[REPORTER]: THIS IS HAL BOON REPORTING LIVE
AS ACROSS THE GLOBE,
PEOPLE ARE GATHERED AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT
FOR WHAT ASTRONOMERS ARE CALLING
THE GREATEST METEOR SHOWER IN NEARLY 10,000 YEARS.
JARED, GIVE ME 100DB APERTURE GAIN.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WE HAVE AN N.E.O.
BIG.
[JARED]: WE HAVE INCOMING OBJECTS,
LARGE ENOUGH TO SURVIVE ATMOSPHERIC BURN.
[MADDIE]: HOW FAST?
[JARED]: THIS IS CRAZY.
THE IMPACT FORCE EJECTED DEBRIS AT 6,000 KILOMETERS A MINUTE.
MR. PRESIDENT?
GET SOME ANSWERS,
QUICK.
OUR MOON GOT A HEAVIER HIT THAN WE THOUGHT.
WE BELIEVE THAT A PIECE OF BROWN DWARF
IS LODGED INSIDE THE MOON.
THIS IS HEAVILY MAGNETIZED.
NOT ONLY IS THE MOON NOW TWICE AS HEAVY AS THE EARTH,
BUT WE HAVE A GIGANTIC MAGNET FLOATING UP THERE ABOVE US.
PLEASE GET OFF AT THE NEXT STOP,
AND GET INSIDE A SMALL ROOM SOMEWHERE.
OKAY, I WILL.
BYE.
[METAL SCREECHING]
SIR, I BELIEVE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT,
WHAT WE ARE WITNESSING,
ARE FLUCTUATIONS IN GRAVITY.
THE MOON IS NOT CAPABLE OF MANIPULATING GRAVITY
AT THIS LEVEL.
THERE IT IS, SIR, POSSIBLE.
WE WERE FAR TOO CONSERVATIVE IN OUR ESTIMATES.
THE MOON HAS MOVED INTO AN EVEN NARROWER
ELLIPTICAL ORBIT.
THE HYPERMASS WILL NOT ESCAPE OUR GRAVITY.
THE MOON WILL MAKE IMPACT WITH EARTH IN 39 DAYS.
WHAT HAPPENS TO EARTH?
MR. PRESIDENT, AN ASTEROID NINE MILES ACROSS
KILLED THE DINOSAURS.
THE MOON IS MORE THAN
2,200 MILES IN DIAMETER.
THERE WON'T BE A PLANET EARTH.
[COUGHING]
EASY.
YOU OKAY?
I THINK SO.
YOU DO SPEAK ENGLISH.
OW.
AH!
WE NEED TO CLOSE THIS.
[MOANS AND PANICKED SCREAMS FROM OTHER PASSENGERS]
WHAT WAS THAT?
IT WAS THE MOON.
AH!
IS THAT OKAY?
YEAH.
GET OUTSIDE.
I'LL CHECK FOR OTHER SURVIVORS.
OW.
[EXHALES IN PREPARATION]
[COUGHING]
CAN YOU WALK?
YEAH, I THINK SO, YEAH.
WE NEED TO FIND HELP.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FIND US HERE.
YEAH...
HIGH-TECH CRAP.
[OUT-OF-SERVICE TONE WAILS]
WE'RE LEAVING.
I THOUGHT THEY WERE PICKING US UP.
WELL, SOMETHING MUST HAVE HAPPENED.
YOUR FATHER WANTS YOU THERE WITH HIM IN WASHINGTON.
SEEMS LIKE HE WANTS YOU THERE PRETTY BADLY.
BUT GRANDPA,
I THOUGHT YOU NEVER LEAVE YOUR DOMAIN.
YEAH.
GET YOUR BAGS. WE'RE TAKING THE BOAT.
NEARLY 20% OF THE UNTRY IS IN TOTAL BLACKOUT.
POWER, PHONE, CELLULAR...
BACKUP GENERATORS
ARE THE ONLY POWER THEY HAVE.
EUROPE IS MUCH WORSE.
GERMANY'S BACK ONLINE.
ALEX...
WE'RE STILL GETTIN
QUITE A LOT OF RESIDUAL INTERFERENCES HERE.
OUR SYSTEMS ARE READING
ANOTHER INFLUX OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY.
WE'RE SEEING IT NOW.
WE'RE JUST NOT GETTING ANY LEVELS.
WE'VE JUST LT TOO MANY TOWERS
AS TO MAKE ANY ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS,
BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE SURGES ARE GETTING STRONGER.
ALEX, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
IT'S ROLLING INTO NORTH AMERICA.
[RADIO PLAYS SOOTHING MUSIC]
ONLY 20 MILES TO THE FREEWAY.
[STATIC CRACKLES OVER RADIO]
...HOMELAND SECURITY HAS ISSUED A SAFETY WARNING
FOR ALL STATES ACROSS...
[STATIC CRACKLES]
...AND FORCING HOSPITALS AND OTHER EMERGENCY...
[BLARES HORN]
GO! DRIVE!
GO, GRANDPA!
GRANDPA!
HURRY, GRANDPA!
THEY'RE CATCHING UP!
HOLD ON!
[SCREAMING]
GOLLY!
[SCREAMING]
[HORNS BLARING]
HANG ON, KIDS!
[SCREAMING]
IS IT OVER?
THIS ROUND.
[STATIC CRACKLING]
ANYTHING?
THE ENTIRE AREA IS DARK.
THE E.I.U. KNOWS THE SITUATION,
AND THEY'RE SENDING PEOPLE TO THE AREA.
SHWOULD HAVE STILL BEEN IN THAT TRAIN.
I'VE GOT TO KNOW WHERE THAT TRAIN IS.
WE'RE STILL OPERATING ON ONE LANDLINE.
WE CAN'T GET THROUGH TO ANYBODY.
I'M GOING MYSELF.
ROLAND...
THIS JUST CAME IN.
THEY WANT YOU IN WASHINGTON.
THEY'VE SENT A HARDENED MILITARY TRANSPORT.
WASHINGTON?
THEY'RE ASSEMBLING A CONFERENCE.
EVERYBODY.
IT HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY THE CHANCELLOR
THAT YOU ATTEND.
MARTINA IS STILL OUT THERE, FRANZ.
I...
I'VE GOT TO KNOW THAT SHE'S OKAY.
HEY, I WILL MAKE SURE OF IT.
...AND THAT THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T WANT TO SPEAK
PREMATURELY
UNTIL HE HAS HAD A CHANCE
TO SPEAK TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.
NOW, WE'RE JUST NOW GETTING THE FIRST UNEDITED FOOTAGE.
THE FIRST IMAGES COMING BACK FROM THE HARDEST HIT AREAS.
OKAY, WE ARE JUST OUTSIDE
THE TOWN OF LONG LAKE, MINNESOTA,
WHERE THE SURGE HERE WAS QUITE STRONG.
NOW, MYSELF AND MY CREW WERE SECURED TO THE GROUND,
BUT IT WAS STILL INCREDIBLY FRIGHTENING.
I JUST NEED YOU, JIM, TO PAN OVER HERE.
YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE HERE WITH BROKEN BONES,
CUTS AND SCRAPES,
SOME FAR WORSE THAN THAT.
NOW, MOST OF THIS AREA IS WITHOUT POWER,
BUT WE ARE BEING TOLD, AND AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME,
THAT EMERGENCY CREWS
AND THE NATIONAL GUARD FROM OUTLYING AREAS
ARE TRYING TO HELP.
THIS IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE,
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING YOU MORE--
AT THIS TIME, WE CANNOT BE CERTAIN
WHEN OR IF ANOTHER EVENT WILL OCCUR.
THEREFORE,
I AM INVOKING PRESIDENTIAL EMERGENCY POWERS.
AIR AND TRAIN TRAVEL WILL REMAIN SUSPENDED.
CURFEWS WILL BE IN EFFECT.
EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION
AS BEST THEY CAN.
HOMELAND SECURITY WILL COORDINATE WITH LOCAL AGENCIES
TO ENSURE THAT FOOD, WATER, CLOTHING,
AND NECESSARY GOODS REMAIN AVAILABLE.
LOOTERS, HOARDING, AND PRICE GOUGING
WILL BE ALT WITH SWIFTLY AND HARSHLY.
[GROANING]
WHERE'S GRANDPA?
GRANDPA?
GRANDPA, ARE YOU OKAY?
[GROANS]
AND YOU WONDER WHY I DON'T DRIVE.
AFTER THE NEAR MISS OF XL-1 ASTEROID IN 1994,
ENGINEERS WERE COMMISSIONED
TO DEVELOP A WAY TO DEFLECT
ANY FUTURE NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS.
ONE IDEA WAS TO DETONATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS
IN THE PATH OF AN INCOMING ASTEROID.
IF THE EXPSION NUDGED THE ASTEROID,
EVEN A FRACTION,
ITS ALTERETRAJECTORY WOULMULTIPLY OVER DISTANCE,
SENDING IT SAFELY PAST EARTH.
THAT WAS CONSIDERING MILLIONS OF MILES OF DISTANCE.
IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH OF A NUDGE,
EVEN FROM THIS DISTANCE,
IF WE USE THE BROWN DWARF TO OUR ADVANTAGE,
AND WITH THE RIGHT CALCULATIONS
AND THE RIGHT DISTANCE FROM EARTH,
THE BROWN DWARF BECOMES OUR ALLY.
WE GIVE THE MOON ENOUGH OF A NUDGE
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,
AND ITS NEW GREATER MASS
WILL BE DRAWN TOWARDS THE SUN INSTEAD OF US.
THE SUN'S GRAVITY WILL THEN PUT IT INTO A NEW, SAFE ORBIT.
WILL BE OKAY, EVEN IF THE SUN THIS THEORY WORKS,
I THOUGHT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE
TO GET CONVENTIONAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS INTO SPACE.
THE CT-6, THEY CAN.
WHAT'S CT-6?
IT'S A CONVERTED ATLAS V ROCKET,
DESIGNED TO DELIVER A PAYLOAD OF NUKES INTO SPACE.
AND IT EXISTS NOW?
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE,
IT DOES, YEAH.
WELL, THERE ARE A LOT OF PARAMETERS
WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT, BUT--
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
EXCUSE ME.
HELLO.
MADDIE, I KNOW EVERYTHING.
30 ODD DAYS AND COUNTING.
MEET ME DOWN BY THE RIVER WALK.
IT'S ABOUT FOUR BLOCKS FROM YOU.
DAVID...
THANKS FOR COMING.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
I GUESS THAT GOES FOR EVERYONE.
YOU GOT YOUR INFORMATION WRONG.
THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE?
TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PRINT THE WRONG STORY.
WE WERE MARRIED FOR 10 YEARS, MADDIE.
I KNOWHEN YOU'RE LYING.
FUNNY, 'CAUSE I NEVER KNEW WHEN YOU WERE.
I'M NOT LYING NOW.
I GOT IT OFF THE RECORD FROM A WHITE HOUSE STAFF MEMBER.
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THIS KIND OF INFORMATION
IS BEING WITHHELD FROM THE PUBLIC,
SO I NEED YOU,
FACE-TO-FACE,
YOU TELL ME I GOT IT WRONG.
AMAZING.
EVEN IF THE WORLD WERE COMING TO AN END,
ALL YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IS YOUR STORY.
LOOK, I CARE ABOUT THE TRUTH.
LOOK, IT'S NOT JUST THE STORY.
MADDIE, I NEED TO KNOW IF I HAVE A MONTH TO LIVE.
I NEED TO KNOW THAT.
YOU CAN'T PRINT A STORY LIKE THIS, DAVID.
TRY AND IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCES.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M TRYING
NOT TO IMAGINE.
YOU GOT IT WNG.
WE THOUGHT WE WERE IN TROLE,
BUT THE MOON HAS RE-ATTAINED A STABLE ORBIT.
PHEW...
YOU'RE NO GOOD AT IT.
YOU CAN'T LIE.
YOU NEVER COULD.
DON'T DO IT, DAVID.
FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE,
TRY AND SHOW A LITTLE DECENCY.
HOLD UP, GUYS.
[WINCES]
JAKE, CHECK YOUR CELL PHONE AGAIN.
[BEEPING NEGATIVELY]
NOTHING.
AND NOT A CAR IN SIGHT.
COME ON, LET'S KEEP WALKING.
WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE ACCELERATION AND VECTOR
OF THE BROWN DWARF MASS TRAPPED IN THE MOON
WOULD, IN THEORY,
KICK THE MOON OUT INTO EARTH'S L4, L5 POINTS,
WHERE THE SUN'S GRAVITY WOULD STABILIZE IT
FAR ENOUGH FROM EARTH
TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER ELECTROMAGNETIC SURGES.
HOW MANY NUCLEAR WARHEADS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
PROFESSOR BLANKENSHIP IS OUR EXPERT
ON THIS TYPE OF WEAPON'S TECHNOLOGY.
1,100 WARHEADS,
20 MEGATONS EACH,
DETONATED IN TWO-MINUTE INTERVALS
FROM A POST-ORBITAL DISTANCE OF 100 KILOMETRES.
THE NEAR-SIMULTANEOUS EXPLOSIONS
WILL CREATE A CONTINUOUS
EXPONENTIAL OUTWARD FORCE
THAT WILL ACCELERATE THE MOON'S VELOCITY
AWAY FROM THE EARTH,
WITHOUT FRAGMENTING THE TARGET,
ALLOWING THE SUN'S GRAVITY
TO LITERALLY GRAB HOLD OF IT.
NOW, IT IS CRITICAL THAT THIS BE DONE
WHILE THE MOON IS STILL MOVING AWAY.
YOU PLAN TO GET THAT MANY MISSILES
TO LAUNCH CONCURRENTLY?
BY USING ATLAS Vs AND CONVERTED RUSSIAN,
AND PERHAPS CHINESE ROCKETS.
RUSSIAN AND CHINA DON'T HAVE THAT TECHNOLOGY.
THEN WE'LL NEED TO SHARE IT.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN ACHIEVE THIS
IN THE SPECIFIED TIMETABLE.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE,
BUT I AM NOT PARTICULARLY COMFORTABLE
WITH OFFERING THE RUSSIANS AND THE CHINESE
TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL GIVE THEM THE ABILITY
TO RAIN NUCLEAR MISSILES DOWN ON US
FROM SPACE.
THE MOON IS ON A COLLISION COURSE
TH THE EARTH, MR. SECRETARY.
WHAT THE HELL'S THE DIFFERENCE?
LOOK, THIS IS GOING TO TE
A COORDINATED EFFORT
THE LIKES OF WHICH WE HAVE NEVER ACHIEVED.
DR. KITTNER,
OUR ADVISORY TEAM, MR. PRESIDENT,
HAS COME UP WITH ANOTHER OPTION.
SORRY, I THOUGHT WE WERE THE ADVISORY TEAM.
DID YOU THINK YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE
GIVING ADVICE TO THE PRESIDENT?
ALL RIGHT, HANG ON, LET'S KEEP ON TRACK HERE.
YES, GENERAL.
THANK YOU, SIR.
PRECISION NUCLEAR STRIKES
INTO THE NEWLY EXPOSED AREA OF THE MOON.
87 WARHEADS WILL PENETRATE
THE ALREADY WEAKENED FAULT LINES.
THE MOON WILL BREAK APART,
RELEASING IT FROM EARTH'S GRAVITY.
AND THE BROWN DWARF, TWICE AS HEAVY AS THE EARTH,
WILL SLAM DOWN IN OUR BACKYARD.
BY OUR CALCULATIONS,
THE BROWN DWARF WILL BE DISINTEGRATED.
MOST OF THE DEBRIS WILL BE CAUGHT
BY THE SUN'S GRAVITY.
NO, THE RISK IS TOO HIGH
OF STRAY DEBRIS.
THAT DEBRIS ALONE COULD EASILY DESTROY THE PLANET.
IS THIS CORRECT?
THERE IS A RISK,
BUT WE HAVE RUN THIS THROUGH EVERY SIMULATION POSSIBLE.
THIS IS OUR BEST OPTION.
GENERAL VAUGHN,
I KNOW THE U.S. MILITARY
LIKES BLOWING THINGS UP,
BUT THIS WILL NOT WORK.
THE HEAT BLAST
FROM THE ORIGINAL IMPACT
HAS FUSED THE COMPOUNDS.
THERE IS--
WE HAVE TAKEN THAT
INTO CONSIDERATION, DR. EMERSON.
WE HAVE WEAPONS THAT WILL PENETRATE
FAR ENOUGH BENEATH THE SURFACE BEFORE DETONATING.
BUNKER-BUSTERS WILL ONLY PENETRATE 30 METERS, GENERAL.
THE ONES YOU KNOW ABOUT.
WE'RE NOT JUST
A BUNCH OF TRIGGER-HAPPY COWBOYS.
WE HAVE FAMILIES, TOO.
ALL RIGHT.
DOCTOR, WHAT ARE THE REALISTIC CHANCES
OF YOUR PLAN WORKING?
AND, AS MY MOTHER USED TO SAY,
"LEAVE THE FROSTING IN THE FRIDGE."
I CAN'T GIVE YOU PERCENTAGES, MR. PRESIDENT,
BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU
WE HAVE CONSIDERED OTHER OPTIONS,
INCLUDING ONE VERY SIMILAR
TO THE GENERAL'S.
THERE'S JUST SO MUCH THAT WE DON'T KNOW--
AND TOO DAMN MUCH YOU'VE GOTTEN WRONG ALREADY.
THIS IS NEW SCIENCE, GENERAL.
DON'T GET THIS ONE WRONG YOURSELF.
SIR, OUR WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY IS SHORT.
THESE ATLAS V ROCKETS HAVE A LIMITED RANGE.
IF ANOTHER PLAN IS IMPLEMENTED FIRST,
AND IT FAILS,
THE MOON WILL MOVE BEYOND THOSE PARAMETERS.
WHAT ABOUT WHEN THE MOON STARTS BACK TOWARDS US,
IT'LL BE IN RANGE AGAIN, WON'T IT?
WHEN THE MOON BEGINS ITS ORBIT BACK TO EARTH,
IT WILL BEGIN
AN EXPONENTIAL INCREASE IN VELOCITY.
NOTHING WILL STOP IT FROM HITTING THIS PLANET.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO WEIGH EACH OPTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE,
AND WE'LL CHOOSE THE PLAN
THAT HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS.
POLITICS WILL NOT PLAY A PART,
I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
DR. RHODES?
YOU NEED TO SEE THIS.
HOW DID YOU FIRST COME ACROSS THIS INFORMATION?
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING
NEVER FEIGHT TO ME.
I SUSPECTED THERE WAS MORE TO THE STORY,
SO I BEGAN TO ASK QUESTIONS.
I WAS INTRODUCED TO A SOURCE
WHO CONFIRMED THAT MY SUSPICIONS WERE CORRECT.
HOW DID YOU REACT?
IN SHOCK.
I FIND IT QUITE REMARKABLE
THAT THIS INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC.
AND THIS IS SOURCE INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE?
YES, YES, CONFIRMED OFF-THE-RECORD
BY A VERY RELIABLE SOURCE
WITHIN THE PRESIDENT'S INNER CIRCLE.
I WAS TOLD
THAT THE MOON IS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH EARTH,
AND IT WILL IMPACT IN 36 DAYS.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY OFFICIAL COMMENT?
ANY WORD FROM THE WHITE HOUSE?
THEY'RE VERY MUCH TRYING TO KEEP THIS WHOLE THING
UNDER WRAPS.
OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE SCARED.
THEY DON'T WANT TO TELL PEOPLE
THAT LIFE ON THIS PLANET MAY BE EXTINGUISHED.
MY GOD...
THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT PANIC, WIDE-SPREAD PANIC...
WHAT THE HELL DO WE DO NOW?
...I FEEL THAT THE PUBLIC IS BETTER THAN THAT...
WE MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNOWS WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN.
THEY'LL KNOW THAT TOMORROW.
DR. KITTNER?
I'VE BEEN ASKED TO GIVE YOU A MESSAGE.
EMERGENCY CREWS REACHED YOUR HOME.
YOUR CHILDREN N'T THERE,
NOR YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW.
THE HOUSE WAS EMPTY.
THEY'RE CONTINUING THEIR SEARCH.
WORLD LEADERS GATHERING NOW TO DISCUSS THE CRISIS,
WHILE THE WORLD WAITS FOR A SOLUTION,
ANYTHING THAT CAN STOP THIS APOCALYPSE.
MEANWHILE, TENSION AND PANIC
HAS BEGUN TO REAR ITS UGLY HEAD.
THEY'RE GOING WITH GENERAL VAUGHN'S PLAN.
MY FELLOW AMERICANS,
WE HAVE ALL BEEN WITNESS TO THE HORRIFIC EVENTS
THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.
I WISH I COULD COME TO YOU NOW
AND TELL YOU THAT THE WORST IS OVER.
AS HAS BEEN RECENTLY REPORTED,
THE MOON HAS, IN FACT, MOVED INTO AN ORBIT
THAT H PUT IT ON A CLISION COURSE
WITH EARTH.
WE HAVE 36 DAYS TO STOP IT.
THE UNITED STATES,
ALONG WITH OTHER NATIONS OF THE WORLD,
HAVE IMPLEMENTED "OPERATION SAFEGUARD,"
USING NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO DESTROY THE MOON
BEFORE IT REACHES US.
ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
TO ACCOMPLISH THIS ENORMOUS UNDERTAKING.
THE MISSILES WILL BE LAUNCHED TODAY.
THIS IS NOT THE END.
THIS WILL BE OUR FINEST HOUR.
IT WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE MOMENT
WHEN OUR WORLD BECAME ONE PEOPLE,
WITH ONE COMMON CAUSE.
WE ARE NOT AMERICAN.
WE ARE NOT CHINESE OR FRENCH OR RUSSIAN,
WE ARE ONE PEOPLE ON A LONELY PLANET.
WE WILL PRAY TOGETHER.
WE WILL HELP EACH OTHER,
AND WE WILL NOT ABANDON OUR VALUES, OUR SELF-RESPECT,
OR THE RULE OF LAW IN THIS TIME OF ANXIETY.
BE WITH YOUR LOVED ONES,
AND BE COMFORTED IN THE KNOWLEDGE
THAT THIS GOVERNMENT,
AND ALL OUR FRIENDS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD,
ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN.
THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
[HELICOPTERS WHIRR OVERHEAD]
HELLO...
HELLO?
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP.
WE WERE ON A TRAIN, IT DERAILED.
THERE ARE OTHERS HURT.
OKAY, BRING THE TRUCK.
GET THESE PEOPLE TO THE SHELTER.
THANK YOU.
HEY, LOOK!
CAREFUL, NOW.
HEY!
THOSE ARE SPOKEN FOR.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, YOU DEAF?
CAFE IS CLOSED.
OW, LET GO!
[SCREAMING] GRANDPA!
TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THEM.
[GASPS]
GRANDPA?
OW...
SADIE, GET SOME WATER.
HOW LONG?
FIVE MINUTES.
WHERE'S SPACE COMMAND SATELLITE?
IT'S COMG UP.
THE DATA WE'RE GETTING LOOKS STRANGE.
THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON, GUYS.
WHAT IS IT?
THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS
CAUSED THE MOON TO TUMBLE ERRATICALLY.
HAS IT INCREASED THE MOON'S VELOCITY?
YES.
IT'S GOING TO MAKE IMPACT FIVE DAYS EARLIER.
THEIR PLAN DIDN'T WORK.
YEAH.
THANKS.
IT FAILED, MR. PRESIDE.
ASSEMBLE DR. RHODES AND HER TEAM.
I WANT ANOTHER PLAN.
YES, MR. PRESIDENT.
THE PRESIDENT WANTS MORE OPTIONS.
WELL, IT'S A LITTLE LATE.
WE GAVE HIM THE ONLY OPTION.
MAYBE NOT.
I MIGHT HAVE AN IDEA.
THE MOON IS NOW TUMBLING,
ROTATING UNEVENLY.
WHY?
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE FROM THE HYPERMASS.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN PUSHED OFF CENTRE.
THE NUKES MAY HAVE DONE SOMETHING FOR US
AFTER ALL.
I THINK THEY HAVE PARTIALLY DISLODGED OUR BROWN DWARF,
MOVED IT BACK, CLOSER,
TOWARDS THE SURFACE OF THE MOON.
SO, WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?
ACTUALLY, IT'S YOURS.
AS SOME OF YOU ARE AWARE,
WHILE AT NASA, I HEED A TEAM
DEVELOPING A ZERO-GRAVITY PROPULSION MACHINE
BY MEANS OF MANIPULATING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY.
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
IT GENERATES EXTREME ELECTROMAGNETIC CURRENT.
WE ARE GOING TO MAGNETIZE THE MOON'S CORE,
LITERALLY TURN IT
INTO ONE GIGANTIC ELECTROMAGNET.
THE MACHINE IS SELF-POWERED, NUCLEAR.
THIS MACHINE WILL CREATE AN INSTANT OF REVERSE POLARITY,
WHICH WILL START A CHAIN REACTION
WITHIN THE CORE.
THE BROWN DWARF AND THE MOON'S CORE
WILL REPEL EACH OTHER, POSITIVE TO POSITIVE,
LIKE TRYING TO CONNECT TWO POSITIVE SIDES OF A MAGNET.
AND IF WE DO THIS
WHEN THE MOON IS AT ITS FURTHEST POINT FROM EARTH,
ITS AXIS PEAK,
THE BROWN DWARF WILL BE EXPELLED BY THE MOON,
AND DRAWN INTO THE SUN'S GRAVITY, NOT EARTH'S.
THE MOON WILL THEN RETAIN A NORMAL ORBIT AROUND EARTH.
YOU CAN DO THAT WITH THIS MACHINE?
FIRST WE HAVE TO BUILD IT, MR. PRESIDENT.
WAIT A MINUTE, BUILD IT WHERE?
WELL, MOST OF THE MECHANISMS CAN BE BUILT HERE.
THE REST WILL NEED TO BE ASSEMBLED ON THE MOON.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING.
FORTUNATELY, ESA HAD PLANNED
THE MANNED PHASE OF THEIR LUNAR OPERATION
NEXT MONTH,
SO MOST OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALREADY IN PLACE.
HOW DO YOU USE THIS THING
TO MAGNETIZE THE CORE?
DRILL A HOLE AND DROP IT DOWN?
A THIN, STEEL,
CARBON FULLERENE NANOWIRE,
NEWLY DEVELOPED BY THE U.S. MILITARY
FOR TRANSFER OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY,
WILL BE ATTACHED TO
A CONVERTED CRUISE MISSILE,
WITH THE OTHER END CONNECTED TO THE E.M. MACHINE.
AND WE'VE-- ALEX, CAN YOU PUT UP THE...
THANK YOU. WE HAVE DONE
SOME EXTENSIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE MOON
AND BELIEVE THAT DEEP FISSURE CANYONS
HAVE BEEN EXPLOITED ALL THE WAY TO THE CORE.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF BLAST DEBRIS,
CONTINUED RESIDUAL EFFECTS
FROM THE IMPACT,
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE F US TO DO ANY DETAILED THERMAL READINGS
FROM HERE.
THE ASTRONAUTS WILL HAVE TO DETERMINE
THE MOST APPROPRIATE CANYON
TO LAUNCH OUR MI,
DEPENDING ON WHICH OF THESE CANYONS
BEST SUIT OUR NEEDS.
NOW, ONCE THE CANYONN HAS BEEN CHOSEN,SE CANYONS
THE ASTRONAUTS WILL DESCEND INTO IT
VIA A JET-PROPELLED ROVER,
AND WITH ON-SITE THERMAL EQUIPMENT,
BEGIN DETAILED SUB-SURFACE TERRAIN MAPPING
FOR THE MISSILE'S GUIDANCE SYSTEM,
WHICH WILL DIRECT THE MISSILE
DOWN INTO THE CORE--
THIS IS FANTASY!
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ATTACH THAT MUCH WIRE TO A MISSILE?
IT WON'T ACTUALLY BE THAT DIFFICULT.
A.S.E.P.?
THAT'S WHAT WE INTENDED, GENERAL.
WHAT-WHAT'S A.S.E.P.?
AMERICAN SPACE ELEVATOR PROTOTYPE.
THE IDEA IS TO USE ULTRA-THIN CABLE
TO LIFT CARGO TO AN ORBITING BASE.
IT'S STILL IN DEVELOPMENT.
THE NANOWIRE IS BOTH HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE
AND INCREDIBLY STRONG.
WE'LL USE THE WIRE FROM THAT TECHNOLOGY
AS THE CONDUCTOR
FROM THE E.M. MACHINE TO THE WARHEAD.
NOW, WE WILL CONVERT THE MISSILE
TO A COPPER PLASMA-BASED WARHEAD.
AFTER THE CANY HAS BEEN MAPPED
BY THE ASTRONAUTS,
THE MISSILE'S TERCOM GUIDANCE SYSTEM
WILL BE PROGRAMMED VIA FIRE CONTROL
FROM WITHIN THE LUNAR MODULE.
AS THE MISSILE EMBEDS ITSELF IN THE MOON'S CORE,
THE DEAD WARHEAD COPPER LINER
WILL COLLAPSE, MELT,
FORM A PLASMA JET,
WHICH WILL BE DIRECTED OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE MISSILE
INTO THE MOON'S CORE,
EFFECTIVELY TRANSFERRING THE E.M. CURRENT,
FORCING THE BROWN DWARF OUT OF THE MOON.
THERE IS, HOWEVER, ONE CAVEAT.
IT IS, UH, UNLIKELY
THE ASTRONAUTS WILL MAKE IT BACK TO THE LAR MODULE
BEFORE THE MOON'S CORE HAS BEEN MAGNETIZED,
BUT EVEN IF THEY DO,
THERE'S LITTLE CHANCE OF THE LUNAR MODULE
ESCAPING THE MAGNETIC FIELD.
IT'S, ESSENTIALLY, A ONE-WAY TRIP.
IT SHOULD BEOLUNTARY.
CAN WE PULL THIS OFF?
AS WE SAID,
THE BROWN DWARF MUST BE EJECTED
WHEN THE MOON REACHES ITS AXIS PEAK,
OTHERWISE, IT'LL HIT US INSTEAD OF THE SUN.
IF THERE ARE ANY DELAYS OR HICCUPS,
IT'LL BE TOO LATE.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE 16 DAYS TO LAUNCH,
TO GIVE THE SOYUZ ENOUGH TIME
TO CATCH UP TO THE MOON,
AND TO GIVE OUR ASTRONAUTS ENOUGH TIME
TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN.
SIR, WE SPEND YEARS
TRAINING OUR ASTRONAUTS FOR A SINGLE MISSION.
THE RUSSIAN SOYUZ ADVANCED CREW TRANSPORT
IS ALREADY PREPPED FOR THEIR LUNAR MISSION.
16 DAYS?
IT CAN'T BE DONE.
WE'D NEED TO REPROGRAM EVERY CODE FROM SCRATCH.
THAT'S TRUE, WE WILL,
BUT IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
DAMN NEAR.
THE ALTERNATIVE, GENTLEMEN, IS DAMN NEAR.
ALL RIGHT, I'M SOLD.
LET'S CONSULT OUR ALLIES,
GET A CONSENSUS.
CONTACT ESA'S LUNAR MISSION COMMANDER
AND THE REST OF THE SPACE FLIGHT TEAM.
DO IT.
GET IT BUILT.
THAT'S ENOUGH, THANKS.
YOU'RECOME.
[MAN MOANS GROGGILY]
WE CAN'T STAY HERE.
WE'VE GOT--
[CRIES OUT IN PAIN]
GRANDPA!
OH, IT'S MY HEART.
I LOST MY PILLS.
JAKE, GO OVER THERE,
AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIND SOME ASPIRIN.
MY GRANDPA, HE NEEDS ASPIRIN.
HE'S GOT A BAD HEART!
YEAH, WELL, THANKS TO YOUR GRANDPA,
I GOT A BAD HEADACHE.
Y!
HEY, KID!
YOU STAY AWAY FROM THEM.
HELLO.
THIS IS TERRENCE YOUNG,
THE MISSION DIRECTOR
OF THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY'S
LUNAR EXPEDITION.
HELLO.
THE EURO-SOYUZ SPACECRAFT
IS BEING PREPPED
AT THEIR LAUNCH FACILITY IN KAZAKHSTAN.
NOW, THE RUSSIAN SPACE CONTROL WAS DAMAGED
DURING THE LAST SURGE,
SO MISSION CONTROL WILL NOW BE
THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
IN DARMSTADT, GERMANY.
IT'LL TAKE A MIRACLE TO PULL THIS OFF,
BUT I DO BELIEVE WE CAN.
OUR BIGGEST CONCERN NOW
IS THE ASSEMBLY OF THAT MACHINE
ON THE MOON.
WELL, MOST OF IT CAN BE ASSEMBLED HERE.
OUR MISSION SPECIALISTS
WILL NEED TO PRACTICE FINAL ASSEMBLY
ON DUMMY PARTS.
I'LL SUPERVISE.
YES, WE UNDERSTAND THAT,
BUT WITH THE ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE,
THERE IS SOME CONCERN
THAT MISSION CONTROL MAY LOSE COMMUNICATION
WITH THE ASTRONAUTS.
NOW, WE NEED SOMEONE UP THERE
WITH A SPECIALIZED
AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THAT MACHINE.
WHAT, ARE YOU JOKING?
I HAVE NO TRAINING FOR THIS.
THIS IS YOUR BRAINCHILD, DR. KITTNER.
DR. EMERSON, AS YOU'VE STATED,
THERE IS NO WAY TO PROPERLY MAP THE CANYON'S TERRAIN FROM HERE.
AN EXPERT IN MOON GEOLOGY
WITH A VAST UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE IMPACT
IS ESSENTIAL.
THERE'S SIMPLY NO WAY
WE CAN TRAIN ANYONE DOWN HERE TO DO THAT.
NO, NO, I'M... I'M NOT AN ASTRONAUT.
THERE IS NO ROOM FOR ERROR HERE, GENTLEMEN,
AND WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
I'M SORRY TO YOU BOTH, BUT THAT IS THE SITUATION.
IT'S A THOUSAND-TO-ONE
THAT THE ASTRONAUTS ARE COMING BACK.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT, TOO.
WE CANNOT TAKE A CHANCE
WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
OUR BEST HOPE LIES IN YOUR HANDS.
MY CHILDREN ARE STILL OUT THERE, SIR.
I WANT THEM FOUND.
FEMA HASHING YET.
IT WAS AN UNFAIR PROPOSITION.
NO ONE IS GOING TO FORCE YOU TO DO THIS.
I KNOW THAT.
LOOK, WE STILL HAVE TIME.
WE CAN TRAIN SOMEONE ELSE.
REMEMBER WHEN I SAID THAT, UH,
THINGS DON'T ALWAYS TURN OUT
THE WAY WE EXPECT?
I REMEMBER.
I WAS TALKING ABOUT US.
WE HAD SOMETHING.
I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT IT.
I KNOW, ALEX. ME TOO.
I NEED YOUO DO SOMETHING FOR ME, MADDIE.
I NEED YOU TO SAY GOODBYE TO MY KIDS FOR ME.
ALEX, WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER--
LISTEN, I MADE ARRANGEMENTS,
AND, UH...
I PROMISED THEM I WOULD NEVER LEAVE
WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE,
SO I NEED YOU TO DO THAT.
I WANT YOU TO TELL THEM THAT I'M SORRY.
OKAY?
ALEX--
LOOK, THEY'RE RIGHT.
THERE'S JUST NO ROOM FOR ERROR.
I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN BUILD THAT MACHINE,
FOR CERTAIN, ANYWAY.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY PROUD OF THEIR FATHER.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
NO, IT ISN'T.
I GOT TO GO.
I GOT A PLANE TO CATCH.
[TERRENCE YOUNG]: THE COMPONENTS ARE BEING MADE
AT FIVE LOCATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE.
U.S., JAPAN, BRAZIL, FRANCE, AND GERMANY.
OUR FACILITY HERE IS HARDENED AGAINST E.M.P.s,
SO ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS WERE PRESERVED
DURING THE LAST SURGE, AND ARE OPERATING NORMALLY.
BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED MASS ON THE MOON,
YOU'RE GOING TO WEIGH TWICE AS MUCH THERE
AS YOU DO HERE.
SO, WE'VE WEIGHTED DOWN YOUR TRAINING SUITS
ACCORDINGLY
SO THAT YOU GET USED TO IT.
BELIEVE ME, OVER THE NEXT TEN DAYS,
YOU ARE GOING TO SWEAT, VOMIT,
AND WISH TO GOD
THAT THE METEOR HAD HIT US INSTEAD OF THE MOON.
GENTLEMEN, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU
TO FLIGHT COMMANDER
COURTNEY BATTERTON, FROM THE U.S.,
AND LUNAR MODULE PILOT
SERGEI PITINKOV, FROM RUSSIA.
ALEX KITTNER.
SERGEI.
ROLAND EMERSON.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
ALEX.
HI.
WELL, THEN, IF, UH,
IF WE'VE ALL MET...
HERE.
THEY'RE SCARCE. TAKE IT.
WHERE DID YOU GET IT?
MONEY TALKS.
THANKS.
VIELEN DANK.
YOU MARRIED?
ENGAGED.
WAS HE WITH YOU?
I'VE NEVER BEEN MARRIED.
I'M NOT SURE I'M THE TYPE.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO
CHANGE MY LIFE LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, DON'T GET ME WRONG, I'M A NICE GUY,
I LIKE PEOPLE, I'M FRIENDLY...
...DR. EMERSON, SEEN HERE,
TOLD REPORTERS YESTERDAY THAT BOTH HE AND DR. KITTNER...
...WORRYING ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE
AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO...
...AND ARE CONFIDENT IN THE MISSION'S SUCCESS.
THE LAUNCH OF THE EURO-SOYUZ SPACECRAFT
IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY.
WE ARE TOLD THAT THERE IS A VERY SPECIFIC TIMELINE
FOR THE ASTRONAUTS TO REACH THE MOON
IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO ALTER ITS COURSE.
YOU KNOW HIM?
YES.
...WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING STORY
AND BRING YOU THE LATEST NEWS AS DETAILS BECOME AVAILABLE.
WHERE IS HE?
HE'S OUTSIDE, TRYING TO FIX ONE OF THOSE CARS.
[STATIC CRACKLES ON RADIO]
...BROADCAST FROM THE WHITE HOUSE...
UPDATE ON THE LUNAR MISSION
CALL THE SITUATION OUR BEST CHANC
TO STOP THE MOON'S IMMINENT COLLISION
WITH THE EARTH...
UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE EVENING...
[STATIC CRACKLES]
...EMERGENCY CREWS ARE STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT,
AND THEY'RE CONCENTRATING THEIR WORK IN THE CITIES.
A NATIONAL CURFEW HAS BEEN PUT INTO EFFECT,
AND FOR THEIOWN SAFETY,
CITIZENS ARE PROHIBITED FROM LEAVING THEIR HOMES.
HERE.
SEE IF HE'LL EAT IT.
CAN WE HAVE ANOTHER CANDY BAR?
WE'RE BOTH HUNGRY.
FINE.
HERE.
YOU SHOULD BE NICER TO PEOPLE.
YEAH, WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE MAYBE THEY'LL BE NICER TO YOU.
NO, YOU CAN'T COME WITH US.
BUT I MUST GET TO COLOGNE.
THERE IS NO ROOM.
WE HAVE TO GET THESE SUPPLIES TO ANOTHER SHELTER.
IF YOU CAN JUST GET ME TO A MILITARY BASE,
THEY CAN CONTACT MY FIANCE, DR. ROLAND EMERSON.
HE'S ONE OF THE ASTRONAUTS.
HE IS ON THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY TEAM.
HE'S ADVISING THE GOVERNMENT.
PLEASE, I MUST GET TO HIM.
I AM SORRY.
NOW, PLEASE, GO BACK TO THE TENT.
Y, BUDDY.
THE LADY NEEDS A RIDE, YOU SQUEEZE HER IN?
I CAN'T.
HEY...
YOU ARE HURT, YEAH?
MM-MM...
I'M PREGNANT.
YOU'RE WHAT?
MM-HMM.
HEY, LOOK...
I'M BUYING R TICKET, ALL RIGHT?
TAKE IT.
I CAN'T DO THAT, SIR.
LOOK, THE WOMAN'S PREGNANT.
I'M ASKING YOU,
CAN YOU JUST, PLEASE, HELP HER OUT?
YEAH.
THANK YOU.
NO PROBL.
HEY, UH, GOOD LUCK.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
PIERCE, BOB PIERCE.
I'M MARTINA ALTMANN.
THANK YOU, MR. PIERCE.
NO PROBLEM.
MARTINA!
I'M OKAY.
JAKE...
REACH IN MY SHIRT POCKET.
I WANT TO TELL YOU A STORY...
ABOUT YOUR MOM.
WHEN YOU WERE BABIES,
STILL IN YOUR CRIBS...
EN WHEN YOU WERE OLDER,
YOUR MOTHER,
SHE'D COME INTO YOUR ROOM
LATE AT NIGHT...
JUST TO STARE,
TO ADORE YOU.
YOU NEVER WOKE.
YOU NEVER KNEW...
BUT SOME PART OF YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN SHE WAS THERE.
YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO THAT NOW,
TO THE PART THAT KNOWS SHE'S ALWAYS THERE,
WATCHING OVER YOU.
WE'LL BE THERE WITH YOU...
ALWAYS,
YOUR MOM AND I.
COT ON IT.
YOUR FATHER'S A...
A GOOD MAN.
HE'LL FIND YOU.
HE...
GRANDPA!
[SOBBING]
NO...
NO, YOU ARE COMING BACK.
WE ARE HAVING A BABY.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE!
NO, NO, NO.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
LOOK AT ME.
I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN
TO GET BACK HERE.
I PROMISE YOU.
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY, I REALLY AM.
[SOBBING]
[CHURCH BELLS RING]
DO YOU, MARTINA ALTMANN,
TAKE ROLAND EMERSON TO BE YOUR LAWFULLY WEDDED HUSBAND,
FOR BETTER OR WORSE, RICHER OR POORER,
TILL DEATH DO YOU PART?
I DO.
AND DO YOU, ROLAND EMERSON,
TAKE MARTINA ALTMANN
TO BE YOUR LAWFULLY WEDDED WIFE,
FOR BETTER OR WORSE, RICHER OR POORER,
TILL DEATH DO YOU PART?
I DO.
YOU MAY KISS.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
WHERE WERE YOU GOING WHEN YOU CAME HERE?
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
WAIT.
YOU CAN'T--
YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE US HERE!
LOOK, KID,
I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR GRAMPS, ALL RIGHT,
BUT IT'S SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST NOW.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE US INTO TOWN OR SOMETHING.
MY DAD, HE'S IN WASHINGTON.
ALEX KITTNER?
HE'S ADVISING THE PRESIDENT.
YOU'LL GET A REWARD!
HERE, YOU CAN KEEP THEM.
WHAT? I DON'T WANT THIS--
GOOD LUCK, KID.
STOP!
STOP! PLEASE!
GET IN.
AUXILIARY POWER.
SWITCHING TO AUXILIARY POWER.
ACCESS ARM RETRACT AND CREW FALLBACK.
MAIN ENGINE START.
GO WITH MAIN ENGINE START.
[ENGINES BEGIN RUMBLING]
TEN, NINE, EIGHT,
SEVEN, SIX,
FIVE, FOUR,
THREE, TWO, ONE.
BLAST-OFF.
LIFT-OFF.
DR. EMERSON, DO WE HAVE FINAL TRAJECTORY POINTS?
THAT'S AFFIRMATIVE, CENTRE.
I'VE GOT A CRYSTAL-CLEAR VIEW FROM HERE,
AND OUR THERMAL GEAR IS READING BEAUTIFULLY.
WE'VE DISCOVERED THE BEST CREVICE
FOR OUR MISSILE LAUNCH,
AND THE LANDING WILL PROCEED.
THANK YOU. SERGEI?
COPY, CENTRE.
IT'S WELL WITHIN OUR LANDING PARAMETERS.
I'M DOWNLOADING COORDINATES NOW.
DR. RHODES, WHAT'S OUR S.T?
NO CHANGE,
ALL LUNAR CONDITIONS REMAIN AS PREDICTED.
LUNAR CONDITIONS ARE VALID.
COMMANDER BATTERTON, HOW DO WE LOOK?
ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO FROM HERE, CONTROL.
GOOD.
WELL, WE'LL TAKE CONTROL OF THE CARGO VESSEL LAUNCH
FROM HERE,
SO STAND BY FOR LUNAR MODULE PREP.
COPY THAT.
AH, SO FAR SO GOOD.
PROVIDED NOTHING UNTOWARD HAPPENS,
WE SHOULD GET THEM THERE.
DR. RHODES...
WE JUST GOT A CALL.
A MILITA CHECKPOINT IS HOLDING A MAN
WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE
DR. KITTNER'S CHILDREN WITH HIM.
DR. KITTNER, THIS IS MISSION CONTROL.
WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO LOOK AT YOUR MONITOR.
HI, DADDY!
HI, DAD!
HEY, GUYS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M GOING TO THE MOON.
WHERE'S YOUR GRANDFATHER?
HE...
HE DIED.
WHEN ARE YOU COMING HOME, DADDY?
I'M NOT SURE, PUMPKIN.
WHY NOT?
WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING I HAVE TO DO.
I NEED TO SAVE THE MAN IN THE MOON.
DAD?
YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR SISTER, OKAY?
YOU'RE THE MAN OF THE HOUSE NOW, REMEMBER?
I LOVE YOU BOTH VERY MUCH.
I LOVE YOU, TOO, DAD.
I LOVE YOU, DADDY.
GOODBYE, JAKE.
GOODBYE, SADIE.
[SERGEI]: DR. KITTNER, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
ARE YOU ABLE TO MOVE ANY FASTER?
[ALEX]: WE HAVE TO TRY,
BUT THIS HEIGHTENED GRAVITY IS WEARING US DOWN.
CONTROL, COUPLING ON COIL FOUR COMPLETE.
INTERVAL A GO.
CONTINUE SEQUENCE
THROUGH TO THE NEXT LINKAGE.
THE MOON WILL REACH ITS AXIS PEAK IN SIX HOURS.
THEY HAVE TO COMPLETE THE E.M. MACHINE.
THEIR MEDS ARE PEAKED.
THEY CAN'T KEEP UP THIS PACE MUCH LONGER.
DO THEY HAVE ENOUGH OXYGEN?
WE'LL HAVE TO TAP THE RESERVE.
WELL, WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
RIGHT.
IT'S NOT CONNECTED.
TRY IT AGAIN.
COIL FIVE ISN'T TAKING THE COUPLING.
SERGEI, RUN A DIAGNOSTIC,
FIND OUT WHAT THE COMPUTER IS DOING.
COPY.
IT'S A FAILED COIL INTERFACE
INSI THE LINKAGE CHASSIS.
PORT H-4.
FIVE HOURS TO AXIS PEAK.
[TERRENCE]: COPY THAT.
ORBIT ONE, IT'S GETTING TIGHT.
HOW MUCH LONGER?
I NEED TO REPLACE COIL FIVE.
IT'LL TAKE AT LEAST FIVE HOURS.
WHAT?
THAT'S TOO LONG.
WE WON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO LAUNCH THE MISSILE.
YOU HAVE TO BEGIN SUBSURFACE MAPPING NOW.
WE NEED GUIDANCE INFORMATION FOR THE MISSILE.
DR. KITTNER...
I CAN ASSEMBLE THE REMAINING COUPLERS.
THE NANOWIRE IS SECURED
FOR THE MISSILE.
DR. EMERSON?
YEAH.
MAPPING EQUIPMENT LOADED.
WE ARE READY TO GO.
[ENGINE RUMBLING]
WE NEED TO GET THAT MAPPING DONE
AND GET THIS MACHINE ONLINE NOW.
[MADDIE]: THREE HOURS, FOUR MINUTES TO AXIS PEAK.
TIME?
THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TIME.
AS OUR FINAL HOURS TICK AWAY,
WE DO NOT HEAR REPORTS OF PANIC OR LAWLESSNESS.
INSTEAD, ODDLY, CALM.
A STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL PEACE THAT HAS ELUDED US UNTIL NOW.
THE IRONY MATTERS NOT,
AS MANY PEOPLE SPEND THESE FINAL HOURS
FULFILLING THEIR LAST WISHES,
DOING THINGS THEY'VE NEVER TAKEN TIME TO DO.
CONQUERING FEARS...
FINDING LOVE...
FINDING FAITH...
CONTROL, ALL COILS ARE GO.
ASSEMBLY COMPLETE.
HE DID IT.
IT'S DONE.
[MACHINE POWERS UP]
COME ON, ALEX, TURN IT ON.
TURN IT ON.
[BEEPING]
[DEVICE RUMBLING]
PRELIMINARY POWER ACTIVATED.
SERGEI, WHAT ARE THE LEVELS?
LEVELS ARE HOLDING.
ALL IS GO.
LOCKED AND READY FOR PLASMA IGNITION.
COPY.
[ROLAND]: THE SUBSURFACE FRACTURES
ARE WIDER THAN WE THOUGHT.
WE CAN ACCELERATE OUR DESCENT.
ANY INCREASE IN VELOCITY,
AND YOU WILL BE SHATTERED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CANYON.
SERGEI, WE HAVE NO OTHER CHANCE.
SERGEI, RECALCULATE THE RATE OF DESCENT.
WE'LL TRY AND MAKE UP THE TIME.
COPY.
ONE HOUR, 15 MINUTES TO AXIS PEAK.
THE MACHINE IS READY.
WHAT'S THE HOLDUP?
ALMOST IN POSITION.
MAPPING ALMOST COMPLETE.
LET'S NOT GIVE UP JUST YET.
COURTNEY, THE E.M. MACHINE IS LOCKED AND POWERED.
ALL SYSTEMS REMAIN GO.
WAITING ON MAPPING SEQUENCE.
COPY, ALEX.
WE'RE GETTING VERY HIGH E.M. LEVELS DOWN HERE.
COPY.
FILTERS ARE PEAKED.
SIGNAL STRENGTH IS GOOD.
I JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME HERE.
STRAIGHT, YES.
GOOD, KEEP IT STEADY
JUST A FEW MORE SECONDS.
OKAY.
IT'S OPENING UP NOW.
I'VE GOT A GOOD VIEW FROM UP HERE.
YES...
YES, WE'VE GOT A LINE OF SIGHT.
GO.
FIRE CONTROL, STAND BY.
PREPARE FOR SEQUENCE TRANSFER.
WHAT'S HAPPENING? WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
SHE LOST CONTROL.
THRUST CONTROL'S GONE!
I SEE A SLIGHT OUTCROPPI
I CAN'T KEEP THIS DESCENT ALTITUDE!
WE'RE GOING IN TOO STEEP!
ROLAND?
DO YOU COPY?
DON'T LET GO.
I GOT YOU.
I'M SLIPPING.
HOLD TIGHT.
DON'T LET GO.
HOLD ON!
[SCREAMS]
[SCREAMING]
NO...
ALEX...
I'VE LOST COURTNEY.
I'M...
I'M ON SOME SORT OF A...
CLIFF TOP.
ROLAND...
WE NEED THE MISSILE'S FINAL GUIDANCE SEQUENCE.
CAN YOU TRANSMIT?
THERE'S BEEN SOME DAMAGE.
ARE YOU READING ANYTHING?
NO. DR. EMERSON,
THE TRANSMITTER FROM THE HOVERCRAFT.D
THE MISSILE IS STILL BLIND, ROLAND.
IT'LL TAKE SEVEN MINUTES TO REACH THE CORE,
WHICH MEANS WE HAVE...
LESS THAN TEN MINUTES TO FIRE IT.
WE'LL BE PAST THE POINT OF NO RETURN.
COPY.
COME ON.
COME ON...
TRANSMITTING.
WE HAVE TO LAUNCH NOW.
STILL UPLOADING.
COME ON, WE'RE GOING TO MISS THE WINDOW.
COME ON, KITTNER.
MISSILE AWAY!
THE MISSILE'S BEEN FIRED!
THE MISSILE IS IN THE CANYON.
TRACKING MISSILE.
DR. KITTNER...
I'VE DONE SOME CALCULATIONS.
THERE MAY STILL BE TIME
FOR US TO ESCAPE THE E.M. FIELD
IF WE LAUNCH NOW.
WE'RE WAITING FOR ROLAND.
THE HOVERCRAFT IS INOPERABLE--
WE ARE NOT LEAVING ANYONE BEHIND, UNDERSTOOD?
ALEX, HE'S RIGHT.
I'M STUCK HERE.
YOU STL HAVE A CHANCE.
ROLAND--
NO, ALEX,
LISTEN TO ME,
GO HOME.
GO TO YOUR KIDS.
WE'VE FINISHED OUR JOB HERE.
STARTHE LAUNCHING SEQUENCE, SERGEI.
WE'RE NOT LEAVING WITHOUT YOU, ROLAND.
YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
START IT NOW, SERGEI.
NOW!
DON'T DO IT.
THREE MINUTES UNTIL DETONATION.
ONE MINUTE TO DETONATION.
30 SECONDS TO DETONATION.
TEN SECONDS TO DETONATION.
SEVEN, SIX,
FIVE, FOUR, THREE,
TWO, ONE.
HEY, WHERE YOU GOING?
TO SEE IF IT WORKED.
LET'S GO.
OH, MY GOD.
ORBIT ONE, THIS IS MISSION CONTROL,
DO YOU COPY?
ORBIT ONE, THIS IS MISSION CONTROL,
DO YOU COPY?
ORBIT ONE, DO YOU COPY?
THIS IS ORBIT ONE.
COPY, CONTROL.
WE HEAR YOU.
WE ARE AWAY.
MYSELF AND DR. KITTNER.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS.
LET'S GET THEM HOME SAFELY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE THEM NOW.
DR. RHODES!
DR. KITTNER
AND COSMONAUT PITINKOV,
THEY WERE NOT ON THE MOON.
THEY'RE ALIVE.
YEAH.
[CROWD APPLAUDS AND CHEERS]
SO?
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THE MAGNETIC PULSE
EXPLODED THE ENTIRE COMPLEX OF FAULT LINES.
IS IT STABLE?
YES, IT'S STABLE.
CONGRATULATIONS. WELL DONE.
MR. DIRECTOR, CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
EVERYONE, THANK YOU.
GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU.
IT'S OVER.
IT WORKED.
[SIGHS AND GASPS OF RELIEF]
[LAUGHING]
THERE WILL BE COUNTLESS CASUALTIES TO BE SURE,
AND OUR PRAYERS GO WITH THEM,
BUT OUR WORLD HAS NOT BEEN EXTINGUISHED.
WE ARE HERE.
WE ARE ALIVE.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP.
DESPITE THIS,
MILLIONS HAVE GATHERED IN SPONTANEOUS CELEBRATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD,
CHRISTENING WHAT MANY ARE CALLING
A NEW BEGINNING.
HOSTILITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
HAVE CEASED.
A TIME TO HEAL,
PERHAPS A SECOND CHANCE TO GET IT RIGHT.
WELL DONE.
THANK YOU, GENERAL.
DAD!
LET ME SEE YOU.
I LOVE YOU GUYS.
LET'S GO HOME, GUYS.