ask you a favor?
ADAM: Yeah.
Yeah, sure.
Can you get me some stamps?
Some stamps?
Yeah... stamps.
I, uh...
I don't like to boast, but...
I got one of the largest known
stamp collections up top.
And if you can get
me some from your side...
Oh, boy...!
Right, yeah, I mean, uh,...
I mean... sure, I guess.
Great... Great!
So, you're saying...
anti-gravity...
Yeah, you know, I... I've...
Well,
I've been working on this, uh...
- Well, it's an anti-aging cream.
- Uhum.
Oh... well,
I'm here if you need me,
expert in conductivity,
in computer programming,
anything you need, anything,
just ask.
(BOB SMIRKING)
Well, then, uh...
I... I... I guess there could be
something you could help me with...
uhm...
I was wondering if you might be able
to get me in touch with an employee...
...up top.
Up top?
Yeah.
Her name's, uh...
Eden Moore.
Sure...
Sure.
(METALLIC NOISE OF BICYCLES)
(CITY NOISE)
ALBERT: So, what's your plan?
ADAM: I don't know yet.
Working on it.
PABLO: I mean,
but you've seen her, alright?
No, I mean...
I... I haven't actually seen her, but...
...but she's there, Pablo. I mean,
she's just like a... fifth floors above.
Are you sure this is worth it?
I mean it's been like ten years
since you last saw her.
Yeah... it's worth it.
(EVAPORATING SOUND)
BOB: It's amazing!
The ma... The man with no hair!
I can't believe it!
(CATCHY TUNE, FUTURISTIC)
PA VOICE: (INAUDIBLE)
(INVERSE-METAL CLONKING)
So what kind of shirt you want?
- You want like a sport shirt?
ADAM: - No, no...
T-shirt?
One of of the button-down collars?
- Yes, like a normal button-down shirt.
BOB: - You want a jacket?
Yeah, like... I don't know...
a suit jacket.
(INVERSE-METAL IN SUITCASE
CLONKING)
(CATCHY,
FUTURISTIC TUNE CONTINUES)
PA VOICE: Stay in line...
(METAL CLONKING)
(MUSIC FADING OUT)
(DOG SOFTLY GRUMBLING)
You may proceed, Mr. Kirk.
Thank you.
(SLIGHTLY SUSPENSEFUL VIOLIN TUNE)
(PLASTIC GLOVES STRETCHING)
(DOG MAKING DROOLING NOISE,
THEN GRUMBLING)
(DOG PANTING)
Now, this should be happening
any moment now.
SCIENTIST: You watch carefully.
Here it comes.
How long does the effect last?
Well, right now really
only like a few minutes...
...but I...
we've been working on...
SCIENTIST: It's been working
long enough.
Soon we'll begin clinical trials
on human subjects.
Obviously, we start with a sample
of women from down below.
I need quick results.
I'm counting on you.
(LUNCHTIME BUZZER)
EMPLOYEE 1: Is that beauty cream
for Halloween?
EMPLOYEE 2: No, they got different
standards of beauty down below.
The... uglier the better.
(BOTH CACKLING)
BOB: Hey, don't let those guys
get to you.
They're just jealous,
that's all.
Are you... staying late?
Yeah, you know, I thought I stay and
finish up a few things, you know.
Ah, yeah. Well, I take the dog
back to the kennel.
BOB: (TO DOG) Come on, girl.
BOB: (TO DOG) Hey, here!
BOB: (TO ADAM) You realize they don't pay
overtime, right?
ADAM: Yeah, I know.
BOB: Okay, alright.
See you tomorrow!
(WITH SINGING VOICE) Don't work too hard!
ADAM: (SMILING) I won't.
(SOFT TUNE FADING IN)
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Hello?
Yes, it is.
No, I'm sorry,
she's got home for tonight.
Yeah, you can come by tomorrow.
Okay, what's your name again?
BO-RU-CHOWITZ.
Thank you.
Okay, see you tomorrow.
(METAL CLONKING)
ALBERT: Believe me, Adam,
it's gonna burn.
And the pinch... just use a little
water to cool it down.
Please, remember, you won't last
an hour with these kind of things on.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I know, I know...
Alright, Pablo, what?
What is it?
Alright, what's your plan, huh?
You dress up in disguise, you show
up to meet her, and then what?
Then what? I...
- I don't know.
- You don't know?
No, I don't know.
Alright, let me
get this straight, okay?
She sees you, alright,...
she throws herself in your arms,
says she loves you, and... and...
she never forgot about you.
- Yeah, yeah, maybe.
- Okay...
Since you're starting
to burn up...
you tell her you love her too,
but you really have to go.
And if you don't get
caught or shot,
maybe you see her again
in ten years.
Besides, what... y... you...
You really think she, uh...
she just waited for you?
- Yeah, I do.
- You do?
Yeah, actually I do.
Adam, you're from down below,
okay? Don't you get that?
Besi... you know what...
I bet she calls the cops
the second she sees you.
- She's not gonna call the cops...
- Adam, you're so delusional.
Hey, why are you so obsessed
with those people, anyway, huh?
You know,
my brother was the same way...
when he went up there and...
well, he never came back.
You wanna end up like him?
(SOFT DRAMATIC TUNE)
(SUSPENSEFUL CATCHY TUNE)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
"Hey, Eden. It's Adam!"
"It's Adam."
(DOOR CREAKING,
THEN SLAMMING)
(SHATTERING)
GUARD: Who's there?
GUARD: (INTO RADIO)
Possible breach.
(FOOTSTEPS NEARING)
(EVAPORATING NOISES)
Ah!
(ELEVATOR BELL)
(OFFICE NOISE)
(DREAMY TUNE)
Eden.
Eden, it's... it's... it's me!
Oh, yes, Mr. Boruchowitz, right?
I'll be with you in a second.
Wait...
Come on, Eden.
Hi.
I'm Paula.
We spoke on the phone yesterday.
I didn't realize
you guys knew each other.
Yeah, yeah, yeah... no, we do.
I mean, I can't believe she would
just ignore me like that.
No...
No, she just forgets things.
What do you mean?
It's her amnesia.
W... wait, she has amnesia?
Yes, since her accident.
EDEN: (TO PAULA) - Will you get these two?
PAULA: - Yeah.
You wanted to see me?
Uh, yeah.
Yeah, no, I did, uh...
Look, look, you know,
I thought that we...
I... uh,...
I... I thought...
that, uh...
that, uh...
...that this product
that I've been working on...
I... I thought it might be of...
...some interest to you...
- ...professionally speaking.
- Uhum.
Yeah, I... I... uh...
Oh, would you...
Can I, can I show you...?
Yeah, sure.
That's just a mock-up.
You know, it takes a...
second to work, so...
Okay.
You know, uh...
I've, uh...
I've been working
with this, this...
young man...
who's just recently started
here at TransWorld.
But, uh...
He had like a trouble childhood.
Yeah, he grew up in a, like a...
like an orphanage.
Oh, that's terrible.
Yeah, you know hi...
his aunt Becky...?
Who's like his only
real family?
Well, you should've brought him.
Yeah...
Well, uh...
Th... the truth is...
that he couldn't come.
Oh, why not?
Well, 'cause...
...he's from down below.
(MUSIC STOPS)
(EMBARRASSED) Oh... sorry.
Sorry, I'm sorry. (MUSIC CONTINUES)
I just don't know why
you tell me this.
ADAM: - Anyway, I thought that...
EDEN: - Oh...
ADAM: ...the product might
be of some interest.
- That's amazing!
- Yeah.
It's perfectly straight.
What is this stuff?
It's top secret, actually.
I like secrets.
(TEXTILE SIZZLING)
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
- No, I'm good.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, oh, yeah. I'm good.
- Wait, you're sweating.
Oh, really?
God, look at that...
- Do you want Translenol?
- No, no, really, I... I'm good.
I'm pretty good.
You know what,
can you just, uh...
excuse me for like...
just one second.
- Okay.
ADAM: - I'll be back.
I'll be right back.
So funny.
(WATER SPILLING)
(PANTING) Ohh, ahh!
(DOOR SCREECHING,
THEN SHUTTING AND LOCKING)
(RELIEVED) Ahh!
(FLUID TRICKLING)
Uh!
(TOILET FLUSHING,
THEN DOOR UNLOCKING)
(ALARM BELL)
Hey! Stop!
EDEN: He's not coming back?!
Can you believe it?
PAULA: No, I don't.
But he is cute though...
- I know.
- Uhum.
PABLO: You know I hate to say it,
but I told she wouldn't remember you.
ADAM: Pablo... please.
ALBERT: She got amnesia
...after all of that.
Boy, you sure know
how to pick 'em.
You burned yourself
pretty good there too.
Put some more of that on,
tonight when you go to bed.
Okay.
ASSISTANT: Everything alright, Mr. Kirk?
Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah...
everything's fine, just uh...
you know,
cleaning up a few things.
Here's the list of candidates
for your clinical trial.
Oh! Oh, great!
Thank you.
I'll come by at the end of the day
for your selections.
Psst! Hey!
BOB: May I see?
Sure.
Uh-ohh... man, Geez,
models like that...
Your goose is cooked, man!
What are they trying to do,
get fired or what?
(BUZZING FOR ATTENTION)
BOB: Show time!
MAN: - It's showtime, honey.
ADAM: - What's that?
BOB: Oh, you'll see...
(BOB SMIRKING)
BOB: You just started here,
you'll be on to a lot of fun.
LAGAVULLAN:
(OVER PA) Your attention, please.
Before we begin
handing out the bonuses...
we have a list of individuals whose
services will no longer be required:
Albert Midwall
Susan Gonzalez
John Phelps
Believe me, my friend...
Your things works out.
- You got nothing to worry about.
LAGAVULLAN: (PA) - Jimmy Scotch
Beatrice Amuchastegue
Bob Boruchowitz
BOB: - Nah, that's not me.
- Alexis Vonarb
That's a mistake.
Edvan Soumache
Uhm, excuse me...
I'm sorry,
did you said 'Bob Boruchowitz'?
Well, uh, I think that's
a mistake, yeah?
There is no mistake,
Mr. Boruchowitz.
You lied of your seniority,
you will be given...
a retirement package,
...but your TransWorld contract
has been terminated.
Jeff Duhaim
Emiliano Grassi
Dimitri Rassam
Oscar Lopez
Steven Craig
BOB: Don't ever trust
anyone here, Adam.
All a bunch of snakes.
ADAM: That's it? I mean, you just
pack up your things and leave?
BOB: 31 years... They toss you out
like a bag of garbage.
Yep, that's the TransWorld way.
This is for your collection.
Some things in here
may come in handy.
You're ready?
Yeah.
Okay, and...
I got it... I got it.
(DOG WHIMPERING)
Hey, Bob.
I'm really sorry.
Don't worry about me my friend.
It's their loss.
Right.
Take care of yourself, right?
Right...
Come on, old girl.
We're out of here,
you're comin' with me.
(DOG WHIMPERING)
BOB: - All these jerks...
...wind me up in a tin can.
Come on, girl, come on.
ADAM: Hey, Bob...
Thank you.
(DIALING TONE)
(SOFT TUNE FADES IN)
ANSWERING MACHINE: Out of office,
leave your message.
(BEEP)
Hi, Bob,
it's Eden Moore calling you.
I was just wondering
what happened the other day.
You just rushed outta here...
ADAM: Mmpf...
E... Eden, Eden!
- Hey.
- Hi.
What happened to you?
Listen, I'm... I'm...
I'm so so sorry...
for disappearing
on you like that, uh...
You know what, uh...
an alarm went off...
and the security
had everything blocked, so...
I was...
I was stuck for there for hours.
- Uhum.
- No, no, really.
I mean, I've been desperate
to call you, I...
I've been meaning to call you.
Alright, well...
I'll let you make it up to me.
Take me to lunch.
What?
Yeah, you can come in with
a better story by then.
Y... Y... You wanna go to
the cafeteria?
No, I thought we could eat out.
Eat out?
(VOICES OF OTHER EMPLOYEES)
Yeah.
You don't want to?
No, no, no...
I'd love to!
Okay, great.
Uh... how about
caf 'Dos Mundos', you know?
Yes...
Of course, uh... wow!
Caf Dos Mundos.
(GUARDS' VOICES IN THE BACK)
Is that a problem?
No, no problem at all.
Okay, great.
I'll see you tomorrow at noon.
ADAM: Okay, great.
Alright, see you then.
ADAM: - Bye.
- Bye.
(TELEPHONE HANDLE CLICKS)
(SOFT TUNE FADING OUT)
(INDUSTRIAL CITY NOISE)
(SUSPENSEFUL TUNE)
(CONFIRMATION BUZZ)
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, BRASS)
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC CULMINATING)
SOFT PA VOICE: Welcome to TransWorld.
Today it's 21 degrees,
a beautiful and sunny day in TransCity.
TransWorld wishes you a very lovely day.
TransOil, energy for a better life.
We're building your future.
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC CONTINUES,
VIOLINS CULMINATING)
(MUSIC ENDING)
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
(ROMANTIC MUSIC)
ADAM: - Hey.
- Hi.
ADAM: How are you?
EDEN: Good.
I'm so sorry I'm late.
Oh, don't worry about it,
I just got here.
Oh, you did? Oh, good.
So, how come I've never seen you
around TransWorld before?
Well, I mean it's a...
it's a pretty big company.
I don't know, maybe that's why.
Do you live nearby?
Me? No, no, uh...
I... I have a really long commute.
You know, I'm sorry...
Y... You really don't remember me?
I mean, if you... if you look at me,
like... I mean, really...
really look at me...
You don't remember me at all?
(SOFT GUITAR MUSIC)
Come on, Eden...
Eden, we know each other.
- What? (MUSIC STOPS)
- No, no, wait...
We really know each other,
I mean...
Why are you doing this to me?
What?
No, Eden...
Eden, please...
Damn...
Eden, wait!
Wait, wait, wait...
Come on, sorry...
Please, please, don't...
It's just a misunderstanding.
I just meant that we met before.
You know, it was at the elevator...
at work...
You dropped your papers and
I helped you pick 'em up.
- You don't remember that?
- No, I don't.
Yeah, why...
why would you, I guess.
Look, I... I'm sorry...
I'm confused, a little nervous,
that's all.
You know, I didn't mean
to come at you like that.
I'm really sorry.
Can you forgive me?
Look...
I should get back to work,
I think.
Come on,
just stay for one drink.
You can't stay for one drink?
We don't even have to eat.
You know, uh...
I'm not even hungry.
U... Unless, of course, you're hungry...
in which case I'm... I'm...
I'm starving.
Yeah, I mean, I'll eat
the whole menu... tw... twice!...
...if... if... if you sit down
and have one drink.
- I'm starving, actually.
- Yeah? Great.
Wanna sit down?
(ROMANTIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)
ADAM: Isn't this upside down?
EDEN: I will teach you how to
drink that stuff, really.
EDEN: So...
ADAM: - How am I supposed to do it?
EDEN: - You have to...
- ...and you hold it like this...
ADAM: - Okay.
EDEN: Tilt it down.
(ADAM WHISPERING IN HER EAR)
EDEN: What? (LAUGHING)
(EDEN LAUGHING LOUD)
ADAM: - How could I know?
EDEN: - For a year?
EDEN: - For a year?
ADAM: - Exactly.
Let's do it again.
A year. (CLINKING GLASSES)
ADAM: - These are good.
EDEN: - Yeah.
ADAM: - They're good.
EDEN: - Yeah, take it easy.
ADAM: Alright. Strong...
EDEN: Hey, you know,
I wanna show you something.
ADAM: Sure.
EDEN: Uhm... it's a personal project
of mine, but...
I wanna do it at a much larger scale...
but I find your invention
could come in handy.
Wow, that's...
That's amazing, really.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
It's amazing, I mean...
I'd love to help.
Yeah.
That's the...
Sage Mountains, right?
Yeah.
I, uh...
I grew up there.
We still have our old house there.
Yeah, I know. We used to
go out there all the time.
You know, we still, uh...
come and pick the pomegranates.
Yeah, me too.
- They're the best!
- They're the best.
(SHOE SOLE SIZZLING)
EDEN: You're okay?
Uh? Yeah.
No, I'm good.
- I'm fine, no, really.
- Mmh.
It's getting, a little warm
in here, don't you think?
Let's get outta here.
- You wanna go?
- Yeah.
Yeah, sure.
We get the check?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
(CABLE CAR SLIDING)
(MUSIC FADES OUT)
EDEN: So there's this great orchestra
from down below.
Uh, ...they play here
Friday nights.
They're incredible,
you have to hear it.
Wow, that sounds great.
Okay, so see Friday maybe?
- Yeah, su... sure.
- Okay.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- Thanks for lunch.
- Alright, take care.
Thanks.
(SUSPENSEFUL TUNE
BUILDING UP)
(ADAM PANTING)
(MUSIC FADING TO SOFT TUNE)
(ADAM MAKING SHIVERING NOISES)
(INVERSE-METAL SIZZLING)
(VIOLINS, ROMANTIC TUNE)
ADAM: (IN-DREAM) Eden.
(VIOLINS BUILDING UP)
ADAM: (IN-DREAM) Eden it's me.
(VIOLINS CULMINATING)
(VIOLINS FADING OUT)
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
SCIENTIST: Our demonstrator will
apply the full product live.
We'll be selling five separate creams
...of increasing strengths
...according to the concentration
of the active ingredient,
...five being the most potent.
The goal is to tailor the lift
...to the condition of
various facial regions.
And as you see,
a range of strengths
...allows the consumer to apply
what's needed where needed.
For a general purpose product
I think the level two
...provide visible
all-round improvement
...without adverse effects.
Number five, being strongest,
can work miracles.
And speaking of miracles,
...now we're also developing a product
for the breasts and the buttocks.
Oh, I think it's ready!
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
AUDIENCE: - Bravo! Bravo!
- Any questions before we continue?
MAN: - Yes.
Couldn't we market a cheaper
version for down below...
...with only one product?
SCIENTIST: Oh, yes,
we could...
...at the very
lightest concentration.
The product doesn't hold up well
at very high doses.
Uhm, let's see what happens
with excessive application.
She had a product applied
about ten minutes ago, so...
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
I have a question to the demonstrator.
Mr. Boruchowitz, right?
Uhm...
I'm sorry, you must have
me confused with somebody else.
My name's Adam.
Adam Kirk.
(MUSIC FADES IN)
(SUSPENSEFUL TUNE)
Excuse me,
I'm looking for Eden Moore.
Have you seen her?
Yeah, she just left.
No, no!
Damn it!
(DENIAL SOUND)
(ALARM GOING OFF)
DOORMAN: Hey, stop!
Security please...
PA VOICE: TransWorld.
For a better, brighter tomorrow.
(POLICE SIREN WAILING)
That's him!
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
(MUSIC CALMING DOWN,
FADING TO CITY NOISE)
PA AD-VOICE: Gravity.
A revolution about to begin.
New from TransCosmetics.
Uplift yourself today!
(EDEN SOBBING)
(SAD TUNE)
(WIND BLOWING)
(ROMANTIC TUNE, ORCHESTRA)
YOUNG EDEN: Hey!
YOUNG ADAM: What are you doing here?
YOUNG EDEN: I'm looking for my dog.
YOUNG ADAM: What's your name?
YOUNG EDEN: I can't talk to you.
Why not?
You're from down below.
I'm Adam.
(DOOR BELL)
(MUSIC STOPS)
You son of a gun!
I knew you're up to something.
Bob, can I come in?
'Course, that's what I'm here for.
Come on, come on.
BOB: Right, right, well,...
I made it maximum weight
...to the exterior layer
to cover the heating problem.
Now, my friend,
try this for size.
If it fits, you are through
with overheating.
ADAM: This is nice...
Whoa, wow, this is nice.
BOB: Oh, boy, oh, boy.
TransWorld are gonna curse the day
they fired me.
(BOB SMIRKING)
You got it?
That's a pretty good fit.
Good, good, right.
Well, I will get back
to the outer layer...
The icing on the cake!
BOB: I don't get it.
It's impossible to change
gravity status.
Are you sure?
ADAM: Yeah, absolutely.
Look, all we have to do...
...is carefully...
...mix the two opposing solutions...
...and wait a second to
stabilize gravity...
...and then...
Voil!
No...
God!
That is better than
a good idea, my friend.
That is...
...revolutionary!
But don't they have the formula now?
No.
No, I gave 'em everything
but the main ingredient.
Ah, hooo!
I would give good money...
...just to see the look on
Lagavullan's face right now!
So, are you telling me
we don't have the formula?
We...
SCIENTIST: Well, we tried to
recreate it several times.
But the thing is,
we're missing an ingredient, uh...
Pink powder.
We found traces in his office.
Without it there is no cream.
That's unacceptable!
You can't figure out without him?
No.
(TANGO MUSIC)
(TANGO MUSIC FADING)
(ROMANTIC TUNE)
You remember?
I'm starting to.
(CATCHY FUTURISTIC TUNE)
OFFICER: (SHOUTING) Border Police!
Everybody up against the wall!
OFFICER: Now, this way, please.
Damn it!
Listen, I gotta go.
No!
OFFICER: - Identification!
- I'll find you!
Hey, you!
OFFICER: Hey!
Come back here!
Hey, stop!
Stop!
(METAL CLONKING)
Breaking news coming in live.
Border Police have launched a
massive manhunt for a fugitive
...who just escaped from
the caf Dos Mundos.
All national law enforcement
agencies have been alerted
...and we'll keep you updated
as the story develops.
(EERIE ATMOSPHERIC TUNE)
(WIND HOWLING)
(MUSIC CONTINUES,
SLOW, ATMOSPHERIC)
(ROMANTIC TUNE, ORCHESTRAL)
(ORCHESTRA CULMINATING)
(MUSIC FADING OUT)
ADAM: Come on, let's go.
(WIND HOWLING)
Wait, wait, wait...
What?
I... I... I just thought
I heard something.
ADAM: - Are you okay?
EDEN: - Yeah.
(SUSPENSEFUL TUNE FADES IN)
Go, go, go, go!
OFFICER: Hey, you! Stop!
Eden, come on!
(ORCHESTRA,
SUSPENSION RAISING)
(DOGS BARKING, GROWLING)
Come on, come on, come on!
Go, go, go!
(DOGS BARKING)
Eden, the waist!
ADAM: - Take on my waist!
EDEN: - Okay!
ADAM: Come on!
(BORDER POLICE APPROACHING)
(GUN FIRE)
Eden, take this arm!
(GUN FIRE)
(RICOCHETS CLANKING)
(BULLET HITTING STONE)
(GUN FIRE, BULLETS HITTING
STONES AND METAL)
(GUN FIRE)
EDEN: Hold on!
Hold on, hold on!
Eden, hold on!
ADAM: Hold on!
EDEN: Hold on!
I'm holding you!
Don't let go!
Hold on, hold on!
- Let go off me, please.
EDEN: - No!
No!
I'm so sorry.
EDEN: No!
- I'm so sorry.
EDEN: - No!
(EDEN CRYING)
(SAD TUNE FADING IN)
POLICE OFFICER: The guy fell.
(POLICE RADIO, INDISTINCT)
(INDUSTRIAL NOISE,
OIL TRICKLING)
(WIND HOWLING,
INDUSTRIAL NOISE)
(HORN HONKING,
BRAKES SQUEALING)
No, no, wait!
Don't do this to me! Ugh!
No, no!
ADAM: - Oh, please, no!
AGENT: - Get in the car!
ADAM: (YELLING) Ahh, no!
Don't do this to me!
AGENT: Here's the deal...
You give us the complete
anti-aging cream formula
...and if you attempt to
contact Ms. Moore
...charges against her
will be reinstated.
Do I make myself clear,
Mr. Kirk?
(ADAM COUGHING AND PANTING)
ADAM: So that's it.
They won.
And I lost.
- I just lost everything.
(SAD PIANO MUSIC)
They took aunt Becky
and they took Eden from me.
Oh, it's hard to accept that I will
never see Eden again.
I was naive to think that
I can change the world.
You know, up there,
...they always win.
And down here...
Well, we always lose.
So I guess I just
go back to my life...
...to my world.
But I will never...
...ever...
...forget her.
Gently does it...
Victory!
BOY 1: So, is it true
everyone's rich up top?
BOY 2: Don't you know,
it's total paradise up there!
ADAM: Paradise?
Well, guys, I...
I don't think so, you know.
Th... they might be
rich, sure, but...
...it's definitely not paradise.
Hey let me look at that, huh?
What do you think, we should,
uh, think we should make this fly?
BOYS: Yeah.
Oh yeah, we'll give it a boost?
Alright, hold on a bit.
Alright, now try.
Go on, throw it.
(PHONE RINGING)
(ANSWERING MACHINE CLICKS)
PAULA: Hey, Eden, it's Paula.
Are you still sick?
You haven't shown up
for four days.
Did you get those strange
flowers we sent over?
I think they come from floor zero.
Let me know, okay?
I hope you're alright.
Bye.
(ANSWERING MACHINE STOPS)
(DOOR BELL)
Bob?
Boruchowitz?
Yeah?
I'm Eden.
Moore.
I need your help.
(OIL HEAVILY TRICKLING,
INDUSTRIAL NOISE)
(DOOR OPENING)
BOB: Yeah! Fantastic!
Bob... Bob!
What?
You think you're the only one
who can go upside down?
(BOB LAUGHING)
You won't get rid of me!
Easy as that, old buddy!
How did you make this?
I mean, how...
how did you do it?
Hey, hey, hey...
Check this out!
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Did you make a vest or what?
I can't believe it!
Oh, oh!
Put me down, sweetie!
You're not even wearing a vest!
- No, no...
- Where's the weights?
No, no, no... We're 90%
water, right?
So I combine
upper and lower inversion...
with a hyper... infusion, yeah?
Now, you know this better than I do.
But, but the breakthrough, man,...
the... the breakthrough, ahh...
Ahh, man, I'm jabbering...
The pro... (PANTING)
The problem is, right,...
The effect only lasts an hour,
right? I'll improve it.
Oh... you, you my friend...
Hey, you...
you have a rendezvous.
What's this?
"CAFE DOS MUNDOS"
You better not go dressed like that.
Hey, did you tell him?
Hey, another thing...!
The cream...
Well, thanks to your stamps
...I bought the patent
under the name 'Albert & Co.'
...before...
TransWorld.
(BOB GIGGLING)
Nice! Nice!
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, HEROIC)
EDEN: Adam!
Eden!
I can't believe it!
How did you get down here?
EDEN: Bob found a way
to bring me down.
ADAM: I can't believe it.
I... I... I don't know
what happened to you?
Are you okay?
(WHISPERING) I'm pregnant.
We're having twins.
ADAM: I can't believe it!
I can't believe it!
How long can you
stay down here for?
Forever, maybe.
Bob said
it's because I'm pregnant.
He said you'd understand
...how this makes me different.
I love you.
I love you.
(MUSIC CONTINUING)
ADAM: We didn't realize yet the
repercussions of what we had done.
Our love would forever
alter the course of history.
But that's another story...
(CHILDREN CHEERING AND PLAYING)
(MUSIC CONTINUING)
(MUSIC FADING OUT)
(END CREDITS MUSIC)
NARRATOR: The universe...
So full of wonders...
I could spend hours and hours
looking up at the sky.
So many stars,
so many mysteries...
And there's one very special star
that makes me think
of one very special person.
Now let me tell you my story.
At the dawn of time,
from the chaos,
came an exception.
One of the most mysterious secrets
of the universe.
You see, I come from
that very mysterious and unique place.
We are the only known solar system
with double gravity.
Two twin planets
whirling together around one sun
but each with its own
and opposite gravity.
Now, in our world
it's possible to fall up
and to rise down.
But... my story,
it's about love.
Some people say
that true lovers are one soul
that is separated when it's born.
And those two halves will always yearn
to find their way back together.
Well, to understand my story,
you're gonna need to know the three
basic laws of double gravity.
All matter, every single object
is pulled by the gravity of the world that
it comes from, and not the other.
An object's weight can be offset using
matter from the opposite world:
inverse-matter.
The problem is:
After a few hours of contact,
matter in contact with inverse-matter
...burns.
All these laws are as old
as the universe itself.
They're are unchangeable,
and there are no exceptions.
Gravity...
They say you can't fight it.
Well, I disagree.
What if love
was stronger than gravity?
Now let's go back
to the dark times
when any contact between worlds
was extremely dangerous
and totally forbidden.
Up top had grown rich
and prosperous
while here, down below,
we stole inverse-metal from up top
to heat our homes and to survive
risking everything,
even our own lives.
I think he's dead.
Hey! Police!
They only authorized contact
between worlds is through TransWorld,
a giant corporation up top,
created to take cheap oil
from down below
and to sell back to us
overpriced electricity
that we couldn't afford.
Because of TransWorld,
I grew up in an orphanage.
You see,
my parents died in the Big Blast,
a TransWorld oil refinery explosion
that destroyed much of the city.
Fortunately,
there were the weekends.
They let me visit
my great aunt Becky,
my only surviving relative.
(SLOW ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN MUSIC)
As well as Becky, there were
two things that I truly loved:
model airplanes
and Becky's flying pancakes.
Going to have to get me
some more pink pollen tomorrow.
Okay, sweetie?
Becky also initiated me
into an ancient knowledge
passed down over the generations
to the women of our family...
Now catch!
The secret of the pink bees.
(MUSIC CHANGES TO SLOW PIANO TUNE)
Becky, how do they do that?
(PIANO TUNE CONTINUES)
It's all in this book.
It was passed down
to my mother from hers.
And, of course,
I would have given it to your mother.
One day, when you grow up, it'll be yours..
(SLOW VIOLIN AND PIANO MUSIC)
Becky would often sent me to gather
pink pollen from the Sage Mountains.
This was the only place,
and a forbidden place,
where pink bees could be found.
Bees that fed of flowers
from both worlds
and without whom this story could
never have happened.
But I have a little secret
of my own...
I used to go chase inverse-rain
from up top.
(WHISTLING WIND
AND SOFT THUNDER)
One day
I went much further than usual,
climbing higher and higher
above the cloud line.
And that day... that day...
changed my life...
...forever.
(RAIN TRICKLING)
(SLOW VIOLIN MUSIC CONTINUES)
(SLOW ORCHESTRAL MUSIC,
VIOLINS, HORNS)
(MUSIC FADE OUT)
(WIND BLOWING)
Hey!
Hi!
(WIND BLOWING)
(SOFT ORCHESTRA)
Hey!
Hey!
Hey, where have you been?
I've been waiting ages for you.
Our neighbors got robbed.
They're saying it was a thief
from down below.
There's hunters with guns
and border patrol trucks.
Are you serious?
Don't make that face!
(CATCHY SOFT TUNE)
I made it here, right?
Look, as long as you're okay...
Hey, look, I'll throw it up!
- Alright, ready?
- Alright right, Adam!
Are you tied on?
- I'm done!
- Yeah?
Okay, I pull you down!
(CATCHY TUNE WITH ORCHESTRAL OVERLAY)
Don't drop me!
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC CULMINATING)
(SOFT ROMANTIC TUNE)
(MUSIC FADES)
(WIND BLOWING)
(EATING, MUMBLING) You know,
these ones from up top are so good...
- They're the best.
- Yeah, they are. They're amazing.
Oh, wait.
I got something for you, too...
And this is from both worlds.
What is it?
I can't tell you.
You gotta close your eyes.
Close your eyes!
Come on, like 'closed' closed!
- I closed!
- Alright.
- Are they closed?
- Uhmm.
Okay, open your mouth.
I can't reach!
Mmh...
How is that from both worlds?
I don't know, you should
probably ask the bees.
I don't know.
Imagine if we could
go anywhere we wanted to.
I mean, really...
I can imagine that...
- Hey, you know what?
- What?
Well, we can.
Come on, let's imagine we can,
let's go down!
(SOFT HARP TUNE,
WIND BLOWING)
Are you holding on?
- Ready!
- Three, two, one...
Go!
(YELLING AND REJOICING)
Alright, I go down.
(SOFT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)
- You're holding on?
- Yeah.
Don't you let my legs go!
I got it, I got it!
- Okay, let it spin! Whoa!
- Whooo!
I've got my eyes closed.
(JOYFUL YELLING)
(LAUGHING) Look at the branch, whoa.
- We gonna go again?
- Uhum.
- It's the biggest one ever.
- Alright, I'm ready.
- You hold on?
- Yeah.
(CHEERING, JOYFUL YELLING)
Coming down!
Alright.
- Are you okay?
- Uhum.
Okay, mind if we go
for another spin?
Yeah, let's get really high,
let's get even higher than that.
Okay, yeah. Ready?
(DISTANT GUN SHOT ECHOING)
Did you hear that?
Yeah.
(ANOTHER GUN SHOT, CLOSER)
- We should go.
(DISTANT DOGS BARKING)
(DOGS BARKING)
(SUSPENSEFUL ORCHESTRA MUSIC)
MAN 1: He's there!
MAN 2: Let's get him!
(GUN SHOT)
Quick, Adam!
(GUN SHOT)
(GUN SHOTS)
(GUN SHOT)
Eden!
Eden!
(GROANING)
Oh no!
No! No, please!
ADAM: - Becky!
BECKY: - No!
ADAM: - Becky, I'm sorry!
BECKY: (SCREAMING) - No!
Becky!
(BECKY SCREAMING)
No, no! No!
ADAM: - Becky!
BECKY: - Adam!
You did nothing wrong!
Nothing!
Becky!
No, Becky!
Please, no! No!
Becky!
(SLOW, SAD TUNE)
(SLOW TUNE CONTINUES,
CITY NOISE; SIRENS WAILING)
Adam, come on, stop!
(CHILDREN SHOUTING AND BEGGING)
Come on, make us a plane!
Oh, I can't.
I can't.
I gotta go to work.
Come on!
I gotta go to work.
I'll do it later!
(SOFT TUNE)
(OIL TRICKLING)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
Hey, Mr. Jones!
MAN ON TV: - TransWorld...
(REPAIRING METAL NOISES)
MAN ON TV: ...you've got to play to win!
(MUSIC FADES AND STOPS)
- Hello, Albert.
- Mrs. Nathanson.
- What do you have for me?
- Inverse-matter to pay my debts.
Will this cover it?
My husband says it's stainless steel.
From the main pipeline.
Oh...
ADAM: Pablo, it's ready.
Okay, don't start it till it's
fully applied.
PABLO: Okay.
ADAM: Okay, here we go.
MS NATHANSON: Wow, that stuff is amazing!
Is it for sale?
ALBERT: (DISAPPOINTED) Oh...
Not great yet.
Nah.
ALBERT: - We're all settled, darl.
MS NEYTONSON: - Thank you.
And, uh... can you keep me
posted on that beauty cream?
We'll do. You take care, no?
Do you hear that, Adam?
We have got to finish this cream.
Well, I would love to,
Albert, you know, but...
with this equipment, you know,
it'd take years.
MAN ON TV: ...TransWorld will fulfill
everyone's dream
and transform his life working
for TransWorld.
We're live down below with our
nine finalists feverishly
awaiting the results.
MAN ON TV CONTINUES: I'd like to welcome
Ms. Eden Moore of Trans Publicity,
a division of TransWorld.
SHOW HOST: Hi, how are you?
EDEN: - Hi.
Welcome!
Now, she'll tell us more
about what she does.
But more importantly, let's hear
about our winner's new job.
Well, our division handles all of
TransWorlds graphic designs.
Right now, we're going to work on...
Uh... that sounds fascinating
but our audiences are dying to know...
just what job will our winner begin?
Well, today we're offering the winner
a job in our department.
SHOW HOST: Okay, here we go.
Let's choose our lucky winner.
ADAM: It's her.
Number 2.
ADAM: - Pablo, it's Eden.
PABLO: - Are you sure?
I'm probably sure.
ADAM: She... she's alive!
I can't believe it!
I couldn't find her,
and she works at TransWorld!
(INDUSTRIAL NOISES)
(TANGO MUSIC)
ECHOING VOICE OVER PA: Attention,
this is a final call.
Doors will be closing in five minutes.
PA: Stay in line, prepare jackets and
personal objects for weighing.
PA VOICE: Please, remove
your jacket and empty
your pockets of personal
belongings for weighing.
Place your jacket in the bin as well.
PA: Stay in line, prepare jackets and
personal objects for weighing.
CONTROL GUARD: - Don't move.
(BUZZING SOUND)
- New?
- Yeah.
- What floor?
- Floor zero.
- Name?
- Adam Kirk.
Thanks.
(TUNE FULL OF ANTICIPATION)
(ELEVATOR ARRIVAL SOUND)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
(MUSIC FADES)
(PEOPLE MUTTERING, OFFICE NOISE)
MAN: Need some help?
ADAM: Uh, yeah, yeah. I... I'm looking for
a station 15, sector 8.
Third aisle down.
Thank you.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
(SOFT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)
(NO TALK; ONLY WELCOME GESTURE)
"WELCOME"
MAN: Welcome aboard, newbie!
- WOMAN 1: Cheers.
- WOMAN 2: Cheers.
(BEER OOZING)
- Goddammit!
(LAUGHTER)
I'm so... so sorry.
I... I... I had no idea...
- I was gonna...
BOB: - Don't worry, my friend.
They do that to all the newbies.
Oh, great...
My name's Bob, Bob Boruchowitz.
And you are?
I'm Adam, Adam Kirk.
ASSISTANT: Mr. Kirk?
Please, follow me. The managing
director is waiting to see you.
Right, sure, uh.
Okay, thanks.
BOB: Psst! Hey, hey!
Your back...
Your back, check it out.
ADAM: Oh...
Right... that's, uh...
That's pretty funny.
Oh ho.
ASSISTANT: Mr. Kirk,
we don't have much time!
Come see me on your way out
for the list of materials
you require for your work.
I need you to complete
your security clearance form.
I'll also give you your various
access badges and meal vouchers.
(KNOCKING ON THE DOOR)
LAGAVULLAN: Come in, Mr. Kirk.
Come in, come in.
This anti-aging cream idea of yours
seems to be quiet promising.
Your application has been approved.
But this is strictly on a trial basis,
you understand?
O... Of course.
Have a seat, please.
Thanks.
Fasten your seat belt, Mr. Kirk.
I'm sorry?
Your seat belt.
Seat...
Oh, right.
(SEAT BELT LOCK CLICK)
(MOTOR NOISE)
Are there any questions, Mr. Kirk?
Yeah, I was just wondering what
all these people up my side do?
Mmh...
They're merely adapters.
They adapt our products
to your world.
(REMOTE CONTROL CLICKING)
(MOTOR NOISE STOPS)
You on the other hand have
a real opportunity here.
Company policy
doesn't normally allow
for someone from... 'down below'
to hold such an important position,
but were making an exception
in your case.
Sign here, please.
(REMOTE CONTROL CLICKING)
(MOTOR NOISE)
Now then, a word of warning...
We scrupulously observe a full
separation between worlds here.
That means there is to be no
unnecessary contact with those up top.
Just stick to your job
and all will be well.
One last thing...
The rules are quite strict here.
As you know, you'll be working
with upper world materials.
This means that you will be
thoroughly searched and weighed
every time
that you leave the premises.
If they find
any inverse-matter on you,
you'll be fired
and jailed on the spot.
But I have a feeling that
this won't happen in your case,...
will it, Mr. Kirk?
No, sir.
Try not to prove me wrong.
Right then...
Dismissed!
(WHIRRING MACHINE SOUND)
TV VOICE: Another massive
oil leak has developed,
following a metal robbery
from the main pipeline
forcing TransWorld to
double their security.
The three thieves from down below
arrested last week were hanged
this morning at dawn
raising interworld tensions.
Here's the senior TransWorld
executive with a statement...
LAGAVULLAN: They got what they deserved.
We don't go down to their world,
we certainly don't want them coming up to ours.
- Hey.
- That was Mr. Lagavuallan, director of floor zero. PABLO:
- Nice boss you got there.
And that's tonight's news on TTW7.
Thank you for watching us.
ALBERT: Adam,
you did not have to do this.
I could have gotten you
that patent.
TransWo... TransWorld is the worst
thing that ever happened to us.
And what now, you're...
you're one of them?
ADAM: Come on, Albert...
Those people are vultures.
And you're gonna give them
your golden goose for peanuts?
We have nothing!
Yeah, we're from down below.
I mean, that's just the way it is.
I mean, we have nothing.
Don't you tell me I'm nothing!
This isn't nothing,
this is everything!
And I gave you everything,
treated you like you were
my own son!
And you know what
you're gonna do?
You gonna go out there and
you're gonna get yourself killed!
That's all you're gonna do...
get yourself killed.
Shit...
What?
Al... Albert, come on!
I didn't mean it like that.
ADAM: Albert, please, come on!
Alright...
Don't you dare to think
that I have forgotten
that TransWorld took away
my entire family!
Alright?
Look...
If I could use TransWorld...
and... and aunt Becky's
pink powder just to...
I... I... I don't know...
Just to give my life
some kind of hope.
That's how I'm gonna do it.
Come on, Albert, please!
Come on, I need you your help.
Albert, please!
Come on!
(EXHALES)
Alright...
Alright, I'll help.
(SOFT TUNE FADES IN)
PSYCHOLOGIST: Okay...
Today we have someone joining us
for the first time.
Hello, Eden.
EDEN: Hi.
(GROUP RESPONDS) Hi.
Eden. Eden Moore.
Uhm...
I had an accident
when I was a teenager.
Uhm...
Everything before that is gone.
Sometimes things come
back to me in dreams.
But I'm never sure if they're real
or if I'm making them up.
It's frustrating.
You know, I...
I know that whatever is missing,
it's in there.
Uhm...
But it scares me.
Uhm...
Mostly it just feels like
something's missing.
Mr. Kirk?
Yes.
Here's the key to your
personal refrigeration system.
(BEEP)
And here's your very first allocation...
of inverse-matter.
Okay, great.
Be careful. Without cooling
it gets hot very fast.
Err...
Thank you.
BOB: Hey...
Not exactly a charmer, is he?
(BUZZER RINGS)
- Oh!
- MAN 1: Lunch time.
- MAN 2: Lunch time!
I usually go to the smoking room
after lunch break.
Why don't you drop by,
and we have a little conversation?
Okay, sure.
(FUTURISTIC TUNE)
ADAM: - Hey, Bob?
BOB: - Mmh?
Mind if I come in?
Come in, come in,
sit down, hey!
Want a cigar?
- Smoke?
- No, no, thanks. I don't smoke.
Okay, fine.
(SOFT ELECTRONIC TUNE)
See? Empty.
(IMITATING PA VOICE) "No one smokes in
TransWorld anymore..." pfft.. Well, I do so.
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Hell, people have a funny way
of seeing things here.
Anything or anyone different is...
well, they say...
'frowned upon'.
Can I ask you a favor?
ADAM: Yeah.
Yeah, sure.
Can you get me some stamps?
Some stamps?
Yeah... stamps.
I, uh...
I don't like to boast, but...
I got one of the largest known
stamp collections up top.
And if you can get
me some from your side...
Oh, boy...!
Right, yeah, I mean, uh,...
I mean... sure, I guess.
Great... Great!
So, you're saying...
anti-gravity...
Yeah, you know, I... I've...
Well,
I've been working on this, uh...
- Well, it's an anti-aging cream.
- Uhum.
Oh... well,
I'm here if you need me,
expert in conductivity,
in computer programming,
anything you need, anything,
just ask.
(BOB SMIRKING)
Well, then, uh...
I... I... I guess there could be
something you could help me with...
uhm...
I was wondering if you might be able
to get me in touch with an employee...
...up top.
Up top?
Yeah.
Her name's, uh...
Eden Moore.
Sure...
Sure.
(METALLIC NOISE OF BICYCLES)
(CITY NOISE)
ALBERT: So, what's your plan?
ADAM: I don't know yet.
Working on it.
PABLO: I mean,
but you've seen her, alright?
No, I mean...
I... I haven't actually seen her, but...
...but she's there, Pablo. I mean,
she's just like a... fifth floors above.
Are you sure this is worth it?
I mean it's been like ten years
since you last saw her.
Yeah... it's worth it.
(EVAPORATING SOUND)
BOB: It's amazing!
The ma... The man with no hair!
I can't believe it!
(CATCHY TUNE, FUTURISTIC)
PA VOICE: (INAUDIBLE)
(INVERSE-METAL CLONKING)
So what kind of shirt you want?
- You want like a sport shirt?
ADAM: - No, no...
T-shirt?
One of of the button-down collars?
- Yes, like a normal button-down shirt.
BOB: - You want a jacket?
Yeah, like... I don't know...
a suit jacket.
(INVERSE-METAL IN SUITCASE
CLONKING)
(CATCHY,
FUTURISTIC TUNE CONTINUES)
PA VOICE: Stay in line...
(METAL CLONKING)
(MUSIC FADING OUT)
(DOG SOFTLY GRUMBLING)
You may proceed, Mr. Kirk.
Thank you.
(SLIGHTLY SUSPENSEFUL VIOLIN TUNE)
(PLASTIC GLOVES STRETCHING)
(DOG MAKING DROOLING NOISE,
THEN GRUMBLING)
(DOG PANTING)
Now, this should be happening
any moment now.
SCIENTIST: You watch carefully.
Here it comes.
How long does the effect last?
Well, right now really
only like a few minutes...
...but I...
we've been working on...
SCIENTIST: It's been working
long enough.
Soon we'll begin clinical trials
on human subjects.
Obviously, we start with a sample
of women from down below.
I need quick results.
I'm counting on you.
(LUNCHTIME BUZZER)
EMPLOYEE 1: Is that beauty cream
for Halloween?
EMPLOYEE 2: No, they got different
standards of beauty down below.
The... uglier the better.
(BOTH CACKLING)
BOB: Hey, don't let those guys
get to you.
They're just jealous,
that's all.
Are you... staying late?
Yeah, you know, I thought I stay and
finish up a few things, you know.
Ah, yeah. Well, I take the dog
back to the kennel.
BOB: (TO DOG) Come on, girl.
BOB: (TO DOG) Hey, here!
BOB: (TO ADAM) You realize they don't pay
overtime, right?
ADAM: Yeah, I know.
BOB: Okay, alright.
See you tomorrow!
(WITH SINGING VOICE) Don't work too hard!
ADAM: (SMILING) I won't.
(SOFT TUNE FADING IN)
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Hello?
Yes, it is.
No, I'm sorry,
she's got home for tonight.
Yeah, you can come by tomorrow.
Okay, what's your name again?
BO-RU-CHOWITZ.
Thank you.
Okay, see you tomorrow.
(METAL CLONKING)
ALBERT: Believe me, Adam,
it's gonna burn.
And the pinch... just use a little
water to cool it down.
Please, remember, you won't last
an hour with these kind of things on.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I know, I know...
Alright, Pablo, what?
What is it?
Alright, what's your plan, huh?
You dress up in disguise, you show
up to meet her, and then what?
Then what? I...
- I don't know.
- You don't know?
No, I don't know.
Alright, let me
get this straight, okay?
She sees you, alright,...
she throws herself in your arms,
says she loves you, and... and...
she never forgot about you.
- Yeah, yeah, maybe.
- Okay...
Since you're starting
to burn up...
you tell her you love her too,
but you really have to go.
And if you don't get
caught or shot,
maybe you see her again
in ten years.
Besides, what... y... you...
You really think she, uh...
she just waited for you?
- Yeah, I do.
- You do?
Yeah, actually I do.
Adam, you're from down below,
okay? Don't you get that?
Besi... you know what...
I bet she calls the cops
the second she sees you.
- She's not gonna call the cops...
- Adam, you're so delusional.
Hey, why are you so obsessed
with those people, anyway, huh?
You know,
my brother was the same way...
when he went up there and...
well, he never came back.
You wanna end up like him?
(SOFT DRAMATIC TUNE)
(SUSPENSEFUL CATCHY TUNE)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
"Hey, Eden. It's Adam!"
"It's Adam."
(DOOR CREAKING,
THEN SLAMMING)
(SHATTERING)
GUARD: Who's there?
GUARD: (INTO RADIO)
Possible breach.
(FOOTSTEPS NEARING)
(EVAPORATING NOISES)
Ah!
(ELEVATOR BELL)
(OFFICE NOISE)
(DREAMY TUNE)
Eden.
Eden, it's... it's... it's me!
Oh, yes, Mr. Boruchowitz, right?
I'll be with you in a second.
Wait...
Come on, Eden.
Hi.
I'm Paula.
We spoke on the phone yesterday.
I didn't realize
you guys knew each other.
Yeah, yeah, yeah... no, we do.
I mean, I can't believe she would
just ignore me like that.
No...
No, she just forgets things.
What do you mean?
It's her amnesia.
W... wait, she has amnesia?
Yes, since her accident.
EDEN: (TO PAULA) - Will you get these two?
PAULA: - Yeah.
You wanted to see me?
Uh, yeah.
Yeah, no, I did, uh...
Look, look, you know,
I thought that we...
I... uh,...
I... I thought...
that, uh...
that, uh...
...that this product
that I've been working on...
I... I thought it might be of...
...some interest to you...
- ...professionally speaking.
- Uhum.
Yeah, I... I... uh...
Oh, would you...
Can I, can I show you...?
Yeah, sure.
That's just a mock-up.
You know, it takes a...
second to work, so...
Okay.
You know, uh...
I've, uh...
I've been working
with this, this...
young man...
who's just recently started
here at TransWorld.
But, uh...
He had like a trouble childhood.
Yeah, he grew up in a, like a...
like an orphanage.
Oh, that's terrible.
Yeah, you know hi...
his aunt Becky...?
Who's like his only
real family?
Well, you should've brought him.
Yeah...
Well, uh...
Th... the truth is...
that he couldn't come.
Oh, why not?
Well, 'cause...
...he's from down below.
(MUSIC STOPS)
(EMBARRASSED) Oh... sorry.
Sorry, I'm sorry. (MUSIC CONTINUES)
I just don't know why
you tell me this.
ADAM: - Anyway, I thought that...
EDEN: - Oh...
ADAM: ...the product might
be of some interest.
- That's amazing!
- Yeah.
It's perfectly straight.
What is this stuff?
It's top secret, actually.
I like secrets.
(TEXTILE SIZZLING)
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
- No, I'm good.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, oh, yeah. I'm good.
- Wait, you're sweating.
Oh, really?
God, look at that...
- Do you want Translenol?
- No, no, really, I... I'm good.
I'm pretty good.
You know what,
can you just, uh...
excuse me for like...
just one second.
- Okay.
ADAM: - I'll be back.
I'll be right back.
So funny.
(WATER SPILLING)
(PANTING) Ohh, ahh!
(DOOR SCREECHING,
THEN SHUTTING AND LOCKING)
(RELIEVED) Ahh!
(FLUID TRICKLING)
Uh!
(TOILET FLUSHING,
THEN DOOR UNLOCKING)
(ALARM BELL)
Hey! Stop!
EDEN: He's not coming back?!
Can you believe it?
PAULA: No, I don't.
But he is cute though...
- I know.
- Uhum.
PABLO: You know I hate to say it,
but I told she wouldn't remember you.
ADAM: Pablo... please.
ALBERT: She got amnesia
...after all of that.
Boy, you sure know
how to pick 'em.
You burned yourself
pretty good there too.
Put some more of that on,
tonight when you go to bed.
Okay.
ASSISTANT: Everything alright, Mr. Kirk?
Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah...
everything's fine, just uh...
you know,
cleaning up a few things.
Here's the list of candidates
for your clinical trial.
Oh! Oh, great!
Thank you.
I'll come by at the end of the day
for your selections.
Psst! Hey!
BOB: May I see?
Sure.
Uh-ohh... man, Geez,
models like that...
Your goose is cooked, man!
What are they trying to do,
get fired or what?
(BUZZING FOR ATTENTION)
BOB: Show time!
MAN: - It's showtime, honey.
ADAM: - What's that?
BOB: Oh, you'll see...
(BOB SMIRKING)
BOB: You just started here,
you'll be on to a lot of fun.
LAGAVULLAN:
(OVER PA) Your attention, please.
Before we begin
handing out the bonuses...
we have a list of individuals whose
services will no longer be required:
Albert Midwall
Susan Gonzalez
John Phelps
Believe me, my friend...
Your things works out.
- You got nothing to worry about.
LAGAVULLAN: (PA) - Jimmy Scotch
Beatrice Amuchastegue
Bob Boruchowitz
BOB: - Nah, that's not me.
- Alexis Vonarb
That's a mistake.
Edvan Soumache
Uhm, excuse me...
I'm sorry,
did you said 'Bob Boruchowitz'?
Well, uh, I think that's
a mistake, yeah?
There is no mistake,
Mr. Boruchowitz.
You lied of your seniority,
you will be given...
a retirement package,
...but your TransWorld contract
has been terminated.
Jeff Duhaim
Emiliano Grassi
Dimitri Rassam
Oscar Lopez
Steven Craig
BOB: Don't ever trust
anyone here, Adam.
All a bunch of snakes.
ADAM: That's it? I mean, you just
pack up your things and leave?
BOB: 31 years... They toss you out
like a bag of garbage.
Yep, that's the TransWorld way.
This is for your collection.
Some things in here
may come in handy.
You're ready?
Yeah.
Okay, and...
I got it... I got it.
(DOG WHIMPERING)
Hey, Bob.
I'm really sorry.
Don't worry about me my friend.
It's their loss.
Right.
Take care of yourself, right?
Right...
Come on, old girl.
We're out of here,
you're comin' with me.
(DOG WHIMPERING)
BOB: - All these jerks...
...wind me up in a tin can.
Come on, girl, come on.
ADAM: Hey, Bob...
Thank you.
(DIALING TONE)
(SOFT TUNE FADES IN)
ANSWERING MACHINE: Out of office,
leave your message.
(BEEP)
Hi, Bob,
it's Eden Moore calling you.
I was just wondering
what happened the other day.
You just rushed outta here...
ADAM: Mmpf...
E... Eden, Eden!
- Hey.
- Hi.
What happened to you?
Listen, I'm... I'm...
I'm so so sorry...
for disappearing
on you like that, uh...
You know what, uh...
an alarm went off...
and the security
had everything blocked, so...
I was...
I was stuck for there for hours.
- Uhum.
- No, no, really.
I mean, I've been desperate
to call you, I...
I've been meaning to call you.
Alright, well...
I'll let you make it up to me.
Take me to lunch.
What?
Yeah, you can come in with
a better story by then.
Y... Y... You wanna go to
the cafeteria?
No, I thought we could eat out.
Eat out?
(VOICES OF OTHER EMPLOYEES)
Yeah.
You don't want to?
No, no, no...
I'd love to!
Okay, great.
Uh... how about
caf 'Dos Mundos', you know?
Yes...
Of course, uh... wow!
Caf Dos Mundos.
(GUARDS' VOICES IN THE BACK)
Is that a problem?
No, no problem at all.
Okay, great.
I'll see you tomorrow at noon.
ADAM: Okay, great.
Alright, see you then.
ADAM: - Bye.
- Bye.
(TELEPHONE HANDLE CLICKS)
(SOFT TUNE FADING OUT)
(INDUSTRIAL CITY NOISE)
(SUSPENSEFUL TUNE)
(CONFIRMATION BUZZ)
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, BRASS)
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC CULMINATING)
SOFT PA VOICE: Welcome to TransWorld.
Today it's 21 degrees,
a beautiful and sunny day in TransCity.
TransWorld wishes you a very lovely day.
TransOil, energy for a better life.
We're building your future.
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC CONTINUES,
VIOLINS CULMINATING)
(MUSIC ENDING)
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
(ROMANTIC MUSIC)
ADAM: - Hey.
- Hi.
ADAM: How are you?
EDEN: Good.
I'm so sorry I'm late.
Oh, don't worry about it,
I just got here.
Oh, you did? Oh, good.
So, how come I've never seen you
around TransWorld before?
Well, I mean it's a...
it's a pretty big company.
I don't know, maybe that's why.
Do you live nearby?
Me? No, no, uh...
I... I have a really long commute.
You know, I'm sorry...
Y... You really don't remember me?
I mean, if you... if you look at me,
like... I mean, really...
really look at me...
You don't remember me at all?
(SOFT GUITAR MUSIC)
Come on, Eden...
Eden, we know each other.
- What? (MUSIC STOPS)
- No, no, wait...
We really know each other,
I mean...
Why are you doing this to me?
What?
No, Eden...
Eden, please...
Damn...
Eden, wait!
Wait, wait, wait...
Come on, sorry...
Please, please, don't...
It's just a misunderstanding.
I just meant that we met before.
You know, it was at the elevator...
at work...
You dropped your papers and
I helped you pick 'em up.
- You don't remember that?
- No, I don't.
Yeah, why...
why would you, I guess.
Look, I... I'm sorry...
I'm confused, a little nervous,
that's all.
You know, I didn't mean
to come at you like that.
I'm really sorry.
Can you forgive me?
Look...
I should get back to work,
I think.
Come on,
just stay for one drink.
You can't stay for one drink?
We don't even have to eat.
You know, uh...
I'm not even hungry.
U... Unless, of course, you're hungry...
in which case I'm... I'm...
I'm starving.
Yeah, I mean, I'll eat
the whole menu... tw... twice!...
...if... if... if you sit down
and have one drink.
- I'm starving, actually.
- Yeah? Great.
Wanna sit down?
(ROMANTIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)
ADAM: Isn't this upside down?
EDEN: I will teach you how to
drink that stuff, really.
EDEN: So...
ADAM: - How am I supposed to do it?
EDEN: - You have to...
- ...and you hold it like this...
ADAM: - Okay.
EDEN: Tilt it down.
(ADAM WHISPERING IN HER EAR)
EDEN: What? (LAUGHING)
(EDEN LAUGHING LOUD)
ADAM: - How could I know?
EDEN: - For a year?
EDEN: - For a year?
ADAM: - Exactly.
Let's do it again.
A year. (CLINKING GLASSES)
ADAM: - These are good.
EDEN: - Yeah.
ADAM: - They're good.
EDEN: - Yeah, take it easy.
ADAM: Alright. Strong...
EDEN: Hey, you know,
I wanna show you something.
ADAM: Sure.
EDEN: Uhm... it's a personal project
of mine, but...
I wanna do it at a much larger scale...
but I find your invention
could come in handy.
Wow, that's...
That's amazing, really.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
It's amazing, I mean...
I'd love to help.
Yeah.
That's the...
Sage Mountains, right?
Yeah.
I, uh...
I grew up there.
We still have our old house there.
Yeah, I know. We used to
go out there all the time.
You know, we still, uh...
come and pick the pomegranates.
Yeah, me too.
- They're the best!
- They're the best.
(SHOE SOLE SIZZLING)
EDEN: You're okay?
Uh? Yeah.
No, I'm good.
- I'm fine, no, really.
- Mmh.
It's getting, a little warm
in here, don't you think?
Let's get outta here.
- You wanna go?
- Yeah.
Yeah, sure.
We get the check?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
(CABLE CAR SLIDING)
(MUSIC FADES OUT)
EDEN: So there's this great orchestra
from down below.
Uh, ...they play here
Friday nights.
They're incredible,
you have to hear it.
Wow, that sounds great.
Okay, so see Friday maybe?
- Yeah, su... sure.
- Okay.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- Thanks for lunch.
- Alright, take care.
Thanks.
(SUSPENSEFUL TUNE
BUILDING UP)
(ADAM PANTING)
(MUSIC FADING TO SOFT TUNE)
(ADAM MAKING SHIVERING NOISES)
(INVERSE-METAL SIZZLING)
(VIOLINS, ROMANTIC TUNE)
ADAM: (IN-DREAM) Eden.
(VIOLINS BUILDING UP)
ADAM: (IN-DREAM) Eden it's me.
(VIOLINS CULMINATING)
(VIOLINS FADING OUT)
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
SCIENTIST: Our demonstrator will
apply the full product live.
We'll be selling five separate creams
...of increasing strengths
...according to the concentration
of the active ingredient,
...five being the most potent.
The goal is to tailor the lift
...to the condition of
various facial regions.
And as you see,
a range of strengths
...allows the consumer to apply
what's needed where needed.
For a general purpose product
I think the level two
...provide visible
all-round improvement
...without adverse effects.
Number five, being strongest,
can work miracles.
And speaking of miracles,
...now we're also developing a product
for the breasts and the buttocks.
Oh, I think it's ready!
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
AUDIENCE: - Bravo! Bravo!
- Any questions before we continue?
MAN: - Yes.
Couldn't we market a cheaper
version for down below...
...with only one product?
SCIENTIST: Oh, yes,
we could...
...at the very
lightest concentration.
The product doesn't hold up well
at very high doses.
Uhm, let's see what happens
with excessive application.
She had a product applied
about ten minutes ago, so...
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)
I have a question to the demonstrator.
Mr. Boruchowitz, right?
Uhm...
I'm sorry, you must have
me confused with somebody else.
My name's Adam.
Adam Kirk.
(MUSIC FADES IN)
(SUSPENSEFUL TUNE)
Excuse me,
I'm looking for Eden Moore.
Have you seen her?
Yeah, she just left.
No, no!
Damn it!
(DENIAL SOUND)
(ALARM GOING OFF)
DOORMAN: Hey, stop!
Security please...
PA VOICE: TransWorld.
For a better, brighter tomorrow.
(POLICE SIREN WAILING)
That's him!
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
(MUSIC CALMING DOWN,
FADING TO CITY NOISE)
PA AD-VOICE: Gravity.
A revolution about to begin.
New from TransCosmetics.
Uplift yourself today!
(EDEN SOBBING)
(SAD TUNE)
(WIND BLOWING)
(ROMANTIC TUNE, ORCHESTRA)
YOUNG EDEN: Hey!
YOUNG ADAM: What are you doing here?
YOUNG EDEN: I'm looking for my dog.
YOUNG ADAM: What's your name?
YOUNG EDEN: I can't talk to you.
Why not?
You're from down below.
I'm Adam.
(DOOR BELL)
(MUSIC STOPS)
You son of a gun!
I knew you're up to something.
Bob, can I come in?
'Course, that's what I'm here for.
Come on, come on.
BOB: Right, right, well,...
I made it maximum weight
...to the exterior layer
to cover the heating problem.
Now, my friend,
try this for size.
If it fits, you are through
with overheating.
ADAM: This is nice...
Whoa, wow, this is nice.
BOB: Oh, boy, oh, boy.
TransWorld are gonna curse the day
they fired me.
(BOB SMIRKING)
You got it?
That's a pretty good fit.
Good, good, right.
Well, I will get back
to the outer layer...
The icing on the cake!
BOB: I don't get it.
It's impossible to change
gravity status.
Are you sure?
ADAM: Yeah, absolutely.
Look, all we have to do...
...is carefully...
...mix the two opposing solutions...
...and wait a second to
stabilize gravity...
...and then...
Voil!
No...
God!
That is better than
a good idea, my friend.
That is...
...revolutionary!
But don't they have the formula now?
No.
No, I gave 'em everything
but the main ingredient.
Ah, hooo!
I would give good money...
...just to see the look on
Lagavullan's face right now!
So, are you telling me
we don't have the formula?
We...
SCIENTIST: Well, we tried to
recreate it several times.
But the thing is,
we're missing an ingredient, uh...
Pink powder.
We found traces in his office.
Without it there is no cream.
That's unacceptable!
You can't figure out without him?
No.
(TANGO MUSIC)
(TANGO MUSIC FADING)
(ROMANTIC TUNE)
You remember?
I'm starting to.
(CATCHY FUTURISTIC TUNE)
OFFICER: (SHOUTING) Border Police!
Everybody up against the wall!
OFFICER: Now, this way, please.
Damn it!
Listen, I gotta go.
No!
OFFICER: - Identification!
- I'll find you!
Hey, you!
OFFICER: Hey!
Come back here!
Hey, stop!
Stop!
(METAL CLONKING)
Breaking news coming in live.
Border Police have launched a
massive manhunt for a fugitive
...who just escaped from
the caf Dos Mundos.
All national law enforcement
agencies have been alerted
...and we'll keep you updated
as the story develops.
(EERIE ATMOSPHERIC TUNE)
(WIND HOWLING)
(MUSIC CONTINUES,
SLOW, ATMOSPHERIC)
(ROMANTIC TUNE, ORCHESTRAL)
(ORCHESTRA CULMINATING)
(MUSIC FADING OUT)
ADAM: Come on, let's go.
(WIND HOWLING)
Wait, wait, wait...
What?
I... I... I just thought
I heard something.
ADAM: - Are you okay?
EDEN: - Yeah.
(SUSPENSEFUL TUNE FADES IN)
Go, go, go, go!
OFFICER: Hey, you! Stop!
Eden, come on!
(ORCHESTRA,
SUSPENSION RAISING)
(DOGS BARKING, GROWLING)
Come on, come on, come on!
Go, go, go!
(DOGS BARKING)
Eden, the waist!
ADAM: - Take on my waist!
EDEN: - Okay!
ADAM: Come on!
(BORDER POLICE APPROACHING)
(GUN FIRE)
Eden, take this arm!
(GUN FIRE)
(RICOCHETS CLANKING)
(BULLET HITTING STONE)
(GUN FIRE, BULLETS HITTING
STONES AND METAL)
(GUN FIRE)
EDEN: Hold on!
Hold on, hold on!
Eden, hold on!
ADAM: Hold on!
EDEN: Hold on!
I'm holding you!
Don't let go!
Hold on, hold on!
- Let go off me, please.
EDEN: - No!
No!
I'm so sorry.
EDEN: No!
- I'm so sorry.
EDEN: - No!
(EDEN CRYING)
(SAD TUNE FADING IN)
POLICE OFFICER: The guy fell.
(POLICE RADIO, INDISTINCT)
(INDUSTRIAL NOISE,
OIL TRICKLING)
(WIND HOWLING,
INDUSTRIAL NOISE)
(HORN HONKING,
BRAKES SQUEALING)
No, no, wait!
Don't do this to me! Ugh!
No, no!
ADAM: - Oh, please, no!
AGENT: - Get in the car!
ADAM: (YELLING) Ahh, no!
Don't do this to me!
AGENT: Here's the deal...
You give us the complete
anti-aging cream formula
...and if you attempt to
contact Ms. Moore
...charges against her
will be reinstated.
Do I make myself clear,
Mr. Kirk?
(ADAM COUGHING AND PANTING)
ADAM: So that's it.
They won.
And I lost.
- I just lost everything.
(SAD PIANO MUSIC)
They took aunt Becky
and they took Eden from me.
Oh, it's hard to accept that I will
never see Eden again.
I was naive to think that
I can change the world.
You know, up there,
...they always win.
And down here...
Well, we always lose.
So I guess I just
go back to my life...
...to my world.
But I will never...
...ever...
...forget her.
Gently does it...
Victory!
BOY 1: So, is it true
everyone's rich up top?
BOY 2: Don't you know,
it's total paradise up there!
ADAM: Paradise?
Well, guys, I...
I don't think so, you know.
Th... they might be
rich, sure, but...
...it's definitely not paradise.
Hey let me look at that, huh?
What do you think, we should,
uh, think we should make this fly?
BOYS: Yeah.
Oh yeah, we'll give it a boost?
Alright, hold on a bit.
Alright, now try.
Go on, throw it.
(PHONE RINGING)
(ANSWERING MACHINE CLICKS)
PAULA: Hey, Eden, it's Paula.
Are you still sick?
You haven't shown up
for four days.
Did you get those strange
flowers we sent over?
I think they come from floor zero.
Let me know, okay?
I hope you're alright.
Bye.
(ANSWERING MACHINE STOPS)
(DOOR BELL)
Bob?
Boruchowitz?
Yeah?
I'm Eden.
Moore.
I need your help.
(OIL HEAVILY TRICKLING,
INDUSTRIAL NOISE)
(DOOR OPENING)
BOB: Yeah! Fantastic!
Bob... Bob!
What?
You think you're the only one
who can go upside down?
(BOB LAUGHING)
You won't get rid of me!
Easy as that, old buddy!
How did you make this?
I mean, how...
how did you do it?
Hey, hey, hey...
Check this out!
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Did you make a vest or what?
I can't believe it!
Oh, oh!
Put me down, sweetie!
You're not even wearing a vest!
- No, no...
- Where's the weights?
No, no, no... We're 90%
water, right?
So I combine
upper and lower inversion...
with a hyper... infusion, yeah?
Now, you know this better than I do.
But, but the breakthrough, man,...
the... the breakthrough, ahh...
Ahh, man, I'm jabbering...
The pro... (PANTING)
The problem is, right,...
The effect only lasts an hour,
right? I'll improve it.
Oh... you, you my friend...
Hey, you...
you have a rendezvous.
What's this?
"CAFE DOS MUNDOS"
You better not go dressed like that.
Hey, did you tell him?
Hey, another thing...!
The cream...
Well, thanks to your stamps
...I bought the patent
under the name 'Albert & Co.'
...before...
TransWorld.
(BOB GIGGLING)
Nice! Nice!
(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, HEROIC)
EDEN: Adam!
Eden!
I can't believe it!
How did you get down here?
EDEN: Bob found a way
to bring me down.
ADAM: I can't believe it.
I... I... I don't know
what happened to you?
Are you okay?
(WHISPERING) I'm pregnant.
We're having twins.
ADAM: I can't believe it!
I can't believe it!
How long can you
stay down here for?
Forever, maybe.
Bob said
it's because I'm pregnant.
He said you'd understand
...how this makes me different.
I love you.
I love you.
(MUSIC CONTINUING)
ADAM: We didn't realize yet the
repercussions of what we had done.
Our love would forever
alter the course of history.
But that's another story...
(CHILDREN CHEERING AND PLAYING)
(MUSIC CONTINUING)
(MUSIC FADING OUT)
(END CREDITS MUSIC)