King Kong (2005) - full transcript

KING KONG

♪ I'm sittin' on top ♪
♪ of the world ♪

♪ I'm rollin' along ♪

♪ Yes, rollin' along ♪

♪ And I'm quittin' ♪
♪ the blues of the world ♪

♪ I'm singin' a song ♪

♪ Yes, singin' a song ♪

♪ Glory hallelujah! ♪
♪ I just told the parson ♪

♪ "Hey, Par, get ♪
♪ ready to call" ♪

♪ Just like Humpty Dumpty ♪

♪ I'm gonna fall ♪



♪ And I'm sittin' ♪
♪ on top of the world ♪

♪ I'm rollin' along ♪

♪ Rollin' along ♪

♪ Don't want any millions ♪

♪ I'm gettin' my share ♪

♪ I've only got ♪
♪ one suit just one ♪

Move along.

♪ That's all I can wear ♪

♪ A bundle of money ♪

♪ Don't make me feel gay ♪

♪ A sweet little honey ♪

♪ Is making me say ♪

♪ And I'm sittin', sittin' ♪
♪ on top, top of the world ♪

♪ I'm rollin' along ♪



♪ Rollin' along ♪

♪ And I'm quittin' quittin' ♪
♪ the blues blues of the world ♪

♪ I'm singin' a song ♪

♪ Yes, singin' a song ♪

♪ Glory hallelujah! ♪
♪ I just told the parson ♪

♪ "Hey, Par, get ♪
♪ ready to call" ♪

♪ Just like Humpty Dumpty ♪

♪ I'm gonna fall ♪

♪ Yeah! I'm sittin' on top, ♪
♪ top of the world ♪

Oh!

♪ I'm rollin' along ♪

♪ Rollin' along ♪

That's a funny one.
Isn't that funnier?

It's hysterical, Manny.

As long as we're laughing...

we won't cry
over the box office.

Talk about depressing.

Twenty girls in feather boas
prancing around like circus ponies.

That's depressing.

I love a good chorus line.

What's this? It's a play.

Who wrote it, Annie?

Some guy. Driscoll.

Driscoll.

From the Federal Theatre.

Don't knock it, honey. At
least they got an audience.

It'll pick up. Isn't
that right, Manny?

It always does.

See you tomorrow.

The trick is to start to build right
from the back of your throat.

Works well
out through the nose, too.

Have you eaten today?

Oh...

I'm not hungry. Don't
worry about me.

Hey.

You're all I've got.

Come on, take me to dinner.

Okay.

You think the kitchen
will still be open on Third?

Soup and biscuits. Perfect.

Harry, what's going on?

Hey, open up! We work here.
Not anymore, lady.

It's all right for you. We haven't
had a paycheck in two weeks.

How we gonna eat?

They're not getting away with this!
They just did.

Ann, it's no use.

The show, it's over. It's done.

I'm done.

I'm leaving, Annie.

I'm going back to Chicago.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Annie.

Ever since you were small,
people been letting you down.

You gotta think of yourself now.

You should try
out for that part.

Oh, I know what you're thinking.

Every time you reach
out for something you care about...

fate comes
along and snatches it away.

But not this time, Annie.

Not this time.

Oh, hello, Mr. Weston. Oh, jeez.

Look, miss, I told you
already, call my office.

Leave your résumé
with my secretary.

Now, why would I want to do that when
we can talk about it in person?

Because that's what a smart
girl would do.

But I already sent you my résumé.
You returned it unopened.

What can I say? Jack Driscoll's very
particular about who he works with.

Please, just an audition.
That's all I'm asking.

Jesus, you don't
give up, do you?

Mr. Weston, I know
this role backwards.

Well, that's too bad, 'cause we just
gave the part to someone else.

I'm sorry, kid.
The play is cast.

I know times are tough.

You want my advice?

Use what you got.
You're not bad-looking.

A girl like you doesn't
have to starve.

There's a new place.
It just opened.

Now listen, princess, this gig
ain't the Palace, you understand?

Ask for Kenny K.
Tell him I sent you.

Just play the date,
take the money...

forget you was ever there.

How much more is there?

Another five reels.

Lights up.

This is it?

This is what we get
for our $40,000, Denham?

Another one of your safari
pictures?

You promised us romantic scenes
with Bruce Baxter and Maureen McKenzie!

Come on, fellows,
you know the deal.

We agreed to push
Maureen's start date...

so she could get
her teeth fixed.

It's not the principle
of the thing, it's the money.

Carl, you've been in production
for over two months.

Trust me, Bruce and Maureen
are gonna steam up the screen...

once we get them on the ship.

What ship?

The one that we hired
to get to the location.

What location? Carl! You're supposed
to be shooting on the back lot.

Yes, I understand that.

But, fellows, we're not
making that film anymore...

and I'll tell you why.

The story has changed. The
script has been rewritten.

Life intervened.

I've come into possession
of a map.

The sole surviving record
of an uncharted island.

A place that was thought
to exist only in myth.

Until now.

Whoa, Carl, slow down.

Is he asking for more money?

He's asking us to fund
a wild goose chase.

I'm talking about a primitive
world never before seen by man.

The ruins of an entire
civilization.

The most spectacular
thing you've ever seen.

That's where
I'll shoot my picture.

Will there be boobies?

Boobies?

Jigglies. Jiblonkas. Bazooms.

In my experience, people
only go to these films...

to observe the undraped
form of the native girls.

What are you, an idiot?

You think they asked De Mille
if he would waste his time on nudie shots?

No! They respected the filmmaker.
They showed some class.

Not that you'd know
what that means, you cheap lowlife!

Would you step
out for a moment, Carl?

Zelman and Associates.

Give me that, quick.

You won't like it.
It's non-alcoholic.

Preston, you have a lot to learn
about the motion picture business.

Don't write him off, fellows.
He's hotheaded, sure...

but Carl Denham's made
some interesting pictures.

He's had a lot of near-success.

He's a preening self-promoter.

An ambitious no-talent. The guy's got
"loser" written all over him.

I understand
your disappointment...

♪ He can't direct. He ♪
♪ doesn't have the smarts. ♪

♪ He's washed up. ♪
♪ It's all over town. ♪

This jumped-up
little turd's gonna bankrupt us.

The animal footage has value.

Sure. Universal are desperate
for stock footage.

Then sell it! Scrap the picture.

We got to retrieve something
from this debacle.

Get him back in.

Mr. Denham.

I want the cast and crew
on the ship within the hour.

No, Carl, you can't do this.

Tell them the studio pressured
us into an early departure.

It's not ethical! What
are they gonna do, sue me?

They can get in line.

I'm not gonna let
them kill my film.

You realize that none of the camera
equipment is on board?

We have no permits, no visas.

That's why I have you, Preston.

We have no insurance, we have
no foreign currency.

In fact, we have no
currency of any kind.

He's there.

Get in there. Who's gonna
pay for the ship?

Get in.

You get out of there! Come here!
Step on it! Step on it!

Get out! You're
finished, Denham!

Don't worry, Preston. I've had
a lot of practice at this.

I'm real good at crapping
the crappers.

Red Label, 80% proof...

to be packed in a crate
marked "lemonade."

You got it.

Tell Maureen she doesn't have
six hours to put on her face.

If she wants to be in this picture,
she's gotta be on that boat.

She doesn't wanna
be in this picture.

Maureen pulled out.
She pulled out?

Yesterday. I told you.

You said we were shooting
in Singapore, right?

That's what you told her.

Yeah, but we're not
shooting in Singapore.

God damn it, Preston, all you had to do
was look her in the eye and lie.

I got to get to a phone,
talk to Harlow's people.

She's unavailable.

Myrna Loy? Clara Bow? Mae West?

You'll never get her
into a size four.

You gotta get a girl that'll fit
into Maureen's costumes.

Fay's a size four.

Yes, she is, but she's doing
a picture with RKO.

Cooper, huh?

I might have known.

You're not listening. We
got to delay the shoot.

Shut production down.
We can't sail tonight.

Not an option. Carl.

I said I'd find a girl.

For God's sake, Preston,
think like a winner!

Call Jack. I need
that goddamn screenplay!

Defeat is always momentary.

What?

Hey! You gonna pay for this?

Excuse me.

Ma'am, I think you dropped this.

Vaudeville, huh?

I worked vaudeville once.
That is a tough audience.

If you don't kill them
fast, they kill you.

Mr. Denham...

I want you to know...

that I'm not in the habit
of accepting charity from strangers.

Or, for that matter...

taking things that don't
belong to me.

It was obviously a terrible
misunderstanding.

It's just that I haven't
been paid in a while.

That's awful. Anyway, Ann...
May I call you Ann?

You wouldn't happen to be
a size four, by any chance?

No, no. Oh, God, no.

You've got me all wrong.
Miss Darrow, please.

I'm not that type
of person at all.

What type of person are you?

I'm someone you can trust, Ann.
I'm a movie producer.

Believe me, I am on the level. No
funny business. Please sit down.

Please. Please.

Okay.

Ann, I want you to imagine...

a handsome explorer
bound for the Far East.

You're filming in the Far East?

Singapore.

On board ship, he meets
a mysterious girl.

She's beautiful,
she's fragile, haunted.

And she can't escape the feeling
that forces beyond her control...

are compelling her down a road
from which she cannot draw back.

It's as if her whole life has
been a prelude to this moment...

this fateful meeting
that changes everything.

And sure enough, against her
better judgment...

She falls in love.

Yes.

But she doesn't trust it.

She's not even sure
if she believes in love.

Uh...

really?

If she loves someone,
it's doomed.

Why is that?

Good things never
last, Mr. Denham.

So you're interested. Good.
That's settled, then.

Now, I don't wanna rush you,
but we are under some time pressure.

Well, I really... Ann,
I'm telling you...

you're perfect. Look at you.

You're the saddest
girl I've ever met.

You're gonna make them weep, Ann.
You're gonna break their hearts.

See, that's where you're
wrong, Mr. Denham.

I make people laugh,
that's what I do.

Good luck with your picture.

Ann? Miss Darrow, please!

I'm offering you money.

Adventure, fame, the thrill
of a lifetime, and a long sea voyage.

You want to read a script?

Jack Driscoll's turning
in a draft as we speak.

Jack Driscoll?

Sure. Why?

Wait. You know him?

No, not personally.
I've seen his plays.

What a writer, huh? And
let me tell you, Ann...

Jack Driscoll does not want just
anyone starring in this picture.

He said to me, "Carl..."

"somewhere out there is a woman
born to play this role."

And as soon as I saw
you, I knew.

Knew what?

It was always going to be you.

- How much do I owe you?
- Make it a quarter.

Keep the change.

Is this the moving picture ship?

Not exactly.

It's actually this
one over here.

Don't let appearances deceive you.
It's much more spacious on board.

Is this all of the equipment?
Yeah.

This is all of it? Yeah.

We're taking the Bell & Howell?
Yeah.

Good. You got all the lenses?
Sure.

Carl! Yes!

Get it on board,
fellows, come on.

It's bad, it's bad.

They're on their way.
I've just had word.

Who? Men in uniform.

The studio called the cops.

Englehorn! Cast off!

Hoist up the mainsail,
raise the anchor...

whatever the hell it is you do.
We gotta leave!

I cannot do that.

We are waiting on the manifest.

What? Who? English, please.

Paperwork, Mr. Denham.

I'll give you another $1,000
to leave now.

You haven't given me
the first $1,000 yet.

Can we talk about this later?

Can't you see we're
in the company of a VIP guest?

Ma'am.

Ann Darrow.

So you are ready for this
voyage, Miss Darrow?

Sure.

Nervous?

Nervous? No.

Why? Should I be?

It isn't every woman
who would take such a risk.

Why don't I show Miss
Darrow to her cabin?

Wonderful idea.
Thank you, Preston.

Miss Darrow, if you
would just...

Hi. My name is Preston.
Carl's assistant.

$2,000. It's a deal.
Will you take a check?

Do I have a choice?

Please follow me.

If there's anything that you...
Excuse me, fellows.

If there's anything that you need,
please don't hesitate to ask.

Oh, Jesus! Jack, you scared me.

Listen. If anyone comes to the door,
don't open it. You haven't seen me.

Say I got depressed
and committed suicide.

Say I stuck my head
down the toilet.

You want one? No.
I can't stay, Carl.

I got a rehearsal for which I am
now three hours late.

What's this? It's the script.

This is a script?

Jack, this is 15 pages.

I know, but they're good. You've got
15 good pages there, Carl.

I'm supposed to be making
a feature-length picture.

You told me I had more time. I'm sorry.
Look, I gotta go.

No, Jack, you can't do this to me.
I have a beginning...

but I need a middle and an end.
I gotta have something to shoot.

Look, you got my notes.
I got to go, pal. See you.

All right, fine. We might
as well settle up.

You're gonna pay me?

I'm not gonna stiff a friend.

I've never known you
to volunteer cash before.

How's $2,000 sound?

Sounds great.

I thought it might.

Sounds great. Okay.

♪ Raise the spring line! ♪

Watch the aft!

And voilà.

Thanks.

You've written "two grand."

So I did. Sorry about that.
Let's start from the beginning.

"Two thousand dollars."

It is the 29th, isn't it?

Oh, come on, it's the 25th.
It's the 25th.

God, I'm sorry.
It'll just take a sec.

Never mind, Carl. Just pay
me when you get back.

All right.

Your cabin is the last
on the left, Mr. Baxter.

And may I just say how excited
we are to have you back with us, sir?

Be a sport and lend
a hand here, would you?

Excuse me. I'm trying to...
I gotta get...

Christ!

Appreciate the help, fellow.

Let me get the door for you.

Welcome to your stateroom, sir.

Dead slow ahead both, Mr. Hayes.

Dead slow ahead both, Captain.

Oh, Christ!

God damn it!

I keep telling you, Jack,
there's no money in theater.

Oh, no! No!

You're much better
off sticking with film.

I don't do it
for the money, Carl.

I happen to love the theater.

No, you don't.

If you really loved it...

you would have jumped.

You! This is your fault!

This room very comfortable.
Plenty dim light, fresh straw.

Jesus. What do you
keep down here?

Lion, tiger, hippo, you name it.

You sell them to zoos?

Zoo, circus.

Skipper get big money
for rare animal.

Careful. Camel have bad
accident on floor.

Stain unremovable.

Skipper catch any wild
animal you want.

He'll do you real good
price on white rhino.

Choy.

My apologies for not being
able to offer you a cabin.

Have you found an enclosure
to your taste?

Spoiled for choice.

What are you, Mr. Driscoll?
A lion?

Or a chimpanzee?

I'll take this one.

I told you to lock it up.

Sorry, Skipper. Lumpy said...
Lumpy doesn't give the orders!

What are you trying to do?
Put the whole ship to sleep?

Get them out of here.

Compliments of the chef. Okay.

Oh, Christ. Oh, God.

Lamb's brains in walnut sauce.

Jimmy.

You run those ropes
up on deck like I told you?

Doing it now, Mr. Hayes.

How about you return
Mr. Driscoll's pen first?

He don't mean no harm.

Thanks.

I'll keep him out of your way.
It's okay.

It's just that he likes
it down here.

It's where I found
him four years ago.

Stowed away in one of them
back cages.

His arm was broken
in two places.

He was wilder than half
the animals in here.

Still won't tell me
where he came from.

But it wasn't anyplace good.

You got to straighten up.

Jimmy.

You don't want to be on this
ship the rest of your life.

Yes, I do. No, you don't, Jimmy.

You got to be smart.
Get yourself educated.

Give yourself some options.
Take this seriously!

I do, Mr. Hayes, I do. Look.

I've been reading.

Where'd you get this?

I borrowed it.

On long-term loan.

Look at this. Look, look.

"Adventures on a tramp steamer." See?
Just like us.

It's so nice to meet
you, Mr. Driscoll.

I'm actually quite familiar
with your work, yes.

Hello, Mr. Driscoll.
It's so nice to meet you.

Actually, I'm quite
familiar with your work.

I'm a huge fan.

I've read everything
you've ever written.

No, too much.

Gonna have the ship's engines
all over the dialogue.

Seagulls.

Camera noise. Wind.
Christ knows what else.

I don't care, Mike.

You're the sound recordist.
Make it work.

Ann! Come on in. Let me
introduce you to the crew.

This is Herb, the cameraman.

Delighted to meet you, ma'am.
Likewise.

May I say what a lovely dress?

Oh, this old thing?
I just threw it on.

Isn't
that one of Maureen's costumes?

Now, what does a girl have to do
around here to get some breakfast?

Lumpy, you heard the lady.

Fancy my porridge à la walnuts?

Oh, Ann, I don't
believe you've met...

Ann?

That's all right, Mr. Denham.
I know who this is.

Thrilled to meet you. It's an honor
to be a part of this.

Gee, thanks.

Actually, I'm quite
familiar with your work.

Really?

Yes, and what I most admire...

is the way you've captured
the voice of the common people.

Well, that's my job.

I'm sure you've heard this
before, Mr. Driscoll...

if you don't mind me saying...

but you don't look
at all like your photograph.

Excuse me. Wait a minute, Ann...

He's so much younger in person.
And much better-looking.

Ann, stop. Stop right there.

You see, I was just afraid
that you might be...

one of those self-obsessed
literary types.

I'm sorry, I'm not...
You know...

the tweedy twerp with his nose
in his book and his head up his a...

It's nice to meet you,
too, Miss Darrow.

Good Christ!

She's standing at the railing.

She doesn't know it yet...

But they are sailing towards disaster.
You got that?

Okay, so she turns...

the first mate
is staggering towards her.

There's a knife sticking
out of his back.

Wait a sec. We're killing
off the first mate?

That's assuming she knows
who the first mate is.

Come on, Jack. It
was an honest mistake.

Ann is nearsighted. It could
have happened to anyone.

I was joking, Carl.

The point is, she's horrified.
She has to look away.

And that's when she sees it.

Sees what?

What?

The island.

We're filming on an island now?
When did this happen?

Jack, keep your voice down.

I don't want the crew
getting spooked.

Why would they get spooked?
What's it called?

All right. It has
a local name...

but I'm warning you, Jack,
it doesn't sound good.

They call it Skull Island.

Did you get that?

What's wrong with this place?

There's nothing
officially wrong with it.

Because, technically, it
hasn't been discovered yet.

Okay. All right.

So we arrive at this place.

S...

K...

U...

I...

I...

Island.

All right, everyone, from the top!
And action!

I think this is awfully exciting!
I've never been on a ship before.

And I've never
been on one with a woman before.

I guess you don't think much
of women on ships, do you?

No, they're a nuisance.

Well, I'll try not to be.
Just being around is trouble.

Cut!

It's great.

Bruce, wonderful performance.
You can relax for 10 minutes.

That was very natural.
I felt moved.

What do you think, Driscoll?
Dialogue's got some flow now, huh?

It was pure effluence.

I beefed up the banter.

Try to resist that impulse.

It's just a little bit
of humor, bud.

What are you, a Bolshevik
or something?

Actors.

Travel the world, but all they ever
see is a mirror.

Good legs.

Sea legs. Well, you
know, sea legs.

Yeah.

Not that you don't have good legs.
Just making conversation.

Jesus. Miss Darrow!

About the scene today
with you and Bruce...

I know it wasn't
what you wrote...

but Mr. Baxter felt very strongly
that when a man likes a woman...

he must ignore her.

And if things turn
really hostile, then...

No?

Interesting theory.

I know. I should have...

It wasn't what I had
intended, but...

I'm sorry. I was...

And you made it your own.

I was nervous.

It was funny, actually.
You were funny.

Please don't say another word.
Good night.

Miss Darrow.

You don't have to be nervous.

Thank you.

Let's take it...

Would you please... We're
trying to shoot a scene.

Okay. Thank you.

Okay, again.

We're close. Turn southwest.

There's no land southwest
for thousands of miles.

It takes us way
outside the shipping lanes.

I won't sail blind
in these waters.

I'll make it worth your while.

There's nothing out there.

Well, then
you've nothing to lose.

If someone were to tell you this
ship was headed for Singapore...

what would you say?

I would say they're
full of it, Mr. Hayes.

Well, we turned
southwest last night.

Gentlemen, please.

We're not looking for trouble.
No.

You're looking
for something else.

Yes, we are.

We're going to find
Skull Island.

Find it, film it,
and show it to the world.

For 25 cents, you get to see
the last blank space on the map.

I wouldn't be so sure of that.

What do you mean?

Seven years ago, me and Mr. Hayes
were working our passage...

on a Norwegian bark.

We picked up a castaway.
We found him in the water.

He'd been drifting for days.

His ship had run aground
on an island way west of Sumatra.

An island hidden in fog.

He spoke of a huge wall...

built so long ago...

no one knew who'd made it.

A wall 100 foot high...

as strong today
as it was ages ago.

Why'd they build the wall?

Well, the castaway,
he spoke of a creature...

neither beast nor man...

but something monstrous,
living behind that wall.

A lion or a tiger.

A man-eater. That's how all these
stories start.

What else did he say?

Nothing.

We found him the next morning.
He'd stuck a knife through his heart.

Mmm-hmm.

Sorry, fellows. You'll have
to do better than that.

Monsters belong in B movies.

If you find this place...

if you go ashore with your friends
and your cameras...

you won't come back.

Just as long as you
understand that.

How long do you expect
us to stay out here?

You're writing a stage comedy?

I'm writing it for you.

Why would you do that?

Why would I write a play for you?
Yes.

Isn't it obvious?

Not to me.

Well...

it's in the subtext.

I guess I must have missed it.

It's not about words.

Message for you, Captain.

What's going on?

Hayes, why
are we changing course?

Englehorn, you can't just...
Outside.

There's a warrant
out for your arrest.

Did you know that?

I've been ordered
to divert to Rangoon.

Another week. I haven't
got a film yet.

Please. I have risked
everything I have on this.

No, Denham. You risked
everything I have.

What do you want?

Tell me what you want.
I'll give you anything.

I want you off my ship.

Set a course
for Rangoon, Mr. Hayes.

I'm finished.

It's over for me, Jack.

How'd you think this
would end, Carl?

Check our position.
Use the stars.

There are no stars, Captain.

What is that?

What? That.

That right there.

I don't know. What is it?
A coffee stain?

Station the forward lookout and get
me the depth by lead line.

Aye, Captain.

30 fathoms, no bottom!

Reduce speed, steerage way only.

Dead slow ahead, both.

You should stop the ship.

15 degrees port.

We're getting
out of here, Mr. Hayes.

We'll find clear conditions.

We have seabed!

25 fathoms!

We're shallowing!

20 degrees starboard!

Captain, you don't know where
the hell you're going!

Get me another reading!

Another reading!

22 fathoms!

Douse the lights. Aye, Captain.

10 fathoms!

Wall! There's a wall ahead!

Stop engines!

Give me some power!
Half astern both.

Half astern both, Captain!

Rocks!

Rocks!

Rocks to starboard, Captain!

To port! Rocks everywhere!

Take the wheel, Hayes.

Hang on!

Full ahead!

Rocks to port, Captain!

- Turn, Captain!
- Starboard, starboard!

Ah!

Shore up that breach!

Get me more men down here now!
Come on, move, move!

Hayes! She's taken a pounding!

What about the prop?

The shaft's not bent,
as far as we can tell.

But she struck hard
against the rock!

Captain!

Better come up quick!

Right there!

Want me to bring them back?

I don't give a damn
about Carl Denham.

I want this ship fixed and ready
to float on the next high tide!

Come on, move it.

We're leaving, Mr. Hayes.

Can you believe this, Jack?

We've got our picture.

Why does Marlow keep
going up the river?

Why doesn't he turn back?

There's a part of him
that wants to, Jimmy.

A part deep inside himself
that sounds a warning.

But there's another part...

that needs to know.

To defeat the thing
which makes him afraid.

"We could not understand
because we were too far..."

"and could not remember..."

"because we were traveling
in the night of first ages..."

"of those ages that are gone..."

"leaving hardly a sign,
and no memories."

"We are accustomed to look..."

"upon the shackled form
of a conquered monster..."

"but there...

"there you could look at a thing
monstrous and free. ".

It's not an adventure story...

is it, Mr. Hayes?

No, Jimmy.

It's not.

It's deserted. Of
course it's deserted.

Use your eyes, Preston.
The place is a ruin.

Nobody's lived here
for hundreds of years.

Mr. Denham, I think
we should go back.

I will handle this.

Look. Chocolate.

You like chocolate?

It's good to eat.

You want?

Take it.

Here, put it in your hand
and take it.

For God's sakes, Denham,
leave the native alone.

She doesn't want the chocolate.

Aah!

All right!

Just a bunch of women
and old folks!

They're harmless!

Ann!

Jack.

Seen enough?

Lighten the ship!

Anything that's not bolted
down goes overboard!

Just heave it!

We got away.

We gotta be grateful
for that, gentlemen.

What about Mike? He didn't get away!
He's still there!

Mike died doing what he believed in!
He didn't die for nothing.

And I'll tell you something else. I'm
gonna finish this film for Mike!

I'll finish it...

and I'll donate the proceeds...

to his wife and kids.

Because that man is a hero,
and he deserves nothing less.

Hear, hear!

Chuck everything
except for the potatoes!

What's wrong now?
Excuse me, Shakespeare.

Come on, men! Come on, hurry!

Drop those spare cables overboard!
Go on, just chuck it!

Where's Ann? What?

Where's Ann?

Ann!

She's free!

Full ahead, both engines!

Ann!

No! Stop! Turn back!

Stop!

We have to turn back.

They've taken Ann.

Kong! Kong! Kong!

All hands going ashore!
Report to stations!

Jump to it! Jump
to it, gentlemen!

We're doing it, Mr. Hayes!

Come on, move it!

Pull harder!

Row! Row!

Come on!

Kong.

Spread out! Find her!

Miss Darrow!

Check up there, Jimmy!
Everybody stay together!

Ann!

She's here somewhere!

What in God's name was that?

Behind the wall!

Behind the wall!

She's gone!

Carl, what is it?

You saw something.

You can take Hayes
and 15 others.

I'll put a guard on the gate
until you return.

The rest of you
stay with the ship.

Choy!

Not you, Jimmy.

Come on, Mr. Hayes.
Look at them.

None of them knows
which way to point a gun.

Stay here.

Miss Darrow needs me! No!

Bring the tripod
and all of the film stock.

You wanna go
with the 6-inch lens?

The wide-angle
will do just fine.

You got guns. You got food.
You got the ammo.

And you got 24 hours!

24 hours?

This time tomorrow,
we haul anchor.

♪ Miss Darrow! ♪

Ann!

♪ Miss Darrow! ♪

♪ Miss Darrow! ♪

What is it?

Fire!

Cut it out.

Hold your fire.

Hold your fire!

Stay down, damn it. Stay down.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

Good shooting, Mr. Hayes.

Aren't these things
supposed to be extinct?

They are now.

What the hell kind
of a place is this?

Miss Darrow!

Ann!

No!

Ann! Sailor: Miss Darrow!

Ann!

Christ, it's a bleeding
boneyard!

They've been ripped
limb from limb.

Ann! Ann!

Just keep walking, Mr. Hayes.
Pretend you didn't see me.

Jesus, Jimmy. Hey, I need that!

I'm not giving you a gun!

You were younger than me
when they gave you one!

I was in the army. I was trained.
I had a drill sergeant.

I wanna help bring her back.

Don't make me regret it.

Conserve your ammunition!

I'm knackered.

- I can't breathe.
- I need a breather.

Fellows, we don't
have time for this.

We've lost too much ground already.
Come on, get up!

They're not about to quit on you.
Cut them some slack.

All right, you got five minutes!

Everybody stay in sight.

Over here. I'm gonna get
a wide shot of the valley.

Bloody Nora!

Is that what took Miss Darrow?

There's only one creature capable
of leaving a footprint that size.

The abominable snowman.

Yeah, a snowman. We dead meat.

It's got to be
what, 20, 25 feet?

Carl saw it.

Let's ask him.

Denham!

Where'd he go?

Walk forward, Bruce.

What? You're the star
of this picture.

Get into character and head
toward the animals.

What the hell kind
of a place is this?

Are you sure about this, Denham?

Don't we have a stand-in
for this type of thing?

I need you in the shot, or people
will say they're fake.

Nobody's gonna think
these are fake.

You're making them nervous.
No sudden movements.

I'm not moving.

Mother of God.

What's this?

What is it? What is it?
Where's Carl?

Carl? He's up there, filming.

Bugger this!

Run, Jack!

Holy Christ. Go, Jimmy, run!

Run, run, run!

Let go! I'm not
leaving the camera!

Let go, you idiot!

Carl, run!

Get down.

Look out!

Coming through!

No!

Carl! Carl!

Get up! Come on. Come on.

Mr. Denham! Mr. Denham!

Herb! Herb, come on!

Take the tripod!

Come on!

I'm pulling you up!
Hold on to your end!

Go!

No, I'm not going
anywhere without you!

You gotta leave me!
Shut up and hold on!

Jimmy, do a head count.

I want to know
how many are injured and how bad.

Injured?

Four of us are dead!

It's not your fault.

What happened to Herb
is no one's fault.

You're absolutely
right, Preston.

And I'll tell you
something else.

Herbert didn't die for nothing.

He died for what he believed
in, and I'm gonna honor that.

He died believing there was still
some mystery left in this world.

And we could all have
a piece of it...

for the price
of an admission ticket.

God damn it, Preston, we're gonna
finish this film for Herb.

We'll finish it...

and donate the proceeds
to his wife and kids.

Come on, guys. We
need more rope.

All right, we gotta
get back to the ship.

Englehorn sails in nine hours. So?
We gotta find Miss Darrow.

Hey, do you hear me? We're
gonna be stranded here.

Look, fellows, Miss Darrow
was a great gal, no question.

And she was a wonderful person.

It's a terrible loss and we're
all gonna miss her.

I always knew you were nothing
like the tough guy you play on screen.

I just never figured
you for a coward.

Hey, pal! Hey, wake up.

Heroes don't look like me,
not in the real world.

In the real world, they got bad
teeth, a bald spot, and a beer gut.

I'm just an actor with a gun,
who's lost his motivation.

Be seeing you.

Anyone else?

Well, see you. Come on.

No!

I said no!

That's all there is.
There isn't any more.

Get them off the boat.
Get them off the boat.

Keep paddling.

What the hell was that?

Come on. Get them out of there!

Preston!

Give me your hand.

Jack!

Jack!

- Choy!
- Help!

Swim, you filthy bugger.

Choy!

Stay with him.

Swim to shore
as fast as you can!

Hold on. Preston!

Whatever happens, don't
let go of the camera!

Don't let go of the camera!

Come on, get
up out of that water.

Get up!

Come on, come on.

Preston. Preston.

It's working.

Did you get that, did you?

No!

No.

No.

What is it?

Mr. Hayes?

If anything happens,
I want you to run.

You understand?

I'm not a coward.
I ain't gonna run.

It's not about being
brave, Jimmy.

Go back!

Back across the log!

I ain't gonna run! Get
Jimmy out of here!

No! Get back! Get back!

Move back!

No!

Look at me.

Let him go! You got
to run, Jimmy.

Do as I say.

Go with Jack.

Run!

No! Shoot him!

No!

Here! Over here!

Hold on! Hold on!

Lumpy! Help me!

Bloody hell, Choy!

No!

Oh, my!

Wait!

Carl.

Jimmy. Jimmy.

Jimmy.

You all right?

No.

Get off! Get it off!

Get off!

Get it off!

Kill it!

Stop moving!

Get it off my face!

Stay still. I am standing still.

- Hold on.
- Be careful!

Don't move! Stay
away from the walls!

Coming through!

Get out of there now! Climb!

Nobody get in my way.

Come on, Jimmy. Let's go.

Get up the rope. Let's go.
Hurry up.

Jimmy, let's go.

- Come on.
- Okay.

Go.

Just as you go down...

for the third and final time...

as your head disappears
beneath the waves...

and your lungs
fill with water...

do you know what happens in those last
precious seconds before you drown?

Come on, buddy. Get up the rope. Come on.
Get out of here. Come on.

Your whole life passes
before your eyes.

And if you've lived
as a true American...

you get to watch
it all in colour.

Oh, and you will.

Now, why don't you climb
up the rope, huh? Come on.

Come on, Driscoll. Let's go.

It's beautiful.

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

There.

Thank God.

Don't thank God.
Thank Mr. Baxter.

He insisted on a rescue mission.

Me? I knew you'd be okay.

That's the thing
about cockroaches.

No matter how many times you
flush them down the toilet...

they always crawl
back up the bowl.

Hey, buddy? I'm out of the bowl.

I'm dryin' off my wings
and trekkin' across the lid.

Driscoll!

Don't be a fool! Give it up.
It's useless!

She's dead.

She's not dead.

Jack's gonna bring her back...

and the ape will be
hard on his heels.

We can still come
out of this thing okay.

More than okay.

Think about it.

You got a boat full of chloroform
we could put to good use.

You wanna trap the ape?

I don't think so.

Isn't that what you do?
Live animal capture?

I heard you were the best.

Jack!

Look after yourself!

Keep the gate open, will you?

Sure thing, buddy.

Good luck!

I'm sorry.

Ann.

Jack!

Run!

Jack, Jack!

Jack.

Ann, it's okay.

Ann, let's go. Let's go.
Come on!

Let's go. Come on.

Come on!

Carl!

Please! Somebody help us!

They've gone.

Carl. Christ.

Carl!

Drop the bridge. Do it
now, for Christ's sake!

Not yet.

Wait.

Wait.

Wait!

Come on!

Now! Throw them!

Throw!

No!

Hold him!

Are you out of your mind?

- ♪ Stop! Hold the line! ♪

Keep him down!

Heave!

Please!

No! Stop!

Jack.

No. Get her out of...

They'll kill him!
There's nothing we can do.

No! Get her out of his sight!

It's too late. Throw it!

Look out!

Let go of me.

We gotta go. Come on.

Come on. Stop it.

Leave me alone!

Ann, please come on.

No. No!

It's over, you goddamn lunatic!

All of you, run!

Come on. Come on!

Look out!

Move it! Move it!

Come on, come on!

Stay there! It's me he wants!

Please stop this! Move!
Hold onto her!

Ann, go. Please,
I can stop this!

No! Ann, stay there!

Get it out!

Get the hell out of here!

Come on! Jimmy, don't be crazy!
Come on.

Don't be crazy.

Let me go!

Cast off!

Come on, Carl!

- Row!
- Wait.

Row, God damn it!

Go back.

Jimmy, no!

No!

No! Don't! Leave him alone!

Hide out in the back!

Wait! No!

No! No! Please don't!

The whole world
will pay to see this.

We're millionaires, boys!

I'll share it with all of you!

In a few months his name will be
up in lights on Broadway!

Kong! The Eighth
Wonder of the World!

What can I say? What can I say?

Any comments, sir?

The Mayor, thank you.

Ready.

What am I?

Thank you very much.

Get used to it.

Listen, great to see you. Ready?

I'm really appreciating that...

Look at you! I remember you.

You're a lucky guy, Denham.
Am I a lucky guy?

Maybe you're the lucky guy.

Carl!

Zelman! I told you.

I know you did
and I appreciate it.

Let's get a shot of this.

Come on.

Big smile. Yeah! That's great!

Look at yourself. Look
at what you've become.

- ♪ No woman is worth this. ♪
♪ This woman is worth it. ♪

I don't care what it takes,
I gotta win her back.

Oh, really?

She's not gonna buy
this for a second.

Shut up and hand
me the grapefruit!

- You're writing a comedy?
- Yes, I am.

I'm writing it for you.

Why would you do that?

Why would I write
a play for you?

Isn't it obvious?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I couldn't help but overhear.

So, he took me to this
fancy French restaurant...

and halfway through the hors
d'oeuvres, he clutches my hand.

And that's when he told
you how he felt?

No. He never said it.
He never said it?

He probably thought
he didn't need to say it.

Well, then how does
she know that it's real?

He said it was not about the words.
Oh, please!

If you feel it, you say it.
It's really very simple.

He said we'd talk about it later.
Only there was no later.

It never happened.

That's how it ended.

He just let you walk away?
He didn't try to save it?

I honestly believed things
might actually work out...

which was really very...

foolish.

Men. Oh, they'll give
you the world...

but they let the one thing
that truly matters...

slip through their fingers.

Typical.

They're so busy being brave,
they forget to use their brains.

Romance. Who needs it?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Ladies and gentlemen...

I'm here to tell you
a very strange story.

The story of our adventure...

in which 17 of our party
suffered horrible deaths...

their lives lost...

in pursuit of a savage beast...

a monstrous
aberration of nature.

But even the meanest
brute can be tamed.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen,
as you will see...

the beast was no match...

for the charms of a girl.

A girl from New York...

Who melted his heart...

bringing to mind that old
Arabian proverb...

"And lo, the beast looked
upon the face of beauty..."

"and beauty stayed his hand."

"And from that day forward,
he was as one dead."

And now, ladies and gentlemen,
I'm going to show you...

the greatest thing your eyes
have ever beheld.

He was a king in the world he knew,
but he comes to you now a captive.

Ladies and gentlemen...

I give you Kong, The Eighth
Wonder of the World!

Don't be alarmed.
It's perfectly safe.

These chains are made
of chrome steel!

Observe, if you will...

I am touching the beast.

I am actually laying my hand
on the 25-foot gorilla.

Crank 'em up, fellas.

And now, we have
in the auditorium tonight...

a surprise guest.

The real-life hero
of this story.

The man who hunted
down the mighty Kong!

The man who risked all to win
the freedom of a helpless female.

A big hand for Mr. Bruce Baxter!

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

He was right.

About there still being
some mystery left in this world...

and we can all have
a piece of it...

for the price
of an admission ticket.

That's the thing you come
to learn about Carl.

His unfailing ability
to destroy the things he loves.

Please remain calm,
ladies and gentlemen...

for we now come to the climax
of this savage ritual.

The sacrifice
of a beautiful young girl.

Behold her terror as she is offered
up to the mighty Kong!

A big hand, folks, for the bravest
girl I've ever met!

Miss Ann Darrow.

Save me from the beast!

Help me!

Where is she?

Where's Ann? I have no idea.

I heard he offered her all kinds
of money and she turned him down flat.

♪ Pack up all my cares and woe ♪

♪ Here I go ♪

♪ Singing low ♪

♪ Bye bye ♪

♪ Blackbird ♪

♪ Where somebody waits for me ♪

♪ Sugar's sweet ♪

♪ So is he ♪

♪ Bye bye ♪

♪ Blackbird ♪

Here's your story, boys.

"Beauty and the man who saved
her from the beast."

No.

We have to get these
people out of here.

Everyone needs to leave, okay?
Come on.

Let him roar. It makes
a swell picture.

Head for the exits.

Get your own seat, buddy.
You're not having mine.

Excuse me, fellows.

Coming through. Coming
through, fellows.

Get me down! Help me, please!

Somebody! Somebody help me!

Go! Go! Get out!

Go! Go!

There they are.

- Go!
- Wait for me!

Go back!

♪ This way! ♪

♪ Help! ♪

♪ No! ♪

Taxi! Follow that ape.

Come on, pal, we gotta
draw him off.

It's all yours, buddy.

Hey, get out of here, lady!

Come on.

Buddy!

Come on. Come on.

Look out.

Jesus Christ.

Fire!

Stop!

Listen up.

This is New York City,
and this is sacred ground.

You hear me?

It was built
for humans, by humans.

Not for stinking
lice-infested apes.

The thought
of some mutant gorilla...

crapping all over the streets of this
fair city, fills me with disgust.

So this is how it's gonna be.

We find it. We kill it.

We cut it's ugly head
off and we ram it up...

No. No.

Beautiful.

Yes.

Yes, it is.

Hey! Hey!

Nobody past this point.

You can't go in there!

Hey!

Stop him!

Hey! Get back. You're
not allowed up there!

- ♪ What's going on? Go! ♪

No!

No!

Please! No!

No!

Ann. Ann.

Move along.

Just one shot! One shot!

Come, come! Boys,
how about a photo?

Look at me.

Come on, watch the camera.

Come a little closer.

That's it, folks. Show's over.
Step back!

Clear the area. That's it.
Shove off, boys.

Why'd he do that?

Climb up there and get
himself cornered.

The ape must have known
what was coming.

He's just a dumb animal.
Didn't know nothing.

What does it matter?
Airplanes got him.

It wasn't the airplanes.

It was beauty killed the beast.