Dead of Winter Page #5

Synopsis: Katie McGovern is a struggling actress living with her husband and her student brother, who is visiting. She attends an audition that she found in the paper and is selected to shoot a short video which will be sent to the director for his approval. Mr. Murray, the man holding the audition, picks Katie up and takes her to a remote mansion where they shoot the video. Katie is selected to replace the previous lead in the film who looks remarkably like her. Soon, however, things begin to look as if they are not what they seem. Katie soon realizes she is in danger and attempts escape.
Director(s): Arthur Penn
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
R
Year:
1987
100 min
281 Views


would you

please take her

upstairs?

upstairs?

up we go.

up we go.

grrr!

grrr!

she became

quite agitated

when she heard

you were coming.

when she heard

you were coming.

it was necessary

to sedate her.

it was necessary

to sedate her.

Julie s told me so much

about you...Evelyn.

Julie s told me so much

about you...Evelyn.

I can imagine.

would you care for

a glass of sherry?

would you care for

a glass of sherry?

a brandy, perhaps?

a brandy, perhaps?

nothing?

nothing?

there is no reason

to be so downhearted.

there is no reason

to be so downhearted.

after all,

you are getting

exactly

what you want.

she is all yours...

when I have

what I want!

now where is it?

now where is it?

nearby.

you've been told

to bring it with you.

I ve never been one

to do what I was told.

didn't Julie

tell you that?

didn't Julie

tell you that?

you grossly

underestimate me,

my dear.

my dear.

I do have

something for you.

I do have

something for you.

what is it?

what is it?

a gamesman

to the very end.

a gamesman

to the very end.

oh, I admire that.

perhaps I ll have

that sherry after all.

that's the spirit.

that's the spirit.

she's resting comfortably,

dr. Lewis.

she's resting comfortably,

dr. Lewis.

every town around here

is called pine something.

there's pine valley,

pine ridge, pine lake.

damn!

damn!

here you go.

hang on a sec.

be right back.

hang on a sec.

be right back.

what's he doing?

come on,

come on, come on.

let's get

out of here.

let's get

out of here.

free with every

$10 purchase.

free with every

$10 purchase.

Evelyn, you must understand

that in any game

there can be

but one victor.

it is a role

I ve grown accustomed to

over the years.

now, where is the locker?

Katie:
aah!

go and see, Murray.

what about--

Mr. Murray!

Mr. Murray!

perhaps the game

isn't over yet.

perhaps the game

isn't over yet.

oh, dear!

oh, dear!

dr. Lewis:

run, you fool!

get her!

get her!

she went this way.

go, man!

down in the field!

go, man!

catch her. catch her.

catch her. catch her.

do you see her?

only her blanket.

only her blanket.

is that her?

I don't see

any sign of her.

I don't see

any sign of her.

that's all?

yes!

yes!

come back.

but she must

be here somewhere.

come back.

come back.

hello, Julie.

hello, Julie.

it's been

a long time.

it's been

a long time.

please.

I m not Julie.

you're not?

you're not?

no.

I m an actress.

this was all arranged

by dr. Lewis.

this was all arranged

by dr. Lewis.

your sister's dead.

your sister's dead.

is she?

yes.

I can prove it to you.

just come with me

to the attic.

I ll show you

her body.

you want me to come

to the attic with you?

yes, please,

before they come back.

yes, please,

before they come back.

why should I trust you?

just look at me.

listen to me.

can't you see

I m not her?

can't you see

I m not her?

poor Julie.

still playing

make-believe.

still playing

make-believe.

the guy

you're lookin' at.

that guy.

that's the guy

that picked her up

in the city.

ok, let's say he did.

it was about 4:
30

in the afternoon,

it was almost dark.

ok. then what?

then they disappeared.

who's that?

what do you mean?

who's she?

that's her.

that's my wife.

I m sure she is,

but that's not

the girl I saw.

but that's not

the girl I saw.

look, why don't you

just give us

the address.

we'll go there

ourselves.

I can't do that.

what is wrong

with you people?!

she said they were

going to kill her!

Christ, they

cut off her finger!

Christ, they

cut off her finger!

oh.

oh, get in. get in!

she's in here.

she's been here

the whole time.

come on. move! move!

I don't pay you

for that!

Evelyn.

Evelyn.

Evelyn.

Evelyn.

Evelyn.

Evelyn.

finished playing

in the snow?

your sister

is a resourceful woman.

my sister's a fool,

and so are

the two of you.

I ll find her myself.

quickly.

keep them apart.

you shouldn't

wander around

up there

all by yourself.

I mean,

it's a pretty old house,

and you don't know

your way around,

so why don't you

go back down there

and let me look for her.

you must trust me.

you know, trust.

you hear?

that's the foundation

of relationships...

that's the foundation

of relationships...

I ll find her.

I really will.

see, there's no back

stairs to this house.

it's the only way

she could get out.

oh, I ll find her,

wherever she is.

there isn't a place to hide

in this house

that I don't know about.

oh, yes.

no, please.

if we do find her,

you let me handle her.

dr. Lewis wants you

to stay away from her.

oh, he's been so worried

about things recently.

sometimes people worry

when they really

don't have anything

to worry about at all.

I learned

a long time ago

that worrying

doesn't help one bit.

that worrying

doesn't help one bit.

miss McGovern.

there.

oh.

where can she be?

where can she be?

she wouldn't

go back in here, would she?

she wouldn't

go back in here, would she?

Evelyn.

look, you stay right

against that door.

you just stay there.

you just stay there.

oh.

oh, she has caused

so much trouble.

I, for one, am going

to be very glad

when you've killed her,

and this is

all over with.

after what she's done,

I could kill her myself!

after what she's done,

I could kill her myself!

she's got to be here

somewhere.

hmm?

so, how do you

plan to do it?

a rope?

a knife?

oh, you don't

have to tell me.

I was just curious.

if you don't mind,

I do have a suggestion.

use a piece of cord--

strong, nylon cord.

that's what I d use.

there's no blood.

there's no blood.

you know...

you know...

aah!

aah!

miss McGovern?

miss McGovern?

miss McGovern.

miss McGovern.

dr. Lewis?

did you find her?

did you find her?

Mr. Murray is still

looking for her,

but she's obviously

not in the house.

she has to be.

we'll find her.

the two of you

have let her escape.

the two of you

have let her escape.

impossible.

impossible.

she must be here.

she must be here.

I m going home.

call me...

call me...

call me

when you find her...

if you find her.

we have found her...

miss McGovern!

miss McGovern!

there's no way out.

there's no way out.

oh!

ohh...

ohh...

hunting weather.

hunting weather.

I know what

the cold can do.

I ve seen it.

it's only

a matter of time.

it's only

a matter of time.

aah!

aah!

aah!

aah!

there is nowhere to go,

miss McGovern.

there is nowhere to go,

miss McGovern.

it's all over.

it's all over.

the game is over.

the game is over.

aah!

aah!

Katie?

Katie?

oh, Katie.

oh, Katie.

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