Adam or Fenton, whatever the hell your name is, I really don't give a ****. All I know is that you're a murdering son of a bitch. And I got you.
Fenton Meiks
Levi Kreis · 26 quotes
Adam Meiks
Matthew McConaughey · 19 quotes
Dad
Bill Paxton · 18 quotes
Agent Doyle
Powers Boothe · 8 quotes
Most scenes together: Fenton Meiks & Dad (11), Fenton Meiks & Adam Meiks (9), Dad & Adam Meiks (6)
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Brad White
Just mind your business, you **** bitch! Goddamn women.
[singing]
I've got the joy joy joy joy down in my heart, down in my heart... and if the devil don't like it he can sit on a tack.
Ouch.
Dad, look, I got a list too.
Where did you get this, Adam?
God gave it to me.
Isn't Travis Shed that boy that was picking on you at school last week?
He's a demon.
Tell the truth, Adam. You made this list up yourself, didn't you?
No, God did.
Adam? Come on, right here. Now, listen to me, son. You can't make stuff like that up. We destroy demons. If we were to use your list, we'd be killing people. And we can never do that. Now, destroying demons is a good thing. Killing people is bad. You understand?
I'm sorry, Dad.
That's all right. It's okay. You just got to have a little patience. Don't worry. God will send you your own list when you're older.
Dad?
Come on out here, Adam. [turns to Fenton] Shine that light over here.
Hey dad, who is that?
That's a demon, son. Come on in here, boys, it's all right. Come on, don't be afraid. [closes them in the shed as the boys stare, frightened and stunned]
[voiceover]
God had come to Dad earlier that day and told him that the time had come. After work he drove down to Jacksonville, about forty-five minutes or so southwest of Thurman. He said he had never been there before but he had no trouble finding it, God was leading him.
Cynthia Harbridge [turning around surprised]
Yes?
[Dad then hits her in the head with the metal pipe] [Dad grabs for the ax]
Dad don't! Please don't!
Fenton, if I could spare you of this I would. But we are God's servants, and his will must be served! Don't be afraid, son.
Hey Fenton, can we see Meatballs after school tomorrow?
We've already seen it.
I want to see it again.
Nah. We're gonna go see The Warriors.
Can't. It's rated R.
We'll sneak in.
...
I wanna see Meatballs again.
Fine, you can see Meatballs and I'll see The Warriors.
But I don't like to see movies by myself.
Too bad.
Please?
All right. Just go to bed.
This is the spot.
There's too many graves here. There's only six victims.
Fenton didn't bury his victims here. He kept them as trophies in his basement. This is where I put demons.
You thought your brother was a demon?
He was. That's why he couldn't see the truth. Dad knew it too. He just couldn't accept it. You see, God asked Dad to destroy his son, much like He asked Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. But Dad couldn't do it. And God didn't take pity on Dad like He did Abraham. So He handed down the duty to me. Fenton knew I'd come. That's why he left those notes to lure me in. I guess he figured when the killings made the news that I'd come for him. But I had to wait till God put him on my list. To come before that would have been murder.
Adam? Jesus Christ, you really do believe all this stuff.
I've always believed.
That's all lies, Adam.
No, it's not. I see it when he touches them.
You're just crazy as hell. Fenton or Adam or whatever your damn name is. I don't really give a ****. All I need to know right now is you're a murdering son of a bitch. And I got you.
Maybe. But that's not gonna bring your mother back, is it? She's dead and her killer got away, didn't he?
Goddamn you. Dirty little son of a... How did you know?
You were on my list. You didn't think anybody knew about that, did you? God knew. That's why he sent me.
I'm an FBI agent. They'll come looking for me.
No, they won't. They'll keep looking for Fenton. You're going to be his last victim.
They've seen you. They'll know it was you.
God will protect me.
What is that, Dad?
That's a demon, son.
How did you know?
You were on my list. You didn't think anybody knew about that, did you? God knew. That's why he sent me.
I'm an FBl agent. They'll come looking for me.
No, they won't. They'll keep looking for Fenton. You're going to be his last victim.
They've seen you. They'll know it was you.
God will protect me.
I don't get it. He promised you that he'd bury you here?
Yeah.
If he killed you.
No, not killed. Destroyed.
Don't make any sense.
Yes, it does. If that man standing in front of you is Adam Meiks.
So you killed all those people.
No. No, I told you before, I've never killed anyone in my life. Fenton was the killer.
Just stop the bullshit and tell me the truth.
You'll understand soon. Just let me show you where I buried Fenton.
Hold it. You take it real slow. That's it.
This is the spot.
There's too many graves here. There's only six victims.
Fenton didn't bury his victims here. He kept them as trophies in his basement. This is where I put demons.
You thought your brother was a demon?
He was. That's why he couldn't see the truth. Dad knew it too. He just couldn't accept it. You see, God asked Dad to destroy his son, much like He asked Abraham to sacrifice his son lsaac. But Dad couldn't do it. And God didn't take pity on Dad like He did Abraham. So He handed down the duty to me. Fenton knew I'd come. That's why he left those notes to lure me in. I guess he figured when the killings made the news that I'd come for him. But I had to wait till God put him on my list. To come before that would have been murder.
Jesus Christ, you really do believe all this stuff.
I've always believed.
Is everything you just told me true?
Why would I make it up?
I just can't imagine how you'd keep something like that inside for so long.
I guess I avoided it because I wanted to. [pause] You know, you never did tell me why it is you just keep that one picture of your mother in your office.
My mother was murdered a couple days after that picture was taken. Butchered by some wacked-out killer like your dad.
Did they ever catch him?
No.
Is that why you took this job?
You know, you're pretty good at this. Did you ever think about becoming a cop?
Well, you know, when I was a kid.
Well, you've got the instincts for it. Cops gotta have good instincts. You know what mine are telling me now? You are hiding something from me.
What is it you think I'm hiding?
Well, why don't you just keep on talking and maybe I'll figure that out.
You ever wanted to be a policeman or something?
Yeah, well, you know, when I was a kid.
Well, you got good instincts.
Becky Everything okay, Adam?
Everything's just fine, Becky. God's will has been served. Praise God.
[after killing a man]
I still can't believe you didn't see it. He was a murderer of little children, Fenton. Babies... babies.
What do you mean?
We gotta run away. I told you we were gonna have to.
I don't want to run away.
We have to.
Why?
Listen to me, Adam... Dad kills people.
No he doesn't! He's a demon slayer.
That's all lies, Adam.
No, it's not, I see it when he touches them.
No, you don't. Dad's brainwashed you, it's all a big lie. He's a murderer and you help him.
Nuh-uh! We're just serving God's will. I'm telling Dad on you!
Are you afraid?
You
Only demons should fear me... and you're not a demon are you? The angel said you were. But I can't believe that. I won't. You're my son. And I love you more than my own life. You know what's funny about all this, Fenton? I'm afraid of you.