see, Jack?
Bad guys can win.
Now!
No sequel for you.
The ticket.
Take him home. To where
this is just a flesh wound.
Do you not understand?
We must get him back to the movies.
I said: Turn around!
Great! They always run away!
Hang on, Jack.
- Danny, do you know how to drive?
- Sure. I have watched you, right?
Get out of the way!
Nick, fire up the projector!
Slater is dying!
- Do you have the ticket?
- No, but it has to work anyway!
Hold on, Jack. You will make it.
This is going to work.
It has to be here.
Please. Nick, hurry!
The door will not open.
No sweat, kid. You tried.
Where are you going?
Back off! You cannot have him.
I have had it with you, Mister.
Who stays, who goes. This one stays!
I was only curious.
He is not on any of my lists.
Though you are, Daniel.
- Now?
- Oh, no. You die a grandfather.
Wait a minute! Help us.
I know you can get him back.
I do not do fiction.
It is not my field. Sorry.
You are a very brave young man.
Unfortunately, you are not
very bright. If I were you -
- I would look for
the other half of the ticket.
They are all gold.
I have got it, Jack!
I will get you home.
You cannot die.
I know.
Until the grosses go down.
No! This will save us!
Throw that silly thing away.
Holy cow!
Let us hear it for Houdini!
Slater!!!
Has anybody seen Slater?
I want him in my office right now!
Help! Somebody!
They got Jack! Doctor, move!
Take this. Get back
before it changes its mind.
No way.
I will not leave you.
I am an imaginary hero, Danny.
You have a real life.
You are real to me.
You are the best. I need you...
Here where you can always find me.
But I need you there to believe in me.
To take care of your mother.
I would love to... You have
your whole life ahead of you.
And pimples
and premature ejaculation.
- What?
- It is just...
I am scared that I will
never see you again.
Whoever thinks that would be
making a big mistake.
Get out of the way.
Do you want a doctor?
Get out of the way.
I am a doctor.
What happened?
Is this a joke?
This is not even a flesh wound.
Where the hell have you been?
Where the hell have you been?
It is working again.
That door is coming out of
your meagre paycheck!
I have the Eagle Foundation doing
a tango up my Hershey Highway!
I do not care about your highway.
And stop shouting. I am not deaf!
You shout because it is in the script.
You are the comic relief.
And do you know what?
I am the hero. So shut up!!
Hollywood writes our lives.
I do not want to shoot people
and blow up buildings anymore.
You did get to be a magician, Nick.
It really does work.
The ticket is yours, Danny.
And do you know what?
I think the magic was yours, too.
Come on.
Have I told you about the time
my dad took me to see Buffalo Bill?
We met Sitting Bull,
who was his medicine man.Go!
We have a positive ID.
It is the Ripper. Repeat:
It is the Ripper.
This is one hell of a way
to spend Christmas.
Mulcahey!
Sir?
Secure the sidewalk.
No one in or out.
Yes, sir.
Got a present for you, pigs!
Damn you!
Let the children go.
Damn you, Ripper!
Let the children go.
Slater!
Don't even think it, Slater.
You hear me?
You're gonna sit and wait
for the real hostage negotiator.
Goddamn it, Jack,
I'm talking to you.
The last time you pulled
this jive, jitterbug shit...
...people lost body parts.
You go in there,
and it's your badge.
Jack, I know as mayor of this great
metropolis, we've had our tiffs...
...but this is the lieutenant governor.
- Slater...
- When the governor gets here, call me.
- Slater's coming. Do not let him in.
Repeat: Do not let him in.
- Piece of cake.
- Hey.
You want to be a farmer?
Here's a couple of "achers."
- Dekker, the next one I'll hurt.
- Slater, don't go in...
Check fire. There's an officer
in the building.
I say again, there's a plain-clothes
officer in the building.
- Jack, what kept you?
- Dad!
Andy here's been getting nervous.
I