Damned River (1989) - full transcript

A group hires a guide to take them whitewater rafting down the Zambezi River in Africa, but what they don't know is that the guide is actually a ....

[THUNDER]

[BIRD CRIES]

[SPEAKING BANTU LANGUAGE]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

HEY, MUSCLE MAN,
HOW ABOUT A HAND?

SHE'S TALKING
TO YOU, JER.

YEAH, RIGHT.

BE RIGHT THERE,
BABE.

EXCUSE ME. ARE YOU
FOR WHITE WATER EXPEDITIONS?

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

WELCOME TO ZIMBABWE.
I'M MAVUSO.



LET ME GIVE YOU
A HAND.

OH, SURE. THANKS.

THE CAR'S THIS WAY.
FOLLOW ME, PLEASE.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM.

WELCOME TO
VICTORIA FALLS HOTEL.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

ONCE YOU'VE FRESHENED UP,

WE'LL TAKE YOU
TO SEE THE FALLS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
ANYTHING SO BEAUTIFUL?

YES.

"THY TEMPLE
IS THE FACE OF DAY,

"EARTH, OCEAN, HEAVEN



THY BOUNDLESS THRONE."

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

LORD BYRON.

WHO'S HE,
SOME ROCK STAR?

YOU KNOW BYRON?

CERTAINLY.

OH, MAN,
26 HOURS ON A PLANE,

TWO DAYS ON A TRAIN,

AND NOW I GOT TO WAKE UP
AT THE CRACK OF DAWN?

WHAT IS THIS,
VACATION OR DEATH CAMP?

LAST NIGHT YOU THOUGHT
IT WAS A GREAT IDEA.

WAS THAT BEFORE OR AFTER
THE 25 KAMIKAZES?

[SPEAKING
BANTU LANGUAGE]

MISSED AGAIN.

GOOD MORNING.
BRIGHT AND SHINING, I SEE.

THIS IS RAY, YOUR GUIDE.

HI.

ANNE.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

HI, RAY.
I'M CARL.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

JERRY LANCE.

HA HA HA!

EXCUSE ME.

IT'S $220.20.

220, HUH?

WHAT THE HELL
DO YOU WANT?

YOU'RE PUSHING
YOUR LUCK, RAY.

KEEP IT UP, AND I'LL
MAKE YOU WISH

YOU HAD NEVER GOT
OUT OF KINSHASA.

RAY!

THERE ARE SOME ELEPHANTS
RIGHT OVER THERE.

YOU'RE KIDDING.
WHERE?

UP AHEAD THERE.
A BABY ONE, YEAH.

THAT WOULD SLOW THINGS DOWN
ON THE FREEWAY.

HA HA HA!

THIS IS AMAZING.

I WAS EXPECTING
FOUR MEN.

YEAH, WELL, A FRIEND OF OURS
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMING,

BUT HE HAD TO DROP OUT
AT THE LAST MINUTE.

ANNE'S A FRIEND
OF MINE.

SHE'S RAFTED
BACK IN THE STATES.

A FRIEND OF YOURS?
YOU GUYS ARE
LIVING TOGETHER.

OUR TOOTHBRUSHES
ARE LIVING TOGETHER.

THIS RIVER CAN
BE PRETTY TOUGH.

DO YOU THINK
YOU CAN HANDLE IT?

HEY, I CAN HANDLE
ANYTHING THESE GUYS
CAN HANDLE.

[SINGING IN BANTU LANGUAGE]

HEY, IT'S
THE ROCK 'N' ROLL CARAVAN.

[SPEAKING BANTU LANGUAGE]

CHECK THAT DUDE OUT.
YOU TALK ABOUT FULL DRAG.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

A RAFTER WAS KILLED
ON THE RIVER.

KILLED?

THE VILLAGERS
BELIEVE THE RIVER
IS A LIVING THING,

SO THEY MUST SOOTHE
ITS AGITATED SOUL.

DOUBT IT DOES ANY GOOD.
THE RIVER'S STILL
A BITCH AND A HALF.

I'M GOING TO
GET A PICTURE.

LOOK AT THOSE TITS.

[HORN HONKS]

COME ON, LET'S GO.

THE BIG CROCODILES
ONLY GET FED
ONCE A MONTH.

ARE YOU KIDDING?

I'VE GOT TO EAT
FIVE TIMES A DAY,

OR ELSE MY STOMACH
STARTS TO DIGEST ITSELF.

HEY! HEY!

THE CROCS
DOWN THE RIVER

SOMETIMES GO
AS LONG AS A YEAR
BETWEEN MEALS.

ON THE RIVER?
NOT WHERE
WE'RE GOING.

SURE. BY THEN
THEY'RE REAL HUNGRY.

[SINGING
IN BANTU LANGUAGE]

[LAUGHTER]

[SPEAKING
BANTU LANGUAGE]

WHAT IS IT?

[SPEAKING
BANTU LANGUAGE]

NYAME-NYAME.

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HER.
WHAT--

SHE'S TALKING ABOUT
THE SMOKE THAT THUNDERS,

MOSI-OA-TUNYA.

THAT'S WHAT WE CALL
THE RIVER.

OH. WHAT'S SHE SAY
ABOUT IT?

SHE SAYS
THERE'S A DANGER.

I SUPPOSE SHE'S AFRAID
BECAUSE YOU'RE A WOMAN.

OH, WELL, I'LL BE FINE.
NO. THANK YOU. I'LL BE FINE.

KEEP YOUR LIFE JACKETS
BUCKLED AT ALL TIMES

WHILE YOU'RE IN THE RAFT.

NOW,
SHOULD SOMEONE FALL IN--

SOMEBODY USUALLY DOES--

ROLL ONTO YOUR BACK
AND POINT YOUR FEET DOWNSTREAM.

THE THREE OF US HAVE RUN
QUITE A FEW RIVERS
BACK IN THE STATES.

HE'S THE ONLY BEGINNER.

NOW, IF THE RAFT DOES FLIP,

STAY WITH IT
AND TRY TO CLIMB ON TOP.

IF YOU DO GET SEPARATED
FROM THE RAFT,

SWIM TO SHORE
AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

THERE'S CROCODILES OUT HERE
IN THE POOLS BETWEEN THE RAPIDS,

AND THEY CAN GET
PRETTY NASTY.

ONCE YOU GET TO SHORE,
STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE PASSING
THROUGH SOME VERY WILD COUNTRY,

UNFRIENDLY AT TIMES,

AND YOUR BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVAL
IS RIGHT HERE ON THE RIVER.

SURVIVAL? WHAT THE HELL
IS HE TALKING ABOUT?

RELAX, MAN.

IT'S JUST THE RAP,
LIKE DISNEYLAND,
YOU KNOW?

NOW, I WANT YOU TO FOLLOW
MY INSTRUCTIONS AT ALL TIMES,

OTHERWISE,
SERIOUS TROUBLE CAN RESULT.

YOU KNOW, COULD I
INTERJECT SOMETHING HERE?

I'M NOT TOO HIP
TO SERIOUS TROUBLE.

SERIOUS PARTYING,
ABSOLUTELY.

SERIOUS TROUBLE,
I DON'T THINK SO.

HOW MANY
CLASS-FIVE RAPIDS
WE GOING TO HIT?

CLASS-FIVE?

YEAH.

WELL, ON THIS RIVER,

THAT CLASS-FIVE SHIT
DOESN'T COUNT.

YOU EITHER MAKE IT
OR YOU DON'T.

THAT'S ALL
THERE IS TO IT.

AND YOUR CLIENTS
USUALLY MAKE IT,
RIGHT, RAYMOND?

LET'S LOAD UP.

I'LL TAKE THAT
AS A YES.

WAIT A MINUTE. I WANT TO
GET A SHOT BEFORE WE GO.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

EVERYBODY GATHER AROUND.
COME ON.

COME ON, LUKE,
QUIT POWER-LOUNGING.

OK. MAVUSO,
OVER THERE.
COME ON.

RAY, YOU'RE
IN THIS, TOO.

NO, I DON'T GO
FOR THAT STUFF.

COME ON, RAY,
WE GOT TO GET A SHOT

OF OUR FEARLESS GUIDE
FOR POSTERITY.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT,
EVERYBODY.

COME ON.
COME ON. QUICK!

HURRY UP. HURRY UP.

OK. EVERYBODY SAY "SEX."

[CLICK]

OH, RAY, YOU MOVED.
NOW I'VE GOT TO
DO IT AGAIN.

WHAT DO YOU SEE,
AN ANIMAL?

A COUPLE OF THEM.

GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
I GOT A JOB TO DO.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS
TOO MANY TIMES, RAY.

I'VE BEEN REAL PATIENT WITH YOU,
BUT THAT'S OVER NOW.

GREAT. THEN MAYBE
I WON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT
YOUR UGLY ASS ANYMORE.

I DON'T THINK
I LIKE THIS.

THIS IS A GREAT WAY
TO START A VACATION.

A THRILL A MINUTE.

DON'T PUSH ME.

I DON'T WANT TO
HAVE TO GET TOUGH.

YOU DON'T SCARE ME,
VON HOENIGEN.

YOU NEVER DID,
AND YOU NEVER WILL.

TAKE IT EASY, RAY.
THIS ISN'T HELPING ANYTHING.

SHUT UP. LET ME
TAKE CARE OF THIS.

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
YOU SAID--

I KNOW. I CHANGED
MY MIND, OK?

THEN YOU FIND YOURSELF
ANOTHER MAN.

I'M SORRY.
I WON'T BE JOINING YOU.
ENJOY THE RIDE.

HOW COME?

I WON'T BE
NEEDING HIM ANYWAY.

ONCE WE'RE ON THE RIVER,

IT'LL ALL BE FORGOTTEN,
WON'T IT?

WHO WERE
THOSE GUYS?

THEY'RE NOBODIES.

YOU KNOW,
I'D WORRY ABOUT

LEAVING YOUR TRUCK THERE
IF I WERE YOU.

YOU AIN'T ME.

HA HA!

WELL, WE'RE
ON OUR WAY, GUYS.

SAY GOOD-BYE
TO CIVILIZATION.

SEVEN DAYS
WITH NO MTV?

THERE'S THE LAST
TRAIL OUT.

120 MILES
TILL THE NEXT ONE.

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THIS FIRST RAPID.

WE CALL IT LUCKY SEVEN.
SOMETIMES IT'S NOT SO LUCKY.

FIRST WE DRIFT DOWN
TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS QUARTER

WITH THE BACK END
OF THE BOAT TOWARDS ZIMBABWE.

WE'RE GOING TO SWIVEL AROUND AND
BACK IN BEHIND INDICATOR ROCK,

PULLING BACK TOWARDS ZAMBIA.

WE'RE GOING TO SHOOT DOWN TO
THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEN HIGHWAY.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BIG BURST
OF WATER COMING IN ON US.

WHOA!

WHOA!

YEAH!

WHOA!

WOO!

THAT'S LUCKY SEVEN!

WOO!
ALL RIGHT!

YEAH! WOO!

THAT MAKES
THE COLORADO
LOOK LIKE A CREEK.

HA HA HA!

LOOK, A PETROGLYPH.

OH.

THAT'S NYAME-NYAME,
ZAMBEZI RIVER GUIDE,

HAND-CARVED
BY THE MATABELE TRIBE

HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO.

WHAT WAS THAT?

ZAM DOLLAR
FOR THE RIVER GUIDE.

WHEN THEY BUILT
THE KARIBA DAM,

LOCALS SAY IT SEPARATED
NYAME-NYAME FROM HIS WIFE.

HE'S BUSTED THE DAM
TWO TIMES SO FAR.

IT PAYS TO BE
ON HIS GOOD SIDE.

HOW ROMANTIC. HE FEELS
SUCH PASSION FOR HIS WIFE.

YEAH, IF YOU BELIEVE
THAT KIND OF SHIT.

HA HA HA!

"WHERE'ER WE TREAD
'TIS HAUNTED, HOLY GROUND;

"NO EARTH OF THINE
IS LOST IN VULGAR MOULD,

"BUT ONE VAST REALM OF
WONDER SPREADS AROUND,

AND ALL THE MUSE'S TALES
SEEM TRULY TOLD..."

NERD POLICE!
YOU ARE BUSTED!

WE'RE TOO FAR AWAY.
CAN WE GO BACK?

I'D RATHER NOT.

WHY NOT?

GHOST RIDER'S
RIGHT AHEAD UP HERE.

WHY CAN'T WE GO BACK?
IT'LL JUST TAKE
A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

I'LL TELL YOU WHY NOT.

BECAUSE THE INSCRUTABLE
DUDE OF THE WILDERNESS
SAYS WE CAN'T.

HA HA HA HA!

WOO!

WHOA!

WOO! YEAH!

GET OVER! GET OVER!

GET OFF ME!

GET OFF ME!

KEEP ROWING.

GET OFF ON THE ROCKS
AND PULL US IN.

YOU DAMN FOOL.
WHAT THE HELL ARE
YOU TRYING TO DO?

I'M SORRY, RAY.
I'M SORRY.

I GOT A MIND
TO THRASH YOU AND SMEAR
YOUR FAT FUCKING ASS

ALL OVER THIS RIVER
LIKE JELLO.

HEY, CALM DOWN, RAY.
HE JUST LOST HIS BALANCE.
THAT'S ALL.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
DON'T YOU GET IT?

WE ALMOST GOT WASTED
BACK THERE.

YEAH? WELL, THERE'S WAYS
OF DEALING WITH IT

WITHOUT FLYING
OFF THE HANDLE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL
IN THIS TOGETHER.

LOOK, I'M SORRY, RAY.
IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

I'M JUST CLUMSY.
THAT'S ALL.

HEY, IT WAS JUST
A MISTAKE, RAY.

THAT TEMPER OF YOURS IS
A HELL OF A LOT MORE DANGEROUS

THAN ANYTHING HE DID.

WELL, I GOT HIS
ATTENTION, DIDN'T I?

THIS IS LIKE
SLAVE LABOR, CARL.

I FEEL LIKE
I'M ON A CHAIN GANG.

THIS IS WORK,
JERRY, REMEMBER?

THAT THING YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO DO

FOR THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE.

AND WHAT IS THIS STUFF
ABOUT KICKING MY FAT ASS

ALL OVER THE RIVER
LIKE JELLO?

THIS GUY IS LUCKY
WE NEED HIM.

OTHERWISE, I WOULD
KICK HIS BUTT.

WHEN YOU GET DONE
KICKING HIS BUTT,

PUT THESE IN
THE OTHER SIDE FOR ME,
WILL YOU?

OH, NOW YOU, TOO.
GREAT. IT'S A CONSPIRACY.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?

ABOUT WHAT?

RAY BACK THERE
IN THE RAPIDS.

HE'S A STRANGE GUY.

I GUESS IT GOES
WITH THE TERRITORY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

CHOOSING
TO LIVE OUT HERE,
APART FROM SOCIETY.

IMAGINE WHAT HE'D DO
IF SOMEBODY REAR-ENDED HIM
ON THE FREEWAY.

I'M NOT SO SURE
HE ISN'T RIGHT, THOUGH.

ABOUT WHAT?

THINK OF ALL THE HASSLES
WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

I'LL BET YOU
HE DOESN'T EVEN FILE
AN INCOME TAX RETURN.

RAY WOULD MAKE
AN INTERESTING CHARACTER
IN ONE OF YOUR BOOKS.

YEAH, HE WOULD.

EARTHY AND POWERFUL.

KIND OF
AN ANIMALISTIC
MAGNETISM

LIKE, UH, BUTEAU
IN ZOLA'S LA TERRE.

YEAH.

WHAT WERE YOU GUYS
TALKING ABOUT
UP THERE, ANYWAY?

WHO?

YOU AND LUKE.

NOTHING.
WE WERE JUST TALKING.

HEY, KIDS,
WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

LOBSTER THERMIDOR.
HMM.

OH, MY GOD.
CROCODILE.

WHAT?

CROCODILE!

OH, JERRY!

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

WHAT A BOZO.

UH! UH!

SEE? HE DOES THIS SHIT
ALL THE TIME.

[YELLING]

DID YOU READ
THIS THING?
UH-UH.

LISTEN TO THIS.

"AFTER A THRILLING DAY

"ON THE WILD AND UNTAMED
ZAMBEZI RIVER,

"YOU'LL SETTLE DOWN IN FRONT
OF A BLAZING CAMPFIRE.

"FOLLOWING A HEARTY--"
THANK YOU--

"AND DELICIOUS MEAL,

"AND AN EVENING
OF GOOD COMPANIONSHIP"?

THAT'S GOT TO
BE A MISPRINT.

"YOU'LL BE READY
FOR A RESTFUL SLEEP

"BENEATH THE MYRIAD OF STARS
THAT TWINKLE ABOVE

ONE OF THE LARGEST AREAS OF
UNTRACKED WILDERNESS IN AFRICA."

DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING
IN THERE ABOUT A COLD
CASE OF BREWSKIS

AND A COUPLE
OF FRENCH STEWARDESSES,
DOES IT?

YOU KNOW, RAY,
I ENVY YOU THIS LIFE,

OUT IN THE OPEN,
BREATHING CLEAN AIR,

PLENTY OF EXERCISE.

WOULDN'T BE HARD
TO GIVE UP THE LAW

FOR SOMETHING
LIKE THIS.

YEAH?
WHAT'S STOPPING YOU?

MY CAREER.

I GOT RESPONSIBILITIES.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

GOT YOUR LIFE
ALL MAPPED OUT,
DO YOU?

NO, NOT REALLY.

TOO MANY THINGS I'M INTERESTED
IN JUST TO NARROW IT DOWN.

CAN'T MAKE UP
YOUR MIND?

WELL, I'VE GOT
A DEGREE IN OCEANOGRAPHY,

BUT I REALLY LIKE
PHOTOJOURNALISM,

AND I LIKE ANTHROPOLOGY,
PRIMITIVE ART.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS.

[JERRY]
HEY, THIS IS
PRETTY GOOD CHOWSKI.

YOU'RE
A GOOD CHEF, RAY.

OF COURSE,
THAT'S COMING FROM A GUY

WHO THINKS YOU FIND VELVEETA
IN THE GOURMET SECTION

OF A SUPERMARKET.

DON'T YOU?

NO.

A LAWYER, HUH?

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT RUNNING
SOMEBODY OUT OF BUSINESS?

WELL, I'D NEED A LITTLE
MORE INFORMATION.

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE WHO YOU WANT TO
PUT OUT OF BUSINESS.

IT'S NOT ME.
IT'S THIS OTHER GUY.

SON OF A BITCH IS TRYING
TO RUN ME OFF THE RIVER.

HOW ABOUT
THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES?
CAN'T THEY HELP YOU OUT?

NO, HE'S GOT
TOO MANY FRIENDS.

I WAS THE FIRST MAN
ON THIS RIVER.

NOW THEY'RE TRYING
TO TAKE MY BUSINESS.

DON'T SEEM RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW
THIS COUNTRY'S
BUSINESS LAWS,

BUT UNLESS HE'S
GOT SOME SORT OF
EXCLUSIVE LICENSE

TO OPERATE
ON THE RIVER,

ANY INTERFERENCE
FROM HIM

COULD LEAVE HIM OPEN
TO LITIGATION.

IN OTHER WORDS, RAY,
YOU CAN SUE HIS ASS.

SO YOU'RE SAYING
I NEED A JUDGE
TO TELL ME WHO'S RIGHT?

THAT'S WHAT
THE LEGAL SYSTEM'S FOR.

I ALREADY KNOW
WHO'S RIGHT.

HEY, THIS FOOD'S
REAL GOOD, RAY.

YEAH,
INTERESTING FLAVOR.

WHAT IS THIS MEAT?

I RECOGNIZE THIS.
IT'S A POTATO.

NO, SERIOUSLY,
WHAT IS THIS MEAT?

LET ME GUESS.
GAZELLE? KUDU?

HIPPO.

HIPPO.

TASTES LIKE CHICKEN.

YEAH?

IT'S CROC.

CROCODILE. FLAT DOG.

HMM.

WELL, IT'S GOOD, RAY.
I CAN'T DENY THAT.

BUT I THINK TOMORROW
WE COULD ALL GO FOR

A NICE T-BONE STEAK
WITH SAUTEED MUSHROOMS.

YEAH. BAKED POTATO ACTION.
SOME SOUR CREAM.

YEAH. SOME PRAWNS, MAN.
PRAWNS.

SHH, SHH, SHH,

SHH, SHH.

MUST BE AN ANIMAL.

IF IT'S ANYTHING
BIGGER THAN A COCKROACH,

I'M DEFINITELY
OUT OF MY ELEMENT.

THE BROCHURE SAYS BABOONS,
WILDEBEEST, IMPALA...

GOD, I'D LOVE
TO SEE A LION.

YEAH, ME, TOO.
ON TV.

NO. ANIMALS
WON'T ATTACK YOU
UNLESS THEY'RE PROVOKED

OR HUNGRY.

HEY, DIDN'T THAT GUY
AT THE HOTEL

SAY THAT SOMEBODY
SAW A WHOLE PRIDE
OF THEM AROUND HERE?

YEAH.

NO SHIT?

NO. THEY
MAULED SOME GUY.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

YEAH, LIKE
THREE DAYS AGO.

THERE WAS NOTHING
LEFT OF HIM.

YEAH, JUST HIS
GREEN SWEAT SHIRT.

THAT'S NOT FUNNY.
THAT IS NOT FUNNY.

THAT YOU, RAY?

MORE STEW?

JESUS!

NO, THANKS.

NO. ME NEITHER.

NO, I'M FINE.
THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WHAT DID YOU SEE
OUT THERE?

WELL, WHATEVER'S OUT
THERE'S GOT TROUBLE

IF IT TRIES MESSING
WITH OLD RIVER RAT RAY.

RIVER RAT RAY.

[MEN LAUGHING]

HI, HONEY.

HI.

SORRY. UH, JUST
A LITTLE MALE BONDING.

YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.

SURE. NO PROBLEM.

SO, ARE YOU GLAD
YOU CAME?

OF COURSE.

ARE YOU GLAD I CAME?

YEAH. SURE I'M GLAD.

BUT YOU'D LIKE IT BETTER
IF IT WAS JUST THE BOYS.

NO! NO, NO, NO,
OF COURSE NOT.

GOOD NIGHT.

[SIGH]

GOD, IT'S AMAZING.

LOOKING UP AT THE STARS

AND SEEING THEIR CONSTELLATIONS
UPSIDE-DOWN LIKE THAT.

WE'RE IN AFRICA, BUDDY.

YOU KNOW, FOR TWO PEOPLE
THAT ARE HUMPING
LIKE YARD DOGS,

THEY'RE NOT MAKING
MUCH NOISE.

MAYBE THEY'RE
NOT HUMPING.

JESUS CHRIST!

WHAT CENTURY ARE YOU
LIVING IN, BUD?

YOU KNOW, JERRY,
SOMETIMES TWO PEOPLE

COULD HAVE SOME FORM
OF COMMUNICATION

THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE
GENITALIA.

UH-HUH. YOU KNOW
WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT CARL IN THERE.

BWANA DICK.

THE GUY'S GOT A DICK
LIKE A HARLEY-DAVIDSON.

YOU GOT TO KICK IT
TO START IT!

SHH! THEY'RE
GOING TO HEAR YOU.

GOOD. MAYBE SHE'LL
COME OUT AND SERVICE US,
TOO, HUH?

JESUS, JERRY!

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE
ALL THE CLASS OF A BABOON.

AT LEAST
I'M NOT TURNING
INTO AN OLD MAID.

WHAT'S
GOTTEN INTO YOU, MAN?

IS THE PRESENCE
OF A FEMALE OUT HERE
IN THE WILDERNESS

STIRRING YOUR LOINS
WITH A LUST

YOU'RE
MISTAKING AS LOVE?

I'M GOING TO
TURN IN, BABE.

I THINK I'M GOING TO
SLEEP OUT HERE TONIGHT.

YEAH. WELL,
YOU WANT TO BE PREY

TO A LOWER LIFE FORM,
FINE.

ME, I AM GOING TO
OCCUPY A HIGHER NOTCH

IN THE FOOD CHAIN.

GOOD NIGHT, BUD.

GOOD NIGHT.

[AIR LEAKS OUT]

COME ON, GET UP!

GOOD MORNING!
LET'S GET UP!

MMM. OH!

UH, I TAKE MY EGGS
OVER EASY,

LOTS OF BACON

AND, UH,
IF YOU COULD JUST

PUT SOME VODKA
IN THE ORANGE JUICE, RAY,

IT WOULD BE GREAT.

GOT SOME CROC FRITTERS
THIS MORNING FOR YOU.

SOUNDS LIKE THE RIVER RAT'S
IN A GOOD MOOD TODAY.

CROC FRITTERS!
HOW REVOLTING!

WHERE YOU FROM, RAY?

FROM?

YEAH. WHAT'S
YOUR BACKGROUND?

HOW'S A GUY LIKE YOU
WIND UP OUT HERE?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH
OUT HERE?

NOTHING'S WRONG
WITH IT. IT'S GREAT.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS.

I'M FROM IDAHO.

I ENDED UP OUT HERE

BECAUSE IT'S ONE
OF THE LAST PLACES

A MAN CAN BE A MAN.

DO MORE KICKING OUT HERE
THAN GETTING KICKED.

WHAT ABOUT
YOUR FOLKS?

WHAT ABOUT THEM?

THEY STILL LIVE
IN IDAHO?

I GUESS SO,
IF THEY AIN'T DEAD YET.

INTERESTING DUDE.

AW, FUCK ME!

FUCK!

JESUS!
WHAT HAPPENED?

DEAD MEAT, MAN!

WHO DID IT?

THEY'RE FUCKING
DEAD MEAT, BOY!

CAN YOU FIX IT?

YEAH, I CAN FIX IT.

IT'LL TAKE
TWO FUCKING HOURS!

HEY, CARL,
HOW ABOUT LETTING

THE POWER RAFTER
HAVE A TURN, HUH?

SURE.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE'LL
MAKE SOME TIME.

YEAH, RIGHT.

YEAH!

HEY, HEY, HEY,

HEY.

HEY, CUT IT OUT,
WILL YOU, MAN?

SORRY, BUD.
IT'S JUST AN ACCIDENT.

JEEZ!

[SPLASH]

WILL YOU
CUT IT OUT?

LOOK, IF YOU WANT
THIS TRIP TO TAKE
TWO WEEKS,

JUST KEEP SCREWING
AROUND, ALL RIGHT?

I GUESS I MISSED
THE SMALL PRINT

ABOUT THIS BEING
A ROMAN SLAVE GALLEY.

YOU MISSED
MORE THAN THAT.

HEY, GUYS, MAYBE RAY
WANTS TO WATER SKI, HUH?

MAYBE RAY WANTS YOU
TO TAKE THIS RIVER

A LITTLE
MORE SERIOUS.

MAYBE RAY SHOULD LEARN
TO MELLOW OUT A LITTLE.

HEY, GUYS,
LOOK AT HOW SMOOTH
THAT ROCK IS OVER THERE.

SHH!

WHAT'S WRONG?
WHAT IS IT?

SHUT UP!

OH, YEAH. RIGHT.

WE'VE GOT TO, UH,
BE QUIET FOR THIS ROCK.

[COCKS RIFLE]

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A HIPPO.

A HIPPOPOTAMUS?

I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP.

NOW, IF IT'S A BULL
AND IT MISTAKES US

FOR ANOTHER HIPPO,
IT'S GOING TO DESTROY THE RAFT.

HOLY SHIT!
WHERE'S MY HIPPO REPELLENT?

SHUT THE FUCK UP!

I GUESS WE GOT LUCKY.

KEEP ROWING.

HEY,
THAT'S AN A.K.-47.

SO?

WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

PREVIOUS LINE OF WORK.

YOU'RE KIDDING.
WERE YOU A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE?

NO. I WAS JUST
A SOLDIER.

SOME OTHER GUY
MADE THE FORTUNE.

HEY, RAY,
WHEN'S THE NEXT PIT STOP?

KHAMI RUINS.

RUINS? OUT HERE?

YEAH. I READ
ABOUT THOSE.

NOBODY KNOWS
WHO BUILT THEM.

SOME ARCHAEOLOGISTS
THINK THAT THE REMAINS

ARE FROM THE OLDEST
CIVILIZATION IN AFRICA.

HOW FAR UP AHEAD
ARE THEY?

NOT FAR.

I HOPE SO, PAL,

BECAUSE I'M ABOUT READY
TO DROP A LOAD

IN THE BOTTOM
OF THIS BOAT.

WATCH OUT FOR SNAKES!

SNAKES?

SHIT.

HA HA HA!

OK, OK! THIS IS FINE!
THIS IS FINE! THIS IS FINE!

OOOH! COME ON,
COME ON, COME ON!

AHHH!

OOH! HOLY SHIT!

HOLY SHIT!

OH, GOD!

OH, SHIT!

GOD! GOD! GOD, OH GOD!

SHIT! OH!

SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!

OH, GOD! THERE IS
THIS FUCKING HUGE
GUY UP THERE

WITH A HUGE
FUCKING GUN!

HE'S LIKE 9 FEET TALL!
I'M NOT KIDDING!

HE'S LIKE
THE CHROME DOME
FREAK OF THE UNIVERSE!

JERRY, WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I AM TALKING ABOUT
MARVIN HAGLER'S
UGLY BROTHER UP THERE

WHO JUST SCARED
THE SHIT OUT ME!

HEY, HEY!
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
THE NAKED PREY?

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
THE NAKED PREY?

I WOULD NOT LAST
FIVE FUCKING MINUTES

RUNNING AROUND
BUCK NAKED

WITH THESE HOWLING
WARRIORS THROWING
SPEARS AT MY ASS!

AH, JESUS CHRIST!

I'LL TELL YOU.

THE FUN NEVER STOPS
AROUND HERE, DOES IT?

I KNEW WE SHOULD HAVE GONE
TO RAGING WATERS.

AH, YOU'RE
HALLUCINATING.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS
BECOMING EXTREMELY UNFUN.

I HOPE RAY DOESN'T
SHOOT ANYBODY.

I HOPE NOBODY SHOOTS HIM.

I WONDER WHAT
WE'D DO DOWN HERE

IF SOMETHING HAPPENED
TO OUR GUIDE.

OH, YEAH. I GUESS
WE'D HAVE TO TAKE THE RAFT

AND HEAD DOWNRIVER
OURSELVES.

WHAT DO YOU THINK,
JER?

WE WOULD BE IN DEEP SHIT,
YOU GUYS.

IT'S THEM GOD DAMN
TROUBLEMAKERS

WHO ARE IN DEEP SHIT.

I HOPE YOU FOLKS
WEREN'T THINKING OF
DOING NOTHING STUPID.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

DON'T YOU EVERY TRY
NOTHING ON ME,
YOU HEAR THAT?

BECAUSE YOU ARE DEAD
ON THAT RIVER WITHOUT RAY.

UNDERSTAND ME? DEAD!

WE WEREN'T GOING TO
LEAVE YOU.

WE WERE JUST WONDERING
WHAT WE'D DO

IF SOMETHING HAPPENED
TO YOU, THAT'S ALL.

NOTHING'S GOING TO
HAPPEN TO ME,

BUT ONE DUMB MOVE,
ONE STUPID ROOKIE MOVE
FROM ANY OF YOU,

AND WE ALL
BOUGHT THE FARM.
YOU GOT THAT?

DO YOU MIND
REPEATING THAT?

YOU, SHUT UP.
I HEARD ENOUGH
OF YOUR DUMB CRACKS.

OH, RELAX. HE'S JUST
HAVING A LITTLE FUN.

YEAH? WELL,
THE FUN'S OVER.

NOW GET IN THE RAFT.

SON OF A BITCH!

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO?

SOMETIMES A MAN
HAS TO TAKE THE LAW
INTO HIS OWN HANDS.

THAT'S JUST GREAT.

WHAT IF EVERYBODY
FELT THAT WAY?
WHERE WOULD WE BE?

ANNE, I DON'T THINK
THIS IS THE TIME
OR THE PLACE--

CARL, HE'S TALKING
ABOUT ANARCHY.

WHAT'S SO BAD
ABOUT ANARCHY?

YOU KNOW THE ONLY DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE?

THE GOVERNMENT'S GOT GUNS,
AND THEY'RE WILLING TO USE THEM.

THAT'S THE ONLY
GOD DAMN DIFFERENCE.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS!

OH, IS IT? WHAT'S
THE GOVERNMENT EVER DONE

FOR YOU THAT'S
SO WONDERFUL?

I DON'T
BELIEVE THIS.

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE
GOVERNMENT TO
MAINTAIN ORDER.

ANNE, COOL IT.

WELL, I'M THE GOVERNMENT
NOW, HONEYBUNCH.

NOW, I WANT YOU GUYS
TO ROW DOWNRIVER,

AND I'LL CATCH UP
WITH YOU LATER.

LOOK, RAY.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST EXPLAIN
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT?

LOOK, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT.

I'M GOING TO GET
THESE FUCKING BASTARDS
BEFORE THEY GET US.

NOW, JUST START ROWING.

THERE'S GOT TO BE
SOME OTHER WAY
TO HANDLE THIS.

FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, MAN!

CAN'T YOU JUST SHUT UP
AND TAKE A GOD DAMN ORDER?

NOW, PLEASE,
JUST START ROWING.

CHRIST, ANNE!

I'D LIKE TO KNOW
WHERE YOU GET OFF

TRYING TO DEBATE POLITICS
WITH A GUY WHO'S LIKE
A WALKING ARSENAL.

I'M SORRY, CARL,
BUT WE'VE GOT TO STAND UP

FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN.

YEAH, WELL, THERE'S
A TIME AND A PLACE.

WHAT IS THIS "I'M
THE GOVERNMENT NOW"
BULLSHIT?

LOOK, DON'T YOU THINK
THERE'S A CHANCE

WE'RE JUST BLOWING
THIS THING

A LITTLE BIT
OUT OF PROPORTION?

[ANNE]
YEAH. FRANKLY, I THINK
HE'S JUST PUTTING ON

A BIG MACHO
HERO ACT FOR US.

WELL, IF YOU ASK ME,

HE PROBABLY RESENTS
THE HELL OUT OF US.

WE REPRESENT A WHOLE
WAY OF LIFE THAT'S
OUT OF HIS REACH.

HEY, GUYS,

THERE ARE SOME
MONSTER RAPIDS
UP AHEAD.

WHAT'S IT SAY?

THAT'S DEEP THROAT.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE
SOME BIG HOLES.

WAIT. THERE'S
A PORTAGE MARKED HERE.

I VOTE TO PORTAGE.

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

WHAT ABOUT RAY?

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU
DOING BACK THERE, JERRY?

I SAID LIFT.

I AM LIFTING,
GOD DAMN IT!

OH! UH!

YOU'RE GETTING RUSTY.

YOU'RE ON
THE WRONG SIDE, RAY.

YOU WERE ON THE WRONG
SIDE IN KINSHASA.

YOU'RE ON
THE WRONG SIDE NOW.

YOU'RE ALWAYS ON
THE WRONG FUCKING SIDE.

YOU THINK SO, DO YOU?

[GUNSHOT]

[BIRD CRIES]

WHAT IF THEY KILLED RAY?

OH, HOLY SHIT!

THEY DIDN'T SAY
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS

IN THE GOD DAMN
BROCHURE.

LISTEN. WE GOT TO DO
SOMETHING DECISIVE.

WE COULD BE NEXT.

I THINK WE SHOULD
GET DOWNRIVER
AS FAST AS WE CAN.

NO. WE'D BE SITTING DUCKS
ON THE RIVER.

HEY!

WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING?

THOUGHT I TOLD YOU
TO STAY PUT.

NO, YOU DIDN'T.
YOU TOLD US TO HEAD
DOWNRIVER.

OH, YEAH?

WHAT HAPPENED?

GOT ME A TROPHY.

THAT'S THE LAST TIME
HE FUCKS WITH ME!

OH, MY GOD!

HEE HEE HEE!

JESUS CHRIST.

[RAYS CONTINUES TO LAUGH]

WRONG SIDE!
SHIT, MAN!

I WASN'T ON THE WRONG SIDE
IN KINSHASA.

I WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE!

I WAS, MAN!

JUST BECAUSE ALL THE LOWLIFE
SCUM AND THE PARASITES

JUMPED TO THE OTHER SIDE ONCE
THE FUCKING GOING GOT ROUGH!

THAT MAKES ME WRONG?

WELL, WHO'S FUCKING
WRONG NOW, VON HOENIGEN?

HUH?

HUH?

WE DIDN'T DO SO BAD
IN THAT WAR.

HELL, WE CAME IN SECOND.

RIGHT?

HEY, VON HOENIGEN!

CAME IN FUCKING SECOND,

AND THAT'S NOT SO
FUCKING BAD!

WHO'S RIGHT NOW,
VON HOENIGEN?

HA HA HA!

DON'T YOU GET IT?

COME ON, COME ON!

LET'S GET THIS SHIT UNLOADED.

HURRY UP, TUBBY.

[AIRPLANE]

HEY!

HEY! DOWN HERE!

HELP!

WHAT THE HELL
DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING?

I'M CALLING FOR HELP.
THEY COULD BE AFTER US.

I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP.
I JUST KILLED A MAN.
YOU GOT THAT?

YOU'VE GOT NOTHING
TO BE AFRAID OF.

YOU DID IT
IN SELF-DEFENSE.

YEAH, WHO'S
GOING TO BELIEVE ME?

THEY'LL BELIEVE ME.
I'M AN ATTORNEY.

WELL, I DON'T NEED YOU
TO SAVE MY ASS.

ARE YOU OK?

LET'S START UNPACKING.

HURRY UP!
LET'S MOVE IT!

Ok.

Ok, ok, ok.

I FEEL A LOT SAFER.

LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.

"SEVEN GLORIOUS,
ACTION-PACKED DAYS

"ON THE MIGHTY ZAMBEZI.

"WITH YOUR OWN
HIGHLY SKILLED GUIDE

TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY
AND ENJOYMENT."

JESUS.

WHAT DID WE GET
OURSELVES INTO?

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

I DON'T WANT NO
GOD DAMN SECRETS. YOU HEAR ME?

DON'T WORRY.

I'M NOT WORRIED.

ANYBODY OUGHT TO WORRY,
IT'S YOU GUYS.

I'M OK.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WHERE THE HELL
DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING?

I'M GOING TO THE BATHROOM.

DO YOU MIND?

WHOEVER PUT IT
IN YOUR HEAD
IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE?

WHAT?

SELF-DEFENSE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID.

YOU SAID
YOU'D SWEAR TO IT.

WELL, YEAH.
YEAH, OF COURSE.

I MEAN, IT WAS
SELF-DEFENSE, WASN'T IT?

HELL, NO.
IT WAS JUSTICE.

BUT YOU'RE A LAWYER.

YOU WOULDN'T KNOW
NOTHING ABOUT THAT, WOULD YOU?

HMM.

LUKE, WHAT DO YOU THINK
WE SHOULD DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

WE HAVE TO GET
DOWNRIVER.

EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING,
CARL?

HMM?

I'M SCARED.

YEAH, WELL, AT LEAST,
WE GOT HIM OUTNUMBERED
THREE TO ONE.

YEAH. A LOT OF GOOD
THAT'S GOING TO DO US.

HE'S ARMED TO THE TEETH,

AND THE MOST LETHAL
WEAPON I'VE GOT

IS MY SWISS ARMY KNIFE.

AND JERRY'S CATCHING Zs
LIKE NOTHING'S HAPPENING.

LOOK, I'M GOING TO
GO SEE HOW ANNE IS.

ANNE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
SCREAM, ARE YOU?

HUH? THIS IS WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN WANTING
ALL ALONG, ISN'T IT?

I SEE YOU LOOKING
AT ME SMILING,

GIVING ME
THOSE PRETTY LITTLE EYES.

YEAH.

DOES THAT FEEL GOOD?

OH, YEAH.

YEAH,
YOU ACT SO TOUGH.

YOU KNOW,
WHY DON'T YOU

JUST SHOW ME
WHAT YOU'VE GOT?

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
COME ON. YEAH.

YOU LIKE THAT?

COME ON, STUD.
GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT.

OH, YOU LIKE THAT?

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

DO WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO ME,

JUST CALM DOWN,
ALL RIGHT?

YOU'RE SO STRONG.
YOU'RE A REAL MAN.

OH, YEAH?

OH, A REAL MAN.

OH, GOOD.
YOU LIKE THAT?

OH, GO AHEAD.
GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT.
THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU'VE BEEN WANTING THIS,
HAVEN'T YOU?

OH, YEAH.
OH, YES.

GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD.

OH, YES.

[MOANING]

YES.

OH,
MAKE ME WEEP.

OH, YEAH.

ANNE!

CARL! HELP ME!

YOU WANT ME
TO SHOW YOU HOW
TO FUCK YOUR GIRLFRIEND?

CARL! PLEASE!

HUH?

CARL!

I'LL SHOW YOU
HOW YOU FUCK HER!

PLEASE!

GO ON, MAN!

I FUCKING HOPE YOU DO.

CARL.

I FUCKING HOPE YOU DO.

NO!

HELP, PLEASE!

HELP ME.

AAH!

[GRUNTING]

FUCK! FUCK!
FUCK! YEAH!

OOOH!

SHHH! IT'S ME.

CARL AND ANNE
ARE OUT THERE,
AND SO IS RAY.

OH, LUKE, WHAT ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?

LOOK, COME ON!
WE GOT TO FIND OUT

WHAT'S HAPPENING
OUT THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

[LAUGHTER]

WHOOO!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

GAVE THAT LITTLE BITCH
THE RIDE OF HER LIFE!

WHAT?

STAY PUT.

GOING SOMEPLACE?

GO LIE DOWN.

GO ON.

PUT YOUR
HEAD DOWN.

YOU, TOO, FATTY.

AH, THAT'S GOOD.

GOOD BOYS.

ANNE...

I KNOW THERE'S
NOTHING...

SHIT! THE BITCH
WANTED IT.

SHE KEPT LOOKING
AT ME.

A MAN CAN ONLY TAKE
SO MUCH OF THAT

BEFORE HE DOES WHAT
HE'S SUPPOSED TO DO.

YOU KNOW?

WELL, GOOD NIGHT,
EVERYBODY.

YOU OK?

[CRYING]

Hey.

Hey, Luke.

You're up, man.

Ok.
All right.

LUKE.

HMM?

WAKE UP, BUDDY.
LUKE.

HMM.

OOH. HAS HE
GONE TO SLEEP YET?

NO.

WHERE IS HE?

HE'S DOWN
BY THE RIVER.

HOW DO YOU GET THIS MAP
OUT OF HERE?

Shh! Shh!

I AIN'T TAKING NO SHIT,
YOU HEAR?

[MACHINE GUN FIRES]

FROM NOW ON,
WHAT I SAY GOES.

FIRST THING
WE'RE GOING TO DO IS,

WE'RE GOING TO HIDE
ALL THE GEAR,

AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE UP
POSITIONS ALONG THE RIVERBANK.

ANYBODY SEES
OR HEARS ANYTHING...

YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT.

ANY QUESTIONS?

YES.
I THOUGHT WE WERE--

NO! YOU DON'T DO
NO THINKING!

YOU GOT THAT, LAWYER?

I'M THE ONE
DOING THE THINKING.

WHAT'S THE POINT
OF STAYING HERE?

I GOT TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING
TO YOU FUCKING IDIOTS?

WHAT, YOU WANT ME TO WRITE IT
OUT IN LONGHAND, DO YOU? HUH?

GET YOUR
FUCKING ASSES IN GEAR!

LET'S FUCKING GO!
COME ON!

ARE YOU GUYS CRAZY?

RAY IS GOING TO WIG OUT
IF HE SEES US HERE TOGETHER.

ONE OF US HAS GOT TO
MAKE A RUN FOR IT.

OH, THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S A GOOD PLAN.

THERE'S GOT TO BE
1,000 PHONE BOOTHS
AROUND HERE, GUYS.

LOOK, THERE'S GOT TO BE A ROAD
OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.

YEAH, RIGHT.

GOD DAMN IT!
WOULD YOU GET SERIOUS?

YOU DON'T WANT ME
TO GET SERIOUS, MAN,

'CAUSE IF
I GET SERIOUS,

I AM GOING TO
START SCREAMING.

AND IF I START
SCREAMING,

I AM NOT GOING TO
STOP FOR WEEKS.

WE GOT TO GO
FOR IT, JERRY.

IT'S OUR ONLY CHANCE.

WE FIGURE THAT
THE BEST TIME TO GO

IS TOMORROW MORNING
BEFORE DAYBREAK.

WE'LL DRAW STRAWS
TO SEE WHO GOES.

WELL, I'VE ALWAYS
BEEN LUCKY.

TWO OUT OF THREE,

IT'LL BE ONE
OF YOU GUYS, RIGHT?

NOPE.

SHIT!

AW!
ISN'T THIS PRETTY? HUH?

YOU SCUMBAGS
AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE.

I THINK IT'S TIME
YOU LEARNED SOME HARD LESSONS.

OH!

OOH!

OHH.

OH, GOD, DON'T!

WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING, MAN?

DON'T YOU KNOW
WE'RE ON YOUR SIDE?

NOBODY'S EVER ON MY SIDE
BUT ME, ASSHOLE!

AND DON'T YOU EVER SHOW RAY
A CLENCHED FIST AGAIN.

YOU HEAR ME?

WHEN RAY SEES A CLENCHED FIST
AND IT AIN'T HIS OWN,

SOMEONE USUALLY DIES.
YOU GOT THAT, PERRY MASON?

YOU BASTARD! UHH!

UHH! UHH!

I LIKE YOUR SPUNK,
MISTER.

DON'T YOU KNOW
WHAT DEEP SHIT

YOU'RE GETTING
YOURSELF INTO?

I KNOW THE EXACT DEPTH
OF MY SHIT, PUNK.

HUAHH!

I LOVE WATCHING YOU SQUIRM,
YOU KNOW?

YOU SQUIRM BETTER THAN
YOUR LITTLE TWAT GIRLFRIEND.

NOW GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO CATCH
THE THREE OF YOU TOGETHER AGAIN.

GET OUT OF HERE!

YOU TOO, YOU FAT FUCK!

GO ON!
GET OUT OF HERE!

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

[CHUCKLING]

♪ YOU DON'T FUCK
WITH THE RIVER RAT ♪

HEH HEH HEH.

HEY.
WHAT TIME IS IT?

ABOUT THAT TIME.

UHH!

WELL, THE FIRST
PHONE BOOTH I HIT,

I'LL DIAL 911.

THEY SAY THE AVERAGE
RESPONSE TIME

IS UNDER SEVEN MINUTES.

JER, I'M GOING.

WHAT?

MAKES MORE SENSE.

I GOT A BETTER CHANCE
OF MAKING IT.

WELL, I'D TRY TO
TALK YOU OUT OF IT,

BUT I CAN SEE YOU'VE
MADE UP YOUR MIND.

BESIDES,
I'D PROBABLY CRACK
UNDER THE PRESSURE

AND DIAL 922
BY MISTAKE.

LISTEN...

COULD YOU TELL HER...

WELL, JUST TELL HER.

SURE, PAL.

HEY, DON'T WORRY.

I'M GOING TO MAKE IT.

I KNOW YOU WILL.

SHIT.

MMM.

I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING.

YOU THINK I'M A MONSTER
OR SOMETHING, DON'T YOU?

YOU THINK I'M A REAL
SON OF A BITCH.

WELL, I NEVER WANTED
ANY OF THIS TO HAPPEN.

I NEVER WANTED TO
HURT ANYBODY.

I HAD TO.

THAT'S ALL.

I WAS KIND OF
FORCED INTO IT.

THIS WAS MY LAST CHANCE,

MY LAST CHANCE TO MAKE
SOMETHING OF MYSELF,

AND THEY FUCKED ME.

THEY FUCKED ME!

I WAS THE FIRST ONE
ON THIS RIVER.

I WAS THE FIRST ONE
TO MAKE A GO OF IT,

AND NOW THEY'RE TRYING
TO GET RID OF ME.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE
TRYING TO DO.

THEY'RE TRYING
TO KILL ME.

FUCK.

SON OF A BITCH!

ANY OF YOU
FUCKING MOVE FROM HERE,

YOU'RE DEAD!

YOU HEAR THAT?
YOU'RE FUCKING DEAD!

COME ON!
LET'S GO!

GO WHERE?

WHO KNOWS
HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE?

WE'LL TAKE THE RAFT,
AND WE'LL HEAD DOWNRIVER.

ARE YOU CRAZY?
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S DOWN THERE!

WE'LL TAKE OUR CHANCES.

BUT, LUKE, WHAT IF CARL
COMES BACK AND FINDS WE'RE GONE?

HE'LL FIGURE
WE WENT DOWNRIVER.

LOOK, WE HAVE
NO OTHER CHOICE!

I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING.

ANNE, THERE'S
NO CHANCE THAT HE'D
LEAVE A WEAPON BEHIND.

I WISH I'D KILLED
THAT BASTARD.

NO! WE'RE BETTER
THAN THAT.

ARE WE?

LET'S GO.

WAIT! HOLD ON!

UHH.

UHH!

STAY RIGHT.

OHH!

OH!

PULL OVER THERE!
PULL OVER THERE!

PULL OVER
TO THE RIGHT!

SLOW DOWN!
JUST GET OVER THERE!

WE'RE GOING TO FLIP!

WHAT? WHAT?

OH!

AAH!

[GUNFIRE]

UHH!

[GUNFIRE]

[YELLING]

[COUGHING AND CHOKING]

A FLAT DOG'S
A DEAD DOG!

[GUNFIRE]

WHAT HAPPENED,
COUNSELOR?

OOH!

[CHUCKLING]

[COUGH]

HAH!

OHH!

NO! UHH!

ASSHOLE!

BASTARDS!

HEY! OVER HERE!

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU
TO STAY PUT.

YOU DISOBEYED
A DIRECT ORDER!

OH, WHAT DID YOU
EXPECT US TO DO,
JUST SIT THERE LIKE FOOLS?

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
I EXPECTED YOU TO DO,

SIT THERE LIKE THE DAMN FOOLS
THAT YOU ARE!

WE HAD TO LEAVE.
THOSE GUYS
WERE AFTER US.

WHAT?

NO, IT'S TRUE.

THOSE GUYS WE SAW BEFORE
COMING ACROSS THE RIVER,

THEY ALMOST SURPRISED US.

WHERE'S YOUR IDIOT FRIEND?

HE'S OUT THERE
IN THE RIVER SOMEWHERE.

SHIT!

[COUGH COUGH]

OH, NO!

[COUGHING]

JESUS!

OH!

OH, GOD! OH.

GET HIM OUT
OF THE WATER.

HE--HELP!

HE--

HELP!

Help...

please.

[GURGLING]

HOW MANY OF THEM
WERE THERE?

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

THEM PSYCHOPATHS
THAT WERE AFTER US.

HOW MANY OF THEM
DID YOU SEE?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT WAS HARD TO TELL.

YEAH, I HOPE THERE'S
A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM, BOY.

BE A GOD DAMN PLEASURE
TAKING OUT THEM SCUMBAGS.

LISTEN. WE'VE GOT TO
GET CARL TO A DOCTOR.

HE'S DYING.

WE'RE NOT
GOING NOWHERE.

GOD DAMN IT!
HELP US GET HIM
INTO A RAFT!

WE GOT TO GET HIM
DOWNRIVER!

YOU ORDERING ME, SHIT?
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

NO, I AM
NOT ORDERING YOU.
I'M BEGGING YOU.

PLEASE. WE'VE GOT TO
DO SOMETHING FOR HIM,

AND WE'VE
GOT TO DO IT FAST.

YOU WANT ME TO DO
SOMETHING FOR HIM?

OK...

I'LL DO
SOMETHING FOR HIM.

YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO KILL ME FIRST.

OH, ARE YOU CRAZY, UH?

YOU'RE CRAZY!

YOU WANT TO DIE?

NO, I DON'T WANT TO DIE,
NOT IF I HAVE A CHOICE.

[CHUCKLES]

UGH!

OH!

UH!

OHH...

YOU FUCKING COWARD!

GUESS THIS IS
YOUR LUCKY DAY,

MR. LAW-AND-ORDER.

WE CAN USE THE EXTRA WEIGHT
IN THE RAFT.

GET HIM IN THERE.

WHAT ABOUT JERRY?
WE CAN'T LEAVE WITHOUT HIM.

HEH HEH!

WHAT DID
YOU DO TO HIM?

I DIDN'T DO NOTHING TO HIM.
THE RIVER DONE IT.

NOW, COME ON.
GET MOVING!

OH, NO.

HEY!

WHAT'S WRONG NOW?

NOTHING'S WRONG.

I WAS JUST THINKING
MAYBE I SHOULD GET RID
OF YOU LOSERS

AND HEAD INLAND.

DEVIL'S ODDS
IS UP AHEAD HERE.

DEVIL'S ODDS?

BAD-ASS RAPIDS, BOY.

NO ONE'S EVER RUN THEM
AND LIVED.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY--

"AIN'T NO WAY OF WINNING

WHEN YOU'RE GAMBLING
WITH THE DEVIL'S ODDS."

HEH HEH!

LOOK. MAYBE
WE CAN HELP YOU.

WE COULD SAY THAT
WE SAW THE WHOLE THING,

THAT IT WAS
THEIR FAULT.

YOU SEE WHAT A PIECE
OF SHIT YOU ARE?

WHAT?

YOU'D FUCKING LIE
TO SAVE YOUR ASS.

THAT'S NO WAY
FOR A MAN TO LIVE.

AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT GIVES YOU THE IDEA
YOU'RE ANY BETTER THAN US?

GUNS? KNIVES?

THIS IS THE REAL WORLD
OUT HERE, BITCH.

THERE AIN'T NO COPS.

THERE AIN'T
NO RICH BOYFRIENDS.

THERE AIN'T
NO CREDIT CARDS.

[MOANS MOCKINGLY]

[GUNSHOT]

GIVE IT UP, RAY.

WE HAVE FIVE ARMED MEN
HIDDEN IN THE ROCKS.

OK.

DON'T SHOOT.

I KNOW WHEN I'M BEAT.
I GIVE UP.

DROP THE AK.

OK.

ALL RIGHT?

KEEP IT COOL, RAY.

DON'T FUCK UP.

OK.

YOO!

TAKE OFF YOUR JACKET.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE
IN THIS TOGETHER, BUDDY.

LET'S START RUNNING.

RUN? WHERE?

DOWN THE RIVER
BY THE SHORE.

NO! THEY'LL KILL HIM!

AW, WOULDN'T THAT
BE TOO BAD?

YOU RATHER HAVE
ME SHOOT HIM?

MOVE IT, MAN!

OK. AS SOON AS
I DO HIM,

YOU HEAD THAT WAY,
I'LL GO THIS WAY.

RAY. DON'T.

IT'S HIM OR US.

JUST DO WHAT I SAY,
AND DON'T GIVE ME
ANY SHIT ABOUT IT!

RUN! NOW!

JESUS CHRIST!

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNFIRE CONTINUES]

UH!

OH, GOD. MAVUSO.

THEY'RE
TRYING TO KILL US.

NO.

IT'S RAY
THEY'RE AFTER.

BUT RAY SAID
THAT IT WAS THEM OR US.

NO. HE'S LYING,
LUKE.

RAY STARTED
ALL THIS.

HE WANTS THE RIVER
ALL TO HIMSELF.

[GUNFIRE]

WOO!

HOO HOO HOO
HOO HOO!

MAVUSO...

TAKE IT.

WHA--

TAKE IT, AND GO AWAY.
I'LL BE FINE.

BUT--

GO.

IT WON'T--COME ON.
IT WON'T BE LONG NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO
GET YOU SOME HELP.

OK?

I GUESS I--

I GUESS I--
I BLEW IT, DIDN'T I?

NO, YOU DIDN'T BLOW IT.

NO.

SORRY.

CARL?

CARL!

[FOOTSTEPS]

CARL, NO!

[CRYING]

OH, NO, LUKE!

OH, GOD!

OH, GOD.

No.

HEY, FOLKS.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?

HOW YOU DOING?

ALL RIGHT, FUCKER.

NOW I'M THE GOVERNMENT.

DON'T SHOOT, MAN.
I'M UNARMED.

LOSE THE BELT.

LUKE, KILL HIM.

[CLANG]

KILL HIM.

NO!

WE'RE
NOT LIKE HIM.

NOW GET IN THE RAFT.
WE'RE HEADING DOWNRIVER.

MOVE IT!

WHO'S TRYING TO RUN WHO
OFF THE RIVER, HUH, RAY?

HUH? WHO STARTED
ALL THIS, RAY?

IT'S MY RIVER.

IT'S MY RIVER.

YOU LYING
SON OF A BITCH!

LUKE, LOOK AHEAD.

UH!

JESUS! DEVIL'S ODDS!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT THE HELL
YOU TRYING TO DO?

"IF THOU REGRETT'ST THY YOUTH,
WHY LIVE?

"SEEK OUT...
A SOLDIER'S GRAVE,

FOR THEE THE BEST..."

LUKE! KILL HIM!

"THEN LOOK AROUND..."

"AND THEN
CHOOSE THY GROUND..."

"AND TAKE THY REST."

KILL HIM!

TAKE THEE THY REST.

LUKE!

KILL HIM!

TAKE ME!

AH!

AH!

OH!

OH!

[COUGHING]

[COUGHING AND CHOKING]

UH!

LUKE! LUKE!

OH!

OH!

UH!

[COUGHING]

OH, MY GOD.
WHAT HAPPENED?

I WENT RIGHT OVER
THE ROCKS.

WHEN WE FLIPPED
ON THE ROCKS,

I LOST HOLD OF CARL.

THEN I WENT UNDER.

DID YOU SEE HIM?

I SAW HIM
GET WASHED DOWN
BY A WHIRLPOOL.

WHERE'S RAY?

HE...HE HIT THE ROCKS
WORSE THAN I DID.

YOU'RE COMING WITH ME!

NO!

WE'LL DIE TOGETHER!

NO!

UH!

NOW WE'RE JUST LIKE YOU.

LUKE! ANNE!

I WAS AFRAID YOU'D LEAVE
BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE
TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

THANKS, MAVUSO.

I'M SO SORRY
ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS.

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