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[MOTORCYCLE RACE TO BAD MUSIC] Joel: They need better music here. Tom and Crow fake Steppenwolf: "Born to be mild . . . " [ENTER THE VAMPIRES' UNDERGROUND DEN] Grunge vampire: Not bad, huh? Tom: It depends on how you feel about land fills. Crow: Oh, look--it's Peter Pan, Wendy and all the Lost Boys-- Joel: And that little house-monkey is Tinkerbell? Tom: That poster of Jim Morrison is, like, so iconic. Grunge vampire: Too bad they built it on a fault. Crow: Is he talking about his underground Never-Never Land or the movie? [GRUNGE GIVES MICHAEL A JOINT] Grunge vampire: Have a taste. Tom: Then you'll be ready to work on the script. Crow: He'll need several joints for that. Joel: So old coots and geeky vampires smoke pot. Tom: Sounds like a Moral Majority plotline. [SAM'S BEDROOM; HE'S IN BED, READING "DESTROY ALL VAMPIRES."] Tom: A normal, healthy kid would read "Playboy" or "Hustler." Mom: I think one of the reasons that I divorced your father was because he never believed in the closet monster. [GRANDPA JUMPS INTO ROOM AND MAKES OOGIE-BOOGIE MONSTER NOISE] Joel: So her ex- never met Grandpa? Tom: No, he just didn't believe he was for real. [GRANDPA GIVES SAM A STUFFED WOODCHUCK] Mom: You shouldn't have! Crow: Why not? Some of us like the smell of formaldehyde. Grandpa: There's more where he came from. Tom: I was afraid of that. [CAVE; THEY'RE EATING CHINESE TAKE-OUT] Grunge vampire: How could a billion Chinese people be wrong? Crow: Well, they could say this is a good movie. [Michael spits out maggots] Star: Leave him alone! Tom: Yeah, like she wasn't in on the joke. Joel: If they can hypnotize Michael into thinking that rice is maggots and noodles are worms, why can't they hypnotize him into thinking they look good? Crow: Vampiric hypnotism has limits. [BRING OUT AN ORNATE BOTTLE OF BLOOD] Joel: Chinese blood? Tom: A half-hour and they'll be thirsty again. [BAD MUSIC AND WAILING BOYS' CHOIR AS MICHAEL DRINKS] Crow: This music makes me long to hear Lawrence Welk. Grunge Vampire: You're one of us now. Crow: Now Michael *really* needs a drink. [AT RAILWAY BRIDGE] Grunge Vampire: I think we should let Michael know what's going on. Joel: Don't forget the audience. Tom: Why? Does anyone care any more? [MICHAEL AND THE VAMPIRES HANG FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE] Grunge Vampire: Don't be scared! Crow: This movie already destroyed his career, so what else can happen? Joel: Looks like Michael is losing his grip. Tom: He lost it when he got into this movie. [MICHAEL FALLS FROM BRIDGE AND PLUNGES THROUGH FOG, INTERMINABLY] [MICHAEL'S BEDROOM; HE DROPS ONTO BED] Crow: And then the little boy fell *into* bed and woke up. How creative! [GRANDPA USES WINDEX AS AFTER-SHAVE TO PREPARE FOR DATE] Joel: The scary thing is that in this town it might make sense. Crow: I hope they don't show his date. Tom: I didn't come to this movie to be *that* scared! |