The Quiet Ones Page #5

Synopsis: In 1974, Oxford professor Joseph Coupland invites introspective lad Brian McNeil to film his experimental treatment of subject Jane Harper, aided by student assistants Krissi Dalton and Harry Abrams. Jane, a young woman with no memory of the past and repeatedly abandoned by foster families, believes herself possessed by a doll named Evey that gives her telekinetic power. Keeping her awake in an isolated house, Prof. Coupland intends that she puts her evil energy into an actual doll, thereafter destroying it to heal Jane. Amidst strange things happening in the house, Brian feels sorry for Jane and, researching her tattoo, learns an evil secret about Jane's past, and of Prof. Coupland's motivation.
Genre: Horror
Director(s): John Pogue
Production: Lionsgate/Summit
  7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.1
Metacritic:
41
Rotten Tomatoes:
36%
PG-13
Year:
2014
98 min
Website
196 Views


reincarnate their idol.

On June 6th, 1954,

Dr. Dwyer claimed that Evey

had received a message that

the Lilitu should lock

themselves inside this building.

A massive fire destroyed the building

that night, killing everyone inside.

Sir.

Sir.

Everyone including Evey Dwyer,

who was born with a

birthmark, a sigil.

Evey Dwyer for some reason is

a force that possesses Jane Harper.

Oh, my God.

Evey's gonna do to us what

she did to the Lilitu.

- (CRYING) She's a...

- A demonic spirit? Hmm?

Evil begetting evil

for the sake of evil

until the end of all times, ah?

Maybe even old Beelzebub himself.

Do any of these

seriously work for you?

They all work.

Or...

Or what?

The rational explanation.

That Jane somehow found

out about this cult.

When she was four?

She heard it at the

breakfast table,

her parents read it in a newspaper.

You make anything fit

into your hypothesis.

This only strengthens my

hypothesis actually, Harry.

When we ask Jane to go

deep she plucked the name

Evey Dwyer out of the deepest

recesses of her mind.

That is what she is manifesting,

that is what you call

her "possession!"

God, you're the one who's possessed,

Coupland, by your own bullshit!

Who is Evey Dwyer?

You know about her, don't you?

You found out about her or

somebody told you about her.

But you knew about her

before I found you.

Answer me!

Hey, hey, hey!

Speak, damn you!

- (GRUNTS)

- KRISSI:
Oh!

HARRY:
Brian!

(WHIMPERS)

Don't you touch her again.

But you will, won't you? Hmm?

Maybe you can screw

the truth out of her.

Whoa.

Krissi, Harry, stay or

leave, your choice.

You, cameraman or Lancelot,

or whoever the hell

you think you are,

I want you and your

gear gone tonight.

The footage handed

over. Every frame.

What are we gonna do?

I'm leaving. I'm

taking Jane with me.

He'll never let you.

And even if he did, what then?

Find her help, professional help.

What kind of help? An exorcist?

She's not staying

here, not with him.

I need your help, I need

your car for starters.

Do you seriously believe that

Joseph still knows what he's doing?

(SCOFFS)

It won't make a bit of difference.

DAVID Q:
Get it out! Get it out!

DAVID Q'S MOTHER: David!

(INDISTINCT YELLING)

(MUSIC BLARING ON VIDEO)

Leave me alone!

Tell him to leave me alone, Daddy!

I'm trying to find him,

Daddy. I can't find him.

I don't want to do

this anymore, Daddy.

I'm sorry, David.

I'm trying to help you.

If only I had more time with him.

- If only she...

- HARRY:
David Q. was your son.

You deceived me!

No, Jane, try and understand.

I've dedicated my

entire life to this.

I'm absolutely certain

that I am correct.

I can cure you. Please,

I'm begging you.

Believe in me.

KRISSI:

We believed in you, Joseph.

You bastard!

- HARRY:
You lied to us.

- KRISSI:
You used me!

- I gave you everything!

- Don't you touch her!

BRIAN:
Harry, stop! Harry,

Harry, Harry, stop it!

(SCREAMING)

- KRISSI:
Harry!

- HARRY:
What the f***?

(SCREAMING)

(SCREAMING)

(SCREAMING)

BRIAN:
Jesus!

- KRISSI:
Get out of here!

- HARRY:
Krissi, wait!

(SCREAMS)

Krissi!

Harry!

(CRASHING)

(KRISSI SCREAMING)

Krissi!

Krissi! Krissi!

Krissi, open up! Krissi!

Krissi, hold on, I'm coming!

(KRISSI SCREAMING)

Krissi!

Krissi!

It's got me!

(HARRY SCREAMING)

No, no, no!

(CRACKING)

Krissi...

Jane?

Jane?

She was the only survivor.

They must have kept it

out of the newspapers

so she'd have a chance

at a normal life.

They changed her name.

A family took her in.

But the past became a bad dream

that lived in Evey like a virus.

It drove her mad, she

forgot everything.

You're Evey Dwyer.

No wonder it's never leaving me.

The truth was always there

right in front of me.

I was born this way.

And that's how I'll die.

No, don't do that, don't...

All my life I felt there's

something burning inside of me.

Just let me help you.

I don't deserve to live.

I killed all those people.

Come with me. I can help you.

I can't be saved!

Jane, Jane!

I'm not Jane!

(GRUNTS)

(BRIAN PANTING)

COUPLAND:
You okay?

Is she out?

I think so.

(GRUNTS)

The patient we knew as Jane

Harper was born Evey Dwyer.

As a child she was indoctrinated

into an occult group

and made to believe she could

reincarnate their idol.

The damage that wrought

on her mind was severe.

The patient has expressed

on numerous occasions

a suicidal ideation, a death wish.

BRIAN:

Joseph, you're gonna kill her!

Yes. But I'm going

to bring her back.

Ten cc's of adrenaline injected directly

into the heart should do the trick.

You're not gonna get

away with this.

Of course I'm not gonna get

away with it! Are you insane?

There are two dead

people in this house.

Untie, just untie...

COUPLAND:
Quiet!

You have a part to play in this.

You are the reason she's

going to want to come back.

- Jane, dear.

- Jane?

Can you hear me?

Jane!

Can you hear my voice?

Joseph...

Yes, dear, it's me.

I want you to release

Evey one last time.

- Joseph, leave her alone!

- Be quiet!

I will take photograms of

your bioelectric activity

as Evey leaves your body forever.

We will have scientific evidence.

It'll all be documented on film.

Jane!

All right, here we go.

Jane!

Joseph, don't you dare.

Joseph! Joseph! Joseph!

(GASPS)

- Jane! Joseph!

- Shh!

Jane.

Just give her the shot,

Joseph! Get up!

(BRIAN COUGHING)

Joseph, give her the adrenaline!

Aren't you just a little

bit curious? Hmm?

Please just give her

the adrenaline now.

Joseph, do it!

Not until Evey arrives.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

Jane? Jane, just... What?

Jesus, Jane, come on!

(HEART RATE MONITOR BEEPS)

Jane, Jane.

Jane, look at me. It's me.

Shh, shh.

Jane.

I'm sorry.

Jane. Jane.

Jane, open the door.

Jane...

Jane!

Jane, open the door!

Jane!

Open the door, Jane!

Jane, please don't!

Jane, talk to me!

Jane! Jane!

BRIAN:
There was a fire.

DOCTOR:
How did they die, Brian?

It's in here.

In here.

It's in here.

DOCTOR:
It's not in there.

All the film's destroyed.

(WHIMPERING)

DOCTOR:

You killed them, didn't you?

Tell us what really happened.

ATTENDANT:
What is that?

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

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