My father's daughter. That's right.
What's the matter, you don't see the resemblance?
Now, let's take it from the top, friend.
With a lot of detail. What do you say?
He had a bird with him. Nearly pecked my face off.
He told me to tell T-bird that death was on its way.
Whatever the fuck that means.
Draven. He said his name was Eric Draven.
Want to relax that thing now?
This bird man, he just happened to let you live, huh?
You sure you ain't making all this up just to save your own ass?
I ain't makin' all this up.
I ain't twisted like you two fucks.
All right.
A boy and his bird. Awful touching.
Yeah. [ Laughing ]
For fuck's sake, die, will ya? Give me that thing.
Thanks.
Funboy said he saw a black bird too.
A big one.
Then he choked to death on his own blood.
I'll have the janitor come on up.
[ Purring ]
** [ Electric Guitar ]
[ Siren Wailing ]
- ** [ Rock Playing ] - [ Crow Caws ]
You again.
You lost or hungry?
- Hi. - [ Caws ]
* It can't rain all the time *
[ Skipping ] * Can't rain all the time *
[ T-bird ] I don't know how many times I gotta tell you. We're in this together!
One part falls, it all falls!
- You know how long it took us to put this together? - Yeah, a long time.
That piece of rats hit made Tin Tin into a fuckin' voodoo doll!
Tin Tin was a dick.
Tin Tin. Sheesh.
Fire it up! Fire it up! Fire it up! Fire it up!
Fire it up!
No Funboy.
Probably still... bangin' away on Darla.
- [ Grunting ] - [ Whistles ]
Smokes and road beers. Be quick.
I'm on it.
[ Man Talking On Phone ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Cawing ]
What the fuck are you supposed to be, man?
- [ Cawing ] - I'm your passenger.
Drive.
[ Motor Starts ]
What's all this happy horseshit?
- [ Tires Screeching ] - Hey, T-bird! T-bird!
- [ Horn Honking ] - [ Screams ]
[ Brakes Screeching ]
- Oh, shit! - What the fuck's the matter with you?
Stupid asshair! You hit my car!
[ Groaning ]
What do you want, man? Money? Drugs? I got it.
We could use you. You did Tin Tin.
- This is business, right? - [ Gun Cocks ] Faster.
You got that cream stuff?
I hate this. They can't even call it cream legally.
- What in the crap-- - [ Tires Screech, Siren Wails ]
[ Screaming ]
Oh, look. Makin' us popular.
When they flash us like that, they ain't friends.
[ Siren Wailing ]
This is Vehicle 48. We got us a big, old, red hot rod.
Turn.
You got something personal, amigo, we can work it out.
- Right? Huh? - [ Crow Cawing ]
[ Groans ] Damn! Dead end!
[ Cawing ]
- [ Man ] Look out! - [ Woman Screams ]
Oh, my God! Get outta the way!
- [ Engine Rattling ] - Holy shit! Goddamn foreign cars!
[ Siren Wailing ]
Shit! Shit!
Oh, I hate this. This ain't good.
T-bird! I got you, man!
- Shit! - [ Screaming ]
[ Groaning, Car Door Chiming ]
[ T-bird ] Remember? Yeah, I remember everything.
But I don't know what-- What? Huh? What?
What are you talkin' about? No, no, no, no, no.
You mean that place downtown? Yeah, I remember her.
We needed to put some fear into that little lady.
She wasn't going along with our tenant relocation program.
And her idiot boyfriend shows up and turns a simple sweep-and-clear...
into a total cluster fuck! Who gives a shit?
It's ancient history! Why? What do you want?
What is it? What? Speak to me. Speak!
Did you send us these complaints?
Come here! "Abashed the devil stood."
Does it get you sweaty?
I know you. I know you. I knew I knew you.
But you ain't you.
You can't be you. We put you through the window. There ain't no coming back.
This is the really real world. There ain't no coming back.
We killed you dead. There ain't no coming back.
[ Grunting, Muttering ] T-bird--
There ain't no coming back! There ain't no coming back!
- T-bird. - [ T-bird Panting ]
- [ Engine Revs ] - "Abashed the devil stood...
and felt how awful goodness is."
"And felt how awful goodness is."
[ Tires Squealing ]
[ Gasping ] T-bird. T-bird.
[ Crow Caws ]
[ Woman ] This is the 7:00 a.m. edition of Action News.
For over a decade, the night before Halloween...
has had a darker and deadlier nickname in the inner city, "Devil's Night"...
the name given to what has become an annual plague of arson.
Last year over 200 blazes were reported, and 11 people lost their lives.
Tonight may become the biggest and deadliest Devil's Night ever.
The mayor has firefighters from all surrounding counties--
Do you like them up or over? I can't remember.
What are you doing? I don't even like eggs.
- Wait, you loved eggs. - Yeah, when I was five.
So what do you want now? Black coffee and cigarettes?
So what did you take to become mother of the year?
Oh, it wasn't drugs. Someone kind of woke me up.
- Who? - Oh, it was nuts.
You're acting weird. Did you win the lottery or something, Darla?
Oh, forget it. I never was too good at this mommy shit.
Over easy.
I like 'em over easy... Mom.
Hey, Albrecht.
[ Sighs ]
This is the third hit in your hood in 24 hours.
We just fished this out of the river. He's fused to his own car.
- We're gonna have to I.D. his teeth. - His name is T-bird.
Arson was his specialty.
Looks like he zigged when he should have zagged.
- Case closed. - Bull-fuckin'-shit.
Come here.
You're holding out on me.
I got a goddamn vigilante killer knocking off scumbags left and right...
and you're covering up for somebody.
Who's the cartoon character in the painted face?
- You're the detective. You tell me. - Okay.
Gideon's blows all to hell and you're having a chitchat with some weirdo...
who winds up in T-bird's car when it zigs instead of zags.
Then you steal one of my case files from homicide...
and you're saying this is just a fuckin' automobile accident?
- Come on! - Yeah. Good speech though.
I didn't want to interrupt you. It sounded good.
You gotta write that shit down.
All right, smart-ass.
The captain's got a little love note waiting for you.
- Welcome to the first day of the rest of your suspension. - Suspension?
- For what? - Misconduct.
[ Dials Phone ] Yeah, give me the lab.
[ Thunder Rumbling ]
[ Grunting ]
** [ Electric Guitar ]
[ Shelly ] One for sorrow, two for joy...
- Come here. - ...three for a girl, four for a boy.
Dancing--
[ Paper Ripping ]
Eric?
[ Rain Falling ]
[ Sighs ] Man, Sarah, you're going crazy.
- Gabriel. - [ Meows ]
I thought you were dead.
You're not dead, are you?
I knew it was you.
Even with the makeup.
I remembered your song.
You said, "Can't rain all the time."
That is from your song, right?
- [ Cawing ] - Come on, Eric. I know you're here.
I miss you... and Shelly.
Get so lonely all by myself.
The hell with you. I thought you cared.
Sarah, I do care.
That's him. That's him!
But he looked different. He was painted up white like some kind of dead whore.
I seen him. T-bird sent me in for some road beers, right?
Then he took him away. But I chased him down.
And he flash fried T-bird to his fuckin' car!
Aw, T-bird! Here's to you, buddy.
Maybe we ought a just videotape this. Play it back in slow motion.
- Fire it up! Fire it up! - You see the grave?
- Empty. - Fire it--
Grave? What grave?
What about my fuckin' grave?
- [ Screams ] - Three out of four.
He's working his way back to this speed freak right here.
It's not fair. It's Funboy's fault.
That boy was out of control. T-bird, he came in, he says... [ Whistles ]
..."Waste them both." And now this ghost gonna kill my ass next!
[ Groaning ]
This ghost gonna kill my ass next.
- This ghost gonna kill-- - Hey.
That ain't no ghost.
- They have all arrived. - Watch him.
We might need him.
Ghost gonna kill my--
He like his plain or with onions?
Fine. Don't talk to me.
When someone's dead, they can't come back, can they?
That's what I thought.
Are you referring to anyone in particular?
You'll just think I'm nuts.
Yeah, well, then maybe they'll have to lock us both up.
- You see him too? - I saw somebody.
Maybe it was your fairy godfather.
Eric didn't come back for me.
He can't be my friend anymore because I'm alive.
You want a friend to walk you home?
** [ Electric Guitar ]
- [ Screaming ] - * I am the wicked I am the wave of the future *
[ Woman ] * Being crucified *
* You things, things things of the flesh *
* Do it slow *
* Down avenues "cut me" *
* Lust my eyes *
* Licking lips encouraging Mr. Careworn *
* To gaze upon the screen bask on *
* After the flesh **
[ Whimpering ]
Boys.
It seems our friend T-bird won't be joining us this evening...
on account of a slight case of death.
- [ Men Chuckling ] - You wanna sit down?
- [ Groaning ] - Well, well, well.
Devil's Night is upon us again.
I thought we'd throw a little party...
start a bunch of fires, make a little profit.
I like the pretty lights.
[ Laughing ]
Problem is, it's all been done before. You see what I'm saying?
- That's no reason to quit. - Wrong. Best reason to quit.
Only reason to quit.
A man has an idea.
The idea attracts others...
like-minded.
The idea expands.
The idea becomes an institution.
What was the idea?
See, that's what's been bothering me, boys.
But I'll tell ya, when I used to think about the idea itself...
it'd put a big old smile on my face.
You see, gentlemen...
greed is for amateurs.
Disorder, chaos, anarchy...
now that's fun!
- What about Devil's Night? - What about it?
I started the first fires in this goddamn city.
Before I knew it, every charlatan and shit heel was imitating me.
Do you know what they got now?
Devil's Night greeting cards.
Isn't that precious?
Yeah.
The idea has become the institution, boys.
Time to move along.
You don't want us to do "Light My Fire" time for the whole city?
No.
No, I want you to set a fire so goddamn big...
the gods will notice us again. That's what I'm saying.
I want all of you boys to be able to look me straight in the eye...
one more time and say, "Are we having fun or what?"
- Hey, you! What's your name? - Huh?
Skank! You don't feel that?
- I feel like a little worm on a big fuckin' hook. - [ All Laughing ]
"l feel like a little worm on a big fuckin' hook."
Well, boy, your mama must be damn proud of you!
- [ Crow Caws ] - [ Gasps ]
How the hell did that thing get in here?
- Gentlemen. - [ Skank Screams ]
[ Skank Whimpering ] Let me go! Let me go! I gotta go!
You're him, huh? The avenger.
The killer of killers.
- Nice outfit. - [ Whimpering ]
I'm not sure about the face though.
I just want him.
- [ Whimpering ] - Well, you can't have him.
Well...
I see you have made your decision.
Now let's see you enforce it.
Aw, this is already boring the shit out of me. Kill him!
Ooh, that had to hurt.
- [ All Laughing ] - Well, that's that.
- [ Laughing Continues ] - That guy was crazy.
[ Caws ]
He's gone. [ Screams ]
[ Screaming, Gunfire ]
Get him!
- [ Whimpering ] - [ Gunfire ]
Right here! Here, help me! He's gonna kill me!
Jesus Christ!
Hey!
You're all going to die.
[ Screaming ]
[ Man ] Get the fuck outta here!
[ Crowd Screaming ]
[ Whimpering, Gasping ]
[ Whimpering ]
[ Screams ]
Guess it's not a good day to be a bad guy, huh, Skank?
I'm not Skank. There's Skank right there.
- Skank's dead. - That's right.
[ Screaming ] No!
[ Whimpering ]
- [ Body Crashing ] - What in the crap--
- Don't move! - Hold it!
That's all she wrote! Move and we shoot!
[ Siren Blaring ]
You are surrounded by police units. Do not attempt to escape.
[ Gunfire Continues ]
- Stop running immediately. - Holy shit!
...arms and legs--
Stop immediately. Lie down, spread your arms and legs--
- [ Tires Screeching ] - Come on! Move it!
My advice: Next time duck.
So many cops, you'd think they were giving away donuts.
- [ Sirens Wailing ] - [ Brakes Screeching ]
- Shit! - [ Door Opening ]
Oh. I knew you were gonna do that.
Look at that out there.
The whole city ought a be in flames by now.
Sky ought a be red.
So that, I take it, is the late, great Eric Draven.
He has power, but it is power you can take from him.
- I like him already. - The crow...
is his link between the land of the living...
and the realm of the dead.
So, kill the crow and destroy the man.
Hmm.
I'm coming home, Shelly.
[ Laughing ]
[ Laughing Continues ]
[ Chuckles ]
[ Children Laughing, Hooting ]
[ Laughing ]
You're gonna say I shouldn't be in the cemetery...
in the middle of the night, right?
Safest place in the world to be.
It's 'cause everybody's dead. I knew you'd come here.
It's really late, Sarah.
You didn't say good-bye.
You're just gonna have to forgive me for that.
And you're never coming back.
I gave this to Shelly once.
I think she'd like you to have it.
This way you'll always remember her.
I'll never take it off.
I better go sneak back in the house.
Bye.
- [ Muffled Screaming ] - Shh! Shh!
Shh. Take it easy, sweetheart.
[ Muffled Screaming Continues ]
Come on. Come on.
What is that? Some sort of souvenir there from your pal?
I'll just keep it for good luck. What do you say, hmm?
Her eyes are so innocent.
- [ Sarah ] Eric! - [ Caws ]
Eric, help! Eric!
[ Thunderclap ]
[ Crow Caws ]
[ Crow Flapping, Caws ]
Quick impression for ya.
Caw! Caw! Bang! Fuck, I'm dead!
Give me the girl and I'll let you walk out of here.
[ Inhales ] Well, well.
Why don't you just give me a minute to think about that, huh?
[ Cawing ]
Nah. Fuck it.
[ Chuckles ]
Aw, fuck.
[ Muffled Screaming ]
Well, well, well. It does seem to me that our little life has undergone...
a rather significant change in the past few minutes now. Wouldn't you agree?
[ Groaning ]
Well, for a ghost, you bleed just fine.
- It's still alive. - Well, then kill it!
Bye-bye, birdie.
Ah, shit.
Well, just came by to pay my respects...
and here you are getting all shot up again.
- They've taken Sarah. - How many?
Two more. [ Groans ]
I can handle it. Don't worry.
I'm not worried. Look, here's the plan.
You stay in front, and when they run out of ammo, I'll arrest 'em.
That sounds like a great plan. There's just one problem.
Oh, shit. You're bleeding all over the place.
I thought, you know, you were invincible.
I was. I'm not anymore.
[ Sighs ] Well, I guess you really will need my help, won't you?
- Come on. - [ Groaning ]
You take that.
- You were supposed to stay behind me. - I think I messed up.
[ Crow Caws ]
This is all the power you ever had.
Now it is mine.
Pity there's not more time...
- [ Gun Cocks ] - ...for us.
[ Woman Screaming ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Screaming Continues ]
[ Sarah ] Help, Eric! I'm scared!
Let me go!
Let her go!
You can have me. I won't fight you.
All right.
- [ Sarah Screams ] - No!
[ Gasping, Groaning ]
[ Crow Caws ]
[ Thunderclap ]
[ Gasping ]
- [ Thunderclap ] - [ Screams ]
[ Swords Clanking ]
- [ Whimpering ] - [ Roof Collapsing ]
Eric!
- [ Groaning ] - [ Laughing ]
- Sarah? - Look out!
- [ Panting ] - Eric!
You know, my daddy used to say...
"Every man's got a devil...
and you can't rest till you find him."
What happened back there with you and your girlfriend--
I cleared that building.
Hell, nothing in this town happens without my say-so.
So I'm sorry if I spoiled your wedding plans, friend.
But if it's any consolation to you...
you have put a smile on my face.
You got a lot of spirit, son.
[ Unsheathes Knife ] I am going to miss you.
I have something to give you.
I don't want it anymore.
Thirty hours of pain!
- All at once! - [ Groaning ]
- [ Steady Tone ] - All for you.
[ Gasping ]
Yeah.
Go help him.
Are you alive?
[ Groans ] God, I need a cigarette.
Everybody else dead?
You helped me.
What you kept in here saved me.
- Thanks. - Don't mention it.
I've been meaning to come to church anyway.
Oh, yuck. [ Spits ]
I'm quitting as of now... if I live.
Stay with him until help comes.
He'll be okay, right?
Eric?
[ Sighs ] He does that a lot.
[ Distant Sirens Approaching ]
[ Gasping, Groaning ]
[ Tires Screeching ]
Shelly.
- All right, what's going on in there? - Multiple homicides.
At least it stopped raining, huh?
- It can't rain all the time. - No, I don't believe it.
- This nightmare your fault, Albrecht? - Look, you go on home.
- I'm okay. - Okay.
- Want to tell me what's going on? - Your vigilante's up on the roof.
You missed it.
Get him outta here!
[ Chuckling ]
Thanks.
[ Sarah ] lf the people we love are stolen from us...
the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them.
Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever.
* We walk the narrow path *
* Beneath the smoking skies *
* Sometimes barely tell the difference *
* Between darkness and light *
* Do we have faith *
* In what we believe *
* The truest test *
* Is when we cannot *
* When we cannot see *
* I hear pounding feet in the *
* In the streets below and the *
* And the women cried and the *
* And the children know that there's *
* There's something wrong *
* It's hard to believe that love *
* Will prevail *
* Oh, it won't rain all the time *
* The sky won't fall forever *
* And though the night seems long *
* Your tears won't fall *
* Forever *
* Oh *
* When I'm lonely *
* I lie awake at night *
* And I wish you were here *
* I miss you *
* Can you tell me *
* Is there something more to believe in *
* Or is this all there is *
* And the pounding feet in the *
* In the streets below and a *
* And a window breaks and a *
* And a woman falls and there's *
* There's something wrong it's *
* It¡¦s hard to believe that love *
* Will prevail *
* It won't rain all the time *
* The sky won't fall forever *
* And though the night seems long *
* Your tears won't fall *
* Forever *
* Last night I had a dream *
* You came into my room *
* You took me *
* Into your arms *
* Whispering and kissing me *
* And telling me to still believe *
* Within the emptiness of the burning cities *
* Against which we save our darkest selves *
* Until I felt safe *
* And warm *
* I fell asleep in your arms *
* And when I awoke *
* I cried again *
* For you were gone *
* Oh, can you hear me *
* It won't rain all the time *
* The sky won't fall forever *
* And though the night seems long *
* Your tears won't fall *
* Forever *
* It won't rain all the time *
* The sky won't fall forever *
* And though the night seems long *
* Your tears won't fall *
* Forever **
* Drivin' faster in my car *
* Falling farther from just what we are *
* Smoke a cigarette and lie some more *
* These conversations kill *
* Falling faster in my car *
* Time to take her home *
* Her dizzy head is conscience laden *
* Time to take a ride *
* It leaves today no conversation *
* Time to take her home *
* Her dizzy head is conscience laden *
* Time to wait too long to wait too long *
* Way too long *