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"Heart of the City"
playing on radio
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♪ Where the alligator
roams ♪
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♪ I'm a little
lost lamb... ♪
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( Cameron groans )
How much longer?
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Donna:
300 miles,
give or take.
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( radio tuning )
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Cameron:
What time do we
get to Vegas?
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9:00 a.m.?
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"Psycho Killer"
playing on radio
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♪ I'm tense and nervous
and I can't relax ♪
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♪ I can't sleep
'cause my bed's on fire... ♪
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There's napkins
in the glove box.
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♪ Don't touch me,
I'm a real live wire... ♪
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Nice ending.
Mysterious.
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Leave 'em
wanting more.
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Huh.
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Cameron:
Why are we freaking out
about this, anyway?
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I mean,
it's a trade show.
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They want the Giant.
The pressure's on them.
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Gordon:
Okay, you think
thousands of vendors
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are just gonna magically
swarm our booth?
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- Hell, yes. Get in line.
- The booth isn't the point.
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That's just a way
to identify the real buyers
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and then get them
up to our suite.
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For the opening night
party.
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Yeah, suite's
where the action is.
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It's where we nail down
all the real deals.
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Everybody's
terrified.
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Nobody knows which
technology's gonna win.
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Oh, your friends are
trying to rip you off.
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Your enemies
are buying you drinks.
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It's a catfight.
It's total chaos.
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It's capitalism
at its finest.
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( groans )
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In the Scottish Isles,
they hold a festival
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on the coldest day
of the year.
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The townspeople dress up
in Viking costumes
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and compete
in squads,
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drinking and singing
and dancing.
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Finally at midnight,
they march up
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to a huge wooden ship
in the town square.
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Then what?
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Then the winners
burn it to the ground.
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♪ Better run-run, run-run,
run-run run away... ♪
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Why the hell did you
just tell us that?
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( groans )
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( music continues )
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Good morning.
Checking in?
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Cardiff Electric.
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We have a three-bedroom suite
on the ninth floor.
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Excellent.
If you'd just fill out
your registration card.
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I'm sorry, did you
say Cardiff?
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- That's right.
- Excuse me for one moment.
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- I'm the manager.
- Uh, John Bosworth.
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- Is there a problem?
- I'm afraid so.
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We ran your
card this morning
and it was declined.
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We tried to call,
but no answer.
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Unfortunately,
we had no choice but
to release your room.
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That's absurd.
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- Let me call
the credit card company.
- We already did.
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( quietly )
Your corporate account
has been frozen...
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due to a pending
criminal investigation.
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Here, take
a personal card.
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You won't have
any problem with this.
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"Joseph MacMillan."
I thought you were
John Bosworth.
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If I can pay,
what does it matter?
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I'm sorry,
we're fully booked.
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I'm willing to add
a $200 premium per night.
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I have a waiting list
30 names long for that room.
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Legitimate names.
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So, what now?
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( sighs )
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( theme music playing )
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We lost our booth.
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The floor manager said
he might be able to
squeeze us in.
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I'm supposed to get back
to him in 20 minutes.
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- Well, that gives us time
to find another hotel.
- The expo's right next door.
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We move off the Strip,
we lose our base, all our
walk-in traffic.
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Our welcoming party's tonight.
Everyone stays here.
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But it's booked.
What are we supposed to do,
bribe somebody?
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- I tried that.
- Cameron: Christ,
we're in Las Vegas.
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We have $11,000 in cash.
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Can we get off our asses
and make a move?
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Hey, Protonix Printers,
suite 1475.
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Those brothers
from Sunnyvale, remember?
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No.
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They were, like, six booths
away from us in '81.
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I remember their demo.
It sucked.
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Call the floor manager.
Set the meet.
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I don't care where it is
or how much it costs,
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just get us a booth.
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You, find your best blue suit
and change in the bathroom.
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- What are we doing?
- We're gonna make room
in the inn.
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Come on, hustle up.
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"In text mode, the printer
is logic-seeking.
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What do I mean by that,
you ask?
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I mean it can print
with its head moving
in both directions.
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Yes, you heard that right."
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Man:
"Now, your average
dot matrix printer, your DMP,
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your MX-80, restricts you
to a standard output size."
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"Which is fine for business
letters and general accounting
and such..."
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"But what about those moments
that demand a more personal
touch?"
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"That's where
the OccasionMaster
steps in.
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With our pre-set
fonts and balloons
and sparkles graphics,
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your near and dearest
are guaranteed a special
feeling.
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Result-- let's pass out
those samples, Petey.
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From the garden party
to the bachelor party,
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the OccasionMaster
is truly..."
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Both:
"Your master of ceremonies."
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Any questions?
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Serial port
or parallel?
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Well, it's just
parallel for now,
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but that's something
that we hope to upgrade
in the future.
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And you're asking
how much for it?
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Oh, uh,
$900 plus tax.
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Gordon:
What's the CPS rate?
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It's 80 to 100,
depending.
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So, I'm supposed to pay
a thousand dollars
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to wait 20 minutes
for that thing to spit out
a thank-you note
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when I can write
my own in five?
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100 CPS is quite fast,
my friend.
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Yeah, well, let's not
act like it's lightning.
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Especially
with the graphics.
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Can't you modify the head
to go any faster?
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We've been
testing the OM
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with no problems
for some time now.
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- Show us.
- Yeah, print something.
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Fine, you
want it faster?
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Well, I'd like it
cheaper, too.
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( all chuckling )
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( printer humming,
whirring )
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( crinkling, ripping )
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( whining )
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You know, I hear IBM's
coming out with a multiple
format paper feed.
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Where'd you hear that?
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I'm not supposed
to tell you this, but...
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We are coming out
with a multiple format printer
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first of the year.
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If I were you,
I'd get out of our way.
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What, just
pack up and leave?
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We put everything
into this.
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Look, I love when guys like you
take us on, I really do.
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A couple years ago,
a gentleman out of Duluth
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developed
his own word processor.
Great features.
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But it went head-to-head
with DisplayWriter.
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- What happened?
- After his wife left him
and he lost his house,
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he drove his car
into a library.
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I think he's still recuperating
in a mental hospital upstate.
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We already checked in.
The suite's paid up through
the end of the week.
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Maybe I can help.
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We rented two floors
and we're still bursting
at the seams.
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I got guys sleeping
on the carpet.
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You know, IBM might
be able to take that suite
off your hands.
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Full freight.
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I'm not looking
to screw you guys over.
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If we could
break even...
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That would be huge.
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- Except.
- Man #2: What?
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The big spread
we ordered for tonight.
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- ( sighs )
- You'd have
to eat that cost.
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All that shrimp.
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Shrimp?
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( chatter )
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This is
highway robbery.
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Our booth was supposed
to be in the middle.
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You're late
and your check bounced.
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You're lucky
I have this one left.
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Hey, get down from there
before you hurt yourself.
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All of your material
as ordered.
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Wait, I need more wall space.
I can't fit all this
on one crummy backing.
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Not my problem, lady.
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- Free software?
- Jesus.
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Free software.
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That's one way
to make a living.
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Donna:
No, that's
not their living.
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They're porn stars
moonlighting as
"booth babes."
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Vegas figured out
that computer types
don't gamble,
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so they schedule
a porn convention
next door.
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Same time
every year.
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I thought the action
was in the suites.
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Yeah, well, no one's coming
to our suite if we don't
get their attention.
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( Donna grunts )
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What?
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What are you doing?
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Look, I'll get them
to the party,
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you make sure it's
one to remember, okay?
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- Babe #1: Thank you.
- Babe #2: Hi. How are you?
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( elevator bell rings )
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Minus five.
Minus 12, wait.
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( switch clicks )
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- Uh, plus five.
- Bottom line, please.
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- It won't start.
- Yet. Yet, okay?
It's probably nothing.
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What we need is
an antistatic workstation.
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Take off your shoes.
It's not the power supply.
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Pack it up.
We're moving
into the bedroom.
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"Blister in the Sun"
playing
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♪ When I'm out walking,
I strut my stuff ♪
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♪ And I'm so strung out ♪
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♪ I'm high as a kite,
I just might ♪
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♪ Stop to check you out ♪
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♪ Let me go on ♪
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♪ Like a blister
in the sun ♪
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♪ Let me go on ♪
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♪ Big hands,
I know you're the one ♪
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♪ Body and beats,
I stain my sheets ♪
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♪ I don't even know why ♪
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♪ My girlfriend,
she's at the end ♪
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♪ She is starting to cry ♪
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♪ Let me go on ♪
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♪ Like a blister
in the sun ♪
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♪ Let me go on ♪
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♪ Big hands,
I know you're the one... ♪
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( rattles )
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( clicks )
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♪ Let me go on ♪
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♪ Like a blister
in the sun ♪
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♪ Let me go on ♪
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♪ Big hands,
I know you're the one. ♪
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- Donna: What is that for?
- Cameron: Touch-ups.
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What?
What's the matter?
Is it not working?
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Not yet.
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Meaning what,
it won't boot up?
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Hardware issue.
Not your problem.
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Pick up those
clothes, please?
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( sighs )
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( softly )
"A small company...
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No one expected it
to be anything...
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...evolved
into something great,
something magnificent."
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You gonna tell us
how the booth looks?
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Is anyone coming?
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I would.
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( knock on door )
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( knock on door )
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- Is this Cardiff Electric?
- Yes. Yes, it is.
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Okay. All right.
Let's do it, man.
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Oh, wow. Radical.
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Yeah!
Hey, check this out.
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Cameron: Hey,
can I get three more?
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- Bartender: You got it.
- Thanks.
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"Heartbreak at 10,000 Feet"
playing in background
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Hey! Hey, man,
is it ready yet?
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- Is it ready yet?
- No.
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I mean, almost.
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It's been "almost"
for two hours.
245
00:13:15,962 --> 00:13:17,462
You can have it fast
or you can have it work.
246
00:13:17,464 --> 00:13:20,431
- It's up to you.
- ( sighs )
247
00:13:23,402 --> 00:13:26,137
Cameron:
Oh, come on, Xerox
is still a job.
248
00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:29,207
Not at PARC, not to the guys
who created Ethernet.
249
00:13:29,209 --> 00:13:31,075
This is pure research
and experimentation.
250
00:13:31,077 --> 00:13:33,411
Man:
Donna Clark.
251
00:13:33,413 --> 00:13:37,081
Donna:
Oh, Wally Turner. My God,
how long has it been?
252
00:13:37,083 --> 00:13:40,084
You were pregnant
with, uh-- with Joanie.
253
00:13:40,086 --> 00:13:43,922
Hey, I got this new
program-- GraphWrite.
It's productivity fare,
254
00:13:43,924 --> 00:13:48,493
sizable pie charts
and histograms,
all in full color.
255
00:13:48,495 --> 00:13:49,961
I'm serious.
You have to see it.
256
00:13:49,963 --> 00:13:51,529
See what?
257
00:13:51,531 --> 00:13:53,398
I mean, isn't everything
you guys do top secret?
258
00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:54,899
You're right.
259
00:13:54,901 --> 00:13:56,467
I shouldn't tell you
about meta-classing
260
00:13:56,469 --> 00:13:59,871
or hypertext
or object-oriented
programming.
261
00:13:59,873 --> 00:14:01,506
Stop.
262
00:14:01,508 --> 00:14:02,974
Hey, where's
Gordon?
263
00:14:02,976 --> 00:14:04,375
Oh, he should be
out any minute.
264
00:14:04,377 --> 00:14:06,544
Love that
you two are still
working together.
265
00:14:06,546 --> 00:14:09,147
So many couples
that break up over the
home life-work life thing.
266
00:14:09,149 --> 00:14:11,115
I've seen this
a million times.
267
00:14:11,117 --> 00:14:13,518
But you guys,
you've weathered the storm.
268
00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,621
- Hey, congrats on the Giant.
- ( glasses clink )
269
00:14:16,623 --> 00:14:19,424
"Space Age Love Song"
playing in background
270
00:14:22,261 --> 00:14:24,996
( partygoers chanting )
Giant! Giant! Giant!
271
00:14:24,998 --> 00:14:28,099
It's not mounting.
I can reconfigure the drive,
but that's gonna take time.
272
00:14:28,101 --> 00:14:30,001
They're not gonna
wait much longer.
273
00:14:30,003 --> 00:14:32,337
Donna, I'm well aware
of that.
274
00:14:32,339 --> 00:14:34,472
It's too late.
We go without it.
275
00:14:34,474 --> 00:14:36,941
Wait, you're
gonna do the demo
without the demo?
276
00:14:36,943 --> 00:14:38,343
It's Las Vegas,
Gordon.
277
00:14:38,345 --> 00:14:39,944
- Wha-- Joe...?
- Time to bluff.
278
00:14:39,946 --> 00:14:42,013
Wait! Wait!
279
00:14:42,015 --> 00:14:45,550
( cheering )
280
00:14:45,552 --> 00:14:48,519
"( Keep Feeling ) Fascination"
playing in background
281
00:14:53,492 --> 00:14:55,493
Come on, get close.
Check it out, guys.
282
00:14:55,495 --> 00:14:57,395
( crowd quiets )
283
00:14:57,397 --> 00:14:59,030
You guys want me
to turn it on?
284
00:14:59,032 --> 00:15:02,367
All:
Yeah!
285
00:15:04,403 --> 00:15:06,237
- All: Ooh.
- ( scattered whistling )
286
00:15:06,239 --> 00:15:10,241
- Right here, right now?
- All: Yeah.
287
00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:13,578
- But wait a second.
- ( groaning )
288
00:15:13,580 --> 00:15:16,481
Wait a second,
wait a second, wait a second.
289
00:15:16,483 --> 00:15:19,183
See, Las Vegas
knows how hard it is
to build a computer.
290
00:15:19,185 --> 00:15:22,654
Especially one as sleek and fast
as our little bad boy
right here.
291
00:15:22,656 --> 00:15:28,593
But Las Vegas
doesn't want to hear
that our 886 processor
292
00:15:28,595 --> 00:15:31,930
is running 76% faster
than the IBM XT.
293
00:15:31,932 --> 00:15:33,998
( cheering )
294
00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,267
It doesn't care that our
integrated LCD screen
295
00:15:36,269 --> 00:15:39,938
makes the Giant
a featherlight 15 pounds,
296
00:15:39,940 --> 00:15:44,642
that it's fully portable,
fully compatible,
and sexy as hell.
297
00:15:44,644 --> 00:15:46,144
( all cheer )
298
00:15:46,146 --> 00:15:48,613
No, Las Vegas wants us
to have fun!
299
00:15:48,615 --> 00:15:50,615
- ( all cheer )
- Why else would it schedule
300
00:15:50,617 --> 00:15:53,217
the world's
largest porn convention
right next door?
301
00:15:53,219 --> 00:15:55,086
( scattered whoops )
302
00:15:55,088 --> 00:15:58,222
Which leads me
to our special guest tonight.
303
00:15:58,224 --> 00:16:01,993
The Cardiff Electric VIPs.
304
00:16:01,995 --> 00:16:07,231
Four lovely young ladies
direct from the cinema.
305
00:16:07,233 --> 00:16:10,168
- All: Ooh.
- Yeah.
306
00:16:10,170 --> 00:16:12,971
Wait, wait, wait.
I wanna show you guys
some spreadsheets.
307
00:16:12,973 --> 00:16:16,975
- All: No!
- Come on, let's do
some word processing.
308
00:16:16,977 --> 00:16:19,744
- ( hooting )
- Wait, you wanna meet
the girls now,
309
00:16:19,746 --> 00:16:23,147
- before the demo?
- ( cheering )
310
00:16:23,149 --> 00:16:24,716
Okay, okay, okay.
311
00:16:24,718 --> 00:16:26,651
Only if you all catch up
with us tomorrow on the floor.
312
00:16:26,653 --> 00:16:30,688
Only if you all show up
at the Cardiff Electric booth
313
00:16:30,690 --> 00:16:32,657
hungover, wrung out,
314
00:16:32,659 --> 00:16:36,995
just to watch this machine
smoke every box in COMDEX.
315
00:16:36,997 --> 00:16:38,663
( cheering )
316
00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:40,231
All right, it's a deal.
317
00:16:40,233 --> 00:16:43,534
So, tonight let's let
the Giant turn you on.
318
00:16:43,536 --> 00:16:46,070
"Sex ( I'm A... )"
playing
319
00:16:46,072 --> 00:16:50,008
( cheering )
320
00:16:57,716 --> 00:17:00,018
Yeah!
321
00:17:03,756 --> 00:17:07,258
Please never tell
our daughters I was
a part of this.
322
00:17:07,260 --> 00:17:09,160
( yelling )
Why would I?
323
00:17:13,298 --> 00:17:16,034
( cheering )
324
00:17:16,036 --> 00:17:19,203
( yells )
Cardiff Electric!
325
00:17:19,205 --> 00:17:23,307
♪ There's the sound
and the smell of love
in my mind... ♪
326
00:17:23,309 --> 00:17:24,742
Man:
Uh, usually,
like, twice a year.
327
00:17:24,744 --> 00:17:27,311
Once for COMDEX,
once just for fun.
328
00:17:27,313 --> 00:17:29,814
For fun--
that sounds really nice.
329
00:17:29,816 --> 00:17:32,183
You have to
come visit.
330
00:17:32,185 --> 00:17:35,119
Nothing against Dallas.
It looks great on TV.
331
00:17:35,121 --> 00:17:38,089
But California's
where it's at.
332
00:17:38,091 --> 00:17:40,158
And you're young.
333
00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:43,761
- I'll think about it.
- What is there
to think about?
334
00:17:43,763 --> 00:17:45,763
- Earthquakes.
- I don't feel them anymore.
335
00:17:45,765 --> 00:17:48,599
- Cults? Serial killers?
- That's all down
in Los Angeles.
336
00:17:48,601 --> 00:17:53,304
- The Grateful Dead.
- Wow, you are mean.
337
00:17:53,306 --> 00:17:55,640
( laughs )
338
00:17:55,642 --> 00:17:58,643
I'm hungry.
You want some pancakes?
339
00:17:58,645 --> 00:18:00,311
Yeah.
340
00:18:00,313 --> 00:18:01,612
Hey, you guys
want pancakes?
341
00:18:01,614 --> 00:18:02,747
- Pancakes?
- Hell, yeah.
342
00:18:02,749 --> 00:18:04,148
- Oh, yeah.
- Let's go.
343
00:18:04,150 --> 00:18:05,650
- Let's do it.
- Yeah.
344
00:18:06,752 --> 00:18:10,154
If the Giant does
everything you say...
345
00:18:10,156 --> 00:18:12,223
it could be
a contender for us.
346
00:18:12,225 --> 00:18:14,492
Don't tease me
if you're not
for real, Dennis.
347
00:18:14,494 --> 00:18:16,761
ComputerLand has nearly
a thousand branches.
348
00:18:16,763 --> 00:18:20,131
We invented computer retail.
I can assure you, we're real.
349
00:18:20,133 --> 00:18:24,335
Then why buy
a specialty product
from a podunk firm in Texas?
350
00:18:24,337 --> 00:18:26,604
( groans )
351
00:18:26,606 --> 00:18:28,773
You ever sell cars
for a living, Joe?
352
00:18:28,775 --> 00:18:31,142
No, never.
353
00:18:31,144 --> 00:18:34,145
That's how
I got started.
354
00:18:34,147 --> 00:18:38,883
And I learned
if you wanna sell
station wagons,
355
00:18:38,885 --> 00:18:43,154
you'd better
have a sports car
to park in the window.
356
00:18:43,156 --> 00:18:45,323
Looking forward
to your demo tomorrow.
357
00:18:51,630 --> 00:18:55,133
It's spinning.
That should do it.
358
00:18:55,135 --> 00:18:56,801
Load 'er up.
359
00:19:02,274 --> 00:19:04,342
- ( beeps )
- Gordon: Yes.
360
00:19:04,344 --> 00:19:06,410
Finally.
361
00:19:06,412 --> 00:19:08,479
( all sigh )
362
00:19:26,698 --> 00:19:28,933
( keyboard clicking )
363
00:19:33,405 --> 00:19:35,573
Haven't done that
since our honeymoon.
364
00:19:40,179 --> 00:19:44,215
Oh, I haven't done that
since college.
365
00:19:44,217 --> 00:19:46,417
What? With who?
366
00:19:46,419 --> 00:19:47,852
( humming )
367
00:19:47,854 --> 00:19:50,755
Who?
368
00:20:00,465 --> 00:20:02,433
Should we get him
a blanket?
369
00:20:02,435 --> 00:20:04,502
Hell, no.
We're switching rooms.
370
00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:13,844
Do you really think
it'll sell?
371
00:20:13,846 --> 00:20:18,783
If we nail
the demo.
372
00:20:18,785 --> 00:20:21,852
This could be
so good.
373
00:20:21,854 --> 00:20:24,655
For the girls, us.
374
00:20:24,657 --> 00:20:29,427
For so long
we've just gotten by.
375
00:20:29,429 --> 00:20:32,230
Weird, huh?
376
00:20:32,232 --> 00:20:33,931
I think they call it
success, sweetheart.
377
00:20:33,933 --> 00:20:35,533
( kisses )
378
00:20:40,239 --> 00:20:42,740
Wally Turner dropped by.
Did you see him?
379
00:20:42,742 --> 00:20:45,977
Yeah, he cornered me
with his sales pitch.
380
00:20:45,979 --> 00:20:48,446
Still all about Wally.
381
00:20:48,448 --> 00:20:50,748
I like his new
software idea.
382
00:20:50,750 --> 00:20:53,784
Yeah, I told him we'd
spec it out on the Giant.
383
00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:57,955
Wally thinks
we still work together.
384
00:20:59,424 --> 00:21:01,859
Yeah?
What'd you tell him?
385
00:21:03,528 --> 00:21:06,030
What am I gonna say?
I'm really enjoying
386
00:21:06,032 --> 00:21:08,532
my dead-end job and having
my mom raise my kids?
387
00:21:08,534 --> 00:21:10,534
It's not exactly
cocktail chatter.
388
00:21:10,536 --> 00:21:12,570
What are you
talking about, Donna?
389
00:21:12,572 --> 00:21:14,772
You saved this project
a dozen times.
390
00:21:14,774 --> 00:21:17,008
We wouldn't have
a motherboard without you.
391
00:21:17,010 --> 00:21:19,710
We wouldn't have
an entire machine
without you.
392
00:21:19,712 --> 00:21:23,981
- I know you know that.
- Well, what?
393
00:21:23,983 --> 00:21:26,851
You wanna join Cardiff?
Get a front-row seat
to the freak show?
394
00:21:26,853 --> 00:21:28,486
I didn't say that.
395
00:21:28,488 --> 00:21:30,454
But?
396
00:21:32,924 --> 00:21:35,860
But it would've
been nice if you'd asked.
397
00:21:38,563 --> 00:21:41,065
You're right.
398
00:21:41,067 --> 00:21:42,533
( glass taps )
399
00:21:42,535 --> 00:21:45,036
I should have
asked, but...
400
00:21:46,872 --> 00:21:49,807
look, a few months ago,
I was in the Kill Room
401
00:21:49,809 --> 00:21:51,809
and I was working late
all by myself.
402
00:21:51,811 --> 00:21:56,547
And it hit me,
how far behind we were.
403
00:21:56,549 --> 00:21:59,784
And how hard
I'd have to grind
404
00:21:59,786 --> 00:22:01,319
to get
the Giant built.
405
00:22:01,321 --> 00:22:04,388
And it was like climbing
a cliff on a dare,
406
00:22:04,390 --> 00:22:07,725
where you hit an overhang
and you can't go up,
407
00:22:07,727 --> 00:22:11,996
and it's too steep
to climb back down.
408
00:22:11,998 --> 00:22:14,065
And you realize
409
00:22:14,067 --> 00:22:16,434
what the word
"jump" really means.
410
00:22:18,103 --> 00:22:21,872
And if I held your hand
and counted to three...
411
00:22:23,909 --> 00:22:26,877
I wasn't sure
you'd come with me.
412
00:22:29,448 --> 00:22:32,383
We're married,
Gordon.
413
00:22:32,385 --> 00:22:35,920
We already jumped.
414
00:22:35,922 --> 00:22:38,089
Yeah.
415
00:22:46,131 --> 00:22:47,965
( clatters )
416
00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:57,508
What's that?
417
00:22:57,510 --> 00:22:59,610
A piece
of the Hoover Dam.
418
00:23:01,813 --> 00:23:03,848
You know
what I like about it?
419
00:23:03,850 --> 00:23:08,018
There's no
circuits or wires.
420
00:23:08,020 --> 00:23:10,521
It's so simple.
421
00:23:10,523 --> 00:23:12,923
It is
what it does.
422
00:23:16,595 --> 00:23:19,029
( groans )
423
00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:22,967
Did you have fun?
424
00:23:24,636 --> 00:23:26,904
I ate pancakes
425
00:23:26,906 --> 00:23:30,541
and watched the sun
come up with the Xerox boys.
426
00:23:31,743 --> 00:23:34,945
That sounds entirely
too wholesome.
427
00:23:36,081 --> 00:23:38,549
When Bosworth
came to me...
428
00:23:39,618 --> 00:23:42,453
I should've
come to you.
429
00:23:45,056 --> 00:23:47,525
Cameron...
430
00:23:47,527 --> 00:23:50,628
California--
431
00:23:50,630 --> 00:23:54,064
what they're doing out there,
it's really impressive.
432
00:23:56,101 --> 00:23:58,769
Maybe you should go
to Palo Alto.
433
00:24:00,472 --> 00:24:02,573
Maybe we should.
434
00:24:22,494 --> 00:24:24,662
( groans softly )
435
00:24:28,700 --> 00:24:30,634
( Donna laughs )
436
00:24:30,636 --> 00:24:33,204
Gordon, do you really need
another AMD T-shirt?
437
00:24:33,206 --> 00:24:35,239
Yeah, this is
this year's.
438
00:24:35,241 --> 00:24:37,708
Cameron:
Hey, Windows
looks cool.
439
00:24:37,710 --> 00:24:40,010
Donna:
Oh, yeah, but it was
crawling with bugs.
440
00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:45,015
Joe:
I can't get over
HP's touch screen.
441
00:24:45,017 --> 00:24:48,085
Gordon:
Good to see you.
Yeah, it's a fad...
442
00:24:48,087 --> 00:24:50,554
- Donna: Oh, look, look, look.
- Gordon: ...guaranteed.
443
00:24:50,556 --> 00:24:52,556
- ( crowd clapping )
- High-density floppy disks.
444
00:24:52,558 --> 00:24:54,492
Oh, someone's hot.
445
00:24:54,494 --> 00:24:56,827
- Cameron:
Let's check it out.
- Gordon: Why?
446
00:24:56,829 --> 00:24:59,263
They'll be down at our booth
in, like, 60 seconds.
447
00:25:01,533 --> 00:25:03,534
And so I ask you,
448
00:25:03,536 --> 00:25:04,935
what is the point
of a revolution
449
00:25:04,937 --> 00:25:08,105
if you have to sell
your car to afford it?
450
00:25:08,107 --> 00:25:10,975
Now, this isn't
"The Jetsons."
451
00:25:10,977 --> 00:25:15,012
We're not selling you
a ray gun.
452
00:25:15,014 --> 00:25:17,648
We're trying to give you
the simplest product
453
00:25:17,650 --> 00:25:20,184
with the most
flexibility.
454
00:25:20,186 --> 00:25:23,087
You want hard disk support?
Plug it in.
455
00:25:23,089 --> 00:25:26,290
A bigger monitor?
Our fonts adjust automatically.
456
00:25:26,292 --> 00:25:30,027
Of course, we think
they're just fine as is.
457
00:25:30,029 --> 00:25:32,763
8086 processing,
458
00:25:32,765 --> 00:25:34,765
a double-sided
motherboard...
459
00:25:34,767 --> 00:25:38,202
- Donna...
- Man: ...packed
with functionality.
460
00:25:39,671 --> 00:25:43,574
So strong, so fast,
so simple,
461
00:25:43,576 --> 00:25:46,610
it's a wonder no one
thought of it before.
462
00:25:54,319 --> 00:25:57,321
The Slingshot.
463
00:25:57,323 --> 00:25:59,323
( cameras clicking )
464
00:25:59,325 --> 00:26:02,059
( crowd clapping )
465
00:26:02,061 --> 00:26:04,695
Hunt:
Because, as Goliath
found out,
466
00:26:04,697 --> 00:26:09,833
victory goes not to the swift,
nor to the strong,
467
00:26:09,835 --> 00:26:13,137
but to the little guy
who strikes first.
468
00:26:16,141 --> 00:26:18,676
Any questions?
469
00:26:18,678 --> 00:26:21,178
Damn you,
you son of a bitch!
470
00:26:21,180 --> 00:26:22,746
- Brian: Hey, Donna!
- I'm gonna kill you--
471
00:26:22,748 --> 00:26:24,582
- Get off him!
- Donna, come on.
472
00:26:24,584 --> 00:26:26,150
Donna, let's go,
come on.
473
00:26:30,121 --> 00:26:32,623
Okay, okay.
474
00:26:32,625 --> 00:26:34,625
Payback's a bitch.
475
00:26:43,868 --> 00:26:46,870
But they copied our machine.
They need schematics for that.
476
00:26:46,872 --> 00:26:48,872
This is corporate espionage.
I need to know
477
00:26:48,874 --> 00:26:50,074
what was compromised
and the extent of the damage.
478
00:26:50,076 --> 00:26:51,909
- Gordon: Out.
- Cameron: What?
479
00:26:51,911 --> 00:26:53,911
I never brought
anything to T.I.
480
00:26:53,913 --> 00:26:56,213
There were phone calls.
Maybe he overheard--
481
00:26:56,215 --> 00:26:59,283
or-- or that--
the fax you sent
to the hotel.
482
00:26:59,285 --> 00:27:02,152
Are you sleeping
with him?
483
00:27:02,154 --> 00:27:04,021
Answer the question.
484
00:27:04,023 --> 00:27:07,091
- Are you sleeping
with him?
- No.
485
00:27:07,093 --> 00:27:09,159
I kissed him, once.
486
00:27:09,161 --> 00:27:11,328
Yeah, you kissed him
and not the other
way around?
487
00:27:11,330 --> 00:27:14,131
Yeah, Gordon.
Yeah, I kissed him.
488
00:27:14,133 --> 00:27:17,334
And for two and a half seconds,
I felt better than I've felt
in two years.
489
00:27:17,336 --> 00:27:19,169
Christ, Donna,
you're a child.
490
00:27:19,171 --> 00:27:21,105
There was nothing
childish about it.
491
00:27:21,107 --> 00:27:23,273
- I wanted him,
and there were reasons.
- Donna, he--
492
00:27:23,275 --> 00:27:25,209
- Donna--
- There were
you-and-me reasons
493
00:27:25,211 --> 00:27:28,212
because you can't pretend
we were on some moonlit
carriage ride.
494
00:27:28,214 --> 00:27:30,648
He used you!
He used you!
495
00:27:30,650 --> 00:27:32,416
At least he encouraged me
and rewarded me.
496
00:27:32,418 --> 00:27:34,718
You believe that?
You're blind, Donna.
497
00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:36,854
You never even saw
what he was doing!
498
00:27:36,856 --> 00:27:40,190
And you never even picked me up
out of a hole in the ground.
499
00:27:40,192 --> 00:27:44,895
I lifted you up so many times.
I carried you and the kids.
500
00:27:44,897 --> 00:27:48,365
And I was tired and miserable
and you didn't give a shit.
501
00:27:50,435 --> 00:27:53,070
It wasn't an affair,
but it should've been.
502
00:27:53,072 --> 00:27:55,906
All right. Go on, then.
You've made your decision.
503
00:27:55,908 --> 00:27:58,075
- Oh, my God.
- You go down
to the front desk
504
00:27:58,077 --> 00:27:59,343
and you ask
for his suite number!
505
00:27:59,345 --> 00:28:00,911
I'm sure he'll
make room for you!
506
00:28:00,913 --> 00:28:03,113
Like you didn't pick
the Giant over me
507
00:28:03,115 --> 00:28:04,782
every second
of every single day.
508
00:28:04,784 --> 00:28:06,917
Oh, my God, Donna.
Donna, you're a cliché.
509
00:28:06,919 --> 00:28:08,852
Both of you.
Just a cheap rip-off
510
00:28:08,854 --> 00:28:10,954
of something
that we built together.
511
00:28:10,956 --> 00:28:13,090
- I would go, but it's
all ruined for me now,
- Yeah? Go.
512
00:28:13,092 --> 00:28:14,825
- because that's
what you want.
- Go.
513
00:28:14,827 --> 00:28:17,227
You want to be right
more than you want me.
514
00:28:17,229 --> 00:28:19,229
You know what, Donna?
Maybe your parents
were right about me.
515
00:28:19,231 --> 00:28:22,232
I'm just a
small-minded, petty,
resentful little tyrant.
516
00:28:22,234 --> 00:28:26,837
You know, part-time
alcoholic, full-time
failure as a father!
517
00:28:26,839 --> 00:28:28,338
But I knew what I had
with you, Donna.
518
00:28:28,340 --> 00:28:30,874
And I never
stopped trying
to live up to that.
519
00:28:30,876 --> 00:28:35,045
To you, Donna.
To you, I never,
ever gave up.
520
00:28:37,248 --> 00:28:39,383
( door bangs )
521
00:28:43,254 --> 00:28:45,189
( door closes )
522
00:28:54,899 --> 00:28:58,736
( sighs )
They changed their mind.
523
00:29:00,772 --> 00:29:04,408
Our dynamic OS, our design--
they don't care.
524
00:29:04,410 --> 00:29:06,944
They want
a station wagon.
525
00:29:09,414 --> 00:29:14,918
The Slingshot's faster,
it's cheaper.
526
00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:17,221
So we're dead.
527
00:29:23,361 --> 00:29:25,329
Did you
hear that, Gordon?
528
00:29:26,464 --> 00:29:28,932
They'll be in stores
by Christmas.
529
00:29:31,236 --> 00:29:33,437
( door closes )
530
00:29:37,175 --> 00:29:40,144
( shuddering )
531
00:29:50,054 --> 00:29:52,156
( door closes,
clattering )
532
00:30:23,154 --> 00:30:26,290
My heart
goes out to you.
533
00:30:26,292 --> 00:30:29,927
I know how painful
this must be.
534
00:30:29,929 --> 00:30:32,362
But when
two paths converge,
535
00:30:32,364 --> 00:30:34,498
intentionally or not,
536
00:30:34,500 --> 00:30:37,267
they don't always
continue on together.
537
00:30:37,269 --> 00:30:40,404
One peels off,
538
00:30:40,406 --> 00:30:42,372
the other
dead-ends.
539
00:30:42,374 --> 00:30:44,508
( scoffs )
540
00:30:44,510 --> 00:30:48,245
Let's skip the "Two Roads
in a Wood" bullshit.
You're not Robert Frost.
541
00:30:48,247 --> 00:30:52,583
You're pawnshop hacks
selling my dream under
a cheap plastic mask.
542
00:30:52,585 --> 00:30:54,618
( chuckles )
I heard you were touchy.
543
00:30:54,620 --> 00:30:58,622
That LCD screen,
where did you find it,
a Taiwanese barge?
544
00:30:58,624 --> 00:31:03,193
Apologize, pull your product,
and I'll consider not suing.
545
00:31:03,195 --> 00:31:05,462
There's no upside
to litigation, Joe.
546
00:31:05,464 --> 00:31:07,431
By the time you get
in front of a jury,
547
00:31:07,433 --> 00:31:09,299
we'll be on our
third generation.
548
00:31:09,301 --> 00:31:11,268
And good luck persuading
them that your BIOS
549
00:31:11,270 --> 00:31:14,638
is such a nobler copy
of IBM's than ours.
550
00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:18,041
We got there first.
Deal with it.
551
00:31:18,043 --> 00:31:20,043
You must be proud.
552
00:31:20,045 --> 00:31:23,413
Hiring our sloppy seconds,
pumping a competitor's wife.
553
00:31:23,415 --> 00:31:25,415
That's one way
to do business.
554
00:31:25,417 --> 00:31:27,084
The opportunity
presented itself.
555
00:31:27,086 --> 00:31:29,019
No laws were broken.
556
00:31:29,021 --> 00:31:30,888
Are you telling me
you'd do different?
557
00:31:30,890 --> 00:31:34,358
- I'd be more careful.
- Oh, please.
558
00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:38,395
Your SVP's under indictment,
you're sleeping with
your lead coder,
559
00:31:38,397 --> 00:31:41,598
not to mention that little
incident back in Armonk.
560
00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:43,567
Let me see if
I get this right.
561
00:31:43,569 --> 00:31:46,403
Following an argument
with your father,
562
00:31:46,405 --> 00:31:48,605
you ruptured
a water main,
563
00:31:48,607 --> 00:31:51,375
flooded an entire
IBM data center?
564
00:31:51,377 --> 00:31:52,676
Whew.
565
00:31:52,678 --> 00:31:54,478
Daddy musta made you
pretty angry.
566
00:31:54,480 --> 00:32:00,050
Oh, yeah.
I did my homework
on you, all right.
567
00:32:00,052 --> 00:32:02,185
You got quite the fan club
back there in New York.
568
00:32:04,188 --> 00:32:05,989
You recognize that number?
569
00:32:05,991 --> 00:32:08,125
That's your boss,
Nathan Cardiff.
570
00:32:08,127 --> 00:32:11,061
Now, you're gonna go upstairs,
you're gonna call him,
571
00:32:11,063 --> 00:32:15,532
and tell him that I offered
you $2 million in Slingshot
stock for the Giant.
572
00:32:15,534 --> 00:32:17,601
Which is more
than you're gonna get
in the settlement.
573
00:32:17,603 --> 00:32:19,636
Why would we sell
to you?
574
00:32:19,638 --> 00:32:22,139
'Cause that covers
your R&D nut, gets
you out whole
575
00:32:22,141 --> 00:32:24,608
as opposed to losing
everything for nothing.
576
00:32:24,610 --> 00:32:27,077
- Then you strip us
for parts?
- ( sighs )
577
00:32:27,079 --> 00:32:29,513
There's some good ideas
in that machine, Joe.
578
00:32:29,515 --> 00:32:33,083
Your mistake was
falling in love with that
precious query-based interface.
579
00:32:33,085 --> 00:32:37,587
Maybe it's ahead of its time,
but it's a memory hog.
580
00:32:37,589 --> 00:32:39,556
We'll never sell to you.
581
00:32:39,558 --> 00:32:41,358
After we sign
with ComputerLand,
it's academic.
582
00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:43,560
Take it or not.
583
00:32:43,562 --> 00:32:48,398
Oh, and tell Donna
it wasn't personal.
584
00:32:50,635 --> 00:32:53,170
I feel sorry for you,
Mr. Whitmarsh.
585
00:32:53,172 --> 00:32:54,705
You cheated yourself.
586
00:32:54,707 --> 00:32:57,641
You'll never create
anything of your own.
587
00:32:57,643 --> 00:33:00,677
Well, neither will you.
588
00:33:00,679 --> 00:33:04,314
You seem to have forgotten,
we're in the compatible
business.
589
00:33:04,316 --> 00:33:06,683
You tried to be good.
590
00:33:06,685 --> 00:33:09,386
We just had
to be good enough.
591
00:33:22,467 --> 00:33:24,601
( elevator bell rings )
592
00:33:55,500 --> 00:33:57,267
Gordon:
You know, it's funny--
593
00:33:57,269 --> 00:33:58,802
it's funny how much
better it tastes
594
00:33:58,804 --> 00:34:00,370
when you've paid
five bucks for it.
595
00:34:00,372 --> 00:34:02,339
( laughs )
596
00:34:02,341 --> 00:34:03,640
How are we doing?
597
00:34:03,642 --> 00:34:06,777
Fine, I guess.
598
00:34:06,779 --> 00:34:11,214
I stripped out
the daughter board and all
the extraneous memory.
599
00:34:17,722 --> 00:34:20,123
Where's
my operating system?
600
00:34:27,665 --> 00:34:30,233
Wally lent me MS-DOS.
601
00:34:30,235 --> 00:34:33,403
It'll beat the Slingshot
on speed and be a hundred
bucks cheaper.
602
00:34:33,405 --> 00:34:35,205
You took it out.
603
00:34:35,207 --> 00:34:37,107
Everything that
made it unique.
604
00:34:37,109 --> 00:34:40,677
We had a problem.
Now we have a product.
605
00:34:45,616 --> 00:34:47,451
You can't
let him do this.
606
00:34:49,353 --> 00:34:51,755
Joe.
607
00:34:51,757 --> 00:34:53,490
Tell him.
608
00:34:53,492 --> 00:34:55,792
He's wrong.
This is wrong.
609
00:35:01,365 --> 00:35:03,667
It's what's right
for the machine.
610
00:35:13,311 --> 00:35:15,779
( gasping )
611
00:35:15,781 --> 00:35:17,714
Oh, my God--
612
00:35:25,289 --> 00:35:27,357
- It's called survival.
- Don't speak to me.
613
00:35:27,359 --> 00:35:29,593
It's an existential choice.
Sell none of the original
614
00:35:29,595 --> 00:35:32,262
- or a million of these.
- And no one will remember
a single one.
615
00:35:32,264 --> 00:35:35,398
- It's still our machine.
- It's empty.
616
00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:37,434
We need to demo
by the end of business
or we're dead.
617
00:35:37,436 --> 00:35:39,236
- I need you there.
- Bullshit!
618
00:35:39,238 --> 00:35:43,273
Okay, how about...
I want you there?
619
00:35:43,275 --> 00:35:45,475
I want you with me.
620
00:35:47,545 --> 00:35:50,780
Then put it back in.
621
00:36:04,395 --> 00:36:06,363
You'll see that whether
it's Multiplan or Lotus 1-2-3,
622
00:36:06,365 --> 00:36:07,831
the Giant runs all
your business software
623
00:36:07,833 --> 00:36:10,200
on one compact,
compatible package.
624
00:36:10,202 --> 00:36:11,735
What happens when
the workday ends?
625
00:36:11,737 --> 00:36:13,803
You pack up your Giant,
bring it home,
626
00:36:13,805 --> 00:36:16,540
and in five minutes,
fire up "Rocky's Boots"
for the kids.
627
00:36:16,542 --> 00:36:18,675
( buzzing )
628
00:36:18,677 --> 00:36:20,777
I keep telling him,
"Watch out for that alligator."
629
00:36:20,779 --> 00:36:23,580
( scattered laughter )
630
00:36:23,582 --> 00:36:27,350
Whether it's composing music
or cobbling together
your family finances,
631
00:36:27,352 --> 00:36:29,452
the Giant is there.
632
00:36:29,454 --> 00:36:32,789
It's not just a part
of your family, it's
a part of your life.
633
00:36:42,667 --> 00:36:46,369
Um, are there
any questions?
634
00:36:46,371 --> 00:36:49,706
I heard it asks you stuff,
like it learns your name.
635
00:36:49,708 --> 00:36:51,241
Gordon:
Where'd you hear that?
636
00:36:51,243 --> 00:36:52,709
It sounds a little
"Buck Rogers."
637
00:36:52,711 --> 00:36:55,312
So, it's fast and it
runs all the software,
638
00:36:55,314 --> 00:36:58,748
but besides portability,
I'm not seeing a lot
that's special.
639
00:36:58,750 --> 00:37:00,483
Nothing unique.
640
00:37:00,485 --> 00:37:02,752
"Unique."
Interesting word choice.
641
00:37:02,754 --> 00:37:08,658
Something special?
Give me something warm,
something fuzzy?
642
00:37:08,660 --> 00:37:10,393
This is a machine.
643
00:37:10,395 --> 00:37:11,728
It's not your friend,
it's your employee.
644
00:37:11,730 --> 00:37:13,463
It works for you.
645
00:37:13,465 --> 00:37:14,831
And the way it should be
evaluated is thus--
646
00:37:14,833 --> 00:37:17,734
"How well and how fast
does it do the things I ask?"
647
00:37:17,736 --> 00:37:20,937
Answer-- "Instantly."
Anything less is a waste
of your time.
648
00:37:20,939 --> 00:37:23,640
"What is the margin of error?"
Answer-- "Zero."
649
00:37:23,642 --> 00:37:25,775
Anything more
and you've failed.
650
00:37:25,777 --> 00:37:28,411
Here's another word,
one that's infinitely
more important
651
00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:31,348
than "unique" will ever be--
"speed."
652
00:37:31,350 --> 00:37:34,784
Let's cut through the bullshit
and act like adults.
653
00:37:34,786 --> 00:37:37,621
You want speed,
654
00:37:37,623 --> 00:37:41,625
and this machine
is the fastest one
you'll find, period.
655
00:37:41,627 --> 00:37:44,861
You wanna play a game
with your kid, join him
for craft time at preschool.
656
00:37:44,863 --> 00:37:46,763
You want a buddy?
Buy a dog.
657
00:37:46,765 --> 00:37:49,899
You want to chase rainbows,
tilt the room? Walk outside.
658
00:37:49,901 --> 00:37:51,434
There are a hundred
casinos out there
659
00:37:51,436 --> 00:37:53,036
built for delusional
people like you
660
00:37:53,038 --> 00:37:55,405
who think their world
is gonna change so easily.
661
00:37:55,407 --> 00:37:59,409
You wanna get something done,
buy one of these.
662
00:38:10,554 --> 00:38:14,724
So, how did you get
everything to fit?
663
00:38:14,726 --> 00:38:18,662
Um, chips
on both sides.
664
00:38:18,664 --> 00:38:21,564
Who thought
of that?
665
00:38:21,566 --> 00:38:23,900
My wife.
666
00:38:25,403 --> 00:38:26,870
Donna Clark.
667
00:38:28,939 --> 00:38:31,007
( camera shutter
clicks )
668
00:38:31,009 --> 00:38:33,943
How'd you fix
the heat problem?
669
00:38:33,945 --> 00:38:36,513
We vented the side panels
and changed the chip layout.
670
00:38:36,515 --> 00:38:38,682
It got a lot easier
after we fired you.
671
00:38:38,684 --> 00:38:40,717
Spectators:
Ooh...!
672
00:38:42,753 --> 00:38:45,889
What about IBM?
I heard they might be
coming out with a portable.
673
00:38:45,891 --> 00:38:47,490
I'm sick of hearing
about IBM.
674
00:38:47,492 --> 00:38:48,992
IBM scraps more projects
in a day
675
00:38:48,994 --> 00:38:50,827
than any of us
attempt in a year.
676
00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:52,762
What we did
was harder.
677
00:38:52,764 --> 00:38:55,665
We took one idea
all the way...
678
00:38:55,667 --> 00:38:58,768
and it cost us.
679
00:38:58,770 --> 00:39:01,438
It cost us people.
680
00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:04,574
But the evidence
of that cost is here.
681
00:39:04,576 --> 00:39:07,610
It's in the damn metal.
682
00:39:10,414 --> 00:39:12,482
( camera shutter
clicks )
683
00:39:14,719 --> 00:39:17,787
( applause )
684
00:39:39,477 --> 00:39:43,613
Joe, why,
I gotta tell ya.
685
00:39:43,615 --> 00:39:46,649
Any man who can speed up
a machine by that much
that fast
686
00:39:46,651 --> 00:39:48,985
has got a very
bright future in PCs.
687
00:39:48,987 --> 00:39:51,554
Thank you, Dennis.
688
00:39:51,556 --> 00:39:56,092
How does 60,000 units
at, say, $900 a pop sound?
689
00:39:56,094 --> 00:39:58,795
It's a start.
690
00:39:58,797 --> 00:40:03,032
Okay... 70,000.
691
00:40:03,034 --> 00:40:05,535
We'll negotiate
tomorrow.
692
00:40:15,780 --> 00:40:17,647
( pops )
693
00:40:44,542 --> 00:40:47,477
It's warm.
Needs ice.
694
00:40:52,817 --> 00:40:55,118
I'll get it.
695
00:40:59,623 --> 00:41:02,025
( door opens, closes )
696
00:41:04,662 --> 00:41:07,664
( voices speaking softly )
697
00:41:38,062 --> 00:41:40,630
( computer pings, whirrs )
698
00:41:48,873 --> 00:41:50,940
Computer voice:
Hello, I'm Macintosh.
699
00:41:50,942 --> 00:41:53,543
( crowd gasping )
700
00:42:10,995 --> 00:42:14,230
You okay, man?
What's the matter?
701
00:42:18,002 --> 00:42:21,104
It speaks.
702
00:42:25,743 --> 00:42:29,312
( music playing )