Dream Lover (1986) - full transcript

After she's been attacked in her apartment, Cathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center, but in doing so she encounters some unexpected results ...

[ ROARING ]

[ WOMAN SINGING OPERA ]

[ APPLAUSE ]

[ BELL RINGS ]

Man:
YOU'RE ALL TERRIFIC.

YOU HAVE A GREAT GIFT
FOR IMPROVISATION.

YOU THINK I'M THAT GOOD?

I GOT A GIG --

JAZZ ON THIRD
IN NEW YORK CITY.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO TURN
MY TRIO INTO A QUARTET?

YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS.



ONE MONTH.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT,
YOU CAN BACK OUT.

I HAVE A FRIEND
WHO'S LEAVING TOWN,

AND YOU CAN HAVE HIS PLACE
IN THE VILLAGE.

I'D LOVE TO.

BUT YOU GOT PLANS.

I'M GOING TO JAPAN
WITH MY FATHER.

JAPAN?

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ PLAYS PIANO ]

I'LL TALK TO YOUR FATHER.

NO.

HERE.

TO REMIND YOU
OF A BRILLIANT CAREER



CUT SHORT BY A TRAGIC ADDICTION
TO SIGHTSEEING.

KATHY,
HOW IS THE CONSERVATORY?

THE SEMESTER ENDS
FRIDAY.

KATHY ONLY HAS TWO WEEKS
TO GET HER WARDROBE TOGETHER

BEFORE OUR TRIP.

YOU TWO BETTER GET TO IT.

GREAT. SAY WHEN.

YOU KNOW
HOW I LOVE SHOPPING.

WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU,
KATHY?

THAT'S WHAT
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

DO YOU KNOW THE IMPROV CLASS
I'M TAKING NOW?

WELL, THERE'S A SPECIAL
ONE-MONTH MASTER CLASS

GOING ON IN NEW YORK.

AND I'VE WON A SCHOLARSHIP.

AND WE'D BE GIVING
PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.

Woman:
KATHY, THAT'S JUST TERRIFIC!

WHEN DOES THIS START?

NEXT WEEK.

BEN GARDNER,
IF YOU DON'T LET KATHY GO,

YOU'RE AN EVEN BIGGER KILLJOY
THAN I THINK YOU ARE.

SHE'S AN ADULT.

I'M SURE SHE'LL DO
WHATEVER SUITS HER.

[ OPERA MUSIC PLAYS ]

I'LL BELIEVE THAT WHEN I HEAR
SHE'S GOING TO NEW YORK.

MARTIN!

I WAS SEARCHING FOR YOUR
LEGENDARY TACT AND GRACE.

WELL, MY GOD,

SHE FINALLY DARES
TO CONTRADICT THE GREAT MAN.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

CLAIRE,
YOU'LL ONLY MAKE IT WORSE.

INTERFERING DOESN'T HELP.

IT DIDN'T HELP HER MOTHER
AND IT WON'T HELP HER.

I'M SORRY.
I HAVE NO REGRETS ABOUT THAT.

HE BRUTALIZED
THAT POOR WOMAN.

OH, CLAIRE.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,

HE IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THAT WOMAN'S DEATH.

WELL, IF HE HADN'T BEEN
SO POSSESSIVE,

SHE NEVER WOULD HAVE
PLAYED AROUND.

AND HE WOULDN'T HAVE
THROWN HER OUT,

AND SHE WOULDN'T HAVE GOT DRUNK
AND HAD THAT ACCIDENT.

[ Chuckling ] OH, OH!

AND IF YOU WERE A LAWYER,
THEY'D MAKE YOU A JUDGE,

AND YOU'D HANG
HALF THE MEN IN AMERICA.

LOOK, KATHY'S NOT HER MOTHER.

SHE SEEMS HAPPY TO ME.

THAT'S BECAUSE
SHE DOESN'T KNOW BETTER.

GOOD NIGHT.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN TO JAPAN
IN A LONG TIME.

I'D LIKE TO GO WITH YOU...

IF I STILL CAN.

OF COURSE YOU CAN.

Good night.

KATHY...

I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
YOUR MUSIC IS TO YOU.

LET'S FORGET ABOUT JAPAN.

THEN I CAN GO NEXT WEEK?

I'LL EVEN COME UP
FOR YOUR FIRST PERFORMANCE.

DADDY...

THANK YOU.

[ CHILDREN'S CHOIR SINGING ]

[ MUFFLED WHISPERING ]

[ PANTING ]

[ BABY CRYING IN DISTANCE ]

Man: HELLO.

I'M LOOKING FOR MAGGIE.

THE DOOR WAS OPEN.

OH, UM,
I DON'T KNOW MAGGIE.

SHE WAS LIVING HERE
LAST MONTH.

DID SHE SAY WHERE SHE WENT?

NO, I'VE NEVER EVEN
HEARD OF HER.

I'M SUBLETTING FROM GARY.

GARY?

DO YOU KNOW HIM?
HE'S A DRUMMER.

NO. [ CHUCKLES ]

WELL, MAYBE MAGGIE
WAS SUBLETTING FROM GARY, TOO.

WELL, MAYBE
I'LL SEE YOU AROUND SOMETIME.

HERE.

NO.

TAKE IT.

THANK YOU.

UH...

[ Chuckling ] I GOT IT.

BYE.

[ JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ APPLAUSE ]

Man:
YOU GOT SOME BIG SOUND, KIDDO.

Man #2: REALLY BLEW MY MIND
WITH THOSE CHANGES.

I'LL HELP
WITH THE DISHES.

THERE'S NOT MUCH.

WELL,
IT WON'T TAKE LONG, THEN.

YOU WASH, I'LL WIPE.

HERE, CATCH.

WHEN I SAY, "THROW IT,"
YOU THROW IT, ALL RIGHT?

Okay...

THROW!

[ CUPS SHATTER ]

DARN.

MY FATHER'S COMING
FOR BREAKFAST.

YOU HAVE TO GO.

SOMEDAY YOUR FATHER'S GONNA
HAVE TO FIND OUT YOU'RE A WOMAN.

NO, NOT TODAY.

UH, I HAD A LOVELY EVENING.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ TAPPING ON WINDOW ]

WE SHOULD BE LIVING TOGETHER.

[ JINGLING ]

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]

[ FAUCET DRIPPING ]

[ GRUNTS ]

[ GASPS ]

MAGGIE GAVE ME THESE.

I don't wanna fuck you.

Just tell me the truth.

Where's Maggie?

WHERE'S MAGGIE?!

I don't know.

YOU KNOW...

...THERE'S OVER 100 TORTURES
IN THE AVERAGE LIVING ROOM.

NOW...

ALL I'D HAVE TO DO...

IS PUT THIS...

WHERE IT HURTS MOST.

YOU'LL TELL ME ANYTHING
I WANNA KNOW.

WHERE'S MAGGIE?

WHERE'S MAGGIE?!

[ Sobbing ] I DON'T KNOW.

AAAAH!

AAAAAAAH!

[ GRUNTS ]

DID HE HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS
WITH YOU?

IF HE DIDN'T MOLEST YOU,

THEN WHY IS THERE FRESH SEMEN
IN THE BED?

I'M BEN GARDNER,
KATHY'S FATHER.

I'M SURE SHE'LL DO EVERYTHING
SHE CAN TO OBLIGE.

IF WE CAN JUST HAVE
A MOMENT ALONE,

MAYBE SHE CAN PULL HERSELF
TOGETHER.

DID THEY
READ YOU YOUR RIGHTS?

NOW LISTEN.

WE HAVE A SERIOUS,
SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE.

AND IF YOU TELL THE POLICE
WHAT YOU TOLD ME ON THE PHONE,

IT WON'T GO AWAY.

IF YOU ADMIT TO THE POLICE

THAT YOU STABBED A BLINDED,
UNARMED MAN IN THE BACK,

THEY MIGHT NOT FEEL THAT YOU
ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M SAYING?

[ Voice breaking ]
IT WASN'T IN SELF-DEFENSE.

WHEN THEY ASK YOU WHAT HAPPENED,
I WANT YOU TO LIE FOR ME.

I WANT YOU TO TELL THEM
THE WHOLE STORY,

UNTIL YOU
RAN INTO THE KITCHEN,

AND THEN
EVERYTHING WENT BLACK.

AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNEW,

YOU WERE STANDING OVER HIM
WITH A KNIFE.

WILL YOU SAY THAT FOR ME,
KATHY?

[ Sobbing ] HE WAS COMING
AFTER ME IN THE KITCHEN...

...AND THEN I...

I HAD THE KNIFE
AND EVERYTHING WENT BLACK.

OKAY!

THAT'S GOOD.

SAY THAT.

THAT'S PERFECT.

IT WASN'T LIKE THAT!

SAY IT.
SAY IT JUST LIKE THAT.

Kathy: THEN HE WENT OVER
TO THE GREEN LAMP.

THEN HE RIPPED OUT THE CORD.

AND THEN I RAN AWAY FROM HIM
INTO THE KITCHEN.

AND -- AND HE RAN AFTER ME.

Woman: AND THEN?

AND THEN
EVERYTHING WAS BLACK,

AND I WAS S-STANDING OVER HIM
WITH, UH, WITH THE KNIFE.

[ INDISTINCT TALKING
ON POLICE RADIO ]

[ DIALING ]

[ In distance ] HELLO?

COULD YOU HAVE A CAR MEET ME
AT THE FIRST SHUTTLE?

YES, AND SEE THAT KATHY'S ROOM
IS MADE UP, WILL YOU?

NO, SHE HAD A BIT OF A SHAKE-UP,
BUT SHE'S FINE.

A BOY WAS ATTACKED
IN HER APARTMENT BUILDING.

NO, NO, HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

OH, AND KATHY AND I WILL BE
GOING TO JAPAN AFTER ALL.

THANK YOU.

[ HANGS UP ]

I SHOULD CALL KEVIN.

[ DIALING ]

[ In distance ] KEVIN.

I'M FINE.

ME TOO.

Goodbye.

I MADE A COMMITMENT.

[ PLAYS
"THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME" ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ FAUCET DRIPPING ]

NO!

What happened?

Woman on television:
PERHAPS AND PERHAPS NOT.

THE CHOICE IS YOURS, IVANHOE --
NOT MINE AND NOT REBECCA'S.

DO YOU THINK I GO TO HER AID
BECAUSE I LOVE HER?

I SHALL KNOW THAT WHEN...

[ FAUCET DRIPPING ]

Man: THERE'S OVER 100 TORTURES
IN THE AVERAGE LIVING ROOM.

[ GASPS ]

...AND I AM JEALOUS.

GO AND FREE HER.

[ ROCK MUSIC BLARING ]

WHAT DID THE DOCTOR SAY?

HE TOLD ME I HAVE TO WAIT
FOR THE DREAMS TO GO AWAY.

THAT'S ALL?

HE SEEMED TO THINK
BARBITURATES WOULD HELP,

BUT HE WOULDN'T GIVE ME ANY.

PRICK.

AND THEN HE MENTIONED
SOME SLEEP CENTER.

OH, WHAT DO THEY DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHY WOULDN'T HE GIVE YOU
THE PILLS?

HE TOLD ME
THEY WERE ADDICTIVE.

THEY'D HELP STOP THE DREAMING,
AND AS SOON AS I GOT OFF THEM,

THE NIGHTMARES
WOULD COME BACK WORSE.

BARBITURATES
ARE LIKE ANY OTHER DRUGS.

THEY GOTTA BE TREATED
WITH RESPECT, THAT'S ALL.

[ SIGHS ]

I THINK THIS IS A JOB
FOR "CAN-DO McCANN."

[ FAUCET DRIPPING ]

AAAAH!

AAAAH! AAAAH!

[ GRUNTS ]

[ GASPS ]

[ CRYING ]

MISS GARDNER?

YOU CAN GO IN NOW.

I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND

THAT WE ARE NOT
A TREATMENT FACILITY.

WHAT WE ARE
IS A SLEEP-RESEARCH FACILITY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE HERE
TO VOLUNTEER.

I'M SORRY.

WHAT IF THE NIGHTMARES
DON'T GO AWAY?

IF THE NIGHTMARES
DON'T GO AWAY,

I THINK YOU SHOULD SEE
A PSYCHIATRIST.

I COULD RECOMMEND
A GOOD PSYCHIATRIST.

AFTER THREE YEARS OF TALKING,
I CAN GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP?

YOU'LL BE FINE.

DAMN THING WEIGHS A TON.

DO US BOTH A FAVOR NEXT TIME
AND GET IT FROM STORES.

THE BARON THANKS YOU,
JENNIFER.

SIGN THIS.

I DO SPECIAL RESEARCH HERE.

I HEARD YOU SAY
THAT YOU'RE SUFFERING

FROM A RECURRING NIGHTMARE.

WAS IT TRIGGERED
BY RECENT TRAUMA?

I WAS IN MY APARTMENT...

AND...

...THERE WAS A MAN
HIDING WITH A KNIFE.

DID HE CAUSE YOU
ANY PHYSICAL HARM?

NO.

I'M NOT A CLINICIAN.

I WORK ON CATS, NOT PEOPLE.

THE RULES ARE VERY STRICT
ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO

WITH HUMAN SUBJECTS.

WE NEED PRIOR APPROVAL
FROM A REVIEW BOARD

EVEN TO GIVE YOU
A QUESTIONNAIRE.

I THINK MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU.

Okay.

THIS IS MY LAB.

I GUESS IT'S OBVIOUS.

IN THIS ROOM...

I KEEP TRACK OF WHAT HAPPENS
IN THAT ROOM.

YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH
A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE,

SO IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT
YOUR DREAM LIFE IS DISTURBED,

THAT YOU'RE HAVING NIGHTMARES.

BUT THERE IS SOMETHING
THAT YOU CAN DO.

BEFORE YOU GO TO SLEEP,

YOU RECOUNT YOUR ENTIRE DREAM
ALOUD IN PRECISE DETAIL.

AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE, YOU STAY
AWAKE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES,

THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.

THEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES,
AND YOU RECOUNT THE DREAM AGAIN.

ONLY THIS TIME
YOU STOP AT A POINT

WHERE YOU WANNA WAKE UP,

AND WHERE IT'S SAFE
FOR YOU TO WAKE UP.

THEN WHAT HAPPENS?

WELL, IF ALL GOES WELL,
WHEN YOU DO FALL ASLEEP,

THE NIGHTMARE WILL END
AT THE POINT YOU PICKED.

IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

IT'S POSSIBLE
FOR YOU TO DO IT AT HOME,

BUT I'D REALLY LIKE FOR YOU
TO TRY IT HERE.

I'D LIKE
TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOU.

I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

THESE WIRES PICK UP
TINY ELECTRICAL IMPULSES,

AND THEY TRANSMIT THEM
TO THE POLYGRAPH HERE.

SO I CAN LOOK DOWN
ON THIS SHEET,

AND I CAN TELL
WHAT YOUR HEART RATE IS,

HOW YOU'RE BREATHING.

SO IF YOU DID GET INTO TROUBLE,
I COULD WAKE YOU UP.

YOU CAN PUT THESE ON,
IF YOU LIKE.

WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S AN INFRARED LAMP.

IT LETS THE CAMERA
SEE IN THE DARK.

All right.

I'M SCARED.

DO YOU HAVE
ANY SORT OF SLEEP RITUAL,

LIKE SOMETHING YOU USED TO DO
AS A KID, MAYBE,

THAT YOU
USED TO FIND SOOTHING?

WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH
WITH THIS, YOU KNOW.

THERE IS SOMETHING
MY FATHER USED TO DO.

HE USED TO TAKE HIS HAND...

AND HE'D...

SAY, "MAGIC CIRCLE...

[ Voice breaking ]
..."SAFE AND SOUND...

till the morning sun
comes around, comes around."

[ CHUCKLES ]

MAGIC CIRCLE...

SAFE AND SOUND...

TILL THE MORNING SUN
COMES AROUND.

Kathy:
I'M SLEEPING ON MY BACK...

AND I HEAR A NOISE.

MY EYES POP OPEN.

I GET OUT OF BED,

AND GO INTO THE KITCHEN
AND TURN THE LIGHTS ON.

AND I GO TO THE FRIDGE
AND GET SOME MILK OUT.

AND THAT'S WHEN I WAKE UP.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ FAUCET DRIPPING ]

Thank you.

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT YOU DID LAST NIGHT
WAS FANTASTIC.

I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

HERE YOU ENTER STAGE-ONE SLEEP.

YOUR BRAIN SLOWS WAY DOWN.

YOU'RE DEAD TO THE WORLD.

NOW, LOOK AT THIS.

HERE YOU GO UNDER DREAM SLEEP.

SEE HOW YOUR BRAIN SPEEDS UP?

YOUR MIND
ISN'T RESTING AT ALL.

IT'S EXTREMELY ACTIVE,
WORKING OVERTIME,

CREATING YOUR DREAM WORLD.

YOUR EYES,
THEY'RE DARTING BACK AND FORTH

JUST LIKE YOU'RE LOOKING
AT SOMETHING.

WHEN YOU DREAM, YOUR BRAIN
TELLS YOUR BODY TO DO THINGS,

JUST LIKE IT DOES
WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE,

BUT LOOK AT THIS.

YOUR MUSCLES
GO COMPLETELY SLACK

BECAUSE WHEN YOU DREAM,
YOU'RE COMPLETELY PARALYZED.

IF I DREAM THAT I'M TOUCHING
YOUR HAIR, FOR INSTANCE,

MY BRAIN IS ACTUALLY SENDING
SIGNALS TO MY ARM

THEY WAY IT DOES AS IF
I'M REALLY TOUCHING YOUR HAIR.

BUT SINCE IT'S A DREAM,

MY BRAIN
ALSO SECRETES A CHEMICAL

WHICH STOPS THOSE SIGNALS
FROM REACHING MY ARM.

AND IF IT
WASN'T FOR THAT CHEMICAL,

WE'D BE RUNNING
AROUND ALL NIGHT,

ACTING OUT OUR DREAMS,
GETTING INTO TROUBLE --

NOT GOOD
FOR SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES.

NOW, WHEN YOU TALKED
ABOUT YOUR NIGHTMARE

THAT SEEMED SO VIVID TO YOU,

I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE
YOU WERE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE,

RARE PEOPLE, WHO AREN'T TOTALLY
PARALYZED WHEN THEY DREAM.

SO I PUT
SOME EXTRA ELECTRODES ON

TO SEE IF SOME OF THE BRAIN
SIGNALS LEAD TO THE MUSCLE.

LOOK.

I THINK I CAN PRACTICALLY READ
YOUR DREAM.

HERE'S YOUR EAR.

YOU HEARD A NOISE.

YOUR EYES MOVED.

YOU DREAMT YOU WOKE UP.

AND YOUR LEGS -- YOU WALKED
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE,

SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT STEPS.

THERE'S YOUR ARM.

YOU TOUCHED SOMETHING.
YOU TURNED ON A LIGHT.

THE KITCHEN LIGHT.

YOU WALKED ANOTHER SIX STEPS,
YOU TOUCHED SOMETHING ELSE.

THE GREEN LAMP.

YOU WALKED
ANOTHER SIX STEPS.

YOU TOUCHED SOMETHING ELSE.

THE FRIDGE.

THEN YOU WOKE UP.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THIS...

EXCEPT, OF COURSE,
FOR THE BARON.

NOW WATCH THIS.

THIS WAS TWO WEEKS AGO.

HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S AWAKE,
BUT HE'S SOUND ASLEEP.

HE'S ACTING OUT A DREAM.

SEE, ONE INJECTION OF PCPA,

AND THE SIGNALS
TO MOVE HIS MUSCLES

AREN'T STOPPED AT THE BRAIN

AND HIS BODY
IS NO LONGER PARALYZED.

MILLIONS OF YEARS
OF EVOLUTIONARY PROGRAMMING

FALL AWAY.

ALL THOSE GREAT REASONS
HIS ANCESTORS HAD

FOR NOT RUNNING AROUND
IN THEIR SLEEP DISAPPEAR.

IS THIS YOUR DISCOVERY?

IF IT WERE MY DISCOVERY,

DO YOU THINK I'D BE
IN TWO ROOMS IN A BASEMENT?

I'M DUPLICATING
SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK,

CONFIRMING THEIR DATA.

IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME
TO FIND THE BARON.

HE'S ONE IN 1,000.

BUT YOU'RE ONE IN 10,000.

DO YOU WANT ME TO COME BACK
AND TRY SOME MORE?

NO.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE
WHAT I DID LAST NIGHT.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME.

HANSEN -- MICHAEL HANSEN.

DOCTOR.

I'M KATHY GARDNER.

* DA DA DA-DA DA DA-DA *

* DA DA-DA DA-DA UN DA *

* BA DA DA-DA DA *

* BADUBADABA-HMM-HA *

[ APPLAUSE ]

YOU GET TO LONDON,
I'LL SUPPLY THE RECORDING TIME.

IF I LIKE WHAT WE GET,
I'LL HELP YOU SET UP A TOUR.

WHEN DO WE START?

I HAVE STUDIO SPACE FOR
FIVE NIGHTS, STARTING MONDAY.

WE HAVE TO GET OUT
OF THIS GIG.

WELL, CAN YOU DO IT?

OH, WE SURE CAN.

MONDAY, THEN.

SEE YOU IN LONDON.

BREAK OUT THE CHAMPAGNE, LEN!

OKAY -- FIRST, THE ALBUM.

THEN, THE TOUR.

NOT JUST LONDON --
PARIS, ROME, TOKYO.

WHO KNOWS?

AND WE
MAY NEVER BE COMING BACK.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR...

FIVE, SIX, SEVEN...

EIGHT.

[ Sighs ]

I'M SLEEPING ON MY BACK.

I HEAR A NOISE.

I GET OUT OF BED.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ FAUCET DRIPPING ]

[ GRUNTING ]

KATHY!

KATHY!

DID ANYTHING HAPPEN THAT MIGHT
HAVE AFFECTED YOUR PROCEDURE?

I DON'T KNOW.

LOOK, I'M NO SHRINK.

I'LL ARRANGE FOR YOU
TO SEE SOMEONE.

NO.

I HAVE TO LEAVE FOR LONDON
ON MONDAY.

YOU CAN'T.

I HAVE TO.

WHY?

THERE'S THIS
BIG RECORD PRODUCER.

HIS NAME IS VAUGHN CAPISI.

VAUGHN CAPISI?

AND IT'S KEVIN'S BIG CHANCE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY?

YOU HELPED ME ONCE.

Can you do it again?

LAST TIME I TAUGHT YOU
TO WAKE UP FROM THE NIGHTMARE.

MAYBE THAT WASN'T ENOUGH.

NOW I'M GONNA TEACH TO CHANGE
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE DREAM.

Kathy: SO I RECOUNT MY DREAM
JUST LIKE I DID BEFORE?

YOU WAIT 10 MINUTES
AND TELL IT TO YOURSELF AGAIN,

THIS TIME WITH THE CHANGES
YOU WANT TO MAKE.

WHEN HE GRABS ME
BY THE THROAT,

I TAKE HIS HAND

AND I THROW HIM
DOWN TO THE GROUND

AND THEN I RUN OUT THE DOOR

AND THEN I KNOW I'M SAFE.

WHEN I SEE THAT HE'S GRABBED YOU
BY THE THROAT,

I'LL BUZZ YOU
THROUGH THE INTERCOM,

AND THAT WILL REMIND YOU
TO CHANGE YOUR DREAM.

[ POLYGRAPH RATTLING ]

[ SUSTAINED INTERCOM BEEP ]

[ GRUNTS ]

[ GIGGLE ]

[ GIGGLING ]

AAAH!

AAAAAH!

AAAHHAAHHHH!

[ GRUNTING ]

Shh.

Shh.

[ CRYING ]

Shh.

All right.

LOOK AT ME.
LOOK AT ME.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

TALK TO ME ABOUT THE DREAM.

THERE WAS A POINT --

THERE WAS A POINT THERE

JUST AFTER
I PUSHED THE SIGNAL BUTTON

WHEN YOU WERE IN CONTROL,
WASN'T THERE?

WASN'T THERE?

KATHY...

CAN YOU TRY AGAIN?

WOULD IT HELP...TO TALK MORE
ABOUT THE REAL ATTACK?

I STABBED HIM!

HE DROPPED HIS KNIFE!

HE DROPPED HIS KNIFE,
SO I PICKED IT UP,

AND I STABBED HIM!!

I STABBED HIM!
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED!

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED!

[ CRYING ]

AND I-I NEVER FELT SO GOOD

AS WHEN I STUCK THAT KNIFE
IN HIM!

[ GRUNTS ]

[ Crying ] OH, GOD!

Shh.

WELCOME TO THE HUMAN RACE.

WE'LL ALL ATTACK
IF WE'RE CORNERED.

AND WHEN WE DO,
WE'RE WIRED TO GET A RUSH.

IT'S A PSYCHODRENAL RUSH.

IF WE DIDN'T,
WE'D BE FOSSILS BY NOW.

IT ALMOST WORKED,
DIDN'T IT?

[ SIGHS ]

LET'S TRY AGAIN.

[ POLYGRAPH RATTLING ]

[ BEEPING ]

[ FAUCET DRIPPING ]

[ GRUNTS ]

MARTIN, HOW'S DAD?

THERE'S SOMETHING
HE OUGHT TO KNOW --

I'VE GOT A RECORD DEAL,

AND I'M GONNA BE RECORDING
IN LONDON.

SO I THOUGHT I'D FLY DOWN THERE
THIS AFTERNOON.

I CAN'T LEAVE HIM
WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE.

THANK YOU.

[ TELEPHONE CLICKS ]

DID I HEAR YOU SAY
YOU'RE GOING TO WASHINGTON?

MM-HMM.

I'LL GO DOWN THERE
FOR THE NIGHT,

AND THEN I'LL MEET YOU
AT THE AIRPORT IN THE MORNING.

YOU'RE CUTTING IT A BIT THIN,
DON'T YOU THINK?

NO, I'LL LEAVE
IN PLENTY OF TIME.

THAT'S IF YOU WANT
TO CATCH THE PLANE.

I'LL GO WITH YOU.

[ WATER GURGLES ]

IT'LL BE HARD ENOUGH ALONE.

I BOUGHT THESE FOR DAD.
THEY'RE HIS FAVORITE CIGARS.

WISH ME LUCK.

MAKE SURE HE READS THE CARD.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ SIGHS ]

OH, BEN.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

I'M SORRY.

[ BEEP ]

Ben: Susan,
will you come in here, please?

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

WHAT IF
HE NEVER FORGIVES ME?

GIVE HIM TIME.

IS THAT
WHAT YOU TOLD MY MOTHER?

[ DOOR UNLOCKS ]

Kevin: KATHY!

I WANTED TO...SAY GOODBYE.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE COME.

NO, PLEASE. UH...

COME ON IN.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

DO YOU REMEMBER
THAT INJECTION...

THAT I GAVE THE BARON

TO MAKE HIM
ACT OUT HIS DREAMS?

YOU GAVE IT TO YOURSELF?

I COULD BE
ACTING OUT A DREAM...

RIGHT NOW.

AND...YOU'RE DREAMING...

THAT I'VE COME BACK.

I'M AWAKE.

ARE YOU OKAY?

I'M FINE.

IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME
I'VE TRIED IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

HAVE YOU ACTED OUT A DREAM?

NO, NOT YET...

UNLESS IT WORKED TONIGHT.

LET ME FIND
WHERE I WAS DREAMING.

LOOK AT THAT --
I WAS DREAMING.

YOU JUST TURNED OVER
IN YOUR SLEEP.

BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT
IN DREAM SLEEP.

IN DREAM SLEEP,
YOU'RE COMPLETELY PARALYZED.

BUT YOU DID IT.

IT WORKS.

I HAD THE DREAM
15 MINUTES AGO,

AND I CAN'T REMEMBER
A GODDAMN THING.

YOU HAVE TO WAKE UP
THE MINUTE YOU STOP DREAMING,

OR IT WON'T STAY
IN YOUR MIND.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON A TIMER
TO WAKE ME UP,

BUT THE GODDAMN THING
DOESN'T KNOW WHEN TO WAKE ME UP.

WELL, I'LL BE YOUR TIMER.

I'LL -- I'LL WAKE YOU UP
AS SOON AS YOU STOP DREAMING.

[ SIGHS ]

[ POLYGRAPH RATTLING ]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Restoring the block.

It's no use.

No matter how hard I try,

I just don't have
strong-enough dreams.

And if this is going to work,
it's got to be with someone

who has dreams powerful enough
to break the paralysis.

LIKE MY NIGHTMARES?

I didn't mean you.

Michael...

we're doing this backwards.

You should be out here,
and I should be in there.

If it's safe for you,
it's safe for me.

THIS IS TOTALLY NEW GROUND.

WE HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT THE RISKS ARE.

THE EXPERIMENT IS NOT APPROVED
FOR HUMAN BEINGS.

How long before it is?

And when it is, do you think
you're going to be

the first person
allowed to try it?

I HAVE A REQUEST IN,
AS A MATTER OF FACT.

They're never going to
let you be the first.

And you know that.

Why don't you let me do it?

[ POLYGRAPH RATTLING ]

I TRUST YOU.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ FAUCET DRIPPING ]

I couldn't do it.

[ POLYGRAPH RATTLING ]

MICHAEL, I'M SORRY.

MICHAEL...

[ CAMERA MOTOR WHIRRING ]

[ CLICKING ]

MICHAEL...

MICHAEL...

[ FABRIC TEARS ]

[ CAMERA MOTOR WHIRS ]

Kathy?

[ CAMERA MOTOR WHIRS ]

KATHY?

WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP IT?

ALL YOU HAD TO DO
WAS WAKE ME UP!

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

KENNEDY AIRPORT.

I DIDN'T RESTORE THE BLOCK.

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

MNH!

I ONLY HAVE TWO ROOMS.

YOU SHARE WITH THE LADY.

YOU'LL FIND IT HARD TO FIND
A PLACE TO SLEEP IN LONDON,

WITH THE FLOWER SHOW
AND ALL.

NOW, THE BATHROOM'S
AT THE END OF THE HALL,

NEXT TO THE LOO.

A HOT BATH IS 73 PENCE.

[ CHILDREN'S CHOIR SINGING ]

Man: DEBBIE?

THAT WAS A LOAN.

I'M GONNA PAY HIM BACK
FROM MY ROYALTIES.

WILL YOU JUST PUT HIM ON?

THANKS.

HE DIDN'T GIVE ME
THE OTHER INJECTION.

ARE YOU SURE THERE'S
NO ANSWER AT THAT NUMBER?

Woman: I've already tried
three times, Miss.

I'D LIKE TO TRY
ANOTHER NUMBER.

Yes, Miss?

IT'S AREA CODE 202...
547-9982.

MAKE IT A COLLECT CALL
FROM KATHY GARDNER...

TO BEN GARDNER.

Woman:
WILL ALL ARRIVING PASSENGERS

ON BRITISH AIR FLIGHT 410
FROM NEW YORK CITY

NOW WISHING TO CLEAR CUSTOMS
IN ENGLAND

KINDLY PROCEED DIRECTLY
TO THE IMMIGRATION AREA.

The number's now ringing.

[ Ringing ]

Woman: Hello?

I have
a collect overseas call

to Mr. Ben Gardner
from Kathy Gardner.

Will you accept?

Yes, I will.

Kathy, your father's in London,
and he wants to see you.

He's staying
in the London Hilton

in the Wellington Suite.

LOCAL TRANSIT TO CENTRAL LONDON
AVAILABLE OUTSIDE...

VAUGHN CAPISI...CAPISI...

DAMN!

RECORDING STUDIOS...

CAPISI...

CAPISI...

[ CHAIN UNLOCKS ]

BEFORE YOU MET
THIS MICHAEL HANSEN,

YOU SAY
YOU SAW A REAL DOCTOR?

AND HE SUGGESTED
BARBITURATES?

HE TOLD ME THEY'D HELP
STOP...THE DREAMING,

BUT THEY WOULD BE ADDICTIVE.

LISTEN TO ME --
I'LL GO OUT AND GET THE PILLS.

THEY'LL BUY US TIME.

WHEN WE GET BACK
TO WASHINGTON,

I CAN UNRAVEL
THIS WHOLE MESS.

I'LL TAKE CARE
OF EVERYTHING.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

I MEAN,
I'M HERE AT THE AIRPORT.

IS SHE THERE?

Man:
She's with her father.

DAMN IT.

DID SHE SAY
WHAT FLIGHT SHE WAS ON?

No. He's in
the London Hilton.

I WILL DREAM...A GENTLE DREAM --

A SOFT DREAM.

I AM AT PEACE IN THIS DREAM.

I AM SAFE.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

Ben: KATHY!

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

KATHY!

KATHY, OPEN THE DOOR!

KATHY, I GOT THE PILLS!

[ FAUCET DRIPPING ]

[ GIGGLING ]

[ MUFFLED WHISPERING ]

[ KNIFE CLICKS ]

UHHH!

[ CHILDREN'S CHOIR SINGING ]

Michael: KATHY!

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

KATHY, IT'S MICHAEL!

KATHY!

KATHY!

LOOK HERE,
KEEP IT QUIET, CAN'T YOU?!

EXCUSE ME!

[ HORN HONKING ]

[ GASPS ]

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