traffic information station.
So I have myself a real live radio host, huh?
No. Someday Il be that guy. Sports, hopefully.
Right now, I just do spot traffic reports.
On the graveyard shift.
Every other week.
When the full-time guy sick.
Youe that Tom?
Yeah. You actually heard me on the air?
Yeah. I called in about a week ago, like : a.m.
You said the Pasadena freewaywas all clear...
so I took it a
accident, for fucks sake.
Its in your policy.
Look.
Yes, look. Comprehensive.
COM-PRE-HENSIVE!
Im sorry.
Bastards. Pains in the arse. Parasites.
You can disappear up your own...
David Myers, please.
His brother.
Whats this crap about Act of God?
Is that what theyve got you on?
An Act of God is force majeure.
Its a load of bollocks.
Its a legal fiction, thats what it is.
Thats true, but its a legi
traffic cop Sam Janzek.
Becky Driscoll?
I thought she was in England.
She got back a few days ago,
and she wanted to see you.
Are you still interested?
My interest in married women
is strictly professional...
or yours would have been
a lost cause long ago.
-How was the convention?
-Wonderful.
They wept with envy
when I read my paper.
Come back here!
Jimmy!
Whats the matter,
Mrs. Grimaldi?
Its not
traffic problem.
aircraft ahead of us,
so if youll just sit back and relax,
well circle until we get the go-ahead.
I would guess about to minutes.
He guesses? Shouldnt he know?
Hes a pilot, he shouldnt guess.
- Miss?
- We have plenty of time.
Is there any chance
itll be more than minutes?
We have an . dinner reservation.
I dont guess itll be more
than or minutes.
- Thats what the pilot guessed.
-
accident.
Yes.
Nothing.
You okay?
Yeah.
All right. Its all right.
Its all right. Its just me.
You didnt see it, did you?
See what?
What did you see?
I didnt see anything.
Theres something wrong with me.
Its called a glioblastoma.
Its a temporal lobe tumor.
According to the doctor, its extremely rare.
One in...
gets this thing.
Did they say it was a result ofthe accident?
No, it
he passed on. He was killed
in a motor accident in Italy.
He was? Gee, thats too bad.
- If theres anything l can do--
- l have good news for you, sir.
Mr. Semple left a large fortune
when he died.
He left it all to you.
Deducting the taxes...
it amounts to something in
the neighborhood of million dollars.
How about lunch?
Are the gentlemen staying?
Of course.
Shes got some fresh orange
traffic cop" that is being ignored; a deviation from normal patterns of
behavior. The policeman becomes frustrated. The audience finds the
exasperation of an authority figure to be amusing. ]
INT: PARENTS BEDROOM: NIGHT
Kevins mother is on the phone, talking to a friend. She packs clothes on
the bed, while her husband is in the bathroom. A small boy, KEVIN, walks
into the room.
"Mom, Uncle Frank
Lost In Translation Script
[ Traffic Noises, Faint ]
[ Plane Passing Overhead ]
[ Woman On P.A. System
Speaking Japanese ]
[ Woman On P.A.]
Welcome to New Tokyo
International Airport. Welcome.
- Welcome to Tokyo.
- Thank you very much.
My name is Kawasaki.
Nice to meet you.
Ive heard of you. Thank you.
For you.
Thank you.
And Mr. Mori
from Suntory.
Hi.
And Miss Shibata.
Hey, I need that.
And Mr.
traffic.
His name?
Jeffrey Brose, lnterstate Commerce Commission. . .
. . .whatever that is.
The lnterstate Commerce Commission?
-He didnt say that. -Yes, he did.
Hold this.
Tell them, "Dont shoot. "
-Get back here! -Hang on a second.
Strap in. Thisll get weird.
I got to talk to him.
Go away!
Any improper behavior on the part of any employee must be reported!
Just be easy, man. Look, I just want
traffic cop" directing foot traffic, waving his arms like
crazy so both sides move at once -- a column of soldier ants
marching along in formation -- a chain of ants letting down
a matchbox elevator filled with workers.
Z (V.O.)
...which is kind of a problem, since
Ive always felt uncomfortably in
crowds.
INT. MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELLORS OFFICE - DAY
We join Z, a worker ant with issues. Hes lying on