Shadowzone (1990) Movie Script
1
We thought you
would come tomorrow.
Tommy Shivers.
Hickcock.
Sorry it came to this, Captain Hickcock,
but the wind is so hard down in the valley,
that many birds gather there.
Something must be up, right?
Come all the way out here
to clean up the mess here.
No.
It is standard procedure
with research-related deaths.
Yes, but between the two
of us, I'm glad you're here.
Why then?
I think old Van Fleet
and his research geeks
have been here too long.
But that's my opinion.
This way, Captain.
Damn, I hate when
it's windy like this.
It holds together.
The top.
Yes.
It was full speed
here in the 50s.
My father was a
maintenance engineer then.
There were probably
2,000 of them here
who worked with
the plutonium cannon.
After they closed in
1962, it just went downhill.
It's too big for me
to maintain alone.
Can I imagine.
Damn, shit.
Welcome to Projekt
Shadowzone, Captain Hickcock.
Take his bag.
I am dr. Erhardt,
dr. Van Fleet's assistant.
Are you hungry, Captain?
I hope the food tastes good.
That's good.
I am sorry that Dr. Van Fleet
and the others are not here with us,
they work late tonight.
When we're done here, I
would like to meet them.
I also want to see the body.
Of course.
tell me
How long do you expect
the survey to take?
How so?
Is there a problem?
We...
I mean, Dr. Van
Fleet is in the middle
in a very delicate phase,
and he would like to
start the tests again.
It depends.
On what?
What I come up with.
Cutter.
What do you have for dessert?
Cutter!
Bon appetit.
My God!
It's the dessert,
you lazy bullshitter.
Two weeks.
For two weeks I have asked you
to seal the air vents in the kitchen,
so that the rats don't get in!
I said I will!
You're not the only one
who needs maintenance here!
You have 24 hours.
Otherwise what?
After that,
should you be careful
with what you eat.
I apologize for mrs. Cutter.
She used to run a
brothel out in Nye County,
so it must have
made her a little crazy.
Wacky.
She's a fucking psychopath.
What has happened here?
Everything beyond here
collapsed in earthquakes.
How long have you
worked with Dr. Van Fleet?
For five years, before that I
was my husband's assistant.
Yes.
He died.
- I'm sorry.
- Don't be.
I am not that.
Sorry for all the noise. They
have not received their food.
They become loud
when they are hungry.
Captain Hickcock,
this is Dr. Kidwell.
Hello.
Nice to meet you.
Captain Hickcock is the NASA
explorer we've been waiting for
Put off.
...we were waiting for.
Good.
Bingo, calm down.
He wants to see the body.
Do you use animals
in your tests?
In preliminary stages
before we test on humans.
Now they are just costly pets.
One of my weaknesses.
I always get attached
to my lab animals.
I can understand why.
The body?
How is it?
I didn't expect...
Who authorized the autopsy?
He signed a contract.
All our test subjects do.
Who was he?
Just one man who
answered our ad.
I think he was a security
guard at a casino in Las Vegas.
Any family?
A sister who lives east,
we haven't caught her yet.
The tests are not
completely finished,
but I think it was a stroke
caused by a bleed in the brain.
For goodness' sake!
I'm sorry.
Bingo.
- What caused the bleeding?
- Could be several reasons.
Bleeding in the brain is a condition
that can happen at any time.
This one took place
in the motor cortex.
Can it be related
to the project?
We are on our way.
There is absolutely nothing to indicate
that it has anything to do with the project.
At least not primarily.
It is usually a
genetic breakdown,
not a systematic result.
It was Dr. Van Fleet.
He is waiting for us.
Wiley, meet Captain Hickcock.
Welcome to Hell, Captain.
What? I wasn't talking to you!
Our guest is here!
Okay, sleeping beauty is
exiting REM sleep to the first level.
Okay, I'll tell her.
Airhead,
he wants to see you
down in Never Never Land.
Come with me.
Put these on.
We use ultraviolet
light to prevent fungus
and bacteria from
growing in the lab.
And don't touch
anything in there, Captain.
Jonathan Van Fleet.
You must be Hickcock, yes?
That's right.
I apologize for not meeting you,
but this event,
have, so to speak,
dropped a rock
into the machinery.
Gravel.
It's the same thing.
Yes, then I'll leave you two.
Yes, go now. We are doing well.
Try to get your
bearings, Captain.
It's late and he needs his rest.
He promises.
Leave us alone now.
A somewhat
dominant creature, eh?
She's a little stiff.
Best assistant I ever had.
Works like a dog.
I think she needs a real
You know?
She's beautiful, isn't she?
My sleeping beauty,
her name is Jenna, Jenna Sou.
Sou means long-lived in Chinese.
She came to us a
couple of days ago,
as a replacement
for poor mr. Hawkins.
You like her, right?
Come on, Hickcock.
And this is James.
He has been with
us for six months now.
They look dead.
In a way, they are.
It was the Greek poet Hesiod,
who characterized sleep
as the brother of death.
But what you see here is
an extended deep sleep.
The result of cutting off the
connection to the cerebral cortex
from the brainstem.
Do you cut the brain stem?
Calm down, Captain.
Not as you imagine.
It is done electronically,
and is completely harmless.
Can anything wake them up?
Not as long as the
connection is interrupted.
Fantastic.
It's an old concept.
Already in the 40s,
neurologists were experimenting
by physically cutting off
the cerebral cortex of cats.
It has taken all these years
to come up with a method,
which does not leave
the subject brain dead.
Could this have caused
the subject's death?
Impossible.
How can you know that?
The test results indicate
no damage to
brain or nerve tissue.
The man simply had
a brain hemorrhage.
Such things happen
thousands of times every day.
Can we continue this
tomorrow, Captain.
It's late and I'm tired.
Sure.
Doctor, I could
get to see the data analysis from
the test the night the subject died?
Go ahead.
I'll have Wiley
bring you out for you.
Sleep well, Captain.
Did you listen?
Is it really a good idea to
let him read the analysis?
That information
means nothing to him.
And I don't want him to feel
like we're working against him.
Quiet...
That's something
I want you to see.
What is this really about?
You'll see, just be quiet now.
Follow me.
Come on!
Are you hungry, Captain?
Why didn't you say no?
- I did it.
- I warned you.
But research-related deaths must
be reported. There are laws on that.
- You can't...
- Those who make the laws
find ways around them every day!
Relax now.
I'll take care of it.
Okay, and what
is this paragraph?
It represents the EDS levels.
What's the matter, Captain?
It's not a problem.
I just want to see the tests
that were done the night he died.
I advise you not to.
Do you think it is not safe?
It has nothing to
do with the test.
It's just that the people have been
in the eggs for almost 72 hours,
and that's the maximum
time we want them there.
According to the transcript, it
takes less than five minutes to reach
the EDS level the man
was at when he died.
You don't understand.
Excuse me, doctor,
but you don't understand.
We agreed to the experiment
for its potential in space travel.
But you have a dead subject here,
and your financial support is secured.
But I have explained
that the unfortunate death
has nothing to do with the tests.
Can't you prove it,
I see that the experiments
need to be investigated more.
This is insane.
You are throwing
away years of work.
If he wants proof,
he should get it.
Wiley, take the male
subject to level 31.
Do it.
This won't take long, Captain.
Can I stand near him and watch?
If necessary.
Thanks.
This is very dangerous.
We have no choice.
Yes, I understand.
Okay.
He says that the EDS level
appears on the
digital indicator.
Thanks.
How high can we go?
I don't know.
The face reappears, we
have maximum bad luck.
Let the program
stop at level 31.
It must be safe.
It looks like he's
trying to talk?
Involuntary REM movements.
We always see it
during deep sleep.
Now we know that it
happens at EDS as well.
Let me speak to Van Fleet.
Doctor, the transcript said that
the test was
taken to level 31-F.
A to Z are sublevels.
Their value is insignificant.
I want you to take
it to 31-F, please.
We can't.
We have to.
If it happens again,
it could be worse.
How long was the
man at level 31-F
before we lost control?
35-40 seconds.
31-F it will be, captain.
Hope you know
what you are doing.
Excuse me.
Sure.
Ten seconds.
Fifteen seconds.
Get ready sometime now.
Last time it was an accident.
You let the subject die
this time and it's murder.
Don't start now again!
Be quiet now!
Twenty five.
Thirty seconds.
Heart rate increases.
Very?
No.
Nothing to worry about.
Forty seconds.
The other values?
Normal.
Forty five.
What the hell is
he doing in there?
Make life difficult.
Come on, Hickcock.
Thank you, Doctor.
Reset the values.
Do it, Wiley.
Damn.
What is it?
We will be in touch again.
Break it.
I can't.
Something overwrites
the program.
It is impossible.
- What does the program overwrite?
- John Doe's
What does this mean?
It comes out of the darkness.
Heart rate is 114 rises,
all values do!
What is happening?
Do something!
What! What do you want me to do?
Dump the memory!
Turn off everything!
He can't.
The program is bulletproof.
Can someone tell me
what is going on here?
What the hell are
they doing now?
What happened?
A small error.
Did the computer crash?
It's okay, the backup
power turns on.
The woman then?
Wait.
-Status Eggs Benedictine?
- All systems traumatized.
Her eggs are online,
but she has problems!
Kidwell. Kidwell and I enter.
Kidwell!
Wear protective clothing!
The dioxide and ammonia
pipes have broken!
I'll come with you.
Wiley, can you hear me?
Plain and clear.
We're going in now.
Okay, be careful. It is
full of deadly poisons.
How is the woman?
She is stable.
But we have a problem
with the program.
What kind of problem?
We cannot change the
levels in dream mode.
What does this mean?
They can't wake her up.
We take her out
with the portable LSS
until you have
solved the problem.
Okay.
I'll pick up the LSS.
She seems to have made it.
The values look good.
We're taking her
out with the LSS now.
What's it like in there?
All hoses on the
Alpha egg are broken.
The system seems to
be completely destroyed.
The Omega Egg then?
Minimal damage. The
fault must be with you.
Is the monitor working?
No.
The fuse to the video
in the inner lab went.
Wait a little.
Ok, I'll try the heat sensors.
I see your signatures.
We're taking her
into the airlock now.
Look here.
No, no, wait a minute.
- What is it?
- I don't know.
I have to check something.
- Identify fifth life form?
- John Doe's
Damn.
What is the problem?
John Doe is visiting.
Who is John Doe?
What does he do?
Wiley.
Where is it, Wiley?
It's 20 meters away from
you over by the oxygen bottles.
You should see it.
I don't see anything.
I move against it.
I think you should wait until
we have analyzed the situation.
My dear Dr. Erhardt,
why wait for the inevitable.
Who the hell is John Doe?
Answer damn it!
It's just steam.
He's close enough to kiss it.
You're there, doctor.
Come forward.
Show yourself to me.
Madam Pip!
Help!
That's John Doe.
What can accomplish
something like that?
It must be someone super strong!
- Quiet!
- I've never seen anything like it!
Shut up!
Let her talk.
When taking subjects
beyond normal
levels of dream sleep,
we discovered that
the subconscious
acts as a radio receiver.
It's not rock'n roll that
hits the walls in the lab!
No, it isn't.
It is a very
intelligent creature.
She's crazy.
Listen to me, you fool.
- Don't call me a fool!
- Sit down!
We have always believed
that outside influence
wakes the brain from
sleep, but that is not the case.
Van Fleet proved that the
brain also wakes itself up
as a defense mechanism.
By breaking down the natural
boundaries of sleep stage,
we discovered that a
parallel dimension exists,
and that the human
brain can perceive it.
Communication
was the first step.
Subject contacted John Doe,
and the computer
acted as an interpreter.
So, how did this
one come about..
...this, here?
I don't know.
Are you buying this bullshit?
I'm getting out of here!
Forget it.
Only way out is sealed.
Then open it! I have to...
I have a date at the Tropicana.
I can't.
The main airlock is part of a safety
system that was installed in the 60s.
So that no radioactivity was
leaked in the event of an accident.
There are sensors
for that everywhere!
So this one is radioactive?
Very little.
Enough to completely
seal the airlock.
- We are stuck as long as it is here.
- Telephone and radio then?
Nothing is working right now.
The main transformer
has tripped.
Very good.
Hello, come down
to the lab everyone.
Are you sure?
I have triple checked
the entire system.
There is nothing there.
What's where in the lab is gone.
It is impossible.
The walls, ceilings,
the floors are of thick lead.
There is no way out.
Except for the water runoff.
Which runoff?
The one you made me
cut out when you moved in.
Where does it lead?
Into the sewer main.
How can something so
big that it can dent steel
disappear down the drain?
I let the computer analyze the
organism's chemical structure.
Look here.
Changes in mass density?
Yes.
This one can zoom in or out
its molecular
structure as it pleases,
and become
whatever size it wants.
What incredible intelligence.
But how the hell
are we going to kill it?
We won't!
We have to.
Can it come in here?
The airlock is vacuum sealed.
I don't think it can be that small.
- Then we are safe in here.
- Just for the moment,
because we don't get the
transformer running again,
the air will run out
in a couple of hours.
Damn!
Do you not have contact?
with the outside every day?
No, we are completely isolated.
That's how Van Fleet wanted it.
Shivers, can we
cut open the airlock?
It is 20 cm steel and lead.
Then we have to
fix the transformer.
And after that?
I have to report tomorrow morning.
Otherwise, they come here and check.
I don't go out there.
I know nothing about
fixing transformers.
I can fix the transformer.
Okay.
I'm going with Wiley.
Shivers, you go to the kitchen
and picks up mrs. Cutter
plus food and water.
- It could be out there.
- I'll come with you.
But the Queen of
Sheba here, huh?
Someone has to stay here
and change the LSS
battery on the egg.
Can you wake her up?
Not until the computer finds
the error in the egg's system.
The computer does not operate
at maximum on backup power.
How long does the battery last?
One hour.
But I only have two left.
And what is that supposed to do?
Blow its skull off.
Rather, you are
shooting your foot off.
Did you hear that?
Heard what?
What?
I thought I heard
the monkey scream.
- Fuck the monkey.
- I'll go and check.
What?
I'll meet you in the kitchen.
Wait!
Captain?
Come again.
There it is.
What's the matter with you?
What are you afraid of, Badger?
What are you afraid of?
Shivers, it's Kidwell.
can you hear me
Don't answer.
what's wrong with
you Talk to her.
I don't want to. It
will only be trouble.
It's Cutter. We collect
food. What do you want?
Bingo has escaped. He
might go to the kitchen.
Ask Shivers to check on him.
I will do that.
- I'll help you with the food.
- I'll fix it.
Go look for the monkey.
See you at the elevator.
Damn.
Bingo.
where are you
I'm looking for a monkey.
What the hell is looking for me?
What does it look like?
The main fuses have blown.
I have to rewire the cables.
are you ok
Could have been better.
I rewire the cables.
Tell me who it is.
Okay.
Got you, you little bastard.
One more for Cutter.
And you didn't even get
the piece of cheese, did you?
What's going on out there?
Can anyone hear me?
Wiley?
Kidwell?
Bingo?
Bingo.
Bingo.
is that you
Come here.
Come on.
Bingo.
Bingo.
Bingo, come to me.
Good boy.
where have you been
Okay, those were the last ones.
What do I do now?
What do I do now?
Wiley?
What?
- Where did you go?
- I went to pee.
- Damn you scared me.
- Sorry. Did you fix it?
Yes, I think so.
What do I do now?
We have to turn on the fuse.
Keep your fingers crossed.
You see who fixes
things here, huh?
What happened?
The fuse doesn't seem to hold.
- Can we redo it?
- No, the cables are too damaged.
what are you doing
Hungry, huh?
Shivers.
Shivers, it's Kidwell.
Respond.
Shivers.
What's going on, Kidwell?
bingo room, and I looked him up.
Where is everyone?
I'm trying to find
Shivers and Cutter now.
Here I am. What do you want?
Where is here?
In the kitchen. I
can't find Cutter.
We were supposed
to meet at the elevator.
I found Bingo, then
meet me in the lab.
What found him?
He's sitting here squeezing
grapes into himself.
It is impossible.
Kidwell!
Kidwell!
Take number four!
I'll take number three!
No, we stick together! Come on!
Work, dammit!
Damn shit!
where is he
Shivers!
Shivers, come forward!
Shivers!
Shivers!
Shivers.
Shivers.
How can he just disappear.
What?
- I heard something.
- What?
Why are we looking for Shivers.
He has a shotgun,
and we have a flashlight.
I don't care much
more about this.
Come on, you bastard.
Come on.
He's on D-flex!
Shivers!
Here we come, Shivers!
Shivers!
We are here!
Running.
Running.
The elevator.
Are there stairs?
No, the only way out
of here is the elevator!
It must work!
- The power cord!
- What are you going to do?
I'll try to switch.
Keep pressing the button.
Hurry up.
Press now!
No!
Now then!
No!
Now it worked!
- Come on then.
- Right away!
Faster!
I can't hold the door open!
I'm coming, hold it up!
No!
No!
Pull it up! Take
it now, Captain!
It's coming now!
Help me! Please!
- Close and lock the door.
- Where are the others then?
What about the others?
Shivers and Wiley
are not coming back.
Not Kidwell either.
But then Cutter?
I don't know.
Did you see it?
No.
It is a strange creation.
Listen to this.
bingo room, and I looked him up.
Where is everyone?
I don't know.
I'm trying to find
Shivers and Cutter now.
Here I am. What do you want?
Where is here?
In the kitchen.
I can't find Cutter.
We were supposed
to meet at the elevator.
I found Bingo, then
meet me in the lab.
What found him?
He's sitting here squeezing
grapes into himself.
It is impossible.
Kidwell!
Kidwell!
Turn it off!
We shape it.
Kidwell was looking
for a monkey.
She had that image in
her head when she saw it.
Van Fleet said a name
just before it killed him.
"Madam Pip.
I couldn't place the name until I
remembered something in his psychic profile.
Madam Pip was the
name of a fairground freak
that scared the wits
out of him as a child.
She existed in his nightmares.
Don't do this.
It became what
Kidwell was looking for.
It became what Van Fleet feared.
Stop.
Do you realize what intelligence
are we talking about here?
I said stop!
It can not only change
its molecular structure.
It can take the physical
form of human thoughts.
It just slaughtered five people!
It's the law of nature, Captain,
"Survival of the fittest.
This thing is the
ultimate intelligence,
the purest self-preservation.
And uneven...
What is happening?
Say something!
It is a search for access
to the source code.
And what does that mean?
Someone is trying to
get into the program.
They are inside.
Who's in?
-Access to Shadowzone.
- Access is denied.
- Why?
- Programming overwritten.
- Overwritten by who?
- John Doe
It is in contact with
the computer again.
What does it want?
I don't know.
We ask it.
What do you want?
Back to my dimension.
It wants to go back.
You're kidding.
Why?
The organism's physiology
cannot adapt. The end is near.
It cannot live here.
It dies.
Don't get too excited. It
probably lives longer than us.
We have air again.
Who do you think arranged it?
Are you trying to say it
wants to make a deal with us?
Exactly.
It needs us.
In what way?
The woman.
No.
Without an EDS subject,
can't we open up the dimension.
Connect me instead.
It is impossible.
It takes at least eight
hours of REM sleep
before the person can
enter the EDS phase.
She's already there.
You've forgotten what
happened last time!
Last time we let it get away.
We didn't know
what we were doing.
Chances are we can open and close
the dimension before she gets hurt.
In addition...
don't we
we're dead in a couple of hours.
How can we trust it?
Can we trust you?
You have no choice.
The ammonia and dioxide tubes
on the Alpha system are empty.
I will try to clear the
atmosphere in the lab.
How do I open the doors from here?
Van Fleet locked them from the inside.
There is an emergency
opener above the airlock.
I'm keeping an eye on our guest.
Does he try anything,
I ask you to close the airlock.
I promise.
Okay.
I don't see it.
It has shrunk to minimal size.
Fantastic.
Okay, how do I do that?
The four contacts
are color coded.
Make sure they are in properly
before attaching them to the LSS.
I can't see it.
But I can definitely feel it.
It moves.
Get out of there.
I won't leave her.
It doesn't hurt her.
It needs her.
Get out of there now.
How about her?
Good.
How long does this take?
Not that long.
I'm going to try one thing.
What are you doing now?
Programs the computer to
shut down the neuro center
once she is in the dimension.
Why then?
The energy increase
will be minimal,
and she should make it.
- If she can't make it then?
- Then we're all dead.
Fifteen seconds.
Her heartbeat?
68, steady.
Twenty five.
Heart rate increases.
It is expected.
Thirty five.
Now it is at 81 and increasing.
Now it's at 100!
I disconnect her.
I hope she can
handle it herself.
What's going on?
She opens it on her own.
How long can she last?
I don't know.
Come on now.
You have a way home now. Use it.
I have to see it up close.
Wait.
You are crazy! Turn it off!
What are you going to do?
There is something
wrong with her.
There are thousands of
Dr. Erhardt!
Kidwell!
Please let me out of here!
Dr. Erhardt!
What happened?
It's a long story.
We thought you
would come tomorrow.
Tommy Shivers.
Hickcock.
Sorry it came to this, Captain Hickcock,
but the wind is so hard down in the valley,
that many birds gather there.
Something must be up, right?
Come all the way out here
to clean up the mess here.
No.
It is standard procedure
with research-related deaths.
Yes, but between the two
of us, I'm glad you're here.
Why then?
I think old Van Fleet
and his research geeks
have been here too long.
But that's my opinion.
This way, Captain.
Damn, I hate when
it's windy like this.
It holds together.
The top.
Yes.
It was full speed
here in the 50s.
My father was a
maintenance engineer then.
There were probably
2,000 of them here
who worked with
the plutonium cannon.
After they closed in
1962, it just went downhill.
It's too big for me
to maintain alone.
Can I imagine.
Damn, shit.
Welcome to Projekt
Shadowzone, Captain Hickcock.
Take his bag.
I am dr. Erhardt,
dr. Van Fleet's assistant.
Are you hungry, Captain?
I hope the food tastes good.
That's good.
I am sorry that Dr. Van Fleet
and the others are not here with us,
they work late tonight.
When we're done here, I
would like to meet them.
I also want to see the body.
Of course.
tell me
How long do you expect
the survey to take?
How so?
Is there a problem?
We...
I mean, Dr. Van
Fleet is in the middle
in a very delicate phase,
and he would like to
start the tests again.
It depends.
On what?
What I come up with.
Cutter.
What do you have for dessert?
Cutter!
Bon appetit.
My God!
It's the dessert,
you lazy bullshitter.
Two weeks.
For two weeks I have asked you
to seal the air vents in the kitchen,
so that the rats don't get in!
I said I will!
You're not the only one
who needs maintenance here!
You have 24 hours.
Otherwise what?
After that,
should you be careful
with what you eat.
I apologize for mrs. Cutter.
She used to run a
brothel out in Nye County,
so it must have
made her a little crazy.
Wacky.
She's a fucking psychopath.
What has happened here?
Everything beyond here
collapsed in earthquakes.
How long have you
worked with Dr. Van Fleet?
For five years, before that I
was my husband's assistant.
Yes.
He died.
- I'm sorry.
- Don't be.
I am not that.
Sorry for all the noise. They
have not received their food.
They become loud
when they are hungry.
Captain Hickcock,
this is Dr. Kidwell.
Hello.
Nice to meet you.
Captain Hickcock is the NASA
explorer we've been waiting for
Put off.
...we were waiting for.
Good.
Bingo, calm down.
He wants to see the body.
Do you use animals
in your tests?
In preliminary stages
before we test on humans.
Now they are just costly pets.
One of my weaknesses.
I always get attached
to my lab animals.
I can understand why.
The body?
How is it?
I didn't expect...
Who authorized the autopsy?
He signed a contract.
All our test subjects do.
Who was he?
Just one man who
answered our ad.
I think he was a security
guard at a casino in Las Vegas.
Any family?
A sister who lives east,
we haven't caught her yet.
The tests are not
completely finished,
but I think it was a stroke
caused by a bleed in the brain.
For goodness' sake!
I'm sorry.
Bingo.
- What caused the bleeding?
- Could be several reasons.
Bleeding in the brain is a condition
that can happen at any time.
This one took place
in the motor cortex.
Can it be related
to the project?
We are on our way.
There is absolutely nothing to indicate
that it has anything to do with the project.
At least not primarily.
It is usually a
genetic breakdown,
not a systematic result.
It was Dr. Van Fleet.
He is waiting for us.
Wiley, meet Captain Hickcock.
Welcome to Hell, Captain.
What? I wasn't talking to you!
Our guest is here!
Okay, sleeping beauty is
exiting REM sleep to the first level.
Okay, I'll tell her.
Airhead,
he wants to see you
down in Never Never Land.
Come with me.
Put these on.
We use ultraviolet
light to prevent fungus
and bacteria from
growing in the lab.
And don't touch
anything in there, Captain.
Jonathan Van Fleet.
You must be Hickcock, yes?
That's right.
I apologize for not meeting you,
but this event,
have, so to speak,
dropped a rock
into the machinery.
Gravel.
It's the same thing.
Yes, then I'll leave you two.
Yes, go now. We are doing well.
Try to get your
bearings, Captain.
It's late and he needs his rest.
He promises.
Leave us alone now.
A somewhat
dominant creature, eh?
She's a little stiff.
Best assistant I ever had.
Works like a dog.
I think she needs a real
You know?
She's beautiful, isn't she?
My sleeping beauty,
her name is Jenna, Jenna Sou.
Sou means long-lived in Chinese.
She came to us a
couple of days ago,
as a replacement
for poor mr. Hawkins.
You like her, right?
Come on, Hickcock.
And this is James.
He has been with
us for six months now.
They look dead.
In a way, they are.
It was the Greek poet Hesiod,
who characterized sleep
as the brother of death.
But what you see here is
an extended deep sleep.
The result of cutting off the
connection to the cerebral cortex
from the brainstem.
Do you cut the brain stem?
Calm down, Captain.
Not as you imagine.
It is done electronically,
and is completely harmless.
Can anything wake them up?
Not as long as the
connection is interrupted.
Fantastic.
It's an old concept.
Already in the 40s,
neurologists were experimenting
by physically cutting off
the cerebral cortex of cats.
It has taken all these years
to come up with a method,
which does not leave
the subject brain dead.
Could this have caused
the subject's death?
Impossible.
How can you know that?
The test results indicate
no damage to
brain or nerve tissue.
The man simply had
a brain hemorrhage.
Such things happen
thousands of times every day.
Can we continue this
tomorrow, Captain.
It's late and I'm tired.
Sure.
Doctor, I could
get to see the data analysis from
the test the night the subject died?
Go ahead.
I'll have Wiley
bring you out for you.
Sleep well, Captain.
Did you listen?
Is it really a good idea to
let him read the analysis?
That information
means nothing to him.
And I don't want him to feel
like we're working against him.
Quiet...
That's something
I want you to see.
What is this really about?
You'll see, just be quiet now.
Follow me.
Come on!
Are you hungry, Captain?
Why didn't you say no?
- I did it.
- I warned you.
But research-related deaths must
be reported. There are laws on that.
- You can't...
- Those who make the laws
find ways around them every day!
Relax now.
I'll take care of it.
Okay, and what
is this paragraph?
It represents the EDS levels.
What's the matter, Captain?
It's not a problem.
I just want to see the tests
that were done the night he died.
I advise you not to.
Do you think it is not safe?
It has nothing to
do with the test.
It's just that the people have been
in the eggs for almost 72 hours,
and that's the maximum
time we want them there.
According to the transcript, it
takes less than five minutes to reach
the EDS level the man
was at when he died.
You don't understand.
Excuse me, doctor,
but you don't understand.
We agreed to the experiment
for its potential in space travel.
But you have a dead subject here,
and your financial support is secured.
But I have explained
that the unfortunate death
has nothing to do with the tests.
Can't you prove it,
I see that the experiments
need to be investigated more.
This is insane.
You are throwing
away years of work.
If he wants proof,
he should get it.
Wiley, take the male
subject to level 31.
Do it.
This won't take long, Captain.
Can I stand near him and watch?
If necessary.
Thanks.
This is very dangerous.
We have no choice.
Yes, I understand.
Okay.
He says that the EDS level
appears on the
digital indicator.
Thanks.
How high can we go?
I don't know.
The face reappears, we
have maximum bad luck.
Let the program
stop at level 31.
It must be safe.
It looks like he's
trying to talk?
Involuntary REM movements.
We always see it
during deep sleep.
Now we know that it
happens at EDS as well.
Let me speak to Van Fleet.
Doctor, the transcript said that
the test was
taken to level 31-F.
A to Z are sublevels.
Their value is insignificant.
I want you to take
it to 31-F, please.
We can't.
We have to.
If it happens again,
it could be worse.
How long was the
man at level 31-F
before we lost control?
35-40 seconds.
31-F it will be, captain.
Hope you know
what you are doing.
Excuse me.
Sure.
Ten seconds.
Fifteen seconds.
Get ready sometime now.
Last time it was an accident.
You let the subject die
this time and it's murder.
Don't start now again!
Be quiet now!
Twenty five.
Thirty seconds.
Heart rate increases.
Very?
No.
Nothing to worry about.
Forty seconds.
The other values?
Normal.
Forty five.
What the hell is
he doing in there?
Make life difficult.
Come on, Hickcock.
Thank you, Doctor.
Reset the values.
Do it, Wiley.
Damn.
What is it?
We will be in touch again.
Break it.
I can't.
Something overwrites
the program.
It is impossible.
- What does the program overwrite?
- John Doe's
What does this mean?
It comes out of the darkness.
Heart rate is 114 rises,
all values do!
What is happening?
Do something!
What! What do you want me to do?
Dump the memory!
Turn off everything!
He can't.
The program is bulletproof.
Can someone tell me
what is going on here?
What the hell are
they doing now?
What happened?
A small error.
Did the computer crash?
It's okay, the backup
power turns on.
The woman then?
Wait.
-Status Eggs Benedictine?
- All systems traumatized.
Her eggs are online,
but she has problems!
Kidwell. Kidwell and I enter.
Kidwell!
Wear protective clothing!
The dioxide and ammonia
pipes have broken!
I'll come with you.
Wiley, can you hear me?
Plain and clear.
We're going in now.
Okay, be careful. It is
full of deadly poisons.
How is the woman?
She is stable.
But we have a problem
with the program.
What kind of problem?
We cannot change the
levels in dream mode.
What does this mean?
They can't wake her up.
We take her out
with the portable LSS
until you have
solved the problem.
Okay.
I'll pick up the LSS.
She seems to have made it.
The values look good.
We're taking her
out with the LSS now.
What's it like in there?
All hoses on the
Alpha egg are broken.
The system seems to
be completely destroyed.
The Omega Egg then?
Minimal damage. The
fault must be with you.
Is the monitor working?
No.
The fuse to the video
in the inner lab went.
Wait a little.
Ok, I'll try the heat sensors.
I see your signatures.
We're taking her
into the airlock now.
Look here.
No, no, wait a minute.
- What is it?
- I don't know.
I have to check something.
- Identify fifth life form?
- John Doe's
Damn.
What is the problem?
John Doe is visiting.
Who is John Doe?
What does he do?
Wiley.
Where is it, Wiley?
It's 20 meters away from
you over by the oxygen bottles.
You should see it.
I don't see anything.
I move against it.
I think you should wait until
we have analyzed the situation.
My dear Dr. Erhardt,
why wait for the inevitable.
Who the hell is John Doe?
Answer damn it!
It's just steam.
He's close enough to kiss it.
You're there, doctor.
Come forward.
Show yourself to me.
Madam Pip!
Help!
That's John Doe.
What can accomplish
something like that?
It must be someone super strong!
- Quiet!
- I've never seen anything like it!
Shut up!
Let her talk.
When taking subjects
beyond normal
levels of dream sleep,
we discovered that
the subconscious
acts as a radio receiver.
It's not rock'n roll that
hits the walls in the lab!
No, it isn't.
It is a very
intelligent creature.
She's crazy.
Listen to me, you fool.
- Don't call me a fool!
- Sit down!
We have always believed
that outside influence
wakes the brain from
sleep, but that is not the case.
Van Fleet proved that the
brain also wakes itself up
as a defense mechanism.
By breaking down the natural
boundaries of sleep stage,
we discovered that a
parallel dimension exists,
and that the human
brain can perceive it.
Communication
was the first step.
Subject contacted John Doe,
and the computer
acted as an interpreter.
So, how did this
one come about..
...this, here?
I don't know.
Are you buying this bullshit?
I'm getting out of here!
Forget it.
Only way out is sealed.
Then open it! I have to...
I have a date at the Tropicana.
I can't.
The main airlock is part of a safety
system that was installed in the 60s.
So that no radioactivity was
leaked in the event of an accident.
There are sensors
for that everywhere!
So this one is radioactive?
Very little.
Enough to completely
seal the airlock.
- We are stuck as long as it is here.
- Telephone and radio then?
Nothing is working right now.
The main transformer
has tripped.
Very good.
Hello, come down
to the lab everyone.
Are you sure?
I have triple checked
the entire system.
There is nothing there.
What's where in the lab is gone.
It is impossible.
The walls, ceilings,
the floors are of thick lead.
There is no way out.
Except for the water runoff.
Which runoff?
The one you made me
cut out when you moved in.
Where does it lead?
Into the sewer main.
How can something so
big that it can dent steel
disappear down the drain?
I let the computer analyze the
organism's chemical structure.
Look here.
Changes in mass density?
Yes.
This one can zoom in or out
its molecular
structure as it pleases,
and become
whatever size it wants.
What incredible intelligence.
But how the hell
are we going to kill it?
We won't!
We have to.
Can it come in here?
The airlock is vacuum sealed.
I don't think it can be that small.
- Then we are safe in here.
- Just for the moment,
because we don't get the
transformer running again,
the air will run out
in a couple of hours.
Damn!
Do you not have contact?
with the outside every day?
No, we are completely isolated.
That's how Van Fleet wanted it.
Shivers, can we
cut open the airlock?
It is 20 cm steel and lead.
Then we have to
fix the transformer.
And after that?
I have to report tomorrow morning.
Otherwise, they come here and check.
I don't go out there.
I know nothing about
fixing transformers.
I can fix the transformer.
Okay.
I'm going with Wiley.
Shivers, you go to the kitchen
and picks up mrs. Cutter
plus food and water.
- It could be out there.
- I'll come with you.
But the Queen of
Sheba here, huh?
Someone has to stay here
and change the LSS
battery on the egg.
Can you wake her up?
Not until the computer finds
the error in the egg's system.
The computer does not operate
at maximum on backup power.
How long does the battery last?
One hour.
But I only have two left.
And what is that supposed to do?
Blow its skull off.
Rather, you are
shooting your foot off.
Did you hear that?
Heard what?
What?
I thought I heard
the monkey scream.
- Fuck the monkey.
- I'll go and check.
What?
I'll meet you in the kitchen.
Wait!
Captain?
Come again.
There it is.
What's the matter with you?
What are you afraid of, Badger?
What are you afraid of?
Shivers, it's Kidwell.
can you hear me
Don't answer.
what's wrong with
you Talk to her.
I don't want to. It
will only be trouble.
It's Cutter. We collect
food. What do you want?
Bingo has escaped. He
might go to the kitchen.
Ask Shivers to check on him.
I will do that.
- I'll help you with the food.
- I'll fix it.
Go look for the monkey.
See you at the elevator.
Damn.
Bingo.
where are you
I'm looking for a monkey.
What the hell is looking for me?
What does it look like?
The main fuses have blown.
I have to rewire the cables.
are you ok
Could have been better.
I rewire the cables.
Tell me who it is.
Okay.
Got you, you little bastard.
One more for Cutter.
And you didn't even get
the piece of cheese, did you?
What's going on out there?
Can anyone hear me?
Wiley?
Kidwell?
Bingo?
Bingo.
Bingo.
is that you
Come here.
Come on.
Bingo.
Bingo.
Bingo, come to me.
Good boy.
where have you been
Okay, those were the last ones.
What do I do now?
What do I do now?
Wiley?
What?
- Where did you go?
- I went to pee.
- Damn you scared me.
- Sorry. Did you fix it?
Yes, I think so.
What do I do now?
We have to turn on the fuse.
Keep your fingers crossed.
You see who fixes
things here, huh?
What happened?
The fuse doesn't seem to hold.
- Can we redo it?
- No, the cables are too damaged.
what are you doing
Hungry, huh?
Shivers.
Shivers, it's Kidwell.
Respond.
Shivers.
What's going on, Kidwell?
bingo room, and I looked him up.
Where is everyone?
I'm trying to find
Shivers and Cutter now.
Here I am. What do you want?
Where is here?
In the kitchen. I
can't find Cutter.
We were supposed
to meet at the elevator.
I found Bingo, then
meet me in the lab.
What found him?
He's sitting here squeezing
grapes into himself.
It is impossible.
Kidwell!
Kidwell!
Take number four!
I'll take number three!
No, we stick together! Come on!
Work, dammit!
Damn shit!
where is he
Shivers!
Shivers, come forward!
Shivers!
Shivers!
Shivers.
Shivers.
How can he just disappear.
What?
- I heard something.
- What?
Why are we looking for Shivers.
He has a shotgun,
and we have a flashlight.
I don't care much
more about this.
Come on, you bastard.
Come on.
He's on D-flex!
Shivers!
Here we come, Shivers!
Shivers!
We are here!
Running.
Running.
The elevator.
Are there stairs?
No, the only way out
of here is the elevator!
It must work!
- The power cord!
- What are you going to do?
I'll try to switch.
Keep pressing the button.
Hurry up.
Press now!
No!
Now then!
No!
Now it worked!
- Come on then.
- Right away!
Faster!
I can't hold the door open!
I'm coming, hold it up!
No!
No!
Pull it up! Take
it now, Captain!
It's coming now!
Help me! Please!
- Close and lock the door.
- Where are the others then?
What about the others?
Shivers and Wiley
are not coming back.
Not Kidwell either.
But then Cutter?
I don't know.
Did you see it?
No.
It is a strange creation.
Listen to this.
bingo room, and I looked him up.
Where is everyone?
I don't know.
I'm trying to find
Shivers and Cutter now.
Here I am. What do you want?
Where is here?
In the kitchen.
I can't find Cutter.
We were supposed
to meet at the elevator.
I found Bingo, then
meet me in the lab.
What found him?
He's sitting here squeezing
grapes into himself.
It is impossible.
Kidwell!
Kidwell!
Turn it off!
We shape it.
Kidwell was looking
for a monkey.
She had that image in
her head when she saw it.
Van Fleet said a name
just before it killed him.
"Madam Pip.
I couldn't place the name until I
remembered something in his psychic profile.
Madam Pip was the
name of a fairground freak
that scared the wits
out of him as a child.
She existed in his nightmares.
Don't do this.
It became what
Kidwell was looking for.
It became what Van Fleet feared.
Stop.
Do you realize what intelligence
are we talking about here?
I said stop!
It can not only change
its molecular structure.
It can take the physical
form of human thoughts.
It just slaughtered five people!
It's the law of nature, Captain,
"Survival of the fittest.
This thing is the
ultimate intelligence,
the purest self-preservation.
And uneven...
What is happening?
Say something!
It is a search for access
to the source code.
And what does that mean?
Someone is trying to
get into the program.
They are inside.
Who's in?
-Access to Shadowzone.
- Access is denied.
- Why?
- Programming overwritten.
- Overwritten by who?
- John Doe
It is in contact with
the computer again.
What does it want?
I don't know.
We ask it.
What do you want?
Back to my dimension.
It wants to go back.
You're kidding.
Why?
The organism's physiology
cannot adapt. The end is near.
It cannot live here.
It dies.
Don't get too excited. It
probably lives longer than us.
We have air again.
Who do you think arranged it?
Are you trying to say it
wants to make a deal with us?
Exactly.
It needs us.
In what way?
The woman.
No.
Without an EDS subject,
can't we open up the dimension.
Connect me instead.
It is impossible.
It takes at least eight
hours of REM sleep
before the person can
enter the EDS phase.
She's already there.
You've forgotten what
happened last time!
Last time we let it get away.
We didn't know
what we were doing.
Chances are we can open and close
the dimension before she gets hurt.
In addition...
don't we
we're dead in a couple of hours.
How can we trust it?
Can we trust you?
You have no choice.
The ammonia and dioxide tubes
on the Alpha system are empty.
I will try to clear the
atmosphere in the lab.
How do I open the doors from here?
Van Fleet locked them from the inside.
There is an emergency
opener above the airlock.
I'm keeping an eye on our guest.
Does he try anything,
I ask you to close the airlock.
I promise.
Okay.
I don't see it.
It has shrunk to minimal size.
Fantastic.
Okay, how do I do that?
The four contacts
are color coded.
Make sure they are in properly
before attaching them to the LSS.
I can't see it.
But I can definitely feel it.
It moves.
Get out of there.
I won't leave her.
It doesn't hurt her.
It needs her.
Get out of there now.
How about her?
Good.
How long does this take?
Not that long.
I'm going to try one thing.
What are you doing now?
Programs the computer to
shut down the neuro center
once she is in the dimension.
Why then?
The energy increase
will be minimal,
and she should make it.
- If she can't make it then?
- Then we're all dead.
Fifteen seconds.
Her heartbeat?
68, steady.
Twenty five.
Heart rate increases.
It is expected.
Thirty five.
Now it is at 81 and increasing.
Now it's at 100!
I disconnect her.
I hope she can
handle it herself.
What's going on?
She opens it on her own.
How long can she last?
I don't know.
Come on now.
You have a way home now. Use it.
I have to see it up close.
Wait.
You are crazy! Turn it off!
What are you going to do?
There is something
wrong with her.
There are thousands of
Dr. Erhardt!
Kidwell!
Please let me out of here!
Dr. Erhardt!
What happened?
It's a long story.