Amityville: The Awakening (2017) - full transcript

We have six men that
were found last night,

in bed... shot
and killed.

In 1965, Ronald DeFeo moved
his family from Brooklyn

into a beautiful three-storey
home in Amityville, Long Island.

Envisioning a better
life for themselves,

they even put a sign in front of
the house saying: "High Hopes".

Then things went
terribly wrong.

Rumors have been
circulating

that there is something dark
and evil about the house.

That the house somehow
drove Ronny DeFeo

to commit this
grisly act.



♪ Ain't it good? ♪

♪ Ain't it right? ♪

♪ That you are
with me, ♪

♪ Here tonight? ♪

♪ The music
playing, ♪

♪ Our bodies
swaying in time. ♪

♪ In time, in
time, in time. ♪

♪ Touching you, ♪

♪ So warm and
tender... ♪

♪ Lord, I feel such a
sweet surrender. ♪

♪ Beautiful is the dream ♪
♪ that makes you mine. ♪

♪ Rock me gently... ♪

♪ Rock me slowly... ♪

♪ Take it easy, ♪
♪ Don't you know? ♪



OK!

We're home!

Larry, old
sicky bastard.

How did you even
get in here?

Juliet?

Are you up here?

Hello?

Joan!

Hey!

Hi, you guys made it!
How was the ride?

We're worn out. You know
what? We're doing good.

I need to go
back in town.

Thank you so much for
helping with all of...

What are
sisters for?

Have you told
them... about...?

No?

I just want us to get
settled in first, OK?

OK. Well, I have everything set up the way
you wanted if you wanna check it out.

I set up an emergency back-up
battery just in case.

You never know with
these old houses.

And...

You know we're only five
minutes on the road,

so you say the word
if you need anything.

- We'll be there.
- Thank you.

We've pretty much gotten
to a routine now, so...

I'm glad
you're here.

Everything's
gonna be fine.

What did doctor
Milton say?

The same as usual,
you know...

We're not gonna
give up fighting.

Of course.

All right,
everybody! Dig in!

Aren't we gonna
say grace?

You hate
saying grace.

Never stopped
you before.

Well, maybe I'm
embracing a change.

I'll do it!

"Dear Lord, thank
you for this food".

"And for
this house".

"And for keeping James
safe and happy".

"Amen".

Juls, how do you
like your room?

Awesome! It's got pink,
purple, silver and gold.

All my favourite
colors.

Do you have all your
paperwork done for tomorrow?

Yup.

Things do look good.

Yeah, it
looks great.

Besides the fact that I have to
move to a completely new school

and start all over again
on my senior year...

We all have to
make sacrifices.

Quiet, boy!

And what part of sacrifice
does this house fit into?

It's - It's three times
as big as our last one.

I told you.
We got a deal.

Save a few bucks?
That's good to know.

We moved here to be close
to my family, to Candice.

St. Alcuin has the best neurological
department in New York.

I want you to trust
me, all right?

This house is gonna
be good for James.

And that's all
that matters.

Right now, yes, that's
all that matters.

We all need to rally round and that's the
only way he's gonna get through this.

Get through
what, Mom?

I know James, OK? I know
him better than you do.

He's my twin!
I can feel it!

He's not there!

- And whose fault is that?
- James is gone, Mom!

That's enough!

Belle?

Larry, come on!

Yeah.

You still love me,
don't you, Larry?

Even if you are stuck
with that dumb name.

Come on.

I miss talking
to you.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

Let's go, people!

OK, guys, this is Belle.
She just transferred here.

Have a seat and
take notes.

We left off yesterday page
38. 1862. The Civil War.

Battlefield medicine.
Clara Barton.

Check out the lipstick
on freaky girl.

She ended up starting
the American Red Cross.

What she did was, she talked
mothers and daughters

to come out to the battlefield and
take care of their sons... brothers.

It's not you.

It's the house.

What house?

Yeah, 112
Ocean Avenue.

Who are you? Some
kind of stalker?

What? No!

How do you know
where I live?

- Everyone knows where you...
- Please, just...

Hey, hey, hey!

It's your first day. You
might wanna listen.

♪ Where were you when
the sun came down? ♪

♪ Chasing love on the
fountain grounds? ♪

♪ Where were you when
the sun came...? ♪

My God!

Juliet, you
can't just...

sneak up on
people like that.

Sorry.

What are you
doing up?

I just wanted to
talk to James.

Doesn't James talk
to you, Belle?

In a way, I guess.

Does he use
bad words?

Why would you
say that?

OK, party animal. It's
sleepy-time. Come here.

Tooty-hoi,
yes, come on.

- Belle?
- Yes?

How come Mommy doesn't
love you anymore?

Who told you that?

Go to bed.

Go back to
bed, girls.

You heard Mom, let's
go back to bed.

James?

It's his heart.

Sweetheart, stay
with us, OK?

Belle is here,
Mom is here...

Good.

All right,
sweetheart.

You're doing great.

Who's my brave boy?

It's gonna be OK.

All right baby.
Now, OK, sweetie.

Baby?

I don't understand.

What's happening?
Come on!

It goes too fast.

Come on!

Come on,
don't do this.

Come on, baby!

Shit!

Come on, come on,
come on.

Come on, honey.

Come on!

Stay with me, James.

James...

- Come on!
- Mom.

- It's over.
- That's what you want, isn't it?

It's what God
would want.

Honey.

We're never gonna stop
fighting for you.

I'm so proud of you.

Come, sweetie.

Do you wanna
give him a kiss?

I knew you'd
come back.

Juliet?

Who fixed you
breakfast?

- Shit!
- Language, honey.

D'you want
some Granola?

- Take care of yourself. Take it easy
- Oh, really?

Brenda, Leonie's
looking for you! OK?

In 1965, Ronald DeFeo moved
his family from Brooklyn

into a beautiful three-storey
home in Amityville, Long Island.

Then things went
terribly wrong.

Are you still questioning
Ronald DeFeo?

No comment.

Where is
Mister DeFeo?

What kind of a guy
is Ron DeFeo?

Don't worry, I'm
just stalking you.

Yeah, erm, sorry
about yesterday.

He didn't look
for trouble.

And he was a
happy fella.

You know, you're not the first girl to mistake
my basic human decency for perviness.

You really
didn't know?

No idea.

Man, I can't believe no
one told you about that!

Sick shit, right?

Voices told
him to do it.

Took out the whole
family, six people.

Wait, where are
you going?

Well, I already missed
the last three periods

and I don't really
wanna transfer again.

Hey, wait, you
ever see this?

Do you recognize
that house?

We need to talk.

Good to see you,
honey. How was school?

Why didn't you tell
me about the house?

I'm just waiting
for the right time.

And when would
that be?

You know it's just a ghost story,
sweetie. It's an urban legend.

Yeah, that everyone at my
school seems to know about.

You're right. I'm sorry.
I should have told you.

I just - I've really
had a lot on my mind.

Well, it would be nice if Juliet
and I could be on your mind too.

That's it.
It's the doctor.

Good talk!

But it's an improvement,
right? I mean, it has to be!

I know it may
seem that way.

But remember, the last time we checked,
there was no brain activity at all.

But he opened
his eyes!

I mean, who's to say that he
won't start speaking, or...

- Even sitting up or something?
- Joan.

You know there no
documented cases

of anyone with James'
injuries ever recovering.

Then James will
be the first.

Is there any way to be sure
if there's any recovery?

It's highly
unlikely.

But I suppose we'll
get to another fMRI.

Great! How much more shit do
you wanna put him through?

Just leave
him alone!

Hasn't he
suffered enough?

Sorry about that.

Didi likes to chase the
ducks at the park.

- We ended to telling them...
- Are you talking to James again?

Yeah.

What does James have
to say this time?

He says he misses
talking to you too.

Hey, guys.

Hey, Juls, your Mom's gonna walk
Larry. D'you wanna go with her?

OK!

Come here, one, two,
three, oooh, yeah.

Huh, Belle, you know I don't
want any more tests either.

Then why did you
suggest it?

Because this test is gonna show your
Mom what you and I already know.

Did you know
about the house?

Please, just go.

Juliet!

You can't keep
doing this.

Scroll over.

♪ Happy Monday! ♪

Belle, this is Marissa.
She's my girlfriend.

You wish!

M, this is my
friend Belle.

You wish!

Wow! All kinds of love for
Terrence today. See how it is?

See you later, man!

These guys...

So, yeah... Marissa didn't believe
me when I said I knew you

so I thought you
guys should meet.

What's up?

God, I would kill my Mom if she does
something like that without telling me.

Yeah, all talk is early and
big at my house, so...

Yeah, well, thank God none of
this Amityville shit is real.

Whoa, whoa! That all depends
on your definition of real.

You know, when someone's
talking a lot about something,

your mind starts playing tricks on
you, makes you think it's real.

According to whom?

Science!

Well, I'm really over this
Amityville stuff anyway.

My family's got enough
demons to deal with,

I don't need
fictional ones too.

I don't know, maybe that's
exactly what you need.

Hey, we should
watch the movie.

No, thanks.

Come one, that's what
horror movies are about,

like escaping reality with your
friends for a little while. It's fun.

OK, it's fine. Let's
watch it at your house.

No. Your house.

Come on! How often do you get
to watch the Amityville Horror

at the actual
Amityville house?

OK, sure.

Awesome! We have to watch
it at 3.15 AM though.

Why?

Cos that's when Ronny DeFeo
murdered his family.

And that's when the
house comes alive.

Juliet.

Shit!

Larry.

What?

What?

Come on, you see something?
What do you see?

What do you see?

That was great.

Go, Larry.

- Man.
- Look, I told him not to do that.

You should have
seen her face.

You guys seriously have to be quiet.
We don't wanna wake up my Mom.

Sorry, sorry, sorry.

Wow! This place
is amazing.

Is that a binding
circle in the backyard?

A bounding circle?

Yeah, like hundreds of years
ago, like colonial times,

there used to be all this weirdo cult
shit going on around here, so...

If they found an
area was evil,

they would do a ring around with
like salt or fire, whatever...

to try to keep the
evil contained.

Yeah, or maybe the gardener just got a
little carried away with the weed killer.

All right! So, I thought we
were here to watch a movie.

Yes.

Yeah, I've seen the
movie a dozen times...

Shut up!

I've never been inside
the actual house.

OK, I'm going to punch you in the
actual mouth if you don't shut up.

Yeah? Is that a
threat or a promise?

What's in there?

Nothing. Let's go.

OK, so...

You got the original 1979
film starring James...

Psssst!

Starring James Brolin and
Margot Kidder, erm...

But just in case, I
brought Amityville II...

which is technically a prequel, so, I
don't know if you like that. All right.

Erm, then, of course,
there's the remake...

- No. - Yeah, right.
- Remakes totally blow.

Agreed! All right!
The original it is.

So, how would you girls like to be
the bread in a Terrence sandwich?

In your dreams!

This house is built
on special ground.

Satan worship,
demons.

You cannot destroy
this evil.

It will always find
a place to dwell.

Something or someone
to latch on to.

What's going on?

Have you all gone
mad?? George!

Come and go
through here.

Find the well.

The passage to hell!

What?

Holy shit!

It's 3.15
on the dot.

- No, it's not.
- I swear, look.

- What did you do?
- What? Nothing.

I really hope not.

I gotta get the
lights back on.

It's probably just
a fuse. Right?

No, we need to fix it or else I'm
gonna have to wake up my Mom.

OK, then, where's
the fuse box?

I think it's under
the stairs.

Great. The basement of the
Amityville house, that's perfect.

Haven't been
down there yet.

Hold on, I got this.

Who wants to
go first?

God!
What's that smell?

Just try and find
the fuse box.

Wow!

What?

Under the stairs. It's where
they discovered the red room.

Whatever is in there,
gets inside your head.

Wouldn't find much
in your head.

They say this house
makes you see things.

Infects your dreams until you can't
tell what's real and what's nightmare.

And then, boom! Blood splatter
and brain matter everywhere.

Can we please just find the fuse
box so we can get out of here?

Hey, I think
I found it.

My phone is dead.

What the hell are you
doing down here?

I could have
killed you.

We'll - We'll let
ourselves out.

Very nice
meeting you.

Since when do you carry
a shotgun? Jesus!

It was your father's
for protection.

I really don't think I need protection
from my friends but thanks.

You're not allowed to have
friends over without asking me.

You know how easy it is
for James to get sick?

What are you talking about?
They weren't anywhere near him.

Someone was
in his room.

The door was open when I
came over but I shut it.

Then who took his
blanket off?

He's not some
sideshow attraction.

Go to bed.

It's possible that he has something
called LIS. Locked-in syndrome.

- Does that mean he's conscious?
- I don't know.

That means he may have a
sort of consciousness,

but it's locked into
an inactive body.

So, he is
getting better.

Well, looking at this
fMRI scan and...

seeing the return of some limited
eye mobility, it would appear so.

And this thing will
tell us for sure?

The EEG machine
measures brainwaves,

the more activity on this monitor,
the stronger the emotional response.

You're ready
to give a try?

All right. Step into
his line of sight.

Hi, Jimmy.

Hey.

Jimmy.

That's a definite
response.

Candice.

Belle, come closer.

Mom?

Are you OK?

Your brother's back.

Your brother's back.

It's just a fly, James,
don't worry about that.

What's going on?

I'm sorry, I...

I can't - I can't really
explain it but I...

I don't think I can
do anymore for you.

Doctor Milton?

Come on, Jimmy.

You're doing great.

You're doing
so great.

I love you so much.

Come on, let's try to
move that thumb up.

Do you want me to
rub your feet?

You can blink
once for "yes".

That's OK.

That's OK.

Once it first happened, Belle
said: "Jimmy will never give up".

OK. Out, out!

Go, now! Hey, hey, hey!
Out, Larry! Bad dog!

Don't worry, I'll never
let him hurt you.

I love you more than
anything in the world.

Translation and subtitles by PEPPER &
LALASPAIN *** SONG LIVES FOR EVER ***

James?

Is that you?

What do you want?

Come here!

Where are you?

James?

Juliet?

Juls, where are you?

Hey, sis!

- Start with "yes" or "no" questions.
- OK.

- Doctor Milton said that would be easiest for him.
- OK.

Jimmy?

Sweetie?

Do you recognize me?

Belle?

James wants to
talk to Didi.

Will you help
me find him?

Belle?

Come say hi to
your brother.

He's talking to us through the
computer. It's amazing. Come see!

It's called an AAC.

He can use his eyes to choose
letters so he can communicate.

You can talk to
your brother again.

What do you wanna
say to him?

I don't know.

Just talk to
him slowly.

Is that really
you in there?

Wow, it's so cool!

I miss you.

He misses me too.

I just never really told
anybody about this.

You don't have to tell
me if you don't want to.

No, erm...

I should.

I really think
I need to.

I- I was having a
lot of problems...

with my family and
with school...

In and out of a lot of
different programs.

And I just started
doing stupid shit.

I sent these pictures
to some guy...

And then when I woke up the next morning,
they were all over the internet.

They were everywhere,
everyone had seen them.

Everyone at school
and my Mom...

And my brother...

So, what happened?

James wanted to find
the guy who did it,

and he lived in a three-storey
apartment building...

There was a really
big fight and...

He went over
the balcony.

Look, you didn't
do anything wrong.

You know
that, right?

You know, I - I really
wanna believe that.

And I keep telling
myself...

it was his choice.

He would do it again in a
heartbeat. I know he would.

Because...

That's just
who he was.

That was who he is.

Belle, he's still alive,
you've just talked to him.

You're reading
the wrong book.

You know it.

Only saying, is it a little weird that
your brother is in a comma for two years,

and the minute you move into this new
house, he miraculously gets better?

I don't - I
don't know.

Unless, of course, it's
not really him anymore.

What are you
talking about?

He's talking about
a possession.

In 1974, the house drives Ronny
DeFeo to kill his whole family.

A year later, it nearly drives the next
family to do the exact same thing.

And they blamed it on the red room,
that they discovered right there.

In the basement.

See? It's right under
your brother's bed.

So, you're saying...

this evil thing latched
onto my brother?

OK, whoa, whoa, whoa, look, I hate to
bring everyone back down to Earth, but...

Other families have
lived in that house,

nothing scary has happened
there for 40 years.

40 years, that's a very
significant number in the Bible.

"And the land had
peace 40 years".

So, maybe the evil only
latches on every 40 years.

- No, that's stupid.
- Dude, seriously? The Bible?

Belle, you're not actually
buying this shit, are you?

Well, you said he can
talk now, right?

So, why don't you just
ask him yourself?

Yeah, what's the worst
that could happen?

I need to ask
you a question.

Are you OK
with that?

Is someone else...

in there with you?

What can I do
to stop it?

How can I help you?

No!

No, I can't do that.

No!

I love you so much.

Are you sure you
want to do this?

I'm gonna take
this out.

You're the one who's
gonna fucking die!

Is he all right? Are you OK,
honey? What's going on?

Jimmy, are you OK?

- What did you do?
- I...

What did you do?

You've no right
to do this!

He's breathing.

He's breathing
on his own!

Jimmy wants to live.

He deserves to live.

Get out.

If you touch him
again, I swear...

It's bad enough that he's trapped
in his own body and now he's...

What? He's... There's
something in there with him?

What am I gonna do?
I...

I have to help him!

Look, Belle, you have to
help your entire family, OK?

I mean, whatever is in there
with James, if it wins,

you know, if it takes over
completely, it will kill everyone.

Belle, you gotta get your
family out of there.

Or we have to prove it
to your Mom somehow.

Find a way to show her that your
brother is being controlled

by whatever is
in that house.

Belle?

Why aren't you
at school?

I wasn't
feeling well.

I'm sorry.

I'm sure I'll
be fine.

No, I'm sorry
about last night.

For what?

If you hadn't pulled Jimmy
out of the respirator...

We wouldn't know that he
could breathe on his own.

I know you were doing what
you thought was right.

But now you know
how wrong it is.

Right?

Jimmy was always
going to come back.

You do want us to be a
family again, do you, Belle?

Of course.

Good.

Get some rest,
sweetie.

I love you.

Hey, James,
how you doing today?

Outside walk.

Those are your
biggest words yet.

You're doing so
great! Yes, we can!

- Honey! Be careful by the water, OK?
- OK!

I don't know why it's so hard for
everyone to believe he's getting better.

Well, he's getting better but
don't you wanna know why?

Is it...?

I think a second opinion
would be good too.

We can do that. A
second opinion is OK.

Did you ask doctor
Milton about this?

I haven't been in
contact with him yet.

Juliet!

What happened? You're OK?
Come here, baby, come on!

What's wrong? You tell
me, what's wrong?

It's Larry.

Don't look at him.

Is that a binding circle out
the back? A bounding circle?

If they found an
area was evil,

they would do a ring around
with like salt or fire...

to try to keep the
evil contained.

It's gonna be OK.

OK.

All right. That's
great. Thank you.

So, the vet can be here first thing
tomorrow morning to pick up the body.

Thank you for doing this.
Thanks for everything.

Of course! Joan!

- Don't worry about it.
- I know.

- And Juliet is gonna be OK.
- I know.

How about I come by and check on
everybody after my shift tonight?

- Is that all right?
- Yeah, it sounds great.

OK.

It can't leave
the house.

Hey, Mom, I need
to talk to you.

Mom! Stop! Are you
listening to me?

Look, I know you're gonna
think I'm crazy, OK? But I...

I got a really bad feeling
about this house.

I think it's doing something
to James, it's - it's...

It's like possessing him
or infecting him, I...

I don't know.

There's this room in
the basement, OK?

I've been down there,
I've seen it myself.

I swear, I think that's what's
making him all of a sudden better.

Please, say
something.

I don't think you're
crazy, sweetheart.

I know about
the red room.

Come here.

Wait... what did
you just say?

You know I always
believed in God.

And then your
father got sick.

We had to watch him rot away
from the inside from cancer.

Everyday I prayed.

And then James
got sick.

And still I prayed.

Two years.

The doctors had given
up on him, right?

They said he'd never come
back. I won't accept that.

What are you
talking about?

God gave up on
us, sweetheart.

So, I gave
up on God.

And I moved us here.

Because if...

if there is
some power...

that can make your
brother better...

Better? No, Mom, you don't
understand. This isn't better.

This house is evil, this
house is really bad.

It's gonna drive James
to kill our own family,

just like the DeFeo's...
You, me, Juliet...

Stop, stop, come
here. No, no, no...

James would never
do that, OK?

He would never do that.
He's getting better.

Honey, come here.

- Belle? - Get up!
- I need you to put this on, OK?

I want you to hurry
and stay quiet. OK?

Where are we going?

I'll be right back.
Shhh!

♪ Ain't it good? ♪

♪ Ain't it right? ♪

♪ That you are with
me here tonight? ♪

♪ The music
playing, ♪

Hi, honey!

Come, sit down, we're just
about to start dinner.

Hey, guess
what, Belle?

Chicken smells
great, Mom...

Hey, Belle!

How did you sleep?

I hope you're hungry. Mom
made all this great food.

Juliet, pass the
chicken, please.

Hey, this
looks great!

Where's your bed?

In his room.

It's about time we had
a proper dining-room.

Jimmy.

Of course.

Dad would be so happy to
see us all here together.

- Don't you think, Mom?
- Yes, I do.

Fuck!

Candice?

Candice!

Don't come in!
No, please!

Joan?

Joan?

Are you awake?

Belle?

Belle?

Belle?

Juliet? Belle?

Can't get out
of my room!

Belle!

Belle, I can't get
out of my room!

- Juliet?
- Belle!

- Pshh! Be quiet!
- Tell me what's going on!

Belle?

What's wrong
with Mommy?

Belle?

Juliet?

Hi, Mom.

Hi, baby.

What are you
doing with that?

Don't you recognize
me, baby?

God, no.

God has nothing
to do with this!

Damn you to hell!

Too late.

- I left Didi standing...
- Shhhh...!

Where are you going?

Is that Larry?

No, baby.

I want you to go in the next door
neighbor's house and wait for me, OK?

There you
are, sweetie.

James? I'm scared.

Shhhh!
Don't be scared.

Didi.

We'll play a little
game, OK? OK, Juls.

I don't want to.

Turn over and
go to sleep.

Do it!

Stop!

Don't hurt her.

- You wouldn't hurt your brother, would you?
- You're not my brother.

My brother died two years
ago and you know it.

Because of
what you did!

Belle!

It hurts so bad.

I c-can't move.

T-t-that wasn't
me, Bell.

You have to
believe me.

I swear!

Please!

Help me.

I miss you!

Please!

I'm so sorry!

I'm so sorry!

I'm sorry about
everything. I love you.

Help me.

Take me back inside.

It's - It's what Mom
would have wanted.

You don't wanna
disappoint her, do you?

Mom is dead,
so is Juliet.

All we have is
each other now.

Liar!

You're not James.

You're a liar!

No!

You're not James!

I don't wanna die!

It's me! No!

Why?

No! No! No! No!

No!

Please!

Hey.

Thank you.

Belle?

- Belle?
- Juliet?

Belle!

Juliet?

My God!

Baby!

Hey, let me see you, are you
all right? Are you hurt?

What happened
to James?

He was gonna
hurt us, baby.

But he's in a - he's in
better place now. I promise.

OK, now, listen to me, Juliet, the
police are gonna be here really soon.

I'm gonna tell them
exactly what happened.

But I need you to
do the same, OK?

James tried to hurt us and I
need you Te tell them that.

Right, baby?

- Yes.
- Yeah?

Do you think they'll
believe us?

Tragedy has struck once again at 112
Ocean Avenue in Amityville, Long Island.

The infamous house where Ronny DeFeo
killed his entire family with a shotgun.

More than four
decades ago.

Police are questioning 17-year old
Belle Walker as a person of interest

in the brutal murders
of her aunt Candice,

her mother Joan and the
death of her brother James.

Miss Walker claims that her
brother committed the crimes,

and her story is being corroborated
by her seven-year old sister, Juliet.

A spokesman for the
Amityville Police Department

said that forensic evidence does
point to James as the killer.

His fingerprints were found
on the murder weapon.

But doctor Ken Milton
refutes that claim,

stating that James Walker was
too weak to get out of bed.

Let alone stalk his entire
family with a shotgun.

But two years prior
to the murders,

James was in a comma,
a vegetative state.

Is this house a source of
evil, as legend suggests?

Did it awaken and possess James
Walker or his sister Belle?

For now the police are left
with a horrific unsolved crime.

And Amityville, Long Island, is once
again, the center of shock and horror.