Dead Alive (1992) Movie Script

I've got the vibes.

This thing is evil,

Man.

I got a bad feeling.

Shut up and keep moving.

Is big mistake.

Let it go, Man.

We set it down,

And we let it go.

It's only a bloody monkey,

For christ's sake.

Now pick it up.

Listen,

You no pick up the cage,

You no get

The big dollars.

Ooh!

Grr!

Holy shit!

Don't move!

What are these buggers

Playing at?

He says that that monkey

Must be set free.

He says we must leave

This valley

And never return,

Or the evil spirits

Will exact their revenge.

Permit.

Look and see. Permit.

Permit!

I'm a new zealand

Zoo official,

And this monkey is going

To new town.

Oh! Aah! Aah!

No.

No!

Move it!

Start her up! Quick!

Hey!

Wait!

Drive, You buggers!

Ow!

Man, Wait.

Step on it!

The little bugger bit me.

Zingaya.

Zingaya!

You've got the bite.

There's... There's some

Dettol in the jeep.

Aw, Jeez! No!

No! What are you doing?!

Zingaya.

Oh, Jee... Oh!

Zingaya!

Thank you.

HI, Paquita.

Good morning, Roger.

That's the lot.

Tell your dad I'll be

Round on thursday

With the saveloys.

That's a pretty dress,

Paquita.

See you later,

Alligator.

You like that boy,

Paquita?

Shuffle the cards.

We will see

If you and roger

Are destined

To be together.

Create his image

In your mind

And cut the cards.

Paquita,

I thought we'd seen

The last of this.

Whenever he come,

You start over again.

This...

Is you.

And this...

Is the man

Of your future.

But he doesn't look

Like roger.

It is not roger.

There will be

One romance,

And it shall last

Forever.

Romance. Puh.

What about money?

This man will enter

Your life...

In the near future.

And you will become...

Romantically entangled

With him

Almost immediately.

But who is it?

You will recognize

This man...

By the symbol...

Of the star...

And of the moon.

What is this?

Oh! No, Not that one.

Paquita,

We have a customer.

It is bad, Yes?

Oh, Nothing.

Paquita!

Uh, Just dropping off

Our order.

Mum says to pack

The biscuits on top,

Because she doesn't

Want any broken.

Uh, Actually...

I'll take

One of these now.

Sorry.

Santa maria.

I better be off,

Then.

Woman: Lionel!

Lionel!

Woman on radio:

Good morning, Everybody.

Morning, Everybody.

Well, Now I'd like...

There's a beetle.

Eh?

There. Under the fridge.

Horrid little creature

Scuttled right in front of me.

I thought I told you

To spray this house!

The place is infested

With vermin.

I'll get on it

Straight away, Mum.

Lionel!

You'll be pleased

To know

That your mother has been

Voted treasurer elect

Of the w.L.W. L...

The wellington ladies

Welfare league.

Ah, That's great, Mum.

And on friday,

The president

Nora matheson

Is dropping by to offer

Her congratulations.

Wow. The president.

Oh, God!

Look at the state

Of this place!

All the windows

Will have to be polished.

Woman on radio: Whiter,

Brighter, Cleaner wash.

Look at this dust!

It's an inch thick!

You'll have to do

The silver.

I polished it

Last week.

And the drapes

Need cleaning.

Woman on radio:

Once a week, Once a month...

I just mowed

The lawn.

Does this look like

A well-Maintained frontage?

Woman on radio: Very often

After drying the dishes...

Get up,

You stupid dog.

Here,

I'll help you.

No. I manage.

Your brother usually does

The deliveries.

Not today.

Ohh. Is big house.

You live here always?

Yeah.

You like my dog?

Is very big, Yes?

Any bigger,

And he'd belong in a zoo.

Zoo? Pardon?

Zoo. You know.

Uh... Animals.

Cages.

Claro.

I like to go with zoo.

I go with the zoo?

Oh, No. No, No.

You want to go

To the zoo.

Yes, Please.

Oh, Ok.

Tomorrow?

I'll meet you outside

The shop.

Ok.

I have to go.

My jardiniere.

It's shattered.

Ah, Mum,

That was your favorite.

It wouldn't have happened

If you'd dusted carefully.

I can get you another one.

It's irreplaceable.

A present

From your father.

Our last

Wedding anniversary.

Before...

He was taken from us.

I miss him, Too.

Look.

Cary grant.

He is such a dream.

I wish I could be

Grace kelly.

She is so pretty.

Such beautiful

Blond hair.

Lionel?

What is wrong?

Uh, Sorry.

When I was young,

I was at the beach,

And I...

I nearly drowned

When I fell off

This pier.

Uh, My dad dived in

To save me, But...

As he was climbing out,

This...

Freak wave just...

Washed him out to sea,

And...

He drowned.

Oh, The little monkeys!

Look, Lionel.

There! For you!

Poor little bugger.

You get out of there,

You vicious little shit!

Reckon they're only found

On one island, You know?

Story goes,

These great big rats...

Come scuttling off

The slave ships...

And raped all

The little tree monkeys.

You know,

The natives use them

In black magic rituals.

Really?

Yeah.

Don't ask me how.

Probably suck the blood

Of virgins, Eh? Eh?

I want to sit down.

Holy shit!

Look at this.

It bit me.

I've been savaged.

And my dress.

Here. I help you.

Lionel...

Take me home.

There you are, Vera.

Now you just rest up.

I'll be back

In a couple of days

To change

That dressing.

Thanks,

Nurse mctavish.

It's all right,

Lionel.

I'll see myself out.

Why have you

Deliberately

Gone out of your way

To upset me?

I'm sorry.

It won't happen again.

I don't deserve

All this attention, Darling.

If you need anything

During the night,

You just call.

You're so good to me.

Good night, Mum.

Lionel!

Hello!

Keep your voice down.

Look.

I have your jacket.

Yeah.

I'll get it tomorrow.

What?

Look.

It could've waited

Till the morning.

Is that all

You have to say?

Look, I'm really sorry

About the zoo, Paquita.

It's just mum.

She's...

You know.

I'd like to...

We go out again?

To a movie?

But it's not...

It's just not possible.

Look...

Not possible?

But we are romantically

Entangled.

Entangled?

Oh, Look...

Look, I don't know

What you're thinking,

But, Um...

I just can't see you

Anymore.

Oh, Paquita.

There will be

One romance...

And it shall last

Forever.

Mum, What a beautiful day.

I'm gonna call

Nurse mctavish.

No. You'll do

No such thing.

I'm perfectly

All right.

But...

You look after me,

Lionel.

Nora matheson.

Ladies welfare league.

Your mother's

Expecting us.

The mathesons are here.

No, Mum.

You're not well!

Get my dress!

Jeez.

Please go back to bed,

Mum.

I'll put them off.

It's only the mathesons.

It's the w.L.W.L.

Sorry.

Careful.

It'll stick on crooked.

Ok.

Our...

Main objective

Next year,

Is to...

Get the younger

Generation

Involved

In the league.

That's why

I'm so pleased

That you're on

The committee.

Thank you, Nora.

It's a great... Honor.

H- Have you had

Any thoughts

On the agenda for

The annual meeting?

Annual meeting.

Ann...

What we need's

Another war!

Yes, Dear.

I hear

Sir Edmund Hillary's

Planning an attempt

On the south pole.

Right you go.

Have some more beans,

Mrs. Matheson.

I'll have

A few of those, Lad.

I really think

We should be going.

Thank you, Lionel.

What?

No pudding?

Only custard,

I'm afraid.

Custard!

I haven't had

A good custard in years.

She never

Makes the stuff.

Damn fine custard.

Mmm.

Rich and creamy,

Just the way I like it.

Touchy on

The old food front, Eh?

Never mind.

That was

A fine meal, Boy.

Thank you,

Mr. Matheson.

Lionel!

What's wrong?

Lionel,

You must listen to me.

Dark forces are amassing

Against you.

My grandmama has seen it.

Say, "The path ahead

Is one of fear

And great danger."

Eh?

Fernando!

Paquita, Wait!

God, Mum.

Oh, Fernando.

Your mother ate my dog!

Not all of it.

Get nurse McTavish, Quick.

How long has your mother

Been like this?

Since this morning.

Oh. I'll call

An ambulance.

You pack some things

For the hospital.

I'll do it.

Nurse McTavish.

Your mother's dead,

Lionel.

I'm sorry, Lionel.

There was nothing

We could do.

She loved you very much.

Which toothbrush?

Lionel!

Your mother's

Toothbrush...

The white one

Or green one?

Green!

Man on radio: Mother.

You are looking well today.

Woman on radio:

I woke up this morning,

How about

A nice cup of tea?

I'll just put the jug on.

Sorry, Mother. That

Was your favorite teapot.

It slipped

Out of me hand.

Never mind that.

Jacket,

Nightgown, Slippers,

And toothbrush.

Where's your mother?

She's gone to hospital.

I didn't hear

The ambulance.

No, No.

No

She went

In nurse McTavish's car.

Sort of, Uh, Well,

Sort of Iying across

The back seat, Really.

Yeah. Her and nurse McTavish.

Off to hospital.

But her night bag?

I'll take that.

Man on radio:

So, It's you

Who've been poaching

My rabbits.

Lionel.

Man on radio:

I've a good mind

To let you have it

With both barrels.

Second man on radio:

It weren't me, Sir.

It were that johnny

Morris what did it.

Well, I go now.

Man on radio: You just be

On your way, Young lad.

If I see you here again,

I'll give you what for.

What do you want?

You're not

From the immigration?

I told you people

I lost

My bloody papers, Ok?

My family left Latvia

During the occupation.

We were hunted

Like dogs.

I just want to buy some...

Sedatives.

What do you think I am,

A goddamn doctor?

I don't sell sedatives.

Tranquilizers,

I do have.

Do you want

A syringe,

Or are you

Going to sniff?

Oh, Lionel,

I am happy to see you.

Tell me about these...

Dark forces.

Death surrounds him.

There will be torment

And suffering.

You are marked.

Lionel.

Lionel, If something

Is wrong, I can...

Nothing's wrong, Ok?

It contains the power

Of the white light.

It will protect you.

Keep it with you always.

How is your mother?

Oh, Fine.

They want to keep her in

Hospital for a few more days.

She ran

Right in front of me.

They must have

Discharged her early.

It was

A dreadful shock,

Losing vera

Like that.

Had lunch with her

Only last friday.

Picture of health.

That boy of hers,

Where is he?

Fine lad.

Lionel called half a dozen

Times in the last 2 days.

Very keen

To view the remains.

Of course,

I had to put him off.

It would have been

Far too distressing.

As it is, It's been a damn

Difficult embalming job.

Oh, My god.

Excuse me.

I can tell

You're not a cosgrove.

You're far

Too good looking.

Pardon?

Les is the name.

I'm lionel's u...

Lionel's uncle.

And who might you be?

Paquita Maria Sanchez.

Latin, Eh?

Excuse me, Father.

I am looking

For lionel.

I haven't seen him.

And if he's not here

In 10 minutes,

His mother will be delivered

Into the hands of the lord

In his absence.

Mortician: You idiot.

I told you to stay in there.

The embalming machine

Should be turned off.

Oh, Great!

Blowout!

Mortician:

You're a half-Wit.

This is coming

Off your wages.

I'll fix them up.

No, Leave it.

We've got to get the body

To the service.

The theme of

Today's service

Is the sanctity

Of motherhood.

Vera cosgrove

Will be surely missed

By her friends

And grieving family,

For she was indeed

A fine woman,

And everything a boy

Could wish for in a mother.

Father mcgruder: Lionel...

Though deprived of his father

At an early age,

Was blessed with an abundance

Of mother love.

Father mcgruder:

Though our dear ones depart,

They live on in our hearts

And memories

Until,

In the fullness of time,

We, Too, Depart

From this world...

Until we are reunited

Once again.

A christian spirit

Is eternal.

Yea, Whosoever believeth

In the lord jesus christ

Shall be...

Resurrected.

Poor lionel.

He was always dreadfully

Attached to his mother.

Well, I've seen some displays

Of grief in my day,

But nothing

Quite like that.

Do you need anything?

I'm fine.

I called

To see you yesterday,

But you didn't

Answer the door.

I just want to be left

Alone for a while, Ok?

At least he's

Well provided for.

Yes, Well, The cosgroves

Were hardly paupers.

He'll be the sole

Beneficiary.

Hey, Guys.

Look what I found.

What are you doing

With this thing?

Digging up a few stiffs?

L...

Shut up!

You know

What you are?

A bloody sicko.

Yeah, Mean talk.

Get his wallet.

That's my mother

You're pissing on.

It's a zombie!

Mom, No!

What in God's name

Is going on here?

The devil is amongst us.

Stay back, Boy.

This calls

For divine intervention.

Yaaaaaah!

I kick ass for the lord!

There you are, Mum.

Void.

Use the spoon.

Hey, Hey.

Cut that out.

Shh.

How's it going, Lionel?

Uh...

Come on, Mate.

I'm dying for a slash.

I've got a urinary infection.

Christ, What a stink.

Yeah. Dog

Must have crawled

Under the house

And died.

Can't have been easy for you

These past few weeks, Lionel,

What, With your mother gone.

Who's that, Uh,

Little girl

You've been seeing?

What?

You know,

The little latin number

With the cute bum.

Paquita.

Oh, Yeah, Paquita.

That's the one.

She's a bit of all right.

Wouldn't mind her

Doing the growl on me.

So...

All this is coming

Your way, Eh?

Of course, Uh...

Your mother

Was always intending

To leave me a bequest.

Oh.

Oh, Yes.

We talked about it

Many times.

It was a foregone

Conclusion, Really.

It's just, With her

Dying suddenly,

She didn't get the chance

To include me in her will.

Well, You'll have

To talk to the lawyers

About it, Uncle les.

Don't bring the bloody

Lawyers into it.

This is a private

Family matter.

What the hell's that?

It's the pipes.

They do that sometimes.

It's not the pipes,

Lionel.

It's somebody

Doing the business.

Please, Uncle les,

You just gotta leave.

So you found your dad's

Old stag movies, Eh?

Yeah.

Is that the one

With the donkey

And the chambermaid?

No, Please.

All right.

I understand,

Lionel.

Some things

A man prefers

To do on his own.

It's all part

Of the grieving process.

Be seeing you, Lionel.

Man on radio: Nijinsky

Was of what nationality?

Second man on radio:

Nijinsky is russian.

Russian is right.

That's very good.

Um, 13.

Number 13,

He's going for.

Lionel!

I dropped a shilling.

It must have, Uh...

Rolled down the drain.

I come to see you,

You shut the door

In my face.

You built a big wall.

I telephone,

And you don't answer.

Why?

Speak to me.

You don't want

To see me anymore?

It was a mistake.

Sorry.

Good-Bye.

Paquita.

Leave me alone.

I'm sorry.

Leave me alone.

Take your hands

Off her, You creep!

You know what they're saying

About you, Don't you?

You've gone funny

In the head.

A real bloody weirdo.

You touch her again,

And I'll knock you into

The middle of next week.

Hello. Hello.

How's cute little selwyn

There?

Peekaboo.

So I said...

Yeah!

Hyperactive.

So, I tackled

This guy, Right?

I brought him down

This real bone cruncher.

And the ball rolls free,

So I scooped it up,

And you know what I did?

I drop-Kicked

From 50 yards out.

Ha ha! God, You

Should have seen it.

Put us 3 points ahead.

Gave us the match.

Fantastic.

Hello, Lionel.

That's quite

A collection Of stiffs You got down there.

And I thought you were

Such a quiet chappie.

Uncle les,

They're not what you think.

Back off, Mate!

Lay a hand on me,

I'll have you

For breakfast.

I'm sorry, Lionel.

If I don't

Report this,

I'll be an accessory

After the fact.

I hope they can keep it

Out of the papers

For your mother's sake.

She always

Hated a scandal.

This is hard

For me, Lionel,

Informing on

Me sister's boy and all.

Of course, If I was

To keep me mouth shut,

I'd be taking

A hell of a risk.

Hey, Put me through

To the police, Please.

Of course,

If I was to, Uh,

Get my fair share

Of vera's estate,

I might be

More inclined

To protect a member

Of the family.

You want the money?

Speak to sergeant bauer.

I'd like to report

A multiple murder.

Yes, I'll wait.

The money and the house.

Blood is thicker

Than water, Lionel.

Yeah, G'day.

Les about?

Hey, You bastard!

Thought

We'd pop over

And take a squish

At your new digs.

Yeah, Mate. Why not?

Rip the skins off

A few brown ones.

Yeah. We'll make

A night of it.

Where are you going?

Just for a walk.

No, Mate. These people

Want a feast.

We'll get a party going.

Let's get

Some snacks, Mate.

You got real-Live

Stiffs here?

Man: Hey, Les, Let's

Stick some real music on.

Oh, Yeah.

Comin' through, Buzzer.

Clear the dance floor.

I don't know

What sort

Of kinky shit

You're into,

But I want

Those things buried.

Come on, Babe.

Have a dance.

It's no good asking lionel.

He's nothing

Like his old man.

He was a real stick man.

Used to pull the birds

Like you wouldn't believe.

Don't talk about

My father like that.

Tasty.

You got anything else

That I can, Uh,

Nibble on?

So, You know,

I throw him a dummy,

Fooled him

Completely.

Now, You

Gotta imagine,

This is, Like,

10, 15 Yards out

From the sideline.

There are several

Of these big buggers

Coming towards me,

Right?

So what do I do?

L... I put

My head down,

And I shot

To get a touchdown

Right between

The posts. God.

The coach reckons

I'm a dead certain

For the next

Callback trials.

What do you think

About that, Paquita?

You could be going out

With the next bob scott.

Where were you?

A cute little

Se}orita, Eh?

Oh, God. Wait.

Oh, Come on, Now.

Don't be a party pooper.

Come and have a drink.

Oh, I bet you go off

Like a rocket.

Oh! Oh! Little bitch!

I'll get you!

Where is she?

Aw, You foreign bitch!

I'll get...

Hello?

Paquita!

Paquita.

"Death surrounds him."

Lionel: They're not...

Dead exactly.

They're just...

Sort of rotting.

Nurse McTavish.

Father McGruder.

Your mother!

I don't know what to do,

You know? I...

Don't know how

To stop it.

You must destroy them.

I...

I can't.

Not mum.

That thing

Is not your mother.

Come on, Les.

Join in.

I'll do it.

Aye, What's this?

Her lap bird's

Flying the coop, Is it?

Out of the way!

You're not going

Anywhere, Mate,

Until the house

Papers come through.

Come on, Lionel.

No, You don't!

Come on!

Rrrr! You foreign

Animal bitch.

Time you and I got

Better acquainted.

Help! Someone!

Please!

For God's sake, Run!

Not so loud, Mate!

Bitch!

Lmadre de dios!

Help us!

Bugger that!

Run, Paquita!

Help!

Help! Help! Help!

Oh, No! Shit!

Help! Help!

Please don't kill me.

It's ok. It's me.

That's a nasty plaque

Problem you got there, Mate.

Got a bit of a cavity

There, Mate.

Mandy.

It's me, Rita.

Remember?

Ya mutant

Little shit!

You'll be ok.

Let me in!

For christ's sake,

Let me in!

Let me in! Help me!

Help!

Paquita,

We must.

Come on! Help!

Quickly!

There's thousands of them!

What the hell's this?!

Leave her alone.

She's been bitten!

You know

What that means?!

She's gonna turn

Into one of them!

I won't. I won't.

Help me!

You stay out of it!

I know what to do.

She's history.

I've read

The comics!

Total lobotomy!

Dismemberment!

Are you crazy?!

There's no room for

Hysterical women in my unit.

Step right up,

You creepo bastards!

Lionel.

Paquita!

No!

Just as well someone around

Here's got balls, Eh, Girls?

Goddamn little rug rat!

Get out of the way!

Come on, You little maggot!

Where are you,

You little crawler?!

Lionel!

Holy christ. Vera.

Leave me.

Party's over.

Rita?

No!

Now, You just get

Out of here.

What?

Haven't seen mum yet.

Come to mummy,

Lionel.

Come on!

No!

You don't

Scare me, Mum.

All my life...

You told me nothing

But lies.

That stuff about dad,

None of that was true!

You drowned them both,

Mum...

Dad and that blond woman.

You caught them together,

And you killed them,

Didn't you?

How dare you speak

To me like that?

Didn't you?!

Lionel, Help! Quick!

Slut!

Don't you touch her.

No!

No one will ever love you

Like your mother.

No! No!

Such a good boy.

No.

The sign of love

Has cost its toll

The truth foretold

Is now revealed

Its mystery

Our destiny

The stars and moon

The sign of love

Has come at last

2 Lonely hearts

Are in the past

It blazes bright

Love's blinding light

Through darkest night

And floods the room

The stars and moon

The sign of love

Our time has come

The stars and moon

Will shine for us

The stars and the moon

Are guiding us

We follow the sign

To perfect love

The sign of love

Our time has come

The stars and moon

Will shine for us

The stars and the moon

Are guiding us

We follow the sign

To perfect love

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