The Last Flight of Noah's Ark Page #4

Synopsis: When Noah Dugan agrees to fly missionary Bernadette Lafleur and her cargo of animals to a remote island, its only because he is on the run from a couple of bookies. What neither of them know is that two of Miss Lafleur's young students have stowed away with the animals & Miss Lafleur's transistor radio has interfered with the plane's instruments and they're all now miles off course. After a forced landing on a remote island, Dugan, Bernadette, Bobby and Julie discover that they are not alone. Together with two Japanese soldiers who have been stranded on the island since WWII, they must turn the plane into a seaworthy boat if they are ever to make it home. When Bobby and Julie insist that they cannot leave the animals behind, the converted plane truly becomes a second Noah's Ark
Genre: Adventure, Family
Director(s): Charles Jarrott
Production: Buena Vista
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
G
Year:
1980
97 min
116 Views


Look!

(they speak Japanese)

You come out! Surrender!

Be prisoner of war or die!

Friends, huh? Those aren't

exactly peashooters they're holding.

(speaks Japanese)

l don't believe it.

(speaks Japanese)

Last chance. l count to five.

One.

Four.

Three.

Five.

(yells)

Petey!

Petey, get away from there! Petey!

- Petey!

- Julie, stay calm. The grenade's a dud too.

Just stay where you are. Here goes.

Geronimo!

(yells)

- Get out of here.

- (they shout in Japanese)

And don't ever come back.

Do you hear me?

l guess we showed 'em, huh?

You were terrific. Wasn't he, Bobby?

- He was OK.

- Well, thanks a lot, kid.

- Those poor men. They were humiliated.

- Humiliated?

l guess you'd have liked it

if they'd shot me.

- l did not say that, Mr. Dugan.

- Well, then stop feeling sorry for them.

l still think we should make friends

with them. Your way isn't the answer.

l don't believe you, lady.

We nearly get killed and you wanna

open a Sunday school for the enemy.

You listen and you listen good. l'm in

command here and l say that nobody,

but nobody's, gonna open peace

negotiations with those guys until l say so.

Understand?

Now, we'll have to stand watch

throughout the night.

You take the kids back to the plane.

l'll take the first half.

Move it!

Let's go.

(Julie) Good night.

Good night.

Mr. Dugan was very brave today,

Bobby.

l still don't like him.

l thought you only smoked

on takeoffs and landings.

Yeah, but tonight's special.

l figure if l'm gonna go,

l wanna be doing something l like.

- l wanna talk to you.

- What about?

Well, if l have been less than considerate

to your feelings,

l'd like to apologize.

- What's the catch?

- There's no catch.

l just think that l may have said some

things to you that l shouldn't have.

l guess that goes for me too, Bernie.

l think we share a common problem.

We both seem to have a certain difficulty

with relationships.

l just want to say

that l'd like to try and get along better.

All right?

OK.

lt's my turn on guard.

Yeah...

Well, if you hear anything, holler.

Be careful of that.

lt would be the Christian thing to do to

make friends with them if they come back.

Wouldn't it?

Don't forget to holler.

Hey, kids, did you see Bernie?

No, why?

- Where are you going?

- To find Bernie.

She's probably started

World War lll by now.

He really is a pain.

Come on, let's go swimming.

l'm gonna beat you.

Hello, in there.

l come in peace.

Anybody home?

Don't be afraid. l'm a friend.

Hello?

(men speaking in Japanese)

(yelling in Japanese)

No, wait!

Please.

l come in peace. ln the name

of the Universe Society of Quebec.

We're a friendly mission.

We wish you no harm.

- Go on.

- Non.

l must speak with you. lt's very important.

lt's about the war with America.

The war is over.

Bernie?

(insects buzz. he groans)

Bulls and ducks, a cow, kids.

What'd l ever do to deserve this?

Bernie?

Mmm!

- Mmm?

- Hmm-hmm!

- Dozo.

- No, thank you, l can't eat another thing.

- Thank you.

- You like?

l like. Too much.

You lucky. Today me cook.

Tomorrow Commander Hiro.

Hiro! Hiro!

Him not so good.

(they laugh)

(distant Japanese)

- (soldier) Take that.

- (Bernadette) No, please, no more.

- l've had enough.

- (the men laugh)

(Hiro yells)

Stop!

Hiro, Cleveland, stop.

Mr. Dugan's a friend.

(Cleveland speaks Japanese)

- What's going on?

- Look what you've done.

- You've ruined everything.

- l ruined...?

You mean they weren't torturing you?

l'm perfectly fine. Can't you see that?

The war is over, Mr. Dugan.

And now l would like to introduce,

from the lmperial Japanese Navy,

Commander Hiro.

Hiro.

- And Lieutenant...

- Kurishima.

Known as Cleveland.

- Captain Dugan.

- (Cleveland speaks Japanese)

- Cleveland?

- Mm. My mother visit America in 1 924.

Her favorite city, Cleveland.

Name me for that.

Teach me first-class Eng-rish.

Yes...

They have been here for 35 years with

no contact with the world, not even a radio.

But they know now we are going to be

very good friends. Aren't we?

(speaks Japanese)

(Cleveland) Yes. Friends.

Now, everyone clasp hands.

(Cleveland speaks Japanese)

(Bernadette) Mr. Dugan.

Friends.

(Japanese)

That's when they lost their comrades,

the radio.

They spent years transporting

what they had left up to the hill.

l mean, what courage.

What perseverance.

- You're very quiet, Mr. Dugan.

- l told you not to leave.

That's it. Your pride's hurt.

l was dictated by a higher authority.

Huh? Oh...

Yeah, well, l was worried about you

and l thought you might need my help.

l can take care of myself

just fine, thank you.

You don't give an inch, do you?

What if they'd hurt you?

- But they didn't.

- How was l to know?

So you came charging in

like a bull in a china shop.

Well, Mr. Dugan,

you, like the rest of the world,

must learn that violence

is not the only solution to problems.

Well, enough of that.

Let's get the food ready.

You get it ready. l'm not hungry.

l'm sorry.

l said l was sorry.

- You'll wake the children.

- Well, we can go outside.

- Julie, come on.

- OK, l'm coming.

- l don't want to fight any more.

- Neither do l.

Look, l may do things differently than

what you like but l was trying to save you.

- l know that now, Mr. Dugan.

- Would you please stop with this Mr. stuff?

You only make me feel like my old man.

Dugan. Just Dugan. That's enough.

Right, Dugan.

Look, Bernie, l must've walked five miles

tonight trying to figure out what l'm feeling.

What hit me is... l care about you.

- l'm sorry.

- Shh.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- (Bobby) Look out.

- 'Night, kids.

- How can she like him?

- Well, he's kinda cute.

Cute?

Well, you know, Bobby, he's really funny.

He reminds me of Petey

when l first got him,

always squawking and trying to peck

people, but he didn't mean it.

l'm right about him. You'll see.

Pull!

- We won't make it, Dugan.

- We'll make it.

These extra fuel tanks

are made out of rubber.

We can make a raft out of them

and we can float off this mud pile.

- lt'll never work.

- Why not?

All you did as a pilot was get us

crashed on a desert island.

So how come you think

you can be a sea pilot?

Robert, the fact that we were off course

was not Mr. Dugan's fault.

Kid, when your muscles are as big

as your mouth you'll be a real help,

so shut up and pull.

Come on, pull.

- (they speak Japanese)

- Pull!

Make raft.

Sail away.

Go home. Be happy.

(they speak Japanese)

Raft idea, no good.

On ocean, you die quick.

Well, if you've got a better idea, let's hear it.

(he speaks Japanese)

(they speak Japanese)

Commander, number one officer.

Him idea, number one.

No make raft. Make boat.

- Make a boat out of what?

- Out of prane.

- Prane?

- l have problem with Rs.

You'll have a lot more trouble

making a boat out of that plane.

But prane already is boat.

Just wrong side up.

- What?

- (they speak Japanese)

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