The Production GuideScript To Screen: Devil's Planet
by Martin Willey
The Production Guide
This page begins approximately where the scene begins in the screened version. Martin Landau's handwritten amendments serve to reinforce his shocked reaction to Elizia's comments, although in the event the "certainly" and "We are not violent" line from earlier in the scene were not used.
In the next scene, the explicit sexuality of Elizia's comment "No male has ever wished to rush from my presence." was toned down a little; her spoken line is "Why should you wish to rush from my presence?" In editing, a scene of Alibe in the Eagle was inserted between the two scenes.
42.
83 CONTD. (83)
KOENIG
Yes. I know that now. If you
will permit me to contact my
Base so my people can pick me
up ..
ELIZIA
I cannot allow any aliens to
land here.
KOENIG
What? I don't understand.
We are certainly no threat to you. We are not violent-
My name is John Koenig,
commander of Moonbase...
ELIZIA
We have probed your brain.
I know about you.
They have reached the Security Ward. They enter.
84 INT. SECURITY WARD. ENTRA 84
The INTERROGATOR is there.
KOENIG
(grimly)
Then you know that you won't
be able to keep me here.
ELIZIA
(smiles thinly)
You overestimate yourself.
KOENIG
My people know where I am.
They'll come for me.
ELIZIA
No male has ever wished to
rush from my presence. Stay
with me and you will experience
undreamed of pleasures ... until
I tire of you.
KOENIG
(annoyed)
What's your boredom quotient?
ELIZIA
(lightly)
That will be determined by you.
There is an electronic sound, ELIZIA looks toward screen.
Space 1999 copyright ITV Studios Global Entertainment. Thanks to Carine Wils.