Blood Beat (1983) - full transcript

A woman who lives in deer-hunting country in rural Wisconsin is possessed by the spirit of a Japanese samurai warrior.

(electronic beeping)

(electronic music)

(heart beating)
(electronic music)

(uneasy electronic music)

(upbeat electronic music)

(eerie electronic music)

' [Cathy] Any luck?

- Alright, honey, I got one!

Come on.

It's a nice one, too.

Really nice deer.



I was up at the
pines this morning,

it was just getting light

and I came in the woods

and I saw four or five
of them right off the bat

but I couldn't
get close to them.

About 20 minutes ago
I was getting hungry

and I was getting tired.

What's the matter?

Honey, you've seen all
kinds of dead deer before.

Honey.

- I'm sorry.

- Now calm down.

Have you got a bad migraine?

Calm down now, that's alright.



That's alright.

Let's go have some
coffee, what'd you say?

_ okay-

- What time do the kids come?

- [Cathy] In a couple of hours.

- Don't move, be quiet,
I've got great news.

I'm going to tell them

that I'm going to
marry their mother!

- [Cathy] Oh no.

No no.

I told you so many times

I don't wanna get married again.

No, I won't.

- Cathy, but listen.

- Listen.

Don't talk to me
about it anymore.

Gary, wait a minute.

Gary, listen.

We can go on like
this, can't we?

We're okay, wherever we are.

We're okay.

(peaceful orchestral music)

- Alright.

Ted, how are ya?
- How you doing?

What's up?

- Gary!
- Dolly!

You look good.

You two look great!

- Nice deer.

Where'd you get him?

- I got him up in the pines.

Same place you got that
buck two years ago,

remember, the little one?

- Oh yeah, that was a good one.

- Alright, here's
Sleeping Beauty.

- This is a good
friend of mine, Sarah.

This is Gary.

- Oh I'm sorry, my
hands are still bloody.

Don't be afraid.

And call me Gary please.

- It's food.

- [Dolly] Where's mom?

She painting?

- No, she's in the house.

- Not anymore.

- Mom!

- My baby!

Ni

I missed you.

- [Ted] I'd like you
to meet Sarah, mom.

(eerie instrumental music)

- Sarah.

You're welcome here.

- Sarah.

Grab one of those
cookies before Dolly.

- [Dolly] Mom, can
I go in the bedroom?

- [Cathy] Sure, I
didn't move anything.

- [Dolly] Save me a cookie.

Wow, look at the
Christmas tree.

Come here, look at the tree!

- Hey, that's a nice one.

Sarah, check out my gun.

- [Sarah] Are these the
paintings your mom does?

- Yeah.

She painted that one, that one,

not that one.

Pretty bizarre, she,

she spends hours in that
room almost hypnotized.

It's pretty nice, they
look good in here.

Don't worry about that.

These are just some
old traditional

decorations of my mom's.

- Well tradition's
very nice sometimes.

How about some music?

- [Sarah] Sure.

- [Ted] When you're at school,

you don't get a chance
to do any hunting.

- [Dolly] Look at this,

this one's for me,
this one's for me,

this one's for me,

and this one's for Sarah.

- Sarah?
- Yeah.

- Gary, how'd you know
that Sarah was coming?

- [Gary] I didn't know.

I knew it.

- Mama, how'd you even
know Sarah was coming?

- A mother knows everything.

Would you like
some coffee Sarah?

- [Sarah] Yes, please.

(energetic orchestral music)

- Here we are.

This is your little nest.

Like it?

It's the old guest room.

Nobody's stayed here
in quite sometime.

Still some old stuff from
an old friend of mom's.

(baby crying)

Some psycho analyst or
something like that.

Meditation he called it.

One day he just
packed up and left.

Just a few lines
on a piece of paper

and that was it.

But that was the last
we ever heard of him.

I didn't know him that well,

he was a little strange.

- [Sarah] Where is she now?

- Where is who?
- Your mom.

- Ma?

- Yeah.

You said she was cool.

Come on, Ted.
- She is cool.

Wanna give me a
little hand here?

She is cool you know but,

I mean Dolly's so
doggone stupid.

I mean she comes home,

and tells ma she's
quitting school

as soon as we doggone arrive.

I mean what kind
of timing is that?

Right before Christmas.

- I don't know.

I just felt really
weird around your mom.

Did you see the way
she looked at me?

I was real scared.

- Don't let that bother you.

She just likes to
impress my friends.

- I don't know.

- Don't be scared of my mom.

What's the matter with you?

- I don't know, I
just feel kinda weird.

- What do you mean?

- Well I feel like

she knows everything that
goes inside of my head.

(mumbles)

She reads everything in my mind,

she scrutinizes me.

- Scrutinizes you.

(eerie whooshing)

- I'm sorry.

It's stupid, I must be tired.

(eerie whooshing)

It's like I feel she's
in the room right now.

In the room with us.

- Come on Sarah,

she's downstairs in
her studio, paintin okay?

- I just feel it, Ted.

I don't know.

(building orchestral music)

(eerie whooshing)

Stop it.

Ted, stop it.

- What's the matter?

- Just no, I can't.

I can't.

Stop.

Stop it.

- What's the matter?

What's the matter Sarah?
- I don't know.

I just feel some weird things.

It's like she's in the
room right now with us.

- Come on Sarah, she's painting.

What are you talking about?

- Ted.

- Come on, it's alright.

She's downstairs.

She's not up here.

(gentle orchestral music)

- [Radio] Breaker one
four, breaker one four.

- [Pete] Red Baron
to Lone Painter.

You got the red Baron
here, Lone Painter,

do you read me?

- Gary, guess who's coming!

Gary, Gary, guess who's coming!

- What, who?

- Red Baron's coming,
he wants to go hunting.

- The old mosquito killer, huh?

- [Dolly] Yeah.

- Yeah yeah, we might have time.

I don't know.

Hey, do you wanna help?

- Alright.

- Okay, run it in fast

before he gets here, okay?

- [Dolly] I'm anxious
to go hunting.

Think we can go hunting tonight?

- Sure we can go hunting.

You think you can hit anything?

- [Dolly] Yeah, I'm
on the archery team.

Uncle Pete!

- [Pete] Nobody ready?

Where are all the deer hunters?

(horses galloping)

- Are you still mad at me?

- Nah.

Don't worry about
it, doesn't matter.

- [Sarah] Ted, I can't hunt.

- Carry it.

- I decided to go up
to the cabin first.

So I went across the bridge.

I asked him, do you
know what he said?

- Sign the log.

- [Pete] How'd you know that?

- I've heard it before.

- Yeah, me too.

Last Christmas.

- Oh yeah.

- Okay now look,
no more talking.

No more big mouth.

We hunt, and we hunt quiet.

- You bet.

- [Dolly] Quiet.

- [Pete] Quiet.

(soft instrumental music)

- I don't like hunting.

(heart beating)

(soft intense music)

(gun cocking)

No!

(gun firing)

- God damn!

- [Ted] Sarah!

Sarah!

Stop!

Stop!

(sobbing)

Stop!

- No.

No!

- Stop stop!

(branches breaking)

Sarah!

(sobbing)

(screaming)

Sarah.

(coughing)

(sobbing)

(screaming)

* Ted!

- [Gary] I'm jumping
up to stretch,

he was about 200 yards from us.

I don't even know what
the hell he was doing.

- You never seen
this guys before,

have you Gary?

- [Gary] Nope, never
saw him before.

- You sure he's
not that poacher?

- No no.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah, I'm positive,
John, I told you.

Look, we were 200 yards from him

and we shot twice, that's all.

Two rifle shots

and in the opposite direction.

I have no idea what happened.

- [John] Didn't you
hear a third shot?

" [Gary] Nope.

I didn't hear anything.

- [John] Wait a minute.

Are you sure you've never
seen this face before?

- [Gary] Never saw him
before in my life, sheriff.

- Doc, how's the,
how's the girl?

- [Doctor] She'll be fine.

I gave her my special treatment.

Three asprin and
a shot of brandy.

- Well, we're gonna list this

as a hunting accident.

We'll be going, won't
bother anymore then, Gary.

- Okay John.

Thank you much for coming out.

- You bet.

- Alright, goodnight.

- Goodnight.
- Goodnight.

- Oh by the way, Gary,

merry Christmas to all of you.

(sirens blaring)

(sobbing)

- I'm so scared of it all.

- [Ted] But it's
finished, it's done with.

Tomorrow's a new day.

Just go to sleep tonight.

Okay?

_ okay-

- Go to sleep.

- Honey, I love you.

- [Ted] I love you too.

(soft instrumental music)

(bells chiming)

- Ted.

The pictures, take
them with you.

- [Ted] Okay.

Just go to sleep.

(gentle instrumental music)

(dramatic choral music)
(door knocking)

Hi mom.

Can I come in?

- Sure, Ted, come on in.

- Hey that's looking real nice.

You know, ma,

I just got my car tuned up

and I was wondering if--

- Have you seen Gary?

- Gary?

Oh yeah, he went over to Franks

to bring him some medicine.

But, I got my car--

- How was he when you saw him?

- I don't know,
I didn't see him.

Pete was with him

and he didn't seem to
say anything about it.

- Well was he angry?

- I don't know.

Pete didn't say he was,

I'm sure Pete would've
said something

if he was real
angry or something.

What do you think of,

I'd like to get my
front fender fixed.

- I don't know how to get
along with Gary anymore.

I don't think I can
live with Gary anymore.

I love Gary but I love my work.

I really don't know what to do.

(dramatic choral music)

- [Ted] Your work, I don't know.

- Ted.

How long have you known Sarah?

- How long have I known Sarah?

Let me think.

I don't know, I met
her first semester,

I've known her for
about five months.

Why?

- I want you to be careful.

- Oh mom, I will be careful.

I'm not gonna have any kids.

- [Cathy] Well,
there's something, no,

I don't mean that.

There's something very
strange about Sarah.

- What do you mean?

- [Cathy] Well, it's
really weird, Ted.

I fell I've seen her before

and I don't know why.

I don't understand it.

- Well it's probably like
dejavu or something.

- [Cathy] No.

- I experience that sometimes

when I see somebody and I
think I've seen them before.

- You know me Ted,
it's more than dejavu.

I've seen her before.

I know her.

(gentle instrumental music)

- You know, Dolly,

what you said to ma
about quitting school

was pretty bad timing, you know?

Right at Christmas
time and everything.

Could've been a little
more tactful and

at least waited till
after the holiday.

- Give me a break, Ted.

What makes you so perfect?

(gentle orchestral music)

(energetic orchestral music)

- [Gary] Cathy, can I come in?

- [Cathy] No.

No.

- I'm going into town

a while to pick up some booze.

I'll be back in an hour.

(gentle orchestral music)

(building orchestral music)

(soft slamming)

- What was that?

I'm going to go to
the john real quick.

- [Cathy] Where's Sarah?

- I was just gonna
go check on her.

(energetic orchestral music)

Sarah.

Sarah.

- Ted.

- Are you alright?

- I'm okay.

- What happened?

- I picked up the
sword and cut myself.

- Sword?

What sword, Sarah?

- The one in the trunk.

- [Ted] Sarah, there's
no trunk in this room.

- I picked up a,

well I opened it and
there was a sword

and a helmet and a mask.

- [Ted] Ma, you
don't know if there's

any kind of trunk or
sword in the house?

- [Cathy] No.

- It was there,

I opened it up and there
was a weird outfit,

like a helmet and
mask and sword,

well I cut my finger.

- Sarah, you're probably
having a nightmare

and you just fell out of bed.

It's alright.

- I guess so.

It was so real,

I heard you guys
playing downstairs

like it was happening right now.

- Sometimes dreams
can seem that real

but they were just dreams,
you had a nightmare.

- I guess so.

- Come on, let me
get you up into bed.

- No no.

I'm alright.

I don't wanna be alone.

Let me stay with you.

(energetic orchestral music)

(intense orchestral music)

- [Gary] Cathy,
what's the matter?

What's the matter?

What the hell's
going on around here?

Tell me.

What's going on?

- [Cathy] I can't tell you.

I can't.

- Dammit, Cathy,
will you wake up?

What do you think I am anyway?

Some kind of piece of plastic

that you can just push around

and then dispose of me
when I'm all finished?

Oh I know that
you're very bright

and your very talented

and your very full of visions.

But I am not Cathy.

I'm just a simple man.

I need some attention

and I need some affection.

Alright, so you don't wanna
marry me, that's fine.

That's fine!

But don't you treat
me like some kind of a

damn dog waiting
for a bone, okay?

- Gary, don't talk like that.

You don't understand.

- Understand!

What am I supposed
to understand anyway?

For the last four to five months

I've done everything
I can for you.

Everything I can.

But it's your paints
and your brushes

and your damn visions.

Well I'm fed up.

That's right, even
the good ole boys

get fed up.

Have you got the
message, sweetheart?

Have a nice night, okay?

We had a small argument.

- [Dolly] Hi mom.

- Park place.

It'll cost you 1500
bucks, young lady.

1500.

- [Dolly] 1500?

What?

Oh come on.
- A hotel on it.

- [Dolly] Oh get out of here.

- [Ted] 1500.

- Mom, where's Uncle Pete?

- I don't know.

I think he went into town.

Must have been a
couple hours ago.

Don't worry about
him, he's okay.

I know him really
well, he's alright.

(energetic orchestral music)

- Come on, Ted.

Red Baron to Lone Painter.

This is an emergency.

Mayday, mayday, Red
Baron to Lone Painter.

This is an emergency.

(intense orchestral music)

(eerie whooshing)

(building intense music)

(dramatic eerie music)

I'm going to bed.

(bells chiming)

(coughing)

- How come you're not in bed yet?

You should be taking
that medicine.

You're not planning to
go hunting tomorrow.

- I don't care.

Looks like it's gonna be a
crappy day tomorrow anyway.

- Crappy day or not.

I don't wanna be left
running this farm alone

when you're shot by
one of those maniacs.

- It was an accident.

Gary told you so.

That kind of thing
happens all the time.

Where's the dog?

- The dog is out
drinking his water.

- Get me a cup of tea.

- Anything else?

- No, that'll be all.

And call the dog.

(mumbling)

- Chookie, Chookie!

Come in here.

Chookie,

come OH.

- Chookie, come to me!

(eerie whoshing)

Atta boy.

- Oh, shoot.

What's that dog doing
on the bed again?

I'm so sick of seeing that.

Take this tea and drink
it and go to sleep.

- You were talking
to yourself again,

I heard you in the kitchen.

- [Christie] I don't
talk to myself.

- Where's my orange juice?

You forgot my orange juice.

- The fact that I didn't
forget anything.

- [Paul] Get my orange juice.

(eerie whooshing)

- [Christie] It's always
something or other.

(eerie whooshing)

(groaning)

- Could you close
that door, Chris?

It's kinda cold in here.

Easy, Chookie, easy.

What're you doing, Chris?

Chris?

Hey Chris, what're you doing?

Hey Chris.

Chris, what's the matter?

Oh my god.

Chris.

(eerie whooshing)
(heart beating)

(eerie whooshing)

No.

(eerie instrumental music)

(deep yelling)

(glass breaking)

(eerie intense music)

ls there anyone in there?

Oh please.

(eerie whooshing)

Damn.

Damn.

- Mom, what's the matter?

- Something horrible.

- What's the matter?

What's the matter?

Mom, that's your painting.

Mama, what's the matter?

Talk to me.

- I can't.

- What's the matter?

There's nothing over there.

(intense music)

Here, drink that.

(intense eerie music)

- [Paul] Please, please no!

No!

(screaming)

- What was that?

What the hell was that?

- I don't know.

It's outside!

- [Dolly] Don't go!

Don't go out there.

Gary!

(intense eerie music)

(screaming)

- [Ted] Dolly!

(loud screaming)

Dolly, come here.

(intense eerie music)

(object rattling)

- Cathy,

Cathy!

Cathy!

Cathy!

Cathy!

Cathy!

Cathy!

Cathy!

Cathy!

Cathy!

Cathy!

(eerie whooshing)

Cathy!

Cathy get out here!

Cathy!

(objects furiously rattling)

Cathy!

(mystical boinging)

Cathy!

(mystical whooshing)

- [Dolly] I don't wanna die!

I don't wanna die,
I don't wanna die!

- [Ted] Stop it!

Dolly!

Sarah!

Sarah, open up the door!

Sarah, are you alright?

Sarah.

Sarah.

Sarah.

(intense eerie music)

(mystical boinging)

(sobbing)

(screaming)

(screaming)

Dolly!

Dolly.

- [Dolly] No!

No!
- Dolly.

We gotta go.

- No!
' Dolly!

- [Dolly] No!

(screaming)

- [Ted] Gary!

Gary!

Gary, let us out of here!

Gary!

(intense eerie music)

- [Cathy] Who are you?

What do you want here?

(door banging)

- [Ted] Open up!

Open up the door!

- [Cathy] Who are you?

Answer me.

Answer me!

Answer me!

(eerie intense music)

What do you want?

What do you want?

(sobbing)

- [Ted] Gary!

Please!

- [Cathy] Answer me!

Don't dare touch my kids!

My time isn't over.

Get out of here.

Leave us alone!

(door banging)

- [Ted] Let us out of here!

Gary!

Gary!

(eerie intense music)

Whoa.

- [Cathy] No!

(screaming)

(mystical boinging)

No.

Go away!

Leave us alone!

Get out of here.

(low whirring)

(screaming)

- Don't go out there.

Ted, don't go out there.

No!
- Stay here.

- No!
- Stay here.

- Don't go out there!

Ted, don't, no no!

Don't go out there!

(screaming)

We're gonna die.

- Gary, Gary-

Gar)'-

Oh my god.

- What happened here?

Everything went crazy.

Cathy.

- Oh I can't talk about it.

- Mama, tell us
what's going on here.

- No, you wouldn't understand.

I can't tell you.

- Ma, Paul's lying
on the porch dead,

you gotta tell us what's
going on here, mama.

We're all gonna die

if you don't tell us
what's happening here.

- Cathy, you have to tell us.

There's people who are dead.

Cathy we could be dead.

- Ted, I'm a mother.

I love you and Dolly.

I love you and Dolly more
than anything in this world.

You know I wouldn't do
something like this.

Ted, you know.

He wouldn't take
me away from you

and he would never take
you and Dolly away from me.

- [Ted] What?

Mama.

Mom, you don't,

mom you don't mean.

Mama, mom you don't mean.

Mama, you don't mean.

- I just can't
believe what happened.

- [Cathy] It's alright, darling.

My baby girl.

Don't worry.

Nothing's gonna hurt you.

- What happened, mother?

- [Cathy] Right
now, we're together.

Nothing can hurt you.

It's all over.

My little girl.

My little girl.

(clock ticking)

(eerie whooshing)

(harmonica music)

(harmonica music)

(eerie whooshing)

(eerie whooshing)
(harmonic music)

(heavy breathing)

(harmonica music)
(eerie whooshing)

- Ah man, your new soup
makes me wanna pee.

(harmonica music)

(eerie instrumental music)

(eerie whooshing)

(shoufing)

- [Man] Wayne!

(harmonica blowing)

(mystical boinging)

(harmonica music)

Wayne.

(eerie whooshing)
(loud creaking)

What the hell is going on?

(eerie whirring)

- [Sarah] Oh!

(eerie whirring)

(shoufing)

(birds chirping)

(dog howling)

(car engine sputtering)

- Shit.

Cathy!

Cathy!

The truck's screwed up and
we have to take the horse.

(birds chirping)

(energetic orchestral music)

- Dolly.

I didn't tell you you
could come in here.

And I know what you're here for.

- No, mom, not this time.

We made a mistake.

No no, stop it, stop it.

Don't come into my mind.

Don't try to come into my mind.

Stop it.

Stop it, I'm your daughter.

- Dolly, you.

(intense orchestral music)

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

- You have to talk to Ted, mom.

- [Cathy] I can't.

- You have to.

- [Cathy] No, I can't.

Dolly, that's up to you now.

Ted?

Ted!

Ted!

Ted!

Ted!

(intense instrumental music)

Ted!

Ted!

Ted!

Ted!

Ted?

(loud eerie music)

(eerie whooshing)

- [Samurai] Come to me.

(mystical whirring)

(screaming)

(eerie instrumental music)

(screaming)

Dolly!

Dolly!

(eerie instrumental music)

Dolly.

Dolly!

Dolly!

Answer me Dolly!

Dolly!

Dolly!

Dolly, answer me!

- [Ted] Gary, over here!

Dolly!

- I saw, I saw it!

I saw it!

(eerie instrumental music)

(eerie whooshing)

- [Ted] What the hell is it?

- [Gary] Shoot it.

Shoot the son of a bitch!

It's gone.

- [Ted] Dolly!

Dolly!

- [Gary] Is she alright?

- Yeah.
- You okay?

(birds chirping)

(soft eerie music)

(footsteps approaching)

(mystical boinging)

(birds chirping)

- What is it?
- What the hell?

There's nothing here.

- [Ted] What is it?

- Mom was right.

Mom was right.

Mom was right.

Mom was right.

Mom was right.

(dramatic choral music)

(bells chiming)

(eerie intense music)

- Cathy, Cathy open the door!

Honey, we've done it.

We stopped the maniac,
Cathy, open the door.

Cathy.

Cathy look, look we stopped it.

- Burn it, burn it!

Get it out of here,
burn it quickly!

- Cathy, what's the matter?

Cathy!

Cathy.
- It's evil.

- Gary-

Mom is right, burn it.

It's evil.

- I can't burn it,
it's too important,

I have to take it
to the police first.

- Gary, bring me
some candy bars.

- Yeah, I will.

(clock ticking)
(soft whispering)

(unsettling energetic music)

- Ted.

No.

(building unsettling music)

(mystical boinging)

(loud banging)

(intense orchestral music)

(soft whispering)

(intense whooshing)

- [Samurai] Yes, sister.

Do you remember me?

- So, it is you.

So, would you prefer
dying this time,

you chose hell.

(intense instrumental music)

I took the oath.

(loud exploding)

I know what you want.

But you can't destroy me.

(loud eerie music)

It won't work.

It won't work.

(door slamming)

- [Gary] Come on, okay.

(loud banging)

(pained groaning)

(loud rattling)

- [Samurai] Your
time has arrived.

- No, you can't destroy me.

- [Samurai] I don't want you.

- [Cathy] You can't destroy me.

- [Samurai] Your power
will protect you.

(speaking in foreign language)

- No you can't!
- You can't destroy me

with your power.

You can't destroy me.

You can't, it's impossible.

Impossible!

You can't.

- Cathy.

(intense dramatic music)

(mystical boinging)

(eerie whooshing)

' Gary, no!

- [Samurai] Well done.

(eerie whooshing)

Well done.

(eerie whooshing)

(mystical boinging)

(samurai eerie whispering)

(intense instrumental music)

(intense dramatic music)

- [Samurai] You can't do that.

(intense dramatic music)

(loud exploding)

(building dramatic music)

(sobbing)

(birds chirping)

(dramatic choral music)