The Alien Dead (1980) Movie Script

September 30th.
Byline: Tom Corman.
When I was in journalism school,
I was taught to be prepared
for anything out of the ordinary.
And when I took the position
on this small town newspaper,
all I expected was the ordinary.
Outside of a few wildlife arrests
and local drunken rowdiness,
nothing much ever happened
here to write about.
That was before strange
things started occurring
in this sleepy little town.
And now, nothing will
ever be the same again.
Yes, Mr. Griffith?
Can we put our
backs into it, Ms. Griffith?
We're doing our best!
You must be patient!
Patience
is a virtue, Ms. Griffith,
but it won't keep the sun from rising.
We've much to do before we rest,
and we've all got to get it
all done before daybreak.
May I venture
an opinion, Mr. Griffith?
You may, Ms. Griffith,
but I council you to conserve your breath
for more fruitful endeavors.
Well my
opinion, Mr. Griffith, is this.
We're on a fool's mission.
They ain't no gators in this swamp.
They ain't been for months.
I know this is so, for no
one, including those of us
who look for 'em ain't
seen one since September.
Your
reasoning, Ms. Griffith,
is both childish and unscientific.
Now, when one no longer
sees gators where once
there were many, it
means one of two things.
One, the gators have all moved,
which is highly unlikely,
for such a migration
would have been noticed.
The other is that they all died
and their carcasses sank to the bottom.
You know, when a gator dies,
it just doesn't up and blow
away like an old dandelion.
It leaves its skin behind.
Now, this place we're going to
was teeming with gators
less than a year ago.
Therefore, reasonable to assume
that that's where we'll
find the mother load.
Well I don't see
what would make so many
gators die all at once.
Pollution, my dear.
Disease, starvation, old
age, any number of causes.
Okay.
Kindly stop the boat here Ms. Griffith.
Time for me to go to work.
May I have the gun, please, Ms. Griffith?
For what we're about to receive,
may the good Lord make us truly grateful.
Observe.
Ms. Griffith, could you please?
Are you sure it's dead?
The cold light of science, my pet,
assures me there can be no other way.
Kinda
strange, Mr. Griffith.
Say again, Ms. Griffith.
Ms. Griffith?
Ms. Griffith?
Ms. Griffith!
So anyway, I said to her, I said,
"I'm not boring you am I?"
And she said, "No, not at all."
I'm telling this ridiculous story...
Okay, everybody up against the wall.
All right, we know it's no use, warden.
We surrender.
What are we surrendering for this time?
For killing a damn
good story, that's what.
Oh really?
And what story was that?
The one about the 18-pound bass
that I caught at Black Hammock.
Huh?
I'm sorry.
He brought the pictures in,
but I filed them and forgot about them.
Where are they filed then?
"I" for implausible.
Here they are.
Never seen a bass like that before.
Are you sure that's what it is?
Am I a game warden or not?
Of course I'm sure!
Yeah, but look closely.
No, you see these lines here and here?
That's the early development stage.
Now, a bass loses those lines
when it reaches the adult stage.
But this bass is a whopper!
Well, you're right there.
But you know, this may be the
biggest baby bass ever caught.
But what would make a baby
bass grow like that so fast?
Well I don't know, but I think
Miller here is under arrest.
Isn't there a law about keeping baby fish?
Sure there is, but not when the baby fish
is this size, doc.
Hey, maybe that's the monster
everybody's been talking about.
That thing?
Or it's mom.
Listen, I'm going over to Kowalski's.
You want to go with me?
Why would I?
Well, we're gonna play poker tonight.
I think I'll pass.
Okay, I'll tell Tom you said hello.
Tom?
I thought he was working tonight.
Yeah, he is.
He's working with Kowalski
on that bridge thing.
Good luck to him.
'Fraid so.
Have a good game.
Okay, you bet.
Good night.
So, anyway, I'd said to
her, I'm telling this long,
ridiculous story about
the collar, you know?
And so I look over, five minutes later...
I'll take three.
Then you don't think, sheriff,
that the McGovern Bridge
should be rebuilt at all, do you?
What I think, son...
Whoa, man!
Three bullets!
Damn!
That put my out.
What I think, son, is
none of your concern.
Or my papers.
That's right, or your papers.
But sheriff, the people
have a right to know.
Let me tell you something, son.
Would you shuffle those?
Let me tell you the truth.
I haven't given very much
thought to the bridge lately.
You mean you haven't given
much thought to anything.
And when I do, I'll let you know, okay?
Now, you want to get even?
Yeah.
Damn right!
Then shuffle the
cards, shuffle the cards.
- Sheriff!
- Whoa!
Wait!
Wait, Cambell!
It's only old Griffith!
Old Griff.
Come to turn yourself in, huh?
Oh god, sheriff.
Oh my god!
Sheriff, he seems a little upset.
Yeah, upset.
Probably bad conscience.
What's wrong, Mr. Griffith?
Mrs. Griffith.
My Margaret.
Oh, it's terrible!
What's the matter?
What's the matter there, Griff?
One of them gators chomp
on your old woman, huh?
It wasn't no gator.
Something got her out there,
but it wasn't no gator.
Ain't been no gators in
them swamps in ages, sheriff!
Course there's gator,
probably asleep hibernating.
You know, if there's a gator out there,
old Griff will sure find him now.
What was it, Mr. Griffith?
I never seen nothing
like it before in my life.
It's a rotten monster!
You dreamin' again there, Griff?
Well maybe so.
But ever since that big
house boat sank in the swamp,
well, nothing's been the
same around here since.
And now my Margaret.
Where it was this?
Way out there where
all in gators used to be.
Well look, I'll take you
out to Doc Ellerbe's house.
He'll fix you up with a sedative.
And after a good night's sleep,
maybe you can give me
some directions or a map.
No, believe me, you
don't want to go out there!
Don't worry.
It'll be broad daylight.
I've got to check into this.
Now let's go.
Want a rematch?
Go on out.
Beau?
Come on, baby!
Beau!
Beau?
Beau?
Beau?
Hell.
You gave me quite a fright!
Well I'm sorry!
You oughtn't be creeping
up on people like that.
Hey, I didn't mean to scare ya.
Hey, do you think you could possibly
help me get out of this mess?
Walk on out where it's firmer.
I'm afraid I can't.
My shoes are stuck.
Well you'll just have to leave them.
In this muck?
I just bought them!
I suppose we could get a helicopter
to fly in and carry you out.
Very funny.
Whew!
What's so funny?
You.
You look funny in those socks.
Hey, wait a minute!
Just who are you anyway?
My name's Shawn Michaels, and
my pappy is Emmett Michaels.
Old Emmett Michaels?
That's right, and he'll
shoot you like a hound
if you so much as lay a hand on me.
Please, I'm Tom Corman.
I'm with the local newspaper.
So what?
Well I'd like to talk to your father
and ask him a few questions
if that's okay with you.
I don't mind, but pappy might shoot you.
Why?
I haven't touched you.
I know that.
But if there's one thing my pappy
don't hold too much store in,
it's that newspaper of yours.
Is it because we expose poachers
and other abusers of wildlife?
Nope.
It's 'cause my pappy can't read.
Can you read, Shawn?
I can read what's on your mind.
And if I had a gun, I'd shoot you too.
Well look, I'd like to talk to him
and see if he knows
anything about the houseboat
or some of the other strange things
that have been happening here.
Okay, there's the house.
Hey pappy, I'm home!
Who's that with you?
I'm Tom Corman, sir.
I'm with the local newspaper.
He wants to ask you some questions.
Do you always walk around in a swamp
in your stocking feet?
I'd like to ask you a few
questions, Mr. Michaels.
I guess you want to
know about the big one.
Well, I...
Everybody's always wantin'
to know about the big one.
You know what I tell them?
No, sir.
I tell 'em Eddie Rickenbacker
was a son of a bitch
and y'all can mind your own damn business.
Actually, I'm looking
for Margaret Griffith.
That's what they all say.
It is?
Damn right it is!
I didn't know then, and I don't know now!
Sir, she just disappeared last night.
If there's a live gator
in that swamp out there
he's in her, the way she
used to whomp on him.
Then they are poachers.
Well, if you call never
catching nothin' poaching,
I guess they are.
So, what happened to all the alligators?
That swamp used to be ass deep in gators.
If you'll stay for supper,
I might just be a mind to tell you.
Of course he'll stay for supper.
I got something special planned.
Well?
Um...
I...
Sure.
I'd be delighted.
I've lived down in
this swamp all my life.
About 80 years.
And I've seen some things
that'll just curl your hair.
And what do you think
happened to the alligators?
That goes back to the big one.
I chased Eddie Rickenbacker
out of the swamp,
and we had a big dog
fight right near here.
Eddie crashed his plane, chock full
of vials of secret germ warfare material.
But they didn't even have
germ warfare until World War II.
I know that!
That's 'cause I shot
Eddie down in the big one.
This germ stuff mutated the possums
until they grew real huge.
The Indians call 'em possotec.
Passotec?
Loosely translated, it means
a giant possum, I reckon.
Hell, what do you think
I am, an Indian expert?
But Mr. Michaels, there
haven't been an Indians
in these parts in hundreds of years.
I know that.
Hadn't been any gators either.
The possums eat 'em up,
best that I can tell.
That's totally absurd.
That's what I used to say.
Well, what do you say now?
I say it's silly.
I don't like big words.
This conversation is getting us nowhere.
And by the way, Shawn,
this dinner is really good.
What is it?
Possum.
Hate 'em.
Hate 'em.
What?
Uh, I'd like to go for a walk now.
Wait'll I get my pipe.
Don't bother, pappy.
I'll go with him.
Are you ready to go?
Hell no, I ain't ready to go!
You've already lost five games.
I know that!
But I gotta win my money back!
Besides, Joe and I are going
for that big gator later on.
But it's getting dark!
Well, ain't no better time to hunt gators
than when it's dark.
Your luck, your gun'll end up
backfiring into your ugly face.
Listen, woman, I don't
need you to tell me
when I can go hunt
gators and when I can't!
But I am not about to walk
home in the dark by myself!
Well I'll be out in that swamp,
have that gator in my boat,
and that money in my pocket
before you can get your little
butt moved off that stool.
But it's dark!
Well you can just wait for me right here.
And you can just kick my ass!
Go on, see if I care.
You know, I really wish I could find out
what happened to old Margaret Griffith.
But daddy already told you.
Well you don't believe in
that giant possum stuff do you?
Don't you?
Of course not!
Besides, if one possum grew
big they'd all grow big.
Maybe so, but I try not and
think on it too much myself.
What do you think about Shawn?
I don't know.
Growing up, getting out of the swamp,
eating hamburgers, stuff like that.
That's really nice, but do
you know what I'm thinking of?
I already know what you're thinking of.
Oh really?
Oh yeah.
Listen!
Oh, it's probably just some gator.
Or a possotec.
Knock that off!
It's probably just some big gator.
But let's check it out anyway.
Tom, I'm scared.
Listen, if it's
possotec, I'll eat my hat.
Well I don't see anything.
Hold on, I'll roust him up.
Get a man up in the middle
of the night to come look.
I want to tell you somethin', Corman!
This better be important now!
It is, sheriff.
We found Mrs. Griffin.
Yeah?
That's right, sheriff.
Out in the swamp.
Out in the swamp, hey?
Eh.
That ain't Mrs. Griffith.
It's not?
Of course it's not.
This here's a redhead.
Mrs. Griffith is a blonde.
Hey Bernie, that looks like blood to me.
Yeah, it could be.
Maybe this is Grip's old wife.
Should I...
round him up for questioning?
Yeah, I guess you better.
Sheriff, have you got any idea
what made those marks on her body?
What do you think I look like now?
What do you think I don't like, Corman?
Of course I don't know!
But could be murder one.
Well I guess we've got a big day
ahead of us then tomorrow.
What do you mean we've
got a big day tomorrow?
Well we're going to
investigate the swamp, aren't we?
I don't see why.
Well I'll tell you what, sheriff.
I'm gonna investigate the swamp.
Now I recall now things were
A couple years ago
Feeling any better Griff?
You know, we found your old lady.
Well that young newspaper reporter
and Emmet Michael's
daughter, they found her.
Found her down at the
old stomping grounds.
Was she...
Oh, she's deader than Mother's
Day at an orphanage, Griff.
I don't understand.
Who could've done such a horrible thing?
I was kinda hopin' you could tell us.
You don't think that...
I don't think so, but chief wants me
to bring you in anyway.
I'll tell you one thing, though, Griff.
Her face looked like a plate
of corned beef and cabbage.
Hey, Griff, if you want
to get a bite to eat,
I hear they're running a
good something special.
Hey, you take your time now, Griff.
I ain't in no hurry.
Please don't cry
We can go back today
Jimmy!
Jimmy!
Jimmy?
Come here, I got something for you.
What'd you do that for, woman?
Jimmy, you get over to that wood pile
and cut that wood right this minute!
Well I'm goin'.
Next time it's gonna be your head.
I'm goin'.
Jimmy, are you chopping that wood?
What do you want?
How 'bout you and I...
have a little date tonight?
Drop dead, creep.
Well you sure do
have a way with words Amy Lou.
I did graduate from
high school, didn't I?
You know, folks say you and I
would make a nice pair.
Pair of what?
Paraplegic.
Shut up, Campbell.
You gonna buy anything or not?
Here you go, honey.
Drinks are on me.
What?
Drinks are on me.
Well thank you honey.
What are you guys laughing about?
As you were.
I really don't know
what we're doing out here.
I don't even know what we're looking for.
The more I'm out here,
the more I'm convinced
there's just nothing to see.
Let's not look then.
Let me glance around some more, okay?
Oh!
You know, there's nothing
moving anywhere around here.
Yeah, you're right.
It's awfully quiet out here.
What was that?
Probably just a fish jumping.
Yeah.
What was that?
Maybe the gators are back.
Tom!
Damn.
I'm gonna check this out.
Careful.
Remember what happened to
you last time you did that.
Shit.
God!
- Tom!
Let's get the hell outta here.
Get that anchor up.
Come on!
What was that?
I don't know.
Shit.
Did you see that?
I sure did!
Was it what I think it was?
I don't know, but
the chances are pretty good.
Ah, damn, there's that
schmuck Kowalski up there.
What's up, sheriff?
I just thought you folks
would like to know...
Griffith case is solved.
It is?
Well we sure do appreciate
you coming out here
on our behalf, sheriff.
What do you think happened?
Well, old Doc Ellerbe got to looking
at poor Mrs. Griffith there,
and he thought the wounds
were made by some kind of...
some kind of animal.
Did he know what kind?
No, you know Doc Ellerbe.
Couldn't make head nor tail.
It seems obvious to us.
Oh yeah?
Yeah.
A renegade gator.
A renegator.
Will you shut up, Campbell?
Just be quiet!
Look, sheriff, it couldn't
possibly be an alligator.
Well what the hell do
you think it is, boy?
Possotec?
Sheriff, it couldn't
possibly be an alligator.
The idea of this alligator
thing is totally ridiculous.
Ah.
You and the doc both.
I must be right.
Look, Kowalski, we saw them.
Saw what?
The things that killed Mrs. Griffith.
Uh-huh.
What things?
Well, they were people, things.
I don't know, we only
saw 'em for a second.
- Uh-huh.
- That's right.
They tried to overturn the boat!
Did you see...
Did you see those monsters, Shawn?
Sure did!
I think.
Now, you mean to tell
me that Margaret Griffith
was killed by those
monsters that only you saw?
They also killed off
all the alligators in the swamp.
Oh, come on now.
And the Indians.
And the Indians.
Let's go, Campbell.
Oh, by the way.
I just put a bounty on that there gator,
in case you all was interested
in some honest money.
Sheriff, are you nuts?
You'll have a swamp full of hicks out here
shooting at each other if you do that.
Shooting at each...
Let me tell you something, boy!
Better shooting out in the
swamp than in town there!
What do you want me to
do, go out there and...
go out there and get bit
by all them mosquitoes?
But sheriff, you can go up
there and to that like you...
Do that like I do what?
Good hunting.
Goodbye!
Kowalski, you jerk!
Come on, Shawn, forget it.
Let's get this boat beached
before the tide comes in.
Look, Tom.
This was on the propellor.
Don't drop it!
It might've come off one of
those things we run over!
Hey, you know, you're right.
I wonder if there's some place
we could take this stuff
and find out what it is.
Do we have a biologist in town anywhere?
I guess the closest thing
we'd have to a biologist
would be Miller Haze, the gaming warden.
Hey, you're right!
Let's take this over to him
and he can maybe tell us
what it is, all right?
Look, look, look.
Hey, Miller, what you up to?
Oh, not much, Paisely.
Just gonna do a little fishing.
Oh yeah?
You got a license, warden?
What are you guys up to anyway?
Oh, we're goin' off
to hook that big gator.
Oh?
Think you're gonna catch him?
Sure shootin'.
You know I don't recall
issuing Krelboin a license.
Oh he ain't gonna do no shootin', warden.
No?
No, he's just gonna look.
Well, Paisley, you make
sure that's all he does.
And you guys be careful, you hear?
All right, Miller.
Come on Krelboin, let's
go get that big feller.
Hey Miller.
Sounds like it's starting
to rain out there.
Gordie, that's just a sun shower.
Should be over soon.
Yeah, probably.
What can I do for you?
How about some bait?
Just a box will do.
Okay.
Goin' fishing?
Might as well.
There's not much else to do these days.
Not going on the big hunt?
Oh god!
Pretty sad, ain't it?
You know, Doc Ellerbe is sure gonna have
his hands full these next few days.
Seems to me like a game warden
ought to protest a situation like that.
It's about all I can do, is protest.
That's just the kind of lip service
that's the extent of my office.
Gordie, Kowalski never listens to me,
never enforces any of my restrictions.
About the only thing I can do these days
is fish and peer through my microscope.
I guess I feel retired.
What about Margaret Griffith?
Do you think she really
was killed by a gator?
Well, I didn't examine the body,
but I'd be really surprised
if there's been a gator.
For one thing, there hasn't been a gator
in these parts in months.
But you know, that's beside the point.
Ellerbe had some mighty weird things
to say about that corpse.
Like what?
Gordie, can you keep
something under your hat?
It's a pretty big hat.
Well, I don't know what to make of this
and neither does Ellerbe, but
after he examined that body,
he told me it was completely drained of...
Miller!
Thank goodness you're here!
We thought you must be here.
We saw your tackle loaded up outside.
Something I can do for you?
Take a look at what Shawn has there.
What is it?
We were hoping you'd be able to tell us.
We think it has something to do
with what killed Mrs. Griffith.
Well we can take it across
to my place and have a look.
That's what we're hoping you say.
Let's go.
Gordie, we might be able
to clear up this thing.
You two come on, and we'll just
let's get into it.
- Okay.
See you later Gordon.
Oh, Miller.
Oh, thank you, Gordie.
That old Miller,
hey, is he something, ain't he?
That boy cracks me up.
I don't recall issuing
Krelboin a hunting license.
Shit, that boy's a regular riot.
Everybody knows you can't hunt alligators
even with a license.
Hell, that never stopped nobody.
Yeah, well we're gonna get us this one
and collect that big reward for ourselves.
Hey, just you be careful, now.
Don't you go fuck it up.
Me fuck it up?
You dumb hot head.
I suppose you're gonna blame me
for lousing up that bounty
on that escaped convict,
the one who come down from
Masis County last year.
Hell, who you calling a hot head?
If you'd a been awake,
you'd a shot that boy
and we wouldn't a had to
be out here right now.
Shit, how was I suppose to
know he was dressed as a nun?
Hell, you dumb turd, anybody knows
there ain't no nuns around
this part of the country.
'Sides, he was wearing prison boots.
They were sticking right out
from underneath that dress of his.
Yeah, well there's
gonna be a boot sticking
out of something else if
you don't stop ribbing me
and start looking for that renegade gator.
Hell, that Sheriff Kowalski,
he don't know one gator from another.
We'll just shoot the first
one that comes along.
Yeah, well I hope one
comes along real soon,
'cause I got a hankering
for a cold six pack.
Shit, one old gator and
we'll be ass deep in beer.
Slow that boat down, son.
I think I see one.
Where is he?
Shore up.
Krelboin?
Well, it fits.
Fits what?
Well Doc Ellerbe told me
that Mrs. Griffin's body
was completely drained of blood.
But a body with wounds like that
could easily be drained of blood.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
But the doc said that the
way the veins were collapsed,
it looked as if the blood
was, well, sucked out.
But these things looked like people!
You know, I might be crazy for saying it,
but I think we oughta pay
a visit to Mae Hawkins.
You mean that girl with the crazy story?
That's the one.
Remember, she tried to tell everyone
that some strange thing
was crossin' the sky
and hit that boat, but nobody believed it.
I don't make the connection.
I don't either.
But you know, they never did find
those dead people, just the wreckage.
See you over there.
You comin', Shawn?
I'm comin', but I don't like the mess
you're gettin' me into.
Well, let's just hope we're wrong.
Sheriff, I'm here at the
highway and the 17 bridge.
And I believe I've found the boat
that belongs to Paisley and Crawford.
It appears that there's
also blood on the seats.
You better get ahold
of your Deputy Campbell
and send him out here to
investigate this situation.
I'm 10-8 on another call,
so I can't be of any assistance here.
Deputy ID number one, unit
two, where's your 10-20?
Come in, unit two!
Give me your 10-40 or your 10-20.
Dog gone it, Campbell, where are you?
Sorry, Sheriff, I'm down here by the...
Checking out the swamp.
I get a, uh...
A suspicious character under surveillance.
You can forget that
surveillance, Campbell!
I know you.
Now, you get yourself back here, you hear?
We gotta get out to Highway 17.
There's something funny
going on out there.
10-4.
God damn.
We don't mean no harm
To you good people here on Earth
We only mean to show you
What you could be worth
We just want your body
We already have a mind
So if you will cooperate
You'll be helping all mankind
There won't be anymore hard times
And everyone will come out of the red
First you must let a little one
Dominate inside your head
We promise you that
the strong will live
But the weak will have the call
Sickness will leave forever
There'll be happiness for all
No there won't be anymore hard times
Everyone'll come out out of red
But first you must let a little one
Dominate inside your head
Ah yes, very pretty tune there
from Paul Jones and Sugar Lee.
We're gonna have another pretty tune there
from those two fine young
folks in just a moment.
It's 98 degrees here at WONB,
and I hope you're keeping it country cool
right along about now.
Oh hi, Doc.
Well hello, Miller!
You know Tom here with his neighbor.
- Of course.
- How you been, Doc?
This is Shawn Michaels,
Emmet Michael's daughter.
Pleased to meet you.
What brings all of you out here today?
I was just gonna ask you that.
Well as a matter of fact,
I come out here every day.
Mae's just had a dreadful experience.
She's still under a terrible strain.
You don't think it
could have anything to do
with what happened in
the swamp, do you Doc?
It's not for me to
determine, Mr. Corman.
Then what, in your opinion, did cause it?
Well, whatever it was, it
sure generated a lot of heat.
As to its origin...
I know, I know, no comment.
Can we talk to her and see her, Doc?
I don't see why not.
Let's find out.
Mae?
It's Doc Ellerbe.
Come on in, Doc.
Who's that with you?
The game warden, Miller
Haze, and his friends.
They want to talk to you.
Miss Hawkins, I want to know what you saw
that night in the swamp.
Why should you?
Everybody laughs and thinks I'm crazy.
Just what did you see, Miss Hawkins?
Hmm.
Was cruising around with Bobby Phillips.
You know, just driving around.
Then he stopped the car.
While traveling down the road at night
To the early morning light
I think a million songs
that I can sit and write
Well I finally thought
of a good old song
And ain't it just about time
Match on the gas get off the line
I got bluegrass on my mind
Rolling down the
highway mile after mile
It's a destination up state
somewhere down the line
Well my traveling would be easier
When you've got enough time
Match on the gas get off the line
I got bluegrass on my mind
Now sometimes I get carried away
On them old mountain roads
With a diesel strain at my
knee with a big old heavy load
Well I finally thought
of a good old song
And ain't it just about time
Match on the gas get off the line
I got bluegrass on my mind
Rolling down the
highway mile after mile
It's a destination up state
somewhere down the line
Well my traveling would be easier
When you've got enough time
Match on the gas get off the line
Unlike anything you've ever seen before.
How you feeling now?
Keeps getting worse.
I'm sorry.
Miller, I think you better leave now.
Yeah.
Well thanks, Doc.
Thank you, Miss Hawkins.
Miller, you know, I think our worst fears
have been realized.
That meteorite didn't kill those people.
It turned them into a
bunch of goddamn monsters.
And to think, all those
people are out there
looking for an alligator.
Where are you going?
Come on!
Crap, wait for me!
Girl, what you think
you're doing in that water?
What do you mean?
Ain't you heard about that bloodthirsty
alligator everybody hunting for?
Why, there ain't no
gators out here no more.
That's what they used to say.
Sheriff says it's a right mean one.
Well, don't y'all worry about me.
Y'all just don't shoot each other.
Let's go, Carl.
These women around here are crazy anyway.
That's why there ain't
many of 'em around.
I reckon.
- Pappy!
- Emmett!
Get in the truck, come on!
Get outta here.
Did you see those things?
Damn, this is a
lot bigger than I'd expected.
They were awful looking.
I'm mighty lucky you folks come along.
I shot them bastards twice
before they got that girl,
but it didn't do no good.
Girl?
Do you know who it was?
Not really.
I was kinda surprised seeing those things,
whatever they were.
They were the bulls, pappy!
No fooling?
Yeah.
The thing we gotta do now
is find out how to kill 'em.
But they're dead already, Miller.
Let's go get the sheriff.
Oh, you've got to be kidding.
You're right, Haze.
That boy Kowalski is about as lazy
a sheriff as we've ever seen.
The point is we've got to decide
on a plan of action.
We can go on over to our place
and work on it there.
Hey, good idea.
As I recall it's not too far from here.
About a mile, I guess.
You know, this is still crazy as hell.
I mean, nobody would ever
believe such a story.
I tried to tell everyone
about lettin' them Yankees flood in here
like it was the Fourth of July.
Yeah, and they're
suckin' our people's blood too.
That's not the half of it.
It just might prove to be even
worse than we anticipated.
What do you mean Miller?
Well, providing it was a meteorite
that revived the dead
people, it could have
the same mutating effect
on other forms of life.
Hell, maybe we just better make a beeline
for Georgia and forget all
about fighting this thing out.
I don't think we've got much choice.
Look up there.
Hey.
That looks like Doc's car.
It is Doc's car!
Hey, look on the side there.
Doc?
Tom, Tom!
Tom!
Tom!
Tom!
Miller!
Up ahead there's a house!
Hey, boys, look here!
It's Doc Ellerbe!
Alive?
Yeah, but he's hurt mighty bad.
Y'all stay here.
Hey Doc, come on with me.
Oh my God!
Pappy!
Pappy!
- Forget it, Shawn!
- Pappy!
Pappy!
Hey, open up for God's sake!
Let's barricade this door.
Get this bed.
I'll check all the windows and rooms.
All right, I'll stay by this one.
Tom!
Tom!
Tom!
Oh!
No!
- Shawn!
- Oh my God!
Help me, please!
Look, we're safe for right
now, but I wonder for how long.
We should have made
that beeline for Georgia.
These windows aren't gonna hold them off
for very much longer!
They're just...
They're just waiting.
Just standing around.
What are we gonna do?
Maybe we can make it to the car.
No!
Look.
I can hold them off with this
while y'all go out through the back.
No, Miller, it's too dangerous.
We don't have any choice!
Will you get the hell outta here!
Okay, okay, you be careful though.
Don't worry about me.
Just get the hell out!
Take this.
You ready?
This way, this way.
Keep going, come on.
Boat!
What are y'all doing out there?
Digging for frogs?
Maybe they's looking for killer toads.
Oh, come on, will you, Campbell.
You haven't seen the
game warden, have you?
He's dead.
Corman!
What are y'all dreaming up?
Looks like a dead end here sheriff.
Yeah.
These newspaper people are fools.
Dreamers and fools.
Come on, Campbell.
Now I recall how things were
A couple years ago
It always seemed that friction
Was always coming on
And oh when that my spark lord
Was the one that set the flame
Caused a great deal of hurting
And an awful lot of pain
How I miss home
I hear my son say
Daddy don't cry
We can go back today
We'll make mama love you
So you won't be alone
Oh daddy whoa dear daddy
Oh how I miss home
What made you want to do those things
And hurt me like you did
When the only one you're hurting
Is the love of our dear kid
Whoa but time will
mend my aching heart
I long let myself cry
And all alone on a cold cold night
I hear them softly cry
How I miss home
I hear my son say
Daddy don't cry
We can go back today