Dr. Floyd, how long do you think this can be kept under wraps?
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
MICHAELS
A screenplay character in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
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Sample dialogue
Not really. It's completely inert. No sound or energy sources have been detected. The surface is made of something incredibly hard and we've been barely able to scratch it. A laser drill might do something, but we don't want to be too rough until we know a little more.
scene 14, source scene 15 — INT. SPACE STATION – LOUNGETomb, shine, survey-marker spare part, take your choice.
scene 14, source scene 15 — INT. SPACE STATION – LOUNGEBy the deformation between the mother rock and the fill.
scene 14, source scene 15 — INT. SPACE STATION – LOUNGEWell, not really. At first glance, black would suggest something sun-powered, but then why would anyone deliberately bury a sun-powered device?
scene 14, source scene 15 — INT. SPACE STATION – LOUNGEYes, it does. The sub-surface structure shows that it was deliberately buried about four million years ago.
scene 14, source scene 15 — INT. SPACE STATION – LOUNGE
Bookends
I don't think it has, but I'd like to check that. Simpson, what's the log on that?