Disturbia Page #3

Synopsis: After his father is killed in a car accident, things unravel for Kale Brecht and he is placed under house-arrest for punching his Spanish teacher. Having nothing better to do, Kale occupies himself by spying on his neighbors. But one night, he witnesses what appears to be a murder going on in Mr. Turner's house. Kale becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind these murders but, after a few unsettling run-ins with Mr. Turner, it becomes a matter of life and death. And the ominous question: Who is watching whom?
Director(s): D.J. Caruso
Production: Dreamworks
  4 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
PG-13
Year:
2007
105 min
$80,050,171
Website
1,233 Views


I'm not very good

at decorating pastries, either.

It's not one of my strong suits.

So, where'd you say you moved from?

- I'm from the city.

- The city?

And now, forcefully relocated.

Ashley?

Can you come in here, please?

My mom.

Yeah, I've been washing dishes

by hand.

She's really polite

and always says "please,"

but she has that tone, did you notice?

Yeah, I know the tone.

I'm Ashley, by the way.

Noticed that, too.

Japan's earning season will

go into full swing this week, so...

...weeks ago.

A valet parking attendant says

an unidentified person

picked up Williams sometime

between 10:
00 and 10:30 p. m.

That individual was driving

a blue 1960s Ford Mustang,

which may have been dented

on the left side.

Police have released

a surveillance tape

confirming the eyewitness account.

But now, in the newest development,

sources close to the investigation say

a review of the entire tape...

Started without me, huh?

Nice.

What are you stopping for?

No.

You can't see me. It's too dark in here.

All right, you've done it.

You've pushed me right over the edge.

Just look at me when I talk to you!

Now, listen...

You've let me down, Ashley!

A Mustang.

- Oh, Jesus.

- Jesus.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I thought you heard me. I'm sorry.

That's fine. It's fine.

I didn't hear you. You're like a ninja.

- I'm sorry.

- It's fine.

What are you doing?

Just staring out the window.

Staring at the wind. You know,

getting creative.

Well, I just wanted to say good night.

- Well, good night. I love you.

- Okay.

- I love you.

- Okay. Sleep good.

Jesus, Ma.

Hey.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Looking at my garden? Is that it?

You looking at my beautiful garden?

Well, I caught you now.

I got you.

Yeah, you're not gonna

dig in my garden anymore.

Nothing about missing bunnies,

but listen to this.

Now the cops are saying

that the circumstances surrounding

the girl's disappearance are similar

to several murder-kidnappings

in Austin three years ago.

All redheads.

They didn't catch the guy,

but they found seven chicks' bodies

in a house

a year after the alleged killer

abandoned the property.

No leads, no way of IDing

whoever lived there,

'cause he used a fake name,

and probably a PO box,

'cause no mail was ever delivered

to the house.

Hello.

Oh, here, check this. They got pictures.

- Wow, that is sick.

- Hello.

- Yo, you gotta see this. Check this...

- Movement.

- We're going swimming.

- Okay.

What do we have?

Well, better late than never, right?

Here we go. Here we go.

I really, really like your neighborhood.

- Well, that's new.

- We like new.

It's so warm, baby.

Okay, that's it. Cleansing breath. Can I?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

There we go.

Okay, girl, you concentrate now.

This is for the gold.

Oh, God!

You're a jackass.

You are a genuine jackass.

Seriously,

there's no way she heard that.

I promise you, she heard it.

My deaf aunt in Omaha heard.

Oh, no!

- What?

- She just saw me. She saw me.

- What?

- Yeah, she saw me.

- She was looking up at me when...

- No.

- No, no.

- Yeah, she saw me.

There's no way she... See? She's...

Okay, maybe she did.

Really?

Well, are her swims always that short?

No, she usually takes her time with it.

That's what I'm telling you.

Oh, God. And now she's gone.

- No!

- No!

It's nothing. It's not her.

Well, listen, it could be her.

- It's not, so...

- Okay, we'll check. We'll check.

Well, no, no, I'm saying, if it's not her,

then you can let them go away.

It's her at the door. It's her at the door.

- No! No, no, no.

- Just look, look.

- Sh*t! Don't, don't...

- Okay, okay, okay. Stop it. Okay.

- Wait, wait, I got it.

- Oh, my God, we are so busted.

- No, no, no! Wait! Don't answer it!

- I have to.

She knows I'm here.

I got the thing on my foot.

Hi.

What took you so long?

What... We were...

We were upstairs playing.

- Video games!

- Yeah. Video games.

This is my friend, Ronnie. Ronald.

- Say hi, Ronald.

- Hi, Ronald.

You're so stupid.

So, what brings you here?

To my house?

- I got locked out.

- Oh, that sucks.

It's a tragedy.

So, you gotta call someone?

No, I'd rather stay stranded,

if you don't mind.

Video games, huh? I like to play.

Is this your room?

Just so you know,

it's a little messy, okay?

- A little?

- Yeah.

Anything interesting out here?

The...

Okay.

I'm sorry, what did you say?

I didn't hear you. I didn't hear you.

Are you spying on the neighbors, Kale?

Actually, he is.

You see, he's got this neighbor,

who I guess, by definition,

would also be your neighbor.

Who may, in point of fact,

- be a cold-blooded killer...

- Right.

...from Texas.

- Right. Well, he's from Austin.

- Yeah.

- Is that so?

- Yeah. Yeah, that's...

- Exhibit A. Robert Turner.

Yeah.

Yeah, I've seen him. So?

- So?

- So...

Well, so, the missing girl's

from Madison?

On the news.

You think he has something

to do with that?

He drives a car

just like the one she was

- last seen in.

- Which is a '60s-era Mustang.

A '60s-era Mustang.

- Same color. Yeah.

- And it's the same color.

Gee, that really narrows it down.

Well, you know,

the news said that car was dented.

- Yeah, and his front fender's dented.

- Yeah.

- Right?

- It's cohesive.

- It matches. The whole story.

- Yeah.

It fits.

Okay.

I am seeing the Mustang.

But no bashed-in fender.

What? Yeah, no, it's there. It's there.

If I could just... It should be there.

That's weird.

How'd he get it fixed so fast?

Maybe 'cause it was never there

in the first place.

However, he is clearly a pack rat.

He plays volleyball.

- He collects skulls!

- What? Here, let me see.

That's a longhorn skull.

You know what state's famous

for longhorns.

- Texas.

- And what state's the killer from?

Texas.

Fine. Where's the coffee and donuts?

You can't have a stakeout

without coffee and donuts.

That's everything I could find.

Got most of it off of my uncle.

He's a type-A sociopath.

How long has Turner lived there?

I don't know. A few years.

Hey, check this out.

The victims they found in Texas

were preserved,

delaying their decomposition.

This guy was so sick.

They say their bodies were twisted

and jammed into the basement walls.

This girl died from blunt trauma,

most likely blows to the head and face.

Gnarly. I'm hungry.

Let's order pizza.

He's been gone a while.

Here.

How'd you get my phone?

That's a big violation of privacy,

you know.

This is... I could turn you in for this.

What did you do?

I know you did something.

Every time he calls you,

that's what you'll hear.

Okay. That's a nice choice.

Cute.

It's a little scary, though, right?

It could use a little color. Do you mind?

No. Go for it, Picasso.

So, why'd your parents drag you

to the 'burbs, anyway?

Well, I guess my mom wanted

to keep my dad on a shorter leash.

City life had its temptations.

But my mom pretty much cries

just as much as she always did,

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Christopher Landon

Christopher Guy Landon, known as Christopher Landon (29 March 1911 – 26 April 1961) was a British novelist and screenwriter best known for the novel and film Ice Cold in Alex. more…

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