Original subtitles

90 miles an hour. He was the fastest animal alive.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BARKING)

He doesn't like you, does he?

And I'm not about to get near that bionic jaw.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Rudy's afraid Max is experiencing bionic rejection.

And he thinks this can happen to me.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Lady, your dog's tearing your car apart.

Call security and meet me down at the jeep right away. We've got to get that dog.

I'm going to put him away. I have to do that autopsy.

Well, what are you gonna do when I start to reject?

Are you gonna put me away, too?

JAIME: That enough?

RUDY: Enough? - You just started.

How much longer?

40 seconds.

I need at least a minute to run a cardio-vascular check.

In a minute I could be dead, Rudy.

Why don't I do it with my bionic arm? Or I could jog in place for you.

Jog in place? Yeah.

Sure, your atomic-powered bionics don't exactly strain your heart.

Now just keep going.

Okay, that's it.

Hallelujah. How'd I do?

Not very well, I'm afraid. You're...

Probably just out of shape.

Out of shape, huh?

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(CLEARS THROAT)

(CLEARS THROAT LOUDER)

Does this look like a woman out of shape to you, hmm?

Put it down.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Boy, are you irritable.

What do you mean "probably"? Is there anything wrong with me?

Just that you run a bigger risk of bionic rejection if you're not in good health.

Now, it's my job to keep your bionics in shape.

But it's your job to keep the rest of you that way.

You got it?

Yeah, I got it.

I got time to take a shower before the next test?

Uh...

Oh, come on, I'd smell a lot better.

(LAUGHS)

Okay, well, make it fast. Oscar's meeting us in the audio lab in half an hour.

I will jog all the way. Bye.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(DOG WHINING)

CROSBY: Come on, Max. - Jump over it, boy. Come on.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

HANDLER: Give up, Crosby. - He's wasting our time.

I wish they'd just put him to pasture.

CROSBY: Yeah, well they can't do that, can they?

Maybe that's why they're talking about putting him away.

Come on, dog. Jump.

(DOG WHIMPERING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

CROSBY: Come on, dog, get on your feet and jump.

JAIME: Hey, stop that.

What in the world are you doing to that dog?

The bar's gotta be eight feet high.

Who are you? How did you get in?

My question first, please.

Uh, lady, you wouldn't understand.

Besides that, this is a Grade 6 area. So why don't you leave?

I happen to be a Grade 6.

Do you have any idea how obnoxious those whistles of yours are?

I ought to report you guys to the ASPCA.

Lady... Poor baby.

(WHIMPERING)

What's going on here, huh?

Why are you doing this to him? He can't jump over that.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Or can he?

(WHINING)

Maximillian.

Amill...

(LAUGHS)

You're a bionic dog.

Lab animals are a fact of life in research science, Jaime.

It's thankless, it's sometimes inhumane, but necessary.

Max was critically injured in a chemical lab fire six years ago.

A tragic story but a happy ending.

Rudy was testing his bionic prototypes.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

And Max was just the strong-willed animal that we were looking for.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Oh, boy.

It's a simple case of being in the right place at the right time.

Just like me.

Not quite, babe.

Max only cost a million.

Yes, I know, Max-a-million.

Was I that obvious? I thought it was a good idea.

What's he doing? Watch.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

JAIME: Oh my... A bionic jaw?

Yeah, well, we figured that was one piece of equipment you'd never need.

Hey, Dr. Wells...

But every other bionic part, except Steve's eye and your ear, was tested on Max first.

In away, you owe him your life.

Well, why wasn't I told about him?

OSCAR: As our first bionic creature, Max was our...

Well, our early warning system.

Every bionic problem that you or Steve had, he had first.

If you knew that he was alive, that he was around,

and he had some kind of malfunction,

you would've thought that maybe it'd happen to you.

Well, Oscar, you know me better than that. I would want to know.

Jaime, we were only trying to protect you.

This was shot five years ago. Watch.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

JAIME: Oh.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Ooh.

90 miles an hour. He was the fastest animal alive.

What do you mean, "was"? Why was that trainer talking about putting him away?

Oscar?

Come on. I want to show you something.

OSCAR: Here's his dietary chart.

Psychological profile.

Cardio-vascular graph.

There's more.

Okay, I get the picture. So?

For the past two weeks, Max has taken a nosedive in every measurable way.

It's as if something snapped.

For the last year he's been acting kind of lazy.

But we've attributed that to maturity and age.

This is something else.

I remember the time when we could hardly contain him.

A bionic dog's etiquette isn't always up to par.

(LAUGHS)

If he wanted to get out,

believe me, we had a tough time stopping him.

That's why we built this kennel. Solid titanium.

Cost almost as much as he did.

Now, a match box could hold him.

It's that bad, Jaime.

Rudy hasn't been able to hang it on to anything either.

Until yesterday.

Well, what is it?

Rudy's afraid

that Max is experiencing a new kind of bionic rejection.

Something that builds up over the years.

It comes with age.

Oh my God.

That's why he was so upset this morning about my health?

I mean, he thinks this could happen to me, huh?

Is that what this is all about?

Well, Max, looks like you and I are in this together, huh?

OSCAR: Rudy thinks it may be a new kind of bionic rejection.

One that comes with age.

Rudy thinks it may be a new kind of bionic rejection.

A new kind of bionic rejection.

(HIGH PITCHED SCREECHING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

OSCAR: Rejection.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(HIGH PITCHED SCREECHING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

It can't be rejection.

It just can't be.

(BARKS)

(SIGHS)

(WHINING)

”Maximilian, sire and dam unknown.

”Donated for laboratory use at the age of four months.

”Burned in lab fire.

”Goldman bionic authorization, jaw, four limbs.

”Dr. Rudy Wells and... ”

Let's see, hmm, no sign of early rejection at all.

Huh.

”For the last four years, subject confined to West Coast lab kennel for observation. ”

Confined for four years? My God!

That poor dog. [Don't believe this, four years?

RUDY: You're not a doctor, Jaime.

You're making a diagnosis without any facts to substantiate it.

I'm making a diagnosis on personal experience.

Rudy, I know what it's like to reject bionics.

And believe me, you don't want to lie around all day like Max does because it hurts.

It's painful.

He could be in pain.

All right, Dr. Sommers. But can you give me another reason for Max's behavior?

One that fits the facts?

Yes.

Max has lost his will to live.

That's ridiculous.

Why is it ridiculous? Look at the life he lives.

But he's had the best of everything.

The best of what? Cages?

Look at this place, it's appalling. It looks like the inside of a tin can, Rudy.

Last night I read that he hasn't been out of here for four years.

I mean, don't you ever take him for a walk?

We used to, until he broke loose one day.

He ran 18 miles before we could catch him.

Seems he didn't want to return to the kennel.

Where he was probed and prodded by scientists from all over the country.

Can you blame him? Would you want to come back here?

Jaime, we're not talking about a normal dog.

(GROWLING)

(BARKING)

(WHINING)

But the point is, Max is atop secret project. If he got out...

Rudy, wait a minute.

Max went for you, Rudy, when you walked over to the cage.

Now, you jumped back. I saw you.

It was probably his sudden move, Jaime.

No, it's more than that.

You've also been standing back over here

all the time we've been talking about this.

Like you're afraid to go to that cage.

(GROWLING)

(BARKING)

He doesn't like you, does he?

No.

And I'm not about to get near that bionic jaw.

(WHINING)

We were very close the first couple of years.

I just had to move on to other projects. Higher priorities.

So you deserted him.

I had to.

I guess he's never really liked me ever since.

All right, that's what I'm talking about.

Now can't you see that if the man who made him bionic,

who gave him a new life, isn't close to him, then who is?

The trainers?

Come on, Rudy.

Oscar, according to what I read in those files,

he has had 20 trainers in the last two years.

I mean, you people treat him like he's only an experiment

and not a loving animal, which he is.

I can't believe that he's made it this far.

(SIGHS)

What Max needs is someone to love.

Somebody he wants to please, not somebody he has to please.

She's got a point, Rudy.

Let me be that for him, Rudy. Please.

I'm going to be here for five more days.

Now, I can work with him every single day in between my testing sessions.

It's not going to change my diagnosis.

I'm not asking you to change your diagnosis. Yet.

Please?

All right. Five days.

I want you to understand something.

If Max doesn't improve in that time,

I'm going to have to deal with his rejection the scientific way.

How's that?

I'm going to have to examine him thoroughly under lab conditions,

find out exactly what went wrong and...

I've got to do it for you, Jaime.

Do what? I don't understand.

An autopsy.

If you don't get any results in five days,

I'm going to put Max away.

CROSBY: I'm telling you, you're wasting your time

with that much food. The dog's never going to eat it.

He will tonight.

Oh, yeah? Well, what makes you so sure about that?

Because the restaurant just hired a new chef. A better one.

Thank you.

(IN FRENCH ACCENT) Bonsoir, Monsieur Max.

Tonight we have the chopped beef of Jaime,

poured on top of the crunchy kibble and just for you.

(WHINING)

No?

Aw, come on, Max. I made it myself.

It's good. See? Look.

(MIMICKING CHOMPING)

You're not going to get any if you don't get over here.

Come on, Max.

(SIGHS)

Max, you have to eat.

Please?

Now, listen, Max.

I really do care whether you eat this or not.

I'm not like the others. This isn't just a job for me.

I want you to eat.

I want you to live because I love you. Do you understand that?

Oh, Max...

I do care. I really do care.

(WHIMPERING)

Come on, will you do it for me, boy, hmm? Will you do it for me?

Oh, good boy. Good boy, Max.

Here. Here.

Have some more.

(WHIMPERS)

Well, it's a start anyway.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Okay, Max, your turn. Come on.

Get up here.

(WHIMPERS)

Come on.

Well, ready or not, here you go.

(WHINING)

Oh, stop complaining. Run.

That's it, come on, run.

Come on. Get up. Come on, Max.

(YELPS)

Oh...

Okay, watch. Stay there. See?

That's all there is to it. See?

It's real easy. Now you can do it. Come on.

Come on.

Aw, that's a good boy. You did it. That's a good boy.

Okay, Max, come on. You can do it. Come on.

Ah, good boy! Good boy. Good boy.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(WHINING)

Okay, come on, get up.

Come on, Max. Come on, Max.

Come on. That's it. Up. Come on, Max, up and over.

Come on. Come on, get up.

Okay, come on. Get up, Max.

Come on, up and over, Max. Come on.

(BARKS)

Up and over.

(SIGHS)

Good boy.

Okay.

(WHIMPERING)

(WHINING)

Max, you okay?

You all right? I guess even a dog can have a nightmare, huh?

You dreaming about these old cages?

You're gonna be okay, now. You go back to sleep, okay?

Back to sleep.

(WHINES)

What? You don't want me to close it?

Okay, I'll leave it open. It's all right with me.

Go back to sleep.

Oh, Max.

(LAUGHS)

Listen, kiddo, don't you worry about anything.

I'm gonna get you out of here tomorrow and that's a promise.

That's a promise.

RUDY: Now you're telling me that you can read his mind.

Rudy, it is the kennel.

The answer's no.

If you could've seen him clawing at that cage.

I know that's what's holding him back.

If I could get him out there and show him how much fun bionics could be,

I know I could get him to use them.

And what if you did? What if he ran away?

Are you aware of the damage he could do to this project?

Even you can't keep up with him.

How do we explain a dog that can run 90 miles an hour?

How do we justify it to our tax payers

without revealing the secret to foreign governments?

It's his last day, can't we please give him a chance? Rudy, you have to. Come on.

(SIGHS)

I'm gonna be late for an appointment.

Rudy. Please. Come on.

Jaime, I'm sorry. We can't.

No. No.

Look, it's not what I want.

Dr. Wells gave me specific orders

the dog is not supposed to leave the kennel.

Well, he asked me to bring him up to his lab.

Now, what can I tell you? I mean...

But he's in a conference now.

He asked us to wait. Now, please!

(SIGHS)

Crosby, look, we're gonna be right here in his lab.

It's not like we're running away or something, you know?

Hey. Yeah?

I'm sorry.

I guess if he told you.

(SOFTLY) Thanks.

Dr. Wells, please.

Now, isn't the air much better out here, huh?

Look at that.

That's what you want isn't it, Max, huh?

Go running through those fields?

Hmm?

(WHINES)

Well, I don't know about you, but that's what I'm gonna do.

Wanna come with me?

Come on. Want to come?

No?

Well, looks like I'm gonna have to leave you behind, Max.

I'm gonna have to run out in the beautiful fields all by myself.

Okay, goodbye. I'm really gonna do this. That's it!

Goodbye.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BARKING)

Okay, Max, it's your turn. Come on.

(BARKING)

I told you to keep him in the kennel.

She said you told her to meet you in your office.

My office?

Oh, my God, the window.

(BARKING)

Come on. You can do it, boy. Come on, Max, you can do it. Come on.

(CONTINUES BARKING)

(BANGING ON DOOR)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Jaime, it's Rudy. Let me in.

Max, come on. Max, hurry. Come on.

(BARKING)

Jaime! She's got it locked from the inside.

All right, I'm gonna leave you here. That's it. I'm gone.

Bye.

That's it, boy, come on. Max, we've gotta hurry.

Come on, Max. Jump.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Jaime?

Call security and meet me down at the jeep right away. We've got to get that dog.

Yes, sir.

(FOLK MUSIC PLAYING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(EXCLAIMS)

You ready?

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Go get it.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Wow!

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Come here! Come here! Okay. Give that here. Come on. Give.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Tease.

Well, remind me not to let you go get the morning paper.

That's a good boy, Max. You're so good. I'm so proud of you.

Come on, we're going to go show Rudy, okay?

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(WHIMPERING)

Max, come on.

We gotta show Rudy. Come on.

(WHIMPERING)

What's the matter?

(WHINING)

All right, all right, what's the matter, huh?

(VEHICLE APPROACHING)

Rudy!

Rudy!

There they are. Jaime!

Hey, you lucked out, kiddo. They came to us.

Rudy, before you get angry, he did it.

He ran and he jumped.

What gives you the right,

the unmitigated gall, to jeopardize a top secret project like that?

Do you know what could've happened?

He's all right. I can prove it.

How? Look at him. He can't even raise his head let alone run bionically.

All right, watch. Okay?

Max, come on.

Come on, baby, let's go.

Max, come on. We're gonna show Rudy, okay? Come on.

Rudy, you should've seen him. Max... Hey, you gotta do this.

You gotta do this, Max. What's the matter with you? Come on.

Don't let me down now, Max. Please.

What's the matter with you? Let's go.

Max, what's the matter with you, huh? Come on.

Rudy, he was just fine, you should've seen him run.

Max, you've got to do this. Now, get up. Come on.

Jaime, it's no use.

Rudy, I'm telling you, he ran and he jumped.

Jaime, I need some kind of proof.

If what I see and what you tell me are two different things.

Look at where we are. How did we get out this far if he didn't run?

You could run when you were rejecting.

But, I was in so much pain. I was running blind like I was crazy.

And Max stayed right with me.

Does he look like he's in pain? Does he look like he's crazy?

(BARKING)

Watch out. Stay back.

Max. Max! What's wrong?

Max?

Stay away from him. Nobody move.

(BARKING)

(MUFFLED SHOT)

(WHINING)

Rudy?

I'm sorry, Jaime, I had to. It's just a tranquilizer.

But tomorrow morning, I'm going to put him away. I have to do that autopsy.

Autopsy. Rudy, you can't do that.

It's out of your hands, Jaime. Get him in the cage.

Rudy, you can't do this. Now, I ran with him.

How do you think we got out? He jumped off your balcony.

Even if he did, after what I just saw...

I'm sorry, Jaime. I have no choice.

What do you mean? Of course you have a choice.

Rudy, please give him a chance.

I already have.

Now, do you want a ride in, Jaime?

No.

(GRUNTS)

RUDY: Easy, Crosby.

Okay, he's in.

Let's go.

Rudy, please listen to me.

(ENGINE STARTING)

Well, what are you gonna do when I start to reject?

Are you gonna put me away, too?

(DOOR SCRAPING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BARKING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BARKS)

JAIME: (SOFTLY) Max? - Max, are you feeling all right?

Max, it's Jaime.

You okay?

All right, boy. I'm gonna have you out of here in just a second.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

All right. Now, you have to be really quiet

so we can get out of here. All right, come on. Let's go.

Okay, Max. Say goodbye to your home sweet home here, kiddo.

If I got it my way, you're never gonna have to see this place again.

Come on. Let's go.

OSCAR: And you didn't see the dog?

No, that won't be necessary. Thank you.

Anything?

They let her drive out the front gate at 4:00 am. Max was probably in the trunk.

What now? Send out an APB?

That depends, Rudy.

On what?

You and I have known Jaime a long time.

She gets a little emotional at times,

but she's got the best instincts of anybody I've ever known.

What are you trying to say?

Maybe she's right, Rudy.

Is it possible that Max isn't rejecting?

Are you questioning my judgment?

I'm giving you a chance to modify your position, Rudy.

To play the gray zone.

If there's the slightest doubt...

Sometimes even a good scientist lets emotions cloud his mind.

Maybe I resented the way Jaime jumped on us when she found out about Max.

Maybe I wanted to show her I was still in control. I don't know.

So?

Yes, there is a chance he isn't rejecting. It's very slight.

But there's a chance.

I think we owe it to Jaime to give her more time.

All right,

where do you think she took him?

Ojai.

Hey, Jaime.

Hi, Judy, how you doing?

It's good to see you. What's going on? Thanks. Yeah.

Same old stuff, you know.

Groceries, errands, doughnuts for ol' brown eyes in there.

Hi, Sara.

Hello, sweetheart.

Oh, man, she's getting big. She's so pretty.

Just like her mother.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Oh.

What have you got in your car? A horse?

No, that's Max.

He certainly is. Is he yours?

Yeah, just for a little while.

He's, uh... He's big.

Yes, he is big.

I gotta go call Helen and Jim and tell them that I'm bringing him home.

They don't know so...

That'd be a good idea. Yeah.

See you later, okay? Okay.

Tell Bruce hi. Yeah.

Okay, Max. Okay, Max.

Listen, you stay here because I don't think Ojai

is ready for a bionic dog yet, okay?

I'm gonna be back real quick.

Be a good boy and stay. All right? Get back.

Go on. Stay.

(BARKS)

Stay, Max.

(LAUGHING)

Hi, doggy.

(PHONE RINGING)

Hello? Jim? Hi, it's me.

Jaime.

Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm all right.

Oscar and Rudy called you, huh?

Half an hour ago.

Is the dog with you? Yes, he's in the car.

Now listen, Jim, whatever they told you, it isn't true. At least, I don't think it is.

What I need is some time to find out.

Hey, you don't have to convince me.

Well, I'm sure they told you...

Rudy and Oscar said they wanted to give you and the dog another chance.

They'll be up this evening to talk to you.

Really? Oh, that's great!

(LAUGHING)

(WHIMPERING)

(LAUGHING)

(BARKS)

Hi, doggy.

(BARKING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

That'll at least get me a little time to work with him.

Hey, Miss?

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Lady, your dog's tearing your car apart.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Oh!

Max, come back here!

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Max!

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Sara! Oh, my God!

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Oh, Jaime! Wait, honey. Wait a minute.

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Did you see the doggy, Mommy?

Oh, my baby. Oh... Oh... Oh.

Oh, thank God.

Poor baby. You okay?

Aw, I'm so proud of you. Oh, you're such a good dog.

JAIME: Then he turned around and he trotted right back to the car

as if nothing had ever happened.

That's wonderful.

I just hope that nobody noticed him.

No, we lucked out in that area, there wasn't anybody on the street.

And Judy was so upset, she didn't notice anything.

She was just so happy to have Sara back.

Tastes good.

Thanks.

Jim, the point is, Max is not a wild dog.

He's healthy, obedient, and he cares about life.

(CAR HORN HONKING)

And now we have to convince Oscar and Rudy of that.

Is that them?

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

OSCAR: Well, her car's here.

Yes, that's them.

Jim, would you stay here with Max until I come back for him?

He's not too crazy about Rudy so I think we ought to keep them apart.

We'll just stay here, build up the fire.

Stay.

And, Jaime? Huh?

Good luck. Thanks.

Jaime.

Hey, hi, guys.

Listen, you're not going to believe what Max did today.

Jaime, I should have your head for this.

If Rudy didn't think that this dog had a chance,

I'd have the state police after you.

Is that true? You think Max has a chance?

It's very small, but it's there.

(SIGHS)

I rushed into things at the lab, Jaime.

I'm sorry. Oh, boy.

Listen, I know there's a chance.

Max proved it to me today and he's going to prove it to you right now.

Don't make a bad boy scout, do I, Max?

(GROWLING)

(WHIMPERING)

Why don't you hide behind the flowers over there.

I think Max will do better if he doesn't see you,

if he doesn't know you're here.

He better come through this time.

This will be his last chance, Jaime.

(GROWLING)

What's the trouble, boy?

(BARKING)

He's not going to need another chance. Trust me.

JIM: Max! Max! (BARKING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

Max! Max!

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

OSCAR: Jaime, he's out of control.

I'm sorry, Jaime. I've got to call the state police.

No.

Max!

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

(BIONIC POWERS ACTIVATING)

MAN: (OVER RADIO) - One-Baker-seven, one-Baker-seven...

Any sign of the girl and the dog?

Uh, negative, John.

I'll make one more pass on the county road, then head across to Oak Tree Lane.

Roger.

(VEHICLE APPROACHING)

Hi. Where you headed?

North. Put him in back and hop in.

I think it would be better if I got in back with him.

Suit yourself. Better take this. It'll get cold.

Thanks. Come on.

Come on, Max. Up.

Good dog.

(VEHICLE MOVING)

(WHIMPERING)

JAIME: Dear Oscar, I know that what I'm doing may seem foolish to you.

I'm sorry, and I hope that someday you'll understand.

(SIGHS)

Max and I are going someplace safe away from you and away from people.

Now, if Rudy is right and Max is rejecting his bionics,

then it's only right that he has me to help him through it.

He deserves a chance, Oscar.

I hope someone's there to do the same thing for me when it's my turn.

Give Jim and Helen my love and tell them I'll call them soon.

I'll be okay.

We'll both be okay. I know it. Love, Jaime.