Dead Stop (2011) - full transcript
The desert can be an unforgiving place. By day, the temperatures soar past the century mark, hot enough to drop a man in his tracks, and by night they plummet low enough to freeze the life out of him. It is filled with wildlife, feral and deadly. It is not a place where you want to get lost. Unfortunately, Todd and Josh and their friends have done exactly that. On their way to a ski trip, the group of teens and the pair of hitchhikers they've picked up, have taken a wrong turn and find themselves miles from anything resembling civilization. It's often said that the snakes, scorpions, coyotes, spiders and all that live in the desert are more afraid of humans than the humans are of them. But in this case, there is good reason for these people to be more than just scared. In this particular stretch of the California desert, there's one wild creature that does not fear man. A very large and fierce creature that craves their flesh. It's strong. It's primal. It's relentless. And it's hungry.
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[TIRES CRUNCHING]
[PAPER CRINKLING]
TODD: Should have turned
right back at that freeway.
But I cannot...
I can't read this thing at all.
-Admit it, dude.
-Dude, we are not lost.
We're just not where
we're supposed to be.
I think that's called
being lost.
[SCOFFS]
Shut up.
Great.
Now, what are we supposed to do?
We've been driving down
this road for hours.
Hey guys,
this is a wild idea,
-but why don't we turn back?
-Hey, listen, punk,
nobody wants you here, okay?
Including your sister.
But somebody's got
to babysit your ass
because your parents
are out of town.
And they sure as shit don't
trust your goth ass home alone.
Hey leave him alone, alright?
He probably wants to
be here about as much
as you want him here.
Besides, it's your dumb ass
that got us lost.
Whatever.
He's probably right, though.
We should turn back.
Fuck that.
I can barely even see the road.
We're camping here tonight
and we'll figure it out
in the morning.
What an idea.
I bet you two are glad
we picked you up, huh?
Well, that's what happens
when you hitchhike.
But hey, we're cool.
And that's the fucking
attitude I was looking for!
[LAUGHS]
[SIGHS]
Cozy.
Did we bring any flashlights?
There are two in the back.
Okay.
[LAUGHING]
-You have to jiggle it.
-I am jiggling it.
No, you got to
really jiggle it.
I am really jiggling it.
[LAUGHING]
Like this, baby.
[DOOR POPS OPEN]
-Yeah.
-There you go!
-Yay!
-There we go,
you just got to sweet talk it
a little like a woman.
[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]
BETH: Thanks.
At least there's one
real man around here.
Oh, I'll show you a real man.
[LAUGHS]
Stay off my girl.
[LAUGHS]
-[GROWLING]
-What the hell was that?
-Probably just a coyote.
-No way,
that did not
sound like a coyote.
What are you,
a wilderness expert?
It was probably just a
rabid raccoon or something.
If you don't bother them,
they won't bother you.
Actually,
they will bother you.
And if they're rabid,
even if they're unprovoked.
What are you,
a wilderness expert too?
Actually, yes.
I used to be a professor
at Berkley.
Joe taught zoology.
Oh, nice, we got our own
little private nature show.
[LAUGHS]
Fact of the matter is,
there are no raccoons out here.
Only coyotes
and an occasional mountain lion.
But with all the commotion
you've made in the
last ten minutes,
I don't think you have to
worry about that either.
Good times.
Look, I got some
sleeping bags in here.
And I've heard
good things about body heat.
Besides,
seven of us sleeping in this?
-Not good.
-Whoo!
-JOSH: Wazzup!
-SARAH: Oooh.
[DISTANT LAUGHTER]
[VIDEO GAME SOUNDS]
You coming?
PETER: No.
I'm not really in the
mood to watch you guys
get drunk and grope each other.
Point taken.
[VIDEO GAME SOUNDS]
This is fun, huh?
JOSH: Yeah, that's right.
It is now.
Thanks.
[GROANS]
So what are those things
over there?
Oh, those are incense
from Kathmandu, Nepal.
They burn longer than any
others, up to six hours.
A friend of mine,
a Buddhist priest,
taught me
how to make them.
Now, I sell them at the
colleges when I lecture.
-Helps fund or trips.
-What kind of trips?
Carolyn and I
travel the world.
SARAH: Hmm, doing what?
Exploring, enjoying life.
Generally avoiding the
politics and rat race
of teaching college.
And the nine to five thing.
I did that for 15 years.
Where have you guys been?
I guess the question is,
where haven't we been, right?
Nice.
-I like that.
-[ALL CHUCKLING]
[video game sounds]
-[CHEERING]
-[LAUGHING]
JOSH: Going to [MUMBLES]
his phone like that?
Get it girl.
Pump it up.
Pump it up.
[LAUGHTER]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[RUSTLING IN THE DISTANCE]
[LOW GROWLING]
[RUSTLING]
Woah.
Sorry.
What's going on, man?
Nothing.
Turn the headlights off
and come sit with us.
I promise Josh won't
be a dick, okay?
[LAUGHS]
Okay, Josh will definitely
be a dick, but...
come anyways.
It'll make your sister
feel better.
Alright?
-[SIGHS]
-Come on.
Guys, what's the craziest thing
you've seen in your travels?
I guess I'd have to say
that time when we were...
in India on the coast.
We saw this ten-year-old boy,
he was just like,
gliding on the water,
on top of an elephant
that was swimming
to an island about
a mile and a half or so
out in the ocean.
It was just...
incredible.
I'd pay to see that shit.
BETH: What about you, Joe?
I don't know,
that was pretty incredible.
He doesn't really
like to talk about it,
but Joe's seen some
pretty crazy shit.
Tell them, honey.
Tell the about Everest.
I don't think that's the kind
of story they want to hear.
No, that sounds good.
Tell it, dude.
It's kind of morbid.
Even better.
About ten years ago,
when I was still teaching,
I was asked to join a
team of researchers,
heading to the
mountains above Nepal.
Purpose of the mission was to
search for evidence of the Yeti.
What's a Yeti?
It's like the cousin
of Bigfoot,
but it's all white with fangs
and longer fingernails.
Yeah, that's right.
In the early '50s,
an Everest expedition
led by a climber named John Hunt
resulted in photos of
what was believed to be a Yeti.
We were going to retrace
his steps and see
if we could uncover any
supporting evidence.
-Yeah, I know it sounds hokey.
-Thought it was pretty
silly myself.
The team consisted of myself
and some local scientists
and one of my colleagues,
Simon Malloy.
By the third day,
we hadn't found much
and Simon was getting
really frustrated,
so he decided to head out
on his own for a few hours.
Next morning,
when we woke,
Simon wasn't in his tent.
He hadn't come back.
The team and I spent most of
the next day scouring the area.
Didn't find a thing.
So he never came back?
I mean, did you call the police?
Local authorities
sent out a search party,
and the university did as well,
but no luck.
Eventually, they found a
part of Simon's backpack.
And a hiking boot.
Both covered in his blood.
So what do you think
actually happened?
I don't know.
But Simon went out there
to find something that evening.
Maybe that something found him.
[JOSH LAUGHS]
Bullshit!
What?
That's bullshit!
Woo-hoo-hoo,
something found him!
-Josh!
-Believe what you want.
But this kind of thing
happens all the time.
People go hiking,
climbing, camping,
and they just disappear.
Sometimes they find
the bodies...
and sometimes they don't.
Point is,
nobody ever really
knows what happened.
Okay.
Now, I'm a little freaked out.
Yeah, whatever.
I'm going to get some more beer.
And if something
comes and gets me,
Todd, you take Sarah.
SARAH: Oh, shut up!
BETH: Drink, drink, drink.
Drink, drink, drink, drink.
Oh, come on, baby,
drink it!
-[CHEERING]
-BETH: Shotgun!
[LAUGHTER]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[EXHALING]
[URINE SPLASHING]
Need someone, uh,
to hold that for you?
Uh, no.
I mean, that would be great,
but I'm kind of with Sarah.
Oh, that's okay.
'Cause I'm with Joe.
But we have an understanding.
We're not married or anything.
You're not married
to Sarah, are you?
No, no,
I'm not married to Sarah.
Okay. Good.
[JOSH LAUGHS]
[BETH SIGHS]
-JOSH: Hey.
-Hey!
Oh my God, I'm so wasted.
Me too.
Aren't they beautiful?
JOSH: Uh-huh.
Not as beautiful as you.
[BOTH LAUGH]
God!
Come on!
Wow.
That's really smooth.
JOSH: Thank you.
Oh, my God,
I'm seriously drunk.
Okay.
[BETH LAUGHS]
I'm just going to.
Oops.
[BETH LAUGHING]
[MOANING]
-We can't do this.
-[JOSH MUMBLES]
[HEAVY BREATHING]
[GROANING]
Oh, my head.
Make the ringing stop.
Hair of the dog, bro.
That did absolutely nothing.
You know, like one of my old
football coaches used to say.
"Quit your whining
and rub some dirt on it, boy!"
[LAUGHS]
[VOMITING SOUND]
SARAH: Hey.
Yeah, this is just about right.
Try turning her over.
Battery light's on.
It's probably dead.
You're fucking kidding me.
We're like, screwed,
totally screwed.
So we're stranded.
Can't we like,
fix it or something?
Once it's dead, there's
not much you can do
without another fully
charged battery.
It's alright.
Someone's bound
to come along sooner or later.
Until then, we got plenty
of food, water, supplies.
Actually,
that's not quite accurate.
What do you mean?
Well,
I figured that we would just
get some supplies
once we got to [MUMBLES].
So what do we have?
Beer.
And?
Two Slim Jims
and a jug of water.
-We're dead.
-We're not dead.
Carolyn and I have been in far
hairier situations than this.
But we do need to be careful
and conserve our water.
What about when that runs out?
And no one's come to find us?
Then we die.
Hey, eyeliner,
shut the fuck up.
Jesus, he is creepy.
How is he even related to you?
Let's just concentrate
on what we need to do.
It's obvious we're going
to be here for a while,
so let's start by figuring
out what supplies we do have.
Alright?
JOSH: Looks like I was
wrong about the Slim Jims.
Humans can go weeks
without food,
but that amount of water
for seven people?
In this environment?
Even for a day or two,
that's a whole different story.
So what if one of us heads back
down the road or something?
I can do that.
You sure you're up for it?
Yeah.
Yeah, I can deal.
Can't be more than a
few miles or something.
Remember to take water.
And the rest of
you take it easy.
Try to conserve
energy and supplies.
And stay out of the sun.
Last thing we need is
someone passing out.
Todd will get some help and
we'll be out of here in no time.
Yeah, right.
I just love you so much.
I love you too.
Oh, hey.
Uh...
take these cell phones.
Yeah, thanks.
You never know when one will
work better than the other.
We're going to be fine.
Be back soon.
Hey.
I love you.
Love you too.
So.
I don't want to talk about it.
Are we pretending
that nothing happened?
Yes!
Look, I don't know.
Look, last night was the
biggest mistake of my life.
And if you care
anything for Todd,
you will never tell him.
We were drunk.
I love Todd.
End of conversation.
-Lover's quarrel?
-Hmm?
What happened last night?
What do you mean?
Well, I thought you and me
had a moment,
I thought we were going to,
you know, continue with it.
[SCOFFS]
I...
I got tired.
I went to bed.
Oh.
Is that before or
after you fucked Beth?
-Were you spying on me?
-No.
Well, it's just that
if you're going to fuck
your best friend's girlfriend,
you might want to do it
a little bit, you know,
further away from everybody.
-You are not going to tell him.
-Depends.
JOSH: On what?
[CHUCKLES]
On what you're
willing to do for me.
What do you want?
You know what I want.
-Seriously, now?
-No, not now,
but... soon.
And trust me, sport,
I am a much better lay than
drunken Barbie over there.
What if I don't?
Who knows?
[SIGHS]
Do you think that
Todd will find help?
He's a smart guy.
In good shape.
You didn't answer my question.
I don't know.
The desert can be
pretty unforgiving.
One mistake,
or a wrong turn
and he can be lost
for a long time.
That's what I thought.
Hey, thanks.
CAROLYN: You're welcome.
She's still in the sun.
I told her to stay in the shade,
but she didn't listen.
CAROLYN: She's
going to dehydrate.
Oh.
She called me "grandpa."
Great.
You know Joe's right.
We don't have enough water,
and if you keep
laying out in the sun
you're going to get dehydrated.
I think I can handle it.
Besides,
I'm making the best
out of this situation.
Maybe you older types
need to worry about
that kind of thing,
but I'll be fine.
-So, you and Josh, huh?
-SARAH: What about us?
Oh, nothing.
You guys make a cute couple.
-SARAH: Thanks.
-CAROLYN: So how long
-have you two been going out?
-Oh, yeah, it's pretty new.
Oh, so it's soon enough
that you two can,
you know, see other people
while you're seeing each other?
-What are you talking about?
-Oh, nothing.
It's just that I saw Josh and
Beth together last night.
You saw them what?
Certainly looked like they
were doing a lot more
than just talking.
Sorry.
-Can we talk?
-Sure.
-What's up?
-Uh, not much.
Thought you might
want to tell me.
I don't know what you mean.
Nothing you want to
possibly throw out there?
Nothing you want to clarify?
Um, no,
but that's probably because
I don't know
what you're talking about.
Okay.
Fine.
Where the fuck are we?
Well, I think we're still
south of the main interstate.
How far,
I have no idea.
Could be two miles,
could be 50.
BETH: Hey.
-Shouldn't he be back by now?
-Not necessarily.
I mean,
he could pretty much--
Oh, God,
you think something
-happened to him, don't you?
-JOSH: Hey!
-Oh!
-[BETH GASPS]
Are you insane?
BETH: What?
He barely drank
any of the water.
I didn't want to waste
any on myself
when I didn't find anything.
You didn't see
any signs or anything?
Nothing but...
sand and rock.
And the road just
seemed to vanish.
No tire tracks, nothing.
That's what I was afraid of.
-Of what?
-That the wind would wipe away
any sign of tire tracks on the
road that we came in on
and make it
look like everything else.
Would have kept going,
but it's just so fucking hot.
What are we going to do Joe?
I mean, no car,
no food, no phone.
We're going to be fine.
Alright?
It's going to be dark soon,
so let's...
let's get some rest,
and then tomorrow
we'll figure out what to do.
And what if we don't?
What if all your degrees
and your worldly know how
get us nowhere?
Then what?
-It's not going to get to that.
-How do you know that?
Well, how do you know?
I don't.
Well, then why fucking
say that?
-Why fucking get our hopes up?
-Alright, easy.
You don't know!
And you!
How the fuck did
you get us so lost?
Haven't you ever read
a fucking map before?
-JOSH: Are you kidding me?
-Shut up, Josh!
Hey, hey!
Cut it out!
Cut it out!
The minute
we lose our heads
is the minute this becomes
a dangerous situation.
So relax.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
JOSH: Hey man,
I want a piece.
Pass that shit on.
Holy shit!
Uh, headlights.
I see headlight!
JOSH: What?
Oh!
Let me see that.
Shit!
Maybe they stopped,
settling in for the night.
We can go get some help.
Yeah, but what if they're
gone tomorrow, dude?
Shouldn't we try to
get their attention?
TODD: Yeah, Yeah.
Try this man.
Flashlight.
Maybe they'll see it.
Either they can't see it,
or they don't care.
[LOW GROWLING]
[LOW GROWLING]
Beth did you hear that?
Hear what?
I don't know,
but it came from over there.
BETH: It's probably the wind.
It didn't sound like the wind.
What they hell was that?
-Guys, wake up.
-What's the matter?
BETH: Wake up, wake up.
-[SNORTING]
-[RUSTLING]
Right.
Everyone get in the van.
-What's going on?
-There's something out there.
Nothing out here.
but dust and wind.
[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]
JOSH: So what did you see?
Not a thing.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[URINE SPLASHING]
[SNARLING]
[URINE SPLASHING]
[GROWLING]
[GROWLING]
What the fuck?
[GRUNTING]
[GROWLING]
[RUSTLING]
Fuck!
[GROWLING]
[LOW GROWLING]
[SNARLING]
[PANTING]
[ROAR]
[ROAR]
Wake up, wake up!
Wake up!
Dude, what the fuck is wrong--
-[BANGING]
-[ALL YELLING]
[PANICKED BREATHING]
-[BANGING]
-[METAL BENDING]
JOSH: What is that?
-[BANGING]
-[ALL SCREAMING]
[SCREAMS]
-Oh, shit! Oh, shit!
-Peter!
-What did you see?
-I don't know.
I'm not sure what I saw.
I was just taking a piss when--
-[BANGING]
-[ALL SCREAMING]
[METAL BENDING]
[WHIMPERING]
Oh, my God!
[SNARLING]
-JOE: I think it's leaving.
-[SOBBING]
I think it's leaving.
BETH: Whatever that was,
we should not be here
when it gets back.
That did not seem like
a normal desert animal.
That's right.
Todd, you saw it, right?
No, I saw a glimpse of it,
but not enough to tell
you what it was.
I'll tell you what, though, it
sure as shit was not a coyote.
I'm not ruling
anything out completely.
So what the hell are
we supposed to do now?
Just sit here and wait
for it to come back?
Looks like it's gone for now.
Who knows for how long.
Holly Shit.
Guys, come here!
You got to come look at this!
JOE: Oh, my.
What do you think
it was doing?
I mean, why do all this damage
to a car and then leave?
If this thing follows the
general temperament
of a predator,
it was probably
scouting the area out.
Attempting to show us
who's in charge.
Or it was just toying with us.
Okay.
And on that upbeat note,
let's get this baby fixed
and get the hell out of here
before it comes back.
I think we probably got about
ten hours of sunlight left.
I suggest we get to the other
camp as quick as possible.
-Yeah. Josh and I will go.
-What?
That's like 15 miles away.
I'm not going out there.
Fine.
If they head straight
in that direction,
they're bound to find it.
Alright.
Just head for those mountains,
alright?
Try to keep a steady pace.
It's going to be hot.
You know that.
Probably into the
hundreds by noon.
And if you run into
whatever the hell
it was we saw last night,
my only advice is to run.
-Hey.
-Hey.
You sure about
this after yesterday?
TODD: No,
but I want to do this.
Come on, dude.
Let's go.
You fucked him, didn't you?
Don't try to deny it.
She's a devious little slut.
At least she didn't pretend
to be my best friend,
and then fuck the guy I like.
-She told you that?
-In so many words.
-And you believe her.
-Well, can you give me
a reason not to?
Oh, my God.
-I'm sorry.
-You're sorry,
that's all you can say?
Don't talk to me again.
-Sarah!
-Fuck you.
Woo.
Everything alright?
-Bitch!
-Oh, my God!
-Bitch!
-[BETH AND CAROLYN SHOUTING]
Hey!
Hey!
-Get her off me!
-JOE: What is going on?
What are you doing?
Nothing.
I don't want to talk about it.
[BETH CRYING]
I'm too old for this shit.
Hey.
Did Dad teach you that?
What?
Gee, I don't know,
your kung fu moves, maybe?
Yeah, he did.
Remind me not to piss you off.
Look, I'm sorry I had
to drag you into all this.
It's not so bad.
This is turning out to be an
interesting little road trip.
[BOTH PANTING]
You think we're going
to make it out of this?
Dude, we're going to be fine.
Well...
this is a...
good of a time as
any to tell you this.
I'm going to ask
Beth to marry me.
Dude, did you hear me?
You sure?
What do you mean,
"Am I sure?"
How about, "That's great, Todd.
That's awesome!"
Yeah, you're right.
That's great, really.
-Wow.
-Come on, man.
I'm your best friend.
It's my duty to be
the voice of doubt.
Where the fuck
did you hear that?
Man, we've been best friends
for the longest time.
That's why it makes this
hard for me to say,
-but--
-Just say it.
Well, is Beth the kind
of girl you think she is?
What kind of cryptic
fucking shit is that, man?
-Never mind, dude.
-No, no, no, no, no.
Why'd you say that?
Look, last night
Beth was drunk.
And I was drunk.
But she was really drunk and...
[TODD LAUGHS]
Fuck you.
You're lying.
You're lying, right?
Beth would ever
fucking touch you!
Do you know how hard it was for
me to fucking tell you this?
I'm sorry, I fucked up.
But is Beth really the kind
of girl you wanna marry?
You really did it.
Stay the fuck away from me!
Oh, my God.
JOSH: What?
What is it?
Okay.
We watch each other,
we keep moving,
no stopping!
[SCREAMS]
Help!
JOSH: We need to get in the van.
Now!
Come on!
In the van!
What is it?
Did you find the car?
-We found it.
-CAROLYN: And?
They were all torn to pieces.
Ripped open.
Whatever that thing is,
-we got to get out.
-[BANGING]
[SARAH SCREAMING]
Shh, shh, shh!
Quiet, it's okay.
Shh.
-[BANGING CONTINUES]
-[SARAH SCREAMING]
Shh, shh, shh!
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
Are you insane?
I want to see
what that thing is.
It's something
that could kill you.
I know, Sarah.
I saw what it can do.
But the only way that
we're to fucking survive
is to see what it is
so we can deal with it.
Otherwise,
we sit in here
and wait for it
to come in the van.
Right, professor?
I hate to admit it,
but he's right.
The more we know
about that thing,
the better our chances
of surviving it.
See?
And Peter outran that thing.
He's biggest fucking pussy
I've ever seen in my life.
If he can outrun it, so can I.
Okay?
Be careful.
Okay.
I think it's gone.
Hey guys,
I think it's gone!
[ALL SHOUTING]
-[GROWLING]
-[ALL SHOUTING]
Pull the door!
Move, move, move!
-JOSH: Joe, where's Carolyn?
-JOE: Carolyn?
Where's Carolyn?
Where's Carolyn?
[GROWLING]
[GROWLING]
[SCREAMS]
Carolyn!
Come on!
Get off!
[CAROLYN SCREAMING]
Carolyn, Carolyn!
God!
Get off her!
[GROWLING]
[CAROLYN GASPS]
I'm here.
[CAROLYN GASPING]
[CAROLYN TRIES TO SPEAK]
[CRYING]
-I'm here, I'm here.
-Joe.
Joe, I've been thinking.
Why do you think that
the thing just left
without dragging Carolyn off
or coming after us?
The incense.
Yeah, I mean, look at them,
they're everywhere.
What if that thing was detracted
by the scent of the incense?
Animals have been known
to have serious adverse
reactions to certain odors.
It's how they
mark territory or...
show dominance.
[CAROLYN GASPING]
Oh, God.
I got to get out of here!
I got to!
JOSH: Hey, wait, wait, wait!
-[SARAH SHOUTING]
-JOSH: Stay in the van!
What are you guys doing?!
Get back in the van!
JOE: I don't think
we need to worry.
What the fuck are you
talking about?
That thing is still out here!
Because now
I'm certain it's nocturnal.
What are you willing
to bet our lives on it?
Right now,
the only life I care about
is fading fast in that van.
So you can do whatever the hell
you think is best.
But if you ask me,
you're not going to
see it again 'till tonight.
-TODD: She doesn't look so good.
-BETH: You think?
Guys, what the hell
are we going to do?
She'll die if we don't
get her to a hospital.
Oh, yeah, let's fly her
to a hospital, Todd.
Or maybe we can call in
an ambulance.
Or better yet,
maybe we can make
a make-shift gurney out of
fucking tumble weeds and cactus.
You're such a dick.
That's a person you're
talking about, Josh.
JOSH: Hey, I'm sorry, Beth.
I feel bad for Carolyn,
but we're fine.
And we don't have enough
water for ourselves.
What is that supposed to mean?
Now, we're not going
to give her any water?
-She'll die.
-Yeah,
I'm pretty sure she's already
bought a ticket on that train.
Okay, take it easy. Just
stop and think for a second.
There's gotta be something
we can do.
Josh What, bro?
What can we do for her?
There's nothing out here!
We have a first aid kit
with some band aids
and some tape.
-What are we supposed
to do with--
-I don't know, alright?
Listen to yourselves,
you're fucking retarded!
[GRUNTS]
[INDISTINCT ARGUING]
-[SCREAMS]
-[SQUISHING÷}
[GROANS]
This is insane!
Is that what you wanted Josh?
-Are you fucking happy now?
-No, no, it's just,
at least she's out
of her misery.
-BETH: You make me sick!
-Me?
-I'm not the one who
dropped a rock.
-Yeah,
but you don't seem that fucking
broken up about it, do you?
Stop!
You all better
just pull your heads
out of your asses
and understand something!
If we don't figure
something out,
we're all going to die here!
Okay, you got that?
So we don't have
time for all this
frantic college-kid bullshit!
You all better
get a grip on the situation
before I got to throw a rock
on someone else's head.
-PETER: Are you going to
be alright?
-Considering?
No, no.
But I'm clear-headed.
That's what we need
right now.
You know anything
about fixing vans?
No, I don't.
Do you?
Not really.
Joe,
I do have an idea, though.
Guys.
So if we're going
to get through this,
we need a working car,
right?
JOSH: Yeah,
one with a working battery.
That's right.
So get your pack.
We're going to go get the
only other car we know.
It's too late already.
Listen, I'm 42,
you're 22.
If I can do this,
you can do this.
Now, shut up and get
your goddamn pack!
We're going to be
running most of the way
so grab the rest of the water.
-What about the rest of us?
-Peter will tell you what to do.
[GASPING]
Drink, you're
getting dehydrated.
Fuck off.
Suit yourself.
Do you think this will hold?
TODD: It better.
It's all we got.
Oh, sweet Jesus.
Okay.
Let's just get this done.
Hopefully,
she'll just turn over
and we'll drive her right
out of here, alright?
Come on.
[FLIES BUZZING]
-Dude, I can't do that.
-All right.
Jesus.
Try to crank her over.
See if it starts.
[ENGINE TRYING TO START]
I guess our only choice
is to take the battery
back to the van.
I'll work on that
and you look for supplies.
Now, pop the hood.
Ah.
Ah!
-JOSH: What happened?
-Fuck. Fuck!
[INDISTINCT DIALOGUE]
He told you?
Yep.
Would it help if...
I said that...
I regret every minute of it
and I'm completely
disgusted with myself?
Not really.
Okay.
Wait.
Do you love me?
I mean,
there had to be something
between the two of you.
Something missing
between us.
I know that there's nothing
I can do
to change what happened,
but...
I'm sorry.
Look, the fact is,
I love you.
I love you more than
I've ever loved anything
in my entire life.
I can't just forget
and forgive.
-I can't.
-So that's it?
[SIGHS]
It's getting late.
PETER: It's time.
They can still make it.
[WIND WHISTLING]
-Oh, my God, there they are!
-SARAH: What?
Oh, good.
Okay.
[GROWLING]
Run!
[GROWLING]
JOSH: Go! Go, go!
[PANTING]
[GROWLING]
[JOE SCREAMING]
PETER: Come on!
[JOE SCREAMING]
[GROWLING]
[ALL YELLING]
[GROWLING]
We only have so long before
that incense dies out.
Josh! Josh,
you're the only person here
who knows anything
about cars.
I need you to get out there
-and fix this van--
-I am not going back out there!
Listen to me,
you fucking coward!
That thing,
it is just waiting outside
for this incense to dies out
before it come busting in here
and kill us all!
Get the fuck out there
and fix this van!
Okay, okay!
Pop the hood, pop the hood!
[GROWLING]
Pop the hood!
Come on!
[GROWLING]
[JOSH YELLING]
[GROWLING]
PETER: Todd, find the keys,
find the keys.
-Hurry up, Todd. Hurry up.
-I'm looking, I'm looking,
-I'm looking.
-SARAH: Josh, calm down.
Are you fucking kidding me?
The bag must have ripped.
The keys fell out.
The bag must have ripped.
What?
Oh, my God.
SARAH: We're dead.
What the fuck are
we going to do now?
TODD: Pray that those things
make it through the night.
[WIND HOWLING]
[GROUP SCREAMING]
[GRUNTS]
-TODD: Beth!
-[BETH YELLS]
Beth!
No!
Beth!
Help me.
No!
You mother fucker!
[ALL YELLING]
SARAH: No! No!
[SOBBING]
[CRIES]
JOSH: I know you're pissed.
She's gone, bro.
We got to let her go.
We got to worry about the ones
that are still alive.
[GRUNTING]
[SCREAMS]
-[GRUNTING]
-[PANTING]
What's the point?
In a couple hours that thing
will keep prowling for us
and all we have for shelter
is that dinky little car.
Listen to me, all
that we have to do
is hang in there for
a little bit longer.
And we're going to get the keys,
and we're going to
get back to the van.
And we're going to
get out of here, okay?
That's something that
I can promise you.
We're almost there.
We're almost there, right Todd?
[FLIES BUZZING]
Great.
Too bad we don't have
any more incense
or we might actually survive
long enough to use those.
Yeah. Actually,
I've been thinking about that.
I know that this is
the last thing that
we're going to want to
do after hiking all day,
but I think that we
need to get the bodies
into the car with us.
-What?
-Look,
I know it feels like a long shot
but...
I think that
if we mask our scent
with the scent of these bodies,
then we're going to make it
through the night.
[CHUCLES] I know this isn't
much of a weapon.
I wasn't really looking
forward to this trip
to begin with.
-Sarah.
-What, what?
What's wrong, what?
Do you see it?
No, actually, I think
the body thing's working.
We all fell asleep.
We need to sleep in shifts.
So Todd can take
the first shift,
and then you and then me.
Okay?
Todd? Todd!
Hey!
Come on man.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
Phone. That's my phone.
Phone. Find the phone.
That's my phone, get it!
Get it. Hurry. It's my phone!
Wait, wait!
Where is it?
Hello?
Hello, Daddy?
Daddy, can you hear me?
Oh, my God. Dad!
Dad, can you hear me?
Oh, my God. Okay.
Daddy, listen to me,
we're in trouble.
We're in this desert!
[SCREAMS]
-[BANGING]
-[GROWLING]
[SARAH SCREAMING]
PETER: Sarah!
Sarah!
Holy shit, it worked!
Phone!
Find the phone!
Where's the phone?
Where's the phone?
Hello? Dad?
Hello?
Dad?
Hello?
Do you think he heard us?
Do you?
Shit!
SARAH: Come on.
Come on, come on.
What's wrong?
Oh, this is the wrong key.
-I'll see what's wrong.
-SARAH: No, Todd, please don't!
Pop the hood!
Pop it!
PETER: Hurry up, Todd!
It's just a wire!
-Try it now!
-[ENGINE STARTS]
[CHEERING]
[GROWLING]
Todd!
No, please!
No!
Do something!
[PETER SCREAMS]
[SHRIEKING]
Sarah.
We should get out of here.
[SARAH SCREAMS]
[GROWLING]
Holy shit.
There are two!
[GROWLING]
[SARAH SCREAMS]
[TIRES CRUNCH IN THE DIRT]
MAN:
Where's your sister?
[WHISTLES]
[GROWLING]
[ROARING]
♪♪
[TIRES CRUNCHING]
[PAPER CRINKLING]
TODD: Should have turned
right back at that freeway.
But I cannot...
I can't read this thing at all.
-Admit it, dude.
-Dude, we are not lost.
We're just not where
we're supposed to be.
I think that's called
being lost.
[SCOFFS]
Shut up.
Great.
Now, what are we supposed to do?
We've been driving down
this road for hours.
Hey guys,
this is a wild idea,
-but why don't we turn back?
-Hey, listen, punk,
nobody wants you here, okay?
Including your sister.
But somebody's got
to babysit your ass
because your parents
are out of town.
And they sure as shit don't
trust your goth ass home alone.
Hey leave him alone, alright?
He probably wants to
be here about as much
as you want him here.
Besides, it's your dumb ass
that got us lost.
Whatever.
He's probably right, though.
We should turn back.
Fuck that.
I can barely even see the road.
We're camping here tonight
and we'll figure it out
in the morning.
What an idea.
I bet you two are glad
we picked you up, huh?
Well, that's what happens
when you hitchhike.
But hey, we're cool.
And that's the fucking
attitude I was looking for!
[LAUGHS]
[SIGHS]
Cozy.
Did we bring any flashlights?
There are two in the back.
Okay.
[LAUGHING]
-You have to jiggle it.
-I am jiggling it.
No, you got to
really jiggle it.
I am really jiggling it.
[LAUGHING]
Like this, baby.
[DOOR POPS OPEN]
-Yeah.
-There you go!
-Yay!
-There we go,
you just got to sweet talk it
a little like a woman.
[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]
BETH: Thanks.
At least there's one
real man around here.
Oh, I'll show you a real man.
[LAUGHS]
Stay off my girl.
[LAUGHS]
-[GROWLING]
-What the hell was that?
-Probably just a coyote.
-No way,
that did not
sound like a coyote.
What are you,
a wilderness expert?
It was probably just a
rabid raccoon or something.
If you don't bother them,
they won't bother you.
Actually,
they will bother you.
And if they're rabid,
even if they're unprovoked.
What are you,
a wilderness expert too?
Actually, yes.
I used to be a professor
at Berkley.
Joe taught zoology.
Oh, nice, we got our own
little private nature show.
[LAUGHS]
Fact of the matter is,
there are no raccoons out here.
Only coyotes
and an occasional mountain lion.
But with all the commotion
you've made in the
last ten minutes,
I don't think you have to
worry about that either.
Good times.
Look, I got some
sleeping bags in here.
And I've heard
good things about body heat.
Besides,
seven of us sleeping in this?
-Not good.
-Whoo!
-JOSH: Wazzup!
-SARAH: Oooh.
[DISTANT LAUGHTER]
[VIDEO GAME SOUNDS]
You coming?
PETER: No.
I'm not really in the
mood to watch you guys
get drunk and grope each other.
Point taken.
[VIDEO GAME SOUNDS]
This is fun, huh?
JOSH: Yeah, that's right.
It is now.
Thanks.
[GROANS]
So what are those things
over there?
Oh, those are incense
from Kathmandu, Nepal.
They burn longer than any
others, up to six hours.
A friend of mine,
a Buddhist priest,
taught me
how to make them.
Now, I sell them at the
colleges when I lecture.
-Helps fund or trips.
-What kind of trips?
Carolyn and I
travel the world.
SARAH: Hmm, doing what?
Exploring, enjoying life.
Generally avoiding the
politics and rat race
of teaching college.
And the nine to five thing.
I did that for 15 years.
Where have you guys been?
I guess the question is,
where haven't we been, right?
Nice.
-I like that.
-[ALL CHUCKLING]
[video game sounds]
-[CHEERING]
-[LAUGHING]
JOSH: Going to [MUMBLES]
his phone like that?
Get it girl.
Pump it up.
Pump it up.
[LAUGHTER]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[RUSTLING IN THE DISTANCE]
[LOW GROWLING]
[RUSTLING]
Woah.
Sorry.
What's going on, man?
Nothing.
Turn the headlights off
and come sit with us.
I promise Josh won't
be a dick, okay?
[LAUGHS]
Okay, Josh will definitely
be a dick, but...
come anyways.
It'll make your sister
feel better.
Alright?
-[SIGHS]
-Come on.
Guys, what's the craziest thing
you've seen in your travels?
I guess I'd have to say
that time when we were...
in India on the coast.
We saw this ten-year-old boy,
he was just like,
gliding on the water,
on top of an elephant
that was swimming
to an island about
a mile and a half or so
out in the ocean.
It was just...
incredible.
I'd pay to see that shit.
BETH: What about you, Joe?
I don't know,
that was pretty incredible.
He doesn't really
like to talk about it,
but Joe's seen some
pretty crazy shit.
Tell them, honey.
Tell the about Everest.
I don't think that's the kind
of story they want to hear.
No, that sounds good.
Tell it, dude.
It's kind of morbid.
Even better.
About ten years ago,
when I was still teaching,
I was asked to join a
team of researchers,
heading to the
mountains above Nepal.
Purpose of the mission was to
search for evidence of the Yeti.
What's a Yeti?
It's like the cousin
of Bigfoot,
but it's all white with fangs
and longer fingernails.
Yeah, that's right.
In the early '50s,
an Everest expedition
led by a climber named John Hunt
resulted in photos of
what was believed to be a Yeti.
We were going to retrace
his steps and see
if we could uncover any
supporting evidence.
-Yeah, I know it sounds hokey.
-Thought it was pretty
silly myself.
The team consisted of myself
and some local scientists
and one of my colleagues,
Simon Malloy.
By the third day,
we hadn't found much
and Simon was getting
really frustrated,
so he decided to head out
on his own for a few hours.
Next morning,
when we woke,
Simon wasn't in his tent.
He hadn't come back.
The team and I spent most of
the next day scouring the area.
Didn't find a thing.
So he never came back?
I mean, did you call the police?
Local authorities
sent out a search party,
and the university did as well,
but no luck.
Eventually, they found a
part of Simon's backpack.
And a hiking boot.
Both covered in his blood.
So what do you think
actually happened?
I don't know.
But Simon went out there
to find something that evening.
Maybe that something found him.
[JOSH LAUGHS]
Bullshit!
What?
That's bullshit!
Woo-hoo-hoo,
something found him!
-Josh!
-Believe what you want.
But this kind of thing
happens all the time.
People go hiking,
climbing, camping,
and they just disappear.
Sometimes they find
the bodies...
and sometimes they don't.
Point is,
nobody ever really
knows what happened.
Okay.
Now, I'm a little freaked out.
Yeah, whatever.
I'm going to get some more beer.
And if something
comes and gets me,
Todd, you take Sarah.
SARAH: Oh, shut up!
BETH: Drink, drink, drink.
Drink, drink, drink, drink.
Oh, come on, baby,
drink it!
-[CHEERING]
-BETH: Shotgun!
[LAUGHTER]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[EXHALING]
[URINE SPLASHING]
Need someone, uh,
to hold that for you?
Uh, no.
I mean, that would be great,
but I'm kind of with Sarah.
Oh, that's okay.
'Cause I'm with Joe.
But we have an understanding.
We're not married or anything.
You're not married
to Sarah, are you?
No, no,
I'm not married to Sarah.
Okay. Good.
[JOSH LAUGHS]
[BETH SIGHS]
-JOSH: Hey.
-Hey!
Oh my God, I'm so wasted.
Me too.
Aren't they beautiful?
JOSH: Uh-huh.
Not as beautiful as you.
[BOTH LAUGH]
God!
Come on!
Wow.
That's really smooth.
JOSH: Thank you.
Oh, my God,
I'm seriously drunk.
Okay.
[BETH LAUGHS]
I'm just going to.
Oops.
[BETH LAUGHING]
[MOANING]
-We can't do this.
-[JOSH MUMBLES]
[HEAVY BREATHING]
[GROANING]
Oh, my head.
Make the ringing stop.
Hair of the dog, bro.
That did absolutely nothing.
You know, like one of my old
football coaches used to say.
"Quit your whining
and rub some dirt on it, boy!"
[LAUGHS]
[VOMITING SOUND]
SARAH: Hey.
Yeah, this is just about right.
Try turning her over.
Battery light's on.
It's probably dead.
You're fucking kidding me.
We're like, screwed,
totally screwed.
So we're stranded.
Can't we like,
fix it or something?
Once it's dead, there's
not much you can do
without another fully
charged battery.
It's alright.
Someone's bound
to come along sooner or later.
Until then, we got plenty
of food, water, supplies.
Actually,
that's not quite accurate.
What do you mean?
Well,
I figured that we would just
get some supplies
once we got to [MUMBLES].
So what do we have?
Beer.
And?
Two Slim Jims
and a jug of water.
-We're dead.
-We're not dead.
Carolyn and I have been in far
hairier situations than this.
But we do need to be careful
and conserve our water.
What about when that runs out?
And no one's come to find us?
Then we die.
Hey, eyeliner,
shut the fuck up.
Jesus, he is creepy.
How is he even related to you?
Let's just concentrate
on what we need to do.
It's obvious we're going
to be here for a while,
so let's start by figuring
out what supplies we do have.
Alright?
JOSH: Looks like I was
wrong about the Slim Jims.
Humans can go weeks
without food,
but that amount of water
for seven people?
In this environment?
Even for a day or two,
that's a whole different story.
So what if one of us heads back
down the road or something?
I can do that.
You sure you're up for it?
Yeah.
Yeah, I can deal.
Can't be more than a
few miles or something.
Remember to take water.
And the rest of
you take it easy.
Try to conserve
energy and supplies.
And stay out of the sun.
Last thing we need is
someone passing out.
Todd will get some help and
we'll be out of here in no time.
Yeah, right.
I just love you so much.
I love you too.
Oh, hey.
Uh...
take these cell phones.
Yeah, thanks.
You never know when one will
work better than the other.
We're going to be fine.
Be back soon.
Hey.
I love you.
Love you too.
So.
I don't want to talk about it.
Are we pretending
that nothing happened?
Yes!
Look, I don't know.
Look, last night was the
biggest mistake of my life.
And if you care
anything for Todd,
you will never tell him.
We were drunk.
I love Todd.
End of conversation.
-Lover's quarrel?
-Hmm?
What happened last night?
What do you mean?
Well, I thought you and me
had a moment,
I thought we were going to,
you know, continue with it.
[SCOFFS]
I...
I got tired.
I went to bed.
Oh.
Is that before or
after you fucked Beth?
-Were you spying on me?
-No.
Well, it's just that
if you're going to fuck
your best friend's girlfriend,
you might want to do it
a little bit, you know,
further away from everybody.
-You are not going to tell him.
-Depends.
JOSH: On what?
[CHUCKLES]
On what you're
willing to do for me.
What do you want?
You know what I want.
-Seriously, now?
-No, not now,
but... soon.
And trust me, sport,
I am a much better lay than
drunken Barbie over there.
What if I don't?
Who knows?
[SIGHS]
Do you think that
Todd will find help?
He's a smart guy.
In good shape.
You didn't answer my question.
I don't know.
The desert can be
pretty unforgiving.
One mistake,
or a wrong turn
and he can be lost
for a long time.
That's what I thought.
Hey, thanks.
CAROLYN: You're welcome.
She's still in the sun.
I told her to stay in the shade,
but she didn't listen.
CAROLYN: She's
going to dehydrate.
Oh.
She called me "grandpa."
Great.
You know Joe's right.
We don't have enough water,
and if you keep
laying out in the sun
you're going to get dehydrated.
I think I can handle it.
Besides,
I'm making the best
out of this situation.
Maybe you older types
need to worry about
that kind of thing,
but I'll be fine.
-So, you and Josh, huh?
-SARAH: What about us?
Oh, nothing.
You guys make a cute couple.
-SARAH: Thanks.
-CAROLYN: So how long
-have you two been going out?
-Oh, yeah, it's pretty new.
Oh, so it's soon enough
that you two can,
you know, see other people
while you're seeing each other?
-What are you talking about?
-Oh, nothing.
It's just that I saw Josh and
Beth together last night.
You saw them what?
Certainly looked like they
were doing a lot more
than just talking.
Sorry.
-Can we talk?
-Sure.
-What's up?
-Uh, not much.
Thought you might
want to tell me.
I don't know what you mean.
Nothing you want to
possibly throw out there?
Nothing you want to clarify?
Um, no,
but that's probably because
I don't know
what you're talking about.
Okay.
Fine.
Where the fuck are we?
Well, I think we're still
south of the main interstate.
How far,
I have no idea.
Could be two miles,
could be 50.
BETH: Hey.
-Shouldn't he be back by now?
-Not necessarily.
I mean,
he could pretty much--
Oh, God,
you think something
-happened to him, don't you?
-JOSH: Hey!
-Oh!
-[BETH GASPS]
Are you insane?
BETH: What?
He barely drank
any of the water.
I didn't want to waste
any on myself
when I didn't find anything.
You didn't see
any signs or anything?
Nothing but...
sand and rock.
And the road just
seemed to vanish.
No tire tracks, nothing.
That's what I was afraid of.
-Of what?
-That the wind would wipe away
any sign of tire tracks on the
road that we came in on
and make it
look like everything else.
Would have kept going,
but it's just so fucking hot.
What are we going to do Joe?
I mean, no car,
no food, no phone.
We're going to be fine.
Alright?
It's going to be dark soon,
so let's...
let's get some rest,
and then tomorrow
we'll figure out what to do.
And what if we don't?
What if all your degrees
and your worldly know how
get us nowhere?
Then what?
-It's not going to get to that.
-How do you know that?
Well, how do you know?
I don't.
Well, then why fucking
say that?
-Why fucking get our hopes up?
-Alright, easy.
You don't know!
And you!
How the fuck did
you get us so lost?
Haven't you ever read
a fucking map before?
-JOSH: Are you kidding me?
-Shut up, Josh!
Hey, hey!
Cut it out!
Cut it out!
The minute
we lose our heads
is the minute this becomes
a dangerous situation.
So relax.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
JOSH: Hey man,
I want a piece.
Pass that shit on.
Holy shit!
Uh, headlights.
I see headlight!
JOSH: What?
Oh!
Let me see that.
Shit!
Maybe they stopped,
settling in for the night.
We can go get some help.
Yeah, but what if they're
gone tomorrow, dude?
Shouldn't we try to
get their attention?
TODD: Yeah, Yeah.
Try this man.
Flashlight.
Maybe they'll see it.
Either they can't see it,
or they don't care.
[LOW GROWLING]
[LOW GROWLING]
Beth did you hear that?
Hear what?
I don't know,
but it came from over there.
BETH: It's probably the wind.
It didn't sound like the wind.
What they hell was that?
-Guys, wake up.
-What's the matter?
BETH: Wake up, wake up.
-[SNORTING]
-[RUSTLING]
Right.
Everyone get in the van.
-What's going on?
-There's something out there.
Nothing out here.
but dust and wind.
[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]
JOSH: So what did you see?
Not a thing.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[URINE SPLASHING]
[SNARLING]
[URINE SPLASHING]
[GROWLING]
[GROWLING]
What the fuck?
[GRUNTING]
[GROWLING]
[RUSTLING]
Fuck!
[GROWLING]
[LOW GROWLING]
[SNARLING]
[PANTING]
[ROAR]
[ROAR]
Wake up, wake up!
Wake up!
Dude, what the fuck is wrong--
-[BANGING]
-[ALL YELLING]
[PANICKED BREATHING]
-[BANGING]
-[METAL BENDING]
JOSH: What is that?
-[BANGING]
-[ALL SCREAMING]
[SCREAMS]
-Oh, shit! Oh, shit!
-Peter!
-What did you see?
-I don't know.
I'm not sure what I saw.
I was just taking a piss when--
-[BANGING]
-[ALL SCREAMING]
[METAL BENDING]
[WHIMPERING]
Oh, my God!
[SNARLING]
-JOE: I think it's leaving.
-[SOBBING]
I think it's leaving.
BETH: Whatever that was,
we should not be here
when it gets back.
That did not seem like
a normal desert animal.
That's right.
Todd, you saw it, right?
No, I saw a glimpse of it,
but not enough to tell
you what it was.
I'll tell you what, though, it
sure as shit was not a coyote.
I'm not ruling
anything out completely.
So what the hell are
we supposed to do now?
Just sit here and wait
for it to come back?
Looks like it's gone for now.
Who knows for how long.
Holly Shit.
Guys, come here!
You got to come look at this!
JOE: Oh, my.
What do you think
it was doing?
I mean, why do all this damage
to a car and then leave?
If this thing follows the
general temperament
of a predator,
it was probably
scouting the area out.
Attempting to show us
who's in charge.
Or it was just toying with us.
Okay.
And on that upbeat note,
let's get this baby fixed
and get the hell out of here
before it comes back.
I think we probably got about
ten hours of sunlight left.
I suggest we get to the other
camp as quick as possible.
-Yeah. Josh and I will go.
-What?
That's like 15 miles away.
I'm not going out there.
Fine.
If they head straight
in that direction,
they're bound to find it.
Alright.
Just head for those mountains,
alright?
Try to keep a steady pace.
It's going to be hot.
You know that.
Probably into the
hundreds by noon.
And if you run into
whatever the hell
it was we saw last night,
my only advice is to run.
-Hey.
-Hey.
You sure about
this after yesterday?
TODD: No,
but I want to do this.
Come on, dude.
Let's go.
You fucked him, didn't you?
Don't try to deny it.
She's a devious little slut.
At least she didn't pretend
to be my best friend,
and then fuck the guy I like.
-She told you that?
-In so many words.
-And you believe her.
-Well, can you give me
a reason not to?
Oh, my God.
-I'm sorry.
-You're sorry,
that's all you can say?
Don't talk to me again.
-Sarah!
-Fuck you.
Woo.
Everything alright?
-Bitch!
-Oh, my God!
-Bitch!
-[BETH AND CAROLYN SHOUTING]
Hey!
Hey!
-Get her off me!
-JOE: What is going on?
What are you doing?
Nothing.
I don't want to talk about it.
[BETH CRYING]
I'm too old for this shit.
Hey.
Did Dad teach you that?
What?
Gee, I don't know,
your kung fu moves, maybe?
Yeah, he did.
Remind me not to piss you off.
Look, I'm sorry I had
to drag you into all this.
It's not so bad.
This is turning out to be an
interesting little road trip.
[BOTH PANTING]
You think we're going
to make it out of this?
Dude, we're going to be fine.
Well...
this is a...
good of a time as
any to tell you this.
I'm going to ask
Beth to marry me.
Dude, did you hear me?
You sure?
What do you mean,
"Am I sure?"
How about, "That's great, Todd.
That's awesome!"
Yeah, you're right.
That's great, really.
-Wow.
-Come on, man.
I'm your best friend.
It's my duty to be
the voice of doubt.
Where the fuck
did you hear that?
Man, we've been best friends
for the longest time.
That's why it makes this
hard for me to say,
-but--
-Just say it.
Well, is Beth the kind
of girl you think she is?
What kind of cryptic
fucking shit is that, man?
-Never mind, dude.
-No, no, no, no, no.
Why'd you say that?
Look, last night
Beth was drunk.
And I was drunk.
But she was really drunk and...
[TODD LAUGHS]
Fuck you.
You're lying.
You're lying, right?
Beth would ever
fucking touch you!
Do you know how hard it was for
me to fucking tell you this?
I'm sorry, I fucked up.
But is Beth really the kind
of girl you wanna marry?
You really did it.
Stay the fuck away from me!
Oh, my God.
JOSH: What?
What is it?
Okay.
We watch each other,
we keep moving,
no stopping!
[SCREAMS]
Help!
JOSH: We need to get in the van.
Now!
Come on!
In the van!
What is it?
Did you find the car?
-We found it.
-CAROLYN: And?
They were all torn to pieces.
Ripped open.
Whatever that thing is,
-we got to get out.
-[BANGING]
[SARAH SCREAMING]
Shh, shh, shh!
Quiet, it's okay.
Shh.
-[BANGING CONTINUES]
-[SARAH SCREAMING]
Shh, shh, shh!
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
Are you insane?
I want to see
what that thing is.
It's something
that could kill you.
I know, Sarah.
I saw what it can do.
But the only way that
we're to fucking survive
is to see what it is
so we can deal with it.
Otherwise,
we sit in here
and wait for it
to come in the van.
Right, professor?
I hate to admit it,
but he's right.
The more we know
about that thing,
the better our chances
of surviving it.
See?
And Peter outran that thing.
He's biggest fucking pussy
I've ever seen in my life.
If he can outrun it, so can I.
Okay?
Be careful.
Okay.
I think it's gone.
Hey guys,
I think it's gone!
[ALL SHOUTING]
-[GROWLING]
-[ALL SHOUTING]
Pull the door!
Move, move, move!
-JOSH: Joe, where's Carolyn?
-JOE: Carolyn?
Where's Carolyn?
Where's Carolyn?
[GROWLING]
[GROWLING]
[SCREAMS]
Carolyn!
Come on!
Get off!
[CAROLYN SCREAMING]
Carolyn, Carolyn!
God!
Get off her!
[GROWLING]
[CAROLYN GASPS]
I'm here.
[CAROLYN GASPING]
[CAROLYN TRIES TO SPEAK]
[CRYING]
-I'm here, I'm here.
-Joe.
Joe, I've been thinking.
Why do you think that
the thing just left
without dragging Carolyn off
or coming after us?
The incense.
Yeah, I mean, look at them,
they're everywhere.
What if that thing was detracted
by the scent of the incense?
Animals have been known
to have serious adverse
reactions to certain odors.
It's how they
mark territory or...
show dominance.
[CAROLYN GASPING]
Oh, God.
I got to get out of here!
I got to!
JOSH: Hey, wait, wait, wait!
-[SARAH SHOUTING]
-JOSH: Stay in the van!
What are you guys doing?!
Get back in the van!
JOE: I don't think
we need to worry.
What the fuck are you
talking about?
That thing is still out here!
Because now
I'm certain it's nocturnal.
What are you willing
to bet our lives on it?
Right now,
the only life I care about
is fading fast in that van.
So you can do whatever the hell
you think is best.
But if you ask me,
you're not going to
see it again 'till tonight.
-TODD: She doesn't look so good.
-BETH: You think?
Guys, what the hell
are we going to do?
She'll die if we don't
get her to a hospital.
Oh, yeah, let's fly her
to a hospital, Todd.
Or maybe we can call in
an ambulance.
Or better yet,
maybe we can make
a make-shift gurney out of
fucking tumble weeds and cactus.
You're such a dick.
That's a person you're
talking about, Josh.
JOSH: Hey, I'm sorry, Beth.
I feel bad for Carolyn,
but we're fine.
And we don't have enough
water for ourselves.
What is that supposed to mean?
Now, we're not going
to give her any water?
-She'll die.
-Yeah,
I'm pretty sure she's already
bought a ticket on that train.
Okay, take it easy. Just
stop and think for a second.
There's gotta be something
we can do.
Josh What, bro?
What can we do for her?
There's nothing out here!
We have a first aid kit
with some band aids
and some tape.
-What are we supposed
to do with--
-I don't know, alright?
Listen to yourselves,
you're fucking retarded!
[GRUNTS]
[INDISTINCT ARGUING]
-[SCREAMS]
-[SQUISHING÷}
[GROANS]
This is insane!
Is that what you wanted Josh?
-Are you fucking happy now?
-No, no, it's just,
at least she's out
of her misery.
-BETH: You make me sick!
-Me?
-I'm not the one who
dropped a rock.
-Yeah,
but you don't seem that fucking
broken up about it, do you?
Stop!
You all better
just pull your heads
out of your asses
and understand something!
If we don't figure
something out,
we're all going to die here!
Okay, you got that?
So we don't have
time for all this
frantic college-kid bullshit!
You all better
get a grip on the situation
before I got to throw a rock
on someone else's head.
-PETER: Are you going to
be alright?
-Considering?
No, no.
But I'm clear-headed.
That's what we need
right now.
You know anything
about fixing vans?
No, I don't.
Do you?
Not really.
Joe,
I do have an idea, though.
Guys.
So if we're going
to get through this,
we need a working car,
right?
JOSH: Yeah,
one with a working battery.
That's right.
So get your pack.
We're going to go get the
only other car we know.
It's too late already.
Listen, I'm 42,
you're 22.
If I can do this,
you can do this.
Now, shut up and get
your goddamn pack!
We're going to be
running most of the way
so grab the rest of the water.
-What about the rest of us?
-Peter will tell you what to do.
[GASPING]
Drink, you're
getting dehydrated.
Fuck off.
Suit yourself.
Do you think this will hold?
TODD: It better.
It's all we got.
Oh, sweet Jesus.
Okay.
Let's just get this done.
Hopefully,
she'll just turn over
and we'll drive her right
out of here, alright?
Come on.
[FLIES BUZZING]
-Dude, I can't do that.
-All right.
Jesus.
Try to crank her over.
See if it starts.
[ENGINE TRYING TO START]
I guess our only choice
is to take the battery
back to the van.
I'll work on that
and you look for supplies.
Now, pop the hood.
Ah.
Ah!
-JOSH: What happened?
-Fuck. Fuck!
[INDISTINCT DIALOGUE]
He told you?
Yep.
Would it help if...
I said that...
I regret every minute of it
and I'm completely
disgusted with myself?
Not really.
Okay.
Wait.
Do you love me?
I mean,
there had to be something
between the two of you.
Something missing
between us.
I know that there's nothing
I can do
to change what happened,
but...
I'm sorry.
Look, the fact is,
I love you.
I love you more than
I've ever loved anything
in my entire life.
I can't just forget
and forgive.
-I can't.
-So that's it?
[SIGHS]
It's getting late.
PETER: It's time.
They can still make it.
[WIND WHISTLING]
-Oh, my God, there they are!
-SARAH: What?
Oh, good.
Okay.
[GROWLING]
Run!
[GROWLING]
JOSH: Go! Go, go!
[PANTING]
[GROWLING]
[JOE SCREAMING]
PETER: Come on!
[JOE SCREAMING]
[GROWLING]
[ALL YELLING]
[GROWLING]
We only have so long before
that incense dies out.
Josh! Josh,
you're the only person here
who knows anything
about cars.
I need you to get out there
-and fix this van--
-I am not going back out there!
Listen to me,
you fucking coward!
That thing,
it is just waiting outside
for this incense to dies out
before it come busting in here
and kill us all!
Get the fuck out there
and fix this van!
Okay, okay!
Pop the hood, pop the hood!
[GROWLING]
Pop the hood!
Come on!
[GROWLING]
[JOSH YELLING]
[GROWLING]
PETER: Todd, find the keys,
find the keys.
-Hurry up, Todd. Hurry up.
-I'm looking, I'm looking,
-I'm looking.
-SARAH: Josh, calm down.
Are you fucking kidding me?
The bag must have ripped.
The keys fell out.
The bag must have ripped.
What?
Oh, my God.
SARAH: We're dead.
What the fuck are
we going to do now?
TODD: Pray that those things
make it through the night.
[WIND HOWLING]
[GROUP SCREAMING]
[GRUNTS]
-TODD: Beth!
-[BETH YELLS]
Beth!
No!
Beth!
Help me.
No!
You mother fucker!
[ALL YELLING]
SARAH: No! No!
[SOBBING]
[CRIES]
JOSH: I know you're pissed.
She's gone, bro.
We got to let her go.
We got to worry about the ones
that are still alive.
[GRUNTING]
[SCREAMS]
-[GRUNTING]
-[PANTING]
What's the point?
In a couple hours that thing
will keep prowling for us
and all we have for shelter
is that dinky little car.
Listen to me, all
that we have to do
is hang in there for
a little bit longer.
And we're going to get the keys,
and we're going to
get back to the van.
And we're going to
get out of here, okay?
That's something that
I can promise you.
We're almost there.
We're almost there, right Todd?
[FLIES BUZZING]
Great.
Too bad we don't have
any more incense
or we might actually survive
long enough to use those.
Yeah. Actually,
I've been thinking about that.
I know that this is
the last thing that
we're going to want to
do after hiking all day,
but I think that we
need to get the bodies
into the car with us.
-What?
-Look,
I know it feels like a long shot
but...
I think that
if we mask our scent
with the scent of these bodies,
then we're going to make it
through the night.
[CHUCLES] I know this isn't
much of a weapon.
I wasn't really looking
forward to this trip
to begin with.
-Sarah.
-What, what?
What's wrong, what?
Do you see it?
No, actually, I think
the body thing's working.
We all fell asleep.
We need to sleep in shifts.
So Todd can take
the first shift,
and then you and then me.
Okay?
Todd? Todd!
Hey!
Come on man.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
Phone. That's my phone.
Phone. Find the phone.
That's my phone, get it!
Get it. Hurry. It's my phone!
Wait, wait!
Where is it?
Hello?
Hello, Daddy?
Daddy, can you hear me?
Oh, my God. Dad!
Dad, can you hear me?
Oh, my God. Okay.
Daddy, listen to me,
we're in trouble.
We're in this desert!
[SCREAMS]
-[BANGING]
-[GROWLING]
[SARAH SCREAMING]
PETER: Sarah!
Sarah!
Holy shit, it worked!
Phone!
Find the phone!
Where's the phone?
Where's the phone?
Hello? Dad?
Hello?
Dad?
Hello?
Do you think he heard us?
Do you?
Shit!
SARAH: Come on.
Come on, come on.
What's wrong?
Oh, this is the wrong key.
-I'll see what's wrong.
-SARAH: No, Todd, please don't!
Pop the hood!
Pop it!
PETER: Hurry up, Todd!
It's just a wire!
-Try it now!
-[ENGINE STARTS]
[CHEERING]
[GROWLING]
Todd!
No, please!
No!
Do something!
[PETER SCREAMS]
[SHRIEKING]
Sarah.
We should get out of here.
[SARAH SCREAMS]
[GROWLING]
Holy shit.
There are two!
[GROWLING]
[SARAH SCREAMS]
[TIRES CRUNCH IN THE DIRT]
MAN:
Where's your sister?
[WHISTLES]
[GROWLING]
[ROARING]
♪♪