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Short Films 1990 1,489 clips
Adventure Short

Credits

[Man On P.A. Speaking Spanish]
"[Man On P.A. Speaking Spanish]"
Slacker
[Horn Honking]
"[Horn Honking]"
Slacker
West Point, La Grange, Ellinger, Columbus, Sealy, Brookshire...
"West Point, La Grange, Ellinger, Columbus, Sealy, Brookshire..."
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[Man On P.A. All aboard, please.
"[Man On P.A. All aboard, please."
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Do you ever have those dreams that are just completely real?
"Do you ever have those dreams that are just completely real?"
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I mean, they're so vivid, it's just like completely real.
"I mean, they're so vivid, it's just like completely real."
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Uh, one time I had lunch with Tolstoy.
"Uh, one time I had lunch with Tolstoy."
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I was just traveling around...
"I was just traveling around..."
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Wait. Man, there was this book I just read on the bus -
"Wait. Man, there was this book I just read on the bus -"
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But, uh, man, it was bizarre. It was like, uh...
"But, uh, man, it was bizarre. It was like, uh..."
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was that every thought you have creates its own reality, you know?
"was that every thought you have creates its own reality, you know?"
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It's like every choice or decision you make...
"It's like every choice or decision you make..."
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and they think about going all those directions...
"and they think about going all those directions..."
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then they end up going in that one direction.
"then they end up going in that one direction."
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became separate realities.
"became separate realities."
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They just went on from there and lived the rest of their life.
"They just went on from there and lived the rest of their life."
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But, you know, like maybe walking, or bummin' a ride or something like that.
"But, you know, like maybe walking, or bummin' a ride or something like that."
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But, uh, just 'cause that thought crossed my mind...
"But, uh, just 'cause that thought crossed my mind..."
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there now exists at this very second...
"there now exists at this very second..."
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a whole 'nother reality where I'm at the bus station...
"a whole 'nother reality where I'm at the bus station..."
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probably thumbin' through a paper.
"probably thumbin' through a paper."
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You know, probably goin' up to a pay phone.
"You know, probably goin' up to a pay phone."
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We're hitting it off. Go play a little pinball.
"We're hitting it off. Go play a little pinball."
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or I'm living at some place I've never seen before.
"or I'm living at some place I've never seen before."
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You know, shoot. And then, you know...
"You know, shoot. And then, you know..."
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The whole cycle type of thing.
"The whole cycle type of thing."
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- [Thudding] - [Tires Screeching]
"- [Thudding] - [Tires Screeching]"
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Don't touch her. Need to call the police.
"Don't touch her. Need to call the police."
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Get an ambulance.
"Get an ambulance."
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- Don't touch her! - I've gotta get the bag.
"- Don't touch her! - I've gotta get the bag."
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- What happened? What's going on? - Accident. Everything's under control.
"- What happened? What's going on? - Accident. Everything's under control."
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No, I don't think so.
"No, I don't think so."
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I wish I could stay and help, but I gotta go, really. But call me.
"I wish I could stay and help, but I gotta go, really. But call me."
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Whose body is this?
"Whose body is this?"
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- Here, call this guy. - These your groceries, lady?
"- Here, call this guy. - These your groceries, lady?"
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[Ringing]
"[Ringing]"
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This is her son.
"This is her son."
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Were there any witnesses?
"Were there any witnesses?"
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Okay, uh, good. Well, let me know if you need me for anything.
"Okay, uh, good. Well, let me know if you need me for anything."
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[Tires Screech]
"[Tires Screech]"
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- Officer Bozzio and Love with the police department. - Hello, it's me.
"- Officer Bozzio and Love with the police department. - Hello, it's me."
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[Police Radio Chatter]
"[Police Radio Chatter]"
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- What happened? - I don't know.
"- What happened? - I don't know."
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Looks like some guy, uh, ran over his mother.
"Looks like some guy, uh, ran over his mother."
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[Vehicles Departing]
"[Vehicles Departing]"
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∂∂ [Folk Guitar]
"∂∂ [Folk Guitar]"
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∂ No one in their right mind ∂
"∂ No one in their right mind ∂"
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∂ Would touch him with a ten-foot pole ∂
"∂ Would touch him with a ten-foot pole ∂"
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∂ Well, maybe a six-inch ∂
"∂ Well, maybe a six-inch ∂"
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∂ And problems so deep ∂
"∂ And problems so deep ∂"
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∂ And so personal torturing himself∂
"∂ And so personal torturing himself∂"
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∂ With a tan and so personal ∂
"∂ With a tan and so personal ∂"
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∂ Who's that man with a tan ∂
"∂ Who's that man with a tan ∂"
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[Man] "Number three: opportunistic celibacy.
"[Man] "Number three: opportunistic celibacy."
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"My current response to every worldwide or personal tragedy is:
""My current response to every worldwide or personal tragedy is:"
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"It's disgusting.
""It's disgusting."
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Take my dictation.
"Take my dictation."
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Who's ever written the great work about the immense effort required...
"Who's ever written the great work about the immense effort required..."
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in order not to create?
"in order not to create?"
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Intensity without mastery.
"Intensity without mastery."
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- I shall find my freedom? - Well, I'm headin' over there.
"- I shall find my freedom? - Well, I'm headin' over there."
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- Does he still live in the same place? - I told you. No one's seen him for months.
"- Does he still live in the same place? - I told you. No one's seen him for months."
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- Well, later. - What was that obsessiveness line again?
"- Well, later. - What was that obsessiveness line again?"
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[Man] Excuse me.
"[Man] Excuse me."
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Say, pal! Did I overhear you say you got a friend that's missing?
"Say, pal! Did I overhear you say you got a friend that's missing?"
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Well, I doubt he's missing. He's just not around.
"Well, I doubt he's missing. He's just not around."
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Just a while ago there was a guy out on the street.
"Just a while ago there was a guy out on the street."
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He's perfectly healthy, but he's a complete amnesiac, you know.
"He's perfectly healthy, but he's a complete amnesiac, you know."
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A lot of people like that found, uh, just wandering around lately.
"A lot of people like that found, uh, just wandering around lately."
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You know, no history, no nothing.
"You know, no history, no nothing."
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- It's weird, huh? - Yeah.
"- It's weird, huh? - Yeah."
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- Mm-mmm. - No? Oh, well.
"- Mm-mmm. - No? Oh, well."
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another astronaut's in the background yelling his fool head off...
"another astronaut's in the background yelling his fool head off..."
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saying, " Oh, my God. What's that over in the crater? What the hell is that?"
"saying, " Oh, my God. What's that over in the crater? What the hell is that?""
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But those of us with the right kind of radios, you know what I mean?
"But those of us with the right kind of radios, you know what I mean?"
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Yeah, we got enough of it. The gist of it was...
"Yeah, we got enough of it. The gist of it was..."
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that the space program's just one giant big cover-up.
"that the space program's just one giant big cover-up."
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We've been on the moon since the '50s.
"We've been on the moon since the '50s."
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[Chuckles] You wanna know how we got there, right?
"[Chuckles] You wanna know how we got there, right?"
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I'll tell you.
"I'll tell you."
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And you know, I was watching this Late, Late Show.
"And you know, I was watching this Late, Late Show."
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And, uh, it's about kidnapping people, using a little psycho-surgery on them...
"And, uh, it's about kidnapping people, using a little psycho-surgery on them..."
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and, uh, turn them into zombies.
"and, uh, turn them into zombies."
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It was May 22nd. That's a very important date for you to remember, pal.
"It was May 22nd. That's a very important date for you to remember, pal."
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the reason we're up there covertly is because of the greenhouse effect.
"the reason we're up there covertly is because of the greenhouse effect."
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It all ties in. Yeah, greenhouse effect.
"It all ties in. Yeah, greenhouse effect."
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By the way, they discovered that in the '40s.
"By the way, they discovered that in the '40s."
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"Greenhouse effect. A hundred years from now.
""Greenhouse effect. A hundred years from now."
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[Chuckles] It's getting hotter, don't you think?
"[Chuckles] It's getting hotter, don't you think?"
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Yeah, it's not even summer yet.
"Yeah, it's not even summer yet."
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Yeah, and when the polar ice caps begin to melt...
"Yeah, and when the polar ice caps begin to melt..."
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it's not gonna take a certified genius to understand that we're in serious global confusion.
"it's not gonna take a certified genius to understand that we're in serious global confusion."
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I mean, really, we're in massive mainline ecological chaos.
"I mean, really, we're in massive mainline ecological chaos."
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Anyway, it's happening even as we speak.
"Anyway, it's happening even as we speak."
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Oh, they couldn't colonize everybody. No, no.
"Oh, they couldn't colonize everybody. No, no."
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That would be global bankruptcy.
"That would be global bankruptcy."
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Oh, yeah. They're gonna get boosted off this rock before it melts.
"Oh, yeah. They're gonna get boosted off this rock before it melts."
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We're gonna be left here to fry.
"We're gonna be left here to fry."
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The people they need, like scientists. You heard about that?
"The people they need, like scientists. You heard about that?"
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All the missing scientists around the world, and those that are mysteriously dying...
"All the missing scientists around the world, and those that are mysteriously dying..."
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that's all part of the recruiting process.
"that's all part of the recruiting process."
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I really hope your friend is not, well -
"I really hope your friend is not, well -"
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Well, they need a lot of lackeys to do the labor though.
"Well, they need a lot of lackeys to do the labor though."
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So they'll be looking for ordinary guys.
"So they'll be looking for ordinary guys."
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You know, just like you and me.
"You know, just like you and me."
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Yeah, they need those to kind of colonize things.
"Yeah, they need those to kind of colonize things."
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Make sense? Sure it does.
"Make sense? Sure it does."
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Yeah, this drug takes away your long-term memory...
"Yeah, this drug takes away your long-term memory..."
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leaves your short-term memory, so there you are.
"leaves your short-term memory, so there you are."
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They can follow instructions. Perfect employees.
"They can follow instructions. Perfect employees."
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- Sounds like most people I know. - So.
"- Sounds like most people I know. - So."
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They disappeared.
"They disappeared."
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You know the worst thing about this, pal?
"You know the worst thing about this, pal?"
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Is that you're in close proximity to all this.
"Is that you're in close proximity to all this."
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You know, I mean, Houston's right down the road.
"You know, I mean, Houston's right down the road."
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Sure, in the main headquarters, around the world...
"Sure, in the main headquarters, around the world..."
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All right, look. I gotta go see this friend of mine, okay?
"All right, look. I gotta go see this friend of mine, okay?"
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Anyway, look, pal. It's been nice talking to you.
"Anyway, look, pal. It's been nice talking to you."
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I really hope your friend isn't one of them already.
"I really hope your friend isn't one of them already."
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- I just thought you had the right to know. - Thanks.
"- I just thought you had the right to know. - Thanks."
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