1 00:00:00,300 --> 00:00:02,443 -Mr. Swan. Who's singing this? The Juicy Fruits? 2 00:00:02,900 --> 00:00:06,232 No. They're a reflection of the past. 3 00:00:06,485 --> 00:00:10,400 Gentlemen, I give you the future: 4 00:00:11,073 --> 00:00:12,698 Beef. 5 00:00:39,432 --> 00:00:41,757 Winslow. Good morning. 6 00:00:44,062 --> 00:00:48,189 -What day is it? -Thursday. Today is Thursday. 7 00:00:49,441 --> 00:00:51,066 Breakfast. 8 00:00:52,235 --> 00:00:54,192 A little pick-me-up. 9 00:00:58,532 --> 00:01:01,403 How's it coming? Don't mean to rush you. 10 00:01:01,619 --> 00:01:04,453 Don't worry. It'll be finished. 11 00:01:05,747 --> 00:01:06,910 How's Phoenix? 12 00:01:07,123 --> 00:01:10,658 -I can't wait to hear her sing. -Doing beautifully. 13 00:01:10,877 --> 00:01:15,206 Can't wait to meet you, by the way. Tomorrow's the big night. 14 00:01:15,548 --> 00:01:17,541 Tomorrow night. 15 00:01:52,622 --> 00:01:57,367 You better get a castrato. This is a little out of my range. 16 00:01:57,585 --> 00:02:02,247 -Something bothering you, Beef? -This was scored for a chick. 17 00:02:02,464 --> 00:02:07,422 -I'm not doing it in drag. -You sing it better than any bitch. 18 00:02:10,847 --> 00:02:13,884 You don't know how right you are, Goliath. 19 00:02:14,100 --> 00:02:18,014 Okay, boys, from the bridge. Hit it. 20 00:02:54,011 --> 00:02:58,055 -Who says I can't sing it? -I like it. Keep working on it. 21 00:02:58,265 --> 00:03:01,182 Drop an octave here, change a line there. 22 00:03:01,393 --> 00:03:05,140 Make it completely yours. Let's go. 23 00:03:05,855 --> 00:03:07,645 Far out. 24 00:03:14,821 --> 00:03:17,394 Doesn't that change the whole thing? 25 00:03:17,615 --> 00:03:22,988 You heard him. Make it yours. If it's good, who cares what it's about? 26 00:03:23,204 --> 00:03:24,235 Is that so? 27 00:03:24,455 --> 00:03:27,490 -Nobody cares what it's about. -ls that right? 28 00:03:27,707 --> 00:03:31,206 -Who listens to lyrics anyway? -Dry up, tubbo. 29 00:04:14,625 --> 00:04:16,664 Seal it now. 30 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,390 This creep gets no comps. 31 00:04:42,816 --> 00:04:46,066 My music! Swan! 32 00:04:56,328 --> 00:04:58,487 -What was that? -What was what? 33 00:04:59,164 --> 00:05:04,502 I knew I shouldn't screw around with a dead man's music. This place... 34 00:05:05,879 --> 00:05:07,289 ...is possessed. 35 00:05:07,506 --> 00:05:11,798 -What are you talking about? -Didn't you hear that shriek? 36 00:05:12,008 --> 00:05:16,919 That was something trying to get out of its premature grave. 37 00:05:17,264 --> 00:05:20,882 Opening night prima donnas. Look, iron man... 38 00:05:21,101 --> 00:05:25,679 -...you're uptight. Take a shower. -My pleasure... 39 00:05:26,272 --> 00:05:28,395 ...Bones. 40 00:06:57,312 --> 00:07:02,602 Never sing my music again. Not here, not anywhere. Do you understand? 41 00:07:02,816 --> 00:07:05,935 Only Phoenix can sing my music. 42 00:07:06,152 --> 00:07:09,486 Anyone else that tries, dies. 43 00:07:10,031 --> 00:07:15,025 Let's see your tickets. Everybody's got to have a ticket. 44 00:07:15,244 --> 00:07:18,530 -Everybody have a ticket. You got one? -Sure. 45 00:07:18,747 --> 00:07:20,786 Get back in line. 46 00:07:27,130 --> 00:07:30,581 Take care of the rest of the line. Open the gate. 47 00:07:34,427 --> 00:07:37,678 Where do you think you're going, Tinkerbell? 48 00:07:37,890 --> 00:07:42,135 -Cincinnati, to see my mother. -You're gonna miss the show. 49 00:07:42,351 --> 00:07:45,602 -There ain't gonna be no show. -What? 50 00:07:45,814 --> 00:07:50,855 Listen, Philbin. There really is a phantom. 51 00:07:51,110 --> 00:07:53,683 He was just in my shower. 52 00:07:53,904 --> 00:07:58,814 He threatened my life. He said his music is just for Phoenix. 53 00:07:59,033 --> 00:08:01,109 Only she can sing it. 54 00:08:01,327 --> 00:08:04,910 Anyone else who tries, dies. 55 00:08:05,372 --> 00:08:08,207 What the hell are you talking about? 56 00:08:08,417 --> 00:08:13,161 Look, Philbin, I am a professional. 57 00:08:13,421 --> 00:08:16,873 I have been in this business a long time. 58 00:08:17,092 --> 00:08:21,338 I don't want to do the show. Not because I got stage fright... 59 00:08:21,554 --> 00:08:26,548 ...but because some creature from beyond doesn't want me to. 60 00:08:26,767 --> 00:08:31,511 -Bullshit! What really happened? -Can't you feel the vibes? 61 00:08:31,730 --> 00:08:34,101 Bad, sport, real bad. 62 00:08:34,316 --> 00:08:38,098 The karma's so thick, you need an Aqua Lung to breathe. 63 00:08:38,318 --> 00:08:41,900 -I know what it is. -Why don't you tell me? 64 00:08:42,114 --> 00:08:46,158 -Speed, that's what it is. -What do you know about it? 65 00:08:46,367 --> 00:08:51,159 You just pass it out, I take it. I know drug-real from real-real. 66 00:08:51,372 --> 00:08:55,500 -Do me a favor and take this. -No, that'll bring me down. 67 00:08:55,710 --> 00:08:59,753 You better come down. You better get yourself together. 68 00:08:59,962 --> 00:09:04,291 You got a show to do. It's opening night. Can you still sing? 69 00:09:04,508 --> 00:09:08,423 Sure, I can still sing. The Phantom! Help! 70 00:15:59,671 --> 00:16:02,921 Somebody get a fire extinguisher! 71 00:16:05,718 --> 00:16:10,546 We want Beef! We want Beef! We want Beef! 72 00:16:27,821 --> 00:16:30,027 Somebody get rid of him. 73 00:16:30,615 --> 00:16:33,818 -Get out there and sing. -You're crazy. 74 00:16:34,036 --> 00:16:39,326 Someone killed Beef so you could sing. If you don't, there'll be more bodies. 75 00:20:11,896 --> 00:20:14,102 -ls Beef...? -Dead. 76 00:20:18,443 --> 00:20:23,686 But let's not talk about that. Let's talk about you. 77 00:20:24,825 --> 00:20:28,358 I like your name. We won't have to change it. 78 00:20:28,577 --> 00:20:31,412 You're going to be a very big star. 79 00:20:31,622 --> 00:20:34,576 We'll finish the cantata tomorrow night... 80 00:20:34,834 --> 00:20:37,704 ...we'll record, we'll go on tour and then... 81 00:20:37,919 --> 00:20:42,048 There are no words to express what you're going to become. 82 00:20:43,549 --> 00:20:46,004 I'll do anything you want. 83 00:20:46,677 --> 00:20:48,919 I owe you everything. 84 00:20:49,597 --> 00:20:53,808 -Just give me that crowd again. -Tomorrow night. 85 00:20:54,017 --> 00:20:57,682 -Tomorrow night, they'll be yours. -Mine. 86 00:20:57,937 --> 00:20:59,977 And all I want... 87 00:21:01,024 --> 00:21:03,099 ...is your voice. 88 00:21:03,985 --> 00:21:05,609 Is that all? 89 00:21:08,364 --> 00:21:09,773 No. 90 00:21:10,575 --> 00:21:13,326 We'll go to Swanage and celebrate. 91 00:21:13,785 --> 00:21:16,027 I'll wait for you in the car. 92 00:21:54,489 --> 00:21:56,729 He wouldn't listen to me. 93 00:22:01,994 --> 00:22:05,363 -Where is she? -Have you ever seen such a crowd? 94 00:22:05,581 --> 00:22:09,661 -I never want to see another one. -They've been entertained. 95 00:22:09,877 --> 00:22:11,999 They never want the show to stop. 96 00:22:12,212 --> 00:22:15,663 The Paradise is more magnificent than I dreamed. 97 00:22:15,882 --> 00:22:19,630 -How often is a star fried on-stage? -lt's an attraction. 98 00:22:24,681 --> 00:22:28,596 -Don't hurt me. -I would never hurt you, Phoenix. 99 00:22:30,019 --> 00:22:31,514 You know me? 100 00:22:33,273 --> 00:22:35,394 I'm Winslow. Remember? 101 00:22:38,277 --> 00:22:41,693 -But Winslow is dead. -No, not quite. 102 00:22:42,655 --> 00:22:45,822 Who are you? Why do you wear that mask? 103 00:22:46,034 --> 00:22:50,612 Because Swan has taken my voice, my music... 104 00:22:50,830 --> 00:22:56,036 ...and given me this. And now he wants you. But you're all I have left. 105 00:22:56,251 --> 00:23:00,913 No one will sing in this Paradise again, no one will sing my Faust. 106 00:23:01,130 --> 00:23:05,709 No one but you. Leave this place, or I'll destroy you too. 107 00:23:05,926 --> 00:23:11,003 Why should I go with you? Don't you hear them? Why should I give that up? 108 00:23:11,223 --> 00:23:15,221 They want much more now. More than you could ever give. 109 00:23:15,435 --> 00:23:18,140 -I'll give them whatever they want. -No! 110 00:23:18,354 --> 00:23:20,643 Get your hands off me! 111 00:23:24,944 --> 00:23:27,649 With that freak, the Paradise is done. 112 00:23:27,863 --> 00:23:31,611 It's beginning. Tomorrow, Phoenix will finish Faust. 113 00:23:35,202 --> 00:23:36,994 There she is. 114 00:23:41,584 --> 00:23:45,331 -Beef's killer is on the roof. -Get the police. 115 00:23:50,424 --> 00:23:55,169 Don't think about it. Tonight is your night. I won't have it ruined. 116 00:23:55,387 --> 00:23:57,214 Swanage. 117 00:26:57,843 --> 00:27:02,635 What a foolish thing to do. Didn't you read your contract closely? 118 00:27:02,847 --> 00:27:06,180 See where it says "terms of agreement"? 119 00:27:06,850 --> 00:27:12,271 "This contract terminates with Swan." No more suicides. 120 00:27:12,564 --> 00:27:17,604 You gave up your right to rest in peace when you signed the contract. 121 00:27:17,818 --> 00:27:21,234 But if you do find a loophole, forget it. 122 00:27:21,446 --> 00:27:25,396 That stays sealed as long as I have the power to bind you. 123 00:27:25,616 --> 00:27:28,867 If I'm destroyed, that gaping wound opens. 124 00:27:29,079 --> 00:27:33,371 You might say we terminate together. Now get back to work. 125 00:27:33,583 --> 00:27:38,873 We need new love songs for Phoenix. If you as much as say boo to anyone... 126 00:27:39,088 --> 00:27:42,005 ...you'll never see Phoenix again. 127 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,212 Oh, yes, about the love songs. 128 00:27:46,052 --> 00:27:47,676 -Perhaps a duet? -Never. 129 00:27:55,393 --> 00:27:57,386 I'm under contract too. 130 00:28:20,208 --> 00:28:23,327 Do we get to shoot pictures of you tonight? 131 00:28:23,544 --> 00:28:26,295 Is it true you'll wear a mask on-stage? 132 00:28:26,505 --> 00:28:29,209 How can we shoot you if you have a mask? 133 00:28:29,507 --> 00:28:30,883 You can't, fools. 134 00:28:31,092 --> 00:28:35,172 It was genius, making the end of the opera a wedding. 135 00:28:35,888 --> 00:28:39,838 Faust, instead of burning in hell, he gets the girl? 136 00:28:40,058 --> 00:28:42,514 And you will be the priest. 137 00:28:42,769 --> 00:28:46,602 I've never been a priest before. That's terrific. 138 00:29:33,023 --> 00:29:37,731 Swan, you remember me, don't you? You do, don't you? 139 00:29:40,363 --> 00:29:44,691 -Do you know him? -We went steady in high school. 140 00:29:44,908 --> 00:29:50,033 -You're old enough to be his mother. -This was taken 20 years ago. 141 00:29:50,246 --> 00:29:53,199 My God! He doesn't look any different. 142 00:29:53,583 --> 00:29:54,662 Saturday... 143 00:29:54,876 --> 00:29:59,621 ...November 19, 1953. 144 00:29:59,838 --> 00:30:03,206 Today, I have decided to kill myself. 145 00:30:03,883 --> 00:30:06,885 In being the greatest showman of my time... 146 00:30:08,345 --> 00:30:11,513 ...I'm recording live for the Swan Archives. 147 00:30:12,850 --> 00:30:14,226 Why? 148 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:18,179 Simple. 149 00:30:19,940 --> 00:30:21,315 I'm getting old. 150 00:30:24,944 --> 00:30:26,937 I can't bear... 151 00:30:27,738 --> 00:30:32,779 ...to see this beautiful face ravaged by the forces of time. 152 00:30:37,455 --> 00:30:40,290 If I can't be young forever... 153 00:30:40,499 --> 00:30:43,584 ...I'd rather end it all. Now. 154 00:30:49,632 --> 00:30:51,506 -Why not? -What? 155 00:30:52,551 --> 00:30:54,876 Stay young forever. 156 00:30:55,388 --> 00:31:00,631 I'm real. And I'll leave if you want. But you did call me. 157 00:31:02,393 --> 00:31:04,552 I didn't call anybody. 158 00:31:04,980 --> 00:31:08,811 You said you wanted to be young forever. 159 00:31:09,025 --> 00:31:11,018 Well, here I am. 160 00:31:12,778 --> 00:31:16,063 But I am stoned. 161 00:31:16,282 --> 00:31:17,610 You're not real. 162 00:31:18,658 --> 00:31:22,608 Then it really doesn't matter what happens, does it? 163 00:31:23,079 --> 00:31:28,499 -What is going to happen? -For openers, you'll look like me. 164 00:31:28,750 --> 00:31:30,328 Forever. 165 00:31:33,338 --> 00:31:37,632 This is too much. I guess you're supposed to be the devil? 166 00:31:37,842 --> 00:31:42,303 -I go by many names. -And you will make me young forever? 167 00:31:42,513 --> 00:31:46,095 This image will age in your place. 168 00:31:47,518 --> 00:31:50,554 This picture gets old instead of me? 169 00:31:50,812 --> 00:31:55,973 Yes. And you must watch it every day, just to see how lucky you are. 170 00:31:56,192 --> 00:32:01,482 -I'm crazy about pictures of myself. -The tape from which it comes... 171 00:32:01,697 --> 00:32:05,147 -...must be guarded at all costs. -Why? 172 00:32:05,367 --> 00:32:08,570 When it goes, you go. 173 00:32:13,541 --> 00:32:17,538 -What do I have to do? -It's all here. Read it carefully. 174 00:32:17,753 --> 00:32:20,789 Then sign at the bottom in blood. 175 00:32:22,340 --> 00:32:27,048 -Blood? My blood? -Messy, I know. 176 00:32:27,261 --> 00:32:32,469 But it's the only way I can bind you. Tradition. 177 00:32:34,018 --> 00:32:36,639 What do you have to lose? 178 00:32:38,563 --> 00:32:40,188 Nothing. 179 00:32:42,775 --> 00:32:45,811 I was gonna use this on my wrist. 180 00:32:46,028 --> 00:32:48,945 Your soul is damned either way. 181 00:32:49,657 --> 00:32:51,447 What soul? 182 00:32:52,118 --> 00:32:54,156 Don't waste it. 183 00:32:54,662 --> 00:32:56,452 Now sign. 184 00:33:02,377 --> 00:33:05,579 Ink isn't worth anything to me, Winslow. 185 00:33:05,796 --> 00:33:07,504 Now sign. 186 00:33:18,182 --> 00:33:21,598 Just sign this, and it will all be legal. 187 00:33:23,479 --> 00:33:25,185 "Till death do us part"? 188 00:33:25,396 --> 00:33:29,062 Mustn't be late for your own funer... Wedding. 189 00:33:29,275 --> 00:33:32,311 Aren't we rushing things a little? 190 00:33:34,030 --> 00:33:38,738 -Blood! -Stop wasting it! Sign your name. 191 00:33:38,951 --> 00:33:42,034 P-H-O... 192 00:33:43,496 --> 00:33:47,992 She must be hit when Philbin says: "Till death do you part. " 193 00:33:48,209 --> 00:33:53,250 This may not be my business, but why kill her here, tonight? 194 00:33:53,463 --> 00:33:58,883 An assassination live on TV, coast-to-coast? That's entertainment. 195 00:37:03,049 --> 00:37:06,668 When it goes, you go. 196 00:37:45,505 --> 00:37:49,370 Do you, Phoenix, take Swan for your wedded husband? 197 00:37:49,590 --> 00:37:53,339 From this day forward, for better, for worse? 198 00:37:53,553 --> 00:37:56,921 -ln sickness and in health? -I do. 199 00:37:57,222 --> 00:38:00,556 Do you, Swan, take Phoenix for your wedded wife? 200 00:38:00,768 --> 00:38:06,010 From this day forward, for better, for worse. In sickness and in health... 201 00:38:06,231 --> 00:38:07,773 ...till death... 202 00:38:44,307 --> 00:38:47,426 Oh, my God! What's happened to your face? 203 00:38:47,643 --> 00:38:49,303 Winslow! 204 00:38:49,645 --> 00:38:51,388 I don't understand. 205 00:38:53,940 --> 00:38:57,605 Your voice, remember? You promised me your voice. 206 00:38:57,818 --> 00:39:00,938 Our contract, remember? 207 00:40:28,900 --> 00:40:30,395 Winslow.