Starlight Express live action-animated film/Transcript

This is the transcript for the Starlight Express live action-animated film.

Part 1: Overture
(Shows Universal Pictures logo)

(Shows Disney logo)

(Shows Original Film logo on the left and Bad Hat Harry logo on the right at the same time. The Overture from Starlight Express begins.)

Universal Pictures

and

Disney

present

An

Original Film

and

Bad Hat Harry

production

In association with

The Really Useful Group

and

Perfect World Pictures

A

WingNut Films

and

PlayTone

production

A

Rob Marshall

film

Control: This is Control! This is Control! Tonight is the most important night in the history of the world! Take your seats for the World Championship Railroad Race! Who will win? Will it be diesel? Will it be electric? Or will it be steam? The tension is unbearable here at the track tonight!

(Then Door Is Knocked.Mother Appeared.)

Mother: Put those trains away.

Control:Oh Mum - just five more minutes.

Mother:Put those trains away and get into bed.

Control: But...

Mother: No buts.

Mother: When the night is darkest, Open up your mind, The dream begins, it's becoming clearer. Listen to the distance, Listen and you'll find The Midnight Train is getting nearer.

Mother And Control: Starlight Express, Starlight Express, Are you real? Yes or no? Starlight Express, Starlight Express...

Directed by Rob Marshall

Written by Christopher McQuarrie, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Rob Marshall

Produced by Neal H Mortiz, Gary Goetzman, Peter Jackson and Bryan Singer

Executive producer Christian Rivers, Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks

Director of photography Russel Carpenter

Production designer Robert Stromberg

Edited by Martin Walsh

Costume designer Coleen Atwood

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alistair Lloyd Webber

Based on the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Music producer Mike Higham

Casting by Don Zimmerman

Freddie Highmore

Saoirse Ronan

Ray Shell

Christine Baranski

Tom Cruise

Daniel Craig

Jennifer Lawrence

Rebel Wilson

Mackenzie Foy

Gavin Ashbarry

Toby Kebbel

Robert Sheehan

David Thewlis

Whitney Martins

Ben Mendelsohn

Matthew Broderick

Tom Hardy

Tyler Perry

Hiroshi Watari

Brian Tee

Sylvester Stallone

Andrew Garfield

and Max Charles

(The closing credits scroll started playing afterwards, followed by the closing logos for Perfect World Pictures, WingNut Films and PlayTone.)

Part 2: Rolling Stock
(Rolling Stock from Starlight Express begins.)

(A pounding rock anthem to the power of engines, it introduces the reigning champion, Greaseball, and his gang.)

Greaseball And Gang: I'm just the fastest thing you'll ever see. That streak of lightning you just missed was me. Don't stop now - we gotta keep it going all night Rolling stock! rolling stock !

Greaseball: You bet you'll never know the way it feels.

Greaseball And Gang: Rolling stock! rolling stock !

Greaseball: Rock 'n' rollin' on a pair of wheels. Come on and heat me up the way you do.

Greaseball And Gang: And I can keep it going longer than you. Don't stop now - we gotta keep it going all night!

Greaseball: What makes you think you can go faster than me? Check out my back view 'cause it's all you'll see.

Greaseball And Gang: Don't stop now - we gotta keep it going all night! Rolling stock! we're rolling stock! Rolling stock! we're rolling stock!

(instrumental break)

Greaseball: This locomotive's 'bout to have some fun We're rock and rollin' 'til the race is won.

Greaseball And Gang: Don't stop now - we gotta keep it going all night! Rolling stock! we're rolling stock! Rolling stock! we're rolling stock! Rolling stock! we're rolling stock!