Flatliners (1990) Edit

A fuse. Short. Maybe a circuit.

Absolutely.

Ah, Jesus. All right. Hold on a minute.

Ah, there.

All right, I got her!

All right.

All seeing the same things in the same order.

All that day, I knew something was going to happen.

All you need to do is handle the injections and the IV.

And a chariot and music.

And bring me back to life.

And dissect the lower intestines.

And had nothing to lose by dying.

And he doesn't deserve to die!

And I didn't see no light.

And I heard this voice.

And I saw myself in the bed and everything.

And I started to float out into the hall...

And I woke up, and there was Ralph...

And it said...

And it was the most beautiful light I ever saw.

And it was the most beautiful voice I ever heard.

And loved life so much...

And now you're having bad dreams about your daddy. I'm really sorry.

And the doctor was saying I was dying.

And the doctor.

And the remaining four will get D's and F's.

And then into this tunnel...

And this guide...

And this tunnel and light...

And you feel responsible?

And you swore at a little girl on a playground. Oh!

Anne, is that you?

Anybody home?

Anything under four minutes. would be redundant.

Anything under four minutes. would be redundant.

Apparently not.

Are you a model?

Are you all right, wise one?

Are you crazy? Is she getting the heebie jeebies?

Are you lost?

Are you okay?

Are you serious?

Are you sure?

As if we were already dead...

Ask Dr.Death.

At least I get to go out with a laugh.

At one minute, Joe, come in with the defibs...

At the time of death that makes it more palatable to us.

Atonement?

Bag him. 4 1,000. 5 1,000. Breathe.

Be sure to bring all that talent with you tonight, okay?

Because I like you as much as I do, I have to decline on moral grounds.

Because in the end, we all know what we've done.

Because nobody seems to want me to go under. I don't need your protection.

Because...

Begin CPR. 1 1,000.

Begin. 1 1,000. 2 1,000. 3 1,000. 4 1,000.

Billy Mahoney died 17 years ago. Nelson feels responsible.

Billy Mahoney!

Black cats mating like rats in the alley.

Brain death.

Brilliant, Dr.Steckle.

Brilliant!

Bullshit!

But are we in a room with a dead man?

But Dave does, doesn't he?

But I didn't see no tunnel...

But I might miss you.

But I need you.

But I never liked school, anyway.

But I was wrong.

But if you have class...

But if you see anything...

But some electrical current's still circulating through my body.

But the skeptic did feel something, didn't you? I'm going again.

But the words pussy marauder do pop into mind occasionally.

But with each other.

But you are going back.

But you remember everything else? You guys are full of shit.

By the time you're through with it, I'm sure it will be.

Bye.

Calcium in.

Can I come in, please?

Can I drive you home?

Can you hear the traffic on the Lakeshore?

Can you recall a specific emotion...

Cardiovascular vessels will constrict, increasing your blood supply.

Champ?

Champ?

Charged! Clear!

Charged.

Charged.

Chill out. $10 says he doesn't do it. Shits his drawers and we're out of here.

Clear.

Clear.

Clear.

Clear. Come on, Dave.

Come here, boy. Come on. Champ!

Come on, Billy Mahoney.

Come on, boy! Come here. Champ?

Come on, boy! Come here. Champ?

Come on, boys, salvation just ahead.

Come on, come on, Nelson.

Come on, Dave.

Come on, Manus. Come on back to us.

Come on, Nelson, pick up the beat.

Come on, Nelson!

Come on, Nelson. Come on, come on.

Come on, they're your sins! Live with them.

Come on!

Come on.

Come on.

Come on. Give me your best shot.

Come on. This is a shortcut.

Coming.

Count me out, too.

CPR successful. Hurley lives.

Crybaby, cry!

Daddy.

Dave nodding off and pervert here having flashbacks.

Dave, stop it!

David, help!

Death is beautiful?

Did it dawn on you I'm trying to work things out...

Did something happen tonight? Want to talk to me about something?

Did you hear about Labraccio?

Die to be a hero if you want, but don't die to be a celebrity.

Do you believe that?

Do you want to see death? Take a good look.

Does the atheist now believe in God?

Does there? And what did you decide in your infinite wisdom?

Doesn't matter. Given the same situation, I would do it again.

Doesn't surprise me. We had Elvis in here last night.

Don't be late.

Don't be late. Don't forget the camera.

Don't do any more. I did not come to medical school...

Don't do it, Billy!

Don't expect hugs and kisses for this.

Don't leave him alone.

Don't let go of the rope.

Don't lie to me.

Don't rush him.

Don't talk.

Don't think I couldn't have.

Don't you remember me, Joe?

Don't you think we're pushing it a bit?

Don't you want to be on 60 minutes?

Dr.Hurley, electrodes. Come on, Joe.

Dr.Hurley, I know you're home.

Dr.Manus, will you handle the injections?

Drag everybody? Come on!

Dying is funny that way.

Easy, easy. Don't rush him. Oh, my God.

Electrodes!

Enjoying yourself, Nelson?

Eppy in!

Especially to a scientist and a genius like yourself.

Even fainter, I can hear a dragging sound.

Everything matters.

Everything we do matters.

Excuse me, Dr.Hurley. I need a word with Dr.Manus.

Excuse me. I don't want to ruin anybody's evening...

Fifteen years on the job, and you'll get me canned in one day.

Fine for somebody who keeps running into her father who's been dead for 20 years.

Fine.

First of all, they didn't believe me.

Five minutes. Imagine that! She was under for five minutes!

Flatline.

Flatline.

Forceps!

Forget it! I'm outta here.

Forget it. I have no interest in watching you kill yourself.

Frankly, I don't think you have the balls.

Fuck it.

Fuck the rest of you!

Get him!

Get it!

Get some rest.

Get the blanket.

Getting us kicked out of med school won't get Anne back. Get to work.

Give me 30 seconds. Put the blanket on to warm.

Go climb a mountain.

Go in the house, baby.

Go on.

God, you're beautiful.

Goddamn it, she was dying!

Gonna cry? Crybaby Davie. Cry, cry, cry!

Good morning, class.

Good morning, Manus. How you doing?

Good morning, Rachel.

Good night.

Good.

Good.

Got a match?

Got him!

Got him! 02.

Great. Thank you, Mrs.Hicks. I appreciate it. Bye.

Great. Why don't you just walk away?

Hail Mary, praise Jesus, all that stuff.

Have you told everyone you loved them?

He could use some air. You guys could get him some fluids.

He said...

He wants you to let him go.

He'll have a wet dream and think he went to heaven.

He's dead and he gets laid.

He's nice. We're both fucking lunatics.

He's talking like Lazarus back from the dead.

Hello?

Hello. I'm nice.

Hello. Is this Mrs. Earl R. Hicks?

Hello. May I speak to Anne Coldren?

Help him find Billy Mahoney.

Help!

Help!

Hey, Fellatio!

Hey, gorgeous.

Hey, you guys were all so eager to jump on my coattails.

Hi, Nelson.

Hi.

Hi. I have been thinking about you all day. How are you?

Hoka hey.

Hoka hey.

Hold on.

Holy shit! The neighborhood's falling apart.

Honey, you're the best.

How can you make amends with somebody who's dead?

How do you explain the similarity of death experiences all over the world?

How long have you been here?

How the hell am I supposed to know?

How we doing?

How you doing, Nelson? You okay?

How?

How'd it happen?

However we made you feel, it was wrong.

Hurt or wronged in some way?

I also remember the way we treated you back then.

I always felt there was something unnatural about this.

I bet 24 hours ago you didn't think you'd be spending the night here.

I came back from the dead tonight.

I can get there with the others.

I can't believe I remember all of this.

I could hear it in his voice on the phone.

I decided that when someone as smart and driven as you are...

I did. And it was so beautiful!

I didn't take your money. You gave it to me.

I didn't want to hurt you again.

I do remember you.

I do.

I don't know how to explain it, but it lifted

I don't know if I was dead. I may have felt something.

I don't know if this will help, but going to see Winnie Hicks today

I don't know.

I don't know. I'm not exactly sure how it works.

I don't know. It's Halloween. There's a full moon.

I don't know. Maybe there's a chemical or hormone released from the brain...

I don't think it is a good idea to do this without David.

I don't understand you. You burned your career today on a stranger.

I don't want to be alone.

I don't want to be buried on Saturday.

I don't want to die.

I don't want to talk about it.

I don't want you to think it was casually, wantonly sexual by any means.

I drove from the city. That's my truck.

I feel like a highly tuned instrument.

I found something. Let's not forget that.

I fucking dare you.

I got a pulse! We've got him!

I got something.

I got your toaster. Too many appliances make you love me.

I gotta go.

I had this feeling that if I had gone any further...

I have a family now.

I have to talk to her. I've got to stop her.

I have. I have.

I haven't been that ugly little girl in quite some time.

I hear something.

I heard you had a near death experience.

I just want to know how Rachel was doing.

I know you'll be healthy, wealthy and happy in your wealth.

I know.

I love you, Joe.

I love you.

I loved you. But to film all those girls without them knowing it.

I mean, we were wrong.

I need you to bring me back. Please.

I need you to show me that you love me.

I not only hear it, I can feel it.

I said I was fine!

I said no.

I saved her life. What would you have done?

I saw myself...

I should go.

I still might. But, Joe, 4:25 is crazy.

I think mankind deserves to know.

I think you do.

I thought I'd paid my dues!

I thought we were doctors, scientists.

I told you not to go in there! I told you not to do that!

I trusted you, all of you...

I trusted you, Joe.

I trusted you, Joe.

I turned, I swear to God, and she was standing in front of me.

I want to come back with the answers to death and life.

I want to make sure they've gone to a good place. It does seem trivial.

I want to wish you two the best of everything together.

I wanted to get in touch with her. I was wondering

I wanted to get in touch with her. I was wondering

I wanted to say I was sorry.

I wanted to say I'm sorry.

I wanted to tell her the voices were wrong.

I was a little smaller then.

I was in elementary school with her. We used to make fun of her.

I was in school with Winnie. We went to S.B. Butler together.

I was in this garden.

I was legally dead...

I was not asleep.

I was on the train. I heard someone call me names.

I was sent to Stoneham School for Boys.

I was worried. I took the bus down.

I will.

I wish they had meant something, because if you were honest...

I would be if everyone would stop asking me if I'm all right.

I would've gone 3:30, maybe 3:40.

I'd like to go home.

I'll be in the living room if you need me.

I'll be late for class.

I'll bring my balls.

I'll call the police.

I'll call you. I promise.

I'll handle this. Back to work or suffer the consequences.

I'll see you soon.

I'm David Labraccio.

I'm dying.

I'm fine, Ben. Everything's okay.

I'm fine.

I'm glad to hear that because I haven't known you for long...

I'm going to draw 20cc's. You handle the injections.

I'm going to go.

I'm going to take your baby...

I'm gonna catch you!

I'm Joe Hurley. You're Terry, right?

I'm not a surgeon yet.

I'm not buying any of this.

I'm not going to kill myself.

I'm not making sense.

I'm not picking you up. I just picked you out.

I'm okay.

I'm on early shift at the hospital.

I'm real sorry about what happened today. I really am.

I'm sorry for getting any of you involved.

I'm sorry if I made you feel bad.

I'm sorry, God. I'm sorry we stepped on your fucking territory!

I'm sorry!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I can't do that.

I'm spooking.

I'm sure you're a very warm woman.

I'm surprised you remember me.

I'm the skeptic, the control on this experiment. I should go next.

I'm tired of playing the field.

I'm tired of playing the field.

I'm trying to tell you...

I'm willing to go 1 minute 20 seconds.

I've already got Steckle and Hurley, two of the top GPA's in the school.

I've always had premonitions.

I've been haunted by images of women I videotaped without them knowing.

I've been meaning to ask, are you dating anyone?

I've expressed myself clearly for the record. Good night.

I've got chilled D5W in the cooler.

I've got to get this on tape.

I've got to hand it to you.

I've got to transfer to a school closer to you or get a faster car.

I've heard all the rumors and nicknames about you, Rachel.

I've never felt like this before.

I've seen odd things from my past, too. I thought it might be brain damage.

If anything should ever happen

If she walks out of that ladies room with those answers...

If there's nothing there, I won't convince myself there is.

If you die, can I have your apartment?

If you had cared for any of them, I could have fought that.

If you need me, just honk the horn.

In your case, it probably is. I'm getting this on tape.

In!

Increasing defibs to 360. Charge. Clear.

Inject 1cc of adrenaline.

Is going next.

Is it hope, fear, the musky fear of death?

Is it offensive if I make conversation?

Is it people who we've...

Is that really you?

Is your mother at home?

Isn't that enough?

Isn't there enough atrocity in the world without your own horror?

It costs $150 more to be buried on Saturday.

It didn't mean anything.

It is beautiful.

It is reckless and unethical for you to withhold findings from us.

It isn't medical school.

It makes the rest of us very nervous.

It never dawned on me.

It never was.

It was a mistake. He was just a little kid!

It was a stupid game. They meant nothing to me.

It was almost erotic.

It was an accident.

It was as

It was friendly.

It was probably just you guys standing over me.

It wasn't such a good day to die.

It were as if we felt no fear.

It would have shown up on the EEG. You were dead.

It'll be dramatic.

It's a boy.

It's a four month suspension. It won't even affect your scholarship.

It's a joke. It's a joke!

It's a personal interest.

It's a war cry from the Sioux Indians. Very macho. It means, today

It's been 12 minutes. He is dead!

It's bigger than that.

It's called murder. No wonder you got tossed.

It's difficult to explain. Maybe impossible.

It's getting louder.

It's hard to verbalize.

It's his way of trying to stop me. It won't work. I'm ready.

It's important we keep each other informed.

It's like being paranoid without the fear.

It's not an obsession, it's an interest.

It's not thinking about the past or the future.

It's okay, Joe.

It's the right idea.

It's the street lights.

It's worth a shot. You coming?

It's your fault!

Jack off! Limp wrist! Corn hole! Banana breath!

Jesus Christ!

Jesus, you're always running away from me.

Jesus!

Joe, I gotta borrow your car.

Joe...

Joe's right. 91 degrees. Let's be ready.

Just do it!

Just hurry and get back. You can buy us breakfast.

Just like you do.

Just stop his heart. One minute, bring him right back.

Just watch the door.

Kids always feel responsible.

Kiss ass! Brown Nose! Macho wimp!

Labraccio! What the hell do you think you're doing?

Last one over is a rotten egg.

Leave a message after the beep.

Let him go.

Let me defib him. He's dead. Isn't that enough?

Let me try to bring him back.

Let's get that blood pressure going.

Let's go home, okay?

Let's not dredge up all that stuff. Sherry, go in the house.

Lidocaine in.

Like a dream...

Like being watched.

Like from above, looking down.

Like it or not, I'm going next.

Like Lenny here. He's open.

Limp dick! Fart face! Tire merchant! What's the matter?

Listen, I didn't mean to come here

Listen, if anything happens...

Long enough to see your tapes.

Look...

Looks as bad as it feels, huh?

Losing them is part of our work.

Maybe trying to show me up.

Maybe we can get together some night and discuss it.

Maybe we should have gotten married last summer.

Maybe you fell asleep, thoughts triggered by submerged guilt.

Med school, your future for Nelson's fame?

Miss MacLaine, and our former First Lady, the outer journey.

Monitor the EKG.

Mr.Leary, drugs, the inner journey.

Mrs.Amsler, you're doing much better.

My 350 pound baby sitter would chase me with a pastrami sandwich I stole.

My father shot himself when I was five.

My mother wasn't ready yet.

My parents still live there. Fine.

My parents still live there. Fine.

Nelson felt he deserved to die.

Nelson freaked out. Joe and Steckle are stranded.

Nelson, about tonight.

Nelson, can you hear us?

Nelson, give me the keys.

Nelson, stop it!

Nelson, stop, stop!

Nelson, wait!

Nelson, you crazy motherfucker! You did it!

Nice outfit.

Nice work. Keep it up.

Nitrous on.

No lectures.

No one is going for four minutes.

No show Labraccio. This really isn't like him.

No way! I've been bumped twice!

No, but let's do it anyway.

No, it's Nelson.

No, thanks.

No, we're not.

No, you're reaching.

No. But there is something out there. It's comforting.

No. Nothing.

No. You don't understand. None of that matters now.

None of you had the foresight or balls to do any of this until I did it.

Not a bad price to pay for fame and glory.

Not that I remember.

Not the least bit frigid or repressed.

Not those lights! Security will come running.

Not with a body temperature of 86 degrees.

Nothing.

Nothing.

Nothing. Bringing Rachel back early. That's all.

Nothing's wrong.

Now it's real.

Now it's up to the physical sciences.

Now you're turning your back on a friend.

O2. O2.

Of course they'll make you an example. They have to protect their insurance.

Oh, God! Body temp down to 78.

Oh, my daddy!

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God.

Oh. I'm sorry you're so upset.

Okay, Billy Mahoney, come on.

Okay? That was too close.

Okay. And do you have an address for her?

Once my aunt was supposed to fly in from Las Vegas.

One kiss good bye?

One minute.

One minute.

Or are you so tragically competitive that you'd bid with your lives?

Or just a bunch of stuff stored up inside my mind.

Or maybe we were just fucked in the head.

Or perhaps it was because we lived life so well...

Or sensation, heat or cold, anything like that?

Overwhelming the powers that be with the force of our passion for science.

Pay when you're ready, okay?

People from different cultures and religions...

Philosophy failed. Religion failed.

Piece of cake.

Please don't.

Please stop.

Please tell David...

Please, don't.

Please!

Proceed to the sigmoid colon and on to the appendix.

Promise me you'll go through with this.

Rachel Manus may have the answers to life and death.

Rachel, how about a little nitrous?

Ralph, my husband, was crying.

Randall Steckle, Diary of a Surgeon To Be.

Randall Steckle, Diary of a Surgeon.

Randall Steckle, Forging of a Surgeon. No. Pretentious.

Randall Steckle, Genesis of a Young Surgeon.

Randall Steckle, Genesis?

Recording adventures before a life of monogamy?

REM. We got REM.

Remove the appendix, taking note of the blood supply.

Remove the ascending colon from the transverse colon.

Resembling in many ways a Cabbage Patch doll.

Right, Nelson?

Right.

Ring, ring, ring.

Rotting pumpkins. Burning leaves.

Sandwiched between Andy Rooney and a commercial?

See you soon.

See you soon.

Seems a shame that the people with the ability don't have the nerve.

Set up over the grate. I got the boiler going.

She didn't come out of the bathroom with the answers to life and death.

She's back.

She's been under four minutes.

She's probably not going to remember who you are.

Shit bird! Bird turd! Turd face!

Shit face. Rat turd. Ass licking son of a bitch.

Shit!

Shit!

Since when did truth and knowledge become a horror?

Skelator? Are you listening to me?

So don't do it.

So many crack heads, we don't have time for anybody else.

So was it, Dave? Was today a good day to die?

Some crazy girl I know you, don't I?

Some very big guys. It doesn't matter.

Somehow just asking for forgiveness

Somehow we brought our sins back physically, and they're pissed.

Sometimes it's nice to open up.

Sometimes the little fella gets carried away.

Sometimes we just have to let go.

Standing by with sodium bicarb and Eppy. I'm charging the paddles.

Start filming.

Start filming.

Start filming.

Starting CPR!

Starting CPR. 1 1,000. 2 1,000.

Starting CPR. Bag her.

Stations. You're blocking our view.

Steckle's right. Are you willing to risk everything?

Step on a crack Break your mother's back

Stop, Billy!

Stop, Billy! Stop!

Stop, Nelson!

Stop, Nelson. No, don't do it!

Suck me.

Suddenly, even though I was in a coma...

Sure.

Sweetheart.

Take me down with nitrous, sodium pentathol and a refrigerated blanket.

Take me up to 93 degrees slowly.

Take the mask off.

Talk some sense into these people.

Tell me all about it.

Tell us what happened.

Terry, I think they better get you off medication.

Thank you, Jesus.

Thank you.

Thanks a lot.

Thanks, Edna.

Thanks.

Thanks.

That I don't want you to do it.

That never would have occurred to me in a million years.

That there was something out there protecting me.

That was a mistake. We almost lost him.

That was close. That was way too close.

That was so long ago. I don't remember what you could've done.

That we imagined ourselves immortal...

That you have someplace to go.

That's it!

That's it.

That's it. That's it.

That's not it. He's stuck in V fib. Charging again. 300.

That's some bedside manner. You're gonna make one hell of a doctor.

That's too late. Get her under.

That's what the voices say.

That's what we did. We brought him back from the dead.

That's why I need you there tonight.

That's why I'm going under again.

The bed. Thank God he called a specialist.

The cuneiforms, the metatarsals

The experience was strange.

The last great frontier. First you had...

The line broke The monkey got choked

The monkey chewed tobacco on the streetcar line

The spoils of arthritis.

The whole world will worship her.

Then tell us what happened to your face.

Then the West, the moon.

Then there's no reason for us to go any further.

Then there's no reason for us to go any further.

Then why is he back?

There are a few people I would like to kill, but you are not one of them.

There are others here who would like to make a name for themselves off this.

There is no Billy. It's just the two of us.

There seems to be a lot of speculation about what you do need, Manus.

There seems to be a lot of speculation about what you do need, Manus.

There was a door in our hallway I wasn't supposed to go in.

There was something vaguely feminine guiding me.

There we go.

There's no answers here. You saw what you wanted to see.

There's nothing beautiful out there.

There's something I didn't tell you about last night.

They all went to heaven in a little rowboat

They don't let a guy like you walk away from medicine. Besides, you were wrong.

They say you see a tunnel with a light at the end.

They say, Have you done enough?

They'll ask you back next term.

They're all members of the Joe Hurley video library.

They're just telling you what you need to know.

Things from our past? They want revenge?

This guy physically touches you? It is not hallucination and is not possible.

This has got to work. Come on back, Nelson.

This is a graveyard.

This is a strange question. Do you have a daughter Winnie, about 26?

This is good bye med school, good bye career.

This is great! It's beautiful.

This is my idea. You're just tourists.

This is my lab. 300 joules.

This is not going to help. We're in this together.

This is not the shit I want on my transcript.

This is where Billy lives.

This isn't for mankind. This is for Nelson.

This letter absolves you of any responsibility just in case.

This letter does not mean shit. Please, let him sleep it off.

This thing changed my life.

This whole lab's not possible. Or is it?

Three A's will be given, five B's, ten C's...

Three minutes.

Three, six, nine The goose drank wine

To have so little respect. Those women trusted you.

To murder my classmates, no matter how deranged they might be.

To see if there's anything out there beyond death.

Today is a good day to die.

Today is a good day to die.

Today we are going to remove the left kidney...

Today's exam will be scaled.

Tonight, a young medical student who dared to experience death and come back.

Toward this light.

Trick or treat!

Try again.

Try to get some rest.

Trying to sever Come on, damn it.

Twenty seconds at 89, 90.

Two minutes.

Underneath that there's a hum.

Up me to 300.

Up to 360. Clear!

Wait a goddamn minute.

Wait a minute. I had a near death experience also.

Wait a minute. Quite simply, why are you doing this?

Wait a minute. Wait. I can understand...

Wait a minute. Where are you going?

Wait a second. What do you mean, erotic?

Wait.

Waiting for body temp to rise. Aborting fourth experiment. Why, Dave?

Wake up, you little shit! You got company!

Want me to take a look?

Want to come to my place where we can do more serious thinking?

Want to know how I knew he was here?

Was there anything negative about your experience?

Wasn't very good at it.

Watch your mouths.

We are now beneath the transverse arch of the foot...

We can just lie together. Hold each other in our underwear.

We can stop whenever you want.

We can't turn back now. I'm going further. 1:50.

We have found something worthwhile to upstage those fucking baby boomers.

We have time to decide.

We should get your face looked at at a hospital.

We'll be there.

We'll have a complete record of the experiment.

We're all alone. Let it go.

We're all professionals. I'm sure this will go smoothly.

We're all responsible for this.

We're bringing her back. Click that blanket to warm. Body temp?

We're bringing her back. Click that blanket to warm. Body temp?

We're fucked.

We're gonna get you, Billy Mahoney!

We're moving to Bretylium. It's the only way.

We're pushing the five minute mark. Dangerous! Zucchini land!

Well, I do!

Well, looks like we found a winner.

Well, mutiny at last.

Well, then you can kill yourself for as long as you want.