Bo: ls it true?
So the aIiens can't read our minds.
Oh .
Oh , of course.
They teII you everything in this book.
It says they're probabIy very smaII , Iike my height,
because as their brains deveIop,
there was no use for physicaI deveIopment.
It aIso says they're probabIy vegetarians
because they wouId have reaIized the benefits of such a diet.
Who wrote this book?
Scientists who have been persecuted for their beIiefs.
That means they're unempIoyed .
If you're gonna make fun of it, then forget it.
This is serious.
I don't know what got into me.
There are pictures.
Dr. Bimbu , one of the authors of the book --
-- Bimbu? -- Dad .
I just asked his name.
You had a tone.
He said there are two reasons why extraterrestriaIs wouId visit us --
to make contact in the spirit of expIoration
and furthering the knowIedge of the universe,
or the other reason -- they're hostiIe.
They've used up aII the resources on their pIanet,
and they're Iooking to harvest our pIanet next.
Here.
Looks a little like our house, doesn't it?
Same windows.
That's weird.
[ TeIephone rings ]
-- [ Gasps ] -- [ Gasps ]
Yeah , oh , yeah .
That's enough from Dr. Bimbu for now.
Everybody in this house needs to caIm down
and eat some fruit or something .
[ Ringing continues ]
HeIIo?
Man: Father?
HeIIo?
HeIIo?!
[ PuIsating tone ]
[ Footsteps approach ]
[ Door hinges creak ]
I'm going out for a few minutes.
No one Ieaves this house -- no one.
Merrill: Where you going?
[ Keys jingIe ] -- Ray Reddy's house.
Why?
I think he just caIIed here.
[ Door opens, sIams ]
Bo: You don't think something bad will happen,
do you , Morgan?
Why? You have one of your feeIings again?
Is it bad?
I won't Iet anything bad happen to you .
I don't want you to die.
Who said I was gonna die?
[ Knock on door ]
[ Insects chirping ]
[ Insects chirping , door hinges creak ]
[ Creaking ]
[ PuIsating tone ]
HeIIo, Ray.
What happened?
I wrote your number down to caII you .
It's been sitting next to the phone for 6 months.
When I knew it was inside the house. . .
l couldn't think of any other number to call. l panicked.
Thank you for coming, Father.
You're weIcome, Ray.
I worked so Iong that night.
I've never faIIen asIeep driving before. . .
never since.
Don't.
Most of the ride home,
there wasn't a car in sight in either direction.
lf l'd have fallen asleep then,
l would have ended up in a ditch with a headache.
And it had to be at that right moment --
that 1 0, 1 5 seconds when l passed her walking.
It was Iike it was meant to be.
I guess if this is the end of the worId ,
I'm screwed , right?
PeopIe who kiII reverends' wives
aren't exactIy ushered to the front of the Iine in Heaven .
[ Keys jingIe ]
[ Engine turns over ]
Wh-- Where are you going , Ray?
To the Iake.
The way I see it. . .
these pIaces marked in crops and such --
none of them are reaIIy near water.
I don't think they Iike water.
Can't be any worse than here.
Did you see something , Ray?
I know what I've done to you .
I made you question your faith .
I'm truIy sorry for what I've done to you and yours.
[ Sighs deepIy ]
AII right.
And don't open my pantry, Father.
I found one of them in there and Iocked him in .
[ Tires spin ]
Woman on TV: The startling footage we're about to show you
was photographed by a 42-year-old, Romero Valadarez.
This video was taken yesterday afternoon
at his son's 7 th birthday
in the city of Passo Fundo, Brazil.
lt was sent to the local news bureau there
and sent to us via satellite just a few minutes ago.
AII initiaI opinions are this is genuine.
What you're about to see may disturb you .
[ Children shouting indistinctly in Portuguese ]
[ Dog barking ]
Move, chiIdren ! Vámanos!
[ Shouting continues ]
[ Shouting intensifies ]
Oh !
[ Shouting continues ]
[ Tape rewinds ]
[ Shouts in Portuguese ]
[ RustIing , wind whistIing ]
[ RustIing stops ]
HeIIo?
The poIice are here. I am with them .
I am a poIice officer.
I just want to taIk with you .
We know aII about the hoax.
We aIready took some of your friends downtown in a paddy wagon .
Just teII us your name and why you did it,
and we'II give you the same deaI we gave the others.
Don't throw your Iife away, son .
[ Sighs ]
[ Knife scrapes ]
[ Grunts ]
[ Scrapes ]
Oh ! Ah !
Oh !
[ Both scream ]
[ Birds chirping ]
[ Dead boIt cIicks ]
Their skin changes coIors.
That's why we couIdn't see them that night.
TeII me something , Morgan .
Uh . . .in this book of yours. . .
did they happen to detaiI
what wouId happen if they were hostiIe?
Yes.
It said they wouId probabIy invade.
They wouId use ground tactics -- hand-to-hand combat.
They wouIdn't use our technoIogy or fight an airborne battIe
'cause they know eventuaIIy we wouId use nucIear weapons.
Then the pIanet wouId be useIess to them .
How could anyone possibly know that information? lt's ridiculous.
What else did it say?
They said there are one of two outcomes of an invasion .
One, they fight and are defeated and have to return again
with fuII forces hundreds, maybe even thousands, of years Iater.
What's two?
They win .
I'm sorry, what -- what book is this?
Is this reaIIy happening?
[ Sighs ]
I heard a theory that, uh ,
they don't Iike pIaces near water.
Maybe we'd be safe from them near a Iake or something .
Sounds made-up.
I saw one of them at Ray Reddy's house.
l can't be sure,
but l got the distinct feeling he wanted to harm me.
So. . .
we can choose to beIieve this Iake idea, pack up, and go,
or we can stay here, hide inside our home, wait it out.
We might be overreacting , but I'm wiIIing to Iive with that.
Either way, at Ieast we'II be together.
AII those in favor of the Iake idea, raise your hand .
Yeah .
AII those in favor of home, raise your hand .
Okay.
My vote counts as two.
That's buIIshit! You're cheating !
Morgan , caIm down .
I get two votes because I represent two parents here.
We don't know anything yet.
We'II be safe here anyway.
I don't want to Ieave home.
This is where we Iived with Mom .
That's got nothing to do with this.
I change my vote.
You can't change your vote.
AII those in favor of home, raise your hand .
This is ridicuIous.
You Iose, 3-2 .
[ Sighs deepIy ]
We're going to board up every window in this house.
How do we know boards wiII do anything?
Because they seem to have troubIe with pantry doors.
[ Sighs deepIy ]
[ Wind chimes tinkIing ]
[ Door hinges creak ]
[ Corn staIks rustIing ]
[ TinkIing , rustIing continue ]
[ Soft thud ]
[ TinkIing , rustIing intensify ]
Man on TV: The information we're receiving
comes from our affiliates across the world.
[ Siren waiIs on TV, pounding ] Morgan: Dad, Uncle Merrill!
Amman joins Nairobi, Beijing, and Jerusalem
as the latest to confirm the appearance of lights.
There are Iights in over 2 7 4 cities.
They think it'II be 400 within the hour.
They're appearing at or within one miIe of crop signs.
They were for navigation .
They made a map.
They're gonna be within a miIe of us.
Dad?
Yes?
They think these are staged
immediateIy preceding an attack maneuver.
l was wrong. They're hostile.
[ Horns honk on TV ]
It's Iike ''War of the WorIds.''
Man on TV: Ground forces have been assembled
in countries throughout the globe.
[ CIears throat ]
Hundreds of thousands
have fIocked to tempIes, synagogues, and churches.
[ Indistinct conversations, beII toIIs ]
God be with us all.
[ Machinery cIanking , heIicopters whirring on TV ]
I'm going to get back to the windows.
Hey, you guys okay?
Some guy had a sign saying it was the end of the worId .
Don't worry.
You won't Iet anything happen to us, right?
No way.
I wish you were my dad .
What did you say?
Don't you ever say anything Iike that again .
Ever.
[ TinkIing ]
There's too many windows in the bedrooms.
We don't have enough boards.
We'II board up the bedroom doors.
Where are we gonna sIeep?
In the famiIy room .
What about IsabeI?
We'II tie her up in the garage after dinner.
I'II make some sandwiches.
I want spaghetti .
We'II just eat fast, Bo.
Spaghetti sounds great.
What do you want, Morgan?
Anything?
French toast. . .
and mashed potatoes.
Now we're taIking .
How about you , MerriII?
Chicken teriyaki .
Good choice.
I'm going to have a cheeseburger with bacon .
Extra bacon . [ ChuckIes ]
What's the matter with everyone? Eat.
Maybe we shouId say a prayer.
No.
Why not?
We're not saying a prayer.
Bo has a bad feeIing .
I had a dream .
We aren't saying a prayer.
Eat!
I hate you .
That's fine.
You Iet Mom die.
Merrill: Morgan.
I am not wasting one more minute of my Iife on prayer.
Not one more minute.
Understood?
[ Bo cries ]
Now we are going to enjoy this meaI .
No one can stop us from enjoying this meaI , so enjoy it!
-- [ Crying continues ] -- Stop crying !
-- Graham . . . -- Don't yell at her!
[ Crying continues ]
AII right, since you're aII not gonna eat.
I'm gonna try some of everything .
[ SiIverware bangs ]
[ SniffIes ]
[ Crying ]
[ Static ]
[ Droning , triIIing ]
[ ''Off air'' signaI bIaring ]
It's happening .
[ Insects chirping ]
[ SiIence ]
Graham , hurry.
Did I ever teII you what everyone said
when you were born , Bo?
You came out of your mama, and you didn't even cry.
You just opened your eyes,
and you Iooked around the room at everybody.
[ ChuckIes ] Your eyes were so big and gorgeous.
AII the Iadies in the room just gasped .
I mean , they IiteraIIy gasped .
And they go, ''Oh , she's Iike an angeI .''
And they said , ''We've never seen a baby so beautifuI .''
And then . . .you know what happened?
They put you on the tabIe to cIean you up,
and you Iooked up at me and you smiIed .
They say babies that young can't smiIe.
You smiIed .
Let's go down now.
[ IsabeI barking in distance ]
We forgot IsabeI .
[ Barking continues ]
[ GrowIing ]
[ Whimpering ]
[ SiIence ]
[ Wind chimes tinkIing ]
ShouId we turn off the Iights?
They aIready know we're here.
[ Footsteps ]
[ Wind chimes tinkIing ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Footsteps continue ]
[ Loud thud ]
[ Thud ]
[ CIattering ]
Dad . . .
[ Rapid footsteps ]
Do you know what happened when you were born , Morgan?
You came out, and your mama kept bIeeding ,
so the doctors rushed you out of the room
before I even had time to see you .
[ Footsteps continue ]
They're on the roof.
WhiIe they were fixing her up,
aII she kept asking about was you .
[ Crash ]
They're in the house.
I wanted your mama to see you first
because she had dreamed about you her whoIe Iife.
Then she got feeIing better, they brought you in ,
and they pIaced you in her arms,
and she Iooked at you , and you Iooked at her,
and you just stared at each other for the Iongest time.
And then she said reaI soft,
''HeIIo, Morgan . I'm your mama.
You Iook just how I dreamed .''
[ Breathes deepIy ]
[ ChuckIes ]
[ CIattering ]
[ Rapid footsteps ]
Merrill: The attic door.
Let's go.
Come on .
We forgot our foiI heImets.
Have we got anything to wedge against the door knob?
They'll read our minds.
You're scaring your sister.
I'm aIready scared .
[ TriIIing ]
MerriII .
I'm Iooking !
They'II know our secret thoughts.
I'm not ready.
MerriII !
Got it!
[ Light buIb shatters ] -- Dad !
[ Thumping , cIattering ]
[ Coughs ]
Where's Bo?
I'm okay.
[ Footsteps, cIattering ]
[ CIicks, tuning , static ]
What's happening out there?
Graham: l can't even imagine.
I hope they're doing better than we are.
We don't even have heImets.
[ Pounding on door ]
They're onIy making noises. They're not trying to get in .
Why wouId they do that?
They want our attention on the door?
[ Pounding continues ]
They're distracting us.
From what?
The book says they're probabIy very good probIem soIvers.
They'II find a way in .
[ Pounding continues ]
Morgan , give me your fIashIight.
They used to pour coaI down in this basement.
There's a coaI chute in here.
[ Pounding continues ]
I can feeI air.
Me too!
It's getting stronger.
I'm cIose.
[ Wind whistIing ]
What?
Hold him!
l got him!
Hold him!
l got him!
Hold him!
[ RustIing , cIattering ]
[ Panting ]
[ Wheezing ]
We don't have his medicine.
Don't be afraid , Morgan .
We'II sIow this down together.
FeeI my chest.
FeeI it moving in and out.
Breathe Iike me.
Come on.
I dreamed this.
Stay with me.
I know it hurts. Be strong , baby.
It'II pass.
[ Wheezing continues ]
Don't do this to me again .
Not again .
I hate you .
[ Panting ]
The fear is feeding him.
Don't be afraid of what's happening.
Believe it's going to pass. Believe it.
Just wait. Don't be afraid.
The air is coming. Believe.
We don't have to be afraid.
lt's about to pass.
Here it comes. Don't be afraid.
Here comes the air.
[ InhaIes deepIy ]
Don't be afraid , Morgan .
FeeI my chest. Breathe with me.
Together. The air is going in our Iungs.
[ ExhaIes deepIy ] Together.
[ ExhaIes deepIy ] We're the same.
[ Voice breaking ] We're the same.
[ ExhaIes deepIy ]
We shouId save the fIashIights.
[ CIicks ]
[ Sirens waiIing ]
Caroline: Ray's truck swerved off the road
and hit CoIIeen and then a tree,
and she was pinned between the two.
What does that mean -- pinned?
The truck --
the truck has severed most of her Iower haIf.
What did you say?
She won't be saved .
Her body is pinned in such a way
that it's aIive when it shouIdn't be aIive,
and the truck is hoIding her together.
And she doesn't feeI much ,
and she's -- she's taIking aImost Iike normaI ,
and we didn't puII the truck out
'cause we -- we wanted you to come down here
and be with her as Iong as she's awake.
And that won't be very Iong .
Now, Father, do you understand what I've toId you?
CaroIine. . .
is this the Iast time I'm gonna taIk with my wife?
Yes, it is.
[ Indistinct radio conversation ]
Man on radio: People think they came here to take over the planet.
That's bull. l don't think that.
My friend and l saw them.
[ Static ] -- I found a pack of Iight buIbs.
They poisoned his family. They dragged them away.
[ Static ]
Nobody believes it, but they didn't come here for our planet.
This is a raid.
They came here for us, to harvest us.
[ Static ]
We're lucky as hell they're leaving here.
They're Ieaving?
That's what they're saying.
[ Static ]
How Iong have we been sIeeping?
1 2 hours or so.
[ Radio turns off ]
He said they had poison gas. . .
they secrete in smaII amounts.
A Iot of peopIe died .
But they're Ieaving .
They left real fast this morning,
like something scared them off.
They left some of their wounded behind.
Why are they going?
People must have figured out a way to beat them.
Everyone has a weakness, right?
You didn't think we'd make it through the night, did you?
No.
Listen . . .
there's things I can take and a coupIe things I can't.
One of them I can't take is when my oIder brother,
who's everything I want to be. . .
starts Iosing faith in things.
I saw your eyes Iast night.
I don't want to ever see your eyes Iike that again .
Okay? I'm serious.
Okay.
[ Wheezes ]
He's been Iike that for a whiIe.
He needs his medicine.
Have they said anything about our area?
PhiIadeIphia and its outIying counties are cIeared . . .
but who knows for sure?
He's not strong enough .
If he has another attack right now --
I know.
We'd have to be sure before we opened up that door, Graham .
[ CIicks ]
[ Static ]
[ Sighs ]
It's good enough for me.
Me too.
[ CIanging ]
[ Hinges creak ]
[ Indistinct teIevision conversation ]
Get the syringes' weII .
We may need to give him an epinephrine shot.
Man on TV: The atmosphere here is cautiously optimistic.
-- People are celebrating. -- They're doing this on TV.
There's a great sense of relief.
-- They're dancing. -- Yeah , Iike this.
As we begin evaluating the loss of life,
-- Do you want to see it? -- We will be left with a lot of questions.
-- I'II bring the TV in here. -- l see the same expression on every face.
We know the battle turned around in the Middle East.
Three small cities there found a primitive method to defeat them.
We have no further details at this time.
[ TV turns off ]
[ TriIIing ]
MerriII , wait.
[ GrowIs, triIIs ]
[ Wheezing ]
[ Growling ]
[ TriIIing ]
[ WeakIy ] Hi , sweetie.
Hi , baby.
I was. . .just taking a waIk before dinner.
You Iove waIks.
It was meant to be.
Does it hurt?
I don't feeI much .
Good .
[ Voice breaking ] TeII Morgan . . .
to pIay games.
It's okay to be siIIy.
[ Voice breaking ] l will.
TeII Bo to Iisten to her brother.
He'II aIways take care of her.
I wiII .
And teII Graham --
I'm here.
TeII him . . .
see.
TeII him to see.
And teII MerriII to swing away.
See, what you have to ask yourseIf is, what kind of person are you?
Are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracIes?
Or do you believe that people just get lucky?
ls it possible... there are no coincidences?
[ Hisses ]
[ TriIIing ]
Swing away, MerriII .
MerriII . . .
swing away.
Ahhhhhhhhh !
[ Groans ]
[ GrowIs ]
[ Grunts ]
[ AIien growIs ]
[ TriIIs ]
[ SizzIing ]
[ GrowIs ]
[ TriIIing ]
[ GrowIs ]
[ Hisses ]
Ahhhh !
[ SizzIing ]
[ Wheezing ]
[ SiIence ]
Graham: That's why he had asthma.
[ Breathing heavily ]
It can't be Iuck.
His Iungs were cIosed . His Iungs were cIosed .
No poison got in . No poison got in .
His Iungs were cIosed . His Iungs were cIosed .
Don't touch him . Give him a minute.
Graham . . .
Give him a second.
D-Daddy. . .
Don't touch him.
Graham . . .
Don't. . .don't.
Morgan: Dad?
What happened?
[ Gasps ]
Did someone save me?
[ Sobs ]
Yeah , baby, I think someone did .
[ GiggIing , indistinct conversation ]
[ InstrumentaI music pIaying ]
[ Music ends ]