Dark Angel: The Ascent (1994) Movie Script

[BATS FLAPPING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[SCREAMING]

[WHIPS LASHING]

Here before you

suffer the shades

of the landlords and bankers.

Mark it well!

[SCREAMING]

As they feast upon the

labors of others in life

through the collection

of interest,

so are they feasted

upon here in death.

Tomorrow, you will be

set loose upon them.

You will be judged according

to your zeal and imagination.

Hear me, teacher.

What is it now, Veronica?

More of your

adolescent fantasies?

I have had the

same dream again.

I saw a roof of blue with

a golden orb high atop it.

It was beautiful.

You know the law.

You know it is forbidden

for us to leave this pit!

Won't you ever

learn, Veronica?

Our elders are incapable

of understanding.

Well, you know how

sensitive the elders

are, ever since the fall.

VERONICA: The fall was because

of their own faithlessness.

Why should we be made to

pay for their disloyalty?

I can't give you any answers.

I only know you risk terrible

punishment just speaking of it.

I would happily

pay the consequences

for a single day of freedom.

My uncle showed me

a crevice by the river

of the tyrants once.

He swore it led to the world

outside, the world of mortals.

Show me.

MARY: There it is.

I can't believe

it's unguarded.

MARY: Why would it be?

The traditional way for our

people to visit the world

above is through

demonic possession.

It is only you who

would make the ascent,

wearing your own flesh.

Would you come with me, Mary?

I'm afraid.

I am not like you, Veronica.

[GROANING]

Sack of liars!

[ANGUISHED GROANING]

VERONICA: [INAUDIBLE] father.

Your teacher left

here moments ago.

You are continuing to persist

with your seditious nonsense

about the world above?

I want to walk

under the golden orb

that I have dreamed of.

Within sight of the Almighty.

You speak blasphemy!

Repent at once, child!

I want another life, father.

Veronica, your father

doesn't hate you.

You didn't see

his eyes, mother.

He means to dismember me

like those other disgusting

religious schismatics.

Where's my salt?

Now I know you'll find

this hard to believe,

but your father and I

were young once, too.

It's hard to visualize.

Of course, we're a

different generation.

Child, you've got to

apologize to your father.

And-- and promise him

you'll-- you'll give

up these crazy ideas of yours.

Otherwise, he-- he may feel

it's his duty to destroy you.

Hello, dear.

You're just in time for supper.

Thank you, oh Lord,

for this bountiful meal

and for letting us serve

you as best we can.

Amen.

ALL: Amen.

[SPITS]

Hellikin, dear, Veronica

has something to tell you.

Go on, Veronica.

Veronica.

Don't be willful, child!

Apologize to your father!

I'll teach you what it

means to scoff at the law!

THERESA: No, Hellikin!

Please, I beg of you.

We can always have

more children, Theresa.

Now step aside!

Run, child!

Run as fast as you can!

Damn you, child!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

NURSE 1: All right,

let's move it!

Move it!

Bring him in there.

Make sure he [INAUDIBLE].

NURSE 2: Coming through.

[INAUDIBLE]

What's the story here?

Guy tried to pay for

his groceries with a gun.

Little old lady gave

him change with a 38.

Nurse, get me

pressure bandages

and hang be a large bore IV.

We need access now.

NURSE 1: All right.

NURSE 2: Got another one.

Got another one.

[INAUDIBLE]

- [INAUDIBLE] over here.

- Come on.

Come on.

- Oh we've got a bleeder here.

- All right.

- Fucking bitch!

I'll kill you!

NURSE 3: All right.

That's good.

Start-- pump it in.

Pump it in.

We're losing her.

DOCTOR 1: Do you

have a pulse there?

DOCTOR 2: Yeah.

Keep-- yeah.

Doctor.

DOCTOR 2: Get some readings.

NURSE 4: That's it.

[INAUDIBLE]

NURSE 5: Get some epinephrine.

NURSE 4: All right.

She's in V-tach.

- [INAUDIBLE]

- Let's clear this path.

Let's get him

prepped for surgery.

Get him out of here now.

NURSE 6: Now.

Now!

- Bitch!

DOCTOR 3: Coming through.

[FLATLINING]

She's gone.

Surgery 1, Doctor.

[FLATLINING]

Nice work, Max.

I really didn't

think he'd make it.

This world is going to hell.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

[CAR ENGINE REVVING]

[HONKING]

[CAR SWERVING]

(GASPING)

I want x-rays, an

MRI, and blood gases.

Pressure's OK.

We may be looking

at a subdural here,

so let's get her

prepped just in case.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

We'll take her to x-ray 3.

[SNORING]

What the hell is

going on in here?

It's freezing.

I know, Doctor.

Believe me.

We've moved her twice.

And each time, the

heat's broken down on us.

We've got a lot of

blankets on her now.

It just doesn't make any sense.

This is getting weird.

If you think that's

weird, look at this.

Those are the biggest

feet I've ever

seen on a female in my life.

Miss?

Miss, can you hear me?

I don't want to alarm you,

but you're in a hospital.

You've been in an accident.

Where is my beast?

What, you mean your dog?

He's fine.

Don't worry.

I want him here with me.

He's being watched

at the pound.

Um, Miss, I really don't

think that's a good idea.

(BREATHING DEEPLY) Hmm, nice.

Who are you?

I'm your doctor.

What sort of doctor?

Are you a priest?

Hardly.

I'll tell you what.

You get back into bed, and

I'll check on your dog.

So, what's your dog's name?

Hellraiser.

That's charming.

Can I get you something

to help you sleep?

No, thank you.

[SNORING]

[SNAPPING FINGERS]

[SNORING]

[VOICES YELLING]

[VOICES YELLING IN ONE EAR]

[VOICES YELLING IN BOTH EARS]

[SNORING]

What do you mean he's gone?

All right, fine.

No, I don't know who's going

to be paying for the damage.

Look, why don't we talk

about this another time, OK?

All right.

Bye-bye.

WOMAN (OVER THE PA): Dr.

Davis, telephone please.

Dr. Davis, telephone please.

Hello, Max.

How did you know my name?

I must have heard it spoken.

Listen, I have some

bad news for you.

I just spoke with a

pound, and it seems

as though your dog has escaped.

The morning is

so beautiful, Max.

So much is going on here.

Miss, maybe you

didn't hear me.

But I said that your

dog has escaped.

My beast is fine.

See for yourself.

[HELLRAISER BARKING]

He's so well-behaved.

His heart is pure.

Like yours, Max.

The staff put

together some clothes

that you might be able to wear.

And I got some shoes

that I think might fit.

Thank you.

They say I'm to be released.

Who said that?

A slave.

A slave?

Excuse me for a minute.

[CHURCH BELLS RINGING]

WOMAN (OVER THE PA): Dr.

Barris, dial 112 please.

Dr. Barris, please dial 112.

DOCTOR: Listen, Max.

The girl's an indigent.

You can't find anything

wrong with her.

We have to release her.

I'm not happy about throwing

her back out on the streets.

I think a few more days

here are imperative

for a healthy recovery.

And Doctor, besides--

These are patients, Max.

They aren't puppies.

We can't take them home with us.

You know better than to

get personally involved.

[BOTTLES SHAKING]

I want you to accept

me into your dwelling.

Veronica, where's your family?

Don't you have a home?

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

(TELEPATHICALLY) I'm

asking you to accept me

into your dwelling.

You know, that's

an excellent idea.

I'll take you back to my

place after I finish my shift.

Bless your mortal soul, Max.

I'll see you later.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

[HELLRAISER BARKING]

Huh.

How on earth--

The dog even knows

what apartment I'm in.

MALE NEIGHBOR:

[INAUDIBLE] baby in here!

FEMALE NEIGHBOR: Hey, I

don't care [INAUDIBLE]..

MALE NEIGHBOR: [INAUDIBLE]

No wonder I got [INAUDIBLE]..

FEMALE NEIGHBOR: [INAUDIBLE]

[OBJECT BREAKING]

[BABY CRYING]

[INDISTINCT YELLING]

Just ignore those two.

They're always at

each other's throats.

The man's an adulterer.

You got that right.

[BABY CRYING]

[INDISTINCT YELLING]

Well, this is it.

Can I get you anything?

Are you hungry?

I have no needs

at this time, Max.

Well, please forgive me,

but I'm on call tonight.

So I better try

and get some sleep.

But if you need anything,

you just holler, OK?

Otherwise, make

yourself at home.

Oh.

Welcome, Hellraiser.

Sleep well, Max.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[STATIC]

MAN (ON TV): By any

means necessary.

At this point, I question

the whole purpose--

(ON TV) Armed with

law books and with guns,

the Black Panthers monitored

the actions of the police.

Black-- black--

(ON TV) Those big

welfare payments

are just an excuse

for these women

to go on having more babies.

And I think people are tired

of providing for that kind

of promiscuous behavior.

Therefore, I'm asking

the city council

to withdraw funding from

the Home for Indigent Women.

And I think I've got the votes.

REPORTER 1 (ON

TV): This move will

put a lot of single-parent

families on the streets.

(ON TV) Yes.

But in a budget

crisis, everyone's

got to suffer equally.

REPORTER 2 (ON TV):

In local news today,

six more bodies

have been unearthed

at the home of Richard Warren,

bringing the overall body

count of this murderer to 69.

REPORTER 3 (ON TV): It has been

reported by reliable sources

that the refugees are engaged in

widespread acts of cannibalism.

REPORTER 4 (ON TV): If

it's a murder or not,

nobody seems to know.

MAN 2 (ON TV): Wait a minute.

Now, wait a minute.

MAN 3 (ON TV):

Wait in the office.

MAN 2 (ON TV): Wait a minute!

Am I under arrest?

MAN 4 (ON TV): [INAUDIBLE]

place him under arrest.

MAN 2 (ON TV): Am

I under arrest?

(ON TV) I have always stood

squarely for racial harmony.

But I don't go

with foreclosures.

Welfare queens and

socialists, that's

what we're protecting you from.

[UPBEAT MUSIC]

[STATIC]

MAN 5 (ON TV): [INAUDIBLE]

MAYOR (ON TV): As

mayor of this city,

I am dedicated to the purity

of our cultural heritage.

[PHONE RINGING]

We can't allow our cultural

identity to be diluted.

And as far as the

pro-choice issue,

I don't see why

negligence and promiscuity

should be [INAUDIBLE].

The city council

needs to consider

the proposal for welfare

reform at its next session.

[WHISTLING]

These matters [INAUDIBLE].

It is of the utmost

importance that our streets

be cleared of indigent

and wayward immigrants.

We cannot fund the

hopes and dreams

of the entire Third World.

Hey.

MAYOR (ON TV): It is

our inalienable right

and good fortune--

What's the matter?

MAYOR (ON TV):

--that we should have

been born in a land so rich--

Come on, now.

What's wrong?

MAYOR (ON TV):

--with opportunity.

REPORTER 5 (ON TV):

That was Mayor Wharton--

Oh, Max.

REPORTER 5 (ON TV): --live

from the steps of City Hall.

Back in a moment--

I knew there was

evil in this world,

but I never realized how much.

REPORTER 6 (ON TV):

Are children really

being sacrificed

in satanic rituals

throughout rural America?

We'll be speaking to

a panel of moms who

say they've done it themselves.

[WHISTLING]

Why are you listening

to this garbage?

It's not in my nature to

turn away from evil, Max.

What do you mean?

To turn away from evil is

to be an accomplice to evil.

Now, what about that Mayor?

The mayor?

I don't know, what about him?

He is evil incarnate.

How is it permitted that

such a man is able to rule?

The people of this city

voted him in, including myself.

Anyway, I've got a

short shift tonight.

I left you a key and some money.

So if your dog gets hungry, you

can go down to the corner store

and pick him up some food.

OK?

I'll call you later.

Bless you, Max.

POLICE OFFICER 1: Come on.

Come on.

POLICE OFFICER 2: Let's go.

- All right.

Stick to your own [INAUDIBLE].

[INAUDIBLE]

[POLICE SIRENS]

NUN: Excuse me.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

I abase myself.

That's not necessary

with us, dear.

Come up here, dear.

Are you a runaway child?

I have left home, yes.

Do you need a place to stay?

Or perhaps, you'd

like a nice sandwich?

You know, we offer

temporary lodging

in our church for young people

who have lost their way.

You'd be more than

welcome to drop by.

In a church?

I couldn't possibly.

Why not, dear?

I would surely combust.

Then, take this, child.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[SIZZLING]

[GASPING]

Why would you

hurt me this way?

I have always served

the Lord well.

(GASPING) Oh.

Miss.

[UPBEAT MUSIC]

WOMAN 2: No!

No!

- Shut up!

No!

Come here, you.

No!

MAN 6: Shut up.

WOMAN 2: No, no!

No!

MAN 7: Get by me.

No!

MAN 6: I'll hold her.

No!

Hey!

No!

Hold still!

WOMAN 2: No!

No.

No!

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Ah!

Hey.

There's only 20 bucks in here.

We've got company.

No!

Come on.

No!

Join the party.

[YELLING]

Come here.

I don't know what you are.

[HELLRAISER BARKING]

But please, get away!

Get away from me!

Uhh.

Uh.

Ah!

God!

Ah!

[SPINE SNAPPING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Keep this.

Look upon it to

allay this memory.

[CHEWING NOISES]

Nice.

[INDISTINCT POLICE CHATTER]

Jesus Christ.

Yeah, I knew

you'd be impressed.

Talk to me.

Well, we've got

a witness, a woman.

That's about it.

Where is she?

In the ambulance on

her way to All Saints.

She was incoherent.

I can't say that I blame her.

This is really something.

What'd you have, fish?

Detective?

You better look at this.

I guess they all ain't saints.

[HOWLING]

WOMAN (OVER THE PA): Dr. Davis--

Veronica, it's Max.

You don't pick up.

I'm just calling to

see how you're doing.

I'll be home in a few hours.

[WOMAN CRYING]

Oop, I gotta go.

What's the story here?

Found her at a murder scene

over at Fifth and Willis.

It was pretty bad.

That's great, right

by my apartment.

She doesn't seem

to have any injuries,

but she's pretty shook up.

These are the last days.

The fires of Hell await!

Just calm down, ma'am.

Just calm down.

Repent while you can.

And beg forgiveness

for salvation

now, before it's too late!

Get some Valium in

here, 30 milligrams.

Go.

- Yeah.

DETECTIVE HARPER: Doctor.

I'm Detective Donald

Harper with homicide.

This is my partner,

Detective Greenberg.

How are you doing?

It is vital that we interview

this woman as soon as she's--

Coherent.

I'll do what I can to

calm her down, Detective.

But I'm not making any promises.

These are the last days.

The demons!

The demons from Hell are coming!

All right, let's

get her to ER.

WOMAN (OVER THE PA):

Paging Dr. Dragan.

Gentlemen, I'll let you know

if there's any improvement.

Thank you, Doctor.

[SCREAMING]

The dogs shall

eat their entrails!

[ROMANTIC MUSIC]

You're just in time

for a late supper.

Look at this place.

You didn't have to

wait out for me.

And whatever you've got

there smells wonderful.

It's an old recipe.

And quite some place

setting you've got here.

One only has to look in

your kitchen to realize

you don't cook very often.

I'll be right back.

Here you go.

Try this.

This is delicious.

What is it?

It's a secret.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

This meat is excellent.

How was the night shift, Max?

Mm.

We had this woman come in who

had witnessed a double murder.

In fact, it happened

in this neighborhood.

So you've really gotta

watch yourself when you're

out there on the streets.

These two detectives

were all over this woman

trying to question her,

but she was hysterical.

Do they seek the killer?

Well, yeah, of course.

Do they wish to reward him?

No, they want to

lock up whoever did it

and throw away the key.

Perhaps the slain

were evil-doers.

Well, whatever

they were doing,

we can't have people running

around trying to take

the law into their own hands.

I mean, that's why

we have police.

Punishment of

evil is the highest

virtue one can ascribe to, Max.

God's will must be done.

What is godly about cutting

someone up and hanging

them up by their feet?

I mean-- I'm sorry

to be so graphic.

I mean, I overheard these

cops talking about it.

Look, I believe that

human life is sacred.

That's why I became a doctor.

Human life is a

gift from God, Max.

That's my whole point.

And when a soul

takes this gift

and dishonors it by

the commission of sin,

either through betrayal,

fraud, or malice,

then this soul deserves

to suffer eternal torment

in the deepest pit of Hell.

You don't seem to have

doubts about anything, do you?

I have no doubts

when it comes to sin.

You can't believe how vile

sin is in the eyes of God.

All right.

All right, I get your point.

REPORTER 7 (ON

TV): Mister Mayor,

what do you say to your

critics for the charge

that you're exploiting racial

divisions for political gain?

MAYOR WHARTON (ON TV):

Whether pertaining

to jobs or to the

prison system's inmate

racial balance by

percentage, I have no comment

on these [INAUDIBLE].

[TYPING ON TYPEWRITER SPEEDING

UP]

I will hardly support these

obstructions [INAUDIBLE] newer,

bigger, better, more

marginally better

equipped and better staffed.

[DOG WHINING]

REPORTER 7 (ON TV): Mr.

Mayor, what do you say to--

[KNOCKING]

Come in.

What's the word

on those killings?

Do you think it's a gang thing?

No, I don't.

I see here the victims all had

previous brushes with the law.

Whoever's responsible

for the killings

is probably on some sick quest.

I think it would be wise to

put more men on this one.

Can you imagine what the

people would say if you

launched some all-out

effort to bring

in someone who kills muggers?

Tell me something, Chief.

Have you seen the

coroner's report?

They were gutted.

They were partially devoured

by some kind of animal.

We are dealing here with a

particularly dangerous psycho

who's probably into cannibalism.

Don't count on this

guy to limit his attacks

to street criminals.

Well, half the town would

like to give your psycho

cannibal the key to the city.

So, you will use the

resources you've got.

I--

Now, get out of here.

I've got work to do.

[INDISTINCT POLICE CHATTER OVER

RADIO]

Hey, you.

Excuse me.

Where do you

think you're going?

What are you doing

here at this hour?

I wasn't aware that there

was a law against being

out on the street at night.

OK, wise guy.

There.

What is this all about?

I have a right to know

what this is all about!

You just fucked

yourself good, boy.

[PUNCHING]

[GRUNTING]

[PUNCHING]

[HELLRAISER BARKING]

Hey, you better

keep moving, Miss.

And allow you to do violence

upon this man without cause?

How would you like to

spend the night in jail

on a prostitution charge?

How would you like to die

in a state of mortal sin?

[GRUNTING]

Ah!

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Look upon your enemies

lying dead at your feet.

Rest assured, these

two degenerates will

be paying for their sins now.

You killed them.

These two were evil men.

[HELLRAISER GROWLING]

[GASPING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[INAUDIBLE] the powers that

watch over the Underworld,

watch over my [INAUDIBLE]

savage Veronica.

Keep her safe.

Bring the light of

understanding to my husband,

the ever-faithful Hellikin.

[GASPING]

Theresa of Hell,

your daughter Veronica

has broken with the

traditions of your people.

I know!

I know she has broken the laws.

I do not deny that.

Inform your husband

that he must set aside

his legendary wrath

and suffer his daughter

to make her own way, for it has

been willed where will is law

that she be given over

in her current endeavor

to help cleanse mankind

and give hope to those

who are weak and downtrodden.

No, no, Theresa.

Do not look upon me.

Be of good cheer, for

your beloved daughter

has been sanctioned

by the First Cause.

[SLOW MUSIC]

Ah!

Oh, my god.

"I command you

to leave politics.

Announce your intentions

on the magic box,

or I shall obliterate you

from the face of the earth.

Heed this warning or die."

You want me to get

excited about this?

This is a fruitcake letter.

The fruitcake who

wrote the letter

has killed four times

in the last two days.

Including, of course, the

two police officers last night.

Do you have any leads?

DETECTIVE GREENBERG:

Very few, I'm afraid.

But we believe that whoever

is behind these murders

is on some kind of

twisted quest for what

he believes to be justice.

What sort of

justice do you think

his suspect was thinking of

when he killed those two cops?

I'm not sure.

But I do know that those

two officers have more

than your average amount

of excess force complaints

filed against them.

Yeah, so why is this

person angry with me?

You're controversial.

You're a public figure.

I guess that's enough.

The chief asked me

to inform, your Honor,

that an extra detail of

officers will be assigned

to you until this whole thing is

resolved, one way or the other.

Sir.

Excuse me, sir.

Judge Hayes.

Thank you.

Wait 'till I tell my

wife I met the mayor.

[OPERA MUSIC]

You should have

asked for an autograph.

What, are you kidding?

My wife hates that little prick.

[BABY CRYING]

Pardon me, Miss.

I'm Detective Greenberg,

and this is my partner,

Donald Harper, homicide.

Do you live here?

I'm currently

staying here, yes.

We'd like to talk

to you a moment.

Mind if we come in?

Please do.

The occupant on the lease

here is a Dr. Max Barris.

Dr. Barris isn't here now?

He's at the hospital.

And who might you be?

My name is Veronica

Theresa Maria Agnes

Aleppi Esther Valeria Iscariot.

That's quite an

interesting name.

Is that what you

came here to tell me?

No.

I assume you're

aware of the assaults

that have taken place in the

area over the last few days.

The killings?

Yes.

But the slain were evil-doers

headed for eternal damnation,

were they not?

I wouldn't know

anything about that, Miss.

Two of them had rap sheets, yes.

Then let them burn.

Uhh, what about the two

officers who were killed, Miss?

Think that they'll burn, too?

Perhaps.

Got some very powerful

sentience, don't you?

Yeah, you ought to

try out for the Academy.

I have something

I want to ask you.

Go right ahead.

Are you familiar with

the mayor of this city?

Mayor Wharton?

What about him?

I've heard it said that

you police officers are

in his service, that he

directs you, that you

are agents of his will.

I think we're

being insulted, Harp.

I don't care what you think.

Is this man your master?

Take care and be truthful.

I will know if you lie.

We serve the

people of this city.

I believe you.

We found a jacket at the

scene of the first killing.

There was a label

inside of it identifying

it with All Saints Hospital.

We need to find the

owner of that jacket.

And you think Max Barris

is the one you seek?

You want to let us

in on what's so funny?

Max couldn't hurt a fly.

I'd have been far more likely

to have killed those evil-doers.

Well, it's, uh-- it's

time we were on our way.

Excuse me, but--

We still have a lot

of people to talk to.

A lot of people.

Forgive us if we put

you to any trouble.

No trouble at all.

Actually, I'm delighted

to meet two police

officers that aren't tainted by

the foul stench of corruption.

Well, thank you.

You know your way out.

Oh, boy.

Relax.

Don't get too excited.

We still have to build

a case against this one.

- You want to put a tail on her?

- Yes.

Well, I wouldn't be surprised

if she already has one.

You look beautiful.

I made these garments myself.

Yeah, so I can see.

Why don't I just change

into something more

interesting, and we can go?

You look nice.

Thank you.

You wanna go to a movie tonight?

I'd love to.

There's this one movie that

I noticed in the newspaper.

It interested me greatly.

The theater is

called The Popular.

What the hell is

that animal eating?

I like to feed him fresh

food once in a while.

That is one ugly meal.

He'll lick up every last bit.

Won't you, sweetheart?

SALLY (OVER RADIO):

Detective Harper.

Over.

What is it, Sally?

Over.

SALLY (OVER RADIO): We

ran a check on Dr. Barris.

On the nights of the murders,

he was working at the hospital

until 01:00 hours.

Over.

Thank you, Sally.

Over and out.

Now, what about Bigfoot?

Oh, you caught

that, didn't you?

Hey, I'm no slouch.

Speak of the devil.

[KEYS JANGLING]

[ENGINE REVVING]

[WOMAN MOANING]

WOMAN (ON-SCREEN): Tony.

Oh, yes.

Oh.

[MOANING]

TONY (ON-SCREEN): Oh.

WOMAN (ON-SCREEN): Oh, Tony!

Tony!

TONY (ON-SCREEN): Oh, oh!

WOMAN (ON-SCREEN): Yes!

Yes, oh.

[BOTH MOANING]

I love a tattoo.

Which one?

TONY (ON-SCREEN):

(MOANING) Yeah.

Yeah.

WOMAN (ON-SCREEN):

Oh, please, yes.

TONY (ON-SCREEN): Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

WOMAN (ON-SCREEN): Oh.

TONY (ON-SCREEN): Yeah.

Yeah.

Like-- like-- like that.

Like that, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah!

WOMAN (ON-SCREEN):

Oh, Tony, yes.

Yes.

Oh, yes.

She made us.

WOMAN (ON-SCREEN): Oh.

TONY (ON-SCREEN): Whoa!

[MOANING]

WOMAN (ON-SCREEN): Oh!

Oh!

Jesus!

WOMAN (ON-SCREEN): Yes!

Oh!

Sorry.

[CAR ENGINE REVVING]

[ROCK MUSIC]

How did you like

the movie, Max?

It was pornographic.

I found it very exciting.

Yeah, I noticed you did.

I've always wanted to

witness people coupling, Max.

But I never expected it

would move me so much.

You've never seen a

movie like that before?

I've never seen any movie.

I'll have a coke.

Max Barris, you naughty boy!

How come you never call me?

Hey, Lois.

I guess I was just busy working.

Lois, this is Veronica.

Veronica, this is Lois.

She's a friend of mine

from medical school.

Pre-med, but never bed.

Good old Max.

Oh, I've got to cool off.

I'm sweating.

VERONICA: Like a pig.

Excuse me?

You're sweating like a pig.

Nice company

you're keeping, Max.

Excuse me, I think

I'll go freshen up.

Why did you say that?

She wanted you.

Veronica, she's

just an old friend.

She wanted to

fornicate with you,

to mingle her fluids with yours.

I think I'll freshen

up, too, Max.

You may [INAUDIBLE].

Oh, that looks good, huh?

Thanks.

[LAUGHING]

[INAUDIBLE]

Yeah.

Oh.

- What?

- What's that?

WOMAN 4: I don't know.

WOMAN 5: What's going on?

WOMAN 4: It's probably

too much power.

Get out.

Get out!

WOMAN 4: What?

WOMAN 5: Just go!

Just go!

WOMAN 4: What's your problem?

WOMAN 6: God.

[GASPING]

Don't you know that

it's wrong to covet?

[SCREAMING]

That's my man out

there, you harlot!

What gives you the right

to make a fool out of me?

I'm sorry if I offended you!

Sorry?

I'll tear you from limb to limb.

[LAUGHING MANIACALLY]

It's OK.

[SOBBING]

[SCREAMING]

Ah!

Oh, ow.

Ow.

[GASPING]

Oh.

[ELECTRICITY WHIRRING]

[SOBBING]

[LAMP BREAKING]

Ah!

[GASPING]

What have I done

to deserve this?

Forgive me.

[SOBBING]

Is this what you wanted

to see, Detective?

So soft and white.

Don't, please.

Do you feel your life

in there, Detective?

I can feel your blood

pumping through your guts.

Now, listen to me.

You can't get away with

killing a police officer.

Now listen to me, Detective.

I want you out of my life.

And I don't want you

bothering Max Barris.

Max is the gentlest

soul I've ever known.

And you are going to

promise me that you're

going to leave him alone.

Why should I make

any promises to you?

Don't you know what I am?

No.

Let me show you.

[VOICES SCREAMING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

There isn't a hole deep

enough for you to hide in

if I decide to come after you.

[YELLING]

Ah!

[DANCE MUSIC]

Hey.

Well, what took you so long?

I asked Lois to forgive me.

[INDISTINCT POLICE CHATTER OVER

RADIO]

Oh!

Ah!

Oh, ah.

What the hell happened to you?

You look like somebody ran you

through a garbage disposal.

I'm still cold.

Here, have some coffee.

It's still warm.

Jesus!

It's hot!

Hot!

Ah!

Ah.

Jesus Christ.

[CAR ENGINE REVVING]

Let him go.

What?

You heard me.

Let him go.

Oh, [INAUDIBLE].

DETECTIVE HARPER: I'm OK.

Jesus.

I'm OK now.

Easy.

All right, show me.

What in the hell happened here?

It's a knife wound.

I've got to get you to

Emergency for stitches.

I can't go to the hospital.

Well, I can't

stitch you up here.

I don't have any anesthetic.

I don't need anything.

I'm fine.

I'm telling you, it's

really going to hurt.

Do it now, Max.

Are you attracted to me?

Yes, of course I am.

I want us to have

sexual intercourse.

[TOOLS DROPPING]

Veronica, you are a complete

and utter mystery to me.

I'm sorry if I'm not going

about it the right way, Max.

I don't know what

the right way is.

I'm not bound by

your rules, Max.

The laws that I live

by are the same laws

the animals live under.

I don't require the blessing

of the one true church

to engage in sexual relations.

What are you talking about?

I'm not human, Max.

I turn into another person, a

person that might repulse you.

I want you inside me, Max.

You don't have to recite

lines from the movie.

I want to be as

alluring to you

as that actress was

to her beloved, Tony.

I'm not Tony, and

this is not a movie.

Now, hold still.

All right.

All done.

Now you can close your top up.

[SLOW MUSIC]

I don't want to, Max.

Veronica, I don't think

we should get into it.

Why not?

Because, I don't think

it's the right time.

I'm not in pain, Max.

My wound will heal.

[ROMANTIC MUSIC]

[CLOCK TICKING]

[TICKING STOPS]

[GLASS BREAKING]

I can't help myself.

It's all right.

[BINDER FALLING]

[SOFT TAPPING]

You have to explain this to

me, because I am very confused.

He wants off the case, Chief.

What?

He wants to take

himself off this case.

What is going on here?

I don't know.

[PHONE RINGING]

These are the last days.

[WHIRRING]

[PAINTING FALLING]

Who are you?

My name is Veronica Theresa

Maria Valaria Iscariot of Hell,

the only daughter of

Theresa Agnes Maria

Iscariot and Hellikin

Pontius Aleppi Iscariot,

the son of Curly Bird Pontius

Aleppi Iscariot and Maria

Theresa, Iscariot of

the House of Agnes,

related by marriage to--

I need to ask you a question.

Are you responsible

for those murders?

Yes, Max.

That's what my kind do.

It's God's work.

And that's why you came here.

I'm here because I

was compelled to you.

You found me because--

because I was lost.

You have little faith.

So, if there really is

a Hell, does that mean

that there is a Heaven, too?

Yes, Max.

It is in the shape of a great

wheel with God in the center,

acting as the ultimate fulcrum

from which all knowledge, love,

and justice emanate.

Sleep, my beloved.

[HELLRAISER PANTING]

Hellraiser, I need

you to concentrate

on this being for me.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Did you get him?

[HELLRAISER WHIMPERING]

Huh?

[WHIRRING]

Hm?

Mm.

[SNORING]

[OPERA MUSIC]

[WHIRRING]

[GLASS BREAKING]

[GASPING]

[OPERA MUSIC]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Mm.

Hmmm.

[TOOTH BREAKING]

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

[GASPING]

[TOOTH DROPPING INTO SINK]

[GASPING]

(SHOCKINGLY) Huh?

[DOOR CLOSING]

[CURTAIN RUSTLING]

[LIGHTS FLICKERING]

Hm?

I have you at last,

you little fucker.

Hm!

[GASPING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Who the hell are you?

Yes.

What do you want?

I want to show you what

awaits for you in eternity.

Look at me.

No!

Look at me!

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[VOICES SCREAMING]

No!

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Halt!

Ah!

[GASPING]

[SNORING]

I've come all

the way from Heaven

to tell you that your beloved

daughter is in great danger.

Tell us what to do!

I need your permission

to bring her home

and a Mercer in the River Styx.

[GASPING]

You have it!

And Hellikin, you must promise

forgiveness to your daughter,

for she is an agent

of the First Cause.

I give you my word.

[SLOW MUSIC]

Oh, my god.

I'm calling an ambulance.

Don't bother, Max.

No one can help me now.

Don't say that.

Please don't say that.

Veronica.

I've come to take you home.

I don't know what you

are, but she's in shock.

And I've got to take

her to the hospital.

She's going to Hell.

If they can help her, fine.

But if you're taking her

home to die, I won't let you!

Veronica must

bathe in the healing

waters of the River Styx.

It is the only way

she will survive.

I don't want to

leave you, Max.

If what she's saying is

true, and at this point

I'd believe anything, it's

probably your only chance.

You're losing too much blood.

What if I can't get back?

Then I will do

something so terrible

that we'll end up

there together.

[SIGHING]

I've learned so

much here, Max.

I've learned that forgiveness

is attainable for anyone

that lives.

You taught me that.

Keep your eye on that mayor.

What does he have

to do with anything?

You'll see.

Come now.

Come quickly.

[WHIRRING]

[HELLRAISER WHIMPERING]

REPORTER 8 (ON TV): We

interrupt this broadcast

for a special news bulletin.

And now, live from

City Hall, the mayor

is about to make a statement.

MAYOR WHARTON (ON TV):

Citizens of our fair city,

I've been your

mayor for 16 years.

Looking back on what

I've accomplished,

I realize I've behaved in a

selfish, greedy, disgusting

manner throughout my entire

tenure as your mayor.

Should I not be forced to serve

a well-earned prison sentence?

I plan to retire to a

monastery and devote

my remaining years to the

contemplation of goodness.

Thank you.

[FIRE GROWING STRONGER]

[FIRE EXPLODING]

Thank you, God.

[ROMANTIC MUSIC]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[SLOW MUSIC]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Dark Angel: The Ascent (1994) - full transcript