Martin Page #5

Synopsis: George Romero does for vampires what he has already done to zombies - an intense and realistic treatment that follows the exploits of Martin, who claims to be 84 years old, and who certainly drinks human blood. The boy arrives in Pittsburg to stay with his uncle, who promises to save Martin's soul and destroy him once he is finished, but Martin's loneliness finds other means of release.
Genre: Drama, Horror
Director(s): George A. Romero
Production: HBO Video
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
R
Year:
1978
95 min
1,162 Views


You're a lazy boy!

Cuda, you make him work!

We work hard

around here!

Martin's voice:

there's a lot of people

I could do it to

if I wanted.

Man's voice:
ooh, stay away

from your old friend barry.

Martin's voice:
I know a lot

of people. I know what they do.

I've watched them a lot,

and I know what they do.

I've been

letting them go,

Even the ones who are

really mean to me all the time.

I just decided

to let them go.

So I don't know

what i'm gonna do.

I'm getting pretty shaky.

I'm really

getting shaky.

Can I bring

your buggy back?

You ain't got

to pay no cash.

I don't want

no money.

And when I try to find

somebody to do it to,

I can't decide.

It's like...none of the ladies

look pretty.

I don't know.

I used to be able

to decide fast.

I used to be able

to find somebody really fast...

The ladies looked pretty

or something.

Please.

Leave her alone!

Man, what

you doing?

Martin's voice:

maybe it's just because

I'm doing the sexy stuff

without the blood now,

Doing it

with an awake person.

I don't know.

He looks really good

in his tennis shoes, doesn't he?

hey, that's where

that loony lives, man.

Hey, give me

that beer can, will you?

I can hit that loony

with this beer can.

Come on.

Give me a beer can.

Whoo! Hey!

How about a beer?

Give me a beer.

You know, you

didn't have to like

All of that attention

that he was giving you.

What can I say?

Beggars can't be choosers.

Yeah? Well, you can

beg and choose me,

Can't you?

Sure can.

Martin's voice:

i've got to do something.

I've got to pick

somebody.

I'm getting so shaky,

i might make a mistake.

Barry's voice:
a mistake?

Martin:
I might make a mistake

and get caught.

Barry's voice:

hear that, night-Timers?

The count

is getting thirsty.

So watch out!

Watch out, night-Timers.

He might be

in your neighborhood.

Ha ha ha!

Barry on radio:

...neighborhood. Ha ha ha!

Oh, I found me a place

to sleep here tonight.

Oh, here's a special here...

'64 buick, $75.

I only want to sleep

all night long.

Here's a '60 chevy,

as is...

Hey!

Go up

to the west side.

Freeze!

Take the car

in front of the warehouse.

I'll follow him on foot.

This is car 14 reporting.

Lozono on foot.

I'm going around to the front

of the warehouse.

guys, guys, quiet.

What's that?

What's that noise?

I'll check it out.

What the hell

are you doing here?

What you want in here?

Oh, it's just a little kid.

Wait a minute.

It's just a kid.

It's just a kid.

Hey, stevie, man, be cool.

What you want in here?

Why don't you leave

Get the f*** out!

Freeze!

good time

of the year to go south.

You ever been

to mexico?

I was in mexico...

about 2 years ago.

You don't have

a travel section, do you?

No.

Can't depend on

the newspapers anymore.

Barry's voice:

but you don't...

you don't know what

you're gonna do, huh?

Martin's voice:
no,

i really don't. I really don't.

I never got a letter

from christina.

I knew she'd forget.

Barry's voice:

hmm, that's too bad.

Martin's voice:

yeah, that is too bad.

Martin's voice:
I guess

i shouldn't have friends.

Barry's voice:
no.

Martin's voice:

i was getting pretty mixed up.

Barry's voice:

no, that's right.

You shouldn't get involved.

It's...it's dangerous, right?

Martin's voice:

right. You forget.

You make mistakes.

Barry's voice:

live for yourself.

Whatever it takes to get

through the night, right, count?

Martin:
are you

making fun of me?

Barry's voice:

i'm with you, count.

I mean,

you're absolutely right.

You're all right,

my man.

Martin:
well, I don't know

what i'm gonna do.

I really don't!

Cathy.

Woman's voice:
Martin...

Martin's voice:

i didn't do it.

I didn't do it.

Barry's voice:

mm-Hmm. Ok.

Martin's voice:

i really didn't.

Barry's voice:
ok.

Martin's voice:
in a way,

i'm glad it's all over.

I shouldn't have friends,

Not even

for the sexy stuff.

And that's another thing

about those movies.

Vampires always have ladies,

sometimes lots of ladies.

Well, that's wrong, too.

You don't need

all that.

Barry's voice:
ha ha ha!

You don't need that?

Martin:
no,

you really don't.

I mean, if the magic part

was real

And you could make them do

whatever you wanted to...

Barry's voice:

oh, yeah.

Martin:
well,

that would be different.

In real life...

in real life,

You can't get people to do

what you want them to do.

You get used to things,

you know.

Barry's voice:

yeah, sure.

Martin's voice:

you get used to your life,

And it all gets easier.

Tada cuda:

i warned you, Martin.

Nobody in the town,

i said.

Nobody in the town.

I heard about

mrs. Santini.

You think I believe

she killed herself?

Do you really think

i believe this?

Your soul is damned,

nosferatu.

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yeah, that's him.

I liked him.

I wonder

where the count is.

I know he's

out there somewhere.

He hasn't called

in a long time.

All right, the count.

Yes, the count.

We all want to know

what happened to the count.

What do you think

happened to the count?

what happened

to the count?

the count.

What happened to the count?

The question of the year

is what happened to the count?

I don't know.

What happened to the count?

All right,

our man the count, yes.

oh, the count.

We have a call for the count.

I kind of hope

you're listening out there.

The people

want to hear from you.

Go ahead. What's your concern

about the count?

I wondered where he was,

and while I was wondering,

I wrote a song

about him.

Black cape and shiny...

Second his cape

is not black, you understand.

No, he stands cool,

And his cape

has got patterns on it,

Like a paisley.

a paisley?

and he wears

a big apple cap.

you sound polish.

We have a polish vampire.

we enjoy your show.

I hope you get him back.

And it was

a good gimmick.

Second I think I know

where the count is.

I have a friend

who I think is the count.

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George A. Romero

George Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian filmmaker, writer and editor, best known for his series of gruesome and satirical horror films about an imagined zombie apocalypse, beginning with Night of the Living Dead (1968), which is often considered a progenitor of the fictional zombie of modern culture. Other films in the series include Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985). Aside from this series, his works include The Crazies (1973), Martin (1978), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), The Dark Half (1993) and Bruiser (2000). He also created and executive-produced the 1983–88 television series Tales from the Darkside. Romero is often noted as an influential pioneer of the horror-film genre, and has been called an "icon" and the "Father of the Zombie Film". more…

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