Mutant War (1988) Movie Script

This is what they used
to call a city.
10 or so years ago, it would've
been alive with noise,
and lights, and mobs of people.
It's quieter now.
There used to be eight million
stories in this city,
now it's down to one.
That's me.
I'm doing a little shopping.
Who I am, and what led to all
this, I'll explain later.
Right now, something's
gonna happen.
What's this?
Seagram's.
Tasty.
Now that's some aged liquor.
A library.
A library.
Yeah.
Whoa.
Oh, I don't believe it.
Who would throw this stuff out?
Two extra August.
I read that issue.
Okay.
Let's see.
What's this?
Come on.
Okay, you asked for it.
That's right pal, right this way.
Say cheese.
All right.
Where were we?
Uh-huh.
Now I really need a drink.
May, my favorite month.
Yeah.
My name is Harry Trent.
To adapt a phrase from one of
my favorite books,
you don't know me without you
have read my memoirs.
You haven't read them because
there are no publishers left.
In my memoirs, I told the truth,
mostly about the earth was invaded
by pig-faced aliens called lzaaks,
and how they were defeated
by a band of heroes
and a device called the
neutron 90 bomb.
I was one of the heroes.
The neutron 90
destroyed the invaders
by melting them down into goop.
It also released an unknown
form of radiation
that even its inventor
never suspected,
which has just played hell
with the ecosystem.
After we defeated the bad guys,
the idea was to start
rebuilding civilization
and getting things back to normal.
But it hasn't worked out that way.
It hasn't worked out
that way at all.
All right.
Hey.
Hey!
Hey, come out.
I got a gun here.
What, hey!
What's going on?
Come here!
What?
Come on out, it's okay.
Look, he's dead.
It's safe look, he's dead see?
He's not dead.
Look, come out!
It's okay, come on, come on.
He's not dead.
Yeah, all right.
Here.
I told you so.
Now, he's dead.
Don't ever do that!
For all I know, that thing over
there could still be alive.
It is still alive.
That's better.
It's called a carr.
I know it's called a car,
do I look stupid?
So what's your name?
Spider, what's yours?
Harry Trent.
My family talked about you.
You some hero?
So.
Where is your family?
Dead mostly, except for my
sisters who are with them.
The mooks raided our sediment,
killed most of our men,
took a bunch of us back with them.
I got away, and then that
thing came after me.
Damn.
Oh, hell.
Should've brought extra.
This was my extra!
I didn't know I'd be so far
between courses.
Is that the whole country?
The whole country?
No, it's just the Southern
part of the state.
What state?
How old are you anyway?
Old enough.
Everybody's old enough now kid,
it's the Southern part
of this state.
We're right about here, and
there should be gas
or something around here.
You can come, you can stay, do
whatever you wanna do.
I have to find my sisters.
By yourself?
I'll find someone who
will help me.
Good luck.
Okay, all right, come on.
We'll go so we can find some gas,
check out the area,
and then, we'll see what happens.
This is space.
The fuzzy green ball is the
planet Neptune.
It's the eighth planet
from the sun,
about three billion
miles from here,
and none of our story takes
place on Neptune.
However, unknown to me while I
was looking for gas,
company was headed our way.
It's makers designate this as a
class two starship.
Just a little thing,
but it'll get you
from one star system to another.
Right now, it's heading for earth.
We'll see more of it later.
There's gotta be a tank
around here somewhere.
Oh, this should work.
It needs a hose.
Why don't you look
around find buckets,
anything you put more gas in.
Okay.
Amoco.
Okay.
Great.
Damn.
Don't ever do this, it
could kill ya.
Why don't you go see if you can
find anything else around here.
What, what, what?
Run!
Run, run!
Geez.
Ow. - You all right?
Yeah, I'm okay.
Okay well,
come on, we'll take you back,
clean you up.
You'll be all right.
You're a feisty little kid,
you know that?
This was not the kind of life I
envisioned for myself.
Saddled with a child.
She didn't even look like me.
Well, maybe in the nose.
I thought you were okay.
I'm okay.
You're not okay,
you're burning up.
So?
So we gotta get you someplace
where you can rest.
I'm okay.
Shut up.
I found a well.
Water seems okay.
We gotta get rid of that fever.
I know what happened,
bacteria on the animal's
skin when it hit you.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay here, drink.
I'm gonna die.
No, you're not.
If I die, who will
save my sisters?
You're not dying.
Who will save my sisters?
Hey, don't worry about that,
everything's gonna be okay.
We'll get you through tonight,
and you'll be just fine tomorrow.
Everybody's dead.
Mom's dead.
Dad's dead,
and now me.
Stop it.
And then them, Terri and Jen.
You'll be all right,
everything'll be all right,
then we'll find your sisters, and
they'll be all right.
Promise?
I promise.
Dad?
I love you, dad.
I love you too, kid.
Take it easy.
Suppose you're holding me
to that promise.
What do you mean?
You don't remember?
No.
Well, we'll drive back
to the station,
fill the tank, get some extra gas.
Well, get in.
I have to find my sisters.
We'll do that after we gas up.
What are you waiting for, get in.
Most of them live underground.
There are miles of quarters
from whatever the
place used to be.
Like morlocks.
What?
Nothing.
What are they?
They used to be men, I guess.
When they attacked your people,
did they have weapons?
Just clubs and things, like us.
But they're so strong, our men
didn't have a chance.
I don't see any females.
There aren't any, not
of their kind.
Look.
Look, down there.
You see them, those two women?
Are they your sisters?
No, two new ones.
New ones?
What are they gonna do with them?
They're not cannibals?
That and worse.
What do you mean worse?
The mooks are dying out,
they can't breed,
but they keep trying.
I don't know, I can go down,
and look around.
I can lead you.
You can stay here.
I'm going.
No, you're not.
I'm going. - You're not.
I'm going. - You're not.
I'm going! - You're not!
What about me?
Can you shoot?
No.
Wait, wait, wait.
What do you think you're doing?
Come here!
This is stupid, you're
too damn small,
they'll never buy this.
They haven't stopped us yet.
Yeah well, it's just a good
thing they're morons.
Eat this.
I don't like the looks of this.
They haven't got brains enough
to do a thing like this
by themselves.
Someone's guiding them,
and he's got plans.
Look, up ahead! - Shh!
What are they doing to that lady?
Wait!
Maybe if we follow them,
and see where they're taking her,
we can find out where
my sisters are.
Ow!
Come on, let's go.
No!
Stay down.
Yeah, what are we doing this for?
She's not even your sister.
No!
Oh, what's in there?
Now, okay.
We're gonna go in.
Come on.
Here.
Be quiet.
What is this place?
Do you see anything?
It's so dark.
Stay close.
I can't believe we were
so smart enough
to con or something here.
Don't bump into me.
Geez.
Nothing there, come on.
Do the walk.
Nothing in there.
Okay.
Oh, 1 don't like the
looks of this place.
Wait, I hear something.
You can remember what
I told you, can you?
See if you can do it
right this time.
See if you can do it right.
Who's he?
The future of your goddamn - how
the hell should I know?
Race is at stake, and
all my plans,
which is what really counts, do it
right, do it right!
Stupid bastards.
Come on, let's move!
This way, this way, this way!
Not this way, not this way,
not this way!
This looks like the way out, go!
Listen.
They're not following us.
That's what worries me.
Look!
All right.
Come on.
Let's get outta here.
It won't move.
We can do it.
What's this?
Where do these things
keep coming from?
Okay, keep pushing.
I'll distract it.
Hey, big mouth!
Up here, come and get me!
Look out, look out!
Out of the way!
Come on.
Okay, which way?
That way.
We're surrounded.
Give me your hands.
No.
Oh come on, we gotta hurry.
No, I refuse, not again.
Look, we can sneak by with
these things on maybe.
But if you don't look
like our prisoner,
they're gonna get you for sure.
Please trust him, he
saved both of us.
Looks like we're safe.
All right!
Stop, they're friends.
What is this?
All right come on, how about
a fair fight maybe,
like one on one?
What do you say, come on big guy!
Thought she was your prisoner.
That's what you were
supposed to think.
Who are you?
This is spider.
I don't know who this is,
and I'm Harry Trent.
Trent, I've heard! -
Everybody has.
And it runs?
Of course it runs.
I haven't seen a car in years.
My name is fox.
These men and I are all that's
left from our village.
The rest were killed and
the women taken.
If our women are out there,
then we're gonna bring 'em back.
How, with sticks and stones?
I got news for you,
they got a leader.
A human leader, and they're
building real weapons.
Oh, you have real weapons.
Not enough.
So what should we do, forget it?
Leave the prisoners down there?
You got a name, lady?
Beth.
Well Beth,
we didn't leave you down there,
did we?
I'm sorry.
Haven't even thanked you yet.
You're welcome.
I got business of my own
to do down there.
I'm not gonna let these
goons get away with
what they're doing, but we're
gonna do this job right.
We're gonna get more weapons,
we're gonna get more
reinforcements,
and then we're gonna go down
there, and mop up.
We've tried, they're just
aren't any weapons.
What'd you say?
I could be wrong.
All right, I need two
people to go with me,
it's all the car'll take.
I'll go.
And me. - Me too.
Okay, you're going.
Listen.
This could be dangerous.
I'm not afraid.
I know you're not, but I am.
If you came along, I'd be too
worried about you
to take care of myself.
You stay here, all right?
All right, climb in.
While we're gone, the rest
of you keep low,
and take care of my kid.
I said so.
Oh, sweet.
I see a battle cruiser.
Class 856 rmch.
No one on board.
Amazing.
We'll be back.
Yeah, that's an izaak skull okay.
I guess there's no
business here for me.
Still.
You sure this is the right way?
Yeah.
What happened?
Blow out, 1 think.
Nobody panic, but we got trouble.
Shit!
Oh, man.
It hurts.
Is he okay?
What?
You'll be all right.
Hey you in the car,
give yourselves up!
You in the woods, screw you!
Come on!
Show yourselves!
What?
Shoot.
All right, let's get him.
Come on, let's get him.
Let go of me.
Get him.
Watch out for the jacket, buddy.
Move him over there, get down.
Look at it, guys.
We got a car!
We got guns!
Do you know what this means?
No. - No.
It means we're the big
shots around here now.
We take what we want,
and everyone else can
kiss our ass!
If they don't like it?
They're hamburger!
And you guys.
You know what's going to
happen to you?
You're gonna invite
us to brunch?
Close,
but not quite.
No, we're gonna take
everything you've got.
Then we're gonna have
some fun with her.
Then we're gonna kill you all.
That was gonna be my next guess.
Who the hell are you, wise guy?
Harry Trent, schmuck.
Never heard of ya.
Okay guys,
let's party!
Really?
Hey guys!
Guys!
Hey youl!
Peanut brain!
Hey black lips!
Hey, black lips!
What do you want, dog meat?
Got a proposition for ya.
What a car, some guns,
it's nothing.
Yeah? - Yeah.
Listen, here's the deal.
You let us go,
we take you to where we
got that stuff,
and there's plenty more
where that came from.
Suppose we just
make you tell us.
Cut it out, you're gonna
kills us anyway.
Our lives are all you got
to bargain with.
Get this man something to drink.
If you know what I mean.
This is great, got any
marshmallows?
Here.
Have a drink.
What's that?
Just drink it.
It'll make you feel good.
It'll make you real honest.
Not bad.
Beth?
Beth?
Whoa.
Oh, no.
I have to save the planet.
Harry! - Have to
save the planet.
Go, go, go, save this girl.
She was my first date
in five years,
these monsters, hideous creatures,
and aliens.
No, no, gotta kill him,
gotta kill the aliens.
It's only in the rest.
I'm in space, man.
It's no, no.
It blew up, it blew up the sun!
It blew up, it was right there,
you look on screen, and
the rest of them.
It was like aliens in there,
and then there was.
Oh, man.
I'm leaving.
Five years.
Five, five years, five long years,
I was going crazy.
I was in space for five years.
Five years.
I was in space for five years.
Then, oh no it's back on earth.
What a beautiful planet.
Pig-faced.
Aliens.
You want to go.
Fortress.
It's neutron, a neutron.
Neutron 90 bomb.
We blow up all the aliens.
Didn't quite work out right,
I guess.
No, it's why there's mutans today.
Oh no, some hero I am.
No!
Wonder where they went?
That Trent, I don't know.
Takes off with the car, he
leaves us with the kid.
- Stuck with that damn kid.
- I don't know.
Where'd he get that car?
I don't know.
I haven't seen a car in 20 years.
It's a neat car.
Probably out of gas, now.
He says they've got weapons.
Where, we looked everywhere.
Remember?
Who's nose was this thing
shoved up, right?
Shh, wait a minute guys, I heard
something over there.
Where are you going?
Just wait a minute.
I know what I'm doing, I'll be
right back, okay?
Just leave it alone.
Pleasant dreams?
Yeah, great.
Where are we going?
To the mutant village.
Where's fox?
He's back at the camp.
He'll be okay.
My god.
What happened?
No.
No.
Shit, man.
This is what we're up against?
She's still alive, Trent.
Right.
The weapons you want are
down there, coming?
Cut the crap, man.
There's nothing we
want down there.
You told us everything
while you were out.
We came anyway, we like
a good fight,
but not with bows and arrows
against these things.
Get the hell out of the car.
You're frigging crazy, man.
You.
Get up.
My child.
Please.
Get up.
Not bad.
Young.
What are you, a feral cannibal?
Got plenty of meat to eat.
Plenty.
Dog.
Bitch.
You better produce.
You better goddamn well produce.
Stop the car, stop here.
We can't take the car in.
We need the firepower.
We'd attract too much attention.
You'd never find spider alive
before they stopped you.
You know how to use one
of these things?
Sure.
Okay wait here,
if it looks like I'm in trouble,
come get me.
Has anybody seen a little girl
about this tall, wild hair?
She's gone, they took her
a few minutes ago.
Hey, what do we do?
If you try to escape
they're gonna stop you,
but it's up to you.
Have you seen a girl
about your height?
Shit.
Well, don't leave me.
All right, come on.
You gonna come, let's go!
Help me!
No!
You're crazy man,
they might as well just slit
their own throats.
If we had weapons, man,
we could kick some ass!
As if we haven't got
enough problems.
Shit.
Testing one, two, testing.
Are you the dominant,
ambivinous life forms?
That's us, man.
I represent t
tunnels ammunition.
We got a tip that an lzaak's
headed your way.
That usually means good business,
you'll need a lot of artillery to
fight off those izaak.
But you seemed to have managed,
still keep the card.
Wait a second, hold on.
You sell guns?
That I do.
What do you got?
Omega n3-46 plasma automatic.
50k rounds per second.
Star blaster,
lighting Mason rifle.
Capable of penetrating
neutron star ceiling
up to 10 centimeters thick.
Kn-837 fermascion, watch.
Useful item.
See anything you like?
Sure.
But what's the price tag?
Calculated at local currency,
this one is about $37,000.
Suppose we just help ourselves?
I can use these things as
well as sell them.
Look man,
there hasn't even been
money on this planet
since the pig men came.
I see.
Then I'm wasting my time,
aren't 1?
Hold it, just a second.
I suppose you must
barter sometimes, right?
Sometimes.
What have you got?
Somebody get this man a drink.
Man.
What's this place?
Ow, my head.
That's the thing I get to view.
Well, this guy's got
some big plans.
Well, tough guy,
how are you feeling, fine?
Yeah I feel great, who are you?
Reinhart.
Rex.
Rex.
Like in king.
You got it.
As in king.
These are my.
Sons?
Subjects.
My army.
I'm in charge here.
Wait don't tell me, I can
guess the rest.
You're assembling an
army of mutants,
then you're gonna spread out,
and conquer the world.
What are perceptive young man.
Conquer the world, that's me.
Now you.
What about you, who are you?
Riley, doghouse Riley.
Well Mr. Riley, you impress me.
You really did.
You made it single handed into the
heart of my fortress,
slaying a dozen of my formidable,
genetic creations on your way.
Let me tell you something Riley,
I have a problem, even
kings have problems.
These mutans of mine, they're
incredibly powerful
and loyal as dogs.
Unfortunately, they're as
dumb as dogs too.
I'm coming to realize
that if my army is going
to be effective,
I'm going to need men like you.
Young lieutenants,
tough,
resourceful,
to keep my troops in line.
You're offering me a job?
Yes.
I'm offering you a job, Mr. Riley.
Nah, I don't think so.
Are you quite sure?
Yeah.
Positive? - Mm-hmm.
Then, I guess I'm gonna
have to kill ya.
I figured.
Walt.
No hasty decision.
I'd like to take you on a tour.
Great. - Okay?
Then I'll kill ya.
Wait, what are you doing?
We have to wait, he's
gonna signal!
Did he tell you
what the signal was?
No.
Then let's go for it.
All right, go for it!
Look, Mr. Riley.
My latest model, my best.
A monster.
The trouble is, I haven't been
able to breed the bastards.
But with him,
I have my best chance.
Especially
since we have a
younger partner.
Aha. - Let go, you stupid gook.
There she is, Mr. Riley.
Hello, little cannibal.
Trent.
What?
Somebody you know?
Then what's the matter?
She's just a kid.
But that's the point.
That's what I just told you,
a younger partner.
Can you imagine that, huh?
Would you like to see it, huh?
Stop it!
Let's get the chains off.
What took you so long?
All right Riley,
if that's the way you wanna die,
help yourself.
It's moving.
Oh, shit.
He's coming.
Get him, get him.
Kill him monster, kill him.
Harder, harder.
Come on, Trent.
More, come on.
Get up, get up, come on, you
can do it, get up.
Get him.
Kick him in the balls!
Please Mr. Riley, not there, I'm
trying to breed him!
Why don't you pick on
somebody your own size.
Mr. Riley, you can't
avoid him all day.
You'll get tired, he never will.
Choke him, choke him, come on.
I'm doing.
Bye bye, Mr. Riley.
Bye bye.
Die ya sucker.
Okay.
Kill him!
Kill the son of a bitch, kill him!
Kill him!
No.
No!
No!
Die you sucker!
All right!
Nice weapons.
Remember the drink? - Yeah.
Same one we gave you, we
gave the arms dealer.
We got the guns.
Well, it sure works.
Okay, easy.
You look like hell.
I feel just fine.
I don't know how to thank you.
You could if we had time.
I'm glad we didn't kill you,
hero.
Yeah, me too.
[T was a blast, man.
We'll have to do it
again sometime.
Forget something?
No, it's nothing.
Hey, Trent!
Are you Trent?
Yeah.
Our little sister couldn't stop
talking about you last night.
Oh, so you're spider's sisters.
Thank you.
You could stay with us.
You could stay with us,
help up rebuild.
No.
No thanks,
I got hero stuff to do.
Take care of the kid.
Where'd you learn that?
Taught myself.
Pretty good.
Where are we going?
Well I don't know
where I'm going,
but you are going back home.
You're leaving me?
You love me.
I hate that kind of talk.
You risked your
goddamn life for me.
You love me.
Maybe I do.
But I refuse to give into it.
I'll be back.
Promise?
Screw you too.
Yeah, love you too kid.