Roar (1981) Movie Script | Subs like Script

There's a fire in the

sky in the morning

when the Sun is a

crimson dawning..

And the earth is glowing

like a burning ember.

Who's land is this?

This is my land.

See the shadow of

the eagle in the sunrise

hear the music of the children

in the moon rise

feel the power of the lion

when he roars like thunder

calling who's land is this?

This is my land.

Who's land is this?

This is my land.

Okay Pat, hello girl..

O my, what are you doing?

What's that rogue

Togar doing here?

God Togar, why today of all days.

Okay, come on let's play chase.

The closer we get,

the more excited I get.

It should be great

to see him after three years.

Yeah, I couldn't believe how fast he

split for Africa after he got his grant.

And the zoo let him take

the little cubs he raised.

You'd think he'd

take the kids he raised!

Well he was going to send for us

but he said it was too dangerous.

He certainly didn't leave

because he didn't love us.

You know how

depressed he used to get..

with his cats being kept

in cages all the time.

- I wonder where he is..

- Why don't we find our own way there?

- You're joking!

- Where could he be?

Why, you guys wait till my family get

here tonight. Are they gonna love you!

- Sorry Hank.

- And I thought you came to help me.

I did. I come to speak for

you with that committee..

And take you to pick up your family.

Well, come on shore awhile.

Are you crazy? The committee is on

their way here to review your grant.

Monster..

Come on. You gotta

help me clean the house.

Not today! Today doesn't

seem like a good date coming.

Hey, where you going?

Not my jacket!

Throw it here!

Come on over here.

- Stay there.

- How's she's doing?

This is a madhouse.

No, it's just like life you

get the funny with the tragic.

Just with them you get the

gentle and the ferocious too.

Be careful of the bad

and enjoy the good.

You aren't careful enough.

For my studies I have to get

as close to them as possible.

No actually,

the closer you get to them

the more they like you,

the safer you'd be.

- But look, it's going to jump on us!

- Oh no no no..

They're just playing...

They like to play the

cat and mouse game.

Here, I'll cover you

O, big Joe...

No, if you just look at them...

- Or you run at them, roar

- O god... no look

What?

Na-aah-ah, you leave him alone!

Oh, that's Johnny lion.

You never have to worry about John.

Are you scaring him?

You know you're gotta

watch out for Mark...

No, he's okay.

This is Charlie.

Whoa.

And you gotta watch out

for Barry, okay?

- It's just playing, I'm tellin' ya!

- But you could get killed!

The cats got a little

excited, that's all.

[Mativo] Are you okay?

You're crazy!

Oh Mativo, there's Robbie.

You've never met Robbie...

He's always out guarding

his borders in the daytime.

And you're always too afraid to

come and visit me at night...

You know, he is the

nicest cat in the world.

And he's also the top cat here.

No, he's the boss,

I work for him.

Hey Rob, Wauw Wauw..

Well come here.

I want you to meet Mativo.

See, actually it's Robbie

I'm worried about...

Their whole life is eh...

based on dominance...

That why we have such a

great harmony here.

Because Robbie is such

a gentle and loving ruler.

He also knows he has to

protect the others from outsiders...

Right now he's very

worried about Togar.

He's also worried that if the others

see that he's worried or afraid...

That then they start challenging him,

like they've been each other all day.

No matter how afraid

he is at this moment...

He still knows he has

to see this through.

The whole meaning of

life is before him, Mativo.

- That's why you have to help me.

- Help what?

- Why?

- Because I have to help him, Mativo.

And he could get killed!

Don't worry, I'm

gonna help you.

I .. I don't think you

should count on me...

But only yesterday they

were so happy.

Now look at them.

Finally on the verge

of finding paradise

And the only thing

lacking is my family...

To share it with me and

Togar comes in and wrecking it!

Here comes trouble.

It's the grand committee.

But Prentis is with them.

Listen' my friend,

let me talk for you.

Good morning everybody

I like to open this meeting

by reminding you all...

That eh... Hank's

original idea...

Was a comparative study of

the great cats of the world.

And while preserving

the African cats...

In their natural habitat,

he would raise several cats...

..of each species.

Be they African or otherwise.

And to become almost

like a member of the pride.

Hey it has stripes. It must be

another tiger or a liger.

The mother is a lioness

the father must be a tiger.

Say hello to Henry

the jaguar would ya?

Not today!

What are you trying to prove, that you

can have lions socializing with people?

No, but we can't keep

exterminating them.

We can't keep eliminating their land.

We can't keep exterminating everything

that we fear or that inconveniences us.

Let the Zoos keep them alive.

Prentis, your actions aren't necessary.

The government knows

there's a better way.

They're moving the people

out of the migration paths.

I don't know what kind of person

could look in the eyes at 200 elephants

And put out those lights ...

They'd run franticly and panic...

Do you think your

lions would run in panic?

Well, you'd better start with me first.

No, I'll start with

the tigers first...

That'll teach you for

bringing them to Africa!

I gotta go help your uncle's

they are killing each other.

Stop It..

Stop It!!

Togar!

Togar!!

You stay out of it, you

let Robbie take care of him.

Yeah, you guys are smart,

you stay out of it.

Oh great..

Hey Tommy, Jimmy

Oh you all hiding here

Oh I don't blame ya.

All those those guys are fighting.

That's my Jacket!

Hank!

Come on go in the house

and get some bandages.

No!!

Oh what the hell's wrong with

you, all you got's a few scratches.

You're lucky I told

her, I didn't get ya.

I think you should take a bus.

It goes right by there..

Oh no, I think we should wait.

No, if you wait until tonight

and he doesn't come...

There's no other bus for 2 days and

there's no place for you to stay here.

- Oh what do we do?

- Will he know where to take us?

Hey, she's dry.

Alice has no milk.

Listen, I have to go change.

- I'll go wait in my boat

- okay

Oh. Maybe I come with you?

- What we do now?

- Just stand up to them.

Don't let them get

away with anything...

You gotta let them see

how strong you are...

Come on lions we have to clean

the house of Madelaine.

Come on lions

Come on Diane come on, go.

Come on Patrick..

Are you sure there aren't

anymore big ones in here?

Well, hello Gary.

Whoa, why didn't you go with ... (roar)

Why didn't you go with your friends?

Come on, you should

go with your friends...

Oh, come on.

You really changed this place.

New curtains, new drapes..

New everything!

Come on go with your friends.

Wauw, come on.

Oh yes, ???

Goodbye.

Come on..

Why, don't worry baby,

Robbie can handle Togar.

Your father is

tougher than you think!

Wauw.. Oh come on

you're hurt my hand.

See, my hand hurt.

Come on!

Come on baby.

Wauw!

I've seen that rogue Togar

as far away as 200 miles.

This is the first time he's come in.

I have a hunch that Robbie

and Togar could be brothers.

You know Bugsy and

Robbie we're both rogue lions.

I found them dying

from battle wounds

Now if Togar were sick or dying...

These guys would probably except him

- But the way he is now...

- ??? arrived.

But he can't help that. As a loner

he's too slow to catch his normal diner.

And the hungrier he gets,

the more desperate he'll get.

And the more desperate he gets,

the more ferocious he gets.

Because the only way he

can eat most of the time...

Is by taking his meals

from whole prides alliance.

You've got to be pretty

ferocious to do that!

Sooner or later he's gonna get killed.

Come on, Gary!

♪ Why'd I ever leave Madelaine alone ♪

♪ Make me believe, you'll never leave ♪

♪ It couldn't hurt to pretend ♪

♪ Why'd I ever leave Madelaine alone ♪

Billie!

Whoa, don't try touching me!

Leave that alone!

That's my Jacket...

Give me that..

Hey Hank, come and help me.

Give my jacket!

That's my jacket..

Help!

- They almost killed me

- You know you're not supposed to run.

My head knew it,

but my feet didn't.

Oh, hi babe.

Oh...

- Putt them out!

- They're trying to stay away from Togar.

- Come on.

- Why'd they have to be in here?

Why this open-door policy

you have in here, anyway?

All the doors are closed

except for here..

And the bathroom

There's nothing they can

tear up here or the bathroom.

- Putt them out!

- Mativo, this is their home!

What do you think you're

running, a country club for lions?

Come on, sit down here...

Sit down, you're okay!

Sit down. You're okay.

Sit down.

Hey, no more fighting!

Come here.

Oooh, sit down you're okay.

These stupid lions

are frightening me.

And you're going to bring

Madelaine and the children to this?

This would be great for them

Not boxed in, like back in Chicago.

Hey, wait a minute...

I just thought he

had a cataract start.

Oh, That's Billy he's great

They're right. You must be

on something

I couldn't last a day.

You expect her to sleep with the lions, are you?

What do you care if

I sleep with my wife?

Mom, do you know that a man can

have as many wives as he wants to, here?

And what does that supposed to mean?

I mean, how could you be

away from dad for so long?

You know that your father

and I were having problems

And we thought it would be

better to be apart for a while.

You know absence makes

the heart grow fonder.

The heart maybe,

but what about the sex glands?

Sex is all you think

about lately young lady...

You'd better watch it. You're

gonna get your little tail in trouble.

Someday I hope you'll understand the

beauty of restraint and self-denial.

Well, I hope it wasn't restraint and

self-denial that drove dad away...

♪ ... Isn't it time that we stop ♪

Hey Mativo, you know what my kids

used to do every time I started to sing?

They'd hold their

hands over their ears...

And say oh no!

Or they turn on a radio.

Hey Hank.

Don't let them in the boat

You're crazy!

I think, he said it's

just over the hill.

♪ You will never guess ♪

♪ how many dreams I dreamed about ♪

♪ or just how empty they all seem without her ♪

♪ soooo kiss me once kiss me twice ♪

♪ and kiss me once again ♪

♪ It's been a long ... ♪

I can't steer.

I think were sinking.

Abandon ship!

Hey Mativo...

Hey Mativo climb

out over that way.

Don't swim,

they'll get you.

Mom, come here look...

It's fantastic!

Yeah, Dad!

Hey Dad!

Dad?

Hank?

Hello?

Hank?

Dad?

We're here...

Dad?

Oh dear...

Hey Dad??

Hank?

- This is really a nice place.

- Come on up this place is really wild.

Oh, I'll give anything

for some sleep.

Oh, I don't understand...

Is that a tarantula?

- You simple-minded jerk!

- Stop that!

Oh my God!

Where could he be?

Jerry, run it up at all the windows

Then we will dust everything

and surprise your father.

Hey a motorcycle.

I saw a thing,

I think it was a pelican.

it's a Kawasaki!

Holy mackerel!

Look at that...

I don't believe what I'm seeing

Those can't be Dad's lions.

Oh God, look what the cat dragged in!

Melanie?

Mom, get in here...

Get in here.

Jerry?

John!

- Where's Mom and Mel?

- They're downstairs, come on...

What the heck is going on down there.

- Alright we got trouble.

- Where they all come from?

Nice lion.

Nice lion!

Oh.

- Now honey you alright?

- Yeah, but I'm scared mom.

Oh, I know honey so am I

Oh, honey stay here,

I will get the boys.

- Help

- John?

I'm in here.

John, you are alright?

Where is Jerry?

Help!

Jerry..

Jerry?

Oh god.

- Are you alright?

- You could have suffocated!

- You could've died, dummy.

- Shut up I almost died.

What kind of jerk would

hide himself in an icebox?

Get me outta here!

Help, mom!

John!

Jerry!?

- Get me outta here.

- Come on, one - two - three.

Maybe there's some guns around here.

We gotta find a gun...

I think we have to

split while we can.

Yeah, sure with eight-thousand

lions and tigers outside...

Well, if we stay here we'll

end up being eaten alive.

We're not going to get eaten.

When dad gets here he'll

show us how to handle them.

Until then we just

board up the windows.

- Wait a minute who voted you in?

- I did.

I suppose you want

to make a run for it?

Right, I'll take the

motorcycle and go get help.

I know bikes and I know

the road we came in on.

That's not gonna help, that's letting

you escape and leaving us here.

Give me your handkerchief, John.

Oh, I wanna go home.

Madelaine is gonna kill me.

It'll go much faster faster if you go

up there and borrow some bicycles.

- Okay!

- I'll take the tigers out.

Go around the back of the village.

(Mativo speaks the local language

explains tigers are passing the village)

Don't tell me he said ... you said

I'm not interested in your bitterness.

Who asked you to go over there?

I can go on any property to kill animals

that I deem are a danger to human lives.

Don't tell me you

care about his family!

I'm telling you there'll

be no culling of cats,

elephants or any animal ever again.

Well, you should've been at that madhouse

and seen those cats this morning.

I don't care what you've seen.

You're not going to go out

there and slaughtering animals.

Recall elephants if

there are so many

Prentis, you're completely out of line.

you are not going

to kill those cats.

You can tell me what

you're gonna do...

And you can tell me what the rest

of this committee is gonna do, Rick.

But I'll be damned if you're gonna

tell me what I'm gonna do.

- We can't escort 2 tigers.

- Well, I try to make them go home.

How come they're not doing

what you're telling them?

Well, they're not trained cats

they're just friends.

Stay off my path...

Come on, where you're going?

Come on down.

You go, I'm not going.

You know, you're right.

I can't go to the airport with them,

they'd go right in with me.

Hey, I got an idea for ya...

Hang down off that branch,

let your feet hang down here...

What?

Kick your feet they'll jump right up

and try to get ya and they'll stay here.

- I can sneak away.

- No no, I'll not doing that.

Listen ...

Take your shirt off, okay?

And dangle it down.

Hold it by the sleeve.

There you go.

Hurry back!

♪ You make me feel so alive ♪

♪ make me feel like living on and on ♪

♪ You make me feel so alive ♪

♪ there's more to life ♪

♪ There's so much more

to life than meets the eye ♪

♪ It takes a lot to see,

the forest for the trees ♪

♪ You make me feel so alive! ♪

♪ And I thank you all for showing why ♪

♪ There's more to life

than meets the eye ♪

Why did you bring us here?

We're just gonna die!

No, we are not going to die!

Your father's gonna be

here soon and it'll be all over.

Well, why isn't he here now,

he knew we were coming?

You can bellyache all you

want about him staying away

but if he isn't here

it's because he's dead

and he's not coming, I know it.

Boy I've been waiting

to do this for a long time.

Don't you think we should wait?

We shouldn't allow anything

smaller than a 30.6 for Lions.

Have you seen my wife and children?

No, I didn't see them

I saw a lady and three children.

I told them to catch the bus.

What time?

It was just about 10:30.

Let me borrow your car.

No, I don't have a car.

Leonard?

Oh Leonard...

Leonard ... Leonard.

Okay..

(Leonard gives Hank instructions in their local language)

Come on putt your

bike in the truck.

They must be in the house already,

they took the bus yesterday.

Nikki get in the car.

Come on get in back.

Come on Craig get in with us

Come on Craig that's a good boy.

Yeah, it's a good boy,

turn around.

He's trying to close me in the trunk!

Hey, come on get in...

Hey, well.. come on. Get in!

You're crazy, with them in the back?

They'll bite my head off.

Either get in or walk,

cause I'm going...

Make them walk!

Hank, this is madness.

If somebody sees them this far

from my place, they'll shoot them.

Don't fool yourself!

These are your friends, huh?

And do you know what your friends up

over are doing to your family right now?

they are making diner of them.

- They're eating them!

- Mativo, shut up!

They're sitting around eating

them cracking their bones...

- Shut up!

- They're licking their bones clean.

Shut up!

- Who are you?

- Come on!

- Hey, don't go so fast it's too bumpy.

- I have to Mativo.

By the way

Do they know that

they should not run?

You should've sent them a list of rules

and regulations before they came.

Argh, poor Leonard's...

Let's get out of here.

I think Melanie was right.

Let's go take the boat.

Jerry, you go first, go ahead.

Jerry, you're rowing the wrong way...

Boy that was close..

Get away!

Get away from me!

Help me!

Oh, less than 10 miles to go

and we're stuck!

- What's wrong?

- The jack wont wont in the sand..

And the more I dig the

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