Critters 3 Page #3

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animals...

just like the ones

in the paper.

They've got lots

of sharp teeth.

They're nasty things...

nasty things with sharp teeth.

They're things

from outer space.

You can ask Mr. Menges

about it.

Dad, they're aliens!

Aliens in the basement?

You have to believe her!

They're huge.

They're like badger, possums...

they're big cats.

You got to listen to her,

they're awful!

Rosie, calm down,

calm down.

- You just saw a rat.

- Will you look at her leg?

Oh, Rosie.

A rat did this to you?

This is serious.

They're not rats. They got

Frank in the basement.

- They got Frank?

- They got Frank!

They got Frank!

Dad! Oh...

Dad, come on.

Aaah!

Dad, come on!

What are those things?!

Go, go, go!

In two tournaments I've seen

her shoot those 300 games.

She can throw

the strikes.

- She makes a strike.

- Eat that.

God damn it.

You see, sport?

All kinds of animals

follow them around.

These people are animals. Pretty

soon you can't tell them apart.

The people, the pets...

they've all got fleas.

This'll get

their attention.

Their attention for what?

Our little panic...

casserole.

You think they're screaming

and carrying on now?

Just wait till I cut off

their communication

with their social

workers.

Hello?

Hello?

That's funny.

I lost contact

with Grover's Bend.

What did he mean,

"Watch out for yourself"?

Third floor...

second floor...

first floor...

basement.

Who turned out

the lights?!

- Son of a b*tch.

- Oh, Dad.

How many stairs are

in this place anyway?

Wait, we just went up

these stairs.

- I'm dizzy.

- Come on.

What's your problem?

- I just want to rest.

- What are you guys doing down here?

Marcia, come and help!

They're passing out.

There are things,

they're like big rats.

Only they bite and...

I forget.

They're aliens.

Porcupines!

Mrs. Menges!

Mrs. Menges!

Come on, Cliff.

Let me help you.

Lean on me.

Up. Up.

That's it.

- Who are you?

- Marcia.

You know me, Cliff.

Come on.

- Marcia?

- Yeah. Come on.

- Up, up. That's it.

- Yeah, okay.

Thank you.

Porcupines?

Come out, come out,

wherever you are.

Your landlord is here

to evict you.

Jeez, a rat did that?

Looks like I'll have to charge

somebody for a new door.

Give me the keys.

I'll wait in the car.

Forget it.

We're in this together.

I thought you cut off

all the power.

I did cut off

all the power.

Can we just go?

They must have tapped

into the emergency system.

Hello?

It's your landlord.

I have matters to discuss.

...chicken has a wishbone,

which I'll cut out.

All this makes

perfectly marvelous soup.

You have to get

the leg bones out

from the legs

and the wing side.

And the way

to do that is...

push the bones through.

And then take...

there's the... ball joint

of your roast chicken.

We'll have our work done

in a minute, sport.

Don't call me "sport."

You're not a crybaby, too,

are you, sport?

I hate you.

I wish you were dead!

Sport?

Sport!

Hey, come on.

Let me in.

Let him go.

Hey. Hey!

Hey, come on. He can't help

being an a**hole!

What are you doing?

You're ready to remove

the bones.

Hey, come on.

He just wants to talk to you!

Leave him alone!

Let him go!

Let him go!

Hey, what's the matter?

They've got him.

They're tearing him apart.

- They're killing him!

- Who?! They've got who?

Wait. Stop, stop.

Step back.

Stay back.

- Come on!

- What's going on?

Never mind.

Run! Go!

This way. Come on.

Let's go.

No, no, wait!

I can't just leave him there.

That guy you were with,

your dad?

Stepfather.

I don't know what the hell

is going on down there,

but I just saw

something there.

There's animals,

some kind of hungry things.

I don't know,

but he's dead, hon.

There's nothing

we can do for him.

- What's your name?

- Josh.

Okay, Josh...

Get back!

Oh, look!

- Come on!

- Do you have any more flares?

Fresh out!

What?

Let us in!

- Close the door!

- Josh!

- Annie.

- Come on, help me move this desk.

- Swing it around that way.

- What are you doing here?

- I came with her.

- Marcia?

Push it up against the door.

Right up tight.

Great.

That should hold them.

Josh, how did you get here?

There's monsters outside,

aren't there?

Yeah, there are monsters

out there.

- Anybody check the phone?

- It's dead, like the lights.

I still don't know

what the hell is going on here.

Ain't no rats,

you can be sure of that.

What are you

talking about?

Did you ever see one of these

come out of any rat you've seen?

Ain't no rats.

Must be venom...

poison.

They're here!

I saw the door downstairs,

they chewed right through it.

What do you say we barricade

the kitchen door?

What kitchen door?

Mr. Menges, you don't have

a gun up here

or anything like that?

I got a great

Civil War pistol.

I used to have a frame

for it.

I got no powder.

How about a big knife?

How about

a meat cleaver, dear?

You find anything there?

No.

Wait.

What's that?

Oh. As I recall,

that's a little storage area.

Mr. Menges and I haven't

crawled up there in years.

Josh, come here!

Do you have a footstool

or something?

In the pantry.

Hey, you guys,

check this out.

Mrs. Menges, does this

connect with the roof?

I really don't know

where that goes.

You get up there

and you crawl...

crawl that direction,

and you'll hit

the elevator shaft.

- You don't know that.

- I'll get the others.

Sure I do. I've stored

stuff up there.

Do you think you guys

can climb a ladder?

No ladder.

Go up a ladder

tomorrow.

No.

No tomorrow.

I can't do this

anymore, Dad!

Move your ass, now!

Now.

Come on, Clifford.

We've been climbing

three flights of stairs

ever since that elevator

broke down.

Come on.

You can do it.

It's gotten too quiet

out there.

I don't like it.

They'll just get in

some other way.

We got to get out

of here!

Rosalie, come on.

We got to go. You're next.

I'll watch the door.

- Oh, no.

- Up, Rosalie.

- Right.

- All right.

- Come on, you can do it.

- I'll help you.

You know...

if we can make it

to the roof,

I can get to

the junction box outside,

tie into the phone lines,

call for help.

- You can do that?

- Hey, I can do anything...

I work for

the phone company.

- Push.

- Ow, ow, ow.

- Up, Rosalie.

- Push.

Come on. Go.

- Push, fair Rosie, come on!

- Help.

Push!

Push, Josh.

We've come this far.

Come on, help her.

Look, dear, the quilt that

Aunt Carolyn gave us, remember?

Yeah, I remember.

Come on, let's go.

Everybody be calm.

Go!

Go... quick!

Grab that, quick!

- Go!

- They're over here!

Josh, come on.

Keep going.

- Which way do I go?

- Give me the flashlight.

Kids, here!

Right through there.

You stay with them and try

and keep everybody together.

I'm gonna check out

this direction.

Marcia! Be careful.

Come on, Annie.

Annie.

It won't open.

Please!

It won't open.

We're trapped.

Where's Marcia?

Oh, damn it.

I'm lost.

Josh...

what are you

doing here?

I came here

with my stepdad.

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