We view THX in an OPERATING ROOM via a TV monitor. He is working at an electronic control panel in a small glass boot. He manipulates two mechanical hands working on the disassembled body of a chrome policemen.

THX 1138 (1971)
OBSERVATION CELL
A screenplay character in THX 1138 (1971).
- lines
- 8
- words
- 163
- scenes
- 1
- dialogue
- 1.4%
- avg words / line
- 20
- shortest / longest
- 7 / 38
source review flagged 1 dialogue line
Sample dialogue
We view THX in an OPERATING ROOM via a TV monitor. He is working at an electronic control panel in a small glass boot. He manipulates two mechanical hands working on the disassembled body of a chrome policemen.
scene 1 — OPENA control observer is monitoring the expressway.
scene 1 — OPENA control observer is monitoring the interior of the tram. People are confused, hysterical. A chrome-policeman tries to calm them.
scene 1 — OPENDebris receptacle 444 is seen on the TV monitor and the buzz becomes louder. The observer flips to a closeup monitor and scans the room. The buzz is now very loud, becoming an alarm system.
scene 1 — OPENThey are in a small cramped observation cell.
scene 1 — OPEN
Bookends
Various human dramas play themselves out over the TV monitors.