The Island
Plan Your Escape
Ewan McGregor as Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
Directed by: Michael Bay
Written by: Caspian Tredwell-Owen, Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean
Released: 12 August 2005 [UK], 22 July 2005 [USA]
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Budget: $122,000,000 (estimated)
Filming Dates: 24 October 2004 – 22 February 2005
More Information: Internet Movie Database
Synopsis
Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly Utopian but contained facility in the year 2019. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to the “The Island” – reportedly the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie. He and all of the other inhabitants of the facility are actually human clones. Lincoln makes a daring escape with a beautiful fellow resident named Jordan Two-Delta. Relentlessly pursued by the forces of the sinister institute that once housed them, Lincoln and Jordan engage in a race for their lives to literally meet their makers.
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Trivia
Tom Lincoln is from Scotland and has a liking for custom sport bikes – these character traits are based on those of Ewan McGregor.
Quotes
Merrick: Why don’t you tell me about your dream?
Lincoln Six-Echo: It’s always the same dream – I’m on a boat, headed to The Island.
Merrick: What happens then?
Lincoln Six-Echo: I drown.
Albert Laurent: I’d say you’ve been privy to some trade secrets.
Lincoln Six-Echo: That they create human beings that walk, talk, and feel. Those secrets?
Albert Laurent: I am sure you won’t discuss it with anyone.
Lincoln Six-Echo: Who would believe it? All I know is, people will do anything to survive. I want to live and I don’t care how.
Tom Lincoln: Look, you’re creeping me out enough without that.
Lincoln Six-Echo: Without that!
Tom Lincoln: No, really, cut it out. That’s enough!
Lincoln Six-Echo: You’re right, that is enough, sorry.
Tom Lincoln: You’re like a freak show!
Lincoln Six-Echo: Yeah, it’s weird.
Lincoln Six-Echo: I think they’re going to kill you.
Jordan Two-Delta: I’m going to The Island.
Lincoln Six-Echo: Jordan, there *is* no island!
Merrick: What’s troubling, you, Lincoln?
Lincoln Six-Echo: It – it’s just… all right, Tuesday night is tofu night, and I’m asking myself “Who here decided that everyone likes tofu in the first place, and what is tofu anyway?” And why can’t I have bacon? I line up every morning, and I’m not allowed any bacon for my breakfast. And – and tell me – let’s talk about all the white. Why is everyone wearing white all the time? It’s impossible to keep clean, I’m walking around, I get – I always get the gray stripe, I never get any color, and I hand it in to be cleaned, and – and someone cleans it and fold it neatly back in my drawer, but who? Who is that person? I don’t know. I just – I wanna know answers and I – and I wish that there was more.
Merrick: More?
Lincoln Six-Echo: Yeah, more than just waiting to go to The Island.
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