Tales from the Crypt (1989) s05e04 Episode Script

Food for Thought

FRANKLY, YOUR HACKS-RAYS LOOK TERRIBLE.
YOU'VE GOT TO PAY CLOSER ATTENTION TO YOUR ORAL DIE-GIENE OR YOU'LL END UP LOOKING LIKE ME.
I WANT YOU TO BRUSH AFTER EVERY MEAL, FLOSS AND GARGOYLE TWICE A DAY.
HMM, YES, LOOKS LIKE I'LL HAVE TO DRILL.
THIS WON'T HURT ME A BIT! IN THE MEANTIME, TO TAKE YOUR MIND OFF THE PAIN, I'VE GOT A LITTLE DOSE OF FRIGHT-ROUS OXIDE FOR YOU.
IT'S ABOUT A SIDESHOW MIND-READER WHO'S LOST HIS HEAD OVER A PRETTY GIRL.
I CALL IT FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT I NEED YOU TO CONCENTRATE! I AM.
WELL, CONCENTRATE HARDER! I'M TIRED! WHY DO YOU NEED TO READ MY THOUGHTS? I READ YOURS.
ISN'T THAT ENOUGH? GODDAMN IT, CONNIE.
YOU'RE MAKING ME ANGRY! IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? YOU WANT TO CHANGE THAT? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE ANYTHING! I JUST WANT TO TASTE YOUR MIND.
EVERYTHING'S FOOD TO YOU.
WELL, EVERYTHING IS FOOD.
AND YOUR MIND IS A MORSEL THAT I CRAVE.
I WANT YOU TO CONCENTRATE, CONNIE.
GO ON.
DO IT! NOW! UM, AH IS IT, UM-- IS IT SOMETHING ON THE BED? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING? NO.
NO.
NO.
UH OK, OK, OK.
UM AH, IS IT, UM IS IT AN OBJECT? KIND OF.
KIND OF?! DAMN IT, CONNIE.
YOU'RE GOING TO TEACH ME HOW TO READ YOUR MIND! YOU HEAR ME? I CAN'T.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SEND YOU MY THOUGHTS.
YOU KNOW HOW TO.
THE PROBLEM IS YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO.
REMEMBER HOW IT WAS WHEN I FOUND YOU? LIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, POOR, PATHETIC AND THIS IS BETTER? A LOT.
YOU KNOW IT.
MMM, THIS IS GOOD.
COULD USE A BIT MORE BRANDY, YES.
MY MOTHER SHE USED TO MAKE A ROAST PIG THAT TASTED LIKE THIS.
I STILL DREAM OF IT.
I NEED SOME AIR.
OH, BUT YOU CAN'T LEAVE NOW.
ZAMBINI WANTS HIS DESSERT, HIS VERY SPECIAL DESSERT, THE KIND THAT ONLY CONNIE CAN GIVE.
NOT TONIGHT.
YES, TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT.
YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T DENY ME.
MY HANDS ARE ON YOU, CONNIE.
MY MOUTH IS AT YOUR BREAST.
DON'T DO THAT.
YOU TASTE SO GOOD.
I COULD EAT EVERY DROP OF YOU.
I WANT MY DESSERT.
BRING ME MY DESSERT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU'VE BEEN A VERY BAD GIRL, CONNIE.
AND JUST FOR THAT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL FOR ZAMBINI.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? ZAMBINI WANTS HIS FAVORITE TREAT.
OH, YES.
GOOD GIRL.
AND, CONNIE NO STOPPING THIS TIME.
YOU'LL FINISH WHEN ZAMBINI SAYS YOU'RE FINISHED.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! I AM THE GREAT ZAMBINI.
TONIGHT MY ASSISTANT AND I SHALL PERFORM AN AMAZING DEMONSTRATION OF PSYCHIC POWER.
FOR I HAVE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD, BEEN THE SUBJECT OF EXPERIMENTS BY THE GREATEST MINDS, ALL TRYING TO COMPREHEND THE AMAZING FEATS YOU ARE ABOUT TO WITNESS TONIGHT.
AND NOW, PRESENTING SOLTARNA! AND NOW I SHALL BROADCAST MY THOUGHTS AND SOLTARNA SHALL, IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING, BE MY RADIO! WELL, IF'N SHE'S A RADIO, I WANT TO TWIST HER DIALS! VERY AMUSING, MY FRIEND.
NOW, SOLTARNA, ALTHOUGH YOUR EYES ARE BLINDFOLDED, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT MY FRIEND IS WEARING? HE IS WEARING A PAIR OF DIRTY UNDERWEAR.
WELL, I'M AFRAID WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE YOUR WORD FOR THAT, SOLTARNA.
BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMETHING IN MY FRIEND'S POCKET.
SOLTARNA, I WANT YOU TO CONCENTRATE.
LISTEN TO MY THOUGHTS.
IT'S A BIBLE.
A LITTLE BIBLE.
YES! IT IS A BIBLE, A BIBLE! NOW, MY FRIEND, WOULD YOU PICK A PASSAGE, A VERSE? HMM.
AND NOW, SOLTARNA, I AM LOOKING AT A PASSAGE.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT PASSAGE IS? FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.
SHE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! SHE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! SOLTARNA! AND NOW, FOR OUR NEXT SPECTACULAR DEMONSTRATION AIN'T THEY FINISHED YET? SOON ENOUGH.
DAMN! I HATE THESE THINGS.
HEY, NABUNGA, WANT A PEANUT? WHAT'S THE MATTER, PEANUTS TOO GOOD FOR YA? HEY, I'M TALKING TO YOU! LEAVE HER ALONE.
I AIN'T HURTIN' HER.
SHE'S JUST A DUMB OL' GORILLA ANYWAY.
I SAID LEAVE HER ALONE.
SHE'S GOT ENOUGH TROUBLES WITHOUT YOU TEASING HER.
IT'S OK, GIRL.
GREAT CROWD.
DIRTY UNDERWEAR? THAT WAS RICH, CONNIE.
YOU REALLY SHUT UP THAT RUBE.
IT WEREN'T ME.
IT WAS ZAMBINI.
YEAH, RIGHT.
COME ON, CONNIE.
WE DIDN'T PAY NO DIME TO SEE YOUR ACT.
WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS PRETENDING ZAMBINI'S FOR REAL? 'CAUSE HE IS.
HEH, RIGHT! SHE MUST THINK WE'RE A BUNCH OF RUBES, TOO! THAT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE A BUNCH OF RUBES.
LET'S GO, CONNIE.
WE HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN WASTE OUR TIME TALKING TO THESE LOWLIFES.
I WANT TO STAY.
I DIDN'T ASK YOU WHAT YOU WANTED.
IT'S TIME FOR DINNER.
LET'S GO.
HEY, IF SHE WANTS TO STAY, SHE CAN STAY.
YOU'D DO BETTER TO MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS, BOY.
LET'S GO.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU AGAIN.
ALWAYS PLAYING WITH FIRE.
WELL, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
I MEANT TO TELL YOU BEFORE HOW PRETTY YOU LOOKED TONIGHT.
JUST DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE.
THAT'S SWEET OF YOU.
NO, THAT'S THE TRUTH.
THAT YOU'RE SWEET OR THAT I'M PRETTY? BOTH.
I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE, CONNIE.
I'VE ABOUT HAD IT WITH THIS SIDESHOW.
I GOT A COUSIN.
HE LIVES IN ST.
LOUIS.
HE WORKS FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
HE SAYS THERE'S JOBS.
PROBABLY ONE FOR YOU, TOO, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
FOR ME? I GOT A FEELING YOU DON'T WANT TO BE HERE, EITHER.
I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU IF YOU WANTED TO COME AWAY WITH ME.
I MEAN IT.
I CAN'T STAND THE WAY THAT SON OF A BITCH TREATS YOU.
YOU DESERVE A LOT BETTER.
WHAT? THERE AIN'T NO WAY WHEN IT COMES TO ZAMBINI.
HE'S GOT A POWER.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
CONNIE, COME ON.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO START WITH THAT TELEPATHY MUMBO-JUMBO STUFF AGAIN I KNOW YOU AIN'T AFRAID OF NOTHING, BUT YOU SHOULD BE AFRAID OF HIM.
WHAT'S HE GONNA DO, SIT ON ME? WHY DO YOU THINK HE WEARS THAT MAKEUP ALL THE TIME? A FAT FACE FULL OF GIN BLOSSOMS, I'D WEAR MAKEUP, TOO.
I'M BEING SERIOUS.
ONE NIGHT, ON OUR HONEYMOON, HE GOT DRUNK AND TOLD ME HOW HE BEAT UP HIS LAST ASSISTANT.
PUT HER ON ICE IS WHAT I'M THINKING.
OH, CHARMING STORY TO TELL YOUR BLUSHING BRIDE.
BUT THEN IT MADE SENSE TO ME.
HE'S DUCKING THE COPS, SO HE WEARS THAT ZAMBINI MAKEUP AS A DISGUISE.
THEN A WHILE AGO, HE CRACKED AND STARTED WEARING IT ALL THE TIME.
HE'S CRACKED, ALL RIGHT.
I JUST DON'T WANT HIM TO HURT YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S HURTING ME? IT'S BECAUSE I WANT YOU SO MUCH.
OH, JOHNNY.
CONNIE? CONNIE! CONNIE! OH! NO! WHAT? ZAMBINI! WHERE WERE YOU? I--I HAD TO GET OUT.
YOU WERE SNORING LIKE A FAT, STINKING PIG! OH, HOW YOU ABUSE ME.
AND ON THIS, THE NIGHT OF OUR GREATEST TRIUMPH! OH, CONNIE.
TONIGHT, JUST MINUTES AGO, I SWEAR I HEARD YOUR THOUGHTS.
OH, CONNIE.
TONIGHT, I READ YOUR MIND! NO! I DON'T BELIEVE YOU! I SAW FIRE.
NO! I DON'T WANT YOU READING MY THOUGHTS! SOMETHING TO HIDE? YOU'RE HURTING ME.
OH, I'M JUST BEGINNING.
NO! EMMETT! I JUST WON ME A BET! RAT BASTARD! HA HA HA HA HA! HEY, JOHNNY! YEAH? THINK YOU COULD FLAME-BROIL MY DINNER TONIGHT? HA HA! HEY, CONNIE, WHERE YOU BEEN ALL DAY? THEY SAID YOU WEREN'T FEELING WELL.
THAT SON OF A BITCH, HE DID THAT TO YOU, DIDN'T HE? IT'S OK.
NO, IT'S NOT.
I DON'T CARE WHAT HE DOES ANYMORE.
I'M NOT AFRAID.
I'M GOING WITH YOU.
WHAT? I'M GOING WITH YOU.
ARE YOU SURE? ALL I KNOW IS I CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND.
WE'LL LEAVE AT DAWN WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS ASLEEP, OK? OH, I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
WE'LL LEAVE TOGETHER, YOU AND I.
TOGETHER, TOGETHER.
WE'LL LEAVE TOGETHER.
SHIT.
SHE'D LEAVE ME? DOES SHE THINK SHE CAN LEAVE? SOMETHING WRONG? EVERYTHING'S FINE.
HOW YOU DOING, GIRL? HMM? COME HERE.
YOU DOING OK? LOOK WHAT I GOT YOU.
NICE AND RIPE, JUST LIKE YOU LIKE IT.
I GOT TO GO.
I GOT TO GO.
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE ONLY THING I MISS IN THIS PLACE.
I'M TEACHING YOU A LESSON, BUCK.
YOU PLAY WITH FIRE, YOU GET BURNED.
NO! WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE? NOTHING, AS FAR AS I KNOW.
DOESN'T SOUND LIKE NOTHING.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? CHRIST, WHAT A MESS.
OH, MY GOD.
JOHNNY! OH, JOHNNY! AAH! ZAMBINI KILLED HIM.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, HONEY.
JOHNNY WAS A FIRE-EATER.
IT HAPPENS.
NO.
I KNOW ZAMBINI KILLED HIM.
ZAMBINI DID THIS TO HIM! GOING SOMEWHERE? HERE, HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT.
GO TO HELL.
OH, COME ON, CONNIE.
WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING? I DON'T CARE, AS LONG AS IT'S WITHOUT YOU.
DON'T YOU WALK OUT THAT DOOR.
YOU'RE MINE, GODDAMN IT.
NOT ANYMORE.
YOU'LL BE BACK! AND WHEN YOU DO, YOU LITTLE BITCH, YOU'LL BE SORRY! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME.
YOU CAN'T LEAVE OK MY LITTLE PET, IT'S TIME TO COME HOME.
CONNIE! I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME.
WHEREVER YOU ARE, ZAMBINI FORGIVES YOU.
NOW COME BACK HOME, MY PET.
COME TO ME.
I WANT YOU TO COME TO ME NOW! COME TO ME NOW! I HEAR YOU.
I'M COMING.
I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T GO FAR.
YOU CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM ZAMBINI.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU.
I'M HERE.
I WANT MY DESSERT.
YOU?! THIS IS FOR JOHNNY.
I WANT TO TASTE YOUR MIND.
NO! EMMETT, EMMETT, YOU GOTTA COME QUICK! SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAS HAPPENED.
WHAT'S THE MATTER? OH MY GOD! NOW, THAT'S A MAN-EATING GORILLA.
MMM, YUMMY! I SURE HOPE NABUNGA ATE IT ALL.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY, KIDDIES.
A MIND'S A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE.
MAYBE SHE SAVED SOME FOR BREAKFAST AND HAD IT IN A BRAIN-MUFFIN! I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO COME OUT.
OH, YES, IT DOES.
NOW, PUT YOUR HEAD BACK! OPEN WIDER.
WIDER! NNNGYA.
GOT IT.
THEY DON'T CALL ME THE TOOTH SCARY FOR NOTHING.

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