diff --git "a/scripts/Interstellar.txt" "b/scripts/Interstellar.txt" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/scripts/Interstellar.txt" @@ -0,0 +1,8636 @@ + 1. + + + + BLACK. THE GENTLE SOUND OF WIND IN CORN + + A row of books. From spaces between them, dust falls. + + I N T E R S T E L L A R + + ELDERLY FEMALE VOICE + (V.O.) + Sure. Dad was a farmer. + + BRIGHT CORN STALKS FILL THE FRAME, SWAYING IN THE BREEZE + + ELDERLY FEMALE VOICE + (V.O.) + Like everybody else back then. + + The wind is RISING, shaking the plants more FORCEFULLY ... + Insert cut: a WOMAN in her eighties against a dark + background. + + ELDERLY WOMAN + Course, he didn’t start that way... + + The WIND IS HOWLING, SHRIEKING and we RIP INTO - + + +1 EXT. THE STRATOSPHERE - DAY 1 + + BURNING through the fringes of space - + + +2 INT. COCKPIT - CONTINUOUS 2 + + A young PILOT fights his BUFFETING craft - + + RADIO + (O.S.) + Computer says you’re too tight - + + PILOT + I got this - + + The Pilot grabs a panicked glance at his instruments - + + RADIO + (O.S.) + Crossing the Straights ... shutting + it down, Cooper. Shutting it all + down ... + + PILOT + 2. + + + NO! I need the power up - + + +3 EXT. THE STRATOSPHERE - CONTINUOUS 3 + + The BLACK and RED SKY starts SPINNING HORRIFYINGLY - + + +4 INT. COCKPIT - DAY 4 + + As the controls RIP themselves free, the pilot SHOUTS and + we - + + CUT TO: + + +5 INT. BEDROOM, FARMHOUSE - NIGHT 5 + + A man WAKES, nightmare SWEATY. This is COOPER. + + YOUNG GIRL’S VOICE + (O.S.) + Dad? Dad? + + Cooper turns: in the doorway - his sleepy ten-year-old + daughter. This is MURPH. + + COOPER + Sorry. Go back to sleep. + + MURPH + I thought you were the ghost. + + COOPER + There’s no ghost, Murph. + + MURPH + Grandpa says you can get ghosts. + + COOPER + Maybe Grandpa’s a little too close + to being one himself. Back to + sleep. + + MURPH + Were you dreaming about the crash? + + COOPER + Back to sleep, Murph. + + Murph shuffles back out the door. Cooper moves to the + window. DAWN breaks over an ENDLESS SEA OF CORN ... + 3. + + + ELDERLY FEMALE VOICE + (V.O.) + Corn, sure. But dust. In your ears, + your mouth... + + INSERT CUT: AN OLD-TIMER IN CLOSE UP, WATERY-EYED, + DESCRIBES DUST BOWL CONDITIONS. + + OLD-TIMER + (V.O.) + Dust just everywhere. Everywhere. + + +6 EXT. COOPER’S FARM - MORNING 6 + + An old man, handkerchief across his face, sweeps dust out + of the door onto the porch. This is Grandpa (DONALD). + + +7 INT. KITCHEN, FARMHOUSE - MORNING 7 + + Cooper pours himself coffee as Donald puts grits on the + table. TOM, Cooper’s fifteen-year-old son, stuffs his face. + + Murph, wet hair, towel around neck, plays with pieces of a + MODEL (a lunar lander). + + DONALD + Not at the table, Murph. + + MURPH + Dad, can you fix this? + + COOPER + (takes pieces, frowning) + What’d you do to my lander? + + MURPH + Wasn’t me. + + TOM + Lemme guess - your ghost? + + MURPH + It knocked it off my shelf. It + keeps knocking books off. + + TOM + There’s no such things as ghosts, + dumb-ass - + + COOPER + (to Tom) + 4. + + + Hey - + + MURPH + I looked it up, it’s called a + poltergeist. + + TOM + Dad, tell her. + + COOPER + Murph, you know that’s not + scientific. + + MURPH + You say science is about admitting + what we don’t know. + + DONALD + She’s got you there. + + COOPER + (hands her pieces) + Start looking after our stuff. + + Donald looks at Cooper, admonishing. Cooper shrugs. + + COOPER + Fine. Murph, you wanna talk + science, don’t just tell me you’re + scared of some ghost - record the + facts, analyze, present your + conclusions. + + MURPH + Sure. + + Cooper gets up, grabs his keys. + + DONALD + Hold up. + (Off look.) + Parent-teacher conferences. + ’Parent’ - not ’grandparent’. + + +8 EXT. FARMHOUSE - MOMENTS LATER 8 + + The kids pile into an old pickup truck, scraping DUST off + the seats. Cooper, coffee in hand, peers at a black cloud. + + COOPER + Dust storm? + 5. + + + DONALD + (shakes his head) + Nelson’s torching his whole crop. + + COOPER + Blight? + + DONALD + They’re saying it’s the last + harvest for okra. Ever. + + Cooper stares at the smoke. Uneasy. Gets into the truck. + + COOPER + Shoulda planted corn like the rest + of us. + + DONALD + Be nice to Miss Hanley. She’s + single. + + COOPER + What’s that supposed to mean? + + DONALD + Repopulating the Earth - start + pulling your weight. + + COOPER + Start minding your business. + + +9 INT/EXT. PICKUP TRUCK ON DIRT ROAD - MOMENTS LATER 9 + + Cooper sips his coffee, steering while Murph shifts - + + COOPER + Okay, gimme second - + + Murph wrestles the long gear stick into second. Cooper + sips. + + COOPER + Now third - + + Murph struggles to find third - GRIND. + + TOM + Find a gear, dumb-ass. + + MURPH + Shut up, Tom! + 6. + + +BANG - A TIRE BLOWS OUT. Cooper stops the truck. + + TOM + What’d you do, Murph? + + COOPER + She didn’t do anything. We lost a + tire is all. + + TOM + Murphy’s Law. + + MURPH + Shut up, Tom. + +Cooper gets out of the truck, checks the flat, turns to +Tom. + + COOPER + Grab the spare. + + TOM + That is the spare. + + COOPER + Okay, patch kit. + + TOM + How’m I supposed to patch it out + here? + + COOPER + Figure it out. I’m not always going + to be here to help you. + +Tom moves to the back of the truck. Murph is there. + + MURPH + Why’d you and Mom name me after + something bad? + + COOPER + We didn’t. + + MURPH + Murphy’s Law? + + COOPER + Murphy’s Law doesn’t mean bad stuff + will happen. It means ’whatever can + happen, will happen’. And that + sounded just fine to us. + 7. + + + Murph frowns, hearing something ... + + COOPER + What? + + Then Cooper hears it, too. A LOW RUMBLE. Cooper GRABS Murph + as a DRONE SOARS low overhead - + + COOPER + Come on! + + Cooper jumps into the truck - he pulls out a laptop and + antenna hands them to Murph - shouts at Tom - + + COOPER + Get in! + + TOM + (jack in hand) + What about the tire? + + +10 INT/EXT. PICKUP TRUCK THROUGH FIELDS - MOMENTS LATER 10 + + Close on the SHREDDING TIRE as the truck BARRELS through + cornfields. Murph fires up the laptop. Cooper strains to + see through the cornstalks, scanning the horizon - + + TOM + There! + + To the right, the dark shape of the drone, cruising low + over the fields. Cooper JERKS the wheel - the drone has + long, thin wings like a U-2, but no cockpit. + + COOPER + Indian air force surveillance + drone. Solar cells could power an + entire farm. + (To Tom.) + Take the wheel - + + Tom takes the wheel - Cooper hands Murph the antenna. + + COOPER + Keep it pointed right at it - + + Cooper works the laptop - the screen fills with Hindi. + + Faster, Tom. I’m losing it. + 8. + + +Tom WEAVES through the corn - they round a corner, almost +HIT a HARVESTER - BANG - the truck loses a wing mirror - +Ahead the drone SOARS, banking, pulling away - + +The truck BURSTS out of the corn, Cooper’s nose is in the +laptop. + + TOM + Dad? + + COOPER + Almost got it. Don’t stop. + +In front of them, the drone plummets from view into the +next valley - the path ahead leads to a three-hundred-foot +drop. + + TOM + DAD ... + +Cooper looks up. + + COOPER + Tom! + +Tom locks up the brakes. Cooper looks at him - he shrugs. + + TOM + You told me to keep going. + +Cooper grabs the laptop and opens the door. + + COOPER + Guess that answers the ’if I told + you to drive off a cliff’ scenario. + +Murph is still pointing the antenna. + + MURPH + We lost it. + + COOPER + (smiles) + No, we didn’t. + +The DRONE SOARS BACK OVER THEM - Cooper is moving his +fingers across the track pad, PILOTING THE DRONE. + +As the kids watch, Cooper sends the drone soaring over +them, banking above the valley. Cooper crouches next to +Murph. + 9. + + + COOPER + Want to give it a whirl? + + Murph, guided by Cooper, moves her fingers across the track + pad - the massive drone BANKS in response. Murph is in + heaven. + + COOPER + Let’s set her down next to the + river. + + +11 EXT. RIVERBANK - MOMENTS LATER 11 + + The truck limps up to the drone. Cooper and the kids climb + down. Cooper runs a hand along the smooth carbon flank of + the aircraft. + + TOM + How long you think it’s been up + there? + + COOPER + Delhi mission control went down + same as ours, ten years ago. + + TOM + It’s been up there ten years? Why’d + it come down so low? + + COOPER + Sun finally cooked its brain. Or it + came down looking for something. + + MURPH + What? + + COOPER + Some kind of signal. Who knows? + + Cooper finds an access hatch. Pries it open. Examines the + black-box brain of the machine. + + MURPH + What are you going to do with it? + + COOPER + Give it something socially + responsible to do, like drive a + combine. + + MURPH + 10. + + + Couldn’t we just let it go? It’s + not hurting anyone. + + Cooper looks down at his daughter. Good kid. + + COOPER + This thing has to adapt, just like + the rest of us. + + +12 EXT. COUNTY SCHOOL - DAY 12 + + The truck pulls up to school, drone fuselage hanging out. + + COOPER + How’s this work? You guys come + with? + + TOM + I’ve got class. But she ... + + Pats Murph on shoulder. + + Needs to wait. + + Murph glares at Tom as he hops out. + + COOPER + Why? What? + + MURPH + Dad, I had a thing ... well, + they’ll tell you about it. Just try + and ... + + COOPER + Am I gonna be mad? + + MURPH + Not with me. Just try not to - + + COOPER + Relax, I got this. + + Murph pulls out a notebook. Starts drawing a BARCODE. + + +13 INT. PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE - LATER - MORNING 13 + + Cooper enters, awkward. The PRINCIPAL (male, fifties) turns + from the window. + 11. + + + PRINCIPAL + Little late, Coop. + (Indicates chair.) + Guess you had to stop off at the + Asian fighter plane store. + + COOPER + (sits, smiles) + Actually, sir, it’s a surveillance + drone. With outstanding solar + cells. + +Cooper nods at Murph’s teacher, Ms Hanley, thirties, +attractive. + + PRINCIPAL + We got Tom’s scores back. He’s + going to make an excellent farmer. + Congratulations. + +The Principal slides a paper across the desk. + + COOPER + (taken aback) + What about college? + + PRINCIPAL + The university only takes a + handful. They don’t have resources + - + + COOPER + I’m still paying taxes - where’s + that go? There’s no more armies. + + PRINCIPAL + Not to the university. Coop, you + have to be realistic. + + COOPER + You’re ruling him out for college + now? He’s fifteen. + + PRINCIPAL + Tom’s score simply isn’t high + enough. + + COOPER + What’re you? About a thirty-six- + inch waist? + (Beat.) + Thirty-inch inseam? + 12. + + + PRINCIPAL + I’m not sure I see what - + + COOPER + You’re telling me you need two + numbers to measure your own ass, + but just one to measure my son’s + future? + +Ms Hanley stifles a laugh. The Principal shoots her a look. + + PRINCIPAL + You’re a well educated man, Coop. A + trained pilot - + + COOPER + And an engineer. + + PRINCIPAL + Okay. Well, right now the world + doesn’t need more engineers. We + didn’t run out of planes, or + television sets. We ran out of + food. + +Cooper leans back. He’s not going to win this one. + + PRINCIPAL + The world needs farmers. Good + farmers, like you. And Tom. + (Smiles benignly.) + We’re a caretaker generation. And + things are getting better. Maybe + your grandchildren - + + COOPER + Are we done, sir? + + PRINCIPAL + No. Ms Hanley is here to talk about + Murph. + +Cooper shifts his gaze to Ms Hanley. + + MS HANLEY + Murph’s a bright kid. A wonderful + kid, Mr Cooper. But she’s been + having a little trouble ... + +Ms Hanley places a textbook on the desk. + +She brought this to school, to show the other kids the +section on the lunar landings ... + 13. + + + COOPER + Yeah, it’s one of my old textbooks, + she likes the pictures. + + MS HANLEY + This is an old federal textbook. + We’ve replaced them with corrected + versions. + + COOPER + Corrected? + + MS HANLEY + Explaining how the Apollo missions + were faked to bankrupt the Soviet + Union. + + COOPER + You don’t believe we went to the + moon? + + MS HANLEY + (tolerant smile) + I believe it was a brilliant piece + of propaganda. The Soviets + bankrupted themselves pouring + resources into rockets and other + useless machines. + + COOPER + ’Useless machines’? + + MS HANLEY + Yes, Mr Cooper. And if we don’t + want a repeat of the wastefulness + and excess of the twentieth + century, our children need to learn + about this planet, not tales of + leaving it. + +Cooper considers this in silence. Looks at Ms Hanley. + + COOPER + One of those useless machines they + used to make was called an MRI. And + if we had any of them left, the + doctors might have been able to + find the cyst in my wife’s brain + before she died, rather than + afterwards. Then she could be + sitting here listening to this, + which’d be good, cos she was always + the calmer one ... + 14. + + + Ms Hanley looks at Cooper, embarrassed. Then - + + MS HANLEY + I’m sorry about your wife, Mr + Cooper. But Murph got into a fist + fight with several of her + classmates over this Apollo + nonsense and we thought it best to + + MS HANLEY + bring you in and see what ideas you + might have for dealing with her + behavior on the home front. + + COOPER + Sure. Well, there’s a ball game + tomorrow night, and Murph’s going + through a bit of a baseball phase. + There’ll be candy and soda ... + + Ms Hanley looks at him, expectant. + + COOPER + I think I’ll take her to that. + + Ms Hanley turns to the Principal, not happy. + + +14 EXT. PICKUP TRUCK OUTSIDE SCHOOL - MOMENTS LATER 14 + + Murph looks up from her notebook at her dad, expectantly. + + MURPH + How’d it go? + + COOPER + I, uh ... got you suspended. + + MURPH + What?! + + COOPER + Sorry. + + MURPH + Dad! I told you not to - + + The CB radio CRACKLES to life. + + CB OPERATOR + Cooper? Boots for Cooper. + + COOPER + 15. + + + Cooper. + + BOOTS + (over radio) + Coop, those combines you rebuilt + went haywire. + + COOPER + Power the controllers down for a + couple minutes. + + BOOTS + (over radio) + Did that. You should come take a + look, it’s kinda weird. + + +15 EXT. FARMHOUSE - DAY 15 + + Cooper and Murph pass a slow-moving harvester pulling up to + the house, which is surrounded by AUTOMATED FARM MACHINES. + + They’ve nosed up to the house like animals at a Nativity. + + Boots, the farm hand, approaches - + + BOOTS + One by one they been peeling off + from the fields and heading over. + + Cooper pops open the cabin to a harvester. Checks the auto + pilot hooked up to the controls. + + BOOTS + Something’s interfering with their + compass ... + + Cooper jumps down and heads to the front door. Enters. + + BOOTS (O.S.) + Magnetism or some such ... + + +16 INT. FARMHOUSE - CONTINUOUS 16 + + Cooper looks at the kitchen. Nothing. Murph comes in. + + MURPH + What is it, Dad? + + A small BANG from upstairs. Cooper heads up. + 16. + + +17 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS 17 + + Murph’s bedroom clearly used to be her mother’s. Cooper, in + the doorway, looks at the wall of BOOKS opposite - several + GAPS. He looks down at some books on the floor. + + MURPH + Nothing special about which books. + (Off look.) + + MURPH + Been working on it, like you said. + + Murph holds up her notebook with its barcode. + + MURPH + I counted the spaces. + + COOPER + Why? + + MURPH + In case the ghost’s trying to say + something. I’m trying Morse. + + COOPER + Morse? + + MURPH + Yeah. Dots and dashes, used for - + + COOPER + Murph, I know what Morse code is. I + just don’t think your bookshelf’s + trying to talk to you. + + He leaves. Murph, embarrassed, turns back to the shelf. + + +18 INT. FRONT PORCH, FARMHOUSE - NIGHT 18 + + Donald hands Cooper a beer. + + COOPER + Had to reset every compass clock + and GPS to offset for the anomaly. + + DONALD + Which is? + + COOPER + 17. + + + No idea. If the house was built on + magnetic ore, we’d’ve seen this the + first time we switched on a + tractor. + +Donald nods. Sips. + + DONALD + Sounds like your meeting at school + didn’t go so well. + + COOPER + (sighs) + We’ve forgotten who we are, Donald. + Explorers, pioneers. Not + caretakers. + +Donald nods, thoughtful. Weighs up his words. + + DONALD + When I was a kid it felt like they + made something new every day. Some + gadget or idea. Like every day was + Christmas. But six billion people + ... just try to imagine that. And + every last one of them trying to + have it all. + +He turns to Cooper. + +This world isn’t so bad. And Tom’ll do just fine - you’re +the one who doesn’t belong. Born forty years too late, or +forty years too early. My daughter knew it, God bless her. +And your kids know it. ’Specially Murph. + + COOPER + We used to look up and wonder at + our place in the stars. Now we just + look down and worry about our place + in the dirt. + + DONALD + Cooper, you were good at something + and you never got a chance to do + anything with it. I’m sorry. But + that’s not your kids’ fault. + +Cooper looks up at the stars above. + + OLD-TIMER (V.O.) + May 14th. Never forget. Clear as a + bell. You’d never think ... + 18. + + + INSERT CUT: THE OLD-TIMER REMEMBERS. CUT TO A SECOND OLD- + TIMER ... + + SECOND OLD-TIMER + When the first of the real big ones + rolled in ... I thought it was the + end of the world. + + +19 EXT. BASEBALL FIELD - LATE AFTERNOON 19 + + The CRACK of ball off bat - a pop-fly caught to a trickle + of applause. Half-filled stands at what looks like a minor + league game. + + DONALD + In my day we had real ball players. + Who’re these bums? + + As the team runs in from the field we see: NEW YORK + YANKEES. + + COOPER + Well, in my day people were too + busy fighting over food for + baseball, so consider this + progress. + + Murph offers Donald some popcorn. + + DONALD + Fine. But popcorn at a ball game is + unnatural. I want a hot dog. + + MURPH + (confused) + What’s a hot dog? + + Cooper sits with Tom a row in front. + + COOPER + The school says you’re gonna follow + in my footsteps. I think that’s + great. + + TOM + You think that’s great? + + MURPH + You hate farming, Dad. Grandpa + said. + + Cooper looks at Donald, who shrugs ’sorry’. + 19. + + + COOPER + What’s important is how you feel + about it, Tom. + + TOM + I like what you do. I like our + farm. + + On the field: the batter hits one along the ground - it + rolls to an infielder’s foot - but the infielder IGNORES + it, STARING up at the sky. The crowd starts to look up ... + + OLD-TIMER (V.O.) + You’ve never seen the like. Black. + Just black ... + + INSERT CUT: THE OLD-TIMER CHOKES BACK FEAR AS HE REMEMBERS. + + Cooper stares at the horizon, where an ENORMOUS BLACK DUST + STORM IS MASSING. People start leaving, tying handkerchiefs + across their faces. + + COOPER + Come on, guys. + + +20 INT/EXT. PICKUP TRUCK - MOMENTS LATER 20 + + Cooper speeds along as Donald and the kids stuff RAGS into + cracks and vents ... behind them the WALL OF BLACK DUST + ADVANCES, SWALLOWING UP ROADS, BUILDINGS. A nasty SOUND is + developing - the truck ROCKING with GUSTS of wind ... + Suddenly, BLACK DUST ENVELOPS the car, LIGHTNING CRACKLING. + + DONALD + It’s a bad one ... + + COOPER + Mask up, guys. + + Murph and Tom take SURGICAL MASKS out of the glove box. + + +21 EXT. FARMHOUSE - CONTINUOUS 21 + + VISIBILITY MERE FEET as the dust storm BRUTALIZES the farm. + + The truck CRAWLS up to the house. Cooper leans in to try + and see better ... CRACK - a panel of sheet metal SMASHES + into the windshield - Cooper turns - wrestles Murph out of + the truck as Donald blindly stumbles towards the front door + with Tom ... + 20. + + +22 INT. FARMHOUSE - CONTINUOUS 22 + + The SHUTTERS BANG as the wind WHIPS around the house, + FORCING JETS OF DUST up through cracks in the window + frames, floorboards ... Donald SLAMS the door. Murph is + COUGHING ... Cooper looks around. Sees dust coming from + upstairs. + + COOPER + Did you both shut your windows? + + Tom nods. Murph looks at Cooper. Runs for the stairs. + + COOPER + Wait - + + +23 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS 23 + + Cooper gets to the doorway. Murph stands in the middle of + the room, STARING. Cooper SHUTS the window. The dust hangs + in the relative quiet. Murph is staring, TRANSFIXED, at + LINES where dust is FALLING UNNATURALLY FAST, STREAMING + DOWN through the air, collecting on the floor in a PATTERN + - + + MURPH + The Ghost. + + Cooper STARES at dust collecting like snow on power + lines... + + COOPER + Grab your pillow, sleep in with + Tom. + + +24 EXT. FARMHOUSE - DAWN - MORNING 24 + + Calm. Dust settled. + + +25 INT. TOM’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS 25 + + Murph slips out of bed, wrapped in her blanket. Pads down + the hall, peeks in her bedroom door at - + + +26 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS 26 + + Cooper sits, staring at the PATTERN of dust: thick radial + lines, like a CIRCULAR BARCODE. Murph sits down next to her + dad. They STARE at it together. He holds up a coin ... + 21. + + + COOPER + It’s not a ghost ... + + Cooper tosses the coin across a line. It SHOOTS at the + floor - + + It’s gravity. + + +27 INT. SAME - LATER 27 + + Donald pokes his head in. + + DONALD + I’m dropping Tom, then heading to + town ... + (Looks at dust pattern.) + You wanna clean that up when you’ve + finished praying to it? + + Cooper reaches for Murph’s notebook. Starts writing ... + + +28 INT. KITCHEN, FARMHOUSE - LATER 28 + + Murph fills a glass of water. Picks up a plate of + sandwiches. + + +29 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS 29 + + Follow Murph into the room, to find Cooper standing there. + + COOPER + I got something. + + Cooper is pointing to the thick and thin radial lines - + + COOPER + Binary. Thick is one, thin is zero + - it’s numbers ... number pairs... + + He holds up the notebook to show Murph the number pairs. + + Coordinates. + + +30 INT. KITCHEN, FARMHOUSE - MOMENTS LATER 30 + + Cooper and Murph pore over MAPS. Cooper TOSSES one aside, + lays it out on the table. Finds a spot. Looks up at Murph + ... + 22. + + +31 EXT. FARMHOUSE - MOMENTS LATER 31 + + Cooper packing his truck - sleeping bag, flashlight ... + + MURPH + You can’t leave me behind! + + COOPER + Grandpa’s back in two hours. + + MURPH + You don’t know what you’re going to + find - + + COOPER + That’s why I can’t take you. + + +32 INT. KITCHEN, FARMHOUSE - MOMENTS LATER 32 + + Cooper grabs the maps and a bottle of water. He calls up - + + COOPER + Murph? + + Nothing. + + COOPER + Murph, just wait here for Grandpa. + Tell him I’ll call him on the + radio. + + +33 INT/EXT. PICKUP TRUCK ON ROAD - MOMENTS LATER 33 + + Cooper drives, map spread on the wheel, looks for a pen - + reaches over to the passenger wheel well - lifts a BLANKET + - Murph is there - + + COOPER + JESUS! + + The truck WOBBLES as Cooper regains control. + + COOPER + Murph, what are you doing?! + + Murph is LAUGHING as she climbs into the passenger seat - + + COOPER + It’s not funny - + 23. + + + But Murph’s laugh is infectious. + + MURPH + You wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t + for me. + + Cooper hands Murph the map. + + COOPER + Fair enough. Make yourself + useful... + + The pickup cruises down the road, heading for the + MOUNTAINS. + + +34 EXT. PLAINS APPROACHING MOUNTAINS - DUSK 34 + + The tiny pickup is dwarfed by the darkening foothills. + + +35 EXT. DIRT ROAD OFF MOUNTAIN PASS - NIGHT 35 + + Cooper pulls up to a gate in chain-link fence. Murph is + asleep next to him. + + COOPER + Murph. Murph. + + Murph wakes. + + COOPER + I think this is as far as we get. + + Murph glances out at the fence. Closes her eyes again. + + MURPH + Why? You didn’t bring the bolt- + cutters? + + COOPER + I like your spirit, young lady. + + Cooper gets out of the truck, retrieves his bolt-cutters + and comes up to the fence. He looks up and down the road. + + Nothing. He reaches out and puts the jaws of the cutters - + + WHAM! SPOTLIGHTS IN COOPER’S EYES - A HARSH ELECTRIC VOICE + - + + VOICE + 24. + + + STEP AWAY FROM THE FENCE. + + Cooper drops the cutters, puts his hands in the air - + + COOPER + Don’t shoot! My child is in the + car! I’m unarmed! My daughter is - + + Murph watches, terrified as, with a ZAP, Cooper DROPS. + Murph SCRAMBLES back along the seat as MASSIVE FOOTSTEPS + APPROACH. + + The door is WRENCHED open - a BLINDING LIGHT + + VOICE + DON’T BE AFRAID. + + Murph SCREAMS. + + +36 INT. BRIGHT, INDUSTRIAL ROOM - LATER 36 + + Cooper comes to, sitting in a chair. Opposite him is an + ARTICULATED MACHINE. A VOICE emanates from its side. + + MACHINE + How did you find this place? + + COOPER + Where’s my daughter? + + MACHINE + You had the coordinates for this + facility marked on your map. Where + did you get them? + + Cooper leans in to the machine. + + COOPER + WHERE’S MY DAUGHTER?! + + Cooper’s scream REVERBERATES. Cooper sizes up the machine. + + MACHINE + You might think you’re still in the + Marines, but the Marines don’t + exist anymore, pal. I’ve got grunts + like you mowing my grass ... + + The Machine RISES to its full height. + + MACHINE + 25. + + + How did you find us? + + COOPER + But you don’t look like a lawnmower + to me ... you, I’m gonna turn into + an overqualified vacuum cleaner - + + FEMALE VOICE (O.S.) + No, you’re not. + +Cooper turns to see a businesslike woman in her thirties. + + WOMAN + Tars, back down, please. + +The machine, TARS, sinks back down. + + COOPER + You’re taking a risk using ex- + military for security. They’re old, + their control units are + unpredictable ... + + WOMAN + Well, that’s what the government + could spare. + + COOPER + Who are you? + + WOMAN + Dr Brand. + + COOPER + I knew a Dr Brand once. But he was + a professor - + + WOMAN (BRAND) + What makes you think I’m not? + + COOPER + And nowhere near as cute. + + BRAND + You think you can flirt your way + out of this mess? + + COOPER + (honest, scared) + 26. + + + Dr Brand, I have no idea what this + mess is. I’m scared for my little + girl and I want her by my side. + Then I’ll tell you anything you + want to know. Okay? + + Brand considers this. Turns to Tars. + + BRAND + Get the principals and the girl + into the conference room. + (To Cooper.) + Your daughter’s fine. Bright kid. + (Rises.) + Must have a very smart mother. + + +37 INT. UNDERGROUND FACILITY - MOMENTS LATER 37 + + Cooper follows Brand into a corridor. Tars LURCHES behind. + + COOPER + It’s pretty clear you don’t want + visitors - why not let us back up + from your fence and be on our way? + + BRAND + It’s not that simple. + + COOPER + Sure it is. I don’t know anything + about you or this place. + + BRAND + Yes, you do. + + Brand ushers Cooper through a door into a conference room - + + +38 INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - CONTINUOUS 38 + + Where an OLD MAN is crouched down, talking to Murph. + + MURPH + Dad! + + Murph runs into Cooper’s arms. The Old Man SMILES at + Cooper. + + OLD MAN + Hello, Cooper. + + COOPER + 27. + + + (stunned) + Professor Brand? + + MAN AT TABLE (DOYLE) + Just take a seat, Mr Cooper. + +Cooper and Murph sit at a table where five people are +waiting - a bespectacled man, WILLIAMS, leans forward to +address Cooper. + + WILLIAMS + Explain how you found this + facility. + + COOPER + Stumbled across it. Looking for + salvage and I saw the fence - + + WILLIAMS + You’re sitting in the world’s best + kept secret - you don’t stumble in. + And you certainly don’t stumble + out. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Cooper, please. Cooperate with + these people. + +Cooper looks nervously around the room. + + COOPER + It’s hard to explain, but we + learned these coordinates from an + anomaly ... + + DOYLE + What sort of anomaly? + + COOPER + I don’t want to term it + ’supernatural’ ... but ... + +Cooper is losing them. Williams leans forward. Serious. + + WILLIAMS + You’re going to have to, Mr Cooper. + Real quick. + + COOPER + After that last storm, it was a + pattern ... in dust ... + + MURPH + 28. + + + It was gravity. + + All eyes turn to Murph. She’s said the magic word. Doyle + looks at Professor Brand, excited. Turns to Cooper - + + DOYLE + Where was this gravitational + anomaly? + + COOPER + Look, I’m happy you’re excited + about gravity, but if you want more + answers from us I’m gonna need + assurances - + + WILLIAMS + Assurances? + + Cooper looks at Murph. Then covers Murph’s ears. + + COOPER + That we’re getting out of here ... + and not in the trunk of some car. + + Brand laughs. Williams smiles. Cooper looks confused. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Don’t you know who we are, Coop? + + COOPER + No. No, I don’t. + + BRAND + (points around table) + Williams, Doyle, Jenkins, Smith, + you already know my father, + Professor Brand. We’re NASA. + + COOPER + NASA? + + PROFESSOR BRAND + NASA. Same NASA you flew for. + + Now Cooper is laughing, too. Murph looks around, confused. + + +39 INT. UNDERGROUND FACILITY - MOMENTS LATER 39 + + Professor Brand shows Cooper the facility. + + COOPER + 29. + + + I heard you got shut down for + refusing to drop bombs from the + stratosphere onto starving people. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + When they realized killing other + people wasn’t a long term solution + they needed us back. Set us up in + the old NORAD facility. In secret. + + COOPER + Why secret? + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Public opinion won’t allow spending + on space exploration. Not when + we’re struggling to put food on the + table. + + Professor Brand ushers Cooper through a large door - + + +40 INT. GREENHOUSE - CONTINUOUS 40 + + Professor Brand gestures to large PLANTATIONS under glass. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Blight. Wheat seven years ago, okra + this year. Now there’s just corn. + + COOPER + But we’re growing more than ever - + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Like the potatoes in Ireland, like + the wheat in the dust bowl, the + corn will die. Soon. + + Brand enters with Murph. She shows her the greenhouses. + + COOPER + We’ll find a way, we always have. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Driven by the unshakable faith that + the Earth is ours. + + COOPER + Not just ours, but it is our home. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + 30. + + + Earth’s atmosphere is 80 percent + nitrogen. We don’t even breathe + nitrogen. + + Professor Brand shows him a blighted stalk. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Blight does. And as it thrives our + air contains less and less + oxygen... + + Professor Brand gestures over at Murph ... + + PROFESSOR BRAND + The last people to starve will be + the first to suffocate. Your + daughter’s generation will be the + last to survive on Earth. + + Cooper looks over at Murph. Then back to Professor Brand. + + COOPER + Tell me this is where you explain + how you’re going to save the world. + + +41 INT. VAST CIRCULAR CHAMBER - LAUNCH FACILITY - MOMENTS 41 + LATER + + Cooper and Professor Brand enter like ants in a grain silo. + + A ROCKET is on a pad, DWARFED by the circular chamber. Far + above, a ring of mirrors reflects the dawn down into the + facility. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + We’re not meant to save the world + ... we’re meant to leave it. + + Cooper stares up at the rocket. He recognizes the + arrangement of two CRAFT at the top. + + COOPER + Rangers. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + The last components of our one + versatile ship in orbit, the + Endurance. Our final expedition. + + COOPER + What happened to the other + vehicles? + 31. + + + PROFESSOR BRAND + The Lazarus missions. + + COOPER + Sounds cheerful. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Lazarus came back from the dead - + + COOPER + He had to die in the first place. + You sent people out there looking + for a new home ... + +Professor Brand nods. + + COOPER + There’s no planet in our solar + system that can support life ... + and it’d take them a thousand years + to reach the nearest star - that + doesn’t even qualify as futile ... + Where did you send them, Professor? + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Cooper, I can’t tell you any more + unless you agree to pilot this + craft. You’re the best we ever had. + + COOPER + I barely left the stratosphere. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + This crew’s never left the + simulator. We can’t program this + mission from Earth, we don’t know + what’s out there. We need a pilot. + And this is the mission you were + trained for. + + COOPER + Without ever knowing. An hour ago, + you didn’t even know I was still + alive. And you were going anyway. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + We had no choice. But something + brought you here. They chose you. + + COOPER + Who’s ’they’? + +Professor Brand is silent. Cooper wrestles. + 32. + + + How long would I be gone? + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Hard to know. Years. + + COOPER + I’ve got my kids, Professor. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Get out there and save them. + + Cooper considers this. Decides. + + COOPER + Who’s ’they’? + + +42 INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - LATER 42 + + A man in his forties has the solar system up on the screen. + + This is ROMILLY. + + ROMILLY + We started detecting gravitational + anomalies almost fifty years ago. + Mostly small distortions to our + instruments in the upper atmosphere + - I believe you encountered one + yourself ... + + COOPER + (realizing) + Over the Straights - my crash - + something tripped my fly-by wire - + + ROMILLY + Exactly. But the most significant + anomaly was this ... + + Cooper stares at an image of Saturn and its moons. Romilly + zooms in on some stars DISTORTED like ripples in a pond. + + ROMILLY + A disturbance of spacetime out near + Saturn. + + COOPER + A wormhole? + + ROMILLY + It appeared forty-eight years ago. + 33. + + + COOPER + Where does it lead? + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Another galaxy. + + COOPER + A wormhole isn’t a naturally + occurring phenomenon. + + BRAND + Someone placed it there. + + COOPER + ’They’. + + BRAND + And whoever ’They’ are, they appear + to be looking out for us - that + wormhole lets us travel to other + stars. It came along right as we + needed it. + + DOYLE + They’ve put potentially habitable + worlds within our reach. Twelve, in + fact from our initial probes. + + COOPER + You sent probes into it? + + PROFESSOR BRAND + We sent people into it. Ten years + ago. + + COOPER + The Lazarus missions. + +Professor Brand rises and moves to a MEMORIAL, pointing - + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Twelve possible worlds. Twelve + Ranger launches carrying the + bravest humans ever to live, led by + the remarkable Dr Mann. + + DOYLE + 34. + + + Each person’s landing pod had life + support for two years - but they + could use hibernation to stretch + that, making observations on + organics over a decade or more. + Their mission was to assess their + world, and if it showed promise, + send a signal, bed down for the + long nap, and wait to be rescued. + + COOPER + And if their world didn’t show + promise? + + DOYLE + Hence the bravery. + + COOPER + Because you don’t have resources to + visit all twelve. + + DOYLE + No. Data transmission back through + the wormhole is rudimentary, simple + binary ’pings’ on an annual basis + to give some clue as to which + worlds have potential. One system + shows promise. + + COOPER + One? Kind of a long shot. + + BRAND + One system with three potential + worlds ... no long shot. + + COOPER + So if we find a new home, what + then? + + PROFESSOR BRAND + That’s the long shot. There’s Plan + A and there’s Plan B. Did you + notice anything strange about the + launch chamber ... + + +43 INT. LAUNCH FACILITY - MOMENTS LATER 43 + + Cooper cocks his head, puzzling at the VAST chamber ... + there are structures built SIDEWAYS around the CURVED + walls... + 35. + + + COOPER + This whole facility ... it’s a + vehicle? A space station? + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Both. We’ve been working on it, and + others like it for twenty-five + years. Plan A. + + COOPER + How does it get off the Earth? + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Those first gravitational anomalies + changed everything - suddenly we + knew that harnessing gravity was + real. So I started working on the + theory - and we start building this + station. + + COOPER + But you haven’t solved it, yet. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + That’s why there’s a Plan B. + + +44 INT. LABORATORY - MOMENTS LATER 44 + + TECHNICIANS work the complex, high-tech lab. Professor + Brand and Cooper follow Brand to a large glass and steel + apparatus. + + BRAND + The problem is gravity. How to get + a viable amount of human life off + + BRAND + this planet. This is one way - Plan + B. A population bomb. Almost five + thousand fertilized eggs, weighing + in at under 900 kilos. + + COOPER + How could you raise them? + + BRAND + 36. + + + With equipment on board we incubate + the first ten. After that, with + surrogacy, the growth becomes + exponential - within thirty years + we might have a colony of hundreds. + The real difficulty of colonization + is genetic diversity, + (Indicates vials.) + This takes care of that. + + Cooper looks at the equipment. Unenthusiastic. + + COOPER + We just give up on the people here? + + PROFESSOR BRAND + That’s why Plan A’s a lot more fun. + + +45 INT. PROFESSOR BRAND’S OFFICE 45 + + Professor Brand watches Cooper as he gazes over the vast + tracts of ALGEBRA covering every available surface. + + COOPER + Where have you got to? + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Almost there. + + COOPER + Almost? You’re asking me to hang + everything on an ’almost’? + + Professor Brand moves close to Cooper. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + I’m asking you to trust me. + + Cooper looks at the passion in Professor Brand’s eyes. + + COOPER + All those years of training - you + never told me. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + We can’t always be open about + everything, Coop, even if we want + to be. What can you tell your + children about this mission? + + Cooper considers this. Uneasy. + 37. + + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Find us a new home. When you + return, I’ll have solved the + problem of gravity. You have my + word. + + +46 EXT. FARMHOUSE - LATE DAY 46 + + Donald, on the porch, gets to his feet as he sees Cooper’s + pickup approaching. The truck pulls up. Murph TEARS past + Grandpa into the house - Donald looks at Cooper, + questioning. + + +47 INT. HALL OUTSIDE MURPH’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS 47 + + Cooper tries to open the door, but Murph has stacked a desk + and chair against it - + + COOPER + Murph? + + MURPH + Go! If you’re leaving, just go! + + +48 EXT. PORCH - NIGHT 48 + + Donald looks out at the night, taking it all in. + + DONALD + This world never was enough for + you, was it, Coop? + + COOPER + I’m not gonna lie to you, Donald - + heading out there is what I feel + born to do and it excites me. That + doesn’t make it wrong. + + Donald considers this. Turns to Cooper. + + DONALD + It might. Don’t trust the right + thing done for the wrong reason. + The ’why’ of a thing? That’s the + foundation. + + COOPER + (sadly) + Well, the foundation’s solid. + (Gestures at landscape.) + 38. + + + We farmers sit here every year when + the rains fail and say ’next year’. + Next year ain’t gonna save us. Nor + the one after. This world’s a + treasure, Donald. But she’s been + telling us to leave for a while + now. + (Stares at the horizon.) + Mankind was born on Earth. It was + never meant to die here. + + Donald considers this. Scoops the dust off the rail. + + DONALD + Tom’ll be okay. But you have to + make it right with Murph. + + COOPER + I will. + + DONALD + Without making any promises you + don’t know you can keep. + + Cooper meets Donald’s gaze. Looks away, nodding. + + +49 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - MORNING 49 + + Cooper’s hand, reaching in, removes the chair from the + desk, barricading the door. Murph is lying on the bed, + turned away. Cooper pushes the desk back gently. Enters, + quietly. + + COOPER + You have to talk to me. + + Nothing. + + COOPER + I have to fix this before I go. + + Murph turns, tear-stained, angry cheeks blazing - + + MURPH + Then I’ll keep it broken so you + have to stay. + + Cooper sits down on the bed next to Murph. + + COOPER + 39. + + + After you kids came along, your + mother said something I didn’t + really understand - she said, ’I + look at the babies and I see myself + as they’ll remember me.’ She said, + ’It’s as if we don’t exist anymore, + like we’re ghosts, like now we’re + just there to be memories for our + kids.’ Now I realize - once we’re + parents, we’re just the ghosts of + our childrens’ futures. + + MURPH + You said ghosts don’t exist. + + COOPER + That’s right. I can’t be your ghost + right now - I need to exist. + Because they chose me. They chose + me, Murph. You saw it. Murph sits + up. + +Points at the shelves. The gaps. + + MURPH + I figured out the message ... + (Opens her notebook.) + It was Morse code ... + + COOPER + Murph - + + MURPH + One word. You know what it is? + +Cooper shakes his head sadly. Murph holds out her notebook +- + +’STAY’. It says ’STAY’, Dad. + + COOPER + Oh, Murph. + + MURPH + You don’t believe me?! Look the + books! Look at - + +Cooper takes his daughter in his arms ... + + COOPER + It’s okay, it’s okay ... + +Murph buries her head on Cooper’s shoulder, sobbing. + 40. + + +Murph, a father looks in his child’s eyes and thinks - +maybe it’s them ... maybe my child will save the world. And +everyone, once a child, wants to look into their own dad’s +eyes and know he saw how they saved some little corner of +their world. But, usually, by then, the father is gone. + + MURPH + Like you will be. + +Cooper looks at his daughter. Lies with head, not heart: + + COOPER + No. I’m coming back. + + MURPH + When? + +Cooper reaches into his pocket. Pulls out two WATCHES. + + COOPER + One for you. One for me. + +Murph takes the watch, curious. Cooper holds up his watch. + +When I’m in hyper-sleep, or travel near the speed of light, +or near a black hole, time will change for me. It’ll run +more slowly. When I get back we’ll compare. + + MURPH + Time will run differently for us? + + COOPER + Yup. By the time I get back we + might even be the same age. You and + me. Imagine that ... + +Murph takes this in. Cooper sees he’s made a mistake. + +Wait, Murph - + + MURPH + You have no idea when you’re coming + back. + +Cooper looks at his daughter. + + MURPH + No idea at all! + +Murph THROWS the watch - TURNS HER BACK. + + COOPER + 41. + + + Don’t make me leave like this. + + Nothing. + + COOPER + Please. I have to go now. + + Murph will not turn around. Cooper tries to rest his hand + on the back of her head, but she shakes it off. + + COOPER + I love you, Murph. Forever. And I’m + coming back. + + Cooper walks slowly out. A BOOK DROPS FROM THE SHELF. + Cooper turns to look at it. Then leaves. + + +50 EXT. FARMHOUSE - MOMENTS LATER 50 + + Cooper, mechanical, puts his small bag in the truck. + + DONALD + How’d it go? + + COOPER + Fine. It was fine. + + Cooper turns to Tom. Hugs him. Tight enough for both kids. + + I love you, Tom. + + TOM + Travel safe, Dad. + + COOPER + (indicates farm) + Look after our place, you hear? + + TOM + Can I use your truck while you’re + gone? + + COOPER + (smiles) + I’ll make sure they bring it back + for you. + + Cooper gets in. Starts the engine. + + COOPER + Mind my kids for me, Donald. + 42. + + + Donald nods. Cooper pulls out. + + +51 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS 51 + + Murph jumps off the bed, GRABS the watch, RUNS downstairs. + + +52 INT. PICKUP TRUCK - CONTINUOUS 52 + + As Cooper drives he lifts the blanket in the wheel-well + where Murph hid last time. Nothing. And we hear a + COUNTDOWN... + + VOICE + (O.S.) + TEN ... NINE ... + + +53 EXT. FARMHOUSE - CONTINUOUS 53 + + Murph RACES out of the house, watch in hand - + + MURPH + Dad?! DAD?! + + VOICE + (V.O.) + EIGHT ... SEVEN ... + + But Cooper is a dust trail far down the road. + + VOICE + (O.S.) + SIX ... FIVE ... + + Murph SOBS as her grandpa puts his arms around her ... + + +54 INT/EXT. PICKUP TRUCK ON DUSTY PLAIN - CONTINUOUS 54 + + As Cooper drives away tears roll down his cheeks + + VOICE + (O.S.) + FOUR ... THREE ... TWO ... ONE ... + + +55 INT. LAUNCH FACILITY - DAY 55 + + VOICE + (O.S.) + 43. + + + IGNITION. + + FIRE SHOOTS FROM THE BASE OF THE ROCKET ... The rocket + RISES slowly from the pad, up into the sky ... + + +56 INT. RANGER COCKPIT - CONTINUOUS 56 + + Cooper, in his space helmet, lets the FORCE of the rocket + vibrate through him ... + + VOICE + (O.S.) + Stage one ... SEPARATION. + + Cooper starts to see the Earth’s curve through the + window... + + VOICE + (O.S.) + Stage two ... SEPARATION. + + And Cooper shakes loose the bonds of Earth. + + +57 EXT. UPPER ATMOSPHERE - CONTINUOUS 57 + + The rocket RIPS upwards into the sky. + + +58 INT. RANGER COCKPIT - CONTINUOUS 58 + + Cooper glances around the vibrating, cramped cockpit - + Brand, Doyle, Romilly, Tars. Tars spots Cooper’s glance - + + TARS + All here, Mr Cooper. Plenty of + slaves for my robot colony. + + Cooper looks at him, confused. + + DOYLE + They gave him a humor setting so + he’d fit in with his unit better. + He thinks it relaxes us. + + COOPER + A massive, sarcastic robot. What a + great idea. + + TARS + I have a cue light I can turn on + when I’m joking, if you like. + 44. + + + COOPER + Probably help. + + TARS + You can use it to find your way + back to the ship after I blow you + out the airlock. + + Tars looks at Cooper. A beat. An LED turns on. Cooper + shakes his head. + + COOPER + What’s your humor setting, Tars? + + TARS + One hundred percent. + + Cooper turns to the instruments - + + COOPER + Take it to seventy-five, please. + + EARTH ORBIT - CONTINUOUS + + The Rangers streak across the Earth, settle into a low + orbit. + + +59 INT. RANGER COCKPIT - CONTINUOUS 59 + + Quiet. Cooper stares down at the continents sliding by. He + looks over at Brand who is doing the same, abstracted. + + COOPER + We’ll get back. + + She stares at the land. The oceans. + + It’s hard. Leaving everything. My kids ... your father ... + + BRAND + We’re going to spend a lot of time + together ... + + COOPER + (nods) + We should learn to talk. + + BRAND + And when not to. + (Off look.) + Just trying to be honest. + 45. + + + COOPER + Maybe you don’t need to be that + honest. + (Turns to Tars.) + Tars, what’s your honesty + parameter? + + Tars DISENGAGES from the floor and MOVES to the rear + airlock - + + TARS + Ninety percent. + + COOPER + Ninety? What kind of robot are you? + + TARS + Absolute honesty isn’t always the + most diplomatic, or safe form of + communication with emotional + beings. + + Cooper turns to Brand. Shrugs. + + COOPER + Ninety percent honesty it is, then. + + Brand looks at Cooper. Can’t help smiling. + + VOICE + (over radio) + Sixty seconds out... + + +60 EXT. EARTH ORBIT - CONTINUOUS 60 + + The Rangers approach a RING MODULE, fire retro-thrusters + and slide gracefully into the center of the ring - the last + piece of a large modular craft: the U.S.S. ENDURANCE. Four + LANDERS (including the Rangers) are nestled inside the ring + module. + + +61 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - MOMENTS LATER 61 + + Brand, Doyle and Romilly, following Tars, FLOAT through the + cramped cabins, powering up. Tars powers up a second + articulated machine, CASE. + + DOYLE + Cooper, you should have control. + 46. + + +62 INT. COCKPIT, ENDURANCE (RANGER) - CONTINUOUS 62 + + Cooper checks instruments - + + COOPER + Talking fine. Ready to spin? + + +63 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 63 + + Doyle and Romilly are strapped in - Brand grabs a handhold + - + + +64 INT. COCKPIT, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 64 + + BRAND + (over radio) + All set. + + Cooper hits a switch ... + + +65 EXT. EARTH ORBIT - CONTINUOUS 65 + + Thrusters silently fire on the Endurance. It starts + ROTATING. + + +66 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 66 + + The crew members settle in as gravity is established. + + Romilly is clearly struggling to find his sea legs in the + rotating ship. + + BRAND + You okay there? + + ROMILLY + Yup. Just need a little time - + + BRAND + There should be Dramamine in the + hab pod. + + +67 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - LATER 67 + + The crew listen to Professor Brand over the video link - + + PROFESSOR BRAND + 47. + + + (on screen) + I miss you already. Amelia, be + safe. Give my regards to Dr Mann. + + BRAND + I will, Dad. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + (on screen) + Things look good for your + trajectory. We’re calculating two + years to Saturn. + + ROMILLY + That’s a lot of Dramamine ... + + Cooper thinks about two years. What it means to his kids. + + COOPER + (on screen) + Keep an eye on my family, sir. + Specially Murph. She’s a smart one. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + (on screen) + We’ll be waiting when you get back + ... + + +68 INT. COCKPIT, ENDURANCE - LATER 68 + + Cooper and Doyle flick switches and check instruments - + + PROFESSOR BRAND + (V.O.) + ... A little older. A little wiser. + But happy to see you ... + + +69 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 69 + + Brand, Romilly, Tars and Case strap in. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + (V.O.) + ’Do not go gentle into that good + night ...’ + + +70 INT. COCKPIT, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 70 + + Cooper turns to Doyle. HITS the thrusters. + 48. + + +71 EXT. EARTH ORBIT - CONTINUOUS 71 + + Endurance’s main engines FIRE. The craft PUSHES out of + orbit - + + PROFESSOR BRAND + (V.O.) + ’Rage, rage against the dying of + the light.’ God speed, Endurance. + + The craft accelerates away from Earth. + + +72 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - DAY 72 + + The crew sets up their CRYO-BEDS. Cooper looks out at the + diminishing Earth floating in the void. Brand joins him. + + COOPER + So alone. + + BRAND + We’ve got each other - Dr Mann had + it worse. + + COOPER + (points at Earth) + I meant them. Look at that perfect + planet. We’re not gonna find + another one like her. + + BRAND + No. This isn’t like looking for a + new condo - the human race is going + to be adrift ... desperate for a + rock to cling to while they catch + their breaths. We have to find that + rock. Our three prospects are at + the edge of what might sustain + human life. + + Brand shows him a blurry image of a dark blue planet. + + BRAND + Laura Miller’s first. She started + our biology program. + + She shows him a red world, just a tiny dot. + + And Wolf Edmunds is here. + + Cooper hears something in her voice. + 49. + + + COOPER + Who’s Edmunds? + + BRAND + (fondly) + Wolf’s a particle physicist. + + COOPER + None of them had family? + + BRAND + No attachments. My father insisted. + They knew the odds against ever + seeing another human being. I’m + hoping we surprise at least three + of them. + + COOPER + Tell me about Dr Mann. + +Brand replaces the screen image for a grainy, white orb. + + BRAND + Remarkable. The best of us. My + father’s protégé. He inspired + eleven people to follow him on the + loneliest journey in human history. + Scientists, explorers ... That’s + what I love - out there we face + great odds. Death. But not evil. + + COOPER + Nature can’t be evil? + + BRAND + Formidable, frightening - not evil. + Is a tiger evil because it rips a + gazelle to pieces? + + COOPER + Just what we bring with us, then. + + BRAND + This crew represents the best + aspects of humanity. + + COOPER + Even me? + +Brand looks at him. Smiles. + + BRAND + Hey, we agreed, ninety percent. + 50. + + +Brand moves to her cryo-bed. Cooper looks out at space. + + BRAND + Don’t stay up too late. We can’t + spare the resources. + + COOPER + Hey, I’ve been waiting a long time + to be up here - + + BRAND + You are literally wasting your + breath. + +Cooper nods at her. Joins Tars. + + COOPER + Show me the trajectory again. + + TARS + Eight months to Mars, then counter- + orbital slingshot around - + +Brand’s cryo-bed darkens. + + COOPER + (whisper) + Tars? Was Dr Brand - + + TARS + Why are you whispering? You can’t + wake them. + + COOPER + Were Dr Brand and Edmunds ... + close? + + TARS + I wouldn’t know. + + COOPER + Is that ninety percent, or ten + percent ’wouldn’t know’? + + TARS + I also have a discretion setting. + + COOPER + So I gather ... + (Rises.) + + COOPER + But not a poker face. + 51. + + + Tars watches Cooper head for the comm. station. He sits + down to record a message. Awkward. Stuck. He dives in - + + COOPER + Hey, guys. I’m about settle down + for the long nap, so I figured I’d + send you an update ... + + +73 EXT. OUTER SPACE - CONTINUOUS 73 + + The Endurance slips away from the small blue planet ... + + COOPER + (V.O.) + The Earth looks amazing from here + ... you can’t see any of the dust - + + +74 EXT. CORNFIELDS - DAY 74 + + A line of dust slides across the shimmering horizon. + + COOPER + (V.O.) + Hope you guys are doing great. This + should get to you okay ... + + +75 EXT. FRONT PORCH, FARMHOUSE - DAY 75 + + Donald watches two approaching vehicles kick up dust. + + COOPER + (V.O.) + Professor Brand said he’d make sure + of it. Guess I’ll say good night. + + Donald recognizes Cooper’s truck ... Murph BURSTS out of + the house - + + MURPH + (quiet) + Is it him? + + DONALD + I don’t think so, Murph. + + Donald rises to meet the truck. Professor Brand gets out. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + You must be Donald. Hello, Murph. + 52. + + + MURPH + Why’re you in my dad’s truck? + + PROFESSOR BRAND + He wanted me to bring it for your + brother. + + Silence. Professor Brand reaches into his briefcase. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + He sent you a message - + + Murph TURNS and goes back into the house. Donald takes a + disc from Professor Brand. + + DONALD + Pretty upset with him for leaving. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + If you record messages, I’ll + transmit them to Cooper. + + Donald nods. Professor Brand looks up at the house. + + Murph’s a bright spark. Maybe I could fan the flame. + + DONALD + She’s already making fools of her + teachers. She should come make a + fool out of you. + + Professor Brand smiles. Donald looks up into the blue. + + Where are they? + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Heading towards Mars ... + + +76 EXT. MARS - DAY 76 + + The Endurance streaks away from Mars ... + + PROFESSOR BRAND + (V.O.) + Next time we hear from Cooper, + they’ll be coming up on Saturn. + + +77 EXT. SATURN - DAY 77 + 53. + + + The Endurance settles into an orbit around the ringed + giant. + + TOM + (O.S.) + But they said I can start advanced + agriculture a year early ... + + +78 INT. COMMUNICATIONS BOOTH, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 78 + + Cooper, blanket around his shoulders, watches a highly + compressed video of Tom - + + TOM + Got to go, Dad. Hope you’re safe up + there. + + Tom makes way for Donald: + + DONALD + I’m sorry, Coop, I asked Murph to + say hi, but she’s stubborn as her + old man. I’ll try again next time, + stay safe. + + The video cuts out. Cooper gets up, puts a pair of EAR BUDS + in his ears and heads into - + + +79 INT. HAB POD, RING MODULE - LATER 79 + + Cooper enters. Romilly is staring out the window. + + COOPER + You good, Rom? + + Romilly looks at Cooper. + + ROMILLY + It gets to me, Coop. This tin can. + Radiation, vacuum outside - + everything wants us dead. We’re + just not supposed to be here. + + Cooper looks at him, sympathetic. + + COOPER + We’re explorers, Rom, on the + greatest ocean of all. + + Romilly bangs on the side of the ship. + 54. + + + ROMILLY + Millimeters of aluminum. That’s it. + And nothing within millions of + miles that won’t kill us in + seconds. + + COOPER + A lot of the finest solo yachtsmen + couldn’t swim. They knew if they + went overboard that was it, anyway. + This is no different. + + Romilly considers this. Cooper passes him his ear buds - + + COOPER + Here - + + And the sounds of a THUNDERSTORM wash over Romilly, sounds + that take us to ... + + +80 EXT. SPACE - CONTINUOUS 80 + + The Endurance is a tiny speck before the ringed gassy + giant. + + +81 INT. NAVIGATION, RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 81 + + Cooper looks over Doyle’s shoulder - he’s flicking through + images of star fields, distorted as if through a fish-eye + lens. + + COOPER + From the relay probe? + + DOYLE + It was in orbit around the wormhole + - each time it swung around we got + images of the other side of the + foreign galaxy. + + COOPER + Like swinging a periscope around? + + DOYLE + Exactly. + + COOPER + So we’ve got a pretty good idea + what we’re gonna find on the other + side? + 55. + + + DOYLE + Navigationally. + + Brand approaches. + + BRAND + We’ll be coming up on the wormhole + in less than forty-five. Suit up. + + +82 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - LATER 82 + + Cooper straps in, peering out at the inky blackness past + Saturn. Romilly joins him there, excited. + + COOPER + (over radio) + Strap in - I’m killing the spin ... + + +83 EXT. SATURN - CONTINUOUS 83 + + As the Endurance streaks past Saturn, it stops rotating, + headed for a DISTORTED BLUR of stars. + + +84 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 84 + + ROMILLY + There! + + He points at the SPHERICAL blur of stars. + + ROMILLY + That’s it! That’s the wormhole! + + COOPER + Say it, don’t spray it, Rom. + + ROMILLY + Cooper, this is a portal, cutting + through spacetime - + (Points.) + We’re seeing into the heart of a + galaxy so far away we don’t even + know where it is in the universe. + + Cooper stares at the wormhole as they approach: a massive + spherical lens into another galaxy. + + COOPER + It’s a sphere. + 56. + + + ROMILLY + Of course it is. You thought it + would be just a hole? + + COOPER + No ... well, in all the + illustrations - + +Romilly grabs a piece of paper, draws two points, far apart +- + + ROMILLY + In the illustrations they’re trying + to show you how it works - + +He pokes a hole in one point with his pen ... + + ROMILLY + So they say ’You wanna go from here + to there but it’s too far? A + wormhole bends space like this ...’ + +He folds the paper over and jams the pen through the second +point, connecting them. + + ROMILLY + ’So you can take a shortcut across + a higher dimension.’ But to show + that, they’ve turned three- + dimensional space ... + (Gestures around.) + Into two dimensions. + (Hold up paper.) + Which turns the wormhole into two + dimensions ... a circle. + (Indicates hole in + paper.) + But what’s a circle in three + dimensions? + + COOPER + A sphere. + + ROMILLY + Exactly. + (Points out window.) + It’s a spherical hole ... + +Cooper marvels at the concept. And at the looming sphere +... + + ROMILLY + 57. + + + And who put it here? Who do we + thank? + + COOPER + I’m not thanking anyone till we get + through it in one piece. + + +85 EXT. WORMHOLE - CONTINUOUS 85 + + As the Endurance SWINGS around the wormhole, the view of + the foreign galaxy SWINGS in opposition, like an ENORMOUS + SHAVING MIRROR ... it’s extremely disorienting. + + The Endurance fires retro-thrusters to slow, descending + towards the wormhole ... + + +86 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 86 + + Cooper is at the controls. Doyle is next to him. + + COOPER + Any trick to this? + + DOYLE + No one knows. + + COOPER + (glances at Doyle) + But the others made it, right? + + DOYLE + At least some of them. + + COOPER + Thanks for the confidence boost. + + Cooper stares down into the vast lens of the wormhole. + + Everybody ready to say goodbye to our solar system? + + ROMILLY + (over radio) + To our galaxy ... + + Cooper pushes the sticks forward, nosing down and letting + gravity PULL them towards the center of the wormhole ... + + +87 EXT. WORMHOLE - CONTINUOUS 87 + 58. + + + The Endurance reaches the surface of the wormhole. As it + crosses the threshold it becomes apparent that THERE IS NO + SURFACE ... the craft simply passes into the space of the + distortion, its own warped reflection flickering towards it + as if the ship were leaning into a giant shaving mirror ... + + +88 INT. COCKPIT - CONTINUOUS 88 + + Cooper and Doyle stare at the distortion of space ahead ... + + +89 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 89 + + Brand and Romilly look out at reflections bordering the + bulk - a space beyond our three dimensions ... + + +90 EXT. WORMHOLE - CONTINUOUS 90 + + The Endurance moves through a TUNNEL OF DISTORTED + REFLECTIONS, seeming to gather more and more dizzying + speed, but getting no closer to the far mouth, as if on an + accelerating treadmill - + + +91 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 91 + + Cooper, awestruck, checks his instruments - + + DOYLE + They won’t help you in here. We’re + cutting through the bulk - space + beyond our three dimensions ... + (Checks his equipment.) + All we can do is record and + observe. + + +92 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 92 + + Brand JUMPS - a shape in the air in front of her is + BENDING, warping to form ripples in spacetime inside the + cabin - Romilly STARES at the distortion - + + ROMILLY + What is that?! + + Brand watches the distortion move towards her - + + BRAND + I think - I think it’s them. + 59. + + + ROMILLY + Distorting spacetime? Don’t -! + + Brand is reaching out towards the warped space - it MOVES + towards her, DISTORTING her hand - but Brand is not in pain + ... + + +93 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 93 + + Cooper and Doyle watch the tunnel mouth STREAK towards + them, a mass of stars and nebulae GROWING ... + + +94 EXT. FAR SIDE OF THE WORMHOLE - CONTINUOUS 94 + + The Endurance slides out of the wormhole. + + +95 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 95 + + Suddenly, the instruments are chirping - + + DOYLE + We’re ... here. + + Cooper and Doyle look out at the new galaxy ... + + +96 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 96 + + Brand’s hand is back to normal. She stares at her fingers. + + ROMILLY + What was that? + + Brand flexes her fingers, delighted. + + BRAND + The first handshake. + + +97 EXT. FAR SIDE OF THE WORMHOLE - CONTINUOUS 97 + + The cosmos is more CROWDED here - STAR upon STAR, NEBULAE + ... + + +98 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - LATER 98 + + Doyle calls up data on a workstation - + 60. + + + DOYLE + The lost communications came + through - + + BRAND + How? + + DOYLE + The relay on this side cached them. + +Doyle flicks through data - + +Years of basic data - no real surprises. Miller’s site has +kept pinging thumbs up, as has Mann ... but Edmunds went +down, three years ago. + + BRAND + Transmitter failure? + + DOYLE + Maybe. He was sending the thumbs up + right till it went dark. + + ROMILLY + Miller still looks good? + +Doyle nods. Romilly is drawing on a whiteboard - + +She’s coming up fast ... with one complication - the planet +is much closer to Gargantua than we thought. + + COOPER + Gargantua? + + DOYLE + A very large black hole. Miller’s + and Dr Mann’s planets orbit it. + + BRAND + And Miller’s is on the horizon? + + ROMILLY + A basketball around the hoop. + Landing there takes us dangerously + close. A black hole that big has a + huge gravitational pull. + +Cooper glances around the concerned faces - + + COOPER + Look, I can swing around that + neutron star to decelerate - + 61. + + + BRAND + It’s not that, it’s time. That + gravity will slow our clock + compared to Earth’s. Drastically. + + COOPER + How bad? + + ROMILLY + Every hour we spend on that planet + will be maybe ... seven years back + on Earth. + + COOPER + Jesus - + + ROMILLY + That’s relativity, folks. + + COOPER + We can’t drop down there without + considering the consequences. + + DOYLE + Cooper, we have a mission - COOPER + That’s easy for you to say - you + don’t have anyone back on Earth + waiting for you, do you? + + DOYLE + You have no idea what’s easy for + me. + + BRAND + Cooper’s right. We have to think of + time as a resource, just like + oxygen and food. Going down there + is going to cost us. + +Doyle steps up to the screen, points out three planets. + + DOYLE + Look, Dr Mann’s data is promising, + but we won’t get there for months. + Edmunds is even further. Miller + hasn’t sent much, but what she has + sent is promising - water, organics + ... + + BRAND + 62. + + + You don’t find that every day. + DOYLE No, you do not. So think + about the resources it would take + to come back here ... + +They look at each other, considering. Cooper turns to +Romilly - + + COOPER + How far off the planet do we have + to stay to be out of the time + shift? + +Romilly indicates a spot on his white board. + + ROMILLY + Just back from the cusp. + + COOPER + So we track a wider orbit of + Gargantua, parallel with Miller’s + planet but a little further out ... + take a Ranger down, grab Miller and + her samples, debrief and analyze + back here + + BRAND + That’ll work. + + COOPER + No time for monkey business down + there - Tars, you’d better wait up + here. Who else? + + ROMILLY + If we’re talking about a couple + years - I’d use that time to work + on gravity - observations from the + wormhole. That’s gold to Professor + Brand. + + COOPER + Okay. Tars, factor an orbit of + Gargantua - minimal thrusting - + conserve fuel - but stay in range. + + TARS + Don’t worry, I wouldn’t leave you + behind ... + (Swivels around.) + Dr Brand. + +She smiles at him. + 63. + + +99 EXT. BLACK HOLE, GARGANTUA - DAY 99 + + A black sphere sucking light from the cosmos, visible by + its distorting effect on the light of stars behind it - + squeezed into a GLOWING, CURVED HORIZON. The Endurance + approaches. + + +100 INT. RANGER COCKPIT - DAY 100 + + Cooper looks out at Gargantua. Doyle peers over his + shoulder + + DOYLE + A literal heart of darkness ... + + Brand points to a small glowing planet nearer the + blackness. + + BRAND + There’s Miller’s planet. + + Cooper turns to Case, the machine riding shotgun. + + COOPER + Ready? + + CASE + Yup. + + COOPER + Don’t say much, do you? + + CASE + Tars talks plenty for both of us. + + Cooper chuckles as he throws a final switch - + + COOPER + Detach - + + +101 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 101 + + The Ranger DETACHES from the ring module, like an X-1 from + a B-29, FIRES retro-thrusters to slow and ... DROPS - + + +102 EXT. THE BLACK HOLE, GARGANTUA - DAY 102 + + The Ranger SHOOTS down towards Gargantua - + 64. + + +103 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 103 + + Cooper is in awe at their acceleration - + + COOPER + (into radio) + Romilly, you reading these forces? + + +104 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 104 + + Romilly studies data, marveling. + + ROMILLY + Unbelievable. + (Looks out at Gargantua.) + If we could see the collapsed star + inside, the singularity, we’d solve + gravity. + + +105 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 105 + + Cooper looks down at the eerie blackness sliding beneath - + + COOPER + No way to get anything from it? + + ROMILLY + (over radio) + Nothing escapes that horizon. Not + even light. The answer’s there, + just no way to see it. + + +106 EXT. GARGANTUA - CONTINUOUS 106 + + The Ranger looks tiny as it STREAKS over the blackness, + high above the GLOWING HORIZON. It is approaching Miller’s + planet, a gleaming dark-blue world ... + + +107 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 107 + + Cooper studies his trajectory. + + CASE + This is fast for atmospheric entry. + Should we use the thrusters to + slow? + + COOPER + 65. + + + We’re gonna use the Ranger’s + aerodynamics to save the fuel. + + CASE + Air brake? + + COOPER + Wanna get in fast, don’t we? + + CASE + Brand, Doyle, get ready. + + +108 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 108 + + The Ranger STREAKS down towards the planet. It starts to + encounter the STRATOSPHERE - + + +109 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 109 + + The craft starts to HOWL and SHAKE. Cooper studies the + curving horizon, concentrating - + + CASE + We should ease - + + COOPER + Hands where I can see them, Case! + Only time I ever went down was a + machine easing at the wrong moment + - + + CASE + A little caution - + + COOPER + Can get you killed, same as + reckless. + + DOYLE + Cooper! Too damn fast! + + COOPER + I got this. + + Cooper squeezes the shaking controls with white knuckles - + + CASE + Should I disable the feedback? + + COOPER + No! No, I need to feel the air ... + 66. + + +110 EXT. STRATOSPHERE, MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 110 + + The Ranger glows WHITE HOT, slicing through FLAT CLOUDS - + + +111 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 111 + + Cooper peers out at the razor-like layers of cloud - + + COOPER + Do we have a fix on the beacon? + + CASE + Got it. Can you maneuver? + + COOPER + Gotta shave more speed. I’ll try + and spiral down on it - + + Doyle looks at Brand, nervous. She takes a breath. + + +112 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 112 + + The Ranger CUTS through cloud formations, BURSTING out into + CLEARER AIR, HIGH ABOVE AN ENDLESS OCEAN - + + +113 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 113 + + The crew peer at SPARKLING WATER, streaking below them - + + DOYLE + Just water. + + BRAND + The stuff of life ... + + CASE + Twelve hundred meters out. + + Cooper BANKS sharply, eases down. + + BRAND + It’s shallow. Feet deep ... + + +114 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 114 + + The Ranger is low now, kicking up backwash - + 67. + + +115 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 115 + + CASE + Seven hundred meters ... + + Cooper peers ahead - + + COOPER + Wait for it ... + + CASE + Five hundred meters ... + + Cooper YANKS the stick - + + COOPER + Fire! + + +116 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 116 + + The Ranger’s retro-rockets FIRE - killing the craft’s speed + just feet from the surface. Water SPRAYS UP as the Ranger + SLEWS diagonally, gear is lowered, the Ranger drops, its + landing gear holding it just above the shallow water. + + +117 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 117 + + Everyone BOUNCES with the impact. Then BREATHES. + + BRAND + Very graceful. + + COOPER + No. But it was very efficient. + (Looks at them.) + What’re you waiting for? Go! + + Brand and Doyle hurry out of their harnesses, helmets on. + + Case moves to the hatch. With a CRACK, the hatch opens and + LIGHT and SPRAY whip inside ... + + +118 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - MOMENTS LATER - DAY 118 + + Case climbs quickly from the craft, knee deep in the water. + + Brand and Doyle follow. Case TRACKS the beacon. + + CASE + 68. + + + This way, about two hundred meters. + + Brand and Doyle peer into the distance. Smooth, ankle-deep + water to the horizon, where a distant MOUNTAIN RANGE LOOMS. + + They start splashing towards it in their heavy spacesuits + ... + + DOYLE + (panting) + The gravity’s punishing ... + + BRAND + Floating through space too long? + + CASE + One hundred and thirty percent + Earth gravity. + + +119 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 119 + + Cooper listens to their chatter, IMPATIENT. + + COOPER + (under his breath) + Come on ... + + +120 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 120 + + Doyle falls behind. Brand pushes on. Ahead, Case stops. + + CASE + Should be here. + + Brand joins him, searching the shallows for some sign of + Miller’s mission. She looks up, confused. + + BRAND + If the signal’s coming from here - + + Case DROPS to his knees THRASHING under the water, like a + bear fishing. Doyle arrives - + + DOYLE + What’s he doing? + + +121 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 121 + + Cooper notices something. In the distance. The mountains - + 69. + + +122 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 122 + + Case WRENCHES a piece of DAMAGED EQUIPMENT from the sea + bed. + + BRAND + Her beacon ... + + Case starts lugging the beacon to the Ranger. + + DOYLE + Wreckage. Where’s the rest ...? + + BRAND + Towards the mountains! + + She starts moving fast towards some FLOATING OBJECTS. + + +123 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 123 + + Cooper is staring out at the horizon - + + COOPER + Those aren’t mountains ... + + +124 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 124 + + Brand pauses - + + COOPER + (over radio) + They’re waves - + + Brand looks closer - the ’mountains’ are moving, tiny lines + of white sea spray are blowing from the tops ... + + +125 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 125 + + Cooper looks the other direction ... there is a MOUNTAIN + WAVE BEARING DOWN ON THE SHIP ... + + +126 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 126 + + Brand is searching the wreckage -. + + COOPER + (over radio) + Brand, get back here! + 70. + + + BRAND + We need the recorder - + + Doyle looks from Brand to Case, who is loading the beacon. + + Beyond him Doyle sees the mountain wave approaching - + + DOYLE + Case, go get her! + + +127 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 127 + + Cooper hits the dash, frustrated. + + COOPER + Dammit! Brand, get back here! + + +128 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 128 + + Brand sloshes along, checking DEBRIS - + + BRAND + We can’t leave without her data - + + COOPER + (over radio) + You don’t have time! + + Case is back at Doyle. + + DOYLE + Go, go! + + Case takes off towards Brand, who is trying to lift a piece + of equipment from the water. She drops it and moves on - + + +129 EXT. RANGER - CONTINUOUS 129 + + Cooper swings open the hatch, stands in the doorway, + peering out at the approaching mountain waves - turns back + to Brand - + + COOPER + Get back here! Now! + + Brand has pulled something heavy from the wreckage - she + SLIPS, the wreckage PINNING her down ... She looks back at + the Ranger - sees the mountain wave THOUSANDS OF FEET HIGH + ALMOST UPON THEM - + 71. + + + BRAND + Cooper, go! Go! I can’t make it! + + Cooper looks at Case RACING towards her - + + COOPER + Get up, Brand! + + BRAND + GO! GET OUT OF HERE! + + Case THROWS her onto his back and starts running. Doyle + stands, mesmerized by the sheer liquid mountain face ... + + COOPER + Doyle! Come on! Case has her! + + Doyle turns, starts sloshing back, the water RUNNING + against his ankles now ... Two hundred yards behind, Case + POUNDS through the shallows, Brand on his back - + + Cooper looks up at the EVER CLOSER MOUNTAIN WAVE - jumps + inside. + + +130 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 130 + + Cooper powers up, as the wall of liquid fills his view. + + COOPER + Come on, come on ... + + He sees the water right upon them - RUNS back to the hatch. + + Doyle is at the foot of the ladder, Case RUNNING FAST. + + DOYLE + Go! + + Case JUMPS up the ladder, THROWS Brand inside - TURNS for + Doyle. The Ranger TILTS, RISES - DOYLE IS RIPPED FROM + CASE’S HAND - WATER RAGES ACROSS THE OPEN HATCH - + + COOPER + Shut the hatch! + + Case shuts the hatch. Cooper is throwing switches - + + COOPER + Power down! Power down! We have to + ride it out! + (To Brand, furious.) + 72. + + + We are not prepared for this! + + +131 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 131 + + Doyle is DRAGGED under and away. The Ranger is SUCKED + SIDEWAYS up the face of the mountain - + + +132 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 132 + + Brand and Cooper are thrown across the cockpit. Case GRABS + Brand, pulls her into her seat - Cooper holds on as the + craft ROLLS and ROLLS - + + +133 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 133 + + The Ranger reaches the top of the wave, rocks upright - + + +134 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 134 + + Cooper drops into his seat as the water pours off the + canopy - + + +135 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 135 + + The Ranger tilts over the backside of the wave, SURFING for + a second then PITCHING FORWARD - TUMBLING DOWN 8,000 FEET + ... + + +136 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 136 + + They hang on for dear life, THRASHED MERCILESSLY - + + +137 EXT. MILLER’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 137 + + The Ranger comes AGROUND as the wave leaves it behind ... + + +138 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 138 + + The craft comes to rest. Cooper jumps to the controls, + powers up the electrics. The engines won’t respond - + + +139 EXT. RANGER - CONTINUOUS 139 + 73. + + + The gear LIFTS the Ranger. Water FLOODS out - + + +140 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 140 + + Cooper tries the engines again. Nothing. + + CASE + Too waterlogged. Let it drain. + + COOPER + (hits console) + GODDAMN! + + BRAND + I told you to leave me. + + COOPER + And I told you to get your ass back + here! Difference is, only one of us + was thinking about the mission - + + BRAND + Cooper, you were thinking about + getting home - I was trying to do + the right thing! + + COOPER + Tell that to Doyle. + + Quiet. Cooper looks down at the clock. Bitter. + + How long to drain, Case? + + CASE + Forty-five to an hour. + + Cooper shakes his head. Pulls his helmet off. + + COOPER + The stuff of life, huh? What’s this + gonna cost us, Brand? + + BRAND + A lot. Decades. + + Cooper rubs his face. Mind reeling. Trying to breathe. + + COOPER + What happened to Miller? + + BRAND + 74. + + + Judging by the wreckage, she was + broken up by a wave soon after + impact. + + COOPER + How could the wreckage still be + together after all these years? + + BRAND + Because of the time slippage. On + this planet’s time, she landed here + just hours ago. She might’ve only + died minutes ago. + +Case indicates the beacon. + + CASE + The data Doyle received was just + the initial status, echoing + endlessly. + +Cooper takes this in. Breathes hard. Takes off his gloves. + + COOPER + We’re not prepared for this, Brand. + You’re a bunch of eggheads without + the survival skills of a boy-scout + troop. + + BRAND + We got this far on our brains - + farther than any humans in history + - + + COOPER + Not far enough. And we’re stuck + here till there won’t be anyone + left on Earth to save - + + BRAND + I’m counting every second, same as + you, Cooper. + +Cooper takes this in. They’re in the same boat. + + COOPER + Don’t you have some clever way we + jump into a black hole and get back + the years? + +She shakes her head, dismissive. + + COOPER + 75. + + + Don’t just shake your head at me -! + + BRAND + Time is relative - it can stretch + and squeeze - but it can’t run + backwards. The only thing that can + move across dimensions like time is + gravity. + + COOPER + (thinks) + The beings who led us here ... they + communicate through gravity ... + +Brand nods. + + COOPER + Could they be talking to us from + the future? + + BRAND + (considers) + Maybe ... + + COOPER + Well, if they can - + + BRAND + Look, Cooper, they’re creatures of + at least five dimensions - to them + time may be just another physical + dimension. To them the past might + be a canyon they can climb into and + the future a mountain they can can + climb up ... but to us it’s not, + okay? + +Brand pulls her helmet off. Looks Cooper in the eyes. + + BRAND + I’m sorry, Cooper. I screwed up. + But you knew about relativity. + + COOPER + My daughter was ten. I couldn’t + explain Einstein’s theories before + I left. + + BRAND + Could you tell her you were going + to save the world? + + COOPER + 76. + + + No. I wasn’t much of a parent, but + I understood the most important + thing - let your kids feel safe. + Which rules out telling a ten-year- + old that the world’s ending. + + CASE + Cooper? + + Case is pointing out at another MOUNTAIN RANGE. + + COOPER + How long for the engines? + + CASE + A minute or two - + + COOPER + We don’t have it! + + The mountain wave is approaching. Cooper tries the engines + - + + +141 EXT. RANGER - CONTINUOUS 141 + + The rockets COUGH and steam ... + + +142 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 142 + + Cooper tries the engines again. Close. But no ignition. + + COOPER + Helmets on! + + The wave is upon them ... + + COOPER + Blow our cabin oxygen through the + main thrusters. We’ll spark it - + + Case hits a button - a HISS and SHRIEK of gas escaping ... + Brand seals her helmet just as the cockpit DEPRESSURIZES - + + COOPER + Come on, now ... + + Cooper hits the engines - they BLAST TO LIFE - + + +143 EXT. RANGER - CONTINUOUS 143 + 77. + + + A fiery BLAST sends the Ranger clear of the mountain wave. + + Down below, Doyle’s body lies in the shallows, about to be + swept up into the next rush of water ... + + +144 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - DAY 144 + + Romilly watches as Cooper and Brand enter the Endurance. + + BRAND + Hello, Rom. + + ROMILLY + I’ve waited years. + + COOPER + How many years? + + ROMILLY + By now ... it must be - + + TARS + Twenty-three years ... + + Cooper’s head lowers. + + TARS + ... four months, eight days. + + Cooper turns away. + + ROMILLY + Doyle? + + Brand’s eyes flicker down. She shakes her head. She grasps + Romilly’s hands, looks up into his eyes, vulnerable - + + BRAND + I thought I was prepared. I knew + all the theory. Reality’s + different. + + ROMILLY + And Miller? + + BRAND + There’s nothing here for us. + + Brand looks at Romilly’s wrinkles. His greying beard. + + BRAND + 78. + + + Why didn’t you sleep? + + ROMILLY + I did a couple of stretches. But I + stopped believing you were coming + back, and something seems wrong + about dreaming your life away. I + learned what I could from studying + the black hole, but I couldn’t send + anything to your father. We’ve been + receiving, but nothing gets out. + + She looks up at Romilly, not wanting to ask ... + + BRAND + Is he still alive? + + Romilly nods. Brand closes her eyes with relief. + + ROMILLY + We’ve got years of messages stored + ... + + Brand opens her eyes, looks for Cooper. He is in the comm. + booth. He SHUTS the privacy curtain. She looks down. + + +145 INT. COMMUNICATIONS BOOTH, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 145 + + Cooper studies the machine like it might bite him. + + COOPER + Cooper. + + COMPUTER VOICE + Messages span twenty-three years - + + COOPER + I know. + (Whispers.) + Just start at the beginning. + + Cooper leans forward as the screen flickers to life: Tom, + still seventeen, turns on the camera. + + TOM + Hi, Dad - + + Cooper pauses it. Prepares himself. Lets it run - + + TOM + I met another girl, Dad. I really + think this is the one - + 79. + + + Tom holds up a picture of himself and a teenage GIRL. + + TOM + Murph stole Grandpa’s car. She + crashed it - she’s okay, though. + Your truck’s still running - + Grandpa said she should steal that + next time. I said if she did it’d + be the last thing she did ... + + Cooper leans back ... + + +146 INT. COMMUNICATIONS BOOTH, ENDURANCE - DAY 146 + + Cooper is holed up, still watching, unshaved. He’s been + watching for days. On the screen, Tom is in his twenties - + + TOM + I’ve got a surprise for you, Dad. + You’re a grandpa ... + + Tom holds up an infant wrapped tight in swaddling. + + TOM + Congratulations. Meet Jesse. + + Cooper smiles a tearful smile. + + TOM + Grandpa said he already earned the + ’great’ part so we just leave it at + that. + + The screen cuts out. Then comes back on. Tom in his + thirties - + + TOM + Hi, Dad. I’m sorry it’s been + awhile. What with Jesse and all ... + + He stops, emotional. + + TOM + Grandpa died last week. We buried + him out in the back forty, next to + Mom and Jesse. + (Looks down.) + Where we’d have buried you, if + you’d ever come back. + (Looks up.) + Murph was there for the funeral. I + don’t see her so much anymore. + 80. + + + (Sighs.) + You’re not listening to this. I + know that. All these messages are + just out there, drifting in the + darkness ... I figured as long as + they were willing to send them + there was some hope, but ... + (Pauses.) + You’re gone. You’re never coming + back. And I’ve known that for a + long time. Lois says - that’s my + wife, Dad - she says I have to let + you go. So I am. + (Reaches up to turn off + camera.) + Wherever you are, I hope you’re at + peace. Goodbye, Dad. + +The screen goes black. Tears are streaming down Cooper’s +face. He stares at the black screen, wiping his face. He +starts to get up - the screen flickers to life once more - +A beautiful WOMAN of about forty has turned on the camera - +she looks at us, unsure about this. Makes a start - + + WOMAN + Hello, Dad. You sonofabitch. + +Cooper peers into the face, recognizing - + + COOPER + (whispers) + Murph? + + WOMAN (MURPH) + I never made one of these when you + were still responding cos I was so + mad at you for leaving. When you + went quiet, it seemed like I should + just live with my decision. And I + have ... + (Looks around.) + But today’s my birthday. And it’s a + special one because you once told + me - + +She stops, unable to speak for a second. + + MURPH + You once told me that when you came + back we might be the same age ... + and today I’m the age you were when + you left ... + (Starts crying.) + 81. + + + So it’d be a real good time for you + to come back. + + Murph reaches up, switches off the camera and we stay with + her in - + + +147 INT. COMMUNICATION ROOM, NASA - DAY 147 + + Murph brings her hand down from the camera. Wipes her + tears. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + (O.S., softly) + I didn’t mean to intrude. + + Murph turns to see Professor Brand, now ELDERLY, in a + WHEELCHAIR in the doorway. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + I’ve never seen you in here before. + + Murph rises - + + MURPH + I’ve never been in here before. + + Murph wheels Professor Brand out into the corridor. + + +148 INT. CURVING CORRIDOR, NASA - MOMENTS LATER 148 + + Murph pushes Professor Brand. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + I talk to Amelia all the time. It + helps. I’m glad you’ve started - + + MURPH + I haven’t. I just had something I + wanted to get out. + + +149 INT. PROFESSOR BRAND’S OFFICE - MOMENTS LATER 149 + + Professor Brand wheels behind his desk. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + I know they’re still out there. + + MURPH + I know. + 82. + + + PROFESSOR BRAND + There are so many reasons their + communications might not be getting + through. + + MURPH + (smiles gently) + I know, Professor. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + I’m not sure which I’m more afraid + of ... they never come back, or + they come back to find we’ve + failed. + + She watches his introspection. Brings him back with - + + MURPH + Then let’s succeed. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + (gestures at formula) + So, back from the fourth iteration, + let’s run it with a finite set. + + Murph has picked up a notebook. Pauses. + + MURPH + With respect, Professor. We’ve + tried that hundreds of times. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + And it only has to work once, + Murph. + + She shrugs. Starts to work. + + +150 INT. LAUNCH FACILITY - LATER 150 + + Murph and Professor Brand sit, eating sandwiches on a + walkway. WORKERS move about the CIRCULAR CHAMBER, building + more SIDEWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE. Professor Brand looks down, + proud. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Every rivet they drive in could + have been a bullet. We’ve done well + for the world, here. Whether or not + we crack the equation before I kick + - + + MURPH + 83. + + + Don’t be morbid, Professor. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + I’m not afraid of death, Murph. I’m + an old physicist - I’m afraid of + time. + + +151 INT. PROFESSOR BRAND’S OFFICE - MOMENTS LATER 151 + + Murph stands before the algebra. She REALIZES something. + + MURPH + Time ... you’re afraid of time ... + + CONVINCED, she TURNS - + + MURPH + Professor, the equation ...? + + He looks up. + + MURPH + For years we’ve tried to solve it + without changing the underlying + assumptions about time - + + PROFESSOR BRAND + And? + + MURPH + And that means each iteration + becomes an attempt to prove its own + proof - it’s recursive. Nonsensical + - + + PROFESSOR BRAND + (sharp) + Are you calling my life’s work + ’nonsense’, Murph? + + MURPH + No, I’m saying you’ve been trying + to finish it with one arm - no, + with both arms tied behind your + back ... + + Murph focuses on Professor Brand, suddenly WARY ... + + MURPH + ... and I don’t understand why. + + Professor Brand looks down. Starts wheeling his chair. + 84. + + + PROFESSOR BRAND + I’m an old man, Murph. Could we + pick this up some other time? I’d + like to go talk to my daughter. + + Murph nods. Looking at the Professor. Confused. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + (V.O.) + Stepping out into the universe, we + must first confront the reality + that nothing in our solar system + can help us ... + + +152 INT. COMMUNICATIONS BOOTH, ENDURANCE - NIGHT 152 + + Brand watches her father on screen. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + (V.O.) + ... then we must confront the + realities of interstellar travel. + We must venture far beyond the + reach of our own life spans. We + must think not as individuals, but + as a species ... + + +153 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - DAY 153 + + Romilly, Brand, Cooper, Tars and Case sit in discussion. + + COOPER + Tars kept the Endurance right where + we needed her, but it took years + longer than we anticipated ... + + Cooper puts both planets on screen - Dr Mann’s ice world, + and Edmunds’ desert planet. + + COOPER + We don’t have the fuel to visit + both prospects. We have to choose. + + ROMILLY + How? They’re both promising. + Edmunds’ data was better, but Dr + Mann is the one still transmitting. + + BRAND + 85. + + + We’ve got no reason to suppose + Edmunds’ results would have soured. + His world has key elements to + sustain human life - + + COOPER + As does Dr Mann’s. + + BRAND + Cooper, this is my field. And I + really believe Edmunds’ is the + better prospect. + + COOPER + (challenging) + Why? + + BRAND + Gargantua, that’s why. + (Steps to board.) + Look at Miller’s world - + hydrocarbons, organics, yes. But no + life. Sterile. We’ll find the same + thing on Dr Mann’s. + + ROMILLY + Because of the black hole? + + BRAND + (nods) + Murphy’s Law - whatever can happen + will happen. Accident is the first + building block of evolution - but + when you’re orbiting a black hole + not enough can happen - it sucks in + asteroids and comets, random events + that would otherwise reach you. We + need to go to further afield. + + COOPER + You once referred to Dr Mann as the + ’best of us’. + + BRAND + He’s remarkable. We’re only here + because of him. + + COOPER + And he’s there on the ground + sending an unambiguous message that + we should go to that planet. + +Brand is silent. Romilly looks from Brand to Cooper. + 86. + + + ROMILLY + Should we vote? + + COOPER + If we’re going to vote, there’s + something you need to know. Brand? + +She says nothing. + + COOPER + He has a right to know. + + BRAND + That has nothing to do with it. + + ROMILLY + What does? + + COOPER + She’s in love with Wolf Edmunds. + + ROMILLY + (to Brand) + Is that true? + + BRAND + Yes. And that makes me want to + follow my heart. But maybe we’ve + spent too long trying to figure all + this with theory - + + COOPER + You’re a scientist, Brand - + + BRAND + I am. So listen to me when I tell + you that love isn’t something we + invented - it’s observable, + powerful. Why shouldn’t it mean + something? + + COOPER + It means social utility - child + rearing, social bonding - + + BRAND + 87. + + + We love people who’ve died ... + where’s the social utility in that? + Maybe it means more - something we + can’t understand, yet. Maybe it’s + some evidence, some artifact of + higher dimensions that we can’t + consciously perceive. I’m drawn + across the universe to someone I + haven’t seen for a decade, who I + know is probably dead. Love is the + one thing we’re capable of + perceiving that transcends + dimensions of time and space. Maybe + we should trust that, even if we + can’t yet understand it. + + Brand looks at Romilly, who can’t meet her eye. + + BRAND + Cooper, yes - the tiniest + possibility of seeing Wolf again + excites me. But that doesn’t mean + I’m wrong. + + Cooper thinks back to his conversation with Donald. + + COOPER + Honestly, Amelia ... it might. + + Romilly looks at Brand. It’s clear she’s lost. + + COOPER + Tars, set the course for Dr Mann. + + Brand is starting to tear up. She turns away. + + +154 EXT. OUTER SPACE - MOMENTS LATER 154 + + The thrusters FIRE, pushing the Endurance out of its orbit + of Gargantua. + + +155 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - LATER 155 + + Brand is checking her POPULATION BOMB. Cooper enters. + + COOPER + Brand, I’m sorry. + + BRAND + Why? You’re just being objective. + (Beat.) + 88. + + + Unless you’re punishing me for + screwing up on Miller’s planet. + + COOPER + This wasn’t a personal decision for + me. + + Brand turns from her equipment. Looks him in the eye. + + BRAND + Well, if you’re wrong, you’ll have + a very personal decision to make. + (Off look.) + Your fuel calculations are based on + a return journey. Strike out on Dr + Mann’s planet, and we’ll have to + decide whether to return home, or + push on to Edmunds’ planet with + Plan B. Starting a colony could + save us from extinction. + + She closes the population bomb. + + BRAND + You might have to decide between + seeing your children again ... and + the future of the human race. + (Smiles bitterly.) + I trust you’ll be as objective, + then. + + +156 EXT. OUTER SPACE - CONTINUOUS 156 + + The Endurance sinks past a GLORIOUS NEBULA whose GOLDEN + MISTS DISSOLVE TO ROILING BLACK CLOUDS and we are - + + +157 EXT. FARMHOUSE - DAY 157 + + Murph stands with Tom, now late forties. Watching a field + BURN. + + TOM + We’ll lose about a third this + season. But next year ... I’m gonna + start working Nelson’s fields. + Should make it up. + + MURPH + What happened to Nelson? + + Tom glances at her. Don’t ask. Heads for the house. + 89. + + +158 INT/EXT. FARMHOUSE - DUSK 158 + + Murph at family dinner with Tom, LOIS, and their six-year- + old son COOP. + + LOIS + Will you stay the night? We left + your room like it was ... + + Murph looks down, awkward ... + + MURPH + No, I need to ... + + Murph looks upstairs. At Lois. + + MURPH + Too many memories, Lois. + + She nods. Coop helps Tom clear. As Coop takes Murph’s plate + he starts COUGHING. Looks up at her, sees her concern, + GRINS. + + COOP + The dust. + + He and Tom head into the kitchen. + + MURPH + I have a friend who should look at + his lungs, Lois. + + She nods, is about to speak. Tom sits back down. + + Pull back to reveal the glowing windows against the + darkening plain, dust clouds rolling across the horizon ... + + +159 INT. CORRIDOR, NASA - NIGHT 159 + + Murph hurries down a corridor with a doctor, GETTY. + + GETTY + He started asking for you after he + came to, but we couldn’t raise you + - + + +160 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM, NASA - MOMENTS LATER 160 + + Murph is at Professor Brand’s bedside. He is hooked up to + machines. Barely breathing. + 90. + + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Murph ... Murph ... + +Murph takes his hand with gentle concern. + + MURPH + I’m here, Professor. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + I don’t have much life ... + (Breathes.) + I have to tell you ... + + MURPH + Try to take it easy. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + All these ... years. All these + people ... counted on me ... + + MURPH + It’s okay, Professor. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + I let you ... all you ... down. + + MURPH + No. I’ll finish what you started. + +Professor Brand looks up into Murph’s eyes, tears welling. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Murph. Good, good Murph. Such faith + ... all these years, I told you to + have faith ... to believe ... + + MURPH + I do believe - + + PROFESSOR BRAND + I needed you to believe your father + was coming back ... + + MURPH + I do, Professor - + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Forgive me, Murph ... + + MURPH + There’s nothing to forgive. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + 91. + + + I lied, Murph. I lied to you ... + +Murph looks at Professor Brand, confused. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + There’s no reason to come back ... + no way to help us ... + + MURPH + But Plan A - all this - all these + people ... the equation! + +But Professor Brand slowly shakes his head, tears rolling +down. As Murph tries to comprehend, he settles, DRIFTING. + + MURPH + (whispers) + Did he know? + +Nothing. + + MURPH + Did my dad know?! + +Nothing. + + MURPH + Did he abandon me?! + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Do ... not ... go... + +She leans in to hear. + + PROFESSOR BRAND + Gentle ... into ... into ... + + MURPH + NO! NO! Professor, stay! You can’t! + You can’t leave ... + +Getty is at her shoulder. + + MURPH + You can’t, you can’t, you ... + +Getty puts his hand on her shoulder. She sits there. Stuck. + +As Professor Brand goes still ... + + MURPH + (V.O.) + 92. + + + Dr Brand, I’m sorry to tell you + that your father died today ... + + +161 INT. COMMUNICATION ROOM, NASA - DAY 161 + + Murph, controlled anger, sits in front of the camera. + + MURPH + He had no pain and was ... at + peace. I’m sorry for your loss. + + She reaches to switch off the camera. STOPS. Acid. + + MURPH + Did you know, Brand? Did he tell + you ...? + + +162 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - DAY 162 + + Murph’s voice rings through the empty ship. Only Case there + to register it. + + MURPH + (V.O.) + Did you know that Plan A was a sham + ...?! You left us here. To die. + Never coming back ... + + Through the window we see the Ranger moving away, towards - + + +163 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - DAY 163 + + The Endurance orbits the silvery white globe as the Ranger + heads towards the planet. + + +164 EXT. STRATOSPHERE - MOMENTS LATER 164 + + The Ranger drops through layers of large, MOUNTAINOUS + CLOUD. + + +165 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 165 + + Cooper and Tars, Brand and Romilly. Cooper peers out, + concerned, studying a heads-up display of CLOUD DENSITY ... + + +166 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 166 + 93. + + + The Ranger cuts through one cloud, banks left and SCRAPES + AGAINST THE NEXT ’CLOUD’, PANELS TEARING FROM THE WING - + THE CLOUDS ARE ACTUALLY SOLID ICE FORMATIONS ... + + +167 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 167 + + Cooper banks away from the ICE, glancing out at the damage + - + + +168 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 168 + + The Ranger moves cautiously through the ’cloudscape’ like a + ship through an ice field ... + + +169 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 169 + + Romilly and Brand put their helmets on. Tars indicates the + beacon’s position. Cooper looks, BANKS the Ranger. + + +170 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 170 + + The Ranger’s gear lowers as it comes to rest, tentatively, + at the base of what looks like a large CUMULUS CLOUD. + + +171 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - LATER 171 + + Cooper leads them up the ICE CLOUD. From a distance, they + are walking on a cloud. Tars brings up the rear. + + Cooper crests a ridge. SPOTS something. He starts down + towards a dirty orange dot in the cloudscape. + + +172 EXT. DR MANN’S POD - MOMENTS LATER 172 + + Cooper is there. The others arrive at the large metal pod - + WEATHERED and DAMAGED over the years, half buried in ice. + + Nearby, various WIRE MARKERS stick out of the ice. Tars + starts digging out the hatch. + + +173 INT. DR MANN’S POD - LATER 173 + + A CRACK of COLD LIGHT, as the outer hatch is wrenched open. + 94. + + + Cooper steps through the airlock, into a CRYPT-LIKE SPACE - + Cooper’s hand sweeps ice from the nameplate of a cryo- + chamber, ’DR MANN’. + + Tars fires up the cryo-chamber. The ice starts to melt. + + Cooper, helmet off, CRACKS the lid, pushes it back, + revealing a figure in a plastic shroud. Cooper rips the + seal ... + + Dr Mann’s eyes flicker open. He watches Cooper, breathing, + focusing - reaches up with TREMBLING hands - GRABS Cooper - + PULLS himself up, CHEEK AGAINST CHEEK - SOBBING - hands + desperately CARESSING Cooper’s face. Cooper holds him + tight. + + COOPER + (whispering) + It’s okay. It’s okay. + + +174 INT. SAME - LATER 174 + + Dr Mann sits, blanket over his shoulders, sipping from a + steaming cup. He looks at their faces, marveling. + + DR MANN + (cracked, parched) + Pray you never learn just how good + it can be to see another face. + (Shaky sip.) + I hadn’t much hope to begin with. + After so much time, I had none. My + supplies were exhausted. The last + time I went to sleep, I set no + waking date. + (Looks at them all.) + You have literally raised me from + the dead. + + COOPER + (smiles) + Lazarus. + + DR MANN + (nods) + And the others? + + ROMILLY + I’m afraid you’re it, sir. + + DR MANN + So far, surely? + 95. + + + COOPER + With our situation, there’s not + much hope of any other rescue. + + This hits Dr Mann hard. He looks down at his tea. + + BRAND + Dr Mann, tell us about your world. + + DR MANN + (smiles gently) + My world. Yes. Our world, we hope. + Our world is cold, stark ... + + +175 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - DAY 175 + + Dr Mann leads the others up to the summit of a cloud. + + DR MANN + (V.O.) + But undeniably beautiful ... + + From the top, they watch the planet’s pale sun setting. + + DR MANN + The days are sixty-seven cold + hours, the nights are sixty-seven + far colder hours ... + + They make their way back into the shelter. + + DR MANN + (V.O.) + The gravity is a very pleasant 80 + percent of Earth’s. Up here, where + I landed, the ’water’ is alkali and + the ’air’ has too much ammonia in + it to breathe for more than a few + minutes ... + + Brand checks readings on Dr Mann’s instruments. + + +176 INT. DR MANN’S POD - NIGHT 176 + + The crew are captivated by Dr Mann ... + + DR MANN + 96. + + + But down at the surface, and there + is a surface ... the chlorine + dissipates and the ammonia gives + way to crystalline hydrocarbons and + breathable air. To organics. + Possibly even to life. + (Off looks.) + Yes. We may be sharing this world. + + BRAND + (giddy) + These readings are from the + surface? + +Brand is reviewing Dr Mann’s piles of data. + + DR MANN + Over the years I’ve dropped various + probes. + + COOPER + How far have you explored? + + DR MANN + I’ve mounted several major + expeditions, but with oxygen in + limited supply, Kipp there had to + do most of the legwork. + +Dr Mann indicates a DEFUNCT ARTICULATED MACHINE. + + TARS + What’s wrong with him? + + DR MANN + Degeneration. He misidentified the + first organics we found as ammonia + crystals. We struggled on for a + time, but ultimately, I + decommissioned him and used his + power source to keep the mission + going. + (Remembers, sadly.) + I thought I was alone before I shut + him down. + + TARS + Would you like me to look at him? + + DR MANN + No, I think he needs a human touch. + +Tars turns to Brand. + 97. + + + TARS + Dr Brand, Case is relaying a + message for you from the comm. + station. + + She nods. + + MURPH + (V.O.) + ... He had no pain and was ... at + peace. + + +177 INT. DR MANN’S POD - LATER 177 + + Brand watches Murph’s message on Tars’ data screen. + + MURPH + I’m sorry for your loss. + + Brand STARES. Cooper is there. Murph reaches up - + + BRAND + (abstract) + Is that Murph? + + Cooper nods. + + BRAND + She’s become a - + + MURPH + (acid) + Did you know, Brand? Did he tell + you? That Plan A was a sham ...?! + + Cooper looks at Brand, who is shocked. + + MURPH + You left us here to set up your + colony. Never coming back ... + + Murph does not want to ask, tears are running down her + cheeks - + + MURPH + (Small.) + Did my father know? Dad ...? + + Cooper stares. Murph’s eyes bore into his ... + + COOPER + Did you leave me here to die? + 98. + + +The screen goes dark. Cooper stands there, SHOCKED. + + BRAND + Cooper, my father devoted his whole + life to Plan A - I have no idea + what she means - + + DR MANN + (O.S.) + I do. + +They turn. Dr Mann looks at them with gentle calm. + + COOPER + He never even hoped to get people + off the Earth. + + DR MANN + No. + + BRAND + But he’s been trying to solve the + gravity equation for forty years! + +Dr Mann comes over, looks into Brand’s eyes. + + DR MANN + Amelia, your father solved his + equation before I even left. + + BRAND + Then why wouldn’t he use it?! + + DR MANN + The equation couldn’t reconcile + relativity with quantum mechanics. + You need more - + + COOPER + More what?! + + DR MANN + More data. You need to see inside a + black hole. And the laws of nature + prohibit a naked singularity. + + COOPER + (to Romilly) + Is that true? + + ROMILLY + If a black hole is an oyster, the + singularity is the pearl inside. + 99. + + + ROMILLY +Its gravity is so strong, it’s +always hidden in darkness, behind +the horizon. That’s why we call it +a black hole. + + COOPER +If we could look beyond the horizon +- + + DR MANN +Some things aren’t meant to be +known. + (To Brand.) +Your father had to find another way +to save the human race from +extinction. Plan B. A colony. + + BRAND +Why not tell people? Why keep +building that damn station? + + DR MANN +He knew how much harder it would be +for people to come together and +save the species, instead of +themselves ... + (To Cooper, sympathetic.) +Or their children. + + COOPER +Bullshit. + + DR MANN +Would you have left if you hadn’t +believed you were trying to save +them? Evolution has yet to +transcend that simple barrier - we +can care deeply, selflessly for +people we know, but our empathy +rarely extends beyond our line of +sight. + + BRAND +But the lie. A monstrous lie ... + + DR MANN +Unforgivable. And he knew it. Your +father was prepared to destroy his +own humanity to save our species. +He made the ultimate sacrifice. + + COOPER + 100. + + + No. That’s being made by the people + of Earth who’ll die because, in his + arrogance, he declared their case + hopeless. + + DR MANN + I’m sorry, Cooper. Their case is + hopeless. We are the future. + + Cooper REELS. Brand puts her hand on his shoulder - + + BRAND + Cooper, what can I do? + + He turns to her. Looks her in the eyes. + + COOPER + Let me go home. + + And the sound of WIND in DRY CORNSTALKS takes us - + + +178 INT/EXT. PICKUP TRUCK ON DUSTY PLAIN - DAWN 178 + + Murph drives. Getty next to her. In the distance, several + fields BURN. + + GETTY + Are you sure? + + MURPH + His solution was correct. He’d had + it for years. + + GETTY + It’s worthless? + + MURPH + It’s half the answer. + + GETTY + How do you find the other half? + + Murph points at the sky. + + MURPH + Out there? A black hole. Stuck here + on Earth? I’m not sure you can. + + They pass vehicles PILED HIGH with belongings and people. + + GETTY + 101. + + + They just pack up and leave. What + are they hoping to find? + + MURPH + Survival. + (Looks ahead.) + Dammit! + +A DUST STORM SWAMPS the truck, killing visibility. Murph +pulls over. Kills the engine. The wind rocks the car. + + GETTY + Don’t people have a right to know? + + MURPH + Panic won’t help. We have to keep + working, same as ever. + + GETTY + Isn’t that just what Professor + Brand ...? + + MURPH + (sharp) + Brand gave up on us - I’m still + trying to solve this. + + GETTY + So you have an idea? + + MURPH + No. I have a ... feeling. + +Getty looks at her as she STARES out at the dust. + +INSERT CUT: MURPH (TEN), wet hair, towel around neck, turns +and STARES at a book on the floor - + + MURPH + (V.O.) + I told you about my ghost ... + +She stoops to pick up the toy next to it - a broken LUNAR +LANDER. + +MURPH (FORTY) puts her hands on the glass, watching the +sand scrape the car’s window ... + + MURPH + My dad thought I called it a ghost + because I was scared of it ... + +INSERT CUT: MURPH (TEN) counts the books and gaps. + 102. + + + MARVELING. + + MURPH + (V.O.) + But I was never scared of it ... + + MURPH (TEN) takes out her notebook and starts drawing lines + to represent the books. + + MURPH + (V.O.) + I called it a ghost because it felt + like ... + + MURPH (FORTY) turns to Getty. + + MURPH + Like a person. Trying to tell me + something ... + + The storm is clearing. Murph starts the engine. + + MORPH + If there’s an answer here on Earth, + it’s back there, somehow. No one’s + coming to save us. + (Pulls out.) + I have to find it ... + + Murph pulls past a pickup piled with worldly goods and + people. She makes eye contact with two filthy kids in the + back ... + + And we’re running out of time. + + +179 EXT. RANGER, DR MANN’S PLANET - DAWN 179 + + Tars is up on the wing of the Ranger. Case pilots the + LANDER in to land near the Ranger. + + +180 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 180 + + Cooper is sitting with his feet on the console. + + CASE + (over radio) + What about auxiliary oxygen + scrubbers? + + COOPER + 103. + + + They can stay. I’ll sleep most of + the journey. + (Wry.) + + COOPER + I saw it all on the way out here. + +Romilly comes through the airlock. Removes his helmet. + + ROMILLY + I have a suggestion for your return + journey. + + COOPER + What? + + ROMILLY + Have one last crack at the black + hole ... + +Tars enters. + + ROMILLY + Gargantua’s an older, spinning + black hole - what we call a gentle + singularity. + + COOPER + Gentle? + + ROMILLY + They’re hardly gentle, but their + tidal gravity is quick enough that + something crossing the horizon fast + might survive ... a probe, say. + + COOPER + What happens to it after it + crosses? + + ROMILLY + Beyond the horizon is a complete + mystery - who’s to say there isn’t + some way the probe can glimpse the + singularity and relay the quantum + data? If he’s equipped to transmit + every form of energy that can pulse + - X-ray, visible light, radio - + + TARS + Just when did this probe become a + ’he’? + 104. + + + Romilly looks from Tars to Cooper, sheepish. + + ROMILLY + Tars is the obvious candidate. I’ve + already told him what to look for. + + TARS + I’d need to take the old optical + transmitter from Kipp. + + COOPER + (to Tars) + You’d do this for us? + + TARS + Before you get teary, try to + remember that as a robot I have to + do anything you say, anyway. + + COOPER + Your cue light’s broken. + + TARS + I’m not joking. + + Bing. The light flashes on. + + +181 EXT. RANGER, DR MANN’S PLANET - DAY 181 + + Brand and Dr Mann approach Cooper and Romilly at the foot + of the ladder. Cooper addresses Brand - + + COOPER + Ranger’s almost ready. Case is on + his way back down with another + load. + + BRAND + I’ll start a final inventory. + + ROMILLY + Dr Mann, I need Tars to remove and + adapt some components from Kipp. + + Dr Mann considers this. Looks at Tars. At Romilly. + + DR MANN + He musn’t disturb Kipp’s archival + functions. + + ROMILLY + I’ll supervise. + 105. + + + Dr Mann considers this. Nods. + + COOPER + We need to pick out a site. You + don’t wanna move the module once we + land it. + + DR MANN + I’ll show you the probe sites. + + Cooper glances around at the winds picking up - + + COOPER + Will conditions hold? + + DR MANN + These squalls usually blow over. + You’ve got a long-range + transmitter? + + Cooper reaches up to check a box plugged in at his neck. + + COOPER + Good to go. + + Dr Mann points at a nozzle on his elbow - + + DR MANN + Charged? + + Cooper checks, thumbs up. Dr Mann sets off, Cooper follows. + + +182 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - LATER 182 + + As Cooper follows Dr Mann down a ridge, they see the lander + fly over. Cooper waves, reaches up to his long-range + transmitter - + + COOPER + A little caution, Case? + + CASE + (over radio) + Safety first, Cooper. + + Cooper follows Dr Mann down to the edge of the ice. They + peer down a fifty-foot drop. + + DR MANN + Just take it gently - + 106. + + + He steps off, DROPPING - his ELBOW JETS FIRE, slowing his + descent in time for him to land with a THUD. Cooper + follows. + + They set out through a massive CANYON of ice ... + + DR MANN + Brand told me why you feel you have + to go back - + + Cooper STOPS. + + COOPER + If this excursion is about trying + to change my mind, let’s turn + around right now. + + DR MANN + No. I understand your position. + + He turns and starts walking. Cooper follows. + + DR MANN + You have attachments. I’m not + supposed to, but even without + family, I can promise you that the + yearning to be with other people is + massively powerful. Our instincts, + our emotions, are at the + foundations of what makes us human. + They’re not to be taken lightly. + + The wind WHIPS ice crystals between them ... + + +183 INT. KITCHEN, FARMHOUSE - DAY 183 + + Murph introduces Getty to Lois and Coop. Getty pulls out a + STETHOSCOPE and starts examining Coop, Murph slips upstairs + ... + + +184 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - DAY 184 + + Murph opens the door. Stands in her old bedroom. Feeling + ... + + COOP + (O.S.) + Mama lets me play in here ... + + Murph turns to see Coop. He points at a box on the shelf - + 107. + + + COOPER + I don’t touch your stuff. + + +185 EXT. LANDER - CONTINUOUS 185 + + Brand turns away as the lander touches down in a spray of + ice. + + +186 INT. DR MANN’S POD - CONTINUOUS 186 + + Romilly watches Tars crouch down beside Kipp and connect + Kipp to his own power. Kipp shows signs of life ... + + +187 EXT. ICE CANYON, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 187 + + Dr Mann waits for Cooper catch up. The WIND is picking up - + + DR MANN + You know why we couldn’t just send + machines on these missions, Cooper? + + COOPER + (breathless) + Frankly, no. + + DR MANN + (pressing on) + A trip into the unknown requires + improvisation. Machines can’t + improvise well because you can’t + program a fear of death. The + survival instinct is our single + greatest source of inspiration. + + Dr Mann pauses to take a breath. Turns to Cooper. + + DR MANN + Take you - a father. With a + survival instinct that extends to + your kids ... + + COOPER + That’s why I’m going home, hopeless + or not. + + DR MANN + And what does research tell us is + the last thing you’ll see before + you die? + (Off look.) + 108. + + + Your children. At the very moment + of death, your mind pushes you a + little harder to survive. For them. + + Dr Mann turns and starts walking out onto a massive ice + field. + + +188 INT. KITCHEN, FARMHOUSE - DAY 188 + + Murph brings Coop downstairs. Getty is listening to Lois’ + back. He looks up at Murph. GRAVE. Shakes his head ... + + GETTY + They can’t stay here. + + TOM + (O.S.) + Murph? + + Murph turns to see Tom in the doorway. + + TOM + What is this ...? + + +189 EXT. LANDER, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 189 + + Brand is counting flight cases when a WIND whips ice at her + ... + + +190 INT. DR MANN’S POD - CONTINUOUS 190 + + Romilly takes his helmet off, PEERING over Tars’ shoulder + at Kipp’s data screen. Confused. + + ROMILLY + I don’t understand. + + +191 EXT. ICE FIELD, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 191 + + Cooper and Dr Mann are like two ants on a sheet. + + DR MANN + The first window’s up ahead - + + Cooper peers ahead to an OPENING in the ice. Dr Mann stops + at the edge. Looks around the wind-blasted ice plane. + + DR MANN + 109. + + + When I left Earth I felt fully + prepared to die. But I just never + faced the possibility that my + planet wouldn’t be the one. None of + this turned out the way it was + supposed to. + + COOPER + Professor Brand would disagree. + + Cooper peers over the edge at an enormous CREVASSE ... + + Dr Mann RIPS COOPER’S LONG-RANGE TRANSMITTER FROM HIS NECK + - + + Cooper TURNS to Dr Mann - who BLASTS him with his ELBOW + JET. + + He SLIPS backwards, but avoids going over the edge - + + COOPER + What are you doing?! + + Until Dr Mann KICKS him. Cooper hits his jets, pushing + himself onto a lower ledge of ice - + + +192 INT. KITCHEN, FARMHOUSE - DAY 192 + + Tom confronts Murph while Getty looks on - + + MURPH + They can’t stay here, Tom! + + GETTY + Not one more day - + + Tom TURNS, PUNCHES Getty - who collapses. + + LOIS + Tom?! + + TOM + Coop, get your aunt’s things - + she’s done here. + + MURPH + Tom, Dad didn’t raise you this dumb + - + + TOM + 110. + + + Dad didn’t raise us, Grandpa did, + and he’s buried outside with Mom in + our ground. I’m not leaving them - + + MURPH + You have to, Tom - + + TOM + I’m a farmer, Murph! You don’t give + up on the Earth. + + MURPH + No! But she gave up on you! And + she’s poisoning your family. + + +193 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - DAY 193 + + Cooper SCRAMBLES to his knees. Dr Mann approaches - + + DR MANN + I’m sorry - I can’t let you leave. + + COOPER + Why?! + + DR MANN + We’re going to need your ship to + continue the mission ... once the + others realize what this place + isn’t. + + Cooper’s mind races. He looks around. + + COOPER + You faked all the data? + + DR MANN + I had a lot of time. + + COOPER + Is there even a surface? + + DR MANN + I’m afraid not - + + Dr Mann KICKS Cooper over the edge, Cooper CLINGS on - + + DR MANN + 111. + + + I tried to do my duty, Cooper, but + the day I arrived I could see this + place had nothing. I resisted the + temptation for years ... but I knew + there was a way to get rescued. + + COOPER + You fucking coward. + + Cooper BLASTS Dr Mann off his feet with his jet - SCRAMBLES + up onto the ice. Dr Mann TACKLES him, they go down, + WRESTLING. WIDER shows us two TINY FIGURES in a VAST + LANDSCAPE, deciding the future of humanity with a BRAWL ... + + +194 INT. KITCHEN, FARMHOUSE - DAY 194 + + Murph begs Tom - + + MURPH + Please, come with us. + + TOM + To live underground, praying Dad + comes back to save us all? + + MURPH + He’s not coming back. He was never + coming back. It’s up to us. To me. + + TOM + You’re gonna save the human race, + Murph? Really? How? Our dad + couldn’t - + + MURPH + HE DIDN’T EVEN TRY! + (Off look.) + He just abandoned us, Tom. + + Murph looks around, frustrated. Coop hands Murph the box. + + MURPH + Tom, if you won’t come, let them - + + TOM + Murph. + (Points at box.) + Take your stuff, and go. Murph + hands the box back to Coop. + + MURPH + Keep it. + 112. + + + She leaves. Getty follows. + + +195 EXT. ICE FIELD, DR MANN’S PLANET - DAY 195 + + Dr Mann LUNGES at Cooper, who SIDESTEPS him and PINS him + ... + + COOPER + Stop this! + + Dr Mann HEADBUTTS COOPER, FACEPLATE IMPACTS FACEPLATE. + + COOPER + Mann! Don’t - you’ll kill us both - + + CRACK. Dr Mann SMASHES his helmet into Cooper’s AGAIN AND + AGAIN as he - + + DR MANN + SOMEONE’S - GLASS - WILL - GIVE - + WAY - FIRST -! + + COOPER + FIFTY-FIFTY YOU KILL YOUR SELF! + STOP! + + Dr Mann STOPS. Looks up at Cooper, BREATHING. Both + faceplates have TINY FRACTURES ... + + DR MANN + Best odds I’ve had in years - + + WHACK - He BUTTS Cooper’s faceplate, which CRACKS + SICKENINGLY. AMMONIA HISSES INSIDE - COOPER ROLLS OFF, + HANDS UP, DESPERATELY TRYING TO PLUG THE LARGE CRACK - Dr + Mann RISES. Checks the fractures in his own helmet. Bends + down to look at Cooper, STRUGGLING, CHOKING - + + DR MANN + Please don’t judge me, Cooper - you + were never tested like I was. Few + men have been ... + + +196 INT/EXT. PICKUP TRUCK ON DUSTY PLAIN - DAY 196 + + Murph drives. Getty looks over, sympathetic. + + GETTY + You did your best, Murph. + + She just stares ahead at the road ... + 113. + + +197 EXT. ICE FIELD, DR MANN’S PLANET - DAY 197 + + With curiosity and FEAR, Dr Mann watches Cooper CRAWL ... + + DR MANN + You’re feeling it, aren’t you? That + survival instinct - that’s what + drove me. It’s always driven the + human race, and it’s going to save + it now. I’m going to save it. For + all mankind. For you, Cooper. + + Unable to watch any more, he RISES, walking away, + continuing to talk to Cooper via the radio ... + + DR MANN + I’m sorry, I can’t watch you go + through this - I thought I could. + But I’m still here. I’m here for + you ... + + Dr Mann, hurrying away, listens to Cooper RASPING - + + DR MANN + Cooper. When you left, did + Professor Brand read you that poem? + How does it end ...? + + Dr Mann hauls himself up a ledge. The wind WHIPS up ice. + + DR MANN + (over radio) + ’Do not go gentle ...’ + + Cooper FREEZES. REMEMBERS. TRANSMITTER ... + + DR MANN + (over radio) + ’... into that good night ...’ + + Cooper LOOKS around - on the ice ten feet away - the + TRANSMITTER - + + +198 INT/EXT. PICKUP TRUCK ON DUSTY PLAIN - DAY 198 + + Murph and Getty drive past a long line of DESPERATE + REFUGEES - glimpsing FACES hardened against insurmountable + odds ... + + DR MANN + (over radio) + 114. + + + ’... Rage, rage against the dying + of the light.’ + + +199 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - DAY 199 + + Cooper CRAWLS - CRAWLS - CHOKING - CRAWLING ... + + Dr Mann leap/jets up onto the higher ice - glances back at + the floundering figure on the ice with pity and awe. + + DR MANN + (whispers) + Cooper ...? Do you see your + children, yet? + + Dr Mann hears only CHOKING, GASPING, HACKING. He kills his + radio. Scared. Watches Cooper’s silent thrashing. TURNS. + + Cooper GRABS the transmitter - tries to calm his FRANTIC + HANDS - can’t reconnect it with clumsy gloves - pulls glove + off - FREEZING - BITING - WAKING - he gets the connector IN + - + + COOPER + BRAND! BRAND! + + +200 EXT. LANDER - CONTINUOUS 200 + + Brand is STARTLED by Cooper’s RASPING over her radio - + + COOPER + (over radio) + HELP ... ME ... HELP ... + + +201 INT/EXT. PICKUP TRUCK ON DUSTY PLAIN - CONTINUOUS 201 + + Murph DECIDES - she SPINS the truck around - floors it back + in the direction they came ... + + +202 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 202 + + Brand JUMPS into the lander - + + BRAND + Case?! + + Case is already FIRING engines - + 115. + + + CASE + I have a fix. + + BRAND + Cooper?! Cooper, we’re coming! + + +203 EXT. ICE PLAIN, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 203 + + Cooper GASPS - + + COOPER + NO AIR - AMMONIA. + + BRAND + (over radio) + Don’t talk - breathe as little as + possible. We’re coming -! + + +204 EXT. CORNFIELDS - DAY 204 + + Murph PULLS off the road, CUTTING through the corn - + + +205 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 205 + + The lander HURTLES through the cloudscape, RECKLESSLY, + DANGEROUSLY FAST, PUNCHING through some clouds, DODGING + others -. + + +206 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 206 + + Brand watches Case fly, praying he’s not just guessing - + + +207 INT. DR MANN’S POD - CONTINUOUS 207 + + Romilly is crouched next to Tars, perturbed. + + ROMILLY + This data makes no sense. Access + the archive - + + +208 EXT. CORNFIELDS - DAY 208 + + Murph PULLS UP in a SCREECH of dust - jumps out - GRABS her + spare gas can, THROWING FUEL over the nearby stalks ... + 116. + + +209 EXT. ICE PLAIN, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 209 + + Cooper FLOPS back onto the ice, STARING SKYWARD ... + + INSERT CUT: MURPH (TEN) examines the WATCH Cooper has given + her ... She THROWS it - turns her tear-stained face to + Cooper - Cooper’s eyes water, from poison or memory - + + +210 EXT. CORNFIELDS - DAY 210 + + Murph SETS FIRE to the corn ... JUMPS in the truck - + + +211 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 211 + + The lander SWEEPS around a towering cumulus, SPIRALING in + on the ICE PLAIN - + + +212 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 212 + + Brand POINTS - + + BRAND + I see him - + + +213 EXT. FARMHOUSE - DAY 213 + + Tom RACES out of the house, JUMPS in Cooper’s old truck, + heading out to the fire ... calling on the radio - + + +214 EXT. ICE PLAIN, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 214 + + Through WATERING EYES and WIND-WHIPPED ICE, Cooper glimpses + Brand LEAPING from the lander, elbow jets firing. Brand + RIPS Cooper’s helmet off - THRUSTS an OXYGEN MASK over his + nose and mouth. Cooper GASPS, SUCKING AIR HARD - + + COOPER + MANN - WAS - MANN - + + BRAND + Dr Mann did this?! + + Cooper nods. Brand takes this in - REALIZES - + + BRAND + Romilly! + 117. + + + She keys her long-range transmitter - + + BRAND + Romilly?! Romilly?! + + +215 INT. DR MANN’S POD - CONTINUOUS 215 + + Tars turns back from Kipp. + + TARS + It needs a person to unlock its + archival function. + + Tars makes way for Romilly, who leans in to the screen. He + glances at his helmet - the radio is SQUAWKING. As he + reaches for his helmet, he places his hand on the screen - + Kipp FLICKERS TO LIFE ... Romilly lifts his helmet - + + ROMILLY + Brand -? + + Kipp LOOKS UP - + + KIPP + Please, don’t make - + + And EXPLODES - + + +216 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 216 + + Dr Mann hears the explosion - sees a BLACK CLOUD rising + from up the hill. PANIC-STRICKEN - + + DR MANN + Dammit, Romilly ... + + He switches his radio back on - + + BRAND + (over radio) + Come on, Cooper! Couple more steps + - + + Dr Mann THINKS - makes for the Ranger. + + +217 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 217 + + Brand pulls the mask off Cooper, who looks at Case - + 118. + + + COOPER + What happened to caution? + + CASE + Safety first. + + COOPER + Brand, I’m sorry. We should’ve + followed your instincts. Mann lied + about this place - + + BRAND + (scared) + Oh, no - + + +218 EXT. FARMHOUSE - DAY 218 + + Murph SCREECHES up - turns to Getty - + + MURPH + Keep watch - + + She runs towards the farmhouse. + + MURPH + Lois! + + +219 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - DAY 219 + + Case spots something on the console. + + CASE + There’s been an explosion - + + BRAND + Where? + + CASE + Dr Mann’s compound. + + Case puts the lander into the air. + + +220 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 220 + + Dr Mann straps in. Powers up. + + +221 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 221 + 119. + + + The Ranger RISES - + + +222 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 222 + + Dr Mann pushes the craft into the air - + + +223 EXT. DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 223 + + The lander comes through the black smoke from Dr Mann’s + pod. + + Below - a figure BURSTS out of the smoke: Tars, blackened, + burned, but RUNNING ... towards the lander - + + +224 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 224 + + Case SWINGS the lander around and HITS the airlock open - + + +225 EXT. DR MANN’S POD - CONTINUOUS 225 + + Tars LEAPS UP into the airlock - the lander THRUSTS away - + + +226 INT. COCKPIT, THE LANDER - CONTINUOUS 226 + + Cooper looks over at Case - + + COOPER + Do you have a fix on the Ranger? + + CASE + He’s pushing into orbit - + + COOPER + If he takes control of the ship + we’re dead - + + BRAND + He’d maroon us? + + COOPER + He is marooning us - + + +227 INT. KITCHEN, FARMHOUSE - DAY 227 + + Lois and Coop head outside with a few essentials. Murph + heads upstairs ... + 120. + + +228 EXT. FARMHOUSE - CONTINUOUS 228 + + Getty helps them into the truck, glances nervously at the + distant fire - + + GETTY + Come on, Murph! + + +229 EXT. STRATOSPHERE, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 229 + + The Ranger ROCKETS upwards ... + + +230 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 230 + + Cooper moves up next to Case. Hits the transmitter - + + COOPER + Dr Mann? Dr Mann, please respond - + + CASE + He doesn’t know the Endurance + docking procedure. + + COOPER + The autopilot does. + + CASE + Not since Tars disabled it. + + Cooper looks into the airlock - + + COOPER + Nice. What’s your trust setting? + + TARS + Lower than yours, apparently. + + Cooper hits the transmitter - + + COOPER + Dr Mann? + + +231 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 231 + + Dr Mann hears Cooper. Ignores him - looking instead at the + navigation computer. + + COOPER + (over radio) + 121. + + + Dr Mann, if you attempt docking - + + Dr Mann switches off the transmitter - + + +232 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - DAY 232 + + Murph looks at the bookshelves. Spots the box. Moves over + to it and LOOKS INSIDE ... + + +233 EXT. FARMHOUSE - CONTINUOUS 233 + + Outside, Getty paces, Lois and Coop sit tight ... + + +234 EXT. ORBIT, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 234 + + The Ranger approaches the Endurance ... + + +235 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 235 + + Dr Mann pilots the lander alongside the ship. Hits the + autopilot - + + COMPUTER VOICE + Auto-docking sequence withheld. + + Dr Mann looks at the screen, surprised. + + DR MANN + Override. + + COMPUTER VOICE + Unauthorized. + + Dr Mann thinks. Looks over at the MANUAL DOCKING CONTROLS + ... + + +236 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 236 + + Cooper peers ahead as they SHOOT up into orbit. Brand looks + - the Ranger is in close to the Endurance - + + COOPER + Dr Mann, do not attempt docking. Dr + Mann? + + Static. + 122. + + +237 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 237 + + Dr Mann SCRAMBLES from the controls to the airlock, FOCUSED + ... + + +238 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 238 + + The Ranger inches closer to an OUTER HATCH of Endurance - A + ROW OF MECHANICAL GRAPPLES tries to connect with Endurance + - + + +239 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 239 + + Dr Mann works the docking system, concentrating - + + +240 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 240 + + The grapples PULL the Ranger into the Endurance hatch. + + +241 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 241 + + A CLANG as the ships come together - + + COMPUTER VOICE + Imperfect contact - hatch lockout. + + DR MANN + Override. + + COMPUTER VOICE + Hatch lockout disengaged. + + Dr Mann moves to the airlock control ... + + +242 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 242 + + Cooper stares out at the Ranger - + + COOPER + Is he locked on? + + CASE + Imperfectly. + + Cooper grabs the transmitter - + + COOPER + 123. + + + Dr Mann! Dr Mann! Do not, repeat do + not attempt to open the hatch! If + you - + + +243 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 243 + + In SILENCE Dr Mann looks through the hatch window. Hits the + button opening the outer door - + + +244 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 244 + + The outer door of the Ranger SLIDES OPEN. Several grapples + are OPENING AND CLOSING BLINDLY, trying to seal the join - + + +245 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 245 + + Cooper looks at Case - + + COOPER + What happens if he blows the hatch? + + CASE + Nothing good. + + COOPER + Pull us back! + + Case hits the retro-thrusters. + + BRAND + Case, relay my transmission to his + onboard computer, and have it + rebroadcast as emergency p.a. - + + BRAND + (hits transmitter) + DR MANN, DO NOT OPEN THE IN-- + + +246 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 246 + + Silence. Dr Mann takes a breath, reaches for the inner + lever - + + BRAND + (over radio) + --PEAT - DO NOT OPEN INNER HATCH! + + Dr Mann is STARTLED by the voice. He hits the transmitter - + 124. + + + DR MANN + Brand, I don’t know what Cooper’s + told you, but I’m taking control of + the Endurance, then we’ll talk + about continuing the mission. This + is not my survival, or Cooper’s - + this is mankind’s - + + Turns back to the lever ... PULLS IT - + + A DEVASTATING RUSH OF AIR YANKS HIM INTO THE AIRLOCK - + + +247 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 247 + + The ESCAPING AIR AND DEBRIS push Endurance into a slow SPIN + ... + + +248 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER - CONTINUOUS 248 + + Dr Mann is HAMMERED by debris as the airlock starts to RIP + APART - + + +249 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 249 + + The ship SPINS FASTER AND FASTER - the Ranger is RIPPED + AWAY, FRAGMENTING, SHREDDING THE CLOSEST MODULE OF THE + RING. + + +250 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 250 + + They STARE in HORROR as their ship is sent SPINNING OFF ITS + ORBIT TOWARDS THE PLANET - + + BRAND + Oh, my God. + + Cooper GRABS the sticks - HITS the thrusters - + + +251 EXT. ORBIT, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 251 + + The CRIPPLED Endurance is in a FAST FLAT SPIN, heading down + towards the stratosphere - + + The lander FLIES after it, DODGING the Ranger debris - + + +252 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 252 + 125. + + + Cooper’s eyes are glued to the Endurance as he flies - + + CASE + Cooper, there’s no point using our + fuel to - + + COOPER + Just analyze the Endurance’s spin - + + BRAND + What’re you doing?! + + COOPER + Docking. + + +253 EXT. ORBIT, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 253 + + The DIZZYING SPIN of the Endurance as it PLUMMETS towards + the ATMOSPHERE - The lander ROCKETS after it, CLOSING + SLOWLY - + + +254 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 254 + + Cooper pours on the power - + + CASE + Endurance rotation is 67, 68 RPM - + + COOPER + Get ready to match it on the retro- + thrusters - + + CASE + It’s not possible - + + COOPER + No. It’s necessary. + + +255 EXT. ORBIT, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 255 + + The SPINNING ENDURANCE starts to encounter the STRATOSPHERE + - heating up - + + +256 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 256 + + Brand looks ahead at the spinning ship - + + CASE + 126. + + + Endurance is hitting stratosphere - + + BRAND + She’s got no heat shield -! + + Cooper checks the lander’s speed against Endurance - pulls + back on thrust as they come in below it - + + +257 EXT. STRATOSPHERE, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 257 + + The lander is PERILOUSLY CLOSE to the RED HOT UNDERSIDE of + the SPINNING ENDURANCE. The lander BANKS sideways, bringing + its airlock within FEET of the spinning Endurance - + + +258 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 258 + + Cooper looks sideways at the spinning hull - + + COOPER + Case, you ready? + + CASE + Ready. + + Cooper watches the spinning hull, suddenly UNCERTAIN - + + CASE + Cooper? + (Off look.) + This is no time for caution. + + COOPER + (grins) + If I black out, take the stick - + Tars, get ready to engage the + docking mechanism - Brand, hold + tight - + + CASE + Endurance is starting to heat - + + COOPER + HIT IT! + + Case hits the RETRO-THRUSTERS. The view SPINS - + + +259 EXT. STRATOSPHERE, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 259 + + The lander goes into a FASTER AND FASTER SPIN as it, with + Endurance, PLUMMETS towards the planet - + 127. + + +260 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 260 + + LIGHT FLASHES across their faces as the G-force of the spin + PULLS THEM AGAINST THEIR RESTRAINTS. Cooper STRUGGLES to + stay conscious - they BUFFET AGAINST THE ATMOSPHERE - Tars + opens the airlock - the Endurance hatch above him is now + SLOWLY ROTATING relative to him ... + + +261 EXT. STRATOSPHERE, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 261 + + The GLOWING HOT Endurance and the lander PLUMMET, SPINNING + towards the ice planet, whose curvature is FAST + DISAPPEARING - + + +262 INT. AIRLOCK, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 262 + + Tars peers up as THE SPIN SPEEDS MATCH. He waits as the + BUFFETING moves the hatches ... THEY LINE UP - he FIRES the + GRAPPLES - they don’t connect - the hatches moved - + + +263 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 263 + + Brand loses consciousness - Cooper watches the instruments, + not the dizzying view, on the point of RED OUT - + + COOPER + Come on, Tars ... come on ... + + +264 INT. AIRLOCK, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 264 + + Tars sees the hatches roll back into ALIGNMENT. He FIRES + AGAIN - this time THE GRAPPLES HOLD - + + TARS + GOT IT! + + +265 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 265 + + Cooper registers this. Case fires the retro-rockets to slow + the spin. + + COOPER + Gen-- gentle, Case ... + + +266 EXT. STRATOSPHERE, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 266 + + The two craft, NOW JOINED, start to spin more SLOWLY ... + 128. + + +267 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 267 + + Cooper eases back into his seat as the G-force lessens - + + COOPER + Get ready to pull us up - + + The spin is slowing to almost nothing - + + +268 EXT. STRATOSPHERE, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 268 + + Parts are RIPPING off the Endurance in the HEAT - + + +269 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 269 + + Cooper EASES into POWER on the main thrusters - + + COOPER + Come on. You can do it ... + + +270 EXT. STRATOSPHERE, DR MANN’S PLANET - CONTINUOUS 270 + + The THRUSTERS on the lander start to DRAG both ships back + up away from the planet, the heat DIMINISHING - + + +271 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 271 + + Cooper pulls back on the sticks, RELIEF washing over him. + + Brand comes to ... Cooper turns to Case, grinning - + + COOPER + Right? And for our next trick ... + + CASE + It’ll have to be good. We’re + heading into Gargantua’s pull - + + Cooper’s smile fades. He UNBUCKLES - + + COOPER + Take her - + + +272 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - MOMENTS LATER 272 + + HISSING STEAM - RUSHING AIR - WHIRLING DEBRIS as Tars and + Cooper (in suit and helmet) lock down different BULKHEADS - + 129. + + + Brand (in suit and helmet) FLOATS alongside the POPULATION + BOMB, checking the equipment - + + CASE + (over radio) + Cooper, we’re slipping towards + Gargantua - shall I use main + engines? + + COOPER + No! Let her slide as long as we can + - + + Cooper FLIES over to Tars, who is welding a bulkhead - + + COOPER + Give it to me. + + TARS + There’s good news and bad news - + + COOPER + I’ve heard that one, Tars - just + give it to me straight. + + +273 INT. SAME - MOMENTS LATER 273 + + Cooper SCRAMBLES to where Brand is checking her equipment. + + COOPER + The navigation mainframe’s + destroyed and we don’t have enough + life support to make it back to + Earth. But we might scrape to + Edmunds’ planet. + + BRAND + What about fuel? + + COOPER + Not enough. But I’ve got a plan - + let Gargantua suck us right to her + horizon - then a powered slingshot + around to launch us at Edmunds. + + BRAND + Manually? + + COOPER + That’s what I’m here for. I’ll take + us just inside the critical orbit. + 130. + + + BRAND + And the time slippage? + + COOPER + Neither of us can afford to worry + about relativity right now. + + BRAND + I’m sorry, Cooper. + + They embrace, delicately touching faceplate to faceplate. + + +274 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 274 + + The CRIPPLED Endurance FALLS towards the HEART OF DARKNESS + among the stars ... + + +275 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - DAY 275 + + Cooper looks ahead at Gargantua. Preparing for battle. + + +276 EXT. ENDURANCE - MOMENTS LATER 276 + + The lander DETACHES, shifting its orientation ... + + COOPER + (over radio) + Once we’ve gathered enough speed + around Gargantua - we use the + lander 1 Ranger 2 as rocket- + boosters to push us out of the + black hole’s gravity ... + + The lander REATTACHES to the rear of the ring module. + + +277 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER 2 - CONTINUOUS 277 + + Cooper slides into Ranger 2 - checking the systems. + + COOPER + The linkages between landers are + destroyed ... + + +278 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 278 + + Tars sits at the controls, running similar checks ... + 131. + + + COOPER + (over radio) + So we’ll control manually. When + Lander 1’s spent, Tars will detach + ... + + TARS + And get sucked into that black + hole. + + +279 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 279 + + Brand and Case listen to Cooper and Tars over the radio. + + BRAND + Why does he have to detach? + + COOPER + (over radio) + We have to shed mass if we’re gonna + escape that gravity. + + TARS + (over radio) + Newton’s third law - the only way + humans have ever figured out of + getting somewhere is to leave + something behind. + + BRAND + Cooper, you can’t ask Tars to do + this for us - + + +280 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER 2 - CONTINUOUS 280 + + Cooper puts his hands on the controls - + + COOPER + He’s a robot, Amelia - I don’t have + to ask him to do anything. + + +281 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 281 + + Brand is furious - + + BRAND + Cooper, you asshole - + + COOPER + (over radio) + 132. + + + Sorry, you broke up a little there. + + TARS + (over radio) + It’s what we intended, Dr Brand ... + + +282 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 282 + + Tars sits at the controls, ready. + + TARS + It’s our last chance to save people + on Earth - if I can find some way + to transmit the quantum data I’ll + find in there, they might still + make it. + + +283 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 283 + + Brand considers this. + + BRAND + If there’s someone still there to + receive it ... + + +284 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 284 + + The Endurance ACCELERATES towards the darkness ... + + +285 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 285 + + The black hole’s gravity makes the ship SHUDDER ... Brand, + helmet on, tightens her harness ... + + +286 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 286 + + The Endurance STREAKS above the glowing horizon, SKIRTING + the BLACKNESS beneath ... + + +287 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 287 + + Tars looks out at the DARK OCEAN ... + + +288 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 288 + 133. + + + The ship orbits the black hole with BLINDING ACCELERATION - + + +289 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 289 + + The ship is SHAKING with GRAVITATIONAL ENERGY ... + + CASE + MAXIMUM VELOCITY ACHIEVED ... + PREPARE TO FIRE ESCAPE THRUSTERS - + + +290 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 290 + + Tars checks his instruments - + + TARS + Ready. + + +291 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER 2 - CONTINUOUS 291 + + Cooper checks his instruments - + + COOPER + Ready. + + +292 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 292 + + Brand looks out at the glowing horizon. Glances fearfully + at the darkness below ... Case puts his hand on the button + - + + CASE + Main engine ignition in three, two, + one, mark - + + Case hits the button - + + +293 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 293 + + The MAIN ENGINES FIRE - STRAINING AGAINST GARGANTUA ... + + +294 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 294 + + Brand feels the thrusters STRAIN to lift the craft - + + CASE + 134. + + + Lander 1 engines, on my mark, + three, two, one, mark - + + +295 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER - CONTINUOUS 295 + + Tars hits the button - + + TARS + Fire. + + +296 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 296 + + Lander 1’s engines FIRE, adding to the thrust. The + Endurance starts RISING away from the darkness ... + + CASE + (over radio) + Ranger 2’s engines, on my mark - + three, two, one, mark - + + +297 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER 2 - CONTINUOUS 297 + + Cooper hits the button - + + COOPER + Fire. + + +298 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 298 + + Ranger 2’s engines add a fresh BLAST of fire, pushing the + Endurance higher and higher ... back into the starlight ... + + +299 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER 2 - CONTINUOUS 299 + + Cooper, shaking with the thrust, looks at his instruments - + + COOPER + That little maneuver cost us fifty- + one years ...! + + +300 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 300 + + Brand holds on tight - + + BRAND + 135. + + + You don’t sound so bad for a + hundred and twenty! + + +301 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 301 + + Lander 1’s engines DIE OUT ... + + CASE + (over radio) + Lander 1, prepare to detach, on my + mark ... three ... + + +302 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 302 + + Brand looks over at the lander - + + CASE + Two ... + + +303 INT. COCKPIT, LANDER 1 - CONTINUOUS 303 + + CASE + (over radio) + One ... mark - + + Tars hits a switch - + + TARS + Detach. + + +304 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 304 + + Brand sees Lander 1 DROP, revealing Cooper in Ranger 2 ... + + BRAND + Goodbye, Tars ... + + TARS + (over radio) + See you on the other side, Coop ... + + Something in this makes Brand frown, PUZZLED ... + + +305 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 305 + + Lander 1 FALLS behind as the Endurance continues to RISE + ... + 136. + + +306 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER 2 - CONTINUOUS 306 + + Cooper checks his dwindling fuel supply ... + + COOPER + Hey, Case? Nice reckless flying. + + CASE + (over radio) + Learned from the master. + + +307 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 307 + + As Lander 1 FALLS back towards Gargantua, Ranger 2’s + engines DIE OUT ... + + +308 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 308 + + Case registers the burnout. + + CASE + Ranger 2, prepare to detach - + + Brand looks up, SHOCKED - + + BRAND + NO! + + She UNBUCKLES - + + CASE + On my mark - + + FLIES to the window looking onto Cooper - + + BRAND + What are you doing! + + CASE + Three ... + + +309 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER 2 - CONTINUOUS 309 + + Cooper looks across at Brand. + + COOPER + Newton’s third law - you have to + leave something behind. + 137. + + + CASE + (over radio) + Two ... + + +310 INT. RING MODULE, ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 310 + + Brand pushes her helmet up against the window, + + BRAND + You told me we had enough power - + + CASE + One ... + + +311 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER 2 - CONTINUOUS 311 + + Cooper looks at her, fondly - + + COOPER + Hey, we agreed - ninety percent. + + CASE + (over radio) + Mark ... + + Cooper reaches for the button. Takes one last look at Brand + - inside her helmet, Brand is crying, zero-G tears catching + in her eyelashes like melted snowflakes. + + Cooper hits the button. But the word catches in his throat + -. + + COOPER + Detach - + + +312 EXT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 312 + + Ranger 2 DROPS AWAY from the Endurance ... + + +313 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER 2 - CONTINUOUS 313 + + Cooper sees the Endurance ACCELERATE AWAY to a bright point + as he FALLS AND FALLS ... Cooper starts to breathe FASTER - + + +314 EXT. GARGANTUA - CONTINUOUS 314 + 138. + + + Ranger 2 PLUMMETS towards blackness as the horizon GLOWS + BRIGHTER and BRIGHTER - distorted starlight, plasma jets + ... + + +315 INT. COCKPIT, RANGER 2 - CONTINUOUS 315 + + Cooper, trying to control his breathing, uses retro-rockets + to TURN the lander down. He GASPS at the FLAMING HORIZON - + + COOPER + (over radio) + Tars? Are you there? + + STATIC - Ranger 2 TILTS down - INKY BLACKNESS ahead - + + +316 INT. ENDURANCE - CONTINUOUS 316 + + Brand, crying, monitors Cooper’s lonely transmissions ... + + +317 EXT. GARGANTUA - CONTINUOUS 317 + + Ranger 2 PLUNGES towards the black hole. We hear Cooper’s + panic breathing get LOUDER and LOUDER until - Ranger 2 + SHUDDERS with EXPONENTIALLY RISING GRAVITATIONAL ENERGY as + it CROSSES THE HORIZON - PLUNGING TOWARDS THE SINGULARITY - + ALL WAVELENGTHS OF LIGHT CASCADING WITH HIM - AS WE - + + PLUNGE INTO ABSOLUTE ... + + WHITE - + + Not a whiteout - a SHIMMERING CAVALCADE OF ALL WAVELENGTHS: + LIGHT, SOUND, EVERYTHING ... the SPHERICAL INSIDE OF THE + BLACK HOLE, like a STAR turned INSIDE OUT. COOPER IS + SCREAMING and we CUT to - + + BURNING CORN - men fighting a fire, Tom leading, GESTURING + - + + +318 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - TWILIGHT 318 + + Murph (forty) sits on the bed, looking into the BOX. She + pulls out the LUNAR LANDER MODEL, looks up at the books ... + + GETTY + (O.S.) + Come on, Murph! We don’t have much + time! + 139. + + +319 EXT. GARGANTUA - DAY 319 + + A BLACK DOT appears, RUSHING TOWARDS US to become - A DARK + SPHERE - we PLUNGE through it into SILENT DARKNESS - a + WHITE SPHERE races towards us - + + Just as the wormhole was a spherical hole, THESE SPHERES + ARE HOLES WITHIN HOLES ... we are dropping through A FOUR- + DIMENSIONAL RABBIT HOLE - LIGHT/DARK/LIGHT/DARK/LIGHT/DARK + with BLINDING RAPIDITY - the frequency almost SPEAKING. + Cooper hangs on for dear life - + + COMPUTER VOICE + (O.S.) + FUEL CELL OVERLOAD. DESTRUCTION + IMMINENT. INITIATE EJECTION. + + Cooper is LAUNCHED out of Ranger 2, which EXPLODES, and, + PULLED to one side, MISSES A WHITE HOLE - PLUNGING INSTEAD + TOWARDS A SMALLER GLASS-LIKE SPHERE - + + Cooper slows as he falls towards this sphere, reminiscent + of the wormhole, but the light within is not stars but an + infinity of WORLD LINES - (paths of objects through + spacetime) - + + Cooper PLUNGES INTO THE WORLD SPHERE ... As he falls his + SINGLE WORLD LINE stretches behind him - the INFINITE + FUTURES OF HIS WORLD LINE splitting ahead to all the + different possibilities in spacetime - + + Cooper himself is now like a ring being pulled down a cone + of fabric. He STARES at the ORDERED CHAOS of world lines + ... + + As he SLOWS his past and future world lines BREAK UP so + they become like INFINITE REFLECTIONS IN PARALLEL MIRRORS + ... Cooper’s world line DROPS into a SMALL, SQUARE TUNNEL - + + +320 INT. THE TESSERACT - CONTINUOUS 320 + + Tight enough to feel BLINDINGLY FAST at first, but Cooper + (and his INFINITE OTHERS) is actually SLOWING ... Cooper + DESPERATELY reaches out, KNOCKING the sides of the tunnel, + TRYING to slow himself - GRAPPLING - KICKING ’BRICKS’ out + of + + the ’walls’. He finally STOPS. Looks around in the SUDDEN + CALM, FLOATING, catching his breath. He reaches out to the + tunnel wall - CONFUSED - + 140. + + + Each ’brick’ is TIGHTLY PACKED PAPER ... PAGES ... BOOKS - + AS SEEN FROM BEHIND A SHELF ... + + Cooper PUSHES against a book - it MOVES SLIGHTLY. Cooper + PUSHES, HARDER AND HARDER AND HARDER - + + The book drops out of sight, revealing - + + Murph, aged ten, wet hair, towel around her neck, TURNS, + STARTLED by THE BOOK FALLING FROM HER SHELF. + + COOPER + Murph? Murph? + + She can’t hear him ... + + +321 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - MORNING 321 + + Murph (ten) stands there, startled, STARING at the + bookshelves. At the book on the floor, a broken toy beside + it ... + + +322 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - TWILIGHT 322 + + Murph (forty) looks at the bookshelves, REMEMBERING ... + + +323 INT. THE TESSERACT - CONTINUOUS 323 + + Cooper watches Murph (ten) cautiously approach - she + CROUCHES. Picks something up - + + +324 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - TWILIGHT 324 + + Murph (forty) turns the lunar lander in her hands. + Thinking. + + +325 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - DAY 325 + + Murph (ten) stands up holding the broken LUNAR LANDER ... + + +326 INT. THE TESSERACT - CONTINUOUS 326 + + Cooper watches Murph (ten) examine the two pieces of the + LUNAR LANDER MODEL - + + COOPER + 141. + + + MURPH! MURPH! + + She turns ... leaves the room ... Cooper floats there, + staring. He LOOKS around - each ’wall’ of the tesseract is + a different view of Murph’s bedroom, so that by rotating he + can effectively orbit her room ... + + He claws his way down to the next book wall. PUNCHES out + two books - + + Murph’s bedroom, empty. The door opens, Cooper’s EARLIER + SELF is standing there, staring at the room, perturbed. + + Murph (ten) joins Cooper, staring at the empty room ... + Cooper LASHES out at the books - kicks a book out - SPOTS - + Murph (ten) closes her door, crying, sliding the desk in + front - + + +327 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - TWILIGHT 327 + + Murph (forty) feels the desk. She puts her hand on the back + of the chair, tilts it slightly, remembering - + + +328 INT. THE TESSERACT - CONTINUOUS 328 + + Cooper watches Murph (ten) put A CHAIR ON TOP OF THE DESK. + + The earlier Cooper nudges the door open - + + +329 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - EVENING 329 + + Murph (ten) sees the door NUDGING against the desk and + chair - + + MURPH + Just go. If you’re leaving - just + leave now. + + +330 INT. THE TESSERACT - CONTINUOUS 330 + + Cooper, the frustrated observer, spins around to see his + EARLIER SELF nudging the door - + + COOPER + (to his earlier self) + Don’t go, you idiot! + + His Earlier Self shuts the door ... + 142. + + + COOPER + Don’t leave your kids. You goddamn + fool. + + Cooper PUNCHES OUT books with all his strength - + + COOPER + S ... T ... + + Murph (ten) is watching, no longer scared, fascinated - + + COOPER + A ... Y ... + + Cooper STOPS. Catches his breath. Waits ... Earlier Cooper + lifts the chair off the table to enter. + + Cooper watches his earlier self, FRUSTRATED - + + COOPER + Stay, you idiot! Tell him, Murph! + Stay ... + + As before, Cooper gives Murph the WATCH ... Murph THROWS + THE WATCH and TURNS AWAY ... + + COOPER + Murph, tell him again! Don’t let + him leave ...! + + +331 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - TWILIGHT 331 + + Murph (forty) picks up the notebook. Opens it. Finds the + word ’STAY’ ... looks up at the books, REALIZING ... + + +332 INT. THE TESSERACT - DAY 332 + + Cooper is crying with frustration ... + + COOPER + Murph, don’t let me leave ... + + Cooper watches as his earlier self heads to the door - + + COOPER + STAY!! + + Cooper SMASHES a book from the shelf with all his might - + His earlier self turns back. Looks at the book. Then + leaves. + 143. + + + Cooper rests his head against the books, SOBBING. + + +333 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - TWILIGHT 333 + + Murph (forty) lowers her notebook, moves to the + bookshelves, IN AWE ... + + MURPH + Dad ... it was you. You were my + ghost ... + + She is crying. Joyful. + + +334 INT. THE TESSERACT - DAY 334 + + Cooper sobs at the back of the books. Lost ... + + TARS + (over radio) + Cooper? + + Cooper, STARTLED, turns. Tars is not there. + + COOPER + You survived. + + TARS + (over radio) + Somewhere. In their fifth + dimension. They saved us ... + + COOPER + (frustrated) + Who’s ’They’? And why would they + help us? + + TARS + (over radio) + I don’t know, but they constructed + this three-dimensional space inside + their five-dimensional reality to + allow you to understand it ... + + COOPER + It isn’t working -! + + TARS + (over radio) + 144. + + + Yes, it is. You’ve seen that time + is represented here as a physical + dimension - you even worked out + that you can exert a force across + spacetime - + + COOPER + (realizing) + Gravity. To send a message ... + + Cooper looks around the infinite tunnel, infinite Coopers. + + COOPER + Gravity crosses the dimensions - + including time - + + Cooper THINKS ... He pulls himself up to a different wall, + starts counting books ... + + And you have the quantum data, now - + + TARS + (over radio) + I’m transmitting it on all + wavelengths - but nothing’s getting + out ... + + COOPER + I can do it - + + Cooper HITS a book’s world line, sending a WAVE ... + + TARS + (over radio) + Such complicated data ... to a + child ... + + COOPER + Not just any child. + + +335 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - TWILIGHT 335 + + Murph (forty) stands there, looking at her old notebook - + the page that says ’STAY’ ... + + GETTY + (O.S.) + MURPH?! COME ON! + + She looks around the room, SEARCHING for an answer ... + 145. + + +336 EXT. THE TESSERACT - DAY 336 + + Cooper watches Murph (ten) looking out the window ... + + TARS + (over radio) + Even if you communicate it here, + she wouldn’t understand its + significance for years ... + + Cooper is seized by a sudden anger - + + COOPER + Then figure something out! + Everybody on Earth is going to die! + + TARS + Cooper, they didn’t bring us here + to change the past. + + Cooper hears something in this - + + COOPER + We brought ourselves here ... + + Cooper PUSHES off, looking through the gaps in the books. + + Murph’s bedroom, full of DUST in the DUST STORM - + + COOPER + Tars, feed me the coordinates of + NASA in binary ... + + Cooper is in the room now, drawing a pattern in the dust + ... + + Cooper watches Murph (ten) burst into the room. Murph stops + and stares at the dust as Cooper’s Earlier Self comes in + past her, SLAMS the window shut - sees the PATTERN of dust + ... + + +337 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - TWILIGHT 337 + + Murph (forty) runs her finger along the DUST of the + windowsill ... She turns to look around the room. + + Frustrated. + + MURPH + Come on, Dad. Is there something + else here ...? + 146. + + +338 INT. TESSERACT - CONTINUOUS 338 + + Cooper looks up from the floor - + + COOPER + Don’t you see, Tars? I brought + myself here. We’re here to + communicate with the three- + dimensional world. We’re the bridge + ... + + Cooper moves to another iteration of Murph’s room. Murph + (ten) JUMPS up - GRABS the WATCH, RUNS out the door ... + + +339 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - TWILIGHT 339 + + Murph (forty) looks at the watch, remembering. The second + hand TWITCHES. She drops the watch back into the box ... + + +340 INT. TESSERACT - CONTINUOUS 340 + + Cooper pushes himself along the world line of the books ... + + COOPER + I thought they chose me - they + never chose me - they chose Murph. + + TARS + (over radio) + For what? + + COOPER + To save the world! + + Murph (ten) comes back into her bedroom, SOBBING. She is + holding the watch. She puts it on the shelf. + + +341 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - TWILIGHT 341 + + Murph (forty) puts the box back on the shelf. SIGHS ... + + +342 INT. TESSERACT - CONTINUOUS 342 + + Cooper races FASTER and FASTER down the world lines. + + COOPER + ’They’ have access to infinite + time, infinite space ... + 147. + + + Cooper gestures at the INFINITIES in all directions ... + + COOPER + But no way to find what they need - + but I can find Murph and find a way + to tell her - like I found this + moment - + + TARS + (over radio) + How? + + COOPER + Love, Tars. Love - just like Brand + said - that’s how we find things + here. + + TARS + (over radio) + So what are we here to do? + + Cooper looks around the tesseract. The watch sits there on + the shelf for as long as he can see ... + + COOPER + The watch. That’s it. She’ll come + back for it - + + TARS + How do you know? + + COOPER + Because I gave it to her. We use + the second hand. Translate the data + into Morse and feed it to me - + + Tars starts to transmit. Cooper GRABS the second-hand world + line - starts to MANIPULATE it, sending waves down the + world line ... + + TARS + What if she never came back for it? + + COOPER + She will. She will ... I feel it + ... + + The second hand is FLICKING back and forth ... + + +343 INT. MURPH’S BEDROOM - TWILIGHT 343 + + Murph (forty) turns to leave ... + 148. + + + GETTY + (O.S.) + MURPH, HE’S COMING! + + She pauses. Goes back to the box - reaches in. PULLS OUT + THE WATCH ... staring at it ... wondering ... + + GETTY + (O.S.) + MURPH?! MURPH ...?! + + +344 EXT. FARMHOUSE - TWILIGHT 344 + + Getty is holding a tire iron, watching TOM’S TRUCK + APPROACH. + + Lois and Coop STARE, FEARFUL, from the truck ... Tom + APPROACHES, BLACK from soot ... + + Murph BURSTS out of the house ... right up to Tom ... + + MURPH + Tom, he came back ... he came back + ... + + TOM + Who? + + She holds up the watch ... + + MURPH + Dad. It was him. All this time ... + it was him. He’s going to save us + ... + + CLOSE ON the second hand of the watch, FLICKING back and + forth - + + +345 INT. PROFESSOR BRAND’S OFFICE - DAY 345 + + Murph furiously TRANSCRIBES the movements of the second + hand - + + +346 INT. CORRIDOR, NASA - LATER 346 + + Murph, papers in hand, RUNS down the corridor, BUMPS into + Getty - doesn’t stop ... + + +347 INT. LAUNCH FACILITY - CONTINUOUS 347 + 149. + + + Murph runs to the railing of the catwalk above the enormous + construction, looks down at the thousands of workers below. + + Getty comes out after her, curious. She looks at him, then + SHOUTS OUT to the enormous space ... + + MURPH + EU-RE-KA! + + She turns to Getty - GRINNING. + + MURPH + Well, it’s traditional. + + She THROWS her paper out over the railing - + + MURPH + EUREKA!! + + Workers look up to see her papers flitting down ... + + +348 EXT. THE TESSERACT - DAY 348 + + Cooper looks out at the world line of the watch, of Murph, + as it leads out into infinite complexity ... + + COOPER + Did it work? + + TARS + (over radio) + I think it might have. + + COOPER + (hopeful) + Why? + + TARS + (over radio) + Because the bulk beings are closing + the tesseract ... + + Cooper looks out to the distance - it is RAPIDLY + APPROACHING, WORLD LINES BECOMING WORLD SHEETS, BECOMING + BULKS ... + + COOPER + Don’t you get it, yet, Tars? ’They’ + aren’t ’beings’ ... they’re us ... + trying to help ... just like I + tried to help Murph ... + 150. + + + TARS + (over radio) + People didn’t build this tesseract + - + + COOPER + Not yet ... but one day. Not you + and me but people, people who’ve + evolved beyond the four dimensions + we know ... + + The tesseract EXPANSION BACK INTO FIVE DIMENSIONS IS ALMOST + UPON THEM - Cooper BRACES HIMSELF - + + COOPER + What happens now -? + + BAM - he is swept up in the expansion like a tiny leaf on a + CHURNING WAVE - + + Cooper FLIES through the EXPANDING COSMOS, past PLANETS + ORBITING STARS, WHICH BECOME ATOMIC PARTICLES, WHICH BECOME + MATTER, BECOMING STARS ... + + Cooper APPROACHES A GLASSY TUBE. Inside is the OLD, + UNDAMAGED ENDURANCE. As Cooper looks in from the bulk he + sees: Brand, strapped in, Doyle opposite, traversing the + wormhole for the first time ... + + Cooper REACHES for Brand ... She sees something, reaches up + - their hands would touch if they weren’t in different + dimensions, her fingers distorting the space of his fingers + - + + WHAM! She, and the Endurance, are SWEPT PAST - Cooper is + SMASHED into the spacetime of the wormhole - he SCREAMS AND + WE - + + +349 INT. OUTER SPACE - LATER 349 + + Cooper FLOATS, dead or unconscious, near Saturn. In the + distance we see two Rangers approaching ... + + +350 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY 350 + + Cooper’s eyes flicker open. A bright room with an open + window, net curtains obscuring the view. We hear the CRACK + of a baseball off a bat. Children LAUGHING. + + VOICE + (O.S.) + 151. + + + Mr Cooper? Mr Cooper? + +Cooper looks over to see a Nurse and a Doctor watching him. + +He tries to sit up. + + DOCTOR + Take it slow, sir. Remember you’re + no spring chicken any more. + (Amused.) + I gather you’re one hundred and + twenty-four years old. + (Checks Cooper’s chart.) + You were extremely lucky. The + Rangers found you with only minutes + left in your oxygen supply - + + COOPER + Where am I? + +The Doctor, almost surprised, TURNS, moves to the window, +opens the curtains. Where Cooper should see sky, he sees a +CURVING UPSIDE-DOWN TOWN ... + + DOCTOR + Cooper Station. Currently orbiting + Saturn. + +The Nurse helps Cooper to the window. He looks out at the +VAST CYLINDRICAL STATION - cornfields and buildings. +Outside his window, kids are playing baseball. The batter +hits a POP FLY ... the kids watch it up and up, until it +carries on, falling up towards the buildings above. The +kids SHOUT a warning - the ball smashes a skylight. Cooper +watches the kids laugh. + + COOPER + Nice of you to name the place after + me. + +The Nurse giggles. The Doctor shoots her a look - + +What? + + DOCTOR + The station wasn’t named after you, + sir ... It was named after your + daughter. + +Cooper smiles at this ... + + DOCTOR + 152. + + + Although, she’s always maintained + just how important you were - + + COOPER + Is she ... + (Braces.) + still alive? + + DOCTOR + She’ll be here in a couple weeks. + She’s really far too old for a + transfer from another station, but + when she heard you’d been found ... + well, this is Murphy Cooper we’re + talking about. + + COOPER + (marveling) + Yes, it is ... + + The Doctor is wrapping up - + + DOCTOR + We’ll have you checked out in a + couple days. + + Cooper turns back to the window, thinking ... + + ADMINISTRATOR + (V.O.) + I’m sure you’ll be excited to see + what’s in store ... + + +351 INT. HANGAR, COOPER STATION - DAY 351 + + The ADMINISTRATOR, thirties, leads Cooper along a walkway - + + ADMINISTRATOR + We’ve got a nice situation for you + ... + + Cooper looks down at a line of SLEEK NEXT-GENERATION + RANGERS. Sees a PILOT climb into one. Mechanics work + another ... + + ADMINISTRATOR + I actually did a paper on you in + high school, sir. I know all about + your life on Earth ... + + +352 EXT. TOWN SQUARE, COOPER STATION - CONTINUOUS 352 + 153. + + + Cooper looks at the strangely ordinary town the + Administrator is walking him through ... + + ADMINISTRATOR + So when I made my suggestion to Ms + Cooper, I was delighted to hear + that she thought it was perfect ... + + +353 EXT. FARMHOUSE - CONTINUOUS 353 + + The Adminstrator leads Cooper through a cornfield ... The + old farmhouse is there, preserved. As Cooper approaches, a + small monitor starts playing the footage of OLD-TIMERS from + the start of the movie. + + ADMINISTRATOR + Of course, I didn’t speak to her + personally ... + + As Cooper passes the monitor it changes to a FAMILIAR OLD + LADY, but Cooper misses it ... + + +354 INT. KITCHEN, FARMHOUSE - CONTINUOUS 354 + + OLD-TIMERS play on video screens: a museum exhibit. The + Administrator holds the door open for Cooper. + + ADMINISTRATOR + But she confirmed just how much you + loved farming. + + COOPER + She did, huh? + + Cooper looks over the kitchen. Cooper sees a familiar- + looking articulated machine - + + COOPER + Is that ...? + + ADMINISTRATOR + The machine we found out near + Saturn when we found you, yes. Its + power source was shot, but we could + get you another if you want to try + and get it up and running again. + + Cooper turns to the Administrator. + + COOPER + Please. + 154. + + +355 INT. HANGAR, COOPER STATION - EVENING 355 + + Cooper, from the catwalk, watches the last of the Rangers + come back from patrol. The PILOT jumps down as the ground + crew wheels it into its place in the line of sleek ships. + + +356 INT. KITCHEN, FARMHOUSE - NIGHT 356 + + Cooper has Tars’ head laid out on the kitchen table. + + TARS + Settings: general settings, + security setting - + + COOPER + Honesty. New level setting. Ninety- + five percent. + + TARS + Confirmed. Additional + customization? + + COOPER + Yes. Humor, seventy-five percent. + Wait. + (Thinks.) + Sixty percent. + + +357 INT. HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM - DAY 357 + + Cooper enters, nervous. A nurse is there. + + COOPER + Is she -? + + NURSE + The family’s all in there. + + COOPER + The family? + + NURSE + They all came along to see her - + she’s been in cryo-sleep for almost + two years. + + +358 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - CONTINUOUS 358 + 155. + + +Cooper cautiously pushes open the door. The bed is +surrounded by people, grown-up children, grandchildren, +babies ... They turn to look at him: some SMILES, some +CURIOUS looks, a small child HIDES behind a parent’s leg +... Cooper approaches, and the family parts to let him see +an ELDERLY WOMAN, lying in the bed, FRAIL. + +She looks up at Cooper. Delighted. Tears of joy. She +reaches up to him ... he takes her hands. + + COOPER + Murph. + + MURPH + Dad. + (To the others.) + Please. + +Her voice is a frail whisper. With authority. The family +shuffles out. Cooper watches them go, turns back to Murph. + + COOPER + You told them I like farming. + +Murph smiles, still mischievous. Cooper marvels at her. + + COOPER + Murph, it was me. I was your ghost. + + MURPH + I know ... + +She lifts her wrist - the WATCH is there ... + + MURPH + People didn’t believe me, they + thought I’d done it all myself ... + (Taps watch.) + + MURPH + But I knew who it was ... + + COOPER + A father looks in his child’s eyes + and thinks - maybe it’s them - + maybe my child will save the world. + + MURPH + 156. + + + And everyone, once a child, wants + to looks into their own dad’s eyes + and know he saw. But, usually, by + then, the father is gone. Nobody + believed me, but I knew you’d come + back. + + COOPER + How? + + MURPH + Because my dad promised me. + + Cooper is crying now. + + COOPER + I’m here now. I’m here for you, + Murph. + + Murph is shaking her head. + + MURPH + No parent should have to watch + their child die. My kids are here + for me now. Go. + + COOPER + Where? + + MURPH + (it’s so obvious) + Brand. + + And the family comes back in as Cooper releases Murph’s + hand, stepping back to let Murph’s kids and grandkids swarm + over her ... He watches them, their love, as if from + another dimension. A man out of time. A ghost. + + MURPH + (V.O.) + She’s out there ... + + +359 EXT. EDMUNDS’ DESERT PLANET - DAY 359 + + Brand, in suit and helmet, stands watching Case excavate a + pod, buried under a massive rock fall. She is crying. + + MURPH + (V.O.) + Setting up camp ... + 157. + + +360 EXT. HANGAR, COOPER STATION - NIGHT 360 + + MECHANIC finishes looking over one of the sleek new + Rangers. + + He packs his tools and heads out. + + A figure unfolds itself in the shadows - Tars. He picks his + way through the shadows, unlocks the door. Cooper DARTS in + ... + + +361 EXT. EDMUNDS’ DESERT PLANET - DAY 361 + + Brand kneels in front of a small CROSS. Edmunds’ nameplate + hangs from it. + + MURPH + ... Alone in a strange galaxy ... + + She unseals her helmet - PULLS IT OFF ... + + +362 INT. HANGAR, COOPER STATION - NIGHT 362 + + Cooper and Tars scurry down the line of sleek ships. Cooper + points - Tars starts working the hatch mechanism, while + Cooper KEEPS WATCH ... + + +363 EXT. EDMUNDS’ DESERT PLANET - DAY 363 + + Brand, helmet off, BREATHES. And breathes again. + + MURPH + (V.O.) + Maybe, right now, she’s settling in + for the long nap ... + + +364 INT. RANGER IN HANGAR, COOPER STATION - NIGHT 364 + + Cooper STRAPS into the pilot’s chair, Tars beside him. The + outer doors slide open. They look out at the inky blackness + of space ... + + +365 EXT. EDMUNDS’ DESERT PLANET - DUSK 365 + + Brand looks at the setting sun ... + + MURPH + 158. + + + (V.O.) + By the light of our new sun ... + + +366 INT. HANGAR, COOPER STATION - MORNING 366 + + The Mechanic opening up, walks along the row of ships until + - + + One is MISSING. + + +367 EXT. EDMUNDS’ DESERT PLANET - DUSK 367 + + Brand turns from the dwindling light ... + + MURPH + (V.O.) + In our new home. + + She heads down through the twilight towards camp. And we - + Fade out. + + Credits. + + End. + \ No newline at end of file