Resolution (2012) - full transcript

What are ya,
gonna surround me?

You don't belong here.

Fuck you!
You put it down.

Where you goin'?

Daddy hurt himself.

It's not gonna fit you!

And you don't do that
to a friend.

Oh, God!

Oh, no!

It's a horrible idea.

Look, if he says no,
I'll just come back home.



It's stupid.

And selfish.

Be safe, okay?

Okay.

6:45 a.m...

Woo!

You're wearing
the hat now?

That's fine, that's fine.

Hey, no, don't take it off.

No, I got
a hat hook for it.

It's right over there.
Just sit there.

Glorious!

It's glorious!

Oh, Christmas!



Oh, Santa Claus.

Chris!

Chris, it's Michael.
Can I come up?

Who?

Mike Danube,
your best friend.

Yeah, man.

Just don't scare away
the birds though.

Seriously.

Okay. Do not scare the birds!

Okay, I'm coming up,
all right?

Don't shoot, okay?

Sure.

Holy shit, man!

Fucking' Mike!

How the fuck are you, man?

I'm good, man, I'm good.

You? Oh, God, fuckin'
fantastic, man.

Fucking living
the dream, man.

Isn't this fuckin'
the tits?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's, uh,
something else.

Yeah.

How'd you find this place?

You sent me a map.

Fuck, I did?

Goddamn, man,
these fucking bugs

are trying to fucking
get me, dude.

They're trying to eat me like they got this goddamn tree over here.

Yeah I, uh...
I read about that.

It's a parasite,
a beetle, right?

Yeah, yeah.

It fucking flies, too.
Did you know that?

A lot of people
don't know that.

I wouldn't give a shit if they ate the entire tree,

but no, they fuckin'
leave it, like a dick,

to fuckin' remind me that
they'll fucking eat me.

Oh, fuckin'
shut the fuck up!

I swear to God
these fucking birds,

they just fucking take
my shit all the time

and they will not
fucking shut up.

Oh, God, eat my fucking...

I got drinks, man.
You want a drink?

Sure. Come on, man,
let's get fucking drinks.

Come on. Okay.

Mike, it is good
to see you.

Seriously, I am glad
you got to see this place.

It's a very
special place to me,

and you get to see it.
I'm happy.

Yeah, of course.

Oh, God.

You look, uh...

Well, you lost
a ton of weight.

Oh, yeah, I can
see my dick now.

Krakens, huh?

You've been busy.

Fuck yeah,
I've been busy, man.

The inspiration,
I'm telling you,

it just fucking
flows through me

like a river of...

Where's my fucking pipe?

Okay.

All right.

Give me my pipe, dude.

I don't have it.

Mike, fuck you.

Give me my fucking
pipe right now!

I don't have your pipe.

Mike, you fucking asshole!

No, don't fucking judge me with your shitty fucking eyes.
Goddammit.

Really?

It was the fucking birds.
You're right, I gotcha.

Okay, here it comes.

Shit! Goddammit...
Oh, fucking bullets.

Out of fucking bullets!

Goddammit, man! Chris, it's okay, man,
all right?

I see your pipe.

Do you see it? Yes.

Yes, it's outside, okay?

I'm gonna...
I'm gonna go outside,

and I'm gonna get it.

Okay. And I'm gonna
bring it back to you.

Bring it back. Just have a seat
on your mattress

and chill out.You're the boss.

All right,
I'll be waiting here.

All right. You're a good
friend, Michael.

Yeah.

I'm sorry this had to happen when you came to visit me.

Oh.

Oh, fuck Mike,
you're a fucking lifesaver.

Oh, God.

Mmm.

Oh, there we go.

Oh, God.

Fuck, man.

That's a lot better, dude.

Fuck, that was
a close one.

Oh, God.

Sorry, man.

For what?

All right, look...

I came here to ask you
one last time.

Can we get in my truck
and take you somewhere?

Come on, dude,
no way, man.

This...

Mike this is my fucking destiny, man,
you know that.

All I'm asking is that you get clean for one week, okay?

If after that,
you wanna go back to dying here, that's fine.

No, no way.

Okay. All right.

Well, goodbye. What?

Mike, don't fucking...
Here, dude, don't leave.

Finish your drink, man.
Come on, sit down.

Come on,
finish your drink.

Sit down, finish your drink,
talk to me.

How's...

How's your wife?
How's, um...

Jennifer. Jennifer.

She's good. Jennifer's good, right?

Okay, that's good.

Is she still mad at me
about the wedding?

Yes.

Really? Yeah actually,
uh, nobody...

Nobody really likes you
very much right now.

Oh, that sucks.

You can fix it.

Oh, God,
there's no...

Do you remember...

I don't think
I can fix that.

God.

Oh, God, Mike,
I got a fucking dog.

Can you believe that?
I finally got a fucking dog.

It's so fucking awesome.

She doesn't live here,

but she visits me
every day.

We're, uh, we're writing
a book together

on, uh, squirrels.
Her idea.

When's the last time
you slept?

Oh, fuck. Uh, jeez.

I don't know.

Well, all right.

Really? Yeah.

You're leavin'?

All right, man.

In seven days,
the last molecule...

Fucking... ...of that shit

will be leaving your body.

After that, you wanna die,

I will throw you
the key,

and you'll never
see me again.

Mike, what're you doing?

Mike, what the fuck?

Look, I'm gonna...
I'm gonna go to the store.

I'll be back
in a half hour.

Mike!

Mike, fuck off!

Mike, take this fucking thing
off me right fucking now!

Try and sleep it off. Michael!

Fuck you, Mike!

Are you fucking
kidding me?

Mike!

Mike!
Oh, my fucking God, Mike,

you're a fucking dead man!

Fucking, let me out
of this fucking thing!

Michael!

Oh!

Fuck!

I tried.
There's no signal at the cabin.

Yeah, he, uh,
he says he's gonna try.

He was being
surprisingly agreeable.

So...

Sounds
like a miracle.

Yeah, I know,
it is a miracle.

I know, I know,
there are much bigger responsibilities.

Well, hi.

Well, hi, where'd
you come from?

What's your name?

Hey.

Hi.

Hi.

Pretty dog.

Hey.

Where'd you get that?

In my pocket.

I don't want
my teeth to fall out.

Michael,

when you were gone I took a long,
hard look at myself.

You're right.

I'm pretty fucked up.

I need to go to rehab.

I'm ready, man.

I'm ready for you
to take me to rehab.

Let's do this.

Un-cuff me.

What are you doing?
Why are you doing that?

Mike, let me out
of the fucking cuffs.

Do you know why
Jimi Hendrix died?

He didn't have Mike Danube

and a set of handcuffs
to save his life.

Here, you're gonna need
water and calories.

It's an empty bag anyway. Hey, I found someone
you know outside.

Are Billy and
Micah outside?

No. You still talk
to those degenerates?

They're my drug dealers.

Oh, my God, Sara!

Kill Mike.

Kill Mike, Sara.

I found an address
on her tags.

I should probably
take her back to her owner.

Oh, yeah,
great idea, Mike.

Take away the only thing in life that keeps me from killing myself.

She has a really
good imagination.

Hey, some ointment
for your wrist.

I'm gonna fire up some chili,
you want some?

Has it got crack in it,
motherfucker?

Okay, at least
drink something.

I read that the dehydration
will only make this worse.

Thank you for this.

I appreciate it.

Please, Michael.

Please.

I need it.

Please, Michael.

Please, Michael.

Please.

I need it, Michael.

Please.

Please, Michael.

I need it.

Please.

Please, Mike.

I need it, Mike.

Please.

Please, Mike.

Please, Michael.

Give me
the fucking key, Mike!

Give me
the fucking key, man!

Fuck!

Oh, fuck.

Fuck.

Wake up,
you little bitch.

Yo, come out,
don't be keeping all that scud

for your dirty
carpet-mining self.

Oh, shit!

Mike Danube and shit.

Fuck, what up, dog?

I didn't know
you was into chicken.

Yo, where's Chris?

Yo, Chris!

Chris?

He all whooped already?

No, he's, uh...
He's sick,

and he's taking a break.

But I'll...
I'll let him know

you guys stopped by.

Y'all getting all spracked
on our shit in there, huh?

I keep
telling you, dog.Yeah.

Use that shit.
I fucking dare you.

Come on.

All right, then.

Now I see how it is.

Yo, Chris...

We're gonna come back later,
go fishing.

I'm telling you,
motherfucker.

If we don't get
that blue belly,

we're gonna have
some problems, yo.

Fucking cunt.

Faggot.

Oh, what the fuck?

Are you fucking dealing?

I wish I was
fucking dealing.

What's the gun for?

Protection.

Protection from what?

The birds.

Okay, there are
no birds, Chris.

You have meth psychosis.

The gray men.

The gray men.
Yes, of course.

Mike, the government issues

each and every one of us
a shadow man.

Billy and Micah
stopped by.

Billy and Micah
are fucked up.

Don't fuck with
those guys, dude.

You know,
I never thought that you would end up as bad as them.

I'm fucking... I'm kidnapped, asshole,
and you're judge...

you're a self-righteous
asshole!

They said that you have
something of theirs.

God.

All right, man,
fuckin' last fuckin' month,

my check didn't come and, fuckin',
so they shared with me.

Oh, God.

Provided I just fuckin'
pay 'em back this month.

Okay.

Where is it?

You found it already.

The rest of it.

Okay.

Come on, dude,
you know I'm gonna find it eventually.

Mike, please just
give me a hit of it.

Mike.

Seriously.

Mike, I...

I know I sound ridiculous
'cause you hear...

Just... Just, I...

You don't just
go cold turkey.

What'd you
do with it?

Mike, you can't fuck around
with this stuff, man.

I didn't do anything, okay?

I just picked this stuff up

and I brought it
straight here.

There was nothing
else down there?

No, just a shitload
of guns,

that box, and these,
like a little story.

Mike, this is not good, man.

Look, I know right now
it probably feels

like you're not
gonna make it,

but you're gonna
be all right. Oh, God.

I owe Micah and Billy.

They're not the same guys
from high school, Mike.

I saw Billy hit
a girl so hard, his...

Her fucking eyeball popped out of her fucking head.

What are these?

They're fuckin'
some photos I found

by the stone house.

I was gonna sell 'em
at the flea market.

And they were just
lying there in the dirt?

You find all kinds
of shit out here.

People do rituals.

So, you've got government
and devil worshipper problems?

I'm really
fuckin' tired, Mike.

This is probably
the point

where you're gonna wanna
sleep for a few days.

Oh, God, fuck off.

I'm going for a walk.

That's exactly what
Jebediah was saying

about the metamorphosis
of the, uh, tadpole.

Hey, how's it going, man?

Good, thanks.

Right on, right on.

Hey, uh, if you
don't me asking,

what, uh, what are
you doing out here?

Oh, I'm, uh, just
visiting my friend.

Very cool, very cool.

The only reason I'm asking
is that we come

out here just about
every day after prayer

and we never see
anyone ever.

So, this is awesome.

I'm Justin.

Uh, hi.

I'm Michael.

Michael, it's fantastic
to meet you.

This is David.

Hi. And this is Aaron.

How're you doing, brother? Good.

Yeah.

So, you guys are like
in, uh, a church group?

Basically, basically.

Our whole thing is just
making sure that people know

that the celestial messiah
will land his vessel

before the end of days.

Why are you freaking out?

Fuck! Holy shit!

Holy shit!

What, what's happening?

There's somebody
outside.

Do they have my stuff?

No, it's some girl.

She looks crazy, or sick,
or some shit.

Oh, God.

You're not scared?

No, man,
she's probably from the new age mental health house up the street.

They wander out
all the time.

Oh.

Rise and shine, cunts!

Oh, fuck.

Give me my gun, Mike.

Mike, don't leave here
without a gun.

Mike, don't be stupid.

Fuck.

Just give me the crizzy
and we'll bounce.

Look, Billy, we don't
have your shit, okay?

Look, Chris either smoked it all or he lost it,

I don't know,
but I can write you a check right now

for whatever he owes you,

Come on, Chris, give me
the fucking twizz, bitch.

Fuck you, Billy!
I don't owe you shit.

Shut the fuck up!

Look, Bill,
I will give you more than enough money

to buy some more, okay?

Billy.Yeah.

Someone's coming
up the hill, dog.

Fuck you.

Fuck you, Danube.

What are you doing here?

I'm, uh,
I'm just visiting my friend.

Yeah, what the fuck's
your friend doing here?

Hey, Mike,
who is that?

Don't let 'em know
I'm in here.

I'm, uh, Michael.

Charles.

Is there a problem?

Yeah, there's a problem.
This is my goddamn building.

Oh, so Chris...
Chris didn't pay his rent?

Who the fuck is Chris?

Shit.

Look, um, I'm trying
to get him out of here,

and I need less
than a week.

Is there any way we can
work something out?

Well, that would
be impossible.

See, that's
the reservation border.

We're on a reservation?

And you need tribal council
approval to stay here.

Okay, look, um,

how 'bout I write you
a check right now,

and five days from now you will never know we were even here?

Are you serious?

Yeah.

Tell you what.

Bring me cash tomorrow,

and you call this number.

And I want this place
cleaned up in five days.

Do you understand me? I do.

A lot of drug addicts
buried in these hills,

you know that?

You're squatting.
"You're squatting."

No, man,
we're squatting.

I mean, don't you
get money from welfare,

or unemployment,
or something?

Well, the owner
was out there.

Billy and Micah
are coming back, Mike.

You never know when,
but they always come back,

and they're gonna
fucking kill us.

Oh, and did you know you're
on an Indian reservation?

How the fuck am
I supposed to know

what an
Indian reservation is

or what
private property is?

Check a map,
you fucking idiot.

I'm a fucking junkie, Mike.

I move every two weeks

when I'm not fucking
chained to a pipe.

Do you have any idea
what tribal security

would do to us
if they caught us here?

Whatever they want. Yeah.

Yeah, okay, so fucking
un-cuff me.

Let's get the fuck
out of here.

No, I'm gonna
pay him for five days.What?

We'll be fine.

Well, I hope you got
a good fucking deal,

'cause this place
really sucks.

What is that smell? I shit in the bucket.

The man said that
it was worth more,

I wouldn't do that...

I wouldn't
do that to you.

Where's the rest?

There isn't any more.

I'm not lying to you.

What is that?

No!

God, please!

Please!

Please!

Please...

What was that?

Some weird story.

Yeah? Well,

the air weighs a billion pounds,
and I itch all over, still.

Hey, where did you
find those pictures?

Told you, man,
by that stone house thing.

Near the stove thing?

Yeah.

There's was a weird record
with a story in there.

There's weird shit
everywhere, man.

There's some weird
tires by the river.

Why don't you grab that?

Why'd you send me
the video?

I didn't
send you a video.

Yeah, you did.

The link you emailed me.

Mike, do you see a computer
or a camera around here, man?

I sold all that shit
a year ago to Shitty Carl.

What are ya,
gonna surround me?

You don't belong...

I don't think
I sent you that.

Yeah, you sent it to me
with a map.

Look, dude, you haven't
slept in like two days,

and my brain is
fucked, obviously,

so why don't you un-cuff me

before you go crazy?

Yeah, you're right,
I need sleep.

Hey, I found this library book on our doorstep.

Oh, that's fantastic.

Do you wanna
un-cuff me now?

It's cool.
It's like a collection of

of fiction writing
or something.

God, my legs are
starting to cramp up.

There's a bunch of, like,
campfire ghost stories.

It's a...

Oh, God,
they're really starting to hurt.

Hey, I'm gonna
go pay that guy.

Do you need anything?

Yeah, some food
would be good.

Um...

Can you hand it to me, man?
I can barely fucking move.

There. Thank you.

Just fucking kill me, man.

Seriously, just fucking
grab a gun and kill me.

Look, Chris, um,
obviously I'm not an expert, okay,

but I read that this
is normal, okay?

You're gonna feel weak,
and you're gonna feel helpless,

but eventually,
little by little,

you will get better.

I'm not gonna fucking
be able to do this, man.

Yes, you can.
Yes, you can.

Trust me on this.
You can do this, okay?

You have my word
you're not gonna die.

Fuck, just fucking
kill me.

Hey.Hey.

You have four days.

Got it, thank you.

Um, hey, Charles?

My sincerest apologizes
on behalf of both of us.

It doesn't matter.
If I were you, I'd leave.

Ain't nothing you
can do for him.

Hey, can I ask you
a quick question?

With all due respect, um,

why is no one
living in the place?

I mean, why not, uh,
you know, finish it off

and rent it?

We rented it out
to tribal members

but it got burned
in the fires

and we couldn't
afford to rebuild.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Thank you again.

Hi.

So, these are just
there in its place?

Yeah, it's bizarre, right?

No, I don't care.

Another story with
a fucked up ending.

What do you think?

About what?

Do you think someone's leaving these stories for us to find?

I think people leave
their shit everywhere

and you fucking
take it personally.

I don't know,
Billy and Micah?

The chick in the window?
I don't know, the fucking dog?

Like, why would somebody

be leaving stuff
for us to find?

I don't fucking know, Mike.

Who gives a shit, man?

I got bigger fucking problems than your fuckin' faggot recordings.

Seriously?

Alcohol has never
been your problem.

Actually, no,
I won't say that.

If you have problems
when you drink,

you have
a drinking problem.

What the fuck are you
talking about?

Denise "The Beast" Price.

Are you gonna
bring up old shit?

She's easily
the fattest girl,

I think, that has
ever walked the planet.

I was wasted, man.

I literally saw her
eat an entire block

of Velveeta cheese
in one sitting.

We were making nachos
and the stove was broken.

There's no excuse
for that, dude.

You had sex with
"Grody" Jody Jenkins.

I was in college,
I was hammered.

She looked like
John Madden.

No, no way.

Oh, yeah, she was
a punisher of eyes.

Well, it's not as bad
as the hogs that

Dale used to bang, remember? Oh, man, Dale was the man

'cause he owned it,
you know?

You had an opinion,

he didn't care,
and he just went for it.

He didn't give a shit
who fuckin' cared about it.

To Dale. To Dale.

Chris.

Oh, my God,
I feel like shit.

But in a different way.

Where did this come from?

You were looking at it
when you passed out.

I was?

No, I have no idea.

Well, I mean, you know,
it's, it's hard to tell.

Um, you know, we'll have
to see after, you know,

we get back, but, uh,

yeah, I am, uh,
I'm really optimistic.

Well, yeah, I mean,
I'm going a little stir crazy,

and I miss you a lot.

How're you feeling?

Yeah, but I mean it's
just the mornings, right?

Okay, well then, yeah,
I guess you better

tend to that.

I love you.

Can I go down
to the stream and wash off?

Nope.

Can I change my clothes?

I'm not changing mine.

Man, you have
no faith in me.

Look, if that were the case,

I wouldn't be here.
I just, uh,

don't have very much
faith in you right now.

Yeah, likewise.

What are you talking about?

You know what I'm
fucking talking about.

Dude, you keep coming here
with these shitty recordings

and these stupid stories
about how you found 'em,

and you're fucking
acting weird.

I'm... Okay, I'm not, like,

making this shit up,
all right?

I think someone might
be messing with us.

Maybe you have, uh,

split personalities,
and you're leaving

each other gifts and shit
for you to find.

Do you want some water?

No, I'm good.

Oh, great, more shitty
fucking recordings.

You fucking...

That's impossible.

That could be fucking filmed from right outside the window.

Then where's, uh,
where's the glare?

Okay, where's,
where's the glass if it's outside the window?

It's not fucking HD, Mike,
it's dog shit.

That could be filmed from right outside the fucking window.

What, do you think
it's Billy and Micah?

I think some fucking
kids up the street

are just fucking with you.

You really think so?

Mike, I don't...

I'm fuckin' starving, Mike,

and if you don't stop talking about this goddamn,
shitty recording business

and fucking start
preparing us some food,

I'm gonna fucking
strangle myself

with my fucking
shoelaces, man.

I swear to God.

Make me beans,
or food, or something.

Yeah, I'll pick up
some stuff for dinner.

Oh, God, thank you.

Do you want me
to go with you?

Hey,

could I, uh...

Could I talk to you
for a second?

Thank you. You need to be
out of there.

No, I know,
I just wanted to ask you about something.

There's a, uh...

There's a shed down the hill from your place.

Do you know why there's a bunch of playback equipment in it?

Shouldn't be in there.

I found this journal in there,

and it was written all in French,
and I was...

Yeah, yeah,
we rented it out to a bunch of French students to research something.

You need to leave.

Did you talk to them?

They said they were
researching folktales.

That's it?

They didn't say
anything else?

They asked a lot
about the caverns.

All right, thank you.

We're coming in two days.

I think, uh, obviously
we need a kitchen,

some granite countertops.

Of course, granite's probably
not gonna pencil out,

But the thing is,
it's your God-given right to be happy. Oh!

Hey, uh,
you must be Mike.

Mike, Ted, Ted Tellensworth.
How're you doing?

I was just telling
Chris here

how it looks like
the wool's been pulled

over our collective eyes,
so to speak.

Mm-hm.

Oh, we're not
interested in, um...

I'm Catholic. I understand.

California, bless their
liberal bed-wettin',

ACLU card-carrying hearts,

allowed you two newlyweds
to consummate your bond.

Then you guys move into this place after some wheeling, dealing,

dickhead mortgage broker

sells you guys an option arm

with a negam balloon payment.

No kids, expendable,
incomes turned out to be

a, uh, real financial
nightmare for you guys.

You guys just want
to feel right again.

No, okay, we're not...

Mike, I'm not here to decide

who's the cub
and who's the bear.

What I am here to tell ya,

that cash-out loan the bank's
tellin' you isn't possible?

Right here
in this briefcase.

That whole
"we buy houses for cash"?

I'm that guy.

He's that guy, Mike.

Ted, tell him how much
we could probably get.

Hold your horses, sunshine.

The thing is, I'm gonna need
to see some loan paperwork,

maybe a deed, uh,
whatever you guys have on hand,

and we could probably
work this thing out.

Mike, we have that right?

Why don't you just
give us a retainer now...

Wait, wait, wait.
So, you're a mortgage broker?

Uh, Michael,
let's just say what I used to be able to do on the phones,

probably served
better in this economy,

going door to door. So, you're not
a mortgage broker.

You guys are obviously
doing what you guys do.

I do what it is I do.

Nobody talks about maybe
what we can do together,

and, uh, if we
do this thing right,

we trust each other,
we can probably all profit from this.

We're renting.

I'll be damned.
Of course you two are.

Chris, admittedly,
I'm a little bit embarrassed.

Sorry for wasting
your guys' time.

Oh, and, um, Michael,

I'd hate to have either
one of our businesses

disrupted by maybe some
business that didn't happen.

Did you read my notes
on the squirrels?

You know, you really
fucked us on that deal, Mike.

What? Why didn't you
follow my lead?

I mean, just follow my lead, man.
I would have split the money with you.

God, we have
real trust issues.

You're eating a real meal.
This is amazing.

Yeah, well, I sleep all day,
and I mostly want to kill myself when I'm awake,

but sure,
I'm a little hungry.

Well, I'm really
happy about that.

If I had crystal meth in my hand and a gun in the other,

I would have
a hard time choosing.

But you're hungry.

Yeah, fine, I'm hungry.

Hey, so I figured out where
all the equipment came from.

I'm really hungry.

It turns out it belonged
to a group of researchers.

I found their journal.

Really? They just left
all that stuff up there?

Man, if I would've
found that stuff,

I would've sold it
and bought drugs.

See, that's the thing
I don't get, is like,

why would they just leave
all that stuff, you know?

It's cause
they don't exist, I think,

and you just believe
everything people tell you.

What?

Take a look at it.

I'm really hungry.

Take a look at the journal,
and I'll feed you.

Okay.

See what it says?

Um...

Nikola Tesla.

Fer...

Mike, this is in
a different language.

Do you notice
anything else?

It says "telekinesis" a lot.

Look, man, there are a lot
of weird people out here.

Okay.
Are you sure you don't know who shot that video?

No, I'm not sure, man.
I was high as fuck.

Okay, take a look at the clip one more time.

Mike, my blood sugar is low,
and I'm about to pass out.

Will you please
give me beans?

You know, you really
fucked us on that deal, Mike.

What? CHRIS: Why didn't
you follow my lead?

What the fuck?

Am I fucking
brain damaged?

You're eating a real meal.
This is amazing.

Yeah, well,
I sleep all day and...

Mike, if my fucking mind is mush,
don't make me go through this.

Dude, just calm down,
okay? I'm...

Fuck. I'm seeing
the same thing.

It's satellites.

What? Yeah, man.

I don't know how they work either,
but that's satellites.

That is government satellites,
and they have...

They watch everything.

Chris, why would the government be watching you?

Why would the government
be watching you, Mike?

Look, I don't know
what you've done.

I came here to help you, okay?
That's it, that's all.

Bullshit. You came here to help yourself,
and you know it.

You're absolutely right.
I'm actually...

I'm a government spy, yeah.

Or, no, wait, maybe I'm...

I'm a mass murderer
child molester.

Oh, now you're
just being a dick.

I'm trying to tell you, man,
someone's fucking following us.

If someone's following us,
why don't you uncuff me so we can get away from them?

Will you go into rehab?

Oh, here we go.

I don't know, Mike.

If you don't go in,
you'll die. You know that?

Will you go in?

Look, I don't know,
and this is retarded.

Look, if five days got you from "no" to "maybe,"
then I'm willing to risk it.

If you're trying to atone
for all those times

we were kids and I saved you from getting your ass just beaten,

this is a shitty way
of going about it.

You saved me? You punched like a wind sock.
It's horrifying.

If your wife ever sees you punch anybody,
you are in deep shit.

She's gonna leave you
for a stronger man.

You know,
your lack of belief in my good intentions here is disturbing.

Yeah, well, when your friend holds you hostage,
you get a different perspective.

It's like a little story.

Little story.
Little story.

Little story.

Made some coffee,
you want some?

I'm sleeping.

It's good coffee, man,
you should try it.

Mmm. Does it have
crack in it?

Kind of.

Here.

Hey, do you know about
any caves nearby?

Yes.

Drive to the end of the road,
and then there's some stables, and then a dirt trail.

Take that and then you will find the, uh,
Mexican trafficking cave.

Trafficking cave?

Yeah.

Not really,
but Billy and Micah thought it was this Mexican drug trafficking cave.

I was, like,
"Why would anyone build a tunnel 50 miles from Mexico?"

But they're like,
"We're gonna get rich." Tweakers.

Are you cool if I go check it out?
I feel like I need a walk.

What about mountain lions?

What about them?

Since 1983,
the mountain lion population of this town has increased

staggeringly and steadily.

Right now, there's like
13 mountain lions per person.

Yeah, I think
I'll be fine.

You should take
my mountain lion gun.

You have
a mountain lion gun?

Mmm-hmm.

I'm gonna take
my chances.

All right, man.

Yeah. You know, on a side note,

I'm not feeling too bad today.
I feel pretty sweet.

Good.

If you've got energy,
I will leave you my laptop here.

There's some games on it,
if you wanna play.

Thank you.You're welcome.

I will.

Is this a camera?

Hey, girl, hey.

That was a warning,
Danube! I want my tish!

Look, I know this is a dark moment,
but it does get better.

You keep fucking saying that, man,
but you don't get it.

This is the worst
of it, okay?

Just make it to tomorrow.

Mike, I never enjoyed life
until I started doing drugs.

Okay, I know
that's not true.

It is true.

Our childhood,
I was miserable.

Our adolescence
fucking sucked.

The only time I ever felt happiness was when I did a line of speed

off some chick's dresser
at a party.

I saw you happy before that.

Nah, man,
I was being polite.

I'm happy on meth.

Look, life gets better, okay?

You, you were
just dealt a shitty hand.

Oh, Jesus, man.

My parents?

I do drugs 'cause my body chemistry makes me wanna do drugs.

If I had your parents,
you know what I'd be, man?

I'd be a guy with rad parents who fucking loves doing drugs.

I mean, God,
I fucking hate people.

Fuck, man, you know what people do?
They fucking kill dogs.

You, me and those apes
that killed Sara.

We're all the same.

The only difference is
that I fucking liked Sara.

I loved that dog.

I mean, I just...

I'd rather just do drugs and end it on my terms rather than a virus,

or global warming,
or some shit just killing me slowly.

This is not the same guy that painted the picture on my wall.

Being creative,
it's a curse.

It condemns you to a life of failure 'cause you can't sustain interest

in any boring rat race job long enough to make a living at it.

I'm creative,
I make a living.

You're a graphic
designer, man,

you make pamphlets
and DJ fliers.

You're a fucking sellout.

All right, well,
you know why none of this bothers me,

is because I can't believe a word that's come
out of your mouth in the last three years.

Why don't you
let me go then?

Everyone you've ever known thinks that you're a liar and a thief.

You know, you tricked us
too many times

into thinking you were
pulling it together.

Mike, when you and I were fucking
partying and doing dumb shit together,

I was doing drugs and you didn't give a shit then.

Oh, okay, so I guess then I'm, like,
your enabler.

Call it whatever
the fuck you want, man.

Some of this shit
is your fault.

We all believe in the possibility that you're sick.

We think about all the fucking horrible things you've done in your life,

and which ones we should hold
you accountable for.

You're saying I'm sick?

I never called it a fucking illness or any of that shit at all,

so fuck off.

We all have
temptations, okay?

But most of us,
we keep them in check.

We keep them under control so we don't hurt the people around us.

You know, man,
there is a solid possibility

that you're just
fucking selfish.

No fucking shit,
I'm fucking selfish, man!

Fuck, the only reason
you're fucking here

and I'm chained to
this fucking pipe,

is so that you can have
something to fucking save

and fucking feel
good about yourself!

But guess what, Michael?

You're no fucking
better than anyone else,

and your fucking life is
as meaningless as mine,

and I swear to fucking God

that I'm gonna fucking sue
the shit out of you

when this fucking shit
is done!

I, uh, will be back
later tonight.

I'm really sorry
about Sara.

Sorry!

Ow, fuck.

No, I'm just tired,
and I sprained my ankle on our morning jog.

So...

Actually, the, um...

The neighbor's dog just literally dropped dead on Chris's porch.

I don't know,
it was like a heart attack or something,

and I...

No, it's fine.

Don't be sad, okay?
The dog was ugly as shit.

I just, um...

I can't decide whether I should tell the owner or just...

I don't know
what to do.

Yes?

Oh, hi.

Um, I'm Michael.
I needed to talk to you about your dog.

She's all right, I hope.

Uh, no. Actually,
I'm sorry. Um.

I found her by the road.
It looked like some coyotes had gotten to her.

N'est-ce pas?

Poor Sophie.

Would you like to
sit for a moment?

I just made some tea.

I think it's
just a sprain.

But, yeah, I mean, um... Yeah,
I could go for some tea. Thank you.

I never caught
your name.

Byron.

I'm Michael.

You are from the city?

Yeah, yeah, I'm just out here
taking care of my friend.

Thank you.

Do you mind?

Oh, no, go right ahead.

Are you French?

Yeah.

How long have you
been out here?

Almost 30 years,
believe it or not.

I mean, how did you end up here?
If you don't mind me asking.

I was studying archeology
at the Sorbonne and, uh,

I received a grant
to study native art.

And you just
never went back?

I study man,
but I prefer not to be with him.

You are fine.

I can run faster
than you at the moment.

So, you have a lot of time
to yourself here.

It is an unusual story.

I've got some time.

Two students
came here with me.

They said they were studying some
related topics in archeology and physics.

Something about new
carbon dating methods.

They were very excited when they first arrived,
but then the arguing began.

One would accuse the other of hiding research or stealing findings.

A lot of screaming
and slammed doors.

Oh, no, I'm good.
Actually, I haven't done that since college.

Actually, what is that?
I've never seen it red like that.

I cannot remember
the exact name,

but the seeds I bought from South America many years ago.

It grows nicely on the hillside this time of year.

What...
What was I saying?

Uh, you were telling me
about the students.

Yes. I do not know what they
were actually studying,

but, uh, the yelling
was constant,

and one day the noise went into the woods and they never returned.

Did they go back to France?

They left their passports.
I tried to find them through the university,

but there was
no record of them.

And you don't know
what they were researching?

I found some papers in the trash,
some esoteric writings

on manipulating
light and sound waves.

I think they were searching for monsters,
and they found each other.

Monsters?

People come here, Michael,
to look for aliens,

ghosts and cults
and gateways to hell

and secret military bases
looking into other dimensions.

I think if there is something it is not these things,

or perhaps all of them.

I'm sorry,
I'm not at all following what you're saying.

How does an isolated
tribesman in Ecuador

know the difference between an alien,
an angel and a ghost?

I have no idea.

He doesn't,

but he tells a story

to make sense

of the infinite.

Sometimes,

when I stare up and look into the infinite,

I see a film.

A film?

A membrane, a layer,
and behind it is another,

and another,

and another.

Do you see?

No, I, uh...

No, I don't. I'm sorry.

Each one has
a beginning,

middle

and end.

Beginning,

middle,

end.

Beginning,

middle,

end.

Thank you so much for the tea and the aspirin.

I should make my way
back home now.

Again, I'm sorry
about your dog.

Aspirin?

Shit.

Shit!

Fuck, Chris!

What? Shit!

What? What's happening?
What?

God.
What's wrong with you?

Jesus, are you all right?
Fucking...

Oh, no, dude, I'm fine, man.
This is nothin'.

Oh, no big deal.

Oh, no, I was, uh...

I couldn't find an artery
with a coffee cup,

so I was trying to pull a spring out of the mattress here,

but this mattress is, like,
made by NASA or something, man.

It's like teflon.

Goddammit. Could not get a spring out.

Just fell asleep, I guess,
after that. It's tiresome.

Fucking, man.

Man, what's up with you?
You scared me.

Why'd you run
in here like that?

Seriously.

I scared you?

Yeah, you came in
guns blazing, man.

I thought there
was a fucking...

It's a fucking scratch.

...war outside.

Yeah, dude,
it's no big deal.

Goddammit.

See, man, no problem.

Thank you, nurse.

You're welcome.

There we go.

What's up with your limp?

Yeah, I, uh,

I fell running.

Fuck, dude, I told ya, man,
mountain lions out there.

Homeless guy.

Homeless guy?

Mike, you know what?

There's a lot of hobo junkies
in that cave I sent you to.

Don't go to
that cave, dude.

Hey, I'm sorry, man.

There really are a lot
of weird people out here.

Chris.

Yeah?

Is this your knife?

Hey, man, yeah it is.

I lost it a couple weeks ago.

Man, I could've
used it this week.

Where'd you find it?

Below this fucking carving that appeared while we were asleep.

Looks exactly like the story
on the cave wall yesterday.

Mike,
are you feeling all right?

Yeah.

Are you sure?

Yeah, what's that got
to do with the carving?

I don't know, 'cause when you're out here,
your mind plays tricks on you.

You know, the elevation,
the electrical does weird things

and there's satellites
that are always watching.

Will you stop talking
about the satellites?

I don't know how
they work either, Mike,

but there are satellites,
and they're always here, always watching.

Look, you are a suicidal
paranoid junkie, okay?

You're my friend,
but you're a crazy drug addict.

Fine, I'm just saying
there's satellites.

Listen, okay?

You never listen.
Will you just listen to me?

Look, I stopped by Sara's owner's place yesterday, okay?

He knew the people who owned the equipment down in the shed.

They have been
missing for 30 years.

Mike, you know I know
you're a good guy,

but I gotta tell ya,

I've never seen any of the stuff you're talking about.

I get that, okay?

Will you just hear me out,

so I can just try
and make sense of this?

All right.

All right, so people
come to the boonies

to, like, explore religion,
or to, uh, hallucinate,

or to tell ghost stories, or, you know,
find UFOs, or bigfoot or whatever,

and we've been led
to some stories.

We've allegedly
been led...

Listen, dude! Look.

Assume that I am
honest and sane, okay?

We were presented with several stories,
all right?

And all of those stories
had an ending.

What the fuck
was that?

Mike, it's an old house.
It's gonna make noise sometimes.

It's not a big deal.

Look, I'll never really know what actually happened this last week,

but if I could, like,
give you closure, or whatever,

maybe it'll make you
feel better.

I mean, we're paid through
until sundown,

but, um, yeah,
at this point I guess it is what it is.

Will you sit down?

I will never go to rehab.

Ever.

Please just let me kill myself the way that I want to kill myself.

I appreciate all the stuff
you're doing for me, man,

but as my friend,
you gotta just let me go.

All right.

All right.

Did you Photoshop that?

Why the fuck
would you do that?

No, I didn't.

Just give me
the fucking key, please.

Fuck this,
I'm going home.

You gotta be fucking
kidding me, Mike.

Really?

Chris, the slide machine just turned on and operated by itself.

It's electrical, Mike.

I guarantee you
the wiring in this house

is not up to code, man.

There's pictures of us
in the fucking thing

that we didn't take.

I don't know what the fuck you do when you leave here.

Look, ever since I opened up that clip of you,
something's been...

Oh, now you're gonna tell
you didn't open that?

What would convince you
that I'm not lying or crazy?

I don't know.

So, we're at
an impasse?

I guess so.

Did you see that? Did you see that?

See what? See what?

That.That.

Fuck, no, no!

We need to leave
before they get here.

Mike, I don't understand.
Look, man, I'm sorry. I don't...

Could we go, please?

Wait, hold on.
Let's just, uh...

Let's just think
about this, okay?

We, uh, we know it doesn't
want me to go home,

but we know
we can't stay here.

Mike, we gotta...
Please, let's go.

What's going on, Mike?

Just calm down, okay?
We'll be all right.

Mike, no.

Mike, what's happening?

I don't know.

Mike, if you had
to guess what...

Okay, say, uh...

Say we hit some film.

And I'm looking
at you, all right?

We take that film,
we get it developed,

and then what I'm looking at, you,
appears on the photo.

It's basically
like using your mind

to send whatever
you're seeing

or thinking or imagining
to a film,

or a tape or something.

We were both in that.

I know.

What does it want, Mike?

I don't know.

A fucking theory, man?

I think it wants a story.

That's it?

That's all?

I think it wants
a story with an ending.

Mike, wait, wait, wait.

Where're we going?

Okay, on the webcam
it was daylight

when they were
in the cabin, right? Uh-huh.

Okay, so we'll
take my truck,

we'll drive somewhere nearby,
and we'll come back later tonight after they're gone.

Then what?

We'll shake hands
and I'll go home.

I mean, uh,
it's what you want

and it gives us
an ending.

I found it.

Found what? What I owe Billy.

Hey, how the fuck
did you get...

I don't know, man!
I was fucking high, and I tried to drive

this stupid fucking truck.
Just get it the fuck out of here.

Okay, I will. Calm down,
all right, dude? Jesus.

Please put it in
the cabin or something. Shit.

Just give it...

I'm going in the house.

Here give me... Up the fucking hill.

Fuck me.

Fuck.

Fuck.

Don't play that.

Who is that?

It's Charles's friends.
I'll go talk to em.

Hey, I'm sorry
we're a little late,

but we were just leaving.

Wait!

No, please.

Please.

Please!

No, wait! I'm a fath...

Burn it.

It's a horrible idea.

It's a horrible idea.

It's a horrible idea.

All right.

We know I can't go home,

but we can't go to
the cabin any time

today or tonight.

Fuck, man.
Can you just fucking call someone?

Call, fucking...
Call the fucking FBI.

Call the fucking FBI
and let's fucking go!

I can't take this home.

No, we gotta get through
this thing here, okay?

We, uh,
we don't even know

if it can do
anything to us.

I'll go. I'll go first.

No, we'll both go.

Fuck, man.
Do you think there's bats?

Probably.

Do you remember Danny Kiser?

With the messed up teeth?

Yeah.

He was squatting at
a barn up the street.

Like a couple months ago
he got rabies.

Did he die?

He wishes he was
dead because

he was just foaming at the mouth when they got him.

He was just
walking in circles

and was chasing kids.

He can only say
a few words now,

and he just drools
all the time.

Look, Mike, I know
your leg's hurt,

but if there's something
down there, man,

you gotta just, please,
just run like it doesn't hurt, okay? Please?

Okay.

Do you remember
Rick Jones?

Oh, fuck. All right,
I'll go. Jesus.

Thanks, man.

What if we just
didn't open it?

We have to open it.

What if we just
took it with us,

and then if we
wanted to open it,

we would consider
opening it then?

Look, I can't go home.

And that last
footage saved you

from getting beaten
to death or shot.

We don't know that,
right?

What if this thing's
actually trying to help us?

We don't even
know if this stuff

is really gonna
happen or not.

That car was a gift.

Goddammit.

All right man,
open it.

Ow, fuck.

It's us.

And?

Uh, we're outside,
and the cabin's in the background.

Okay, what else?

Okay, we're still outside,
but it's night,

and we're lit by a fire.

A fire?

Yeah.

Do we look all right?

I don't know. Yeah, I think,
I think we look okay.

And are we upset? I don't know.
It's difficult to see.

I don't know.

Do you think all that stuff down there is of us?

Why are you asking me?

Fuck, really?
You don't wanna talk about it? Okay.

Yes, I think it's all us.

Do you think
that's all of it?

No.

I think we could be on any recording device anywhere.

We could be on a fucking
hard drive in China.

They should be
at the cabin by now.

Do you think
they found the bag?

I left it inside
for them to find.

They're smoking that bag, man.
They're fucking smoking that bag.

Maybe if we took
the trees to the road.

No, man, they're getting fucked up,
and they're waiting to fuck us up.

I'm gonna go to that
place in the film.

The rocks in front
of the cabin.

Why would...

That's fucking
nighttime, man.

It's like fucking noon right now.
Are you crazy?

I'll be fine, okay?

Look, I'm gonna sneak
around the back,

I'll be far enough away,
and plus they're probably

so fucked up they won't
even know I'm there.

Why would you
fucking do that?

Because I think if we can get to the end of this reel of film,

we'll be fine.

You don't fucking
know that.

No, I don't, but do you
have a better plan?

Yeah, man,
let's fucking leave.

Chris, I am not taking
this home to my wife.

Fuck!

All right, man.
Fuck it, I'll go.

Let's go.

You can leave. No, fuck you, don't
make me feel guilty.

I'll fucking go,
I said I'll go, let's go.

All right.

Lighter, lighter, lighter,
pants on fire.

Do it, do it,
do it, do it.

So, what's it like, uh...

What's it like
being married?

It's good, you know,
I mean it's uh, it's hard, but, uh...

Yeah, I like it.

What's it like
being single?

Well, getting high all the time pretty much covers that base.

You don't have like a junkie girlfriend or something?

No.

No, I don't.

Actually,

I did go into the city,
like, a couple months ago,

and I picked up
a little "hmm-hmm."

What's that?

What's "hmm-hmm"? Yeah, what's that?

You know, man,
like on the back of the...

Like the reader,
those little box ads.

I don't know.

A fucking hooker, Mike.

Goddamn.

Yeah, the whole thing
just was ridiculous, man.

We basically were gacking rails all night long and, uh,

I just talked her ear off
for like six hours,

and then by the end
of it, um,

she just like took off,
like, all freaked out.

We never even took
our clothes off or nothing.

We just talked
and then I scared her.

That was pretty much
my last sexual experience.

That sounds awful.

It was horrible.

Yeah.

Was it true about
the, uh, dad thing?

What dad thing?

On the fucking CD.

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm gonna be a dad.

Fuck, man.
Are you sketched out?

I'm okay with it.

When's it going down?

Seven months.

Seven months?

Boy or girl?

Well, it's a little
early to tell.

Well, I'm not
a pediatrician, Mike.

I don't know.

Obstetrician.

Whatever, man.

Um, yeah, let's just
hope it's a boy, right?

Better worrying
about one wiener

than like every wiener
in the world.

Could I borrow
one of your guns?

Sure, dude.

You would make
a good uncle.

Whatever.

That's bullshit, man.

Give yourself
a little credit, man.

Seriously, you're one
of the most loyal,

protective, and smartest
people I know.

You know, and you don't
wave it in people's faces

and make them feel
stupid about it.

Come on, that's a bunch
of malarkey,

but thanks, though.

I'm serious.

Okay, why do you think...

Why do you think you've lasted as long as you have like you have?

It's because the dirt bags
you hang out with

actually like
being around you.

You know, I think it
makes them feel better

about their dark souls to have someone like you around.

I appreciate it, man,
but I'm a piece of shit. You know it.

Well, I mean, even though
you completely

abandoned your pregnant wife to save a piece of shit like myself,

I think you're gonna
be a good dad.

Thanks. Yeah, I mean, I don't
know really much about it,

but I would imagine
being forgiving

has something to do
with being a good dad,

and, uh, you and I
have lasted this long,

so that shows that you're one forgiving motherfucker.

There's something
I should tell you.

It's cool, man, don't.

You're my buddy,
that's all that matters.

No.

Look, I'm...
I'm trying to tell you...

Don't do it, man.

No, you were right, okay?

You know, I felt guilty,
and I missed my best friend,

but I had no right to intrude

on your life
like this, man.

I just didn't.

Dude, whatever, man.
Don't even sweat it.

I don't care. We're cool.

I know, it's just, like, you know,
with the baby coming...

I felt like this was
my last chance

to do something to
feel better about myself,

and I'm just
fucking sorry, man.

It is what it is, Mike.

I don't give a shit.

I mean, I'm sorry that I
can't be this imaginary guy

that you think is me,
you know?

You're still
my buddy.

Shit.

That was cool.

Fuck, man!

Holy shit. Fuck me.

Holy fuck.

Oh, my God.

Burn it.

Oh, my fucking God.

That's my bullets.

Is that it?
Is that all of 'em?

Chris?

Chris.

Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck!

No, Mike!

It's gonna burn, man.
I need a fucking hit, let me go!

Fuck!

I don't wanna
fucking die, Mike.

I can't control it, man,
I really fucking can't. I need help.

Can I take you to rehab?

Yeah.

It has to be now, man.
You have to fucking take me right now.

Okay.

Oh, shit.

Hey, we gave that thing
a story with a happy ending.

Fuck you.

Oh, God.

I'm sorry.

Oh, fuck,
I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Can we try it
another way?