Brainstorm

00:29:49,571 --> 00:29:52,233 I'm not talking about a military or civilian potential now. 355 00:29:52,307 --> 00:29:54,502 I am talking about a breakthrough. 356 00:29:54,976 --> 00:29:57,206 A communications breakthrough. 357 00:29:58,179 --> 00:29:59,646 Words don't do it. 358 00:30:00,014 --> 00:30:02,073 Pictures don't do it. This... 359 00:30:02,617 --> 00:30:04,414 ...might be the beginning. 360 00:30:04,686 --> 00:30:07,246 But you've got to let my people breathe. 361 00:30:08,122 --> 00:30:09,384 You've got to... 362 00:30:10,325 --> 00:30:11,815 Well, here they are. 363 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,521 Lillian, good to see you again. 364 00:30:14,929 --> 00:30:16,829 I didn't see you downstairs, Colonel. 365 00:30:16,898 --> 00:30:20,265 Well, we all just got in and we can only stay a few minutes. 366 00:30:21,402 --> 00:30:22,630 Captain Barty. 367 00:30:23,171 --> 00:30:24,399 Mr. Zimbach. 368 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:26,707 Colonel Easterbrook. 369 00:30:26,908 --> 00:30:30,742 - And Landon Marks. - It's a real, real pleasure, Dr. Reynolds. 370 00:30:31,613 --> 00:30:34,548 - Do I know you? - Yes. Cal Tech. '56. 371 00:30:35,917 --> 00:30:38,408 I wanted you all to get to know each other. 372 00:30:38,653 --> 00:30:40,348 Dr. Reynolds, of course. 373 00:30:40,455 --> 00:30:41,717 Karen Brace... 374 00:30:41,923 --> 00:30:43,322 ...Dr. Brace. 375 00:30:44,192 --> 00:30:45,750 And Mr. Abramson. 376 00:30:52,433 --> 00:30:55,869 We're tremendously enthusiastic about your recent breakthrough. 377 00:30:55,937 --> 00:30:58,906 Yes. We've been working on an array system ourselves... 378 00:30:58,973 --> 00:31:00,668 ...but with slow progress. 379 00:31:00,875 --> 00:31:02,433 That's understandable. 380 00:31:03,044 --> 00:31:05,774 Of course, we've been looking at the application... 381 00:31:05,847 --> 00:31:07,712 ...from a different point of view. 382 00:31:08,249 --> 00:31:12,049 What point of view is that, Colonel? Blowing people to kingdom come? 383 00:31:16,558 --> 00:31:19,994 Lillian, I think we can let the colonel express his opinion. 384 00:31:24,399 --> 00:31:27,300 Not everything in the military is blowing people up. 385 00:31:27,368 --> 00:31:30,428 We're interested in tapping in to higher brain functions: 386 00:31:30,505 --> 00:31:32,871 Thoughts, emotions, that kind of thing. 387 00:31:35,143 --> 00:31:36,610 Now I remember you. 388 00:31:37,378 --> 00:31:39,209 We're working on that, too. 389 00:31:40,682 --> 00:31:42,013 Shut up, Michael. 390 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,086 You don't know what's going on, do you? 391 00:31:50,158 --> 00:31:52,092 Why don't we all have a drink? 392 00:31:53,595 --> 00:31:55,654 - I don't get it. - No, you don't. 393 00:31:56,297 --> 00:31:57,355 Excuse me. 394 00:32:04,806 --> 00:32:09,675 Lillian, I don't think Dr. Marks's presence will be a detriment to the project. 395 00:32:10,011 --> 00:32:11,706 Alex, I'm sorry. 396 00:32:12,513 --> 00:32:14,504 No. I have to say no. 397 00:32:14,616 --> 00:32:18,552 Dr. Reynolds, for your own sake, I'd like to help you complete your records. 398 00:32:18,620 --> 00:32:21,612 A woman of your stature can't just sloppily jot down... 399 00:32:21,689 --> 00:32:24,351 Alex, please. You promised you wouldn't do this. 400 00:32:24,726 --> 00:32:26,455 He's a spy for the Feds. 401 00:32:27,395 --> 00:32:31,058 The Feds, as you call it, are here to protect the American public... 402 00:32:31,733 --> 00:32:33,758 ...from potentially dangerous research. 403 00:32:33,835 --> 00:32:35,132 Alex, no! 404 00:32:35,470 --> 00:32:36,129 No! 405 00:32:36,204 --> 00:32:40,436 I want you to understand, Dr. Reynolds, that my function is not to be a spy. 406 00:32:41,142 --> 00:32:43,110 I do have a certain expertise. 407 00:32:43,177 --> 00:32:45,577 Listen, you were a hack at Stanford and a hack at Bell! 408 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:47,079 He's on your team. 409 00:32:47,148 --> 00:32:47,978 Why? 410 00:32:48,049 --> 00:32:50,574 - He is on your team! - No! 411 00:32:50,652 --> 00:32:53,450 - Lillian, goddamn it, the man just wants... - Alex! 412 00:32:54,055 --> 00:32:56,046 Don't goddamn me, sweetheart. 413 00:32:56,658 --> 00:32:58,421 - Just don't goddamn me! - Come on. 414 00:32:58,493 --> 00:33:00,256 And don't take my project! 415 00:33:01,896 --> 00:33:03,488 This is my project! 416 00:33:04,265 --> 00:33:08,133 And I don't want to see it end up on some Defense scrap heap... 417 00:33:08,202 --> 00:33:10,670 ...before we know what it's really about! 418 00:33:11,172 --> 00:33:13,299 You have no idea! 419 00:33:23,017 --> 00:33:24,075 Well... 420 00:33:26,154 --> 00:33:27,086 I'm sorry. 421 00:33:51,679 --> 00:33:54,079 You're gonna spoil the whole thing! 422 00:33:55,483 --> 00:33:58,418 - You're so stupid!