Playback Page #6

Synopsis: When a group of high school students dig into their town's infamous past they unwittingly unlock an Evil that corrupts and destroys them. Possessing its victims through video playback and using them for malevolent purposes, it closes in on one specific soul, threatening to expose the town's deepest, darkest secret.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director(s): Michael A. Nickles
Production: Magnolia Releasing
 
IMDB:
4.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
0%
R
Year:
2012
98 min
Website
50 Views


been mentally unstable,

but something triggered

those murders...

something or somebody.

And that somebody is that baby.

- How so?

- Well, as far as I was able

to find out, the parents wanted

to put the baby up for adoption.

Harlan didn't like that.

Of course, you can't really

blame the parents.

If you found out

your son was boinking

your daughter and got her pregnant,

you'd probably do the same thing, right?

(chuckles)

I'm sorry, I'm sorry. What?

Harlan Diehl raped his sister...

his adopted sister.

She got pregnant

and the parents didn't want

anybody to know about it.

They put the baby

up for adoption, so...

Harlan killed 'em.

What happened to the baby?

Well, that's where

the story stopped for me.

I tried. I tried.

And somebody

at the adoption agency said

one of the responding officers

took custody of the baby.

Sir, the responding officer...

did... did you ever

find out who that was?

Oh yeah, a nice lady,

dark hair, and I saw her

around town a lot.

- Miller.

- Miller?

- Yeah, Anne Miller.

- It's okay. Shh.

(Fussing)

- Okay, come here. Come here.

Shh. It's okay.

It's okay. Shh shh shh shh.

- It's okay. It's okay.

(crying)

Okay. Shh, it's okay.

Oh my God.

(Coughs, sniffles)

God damn it. Riley, where are you?

Where are you?

I need you to call me back.

Oh God, I just...

you'll never believe this,

but I just found out that Harlan...

that... oh f***... I need you.

He... he might be...

my mom never said anything,

but we might be related

and I just...

I need you to call me back.

I need you to call me back.

God damn it.

(breathes deeply)

(engine revs) (tires screech)

Mom!

Mom.

Mom, we need to f***ing

talk right now. Mom!

Mom.

(Glass breaks)

Quinn.

Quinn?

(Riley banging, crying)

(muffled screaming)

- Riley.

(Moaning)

(softly) What the f***?

What the f***?

(Panting)

What the f...

what the f***?

What the f***?

What the f***?

(Shouting) Somebody help me!

Help me!

What the f***?

Quinn, where's Riley?

(Muffled screaming)

Julian:

Riley! Riley!

Quinn, where's Riley?

Can anybody hear me?

Quinn!

Quinn, what are you doing?

What the f*** are you doing?

Where's Riley?

Quinn!

- There's no reason to cry.

- Quinn!

This is destiny.

And you get to be a part of it.

He needs you. I...

need you.

(Cellphone ringing)

Anne:

Julian, can you hear me?

Hello, officer.

Who is this?

Where's Julian?

He's a little busy right now.

- Who is this?

- He knows.

- He knows what?

- The truth.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You let me speak to my son.

(Beeps)

Help me!

Help me!

(panting)

Somebody help me!

- Help me!

(Static)

Be patient,

- my son.

- Help me!

Help me! Help me!

Quinn, what the f***?

Where's Riley, Quinn?

You better not have f***ing

touched her! Help me!

Come on, help me, somebody!

Help me!

Somebody help me!

(Static)

(whirring)

(Quinn grunts)

(breathing heavily)

(muffled shout)

(grunting)

(grunting)

(muffled shouting)

- Riley. Riley.

What? What?

(Cries)

- Riley, are you okay?

- Where's Quinn?

- He's downstairs. We gotta go.

Use your teeth. Come on.

- Come on. Come on.

(grunts)

- Hands, hands, hands.

(tape rips)

- Good. Keep going.

(grunts)

Julian:

Go go go go go.

No!

Nate's car.

(Screams, panting)

(whimpers)

You f***ing b*tch!

(Riley whimpers)

Come on.

(Grunts)

- Come on.

(groans)

(camera humming)

(Riley whimpering)

Julian:

What's wrong? Are you okay?

Oh my head.

- Can you move?

- Yeah.

- We've gotta go.

- Okay. Ah!

- Julian:
Let's go.

(squeaks)

(wheel squeaking)

These bodies...

so much worthless flesh.

So tired of using them.

(Squeaking continues)

(Riley whimpers)

Listen, how's your head?

- Okay? Okay?

- It's...

(Riley whimpering)

(engine stops) (clicks)

Anne:

Julian?

(Shouts) Julian!

- Oh my God, it's my mom.

No no no, Julian.

Get down, get down.

Julian?

Julian!

I have a DOA at the Diehl farm,

apparent homicide.

- Let's go.

- No, don't. Julian! F***.

(Baby crying)

(crying stops)

Who's there?

(Riley panting)

I need you to step out

where I can see you.

- Julian:
Mom!

- Julian!

- Stay right where you are!

- What's going on? What's happening?

- Julian, stay back!

- Mom, are you okay? What's happening?

Mom, it's Quinn. Mom!

He's got a gun! Mom!

(Gunshots)

- Riley:
She'll be okay. No no!

- Julian:
Are you f***ing sure?

- Julian, no!

- Mom!

Julian, just... Julian!

(Both grunting)

(yells)

(Quinn chuckles)

(grunts)

(whimpers)

(humming)

No. No!

(Clatters)

(gunshot)

- Get off my son, motherf***er!

(Groaning)

(machine beeping)

(woman speaking over P.A.)

(man speaking on TV)

Woman 2 on TV:

Local police officials are investigating

a multiple homicide that occurred here...

an apparent copycat crime...

- Julian.

- ...of the Harlan Diehl murders.

Now according to reports,

three people were found murdered

and several others were injured,

including Lieutenant Anne Miller

of the Marshall Police Department.

Man:
Lieutenant Miller showed great

courage when she arrived on the scene.

She contained the area immediately

and subdued the suspect.

- We have no motive...

- Hey, I'm gonna go

get something to eat.

Do you want something?

- No.

- Okay.

Man:
As far as we know,

there are no other suspects.

Woman 2:
Earlier today,

police responded to yet another 911 call

where two others were found

to be murdered.

So far authorities haven't

confirmed whether or not

the two homicide cases are

in fact related.

Reporting live in Marshall,

I'm Jane Kenmore for WPZM 13.

(Cellphone buzzing)

(fly buzzing)

(static)

(rock music playing)

Still this aching heart

I will pretend.

- A certain fondness for you.

- Just because you.

My small island.

Disappears beneath.

- The raging egos here.

- Just because you.

Send the birds down there

I find it hard to breathe

I suppose I'll survive.

Not because you want me to.

(Rock music playing)

(choir chanting)

(dramatic music playing)

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