Bled (2009) - full transcript
Sai, a young artist living in a downtown warehouse delves into an ancient world of blood and lust. An enigmatic foreigner seduces her to try a long forgotten drug making her the prey of a dimensional vampire who needs her new found hunger for blood to cross over from his world to hers.
Someone once told me...
...a long long time ago...
...immortality comes
not without sacrifice.
The fountain of youth.
...is fed by the blood
of the young.
And living forever
leaves a trail of death.
...that haunts one's dreams...
...including mine.
Temptation is the key.
Vanity played in
its strongest suit...
...lures those wanting more.
Beyond the dream's
smoky veil...
...nothing waits
but teeth and blood.
Born of all the wrongs.
...that transcend centuries...
...a beast walks.
...in the skin of man...
waiting to cross over...
...to give us
new life once more.
Please come to me.
- No!
- Come to me.
No!
- Come to me.
- No!
For something lives.
within that dream.
Daughter or, like?
- Hi, ladies.
- Hello.
Huh, orgy.
- Love the dress.
- Oh, thanks.
Ohhh...
who's that?
I don't know, but he's...
...kind of sexy.
- Yeah, in a Euro kind of way.
- Yeah.
I miss Euro.
- Mm.
- Sai, you're terrible.
Yeah, well, I spent
too long waiting.
- For someone else to make the move.
- I know.
He's just slow on the uptake.
I don't know what's
taking him so long.
I've given him the opportunity.
- Hi, there.
- Hi.
Hi.
Horrible art, isn't it?
I wouldn't go that far.
- Don't worry about it...
- If you don't like it...
...you're supposed to say
it's interesting.
- I'm Eric.
- Deanna.
- Very nice to meet you, Deanna.
- Pleasure's all mine.
- Ladies.
- Hey.
- How's it going?
- Hey, Jono.
- Look who I found.
- Hey, how are you?
Your paintings
are beautiful. Really.
- Thank you.
- Sai, darling...
I have someone
you need to meet.
- Who?
- He loves the derelict piece.
Really?
- We priced at $3,000.
- What?
- Shh. Come on, come on, come on.
- What what?
- Come on.
- Kerra.
Our resident genius.
She is.
How are you doing?
How do you like the lofts?
All right... They're
enough for me, you know.
I'm so proud of you.
- Are you?
- Yes.
Without you, none of this
could've happened.
So thank you.
I gotta go.
Can you tell, uh, Sai...
...that the art show
was wonderful?
Yeah, man, no problem.
Take care.
Thank you very much.
See you later.
Do you have any idea
how much you've grown?
Sai, you're a star.
- Oh, stop it.
- Yes, you are.
Stop it.
Wait right here,
I'll bring him back.
Okay.
Your use of dark, sensual imagery
is a delight to the senses.
There you are.
Sai, darling...
...this is Mr. Renfield Lieb.
Mr. Lieb's from Hamburg...
Germany.
Among other places.
The pleasure is all mine.
Pleasure to meet you,
Mr. Lieb.
Renfield, please.
Renfield.
Get to know one another.
Sai, show Mr. Lieb "Phoenix. "
Enjoy.
You know what
drives me insane?
Let's have it.
That the two of you have
the perfect relationship.
...through the lens
of that camera.
What do you mean?
Lmagine if you actually
put the camera down.
...and stopped with
the artist's incessant need.
...to pine for that
which we cannot have...
...or don't deserve.
You're hot, Royce.
Smarten up.
So tell me about this piece.
Well...
I paint from my dreams.
In this one I was
frozen into the earth...
...as natural metals
infected my body.
As far as I could see...
...trapped in the shell was...
...desolation;
...in the distance,
burning alien cities.
...and the apocalyptic skies.
I felt.
...a sense of peace...
...in the hopeless
nature of it all.
The infection
was comforting.
The metals became my skin
and eventually.
...swallowed me whole.
I'll take it.
You really do capture the pleasure
and corruption of spirit...
...the downward spiral.
To fall into darkness
is to be at peace with it.
That's what it means to me:
Transmutation.
I couldn't agree more.
Now he didn't...
Oh, you're being beckoned.
Oh my God, at the most
inappropriate time.
Hold on.
Don't move.
- I'll be right back.
- Don't be long.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Dude, I'm trying
to get my rent paid. What?
Who's the creepshow?
So she digs
the creepshow.
Get over it, Royce.
It's just Johnny Money.
So...
what brings you to LA?
My fascination
with urban decay.
Then you've come
to the right place.
True human nature
is in the rot of society...
...not in its achievements.
How long are you
in town for?
Enough to get a taste.
...before I need to move on.
Restless spirit?
Incessantly.
Are these your
most recent pieces?
No.
I have a series
of works at my loft.
I could show you now
if you like.
It breathes in you,
doesn't it?
Lives in your heart.
Delivers you from
reality to a world.
where all is possible.
You feel so isolated.
All of your pieces...
...it seems to me to be
a reflection of your soul.
Beyond everything you are...
...deep inside,
you run lost in a world.
where no one can find you.
No one else sees it...
...for all they see is strength.
No pain.
No desperate sense of loss.
I'm sorry.
Don't be.
You're the only one
who's ever really got it.
You deserve to delve.
...deep in the darkness
of true passion.
There is a well of untapped beauty
you have yet to create.
All around you
is another world...
...that is channeled
through you and your work.
That, I also know.
Can I share
something with you?
Something to inspire
and tantalize your senses...
...to open the gates
to your true possibilities.
Okay.
Will you trust me, Sai?
I brought you here,
didn't I?
Good.
A daring step to discover
the true art inside you.
What is it?
It is called Strego-E...
...a very rare bark
from Eastern Europe.
Its sap gives vision
to your true desires...
...shape to your hidden passions.
It is very precious to me.
Many great artists used it
to create their masterpieces.
The Nouveau movement:
Mucha, Klimt...
Beardsley especially used it...
...to open their minds.
...and create such wonders
of altered reality.
This gift I give to you.
You've put me
in a group of greats.
I'm nowhere near them.
I believe you're
a kindred soul to them, Sai.
You are just missing
the thing that sets you free.
I don't offer this to just anyone.
This is as rare
as the masterpiece.
...you seek in your heart
to create.
And what you bring out.
...into this world...
...is what I'm most interested in.
Are you sure?
Trust.
Yes.
What will it do?
The effect on the mind
is like a dream.
What you imagine
becomes reality.
It will last only as long
as you want it to last.
I am here for you, Sai.
If you become
uncomfortable in any way...
I will shake you
free from its hold.
Are you gonna
do some with me?
One goes in...
...one stays out.
So...
...how do I do it?
Fire purifies.
Light it.
And your senses
will race elsewhere...
...to a world where life...
...is art.
Inhale deeply.
Royce?
Royce?
Come with me.
Come with me.
Royce here.
Who?
Yeah, headshots?
Yeah, about 100 plus film.
- Is she up yet?
- Finally.
Convince her to eat
something, would ya?
- I'll try.
- Okay.
So, yeah, why don't you
give me a call on Tuesday.
...and let me know about
what time is good for you?
Okay.
Me too. Bye.
- Hey.
- Hey, yourself.
Hot date?
Not unless I'm charging
150 bucks for it.
I've seen stranger things.
You've been working.
Wow.
- You like it?
- Yeah.
Yeah, it's not like
your other stuff, but...
...it's got a real energy to it.
It's amazing, Sai.
You... Are covered.
Let me shower quick.
You want me to come back?
No.
Just keep your
camera in the bag.
Hey.
Man, I hate
the metro on weekends.
- Did you order for me?
- Yeah.
Should be up in a minute.
So which one was this?
She works at Guitar Center.
Discount for a deposit.
You are such a waste
of prime real estate.
Wow. I think I'm going
to take that as a compliment.
And I think when I
decide to get married...
I'll marry you.
- Yeah, right.
- So where's Sai?
Still with Johnny Money?
No, she's painting.
You should see it.
It's unbelievable.
She bang the old guy or what?
- Eric.
- What?
Not everyone
has your take on life.
Well, they should.
You know...
...there was a time
when I actually thought.
- That I was attracted to you.
- Really?
Like once upon a time?
Shut up, Eric.
So, Royce,
can I ask you a question?
Shoot.
How come we
stopped going out?
- Out?
- Yeah.
On dates.
Oh, that.
- I don't know.
- Oh, come on, Royce, just say it.
I don't...
I just...
I thought we made
better friends than...
What, lovers?
We were never lovers, Royce.
Yeah, well...
...since we were
such great friends...
- I just didn't want to cross that line.
- Oh!
That dreaded line.
You know you're destructive
with kid gloves on, Royce?
And that's a bad thing?
No.
But assumption is.
Well, maybe I should've
crossed that line.
Maybe you should've
crossed that line.
Crack that bottle
of wine open for us.
It's over by my bed.
Sure.
Great.
Hey, what's this?
What's what?
The box.
I've never seen it before.
It was a gift.
From that guy?
Yeah. That guy Renfield.
You two really
hit it off last night.
He just opened my mind up...
...to new possibilities.
That's all.
Is that what the whole
"line" thing is about?
Well...
...how can we
make a decision...
without ever having
the choice?
God, come on, Kerra.
I don't have the money, Eric.
Jesus. You always
take things so seriously.
So big deal.
You know I'm good for it.
Come in.
Come in.
You're paying
for the parking ticket, Eric.
Enough already!
That's as close
as you're ever gonna get.
Can we get him evicted?
Not before he pays me back.
This ass made me drive
him to get more wine.
Told me to park illegally
and wait in the car.
Then he called me from
inside the liquor store.
...and asked me to come in and give him
another three bucks.
...because he was short.
So $88, Eric.
How about I just sleep with you.
...and we'll just call it even, Kerra?
Yeah. That'll work off
the three bucks.
I got the money.
I'll get it to you tonight,
I promise.
I'd get that in writing.
It'll hold more water.
Skirtin' the lube, Sai.
Just give it back.
God, Eric.
What do you use
this for, sweetie?
- What the hell is that?
- All right, just chill out, okay?
Look...
...you know writers and artists
use absinthe.
...to inspire them
to write and paint.
Yeah yeah yeah,
Green Faerie.
Shut up, Eric.
Well, this is just
an elite form of that.
Although, the name
Renfield said, I'd...
I'd never heard it before.
So he got you high.
...and took advantage of you?
Wow, yeah, total creepshow.
So what do we do?
We gotta chew on it.
...like some Apache tribe?
No, moron.
You smoke the sap.
And you only need
a little bit.
It lasts as long as the effects
run through your system.
...unless...
...somebody shakes you
loose from it.
Yeah, but is it safe?
Yeah!
I did it last night.
I feel fantastic.
There's no residual
side effects.
Other than that.
- I'm in. Let's do it.
- Sometimes I really worry about you.
- You don't even know this guy.
- Come on, come on, come on.
Let's go.
All right, bad boy.
Looks like we got ourselves
a safety campaign.
- Are you prepared to dance?
- Hit me.
So what do I do?
Inhale deeply.
And enjoy.
Are you gonna do it with me?
One goes in...
...and the other stays out.
- Are you ready?
- Yeah.
Eric! Eric!
Eric!
Eric!
Eric! Come on, Eric!
Get him off of me!
Get off of her!
What's your problem?
I thought she was
someone else.
- This was intense.
- Amazing, right?
It was like being in some
dark reality, you know?
- Did you feel it?
- That was so uncool.
I told you, I thought
she was someone else.
Time to go, big guy.
No amount of girl talk
could stop that from happening.
- What?
- Kerra's been hot on Eric.
...since she moved in here.
You've gotta be kidding me.
You're so oblivious
to subtle advances.
Subtle?
Yeah.
Oblivious.
God. Yeah?
Hey.
Hey.
You owe me $88.
Uh, yeah, right.
I'm serious, Eric.
I need the cash.
Okay, this is gonna...
this is gonna take a minute.
I need to look through
about five pairs of jeans.
Does Sai know
you have that?
No.
- You want to try it?
- No.
Really?
I just want the money.
Kerra, look.
I care about you a lot.
Eric, don't do this.
No, I... I want to.
I'm really not good
at saying how I feel.
I just...
Kerra, I think
you're amazing.
I really do.
I think you're beautiful.
Just...
...just come here, okay?
Come here.
What was it like?
It was like excellent "X."
I want to try it.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
I want to try it.
Okay.
All right.
Let's wait.
You want to do it first?
Okay.
All right.
Am I gonna be okay?
Trust me.
Kerra.
Eric.
C'mere.
It's okay.
C'mere.
- Don't.
- It's okay.
I'm scared. I want to go home.
Wake me up.
Just let go.
I don't wanna!
No!
Kerra.
Wake me up!
No no.
Please God!
Wake me up!
Wake me up!
Wake me up! Wake me up!
No! No!
Wake me up!
Wake me up!
Wake me up!
Wake me up!
Wake me up!
Kerra?
Come on.
No!
Kerra.
- Wake me up!
- Kerra! Kerra!
Eric! What the hell?
- Kerra.
- Let me go!
What did you do to her?
Snap out of it!
We gotta call 911.
- No!
- She'll be okay.
Not gonna call 911.
It's gonna be my third strike.
- We gotta call 911 now!
- Dude, you don't know.
Listen to Sai,
she's gonna be fine.
Wake up!
It's Royce.
- Leave me alone! Leave me alone!
- Calm down, calm down!
It's Royce! It's Royce.
Look at me. Focus.
Focus! It's Royce.
Focus.
Calm down.
Calm down.
It's okay. It's okay.
It's okay.
What did you give her?
Calm down.
It's okay.
I have to go.
I have to go.
Did you give her
some of that stuff?
Asshole.
Where is it?
I don't know.
Kerra.
Where did you get it?
I got some on my own.
You have no idea
what you're messing with.
I'll take my chances, Sai.
Sai?
- Kerra.
- Go away!
Go away! Please.
This isn't happening.
This isn't happening.
Get away.
Please go away!
Please go away!
Go away!
I'm sorry.
Something's
pulling us together.
Something I can't deny
even to myself.
But here, it's so easy.
It's just us.
And what lies between us.
I can be here if you let me.
Forever yours...
...if you let me inside.
Open yourself to me, Sai...
...and everything
will fall into place.
I love the way
you look at me.
Come with me.
Sai.
Yes.
Yeah, if I can get
those prints for today...
...that'd be great.
Yeah, some theater.
Yeah, in Long Beach.
I just shot it today.
Look, I'm just getting in.
Can I call you back?
Cool. Thanks.
Kerra, it's Royce.
Kerra, I just want to see
if you're all right.
Royce...
Eric?
Are we not friends, Eric?
Come in.
Hey.
Hey, you.
Hey, you haven't
talked to Kerra, have you?
Why?
Because she's not
picking up her phone.
...nor is she answering the door.
Plus Eric is acting
totally weird.
Probably the guilt of what
he did is eating him up inside.
I'm sure Kerra will be fine.
She just needs some space.
Hey.
Look familiar?
Should it?
In essence.
You're what I see
when I enter the dream.
What dream?
All I see is you.
Like what you see when
you look through the lens.
Do you have any film left?
Yeah. Why?
'Cause I want you
to photograph me.
I want to see
what you see...
when I'm
somewhere else...
...seeing you.
Pull it out.
Sai, I'm a little concerned
about you doing that stuff.
I've never seen you
deny the chance.
...to take a photograph
of me, Royce.
So how much are you
doing of that stuff?
Just enough to get
what I need.
I'm in control, Royce.
Trust me.
Or maybe you just need
to see for yourself.
Come on, baby.
Sai, Sai!
Jesus, come on, Sai.
You gotta stop
doing that stuff.
Sai.
Oh, Sai.
I'm not gonna sit around
watch you destroy yourself.
You have no idea.
What are you talking about?
You have no idea what
this drug is doing to you.
I mean, look at yourself.
Look at your neck.
Oh my God.
It's poisoning you.
It's sucking the life
right out of you.
I love you too much to stand by
and watch you do this.
What?
What?
What did you say?
Did you mean it?
Did you mean what you said?
Did you?
Yes.
Yes, I did.
Please. Please.
Stay with me.
I won't...
I won't do it again.
Trust me.
Just stay with me.
Come to me.
Sai...
Sai...
...answer me.
Vampyre...
Oh, Sai, you're mine.
You're Vampyre.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry.
Sai?
Don't go.
Are you feeling
any better?
Much better.
Don't you think we should
think this through?
You...
...think too much.
Hey, baby, it's Royce.
I tried to wake you,
but you were...
well, I had to
run some errands.
Have you heard from Kerra?
I'm a little worried about her.
And you.
But we can... we can talk
about that later.
I'll see you soon. Bye.
You remind me
so much of her.
From first sight...
I knew you'd
renew me again.
I'm so sorry
for what I've done to you.
I've misled you...
...like so many others before...
...stretching past
the limits of my memory.
But...
...blood is life.
And you are near
to giving me what I need.
Trust me, it's going
to be a riot.
Uh, Eric...
Eric, I need to get back
to the Guitar Center before midnight.
...for inventory
or my boss will kill me.
- It's gonna be okay. Okay?
- You promise?
Very near.
We are so close.
You know what to do.
Sai?
Sai, you in here?
Sai?
How'd you get in here?
Shouldn't you
be asking why?
Sai, are you okay?
Never better.
I can feel...
...how much you want me...
...pulsing...
...through your veins.
I want you just.
...as much.
I see you in my dreams.
You're so... You're so sweet.
Eric, help me, please!
- It's okay.
- No.
It's okay.
What the hell
is going on here?
Are you here
to feed our lust?
Or are you just
feed for us?
It was meant for you...
...not to be shared.
Now you will suffer...
...by losing him.
No!
Oh my God.
Fuck.
That's the spirit.
What a nice looking
young man.
What do I do?
What do I do? What do I do?
What do I do? What do I do?
Please tell me.
Eric. Eric.
Wake up.
Wake up!
Wake up!
Who is it?
- Royce?
- What did you do?
- What did you do?
- I made a mess of things.
It's Sai.
- What?
- It's Sai.
What about her?
- She's the bait, man.
- What? What do you mean?
- Royce, it's...
- What?
It's Johnny Money.
Time to bring him in, Sai.
I don't think I can.
Don't be afraid
to love forever.
Enough for two.
No.
Okay okay.
You're coming with.
- Grab me, grab me.
- Okay.
Take him with you, Sai.
Oh, God, come on.
No. I won't.
Sai!
Take him with you.
Sai, it's Royce!
Open the door!
Sai, come on,
open the door!
Open the door!
Open the door!
Open the door!
Come on, baby!
Open the door!
- Wait for him, Sai.
- It's Royce!
- Come on!
- Wait for him.
- Come on! Come on!
- Wait, Sai.
Do not defy me!
No!
Open the door!
Open the door!
Come on, Sai!
Come on!
Royce.
Take my hand.
- I'm not leaving.
- Go!
No.
- I'm not leaving you.
- Go!
Leave me.
- Get out of here.
- I won't.
Sai...
- Royce.
- You son of a bitch.
She's waiting for you, Royce.
I should kill you right now.
Yes, you should.
But what then?
She did it for you, Royce.
- No.
- She wants you to join her.
No.
Trust me.
Trust?
Come to me.
Do you hear her, Royce?
I need you.
Royce, don't go.
Save me.
Go to her, Royce.
You won't
come back, Royce.
She needs you.
Look at me, Royce.
You won't come back, Royce.
Come to me.
Go to her.
Wake me.
A greater scheme
unfolds before me.
Sai?
It's me.
Sai, it's Royce.
Sai, please.
Sai, please come with me.
Will you come back with me?
I can't help myself.
For me, a new beginning...
...years gained from those lost...
...their blood
for my extended life...
...drained from a beast
not meant for this mortal coil...
...and my words wasted
on the dumbest of ears.
All right, Shakespeare.
You're dead.
Royce. Royce!
Sai?
You need to get out
of here, Royce.
You need to snap out
of this for me, Sai.
I want you...
...so bad.
I'm not gonna leave you
like this, Sai.
Please.
Come with me. Please.
I know what he wants.
I'm part of him now.
You're part of me.
Royce, you gotta get up.
Royce, I need you
to get up.
Just wake up.
Hello, old friend.
Help me!
I'll help you live forever.
Stay with me.
Stay with me.
It's okay.
Let me help you.
Royce...
Please...
I need.
...to free my soul.
Sai... Sai... Sai...
- Say it.
- No.
I need to hear it.
...one last time.
Say it.
Please, Sai.
Tell me.
Tell me.
Please.
I love you.
Oh, God.
No!
So are where you headed?
On the road.
Wherever it takes me.
He's still here.
Dude, I'm gone.
Take care.
Come to me.
...a long long time ago...
...immortality comes
not without sacrifice.
The fountain of youth.
...is fed by the blood
of the young.
And living forever
leaves a trail of death.
...that haunts one's dreams...
...including mine.
Temptation is the key.
Vanity played in
its strongest suit...
...lures those wanting more.
Beyond the dream's
smoky veil...
...nothing waits
but teeth and blood.
Born of all the wrongs.
...that transcend centuries...
...a beast walks.
...in the skin of man...
waiting to cross over...
...to give us
new life once more.
Please come to me.
- No!
- Come to me.
No!
- Come to me.
- No!
For something lives.
within that dream.
Daughter or, like?
- Hi, ladies.
- Hello.
Huh, orgy.
- Love the dress.
- Oh, thanks.
Ohhh...
who's that?
I don't know, but he's...
...kind of sexy.
- Yeah, in a Euro kind of way.
- Yeah.
I miss Euro.
- Mm.
- Sai, you're terrible.
Yeah, well, I spent
too long waiting.
- For someone else to make the move.
- I know.
He's just slow on the uptake.
I don't know what's
taking him so long.
I've given him the opportunity.
- Hi, there.
- Hi.
Hi.
Horrible art, isn't it?
I wouldn't go that far.
- Don't worry about it...
- If you don't like it...
...you're supposed to say
it's interesting.
- I'm Eric.
- Deanna.
- Very nice to meet you, Deanna.
- Pleasure's all mine.
- Ladies.
- Hey.
- How's it going?
- Hey, Jono.
- Look who I found.
- Hey, how are you?
Your paintings
are beautiful. Really.
- Thank you.
- Sai, darling...
I have someone
you need to meet.
- Who?
- He loves the derelict piece.
Really?
- We priced at $3,000.
- What?
- Shh. Come on, come on, come on.
- What what?
- Come on.
- Kerra.
Our resident genius.
She is.
How are you doing?
How do you like the lofts?
All right... They're
enough for me, you know.
I'm so proud of you.
- Are you?
- Yes.
Without you, none of this
could've happened.
So thank you.
I gotta go.
Can you tell, uh, Sai...
...that the art show
was wonderful?
Yeah, man, no problem.
Take care.
Thank you very much.
See you later.
Do you have any idea
how much you've grown?
Sai, you're a star.
- Oh, stop it.
- Yes, you are.
Stop it.
Wait right here,
I'll bring him back.
Okay.
Your use of dark, sensual imagery
is a delight to the senses.
There you are.
Sai, darling...
...this is Mr. Renfield Lieb.
Mr. Lieb's from Hamburg...
Germany.
Among other places.
The pleasure is all mine.
Pleasure to meet you,
Mr. Lieb.
Renfield, please.
Renfield.
Get to know one another.
Sai, show Mr. Lieb "Phoenix. "
Enjoy.
You know what
drives me insane?
Let's have it.
That the two of you have
the perfect relationship.
...through the lens
of that camera.
What do you mean?
Lmagine if you actually
put the camera down.
...and stopped with
the artist's incessant need.
...to pine for that
which we cannot have...
...or don't deserve.
You're hot, Royce.
Smarten up.
So tell me about this piece.
Well...
I paint from my dreams.
In this one I was
frozen into the earth...
...as natural metals
infected my body.
As far as I could see...
...trapped in the shell was...
...desolation;
...in the distance,
burning alien cities.
...and the apocalyptic skies.
I felt.
...a sense of peace...
...in the hopeless
nature of it all.
The infection
was comforting.
The metals became my skin
and eventually.
...swallowed me whole.
I'll take it.
You really do capture the pleasure
and corruption of spirit...
...the downward spiral.
To fall into darkness
is to be at peace with it.
That's what it means to me:
Transmutation.
I couldn't agree more.
Now he didn't...
Oh, you're being beckoned.
Oh my God, at the most
inappropriate time.
Hold on.
Don't move.
- I'll be right back.
- Don't be long.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Dude, I'm trying
to get my rent paid. What?
Who's the creepshow?
So she digs
the creepshow.
Get over it, Royce.
It's just Johnny Money.
So...
what brings you to LA?
My fascination
with urban decay.
Then you've come
to the right place.
True human nature
is in the rot of society...
...not in its achievements.
How long are you
in town for?
Enough to get a taste.
...before I need to move on.
Restless spirit?
Incessantly.
Are these your
most recent pieces?
No.
I have a series
of works at my loft.
I could show you now
if you like.
It breathes in you,
doesn't it?
Lives in your heart.
Delivers you from
reality to a world.
where all is possible.
You feel so isolated.
All of your pieces...
...it seems to me to be
a reflection of your soul.
Beyond everything you are...
...deep inside,
you run lost in a world.
where no one can find you.
No one else sees it...
...for all they see is strength.
No pain.
No desperate sense of loss.
I'm sorry.
Don't be.
You're the only one
who's ever really got it.
You deserve to delve.
...deep in the darkness
of true passion.
There is a well of untapped beauty
you have yet to create.
All around you
is another world...
...that is channeled
through you and your work.
That, I also know.
Can I share
something with you?
Something to inspire
and tantalize your senses...
...to open the gates
to your true possibilities.
Okay.
Will you trust me, Sai?
I brought you here,
didn't I?
Good.
A daring step to discover
the true art inside you.
What is it?
It is called Strego-E...
...a very rare bark
from Eastern Europe.
Its sap gives vision
to your true desires...
...shape to your hidden passions.
It is very precious to me.
Many great artists used it
to create their masterpieces.
The Nouveau movement:
Mucha, Klimt...
Beardsley especially used it...
...to open their minds.
...and create such wonders
of altered reality.
This gift I give to you.
You've put me
in a group of greats.
I'm nowhere near them.
I believe you're
a kindred soul to them, Sai.
You are just missing
the thing that sets you free.
I don't offer this to just anyone.
This is as rare
as the masterpiece.
...you seek in your heart
to create.
And what you bring out.
...into this world...
...is what I'm most interested in.
Are you sure?
Trust.
Yes.
What will it do?
The effect on the mind
is like a dream.
What you imagine
becomes reality.
It will last only as long
as you want it to last.
I am here for you, Sai.
If you become
uncomfortable in any way...
I will shake you
free from its hold.
Are you gonna
do some with me?
One goes in...
...one stays out.
So...
...how do I do it?
Fire purifies.
Light it.
And your senses
will race elsewhere...
...to a world where life...
...is art.
Inhale deeply.
Royce?
Royce?
Come with me.
Come with me.
Royce here.
Who?
Yeah, headshots?
Yeah, about 100 plus film.
- Is she up yet?
- Finally.
Convince her to eat
something, would ya?
- I'll try.
- Okay.
So, yeah, why don't you
give me a call on Tuesday.
...and let me know about
what time is good for you?
Okay.
Me too. Bye.
- Hey.
- Hey, yourself.
Hot date?
Not unless I'm charging
150 bucks for it.
I've seen stranger things.
You've been working.
Wow.
- You like it?
- Yeah.
Yeah, it's not like
your other stuff, but...
...it's got a real energy to it.
It's amazing, Sai.
You... Are covered.
Let me shower quick.
You want me to come back?
No.
Just keep your
camera in the bag.
Hey.
Man, I hate
the metro on weekends.
- Did you order for me?
- Yeah.
Should be up in a minute.
So which one was this?
She works at Guitar Center.
Discount for a deposit.
You are such a waste
of prime real estate.
Wow. I think I'm going
to take that as a compliment.
And I think when I
decide to get married...
I'll marry you.
- Yeah, right.
- So where's Sai?
Still with Johnny Money?
No, she's painting.
You should see it.
It's unbelievable.
She bang the old guy or what?
- Eric.
- What?
Not everyone
has your take on life.
Well, they should.
You know...
...there was a time
when I actually thought.
- That I was attracted to you.
- Really?
Like once upon a time?
Shut up, Eric.
So, Royce,
can I ask you a question?
Shoot.
How come we
stopped going out?
- Out?
- Yeah.
On dates.
Oh, that.
- I don't know.
- Oh, come on, Royce, just say it.
I don't...
I just...
I thought we made
better friends than...
What, lovers?
We were never lovers, Royce.
Yeah, well...
...since we were
such great friends...
- I just didn't want to cross that line.
- Oh!
That dreaded line.
You know you're destructive
with kid gloves on, Royce?
And that's a bad thing?
No.
But assumption is.
Well, maybe I should've
crossed that line.
Maybe you should've
crossed that line.
Crack that bottle
of wine open for us.
It's over by my bed.
Sure.
Great.
Hey, what's this?
What's what?
The box.
I've never seen it before.
It was a gift.
From that guy?
Yeah. That guy Renfield.
You two really
hit it off last night.
He just opened my mind up...
...to new possibilities.
That's all.
Is that what the whole
"line" thing is about?
Well...
...how can we
make a decision...
without ever having
the choice?
God, come on, Kerra.
I don't have the money, Eric.
Jesus. You always
take things so seriously.
So big deal.
You know I'm good for it.
Come in.
Come in.
You're paying
for the parking ticket, Eric.
Enough already!
That's as close
as you're ever gonna get.
Can we get him evicted?
Not before he pays me back.
This ass made me drive
him to get more wine.
Told me to park illegally
and wait in the car.
Then he called me from
inside the liquor store.
...and asked me to come in and give him
another three bucks.
...because he was short.
So $88, Eric.
How about I just sleep with you.
...and we'll just call it even, Kerra?
Yeah. That'll work off
the three bucks.
I got the money.
I'll get it to you tonight,
I promise.
I'd get that in writing.
It'll hold more water.
Skirtin' the lube, Sai.
Just give it back.
God, Eric.
What do you use
this for, sweetie?
- What the hell is that?
- All right, just chill out, okay?
Look...
...you know writers and artists
use absinthe.
...to inspire them
to write and paint.
Yeah yeah yeah,
Green Faerie.
Shut up, Eric.
Well, this is just
an elite form of that.
Although, the name
Renfield said, I'd...
I'd never heard it before.
So he got you high.
...and took advantage of you?
Wow, yeah, total creepshow.
So what do we do?
We gotta chew on it.
...like some Apache tribe?
No, moron.
You smoke the sap.
And you only need
a little bit.
It lasts as long as the effects
run through your system.
...unless...
...somebody shakes you
loose from it.
Yeah, but is it safe?
Yeah!
I did it last night.
I feel fantastic.
There's no residual
side effects.
Other than that.
- I'm in. Let's do it.
- Sometimes I really worry about you.
- You don't even know this guy.
- Come on, come on, come on.
Let's go.
All right, bad boy.
Looks like we got ourselves
a safety campaign.
- Are you prepared to dance?
- Hit me.
So what do I do?
Inhale deeply.
And enjoy.
Are you gonna do it with me?
One goes in...
...and the other stays out.
- Are you ready?
- Yeah.
Eric! Eric!
Eric!
Eric!
Eric! Come on, Eric!
Get him off of me!
Get off of her!
What's your problem?
I thought she was
someone else.
- This was intense.
- Amazing, right?
It was like being in some
dark reality, you know?
- Did you feel it?
- That was so uncool.
I told you, I thought
she was someone else.
Time to go, big guy.
No amount of girl talk
could stop that from happening.
- What?
- Kerra's been hot on Eric.
...since she moved in here.
You've gotta be kidding me.
You're so oblivious
to subtle advances.
Subtle?
Yeah.
Oblivious.
God. Yeah?
Hey.
Hey.
You owe me $88.
Uh, yeah, right.
I'm serious, Eric.
I need the cash.
Okay, this is gonna...
this is gonna take a minute.
I need to look through
about five pairs of jeans.
Does Sai know
you have that?
No.
- You want to try it?
- No.
Really?
I just want the money.
Kerra, look.
I care about you a lot.
Eric, don't do this.
No, I... I want to.
I'm really not good
at saying how I feel.
I just...
Kerra, I think
you're amazing.
I really do.
I think you're beautiful.
Just...
...just come here, okay?
Come here.
What was it like?
It was like excellent "X."
I want to try it.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
I want to try it.
Okay.
All right.
Let's wait.
You want to do it first?
Okay.
All right.
Am I gonna be okay?
Trust me.
Kerra.
Eric.
C'mere.
It's okay.
C'mere.
- Don't.
- It's okay.
I'm scared. I want to go home.
Wake me up.
Just let go.
I don't wanna!
No!
Kerra.
Wake me up!
No no.
Please God!
Wake me up!
Wake me up!
Wake me up! Wake me up!
No! No!
Wake me up!
Wake me up!
Wake me up!
Wake me up!
Wake me up!
Kerra?
Come on.
No!
Kerra.
- Wake me up!
- Kerra! Kerra!
Eric! What the hell?
- Kerra.
- Let me go!
What did you do to her?
Snap out of it!
We gotta call 911.
- No!
- She'll be okay.
Not gonna call 911.
It's gonna be my third strike.
- We gotta call 911 now!
- Dude, you don't know.
Listen to Sai,
she's gonna be fine.
Wake up!
It's Royce.
- Leave me alone! Leave me alone!
- Calm down, calm down!
It's Royce! It's Royce.
Look at me. Focus.
Focus! It's Royce.
Focus.
Calm down.
Calm down.
It's okay. It's okay.
It's okay.
What did you give her?
Calm down.
It's okay.
I have to go.
I have to go.
Did you give her
some of that stuff?
Asshole.
Where is it?
I don't know.
Kerra.
Where did you get it?
I got some on my own.
You have no idea
what you're messing with.
I'll take my chances, Sai.
Sai?
- Kerra.
- Go away!
Go away! Please.
This isn't happening.
This isn't happening.
Get away.
Please go away!
Please go away!
Go away!
I'm sorry.
Something's
pulling us together.
Something I can't deny
even to myself.
But here, it's so easy.
It's just us.
And what lies between us.
I can be here if you let me.
Forever yours...
...if you let me inside.
Open yourself to me, Sai...
...and everything
will fall into place.
I love the way
you look at me.
Come with me.
Sai.
Yes.
Yeah, if I can get
those prints for today...
...that'd be great.
Yeah, some theater.
Yeah, in Long Beach.
I just shot it today.
Look, I'm just getting in.
Can I call you back?
Cool. Thanks.
Kerra, it's Royce.
Kerra, I just want to see
if you're all right.
Royce...
Eric?
Are we not friends, Eric?
Come in.
Hey.
Hey, you.
Hey, you haven't
talked to Kerra, have you?
Why?
Because she's not
picking up her phone.
...nor is she answering the door.
Plus Eric is acting
totally weird.
Probably the guilt of what
he did is eating him up inside.
I'm sure Kerra will be fine.
She just needs some space.
Hey.
Look familiar?
Should it?
In essence.
You're what I see
when I enter the dream.
What dream?
All I see is you.
Like what you see when
you look through the lens.
Do you have any film left?
Yeah. Why?
'Cause I want you
to photograph me.
I want to see
what you see...
when I'm
somewhere else...
...seeing you.
Pull it out.
Sai, I'm a little concerned
about you doing that stuff.
I've never seen you
deny the chance.
...to take a photograph
of me, Royce.
So how much are you
doing of that stuff?
Just enough to get
what I need.
I'm in control, Royce.
Trust me.
Or maybe you just need
to see for yourself.
Come on, baby.
Sai, Sai!
Jesus, come on, Sai.
You gotta stop
doing that stuff.
Sai.
Oh, Sai.
I'm not gonna sit around
watch you destroy yourself.
You have no idea.
What are you talking about?
You have no idea what
this drug is doing to you.
I mean, look at yourself.
Look at your neck.
Oh my God.
It's poisoning you.
It's sucking the life
right out of you.
I love you too much to stand by
and watch you do this.
What?
What?
What did you say?
Did you mean it?
Did you mean what you said?
Did you?
Yes.
Yes, I did.
Please. Please.
Stay with me.
I won't...
I won't do it again.
Trust me.
Just stay with me.
Come to me.
Sai...
Sai...
...answer me.
Vampyre...
Oh, Sai, you're mine.
You're Vampyre.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry.
Sai?
Don't go.
Are you feeling
any better?
Much better.
Don't you think we should
think this through?
You...
...think too much.
Hey, baby, it's Royce.
I tried to wake you,
but you were...
well, I had to
run some errands.
Have you heard from Kerra?
I'm a little worried about her.
And you.
But we can... we can talk
about that later.
I'll see you soon. Bye.
You remind me
so much of her.
From first sight...
I knew you'd
renew me again.
I'm so sorry
for what I've done to you.
I've misled you...
...like so many others before...
...stretching past
the limits of my memory.
But...
...blood is life.
And you are near
to giving me what I need.
Trust me, it's going
to be a riot.
Uh, Eric...
Eric, I need to get back
to the Guitar Center before midnight.
...for inventory
or my boss will kill me.
- It's gonna be okay. Okay?
- You promise?
Very near.
We are so close.
You know what to do.
Sai?
Sai, you in here?
Sai?
How'd you get in here?
Shouldn't you
be asking why?
Sai, are you okay?
Never better.
I can feel...
...how much you want me...
...pulsing...
...through your veins.
I want you just.
...as much.
I see you in my dreams.
You're so... You're so sweet.
Eric, help me, please!
- It's okay.
- No.
It's okay.
What the hell
is going on here?
Are you here
to feed our lust?
Or are you just
feed for us?
It was meant for you...
...not to be shared.
Now you will suffer...
...by losing him.
No!
Oh my God.
Fuck.
That's the spirit.
What a nice looking
young man.
What do I do?
What do I do? What do I do?
What do I do? What do I do?
Please tell me.
Eric. Eric.
Wake up.
Wake up!
Wake up!
Who is it?
- Royce?
- What did you do?
- What did you do?
- I made a mess of things.
It's Sai.
- What?
- It's Sai.
What about her?
- She's the bait, man.
- What? What do you mean?
- Royce, it's...
- What?
It's Johnny Money.
Time to bring him in, Sai.
I don't think I can.
Don't be afraid
to love forever.
Enough for two.
No.
Okay okay.
You're coming with.
- Grab me, grab me.
- Okay.
Take him with you, Sai.
Oh, God, come on.
No. I won't.
Sai!
Take him with you.
Sai, it's Royce!
Open the door!
Sai, come on,
open the door!
Open the door!
Open the door!
Open the door!
Come on, baby!
Open the door!
- Wait for him, Sai.
- It's Royce!
- Come on!
- Wait for him.
- Come on! Come on!
- Wait, Sai.
Do not defy me!
No!
Open the door!
Open the door!
Come on, Sai!
Come on!
Royce.
Take my hand.
- I'm not leaving.
- Go!
No.
- I'm not leaving you.
- Go!
Leave me.
- Get out of here.
- I won't.
Sai...
- Royce.
- You son of a bitch.
She's waiting for you, Royce.
I should kill you right now.
Yes, you should.
But what then?
She did it for you, Royce.
- No.
- She wants you to join her.
No.
Trust me.
Trust?
Come to me.
Do you hear her, Royce?
I need you.
Royce, don't go.
Save me.
Go to her, Royce.
You won't
come back, Royce.
She needs you.
Look at me, Royce.
You won't come back, Royce.
Come to me.
Go to her.
Wake me.
A greater scheme
unfolds before me.
Sai?
It's me.
Sai, it's Royce.
Sai, please.
Sai, please come with me.
Will you come back with me?
I can't help myself.
For me, a new beginning...
...years gained from those lost...
...their blood
for my extended life...
...drained from a beast
not meant for this mortal coil...
...and my words wasted
on the dumbest of ears.
All right, Shakespeare.
You're dead.
Royce. Royce!
Sai?
You need to get out
of here, Royce.
You need to snap out
of this for me, Sai.
I want you...
...so bad.
I'm not gonna leave you
like this, Sai.
Please.
Come with me. Please.
I know what he wants.
I'm part of him now.
You're part of me.
Royce, you gotta get up.
Royce, I need you
to get up.
Just wake up.
Hello, old friend.
Help me!
I'll help you live forever.
Stay with me.
Stay with me.
It's okay.
Let me help you.
Royce...
Please...
I need.
...to free my soul.
Sai... Sai... Sai...
- Say it.
- No.
I need to hear it.
...one last time.
Say it.
Please, Sai.
Tell me.
Tell me.
Please.
I love you.
Oh, God.
No!
So are where you headed?
On the road.
Wherever it takes me.
He's still here.
Dude, I'm gone.
Take care.
Come to me.