The Sender Page #2

Synopsis: A young man has just been admitted to a mental hospital after attempting suicide at a public beach. Unable to remember even his own name, the doctors call him John Doe #83. Soon after his arrival, the doctor assigned to him begins seeing and hearing things around her that have no explanation. Soon she beings to make the terrifying connection between the things she's seeing and her new patient.
 
IMDB:
6.2
R
Year:
1982
91 min
90 Views


HEAR HIM CRYING.

THATS WHY YOURE HERE.

HE NEEDS ME.

HES LOS WITHOUT ME.

HES NEVER BEEN:

AWAY FROM HOME.

IM ALL:

HES EVER KNOWN.

IM A GOOD MOTHER.

I RAISED A POWERFUL,

GOOD SON.

YES, I KNOW.

WILL YOU TELL ME

HIS NAME?

YOURE:

IN DANGEROUS WATER.

TAKE IT FROM ME.

I APPRECIATE:

THE WARNING.

IF YOU DONT MIND,

ID LIKE SOMEONE ELSE

TO HEAR THIS.

DR. DENMANS

OFFICE.

YES, MARY, I NEED

TO SEE DR. DENMAN.

WOULD YOU ASK HIM

TO COME RIGHT AWAY?

IM SORRY, DR. FARMER.

HES ON THE TELEPHONE.

HE MAY BE A FEW MINUTES.

WELL,

WHEN HES FINISHED,

WOULD YOU TELL HIM

TO COME TO MY OFFICE?

TELL HIM JOHN DOES

MOTHER IS HERE.

THANK YOU.

THERE WAS:

A WOMAN:

IN MY OFFICE,

WHERED SHE GO?

IM SORRY, DOCTOR.

I DIDNT SEE.

EDDIE,

EDDIE, DID YOU SEE

A WOMAN GO BY HERE,

ABOUT 40, WITH A

DARK BLUE DRESS ON?

NO, DOCTOR, I

CANT SAY I DID.

JEROLYN!

IM SOME KIND:

OF A RECEIVER FOR JOHN DOE.

HES SENDING ME:

HIS DREAMS.

THIS TRUCK, DID

ANYONE ELSE SEE IT?

I THOUGHT I WAS:

GOING CRAZY. I WASNT.

I WAS SEEING:

WHAT HE WAS SEEING.

THATS HOW:

HE COMMUNICATES.

THATS HOW HES ALWAYS

COMMUNICATED SINCE HE WAS BORN.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS?

BECAUSE HIS MOTHER

WAS HERE EARLIER.

SHE TOLD ME.

ITS BEEN OCCURRING

SINCE HE WAS A BABY.

ITS POSSIBLE,

I SUPPOSE,

IT COULD BE:

SOME FORM:

OF TELEPATHY.

THATS WHAT I THINK.

DO YOU THINK:

JOHN DOE KNOWS:

HE HAS THIS ABILITY?

OH, I DONT THINK

HE WANTS TO KNOW.

HE CANT CONTROL IT.

THATS WHY IT COMES OU IN HIS DREAMS.

DR. FARMER, YOU ASKED

TO SEE A BIBLE?

OH, YES, YES.

THANK YOU.

WHAT ARE:

YOU DOING?

IM LOOKING UP:

THAT LICENSE PLATE NUMBER.

ITS LUKE1:
31.

LUKE...

1:
31.

"AND BEHOLD, THOU SHAL CONCEIVE IN THY WOMB

"AND BRING FORTH A SON,

"AND SHALT CALL

HIS NAME JESUS."

OH, MY GOD,

THAT CRAZY WOMAN.

THANK YOU.

DONT FORGE YOUR JACKET.

WHERE IS JOHN DOE?

HES IN THE DAY ROOM.

DOES IT REMIND YOU

OF HER?

WHATS 1963?

WHY WERE YOU:

TRYING TO GET THERE?

I DONT KNOW WHA YOURE TALKING ABOUT.

LOOK AT THE TOP CARD.

WHAT FOR?

JUST LOOK AT IT.

DONT SHOW IT TO ME.

ITS A HEART.

AGAIN.

CLUB.

WRONG AGAIN.

KEEP GOING.

BLACK CARD.

RED CARD.

RED CARD.

BLACK CARD.

RED CARD.

BLACK.

BLACK.

RED.

O OUT OF 10.

YOU KNOW THE ODDS

AGAINST THAT?

ABOUT 1,000 TO 1.

THE SAME AS GETTING

10 OUT OF 10.

PEOPLE READ YOUR MIND.

THEY THINK:

YOUR THOUGHTS.

THEY SEE YOUR DREAMS.

THEY FEEL YOUR PAIN.

YOU MAY NOT WAN TO ADMIT IT,

BUT THEY DO.

IM NOT TRYING:

TO HURT YOU.

SEE, THATS

WHEN IT HAPPENS,

WHEN YOU FEEL:

THREATENED OR UPSET.

BUT YOU CAN CONTROL IT. THATS WHA REALLY SCARES YOU.

LEAVE ME ALONE.

KEEP HER AWAY FROM ME.

YOURE CRAZY.

DEFINITELY SOME SOR OF TELEPATHY.

HOW ELSE WOULD YOU

EXPLAIN THE CARDS?

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED

THIS POSSIBILITY?

WHAT?

PATIENT COMES:

INTO THE HOSPITAL,

DEPRESSED, SUICIDAL.

YOU FEEL SORRY FOR HIM,

YOU WANT TO MOTHER HIM.

IN YOUR EAGERNESS

TO EMPATHIZE,

YOU EVEN START SEEING

THINGS THROUGH HIS EYES.

AND THEN HIS REAL MOTHER

SHOWS UP.

YOU FEEL:

THREATENED BY HER,

SHES A RIVAL FOR HIS LOVE.

YOU GET UPSET WITH HER,

WITH ME, WITH YOURSELF.

AND GO OUT WRECK

AND MY CAR?

IM NO THAT GUILTY.

NO.

GUILT WOULD BE NEUROTIC.

AND YOU THINK IM

JUST FLAT-OUT CRAZY?

HE SAYS, "IM

BACK IN ALFREDS BEARD."

GAIL, I WANT YOU

TO GO HOME.

I WANT YOU:

TO GET SOME REST.

AND I WANT YOU TO STAY

AWAY FROM JOHN DOE 83.

AND THAT, IM AFRAID,

IS AN ORDER.

DR. FARMER?

NURSE!

TAKE HIM:

TO ROOM "B".

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

WHAT WE SHOULD'VE

DONE IMMEDIATELY.

NO! I KNEW HE WAS

TRYING TO KILL HIMSELF.

HE SENT ME A WARNING.

LIE DOWN.

NOW, YOURE GOING TO

HAVE TO KEEP YOUR HAND STILL.

NOW, DONT BE

FRIGHTENED.

YOU WONT FEEL:

ANY PAIN.

SOON AS I TURN:

THAT MACHINE ON,

YOURE GOING TO FA

LL FAST ASLEEP, OK?

OK.

GOOD.

TAKE THESE TO:

TREATMENT ROOM "A"

AND THEN:

GIVE ME A CALL, OK?

RIGHT, DOCTOR.

GAIL, LISTEN,

I HAVE TO HAVE:

A TALK WITH YOU.

BITE DOWN.

READY.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

IM FINE. I RAN

A RESEARCH STUDY.

INTERESTING MATERIAL

ON MOTHERS AND BABIES.

IT SEEMS AN INFAN CAN COMMUNICATE MENTALLY

WITH ITS MOTHER.

ITS CALLED SENDING.

RESEARCH SHOWS ITS

A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION.

IT FINISHES WHEN

THE BABY'S ABOUT 7 MONTHS.

WEVE GOT THE FIRS ADULT CASE.

WE HAVE TO BE:

VERY CAREFUL WITH HIM.

.

IM GOING HOME:

HOW MUCH LONGER:

WILL YOU NEED HIM?

WERE NEARLY THROUGH.

GOOD NIGHT,

JOSEPH.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

SEE YOU, GAIL.

HELLO.

DR. FARMER,

THIS IS JEROLYN.

PLEASE PARDON ME FOR CALLING

THIS LATE AT NIGHT,

BUT ITS:

VERY IMPORTANT.

ITS ABOUT MY BOY.

ARE YOU LISTENING?

YES, I AM.

I KNOW YOURE:

REAL ENHANCED:

WITH HIM,

AND I DON BLAME YOU,

BUT YOURE MAKING

A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

HE--HE TRIED

TO KILL YOU ONCE.

ITLL GET WORSE,

BELIEVE ME.

I KNOW WHA IM TALKING ABOUT.

YES,

I KNOW YOU DO.

I'M TRYING

TO HELP YOU OUT,

BUT YOUVE GOT TO

DO WHAT I SAY.

YOUVE GO TO LET HIM GO.

YOU WANT ME:

TO RELEASE HIM?

HE BELONGS:

WITH HIS MOTHER.

THAT WAY:

HELL BE SAFE,

AND SO WILL YOU.

OTHERWISE,

I PROMISE YOU:

YOURE GOING TO CURSE

THE DAY YOU WERE BORN.

JEROLYN, I HAVE A PO OF WATER BOILING.

CAN I CALL YOU:

RIGHT BACK?

CAN YOU GIVE ME:

YOUR NUMBER,

TELL ME WHERE:

I CAN REACH YOU:

RIGHT NOW?

HELLO?

JEROLYN?

GREAT.

O43.

YES, ITS GAIL.

JOHN DOES:

HAVING A NIGHTMARE.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

NURSE, GET HER MEDICATION!

ITS ALL RIGHT,

ITS ALL RIGHT.

COME ON. EASY, EASY,

EASY. DOWN.

COME ON.

GET HER IN HERE.

THIS WAY.

THATS IT. COME ON.

MOMMY.

ITS OK.

ITS ALL RIGHT.

IM HERE.

I DIED.

I KNOW.

I SAW YOU.

DO YOU THINK:

YOU CAN YOU TALK ABOUT IT?

I SMELLED GAS.

HERE,

SIT DOWN.

WHAT ELSE?

DID YOU SEE THIS?

DO YOU RECOGNIZE IT?

IS IT YOUR NUMBER?

I DONT KNOW.

IF WE CALLED IT,

WOULD WE:

GET YOUR MOTHER?

ARE YOU AFRAID:

TO TALK TO HER?

YES.

WHY? WHAT DID

SHE DO TO YOU?

SHE, UH...

.

SHE LOCKED ME UP.

SHE WOULDNT LET ME GO

IN THE DREAM,

YOURE NOT LOCKED UP.

IN THE DREAM,

YOURE DEAD.

LOOK AT ME.

DID SHE TRY:

TO KILL YOU:

TO KEEP HER CHRIST-CHILD

FROM LEAVING?

IS THAT WHY:

THE GAS WAS ON?

I DONT KNOW.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER?

BECAUSE I THINK:

YOU SHOULD ASK HER.

MAMA?

IM SORRY. YOU HAVE

REACHED A NUMBER

THAT HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED

OR IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE.

IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE REACHED

HIS NUMBER IN ERROR,

PLEASE CHECK THE NUMBER,

OR TRY YOUR CALL AGAIN.

COME ON.

IM GOING TO GIVE YOU

SOMETHING TO HELP YOU SLEEP.

NO! NO,

I CANT SLEEP!

YOU HAVE TO.

YOU NEED IT.

THESE PILLS:

ARE VERY STRONG.

YOU WONT DREAM.

NO! I DON WANT TO DIE!

YOURE NO GOING TO DIE.

ILL BE RIGHT THERE.

SWALLOW THAT.

HANG IN THERE,

BROTHER.

HERE.

ILL BE ON CALL:

IF YOU NEED ME.

AND THEN:

WHAT HAPPENED?

SHE TOLD ME:

TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS

AND SHOOT UP THE HEAT,

SAY MY PRAYERS.

THATS THE LAST THING

I REMEMBER.

YOU DONT REMEMBER

LEAVING THE HOUSE?

NO.

OR WHERE IT IS:

OR HOW TO REACH HER?

NO.

SHE HEARD ME CRYING.

SHE CAME.

GOD KNOWS WHERE FROM.

DONT WORRY.

WELL GET IT.

IM SCARED:

TO EVEN CLOSE MY EYES.

IM SCARED:

OF HURTING YOU AGAIN.

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