Proteus (1995) - full transcript
Group of heroin smugglers finds shelter on abandoned oil rig after their ship had exploded. Soon they find that the oil rig was just cover for biological experiment. One of the results is Charlie - shape-shifting monster with ability to absorb the memory of its victims. However, even such creatures have their own bad habits.
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[SIREN]
YOU'RE
DAMAGED GOODS, ALEX.
LET'S CUT THE SHIT.
WHERE ARE THE DRUGS?
LOOK.
LIKE I TOLD YOU...
THEY'RE GONE.
IN THAT
OH-SO-CONVENIENT
EXPLOSION.
INDULGE ME...
ONE MORE TIME...
AND THIS TIME,
BE PRECISE.
WHAT, AM I MISSING
SOMETHING HERE?
I'VE TOLD YOU
EVERYTHING I KNOW.
[GUNFIRE]
COURSE YOU HAVE.
[MAN]
I CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS FUCKING DEAL.
MONEY, PAUL--
THAT'S WHAT
YOU COST ME. MONEY!
$250,000--
THAT'S A QUARTER
OF A MILLION BUCKS.
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO
GET DOUBLE THAT AMOUNT.
PAUL, YOU ARE A FUCK!
I ASKED FOR MORE,
BUT THEY HAD
A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
NOW, GET ON THE BOAT!
NEXT TIME,
I'M HIRING
PROFESSIONALS.
GOOD. GET ON THE BOAT.
YOU'RE HIGH, PAL.
I'M NOT,
BUT I WILL BE.
I'VE GOT TO HAVE
A LOOK AT IT.
I'VE GOT TO GET
A DRESSING ON IT.
I'M GOING TO PAY
OUR FRIEND.
WHILE
I'M DOING THAT,
PREPARE TO CAST OFF.
CAN YOU HANDLE THAT
ON YOUR OWN,
OR DO YOU NEED
HER HELP?
YOU LIED TO ME, PAUL.
WHO IS THAT ASSHOLE?
HE SAVED OUR ASSES
BACK THERE.
[MARK]
HELLO!
COME ON!
WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR--
THE COPS?
[WOMAN]
UP YOURS, MARK.
WE'RE ALL GOING
AS FAST AS WE CAN.
MAYBE IF YOU
AND YOUR GIRLFRIEND
WOULD GIVE US A HAND,
WE'D GET AWAY
QUICKER.
NOT ONE OF YOU
UNDERSTANDS HIS PAIN.
[ALEX]
FUCK HIS PAIN,
AND FUCK HIM.
JUST KEEP HIM BELOW.
YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN
TO ME.
AMATEURS ARE
BLUE-CHIP LIABILITIES.
IF HE WANTS TO
KEEP AN EYE ON IT,
THAT'S HIS CALL.
YOU COULD HAVE
SAID NO
TO HIS AIRHEAD
GIRLFRIEND.
NO, I COULDN'T.
IT'S MY DEAL,
BUT IT'S HIS INVESTMENT.
LET'S GO BEFORE I LOSE
ANOTHER APPENDAGE.
[WOMAN]
WE NEED TO GET YOU
TO A HOSPITAL.
YOU'RE LOSING BLOOD.
[CAR HORN HONKS]
WE'LL FIX IT ON BOARD.
LET'S GO!
STAY BACK.
TARGETS ON BOARD.
IF ALEX AND I HADN'T RUN
INTO YOU BACK THERE--
WOULD BE SHAKING HANDS
WITH SAINT PETER
RIGHT NOW.
ARE WE FINISHED?
CAN WE GO?
NO, WE'RE NOT FINISHED.
I WARNED YOU.
YOU FUCK WITH
THE TRIADS, YOU PAY.
STOP CRYING
AND DRIVE THE BOAT.
[WOMAN]
ALEX, CHUCK ME THE BAG.
YOU JUST
DON'T GET IT.
GIVE ME A BREAK, O.K.?
WE NEED THEM.
AND RACHEL WILL HOOK US UP
WITH SOME BUYERS.
NOW, IF WE BLOW
THIS THING,
THE BUSINESS
GOES DOWN THE TUBES.
THE BUSINESS?
YOU CALL THIS
A BUSINESS?
THIS IS ILLEGAL
AND IMMORAL, PAUL.
DON'T BREAK MY BALLS.
I'M LUCKY I STILL HAVE THEM.
ARE WE CLEAR?
[WOMAN]
YEP!
WE'RE CLEAR. GO.
[ENGINE STARTS]
LET'S PRAY
FOR SOME STRONG WIND.
[WOMAN]
WE'RE ALL DOOMED.
[WOMAN]
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE YACHT
WAS OUR DESTINY.
[ALEX]
DESTINY?
IT WAS MORE LIKE
THE ACTION
OF A FUCKING
IDIOT.
[MARK]
LET'S JUST COUNT OUR BLESSINGS.
A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER,
WE WOULD HAVE BEEN TOAST.
[WOMAN]
I HAVE TO PEE.
[MAN SIGHS]
[COUGHS]
BADLY.
SO PEE.
I CAN'T
IN FRONT OF EVERYONE.
[SIGH]
WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE.
[WOMAN]
GREAT.
ANOTHER ONE
OF YOUR LITTLE
PEP TALKS.
ALEX...
[WOMAN]
I REALLY WISH
YOU WOULDN'T SMOKE.
[ALEX]
WELL, I WISH
YOU WOULDN'T BREATHE.
[MARK]
SHUT UP, ALEX.
LEAVE HER ALONE.
YOU'RE LUCKY I EVEN LET YOU
ON THIS FUCKING RAFT.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
JESUS CHRIST.
I WARNED THE LOT OF YOU.
WHAT TYPE OF IDIOT
FALLS ASLEEP IN A GALLEY
WITH A LIT JOINT
IN HIS HAND?
I DIDN'T FALL ASLEEP.
I PASSED OUT.
THANKS TO YOU, THE YACHT
AND 600 KILOS OF DOPE
ARE SITTING
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN.
WE STILL HAVE
THE HEROIN.
GREAT. WE CAN ALL
RETIRE NOW.
BUT JUST TELL ME
SOMETHING.
WHEN IT'S CUT UP
BETWEEN FOUR OF US?
YOU MEAN
THE SIX OF US.
NO, MARK.
FOUR OF US.
YOU AND MISS AIRHEAD
HERE
HAVE BEEN VOTED
OFF THE BOARD.
YOU CAN'T
DO THAT.
I BANKROLLED
THE WHOLE
OPERATION.
YOU ALSO SUNK
THE WHOLE OPERATION.
[THUMP]
[WOMAN SCREAMING]
THERE'S SOMETHING
UNDER THE RAFT.
[ALEX]
GET SOMETHING HERE QUICK.
[PAUL]
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.
[ALEX]
CAN'T DO A LOT
WITH THIS.
WHOA!
IT'S A BODY!
[ALEX]
GIVE ME A HAND.
GRAB HIM.
TURN HIM ROUND.
[PAUL]
TAG.
"DUNCAN JARMAN.
SECURITY."
WHERE DO YOU THINK
HE CAME FROM?
YOU THINK
HE WAS DROWNED?
[MARK]
I THINK IT'S GREAT.
MEANS THERE'S A BOAT
IN THE AREA.
[ALEX]
I'D LIKE TO
TRADE HIM FOR MARK,
BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE
EVERYTHING.
OH, THAT'S FUNNY.
UGH!
DO YOU THINK
HE WAS MURDERED?
OH, MY GOD.
AAH! AAH!
[ALEX]
CHRISTINE.
[MARK]
CHRISSIE, RELAX!
GIVE ME
THE FLASHLIGHT.
[WOMAN]
GET OFF THE PADDLES!
[MARK]
HELP!
COME ON!
ARE YOU DEAF?
HELP!
COME ON!
ARE YOU GUYS DEAF?
HELP US OUT
DOWN HERE!
[MARK]
HELP!
[COCKS RIFLE]
[MARK]
COME ON, SOMEBODY--
MARK!
ARE YOU DEAF?
HELP!
HELLO!
HELP US OUT!
COME ON, YOU!
[PAUL]
MARK.
ARE YOU DEAF?
WHERE ARE YOU?
[CRASH]
FORGET IT, MARK!
THERE'S NOBODY
ON LOOKOUT.
[MARK]
WHAT?
RACHEL, RELAX.
THERE HAS TO BE.
[PAUL]
SHUT UP, MARK.
THEY CAN'T HEAR YOU.
THAT MEANS ONE OF US
IS GOING TO HAVE TO CLIMB UP.
SO WHO'S IT
GOING TO BE?
I--I CAN'T CLIMB
ALL THE WAY
UP THERE.
DON'T LOOK AT ME.
DO I LOOK LIKE
A DAMN LIZARD?
ONLY ONE OF US HAS TO
CLIMB UP THERE. AAH!
[ALEX]
SO YOU WANT
TO DO IT, OR WHAT?
LOOKS LIKE
IT'S DOWN TO ME, DOESN'T IT?
[CHRISTINE]
WHAT THE HELL
IS TAKING HIM SO LONG?
[WOMAN]
CALM DOWN, CHRISSIE.
[MOTOR STARTS]
HEY...
[CHRISTINE]
LOOK AT THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO
BE SAVED!
[MUFFLED SHOUTING]
[RACHEL]
O.K.?
[PAUL]
YEAH. I GOT IT.
WE NEED TO GET
A BIT CLOSER.
OH, CAREFUL.
[RACHEL]
HEY, CAREFUL, MARK.
[MARK]
WATCH YOUR HAND.
[CHRISTINE]
I'LL HOLD THE RAFT.
WATCH YOUR STEP.
[RACHEL]
WE DID IT.
[LAUGHING]
[MARK]
WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
[PAUL]
HOLD STILL.
DON'T ROCK THIS THING.
[CHRISTINE]
OH, SHIT!
[MARK]
WHAT?
I JUST DROPPED
MY BAG.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT,
CHRISSIE.
FORGET IT.
BUY A NEW ONE.
ARE YOU O.K.?
YEAH.
[CRASH]
AHH...
YEAH...
[UNLOCKING DOOR]
THE CAGE.
GET OUT.
WATCH IT.
[RACHEL]
ALEX!
[MARK]
WELL, WHERE IS
EVERYBODY?
[RACHEL]
ALEX?
[PAUL]
IT'S FREEZING UP HERE.
[MARK]
WATCH YOUR STEP.
YEAH.
OH! CAREFUL.
[MARK]
WATCH IT! YOU O.K.?
JUST TAKE IT EASY.
EVERYTHING'S
GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
[CRASH]
SCARE YOU?
YEAH,
REAL FUNNY.
GOOD. KEEP AWAY
FROM THAT EDGE.
OH...JESUS.
[RACHEL]
YOU KNOW YOUR WAY
AROUND, ALEX.
I WORKED ON A RIG
A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK.
[MARK]
DAMN.
YOU BITCH, OPEN UP!
SHIT. IT'S WET.
EVERYONE MIND
THEIR STEP.
THIS WATER'S
DISGUSTING.
[ALEX]
WATCH OUT.
OH, MY.
[MARK]
HELLO?
COOL.
[PAUL]
IS IT LOCKED?
YEAH.
WHERE IS EVERYONE?
[MARK]
HELLO?
LET'S LOOK
IN THE CANTEEN.
EVERYBODY'S
PROBABLY IN THERE.
[CHRISTINE]
LET'S FIND THE BATHROOM
FIRST.
I STILL HAVE TO PEE.
[BEEPING]
[DOORS CLOSING]
WHAT IS THIS?
[BEEP]
[WHIRRING]
STERILIZING DEVICE.
[DOORS OPENING]
[MARK]
COR, STAR TREK.
STAY CLOSE.
CHRISSIE, CAN YOU
TURN YOUR JACKET
OFF NOW?
[CHRISTINE]
HELLO?
"DR. CAROL SOAMES."
[WOMAN]
PAUL, LOOK.
BRACELET.
WHY WOULD SHE
LEAVE EVERYTHING?
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE IT ALL GOT
CONTAMINATED.
GOTCHA.
HA HA HA!
OH, THANKS.
[RACHEL]
IT'S PASSWORD
PROTECTED.
[CHRISTINE]
LOOK!
THERE'S
MORE CLOTHES
OVER HERE.
That doesn't
make sense.
THIS IS A BIOLOGICAL
RESEARCH UNIT.
YEAH,
BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THERE'S NO...
NO BLOOD, NO BODIES.
IT'S LIKE
TMARY CELESTE.
THIS IS SOME
WEIRD SHIT.
[COCKING RIFLE]
[PAUL]
HEY, ALEX.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WELL, IS THAT
LOADED?
DOES ME HAVING A LOADED GUN
MAKE YOU NERVOUS?
YEAH.
YOU HAPPY?
YEAH...I'M HAPPY.
I THINK WE'LL ALL HAVE TO
LEARN TO USE THESE.
HAVE YOU USED ONE
BEFORE,
OR DO YOU WANT ME
TO SHOW YOU?
THERE. NOW YOU BOTH
HAVE A TOY.
YOU GUYS
AND YOUR GUNS.
WHAT A BUNCH OF PUSSIES.
UGH.
[RACHEL]
DON'T PUT YOUR FINGER
ON THE TRIGGER.
PUT YOUR HAND HERE.
DON'T HOLD THE MAG.
SAFETY, SEMIAUTOMATIC,
AUTOMATIC.
KEEP IT ON SAFETY
TILL YOU HAVE TO
FIRE, O.K.?
[PAUL]
YEAH.
PAUL?
[PAUL]
WHAT'S UP?
AND THERE'S A CHEMICAL BREAKDOWN
NEXT TO EACH ONE.
UH-HUH.
THAT'S HUMAN DNA.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THIS IS.
WHAT THE HELL
WERE THEY MAKING HERE?
[RUMBLING]
[PAUL]
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE THEY WERE TRYING
TO MAKE
ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY OIL.
HA HA HA!
IT STINKS IN HERE.
[MARK]
THESE CAGES
MUST HAVE BEEN
FOR THE ANIMALS.
EXPERIMENTS!
HA HA HA!
YOU'RE HORRIBLE.
MARK!
WHAT?
THAT'S A BIG
FUCKING MOUSE.
[WOMAN]
THIS LOOKS LIKE
SOME SORT
OF GENETIC
ENGINEERING
OPERATION.
WHY WOULD
AN OIL COMPANY
BE INVOLVED
IN GENETIC
ENGINEERING?
THAT'S JUST IT.
A SETUP LIKE THIS
SHOULD NOT BE
ON AN OIL PLATFORM.
SO SOMEBODY WENT
TO A LOT OF TROUBLE
TO HIDE IT
OUT HERE, THEN,
RIGHT?
THESE CAGES DON'T OPEN.
IT'S...
HEY, YOU...
HEY, YOU GUYS.
IT'S WEIRD
BECAUSE THESE CAGES ARE--
[PAUL]
WHAT?
WHERE'S CHRISSIE?
[PAUL]
CHRIS?
[WOMAN]
SHE WAS HERE
A MINUTE AGO.
CHRIS?
[WOMAN]
CHRISTINE!
CHRISTINE!
CHRISTINE?
CHRISTINE?
[WHIRRING]
[PAUL]
WHERE IS SHE?
SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAS
PROBABLY HAPPENED TO HER.
[RUMBLING]
HOLD IT.
[DOOR OPENS]
HI, GUYS.
WHAT'S UP?
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING?
YOU DON'T GO
WANDERING AROUND
ALONE
UNTIL WE KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
YEAH, THROUGH HERE--
REAL BATHROOMS,
WITH SHOWERS, TOO.
[MARK]
COR.
[WHIRRING]
NEXT ON MY AGENDA
IS FOOD.
CAN WE ALL GO LOOK
FOR THE KITCHEN
WHEN THE OTHERS
GET BACK?
YEAH, BUT FIRST
WE CHECK ON WHEREVER
THOSE THINGS
ARE MONITORED
FROM THERE.
THAT'S
THE NERVE CENTER
FOR THE WHOLE RIG.
THAT'S WHERE
WE'LL FIND A RADIO.
PAUL.
I LOST
MY SUPPLY, MY KIT,
AND EVERYTHING.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
I NEED YOU
TO HELP ME OUT.
WHEN I SETTLE
EVERYBODY DOWN,
I'LL TAKE--MARK.
[INDISTINCT
RADIO TRANSMISSION]
[ALEX]
IT'S NO GOOD.
I CAN'T GET
THIS RADIO TO WORK.
THIS IS
KIND OF SCARY.
WHAT A SURPRISE.
MAYBE THEY CREATED
SOME KIND OF VIRUS
IN THAT LAB
AND IT GOT LOOSE
IN THE AIR
AND INFECTED
EVERYONE.
THEN THEY ALL
WENT CRAZY
WELL, YOU COME UP
WITH SOMETHING
BETTER.
YEAH, BUT WE'RE BREATHING
THE AIR, AND WE'RE O.K.
BUT WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE REST OF THE BODIES?
[RACHEL]
SURVIVORS THREW THEM
OVERBOARD.
FINE, EXCEPT
WE ONLY FOUND
ONE BODY
IN THE OCEAN,
AND HE HADN'T
BEEN SHOT.
[ALEX]
SO WHERE ARE THE OTHERS?
HIDING IN THE RIG.
CAN WE GO FIND
THE KITCHEN NOW,
PLEASE?
[ALEX]
YEAH...
WE COLLECT EVERY SINGLE WEAPON
WE CAN CARRY, O.K.?
[PAUL]
GIVE ME
SOME CREAM IN IT.
[WOMAN]
THERE'S NO
CREAM AND SUGAR.
[CHRISTINE]
THIS IS DISGUSTING.
WILL YOU HAVE IT
BLACK?
[MARK]
HOW LONG WILL WE
BE HERE?
WHEN WILL WE GET OUT
OF THIS HELLHOLE, PAUL?
THAT'S FINE.
THAT'S FINE.
YEAH.
[CHRISTINE]
DO YOU REALLY
THINK
THIS FOOD
IS SAFE TO EAT?
FOOD POISONING
IS THE LEAST
OF OUR WORRIES.
PAUL.
[MARK]
THERE'S ENOUGH
GUNS IN HERE
FOR A SMALL ARMY.
OBVIOUSLY, THEY WERE
EXPECTING TROUBLE.
[ALEX]
PASS THAT SAUCE.
KETCHUP.
BRIGHT BOY.
OBVIOUSLY, IT CAME
FROM THE WRONG
DIRECTION.
[WHIRRING]
WHAT?
[DISTANT EXPLOSION]
[APPROACHING EXPLOSIONS]
WEIRD.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
EVERYBODY O.K.?
I THINK IT'S TIME
WE MADE A MOVE.
COME ON, MARK.
GET UP.
MMM...
MMM.
SHOULD WE BE SCARED?
I THINK SO.
ALEX...WHAT'S
THE SITUATION HERE?
WHAT SITUATION
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
THE DRUG BUST
SITUATION
OR THIS VERY,
VERY WEIRD SITUATION?
BOTH.
I WISH YOU HADN'T
GOT US INVOLVED
IN THIS STUFF.
THIS STUFF...
IS GOING TO BRING US
A LOT OF MONEY.
MONTHS OF OUR WORK,
WASTED.
NOT YET.
PAUL STILL
HAS THE HEROIN,
WHICH CAN LEAD US
TO THE MAIN BUYERS.
DO YOU LOVE ME?
WHAT ABOUT THIS PLACE?
I'M INCLINED
TO GO ALONG WITH
LINDA'S THEORIES.
IT'S GOT TO BE
SOME KIND OF...
ILLEGAL
GENETIC RESEARCH.
OR MAYBE THEY WERE
MANUFACTURING
SOME KIND
OF DESIGNER DRUG.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
IT'S MUCH MORE
THAN THAT.
LOOK AT MARK.
HE'S DYING IN FRONT
OF OUR EYES.
IS THAT ENOUGH
PROOF FOR YOU?
I HAVE TO GIVE SOME
TO MARK. RIGHT. MM-HMM.
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?
FIRST THING TOMORROW,
WE GET OFF THIS RIG
IN A LIFEBOAT.
ON BOARD WILL BE
AN EMERGENCY TRANSMITTER.
WE SHOULD BE PICKED UP
BEFORE WE KNOW IT.
I CAN'T STAND
THE THOUGHT
OF BEING BACK
IN THE WATER
WITH THOSE PEOPLE.
IT'S BETTER
THAN STAYING HERE.
PRETTY SOON, THE COMPANY
THAT OWNS THIS RIG
WILL SEND
SOMEONE TO FIND OUT
WHY THEY'VE LOST
CONTACT.
SO WE'LL
BE PICKED UP.
I DOUBT IT
VERY MUCH, RACHEL.
THE OWNERS
MIGHT NOT APPRECIATE
FINDING US HERE.
YEAH, BUT WE
COULD FIND OUT
WHAT THEY'VE BEEN
DOING HERE.
RACHEL, WAKE UP.
WE ARE SOMEWHERE
WE SHOULDN'T BE.
I'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT.
[WHOOSH]
[GROWLING]
AAH! SHIT!
AAH!
[LINDA]
PAUL!
PAUL!
[ALEX]
WHAT'S GOING ON?
PAUL!
PAUL!
JESUS!
WHAT WAS THAT?
I'VE GOT TO FIND HIM!
COME ON, NOW!
LET'S MOVE!
COME ON! LET'S GO!
NO WAY.
ARE YOU SURE
ABOUT THAT?
PAUL!
PAUL!
PAUL! PAUL!
PAUL?
PAUL?
[CLICK]
[GASP]
Quiet.
I DON'T KNOW
WHICH WAY TO GO.
[WHOOSH]
WELL, WE DO NOW...
TOGETHER.
WHAT DO YOU
THINK IT IS?
HOW DO I KNOW?
EVERYBODY JUST KEEP QUIET.
PAUL!
WHERE ARE YOU?
[PAUL]
LINDA!
PAUL! PAUL!
LINDA,
STAND CLEAR.
BUT YOU'LL
HIT HIM!
JUST GET
OUT THE WAY.
[LIQUID OOZING]
WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?
THEY CALL ME
DR. SHELLEY...
AND YOU MUST
LEAVE RIG IMMEDIATELY.
YOU'VE GOT PAUL
IN THERE. PAUL!
YOU'RE MISTAKEN,
YOUNG LADY.
IS NO ONE ELSE
INSIDE. BELIEVE ME.
[ALEX]
I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON
IN THERE NOW.
THAT WAS CHARLIE,
BUT DON'T WORRY.
WE HAVE HIM
UNDER CONTROL AGAIN,
THANKS
TO YOUR FRIEND.
NOW, YOU MUST
GET OFF RIG NOW.
YOU ARE
IN GREAT DANGER.
HOLD ON A SECOND HERE.
LET'S GET THIS
STRAIGHT.
YOU TURN UP RIGHT
OUT OF THE BLUE,
SOME THING'S
GRABBED ONE OF US,
AND YOU'RE TELLING US
IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA
IF WE JUST LEAVE?
WELL, I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
PAUL!
PLEASE!
PLEASE...LEAVE...NOW.
[DOOR CLOSES]
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT, HONEY?
THAT IS ONE
STRONG OLD BOY.
[MARK]
I THINK WE SHOULD
DO AS HE SAYS.
LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE.
YEAH. CAN WE LEAVE
NOW, PLEASE?
WHEN I FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON.
[ALEX]
WHERE IS HE?
WHAT'S
THAT SMELL?
LOOK!
HE'S STILL ALIVE.
I KNEW IT.
[LINDA]
WE'VE GOT TO
FIND HIM.
NO! LET'S GO
RIGHT AWAY!
I'M NOT LEAVING
UNTIL I FIND HIM!
GOOD LUCK.
SEND US
A POSTCARD.
COME ON.
WE'RE LEAVING.
NO, MARK.
WE KEEP LOOKING.
HOW LONG,
GODDAMN IT?
UNTIL WE KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
HE'S NOT HERE. COME ON.
COME ON. WE'RE
GOING TO FIND HIM.
THIS IS USELESS.
WE'RE BACK
ON LEVEL "A."
WE HAVEN'T HEARD
A SINGLE THING.
LET'S GO BACK.
NO! WE HAVEN'T TRIED
DOWN THIS WAY BEFORE.
I'M SURE WE HAVEN'T.
UM...I'M SORRY
ABOUT PAUL.
I'M SORRY, TOO.
BUT, UH,
THE MONEY BELT--
WHERE IS IT?
[RUMBLING]
AAH! AAH! AAH! AAH!
NOW WHAT?
SOMETHING WENT
BEHIND THE WALL.
ARE YOU SURE?
YES! THERE'S SOMETHING
OUT THERE.
SHE WAS RIGHT. MOVE!
HEY!
WAIT!
HEY, WAIT!
WAIT!
I SAID WAIT!
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
[PANTING]
DO YOU KNOW
WHERE PAUL IS?
WAIT. JUST
HOLD ON A MINUTE.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S BEGIN
AT THE BEGINNING.
NOW, WHAT
IS THIS PLACE?
IT'S A RESEARCH
ESTABLISHMENT.
WE KNOW THAT.
WHAT'S IT FOR?
YOU'RE
CAROL SOAMES.
WE FOUND
YOUR CLOTHES.
I WAS
CAROL SOAMES.
OH, HERE WE GO.
WAS?
NOW, ENOUGH
OF THE SILLY BREATHING.
I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
AAH! BRINKSTONE.
WE COULDN'T RESIST
THE OFFER--
UNLIMITED RESOURCES
AND THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK
IN GENETIC RESEARCH.
[ALEX]
SO WHAT WERE THEY
PAYING YOU TO DO?
BRINKSTONE IS OLD.
HE DOESN'T WANT TO...
TO DIE.
OF COURSE HE DOESN'T.
WHO DOES?
AAH!
I MUST GO NOW! AAH!
YOU AIN'T GOING
ANYWHERE.
JUST SIT DOWN
AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
[DISTORTED VOICE]
WE'RE ALL DEAD.
[ROARING]
ALEX, ARE YOU O.K.?
YEAH, I'M O.K.,
BUT THAT'S THE SECOND
TIME TODAY
I'VE BEEN THROWN
AROUND THE ROOM
BY A COMPLETE
STRANGER,
AND MY CONFIDENCE NOW
IS VERY, VERY LOW.
THIS IS EMBARRASSING.
I'M 6' 3".
SOMEONE ELSE IS DOING
THE INTRODUCTIONS.
ALEX!
ALEX, WAIT!
ALEX!
OH, NOT AGAIN.
THERE'S SOMETHING
VERY WEIRD
GOING ON HERE.
NO! WHAT WAS
YOUR FIRST CLUE?
PAUL AND I FOUND HER
CLOTHES EARLIER--
HER SHOES,
HER BRACELET,
EVERYTHING.
NOW SHE'S
WEARING THE SAME
THINGS AGAIN.
A 5-FOOT DOCTOR
JUST THREW MR. MACHO
THROUGH A GLASS WALL.
YOU'RE TALKING TO ME
ABOUT HER JEWELRY?
WHAT'S SO WEIRD
ABOUT THAT?
THIS IS.
I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER
FOR THOSE TWO.
I'M GOING TO LOOK
FOR PAUL AGAIN.
NO. DON'T LEAVE US.
CAN YOU PLEASE
STOP HER SCREAMING?
DID YOU CATCH UP
WITH HER?
NO. SHE MOVED
TOO FAST.
WHERE'S
RACHEL?
I DIDN'T SEE HER.
[MARK]
SHE FOLLOWED
YOU OUT.
WHERE?
ALEX!
ALEX!
ALEX!
[RUMBLING]
AAH! OH, GOD!
OH, THANK GOD
IT'S YOU!
JUST CALM DOWN!
CALM DOWN!
SHE'S CHASING ME--
THE SOAMES WOMAN--
EXCEPT IT'S NOT HER.
IT'S O.K.
JUST GET BACK.
[BANGING]
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.
WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?
BUCKLEY. SECURITY.
BUT I WOULDN'T STAND
AROUND HERE SOCIALIZING.
CHARLIE'S COMING.
FOLLOW ME.
THIS WAS THE SCIENTISTS'
REC ROOM.
CONCENTRATE YOUR FIRE,
AND WE CAN SLOW IT DOWN.
BUT WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO DRIVE IT AWAY.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
ALEX, I GOT TO
TELL YOU WHAT I SAW.
[BUCKLEY]
ALL RIGHT.
AIN'T GOT MUCH TIME.
MAKE SURE YOU GOT A CLEAN
LINE OF FIRE TO THE DOOR.
THE SCIENTISTS...
THEY FUCKED UP.
THEY THINK
THEY CAN GET IT
UNDER CONTROL AGAIN.
BUT THEY'RE
GETTING WEAKER...
AND IT'S
GETTING STRONGER.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WHERE ARE
THE OTHERS?
WITH CHARLIE!
GET READY NOW.
[COCKS GUN]
IT'S REAL CLOSE.
I CAN'T HEAR A THING.
BELIEVE ME...
IT'S CLOSE.
REALLY CLOSE.
SO WHERE IS IT?
JESUS!
[CHRISTINE CRYING]
[MARK]
WE GOT TO GET
OUT OF HERE!
WE GOT TO GET
OUT OF HERE!
CALM DOWN!
YOU PANIC,
AND WE'RE DEAD!
DID YOU
SEE THAT THING?
IT WAS, LIKE,
BIG AND SLIMY,
AND IT WAS...
SHE'S ALIVE, BUT SHE'S
CUT REALLY BAD.
WHAT HAPPENED TO
THAT SECURITY GUARD?
ARE YOU BLIND?
HE WAS CHARLIE.
[MARK]
I DON'T GET IT!
JOIN THE CLUB.
GET OVER HERE
AND HELP RACHEL.
NOW WOULD YOU PLEASE...
GET ME THE FUCK
OUT OF HERE!
[MARK]
WEIRD. WEIRD.
WEIRD SHIT. WEIRD.
[ALEX]
COME ON!
WAIT!
WEIRD SHIT.
WEIRD SHIT.
WEIRD SHIT.
WAIT UP!
WEIRD SHIT.
WEIRD SHIT.
WEIRD SHIT.
[THUNDER]
[BEEPING]
WEIRD.
WEIRD SHIT.
WEIRD, WEIRD,
WEIRD, WEIRD.
OH...WEIRD.
WELL, I'VE DONE
ALL I CAN.
SHE LOOKS BAD.
HOLD IT!
WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON?
WHAT HAPPENED
IN THAT ROOM?
I DON'T KNOW, MARK.
LINDA, WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT KIND OF RESEARCH
COULD PRODUCE
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WHAT DID
DR. SOAMES SAY
ABOUT BRINKSTONE'S
FEAR OF DEATH?
LINDA, THAT THING
IN THE REC ROOM
HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH BRINKSTONE'S
FEAR OF DYING.
YEAH. IT'S
KIND OF EXTREME.
[MARK]
I DON'T
UNDERSTAND THIS.
WHERE DID IT
COME FROM?
[CHRISTINE]
WE'RE GOING TO DIE
IF WE STAY HERE.
[ALEX]
SO YOU TWO WANT TO LEAVE?
ARE YOU CRAZY?
WITH THAT THING
OUT THERE?
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S OUT THERE.
AND THIS ROOM HAS
ONLY ONE WAY IN.
AT LEAST HERE,
WE KNOW WHEN IT'S COMING.
[GAGGING]
BEFORE WE ALL
START PANICKING
AND RUNNING AROUND
SCREAMING,
LET'S TRY AND MAKE SENSE
OF ALL THIS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
MAKE SENSE--
JUST LISTEN TO WHAT
I'M GOING TO SAY!
NOW, WE'VE GOT THIS THING
THAT'S RUNNING AROUND
THAT SOMETIMES LOOKS LIKE
A SECURITY GUARD, RIGHT?
AND LET'S PRESUME
IT'S ON THE RIG.
BUT AT LEAST
TWO SCIENTISTS
ARE STILL ALIVE
WHO HAVE SOME
CONTROL OVER IT.
YEAH, BUT THE SCIENTISTS
ARE SERIOUSLY WEIRD PEOPLE,
ESPECIALLY
THE SOAMES WOMAN.
WHAT IS THAT
STINK IN HERE?
IT'S DISGUSTING!
I'VE SMELLED IT
BEFORE...
IN THE LAB
AND IN THE REC ROOM.
[MOANING]
AND DO YOU THINK
IT'S BACK?
WE'LL BE ABLE
TO FIGHT IT OFF
BECAUSE WE WERE
O.K. BEFORE,
RIGHT?
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
THAT THING WAS GOING
TO KILL ALL OF US
WHEN IT DECIDED
TO LEAVE.
[RACHEL]
OH! OH!
RACHEL?
HI.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
ARE YOU
IN ANY PAIN?
CAN I GET YOU
SOME DEMEROL?
YES. I AM
KIND OF SORE.
IT'S GREAT
TO HAVE YOU BACK.
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.
SHE'S SLEEPING NOW.
BARRING COMPLICATIONS,
SHE SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT.
WILL SHE BE FIT
TO TRAVEL?
BECAUSE WE NEED TO MOVE.
IN A LIFEBOAT,
IF I CAN OPERATE
THE LAUNCHING GEAR.
A ROUGH BOAT RIDE
MIGHT BUST
HER STITCHES,
AND I WON'T BE THERE
TO SEW HER BACK UP.
I'M STAYING HERE
UNTIL I FIND PAUL.
LINDA, THE CHANCES OF PAUL
EVEN BEING REMOTELY...
NO! HE'S STILL
ALIVE.
WHAT IS THIS, A GAME?
I CAN'T BELIEVE AFTER
ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH,
YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO
GO OFF BY YOURSELF.
I DON'T HAVE
ANY CHOICE, DO I?
LOOK, I WOULD
COME WITH YOU,
BUT I CAN'T
LEAVE RACHEL ALONE.
LINDA, WAIT.
I'LL GO. STAY HERE
AND LOOK AFTER RACHEL.
WHAT'S WITH THE SUDDEN
SHOW OF CONCERN?
LOOK, JUST MAKE UP
YOUR MIND.
IF ANYTHING COMES
THROUGH THAT DOOR
APART FROM ME,
SHOOT HIM.
[COCKS GUN]
Thanks.
[THUNDER]
YOU KNOW, I WAS CONVINCED
ALEX WAS AN ASSHOLE.
No.
HE'S JUST A DICK,
THAT'S ALL.
NO. IT'S AS...
WHERE DID YOU
GET THAT?
I FOUND IT
IN THE CORRIDOR
SO PAUL
MUST HAVE DROPPED IT
WHEN HE, UM...
YEAH, WHEN HE WAS
TAKING IT TO YOU.
GOOD OLD PAUL.
I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU
FOR GETTING PAUL
INVOLVED WITH THIS.
DON'T BE SUCH A PAIN
IN THE ASS.
MAYDAY. MAYDAY.
THIS IS BRINKSTONE
PLATFORM 134.
REPEAT, 134.
[BEEPING]
FUCK ME. ALICE
IN WONDERLAND.
I...I HOPE...
YOU PEOPLE...
HAVE FOUND THIS TAPE.
THIS MAY BE MY LAST
CHANCE...TO WARN YOU.
I HAVEN'T THE STRENGTH...
TO FIGHT CHARLIE...
ANYMORE.
I SHALL BECOME
ONE WITH HIM...
SOON...
LIKE THE OTHERS.
WE--WE NEVER REALLY
BELIEVED
WE WOULD ACHIEVE
WHAT BRINKSTONE WANTED,
SO WE ALL GOT
ONE HELL OF SURPRISE
WHEN WE MAKE BREAKTHROUGH
SO QUICKLY.
YOU SEE,
95% OF ALL LIVING TISSUE
IS MADE UP OF WATER.
THE TRICK WAS
TO CONCENTRATE ON THE 5%.
INCREDIBLY,
WE SUCCEEDED IN CREATING
A PACKAGE OF SYNTHETIC DNA
CAPABLE OF
INSTANT EVOLUTION.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE
OUT OF BED SO SOON.
I'M A FAST HEALER.
TAKE A LOOK.
I DON'T GET IT.
IT'S SIMPLE.
I WANT YOU...
RIGHT NOW.
YOU DO? COR.
MARK!
WHAT?
HELP ME.
HELP YOU WHAT?
I DON'T WANT
TO DO THIS.
IT'S MAKING ME!
YOU GOT
TO GET ALEX.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT,
GET ALEX?
RACHEL,
YOU'RE ACTING WEIRD.
WE--WE CALLED IT PROTEUS.
BUT AFTER A SERIES
OF FAILURES
TO GET ANY
OF OUR TEST ANIMALS
TO ACCEPT PROTEUS...
WE TESTED IT ON
OUR SPECIMEN OF CARCHARODON--
A SHARK
WHICH WE NICKNAMED CHARLIE,
and it worked.
DEAR GOD,
IT WORKED.
Y-Y-YOU'RE...
YOU'RE ACTING WEIRD.
AAH! AAH! AAH!
LET GO!
AAH! LET GO!
LET GO!
WHEN WE FINALLY MANAGED
TO KILL THE SHARK.
WE THOUGHT IT HAD RUN OUT
OF...PROTECTIVE ADAPTATIONS.
WE WERE WRONG.
PROTEUS HAD MOVED ON
TO NEW LEVEL.
IT HAD CONVERTED
SHARK'S TISSUE
INTO A NEW FORM--
AMORPHOUS.
THAT NIGHT,
IT CRAWLED OUT OF TANK
AND CONSUMED...
EVERY OTHER SPECIMEN
IN THE AQUARIUM.
WE WERE OVERJOYED.
WE WERE IDIOTS.
ARE YOU
SHOOTING UP AGAIN?
YOU'LL
KILL YOURSELF.
WE THOUGHT WE COULD
CONTAIN THE SITUATION
EVEN WHEN IT STARTED
ATTACKING US.
WE KEPT TRYING TO KILL IT,
BUT OUR OWN SUCCESS AT CREATING
SOMETHING UNKILLABLE
FINISHED US.
IN THE END,
IT GOT US ALL.
[LINDA]
MARK, WHERE'S
RACHEL?
HMM?
I KNOW
YOU'RE ZAPPED OUT,
BUT YOU MUST HAVE
SEEN HER LEAVE.
I DIDN'T SEE HER.
Oh, my God.
YOUR STUPID JERK
OF A BOYFRIEND
LET RACHEL
WANDER OFF.
THE CREATURE IS CHANGING...
MUTATING...
BECOMING MORE POWERFUL.
BUT BASICALLY,
IT REMAINS A KILLER.
[CHRISTINE]
YOU CAN'T LEAVE US.
WATCH ME.
WAIT!
DON'T LEAVE US.
I'M GOING
TO FIND RACHEL.
AND MAKE SURE
THE IDIOT DOESN'T OVERDOSE.
PROTEUS DNA HAS SUCCEEDED
IN CREATING
ULTIMATE SURVIVAL MECHANISM.
CHARLIE HIJACKS DNA
OF HIS VICTIMS
ALONG WITH ANY OTHER
POTENTIALLY VALUABLE
SURVIVAL CHARACTERISTICS.
IN OUR CASE,
OUR KNOWLEDGE...
OUR MEMORIES.
[RACHEL]
HI, CHRIS.
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE ALL
BEEN ABSORBED WITHIN THE THING,
SOME OF US
HAVE REMAINED INTACT...
AS INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITIES.
BUT THE CREATURE
IS GROWING MORE POWERFUL,
MORE INTELLIGENT
ALL OF THE TIME.
I'VE GOT A SURPRISE
FOR YOU.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHERE'S MARK?
HE'S CLOSE--
VERY CLOSE.
HEROIN HAS A STRANGE EFFECT
ON THE CREATURE--
CONFUSES IT,
WHICH IS WHY
I HAVE AGAIN
RESUMED...
TEMPORARY CONTROL.
HE'S WAITING FOR YOU.
SO IS CHARLIE.
MY...
MY GUESS...
IS A VERY LARGE DOSE...
OF HEROIN
WILL KNOCK CHARLIE OUT...
LONG ENOUGH...
FOR YOU...
TO KILL IT.
RACHEL...
RACHEL, YOU'RE
SCARING ME.
NOTHING TO BE
SCARED OF.
YOU'LL LIKE CHARLIE.
AH! AH!
GOD.
AH! AH!
RUN, CHRISSIE! RUN!
AAH!
AAH!
OH, THANK GOD.
OH, NO!
GOD, PLEASE, NO!
AAH!
[THUNDER]
ALEX,
OH, THANK GOD.
RACHEL, WHERE ARE
THE OTHERS?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHEN I WOKE UP,
I WAS
ALL BY MYSELF.
I WAS SO SCARED.
SHH.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
LINDA LEFT YOU LIKE THIS.
ALEX, PLEASE,
CAN WE JUST...
CAN WE JUST
PLEASE LEAVE HERE
RIGHT NOW?
TO HELL
WITH THE BUST.
I JUST WANT
TO GET OUT OF HERE.
WE CAN, BUT, UM,
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
NOT SO HOT.
I HAD
SUCH A TERRIBLE
NIGHTMARE.
I CAN'T REMEMBER
WHAT IT WAS ABOUT.
I JUST KEEP HEARING
THESE VOICES
IN MY HEAD.
SHH.
YOU'VE BEEN
THROUGH A LOT.
YOU'RE PROBABLY
STILL IN SHOCK.
HOW ARE THE GASHES
ON YOUR CHEST?
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
THAT THING
CLAWED YOU
RIGHT ACROSS
YOUR CHEST.
NO. THAT WAS
MY NIGHTMARE.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
I DON'T HAVE
ANY GASHES.
THAT WAS MY DREAM.
WHY ARE YOU
LOOKING AT ME
LIKE THAT?
OH, RACHEL...
WHAT?
RACHEL...
DON'T COME ANY CLOSER.
ARE YOU CRAZY?
RACHEL,
HE'S GOT YOU.
HE'S GOT YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
PLEASE, ALEX,
IT'S ME.
I WISH IT WAS.
RACHEL, I'M SORRY.
I'M SO SORRY.
NO!
[DISTORTED VOICE]
YOU SHOULDN'T
HAVE DONE THAT.
YOU'VE WOKEN
THEM UP.
[CREATURE ROARING]
AAH!
JESUS CHRIST,
LINDA!
JESUS CHRIST,
DON'T SHOOT!
HOLD YOUR FIRE
AND TALK TO ME.
YOU DON'T FOOL ME.
YOU'RE ONE
OF THOSE THINGS.
NO, I'M NOT,
AND THERE'S
ONLY ONE OF IT.
YEAH--OF WHAT?
LISTEN, I KNOW
ALL ABOUT IT.
DR. SHELLEY
LEFT A CASSETTE
EXPLAINING
EVERYTHING.
THERE'S ONLY
ONE CREATURE,
AND I JUST MET IT
IN THE INFIRMARY.
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT YOU WOULD SAY.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
YOU STOPPED BEING
THE OLD ALEX.
THE OLD ALEX
WAS AN ACT.
LOOK, I KNOW
THIS IS CLICHED,
AND I CAN
HARDLY BELIEVE
THAT I'M
SAYING THIS,
BUT I'M
A POLICE OFFICER.
OH, COME ON.
IT'S TRUE.
RACHEL WAS
A FEDERAL AGENT.
WERE TARGETED
BY THE D.E.A.
MONTHS AGO.
YOU ASSHOLE.
LINDA, I'M
A POLICE OFFICER,
AND YOU'RE
A DRUG SMUGGLER.
I KNEW NOTHING
ABOUT THE DRUG SMUGGLING.
IT DIDN'T STOP
YOUR LATE BOYFRIEND
PAUL
FROM DEALING
IN HEROIN.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
LATE BOYFRIEND?
LINDA, PAUL'S PART
OF THAT THING NOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.
WELL, HE MUST BE,
LIKE THE OTHERS.
BECAUSE
I JUST MET IT
IN THE INFIRMARY.
NO.
ALEX,
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
SUIT YOURSELF.
NOW, DO YOU
WANT TO STAY
OR CHECK IT OUT
FOR YOURSELF?
THAT'S HOW
IT GETS AROUND--
THROUGH
THE VENTILATION
SYSTEM.
BUT HOW COULD IT
POSSIBLY FIT
IN SUCH
A SMALL PLACE?
WELL, ACCORDING
TO DR. SHELLEY--
I'VE SEEN THAT
SLIMY STUFF BEFORE--
AN AQUARIUM
ON THE LOWEST LEVEL.
THERE'S A BIG TANK.
THE SIDES
ARE COVERED WITH IT.
SHOW ME.
CARCHARODON--
THE GREAT WHITE.
CHARLIE.
HE MUST KEEP
COMING BACK HERE.
WELL, OF COURSE
HE DOES.
HOME SWEET HOME.
MAYBE WE COULD
SET A TRAP FOR IT.
I'M GAME. YOU GOT
ANY BRIGHT IDEAS?
HOW ABOUT THESE?
GREAT. LET'S GO.
LINDA!
WHOA!
TAKE IT EASY, ALEX.
YOU DON'T COME
NO CLOSER THAN THAT.
JUST TAKE IT
EASY, ALEX.
ALEX, IT'S PAUL.
IT REALLY IS.
JESUS CHRIST,
YOU WERE WILLING
TO SHOOT ME.
NOW, YOU'VE GOT
30 SECONDS
TO CONVINCE ME
YOU'RE NOT THAT THING.
HONEY, IT'S ME.
I'M REAL.
DON'T LISTEN
TO HIM, LINDA.
DON'T LISTEN.
HE'S CHARLIE.
YOUR TIME'S UP.
COME ON.
[EXPLOSIONS]
MUSIC TO MY EARS.
THANK GOD
YOU'RE O.K.
I WAS REALLY
WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
I'M REALLY SORRY
ABOUT EVERYTHING--
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
WHERE'S THE MONEY BELT?
I NEED THE STUFF.
I GUESS
IT MUST STILL
BE IN OUR CABIN.
NO. I CHECKED.
YOU MUST HAVE
PUT IT SOMEWHERE.
I DIDN'T
PUT IT ANYWHERE.
LINDA,
I NEED THAT HEROIN.
NOW, MARK AND CHRISTINE
WERE THE ONLY OTHER ONES
WHO KNEW WHERE IT WAS,
AND THEY DIDN'T TAKE IT,
SO THAT JUST LEAVES YOU.
I DIDN'T TAKE
YOUR DAMN MONEY BELT.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
MARK OR CHRISTINE
DIDN'T?
I JUST KNOW.
DO YOU LOVE ME?
PAUL.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR YOU
TO JOIN THE OTHERS.
THEN YOU'LL HAVE
NO SECRETS FROM ME.
PAUL! NO!
[ALEX]
LET HER GO, CHARLIE.
I'VE GOT WHAT YOU WANT.
WHERE IS IT, AL?
I TOLD THE BITCH
YOU CAN'T KEEP SECRETS
FROM ME.
[PAUL]
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU.
ALEX!
CAREFUL.
GOD, THE SMELL.
IS IT DEAD?
YOU WANT TO LOOK
FOR A PULSE?
HELP YOURSELF.
ME--I'M GOING
TO BURN IT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
THE CHANCES
OF THIS WORKING ARE?
I WAS AFRAID
YOU'D SAY THAT.
WHY DON'T YOU
JUST STAY HERE?
I'M SCARED SHITLESS.
I'M COMING WITH YOU.
HOW WOULD I KNOW
THE NEXT TIME
I SAW YOU
YOU'D STILL BE YOU?
NO!
WE ARE NOT LEAVING HERE
UNTIL I KNOW
THAT THING'S DEAD.
OH, MY GOD.
ALEX...
WHY DID PAUL
WANT THE MONEY BELT
AND THE HEROIN?
I THINK IT'S
DEVELOPED A HABIT.
COME ON. I'LL EXPLAIN.
TYPICAL--
FUCKING TYPICAL.
JUST WHEN YOU NEED
A MUTATING MONSTER,
YOU CAN NEVER
FIND ONE.
MAYBE AFTER
YOU BLEW IT UP,
IT CRAWLED INTO
THE VENTILATION SYSTEM
AND DIED.
I...DON'T THINK SO.
[FOOTSTEPS]
FELLOWS,
YOU TOOK YOUR TIME.
DROP YOUR WEAPONS!
IT WAS ME
WHO MADE THE CALL.
AAH!
AAH!
FREEZE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
ON MY OIL RIG?
WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
MR. BRINKSTONE,
AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU.
NOW, YOU'RE RIGHT.
THIS IS ALL YOUR RIG,
SO I'M GOING TO
TELL YOU THE TRUTH
AND EXACTLY
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE
WE USUALLY GO TO FLORIDA
FOR OUR VACATION,
BUT THIS YEAR, WE THOUGHT
WE'D TRY SOMEWHERE
A LITTLE BIT
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK.
[BRINKSTONE]
NO MORE LEVITY,
PLEASE.
[SHELLEY]
I THINK I CAN
EXPLAIN EVERYTHING,
MR. BRINKSTONE.
THESE TWO
ARE PART OF GROUP
OF UNFORTUNATE
SHIPWRECK VICTIMS...
WHO ENDED UP HERE
AFTER THEIR YACHT SANK.
THEY ARE ALSO
DRUG SMUGGLERS.
I AM PLEASED
TO SEE YOU,
SHELLEY.
NOW WOULD YOU
KINDLY EXPLAIN
TO ME
WHY ALL
COMMUNICATIONS
WITH THIS
ESTABLISHMENT
HAVE BEEN CUT
AND WHY
THE ENTIRE PLACE
APPEARS
TO BE DESERTED?
WHICH LED TO
TEMPORARY EVACUATION
OF FACILITIES.
NOTHING SERIOUS.
NORMAL SERVICE
SOON RESTORED.
DR. SHELLEY,
I THINK YOU KNOW
HOW MUCH
THIS PROJECT
MEANS TO ME
AND HOW MUCH IT HAS
ALREADY COST ME.
I THINK
I NEED RATHER MORE
THAN A TECHNICAL
HICCUP AS AN EXCUSE!
TELL THEM
WHAT HE IS.
DO YOU THINK
THEY'LL BELIEVE US?
WHAT ARE YOU TWO
TALKING ABOUT?
YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT
GOING TO BELIEVE THIS,
BUT THAT
IS NOT DR. SHELLEY.
IT'S ONLY SOMETHING
THAT LOOKS LIKE HIM.
NOW, YOUR PROJECT
WENT WRONG,
AND THAT IS THE RESULT--
THE MONSTER FROM HELL.
HE HAS KILLED
EVERYBODY ELSE ON THIS RIG,
AND WE'RE ALL NEXT.
I TOLD YOU--
HE'S DRUG SMUGGLER.
HE OBVIOUSLY SAMPLES
HIS OWN PRODUCT.
O.K., LET'S TRY
THIS ONE.
I'M AN UNDERCOVER
POLICE OFFICER.
RIGHT?
AND EVERYBODY HERE
IS UNDER ARREST.
[SHELLEY]
HE IS COMICAL.
HA HA HA!
THE MAN'S MAD.
HA HA HA!
DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING,
BRINKSTONE?
YOU COULD BE RIGHT.
YOU WANT
TO LIVE FOREVER?
YOU WANT TO FUCKING
LIVE FOREVER?
[BRINKSTONE]
YOU FOOL!
YOU DON'T REALIZE
WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
I DON'T CARE
BECAUSE
I'M LEAVING NOW.
WELL, KILL HIM!
KILL HIM!
[SHELLEY]
HELLO, LEONARD.
MIRACLE OF SCIENCE,
EH, LEONARD?
AND I OWE IT...
ALL TO YOU.
Oh, fuck.
OH...
YOU DID IT.
YOU SUCCEEDED.
[SHELLEY]
OH, YES,
WE SUCCEEDED
ALL RIGHT, LEONARD.
WE SUCCEEDED BEYOND
YOUR WILDEST DREAMS.
YOU COULD SAY
WE HAVE MADE
HUMANITY OBSOLETE.
HERE, LEONARD.
LET ME SHOW YOU
JUST WHAT
WE HAVE ACHIEVED.
OH, MY GOD!
REMOTE DETONATOR ACTIVATED.
[FLESH EXPLODING]
ALL PERSONNEL,
PLEASE PROCEED CALMLY
TO YOUR ALLOCATED
MUSTER POINTS
AND BEGIN EVACUATION.
HE'S COMING.
GREAT.
COME ON, LINDA.
HE'S GETTING CLOSER.
[BEEPING]
DETONATION COMMENCES
IN 11 MINUTES.
COME ON, LINDA. MOVE.
NOW REMEMBER,
YOU DO EXACTLY
AS I SHOWED YOU.
GO.
[RACHEL]
DON'T BE AFRAID.
IT'S ONLY ME.
DETONATION COMMENCES
IN EIGHT MINUTES.
RACHEL.
DO YOU MISS ME,
ALEX?
SHOOT IT!
SHOOT IT!
IT REALLY IS ME.
CHARLIE'S ASLEEP,
SLEEPING OFF
HIS MEAL.
I JUST WANTED
TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
DON'T COME ANY CLOSER,
RACHEL.
REMEMBER
HOW IT WAS, ALEX?
DON'T COME ANY CLOSER.
WHERE'S
THE REST OF IT?
HERE. HOW BAD
DO YOU WANT IT?
I KNOW WHAT SHELLEY
TOLD YOU,
[TWO VOICES]
HE HAD NO IDEA
WHAT I'D BECOME...
AN ENTIRELY NEW
FORM OF LIFE--
A SUPERIOR
FORM OF LIFE.
YOU'RE A FUCKING FISH
WITH A DRUG HABIT.
YOU WANT TO SEE
WHAT I AM?
I'LL SHOW YOU
WHAT I AM.
[MOANING]
JESUS CHRIST.
[MARK]
HELP ME!
HELP ME!
[PAUL]
LINDA, HELP ME!
[RACHEL]
PLEASE, ALEX, PLEASE!
AAH!
[PAUL]
LINDA, WHERE ARE YOU?
[WOMAN]
GET ME OUT OF HERE!
HELP ME! PLEASE!
SOMEBODY, HELP ME!
AAH!
[ALEX]
HEY, CHARLIE!
WANT IT?
COME AND GET IT.
[WOMAN]
OH, PLEASE, HELP ME!
HELP ME!
GOOD. COME ON!
COME ON, FLIPPER.
COME ON! COME ON!
COME ON!
COME ON,
YOU FUCKER.
[RACHEL]
OH, PLEASE, HELP ME, ALEX!
HELP ME!
COME ON, FLIPPER.
COME ON, FLIPPER.
COME ON. COME ON!
COME ON!
COME ON! COME ON!
COME ON!
SHIT!
[GUNSHOT]
DETONATION COMMENCES
IN TWO MINUTES.
AAH!
[ALARM BEEPING]
ARE YOU O.K.?
YEAH, JUST ABOUT.
IS IT DEAD?
I HOPE SO.
I'VE JUST ABOUT HAD
ENOUGH OF THIS PLACE.
8...7...6...
3...2...
GOOD-BYE.
WHERE'S BRINKSTONE?
NOW DO ME A FAVOR
AND JUST KEEP FLYING.
[EXPLOSION]
SO...
ARE YOU GOING
TO ARREST ME
WHEN WE
GET ASHORE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I HAVEN'T DECIDED.
ASSHOLE.
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