Better Watch Out Page #5

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


the two of you f***.

Listen, you little sh*t...

No, you listen to me.

I got the gun.

Just let him play big boy.

He likes that.

Ashley says she's a virgin,

but I bet you hit that sh*t

twice a day, right, Reeky?

You haven't?

Well, tonight's

your night, guys.

I'm just kidding.

God, relax.

I'm not a pervert.

It's not piss.

Garrett, what the f***!

What, man?

You told me to calm down.

Nobody's smoking

weed in the house!

Well, like,

next time be more specific.

You moron!

My mom's gonna kill me!

Stop bossing me around.

- Give it to me.

- No.

- Give it.

- No. Hey!

Give it to me!

- Hurry up!

- I am.

Sh*t!

Puff.

No, man.

I don't f*** with that sh*t.

Luke, just...

Garrett, both of you guys, okay,

can we just talk and relax?

I feel like there's a solution

that can make everybody happy.

You're right.

We all just need to relax.

Ricky, you first.

I said no.

Do you want a hit from the

joint or a hit from the gun?

Luke, stop it!

I'm giving him a choice.

Whoa!

That's awesome!

Hey, stop it!

What are you doing? Stop!

The house smells like marijuana so

I need to get it in his system.

What do you mean, "in his system"?

Garrett, come here.

Help me pull.

Where are you taking him?

Stay there, smoke up.

Dude, why do you

hang out with this guy?

Because he's my best friend.

You sure about that?

Yeah.

You painting something?

We're gonna see who's

right once and for all,

mythbusters style.

Hey, Garrett, in scouts,

were clove hitches

clockwise or

counter-clockwise?

Clove who?

Never mind. Got it.

Got what?

Dude, what the f*** is going on?

Dude...

I have no idea.

Whoa! What the f***, man?

Oh, you're f***ing

home aloning him?

Dude, what are you doing, man?

Please, let me out of this.

Is it level with his head? What

the f*** are you doing, dude?

You're gonna kill him!

Just stop it.

Garrett.

Garrett, right?

Yeah.

Please untie me.

Okay.

You said that the paint can

would knock him back,

like in the movie.

Okay, look, I take it back.

Everything I said, I'm sorry.

You win.

Just stop it, please.

Let's just try it one more time.

Ashley!

Oh, sh*t!

Blindfold him.

No, no way, man.

Dude, stop, man, stop!

This is f***ed!

Garrett, I'm warning you.

Blindfold him.

Listen, man,

whatever it is, I'm sorry.

All right? Luke, I'm sorry. I'm

sorry for hitting you, man.

Make sure it's good and tight.

You don't have to do this, guys!

You are f***ing insane!

Ashley!

Oh, f*** it!

Ashley!

Put it down,

or I will shoot you!

Thank god, Ashley, thank god.

I said, put it down!

Okay.

Oh, my god!

Holy sh*t, his head!

His head, it just exploded!

I told you, Garrett.

I told you!

Why are you laughing?

I said, why are you laughing?

Because you can't shoot me, ash.

Don't come any closer,

I mean it.

A responsible parent always

keeps the ammo separate.

Garrett, get her!

If she gets away,

we're both dead!

F***, f***, f***, f***,

f***, f***, f***! F***!

Hey, hey!

Please, please!

No! No!

Hey. Hey, just come back.

Just come back.

Oh, hey! F***!

Get off of me, you crazy f***!

Hey!

Get away from me!

Please. Please!

No! It would make

everything easier, please!

Let go!

Ow! What the f***?

No, no, no, no, no,

Ashley! Ashley! Ashley!

No, no, no, no no, no, no, no!

Help!

Help!

Oh, thank you,

that was wonderful!

Thank you! Hope the cocoa

keeps your guys warm!

Have a good night.

Merry Christmas.

There's a couple of new folks

in the group this year.

Really improved

their harmonizing.

Oh, look who's awake.

Tough break, ash.

The carolers are gone,

and the lingards next door?

Well, they're in Florida.

I got rid of Ricky for you.

It hurts now,

but you'll thank me later.

You like that?

Mmm-hmm.

Why did you kill him?

Correction. You killed him

by smoking pot in the house.

That weed is evidence.

You wanna go to jail?

It was a f***ing joint, dude.

You didn't have to kill someone.

Garrett, we are going

to get out of this.

Remember when you ditched

fourth period and got caught?

Who convinced them that you stopped

some vandals in the locker room?

Me.

When my mom caught us

stealing from her purse,

who faked sleepwalking

so you could slip out?

Say it. This is so much bigger.

Dude, I am the Harry Houdini

of getting away with it.

I know how tonight plays

out, and we get out clean.

You just gotta do what I say.

Okay?

I said, okay?

Yeah.

Good.

Now, watch this.

Ashley is going to make a post.

Something simple, like...

"Why can't exes just go away?

"Jeremy is, like,

freaking me out!"

Now, all you gotta do is

make sure she stays quiet

while I deal with Jeremy.

Deal with him?

You mean kill him?

Of course not!

God, Garrett. Just...

We'll just plant a little seed.

And after that, we'll

get the paint off you

'cause you look like

a f***ing hot dog.

I don't want to know.

Garrett, please.

Whatever it is,

just please stop.

Hmm.

Hey.

Hey, ash. Hey.

Hey, it's good to see you.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah!

We all good, yeah.

Yeah, we cool.

We're cool.

Mmm, mmm, mmm!

Yeah, we cool!

F*** yeah! Yeah!

Yeah!

Ash! Ashley!

F***! What the

f*** is that?

Ashley!

Ashley?

Ashley?

Ashley!

Shh! Please.

Ashley?

Please be quiet,

please be quiet. Please.

- Please be quiet.

- Ashley, come on.

Ashley.

Ashley.

Hi.

Holy sh*t, man.

You scared the f*** out of me.

Where is she?

Inside.

Okay, cool.

Wait.

What?

Just slow down.

Come here.

Have a seat.

No. Where's Ashley, dude?

She's coming.

Chill out.

She's just asked me to

come talk to you first.

I just want tonight to be over.

What the hell's that?

You said she wanted to see me.

She wants you to apologize.

For what? Shh! Don't

wake the neighbors.

I could give a f***!

A f*** about

the f***ing neighbors.

She said that you'd know.

Fine. Where is she?

I'll apologize.

She wants you to write it down.

This is so f***in' stupid.

"Dear, Ashley.

"I'm sorry."

That's it?

What?

What do you want me to say?

I'm just asking, is that it?

Should I go tell her

you're done?

Here, f***.

Sh*t.

"Ashley.

"I am so sorry."

I don't know why I'm doing this.

Because you're

a good person, okay?

And you didn't know any better

and you didn't know

what he was capable of.

Just untie me, okay?

We'll run across the street

and we'll call the cops.

But Luke will freak out

if he finds that you're gone.

He won't hurt you. Okay?

I won't let him.

He's my best friend.

No, he's not.

Luke doesn't give a sh*t

about you, Garrett.

He uses you, he manipulates you.

No friend would put

you through tonight.

There, she wants Shakespeare?

Kid?

I'm done!

Hey, kid, where'd you...

F***ing cat!

Hey, kid, where'd you...

Ah! Ow!

Sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm gonna... I'm gonna

fix this, okay?

It wasn't supposed

to be like this.

I'm really sorry, Ashley.

I just wish I'd had

the balls to step up...

I told you not to touch

her, you a**hole!

You shot...

You shot me.

Look what you made me do!

I'm... I'm dying.

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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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