Man: "WHEN A GENTLEGIRL CAN
WIN PRAYER FROM OUT THE LIPS OF
SIN, WHEN A CHILD GIVES UP
TEARS AND THE BARREN ALMOND
BEARS, WHEN THE SILENT CHAPEL
BELL SOUNDS THE GHOSTLY
SINNER'S KNELL
THEN SHALL ALL THE HOUSE
BE STILL AND PEACE SHALL COME
TO CANTERVILLE."
Girl: WELL, I GUESS YOU GUYS
ARE JUST STARTING BACK TO
SCHOOL AFTER YOUR SUMMER
VACATION, AND HERE I AM
IN UN-JOLLY OLD ENGLAND,
COOPED UP WITH MY MOM AND
BROTHERS, ON MY WAY TO SOME
PLACE NOBODY EVER HEARD OF.
MY DAD CAME OVER EARLY TO START
HIS RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY.
MOM SAYS THE GRANT HE GOT IS
SOME BIG DEAL, THE KIND OF
THING THAT PHYSICISTS GET
ALL EXCITED ABOUT, BUT I DON'T
SEE WHY HE HAD TO DRAG
ALL OF US ALONG.
GINNY? DON'T LOOK SO GRIM.
YOU KNOW, LIVING IN ANOTHER
COUNTRY CAN GIVE YOU A WHOLE NEW
PERSPECTIVE.
IF I DON'T DIE OF BOREDOM
FIRST.
CANTERVILLE, NEXT STATION.
NEXT STOP, CANTERVILLE.
WASHINGTON, WAKE UP.
WE'RE HERE.
OH, I CAN SEE DAD.
HI, DAD.
HI!
DAD!
HEY, GUYS!
HI. WELCOME TO ENGLAND.
SORRY ABOUT THIS CRAZY WEATHER.
YOU CAN GET FOUR SEASONS IN A
DAY, BUT IT'LL BLOW OVER
QUICKLY.
HI.
GUYS, HOW WAS THE TRIP?
THE PLANE WAS BUMPY, AND
WASHINGTON THREW UP IN ONE OF
THOSE LITTLE BAGS.
Mother: ADAM, SPARE THE
DETAILS.
HOW ABOUT LONDON?
WE WENT TO MADAME TUSSAUD'S.
THEY HAD THIS SCARY PART WITH
JACK THE RIPPER AND EVERYBODY!
WE SAW HAMLET ON THE WEST
END.
GUYS, THIS IS MR. UMNEY.
MR. AND MRS. UMNEY WILL BE
TAKING CARE OF US.
MY FAMILY--MY WIFE LUCILLE.
MY DAUGHTER VIRGINIA.
AND THESE ARE MY SONS,
WASHINGTON AND ADAM.
HI. HOW DO YOU DO?
HELP MR. UMNEY WITH THE
BAGGAGE, GUYS.
HONEY, WE HAVE PEOPLE WORKING
FOR US?
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING
YET. COME ON.
GINNY, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS
PLACE.
I CAN HARDLY WAIT.
OH, IS THIS FOR US?! GEE!
[ train whistle blows ]
COME ON, BOYS, CLIMB IN THE
BACK HERE.
OOH, THAT MUST BE THE NEW
ONES.
MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
IT'S A CASTLE.
IT'S A REAL CASTLE. AWESOME!
HI. OH, HONEY!
WELCOME TO CANTERVILLE HALL.
HOME FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, GINNY?
IT'S OLD.
MAY I PRESENT MRS. UMNEY?
I BID YOU WELCOME TO
CANTERVILLE HALL, SIR, MADAM.
HI.
I'LL SEE TO THE LUGGAGE.
AND TO THE YOUNG MISTRESS,
WELCOME.
MISTRESS! GINNY'S A MISTRESS.
WHAT ARE WE?
YOU ARE THE YOUNG MASTERS.
MASTERS? WE'RE MASTERS?!
LOOK OUT!
EXCUSE ME. BOYS!
COOL.
AWESOME. TERRIFIC.
SOME PLACE, HUH?
GUYS...
GUYS, CUT IT OUT.
[ boys arguing ]
GUYS, GET OVER HERE.
AFTER YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO
GET SETTLED, WE'LL BE SERVING
AN EARLY SUPPER.
THESE ARE THE LORDS OF
CANTERVILLE HALL.
THAT'S LORD HENRY.
YOU'LL MEET HIM TOMORROW WHEN HE
COMES DOWN TO SIGN THE LEASE.
LOOK.
HIRAM. HIRAM, I DON'T SEE
HOW WE CAN AFFORD THIS.
AND THE SERVANTS?
IT'S DIRT CHEAP.
THESE ARISTOCRATIC FAMILIES ARE
ALL GOING BROKE, AND THEY HAVE
TO RENT THESE PLACES OUT.
AND THEN THERE'S THE SILLY
STORIES.
STORIES? WHAT KIND OF
STORIES?
NOTHING, REALLY.
HELLO!
[ eerie whooshing sound ]
WHAT WAS THAT?
OH, PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT.
JUST THE WIND.
THESE OLD PLACES MAKE A LOT OF
NOISE.
COME ON.
THAT WAS A WONDERFUL MEAL,
MR. UMNEY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, SIR.
I'LL TELL MRS. UMNEY.
GINNY, YOU HARDLY ATE
ANYTHING.
IT'S TOO COLD TO EAT.
THERE WASN'T EXACTLY CENTRAL
HEATING WHEN THIS PLACE WAS
BUILT, RIGHT, MR. UMNEY?
QUITE RIGHT, SIR.
[ boys playing nearby ]
I'D BETTER GO SEE WHAT THOSE
BOYS ARE DOING.
THEY'LL BE FINE. LET 'EM
PLAY.
YOU GOING TO BED SO SOON,
GINNY?
YEAH. MAYBE I'LL GET WARM
THERE.
GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.
GOOD NIGHT.
SHE JUST NEEDS A LITTLE TIME.
I SUPPOSE.
THAT'S A STUPID TRICK, YOU
GUYS, I COULD'VE BROKEN MY NECK.
THOSE TWO BOYS ARE WHIRLING
DERVISHES.
NO DISCIPLINE.
NOT TO WORRY.
THEY WON'T LAST THE NIGHT.
YES. THE OLD BOY WAS AT IT
WITH THE MOANING AS SOON AS THEY
ARRIVED.
STARVED FOR ATTENTION, HE IS.
HOW LONG IS IT SINCE THE
MacKENDRICKS?
NEARLY TWO YEARS.
I HEAR THE POOR WOMAN IS STILL
IN THE INSTITUTION.
WELL, GOOD LUCK TO 'EM.
THAT'S ALL I SAY.
[ clock chiming ]
[ groaning sounds ]
WHAT WAS THAT?
PROBABLY JUST THE UMNEYS
CLOSING UP FOR THE NIGHT.
CHEERS.
[ clock continues chiming ]
[ rattling sound ]
SH, SH.
WHAT IS IT?
MAYBE IT'S A GHOST!
[ loud rattling ]
[ rattling continues ]
[ groaning sounds ]
ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO.
[ rattling continues ]
HERE, JERKS.
[ groaning sounds ]
SO, HOW DID EVERYONE SLEEP
ON THEIR FIRST NIGHT? HMM?
SOMETHING WRONG, GUYS?
DIDN'T YOU HEAR IT?
YOU HEARD IT, TOO?
IT THUMPED ON OUR DOOR.
I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU.
THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME
NOISE IN THE HALL, BUT I'M SURE
THAT WAS JUST THE UMNEYS CLOSING
UP, ISN'T THAT RIGHT, MR. UMNEY?
CLOSING UP?
OH, QUITE POSSIBLY, SIR.
THERE. YOU SEE?
NOTHING TO LOSE ANY SLEEP OVER.
NOW, GUYS, WHAT DO YOU SAY WE
CHECK THIS PLACE OUT?
COME ON, I'LL GIVE YOU THE
TWO-DOLLAR TOUR.
GREAT!
HEY, IT'S A NEW PLACE.
OKAY? YOU'LL GET USED TO IT.
WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE?
THE LIBRARY IS MY FAVORITE
ROOM.
LOOK AT ALL THESE BOOKS!
WOW! LOOK AT THIS!
BE CAREFUL WITH THAT.
WHAT A WONDERFUL ROOM.
LOOK. THIS BOOK CONTAINS THE
WHOLE HISTORY OF THE
CANTERVILLES.
WOW!
OH, LOOK. SOMEONE MUST HAVE
SPILLED SOMETHING HERE.
LOOKS LIKE BLOOD.
OH, GROSS!
DISGUSTING.
MAYBE WE OUGHTA TRY TO GET IT
UP.
HONEY, YOU KNOW IN MY CARRY-ON
BAG IS THE...
I KNOW, THE MIRACLE.
I'LL GO GET IT.
THANKS, HONEY.
LUCY, YOU DON'T NEED TO
CLEAN THAT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE PAYING
MRS. UMNEY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M LIKE.
UMNEY.
MORNING, MY LORD.
ARE THEY STILL HERE?
YES, MY LORD.
OH, LORD CANTERVILLE, THOSE
TWO BOYS ARE GOING TO DRIVE ME
MAD, I SWEAR.
NOW, MRS. UMNEY, WE SHALL
HAVE TO MAKE ALLOWANCES, THINGS
BEING WHAT THEY ARE.
ANY TROUBLE?
ONLY NOISES SO FAR, MY LORD.
AT LEAST THEY'VE LASTED THE
FIRST NIGHT.
[ all chuckling ]
WITH DEFERENCE, SIR, LORD
CANTERVILLE.
THERE. GONE.
THAT STAIN, MRS. OTIS,
WAS THE BLOOD OF LADY ELEANORE
DE CANTERVILLE, WHO DIED ON THAT
VERY SPOT IN 1584.
IT HAS BEEN THE WONDER OF THE
COUNTY FOR 400 YEARS,
AND UNTIL TODAY, HAS RESISTED
ALL EFFORTS AT REMOVAL.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS SO
SPECIAL.
MRS. UMNEY, ARE YOU ALL
RIGHT?
I SUPPOSE SO.
OH, MRS. UMNEY, I'M SO SORRY.
MARK ME, THIS BODES ILL.
MRS. UMNEY, WE DON'T BELIEVE
IN SUCH THINGS.
YOU'LL SEE.
I HAVE SEEN THINGS WITH MY OWN
EYES.
I HAVE SEEN THINGS HAPPEN IN
THIS HOUSE.
MAY PROVIDENCE WATCH OVER YOU.
UH, THIS IS HENRY.
LORD CANTERVILLE.
LORD CANTERVILLE, MY FAMILY.
MY WIFE LUCILLE.
HOW DO YOU DO?
MY DAUGHTER VIRGINIA.
OH, VIRGINIA, HOW DO YOU DO?
AND THESE TWO RASCALS ARE
MY SONS, WASHINGTON AND ADAM.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
HOW DID SHE DIE?
THAT LADY ELEANORE?
DID SOMEBODY KILL HER?
NO ONE KNOWS.
HER HUSBAND, MY UNFORTUNATE
ANCESTOR, SIMON DE CANTERVILLE,
DISAPPEARED MYSTERIOUSLY AFTER
HER DEATH.
HIS BODY HAS NEVER BEEN
RECOVERED.
WOW!
BUT HIS SPIRIT HAS HAUNTED
THIS HALL EVER SINCE.
IT WAS A GHOST.
AWESOME!
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THAT'S
ENOUGH, THAT'S ENOUGH.
GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY.
SAY GOOD-BYE TO LORD
CANTERVILLE.
GOOD-BYE, LADS.
GOOD-BYE.
LORD CANTERVILLE, WITH ALL
DUE RESPECT, SIR, THE LAWS OF
PHYSICS ARE NOT GOING TO BE
REPEALED EVEN FOR THE BRITISH
ARISTOCRACY.
YOU MAY THINK ANYTHING YOU
LIKE, MR. OTIS.
YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT I WARNED
YOU.
THE LEASE.
THANK YOU.
HIRAM, BEFORE WE SIGN
ANYTHING, DON'T YOU THINK...
WE CONSIDER OURSELVES WARNED.
WE ARE HAPPY, LORD CANTERVILLE,
TO BE LEASING THE HALL, GHOST
AND ALL, UNTIL NEXT JUNE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. OTIS,
AND MRS. OTIS.
AND VIRGINIA...
Hiram: GINNY?
WE'RE SAYING GOOD-BYE TO LORD
CANTERVILLE.
OH, GOOD-BYE.
GOOD-BYE. YOU MUST COME TO
DINNER WITH ME ONE EVENING.
GOOD-BYE, ALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
SO YOU'VE FOUND THE PROPHECY,
HAVE YOU?
IS THAT WHAT IT IS?
A PROPHECY ABOUT WHAT?
I COULDN'T SAY FOR CERTAIN.
IS IT ABOUT THE GHOST?
I DON'T INVOLVE MYSELF IN
SUCH THINGS.
NOT LIKE MRS. UMNEY.
LOOKS LIKE THIS STORM WILL
LAST THE NIGHT.
I WONDER IF HE'LL COME AGAIN.
NOW, WASH, LIKE I'VE TOLD
YOU, THERE ARE NO GHOSTS.
BUT LORD CANTERVILLE SAID...
THE UNIVERSE OPERATES ON
CERTAIN FIXED PRINCIPLES.
I ADMIT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THEM
ALL YET, AND SOMETIMES, WE CALL
THE THINGS WE DON'T UNDERSTAND
SUPERNATURAL, BUT EVENTUALLY,
THERE WILL BE A NATURAL
EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING.
SO GUYS, UP UNTIL THEN, PUT YOUR
FAITH IN SCIENCE, NOT
SUPERSTITION.
BUT WE ALL HEARD IT.
I KNOW SOME OF US SAY THAT
WE HEARD SOMETHING, GINNY,
AND I ALSO KNOW THAT SOME OF US
WOULD LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN TO
TURN THIS FAMILY AROUND AND GO
BACK HOME.
THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN, OKAY?
SO FINISH YOUR SUPPER AND STOP
SCARING YOUR BROTHERS.
THERE ARE NO GHOSTS.
[ thunder rumbles ]
[ clock chimes ]
HI, GUYS. HELP.
I'M STUCK IN THIS GRUNGY OLD
HOUSE MY DAD RENTED FOR US.
THERE'S NOTHING TO DO, AND
NOBODY FOR MILES AROUND, EXCEPT
THESE TWO SPOOKY OLD PEOPLE
THAT TAKE CARE OF THE PLACE.
AND ON TOP OF IT, I THINK THE
PLACE IS HAUNTED.
[ creaking sound ]
AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS
JUST MY STUPID BROTHERS, BUT
NOW I THINK MAYBE SOMETHING IS
REALLY GOING ON.
OF COURSE, MY DAD, THE
BRILLIANT PHYSICIST, REFUSES TO
BELIEVE IT COULD BE A GHOST,
AND BLAMES IT ALL ON ME...
AS USUAL.
WASHINGTON, ADAM. YOU GUYS
BETTER CUT THIS OUT.
[ screaming ]
HAVE AT YOU, SIR GHOST.
LEAVE THEM ALONE, YOU BIG
BULLY!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
GUYS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
IT'S HIM.
WHO? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT?
HE'S RIGHT THERE.
THERE'S NO ONE THERE.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WE'RE FINE, MRS. UMNEY.
IT'S JUST A PRANK THAT GOT
A LITTLE OUT OF HAND.
I WOULDN'T BE SO SURE.
LET US NOT MEDDLE, MRS.
UMNEY.
COME ALONG, MY DEAR,
BEDDIE-BYES.
GINNY, I DON'T WANT YOU
SCARING YOUR LITTLE BROTHERS
ANYMORE.
NOW IT WAS A GOOD JOKE,
BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
BUT HE WAS THERE.
GUYS, I KNOW YOU THINK
YOU SAW SOMETHING, BUT IT WAS
PROBABLY JUST THE LIGHTNING
AND YOUR IMAGINATION, WITH A LOT
OF HELP FROM YOUR SISTER.
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?
VIRGINIA, I KNOW YOU DON'T
WANNA BE HERE ANYMORE.
WELL, I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.
BUT YOU ARE NOT GONNA MAKE THE
REST OF OUR LIVES MISERABLE.
NOW, EVERYBODY GET BACK TO BED,
AND YOU GUYS, PUT THAT STUFF
BACK IN THE KITCHEN TOMORROW
MORNING.
HIRAM.
LUCY, COME ON.
WE'RE SORRY, GINNY.
HONEST.
IT'S OKAY, MOM.
LET HIM THINK WHAT HE WANTS.
MAYBE THE WIND BLEW SOMETHING
OVER OR THE LIGHTNING CAST A
SHADOW.
IT'S A STRANGE PLACE; YOUR EYES
PLAY TRICKS.
YEAH, THAT MUST'VE BEEN IT.
Hiram: COME ON, LUCY.
THINGS WILL BE BETTER IN
THE MORNING.
NIGHT-NIGHT.
Both: DON'T LET THE BEDBUGS
BITE.
RIGHT.
SOME BEDBUG.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM.
MAYBE THE RAIN WILL HELP
THIS POOR THING.
DOESN'T SHOW ANY BUDS.
IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT EVER
SINCE...
AS LONG AS ANYONE CAN REMEMBER.
SO WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT OUT?
LORD CANTERVILLE'S ORDERS.
IT'S NOT TO BE DISTURBED.
ODD.
MR. UMNEY, I'M JUST GOING
INTO TOWN.
I'LL GET THE CAR FOR YOU,
SIR.
NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'LL DRIVE MYSELF.
NO. NO, NO.
NO TROUBLE AT ALL, SIR.
HONEY, BEFORE YOU GO,
I'M WORRIED ABOUT GINNY.
MAYBE SHE REALLY DID SEE
SOMETHING LAST NIGHT.
OH, LUCY.
IT'S JUST HER WAY OF GETTING
BACK AT US FOR TAKING HER AWAY
FROM HER FRIENDS.
AND THE WORST THING WE COULD
POSSIBLY DO IS LET HER THINK
WE CAN BE FRIGHTENED INTO GOING
HOME.
NO TELLING WHAT SHE'D DO THEN.
MAYBE. BUT THERE WERE ALL
THOSE WEIRD NOISES.
WHAT NOISES?
IT'S JUST THE POWER OF
SUGGESTION.
DON'T LET HER SUCK YOU IN.
REMEMBER, LIKE I SAY,
EVERYTHING...
EVERYTHING HAS A RATIONAL
EXPLANATION. YEAH, I KNOW.
GOOD. GET HER OUT.
MAKE SOME FRIENDS, MEET THE
NEIGHBORS.
SHE'LL BE FINE, YOU'LL SEE.
I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.
MORNING, MISS.
MORNING. MRS. UMNEY, THIS IS
SIR SIMON, ISN'T IT?
WHY, YES.
FINE FIGURE OF A MAN.
THAT LOOK ON HIS FACE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK HE'S FEELING?
SEEMS PRETTY FIERCE.
YEAH.
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE, TOO.
NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT,
YES, MAYBE A LITTLE SAD PERHAPS.
AND LONELY.
YES.
PERHAPS SO.
[ screaming ]
MOM!
WHAT IS IT, BOYS?
LOOK.
I SAW IT FIRST.
OH, NO. I THOUGHT WE HAD IT
UP.
I THINK THE GHOST JUST GOT
MAD AND KILLED SOMEBODY ELSE
AND SPILLED THEIR BLOOD RIGHT
HERE.
HONEY, THERE ISN'T ANY GHOST.
SOMEBODY MADE IT COME BACK.
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO CLEAN IT
UP AGAIN.
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S NOTHING. WOULD YOU GO
GET THE CLEANER?
YES, MOM.
WE MAY HAVE TO START KEEPING
THIS ROOM LOCKED UP.
SO HE GOES BACK INTO THE PUB
WITH THE THIRD FERRET, AND
HE SAYS...
HELLO.
HI.
I'M HIRAM OTIS.
MY FAMILY AND I ARE RENTING
CANTERVILLE HALL.
[ all murmuring ]
MY, MY.
AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU
COULD DIRECT ME TO THE POST
OFFICE, PLEASE.
THAT'D BE HERE.
I'M THE POSTMAN.
OH. THANK YOU.
AND WHAT ABOUT THE LOCAL POLICE
STATION, IN CASE OF EMERGENCY?
THAT WOULD BE HERE, TOO.
I'M THE CONSTABLE WHEN ONE IS
NEEDED.
AS A CONSTABLE, YOU'RE A
BETTER POSTMAN.
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE?
AYE.
AND WHAT ABOUT A DOCTOR?
WELL, I'M THE LOCAL VET,
IF THAT'S ANY GOOD.
THANK YOU. IT'S ALL VERY
COMPACT AND CONVENIENT.
I'LL BE BACK SOON, I'M SURE.
YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.
SEEMS A NICE ENOUGH SORT, EH?
HOW LONG DO YOU GIVE 'EM?
WELL, THEY'VE ALREADY LASTED
MUCH LONGER THAN MOST.
WELL, I GOT A FIVER THAT SAYS
THEY'RE GONE IN A WEEK AT THE
OUTSIDE.
MAKE IT A TENNER.
FIVER.
PUT ME DOWN FOR 20.
[ men exclaiming ]
Man: MR. RICH MAN.
HELLO.
MIND IF I LOOK?
SUIT YOURSELF.
IT'S REALLY VERY GOOD.
OH, IT'S JUST A SKETCH.
I'M FRANCIS STILTON.
HOW DO YOU DO?
I'M VIRGINIA OTIS.
WE'RE RENTING CANTERVILLE HALL.
YEAH, I KNOW. I...
YOU KNOW?
I SAW YOU THE DAY YOU
ARRIVED.
OH. I DON'T REMEMBER.
ACTUALLY, THE WHOLE DISTRICT
IS TALKING ABOUT YOU.
REALLY? WHAT DO THEY SAY?
OH, THEY JUST WONDER HOW LONG
YOU'LL BE STAYING HERE IN
ENGLAND.
WE'RE JUST STAYING TILL JUNE.
YOU LIVE AROUND HERE?
I'M YOUR NEAREST NEIGHBOR.
THE CHESHIRE CHASE, JUST ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE PINEWOOD.
ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR VISIT?
NOT EXACTLY.
I SUPPOSE YOU MISS YOUR
FRIENDS.
YEAH, I DO.
BOYFRIEND ESPECIALLY.
I DON'T EXACTLY HAVE A
BOYFRIEND ESPECIALLY.
WHAT A PITY.
I MEAN, I'M SURPRISED.
THAT'S ALL, A BEAUTIFUL GIRL
LIKE YOU.
YEAH, SURE.
SO HOW DO YOU LIKE
CANTERVILLE HALL?
OH, LET'S JUST SAY IT'S
PECULIAR.
YOU EVER BEEN THERE?
I USED TO GO THERE A LOT.
YEARS AGO, WHEN THE CANTERVILLES
WERE STILL HERE.
I WONDER IF IT'S CHANGED MUCH.
WELL, WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER
AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.
I'D BE DELIGHTED.
HOW ABOUT TONIGHT?
SURE. HOW ABOUT DINNER? 7:00?
RIGHT. SEE YOU THEN.
OKAY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THAT.
I'M FINE.
HI, HONEY.
HI, HON.
HOW WAS TOWN?
WELL, THE PUB DOES EVERYTHING
BUT DELIVER BABIES, BUT THEN, I
DIDN'T ASK ABOUT THAT.
EVERYTHING OKAY HERE?
YEAH, IT'S FINE.
THE BOYS HAVE BEEN OUT EXPLORING
AND GINNY WENT OUT PAINTING.
WELL, WE GOT SOME TIME TO
OURSELVES.
WE CAN RELAX A BIT.
YEAH.
HEY. I MET A NEIGHBOR,
AND INVITED HIM TO DINNER
TONIGHT, OKAY?
SURE.
THAT'S GREAT.
I'LL TELL MRS. UMNEY.
THANKS.
SEE? TOLD YOU SHE'D BE FINE.
YEAH. HI, THAT STAIN ON THE
FLOOR, IT WAS THERE AGAIN THIS
MORNING.
REALLY?
AND IT SMELLED A LITTLE LIKE
OIL PAINT.
BUT IT'S OKAY, I GOT IT UP
AGAIN.
MAYBE WE BETTER START KEEPING
THAT DOOR LOCKED AT NIGHT,
JUST IN CASE.
YEAH. GOOD IDEA.
"WHEN A GENTLEGIRL CAN WIN
PRAYER FROM OUT THE LIPS OF SIN
WHEN A CHILD GIVES UP
TEARS AND THE BARREN ALMOND
BEARS, WHEN THE SILENT CHAPEL
BELL SOUNDS THE GHOSTLY
SINNER'S KNELL, THEN SHALL ALL
THE HOUSE BE STILL AND PEACE
SHALL COME TO CANTERVILLE."
THEY'RE THE SAME.
"WHEN A GENTLEGIRL CAN WIN
PRAYER FROM OUT THE LIPS OF
SIN, WHEN A CHILD GIVES UP
TEARS AND THE BARREN ALMOND
BEARS WHEN THE SILENT CHAPEL
BELL SOUNDS THE GHOSTLY
SINNER'S KNELL, THEN SHALL ALL
THE HOUSE BE STILL,
AND PEACE SHALL COME
TO CANTERVILLE."
Sir Simon: "LET ME NOT TO THE
MARRIAGE OF TRUE MINDS ADMIT
IMPEDIMENTS.
LOVE IS NOT LOVE
WHICH ALTERS WHEN IT ALTERATION
FINDS OR BENDS WITH THE REMOVER
TO REMOVE.
OH, NO! IT IS AN EVER-FIXED
MARK THAT LOOKS ON TEMPESTS,
AND IS NEVER SHAKEN.
IT IS THE STAR TO
EVERY WANDERING BARK WHOSE
WORTH'S UNKNOWN, ALTHOUGH HIS
HEIGHT BE TAKEN.
LOVE'S NOT TIME'S FOOL,
THOUGH ROSY LIPS AND CHEEKS
WITHIN HIS BENDING SICKLE'S
COMPASS COME.
LOVE ALTERS NOT WITH
HIS BRIEF HOURS AND WEEKS,
BUT BEARS IT OUT EVEN TO
THE EDGE OF DOOM.
IF THIS BE ERROR AND UPON ME
PROVED, I NEVER WRIT,
NO MAN EVER LOVED."
[ cawing ]
HOW DAREST THOU?
I'M SORRY. I WAS JUST
LOOKING.
BEGONE! AWAY!
GOOD EVENING, UMNEY.
GOOD EVENING, YOUR GRACE.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
TOO LONG, YOUR GRACE.
LISTEN, UMNEY, I'M NOT A
DUKE.
NOT A DUKE?
JUST FOR THIS EVENING.
VERY GOOD, YOUR GRACE.
SIR, MADAM.
Lucy: HELLO.
I'M VIRGINIA'S MOTHER.
PLEASE TO MEET YOU, MRS.
OTIS. I'M FRANCIS STILTON.
AND THIS MUST BE MR. OTIS.
INDEED. IT'S NICE TO MEET
YOU.
AND THESE ARE OUR TWO SONS,
WASHINGTON AND ADAM.
FRANCIS STILTON.
HOW DO YOU DO?
AND I GUESS YOU ALREADY MET
OUR DAUGHTER VIRGINIA.
HELLO.
YES. HELLO.
MADAM, DINNER WILL BE SERVED
ALMOST AT ONCE.
YOUR GRACE.
UMNEY.
HE CALLED YOU "YOUR GRACE."
YES, TECHNICALLY, THAT'S WHAT
I AM.
A LORD?
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M THE
FOURTH DUKE OF CHESHIRE.
REALLY?
YOU DON'T LOOK THAT OLD.
WELL, YOU SEE, MY PARENTS
DIED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS
VERY YOUNG, AND I INHERITED IT.
Lucy: I'M SO SORRY.
SO WHAT DO WE CALL YOU THEN?
YOUR GRACE?
OH, PLEASE, JUST CALL ME
FRANCIS.
OR WHATEVER YOU LIKE.
MADAM, MRS. UMNEY INFORMS ME
THAT DINNER WILL BE SERVED
IMMEDIATELY.
THANK YOU.
GOOD. WELL, LET'S NOT STAND
ON CEREMONY.
LET'S SIT DOWN AND EAT.
BOYS.
SO, FRANCIS, YOU MUST KNOW
THIS PLACE PRETTY WELL.
I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE SINCE THE
CANTERVILLES LEFT, BUT IT HASN'T
CHANGED AT ALL.
YOU KNOW ABOUT THE GHOST,
TOO?
Hiram: ADAM.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
IN FACT, I DO KNOW ABOUT THE
GHOST.
I MEAN, EVERYONE AROUND HERE
DOES.
WELL, WE TAKE IT WITH A
RATHER LARGE GRAIN OF SALT.
EXCEPT THOSE OF US WHO'VE
SEEN HIM.
Adam: YEAH.
COME ON, WE DON'T WANT TO
BORE FRANCIS.
NOT AT ALL, NO.
IN FACT, I'VE SEEN HIM, TOO.
REALLY? I SUPPOSE EVERY PLACE
HAS ITS SUPERSTITIONS.
ITS MASS HALLUCINATIONS.
AND THE BLOODSTAIN, YOU'VE
SEEN THAT?
YEARS AGO, I SAW IT, YES.
IT'S GONE NOW.
IT'S GONE?
NO ONE'S EVER BEEN ABLE TO
REMOVE THAT.
MOM CLEANED IT UP
WITH STAIN REMOVER.
IT CAME BACK ONCE, BUT WE GOT IT
THIS TIME.
YEAH, COME ON. WE'LL SHOW
YOU.
GUYS!
GUYS, HANG ON A MINUTE. GUYS!
NO, NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO SEE IT.
Hiram: GOOD. COME ON.
WE'VE BEEN KEEPING THIS DOOR
LOCKED, IN CASE ANYONE WANTED TO
TAMPER WITH THE STAIN AGAIN.
NOW IT'S GREEN.
I KNOW THE DOOR WAS LOCKED.
OIL PAINT, ALL RIGHT.
AND I GUESS WE ALL KNOW WHERE
THAT CAME FROM.
WHAT?
NOT NOW, HIRAM.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU MANAGED
TO GET IN HERE, YOUNG LADY,
BUT THIS IS IN VERY POOR TASTE.
DAD.
LET'S DISCUSS THIS LATER.
FRANCIS, I KNOW YOU HAVE TO GET
HOME.
YES, OF COURSE.
I OUGHT TO BE GETTING BACK.
THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL MEAL.
YOUR COAT.
YES. THANK YOU.
GO SAY GOOD-BYE.
BED IN TEN MINUTES.
DO YA THINK GINNY DID IT?
NO WAY.
IT WAS HIM, ALL RIGHT.
GREEN BLOOD?
HE'S MAKING FUN OF US.
YEAH.
HE WON'T GET AWAY WITH IT
THIS TIME, BECAUSE I'VE GOT
AN IDEA.
YEAH.
WHAT WAS ALL THAT ABOUT?
FRANCIS, HAVE YOU REALLY SEEN
THE GHOST, OR WERE YOU JUST
SAYING THAT TO DEFEND ME?
NO, NO, I REALLY SAW HIM.
IT WAS ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO.
WE WERE VISITING AND PLAYING
CROQUET ON THE LAWN.
JUST AFTER SUNSET, HE APPEARED
RIGHT THERE BY THAT TREE.
HE WAS PLAYING NINE PINS WITH
HIS OWN BONES.
MY AUNT FAINTED DEAD AWAY.
THE GHOST HAS BEEN DOING
STUFF LIKE THAT TO US, TOO.
BUT MY DAD'S A BIG-SHOT
SCIENTIST WHO CAN'T BRING
HIMSELF TO THINK IT'S A GHOST,
SO HE BLAMES IT ALL ON ME.
I'M SORRY.
YEAH. THANKS.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M GONNA
DO SOMETHING.
BE CAREFUL.
I WILL.
Hiram: VIRGINIA.
HOW ABOUT TOMORROW?
I THINK I CAN FIND THE TIME.
[ horn beeps ]
AND THE BARREN ALMOND BEARS.
[ caws ]
AH, GABRIEL.
DID THEY RETIRE TO THEIR BEDS?
SPLENDID.
BEFORE ANOTHER DAWN, WE SHALL
HAVE BID FAREWELL TO THESE
AMERICANS.
I WAS BESET BY TWO UPSTART BOYS,
DENIGRATED BY A LITTLE SNIFF OF
A GIRL, AND, INDIGNITY UPON
INDIGNITY, IGNORED BY
THEIR PARENTS.
WELL, I WILL TONIGHT A
SPECIAL EFFORT MAKE.
FIRST WILL I TO THE PARENTS'
ROOM, THERE TO LAY A CLAMMY
HAND UPON THE WOMAN'S BROW,
WHILE I WHISPER IN HER
TREMBLING HUSBAND'S EAR THE
AWFUL SECRETS OF THE CHARNEL
HOUSE.
THEN TO THE BOYS WHERE I
WILL GIBBER AND STAB MYSELF
THRICE IN THE THROAT.
THEN TURN I TO THE GIRL.
FOR HER, I WILL DO SUCH THINGS.
WHAT THEY ARE YET I KNOW NOT,
BUT THEY SHALL BE THE TERRORS
OF THE EARTH.
[ clock chiming ]
THE BELL INVITES ME.
GABRIEL, THOU HAST
THE STORM FORGOT.
BLOW WINDS!
CRACK YOUR CHEEKS.
[ thunder rumbles ]
THANKS, MY TRUSTY FAMILIAR.
AND NOW, TO WORK.
PERCHANCE A GRAND ENTRANCE.
[ maniacal laughter ]
A THOUSAND PARDONS.
PRAY, PROCEED.
A GHOST! ANOTHER GHOST.
AND SUCH A ONE.
HE ROSE LIKE A COLOSSUS,
AND IN ITS HAND, AN
ETHIOPE'S DAGGER.
FROM ITS EYES, THERE STREAMED
DEMONIC LIGHT.
GABRIEL, THINK YOU COULD
SOMEHOW MANAGE THAT OURSELVES?
IT HAD A MOST CHILLING EFFECT.
AND NOW, METHINKS WE MIGHT
TURN THIS APPEARANCE
TO OUR ADVANTAGE.
IF HE WOULD JOIN WITH US AGAINST
THESE AMERICANS, SURELY AS A
FELLOW GHOST, HE WOULD FEEL SOME
KINSHIP.
BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER,
ALTHOUGH, TO US, THAT IS
NOT ENTIRELY APT.
AFTER AN APPEAL TO HIS
GHOSTLY HONOR.
THERE'S YET TIME BEFORE DAWN.
HAIL AND WELL MET, SIR GHOST.
I BID YOU A HEARTY WELCOME TO
CANTERVILLE HALL.
I AM SIR SIMON DE CANTERVILLE,
THE RESIDENT SPECTER.
BUT SETTING ALL CHAT
ASIDE, WOULDST JOIN WITH ME IN
AN ALLIANCE, GHOST TO GHOST?
"YE OTIS GHOST, TRUE AND
ORIGINAL.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS."
[ boys giggling ]
DUPED.
MOCKED.
RIDICULED!
[ bellowing ]
NOW, BY THE BONES OF MY
ANCESTORS, I SWEAR,
WHEN TWICE THE COCK HATH
CALLED THE SUN, DEEDS OF BLOOD
SHALL BE DONE UPON YOUR HEADS.
[ rooster crows ]
YET CROW AGAIN AND CRY HAVOC,
MURDER SHALL WALK ABROAD.
YET CROW AGAIN, AND CRY HAVOC!
PERDITION TAKE THE NAUGHTY FOWL.
I HAVE SEEN THE DAY WHEN,
WITH MY GOOD STRONG SPEAR,
I'D HAVE MADE HIM CROW FOR ME
AND 'TWERE IN DEATH.
TAKE THOU THIS.
HEY, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN US.
COME ON, LET'S SEE WHAT A BIG,
BRAVE GHOST CAN DO TO A GIRL AND
TWO LITTLE BOYS.
I DARE YOU.
WHY MUST I BE AFFLICTED BY
THESE AMERICANS?!
WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON?
WHAT IS THIS?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WE'RE OKAY.
THIS IS THE LAST STRAW,
YOUNG LADY.
WHAT?
SOMEBODY COULD'VE BEEN HURT.
YOU COULD'VE BURNED THE PLACE
DOWN.
THAT'S ENOUGH.
OKAY, YOU WIN.
SOON AS I CAN ARRANGE IT,
YOU ARE GOING BACK TO INDIANA
TO LIVE WITH YOUR AUNT LYDIA.
DAD...
I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW.
MOM.
GINNY, I THINK YOUR FATHER'S
RIGHT THIS TIME.
WE DIDN'T MEAN TO DO ANYTHING
WRONG, GINNY.
WE WERE JUST TRYING TO GIVE
HIM A DOSE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE.
WELL, SIR SIMON, I HOPE
YOU'RE SATISFIED.
VIRGINIA, YOU'RE RIDING
LIKE THE DEVIL'S AFTER YOU.
MAYBE HE IS.
I KNOW A PLACE WE CAN TALK.
I USED TO COME HERE WHEN I WAS
LITTLE.
IT'S MY FAVORITE PLACE.
IT'S LIKE I'VE BEEN HERE
BEFORE.
WHAT'S WRONG?
MY PARENTS ARE GONNA SEND ME
HOME.
OH.
WHY?
MY BROTHERS GOT THE GHOST MAD
THIS MORNING, THEY REALLY LET
LOOSE.
AND MY DAD THINKS I WAS TRYING
TO BLOW THE PLACE UP.
HE THINKS I'VE BEEN TRYING TO
SCARE THE FAMILY INTO GOING
HOME, BUT...
BUT WHAT?
NOW I DON'T WANNA LEAVE.
I MEAN, IT'S WEIRD 'CAUSE
AT FIRST I HATED COMING HERE,
BUT NOW, NOW I FEEL I BELONG.
I FEEL THAT, TOO.
MAYBE THERE'S SOME WAY TO
CONVINCE YOUR PARENTS.
MAYBE THEY'LL SEE THE GHOST
FOR THEMSELVES.
NO. NEITHER OF THEM CAN SEE
HIM.
I MEAN, HE WAS STANDING RIGHT IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE HALL, AND MY
DAD WALKED STRAIGHT THROUGH HIM.
THEY SAY THAT IN ORDER TO SEE
GHOSTS, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN
THEM.
BUT EVERYONE AROUND HERE CAN
SEE HIM WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE.
WE GREW UP WITH GHOSTS.
OUR HISTORY'S FULL OF THEM.
SO IT'S A CATCH-22 THEN.
MY PARENTS DON'T BELIEVE 'CAUSE
THEY CAN'T SEE HIM, AND THEY
CAN'T SEE HIM 'CAUSE THEY DON'T
BELIEVE.
I'M AFRAID SO.
BUT IF THEY DID BELIEVE, THEN
THEY COULD SEE HIM.
THAT'S IT.
WISH ME LUCK, FRANCIS.
VIRGINIA.
I REALLY HAVE TO TALK TO YOU.
NO. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT HERE.
AND YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO RUIN
MY LIFE.
WHAT?
ALL THAT MOANING AND RATTLING
AND THUMPING, MY DAD BLAMES ME
FOR ALL THAT.
AND YOU'VE USED AN AWFUL LOT OF
MY GOOD OIL PAINTS FOR THAT
DUMB BLOODSTAIN OF YOURS, AND OF
COURSE, HE BLAMES ME FOR THAT,
TOO, AND THAT BLAST THIS
MORNING, SCARING MY BROTHERS
HALF TO DEATH.
THAT REALLY TORE IT.
AND NOW, JUST WHEN I MEET
SOMEONE I REALLY LIKE AND I
WANNA STAY, MY DAD IS SENDING ME
HOME.
AND HE'S SENDING ME HOME ON
ACCOUNT OF YOU.
BUT I KNEW NOT.
I MUST RATTLE MY CHAINS AND
GROAN THROUGH KEYHOLES AND WALK
ABROAD AT NIGHT.
I HAVE NO CHOICE.
WHY NOT?
THAT CONCERNS YOU NOT.
IT DOES WHEN YOU'RE RUINING
MY LIFE.
SIR SIMON, YOU HAVE TO HELP ME.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE HIM BELIEVE.
WHAT?
HE DOESN'T BELIEVE IN GHOSTS.
DOESN'T BELIEVE?
[ caws ]
HE HAS IGNORED ME QUITE.
IN FOUR CENTURIES OF HAUNTING,
I HAVE NEVER BEEN TREATED SO.
YOUR FATHER DID, WITHOUT A CARE,
AMBLE THROUGH MY PERSON.
THAT'S BECAUSE HE COULDN'T
SEE YOU.
FRANCIS SAYS THAT BECAUSE HE
DOESN'T BELIEVE IN YOU, HE CAN'T
SEE YOU.
GABRIEL, THAT WOULD EXPLAIN
IT.
I WAS AFEARED THAT I WAS LOSING
MY POWERS.
OH, NO. I THOUGHT YOU WERE
WONDERFUL.
DIDST THOU?
YES. I DON'T USUALLY SCREAM.
ROLLER COASTERS AND SCARY
MOVIES, NOT A PEEP.
BUT WHEN YOU CAME IN THAT FIRST
TIME, WELL, YOU HEARD ME.
A MOST GRATIFYING SCREAM.
ANYWAYS, IF WE CAN MAKE HIM
SEE YOU, THEN HE'LL HAVE TO
BELIEVE.
ZOUNDS.
BRING A DISBELIEVER TO BELIEF.
A CYNIC INTO FAITH.
THAT WOULD TEST MY METTLE.
BUT HOW?
I KNOW JUST THE THING.
I'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO HIM AS A
GHOST HE ALREADY BELIEVES IN,
THEN HE'LL SEE YOU WITHOUT ANY
TROUBLE.
IS THERE SUCH A GHOST?
YES. WE SAW A PERFORMANCE OF
HAMLET ONCE IN LONDON, AND
EVERYBODY LOVED THE GHOST OF
HAMLET'S FATHER,
PARTLY BECAUSE HE CAME IN
EARLY WHILE EVERYONE WAS STILL
AWAKE, BUT YOU'D BE GREAT IN
THAT PART.
THOU SPEAKS WISER THAN THOU
KNOWEST.
I GAVE WILL MY THOUGHTS ON THAT
ROLE WHEN HE DID VISIT HERE IN
1599.
YOU KNEW SHAKESPEARE?
I DID, AND SAVE FOR MY
FAMILIAR GABRIEL, HIS WORDS HAVE
BEEN MY ONLY COMPANIONS FOR
400 YEARS.
THOU KNOWEST HOW HAMLET'S FATHER
MUST BE CONFINED BY DAY AND WALK
ABROAD AT NIGHT.
WHERE DOES THOU THINK WILL
SHAKESPEARE GOT'EST THAT?
FROM YOU?
IN ME, YOU SEE THE GENIUS.
THE ORIGINAL.
YOU MIGHT ALMOST SAY THE PART
WAS WRIT FOR ME.
I KNEW YOU'D BE TERRIFIC.
AND YOU MUST PLAY PRINCE
HAMLET.
WE WILL PERFORM IT IN THE
BANQUET HALL.
GABRIEL WILL PROVIDE THE STAGE
EFFECTS.
AND YOU MUST WEAR A CLOAK.
JUST MY SIZE.
FOR MYSELF, MY ARMOR WILL
WELL SUIT WHICH LAST I WORE
BEFORE THE VIRGIN QUEEN AT
KENILWORTH.
UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT.
OH, GABRIEL.
I SCARCELY DARE TO THINK IT.
MIGHT IT BE SHE AT LAST...
[ scoffs ]
IT IS TOO MUCH TO HOPE.
AND YET, SHE IS A LASS
UNPARALLELED.
AND THEN, HAMLET SAYS,
"OH MY... WHAT?
PROPHETIC SOUL.
OH, MY PROPHETIC SOUL.
OKAY, GOOD. I THINK I'VE GOT IT.
I HOPE THIS WORKS.
YEAH, YOU AND ME BOTH.
WHAT'S THAT OVER THERE?
IT'S THE OLD CHAPEL.
IT'S ONE OF THE REQUIRED SIGHTS
OF THE DISTRICT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IT?
SURE.
THIS IS THE CANTERVILLE
FAMILY PLOT.
IT GOES ALL THE WAY BACK THROUGH
THE CENTURIES.
ARE SIR SIMON AND LADY
ELEANORE HERE?
NO. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE
KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE.
WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I USED TO
CLIMB RIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE
BELL TOWER.
THE BELL'S CRACKED, IT DOESN'T
RING BUT...
"THE SILENT CHAPEL BELL."
SORRY.
OH, NOTHING.
LOOK. THE MOON IS RISING.
IT'S A BLUE MOON.
WHAT?
SECOND FULL MOON IN A MONTH.
SUPPOSED TO MAKE PEOPLE FALL IN
LOVE.
LET'S LOOK INSIDE.
THIS IS WONDERFUL.
IT'S LIKE TIME STANDS STILL
HERE.
VIRGINIA.
IT'S AS IF I'VE KNOWN YOU ALL
MY LIFE.
I FEEL THAT, TOO.
BUT I'M... I'M SCARED.
WHY?
WELL, LET'S FACE IT.
SOONER OR LATER, I'LL BE GOING
HOME TO INDIANA.
BUT NOTHING CAN COME
BETWEEN US, NOT IF WE'RE REALLY
MEANT FOR EACH OTHER.
YOU SEEM SO SURE.
I AM.
I THINK.
I'VE NEVER FELT THIS WAY BEFORE.
IT'S HARD TO BE SURE.
RIGHT.
AND WHAT IF WE'RE WRONG?
BUT WE MUST AT LEAST GIVE IT
A CHANCE.
DON'T YOU FEEL THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST, UM...
I DON'T KNOW.
I SEE.
SORRY. I'M SO SORRY.
WHY DO YOU SEASON THIS YOUR
LOVE WITH SO MUCH SALT WATER?
OH, SIR SIMON. LOVE?
I'VE NEVER FELT THIS BEFORE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
[ crying ]
YOU FEAR THE THRILL THAT
SEIZED YOUR HEART WHEN YOU DID
KISS THAT BOY.
IT IS AWFULLY SCARY.
LOVE IT IS, AND NOT TO BE
DENIED.
AND IT CAN BRING YOU JOY UNTOLD.
BUT IF WE ARE WEAK, IF WE
SUCCUMB TO FEAR, OR GREEN-EYED
JEALOUSY, THEN IT CAN WREAK
A TERRIBLE DEVASTATION ON
OUR SOUL.
I KNOW WHEREOF I SPEAK.
BUT NEVER TO HAVE LOVED,
OR SADDER STILL, TO
HAVE LOVED AND LET IT SLIP AWAY,
IS NEVER TO HAVE LIVED AT ALL.
AND LOVE, AND COME WHAT SORROW
MAY, IT CANNOT COUNTERVAIL THE
BLISS THAT ONE SWEET MINUTE
GIVES YOU IN HIS SIGHT.
COME, GO YOU TO THIS BOY,
AND LET LOVE GUIDE YOU.
OH, SIR SIMON, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
LASSIE, YOU HAVE BEREFT ME OF
ALL WORDS.
ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE'RE SET.
DO YOU HAVE EVERYTHING?
YEAH, MY COSTUMES AND THINGS
ARE UP THERE.
ARE YOU TWO READY?
[ caws ]
GOOD.
COME ON, EVERYBODY. SHOW TIME.
VIRGINIA, REMEMBER, IT'S
PROPHETIC SOUL.
COOL!
GOOD LUCK.
THIS WAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
MR. AND MRS. UMNEY, WOULD YOU
PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS HERE?
YOUR GRACE.
NOW, THE PERFORMANCE WILL
TAKE PLACE FROM THE GALLERY.
NOW LISTEN, HE'S A LITTLE
NERVOUS, SO DON'T MAKE ANY RUDE
NOISES OR PULL ANY PRACTICAL
JOKES, OKAY? PROMISE?
WOULDN'T DARE.
GOOD.
NOW, REMEMBER, AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE PLAY, HAMLET'S FATHER HAS
DIED, AND HIS UNCLE HAS MARRIED
HIS MOTHER.
IN THIS SCENE, HAMLET MEETS THE
GHOST OF HIS FATHER, WHO TELLS
HIM THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY
MURDERED BY THE UNCLE.
I'LL BE HAMLET, AND WE HAVE A
SPECIAL GUEST STAR PLAYING THE
GHOST.
HEY, WAIT TILL THE KIDS AT
SCHOOL HEAR WE HAD A REAL GHOST
PLAYING A GHOST FOR US.
THIS IS WILD.
ONE RARELY GETS THE CHANCE TO
SEE SHAKESPEARE PERFORMED BY
SOMEBODY WHO ACTUALLY KNEW HIM.
[ whooshing sound ]
[ loud thunderclap ]
HIRAM, LOOK.
WITHER WILT THOU LEAVE ME?
SPEAK. I GO NO FURTHER.
MARK ME.
I WILL.
MY HOUR IS ALMOST COME.
WHEN I TO SULF'ROUS
AND TORMENTING FLAMES
MUST RENDER UP MYSELF.
ALAS, POOR GHOST.
PITY ME NOT.
BUT LEND THY SERIOUS HEARING TO
WHAT I SHALL UNFOLD.
SPEAK, I AM BOUND TO HEAR.
I AM THY FATHER'S SPIRIT,
DOOMED FOR A CERTAIN TERM
TO WALK THE NIGHT, AND FOR THE
DAY CONFINED TO FAST IN FIRES,
TILL THE FOUL CRIMES DONE IN MY
DAYS OF NATURE ARE BURNT
AND PURGED AWAY.
WOW!
DOUBLE WOW!
SH.
LIST, LIST, O LIST!
IF EVER THOU DIDST THY DEAR
FATHER LOVE,
REVENGE HIS FOUL AND MOST
UNNATURAL MURDER.
MURDER?
MURDER MOST FOUL.
AS IN THE BEST IT IS.
BUT THIS MOST FOUL STRANGE
AND UNNATURAL.
HASTE ME TO KNOW IT.
KNOW THEN, THOU NOBLE YOUTH.
THE SERPENT THAT DID STING THY
FATHER'S LIFE NOW WEARS
HIS CROWN.
OH, MY PROPHETIC SOUL.
MY UNCLE?
AYE, THAT INCESTUOUS, THAT
ADULTERATE BEAST WON TO HIS LUST
THE WILL OF MY MOST SEEMING
VIRTUOUS QUEEN.
O HAMLET, WHAT A FALLING OFF
WAS THERE, FROM ME WHOSE LOVE...
WHOSE LOVE WAS OF THAT DIGNITY
THAT IT WENT HAND IN HAND
EVEN WITH THE VOW...
I MADE TO HER IN MARRIAGE...
SIR SIMON, WHAT IS IT?
I'M SORRY. I CAN'T.
I... FORGIVE ME.
FORGIVE ME.
[ voice echoes ]
WONDERFUL, YOUR GRACE.
THAT WAS RAD!
WOULD YOU PLEASE CONGRATULATE
MISS VIRGINIA ON HER OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCE?
GAVE ME THE CHILLS, I CAN
TELL YOU.
YES, I WILL. THANK YOU.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE US.
YOUR GRACE.
HERE SHE COMES.
THAT WAS AWESOME, GINNY.
YEAH, THAT WAS COOL!
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
GINNY, REALLY, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY.
THAT'S OKAY, DAD.
NO, REALLY. I DON'T KNOW HOW
YOU AND YOUR FRIEND DID IT,
BUT IT WAS QUITE AN ILLUSION.
HIRAM! YOU JUST SAW...
I'LL FIGURE IT OUT
EVENTUALLY, BUT IT WAS A
FIRST-RATE EFFECT.
EFFECT?
OF COURSE. I'M JUST AMAZED
THAT YOU WENT TO SUCH TROUBLE
FOR A PRACTICAL JOKE.
WELL, IT'S LATE.
WE'D BETTER TURN IN.
UM, GOOD NIGHT, FRANCIS.
WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
I'M SORRY.
YOUR FATHER JUST SEEMS TO REFUSE
TO BELIEVE.
YEAH. I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT
SIR SIMON.
MAY I SEE YOU TOMORROW?
YES.
GOOD NIGHT.
I'M SORRY.
I... FORGIVE ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU GIVE HER
SUCH A HARD TIME.
LOOK, LUCY, I KNOW THERE'S
AN EXPLANATION FOR ALL OF THIS.
I JUST HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT
YET.
HI, THE EXPLANATION IS
SIMPLE.
THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED.
YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT?
YES, I DO.
SIR SIMON IS A GHOST, AND AS FAR
AS GINNY IS CONCERNED, YOU'VE
ACTED LIKE A COMPLETE IDIOT.
FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
YOU TWO HAVE BEEN AT EACH OTHER.
YOU USED TO BE SO CLOSE.
I ADMIT I'M HAVING A PROBLEM
DEALING WITH HER, OKAY?
I DON'T KNOW.
SHE USED TO SIT WITH ME,
SHE USED TO TALK TO ME.
AND NOW, SHE'S GROWING UP.
MOST OF THE TIME, I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT SHE'S FEELING, WHAT SHE'S
THINKING.
HONEY, MOST OF THE TIME,
SHE DOESN'T KNOW HERSELF.
SHE'S A TEENAGER.
IT'S TOUGH.
I SUPPOSE.
BUT THERE'S ONE THING THAT
HASN'T CHANGED, LUCE.
THERE ARE STILL NO GHOSTS.
YOU TAKE THE CAKE.
WHERE YOU GOING?
I'M GOING TO CHECK ON OUR
DAUGHTER, SEE IF SHE'S ALL
RIGHT.
GINNY.
LET HER SLEEP.
PROMISE I'LL SPEAK TO HER IN THE
MORNING. COME ON.
SIR SIMON?
SIR SIMON, WHAT'S WRONG?
WHY DID YOU STOP LIKE THAT?
I'VE READ THAT SPEECH SO
OFTEN.
JUST NOW, THE MEANING STRUCK ME
AS NEVER BEFORE.
OH, VIRGINIA, IF I WERE TO TELL
YOU THE SECRETS OF MY PRISON
HOUSE, YOU WOULD HATE ME AS
I HATE MYSELF.
NOTHING COULD MAKE ME HATE
YOU.
YOU CAN TELL ME ANYTHING.
WOULDST WISH TO KNOW HOW
I BECAME A GHOST?
THE BOOK SAID THAT YOU WERE
SUSPECTED OF KILLING YOUR WIFE,
BUT I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT.
IT'S TRUE.
IT IS?
FOR YEARS, OUR LIVES WERE
SWEET AND FULL .
AND THEN, THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER
IN MY MIND DID SOW HIS SEED
WHICH LIKE A CANKER SHRIVELED UP
MY LOVE.
THERE WAS A MAN WHO I BELIEVED
A FRIEND. A FRIEND.
I TOOK FOR TRUTH WHAT HE
TOLD ME, THAT LIKE HAMLET'S
MOTHER, MY WIFE HAD BEEN
UNFAITHFUL TO ME.
I FELL INTO A JEALOUS RAGE,
I LOCKED HER IN THE HOUSE,
I FORBADE TO HER ALL COMPANY,
I BERATED HER CONSTANTLY.
HER VERY DENIALS INFLAMED
MY MADNESS.
I...
I DROVE HER TO SUCH DESPAIR THAT
AT LENGTH, I DRAGGED HER
INTO MADNESS, TOO.
AND ONE TERRIBLE NIGHT, THERE,
BY THAT FIREPLACE, SHE TOOK MY
DAGGER AND SHE KILLED HERSELF.
AND SHE DIED IN MY ARMS.
MY TEARS MINGLED WITH HER BLOOD.
YOU SEE, THAT STAIN IS OURS.
OH, SIR SIMON.
I BURIED HER SECRETLY, IN A
PLACE THAT SHE LOVED BEST IN
THE WORLD, AND I PUT AN ANGEL
THERE TO GUARD HER.
THE GARDEN.
I'VE BEEN THERE.
FRANCIS TOOK ME.
AND SOON, I LEARNED THAT SHE
WAS INNOCENT.
MY FRIEND HAD LIED.
HE HAD WANTED HER FOR HIMSELF.
SHE LOVED ME.
SHE WAS LOYAL.
AND EVERY, EVERY DAY,
EVERY MOMENT SINCE THEN, I MISS
HER.
AND THAT IS WHY I COULD NOT
BEAR TO SEE YOU LOSE YOUR LOVE.
AND HOW DID YOU DIE THEN?
I SUMMONED HER FAMILY HERE TO
THE HOUSE, AND I CONFESSED
TO THEM MY CRIMES,
AND I BID THEM DO WITH
ME WHATEVER THEY WISHED.
AND HER BROTHERS BROUGHT ME
HERE TO THIS CELL.
THEY CHAINED ME TO THE WALL,
AND HERE I STARVED A LINGERING
DEATH.
HOW HORRIBLE.
I WOULD DIE A THOUSAND DEATHS
IF I COULD UNDO WHAT I'VE DONE.
BUT THERE WAS MORE.
THEY BROUGHT A WITCH WHO
CONJURED A SPELL THAT, LIKE
HAMLET'S FATHER, I WAS DOOMED
TO WALK THE NIGHT AND FOR THE
DAY CONFINED,
HERE TO BROOD ON MY SINS,
BUT MOST OF ALL, REMEMBERING
HER.
THEN WHEN DO YOU SLEEP?
I AM FORBID TO CLOSE MY EYES.
BY DAY, I'M HERE, BY NIGHT,
I HAUNT.
IT IS ORDAINED.
I HAVE NOT SLEPT FOR OVER 400
YEARS, AND IN TRUTH,
I'M SO VERY, VERY TIRED.
POOR, POOR SIR SIMON.
ISN'T THERE ANYPLACE THAT YOU
CAN SLEEP?
OH, YES. THAT PEACEFUL
GARDEN.
THE ANGEL OF DEATH COULD TAKE
ME THERE.
TO LIE IN THE SOFT, BROWN EARTH,
LISTENING TO THE SILENCE.
FORGIVING LIFE.
AT PEACE BESIDE MY ELEANORE.
AND CAN THAT HAPPEN?
YES. THOU CANS'T MAKE IT SO.
HOW?
THERE IS A PROPHECY.
I'VE READ IT.
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.
I'LL SHOW YOU.
COME. HERE.
HERE NOW. READ ALOUD.
"WHEN A GENTLEGIRL CAN WIN
PRAYER FROM OUT THE LIPS OF SIN,
WHEN A CHILD GIVES UP HER
TEARS..."
AM I A GENTLEGIRL?
OH, YES, THOU ART.
AND STILL SO YOUNG TO BE CALLED
A CHILD.
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?
YOU HAVE WEPT FOR MY SINS,
FOR I HAVE NO TEARS LEFT.
NEXT, YOU MUST PRAY FOR ME,
BECAUSE I HAD NO FAITH IN LOVE.
AND THEN, IF YOU WOULD GO WITH
ME INTO THE REALM OF DARKNESS,
THERE TO STAND BEFORE THE ANGEL
OF DEATH AND SPEAK FOR ME,
THE ANGEL WILL HAVE MERCY ON ME.
"THEN SHALL ALL THE HOUSE BE
STILL, AND PEACE SHALL COME
TO CANTERVILLE."
TO YOU.
OH, YES.
WHAT IS IT LIKE IN THE REALM
OF DARKNESS?
I TREMBLE EVEN TO THINK OF
IT.
THERE IS MIST, AND FEARFUL
SHAPES DO LURK IN IT, IMPRISONED
IN THE VOICELESS WINDS,
BLOWN WITH RESTLESS VIOLENCE,
AND EVIL VOICES WHISPER
IN YOUR EAR.
BUT IF YOU HOLD STEADFAST TO
YOUR BELIEF AND SHOW NO FEAR,
THEY CANNOT HURT YOU.
AGAINST THE PURITY OF FAITH,
THE POWERS OF DARKNESS CANNOT
PREVAIL.
I'M NOT AFRAID.
I'LL GO WITH YOU AND TELL THE
ANGEL THAT YOU ARE A GOOD
AND KIND GHOST WHO GAVE ME THE
COURAGE TO FOLLOW MY HEART.
NOW YOU, MY LADY,
AND AS A TRUE KNIGHT SHOULD,
I PLEDGE MY SOUL TO YOUR SAFETY
AND HAPPINESS FOREVER.
ON THAT SPOT DID I FORFEIT MY
SOUL.
THIS IS VIRGINIA OTIS PRAYING
FOR THIS POOR OLD GHOST, SIR
SIMON DE CANTERVILLE, WHO IS
VERY SORRY FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE.
HE CAN'T UNDO IT, BUT HE HAS
SPENT DOZENS OF LIFETIMES PAYING
FOR IT.
YOU NEED TO FORGIVE HIM, BECAUSE
HE CAN'T FORGIVE HIMSELF.
PLEASE?
YOU HAVE BEEN HEARD.
I'M READY NOW.
[ thunder crashes ]
REMEMBER, SHOW NO FEAR, HOLD
FAST TO YOUR FAITH.
I COULD NOT BEAR THE WEIGHT
OF TWO LOVES LOST.
I'LL BE FINE.
[ clock begins chiming ]
YOU CAN ONLY PASS THROUGH
WHILE THE CLOCK CHIMES.
[ chiming continues ]
GINNY.
PUMPKIN.
IT'S ME, THE OLD MAN.
LOOK, I KNOW I'VE BEEN
UNREASONABLE ABOUT THIS WHOLE
BUSINESS, AND I'M SORRY.
I'M GONNA TRY HARDER TO MAYBE
SEE THINGS MORE YOUR WAY.
SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR BEING
SO INSENSITIVE.
GIN-GIN?
LUCILLE!
HAS ANYONE SEEN GINNY?
SHE'S NOT IN HER ROOM.
SHE MUST'VE GOTTEN UP EARLY.
NO, HER BED HASN'T BEEN SLEPT
IN.
[ dish clatters, all gasp ]
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SPREAD OUT
AND SEARCH.
MR. UMNEY, YOU KNOW THE GROUNDS
BETTER THAN ANYONE.
THE GROUNDS?
I'LL GO WITH MR. UMNEY.
I'LL SEARCH DOWN HERE WITH
MRS. UMNEY.
I'LL GO UPSTAIRS.
I'LL GO WITH YOU.
LET'S MEET BACK IN THE
LIBRARY.
COME ON, MR. UMNEY!
YOUR GRACE, EMERGENCY.
GINNY'S MISSING.
WILL YOU SEARCH THE GROUNDS,
YOUR GRACE?
NO SIGN.
NO.
I HAVE AN IDEA. COME ON.
LET'S TRY THE CHAPEL.
WE NEED HELP.
THAT WAY.
HAVE YOU SEEN AN AMERICAN
GIRL?
DAD.
DAD!
DAD.
Lucy: HIRAM!
HIRAM, IT'S THE CLOAK SHE WAS
WEARING.
AND THE STAIN'S TRULY GONE.
OH, GOD, SHE'S WITH HIM.
SHE'S WITH HIM!
OH, NO.
LUCY, I'VE BEEN SO BLIND.
IF ANYTHING'S HAPPENED TO HER...
IF ANYTHING'S HAPPENED TO HER,
I'LL NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF.
[ Hiram weeping ]
YOU'VE NOT TOUCHED YOUR FOOD.
WE'RE NOT HUNGRY, MRS. UMNEY.
YES, IT'S THE SAME WITH US.
PLEASE, WE'RE ALL EXHAUSTED.
JUST LEAVE IT TILL TOMORROW.
BLESS YOU ALL, AND GOOD
NIGHT.
SHE'LL BE IN OUR PRAYERS.
WELL, THERE'S NOTHING MORE
WE CAN DO TONIGHT.
LET'S TURN IN AND GET STARTED
AGAIN IN THE MORNING.
[ wind roaring ]
WHAT'S THAT?
IT'S COMING FROM THE LIBRARY.
Hiram: LET'S GO.
[ clock chiming ]
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
MOM, DAD!
BOYS, COME HERE.
Ginny: DAD, WHERE ARE YOU?
GINNY? GINNY!
I CAN'T FIND MY WAY BACK.
I'VE GOT YOU.
FRANCIS.
VIRGINIA, WHERE ARE YOU?
GINNY!
THIS WAY!
DADDY, I CAN'T SEE YOU.
GINNY, FOLLOW THE VOICE.
VIRGINIA, FOLLOW MY VOICE!
Francis: VIRGINIA, WHERE ARE
YOU?
I CAN'T SEE YOU.
IT'S THIS WAY.
FOLLOW MY VOICE.
I'M SLIPPING.
[ boys screaming ]
DAD, WHERE ARE YOU?
VIRGINIA, OVER HERE.
Adam: IT'S CLOSING!
Francis: I'M HERE, VIRGINIA.
TAKE MY HAND.
IT'S CLOSING.
[ all screaming ]
Francis: GOT YOU.
GINNY, I THOUGHT I'D LOST
YOU.
THANK HEAVEN IT'S ALL OVER.
OH, MOM. DAD.
Washington: THE SECRET DOOR!
COME ON. WE HAVE TO SEE
ABOUT SIR SIMON.
I THOUGHT IT WAS OPEN.
DADDY, WE HAVE TO GET IN.
LUCY, HOLD THIS.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AFTER HIS
EARTHLY BODY.
POOR SIR SIMON.
[ Gabriel caws ]
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM NOW,
GABRIEL.
[ bell tolling ]
LISTEN.
Francis: IT'S THE CHAPEL
BELL.
[ tolling continues ]
LOOK.
"WHEN THE SILENT CHAPEL BELL
SOUNDS THE GHOSTLY SINNER'S
KNELL, AND THE BARREN ALMOND
BEARS..."
HE'S BEEN FORGIVEN.
Sir Simon: TO LIE IN THE
SOFT, BROWN EARTH, LISTENING
TO SILENCE.
TO FORGIVE LIFE, TO BE AT PEACE
BESIDE MY ELEANORE.
WELL, LORD CANTERVILLE,
NOW THAT SIR SIMON HAS BEEN LAID
TO REST, I SUPPOSE YOUR FAMILY
WILL WANT TO RETURN TO THE HALL.
WHEN YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE
RETURNED TO AMERICA, PERHAPS.
THOUGH ACTUALLY, WE HAVE BECOME
QUITE FOND OF LIVING IN LONDON.
WHY? HAVE YOU SOMETHING IN MIND?
WELL, I'VE SPOKEN TO THE
UNIVERSITY ABOUT EXTENDING MY
RESEARCH GRANT.
OH, DAD, REALLY?
AND THERE ARE SOME WONDERFUL
SCHOOLS.
COOL!
AND LUCILLE TELLS ME THAT
SHE LOVES ENGLAND, SO WOULD YOU
CONSIDER EXTENDING THE LEASE
INDEFINITELY?
OH, AND OF COURSE, WE'D BE
DELIGHTED IF THE UMNEYS WOULD
CONSIDER STAYING ON.
YES, AND WE PROMISE TO BE
GOOD, WOULDN'T WE, ADAM?
YOU BET.
I'M SURE THERE'S NOTHING THAT
MRS. UMNEY WOULD ENJOY MORE.
OF COURSE WE WOULD LOVE TO.
SO WHAT DO YOU SAY?
PLEASE?
I CAN THINK OF NOTHING MORE
FITTING THAN YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
REMAINING HERE FOR AS LONG AS
YOU'D LIKE.
[ all exclaiming ]
CHEERS.
OH, AND ONE MORE THING.
MY DEAR GIRL.
YOU'VE RENDERED MY UNLUCKY
ANCESTOR A VERY IMPORTANT
SERVICE.
MY FAMILY AND I ARE MUCH
INDEBTED TO YOU FOR YOUR
MARVELOUS COURAGE.
NOW THIS BOX CONTAINS A RING.
IT BELONGED TO THE LADY
ELEANORE.
ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE
CANTERVILLE FAMILY,
I GIVE YOU OUR DEEPEST THANKS.
YOU'RE A VERY EXTRAORDINARY
YOUNG LADY.
WOW!
FRANCIS, THE GARDEN'S COME BACK
TO LIFE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
MAY THIS BRING THE TWO OF YOU
BACK TOGETHER, AS SIR SIMON
BROUGHT FRANCIS AND ME TOGETHER.
AND LADY ELEANORE, SIR SIMON
MADE ME SEE WHAT LIFE IS,
AND WHAT DEATH IS, AND THAT
LOVE IS STRONGER THAN BOTH.
PLEASE FORGIVE HIM.
Sir Simon: ADIEU. ADIEU.
ADIEU.
REMEMBER ME, MY GENTLEGIRL.
OH, SIMON, READ ME ANOTHER
SONNET.
AH, YES, MY DEAR.
WITH THE GREATEST PLEASURE.
"OH, NEVER SAY THAT I WAS
FALSE OF HEART,
THOUGH ABSENCE SEERN'D MY FLAME
TO QUALIFY.
AS EASY MIGHT I FROM MYSELF
DEPART, AS FROM MY SOUL,
WHICH IN THY BREAST DOTH LIE.
THAT IS MY HOME OF LOVE."