Kurt Russell credited as playing...
Captain Ives
- Captain Ives: The fact is, ma'am, here, your son's of legal age. If he wants to stay, he can't be forced to leave. And... he wants to stay. Well, they all do. They're addicts.
- Susan Ross: But he's just a boy. He didn't know what he was doing.
- Captain Ives: Oh, no, no. He knew. They all knew. That's why there's those warnings posted all over town.
- Neal Oliver: Yeah, but if this drug's so addictive, why is it legal?
- Captain Ives: Son, this town had a serious drug problem and all the problems that go along with it. We've tried everything: punishment for dealing, punishment for using, more enforcement, tougher enforcement, jail, hell, public humiliation. But it all came down to one thing, some folks just want to get high. So, we came up with a radical solution: Euphoria. Synthetic drug, potent, legal and totally addictive, and we warn everyone not to use it. But like I said, some folks just want to get high. One hit of this and they were hooked, and we own them. Town controlled the supply, so, of course, we could set the price, and we made it very affordable. Live in our camps, eat our foods, you know, just do a couple of odd jobs: pick up some trash, mow the lawn, clean some toilets and you get your Euphoria. And at night, man, party till you drop. Withdrawal's so intense, that everybody pays the price. It's an incredible achievement, really. Drug's so powerful that it sublimates the sex drive. You know how many rapes we had here last year? None.
- Susan Ross: Are you saying that Philip's going to be cleaning toilets for the rest of his life? With no sex drive? He'll never marry? I'll never have grandchildren?
- Captain Ives: It's ironic, isn't it? Americans fought a war for freedom, another one to end slavery. So, what do some of them choose to do with their freedom? Become slaves. Well...
- Neal Oliver: But they're human beings. I mean, they have rights. They didn't know what they be giving up.
- Captain Ives: They made a choice. But look at them. They seem miserable to you? They live a simple, happy life. No decisions, no responsibilities. Uh-uh. No problems. They found their answer. You so sure that your life is better than theirs?
- Neal Oliver: It's like their animals.
- Captain Ives: Well, yeah, we're all animals. It's just that some of us have different priorities, that's all.
- [Captain Ives whistles to the young cleaning woman as he tosses a straw of Euphoria on the floor; taking the drug, she laughs uncontrollably]
- Captain Ives: Whatever your priorities are, Banton is a real nice place to live.
- Susan Ross: [horrified] No! It's a nightmare! Please, I want my son back. I'll do anything.
- Captain Ives: All right. Now, it comes down to these three choices: One, you move here to the Euphoria free zone, and that way, at least you'll get a chance to see him. Hell, some parents end up having their kids work for 'em. Kind of a perverse payback. Two, you go home. Try to find something else to make your life worthwhile. Or three...
- [offers some Euphoria]
- Captain Ives: join the party.
