The Terror Within (1989) - full transcript

Exploration party
calling Mojave lab.

Exploration party
calling Mojave lab.

Sue, are you there?

Sue?

Sue, we're at three sisters.

Sue, you there?

Michael,
they're not answering.

Let me check it out.

Mojave lab, come in.

Sue, come in, please.

Mojave lab, this is
exploration party calling.



Sue, are you there?

Sue, come in, please.

Sue, come in.

Yes, Michael?

What's happening?
Taking a little nap?

Everything's all right.

Status report, please.

Well,
we bagged a rattlesnake.

Great, get another one,
and we can have a barbecue.

Remember it...

Tastes like chicken.

That's 'cause you forgot
what real chicken tastes like.

Michael, check this out.
We have birds over there.

Hey, we got buzzards circling
about a quarter mile away.



Whatever it is
still might be edible.

We'll check it out
and let you know.

Okay, just be careful.

Over and out.

Want some?

With as much cover-up
as you can put in there.

Mm, thanks.

Ugh.

What's Andre using
for coffee these days?

I'm not sure
you want to know.

Cleaning compound?

It's about
the right color.

And the right taste.

Have you and Sue finished
the supply inventory?

Yes, we have.

I figured if we cut calories
to 900 a day,

Bake some game
every once and a while,

We can stay here
for about another two months.

Hal, we got to start
thinking seriously

About getting out of here.

The Rocky Mountain lab's...

Is 1,800 Miles away.

We haven't had a clear message
from them in ten days.

Our job is to stay here.

Our job is to survive.

Sue, you're not gonna
believe this.

What is it?

Jesus, gargoyles!

John! John!

Michael?
John?

Michael, John,
David here.

What's going on?

John, Michael,
this is David.

What the hell is going on?

You two better get out there
on the double.

Right.
I'll get butch.

Don't waste your time.

He's the best tracker we got.

He knows the outside
better than anyone.

All right,
keep him under control.

Just go out there
and bring them back.

Don't go looking
for any more trouble.

Is that understood?

Sir, yes, sir.

Ugh!

This government issue shit
is for the birds.

Thanks for your opinion.

Now fix it.

David here.
Nothing outside.

Anything
on the motion detectors?

No activity.

We're out of here.

I sure don't like
sending Sue out there.

Don't worry.

She's in good hands.

Yeah, but I wish he'd learn
to follow procedures.

You love it up here,
don't you?

Man, I don't know
how you do it.

This place gives
me the creeps.

I just wish we were
on our way out of here,

Headed to the
Rocky Mountain lab.

Thanks.

That's easy
for you to say.

You were trained
for that kind of stuff.

I just wish John and Michael
would've listened to me.

I told them to take
butch along.

If they had,
we wouldn't be doing this.

How could it be gargoyles?

They've never
come out this far before.

Survivors.

Maybe it was survivors.

Survivors would see any one
of us as just somebody to rob.

Wouldn't they?

I mean, I think...

I think it's your turn
to get the shine, Neil.

Good plan.

Here's looking at you,
kid.

Whoo.

When there ain't no food,

It sure does help
to have good shine.

You think they're gonna
find anything out there?

Yeah, they're gonna discover
they don't have to cut rations,

Not with two less mouths
to feed.

Well, maybe it
wasn't survivors.

I mean, John's last words
were "Jesus, gargoyles."

Gargoyles, shmargoyles.

Just thank your lucky stars
you're the most essential person

Old Hal's got here.

I wouldn't go out there to find
them if they tripled my pay,

Assuming there's anybody
left to sign paychecks.

That sucks.

It sure is quiet out here.

Yeah,
it's always been like this,

Even before the accident.

The accident.

You know, I used to think
we'd go out in a ball of fire,

Not because some leaky
test tube in a lab somewhere.

I still don't think
it was one of ours.

Come on.

Ours, theirs, who cares?

With 99 % of the population gone,

It doesn't make much difference,
does it?

And now we have the vaccine,

And we only have ourselves
to give it to.

If anyone survived out there
without mutating...

They must be living like
savages or something.

If anyone survived
with those things out there.

Mojave lab, David here.

Yeah, David, what is it?

About quarter of a mile
from three sisters rocks.

I think we spotted
what John and Michael found.

Ask him what it is.

What have you got, David?

Buzzards.

I'll let you know
as soon as we know.

Didn't help them
that much, did it?

Oh, God.

Holy shit.

David, look.

They have a diary too.

Let's get the hell
out of here.

Mojave lab, David here.

I think we found
what John and Michael saw.

It's a human camp site.

Ten males,
ages 40 maybe down to 10 or 11.

No survivors.

They've been ripped to pieces.

Looks like maybe
two family groups.

No females?

Affirmative.

Males only.

Hal, this could be
the breakthrough

We've been waiting for.

If they've survived
outside this long,

They must have some kind
of natural immunity.

We've got to examine them.

I don't even have a way
of bringing in John and Michael.

It's a long way to cart bodies,

Especially if those gargoyle
things are around.

Then I'll have
to go out there.

Andre?

Yeah?

I need you two
up here right away.

Couple minutes.

Fuck.

David?

Still here, Hal.

Remain on site.

Linda and Andre
are coming out.

We've got to check
those bodies.

There's not much left.

Well, find the ones
in the best condition.

Yes, sir.

No way.
I ain't going out there.

We've got to retrieve them
for analysis.

Sue and David can't do it
by themselves.

It's not our job.

Then I'll go on my own.

I'll go.

Get your gear.

Ow!

Ow.

Butch?

That way.

Butch.

Stay here.

It's a human!

Stay, butch.

It's all right.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

What's your name?

Come with me.

You'll be safe with me.

Mojave lab.

Mojave lab, David here.

Where in the hell
have you been?

Playing hide-and-seek
with a gargoyle.

Tell Linda I got
a present for her.

Stop screwing around.

I'm not screwing around,
Hal.

We got a survivor.

A survivor?

Affirmative.

Female, young.

Get back here
just as fast as you can.

You got that right, boss.

We really need
to take care of this.

Sue, let's get her
out of here.

Come on.

Come on!

Hi, my name's Neil.

Take it easy.

Come on, let's get her
down to medical.

Sure am glad
you brought her in.

No way I was
going out there.

Yeah?
You owe me one.

- Anytime.
- Yep, anytime.

Okay, let's lie you down.

I just want to take
your temperature

And get a blood sample.

Now you relax.

This won't take very long.

Sue, check her pulse,
please.

I still don't understand
how she survived out there

Without the vaccine.

Well it's not important,
Hal.

The point is,
if she can survive out there,

We can survive out there.

In that campsite, David,

How many dead?

They found the shack.

Hatch lock topside
has been destroyed.

- We've lost our eyes topside.
- We know.

Better get up there
and check that hatch.

Andre, I'm gonna need
this camera operational

Just as soon as possible.

Gonna take some time.

We're gonna have
to jury-rig something.

No, we won't.
I got an idea.

All right,
I need some drain pipe.

Over here.

Cut me a four-foot piece,
will you?

You better know
what you're doing, man.

Neil, don't you think
you ought to measure it first?

All right,
it's gonna work.

Maybe.

You'd rather go up there?

Maybe.

You always got to repeat
everything he says?

Me... fuck you.

Are you getting anywhere?

Well, she's got
a very high "t" cell count,

So she's definitely been
exposed to the plague

And somehow survived.

But there's something else.

She's pregnant.

You're certain?

Yeah,
I ran two additional tests.

Now, I haven't dealt with
a pregnancy since med school,

But I'd guess that
she's about three months along.

Well, that's all we need
is another mouth to feed.

Don't you see it, Hal?

She's been exposed
to the plague,

And she's gotten pregnant.

It means there's still
a chance for us out there.

If it's normal.

You know I can't do
an amniocentesis here.

I'm not set up for it.

Then we'll just have
to wait and see.

Um, does Sue know?

No, not yet.

Then let's just keep this
between you and I

Until you know some more.

That doesn't seem
to be very fair.

I just don't want
to get her hopes up

In case we have
to terminate it

At the first sign
of abnormality.

We just don't have the resources
here to do anything else.

Okay.

Damn, I wish we still had
those rifles.

I don't know.

It might piss him off.

All right,
we're at the ladder.

So far so good.

I'm going up.

Oh, shit.

Christ.

Hal, they're up there.

We can't replace
the cameras.

Then set up the microphone.

At least we'll be able
to hear them.

Yeah, right.

You go.

Uh-uh.

Get your ass up there.

Come on, man.
I'll give you a cigar.

No way.

How about a pint of shine?

You're lucky
I give credit.

Give me the wrench.

You got it.

Give me the mic.

Come on, the mic!

David,
what's going on up there?

I bet you can't read
the no vacancy sign.

Hurry it up, man.

Jesus, the thing's gonna
get in here.

Would you relax?

Come on.
Hurry it up, man.

Neil, open up!

Come on, man.

Move it!
Open up!

Man, I thought
that you and me were history

When that arm came through.

It was two fingers, man.

Yeah, it was enough.

Now,
about that pint of shine.

That's a plan.

I'm not going back out there.

Anything in there?

Yeah, the guy who kept it
was named Randall Morgan.

Roger, Marie, and Karen.

He lost his wife and two
of his kids to the plague.

I couldn't figure out why
he and Karen were spared.

In any given population,

There's bound to be a few
with natural immunities.

I guess they were
the lucky ones, huh?

Some luck.

Anyway, it's clear
from the photos we found Karen.

But that's not all.

Linda and Hal have been
hiding something from us.

That figures.

I pulled Karen's data
from the computer.

David, the girl
is three months pregnant.

That's impossible.

Can you imagine?

What a change, having a kid
running around this place.

What's wrong?

What if it's
not one of ours?

You're crazy.

Linda would know
if something were wrong.

And according to her data,
everything is fine.

I hope she's right.

Christ, a pregnant woman.

Mm, I'll drink to that.

Cheer up, Uncle Dave.

Hello, Karen.

Karen.

It's a pretty name.

I brought you something.

You're so lucky.

You're gonna have a baby.

You don't know anything.

Why are you so scared?

You're safe here.

No, I'm not.

Would you just go away?

Go away and leave me alone.

Mojave lab calling
Rocky Mountain lab.

Listening 145.5.

Mojave lab calling
Rocky Mountain lab.

Listening 145.5.

Mojave lab calling...

Mojave,
this is Rocky Mountain.

Transmission level three.

Repeat level three.

We are under gargoyle attack.

Rocky Mountain lab,
this is Mojave lab.

Your transmission garbled.

Repeat,
your transmission garbled.

Say all after suffered.

At least we know
they're still there.

Yeah, maybe.

Mojave lab calling
Rocky Mountain lab.

Your transmission garbled.

Repeat,
your transmission garbled.

Say all after suffered.

We've got a major problem.

The girl.

It's like her pregnancy
is in fast-forward.

Last night she was
three months pregnant.

This morning
when I checked her,

I'd swear she was
seven or eight months along.

That's not good.

Linda?

It's obviously abnormal.

We can't take any chances.

I guess we'll have
to get rid of it.

If possible, we ought
to keep the fetus alive

For further study.

If it's that far along,
we may be able to examine it.

How's the girl doing?

Her name's Karen,
and she's doing much better.

Sue, I'm gonna need you
to help me with the anesthesia.

But I don't know
anything about...

I made up a card with all
the right parameters on it.

I'll explain everything
before we start.

Okay.

I just hope you know
what you're doing.

Swab, please.

Pencil.

I can't believe Hal wants
to keep this thing alive.

Nothing stops science.

Scalpel.

Cut from here to here.

Cauterize the incision.

We need to separate
the muscle wall.

How's it going, Sue?

Right where it should be.

Scalpel, please.

Now the uterus.

Okay, now reach in.

I can feel the fetus.

Shit.

My hand.

Hal.

Hal!

Holy shit,
it's in the air vent.

Oh, my God.
Karen!

Andre, lock him off.

God damn it.

Half of 'em ain't closing.

Well, Christ,
we got to lock it off.

They can't get
back up here, but... damn,

We were gonna do maintenance
on this system next week.

The only way to turn
the others off is manual.

Is it sealed off yet?

No, Murphy and his goddamn law
is shitting all over us, Hal.

You guys better get in here.

Let's think this through.

It can't get in
at this level,

So what are the options?

Check level by level.

Seal them off one by one.

Send it down to storage
on level four.

Then gas the area.

We ought to try
and catch it.

No way.

We should kill it.

Now, wait a minute.

A premature fetus isn't a...

Isn't what?
A threat?

When's the last time you saw

A premature fetus move
like that?

I did some calculations
on the computer.

And going by the growth
rate of her pregnancy...

You can't theorize from that.

It's the only database
we have.

I say we kill it.

We have to expect the worst
from now on.

Yeah, damn right.

Damn right.

All right.

We're gonna need
some weapons.

Andre, Neil,
you got any suggestions?

The welding gear.

We could rig something
from that.

Turn it into a crispy critter.

Yeah, torch the fucker.

Yeah, that means
getting in real close.

You ready to do that?

There's something else
we can use.

The surgical lasers...

If we could create
a portable power source.

Radio batteries.

If the power drain
isn't too bad.

How long would that take?

Two hours.

If it maintains
the same growth,

It will be at full size
in 24 hours.

You got 45 minutes.

All right, it works.

Whole damn four feet.

Definitely within
grabbing range.

This thing will eat fuel
like a jet engine.

Check this out.

Ooh, just like
a hot knife in butter.

It's definitely lethal.

Oh, Jesus, look at that.

It's a quarter of the juice
just like that.

A quarter of the juice.

That's only four shots
before you hit zero.

That sucks.

Okay, two teams.

One with the welder,
and one with the laser.

The welding team is gonna
start here on level two.

If it's there,
and you can't kill it,

Try and drive it down
to level three.

We'll be waiting there
at the outlet.

If we can't get it,

We'll try and drive it down
to level four.

There's only
emergency lights on four,

So watch your steps.

If it gets that far,
we can seal off level three.

Then we're gonna follow
your suggestion and gas it.

Any questions?

Yeah, what's the teams?

You two take
the welder to two.

David, you and I
with the lasers to three.

We need the mutt on two,
don't we?

Sniff out the little bastard.

- Makes sense.
- Yeah, that's right.

You take the dog with Andre.

Neil,
you come with me to three.

- What about us?
- You stay here.

Oh, come on.

What, do you want
to end up like Karen?

Wait a minute.

You mean they're
after the women?

Thank you, Neil.

Our problem's not
getting any smaller.

Let's get cracking.

Be careful.

I was never a good audience.

You ready?

We're on level three.

Everything's okay so far.

Roger.

Getting ready to move along.

Moving.

Oh, God.

Hal,
they're back up topside.

First thing's first.

We'll deal with them later.

All right, Neil.

Proceeding
to shaft number one.

Nothing yet.

Hal, we're losing our monitors
on level three.

Be careful.

Well, what else is new?

Thanks anyway.

I told you about that
government issue crap.

We were supposed to fix
that next week.

Neil, open this door.

Okay.

Over there.

Come on, man,
that thing's slowing us down.

Yeah, any suggestions?

Yeah, why don't you wait
here at the corner?

Butch and I will
go on ahead.

I don't think
we should split up.

What's the matter?
You scared?

Yeah.

Aren't you?

If butch spots anything,

I'll be running right back
for you.

Yeah.

It could work.

I guess.

Hal?

Under shaft number two.

Roger.

David,
we're right below you now.

Hal,
I just checked my room.

Nothing.

Going on to Sue's.

What is it?

Just outside Sue's room.

It's definitely been here.

Go, butch.

Go find the little shit.

Hey!

There's something back here!

Butch, come!

Down there.

Hal?

Yeah?

We heard something
back towards shaft one.

We'll work our way
down there.

Ah!

Oh, my God.

Hal, it got Andre.

What the hell
is going on here, Hal?

Easy.

Hang in there, kid.

Ah!

Wait.

No, Sue, don't!

It got David!

Hal, Sue's coming down
to level two.

Damn it, I told you to stay
in the control room.

Take the elevator to two.

Get Sue and David
back to control.

Yeah,
not without you I'm not.

I'll be right after you.
Go.

I'll cover you from here.
Now go.

Butch.

Butch, come.

Butch?

Butch?

Butch?

Andre.

What the hell
are you doing here?

Come on,
get back to the control room.

The elevator.

Sue! Sue!

Oh, Neil.

Hal, it got Sue.

Hal? David?

Anyone come in, please.

This is Hal.

The thing has got Sue.

What was Sue
doing down here?

I don't know.
She came after me.

It's got her
in the elevator.

On four.

I'm gonna get
that son of a bitch.

Hal, I'm coming down.

Butch, you stay here.

We'll be back for you.

Let's go.

Hold it.
It's me.

Where is she?

Level four.

I don't know how much
is left in this,

But you may need it.

Ah, Christ.

They could be
anywhere in here.

Oh, my God.

Oh!

No!

Wait.

Get her out of here.

Now.

I will mess you up,
you ugly fuck.

Die!

Ah!

Hal!
We got to go back!

It's too late.
There's nothing we can do.

Now let's get her
out of here.

How is she?

I'm giving her a sedative.

Is the elevator door locked?

Yeah,
the level's sealed off.

What can I do?

Get some of those
sterile wipes over there

And help me clean her up.

How's he doing?

He's all right.

Sue?

She'll sleep for a while.

Let me have a look
at that shoulder.

Sorry.

I know it hurts.

Hang on.

David...

How long have you and Sue
been sleeping together?

Don't look so surprised.

Can't hide something like that
in a place like this.

About four months.

Why?

Were you using anything?

She told me she was.

What's all this about?

Come on, Linda.

She's pregnant.

How far along is she?

A month,

A little bit more.

But it attacked her.

If she was already pregnant,
then it couldn't do anything...

How do you know for sure?

I don't care what kind of
genetic mutation created them.

There's no way
it can happen that fast.

It's all right, Sue.

It's all right.

How long have i...

You've been out
for the last four hours.

Now just lie still.

The drug's still wearing off.

Last thing I remember,
I was...

Oh, God.

Shh, it's okay.

It's okay.

It didn't get you.

Yes, it did.

Yes, it did!

Sue, Sue, it couldn't.

Sue,
you were already pregnant.

Why didn't you tell me?

You must have known.

I didn't tell you

Because there was nothing
to tell.

You're wrong.

You are pregnant.

There hasn't
been enough time.

I wasn't pregnant.

I didn't have any symptoms.

You thought it was
something else.

We've all been under a lot
of stress lately, right?

You're wrong.

Both of you, you're wrong.

Come on, David.

Let me deal with this.

She'll be okay.

Just give me a minute.

Linda,

I know it's not David's.

Please, get rid of it.

Sue, there's no way.

There's no way
it could be human.

You can't know that.

I do.
I do know that.

You got to get it out of me.

Please.

What if you're wrong?

What if I'm right?

There's nothing
I can do right now.

You're still too weak.

Whatever happens,
you're gonna need some rest.

I want you to take these.

They'll help you sleep.

Now, we'll be just down
the hall in control.

Take them...
Now.

Don't worry, Sue.

I won't let anything
happen to you.

We're almost out.

We're gonna have
to go out there soon.

Any bright ideas?

I've been trying to figure out
why I could move around

On the outside without getting
in too much trouble.

First, I thought
it was butch.

It turned out,
they don't like him,

But he doesn't
scare them away.

That's not gonna help us.

Anything else?

It moves around
in the air vents, right?

Yeah.

If I could get in there,
maybe I could trap it

Or at least seal it off.

And what if it shows up
while you're in there?

Well, I ain't sticking around
to smell his breath.

Coming down
towards level two.

I'm at the power supply
on level two.

There are some bare wires here.

Looks like Andre
was doing some work.

I'll try to close
the air vent.

David?

David?

David, what's happening?
Keep talking to me.

I just saw him,
level two.

He ain't getting
any prettier.

I'm coming up.

Any luck
with that air vent?

No.

Damn it, it's stuck.
Can't seal it off.

Christ, this is great,
just great.

Look, I'm gonna try
the Rocky Mountain lab.

Couldn't hurt.

All right, if you need me,
I'll be in medical.

Rocky Mountain lab,
this is Mojave lab calling.

Listening 145.5.

Rocky Mountain lab,
this is Mojave lab calling.

Listening 145.5.

David!

Christ,
what happened?

She wouldn't wait.

She tried
to do it herself.

Dab it, please.

Oh, God, it ripped her.

It fought the drug she used...

Ripped her from the inside.

She knew all along.

She was right.

Damn.

If the Rocky Mountain lab's
setup's

Anything like this place,

There's no wonder we're
having trouble.

There's just no damn way
to seal the thing off

Short of blowing up
the whole lab.

I think I may have found
something that'll help us out.

Their ears are very sensitive.

Their hearing range may be
up with butch, even higher.

You use that thing
to control butch, don't you?

What? The whistle?

Yeah.

What happened when
the gargoyle attacked butch?

I don't know.
I was around the corner.

I couldn't see it.

I called him...
with the whistle?

Yeah.

Then what happened?

By the time I got there,
it had disappeared.

The gargoyle heard
the whistle.

The sound hurt its ears.

Wait.

No, that's it.
That's got to be it.

We can use that
to disable it down here.

But how are we gonna do that?

With the intercom.

I can make a tape,

Play a continuous loop
of the whistle

Over the loudspeakers.

It won't hurt us.
We won't be able to hear it.

Yeah, but we still got
to find the damn thing.

All right, well,
I'll make the tape.

We'll figure it out
after that.

Homemade mace.

At close range,
it should slow him down.

All right,
when I get to level two,

Turn that tape on.

Okay.

If anything happens...

They won't take me alive.

You're doing
a terrific job.

Entering level two.

Turn on the tape.

Okay.

Main hall's empty.

Coming up on Hal's room.

Either it's been here,
or Hal's the slob of the year.

That tape's on, right?

Right.

I just wish
I could hear it.

I'm at the mess hall.

Entering.

Jesus.

Just checked my room.

Still locked.

David,
there's a fire on level three.

Roger.
Going back to the stairwell.

Roger that.

Ah!

David, are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Just get the sprinklers
on down here.

- David?
- Here.

Circuits are jammed.

I can't get
the damn thing to work.

That's great.

I'm a doctor,
not an engineer.

Oh, God.

David, come in.
Come in!

The tape's broken.

Shit.

David?

Where the hell are you?

David?

David, come in.

David?

Ah!

Crash!

Linda, get back!

Let's get the hell
out of here.

Up.

Come on, David,
you can make it.

Just a little farther.
Come on.

Hold on.

Let me catch my breath.

Come on.

God damn.
What does it take?

It's not gonna
hold him for long.

Jesus.

I want you to take this.

This is what we do.

I know it's risky,

But at this point,
we don't have much choice.

You ugly son of a bitch!

Ah!

Ah!

Oh!

Come on, David.

Don't fail me now.

Crash!

Oh.

David!

David, turn on the power!

Come on, David, hurry.

Please!

Ah.

Thud!

David?

David?

Mojave lab,
Mojave lab,

This is Rocky Mountain lab
calling.

Do you read me?

Mojave lab,
we are listening 145.5.

Mojave lab?

Mojave lab, come in.

Mojave lab?

Rocky Mountain lab,
this is Mojave lab.

We're here...

Just barely.

Adios, motherfuckers.

Come on, butch.