Fat Man & Little Boy
AT EASE.
MOVE IT. MOVE IT.
MOVE IT.
1…2…3…
♪ FOR HE’S
A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW ♪
♪ FOR HE’S
A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW ♪
♪ FOR HE’S
A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW ♪
♪ WHICH NOBODY CAN DENY ♪♪
HURRAH!
HURRAH!
THOSE JAPS BETTER
WATCH OUT FOR YOU, SIR.
THE CORPS
OF ENGINEERS
IS GOING TO
MISS YOU, SIR.
WELL, THANK YOU,
GENTLEMEN.
I BUILT THIS PLACE.
I’LL BE GLAD TO EAT IT.
WELL DONE, SIR.
YOU’RE LUCKY.
GIVE THOSE JAPS
HELL, GROVES.
THANK YOU, THOMAS.
INDEED, I WILL.
SIR, I’M LOSING
MY CHANCE
TO GET OUT
FROM BEHIND A DESK
AND LEAD MEN IN COMBAT.
COLONEL GROVES,
FORGET IT.
BRONSON WANTS TO HEAD
FOR THE FRONT.
FORGET ABOUT
GOING TO THE FRONT.
YOU’RE AN ENGINEER.
YOU’LL FIGHT YOUR WAR HERE.
THAT’S WHERE
YOU’LL FIGHT IT.
IS THIS WHAT YOU’RE
ASSIGNING ME TO,
THIS BOONDOGGLE
DEAD END?
THIS DEAD END, GROVES,
HAS THE PERSONAL BACKING
OF THE PRESIDENT.
THIS IS NOT
WHAT I EXPECTED.
THEN BONE UP ON IT.
HEAD TO CHICAGO.
TALK TO THE SCIENTISTS.
IF IT LOOKS POSSIBLE,
RUN WITH IT.
PICK WHATEVER YOU WANT.
HAVE WHATEVER YOU NEED.
JUST MAKE IT WORK.
YOU MIGHT JUST WIN
THIS WAR ON YOUR OWN.
PICK UP A STAR
ON THE WAY.
COME IN.
IN HERE. IN HERE.
SZILARD?
“SEE-LARD.”
GENERAL GROVES,
I WAS EXPECTING YOU.
COME IN. COME IN.
FORGIVE ME.
SOMETIMES I GET STUCK
IN HERE…
METAPHORICALLY.
I’VE READ THIS.
IS IT POSSIBLE?
COULD YOU PUT A LITTLE
MORE HOT IN HERE?
AND I’M NOT VERY GOOD
AT FAIRY TALES,
SO JUST GIVE ME
THE HAPPY ENDING.
WHAT I WROTE
IS POSSIBLE,
PROBABLY INEVITABLE.
SEPARATE URANIUM 235,
THEN ARRANGE FOR TWO
PORTIONS OF THE ELEMENT
TO BE BROUGHT
TOGETHER SUDDENLY
SO THAT
THE RESULTING MASS–
NO BIGGER THAN THIS,
GENERAL–
UNDERGOES
A SPONTANEOUS,
SELF-GENERATING
REACTION.
AND IF THIS
WAS THE EPICENTER
OF THAT EXPLOSION…
ALL OF CHICAGO
YOU COULD SEE FROM HERE
WOULD DISINTEGRATE.
HALLELUJAH.
AT THE MOMENT, ALL
WE HAVE ARE THEORIES,
CONCEPTS, INSPIRATIONS,
INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS.
NOW, IF WE
CAN MAKE THIS DEVICE,
SO CAN THE KRAUTS?
YES. GERMANY HAS THE
SCIENTIFIC CAPABILITY,
AND, GENERAL,
WE NEED LEADERSHIP HERE.
I CAN HELP!
THANK YOU.
YOU NEED AN ALLY,
GENERAL.
SO TELL US
ABOUT THIS GENERAL.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT’S
SO MYSTERIOUS.
MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE
OF GOD-KNOWS-WHERE.
BE THERE NO EARLIER
THAN 4:20,
NO LATER THAN 4:29.
WELL, WORD HAS IT
HE’S A PROVINCIAL
WINDBAG,
WHO SPENT MOST
OF HIS LIFE
DIGGING HOLES
IN LATIN AMERICA.
GRAVES FOR THE NATIVES,
NO DOUBT.
OH, FRANK.
SERIOUSLY, KITTY,
AFTER ALL,
ROBERT’S A SCIENTIST.
IF THE ARMY WANTS HIM,
THEY’LL WANT
ALL OF HIM.
WHY NOT
TAKE ALL OF HIM?
LOOK, I HAVE TO
AT LEAST HEAR
HIS OFFER.
MUST WE GO SO FAST?
YES.
IT’S CRAZY.
YES.
YES.
THIS WAY,
DR. OPPENHEIMER.
DOCTOR.
UP HERE.
GROVES, LESLIE.
FRIENDS CALL ME DICK.
SIT DOWN.
INGENUITY.
I LOVE IT.
I CREATED IT OUT
OF NOTHING
BUT UP HERE.
CLEAR!
THE OLD MAN
LIKES HIS PRIVACY,
DOESN’T HE?
[ENGINE ROARS]
GUESS WHAT.
THE EGGHEAD
WANTS A CARROT JUICE.
GET HIM WHAT
HE WANTS, BRONSON.
GET USED TO IT.
WHAT AN EIGHTBALL
THIS GUY IS.
MAYBE THIS OPPENHEIMER’S
A HOT LITTLE NUMBER.
SAYS HERE HE’S GOT
MORE DAMNED BRAINS
THAN ARE DECENT.
HE KNOWS IT, TOO.
TEMPERAMENTAL.
HE WON’T BE
AN EASY HORSE TO CORRAL.
THE GENERAL KNOWS
WHAT HE’S DOING.
OPPENHEIMER
AIN’T ONE OF US.
THE GENERAL PICKS HIM,
HE’LL BE MAKING
A BIG MISTAKE.
[ENGINE WINDS DOWN]
IT NEEDS TO GET
PULLED TOGETHER.
SO…
I THINK YOU’RE THE MAN
FOR THE JOB.
AND I GOT A WEAKNESS
FOR GOOD MEN.
KRAUTS ARE WORKING
ON THIS, FULL BORE.
IF THEY GET IT
BEFORE US,
I DON’T HAVE
TO SPELL IT OUT.
SO WHERE WOULD YOU START?
FOCUS. YOU HAVE ALL
THESE GREAT MINDS,
BUT THEY’RE ALL DANCING
TO A DIFFERENT TUNE.
BRING THEM TOGETHER
IN ONE PLACE, ISOLATED,
NO DISTRACTIONS.
YOU CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE
OF STRESS,
CREATIVE STRESS,
EVERYONE COMPETING
TO SOLVE ONE PROBLEM,
AND YOU HAVE
ONE RINGMASTER.
RIGHT NOW
IT’S SPLATTERED
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
YOU CENTRALIZE
EVERYTHING.
THERE IS A HITCH.
THERE ARE PEOPLE
WHO DON’T LIKE THE COLOR
OF YOUR POLITICS.
MY POLITICS
ARE AN OPEN BOOK.
WELL, I HOPE SO.
YOU’D WIN A WAR
AND THE NOBEL PRIZE,
GOD WILLING.
SIR, MAJOR da SILVA
WANTED ME TO REMIND YOU
YOU’VE GOT A TRAIN
TO CATCH AT 1800 HOURS.
NO REST
FOR THE WICKED.
OH, DOCTOR…
IF YOU TAKE THIS ON–
I SAY THIS
IN ALL HUMILITY–
INTELLECT…
DON’T OUTRANK THAT.
THIS GENERAL WAS
A MEATBALL, A CIPHER.
HE’D BE EATING
OUT OF MY HAND IN A WEEK.
SO WILL YOU ACCEPT?
THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
THERE ARE A KALEIDOSCOPE
OF QUESTIONS.
I SEE.
WELL, I’M A STAR
AT BREAKFAST SMALL TALK.
YOU’LL HAVE TO SAVE THAT
FOR THE EVENINGS
IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE
WIFE OF THE BIG CHEESE.
WOULD THIS MEAN MOVING?
MM-HMM.
OH, YOU HAVE TO SAY YES.
YOU’RE TOO BRILLIANT
FOR BERKELEY.
MICHELANGELO’S
THE CREATION OF ADAM.
ORIGIN…
DESTINY.
ORIGINS AND DESTINY–
THE STRUGGLE
TO UNEARTH THE ONE
AND TO DISCOVER THE OTHER.
THAT IS SCIENCE.
AS I LEAVE HERE
TO UNRAVEL
MY OWN SMALL DESTINY,
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE
EACH OF YOU
ON BEING THE BEST
OF THE BEST.
I HAVE FAITH
IN YOU ALL.
GOD KEEP YOU
AND MAY YOUR LIVES
BE RICH AND SWEET.
THANK YOU.
HURRY UP.
MOVE IT. MOVE IT.
LET’S MOVE THAT BABY
OUT BACK.
GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR.
GIVE ME
THE GOOD NEWS, JACK.
WE’VE GOT UTILITIES
THROUGHOUT THE CAMP.
WE’VE GOT
THE SEWAGE PROBLEM
TAKEN CARE OF.
WE’VE GOT TWO
SCIENCE BUILDINGS–
THAT’S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
WE’RE TWO WEEKS BEHIND.
I’VE GOT A BUNCH
OF SCIENTISTS UP THERE,
WANDERING AROUND,
BUMPING INTO EACH OTHER.
GET SOME BODIES HERE.
IN A WEEK, I WANT
TO BE TWO WEEKS AHEAD.
SIR, THERE’S
NO ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR EXTRA MEN.
WHY WOULD THEY WANT
ACCOMMODATIONS?
THINK THEY’RE
GOING TO SLEEP?
OK. GET TENTS IF IT’LL
EASE YOUR CONSCIENCE.
DO IT ON YOUR E.O.R.
DIDN’T I ASK FOR DOGS
AROUND THAT
PERIMETER FENCE?
YES, SIR.
I DON’T SEE ANY.
UH, THEY’RE COMING,
GENERAL.
SO…
WHATEVER GOES ON
AROUND HERE
IS PRIVILEGED
INFORMATION,
NO EXCEPTIONS.
NO WIVES, NO BARBERS,
NO EXCEPTIONS.
WHAT YOU SEE,
WHAT YOU HEAR,
WHAT YOU READ,
WHAT YOU DREAM ABOUT,
WHATEVER…
GIVES YOU HEARTBURN
OR FEEDS YOUR ULCERS,
WHATEVER GIVES YOU
THE SWEATS,
KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT,
WHATEVER…
ALL OF THAT…
BELONGS TO
THE UNITED STATES ARMY…
OR TO ME,
IF THAT MAKES YOU
FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.
NOW, GOT TO COME DOWN OUT
OF THE CLOUDS, GENTLEMEN,
AND GET INTO THE BUSINESS
OF WINNING A WAR.
I’M GOING TO SAY IT ONCE.
I’M ONLY GOING
TO SAY IT ONCE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO KNOW, YOU KNOW.
FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO DON’T, YOU DON’T.
YOU ARE NOT HERE
TO BE COMFORTABLE…
ALL RIGHT?
YOU ARE HERE TO…
GO BEYOND
THE THEORETICAL…
THE SPECULATIVE,
THE FANCIFUL.
YOU ARE HERE TO HARNESS
YOUR GOD-GIVEN TALENTS,
YOUR MINDS, YOUR ENERGY
FOR THE PRACTICAL PURSUIT
OF ONE THING.
A MILITARY WEAPON.
NUCLEAR ONE.
AN ATOMIC BOMB.
KEEP THE MUTTERING
TO JUST A MINIMUM,
GENTLEMEN.
WHY BOTHER
WITH THE BOMB?
JUST THROW HIM
ON BERLIN.
IT WILL HAVE
THE SAME EFFECT.
IT WILL BE REFERRED TO
AS THE GADGET
OR THE DEVICE.
IS THAT CLEAR?
THERE IS ONE WORD
THAT I DON’T WANT TO HEAR,
AND THAT’S
THE WORD IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU’RE
TWO DAYS LATE.
I WENT TO
109 EAST PALACE STREET
TO REPORT
TO MR. McKIBBEN,
BUT THERE
WAS NOBODY THERE.
SO I HOPPED
A CONSTRUCTION BUS.
THEY DAMNED NEAR DROVE
ME BACK TO CHICAGO.
I’VE BEEN SITTING
ON TRAINS,
BUSES…
RAILWAY STATIONS…
FOR 60 HOURS.
I ASKED ABOUT THIS PLACE
IN SANTA FE,
AND THEY SAID
IT DIDN’T EXIST.
IT DOESN’T.
SO, UH…
SO WHERE DOES A FELLA
GET SOME CHOW AROUND HERE?
WE ALREADY ATE.
OH, GREAT.
IF YOU WANT
TO TAKE A SHOWER,
I’D TAKE ONE NOW.
THEY TURN OFF THE WATER
AT 2:00.
KEEP THOSE
TWO MEN BACK THERE.
WE’VE STILL GOT TO
RUN THE POWER THROUGH.
HEY,
YOU TWO MEN THERE.
HIGHER.
A LITTLE MORE.
ALL RIGHT,
THAT’LL DO IT.
OPEN THIS DOOR, NOW!
I’M SORRY.
COULDN’T GET IN.
GIVE IT A MONTH.
YOU’LL BE DOING THAT
BECAUSE
YOU CAN’T GET OUT.
YOU MERRIMAN?
YEAH.
RICHARD SCHOENFIELD.
I’M THE DOCTOR
AROUND HERE.
YOU’RE JUST WHAT
I’M LOOKING FOR
IN A ROOMMATE,
A LITTLE BRUTE STRENGTH.
HOLY SHIT.
WHAT IN GOD’S NAME
IS THIS?
LOOKS LIKE A FRIDGE.
OH, YEAH. IT DOES.
IT LOOKS STUCK.
YOU ARRIVED
JUST IN TIME THEN.
THANK GOD YOU’RE HERE.
WHICH END
WOULD YOU LIKE?
ARE YOU READY?
DO I GET IT MYSELF
OR WILL YOU HELP ME?
LIFT.
OPPIE’S BOYS–
NO PROBLEM
LEFT UNSOLVED.
GENTLEMEN, THIS PROJECT
HAS BEEN SEPARATED
INTO THREE AREAS.
THE PHYSICS–HOW MUCH
MATERIAL DO WE NEED?
SHOULD IT BE PLUTONIUM
OR URANIUM 235?
SECOND, THE MANUFACTURE
OF THAT MATERIAL,
BUT THAT’S OUT
OF OUR HANDS.
THAT’S OAK RIDGE,
TENNESSEE, AND HANFORD.
AND THIRD,
OUR RESPONSIBILITY,
AND THIS IS A CINCH.
YEAH. SURE.
BUILD THE DEVICE,
TEST IT,
AND JUST HOPE
THAT WE CAN CONTROL IT.
GENTLEMEN, WE ARE HERE…
AT THE BEGINNING POINT.
OUR OBJECTIVE IS HERE.
WE HAVE A DEADLINE
OF 19 MONTHS.
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
19 MONTHS? IT SEEMS
SUCH A SHORT TIME.
THE 19 MONTHS COINCIDES
WITH OUR DELIVERY DATE
FROM OAK RIDGE.
WE HAVE 19 MONTHS,
THAT’S IT…
TO BOX, WRAP,
AND DELIVER THIS PACKAGE.
ARE THERE ANY DISSENTERS?
NO.
GOOD.
19 MONTHS
AND STARTING FROM SCRATCH.
STILL, WE’VE GOT OPPIE,
AND HE’S BROUGHT TOGETHER
THE WORLD’S BEST
THEORETICIANS AND ENGINEERS.
SOME GUYS ARE LEGENDS.
SO YOUNG, IT’S AMAZING.
THE PLACE IS A HOTHOUSE.
DOC SEEMS LIKE HE’S GOING
TO BE A GOOD MAN.
HE RECKONS WE’LL WORK
WITH PRETTY FUNNY STUFF.
HE’LL LOOK OUT FOR US.
HE’S GOT A HOSPITAL WING
THAT RESEMBLES NOAH’S ARK.
I THINK OF JIMMY,
FIGHTING IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
I CAN’T COMPLAIN.
I LOVE YOU,
BUT I GOT TO GO.
THE GENERAL WANTS
A PROGRESS REPORT.
HE WANTS IT NOW.
AGAIN.
WE BUILD A CANNON.
AT THE END,
WELD A STOPPER
MADE FROM
A SUBCRITICAL MASS.
WE FABRICATE A SHELL
MADE FROM ANOTHER
SUBCRITICAL MASS
AND FIRE IT
DOWN THE BARREL.
[IMITATES EXPLOSION]
HOW MUCH BULK MATERIAL?
WE’RE PROJECTING
30 POUNDS.
THAT’S AS FAR
AS THE MOON.
WE’RE TRYING TO TAP
INTO THE ENERGY
THAT FUELS THE UNIVERSE.
IT’S PETRIFYING
IF I THINK ABOUT.
ALL WE’VE GOT SO FAR
ARE PROBLEMS.
THAT DOESN’T INCLUDE ONES
WE HAVEN’T THOUGHT ABOUT.
SHAKEDOWN
THE BAD NEWS.
THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS–
PREDETONATION.
THE GADGET
LITERALLY DISINTEGRATES
BEFORE IT EXPLODES.
SECOND,
THE WEIGHT PROBLEM.
FOR THE SLUG TO TRAVEL
AT THE NEEDED VELOCITY,
THE GUN BARREL WOULD
HAVE TO BE SO HEAVY,
WE COULDN’T GET IT OFF
THE GROUND WITH A CRANE.
DEKE?
IF THE SLUG HAS
A 7-INCH DIAMETER,
THEN YOU’D HAVE
TO HAVE A BARREL
THICKNESS
OF AT LEAST
4 INCHES.
I HOPE YOU GUYS
FIND THE MUSIC.
THE WAY THINGS ARE,
WE CAN’T EVEN
HUM THE TUNE.
FREE DISCUSSION.
TWO GROUPS.
I’M NOT COMFORTABLE
WITH THAT.
EXCUSE ME.
FREE DISCUSSION.
SETH, DEKE–
THE GUN BARREL.
ROBERT, MICHAEL,
PREDETONATION.
DAMN IT.
JUST DAMN IT.
MAYBE IT’S THE ALTITUDE,
BUT IF YOU ASK ME,
WE’RE STILL JUST CHALK
ON A BLACKBOARD.
MAYBE WE CAST
A LIGHTER GUN BARREL.
FIND A NEW ALLOY.
THE FORCE WOULD BE
TOO GREAT.
WE’VE GOT TO SMACK
THESE ATOMS TOGETHER
TO TRIGGER
A CHAIN REACTION.
WE’VE GOT TO
CONCENTRATE THE ENERGY
AND CRUSH THE MASS.
ALL RIGHT.
LET’S RETHINK THIS.
WE HAVE A GUN BARREL.
IT’S SO HEAVY, WE CAN’T
LIFT IT WITH A PLANE.
MICHAEL.
MICHAEL,
COME HERE.
WHEN I SQUEEZE THIS…
WHAT DO I GET?
JUICE.
NO.
I SQUEEZE IT,
I GET COMPRESSION.
MICHAEL, WE GET A HOLLOW
SPHERE OF PLUTONIUM,
AND WE COMPRESS IT
WITH AN EXPLOSION
THAT GOES IN.
AN IMPLOSION.
CHAIN REACTION.
BOOM.
BUT, SETH,
EXPLOSIVES GO OUT.
I KNOW, BUT WE MAKE ONE
THAT GOES IN.
OH, JESUS.
MICHAEL.
LET’S GET THE BOYS.
WE’LL MEET
IN THE CANTEEN.
THE DEVICE
WILL BE SO LIGHT
THAT WE WON’T NEED
A GUN BARREL!
A GUN BARREL!
GOT A MATCH, SOLDIER?
OH…
BITTE SCHON, FRAULEIN.
[KNOCK KNOCK]
[KNOCK KNOCK
KNOCK KNOCK]
SIR, IT’S MICHAEL
AND SETH.
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU,
BUT SETH HAD AN IDEA
THAT COULDN’T WAIT.
HE WAS THINKING
OF AN ORANGE.
JUMPING UP
AND DOWN ON IT.
CRUSHING AN ORANGE.
CRUSHING.
CRUSHING…THE CORE.
THIS COULD BE VERY SWEET.
WHERE ARE THE OTHERS?
THE CANTEEN. THEY’RE
KICKING IT AROUND.
PERHAPS IT CAN WAIT.
NO, THAT’S OK.
YOU GO AHEAD.
I’D HAVE
LOST YOU ANYWAY.
THANK YOU.
GODDAMN IT.
DOCTOR!
WE WERE LOOKING
FOR TEST SITES.
THE BUS GOT STUCK.
YOU HAD A MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
YOU DISCUSSED
THE WORK IN PUBLIC.
WE WERE
DISCUSSING–
IN PUBLIC!
IN THE BACK
OF THE CANTEEN.
IT WAS
A FREE DISCUSSION.
LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT.
I DON’T WANT
FREE DISCUSSION.
I WANT
COMPARTMENTALIZATION.
I DON’T WANT
THEORETICIANS KNOWING
WHAT ENGINEERS KNOW.
LISTEN TO ME.
IT IS
A SECURITY PROBLEM.
THESE KIDS ARE USED
TO SHARING IDEAS.
IDEAS ARE COMMUNITY
PROPERTY.
FREE ACCESS
IS A MATTER
OF PRINCIPLE.
FORCE MY HAND
AND THERE WON’T BE
FREE DISCUSSION
BECAUSE NOBODY WILL
BE LEFT TO HAVE IT.
IF YOU’D BEEN THERE,
YOU’D UNDERSTAND.
NEDDERMEYER’S IDEA
WAS BRILLIANT.
AN IMPLOSION–
AN INWARD EXPLOSION
PRODUCING UNIFORM
COMPRESSION.
IT WOULD BE
LIGHTWEIGHT.
THERE’S NO VELOCITY PROBLEM
OR WEIGHT PROBLEM.
ALL THAT
OUT OF FREE DISCUSSION.
YOU’VE GOT TO GIVE US
ROOM TO BREATHE.
BRONSON.
SIR!
JUST DON’T GIVE IT
TO THE WAITRESSES.
OPPIE’S QUITE A MATCH
FOR THE GENERAL.
BUT GROVES WON’T REST
UNTIL HE GETS
THE UPPER HAND.
WE’RE TERRIFIED
THE GERMANS ARE AHEAD OF US.
WORKING WITH RESTRICTIONS
AND REGULATIONS
IS SETTING EVERYBODY
ON EDGE.
LOOK.
THIS IS TYPICAL.
WE’RE PEOPLE,
NOT NUMBERS.
IT’S NOT PART
OF THE AGREEMENT, GENERAL.
GENERAL, I APOLOGIZE
FOR COMPLAINTS.
BUT BARBED WIRE?
DOGS?
GUARDS?
SECURITY BADGES,
IT’S IMPOSSIBLE.
SECRETS?
I LEFT THESE THINGS
IN ITALY WITH MUSSOLINI.
AND OPENNESS
IS A PRINCIPLE
FOR SCIENTISTS.
THERE ARE
MANY OTHER THINGS.
I RESENT MY LETTERS
BEING CENSORED.
AND THE FBI
TALKING
TO MY WIFE,
MY FAMILY,
MY NEIGHBORS.
IT’S
A LITTLE MUCH.
WE CANNOT CONTINUE WORK
UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.
DOCTOR.
WHAT WILL BE NEXT?
WELL.
THAT IS SOME MONKEY HOUSE
IN THERE.
A MESS.
I WARNED YOU
ABOUT THIS.
LOOK, GIVE ME
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR SECURITY
INSIDE THE LAB.
WE GO WHERE WE LIKE
WHEN WE LIKE.
OUTSIDE THE LAB,
THAT’S YOURS.
I WILL SELL THEM
ON THAT.
I DON’T LIKE IT.
BUT I WILL
LIVE WITH IT.
FOR NOW.
THE 8th AIR FORCE
CARRIED OUT
ITS HEAVIEST BOMBING
OF THE WAR
AGAINST GERMANY.
FRANKFURT AND…
MICHAEL.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I BROUGHT KATHLEEN
WITH ME THIS EVENING.
I WAS AFRAID THIS PARTY
WOULD BE SHORT ON BEAUTY,
SO I TOOK
THE APPROPRIATE
PRECAUTIONS,
IF YOU
UNDERSTAND ME.
SHE’S
MY FAVORITE NURSE.
ARE YOU TWO GOING
TO GET TOGETHER?
NO.
UH, NO, WE’RE NOT.
I’M GETTING A DRINK.
THAT’S
WHAT I’M GETTING.
A GOOD, STIFF DRINK.
THAT’S ALL I’LL GET.
LIKE I SAID…
THIS IS STUCK.
IT CAN BE LONELY HERE.
THERE’S A WAR ON.
NOT EVERYBODY
CAN GO TO ACAPULCO.
OH, MY…
YOU OK?
UH, GOOD. THANK YOU.
LOOK.
THEY’RE PERFECT.
ANOTHER MINUTE
THEY’D HAVE BEEN
OVERDONE.
WELL, LOOK AT MYSELF.
I’LL PUT THIS AWAY.
WOULD YOU LIKE
SOME ORANGE JUICE?
YES, KINDLY.
I AM SORRY.
OH, DON’T WORRY
ABOUT IT.
REALLY.
THIS WILL BE
TAKEN CARE OF.
IT’S OK.
VERY WELL.
ANYWAY, I’M SURE
WE’LL BE ALLIES,
GENERAL.
WE’RE BOTH
TRYING TO SEDUCE
THE SAME MAN.
SO, IS THERE
A MRS. GROVES?
YES, THERE IS.
AND SHE HAS THE COURAGE
TO STAY IN THE BACKGROUND.
SOME MEN
ARE ON THE PLANET
FOR A PURPOSE,
MRS. OPPENHEIMER.
A GOOD WIFE
RECOGNIZES THAT
AND IS HAPPY
TO SMOOTH THE WAY.
YOU READ MY THEORY
ON DEGENERATE
MATTER?
IT DIDN’T GENERATE
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
ELSEWHERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
WE’LL FIND
AT THE END
OF THE TUNNEL?
A MARTINI.
PROBABLY.
HEY!
HEY!
OPERATOR.
BERKELEY 5558, PLEASE.
HELLO. JEAN.
IT’S ME.
JEAN, I KNOW
YOU’RE THERE.
I’D GIVEN UP WAITING.
I’M SORRY.
I WASN’T ABLE
TO MANAGE IT.
OPPIE, I’VE BEEN
SO FRIGHTENED.
YOU DON’T PHONE,
YOU DON’T WRITE.
I CAN’T.
CAN’T?
NO, JEAN, I CAN’T.
ARE YOU COMING?
WELL…
WHEN?
JEAN.
THIS ISN’T TALKING.
IT’S JUST MAKING NOISES.
WHY DON’T WE GRUNT
AT EACH OTHER?
EXCUSE ME,
THERE’S A WAR TO WIN.
I’M ALWAYS HURTING
EXCEPT
WHEN I’M WITH YOU.
JEAN, LISTEN TO ME.
YOU’VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND.
PLEASE.
[KNOCKS ON DOOR]
[KNOCK KNOCK]
[KNOCK KNOCK]
YES.
I WON’T KEEP YOU,
GENERAL.
WELL, YOU BETTER HAD.
BANGING ON MY DOOR
AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING.
GOT THIS TYPED UP, SIR.
THOUGHT YOU’D WANT
TO SEE IT.
SHE’S WORKING HIM OVER,
GENERAL.
I’VE SEEN THIS BEFORE.
THAT GRUNTING
COULD BE A CODE.
THE CIPHER CLERK
SAID IT’S NOT.
WHO IS THIS WOMAN?
SIR, JEAN TATLOCK, SIR.
SHE’S A KNOWN
COMMUNIST.
GET ME HER BACKGROUND.
MAYBE I AM
MISSING SOME STUFF
ON THE GOOD DOCTOR.
GET IT FOR ME.
YES, SIR.
THIS PUTS OPPENHEIMER’S
POSITION ON THIS PROJECT
IN DOUBT, SIR.
DR. OPPENHEIMER
IS THE PROJECT.
WITH ALL RESPECT, SIR,
DOESN’T THIS MAKE HIM
AN UNACCEPTABLE RISK?
NO!
FAILURE IS THE RISK.
WHAT CONCERNS ME
IS IF HE’S WITH HER,
HE’S NOT WITH US.
IT MIGHT BE
A GOOD TIME
TO PUT THE SCREWS
TO THE GOOD DOCTOR.
MAY I ASK HOW
YOU’LL DO THAT, SIR?
NO, COLONEL.
YOU MAY NOT.
COMPRESSION NOT UNIFORM.
IF WE HAD
A THINNER WALL,
COULDN’T WE INCREASE
COMPRESSION?
THERE’S AN ANSWER
HERE. COME ON.
MAYBE IMPLOSION’S
JUST A BLIND ALLEY.
GO AGAIN?
YES!
THAT’S NOT THINKING.
IT’LL BE RESET.
ALL CLEAR!
RESET THE CHARGES!
RESET THE CHARGES!
ALL RIGHT, LET’S GO!
MOVE, MOVE IT!
ON THE DOUBLE!
ON THE DOUBLE!
GO! GO!
MOVE IT! MOVE IT!
BRING IT IN,
LEFT SIDE!
COME ON,
GET THE LEAD OUT!
CANYON TO LOS ALAMOS.
COME IN, LOS ALAMOS.
CANYON TO LOS ALAMOS.
COME IN, LOS ALAMOS.
SOMEBODY SET OFF
THE DETONATORS.
STAY BACK!
THEY’RE WIRED IN SERIES!
GET OUT OF THERE!
NO, OPPIE.
IT’S ALL RIGHT!
TAKE IT EASY, BROTHER.
DO ME A FAVOR.
JUMP IN THE AMBULANCE.
I’LL GIVE YOU
THE ONCE-OVER.
YOU GUYS ARE PLAYING
WITH FUNNY STUFF HERE.
LET’S GO!
START THEM UP!
DID THEY TEACH YOU THAT
AT HIGH SCHOOL?
YOU TOOK A RISK.
I JUST GRABBED HIM.
I DIDN’T EVEN THINK.
IT WAS JUST INSTINCT.
INSTINCT, HUH?
I WONDER
WITH THIS WAR,
IF IT’S INSTINCT
TO SAVE A MAN,
WHAT MAKES US WANT
TO KILL ONE?
IS THAT INSTINCT?
YOU SOUND LIKE
MY OLD MAN.
WHY? WHAT’S HE LIKE?
MY OLD MAN?
HE’S A PREACHER.
JACKSON, ILLINOIS.
I GOT AN OLDER
BROTHER JIMMY,
AND HE’S A SOLDIER.
MY MOM’S DEAD.
I GUESS HE’S HURT
THAT I’M NOT
AT THE FRONT.
WHY?
JACKSON’S SMALL.
HE SAID, “WHERE
ARE YOU GOING?”
I SAID, “BOX 1662,
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO.”
SO, THAT DIDN’T
QUITE HACK IT.
WHEN I LEFT, HE SAID,
“YOU’D BETTER BE
A DAMN GOOD SCIENTIST.
THE BEST.”
ARE YOU THE BEST?
I WAS IN CHICAGO.
BUT THESE GUYS
ARE SO BRIGHT…
SOMETIMES I FEEL
I’M IN OVER MY HEAD.
BUT, STILL,
I CAN HANDLE ANYTHING.
BUT CAN YOU DANCE?
PARDON ME?
I SAID, CAN YOU DANCE?
YEAH.
WELL, DO IT.
YOU’RE SERIOUS?
CAN’T HANDLE IT?
[MUSIC PLAYS]
VERY NICE.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
VERY GOOD.
JEAN TATLOCK.
GRADUATED 1932.
THEY HAD A THING
TOGETHER
BEFORE OPPENHEIMER
WAS MARRIED.
SEEMS TATLOCK
RAN OFF.
THINGS WENT
ON THE BACK BURNER
UNTIL 1942.
THEN IT STARTED UP
AGAIN.
AN ASSOCIATE SAID,
“IF THE WIFE’S
HIS AMBITION,
TATLOCK’S
HIS CONSCIENCE.”
SHE INTRODUCED HIM
TO ANTIFASCIST
GROUPS,
ANTIFRANCO GROUPS,
AND SEVERAL
KNOWN COMMUNISTS.
BRONSON.
SIR!
EASE OFF THE GAS.
COLONEL’S STARTING
A MISSION.
I WANT HIM
STARTING IT ALIVE.
YES, SIR.
SIR, OPPENHEIMER’S
A SITTING DUCK
FOR BLACKMAIL.
YOUR PERMISSION,
I’LL INSIST
ON HIS REMOVAL.
NO, YOU’RE NOT.
JUST RELAX.
IF YOU WANT
TO LEAD A MAN
IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION,
YOU DON’T DRAG HIM
BY THE NOSE.
YOU JUST CLOSE OFF
HIS OPTIONS.
SIMPLE AS A TRUCK.
WE’RE IN THE TOP
OF THE NINTH,
ARMY DOWN BY ONE RUN.
BUT DUGAN
SHAKES HIM OFF.
HERE’S MERRIMAN’S PITCH.
AND IT’S A HIT.
DUGAN DIGGING HARD
INTO FIRST.
HE’S GOING FOR TWO.
HERE’S THE THROW.
HE’S SAFE AT SECOND
ON A SLIDE.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
YES.
[KNOCK KNOCK]
YES!
BAD TIME?
COULD BE BETTER.
VELOCITY’S
STILL PRESENTING US
WITH A PROBLEM.
WHO’S THIS BIMBO
YOU’RE RUNNING
AROUND WITH?
WHAT?
DO I HAVE
TO TELL YOU?
I GOT IT FROM SOMEBODY
WHO OWES ME.
WHAT IF THE NEXT GUY
DOESN’T,
TAKES THAT INFORMATION
TO SOMEONE ELSE?
THAT COULD BE
THE END OF YOU,
OF THIS PROJECT.
I DON’T
UNDERSTAND YOU.
YOU THINK
YOU’RE SOME KIND
OF BOHEMIAN OR SOMETHING.
HUH. BLIND-SIDED.
I NEVER EXPECTED
TO GET BLIND-SIDED
LIKE THIS.
AND THERE HE IS.
LINE DRIVE
TO THE FIRST BASEMAN.
DOCTOR, MIGHT I BE
OF ASSISTANCE?
WHAT ABOUT ME
IN ALL THIS?
THIS LOOKS BAD.
IT REFLECTS ON ME,
ON MY ABILITY
TO CHOOSE MEN.
I WAS WITH HER
BEFORE I STARTED
THIS PROJECT.
NO MATTER.
I AM NOT COMFORTABLE
WITH THE IDEA
THAT YOU
COULD SINK ME.
THIS IS SOMEONE
I CARE ABOUT.
SHE’S A COMMUNIST.
A COMMUNIST.
OH, MY GOD.
IT WOULD BE BAD ENOUGH
IF SHE WERE JUST
SOME SWEET YOUNG THING
FROM INDIANA.
SHE’S A CARD-CARRYING
COMMUNIST.
AND YOUR JOB–
A CLASSIFIED JOB.
I HAVE TO
DRAW YOU A MAP?
GET ON A SECURE LINE
AND TELL HER GOODBYE!
THE PITCH,
A LONG DRIVE–
[WINDOW SHATTERS]
IT’S OUT OF THERE!
IT’S GONE!
HOME RUN FOR MERRIMAN!
IT’S ALL RIGHT,
BRONSON.
YES, SIR.
IT’S IN YOUR COURT.
NEXT TIME KEEP
YOUR HEAD UP!
ALL HAIL
THE CONQUERING HERO!
PENCIL PUSHERS
DEFEAT THE DOUGHBOYS.
ROBERT!
FRANK.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, BRO.
ARE WE BEING FOLLOWED?
DON’T JOKE.
NEARLY ASKED YOU
FOR YOUR I.D.
IT’S RIDICULOUS.
LET’S JUST LEAVE HERE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THEY’RE HOUNDING ME
TO NAME EVERYONE
I’VE EVER KNOWN
WHO HAD COMMUNIST
SYMPATHIES.
THEY MONITOR ME
CONSTANTLY.
THEY’RE LISTENING
TO MY TELEPHONE
CONVERSATIONS.
WHY STAY?
THERE’S AN ORDER
TO IT.
AN ORDER IN SOME PART
OF MY LIFE, AT LEAST.
I DIDN’T GET
YOUR MESSAGE TILL 5:00.
I WAS STILL
AT THE HOSPITAL.
I GOT ALL WHIZZED UP
INTO A HUGE PANIC.
YOU LOOK WONDERFUL.
YOU LOOK SO SERIOUS.
WHAT’S THE MATTER?
I DON’T HAVE
MUCH TIME.
I HAVE TO RETURN
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT?
I COOKED US DINNER.
THIS CAN’T BE
ABOUT DINNER, JEAN.
I DIDN’T WANT
TO TELL YOU
ON THE TELEPHONE.
THAT’S WHY I’M HERE
TONIGHT.
IS IT BECAUSE
OF WHAT YOU’RE DOING?
FINE.
WE’RE GOING TO SPILL
THE BLOOD
BEFORE WE GET
TO THE COCKTAILS.
JEAN.
PLEASE…
JUST STAY TONIGHT.
PLEASE.
PLEASE.
PLEASE.
PLEASE.
WHAT YOU’RE WORKING ON,
IT’S SOMETHING BAD,
ISN’T IT?
THAT’S WHY
YOU CAN’T TELL ME.
I CAN’T TELL YOU
BECAUSE IT’S A SECRET.
TELL ME ONE GOOD THING
THAT’S A SECRET.
WE WERE
A GOOD THING.
NO, WE WEREN’T.
NOT WHEN
YOU GOT MARRIED.
GIVE ME UP
FOR SOMETHING
I CAN UNDERSTAND.
YOUR WIFE
OR YOUR CHILD
OR YOUR CONSCIENCE–
SOMETHING ALIVE.
NOT SOMETHING
THAT YOU HAVE TO HIDE.
ROBERT.
OH, ROBERT,
I DREAMT YOU’D GONE.
SO THAT’S
WHAT THE SILENCES WERE.
NO LETTERS, NO CONTACT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS ME.
I THOUGHT IT WAS
SOMETHING I’D DONE.
JEAN,
I’VE ALREADY TOLD YOU–
YES. BUT YOU
DIDN’T TELL ME…
WHAT IS IT
YOU’RE WORKING ON
THAT’S SO
GODDAMN IMPORTANT?
THAT’S RIGHT.
IT IS IMPORTANT.
SO DON’T BE
SO GODDAMN ARROGANT.
IS IT ARROGANT
TO WANT TO KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE,
WHAT’S HAPPENING
TO YOU,
TO WANT TO BE
CLOSE TO YOU?
THIS WAS
THE MAN I LOVED.
I LOVED HIS DREAMS,
I LOVED WHAT HE SAW
BUT COULDN’T PROVE,
I LOVED
THE GOODNESS IN HIM.
HE WAS MY PROOF
THAT THE WORLD COULD
BE MADE BETTER.
AND IF HE’S DEAD,
I DON’T
WANT TO LIVE.
THE WORLD IS DIFFERENT.
IT’S JUST NOT
WHAT WE WANTED IT TO BE.
IT’S JUST NOT.
YOU MATTERED TO ME
SO MUCH.
YOU REALLY DID.
SHE TOLD ME
THAT I HAD A PENCHANT
FOR DESTRUCTION,
THAT I’VE LOST FAITH.
IS SHE WRONG?
NO. SHE’S NOT WRONG.
WHEN THIS WAR’S OVER,
I JUST WANT TO RIDE THE MESA
FOR SIX MONTHS.
NO DEADLINES…NOTHING.
THANKS, FRANK.
HE JUST KISSED
HIS BROTHER.
GOT TO BE A COMMUNIST.
LOOK AT IT, OPPIE.
IT’S TWISTED.
IT’S GOT TO BE FLAT.
IMPLOSION’S NOTHING
BUT A PIPE DREAM.
I’M SORRY I EVER
THOUGHT OF IT.
I CAN’T DO IT.
OPPIE, SOME WAY
I HAVE TO FOCUS.
I HAVE TO FOCUS
THE SHOCK WAVE.
I’M RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS!
IT’S AN EXCUSE
FOR NOT THINKING.
IF YOU’RE OUT OF YOUR DEPTH,
I’LL FIND SOMEBODY ELSE.
YOU’RE NEEDED
BACK AT THE LAB
RIGHT NOW!
YOU SAID IT YOURSELF!
FOCUS.
SOMEWHERE
THERE’S SOMEBODY
WORKING ON A WAY TO FOCUS
AN EXPLOSIVE SHOCK WAVE.
I’LL FIND HIM.
YOU KEEP WORKING.
JESUS!
YOU KNOW, IF OPPIE
DOESN’T LET UP,
HE’S GOING TO IMPLODE.
INSIDE. INSIDE NOW.
THE GOOD NEWS
IS THE NEW PLUTONIUM
FROM HANFORD
MAKES LOTS OF NEUTRONS.
THE BAD NEWS
IS IT’S SPONTANEOUS
FISSION RATE
IS WAY TOO HIGH.
THE REACTION
WILL RUN AWAY
WITH ITSELF.
THERE WILL JUST
BE A FIZZLE,
NO EXPLOSION.
YOU’RE CERTAIN?
WHO DID THE CALCULATIONS?
CEGRAY.
HIMSELF?
CEGRAY PERSONALLY.
SO NOW PLUTONIUM
IS A PROBLEM?
THAT SHIFTS THE EMPHASIS
BACK TO U-235.
AND NATURALLY OAK RIDGE
CAN’T PRODUCE THAT YET
IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES.
WE MUST GO
WITH IMPLOSION,
BUT NEDDERMEYER
JUST ANNOUNCED
THAT HE AND IMPLOSION
HAVE REACHED A BRICK WALL!
WE CAN’T FALL BEHIND.
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT, OPPIE?
YOU HAVE
A DEADLINE TO MEET.
I’VE BANKED ALMOST
A BILLION DOLLARS
ON YOU GUYS.
THAT’S NOT
EXACTLY WORKING
ON THE CHEAP.
THE ONLY THING
I WANT TO HEAR
IS, “YES, SIR!”
I’VE GIVEN 26 HOURS A DAY,
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK,
TO THIS PROJECT.
I’VE GIVEN UP EVERYTHING.
DON’T GIVE ME THAT!
I DON’T WANT
TO HEAR THAT!
I’VE GIVEN UP EVERYTHING.
YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!
I DON’T GIVE A GODDAMN
THAT TRAVEL WAS RESTRICTED!
IT HAD TO BE DONE
FACE TO FACE,
AND THAT’S HOW I DID IT!
LATEST NEWS
FROM THE FIGHTING FRONTS–
AMERICAN ARMIES
HAVE BROKEN OUT OF FRANCE,
AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME,
ARE PUSHING
THE GERMANS BACK.
BUT THE FIGHTING
IS DESPERATE.
THE GERMANS
ARE BUILDING UP
FOR A MASSIVE
COUNTERTHRUST.
THOUGH THE ALLIES
ARE DETERMINED
TO HOLD THIS NEW FRONT…
WHO’S THE LONE RANGER?
SOME EXPLOSIVES
WHIZ.
SO NEDDERMEYER
HAD TO GIVE UP
MAKING HIS EXPLOSION
THAT GOES IN.
NOT OPPIE THOUGH.
HE’S BROUGHT IN TWO
OUTSIDE EXPLOSIVES EXPERTS.
WE STRUGGLE ON
IN OUR ISOLATION,
AND SOMETIMES THE WAR
SEEMS A LONG WAY AWAY.
YOU WANT A RIDE, DOC?
HEY, WHERE DID YOU GET
YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE?
COME TO SEE
BOYS AT PLAY?
YES.
BAD NEWS, BEAUTIFUL.
I CAN’T MAKE
THAT MOVIE TONIGHT.
I CAN JOIN YOU BOTH
FOR A DRINK AFTERWARDS
IF THAT PLEASES YOU.
PERFECT.
SOUND GOOD?
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
I PROMISED THE MONKEY
WE’D BE CUTTING THE RUG
ANYWAY,
SO IT’S JUST AS WELL.
MICHAEL,
WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU?
DO YOU SEE
MUCH OF HIM?
YES. I LIKE HIM.
ARE YOU JEALOUS?
YEAH.
WELL…YOU BETTER
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
I DIDN’T BUY IT.
WHITE HOUSE
SAID NO ACCOUNTING
TILL AFTER THE WAR.
SINCE IT’S SO DAMN TOUGH
TO GET TO YOU,
I DECIDED TO BRING YOU
MY PROBLEM.
SEE ANY TREAD THERE?
I SURE AS HELL DON’T.
THAT’S WHAT MY MEN
ARE RIDING AROUND ON.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT
DAMN FOOL DEAL
YOU GOT YOURSELF INTO,
BUT I CARE WHEN IT CUTS
INTO MY TERRITORY.
IF I’M TO MOVE SUPPLIES,
I GOT TO HAVE TRUCKS.
THOSE TRUCKS
RUN ON TIRES.
WHEN I HEAR
THEY AIN’T MOVING
BECAUSE OF
SOME TAX SHORTAGE,
I GET MAD.
WHEN I HEAR
YOU’RE THE CAUSE,
I WANT TO KILL.
NO DICE.
WE GOT A TRIPLE-A
PRIORITY.
WHITE HOUSE AUTHORITY.
WE NEED THE PRODUCT.
YOU NEED TO
KNOW SOMETHING.
YOU’RE GETTING A LOT
OF PEOPLE’S BACKS UP.
LET ME REMIND YOU.
SEE THIS? I COUNT TWO.
YOU GOT ONE.
WHEN THIS WAR’S OVER,
THAT’LL AMOUNT
TO SOMETHING.
AND…DICK…
I HOPE YOU GET
MY MEANING.
‘CAUSE
BY ALL THAT’S HOLY,
YOU BETTER HAVE YOUR ASS
WELL-COVERED.
WELL, BRONSON…
SIR?
IT’S ALL ABOUT ASS,
ISN’T IT?
SIR?
YOU KICK IT…
OR YOU LICK IT.
THAT’S WHAT
IT’S ALL ABOUT.
I’M SORRY
ABOUT MY LANGUAGE,
BRONSON,
BUT I’M OUT ON A LIMB.
MY PRIMA DONNAS
BETTER COME THROUGH,
OR YOU ARE LOOKING
AT A PIECE OF DEAD MEAT.
YES, SIR.
[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]
[BRAKES SCREECH]
WHAT’S THIS?
I DON’T KNOW, SIR.
GOD ALMIGHTY!
IT’S STOPPING.
WHAT TIME IS IT?
THERE’S NO
SCHEDULED STOP HERE.
MESSAGE
FOR GENERAL GROVES.
I’LL SEE WHAT
THE PROBLEM IS, SIR.
MESSAGE
FOR GENERAL GROVES.
MESSAGE
FOR GENERAL GROVES.
COME THIS WAY.
GENERAL GROVES, SIR?
THIS WAS FLOWN IN
FROM GERMANY.
WE WIRED AHEAD TO HAVE
THE TRAIN STOPPED.
EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN.
COLONEL.
GENERAL?
PUT IT IN MY SAFE,
IN THE BACK.
DON’T BRING IT OUT
WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.
THAT MEANS THE GERMANS
DON’T HAVE A BOMB,
WEREN’T EVEN CLOSE.
SIR, IS IT WISE?
I MEAN,
SUPPRESSING THIS?
YOU TELL ME, COLONEL.
IT’S DELICATE STUFF.
I’M TALKING
ABOUT MY LONGHAIRS,
MY PRIMA DONNAS,
JEWISH ELEMENT.
TAKE HITLER
OUT OF THE EQUATION,
MIGHT JUST RUN OUT
OF STINK.
WHY CHANCE IT?
WE COULD GIVE
THIS COUNTRY
THE BIGGEST STICK
IN THE PLAYGROUND.
AND I INTEND
TO DO THAT.
I’LL TELL YOU
SOMETHING…
ABOUT OUR BUNCH–
GET THEM CLOSE.
THEN THEY’LL GO
ALL THE WAY.
THEY’RE JUST NOT
CLOSE ENOUGH YET.
YES, SIR.
PERHAPS YOU SHOULD THINK
OF THESE EXPLOSIVE WEDGES
AS FORMING PART
OF A SHELL.
THEY REDIRECT SHOCK WAVES
IN MUCH THE SAME WAY
AS THE LENS REDIRECTS LIGHT.
AS A MATTER OF INTEREST,
WE’VE USED THE IDEA
IN ENGLAND
FOR ARMOR-PIERCING SHELLS.
LET’S PRAY IT WORKS.
WE’LL BE ON SCHEDULE.
HEADS UP.
WATCH YOUR BACKS.
NO ONE EVER USED
HIGH EXPLOSIVE
AS A PRECISION
INSTRUMENT BEFORE.
IT’S SO SIMPLE.
IT JUST SWINGS
THE SHOCK WAVES
FROM CONVEX
TO CONCAVE.
SOME ORANGE,
EH, OPPIE?
AFTER THE EXPLOSION,
SETH.
DR. OPPENHEIMER.
DR. OPPENHEIMER,
A LETTER FOR YOU, SIR.
THEY SAID
IT WAS IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU.
GOOD LUCK.
WE SQUEEZED IT!
WE GOT COMPRESSION!
WE’RE ON THE WAY!
GET THE RIGHT MIX
AND WE’RE HOME.
WE’RE HOME FREE.
WE’RE VINDICATED, BOSS.
WE GOT A BALLGAME.
SETH! COME HERE!
NEXT STOP,
IMPLOSION!
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
[KNOCK KNOCK]
CAN I COME IN?
WHERE IS HE?
HE’S OUT BACK
SITTING IN THE SUN
WITH A BLANKET
ON HIS LAP…
NURSING
A GUILTY DICK NO DOUBT.
IT IS NOT NECESSARY
TO BE VULGAR.
NOTHING I SAY
COULD APPROACH
THE VULGARITY
OF WHAT YOU’RE BUILDING
IN YOUR BACKYARD.
WELL, VULGAR OR NOT,
I NEED HIM TO COME
THROUGH ON THIS.
HE OWES IT
TO HIS COUNTRY,
HE OWES IT
TO HIMSELF.
HE IS THE BEST
THERE IS,
AND HE SHOULD HAVE
WHATEVER HE WANTS.
DON’T TRY TO RECRUIT ME.
YOU DON’T NEED ME.
AND SPARE ME YOUR HOMILY
ON BEING A GOOD WIFE.
I KNOW IT BY HEART.
WHY DID YOU
PUT UP WITH HER
SO LONG?
BECAUSE HE’S
THE BEST THERE IS,
AND HE SHOULD HAVE
WHATEVER HE WANTS.
HUH.
I DON’T LIVE
VERY WELL ALONE.
SOME PEOPLE DON’T.
WE ALL HAVE
DIFFERENT WAYS OF
DEFENDING OUR TERRITORY.
CONCHA, YOU’RE LATE!
PETER, HURRY UP.
DIDN’T I SAY 2:00?
I’M SORRY…
AND I AM SORRY
THAT THE NEWS
TOOK SO LONG
TO GET TO YOU.
IT JUST GOT LOST
IN THE SYSTEM–
CENSORS.
YOU KNOW…
YOU CAN’T BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR KEEPING
SOMEBODY ELSE ALIVE.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE.
IT’S NOT TO BE EXPECTED.
I CAN’T WORK
ON THIS ANYMORE.
I DON’T WANT TO.
AND I DON’T NEED TO.
GERMANY IS FINISHED.
WE KNOW IT’S JUST
A MATTER OF TIME.
THEY CAN’T PULL
THIS TOGETHER.
YOU’RE SURE.
I DON’T WANT TO HEAR
YOUR ARGUMENTS ANYMORE!
I ALREADY KNOW THAT
EVERYTHING IS A RISK,
THAT THE WAR IS NOT
OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER,
THAT THEY’RE LOBBING
ROCKETS ALL OVER LONDON,
THAT GERMANY
IS DESPERATE,
THAT SHE’S RESOURCEFUL,
THAT EVEN IF SHE
DOESN’T GET A DEVICE,
SHE’LL LITTER ENGLAND
WITH RADIOCTIVITY
BECAUSE WE THOUGHT
OF SOMETHING SIMILAR.
THE FACT
OF THE MATTER IS,
THEY’RE NOT
AS GOOD AS WE ARE.
OR ARE THEY?
CHRIST, I’VE GOT RATS
IN MY SKULL…
FROM BEING
ASKED TO THROW
TOO MANY BALLS IN THE
AIR AT THE SAME TIME.
WHEN I FEEL LIKE THAT,
I GET DOWN ON MY KNEES
AND I PRAY,
AND THAT’S HOW
I GET CONVICTION.
IF YOU’RE GOING
TO LET THIS SLIP
THROUGH YOUR FINGERS,
THROUGH OUR FINGERS,
AND SOMEBODY ELSE
GETS IT,
YOU WON’T BE COUNTING
HOW MANY BALLS
THEY ASKED YOU
TO THROW IN THE AIR.
IF YOU NEED THE FIRE,
YOU FIND IT…
WHEREVER.
HYAH! WHOA! WHOA!
HA!
AT LAST SOME GOOD NEWS.
APPARENTLY,
SUFFICIENT URANIUM
IS BEGINNING TO ARRIVE
FROM OAK RIDGE.
BUT, AS BRILLIANT
AS HE IS,
OPPIE IS BEGINNING
TO SHOW THE STRAIN.
WE ALL DEPEND ON OPPIE.
HE’S OUR INSPIRATION.
IF HE WERE TO CRACK,
WE’D ALL FALL APART.
BEAUTIFUL,
ISN’T IT, MICHAEL?
JUST THINK–
A FEW MILES
CLOSER TO THE SUN,
A FEW MILES
FARTHER AWAY,
NONE OF THIS
WOULD BE HERE.
A CLOUD OF GAS
OR BLOCK OF ICE
AND NOBODY
TO ENJOY IT.
ODI ET AMOR
I HATE AND I LOVE
–CATULLUS
DO YOU KNOW IT?
NO.
I HATE AND I LOVE.
WHY, YOU ASK?
I DON’T KNOW.
I FEEL BOTH,
AND I’M IN AGONY.
OH, MAYBE
GENERAL GROVES
IS RIGHT.
MAYBE WE SHOULD
BANISH THINKING
FOREVER.
MICHAEL,
WE HAVE TO TEST
THE CRITICAL MASS.
ARE YOU GOING
TO HELP?
OF COURSE.
I WANT TO SHOW
YOU SOMETHING.
COME HERE TO SEE
OUR LITTLE TOY, HUH?
MICHAEL, THAT’S
WHAT WE CALL
TICKLING
THE DRAGON’S TAIL.
SO, A SLUG OF URANIUM
ABOUT 2 x 6 INCHES
WILL BE PULLED
BY THIS WEIGHT.
IT BEGINS HERE,
THEN ACCELERATE AT 32 FEET
PER SECOND PER SECOND.
IT PRESSES BETWEEN
THESE URNANIUM BRICKS,
AND WE HAVE AN INSTANT
OF CRITICOLOGY.
FOR A SPLIT SECOND,
WE HAVE A CHAIN REACTION.
THIS IS AS CLOSE
WE’LL COME TO AN
EXPLOSION HERE.
WITHOUT BLOWING UP.
EXACTLY.
IT’S ESSENTIAL
TO DETERMINE
THE PRECISE AMOUNT
OF MATERIAL NEEDED.
10 YEARS AGO,
I COULD HARDLY
IMAGINE THIS STUFF.
10 YEARS.
EACH MOLECULE COLLECTED
OUT OF THE AIR,
ONE BY ONE.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
HELLO.
WHAT?
DAS IST WUNDERBAR.
DAS IST WUNDERBAR.
I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE
OF SPEAKING FOR
A VICTORIOUS ARMY
OF 5 MILLION FIGHTING MEN.
THEY AND THE WOMEN WHO
HAVE SO ABLY ASSISTED THEM,
CONSTITUTE THE ALLIED
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
THAT HAS LIBERATED
WESTERN EUROPE.
THEY HAVE DESTROYED
OR CAPTURED
ENEMY ARMIES TOTALING MORE
THAN THEIR OWN STRENGTH
AND SWEPT
TRIUMPHANTLY FORWARD
OVER THE HUNDREDS OF MILES
SEPARATING CHERBOURG FROM
LUBECK, LEIPZIG AND MUNICH.
THESE STARTLING SUCCESSES
HAVE NOT BEEN BOUGHT
WITHOUT SORROW AND SUFFERING.
IN THIS THEATER ALONE,
80,000 AMERICANS
AND COMPARABLE NUMBERS
AMONG THE ALLIES,
HAVE HAD THEIR LIVES
CUT SHORT
SO THAT THE REST OF US
MIGHT LIVE
IN THE SUNLIGHT OF FREEDOM.
WHOOO!
♪ DA DA DA ♪
YEAH!
OH, YEAH!
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS?
WELL, I DON’T KNOW,
PROBABLY START
ANOTHER ONE.
THAT’S WHY
I LOVE THIS JOB–
IT’S GOT
A GUARANTEED FUTURE.
I’M NOT WRONG.
WE’RE ALL DESCENDED
FROM A LONG LINE
OF NOBLE PREDATORS.
RICHARD, YOU ARE
IRREPRESSIBLE.
I THINK I’LL GO
BE IRREPRESSIBLE
DOWNSTAIRS.
COME ON, BABY FACE.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
I’M IRREPRESSIBLE.
SO, WHAT ARE
YOU WRITING?
SOMETHING
OPPIE SAID TODAY.
I DON’T KNOW.
WELL, READ IT.
GO ON.
JUST MAKES YOU WONDER
WHETHER THERE’S
AN INTELLIGENCE SOMEWHERE
THAT ISN’T DESCENDED
FROM A LONG LINE
OF NOBLE PREDATORS.
I WANT TO KISS YOU.
COME HERE.
SIR, IS IT TRUE
THAT SINCE WE
KO’D GERMANY,
WE’RE GOING
TO GO HOME FROM HERE?
I’LL DRINK TO THAT.
THAT MIGHT
BE TRUE, SOLDIER.
CAN I HAVE
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?
PLEASE.
EXCUSE ME.
IT JUST SEEMS TO ME
THAT WE HAVE A SHORTAGE
OF DANCE PARTNERS.
SO AS A TRIBUTE
TO OUR MEN IN UNIFORM,
I WOULD LIKE
TO MAKE AVAILABLE
THE SERVICES OF ALL
THE LONGHAIRS
HERE AT LOS ALAMOS
ON THIS DANCE FLOOR.
TO BREAK
THE CEREMONIAL ICE,
I WILL CHOOSE
THE FIRST DANCE PARTNER.
GENERAL GROVES…
MAY I HAVE
THIS DANCE?
GO AHEAD, SIR!
WHY NOT?
[SWING MUSIC PLAYS]
WHY DO YOU
ALWAYS HAVE THAT?
AS A RECORD
FOR MY DAD.
IF I WROTE,
I’D GET BLANK LINES.
THIS WAY, I CAN TELL
HIM WHAT’S GOING ON.
AND WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO WRITE ABOUT
TODAY?
BESIDES THE WAR
BEING OVER?
YEAH.
WELL, I MET THIS GIRL.
DID I JUST
KISS YOU UP THERE?
BRING YOUR HEADS IN OUT
OF THE CLOUDS, GENTLEMEN.
KEEP YOUR MUTTERING
TO A MINIMUM, PLEASE.
I NOTICED SOME OF YOU
DANCING CLOSE TOGETHER.
I DON’T LIKE
THE LOOK OF IT.
THERE ARE…
BOSOMS IN THE AREA…
AND THIS COULD LEAD
TO PREGNANCY.
ANY MAN CAUGHT
OUT OF HAND,
OR CAUGHT IN HAND,
WILL HAVE TO TURN THEIR
PECKERS OVER TO THE FBI.
THEY’RE HAVING FUN.
IT’S NICE.
THEY’RE ENTITLED.
JUST SO LONG
AS THEY DON’T
THINK IT’S OVER.
ISN’T IT?
THEN WHAT’S ALL
THE CELEBRATION FOR?
PERHAPS WE CAN
FIND SOME OTHER USE
FOR THIS WORK.
FASCISM IS DEAD.
YOU MEAN IN EUROPE.
WHAT DO THEY THINK
THE JAPANESE ARE DOING,
SHOOTING SQUIRRELS?
NO, THEY’RE NOT
SHOOTING SQUIRRELS,
AND THAT’S
NOT THE ISSUE.
WHAT IS THE ISSUE?
THEY DON’T HAVE
THE TECHNOLOGY.
THEY’RE NOT
CAPABLE OF IT.
SO IF WE DON’T NEED IT,
WHY MAKE IT?
I WANT YOU TO
LOOK AT SOMETHING.
IT’S THE
LARGEST COLLECTION
OF NOTHING
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
MAKE THEM WORK,
THEN…
YOU GOT SOMETHING…
AN IRRESISTIBLE
SOMETHING,
JUST THE THREAT…
AND THEY’RE OURS.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES
JUST STANDING HERE,
I KEEP WONDERING,
ARE WE
WORKING ON THEM,
OR ARE THEY
WORKING ON US?
GIVE THEM DIGNITY,
DOCTOR.
THEN WE CAN
START TALKING…
ABOUT WHO CAN DO WHAT…
AND WHAT THEY MEAN.
OH, WHAT TIME IS IT?
OHH.
EVEN WHEN I SLEEP,
IT’S LIKE DOGS
TEARING AT A PIECE
OF MEAT.
ROBERT?
HMM?
THINKING OF RESIGNING?
NO.
I’D BE WRITTEN OFF.
THEY WOULDN’T
UNDERSTAND,
NOT IN THE PRESENT
CLIMATE.
I KEEP OBSESSING
ABOUT THE DEVICE.
YES, IT’S TRUE,
BUT…
IF YOU THINK BEYOND,
IT’S A LIMITLESS
SUPPLY OF ENERGY.
THINK ABOUT IT,
KITTY,
THE POWER THAT
DRIVES THE UNIVERSE.
IT’S BEYOND
IMAGINATION, REALLY,
AND WE’D HAVE
TAMED IT.
A NEW WORLD.
WHOO-HOO!
YAHOO!
GO GET THEM, COWBOYS!
WHAT THE HELL’S
GOING ON OVER THERE?
THOSE CATTLE DESTROYED
THE GROUND CABLE RUN,
RUINED TWO-DAYS WORK.
WHY DIDN’T THEY
SIMPLY ROUND THEM UP?
DID ANYONE SUGGEST THAT?
THE RANCHERS
WOULDN’T MOVE THEM,
AND IT SEEMS THE ARMY
STOPPED NEGOTIATING.
THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL.
EDWARD,
THESE ESTIMATES…
RUSH, PUSH, SPEED,
DEADLINES…
THIS WHOLE
PROJECT HAS GOTTEN
OUT OF CONTROL!
AND WE HAVEN’T
THOUGHT ABOUT THE
CONSEQUENCES, OPPIE!
OPPIE!
WE’VE BEEN WAITING
FOR THE CYCLOTRON DATA
FOR TWO WEEKS.
WHEN ARE WE
GOING TO GET IT?
WILSON IS CORRECT.
WE HAVE TO START
TALKING ABOUT
WHAT WE’RE ALL
THINKING BUT NOT SAYING.
THIS ARGUMENT
IS ARCANE, EDWARD.
THIS THING
IS BECOMING REAL.
IT’S GOING
TO AFFECT LIVES,
THOUSANDS OF LIVES.
WE HAVE
TO START TO TALK.
ALL RIGHT,
BUT NOT HERE.
AT MY HOME
TONIGHT.
[CLICKING]
SO NOW WE TICKLE
THE TAIL OF THE DRAGON.
ALL RIGHT, TAKE HER UP.
I CAN ONLY HOPE
THE URANIUM SLUG DOESN’T
GET STUCK IN THE PILE.
IF IT DOES, WE’LL PROBABLY
ALL EVAPORATE.
WHAT’S THE READING?
1.19 K.
OK…
SAY WHEN.
METER’S READY.
READY WHEN YOU ARE.
LET’S GO.
OK. LET’S TICKLE IT.
BIG BURST,
BIG BURST.
ALL RIGHT. ADD IT UP.
CIGARETTE BREAK.
MICHAEL!
MICHAEL,
YOU GOT A MOMENT?
THEY WON’T LET ME IN.
YOU STILL GOING
TO CHICAGO?
YEAH. I’M PICKING THE SLUGS
UP FOR FRISCH.
GREAT. THERE’S SOMETHING
WE’D LIKE YOU TO PICK UP.
YOU KNOW LEO SZILARD,
RIGHT?
ABOUT 20 OF OUR
OTHER COLLEAGUES
FROM CHICAGO GROUP,
THEY’RE
PROPOSING A PETITION
STATING THEY’RE
OPPOSED ON MORAL GROUNDS
TO THE USE
OF THE DEVICE.
EVIDENTLY
THEY’RE CONCERNED
ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK’S
GOING TO HAPPEN.
SO AM I.
I’VE GOT A BROTHER
IN THE PHILLIPINES.
I READ THE PAPERS.
I’M CONCERNED.
I’M NOT ASKING YOU
TO ENDORSE ANYTHING.
I HAVEN’T EVEN READ IT.
I’M SAYING
WE SHOULD DISCUSS IT.
I’M ONLY ASKING YOU
TO BRING IT,
SO WE CAN PERUSE IT
AND DECIDE
FOR OURSELVES.
MAKES SENSE.
IT’S ONLY FAIR.
I’LL PICK IT UP.
SEE YOU LATER.
OK.
HOW CAN YOU RATIONALIZE
PREMEDITATED MURDER?
OH, BULLSHIT.
PREMEDITATED MURDER.
THIS IS A WAR.
IT’S ABOUT WINNING.
AT WHAT COST?
YOU CAN’T JUST
OUTLAW A WEAPON.
THE MORE
EFFECTIVE IT IS,
THE MORE LIKELY
IT’LL BE USED.
WHAT ABOUT
POISON GAS?
THAT WAS STOPPED,
WASN’T IT?
OPPIE, YOU’VE
GOT TO SPEAK UP.
THE GENERALS
WON’T LISTEN TO US.
AND SPEAK UP FOR THOSE
KIDS HIDING IN FOXHOLES.
I KNOW
WHAT THEY’D SAY–
“THE JAPANESE BROUGHT
THIS ON THEMSELVES,
“AND I WOULDN’T
GIVE A SHIT
IF THE WHOLE GODDAMN
PLACE WENT UP IN SMOKE.”
EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.
AND I RESENT THE HELL
OUT OF YOUR SUGGESTING
I DON’T RECOGNIZE
A MORAL ARGUMENT.
WHY ARE YOU AWAKE?
AREN’T YOU SUPPOSED
TO BE SLEEPING?
I DON’T LIKE SLEEPING.
THERE’S MANY THINGS
WE DON’T LIKE.
WE HAVE TO DO THEM,
IF WE WANT TO DO
THE THINGS WE LIKE.
WHAT’S
THE TREAT TOMORROW?
GO HORSEBACK RIDING.
THAT’S RIGHT.
HOW ARE YOU
GOING TO RIDE
A GREAT BIG HORSE
IF YOU DON’T GET REST.
WILL YOU
GO TO SLEEP FOR DAD?
THAT’S A GOOD BOY.
IT IS HOT.
WE COULD GO
TO CARLUCCI’S,
GET SOME ICED COFFEE
AND DOUGHNUTS.
THE ENTIRE PROJECT
IS BEGINING TO UNRAVEL.
WHAT?
THERE HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN QUESTIONS,
WE’VE ALWAYS AVOIDED
THE ANSWERS,
AND NOW EVERYTHING’S
COMING TO A HEAD.
BRONSON.
SIR?
STOP THE CAR.
YES, SIR.
TAKE A LEAK
OR SOMETHING.
THIS IS A PUBLIC PARK.
WELL,
PICK SOME FLOWERS.
I WANT TO DO
SOME SHOUTING.
IT’S A CRISIS,
A CRISIS
OF CONSCIENCE.
ALL RIGHT.
I’M NOT SORRY.
I’M NOT EVEN ANGRY.
I AM JUST STUMPED.
YOU WANT TO SIT
ON YOUR HANDS,
POLISH YOUR CONSCIENCE,
WHEN WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO END THIS WHOLE THING
WITH ONE SHOT?
CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE, HUH?
ALL RIGHT…
HAVE IT.
TAKE A BATH IN IT.
SOAK IN IT.
AND THEN
WHEN YOU’RE THROUGH,
TELL ME WHETHER YOU’RE
GOING TO DELIVER THEM,
WHETHER YOU’RE GOING
TO FINISH THIS JOB.
YOU TELL ME
HOW I’M GOING TO FACE
A SENATE INQUIRY
AND TELL THEM HOW
WE SPENT $2 BILLION
ON A SHOW THAT’S
NEVER EVEN GOING TO OPEN.
CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE.
YOU GOT ONE JOB,
DOCTOR–
GIVE ME THE BOMB.
JUST GIVE IT TO ME.
ATROCIOUS THINGS
HAVE BEEN DONE IN GERMANY
BECAUSE PEOPLE
DIDN’T SPEAK OUT.
AND WE BLAME THEM FOR IT,
EVEN THOUGH
IT WAS DANGEROUS.
BUT IT’S NOT DANGEROUS
FOR US TO SPEAK OUT.
THAT’S WHAT A LOT OF US
IN CHICAGO FEEL.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO AGREE WITH
THIS PETITION’S CONTENTS.
YOU JUST HAVE TO AGREE
IT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED.
YES, SIR.
GOOD BOY, MICHAEL.
GOOD SEEING YOU AGAIN.
[THE SORCERER’S
APPRENTICE PLAYS]
IT JUST CAME IN.
THE JAPANESE HAVE
BEEN FEELING OUT
TERMS
FOR A SURRENDER.
THEY’VE MADE
A PROPOSITION
VIA THE RUSSIANS.
WHAT KIND OF SURRENDER–
NOT UNCONDITIONAL?
NOT ACCORDING
TO MY SOURCES, NO.
GOOD.
NO ONE WILL BUY IT.
SIR?
NOTHING.
COME ON!
RIGHT HERE.
MR. SECRETARY,
A BRUTAL QUESTION–
ARE YOU
AND THE PRESIDENT
LOOKING TO RUSSIA
FIGURING THEY’LL
COME INTO JAPAN,
ASSUMING THERE’S
AN INVASION?
BECAUSE IF YOU ARE,
YOU’RE NOT GOING
TO GET THAT FOR NOTHING.
RUSSIA’S GOING TO WANT
MANCHURIA, SAKHALIN.
I CAN GIVE
THE PRESIDENT JAPAN.
NO INVASION, NO DEAL.
CAN YOU GUARANTEE THAT?
SOME OF YOUR SCIENTISTS
ARE GETTING OUT OF LINE.
THEY’VE BEEN MANEUVERING
TO SEE THE PRESIDENT.
I DIDN’T KNOW THAT.
I WILL TAKE CARE
OF IT.
VERY WELL.
DO THAT, GENERAL.
MR. SECRETARY.
GOOD NIGHT.
PANTON.
DR. OPPENHEIMER HAD,
ON THREE
SEPARATE OCCASIONS,
MEETINGS WITH…
SUSPECTED AGENTS,
COMMUNISTS, WHATEVER.
HE GAVE US ONE NAME,
IS THAT CORRECT?
YES, SIR.
PRESS HIM ON THE OTHERS.
HE NEEDS TO FEEL
THE BRANCH CREAK.
YES, SIR.
YOU HEARD IT.
THEY TOLD ME
YOU WERE DOWN HERE.
I WAS HAVING LUNCH.
CAPTAIN PANTON
CALLED ME.
A SECURITY PROBLEM
AGAIN.
I’M BEING HARASSED,
AND I’M SICK OF IT.
I THOUGHT
THIS WAS A DEAD ISSUE.
IT’S NEVER DEAD
WITH YOU.
NOW, I WILL TRY
TO PUT A LID ON IT.
THIS WON’T HELP.
WHAT’S THIS?
IT’S A KIND
OF PETITION
FROM YOUR BOYS
IN CHICAGO,
TRYING TO MANEUVER
TO SEE THE PRESIDENT.
THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.
YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?
ABOUT THE IDEAS? YES.
THEY WANT TO
DEMONSTRATE THE DEVICE,
NOT USE IT.
IS IT CONTAINABLE?
CAN YOU STOP IT?
MY HASH
IS GETTING COLD
UPSTAIRS.
DON’T LET THESE DODOS
DISTRACT YOU.
LOOK, GENERAL–
ROBERT!
YOU ARE THIS FAR AWAY
FROM BEING THE MAN
WHO WON THE WAR.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT
PEOPLE IN CHICAGO.
YOU CAN’T IGNORE
WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.
ALL THEY WANT IS
AN OPPORTUNITY
TO TALK ABOUT
THE DEMONSTRATION.
WHAT’S HIS NAME,
ZEE…LAR?
SZILARD.
SITTING IN THE BATHTUB.
SHOULD HAVE DROWNED
HIM THE FIRST DAY
I MET HIM.
WHAT’S WRONG
WITH DEMONSTRATING
THE DAMNED THING,
WITH NOT
KILLING SOMEBODY?
VAPORIZE SOME
UNINHABITED ATOLL,
SET OUT YOUR TERMS
OF SURRENDER,
THEN SEND
THE JAPANESE
PACKING.
IT’S MUSH!
WON’T WORK.
THEY’RE KAMIKAZES,
ALL OF THEM.
YOU HAD MONEY
IN YOUR BACKGROUND.
THAT EXPLAINS IT.
WHAT’S THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
YOUR OPTIMISM.
FAITH IN HUMAN NATURE.
I NEVER HAD ANY.
MONEY, THAT IS.
NEVER HAD
A PERMANENT HOUSE.
MADE ME A REALIST.
THE IDEA SHOULD GO
TO THE PRESIDENT.
WHERE DO YOU GET
THESE IDEAS?
THOSE BOYS IN SECURITY,
THEY GOT A RIGHT
TO ASK WHERE THESE IDEAS
ARE COMING FROM.
DEMONSTRATIONS,
STOPPING WORK,
SHARING…
WITH OTHER COUNTRIES.
YOU’RE GOING
TO HAVE A TOUGH TIME
PROVING TO THEM
THOSE IDEAS ARE
COMING OUT OF CHICAGO.
THEY’RE FOREIGN.
THEY’RE SUBVERSIVE.
THEY’RE MORAL,
THAT’S WHAT THEY ARE.
MORAL?
WAS PEARL HARBOR MORAL?
POLAND, MUNICH–MORAL?
DEATH MARCH OF BATAAN,
WAS THAT MORAL?
JUNK!
DEMONSTRATION JUNK!
I SAY
YOU SHOW THE ENEMY,
IN THE HARSHEST TERMS
THAT YOU CAN MUSTER,
THAT YOU’RE PLAYING
IN THE SAME LEAGUE
THEY DO.
THERE’S A COMMITTEE
MEETING TOMORROW.
THERE’S GOING TO BE A VOTE
ON THIS DEMONSTRATION.
THERE’LL BE
A RECOMMENDATION
GOING TO THE PRESIDENT.
NOW, LISTEN.
YOU CAN HELP YOURSELF HERE.
STEER IT
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
YOU’RE EITHER FOR US
OR AGAINST US. ERNEST!
HOW ARE YOU?
I’D LIKE TO INTRODUCE
DR. OPPENHEIMER HERE.
WELL, RUMOR HAS IT
WE MIGHT JUST OWE YOU
FOR SHAKING THOSE YELLOW
MONKEYS OUT OF THE TREES.
SAVE US A LOT,
NOT GOING TO JAPAN.
OUR BOYS WILL
BE GRATEFUL.
I’M PLEASED TO SHAKE
YOUR HAND. THANK YOU.
DOCTOR, I’D LIKE
TO ADD MY SHAKE, TOO.
NICE SEEING YOU.
DID YOU HEAR
WHAT THEY SAID?
YOU KEEP THIS
ON THE TRACK,
AND WE ARE GOING
TO OWE YOU, SOLDIER.
“WE ARE IN A COMPLETELY
NEW SITUATION
“THAT CANNOT BE
RESOLVED BY WAR.
“A PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES.
“DISCOVERIES OF WHICH
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
“ARE UNAWARE
“MAY AFFECT
THIS NATION’S WELFARE
IN THE NEAR FUTURE.”
THE RUSSIANS
ARE OUR ALLIES.
WE DROP THIS
WITHOUT TELLING THEM,
WE COULD GIVE THEM
A DOSE OF PARANOIA
THAT WILL MAKE US
ALL SICK.
THE JAPANESE
ARE ON THEIR KNEES.
THIS KAMIKAZE STUFF
IS BULL.
THEY’RE WET-PANTS
SCARED OF US
JUST LIKE WE’RE WET-PANTS
SCARED OF THEM.
THIS WAR SEEMS TO HAVE
FORCED MANY ON BOTH SIDES
TO RESIGN
FROM THE HUMAN RACE.
I HOPE WE’RE NOT
ABOUT TO DO THAT HERE.
I AGREE.
OUR BLOCKADE
WILL FINISH JAPAN
BY AUTUMN.
MAYBE EVEN SOONER.
THIS DEVICE IS NOT
AN HONORABLE WAY
TO WIN A WAR,
AND I WAS TAUGHT
TO FIGHT WITH HONOR.
IF CUSTER HAD USED
THE MACHINE GUN,
HIS HISTORY WOULD
HAVE BEEN WRITTEN
DIFFERENTLY.
IF YOU GO AHEAD–
PARTICULARLY IF
YOU DROP THIS THING
WITH NO
PRIOR WARNING…
I, FOR ONE,
WILL HAVE TO RESIGN
MY COMMISSION.
PERHAPS YOU’LL
EXCUSE ME,
GENTLEMEN.
INCIDENTALLY,
WHAT IS THE OPINION
OF THE COMMITTEE
ON THE DEMONSTRATION?
WELL, IF WE SHOULD
AGREE TO A DEMONSTRATION
WITH THE ATTENDANT
JAPANESE OBSERVERS
AND THAT DEMONSTRATION
FAILED,
NOT ONLY WOULD WE
BE UNABLE TO INDUCE
THE JAPANESE TO SURRENDER,
WE WOULD FACE
A CRITICAL SHORTAGE
OF MATERIAL.
THE DROPPING OF THE DEVICE
HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPLICIT
IN THIS PROJECT.
SO THAT IS THE ADVICE
I SHALL PASS ON
TO THE PRESIDENT.
YES, SIR.
THAT’S RIGHT.
YES.
BOB, WELCOME
TO TRINITY.
HERE SHE IS.
CAN I GRAB ONE?
GOOD TRIP?
ARE YOU THE ACCOUNTABLE
OFFICER, SIR?
YES.
THIS WILL
BE FOR YOU.
WHAT’S THAT?
IT STATES THAT
THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA
HEREBY HANDS OVER
A PLUTONIUM CORE
OF A NUCLEAR DEVICE
TO THE UNITED STATES
ARMY.
MORE SIMPLY,
IT’S A BILL
FOR $2 BILLION.
LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT ELSE
YOUR MONEY’S BOUGHT.
THE INITIATOR.
AND THE OTHER HALF.
NOW ALL WE GOT TO DO IS
THROW THEM TOGETHER, AND…
WELL, LET’S BEGIN
FINAL ASSEMBLY.
OK, MR. MERRIMAN.
WELL, YOU’RE QUIET.
IT’S COMING CLOSE,
WHAT YOU’RE
WORKING TOWARDS.
ISN’T IT?
YEAH.
I CAN FEEL IT
PRESSING DOWN
ON EVERYBODY.
THERE’S SOMETHING
GOING ON HERE.
IT’S GOT EVERYBODY
MESMERIZED,
HASN’T IT?
YEAH.
THERE’S A REGULAR RUN
ON SLEEPING PILLS
AND ASPIRIN.
AND IT’S NOT
JUST THE WORK.
IT’S SOMETHING ELSE.
LOOK, I KNOW
YOU CAN’T TALK
ABOUT IT.
I CAN’T.
WELL, THEN TALK
TO DR. OPPENHEIMER.
IF ANYONE HAS, HE’LL
HAVE THOUGHT IT THROUGH.
OK.
TOUCH ME.
NAKED.
ISN’T THAT
A BEAUTIFUL WORD?
TONIGHT…
I WANT TO MAKE LOVE.
AND I WANT A FUTURE.
THAT’S WHAT
I REALLY WANT.
FOR YOU AND ME.
SO DO I.
OH, FOR CHRIST’S SAKE,
GEORGE.
THIS PITTING.
MUST BE THE MOLD.
I’M NOT
AN EXPLOSIVES EXPERT,
BUT I’VE OBVIOUSLY
BEEN CALLED HERE
TO LOOK AT SOMETHING
THAT’S UNACCEPTABLE.
WE MUST
USE HAND-LADING.
WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE
BEFORE CALLING ME.
YOU KNOW
WHAT IT IS?
YES–MICHAEL.
CHICAGO.
LEO SZILARD.
I READ IT
ON THE TRAIN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT IT?
IT UNNERVED ME.
ARE WE GOING
TO DISCUSS THIS EVER?
AMONGST OURSELVES?
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
WE GOING ON?
I DON’T SEE
ANYONE STOPPING.
[RING]
WE’VE BEEN ASKED TO SOLVE
A TECHNICAL PROBLEM,
TO BUILD THIS DEVICE.
WE’RE NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR ITS USE.
OPPIE, IT’S FOR YOU!
PETER’S GOT
REVISED FIGURES.
LOOK…
LET ME
KEEP THIS PAPER.
WE’RE EXPECTING
THE INITIATOR
IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.
WE NEED
YOUR LAB RESULTS.
ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT.
[GEIGER COUNTER CLICKING]
EVERYBODY READY?
METER’S READY.
HERE WE GO.
21.
29.
31.
38.
GOT IT?
40.
EVERYBODY BACK.
RIGHT NOW.
BEHIND THE WALL!
CRITICAL!
NOBODY MOVE!
DON’T ANYBODY MOVE!
DAMN IT!
TAKE OUT EVERYTHING METAL!
DROP IT TO THE FLOOR!
MARK YOUR POSITIONS
AND GET OUT.
EVERYBODY
SHOULD MAKE IT.
EXCEPT ME.
I’M DEAD.
DOCTOR! DOCTOR!
I’VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR YOU.
WE’VE GOT A PROBLEM.
BAD ALLERGY.
WHEN?
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.
THEY’RE
BRINGING HIM IN.
WHO IS IT?
MR. MERRIMAN.
MICHAEL?
YES, SIR.
OH, SHIT!
LET’S GO.
COME ON, LET’S GO!
YES, SIR.
THIS ONE RIGHT THERE.
IN HERE!
THIS ONE’S GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
MICHAEL,
WHAT’S THE MATTER?
NOTHING.
DOCTOR,
HOW MUCH DID HE GET?
MORE THAN
1,000 RADS.
DAMN IT.
WHAT’S HAPPENING?
SWEETHEART, EVERYTHING’S
UNDER CONTROL, OK?
STEVEN,
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME.
NO ONE’S TO HEAR
ABOUT THIS.
NOT OPPENHEIMER,
NOBODY.
ALL RIGHT. OK.
WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
I WANT THIS WHOLE WARD
SEALED OFF.
COME WITH ME.
GET OUT OF HERE!
[DOOR SLAMS]
IT’S BASICALLY
THE DETONATION CIRCUITS.
I DON’T KNOW.
I WOULD LIKE
ANOTHER 24 HOURS.
I THINK SO,
BUT I CAN’T BE CERTAIN.
I SAID ONE MORE DAY.
I NEED ONE MORE DAY!
NO. MERRIMAN
BROUGHT ME A COPY
FROM CHICAGO.
SOME OF THE PHYSICISTS
HAVE SIGNED IT, YES.
THOSE PINKO FRUITCAKES!
YOU GET
THAT THING WORKING,
I’LL DROP IT
ON CHICAGO, I SWEAR.
YES! I HEAR YOU.
YOU HEAR ME?
FINISH THE DAMNED THING.
THAT’S AN ORDER.
WELL, I GOT
OTHER BUSINESS.
BUT I GOT A PLANE.
I’LL BE THERE.
EVERY TIME
I TURN AROUND,
SOMEBODY ELSE
GETS TO HIM.
NOW THEY’RE TALKING
ABOUT POSTPONEMENT.
CLEAR FOR WASHINGTON?
YES, SIR.
“TRUMAN AND STIMSON
ARRIVE POTSDAM TOMORROW
“FOR CONFERENCE
WITH STALIN.
ADVISE RESULTS
OF TRINITY TESTS SOONEST.”
STALIN’S GOING
TO EAT TRUMAN ALIVE
UNLESS WE, UH–
YES. UNLESS…
WE GIVE THE PRESIDENT
SOMETHING LETHAL
TO STICK
IN HIS BACK POCKET.
I TELL YOU SOMETHING
IT WON’T BE–
POSTPONEMENT.
OH, LORD.
SO CLOSE.
BRING IT DOWN SLOW.
HIS HEART LOOKS LARGER.
THERE COULD BE FLUID
IN THE PERICARDIAL SAC.
RADIATION-INDUCED?
PROBABLY.
IT’S ALMOST DOUBLED
IN SIZE OVERNIGHT.
IF THIS CONTINUES,
HIS HEART WILL DROWN.
IS HE LUCID?
IN AND OUT.
THERE’S TREMENDOUS
BRAIN SWELLING
FROM THE RADIATION.
WHAT HAPPENS
NEXT?
I DON’T KNOW.
I MEAN, I HAVE NO IDEA.
NO HUMAN BEING’S
EVER GOTTEN
THIS DOSE
OF RADIATION BEFORE.
HE’S DYING
FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
WE’VE GOT
OTHER PROBLEMS.
HIS GASTROINTESTINAL
TRACT
HAS BEEN DESTROYED
BY THE RADIATION.
EXCUSE ME.
YOU GOT TO BELIEVE
WE’RE DOING EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO HELP MICHAEL,
SWEETHEART.
ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING.
IT’S NOT GOING TO DO
ANYBODY ANY GOOD
TO HAVE YOU RIPPING
YOURSELF APART.
GO GET SOME SLEEP.
RICHARD, I CAN’T.
SOME ORANGE.
IT SURE IS,
EH, OPPIE?
HORNIG!
HORNIG!
IT’S ALL RIGHT!
THE OTHER SAFETY
IS HOLDING.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE
NEED A MARTINI?
WHAT’S THE WORD?
OPPIE, IT DOESN’T
LOOK GOOD.
THERE’S A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS
THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.
I’M SORRY.
WHY WASN’T I TOLD?
TOO MUCH PANIC.
HOW IS HE?
IT’S DIFFICULT TO TELL.
I’D LIKE TO SEE HIM.
WE’RE NOT
PERMITTING VISITS.
THE MEN WHO HAVE
BEEN SPOKEN TO,
THEY UNDERSTAND.
SECURITY.
DELICATE TIME.
HE’S A STRONG YOUNG MAN.
HE’LL PULL THROUGH.
SCHOENFIELD,
HOW IS HE?
IS HE CONSCIOUS?
HE’S IN AND OUT.
HE WANTS TO KNOW
IF YOU’VE READ THE
CHICAGO PETITION.
IT MEANS A LOT
TO HIM.
YES, I HAVE.
I MEAN,
THAT’S IT?
THAT’S ALL?
“YES, I HAVE.”
NOW I WASH
MY HANDS OF IT?
WAIT A MINUTE.
GOD DAMN IT,
OPPENHEIMER.
MY FRIEND’S
FALLING APART.
HE THINKS YOU
GOT THE ANSWERS
BECAUSE
THAT’S WHAT YOU
LET HIM THINK.
DO YOU REALLY
KNOW WHAT’S
GOING ON,
OR IS IT
OUT OF CONTROL?
WHAT’S YOUR POINT?
I’VE SPENT THE LAST
TWO YEARS OF MY LIFE
PUTTING UP WITH
ALL YOUR SECURITY,
AND YOUR SECRECY,
AND YOUR CONTROL.
NOW I DON’T THINK
ALL THAT BULLSHIT
WAS TO KEEP
WHAT’S GOING ON
FROM THE GERMANS,
THE JAPANESE,
OR THE RUSSIANS.
IT’S TO KEEP IT
FROM ORDINARY AMERICANS
BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT
LIKE WHAT’S HAPPENING!
ORDINARY AMERICANS
DON’T WANT TO KNOW
WHAT’S GOING ON.
THEY WANT TO KNOW
THEIR SONS ARE
COMING HOME ALIVE.
I’M SEEING THEY DO.
LIKE OAK RIDGE,
WHERE THEY’RE INJECTING
MENTALLY ILL AND OLD
UNCOMPREHENDING PEOPLE
WITH PLUTONIUM?
IF YOU WANT TO ASK
ABOUT WHAT’S
HAPPENING HERE,
ASK IF
IT’S BIG ENOUGH
TO SCARE THE HELL
OUT OF US AND MAKE
US STOP AND THINK?
BIG ENOUGH TO STOP
ALL WAR FOREVER?
YOU WANT TO ASK
SOMETHING, ASK THAT.
I’VE SEEN OAK RIDGE,
ALL RIGHT?
THAT PLACE WASN’T BUILT
TO MAKE ONE OR TWO BOMBS.
IT WAS BUILT TO MAKE
THOUSANDS OF THEM.
THOUSANDS.
PRETTY SOON, EVERYBODY
WILL HAVE A BOMB.
WHAT WILL THEY DO
WITH THEM?
WAIT TILL THEY GO OFF,
UNTIL BOOM?
THEN WE GOT ONE WORLD
FULL OF MICHAEL MERRIMANS
DYING FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
IS THAT WHAT
YOU’RE LOOKING FOR?
THAT’S THE FUTURE
YOU’VE MADE FOR US!
HEY, OPPENHEIMER!
OPPENHEIMER,
YOU OUGHT TO
STOP PLAYING GOD
BECAUSE YOU’RE
NOT GOOD AT IT
AND THE POSITION
IS TAKEN.
HIS PRESSURE’S
FALLING FAST.
YOU’VE GOT TO
GET THAT FLUID
OUT NOW.
HERE WE GO, MICHAEL.
OK, YOU’RE IN.
START TO
PULL IT BACK.
COME ON, DOC.
THE PRESSURE’S
STARTING TO RISE.
IT’S COMING UP
SLOWLY.
YOU HAVE
TO GET SOME SLEEP.
GOD.
I’M IN A DARK PLACE.
WE’VE ALL COOKED
THIS STEW…
THE GERMANS
AND THE JAPANESE,
AND THE AMERICANS
AND THE BRITS.
IT’S AN UGLINESS
THAT GOES BACK.
IT GOES WAY BACK.
I’M NOT A SCIENTIST
ANYMORE.
I’M A GOD DAMNED
FUNCTIONARY.
I’VE GOT TO STAY
IN CONTROL.
I’VE GOT TO CONTROL
WHO GETS THIS THING.
POWER AND CONTROL,
IT’S ALL I EVER
HEAR ABOUT ANYMORE.
DOESN’T LIFE
MATTER TO YOU?
WHAT ABOUT LOVE
AND UNDERSTANDING?
I THOUGHT THAT’S WHAT
SCIENCE WAS ALL ABOUT.
I JUST WANTED US
TO WORK.
DOES EVERYTHING
HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED
TO THIS…
THING?
I PUT UP WITH…
J-JEAN…
BECAUSE I THOUGHT
YOU NEEDED HER.
AND I THOUGHT
YOU’D GIVE HER UP
BECAUSE OF ME.
BUT SHE DIDN’T COUNT.
I DON’T COUNT.
NOTHING COUNTS FOR YOU
ANYMORE EXCEPT THIS DAMN…
BOMB.
THAT’S WHAT IT IS.
BUT IT’S NOT
YOUR ONLY CREATION.
THERE ARE THE CHILDREN.
AND YOU NEED
MY LOVE AND SUPPORT.
I KNOW.
I DON’T…
I DON’T KNOW
WHERE IT IS.
WHY ME?
WHY DID HE PICK ME?
PANTON!
SIR!
SECURITY IS A MESS.
NOBODY
AT THE CHECKPOINT.
NOBODY UP HERE.
YOU THINK THIS IS
A PUBLIC BEACH?
NO, SIR.
WE’VE GOT TO CALL
A HALT TO THIS.
WE’RE NOT CALLING A HALT
FOR THE WEATHER!
WE COULD SEND
RADIOACTIVE JUNK
CLEAR TO AMARILLO.
ARE YOU THE
NEW YORK TIMES REPORTER?
I WANT THREE REPORTS.
ONE IF WE SUCCEED,
ONE IF WE FAIL,
ONE IF WE DISINTEGRATE.
WITH THIS WIND,
AMARILLO COULD GET
MASSIVE FALLOUT.
I SAY NO
DEMONSTRATION.
THE DECISION IS MINE!
[WOOF WOOF]
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
WE GO AHEAD WITH THIS.
SERGEANT, DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT DOG!
YOU SOUND LIKE
YOU’RE PLANNING SOME
RAILWAY SCHEDULE.
NO! YOU ARE TRYING
TO UNINVENT THIS.
I CAN DO IT
WITHOUT YOU.
WELL, IF YOU DO,
AND I’VE SAID NO,
AND SOMETHING
GOES WRONG…
GET IN THE CAR.
HURRY UP!
WHERE ARE THEY GOING?
SIR, IT LOOKS LIKE
IT’S CLEARING UP.
YOU KNOW, YOU BUILD
TO A MOMENT,
AND THEN YOU GRAB IT,
OR IT WILL GO
RIGHT BY YOU.
YOU ALWAYS THOUGHT
THAT I WOULD DO THIS,
DIDN’T YOU?
CAN YOU BUCK
YOUR OWN NATURE?
WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE?
UNIMAGINABLE.
TO A BABY.
DO IT.
HALLELUJAH.
IT’S SET!
IT’S READY TO GO!
IT’S READY TO GO!
START THE COUNTDOWN!
LET’S GO!
LET’S GO!
BRING IT UP!
WAKE UP THE DRAGON!
LET’S GO! LET’S GO!
POWER ON.
POWER ON.
SYNCHRONIZATION
RELAYS ONE OPEN.
SYNCHRONIZATION
RELAY ONE OPEN.
SYNCHRONIZATION
RELAYS TWO OPEN.
SYNCHRONIZATION
RELAYS TWO OPEN.
I LOVE YOU, MICHAEL.
SHH.
EASY.
BREATHE EASY.
SHH.
EASY.
EASY.
COME BACK TO THE ICE.
SHH.
IT’S OK.
HERE’S THE ICE.
KATHLEEN, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING IN HERE?
KATHLEEN!
KATHLEEN!
COME ON, SWEETHEART.
YOU SIMPLY
CAN’T BE HERE.
I HAD TO
BE WITH HIM.
I WANTED TO TELL HIM
I LOVE HIM,
BECAUSE
HE’S GOING TO DIE.
DETONATION RELAYS
FOUR ARE OPEN.
WELL, IT’S ARMED.
NOW IT’S UP
TO THE BUNKER.
LET’S GET DOWN FROM HERE.
WELL…I’VE
ALWAYS BELIEVED
THAT THE LORD
WAS ON OUR SIDE.
AND I THINK NOW
WE’RE GOING TO PROVE IT.
THAT MUST BE FROM
THE MILITARY BASE.
ENRICO, WHAT DO YOU
BET ON THE END?
THAT WE’LL ACCIDENTALLY
SET FIRE TO THE ATMOSPHERE.
WITH LUCK, WE ONLY
WIPE OUT NEW MEXICO.
IF WE CAN
IGNITE THE AIR,
WE FINISH OFF THE PLANET.
ANY TAKERS?
I KIND OF HOPE
THE DAMN THING
DOESN’T GO OFF.
[THE NUTCRACKER SUITE
PLAYS]
WHAT THE HELL’S THAT?
IT’S THE NUTCRACKER SUITE.
I CAN’T GET RID OF IT.
GO TO 6.5.
6.5.
[MUSIC PLAYS]
OK.
TRY 7.
7.
CHARGING THE DEVICE.
[NUTCRACKER SUITE
CONTINUES]
ROBERT, OVER HERE.
THE DEVICE
IS FULLY CHARGED.
IT IS NOW
0 MINUS 60 SECONDS.
59…58…57…
56…55…54…
53…52…51…50…49…
WHERE THE HELL IS
THAT MUSIC COMING FROM?
SORRY. GROUND
CHANNEL. WE CAN’T
GET RID OF IT.
44…43…42…
41…40…
CUT THE MUSIC.
38…37…36…
35…34…33…
32…31…30…
29…28…27…26…25…
24…23…22…21…20…
19…18…17…
16…15…14…
13…12…11…10…
9…8…7…6…
5…
4…
3…
2…
1…
O.
[EXPLOSION]
[WIND ROARS]
KATHLEEN, MY LOVE,
YOU ASKED ME
A QUESTION ONCE–
WAS IT INSTINCT
TO SAVE A LIFE
OR TO TAKE IT?
WELL, I DON’T KNOW,
MY DARLING.
ALL I DO KNOW IS
THAT IF WE ARE
FREE TO CHOOSE,
I HOPE TO GOD WE CHOOSE
LIFE OVER DEATH,
NOT BECAUSE I BELIEVE
THE IMPLACABLE UNIVERSE
CARES A DAMN,
BUT BECAUSE AS I LOOK
AT YOU, MY DARLING,
I REALIZE HOW GLORIOUS,
HOW MAGICAL,
LIFE CAN BE.
