[Soft music]
♪ ♪
Wait, you have to make a wish first.
(Beth) I know what she wants.
She wants Brad.
Shh.
You don't know
what I want.
(Jake) You don't have to tell us.
Blow out the candles. Make a wish.
[Whispers] Okay.
[Blowing softly]
[All clapping]
[Soft eerie music]
[Gasps]
[Beth screams]
Oh, my god!
[Breathing heavily]
Let me help you with that.
[Hyperventilating]
[Gasping]
What did you wish for, Mary?
[Speaking incoherently]
[In satanic voice] Yeah, what did you wish for?
[Screams]
[Crickets chirping]
(Kathy) Mary?
God, what's going on?
- Careful, - she's still sleeping.
Mary?
It's okay; Wake up.
It's just a nightmare, sweetie, okay?
- [Grunts] - Okay.
It's just a nightmare.
(Jake) Every night it's something.
This has to stop, Mary.
Oh, Jake.
It's okay, sweetie.
Let's go inside.
[Sighs]
Everything's okay now.
[Door creaks]
Honey, I'm just so concerned about you.
- Mary, you need to take - your pills.
- I just don't want you - to get hurt.
Okay?
Let's get some rest.
[Soft eerie music]
♪ ♪
[Soft synthesized music]
♪ ♪
Captioning provided by screen media ventures, llc.
[Synthesized rock music]
♪ ♪
(Man) ♪ come with me to a place ♪
♪ Inside the light. ♪
♪ I only want to be a moth in a beautiful place. ♪
♪ Got free reign. ♪
♪ Nothing is the same, you know. ♪
♪ You can't conceive with a crazy razor fate, ♪
♪ Even when you realize it's fake. ♪
♪ I only want to be a moth in a beautiful place. ♪
♪ Got free reign. ♪
♪ Nothing is the same, you know. ♪
♪ You can't conceive with a crazy razor fate, ♪
♪ even when you realize it's fake. ♪ ♪
[Heavy drum solo]
♪ ♪
(Woman)
became the head
Now, Robert Edward Lee
Of the army
of northern Virginia in 1862.
After johnston was...
Mary?
Mary, wake up.
(Mandy)
She's losing it.
Mandy.
Well, just look at her.
I mean, she hardly ever changes her clothes
Or washes her hair.
Mary?
[Exhales softly]
Mary, I think you should go see Dr. Campbell.
[Soft eerie music]
♪ ♪
(Mary) I'll see you later.
Bye.
(Morgan) So you like feeling scared?
Yeah, correct.
I don't know.
There's crazier people in the world,
don't you think?
I don't know.
Mmm, this is good.
Try this.
Nice typewriter.
I'm surprised you know what that is.
So,
Tell me again how it feels when you get really frightened.
[Gum pops]
Okay, well,
at first, it's like I can't breathe
and I want to run away.
But
then I feel pulled in by my fear,
Like I'm totally helpless and I can't move.
And that's when I get excited, really excited.
Okay,
When you say excited, what exactly do you mean?
It's almost sexual, you know?
Really?
You get aroused when you get scared?
Yeah.
You've never mentioned that before.
Well, I don't tell you everything.
Well, maybe you should.
Hmm.
You still renting a video every night?
Um, no, I've seen all those.
But there's always something on cable or the net.
- There's some very nasty stuff - out there.
Yeah, I've heard.
I don't know.
I guess I just... i like the feeling of being scared.
It's a rush.
Your mother tells me
that you're sleepwalking again.
[Grunts]
That's unacceptable.
Morgan, no pills.
No sleeping pills.
Mary, you're a big girl.
Nobody's going to make you do anything
You don't want to do.
But it is unacceptable for you to get up
in the middle of the night
And go wandering around the streets.
Now, either you're going to take some pills
and get some sleep, or your mom's
going to lock the door to your room again.
You don't want that, do you?
Fine.
Fine, I'll take
the stupid pills.
(Brad) Hey.
You're, uh... You're in for a checkup, huh?
Uh, yeah, just taming the demons, you know?
Sure, it's always a good thing.
Um, some of us are going up to the lake after school.
Do you want to come with us?
I can't;
i'm, um... I'm baby-sitting.
Hi, Mary.
Hey, Shane, what's up?
Oh, not a lot.
(Woman) Nice clothes.
I just, um...
Oh, I found these saltines stickers
on the Internet.
Great, thanks.
Um, I'll talk to you a bit later, okay?
Okay, yeah.
Bye.
Assholes.
(Kara) There's no way you can read that shit.
(Debbie) Stop, those are my notes.
[Laughing]
- Hey, you gonna come out, later? - You bet.
- See ya, Jimmy. - Bye.
Take a look at that display.
Hey, Shane, what are you doing?
- Just having some lunch there, - or whatever?
[Scoffs]
What is she up to?
Got any snacks in there?
You like your little snacks for later?
You know, it tastes really good, especially with milk.
It does a body good. You know, they say that.
Stop it, Mandy.
- Sticking up - for your boyfriend, Mary?
But wait a minute.
You don't like boys.
- I forgot. - Just leave him alone.
You and Shane make a great-looking couple.
For your first date, I'd suggest a bubble bath.
Not everyone is beautiful, Mandy.
Sticky bitch.
Just forget about her.
So what's up this weekend?
Brad and Jimmy
- want to see - that new movie
Everyone's talking about.
- A cheap horror flick? - No thanks.
Look at this; "The wisher breaks
all kinds of box office records."
(Kara) It's been all over the net:
- (Debbie) - "Release of the horror film,
The wisher lures audiences all over the country."
- (Kara) - Nothing better to do.
Mary?
Okay.
[Eerie noise]
[Trembling noise]
[Shane gasping]
- (Morgan) Okay, excuse me, guys. - Let me through.
Get out of the way.
Let me get through here.
It's okay, guys.
He's having a seizure.
Just give him one minute.
It'll pass.
Somebody want to go get the nurse, please?
I can't imagine what that must be like.
Yeah, no kidding.
(Kara) Well, if you taught me how to play the game,
maybe I wouldn't be naked.
(Jimmy) Oh, I think I've taught you very well.
(Debbie) Honey, we taught you; You just never learn.
Yeah, that's what you say.
You better be dealing me a straight flush here.
I'm tired of being the only one fucking naked here.
(Jimmy) Yeah, well, there's no surprise
under these pants,
nothing but me and Mr. Horsey.
Oh, ho-oh.
Yeah, right.
Actually, I've been cheating the whole time.
Because you're enjoying this.
You think I'm enjoying this.
You guys, where's Brad?
He's grabbing some beer in the car.
He's been gone
for a while.
[Soft growling noise]
What the fuck was that?
[Growling continues]
- (Kara) - It was Brad.
It was just Brad.
Who else?
Shing!
[Gasps]
- (Jimmy) - That's not where the car is.
Maybe you should go check it out.
He's your friend.
Are you shitting me?
Something's wrong.
[Moaning sound]
(Kara) Mary, what are you doing?
(Debbie) Mary, what if it's not Brad?
Get back here.
Don't worry; I'll be right back.
Brad?
[Eerie music]
[Eerie male voice screeching]
Psycho killer!
[Screams]
[Horn honking]
[Tires squealing]
What the hell are you doing?
Jesus.
I almost killed you.
[Gasping]
Mary, what... What are you doing out here?
[Breathing rapidly]
Mary?
I'm sorry.
[Eerie music]
(Jake) Mary, is that you?
[Clicking noise]
[Leaves rustling]
[Sighs]
(Jake) Hey.
It's almost afternoon, you know.
I'm awake.
Jake?
For god's sake, leave her alone.
You okay?
[Sighs]
[Soft eerie music]
♪ ♪
(Jake) Hey, where you going?
(Mary) Out.
Out where?
Look,
I'm sorry things are this way between us,
But it's going to get better, okay?
I promise.
I'm going to see a movie.
I know. I know, okay?
I get it. We've been over this before.
No scary movies.
No horror, no fun, no life.
[Sighs]
I wish he'd just go away.
[Clanging noise]
[Soft eerie music]
♪ ♪
(Debbie) You guys, it's in four theaters.
It must be making a fortune.
(Kara) Let's make sure we're in the same theater as the guys.
What the hell are these?
"Wisher vomit bags"?
Hmm, nice touch.
Talk about hype.
Hype is selling a lot of tickets.
(Kara) Hey, where are the guys?
[Climactic music]
♪ ♪
(Debbie) Perfect timing.
- Hey, look, there's Brad. - Shh.
Quiet.
[Synthesized noises]
So what is a wisher again?
That's it right there.
As the legend goes,
there was this woodsman centuries ago
walking through the forest one day,
And he met a nymph.
Yeah, a nymph.
Not that kind of nymph.
[Laughter]
[over speakers] A fairy,
a female fairy
that lives in the forest.
Now, every nymph lives in a tree,
and every tree has a spirit called a wisher,
'cause it grants the nymph wishes.
Now, the woodsman figured
if he chopped down the tree,
he'd become the wisher's new master
and he could have all the wishes that he desired.
And that's what he did.
So the wisher had a new master.
But something went horribly wrong.
Of course, it did.
(Ariel) So then what happened?
Well, instead of giving the woodsman what he wished for,
the wisher started twisting the wishes around.
Like how?
Well, the first thing the woodsman wished for
was to have the largest house in town.
Instead of giving him a big mansion or something,
the wisher went out and burned all the other houses.
Since no one had a house at all,
his was the largest.
Nasty.
(Man) By the time the woodsman figured out
what was going on,
he knew he had but one choice.
He had to kill the wisher.
He tried, and the wisher turned on him,
Killed him.
It's all in this poem, you see:
a wisher will lay dead until his name is said
beneath a tree by powers three.
Then it'll come to the one it seeks.
Oh, please.
Pretty lame so far.
[Sighs]
(Ethan) Nice story.
Let's try it.
Try what?
Calling the wisher.
There's three of us.
Forget it.
It's all bullshit.
You got something better to do?
Yeah, you.
(Kara)
(Debbie) Who cares?
Isn't that nice?
He's hot. I can watch him no problem.
I knew you'd say that.
(Man) Get off the car, you little shit.
So here we are.
(Ariel) You go first.
(Ethan) Okay.
The wisher.
[Pages flipping]
I don't like this.
Just say it so we can get the hell out of here.
[Whispers] The wisher.
(Ariel) Well, nothing happened.
(Ethan) So where is it?
Where is this "wisher"?
You see, Ariel?
I told you it was bullshit from some crazy old drunk.
Do you know what movie they went to?
[Woman over phone] It was the wisher.
The wisher?
Yeah, it's playing up at the galaxy.
Horror movie, huh?
Yeah, I think Kara went to see it
with a couple of her friends.
Huh. Thanks.
Bye.
(Ethan) God, a genie in a tree?
I can't believe I'm out here
listening to this fairy tale bullshit!
(Ariel) Leave him alone, Ethan.
It was my idea.
(Man) I think you should have called him.
I really wish I could see you scared shitless.
[Chuckles]
Yeah, I bet.
[Eerie music]
♪ ♪
Splat!
[Audience screams]
Run!
Oh, my god.
(Man) Run for your life!
[Dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[Heaving]
[Vomiting]
What was that all about?
I don't know.
[Softly gasping]
[man over radio] Today's youth are more violent than ever,
and it's certainly not safe
to go out in the streets anymore.
Mary, what's the matter?
My stomach's killing.
(Brad) Is she okay?
No, she threw up or something.
Movie was that bad, huh?
I gotta get out of here.
We'll go with you.
No, no, no.
I'll take her.
(Debbie) Yeah,
good idea.
Come on, I'm just parked right outside.
I'll take you home.
(Mary) I'm okay; I can walk.
(Man) What we need to do is take a stand
Against violence.
Now, what I want all of you
out there in radio land to do right now...
[tires screeching]
We need your support.
We need your support to take this...
(Man) ♪ burning ears, darling. ♪
♪ Burning ears... ♪
[Exhales]
[Tires screeching]
[Jake screaming]
[Explosion]
[Eerie music]
♪ ♪
- (Brad) - Um,
You feeling better now?
Mm-hmm.
All right.
[Mid-tempo synthesized music]
♪ ♪
(woman) We're gonna need this area blocked off
so nobody can get through.
[People chattering indistinctly]
(Mary) What happened?
(Brad) Man, that is nasty.
Oh, my god.
That's my dad's car.
What?
[Screams] No!
[Mary crying]
No!
[Soft music]
♪ ♪
[Sighs]
(Kathy) Mary, you're going to be late for school.
[Crying softly]
Don't push him back.
Tell the teacher.
Hi, I'm making your favorite sandwich:
Peanut butter, pickle, and potato chip.
That's Beth's favorite.
Mary?
Thanks anyway.
Have a good day.
Beth's favorite, is it?
Oh, it sure is.
- You didn't miss much, - believe me.
Yeah, still no progress in our petition
To study
vibrational energy.
Can borrow my notes if you want.
Okay.
You better use mine.
Oh, Mary, take a look.
[Mary groans]
(Brad) Hey.
You're back.
- I, uh... - I called you.
I came by your house a few times.
You get my emails?
Yeah, thanks.
I'll be right back.
I haven't seen her since the movie.
Will we ever live to forget that fucking movie?
- (Debbie) - Don't talk about it anymore.
(Jimmy) I didn't see it.
- Oh, it's really bad; - trust me.
Looked like it.
How do those movies make money?
- Hype. - Wisher madness.
(Kara) Shut up, Jimmy.
Are you talking
About the wisher again?
- [Mary gasps] - (Kara) - Oh, shit!
Nice going.
(Jimmy) Shit, I got slimed.
Help me.
Look at this mess.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean that.
I'm really sorry, Kara.
She's such a bitch.
She did that on purpose.
It's because
of that movie.
I hate that fucking movie.
[Sighs]
I promised him I wouldn't go see any more scary movies.
And when he found out about us
Going to see this one, he freaked.
He was on his way to pick me up when it happened.
If I hadn't gone to see it, he'd still be alive.
Mary, it was an accident.
What happened to your father
Had nothing to do with you or the movie.
[Knocking at door]
I'll see you later.
[Rock music playing on radio]
♪ ♪
See ya.
(Debbie) Bye.
Hey, um, Kara?
I'm really sorry about what happened today.
Just forget about it.
This is my mom's anyway.
Bye.
[Rustling noise]
Did you hear that?
No.
Probably your neighbor's cat.
[Laughs] Ugliest cat I've ever seen.
(Debbie) See you tomorrow.
Bye.
[Engine running]
[Soft eerie music]
♪ ♪
[Popping noise]
[Cat meows]
[Sighs]
Thanks for giving me a heart attack.
[Gasping]
(Kathy) Mary?
Mary, are you going to tell me what happened?
I fell.
It was an accident, mom, okay?
Okay.
You just try and eat a little something.
Mom, I'm not hungry.
What is it?
I have an English exam in a few days,
and I haven't studied for it.
You know, we're going to the cemetery tomorrow.
We're going to see dad?
You're going to go see his grave.
And I thought maybe we could all go together.
Yeah, well, like I said,
I have this test, so...
You don't want to go see dad?
You're not going to see dad, Beth.
Dad is dead.
I know that.
I wish he was still alive.
Yeah, well, I wish I didn't have to go to school tomorrow,
But wishing for something doesn't make it come true.
[Clanking noise]
Why would I want to go to the graveyard
and think about him
rotting in the ground, anyway?
That's enough. Just stop it.
[Clanking stops]
Did you hear that?
[Footsteps padding]
No.
Okay, come on, bethie, you can help me with the dishes.
You can stack,
and I'll wash.
[Eerie music]
♪ ♪
[Light tapping]
[Echoing voices]
[Mary panting]
[People screaming]
[Phone ringing]
(Kara) Hey.
Turn on channel 10.
You woke me up
to watch TV?
Mary, it's 8:30.
Oh.
(Man) Tragedy has struck stanwick high.
[Sighs]
What's going on?
Time off for us.
That's what's goin' on.
[Woman over TV] It's not known
what caused the fire last night at stanwick high,
but arson is suspected.
Firefighters say high winds fueled the flames.
Can you tell me a bit about what happened here tonight?
Someone tried burning down the school?
(Kara) Looks that way.
Well, whoever did it did me a favor.
I had a stupid chem test today.
Shit, check that out.
Did you see that?
Mm-hmm.
Fireman's pretty hot.
Get it?
Hot fireman.
No, the guy behind the school; Did you see him?
(Kara) What guy behind the school?
(Mary) He looked like...
Looked like what?
Never mind.
I'll... I'll call you later.
Later.
[Phone beeps]
So who do you think did it?
- (Kara) - What do your little rocks say?
They say you're spiritually challenged
and shallow.
- [Laughs] - Sound about right?
(Kara) Your purple rocks,
- astrology charts, and stars - don't mean anything in my life.
You know what? That's your problem.
[Laughs]
Mary, what do you think?
Hmm?
Who do you think started the fire?
I don't know.
- You guys want to go - see a movie, or something?
No movies, okay?
What?
What do you think?
[Gasps]
Okay, what is it?
[Eerie music]
♪ ♪
I just thought I saw something.
Saw what?
Nothing.
Come on, tell us.
[Sighs]
okay, I know this sounds crazy,
but I keep seeing that freak from the movie.
What movie?
Which one do you think?
The wisher?
I thought I saw someone
who looked like it on TV this morning, and then
just now outside.
Listen, Mary,
You didn't see anyone.
It has nothing to do with that stupid movie.
It's because your dad died that same day.
You feel responsible for his death.
Look, just drop it, Kara.
Yeah, Kara.
It wasn't your fault; It was an accident.
- Kara? - An accident, Mary.
Just shut up, okay?
No, I've got something to say.
I don't want to hear it.
Mary, you just gotta...
Just shut up!
I just wish you'd shut up!
[Eerie music]
♪ ♪
I just needed to tell you that.
Maybe I was wrong, but that's just the way I feel.
I just care about you. That's all.
[Mary sighs]
See you guys later.
[Whispers] Shit.
Shing!
Mary, you want to get out of here?
Don't worry about it;
it's just Karma.
[Chattering indistinctly]
[Muffled crying]
Check her vitals.
- Kara. - (Man) I need everybody to move away.
- (Woman) - I need a stretcher fast.
- Bring it over. - [Crying]
(Man) Get the stretcher in here now.
[Indistinct chatter over radio]
[Mid-tempo eerie music]
♪ ♪
[Zapping noises]
(Beth)
Hi, Mary.
[Woman over TV] No!
[Crying]
What's the matter?
You look kind of funny.
Nothing.
What are you watching?
I don't know.
It's pretty cool.
Want to watch it?
You shouldn't be watching that.
Go to bed, Beth.
[Mary screams]
Mary?
You're having a bad dream.
It's okay, honey.
What?
Your dad and I went to the hospital to see Kara.
She's going to pull through.
[Sighs]
Well, that's great.
Come here, honey.
Mary had
another bad dream.
[Sighs]
[Chuckles]
- I told you not to watch - those scary movies, didn't I?
I didn't.
Yes, you did.
I didn't.
[Satanic echo] Liar!
[Crying]
I didn't.
Don't lie to me.
I didn't.
[Screeching]
[Soft eerie music]
♪ ♪
Bizarre.
"Moviemakers manipulate audience
Using words and images buried within a film."
Hmm.
- So I was trying to figure out - why the movie made me sick.
Yeah?
There's all kinds of stories about it,
You know, people doing weird things.
It's publicity stunts.
I mean, they put that stuff on the net
to try and sell more tickets.
It happens all the time.
- Brad, think about - what's happened
In the past few weeks.
It's just coincidence.
In a small town like this where nothing ever happens?
Mary, just try and forget about it, okay?
[Gasps]
[Eerie music]
Mary, what's wrong?
Nothing. I'll see you later.
Morgan,
remember that movie I was telling you about?
(Morgan) Yeah.
I keep seeing him
everywhere now.
Okay, calm down. Seeing who?
The wisher.
- Listen, - someone is following me.
- And whoever it is looks like - that thing in the movie.
Mary, this is a fictitious character.
I said someone who looks like it.
- I'm sure that's - who attacked Kara.
I saw him watching me right before it happened.
You get any sleep last night?
It has nothing to do with that.
Look, I know how this sounds,
but I'm not losing my mind.
Look, I'll make you a deal.
If you promise me that you take your pills tonight,
and get a good night's sleep,
I promise you
we'll go through this tomorrow.
Mary?
We'll talk this through tomorrow,
But you gotta promise me.
Fine.
(Morgan) Well, she thinks
she's being followed by somebody.
[Karen over phone] Yeah.
Yeah, somebody who looks like this character
in this movie, the wisher.
Do you know anything about this?
Yes, well, Mary has a vivid imagination.
Ever since she was a little girl,
She's had monsters, demons.
They're always after her.
I'm sure she's just trying to deal
with the guilt about her father's death and...
Kara.
It's a double shock.
(Morgan) Maybe.
I'm sure it's going to be okay, Kathy.
Thanks. I'll be in touch.
Yeah, sure.
(Man) The surgery went well.
She's come a long way,
but I can't make any promises at this point.
She'll never be the same
as she was, you understand.
It'll take some time
before she can speak again.
And even then, she won't be the same.
And?
She's doing better.
So can we go and see her?
She doesn't want to see anyone.
Not even us?
I guess not.
There's something I have to show you.
- Come on. - Okay.
(Mary) "Since the 1960s,
"the U.S. government has experimented with mind control.
"the most famous example of this
"were words and images embedded within a film
"designed to encourage an audience
To buy popcorn and other concession items."
So. Big deal.
That doesn't mean anything to you?
No.
(Mary) Just read this.
[Eerie music]
♪ ♪
[Siren blaring in distance]
[Knocking]
(Russ) Who is it?
(Mary) Russ, it's me.
Can I come in for a sec?
(Russ) Mary, you can't come up here anymore.
I got shit for that last time.
I just need to see something real quick.
[Whispers] Shit.
It's somewhere in the first 15 minutes,
When the first guy gets attacked by the tree.
- You know where that is, right? - Yeah.
What exactly are you looking for, anyway?
I don't know.
I just want to have a look.
It's right around here. Go crazy.
Watch the fingerprints.
Just touch the edges, okay?
[Blows]
So you find anything yet?
I gotta run it in ten minutes, all right?
[Eerie music]
♪ ♪
Russ?
Yeah?
- Have you - seen this before?
Seen what?
Have you ever seen anything like this?
Hell no.
Look. Here's another one.
That's fucked up.
(Mary) Morgan, I want to talk to you for a second.
(Morgan) Are you all right?
Yeah, for now.
Take a look at these.
What is it?
They're pictures.
I know that, but of what?
I went up into the projection booth
at the galaxy where the wisher is playing.
I saw it last night.
You went to see it?
Mm-hmm.
Well, take a closer look, and you'll see what I mean.
It's right around the part of the movie
Where I got sick.
See them, all those different symbols?
If there's something about this movie
that makes people do things,
then those symbols have got to have something to do with it.
How do you know that?
Well, I know how I reacted
When I saw the movie at that moment.
Maybe someone else was affected by it too.
[Door squeals]
[Eerie music]
♪ ♪
[Sighs]
I think we should keep our meetings
To the office from now on.
Why?
You're uncomfortable?
Yeah.
I'm going to hold on to these, okay?
What do you want to do with them?
Well, believe it or not,
I had another life before I got here.
I have some friends
- That might have - some idea about this.
Okay.
Mary?
Yeah?
Be careful.
I will.
[Rock music playing over radio]
[Mandy laughs]
- If he likes me, - what's he doing with her?
(Debbie) Poor judgment.
All boys have poor judgment,
and you know that.
Hi, Mary.
Hey, Shane, what's up?
What's this?
Just some new tunes
I downloaded last night.
I wish he could see how ugly she really is.
Who?
Uh, nobody.
Um, yeah, I have some more stuff
I can send you tonight.
Great, yeah.
And thanks for your emails, by the way.
Great.
(Man) ♪ I feel the pull. ♪
♪ I wanna go ♪
♪ psycho. ♪ ♪
He's at it again.
What's going on?
A lot below my waist.
[Mid-tempo music]
♪ ♪
[Door creaks softly]
What are you doing?
I'm going.
Are you kidding me?
I just realized the time.
Got the swimming pool
All to myself for an hour.
Can I ask you something?
Make it quick.
Why do you do this?
Brad is one of the nicest guys.
And now you're with me?
I'm not with anybody.
And you know what they say
about nice guys.
I just thought you should know.
[Door creaks and shuts]
[Splashing]
[Electrical noise]
[Eerie music]
♪ ♪
(Mandy) Hello?
Jimmy,
this isn't funny.
[Shower running]
[Shower stops]
[Door shuts]
What are you doing here?
Just watching you.
Watching?
Huh.
Hope you enjoyed the show.
You know,
you're in here all by yourself,
Except for me.
[Breathing erratically]
Anything could happen.
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
Brad, we dated.
Big deal.
See?
I had you scared there for a minute.
[Sighs in relief]
You asshole.
Brad?
I know you're still in here!
[Screaming]
[Slashing noise]
Splash!
[Eerie music]
[Alarm ringing]
[woman over P.A.] Students, calmly exit the building
and report to your homeroom teachers.
Do so in an ordinary fashion. Calmly exit the building.
Report to your homeroom teachers.
What's going on?
I don't know.
Mandy was attacked with a knife or something
in the pool just now.
What?
- (Brad) - Hey.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Why are you looking at me like that?
No reason.
Are you okay?
Yeah, fine.
You sure?
I just gotta get home.
(Mary) Beth?
Beth, where are you?
[Woman over TV] Parents are outraged with this second attack
on one of stanwick high's students.
The attack of Mandy newbel
has prompted the principal to close the school
until the police have made further progress
In their investigation of the student attacks.
They're asked to stay at home...
[TV shuts off]
Bethie?
What?
I need you to promise me something.
No going out alone unless mom or I are with you.
[Sighs]
Okay?
Yes,
I get it.
Do you ever think about dad?
What?
[Soft music]
Yes, of course.
Why do you say that?
Just wondering.
You miss him?
Yeah.
Maybe dad would still be alive
If you hadn't gone
to that stupid movie.
Who told you that? Mom?
No.
You know, bethie, sometimes I just wish...
What? What do you wish for, Mary?
[Eerie music]
[Gasps] Where's the phone?
You're scaring me.
- Where did you put the phone? - What's wrong?
What's wrong?
Okay, fish, everything is fine.
It's okay. It's okay. Come on.
- [Beth whining] - Shh, bethie, it's okay.
[Suspenseful music]
Hello, Debbie?
[Debbie over phone] What is it?
[Crying]
What's wrong?
Look, I need you to come over right now.
What is it? Tell me on the phone.
[Breathing heavily]
I can't talk now, but...
What? Tell me right now.
I think I know who it is.
Okay, I'm coming right now.
(Beth) Where are we going?
I'm taking you to the wilkinsons'
until mom gets back.
I'm going to be with Debbie for a while.
- Stay there until mom gets back. - Okay.
(Debbie) Mary, Mary, is everything okay?
[Horn honking]
- What's going on? - Get back in.
Why?
Just get in.
Lock your doors.
- Why? - Just do it.
Where are we going?
Drive!
[Engine starts]
So what is it?
What are you freaking out about?
[Suspenseful music]
It's Brad.
What?
He's the one that's been following me around.
It all makes sense.
Mary, you're just
being paranoid.
He just has a crush on you.
A crush or an obsession?
Look, Mary, I gotta get home.
- You made this sound like it was an emergency. - It is.
Listen, right before my dad died,
I walked out of the house pissed at him,
And I said, "I wish he'd go away."
I wish he'd just go away.
(Mary) He was the last one with Mandy before she was attacked.
Okay.
And the other night, I was having dinner with my mom,
and I said, "I wish I didn't have to go to school."
(Mary) I wish I didn't have to go to school tomorrow,
but wishing for something
doesn't make it come true.
[Brief zapping noises]
The next day, the library got torched.
Brad set the fire so I wouldn't have to go to school.
[Debbie laughs]
Mary, you don't really believe this?
You were there when I told Kara I wished she shut up.
I wish you'd just shut up!
(Kara) It has nothing to do
with that stupid movie.
Look what happened.
[Kara screaming]
Okay.
And with Mandy,
I said I wished he could see how ugly she is.
(Mary) I wish he could see how ugly she really is.
And her face got slashed.
[Breathing noises]
Brad was the last one to see her.
I know.
I was with him.
And he just followed me home.
I was with Beth, and I got mad at her.
And I was about to wish for her to get lost
like I always do; And just as I was saying,
"I wish you'd get lost,"
I looked up, and I saw him
outside the window staring at me.
It was definitely him.
Like, he was waiting for what I was going to say,
and he was ready to do it.
Mary, this is ridiculous.
Why would Brad be running around granting you wishes?
[Eerie music]
♪ ♪
I want to try something.
Try what?
Just have an open mind about this, okay?
- Debbie, tell me - what we're doing.
Just come on. It'll take a second.
What are we doing here?
Okay, wish
For a winning ticket.
Debbie, would you stop it?
Come on, don't rule anything out.
Wish for a winner. Let's see what happens.
It's not
going to work.
Just give it a try.
Here, pick one of these.
Okay, fine.
How about movie magic?
Okay, make a wish and scratch it off.
[Exhales]
Loser.
Well, maybe it wasn't a winner
because you didn't say it out loud.
Okay, fine.
Watch this.
Watch what?
[Eerie music]
I wish I had a blue gumball.
[Cranking noise]
So much for my special powers.
Come on.
[Sighs]
(Debbie) Maybe your wishes don't work for good things;
Only bad things.
- Wish that I crash - the car.
What?
Let's see what happens.
No.
Come on, try it.
You're making fun of me.
- No, I swear I'm not. - Just wish that I crash the car.
This is so stupid.
More stupid than somebody running around
dressed as a killer in some cheesy b-movie?
[Sighs]
Look, there's no way
Brad or whoever could know
What you were wishing for
all those times.
I mean, you were alone, right?
[Brief zapping noise]
[Eerie music]
♪ ♪
Did it ever occur to you
That this is all in your head?
Okay.
Fine, if it'll make you happy.
I wish you'd crash the car!
[Tires squealing]
(Mary) You don't have to total it.
Just a little Fender bender.
Maybe you can get some insurance money
and fix it up.
[Sighs]
Why do you think I'm doing all this?
I'm just trying to prove to you
- that this is all - in your head.
That's all.
Okay, fine.
Go.
[Tires screeching]
[Engine revving]
Slow down!
We have to go this fast if we're going to crash the car.
Yeah, but you're going to get us killed!
Shut up!
[Suspenseful music]
Shit, look!
Smack!
[Tires screeching]
Crash!
[Eerie music]
You saw it, right?
Say you saw it!
I saw it!
[Mary crying]
Where'd he go?
Start the car.
[Engine turns]
Drive.
[Engine revving]
How did he know where we were?
(Mary) He's been following us the whole time.
Great.
That's just great.
[Siren blaring]
I don't believe it.
Mary, look behind us, the cops.
[Indistinct chatter over radio]
So, ladies, what's the hurry?
(Mary) We just hit someone back there.
That's...
That's quite a story.
It's not a story.
(Debbie) Take a look
at the windshield.
Look, somebody is following us.
Mary, how many times have we picked you up sleepwalking
Or stumbling around?
- You know, - there's a lot of kooky things
That go on with you, isn't there?
[Sighs]
We're all really sorry
About what happened to your dad, really.
But I can't help that.
Have a good night.
[Exhales]
Fuck.
So much for the cops.
What are we going to do now?
Okay.
If Brad thinks he's the wisher,
then maybe there's another way to stop him.
How?
[Eerie music]
Debbie?
Yeah?
Neither of us saw the end of the movie, right?
Right.
I've got an idea.
[Suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
What are we doing?
Just come on.
Sam?
You know the movie the wisher?
Of course.
Do you know how to download it?
Yeah.
Can you show us?
[Electrical noise]
- (Woman) - Whoa, what's going on?
(Sam) What happened?
Can you write it down?
(Brad) There you are.
I've been looking all over for you.
Why do you keep avoiding me?
I'm not avoiding you.
Mary, you know I like you, right?
- I mean, - I like you a lot.
(Debbie) Mary?
(Brad) Mary, where are you going?
(Mary)
Start it!
[Tires squealing]
Here's the phone.
Call the police.
I'll be right back.
Okay.
[Soft eerie music]
♪ ♪
Mary, it's from your mom.
She's out looking
Okay, come on.
for you.
- (Mary) - Did you call?
(Debbie) Yes.
Are they coming?
They said so.
Well, did you tell 'em that he's here at the house?
(Debbie) Of course.
What are you doing?
(Mary) We're going to download the movie.
[Soft tapping noise]
if Brad thinks he's the wisher,
then maybe we can stop him like in the movie.
- Yeah, right. - You got a better idea?
[Glass shattering]
[Mary gasps]
We have to find out how the movie ended.
[Computer noises]
[Man over speakers] When the woodsman
cut down the first tree, another tree Rose in its place.
And the wisher
laid there still,
waiting for a new master to come along
To awaken it again.
What's that supposed to mean?
This is the beginning of the movie.
We need the end.
Shit.
Okay, wait, wait, wait.
[Eerie music]
♪ ♪
when the woodsman finally figured out what was going on,
he knew he had to destroy the wisher.
But when he tried, the wisher turned on him
And killed him.
It's frozen!
[Suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
[Woman screams]
Debbie, look at this.
(Debbie) What is it?
Okay, just wait.
(Woman) No. No. Get away.
Get away. No. No.
That looks like my house.
He thinks this is for real?
Which means...
He's coming here?
No. No. No.
Shing!
No. No.
That looks like you.
He thinks I'm the girl in the movie.
[Shinging noises]
It's frozen.
Forget it. Let's get the fuck out of here.
Oh, and go where?
Okay, wait, wait, wait.
[Over speakers] - -Wisher.
The only way he can stop him is by wishing...
By wishing what?
[Buzzing]
Fuck!
[Glass shatters]
[Gasps] Look.
[Suspenseful music]
(Brad) Mary?
Hey, Mary?
I just want to talk to you.
(Debbie) Mary, what should we do?
What's the problem?
- [Gasping] - Mary?
Brad!
Shing!
Did you lock the door?
[Gasps]
[Suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
Help me with that.
[Glass shattering ]
Okay, come on.
[Thumping]
[Screaming]
Shit!
Okay, okay.
[Smashing noise]
- Okay. - Basement?
No, it's no good.
Okay, follow me.
Fuck!
[Shattering noise]
- (Debbie) - Mary.
[Gasping]
[Soft scraping noise]
[Shinging noises]
[Brad screams]
[Mary screams]
Run!
[Brad grunts]
[Mary grunts]
Debbie!
[Brad screams]
Ow.
Debbie?
[Mary screams]
[Breathing heavily]
[Shinging noises]
Mary, if he listens to you, say something!
I wish you were dead!
[Slashing noises]
[Wisher grunting weakly]
[Grunts]
Mary, are you okay?
[Shane crying]
(Shane) I'm sorry.
Oh, Shane.
[Siren blares]
(Morgan) Shane became obsessed with the movie.
He watched it over
and over again,
25 times in one week.
His mother called me concerned about it.
It seemed a simple case of a lonely kid
Hiding away from the world in a movie theater.
The images that you found embedded in the film,
they were actually designed
To manipulate the audience.
Is that legal?
You know, nobody knows that much about it.
Subliminal messaging apparently was abandoned in the '60s.
But the people who made this film
managed to tap into it again.
I guess that means a sequel.
I hope not.
So what happened to Shane?
He's gone away.
For how long?
I wish I knew.
Don't use that word.
Right.
I'm sorry.
But, you know,
Shane is just one person.
What about all the others,
and where is this going to go next?
That's what scares me.
I'll see you around.
Don't worry.
You will.
[Soft music]
♪ ♪
Everything okay?
Uh-huh.
Brad, remember when you said that you liked me?
Did you mean as a friend
Or a friend with benefits?
Well, um, what kind of benefits are you talking about?
(Man) ♪ in my mind. ♪
♪ When I wait for the day ♪
♪ you say hello, ♪
♪ and I'll say good-bye ♪
♪ to the dream, ♪
♪ to the dream. ♪ ♪
[Eerie synthesized music]
♪ ♪
[Man over TV] There were signs of forcible entry at the back door.
[woman over TV]
How much damage is...
(male announcer) The following feature contains graphic violence,
Adult language, and situations.
Children under the age of 18 are urged
to watch this picture with a parent or guardian.
Due to the graphic nature of this film,
it is not recommended for children under 18.
[Eerie music]
♪ ♪
(man) As the legend goes,
there was this woodsman centuries ago
walking through the forest one day,
and he met a nymph.
(Ethan)
Yeah, a nymph.
Not that kind of nymph:
A fairy, a female fairy that lives in the forest.
Now, every nymph lives in a tree,
and every tree...
[Electrical screech]
[Soft eerie music]
♪ ♪