Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) Movie Script
( wind gusting )
( louder gusting )
IT'S VERY BAD, NIKOLAI.
YOU CAN FEEL THE PUSH,
LIKE SOMETHING
LEANING ON THE SCREEN DOOR
TRYING TO GET IN...
MISCHIEF MISCHIEVING.
IF I HAD THE MONEY,
I'D SURELY BE IN MIAMI.
( siren blaring )
( tires screech )
( siren stops )
SORRY, ANGEL,
BUT I DON'T PLAY THE SAP
FOR ANYBODY--
BAD FOR BUSINESS.
LOVECRAFT, TOO BAD
YOU'RE LOSING OU ON YOUR FEE.
WITH A CLIENT LIKE THIS,
MAYBE YOU ALREADY
COLLECTED...
UPFRONT, IF YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN.
( grunt )
( car door slams )
GET UP, GRIMALDI,
PEOPLE WILL THINK
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN SOCKED
BY A DAME BEFORE.
OH.
- EVENING, LIEUTENANT.
- WHAT'S THIS?
IT'S THE MURDER WEAPON.
WELL, BRADBURY, AT LEAS SHE FOUND A NICE, CLEAN
WAY TO BUMP HIM OFF.
TIME WAS YOU HAD TO LOOK
A MAN IN THE EYE BEFORE
YOU COULD KILL HIM.
YOU OWED HIM THAT.
NOW WITH THE NERVE
AND A LITTLE KNOW-HOW,
I CAN DO I BY TYING SIX KNOTS
IN A PIECE OF STRING.
- AIN'T MODERN
LIVING GRAND?
- MAGIC.
IT GIVES ME THE SHAKES
WHAT YOU CAN BUY
IN THIS TOWN.
- THEY SAY IT'LL MAKE
THINGS EASIER.
- AND IT HAS.
( metal clanging )
LOTS OF THINGS.
- ( thunder rumbling )
- HOW IS IT?
- BAD.
- IT'S ALWAYS BAD.
THERE'S BAD AND THERE'S BAD.
SOMETHING'S COMING,
SOMETHING UGLY.
AND IT'S GUYS LIKE ME
GONNA CLEAN UP THE MESS.
I GOT ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT,
PHIL, SO DO US BOTH A FAVOR,
WATCH YOUR BACK.
THANKS.
( siren fading away )
( engine starts )
YOU TOO, HUH?
NOT ALL THE TIME,
JUST SOME OF THE TIME.
YOU KNOW WITH THE--
IT MAKES THINGS EASIER.
SEE YOU, GRIMALDI.
SAME OLD SCHLUBCRAFT,
SAME SOUR OUTLOOK,
SAME STUBBORN STREAK
AND YOU STILL WEAR
THAT DOG-PUKE TIE!
( thunder )
Lovecraft's voice:
BRADBURY WAS RIGHT.
THERE'S BAD
AND THERE'S BAD.
BUT WHAT I WALKED INTO
AFTER I LEFT THAT NIGH MADE ALL THE MAGIC AND
WITCHCRAFT I'D SEEN UP TO
THEN LOOK LIKE A SIDESHOW.
MY NAME IS LOVECRAF AND I'M THE GUY
WHO KNOWS.
JUST ABOUT THE ONLY GUY
WHO KNOWS IT ALL
AND WHO'S
STILL BREATHING.
IT STARTED THAT NIGH AND IT STARTED WITH A WOMAN.
- ( piano playing )
- IT ALWAYS STARTS
WITH A WOMAN.
( finger snaps )
MICKEY!
FOR A MINUTE,
I DIDN'T THINK
YOU WERE GONNA SHOW.
YEAH, IT JUST TOOK
A LITTLE LONGER,
THAT'S ALL.
SORRY.
THANK YOU. CAN I
BUY YOU A DRINK?
OH, THANKS, MR. BORDEN
BUT I GOTTA RUN,
- BUSY YOU KNOW--
- MICKEY, MICKEY, MICKEY.
AREN'T YOU FORGETTING
A LITTLE SOMETHING?
MR. TUGWELL.
( chuckles )
Borden:
OKAY, I UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE IN A HURRY,
BUT I THOUGHT YOU'D WAN TO GET PAID FOR THIS JOB.
OH YEAH, SURE,
MR. BORDEN.
( tapping )
I'D REALLY LIKE
TO STAY FOR THAT DRINK,
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GO TO UNDERSTAND MY POSITION--
( gasping )
Borden:
I UNDERSTAND JUST FINE.
( moaning and panting )
GOOD NIGHT, MICKEY.
( chuckles )
( sighs ) I THINK
I'LL TAKE SOME AIR.
( fingers snap )
TUGWELL!
Announcer:
Announcing 1:30 departure
of the Grand San Diegan,
now boarding on track six.
Stopping in Long Beach,
San Clemente,
La Jolla and San Diego.
Departing in eight minutes.
All aboard.
Paging Mr. Mullreed...
Final call
for the Grand San Diegan,
service to Long Beach,
San Juan Capistrano...
( screaming )
I HAD A DEAL!
I HELD UP MY END.
LET ME GO!
TELL HIM YOU LOST ME,
TELL HIM...
TELL HIM I GOT ON THE TRAIN
BEFORE YOU COULD STOP ME.
JUST LET ME GO, OKAY?
I'LL SHARE THE MONEY
WITH YOU. YOU CAN
HAVE ALL OF IT.
JUST LET ME
WALK OUT OF HERE.
THAT'S FAIR.
THAT'S MORE THAN FAIR.
TAKE IT.
( wind gusting )
( panting and screaming )
( screaming intensifies )
- ( coin clinking )
- ( dinging )
- ( screaming )
- ( chuckles )
( screaming louder )
( yelling stops )
( humming )
BOOH!
( piano music )
( door knocks )
GOOD MORNING,
MR. LOVECRAFT.
GOOD MORNING,
MRS. KROPOTKIN.
I WAS WONDERING,
WITH YOUR ATTRACTIVE
DESK CALENDAR,
IF YOU COULD TELL ME
TODAY'S DATE?
YEAH, IT'S TUESDAY,
APRIL 28.
AND DOES THIS DATE HOLD
A SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE
FOR YOU?
HUH... I CAN'T SAY
THAT IT DOES.
IT IS THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND
NIKOLAI KROPOTKIN,
WHO, WHEN HE DIED,
BLACKBIRDS FELL DOWN
FROM THE TREES
- FOR 10 MILES
AROUND OUR HOUSE.
- SORRY.
IT IS ALSO 28 DAYS
AFTER THE FIRS OF THE MONTH,
WHICH IS THE DAY
YOU ARE OBLIGED
TO PAY ME REN FOR THE SPACE I GRACIOUSLY
ALLOW YOU TO SHARE WITH
THE KROPOTKIN ACADEMY.
- EH?
- YOU'LL GET YOUR DOUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.
I'M ON MY WAY
TO SEE A NEW CLIENT.
SAY THAT TO MY FACE,
REMEMBERING THAT PEOPLE
WHO LIE TO WITCHES
HAVE BEEN KNOWN
TO HAVE THEIR EYES SHRINK
INTO LITTLE BLACK RAISINS.
I'M ON MY WAY
OUT THERE NOW.
I GET A RETAINER,
YOU GET YOUR RENT.
I HAD BETTER,
LOVECRAFT,
OR ELSE I WILL CALL
MY RATHER LARGE
AND ON THE WHOLE
UNSYMPATHETIC BROTHERS
WHO ENJOY NOTHING MORE
THAN THE THROWING OF
OTHER PEOPLE'S FURNITURE
OUT OF WINDOWS.
- LOVECRAFT!
- ( swooshing )
HERE, GIVE THESE
TO YOUR NEW CLIENT.
LOOK, I'M NOT GOING
OUT THERE TO DRUM UP
BUSINESS FOR YOU.
28 DAYS IN ARREARS,
LOVECRAFT.
A LESSER WOMAN
WOULD HAVE CALLED
HER BROTHERS WEEKS AGO.
AND GET THEM
TO GIVE YOU CASH.
- ( whinnying )
- ( tires screech )
( whinnying )
( door closes )
( birds chirping )
YES?
"TAP AND BALLROOM"?
MR. LOVECRAFT,
GOOD MORNING.
I'M AMOS HACKSHAW.
EMPTY YOUR POCKETS,
PLEASE.
- DO WHAT?
- EMPTY YOUR POCKETS
ONTO THE DESK, PLEASE.
WHY?
HUMOR A MIDDLE-AGED MAN,
MR. LOVECRAFT.
- ( sighing )
- ( coins rattle )
- OPEN YOUR SHIRT, PLEASE.
- LISTEN, MAN--
JUST ONE BUTTON--
ONE BEHIND THAT TIE.
YOU GO ANY FURTHER,
THERE'S GONNA BE A NURSE
IN THE ROOM.
IT'S TRUE.
NO TOKENS, NO TALISMANS,
NO FETISHES, NOTHING.
YOU REALLY DON'T USE
ANYTHING...
ANY MAGIC, THAT IS.
JUST LIKE I TOLD YOU
ON THE PHONE.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE
IN MAGIC?
I BELIEVE IT,
JUST DON'T USE IT.
- WHY?
- GOT PERSONAL REASONS.
- AND THEY ARE?
- PERSONAL.
THERE WAS A CHAUFFEUR,
HIS NAME WAS LARRY WILLIS.
I FIRED HIM.
WHY?
I HAVE A YOUNG DAUGHTER,
MR. LOVECRAFT, SHE'S
ALL I HAVE NOW.
I LOVED HER MOTHER
VERY MUCH.
SHE WASN'T A STRONG WOMAN,
SO WE MOVED HERE
TO CALIFORNIA FOR
THE CLIMATE.
WE THOUGH IT WOULD HELP.
IT DID NOT.
OLIVIA'S MOTHER
DIED BRINGING HER
INTO THIS SORRY WORLD
AND I HAVE DEDICATED MYSELF
TO PROTECTING HER
FROM ITS MORE
UNFORTUNATE REALITIES.
SHE'S ONLY 16 YEARS OF AGE,
MR. LOVECRAFT,
WHICH MAKES HER
QUITE VULNERABLE.
SO SHE'S INEXPERIENCED.
I PREFER THE WORD PURE.
THE PURITY
THAT CHARMS ALL THINGS
AND BLINDS THEM
TO THE TRAP AND THE BOW.
I DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY
WILLIS WAS LOOKING AT HER.
I THOUGHT REMOVING HIM
FROM THE PROPERTY
WOULD BE ENOUGH,
BUT I UNDERESTIMATED
THE YOUNG MAN.
HE TOOK SOMETHING WITH HIM
WHEN HE LEFT.
- WHAT?
- A BOOK.
AN OLD BOOK.
VALUABLE?
THE FITTINGS AND BINDINGS
MIGHT BE WORTH A FEW
THOUSAND--
IT DOES HOWEVER HOLD GREA SENTIMENTAL VALUE FOR ME.
HUH, WHAT KIND OF BOOK
WAS IT?
A TREATISE
ON CERTAIN KINDS
OF ESOTERIC MAGIC.
IT'S CALLED
A "NECRONOMICON."
IT'S ABOU THE SAME SIZE AS
A LARGE PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM,
BOUND IN LEATHER,
FINISHED IN GOLD.
- AND I WANT I RETURNED QUICKLY.
- HOW QUICKLY?
I WANT IT IN MY HANDS
BY THURSDAY.
I'M ATTENDING
A CONFERENCE
AND THIS VOLUME
IS THE KEY TO MY
PRESENTATION.
- THAT'S THE DAY
AFTER TOMORROW.
- NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT.
A CONFERENCE
THAT STARTS
AT MIDNIGHT?
LOOK, IF YOU DON'T THINK
YOU'RE THE RIGHT MAN
FOR THE JOB--
NOW WHAT DOES
THIS WILLIS LOOK LIKE?
THIN, 5'10"- 5'11",
SANDY HAIR.
- HOW OLD?
- NOT OLD, 26.
- DID HE LIVE HERE?
- NO.
MEADOWS CAN GIVE YOU
HIS ADDRESS,
HIS LANDLORD SAYS
HE HASN'T BEEN THERE
FOR DAYS.
WELL, IT'S
A PLACE TO START.
WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA COST ME,
LOVECRAFT?
$40 A DAY, PLUS GAS
AND REASONABLE EXPENSES.
YOU CAN GET CHEAPER,
BUT YOU CAN'T GET BETTER.
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR SOMEONE WITH AN EDGE,
THE PHONE BOOK IS FULL
OF DETECTIVES THAT USE
MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT.
NO, NO, YOU ARE
THE MAN FOR THE JOB.
A RETAINER IS CUSTOMARY.
$100 WILL DO.
YOU PROBABLY
SPEND MORE THAN THA ON GOLDFISH FOR YOUR SQUID.
IT IS NOT A SQUID.
TAKE THE RES OF THE AFTERNOON,
"JEEVES,"
I CAN FIND
MY OWN WAY OUT.
( glass clinking )
MAY I OFFER YOU A DRINK,
MR. LOVECRAFT?
I LOOKED
AT THE REGISTRATION
ON THE STEERING COLUMN
OF YOUR CAR.
- BRANDY?
- NO, IT'S
TOO EARLY FOR ME.
- THAT'S QUITE A TIE.
- OH, THANKS.
PUT UP MUCH OF A FIGHT?
NO, I SNUCK UP BEHIND IT.
NOW, WHAT DOES
MY DRIED-UP OLD
WALNUT OF A FATHER
WANT WITH A PRIVATE
DETECTIVE?
IT DOESN'T SAY
DETECTIVE ON MY
REGISTRATION.
IT DOES
ON THE BUSINESS CARDS
IN YOUR GLOVE COMPARTMENT.
YOU DIDN'T ROTATE MY TIRES
WHILE YOU WERE AT IT,
DID YOU?
MAYBE LATER.
WHAT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY?
DECEMBER 5,
SAME AS WALT DISNEY
AND MARTIN VAN BUREN.
SAGITTARIUS,
WITH 16 LETTERS
TO YOUR NAME...
NOT BAD.
NOT PERFECT,
BUT NOT BAD.
WHAT SIGN
WAS LARRY WILLIS
BORN UNDER?
- GEMINI.
- TWINS.
MAYBE I OUGHT TO CHARGE
YOUR OLD MAN DOUBLE FOR
TAKING CARE OF HIM.
IS THAT WHY
MY FATHER HIRED YOU,
TO DEFEND MY HONOR?
THIS IS GONNA BE
THE EASIEST MONEY
YOU EVER MADE.
YEAH? HOW COME?
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
YOU WOULDN'T WANT ME
TO MAKE IT TOO EASY
FOR YOU, WOULD YOU?
YOU DON'T LOOK
LIKE THE KIND.
IF YOU WANT SOMETHING,
I BET YOU'D BE WILLING
TO WORK FOR IT.
WORK HARD,
REALLY CRACK A SWEAT,
KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YOU BETTER TAKE
THAT BLOUSE OFF.
OH, WHY?
WE CAN'T GE BLOODSTAINS LIKE THA ON IT IF THEY SET.
AFTER THE HUNT, I USUALLY
TAKE ALL MY CLOTHES OFF
AND BURN THEM.
YOU HAVE TO BE NAKED
FOR THE CEREMONY.
OH YEAH?
WHAT CEREMONY IS THAT?
IT SHOULD BE TO DIANA,
GODDESS OF THE HUNT.
- AH.
- WOULD YOU LIKE
TO WATCH?
THANKS, BUT I'M SUPPOSED
TO GET MY TEETH CLEANED
THIS AFTERNOON.
WELL, YOU'RE DIFFERENT,
LOVECRAFT, I GIVE YOU THAT.
YOU'RE SORT OF SOMETHING
DIFFERENT YOURSELF.
- AM I?
- MM-HMM.
ALL THAT SMOKE
AND NOT A LICK OF FLAME
TO BACK IT UP.
WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?
WELL, ONLY VIRGINS
CAN CATCH UNICORNS,
ISN'T THAT RIGHT?
JUST WHAT I THOUGHT.
( thunder rumbling )
THE RADIO SAID IT WAS
GOING TO BE CLEAR ALL DAY.
( sighs )
( children yelling )
( children chanting )
( engine sputtering )
GOD DARN, HERE WE GO.
SOUNDS LIKE
THE CHOKE'S STUCK.
AIN'T EITHER
NO GODDARN CHOKE.
BUT I KNOW WHAT IT IS.
LITTLE BASTARDS.
AFTER WORLD WAR I,
THE ONLY THING
WE BROUGHT BACK
FROM FRANCE WAS THE CLAP.
THIS WAR, THEY GO OFF
TO THE PACIFIC
AND BRING BACK
THESE DAMN GREMLINS.
( all squeaking
and laughing )
( crying )
LITTLE BASTARDS
GET INTO EVERYTHING.
- ( slams )
- ( gremlin sneezes )
YOU LIVE HERE?
I OWN IT AND RUN IT.
I USED TO RUN I WITH MY WIFE.
SHE DIED EIGHT YEARS AGO,
RUN OVER BY A PIE WAGON.
SOMEBODY LIVE HERE
BY THE NAME OF
LARRY WILLIS?
THAT'S THE PAR WHERE I ASK WHO WANTS
TO KNOW.
OH, I DON'T CARE MUCH
FOR DANCING,
I GOT VEINS
IN MY LEGS--
- WOULDN'T BE NO KIND
OF REWARD, WOULD THERE?
- NO REWARD.
THEN HE AIN'T HERE.
MOVED OUT THREE DAYS AGO.
PACKED UP AND LEFT.
CAN I LOOK IN HIS ROOM?
THIS IS A ROOMING HOUSE,
AIN'T A MUSEUM.
HOW ABOU YOU RENT IT TO ME
FOR SAY-- FIVE MINUTES?
EVER HAVE ANY VISITORS?
- EVERYBODY I KNOW IS DEAD.
- I MEANT WILLIS.
OH, NOT THAT I EVER SAW.
SUPPOSE HE HAD ANY
WHEN YOU WERE OUT?
I DON'T GO OUT.
( engine running )
NO LADIES?
I'D HAVE HEARD.
( squeaking and tearing )
( groaning and grunting )
HA, SON OF A BITCH.
- ( grunting )
- ( squeaking and groaning )
- ( grunting and screaming )
- THAT'S IT!
- ( laughing )
- THAT'S IT, RIGHT THERE.
ENOUGH'S ENOUGH.
I HAVE GONE ALONG
WITH IT...
- INVADING
THE SANCTITY OF MY HOME...
- ( gremlin laughing )
THIS IS MY HOME,
MY CASTLE...
( angry muttering )
ELIMINATE THEM WITH A--
- ( rumbling and grunting )
- ( slamming )
ONE BY ONE, I'M GONNA
EXTERMINATE 'EM ALL.
- ( grunting and laughing )
- ( gremlin laughing )
( mocking laugh )
( rifle cocks )
- ( gremlin screaming )
- ( loud bang )
( mumbling )
( laughing )
- ( taunting )
- ( flatulence )
( loud bang )
( faint squeaking )
LITTLE VARMINT.
I'M GONNA GET YOU
NOW, YOU--
KNOW ANYBODY
BY THE NAME OF MICKEY?
- Landlord: MICKEY MOUSE.
- ( gunshot )
AND I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE GONNA BE
ANY HELP.
( pulsing beat )
( music playing )
TAKE IT!
( band playing )
COME AND PARTY
IN FANCY DIVES
WHERE HIGH LIFE THRIVES
A JAZZY,
CAREFREE PLAYGROUND...
BOURBON. SHOW IT SOME WATER
BUT BE DISCREET.
LIKE AN ORCHID
IN THE MOONLIGHT.
HIP PEOPLE LIKE US
IT'S PEOPLE LIKE US
THAT GO TO TOWN
GO TO TOWN,
GO TO TOWN.
( applause )
Crooner:
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU,
THANK YOU.
LARRY WILLIS
BEEN IN TONIGHT?
- WHO?
- LARRY WILLIS.
DON'T KNOW THE GENT.
I THOUGH I HEARD HIM SAY
HE'S MEETING MICKEY HERE.
DON'T KNOW ANY MICKEY.
MAYBE YOU'VE GO THE WRONG JOINT.
YOU'RE SURE
YOU DON'T KNOW
LARRY WILLIS?
YOU'RE BARKING UP
THE WRONG BARTENDER, PAL.
I DON'T KNOW THE GEN - LIKE YOU SAID.
- M.C.: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
HARRY BORDEN'S
DUNWICH ROOM IS
PLEASED TO PRESEN THE SINGULAR SONG STYLING
OF THE ONE AND ONLY
MISS CONNIE STONE.
( applauses )
I'M SO EASY TO PLEASE.
SOMEONE HANDSOME
LIKE YOU
COULD SUPPLY
ALL THAT I NEED
TO SATISFY ME
BUTTERED CANDIES
WITH CREAM
AND A KISS
THAT GETS LOS IN ITS STEAM
WILL SATISFY
IF ALL YOU CAN DO
IS STAND BY
WHILE THIS GIRL'S LIPS
ARE LONELY
YOU'RE NOT THE MAN
I DREAMED
CHAMPAGNE MAGNUM
WHEN CHILLED
BY THOSE BIG THINGS
I'M THRILLED
IF THEY'RE TASTY
A DEEP HEARTY SIGH
THESE SATISFY
- THESE...
- ( thunder rumbles )
SATISFY.
( grunts )
YOU STILL KNOW
HOW TO WRAP YOURSELF
AROUND A SONG.
- ( saxophone playing )
- PHIL!
BUY YOU A DRINK?
WHY NOT?
I'M DRINKING
BOURBON AND WATER.
- THE LADY WILL HAVE
A SCOTCH SOUR.
- YES, SIR.
SUPPOSE SOMEWHERE ALONG
THE LINE I'D CHANGED
MY DRINKING HABITS.
I'D HAVE ORDERED YOU
A SOUR ANYWAY,
JUST TO WATCH YOU
EAT THE FRUIT.
SWEET OLD PHIL.
SUBTLE AS A FLAGPOLE.
YOU STILL CLEANING
OTHER PEOPLE'S
DIRTY LAUNDRY?
NO, I'M A PRIVATE EYE NOW.
- YOU STILL WITH BORDEN?
- WAS THAT A QUESTION?
NOT REALLY.
- WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT HERE?
- LOOKING FOR SOMEONE.
ANYONE IN PARTICULAR?
JUST A CHAUFFEUR
WITH A DELUSION OF GRANDEUR.
I'VE BEEN HIRED
TO PUT HIM IN HIS PLACE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE
NEITHER ONE OF US
SHOULD BE THROWING ROCKS
AS FAR AS OUR CAREERS GO.
HERE IS TO
THE JOB AT HAND.
DOES THE UPSTART CHAUFFEUR
HAVE A NAME?
LARRY WILLIS.
DOESN'T RING A BELL.
- ANYBODY RUNNING AROUND HERE
BY THE NAME OF MICKEY?
- ( thumping )
MICKEY WHO?
IS SOMEONE PUTTING UP
AN OFFICE BUILDING
BEHIND ME?
HARRY WANTS TO SEE YOU.
HARRY WANTS TO SEE ME.
HARRY WANTS TO SEE YOU NOW.
JOHNNY, WE SHOOK HANDS.
SHOW ME A PIECE OF PAPER
THAT SAYS WE SHOOK HANDS.
- ( knock on door )
- COME IN!
OKAY, I'M NOT THE TYPE
OF MAN WHO'S GONNA STAND
IN SOMEBODY'S WAY.
YOU GO AHEAD AND SIGN
YOUR RECORD DEAL.
I WISH YOU
NOTHING BUT THE BEST.
- THANKS.
- MALEDICTA.
( grunts )
( talks backward )
- ( backward-speak continues )
- ( snapping fingers )
YOU GO SIGN
YOUR RECORD DEAL NOW,
CHUMP.
( backward-speak yelling )
IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME, PARTNER,
YOU'RE IN A GOOD MOOD.
WHY SHOULDN'T I BE?
EVERYTHING'S CREAM
FOR ME THESE DAYS.
STRICTLY CREAM.
HAVE A SEAT.
- SO HOW'S ABOUT YOU?
- SURVIVING.
( chuckles )
STILL A NICKEL-AND-DIMER, HUH?
TELL ME, AREN'T YOU SICK
OF THE SMALL TIME?
EH, IT'S GO SPECIAL CHARMS.
- WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR
REGULAR LEG BREAKERS?
- PROGRESS.
- ZOMBIES DON'T EAT,
DON'T COMPLAIN.
- DON'T GET IDEAS.
DON'T THEY STAR TO SMELL AFTER A WHILE?
THEY'RE GOOD
FOR THREE MONTHS
DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER.
- THEN THEY BEGIN TO ROT.
- THEN WHAT?
YOU GET SOME MORE.
30 BUCKS A HEAD,
COME FRESH FROM
THE WEST INDIES,
SIX TO A BOX.
LIKE BONBONS.
- ( thuds )
- ( moan )
SO, HOW ARE YOU DOING, PHIL?
I MEAN REALLY.
COULD I EXTEND YOU
A COUPLE OF BUCKS
JUST TO SEE YOU THROUGH?
I'M OVERPOWERED
BY YOUR GENEROSITY.
NICKEL-AND-DIME, FRIEND.
YOU GOT A NICKEL-AND-DIME
OUTLOOK.
THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T SEE
THE BIG PICTURE.
YOU NEVER COULD.
- WORD IS ON THE STREET,
YOU DON'T EVEN USE MAGIC.
- WORD IS RIGHT.
YOU'RE A SCHMUCK.
EVERYBODY USES MAGIC.
IT'S 1948,
THE FUTURE IS HERE.
YOU DON'T WISE UP,
YOU'RE GONNA BE LEF SO FAR BEHIND,
IT WILL COST 30
JUST TO SEND YOU A POSTCARD.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU CARED.
WE GO BACK, YOU AND ME.
SO, READ ANY
GOOD BOOKS LATELY?
AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?
I'M LOOKING
FOR A CUT-RATE PUNK
WITH A HOT BOOK.
FIRST ROCK I LOOK UNDER,
I FIND YOU TELLING ME
THE WAY OF THE WORLD.
I'M JUST TRYING TO BE
A GRACIOUS HOST.
THAT'S GREAT, BU I'VE GOT BETTER
THINGS TO DO
THAN LISTENING TO YOU
SOUND OFF AND SUCK ON
A SMOLDERING CHAIR LEG.
MAYBE YOU'D BETTER
BE CAREFUL HOW YOU SPEND
YOUR TIME, PHIL.
YOU NEVER KNOW
HOW MUCH OF I YOU'VE GOT LEFT.
MR. TUGWELL,
SHOW MY GUEST THE WAY OUT.
HEY, LOVECRAFT!
CONNIE'S LOOKING GOOD,
ISN'T SHE?
HE KNOWS ABOUT THE BOOK.
- MAYBE.
- ( sighs )
WHAT'S TO DO?
I THINK I'LL
GET SOME AIR.
Connie:
I'VE ERASED
EVERY FEELING
THAT CARRIES
YOUR NAME
EACH RESPONSE
TO YOUR TOUCH
HAS BEEN REPLACED
BUT SAY WHAT I MAY
IT'S NOT CONVINCING
WHY DO I LIE
TO ME?
I AM FREE
FROM THE MAGIC
THAT YOU USED
TO WEAVE
BROKE THE SPELL
THAT YOU ONCE
HELD OVER ME
I TEND TO PRETEND
BUT I'M NOT GOOD AT I WHY DO I LIE TO ME?
IT MAY BE
JUST MY WISHFUL THINKING
THAT I HAVE THIS LIFE
BEYOND YOU
YOU'RE TOO TOUGH
TO ROOT OU OF MY MEMORIES
MY HEART'S IN A FITS
THERE'S NO
WORKING THROUGH
TO ADMIT TO THE TRUTH
MEANS TO FACE
WHAT I'VE HID...
LOVE
- THAT CAME TO AN END,
- CONNIE?
BUT JUST WON'T QUI - CONNIE!
- SO SAY WHAT I MAY
IT'S NO CONVINCING
TO ME
OH, WHY
DO I LIE
TO ME?
( blinds clicking )
CONNIE!
WHO'S CONNIE?
NOBODY YOU NEED
TO WORRY ABOUT.
( bottles clinking )
A MAN LIKE YOU
SHOULDN'T HAVE
TO DRINK ALONE.
IT JUST WORKED OU THAT WAY.
MY, DON'T WE LOOK
GROWNUP TODAY.
I WANTED TO APOLOGIZE
FOR SLAPPING YOU YESTERDAY.
APOLOGIZE FOR SLAPPING
OR NOT PUTTING ON
YOUR BRASS KNUCKLES STRIP?
I'M SERIOUS.
- THEN WHY ARE YOU
WEARING THAT HAT?
- ( knocks on door )
IS THIS SOMETHING
I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?
JUST HAVING
A CONFERENCE WITH A CLIENT,
MRS. KROPOTKIN.
WELL, YOU DON'T SUPPOSE
THAT AS LONG
AS THERE'S SUCH A THING
AS A VICE SQUAD
THAT YOU COULD HOLD
A CONFERENCE OF A LESSER
BOHEMIAN NATURE,
EH?
HOW 'BOUT SOME BREAKFAST?
ISN'T IT A LITTLE LATE
FOR BREAKFAST?
IT'S GOT TO BE MORNING
SOMEPLACE IN THE WORLD.
( both giggling )
HMM, THIS IS DELIGHTFUL.
PROBABLY DOESN'T RATE MUCH
NEXT TO THE BROWN DERBY
AND THE PLACES
YOU'RE USED TO.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I'VE BEEN TO THE BROWN DERBY?
MY FATHER KEEPS ME
COOPED UP IN THA DREARY HOUSE
WITH ALL HIS FOUL BOOKS
AND CHEMICALS.
I NEVER HAVE ANY FUN.
I HAD TO SNEAK OU TO SEE YOU.
SO GRIM. I NEVER
EVEN GET TO GO OU TO THE MOVIES.
THANK YOU.
DADDY GETS
THE FILMS FOR ME
AND I WATCH THEM
IN THE LIBRARY
ALL BY MYSELF.
WHERE'S THE FUN
IN THAT?
- ( snoring )
- ( loud slam )
I NEVER GET TO GO
ANYPLACE EXCITING.
LONELY,
LONELY, LONELY...
SOMETIMES,
I FEEL LIKE RAPUNZEL.
- Lovecraft: WHO?
- Olivia: RAPUNZEL.
"RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL,
LET DOWN YOUR HAIR."
LIKE IN THE STORY--
BEAUTIFUL GIRL
SITS IN A LONELY TOWER,
WAITING TO BE RESCUED
BY A HANDSOME PRINCE.
AND JUST WHEN
THE PRINCE SHOWS UP,
THIS TERRIBLE WITCH
STRIKES HIM BLIND.
AND HE SPENDS MOS OF THE REST OF THE BOOK
JUST WALKING IN A DAZE.
IT'S REALLY
SORT OF AN AWFUL STORY
TO TELL A CHILD.
YEAH, IT TAKES ALL KINDS.
MY OLD MAN
USED TO READ TO ME
FROM "THE RACING FORUM."
- IT BROUGHT HIM LUCK.
- DID IT?
NOT THAT I EVER SAW.
SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOU THIS BOOK WILLIS SUPPOSEDLY
TOOK FROM THE OLD MAN?
IT'S THE SHIMMERING
BLACK DIAMOND OF
MY COLLECTION.
ALL HE EVER TALKS ABOU IS HIS COLLECTION OF BOOKS.
I WISH I WERE A BOOK.
MAYBE THEN HE'D PAY
MORE ATTENTION TO ME.
YOU HAVE
THIS NECRONOMICON LONG?
NO, HE BROUGHT IT BACK
FROM EGYPT OR SOMEPLACE
LIKE THAT, LAST WINTER.
- EVERYTHING OKAY, FOLKS?
- DANDY.
CAN I GET YOU
SOMETHING ELSE?
MORE COFFEE?
- NO, WE'RE JAKE.
- OKAY THEN.
OKAY, THANKS.
MY COMPLIMENTS
TO THE CHEF.
THIS WAS TERRIBLY GOOD.
A LITTLE GREASY,
BUT MUCH BETTER
THAN I EXPECTED.
- Olivia: CAN WE COME BACK?
- Lovecraft: STAY PUT.
- STAY PUT?
- IF ANYTHING HAPPENS,
JUMP UNDER A TABLE.
UNDER A TABLE?
LOVECRAFT!
OFF LIMITS,
PAL.
JUST LOOKING
FOR SOMEBODY... HELL!
- WHAT'S THE RUSH?
- YOU SHOULDN'T BE
BACK HERE.
I GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM
WITH THE CHECK, YOU BETTER
TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
SIR, I'M SORRY,
YOU JUST PAY WHATEVER
YOU THINK YOU OWE AND--
TAKE A LOOK AT IT,
I WOULDN'T WAN TO CHEAT YOU.
I DON'T WAN TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT,
YOU CAN'T MAKE ME.
DO YOU THINK
I JUST FELL OFF
A TURNIP TRUCK?
WHO PAID YOU
TO FINGER ME, HUH?
- NUTS.
- WHAT'S THIS?
- WHAT'S WHAT?
- THIS RIGHT HERE.
- I DON'T KNOW.
- WHY DON'T YOU TOUCH IT?
YOU'D BETTER JUS STAND THERE, STEVE,
IF YOU WANT TO STAY ALIVE.
- YOU FINGERED ME FOR IT.
YOU CAST RUNES AT ME.
- NO.
- WHO PUT YOU UP TO IT?
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
IF I STAND THIS CLOSE,
WHAT HAPPENS TO ME
HAPPENS TO YOU.
LET ME GO!
- ( metal clanging )
- ( grunts )
( grunt )
( clanging )
( grunts and screams )
( yelling )
DON'T TOUCH IT.
( sizzling )
TAKE IT BACK.
YOU GOTTA TAKE IT BACK.
( popping and banging )
( sobbing )
( moaning )
( groaning )
( all scream )
( laughing )
- ( screaming )
- ( metal clangs )
OPEN THE FREEZER DOOR.
OPEN IT!
( police siren wails )
( grunting and snorting )
I DIDN'T KNOW
THE OUTSIDE WORLD
COULD BE SO FASCINATING.
DO ALL POLICE STATIONS
HAVE THE SAME SMELL?
- ALL THE ONES I KNOW.
- YOU'RE UP.
IT'S ABOUT TIME.
HURRY UP AND WAIT.
REMEMBER, SCHLUBCRAFT?
THE OLD MAN WANTS
TO TALK TO YOU PERSONALLY.
BUT I THOUGH I MIGHT HAVE A FEW WORDS
WITH THE YOUNG LADY.
MISS.
( latch clicks )
( voices overlapping )
( moaning )
Man: WAIT.
( hissing )
Bradbury:
I'VE GOT YOUR ASS, PUNK,
I'VE GOT IT TIED UP
WITH A NICE CHRISTMAS RIBBON
AND I DON'T CARE
HOW LONG IT TAKES,
SO WHY DON'T YOU BE SMARTER
THAN YOU LOOK AND SPILL IT?
( growls )
SAVE IT, PAL.
THAT DOESN'T BUY NOTHING
WITH ME. YOU'RE GOING OVER.
( howling )
YOUR BUDDIES
CAN'T HEAR YOU NOW.
AND IF YOU THINK
THEY'D LIFT A PAW
TO HELP YOU,
YOU'RE AN EVEN BIGGER CHUMP
THAN I FIGURED.
( werewolf roaring )
THROW HIM IN A CAGE,
LET HIM SWEAT A WHILE.
( grunts and groans )
( werewolf howling )
GOD, I HATE FULL MOONS.
( barking, howling )
Cop:
MOONWALK, THAT'S IT,
ALL RIGHT.
PLANT IT.
NOT, NOT THERE,
YOU'LL GET HAIR
ALL OVER YOUR SUIT.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING TO?
NOTHING,
WE'RE JUST DRINKING.
I USED TO HATE YOUR GUTS,
YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?
YOU TOLD ME OFTEN ENOUGH.
NOW, YOU'RE ABOU THE ONLY MAN IN THIS TOWN
I CAN TRUST.
GOSH, BRADBURY,
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU CARED.
IT'S JUST THAT YOU'RE
THE ONLY GUY I KNOW
WALKING AROUND
WITHOUT A MAGIC WAND
UP HIS ASS.
I GOT VAMPIRES
IN WEST HOLLYWOOD,
SALAMANDERS COMING
OUT OF THE FIRE HYDRANTS
IN SANTA MONICA,
BLACK RAIN, RED RAIN,
HAIL THE SIZE OF YOUR FIST.
MAGIC IS THE WAVE
OF THE FUTURE.
WOULDN'T WAN TO BUCK THE FUTURE,
WOULD YOU?
IF THIS IS THE FUTURE,
I'LL TAKE VANILLA.
I COULD USE SOME HELP.
I'M AN INDEPENDEN CONTRACTOR NOW.
YOU COULD COME BACK.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS GO NO BEEF WITH YOU,
NEVER HAS.
SORRY.
I LIKE BEING
MY OWN BOSS.
YOU GOT ANY
DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS?
SOME PEOPLE
MIGHT BE BETTER
THAN OTHER PEOPLE.
BUT WHO DOESN'T LIKE YOU
ENOUGH TO CAST RUNES
IN YOUR DIRECTION?
HAVEN'T A CLUE.
GRIMALDI SAYS
YOU WERE WITH A SKIRT.
DAUGHTER
OF A CLIENT OF MINE.
CLIENT GOT A NAME?
( exhaling )
YES.
PHIL, THIS DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE A TRIP TO THE DENTIST.
LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GO NO BEEF WITH YOU.
FELLA'S PARTNER GOES BAD,
GOES ON THE TAKE,
THAT HAPPENS.
BUT YOU WERE
SQUARE WITH US.
JUST BECAUSE BORDEN--
I DON'T NEED
A HISTORY LESSON.
SOMEONE'S THROWING
LESSER DEMONS AT YOU,
BLACK MAGIC FROM THE PI OF ACID GOTH,
- AND YOU DON'T EVEN
CARRY A RABBIT'S FOOT.
- I CAN HANDLE IT.
I'M NOT WORRIED
ABOUT YOU, PHIL,
I'M WORRIED
ABOUT THE PEOPLE
WHO MIGHT GET IN THE WAY.
ALL RIGHT.
HAVE IT YOUR WAY,
I CAN USE THE OVERTIME.
- THANK YOU.
- WELCOME.
WILL YOU HAVE TO TAKE
MY FINGERPRINTS?
WE DON'T HAVE TO GE YOUR HANDS DIRTY,
CUPCAKE.
OH, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT.
- I'VE NEVER HAD
MY FINGERPRINTS TAKEN.
- MM-HMM.
I'D NEVER BEEN
IN A POLICE STATION
BEFORE.
AND I'VE NEVER SPOKEN TO
AN ACTUAL POLICE OFFICER
UNTIL NOW.
HOW IS THE EXPERIENCE
SHAPING UP FOR YOU SO FAR?
IT'S VERY STIMULATING.
YOU'LL GET USED TO IT.
WHAT DID YOU SEE
IN THAT OWL WAGON BEFORE
THE RUNES GOT THERE?
TWO EGGS OVER EASY
AND A SIDE OF TOAST.
PHIL, NOTHING IN LIFE
IS AS FUNNY AS YOU THINK.
( phone rings )
YEAH.
WHO?
ALL RIGHT.
YOUR LAWYER'S HERE.
LAWYER?
I DON'T HAVE A LAWYER.
- YOU DO NOW.
- ( banging )
A PLEASANT EVENING
TO THIS FINE AND
GOOD COMPANY.
I AM THADDEUS PILGRIM,
MR. LOVECRAFT'S
LEGAL ADVISOR.
PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES
FOR BEING SO LATE,
BUT I'M AFRAID
MY CLIENT FAILED
TO NOTIFY ME
OF HIS DECISION TO
VOLUNTARILY ASSIST THE POLICE
IN THEIR INVESTIGATIONS.
OFTEN, OUR COURAGEOUS
PUBLIC SERVANTS NEGLECT,
WITH NOT A MOLECULE OF MALICE--
CERTAIN CONSTITUTIONAL
BOILERPLATE.
IT IS THEN THE HUMBLE ROLE
OF MEN SUCH AS MYSELF
TO POINT OUT THE POTENTIAL
REPERCUSSIONS
OF THEIR WELL-INTENTIONED
BUT NONETHELESS ILLEGAL
ACTIONS.
I'M GETTING A HEADACHE
JUST LISTENING TO THIS.
HOW DID YOU KNOW
WHERE TO FIND ME?
YOU GIVE OFF VIBRATIONS,
LIKE A CHEAP RADIO.
Grimaldi:
MISS HACKSHAW!
Olivia:
YES, OFFICER GRIMALDI?
DON'T WANT YOU
RUNNING OFF WITHOU SIGNING YOUR STATEMENT.
SILLY ME.
STILL PLOTTING
TO LEAVE TOWN,
COUSIN HYPOLITE?
- AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
- GOOD, I'LL FETCH THE CAR.
- LEAVING TOWN?
- AND I SUGGES THAT YOU DO THE SAME.
- I'VE GOT A JOB TO DO.
- DO IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THE SIGNS HERE ARE BAD.
TOMORROW NIGHT THERE WILL
BE AN ALIGNMENT.
ALL OF THE WRONG PLANETS
WILL BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE
AT THE WRONG TIME.
IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE AT ALL,
THE AIR WOULD CRACKLE IN
YOUR EARS LIKE WAX PAPER.
THINGS ARE IN FLUX,
THE AURAS ARE BAD.
ME? I'M GOING TO FLORIDA.
NASTY, VERY NASTY.
THE NECRONOMICON.
( spits )
I GUESS YOU'VE HEARD OF IT.
WHAT HAVE YOU STEPPED IN?
IT MUST BE SOME BOOK!
REVELATION'S 5:--
"AND I SAW
ON THE RIGHT HAND OF HIM
THAT SAT ON THE THRONE,
A BOOK WRITTEN WITHIN AND
ON THE BACKSIDE SEALED
WITH SEVEN SEALS.
AND I SAW A STRONG ANGEL
PROCLAIMING IN A LOUD VOICE
'WHO IS READY
TO OPEN THE BOOK AND
LOOSE THE SEALS THEREOF?'
AND NO MAN
IN HEAVEN NOR EARTH,
NEITHER UNDER THE EARTH
WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE BOOK
NEITHER TO LOOK THEREON."
THEY TALK ABOU THE NECRONOMICON
IN THE BIBLE?
THE END WILL COME
WITH THE OPENING OF A DOOR.
( whispering )
THE NECRONOMICON
IS THE KEY TO THAT DOOR.
( car approaching )
CAN'T TELL YOU WHEN
I'VE HAD A LOVELIER TIME.
MAYBE NEXT TIME
I'LL TAKE YOU
TO THE MORGUE.
- COULD WE?
- SKIP IT.
- ( latch clicks )
- UH-OH.
HELLO, DADDY.
INSIDE, TO YOUR ROOM.
I'LL BE WITH YOU WHEN
I'M FINISHED HERE.
THANK YOU FOR
A VERY EDUCATIONAL DAY,
MR. LOVECRAFT.
DON'T MENTION IT.
I HIRED YOU TO REMOVE
A THREAT TO MY DAUGHTER'S
HONOR, NOT TO REPLACE IT.
- YOU'RE WASTING YOUR WIND.
- I'M DISTRESSED. TIME'S
RUNNING OU AND I FIND THIS IS HOW
YOU'RE PURSUING YOUR
INVESTIGATION.
DO I COME OVER HERE AND
TELL YOU HOW TO ABUSE
THE SERVANTS?
I'VE HAD ABOUT ALL
I INTEND TO TAKE FROM YOU.
WILLIS STOLE THE BOOK
FOR A MAN NAMED BORDEN.
HE DID WHAT?
THERE'S A LINK BETWEEN
A HOOD NAMED BORDEN
AND A MIDDLEMAN
BY THE NAME OF
MICKEY LOCKSTEADER.
I FIGURED MICKEY WORKS
WITH WILLIS.
STILL DON'T THINK
YOU'RE GETTING YOUR
MONEY'S WORTH?
NO, NOT AT ALL.
THIS HAS BEEN
MOST ENLIGHTENING.
CARRY ON
WITH YOUR INQUIRIES,
I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE
IN YOU.
THE NECRONOMICON
MUST BE IN MY HANDS
BY TOMORROW MIDNIGHT.
- I KNOW.
- GOOD.
WELL, I'LL LEAVE I TO YOU THEN?
GOODNIGHT.
( tires screeching )
( thunder )
( static on radio )
( jazz music playing )
( screeching )
GRIMALDI,
YOUR TECHNIQUE STINKS.
BRADBURY SAID
TO FOLLOW YOU.
HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT YOU KNOWING IT OR NOT.
DO ME A FAVOR.
WHY SHOULD I
DO YOU ANY FAVORS,
SCHLUBCRAFT?
'CAUSE IT INVOLVES
THAT CUTE TOMATO YOU
WERE WITH TODAY.
- IT DOES, DOES IT?
- IT DOES.
- WHAT'S THE LOU?
- KEEP AN EYE ON HER.
- THAT'S IT?
- THAT'S IT.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.
YOU DO THAT.
STICK 'EM UP!
SUPPOSE I'D BEEN
A BAD GUY.
I KNEW IT WAS YOU.
HOW?
I RECOGNIZED THE SOUND
OF YOUR BREATHING.
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED,
NOT A SLICE.
HEY, IT'S A NEW SUIT.
YEAH, BUT YOU KEP THAT TIE.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY TIE?
NOTHING,
IF YOU LIKE VERTIGO.
- YOU LOOK GOOD.
- SO DO YOU.
YOU HAD YOUR AUDIENCE
WITH HARRY LAST NIGHT.
YES.
HE SAY ANYTHING
INTERESTING?
I'VE HEARD MORE
INTELLIGENT SOUNDS
COMING OUT OF A PAIR
OF CORDUROY PANTS.
WANT A DRINK?
SURE.
TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
- WHATEVER THE HELL THEY ARE.
- ( loud thunderclap )
I HEARD SOMETHING
ABOUT YOU AT THE CLUB.
- SUCH AS?
- YOU DON'T USE MAGIC.
YOU HEARD RIGHT.
HOW DO YOU EXPEC TO GET OUT OF DUMPS
LIKE THIS
IF YOU DON'T STAR PLAYING THE GAME?
SEEMS TO ME
WE'VE ALREADY HAD
THIS DISCUSSION.
- EVERYBODY USES MAGIC.
- I DON'T.
WHAT HAVE YOU GO TO SHOW FOR IT?
FLY-SPECKED OFFICE,
A BROKEN-DOWN CAR AND
A UGLY NECKTIE,
THAT'S WHAT ALL
THIS INTEGRITY BUYS YOU.
- DAMN IT, EVERYBODY'S
GOT TO COMPROMISE.
- THAT'S WHAT I KEEP HEARING.
AND WHAT MAKES YOU
SO SPECIAL?
WHAT MAKES ME SPECIAL
IS THAT I'M MY OWN MAN.
WHEN I STARTED OUT, I SAID
THERE WERE THINGS I WOULD DO
AND THINGS I WOULDN'T DO.
LOT OF GUYS START LIKE THA AND A LOT OF THEM SELL OU ALONG THE WAY,
BUT THE MORE WHO FALL,
THE EASIER IT GETS.
SEE, LOOK--
EVERYBODY COMPROMISES,
EVERYBODY CHEATS,
EVERYBODY USES MAGIC.
SO THEY EMPTY IDEALS
OUT OF THEIR POCKETS
AND GET ON WITH THE JOB
OF STICKING I TO THEIR NEIGHBOR BEFORE
THEY STICK IT TO THEM.
THAT'S THE WAY IT'S DONE.
TO WHICH I SAY "NUTS."
MY COLLAR MAY BE
A LITTLE FRAYED, MAYBE
I NEED A SHOESHINE,
BUT NOBODY'S GO A MORTGAGE ON MY SOUL.
I OWN IT,
FREE AND CLEAR.
I'M NOT GONNA APOLOGIZE
FOR MY LIFE.
- DIDN'T ASK YOU TO.
- I'M HAPPY THE WAY
THINGS ARE.
GLAD TO HEAR IT.
YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AHEAD.
YOU CAN'T DRAG AROUND
THE PAST.
THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE
A REAL GOOD GRIP
ON THINGS.
WHY DID YOU HAVE
TO WALK BACK INTO MY LIFE?
WHY DID YOU
WALK OUT OF MINE?
BECAUSE YOU'RE
A WISEACRE SON OF A BITCH
WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHICH WAY
THE WIND IS BLOWING.
AND?
AND DID YOU REALLY REMEMBER
THE SOUND OF MY BREATHING?
( thunder rumbles )
GOOD MORNING.
YOU WEREN'T THIS ORGANIZED
WHEN WE HAD AN APARTMENT.
A GUY ON HIS OWN
LEARNS TO ADAPT.
PHIL, THE OTHER NIGH AT THE CLUB,
YOU STARTED TO ASK ME
IF I KNEW SOMEBODY
NAMED MICKEY.
- YEAH?
- KIND OF A FAT GUY?
NERVOUS AROUND THE EDGES?
THAT COULD BE.
THERE WAS A GUY I SAW
AT THE CLUB SOMETIMES.
HIS NAME WAS MICKEY,
WORKED FOR HARRY.
- DOING WHAT?
- HARRY DOESN'T TELL,
SO I DON'T ASK.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR HIM,
I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
A DEAD MAN.
HE CAME
TO THE CLUB THE OTHER NIGH WITH A PACKAGE FOR HARRY,
A BOOK... OLD LEATHER
WITH GOLD CLASPS AND THINGS.
WHATEVER IT WAS,
IT WAS THE WRONG ONE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
IT WAS THE WRONG ONE?
HARRY SENT TUGWELL
AFTER THIS GUY MICKEY
TO KILL HIM.
HOW DO YOU
FIGURE THAT?
YOU DON'T SEND TUGWELL
TO FETCH THE EVENING PAPER.
TAKE A WHIFF.
WHAT IS IT?
I THINK IT'S CALLED
"GRAND ILLUSION."
- CHEAP OR EXPENSIVE?
- A REAL LADY WOULDN'T WEAR IT.
IS THIS MICKEY?
- YEAH.
- WHO'S THE SKIRT?
I THINK HER NAME IS LILLY.
I'VE SEEN HER AT THE CLUB
WITH HIM.
YOU EVER TALK TO HER?
TRADED LIPSTICK ONCE
IN THE POWDER ROOM,
DISHED ABOUT WHAT RATS
MEN ARE. YOU KNOW,
GIRL TALK.
WHY DID YOU COME HERE
LAST NIGHT?
I'M PRETTY GOOD AT LOOKING
THE OTHER WAY. I'VE BEEN
DOING IT MOST OF MY LIFE.
I'VE BEEN WALKING INTO
A LOT OF BRICK WALLS
DOING THAT.
MAYBE I GOT TIRED
OF SMASHING MY NOSE.
MAYBE I'M JUST TOO PROUD
AND IT TAKES ME
THIS LONG TO ADMI I'VE MADE A MISTAKE.
ANYWAY...
WHERE DO YOU GO
FROM HERE?
- I HAVE AN APARTMENT.
- WHOSE APARTMENT?
MINE.
THERE'S MORE
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT.
LOTS MORE.
IF YOU NEED ME,
I WROTE DOWN MY NUMBER.
IT'S ON THE DESK.
CAREFUL.
DON'T GET BURNED.
LOVECRAFT, A MOMENT.
HEY, GOING SOMEPLACE?
- THE DIXIE QUEEN
OUT OF UNION STATION.
- MIAMI.
- THERE'S SOMETHING
I MUST DO BEFORE I GO.
- YEAH?
AND WHAT'S THIS?
THE LEFT ARM IS THE ONE
THAT'S ATTACHED
TO THE HEART.
GET THIS THING OFF ME.
YOU KNOW I DON'T USE
THE STUFF.
- WHICH IS WHY
I LOCKED IT ON.
- MRS. KROPOTKIN--
YOU ARE A FOOL, BUT YOU'RE
A GOOD-HEARTED FOOL,
AND AS SUCH
YOU DESERVE WHITE MAGIC
EVEN IF YOU SPURN IT.
- I DON'T NEED THIS.
- YOU SEEK THE NECRONOMICON?
- YEAH.
- KEEP THE BRACELET.
YOU'LL NEED IT.
I'LL ADD I TO NEXT MONTH'S RENT,
IF WE'RE LUCKY.
( horse galloping )
( leaves rustling )
( scream )
YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME.
DETECTIVE GRIMALDI?
DID I HURT YOU?
UH, I'M OKAY.
COME INTO THE HOUSE.
I'LL FIX YOU A BRANDY.
THEN YOU CAN TELL ME WHY
YOU WERE LURKING BEHIND
MY MULBERRY BUSH.
- DETECTIVE GRIMALDI?
- OTTO.
OTTO, WHAT IS
YOUR DATE OF BIRTH?
( wood crashing )
( slow hammering )
( metal squeaking )
( rumbling )
( music plays )
WELCOME, WELCOME
TO VISTA BONITA.
WELCOME, WELCOME,
I'M AMBER PERUBA.
I WANT YOU TO CALL ME AMBER.
MIGHT I KNOW YOUR NAME?
- PHIL LOVECRAFT.
- WELL, PHIL, IF I MAY,
I JUST KNOW
IT'S GOING TO BE A PLEASURE
DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU.
- ( record skipping )
- EXCUSE ME JUST A SECOND.
Happy-- happy--
happy-- happy--
- ( screeching )
- ( music stops )
PLEASE,
FORGIVE THE INTERRUPTION,
BUT I'M HERE ALONE TODAY.
VISTA BONITA IS
THE COMMUNITY OF THE FUTURE,
READY FOR LIVING IN TODAY.
THE FIRST PLANNED
HOUSING TRAC DESIGNED
AND BUILT THROUGH APPLIED
INDUSTRIAL THAUMATURGY.
- WHAT?
- BY MAGIC.
- ( loud crash )
- AND SO VERY PEACEFUL.
- PEACEFUL LIKE A GRAVEYARD.
- HOW AWFULLY DROLL.
SOMEBODY TOLD ME
AN OLD PAL OF MINE
WORKED HERE,
A GUY NAMED LOCKSTEADER,
MICKEY LOCKSTEADER?
YOU'RE A FRIEND
OF MR. LOCKSTEADER'S?
MICKEY AND I
GO WAY BACK.
MR. LOCKSTEADER IS THE MAN
BEHIND VISTA BONITA.
- HE IS THE GUIDING LIGH OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT.
- IS HE HERE?
HE LEFT SUDDENLY--
BUSINESS IN THE NORTH.
BUT DON'T WORRY,
I AM SURE THA WE CAN FIND SOMETHING
SPECIAL AND AFFORDABLE
FOR A FRIEND
OF MR. LOCKSTEADER'S.
IN FACT, I THINK I CAN
MAKE YOU THE SAME IRRESISTIBLE
OFFER I MADE HIS SISTER.
- MICKEY'S SISTER?
- YES.
- LILLY WAS HERE?
- YES, LILLY SIRWAR.
- SIRWAR.
- A WIDOW, POOR DEAR.
SHE MARRIED
AN INDIAN GENTLEMAN
WHO DIED TRAGICALLY
- IN AN ATTEMPT TO LEVITATE
THE WOOLWORTH BUILDING.
- OH, WHAT HAPPENED?
- IT FELL ON HIM.
- POOR KID, IT MUST BE TOUGH.
SAY, AS LONG AS I'M IN TOWN
I'D LOVE TO LOOK HER UP.
I HAVEN'T SEEN
LITTLE LILLY SINCE
HECTOR WAS A PUP.
SHE'S AT THE HOTEL ASHCROFT.
I HAVE THE NUMBER
IN THE OFFICE.
AND WHILE WE'RE INSIDE,
I'LL POINT OUT A WIDE RANGE
OF MODERN TIME-SAVING ADVANCES
WHICH ADD UP TO LIFE
IN VISTA BONITA,
WHERE OUR MOTTO IS
"BUILT BY MAGIC,
BUILT TO LAST."
( phone rings )
HELLO?
- Lovecraft: Hello, baby.
- HELLO, PHIL.
Is that offer of help
still open?
WHAT DID YOU
HAVE IN MIND?
IT'S ALL SET.
SHE'S REMEMBERED ME AND
SHE'LL MEET ME IN THE CASBAH
ROOM IN 10 MINUTES.
- GOOD, YOU'VE GOT CAB FARE?
- WHY DO I NEED CAB FARE?
BECAUSE I WANT YOU
OUT OF HERE.
I'VE BEEN AWAY TOO LONG
FOR YOU TO GET RID OF ME
THAT QUICKLY. I'M STAYING.
OKAY, BUT STAY
DOWN HERE IN THE LOBBY.
DON'T LET HER SEE YOU.
I WANT TO HAVE
A PRIVATE CONVERSATION.
( chattering )
- WHO ASKED YOU TO SIT DOWN?
- MY FEET.
SNAPPY COMEBACKS,
I LIKE THAT.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
I DO BEST.
I BET IT IS.
LISTEN, UNDER DIFFEREN CIRCUMSTANCES, I'D...
BUT I'M MEETING
SOMEONE, OKAY?
YOU'VE GOT TIME FOR ME,
DON'T YOU, LILLY?
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
YOU AND I ARE GONNA HAVE
A PRIVATE CHAT.
( thunder )
OKAY, WHAT GIVES?
HMM, WHAT'S THE NAME
OF THAT PERFUME
YOU'RE WEARING?
- IT'S "GRAND ILLUSION."
WHAT'S IT TO YOU?
- ( grunts )
( thunder )
( yelping and gasping )
THAT'LL TEACH YOU
NOT TO PICK UP STRANGE MEN
IN BARS.
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
- WHY DON'T WE LET OUR HAIR
DOWN AND TALK THINGS OVER?
- NO!
- I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR YOU, WILLIS.
- WHO TOLD YOU?
I'M JUS ADDING THINGS UP, THAT'S
WHAT PEOPLE PAY ME FOR--
"LOVE MICKEY,"
WHY YOU'RE THE ONLY MAN IN
TOWN OLIVIA HACKSHAW DOESN' SEEM TO HAVE THE HOTS FOR.
AND IT DOESN'T TAKE
A SCIENTIST TO FIGURE OU THAT LILLY SIRWAR
IS AN ANAGRAM FOR
LARRY WILLIS.
SO LOOSEN YOUR GIRDLE
AND LET'S TALK.
- I DON'T NEED A GIRDLE.
- HMM.
SO WHAT HAVE YOU
AND MICKEY BEEN UP TO, EH?
HAVE YOU SEEN MICKEY?
IS HE ALL RIGHT?
I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU STRAIGHT.
FIGURE HE'S DEAD.
- DEAD?
- HAVE A SHOT.
( sniffling )
I GUESS I KNEW THAT,
BUT I DIDN'T WAN TO BELIEVE IT.
NEVER SHOULD HAVE
CROSSED HARRY BORDEN.
LOOK, I GOTTA
GET OUT OF TOWN.
YOU GOTTA HELP ME,
- TAKE ME TO TIJUANA, PLEASE.
- TIJUANA?
LONG DRIVE ON A BAD NIGHT.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?
DON'T PLAY DUMB.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING
YOU EVER GOT CLOSE TO.
IS IT A DEAL?
OKAY, YOU GOT YOUR RIDE.
START TALKING.
FIRST,
GIVE ME BACK MY HAIR.
( thunder claps )
SO HOW DO YOU FIT IN
WITH MICKEY?
WE MET AT A PARTY
ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.
FAG PARTY?
NO, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
OKAY, SO HE SWEPT YOU
OFF YOUR FEET.
HE MAY NOT HAVE LOOKED
LIKE MUCH TO YOU,
BUT HE HAD A HEAR AS BIG AS ALL OUTDOORS.
WHAT'S HARRY BORDEN
GOT TO DO WITH VISTA BONITA?
WELL, HE OWNS IT,
DOESN'T HE?
THROUGH HALF A DOZEN DIFFEREN CORPORATIONS AND FRONTS,
BUT IT'S HIS ALL RIGHT.
HOW DID YOU END UP
DRIVING FOR HACKSHAW?
BORDEN TOLD MICKEY HE WANTED
SOMEONE INSIDE THE HACKSHAW
PLACE HE COULD TRUST.
HACKSHAW
HAD BEEN ASKING AROUND
ABOUT VISTA BONITA,
OFFERING TO BUY I FOR WAY MORE THAN
IT WAS WORTH.
BORDEN WANTED TO KNOW WHY.
SO YOU TRADED IN
YOUR FRENCH KNICKERS
FOR A CHAUFFEUR'S UNIFORM
- AND MADE LIKE MATA HARI.
- AND I FOUND OUT PLENTY.
YOU FOUND OUT SOMETHING
ABOUT VISTA BONITA AND
THE NECRONOMICON.
BORDEN TOLD MICKEY
HE WANTED YOU TO STEAL
THE BOOK, HUH?
WHICH I DID, ALONG WITH
A FAKE COPY THE OLD MAN MADE
FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
AND YOU TRIED TO DOUBLE-CROSS
BORDEN AND SELL THE REAL BOOK
BACK TO HACKSHAW,
BUT BEFORE HARRY TUMBLED,
HE MADE THE MISTAKE
OF HAVING MICKEY KILLED.
ALL WE WANTED
WAS A LITTLE NEST EGG,
SO WE COULD GO SOMEPLACE
AND SETTLE DOWN.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE
THE WHOLE WORLD.
WAIT A MINUTE,
WHO'S GONNA HAVE
THE WHOLE WORLD?
( thunderclap )
HAVE YOU HEARD
OF THE OLD ONES?
THE OUTSIDERS?
OF YOG-SOTHOTH?
CTHULHU?
THEY'RE OUT THERE, SHAMUS.
THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN
OUT THERE,
WAITING FOR SOMEONE
TO UNLOCK THE DOOR.
IT'S IN THE BOOK,
ALL RIGHT HERE,
THE PROMISE, THE POWER
AND THE PRICE.
WHAT PRICE?
THE VIRGIN, LOVECRAFT,
THE LAS OF THE UNICORN HUNTERS.
OLIVIA.
WHAT ABOUT OLIVIA?
( loud blast )
( growling )
( roaring )
( yelps, gasps )
- HOLD IT RIGHT THERE,
LON CHANEY.
- ( Larry gasps )
MOVE AWAY FROM THE FAIRY
AND KEEP THOSE MEATHOOKS
SO I CAN SEE THEM.
( roaring )
YEAH, YOU AND THE HORSE
YOU RODE IN ON.
- ( roar )
- ( gunshot )
- ( screams )
- ( gunshots )
( growling )
( roars and grunts )
( laughing )
( clicks )
- PHIL?
- ( roaring )
( groans )
( moaning )
- I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU
TO STAY IN THE LOBBY.
- I GOT BORED.
YOU COULD HAVE
BOUGHT A MAGAZINE NO A CROSSWORD. COME HERE.
THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE.
I'LL PUT IT ON YOUR TAB.
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
- I NEED A PLACE TO THINK.
- I KNOW A PLACE.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT I COULD USE A DRINK.
I'LL FIX THEM. YOU'VE
DONE ENOUGH FOR THE DAY.
- SOUR?
- SOUR.
THOSE THINGS ALWAYS
MADE MY TEETH HURT.
( chuckles )
COZY LITTLE PAD, EH?
YEAH, AS FAR AS I CAN SEE.
OH, TAKE IT FROM ME,
I'VE SEEN THE WHOLE SPREAD.
I KNOW I LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND.
WHY DON'T YOU
FRESHEN UP, DOLL?
TAKE A NICE BUBBLE BATH.
I'LL RUN THE WATER FOR YOU
AND EVERYTHING.
- Connie: I DON'T WAN TO TAKE A BATH.
- TAKE ONE.
( chuckles )
SHE CALLED ME
FROM THE HOTEL.
COME ON, DON'T TELL ME
YOU'RE OUT OF WISECRACKS.
IT'S NOT THE WAY
I HAD IT PICKED.
YEAH, I BET IT'S NOT.
YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL,
LOVECRAFT.
IF IT WEREN'T FOR HER,
YOU'D BE DEAD RIGHT NOW.
SHE CONVINCED ME THAT IF
ANYBODY WAS GOING TO FIND
THAT BOOK, YOU WOULD.
SHE'S SMAR AND I'M SMAR FOR LISTENING TO HER.
YOU, ON THE OTHER HAND...
HAND IT OVER.
COME ON, PHIL,
I SAID HAND IT OVER.
TSST!
THANKS, MR. TUGWELL,
THANKS A MILLION.
I WENT THROUGH
A LOT OF TROUBLE TO FIND
THIS BOOK. A LOT OF TROUBLE.
OF COURSE,
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
A LOT LESS TROUBLE
IF YOU HADN'T KILLED MICKEY
BEFORE HE LED US TO WILLIS
LIKE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO.
- YEAH, BUT--
- YEAH, BUT WHAT?
WAIT A MINUTE, BOSS.
FAIR IS FAIR--
I'VE BEEN IN YOUR CORNER
THE WHOLE TIME,
YOU SAY SOMETHING,
IT HAPPENS, RIGHT?
- ( cocking gun )
- THAT'S HOW IT WORKS--
- EXCUSE ME, PARTNER.
- BOSS?
- YEAH?
- CAN WE DISCUSS THIS?
- NO.
- ( gurgling )
( grunting )
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED.
YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYBODY
ANYMORE.
TRUST IS FOR SUCKERS.
( laughing )
NICKEL-AND-DIME,
NICKEL-AND-DIME.
YOU'RE TAKING US
TO THE BEACH FOR
A WIENIE ROAST?
YOU'RE A FUNNY GUY, PHIL.
I BET YOUR DYING WORDS
ARE GONNA BE A SCREAM.
HEY, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
SHE IS A BEAUTY,
ISN'T SHE?
SEE THESE CLASP THINGS,
THOSE ARE SOLID GOLD.
GONNA MELT THEM DOWN
FOR CUFFLINKS?
- I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO MEL DOWN FORT KNOX IF I WANT TO.
- SOUNDS GREAT.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME?
MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT THIS THING IS.
I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
HOW CLOSE ARE WE
TO VISTA BONITA?
YOU WERE ALWAYS GOOD
AT JIGSAW PUZZLES.
YOU'RE LOUSY AT LIVING,
BUT GREAT WITH GAMES.
THAT'S WHERE
IT HAS TO HAPPEN,
HACKSHAW'S SPECIAL
MIDNIGHT CONFERENCE.
WHAT A SMART GUY
MY OLD PARTNER IS.
YEAH, YOUR LAND,
HIS BOOK, HUH?
DON'T FORGE THE GIRL.
WRONG TOMATO,
PARTNER.
AH, RIGHT, OLIVIA.
LAST OF THE UNICORN HUNTERS.
HEY, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
HOW HARD IT IS TO FIND
A VIRGIN IN HOLLYWOOD?
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE ONE.
THAT'S WHY HACKSHAW
KEPT HER SO CLOSE.
THE THING WON'T WORK
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A VIRGIN.
TRY IT WITH SOMETHING
ELSE, IT WILL BLOW UP
RIGHT IN YOUR FACE.
YEAH?
DID YOU CALL HACKSHAW
OR DID HE CALL YOU?
I'M A SPORT. IT WAS
MY NICKEL. I CALLED HIM
WHILE YOU WERE NAPPING.
HE SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT GUY.
I CAN HARDLY WAI TO MEET HIM.
YOU'RE WAY
OUT OF YOUR CLASS.
THERE'S NO TIME
TO BE PARTICULAR.
SEE, IF IT DOESN' HAPPEN TONIGHT,
IT CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN
FOR ANOTHER 666 YEARS.
SO I GAVE HIM A CHOICE--
EITHER HE CUTS ME IN,
OR OLIVIA
IS GONNA GO A LONG TIME
BEFORE HER FIRST POKE.
BUT YOU KNOW
THE THING THAT KILLS ME?
IS HOW OUT OF THE WHOLE PHONE
BOOK, HE HAD THE DUMB LUCK
TO PICK YOU.
MAYBE IT WASN'T LUCK.
MAYBE IT WAS FATE.
I THOUGHT YOU
DIDN'T BELIEVE
IN THAT STUFF.
WHAT I DON'T BELIEVE IN
IS UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
IT TOOK THIS TO GET US
FACE TO FACE WHERE WE COULD
SETTLE ACCOUNTS.
WE'LL SETTLE UP.
YOU BET WE WILL.
NO MORE, LOVECRAFT.
NO MORE WAKING UP
WITH THE SHAKES THINKING
ABOUT YOU HOVERING OVER ME
LIKE SOME ANGEL.
NO MORE.
YOU'RE GONNA BE DEAD,
LOVECRAFT, AND I'M GONNA BE
ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
I SHOULD SETTLE THINGS ONCE
AND FOR ALL ABOUT WHO IS
SMART AND WHO IS A CHUMP.
I'M GONNA BE
IMMORTAL.
AND I'M GONNA
WEAR YOUR HEAD
FOR A WATCH FOB.
WHAT, YOU'RE SPLITTING?
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET THE RAG UP
ON THIS CANTATA.
( muffled moans )
DON'T FIDGET,
OLIVIA.
GOOD EVENING,
MR. LOVECRAFT.
IN THE LIGHT OF THINGS,
MR. H.,
I REALLY DON'T THINK
I CAN KEEP WORKING FOR YOU.
TOO BAD. YOU'VE BEEN
MOST EFFECTIVE
UP UNTIL NOW,
LEADING ME TO THE BOOK,
HELPING US TO COME
TOGETHER TONIGHT.
THE UGLY AT THE HOTEL
WAS YOUR MUSCLE.
YOU TAILED ME.
NOTHING MUST STAND
IN THE WAY.
I'VE SPENT MY LIFE
IN EXPECTATION
OF THIS NIGHT.
STUDYING, PREPARING,
LIVING WITH OLIVIA'S MOTHER,
PROTECTED THE GIRL
FROM THIS TOWN AND
HER OWN HORMONES.
IT'S BEEN
A LIFELONG STRUGGLE.
BUT ONE HUMAN LIFETIME
SHRINKS TO INVISIBILITY
COMPARED TO THE SPAN
OF THE OLD ONES.
DO YOU REALIZE HOW LONG
THEY'VE WAITED FOR ME?
CENTURIES.
MILLENNIA.
HOW LONG IS THA IN DOG YEARS?
"THE WHEEL
HAS TURNED.
YOG-SOTHOTH
KNOWS THE GATE."
THAT'S THE PROMISE
OF THE NECRONOMICON.
OPEN THE GATE.
LET THE OLD ONES BACK IN
AND THEY WILL
MAKE YOU A GOD.
OH, YOU GE TO BE A GOD.
- WHAT DOES HARRY GET?
- TELL HIM.
FOR SERVICES RENDERED,
MR. BORDEN GETS TO RULE
THE WORLD.
WHAT KIND OF WORLD?
A WORLD OF THE UNBURIED DEAD
AND A SKY DARK WITH ASHES.
IT'LL BE A BLASTED
MAIMED PLANET,
BUT HE'LL BE
THE MOST IMPORTAN PERSON IN IT.
HOW DO YOU LIKE
THEM APPLES, PARTNER?
ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH
OF YOUR FLAPPING.
I THOUGHT THIS
SHINDIG HAD TO STAR DEAD AT MIDNIGHT.
QUITE RIGHT.
NOW IF YOU'LL
GIVE ME THE BOOK...
NOTHING HAPPENS
WITHOUT THE BOOK,
MR. BORDEN.
HERE WE GO, BABY.
HOW ABOUT A KISS FOR
GOOD LUCK, EH?
SURE.
( gunshot )
GOOD LUCK, HARRY.
COULDN'T LAY OFF,
COULD YOU? YOU COULDN' TAKE THE HINT.
NO, NOT YOU,
NOT PUBLIC CONSCIENCE
NUMBER ONE.
WHO DIED AND MADE YOU
JIMINY CRICKET?
WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?
GO TO THE MOVIES?
EXCUSE ME,
WE ARE ON SOMETHING
OF A TIGHT SCHEDULE.
- SHUT UP, RICH MAN. I'LL
DEAL WITH YOU IN A MINUTE.
- DON'T DO IT, CONNIE.
WHATEVER YOU THINK
IT'S GONNA BE, IT WILL
END UP SOMETHING ELSE.
WE COULD HAVE GONE
TO THE TOP, YOU AND ME.
BUT YOU NEVER ACCEPTED
THE REALITY OF THINGS.
AND HARRY COULD?
AT LEAST HE KNEW THA AN HONEST COP AND A POOR COP
ARE THE SAME THING.
YOU TALKED HIM
INTO GOING ON THE TAKE?
I DIDN'T DO I WITH A TALK.
( sighs )
IF PUSH COMES TO SHOVE,
YOU DOUBLE-CROSS HIM.
DO YOU THINK I CAME THIS FAR
JUST TO BE HARRY BORDEN'S PET?
GOD, PHIL, THERE'S SO MUCH
YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT WOMEN.
LAST CHANCE.
YOU CAN STILL SIGN ON.
SORRY, CONNIE,
ME TOO.
GOODBYE, PHIL.
- ( gasps and scream )
- ( bones snapping )
Hackshaw:
THAT'S ENOUGH,
AMATEUR NIGHT IS OVER.
( muffled sobbing )
SORRY ABOUT THE HAND,
MY DEAR.
I COULDN'T HAVE YOU
KILLING OUR FRIEND.
I WANT HIM TO SEE THIS.
THANK YOU
FOR KILLING THAT,
THOUGH.
TINY MINDS
WITH STUNTED DREAMS...
PATHETIC.
COME ALONG, OLIVIA. TIME
TO FULFILL YOUR DESTINY
LIKE A GOOD GIRL.
( sobbing continues )
( grunts )
BE STILL.
Hackshaw:
FROM THE WORLDS OF NIGH TO THE GULFS OF SPACE,
EVER THE PRAISES
OF GREAT CTHULHU
OR TSATHOGGUA
AND OF HIM
WHO IS NOT NAMED,
EVER PRAISES IN ABUNDANCE
TO THE BLACK GOA OF THE WOODS,
ILA-NIGGURATH, THE GOA WITH A THOUSAND YOUNG.
FOR THOU HAST SEEN
THE DARK UNIVERSE YAWNING,
THE LOST PLACE
WHERE BLACK PLANETS
ROLL WITHOUT AIM.
TOO LONG HATH THOU DWEL IN THAT COLD CAPTIVITY,
BEYOND THE MERCY
OF TIME.
THE WAY IS CLEAR.
RETURN
AND RULE.
YOG-SOTHOTH IS THE KEY
AND THE GUARDIAN
OF THE GATES.
HE KNOWS WHERE THE OLD ONES
HAVE TRODDEN EARTH'S FIELDS
AND THAT THEY WILL TREAD
ONCE MORE.
SORCERER, EMISSARY,
CHANGELING OUTSIDER,
THOU ART THE WHISPER
IN THE DARK,
FOR A MILLION YEARS,
THE VOICE IN MAN'S EAR.
THE SEDUCER,
SHAPER OF FOUL DEED
AND BETRAYAL.
ALL WAS PRELUDE
IN PREPARATION.
WE EMPTY OUR HEARTS
IN YOUR NAME,
TEACHER. MASTER,
COMPLETE US.
THE THINGS OUTSIDE
BECOME THE THINGS INSIDE.
THE WAITING ENDS,
THE JOURNEY BEGINS.
CONSUME THE DARKNESS
BETWEEN THE DIMENSIONS.
CROSS THE GULF
WITH A SINGLE STRIDE.
HERE ON THIS THRESHOLD
IS PLACED THE GIVEN.
THIS IS MY GIFT.
COME FORTH
AND RECEIVE IT.
( music playing )
( muffled screams )
( record skipping )
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY...
( loud rumbling )
( crying and sniffling )
STARS ALIGN,
SPACE FOLDS,
A THOUSAND WORLDS
MERGE IN A SINGLE INSTANT.
CRACK THE BAND
OF FORMLESSNESS.
TAKE SHAPE
AND COME FORTH.
( loud blast )
( glass breaking )
( grunt )
( growling )
- ( gasp )
- LOOK.
THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED
TO LOOK AT. NO, LOOK.
( roar )
( muffled grunts )
( muffled screams )
( screaming )
HOLD ON, LOVECRAFT.
DON'T LET ME GO,
PLEASE.
HELP ME. PUT ME
ON THE GROUND. NO!
( screaming )
Lovecraft:
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S OKAY.
- IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY
- ( sobbing )
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
THE THING'S GONE.
IT'S GONE.
WHERE'S DADDY?
SORRY, KID.
- ( screams ) MR. GRIMALDI
IS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR.
- GRIMALDI?
DADDY THREW HIM
IN THE BACK.
OTTO?
( grunting )
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?
GRIMALDI, YOU SHOULDN' RIDE LIKE THIS IN CARS.
IT'S DANGEROUS
WHAT THE HELL
HAPPENED?
YOU'RE SURE
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?
GRIMALDI,
YOU SON OF A BITCH.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
NIX IT, KID, NIX IT.
SHE'S ONLY
16 YEARS OLD!
CLEOPATRA WAS ONLY 14
WHEN SHE SURRENDERED
TO PASSION.
LISTEN, YOU WOULDN' TELL ANYBODY, NOW
WOULD YOU?
GRIMALDI, YOU POOR SAP,
DON'T YOU GET IT?
YOU SAVED THE WORLD!
THEY'LL PUT UP
A MONUMENT TO YOU!
YOU COULD HAVE LUNCH
AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
YOUR PICTURE
ON THE COVER OF"LOOK."
AND ALL YOU'RE WORRIED
ABOUT IS YOUR WIFE,
AND YOU JUST SCREWED
A 16-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN.
( laughs )
YOU'RE MARRIED?
HUH, LISTEN,
YOU WOULDN'T TELL ANYBODY
NOW, WOULD YOU, PHIL?
COME ON,
GIVE ME A BREAK, HUH?
Olivia:
OTTO?
Grimaldi:
CUPCAKE, I'M AS
SURPRISED AS YOU ARE.
SURPRISED
THAT YOU'RE MARRIED?
NO, SURPRISED BY YOU.
HOW'S THE HAND?
BROKEN.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU JUST MISSED THE SCREW
THAT SAVED THE WORLD.
I MISS
EVERYTHING.
I EVEN MISS
BEING A GOD.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
GRIMALDI TAKES YOU IN
FOR KILLING BORDEN.
WE WERE A HELL
OF A TEAM, YOU
AND ME.
WE STILL COULD BE.
MAYBE SOMEDAY...
- PHIL?
- YEAH?
KISS ME BEFORE I FAINT.
( glass clinking )
LOVECRAFT?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
SORT OF.
HEY, I THOUGH YOU WERE GOING TO MIAMI.
THERE'S NO NEED TO NOW,
IS THERE?
I GUESS NOT.
WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
JUICE OF LEAVES
OF THE ADDER'S TONGUE
WITH DISTILLED WATER,
HORSETAIL AND A PINCH
OF MUGWORT.
- AND THAT?
- MERCUROCHROME.
I'M A WITCH,
BUT I'M NOT A FANATIC.
BANDAGES I HAVE
IN MY OFFICE.
KROPOTKIN?
- THANKS.
- FOR WHAT?
IT'S A LONG STORY.
I'LL GE THE PIROSHKIES.
Lovecraft:
I WAS TIRED AS HELL, BU I COULD AFFORD TO BE TIRED,
NOW THAT IT WAS OVER.
OVER FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE--
FOR LOCKSTEADER AND WILLIS,
HACKSHAW AND BORDEN,
AND ALL OVER FOR CONNIE.
I NEEDED I TO BE MORNING.
I WANTED TO HEAR
DOORS OPEN AND CARS START,
HUMAN VOICES TALKING ABOU BASEBALL AND THE WEATHER.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THERE WERE STILL FOLKS
OUT THERE FACING LIFE
WITH NOTHING
UP THEIR SLEEVES
BUT THEIR ARMS.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT YET,
BUT THEY'VE GOT A BETTER SHO AT HAPPINESS
AND A FAIRER SHAKE TODAY
THAN THEY DID YESTERDAY.
'CAUSE TODAY...
I'VE GOT THE BOOK.
I'VE ERASED
EVERY FEELING
THAT CARRIES
YOUR NAME
EACH RESPONSE
TO YOUR TOUCH
HAS BEEN REPLACED
BUT SAY WHAT I MAY
IT'S NOT CONVINCING
WHY DO I LIE TO ME?
I AM FREE
FROM THE MAGIC
THAT YOU USED
TO WEAVE
BROKE THE SPELL
THAT YOU ONCE
HELD OVER ME
I TEND TO PRETEND
BUT I'M NO GOOD AT I WHY DO I LIE TO ME?
IT MAY BE
JUST MY WISHFUL THINKING
THAT I HAVE THIS LIFE
BEYOND YOU
YOU'RE TOO TOUGH
TO ROOT OU OF MY MEMORIES
MY HEART'S
IN A FIX
THERE'S NO
WORKING THROUGH
TO ADMIT TO THE TRUTH
MEANS TO FACE
WHAT I'VE HID
LOVE THAT CAME
TO AN END
BUT JUST WON'T QUI SO SAY WHAT I MAY
IT'S NOT CONVINCING
TO ME
OH, WHY DO I LIE
TO ME?
( instrumental music plays )
( louder gusting )
IT'S VERY BAD, NIKOLAI.
YOU CAN FEEL THE PUSH,
LIKE SOMETHING
LEANING ON THE SCREEN DOOR
TRYING TO GET IN...
MISCHIEF MISCHIEVING.
IF I HAD THE MONEY,
I'D SURELY BE IN MIAMI.
( siren blaring )
( tires screech )
( siren stops )
SORRY, ANGEL,
BUT I DON'T PLAY THE SAP
FOR ANYBODY--
BAD FOR BUSINESS.
LOVECRAFT, TOO BAD
YOU'RE LOSING OU ON YOUR FEE.
WITH A CLIENT LIKE THIS,
MAYBE YOU ALREADY
COLLECTED...
UPFRONT, IF YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN.
( grunt )
( car door slams )
GET UP, GRIMALDI,
PEOPLE WILL THINK
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN SOCKED
BY A DAME BEFORE.
OH.
- EVENING, LIEUTENANT.
- WHAT'S THIS?
IT'S THE MURDER WEAPON.
WELL, BRADBURY, AT LEAS SHE FOUND A NICE, CLEAN
WAY TO BUMP HIM OFF.
TIME WAS YOU HAD TO LOOK
A MAN IN THE EYE BEFORE
YOU COULD KILL HIM.
YOU OWED HIM THAT.
NOW WITH THE NERVE
AND A LITTLE KNOW-HOW,
I CAN DO I BY TYING SIX KNOTS
IN A PIECE OF STRING.
- AIN'T MODERN
LIVING GRAND?
- MAGIC.
IT GIVES ME THE SHAKES
WHAT YOU CAN BUY
IN THIS TOWN.
- THEY SAY IT'LL MAKE
THINGS EASIER.
- AND IT HAS.
( metal clanging )
LOTS OF THINGS.
- ( thunder rumbling )
- HOW IS IT?
- BAD.
- IT'S ALWAYS BAD.
THERE'S BAD AND THERE'S BAD.
SOMETHING'S COMING,
SOMETHING UGLY.
AND IT'S GUYS LIKE ME
GONNA CLEAN UP THE MESS.
I GOT ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT,
PHIL, SO DO US BOTH A FAVOR,
WATCH YOUR BACK.
THANKS.
( siren fading away )
( engine starts )
YOU TOO, HUH?
NOT ALL THE TIME,
JUST SOME OF THE TIME.
YOU KNOW WITH THE--
IT MAKES THINGS EASIER.
SEE YOU, GRIMALDI.
SAME OLD SCHLUBCRAFT,
SAME SOUR OUTLOOK,
SAME STUBBORN STREAK
AND YOU STILL WEAR
THAT DOG-PUKE TIE!
( thunder )
Lovecraft's voice:
BRADBURY WAS RIGHT.
THERE'S BAD
AND THERE'S BAD.
BUT WHAT I WALKED INTO
AFTER I LEFT THAT NIGH MADE ALL THE MAGIC AND
WITCHCRAFT I'D SEEN UP TO
THEN LOOK LIKE A SIDESHOW.
MY NAME IS LOVECRAF AND I'M THE GUY
WHO KNOWS.
JUST ABOUT THE ONLY GUY
WHO KNOWS IT ALL
AND WHO'S
STILL BREATHING.
IT STARTED THAT NIGH AND IT STARTED WITH A WOMAN.
- ( piano playing )
- IT ALWAYS STARTS
WITH A WOMAN.
( finger snaps )
MICKEY!
FOR A MINUTE,
I DIDN'T THINK
YOU WERE GONNA SHOW.
YEAH, IT JUST TOOK
A LITTLE LONGER,
THAT'S ALL.
SORRY.
THANK YOU. CAN I
BUY YOU A DRINK?
OH, THANKS, MR. BORDEN
BUT I GOTTA RUN,
- BUSY YOU KNOW--
- MICKEY, MICKEY, MICKEY.
AREN'T YOU FORGETTING
A LITTLE SOMETHING?
MR. TUGWELL.
( chuckles )
Borden:
OKAY, I UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE IN A HURRY,
BUT I THOUGHT YOU'D WAN TO GET PAID FOR THIS JOB.
OH YEAH, SURE,
MR. BORDEN.
( tapping )
I'D REALLY LIKE
TO STAY FOR THAT DRINK,
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GO TO UNDERSTAND MY POSITION--
( gasping )
Borden:
I UNDERSTAND JUST FINE.
( moaning and panting )
GOOD NIGHT, MICKEY.
( chuckles )
( sighs ) I THINK
I'LL TAKE SOME AIR.
( fingers snap )
TUGWELL!
Announcer:
Announcing 1:30 departure
of the Grand San Diegan,
now boarding on track six.
Stopping in Long Beach,
San Clemente,
La Jolla and San Diego.
Departing in eight minutes.
All aboard.
Paging Mr. Mullreed...
Final call
for the Grand San Diegan,
service to Long Beach,
San Juan Capistrano...
( screaming )
I HAD A DEAL!
I HELD UP MY END.
LET ME GO!
TELL HIM YOU LOST ME,
TELL HIM...
TELL HIM I GOT ON THE TRAIN
BEFORE YOU COULD STOP ME.
JUST LET ME GO, OKAY?
I'LL SHARE THE MONEY
WITH YOU. YOU CAN
HAVE ALL OF IT.
JUST LET ME
WALK OUT OF HERE.
THAT'S FAIR.
THAT'S MORE THAN FAIR.
TAKE IT.
( wind gusting )
( panting and screaming )
( screaming intensifies )
- ( coin clinking )
- ( dinging )
- ( screaming )
- ( chuckles )
( screaming louder )
( yelling stops )
( humming )
BOOH!
( piano music )
( door knocks )
GOOD MORNING,
MR. LOVECRAFT.
GOOD MORNING,
MRS. KROPOTKIN.
I WAS WONDERING,
WITH YOUR ATTRACTIVE
DESK CALENDAR,
IF YOU COULD TELL ME
TODAY'S DATE?
YEAH, IT'S TUESDAY,
APRIL 28.
AND DOES THIS DATE HOLD
A SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE
FOR YOU?
HUH... I CAN'T SAY
THAT IT DOES.
IT IS THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND
NIKOLAI KROPOTKIN,
WHO, WHEN HE DIED,
BLACKBIRDS FELL DOWN
FROM THE TREES
- FOR 10 MILES
AROUND OUR HOUSE.
- SORRY.
IT IS ALSO 28 DAYS
AFTER THE FIRS OF THE MONTH,
WHICH IS THE DAY
YOU ARE OBLIGED
TO PAY ME REN FOR THE SPACE I GRACIOUSLY
ALLOW YOU TO SHARE WITH
THE KROPOTKIN ACADEMY.
- EH?
- YOU'LL GET YOUR DOUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.
I'M ON MY WAY
TO SEE A NEW CLIENT.
SAY THAT TO MY FACE,
REMEMBERING THAT PEOPLE
WHO LIE TO WITCHES
HAVE BEEN KNOWN
TO HAVE THEIR EYES SHRINK
INTO LITTLE BLACK RAISINS.
I'M ON MY WAY
OUT THERE NOW.
I GET A RETAINER,
YOU GET YOUR RENT.
I HAD BETTER,
LOVECRAFT,
OR ELSE I WILL CALL
MY RATHER LARGE
AND ON THE WHOLE
UNSYMPATHETIC BROTHERS
WHO ENJOY NOTHING MORE
THAN THE THROWING OF
OTHER PEOPLE'S FURNITURE
OUT OF WINDOWS.
- LOVECRAFT!
- ( swooshing )
HERE, GIVE THESE
TO YOUR NEW CLIENT.
LOOK, I'M NOT GOING
OUT THERE TO DRUM UP
BUSINESS FOR YOU.
28 DAYS IN ARREARS,
LOVECRAFT.
A LESSER WOMAN
WOULD HAVE CALLED
HER BROTHERS WEEKS AGO.
AND GET THEM
TO GIVE YOU CASH.
- ( whinnying )
- ( tires screech )
( whinnying )
( door closes )
( birds chirping )
YES?
"TAP AND BALLROOM"?
MR. LOVECRAFT,
GOOD MORNING.
I'M AMOS HACKSHAW.
EMPTY YOUR POCKETS,
PLEASE.
- DO WHAT?
- EMPTY YOUR POCKETS
ONTO THE DESK, PLEASE.
WHY?
HUMOR A MIDDLE-AGED MAN,
MR. LOVECRAFT.
- ( sighing )
- ( coins rattle )
- OPEN YOUR SHIRT, PLEASE.
- LISTEN, MAN--
JUST ONE BUTTON--
ONE BEHIND THAT TIE.
YOU GO ANY FURTHER,
THERE'S GONNA BE A NURSE
IN THE ROOM.
IT'S TRUE.
NO TOKENS, NO TALISMANS,
NO FETISHES, NOTHING.
YOU REALLY DON'T USE
ANYTHING...
ANY MAGIC, THAT IS.
JUST LIKE I TOLD YOU
ON THE PHONE.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE
IN MAGIC?
I BELIEVE IT,
JUST DON'T USE IT.
- WHY?
- GOT PERSONAL REASONS.
- AND THEY ARE?
- PERSONAL.
THERE WAS A CHAUFFEUR,
HIS NAME WAS LARRY WILLIS.
I FIRED HIM.
WHY?
I HAVE A YOUNG DAUGHTER,
MR. LOVECRAFT, SHE'S
ALL I HAVE NOW.
I LOVED HER MOTHER
VERY MUCH.
SHE WASN'T A STRONG WOMAN,
SO WE MOVED HERE
TO CALIFORNIA FOR
THE CLIMATE.
WE THOUGH IT WOULD HELP.
IT DID NOT.
OLIVIA'S MOTHER
DIED BRINGING HER
INTO THIS SORRY WORLD
AND I HAVE DEDICATED MYSELF
TO PROTECTING HER
FROM ITS MORE
UNFORTUNATE REALITIES.
SHE'S ONLY 16 YEARS OF AGE,
MR. LOVECRAFT,
WHICH MAKES HER
QUITE VULNERABLE.
SO SHE'S INEXPERIENCED.
I PREFER THE WORD PURE.
THE PURITY
THAT CHARMS ALL THINGS
AND BLINDS THEM
TO THE TRAP AND THE BOW.
I DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY
WILLIS WAS LOOKING AT HER.
I THOUGHT REMOVING HIM
FROM THE PROPERTY
WOULD BE ENOUGH,
BUT I UNDERESTIMATED
THE YOUNG MAN.
HE TOOK SOMETHING WITH HIM
WHEN HE LEFT.
- WHAT?
- A BOOK.
AN OLD BOOK.
VALUABLE?
THE FITTINGS AND BINDINGS
MIGHT BE WORTH A FEW
THOUSAND--
IT DOES HOWEVER HOLD GREA SENTIMENTAL VALUE FOR ME.
HUH, WHAT KIND OF BOOK
WAS IT?
A TREATISE
ON CERTAIN KINDS
OF ESOTERIC MAGIC.
IT'S CALLED
A "NECRONOMICON."
IT'S ABOU THE SAME SIZE AS
A LARGE PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM,
BOUND IN LEATHER,
FINISHED IN GOLD.
- AND I WANT I RETURNED QUICKLY.
- HOW QUICKLY?
I WANT IT IN MY HANDS
BY THURSDAY.
I'M ATTENDING
A CONFERENCE
AND THIS VOLUME
IS THE KEY TO MY
PRESENTATION.
- THAT'S THE DAY
AFTER TOMORROW.
- NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT.
A CONFERENCE
THAT STARTS
AT MIDNIGHT?
LOOK, IF YOU DON'T THINK
YOU'RE THE RIGHT MAN
FOR THE JOB--
NOW WHAT DOES
THIS WILLIS LOOK LIKE?
THIN, 5'10"- 5'11",
SANDY HAIR.
- HOW OLD?
- NOT OLD, 26.
- DID HE LIVE HERE?
- NO.
MEADOWS CAN GIVE YOU
HIS ADDRESS,
HIS LANDLORD SAYS
HE HASN'T BEEN THERE
FOR DAYS.
WELL, IT'S
A PLACE TO START.
WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA COST ME,
LOVECRAFT?
$40 A DAY, PLUS GAS
AND REASONABLE EXPENSES.
YOU CAN GET CHEAPER,
BUT YOU CAN'T GET BETTER.
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR SOMEONE WITH AN EDGE,
THE PHONE BOOK IS FULL
OF DETECTIVES THAT USE
MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT.
NO, NO, YOU ARE
THE MAN FOR THE JOB.
A RETAINER IS CUSTOMARY.
$100 WILL DO.
YOU PROBABLY
SPEND MORE THAN THA ON GOLDFISH FOR YOUR SQUID.
IT IS NOT A SQUID.
TAKE THE RES OF THE AFTERNOON,
"JEEVES,"
I CAN FIND
MY OWN WAY OUT.
( glass clinking )
MAY I OFFER YOU A DRINK,
MR. LOVECRAFT?
I LOOKED
AT THE REGISTRATION
ON THE STEERING COLUMN
OF YOUR CAR.
- BRANDY?
- NO, IT'S
TOO EARLY FOR ME.
- THAT'S QUITE A TIE.
- OH, THANKS.
PUT UP MUCH OF A FIGHT?
NO, I SNUCK UP BEHIND IT.
NOW, WHAT DOES
MY DRIED-UP OLD
WALNUT OF A FATHER
WANT WITH A PRIVATE
DETECTIVE?
IT DOESN'T SAY
DETECTIVE ON MY
REGISTRATION.
IT DOES
ON THE BUSINESS CARDS
IN YOUR GLOVE COMPARTMENT.
YOU DIDN'T ROTATE MY TIRES
WHILE YOU WERE AT IT,
DID YOU?
MAYBE LATER.
WHAT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY?
DECEMBER 5,
SAME AS WALT DISNEY
AND MARTIN VAN BUREN.
SAGITTARIUS,
WITH 16 LETTERS
TO YOUR NAME...
NOT BAD.
NOT PERFECT,
BUT NOT BAD.
WHAT SIGN
WAS LARRY WILLIS
BORN UNDER?
- GEMINI.
- TWINS.
MAYBE I OUGHT TO CHARGE
YOUR OLD MAN DOUBLE FOR
TAKING CARE OF HIM.
IS THAT WHY
MY FATHER HIRED YOU,
TO DEFEND MY HONOR?
THIS IS GONNA BE
THE EASIEST MONEY
YOU EVER MADE.
YEAH? HOW COME?
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
YOU WOULDN'T WANT ME
TO MAKE IT TOO EASY
FOR YOU, WOULD YOU?
YOU DON'T LOOK
LIKE THE KIND.
IF YOU WANT SOMETHING,
I BET YOU'D BE WILLING
TO WORK FOR IT.
WORK HARD,
REALLY CRACK A SWEAT,
KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YOU BETTER TAKE
THAT BLOUSE OFF.
OH, WHY?
WE CAN'T GE BLOODSTAINS LIKE THA ON IT IF THEY SET.
AFTER THE HUNT, I USUALLY
TAKE ALL MY CLOTHES OFF
AND BURN THEM.
YOU HAVE TO BE NAKED
FOR THE CEREMONY.
OH YEAH?
WHAT CEREMONY IS THAT?
IT SHOULD BE TO DIANA,
GODDESS OF THE HUNT.
- AH.
- WOULD YOU LIKE
TO WATCH?
THANKS, BUT I'M SUPPOSED
TO GET MY TEETH CLEANED
THIS AFTERNOON.
WELL, YOU'RE DIFFERENT,
LOVECRAFT, I GIVE YOU THAT.
YOU'RE SORT OF SOMETHING
DIFFERENT YOURSELF.
- AM I?
- MM-HMM.
ALL THAT SMOKE
AND NOT A LICK OF FLAME
TO BACK IT UP.
WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?
WELL, ONLY VIRGINS
CAN CATCH UNICORNS,
ISN'T THAT RIGHT?
JUST WHAT I THOUGHT.
( thunder rumbling )
THE RADIO SAID IT WAS
GOING TO BE CLEAR ALL DAY.
( sighs )
( children yelling )
( children chanting )
( engine sputtering )
GOD DARN, HERE WE GO.
SOUNDS LIKE
THE CHOKE'S STUCK.
AIN'T EITHER
NO GODDARN CHOKE.
BUT I KNOW WHAT IT IS.
LITTLE BASTARDS.
AFTER WORLD WAR I,
THE ONLY THING
WE BROUGHT BACK
FROM FRANCE WAS THE CLAP.
THIS WAR, THEY GO OFF
TO THE PACIFIC
AND BRING BACK
THESE DAMN GREMLINS.
( all squeaking
and laughing )
( crying )
LITTLE BASTARDS
GET INTO EVERYTHING.
- ( slams )
- ( gremlin sneezes )
YOU LIVE HERE?
I OWN IT AND RUN IT.
I USED TO RUN I WITH MY WIFE.
SHE DIED EIGHT YEARS AGO,
RUN OVER BY A PIE WAGON.
SOMEBODY LIVE HERE
BY THE NAME OF
LARRY WILLIS?
THAT'S THE PAR WHERE I ASK WHO WANTS
TO KNOW.
OH, I DON'T CARE MUCH
FOR DANCING,
I GOT VEINS
IN MY LEGS--
- WOULDN'T BE NO KIND
OF REWARD, WOULD THERE?
- NO REWARD.
THEN HE AIN'T HERE.
MOVED OUT THREE DAYS AGO.
PACKED UP AND LEFT.
CAN I LOOK IN HIS ROOM?
THIS IS A ROOMING HOUSE,
AIN'T A MUSEUM.
HOW ABOU YOU RENT IT TO ME
FOR SAY-- FIVE MINUTES?
EVER HAVE ANY VISITORS?
- EVERYBODY I KNOW IS DEAD.
- I MEANT WILLIS.
OH, NOT THAT I EVER SAW.
SUPPOSE HE HAD ANY
WHEN YOU WERE OUT?
I DON'T GO OUT.
( engine running )
NO LADIES?
I'D HAVE HEARD.
( squeaking and tearing )
( groaning and grunting )
HA, SON OF A BITCH.
- ( grunting )
- ( squeaking and groaning )
- ( grunting and screaming )
- THAT'S IT!
- ( laughing )
- THAT'S IT, RIGHT THERE.
ENOUGH'S ENOUGH.
I HAVE GONE ALONG
WITH IT...
- INVADING
THE SANCTITY OF MY HOME...
- ( gremlin laughing )
THIS IS MY HOME,
MY CASTLE...
( angry muttering )
ELIMINATE THEM WITH A--
- ( rumbling and grunting )
- ( slamming )
ONE BY ONE, I'M GONNA
EXTERMINATE 'EM ALL.
- ( grunting and laughing )
- ( gremlin laughing )
( mocking laugh )
( rifle cocks )
- ( gremlin screaming )
- ( loud bang )
( mumbling )
( laughing )
- ( taunting )
- ( flatulence )
( loud bang )
( faint squeaking )
LITTLE VARMINT.
I'M GONNA GET YOU
NOW, YOU--
KNOW ANYBODY
BY THE NAME OF MICKEY?
- Landlord: MICKEY MOUSE.
- ( gunshot )
AND I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE GONNA BE
ANY HELP.
( pulsing beat )
( music playing )
TAKE IT!
( band playing )
COME AND PARTY
IN FANCY DIVES
WHERE HIGH LIFE THRIVES
A JAZZY,
CAREFREE PLAYGROUND...
BOURBON. SHOW IT SOME WATER
BUT BE DISCREET.
LIKE AN ORCHID
IN THE MOONLIGHT.
HIP PEOPLE LIKE US
IT'S PEOPLE LIKE US
THAT GO TO TOWN
GO TO TOWN,
GO TO TOWN.
( applause )
Crooner:
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU,
THANK YOU.
LARRY WILLIS
BEEN IN TONIGHT?
- WHO?
- LARRY WILLIS.
DON'T KNOW THE GENT.
I THOUGH I HEARD HIM SAY
HE'S MEETING MICKEY HERE.
DON'T KNOW ANY MICKEY.
MAYBE YOU'VE GO THE WRONG JOINT.
YOU'RE SURE
YOU DON'T KNOW
LARRY WILLIS?
YOU'RE BARKING UP
THE WRONG BARTENDER, PAL.
I DON'T KNOW THE GEN - LIKE YOU SAID.
- M.C.: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
HARRY BORDEN'S
DUNWICH ROOM IS
PLEASED TO PRESEN THE SINGULAR SONG STYLING
OF THE ONE AND ONLY
MISS CONNIE STONE.
( applauses )
I'M SO EASY TO PLEASE.
SOMEONE HANDSOME
LIKE YOU
COULD SUPPLY
ALL THAT I NEED
TO SATISFY ME
BUTTERED CANDIES
WITH CREAM
AND A KISS
THAT GETS LOS IN ITS STEAM
WILL SATISFY
IF ALL YOU CAN DO
IS STAND BY
WHILE THIS GIRL'S LIPS
ARE LONELY
YOU'RE NOT THE MAN
I DREAMED
CHAMPAGNE MAGNUM
WHEN CHILLED
BY THOSE BIG THINGS
I'M THRILLED
IF THEY'RE TASTY
A DEEP HEARTY SIGH
THESE SATISFY
- THESE...
- ( thunder rumbles )
SATISFY.
( grunts )
YOU STILL KNOW
HOW TO WRAP YOURSELF
AROUND A SONG.
- ( saxophone playing )
- PHIL!
BUY YOU A DRINK?
WHY NOT?
I'M DRINKING
BOURBON AND WATER.
- THE LADY WILL HAVE
A SCOTCH SOUR.
- YES, SIR.
SUPPOSE SOMEWHERE ALONG
THE LINE I'D CHANGED
MY DRINKING HABITS.
I'D HAVE ORDERED YOU
A SOUR ANYWAY,
JUST TO WATCH YOU
EAT THE FRUIT.
SWEET OLD PHIL.
SUBTLE AS A FLAGPOLE.
YOU STILL CLEANING
OTHER PEOPLE'S
DIRTY LAUNDRY?
NO, I'M A PRIVATE EYE NOW.
- YOU STILL WITH BORDEN?
- WAS THAT A QUESTION?
NOT REALLY.
- WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT HERE?
- LOOKING FOR SOMEONE.
ANYONE IN PARTICULAR?
JUST A CHAUFFEUR
WITH A DELUSION OF GRANDEUR.
I'VE BEEN HIRED
TO PUT HIM IN HIS PLACE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE
NEITHER ONE OF US
SHOULD BE THROWING ROCKS
AS FAR AS OUR CAREERS GO.
HERE IS TO
THE JOB AT HAND.
DOES THE UPSTART CHAUFFEUR
HAVE A NAME?
LARRY WILLIS.
DOESN'T RING A BELL.
- ANYBODY RUNNING AROUND HERE
BY THE NAME OF MICKEY?
- ( thumping )
MICKEY WHO?
IS SOMEONE PUTTING UP
AN OFFICE BUILDING
BEHIND ME?
HARRY WANTS TO SEE YOU.
HARRY WANTS TO SEE ME.
HARRY WANTS TO SEE YOU NOW.
JOHNNY, WE SHOOK HANDS.
SHOW ME A PIECE OF PAPER
THAT SAYS WE SHOOK HANDS.
- ( knock on door )
- COME IN!
OKAY, I'M NOT THE TYPE
OF MAN WHO'S GONNA STAND
IN SOMEBODY'S WAY.
YOU GO AHEAD AND SIGN
YOUR RECORD DEAL.
I WISH YOU
NOTHING BUT THE BEST.
- THANKS.
- MALEDICTA.
( grunts )
( talks backward )
- ( backward-speak continues )
- ( snapping fingers )
YOU GO SIGN
YOUR RECORD DEAL NOW,
CHUMP.
( backward-speak yelling )
IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME, PARTNER,
YOU'RE IN A GOOD MOOD.
WHY SHOULDN'T I BE?
EVERYTHING'S CREAM
FOR ME THESE DAYS.
STRICTLY CREAM.
HAVE A SEAT.
- SO HOW'S ABOUT YOU?
- SURVIVING.
( chuckles )
STILL A NICKEL-AND-DIMER, HUH?
TELL ME, AREN'T YOU SICK
OF THE SMALL TIME?
EH, IT'S GO SPECIAL CHARMS.
- WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR
REGULAR LEG BREAKERS?
- PROGRESS.
- ZOMBIES DON'T EAT,
DON'T COMPLAIN.
- DON'T GET IDEAS.
DON'T THEY STAR TO SMELL AFTER A WHILE?
THEY'RE GOOD
FOR THREE MONTHS
DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER.
- THEN THEY BEGIN TO ROT.
- THEN WHAT?
YOU GET SOME MORE.
30 BUCKS A HEAD,
COME FRESH FROM
THE WEST INDIES,
SIX TO A BOX.
LIKE BONBONS.
- ( thuds )
- ( moan )
SO, HOW ARE YOU DOING, PHIL?
I MEAN REALLY.
COULD I EXTEND YOU
A COUPLE OF BUCKS
JUST TO SEE YOU THROUGH?
I'M OVERPOWERED
BY YOUR GENEROSITY.
NICKEL-AND-DIME, FRIEND.
YOU GOT A NICKEL-AND-DIME
OUTLOOK.
THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T SEE
THE BIG PICTURE.
YOU NEVER COULD.
- WORD IS ON THE STREET,
YOU DON'T EVEN USE MAGIC.
- WORD IS RIGHT.
YOU'RE A SCHMUCK.
EVERYBODY USES MAGIC.
IT'S 1948,
THE FUTURE IS HERE.
YOU DON'T WISE UP,
YOU'RE GONNA BE LEF SO FAR BEHIND,
IT WILL COST 30
JUST TO SEND YOU A POSTCARD.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU CARED.
WE GO BACK, YOU AND ME.
SO, READ ANY
GOOD BOOKS LATELY?
AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?
I'M LOOKING
FOR A CUT-RATE PUNK
WITH A HOT BOOK.
FIRST ROCK I LOOK UNDER,
I FIND YOU TELLING ME
THE WAY OF THE WORLD.
I'M JUST TRYING TO BE
A GRACIOUS HOST.
THAT'S GREAT, BU I'VE GOT BETTER
THINGS TO DO
THAN LISTENING TO YOU
SOUND OFF AND SUCK ON
A SMOLDERING CHAIR LEG.
MAYBE YOU'D BETTER
BE CAREFUL HOW YOU SPEND
YOUR TIME, PHIL.
YOU NEVER KNOW
HOW MUCH OF I YOU'VE GOT LEFT.
MR. TUGWELL,
SHOW MY GUEST THE WAY OUT.
HEY, LOVECRAFT!
CONNIE'S LOOKING GOOD,
ISN'T SHE?
HE KNOWS ABOUT THE BOOK.
- MAYBE.
- ( sighs )
WHAT'S TO DO?
I THINK I'LL
GET SOME AIR.
Connie:
I'VE ERASED
EVERY FEELING
THAT CARRIES
YOUR NAME
EACH RESPONSE
TO YOUR TOUCH
HAS BEEN REPLACED
BUT SAY WHAT I MAY
IT'S NOT CONVINCING
WHY DO I LIE
TO ME?
I AM FREE
FROM THE MAGIC
THAT YOU USED
TO WEAVE
BROKE THE SPELL
THAT YOU ONCE
HELD OVER ME
I TEND TO PRETEND
BUT I'M NOT GOOD AT I WHY DO I LIE TO ME?
IT MAY BE
JUST MY WISHFUL THINKING
THAT I HAVE THIS LIFE
BEYOND YOU
YOU'RE TOO TOUGH
TO ROOT OU OF MY MEMORIES
MY HEART'S IN A FITS
THERE'S NO
WORKING THROUGH
TO ADMIT TO THE TRUTH
MEANS TO FACE
WHAT I'VE HID...
LOVE
- THAT CAME TO AN END,
- CONNIE?
BUT JUST WON'T QUI - CONNIE!
- SO SAY WHAT I MAY
IT'S NO CONVINCING
TO ME
OH, WHY
DO I LIE
TO ME?
( blinds clicking )
CONNIE!
WHO'S CONNIE?
NOBODY YOU NEED
TO WORRY ABOUT.
( bottles clinking )
A MAN LIKE YOU
SHOULDN'T HAVE
TO DRINK ALONE.
IT JUST WORKED OU THAT WAY.
MY, DON'T WE LOOK
GROWNUP TODAY.
I WANTED TO APOLOGIZE
FOR SLAPPING YOU YESTERDAY.
APOLOGIZE FOR SLAPPING
OR NOT PUTTING ON
YOUR BRASS KNUCKLES STRIP?
I'M SERIOUS.
- THEN WHY ARE YOU
WEARING THAT HAT?
- ( knocks on door )
IS THIS SOMETHING
I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?
JUST HAVING
A CONFERENCE WITH A CLIENT,
MRS. KROPOTKIN.
WELL, YOU DON'T SUPPOSE
THAT AS LONG
AS THERE'S SUCH A THING
AS A VICE SQUAD
THAT YOU COULD HOLD
A CONFERENCE OF A LESSER
BOHEMIAN NATURE,
EH?
HOW 'BOUT SOME BREAKFAST?
ISN'T IT A LITTLE LATE
FOR BREAKFAST?
IT'S GOT TO BE MORNING
SOMEPLACE IN THE WORLD.
( both giggling )
HMM, THIS IS DELIGHTFUL.
PROBABLY DOESN'T RATE MUCH
NEXT TO THE BROWN DERBY
AND THE PLACES
YOU'RE USED TO.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I'VE BEEN TO THE BROWN DERBY?
MY FATHER KEEPS ME
COOPED UP IN THA DREARY HOUSE
WITH ALL HIS FOUL BOOKS
AND CHEMICALS.
I NEVER HAVE ANY FUN.
I HAD TO SNEAK OU TO SEE YOU.
SO GRIM. I NEVER
EVEN GET TO GO OU TO THE MOVIES.
THANK YOU.
DADDY GETS
THE FILMS FOR ME
AND I WATCH THEM
IN THE LIBRARY
ALL BY MYSELF.
WHERE'S THE FUN
IN THAT?
- ( snoring )
- ( loud slam )
I NEVER GET TO GO
ANYPLACE EXCITING.
LONELY,
LONELY, LONELY...
SOMETIMES,
I FEEL LIKE RAPUNZEL.
- Lovecraft: WHO?
- Olivia: RAPUNZEL.
"RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL,
LET DOWN YOUR HAIR."
LIKE IN THE STORY--
BEAUTIFUL GIRL
SITS IN A LONELY TOWER,
WAITING TO BE RESCUED
BY A HANDSOME PRINCE.
AND JUST WHEN
THE PRINCE SHOWS UP,
THIS TERRIBLE WITCH
STRIKES HIM BLIND.
AND HE SPENDS MOS OF THE REST OF THE BOOK
JUST WALKING IN A DAZE.
IT'S REALLY
SORT OF AN AWFUL STORY
TO TELL A CHILD.
YEAH, IT TAKES ALL KINDS.
MY OLD MAN
USED TO READ TO ME
FROM "THE RACING FORUM."
- IT BROUGHT HIM LUCK.
- DID IT?
NOT THAT I EVER SAW.
SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOU THIS BOOK WILLIS SUPPOSEDLY
TOOK FROM THE OLD MAN?
IT'S THE SHIMMERING
BLACK DIAMOND OF
MY COLLECTION.
ALL HE EVER TALKS ABOU IS HIS COLLECTION OF BOOKS.
I WISH I WERE A BOOK.
MAYBE THEN HE'D PAY
MORE ATTENTION TO ME.
YOU HAVE
THIS NECRONOMICON LONG?
NO, HE BROUGHT IT BACK
FROM EGYPT OR SOMEPLACE
LIKE THAT, LAST WINTER.
- EVERYTHING OKAY, FOLKS?
- DANDY.
CAN I GET YOU
SOMETHING ELSE?
MORE COFFEE?
- NO, WE'RE JAKE.
- OKAY THEN.
OKAY, THANKS.
MY COMPLIMENTS
TO THE CHEF.
THIS WAS TERRIBLY GOOD.
A LITTLE GREASY,
BUT MUCH BETTER
THAN I EXPECTED.
- Olivia: CAN WE COME BACK?
- Lovecraft: STAY PUT.
- STAY PUT?
- IF ANYTHING HAPPENS,
JUMP UNDER A TABLE.
UNDER A TABLE?
LOVECRAFT!
OFF LIMITS,
PAL.
JUST LOOKING
FOR SOMEBODY... HELL!
- WHAT'S THE RUSH?
- YOU SHOULDN'T BE
BACK HERE.
I GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM
WITH THE CHECK, YOU BETTER
TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
SIR, I'M SORRY,
YOU JUST PAY WHATEVER
YOU THINK YOU OWE AND--
TAKE A LOOK AT IT,
I WOULDN'T WAN TO CHEAT YOU.
I DON'T WAN TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT,
YOU CAN'T MAKE ME.
DO YOU THINK
I JUST FELL OFF
A TURNIP TRUCK?
WHO PAID YOU
TO FINGER ME, HUH?
- NUTS.
- WHAT'S THIS?
- WHAT'S WHAT?
- THIS RIGHT HERE.
- I DON'T KNOW.
- WHY DON'T YOU TOUCH IT?
YOU'D BETTER JUS STAND THERE, STEVE,
IF YOU WANT TO STAY ALIVE.
- YOU FINGERED ME FOR IT.
YOU CAST RUNES AT ME.
- NO.
- WHO PUT YOU UP TO IT?
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
IF I STAND THIS CLOSE,
WHAT HAPPENS TO ME
HAPPENS TO YOU.
LET ME GO!
- ( metal clanging )
- ( grunts )
( grunt )
( clanging )
( grunts and screams )
( yelling )
DON'T TOUCH IT.
( sizzling )
TAKE IT BACK.
YOU GOTTA TAKE IT BACK.
( popping and banging )
( sobbing )
( moaning )
( groaning )
( all scream )
( laughing )
- ( screaming )
- ( metal clangs )
OPEN THE FREEZER DOOR.
OPEN IT!
( police siren wails )
( grunting and snorting )
I DIDN'T KNOW
THE OUTSIDE WORLD
COULD BE SO FASCINATING.
DO ALL POLICE STATIONS
HAVE THE SAME SMELL?
- ALL THE ONES I KNOW.
- YOU'RE UP.
IT'S ABOUT TIME.
HURRY UP AND WAIT.
REMEMBER, SCHLUBCRAFT?
THE OLD MAN WANTS
TO TALK TO YOU PERSONALLY.
BUT I THOUGH I MIGHT HAVE A FEW WORDS
WITH THE YOUNG LADY.
MISS.
( latch clicks )
( voices overlapping )
( moaning )
Man: WAIT.
( hissing )
Bradbury:
I'VE GOT YOUR ASS, PUNK,
I'VE GOT IT TIED UP
WITH A NICE CHRISTMAS RIBBON
AND I DON'T CARE
HOW LONG IT TAKES,
SO WHY DON'T YOU BE SMARTER
THAN YOU LOOK AND SPILL IT?
( growls )
SAVE IT, PAL.
THAT DOESN'T BUY NOTHING
WITH ME. YOU'RE GOING OVER.
( howling )
YOUR BUDDIES
CAN'T HEAR YOU NOW.
AND IF YOU THINK
THEY'D LIFT A PAW
TO HELP YOU,
YOU'RE AN EVEN BIGGER CHUMP
THAN I FIGURED.
( werewolf roaring )
THROW HIM IN A CAGE,
LET HIM SWEAT A WHILE.
( grunts and groans )
( werewolf howling )
GOD, I HATE FULL MOONS.
( barking, howling )
Cop:
MOONWALK, THAT'S IT,
ALL RIGHT.
PLANT IT.
NOT, NOT THERE,
YOU'LL GET HAIR
ALL OVER YOUR SUIT.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING TO?
NOTHING,
WE'RE JUST DRINKING.
I USED TO HATE YOUR GUTS,
YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?
YOU TOLD ME OFTEN ENOUGH.
NOW, YOU'RE ABOU THE ONLY MAN IN THIS TOWN
I CAN TRUST.
GOSH, BRADBURY,
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU CARED.
IT'S JUST THAT YOU'RE
THE ONLY GUY I KNOW
WALKING AROUND
WITHOUT A MAGIC WAND
UP HIS ASS.
I GOT VAMPIRES
IN WEST HOLLYWOOD,
SALAMANDERS COMING
OUT OF THE FIRE HYDRANTS
IN SANTA MONICA,
BLACK RAIN, RED RAIN,
HAIL THE SIZE OF YOUR FIST.
MAGIC IS THE WAVE
OF THE FUTURE.
WOULDN'T WAN TO BUCK THE FUTURE,
WOULD YOU?
IF THIS IS THE FUTURE,
I'LL TAKE VANILLA.
I COULD USE SOME HELP.
I'M AN INDEPENDEN CONTRACTOR NOW.
YOU COULD COME BACK.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS GO NO BEEF WITH YOU,
NEVER HAS.
SORRY.
I LIKE BEING
MY OWN BOSS.
YOU GOT ANY
DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS?
SOME PEOPLE
MIGHT BE BETTER
THAN OTHER PEOPLE.
BUT WHO DOESN'T LIKE YOU
ENOUGH TO CAST RUNES
IN YOUR DIRECTION?
HAVEN'T A CLUE.
GRIMALDI SAYS
YOU WERE WITH A SKIRT.
DAUGHTER
OF A CLIENT OF MINE.
CLIENT GOT A NAME?
( exhaling )
YES.
PHIL, THIS DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE A TRIP TO THE DENTIST.
LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GO NO BEEF WITH YOU.
FELLA'S PARTNER GOES BAD,
GOES ON THE TAKE,
THAT HAPPENS.
BUT YOU WERE
SQUARE WITH US.
JUST BECAUSE BORDEN--
I DON'T NEED
A HISTORY LESSON.
SOMEONE'S THROWING
LESSER DEMONS AT YOU,
BLACK MAGIC FROM THE PI OF ACID GOTH,
- AND YOU DON'T EVEN
CARRY A RABBIT'S FOOT.
- I CAN HANDLE IT.
I'M NOT WORRIED
ABOUT YOU, PHIL,
I'M WORRIED
ABOUT THE PEOPLE
WHO MIGHT GET IN THE WAY.
ALL RIGHT.
HAVE IT YOUR WAY,
I CAN USE THE OVERTIME.
- THANK YOU.
- WELCOME.
WILL YOU HAVE TO TAKE
MY FINGERPRINTS?
WE DON'T HAVE TO GE YOUR HANDS DIRTY,
CUPCAKE.
OH, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT.
- I'VE NEVER HAD
MY FINGERPRINTS TAKEN.
- MM-HMM.
I'D NEVER BEEN
IN A POLICE STATION
BEFORE.
AND I'VE NEVER SPOKEN TO
AN ACTUAL POLICE OFFICER
UNTIL NOW.
HOW IS THE EXPERIENCE
SHAPING UP FOR YOU SO FAR?
IT'S VERY STIMULATING.
YOU'LL GET USED TO IT.
WHAT DID YOU SEE
IN THAT OWL WAGON BEFORE
THE RUNES GOT THERE?
TWO EGGS OVER EASY
AND A SIDE OF TOAST.
PHIL, NOTHING IN LIFE
IS AS FUNNY AS YOU THINK.
( phone rings )
YEAH.
WHO?
ALL RIGHT.
YOUR LAWYER'S HERE.
LAWYER?
I DON'T HAVE A LAWYER.
- YOU DO NOW.
- ( banging )
A PLEASANT EVENING
TO THIS FINE AND
GOOD COMPANY.
I AM THADDEUS PILGRIM,
MR. LOVECRAFT'S
LEGAL ADVISOR.
PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES
FOR BEING SO LATE,
BUT I'M AFRAID
MY CLIENT FAILED
TO NOTIFY ME
OF HIS DECISION TO
VOLUNTARILY ASSIST THE POLICE
IN THEIR INVESTIGATIONS.
OFTEN, OUR COURAGEOUS
PUBLIC SERVANTS NEGLECT,
WITH NOT A MOLECULE OF MALICE--
CERTAIN CONSTITUTIONAL
BOILERPLATE.
IT IS THEN THE HUMBLE ROLE
OF MEN SUCH AS MYSELF
TO POINT OUT THE POTENTIAL
REPERCUSSIONS
OF THEIR WELL-INTENTIONED
BUT NONETHELESS ILLEGAL
ACTIONS.
I'M GETTING A HEADACHE
JUST LISTENING TO THIS.
HOW DID YOU KNOW
WHERE TO FIND ME?
YOU GIVE OFF VIBRATIONS,
LIKE A CHEAP RADIO.
Grimaldi:
MISS HACKSHAW!
Olivia:
YES, OFFICER GRIMALDI?
DON'T WANT YOU
RUNNING OFF WITHOU SIGNING YOUR STATEMENT.
SILLY ME.
STILL PLOTTING
TO LEAVE TOWN,
COUSIN HYPOLITE?
- AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
- GOOD, I'LL FETCH THE CAR.
- LEAVING TOWN?
- AND I SUGGES THAT YOU DO THE SAME.
- I'VE GOT A JOB TO DO.
- DO IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THE SIGNS HERE ARE BAD.
TOMORROW NIGHT THERE WILL
BE AN ALIGNMENT.
ALL OF THE WRONG PLANETS
WILL BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE
AT THE WRONG TIME.
IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE AT ALL,
THE AIR WOULD CRACKLE IN
YOUR EARS LIKE WAX PAPER.
THINGS ARE IN FLUX,
THE AURAS ARE BAD.
ME? I'M GOING TO FLORIDA.
NASTY, VERY NASTY.
THE NECRONOMICON.
( spits )
I GUESS YOU'VE HEARD OF IT.
WHAT HAVE YOU STEPPED IN?
IT MUST BE SOME BOOK!
REVELATION'S 5:--
"AND I SAW
ON THE RIGHT HAND OF HIM
THAT SAT ON THE THRONE,
A BOOK WRITTEN WITHIN AND
ON THE BACKSIDE SEALED
WITH SEVEN SEALS.
AND I SAW A STRONG ANGEL
PROCLAIMING IN A LOUD VOICE
'WHO IS READY
TO OPEN THE BOOK AND
LOOSE THE SEALS THEREOF?'
AND NO MAN
IN HEAVEN NOR EARTH,
NEITHER UNDER THE EARTH
WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE BOOK
NEITHER TO LOOK THEREON."
THEY TALK ABOU THE NECRONOMICON
IN THE BIBLE?
THE END WILL COME
WITH THE OPENING OF A DOOR.
( whispering )
THE NECRONOMICON
IS THE KEY TO THAT DOOR.
( car approaching )
CAN'T TELL YOU WHEN
I'VE HAD A LOVELIER TIME.
MAYBE NEXT TIME
I'LL TAKE YOU
TO THE MORGUE.
- COULD WE?
- SKIP IT.
- ( latch clicks )
- UH-OH.
HELLO, DADDY.
INSIDE, TO YOUR ROOM.
I'LL BE WITH YOU WHEN
I'M FINISHED HERE.
THANK YOU FOR
A VERY EDUCATIONAL DAY,
MR. LOVECRAFT.
DON'T MENTION IT.
I HIRED YOU TO REMOVE
A THREAT TO MY DAUGHTER'S
HONOR, NOT TO REPLACE IT.
- YOU'RE WASTING YOUR WIND.
- I'M DISTRESSED. TIME'S
RUNNING OU AND I FIND THIS IS HOW
YOU'RE PURSUING YOUR
INVESTIGATION.
DO I COME OVER HERE AND
TELL YOU HOW TO ABUSE
THE SERVANTS?
I'VE HAD ABOUT ALL
I INTEND TO TAKE FROM YOU.
WILLIS STOLE THE BOOK
FOR A MAN NAMED BORDEN.
HE DID WHAT?
THERE'S A LINK BETWEEN
A HOOD NAMED BORDEN
AND A MIDDLEMAN
BY THE NAME OF
MICKEY LOCKSTEADER.
I FIGURED MICKEY WORKS
WITH WILLIS.
STILL DON'T THINK
YOU'RE GETTING YOUR
MONEY'S WORTH?
NO, NOT AT ALL.
THIS HAS BEEN
MOST ENLIGHTENING.
CARRY ON
WITH YOUR INQUIRIES,
I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE
IN YOU.
THE NECRONOMICON
MUST BE IN MY HANDS
BY TOMORROW MIDNIGHT.
- I KNOW.
- GOOD.
WELL, I'LL LEAVE I TO YOU THEN?
GOODNIGHT.
( tires screeching )
( thunder )
( static on radio )
( jazz music playing )
( screeching )
GRIMALDI,
YOUR TECHNIQUE STINKS.
BRADBURY SAID
TO FOLLOW YOU.
HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT YOU KNOWING IT OR NOT.
DO ME A FAVOR.
WHY SHOULD I
DO YOU ANY FAVORS,
SCHLUBCRAFT?
'CAUSE IT INVOLVES
THAT CUTE TOMATO YOU
WERE WITH TODAY.
- IT DOES, DOES IT?
- IT DOES.
- WHAT'S THE LOU?
- KEEP AN EYE ON HER.
- THAT'S IT?
- THAT'S IT.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.
YOU DO THAT.
STICK 'EM UP!
SUPPOSE I'D BEEN
A BAD GUY.
I KNEW IT WAS YOU.
HOW?
I RECOGNIZED THE SOUND
OF YOUR BREATHING.
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED,
NOT A SLICE.
HEY, IT'S A NEW SUIT.
YEAH, BUT YOU KEP THAT TIE.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY TIE?
NOTHING,
IF YOU LIKE VERTIGO.
- YOU LOOK GOOD.
- SO DO YOU.
YOU HAD YOUR AUDIENCE
WITH HARRY LAST NIGHT.
YES.
HE SAY ANYTHING
INTERESTING?
I'VE HEARD MORE
INTELLIGENT SOUNDS
COMING OUT OF A PAIR
OF CORDUROY PANTS.
WANT A DRINK?
SURE.
TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
- WHATEVER THE HELL THEY ARE.
- ( loud thunderclap )
I HEARD SOMETHING
ABOUT YOU AT THE CLUB.
- SUCH AS?
- YOU DON'T USE MAGIC.
YOU HEARD RIGHT.
HOW DO YOU EXPEC TO GET OUT OF DUMPS
LIKE THIS
IF YOU DON'T STAR PLAYING THE GAME?
SEEMS TO ME
WE'VE ALREADY HAD
THIS DISCUSSION.
- EVERYBODY USES MAGIC.
- I DON'T.
WHAT HAVE YOU GO TO SHOW FOR IT?
FLY-SPECKED OFFICE,
A BROKEN-DOWN CAR AND
A UGLY NECKTIE,
THAT'S WHAT ALL
THIS INTEGRITY BUYS YOU.
- DAMN IT, EVERYBODY'S
GOT TO COMPROMISE.
- THAT'S WHAT I KEEP HEARING.
AND WHAT MAKES YOU
SO SPECIAL?
WHAT MAKES ME SPECIAL
IS THAT I'M MY OWN MAN.
WHEN I STARTED OUT, I SAID
THERE WERE THINGS I WOULD DO
AND THINGS I WOULDN'T DO.
LOT OF GUYS START LIKE THA AND A LOT OF THEM SELL OU ALONG THE WAY,
BUT THE MORE WHO FALL,
THE EASIER IT GETS.
SEE, LOOK--
EVERYBODY COMPROMISES,
EVERYBODY CHEATS,
EVERYBODY USES MAGIC.
SO THEY EMPTY IDEALS
OUT OF THEIR POCKETS
AND GET ON WITH THE JOB
OF STICKING I TO THEIR NEIGHBOR BEFORE
THEY STICK IT TO THEM.
THAT'S THE WAY IT'S DONE.
TO WHICH I SAY "NUTS."
MY COLLAR MAY BE
A LITTLE FRAYED, MAYBE
I NEED A SHOESHINE,
BUT NOBODY'S GO A MORTGAGE ON MY SOUL.
I OWN IT,
FREE AND CLEAR.
I'M NOT GONNA APOLOGIZE
FOR MY LIFE.
- DIDN'T ASK YOU TO.
- I'M HAPPY THE WAY
THINGS ARE.
GLAD TO HEAR IT.
YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AHEAD.
YOU CAN'T DRAG AROUND
THE PAST.
THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE
A REAL GOOD GRIP
ON THINGS.
WHY DID YOU HAVE
TO WALK BACK INTO MY LIFE?
WHY DID YOU
WALK OUT OF MINE?
BECAUSE YOU'RE
A WISEACRE SON OF A BITCH
WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHICH WAY
THE WIND IS BLOWING.
AND?
AND DID YOU REALLY REMEMBER
THE SOUND OF MY BREATHING?
( thunder rumbles )
GOOD MORNING.
YOU WEREN'T THIS ORGANIZED
WHEN WE HAD AN APARTMENT.
A GUY ON HIS OWN
LEARNS TO ADAPT.
PHIL, THE OTHER NIGH AT THE CLUB,
YOU STARTED TO ASK ME
IF I KNEW SOMEBODY
NAMED MICKEY.
- YEAH?
- KIND OF A FAT GUY?
NERVOUS AROUND THE EDGES?
THAT COULD BE.
THERE WAS A GUY I SAW
AT THE CLUB SOMETIMES.
HIS NAME WAS MICKEY,
WORKED FOR HARRY.
- DOING WHAT?
- HARRY DOESN'T TELL,
SO I DON'T ASK.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR HIM,
I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
A DEAD MAN.
HE CAME
TO THE CLUB THE OTHER NIGH WITH A PACKAGE FOR HARRY,
A BOOK... OLD LEATHER
WITH GOLD CLASPS AND THINGS.
WHATEVER IT WAS,
IT WAS THE WRONG ONE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
IT WAS THE WRONG ONE?
HARRY SENT TUGWELL
AFTER THIS GUY MICKEY
TO KILL HIM.
HOW DO YOU
FIGURE THAT?
YOU DON'T SEND TUGWELL
TO FETCH THE EVENING PAPER.
TAKE A WHIFF.
WHAT IS IT?
I THINK IT'S CALLED
"GRAND ILLUSION."
- CHEAP OR EXPENSIVE?
- A REAL LADY WOULDN'T WEAR IT.
IS THIS MICKEY?
- YEAH.
- WHO'S THE SKIRT?
I THINK HER NAME IS LILLY.
I'VE SEEN HER AT THE CLUB
WITH HIM.
YOU EVER TALK TO HER?
TRADED LIPSTICK ONCE
IN THE POWDER ROOM,
DISHED ABOUT WHAT RATS
MEN ARE. YOU KNOW,
GIRL TALK.
WHY DID YOU COME HERE
LAST NIGHT?
I'M PRETTY GOOD AT LOOKING
THE OTHER WAY. I'VE BEEN
DOING IT MOST OF MY LIFE.
I'VE BEEN WALKING INTO
A LOT OF BRICK WALLS
DOING THAT.
MAYBE I GOT TIRED
OF SMASHING MY NOSE.
MAYBE I'M JUST TOO PROUD
AND IT TAKES ME
THIS LONG TO ADMI I'VE MADE A MISTAKE.
ANYWAY...
WHERE DO YOU GO
FROM HERE?
- I HAVE AN APARTMENT.
- WHOSE APARTMENT?
MINE.
THERE'S MORE
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT.
LOTS MORE.
IF YOU NEED ME,
I WROTE DOWN MY NUMBER.
IT'S ON THE DESK.
CAREFUL.
DON'T GET BURNED.
LOVECRAFT, A MOMENT.
HEY, GOING SOMEPLACE?
- THE DIXIE QUEEN
OUT OF UNION STATION.
- MIAMI.
- THERE'S SOMETHING
I MUST DO BEFORE I GO.
- YEAH?
AND WHAT'S THIS?
THE LEFT ARM IS THE ONE
THAT'S ATTACHED
TO THE HEART.
GET THIS THING OFF ME.
YOU KNOW I DON'T USE
THE STUFF.
- WHICH IS WHY
I LOCKED IT ON.
- MRS. KROPOTKIN--
YOU ARE A FOOL, BUT YOU'RE
A GOOD-HEARTED FOOL,
AND AS SUCH
YOU DESERVE WHITE MAGIC
EVEN IF YOU SPURN IT.
- I DON'T NEED THIS.
- YOU SEEK THE NECRONOMICON?
- YEAH.
- KEEP THE BRACELET.
YOU'LL NEED IT.
I'LL ADD I TO NEXT MONTH'S RENT,
IF WE'RE LUCKY.
( horse galloping )
( leaves rustling )
( scream )
YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME.
DETECTIVE GRIMALDI?
DID I HURT YOU?
UH, I'M OKAY.
COME INTO THE HOUSE.
I'LL FIX YOU A BRANDY.
THEN YOU CAN TELL ME WHY
YOU WERE LURKING BEHIND
MY MULBERRY BUSH.
- DETECTIVE GRIMALDI?
- OTTO.
OTTO, WHAT IS
YOUR DATE OF BIRTH?
( wood crashing )
( slow hammering )
( metal squeaking )
( rumbling )
( music plays )
WELCOME, WELCOME
TO VISTA BONITA.
WELCOME, WELCOME,
I'M AMBER PERUBA.
I WANT YOU TO CALL ME AMBER.
MIGHT I KNOW YOUR NAME?
- PHIL LOVECRAFT.
- WELL, PHIL, IF I MAY,
I JUST KNOW
IT'S GOING TO BE A PLEASURE
DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU.
- ( record skipping )
- EXCUSE ME JUST A SECOND.
Happy-- happy--
happy-- happy--
- ( screeching )
- ( music stops )
PLEASE,
FORGIVE THE INTERRUPTION,
BUT I'M HERE ALONE TODAY.
VISTA BONITA IS
THE COMMUNITY OF THE FUTURE,
READY FOR LIVING IN TODAY.
THE FIRST PLANNED
HOUSING TRAC DESIGNED
AND BUILT THROUGH APPLIED
INDUSTRIAL THAUMATURGY.
- WHAT?
- BY MAGIC.
- ( loud crash )
- AND SO VERY PEACEFUL.
- PEACEFUL LIKE A GRAVEYARD.
- HOW AWFULLY DROLL.
SOMEBODY TOLD ME
AN OLD PAL OF MINE
WORKED HERE,
A GUY NAMED LOCKSTEADER,
MICKEY LOCKSTEADER?
YOU'RE A FRIEND
OF MR. LOCKSTEADER'S?
MICKEY AND I
GO WAY BACK.
MR. LOCKSTEADER IS THE MAN
BEHIND VISTA BONITA.
- HE IS THE GUIDING LIGH OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT.
- IS HE HERE?
HE LEFT SUDDENLY--
BUSINESS IN THE NORTH.
BUT DON'T WORRY,
I AM SURE THA WE CAN FIND SOMETHING
SPECIAL AND AFFORDABLE
FOR A FRIEND
OF MR. LOCKSTEADER'S.
IN FACT, I THINK I CAN
MAKE YOU THE SAME IRRESISTIBLE
OFFER I MADE HIS SISTER.
- MICKEY'S SISTER?
- YES.
- LILLY WAS HERE?
- YES, LILLY SIRWAR.
- SIRWAR.
- A WIDOW, POOR DEAR.
SHE MARRIED
AN INDIAN GENTLEMAN
WHO DIED TRAGICALLY
- IN AN ATTEMPT TO LEVITATE
THE WOOLWORTH BUILDING.
- OH, WHAT HAPPENED?
- IT FELL ON HIM.
- POOR KID, IT MUST BE TOUGH.
SAY, AS LONG AS I'M IN TOWN
I'D LOVE TO LOOK HER UP.
I HAVEN'T SEEN
LITTLE LILLY SINCE
HECTOR WAS A PUP.
SHE'S AT THE HOTEL ASHCROFT.
I HAVE THE NUMBER
IN THE OFFICE.
AND WHILE WE'RE INSIDE,
I'LL POINT OUT A WIDE RANGE
OF MODERN TIME-SAVING ADVANCES
WHICH ADD UP TO LIFE
IN VISTA BONITA,
WHERE OUR MOTTO IS
"BUILT BY MAGIC,
BUILT TO LAST."
( phone rings )
HELLO?
- Lovecraft: Hello, baby.
- HELLO, PHIL.
Is that offer of help
still open?
WHAT DID YOU
HAVE IN MIND?
IT'S ALL SET.
SHE'S REMEMBERED ME AND
SHE'LL MEET ME IN THE CASBAH
ROOM IN 10 MINUTES.
- GOOD, YOU'VE GOT CAB FARE?
- WHY DO I NEED CAB FARE?
BECAUSE I WANT YOU
OUT OF HERE.
I'VE BEEN AWAY TOO LONG
FOR YOU TO GET RID OF ME
THAT QUICKLY. I'M STAYING.
OKAY, BUT STAY
DOWN HERE IN THE LOBBY.
DON'T LET HER SEE YOU.
I WANT TO HAVE
A PRIVATE CONVERSATION.
( chattering )
- WHO ASKED YOU TO SIT DOWN?
- MY FEET.
SNAPPY COMEBACKS,
I LIKE THAT.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
I DO BEST.
I BET IT IS.
LISTEN, UNDER DIFFEREN CIRCUMSTANCES, I'D...
BUT I'M MEETING
SOMEONE, OKAY?
YOU'VE GOT TIME FOR ME,
DON'T YOU, LILLY?
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
YOU AND I ARE GONNA HAVE
A PRIVATE CHAT.
( thunder )
OKAY, WHAT GIVES?
HMM, WHAT'S THE NAME
OF THAT PERFUME
YOU'RE WEARING?
- IT'S "GRAND ILLUSION."
WHAT'S IT TO YOU?
- ( grunts )
( thunder )
( yelping and gasping )
THAT'LL TEACH YOU
NOT TO PICK UP STRANGE MEN
IN BARS.
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
- WHY DON'T WE LET OUR HAIR
DOWN AND TALK THINGS OVER?
- NO!
- I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR YOU, WILLIS.
- WHO TOLD YOU?
I'M JUS ADDING THINGS UP, THAT'S
WHAT PEOPLE PAY ME FOR--
"LOVE MICKEY,"
WHY YOU'RE THE ONLY MAN IN
TOWN OLIVIA HACKSHAW DOESN' SEEM TO HAVE THE HOTS FOR.
AND IT DOESN'T TAKE
A SCIENTIST TO FIGURE OU THAT LILLY SIRWAR
IS AN ANAGRAM FOR
LARRY WILLIS.
SO LOOSEN YOUR GIRDLE
AND LET'S TALK.
- I DON'T NEED A GIRDLE.
- HMM.
SO WHAT HAVE YOU
AND MICKEY BEEN UP TO, EH?
HAVE YOU SEEN MICKEY?
IS HE ALL RIGHT?
I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU STRAIGHT.
FIGURE HE'S DEAD.
- DEAD?
- HAVE A SHOT.
( sniffling )
I GUESS I KNEW THAT,
BUT I DIDN'T WAN TO BELIEVE IT.
NEVER SHOULD HAVE
CROSSED HARRY BORDEN.
LOOK, I GOTTA
GET OUT OF TOWN.
YOU GOTTA HELP ME,
- TAKE ME TO TIJUANA, PLEASE.
- TIJUANA?
LONG DRIVE ON A BAD NIGHT.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?
DON'T PLAY DUMB.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING
YOU EVER GOT CLOSE TO.
IS IT A DEAL?
OKAY, YOU GOT YOUR RIDE.
START TALKING.
FIRST,
GIVE ME BACK MY HAIR.
( thunder claps )
SO HOW DO YOU FIT IN
WITH MICKEY?
WE MET AT A PARTY
ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.
FAG PARTY?
NO, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
OKAY, SO HE SWEPT YOU
OFF YOUR FEET.
HE MAY NOT HAVE LOOKED
LIKE MUCH TO YOU,
BUT HE HAD A HEAR AS BIG AS ALL OUTDOORS.
WHAT'S HARRY BORDEN
GOT TO DO WITH VISTA BONITA?
WELL, HE OWNS IT,
DOESN'T HE?
THROUGH HALF A DOZEN DIFFEREN CORPORATIONS AND FRONTS,
BUT IT'S HIS ALL RIGHT.
HOW DID YOU END UP
DRIVING FOR HACKSHAW?
BORDEN TOLD MICKEY HE WANTED
SOMEONE INSIDE THE HACKSHAW
PLACE HE COULD TRUST.
HACKSHAW
HAD BEEN ASKING AROUND
ABOUT VISTA BONITA,
OFFERING TO BUY I FOR WAY MORE THAN
IT WAS WORTH.
BORDEN WANTED TO KNOW WHY.
SO YOU TRADED IN
YOUR FRENCH KNICKERS
FOR A CHAUFFEUR'S UNIFORM
- AND MADE LIKE MATA HARI.
- AND I FOUND OUT PLENTY.
YOU FOUND OUT SOMETHING
ABOUT VISTA BONITA AND
THE NECRONOMICON.
BORDEN TOLD MICKEY
HE WANTED YOU TO STEAL
THE BOOK, HUH?
WHICH I DID, ALONG WITH
A FAKE COPY THE OLD MAN MADE
FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
AND YOU TRIED TO DOUBLE-CROSS
BORDEN AND SELL THE REAL BOOK
BACK TO HACKSHAW,
BUT BEFORE HARRY TUMBLED,
HE MADE THE MISTAKE
OF HAVING MICKEY KILLED.
ALL WE WANTED
WAS A LITTLE NEST EGG,
SO WE COULD GO SOMEPLACE
AND SETTLE DOWN.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE
THE WHOLE WORLD.
WAIT A MINUTE,
WHO'S GONNA HAVE
THE WHOLE WORLD?
( thunderclap )
HAVE YOU HEARD
OF THE OLD ONES?
THE OUTSIDERS?
OF YOG-SOTHOTH?
CTHULHU?
THEY'RE OUT THERE, SHAMUS.
THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN
OUT THERE,
WAITING FOR SOMEONE
TO UNLOCK THE DOOR.
IT'S IN THE BOOK,
ALL RIGHT HERE,
THE PROMISE, THE POWER
AND THE PRICE.
WHAT PRICE?
THE VIRGIN, LOVECRAFT,
THE LAS OF THE UNICORN HUNTERS.
OLIVIA.
WHAT ABOUT OLIVIA?
( loud blast )
( growling )
( roaring )
( yelps, gasps )
- HOLD IT RIGHT THERE,
LON CHANEY.
- ( Larry gasps )
MOVE AWAY FROM THE FAIRY
AND KEEP THOSE MEATHOOKS
SO I CAN SEE THEM.
( roaring )
YEAH, YOU AND THE HORSE
YOU RODE IN ON.
- ( roar )
- ( gunshot )
- ( screams )
- ( gunshots )
( growling )
( roars and grunts )
( laughing )
( clicks )
- PHIL?
- ( roaring )
( groans )
( moaning )
- I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU
TO STAY IN THE LOBBY.
- I GOT BORED.
YOU COULD HAVE
BOUGHT A MAGAZINE NO A CROSSWORD. COME HERE.
THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE.
I'LL PUT IT ON YOUR TAB.
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
- I NEED A PLACE TO THINK.
- I KNOW A PLACE.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT I COULD USE A DRINK.
I'LL FIX THEM. YOU'VE
DONE ENOUGH FOR THE DAY.
- SOUR?
- SOUR.
THOSE THINGS ALWAYS
MADE MY TEETH HURT.
( chuckles )
COZY LITTLE PAD, EH?
YEAH, AS FAR AS I CAN SEE.
OH, TAKE IT FROM ME,
I'VE SEEN THE WHOLE SPREAD.
I KNOW I LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND.
WHY DON'T YOU
FRESHEN UP, DOLL?
TAKE A NICE BUBBLE BATH.
I'LL RUN THE WATER FOR YOU
AND EVERYTHING.
- Connie: I DON'T WAN TO TAKE A BATH.
- TAKE ONE.
( chuckles )
SHE CALLED ME
FROM THE HOTEL.
COME ON, DON'T TELL ME
YOU'RE OUT OF WISECRACKS.
IT'S NOT THE WAY
I HAD IT PICKED.
YEAH, I BET IT'S NOT.
YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL,
LOVECRAFT.
IF IT WEREN'T FOR HER,
YOU'D BE DEAD RIGHT NOW.
SHE CONVINCED ME THAT IF
ANYBODY WAS GOING TO FIND
THAT BOOK, YOU WOULD.
SHE'S SMAR AND I'M SMAR FOR LISTENING TO HER.
YOU, ON THE OTHER HAND...
HAND IT OVER.
COME ON, PHIL,
I SAID HAND IT OVER.
TSST!
THANKS, MR. TUGWELL,
THANKS A MILLION.
I WENT THROUGH
A LOT OF TROUBLE TO FIND
THIS BOOK. A LOT OF TROUBLE.
OF COURSE,
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
A LOT LESS TROUBLE
IF YOU HADN'T KILLED MICKEY
BEFORE HE LED US TO WILLIS
LIKE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO.
- YEAH, BUT--
- YEAH, BUT WHAT?
WAIT A MINUTE, BOSS.
FAIR IS FAIR--
I'VE BEEN IN YOUR CORNER
THE WHOLE TIME,
YOU SAY SOMETHING,
IT HAPPENS, RIGHT?
- ( cocking gun )
- THAT'S HOW IT WORKS--
- EXCUSE ME, PARTNER.
- BOSS?
- YEAH?
- CAN WE DISCUSS THIS?
- NO.
- ( gurgling )
( grunting )
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED.
YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYBODY
ANYMORE.
TRUST IS FOR SUCKERS.
( laughing )
NICKEL-AND-DIME,
NICKEL-AND-DIME.
YOU'RE TAKING US
TO THE BEACH FOR
A WIENIE ROAST?
YOU'RE A FUNNY GUY, PHIL.
I BET YOUR DYING WORDS
ARE GONNA BE A SCREAM.
HEY, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
SHE IS A BEAUTY,
ISN'T SHE?
SEE THESE CLASP THINGS,
THOSE ARE SOLID GOLD.
GONNA MELT THEM DOWN
FOR CUFFLINKS?
- I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO MEL DOWN FORT KNOX IF I WANT TO.
- SOUNDS GREAT.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME?
MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT THIS THING IS.
I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
HOW CLOSE ARE WE
TO VISTA BONITA?
YOU WERE ALWAYS GOOD
AT JIGSAW PUZZLES.
YOU'RE LOUSY AT LIVING,
BUT GREAT WITH GAMES.
THAT'S WHERE
IT HAS TO HAPPEN,
HACKSHAW'S SPECIAL
MIDNIGHT CONFERENCE.
WHAT A SMART GUY
MY OLD PARTNER IS.
YEAH, YOUR LAND,
HIS BOOK, HUH?
DON'T FORGE THE GIRL.
WRONG TOMATO,
PARTNER.
AH, RIGHT, OLIVIA.
LAST OF THE UNICORN HUNTERS.
HEY, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
HOW HARD IT IS TO FIND
A VIRGIN IN HOLLYWOOD?
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE ONE.
THAT'S WHY HACKSHAW
KEPT HER SO CLOSE.
THE THING WON'T WORK
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A VIRGIN.
TRY IT WITH SOMETHING
ELSE, IT WILL BLOW UP
RIGHT IN YOUR FACE.
YEAH?
DID YOU CALL HACKSHAW
OR DID HE CALL YOU?
I'M A SPORT. IT WAS
MY NICKEL. I CALLED HIM
WHILE YOU WERE NAPPING.
HE SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT GUY.
I CAN HARDLY WAI TO MEET HIM.
YOU'RE WAY
OUT OF YOUR CLASS.
THERE'S NO TIME
TO BE PARTICULAR.
SEE, IF IT DOESN' HAPPEN TONIGHT,
IT CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN
FOR ANOTHER 666 YEARS.
SO I GAVE HIM A CHOICE--
EITHER HE CUTS ME IN,
OR OLIVIA
IS GONNA GO A LONG TIME
BEFORE HER FIRST POKE.
BUT YOU KNOW
THE THING THAT KILLS ME?
IS HOW OUT OF THE WHOLE PHONE
BOOK, HE HAD THE DUMB LUCK
TO PICK YOU.
MAYBE IT WASN'T LUCK.
MAYBE IT WAS FATE.
I THOUGHT YOU
DIDN'T BELIEVE
IN THAT STUFF.
WHAT I DON'T BELIEVE IN
IS UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
IT TOOK THIS TO GET US
FACE TO FACE WHERE WE COULD
SETTLE ACCOUNTS.
WE'LL SETTLE UP.
YOU BET WE WILL.
NO MORE, LOVECRAFT.
NO MORE WAKING UP
WITH THE SHAKES THINKING
ABOUT YOU HOVERING OVER ME
LIKE SOME ANGEL.
NO MORE.
YOU'RE GONNA BE DEAD,
LOVECRAFT, AND I'M GONNA BE
ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
I SHOULD SETTLE THINGS ONCE
AND FOR ALL ABOUT WHO IS
SMART AND WHO IS A CHUMP.
I'M GONNA BE
IMMORTAL.
AND I'M GONNA
WEAR YOUR HEAD
FOR A WATCH FOB.
WHAT, YOU'RE SPLITTING?
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET THE RAG UP
ON THIS CANTATA.
( muffled moans )
DON'T FIDGET,
OLIVIA.
GOOD EVENING,
MR. LOVECRAFT.
IN THE LIGHT OF THINGS,
MR. H.,
I REALLY DON'T THINK
I CAN KEEP WORKING FOR YOU.
TOO BAD. YOU'VE BEEN
MOST EFFECTIVE
UP UNTIL NOW,
LEADING ME TO THE BOOK,
HELPING US TO COME
TOGETHER TONIGHT.
THE UGLY AT THE HOTEL
WAS YOUR MUSCLE.
YOU TAILED ME.
NOTHING MUST STAND
IN THE WAY.
I'VE SPENT MY LIFE
IN EXPECTATION
OF THIS NIGHT.
STUDYING, PREPARING,
LIVING WITH OLIVIA'S MOTHER,
PROTECTED THE GIRL
FROM THIS TOWN AND
HER OWN HORMONES.
IT'S BEEN
A LIFELONG STRUGGLE.
BUT ONE HUMAN LIFETIME
SHRINKS TO INVISIBILITY
COMPARED TO THE SPAN
OF THE OLD ONES.
DO YOU REALIZE HOW LONG
THEY'VE WAITED FOR ME?
CENTURIES.
MILLENNIA.
HOW LONG IS THA IN DOG YEARS?
"THE WHEEL
HAS TURNED.
YOG-SOTHOTH
KNOWS THE GATE."
THAT'S THE PROMISE
OF THE NECRONOMICON.
OPEN THE GATE.
LET THE OLD ONES BACK IN
AND THEY WILL
MAKE YOU A GOD.
OH, YOU GE TO BE A GOD.
- WHAT DOES HARRY GET?
- TELL HIM.
FOR SERVICES RENDERED,
MR. BORDEN GETS TO RULE
THE WORLD.
WHAT KIND OF WORLD?
A WORLD OF THE UNBURIED DEAD
AND A SKY DARK WITH ASHES.
IT'LL BE A BLASTED
MAIMED PLANET,
BUT HE'LL BE
THE MOST IMPORTAN PERSON IN IT.
HOW DO YOU LIKE
THEM APPLES, PARTNER?
ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH
OF YOUR FLAPPING.
I THOUGHT THIS
SHINDIG HAD TO STAR DEAD AT MIDNIGHT.
QUITE RIGHT.
NOW IF YOU'LL
GIVE ME THE BOOK...
NOTHING HAPPENS
WITHOUT THE BOOK,
MR. BORDEN.
HERE WE GO, BABY.
HOW ABOUT A KISS FOR
GOOD LUCK, EH?
SURE.
( gunshot )
GOOD LUCK, HARRY.
COULDN'T LAY OFF,
COULD YOU? YOU COULDN' TAKE THE HINT.
NO, NOT YOU,
NOT PUBLIC CONSCIENCE
NUMBER ONE.
WHO DIED AND MADE YOU
JIMINY CRICKET?
WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?
GO TO THE MOVIES?
EXCUSE ME,
WE ARE ON SOMETHING
OF A TIGHT SCHEDULE.
- SHUT UP, RICH MAN. I'LL
DEAL WITH YOU IN A MINUTE.
- DON'T DO IT, CONNIE.
WHATEVER YOU THINK
IT'S GONNA BE, IT WILL
END UP SOMETHING ELSE.
WE COULD HAVE GONE
TO THE TOP, YOU AND ME.
BUT YOU NEVER ACCEPTED
THE REALITY OF THINGS.
AND HARRY COULD?
AT LEAST HE KNEW THA AN HONEST COP AND A POOR COP
ARE THE SAME THING.
YOU TALKED HIM
INTO GOING ON THE TAKE?
I DIDN'T DO I WITH A TALK.
( sighs )
IF PUSH COMES TO SHOVE,
YOU DOUBLE-CROSS HIM.
DO YOU THINK I CAME THIS FAR
JUST TO BE HARRY BORDEN'S PET?
GOD, PHIL, THERE'S SO MUCH
YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT WOMEN.
LAST CHANCE.
YOU CAN STILL SIGN ON.
SORRY, CONNIE,
ME TOO.
GOODBYE, PHIL.
- ( gasps and scream )
- ( bones snapping )
Hackshaw:
THAT'S ENOUGH,
AMATEUR NIGHT IS OVER.
( muffled sobbing )
SORRY ABOUT THE HAND,
MY DEAR.
I COULDN'T HAVE YOU
KILLING OUR FRIEND.
I WANT HIM TO SEE THIS.
THANK YOU
FOR KILLING THAT,
THOUGH.
TINY MINDS
WITH STUNTED DREAMS...
PATHETIC.
COME ALONG, OLIVIA. TIME
TO FULFILL YOUR DESTINY
LIKE A GOOD GIRL.
( sobbing continues )
( grunts )
BE STILL.
Hackshaw:
FROM THE WORLDS OF NIGH TO THE GULFS OF SPACE,
EVER THE PRAISES
OF GREAT CTHULHU
OR TSATHOGGUA
AND OF HIM
WHO IS NOT NAMED,
EVER PRAISES IN ABUNDANCE
TO THE BLACK GOA OF THE WOODS,
ILA-NIGGURATH, THE GOA WITH A THOUSAND YOUNG.
FOR THOU HAST SEEN
THE DARK UNIVERSE YAWNING,
THE LOST PLACE
WHERE BLACK PLANETS
ROLL WITHOUT AIM.
TOO LONG HATH THOU DWEL IN THAT COLD CAPTIVITY,
BEYOND THE MERCY
OF TIME.
THE WAY IS CLEAR.
RETURN
AND RULE.
YOG-SOTHOTH IS THE KEY
AND THE GUARDIAN
OF THE GATES.
HE KNOWS WHERE THE OLD ONES
HAVE TRODDEN EARTH'S FIELDS
AND THAT THEY WILL TREAD
ONCE MORE.
SORCERER, EMISSARY,
CHANGELING OUTSIDER,
THOU ART THE WHISPER
IN THE DARK,
FOR A MILLION YEARS,
THE VOICE IN MAN'S EAR.
THE SEDUCER,
SHAPER OF FOUL DEED
AND BETRAYAL.
ALL WAS PRELUDE
IN PREPARATION.
WE EMPTY OUR HEARTS
IN YOUR NAME,
TEACHER. MASTER,
COMPLETE US.
THE THINGS OUTSIDE
BECOME THE THINGS INSIDE.
THE WAITING ENDS,
THE JOURNEY BEGINS.
CONSUME THE DARKNESS
BETWEEN THE DIMENSIONS.
CROSS THE GULF
WITH A SINGLE STRIDE.
HERE ON THIS THRESHOLD
IS PLACED THE GIVEN.
THIS IS MY GIFT.
COME FORTH
AND RECEIVE IT.
( music playing )
( muffled screams )
( record skipping )
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY...
( loud rumbling )
( crying and sniffling )
STARS ALIGN,
SPACE FOLDS,
A THOUSAND WORLDS
MERGE IN A SINGLE INSTANT.
CRACK THE BAND
OF FORMLESSNESS.
TAKE SHAPE
AND COME FORTH.
( loud blast )
( glass breaking )
( grunt )
( growling )
- ( gasp )
- LOOK.
THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED
TO LOOK AT. NO, LOOK.
( roar )
( muffled grunts )
( muffled screams )
( screaming )
HOLD ON, LOVECRAFT.
DON'T LET ME GO,
PLEASE.
HELP ME. PUT ME
ON THE GROUND. NO!
( screaming )
Lovecraft:
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S OKAY.
- IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY
- ( sobbing )
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
THE THING'S GONE.
IT'S GONE.
WHERE'S DADDY?
SORRY, KID.
- ( screams ) MR. GRIMALDI
IS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR.
- GRIMALDI?
DADDY THREW HIM
IN THE BACK.
OTTO?
( grunting )
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?
GRIMALDI, YOU SHOULDN' RIDE LIKE THIS IN CARS.
IT'S DANGEROUS
WHAT THE HELL
HAPPENED?
YOU'RE SURE
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?
GRIMALDI,
YOU SON OF A BITCH.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
NIX IT, KID, NIX IT.
SHE'S ONLY
16 YEARS OLD!
CLEOPATRA WAS ONLY 14
WHEN SHE SURRENDERED
TO PASSION.
LISTEN, YOU WOULDN' TELL ANYBODY, NOW
WOULD YOU?
GRIMALDI, YOU POOR SAP,
DON'T YOU GET IT?
YOU SAVED THE WORLD!
THEY'LL PUT UP
A MONUMENT TO YOU!
YOU COULD HAVE LUNCH
AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
YOUR PICTURE
ON THE COVER OF"LOOK."
AND ALL YOU'RE WORRIED
ABOUT IS YOUR WIFE,
AND YOU JUST SCREWED
A 16-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN.
( laughs )
YOU'RE MARRIED?
HUH, LISTEN,
YOU WOULDN'T TELL ANYBODY
NOW, WOULD YOU, PHIL?
COME ON,
GIVE ME A BREAK, HUH?
Olivia:
OTTO?
Grimaldi:
CUPCAKE, I'M AS
SURPRISED AS YOU ARE.
SURPRISED
THAT YOU'RE MARRIED?
NO, SURPRISED BY YOU.
HOW'S THE HAND?
BROKEN.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU JUST MISSED THE SCREW
THAT SAVED THE WORLD.
I MISS
EVERYTHING.
I EVEN MISS
BEING A GOD.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
GRIMALDI TAKES YOU IN
FOR KILLING BORDEN.
WE WERE A HELL
OF A TEAM, YOU
AND ME.
WE STILL COULD BE.
MAYBE SOMEDAY...
- PHIL?
- YEAH?
KISS ME BEFORE I FAINT.
( glass clinking )
LOVECRAFT?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
SORT OF.
HEY, I THOUGH YOU WERE GOING TO MIAMI.
THERE'S NO NEED TO NOW,
IS THERE?
I GUESS NOT.
WHAT'S THAT STUFF?
JUICE OF LEAVES
OF THE ADDER'S TONGUE
WITH DISTILLED WATER,
HORSETAIL AND A PINCH
OF MUGWORT.
- AND THAT?
- MERCUROCHROME.
I'M A WITCH,
BUT I'M NOT A FANATIC.
BANDAGES I HAVE
IN MY OFFICE.
KROPOTKIN?
- THANKS.
- FOR WHAT?
IT'S A LONG STORY.
I'LL GE THE PIROSHKIES.
Lovecraft:
I WAS TIRED AS HELL, BU I COULD AFFORD TO BE TIRED,
NOW THAT IT WAS OVER.
OVER FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE--
FOR LOCKSTEADER AND WILLIS,
HACKSHAW AND BORDEN,
AND ALL OVER FOR CONNIE.
I NEEDED I TO BE MORNING.
I WANTED TO HEAR
DOORS OPEN AND CARS START,
HUMAN VOICES TALKING ABOU BASEBALL AND THE WEATHER.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THERE WERE STILL FOLKS
OUT THERE FACING LIFE
WITH NOTHING
UP THEIR SLEEVES
BUT THEIR ARMS.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT YET,
BUT THEY'VE GOT A BETTER SHO AT HAPPINESS
AND A FAIRER SHAKE TODAY
THAN THEY DID YESTERDAY.
'CAUSE TODAY...
I'VE GOT THE BOOK.
I'VE ERASED
EVERY FEELING
THAT CARRIES
YOUR NAME
EACH RESPONSE
TO YOUR TOUCH
HAS BEEN REPLACED
BUT SAY WHAT I MAY
IT'S NOT CONVINCING
WHY DO I LIE TO ME?
I AM FREE
FROM THE MAGIC
THAT YOU USED
TO WEAVE
BROKE THE SPELL
THAT YOU ONCE
HELD OVER ME
I TEND TO PRETEND
BUT I'M NO GOOD AT I WHY DO I LIE TO ME?
IT MAY BE
JUST MY WISHFUL THINKING
THAT I HAVE THIS LIFE
BEYOND YOU
YOU'RE TOO TOUGH
TO ROOT OU OF MY MEMORIES
MY HEART'S
IN A FIX
THERE'S NO
WORKING THROUGH
TO ADMIT TO THE TRUTH
MEANS TO FACE
WHAT I'VE HID
LOVE THAT CAME
TO AN END
BUT JUST WON'T QUI SO SAY WHAT I MAY
IT'S NOT CONVINCING
TO ME
OH, WHY DO I LIE
TO ME?
( instrumental music plays )