Star Crystal (1986)

[bunniefuu]

You have completed
decompression phase 4.

You may now remove your helmets,
disposable backpacks, airbags and cowlings.

Controlled environment has now
been stabilised.

So what did we find out there?

I don't really care, man, as long as we
get a damn good bonus for this thing.

I'm sure we will when they find out
what was in that rock.

Damn I'm thirsty!

- So what do you think, Doc?
- I don't know, you guys...

Looks like another rock to me.

Well Doc, the way I see it,
this probe is worth a lot of money.

According to the rock scanner,
this thing is full of electronic circuitry.

Ain't that something?

Let me tell you something
else, Doctor...

We're the first guys to
play football on Mars...

...ever.

Every time you guys bring something back
to me, you think it's something special.

Your scanner's probably busted.

Excuse me, gentlemen. The Captain's a
little disturbed about you taking so long.

Alright, we'll check this out later.

Doc, make sure the Major
knows we found this thing.

Warning! Oxygen at critical level.

Please use nearest emergency
oxygen supply...

...until normal level
is restored.

Warning! Oxygen at critical level.

Please use nearest emergency
oxygen supply...

...until normal level
is restored.

Warning! Oxygen at critical level.

Please use nearest emergency
oxygen supply...

...until normal level
is restored.

Warning! Oxygen at critical level.

Please use nearest emergency
oxygen supply...

...until normal level
is restored.

Lt. Mitchell, please call
engineering.

Lt. Mitchell, please call
engineering.

Hello Lieutenant.

Hello Colonel.

We already chucked that out.

It's good to have you back, Colonel.

How are things back on Earth?

Better than they are here,
I understand.

Yes, we have had our problems.

Have you found out what happened
on the C37 yet?

Not yet sir, but we have our best
computer expert working on it right now.

So a Priest comes running
down the stairs...

...and big crowds gather
around the dead guy.

One of the crowd says...

does anybody here
know this guy?.

And the Priest goes no, but
his face rings a bell.

Yeah, that's pretty funny.

Hey, did you see the beautiful blonde
with the Colonel over there?

Yeah I saw her, so what?
Hey, listen man...

Come on, she looks nice.
Hand me that battery, will ya?

Would you hurry up with that thing?
The court's reserved for 14:00.

Hang on, buddy, I'm almost done.

I'm hooking up the APU.

- What's the APU?
- The auxilliary power unit.

We civillians, unlike you
military personel,

do it right the first time!

Man, if I didn't know you better
I'd be a little worried about you.

You spend too much time
with those computers.

You heard about what happened
on this ship, didn't you?

Yeah, I heard. They found it floating in
space with a permanently checkout out crew.

Suffocation, crazy b*stards.

Probably forgot to turn on the auto
stabilisers before they went to sleep.

You know, you never hear about that
stuff back on Earth.

Just never hear about it.

And for sure you never hear about it
in the tele-papers.

Is my battery rod over there?

Oh, never mind, here it is.

How could those guys have been
so stupid?

That's what happens to you, man,
when you've been out here too long!

Your mind starts to go.

They hushed it up real fast.
I'm surprised you heard about it.

Are you kidding me, man?

When you've been in security as long as
I have, you hear about everything!

- I could tell you some stories...
- I found the problem.

Problem? You're the problem!
We're losing valuable court time!

Gentlemen, shall we begin?

Colonel...

Our company...

cannot take the responsibility for
the incompetence of Major Porter's men.

My men had nothing to do with cracks being
found in 4 out of the 5 outtake valves.

And twice last week,
two second stage alerts?

You know damn well, Porter,
that we corrected any problem...

before any real danger occured.

Any real danger?!

Colonel, you should check the files
on January 4th.

...no, Marlice.

Damn you! This is a
delicate operation!

Do you want to screw up
four hours work?

It's getting a little too intense in here
for me. I'll wait for you on the court.

There, I got it!

What the hell did you do?

I didn't do anything.

What level's four on?

Second.

What's going on out there?

A wall's caved in and hundreds
of people are trapped out there.

What's going on?

Code Seven Alert! Code Seven Alert!
This is not a drill.

Please report to your assigned
emergency escape capsule.

Sir! It's a fire in reactor four.

Hey! Is there anybody up there?

This is Roger Campbell,
who's there?

Lieutenant Lynn, I'm in
the engine room.

What's going on here?
Do you know?

No, but Campbell, you'd better
get us the hell of here!

Code Seven means we only have seconds
until we're reduced to carbon molecules.

Get ready to give me full power, Billi.

We're all going to die!
We're all going to die!

Take care of this lady
for me, will you?

Do you think you can
fly this thing, bud?

I'm going to give it a hell of a try!

Billi, are you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay!

Billi, come on up here.

Billi, did you hear me?

Yeah, I heard ya!
I'll be up in a minute.

Like it or not,
we're all in this together.

Now, if we're going to make it,
we'll all have to work as a team.

But where are we going to go?

There's not enough food to last
over a few months.

I'm sure they'll send up
a search party,

but even a starship will take
over a year to get here.

The way I see it, there's only
one thing we can do.

According to the computer,

there are two emergency supply
depots between here and earth.

They should give us enough supplies
to make a two year trip.

Provided they're not too far apart.

But why will it take so long
to get home?

Because this is a shuttle craft, not a
long-range space craft.

The way I see it is that each one of us
is going to have to handle certain duties.

Now, obviously Lieutenant Lynn

can operate and maintain the
shuttle's power plant

Dr. Kimberly,

you'll be in charge of the food and
water supplies throughout the trip.

Sherrie, I believe you worked in the
kitchen aboard the L5 base?

Yeah.

Well, if you don't mind, you'll be in
charge of preparing the meals.

Now, we can all pitch in
for clean-up.

Roger, you'll be in charge of
operating the shuttle.

And I'll help Roger to fill in
wherever needed.

Well, as I understand it,
Roger Campbell is not a pilot.

You're an engineer, aren't you
Mr. Campbell?

Computer's are my specialty.

Since you're not a pilot,

how do you intend to fly this
ship back to earth?

In case you didn't notice, you don't fly
these things with a steering wheel.

They're run by computers.

And if you can find someone more qualified,
I'd be more than happy to step down.

Will we really be able to make it back
to earth on a ship this small?

I can answer that.

As I said before,
this is a shuttle craft.

It's not designed for long-range
travel or re-entry.

However, if I modify
the propulsion system,

we should be able to get enough power
to slow her down for re-entry.

If not, we'll all be dead before
we know it anyway.

So, barring any unforeseen
meteor storms,

I'd say we've got a 60/40 chance.

And that's a whole lot better than
they had on L5.

Well, we have a lot of work ahead
of us, so let's get going.

Oh yeah, there's one more thing...

One of us has got to make the
final decisions for all of us.

I suggest Roger since he's
flying the ship.

Shall we take a vote?

All those in favour,
raise your hands

3 out of 5. Majority rules,
so it's settled.

You got it.

Oh, Sherrie...

You're not the one who made those
chicken pot pies, are you?

No, that was Bob.

I can't tell you how much better
that makes me feel.

Boy, you're really too much!

I can't help it, man!
It's in my blood.

Looks like you're gonna have to
settle for Billi!

Adrian hates your guts and
Sherrie's in love with me.

I figured out the computer
command code.

I asked it to plot our course.

Let's see how it's done.

Completed computations on
course to follow.

How long will it take?

With a maximum stop-over at
each supply depot

of 24 hours and a maximum
flight speed of 52,000 mph

it will take 18 months and 3 days
and 14 hours.

Where do we fuel up for the trip?

The nearest supply depot is Alpha 7,
120 hours from this point.

What kind of food's on Alpha 7?

- She won't answer you.
- Why not?

She's only programmed for my voice.

- r*cist!
- No, she just has good taste.

What kind of food's on
Alpha 7, Bernice?

- Bernice?
- Steinberg programmed her.

Alpha 7 has K20 survival food.

K20? Man, that stuff's the worst!
I'd rather eat my shoe!

K20 is a perfect balance of proteins,
carbohyrates, amino-acids and vitamins.

Still tastes like dog sh*t!

Bernice, proceed to Alpha 7.

- I cannot do that.
- Why not?

The main propulsion system is
still down.

Lieutenant Lynn, this is Roger.
I'm going to need full power.

Campbell, if you don't leave
me alone,

I'm never going to be able
to finish this damn thing!

Whoever maintained this
shuttle craft

didn't know their arse from
their elbow!

I ain't gonna give you the time of
day until this ship is running right!

I think she likes you.

How long till she's ready, Billi?

I can't get the main fusion
reactor activated.

And stop that Billi crap!

It's Lieutenant Lynn!

Now I know she likes you!

Let me know when you're ready,
Lieutenant.

You'll be the first to know,
Captain!

I don't need this.

Is there anything else you want
me to do, Captain?

- Yeah, do you give charm lessons?
- Charm lessons, Captain?

Adrian?

Yeah?

Hello ladies, this is Roger Campbell,
your friendly host for this trip.

And I...

Save it, Campbell. Sherrie's not here,
what do you want?

I'm not cut out for this, Cal.
I can't do it.

You're doing okay, buddy.

Look Adrian, we're all still in a little
shock over what's just happened.

I'm just trying to lighten things
up a little.

Well keep your humour to
yourself, Campbell.

And it's Dr. Kimberly to you.

Yeah. Well Doc, if you don't mind,
at your convenience

I'd like to have a progress report
on the food and water supply.

- Look, I've already done that, Campbell.
- It's Captain Campbell to you!

There's enough food for three weeks.

However, part of the water supply
has been polluted.

By what?

That's what I was working on when
you interrupted me.

Well you let me know as soon
as you find out!

Yes Captain, sir!

I wish that jerk would let me alone.

I brought you some food.

- Did I say something wrong?
- Sorry, it's not you.

Hey Campbell, I've fixed your
propulsion system for ya!

You can put the mains back on line.

Oh, and by the way Campbell,
leave the auto-controls alone.

I'm still working on 'em.

Thanks Bill...I mean Lieutenant Lynn.

Damnit!

What the hell is this?
Some kind of stupid joke?

Captain Campbell...

I thought you guys might be hungry.

What, no chicken pot pie?

No chicken pot pie!

So what does this do?

Oh, it's a heat-sensing monitor.
Shows where everyone is in the shuttle.

See, this is where we are now
in the control room.

- So how long until we get to Alpha 7?
- Oh, about 5 more days.

- How long until earth?
- 18 months according to Bernice.

- Who's Bernice?
- The computer, Roger's new sidekick.

You know something, Sherrie?
You're one foxy lady.

Really? I think I'm a little
overweight.

Not to worry! When you start
downing the new K20 rations

you'll find that extra weight
falls right off.

Oh, hi Sherrie!
I didn't even notice you come in.

I must have really been out of it.

Now that's a man with great
devotion to his job!

Food! Great, I'm starved! Haven't
eaten in over 12 hours, thanks a lot!

Believe you me, that's unusual for him!
Glandular problems, you know.

Oh, hey, Sherrie, would you
do me a favour?

Go back and have Billi call me.
I think she's mad at me.

She won't answer her intercom.

Sure, I was going to go bring
her some food anyway, Roger.

I mean, Captain.

Roger's fine. I'm not cut out
for this new stuff anyway.

Gee, I thought you were doing
pretty good!

Really?

Ah, I think I'll have another sandwich!

Do you really think we're going to
be able to make it home?

Hey, what is this? Don't show any tears,
we're doing just fine!

I'm sorry, everything's just...

Where there's a will,
there's a way.

Listen pretty lady, we're not going to let
anything happen to you. You hear me?

Thanks, guys!

Poor gal's really scared,
isn't she?

Yeah, I've seen it happen
many times before.

You can't stay up here too long. All that
emptiness makes you crazy after a while.

That's probably why they scheduled
her for leave.

Yeah, I'm starting to get real
depressed myself.

Billi?

Billi?

Billi?

Billi, are you here?

Billi?

Billi, are you okay?

What happened?
Here, sit down.

It's okay now,
just breath deeply.

Now tell me what happened.

- It's Billi...
- What about Billi?

She's...she's dead!

- She's got slime...
- Slime?

It's all over her!

Hold still,
I'm going to take a sample.

Campbell?

Hello, beautiful!

Cut it, Campbell!

We don't have much time,
so listen and listen carefully.

Sherrie's just come back from the
engine room and is hysterical.

As far as I can tell, something has
happened to Lieutenant Linn

and it has something to do with a slimey
substance all over Sherrie's pants.

We've always been a bit suspicious
of Billi's l*sbian traits.

- What did she do?
- I think she ripped off the intercom.

- How am I going to talk to her?
- Use the emergency PA system.

Good idea! That'll do it.

Come on, now! Talk to me, would you?
I didn't mean it.

Adrian, just kidding!

Adrian, come on, would ya?

We were just having a little fun!
I didn't mean to do anything.

Adrian, come on now,
what's the matter?

Look, I'm going to input this
chemical breakdown

into the main computer
for a source analysis.

You'll be safe here as long as you
keep that inner chamber door locked.

Doctor Kimberly,
I'm serious.

I need you to talk to me
right now!

After I leave, you lock it.
Do you hear me?

Okay, I'll be right back.

I want to talk to you, Doctor Kimberly,
and that's an order!

Something's wrong.

Damn you, Kimberly!

Enough is enough,
what's going on back there?

I think I better go back there.

Oh, well look what big heroes
we have here!

Now can I get access to the main
computer without you sh**ting me?

- Why won't this thing answer me?
- It's only programmed for my voice.

Well that's real smart!
What if you got k*lled?

I never thought of that.

Just forget it and tell it to
give me an answer.

It's alright, Bernice.

The following elements are from
some unknown life-form.

Its molecular structure does not
require oxygen to live.

Well that's just great!

Whatever that thing is it's
polluted half our water supply!

Did you try to get in touch with
Lieutenant Lynn?

She wouldn't answer.

Wait a minute,
she's in the supply room.

- That's not Billi.
- How do you know?

Whatever it is, it doesn't display the
same temperature code as a human.

What the hell is that thing?

- Sherrie, did you lock that inner door?
- Here, try this!

Sherrie, this is Dr. Kimberly.

Listen closely: go over to the inner
hatch door and manually lock it.

Okay?

Do it now, Sherrie!

Sherrie, there's a glass container of acid
on the table next to you.

Throw it at that thing
right now!

No...

Hang on, buddy!

I'm gonna open the out hatch and
suck that thing into space!

He'll suffocate!

It worked!
There's one light on.

Quick, close the hatch door
before he freezes to death.

That's not Cal's dot.

No!

There's nothing else we
could have done.

He would have died anyway.

The door's unlocked.

When I was a little girl,
I used to sleep out under the stars.

On a hot summer's night.

I'd wonder who lived on all the
shiny little stars.

Did you ever used to wonder
about things like that, Campbell?

Night, Campbell.

What's causing that?

I don't know.

What happened?

Bernice, why is the air supply
in here cut off?

- You told me to, Captain.
- I told you to?

- Affirmative.
- When?

47 minutes and 25 seconds ago, Captain.

We've got to set up a cross formation.

Bernice, this is a code 327.

Disconnect all terminals except
the control room.

Why do I get the feeling...

...I did exactly what it wanted me to.

It can't turn off our air supply.

But we can't turn it off
in there either.

Well, what are we going to do?

We've got to find out
more about this thing.

I wish we could find the laser
cards on that expedition.

How does this thing work?

- What, the video laser?
- Yeah.

You push the blue button,
why?

Maybe they're in here?

- The laser cards?
- Yeah.

No way, they would have
checked there first.

Then what's that?

I'll be damned!

How many hours are on that thing?

- Twenty five.
- Twenty five?

Alright...

25 hours? Can't you speed
that thing up a little?

What? Oh, yeah.

Oh, that's much better.

SC37, this is SC45.

What was that?
Who could be in this sector?

SC37 this is, uh, space craft 45.
Howdy there!

SC37, come up on emergency
frequency 135-85.

Yes SC45, we read you.

We have an emergency situation.
Repeat: an emergency situation.

Unknown life-form has k*lled
three of the crew.

Need assistance.
Repeat: need assistance.

Ah, shuttlecraft 37...

...it looks like your transmitter's out.
We had the same problem after...

SC45, this is SC37.
Do you hear us?

Something's jamming
our out-going signal.

Your course to Alpha 7 looks
the same as ours.

Looking at the split screen...

...no major damage to the hull
that I can see, C37.

Should be good news,
anyway.

Tell you what, why don't we do this...

If everything's okay, why don't you
give me a 30 degree right turn.

That's a a 30 degree right turn, SC37.

SC37, this is SC45.

If you're okay, I tell you what,
give us a thirty degree right turn.

Okay, looks good SC37.

Alright.

Good to have you with us, SC37.

Tell you what, we'll keep in track with you
every few hours, give you a call.

And, uh, have a good trip.
Goodnight.

Damnit! Damnit!

That son of a b*tch

Are you crazy?
It'll just k*ll you, too!

Listen to me!
That's not going to help!

Stop it, just stop it!

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean it.

So when they brought it aboard...

it was like a newborn baby
that started to grow.

And according to the tests
they ran on it,

not only did it grow in size
but also in intelligence.

In the two days before the accident,
it went from barely being able to move

to being able to find its way out of a maze
a 9 month old chimp couldn't figure out.

So there's just no knowing how
intelligent that thing is now

or when it's going to reach
its adult potential.

So whatever that thing is
back in the engine room,

it came from some kind of probe
that crashed on Mars.

And, according to the soil samples,
was buried for over 300,000 years

And according to the notes at
the end of that tape,

that crystal functions like some kind
of extremely advanced computer.

Evidently the creature
was able to activate it

when it was confronted with
a difficult problem.

And that would explain where it's getting
all the knowledge to operate our computer.

So the crystal must still be onboard.

It may be a computer...

but it's also some kind of
power supply.

Strong enough to move that probe

and to fry out all the
circuits on this ship.

Why would it want to do that?

I don't think it did.

The notes said they were going to
try a laser on that crystal.

Even on a palladium crystal that's
risky, but on that thing...

God knows what could
have happened!

SC37, this is 45.
You have an emergency situation.

Repeat: emergency situation.

Meteor storm at 12 o'clock!

Take immediate evasive action!

Get the hell out of there, boys!

Meteor storm at 12 o'clock!

I don't know if they can make it...

Bernice, how close is it?

We have entered it.

What happened?

Bernice, what happened to
the meteor storm?

We are in the middle of it.

Why aren't we being hit?

There is a force-field around us.

Force-field?

There aren't any force-fields on
short-distance shuttle crafts, are there?

Not that I know of.

Bernice, where's the force-field's
point of origin?

The engine room.

Bernice, are we through the
meteor storm yet?

- We just came out of it.
- Give me a damage report.

Minor damage to the
outer hull.

The power supply terminals to the
engine room have been burned out.

Adrian.

Adrian, are you okay?

Roger...

Please don't go.

I have to.

Adrian!

Open the door!

Adrian, can you hear me?

Son of a b*tch! He never touched me
and he turned the air back on.

Listen, I brought some food back.

Let's see here...

There's a French delicacy!

Campbell's Tomato!

Or how about Tomato?

Of course there's always that favourite,
Campbell's Tomato Tomato.

Now you're probably wondering,

if I'm related to the
Campbells of Campbell soup...

Actually, it was my great,
great, great grandfather

who founded the company
back in the late 1800s.

Unfortunately, he lost it all in a gambling
game in the badlands of South Dakota.

I remember the night well!

There was a cold wind blowing in
from the North...

and I said to him "you've been a
good boy, uncle!".

Evidently our friend has found
some way to fix those circuits.

I checked with Bernice and we're
back on course to Alpha 7.

We should be there
in another 24 hours.

- What is it?
- It accessed the computer.

Luke 6..Verse 27

But I say to you who hear:
love your enemies

do good to those who hate you.
Bless those who curse you,

and pray for those
who spitefully use you.

Matthew 7..Verse 12

Therefore, whatever you want
men to do to you,

do also to them, for this is the
Law and the Prophets.

He tapped into our computer,
why can't we tap into his?

How can we?

Bernice, where d'you go?

I was answering requests from
terminal 7.

How soon until Alpha 7's
deceleration?

Speed brakes must be activated
in 45 minutes.

Can the speed brakes be
activated from here?

Negative. Retro-fire must be
initiated in engine room.

Be careful.

Yeah.

After I leave, you lock
this door.

And you don't open it until
you hear my voice.

Do you understand?

Roger, look out,
it's beside you!

- Roger, I'm coming down there!
- No, stay there!

Campbell.

What do you want?

I need this ship.

We need it too.

What about the woman and I?
What do you plan to do with us?

I'll decide.

Decide? What is there to decide?

Are you going to k*ll us like you did
your last three victims?

You would have done the same.

Your life-form...

...usually kills anything that is...

...unfamiliar.

I k*lled. I was afraid of dying.

From your computer I learned
your lack of respect for life.

No respect for life?
You m*rder*d three people.

Knowledge comes from my crystal.

k*lling was non-existant until
I encountered your kind.

I k*lled in self defense.

What about the girl, Sherrie?
She didn't intend to harm you.

I had no intention of
harming anyone.

She threw acid on me and the
other shot me.

What are you going to do with us now?
Are you going to k*ll us?

No.

Well would you let us down now?
We won't try to harm you again.

Thankyou.

You said you needed the ship.

Can't the other ship take you home?

What if it's already left?

Bernice, how long was the shuttle craft 45
delayed due to the meteor storm?

Three hours in detour
and seven in making repairs.

We should arrive before they do.

That is true, Gar.

Gar?

That is my name.

Bernice, how many hours to Alpha 7?

You may answer, Bernice.

At current speed, five hours
and twenty-two minutes.

In order for us not to fly
past Alpha 7,

I'll need to reprogram
the computer

and take control of the
engine from the command console

The control is yours.

Then we're free to go?

Yes.

You will help us get on
the other ship?

Yes.

How do we know
you'll keep your word?

You have to believe me.

And I'll believe you.

I'll be in the control room.

Couldn't you program
the computer from here?

Yes.

Well then why did you let
him go do it?

Humans must feel needed.

It's called ego.

Is that why you let him go do it?

He does seem better now.

It's strange but...I feel
that I can trust you.

You can.

Gar, I'm having trouble
altering my course.

You're going to have to come
up here and assist me.

Must be nice! Now, this should
keep you in food for a while.

Are you sure you can
eat this stuff?

This will be quite sufficient.

Will there be enough for
you and your crew?

Oh yeah, sure,
we got plenty.

Roger...

I'm sorry about your friend .

Cal?

His death has shown me
the importance of life.

I haven't had too much time
to think about him 'til lately.

I didn't understand.

We all just didn't understand.

We can only afford to
wait for one more day.

Have patience.

Gar...

...are you ever afraid?

Yes,

but the crystal helps me understand.

I haven't placed it yet.

You released your hand.

I did not!

Why is he such a jerk?

Play.

Captain,

a gravity tunnel has opened
in sector five,

causing an orbital velocity change.

SC37 should now prepare to
jettison from Alpha 7

within the next 24 minutes

in order to intercept the
next earth orbital path.

You will take this ship.

But then how will you get home?

I believe I can convert the Alpha 7
into mobility

through the use of the crystal.

I value your friendship
more than you know,

but this is the best way.

I will always remember you.

Goodbye.

♪ In space, with a stranger ♪

♪ we do what we believe in. ♪

♪ Safety or danger, ♪
♪ there's no place left to hide. ♪

♪ We travel in time knowing ♪
♪ no-one lives forever. ♪

♪ Lost in our prime ♪
♪ with the heavens as our guide. ♪

♪ Crystal of a star, ♪
♪ traveller you are. ♪

♪ Sage and cedar, ♪
♪ salt water and sun. ♪

♪ Crystal of a star, ♪
♪ now you've come so far. ♪

♪ In all the world you are ♪
♪ the only one. ♪

♪ Infinite life, ♪
♪ seems so safe outside my window. ♪

♪ Long, endless nights, ♪
♪ sometimes feeling so alone. ♪

♪ Finally we're free to go ♪
♪ sailing through the star field. ♪

♪ Now I can see the crystal's ♪
♪ more than a stone. ♪

♪ Crystal of a star, ♪
♪ traveller you are. ♪

♪ Sage and cedar, ♪
♪ salt water and suuuuuuun. ♪

♪ Crystal of a star, ♪
♪ now you've come so far. ♪

♪ In all the world you are ♪
♪ the only one. ♪

♪ Crystal of a star, ♪
♪ traveller you are. ♪

♪ Sage and cedar, ♪
♪ salt water and suuuuuuun. ♪

♪ In all the world you are ♪
♪ the only one. ♪

♪ You are the only one. ♪