The Production GuideScript To Screen: The Taybor
by Martin Willey
The Production Guide
In scene 86, Koenig finds Helena under the spell of Taybor's perfume.
The original page from 31st March:
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HELENA
Lets you do .. what you feel..
KOENIG
Taybor's perfume .. distorts ..
the mind...
HELENA
...what you feel...
KOENIG
(regaining control
sharply)
Wash it off! Wherever it's touched
you ... wash it off...
87 INT. TAYBOR'S GRAND SALON 87
FAVOR TAYBOR looking at screen.
88 INT. TAYBOR'S GRAND SALON (STUDIO & SEX.) 88
KOENIG and HELENA in HELENA'S QUARTERS on ship's screen.
HELENA
But it's delightful.
KOENIG
It's just another of Taybor's
idea of fun and games .. to lull
the mind ... but you're out of it
now - aren't you?
HELENA
(tentatively)
Yes ... yes...
HELENA nods slowly, moves out of frame.
89 INT. TAYBOR'S GRAND SALON 89
TAYBOR frowns at this ... he hadn't quite expected
KOENIG not to succumb. He looks petulant. Camera back
to bring MAYA into shot. TAYBOR sees her blink her
eyes ... as though perhaps beginning to fight against the
hypnotic power of the cluster. TAYBOR waves a hand at
the cluster and the reflections brighten.
TAYBOR
(softly)
Relax ... relax ... we will be
leaving soon.
CONTINUED:
This was expanded a little in blue pages on 13th April.
"THE TAYBOR
13th April, 1976
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HELENA
Isn't it marvellous...
Makes you feel like you can
do whatever you want to do,
whenever you want to do it,
and let the (giggles) moon
roll by...
KOENIG
Taybor's perfume...distorts..
the mind...
HELENA
Stop worrying about your mind...
Be free...float in space...
don't think.
KOENIG
(regaining control sharply)
Wash it off ! Wherever it's
touched you...wash it off...
87 INT. TAYBOR'S GRAND SALON 87
FAVOR TAYBOR looking at screen.
88 INT. TAYBOR'S GRAND SALON (STUDIO & SEX.) 88
KOENIG and HELENA in HELENA'S QUARTERS on ship's screen.
HELENA
But it's delightful.
KOENIG
It's just another of Taybor's
idea of fun and games...to
lull the mind...but you're out
of it now - aren't you ?
HELENA
(tentatively)
Yes...yes...
HELENA nods slowly, moves out of frame.
Koenig's "wash it off!" line is retained here, but is not present in the filmed episode and may have been dropped in editing. The filmed episode has an additional line (seen from Taybor's ship) of Koenig saying "Taybor's tricked us! ".
Director Bob Brooks filming scene 86, on Friday 23rd April 1976.
Copyright Martin Willey