Nidstang (2026) Movie Script
What if James Bond was a penguin
with better moves and a bigger dick?
That is Petey.
An animated character
who we want to bring to life
and set the world on fire.
But we need your help to do it.
I'm Nikholas Mata, the director
and lead animator.
And I'm Ana Hausen, the writer.
A little about us:
Ana I have been friends
since kindergarten.
She's a talented writer.
I mean, she's brilliant!
And we've been talking
about making our own film.
Something to bring American animation
back to its
Ralph Bakshi 70's-era roots
for years. Now
enter Petey.
We are 80% done with the animation,
but we need $5,000 in finishing funds
to hire a composer,
and color correctionist, and to launch
an aggressive marketing campaign.
For a pledge of $20,
you get an actual drawing signed by me
with a personalized message.
For $100, you get both.
This is only the beginning.
If the short film is successful
and we can build up an audience
of awesome contributors like you,
we plan to make a full length
animated Petey film. But,
don't do it for us...
Do it for Petey.
We have our crew in your neighborhood
and we can stop by and fully
aerate your lawn.
Aeration...
That's when we poke holes into your soil
so we can break it up
and get all the nutrients in there.
Yeah.
It greens up your grass like,
like no other.
Yeah, I hear what you're saying...
Okay.
I... I felt the same way about my lawn too,
but here's what I found,
Connie... Consie... is once
my boys come over and aerate your lawn,
you won't need to water it as often.
So. So do your lawn a favor
and let us come over...
It'll take less than 30 minutes.
You're doing the right thing,
Consie.
So how does tomorrow at 2 p.m.
sound?
Perfect.
Perfect.
Are you paying with Visa or MasterCard
today?
All right.
Perfect.
Got you all locked in, Consie.
See you tomorrow.
Nik, hello?
You better not be jerking off.
Look, he's about to join. You.
Yes, yes. I'm coming.
Hold on.
Hey.
Nice shirt.
Don't mock my shirt, huh?
How do I look?
Let's just get this over with.
So let me do the talking, okay?
Gladly.
Hi, Mr. Leaning,
how are you today?
No complaints.
Keeping busy.
How are you?
It's Nik and Ana, right?
Yes, I'm Nikolas Mata,
and this is my co-animator Ana Hausen...
Can she speak for herself?
Of course.
Hi. I'm Ana Hausen. Ana Hausen.
Well, I don't have much time.
I received your pitch, but to be honest,
I didn't have time to read it.
So, how about you
just tell me what makes Petey
worth my time?
Mr. Leaning, as I always say...
Pictures speak louder than words.
What Ana and I have done is created
the most kick-ass spy since
Sterling Archer.
Hell, Petey will make Archer look like
an altar boy attending Sunday school.
He's handsome, charismatic, good looking,
who's got the moves and gets the ladies.
Mr. Leaning, Petey is the entire package.
And like we say around here,
don't fuck with Petey.
That's really shit-hot,
Nik and Ana.
Thank you so much.
But 2D theatrical animation
is deader than dead.
3D computer graphics,
that's hot.
3-D computer fairy tales
with dance numbers and fart jokes...
That sells. 2D horny penguins
that shit doesn't sell.
You follow me?
I follow.
Look, I like you Nik.
Your passion. Passion's good.
But why don't you use that passion
and take it to the next level?
What do you mean?
You could go 3D.
That's what audiences are into nowadays,
especially adults. I.
We think that the short
will prove otherwise.
How about Petey just smooches the ladies
instead of banging them?
You go for a PG rating
or a G rating, make a fuck ton of money.
I mean,
do we really need another PG Disney
princess movie?
I mean, Petey will fuck the princess
and kick Prince Charming in the balls,
Okay?
Okay, okay, tell you what.
I'll check out the shorts,
see if you can convince me.
Don't fuck with Petey. That's a great tag.
You finish the short,
and I'll check it out.
Thank you.
Well, that went great.
What do you mean? It did.
Didn't you hear?
He said he's going to check out the short.
We don't have a short,
nor do we have enough money to finish it.
Ana, we will.
All right, we'll get the money.
We still have time.
I hope you're right.
Look,
I have some work stuff I have to finish.
I'll talk to you later, okay?
Yeah. Okay.
Hi, Ana?
Foster Nevans, I saw
your pitch on UFUNDIT...
Tell me more.
That's stupid...
Sure.
What would you like to know?
Everything.
Weirdo...
What the fuck do you want?
No, you don't...
What the fuck?
Look, mom,
that's all I really need to cover
rent for this month.
That's it.
My next check is going to have
my commission pay plus my base pay.
So I'll be in really good shape.
Please. I really appreciate it.
That's what you said last month.
Here we are again.
Would you rather have me on the street
then? Is that,
is that what you want, mom?
You can always move back home.
To Idaho?
No, I don't think so.
Uncle Mark is looking for someone
to take over the business.
It's good money.
I'm an animator,
Mother, I'm not a gas station clerk.
There's
nothing wrong about a blue collar job.
Especially if it pays the bills.
It's just 200 bucks, Mom.
Please.
Holy shit.
What?
Nothing. Sorry, Mom.
I'm just a little stressed.
Fine,
fine...
I'll send the check.
Thank you so much, Mom.
That's the last time you gotta bail
my ass out, Okay, okay, I got to go, Mom.
I love you.
What kind of feature
do you want me to make?
That sounds good.
Ana?
What the fuck?
Ana?
Thanks for chatting with me, Ana...
I hope it wasn't too pushy or anything
hitting you up like this.
No, not at all.
I am really impressed with Petey.
Thanks.
You want to create a feature
after this short, correct?
Yeah, that's the plan.
Do you have a screenplay for it yet?
Not yet.
After the short is finished,
that's what I'll focus on.
I want to help write the screenplay
and animate the feature.
I would do it for free, of course.
Or for ownership.
Also might have some funds
to invest for that as well.
You do?
Yeah.
Also, I have some ideas.
Yeah.
Actually, I have a lot of ideas.
I'll have to run it past Nik.
He's directing it, so...
Of course.
Of course.
Yeah...
This is actually Nik.
I have to take this.
Um, can we chat tomorrow night?
Sure.
Okay.
Until then.
I didn't know you were coming over.
I called, like, five seconds ago.
That's not much warning.
Whoa...
Isn't it a little early to start drinking?
Yeah, right, like you haven't
been hitting the bottle since
7 a.m. this morning.
What's this for?
You haven't checked out
UFUNDIT, have you?
Not recently.
Then, check it.
Boom!
Is this real?
It's as real as it gets.
We're over halfway
there, thanks to Mr. Voxx
Who the hell is Voxx?
Who cares? The guy gave us money.
A lot of money.
Maybe he wants to help animators.
Maybe he has a generous soul.
He also wants to hire me to animate
for him.
Wait. What?
He wants to hire you?
Why?
Geez...
Thanks for the compliment.
No, that's not what I mean. I just...
Who does that?
People who need animators.
What did you say?
That I'll think about it.
But it'll have to wait until Petey movie
is finished.
He's okay with that?
Why wouldn't he be?
I don't know.
People don't usually give money
without wanting something in return.
Oh, Ana, you're too skeptical.
Even with this donation,
we're only halfway there.
We need to raise $5,000,
or we're going to get nothing.
We still have over a week left.
Have some faith.
And what about the Petey feature length?
I thought that is what we're
going to work on next.
We will.
And, who knows,
maybe this Voxx guy can pay for it.
You think?
Why not?
Mr. Voxx could be the gift
that keeps on giving.
Cheer up.
Fuck!
What a looney...
Hi, Dad.
Hey, sweetie.
Just wanted to let you know that I renewed
your lease for another 14 months.
The rate was a lot better.
So now that's done.
Awesome. Thank you.
How is it going?
It's good.
Have you been outside?
If you haven't,
that's okay.
I'm not pushing or anything.
We've almost finished the film.
Really?
Great.
That's awesome.
You know, it's still not too late
to pursue an Army career.
Lieutenant Ana Hausen
has a nice sound to it. Dad...
Okay, okay...
I'll drop it.
Well...
I'll let you go.
Stay safe, sweetie.
Bye.
Can I help you?
Ana, it's Foster Nevans.
Yeah.
I should have called before
I came, but, I got to show you this.
You ain't never seen
Petey like this before.
It's called
what?
Petey's Inferno.
Petey is Dante,
and he travels through hell,
all nine circles, and in each circle,
he meets a new foe.
A loose-based adaptation.
What I mean is, in circle nine, it's not
Treachery, circle eight's
not Fraud. Instead,
It'll be Petey
facing his fears.
Fears?
His fears,
personified.
Here,
check it out.
Came prepared.
You and Ana must have been talking
quite a bit about Petey.
Yeah, I guess I got excited.
We all are.
And think about it,
Dante's Inferno is in public domain,
so it'll be globally recognized.
And it will click with people.
What have you written?
Any movies?
A TV show?
A web series, the Degenerates.
No feature scripts? No?
I've optioned three.
But they weren't produced.
An option isn't exactly an easy
thing to pull off, Nik.
You know how many times I've tried.
Besides, I like his idea.
It's what we're going for, right?
Something intelligent, something fresh.
Petey's
Inferno...
I mean, who's going to pay to see that?
You're the director.
Look, I'm not trying to put you down.
I'm really not, man.
But this is not the way to go.
You got to understand this cute-flippered-
motherfucker is my shot!
Our shot.
I mean, this is great.
This is great,
by the way...
You didn't go to a predatory,
for-profit art school too, did you?
No. I'm a self-taught.
Right?
Right.
I gotta get to work.
Oh. What do you do?
I'm a bartender.
Oh, mixing up some drinks.
It pays the bills, you know.
Right.
Oh, are you guys having a party in there?
I can join.
No, Molly, we're not.
I'll call you later.
Okay?
Yeah.
So I like your new boyfriend.
He's nice.
Better than that dude.
He's not my boyfriend.
Neither of them are.
Keeping it casual.
I like it, girl.
Why were you so rude to Foster?
Me?
I wasn't being rude.
You were.
Sorry.
Who was that guy anyways?
He's a friend.
You don't have any friends?
Did you honestly like the idea?
I thought it was okay.
Just okay?
It's better than anything else. We've got.
Well, it doesn't really matter,
okay? It's too early to start
thinking about a future.
We still need to raise
the rest of the money to make the short.
Once we get that done,
we can start brainstorming the feature.
Okay.
Okay.
What do you want?
Come on, you fucker, come on...
Come on!
Fuck! Shit Fuck!
Check your email...
Five thousand?
Who...
No, I'm working on my Petey movie,
that's why you donated the money.
I'm not doing what you want to do.
Noooooo.
We did it!
Don't fuck with Petey!
Feels like it could really happen now.
The Petey movie.
Yeah.
I had my doubts. But...
Holy shit,
Nik! You did it.
We did it.
To Petey.
To Petey.
You never told me
how you raised the money.
What?
The money.
After the UFUNDIT campaign failed,
how did you get the money?
My mom gave it to me.
Really?
Yeah.
Oh, shoot.
I have to get ready.
Going somewhere?
I have a date.
A date?
You mean like a
outside the apartment?
No, no, he.
He's coming here.
He's going to cook for me.
Is it that Foster guy?
Yes, it's that Foster guy.
You don't like him, do you?
No comment.
What's that supposed to mean?
Well, Ignore what I said.
I'm an asshole.
Enjoy your dinner.
And thank you for everything
you've done for me.
Really.
Come on, fucker!
I know it's you, why
are you fucking with me?
What the hell's the matter with you?
I'm so sorry, Greg. Look, I...
Here's your mail!
Listen, Greg...
I just thought you were someone else,
I'm sorry.
Come on, man, don't be like...
Oh. Get a grip of yourself, Nik.
What the fuck?!
Has anyone heard of the animator,
Mr. Voxx?
Forget that name?
What the hell does that mean?
If you know something about Voxx, please
respond.
It's important.
Good.
So... Oh, no,
No, no.
Let me do this.
You relax.
Cooking and cleaning, just racking up
gold stars.
Can I make you some tea, or coffee, or...
Why don't you finish this?
Yeah.
And I put that there.
Right? Right.
So you put your finger there? Exactly.
I'm sorry.
No. Don't be. I'm just,
taking it slow.
Right.
Because of
Nik?
Why would it be because of Nik?
I dunno...
You guys seem kind of close.
Well, we are.
We've known each other since kindergarten.
He's practically my big brother.
Brother?
Right.
Seems kind of protective over you.
Yeah, like a brother.
Got it.
It's good to know, because, um...
Because?
Because,
one day,
Miss
Ana Hausen...
I'm going to kiss you,
and it's going to be amazing.
I took a look at that
Petey short you sent me.
In two words?
I'm fucking impressed!
I guess that's three words, isn't it?
I want to develop
Petey into a feature film.
I think you could sell,
but we're gonna have to go for a PG rating,
and a very soft PG rating at that.
No more Petey
mowing down bad guys with machine guns,
no more banging big breasted bitches.
Parents won't go for that.
I think you're missing
the point. Petey isn't meant for...
I get what you're trying to do,
you want to be edgy, and that's cool!
But you got to do that
in your own dime, amigo.
Because no one's gonna invest money
in that
when there's alimony
and cocaine habits to support. But
I'm going to get you the
budget to make a movie
that will launch your career.
I'm passing you the golden football,
Nik.
Ana's the writer,
Petey's her concept,
I will have to discuss it with her
and then... Yes, Ana's the writer,
but you're the director.
And I want to hear it from you
before I waste any more of my time.
What's it going to be, Nikko?
Don't mess with Petey.
I love it.
Lose the whole fuck deal altogether.
Now that can go on a Happy Meal.
You're brilliant, bro!
I don't work for you.
Soon as I get paid,
I will give you your money back.
I'm not afraid of you.
Fuck you! Fuck you!
FUCK YOU!
Hi. I have your order.
Thank you.
Here.
Thank you,
see you next week.
Jesus, you scared me.
It's not wise to leave your door open.
Anyone could just come in.
I was just about to close it.
I have something for you.
What is it?
I found it outside your door last night.
And you took it?
I didn't want it to get stolen.
I'm trustworthy.
I'm a nurse, you know.
Well, actually home care worker.
I take care of the elderly.
Did you see who left this?
I don't pay attention
to who comes and goes around here.
I'm not a stalker.
Could have fooled me.
Did you call the cops?
And tell them what?
I have no idea who even sent me...
Who would do something
like that?
Right...
Will you get rid of it?
Sure.
What are you doing?
Getting rid of it.
I want it outside the apartment.
Of course.
Do you want a glass?
Sure.
What is it?
What?
Nothing.
I forgot to do something.
A rain check on the wine?
I'll get rid of this.
You're leaving already?
Yes. I have to take care of some things.
Ana, lock the doors.
Hey, Nik.
What's up?
You have a good day, too...
Jerk.
Nik, is that you?
No, it's me.
Hey, what's wrong?
I'm really freaked out right now.
Oh. Come here.
It's okay.
I'm here.
I'm here.
Are you Steve?
I'm Nik.
I messaged you.
Yeah, I know. Sit.
Hi, is there anything I can
get for you?
Coffee.
Black. No sugar.
Tell me about this Voxx guy.
Have you been here before?
Their comic book collection's
It's truly extraordinary.
I don't care about that.
You should
especially check out the 1940's collection
they have.
What does it have to do with Voxx?
Everything.
Before Ralph Bakshi,
there was William Bill Xoo.
Not much is known about Xoo,
only that he worked at Heeschen Studios
in 1934.
At night he used their equipment
to create his own cartoons.
Robbie Rat,
a not-so-tongue-in-cheek
stab at the Big Mouse, was his first.
How is this relevant?
The studio boss found out about Xoo's
little science project.
Oh, he got angry.
And when I mean angry, I mean angry.
He got his friend, the Chicago mob boss
at the time involved.
They weren't gentle.
What did they do?
They cut his flesh,
disfigured him, even blinded him
according to some.
Jesus...
Of course,
that's not the worst thing they did.
They broke every bone in his hand.
It was actually worse than killing him,
preventing him from drawing, taking away
his only passion.
What happened to him?
That's where the
legend gets a little murky.
Some say he fled to Los Angeles
and got started on his next masterpiece,
Nidstang.
Or as I call it, the Horse from hell.
I've seen this.
Typical Voxx.
Nidstang is an ancient Norse curse.
Xoo wanted to harness its power
and use it for his animation.
Nidstang
was to be a journey to hell,
similar to Dante's Inferno.
After losing his ability to draw,
Xoo recruited dozens of animators,
many of whom couldn't bear
or stomach the things they
were told to put on paper.
Eventually,
word spread about the cursed cartoon.
Soon enough, nobody, and
I mean nobody, wanted to work with him.
How is this related to Voxx?
Just listen!
According to some,
Chicago hit men took him out.
Others say his curse made him immortal.
Feeding Nidstang,
these poor souls that they could find,
whatever victim they could find,
in order for Nidstang to spare him.
Are you trying to tell me
that Voxx is this Bill Xoo?
That he's immortal?
I'm not saying anything.
I'm just telling you what I know.
Do you expect me to believe this
apocalyptic Ghostbusters bullshit?
You wanted answers.
I'm giving them to you.
I don't have time for this...
Let me guess,
he offered
to give you money in return for some
work.
That's right.
Then you're fucked.
I'll just quit.
You can't quit Voxx,
or escape the Nidstang curse.
No, no, my friend,
you made a deal with the devil
in the crossroads.
Just like me.
The day I took his money,
I signed my life away.
And now I'm paying the price for it.
And eventually.
So will you.
This is ridiculous.
He's not some superhuman.
He's just a bitter asshole.
What does he use?
Drugs to control us, to fuck with us?
Once I figure out how he's doing this,
I will stop him.
There is always a way.
Oh, I wish there was.
Once Voxx gets you,
he spreads,
and grows like cancer.
Why is he doing this?
Because he wants to punish you.
He hates you.
You and your God given ability to draw.
You have everything he doesn't.
You, my friend,
are his slave.
Until the day she releases
you and your contract.
Or...
Or, or what?
Or until he kills you.
Well, actually,
that's not true.
He makes you do the dirty work.
You always do the dirty work...
The Nidstang curse
has its roots in Norse paganism, a ritual
where a horse's head
is impaled on a pole and buried, thus
angering the spirits of the earth,
where the sorcerer can direct that anger
as a curse or hex at his enemies.
Now, even virtual Nidstangs
have sprung up on the internet
by neopagan German groups...
Lawn Boys.
Nikolas Mata?
Who's this?
That is you, isn't it?
Who are you? Who is this?
Your boys never stopped
by to aerate my lawn like I paid for,
Nik. What
are you running, a fucking scam?
Look, sir...
I just booked the appointments.
All right? That's all that I do.
I don't run their operations, I just...
Book appointments...
Fuck you! I want my money back!
How did you get my number?
Give me my money back
or I'm calling the cops!
Ana!
Ana, open up!
Are you okay?
Yes! Why?!
Stay here.
What are you doing?
Are you sure you're okay?
Yes, I'm fine...
Are you okay?
What are you doing here anyway?
Oh, I just thought we'd do that,
the rain check for that glass of wine.
Oh...
What?
Um, Foster's on his way,
but we should catch up soon.
We haven't done that in a while.
Yeah,
sure.
Lock the door.
Foster.
Nik.
Leave Ana alone,
you fucking coward!
Come on.
What the fuck?
Oh, Yes,
yes, I'll do anything you want,
just leave her out of this!
Yes, yes... I'll do anything you want.
I am confused.
What are you saying exactly?
I'm not doing the Petey movie.
What changed your mind?
Do you have another offer?
Because I'm telling you,
you won't get a better deal...
No, I don't have any other offers,
Okay? There will be no Petey
the movie. Ever.
Nik, where are you?
I've been trying to call you for days.
Anyway, I finished the treatment
for the Petey feature length.
I sent it to you,
you should check it out,
and call me.
Do you want me to go with you?
Just stay here.
I can do this...
I think.
Nik, it's Ana.
I know you're in there.
I'm not leaving until you
come out.
Jesus!
What are you doing here?
What am I doing here?
What are you doing?
Just working.
On what?
You look like shit.
Why haven't you called me?
Oh my God,
what happened?
I had an accident.
Nik, what's going on?
Just tell me.
The deal's off.
Deal?
With Chris Leaning...
He pulled out on the Petey movie.
Why?
He didn't say why.
But he was a real asshole about it.
I didn't know how to tell you.
I know...
I knew how much it meant to you.
So what?
Fuck him.
There's other producers,
we'll find somebody else.
I can't do that.
What do you mean?
I'm not doing it. I'm done.
All right, I...
I quit.
I have to do something else.
Are you being serious?
Right now?
I have to do something else,
I have no choice!
Go home, Ana.
Ana?
Ana?
Ana, are you okay?
Yes!
Take me home, please!
I can't be out here...
GO! NOW!
I did not agree to that.
I had a feeling you didn't,
that's why I wanted to hear it from you.
I can't believe he'd do that.
I don't know what to tell you, Ana
sometimes people just
flake out.
It's part of the business.
Well, let me assure you
that I would like to move forward
with the Petey movie,
whether Nik wants to or not.
That's exactly what I wanted to hear.
First off, the script.
Petey's Inferno?
I hate it!
And then there's the whole Petey's origin
treatment story.
I like what you're trying to do with that,
but it doesn't connect.
People are stupid, Ana.
They just want mental junk food, mental
Big Macs, not Dostoevsky, not Shakespeare.
You got to spell it out for 'em.
Let's go back to the basics:
Fairy tales.
Hans Christian Andersen-type shit.
It's all in the public domain,
so you can do whatever you want with it.
Just make it cute, make it bright,
make it shiny.
And above all else,
make it commercial, baby.
You got it?
I understand what you're trying to say,
but I think we should try to move forward
with something...
Let's chat later,
Ana.
Bye.
They're all the same.
They talk over you and never let you get
a word in.
It's like an unspoken code
to exist in Hollywood,
you have to excel at the art
of being a total cunt.
What are we going to do?
You heard him,
he doesn't like any of our ideas.
He wants Disney Lite.
What we need is a solid pitch
with visuals, concept art, storyboard.
I mean, we already have that.
I say.
We go with Petey's Inferno.
But what about my idea?
I love your idea,
I do...
Don't get me wrong... but.
Mine is
mine is more developed, isn't it?
I mean, I'm
almost done with the third act.
It makes the most sense.
Trust me.
I will, be right back.
Nik, why aren't you here?
Fuck you!
You fucker!
What's the.
I quit!
You fucking hear me?
I fucking QUIT!
Fuck!
Fuck!
Steve! No!
Steve!
Steve! Don't!
Steve, STOP!
Just
leave me alone...
I need to talk to you.
And how?
You lied to me?
What?
I spoke with Leaning.
Oh, um...
Thanks for going behind my back.
And FYI,
I'm making the movie, whether
you want me to or not.
Look, I can explain everything, okay?
You just have to listen to me.
I don't think so.
I'm fucking begging you,
Ana! Just listen...
I heard There's something going on,
something
fucking evil! Something sinister.
I just need five minutes...
Please.
Okay.
I'll listen.
I don't even know where to fuckin' start.
You remember Mr.
Voxx? And Mr. $2,000-donation-Mr. Voxx?
Yeah, the gift that keeps on giving guy?
Yeah, I remember...
When we didn't reach the goal on UFUNDIT,
he sent me five grand.
He paid to have the short finished.
Why are you telling me this now?
Because I thought that was it! Like,
it's like he's just...
He's just some kind of a fucking weirdo
or whatever, right?
But then the short was done,
and it was boom!
We're moving on...
I'm sensing a but is coming?
Yeah...
He makes me do this when I don't do
what he wants.
Jesus! You're cutting yourself?
NO! Yes
but,
but only 'cause he makes me do this...
What do you mean he's making you do it?
I know it sounds crazy, Ana, okay? I know
it sounds bat shit crazy, but this is real!
All right?
He's fucking cursed me with some... shit,
you stupid horse head...
I don't know if he's drugging me, or what
he's doing, okay? But he makes me do this,
like, every time he gets mad,
every time he gets annoyed or whatever.
I get all these texts on my phone,
you see, and he's all pissed,
and he tells me, and he's making me do
this. He didn't do that for.
Enough! Enough!
I care about you.
You know that, right?
You haven't been yourself lately.
Maybe you need to talk to somebody,
But I can take...
NO! You're not listening!
What's going on in here?
Nothing.
Nik just stopped by.
What do you want?
I just stopped by to...
Nothing that concerns you.
You mind giving me and Ana a moment here?
I'll leave.
When Ana wants me to leave.
You know, you're a real asshole.
Because this is something important.
More important than your stupid sketches!
Every fucking.
Don't fucking
tell me what you want to do!
GET OFF ME!
Get off of him!
Yeah. All right.
Yeah.
I think he needs to talk to somebody!
He's not doing okay...
Okay?
He's a lunatic!
Jesus, just let me talk to him...
I'll fucking leave!
It doesn't need to be like this,
let me help you!
No one can help me!
Nik, wait.
Now! Let him go!
He's nuts!
He's hurting!
He's hurting? Why?
He's getting everything he ever wanted!
Leaning's going to produce Petey,
he's getting his film and
Does he doesn't even fucking want it?!
Face it, Ana, he's losing it!
Oh, Ana...
Okay, okay.
Okay.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry No.
Come on, come on,
come on, come on, come on...
Oh, I got you now, fucker!
I know you're Voxx, fucker...
It says you can call the police
and have them do a wellness check.
Or send a social worker.
I could do that.
Send someone to his place.
What do you think?
What do you care?
Fuck him!
He's my friend,
that's why.
He's a junkie!
He's probably shooting up.
Nik's not shooting up!
You're defending him now?
You don't tell me who I can
and can't care about.
Got it?
That's
not what I'm doing.
The guy's
not worth your time.
He's like a brother to me.
He's a leech,
Ana, he's sucking all your energy,
can't you see that?
He needs help!
You can't help somebody
who doesn't want help!
You see what he's doing?
He's turning us against each other
when we should be working together,
trying to make our movie...
That's exactly what he wants!
And this is the scene in the movie
where you get the fuck out of my house!
You call me
when you're ready to make this movie.
Got you, asshole!
What a fucking pig!
I got you now, motherfucker!
I got you now!
What the hell are you doing?
I came to see you, Foster. Or,
or should I say, Mr. Voxx?
What the hell are you talking about?
I know who you are, motherfucker!
The jig is up, and I'm going to tell
Ana all about it.
Fuck you, Nik!
Fuck you, Voxx!
How about I animate you slicing
your fucking dick off, huh?!
You seriously need some fucking
help! I'm calling the cops.
I know about your felony.
I can explain that.
Oh, I'm sure you can.
I'm sure you have
a perfectly good explanation for that.
But I doubt
that Ana's going to believe you.
And once I can prove that you're
behind those fucking videos, you're done.
You're fucking DONE!
Give me that...
Give me...
Go! Oh,
God damn it!
Come on!
What are you doing, you piece of shit?
What are you...?!
FUCK!!!
I got you, fucker...
I fucking got you!
Fuck your deadline!
This is what I think of your fucking
deadline!
Look, this is what I think of
your deadline...
I know it's you, Foster,
and I hope you're fucking watching!
Fuck you!
I'm coming,
Jesus!
I got him, I fucking got him!
Nik, you need to go.
Foster is Voxx! It's been him all along!
He's been sending me the videos,
and I can finally prove it.
Look...
What is this?
It was Foster!
Okay?
I found this in his car
a couple hours ago. It's him, Ana!
But that's not all...
He also has a felony conviction.
He was stalking to someone,
he's not who you think he is!
Look, we can call the cops, we can,
we can get one of those
restraining orders...
You need to go.
What?
I need you to go, right now.
But Ana, he's
it's him!
He... he's
the one that's been doing this to me.
Okay? We can call the cops,
we can get him thrown in jail, it's...
We Leave right now!
But Ana!
I get it...
You need time to process this...
I'm here for you, Ana.
I'm always here for you.
Ana!
You motherfucker!
Who is it?
It's me.
Uh, it's me...
Ana?
Please open the door.
I want to talk.
Why didn't you tell me about the felony?
I... I didn't know how...
It's all a big misunderstanding.
I didn't do it,
but my lawyers made me plead guilty...
He was a hack!
Please open the door.
Let me explain.
What about the videos?
Videos?
I... I don't know what that even means.
I saw the drawings, Nik showed me.
Okay, somebody,
somebody left those in an envelope
on my windshield.
I don't know who, I...
I thought maybe they were,
they were joking?
Please, Ana.
I need you to leave.
Ana, Ana...
DON'T DO THIS! Please...
Please, just go!
AHHHHH Ana, I'm so sorry.
Please, please...
I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have done that!
Hey, Ana.
He's here.
Who? Foster?
Foster...
I asked him to leave,
but he won't.
Ana,
please let me explain,
Nik is the crazy one.
Alright, do not open the door!
Just call the cops, I'll be right there!
Alright...
Ana,
you have to believe me...
I didn't send you or Nik
any videos or... animate them... I.
Maybe, maybe, maybe it was Nik.
Did you ever consider that?
I mean, he's losing his shit...
You even saw it!
What do you mean?
Nik is unstable.
You said he was cutting himself.
Maybe,
maybe he sent the videos.
Maybe,
maybe he doesn't even realize he did it.
911, What's you're emergency?
Ana, please... open the door, Ana.
Ana, I love you.
Hello?
Anyone there?
AHH!
Get off of me!
You're fucking done!
You're gonna
stay right here until the cops arrive!
You're done, Voxx!
You're fucking crazy, and Ana knows it!
Get the fuck off of me!
You're not going anywhere!
You're gonna pay
for what you did to me, to Steve,
and God knows who else...
I have no fucking idea
what you're talking about!
Call 911!
You're gonna call the cops?
Yeah...
Good!
Go ahead...
I have nothing to hide!
STOP LYING!
Okay, you had the drawings,
you did it, Voxx, we both know it!
Somebody left them on my windshield,
I should say you,
so you could get in between me and Ana!
No, no I didn't... no...
Oh, Are you sure?
Come on, come on...
Get fuckin' off me!
How are you doing this?!
What?!
You have them set on a timer or something?
I still have no fucking idea
what you're talking about,
now get off of me!
Get off...
No...
Ana...
What?
NO!
Ana?!
No! Ana.
Ana.
ANA!
Ana!
Ana!
Ana!
Don't Go talk to him...
It's it.
But you didn't see him exit the apartment?
I already told you,
Ana called me,
he was here, forcing his way in.
I arrived,
I saw him leaving the apartment.
Next thing I see is Ana dead...
He's your guy...
He killed her!
No need to raise your voice, sir.
Don't tell me about my voice, man...
Fuck my voice!
Did. Didn't you see what he did to,
he cut off...
He's right.
I saw the whole thing.
I saw him leaving her apartment.
No, I didn't do it,
I didn't kill her... Nik,
I know you fucking hate me,
And you know I would not...
I would never fucking
kill her her! Come on, man...
Like Nik says,
he's your guy.
Don't fuck with Petey...
Oh. Hey, mom, I was...
I was just about to call...
Okay. I just been real busy, you know?
Shouldn't you be on the road by now?
I start Monday, so that's
still gives me five days to pack my shit...
Sorry. Stuff.
Did you read that U-Haul already?
Yes, I did.
It's outside and I'm
unpacking it as we speak.
Well, drive safe.
Don't rush it.
Yeah, okay, I will.
I promise.
Look, I got to go. Mom.
Love you. Bye.
No... No,
no... No.
Mr. Voxx,
I'm here.
with better moves and a bigger dick?
That is Petey.
An animated character
who we want to bring to life
and set the world on fire.
But we need your help to do it.
I'm Nikholas Mata, the director
and lead animator.
And I'm Ana Hausen, the writer.
A little about us:
Ana I have been friends
since kindergarten.
She's a talented writer.
I mean, she's brilliant!
And we've been talking
about making our own film.
Something to bring American animation
back to its
Ralph Bakshi 70's-era roots
for years. Now
enter Petey.
We are 80% done with the animation,
but we need $5,000 in finishing funds
to hire a composer,
and color correctionist, and to launch
an aggressive marketing campaign.
For a pledge of $20,
you get an actual drawing signed by me
with a personalized message.
For $100, you get both.
This is only the beginning.
If the short film is successful
and we can build up an audience
of awesome contributors like you,
we plan to make a full length
animated Petey film. But,
don't do it for us...
Do it for Petey.
We have our crew in your neighborhood
and we can stop by and fully
aerate your lawn.
Aeration...
That's when we poke holes into your soil
so we can break it up
and get all the nutrients in there.
Yeah.
It greens up your grass like,
like no other.
Yeah, I hear what you're saying...
Okay.
I... I felt the same way about my lawn too,
but here's what I found,
Connie... Consie... is once
my boys come over and aerate your lawn,
you won't need to water it as often.
So. So do your lawn a favor
and let us come over...
It'll take less than 30 minutes.
You're doing the right thing,
Consie.
So how does tomorrow at 2 p.m.
sound?
Perfect.
Perfect.
Are you paying with Visa or MasterCard
today?
All right.
Perfect.
Got you all locked in, Consie.
See you tomorrow.
Nik, hello?
You better not be jerking off.
Look, he's about to join. You.
Yes, yes. I'm coming.
Hold on.
Hey.
Nice shirt.
Don't mock my shirt, huh?
How do I look?
Let's just get this over with.
So let me do the talking, okay?
Gladly.
Hi, Mr. Leaning,
how are you today?
No complaints.
Keeping busy.
How are you?
It's Nik and Ana, right?
Yes, I'm Nikolas Mata,
and this is my co-animator Ana Hausen...
Can she speak for herself?
Of course.
Hi. I'm Ana Hausen. Ana Hausen.
Well, I don't have much time.
I received your pitch, but to be honest,
I didn't have time to read it.
So, how about you
just tell me what makes Petey
worth my time?
Mr. Leaning, as I always say...
Pictures speak louder than words.
What Ana and I have done is created
the most kick-ass spy since
Sterling Archer.
Hell, Petey will make Archer look like
an altar boy attending Sunday school.
He's handsome, charismatic, good looking,
who's got the moves and gets the ladies.
Mr. Leaning, Petey is the entire package.
And like we say around here,
don't fuck with Petey.
That's really shit-hot,
Nik and Ana.
Thank you so much.
But 2D theatrical animation
is deader than dead.
3D computer graphics,
that's hot.
3-D computer fairy tales
with dance numbers and fart jokes...
That sells. 2D horny penguins
that shit doesn't sell.
You follow me?
I follow.
Look, I like you Nik.
Your passion. Passion's good.
But why don't you use that passion
and take it to the next level?
What do you mean?
You could go 3D.
That's what audiences are into nowadays,
especially adults. I.
We think that the short
will prove otherwise.
How about Petey just smooches the ladies
instead of banging them?
You go for a PG rating
or a G rating, make a fuck ton of money.
I mean,
do we really need another PG Disney
princess movie?
I mean, Petey will fuck the princess
and kick Prince Charming in the balls,
Okay?
Okay, okay, tell you what.
I'll check out the shorts,
see if you can convince me.
Don't fuck with Petey. That's a great tag.
You finish the short,
and I'll check it out.
Thank you.
Well, that went great.
What do you mean? It did.
Didn't you hear?
He said he's going to check out the short.
We don't have a short,
nor do we have enough money to finish it.
Ana, we will.
All right, we'll get the money.
We still have time.
I hope you're right.
Look,
I have some work stuff I have to finish.
I'll talk to you later, okay?
Yeah. Okay.
Hi, Ana?
Foster Nevans, I saw
your pitch on UFUNDIT...
Tell me more.
That's stupid...
Sure.
What would you like to know?
Everything.
Weirdo...
What the fuck do you want?
No, you don't...
What the fuck?
Look, mom,
that's all I really need to cover
rent for this month.
That's it.
My next check is going to have
my commission pay plus my base pay.
So I'll be in really good shape.
Please. I really appreciate it.
That's what you said last month.
Here we are again.
Would you rather have me on the street
then? Is that,
is that what you want, mom?
You can always move back home.
To Idaho?
No, I don't think so.
Uncle Mark is looking for someone
to take over the business.
It's good money.
I'm an animator,
Mother, I'm not a gas station clerk.
There's
nothing wrong about a blue collar job.
Especially if it pays the bills.
It's just 200 bucks, Mom.
Please.
Holy shit.
What?
Nothing. Sorry, Mom.
I'm just a little stressed.
Fine,
fine...
I'll send the check.
Thank you so much, Mom.
That's the last time you gotta bail
my ass out, Okay, okay, I got to go, Mom.
I love you.
What kind of feature
do you want me to make?
That sounds good.
Ana?
What the fuck?
Ana?
Thanks for chatting with me, Ana...
I hope it wasn't too pushy or anything
hitting you up like this.
No, not at all.
I am really impressed with Petey.
Thanks.
You want to create a feature
after this short, correct?
Yeah, that's the plan.
Do you have a screenplay for it yet?
Not yet.
After the short is finished,
that's what I'll focus on.
I want to help write the screenplay
and animate the feature.
I would do it for free, of course.
Or for ownership.
Also might have some funds
to invest for that as well.
You do?
Yeah.
Also, I have some ideas.
Yeah.
Actually, I have a lot of ideas.
I'll have to run it past Nik.
He's directing it, so...
Of course.
Of course.
Yeah...
This is actually Nik.
I have to take this.
Um, can we chat tomorrow night?
Sure.
Okay.
Until then.
I didn't know you were coming over.
I called, like, five seconds ago.
That's not much warning.
Whoa...
Isn't it a little early to start drinking?
Yeah, right, like you haven't
been hitting the bottle since
7 a.m. this morning.
What's this for?
You haven't checked out
UFUNDIT, have you?
Not recently.
Then, check it.
Boom!
Is this real?
It's as real as it gets.
We're over halfway
there, thanks to Mr. Voxx
Who the hell is Voxx?
Who cares? The guy gave us money.
A lot of money.
Maybe he wants to help animators.
Maybe he has a generous soul.
He also wants to hire me to animate
for him.
Wait. What?
He wants to hire you?
Why?
Geez...
Thanks for the compliment.
No, that's not what I mean. I just...
Who does that?
People who need animators.
What did you say?
That I'll think about it.
But it'll have to wait until Petey movie
is finished.
He's okay with that?
Why wouldn't he be?
I don't know.
People don't usually give money
without wanting something in return.
Oh, Ana, you're too skeptical.
Even with this donation,
we're only halfway there.
We need to raise $5,000,
or we're going to get nothing.
We still have over a week left.
Have some faith.
And what about the Petey feature length?
I thought that is what we're
going to work on next.
We will.
And, who knows,
maybe this Voxx guy can pay for it.
You think?
Why not?
Mr. Voxx could be the gift
that keeps on giving.
Cheer up.
Fuck!
What a looney...
Hi, Dad.
Hey, sweetie.
Just wanted to let you know that I renewed
your lease for another 14 months.
The rate was a lot better.
So now that's done.
Awesome. Thank you.
How is it going?
It's good.
Have you been outside?
If you haven't,
that's okay.
I'm not pushing or anything.
We've almost finished the film.
Really?
Great.
That's awesome.
You know, it's still not too late
to pursue an Army career.
Lieutenant Ana Hausen
has a nice sound to it. Dad...
Okay, okay...
I'll drop it.
Well...
I'll let you go.
Stay safe, sweetie.
Bye.
Can I help you?
Ana, it's Foster Nevans.
Yeah.
I should have called before
I came, but, I got to show you this.
You ain't never seen
Petey like this before.
It's called
what?
Petey's Inferno.
Petey is Dante,
and he travels through hell,
all nine circles, and in each circle,
he meets a new foe.
A loose-based adaptation.
What I mean is, in circle nine, it's not
Treachery, circle eight's
not Fraud. Instead,
It'll be Petey
facing his fears.
Fears?
His fears,
personified.
Here,
check it out.
Came prepared.
You and Ana must have been talking
quite a bit about Petey.
Yeah, I guess I got excited.
We all are.
And think about it,
Dante's Inferno is in public domain,
so it'll be globally recognized.
And it will click with people.
What have you written?
Any movies?
A TV show?
A web series, the Degenerates.
No feature scripts? No?
I've optioned three.
But they weren't produced.
An option isn't exactly an easy
thing to pull off, Nik.
You know how many times I've tried.
Besides, I like his idea.
It's what we're going for, right?
Something intelligent, something fresh.
Petey's
Inferno...
I mean, who's going to pay to see that?
You're the director.
Look, I'm not trying to put you down.
I'm really not, man.
But this is not the way to go.
You got to understand this cute-flippered-
motherfucker is my shot!
Our shot.
I mean, this is great.
This is great,
by the way...
You didn't go to a predatory,
for-profit art school too, did you?
No. I'm a self-taught.
Right?
Right.
I gotta get to work.
Oh. What do you do?
I'm a bartender.
Oh, mixing up some drinks.
It pays the bills, you know.
Right.
Oh, are you guys having a party in there?
I can join.
No, Molly, we're not.
I'll call you later.
Okay?
Yeah.
So I like your new boyfriend.
He's nice.
Better than that dude.
He's not my boyfriend.
Neither of them are.
Keeping it casual.
I like it, girl.
Why were you so rude to Foster?
Me?
I wasn't being rude.
You were.
Sorry.
Who was that guy anyways?
He's a friend.
You don't have any friends?
Did you honestly like the idea?
I thought it was okay.
Just okay?
It's better than anything else. We've got.
Well, it doesn't really matter,
okay? It's too early to start
thinking about a future.
We still need to raise
the rest of the money to make the short.
Once we get that done,
we can start brainstorming the feature.
Okay.
Okay.
What do you want?
Come on, you fucker, come on...
Come on!
Fuck! Shit Fuck!
Check your email...
Five thousand?
Who...
No, I'm working on my Petey movie,
that's why you donated the money.
I'm not doing what you want to do.
Noooooo.
We did it!
Don't fuck with Petey!
Feels like it could really happen now.
The Petey movie.
Yeah.
I had my doubts. But...
Holy shit,
Nik! You did it.
We did it.
To Petey.
To Petey.
You never told me
how you raised the money.
What?
The money.
After the UFUNDIT campaign failed,
how did you get the money?
My mom gave it to me.
Really?
Yeah.
Oh, shoot.
I have to get ready.
Going somewhere?
I have a date.
A date?
You mean like a
outside the apartment?
No, no, he.
He's coming here.
He's going to cook for me.
Is it that Foster guy?
Yes, it's that Foster guy.
You don't like him, do you?
No comment.
What's that supposed to mean?
Well, Ignore what I said.
I'm an asshole.
Enjoy your dinner.
And thank you for everything
you've done for me.
Really.
Come on, fucker!
I know it's you, why
are you fucking with me?
What the hell's the matter with you?
I'm so sorry, Greg. Look, I...
Here's your mail!
Listen, Greg...
I just thought you were someone else,
I'm sorry.
Come on, man, don't be like...
Oh. Get a grip of yourself, Nik.
What the fuck?!
Has anyone heard of the animator,
Mr. Voxx?
Forget that name?
What the hell does that mean?
If you know something about Voxx, please
respond.
It's important.
Good.
So... Oh, no,
No, no.
Let me do this.
You relax.
Cooking and cleaning, just racking up
gold stars.
Can I make you some tea, or coffee, or...
Why don't you finish this?
Yeah.
And I put that there.
Right? Right.
So you put your finger there? Exactly.
I'm sorry.
No. Don't be. I'm just,
taking it slow.
Right.
Because of
Nik?
Why would it be because of Nik?
I dunno...
You guys seem kind of close.
Well, we are.
We've known each other since kindergarten.
He's practically my big brother.
Brother?
Right.
Seems kind of protective over you.
Yeah, like a brother.
Got it.
It's good to know, because, um...
Because?
Because,
one day,
Miss
Ana Hausen...
I'm going to kiss you,
and it's going to be amazing.
I took a look at that
Petey short you sent me.
In two words?
I'm fucking impressed!
I guess that's three words, isn't it?
I want to develop
Petey into a feature film.
I think you could sell,
but we're gonna have to go for a PG rating,
and a very soft PG rating at that.
No more Petey
mowing down bad guys with machine guns,
no more banging big breasted bitches.
Parents won't go for that.
I think you're missing
the point. Petey isn't meant for...
I get what you're trying to do,
you want to be edgy, and that's cool!
But you got to do that
in your own dime, amigo.
Because no one's gonna invest money
in that
when there's alimony
and cocaine habits to support. But
I'm going to get you the
budget to make a movie
that will launch your career.
I'm passing you the golden football,
Nik.
Ana's the writer,
Petey's her concept,
I will have to discuss it with her
and then... Yes, Ana's the writer,
but you're the director.
And I want to hear it from you
before I waste any more of my time.
What's it going to be, Nikko?
Don't mess with Petey.
I love it.
Lose the whole fuck deal altogether.
Now that can go on a Happy Meal.
You're brilliant, bro!
I don't work for you.
Soon as I get paid,
I will give you your money back.
I'm not afraid of you.
Fuck you! Fuck you!
FUCK YOU!
Hi. I have your order.
Thank you.
Here.
Thank you,
see you next week.
Jesus, you scared me.
It's not wise to leave your door open.
Anyone could just come in.
I was just about to close it.
I have something for you.
What is it?
I found it outside your door last night.
And you took it?
I didn't want it to get stolen.
I'm trustworthy.
I'm a nurse, you know.
Well, actually home care worker.
I take care of the elderly.
Did you see who left this?
I don't pay attention
to who comes and goes around here.
I'm not a stalker.
Could have fooled me.
Did you call the cops?
And tell them what?
I have no idea who even sent me...
Who would do something
like that?
Right...
Will you get rid of it?
Sure.
What are you doing?
Getting rid of it.
I want it outside the apartment.
Of course.
Do you want a glass?
Sure.
What is it?
What?
Nothing.
I forgot to do something.
A rain check on the wine?
I'll get rid of this.
You're leaving already?
Yes. I have to take care of some things.
Ana, lock the doors.
Hey, Nik.
What's up?
You have a good day, too...
Jerk.
Nik, is that you?
No, it's me.
Hey, what's wrong?
I'm really freaked out right now.
Oh. Come here.
It's okay.
I'm here.
I'm here.
Are you Steve?
I'm Nik.
I messaged you.
Yeah, I know. Sit.
Hi, is there anything I can
get for you?
Coffee.
Black. No sugar.
Tell me about this Voxx guy.
Have you been here before?
Their comic book collection's
It's truly extraordinary.
I don't care about that.
You should
especially check out the 1940's collection
they have.
What does it have to do with Voxx?
Everything.
Before Ralph Bakshi,
there was William Bill Xoo.
Not much is known about Xoo,
only that he worked at Heeschen Studios
in 1934.
At night he used their equipment
to create his own cartoons.
Robbie Rat,
a not-so-tongue-in-cheek
stab at the Big Mouse, was his first.
How is this relevant?
The studio boss found out about Xoo's
little science project.
Oh, he got angry.
And when I mean angry, I mean angry.
He got his friend, the Chicago mob boss
at the time involved.
They weren't gentle.
What did they do?
They cut his flesh,
disfigured him, even blinded him
according to some.
Jesus...
Of course,
that's not the worst thing they did.
They broke every bone in his hand.
It was actually worse than killing him,
preventing him from drawing, taking away
his only passion.
What happened to him?
That's where the
legend gets a little murky.
Some say he fled to Los Angeles
and got started on his next masterpiece,
Nidstang.
Or as I call it, the Horse from hell.
I've seen this.
Typical Voxx.
Nidstang is an ancient Norse curse.
Xoo wanted to harness its power
and use it for his animation.
Nidstang
was to be a journey to hell,
similar to Dante's Inferno.
After losing his ability to draw,
Xoo recruited dozens of animators,
many of whom couldn't bear
or stomach the things they
were told to put on paper.
Eventually,
word spread about the cursed cartoon.
Soon enough, nobody, and
I mean nobody, wanted to work with him.
How is this related to Voxx?
Just listen!
According to some,
Chicago hit men took him out.
Others say his curse made him immortal.
Feeding Nidstang,
these poor souls that they could find,
whatever victim they could find,
in order for Nidstang to spare him.
Are you trying to tell me
that Voxx is this Bill Xoo?
That he's immortal?
I'm not saying anything.
I'm just telling you what I know.
Do you expect me to believe this
apocalyptic Ghostbusters bullshit?
You wanted answers.
I'm giving them to you.
I don't have time for this...
Let me guess,
he offered
to give you money in return for some
work.
That's right.
Then you're fucked.
I'll just quit.
You can't quit Voxx,
or escape the Nidstang curse.
No, no, my friend,
you made a deal with the devil
in the crossroads.
Just like me.
The day I took his money,
I signed my life away.
And now I'm paying the price for it.
And eventually.
So will you.
This is ridiculous.
He's not some superhuman.
He's just a bitter asshole.
What does he use?
Drugs to control us, to fuck with us?
Once I figure out how he's doing this,
I will stop him.
There is always a way.
Oh, I wish there was.
Once Voxx gets you,
he spreads,
and grows like cancer.
Why is he doing this?
Because he wants to punish you.
He hates you.
You and your God given ability to draw.
You have everything he doesn't.
You, my friend,
are his slave.
Until the day she releases
you and your contract.
Or...
Or, or what?
Or until he kills you.
Well, actually,
that's not true.
He makes you do the dirty work.
You always do the dirty work...
The Nidstang curse
has its roots in Norse paganism, a ritual
where a horse's head
is impaled on a pole and buried, thus
angering the spirits of the earth,
where the sorcerer can direct that anger
as a curse or hex at his enemies.
Now, even virtual Nidstangs
have sprung up on the internet
by neopagan German groups...
Lawn Boys.
Nikolas Mata?
Who's this?
That is you, isn't it?
Who are you? Who is this?
Your boys never stopped
by to aerate my lawn like I paid for,
Nik. What
are you running, a fucking scam?
Look, sir...
I just booked the appointments.
All right? That's all that I do.
I don't run their operations, I just...
Book appointments...
Fuck you! I want my money back!
How did you get my number?
Give me my money back
or I'm calling the cops!
Ana!
Ana, open up!
Are you okay?
Yes! Why?!
Stay here.
What are you doing?
Are you sure you're okay?
Yes, I'm fine...
Are you okay?
What are you doing here anyway?
Oh, I just thought we'd do that,
the rain check for that glass of wine.
Oh...
What?
Um, Foster's on his way,
but we should catch up soon.
We haven't done that in a while.
Yeah,
sure.
Lock the door.
Foster.
Nik.
Leave Ana alone,
you fucking coward!
Come on.
What the fuck?
Oh, Yes,
yes, I'll do anything you want,
just leave her out of this!
Yes, yes... I'll do anything you want.
I am confused.
What are you saying exactly?
I'm not doing the Petey movie.
What changed your mind?
Do you have another offer?
Because I'm telling you,
you won't get a better deal...
No, I don't have any other offers,
Okay? There will be no Petey
the movie. Ever.
Nik, where are you?
I've been trying to call you for days.
Anyway, I finished the treatment
for the Petey feature length.
I sent it to you,
you should check it out,
and call me.
Do you want me to go with you?
Just stay here.
I can do this...
I think.
Nik, it's Ana.
I know you're in there.
I'm not leaving until you
come out.
Jesus!
What are you doing here?
What am I doing here?
What are you doing?
Just working.
On what?
You look like shit.
Why haven't you called me?
Oh my God,
what happened?
I had an accident.
Nik, what's going on?
Just tell me.
The deal's off.
Deal?
With Chris Leaning...
He pulled out on the Petey movie.
Why?
He didn't say why.
But he was a real asshole about it.
I didn't know how to tell you.
I know...
I knew how much it meant to you.
So what?
Fuck him.
There's other producers,
we'll find somebody else.
I can't do that.
What do you mean?
I'm not doing it. I'm done.
All right, I...
I quit.
I have to do something else.
Are you being serious?
Right now?
I have to do something else,
I have no choice!
Go home, Ana.
Ana?
Ana?
Ana, are you okay?
Yes!
Take me home, please!
I can't be out here...
GO! NOW!
I did not agree to that.
I had a feeling you didn't,
that's why I wanted to hear it from you.
I can't believe he'd do that.
I don't know what to tell you, Ana
sometimes people just
flake out.
It's part of the business.
Well, let me assure you
that I would like to move forward
with the Petey movie,
whether Nik wants to or not.
That's exactly what I wanted to hear.
First off, the script.
Petey's Inferno?
I hate it!
And then there's the whole Petey's origin
treatment story.
I like what you're trying to do with that,
but it doesn't connect.
People are stupid, Ana.
They just want mental junk food, mental
Big Macs, not Dostoevsky, not Shakespeare.
You got to spell it out for 'em.
Let's go back to the basics:
Fairy tales.
Hans Christian Andersen-type shit.
It's all in the public domain,
so you can do whatever you want with it.
Just make it cute, make it bright,
make it shiny.
And above all else,
make it commercial, baby.
You got it?
I understand what you're trying to say,
but I think we should try to move forward
with something...
Let's chat later,
Ana.
Bye.
They're all the same.
They talk over you and never let you get
a word in.
It's like an unspoken code
to exist in Hollywood,
you have to excel at the art
of being a total cunt.
What are we going to do?
You heard him,
he doesn't like any of our ideas.
He wants Disney Lite.
What we need is a solid pitch
with visuals, concept art, storyboard.
I mean, we already have that.
I say.
We go with Petey's Inferno.
But what about my idea?
I love your idea,
I do...
Don't get me wrong... but.
Mine is
mine is more developed, isn't it?
I mean, I'm
almost done with the third act.
It makes the most sense.
Trust me.
I will, be right back.
Nik, why aren't you here?
Fuck you!
You fucker!
What's the.
I quit!
You fucking hear me?
I fucking QUIT!
Fuck!
Fuck!
Steve! No!
Steve!
Steve! Don't!
Steve, STOP!
Just
leave me alone...
I need to talk to you.
And how?
You lied to me?
What?
I spoke with Leaning.
Oh, um...
Thanks for going behind my back.
And FYI,
I'm making the movie, whether
you want me to or not.
Look, I can explain everything, okay?
You just have to listen to me.
I don't think so.
I'm fucking begging you,
Ana! Just listen...
I heard There's something going on,
something
fucking evil! Something sinister.
I just need five minutes...
Please.
Okay.
I'll listen.
I don't even know where to fuckin' start.
You remember Mr.
Voxx? And Mr. $2,000-donation-Mr. Voxx?
Yeah, the gift that keeps on giving guy?
Yeah, I remember...
When we didn't reach the goal on UFUNDIT,
he sent me five grand.
He paid to have the short finished.
Why are you telling me this now?
Because I thought that was it! Like,
it's like he's just...
He's just some kind of a fucking weirdo
or whatever, right?
But then the short was done,
and it was boom!
We're moving on...
I'm sensing a but is coming?
Yeah...
He makes me do this when I don't do
what he wants.
Jesus! You're cutting yourself?
NO! Yes
but,
but only 'cause he makes me do this...
What do you mean he's making you do it?
I know it sounds crazy, Ana, okay? I know
it sounds bat shit crazy, but this is real!
All right?
He's fucking cursed me with some... shit,
you stupid horse head...
I don't know if he's drugging me, or what
he's doing, okay? But he makes me do this,
like, every time he gets mad,
every time he gets annoyed or whatever.
I get all these texts on my phone,
you see, and he's all pissed,
and he tells me, and he's making me do
this. He didn't do that for.
Enough! Enough!
I care about you.
You know that, right?
You haven't been yourself lately.
Maybe you need to talk to somebody,
But I can take...
NO! You're not listening!
What's going on in here?
Nothing.
Nik just stopped by.
What do you want?
I just stopped by to...
Nothing that concerns you.
You mind giving me and Ana a moment here?
I'll leave.
When Ana wants me to leave.
You know, you're a real asshole.
Because this is something important.
More important than your stupid sketches!
Every fucking.
Don't fucking
tell me what you want to do!
GET OFF ME!
Get off of him!
Yeah. All right.
Yeah.
I think he needs to talk to somebody!
He's not doing okay...
Okay?
He's a lunatic!
Jesus, just let me talk to him...
I'll fucking leave!
It doesn't need to be like this,
let me help you!
No one can help me!
Nik, wait.
Now! Let him go!
He's nuts!
He's hurting!
He's hurting? Why?
He's getting everything he ever wanted!
Leaning's going to produce Petey,
he's getting his film and
Does he doesn't even fucking want it?!
Face it, Ana, he's losing it!
Oh, Ana...
Okay, okay.
Okay.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry No.
Come on, come on,
come on, come on, come on...
Oh, I got you now, fucker!
I know you're Voxx, fucker...
It says you can call the police
and have them do a wellness check.
Or send a social worker.
I could do that.
Send someone to his place.
What do you think?
What do you care?
Fuck him!
He's my friend,
that's why.
He's a junkie!
He's probably shooting up.
Nik's not shooting up!
You're defending him now?
You don't tell me who I can
and can't care about.
Got it?
That's
not what I'm doing.
The guy's
not worth your time.
He's like a brother to me.
He's a leech,
Ana, he's sucking all your energy,
can't you see that?
He needs help!
You can't help somebody
who doesn't want help!
You see what he's doing?
He's turning us against each other
when we should be working together,
trying to make our movie...
That's exactly what he wants!
And this is the scene in the movie
where you get the fuck out of my house!
You call me
when you're ready to make this movie.
Got you, asshole!
What a fucking pig!
I got you now, motherfucker!
I got you now!
What the hell are you doing?
I came to see you, Foster. Or,
or should I say, Mr. Voxx?
What the hell are you talking about?
I know who you are, motherfucker!
The jig is up, and I'm going to tell
Ana all about it.
Fuck you, Nik!
Fuck you, Voxx!
How about I animate you slicing
your fucking dick off, huh?!
You seriously need some fucking
help! I'm calling the cops.
I know about your felony.
I can explain that.
Oh, I'm sure you can.
I'm sure you have
a perfectly good explanation for that.
But I doubt
that Ana's going to believe you.
And once I can prove that you're
behind those fucking videos, you're done.
You're fucking DONE!
Give me that...
Give me...
Go! Oh,
God damn it!
Come on!
What are you doing, you piece of shit?
What are you...?!
FUCK!!!
I got you, fucker...
I fucking got you!
Fuck your deadline!
This is what I think of your fucking
deadline!
Look, this is what I think of
your deadline...
I know it's you, Foster,
and I hope you're fucking watching!
Fuck you!
I'm coming,
Jesus!
I got him, I fucking got him!
Nik, you need to go.
Foster is Voxx! It's been him all along!
He's been sending me the videos,
and I can finally prove it.
Look...
What is this?
It was Foster!
Okay?
I found this in his car
a couple hours ago. It's him, Ana!
But that's not all...
He also has a felony conviction.
He was stalking to someone,
he's not who you think he is!
Look, we can call the cops, we can,
we can get one of those
restraining orders...
You need to go.
What?
I need you to go, right now.
But Ana, he's
it's him!
He... he's
the one that's been doing this to me.
Okay? We can call the cops,
we can get him thrown in jail, it's...
We Leave right now!
But Ana!
I get it...
You need time to process this...
I'm here for you, Ana.
I'm always here for you.
Ana!
You motherfucker!
Who is it?
It's me.
Uh, it's me...
Ana?
Please open the door.
I want to talk.
Why didn't you tell me about the felony?
I... I didn't know how...
It's all a big misunderstanding.
I didn't do it,
but my lawyers made me plead guilty...
He was a hack!
Please open the door.
Let me explain.
What about the videos?
Videos?
I... I don't know what that even means.
I saw the drawings, Nik showed me.
Okay, somebody,
somebody left those in an envelope
on my windshield.
I don't know who, I...
I thought maybe they were,
they were joking?
Please, Ana.
I need you to leave.
Ana, Ana...
DON'T DO THIS! Please...
Please, just go!
AHHHHH Ana, I'm so sorry.
Please, please...
I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have done that!
Hey, Ana.
He's here.
Who? Foster?
Foster...
I asked him to leave,
but he won't.
Ana,
please let me explain,
Nik is the crazy one.
Alright, do not open the door!
Just call the cops, I'll be right there!
Alright...
Ana,
you have to believe me...
I didn't send you or Nik
any videos or... animate them... I.
Maybe, maybe, maybe it was Nik.
Did you ever consider that?
I mean, he's losing his shit...
You even saw it!
What do you mean?
Nik is unstable.
You said he was cutting himself.
Maybe,
maybe he sent the videos.
Maybe,
maybe he doesn't even realize he did it.
911, What's you're emergency?
Ana, please... open the door, Ana.
Ana, I love you.
Hello?
Anyone there?
AHH!
Get off of me!
You're fucking done!
You're gonna
stay right here until the cops arrive!
You're done, Voxx!
You're fucking crazy, and Ana knows it!
Get the fuck off of me!
You're not going anywhere!
You're gonna pay
for what you did to me, to Steve,
and God knows who else...
I have no fucking idea
what you're talking about!
Call 911!
You're gonna call the cops?
Yeah...
Good!
Go ahead...
I have nothing to hide!
STOP LYING!
Okay, you had the drawings,
you did it, Voxx, we both know it!
Somebody left them on my windshield,
I should say you,
so you could get in between me and Ana!
No, no I didn't... no...
Oh, Are you sure?
Come on, come on...
Get fuckin' off me!
How are you doing this?!
What?!
You have them set on a timer or something?
I still have no fucking idea
what you're talking about,
now get off of me!
Get off...
No...
Ana...
What?
NO!
Ana?!
No! Ana.
Ana.
ANA!
Ana!
Ana!
Ana!
Don't Go talk to him...
It's it.
But you didn't see him exit the apartment?
I already told you,
Ana called me,
he was here, forcing his way in.
I arrived,
I saw him leaving the apartment.
Next thing I see is Ana dead...
He's your guy...
He killed her!
No need to raise your voice, sir.
Don't tell me about my voice, man...
Fuck my voice!
Did. Didn't you see what he did to,
he cut off...
He's right.
I saw the whole thing.
I saw him leaving her apartment.
No, I didn't do it,
I didn't kill her... Nik,
I know you fucking hate me,
And you know I would not...
I would never fucking
kill her her! Come on, man...
Like Nik says,
he's your guy.
Don't fuck with Petey...
Oh. Hey, mom, I was...
I was just about to call...
Okay. I just been real busy, you know?
Shouldn't you be on the road by now?
I start Monday, so that's
still gives me five days to pack my shit...
Sorry. Stuff.
Did you read that U-Haul already?
Yes, I did.
It's outside and I'm
unpacking it as we speak.
Well, drive safe.
Don't rush it.
Yeah, okay, I will.
I promise.
Look, I got to go. Mom.
Love you. Bye.
No... No,
no... No.
Mr. Voxx,
I'm here.