Transcript:Iron Man

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I feel like you're driving me to court martial. This is crazy

What did I do? I feel like you're gonna pull over and snuff me

What, you're not allowed to talk? Hey, Forest...

- We can talk, sir. - Oh, I see. So it's personal?

No, you intimidate them

Dear God, you're a woman! I honestly, I couldn't have called that

I mean, I would apologize, but isn't that what we're going for here?

I thought of you as a soldier first. - I'm an airman

Well you have actually excellent bone structure there. I'm kinda...

having a hard time not looking at you now. Is that weird?

C'mon, it's OK, laugh. Hey!

- Sir, I have a question to ask. - Yes, please

It is true you went 12-for-12 with last year's Maxim cover models?

That is an excellent question

Yes and no. March and I had a scheduling conflict

but fortunately the Christmas cover was twins. Anything else?

You're kidding me with a hand up, right?

Is it cool if I take a picture with you?

Yes, it's very cool

I don't wanna see this on your MySpace page

Please, no gang signs

No, throw it up, I'm kidding

Yeah, peace! I love peace. I'd be outta job with peace

C'mon! Just click it, don't change the settings, just click it

What's going on?

Jimmy, stay with Stark!

Lie down!

Son of a bitch!

- Wait, wait, give me a gun! - Stay here!

Tony Stark

Visionary. Genius. American patriot

Even from an early age

the son of legendary weapons developer Howard Stark

quickly stole the spotlight with his brilliant and unique mind

At age four, he built his first circuit board

At age six, his first engine

And at seventeen, he graduated Summa Cum Laude from MIT

Then, the passing of a titan

Howard Stark's life long friend and ally Obadiah Stane

steps in to help fill the gap left by the legendary founder

Until at age 21, the prodigal son returns

and is anointed the new CEO of Stark Industries

With the keys to the kingdom, Tony ushers in a new era

for his father's legacy, creating smarter weapons

advanced robotics, satellite targeting

Today, Tony Stark has changed the face of the weapons industry

by ensuring freedom

and protecting America and her interests around the globe

As liaison to Stark Industries

I've had the unique privilege of serving with a real patriot

He is my friend and he is my great mentor

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor

to present this year's Apogee Award to Mr. Tony Stark!

Tony?

Thank you, Colonel

This is beautiful. Thank you

Thank you all very much. This is wonderful

Well, I'm not Tony Stark

But if I were Tony...

...I would tell you how honored I feel

and what a joy it is to receive this very prestigious award

Tony, you know, the best thing about Tony...

...is also the worst thing - he's always working

C'mon!

We should just stay till the morning

- You are unbelievable! - Oh, no. They roped you into this?

Nobody roped me into anything. But they told me...

that if I presented you with an award, you'd be deeply honored

Of course I'd be deeply honored. And it's you!

That's great. So when do we do it? One more round. - There you go

There it is. That was easy. I'm so sorry. - Yeah, it's OK

Wow, would you look at that? That's... that's something else

I don't have any of those swooping around. All right, ride!

Give me a hand, will you? OK, you too

I don't blow on man's hands

There it is! It's the Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes' roll, and...

That's what happens

Worse things have happened, I think we're gonna be fine

Color me up, will you? - This is where I exit

- Tomorrow don't be late. - Yeah, you can count on it

- I'm serious. - I know, I know

Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's. There you go

Mr. Stark! Excuse me! Mr. Stark!

Christine Everheart, Vanity Fair magazine

Can I ask you a couple of questions? - She's cute

- She's alright? Hi. - Hi

Yeah. Okay, go

You've been called the Da Vinci of our time. What do you say to that?

Absolutely ridiculous. I don't paint

And what do you say to your other nickname, the Merchant of Death?

That's not bad. Let me guess... Berkeley?

Brown, actually

Well, Ms. Brown

It's an imperfect world, but it's the only one we've got

I guarantee you the day weapons are no longer needed to keep the peace

we'll start making bricks and beams for baby hospitals

Rehearse that much?

Every night in front of the mirror before bedtime

- I can see that. - I'd like to show you firsthand

All I want is the serious answer

Okay, here is serious. My old man had a philosophy:

"Peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy."

That's a great line, coming from a guy selling the sticks

My father helped defeat Nazis. He worked on the Manhattan Project

A lot of people, including your professors at Brown

would call that being a hero

And a lot of people would also call that war-profiteering

Tell me, do you plan to report

on the millions we've saved by advancing medical technology?

Or kept from starvation with our intelli-crops?

All those breakthroughs: military funding, honey

Wow, did you ever lose an hour of sleep your whole life?

I'd be prepared to lose a few with you

Good morning. It's 7 a.m

The weather in Malibu is 72 degrees with scattered clouds

The surf conditions are fair with waist to shoulder highlines

high tide will be at 10:52 a.m

Tony? Hey, Tony!

You are not authorized to access this area. - Jesus!

That's Jarvis, he runs the house

I've got your clothes here, they've been dry cleaned and pressed

And there's a car waiting for you outside

that will take you anywhere you'd like to go

You must be the famous Pepper Potts. - Indeed I am

After all these years, Tony still has you picking up the dry cleaning?

I do anything and everything that Mr. Stark requires

Including occasionally taking out the trash. Would that be all?

Give me the exploded view

The compression in cylinder 3 appears to be low

Note that

- I'll try again later... - Please don't turn down my music

I'll keep you posted

You are supposed to be half way around the world right now

- How did she take it? - Like a champ

Might've tried to hustle me out of here

Your flight was scheduled to leave an hour and a half ago

That's funny... I thought with it being my plane and all

that it would just wait for me to get there

I need to speak to you about couple of things before I get you outta the door

I mean, doesn't it kind of defeat the purpose of having your own plane

if it departs before you arrive?

Larry called, he's got another buyer for the Jackson Pollock

in the wings, do you want it, yes or no?

Is it a good representation of his Spring Period?

No the "Springs" is actually the neighborhood in East Hampton

where he lived and worked, not "spring" like the season

I think it's a fair example...

I think it's incredibly overpriced

I need it. Buy it, store it

Okay... the MIT commencement speech

Is in June... please, don't harangue me about that stuff

Well, they are haranguing me, so I'm gonna say yes...

I need you to sign this before you get on the plane

What are you trying to get rid of me for? What, you got plans?

- As a matter of fact, I do. - I don't like it when you have plans

I'm allowed to have plans on my birthday

It's your birthday. - Yes. - I knew that. Already?

Yeah, isn't that strange, it's the same day as last year

Well, get yourself something nice from me. - I already did

- And? - Oh, it was very nice

Very tasteful. Thank you, Mr. Stark

You're welcome, Ms. Potts

You're good! I thought I've lost you back there

You did, sir

I took it across Mojave. - Ah, I gotcha, I gotcha

What's wrong with you? - What?

Three hours! - I got caught doing a piece for Vanity Fair

Three hours. For three hours, you got me standing here

I'm waiting on you now. Lets go. C'mon

Wheels up! Rock and roll!

What're you reading? - Nothing

C'mon, sourpatch, don't be mad

I told you I'm not mad, I'm indifferent, okay?

- I said I was sorry. - Good morning, Mr. Stark

- No need to apologize. - I told him I was sorry but he...

I'm just indifferent right now

You don't respect yourself, so I know you don't respect me

- I respect you. - I'm just your babysitter

and so, when you need your diaper changed, thank you...

let me know and I'll get you a bottle, okay?

Hey, heat up the sake, will you? Thanks for reminding me

I'm not talking... we're not drinking, we're working right now

And you are constitutionally incapable of being responsible

It would be irresponsible not to drink

I'm just talking about the night cup. - Hot sake?

- Yes, two please. - No, just...

I'm not drinking, I don't want any

That's what I'm talking about. When I get up in the morning

and I'm putting on my uniform, you know what I recognize?

I see in that mirror that every person that's got this uniform

will get my back! - Here we go again. I'm not like you

No, you don't have to be like me. But you're more than... yes you are

Will you excuse me, I'm a little bit distracted here

No, you can't be distracted right now. Listen to me!

BAGRAM AIR BASE, AFGHANISTAN

General

Welcome, Mr. Stark

We look forward to your weapons presentation

Is it better to be feared or respected?

And I say, is it too much to ask for both?

With that in mind, I humbly present the crown jewel

of Stark Industries freedom line. It's the first missile system

to incorporate our proprietary repulsor technology

They say the best weapon is one you never have to fire

I respectfully disagree

I prefer the weapon you only have to fire once

That's how dad did it, that's how America does it...

and it's worked out pretty well so far

Find an excuse to let one of these off the chain

and I personally guarantee you

the bad guys won't even want to come out of their caves

For your consideration, the Jericho

We throw one of these in with every purchase of 500 million or more

To peace!

- Tony. - Obie, what are you doing up?

I couldn't sleep till I found out how it went. How did it go?

Went great, looks like it's gonna be an early Christmas

Hey, way to go, my boy. I'll see you tomorrow, yeah?

Why aren't you wearing those pyjamas I got you?

Good night, Tony

Hey Tony!

I'm sorry, this is the fun-vee. The hum-drum-vee is back there

- Nice job. - See you back at base

I wouldn't do that if I were you

What the hell did you do to me?

What I did?

What I did is to save your life

I removed all the shrapnel I could, but there's a lot left

and it's headed into your atrial septum

Here, wanna see?

I have a souvenir. Take a look

I've seen many wounds like that in my village

We call them the walking dead

Because in takes about a week for the balls to reach the vital organs

- What is this? - That is an electromagnet

Hooked up to a car battery

And it's keeping the shrapnel from entering your heart

That's right. Smile!

We met once, you know

At the technical conference in Bern

- Don't remember. - No, you wouldn't

If I had been that drunk, I wouldn't have been able to stand

much less give a lecture on integrated circuits

Where are we?

Come on, stand up. Stand up

Do as I do

C'mon, put your hands up

Those are my guns. How did they get my guns?

Do you understand me? Do as I do

He says: "Welcome Tony Stark

the most famous mass murderer in the history of America."

He is honored

He wants you to build a missile

The Jericho missile that you demonstrated

This one

I refuse

Tony!

He wants to know what you think

I think he got a lot of my weapons

He says they have everything you need to build a Jericho missile

He wants you to make the list of materials

He says for you to start working immediately

and when you're done, he will set you free

No, I won't

No, he won't

I'm sure they're looking for you, Stark

But they will never find you in these mountains

Look...

What you just saw... that is your legacy, Stark

Your life's work in the hands of those murderers

Is that how you want to go out?

Is this the last act of defiance of the great Tony Stark?

Or are you going to do something about it?

Why should I do anything? They're gonna kill me, you...

Either way, if they don't, I'll probably be dead in a week

Well then... this is a very important week for you, isn't it?

If this is gonna be my workstation

I want it well lit, I want all of these tools

Welding gear, I don't care if it's acetylene or propane

I need a soldering station, I need helmets

I need goggles, I would like a smelting cup

I need two sets of precision tools

How many languages do you speak?

A lot. But apparently not enough for this place

They speak Arabic, Urdu, Dari, Pashto

Mongolian, Farsi, Russian

Who are these people?

They are your loyal customers, sir

They call themselves The Ten Rings

You know, we might be more productive

if you include me in the planning process? - Aha

Okay. We don't need this

What is that?

That's palladium, 0.15 grams. We need at least 1.6

so why don't you go break down the other eleven

What are they doing?

Working

Careful. Careful, we only get one shot at this

Relax, I've steady hands

Why do you think you're still alive, huh?

What do I call you?

- My name is Yinsen. - Yinsen... nice to meet you

Nice to meet you too

Wow, that doesn't look like a Jericho missile

That's because it is a miniaturized Arc reactor

We got a big one powering my factory at home

It should keep the shrapnel out of my heart

But what could it generate?

If my math is right, and it always is...

three gigajoules per second

That could run your heart for the 50 lifetimes. - Yeah

Or something big for 50 minutes

This is our ticket outta here. - What is it?

'Flying the mountain' look

Impressive

Shesh Besh

Good roll. Good roll

You still didn't tell me where you're from

I'm from a small town called Gulmira

It's actually a nice place

- You got a family? - Yes

And I will see them when I leave here

And you, Stark?

Nothing

No

So you're a man who has everything... and nothing

Doesn't look anything like the photo

Maybe he modified it

- The tail doesn't seem right. - Well, too bad

Relax

The bow and arrow once was the pinnacle of weapons technology

It allowed the great Genghis Khan

to rule from the Pacific to the Ukraine

An empire twice the size of Alexander the Great

And four times the size of the Roman empire

But today

whoever holds the latest Stark weapons

rules these lands

And soon...

...it will be my turn

Why did you fail me?

We're working on it. Diligently

I spared your life

Is this how you repay me?

It's very complex

We're trying hard

On your knees

You think I'm an idiot?

Tell me the truth

We are working hard

Open your mouth

- What does he want? - You think I'm a fool?

What is going on?

Tell me the truth

We are working on Jericho

Tell me the truth

We are working on Jericho

What do you want, a delivery date?

I need him

He's a good assistant

You have till tomorrow...

...to assemble my missile

- Okay? - Yes

Can you move?

Say it again

41 steps straight ahead

then 16 steps, left from the door, four to the right

33 steps, turn right

Where is Stark?

He was here a moment ago

Go find him!

Yinsen!

Yinsen! Stark!

Say something

He is speaking Hungarian, I don't...

- Speak Hungarian. - Okay...

What do you know?

- How did that work? - Oh my goodness

- It worked all right. - What do I do?

- Let me finish this. - Finish last powering sequence

Okay

Now! Tell me, tell me!

F 11. Tell me when you see a progress bar

It should be up right now

Talk to me, tell me when you see it. - I have it

- Press Ctrl + I. - Got it

'Enter'. I, 'Enter'. Come over here and button me up

They are coming!

Doesn't need to look pretty, just get it done

They are coming

Make sure that checkpoints are clear before you follow me out, OK?

We need more time

Okay

I'm gonna go buy you some time

Stick to the plan!

Stick to the plan!

Yinsen!

- Yinsen! - Watch out!

Stark

Come on. We gotta go

Move with me. C'mon, we got a plan, we need to stick to it

This was always the plan, Stark

Come on, you're going to go see your family again

My family is dead

I'm going to see them now, Stark

It's okay. It's okay

I want this. I want this

Thank you for saving me

Don't waste it. Don't waste your life

My turn

Not bad

How was the fun-vee?

Next time you ride with me, okay?

Watch it coming up here

Are you kidding me with this? Get rid of them

Your eyes are red

Few tears for your long lost boss?

Tears of joy. I hate job hunting

Yeah, vacation's over

Where to, sir?

Take us to the hospital, please. - No. - No? Tony...

- You have to go to the hospital. - I don't have to do anything

I was in captivity for three months. There are two things I want to do

I want an American cheeseburger...

...and the other one... - That's not going to happen

It's not what you think. I want you to call for a press conference now

Call for a press conference? What on earth for?

Yeah, Hogan, drive. Cheeseburger first

Look at this!

Tony!

I thought you'll be in a hospital

Look at you!

Oh, burger, you had to have a burger

Did you get me one of those?

There was only one left, I needed it

Hey, look who's here!

- Ms. Potts? - Yes

May I speak with you for a moment?

I'm not part of the press conference, but it's about to begin right now

I am not a reporter. I'm agent Phil Coulson

with the Strategic Homeland Intervention

Enforcement and Logistics Division

- That's quite a mouthful. - I know. We're working on it

We've been approached already by the DOD, FBI, CIA...

We are a separate division. With a more specific focus

We need to debrief Mr. Stark about the circumstances of his escape

- I'll put something in a book, shell I? - Thank you

Hey, would it be alright if everyone sat down?

Will you sit down? That way you can see me, and I can...

A little less formal...

What's up with the lovin'?

Don't look at me, I don't know what he's up to

- Good to see you. - Good to see you

I never got to say goodbye to dad

I never got to say goodbye to my father

There's questions that I would've asked him

I would've asked him how he felt about what his company did...

...if he was conflicted, if he ever had doubts

Or maybe he was every inch of a man we all remember from the newsreels

I saw young Americans killed...

...by the very weapons I created to defend them and protect them

And I saw that I had become part of a system

that is comfortable with zero-accountability

What happened over there?

I had my eyes opened

I came to realize that I have more to offer

this world than just making things that blow up

And that is why, effective immediately, I'm shutting down

the weapons manufacturing division of Stark International...

...untill such a time, as I can decide

what the future of this company will be

what direction it should take, the one I'm comfortable with

and is consistent with the highest good of this country and the world

What we should take away from this...

...is that Tony's back!

And he's healthier than ever

We are gonna have a little internal discussion

and we'll get back to you with a follow-up

- Where is he? - He's inside

That... that went well

Did I just paint a target on the back of my head?

Your head? What about my head?

What do you think the over-under on a stock drop is gonna be?

- Optimistically? 40 Points? - At minimum

Tony, we're a weapons manufacturer

Obie, I just... I don't want the body count to be up...

That's what we do. We're iron mongers, we make weapons

My name is on facade of the building

What we do keeps the world from falling into chaos

Not based on what I saw

We're not doing a good enough job

We can do better, we're gonna do something else

Oh, like what? You want us to make baby bottles?

I think we should take another look into Arc Reactor technology

Oh, come on. The Arc Reactor, that's a publicity stunt!

Tony, c'mon! We built that thing to shut the hippies up!

- It works. - Yeah, as a science project

The Arc was never cost-effective. We knew that before we built it

Arc Reactor technology, that's a dead end, right?

- Maybe. - Am I right?

We haven't had a breakthrough in that, in what... 30 years

That's what they say

Could you have a lousier poker face?

Just tell me, who told you? - Never mind who told me

- Show me. - Rhodey or Pepper

- I wanna see it. - Okay, Rhodey

It works

Listen to me, Tony

We are a team, do you understand?

There's nothing we can't do if we stick together

like your father and I

I'm sorry I didn't give you a heads up, okay? But if I had...

Tony, no more of this 'ready - fire - aim' business

- Do you understand me? - That was dad's line

You gotta let me handle this

We're gonna have to play whole different kind of ball now

We're gonna have to take a lot of heat

I want you to promise me that you're gonna lay low

Stark Industries. I've got one recommendation. Ready, ready?

Sell, sell, sell!

Abandon ship!

Does the 'Hindenburg' ring any bells?

Let me show you the new Stark Industries business plan!

Look, that's a weapons company that doesn't make weapons!

Pepper! How big are your hands?

- What? - How big are your hands?

- I don't understand why... - Get down here. I need you

Hey!

Let's see them. Show me your hands

Let's see them

Oh, wow, they are small. Very petite, indeed

I just need your help for a sec

Oh my God, is that the thing that's keeping you alive?

It was, it is now an antique

This is what will be keeping me alive for the foreseeable future

I was swapping it up for an upgraded unit

and I just ran into a little... speed bump

Speed bump? What's happening?

It's nothing, it's just a little snag

There's an exposed wire under this device

and is contacting a socket wall

and is causing a little bit of a short circuit

What do you want me to do?

Put that on the table over there. That is irrelevant

I just want you to reach in...

and you're just gonna gently lift the wire out

Is it safe?

Yeah, it should be fine. It's just like an operation

you just don't let it touch the socket wall

- What's Operation? - It's just a game, never mind

- Just gently lift the wire. - Okay. - Okay? Great

You know, I don't think that I am qualified to do this

No, no, you're fine. You're the most capable

qualified and trustworthy person I've ever met

You're gonna do great

Is it too much of a problem to ask? Cause I really need your help here

- Oh, there's pus! - It's not pus

It's a plasmic discharge, it's from the device, not from my body

- It smells! - Yeah, it does

The copper wire

The copper wire, you got it? - I got it

Now don't let it touch...

...the sides, that's what I was trying to tell you before

Okay, now make sure that when you pull it out

you don't pull out the magnet and the end of it. That was it...

...that you just pulled out. - Oh God. OK, what do I do?

- Don't put it back in! - What's wrong?

Nothing, I'm just going into cardiac arrest cause you yanked out...

- What? I thought you said this was safe! - We gotta hurry

Take this, you gotta switch, real quick. - Okay, okay

Tony, it's gonna be okay. I'm gonna make this okay

You gotta touch that to base plate

And make sure you...

Was that so hard?

That was fun, right? I got it, I got it

Nice

- Are you okay? - Yeah, I feel great

Are you okay?

Don't ever, ever...

...ever ask me to do anything like that ever again

I don't have anyone but you

Are we ready?

What do you want me to do with this?

That? Destroy it. Incinerate it

You don't wanna keep it?

Pepper, I've been called many things

Nostalgic is not one of them

- Would that be all, Mr. Stark? - That would be all, Ms. Potts

Hey butterfingers, come here

What's all this stuff doing on top of my desk?

That's my phone, that's a picture of me and my dad...

Right there. In garbage. All that stuff

The future of air combat

Is it manned or unmanned?

I tell you, in my experience, no unmanned aerial vehicle

will ever trump a pilot's instinct

his insight - that ability to look into a situation

beyond the obvious and discern its outcome

Or pilot's judgement

Colonel, it's... why not a pilot without a plane?

Look who fell outta the sky! Mr. Tony Stark

Speaking about manned or unmanned

you gotta get him to tell you about the time he guessed wrong

It's spring break, just remember that

Spring break 1987, that lovely lady, what was his name?

Was it Ivan?

Don't do that, they'll believe it. Don't do that

Give us a couple of minutes, you guys

- I'm surprised. - Why?

I swear I didn't expect to see you walking around so soon

I'm doing a little better than walking

- Really? - Yeah

Rhodey, I'm working on something big

I came to talk to you. I want you to be part of it

You're about to make a whole lotta people around here real happy

cause that little stunt at the press conference, that was juicy

This is not for the military. I'm not... it's different

What, are you humanitarian now or something?

I need you to listen to me

No, what you need is time to get your mind right

I'm serious

It was nice seeing you, Tony

Thanks

- Jarvis, are you up? - For you sir, always

I'd like to open a new project file, index as: Mark 2

Shell I store this on the Stark Industries' central database?

I don't know who to trust right now. Till further notice

why don't we just keep everything on my private server

Working on a secret project, are we, sir?

I don't want this winding up in the wrong hands

Maybe in mine it could actually do some good

Next

Up

Not the boot, Dummy, right here. You got me?

Stay put. Nice

And you, you're no better at it at all. Lift... I got it

Okay, I'm sorry, am I in your way?

Up

That's great, don't even move

You... are a tragedy

Okay, lets do this right

Start mark, half meter back of the center

Dummy, look for light. Stand back for fire safety

You, roll it

Activate hand controls

We are gonna start up nice and easy

raising 10% thrust capacity to achieve lift

And 3, 2, 1

Up two? Alright, step back

I've been buzzing you. Did you hear the intercom?

Yeah, everything's... what?

- Obadiah's upstairs. - Great, I'll be right up

I thought you said you were done making weapons?

It isn't. This is a flight stabilizer

It's completely harmless

I didn't expect that

How'd it go?

Oh, went that bad huh?

Just because I brought pizza back from New York

doesn't mean it went bad. - Sure doesn't. Oh, boy

It would've gone better if you were there

You told me to lay low and that's what I've been doing

I lay low and you take care of all the...

Hey, c'mon. In public, the press...

This was a Board of Directors meeting

This was a Board of Directors meeting?

The Board is claiming a Post Traumatic Stress

They are filing an injunction. - A what?

They wanna lock you out

Why, cause the stocks dip 40 points? We knew this was gonna happen

- 56 and a half. - It doesn't matter

We own a controlling interest in the company

Tony, the Board has rights too

They are making the case that you and your new direction

isn't in a company's best interest

I'm being responsible. That's a new direction

For me... for the company

I mean, me on the company's behalf being responsible for the way that...

- Oh, this is great! - Oh c'mon, wait! Tony, Tony!

- I'll be in the shop. - Hey, hey, Tony, listen

I'm trying to turn this thing around

but you gotta give me something. Something to pitch them

Let me have the engineers analyze that, you know

draw some specs. - No

No. Absolutely not. This one stays with me

That's it Obie. Forget it

Alright, well this stays with me then

Go on, here, you can have a piece. Take two. - Thank you

Do you mind if I come down there to see what you're doing?

Good night, Obie

Day 11, Test 37, Configuration 2.0

For lack of a better option, Dummy is still on fire safety

If you douse me again, and I'm not on fire

I'm donating you to a city college. Alright, nice and easy

Seriously, just gonna start off with 1% thrust capacity

And 3, 2, 1

Please don't follow me around with it either cause I feel

like I'm going to catch on fire spontaneously. Just stand down

If something happens, then come in

Again, lets bring it up to 2.5%. 3, 2, 1...

Okay, this is where I don't want to be

Not the car, not the car

It could be worse. We are fine

Okay, we are getting there

Yeah. I can fly

- Jarvis, are you there? - At your service, sir

Engage head up display. Check

Import all preferences from home interface

Will do, sir

Alright, what do you say?

I have indeed been uploaded, sir. We're online and ready

Start the virtual walkaround

Importing preferences and calibrating virtual environment

- Do a check on control surfaces. - As you wish

Test complete. Preparing to power down and begin diagnostics

Ah, yes... tell you what. Do a weather and ATC check

Start listening the ground control

Sir, there are still terabytes of calculations needed

before an actual flight. - Jarvis...

Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk

Ready? And 3, 2, 1

It feels like a dream

Alright, lets see what this thing can do

What's the SR-71's record?

The altitude record for fixed-wing flight is 85.000 feet, sir

Records are made to be broken. C'mon!

Sir, there is a potentially fatal build-up of ice occurring

Keep going!

Higher!

We're iced up, Jarvis! Deploy flaps

Jarvis?

C'mon, we gotta break the ice!

Cut power

Note: main transducer feels sluggish at plus 40 altitude

The whole pressurization is problematic

I'm thinking 'icy' is a probable factor

A very astute observation, sir. Perhaps if you intend to visit

other planets, we should improve the exo systems

Connect to the Cisco, have it reconfigure the shell metals

Use the gold-titanium alloy from the Seraphim tactical satellite

That should ensure the fuselage integrity

while maintaining power -to-weight ratio. Got it?

Yes. Shall I render using proposed specifications?

Thrill me

Tonight's red hot, red carpeted,

right here at the Disney Concert Hall,

where Tony Stark's third annual benefit for

the Firefighters Family Fund has become the place to be...

Jarvis, did we get an invite from them?

I have no record of the invitation, sir

...haven't been seen in public

since his bizarre and highly controversial press conference.

Some claim he's suffering from PTS and has been

bed ridden for weeks. Whatever the case may be,

no one expects an appearance from him tonight.

The render is complete

Little ostentatious, don't you think?

What was I thinking? You're usually so discrete

Tell you what... throw a little hot rot red in there

Yes, that shall help you keep a low profile

The render is complete

Yeah, I like it. Fabricate it and paint it

Commencing an automated assembly

Estimated completion time is five hours

Don't wait up for me, honey

The weapons manufacturing is...

only a one small part of what Stark Industries is all about...

- Hey Tony, remember me? - I sure don't

You look great, Hef

What's the world coming to when a guy's gotta crash his own party?

Look at you!

- Hey, what a surprise! - I'll see you inside

Listen, take it slow, alright?

I got the Board where I really want them

You got it. Just cabin fever, I'll just be a minute

Give me a Scotch, I'm starving

- Mr. Stark? - Yeah?

- Agent Coulson. - Oh yeah, the guy from the...

Strategic Homeland Intervention

Enforcement and Logistics Division

God, you got... you need a new name for that

Yeah, I hear that a lot

Listen, I know this must be a trying time for you

but we need to debrief you

There's still a lot of unanswered questions

and time can be a factor with these things

Lets just put something on the books

How about the 24th, at 7 p.m. at Stark Industries?

Tell you what... you got it. You're absolutely right

Well... I'm gonna go to my assistant and we'll make it date

You look fantastic, I didn't recognise you

- What are you doing here? - Avoiding government agents

- Are you here by yourself? - Where'd you get that dress?

It was a birthday present from you, actually

- I have great taste. - Yes

- You, uh, wanna dance? - Oh, no, thank you. No

Am I making you uncomfortable?

No, no

I always forget to wear a deodorant

and dance with my boss in front of everyone

that I work with, in a dress with no back

- You look great, you smell great. - Oh, God

But I could fire you, if that'd take the edge off

I actually don't think that you could tie your shoes without me

- I'd make it a week

Really? What's your social security number?

- Five. - Five?

You're missing just a couple of digits there

The other eight? That's why I got you, for the other eight

- How about a little air? - Yes, I need some air

- That was totally weird. - Totally harmless

It was totally not harmless, by the way

- Nobody was watching us. - Everybody who I work with...

I think you lost objectivity. I think they... we just danced

No, it was not just the dance!

You don't understand because you're you

And everybody knows exactly who you are, and how you are with girls

And all that, which is completely fine...

But you know, then me, you're my boss and I'm dancing...

Because it makes me look like... the one who's trying to...

I just think you're overstating, that's all

And we're here, and then I'm... wearing this ridiculous dress...

And then we were dancing like that and...

- I would like a drink, please. - Got it

I would like a vodka martini, please

Very dry with olives, lot of olives

like at least three olives

Two vodka martinis, extra dry, extra olives, extra fast

Make one of them dirty

- Well... Tony Stark! - Oh, hey!

Fancy seeing you here

- Carrie. - Christine. - That's right

You have a lot of nerve showing up here tonight

Can I at least get a reaction from you?

Panic. I would say panic is my reaction

I was referring to your company's involvement

in this latest atrocity. - They just put my name

on the invitation, I don't know what to tell you

I actually almost bought it, hook, line and sinker

I was out of town for a couple of months, in case you didn't hear

Is this what you call accountability?

It's a town called Gulmira. Heard of it?

- When were these taken? - Yesterday

- I didn't approve any shipment. - Well, your company did

Well, I'm not my company

- Please, do you mind? - Have you seen these pictures?

- What's going on? - Tony, you can't afford to be this naive

I was naive before, when they said:

Here's the line, we don't cross it, this is how we do business

If we're double-dealing under the table... are we?

Let's take a picture. Come on

Picture time!

Tony... who do you think locked you out?

I was the one who filed the injunction against you

It's the only way I can protect you

The fifteen miles hike to the outskirts of Gulmira

can only be described as a 'descent into Hell'.

Into a modern day heart of darkness.

Simple farmers and herders from peaceful villages

have been driven from their homes

displaced from their lands by warlords,

emboldened by a newfound power.

Villagers have been forced to take shelter

in whatever ways that they can find.

In the ruins of other villages

or here, in the remnants of the old Soviet smelting plant.

Recent violence has been attributed to a group

of foreign fighters, referred to by locals as the Ten Rings.

As you can see, these men are heavily armed and on a mission.

A mission that can prove fatal to anyone who stands in their way.

With no political will or international pressure,

there's very little hope for these refugees.

Around me, a woman begging for news on her husband

who was kidnapped by insurgents.

Either forced to join their militia...

...to anyone who will stop a child's simple question:

"Where are my mother and father?"

There's very little hope for these refugees,

refugees who can only wonder who, if anyone, will help.

Faster!

Women on the trucks! The weapons here!

Abandon houses! Hurry up!

Hold this rebel!

Put him with the others

Father!

What the hell is this?

Kill this bastard!

You are incompetent!

Turn your head!

Father!

He is all yours

AIR BASE EDWARDS, CALIFORNIA

- What the hell was that? - Are we clear to go in there?

No, sir. They were using human shields

We never got the green light

Department of State, they're gonna be all over this

We got a bogey

Is CIA on the line?

I got them on line, they wanna know if it's us

No, that definitely is not us, sir

- It wasn't navy. - Wasn't marines

I need answers! Can I please get eyes on target?

Get me colonel Rhodes

from the Weapons development down here now!

We ran an ID check and crossed reference

with all known databases. We have nothing

Any high-altitude surveillance in the region?

We've got an AWAC and a Global Hawk in the area

So this things just appeared out of nowhere?

How come it didn't show up on the Radar?

It's got a minimum Radar cross-section, sir

- Is it stealth? - No, sir. It's tiny

We think it's an unmanned aerial vehicle

Colonel, what are we dealing with here?

I'm gonna make a call

- Hello? - Tony?

- Who is this? - It's Rhodes

Sorry, hello?

- I said it's Rhodes. - Speak up, please

- What the hell is that noise? - I'm driving with the top down

Yeah, well I need your help right now

It's funny how that works, huh?

Yeah, speaking of funny, we got a weapons depot

that was just blown up a few cliques from where

you've been held captive. - Well, that's a hot spot

Sounds like someone stepped in and did you job for you

Why do you sound out of breath, Tony?

- I was just jogging at the canyon. - I thought you were driving

Right, I was driving to the canyon where I'm gonna jog

Are you sure you don't have any tech in that area...

...I should know about? - Nope

Bogey spotted!

Okay, good, cause I'm staring at one right now

and it's about to be blown to kingdom come

War room, this is Whiplash One. I've got the bogey in my sight

- Whiplash One, what is it? - I've got no idea

- You have radio contact? - Non responsive, sir

Then you are clear to engage

Bogey just went supersonic. I got a lock!

Incoming missile. - Flairs!

Wait a second! Bogey deployed flairs

Deploy flaps!

Holly... this thing just drove off the Radar, sir!

Satellite image has been lost

- No way that's the U.A.V. - What is it?

I can't see anything

Whatever it was, it just bought the farm

I think bogey has been handled, sir

- Hello? - Hi, Rhodey, it's me. - It's who?

I'm sorry, it IS me. You asked what that was, and it was me

No, see.. this isn't a game. You do not send civilian equipment

into my active war zone. You understand that?

It's not a piece of equipment. I am in it. It's a suit. It's me!

Rhodey, you got anything for me?

Mark your position and return to base. - Roger that

On your belly! It looks like a... man!

Shake him off! Move, move!

I'm hit! I'm hit!

Eject! Eject!

Whiplash One down

- Whiplash 2, do you see a chute? - Negative! No chute! No chute!

My chute's jammed!

Sir, I've got a visual on a bogey

Whiplash 2, reengage. If you get a clear shot, you take it!

Major, we don't even know what we're shooting at. Call off the Raptors

That thing just took out an F-22 inside the legal no-fly zone

Whiplash 2, if you have a clear shot, take it

They've been reengaged. Execute evasive maneuver

Keep going!

Got a chute! Got a chute!

- Tony, are you still there? - Hey, thanks

Oh my God, you crazy son of a bitch!

You owe me a plane, you know that, right?

Yeah, well, technically he hit me, so...

Now are you gonna come by and see what I'm working on? - No, no

The less I know the better

Now what am I supposed to tell to the press?

Training exercise. Isn't that the usual BS?

It's not that simple

An unfortunate training exercise

involving an F-22 Raptor occurred yesterday

I'm pleased to report that the pilot was not injured

As for the unexpected turn of events on the ground in Gulmira

it is still unclear who or what intervened

but I can assure you that the U.S. government was not involved

Oh, it isn't that bad, sir

Sir, the more you struggle, the more this is going to hurt

Be gentle, this is my first time

I designed this to come off

Please try not to move

What's going on here?

Let's face it, this is not the worst thing you've caught me doing

Are those bullet holes?

Welcome

Compliments of Tony Stark

If you killed him when you were supposed to, you'd still have a face

You paid us trinkets to kill a prince

Show me the weapon

Come. Leave your guards outside

His escape bore unexpected fruit

So this is how he did it

This is only a first crude effort. Stark has perfected his design

He has made a masterpiece of death

A man with a dozen of these can rule all of Asia

And you dream of Stark's throne

We have a common enemy

We are still in business

I will give you these designs...

...as a gift

And in return...

...I hope you repay me with a gift of iron soldiers

This is the only gift you will receive

Technology

That's always been your Achilles heel in this part of the world

Don't worry. It will only last for 15 minutes

That's the least of your problems

Bring the armour and the rest of it

Alright, lets finish up here

Set up Sector 16 underneath the Arc reactor

And I want this dead and masked. Recruit our top engineers

I want a prototype right away

Are you busy?

I need you to go to my office and hack into the mainframe

You're gonna retrieve all the recent shipping manifests

This is a lock chip, this will get you in

It's probably under Executive Files, if not...

they put it on a ghost drive, in which case you need to look

for the lowest numeric heading

And what do you plan to do with this information

if I bring it back here? - Same drill

They've been dealing under the table, I'm gonna stop them

I'm gonna find my weapons and destroy them

Tony...

you know that I would help you with anything

but I can not help you if you're gonna start all of this again

There is nothing except this. There's no art openings

there's no benefit, there's nothing to sign

There's the next mission, and nothing else

Is that so?

Well, then I quit

You stood by my side all these years

while I reaped the benefits of destruction

And now that I'm trying to protect the people

that I've put in harm's way, your going to walk out?

You're gonna kill yourself, Tony. I'm not gonna be a part of it

I shouldn't be alive... unless it was for a reason

I'm not crazy, Pepper

I just finally know what I have to do

And I know in my heart that it's right

You're all I have too, you know

Sector 16?

What are you up to, Obadiah?

You did not tell us that the target you paid us to kill

was the great Tony Stark. As you can see

Obadiah Stane, your deception and lies will cost you dearly

The price to kill Tony Stark has just gone up

So... what are we gonna do about this?

I know what you're going through, Pepper

Ah, Tony. He always gets the good stuff, doesn't he?

I was so happy...

when he came home. It was like we got him back from the dead

And now I realise...

...well, Tony never really did come home, did he?

He left a part of himself in that cave

Breaks my heart

Well...

He is a complicated person

He's been through a lot. I think he'll be alright

You are a very rare woman

Tony doesn't know how lucky he is

Thank you. Thanks

I gotta get back there

Is that today's paper?

Yes

- Do you mind? - Not at all

- Puzzle. - Of course

Take care

Ms. Potts? We had an appointment

Did you forget about our appointment?

Nope. Right now, come with me

I'll give you the meeting of your life. Your office

We've been working our best

Absolutely, we're... I'm gonna have to call you back

Mr. Stane? Sir, we've explored what you've asked us

and it seems as though there's a little hiccup, actually...

- A hiccup? - Yes, to power the suit...

sir, the technology actually doesn't exist. So it's...

Wait, wait, the technology?

William, here is the technology

I've asked you to simply make it smaller

Okay, sir, that's what we're trying to do

but honestly, it's impossible

Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave!

With a box of scraps!

I'm sorry. I'm not Tony Stark

Tony?

Tony, are you there?

Breathe

Easy, easy...

You remember this one, right?

It's a shame the government didn't approve

There are so many applications regarding short-term paralysis

Ah, Tony

When I ordered the hit on you

I was worried that I was...

...killing the golden goose

But, you see...

it was just fate that you survived it

leaving one last golden egg to give

You really think that just because you have an idea

it belongs to you?

Your father, he helped to give us the atomic bomb

Now what kind of world would it be today

if he was as selfish as you?

Oh, it's beautiful

Ah, Tony...

This is your Ninth Symphony

What a masterpiece! Look at that

This is your legacy

The generation of weapons...

...with this at its heart

The weapons that will help stir the world back on course

With the balance of power in our hands

In the right hands

I wish you could see my prototype

It's not as... not as conservative as yours

Too bad you had to involve Pepper in this

I would've preferred that she lived

What do you mean he paid to have Tony killed?

Pepper, slow down

Why would Obadiah... okay, where is Tony now?

I don't know, he's not answering his phone

Please go there and make sure everything's okay

Thank you, Rhodey. I know a shortcut

Good boy

Tony?

Tony?

Tony?

Tony!

- Are you okay? - Where is Pepper?

She's fine. She's with five agents that are about to arrest Obadiah

That's not gonna be enough

Section 16

Section 16...

There it is

My key's not working, it's not opening the door

Wow, what is that? It's like a little device, like a thing

that's gonna pick the lock? -You may wanna take few steps back

That's the coolest thing I've ever seen. - Not bad, huh?

Let's do it

You need me to do anything else?

Keep the skies clear

Damn!

Next time, baby

Looks like you were right

He was building a suit

I thought it'll be bigger

Take him out!

How do you think the Mark One chest piece is gonna hold up?

48% power and falling, sir

That chest piece was never designed for sustained flight

Keep me posted

- Pepper. - Tony?

- Tony, are you okay? - I'm fine

- Obadiah, he's gone insane. - I know. Listen!

- You better get outta there! - He built the suit

Get outta there, right now!

Where do you think you're going?

Your services are no longer required

Stane!

- I love this suit! - Put them down

Collateral damage, Tony

Defer the power to chest piece

Power reduced to 19%

Lady!

For thirty years, I've been holding you up

I built this company from nothing!

And nothing is gonna stand in my way

And least of all, you

Impressive! You upgraded your armour

I've made some upgrades of my own

Sir, it appears that his suit can fly

Duly noted. Take me to the maximum altitude

With only 15% power, the odds of reaching that altitude...

I know the math! Do it!

Sir, you're not gonna believe this. That thing is back

Get me major Allen. Scramble the jets!

Not necessary, people, just the training exercise

- 13% power, sir. - Climb!

-11%. - Keep going!

- 7% power. - Just leave it on the screen, stop telling me

You had a great idea, Tony

but my suit is more advanced in every way!

How'd you solve the icing problem?

Icing problem?

Might want to look into it

2%

We are now running on emergency backup power

- Potts! - Tony!

Oh my God, are you okay?

I'm almost dead of power, I gotta get out of this thing

I'll be right there. - Nice try

Weapons status?

Repulsors are off line

Flairs!

Very clever, Tony

- Potts. - Tony!

This isn't working, we're gonna have to overload the reactor

and blast the roof. - How are you gonna do that?

You're gonna do it

Go to the central console, open up bolt of circuits

When I clear the roof I'll let you know

and you're gonna hit the master bypass button

That's gonna fry everything up here

Okay, I am going in now

Make sure you wait till I clear the roof, I'll buy you some time

This looks important

I never had a taste for this sort of thing

but I must admit, I'm deeply enjoying the suit

You finally outdid yourself, Tony

It would've made your father proud

It's ready, Tony! Get off the roof!

Tony!

How ironic, Tony!

Trying to free the world of weapons

you gave it the best one ever!

- Pepper! - And now...

I'm gonna kill you with it!

You ripped up my targeting system

- Hit the button! - You told me not to!

Hold still, you little prick

- Just do it! - You'll die!

Push it!

Tony!

We've all received the official statement

of what occurred at Stark Industries last night

There have been unconfirmed reports that a robotic prototype

malfunctioned and caused damage to the Arc reactor

"Iron Man", that's kinda catchy. It's got a nice ring to it

It's not technically accurate, since it's a gold-titanium alloy

but it's kinda attractive name anyway

Here is your alibi

- Okay. - You were on your yacht

We told Pepper to put you in Avalon all night

and sworn statements from 50 of your guests

I was thinking maybe we should say it was just Pepper and me

alone on the island

That's what happened. Just read it word for word

There's nothing about Stane here

That's been handled. He's on vacation

Small aircraft have such a poor safety record

What about this whole story that it's a body guard?

He's my body... ? That's kinda flimsy

This isn't my first rodeo, Mr. Stark

Just stick to the official statement and soon this will all be behind you

You've got 90 seconds

Oh, agent Coulson

I just wanted to say thank you very much for all of your help

That's what we do. You'll be hearing from us

- From the Strategic Homeland... - Just call us S.H.I.E.L.D

Right

- Lets get the show on the road. - You know, it's actually...

...not that bad... even I don't think I'm Iron Man

- You're not Iron Man. - Yeah I am

- You're not. - Suite yourself

If I were Iron Man, I'd have this girlfriend

who knew my true identity. She'd be a wreck

She'd always be worrying that I was gonna die

and yet proud of a man I become. She'd be...

wildly conflicted, which would only make her more...

crazy about me. Tell me you never think about that night?

- What night? - You know

Are you talking about... the night that we danced

and went up to the roof...

and then...

you went downstairs to get me a drink, and you...

left me there by myself?

Is that the night you're talking about?

I thought so

- Will that be all, Mr. Stark? - Yes, that'd be all, Ms. Potts

And now Mr. Stark has prepared a statement

He will not be taking any questions, thank you

It's been a while since I was in front of you

I figure I'll stick to the cards this time

There's been speculation that I was involved in the events

that occurred on a freeway and the rooftop...

I'm sorry Mr. Stark, but do you honestly expect us to believe that

that was a bodyguard in a suit, that conveniently appeared

despite the fact that... - I know that it's confusing...

It is one thing to question the official story

and another entirely to make wild accusations

or insinuate that I'm a superhero

- I never said you're a superhero. - You didn't?

Well, good, because that would be outlandish and...

...fantastic

I'm just not the hero type, clearly. With this...

long list of character defects and all the mistakes I've made

largely in public

- Just stick to the cards. - Yeah, okay

The truth is...

I am Iron Man

Jarvis? - Welcome home, sir

I am Iron Man

You think you're the only Superhero in the world?

We are part a bigger universe, yet we know nothing

Who the hell are you?

Nick Fury, the Director of SHIELD

Oh

I'm here to talk to you about the Avenger Initiative