Southbound Page #4

Synopsis: On a desolate stretch of desert highway, weary travelers - two men on the run from their past, a band on their way to the next gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation - are forced to confront their worst fears and darkest secrets in a series of interwoven tales of terror and remorse on the open road.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
58
R
Year:
2015
89 min
273 Views


have you drive off the road.

You don't want to do that.

Looks like the desert,

but if you go out there,

you might not come back.

What the f*** are we doing here?

It's around back.

- In there.

- In where? What?

How do we get in?

Through the door.

Quit being so

f***ing mysterious.

Sorry.

That's okay, Danny.

How did you know my name?

You're f***ed, Danny.

And you don't even know it yet.

Don't you wanna see her?

Yeah.

Jessy?

Jessy, it's me Danny.

Danny?

Danny, you...

Are you really here?

I'm really here.

My God, you're hurt.

It's nothing.

It's nothing, I can't

believe I found you.

How did you even get here?

Man, Danny, you got old.

I've been searching for

you for thirteen years.

- You look absolutely incredible.

- Danny, wait.

Yeah, what?

How did you get here?

No. Danny, don't.

- What the hell are you doing?

- What the hell are you doing?

I'm saving you, I came to

get you the hell out of here.

Danny, I don't want to leave.

You don't mean that, Jessy,

now get out of the f***ing way.

- She does mean it, Danny.

- Shut up.

She's here because

she wants to be.

Come on, Danny.

It's time for you to leave.

Danny!

- Come on.

- Help.

Get your f***ing hands

off of me.

Turn us around.

God damn it!

You're such an a**hole.

I'm okay with that.

Just let me be an a**hole and

get you the hell out of here.

F***!

Danny.

You're not supposed

to go out there.

If you do this, it's for you.

It's not for me.

I don't have a choice.

I can't see anything.

There's nothing to see.

F***ing car is gonna fall apart.

Don't slow down.

You're not supposed to be here.

You can't stay here.

You can't take me with you.

I'm not leaving you behind.

You need your gun.

You have the gun, Danny?

You might have to blow

my brains out too

Stop it.

No, you can't stop.

You can't stop, Danny,

it's too late.

Before they stop!

F***.

Danny.

This place is made

for people like me.

You shouldn't be here.

I mean this whole

time growing up,

didn't you ever think

about mom and dad?

- What do you mean?

- Come on, Danny, tell the truth.

Hey, you really never

thought it was my fault.

You can't...

blame yourself for

what happened.

No. You're not listening

to what I'm saying.

- You were a kid, we were...

- I killed them, Danny.

I killed them because

I wanted to.

Right now I'm here because

I wanna be here.

This place found me

and I love it here.

Jessy help me! Jessy!

You should have let me go.

I just wanted to save you.

Jessy!

Jessy!

What are you looking at?

Well, I'm looking

forward to that.

- Hey!

- You can leave your stuff everywhere.

- Hey, sweetie!

. Hey, honey.

I'm so glad we got to do this

before you start school.

- Me too.

- Whoa.

Let's not get ahead

of ourselves, okay?

We still have this

one last weekend to have fun.

Play games and puzzles.

Make s'mores,

with our little girl.

It's just so exciting, sweety.

Well, we all know the past

can be piece of sh*t sometimes.

But when it catches up to you,

you better be ready.

Keep your eyes on the road

and let that engine roar so loud

that you can't hear those

demons screaming in your ear.

Lock your doors,

make those tires burn.

Tell your family you love

them and kiss the past goodbye.

For once and for all.

Because every road

gotta end somewhere.

Am I right?

All right.

Sure looks better

in the pictures.

Got some charm.

Listen why don't you go unpack and

we'll have dinner ready in an hour.

Cool.

I'm gonna open some wine.

Don't you think she's ready?

Of course not.

Is anyone ever?

At a certain point we just gonna

have to trust the future, right?

Let's hope that she

learn to believe in herself.

And that she'll

stand-up for herself.

She will.

Question is, are you ready?

I'll be fine.

Hold on, honey,

let your dad get it.

This next one might be familiar

to some of you.

Who is it?

For all of you out there, who

don't want the night to end.

So, go ahead,

make some mistakes...

Hello?

You can always get it right

the next time.

No one's there.

What is it?

Honey, call the cops.

- What?

- Call the cops now, go!

- Okay.

- Dad, what is it?

911, what's your emergency?

Someone's trying to

break into the house.

What's the address?

It's 6255, Bethel lane.

Just take a deep breath, we're gonna

be there in about thirty minutes.

What?

You are going to be fine.

- Dad?

- Darryl?

Dad.

It's gonna take thirty minutes.

Dad, what's going on?

We gotta get out of here.

Come here.

What do you want?

What do you want?

Why are they doing this?

What about Jim?

What the f*** do you want

from us? Please what?

I'm sorry.

What are you talking about,

baby? What are you talking about?

I'll give you anything you want.

Let me know what I can do

to make this right, please.

My God!

You told...

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

No, no. I could not.

No, no, Kate. No.

No! No!

No...

She was innocent.

She was innocent.

Jim, go!

Go! Go!

B*tch!

What do you want from us?

What do you want from us?

Go!

Go!

Thank you.

Thank you.

I'm sorry.

Hey! Get up!

Help.

We let you go!

F*** you!

What have we done?

F***!

Sh*t, run!

Mich!

What the f***!

What the f***!

Un-f***ing-believable.

F***!

- What about Shane?

- F*** Shane. Shane was an a**hole!

What the f*** is that thing?

Sh*t!

F*** this sh*t!

Let's go home.

Regret and remorse.

Amends and atonement,

that's life, right?

This next one is for you.

For all you lost souls racing

down that long road to redemption.

And all you sinners running

from your past,

but heading straight into that

bitter darkness up ahead.

We're all on that same endless highway,

the one with no name and no exits.

Looking for a way out of

tonight and into tomorrow.

Well, they're gonna

try to stop you,

but you got to say

'f*** it' and keep moving.

'Cause this is your highway.

And the day might

just be the day,

you finally out run

those wicked demons.

Once and for all.

And I'll be right here with you,

making sure you get where you're going.

Because in the end we're all

just trying to find our way home.

Right?

Rough night?

Yeah

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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