Deadbolt (1992) - full transcript
When medical student Marty places an ad for a roommate, her ad is answered by handsome, clean-cut Alec. At first Alec seems to be a wonderful roommate; supportive, considerate and a real friend. However, Alec's affection turns to obsession as he plots to manipulate and control all aspects of Marty's life, imprison her in her own apartment and make her his.
(dreary guitar music)
♪ I've got a tank full of gasoline ♪
- [Woman] Electricity, water, or heat.
Pick one.
- I'll get another credit card.
- And next month, and the one after.
- I'll talk care of it.
Marcus is coming by.
- [Woman] Without asking me?
- I thought we could use the distraction.
- You... could use a distraction, not me.
(knocking)
- What do you want me to tell him?
- Tell him I'm pregnant.
(knocking)
- Hey.
- Beer?
- I'd love one.
Safe to come in?
- [Man] Safe as it's gonna be.
- [Marcus] I love what
you did to the place.
- [Man] Thanks.
Cheers.
- To your kid.
I wish I could tell you
it's gonna be easier.
It's that damn factory pay.
Man, we're never gonna get ahead.
- [Man] Tell me about it.
- I was thinking, I was with
my girl the other night.
We were talking.
♪ Sat and listen to all
those times you cried ♪
- Stop!
Stop!
- I'm sorry.
- It's alright.
- [David] Was I too much?
- I just need some air.
You know my uncle?
He owns the cigar shop.
A lot of people coming in and out.
It's really busy.
- Good for your uncle.
- [Woman] He's getting tired of it though.
- You don't say?
- Really tired.
He's got a lot of insurance.
- You mean if his place gets robbed?
- Yeah.
- You have enough air?
- [Woman] Think I can breathe pretty good.
♪ But I know that if I ♪
♪ Woke up tomorrow ♪
- [Marcus] Are you in?
- [Man] Don't really have any choice.
Cheers.
(bells ring)
- Anything I can help you find?
- Just looking.
- Anything in particular?
- Friend's bachelor party.
Something reasonable.
- Something cheap and fun?
Got a good selection.
Know anything about cigars?
- No, I'm more of a cigarette smoker.
Don't really know anything.
- Know nothing about cigars then.
Which one of you guys who dated my niece?
- That'd be me.
Hi.
- There's a gate back here.
That's child's play.
My five year old kid
can get through there.
This door here, that lock's old.
You can jimmy that no problem so that'll
get you into the building.
You got it?
Any questions so far?
- No.
- No.
- Once you get through this door,
my office right through here.
That's where the safe is.
You guys can break into a safe, can't you?
- No.
- No.
- That's a no?
- No.
- Anyway, I'll be forgetful.
I'll leave the safe unlocked.
Will that help you?
- What about the door?
Does the door have a lock?
- Yeah.
You can jimmy that lock.
Only thing you're not gonna
do is break my window.
(knocking)
What aren't you gonna do?
- Break your window.
- Break the window.
Not gonna break the window.
- Can you get through
this door, you think?
- Sure.
- Any other questions?
Are you whizzing?
- Is that everything?
- Door, the gate, lock, office, safe,
don't break the window.
- Yes.
- That's everything?
- I just said yes.
You guys are gonna get masks, right?
- We can get some.
- We can get masks.
- Well yeah.
You gotta have masks 'cause I'm gonna
show the video to the police,
shows you two jokers robbing the place,
we turn it in to the insurance
company, everybody's happy.
- You'll erase this footage
of right now, right?
- This footage?
- Yeah.
- You think I'm an idiot?
- No.
- 'Cause what I found that people
who think people are idiots are idiots.
- [Man] Tomorrow night.
- Yo.
(upbeat rock music)
- We just left your uncle's.
- Hi.
I'm Bill.
- Bill's my buddy.
He's my better half Joanna.
- Nice to meet you.
- What's the plan?
The two of you?
- Yeah, that's it.
Tomorrow night.
(upbeat rock music)
- You don't have to worry about me.
- I'm not.
I thought you were doing this alone.
- Bill's solid.
I've known him since we were kids.
- It's a one-person job.
If you bring him along,
he takes half the pie.
- Well he needs that half.
He's going through a tough time right now.
- Why cut the pie in half
if you don't need to?
- Because we're all hungry.
(mellow rock music)
- Hey Luce.
- Hey.
Where'd you go?
- [Bill] Just down to midtown.
- Not to the cigar shop?
- No.
- Don't do it Bill.
- I don't know what you think is going on.
- We are already up to our ears and
you just wanna keep digging.
I love you Bill, but if
you go through with it,
I'm not staying.
- Come on Lucy.
- Just trying to what?
- I'm just trying to get us ahead,
trying to get out of the hole.
- This is the line though, okay?
Don't cross it.
Okay?
- Okay babe.
♪ If I could just keep myself in love ♪
♪ It's just too bad ♪
- Hey hun!
It's me!
Hi babe.
- [Lucy] Hey.
- I'm gonna go have a drink with Marcus
to tell him I'm out.
- You couldn't do that at work?
- He wasn't in today.
- So you'll be right back then?
- Yeah.
- [Lucy] Because you just have
to tell him the one thing.
- He might need some convincing.
- He might.
- Babe.
- The conversation requires
two words, I'm out.
- Okay.
- [Lucy] Don't be long though.
- Okay.
- [Lucy] I'll be waiting.
(upbeat rock music)
- Marcus, I haven't
seen you around lately.
How you been?
- Good.
I'm actually pretty hot and
heavy with somebody right now.
This dog's got a leash.
(woman giggles)
- Another round guys?
- Actually no.
We're one and done.
- One and done?
- We're gonna go see a movie tonight.
Honor Roll, it's a
coming-of-age story, a comedy.
- Never heard of it.
- A bunch of kids.
- Rebellious and blah, blah, blah,
but it's playing at the Starlight 7:30.
- [Bill] A couple hours, previews.
- Two hours at least.
- You have to let me know how it is.
- We're gonna go grab
drinks on that side of town.
- You have a nice date boys.
- You think she'll remember all that?
- I think we'll be fine.
(mellow rock music)
♪ As the years went by ♪
♪ I tried to stand on my own ♪
♪ I've been roughed
up, used, and bruised ♪
♪ And pushed to the floor ♪
♪ I've explored every road ♪
♪ Try to make things right ♪
♪ But I seem to forget ♪
♪ This noose is high ♪
♪ And that apples don't
fall far from the tree ♪
♪ No, apples don't fall
far from the tree ♪
♪ Especially rot and ones like me ♪
♪ What will they say when they bury me ♪
♪ I like wild women ♪
♪ Drinking and sinning ♪
♪ Momma tried but that's
just the beginning ♪
- [Marcus] We really gonna do this?
- No turning back now.
- Still go see the movie.
- Okay.
- Let's go.
- [Marcus] That was a piece of cake.
- [Bill] We got a big problem.
- [Marcus] Oh my God.
- What the hell?
- You set me up!
- What?
I didn't set you up!
Joanna, what the hell is going on?
- We're supposed to take the fall?
- No one's falling.
- You're gonna orphan my kid Marcus?
- Bill, I would never do that!
Joanna.
(gunshots)
(train whistle blows)
- Lucy!
Babe, where are you?
- [Lucy] Bill, I love you,
but I can't stay if this is what you've
chosen for our future.
I have more to think
of than just you and I.
I truly wish you would've listened to me.
I want to help us but can only do that
if you're willing to let me in.
By doing this, you showed me
you want to do things alone.
For our family, that just doesn't work.
I can't stay.
I can't trust you.
I'm out.
I love you always.
♪ Your eyes ride fully glazed ♪
♪ Reconciled in this Hannah plaza haze ♪
♪ Drink to the place you'd rather be ♪
♪ My lighthouse beam ♪
♪ My actions unseen ♪
♪ In an Erie morning wave ♪
♪ A Rocky Mountain high ♪
♪ I'm a bedridden mid westerner ♪
♪ I'm used to these cries ♪
♪ I'm used to these cries ♪
♪ From Medicine Hat to Bad Axe ♪
♪ And these stoplights in between ♪
♪ My tank half empty ♪
♪ The road still whispering ♪
♪ I'll be up this Iron Mountain ♪
♪ Before dusk it dries my hopes ♪
♪ Just cut and dried
in this state of lies ♪
♪ We're far from home ♪
♪ I've got a tank full of gasoline ♪
♪ A crawlspace of things
that I might need ♪
♪ Your mother warned best stay away ♪
♪ I've got a tank full of gasoline ♪
- [Woman] Electricity, water, or heat.
Pick one.
- I'll get another credit card.
- And next month, and the one after.
- I'll talk care of it.
Marcus is coming by.
- [Woman] Without asking me?
- I thought we could use the distraction.
- You... could use a distraction, not me.
(knocking)
- What do you want me to tell him?
- Tell him I'm pregnant.
(knocking)
- Hey.
- Beer?
- I'd love one.
Safe to come in?
- [Man] Safe as it's gonna be.
- [Marcus] I love what
you did to the place.
- [Man] Thanks.
Cheers.
- To your kid.
I wish I could tell you
it's gonna be easier.
It's that damn factory pay.
Man, we're never gonna get ahead.
- [Man] Tell me about it.
- I was thinking, I was with
my girl the other night.
We were talking.
♪ Sat and listen to all
those times you cried ♪
- Stop!
Stop!
- I'm sorry.
- It's alright.
- [David] Was I too much?
- I just need some air.
You know my uncle?
He owns the cigar shop.
A lot of people coming in and out.
It's really busy.
- Good for your uncle.
- [Woman] He's getting tired of it though.
- You don't say?
- Really tired.
He's got a lot of insurance.
- You mean if his place gets robbed?
- Yeah.
- You have enough air?
- [Woman] Think I can breathe pretty good.
♪ But I know that if I ♪
♪ Woke up tomorrow ♪
- [Marcus] Are you in?
- [Man] Don't really have any choice.
Cheers.
(bells ring)
- Anything I can help you find?
- Just looking.
- Anything in particular?
- Friend's bachelor party.
Something reasonable.
- Something cheap and fun?
Got a good selection.
Know anything about cigars?
- No, I'm more of a cigarette smoker.
Don't really know anything.
- Know nothing about cigars then.
Which one of you guys who dated my niece?
- That'd be me.
Hi.
- There's a gate back here.
That's child's play.
My five year old kid
can get through there.
This door here, that lock's old.
You can jimmy that no problem so that'll
get you into the building.
You got it?
Any questions so far?
- No.
- No.
- Once you get through this door,
my office right through here.
That's where the safe is.
You guys can break into a safe, can't you?
- No.
- No.
- That's a no?
- No.
- Anyway, I'll be forgetful.
I'll leave the safe unlocked.
Will that help you?
- What about the door?
Does the door have a lock?
- Yeah.
You can jimmy that lock.
Only thing you're not gonna
do is break my window.
(knocking)
What aren't you gonna do?
- Break your window.
- Break the window.
Not gonna break the window.
- Can you get through
this door, you think?
- Sure.
- Any other questions?
Are you whizzing?
- Is that everything?
- Door, the gate, lock, office, safe,
don't break the window.
- Yes.
- That's everything?
- I just said yes.
You guys are gonna get masks, right?
- We can get some.
- We can get masks.
- Well yeah.
You gotta have masks 'cause I'm gonna
show the video to the police,
shows you two jokers robbing the place,
we turn it in to the insurance
company, everybody's happy.
- You'll erase this footage
of right now, right?
- This footage?
- Yeah.
- You think I'm an idiot?
- No.
- 'Cause what I found that people
who think people are idiots are idiots.
- [Man] Tomorrow night.
- Yo.
(upbeat rock music)
- We just left your uncle's.
- Hi.
I'm Bill.
- Bill's my buddy.
He's my better half Joanna.
- Nice to meet you.
- What's the plan?
The two of you?
- Yeah, that's it.
Tomorrow night.
(upbeat rock music)
- You don't have to worry about me.
- I'm not.
I thought you were doing this alone.
- Bill's solid.
I've known him since we were kids.
- It's a one-person job.
If you bring him along,
he takes half the pie.
- Well he needs that half.
He's going through a tough time right now.
- Why cut the pie in half
if you don't need to?
- Because we're all hungry.
(mellow rock music)
- Hey Luce.
- Hey.
Where'd you go?
- [Bill] Just down to midtown.
- Not to the cigar shop?
- No.
- Don't do it Bill.
- I don't know what you think is going on.
- We are already up to our ears and
you just wanna keep digging.
I love you Bill, but if
you go through with it,
I'm not staying.
- Come on Lucy.
- Just trying to what?
- I'm just trying to get us ahead,
trying to get out of the hole.
- This is the line though, okay?
Don't cross it.
Okay?
- Okay babe.
♪ If I could just keep myself in love ♪
♪ It's just too bad ♪
- Hey hun!
It's me!
Hi babe.
- [Lucy] Hey.
- I'm gonna go have a drink with Marcus
to tell him I'm out.
- You couldn't do that at work?
- He wasn't in today.
- So you'll be right back then?
- Yeah.
- [Lucy] Because you just have
to tell him the one thing.
- He might need some convincing.
- He might.
- Babe.
- The conversation requires
two words, I'm out.
- Okay.
- [Lucy] Don't be long though.
- Okay.
- [Lucy] I'll be waiting.
(upbeat rock music)
- Marcus, I haven't
seen you around lately.
How you been?
- Good.
I'm actually pretty hot and
heavy with somebody right now.
This dog's got a leash.
(woman giggles)
- Another round guys?
- Actually no.
We're one and done.
- One and done?
- We're gonna go see a movie tonight.
Honor Roll, it's a
coming-of-age story, a comedy.
- Never heard of it.
- A bunch of kids.
- Rebellious and blah, blah, blah,
but it's playing at the Starlight 7:30.
- [Bill] A couple hours, previews.
- Two hours at least.
- You have to let me know how it is.
- We're gonna go grab
drinks on that side of town.
- You have a nice date boys.
- You think she'll remember all that?
- I think we'll be fine.
(mellow rock music)
♪ As the years went by ♪
♪ I tried to stand on my own ♪
♪ I've been roughed
up, used, and bruised ♪
♪ And pushed to the floor ♪
♪ I've explored every road ♪
♪ Try to make things right ♪
♪ But I seem to forget ♪
♪ This noose is high ♪
♪ And that apples don't
fall far from the tree ♪
♪ No, apples don't fall
far from the tree ♪
♪ Especially rot and ones like me ♪
♪ What will they say when they bury me ♪
♪ I like wild women ♪
♪ Drinking and sinning ♪
♪ Momma tried but that's
just the beginning ♪
- [Marcus] We really gonna do this?
- No turning back now.
- Still go see the movie.
- Okay.
- Let's go.
- [Marcus] That was a piece of cake.
- [Bill] We got a big problem.
- [Marcus] Oh my God.
- What the hell?
- You set me up!
- What?
I didn't set you up!
Joanna, what the hell is going on?
- We're supposed to take the fall?
- No one's falling.
- You're gonna orphan my kid Marcus?
- Bill, I would never do that!
Joanna.
(gunshots)
(train whistle blows)
- Lucy!
Babe, where are you?
- [Lucy] Bill, I love you,
but I can't stay if this is what you've
chosen for our future.
I have more to think
of than just you and I.
I truly wish you would've listened to me.
I want to help us but can only do that
if you're willing to let me in.
By doing this, you showed me
you want to do things alone.
For our family, that just doesn't work.
I can't stay.
I can't trust you.
I'm out.
I love you always.
♪ Your eyes ride fully glazed ♪
♪ Reconciled in this Hannah plaza haze ♪
♪ Drink to the place you'd rather be ♪
♪ My lighthouse beam ♪
♪ My actions unseen ♪
♪ In an Erie morning wave ♪
♪ A Rocky Mountain high ♪
♪ I'm a bedridden mid westerner ♪
♪ I'm used to these cries ♪
♪ I'm used to these cries ♪
♪ From Medicine Hat to Bad Axe ♪
♪ And these stoplights in between ♪
♪ My tank half empty ♪
♪ The road still whispering ♪
♪ I'll be up this Iron Mountain ♪
♪ Before dusk it dries my hopes ♪
♪ Just cut and dried
in this state of lies ♪
♪ We're far from home ♪
♪ I've got a tank full of gasoline ♪
♪ A crawlspace of things
that I might need ♪
♪ Your mother warned best stay away ♪