The Dead Zone (1983)

Herbert Lom: Dr. Sam Weizak

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• Johnny Smith : What about my question?

  Dr. Sam Weizak : Huh? Huh? Oh, you mean the one about Hitler?

  Johnny Smith : What would you do?

  Dr. Sam Weizak : I don't like this, John. What are you getting at?

  Johnny Smith : What would you do? Would you kill him?

  Dr. Sam Weizak : All right. All right. I'll give you an answer. I'm a man of medicine. I'm expected to save lives and ease suffering. I love people. Therefore, I would have no choice but to kill the son of a bitch.

  Johnny Smith : You'd never get away alive.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : It doesn't matter. I would kill him.

  [lifting drink] 

  Dr. Sam Weizak : Nasdrovia. Skol.

• Johnny Smith : [John has "seen" Stillson become President and trigger WW3, and now is making up his mind how to prevent Stillson's holocaust]  If you could go back in time to Germany, before Hitler came to power, knowing what you know now, would you kill him?

  Dr. Sam Weizak : Is that why you sent for me, to ask me this, uh... this question?

• Johnny Smith : I've been tutoring this boy named Stuart. In the vision, I saw him drown. But that's not the point. In the vision, something was missing.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : How - how do you mean?

  Johnny Smith : It was like... a blank spot, a dead zone.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : First of all, tell me, did the boy, in fact, drown?

  Johnny Smith : His father wanted him to play hockey. I talked him out of it. The boy's alive.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : Ah. Yes. Don't you see how clear it is? Not only can you see the future, you can...

  Johnny Smith : I can change it.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : You can change it, exactly. Here. Yes, John. That is your... your "dead zone." The possibility of... of altering the outcome of your premonitions. It's fascinating. Let me make a note.

• Dr. Sam Weizak : What about the boy? You keep saying "The boy is safe. The boy is safe." What boy?

  Johnny Smith : You. You're the boy.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : I am the boy?

  Johnny Smith : She saved you. She's alive, Sam.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : Who?

  Johnny Smith : Your mother.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : No, that is not possible, John.

  Johnny Smith : She survived.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : John, my mother is dead.

  Johnny Smith : She's alive. I know her name. I know where she lives.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : That is not possible, John. How could you know that? How...?

  Johnny Smith : I'm scared, Sam. What's happening to me?

• Johnny Smith : What's on your mind, Sam?

  Dr. Sam Weizak : You were right, John, about my mother. I got the number from Information. There it was, right in the phone book.

  Johnny Smith : Did you talk to her?

  Dr. Sam Weizak : No, I didn't. I, um... she came to the phone, but I-I just couldn't talk to her. I... I hung up.

  Johnny Smith : Why?

  Dr. Sam Weizak : Why? Because it wasn't meant to be. It wasn't meant to be.

• Vera Smith : It's a miracle, John.

  Johnny Smith : I know. I was lucky. Lookit. Not a scratch.

  Vera Smith : The Lord has delivered you from your trance.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : Remember what we discussed, Mrs. Smith, please.

  Johnny Smith : What's she talking about?

  Herb Smith : [trying to comfort Vera]  Shh, shh.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : You've been in a coma Johnny, not a trance.

  Johnny Smith : Coma? For how long?

  Herb Smith : We're just glad to have you back, son. That's all that matters.

  Johnny Smith : How long... dad? How long?

  Vera Smith : Five years. Five long years, John. Lost for five years. And now reborn unto me.

  Johnny Smith : Five... years? What about Sarah?

  Vera Smith : Cast her from your thoughts, John. She's turned her back on you. She cleaves now unto another man, a husband.

  Johnny Smith : Husband?

• Dardis : [asking Johnny to demonstrate his abilities]  Now, touch my hand. Okay, John, touch my hand. Tell me. Is... is my house on fire, John?

  Dr. Sam Weizak : Do you want me to stop this?

  Johnny Smith : No, it's okay. Tell you about your house?

  Dardis : Mm-hmm.

  Johnny Smith : What do you wanna know? Do you wanna... you wanna know the future? You wanna know if you're gonna die? Is that it? You're gonna die. I'm gonna die. You wanna know if you're gonna die tomorrow. Is that right?

  [taking his hand] 

  Johnny Smith : You wanna know... why your sister killed herself.

  Dardis : All right. What are you doing? Let go!

  Johnny Smith : It's not all right.

  Dardis : It's okay.

  Johnny Smith : It's not okay.

  Dardis : Okay.

  Johnny Smith : I could tell you now.

  Dardis : [wrenching his hand free]  I'm not gonna talk about that. Let go of me. You fucking freak!

• Dr. Sam Weizak : You are either in possession of a very new human ability... or a very old one.

• Johnny Smith : How'd you find me? My father?

  Dr. Sam Weizak : I stopped off to see him, and he told me you moved to a new town. He's worried about you. And so am I.

  Johnny Smith : There's nothing to worry about. I'm taking care of myself. It's about time I started doing that.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : I'm still your doctor, John. You're still under my care. We have to stay in touch.

  Johnny Smith : Well...

  Dr. Sam Weizak : [indicating his gunshot wound]  How's the, uh...? All healed up now?

  Johnny Smith : The bullet went right through me. It's nothing.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : Good.

  [He looks around] 

  Dr. Sam Weizak : Nice place you have here.

  Johnny Smith : It's home... Let me show you something, Sam.

  [He displays a closet filled with letters and packages] 

  Johnny Smith : My father passes these on to me. They're from people with lost family members, lost pets, lost friends, lost possessions... and lost lives.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : You haven't opened any of them.

  Johnny Smith : I don't need to. They all want the same things: reassurance, comfort, guidance, encouragement... things which aren't mine to give them.

• Dr. Sam Weizak : The first order of business is getting your body back into shape. Although you've been exercised regularly, the, uh, the ligaments have shorted a little during the coma.

  Johnny Smith : Am I gonna have to live in a wheelchair?

  Dr. Sam Weizak : Not permanently, and not for very long. Not if I can help it. I, uh, I won't deceive you, John. Your therapy will be long and painful, but you will walk.

• Johnny Smith : They went over there and put it out, and that's... that's all there is.

  Dardis : Clement Dardis, WJGE-TV. Well, what happened to the little girl?

  Johnny Smith : I understand she's fine.

  Dardis : Well, would you call this a... psychic experience?

  Johnny Smith : No, I would not.

  Dardis : Ever had one of these experiences before?

  Johnny Smith : No.

  Dardis : How about a demonstration, John?

  Johnny Smith : A what?

  Dardis : You know, a demonstration. Um... you got any predictions? Uh, you think Greg Stillson is gonna unseat Senator Proctor?

  Johnny Smith : Who?

  Dardis : Greg Stillson?

  Dr. Sam Weizak : [Johnny turns to him, confused]  Uh, thank you, sir. No more.

  Dardis : [the other reporters clamor]  Hey. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. How about, John? How about the election?

  Johnny Smith : I don't even know who you're talking about.

• Dr. Sam Weizak : I don't approve.

  Johnny Smith : The press has been hounding me since I woke up. I wanna get it over with.

  Dr. Sam Weizak : Once you've set something like this in motion, it seems to me you never know where it'll lead.

  Johnny Smith : It's already in motion. I just wanna stop it.

• Dr. Sam Weizak : Hello, John. My name's Weizak. I'm Dr. Sam Weizak. I'm the director of this clinic. You've been our guest here for a while.

  Johnny Smith : [hoarsely]  Guest? A funny way of putting it.