Runaway Nightmare (1982) - full transcript

- Have you enough fun yet today?

- You go ahead and
take the van back.

I'll get back to the
ranch a little later.

- I'm thinking of going into LA.

I just can't take
staying out here

for longer than
a week at a time.

- Well everybody's
about as happy as

they make up their minds to be.

- That's hard when you're
surrounded by worms and snails.

- This business was your idea.

- Jesus, all I'm thinking about



is getting away from
all these insects.

I want to see some
human faces again.

You want a beer?

I'd like a little
adventure, some excitement.

I just wish something
would happen, anything.

I still
like the desert.

Everything here is so
quiet and predictable.

- That's just it, it's
too quiet and boring.

I mean nothing ever
happens out here.

- Hey come over here.

Maybe they
just buried some junk.

- Nah nah they'd just dump
it like everybody else.

She's still alive.

What are we gonna do with her?



- Well we're not
gonna bury her again.

Look we'll take her
back to the house

and we'll call the cops.

Look Ralph I'm gonna go into

the kitchen and
get some ice water.

Why don't you just kinda
watch her okay for a minute.

I'll be right back.

I think there's
something outside.

Get your rifle and cover me.

- Where is she?

- I don't know the
last time I saw her,

she was unconscious
there on the bed.

I don't know what happened.

I don't like
to be lied to by any man.

- Hey what are those little
crawly things out there?

- Well the plot in
the left are the worms

and the one on the
right are the snails.

- Do you grow them?

- Well we raise them.

They're considered
to be delicacies.

You see the secret
to eating snails,

when you get to the gooey part

you gotta put them
in your mouth.

- Will you shut up.

Tell me what do your insects
like to eat out there?

Could they say, devour
a human carcass?

- Oh sure yeah, it'd
take a long time though.

I would want to.

- Oh wonderful, being
eaten by my own worms.

Hey she's
asleep in here.

Don't wake her
yet she'll be alright.

- You mean you didn't plant her?

Oh no, we've
been following those men

since they left the warehouse.

- Shut up, come on
we're leaving now.

- We'll have to get
together again real soon.

- You're coming with us.

- What do you mean, where to?

Now we
can't leave just yet.

Okay move
out or get carried out.

- Everything happened at once.

First the water dries up,

they built that niigata
plant over the hill,

I get caught by a
bunch of psychos.

- Whereabouts are we going?

- About how long will it
take before we get there?

- Look it's just us
and her right now.

So you get her from behind,

and I'll keep her
busy right here.

- Okay.

- Well if you didn't bury the
girl then you know who did.

Then you intend to do
something about it.

How you gonna handle all this?

Here I'll fix it.

Well how much
longer you gonna keep us here?

We had nothing to do
with burying the girl.

- Hesperia will decide.

- Well tell me something,

how exactly do we
fit in to your plan?

- Oh would you look at
the size of that thing.

- Look, we had nothing to
do with burying the girl.

I mean we just found her.

- Hesperia will decide.

- Okay I give up, then when
exactly will Hesperia get here?

- I told you you
shouldn't open up

something you're
not familiar with.

It's got to be an
insane asylum in here.

Is this an asylum?

Oh what do you mean?

I'm not gonna wait
around until they

whack us up and eat
us, Jesus Christ look.

A bunch of women aren't gonna

keep me here if I want to leave.

I'm gonna water
those worms tonight.

I'm gonna go out that door.

Alright get out of the way
unless you want to get hurt.

- They're you're responsibility

while the rest of us
are gone tomorrow.

Will we have
them all to ourselves?

- We'll have all of
tomorrow to torture them.

- How long's it been?

- I don't know, long
enough for me to

count all the nails in
these rafters I guess.

- What hit me?

- I think you walked into Hesperia on your way out the door.

- What you find
out when I was out?

- Only that we've been placed
into some kind of a dark room.

So what now?

Hey there's
a door over here.

- Oh terrific, somebody
forgot to unlock it.

- Some kind of trick.

- Yeah but I tell you we
better make our escape now

because we might not
get another chance.

- I'm into bondage
and discipline.

- All things considered I think

I'd rather be
eaten by the worms.

- You're gonna go
through beautiful

screams of pain and passion.

You have no idea what
you're gonna feel.

- You know I really
think your trouble

is you don't get laid enough.

Well aren't you
gonna do something?

- Yeah I'd spit
in her face except

I don't have any spit left.

- We have to cleanse
them with fire.

You
broke the agreement.

- The voice told me to kill.

We
live by the laws.

- Then I want to
settle up with a duel.

What
are the weapons?

- Pistols.

Isn't this exciting?

We're gonna have a duel.

What are our chances?

- Well Sadie chose pistols.

Sadie's the best
there is with guns.

Hesperia can't shoot at all.

Hey that's
the girl we dug up.

- I'll make this quick.

No I'm gonna take a
long time with you.

- Isn't that clever, Hesperia
gave Sadie a trick gun.

Oh wow man, her head's all gone.

What happened?

Sadie lost
and Hesperia won.

Come on let's go.

- Is there anything
you want Ralph?

- Could you bring
in some light bulbs?

- I guess you just
made a friend.

- Well I could use
a friend about now.

- I wonder what
they're up to now?

You know I'm really beginning
to get used to this place.

- Don't you think
is just a little

bit too cold and dark in here?

- No I mean all those
delicious women.

- You know it's hard
for me to get aroused

when I keep seeing my
life pass in front of me.

Besides some of
those delicious women

have some pretty
rugged girlfriends.

- Maybe they're problem is that

they've been away
from men to long.

- Hey come here.

Not you the other one.

- Why don't you go around
back and open the door

down here and let
us sneak out okay?

- Listen they're
having a meeting now

figuring out what
to do with you.

- Is there any chance
they'll let us go?

- No it's either make you
a member or sacrifice you.

- No come back wait, wait.

Bring them here.

Well is
this all for us?

You've
been selected

as candidates for membership.

- What exactly are
we being members of?

You're not
members of anything yet.

First you have to go
through the tests.

- Don't worry this is probably
just some kind of initiation.

- Well I don't want to go
through one of their tests

and come out with a
high pitched voice.

Am I gonna
have trouble with you?

- You know what this is?

This is probably
one large wet dream.

We just found ourselves involved

with a group of
sex starved women.

Take them away.

- Never had a wet
dream like this before.

- I wonder what this
test is all about.

- Probably to see how long it
takes for us to rot to death.

- It's time.

They have to go
through one last test.

- Well at least we got a
place to sleep tonight.

I think
they're ready now.

Okay let's go.

- You're one of us now.

- What exactly does that mean?

- It means that you'll
be with us body and soul.

- We're taking you to Hesperia,
she'll tell you everything.

Keep moving.

- You've been voted
into the group

and will enjoy
all the privileges

and the sacrifices
of membership.

Was the
vote unanimous?

- Are you kidding?

- Stupid bug farmers.

- Worm farmers.

Shut up.

What do you mean
by sacrifices and privileges?

- It means that you'll get a
share of all communal profits.

What's out
contribution to all this?

- Nothing spiritually,

but you'll give all
of your possessions.

- What is our share in
the communal profit?

Nothing right now.

- Well don't you think it
just a little bit unfair?

- The profits will
start coming in

just as soon as we can
get through the revenge

and steal back the platinum.

I heard what you said

but can you say it
a different way?

- The organized crime
group we were dealing with

crossed us and
stole the shipment

of platinum we were
supposed to deliver.

- So you intend to take
on the mob yourself?

- No, you'll help also
in an active part.

- Look look, I haven't had a lot

of sleep in the
last couple of days.

I wonder if I can get
some sleep before I die.

- Your job is to take those
crates right there over there.

- Why can't they just
stay where they are?

- I don't know, Leslie
goes keep them busy.

Have them load and unload boxes.

- What is that plane for?

- Oh that we used that to carry
the cargo across the border.

- What do you transport?

- Guns and bombs and things.

- So the syndicate got the
guns and then got you guys

to transport these
guns across the border.

Well what went wrong?

- Well we used to
make a trip at least

once a week and then
Fate, well she had

a meeting with the
mob and it was big.

- The platinum.

- The platinum.

And she was there for three days

and then they brought
her back in a crate

and that's when you
guys dug her up.

- You can't sleep now, you
gotta chop some wood first.

I want you to chop
this into splinters.

- I can take you where
you can get some sleep.

- You have no idea how
much I need this rest.

These aren't the
best conditions.

I don't think you
understand I'm exhausted.

I think you're gonna
be disappointed.

Here hold him down.

- Boy Ralph that sure is kinky.

Bug farmers

- Just eat it and shut up huh?

- What's the matter,
aren't you hungry?

- I mean, you know, I
mean, I'm into awareness.

You know what I mean, I mean,
I mean I know what life means.

That's what, that's life,
that's what it's all about.

- Hey man, I don't know
want to sweat life man.

I just get toasted and
man everything works.

- She goes what's wrong you
can't make up your own mind?

So I went shoom.

I landed her down two or
three flights of steps.

She shouldn't of asked me out.

- I hate men.

Bug farmers

- Don't touch her.

- I'm gonna waste you.

- Jason.

- So anyhow what
you do is you see

you pack the worms in mud.

- I'm gonna cut you up.

- Jason.

Aren't you just a
little bit tired?

- No I mean I had plenty
of rest on the plane.

I mean just calm down
take it easy this is fun.

- I'd like to get around people
again who aren't slanted.

- Are you complaining again?

Look I got somebody
I want you to meet.

- No thanks I know too
many people already.

- Hey I'm trying to communicate.

I'm into sunshine, awareness,

good karma, vibes,
and witchcraft.

- Well we do have
a lot in common

and we'll have to talk
all about that some day.

- I'd like to mix our blood.

- Look I want to watch a show,

and I'd like to see the
rest without being bothered.

Jason.

- Every man I've touched
has died a violent death.

Ralph, you're gonna

drive us into town
with your van.

Alright everybody out.

If I can't get any
sleep nobody else is.

Yeah I'll be right in.

- Okay how do you
want to work this?

I'll go to the washroom and
get out through the window.

- We couldn't do that.

I mean they trust
us, they need help.

- Yeah right, soon as I get free

I'll make sure they all get
committed in the asylum.

- Look the most I
figure out is this.

That somehow they work
for the syndicate.

That the syndicate
supplies them with weapons,

which they in turn
transport below the border.

See somehow Fate
got possession of

this suitcase filled
with platinum.

- Oh okay alright so
something goes wrong

and they bury the girl.

See what I can't
figure out is if

they're weapon
sellers then what were

they doing with a
suitcase full of platinum?

- Everything happens at once.

First the funds dry up,
then the plane gives out,

then Fate gets buried,
then those things show up.

- They're kinda
nice after a while.

- Well I'll stop them once
we get to the warehouse.

- Well I'm kinda glad
they both happened.

- Wait here.

- Isn't that sickening?

- Ah come one don't
encourage her, jeez.

But she likes you.

- Yeah the fact
she's nuts I suppose

doesn't make any difference.

- She's coming
over here I think.

- Is she coming?

- I think so.

What to dance?

- Not just now thanks.

Not just yet.

- You'd feel better
if you had a drink.

- This is a real wild town.

- Yeah boy next to raising
worms, is a real riot.

- I think that girl
needs our help.

- No now say let's
don't mix in this.

- No I mean I think
she needs our help.

They need your help there.
- I don't want go over there.

Ah come on Jesus.

- It's okay just a
misunderstanding.

Ah it was just a
misunderstanding.

This is the first time I've
ever been to this place before.

- Look, there's
just no room here,

you'll have to find
your own place to sleep.

- Beat it.

I think we should get to know
each other a little better.

Now that you're one of family I

thought I'd do you
a little favor.

I won't kill you as quickly.

- You're doing me a favor.

- I mean not saying
it's today or maybe

not tonight, but sometime soon.

Now if you don't stop
molesting these girls

I'll see that you
suffer before your die.

- Ralph you're amazing 'cause

every time I see
you you're causing

some kind of trouble
with these girls.

Just come with me huh.

Here I'll move first.

Jason.

- It's your move.

You can take me.

Jason, how did you

and Ralph get started
as bug farmers?

- Well actually we're
etymological cultivators.

You see I was
always in marketing,

and Ralph needed
help in that area.

And with my experience
in distribution

and Ralph's knowledge
of the insect food,

well we make a profit.

Bug farmers

- I wish you wouldn't do that.

- We really appreciate
what you've done for us.

- You see I told
you all you gotta do

is get to know them and
they become your friends.

I mean these girls are
just like everybody else.

It's your move.

You can take me.

- Don't get up, you
two look good together.

- I like it out
here at this time.

Yeah it's hard just
to stay alive around here.

How did you get mixed
up in all this insanity?

Oh I've
been with Hesperia

ever since she was a rich
girl in Marin County.

But we started this
place together.

Oh Hesperia's
bank rolling this place.

What about all the others here?

- They're just fanatics,
Hesperia controls them.

The two of us split the profits.

Now we're
just gonna walk into

some warehouse in the
desert and take back

a load of platinum
just like that huh?

I know what I'm
doing but I need your help.

There's too much
you're not telling me.

- You'll understand
when it's finished.

I want to leave with you.

- With me?

- I think about you a lot.

- You think about me?

- I'd like to touch you.

- I'd like to trust you too.

- I didn't bring you
out here by accident.

- We've waited one
week for this revenge.

We'll assault the warehouse,

and retrieve the
platinum suitcase.

- Yes and what's my
part in all this?

You and the
other man are decoys.

If he gets
in my way he'll

get accidentally
shot in the back.

- We'll come back here for
the traditional celebration,

and then we'll move
on to a new location.

Oh they'll
screw something up.

- Our two new members here have

dedicated their lives
to this mission.

- How are you?

Where in this desert
is this warehouse?

- Hey you suppose you
could change the station?

- No.

- Say do you think might
turn that down just a touch?

About how much further
we gonna have to go?

- Ralph and Jason will attack

the warehouse from
the south window.

The whole two of us?

- Everyone will have
an attack position.

What's
taking you so long?

We gotta get in there.

Have you cut the glass at all?

What are you doing up there?

The girls are in by
now you gotta break it.

Well what now?

We're supposed
to follow this route.

See if there's a light

by that wall I'll go over here.

Hey I
found the switch.

Look I'll stay here you go
ahead and check down there.

- Fate, how did you get through

the first door,
without a clearance?

- I'm not here on business.

- But it's really good to see.

- I'm real glad to see you Alex.

Okay we got the
suitcase let's go.

- Okay we got the platinum
suitcase let's go.

- Hey is this a real time bomb?

- Don't touch that stupid.

- Hey this things ticking.

- Yeah they run on
electricity all the time.

You just connect the timer,

and then you just have
to check the wires.

- Connect the wires
and you set the timing?

- Hey man am I late?

Had to park the bike.

I mean I'm not gonna
leave it just anywhere.

I'll load my bike in the van.

- We can't fit it in the
van, there's no room.

- You can sit on me.

- I can sit on you?

Oh it was simple.

She just walked in the
office and pulled the gun

and got right to the suitcase.

- I told you there'd
be no trouble.

By this time tomorrow
we'll be in South America.

- I thought I saw a spider.

- You, I wish you
wouldn't do that.

Next time
I'll aim for your head.

- Oh, okay.

Okay scout let's go.

- Ralph, I was wondering
could you help me with this?

- Sure of course.

- I can't seem to open it,
I've tried every way possible.

- You know what
we're gonna need?

We're gonna need
some tools for this.

- Okay I'll go out to
the garage and get some.

- Ow that's hot.

I burned myself it's hot.

It's hot, I burned myself.

- Hey man I get
burned every night.

We got fellas
in the warehouse.

Here I'll
watch this window.

- Wow look at all the colors.

Everybody
in the barn.

Hurry, let's fly out.

But the
plane can't fly.

- There's not enough room you
have to protect our getaway.

- Well what about giving us

something to protect
ourselves with.

- Here this aught
to take care of you.

- It's a bullet
proof vest stupid.

- Wait a minute how
good is this anyway?

- Works just fine.

- They're crazy that plane can't

fly anyway let's
get out of here.

- Hey what are you doing,
we both can't fit in there.

- Hold this.

We'll make him
talk at the warehouse.

Well where'd we land?

We're
at the room ranch.

You'll stay here and I'll take

the copter back to Marin County.

- You're already dead.

Question is how quickly
do you want to die.

Where is the suitcase?

- Look I know I'm
gonna die anyway

and I'll tell you
what you want to know

about the suitcase
but I'd like to know

how come you double
crossed the girls?

- You're negotiator Fate
stole the suitcase from us.

Then she was planning
to leave town herself.

- Why deal in platinum?

- Platinum, the case
contains an experimental

explosive devise that
ignites with air.

- She double crossed the girls

then she double
double crossed you.

I don't get it.

- Simple when you're dead.

- Oh God.

- There is no God,
nothing can save you now.

What?

- Ralph is that you?

- There was an explosion.

You gotta get me out of here.

- Ralph where are you?

- I'm at the warehouse.

I thought Jason'd be
back at the worm ranch.

- I can't hear you.

Where is the suitcase?

I hid the suitcase
I can't think right now.

- Listen, everyone's been killed

and I need to talk to you alone.

I'll be out front.

- Okay, great.

You sure that's where
you hid the suitcase?

- Hey I remember that much.

That's before everything
else happened.

Yeah I put the suitcase
in the hall closet.

The suitcase belonged
to the syndicate.

But somebody took it from them.

- Oh I was the
one that stole it.

Yeah I just couldn't
get away with it.

And that's why they buried me.

- No no no no, I mean there man.

They were talking about the one

that was double
crossing everybody.

- That was me.

- Well that means you
murdered a lot of people.

- I've lost count.

- Well you're gonna be
going to the commune,

and I should go check
up on the ranch so

I can just get off here.

- This is just where
you're getting off.

- You don't need
a partner do you?

- You don't want to share
it and neither do I.

- You know I wouldn't
tell anybody.

I saved your life.

- There's to much involved here.

It's the most valuable
suitcase in the world.

There's nothing more
expensive than platinum.

- Except plutonium.

- Hey what the hell's the noise?

- Oh that's our
fortune in platinum.

- No I mean the explosion.

- Seems that the platinum
was really plutonium.

- Didn't you get contaminated?

- Wow man, look at
all the pretty colors.

- What are we
supposed to do now?

- Oh I don't know I used to
be a successful businessman.

Now I've got acres
of rotting insects.

- No the bugs are still alive.

Each ones about the
size of a hamster.

- Hesperia went to Marin County.

What are we gonna do now?

- Well I'm sure I don't know,

I can't even take
care of myself.

- You're the new leader.

We'll do anything
you tell us to do.

I thought
I saw a spider.

Jason.

Wow, no
wonder the worms

have been growing so large.

What does that
stuff do to people?