The Curse of Downers Grove Page #5

Synopsis: Chrissie's last week of high-school in Downers Grove, IL. is a paranoid trip through a small Midwestern town gripped by a 'curse' that claims the life of one high school senior every year. With only five days to graduation, Chrissie Swanson is beginning to wonder if she will be the next victim of the Curse of Downers Grove.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director(s): Derick Martini
Production: Anchor Bay Entertainment
 
IMDB:
4.5
Metacritic:
31
Rotten Tomatoes:
15%
NOT RATED
Year:
2015
89 min
78 Views


You know what I think?

What did you say, Chuck?

I think she took my life,

and I wanna take hers.

Just like it says

in the Bible, man,

an eye for an eye.

Clean this sh*t up

before my dad gets home.

Okay.

I think we got enough

for the party.

Two parties.

- Come on. Go, go, go.

- Sh*t.

Go.

Lock the door.

Don't open it.

Hi, Dave.

What's with the ski masks?

Hitting the slopes?

You got lots of stuff

in the car.

Are you going to some

big party or something?

It'll distract me

from my boredom.

How's that?

That wake you up?

Are you still bored?

Where's Chrissie?

You tell me.

That's the spirit.

I want in that car.

Guy, take this little

f***ing scab out back.

Teach him a lesson.

F***!

Get him!

Tracy, open the door.

Tracy, you open that door,

and I will kill you personally.

Leave him the f*** alone!

F*** him up.

Ooh!

God, Dave, it looks like

it hurts so bad!

Go and do it again.

One more time.

Okay, do it again.

Do it again.

Leave him the f*** alone!

Leave him alone!

You tell Mom?

- Not yet.

- Good. Don't.

I'm fine.

Let her have her time.

She needs it.

You know who these guys are

and yet you do nothing.

We paid the boys a visit.

They were all nerves.

I could tell by their pupils

they were partying.

That's great.

That's amazing.

So what's next?

A lineup or something?

They were partying

in their homes.

No contraband was visible and

our search warrant was rejected.

So what are you saying?

We don't have enough

to arrest them yet.

They broke his hand

in broad daylight.

Line them up.

Our hands are tied here,

Chrissie. I'm sorry.

Please leave me with my brother.

Please just go.

Just go.

This is all my fault.

There's good news.

What's that?

I'm like a hero to Tracy now.

This is gonna go down

big for me.

I'm gonna milk it.

Trust me.

It might even get me a home run.

Hey, you all right?

But we did get everything

we need for the party.

We got beer, vodka,

tequila, cups.

Don't worry.

I'll be okay.

I have most of what I need

You don't know

who he is, do you?

I will be untidy

Hey, what is this?

And I when I die,

I'll lay down

You're not a very nice girl.

Yes, we like to do things

the hard way

What happened?

I was jumped.

Are we

The only ones alive?

Us and the world collide

See that fat

f***ing beaner up there?

He just signed a guaranteed

hundred million-dollar contract.

F***ing...

Know what Dolphins' first-round

pick's getting this season?

- 7.6 million goddamn dollars.

- That's a lot of money.

Yeah, that's a lot of

f***ing money, isn't it?

You'll never find out.

That's for goddamn sure.

What the f*** is this?

F***.

Is this that Swanson girl?

Yeah.

I need your help.

I need you to keep everyone away

from that f***ing party.

Okay. Yeah.

Well, you can say

what you want

I love you

more than you know

It's going on and on and on

Well, you can say

what you want

This feeling's out of control

It's going on and on

and don't fight it

Don't try to hide it

Baby, get excited

Baby, it's going on and on

and don't fight it

Baby, get excited,

baby, get excited

Baby, going on and on and on

I know you feel the way

I feel tonight

Having trouble

getting you out of mind

I know you feel the way

I feel tonight

Having trouble

getting you out of mind

Baby, you can't deny,

I know you're feeling it, too

Having trouble...

It felt like something

was creeping up behind me

and then nothing was there.

I'll... I'll call you

right back, okay?

You're security?

I almost feel bad f***ing

your sh*t up all over again.

Not me. I've been dreaming about

f***ing your sh*t up.

What the f***...

- My God!

- Turn the lights back on!

Sh*t. Dave?

You scared now?

You should be

ashamed of yourself.

I'm sorry.

No, you're not.

- I am.

- No, you're not!

Don't f*** with me.

Don't f*** with me.

I was thinking about

that dream you had.

Don't lie to me.

You're so beautiful.

I'm so sorry.

Please.

- I wanna be with you.

- No, you don't.

- I do.

- No, you don't.

Get off!

I'm so sorry.

Chuck...

Please. It's okay.

Stop!

Get the f*** off me!

Get off me! Get off me!

Get off me!

Get off me!

Get off me!

Get off me, please!

- Leave me alone.

- Get off of her!

Get off of her!

Stop!

You okay?

Stay here.

Okay.

You son of a b*tch!

Bobby.

Are you okay?

Who taught you

how to shoot like that?

So...

you just told the cops

that you took all those guys

down in self-defense,

and that's it?

And that's it.

You must be traumatized.

I passed that phase yesterday.

So let's do a head count.

Not the f***ing curse again.

Seriously,

have any seniors died yet?

Not to my knowledge.

So the curse

could still be real.

Ian, we bring this on ourselves.

There's no curse.

Some drunk senior

is probably about to drive

into a head-on with a semi

as we speak.

I should...

I should go check on Bobby.

You're a mess.

You need to chill for a sec.

Remember we used

to push each other

to see who could get highest?

Do you love grease boy?

Don't be a dick.

His name's Bobby.

Bobby doesn't deserve you.

Ian...

Don't.

I've always loved you.

- What happened?

- I was jumped.

We pray to thee,

our God, this day.

But from ashes to ashes

and dust to dust...

I feel for all

the people who grieve for me.

And from where I stand,

I can say for sure

that I was wrong.

The curse of

Downers Grove is real

because the curse is everywhere.

The curse is life.

Another graduation called off

and a funeral

to take its place...

Don't expect me

to tell you to believe in fate

or that there's some

supernatural force guiding us all.

I can only say this.

It doesn't end here.

When I walk into your eyes

I see the world

I'll take my time

To fall in love again

I've been trying

to sleep at night

But nothing works

I'll take my time

To fall in love again

When I walk

When I walk

When I walk into your eyes

I see the world

I'll take my time

To fall in love again

I've been trying

to sleep at night

But nothing works

I'll take my time

To fall in love again

When I walk

When I walk

When I walk

When I walk

Someone we know is gonna die.

It's the curse.

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Bret Easton Ellis

Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1964) is an American author, screenwriter, and short story writer. His works have been translated into 27 languages. He was at first regarded as one of the so-called literary Brat Pack, which also included Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney. He is a self-proclaimed satirist whose trademark technique, as a writer, is the expression of extreme acts and opinions in an affectless style. Ellis employs a technique of linking novels with common, recurring characters. Ellis made his debut at age 21 with the controversial bestseller Less Than Zero (1985), published by Simon & Schuster, a zeitgeist novel about wealthy amoral young people in Los Angeles. His third novel, American Psycho (1991) was his most successful. On its release, the literary establishment widely condemned the novel as overly violent and misogynistic. Though many petitions to ban the book saw Ellis dropped by Simon & Schuster, the resounding controversy convinced Alfred A. Knopf to release it as a paperback later that year. In later years, Ellis' novels have become increasingly metafictional. Lunar Park (2005), a pseudo-memoir and ghost story, received positive reviews. Imperial Bedrooms (2010), marketed as a sequel to Less Than Zero, continues in this vein. Four of Ellis's works have been made into films. Less Than Zero was rapidly adapted for screen, leading to the release of a starkly different film of the same name in 1987. Mary Harron's adaptation of American Psycho was released to generally positive reviews in 2000 and went on to achieve cult status. Roger Avary's 2002 adaptation The Rules of Attraction made modest box office returns but went on to attract a cult following. 2008's The Informers, based on Ellis's collection of short stories, was critically panned. Ellis also wrote the screenplay for the critically derided 2013 film The Canyons, an original work. more…

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