Fate of the Night (2022) Movie Script

No, I love your laugh.
My laugh?
Yeah, you got the most adorable laugh.
And your smile.
Well, that's two things.
Okay.
I love your
eyes.
You have really beautiful eyes.
Okay, now's something you don't like.
No, I don't want to do this bit.
Come on, for self-improvement.
All right.
I hate how you make me play stupid games.
Seriously though. I want
to be a better boyfriend.
All right.
I sometimes feel like
you don't like me hanging
out with your friends.
I thought you didn't like my friends.
No, I do. I want to
spend more time with them.
Okay.
Sure.
- Okay.
Cool.
(creature growls)
All right, your turn.
(girl screaming)
Did you like your presents this year?
I know I did.
I know you did.
Someone got all the expensive
gifts and it wasn't Scott.
Yeah, it was you.
No way.
Not one bit.
(girl panting)
Stop! Stop!
Help me! Help!
Stop!
(creature growling)
Help!
(girl screams)
In bed, Scott.
(dramatic music)
Were you up all night?
I was just thinking.
About last night?
It had to have been
a prank or something.
Kids do shit like that all the time.
Watch your language.
I'm going to get the paper.
God! We were there, we
could have helped her.
We could have done something,
but that's not our fault.
We didn't maul those people.
Good morning, sweetie.
I wet the bed.
It's okay.
I'll go clean it up.
(people chattering)
(background music)
So, how was your Christmas?
Very nice.
Sean got everything he
wanted and so did Scott.
Did Sean like the barbecue?
Yeah, we've had grilled
chicken every night.
He's cooked on it this week.
Wish Kenny would use our barbecue.
He bought the damn thing years
ago and now he's too lazy
to clean it.
Carol told me Sam bought you a barbecue.
Yeah, I think it's fantastic.
- Is it gas?
- Yeah.
It's got the works.
Hey, how's Sean's heart doing?
I heard he was having problems again.
He's in another test
hospital at the moment.
He had a surgery a couple years ago
and he might need another
surgery down the road.
But if he doesn't overexert himself,
the medication's working fine for now.
Bought myself a drone.
- Nice!
- Yeah.
Full proper GoPro camera.
You going to go to Sydney
again for New Years this year?
We thought about going but
we might stay in this year.
Yes.
Kenny and I are going to
the hotel party again.
This year's theme is 1940 swing,
so I made him take lessons.
You need to go out.
We already have a sitter.
Scott and the kids can have a sleepover.
You deserve a night out.
Scott has really grown this year.
He'll be in high school
before you know it.
Just hope next year
will be better for him.
What do you mean?
I feel like I'm not around enough.
Bet I'll turn out to
be one of those mothers
who abandons her child.
You're a wonderful mother.
He's truly blessed to have you.
I think that will be my resolution.
I want to spend more time with Scott.
Haven't really thought about mine.
Thought you don't do resolutions.
I don't.
But yours is so good, I'm feeling guilty.
If you're feeling guilty
then you're doing it
for the wrong reason.
Resolutions are a private
goal that I think need to be
very personal.
You just told me yours.
It's still personal,
but I'm proud of it.
That's fair.
Do you want to go back to dinner?
Yeah, we better.
All right, Scott, it's time to go.
(soft piano music)
Scott, Scott, wake up, it's near new year.
Three, two, one,
Happy New Year.
I think you just lost a bet.
Very funny. There's always next year.
I just won a foot massage.
No, that was not the deal.
Actually, I don't even
think it was a real bet.
Verbal agreement, still counts.
No.
Hey.
Looks good.
Can you check the bins and the mail?
Oh yeah, Bin day tomorrow.
Hey, did you have a fun exploring trip?
Yeah.
Find anything cool?
I found a cool stick.
- A cool stick?
- Yeah.
That's a successful exploring trip.
You want me to watch it?
Do you want to set the table?
No, I don't.
I want to.
All right, let's set the table.
(soft music)
Your mom and I both have
to work late tomorrow
so aunt Carol will pick up from school
and then you'll get to
play with your cousins
and probably stay for dinner.
Okay.
I forgot to ask about dinner.
I'm sure it'll be fine.
Do you think she and
Kenny were acting a bit
strange last week?
They seem to be bickering quite a lot.
They're fine.
They have a weird marriage,
but that's how they always act
in public.
That's true, huh?
I'm sorry, I can only
take so much of your sister.
I know how you feel.
She can get quite passionate
about certain things.
No kidding.
(dark music)
Help me.
Help me.
Help me.
(Samantha panting)
What's going on?
Turn the light off.
(light clicks)
(light knocking)
Come in.
Mr. Harris.
Hi.
Take a seat.
I'm pretty concerned about your son.
What is this about?
Scott's been getting
into a lot of fights
with the other students,
playing particularly rough
in the schoolyard.
Pretending to bite necks and even
clawing at the other students.
This type of violent behavior,
it will not be tolerated
in this institution.
He has been corrected several times.
Okay, I'll talk to him tonight.
I don't think you
understand the severity
of the situation, Mr. Harris.
We're talking suspension.
The parents of the other
students are trying
to press charges.
Look, Scott is a great
kid, but this last week
he's been getting into a lot of trouble.
Are things okay at home?
Everything's fine.
I appreciate the concern
and I'll make sure it won't happen again.
Thank you.
Did you tell her?
No.
But dad, why didn't you tell her?
You saw it. We all saw it.
You can't talk about this anymore.
You can't tell anyone,
not even your cousins.
It's our secret.
And biting people?
You know better than that.
I better not hear you touching
anyone else at school.
I don't care if you're just playing.
You hear me?
(phone ringing)
What happened?
Fighting?
Okay, sounds great.
I'll see you later tonight.
Do you need help with your homework?
Yeah.
Okay.
Let's see.
Which one?
Number 42.
Identify the preposition in the sentence:
"Something strange
appeared in the moonlight."
Okay.
Do you know what a preposition is?
I forgot.
A preposition is a
relationship between other words
in the same sentence.
Examples would be "up" or "down" or "in."
So what would link something
strange and moonlight?
In the?
Very good, but only "in"
would be the preposition.
"In the" would be the
prepositional phrase,
but you'll probably
learn about that later.
So just circle "in."
Is that the last one?
Yeah.
So name and number on the paper.
Oh yeah.
Hang on.
Before you play, I need to talk to you.
I heard something
happened at school today.
Yeah, I got in trouble.
And why did you get in trouble?
I was playing with my friends.
Were you playing rough?
No.
You were trying to bite them.
Yeah, but we're all just playing.
When you're playing, you have a look out
for other people's feelings.
Remember what I said about being kind?
Yeah.
Were you being kind?
No.
You set an example of
kindness others will follow.
Remember that, okay?
Go on and play.
And no more of that at school.
Yep.
(distant growling)
[Whispering Voice] Help me.
Help me.
Stop!
Please, stop.
Honey?
Honey, what's wrong?
Nothing.
I'm fine.
It was just a bad dream.
(tires screeching)
(hip hop music)
(water bubbling)
Morning, Samantha.
Good morning.
Rough night?
I couldn't sleep. I
had a terrible dream.
That's too bad.
You know those dreams are
supposed to mean something?
Your subconscious tell
you hidden meanings.
Okay. Thanks, Dan.
No, I'm serious.
You should look into "Dream Analysis."
I can't remember it's by.
But deep thoughts hidden
deep in your brain
resurface when you're asleep.
Things like guys dream
mostly about other men.
What's that supposed to mean?
It means you're not
supposed to tell my wife.
(Samantha chuckles)
What is that?
A beer.
Are you drinking again?
I'm having one beer.
We're going to talk about this.
I don't want to talk about it.
We're going to. Scott is
getting into trouble at school.
He'll be fine. I already
talked to him about it.
You didn't talk to him about it.
All the wolf, the real
Stop it! Stop talking!
And that family.
I don't want to deal
with this right now.
We killed those people.
Shut up!
Just shut your fucking mouth, all right!
This isn't you.
This has never been you.
I can't stand to see
that thing tear us apart.
And Scott needs us and
we're not there for him.
(low tense music)
Happy Fridays.
Got any plans for Valentine's Day?
We usually just keep it pretty simple.
Netflix film and dinner.
Netflix and dinner.
I like the sound of that.
You know, my wife wants to go
to the snow for the weekend?
I said to her, "You know it's summer?"
You should get her a log
cabin and a bottle of wine
and I'm telling you, you
will score major points.
All right.
I like the sound of that.
I'll give it a shot.
So that dream stuff.
Why does that happen?
Well, I'm only halfway through the book
so I'm no expert.
But
recurring dreams,
they indicate unresolved issues
with desires and conflicts.
Okay, I'll try and give you an example.
Like I said, I'm only
halfway through the book.
Let's say that as a kid,
your parents used to hit you,
and you keep having the nightmares.
You have to go back and face the memories,
and then come to terms with them.
It's all Freud stuff.
So, say I'm having dreams about spiders,
I have to learn how to
overcome my fear of spiders?
Now the book also talks about symbols.
The meaning of things like falling and
doors and windows.
You'll have to look at
the detail of the dream
and also at the underlying
meaning of the dream.
Sounds really interesting.
Look, I've got to go back to work.
If I don't get the chance to speak again
before the end of the
day, have a good weekend.
You too, Dan.
Good morning.
Happy Valentine's Day.
Happy Valentine's Day to you too.
There's something
for you in the kitchen.
Really?
Do you want me make breakfast?
Some pancakes.
And bacon.
You're cute.
Well, I'm making eggs.
(soft piano music)
(lighter clicks)
(dog barking)
(eggs crack)
What the hell happened?
The dog startled me next door.
Do you just want toast?
Okay.
Honey, where's the toaster?
Corner cupboard.
I'm in the corner cupboard
and it's not in here.
Well, that's where it should be.
I know that's where it should be
because that's where I put it.
I didn't move it.
Well, you were the last to
use it, where did you put it?
I don't know.
You don't know?
Please don't talk to me like that.
I don't believe this.
We never eat anything in this
house because you are always
losing everything.
Sit here and take this.
Dammit!
Good morning, Scott.
What you want for breakfast.
Toast.
We can't find the toaster.
Do you want to have
breakfast at Green's Cafe?
Sure.
And then afterwards we
can go to the book shop.
Yep.
Scott's asleep.
You tucked him in?
I'm sorry about before.
I'm sorry I yelled.
You're right, we need
to have a family talk.
I'm always right.
Yes you are.
(woman screams)
No, no, no, stop!
What's wrong?
Just stop, please.
Something wrong?
Yeah, I'll be fine.
What happened?
I thought I saw something.
Saw what?
I don't know.
Nevermind.
Do you want me to get you something?
Don't leave, just stay in bed.
Please.
Okay.
(gun banging)
(siren whirring)
Can you turn that down?
I don't think those games
are very appropriate for Scott.
Yeah, you're right, they're not for him.
I don't like them either.
Can you just donate some of them?
Throw away my games, are you crazy?
Just put them in a box
and keep them in the attic.
So I can't play GTA but
you can watch all those
violent movies?
Doesn't seem fair to me.
I don't watch violent movies anymore.
Since when?
Not for a while now.
Can you just not play them for a while?
I think you're being a hypocrite.
Wow.
Real mature.
When did you turn five?
You only care about yourself.
I just can't deal with all
the blood and guts right now.
I don't care what you do with the games,
just don't play them while I'm home.
That's all I'm asking.
Honey, did I tell you what happened
in the staff room the other day?
Hey, honey?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
What are you looking at?
The clock?
I have to go to work.
What are you talking about?
It's 6:00 in the evening.
Honey, I think you better have a lie down.
Come on.
Let's go have a lie down on the couch.
(eerie music)
Here, take these.
I can get through this.
I can beat it.
I know.
Get some rest.
Can we play soccer?
Not tonight, mate, I've got
to get ready for the barbecue.
But you promised.
I know. I'm sorry.
What about after when
we put the groceries away?
I said I can't, I've got to
get ready for the barbecue.
Just wait till your cousins get here.
And before they get here, you
to clean up your toys inside,
they're all over the hallway.
But I'm still playing with them.
You need to do it now.
- But-
- No!
Don't talk back to me! You
need to do it right now.
(meat sizzling)
Where's Kenny?
He's pulling extra hours
for the Easter weekend.
Lame excuse.
Is Sean okay?
He's been a little tense lately.
It's been months since
we've seen each other.
Just been busy with things.
Too busy to text me back?
Come on, Sam, you can talk to me.
Is Scott behaving?
He's fine.
How was your Easter?
Scott had a lot of fun.
You don't look well, Sam.
I've just had a rough
couple days at work.
Why? What happened?
Nothing.
I know when you're lying.
Is Sean hurting you?
No! Never.
It's been a while since
I've had a decent sleep.
Are you taking anything?
I don't want to take sleeping pills.
They worked for Kenny when
he switched to the night shift.
Worked wonders.
I read before bed.
I can hardly make it through five pages,
I'm barely into the book.
I get too into books,
I'd never put it down.
How are Aiden and Alexis doing?
Alexis is just a sweetheart.
Doing really well in maths.
I think she's going to be my
little engineering genius.
Aiden, on the other
hand, is being a handful
with his rebel friends.
Think he's trying to be popular in school.
Trying to be popular too?
See where he gets it from.
Don't bring me into this.
I did nothing of the sort.
Burgers are ready.
(piano music)
Where are my pills?
I don't know where they are.
Are you sure?
I last saw them in the cabinet.
I just checked, they're not in there.
That's where they're supposed to be.
I love this game.
I didn't take them and
I dunno where they are.
I need those pills.
I know you need those pills.
I might have seen them in
the kitchen, I don't know.
Are you trying to kill me?
Do you want me dead?
Is that what you want?
You know damn well that's not true!
I'm going to die without those pills!
You're slowly killing me!
Will this kid ever pick
up his fucking toys?
They're in the house, we can find them.
I don't know if they're in the house
because I put them in the cabinet.
Please, settle down,
you can't get too excited.
Now you're concerned about my heart?
Leave them around that trash,
I'm going to throw them away like trash.
[Samantha] Stop it!
You're being a monster! Stop it!
(pills rattling)
(dark music)
(loud knocking)
- Hi.
Hi.
How can I help you?
Hi, good morning.
How can I help you today?
We wanted to take a second
mortgage out on the house.
Okay, let's see.
What was your last name?
Carpenter.
Wow, that name sounds really familiar.
(dramatic music)
Why did you not help us?
You just watched.
How could you not help us?
(Samantha screams)
You're one of our best employees.
But recently,
you've been off your game.
Is everything all right?
I'm okay, really.
You look terrible.
When's the last time
you had a decent rest?
I don't know.
You've been with us for
a long time, Samantha.
And I deeply respect you.
So I'm going to put you
on unpaid annual leave
just until things get sorted out.
But Kate, I've got a kid to feed.
I'm ready to work.
Do you want me to fire you?
You've messed up five
different bank loans,
which have all defaulted.
I should fire you.
But I'm going to give you a break.
So please,
please take it.
And see a doctor about your insomnia.
(eerie music)
(dramatic music)
(Samantha screaming)
Honey?
Honey?
It's all right, there's no one here.
I saw him.
He's coming after my baby.
No one's coming.
Come on.
It's okay, Scott.
It's okay, go back to sleep.
Baby, you really need to
see the doctor tomorrow.
I'm okay. I'm okay.
No seriously. I'm calling her.
(clock ticking)
How are you, Mrs. Harris?
I don't know what's real anymore.
When was the last time you
had a decent amount of sleep?
I don't remember.
These should help.
Take two at night before bed
and you should feel fine in a few days.
Thank you.
(water running)
(tense music)
(Samantha groans)
Do you remember the old
days when we were happy?
We're still happy.
We're going to get through this.
I'm going to help you.
There's nothing you can do.
I have to do this on my own.
What are you talking about?
We're in this together.
I wish we were.
I'll always be right here beside you.
Do you remember when we went to Perth
and visited your parents
and we ate dinner after the Broadway show?
I'm sorry my parents
made you see "Wicked."
No, I loved it, but
what caught me off guard
was when Scott gave away his
meal to the homeless man.
Do you remember that?
I remember.
He's got a kind heart, Sean.
I don't want you to forget that.
I won't.
Who took care of you after
your surgery and brought you
blankets and juice and
put movies on for you?
Scott did.
Yeah, he did.
But you're a role model for him.
Show him that kindness.
I will. Of course I will.
Please get some rest.
I love you, Sean.
I love you too.
Goodnight, honey.
(soft piano music)
Morning.
Honey?
(melancholy piano music)
Honey?
Honey, what's wrong?
Honey!
Sam!
Sam.
(heartbreaking music)
I can't look away without seeing it.
It sees me in my dreams.
My nightmares.
I can't escape it and I can't run away.
I'm going mad.
I needed you and you left me.
I can't do this on my own.
I want you back with me.
(dreary piano music)
(bottle shatters)
(deary piano music continues)
And that's the end of my presentation.
Next.
Mr. Harris?
Mr. Harris, I'm ready
to do my presentation.
Sorry, go ahead.
Okay.
My chosen literary theory is narratology.
To put it simply,
narratology is a study of
narrative structure.
In Aristotle's poetics, he
introduced a topic which would
have circulate for the
next hundred years to come.
The first proponent I
would like to mention.
(bell ringing)
All right, thanks,
that's enough for today.
Have a good afternoon.
(droning humming)
Sean.
You feeling all right?
You missed your 2:10 class.
I'll be alright.
Jesus Christ. You look like
you haven't slept in days.
I'm sorry about your wife,
but I think being here
isn't helping you.
Be home with your son.
I'll get a sub to finish
up the winter session.
I'll ask Tom for you.
Look, we'll see how you're doing
before the spring semester starts.
Please get some rest.
Dad, what are you doing?
Nothing, son. Go back to bed.
Are you going to kill the wolf?
Yeah.
For mom?
Yeah, for mom.
Can I help?
Sure.
How come it wants to kill us?
I don't know.
Scott,
this thing living in the forest,
it's not human.
It's not even an animal.
It's some kind of monster
and it's hunting us.
We have to kill that bastard
with that ruined our family.
Hey, Sean.
I thought you were off.
I just had to pick up a few things.
Hey Brad, I've got a
biology question for you.
What's up?
How big do wolfs generally get?
Well, the average gray Wolf
in the wild grows to about
two meters.
The males are slightly bigger.
Can they ever get to the
size of a grizzly bear?
A bear?
Now you're getting into folklore.
Well, what's the
possibility of that happening?
You're going back to where the
Bigfoot, the Lockness
monster or vampires exist.
Do we know?
No.
Is there a possibility?
Well, there's always a possibility.
Folklore stems from a bit the truth.
Does art imitate life or
does life imitate art?
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Go get some sleep.
You look exhausted.
I will.
Soon.
(tense music)
(wolf howling)
Jam on toast and latte?
Yeah, thanks.
You into wolves, huh?
Just doing some research.
Yeah, we used to have a ton
of wolves back in the states.
You did?
Yeah.
My mom,
well, he died when I was
really young and my dad, well,
he liked the bottle, so I
shipped off to live with my
aunt and uncle.
And
my uncle,
once upon a time shot wolves
back on the ranch in Oregon.
You get $25 ahead.
You hunted wolves?
Yeah. Put bread on the table.
How did you kill them?
Just like any animal.
Clip them through in the
neck, through the heart.
The heart was bad cause
they collected them.
They paid by the head.
Were you ever attacked by any?
My uncle.
He was a great hunter.
But we ran into a pack once or twice.
You got to hold your ground with wolves.
You run,
you're dead.
But you don't have to worry about that.
Why's that?
Cause you're an Australia, man.
We don't have many wolves
here, you should know that.
Yeah.
Unless you go to a zoo,
maybe you'll see one then.
Well, thanks very much.
Yeah, you bet.
Yeah, don't pay for that,
that's on the house.
Yeah, you have any questions
you just come back.
I own the place.
Thanks, yeah, I definitely will.
I'm Bobby by the way.
Sean.
(dark music)
Ben Riley.
[Scott] Dad, can you
read me a bedtime story?
I'll be right in.
Did you brush your teeth?
And floss?
- Yep.
- Did you pick out a story?
- Yep.
Let's see.
Wow, that's a big book.
Can you start where mom left off?
Sure.
It sounds a bit scary. You're
talking about a werewolf.
You sure you want that right before bed?
Okay.
(creature growling)
(dog whimpers)
Where's Oscar?
I think he's outside.
(tense music)
Did you leave the gate open?
Oscar?
Oscar?
(tense music continues)
(bushes rustling)
(creature growling)
(horror music)
I've got some bad news to tell you.
What?
Oscar was killed last night.
I think it was by a wild animal.
The wolf?
I don't know.
Did the wolf kill Oscar?
I don't know, son.
I'm sorry.
Can we bury him?
Yeah.
[Ben] Can I help you?
- Mr. Riley?
- Yeah.
This might sound a bit strange, but
you heard much howling around your house?
Howling?
Hear fox screams every other night.
Why? What's just about?
No wolf howling?
Mate, we don't have wolves around here.
Sorry for wasting your time.
Wait.
Down the road there's a goat farm.
It's owned by the Dixon family.
Past few months their
goats turned up dead.
They might have something for you.
Thanks.
You family of that couple?
You have my condolences.
I didn't know them.
(dark music)
(light knocking)
(light knocking)
Yes?
Mrs. Dixon?
Who's asking?
I just wanted to ask you about the goats
that have been disappearing
from your farm.
You a reporter?
No, ma'am.
Give me a minute.
Come with me.
(door rattling)
(Sean coughs)
The reporters told me
I killed my own goats
for the publicity.
Those bastards don't know real news.
This is where we found the first five.
But every couple of days,
another five would disappear
from the herd.
Didn't matter where we put them.
In the shed,
in the paddock,
even out in the trailer.
More and more went missing.
Now I haven't got a single damn one.
No sense in buying anymore.
Do you have any idea that did this?
Isn't a cattle thief, that's for sure.
A cattle thief wouldn't
do this to my shed.
They wouldn't leave
bones out in the forest.
No. This is something big and nasty.
This might sound crazy, but
could it have been a wolf?
Might as well be, but
we don't have wolves here.
Not sure I want to see what did this.
(water trickling)
(door clicks)
(door clicks)
(tense music)
(creature growling)
(tense music continues)
(creature growling)
(birds chirping)
(people chattering)
The guy that owns the
cafe, is he here today?
Mr. Perry?
I think his name is Bobby.
Yeah, Bobby Perry. He
left about two minutes ago.
Do you know where? It's urgent.
Across the road at the theater.
Great, thanks.
Bobby.
Hey, Sean. How are you today?
I wanted to ask you a question.
All right.
You mind?
No, go ahead.
About the wolves,
how did you find them?
Ah, the wolves.
Well, you got to get them to come to you.
You got to bait them.
He gets a lot of animals with meat.
My uncle used to put out meat.
Meat?
Yeah.
Sure you don't want a piece?
No, I'm fine, thanks.
- All right. Good luck.
- Thanks.
Well pour it out and see what you got.
Whoa.
You know half of that's mine, right?
No, it's mine.
(Sean laughing)
Can I have some?
You can have two pieces before bed.
And you have two pieces.
And I have two pieces.
How did mum die?
Well, she went to sleep and
she didn't wake up.
Why?
Well, she had some
pills to help her sleep.
And
when you take too many,
sometimes you don't wake up.
Why did she take too many?
I wish I knew.
You know she loved you very much.
So much so that she's
still looking out for you.
She's in heaven.
Yeah, she is.
But she's also living in you.
You have all these
wonderful memories of her.
Here
and here.
Forever.
And I do too.
(soft piano music)
I'm not going to see much in this light.
Hell, the meat could be gone by now.
Can we go home?
We can stay out for a bit longer.
(loud rustling)
Did you hear that?
I did.
Didn't sound too far away.
You stay in the car.
I'm going to go check on the
meat and I'll be right back,
okay?
Okay.
(crickets chirping)
(bushes rustling)
Scott!
(gun banging)
Scott, run!
(creature growling)
Scott!
(tense music)
Scott?
Scott?
Dad, I think he's outside.
Okay.
Stay here.
I'm going to find the man who lives here.
Mr. Riley?
Mr. Riley?
(tense music)
(gun bangs)
(creature whines)
(loud thud)
Scott?
You alright?
You're okay, mate.
You're okay.
Come on.
Let's get out of here.
(soft piano music)
Scott?
(dark music)
Scott?
(creature growling)
No.
No!
(creature growling)
(hip hop music)