Hatari! Page #6

Synopsis: Sean Mercer (played by John Wayne) runs a business in East Africa. He and his team capture wild animals for zoos. It is dangerous work - on of his men almost dies after being gored by a rhino. He accepts a request from a photographer to join his business and capture their experiences but is very surprised, and bit inconvenienced, when the photographer turns out to be a woman. However, over time he grows fond of her. Meanwhile, plans to capture certain animals lead to all sorts of plans and adventures.
Director(s): Howard Hawks
Production: Howard Hawks
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
APPROVED
Year:
1962
157 min
745 Views


- That's what I said.

- What are you talking about?

The kiss. You know the kiss.

How do you like it? Slow? Quick?

Do you like to kiss the girl,

or the girl to kiss you?

- That's silly!

- Silly?

I ask how you like to kiss,

and you say it's silly?

- Have you never been kissed before?

- Of course I have.

Then why do you say it's silly?

It's silly to stand here and talk about it.

Of course it's silly to talk about it.

Let's do it. I'll show you.

You like this?

- There's a lot of people...

- Or slow, like this...?

I think you like slow better.

Wanna try again to make sure?

Dallas, I've taken

about all of this I'm gonna take.

What are you going to do?

Sean, I was... I beg your pardon.

We ought to be in a railroad station,

then more people could come in.

- Sorry. I broke something up, didn't I?

- You managed. What do you want?

I was talking to Saidi.

He saw leopard tracks by the river.

- Big?

- You know the boys.

- It's the next thing to an elephant.

- We need a big one.

Well, I suppose

we'd better go talk to him.

- I'm sorry, Dallas.

- It's all right.

I mean...

Dallas, just out of curiosity...

- How did you get him started?

- I asked him how he liked to kiss.

- You just asked him...

...how he likes to kiss.

And you were just finding out when I...

If I ever get a problem,

may I come to you?

- Pockets!

- Yes, bwana.

Bring him in a little!

Watch it, Pockets!

- Bring us another head rope!

- All right!

Look out, he's loose!

All right, let's go! Don't lose me!

Our insurance rate just went up.

Drop that thing off of there!

Don't give him time to rest!

Lay it on! Over here!

Take the door, Kurt.

- All right, turn him loose!

- He's loose!

Take it off.

He's caught. Keep the rope tight.

Push him from behind, Luis.

All set.

The easiest one we ever got.

Well, we're stuck.

- I'll take the cable over.

- OK.

Look out, Kurt!

Thank you!

All right, Pockets. Take her away!

You know, this afternoon...

I don't like crocodiles,

especially when I'm in the water.

Anyway... Thanks again.

- A la tienne, mon pote.

- Prost!

I need some help.

The baby leopard is not eating good.

I'll get some milk and eggs.

Our girl looks pretty good tonight.

I'll flip you to see who goes with her.

Let's go together. I don't trust you.

Right, then give me my shilling back.

- Kurt, come here a minute.

- What's up?

- Somebody left the ostrich pen open.

- Here we go again!

Why don't you catch him, Kurt?

I'd better let the boys do it.

Hey! Let the females go! Keep the male.

The girls will come back

to the old man anyway.

Hold still, baby... There it is.

Pockets, got a pair of pliers?

He's got a thorn.

Easy now, easy.

She'll be better now.

Come, baby.

- Sean, look!

- What's all this?

I was taking Tembo to the bath,

and I found this one.

- Aren't they nice together?

- No.

- They can play together.

- It takes 20 goats...

Sean, don't speak...

- Listen first, don't speak!

- Why not?

- Don't make a fool of yourself.

- I'm a fool?

- Not yet. Just if you don't listen.

- Well, I'm listening.

I hired an African boy.

He's going to buy more goats.

He'll milk them and take care

of Tembo and his friend. No trouble.

- Aren't you glad you're not a fool?

- Dallas...

Yes, Sean?

Aw, hell!

Come on, baby. Let's have a bath.

You certainly won that one, bwana.

Some day, Pockets. Some day...

Here...

It's good!

Come, baby, come!

- Take a look, bwana.

- What?

It's worth your while.

Funny how good she is with animals.

She could even do it to me!

You could use it.

OK. That's enough!

Come, baby!

- Hi, Pockets.

- Hi, Dallas.

What are you doing out here,

all by yourself?

I don't know...

You said that if you had a problem,

you would come to me.

- Have you got one now?

- A problem? What about?

- Brandy?

- Brandy...

Aren't you in love with her?

Are you nuts? Me in love with Brandy?

That's the most...

- How did you know?

- The way you look at her.

- A woman can tell.

- She can, huh?

Then why didn't she notice it?

- Probably she has. How do you know?

- She never did anything about it.

So, as you told me, you've got to do it.

That's fine, but what do I do?

I can't ask her how she likes to kiss,

that's your stuff.

Dallas, what do I do?

Well... Did you ever dance with her?

- I don't remember.

- Do you know how to dance?

- As well as they can?

- Easy!

Come on, we'll show them!

I didn't know you could dance like that!

Go ahead, Pockets. Show her!

- Dallas?

- Yes?

- E occupata?

- Vengo!

- You've got visitors.

- Visitors?

- From the village. Can't you hear?

- I wondered about the singing.

They've made a song for you

and the elephants.

Really! How nice!

I'll come in a moment.

- What are they going to do?

- It's just a Warusha ceremony.

Hi, Sean.

What's the matter?

Sean, please help me! Sean!

We'd better go along and see

they don't get too enthusiastic.

It's not funny. They want to

shave my hair and take my clothes off!

- There was a man there.

- He doesn't speak English!

You're now a member

of the Warusha tribe.

They've given you a name:

Mother of Elephants, Mama Tembo.

You're supposed to dance with them.

- Roast beef! My favourite!

- Everything's your favourite.

- Arga, have you some red wine?

- Beer for me, please.

- Where's Mama Tembo?

- In her room.

The new member of the Warusha

is not coming to dinner.

She's been in the tub for hours,

scrubbing all the paint off.

- That stuff works like a dye.

- She says she has no skin left.

It was mean not telling her

what she was getting into.

- What do Italians like? Red wine?

- Any kind.

- Get yourself another bottle.

- Arga! Another one.

- Who is it?

- Sean. Are you decent?

- No, don't come in, please!

- Cover up, I'm coming.

Hello, Sonya. She's taken quite...

- Oh, brother!

- You make me mad!

When I look nice, you ignore me.

And now with this stuff on my face...

- You look all right.

- Oh, phooey!

- All right, you look terrible.

- So why don't you go away?

- How do you feel?

- I hurt.

I scrubbed and scrubbed.

I almost took my skin off!

- It gave you a good colour.

- How can you tell?

- I brought you a drink.

- Why?

Well, I don't know, the way you're acting.

But you were great today.

It meant a lot to that Warusha tribe.

Now they say Mama Tembo is rafiki,

which means friend.

Thank you.

And they also say that

you're mbali mbali.

If that means "covered with

cold cream" they are right.

- It means you're different.

- Yes, nice and greasy.

- Quit squawking.

- Well, look at me!

I am.

Come here!

You are a little slippery!

Wipe it off and we'll try again.

- I'm sorry.

- Women and their contraptions!

Now, you stop squawking.

Come and get it!

I brought you your dinner.

Now, Sean!

Sean, I didn't mean to do it!

Work 'em out onto the flats.

Sean says move 'em out onto the flats.

Make sure they know

that's where you want them.

- Let me know when you've picked one.

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Leigh Brackett

Leigh Douglass Brackett (December 7, 1915 – March 18, 1978) was an American writer, particularly of science fiction, and has been referred to as the Queen of Space Opera. She was also a screenwriter, known for her work on such films as The Big Sleep (1946), Rio Bravo (1959), The Long Goodbye (1973) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980). She was the first woman shortlisted for the Hugo Award. more…

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