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,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?
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.
t'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!
Jack: She's gone! Carl, what is it? You saw something.
[A while later, the group gathered weapons and ropes.]
Englehorn: 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.
Lumpy: Choy!
[They head to the bridge.]
Hayes: Not you, Jimmy.
Jimmy: Oh, come on, Mr. Hayes. Look at them. None of them knows which way to point a gun.
Hayes: Stay here. [walks off]
Jimmy: Miss Darrow needs me!
Hayes: No!
Carl: [to Herb] Bring the tripod and all of the film stock.
Herb: You wanna go with the 6-inch lens?
Carl: The wide-angle will do just fine.
[Once they are ready, they head to the entrance to the jungle.]
Englehorn: You got guns. You got food. You got the ammo. And you got 24 hours!
Bruce: 24 hours?
Englehorn: This time tomorrow, we haul anchor.
[The group head their way to the jungle.]
Miss Darrow!
Ann!
Miss Darrow!
Miss Darrow!
[The group looked around in the dark jungle.]
What is it?
[Startled by the sound, they started firing.]
Hayes: Cut it out! Hold your fire! Hold your fire.
[They stopped and waited. Using a torch, Hayes lifted up in the air. Suddenly, a massive three horned dinosaur charged at the group. The men backed away in shock, getting out of the way. Smoe men were being knocked down.]
Stay down, damn it! Stay down!
[The dinosaur kept charging while Preston got caught under the dino's legs.]
Jack: Come on.
[Jack pulls his friend to safety. The dino roared and knocked Jack onto the tree. He backed away, trying to avoid the dinosaur. Hayes shoots the dinosaur, killing it. Everyone is safe at last.]
Lumpy: Good shooting, Mr. Hayes.
Aren’t those things suppose to be extinct?
Lumpy: They are now.
[Carl started to record the dinosaur.]
Bruce: What the hell kind of a place is this?
[Once the film is done, they continued on.]
Miss Darrow!
[Meanwhile, Ann is taken away from Kong. She yelled in fear, trying to hold on. She look down to see thousands of skeletons, realizing that she will be next. With desperate action, she used her bone necklace and stabbed Kong, making him drop her.]
Jack: Ann!
Miss Darrow!
[Kong grabs Ann back up and runs off before she can do so.]
Jack: Ann!
[The men continue on ahead and found the bone necklace that had been dropped.]
Lumpy: Christ, it's a bleeding boneyard! They've been ripped limb from limb.
Jack: Ann! Ann!
[Carl looked at the destruction Kong had went through. Hayes looked over his men and notice Jimmy.]
Jimmy: Just keep walking, Mr. Hayes. Pretend you didn't see me.
Hayes: Jesus, Jimmy.
Jimmy: Hey, I need that!
Hayes: I'm not giving you a gun!
Jimmy: You were younger than me when they gave you one.
Hayes: I was in the army. I was trained. I had a drill sergeant.
Jimmy: I wanna help bring her back.
Hayes: Don't make me regret it.
[They continued on into the forest. The men were getting distracted by bugs and fired one.]
Hayes: Conserve your ammunition!
[They soon stopped at a canyon side wall.]
I'm knackered.
Go ahead and breathe.
Great idea.
Jack: Fellas, we don't have time for this. We've lost too much ground already. Come on, get up!
Hayes: They're not about to quit on you. Cut them some slack. All right, you got five minutes! Everybody stay in sight.
Carl: Over here. I'm gonna get a wide shot of the valley.
[Jack looks and notice a massive foot print.]
Lumpy: Bloody Nora!
Jimmy: Is that what took Miss Darrow?
Lumpy: There's only one creature capable of leaving a footprint that size. The abominable snowman.
Yeah, a snowman.
We dead meat.
Hayes: It's got to be what, 20, 25 feet?
Jack: Carl saw it. Let's ask him.
Hayes: Denham! Where'd he go?
[Carl and Bruce are ahead and see a group of longneck dinosaurs at a valley.]
Carl: Walk forward, Bruce.
Bruce: What?
Carl: You're the star of this picture. Get into character and head toward the animals.
[He starts to film as Bruce steps close.]
Bruce: 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?
Carl: I need you in the shot, or people will say they're fake.
[A loud roar echoed, making the dinosaurs flinch.]
Bruce: Nobody's gonna think these are fake.
Carl: You're making them nervous. No sudden movements.
Bruce: I'm not moving.
[A sound of feet made the long neck dinosaurs roar, worried.]
Bruce: Mother of God.
[Fearing what will happen, he runs off. The sound of rumbling caught the men's attention. Rocks started to crumble down.]
What's this?
[Bruce comes running back.]
Jack: What is it? What is it? Where's Carl?
Bruce: Carl? He's up there, filming.
[He runs off, fearing what is coming ahead, they run.
Lumpy: Bugger this!
[Jack walks close to see what was happening. Carl came running out of the corner, being chased by the longnecks.
Carl: Run, Jack!
Jack: Holy Christ.
Hayes: Go, Jimmy, run!
[They ran for their lives as fast as they could.
Run, run, run!
[Carl falls down,]
Jack: Let go!
Carl: I'm not leaving the camera!
Jack: Let go, you idiot!
Carl, run!
[They continued running from the longnecks avoiding the large feet and rocks. Some humans we're being trampled as one longneck got bit by the neck of a dinosaur. The longneck slammed the raptor back. Bruce quickly hides behind a column but he looked up to see the dinosaur above him. He runs again.]
Bruce: Coming through!
[One dinosaur close in on Carl. Jack went under the longneck's feet and slapped the raptor away where it get stepped on. They turned to the side of a cliff, a few dinosaurs and humans fall. Jimmy watched in horror seeing the dinosaurs fall. He runs on, avoiding the collapsing edge. Ahead of the longnecks, Bruce fired his gun.]
Jack: No!
[One hit the dinosaur but it also hurt the longneck, causing it to fall. He ducks for cover. A few of the humans were thrown aside and barely lose their footing. Hayes pulled Jimmy to safety.]
Jack: Carl! Carl! Get up! Come on. Come on.
[He gets his friend up and ran up to the slope of a hill. Herb tried to climb but he couldn't]
Herb: Mr. Denham! Mr. Denham!
Carl: Herb! Herb, come on!
Herb: Take the tripod!
Carl: Come on! I'm pulling you up! Hold on to your end!
Herb: Go!
Carl: No, I'm not going anywhere without you!
Herb: You gotta leave me!
Carl: Shut up and hold on!
[The dinosaur pulled Herb down, leaving his fate.]
Hayes: Jimmy, do a headcount. I want to know how many are injured and how bad.
Lumpy: Injured? Four of us are dead!
Preston: It's not your fault. What happened to Herb is no one's fault.
Carl: 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.
Jack: Come on, guys. We need more rope.
Bruce: All right, we gotta get back to the ship. Englehorn sails in nine hours.
Jimmy: So? We gotta find Miss Darrow.
Bruce: 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.
Jack: I always knew you were nothing like the tough guy you play on screen. I just never figured you for a coward.
Bruce: 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.
[Bruce begins to leave.]
Anyone else?
- Well, see you.
- Come on.
No!
I said no!
That's all there is. There isn't any more.
[The group ride the boats down the swamp. a water like creature climbed onto the boat and the men started kicking them off.]
Hayes: Get them off the boat. Keep paddling!
[The water bugs were whacked and slammed off the boat and were already gone by then. Something big knocked the boat.]
Lumpy: What the hell was that?
[A massive creature is seen in the water. Jack looked around to see what was in the water. A massive sea creature burst and attack the boat. The men scream and fell into the water.]
Hayes: Get them out of there! Preston!
[The men struggle to swim]
Preston: Give me your hand! Jack! Jack!
[Jack started to sink into the water below. Meanwhile Choy is trying to swim.]
Lumpy: Choy! Swim, you filthy bugger!
[Underwater, Jack can see one man trying to swim, he warns him not to resurface but the monster already eats him. He swims himself to safety to a underwater free so the monster won't eat him. He takes off the bag and swims to the surface. A few people tried to swim]
Hayes: Swim to shore as fast as you can!
Carl: Hold on, Preston! Whatever happens, don’t let go of the camera!
[One man gets eaten by the monster as Preston tries to hold on. Carl grabs the gun and fires.]
Hayes: Come on, get out of the water. Get down!
[Carl had accidently split the boat in half, making them fall into the water. Jack swam to Preston and swims him to shore. Carl kept firing at the monster, driving it away. They made it to shore at last. Preston gives Carl the projecter.]
Carl: Preston. It’s working.
[Carl films the projector now that it is working. One man made it to shore only to get eaten by the monster.]
Lumpy: Did you get that, did you?
[The remaining made their way and came across a bridge made out of a branch. Hayes stops them.]
Jimmy: What is it? Mr. Hayes?
Hayes: If anything happens, I want you to run. You understand?
Jimmy: I'm not a coward. I ain't gonna run.
Hayes: It's not about being brave, Jimmy.
[He walks into the cave and sense something coming.]
Hayes: Go back. Back across the log!
Jimmy: I ain't gonna run!
Hayes: Get Jimmy out of here!
Jimmy: No!
Jack: Get back! Get back!
[Everyone backed away and Kong appears, grabbing Hayes.]
Jimmy: No! No!
Jack: Stay back.
Hayes; Look at me.
Jimmy: Let him go!
Hayes: You got to run, Jimmy. Do as I say. Go with Jack. Run!
[Kong threw Hayes down, sending him falling to his death.
Jimmy: No!
Jack: Shoot him!
[The men fired at Kong while Jimmy screamed and Carl shooting the film. The ape roared and slammed the branch.]
Here! Over here!
[The men cried, trying to hold onto the branch. Carl loses his projector.]
Hold on! Hold on!
[Lumpy kept firing at Kong but Choy is hanging for dear life.]
Choy: Lumpy! Help me!
Lumpy: Bloody hell, Choy!
[The ape turned the branch, sending Choy falling, and did the others. Preston leaped in time and cling onto a vine to safety.]
Ann: No! Oh, my!
Ann: Wait!
Carl.
Jimmy. Jimmy
Jimmy.
You all right?
No.
Lumpy: Get off! Get it off! Get off! Get it off!
Jack: Kill it!
Jimmy: Stop moving!
Get it off my face.
Jimmy: Stay still.
Jack: I am standing still.
- Hold on.
- Be careful!
[The three remaining humans back away as more giant insects come close. Suddenly, they were shot, coming from above.]
Englehorn: Don't move! Stay away from the walls!
Bruce: Coming through!
[Bruce swings his way down, shooting insects off the walls.]
Englehorn: Get out of there now! Climb!
[Bruce makes his way down and fires at the bugs.]
Nobody get in my way.
Jack: Come on, Jimmy. Let’s go. Get up the rope. Let’s go. Hurry up.
[Jimmy looks at Hayes body and picked up his hat to remind him of his bravery.]
Jack: Jimmy. Let’s go.
Jimmy: [puts on the hat] Okay.
[They make their way up to the rope.]
Carl; Just as you go down, for the third and final time as your head disappears beneath the waves. And your lungs will with water, do you know what happens in those last precious seconds before you drown?
Bruce: Come on, buddy, Get up the rope. Come on. Get out of here. Come on.
Carl: Your whole life passes before your eyes. And if you lived as a true American, you get to watch it all in color.
Bruce: And you will. Now why don’t you climb up the rope. Come on. Come on, Driscoll. Let’s go!
[They climb their way up. Meanwhile, Kong takes Ann up high on the cliff at sunset. Ann watches him and stepped up to the view of Skull Island. Looking at him, Ann tries to impress him by using the juggling trick she did. Kong looked at her and yawns. Once she is done, she looked at Kong once more and the view.]
Ann: It's beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful.
[He reaches his hand to Ann, which she slowly accepts, shitting onto it. At once, Preston, Carl, and Jimmy made it out.]
Carl: Thank God.
Englehorn: 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.
Carl: Hey, buddy? I'm out of the bowl. I'm dryin' off my wings and trekkin' across the lid.
[They look to see that Jack is at the other side.]
Driscoll! Don't be a fool! Give it up. It's useless! She's dead.
Carl: 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.
Englehorn: You wanna trap the ape? [laughs] I don't think so.
Carl: Isn't that what you do? Live animal capture? I heard you were the best. Jack! Look after yourself!
Jack: Keep the gate open, will you?
Carl: Sure thing, buddy. Good luck! I'm sorry.
[They part ways as Jack heads off to find Ann. By nightfall, Ann has fallen asleep. Jack makes his way to Kong's cave while avoiding the monster bats on the ceiling. Climbing up the ledge, Jack can see Kong sleeping and Ann. Ann wakes up and sees him.]
Jack: Ann. Come on.
[Amazed that Jack came for her, Ann reached out his hand. However, Kong wakes up, seeing the pair.]
Ann: Jack! Run!
[Jack leaps away from Kong who get distracted by the monster bats. He puts an down, leaving her night gown intact.
Ann: Jack, Jack!
[They reach to each other.]
Jack: Ann, it's okay. Ann, let's go. Let's go. Come on!
[They hurry to the ledge and Jack makes a rope for them to climb down.]
Jack: Let's go. Come on. Come on!
[They hurry on down the vine but the bat monsters are flying around them and were being pulled by Kong. Jack and Ann grab onto a bat and were let go to the river. They got out of the river and ran to the entrance where Kong roars in anger. By now, they reach the gate's entrance]
Jack: Carl!
Ann: Please! Somebody help us! They've gone.
Jack: Carl. Oh, Christ. Carl!
Preston: Drop the bridge. Do it now, for Christ's sake!
Carl: Not yet. Wait. Wait. Wait!
[Realizing it was not gonna take too long, Preston sliced the rope with the knife, letting the gate open up.]
Jack: Come on!
[They run across the bridge and Kong followed after them, roaring and punching the walls. Ann looked to see that Carl and Englehorn has bottles of chloroform, meaning that they are gonna attack Kong. Kong breaks though the entrance.]
Englehorn: Now!
Carl: Throw them!
[The men threw ropes at the ape.]
Ann: No!
Jack: What are you out of your mind?
[Kong roars and Englehorn throws the bottle at Kong.]
Ann: Stop!
- Hold the line!
Englehorn: Keep him down!
[Men through rocks down, pinning Kong.]
Ann: Please! No! Stop! Jack No.
Englehorn: Get her out of...
Ann: They'll kill him!
Jack: There's nothing we can do.
Ann: No!
Englehorn: Get her out of his sight!
Jack: It's too late.
Carl: Throw it!
[Englehorn throws the bottle near Kong's face. The ape roars.]
Ann: Let go of me.
Jack: We gotta go. Come on. Come on.
Ann: Stop it. Leave me alone!
Jack: Ann, please come on.
[Seeing Jack taking her away, Kong breaks free.
Englehorn: Kill it!
Carl: No. No!
Englehorn: It's over, you goddamn lunatic! All of you, run!
[The survivors ran while Kong destroyed most of the city , killing humans. They hurry down the bridge and to the cave's lakes where they boarded on.]
Jack: Stay there.
Ann: It's me he wants! Please stop this!
Jack: Move! Hold onto her! Ann, go.
Ann: Please, I can stop this! No!
Jack: Ann, stay there!
Get it out!
[They get on the boats]
Englehorn: Get the hell out of here!
Jimmy: Come on!
Jack: Jimmy, don't be crazy! Come on. Don't be crazy.
[Once they are boarded on they swim.]
Ann: Let me go!
Cast off!
Jack: Come on, Carl!
Englehorn: Row! Row, God damn it!
[Kong leaps into the water and charged after the boat.]
Ann: Go back.
Jack: Jimmy, no!
[Carl grabs the bottle but Kong slammed the boat, causing them to knock him into the water. The boat gets tossed to the wall, splattering into pies and those fell into the water. Jack pulled Jimmy up to the shore.
Ann: No! No! Don't! Leave him alone!
Englehorn: Hide out in the back!
[Englehorn fires a harpoon at Kong's leg, causing him to roar in pain. Carl climbs onto the rock, soaking wet.]
Carl: Wait!
Ann; No! No! No! Please don't!
[Once he is close, he throws the bottle into Kong's eyes. The ape groans, getting weak. Ann watched in horror to see Kong getting weak and collapses to his side. She starts to sob as Kong loses consciousness.]
Carl: 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!
[Around Christmas, back in New York, all of the guests were invited on Broadway.]
What can I say? What can I say?
Any comments, sir?
The Mayor, thank you.
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…
Both: 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?
[Carl steps onto the stage]
Carl: 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!
[The curtain opens up to reveal Kong bound in chains. The crowd gasps]
Carl: 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.
[The play then shows the tribal people dancing.]
Preston: 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.
Jack: That's the thing you come to learn about Carl. His unfailing ability to destroy the things he loves.
Carl: 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.
[The audience claps and the platform shows up to reveal a woman bound in chains. Kong looks at her and saw that it was not Ann but a random woman playing as her.]
Save me from the beast! Help me!
[Kong roars in anger which scares the audience but applauds.]
Jack: Where is she? Where's Ann?
Preston: I have no idea. I heard he offered her all kinds of money and she turned him down flat.
Carl: Here's your story, boys. "Beauty and the man who saved her from the beast. "
[Everyone started flashing photos, making Kong roar. Jack realized that Kong is going to break free.]
Jack: No. We have to get these people out of here. Everyone needs to leave, okay? Come on.
Carl: Let him roar. It makes a swell picture.
Jack: Head for the exits.
Get your own seat, buddy. You're not having mine.
Bruce: Excuse me, fellows. Coming through. Coming through, fellows.
Get me down! Help me, please! Somebody! Somebody help me!
[Kong breaks free from his chains, much to the audience's horror The crowd ran in fear and ran out of their seats. ]
Preston: Go! Go! Get out!
Jack: Go! Go!
[Kong grabbed the girl and threw her away. All the audience had fled the stage, screaming. The ape knocked away a few chairs, injuring a few people in the process. Kong looked and notice Jack on the second flood. He quickly runs to the top to get away from Kong as the ape climbs up. Carl looked around the theater, realizing what had happened. Kong breaks out of the theater as people around the city creamed. Cars swerve and stopped, hitting Kong. He growls and knocked the cars and searches around for Ann, but those woman who have blonde hair wasn't hand at all and bumped into a bus, Ann exits the theater to find Kong and sees a military coming to kill Kong.]
Jack: Taxi! Follow that ape. Come on, pal, we gotta draw him off.
Driver: It's all yours, buddy.
[The driver leaves, Jack takes control of the cab and drives after Kong who was destroying the bus.]
Jack: Come on.
[Kong started to chase after the cab as Jack weaved his way out of the traffic. A few people dodged the cab drive and Kong kept wrecking havoc on the buildings.. The ape followed him through the alleyway and down on the street again. By now, the cape had smashed the cab, causing it to stop and knock Jack unconscious. Before the ape can kill him, he felt a presence coming from the street. Ann had appeared from the light and finally reunites with Kong.]
[The gorilla looked at her calmly before Ann slowly approached him. He picked her up, allowing her to touch the muzzle of his nose. Once calmed down, Kong took Ann down to New York and to Central Park. Once Kong land on the ice, he starts to slip. Ann hangs on and laughs, having a great time. the ape slides down and gets buried in snow. Ann laughs. Suddenly a missile launch, causing them to scream.]
General: Fire!
[Kong gets out of the lake.]
Ann: Stop!
[The ape runs through and leaps over the military.]
Soldier: 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 the 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 found it. We kill it. We cut its ugly head off and we ram it up…
[The military car gets hit by Kong as he continued running from the guns over the construction site and up to the Empire State Building. Jack hurries over. Once safe to the top, Kong sits down and looked at Ann, the sun rising into the sky.]
Ann: Beautiful. Yes. Yes, it is.
[Kong looked to see airplanes flying around the building. To protect Ann, he puts her down. Ann watched as the planes get close. Kong shoves her out of the way and limbed to the highest point. The guns fire, making glass break and hit Kong. Kong continued his way up, avoiding the guns and made it to the top, roaring. Ann starts to climb up to a ladder to get to Kong. Kong got hit by the bullets and swung his arms at the airplane to hit them, but they dodged him. He gets hit in the arm. He grabbed one, damaging it and tried to get another but they dodged again. At the bottom, Jack heads to the Empire State Building.]
Hey! Hey! Nobody past this point. You can't go in there!
[Jack hurried into the building.]
Stop him!
Hey! Get back. You're not allowed up there!
- What's going on?
- Go!
[Jack gets into the elevator. At the top, Kong continued fighting the airplanes. Ann is almost at the top but the airplane hit the ladder, making her fall. Ann starts to fall, but Kong quickly rescues her and takes her inside the building to be safe. She dodged the bullets and breaking glass as Kong tried to avoid the plane as best he can. Ann heads to the ladder where Kong throws the plane to the other, sending them crashing. By now, Kong is losing too much blood. Ann looked at Kong and sadly looked at her. With the last planes coming, Kong roared. Ann desperately pleaded for them to stop.]
Ann: No! No! Please! No! No!
[The planes went past Kong and Ann. Kong limps down and carried Ann one last time, dying from blood loss. The blonde woman looked at him sadly as he puts her down. She slowly petted him, her eyes showing a apathetic look. He gets shot again, making the ape roar in pain and slump to the building. Ann continued to look at Kong in tears and then he slowly dies and falls off the building. Jack made it to the top to find Ann.]
Jack: Ann. Ann.
[Ann looked at Jack with tearful eyes and hugged him. At the bottom, the humans gathered around Kong's corpse but the police held them back.]
Move along.
Get out of here!
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.
Man: Why'd he do that? Climb up there and get himself cornered. The ape must have known what was coming.
Man 2: He's just a dumb animal. Didn't know nothing.
[Carl comes to the scene and stared at Kong's body.]
Man 2: What does it matter? Airplanes got him.
Carl: It wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast.
[The movie ends with Carl leaving the scene.]