Night of the Living Dead Page #5

I must disagree

with these gentlemen presently,

until we, until this

is irrefutably proved.

Everything is being done

that can be done.

We'll have to hurry

for our next meeting.

Professor, you feel that there is

a definite connection between...

A definite connection as far as

Dr. Keller and myself...

Doctor, please. I thought we decided

that is not proved yet.

Was it... was the satellite...

- When the satellite was exploded...

- It was an unusual amount of radiation,

enough to cause mutation

under certain circumstances.

Could have happened

to have a bearing on it.

It does seem to have a bearing on it.

Will there be a reply for the...

- There will be a reply?

- Yes.

Later this afternoon?

There will be

a report this afternoon.

Perhaps there will be

a report later...

Will you close the window?

We are doing everything possible

to solve the problem.

We've heard all we need to know.

We have to try to get out of here.

He said the rescue stations have

doctors and medical supplies.

If we can get Karen there,

we can get help for her.

Willard. I saw a sign.

That said Willard.

It's only about 17 miles from here.

You know this area.

Are you from around here?

Judy and I are both from around here.

We were on our way

to the lake to go swimming.

Judy had a radio, and we heard

the first reports about this.

So we knew the old house

was here and we came in,

And found the lady upstairs, dead.

Then these other people came.

We went down into the basement

and put a bar across the door,

and it is pretty strong.

How could we possibly

get away from here?

We've got a sick child, two women,

one woman out of her head,

three men, and the place is

surrounded with these things.

For NASA.

Dr. Grimes, your entire staff, I know,

has been working very hard

to find some solution

to these things that are happening.

Do you have any answers at this time?

Yes, we have some answers.

But first let me stress the importance

of seeking medical attention for anyone

who's been injured in any way.

We don't know yet what complications

might result from such injuries.

How bad has your kid been hurt?

Look. You go down there and tell...

Judy?

Yeah, you tell Judy to come up here

and you stay with the kid, all right?

Destructive action taken

with regard to the Venus probe.

In the cold room at the university,

we had a cadaver.

A cadaver from which all four limbs

had been amputated.

Sometime early this morning,

it opened its eyes

and began to move its trunk.

It was dead, but it opened its eyes

and tried to move.

They want you upstairs.

- Did she ask for me?

- She hasn't said anything.

I don't understand.

Baby? It's mommy.

I hurt.

I'll come back down as soon as

I find out what they want.

Thank you, Judy.

The bodies should be disposed of

at once, preferably by cremation.

Well, how long after death, then,

does the body become reactivated?

- It's only a matter of minutes.

- Minutes?

That doesn't give people time

to make arrangements...

No, you're right. It doesn't give them

time to make funeral arrangements.

The bodies must be carried

to the street and burned.

They must be burned immediately.

Soak them with gasoline and burn them.

The bereaved will have to forgo

the dubious comforts

that a funeral service will give.

They're just dead flesh.

And dangerous.

Judy, I need you to find

some bedspreads or sheets

to tear up into small strips, ok?

- Is there a fruit cellar here?

- Yes.

We need some bottles or jars

to make Molotov cocktails to hold

them off while we try to escape.

Hey! There's a big can

of kerosene down there.

- I'll see what I can find.

- I'll look for the bottles.

There's a big key ring down there.

There may be a key

to the gas pump on it.

I'll check.

We can toss the cocktails

from a window upstairs.

Meantime, some of us can go out

and try to get the gas,

then we can come back

for the rest of the people.

But that'll leave

a door open someplace.

Yeah, that's right.

It better be this door.

It's closer to the truck.

Before we go out, we'll put

some supplies behind the cellar door.

While we're gone, the rest of you

can hole up in there.

I found some fruit jars

in the cellar.

And there's a key on here that's

labeled for the gas pump out back.

I'm not really that used to the truck.

I found it abandoned.

I can handle the truck,

no sweat.

You're it, then.

You and I'll go.

We'll put whatever lumber we find

behind the cellar door.

You can go upstairs and toss

the cocktails from a window.

Tom, you and I will have to

unboard this door.

After you toss the cocktails,

you hustle back down here

and lock this door.

It's no good to board it up because

we'll have to get back in quickly.

After we get the gas

and get back into the house,

then we'll worry about getting

everybody into the truck.

Now, let's move it.

No place to flee for safety,

except for the rescue stations

which have been set up.

Indications are that

before this emergency is over,

we will need many, many more

such rescue stations.

You always have a smile for me.

How can you smile like that

all the time?

How many do you have done?

Come on, honey, we gotta move.

Tom, are you sure about the phone?

The phone is dead out.

All you get is a recorded message.

If I could only call the folks. They're

going to be so worried about us.

Everything'll be all right.

As soon as we get to Willard, we'll

call them. They might even be there.

I know.

Tom... Are you sure we're doing

the right thing, Tom?

- What, about getting outta here?

- Yeah.

Well, the television said

that's the right thing to do.

We've got to get

to a rescue station.

I don't know.

Come on. You're starting

to sound like Mr. Cooper now.

But why do you have to go out there?

Look, I know how to handle that truck.

And I can handle the pump.

Ben doesn't know anything

about that stuff.

But we're safe in here.

For how long, honey?

We're safe now.

But there's gonna be more

and more of those things.

I know.

I know all that.

Listen. Remember when

we had the big flood?

Remember how difficult it was for us to

convince you that it was right to leave?

Remember? Remember we had

to go to Willard then?

This isn't a passing thing,

honey.

It... it's not like

just a wind passing through.

We've got to do something,

and fast.

I just don't want you

to go out there, that's all.

Hey... smile, honey.

Where's that big smile for me?

You sure are

no use at all, are you?

We've got work to do, honey.

And you... you...

We better get her downstairs.

We have to go downstairs now, Barbra.

She's right. You have

to go downstairs now.

Just for a little while,

until we get back.

- Then we can all leave.

- Oh, I'd like to leave. Yes.

- Good luck.

- Yeah.

- You ready upstairs?

- Yeah.

Ok, toss 'em!

Go ahead! Go on!

I'm going with him!

Get back in the cellar!

It's too late. Too late!

Well, is she coming?

Come on.

Get in!

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