Odyssey of the Pacific (1982) - full transcript

You idiot!

You haven't clue
what you're doing.

Look at the mess you've made.

What, do you think
that my train is a flute?

I just wanted to play, Uncle Alex.
I'm sorry.

But you have to know
how to operate it.

And now look what you've done.

All the electrical circuits
have shorted.

God knows why you did this.

This train is for you and Liz,

but when only you're old enough
to understand it.



You're always pushing everybody.

There's no sense in trying
to teach you how to play a game.

I don't understand
why you can't play nicely and fairly.

You're always pushing people.

You know what, Federico?

Everyone's always
hollering at me,

treating me like a baby.

But you just wait.

Once I'm big,
I'll get myself a sports car.

Then I'll become
a famous driver, a world champion.

The two of us
will be invincible.

You and me together
will beat every record on the books.

We'll even be more famous
than Bert and Ernie.

Introducing the world's youngest
race car driver Toby



who's just seven years old.

You heard me right,
ladies and gentlemen.

He's only seven,
but what a champ!

Toby is about to perform
an exploit so daring

that no one has ever
tried it before.

The crowd goes wild
as Toby strides with confidence

over to his remarkable automobile.
He gets into his car,

his trusted friend
and duck Federico

splashing as always at his side.

This amazing team is out to pulverize
Franco Hitabanjo's record

of 3.49 seconds

set on January 23
in Rome, Italy.

Let's see if he can do it.
Something seems wrong--

wait a minute-- on the track.
Hold it.

Oh, no, how terrible!
Toby's car is on fire.

What a terrible development this is,
ladies and gentlemen.

The crowd's more than
a little disappointed.

They've come to see Toby drive.

But wait.
Toby has a brilliant idea.

What's he doing over there?

Let's watch him. He's ta king the water
from Federico's tarp lining

and throwing it on the fire.

What brains!
What courage!

Ladies and gentlemen,
this is unbelievable.

It's incredible.
Toby's getting back into his car.

He won't let his fans down.
Here he goes.

He's done it!
Toby has beaten the record.

The crowd is going wild.
He's done it!

And now this vast crowd acknowledges
this incredible feat

by this remarkable
young driver.

Toby has beaten
the world record.

He'll be carried over
to the stand

where he'll be given his reward
for an incredible feat

by a very young
and talented driver.

To the winner
of the Grand Prix international, Toby,

the greatest hero in history,

greater than Caesar,
greater than Tarzan,

greater than Mickey Mouse,
congratulations.

lam the best!

lam the champion!

I did it!

Yes, sir, I am the best!

lam the champion!

Again?

You spend your whole day
dreaming.

They're dressed
in their Sunday best.

Uh-huh, l wonder what
they're waiting for.

Here's Hoang, the little boy
we talked to you about.

We hope everything
will work out just fine.

Hello,Hoang.

Hello.

Liz, Toby, come quickly.

Look, you have a new friend,

a little boy of your age.

Isn't he cute?

Come on, give him a kiss.

He will be your friend
during your vacation.

When school starts,
a family will adopt him.

So you have a playmate.

Go on, say hello.

You're about as friendly
as a prickly pear.

Well, in any case,
he can't have my room.

I got an A in my piano lessons.
Toby only got a B.

And you promised I could have
the room all to myself.

What's the matter with you?

No one will chase you
out of your room.

He'll have a room of his own.

He's a little boy
who has suffered a great deal.

He's a refugee from Cambodia--

you know, like on television.

Go on, say hello.

Hello.

- Everything seems all right.
- They are good children after all.

Goodbye, sir.

Behave yourself, Federico.

Goodbye.

I'm sure you'll be great friends.

You must be starving
after all that excitement.

There you are.

My dear.

Thank you, my clear.

Behave yourselves now.

Are they eating?

What's going on?

All aboard!

Don't load yourselves.
It's only a picnic.

We need to bring everything
to go exploring.

God only knows
what may happen.

We certainly have to bring
the chocolate cupcakes along.

We should bring my compass.
We might need it in the forest.

It's only a little wood.

It's not a wood.
It's a forest.

Well, be careful.

And don't forget to be back
by 7:00 at the latest.

Don't worry, I've got
my quartz watch.

But you hardly even know
how to tell time.

When I was your age I--

You're so keen on this picnic.
Goodbye, my dears.

It's not a picnic.
It's a field trip.

Oh.

Hey, Hoang, we'll show you
the Indian cabin

that Uncle Alex built for us.

I have something
to show you too,

something you've never
seen before.

Toby, the youngest
astronaut in history,

pedals his bicycle
through the quartz dunes

of the Faraway star
in the Nemesis galaxy.

What terrible dangers
await our hero there?

Toby, with unbelievable courage,

is off to rescue Superwoman
from a tragic ordeal.

She's being held prisoner
inside a fortress

made of an indestructible
transparent steel alloy

known to scientists
as Omega H23.

I'm going to get you out of there.

Who put you in this prison,
Miss Superwoman?

The Cyclops mutants
from the constellation Foosley.

Run and warn
emergency headquarters.

Tell them to bring a bar cutter.

You can't possibly
get me out of here all alone.

You're very courageous
but you're only a child.

Don't waste time.
Get on your space bike

and fly off to warn the squadron.

With my special interspatial
teechy-teemy spheres,

I'm the strongest person alive.

Oh, it's marvelous.

Toby, pay attention.

You're always daydreaming.

We're almost to the cabin, Hoang.

It's just over the hill.

I've got a neat card trick
I want to show you, Hoang.

When we put the card down
one after the other like so-

we get the Wheel of Fortune, the Jester
and the Blackjack and then--

These cards are strange.

They're carrot cards.

Tarot cards.

What's the matter?
Don't you like my cards?

Give me your gold
or I'll kill him!

Right now!

What's that?

Okay.

What are you children doing
behind the bushes?

Aha! I told you I could see you.

Come up here.
What are you doing back there?

We didn't--

I can't hear you.
Speak up.

We didn't mean
to disturb you, sir.

May I ask who you are?

Who I am?

lam the Emperor of Peru.

Would you care for a cigar?

I don't smoke.
It gives you cancer.

That's not true.

Doctors with all their hogwash.

I'll tell you what gives you cancer.

Soap and water,
washing all the time-

that gives you cancer,
only faster.

I'd like a cigar.

You would like a cigar?

Here, fresh from Havana,

furnished by all my subjects.

Yes, yes, how do you like that?

Very much, thank you.

I'd like you to meet Hoang.
He's from a faraway country.

Oh, the ambassador from Asia.

He's a Cambodian refugee.

Oh, Cambodian.

Give my credentials
to the prince.

No, no, he's a little boy.

He left by boat
and bad people made him suffer.

Made him suffer?
Well, he shall suffer no more

because he's under
my protection.

What time is it?

I don't know.

Oh, why am I looking
at the watch?

It's 2:00.

I think it's 2:00.

If I get it open,
it may be 2:00.

We'll have a picnic
near the train tracks.

And then we can start
our exploitation again.

No, Toby, our exploration.

I'm going to climb that mountain
like on television.

If you fall, don't go crying to me.

I'm not worried.
With my magnetic lamp

I'm gonna go all the way
to the Goliath galaxy.

Aboard his Omega H23
space vessel,

Astronaut Toby has almost reached
the Goliath galaxy

known for its horrible
meteor showers.

No human being has ever dared explore
its treacherous terrain before.

Now thanks to this
interspatial program,

you'll be able to watch
a live broadcast

of this fantastic
death-defying exploit.

A seven-year-old child is going to
actually conquer Goliath.

Oh, no.
Ladies and gentlemen,

you're witnessing live a terrible,
truly horrifying catastrophe.

Toby has just guided
his spacecraft

into the most dangerous
meteor shower in the universe.

He will be mercilessly
bombarded

as he's pulled toward
the eye of the storm,

its magnetic force
too strong to resist.

Wait, this amazing child
has found a way out.

Thanks to his magnet,
he's been able to scramble

the centripetal force of this
terrifying physical phenomenon

and is steering free!
Toby, holding his magnet,

has managed to pull away.
Toby is safe!

Liz, Hoang,
there's a house over there.

- Come on, let's take a closer look.
- Okay.

What is it?

It's an old house, I told you.

Oh, isn't that beautiful?

Yeah, it's really neat.

How do we get in?

Don't worry, I'll find a way.

There are windows all over.

I see something.

I want to see too.
Come on, move.

Oh, wow,
look at all that stuff.

It's beautiful, fantastic.

Yeah.

Look, completely covered
with leaves.

Looks like nobody lives here.

Oh, boy, it's full of spiderwebs.

Isn't that something?
Let's see if we can get in.

Look, there's a door.

I wonder if it's open.

Hey, let me in first.
I found the house.

- It is open.
- Let me through. Let me through.

Oh, boy, look at that.

What?

Oh, wow.

Look at all the things.

It'll be our secret house.
We mustn't tell anybody about it,

- not even Uncle Alex.
- Okay.

I'll only tell Federico.

Oh, l wonder what this
funny thing is for.

Oh, a typewriter.

And it's still working.

Hey, Toby, come and see this.

What?

- It's a little rusty.
- It's a little telephone

like in the cowboy movies.

- Hey, look up there.
- What can that be?

It's a factory, you dummy.

I'm gonna look.

Bet you anything you'll get lost.

You'll scream your head off
as usual.

- Toby-
- Toby-

Toby, where are you?

Answer me.

Oh, wow.

Where are you?

Boy oh boy oh boy!

- Toby-
- Toby-

The locomotive is mine, mine, mine!
l found it.

What locomotive?

That one. Don't you see?

Isn't it beautiful?

- Wow.
- It is big.

Look at that.

It sure is big.

Oh, it is bigger than a whale.

Look at the wheels.

You see, the wheels have
all the connecting rods.

Can we have a ride on it?

Of course we will.

And I'll drive it,
because it's my locomotive.

Oh, no, no, no.

How come?

Because you're not old enough
and the police will throw you in jail.

Well, I know how it works.

The lid is lifted
by the pressure of the steam.

The air lifts the lid
when the water boils.

It's not a magic trick,
like at the circus?

Not at all.

A man named Denis Papin
got the idea

that if you trap the steam
in a big pot

it will be able to power a machine,

even a locomotive.

It happened way before
you were born.

A locomotive is simply

a large boiler

filled with water
and heated by coal.

The pressure
the steam gives off

makes pistons move.

Pistons set the wheels
in motion.

Can you drive the locomotive?

No, not me.

Almost no one does.

It takes a very smart man

who is trained to do it.

There are very few
engineers left who know how.

Nobody?

Yes, there are a few
retired ones left,

but they are very old now.

It so happens

that one lives nearby
at the railroad crossing-—

old man Tubo,

a crazy crippled man

who goes by the name of
the Emperor of Peru.

He's one of the last
steam locomotive engineers.

So you discovered
the locomotive.

How did you know?

Eyes in the back of my head.

Where are they?

Under my hair.
Under my hair,

which keeps the mosquitoes
away from it,

even though it makes me
a little nearsighted.

Yes.

Would you show us
how to drive the locomotive?

Show you how to drive
the locomotive?

It's mine.

No, it's mine.
I discovered it.

You discovered it?

Then you shall be the Chancellor
of the Locomotive.

Yes.

Incidentally, have you...

told anybody about
having found the locomotive?

- Nobody.
- Nobody?

Nobody.

Because if you ever tell anybody--
it's a big secret.

If you ever tell anyone,
I'll take you to the darkest dungeon

and I'll eat you
like a giant bear.

You can't tell the secret,

no matter if you're under
the most excruciating punishment

and cruelty and torture.

Now where would you
like to go?

Everywhere.

Everywhere?

That's a nice place to start.

Yeah, we can go up the Amazon.

That's where Chief Crazy Horse
started--

up the Amazon.

Wait a minute.

The Emperor said we could go
anywhere we wanted to in the locomotive.

Isn't that great?

For our first trip
we'll go to the Amazon

to see Big Chief Crazy Horse.

My little sweet ones.

Poppy, Poppy, Poppy.

Teeny, Teeny, do you like this?

It's good for you.
That's it.

Eat good.
Don't eat too fast.

- Marvelous. Fantastic.
- Neat.

- It's beautiful.
- Oh, boy.

Show us another one.

Ah, even better.

- That's a lovely one.
- Much better.

Toby, our city's
illustrious fire chief,

a person we can
all be proud of,

heads a contingency
of firefighters

racing off to battle
a raging inferno

now engulfing a 56-- count 'em,
56-story building downtown.

The fire's now raging out of control
in this ultramodern skyscraper

located at Babylon Square
in the heart of downtown.

And as the crowd panics,

Napoleon Bonaparte offers
a smart salute to Chief Toby.

Captain, the smoke is
too thick.

We can't see what's going on
inside, sir.

Look up there.

I think someone's trapped, sir.
Sounds like an animal.

Don't worry, I think
I have an idea right here.

I'm now handing the mike over

to the famous Cambodian reporter
Bumphrey Gokart.

Toby searches
through his toy chest

and finds his diving equipment.

Now with only a snorkel
and his sheer courage,

he races off,
a lone man, unafraid,

into the awful flames.

Oh my God, I can't see a thing.

The whole town is just
a cloud of smoke. It's awful.

Is the Chief lost in the fire?

The crowd
is clearing this area now

but there's nobody who can help
brave Toby.

Wait...

And he's managed to save
the life of his duck.

Hooray for Toby,
our super boy,

braver than Popeye,
braver than Joan of Arc,

braver than anyone
who ever lived.

Who are you going to marry?

If I get married,
it will be to my mom.

Is she pretty?

She is really pretty.

Her nose turns up like so--

a pretty nose.

Her mouth is soft
and so red, you know.

Where is she?

She is in Cambodia.

I have got to look for her.

I want everyone
to look at these blueprints

real carefully, you understand?

So that when I ask questions

no one will miss the answer.

Do you understand me?

All right. Chancellor?

- That's you.
- Yes, sir.

Okay, now the oil can,

the one with the long spout there.
That's it.

Hand it to me.

This is the Open Sesame.

Yeah, when applied
to the sensitive joints

of my locomotive,

it will make my
beautiful locomotive

live again.

Do you want me to put some oil
down the smokestack?

Smokestack?
That's a waste-- a waste.

Only apply it where
the red check-marks are

here on the blueprint.

That will do the perfect job.

Now look,

I want you to get out of here,
you weasel.

I was just passing through here

and I said to myself, "Mr. Mayor,

why don't you stop in

for a visit with one
of the taxpayers?"

Taxpayers?

I am not a taxpayer.
I don't pay any taxes

and I'm never gonna pay
any tax.

I've only come to help you.

I don't need your help.
I don't need anybody's help.

The town council thought
that maybe your health-

- My health?
- Yes.

What about my health?
My health is perfect.

My health is perfect.
And if you don't get out of here

I'm gonna hang you up by your feet
in my chimney.

lam the mayor.

I don't care if you're the mayor
or what you are.

I didn't vote for you

and I'm never going to
vote for you.

The citizens have voted
in great numbers

in order to get you
into a rest home.

Rest?

Who needs a rest?

I don't need a rest.

I just need for you
to get out of my sight.

- But you're crippled.
- Crippled?

I'm not crippled. You think
I sit in here because I'm crippled?

If I wanted to, I could get out of here
and beat any one of your lackeys.

But if something were
to happen to you I--

Something's going to happen to you
if you don't get out of my sight.

Get out of here!
Get out of here!

I'd like to welcome at this time
our TV audience

to Symphony Hall
for this old Berlioz concert

being conducted
by the brilliant young maestro Toby.

Ladies and gentlemen,

carried away
by the emotion of the moment,

Maestro Toby has just
broken his baton.

But that means nothing
to a great artist.

He simply plucks a feather
from his duck

and continues.

YES?

Speaking-

Oh, yes, I was expecting
your call.

Little Hoang
is an adorable child,

never any trouble.
ls it a good family?

Perfect.

Hoang is such a bright
little boy.

He doesn't bother a soul.

From the moment he met
my niece and nephew,

they've been inseparable.

Every day they go
what they call "exploring.“

Actually, they go off
on their bicycles for a picnic.

Such a nice boy.

Mm-hmm.

I'm sure he'll get used
to his new family in no time.

You're welcome.

Good night.

It really upsets me
to see him go.

I've gotten used
to seeing him around.

It's for his own good.

At this age
they won't be sad for long.

My little Hoang.

It is time to go.

Come with us.

Try to come aboard.

Please stay with me.

It is impossible.

There will be other boats soon.
Then the mommies will go too.

You have to promise me
you will not cry.

All right, Mommy.
I do promise.

Mommy, Mommy,

you could put me
inside your tummy

and pretend I'm your
pet dog or cat.

Are you crying?

No, I gave my word.

I promised I would not.

I gave my word to my mom.

Is she still in Cambodia?

Yes.

Do you know where Cambodia is
on the map?

Faster.

Faster, faster, faster, faster.

We gotta keep the wheel
going faster.

How do you make it stop?

Like this, with the brake.
I'm applying the brakes now.

And we stop.

Now we can leave.
We know how to run it.

Leave? You just don't leave
an engine just like that.

No, you have to take
tender loving care of an engine.

An engine needs food,
needs water.

You've got to feed it
lots of coal and lots of water.

And if you do those things,

then it will love you very much.

Ready?

The water is cold.

Hey.

Tell me-- tell me
where the brake handle is.

There?

All right, good, good, good.

Now where is the speed gauge?

The speed wheel gauge?

No, not the speed wheel gauge.

Am I gonna have to
feed it into you?

Here I am, making you
the Chancellor of the Locomotive.

I promise
I'll know it tomorrow.

Oh, promises, promises.

To me-- me, the Emperor of Peru.

"Majesty."

Majesty.

That's better.

Yes, all of my subjects,
they would call me that too

when they'd get ready
to do battle.

All of these people
would come down to attack us.

And you know what they looked like?
They were 6' tall.

And you know who I'd get
to fight against them?

6,000 midgets.

What a sight to see.
The tall fellows and the little guys--

they were running around
all over the place.

And then the midgets would run
in and out of their legs

and would hit them
right in the place

where it would take
all the fight out of them.

The Emperor of Peru,
whom you see here

surrounded by his
court of midgets,

prepares to anoint the new conductor
of his imperial locomotive,

young Toby.

Not since the coronation
of the Queen of England,

not since
the Alice in Wonderland ball

has the world witnessed
such a glittering event

attended by virtually
every superstar

and head of state
alive today.

Amidst his admiring fans
and vassals

who make up
the honor guard,

Toby marches forward
with pride and dignity.

He is wearing
the traditional costume

and the sacred ornamental axe
hangs from his belt.

The Emperor has placed

the imperial conductor's cap
on Toby's head

and will now fit him
with the royal driver's gloves.

Looking on, his faithful
companion Federico

gives his nod of approval.

Oh, I say, how unfortunate.

Just as the Emperor was about
to hand him his mechanic's goggles,

they fell to the ground.

Now one of the lenses
appears to be broken.

But wait,
without a moment's hesitation,

Toby grabs hold of his axe
and with one clean, sharp stroke

cuts off the bottom of a bottle,

skillfully replacing
the broken lens.

The crowd gives him
a thunderous ovation.

And now

I am the real conductor
of the locomotive!

Out! Out of my land,
you trespassers.

- We come as friends.
- Friends?

We've come to tell you
that tomorrow

we shall accompany you
to the rest home

where you will be
well taken care of.

Do you know who you're talking to?
Do you know who you're talking to?

You're talking
to the Emperor of Peru.

Yes, of course.

Everything is in readiness

so that you'll receive honors
worthy of an emperor.

Hogwash.

I know who sent you--

that slimy toad of a mayor.

Well, I don't need a rest.
Do you hear me? I don't need a rest.

I don't need you.
I don't need anybody.

And if you aren't off my land
in the next few seconds

I'm going to introduce you
to my pet iguanas down in the cellar.

Listen, friend,
we'll see you tomorrow.

So long, Emperor.

I want you,

you come back here
and you'll suffer

a wretched and painful death.

I'm warning.

Mommy, where's Papa?
Will he be killed?

He is in a concentration camp.

He'll be fine.

It's a big state school.

Don't worry, son.

Tell me, do you want them
to take you away

and put you in another home?

No.

With a different Uncle Alex,

Aunt Elsa and Flora?

No, I don't.

With a different Toby
and a different Liz?

Never. No.

Well then, we'll have to go
to Cambodia

instead of going off
to the Amazon

like Chief Crazy Horse.

The Emperor must take us there

so that you can find your mommy

and marry her.

It's so far away.

We will need tons of coal
for the trip.

0 Queen of Cuts,
you who are so strong

and killed a lion
with your bare hands,

help me find some coal.

Please won't you answer
our prayer?

It's for the train.

If you help us get the coal

I promise to eat
all of my spinach

and buy you an ice cream cone
and draw a picture for your house.

And when you marry
your mommy,

will you know how to kiss her
like they do in the TV ads?

Show me how.

With their noses on each other's cheeks
like this.

I've got disturbing news.
I have it on good authority

that some people are
going to be in the vicinity.

And this news has been sent to me
by my carrier pigeon in Peru

that there's people
that are coming to get me

and to put me in the rest home
and to lock me up.

I won't let them do it.

I'll bring my plastic sword,
the big one.

I'll protect you too.
I know all kinds of judo holds.

At school everyone says
I'm a real tomboy.

I would have expected
nothing less from all of you.

Now I have a good idea.

You'll take me down to the round house.
I'll hide in my silver locomotive.

- They'll never find me there.
- Yes.

All right, let's go.
Let's go.

No.

What do you mean, no?

We'll take you to the depot
only on one condition.

What is that condition?

If you promise to take us
to Cambodia in the locomotive

instead of going
to the Amazon.

Cambodia?
I should have thought of it myself--

the beautiful scent of perfume
and everything.

But why Cambodia?

Hoang's mother is there.
He has to marry her.

Marry your mother?

If more of my subjects only married
their mother,

we would have less divorces.

Of course.
Set the course for Cambodia.

But first put out your hand.

The other way.

What was that for?

For being insolent
to the Emperor of Peru.

But we're going to Cambodia?

Of course we're going
to Cambodia.

Then just hit me again.

Must I?

Come on, one on the left,
one on the right and back.

The enemy approaches.
Quickly, quickly.

Come on, quickly.
Come on.

Quickly.
The enemy approaches.

Children, quickly.

Quickly!

Children, quickly.

Quickly.
The enemy--- the enemy comes.

That's it. Quickly.

Quickly. That's it.

My little warriors from Athens,

oh, may you live-
thank you for carrying me

upon my throne

10,000 centuries
ahead of everything.

Tubo.

Tubo.

Tubo.

Tubo.

Mr. Tubo. Mr. Tubo.

Yes, and for this great feat

you are now equipped
to drive the locomotive,

yes, to the far ends of the world.

Long may you live.
Long may I live.

Long may my platanetariorium
chancellors live.

Tubo.

Tubo.

Tubo.

There you are,

my beautiful iron giant.

How could I have lived

without you all these years?

But in all those years
I've never cheated on you.

No-- no radio,

no television,

not even an electric heater

to darken my door.

I've been true to you--

true, yes.

And when I asked you
to entertain me,

why, you'd whistle--
you'd whistle a tune...

...so that everywhere
in the valley

people would hear you coming

and they would know
that your beauty

was about to be
on the scene, yes.

And everybody would look
as you passed by

saying, "lsn't she beautiful?

Isn't she beautiful?"

And you'd hold me
in your palm

when I was in the cab

and you'd keep me warm

with the warmth
of your boiler.

Then you used to
entertain me--

entertain me
by smoking too much.

And you'd go,
"Puff, puff, puff, puff."

And just before
you'd come to a tunnel,

I'd say, "Stop stop.

Don't. Don't.
We're coming to a tunnel.“

Because you'd get all of your smoke
all over my instruments

and you'd put soot
all over me.

Oh, you were

and still are, I guess,

a little rascal.

Happy birthmonth with us.

Happy birthmonth
with us.

Happy birthmonth, dear Hoang.

Happy birthmonth with us.

We'll blow out the candle now.

Yay!

There.

And there.

You have to blow
a little harder.

A little harder.

Very good.

That's good.
You've almost got it.

I can't do it.
It's too hard.

Well, I can.
Look how big mine is.

We're celebrating
Hoang's first month with us.

Will you please stop
sitting around and join us?

How can you be such a hypocrite
and have a party

when you know quite well
that in a few days

he'll be leaving us forever?

- Wait, I'll take the ribbon.
- Let's play a game or something.

- Let's play London Bridge.
- Okay.

All right, you two start.

Put your arms up real high.

Watch, Flora.

London Bridge is falling down,

Falling down, falling down.

London Bridge is falling down,

My fair lady.

London bridge is falling down,

Falling down, falling down.

London bridge is falling down...

How come you don't sleep
with a stuffed animal

like Toby and me?

If you like,
I'll lend you one--

my favorite, Mary Anne.

Me, I sleep with this.

Where did you buy it?

I've never seen
anything like this.

My father made it for me.

Does Hoang live in here?

He is my son.

His father sent him this.

Thank you.

Hoang.

This is marvelous.
It's for me.

"Remember your father."

Toby, do it right.

Now my dragon has red lips,

a black dress
and a beautiful gait.

You'll be the belle
of the railroaders' ball.

Will you dance too, sir?

The delicate surgery
undertaken by Dr. Toby,

the greatest medical mind
of our time,

to cure the Emperor of Peru
of the crippling paralysis of his legs

appears to have succeeded
beyond anyone's wildest dreams.

It is a miracle of science.
Hooray for To by,

Nobel prize winner

and professor of outstanding
diseases and miracles.

Repeat after me.

- We swear...
- We swear...

- never to tell anyone...
- never to tell anyone...

- where the locomotive is...
- where the locomotive is...

- or where the Emperor is hidden.
- or where the Emperor is hidden.

To make our oath

binding and most sacred,

we must do like the Indians

and seal it in our own blood.

Ouch.

You look really silly
with a doll tied to your finger.

It's not a doll.
It's a bondage.

It's not a bondage.
It's a bandage, you dummy.

Come on, hurry, hurry.

Hurry, children, hurry.

Hurry, hurry, come on.

All right now, boys.

That's it, come on.
Come on, children.

Push,push,push.

Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

Oh.

Mm-hmm.

Yes, yes, no wonder.

No wonder.

You know what I found out?

They have retired
all of the locomotives

and the engineers.

The one thing
they'd forgotten to do

was to cut
the telephone wires.

So that means you can get
in touch with your people

without using
carrier pigeons.

Not only that, my friends,

but I can use the phone
to phone ahead to different crossings,

so it will be entirely clear
for the train when it passes through.

So now all we need is coal.

That's right, my friends.

All we need now is coal.

Do you hear me?
All we need is coal.

The drums.
Look, everybody, look.

0 wire, see me.

Love me as I love thee.

Forget that I am old.

Carry me on your back
and spring to life

under the touch of my foot.

No, leave me alone.

I don't need your help.

What are you doing here?

I'm the Emperor of Peru
and this is my dominion.

No one is allowed
on this hallowed ground

except I say so.

Forgive us, Your Majesty.

We're simple poor clowns.

We didn't know.
We'll leave right away.

No, no, no.
No, no, no, you needn't leave.

The Emperor knows the rules
of good hospitality.

Yes, you may stay
with my permission.

However, only on one condition--

that you tell nobody
of this sanctuary,

of this hidden place.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

All right.

You may stay.

Go ahead, my son.

Wire, look at me.

lam but a man
without your help.

Wire, spring to life
under the touch of my foot.

Dream your dreams of yesteryear
and love me as I love thee now.

Ladies and gentlemen,

we must now ask
for your cooperation.

Please be absolutely quiet.

The world renowned artist
of the high-wire Toby,

this year's Oscar winner

for his memorable performance
in "Flying Ducks,“

is going to execute
for the first time before the public

his spectacular
death-defying somersault.

But wait, the audience is screaming.
What is happening?

The wire seems to be breaking
right beneath Toby's feet, folks.

For our hero,
this could be the end.

Wait, this amazing lad
with nerves of steel

has taken his chewing gum
out of his mouth

and, making
a kind of a glue with it,

applies it to the spot
where the wire is about to break.

You're always off in the clouds.

To make our meal complete

and to celebrate
Phil's first triumph,

for he is without a doubt

the great high-wire artist,

we're going to partake
of these grapes.

Anytime one of us
eats grapes,

whatever his fate,

let him remember this clay

when we met and were happy.

At 2:00 in the morning

they will come for me.

I will not resist.

I will not let them break me down
in the concentration camp.

This is our last meal together.

And I hope that each time

that you eat,

you will do it in my memory.

Well, it's goodbye,
Your Majesty.

Nice to talk to you too.

- Wonderful to know you.
- Thank you.

- Bye-bye, son.
- Goodbye.

- Have a good trip.
- Goodbye.

- It's been nice.
- Bye-bye.

- So long now.
- Hope to see you again.

- Bye-bye.
- Goodbye, dear friends.

- Goodbye, dear friends.
- Bye.

Goodbye.

It's a gift for you.

For me?

But what can I give you?

The only thing I want
is coal for the locomotive.

Coal?

But there's tons of it
right under your very feet,

in the abandoned mine.

Thank you.

Federico, let's go down
into the mine.

We'll find tons of coal
down there.

I prayed to the Queen of Cuts

and she answered my prayers.
Let's go.

Come on, Federico,
we've got to hurry up.

And now, my counselors,

I'm ordering
an emergency session

right away.
It's a big meeting.

Now on your trip
you're gonna need something

that at the present time
you don't have.

And that is coal,

an abundance of coal.

Uncle Alex's cellar.

But couldn't your good subjects
send you coal by a clipper ship?

Oh, that would take
much too long a time.

How much coal
does your uncle have in his cellar?

Liz, Hoang, I found it.
The old clown was right.

I found the coal mine.
I prayed to the Queen of Cuts, you know,

and she listened
to my prayer.

And so we can go
to Cambodia now.

We'll have to wash up after this.

Not me, that's for sure,

not with soap and water.

And not my duck either.
It will make his feathers fall out.

You're right, Toby.

Anyhow, the Emperor said
we'll get sick if we wash too much.

Would you care fora drink,
madame, monsieur?

- Yes, please.
- A martini, as usual?

Thank you, Flora.

- Monsieur.
- Thank you.

You know, my darling,

Hoang has had a marvelous effect
on the children.

Knowledge of other cultures
is so important

in a child growing up.

Quite right, my pet.

In the past years
they were always under our feet,

changing our routine.

"Uncle Alex,
show us your electric train."

"Aunt Elsa,
play cat's cradle,"

or "There's nothing
for us to do."

They've been absolute angels
since they've started their...

exploring,

no bother at all.

Oh, no.

Where do you come from?

To by.

My goodness,
where on earth were you?

Here, it won't come off.

What will your parents say
if they hear about it?

You've ruined your clothes.
On Sunday you'll be punished--

no toy collection,
no electric train.

And tonight-- right to bed
without dessert.

This better be the last time.

But he can go exploring
tomorrow?

I already have given
the list of his punishments.

You heard what I said.

And you should be punished too.
You're the oldest.

You should have kept
an eye on him.

"Dear Uncle Alex
and dear Aunt Elsa,

dear Daddy, dear Mommy,

dear Flora,

we are leaving for Cambodia

on an old locomotive we found

when we went exploring
in the forest.

The Emperor of Peru
taught us how to run it.

We're leaving this afternoon.

Hoang is going to get married
to his mother

and then we'll be
coming home.

Hugs and kisses."

Signed, “Liz, Hoang,
Toby and Federico the Duck."

Liz, hurry up.
The Emperor is waiting for us.

Which one of you know
how to light the boiler

without burning
their fingers?

Me.

Ah, there you go then.

You shall be the one
to light the boiler, eh?

Now everybody,

everybody into the cab.

Into the cab, quickly.

That's it, children, quickly.

Quickly.

Quickly.

My angel, the Pacific,

you're about to come alive again.

Sleeping beauty.

Once the flame of the boiler is lit,

we'll start your heart again.

Your Majesty,
we're about to depart.

Now shall we help you
climb aboard?

No.

No, my dear.

I'm not going with you.

I will never forget you.

The locomotive is yours.

You know how to run it now.

It's yours.

You're just saying that
because you can't walk

and you think that you'll get
in our way in the cab.

I'm going to--

I'm going to stay here
at the station.

Eh? At the station.

And I'll telephone ahead

to all the other stations

so that the way is clear for you.

I don't like

long goodbyes.

Go, children.

Go.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Emperor.

Goodbye.Goodbye.
Goodbye.

Goodbye, Emperor.

Goodbye. Goodbye.

- I'll write to you.
- Goodbye.

Goodbye, Your Majesty.
Goodbye.

The End.

The Emperor of Peru