Identity Page #4

Synopsis: Malcolm Rivers has been convicted as the perpetrator of several murders and is sentenced to death. An eleventh hour defense by his lawyers and psychiatrist that Malcolm is insane based on new evidence has resulted in them meeting with the prosecutors and the judge to discuss if the verdict should be overturned. Meanwhile, on a dark night during a torrential rainstorm in the Nevada desert, a series of chain reaction events results in several people needing to stay at an out of the way motel managed by Larry. They are: ex-cop now limo driver Ed, and his client Caroline, a diva of a once famous actress; quiet adolescent Timmy, his stepfather George, and his mother Alice, who was seriously injured when Ed accidentally ran over her as she watched George change their flat tire; prostitute Paris, who was the unwitting cause of George's flat tire; newlyweds Lou and Ginny, whose marriage is based on a lie; and Police Officer Rhodes, who was en route escorting prisoner Robert to his new institut
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Director(s): James Mangold
Production: Columbia Pictures
  1 win & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
64
Rotten Tomatoes:
62%
R
Year:
2003
90 min
$51,475,962
Website
1,358 Views


And there, sitting at that desk

right there, was the manager...

...facedown in a Banquet Potpie.

Dead!

-Heart attack or something.

-Banquet Potpie!

He'd been sitting there

for God knows how long.

All of a sudden, this auto-parts

salesman pulls up, looking for a room.

I didn't have a f***ing dime...

...so I took his 30 and gave him one.

I just took the key from the wall

and gave him a room.

Maybe that was wrong,

but I was broke, and that's what I did.

Then I came back in here...

...and I moved Larry's body--

His name was Larry too.

I put him in the freezer.

I wasn't trying to hide him.

It was hot out.

I thought it was the best place for him

till his family or someone came along.

Only no one did...

...except more guests.

So I checked them in too.

And they all seemed happy...

...so I just stayed.

Cry me a river.

This is a total crock of sh*t!

-No, it's not!

-Admit it, you killed him!

Just like you killed my con.

Just like you killed her husband.

Just like you killed his actress.

Just admit it.

-Say it, "I killed them."

-Stop it! He can't take any more!

Everything is okay now. Everything

is fine. We got the guy. It's fine.

-I don't know what we got.

-What?

We thought we got the guy

two hours ago, then--

You believe this sh*t?

It's him! It's this guy!

He had a knife to your neck,

remember?

His story's so unbelievable,

I think it just might be true.

She's got a point.

You guys are crazy.

Maybe it's the burial ground.

What?

Read the brochure in there.

It's all around us.

A hundred years ago, the government

moved these lndians here.

They all died

because there was no water.

Now they're coming back to life

like sea monkeys, huh?

Come on.

Give me a break, sweetheart.

-Just take it easy, Rhodes.

-You know, you take it easy!

You've tried to run this show all night.

Giving orders, pointing fingers!

You blamed my con for everything,

and he ends up dead.

I'm telling you, it's him!

We all saw him run down George.

Your actress's wallet is right there.

She's dead, there's the wallet.

-What more do you want?

-Stop it! Please shut up!

All right. You want a plan?

Here's the plan, okay?

No one's gonna move. We'll stay

here, like this, in this room until dawn.

No one leaves, no one moves.

And if he tries anything,

I'm gonna shoot him!

And if something out there

comes in here, I'll shoot it!

And if anyone of us tries anything,

I'll shoot them!

-We get it.

-Good!

Timmy? Timmy?

-You need to stay in here with us.

-It's all right.

Remember that movie where

the 1 0 strangers went to an island...

...and then they all died

one by one...

...and then it turned out they weren't

strangers, they all had a connection?

They all messed with the wrong guy,

and he was getting revenge.

Shut up!

I'm just saying maybe there's

a connection between all of us.

Like what?

-We're all in Nevada.

-Shut up!

Where were you going with your con

when you pulled in here?

Carson City. Okay?

I was going home to Florida.

Where were you going?

I was taking the actress to L.A.

I was born in Florida.

Since you been in that chair,

no one's died, so shut up!

No one's died since we've

all been here!

-Hey, sweetie, sit down.

-Where in Florida, Larry?

-Where in Florida?

-Friends now, huh? Great.

-Polk County.

-That's where I was born.

-Which town?

-Mulberry.

-Frostproof.

-No wonder you left.

There's a town called Frostproof?

They grow oranges.

The name doubles as a slogan.

I danced hallelujah the day I left Polk.

Why would you wanna go back?

I found a grove for sale

on the lnternet.

Nine acres, 1 200 trees.

Limes and oranges.

According to the realtor, the soil

needs a few tills, phosphorous...

...lanes need reading,

but it's real good land.

What?

It sounds nice.

Ed?

She's dead.

Get him out of here.

Come on.

Come on, sweetie.

Look at this.

-Where'd you get that?

-Right here.

This doesn't make any sense.

She died from an accident.

George was an accident,

if you believe Larry.

Where is seven?

Back it up!

-See, I told you it wasn't me!

-That's not possible.

I was standing right there. I saw what

happened. We all saw what happened.

He ran out. Nobody could have

known he was gonna do that.

No one human.

We're back to that again?

It's the spirits, huh?

Maybe it's the ghost of the guy

that Larry put in the freezer.

Somebody untie me.

Goddamn it!

You know it wasn't me.

Come on.

-Listen.

-We gotta get out--

-Listen.

-We gotta get out--

Take her car and get out.

You, her and the kid.

There's nowhere to go.

-How much gas do you have?

-Half a tank.

You can drive till dawn on that.

Look at me.

When you get to where it's flooded,

go the other way.

I don't know if I can.

Get the kid and go.

Right now. Come on.

Timmy.

Timmy, come on. Let's go.

Get up.

What's going on?

-They can't leave!

-This way.

We'll see you

when the storm breaks.

Hey! Hey! They can't leave!

Where are they going? Get back here!

Go, go, go!

They're leaving.

-They're not leaving.

-Go!

You can't let suspects leave

after four people have been killed!

-You really think they're suspects?

-They're not leaving!

Sh*t.

Ginny!

Extinguishers.

Larry, you got a fire extinguisher?

-Fire extinguisher! Where?

-Back there!

Nobody in there.

Maybe it got so hot,

they got cremated.

There'd be something left.

You did this.

You did this!

You told them to get into the car!

Are you happy?

Where is he?

Nothing.

I give up!

I give up!

What the hell do you want?

What do you want, you sick bastard?

What the f*** do you want from us?

I am turning 30 next week

and I just want to go home...

...and grow oranges!

It's your birthday next week?

It's my birthday next week.

The 1 0th.

Me too.

Me too.

Yeah.

George York, May 1 0.

Alice York, May 1 0.

Caroline Suzanne, May 1 0.

Ginny and Lou lsiana, May 1 0.

Me, Larry Washington,

May f***ing 1 0.

What are the odds?

Must be 1 0 trillion-to-one.

What is it?

-Where's the fuse box, Larry?

-Other side of the building.

Ginny and Lou lsiana.

Virginia and Louisiana.

Caroline, Carolina.

Paris Nevada.

George York.

Larry Washington.

Rhodes, Rhode lsland.

Ed Dakota.

When I was going up the stairs

I met a man who wasn't there

H.e wasn't there again today

I wish

I wish he'd go away

Who is this?

Who am I speaking to right now?

Where did you learn that poem?

Who am I speaking to?

Look at me.

Who am I speaking to right now?

Doc?

-Edward?

-What's happening?

-Please be quiet.

-He can hear what we're saying?

Of course I can hear

what you're f***ing saying.

Edward, you missed your last

appointment. Where have you been?

-Did I black out again?

-Try and think back.

Where have you been?

All right.

I was driving this actress...

...and we got stuck at the motel.

There was a storm.

We couldn't get out

because of the storm.

What happened at the motel?

People started dying.

And then their bodies--

It didn't make any sense.

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Michael Cooney

Michael Cooney (born 1943, Carmel, California, United States) is an American folk and blues musician who performed in the 1960s folk revival. He is known for his blues performances as well as for performing at, and organizing, many folk festivals. Cooney served on the boards of the Newport Folk Festival and also the National Folk Festival. His albums include The Cheese Stands Alone, Singer of Old Songs, Still Cooney After All These Years, Pure Unsweetened, and Together Again. more…

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