Star People (2025) Movie Script
1
(INSECTS CHIRPING IN BACKGROUND)
()
(MUMBLED ARGUMENT)
Why do they always fight?
(SIGHS)
(MUMBLED ARGUMENT CONTINUES)
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Can you sing me a bedtime song?
No.
(MUMBLED ARGUMENT CONTINUES)
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DISTORTED WHISPERING VOICE:
Claire, come back.
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WITNESS 1: (ON TV)
Look at that!
-WITNESS 2: I see four of 'em.
- WITNESS 3: There's more!
WITNESS 4: (ON TV)
Another one just popped up.
WITNESS 3: (ON TV)
What do you think it is?
-WITNESS 4: There's five now!
- WITNESS 5: (ON TV) Oh!
Folks have witnessed
this strange sighting.
They're calling it simply
unexplainable.
ERRY SPRINGER: Hundreds, if not
thousands of people in Phoenix
were stunned at what
they claimed to have seen
in the sky that night.
A huge, V-shaped UFO.
INTERVIEWEE 1: They were
amber-colored, very bright.
I don't know who to turn to to
find out, uh, what it is.
I think it was a spaceship
of some sorts.
WITNESS 6:
Something was there.
It was huge.
It didn't make a sound.
EWS ANCHOR 1: It's being called
the largest mass UFO sighting
ever witnessed
over North America.
...these people are waiting here
to see if the lights return.
TOM BROKAW: The buzz is very
big in the desert southwest
where some weird happenings
in the skies over Phoenix...
(CROSSTALK)
NEWS ANCHOR 2:
Even after 10 years,
the Phoenix Lights
are still talked about...
(CROSSTALK)
NEWS ANCHOR 3:
17 years later,
people are still trying
to figure out
what really happened.
NEWS ANCHOR 4:
Tomorrow marks 27 years
since one of the most widely
witnessed UFO sightings
in the valley.
NEWS ANCHOR 2:
...all those years go.
And some witnesses say
their lives have been
drastically changed,
and wonder if they'll ever
see the lights again.
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Playin' circle games
And I'm running around
on this groundhog day
(INDISTINCT LYRICS)
(INDISTINCT LYRICS)
(INSECTS CHIRPING IN BACKGROUND)
(DOOR SHUTS)
(CLICKS BUTTON)
(FOOTSTEPS)
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(SIGHS)
TIPSTER:
(ON PHONE) Those orbs were
zipping back and forth
across the valley all week.
You couldn't have missed 'em.
I was out there all night.
And I didn't see anything.
Not a thing!
TIPSTER: (ON PHONE)
Look, I don't know what to say.
Maybe they went home.
Sorry.
(BELL RINGING)
(DOOR OPENS)
MOM:
Mm, you ready?
CLAIRE:
You can come in a little bit.
Yeah.
Great, you guys. Good job.
And maybe you...
Can I see a little more
of a smile?
Let's see teeth.
Yeah.
That's great.
(CAMERA CLICKING)
(TAKES DEEP BREATHS)
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(CAMERA CLICKING)
(TAKING DEEP BREATHS)
MOM:
Are you okay?
Hey?
Are you sure you're okay?
What?
Are you sure you're okay?
Oh.
(THUDS)
(GLASS SHATERS)
(INSECTS CHIRPING IN BACKGROUND)
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Huh.
What do you think?
I don't know.
But that's twice in one week.
Something's up.
DOCTOR:
How's your head feeling?
Swelling went down nicely.
Lucky you didn't get
a concussion.
I have to ask,
are you consuming alcohol
or using substances?
No.
I don't think the flashes
caused the seizure.
Your epilepsy triggers,
unfortunately,
seem to be worsening with age.
Lack of sleep, dehydration,
stress.
You can't keep doing these
all night photo shoots
in the desert.
Do you wanna have a seizure
on a remote mountain somewhere,
smash your head on a rock
and have no way to get help?
Pretty awful way to die
if you ask me.
Claire?
Claire, are you hearing me?
You have to take care
of yourself.
If you're still gonna go deep
in the desert,
at least don't go alone.
Can you try to find someone
to go with you?
Hmm.
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CLAIRE:
You're such a nerd.
Hmm.
So, this is your place?
Less talking.
JUSTIN:
Okay.
Ow!
Why is it so dark in here?
Hmm.
Hmm. Mm!
(PHONE RINGING)
Why the fuck do you keep
calling me?
Damn it, Taylor.
Figure it out.
Take the bus.
(SIGHS)
Fine.
-JUSTIN: Mm.
-Sorry.
Gotta go.
JUSTIN:
Hmm?
It's my brother.
You told me you didn't
have a family.
CLAIRE: It's been years
since I've seen him,
so I really don't.
JUSTIN:
Hmm.
(KISSING)
Just stay here.
-I'll be right back.
-JUSTIN: Okay.
(GROANS)
(SIGHING)
Hey, sis.
Family reunion.
A wheelchair?
Really?
Why did Mom
and Dad name me Taylor?
Hmm?
I wonder that.
They never fucking told me.
What did you take?
Heroin again?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Really great, actually.
Thanks for-- thanks for asking.
Yeah, they Narcan'd my ass
back to life
you know,
with the nose spray shit.
Like, pow!
One minute I'm basically dead,
the next minute my heart
is pounding in my throat.
So, cool.
Okay, what am I doing here?
You made it sound pretty dire.
Does this not look fuckin' dire
to you?
Maybe just a little sympathy
would be nice.
How are you feeling?
(SCOFFS)
Holy shit, I'm feeling better.
Thanks.
Can we go?
(SIGHS)
Oh, fuck.
Oh.
Just let me hear you say
(COUGHS)
It's gonna be okay
Hey, do you think
you could, uh,
help me up to my place?
I'll run
in circles everyday
Till these mental pictures
fade
TAYLOR:
I didn't fucking die!
Look, I'm fine!
We all got fucking loaded!
What's the problem?
I'm sorry.
Why do you think you can kick
him out?
'Cause he ain't on the lease.
He's not?
ROOMMATE GUY:
No.
He's a freeloading
couch surfing loser
who ain't paid shit
in two months.
But are you, like, his mom?
Look, I made one mistake.
Okay? One.
-I'll find the money.
-Get your shit and get out.
We told you, man, no drama
if you stayed here.
And you brought
the fuckin' drama, man.
So, get your shit.
No.
Hey, where are my sticks?
Yo, where are my goddamn
sticks, man?
ROOMMATE GUY:
What are you doing, man?
TAYLOR:
Man!
Where are they, man?
Travis Barker gave me these.
Blink 182.
Ever heard of them?
(EXHALES)
This is such bull shit!
They gave me flea powder.
Now they're fucked.
They don't have a drummer.
They don't have fucking
anything!
Oh my God!
You are so delusional.
That is not a band.
You're absolutely right.
(CHUCKLES)
They're a bunch of losers
and I'm done using.
So, do you think that maybe
I could stay with you
for a couple of day?
What?
No.
And you're a bad liar.
You knew you were getting
kicked out.
That's why you needed help,
isn't it?
Looks like you're walking fine
to me.
TAYLOR:
Come on, sis.
-Come on, we're family!
-CLAIRE: No.
You've gotta have someone else
to stay with.
How is this my problem?
TAYLOR:
Ah, come on, Claire.
Please, please, please, please,
please.
I'm fuckin' freaking.
It's hot.
Like, just two days.
Just one day. Just one day.
One day. Just a day.
In slow motion
Slow motion
(SIGHS)
This is the stupidest
sunglasses I have ever seen.
Don't judge me.
These are my hangover shades.
RADIO DJ: (ON RADIO)
Hey, hey, hey, Phoenix!
Summer's here.
Get ready for a heat wave.
Stay out of the sun
because we are soaring
into record books.
CLAIRE:
Damn.
RADIO DJ:
(ON RADIO) Highs are gonna hit
over a 120 degrees today.
Wooh!
I'm glad I'm in the studio.
No.
Sorry.
Habit.
Still telling people you got
those from Travis Barker, huh?
TAYLOR:
Why not?
It's fuckin' true.
Fuck.
So, there's a guy at my place.
(TAYLOR CHUCKLES)
Oh, baby.
Just please be cool.
Don't say stupid shit.
Is he another ET pervert?
Oh, yeah.
You guys gettin' married
or is it all just sex
and aliens?
(TAYLOR LAUGHS)
It is all sex and aliens!
Don't make me regret helping
you.
Wait. Stop the car.
Stop, stop, stop.
Stop the car.
Wait.
Just pull.
Okay, that's it, that's it.
(VOMITS)
Oh my God!
(TAYLOR COUGHS)
JUSTIN: Guys, this girl is
the real deal UFO hunter
and she's gonna have some
exclusive footage for us
very, very soon.
You cannot miss it.
I need you to smash
the like button,
leave a comment,
obviously fuckin' subscribe,
and tell you friends
because guys,
the truth is not out there.
It's right fuckin' here.
Danny.
Danny, Danny, Danny, my man!
Thank you so, so much
for the $100 donation,
my brother!
I love this community.
I love you guys so, so much.
And together--
Okay, I do have to go.
Check the schedules.
I'm gonna be streaming later
tonight.
-Peace.
-Who are you talking to?
Uh, just an early morning
stream, baby.
Justin, Taylor.
This place hasn't changed a bit.
Okay. (CHUCKLES)
TAYLOR: Your drink
selection still sucks.
(DRINK FIZZES)
Oh.
(GRUNTS)
Hey, can I, uh...
(COUGHS)
Can I take the couch?
You take the chair.
It's an emergency.
Thanks.
(GRUNTS, SIGHS)
TAYLOR:
You into that alien kink, too?
(JUSTIN SIGHS)
JUSTIN: We must last month
at the desert ET Expo.
TAYLOR:
Oh.
Oh, no, I'm gonna--
I'm gonna throw up again.
-That's great.
-Please don't.
The laptop thing earlier,
were you jerkin' off to ET or--
Okay. Who the fuck is this guy?
Is this actually your brother?
-(TAYLOR CHUCKLES)
-Unfortunately, yes.
TAYLOR:
Just admit it, dude.
It's okay.
I'm an influencer, buddy.
Oh.
Oh, that's very fancy.
I feel very influenced.
JUSTIN:
Good. I'm glad, you know?
You ever heard about, uh,
Justinaut TV?
(TAYLOR LAUGHS)
JUSTIN:
That's funny, right?
Ha-ha. Yeah.
Well, that's
my streaming channel, man.
I got over 30k followers.
TAYLOR:
Following what?
JUSTIN:
Following me.
Searching for the truth,
you know?
Claire's gonna take me
on her next hunt.
TAYLOR:
Wow.
Claire, I didn't know
you were fucking your interns.
Uh...
JUSTIN:
You alright?
I can't.
I can't.
I can't.
That-- that's not real, right?
See the V formation?
I never get tips like this.
It's always pairs or orbs.
Never seven lights in a V.
JUSTIN:
The Phoenix Lights?
You think it's the same lights?
Holy shit, Claire!
Who sent you this?
Shoot me in the fucking face.
The heat is about to go
through the roof this weekend.
So, make your plans...
CLAIRE: How is nobody
covering this? This is huge!
WEATHERWOMAN:
(ON TV) Please stay
hydratedas possible--
I gotta get down there. Now.
(INDISTINCT SPEECH)
Right now.
JUSTIN:
But, like, where?
CLAIRE:
Looks like near the border.
Okay.
Um, I have to set up
before dark.
This is all about timing.
If you're, like,
one second late,
you miss the whole thing.
You're in, right?
I mean, my channel would
explode if I found a UFO live.
Like, I'd probably cross, um,
I don't know,
a 100,000 subs.
Oh my God! Oh my God!
Yeah, hell yeah! Let's go!
-Um, I'm gonna pack all my gear.
-Mm-hmm.
And we'll leave in, like,
30 minutes, okay?
Dude,
prepare for disappointment.
-You grab that.
-(OVERLAPPING SPEECH)
She's been chasing
imaginary lights for years.
You saw them, too, asshole.
Did not.
Oh, crap.
Taylor, where are you staying?
CLAIRE:
No. No, no, no.
You've gotta go.
Come on. You said I had a day.
You are not staying here
in my apartment
and getting wrecked all weekend.
I would never do that.
I am gonna be gone for two days.
That is plenty of time
for a junkie
to ruin my apartment.
Come on, Claire.
Don't call me that.
I can't deal with you right
now, okay?
This is too important.
Are you really gonna fuckin'
kick me out
when it's fuckin' 300 degree
outside?
Uh, you can trust me.
Okay, no.
Well, you know, you-- you can't,
but....
(SIGHS)
What's up, guys?
Uh, I told you I was gonna
deliver on something.
And, it's on.
I'm following a UFO lead
and I'm bringin' it to you,
-and you, and you, and you.
-And you, and you, and--
-It's gonna be a huge piece.
-Meh, meh, meh, meh, meh, meh.
(ENGINE STARTS)
JUSTIN: You wanna toss him,
like, uh,
some sunscreen or something?
Huh.
You really have nowhere to go?
Get in.
It's too hot to be a jerk.
Get in.
(SIGHS)
Am I the jerk
or are you the jerk?
(CAR DOOR OPENS)
(GRUNTS)
(CAR DOOR SHUTS)
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CLAIRE:
Okay, hypothetical question.
Aliens land,
but they don't have any food.
They knock on your door.
-What do you do?
-It's easy.
I tell them to go the fuck back
to where they came from.
But they're hungry.
JUSTIN: Uh, if they communicate
that they're hungry,
it's cause they wanna taste you
or use your skin.
That's what the media actually
gets right, right?
Think about it.
The Thing, Alien, Predator,
War of the Worlds.
What's the common theme?
They are always dangerous.
Have you ever seen ET?
Close Encounters?
Think about every time humans
conquer something, right?
Violence.
And if humans are violent,
imagine how violent
super humans are. Okay?
It's why people gotta start
taking these sightings.
The truth is, they're probably
already among us.
Walking around. Camouflage.
Human bio mech suits.
-Human bio suits. Really?
-JUSTIN: Absolutely.
JUSTIN: It's the perfect
method of invasion.
They look like humans,
they're not humans.
Speaking of, what is
with the orange Fanta?
-Seriously?
-(CHUCKLES)
TAYLOR:
I know, right?
Doesn't drink,
doesn't smoke.
Really livin' life
on the edge, aren't you?
Okay. What is so wrong
with orange Fanta?
-It's orange.
-Do you have anything good?
Do you have any booze in here?
Obviously I don't have any
booze back there.
(GRUNTS)
Fuck!
(MOANS)
CLAIRE:
What is the matter with you?
Oh, my fucking stomach's baking
an evil pie.
JUSTIN:
What's that?
CLAIRE:
It's checkpoint.
I see 'em along
border highways all the time.
(SNIFFLES)
Is this Mexico?
What?
No.
Well, are they gonna...
are they gonna search the car?
Do you have some sort of shit
with you I should know about?
No, but...
Yo, dude. This is serious.
-What did you bring?
-CLAIRE: Shh.
CLAIRE:
Be cool.
(WHIMPERS)
BORDER PATROL AGENT:
Are you an American citizen?
CLAIRE:
Uh, yes. Yes.
JUSTIN:
Absolutely, sir.
TAYLOR:
Uh, um... Uh...
That dumbass in the back is,
yes.
BORDER PATROL AGENT:
I need to hear him say it.
(TAKES DEEP BREATHS)
I'm sorry, sir.
I can't really think right now.
My brain's really fried.
And I think I'm gonna
fuckin' puke right now.
I think I'm gonna puke all over.
I think I'm gonna puke all over.
No puking in my car.
Do you need some help?
BORDER PATROL AGENT:
Damn heat.
Go ahead.
Okay.
(TAKES DEEP BREATH)
What the fuck were you
babbling about back there?
TAYLOR:
I'm sorry.
I-- I f-- I fuckin' froze.
I fuckin' froze.
I don't know.
I am checking your bags later.
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CLAIRE:
This is it.
JUSTIN:
Are you sure?
(GROANS)
TAYLOR:
Oh, this sucks.
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TAYLOR: Are these your
alien ambassadors?
CLAIRE:
Don't say any rude shit to them.
I swear to God.
-What?
-Actually, you know what?
Why don't you guys just
wait here?
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
Are you trying to kill us?
Leave it running.
(GRUNTS)
TAYLOR:
Oh, yeah.
Oh.
Oh, that's so fuckin' nice.
Oh, fuck.
JUSTIN: How long has
she been doing this?
TAYLOR: Oh, she's been
lookin' for the lights
since she ran away
from her fake mom.
Fake mom?
Yeah, like, her foster mom.
She's lucky though.
I had, like, a 100 fake parents.
They all hated me.
(SIGHS)
That's good.
Oh, come on, dude.
(KEYS JANGLE)
(CAR DOORS CLOSES)
FELIX:
Alright.
-This is Artemis.
-Just on the message boards.
I'm Claire.
TAYLOR:
Yes.
Oh.
Oh.
Yeah. This is comfy.
(GRUNTS)
Okay.
So, here's us, off the 88.
Here's the valley.
The mountainside.
I saw the formation in the photo
from the hilltop here.
I suspect it was
from around here,
but it was not hard to estimate
distance and size.
Did they make any sound?
No. But they were far off.
Did they mootilate any cows?
No cows out here, funny guy.
(CHUCKLES)
FELIX: They moved southwest
through the valley,
then disappeared around
this range.
Where's the house?
Couple miles east
up this dirt road over here.
My buddy, Timbo, said you could
use it while he's out of town.
Door code's 367.
You got two nights.
Are these private roads?
FELIX: Some, yeah,
but you can use 'em.
I mean, if you go straight up
the road from here,
it'll take you up to a good spot
to stake out.
Here.
-Take it.
-Thanks.
FELIX:
Fancy phones might not work.
(CHUCKLES)
FELIX:
Now I know you're UFO experts,
but these aren't friendlies,
so...
As I mentioned in my email,
my theory is these lights
are drones
and part of a new cartel
drug delivery service
(CHUCKLES)
Wait.
Did you say drug delivery
service?
FELIX: Nobody in the
government listens to us.
I just need some proof
so I can bring some
anti-drone heat on it.
JUSTIN:
Wait, wait. They're just drones?
Yeah.
-How do you know that?
-I just know. Understand?
Now I hate to burst your bubble,
but there are no outer space
visitors.
Everything around here traces
back to drugs.
And I think the cartel
is tinkering
with new ways of haulin' drugs
across the border
and nobody's doin' a damn thing!
(CHUCKLES)
What if they're not drones?
Just get me some good photos,
okay?
And remember,
y'all in cartel country.
So, tread carefully.
Did you know that these
were drones?
You haven't even seen them yet.
You can't judge what they are
or aren't.
They're not drug drones.
Why would drug drones have
lights on them?
I-- I don't-- I don't know.
But that guy seemed really sure
that they were drug drones,
-so...
-CLAIRE: They're not drones.
Wait. Is that it?
CLAIRE:
Yeah.
TAYLOR:
Fucking kill me.
(GRUNTS)
(CAR DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS)
Ugh, shit, it's hot.
(INSECTS CHIRPING IN BACKGROUND)
Hey! This shit's busted.
CLAIRE:
That's weird.
Hello?
(DOOR CREAKS)
CLAIRE:
Anybody here?
TAYLOR: Come on, it's
fuckin' hot outside.
Okay. Alright.
Oh, fuck yeah.
This place has AC.
(CHUCKLES)
Oh, Jesus.
Hello, 1975.
()
JUSTIN:
Okay.
Uh, Claire,
I got no signal
and there's no Wi-Fi.
(CHUCKLES)
-CLAIRE: Does that matter?
-Yeah, yeah.
That matters because no signal
means no stream, so...
Hey?
Did you turn that on?
No.
(SNIFFLES)
()
There's people in there!
-JUSTIN: What?
-Yeah.
Sh-- shit!
What the-- what are you doing?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Oh, oh, hey. Oh, hey.
It-- it-- it's okay. It's okay.
M-- my-- my daughter is
very sick.
My Gabby, sh-- sh--
she-- she won't drink.
Yeah, see?
CLAIRE:
She looks dehydrated.
RICARDO:
Yeah. Oh.
We should call 911.
-We should get an ambulance.
-RICARDO: Oh, oh, oh!
No, no.
No, no hospital, please.
They-- they're going to
call the-- the police.
Take her to shelter
and it's very hot sh-- shelter.
She's going to die there.
No. No, she won't.
RICARDO:
Please, no.
Need-- need rest.
No, please.
How did you end up here?
Uh, we-- we-- we were lost.
It's-- it's night time.
And-- and we-- we follow this,
a bright light.
CLAIRE:
Wait, what?
What do you mean?
Did you see seven lights?
Uh, uh, no, no. Just-- just one.
Please.
()
CLAIRE:
Why is this happening?
TAYLOR:
Because it's fucking hot out.
Could literally light this shit
with the sun.
CLAIRE: That girl's gonna die
soon if he doesn't get her
to a hospital.
JUSTIN:
Okay.
So, come on,
let's call the police.
CLAIRE:
I got no service.
JUSTIN:
Yeah, well, me neither.
Guys.
-Wall phone.
-No!
-Whoa! Whoa, whoa!
-No! No!
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
-No, I...
No, no police, please.
We-- we rest. Then we go. Okay?
No, no police. Please. Please.
(SIGHS)
What's your name?
I'm Claire.
Ricardo.
Gabby.
I passed out once
on a photo shoot in Tucson
from dehydration.
I needed an IV to recover.
I know you're scared,
but you should let us
call for help.
She looks like she's
in pretty bad shape.
Probably needs fluids
and I don't know the first thing
about running an IV needle
or anything.
I do.
How the fuck is a crackhead
gonna help this situation?
Hey, fuck you, man. Alright?
I've-- I've hits veins before.
It's not hard.
When I was in detox
I had a drip line
which, oh, holy shit, that was
like the worst experience
of my life.
Okay, Taylor.
TAYLOR:
Sorry. Sorry.
I, uh...
But yeah, I can do it.
Okay.
Okay, yeah. Cool.
Okay.
Where do you even go
for something like this?
Like a pharmacy?
Some type of medical place?
I mean, where do you even
look one up?
TAYLOR:
Hey, hey.
-Yeah.
-A fucking yellow pages.
Okay, um...
Medical, medical, medical...
Supply.
Oh God, I hope this place
still exists.
()
(CLAIRE SIGHS)
It's already dark.
(PAPER RUSTLING)
I can't read maps.
They saw a light.
This can't be a coincidence.
Oh my God.
Listen to yourself.
Do you ever think
about anything else?
You know what?
Don't answer that.
Of course, you don't.
(SIGHS, SNIFFLES)
Damn.
TAYLOR:
That's it.
-That's what?
-The IV pole thing.
Yeah, they probably have
everything we need in there.
CLAIRE:
How do you know?
I've been in plenty
of hospitals.
That is an IV pole.
Huh, should we just, swipe it?
CLAIRE:
What? Fucking break in?
Yeah, I'll do it.
Are you nuts?
-Okay, Mom.
-Don't fucking call me that.
Well, do you have
any better ideas?
-Why do you wanna do this?
-Why?
Hmm.
Yeah, um, maybe because
I haven't done a damn thing
that's memorable with my life.
I never had the chance
to save a life, have you?
Yeah.
Who?
Mom.
Claire, that wasn't your fault.
Claire, it...
If I had just found her
a little sooner,
could've gotten her help.
(SIGHS)
She wanted to O.D.
It's not your fault.
Damn, sis. You got gear.
(CHUCKLES)
(GRUNTS)
()
TAYLOR:
Okay.
Okay.
(EXHALES)
It'll be fine.
I'm gonna go in,
I'll get our shit, get out.
Boom, boom, boom. Done.
Yeah?
Okay.
Yeah, okay.
Okay.
Uh, okay.
-(GRUNTS) Okay.
-CLAIRE: Oh God!
TAYLOR: Come on, Claire.
Help me with this!
-Fuck.
-TAYLOR: Come on!
-Okay.
-TAYLOR: Go, go.
TAYLOR:
Go, go, go, go, go!
CLAIRE:
Oh... Uh... Um... uh..
(ALARM BLARING)
CLAIRE:
Where's the IV bags?
TAYLOR: How the fuck
should I know that, Claire?
CLAIRE:
Oh my God. Okay.
Uh...
Ah, yes! Huh.
TAYLOR:
Did you find 'em?
-CLAIRE: Yeah.
-TAYLOR: Let's go then.
-Go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
-CLAIRE: Okay. Uh...
-CLAIRE: Sorry.
-TAYLOR: Come on!
TAYLOR:
Go, go, go, go.
TAYLOR:
Wow! What a rush that was!
Yeah, I'm still buzzin'
from that, you?
CLAIRE:
No. Just shut up.
You're stressing me out.
(CHUCKLES)
Oh my God. Look!
Claire, look.
Look, look, look, look.
What? What?
(CHUCKLES)
Okay, okay.
Okay, okay.
()
TAYLOR:
Okay. Hang a bag.
Make sure it's locked.
Drip chamber.
Alright. Tubing.
Uh, check the tubing.
Crap! There's an air bubble.
-Is that bad?
-Yeah, that's bad.
Come on.
Okay.
Okay. Okay.
Okay.
Oh, okay.
Um...
(TAKES DEEP BREATHS)
()
TAYLOR:
Oh, fuck. Okay.
Wait.
Just a sec.
Yeah, sorry.
Um, just one second.
One second.
Hey. Hey, relax.
I just-- I just don't wanna
mess it up.
Are you sure you can do this?
Yeah. Oh, yeah.
CLAIRE:
Jesus, Taylor. What the hell?
I need a new hobby.
Okay. Um, just be careful.
-Yeah. Yeah.
-Did you wash your hands?
Fuck, no.
(TAYLOR SIGHS)
-Are you sure you can do--
-TAYLOR: Yes, yes!
Dammit,
just don't make me nervous.
(TAYLOR EXHALES, SNIFFLES)
Alright.
(INHALES. EXHALES)
Okay. Just need to find a vein.
Where's the vein,
where's the vein?
Okay.
Okay.
Okay. Uh, I need some tape.
Okay.
TAYLOR:
Uh, okay. Turn this on.
Okay?
Okay. Yeah, we're good.
Gracias, Jess.
-Thank you.
-Yeah.
(PLAYING WITH DRUM STICKS)
Hey, could you stop that shit?
Thank you.
WEATHERWOMAN:
ON TV) Don't go outsideif you
don't need to.
If you are (INDISTINCT SPEECH)
(TAP RUNNING)
Ricardo, where are you from?
Ecuador.
Uh, my-- my brother, Andre,
he's in Yuma.
We go to Yuma.
We're nowhere near Yuma.
RICARDO:
Uh, yes.
Bad people trick us.
Take all my money.
Leave us in the desert.
No one pick us up.
Leave us to die.
Who would do that?
Coyotes.
It's, uh, very bad people.
But I find you, thank God.
Must be a reason.
WEATHERWOMAN: (ON TV)
(INDISTINCT SPEECH) before,
but this is an unprecedented
heat wave
that will affect
the Phoenix area
all the way
to the southern border.
Now, this is dangerous folks.
And we here at the station
want everyone
to please stay safe, stay inside
and stay hydrated.
Now tonight's low
could stay over 100 degrees
in some areas.
A heat dome has set in
and we expect record highs
to hit all over the state
tomorrow.
Residents (INDISTINCT SPEECH)
()
(GASPS)
JUSTIN:
Hey, Claire, you alright?
-Something wrong with you?
-CLAIRE: Just stop!
What?
I'm-- I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to yell at you.
I just, uh...
Look, I have epilepsy.
Oh, is that the like, um,
you know?
Yeah. Seizures.
Yep.
Yep, thank you
for that performance.
JUSTIN: Are you, like,
having a seizure right now?
No. No.
No, I just sometimes get these,
like,
intense shooting headaches.
They come and go quick,
but they can mean
I'm gonna have a seizure.
Oh.
Uh, um, I didn't know.
CLAIRE:
Epilepsy's loads of fun.
I get confused, hallucinate,
pass out,
stare into space, seizures.
Look, I-- I didn't mean
to scare you.
If anything happens tonight,
just stay calm
and lay me down on the ground,
alright?
And turn me over to my side.
Can you do that?
Okay.
I'll be fine.
RICARDO:
Hey, doctor!
Bag finish.
Oh.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Uh, thank you.
Yeah. Yeah.
Uh, yeah, fuck.
Hey.
Good work tonight.
I'm actually kinda proud
of you.
Yeah, well,
don't get too used to it.
You ready?
JUSTIN:
Um...
What?
TAYLOR:
Oh my God.
You guys are leaving
in this heat?
And it's night time.
Jesus fucking Christ.
This must be what hell feels
like.
What if, uh,
what if they are just drones?
Well that's why
we're investigating.
But, it's, like, um,
it's not gonna drop
below a 100 tonight.
CLAIRE:
So?
JUSTIN:
So, it's fucking crazy.
CLAIRE: Thought you
were dying to see a UFO.
I mean, not literally.
And, like, honestly, you-- you--
you should have told me
that there might be drones
before we drove out here.
Because, now, it's like what?
You wanna sit out there
all night in this heat
just to get some photographs
of, like,
cartel country drug drones?
CLAIRE: Felix doesn't
know what they are.
That's the whole point.
I have a 600 millimeter lens
and I'm gonna get good photos.
What about Ricardo
and his daughter?
They said he saw a light.
Does that sound like seven
lights in a V formation?
Like, they're not related.
-You're wrong.
-I'm not wrong.
-Whatever.
-Oh, whoa, whoa, hold on.
Wait, wait. Okay. Okay. Okay.
Um, if I'm wrong,
then could you just, like, get
some footage of whatever
you see with your phone,
and then we could put it
on my stream
when we get back.
Deal?
()
Adios.
Don't get abducted.
(CAR DRIVES OFF IN BACKGROUND)
()
How does this place
not have internet, man?
It's essential.
It's, like, fucking oxygen.
Boo effin' hoo, dude.
Give it a rest.
Okay. Alright.
I'm goin' to bed.
You, uh, enjoy your couch.
(SIGHS, GRUNTS)
(SIGHS)
(GRUNTS)
What the fuck am I doing?
Don't fucking do it.
()
LINDA:
Claire.
(CAMERA CLICKING)
LINDA:
Claire.
Claire, please come to bed.
What are you doing
with our camera?
YOUNG CLAIRE:
Why does no one believe me?
Lights don't talk to people.
They talked to me.
It's been weeks,
okay, Claire-bear?
They're not coming back.
Is dad ever coming back?
LINDA:
I hope he's dead.
()
(CHUCKLES)
You're back.
(CAMERA CLICKING)
You're too far away.
No.
No, no, no, no, no. No, no.
Don't go that way.
This is fucking bullshit.
This is bullshit.
This is bullshit.
This is bullshit.
(RUSTLING IN BUSHES)
TAYLOR:
Hello?
Is someone there?
Is anybody there?
Oh, fuck.
Fuck.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.
Justin!
-TAYLOR: Justin!
-JUSTIN: Yeah?
Justin, hurry,
there's someone outside!
JUSTIN: Dude, it's,
like, 3:00 a.m., dude.
Yo, what are you doing
with that knife?
Just come with me. Hurry!
Come on!
Just come with me.
There's someone outside.
(GASPING)
CLAIRE:
Oh God. Come on.
It's right fuckin' over there.
Fucking...
I swear they were right here!
Who, dude?
I think the-- the cops maybe.
Or-- or I s--
I think I saw a uniform.
Or maybe it's the border patrol.
Or maybe it's the people that
told Claire about the lights.
Or maybe it's...
They know about the family,
dude.
They're watching us, dude.
-Taylor!
-TAYLOR: This is so bad.
Go to sleep!
TAYLOR:
This is fuckin' bad, dude.
Justin, don't fuckin' leave me,
dude!
I can't fucking go to jail, man.
I can't fucking go to jail.
-(SIGHS)
-TAYLOR: Justin, come back!
TAYLOR:
God, I can't go to jail, man!
JUSTIN:
Oh, cool. A meth pipe.
TAYLOR:
I'm not going back fuckin' jail!
Fuck!
I fucking know you're here, bro.
I fuckin' know you're out here!
Come the fuck out!
You motherfucker!
I'm serious!
CLAIRE:
No, no, no.
No, no, no.
No!
No!
No!
(GASPING)
I'm in the fucking desert.
I'm drowning
in the fucking desert!
You're not fucking
taking me anywhere.
I'll fucking kill myself!
TAYLOR: I swear to fucking God.
RICARDO:
Shh!
TAYLOR: I know you're
fucking right there!
Yeah.
TAYLOR:
I wanna go home!
(SCREAMING)
(SPRAYING)
(INSECTS CHIRPING IN DISTANCE)
(SIGHS)
DISTORTED WHISPERING VOICE:
Claire.
(GASPING)
CLAIRE:
Justin!
-CLAIRE: Justin, open the door.
-JUSTIN: Okay.
CLAIRE:
You're not gonna believe this.
JUSTIN:
Okay, okay, okay.
(GRUNTS)
So, did you find 'em?
Why was this door locked?
Oh. Uh, right.
Your brother. Um...
Wait.
Where is he?
JUSTIN: He was acting
really tweaky last night.
Oh, fuck!
I forgot to check his bags.
JUSTIN:
Yeah, um...
Taylor!
Taylor!
JUSTIN:
Um...
Taylor, can you hear me?
I'm sure he'll come back.
CLAIRE:
He's not like a dog
and it's insanely hot outside
today.
How could you let him
just wander off?
Let him?
The junkie with a knife?
I let him wander off?
I'm not his babysitter!
(PANTING)
Everything okay?
No.
My brother's lost.
Okay, uh, we help you.
-Are you sure?
-Yes, we help.
Okay.
Thank you.
You drive.
()
-Where are we goin'?
-Just go that way.
Alright.
()
I was such a jerk to him.
If we find him dead out here,
I can't....
RICARDO:
I understand.
My brother, Andre, in Yuma,
he's all we have.
Keep our faith.
()
Ah. Mira!
Ey, ey!
Look, look, look, the tree!
The tree!
Huh.
Oh. Oh.
What the fuck?
Oh, that's so sick.
RICARDO:
He tried to cross the border.
Die all alone.
I see so many people like him.
()
CLAIRE:
What's that?
RICARDO:
Family to call.
Everyone has this.
Just in case.
Tell them he-- he die.
I will call for him.
JUSTIN:
Uh, which way?
CLAIRE:
I don't know, um, I guess...
...that way.
JUSTIN:
Okay.
()
DISTORTED WHISPERING VOICE:
Claire, come back.
-Stop.
-JUSTIN: What?
-Go the other way.
-JUSTIN: Why?
Just-- just go.
()
Oh my God. There, there.
-There's a house. Go.
-Where?
That way, there.
it's like a little shed.
-Just go.
-Okay.
I'm going.
I'm goin', I promise.
()
(DOOR CREAKS OPENS)
CLAIRE:
Taylor?
Taylor, are you in here?
(PANTS)
Oh, fuck!
Ow! Fuck!
Oh, fuck!
Why is it so fucking hot?
Oh.
Oh.
Fuck me, fuck me.
-Stop moving!
-Okay. Okay, okay. Okay, okay.
Fuck, take it out.
Just pull it out.
Pull it out, pull it out.
CLAIRE: Don't move!
Don't move! Don't move!
Oh, fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck,
fuck, fuck! Oh!
(SIGHS)
CLAIRE:
Are you insane?
Getting high
and face-fucking a cactus?
Just leave me alone.
CLAIRE: And you brought
fucking meth here?
Are you kidding me? Is that it?
You just wanna die?
I don't--
I don't have any more. I quit.
That was...
that was my last time.
CLAIRE:
Oh my God.
You are so full of shit!
(TAKES DEEP BREATHS)
So, um, last night,
did you see the lights?
You did?
They were too far away.
I-- I couldn't get good shots.
Oh, big fuckin' shock.
All night, that--
that's all you got?
I wasn't far enough
up the mountain.
I should have gone further up.
-Okay.
-Can we please go home now?
Claire.
I can't leave
without good shots.
()
(EXHALES)
This is so fucked up.
(CHUCKLES)
Fuck.
(SLURPS, GULPS)
(SIGHS)
(SIGHS)
()
Holy fuck.
Dude, this fucking can just
melted.
Yo, we got a problem.
Hey, the air's not cold.
JUSTIN:
Call Felix.
It's his friend's place, right?
Oh, right.
We can't do that.
So, maybe this is the universe
telling us we should go home.
Oh.
It's very hot.
Ey, so maybe, uh,
we make shade.
Maybe?
Aren't you, like,
supposed to know
how to fix this shit?
CLAIRE: The fuck is
that supposed to mean?
Just, like, you know?
()
TAYLOR: Like, where'd you
learn how to tie the knot?
Fucking cool.
Oh, man, this heat.
RICARDO:
Okay.
Oh!
I got you.
I got you, I got you.
RICARDO:
Oh. Thank you. Thank you.
Wooh!
Look at you.
Ricardo, let's go.
Yeah. You the man.
That one's loose.
I got-- I got you.
(GRUNTS)
TAYLOR: Oh, look at
you, Mr. Fix-It Man.
JUSTIN:
You feelin' okay?
RICARDO:
Ah...
JUSTIN (OS):
Claire?
Tonight's the night.
(TAYLOR LAUGHS)
CLAIRE:
I know it.
TAYLOR:
Real cool.
Oh, it looks good, dude.
(CHUCKLES)
Hey, dude, that's cool!
Mr. Fix-It Man!
(CHUCKLES)
No, no, not me.
I was, uh, data manager
for technology company
in Gyauaquil.
Damn.
Sounds smart, man.
(CHUCKLES)
Yes.
(CHUCKLES)
Oh, dude, come on.
-I got this.
-RICARDO: Hmm, okay.
They do somethin'.
So, um, where'd you learn
all that English?
Oh, I-- I was brought to Arizona
when I was a baby.
I learned to speak English.
But then my family was deported
back to Ecuador.
Shit, I'm sorry, man.
Hey, um, thanks for helping,
you know, find me.
You're welcome.
I know I fuck everything up.
RICARDO:
You don't have to.
Oh, I tried everything, bro.
Each day is worse
than the last.
I'm screwed.
I messed up my life.
Oh.
My younger brother, Luis,
he was like you.
Perico, marihuana,
a little bit hielo.
How'd he stop?
-He die.
-Dude.
But it's not too late
for you, my friend.
As long as you...
()
As long as I what?
Oh, shit.
Oh, shit.
Claire!
Claire!
Claire, there's a fuckin'...
There's a...
(PANTS)
You high again?
There's... There's a truck
coming with cops
or border patrol or--
or something.
I swear I'm not making this up!
Shh.
(CAR WHIRRING IN DISTANCE)
-What do we do?
-Just act normal. Act normal.
(KNOCKING ON THE DOOR)
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
Shh.
So you find those lights yet?
Sort of.
Yeah, they were far away.
I'm gonna go up the trail
from your house tonight.
Yep, I told you.
Best view of the valley.
Well, the reason I'm here
is we tracked
some border crossers
into this area
and we thought we'd just
check on y'all.
See, that's the kinda person
I am.
CLAIRE:
Hmm.
Great, thanks. Uh...
Yeah, we're...
We're good.
Okay.
Okay, well, fair warnin'.
If you stumble across
any of these thugs,
they are extremely dangerous.
Don't trust 'em.
Don't talk to 'em.
Almost all these so-called
families
we find runnin'
across the border
are criminals humpin' drugs
for the cartel
and sex traffickin' minors.
Just imagine what they're doin'
to these kids.
Deserts crawling
with these cockroaches.
-Wait, really?
-GRAY: Oh, yeah.
They'd rob
and murder you in a second.
Yeah, in this heat,
they might even get desperate
and try to break in for shelter.
CLAIRE:
Okay, got it.
Uh, thanks.
Oh, about that, um,
we had some trouble
with the door.
It wouldn't open properly.
I'm sorry about that.
I, um... I'll pay for it.
You know, I've been tellin'
Timbo to fix this fuckin' door.
Anything else?
FELIX:
Nope.
Nope, just mind the heat.
It's deadly today.
So bad the checkpoints are
down.
Lots of strain
on the power grid.
Now, y'all be safe.
Take care.
(SIGHS)
What the fuck are we doing?
CLAIRE:
Huh?
Justin. Justin, stop, Justin!
-Justin!
-JUSTIN: Hey!
-Why are you here?
-What the fuck are you doing?
-Claire, get off of me!
-What the fuck?
What the fuck are you gonna do?
You heard Felix.
I don't wanna get stabbed.
And we don't even know
if that little girl is his.
Alright? Why are you here?
Uh, we tried to go to Yuma.
JUSTIN:
You said that.
I don't wanna know
why you didn't stay
wherever the fuck you came from.
I had to leave.
JUSTIN: Man, wwe don't
know anything about them.
And-- and he really didn't want
us to call the cops before.
Remember that shit?
That doesn't make you wonder?
Stop! Okay, I-- I will tell you.
Good, talk.
We are from Guayaquil.
In Ecuador.
And?
Where-- where we are from,
the gangs,
they-- they come
for my older son, Angel.
They say to him, "You join us
or-- or you die."
Angel had no choice,
so he joined them.
But he die anyways.
And the guys that come
for my Gabby,
they-- they say, "You join us
or you die."
I-- I cannot let them take
my daughter.
Mi hija.
So Rosia, my-- my love,
she say, "We must leave."
I give all my money
to these coyotes.
They say we take you
to United States
to my brother, Andre, in Yuma.
They bring us to the border
and they say,
"We need more money."
So, I give them more money.
And we wait, and we wait,
and we wait, and...
And my Rosia, she-- she--
she-- she got very sick, she--
It's very hot and--
And nobody-- nobody--
nobody help.
So, I-- I-- I bury her.
I bury her in the desert.
()
RICARDO: And they bring
us across the border
and say, "More money."
And I say, "I have no more."
And he say to me
I-- I must take this package,
and give it to this man
who is going to find me.
And they just leave us there
to die.
And I-- I-- I walk.
I-- I walk and I walk.
And it's hot.
And Gabby, she-- she get sick
and she cannot walk.
So, I carry her and pray.
This light, this light comes
and--
And bring us to this house,
and bring me to you.
And it's destino.
Fate.
What was in the package?
I don't know. Probably drugs.
I-- I leave in desert.
I leave there.
That's bullshit.
-Ey, leave us alone!
-Give me the fuckin' bag!
-Leave us alone!
-Give it to me, man. Fuck.
I want nothing to do
with criminals.
I want to go to Yuma
to my family!
You think we are criminals?
You know, I had to check.
I'm so sorry.
Can you imagine Dad doin' that
for us?
I don't even remember
what the fucker looks like.
()
Um...
DISTORTED WHISPERING VOICE:
Claire.
Come back.
YOUNG CLAIRE:
Mom?
Mom?
(SCREAMS)
TAYLOR:
Fuck.
(CLAIRE PANTS)
Something happened.
Oh, fuck.
Oh, fuck.
It sounds like
the power transformer...
(MIMICS EXPLOSION)
Okay, alright. That's it.
We-- we--
we have to go right now.
CLAIRE: What? No.
The sun's going down.
One more night.
It's no big deal.
You have food and water.
Come on, Claire.
There's a trail up
from Felix's house
that should give me a better
view of the whole valley.
I should have set up there last
night.
(SCOFFS)
And you call me an addict.
You don't understand.
If I leave now,
if I just walk away
when I am this close
to figurin' it out.
I can't. I can't leave.
I am so, so close.
Then give me the keys.
Give me the keys.
No. Don't worry about the keys.
JUSTIN: Just fucking give
'em. Give me the fucking keys.
Get off of me!
(SIGHS)
TAYLOR: Man, I've tried
fighting her before,
like literally fighting her.
Not worth it.
()
Us?
We're fuckin' done.
Okay?
Claire.
Claire!
Claire.
Come on.
It's too hot.
CLAIRE:
A little sweat won't hurt you.
JUSTIN:
Claire.
Hey!
Yo! Claire!
Open the door!
I have to do this!
JUSTIN: You never saw
the Phoenix Lights!
You have fucking epilepsy!
Fuck, man!
(PANTS)
()
JUSTIN: I should have
known. I should have known.
I should have known.
She was full of shit.
She told me she was, like,
this--
Like, this UFO photographer.
Bullshit con job, man.
She's, like, actually,
actually crazy.
Like...
What are you doing?
I remember my mom
used to keep numbers
by the fridge.
My screen's been dark
for, like, over a day now.
It's, like, over a day.
I gotta call the police.
I gotta-- I'm sorry.
I gotta call the cops.
Dude, you really think
the cops are gonna hustle
out to this shithole
in the middle of the night
when it's this fuckin' hot out?
Look.
You wanna go home?
Give me an hour.
I'll talk her down.
()
I'm here.
Where are you?
Come on.
Show yourself.
(CAR APPROACHING)
Surprise!
Damn it.
TAYLOR:
Oh, it's hot.
Hey, sis.
Who brought you up here?
Well, that's a funny story.
Your vehicle alright?
I might have told them
that you broke down out here.
Dumbass.
Uh, yeah, I'm good!
Sorry about the mix-up!
Why are you here?
'Cause you're all I got.
I'm gonna get a ride
with my sister!
-No.
-You sure?
TAYLOR:
Yeah. Yeah, man.
You go. I'm good.
Thanks.
Alright then.
How the fuck did you find me
here?
Well, you said
you were coming up
to some spot by Felix's place.
Here I am.
(GRUNTS)
Ooh, sorry.
So...
Did you know that planet is
an ancient Greek word
for wanderer?
(SCOFFS)
Then I guess we're both planets.
Why, Claire?
Why are you doing this,
all these years?
Why are we here?
You've never given me
a straight answer.
(SIGHS)
Okay.
I'm gonna tell you a secret.
You have to promise not
to fucking joke about it.
I would never do that.
I know you're gonna say
some shit, but whatever.
(CHUCKLES)
You remember
when we were little kids?
The night I saw the lights...
...I heard this
whispering voice.
(CHUCKLES)
TAYLOR:
Okay. Okay, cool.
Cool. What did it say?
"Claire, Claire, come back."
Mom didn't believe me.
Nobody did.
So, I never talked about it
again.
And I never heard it again.
Until yesterday.
Okay. Now I have a confession.
I have very few memories
of our childhood together.
But I remember the big chair
in the back yard
that we'd escape to
when Dad was raging.
(DEAN AND LINDA ARGUING)
And I remember the fear
that night,
opening my eyes,
And seeing that you were
so far away.
Claire. Come back.
TAYLOR:
You ignored me.
And I didn't know why.
I was just-- I was scared,
you know?
But then it happened.
(BODY THUDS)
()
You're misremembering.
No.
No. Nope. Nope.
Nope.
Everything changed that night.
Everything.
You remember a-- a voice?
I remember your first fucking
seizure that night, Claire.
You cracked your head
in the yard!
So, who cares what the fuck
the lights are.
Airplanes? Aliens? God?
-Maybe you made it all up.
-No, no, no.
People saw the lights, Tay.
Thousands of people.
-And I did, too.
-But Claire, it-- it--
No,
and I heard the whispering voice
when I was driving this morning.
I heard it.
When I was looking for you,
I heard it!
Okay, you say that you have
hallucinations sometimes.
No, don't bring my health
into this, okay?
I'm not losing my mind.
There was a voice!
And I saw the lights!
Okay.
You don't wanna hear it,
that's fine.
Why am I even talking to you?
You are on this ridiculous
merry-go-round of drug binges.
And you're gonna get yourself
killed
with this ridiculous obsession!
What the fuck are you looking
at?
Yeah, Claire, I'm sorry.
This is nothing special.
Felix was right.
I mean, these are drug drones.
Probably flying in some good
shit for me to smoke.
That's all this is.
Fuckin' cartel country.
(GASPING)
Claire?
Claire?
Oh, shit.
You're having a fuckin' seizure.
Claire. Claire? Claire?
Come on. No, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no.
no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Come on.
What do I fucking do?
What do I fucking do?
(GRUNTS)
(SIGHS)
(CAR APPROACHING IN DISTANCE)
TAYLOR:
Okay. Okay.
I got you.
She had a seizure.
I bit my tongue.
(SPITS)
Are we leaving?
(SIGHS)
Okay.
Did you call your brother
in Yuma?
I... I try his cell phone,
but no work.
Maybe the cell towers are dead?
There's a reason we're here.
There has to be.
It's like you said, destino.
Destino.
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
What? No, no, no, no, no.
No. No way.
Not your call.
It's, like, three hours to Yuma.
And there's a--
there's a fuckin' checkpoint.
Remember Felix said
the checkpoints
are probably unmanned.
-I think we're fine.
-Claire. Claire, listen to me.
Please. Okay. Look.
If-- if we get pulled over
or if the car, like, breaks down
and-- and the cops come, do you
understand what that means?
We're smugglers. We're fucked!
We'll be arrested. Alright?
The two of them in the car?
No. I'm sorry.
I gotta get home, Claire!
You know, we can drop you off
at the nearest gas station.
What?
Yeah. You can, like,
call a taxi back.
A taxi to Phoenix?
(CHUCKLES)
First gas station.
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
(SIGHS)
(DOOR SHUTS)
I got it.
(SCOFFS)
I don't think you can drive.
You look like shit.
I got it.
Okay.
I know you hate me, but please,
please don't kill us.
I kind of wanna live.
I think I want you to live, too.
Okay.
()
CLAIRE:
Justin.
JUSTIN:
What?
What?
There's a reason we're here.
Well, good luck finding
that reason.
(CAR DOOR SHUTS)
(SIGHS)
You deserve more than just sex
and aliens.
You alright?
Yeah.
Let's just go.
(SIGHS)
Let's get you home.
(ENGINE STARTS)
()
Uh...
What's uh?
Isn't this bad?
CLAIRE:
The engine's running hot.
TAYLOR:
What do we do? How far are we?
I don't know. We must be close.
TAYLOR:
Oh God. This heat.
(SIGHS)
TAYLOR:
What are you doing?
I have to turn off the AC
to ease up on the engine a bit.
Otherwise it might over heat.
(SIGHS)
(EXHALES)
(GRUNTS)
(EXHALES)
CLAIRE:
This isn't working.
TAYLOR:
Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck!
We're so close, dude.
I have to turn on the heat.
TAYLOR: Oh, the heater!
Are you crazy, Claire?
CLAIRE:
If we blast the heat,
it should cool off the engine
a bit.
Don't hate me.
(COUGHING)
(GROANING)
-Is that a cop?
-TAYLOR: I don't know.
That car's been back there
for a while.
Oh, shit. It's a cop.
-Fuck!
-Don't stop.
Claire, we gotta stop the car.
No!
Claire, we're not gonna outrun
a cop
with a fucked engine!
Claire, I know you want
to help us.
Okay? I-- you-- you try.
I know. Thank you.
But I think please stop the car.
Or it's going to be worse
for us.
Please.
Claire, we gotta stop.
Okay.
()
(PANTS)
TAYLOR:
You're not cops.
Were you guys following us?
Looks like y'all have
some engine trouble.
Might need some assistance.
Let's all get out.
Come on now.
Here we go.
TAYLOR:
Oh, the heat.
-No.
-FELIX: There you go, darling.
That's good.
So, did you find the lights?
Hmm.
That's great.
And?
Are they drones?
No.
Did you get photos?
No.
FELIX:
That's it? That's all you got?
So, what the fuck are they?
Huh?
I don't know.
And who are these two
that you've been hidin'
in the trailer?
They're family.
FELIX:
Family? Huh?
(CHUCKLES)
Hey, amigo.
You got something for me?
Huh?
Dnde est mi entrega?
()
I have nothing for you.
Don't lie to me.
Nobody gets dropped off
at the Ariviaca Pass
without a delivery.
Gray?
GRAY:
Nothin'.
()
Where the fuck is it?
Where is it?
Fuck, you guys aren't cops.
Okay.
You're not gonna do anything.
Just get back in the car.
Yeah, that's not gonna happen.
Now you and the tweaker can go.
But you and the girl
get in my truck.
-RICARDO: Hey. Hey.
-Whoa!
(GROANS)
Please just... No, no! No, oh!
Okay, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
(TAYLOR COUGHS)
Fuck you, man.
Everyone just settle down.
Just settle down!
Now you-- you should be
thankin' me.
Where the fuck do you think
your sweet, sweet candy comes
from, huh?
I just want what's mine.
That's the deal.
What was all that sh-- shit
about the cartel?
FELIX:
Oh, it's all true.
They're just tryin' to
cut me out of the business
with these God damn drones!
You're a fucking hypocrite.
(CHUCKLES)
Ah, that word, hypocrite,
doesn't mean anything.
It's just the way
the world works, sweetheart.
Now, if I shoot you,
if I shoot the girl,
if I leave your bodies out
in the desert to rot,
no one cares.
That's not true.
(LIGHT BEAMING)
What the fuck is that?
Come on, come on, come on!
Come on.
(GUNSHOTS)
(SCREAMING)
()
TAYLOR:
Claire!
Claire!
()
Mom?
GABBY:
Claire.
Claire.
Claire.
TV REPORTER: (ON TV)
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
Hi, Claire.
TV REPORTER: (ON TV)
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
Yo, you alright?
Where are we?
TAYLOR:
Yuma.
(SOBS)
ANDRE:
Hi, Claire.
I'm Ricardo's brother, Andre.
You are my saint.
My Saint Claire.
(CHUCKLES)
No. No, please.
Just-- just Claire is fine.
Uh, Andre fix your car.
You guys, um, ran that hard,
huh?
Yeah.
(CHUCKLES)
Well,
luckily no permanent damage.
Yeah, Andre is best mechanic
in all Yuma.
-Uh-uh.
-And-- and Guayaquil also.
Except for me Papa.
(LAUGHS)
I missed my brother.
Let's-- let's sit you down.
Come on.
What happened?
Did I have a seizure?
TAYLOR:
Oh, yeah. Big time.
Yeah, but you were so out
I thought you were drugged,
but you were just exhausted.
Spent. Completely.
TV REPORTER: (ON TV)
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
But the lights.
You saw them too, right?
It wasn't just me.
Oh, did I see them?
I couldn't see anything else.
It was just ridiculous.
It's not funny.
No. I-- I didn't mean, like,
uh...
RICARDO:
Listen.
We-- we witness miracle.
It was them.
It was them.
TV REPORTER: (ON TV)
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
()
What are they saying?
Oh, they're saying,
uh, last night
witnesses saw strange lights
in the sky.
Wow! Look at that.
(SHRIEKS)
That's where we were!
UFOs, baby!
RICARDO:
Uh, you call them UFOs.
I call them
gente de las estrellas.
The star people.
Because many times at night,
we see them on our journey.
CLAIRE:
You did?
What are they?
I... I believe they are angels.
And my Angel is with them.
They bring us to you,
and you to us.
Destino.
Destino.
(CHUCKLES, SOBS)
TV REPORTER: (ON TV)
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
()
Maybe we can start this all
over.
Sure. I'm down for that.
Where to now?
Let's go home.
(LAUGHS)
()
Diamonds in the pavement
Planets in the phases
Seven circles locked me
in a gaze
But here you are now
Here you are now
Constant in conviction
Go to all
this wishin' on a star
You couldn't see the vision
Here we are now
Here we are now
How the light years
change your heart
Did the night
just make a start
With yellow lines
burn into spots
We're broken parts
But you're my supernova
from the start
We're designed to fall apart
Exploding far,
we miss the mark
The stubborn star remains
But you're my constellation
Constellation
Constellation
Constellation
When the orange cuts to blue
I can always count you
When I was talking
to the moon
(INDISTINCT LYRICS)
I guess that's what you get
My constellation
My constellation
My constellation
Constant in conviction
Go to all
this wishing on a star
You couldn't see the vision
Here we are now
Here we are now
How the light years
change your heart
Did the night
just make a start
With yellow lines
we leave the spark
This broken heart remains
But you're my supernova
from the start
We're designed to fall apart
Exploding far,
we miss the mark
The stubborn star remains
But you're my constellation
Constellation
Constellation
Constellation
When the orange cuts to blue
I can always count on you
When I was talking
to the moon
(INDISTINCT LYRICS)
I guess that's what you get
(INDISTINCT LYRICS)
that's what you get
My constellation
My constellation
My constellation
My constellation
(music ends)
(INSECTS CHIRPING IN BACKGROUND)
()
(MUMBLED ARGUMENT)
Why do they always fight?
(SIGHS)
(MUMBLED ARGUMENT CONTINUES)
()
Can you sing me a bedtime song?
No.
(MUMBLED ARGUMENT CONTINUES)
()
DISTORTED WHISPERING VOICE:
Claire, come back.
()
WITNESS 1: (ON TV)
Look at that!
-WITNESS 2: I see four of 'em.
- WITNESS 3: There's more!
WITNESS 4: (ON TV)
Another one just popped up.
WITNESS 3: (ON TV)
What do you think it is?
-WITNESS 4: There's five now!
- WITNESS 5: (ON TV) Oh!
Folks have witnessed
this strange sighting.
They're calling it simply
unexplainable.
ERRY SPRINGER: Hundreds, if not
thousands of people in Phoenix
were stunned at what
they claimed to have seen
in the sky that night.
A huge, V-shaped UFO.
INTERVIEWEE 1: They were
amber-colored, very bright.
I don't know who to turn to to
find out, uh, what it is.
I think it was a spaceship
of some sorts.
WITNESS 6:
Something was there.
It was huge.
It didn't make a sound.
EWS ANCHOR 1: It's being called
the largest mass UFO sighting
ever witnessed
over North America.
...these people are waiting here
to see if the lights return.
TOM BROKAW: The buzz is very
big in the desert southwest
where some weird happenings
in the skies over Phoenix...
(CROSSTALK)
NEWS ANCHOR 2:
Even after 10 years,
the Phoenix Lights
are still talked about...
(CROSSTALK)
NEWS ANCHOR 3:
17 years later,
people are still trying
to figure out
what really happened.
NEWS ANCHOR 4:
Tomorrow marks 27 years
since one of the most widely
witnessed UFO sightings
in the valley.
NEWS ANCHOR 2:
...all those years go.
And some witnesses say
their lives have been
drastically changed,
and wonder if they'll ever
see the lights again.
()
()
Playin' circle games
And I'm running around
on this groundhog day
(INDISTINCT LYRICS)
(INDISTINCT LYRICS)
(INSECTS CHIRPING IN BACKGROUND)
(DOOR SHUTS)
(CLICKS BUTTON)
(FOOTSTEPS)
()
(SIGHS)
TIPSTER:
(ON PHONE) Those orbs were
zipping back and forth
across the valley all week.
You couldn't have missed 'em.
I was out there all night.
And I didn't see anything.
Not a thing!
TIPSTER: (ON PHONE)
Look, I don't know what to say.
Maybe they went home.
Sorry.
(BELL RINGING)
(DOOR OPENS)
MOM:
Mm, you ready?
CLAIRE:
You can come in a little bit.
Yeah.
Great, you guys. Good job.
And maybe you...
Can I see a little more
of a smile?
Let's see teeth.
Yeah.
That's great.
(CAMERA CLICKING)
(TAKES DEEP BREATHS)
()
(CAMERA CLICKING)
(TAKING DEEP BREATHS)
MOM:
Are you okay?
Hey?
Are you sure you're okay?
What?
Are you sure you're okay?
Oh.
(THUDS)
(GLASS SHATERS)
(INSECTS CHIRPING IN BACKGROUND)
()
Huh.
What do you think?
I don't know.
But that's twice in one week.
Something's up.
DOCTOR:
How's your head feeling?
Swelling went down nicely.
Lucky you didn't get
a concussion.
I have to ask,
are you consuming alcohol
or using substances?
No.
I don't think the flashes
caused the seizure.
Your epilepsy triggers,
unfortunately,
seem to be worsening with age.
Lack of sleep, dehydration,
stress.
You can't keep doing these
all night photo shoots
in the desert.
Do you wanna have a seizure
on a remote mountain somewhere,
smash your head on a rock
and have no way to get help?
Pretty awful way to die
if you ask me.
Claire?
Claire, are you hearing me?
You have to take care
of yourself.
If you're still gonna go deep
in the desert,
at least don't go alone.
Can you try to find someone
to go with you?
Hmm.
()
CLAIRE:
You're such a nerd.
Hmm.
So, this is your place?
Less talking.
JUSTIN:
Okay.
Ow!
Why is it so dark in here?
Hmm.
Hmm. Mm!
(PHONE RINGING)
Why the fuck do you keep
calling me?
Damn it, Taylor.
Figure it out.
Take the bus.
(SIGHS)
Fine.
-JUSTIN: Mm.
-Sorry.
Gotta go.
JUSTIN:
Hmm?
It's my brother.
You told me you didn't
have a family.
CLAIRE: It's been years
since I've seen him,
so I really don't.
JUSTIN:
Hmm.
(KISSING)
Just stay here.
-I'll be right back.
-JUSTIN: Okay.
(GROANS)
(SIGHING)
Hey, sis.
Family reunion.
A wheelchair?
Really?
Why did Mom
and Dad name me Taylor?
Hmm?
I wonder that.
They never fucking told me.
What did you take?
Heroin again?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Really great, actually.
Thanks for-- thanks for asking.
Yeah, they Narcan'd my ass
back to life
you know,
with the nose spray shit.
Like, pow!
One minute I'm basically dead,
the next minute my heart
is pounding in my throat.
So, cool.
Okay, what am I doing here?
You made it sound pretty dire.
Does this not look fuckin' dire
to you?
Maybe just a little sympathy
would be nice.
How are you feeling?
(SCOFFS)
Holy shit, I'm feeling better.
Thanks.
Can we go?
(SIGHS)
Oh, fuck.
Oh.
Just let me hear you say
(COUGHS)
It's gonna be okay
Hey, do you think
you could, uh,
help me up to my place?
I'll run
in circles everyday
Till these mental pictures
fade
TAYLOR:
I didn't fucking die!
Look, I'm fine!
We all got fucking loaded!
What's the problem?
I'm sorry.
Why do you think you can kick
him out?
'Cause he ain't on the lease.
He's not?
ROOMMATE GUY:
No.
He's a freeloading
couch surfing loser
who ain't paid shit
in two months.
But are you, like, his mom?
Look, I made one mistake.
Okay? One.
-I'll find the money.
-Get your shit and get out.
We told you, man, no drama
if you stayed here.
And you brought
the fuckin' drama, man.
So, get your shit.
No.
Hey, where are my sticks?
Yo, where are my goddamn
sticks, man?
ROOMMATE GUY:
What are you doing, man?
TAYLOR:
Man!
Where are they, man?
Travis Barker gave me these.
Blink 182.
Ever heard of them?
(EXHALES)
This is such bull shit!
They gave me flea powder.
Now they're fucked.
They don't have a drummer.
They don't have fucking
anything!
Oh my God!
You are so delusional.
That is not a band.
You're absolutely right.
(CHUCKLES)
They're a bunch of losers
and I'm done using.
So, do you think that maybe
I could stay with you
for a couple of day?
What?
No.
And you're a bad liar.
You knew you were getting
kicked out.
That's why you needed help,
isn't it?
Looks like you're walking fine
to me.
TAYLOR:
Come on, sis.
-Come on, we're family!
-CLAIRE: No.
You've gotta have someone else
to stay with.
How is this my problem?
TAYLOR:
Ah, come on, Claire.
Please, please, please, please,
please.
I'm fuckin' freaking.
It's hot.
Like, just two days.
Just one day. Just one day.
One day. Just a day.
In slow motion
Slow motion
(SIGHS)
This is the stupidest
sunglasses I have ever seen.
Don't judge me.
These are my hangover shades.
RADIO DJ: (ON RADIO)
Hey, hey, hey, Phoenix!
Summer's here.
Get ready for a heat wave.
Stay out of the sun
because we are soaring
into record books.
CLAIRE:
Damn.
RADIO DJ:
(ON RADIO) Highs are gonna hit
over a 120 degrees today.
Wooh!
I'm glad I'm in the studio.
No.
Sorry.
Habit.
Still telling people you got
those from Travis Barker, huh?
TAYLOR:
Why not?
It's fuckin' true.
Fuck.
So, there's a guy at my place.
(TAYLOR CHUCKLES)
Oh, baby.
Just please be cool.
Don't say stupid shit.
Is he another ET pervert?
Oh, yeah.
You guys gettin' married
or is it all just sex
and aliens?
(TAYLOR LAUGHS)
It is all sex and aliens!
Don't make me regret helping
you.
Wait. Stop the car.
Stop, stop, stop.
Stop the car.
Wait.
Just pull.
Okay, that's it, that's it.
(VOMITS)
Oh my God!
(TAYLOR COUGHS)
JUSTIN: Guys, this girl is
the real deal UFO hunter
and she's gonna have some
exclusive footage for us
very, very soon.
You cannot miss it.
I need you to smash
the like button,
leave a comment,
obviously fuckin' subscribe,
and tell you friends
because guys,
the truth is not out there.
It's right fuckin' here.
Danny.
Danny, Danny, Danny, my man!
Thank you so, so much
for the $100 donation,
my brother!
I love this community.
I love you guys so, so much.
And together--
Okay, I do have to go.
Check the schedules.
I'm gonna be streaming later
tonight.
-Peace.
-Who are you talking to?
Uh, just an early morning
stream, baby.
Justin, Taylor.
This place hasn't changed a bit.
Okay. (CHUCKLES)
TAYLOR: Your drink
selection still sucks.
(DRINK FIZZES)
Oh.
(GRUNTS)
Hey, can I, uh...
(COUGHS)
Can I take the couch?
You take the chair.
It's an emergency.
Thanks.
(GRUNTS, SIGHS)
TAYLOR:
You into that alien kink, too?
(JUSTIN SIGHS)
JUSTIN: We must last month
at the desert ET Expo.
TAYLOR:
Oh.
Oh, no, I'm gonna--
I'm gonna throw up again.
-That's great.
-Please don't.
The laptop thing earlier,
were you jerkin' off to ET or--
Okay. Who the fuck is this guy?
Is this actually your brother?
-(TAYLOR CHUCKLES)
-Unfortunately, yes.
TAYLOR:
Just admit it, dude.
It's okay.
I'm an influencer, buddy.
Oh.
Oh, that's very fancy.
I feel very influenced.
JUSTIN:
Good. I'm glad, you know?
You ever heard about, uh,
Justinaut TV?
(TAYLOR LAUGHS)
JUSTIN:
That's funny, right?
Ha-ha. Yeah.
Well, that's
my streaming channel, man.
I got over 30k followers.
TAYLOR:
Following what?
JUSTIN:
Following me.
Searching for the truth,
you know?
Claire's gonna take me
on her next hunt.
TAYLOR:
Wow.
Claire, I didn't know
you were fucking your interns.
Uh...
JUSTIN:
You alright?
I can't.
I can't.
I can't.
That-- that's not real, right?
See the V formation?
I never get tips like this.
It's always pairs or orbs.
Never seven lights in a V.
JUSTIN:
The Phoenix Lights?
You think it's the same lights?
Holy shit, Claire!
Who sent you this?
Shoot me in the fucking face.
The heat is about to go
through the roof this weekend.
So, make your plans...
CLAIRE: How is nobody
covering this? This is huge!
WEATHERWOMAN:
(ON TV) Please stay
hydratedas possible--
I gotta get down there. Now.
(INDISTINCT SPEECH)
Right now.
JUSTIN:
But, like, where?
CLAIRE:
Looks like near the border.
Okay.
Um, I have to set up
before dark.
This is all about timing.
If you're, like,
one second late,
you miss the whole thing.
You're in, right?
I mean, my channel would
explode if I found a UFO live.
Like, I'd probably cross, um,
I don't know,
a 100,000 subs.
Oh my God! Oh my God!
Yeah, hell yeah! Let's go!
-Um, I'm gonna pack all my gear.
-Mm-hmm.
And we'll leave in, like,
30 minutes, okay?
Dude,
prepare for disappointment.
-You grab that.
-(OVERLAPPING SPEECH)
She's been chasing
imaginary lights for years.
You saw them, too, asshole.
Did not.
Oh, crap.
Taylor, where are you staying?
CLAIRE:
No. No, no, no.
You've gotta go.
Come on. You said I had a day.
You are not staying here
in my apartment
and getting wrecked all weekend.
I would never do that.
I am gonna be gone for two days.
That is plenty of time
for a junkie
to ruin my apartment.
Come on, Claire.
Don't call me that.
I can't deal with you right
now, okay?
This is too important.
Are you really gonna fuckin'
kick me out
when it's fuckin' 300 degree
outside?
Uh, you can trust me.
Okay, no.
Well, you know, you-- you can't,
but....
(SIGHS)
What's up, guys?
Uh, I told you I was gonna
deliver on something.
And, it's on.
I'm following a UFO lead
and I'm bringin' it to you,
-and you, and you, and you.
-And you, and you, and--
-It's gonna be a huge piece.
-Meh, meh, meh, meh, meh, meh.
(ENGINE STARTS)
JUSTIN: You wanna toss him,
like, uh,
some sunscreen or something?
Huh.
You really have nowhere to go?
Get in.
It's too hot to be a jerk.
Get in.
(SIGHS)
Am I the jerk
or are you the jerk?
(CAR DOOR OPENS)
(GRUNTS)
(CAR DOOR SHUTS)
()
CLAIRE:
Okay, hypothetical question.
Aliens land,
but they don't have any food.
They knock on your door.
-What do you do?
-It's easy.
I tell them to go the fuck back
to where they came from.
But they're hungry.
JUSTIN: Uh, if they communicate
that they're hungry,
it's cause they wanna taste you
or use your skin.
That's what the media actually
gets right, right?
Think about it.
The Thing, Alien, Predator,
War of the Worlds.
What's the common theme?
They are always dangerous.
Have you ever seen ET?
Close Encounters?
Think about every time humans
conquer something, right?
Violence.
And if humans are violent,
imagine how violent
super humans are. Okay?
It's why people gotta start
taking these sightings.
The truth is, they're probably
already among us.
Walking around. Camouflage.
Human bio mech suits.
-Human bio suits. Really?
-JUSTIN: Absolutely.
JUSTIN: It's the perfect
method of invasion.
They look like humans,
they're not humans.
Speaking of, what is
with the orange Fanta?
-Seriously?
-(CHUCKLES)
TAYLOR:
I know, right?
Doesn't drink,
doesn't smoke.
Really livin' life
on the edge, aren't you?
Okay. What is so wrong
with orange Fanta?
-It's orange.
-Do you have anything good?
Do you have any booze in here?
Obviously I don't have any
booze back there.
(GRUNTS)
Fuck!
(MOANS)
CLAIRE:
What is the matter with you?
Oh, my fucking stomach's baking
an evil pie.
JUSTIN:
What's that?
CLAIRE:
It's checkpoint.
I see 'em along
border highways all the time.
(SNIFFLES)
Is this Mexico?
What?
No.
Well, are they gonna...
are they gonna search the car?
Do you have some sort of shit
with you I should know about?
No, but...
Yo, dude. This is serious.
-What did you bring?
-CLAIRE: Shh.
CLAIRE:
Be cool.
(WHIMPERS)
BORDER PATROL AGENT:
Are you an American citizen?
CLAIRE:
Uh, yes. Yes.
JUSTIN:
Absolutely, sir.
TAYLOR:
Uh, um... Uh...
That dumbass in the back is,
yes.
BORDER PATROL AGENT:
I need to hear him say it.
(TAKES DEEP BREATHS)
I'm sorry, sir.
I can't really think right now.
My brain's really fried.
And I think I'm gonna
fuckin' puke right now.
I think I'm gonna puke all over.
I think I'm gonna puke all over.
No puking in my car.
Do you need some help?
BORDER PATROL AGENT:
Damn heat.
Go ahead.
Okay.
(TAKES DEEP BREATH)
What the fuck were you
babbling about back there?
TAYLOR:
I'm sorry.
I-- I f-- I fuckin' froze.
I fuckin' froze.
I don't know.
I am checking your bags later.
()
CLAIRE:
This is it.
JUSTIN:
Are you sure?
(GROANS)
TAYLOR:
Oh, this sucks.
()
TAYLOR: Are these your
alien ambassadors?
CLAIRE:
Don't say any rude shit to them.
I swear to God.
-What?
-Actually, you know what?
Why don't you guys just
wait here?
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
Are you trying to kill us?
Leave it running.
(GRUNTS)
TAYLOR:
Oh, yeah.
Oh.
Oh, that's so fuckin' nice.
Oh, fuck.
JUSTIN: How long has
she been doing this?
TAYLOR: Oh, she's been
lookin' for the lights
since she ran away
from her fake mom.
Fake mom?
Yeah, like, her foster mom.
She's lucky though.
I had, like, a 100 fake parents.
They all hated me.
(SIGHS)
That's good.
Oh, come on, dude.
(KEYS JANGLE)
(CAR DOORS CLOSES)
FELIX:
Alright.
-This is Artemis.
-Just on the message boards.
I'm Claire.
TAYLOR:
Yes.
Oh.
Oh.
Yeah. This is comfy.
(GRUNTS)
Okay.
So, here's us, off the 88.
Here's the valley.
The mountainside.
I saw the formation in the photo
from the hilltop here.
I suspect it was
from around here,
but it was not hard to estimate
distance and size.
Did they make any sound?
No. But they were far off.
Did they mootilate any cows?
No cows out here, funny guy.
(CHUCKLES)
FELIX: They moved southwest
through the valley,
then disappeared around
this range.
Where's the house?
Couple miles east
up this dirt road over here.
My buddy, Timbo, said you could
use it while he's out of town.
Door code's 367.
You got two nights.
Are these private roads?
FELIX: Some, yeah,
but you can use 'em.
I mean, if you go straight up
the road from here,
it'll take you up to a good spot
to stake out.
Here.
-Take it.
-Thanks.
FELIX:
Fancy phones might not work.
(CHUCKLES)
FELIX:
Now I know you're UFO experts,
but these aren't friendlies,
so...
As I mentioned in my email,
my theory is these lights
are drones
and part of a new cartel
drug delivery service
(CHUCKLES)
Wait.
Did you say drug delivery
service?
FELIX: Nobody in the
government listens to us.
I just need some proof
so I can bring some
anti-drone heat on it.
JUSTIN:
Wait, wait. They're just drones?
Yeah.
-How do you know that?
-I just know. Understand?
Now I hate to burst your bubble,
but there are no outer space
visitors.
Everything around here traces
back to drugs.
And I think the cartel
is tinkering
with new ways of haulin' drugs
across the border
and nobody's doin' a damn thing!
(CHUCKLES)
What if they're not drones?
Just get me some good photos,
okay?
And remember,
y'all in cartel country.
So, tread carefully.
Did you know that these
were drones?
You haven't even seen them yet.
You can't judge what they are
or aren't.
They're not drug drones.
Why would drug drones have
lights on them?
I-- I don't-- I don't know.
But that guy seemed really sure
that they were drug drones,
-so...
-CLAIRE: They're not drones.
Wait. Is that it?
CLAIRE:
Yeah.
TAYLOR:
Fucking kill me.
(GRUNTS)
(CAR DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS)
Ugh, shit, it's hot.
(INSECTS CHIRPING IN BACKGROUND)
Hey! This shit's busted.
CLAIRE:
That's weird.
Hello?
(DOOR CREAKS)
CLAIRE:
Anybody here?
TAYLOR: Come on, it's
fuckin' hot outside.
Okay. Alright.
Oh, fuck yeah.
This place has AC.
(CHUCKLES)
Oh, Jesus.
Hello, 1975.
()
JUSTIN:
Okay.
Uh, Claire,
I got no signal
and there's no Wi-Fi.
(CHUCKLES)
-CLAIRE: Does that matter?
-Yeah, yeah.
That matters because no signal
means no stream, so...
Hey?
Did you turn that on?
No.
(SNIFFLES)
()
There's people in there!
-JUSTIN: What?
-Yeah.
Sh-- shit!
What the-- what are you doing?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Oh, oh, hey. Oh, hey.
It-- it-- it's okay. It's okay.
M-- my-- my daughter is
very sick.
My Gabby, sh-- sh--
she-- she won't drink.
Yeah, see?
CLAIRE:
She looks dehydrated.
RICARDO:
Yeah. Oh.
We should call 911.
-We should get an ambulance.
-RICARDO: Oh, oh, oh!
No, no.
No, no hospital, please.
They-- they're going to
call the-- the police.
Take her to shelter
and it's very hot sh-- shelter.
She's going to die there.
No. No, she won't.
RICARDO:
Please, no.
Need-- need rest.
No, please.
How did you end up here?
Uh, we-- we-- we were lost.
It's-- it's night time.
And-- and we-- we follow this,
a bright light.
CLAIRE:
Wait, what?
What do you mean?
Did you see seven lights?
Uh, uh, no, no. Just-- just one.
Please.
()
CLAIRE:
Why is this happening?
TAYLOR:
Because it's fucking hot out.
Could literally light this shit
with the sun.
CLAIRE: That girl's gonna die
soon if he doesn't get her
to a hospital.
JUSTIN:
Okay.
So, come on,
let's call the police.
CLAIRE:
I got no service.
JUSTIN:
Yeah, well, me neither.
Guys.
-Wall phone.
-No!
-Whoa! Whoa, whoa!
-No! No!
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
-No, I...
No, no police, please.
We-- we rest. Then we go. Okay?
No, no police. Please. Please.
(SIGHS)
What's your name?
I'm Claire.
Ricardo.
Gabby.
I passed out once
on a photo shoot in Tucson
from dehydration.
I needed an IV to recover.
I know you're scared,
but you should let us
call for help.
She looks like she's
in pretty bad shape.
Probably needs fluids
and I don't know the first thing
about running an IV needle
or anything.
I do.
How the fuck is a crackhead
gonna help this situation?
Hey, fuck you, man. Alright?
I've-- I've hits veins before.
It's not hard.
When I was in detox
I had a drip line
which, oh, holy shit, that was
like the worst experience
of my life.
Okay, Taylor.
TAYLOR:
Sorry. Sorry.
I, uh...
But yeah, I can do it.
Okay.
Okay, yeah. Cool.
Okay.
Where do you even go
for something like this?
Like a pharmacy?
Some type of medical place?
I mean, where do you even
look one up?
TAYLOR:
Hey, hey.
-Yeah.
-A fucking yellow pages.
Okay, um...
Medical, medical, medical...
Supply.
Oh God, I hope this place
still exists.
()
(CLAIRE SIGHS)
It's already dark.
(PAPER RUSTLING)
I can't read maps.
They saw a light.
This can't be a coincidence.
Oh my God.
Listen to yourself.
Do you ever think
about anything else?
You know what?
Don't answer that.
Of course, you don't.
(SIGHS, SNIFFLES)
Damn.
TAYLOR:
That's it.
-That's what?
-The IV pole thing.
Yeah, they probably have
everything we need in there.
CLAIRE:
How do you know?
I've been in plenty
of hospitals.
That is an IV pole.
Huh, should we just, swipe it?
CLAIRE:
What? Fucking break in?
Yeah, I'll do it.
Are you nuts?
-Okay, Mom.
-Don't fucking call me that.
Well, do you have
any better ideas?
-Why do you wanna do this?
-Why?
Hmm.
Yeah, um, maybe because
I haven't done a damn thing
that's memorable with my life.
I never had the chance
to save a life, have you?
Yeah.
Who?
Mom.
Claire, that wasn't your fault.
Claire, it...
If I had just found her
a little sooner,
could've gotten her help.
(SIGHS)
She wanted to O.D.
It's not your fault.
Damn, sis. You got gear.
(CHUCKLES)
(GRUNTS)
()
TAYLOR:
Okay.
Okay.
(EXHALES)
It'll be fine.
I'm gonna go in,
I'll get our shit, get out.
Boom, boom, boom. Done.
Yeah?
Okay.
Yeah, okay.
Okay.
Uh, okay.
-(GRUNTS) Okay.
-CLAIRE: Oh God!
TAYLOR: Come on, Claire.
Help me with this!
-Fuck.
-TAYLOR: Come on!
-Okay.
-TAYLOR: Go, go.
TAYLOR:
Go, go, go, go, go!
CLAIRE:
Oh... Uh... Um... uh..
(ALARM BLARING)
CLAIRE:
Where's the IV bags?
TAYLOR: How the fuck
should I know that, Claire?
CLAIRE:
Oh my God. Okay.
Uh...
Ah, yes! Huh.
TAYLOR:
Did you find 'em?
-CLAIRE: Yeah.
-TAYLOR: Let's go then.
-Go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
-CLAIRE: Okay. Uh...
-CLAIRE: Sorry.
-TAYLOR: Come on!
TAYLOR:
Go, go, go, go.
TAYLOR:
Wow! What a rush that was!
Yeah, I'm still buzzin'
from that, you?
CLAIRE:
No. Just shut up.
You're stressing me out.
(CHUCKLES)
Oh my God. Look!
Claire, look.
Look, look, look, look.
What? What?
(CHUCKLES)
Okay, okay.
Okay, okay.
()
TAYLOR:
Okay. Hang a bag.
Make sure it's locked.
Drip chamber.
Alright. Tubing.
Uh, check the tubing.
Crap! There's an air bubble.
-Is that bad?
-Yeah, that's bad.
Come on.
Okay.
Okay. Okay.
Okay.
Oh, okay.
Um...
(TAKES DEEP BREATHS)
()
TAYLOR:
Oh, fuck. Okay.
Wait.
Just a sec.
Yeah, sorry.
Um, just one second.
One second.
Hey. Hey, relax.
I just-- I just don't wanna
mess it up.
Are you sure you can do this?
Yeah. Oh, yeah.
CLAIRE:
Jesus, Taylor. What the hell?
I need a new hobby.
Okay. Um, just be careful.
-Yeah. Yeah.
-Did you wash your hands?
Fuck, no.
(TAYLOR SIGHS)
-Are you sure you can do--
-TAYLOR: Yes, yes!
Dammit,
just don't make me nervous.
(TAYLOR EXHALES, SNIFFLES)
Alright.
(INHALES. EXHALES)
Okay. Just need to find a vein.
Where's the vein,
where's the vein?
Okay.
Okay.
Okay. Uh, I need some tape.
Okay.
TAYLOR:
Uh, okay. Turn this on.
Okay?
Okay. Yeah, we're good.
Gracias, Jess.
-Thank you.
-Yeah.
(PLAYING WITH DRUM STICKS)
Hey, could you stop that shit?
Thank you.
WEATHERWOMAN:
ON TV) Don't go outsideif you
don't need to.
If you are (INDISTINCT SPEECH)
(TAP RUNNING)
Ricardo, where are you from?
Ecuador.
Uh, my-- my brother, Andre,
he's in Yuma.
We go to Yuma.
We're nowhere near Yuma.
RICARDO:
Uh, yes.
Bad people trick us.
Take all my money.
Leave us in the desert.
No one pick us up.
Leave us to die.
Who would do that?
Coyotes.
It's, uh, very bad people.
But I find you, thank God.
Must be a reason.
WEATHERWOMAN: (ON TV)
(INDISTINCT SPEECH) before,
but this is an unprecedented
heat wave
that will affect
the Phoenix area
all the way
to the southern border.
Now, this is dangerous folks.
And we here at the station
want everyone
to please stay safe, stay inside
and stay hydrated.
Now tonight's low
could stay over 100 degrees
in some areas.
A heat dome has set in
and we expect record highs
to hit all over the state
tomorrow.
Residents (INDISTINCT SPEECH)
()
(GASPS)
JUSTIN:
Hey, Claire, you alright?
-Something wrong with you?
-CLAIRE: Just stop!
What?
I'm-- I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to yell at you.
I just, uh...
Look, I have epilepsy.
Oh, is that the like, um,
you know?
Yeah. Seizures.
Yep.
Yep, thank you
for that performance.
JUSTIN: Are you, like,
having a seizure right now?
No. No.
No, I just sometimes get these,
like,
intense shooting headaches.
They come and go quick,
but they can mean
I'm gonna have a seizure.
Oh.
Uh, um, I didn't know.
CLAIRE:
Epilepsy's loads of fun.
I get confused, hallucinate,
pass out,
stare into space, seizures.
Look, I-- I didn't mean
to scare you.
If anything happens tonight,
just stay calm
and lay me down on the ground,
alright?
And turn me over to my side.
Can you do that?
Okay.
I'll be fine.
RICARDO:
Hey, doctor!
Bag finish.
Oh.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Uh, thank you.
Yeah. Yeah.
Uh, yeah, fuck.
Hey.
Good work tonight.
I'm actually kinda proud
of you.
Yeah, well,
don't get too used to it.
You ready?
JUSTIN:
Um...
What?
TAYLOR:
Oh my God.
You guys are leaving
in this heat?
And it's night time.
Jesus fucking Christ.
This must be what hell feels
like.
What if, uh,
what if they are just drones?
Well that's why
we're investigating.
But, it's, like, um,
it's not gonna drop
below a 100 tonight.
CLAIRE:
So?
JUSTIN:
So, it's fucking crazy.
CLAIRE: Thought you
were dying to see a UFO.
I mean, not literally.
And, like, honestly, you-- you--
you should have told me
that there might be drones
before we drove out here.
Because, now, it's like what?
You wanna sit out there
all night in this heat
just to get some photographs
of, like,
cartel country drug drones?
CLAIRE: Felix doesn't
know what they are.
That's the whole point.
I have a 600 millimeter lens
and I'm gonna get good photos.
What about Ricardo
and his daughter?
They said he saw a light.
Does that sound like seven
lights in a V formation?
Like, they're not related.
-You're wrong.
-I'm not wrong.
-Whatever.
-Oh, whoa, whoa, hold on.
Wait, wait. Okay. Okay. Okay.
Um, if I'm wrong,
then could you just, like, get
some footage of whatever
you see with your phone,
and then we could put it
on my stream
when we get back.
Deal?
()
Adios.
Don't get abducted.
(CAR DRIVES OFF IN BACKGROUND)
()
How does this place
not have internet, man?
It's essential.
It's, like, fucking oxygen.
Boo effin' hoo, dude.
Give it a rest.
Okay. Alright.
I'm goin' to bed.
You, uh, enjoy your couch.
(SIGHS, GRUNTS)
(SIGHS)
(GRUNTS)
What the fuck am I doing?
Don't fucking do it.
()
LINDA:
Claire.
(CAMERA CLICKING)
LINDA:
Claire.
Claire, please come to bed.
What are you doing
with our camera?
YOUNG CLAIRE:
Why does no one believe me?
Lights don't talk to people.
They talked to me.
It's been weeks,
okay, Claire-bear?
They're not coming back.
Is dad ever coming back?
LINDA:
I hope he's dead.
()
(CHUCKLES)
You're back.
(CAMERA CLICKING)
You're too far away.
No.
No, no, no, no, no. No, no.
Don't go that way.
This is fucking bullshit.
This is bullshit.
This is bullshit.
This is bullshit.
(RUSTLING IN BUSHES)
TAYLOR:
Hello?
Is someone there?
Is anybody there?
Oh, fuck.
Fuck.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.
Justin!
-TAYLOR: Justin!
-JUSTIN: Yeah?
Justin, hurry,
there's someone outside!
JUSTIN: Dude, it's,
like, 3:00 a.m., dude.
Yo, what are you doing
with that knife?
Just come with me. Hurry!
Come on!
Just come with me.
There's someone outside.
(GASPING)
CLAIRE:
Oh God. Come on.
It's right fuckin' over there.
Fucking...
I swear they were right here!
Who, dude?
I think the-- the cops maybe.
Or-- or I s--
I think I saw a uniform.
Or maybe it's the border patrol.
Or maybe it's the people that
told Claire about the lights.
Or maybe it's...
They know about the family,
dude.
They're watching us, dude.
-Taylor!
-TAYLOR: This is so bad.
Go to sleep!
TAYLOR:
This is fuckin' bad, dude.
Justin, don't fuckin' leave me,
dude!
I can't fucking go to jail, man.
I can't fucking go to jail.
-(SIGHS)
-TAYLOR: Justin, come back!
TAYLOR:
God, I can't go to jail, man!
JUSTIN:
Oh, cool. A meth pipe.
TAYLOR:
I'm not going back fuckin' jail!
Fuck!
I fucking know you're here, bro.
I fuckin' know you're out here!
Come the fuck out!
You motherfucker!
I'm serious!
CLAIRE:
No, no, no.
No, no, no.
No!
No!
No!
(GASPING)
I'm in the fucking desert.
I'm drowning
in the fucking desert!
You're not fucking
taking me anywhere.
I'll fucking kill myself!
TAYLOR: I swear to fucking God.
RICARDO:
Shh!
TAYLOR: I know you're
fucking right there!
Yeah.
TAYLOR:
I wanna go home!
(SCREAMING)
(SPRAYING)
(INSECTS CHIRPING IN DISTANCE)
(SIGHS)
DISTORTED WHISPERING VOICE:
Claire.
(GASPING)
CLAIRE:
Justin!
-CLAIRE: Justin, open the door.
-JUSTIN: Okay.
CLAIRE:
You're not gonna believe this.
JUSTIN:
Okay, okay, okay.
(GRUNTS)
So, did you find 'em?
Why was this door locked?
Oh. Uh, right.
Your brother. Um...
Wait.
Where is he?
JUSTIN: He was acting
really tweaky last night.
Oh, fuck!
I forgot to check his bags.
JUSTIN:
Yeah, um...
Taylor!
Taylor!
JUSTIN:
Um...
Taylor, can you hear me?
I'm sure he'll come back.
CLAIRE:
He's not like a dog
and it's insanely hot outside
today.
How could you let him
just wander off?
Let him?
The junkie with a knife?
I let him wander off?
I'm not his babysitter!
(PANTING)
Everything okay?
No.
My brother's lost.
Okay, uh, we help you.
-Are you sure?
-Yes, we help.
Okay.
Thank you.
You drive.
()
-Where are we goin'?
-Just go that way.
Alright.
()
I was such a jerk to him.
If we find him dead out here,
I can't....
RICARDO:
I understand.
My brother, Andre, in Yuma,
he's all we have.
Keep our faith.
()
Ah. Mira!
Ey, ey!
Look, look, look, the tree!
The tree!
Huh.
Oh. Oh.
What the fuck?
Oh, that's so sick.
RICARDO:
He tried to cross the border.
Die all alone.
I see so many people like him.
()
CLAIRE:
What's that?
RICARDO:
Family to call.
Everyone has this.
Just in case.
Tell them he-- he die.
I will call for him.
JUSTIN:
Uh, which way?
CLAIRE:
I don't know, um, I guess...
...that way.
JUSTIN:
Okay.
()
DISTORTED WHISPERING VOICE:
Claire, come back.
-Stop.
-JUSTIN: What?
-Go the other way.
-JUSTIN: Why?
Just-- just go.
()
Oh my God. There, there.
-There's a house. Go.
-Where?
That way, there.
it's like a little shed.
-Just go.
-Okay.
I'm going.
I'm goin', I promise.
()
(DOOR CREAKS OPENS)
CLAIRE:
Taylor?
Taylor, are you in here?
(PANTS)
Oh, fuck!
Ow! Fuck!
Oh, fuck!
Why is it so fucking hot?
Oh.
Oh.
Fuck me, fuck me.
-Stop moving!
-Okay. Okay, okay. Okay, okay.
Fuck, take it out.
Just pull it out.
Pull it out, pull it out.
CLAIRE: Don't move!
Don't move! Don't move!
Oh, fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck,
fuck, fuck! Oh!
(SIGHS)
CLAIRE:
Are you insane?
Getting high
and face-fucking a cactus?
Just leave me alone.
CLAIRE: And you brought
fucking meth here?
Are you kidding me? Is that it?
You just wanna die?
I don't--
I don't have any more. I quit.
That was...
that was my last time.
CLAIRE:
Oh my God.
You are so full of shit!
(TAKES DEEP BREATHS)
So, um, last night,
did you see the lights?
You did?
They were too far away.
I-- I couldn't get good shots.
Oh, big fuckin' shock.
All night, that--
that's all you got?
I wasn't far enough
up the mountain.
I should have gone further up.
-Okay.
-Can we please go home now?
Claire.
I can't leave
without good shots.
()
(EXHALES)
This is so fucked up.
(CHUCKLES)
Fuck.
(SLURPS, GULPS)
(SIGHS)
(SIGHS)
()
Holy fuck.
Dude, this fucking can just
melted.
Yo, we got a problem.
Hey, the air's not cold.
JUSTIN:
Call Felix.
It's his friend's place, right?
Oh, right.
We can't do that.
So, maybe this is the universe
telling us we should go home.
Oh.
It's very hot.
Ey, so maybe, uh,
we make shade.
Maybe?
Aren't you, like,
supposed to know
how to fix this shit?
CLAIRE: The fuck is
that supposed to mean?
Just, like, you know?
()
TAYLOR: Like, where'd you
learn how to tie the knot?
Fucking cool.
Oh, man, this heat.
RICARDO:
Okay.
Oh!
I got you.
I got you, I got you.
RICARDO:
Oh. Thank you. Thank you.
Wooh!
Look at you.
Ricardo, let's go.
Yeah. You the man.
That one's loose.
I got-- I got you.
(GRUNTS)
TAYLOR: Oh, look at
you, Mr. Fix-It Man.
JUSTIN:
You feelin' okay?
RICARDO:
Ah...
JUSTIN (OS):
Claire?
Tonight's the night.
(TAYLOR LAUGHS)
CLAIRE:
I know it.
TAYLOR:
Real cool.
Oh, it looks good, dude.
(CHUCKLES)
Hey, dude, that's cool!
Mr. Fix-It Man!
(CHUCKLES)
No, no, not me.
I was, uh, data manager
for technology company
in Gyauaquil.
Damn.
Sounds smart, man.
(CHUCKLES)
Yes.
(CHUCKLES)
Oh, dude, come on.
-I got this.
-RICARDO: Hmm, okay.
They do somethin'.
So, um, where'd you learn
all that English?
Oh, I-- I was brought to Arizona
when I was a baby.
I learned to speak English.
But then my family was deported
back to Ecuador.
Shit, I'm sorry, man.
Hey, um, thanks for helping,
you know, find me.
You're welcome.
I know I fuck everything up.
RICARDO:
You don't have to.
Oh, I tried everything, bro.
Each day is worse
than the last.
I'm screwed.
I messed up my life.
Oh.
My younger brother, Luis,
he was like you.
Perico, marihuana,
a little bit hielo.
How'd he stop?
-He die.
-Dude.
But it's not too late
for you, my friend.
As long as you...
()
As long as I what?
Oh, shit.
Oh, shit.
Claire!
Claire!
Claire, there's a fuckin'...
There's a...
(PANTS)
You high again?
There's... There's a truck
coming with cops
or border patrol or--
or something.
I swear I'm not making this up!
Shh.
(CAR WHIRRING IN DISTANCE)
-What do we do?
-Just act normal. Act normal.
(KNOCKING ON THE DOOR)
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
Shh.
So you find those lights yet?
Sort of.
Yeah, they were far away.
I'm gonna go up the trail
from your house tonight.
Yep, I told you.
Best view of the valley.
Well, the reason I'm here
is we tracked
some border crossers
into this area
and we thought we'd just
check on y'all.
See, that's the kinda person
I am.
CLAIRE:
Hmm.
Great, thanks. Uh...
Yeah, we're...
We're good.
Okay.
Okay, well, fair warnin'.
If you stumble across
any of these thugs,
they are extremely dangerous.
Don't trust 'em.
Don't talk to 'em.
Almost all these so-called
families
we find runnin'
across the border
are criminals humpin' drugs
for the cartel
and sex traffickin' minors.
Just imagine what they're doin'
to these kids.
Deserts crawling
with these cockroaches.
-Wait, really?
-GRAY: Oh, yeah.
They'd rob
and murder you in a second.
Yeah, in this heat,
they might even get desperate
and try to break in for shelter.
CLAIRE:
Okay, got it.
Uh, thanks.
Oh, about that, um,
we had some trouble
with the door.
It wouldn't open properly.
I'm sorry about that.
I, um... I'll pay for it.
You know, I've been tellin'
Timbo to fix this fuckin' door.
Anything else?
FELIX:
Nope.
Nope, just mind the heat.
It's deadly today.
So bad the checkpoints are
down.
Lots of strain
on the power grid.
Now, y'all be safe.
Take care.
(SIGHS)
What the fuck are we doing?
CLAIRE:
Huh?
Justin. Justin, stop, Justin!
-Justin!
-JUSTIN: Hey!
-Why are you here?
-What the fuck are you doing?
-Claire, get off of me!
-What the fuck?
What the fuck are you gonna do?
You heard Felix.
I don't wanna get stabbed.
And we don't even know
if that little girl is his.
Alright? Why are you here?
Uh, we tried to go to Yuma.
JUSTIN:
You said that.
I don't wanna know
why you didn't stay
wherever the fuck you came from.
I had to leave.
JUSTIN: Man, wwe don't
know anything about them.
And-- and he really didn't want
us to call the cops before.
Remember that shit?
That doesn't make you wonder?
Stop! Okay, I-- I will tell you.
Good, talk.
We are from Guayaquil.
In Ecuador.
And?
Where-- where we are from,
the gangs,
they-- they come
for my older son, Angel.
They say to him, "You join us
or-- or you die."
Angel had no choice,
so he joined them.
But he die anyways.
And the guys that come
for my Gabby,
they-- they say, "You join us
or you die."
I-- I cannot let them take
my daughter.
Mi hija.
So Rosia, my-- my love,
she say, "We must leave."
I give all my money
to these coyotes.
They say we take you
to United States
to my brother, Andre, in Yuma.
They bring us to the border
and they say,
"We need more money."
So, I give them more money.
And we wait, and we wait,
and we wait, and...
And my Rosia, she-- she--
she-- she got very sick, she--
It's very hot and--
And nobody-- nobody--
nobody help.
So, I-- I-- I bury her.
I bury her in the desert.
()
RICARDO: And they bring
us across the border
and say, "More money."
And I say, "I have no more."
And he say to me
I-- I must take this package,
and give it to this man
who is going to find me.
And they just leave us there
to die.
And I-- I-- I walk.
I-- I walk and I walk.
And it's hot.
And Gabby, she-- she get sick
and she cannot walk.
So, I carry her and pray.
This light, this light comes
and--
And bring us to this house,
and bring me to you.
And it's destino.
Fate.
What was in the package?
I don't know. Probably drugs.
I-- I leave in desert.
I leave there.
That's bullshit.
-Ey, leave us alone!
-Give me the fuckin' bag!
-Leave us alone!
-Give it to me, man. Fuck.
I want nothing to do
with criminals.
I want to go to Yuma
to my family!
You think we are criminals?
You know, I had to check.
I'm so sorry.
Can you imagine Dad doin' that
for us?
I don't even remember
what the fucker looks like.
()
Um...
DISTORTED WHISPERING VOICE:
Claire.
Come back.
YOUNG CLAIRE:
Mom?
Mom?
(SCREAMS)
TAYLOR:
Fuck.
(CLAIRE PANTS)
Something happened.
Oh, fuck.
Oh, fuck.
It sounds like
the power transformer...
(MIMICS EXPLOSION)
Okay, alright. That's it.
We-- we--
we have to go right now.
CLAIRE: What? No.
The sun's going down.
One more night.
It's no big deal.
You have food and water.
Come on, Claire.
There's a trail up
from Felix's house
that should give me a better
view of the whole valley.
I should have set up there last
night.
(SCOFFS)
And you call me an addict.
You don't understand.
If I leave now,
if I just walk away
when I am this close
to figurin' it out.
I can't. I can't leave.
I am so, so close.
Then give me the keys.
Give me the keys.
No. Don't worry about the keys.
JUSTIN: Just fucking give
'em. Give me the fucking keys.
Get off of me!
(SIGHS)
TAYLOR: Man, I've tried
fighting her before,
like literally fighting her.
Not worth it.
()
Us?
We're fuckin' done.
Okay?
Claire.
Claire!
Claire.
Come on.
It's too hot.
CLAIRE:
A little sweat won't hurt you.
JUSTIN:
Claire.
Hey!
Yo! Claire!
Open the door!
I have to do this!
JUSTIN: You never saw
the Phoenix Lights!
You have fucking epilepsy!
Fuck, man!
(PANTS)
()
JUSTIN: I should have
known. I should have known.
I should have known.
She was full of shit.
She told me she was, like,
this--
Like, this UFO photographer.
Bullshit con job, man.
She's, like, actually,
actually crazy.
Like...
What are you doing?
I remember my mom
used to keep numbers
by the fridge.
My screen's been dark
for, like, over a day now.
It's, like, over a day.
I gotta call the police.
I gotta-- I'm sorry.
I gotta call the cops.
Dude, you really think
the cops are gonna hustle
out to this shithole
in the middle of the night
when it's this fuckin' hot out?
Look.
You wanna go home?
Give me an hour.
I'll talk her down.
()
I'm here.
Where are you?
Come on.
Show yourself.
(CAR APPROACHING)
Surprise!
Damn it.
TAYLOR:
Oh, it's hot.
Hey, sis.
Who brought you up here?
Well, that's a funny story.
Your vehicle alright?
I might have told them
that you broke down out here.
Dumbass.
Uh, yeah, I'm good!
Sorry about the mix-up!
Why are you here?
'Cause you're all I got.
I'm gonna get a ride
with my sister!
-No.
-You sure?
TAYLOR:
Yeah. Yeah, man.
You go. I'm good.
Thanks.
Alright then.
How the fuck did you find me
here?
Well, you said
you were coming up
to some spot by Felix's place.
Here I am.
(GRUNTS)
Ooh, sorry.
So...
Did you know that planet is
an ancient Greek word
for wanderer?
(SCOFFS)
Then I guess we're both planets.
Why, Claire?
Why are you doing this,
all these years?
Why are we here?
You've never given me
a straight answer.
(SIGHS)
Okay.
I'm gonna tell you a secret.
You have to promise not
to fucking joke about it.
I would never do that.
I know you're gonna say
some shit, but whatever.
(CHUCKLES)
You remember
when we were little kids?
The night I saw the lights...
...I heard this
whispering voice.
(CHUCKLES)
TAYLOR:
Okay. Okay, cool.
Cool. What did it say?
"Claire, Claire, come back."
Mom didn't believe me.
Nobody did.
So, I never talked about it
again.
And I never heard it again.
Until yesterday.
Okay. Now I have a confession.
I have very few memories
of our childhood together.
But I remember the big chair
in the back yard
that we'd escape to
when Dad was raging.
(DEAN AND LINDA ARGUING)
And I remember the fear
that night,
opening my eyes,
And seeing that you were
so far away.
Claire. Come back.
TAYLOR:
You ignored me.
And I didn't know why.
I was just-- I was scared,
you know?
But then it happened.
(BODY THUDS)
()
You're misremembering.
No.
No. Nope. Nope.
Nope.
Everything changed that night.
Everything.
You remember a-- a voice?
I remember your first fucking
seizure that night, Claire.
You cracked your head
in the yard!
So, who cares what the fuck
the lights are.
Airplanes? Aliens? God?
-Maybe you made it all up.
-No, no, no.
People saw the lights, Tay.
Thousands of people.
-And I did, too.
-But Claire, it-- it--
No,
and I heard the whispering voice
when I was driving this morning.
I heard it.
When I was looking for you,
I heard it!
Okay, you say that you have
hallucinations sometimes.
No, don't bring my health
into this, okay?
I'm not losing my mind.
There was a voice!
And I saw the lights!
Okay.
You don't wanna hear it,
that's fine.
Why am I even talking to you?
You are on this ridiculous
merry-go-round of drug binges.
And you're gonna get yourself
killed
with this ridiculous obsession!
What the fuck are you looking
at?
Yeah, Claire, I'm sorry.
This is nothing special.
Felix was right.
I mean, these are drug drones.
Probably flying in some good
shit for me to smoke.
That's all this is.
Fuckin' cartel country.
(GASPING)
Claire?
Claire?
Oh, shit.
You're having a fuckin' seizure.
Claire. Claire? Claire?
Come on. No, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no.
no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Come on.
What do I fucking do?
What do I fucking do?
(GRUNTS)
(SIGHS)
(CAR APPROACHING IN DISTANCE)
TAYLOR:
Okay. Okay.
I got you.
She had a seizure.
I bit my tongue.
(SPITS)
Are we leaving?
(SIGHS)
Okay.
Did you call your brother
in Yuma?
I... I try his cell phone,
but no work.
Maybe the cell towers are dead?
There's a reason we're here.
There has to be.
It's like you said, destino.
Destino.
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
What? No, no, no, no, no.
No. No way.
Not your call.
It's, like, three hours to Yuma.
And there's a--
there's a fuckin' checkpoint.
Remember Felix said
the checkpoints
are probably unmanned.
-I think we're fine.
-Claire. Claire, listen to me.
Please. Okay. Look.
If-- if we get pulled over
or if the car, like, breaks down
and-- and the cops come, do you
understand what that means?
We're smugglers. We're fucked!
We'll be arrested. Alright?
The two of them in the car?
No. I'm sorry.
I gotta get home, Claire!
You know, we can drop you off
at the nearest gas station.
What?
Yeah. You can, like,
call a taxi back.
A taxi to Phoenix?
(CHUCKLES)
First gas station.
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
(SIGHS)
(DOOR SHUTS)
I got it.
(SCOFFS)
I don't think you can drive.
You look like shit.
I got it.
Okay.
I know you hate me, but please,
please don't kill us.
I kind of wanna live.
I think I want you to live, too.
Okay.
()
CLAIRE:
Justin.
JUSTIN:
What?
What?
There's a reason we're here.
Well, good luck finding
that reason.
(CAR DOOR SHUTS)
(SIGHS)
You deserve more than just sex
and aliens.
You alright?
Yeah.
Let's just go.
(SIGHS)
Let's get you home.
(ENGINE STARTS)
()
Uh...
What's uh?
Isn't this bad?
CLAIRE:
The engine's running hot.
TAYLOR:
What do we do? How far are we?
I don't know. We must be close.
TAYLOR:
Oh God. This heat.
(SIGHS)
TAYLOR:
What are you doing?
I have to turn off the AC
to ease up on the engine a bit.
Otherwise it might over heat.
(SIGHS)
(EXHALES)
(GRUNTS)
(EXHALES)
CLAIRE:
This isn't working.
TAYLOR:
Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck!
We're so close, dude.
I have to turn on the heat.
TAYLOR: Oh, the heater!
Are you crazy, Claire?
CLAIRE:
If we blast the heat,
it should cool off the engine
a bit.
Don't hate me.
(COUGHING)
(GROANING)
-Is that a cop?
-TAYLOR: I don't know.
That car's been back there
for a while.
Oh, shit. It's a cop.
-Fuck!
-Don't stop.
Claire, we gotta stop the car.
No!
Claire, we're not gonna outrun
a cop
with a fucked engine!
Claire, I know you want
to help us.
Okay? I-- you-- you try.
I know. Thank you.
But I think please stop the car.
Or it's going to be worse
for us.
Please.
Claire, we gotta stop.
Okay.
()
(PANTS)
TAYLOR:
You're not cops.
Were you guys following us?
Looks like y'all have
some engine trouble.
Might need some assistance.
Let's all get out.
Come on now.
Here we go.
TAYLOR:
Oh, the heat.
-No.
-FELIX: There you go, darling.
That's good.
So, did you find the lights?
Hmm.
That's great.
And?
Are they drones?
No.
Did you get photos?
No.
FELIX:
That's it? That's all you got?
So, what the fuck are they?
Huh?
I don't know.
And who are these two
that you've been hidin'
in the trailer?
They're family.
FELIX:
Family? Huh?
(CHUCKLES)
Hey, amigo.
You got something for me?
Huh?
Dnde est mi entrega?
()
I have nothing for you.
Don't lie to me.
Nobody gets dropped off
at the Ariviaca Pass
without a delivery.
Gray?
GRAY:
Nothin'.
()
Where the fuck is it?
Where is it?
Fuck, you guys aren't cops.
Okay.
You're not gonna do anything.
Just get back in the car.
Yeah, that's not gonna happen.
Now you and the tweaker can go.
But you and the girl
get in my truck.
-RICARDO: Hey. Hey.
-Whoa!
(GROANS)
Please just... No, no! No, oh!
Okay, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
(TAYLOR COUGHS)
Fuck you, man.
Everyone just settle down.
Just settle down!
Now you-- you should be
thankin' me.
Where the fuck do you think
your sweet, sweet candy comes
from, huh?
I just want what's mine.
That's the deal.
What was all that sh-- shit
about the cartel?
FELIX:
Oh, it's all true.
They're just tryin' to
cut me out of the business
with these God damn drones!
You're a fucking hypocrite.
(CHUCKLES)
Ah, that word, hypocrite,
doesn't mean anything.
It's just the way
the world works, sweetheart.
Now, if I shoot you,
if I shoot the girl,
if I leave your bodies out
in the desert to rot,
no one cares.
That's not true.
(LIGHT BEAMING)
What the fuck is that?
Come on, come on, come on!
Come on.
(GUNSHOTS)
(SCREAMING)
()
TAYLOR:
Claire!
Claire!
()
Mom?
GABBY:
Claire.
Claire.
Claire.
TV REPORTER: (ON TV)
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
Hi, Claire.
TV REPORTER: (ON TV)
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
Yo, you alright?
Where are we?
TAYLOR:
Yuma.
(SOBS)
ANDRE:
Hi, Claire.
I'm Ricardo's brother, Andre.
You are my saint.
My Saint Claire.
(CHUCKLES)
No. No, please.
Just-- just Claire is fine.
Uh, Andre fix your car.
You guys, um, ran that hard,
huh?
Yeah.
(CHUCKLES)
Well,
luckily no permanent damage.
Yeah, Andre is best mechanic
in all Yuma.
-Uh-uh.
-And-- and Guayaquil also.
Except for me Papa.
(LAUGHS)
I missed my brother.
Let's-- let's sit you down.
Come on.
What happened?
Did I have a seizure?
TAYLOR:
Oh, yeah. Big time.
Yeah, but you were so out
I thought you were drugged,
but you were just exhausted.
Spent. Completely.
TV REPORTER: (ON TV)
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
But the lights.
You saw them too, right?
It wasn't just me.
Oh, did I see them?
I couldn't see anything else.
It was just ridiculous.
It's not funny.
No. I-- I didn't mean, like,
uh...
RICARDO:
Listen.
We-- we witness miracle.
It was them.
It was them.
TV REPORTER: (ON TV)
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
()
What are they saying?
Oh, they're saying,
uh, last night
witnesses saw strange lights
in the sky.
Wow! Look at that.
(SHRIEKS)
That's where we were!
UFOs, baby!
RICARDO:
Uh, you call them UFOs.
I call them
gente de las estrellas.
The star people.
Because many times at night,
we see them on our journey.
CLAIRE:
You did?
What are they?
I... I believe they are angels.
And my Angel is with them.
They bring us to you,
and you to us.
Destino.
Destino.
(CHUCKLES, SOBS)
TV REPORTER: (ON TV)
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
()
Maybe we can start this all
over.
Sure. I'm down for that.
Where to now?
Let's go home.
(LAUGHS)
()
Diamonds in the pavement
Planets in the phases
Seven circles locked me
in a gaze
But here you are now
Here you are now
Constant in conviction
Go to all
this wishin' on a star
You couldn't see the vision
Here we are now
Here we are now
How the light years
change your heart
Did the night
just make a start
With yellow lines
burn into spots
We're broken parts
But you're my supernova
from the start
We're designed to fall apart
Exploding far,
we miss the mark
The stubborn star remains
But you're my constellation
Constellation
Constellation
Constellation
When the orange cuts to blue
I can always count you
When I was talking
to the moon
(INDISTINCT LYRICS)
I guess that's what you get
My constellation
My constellation
My constellation
Constant in conviction
Go to all
this wishing on a star
You couldn't see the vision
Here we are now
Here we are now
How the light years
change your heart
Did the night
just make a start
With yellow lines
we leave the spark
This broken heart remains
But you're my supernova
from the start
We're designed to fall apart
Exploding far,
we miss the mark
The stubborn star remains
But you're my constellation
Constellation
Constellation
Constellation
When the orange cuts to blue
I can always count on you
When I was talking
to the moon
(INDISTINCT LYRICS)
I guess that's what you get
(INDISTINCT LYRICS)
that's what you get
My constellation
My constellation
My constellation
My constellation
(music ends)