Better Watch Out Page #2

Synopsis: When you think the suburbs, you think safety, but this holiday night the suburbs are anything but safe. Ashley (Olivia DeJonge) thought this babysitting job was going to be an easy night, but the night takes a turn when dangerous intruders break in and terrorize her and the twelve-year-old boy, Luke (Levi Miller), she's caring for. Ashley defends her charge to the best of her ability only to discover this is no normal home invasion.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror
Director(s): Chris Peckover
Production: Well Go USA Entertainment
  8 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
67
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
R
Year:
2016
89 min
Website
2,230 Views


Okay, deal.

You know, drinking

won't impress me, okay?

I already think

you're pretty cool.

Let's, uh... let's get

some food into you, hey?

Pepperoni or Hawaiian?

Anything but mushrooms.

Why don't you start the...

Whoa, calm down.

Have another drink.

Lerner residence.

Hello?

Hello?

Help! Somebody help me!

Come on, come on!

Who was it?

No one.

Why are you dating Ricky?

He's such a jerk.

I'm sorry. I didn't

mean it like that.

How did you mean it?

It's just like first Jeremy

and now Ricky.

You could choose

any guy in the world,

and you're choosing these

guys who treat you like sh*t.

Luke...

First off, you're sweet,

but second, there's actually a

really wonderful side to Ricky.

And my move's been really

tough on us, so be nice.

Plus, you're drunk, kiddo.

I am not drunk

and I am not a kiddo.

You're 12.

Thirteen in a few weeks.

I'm mature for my age.

I know.

If I were your age,

I'd date you.

Really?

Sh*t! I forgot to order

the pizza.

God, Luke, you didn't tell me

you ordered something.

I didn't.

Hi. Sorry,

we didn't order that.

This 312 Claremont?

Yeah.

Well, someone ordered this.

It was probably my dad.

Here, keep the change.

Hey, you, uh...

You have a pleasant night.

Okay, thanks.

Plates and napkins, mister...

I f***in' hate this thing.

Help! Help!

You come here a lot?

Every now and then.

Come here to think,

be by myself.

What?

It's good ambience.

You are something else tonight.

Wait, if your dad

ordered the pizza,

why is there mushrooms on it?

I don't know, 'cause

they're like vegetables?

Hey, you mind

grabbing those beers?

Sure, hold on.

Hello?

Cindy, don't be stupid.

My boyfriend's going to kill

me if I don't get home soon.

Your boyfriend isn't here.

You're bad.

So what are your family's

plans for the holidays?

Drinking and arguing.

You crack me up.

Ricky, why can't

you just leave me alone?

Look, I'll be back

in one second, okay?

Hello?

Oh, you crack me up.

Okay, we'll see.

Yeah, I don't know.

I said, "we'll see!"

Hey, I'm still

pissed at you, you know.

You don't get off that easy.

I'll talk to you later, maybe.

Okay, bye-bye.

Hey, you'll always be

my little buddy.

You know that, right?

Can we just watch the movie?

Hey, where'd you go?

Bobby, are you up there?

Oh, my god! No, I can't!

I can't watch this part.

Why would...

Why would they go

into the attic?

It's just...

Oh, it's so stupid.

Oh, god!

Did you hear that?

Mmm-mmm.

Luke, Luke, Luke, no!

No, no, no, Luke.

Why?

No, just because, Luke.

Look, I know you've

been drinking...

So have you,

so why won't you kiss me?

Because, Luke, it is the most

inappropriate thing ever!

Okay?

Lerner residence.

Are you gonna talk?

I can see you.

Is this Jeremy?

Joey, is that you?

If you can see me, how many

fingers am I holding up?

I see something.

No, let's get out of here.

There's somebody out there.

What's gotten into you?

There's somebody over there!

Luke, could you

just turn that off?

Why?

Can you just, please?

Come on, let's go.

There's somebody out there...

Can you...

Give me that.

Luke?

Was it Jeremy?

I don't think so.

Then who was it?

Everyone knows he's totally

obsessed with you.

What the f***!

Where's the hose?

I'm spraying

whoever's out there.

Luke, get my phone!

Oh, god damn it, Luke!

Oh, sh*t! Sorry!

God, do you know how much that cost me?

I didn't mean to.

8 plus. Do you not look

when you're throwing?

Ashley, my mom'll buy you

another one.

Oh, Luke!

What, I'm, I'm not scared.

Yeah, well, we don't

know who it is.

Then look.

No one's there.

What the hell?

Luke, no! Don't.

What are you...

Luke! Whoever's out

there, cut it out.

I know TAE Kwon do.

See? Scared 'em...

Hi. How are you?

Get off me!

Dude!

Your guys faces!

Your faces.

You were like...

You a**hole!

What the hell, man?

Come on, I'm just

checking up on you kids.

I nearly called

the f***ing police!

What were you doing

sneaking around back there?

Back where?

In the backyard.

I didn't go in the backyard.

Stay here.

What was that?

I, I don't...

Hey, hey, hey, what's that for?

Luke, where's your phone?

My parents took it.

I have one.

Okay, dial 911.

I'm going up there.

If I scream, press send

and hide, got it?

Okay.

Dude, if this is a prank,

I'm kicking you in the balls.

Jesus! What are you doing?

Stay down there.

We heard something.

Please don't leave us alone.

Okay, but just stay

right behind me.

Where did the noise come from?

Oh, my god.

Someone's about to spend

Christmas in f***ing jail.

What?

My phone always works here.

What?

What the f***?

Where's the computer?

Guys!

It's in my room.

We need the police.

If this is Jeremy,

I'm not even f***ing around.

Sh*t.

What the hell?

Where's Finnandjake?

What's that?

The network.

It's gone.

How are they doing this?

Okay, Luke, come with me.

Garrett, stay here

and just get on another

one of those like...

What, Wi-Fi?

They're all locked.

No, god, Garrett!

Just use your f***in'

techno magic.

Hey. Hey!

What the f***'s

that supposed to...

Jesus Christ!

Okay, we just need to find

the security panel,

and the cops'll be here

in minutes.

How the hell don't you

have a security system?

We never needed one.

It's a really safe neighborhood.

Okay, we'll just take my car.

We'll grab it and we'll, um...

What is it?

Stay back.

Get against the door.

Garrett!

Garrett!

Garrett, what are

you doing? Get down!

Garrett, get away

from the window!

It was on the other side.

What was?

What the f*** is that?

Did you hear that?

Get upstairs.

Everybody get upstairs. Move!

Sh*t!

I'm getting out of here.

Garrett, come back!

Garrett!

Garrett!

What happened to Garrett?

Is he hurt?

Listen, okay?

We're gonna go upstairs, okay?

In the bedroom

and lock the door and hide.

And then what?

And then what?

We're going to scream

out of the window, okay?

We're going to scream as hard as we

can until the neighbors can hear,

and then they'll call the cops.

What if they shoot us?

What if it makes them

come inside?

Look at me.

I need your help,

and I need you to stay calm.

We're gonna get

through this, okay?

Okay.

Do your parents have a gun?

Yeah.

Where do they keep it?

By my parents' bed, dad's side.

Okay, we get the gun.

And if anyone tries to

come inside, we'll...

You know, we'll shoot 'em.

Okay.

Okay.

Hug the wall and stay

in the shadows, okay?

There's someone there.

What are they doing?

What do they want?

What do we do?

Go, go, go, go, go, go.

He's coming!

Okay.

Okay, Luke, we're just going

to stay here until they leave.

They killed Garrett.

What if they kill

my parents, too?

No.

Lucas, that is not

going to happen, okay?

I think we should get the gun.

No, Luke, the guys down there

have a shotgun, okay?

No, we're staying here.

What are you doing?

Stay here!

Jesus, Luke.

Lucas!

Seriously!

Luke, they can hear us.

Where are you?

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Zack Kahn

Zack Kahn is a Los Angeles-based comedian.Kahn has written for Nickelodeon, MTV, Spike, Cartoon Network's "MAD" & assorted advertisements. He has also appeared in "Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser," episodes of BBC AMERICA'S "The Brit List," and numerous TV commercials. He has been featured by Comedy Central Insider, L.A. Times' Metromix, Best Week Ever, Break.com and was nominated for an MTV VMA Spoof Award. Kahn is a graduate of NYU Tisch Film. His first book, "Prose and Kahns," was released in 2013. Writer, original screenplay Better Watch Out (film) (2017). more…

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