Lust for Freedom (1987) Movie Script

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

The story that I

have to tell is about freedom.

But it became a

nightmare because of what

we had to go through to win it.

It was a nightmare, because

I took my freedom for granted

until suddenly one

day it was gone.

This is a story about the terror

and torture that I and others

endured passively,

like scared rabbits,

until we finally gained

our lust for freedom.

My name is Gillian Kaites.

It used to be Undercover

Detective Gillian Kaites.

I was one of the

best on the force.

Three mayor's citations for

dangerous undercover work.

But I made one mistake-- I

fell in love with my partner.

Ron Peterson had-- believe

it or not-- become my fiance.

He had been working side by

side infiltrating a small arms

smuggling connection.

Finally, months of work

were coming to a climax.

I found out that a huge

shipment had just arrived,

so Ron was pretending to

be an arms buyer with ties

to certain terrorist groups.

And I was posing as

a lowlife go-between.

Those drinking bums

in the parking lot

were really our

undercover backup.

Parker, who always came through

in a pinch, and Saunders,

a very green rookie.

Ron was going to

meet with the head

man of the whole operation,

a guy named Jonathan Trauma,

or JT for short.

I had worked hard and long

getting him to trust me.

I hated JT.

Hi, Sunny.

JT, good to see you.

Hi.

This is, uh, Ron, the guy

I was telling you about.

So what?

I just hope we can

do business together.

My end of the deal is in place.

You mind if we search you?

No, go ahead.

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): Ron and I had

been partners for two years.

We were going to get

married in three days.

We'd put the wedding

off four times,

but we both agreed that

after this big job,

we deserved some time together.

Everything was going

according to plan.

Two more minutes and

it would all be over.

But I didn't count

on that rookie

Saunders jumping the gun.

Stop!

Police!

Hold it right there!

[grunting]

Don't get in middle of this.

I'm getting a

promotion for this.

[phone rings]

Oh, shit.

That must be my old lady.

Just-- just cool it.

I'll get rid of her.

Hello?

Yeah, Whitey.

What's up?

Yeah, uh-huh.

What?

When?

Motherfucker!

Freeze!

[gunshots]

[off-hook tone]

Ron?

Ron!

[screams]

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

Thanks to that dumb rookie,

my fiance was dead.

But at least JT didn't get away.

There he is!

Get him!

What about this guy?

Go check on Ron and Gillian.

I'll take care of this bastard.

[gunshots]

[off-hook tone]

Ron?

(CRYING) No!

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): Hell was

breaking loose all around

me, but I didn't hear it.

I'll get you!

Forgot your key, butthead?

[screaming]

[glass shattering]

[thud]

There's enough here

to blow up ten cities.

Ron!

Gillian!

Get in here!

I found it.

Hey!

What do you think you're doing?

You scum!

Pull a gun on me?

I'll show you.

Bye, scumbag.

[door creaks]

PARKER: Ron!

Gillian!

Get in here.

I need cover!

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

I should have answered him,

but I couldn't.

GOON: You finks are all alike!

You're all stupid assholes!

[maniacal laughter]

Well, then I've got a

surprise for you, scum.

See you in Hell!

GOON: Huh?

Holy--

[explosion, screaming]

[MUSIC GRIM REAPER, "LUST FOR

FREEDOM"]

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER): Cops

were dying all over the place,

and all I could do

was act like a woman.

I knew my days as

a cop were over.

I had to get away.

I had no idea where I was

going, and I didn't care.

There was nothing for

me in this city anymore.

Without Ron, my life

was meaningless.

[phone ringing]

GILLIAN (ON PHONE): Hello?

Hello, Gillian?

This is Captain Franklin.

No, she's not here.

When do you expect her?

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): I drove away.

I drove aimlessly for days.

I drove until it

got to the point

where all the

roads looked alike,

and it didn't matter

which direction I went in.

I don't really know why

I stopped by the lake.

Maybe I was just

drawn by its beauty.

I hadn't been in a place

like this for years.

It was soothing.

Everything was so quiet.

I almost felt

peaceful, and peace

was exactly what I needed now.

Peace, and the time to

think things through.

Little did I know

what was happening

just a few hundred feet away.

[MUSIC GRIM REAPER, "ROCK YOU TO

HELL"]

When I got back to

the car, I could

sense that something was wrong.

But that was only the beginning.

Oh, God, please!

Please!

Please stop!

Please stop the car!

Stop the car!

Please!

I'm stuck!

Please!

Please.

You've got to help me.

I escaped from the

work farm last night.

My God!

I was up at the house.

I know what you must be

thinking, but I'm no criminal!

I was just passing through

like you, and like the others.

It's been a nightmare!

We gotta get past the line.

They won't go beyond

the county line.

Wait a minute.

What is going on?

They'll kill me

if they catch me.

Can't you drive faster?

[car horn honking]

Keep going.

The black van!

Don't you understand?

They'll kill you!

[car horn honking]

Whatever you do, don't stop!

Keep going!

[sirens approaching]

What are you doing?

Don't stop!

Don't!

[screaming]

Good afternoon, ma'am.

You letting her go?

No, we're not really.

There's hardly

anything between here

and 30 miles in any direction.

I suppose the girl told you

she escaped from the work farm?

Wearing an evening dress?

That is kind of

silly, isn't it?

Well, I guess the

little girl just

thought she'd be better off--

in something pretty, that is.

[engine revving]

Is anything going

to happen to her?

No, no.

These things happen

every once in a while.

Nothing to be alarmed about.

Look, uh, may I have a look-see

at your driver's license,

please?

Would you remove it from

your wallet, please?

You're a long ways

from home, Miss Kaites.

Hardly anyone comes out here

anymore, what with the freeway

passing us by a long shot.

OK, it's in order.

I know you're probably

in a hurry to get back,

but I was wondering if you

could follow me to the office.

Why?

Well, we have to

take a statement

regarding this incident.

Now, it's only a

mile down the road.

It won't take very long.

All right.

OK, good.

Oh.

I'll get you back on the road

in two shakes of a lamb's tail,

how's that?

[MUSIC GRIM REAPER, "ROCK YOU TO

HELL"]

[gunshot, screaming]

Open your eyes, bitch.

I want you to see this coming.

[gunshot]

[chuckles]

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

The last person

I wanted to be

around now was a cop,

but I knew where

he was coming from.

He needed my

statement, and I knew

too well how difficult it is

when witnesses don't cooperate.

Besides, I really had

nothing better to do anyway.

Turned out I was in a place

called Georgia County.

I didn't know

exactly where it was,

but it sure wasn't in Georgia.

The best I could figure, it

was somewhere near the border

of California and Mexico.

[dog barking]

Well, Miss Kaites, this is our

women's correctional facility.

Now my office is over this way.

Go ahead.

Take your hands off

me, you rat eater!

I'm gonna teach you to fight.

Mind your Ps and Qs.

Sheriff called.

Vicky's been a naughty girl.

I'm taking her to detention

room for corrective training.

She be staying with us?

No!

She staying with us?

Why don't you just get

a move on, Ms. Pusker?

Go on.

VICKY: Let go of me!

You know, I'm afraid

Ms. Pusker's a little--

if you know what I mean.

But until we can find

someone to replace her,

I guess she'll be head

matron of this facility.

I'll tell you what.

Walk this way, please.

All right.

Where were you headed?

Away.

No place in particular.

Got a family expecting you?

No.

Pretty girl like you must

have lot of friends, then?

No, not really.

You know, I really

admire a person like you,

independent as yourself.

Ah, here's your

drink, Miss Kaites.

You really must be thirsty.

And I'll go look for that form.

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

Sheriff Coale was OK.

The place seemed normal enough.

But something inside

me caught my police

experience, or just

women's intuition,

told me things weren't right.

You seem like such a nice girl.

Want me to be so easy?

Now.

When you escaped,

where were you headed?

I was going home,

where I belong.

Don't lie.

You were headed east on Highway

58 when you were captured.

There's nothing on that

road for 200 miles.

I was gonna hitch

a ride, that's all.

Don't lie to me, bitch!

Now you gonna tell me

where you were going.

You were going to

have your boyfriend

pick you up down the highway.

Weren't you?

What can I say to convince you?

Just the truth, bitch.

That's all.

Now, who helped you escape?

I planned this alone.

Look.

We've already captured the

other girl who escaped with you.

You tell us who

else is involved,

your punishment will be lighter.

Nobody else was involved.

Did Sharon help you?

No.

Check her for contraband.

[scream]

Is there something

wrong, Miss Kaites?

[moan]

[thud]

[humming]

More dead meat.

Can you, uh, file

her belongings

in the county police?

Just a lot a worthless

junk in a purse.

Typical women stuff.

Oh yes, uh, let's charge Miss

Kaites with illegal possession

of drugs, all right?

Well, what kind?

Well, check in the

safe and see what

we got on stock, all right?

(LAUGHING) Oh.

In the meantime, I'll

take her over to the house

and get some work done on her.

And will you please get the

paperwork done on Miss Kaites

and get her car ready

for transport to Mexico?

Can you do that?

-Yeah.

I don't see much of you

around here anymore, Karen.

I've been busy, Ms. Pusker.

Too busy to see old friends?

Well, I've got my duty.

(LAUGHING) Yes.

The shitters.

Where you conveniently put this.

Honest.

I found it, Ms. Pusker.

Honest, my ass.

Now I want to know who's

bringing it in, how much,

and where you're hiding it.

I don't know.

I found it.

[gun cocks]

--[laughter] You didn't

find it in no toilet.

You're probably a

little goob trying

to muscle in on my action.

Now I want to know

who's bringing it in.

It's not true.

There's no one.

[moaning, humming]

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

I was in a room somewhere.

I couldn't get

myself to wake up.

I was so tired.

All I knew was that

I was terrified.

Was I dreaming some

kind of nightmare?

[chuckles]

[woman sobbing]

You know, Karen, everything

that Big Eddie touches

seems to grow and turn green.

Everything you touch

seems to turn to shit!

Don't you agree?

I'm not hearing you, Karen.

Yes, Ms. Pusker.

There's something

deceptive about a rose.

And looks so beautiful

and smells so sweet.

Appears so soft and safe.

And yet.

[yelp]

Now, who brought it in?

My boyfriend.

And you distribute how much?

Not much.

Very little.

From now on, you

bring it to me.

All of it.

You tell your boyfriend

to keep it coming,

and that you're mine

while you're in here.

Mine!

Do I make myself

perfectly clear?

All mine!

[phone ringing]

Where's Miss Kaites's car?

Garage.

Being fitted for

shipment to Mexico.

Get the paperwork finished?

Almost.

All right.

Afterwards I would like you to

prepare a file on this case,

would you?

I'm bogged down in paperwork!

Why are we always

pushing papers?

Because this is a business.

And because we have to have

information for our record.

You know, like profits and

losses, that sort of thing?

Blowing away that

little girl's brains--

was that profit or loss?

You'll have to ask

Maxwell that question.

That's his department.

You know something, Scruggs?

SCRUGGS: What?

Sometimes your worry me.

Why's that?

Well, sometimes I think

you've got a conscience.

Is that good or bad?

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

When I came to,

I was sopping wet and nauseous.

I could tell a lot

of time had gone by,

and I was in some

kind of prison cell.

Why was I here and

what had happened?

What was going on?

Obey me.

You're under my care now.

Do you understand?

Don't understand?

You will.

Hey!

Somebody in there?

Who's there?

It's me, Vicky.

What are you in for?

Ain't much of a talker, are you?

Ain't nobody stopped

me once I got started.

Once my grandma tried to.

Beat the shit out of her.

Not even Ms. Pusker.

She'll get hers.

Hey!

What's up in there?

What's going on?

Gloria?

Are you in there already

with Randy making out?

Ms. Pusker catches you, she'll

make you do it in front of her.

That bitch, Ms. Pusker.

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): I was going

to demand some answers

from the sheriff,

but I didn't get the chance.

Move it!

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): I guess I was

still too dazed to fight back.

Fixed you up for a date.

Bet you'll like him.

Mind your manners.

You may go, Ms. Pusker.

Come in, Miss Kaites.

Sit down, please.

My name is Maxwell, and I'm the

warden at this here facility.

May I make a phone call?

No, I'm afraid that won't be

possible at this time, Miss

Kaites.

You've already had three

long-distance calls.

I think that's plenty for now.

I never made a call, let

alone a long-distance one!

Well, I beg to differ.

You just don't remember

making them calls.

This is getting us nowhere.

As I understand

it, Miss Kaites,

judging from this report,

you've been higher than a kite

ever since you came here.

That's a lie!

I beg to differ.

A search of your

vehicle uncovered

a wide range of illegal

drugs in your possession.

Why are you feeding me

this load of bullshit?

Now, wild talk like that

ain't going to get you nowhere,

Miss Kaites.

The judge, he decided already to

go light on you, thinking maybe

you're just a little misguided.

And in light of that

fact, he gave you

an indeterminate

sentence, which means

that you'll be out

of here in no time

if you just behave yourself.

I could be here forever!

Well, now, forever's

a long time.

I want to see an attorney.

I have constitutional rights!

And we have bent over backwards

to comply with your demands.

But frankly, Miss Kaites,

I don't give a damn

about your

constitutional rights,

as you see it to make a

mockery of our judicial system.

Ms. Pusker!

Now, if you just

behave yourself,

Miss Kaites, life can be very

easy for you around here.

Is there a possibility

that I could see the judge?

You're looking at him.

I told you she was no good.

Let's go.

Gillian?

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER): All

I could do was stare at him.

Sheriff Coale, will you tell

one of your deputies to release

Vicky from the cooler?

Yeah, sure.

Let's go.

Take a shower, put

these on, and put

your street clothes over here.

Move it!

Mm-mmm.

[wolf whistle]

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

I was in shock.

I just couldn't get

my brain to work.

From now on, you're placed

into the general population.

Do as you're told, and

there'll be no trouble.

Don't personally do this to

you lovely, stupid [inaudible].

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): Ms. Pusker

was straight out of some

low-budget prison movie.

But this wasn't a movie.

This was real.

Stop.

This one's yours.

Starting tomorrow

you get work detail.

Make your bed.

I'll be back later

to check on it.

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

The bed was already made,

but I wasn't in a

state of mind to argue

with this sadistic maniac, so I

started to make the bed again.

[voice on pa system]

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): Little did I

know what was about to happen.

Get away from my bed!

You're dead!

Dead meat!

Out of the way.

Get off!

[inmates clamoring]

Think you're pretty cute with

that karate shit, don't you?

SHERIFF COALE:

Excuse me, please.

All right, excuse me.

What the hell is going on here?

What is this, Ms. Pusker?

Just a little misunderstanding.

Nothing I can't handle.

Fucking shit was taking my bed.

Nobody takes my bed.

When I come back,

I always come back.

I'm sorry.

I didn't know.

I wasn't told.

All right, girls.

The show's over.

Everybody out, ladies.

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

They had screwed up my mind

so that I couldn't think.

Thanks to my police training,

they hadn't screwed up my body.

Yet.

You're slipping.

I didn't know she

used that stuff.

I'll get her next time.

There won't be a next time.

Not like that.

What do you mean?

Heard of a game

called Kick the Can?

Yeah.

Played it when I was a kid.

So what?

You're gonna play it

again, only this time

it's gonna be my version.

My game's called Kick the Bag.

You're gonna enjoy it.

Is there anything

I can do to help?

No, Holly, everything's

under control.

Nosy, aren't you?

No, Ms. Pusker.

That can be dangerous.

You're hurting me!

Do you understand?

Yes, ma'am.

Please let me go.

VICKY: Gillian!

Who's there?

Me, slut.

I got a score to

settle with you.

Look, I don't have

any beef with you.

It's over.

You've got your bed back.

You put me down.

You embarrassed me in there.

Nobody does that to me.

[screaming]

Now!

Get her!

The slut's turned on.

[moaning, grunting]

SCRUGGS: What's

going on in there?

VICKY: Scum bucket!

What the hell

happened here, Scruggs?

She was bagged

and kicked around.

Well, did you

recognize any of them?

No, sir.

It was too dark.

Another

misunderstanding, Pusker?

I suppose you know

nothing about this.

Not a thing.

Should I investigate, sir?

What?

No one knows

anything about this.

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER): I

hated Sheriff Coale for getting

me into this, but

there was something

about him that seemed different

from the rest of these animals.

If I could just

get through to him.

When I got out of the infirmary,

I lay in a cell, recovering.

For five years I had been a cop

putting criminals behind bars,

and now I was

behind bars myself.

Caged alongside the same

petty trash and scum

that I had helped put away.

I knew a lot of

brutality and perversion

was going on in those

cells, but I didn't care.

I had my own problems.

JACKIE: Watch my kids grow up.

Get old with my husband.

LYNN: Hey, that

sounds really nice.

Wishful thinking, huh?

No.

You can have all that.

We'll get out of here.

Don't worry.

Yeah.

You know, this may

sound crazy to you,

and I've never even talked

about it with anyone here.

What about?

Well, we've been real

close these last few months.

I can't get you out of my mind.

Every time I dream,

I see your face.

I'm lonely, Lynn.

I never had a woman

touch me like that.

Make love to me, Lynn.

Please?

All right.

That'll be your lousy

hundred bucks, there!

Please stop.

I'm doing the best I can.

Nobody's buying.

Or maybe you just

don't try hard enough.

I can't force the girls to buy!

Big Eddie's watching

every move I make!

Maybe I'll take out the rest

of this week's money in trade.

What do you mean?

Take off your clothes.

That's what I mean.

No!

What did you say?

I didn't hear you.

Nothing.

I didn't say nothing.

That's more like it. [cackling]

[moaning]

[music playing]

[heavy breathing]

[laughing]

What are you going

to do with me?

I'll teach you a lesson

you'll never forget.

Gonna wish you never escaped.

Ha!

Please help.

Let me go!

Let me go.

Nobody escapes from here.

Nobody!

[whipping, screaming, laughing]

You wanna see my John Henry?

I'll show you my John Henry.

[MUSIC GRIM REAPER, "ROCK YOU TO

HELL"]

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): And why

should I care about the

screams of these women?

It's true that in one

sense they were my sisters,

but they were hardened

criminals, weren't they?

Besides, there were

still screams of my own

that I couldn't forget.

[sobbing]

MAXWELL: Doc, it's mighty

good of you to come.

I sure hope it's worth

it in all this heat.

Oh, I'm sure you'll be pleased.

We will see.

Take a deep breath.

Open wide.

What are you in for?

I don't really know.

They said I had drugs in my car.

Same here.

I think most of the girls

aren't supposed to be here.

What do you mean?

Well, I think there's

something funny going on.

I mean, look around.

None of these girls seem

to be hardened criminals.

They're not

prostitutes or robbers.

They're nice girls.

But I don't know.

I'm afraid.

I'm scheduled to be

released next week.

What are you afraid of?

Some of the girls, they

only stay a short time.

There are never

any visitors here.

No phone calls.

I mean, doesn't that

seem strange to you?

Yeah.

Pyorrhea.

P-I-A--

Cody, if you're

going to work for me,

you're going to have

to learn how to spell.

Oh, I will, Doc.

I will.

I promise.

I give her five.

Next.

CODY: Bring in

the next prisoner.

That ain't necessary, Doc.

I got a good heart.

It's required.

Here, then.

Let me help you.

Breathe in.

Breathe out.

Didn't I tell you, Doc?

Ain't nothing wrong

with my heart.

Let me be the judge of that.

Aw, Doc, that was

a good cigarette.

Open your mouth.

Say ahh.

Ahh.

Don't you believe in

brushing your teeth?

Only when I'm going to

kiss a good-looking male,

and there ain't none

of those around here.

Hmm.

I ain't no piece of

meat to be picked at!

No need for that, Cody.

Just trying to protect

my employer here, Sheriff.

Now, calm down, Vicky.

I ain't gonna let that

son of a bitch touch me.

You apologize to

the Doc, Vicky!

I ain't going to apologize

to that flesh peddler.

Get her out of here!

Let me go!

DOCTOR: Help me up.

VICKY: Let me go!

Let me go.

Young people today.

No wonder we lost the war.

But Doc, you haven't

seen all the girls yet!

I've been knocked

down and insulted.

I'm hot and dirty.

I'm calling it a day.

But Doc, you

haven't seen Holly,

and I was saving her

especially for you.

Doctor Bass, this is Holly.

Well, how old are you, child?

17.

Imagine that.

Where you from, child?

From Houston, Texas.

All the way from Texas.

Any family there?

No, I was an orphan.

Good.

I mean, I'm sorry.

We're gonna have to do

something about that.

But a quick

examination's in order.

Take a big gulp of

air and suck it in.

That's right, honey.

All the way.

Suck it in all the way.

That's right, all the way in.

That's it.

Suck it in all the way.

Doc, Doc, come out of it.

Come out of it.

[exhales] Sorry, Doctor.

I must have her, Cody.

The marvellous ones.

You know what to do.

Open, dear.

Open wide.

Say ahh.

Ahh.

[clears throat]

Doc, what's wrong?

Why you leaving?

The contest is over, Maxwell.

But what about Holly?

She didn't make it.

You must be crazy.

Look at her.

She's young and wholesome

and she's a beauty.

She may be in your eyes, but

in my client's eyes-- you know,

I'm dealing with a

different clientele now.

They notice things like

bad bite, crooked teeth,

ratty hair, rough complexion.

But you could fix all that.

Sure, but it takes money.

The state don't

pay me to fix teeth.

And I can't make

them girls brush.

I'm sorry.

She's very nice in

spite of these defects.

How much would you

give for her as is?

Well, considering she

needs a lot of work, I would

have to invest about, uh--

How much?

3,000.

3,000?

Why, she's worth at least five!

Doc Bass don't pay no top

dollar for damaged goods.

Bad bite, crooked teeth,

frayed hair, malnutrition.

Very good, Cody boy.

Very good.

Pay the man.

That's, uh, 3,000 in cash.

Doc Bass don't carry no cash.

Not in Georgia County.

Like, you never know who

you might run into out here.

I'm gonna take you away

from all this, child.

I'm gonna take you

to my home, where

we will put good

food in your stomach,

and good clothes on your back.

Pervert.

Well, you got 3,000.

That's good enough, isn't it?

Oh, she's worth

twice that much,

and that bastard will

sell her for that, too.

Well, maybe he just

wants her for himself.

Dirty old man.

Look, Coale, we got

to get rid of Vicky.

She has become a burden,

and we ain't in business

to carry no deficits.

Yeah.

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

Luckily, I didn't

get to see Doc Bass that day.

When I got back to my cell,

I found I had a roommate.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

My name's Gillian.

What's yours?

Sharon.

Why am I here?

Why can't I leave?

Why have I been here so long?

What were you charged With

Possession of illegal

drugs or something.

It's a frame.

I never saw that stuff

before in my life!

I just want to go home.

I know my parents are worried.

They'll never find me here.

Where are they?

Hollister, California.

They have a farm on

the outskirts of town.

You know, Mom and

Dad are pretty old.

And they had trouble

relating to me,

but they never wailed

on me or anything.

I just wish I could go home.

I'd never run away again.

We'll see what we

can do about that.

You'd better rest.

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

Even though I had ceased

to care about

myself, Sharon was so

innocent and helpless

that something within me

began to stir.

When I look back on

it now, I realize

that it was meeting Sharon

that sparked the first embers

of resistance in me.

Meanwhile, the goings on at

the prison were getting worse.

First, Maxwell got even

with Vicky for screwing

things up with Doc Bass.

I said I'd look into it.

In the meantime, I got a

girl I got to get rid of.

I've arranged a little

wrestling match tonight.

How does that sound?

Good.

Who is it?

Vicky.

Break her in half.

Show her who's the boss.

That stupid bitch.

I'd reckon I've raised some

feathers on her back today.

Well, she can take

out her frustrations

on the wrestling match tonight.

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

And because Doc Bass

was getting greedy,

Maxwell had an idea

to eliminate the middleman.

Using the prisoners

as talent, he started

to make his own porno movies.

Of course, Maxwell's

idea of a porno movie

was sicker than anything

anybody could imagine.

Please, no more.

Henry, did you

finish with that tape?

No, I got more.

MAXWELL: Well, save

it for the new girl.

We got a special

order on this one.

HENRY: You want

the video camera?

MAXWELL: Is it connected?

HENRY: Ready to go.

You feeling pretty good, hon?

[giggling]

Please.

I didn't do nothing.

Don't make me do it!

Shut up, you

yellow-bellied hippie!

Do as I told you.

No, I won't.

Bullshit!

Do as I told you!

No, never!

I don't care what you do to me!

No, please don't.

You do it right, and

it'll be all over.

Now get your pantywaist

ass over there!

[MUSIC GRIM REAPER, "ROCK YOU TO

HELL"]

[gunshot]

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

Sheriff Coale, however,

was a mystery.

He didn't seem as bad as the

rest, but he did his part.

Hello, Charlie.

Weather's cleared up a bit.

Sheriff Coale, what's up?

Well, Charlie, we had another

accident at the prison,

and I, uh, I'd like you

do the paperwork on it.

Would you do that?

I'll do that.

Just, uh, just mark her

down as another Jane Doe,

would you do that?

I'll take care of it.

See you later.

[sirens]

Where were you

going, young lady?

Nowhere special.

Would you like

a ride into town?

Yeah, that'd be fine.

Why don't you hop in?

Tomorrow I want you

to get us a new girl,

and make sure she's pretty, too.

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

Jud and the others

who ran the place

took special delight

in the pain of other people.

Pusker treated

people like animals.

Even though she had

used Vicky to get at me,

she had no loyalty to her.

This time she would use

Big Eddie to get Vicky.

Hey.

Big Eddie.

Yes, Ms. Pusker.

Ah, Warden Maxwell says there's

going to be wrestling match.

Yeah, who's the competition?

Me and you?

Nah, some girl the warden

wants to get rid of.

What's in it for me?

What do you want?

An evening alone with Sharon.

OK, you've got it.

But no rough stuff.

BIG EDDIE: Sure.

PUSKER: Here she comes now.

Vicky!

Move your ass over here!

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER): And

Vicky fell right into her trap.

Yeah, what?

You stupid bitch.

You're standing on my garden.

What garden, fatso?

This garden.

[MUSIC GRIM REAPER, "ROCK YOU TO

HELL"]

PUSKER: Come on!

Stand up, all right?

The warden's coming.

All right.

Any time, any place, I'll

break your chicken neck.

Listen, baby, I'll

stick those pants

up where the sun don't shine.

Any time!

Get back to work!

[shrieking, laughing]

Get me a beer, will you?

Ah, fuck!

Oh, man!

Oh, fuck.

That's funny.

Jesus.

[shrieking, laughing]

[car horn honking]

[shrieking, laughing]

Hey, you goddamn asshole!

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): Sheriff Coale

was about to be confronted

with a situation

that he had secretly known

for a long time would happen.

He had always tried not

to think about it, though.

But it was about to hit

him right between the eyes.

Sheriff!

My name is Warren Clarke.

I'm glad to see you.

I'm Sheriff Coale,

what can I do for you?

I understand you

found my daughter.

Your daughter?

My daughter, Sharon.

Oh, Sharon Clarke.

Who told you I found her?

Mr. Holbrook.

Mr--

To your left, your

right, your left.

Go to your left, your

left, your right.

Sound off, one, two.

Sound off, three, four.

Oh, I was born in--

I see.

Petey.

PETEY: Go to your left,

your right, your left.

Go to your left--

(CHUCKLES) Well,

that explains it.

I did have a young lady but,

uh, she wasn't your daughter.

She was that girl, Sheriff.

I-- I know she had a

red backpack dealy.

Petey, Petey, Petey.

What are we going

to do with you?

Right?

We leave you here alone,

and what you start doing?

Exciting folks

with your visions.

Well, don't you

remember, Sheriff?

She wore the same

hiking boots that she

wore in the-- in the picture.

Petey, every kid that

passes through here

wears the same wardrobe, right?

I mean, boots, shorts,

backpack, windbreaker.

It's basically today's

uniform of the road.

All right?

So the little girl you saw me

with was a girl named Nikki.

Nikki?

Now while she did look like

the girl in this photograph,

well, she wasn't.

That kind of hurt.

I'm sorry, Petey.

Look, why don't you

go back there and take

care your business, and

I'll attend to these--

Well, Sheriff, you know,

maybe you're right--

Petey, just go

back in the kitchen,

and I'll take care of these--

My brain got chopped.

I understand.

OK?

Just--

I'm gonna go back and

get the cheese sandwiches.

Yeah, fine.

Fine.

I'm-- I'm sorry, folks.

Are you sure, Sheriff?

Could you be mistaken?

Mr. Clarke, I would really

know a face like that.

Now I can't forget.

Mr. Holbrook was so sure.

PETEY: Sound off, one, two.

Poor old Petey.

Can't rely on what

Petey has to say.

I mean, every town has one, and

Petey just happens to be ours.

You know, Mrs. Clarke,

I'm going to help you.

I'm going to issue an all-points

bulletin for among my deputies.

Now I do have her picture,

description, your name

and number on the back.

And if she's anywhere-- and I

mean anywhere-- in this county,

we're gonna find her.

I'll tell you what.

I'm also going to give

you the name and number

of a sheriff, Ken Richards.

Now, he's over in Kern County.

That's the next county over.

I have a feeling that

she might be there.

I'll tell you why.

Because your husband did say she

likes the sites, doesn't she?

And Nathan City's there, right?

So if she's there, I

think you'll find her.

Thank you so much.

And God bless you,

Sheriff Coale.

Well, good luck to you.

PETEY: [singing]

Where is he?

Who?

Doesn't he have

responsibilities around here,

or is he spending all of his

time with that new chicken?

Well, how should I know?

I only work here.

What's all the commotion here?

I'd like to know

why Sheriff Coale is

taking charge of Gillian,

of that new internee.

I demand the prison be

remanded back into my custody

according to the

rules and regulations.

I'm aware of our procedures.

According to the

rules and regulations,

I have complete authority

over all the girls

entering this facility.

That's true.

Then what right

does Sheriff Coale

have to remove a girl from

camp for his own purposes

without my consultation

or consent?

I'll look into it.

If I were a man, I wouldn't

have to put up with this.

But because I'm a woman, I have

to put up with this damn lot

of double dealings.

It's because I'm

a woman, isn't it?

I said I'd look into it.

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

When Sheriff Coale wasn't

available to bring back

girls, the job fell

to the big Indian named Jud.

Jud had a slightly more direct

approach than the sheriff.

MAN: Hold that one.

Hold that.

Yeah.

Perfect.

Hold that.

WOMAN: Wait.

Once from the back.

MAN: Yeah, perfect.

Hey, turn around.

OK, let's see some

good ones now.

Yeah, perfect.

Yeah, all right.

All right, yeah.

Hold that.

JUD: [calling out menacingly]

What the hell?

WOMAN: Come on.

Please don't start anything.

MAN: Relax, man.

Hold on!

Hold on, man.

I want to handle it.

WOMAN: Come on.

Please.

Hey.

The fuck's your problem?

I saw your girlfriend

French kissing

a donkey on the reservation.

[MUSIC GRIM REAPER, "ROCK YOU TO

HELL"]

You're gonna be

sorry you did that.

Amy, get out of here!

OK.

Come on, get up!

Son of a bitch.

Open the fucking door.

Open it!

The fucking door!

Open the fucking door!

No!

[humming]

[car horn honking]

Son of a bitch!

[gunshot]

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): Jud was

every bit as good as

Sheriff Coale in terms

of bringing back new product.

There was just one minor detail.

He sometimes forgot to

bring them back alive.

[explosion]

I want you to show

her who's boss.

Yeah, when she gets in here,

I'm gonna break her in two.

[laughs]

Well, here she comes now.

Take your time.

Enjoy yourself.

Make if fun.

It's just a good

thing she showed up.

This is gonna be

another short one.

Punish her.

Make her sorry

she ever was born.

OK.

Here we go now.

I want you to give

us a good fight.

The warden says

he'll release you.

Don't worry.

I'll kill her to

get out of here.

[bell rings]

Come on!

Kill her!

Little bitch!

Now.

Come on!

Come on.

Bitch!

Yes!

[inaudible].

SCRUGGS: Don't you think

this has gone far enough?

No, I don't.

Ooh!

[bell rings]

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): So it was

a wrestling match to the death.

[bell rings]

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

This was too much.

But I knew if I got up and did

something or said something,

I might be shot on the spot.

[inaudible].

Show's over.

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): But I

couldn't just sit back anymore.

I couldn't not respond to

the pain of those around me,

like I didn't respond

to my fellow cops

when Ron got shot during

that terrible arms bust.

When we got back to our

cell, Sharon was real upset.

I tried to comfort her,

but it was to no avail.

The wrestling match had also

heated up the bloodlust of some

of the prison personnel.

You two.

Get out.

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): Sharon and I

were about to become

personally acquainted with Jud.

Jud and one of the guards

took us on a double date.

Nobody owes me shit.

And I don't owe anybody.

My mom died when I was 11.

Hey, I'm sorry, man.

I heard my dad died in

a knifing in some bar

down in Arizona.

Hey, at least my

folks are alive.

I'm gonna go see

them next month.

They think I work in an

office somewhere down in LA.

Little do they know.

Bang!

[laughing]

Hey.

How come we always got to do

the warden's dirty work for him?

All work and no play

makes Jud dull boy.

Hey, you all having a good

time back there? [laughter]

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

I couldn't let this happen.

I had to fight back, no

matter what the cost.

You can't bring it here.

You have no right!

I don't need a reason.

What's right or wrong

doesn't mean shit to me.

We're gonna have a little

party, just the four of us.

Now get back on the bed.

Sheriff Coale is going

to hear about this.

I don't think I

like your attitude.

[grunts] You bitch!

She's out.

Leave her.

Let's take care of

this other bitch first.

If the warden finds

out, he'll be pissed.

And if the sheriff finds out--

Don't worry about the sheriff.

I could take care of him.

The warden owes me.

[muffled screaming]

Anyhow, we'll be very gentle.

You won't say a word

to anybody, right?

That wasn't very smart.

You shouldn't have done that.

If you move, you die.

Do you understand?

Please.

Stop.

I'm about to be married.

Good.

I'll be glad to

tell your husband

what you were like in bed.

Please don't.

Please don't!

Please.

Very nice.

I'm going to really enjoy this.

[sobbing, screaming]

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): That was it.

Sharon was the most innocent

girl you could imagine.

I vowed there and

then that I would not

let this unspeakable

horror go unpunished.

I vowed that Sharon and the

other prisoners would be free.

I started to think of a plan.

I knew a chain was only as

strong as its weakest link.

What keeps you here?

What are you doing here?

What do you mean?

Well, it's obvious that

we're all prisoners here.

I don't mean in

the general sense.

We're gonna die here, aren't we?

Why are they pretending?

What is going on?

You know, there's-- there's

no keeping anything from you,

is there?

You know, Gillian, you

are smarter than the rest.

You're smarter and--

I don't know anymore.

I know at one time it was

the money, but you know,

you can only make so much

of it and then-- then

it begins to lose its value.

When I think what we've

done, sometimes it just

makes me sick.

And these-- these

horrible nightmares.

We're in it too deep now.

I just don't think we can stop.

But you seemed so

different from the rest.

As if you didn't belong.

Why don't we get away from here?

Away from this living nightmare!

It's not that easy.

Oh, maybe a year ago

might have worked.

But I'm in too deep now.

And I have too much-- too

much blood on these hands.

I could help you.

We could run away together.

Gillian, I--

I need to talk to you, Coale.

This is insanity.

Why Gillian?

Why the hell don't you

choose somebody else?

Stop your bellyaching!

There'll be others.

This girl ain't no better

than the rest of them.

Besides I've already

sold her to Doc Bass

and that's the end of it.

What the hell's the matter?

You in love with this

girl or something?

What in the hell have

we gotten ourselves into?

Now, this has got to stop.

Oh, slow down.

No, it has to.

Damn you.

Damn you!

In my entire life, I

never met me a prime cut.

They's all dead meat!

Look, Coale, you can't let

yourself get emotionally

involved, and the sooner you get

that through your head, Sheriff

Coale, the better

it'll be for everybody.

Oh.

Well, now I'm going to tell

you what I'm going to do.

I'm going to take Gillian

and Sharon out of here.

Now you can have my

share of the money

because I don't give a damn.

I just want out!

[door slams]

I want you girls

to get in the car

that's parked out in the back.

Well, come on.

Let's go.

Move, move!

Let's go!

Well, we have to wait

for Sheriff Coale.

Oh, why?

I'm fine!

He's got the key!

Sorry, ladies.

There's been a change of plans.

Well, how long are

we gonna be in here?

Not long.

[sobbing]

Stop it.

Stop it!

Get a hold of yourself!

We have got to figure out a

way out of here, or we're dead.

When they come back again,

they're gonna kill us!

Do you understand that?

[unintelligible sobbing]

Just get a hold of yourself.

We need your help.

I got this from

one of the girls.

Here's my plan.

Huh?

Holy shit.

You stupid boob!

You let a cop in here.

Ms. Pusker, Gillian

Kaites is a cop.

Kill her.

Kill her now!

Her?

Make a fool of me?

Ha!

It would be my pleasure.

Take Big Eddie with you.

You, uh, you need some help?

I can handle it.

I don't see her.

[inaudible]

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER): Once

I was out, I rallied the girls.

We don't have much time.

Donna, here's some gasoline.

When you get to the east

wing, pour it on the floor

and light it.

You get in trouble, use this.

Let me get Pusker.

I'll say hello for you.

Sharon, wait here for

me until I get back.

Let's move it!

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

We bribed some of the guards

to disappear.

Hey, what are you doing here?

I was hoping I could persuade

you to be on the letter board.

Hey, what's going on?

What Maxwell wants

doing, Kaites's dead.

And I want to make

sure she's real dead.

You never needed

artillery before.

When did you ever need a gun?

PUSKER: Gillian knows all

that damn karate shit.

She attacked Big Eddie,

and I want to make sure she

gets what's coming to her.

SCRUGGS: Yeah, but you

took Big Eddie with you.

Two against one?

PUSKER: I'm gonna put

these shells into her.

That'll stop her.

SCRUGGS: What if

she gets by you?

[background chatter]

Good night, guys.

[screaming]

Freeze!

[gunfire]

Gillian, get us out of here!

[women clamoring]

Going somewhere?

Give me the gun.

Don't be foolish.

Now, give me the gun!

[gunshot]

Fuck!

[explosion]

[women clamoring]

Hey, let me out!

That you, Kaites?

Come on in and get Coale.

I'm sick of this bellyaching.

I'm unarmed, and I swear

on my baby's grave.

[gunfire]

GILLIAN KAITES (VOICEOVER):

I could see that poor Sheriff

Coale was beyond help.

It's over!

[women clamoring]

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): All the girls

ran as fast as they could.

Nobody looked back.

As for the place, I suppose

the authorities found it.

It didn't really concern me now.

[doorbell]

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): We were

so happy to put it

all behind us that we

felt like little children.

Mom?

It's OK, Mom.

[crying]

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): I never

realized how much I

took freedom for granted

until it was taken away.

While I was enjoying

myself at the party,

I couldn't help but

feel lucky for having

survived the whole ordeal.

I thought of Vicky, and all

those other poor women who

died in that horrible prison.

They would never be

able to enjoy life,

to taste the

sweetness of freedom.

I was grateful at least that

I was able to help Sharon.

This wonderful little girl

had made me care once again

about myself and other people.

Now, listen everyone.

We all know we're

here to pay tribute

to two wonderful people--

my lovely daughter, Sharon,

and my future son-in-law, Gary.

My friends, I'd like to make

a toast to the happy couple.

To Sharon and Gary--

may your lives be filled

with nothing but happiness.

I'm so happy for you.

What are you going to do now?

Well, I'm going to put

the pieces back together.

And we're going to

start a new life.

I'm gonna work for a

victims' rights organization.

That's great.

GILLIAN KAITES

(VOICEOVER): I would never

again lay down in submission.

I had learned that there

are times when we all

must fight for what is ours.

Nobody I knew would ever

have to suffer again.

Not if I could help it.

[gunfire]

[MUSIC GRIM REAPER, "LUST FOR

FREEDOM"]

[music playing]

Lust for Freedom (1987) - full transcript