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THE ISLAND script

Lincoln Six-Echo, a clone living in a contained facility, uncovers the truth that he and others are spare parts for wealthy sponsors, and that their promised escape to "The Island" is a lie. He escapes with fellow clone Ester Two-Alpha, pursued by the facility's director, Merrick, and seeks help from his human original, Tom Lincoln, who is subsequently murdered. Lincoln returns to the Institute, exposes the truth to the other clones by disabling their holographic world, and leads a violent uprising against the security forces, resulting in Merrick's death. One year later, Lincoln, Ester, and their baby live freely with Katherine, sailing away on a yacht, symbolizing their new beginning.

Writer
Caspian Tredwell-Owen
IMDb ID (imdb_id)
tt0399201
Script date
1/13/04
184Scenes
10Characters
99Pages
8Dialogue samples

Save the Cat beat sheet

THE ISLAND Save the Cat analysis

Clone Lincoln Six-Echo lives a routined life in a controlled society until he discovers the institute’s dark secret and escapes with Ester.

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Key characters

Lincoln Six-Echo

Lincoln Six-Echo is listed as Protagonist. A resident of Sector Four with a crosshatched scar on his brow. In the parsed data, Lincoln Six-Echo is connected to 105 scenes, 113 dialogue lines, 118 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.

105 scenes / 113 dialogue lines

Ester Two-Alpha

Ester Two-Alpha is listed as Protagonist. A blonde resident of Sector Four, pregnant. In the parsed data, Ester Two-Alpha is connected to 71 scenes, 40 dialogue lines, 40 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.

71 scenes / 40 dialogue lines

Scheer

Scheer is listed as Antagonist. A security operative/censor. In the parsed data, Scheer is connected to 34 scenes, 86 dialogue lines, 86 text mentions, first appearing around scene 30.

34 scenes / 86 dialogue lines

Jones Three-Bravo

Jones Three-Bravo is listed as Supporting. A tall, burly resident of Sector Four. In the parsed data, Jones Three-Bravo is connected to 19 scenes, 65 dialogue lines, 65 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.

19 scenes / 65 dialogue lines

Merrick

Merrick is listed as Antagonist. The Community Director of Sector Four. In the parsed data, Merrick is connected to 12 scenes, 34 dialogue lines, 34 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.

12 scenes / 34 dialogue lines

Dr. Henry Sanger

Dr. Henry Sanger is listed as Antagonist. CEO and founder of The Sanger Institute. In the parsed data, Dr. Henry Sanger is connected to 9 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 22.

9 scenes / 4 dialogue lines

Starkweather Two-Delta

Starkweather Two-Delta is listed as Supporting. A resident who wins the Daily Spin. In the parsed data, Starkweather Two-Delta is connected to 8 scenes, 6 dialogue lines, 8 text mentions, first appearing around scene 26.

8 scenes / 6 dialogue lines

Katherine

Katherine is listed as Supporting. A sculptor living in Sedona. In the parsed data, Katherine is connected to 7 scenes, 19 dialogue lines, 21 text mentions, first appearing around scene 174.

7 scenes / 19 dialogue lines

Ellen Crowne

Ellen Crowne is listed as Antagonist. Legal counsel for The Sanger Institute. In the parsed data, Ellen Crowne is connected to 4 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 93.

4 scenes / 4 dialogue lines

Tom Lincoln

Tom Lincoln is listed as Supporting. A lawyer and sponsor of Lincoln Six-Echo. In the parsed data, Tom Lincoln is connected to 3 scenes, 13 dialogue lines, 13 text mentions, first appearing around scene 135.

3 scenes / 13 dialogue lines

Scene outline

  1. 1. INT. NUTRITION PLAZA - SECTOR FOUR - DAY

    Lincoln eats breakfast, interacts with Ester, and watches Merrick announce the Daily Spin winner.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha, Merrick
  2. 2. INT. SUBWAY PORTAL - SECTOR FOUR - DAY

    Residents pass through the ethergate to the subway.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  3. 3. INT. SUBWAY PLATFORM - SECTOR FOUR - DAY

    Lincoln waits for the shuttle while observing other residents.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  4. 4. INT. CENTERVILLE - DAY

    Lincoln walks through Centerville to his office.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  5. 5. INT. OFFICES - DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION - DAY

    Lincoln works at his desk and talks to Jones about the Daily Spin winner.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Jones Three-Bravo
  6. 6. INT. BOXING RING - CENTERVILLE - EARLY EVENING

    Lincoln and Jones box using proxy holograms.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Jones Three-Bravo
  7. 7. INT. STIM BAR - CENTERVILLE - EVENING

    Lincoln and Jones drink at a bar and are interrupted by Censors.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Jones Three-Bravo, Scheer
  8. 8. INT. SHUTTLE - IN TRANSIT - LATER

    Lincoln stares out the window during transit.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  9. 9. INT. BEDROOM - LINCOLN'S APARTMENT - THE NEXT DAY

    Lincoln receives a call from Ester.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  10. 10. INT. RESIDENTIAL BLOCK - SECTOR FOUR - DAY

    Lincoln leaves his apartment.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  11. 11. INT. NUTRITION PLAZA - SECTOR FOUR - DAY

    Lincoln notices Censors in the kitchen area.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  12. 12. INT. SUBWAY PLATFORM - SECTOR FOUR - DAY

    Lincoln talks to Kleinwort about the Censors.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  13. 13. INT. LINCOLN'S WORKSTATION - DEPT. OF POPULATION - DAY

    Lincoln investigates Starkweather's status.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Jones Three-Bravo
  14. 14. INT. CONSTRUCTION ZONE - SECTOR SIX - DAY

    Lincoln visits the construction zone and talks to McCord.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  15. 15. INT. AIRLOCK - SECTOR SIX - DAY

    Lincoln and McCord enter the extractor shaft.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  16. 16. INT. EXTRACTOR SHAFT - DAY

    Lincoln and McCord smoke and talk about the outside world.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  17. 17. EXT. THE WORLD OUTSIDE - DAY

    A view of the industrial complex and the arrival of a liner.

  18. 18. INT. ENTRANCE HALL - THE SANGER INSTITUTE - DAY

    A tour group arrives at The Sanger Institute.

    Dr. Henry Sanger
  19. 19. INT. INNER FOYER - DAY

    Dr. Sanger addresses the tour group.

    Dr. Henry Sanger
  20. 20. INT. SALES HALL - DAY

    Dr. Sanger shows the tour group the exhibits.

    Dr. Henry Sanger
  21. 22. INT. SALES HALL - DAY

    Dr. Sanger gives a tour of the Sanger Institute, explaining the history of cloning, the creation of 'agnates', and the sponsorship program for organ harvesting.

    Dr. Henry Sanger, Jones Three-Bravo, Merrick
  22. 26. INT. DIRECTOR'S OFFICE - CENTERVILLE - DAY

    Merrick interviews Lincoln Six-Echo regarding his recent behavioral deviations and warns him to stay away from Ester.

    Merrick, Lincoln Six-Echo
  23. 26. INT. SUBWAY PLATFORM - UNKNOWN

    Lincoln attempts to use a vending machine, fails, and encounters a distressed Starkweather.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Jones Three-Bravo, Starkweather Two-Delta
  24. 27. INT. SUBWAY PORTAL - SECTOR FOUR - UNKNOWN

    Starkweather escapes through the gate, followed by Lincoln.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Starkweather Two-Delta
  25. 28. INT. FOYER - COMMUNITY CENTER - EVENING

    Lincoln meets Ester and abruptly ends their friendship.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  26. 28. INT. ETHER CONTROL ROOM - UNKNOWN

    Scheer and Ethercon monitor the pursuit.

    Scheer
  27. 29. INT. NUTRITION PLAZA - SECTOR FOUR - DAWN

    Starkweather runs through the plaza, pursued by Lincoln.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Starkweather Two-Delta
  28. 30. INT. PLEASURE CELL - NIGHT

    Lincoln uses a sense tank for a virtual pleasure experience but becomes agitated and destroys the connection.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  29. 30. INT. ELEVATOR BANK - UNKNOWN

    Scheer mobilizes a squad of censors.

    Scheer
  30. 31. INT. RESIDENTIAL BLOCK - SECTOR FOUR - UNKNOWN

    The pursuit continues, ending with Lincoln being shot by a censor.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Starkweather Two-Delta, Scheer
  31. 32. INT. DIRECTOR'S OFFICE - NIGHT

    Merrick briefs Scheer on a missing agnate, Starkweather Two-Delta.

    Merrick, Scheer
  32. 32. INT. ETHER CONTROL ROOM - UNKNOWN

    Scheer tracks Starkweather.

    Scheer
  33. 33. INT. GROUND FLOOR - RESIDENTIAL BLOCK - UNKNOWN

    Scheer captures Starkweather.

    Starkweather Two-Delta, Scheer
  34. 34. INT. NUTRITION PLAZA - SECTOR FOUR - LATER

    A community announcement is made regarding the incident.

    Ester Two-Alpha
  35. 35. INT. DIRECTOR'S OFFICE - UNKNOWN

    Merrick and Scheer discuss the instability of the products.

    Merrick, Scheer
  36. 36. INT. EXTRACTOR SHAFT - UNKNOWN

    Lincoln infiltrates the facility.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  37. 37. INT. ELEVATOR SHAFT - UNKNOWN

    An elevator descends.

  38. 38. INT. OUTER THRESHOLD - LEVEL THREE - UNKNOWN

    A medical courier arrives.

  39. 39. INT. DECONTAMINATION CHAMBER - UNKNOWN

    The courier undergoes decontamination.

  40. 40. INT. INNER THRESHOLD - LEVEL THREE - UNKNOWN

    The courier prepares for his task.

  41. 41. INT. CORRIDOR - LEVEL THREE - UNKNOWN

    Lincoln infiltrates the corridor.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  42. 42. INT. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR - UNKNOWN

    Lincoln hears a baby crying.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  43. 43. INT. HARVEST ROOM - UNKNOWN

    A baby is born and the mother is sedated.

  44. 44. INT. OBSERVATION ROOM - UNKNOWN

    Lincoln observes the harvest room.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  45. 45. INT. CORRIDOR - UNKNOWN

    Lincoln wanders the corridor.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  46. 46. INT. NURSES STATION - LEVEL THREE - CONTINUOUS

    The courier checks in.

  47. 47. INT. ANOTHER OPERATING ROOM - UNKNOWN

    Starkweather wakes up during surgery.

    Starkweather Two-Delta
  48. 48. INT. CORRIDOR - LEVEL THREE - UNKNOWN

    Starkweather is recaptured.

    Starkweather Two-Delta
  49. 49. INT. DUCTING - UNKNOWN

    Lincoln watches Starkweather being dragged away.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Starkweather Two-Delta
  50. 50. INT. BEDROOM - DAWN

    Lincoln contacts Ester.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  51. 51. INT. BEDROOM - LINCOLN'S APARTMENT - DAY

    Lincoln reflects on what he has seen.

    Lincoln Six-Echo
  52. 52. INT. CENTERVILLE - DAY

    Lincoln tries to talk to Jones.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Jones Three-Bravo
  53. 53. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER - CENTERVILLE - LATER

    Lincoln meets Ester and tries to warn her.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  54. 54. INT. FOYER - THE COMMUNITY CENTER - UNKNOWN

    Censors arrive.

    Scheer
  55. 67. INT. FOYER - THE COMMUNITY CENTER - UNKNOWN

    Censors burst into the community center.

    Scheer
  56. 68. INT. MAINTENANCE CORRIDOR - BEHIND THE COMMUNITY CENTER - UNKNOWN

    Lincoln and Ester escape through a pressure door.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  57. 69. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER - MOMENTS LATER

    Scheer finds the fallen Censor.

    Scheer
  58. 70. INT. VARIOUS CORRIDORS - CONTAINMENT INFRASTRUCTURE - UNKNOWN

    Lincoln and Ester are pursued by Censors through the labyrinth.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha, Scheer
  59. 71. INT. ETHER CONTROL ROOM - UNKNOWN

    Ethercon attempts to override the elevator.

  60. 72. INT. CORRIDOR - OUTSIDE THE ELEVATOR - UNKNOWN

    Scheer finds the elevator empty.

    Scheer
  61. 73. INT. FOUNDATION LEVEL - UNKNOWN

    Lincoln and Ester reach the Foundation Level.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  62. 74. INT. FOUNDATION CHAMBERS - UNKNOWN

    Lincoln and Ester discover the nascent tanks.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  63. 75. INT. FOUNDATION CHAMBER - UNKNOWN

    Scheer searches the chamber.

    Scheer
  64. 76. INT/EXT. THE FUNNEL - NIGHT

    Lincoln and Ester escape to the surface.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  65. 77. INT. EXTRACTOR SHAFT - UNKNOWN

    Censors report finding the fugitives.

    Scheer
  66. 78. EXT. FRONT OF THE INSTITUTE - NIGHT

    Lincoln and Ester run from the spotlights.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  67. 79. INT. MAINTENANCE ELEVATOR - CONTAINMENT - UNKNOWN

    Scheer and Censors ride the elevator.

    Scheer
  68. 80. EXT. THE LODEWAY - NIGHT

    Lincoln and Ester run along the lodeway.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  69. 81. EXT. PROCESSING PLANT - NIGHT

    Censors search the plant.

    Scheer
  70. 82. EXT. THE GATEWAY - NIGHT

    Lincoln and Ester try to get under the gate.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  71. 83. EXT. FRONT OF THE INSTITUTE - NIGHT

    Scheer orders the lodeway flooded with light.

    Scheer
  72. 84. EXT. THE GATEWAY - NIGHT

    Lincoln and Ester struggle against the light.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  73. 85. EXT. THE LODEWAY - NIGHT

    Scheer demands a bird to pursue the fugitives.

    Scheer
  74. 86. EXT. THE DESERT - NIGHT

    Ester breaks down in the desert.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  75. 87. INT. BEDROOM - LATE NIGHT

    Merrick informs Dr. Sanger of the breach.

    Merrick, Dr. Henry Sanger
  76. 88. EXT. THE RED ROCKS - DAWN

    Lincoln and Ester wake up in the desert.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  77. 89. EXT. THE SKY OVER THE DESERT - MORNING

    A whisper aircraft appears.

  78. 90. INT. WHISPER - MORNING

    Scheer searches for the fugitives.

    Scheer
  79. 91. EXT. CHASM - THE RED ROCKS - DAY

    Lincoln finds a path.

    Lincoln Six-Echo, Ester Two-Alpha
  80. 92. EXT. THE GREEN MOUNTAINS - DAY

    A glass villa in the mountains.

Dialogue examples

It's been a year since the breakout. A year in hiding, waiting for things to quiet down. I don't know how many made it out or how many who did, survived. I know there are people called politicians trying to say it never happened. That's why I've kept this journal. To keep the truth alive. Alive... I've learned what that means but it still confuses me. In functional terms, I've been alive for ten years. In human terms, more than thirty. Human... I'm not sure about that one either. They say I'm not human because I have no mother or father. I guess I have more to learn. But one word I do understand is hope. So maybe this journal will give hope - to those like me, who may be out there. To know they're not alone. My name is Lincoln Six-Echo and this is my testament...

Lincoln Six-Echo / Scene 182

It's not an exact science - biogenesis. There's a degree of trial and error. If the agnate doesn't come together on the first pass, we have to abort and start over. It's like breaking inertia. The bioreactor, the growth medium - we just keep upping the levels till we achieve integration. At which stage the agnate is deemed physically stable. We rely on foundation to provide mental stability - matching the templates to their capacity but walling it in with parameters.

Merrick / Scene 35

Case in point, the clone. Back in the beginning, the mapping of the human genome was declared a historic landmark- to break the curse of heredity, to correct congenital defect... genetic engineering became the brave new world of medical science. A bright future that led to a dark age and much of... legislation we know today. But while the clone laws may have narrowed the field, science marches on. Only to... I'm sorry, I'm f...

Dr. Henry Sanger / Scene 176

Subject headed into North Quadrant. Two-man teams - we block him and force him to ground. If you have a shot, hook him but keep it above the belt. Management doesn't want us to "damage the product".

Scheer / Scene 30

Oh, me and Burdie, we're busy bees. We don't have time to file every report and we got real bad memories. But just so we understand each other, slick, we're talking about a bag job, right?

Jones Three-Bravo / Scene 92

Oh, me and Burdie, we're busy bees. We don't have time to file every report and we got real bad memories. But just so we understand each other, slick, we're talking about a bag job, right?

Jones Three-Bravo / Scene 92

Good morning - this is a community bulletin... Following an incident in Sector Four earlier this morning, The Department of Sanitation is issuing an all-sector contamination warning...

Merrick / Scene 34

Punch into the currency stream, close the net on downtown and keep the search active. The next time they use the card, I want to be right on top of them...

Scheer / Scene 128

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