Disney+ original movie Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was released May 19th, 1999.
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Qui-Gon Jin
Qui-Gon Jin is a Jedi Knight sent to planet Naboo.
“Captain. Tell them we wish to board at once. I don’t sense anything. Don’t center on your anxieties, Obi-Wan. Keep you concentration here and now, where it belongs. But not at the expense of the moment. Be mindful of the living Force, young Padawan. These Federation types are cowards. The negotiations will be short. No. I sense an unusual amount of fear for something as trivial as this trade dispute.” — Qui-Gon Jin
“Dioxis. It’s a standoff. Let’s go. Battle droids. This is an odd play for the Trade Federation. We’ve got to warn the Naboo and contact Chancellor Valorum. Let’s split up. Stow aboard separate ships and meet down on the planet. Oh, no! Get away! Get out of here! Get down! You almost got us killed. Are you brainless? The ability to speak does not make you intelligent. Now, get out of here.” — Qui-Gon Jin
“That won’t be necessary. Stay down! A local. Let’s get out of here before more droids show up. A city? Can you take us there? No? You hear that? That is the sound of a thousand terrible things heading this way. How much further? A droid army is about to attack the Naboo. We must warn them. Then speed us on our way.” — Qui-Gon Jin
“We could use a transport. Thank you for your help. We leave in peace. We’ll need a navigator to get us through the planet’s core. This Gungan may be of help. What is to become of Jar Jar Binks here? I saved his life. He owes me what you call a ‘life-debt.’ Your gods demand that his life belongs to me now. There’s always a bigger fish.” — Qui-Gon Jin
“Don’t worry. The Force will guide us. Just relax. We’re not in trouble yet. Relax. Head for that outcropping. We should leave the street, Your Highness. We’re ambassadors for the supreme chancellor. The negotiations never took place. It’s urgent that we make contact with the Republic. Do you have transports? That won’t be a problem. Your highness, under the circumstances, I suggest you come to Coruscant with us.” — Qui-Gon Jin
“They will kill you if you stay. There is something else behind all this, Your Highness. There’s no logic in the Federation’s move here. My feelings tell me they will destroy you. If you are to leave, Your Highness. It must be now. I’m Ambassador to the supreme chancellor. I’m taking these people to Coruscant. To Coruscant. We’ll have to land somewhere to refuel and repair the ship. It’s controlled by the Hutts. It’d be no different than if we landed… on a system controlled by the Federation, except that the Hutts aren’t looking for her, which gives us the advantage.” — Qui-Gon Jin
“Your Highness, with your permission, we’re heading to a remote planet called Tatooine. It’s in a system far beyond the reach of the Trade Federation. You must trust my judgment, Your Highness. Land near the outskirts. We don’t want to attract attention.” — Qui-Gon Jin
Obi-Wan Kenobi
“I have a bad feeling about this. It’s not about the mission, master. It’s something elsewhere, elusive. But Master Yoda said I should be mindful of the future. Yes, Master. How do you think this trade viceroy will deal with the chancellor’s demands?”
“Is it in their nature to make us wait this long? Master! Destroyers! They have shield generators! It’s an invasion army. You were right about one thing, Master. The negotiations were short. What’s this? If they find us, they will crush us, grind us into tiny pieces and blast us into oblivion.”
“Oh, don’t worry. This hasn’t been our day for warm welcomes. Once these droids take control of the surface, they will take control of you. You and the Naboo form a symbiont circle. What happens to one of you will affect the other. You must understand this. Master, what’s a bongo? Master, we’re short on time. Why were you banished, Jar Jar? You were banished because you were clumsy? We’re losing power. Power’s back.”
“You overdid it. I’ll deal with that. Go! Now, stay here and keep out of trouble. We’re losing droids fast. Here, Master. Tatooine. Small, out of the way, poor. The Trade Federation have no presence there. There’s a settlement. The hyperdrive generator’s gone, Master. We’ll need a new one.”
Queen Amidala
“You will not be so pleased when you hear what I have to say, Viceroy. Your trade boycott of our planet has ended. I have word that the chancellor’s ambassadors are with you now… and that you have been commanded to reach settlement. Beware, Viceroy. The Federation has gone too far this time. We will see.”
“Senator Palpatine. What’s happening? The Federation would not dare go that far. We must continue to rely on negotiation. I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war.”
“I will not cooperate. Thank you, Ambassador, but my place is with my people. Either choice presents great danger… to us all. We are brave, Your Highness. Then I will plead our case to the senate. Be careful, Governor.”
“It is to be commended. What is its number? Thank you, R2-D2. Padme. Clean this droid up as best you can. It deserves our gratitude. Continue, Captain. I’m Padme. You’re a Gungan, aren’t you? How’d you end up here with us?”
The Planet Naboo
“Yes, sir? With all due respect, the ambassadors for the supreme chancellor wish to board immediately. Yes, of course. As you know, our blockade is perfectly legal, and we’d be happy to receive the ambassadors. I’m TC-14 at your service. This way, please. We are greatly honored by your visit, Ambassadors. Make yourselves comfortable. My master will be with you shortly.”
“What? What did you say? The ambassadors are Jedi knights, I believe. I knew it. They’re here to force a settlement. Distract them. I will contact Lord Sidious. Are you brain-dead? I’m not going in there with two Jedi. Send a droid. This scheme of yours has failed, lord Sidious. The blockade is finished. We are not go against these Jedi. My lord, is that legal? And the Jedi? Yes. Yes, my lord. Uh, as you wish.”
“Captain, look! Shields up! Sorry. They must be dead by now. Destroy what’s left of them. Oh! Excuse me. Check it out, Corporal. We’ll cover you. Roger, roger. Uh-oh. Blast them. What is going on down there? We lost the transmission, sir. Have you ever encountered a Jedi Knight before, sir? Well, no, but I don’t– seal off the bridge. Yes, sir. That won’t be enough, sir. I want droidekas up here at once! We will not survive this. Close the blast doors! That will hold them. They are still coming through. This is impossible! Where are those droidekas?”
“They’re no match for droidekas. Sir, they’ve gone up the ventilation shaft. Sir, a transmission from the planet. It’s Queen Amidala herself. At last we are getting results. Again, you come before us, Your Highness. I was not aware of such failure. I know nothing of any ambassadors. You must be mistaken. We would never do anything without the approval of the senate. You assume too much. She’s right. The senate will never– it’s too late now. Do you think she suspects an attack? I don’t know. But we must move quickly to disrupt all communications down there.”
“Check the transmission generator. A communications disruption can only mean one thing: invasion. The senate would revoke their trade franchise, and they’d be finished. Negotiation? We’ve lost all communications. And where are the chancellor’s ambassadors? This is a dangerous situation, Your Highness. Our security volunteers will be no match against a battle-hardened Federation army.”
“Yes, Viceroy? Captain, we’ve searched the ship, and there is no trace of the Jedi. They may have gotten on one of your landing craft. If they’re down here, sir, we’ll find them. Use caution. These Jedi are not to be underestimated. Ay-yee-yee! Wha! Was’n dat? Hey, wait! Oh, mooie-mooie! I love you! I spake. No, no, mesa stay. Mesa culled Jar Jar Binks. Mesa your humble servant. Oh, but it ’tis. ‘Tis demanded by the gods, it ’tis. Oh, no! Whoo! You saved my again. More? ‘More’ did you spake? Eq-squeeze-me, but de mostest safest place would be Gunga City. Is where I grew up. ‘Tis a hidden city. Uh-huh.”
“Uh, on second thought, no. Not really, no. ‘Tis embarrassing, but, uh, my afraid my’ve been banished. My forgotten. Da bosses would do terrible things to me. Terrible tings to me if me goen back dare. Yah. Oh. Yousa point is well seen. This way. Hurry! Wesa goen underwater, okeydar? Ah, my warning you. Gungans no liken outsiders, so don’t spect a warm welcome. Ar, ar, ar! Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh! Yousa follow me now, okeyday? So good bein home! Oh, me gusa. Hata-hata. Hey, yousa. Stopa dare! Hey-dales, Cap’n Tarpals. Mesa back! Noah gain, Jar Jar. Yousa goen tada bosses. Yousa in big dudu dis time. Ohh. Ay, ay. How wude.”
“Tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk! Yousa cannot bees hair. Dis army of Mackineeks up dare is new weesong. Wesa no like da Naboo. Tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk-tkk. Da Naboo tink day so smarty. Day tink day brains so big. Mesa no tink so. Day not know if uss-en. Wesa no carrrre-nn about da Naboo. Wesa ganna speed yous away. Wesa give yousa una bongo. Hmm? Da speediest way tooda Naboo… ’tis goen through the planet core. Now… go. Deysa setten yousa up. Goen through da planet core? Bad bombin’. Mmm… any help here would be hot.”
“Hisen to be pune-ished. Ohh. Binksssss, yousa havena liveplay with thisen hisen? Mm, uh-huh. Begone wit him! Count me outta dis one. Better dead here than dead in da core. Yee gods! What mesa sayin? Dis is nutsen. Oh, gooberfish! It’s a longo tale-o, buta small part of it would be mesa… clumsy. Yousa might’n be sayin dat. Mesa caused mabbe one, two-y lettle bitty axadentes, huh? Yud-say boom da gassar, den crashin der boss’s heyblibber, den banished. Wuh-oh! Big gooberfish! Huge-o teeth! Mesa tink we goen back now.”
“The invasion is on schedule, my lord. The queen has great faith that the senate will side with her. Yes, my lord. You didn’t tell him about the missing Jedi. No need to report that to him until we have something to report. Where wesa goin? Ohh, maxi big, da Force. Well, dat smells stinkowiff. Ohhh, no! Wesa dyin’ here. What ‘yet?’ Monsters out dare. Leak’n in here. All sink’n and no power? Whena yousa tinkin wesa in trouble? Huh? Aah, monster’s back! Ohh. Horrible. Oh, boy.”
“Viceroy, we have captured the queen. Ah, victory. Mmm, dis’n loverly. How will you explain this invasion to the senate? The queen and I will sign a treaty that will legitimize our occupation here. I have assurances it will be ratified by the senate. Now, now, your highness. In time, the suffering of your people will persuade you to see our point of view. Commander. Yes, sir. Process them. Captain, take them to Camp 4. Roger, roger. Whoops. Whoo-hoo-hoo! Get their weapons.”
“Whoa! Yousa guys bombad! Your negotiations seem to have failed, Ambassador. They’ve knocked out all our communications. In the main hangar. This way. There are too many of them. They wouldn’t dare. They need her to sign a treaty to make this invasion legal. They can’t afford to kill her. Our only hope is for the senate to side with us. Senator Palpatine will need your help. We’ll need to free those pilots. Halt. Where are you taking them? Coruscant? Uh, that doesn’t compute. Uh, wait. You’re under arrest. Come on. Move!”
“Hello, boyos. There’s the blockade. The shield generator’s been hit! How wude! If we can’t get the shield generator fixed, we’ll be sitting ducks. The shields are gone. The power’s back! That little droid did it. He bypassed the main power drive. Deflector shields up at maximum. There’s not enough power to get us to Coruscant. The hyperdrive is leaking. How can you be sure? You can’t take Her Royal Highness there. The Hutts are gangsters. If they discovered her–“
“She has disappeared, my lord. One Naboo cruiser got past the blockade. My lord, it’s impossible to locate the ship. It’s out of our range. This is getting out of hand. Now there are two of them. We should not have made this bargain. An extremely well-put-together little droid, Your Highness. Without a doubt, it saved the ship, as well as our lives. R2-D2, Your Highness. I do not agree with the Jedi on this. Hello. Sorry. Husa are yousa? Mesa Jar Jar Binks. Uh-huh. My no know. Mesa day starten pitty okeyday witda brisky morning munchen. Den boom! Getten berry scared… and grabben dat Jedi, and pow- mesa here. Mesa getten berry, berry scared.”
“That’s it- Tatooine.”
Senator Palpatine / Lord Sidious
“What is it? Viceroy, I don’t want this stunted slime in my sight again. This turn of events is unfortunate. We must accelerate our plans. Begin landing your troops. I will make it legal. The chancellor should never have brought them into this. Kill them immediately.”
“Negotiations haven’t started because the ambassadors aren’t there? How could that be true? I have assurances from the chancellor that his ambassadors did arrive. It must– handiwork– negotiate– ambassadors– nobody would–“
“I have the senate bogged down in procedures. They will have no choice but to accept your control of the system. Queen Amidala is young and naive. You will find controlling her will not be difficult.”
“And Queen Amidala, has she signed the treaty? I want that treaty signed. Not for a Sith. This is my apprentice, Darth Maul. He will find your lost ship.”
