The Phantom Menace: Race Day on Tatooine

Anakin and Sebulba get all lined up for the race as Mos Espa turns out to see the drama.
See comments section for our thoughts.

Script copyright George Lucas
Script excerpted from this site:
http://www.supershadow.com/star_wars/episode_1/the_phantom_menace/script.html



EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - DAY

One of Darth Maul's PROBE DROIDS slowly floats down the main
street of Tatooine. It looks in shops and studies PEOPLE as
it searches for OBI-WAN, QI-GON, or the QUEEN.

EXT. MOS ESPA - DESERT RACE ARENA - DAY

An EXTREME HIGH WIDE ANGLE reveals a vast arena in the
Tatooine desert. A large semi-circular amphitheatre that
holds at least a hundred thousand people dominates the
landscape. Large viewing platforms loom over the racetrack.

INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA ANNOUNCER'S BOX - DAY (FX)

A two-headed ANNOUNCER describes the scene.

FODE/BEED
A: Toogi! Toogie!
(Greetings)
Toong mee cha kulkah du Boonta magi!
tah oos azalus ooval Poddraces.
(We have perfect weather today for
the Boonta classic. The most hazardous
of all Podraces.)

B : That's absolutly right. And a
big turnout here, from all corners
of the Outer Rim territories. I see
the contestants are making their way
out onto the starting grid.

EXT. MOS ESPA - DESERT RACE ARENA - DAY

On the left side of the tracks across from the grandstands,
a line of Podracers emerges from the large hanger, surrounded
by several CREW MEMBERS. Pods are pulled by a wide variety
of CREATURES and are led by aliens carrying flags. The PILOTS
stand facing the royal box.

FODE/BEED (O.S.)
A : La Yma beestoo
(Yes, there they are!)
B : I see Ben Quadinaros from the
Tund system.
A : ...eh Gasgano doowa newpa Ord
Petrovia!
(And Gasgano in thenew Ord Pedrovia.)
B : Two time winner, Boles Roor...
A : Poo tula moosta, woe grane champio
Sebulba du Pixelito! Splastyleeya
bookie ookie!! (On the front line
the reigning champion, Sebulba from
Pixelito. By far the favorite today.)
B : And a late entry, Anakin
Skywalker, a local boy.
A : Wampa peedunkee unko
( I hope he has better luck this
time.)
B : I see the flaggers are moving
onto the track.

EXT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - GRANDSTAND - DAY

Colorful canopies shade some of the SPECTATORS. VENDORS sell
barbecued creature parts and colorful drinks.

EXT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - ROYAL BOX - DAY (FX)

All the PILOTS bow from the waist as JABBA THE HUTT enters
the box and waves to the crowd.

FODE/BEED
A : O grandio lust, Jabba Du Hutt,
amu intoe tah parena.
(His honor, our glorious host, Jabba
the Hutt has entered the arena.)


The crowd ROARS. SEVERAL OTHER SLUG-LIKE HUTTS follow, along
with humans and aliens. Several SLAVE GIRLS on a chain are
led alongside JABBA.

JABBA (SUBTITLED)
Chowbaso! Tam ka chee Boonta rulee
ya, kee madda hodrudda du wundee.
(Welcome!)
Sebulba tuta Pixelito...

EXT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - STARTING GRID - DAY

SEBULBA, who is right next to ANAKIN, stands and waves to
his fans. A small pep band plays as his fans wave and cheer.

KITSTER attaches the giant engins to Anakin's Pod with a
long cable. SHMI gives ANAKIN a big hug and kiss. She looks
him right in the eye.

SHMI
Be safe.

ANAKIN
I will, Mom. I promise.

She leaves as ANAKIN checks the cable hitches.

JABBA
...Mawhonic tuta Hok, Teemto Pagalies
tuta Moonus Mandel, Anakin SKywalker
tuta Tatoonine....

The CROWD YELLS. ANAKIN waves to the crowd, as JABBA continues
with his introductions. SEBULBA moves over to one of Anakin's
engines. KITSTER and JAR JAR unhitch the EOPIES, and KITSTER
leads them away. ARTOO beeps that everything is OK. JAR JAR
pats ANAKIN on the back.

JAR JAR
Dis berry loony, Annie. May da guds
be kind, mesa palo.

PADME comes up and gives ANAKIN a little kiss on the cheeek.
SEBULBA bangs on a part protruding from Anakin's engine. He
looks around to see if anyone has noticed.

PADME
You carry all our hopes.

ANAKIN
I won't let you down.

PADME moves away as SEBULBA edges his way next to ANAKIN and
gives him a sinister grin.

SEBULBA
Bazda wahota, shag. Dobiella Nok.
Yoka to Bantha poodoo.
(You won't walk away from this one,
slave scum! You're Bantha poodoo.)


ANAKIN (SUBTITLED)
Cha skrundee da pat, sleemo.
(Don't count on it, slime-ball.)

ANAKIN looks the evil SEBULBA in the eye with a cold stare.
QUI-GON approaches, and SEBULBA backs off toward his racer.

JABBA (SUTITLED)
...Ka bazza kundee hodrudda!
(...Let the challenge begin!)

The CROWD lets out a LOUD CHEER. QUI-GON helps ANAKIN into
his Pod. The boy straps himself into the tiny racer.

QUI-GON
Are you all set, Annie?
(Anakin nods)
Remember, concentrate on the moment.
Feel. Don't think. Trust your
instincts.
(he smiles)
May the Force be with you.

QUI-GON steps away as ANAKIN puts on his goggles. The PILOTS
flip switches, and powerful energy binders shoot between the
engines. ANAKIN flips a switch, and his engine starts. The
incredible ROAR of high-powered engines igniting echoes
throughout the arena. One driver, ODY MANDRELL, yells at a
droid (DUM-4) to get away from the front of his engine. The
crowd is tense.

EXT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - STARTING GRID - DAY

The giant power-house engines torque as the PILOTS gun them.
The PILOTS flip switches, and poerful energy binders shoot
between the engines. Aliens carrying large flags move off
the track. JAR JAR covers his eyes.

JAR JAR
Mesa no watch. Dissen ganna be messy!

FODE/BEED
A : Ya pawa culka doe rundee! (The
power couplings are being activated)
B : Hey, it looks like they're
clearing the grid.

EXT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - VIEWING PLATFORM - DAY

SHMI looks nervously to QUI-GON as he enters a veiwing
platform. PADME and JAR JAR are already on board. The platform
rises like an elevator.

SHMI
Is he nervous?

QUI-GON
He's fine.

PADME
You Jedi are far too reckless. The
Queen...

QUI-GON
The Queen trusts my judgment, young
handmaiden. You should too.

PADME
You assume too much.

The Phantom Menace: Gambling for Slave Flesh

 Here we see Qui-Gon Jinn propose a bet with Watto, with slaves as the pot.
See comments section for our thoughts.

Script copyright George Lucas
Script excerpted from this site:
http://www.supershadow.com/star_wars/episode_1/the_phantom_menace/script.html


EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT MESA - NIGHT

The sinister looking Sith spacecraft lands on top of a desert
mesa at dus, scattering a herd of banthas. DARTH MAUL walks
to the edge of the mesa and studies the landscape with a
pair of electrobinoculars. He picks out the lights of three
different cities in the distance, then pushes buttons on his
electronic armband.

Six football-sized PROBE DROIDS float out of the ship and
head off in three different directions toward the cities.

DARTH MAUL stands on the mesa and watches them through his
electrobinoculars.

EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - PORCH - SUNRISE

Padme exits the hovel.

EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - BACK YARD - SUNRISE

As the twin suns rise, ARTOO is busy painting the racing
Pod. ANAKIN is asleep. PADME passes ARTOO.

PADME
I hope you're about finished.

ARTOO whistles a positive reply. PADME sees KITSTER riding
toward them on an EOPIE, a strange camel-lile creature. He
is leading a second EOPIE behind him. PADME goes over to
ANAKIN. He looks very vulnerable as he sleeps. She watches
him, then touches him on the cheek. ANAKIN wakes up, yawns,
and looks at her, a little puzzled.

ANAKIN
You were in my dream... you were
leading a huge army into battle.

PADME
I hope not, I hate fighting. Your
mother wants you to come in and clean
up. We have to leave soon.

ANAKIN stands up and stretches just as KITSTER arrives.

ANAKIN
Hook 'em up, Kitster.
(to Padme))
I won't be long. Where's Qui-Gon?

PADME
He and Jar Jar left already. They're
with Watto at the arena.

EXT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGER - DAY

RACE CREWS mill about outside the Main Hanger.

INT. MOS ESPA - ARENA - MAIN HANGER - DAY

The hanger is a large building with a dozen or so Podracers
being readied for the race. ALIEN CREWS and PILOTS rush about,
making last minute fixes on their vehicles. WATTO, QUI-GON,
and JAR JAR walk through the activity.

WATTO
...I want to see your spaceship the
moment the race is over.

QUI-GON
Patience, my blue friend. You'll
have your winnings before the suns
set, and we'll be far away from here.

WATTO
Not if your ship belongs to me, I
think... I warn you, no funny
business.

QUI-GON
You don't think Anakin will win?

WATTO stops before an orange racer. Sitting to one side,
having his shoulders and neck massaged by TWIN YOBANAS, is
SEBULBA.

WATTO
Don't get me wrongo. I have great
faith in the boy. He's a credit to
your race, but Sebulba there is going
to win, I think.

QUI-GON
Why?

WATTO
He always wins.
(laughs)
I'm betting heavily on Sebulba.

QUI-GON
I'll take that bet.

WATTO
(suddenly stops
laughing)
What??!! What do you mean?

QUI-GON
I'll wager my new racing pod
against... say... the boy and his
mother.

WATTO
A Pod for slaves. I don't think so...
well, poerhaps. Just one...the mother,
maybe...the boy isn't for sale.

QUI-GON
The boy is small, he can't be worth
much.

WATTO shakes his head.

QUI-GON
For the fastest Pod ever built?!

WATTO shakes his head again.

QUI-GON
Both, or no bet.

WATTO
No Pod's worth two slaves... not by
a long shot... one slave or nothing.

QUI-GON
The boy, then...

WATTO pulls out a small cube from his pocket.

WATTO
We'll let fate decide. Blue it's the
boy, red his mother...

WATTO tosses the cube down. QUI-GON lifts his hand slightly;
it turns blue.

QUI-GON smiles. WATTO is angry.

WATTO
You won the small toss, outlander,
bou you won't win the race, so... it
makes little difference.

ANAKIN and PADME enter the hanger on one of the EOPIES,
pulling an engine. KITSTER, on the other EOPIE, is pulling
another engine. With THREEPIO walking alongside, ARTOO
trundles behind, pulling the Pod with SHMI sitting on it.
WATTO passes ANAKIN as he leaves.

WATTO (SUBTITLED)
Bonapa keesa pateeso, o wanna meetee
chobodd.
(Better stop your friends betting,
or I'll end up owning him, too.)

WATTO walks off, laughing.

ANAKIN
What did he mean by that?

QUI-GON
I'll tell you later.

ARTOO beeps at THREEPIO.

THREEPIO
Oh my! Space travel sounds rather
perilous.

ARTOO emits a series of beeps.

THREEPIO
I can assure you they will never get
me onto one of those dreadful
starships!

KITSTER
(to Anakin)
This is so wizard! I'm sure you'll
do it this time, Annie.

PADME
Do what?

KITSTER
Finish the race, of course!

PADME
You've never won a race?

ANAKIN
Well... not exactly...

PADME
Not even finished?!

ANAKN looks sheepish.

ANAKIN
...but Kitster's right, I will this
time.

QUI-GON
Of course you will.
 

Aside: The Death of the Emperor

While we're at it, let's admit something.

The whole proposition that Star Wars is really the story of the fall and redemption of Anakin Skywalker is kinda cute.  But it doesn't matter, really.

What do we get out of Darth Vader throwing the Emperor into that shaft in the second Death Star?  The Death Star was toast anyway.  It's Han and Leia and R2D2 who get the shield generator down.  It's Lando Calrissian and the great Nien Nunb who blow up the Death Star.

Luke won a lightsaber battle.  So what?  He gets zapped by the Emperor.

The only good thing I see coming out of this is that, unlike Luke, the Emperor is prevented from fleeing the Death Star before it fully combusted.  Which is obviously a great thing, but hardly a climax of a six-film epic.

The Phantom Menace: Meet the Midichlorians

Here, we see the other children of Tatooine, and are first introduced the mysterious midichlorians.


Script copyright George Lucas
Script excerpted from this site:
http://www.supershadow.com/star_wars/episode_1/the_phantom_menace/script.html

EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - BACK YARD - DAY

KITSTER (a young boy about Anakin's age), SEEK (a boy of
ten), AMEE (a girl of six), and WALD (a Greedo Type, six
years old) join ANAKIN, JAR JAR, ARTOO, and PADME securing
some wiring.

ANAKIN
Padme and Jar Jar, this is my friend
Kitster, and Seek, Amee, and Wald.

All whistle, hoot, and speak a greeting.

KITSTER
Wow, a real Astro Droid...how'd you
get so lucky?

ANAKIN
This isn't the half of it. I'm entered
in the Boonta Race tomorrow!

KITSTER
What? With this??

WALD (SUBTITLED)
Annie, Jesko na joka.
(You are such a joke, Annie.)

AMEE
You've been working on that thing
for years. It's never going to run.

SEEK
Come on, let's go play ball. Keep it
up, Annie, and you're gonna be bug
squash.

SEEK, WALD, and AMEE take off, laughing. JAR JAR is fiddling
with one of the energy binder plates.

ANAKIN
Hey! Jar Jar! Stay away from those
energy binders...

JAR JAR
Who, mesa?

ANAKIN
If your hand gets caught in that
beam, it will go numb for hours.

JAR JAR peeks at the energy plate; it makes a little
electronic pop, zaps him in the mouth and jumps back. JAR
JAR tries to say something, but his mouth is numb and his
words are garbled.

JAR JAR
Ouch-dats muy bigo Oucho.
(gibberish)

KITSTER
But you don't even know if this thing
will run.

ANAKIN
It will.

QUI-GON approaches the GROUP and gives ANAKIN a small battery.
JAR JAR gets his hand caught in the afterburner and tries to
tell Anakin, but can't get words out that make sense.

QUI-GON
I think it's time we found out. Use
this power charge.

ANAKIN
Yes, sir!!

ANAKIN jumps into the little capsule behind the two giant
engines. He puts the power pack back into the dashboard.
EVERYONE backs away, except for JAR JAR who calls for help.
Finally PADME frees him and the engines ignite with a ROAR.
EVERYONE cheers.

EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - PORCH - DAY

SHMI, watching from the porch, smiles sadly.

EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - BALCONY - NIGHT

ANAKIN sits on the balcony rail of his hovel as QUI-GON tends
to a cut. The BOY leans back to look at the vast blanket of
stars in the sky.

QUI-GON
Sit still, Annie. Let me clean this
cut.

ANAKIN
There are so many! Do they all have
a system of planets?

QUI-GON
Most of them.

ANAKIN
Has anyone been to them all?

QUI-GON
(laughs)
Not likely.

ANAKIN
I want to be the first one to see
them all... Ouch!

QUI-GON wipes a patch of blood off ANAKIN'S arm.

QUI-GON
There, good as new...

SHMI yells from inside the hovel.

SHMI (O.S.)
Annie, bedtime!

QUI-GON scrapes ANAKIN's blood onto a comlink chip.

ANAKIN
What are you doing?

QUI-GON
Checking your blood for infections.

ANAKIN
I've never seen...

SHMI (O.S.)
Annie! I'm not goiung to tell you
again!

QUI-GON
Go on, you have a big day tomorrow.
(beat)
Goodnight.

ANAKIN rolls his eyes and runs into the hovel. QUI-GON takes
the blood stained chip and inserts it into the comlink, then
calls OBI-WAN.

QUI-GON
Obi-Wan...

OBI-WAN
Yes, Master.

QUI-GON
Make an analysis of this blood sample
I'm sending you.

OBI-WAN
Wait a minute...

QUI-GON
I need a midi-chlorian count.

OBI-WAN
All right. I've got it.

QUI-GON
What are your readings?

OBI-WAN
Something must be wrong with the
transmission.

QUI-GON
Here's a signal check.

OBI-WAN
Strange. The transmission seems to
be in good order, but the reading's
off the chart... over twenty thousand.

QUI-GON
(almost to himself)
That's it then.

OBI-WAN
Even Master Yoda doesn't have a midi-
chlorian count that high!

QUI-GON
No Jedi has.

OBI-WAN
What does it mean?

QUI-GON
I'm not sure.

The JEDI KNIGHT looks up and sees SHMI in the doorway watching
him.

Embarrassed, she goes back into the kitchen while QUI-GON
ponders the situation.

The Phantom Menace: Immaculate Conception*

*If you grant me the option to use Immaculate Conception and "virginal conception" interchangeably, which I know is not really accurate.  "Immaculate Conception" is a much cooler phrase and even has its own feast.

Anyway, here we learn of Anakin's ancestry (or lack thereof).






Script copyright George Lucas
Script excerpted from this site:
http://www.supershadow.com/star_wars/episode_1/the_phantom_menace/script.html


EXT. MOS ESPA - JUNK DEALER PLAZA - DAY

The storm has passed. VENDORS and STREET PEOPLE clean up the
mess and rebuild their food stalls. JAR JAR sits on a box
in front of Watto's parts shop, watching all the activity
with growing nervousness. ARTOO is standing next to him.
PADME stops QUI-GON as he is about to enter the shop.

PADME
Are you sure about this? Trusting
our fate to a boy we hardly know.
The Queen will not approve.

QUI-GON
The Queen does not need to know.

PADME
Well, I don't approve.

QUI-GON turns and starts into the shop.

INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP - DAY

WATTO and ANAKIN are in the middle of an animated discussion
in Huttese.

WATTO
Patta go bolla!

ANAKIN
No batta!

WATTO
Pedunky. Maa kee cheelya.

ANAKIN
Bayno, Bayno!

QUI-GON walks in, and WATTO and ANAKIN join him.

WATTO
The boy tells me you wanta sponser
hi insa race. You can't afford parts.
How can you do this? Not on Republic
credits, I think.
(he laughs)

QUI-GON
My ship will be the entry fee.

QUI-GON pulls a small object that looks like a watch out of
his pocket, and a hologram of the Naboo spacecraft appears
about a foot long in front of WATTO. He studies it.

WATTO
Not bad... not bad... a Nubian.

QUI-GON
It's in good order, except for the
parts we need.

WATTO
...but what would the boy ride? He
smashed up my Pod in the last race.
It will take some time to fix it.

ANAKIN is embarrassed and steps forward.

ANAKIN
Ahhhh....it wasn't my fault really...
Sebulba flashed me with his vent
ports. I actually saved the Pod...
mostly.

WATTO
(laughing))
That you did. The boy is good, no
doubts there.

QUI-GON
I have... acquired a Pod in a game
of chance. "The fastest ever built."

WATTO
I hope you didn't kill anyone I know
for it.
(laughs))
So, you supply the Pod and the entry
fee; I supply the boy. We split the
winnings fifty-fifty, I think.

QUI-GON
Fifty-fifty!?! If it's going to be
fifty-fifty, I suggest you front the
cash for the entry. If we win, you
keep all the winnings, minus the
cost of the parts I need... If we
lose, you keep my ship.

WATTO thinks about this. ANAKIN tries not to be nervous.

QUI-GON
Either way, you win.

WATTO (SUBTITLED)
Deal! Yo bana pee ho-tah, meedee ya.
(Your friend is a follish one,
methinks.)

EXT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - TATOOINE DESERT - DAY

OBI-WAN stands outside the Naboo spacecraft, speaking into
his comlink.

QUI-GON is on the back porch of the hovel.

OBI-WAN
What if this plan fails, Master? We
could be stuck here for a long time.

QUI-GON (V.O.)
A ship without a power supply will
not get us anywhere, and there is
something about this boy...

EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - PORCH - DAY

QUI-GON puts the comlink away as SHMI comes onto the porch
PADME, ANAKIN, JAR JAR, and ARTOO work on the engines of the
Podracer in the courtyard below.

QUI-GON
You should be proud of your son. He
gives without any thought of reward.

SHMI
He knows nothing of greed. He has...

QUI-GON
He has special powers.

SHMI
Yes...

QUI-GON
He can see things before they happen.
That's why he appears to have such
quick reflexes. It is a Jedi trait.

SHMI
He deserves better than a slave's
life.

QUI-GON
The Force is unusally strong with
him, that much is clear. Who was his
father?

SHMI
There was no father, that I know
of... I carried him, I gave him
birth... I can't explain what
happened. Can you help him?

QUI-GON
I'm afraid not. Had he been born in
the Republic, we would have identified
him early, and he would have become
Jedi, no doubt...he has the way.
But it's too late for him now, he's
too old.

The Phantom Menace: Meet Darth Maul

Here's our first Darth Maul scene, plus a view of Ani's home life.  We're actually getting close to halfway through this movie.

See comment section for our criticism!

Script copyright George Lucas
Script excerpted from this site:
http://www.supershadow.com/star_wars/episode_1/the_phantom_menace/script.html


EXT. CORUSCANT - BALCONY OVERLOOKING CITY - NIGHT

DARTH SIDIOUS and DARTH MAUL look out over the vast city.

DARTH MAUL
Tatooine is sparsely populated. If
the trace was correct, I will find
them quickly, Master.

DARTH SIDIOUS
Move against the Jedi first... you
will then have no difficulty taking
the Queen back to Naboo, where she
will sign the treaty.

DARTH MAUL
At last we will reveal ourselves to
the Jedi. At last we will have
revenge.

DARTH SIDIOUS
You have been well trained, my young
apprentice, they will be no match
for you. It is too late for them to
stop us now. Everything is going as
planned. The Republic will soon be
in my command.

The hologram of DARTH MAUL fades off as DARTH SIDIOUS looks
out over the city.

EXT. MOS ESPA - SANDSTORM - DAY

The giant sandstorm engulfs the town, including the Naboo
spaceship on the outskirts of the city center, where Watto's
ship is; and the slave quarters, where drifts of sand begin
building up against Anakin's house.

INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY

QUI-GON, ANAKIN, SHMI, JAR JAR, and PADME are seated around
a makeshift table, having dinner as the wind howls outside.

JAR JAR slurps his soup rather loudly. Everyone looks at
him. He turns a little brighter red.

SHMI
All slaves have transmitters placed
inside their bodies somewhere.

ANAKIN
I've been working on a scanner to
try and locate them, but no luck.

SHMI
Any attempt to escape...

ANAKIN
...and they blow you up...poof!

PADME and JAR JAR are horrified.

JAR JAR
How wude.

PADME
I can't believe there is still slavery
in the galaxy. The Republic's anti-
slavery laws...

SHMI
The Republic doesn't exist out here...
we must survive on our own.

An awkward silence. ANAKIN attempts to end the embarrassment.

ANAKIN
Have you ever seen a Podrace?

PADME shakes her head no. She notices the concern of SHMI.
JAR JAR snatches some food from a bowl at the other end of
the table with his tongue.

QUI-GON gives him a dirty look.

QUI-GON
They have Podracing on Malastare.
Very fast, very dangerous.

ANAKIN
I'm the only human who can do it.

SHMI looks at her son.

ANAKIN
Mom, what? I'm not bragging. It's
true. Watto says he's never heard of
a human doing it.

QUI-GON
You must have Jedi reflexes if you
race Pods.

ANAKIN smiles. JAR JAR attempts to snare another bit of food
from the bowl with his tongue, but QUI-GON, in a flash, grabs
it between his thumb and forefinger. JAR JAR is startled.

QUI-GON
Don't do that again.

JAR JAR tries to acknowledge with some silly mumbling. QUI-
GON lets go of the tongue, and it snaps back into JAR JAR's
mouth.

ANAKIN
I... I was wondering... something...

QUI-GON
What?

ANAKIN
Well, ahhh... you're a Jedi Knight,
aren't you?

QUI-GON
What makes you think that?

ANAKIN
I saw your laser sword. Only Jedi
carry that kind of weapon.

QUI-GON leans back and slowly smiles.

QUI-GON
Perhaps I killed a Jedi and stole it
from him.

ANAKIN
I don't think so... No one can kill
a Jedi Knight.

QUI-GON
I wish that were so...

ANAKIN
I had a dream I was a Jedi. I came
back here and freed all the slaves...
have you come to free us?

QUI-GON
No, I'm afraid not...

ANAKIN
I think you have... why else would
you be here?

QUI-GON thinks for a moment.

QUI-GON
I can see there's no fooling you...
(leans forward)
You mustn't let anyone know about
us... we're on our way to Coruscant,
the central system in the Republic,
on a very important mission, and it
must be kept secret.

ANAKIN
Coruscant... wow... how did you end
up here in the outer rim?

PADME
Our ship was damaged, and we're
stranded here until we can repair
it.

ANAKIN
I can help! I can fix anything!

QUI-GON
I believe you can, but our first job
is to aquire the parts we need...

JAR JAR
Wit no-nutten mula to trade.

PADME
These junk dealers must have a
weakness of some kind.

SHMI
Gambling. Everything here revolves
around betting on those awful races.

QUI-GON
Podracing... Greed can be a powerful
ally.. if it's used properly.

ANAKIN
I've built a racer! It's the fastest
ever... There's a big race tomorrow,
on Boonta Eve. You could enter my
pod. It's all but finished...

SHMI
Anakin, settle down. Watto won't let
you...

ANAKIN
Watto doesn't know I've built it.
(to Qui-Gon))
You could make him think it's your's,
and you could get him to let me pilot
it for you.

QUI-GON looks to SHMI. She is upset.

SHMI
I don't want you to race, Annie...
It's awful. I die every time Watto
makes you do it.

ANAKIN
But Mom, I love it... and they need
help... they're in trouble. The prize
money would more than pay for the
parts they need.

JAR JAR
Wesa ina pitty bad goo.

GUI-GON
Your mother's right. Is there anyone
friendly to the Republic who might
be able to help us?

SHMI shakes her head no.

ANAKIN
We have to help them, Mom...you said
that the biggest problem in the
universe is no one helps each other...

SHMI
Anakin, don't...

JAR JAR belches. There is silence for a moment as they eat.

PADME
I'm sure Qui-Gon doesn't want to put
your son in danger. We will find
another way...

SHMI
No, Annie's right, there is no other
way... I may not like it, but he can
help you... he was meant to help
you.

ANAKIN
Is that a yes? That is a yes!

The storm continues to rage outside the slave hovel.

The Phantom Menace: Meet...C-3PO??

In our most recent installment, Qui-Gon and Padme pay a visit to Lil Anakin and his mom.  And his new creation, C-3PO.

See comment section for our criticism of this scene.

Script copyright George Lucas
Script excerpted from this site:
http://www.supershadow.com/star_wars/episode_1/the_phantom_menace/script.html



EXT. MOS ESPA - SLAVE QUARTERS - STREET - SANDSTORM - DAY

The wind is blowing hard as QUI-GON, JAR JAR, and PADME follow
ANAKIN down the street and into a slave hovel.

INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY

QUI-GON, JAR JAR, ARTOO, and PADME enter a small living space.

ANAKIN
Mom! Mom! I'm home.

JAR JAR
Dissen cozy.

Anakin's mother, SHMI SKYWALKER, a warm, friendly woman of
forty, enters from her work area and is startled to see the
room full of people.

SHMI
Oh, my!! Annie, what's this?

ANAKIN
These are my friends, Mom. This is
Padme, and...gee, I don't know any
of your names.

QUI-GON
I'm Qui-Gon Jinn, and this is Jar
Jar Binks. ARTOO lets out a little
beep.

PADME
...and our droid, Artoo-Detoo.

ANAKIN
I'm building a droid. You wanna see?

SHMI
Anakin! Why are they here?

ANAKIN
A sandstorm, Mom. Listen.

The wind HOWLS outside.

QUI-GON
Your son was kind enough to offer us
shelter.

ANAKIN
Come on! Let me show you Threepio!

ANAKIN leads PADME into the other room. ARTOO follows, beeping
all the way.

QUI-GON takes five small capsules from his utility belt and
hands them to SHMI.

QUI-GON
I have enough food for a meal.

SHMI
Oh, thank you. Thank you so much.
I'm sorry if I was abrupt. I'll never
get used to Anakin's surprises.

QUI-GON
He's a very special boy.

SHMI looks at him as if he's discovered a secret.

SHMI
Yes, I know.

INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - BEDROOM - DAY

ANAKIN shows off his ANDROID, which is lying on his workbench.
There is one eye in the head; the body, arms, and legs have
no outer coverings.

ANAKIN
Isn't he great?! He's not finished
yet.

PADME
He's wonderful!

ANAKIN
You reall like him? He's a protocol
droid...to help Mom. Watch!

ANAKIN pushes a switch, and the DROID sits up. Anakin rushes
around, grabs an eye and puts it in one of the sockets.

THREEPIO
How do you do, I am See-Threepio,
Human Cyborg Relations. How might I
serve you?

PADME
He's perfect.

ANAKIN
When the storm is over, you can see
my racer. I'm building a Podracer!

PADME smiles at his enthusiasm. ARTOO lets out a flurry of
beeps and whistles.

THREEPIO
I beg your pardon... what do you
mean I'm naked?

ARTOO BEEPS

THREEPIO
My parts are showing? Oh, my goodness.
How embarrassing!

INT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - QUEENS CHAMBERS

AMIDALA, EIRTAE, RABE, and OBI-WAN watch a very bad
transmission of a SIO BIBBLE hologram.

BIBBLE
...cut off all food supplies until
you return... the death toll is
catastrophic... we must bow to their
wishes, Your Highness...Please tell
us what to do! If you can hear us,
Your Highness, you must contact me...

AMIDALA looks upset...almost nervous.

OBI-WAN
It's a trick. Send no reply... Send
no transmission of any kind.

INT. ANAKIN'S HOVEL - MAIN ROOM - DAY

QUI-GON listens to his comlink. OBI-WAN is in the cockpit.

OBI-WAN
...the Queen is upset... but absolutly
no reply was sent.

QUI-GON
It sounds like bait to establish a
connection trace.

OBI-WAN
What if it is true and the people
are dying?

QUI-GON
Either way, we're running out of
time.

The Phantom Menace: Mos Espa Street Scene

Here we spend some time getting to know Anakin better as Mother Nature threatens.
As always, see the comments section for our commentary.

Script coypright Geoge Lucas
script excerpted from this site:
http://www.supershadow.com/star_wars/episode_1/the_phantom_menace/script.html


EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - ALCOVE - DAY

QUI-GON, ARTOO, JAR JAR, and PADME have found a quiet spot
between two buildings. The busy street beyond is filled with
dangerous looking creatures. QUI-GON is talking on his com-
link, while JAR JAR nervously watches the street. OBI-WAN is
in the main hold of the Naboo craft.

QUI-GON
...Obi-Wan, you're sure there isn't
anything of value left on board?

OBI-WAN (V.O.)
A few containers of supplies, the
Queen's wardrobe, maybe. Not enough
for you to barter with. Not in the
ammounts you're talking about.

QUI-GON
All right. Another solution will
present itself. I'll check back.

QUI-GON puts his comlink away and starts out into the main
street. JAR JAR grabs his arm.

JAR JAR
Noah gain...da beings hereabouts
cawazy. Wesa be robbed un crunched.

QUI-GON
Not likely. We have nothing of value,
that's our problem.

EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - MARKET - DAY

QUI-GON, PADME, JAR JAR, and ARTOO move out into the street.
JAR JAR is walking behind the others. They walk by an outdoor
cafe filled with a rough gang of aliens, one of which is
especially ugly, SEBULBA, a spider-like creature. JAR JAR
stops for a moment in front of a stall selling dead frogs
hanging on a wire. He looks around to see if anyone is
looknig, then sticks out his tongue, and gets hold of one,
pulling it into his mouth.

Unfortunately, the frog is tied tightly to the wire. The
vendor suddenly appears.

VENDOR
Hey, that will be seven truguts!!

JAR JAR opens his mouth in surprise, and the frog snaps away,
ricochets around the market, and lands in Sebulba's soup,
splashing him. As JAR JAR moves away from the VENDOR, SEBULBA
jumps up on the table and grabs the hapless Gungan.

SEBULBA (SUBTITLED)
Chuba!!
(You!!)

JAR JAR
Who, mesa??

SEBULBA (SUBTITLED)
Ni chuba na??
(Is this yours??)

SEBULBA holds the frog up to the Gungan threateningly. SEVERAL
OTHER CREATURES start to gather. SEBULBA shoves JAR JAR to
the ground. The Gungan desperately tries to scramble to
safety.

JAR JAR
(to himself)
Why mesa always da one??

ANAKIN (O.S.)
Because you're afraid.

JAR JAR turns to see ANAKIN pushing his way next to him. The
boy stands up to SEBULBA in a very self-assured way.

ANAKIN (SUBTITLED)
Chess ko, Sebulba...Coo wolpa tooney
rana.
(Careful, Sebulba...This one's very
connected.)


SEBULBA stops his assault on JAR JAR and turns to ANAKIN.

SEBULBA (SUBTITLED)
Tooney rana nu pratta dunko, shag.
(Connected?? Whada you mean, slave?)

ANAKIN (SUBTITLED)
Oh da Hutt...cha porko ootman
geesa...me teesa rodda co pana pee
choppa chawa.
(As in Hutt...big time outlander,
this one... I'd hate to see you diced
before we race again.)


SEBULBA (SUBTITLED)
Neek me chowa, wermo, mo killee ma
klounkee
(Next time we race, wermo, it will
be the end of you!)
Una noto wo shag, me wompity du pom
pom.
(If you weren't a slave, I'd squash
you right now.)


SEBULBA turns away.

ANAKIN (SUBTITLED)
Eh, chee bana do mullee ra.
(Yeah, it'd be a pity if you had to
pay for me.)


QUI-GON, PADME and ARTOO arrive.

ANAKIN
Hi! Your buddy here was about to be
turned into orange goo. He picked a
fight with a Dug. An especially
dangerous Dug called Sebulba.

JAR JAR
Nosir, nosir. Mesa hate crunchen.
Dat's da last ting mesa wanten.

QUI-GON
Nevertheless, the boy is right...
you were heading for trouble. Thank
you, my young friend.

PADME looks at ANAKINB and smiles; he smiles back. They start
walking down the crowded street.

JAR JAR
Mesa doen nutten!

ANAKIN
Fear attracts the fearful. He was
trying to overcome his fear by
squashing you... be less afraid.

PADME
And that works for you.

ANAKIN
To a point.
(he smiles)

EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY

OBI-WAN stands in front of the Naboo spacecraft as the wind
picks up and begins to whip at his robe. Capt. Panaka exits
the ship and joins him.

OBI-WAN
This storm's going to slow them down.

CAPT. PANAKA
It looks pretty bad. We'd better
seal the ship.

Capt. Panaka'S comlink sounds off.

CAPT. PANAKA
Yes?
(listens)
We'll be right there.

EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - FRUIT STAND - DAY

ANAKIN and the GROUP stop at a fruit stand run by a jolly,
but very poor, old lady named JIRA.

ANAKIN
How are you feeling today, Jira?

JIRA
The heat's never been kind to me,
you know, Annie!

ANAKIN
Guess what? I've found that cooling
unit I've been searching for.

It's pretty beat up, but I'll have it fixed up for you in no
time, I promise.

JIRA
You're a fine boy, Annie.

ANAKIN
I'll take four pallies today.
(to Padme)
You'll like these...

ANAKIN reaches in his pocket and comes up with three coins.
He drops one.

QUI-GON picks it up, revealing for a moment, his lightsabre.

ANAKIN
Whoops, I thought I had more... Make
thgat three, I'm not hungry.

The wind picks up. SHOP OWNERS are starting to close up their
shops as JIRA gives them their pallies.

JIRA
Gracious, my bones are aching...
storm's coming on, Annie. You'd better
get home quick.

ANAKIN
(to QUI-GON)
Do you have shelter?

QUI-GON
We'll head back to our ship.

ANAKIN
Is it far?

PADME
On the outskirts.

ANAKIN
You'll never reach the outskirts in
time... sandstorms are very, very
dangerous. Come with me. Hurry!

The GROUP follows ANAKIN as he rushes down the windy street.