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Totem (2017)
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Take your marks! All right, guys, smile. Okay, cool. Good. Hey, you did great today. Hey. Thanks. Oh, I'm all sweaty. You killed it out there. I guess. Would have been nice to win though. Well, you got a trophy. I got a medal. So did two other girls. Well, I'm allowed to be proud of you, so. Proud of me, too? Yes, I am. What for? You're a very special person. A very special snowflake. That's right. A special snowflake. Okay, what'll it be? Your turn. Well, you're the big winner, you decide. You know, you never choose. You should get some say around here. "Frozen"? You know, if that's how you want to spend your turn, okay. You will both be asleep so soon, it won't matter. Oh, yeah, yeah. That, lady, is BS. Strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will arrive. The stories are not always pleasant or understandable. Go safely, and leave some of the happiness you bring. Yeah, yeah. Um... Nope, inappropriate. Why? It's just one of those society things, sis. Go change. Need any help? Uh, you don't have time to help. Go get dressed. I don't know what I'd do without you. Good morning. Uh... What is it? Nothing, no, it's just... Actually, I wanted to talk to you guys about... Oh, no. What is it? Not what. Her. When? When's she coming? Next week. I like her. You do? Look, I just want you to be happy. Me, too. But can I just say one thing? And it's about what's right for you, so you just can't get mad at me. Well, I reserve the right to get mad, but you can say what you like. I'd... I'd rather see you with someone else. Wow, now I am a little mad. Wait, why? Well, listen, I mean, you get a vote, but it's after the third or fourth date, you don't get one a year and a half later. I'm sorry, I just... Listen, I play more than fair with you. I haven't had her over here for sleepovers... TMI! That you know of, anyway. Way TMI, Dad! But I want... I want her to be part of our lives. Look, she could really help you out around here. You could be like a real 17-year-old instead of a superhero 17-year-old. Well, I like superhero 17. Penny for your thoughts. I'm nervous, you know? What are you talking about? The girls love you. Really? Yes. Really? I just... have this feeling that... Look, it's gonna be a shakeup, but... I think that's a good thing. I just don't want them to associate me with disruption. No, disruption, that's... That's a good thing. I mean, I need disruption. I know, but she's seventeen. I remember that age, I mean, she's gonna have opinions. Listen, if you're having second thoughts, you got to tell me... No, no, no... because I put the deposit on the moving truck, and... No. I'm just... thinking out loud. I think... I'm gonna make a good friend for them. Wow. Wow, you are just... You are such a toxic presence, I don't know how this is gonna work. What? I don't know. What? I can't understand you. Oh, she'd be great. No, she's nice. What are you doing in there? I won't tell anyone. What are you... What are you doing? Talking. Aren't you a little old for imaginary friends? I'm not tired anymore. What do you mean? You're not scared, are you? No. Then why can't you sleep? Because. Count some sheep or something, all right? It'll make my job easier. You can do this. I just... I wanna thank you girls for letting me into your home and your hearts. I love your dad very much and... I'm looking forward to being your... Mom? Sister? Maybe I could be a bit of both. Uh... Momster. Ooh. Now, that has a ring to it. What are you doing? Well... it's a new start, right? She doesn't know you were married? What? No, of course she does. I just... You know, we want to make her feel welcomed. It's a new start for me too, you know. I don't remember her. You know what? She loved you very much. Do you want to put that in your room? Would that make you feel good? Yeah? Wow! It's up already? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Are you sure that it fits? Yes! Yeah, totally. Yeah. Really? Very much so. We can do a "Game of Thrones" thing. Everybody's finally doing okay. I've been trying so hard. Don't worry. I'll keep it that way. Good stuff. Make it all the way through this one? Can't blame me for trying. Well, you know, Abby's a little weird, so if you need any help, just let me know. There's no book for her. Thanks. That'd be great. Wise men say goodbye to yesterday Oh, lighter. Ah. Yeah. Ah! When did this start? You'll have to wait. It's dinnertime. Just the other day. Hey, Abs, what's the deal? Do you... What's the deal? Do you like her? She eats a lot of green things. I think imaginary friends can actually be healthy. Yeah. Not as healthy as real ones. Meh. Let her explore. Did you just say "meh," like, phonetically? Oh. Is that not how you do it? No, Momster, it's Internet speak only. Oh. Are you sure you're only 29? Just different interests, I guess. Okay, here we go, here we go, here we go. First two. Uh, I got a medium. That's a medium. Okay. And medium rare. Sesame seeds? Uh, hemp seeds. I run track. They test, you know. Oh, don't worry, it won't show up. And if it did, weed never made anyone run any faster. It's okay, Kellie. Um, it's got omega 3s. Your dad loves it. Yeah, load me up. Yeah, um, it adds an extra crunch. I like it. And your brain likes it, too. I would like to propose a toast. Um... to, um... welcoming Robin into our home and into our family. Thank you. Cheers. Jesus! Are you okay? Uh, I'm fine... Um, could you grab me a paper towel? Y-Yeah. Ahh. I'm sorry. Yikes. Yeah, it's pretty deep. Thank you. I'm sorry. Mm. It's never been this exciting. Are you okay? Hey! Jesus Christ, you scared me! You can't be here right now. Wait, why not? My dad's here. He's never here on Tuesdays. Well, now, she's here and that's changed. Well, that sucks. Didn't you see the cars? We have talked about this. Oh, come on, you know we're more than friends. How's that? I can tell by the way you look at me. Look, they won't hear anything, all right? I mean, they're probably going at it right now. And you want to do it in sync with them? Eww. Besides, I don't... I don't want to think of him that way. Like, with another woman? No. No, I mean, no one wants to think of their dad doing anything. The seeds were stupid. I should have asked before putting them on. No, you know that's just not true. She really liked them. But it's my first night here, and I'm messing with her food. Not good. I know I'm not their mom. Kellie's obviously fine... but... Abby... Abby is so young. There's so much to protect her from. What happened? Someone slammed the window! Hey. What? No one slammed the window, it just fell. Listen, I'll fix it later. It's too cold to have it open right... What is he doing here? Getting me grounded. I don't know what I was thinking. I just... Are you really gonna be grounded? Please, he's wrapped around my finger. Well, pretty soon he'll be wrapped around your step-mom's. She's not my step-mom. Not yet. You gotta cut that out. I'm not tired. I've heard that one before. You know, I can lay here with you, if you want. Did Dad give you that? Why doesn't Daddy talk about how she died? Well, um... it's not very fun to talk about. Mommy wasn't... It wasn't a good time for Daddy and Mommy. But all you need to know is that she loved you very much. Here, lay on your stomach. I'll show you how she used to put me to sleep. Okay... The itsy bitsy spider Went up the water spout Down came the rain And washed the spider out Out came the sun and dried up all the rain And the itsy bitsy spider Went up the spout again Again? If you're anything like I was, this will take a while. The itsy bitsy spider Went up the water spout Down came the rain And washed the spider out Out came the sun and dried up all the rain And the itsy bitsy spider Went up the spout again The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout Down came the rain... Good morning. Breakfast? Um... you didn't... you didn't have to do that. I normally get it. It's a part of my routine. Oh, no, you've got school. I'm sure you have to cram or whatever. It can be my routine. I kind of think that Abby's pretty used to my... This is really good. Thanks. Ah! I sold another one! Of those things? Be nice. So, did you get back to sleep after your little adventure last night? Yeah, but... the window didn't shut like Dad said it did. Oh, no? It was cold, so... she shut it. Who shut it? Let's not really talk about this. I think it was... Mom. Hey, Abs, um... it wasn't Mom. She's not here anymore. I'm sure she's here in some way. Lexy... it is an honor to be in your home... with your two beautiful daughters. Thank you. I'm sorry, um, are you trying to talk to a ghost? Because ghosts are scary, even if it is Mom... Which it isn't. No, no, of course not. I... I was just thinking more along the lines of a therapeutic... Therapeutic is not talking to walls. So, what makes you think it's her? Why now? She's been here all along. I just haven't been looking for her. Well, you're never gonna believe it, look at this. I'm actually running on time for once. Hi. Girls? Hey, kiddo. I need you to do me a little bit of a solid. What's that? How would you feel about integrating Robin a little more? She's been here for 24 hours, and I'm already two-for-two on meals, Dad. I just want her to feel welcome, you know? And you could stand to do a little bit of decorating. Did she make you say that? No, no. It's a lot better if it comes from you. Why are we selling our stuff? Oh, it's not all our stuff. It's her stuff, too. We're just, uh, getting rid of the old to make room for the new. Hey, fam. Hey, Bernard. Hey, Grandpa. Grandpa! How's my favorite grandkid? I'm just kidding. It's a tie. Hey, James. How are you? Hi! I'm Robin. Oh. I'm Bernard. Um, you two don't... You've never met before? Uh, Bernard is my father-in-law. Oh. Nice to meet you. You, too. What are you doing with that? We can't sell that! Oh, uh... Oh, I'm sorry. It didn't seem like your style. This was my mom's. Oh, my God. Kellie... I would never have put it in this pile if I thought... I don't remember this one. Turquoise is a healing stone. Why don't you try it on? You want it, don't you? Let's see how it looks. Looks beautiful on you. Now she'll be with you always. Let's take a look at the rest of this garbage. Yeah. There's quite a bit here, Bernard. What does the law of conservation of energy state? That energy can neither be created or destroyed. Very good. And what can energy do under this law? It... it can change form. That's correct, but we still raise our hands around here. I'm sorry. Can I be excused? Hi, there. You guys called. I'm here to pick up Abby. She's not here. What do you mean? Her mom picked her up. Okay, her mom's dead. You know that, right? No, I am... so sorry. So, not her mom. That pretty young lady. Your father added her to the list. Hi, you've reached James. I'm over 40, so feel free to leave a message. You know, when I was in school kids picked on me, too. Big time. I was a little bit different, like you are. Us weird ones... we have to stick together. Come on. I have a surprise for you. You do? Yup. I found that at the garage sale. I figured if Kellie gets to keep the necklace, I wanted to save something for you, too. You made this for me? I think it's really important that you feel a connection with her. And I want you to know that I am here for you, not to take her place. Aww. We fitting in already? Is that my mom's stuff? I thought that since you got to keep... Could you ask before doing things like this, please? I mean, she's already fixated. Your dad and I talked about it. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, she can... She can have it. I... It's just... it's weird... seeing all of her stuff again. I miss her. Of course you do. She was great. One of a kind. It was really sweet, what you did for Abby today. I just... I don't want her to think I'm trying to replace a perfect mom. Part of you has to wish she was still here. What? No. She was my choice back then, but you're my choice now. You are not second fiddle. Besides, she wasn't perfect. What do you mean? Well... Something happened to her. I don't know what. It was like... It was like the joy got sucked out of her. It was like something was tormenting her. I don't know what it was. But... maybe it was guilt. Maybe... Maybe it was somebody else. When they found her body, she was not wearing her ring. Oh, sweetie, I'm sorry. I just... I wonder... about everything. The itsy bitsy spider Went up the water spout Down came the rain And washed the spider out Out came the sun And dried up all the rain And the itsy bitsy spider Went up the spout again The itsy bitsy... Kellie, that tickles. I didn't know you... Kellie? Mommy? It's all right. I was just... I was kind of hoping that was you sneaking in. I'm grounded, remember? Give me a break. Motion detector. Abby's still in her bed, right? He never sets it off. Yeah, well, I told you you've been feeding him too much. Hey, you don't believe in this... Of course not. Well, good. Here. Team cat. Well, I'm gonna go back to bed. You should, too. Okay? In a second. Why now? So, your house is haunted by a ghost who doesn't like your taste in magazines? You think I'm crazy. I already think you're crazy... hot. You really think this thing wants to hurt you? I mean, if it's something you're really feeling... I don't need sensitive Todd. I need practical Todd. Here. So, you don't believe me either? I thought you wanted practical Todd. You know what? I want patient Todd. Okay, um... Maybe you need a change of scenery, you know? I mean, at least next year, we'll be a thousand miles away. Actually, I was thinking of staying here. What do you mean? We're going to Boulder. Not if I go to college in the city. Why would you stay? My family needs me. They'll be fine. They've got Robin now. Got it. Patient Todd. Yeah. Oh, Abby! I told you. It was Mom. No, Abby. She did "Itsy Bitsy." She asked about the necklace. I need you to not talk to this thing. But I like her. Abby, I am your sister. I need you to trust me, okay? Do you trust me? Yes. Whatever this thing is, stay away from it. What the hell is happening? Robin... Robin, can you take Abby to her room, please? I'll help you... Please, Robin! Okay, okay. What happened, sweetie? Dad... Kellie, are you doing this to sabotage us? Sabotage what? You know what. You think that I did this? Maybe... Maybe whatever was bothering Mom is bothering Abby now, too. What does that mean? We both know... Mom was acting weird towards the end. That's not true. She was depressed. I think we're all just a little on edge right now and reading into the wrong things. Okay, so what about my room? Maybe the shelf just couldn't handle the weight. A testament to your hard work. I'm sorry, do your self-help books tell you to ignore all danger to your family? All right, that's enough. What... Whatever this is, we're still a family, and we can act like one. Totally. Yeah, I gotta go, too. Okay, come on, Abby. Jump up. Ugh... So what does Newton's first law tell us? Ms. Caldwell? Ms. Caldwell? Newton's first law. Um... An object? An object that is at rest? An object that is at rest will stay at rest until an external force acts upon it. And an object in motion will not stop until an external force acts upon it. Hey, got a second? Oh... Bernard. What's up? You've probably guessed that I've steered clear of meeting you these past few years. Yeah, I thought that might be the case. Well... I came to apologize. It's just that at the time, I didn't know what to think of it... considering you knew her. Look, James and I didn't get together until three years after the funeral. It's a circle of friends. Things happen. I was surprised as anyone that he asked me out. She's not an easy act to follow. Well, I'm... I'm here to explain, not accuse. I was just being a dad. I'm fine with it, now. Life goes on. It's such an uphill battle as it is. Kellie, huh? Yup. Likes to be in charge, doesn't she? She's a handful, all right. With her, you gotta fight, or roll over. Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere. Well... good luck with that. So, did it show up again? Nothing that'll convince them that they're in danger. Well, uh... what made it appear last time? The cat. Let... let me call you back. Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. Meow. Meow. Hi. Why are you doing this? Leave us alone! Leave us alone! You want this? What are we gonna tell Abby? He ran away, or we sent him to a farm where he could play? I-I don't like it. Why were you up so late? I don't even understand what happened. I told you what happened. Dad, listen... Look, whatever Abby's talking to, it's real. Dad. Okay, it did this. And it's not Mom. It's pretending to be her. I think... I don't know, I think it wants something from Abby, to pull her away from us. I'm in. Look, I'm open to the idea that something's here, that there's a... You know, that there might be something here, that maybe it's your mother, or... Does part of you wish it was her? Yeah, I'd have some questions, I guess. People lose their rings all the time. I mean, Todd's dad loses his three times a day. It doesn't mean that she was... Don't wanna talk about that. You don't have to fix this, okay? We'll figure something out. Hopefully soon, before Robin goes running for the hills. You're very protective of your sister and me. You know, I think when your mother died, you took on too much responsibility for a 12-year-old. It's fine. No, it's not. It's not fine. But now I'm grabbing the wheel. What do you mean? I mean, you're wired to protect us because... Because I didn't do my job. But that's my fault, because I should have been stronger. So I'm being demoted? No, you're being freed. You don't have to protect us anymore. What are you gonna do? About this? I don't know, I don't know. I'll figure it out. Here. Honey? Hey, what are you doing? Sweetie? Sweetie? Everything okay, Ms. Caldwell? I'm sorry. Hey. You all right? I got to go. I heard you freaked out in class. It's nothing. Well, in Sociology they were talking about totems, and some cultures think that physical objects tie spirits to the real world. Yeah, and? The necklace, you said you had some kind of effect on it, right? Like it was... hurt? I mean, that sounds exactly like what they were talking about. Did they, um... Did they say if they could get rid of it? No. I mean, this isn't Hogwarts, Kellie. My family needs to know what this thing really is. Abby? Abby? Wake up. Where is it? Where's my necklace. What? Abby, where is my necklace? What? Where is my necklace, Abby? Abby! She wanted it. Where is it, Abby? Where is the necklace? I don't know. Abby, where is it? What? Where is my necklace? I don't know. Tell me where it is right now! Where's my necklace? There! You can't have her! Mommy? Abby? Hey, hey, hey! Dad, see? It's getting stronger! Hey, take Abby! I'm calling Bernard! Should we pack our bags? Hey, thanks for coming. Thanks for coming. I'm gonna... I'm gonna take the girls over to your house. And then I'm gonna... I'm gonna clear up here. Then we'll get a... Then we'll come back... Clear up what? What... what the hell is going on? Jesus, Todd! Oh, my God. Not a good time. You told me to come when I knew something. Yeah, but learn to read the room, man. Okay. I know how to use Google, Todd. No, look. I took these pictures at the library. Okay. A totem is something that meant a lot to the person when they were alive. And now, they're bound to it... in death. You said when you interacted with it, it affected this thing, right? It... definitely didn't like being burned. I could feel it through the necklace. Okay, so see here? If you destroy it, it should sever the connection, and I think that we might be able to get rid of this thing. What's that coming out of it? I don't know. Who knows what happens if this thing works? Yeah, we need to get everyone out of here. They need to be safe. You guys are telling me that... that a ghost is doing this? Yeah, something like that, yeah. Oh... maybe it is my fault. I thought it would help Abby if she felt her mom was still close. I should have never encouraged her to talk to it. For once, I agree with you. Kellie, that's enough. You need to ask why this is happening now. What's new here? Come on, Dad, we need to do something. Did you see that thing try to take Abby? It's threatening my family! I'm not just gonna sit back! So, what's it doing? Is there... is there a pattern to it? It followed her here. Maybe... maybe it wants to warn us. Abby thinks that it's Lexy. No, not any more. She's scared of it, too. Abby thinks that it's Lexy! And you saw this, too? I don't... I don't know what it was. If my little girl is here, I wanna know! Bernard. Bernard! Wait! Bernard. Bernard, what are you doing? You guys can just leave if you want, but if there's a chance in hell my daughter's here... I understand, but... I'm staying right here! Oh, my God. Where's Abby? What? Jesus! Abby? Abby! Abby! Do you see what you've done? I know you think it's all my fault. You really think that he's gonna want anything to do with you after this? You knew my mom, but you really liked my dad, didn't you? What, you think I didn't know that? You don't think that we're all starting to wonder what you did to take her place? What? I don't know why I was packing my bags. The one who should be packing is you. Jesus Christ, will you guys stop and find Abby? Bernard, you should sit down. You really don't look good. You go... you go look for Abby. I'll be fine. Did Abby come in here? What? No. I need you to hide. Why? I do not want my dad to find you in here right now! Hey, I'm not leaving, all right? Let me help you! Todd, we need to get rid of this thing. Wait, what are you gonna do? Um... I need to find Abby. And then I'll come get you, and we'll finish this, okay? Okay, where the hell is she? Dad, we're gonna find her, okay? Uh, I, uh, I should have listened to you. If this thing took her, if it... Maybe... maybe she's hiding in the front yard. Maybe, okay. I hope so. Abby? Abby, honey? Abby! Are you doing okay? Just... a lot to take in. You... You seem so sure it isn't her. Maybe... Maybe you'd be jealous if it was... huh? Trust me, I was never jealous of her. This was her goodbye present. Let me help you with that. No, no! Give... Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! You... you... You always... were... Daddy's... girl. Abby? Abby! Abby! Why would you keep this from your dad? Relax. Why would you have this, unless you... Okay, just relax. You don't understand. She and Dad weren't happy. I mean, he needed somebody stronger. What? Like you? Robin. Robin, listen. Stay away from me. Don't worry. Okay, Dad's in the right hands. What was that? What's going on? Don't go out there! That thing killed Robin! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Okay, we need to get out of here! Kellie, come on! Kellie! Kellie! Thank you for being such a great friend. What? You're so loyal... and so nice. You put up with all my stuff... I really appreciate it. I'm sorry, Todd. I really like you. But we could never be together. I belong to someone else. You did a great job, okay? I just didn't want the ghost to get you. I didn't make a noise, even when Daddy was calling me. Yeah, don't beat yourself up. All you need to remember is that you're afraid of this thing, okay? That's all Dad needs to know. Okay? Okay. Come on. Thank God you're here. Daddy! Abby! Where were you? We have to leave! That thing killed everyone. If we don't leave right now, we're all... What do you mean it just got everyone? Are you telling me that that thing did this? That's why Kellie told me to hide in the crawlspace. Abby! Wait, what? You told her to hide? Why did you tell her to hide? I-I didn't want it to find her. Where is Robin? Where is Bernard and Robin? Why are you looking at me like that? Bernard! Robin! Robin! Ah! I'm sorry. I-I just needed a chance to explain. Wh... Where's Robin? Where's... where's Bernard? All of this was Mom. Oh, my God. She was... trying to protect us... when Robin moved in... from you. Don't be ridiculous. I would never have hurt you. I have been protecting you. I've been protecting you for years, I mean, I got rid of the drama. I-I got rid of the yelling. Think about how much happier we were once she left. You... you killed her. You killed her. Don't be sad, okay? This is totally fixable! We'll go back to the way it was... just us! Just you, and me, and Abby. No Mom. No Robin. Just us. Weren't the past five years great? Listen. Listen. Why don't we just stop this, and we'll figure something out? What is it that you don't understand? Robin? We don't need her! We don't. Robin! Robin! Robin! I'm sorry, I really am. She was... a fantastic woman. Robin! Robin! Robin! She can't hear you. I tried to stop it... I did, but... Mom got her. She's forgetting... I'm the longest relationship you've ever had. I'm your protector. This is our family. I love you, Dad. Ah! Abby, come here! Abby, seriously? Nothing was haunting your mother but you! That's not true. That's not true. Kellie, listen. Honey... you... you need some help... but we're gonna get you some. We're not gonna be together anymore? You just... You destroyed everything. No! My baby! Kellie, stop! Come here. Untie Daddy, honey. By the way, your art sucks! Your hand... Stop! Kellie! No, Kellie! Stop it! Just some defensive wounds. They'll see my side. They always do. Kellie, stop! Dad. You replaced me. No. No. You replaced me. No, honey. No! I know, I know. I still like the other one better. No, they're asleep. They're tired. Babe, did you hear her? Is she up? Oh, I'll check. Who are you talking to? You can tell me. Come on. Meh. Just... exploring. When are we gonna stop moving around? As soon as we find the right place to settle. We just need to regroup a bit. But, you know, home can be wherever we want it to be. Okay? Mm-hmm. I'm gonna go wake up your dad, okay? Listen, is everything all right? We have to keep our eye on her. The itsy bitsy spider Went up the water spout Down came the rain And washed the spider out Out came the sun And dried up all the rain Then the itsy bitsy spider Climbed up the spout again The itsy... Again? |
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