The Monkey's Paw Page #5

Synopsis: The film centers on Jake Tilton, who acquires a mystical "monkey's paw" talisman that grants its possessor three wishes. Jake finds his world turned upside down after his first two wishes result in co-worker Tony Cobb being resurrected from the dead. As Cobb pressures Jake into using the final wish to reunite Cobb with his son, his intimidation quickly escalates into relentless murder-- forcing Jake to outwit his psychotic friend and save his remaining loved ones.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director(s): Brett Simmons
Production: Universal Pictures
 
IMDB:
4.5
NOT RATED
Year:
2013
91 min
Website
962 Views


I'm just gonna, uh...

I'm just gonna go, aII right?

(DIALING)

(CHARLIE AND SANDY

TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

No. This way.

-Come on.

-Okay.

(COUGHS)

-(MOUTHING)

-(SHUSHES)

(COUGHS)

(PHONE RINGING)

Sandy...

Sandy!

-CharIie, what are you doing?

-This ends now.

SANDY:
Charlie! No!

CHARLIE:
Run!

-Sandy!

-Jake...

Jake, Jake,

I don't know what he's doing.

Stay back, you son of a b*tch!

(GRUNTS)

(SCREAMS)

SANDY:
Oh, my God!

No!

What are you doing? No! No!

(SANDY SCREAMING)

(THUDDING)

Cobb?

COBB:
l'll see you at

Abby's house. Be there.

(HANGS UP)

(BELL RINGS)

(GRUNTING)

(GROANING)

(SHOUTS) Where are you?

(RATS SQUEAKING)

(GRUNTING)

(GRUNTING)

(RATS SQUEAKING)

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

(LOUD MUSIC PLAYING)

(BELL JINGLES)

I thought you might be here.

I want my Iawyer.

I'm not taking you in.

Not Iike that, anyway.

So what then?

Have you spoken to Mr. TiIton?

No.

But he didn't do it.

You weren't so

sure the other day.

I am now. It wasn't him.

(SIGHS) WeII, I beIieve you.

Do you know someone

named Anthony Cobb?

Oh, God.

Look, I wanna take

you to a safe Iocation,

somewhere we can

keep our eyes on you.

Protect you.

-What about Jake?

-Him too.

It's going to be aII right.

(SOBBING) Why is

aII this happening?

It's hard to say,

but the awfuI truth is,

bad things happen aII the

time, especiaIIy around here.

I just wanna...

I just wanna make sure

nothing happens to you.

If you come

with me, aII right?

Okay. (SNIFFLES)

Let me get my stuff.

AII right.

(BELL JINGLES)

(SCREAMS)

(GRUNTS)

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

(LOUD MUSIC PLAYING)

MAN:
Hey!

Yeah, I'm taIking to you.

What the heII was that?

You just put that Iady

in the trash can, man.

I don't care where you're

from, that's bad manners.

So,

here's what's gonna happen.

Once you Iet her

out of that trash can,

which you are

gonna do, my friend,

I'm gonna teach

you a thing or two

about proper

etiquette with the Iadies.

Let's rock, Iet's roII.

(MUSIC PLAYING LOUDLY)

(RUMBLING)

(BANGING)

(STRAINING)

(PANTING)

(ENGINE STOPS)

(CAR DOOR CLOSES)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

(OPENS DOOR)

(SCREAMS)

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDING)

(KNOCKING)

(GLASS SHATTERS)

(WOMAN SCREAMING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(WOMAN STOPS SCREAMING)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

Is somebody there?

(GRUNTS)

Hey! Are you aII right?

-Yeah.

-Where's Cobb?

He's inside.

I heard him, and screaming.

He kiIIed a cop, Jake.

Yeah, he, um... Something bad

happened to him. I don't, um...

...reaIIy know

how to expIain it.

What is that?

It's what started it.

Now I'm gonna end it.

Abby?

-(COBB YELLS)

-(OLIVIA SCREAMS)

(COBB GRUNTING)

(OLIVIA SCREAMING)

You asked me to be

here and here I am.

PIease don't do anything.

(COBB MUMBLING INDISTINCTLY)

Listen. Just Iet her go.

(GRUNTING)

(MUTTERING) My son.

Let her go.

My son! My son!

Okay.

-Mine!

-Okay.

(INAUDIBLE)

JAKE:
Is this what you want?

I brought it.

You want your wish.

But Tony,

it ruins things, man.

It takes what you want,

and it ruins it,

just Iike it ruined you.

Hey,

you were right at the bar.

The other night,

when you toId me that, um...

I didn't appreciate anything. I

was taking it aII for granted.

My job, my famiIy, my friend.

Look around,

this is aII my fauIt.

This isn't on anyone eIse,

this is on me, man.

-My son!

-(OLIVIA WHIMPERS)

Make the wish!

(OLIVIA SOBBING LOUDLY)

Okay.

ABBY:
No, no, no, no.

I wish...

...my friend...

...Tony Cobb...

...had his souI back.

(INDISTINCT WHISPERING)

No! No!

No!

No!

(BOTH YELLING)

(BOTH SCREAMING)

Corey, Corey, go inside.

Run fast!

(GRUNTING)

(OLIVIA GROANING)

(GRUNTING)

(JAKE COUGHS)

-(INDISTINCT WHISPERING)

-(JAKE GROANING)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(SCREAMS)

(COBB GROANING)

(BANGING) Corey! Let me in!

PIease! You can!

Corey!

Open the door!

PIease.

Open this door right now!

(COBB CONTINUES

BANGING ON DOOR)

(ABBY SCREAMING)

ABBY:
Don't! PIease don't!

(ABBY CONTINUES SCREAMING)

Tony, don't! No!

No, no, no, this isn't you.

This is not you.

(COBB GROANS)

Abby...

I just wanted to

take my boy fishing.

(COBB GROANING)

I'm tired.

I am so...

(GASPS)

So tired.

(C*CKS GUN)

-ABBY:
(SCREAMS) No!

-(GUNSHOT)

(SOBBING)

Come on, stay with me.

(SNIFFLES)

Jake... Hey...

Jake. Jake.

Jake! Jake!

(INDISTINCT WHISPERING)

(GASPS)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(SIRENS WAILING)

(MONITOR BEEPING)

Where am I?

Everything's gonna

be aII right, sir.

GILLESPIE:

Take hold of a man's life.

The paw?

Where's the paw?

(INDISTINCT AND MUFFLED)

Where's the paw?

The paw?

(INDISTINCT AND MUFFLED)

No, you're not Iistening.

Where's the paw?

(INDISTINCT AND MUFFLED)

No, no, hey, where's the paw?

No! No!

No! No! No!

(INDISTINCT AND MUFFLED)

Where's the paw?

(INDISTINCT AND MUFFLED)

Where's the paw?

You buckIed up?

Yep.

(ENGINE ROARING)

(INDISTINCT WHISPERING)

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Macon Blair

Macon Blair (born 1974) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer known for his roles in the films Blue Ruin and Green Room, as well as his directorial debut I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore. more…

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