The Signal Page #4

Synopsis: On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness - only to find himself in a waking nightmare.
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director(s): William Eubank
Production: Focus Features
  1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
PG-13
Year:
2014
97 min
$402,321
Website
372 Views


It's all the same, Nic.

It's all the same.

What are you talking about?

Look at your legs, man.

Look at your legs.

Look at us.

Look for the numbers.

For... The tattoo.

Do you have a tattoo?

This isn't an ID number?

It is an ID number,

but it's just not for you.

It's an ID for

this whole area, Nic.

Two, plus three,

plus five, plus 41.

Area 51, Nic.

We're in Area 51.

Jonah, I'm not sure...

No, look at your legs!

I'm looking at my legs!

Watch. Empty.

Everything is empty.

They're testing us, Nic.

We're like little rats.

Now, did you see the maps?

What are you

talking about, the maps?

What are you telling me,

it's not real?

Of course it's real.

There's roads, highways,

cities on these maps.

They don't exist.

We're trapped in a huge

government annex.

Did you meet any of the charming locals?

Jonah.

Jonah, listen to me.

Listen to me.

Haley is really, really sick.

Okay, we have to tell someone.

We have to tell someone.

We have to expose this.

I'm sick, too.

It's hard to explain,

but there's something in me.

There's something that is...

It's like they took something from me, Nic.

Took what?

I feel like I'm...

I feel like I'm full of...

Gaps?

Yes.

That's exactly what it is.

I mean, not exactly, but,

you know, it's really close.

So you know what I mean?

Jonah, whose blood is that?

Is that yours?

I was trying to get them off.

I was trying to get them off.

Hey, buddy.

We're gonna get somewhere

where we can be seen by

as many people

as possible, okay?

It's the only way to be safe.

They won't come off.

But how would we do that?

From what I've seen,

there's only one road in here.

Well, that's the one we take.

Okay, we're good.

We're good.

Stop right there. Hold up.

Hey, boss. We have

full clearance to pass.

Check it out. Let's go.

Step out of your vehicle, sir.

No. That's okay.

It's time to go!

Block him down.

Block him down.

Sh*t! Come on!

Sh*t!

For God's sake, Nic!

Stay in the truck!

Run, Nic!

Jonah,

what are you doing?

It doesn't f***ing type!

Jonah!

Jonah!

Jonah, come on,

let's go! Get in the truck!

Come on! Get back in!

Jonah, get in the truck!

I'm done. I'm done.

Just get in the truck.

Nic, keep up.

Get in the truck.

You put this sh*t on the accelerator,

go when I yell, "Go."

You go, Nic.

Okay, Nic?

I need you to go.

I need you to go.

Please.

Put your seatbelt on.

Nic, I think we should just...

Hold on.

Nic, stop!

I'm sorry.

I love you.

Haley!

Don't even think about it, Nic.

You can't reach her.

On my side.

Take a look at yourself, Nic.

The perfect integration

of human will

and alien technology.

Our finest achievement.

Nomad?

Nomad!

Nomad, yes.

I brought you here.

But remember, Nic,

you were the one who came looking for me.

So you might want

to ask yourself,

"Did I find what I was

looking for?"

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Carlyle Eubank

Carlyle Eubank is an American writer and screenwriter. His 2014 film The Signal, starring Laurence Fishburne, Brenton Thwaites, and Olivia Cooke, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was released in US theaters on June 13 by Focus Features. more…

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