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.

The Phantom Menace: Meet Anakin Skywalker

The scene you've all been waiting for:  Qui-Gon, Jar Jar, and Padme meet Anakin Skywalker.  Yippee!


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


INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP - DAY

QUI-GON, JAR JAR, PADME, and ARTOO enter the dingy junk shop
and are greeted by WATTO, a pudgy blue alien who flies on
short little wings like a hummingbird.

WATTO (SUBTITLED)
Hi chuba da naga?
(What do you want?)

QUI-GON
I need parts for a J-type 327 Nubian.

WATTO
Ah yes, ah yes. Nubian. We have lots
of that. What kinda junk?
(subtitled)
Peedenkel! Naba dee unko
(Boy, get in here! Now!)


QUI-GON
My droid here has a readout of what
I need.

A disheveled boy, ANAKIN SKYWALKER, runs in from the junk
yard. He is about nine years old, very dirty, and dressed
in rags. WATTO raises a hand, and ANAKIN flinches.

WATTO (SUBTITLED)
Coona tee-tocky malia?
(What took you so long?)


ANAKIN (SUBTITLED)
Mel tassa cho-passa...
(I was cleaning the bin like you...)

ANAKIN (SUBTITLED)


WATTO (SUBTITLED)
Chut-Chut! Ganda doe wallya.
(Never mind! Watch the store)
Me dwana no bata.
(I've got some selling to do here.)
(to Gui-Gon)
Soooo, let me take- a thee out back.
Ni you'll find what you need.

ARTOO and QUI-GON follow WATTO toward the junk yard, leaving
JAR JAR with PADME and the young boy ANAKIN. JAR JAR picks
up a gizmo, trying to figure out its purpose. QUI-GON takes
the part out of his hand and puts it back.

QUI-GON
Don't touch anything.

JAR JAR makes a rude face to QUI-GON's back and sticks out
his long tongue.

ANAKIN sits on the counter, pretending to clean a part,
staring at PADME.

She is the most beautiful creaure he has ever seen in his
life. PADME is a little embarrassed by his stare, but she
musters up an amused smile.

Finally, he gets the courage to speak.

ANAKIN
Are you an angel?

PADME
What?

ANAKIN
An angel. I've heard the deep space
pilots talk about them. They live on
the Moons of Iego I thimk. They are
the most beautiful creatures in the
universe. They are good and kind,
and so pretty they make even the
most hardened spice pirate cry.

PADME looks at him, not knowing what to say. PADME : I've
never heard of angels.

ANAKIN
You must be one...maybe you just
don't know it.

PADME
You're a funny little boy. How do
you know so much?

ANAKIN
Since I was very little, three, I
think. My Mom and I were sold to
Gardulla the Hutt, but she lost us,
betting on the Podraces, to Watto,
who's a lot better master than
Gardulla, I think.

PADME
You're... a slave?

ANAKIN looks at PADME defiantly.

ANAKIN
I am a person! My name is Anakin.

PADME
I'm sorry. I don't fully understand.
(looking around)
This is a strange world to me.

ANAKIN studies her intently.

ANAKIN
You are a strange girl to me.

JAR JAR pushes the nose on what appears to be a LITTLE DROID,
and it instantly comes to life, grows legs and arms, and
starts marching around, knocking over everything. JAR JAR
hold on but can't stop it.

ANAKIN
Hit the nose!

JAR JAR hits the nose, and the DROID collapses back into its
original state. ANAKIN and PADME laugh. ANAKIN watches PADME
straighten her hair.

EXT. WATTO'S JUNK YARD - BEHIND SHOP - DAY

WATTO reads a small portable monitor he is holding. He stands
before a hyperdrive.

WATTO
...Here it is...a T-14 hyperdrive
generator!! Thee in luck, I'm the
only one hereabouts who has one...but
thee might as well buy a new ship.
It would be cheaper, I think...Sying
of which, how's thee going to pay
for all this?

QUI-GON
I have 20,000 Republic dataries.

WATTO
Republic credits?!? Republic credits
are no good out here. I need something
more real...

QUI-GON
I don't have anything else.
(raising his hand))
But credits will do fine.

WATTO
No they won'ta.

QUI-GON, using his mind power, waves his hand again.

QUI-GON
Credits will do fine.

WATTO
No, they won'ta. What you think you're
some kinda Jedi, waving your hand
around like that? I'm a Toydarian.
Mind tricks don'ta work on me-only
money. No money, no parts! No deal!
And no one else has a T-14 hyperdrive,
I promise you that.

INT. WATTO'S JUNK SHOP - DAY

JAR JAR pulls a part out of a stack of parts to inspect it,
and they all come tumblimg down. He struggles to catch them,
only to knock more down.

ANAKIN and PADME are oblivious.

ANAKIN
...wouldn't have lasted long if I
weren't so good at fixing things.
I'm making my own droid...

QUI-GON hurries into the shop, followed by ARTOO.

QUI-GON
We're leaving.

JAR JAR follows QUI-GON. PADME gives ANAKIN a loving look.

PADME
I'm glad I met you, ...ah...

ANAKIN
...Anakin.

PADME
Anakin.

ANAKIN
Anakin Skywalker.

PADME
Padme Naberrie.

PADME turns, and ANAKIN looks sad as he watches her leave.

ANAKIN
I'm glad I met you too.

WATTO enters the junk yard, shaking his head.

WATTO (SUBTITLED)
Ootmians! Tinka me chasa hopoe ma
booty na nolia.
(Outlanders! They think because we
live so far from the center, we don't
know nothing.)

ANAKIN (SUBTITLED)
La lova num botaffa.
(They seemed nice to me.)

WATTO (SUBTITLED)
Fweepa niaga. Tolpa da bunky dunko.
(Clean the racks, then you can go
home.)

ANAKIN lets out a "yipee" and runs out the back.

The Phantom Menace: Arrival on Tatooine

Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, Padme, and Jar Jar arrive on Tatooine.  See comments section for discussion!


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 - NABOO SPACECRAFT - DAY (FX)

The Naboo spacecraft lands in the desert in a swirl of dust.
The spaceport of Mos Espa is seen in the distance.

EXT. NABOO SPACECRAFT - MAIN AREA

OBI-WAN is hoisting the hyperdrive out of a floor panel. JAR
JAR rushes up to him and falls to his knees.

JAR JAR
Obi-Wan, sire, pleeese, no mesa go!

OBI-WAN
Sorry, Qui-Gon's right. You'll make
things less obvious.

JAR JAR walks back to ARTOO in the hallway as QUI-GON (dressed
as a farmer) enters the main area.

OBI-WAN
The Hyperdrive generator is gone. We
will need a new one.

QUI-GON moves closer to OBI-WAN and speaks quietly to him.

QUI-GON
Don't let them send ant transmissions.
Be wary... I sense a disturbance in
the Force.

OBI-WAN
I fell it also, Master.

QUI-GON goes into the hallway to meet up with ARTOO and JAR
JAR. They head to the exit ramp.

EXT. TATOOINE - DESERT - SPACESHIP - DAY

They start their trek across the desert toward the city of
Mos Espa. In the distance, a strange looking caravan makes
its way toward the spaceport.

JAR JAR
Dis sun doen murder tada skin.

From the spaceship, Capt. Panaka and PADME run toward them.

CAPT. PANAKA
Wait!

QUI-GON stops as they catch up. PADME is dresses in rough
peasant's garb.

CAPT. PANAKA
Her Highness commands you to take
her handmaiden with you. She wishes
for her to observe the local...

QUI-GON
No more commands from Her Highness
today, Captain. This spaceport is
not going to be pleasant...

CAPT. PANAKA
The Queen wishes it. She is curious
about this planet.

PADME
I've been trained in defense... I
can take care of myself.

CAPT. PANAKA
Don't make me go back and tell her
you refuse.

QUI-GON
I don't have time to argue. But this
is not a good idea. Stay close to
me.

He gives PADME a stern look.

EXT. MOS ESPA - STREET - DAY

The little GROUP walks down the main street of Mos Espa.
They pass dangerous looking citizens of all types. PADME
looks around in awe at this exotic enviroment.

QUI-GON
...moisture farms for the most part,
but also a few indigenous tribes and
scavengers. The few spaceports like
this one are havens for those who do
not wish to be found...

PADME
....like us.

JAR JAR is in a constant state of panic.

ARTOO whistles along, with perfect confidence.

JAR JAR
Dissen berry berry bad.
(steps in ooze)
Ooooh...icky...icky...goo.

EXT. MOS ESPA - JUNK DEALER PLAZA - DAY

The GROUP comes to a little plaza surrounded by several junk
spaceship dealers.

QUI-GON
We'll try one of the smaller dealers.

They head for a little junk shop that has a huge pile of
broken spaceships stacked up behind it.