Amazing Stories (1985–1987): Season 2, Episode 5 - You Gotta Believe Me - full transcript
Convinced that his vivid nightmare of a Boeing 747 crashing into his house is a horrific premonition, Earl Sweet desperately tries to alter fate.
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
[ Plane Approaches ]
Mom! Mom!
Mom! Mom!
Hey. Hey.
Who are you?
Melinda.
Jonathan.
Melinda! Jonathan.
- Hey!
- [ Man ]
Jonathan.
Melinda!
Jonathan.
- What happened?
- Melinda! Jonathan!
[ Man #2 ]
It was in the middle
of the runway.
I had to take off.
[ Man In Pajamas ]
How horrid. Somebody
tell me what happened.
Oh, my Lord.
- [ Girl ] Please.
- [ Man In Pajamas ]
Please.
[ Man #2 ]
It was in the middle
of the runway.
- I had to take off.
- Hey! What?
What happened?
It was in the middle
of the runway.
I had to take off.
- Who are you?
- It was in the middle
of the runway.
I had to take off.
It was in the middle
of the runway.
I had to take off.
[ Crackling ]
[ Electric Crackling ]
[ Recorded Male Voice ]
Once upon a time,
there were three--
Once upon a time,
there were three--
Once upon a time,
there were three--
Once upon a time,
there were three--
Once upon a time,
there were three--
Once upon a time,
there were three--
Once upon a time--
[ Gasps ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Dogs Barking In Distance ]
[ Ringing ]
[ Man ]
Airport.
Yeah, uh,
how many more flights
you have left tonight?
- Comin' or goin'?
- Either one.
Um, just a red-eye
to Dallas at 2:11, sir.
What's the flight?
It's a Pan West 601.
Thanks.
[ Line Clicks,
Dial Tone ]
[ Replaces Receiver ]
Earl.
What's the matter?
I, uh--
I had a bad dream.
What do you expect?
You eat peaches
with pizza.
It was so real.
Take a bromide.
Where're you going?
I have to check
on something.
- Earl, it's 1:00 a.m.!
- I know.
- Earl!
- [ Items Jingling ]
It's important, Nancy.
I think.
[ Female Voice ]
The white zone
is for loading...
and unloading
of passengers only.
No parking.
How you doin'?
That's two bits.
Can't sleep, huh?
Yeah, I know the feelin'.
That's why I took this job.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Coin Clatters ]
Oh, that's terrible,
isn't it?
That's crash number two,
you know.
They come in threes.
Boy, after that 747
went down last week,
I wouldn't fly right now
if you paid me.
Watch it, dirtbag.
[ Chattering, Indistinct ]
[ Recorded Male Voice ]
Once upon a time,
there were
three little pigs,
and they all decided
to build their own houses.
The first one built
his house out of straw.
The second one built
his house out of sticks.
And the third one built
his house out of bricks.
Then one day,
the Big Bad Wolf
came along...
to the first
little pig's house
and said, "Let me in."
Ladies and gentlemen,
at this time we are ready
to begin pre-boarding...
of Flight 601
to Dallas/Fort Worth.
We will begin with
passengers accompanying
small children...
and those requiring
special assis--
Excuse me.
Listen, I know
this sounds weird,
but you gotta
stop this flight.
- What?
- You can't let
this plane take off.
There's some
danger involved.
Uh, I happen to know that--
Well, there's going
to be an accident,
a sort of mishap.
I'm fairly certain,
you see,
certain that Flight 601
is going to crash.
I see.
Why don't you
step over there
for just a minute?
And I'll get
a representative
to help you.
Code six, Gate 123.
Don't do that.
Look, I'm not crazy.
Please, just delay the flight
until I can explain to someone
in authority.
Someone in authority, huh?
Going right to the top?
That coat was in my dream!
And you were,
and so were you!
Was I?
- No.
- Good.
But that doesn't mean
you weren't there!
Sir, may I see your
boarding pass, please?
Listen to me, please.
Just delay the flight!
It's already been delayed,
buddy.
[ Woman Continues ]
Ladies and gentlemen,
at this time...
we'd like to continue
boarding beginning
with rows ten--
Don't board this plane!
You're all in danger!
You gotta believe me!
You gotta believe me!
- You the mystic?
- Officer, this airplane...
is going to crash
and explode.
Oh, really? Why?
I-I don't know.
I just saw it in a dream.
[ Sighs ]
I keep having this dream
about Morgan Fairchild.
She comes over
to my house
for a nightcap.
So far, she's a no-show,
but that doesn't mean
I go knockin' on her door
in L.A....
and say how come?
Hey. Don't make it
hard on yourself now.
- [ Murmuring ]
- Come on.
Please don't!
Don't get
on that plane!
Somebody listen to me,
okay?
Ladies and gentlemen,
we'd like to apologize
for the interruption...
and assure you that there's
absolutely nothing wrong
with the aircraft.
Would you please
continue to board
at this time?
Thank you.
I hate flying.
- Come on.
- Come on. Why don't you
believe me?
I-I-- Call my wife.
She'll vouch for me.
You can call your wife
when you get
to the station.
If you had a premonition
about a plane
crashing into your house,
and you went
to the airport and saw
those very same people...
who were ghosts in your
dream getting on that plane,
what would you do?
I'd move.
[ Laughs ]
- Hey, I like that one!
- You know Napoleon too?
- Oh!
- Have you ever
met Napoleon?
- Let's get this guy up there.
- Why don't you
just step up there?
Why don't you believe me?
If a plane's gonna crash,
that's fate, pal.
And there ain't nothin'
you can do about it.
- Boy, this guy's a trip.
- Behave.
So, look, anyway,
she says "Why don't you
come in for a minute?"
I said,
"I can't. I'm on duty,"
so she said--
[ Wheels Screech ]
[ Inaudible ]
[ Tires Screech ]
- Hey, that guy's drunk!
- Huh?
The pilot of that little plane--
I saw him up in the terminal.
He's been drinking!
- You got no room to talk.
- Come on! Aren't you
gonna stop him?
- Settle down.
- He's drunk! He's gonna
cause an accident!
That ain't our department,
Safety Sam.
Boy, he's gettin'
on my nerves.
Comanche 7667 Yankee
cleared to the Waco VORTAC.
November 457, pull short
intersection Foxtrot.
[ Female Flight Attendant ]
Ladies and gentlemen, please
extinguish your cigarettes.
Make sure your seat backs
are in the upright position
and fasten your safety--
Come on. Let's go.
[ Tower ]
Contact to ground. 121--
[ Man's Voice ]
It was in the middle
of the runway.
I had to take off.
[ Chattering ]
The best shooter
I've seen since Jerry West.
- [ Grunts ]
- Hey!
[ Shouts ]
[ Straining ]
[ Shouts ]
Con West heavy,
your traffic a high-wing.
Three-mile final.
1-E 20.5.
November 173,
taxi into position
and hold.
- Go!
- [ Engine Revs ]
Pan West heavy,
cleared for take-off.
Roger, Pan West heavy,
rolling.
173, do not take off.
That heavy
hasn't cleared yet.
Come on!
[ Tower ]
173, acknowledge.
Come on!
- Oh, God!
- No!
[ Sighs ]
Tower, this is
Pan West heavy.
Sorry, Pan West.
That one got away from us.
Pin a medal on that guy
in the van.
It was gonna crash.
You gotta believe me!
[ Guard #2 ]
I do.
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
[ Plane Approaches ]
Mom! Mom!
Mom! Mom!
Hey. Hey.
Who are you?
Melinda.
Jonathan.
Melinda! Jonathan.
- Hey!
- [ Man ]
Jonathan.
Melinda!
Jonathan.
- What happened?
- Melinda! Jonathan!
[ Man #2 ]
It was in the middle
of the runway.
I had to take off.
[ Man In Pajamas ]
How horrid. Somebody
tell me what happened.
Oh, my Lord.
- [ Girl ] Please.
- [ Man In Pajamas ]
Please.
[ Man #2 ]
It was in the middle
of the runway.
- I had to take off.
- Hey! What?
What happened?
It was in the middle
of the runway.
I had to take off.
- Who are you?
- It was in the middle
of the runway.
I had to take off.
It was in the middle
of the runway.
I had to take off.
[ Crackling ]
[ Electric Crackling ]
[ Recorded Male Voice ]
Once upon a time,
there were three--
Once upon a time,
there were three--
Once upon a time,
there were three--
Once upon a time,
there were three--
Once upon a time,
there were three--
Once upon a time,
there were three--
Once upon a time--
[ Gasps ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Dogs Barking In Distance ]
[ Ringing ]
[ Man ]
Airport.
Yeah, uh,
how many more flights
you have left tonight?
- Comin' or goin'?
- Either one.
Um, just a red-eye
to Dallas at 2:11, sir.
What's the flight?
It's a Pan West 601.
Thanks.
[ Line Clicks,
Dial Tone ]
[ Replaces Receiver ]
Earl.
What's the matter?
I, uh--
I had a bad dream.
What do you expect?
You eat peaches
with pizza.
It was so real.
Take a bromide.
Where're you going?
I have to check
on something.
- Earl, it's 1:00 a.m.!
- I know.
- Earl!
- [ Items Jingling ]
It's important, Nancy.
I think.
[ Female Voice ]
The white zone
is for loading...
and unloading
of passengers only.
No parking.
How you doin'?
That's two bits.
Can't sleep, huh?
Yeah, I know the feelin'.
That's why I took this job.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Coin Clatters ]
Oh, that's terrible,
isn't it?
That's crash number two,
you know.
They come in threes.
Boy, after that 747
went down last week,
I wouldn't fly right now
if you paid me.
Watch it, dirtbag.
[ Chattering, Indistinct ]
[ Recorded Male Voice ]
Once upon a time,
there were
three little pigs,
and they all decided
to build their own houses.
The first one built
his house out of straw.
The second one built
his house out of sticks.
And the third one built
his house out of bricks.
Then one day,
the Big Bad Wolf
came along...
to the first
little pig's house
and said, "Let me in."
Ladies and gentlemen,
at this time we are ready
to begin pre-boarding...
of Flight 601
to Dallas/Fort Worth.
We will begin with
passengers accompanying
small children...
and those requiring
special assis--
Excuse me.
Listen, I know
this sounds weird,
but you gotta
stop this flight.
- What?
- You can't let
this plane take off.
There's some
danger involved.
Uh, I happen to know that--
Well, there's going
to be an accident,
a sort of mishap.
I'm fairly certain,
you see,
certain that Flight 601
is going to crash.
I see.
Why don't you
step over there
for just a minute?
And I'll get
a representative
to help you.
Code six, Gate 123.
Don't do that.
Look, I'm not crazy.
Please, just delay the flight
until I can explain to someone
in authority.
Someone in authority, huh?
Going right to the top?
That coat was in my dream!
And you were,
and so were you!
Was I?
- No.
- Good.
But that doesn't mean
you weren't there!
Sir, may I see your
boarding pass, please?
Listen to me, please.
Just delay the flight!
It's already been delayed,
buddy.
[ Woman Continues ]
Ladies and gentlemen,
at this time...
we'd like to continue
boarding beginning
with rows ten--
Don't board this plane!
You're all in danger!
You gotta believe me!
You gotta believe me!
- You the mystic?
- Officer, this airplane...
is going to crash
and explode.
Oh, really? Why?
I-I don't know.
I just saw it in a dream.
[ Sighs ]
I keep having this dream
about Morgan Fairchild.
She comes over
to my house
for a nightcap.
So far, she's a no-show,
but that doesn't mean
I go knockin' on her door
in L.A....
and say how come?
Hey. Don't make it
hard on yourself now.
- [ Murmuring ]
- Come on.
Please don't!
Don't get
on that plane!
Somebody listen to me,
okay?
Ladies and gentlemen,
we'd like to apologize
for the interruption...
and assure you that there's
absolutely nothing wrong
with the aircraft.
Would you please
continue to board
at this time?
Thank you.
I hate flying.
- Come on.
- Come on. Why don't you
believe me?
I-I-- Call my wife.
She'll vouch for me.
You can call your wife
when you get
to the station.
If you had a premonition
about a plane
crashing into your house,
and you went
to the airport and saw
those very same people...
who were ghosts in your
dream getting on that plane,
what would you do?
I'd move.
[ Laughs ]
- Hey, I like that one!
- You know Napoleon too?
- Oh!
- Have you ever
met Napoleon?
- Let's get this guy up there.
- Why don't you
just step up there?
Why don't you believe me?
If a plane's gonna crash,
that's fate, pal.
And there ain't nothin'
you can do about it.
- Boy, this guy's a trip.
- Behave.
So, look, anyway,
she says "Why don't you
come in for a minute?"
I said,
"I can't. I'm on duty,"
so she said--
[ Wheels Screech ]
[ Inaudible ]
[ Tires Screech ]
- Hey, that guy's drunk!
- Huh?
The pilot of that little plane--
I saw him up in the terminal.
He's been drinking!
- You got no room to talk.
- Come on! Aren't you
gonna stop him?
- Settle down.
- He's drunk! He's gonna
cause an accident!
That ain't our department,
Safety Sam.
Boy, he's gettin'
on my nerves.
Comanche 7667 Yankee
cleared to the Waco VORTAC.
November 457, pull short
intersection Foxtrot.
[ Female Flight Attendant ]
Ladies and gentlemen, please
extinguish your cigarettes.
Make sure your seat backs
are in the upright position
and fasten your safety--
Come on. Let's go.
[ Tower ]
Contact to ground. 121--
[ Man's Voice ]
It was in the middle
of the runway.
I had to take off.
[ Chattering ]
The best shooter
I've seen since Jerry West.
- [ Grunts ]
- Hey!
[ Shouts ]
[ Straining ]
[ Shouts ]
Con West heavy,
your traffic a high-wing.
Three-mile final.
1-E 20.5.
November 173,
taxi into position
and hold.
- Go!
- [ Engine Revs ]
Pan West heavy,
cleared for take-off.
Roger, Pan West heavy,
rolling.
173, do not take off.
That heavy
hasn't cleared yet.
Come on!
[ Tower ]
173, acknowledge.
Come on!
- Oh, God!
- No!
[ Sighs ]
Tower, this is
Pan West heavy.
Sorry, Pan West.
That one got away from us.
Pin a medal on that guy
in the van.
It was gonna crash.
You gotta believe me!
[ Guard #2 ]
I do.