Resistance (1992)
ジャンル : アクション, サイエンスフィクション
上映時間 : 1時間 52分
演出 : Hugh Keays-Byrne, Paul Elliott
脚本 : The Macau Collective
シノプシス
Over the five days after a military coup, army troops arrive to enforce martial law and encounter a growing resistance movement.
世界各地で原因が判らぬまま死体が蘇り、生きている人間を襲って食べる現象が蔓延し次第に社会は大混乱していく。アメリカ地方テレビ局のスティーブンとフランはこの状況から都市部を脱出する事にした。友人のSWAT隊員ロジャーと同僚ピーターと共にヘリコプターで人の少ない田舎を目指すが、途中孤立したショッピングモールに立ち寄る。何でもそろっているショッピングモールは隔離して中のゾンビを駆除してしまえば安全と思われ、出入り口を閉鎖し快適な空間へ作り変えていく。そんな中、暴徒と化した暴走集団がショッピングモールに目をつけ襲撃してくる。暴動集団の無計画な襲撃をやり過ごす中、ゆっくりとだが群がるゾンビが彼ら人間を確実に取り囲んでいく。
ジョン・ギャリティと別居中の妻、そして幼い息子は、地球を破壊する彗星が地球に接近する中、聖域を探す危険な旅に出る。都市が破壊される恐怖の中、ギャリティ家は人間の最良と最悪の面を体験する。地球滅亡へのカウントダウンがゼロに近づく中、彼らの驚くべき旅は、可能性のある安全な避難所へのギリギリの絶望的な飛行で頂点に達する。
FBI捜査官のキャンベルは、過去にロサンゼルスで女性ばかりを狙う連続殺人鬼グリフィンを追っていた。彼の手口は、大都会の片隅で孤独な生活を送る女性を数週間かけて生活や行動パターンを調べ上げ、犯行当日の朝に標的が外出した後の家に侵入し、帰宅後を襲って最後にはピアノ線で絞殺するもの。そして彼は犯行の前に捜査当局に対して標的の写る写真を送りつけて予告をしていた。だが、写真以外にヒントのない彼の予告殺人を阻止することはキャンベルですら困難で、ついには自分と不倫関係にあった人妻が襲われた末、逃走するグリフィンを追跡するのに気を取られるあまり彼女が火事で焼死するのを助けられなかった自分の無力さに嫌気が差し、現在は静かに暮らそうとシカゴに移り住んでいた。そして彼はこの件以来、偏頭痛に悩まされ、薬の服用が欠かせない体になっていた。 そんなある日、自分が住んでいたアパートの一室で同じような手口の殺人事件が発生する。キャンベルは見ることなく放置していた自分あての封筒に被害者の写真が入っていた。警察から捜査の指揮を頼まれたが断る。しかし、グリフィンから電話がかかってきて次の被害者を9時までに殺すというので、休職を返上して捜査を開始する。マスコミに女性の写真を流す。眼鏡に映った画像から勤め先は特定できたが、間に合わない。 次の写真が届く。犯人はキャンベルの勤務地のみならず精神科医ポリーの所まで訪ねる。追いつめるが逃げられ、ガソリンスタンドに火をつけられ、女性と警官3人が犠牲に。 精神科からキャンベルの診療のファイルやテープが盗まれ、昔の恋人の墓で接触するが、グリフィンはポリーを捕まえている場所まで連れて行く…。
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