Dream Lover (1986) Movie Script

[ 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!

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.

[ CRYING ]

Shh.

All right.

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?

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!

[ 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...

[ 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...

[ 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 ]

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!

LOOK HERE,

KEEP IT QUIET, CAN'T YOU?!

EXCUSE ME!

[ HORN HONKING ]

[ GASPS ]

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY

WARNER BROS. INC.

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