The Mosquito Coast Page #6

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Haddy, what a surprise.

This is a very different kind of experiment.

Very different.

It doesn't look like much

at the moment, but...

...we have great plans. You know Allie.

I bring you some turtle meat

and some food.

Why? Do I look hungry?

Thanks a lot, Haddy.

That motor don't have no sparks.

I bring you some sparkin' gas

the next time.

Don't want it.

How is that?

Because I don't need your charity.

You're too close to the water.

It's over there.

Gonna be up here when rain come.

We gonna get some storm.

Gonna cover all over the junk pile there.

Who made that trash pile?

Monkeys do that?

Tell us how you lost your watch.

I swapped it for my new boat.

A sailboat. You want to see?

No.

I call her Omega like the watch.

She is a pretty thing.

I had that watch 15 years.

It's 3:
00, 3:30.

You just gave it away.

I thought you approved

of that kind of thing.

Haddy, can't you see?

We've got work to do here.

You're in trouble here, Father.

Rain gonna wash the experiment

out to sea.

Ma and the kids could come to Brewer's.

Good for the family there.

He's telling me it's too dangerous here.

This savage is telling me...

Don't talk to Mr. Haddy like that.

We live here. Get that?

This is a pioneering effort.

I want to go with Mr. Haddy.

What?

Speak up, Jerry.

I said I wanted to go with Mr. Haddy.

Okay, fine. Drop what you're doing,

pack up and get out.

But don't come back. Ever.

Never. That's policy.

See what you've gone and done?

Good.

You've got no vision, have you?

None at all.

You can't see. This is gonna be

a thriving village someday...

...living in harmony with nature.

That's my vision.

And anyone without vision

has no place here.

Anyone.

He didn't mean it.

I hate him. I wish he was dead.

Haddy.

You won't tell Father I come.

Sparks and gas for Father's outboard.

What will I tell him?

Tell him you found 'em.

Don't mention Haddy.

You gonna drown without the outboard.

There gonna be water everywhere.

You hear, Charlie?

God be with you.

Charlie, latch the twins to the frame.

Oh, my God!

Don't worry, Mother. It'll float!

Get back inside! I'll get a line to the shore.

- Get inside!

- Stay with the kids!

Hold on!

Hold on to me!

Everybody hold together!

Hold on!

We're floating out to sea!

Oh, God!

I found them last week.

I've got control!

Haddy's.

We could go downstream to Haddy's.

No! Dead things go downstream, Mother.

Life is upstream!

Mother, don't give 'em too much coconut.

Light rations.

Don't know when we'll eat next.

Damn it.

Shear pin's gone.

Prop's gone to the bottom. Boys!

Come here with your poles.

Get a reference on the shore.

Hold it where we are!

Where is he?

He's been down a long time.

- He's gone.

- Jerry, can you see him?

He's somewhere.

He has to be somewhere.

Dad, come on.

Well, I don't see him.

Dad!

Where are you, Dad?

I can't stand this!

We'll be all right. We'll be all right.

We'll be all right.

We can go downstream

and find Mr. Haddy.

Jerry's right. Let's go! Let's turn around.

Right, let's get outta here!

Traitors.

As punishment, Jerry and I were towed

behind the houseboat.

Father sat at the end of the towline,

his back to us.

I hated his shoulders, his greasy hair,

the slant of his spine.

I imagined how it would be to stick a knife

in it, just below his ragged collar.

Yes, it's punishment.

Necessary punishment.

No, it's not. Now you bring those children

back onboard!

Are you in charge now, Mother?

If you are, just say so.

Can you survive in this jungle?

Can you get us out of here?

- If so, where would you go?

- I'd go to Brewer's, to Mr. Haddy's.

And live like a savage?

I'd really rather die.

There's no shame to be the last to go.

It just proves my point.

I'm doing this for all of us.

I'm doing this for you.

I wish I could kill him.

He wouldn't be so hard to kill.

Sneak up, hit him with a hammer!

Be quiet!

Stop talking like that.

You're thinking it, too.

No, I'm not!

You can just stop talking like that.

I wish he were dead!

Be quiet, okay?

Just be quiet.

I'm sorry.

Beautiful country, eh, Mother?

We could live anywhere around here.

Live like kings.

I know what you're thinking.

You're thinking it's better upstream.

Are those angels, Mommy?

"Blessed Jesus

"Blessed Jesus

"Thou has God as thy reward"

They're missionaries! They could help us.

We don't need help!

Look at us!

Well done, choir! Well done!

Welcome in Jeedoof.

Spellgood.

We'll see about this!

What will you do?

I'm gonna knock his block off!

That's what I'm gonna do!

Look!

Barbed wire.

A Christian concentration camp.

They have a backboard!

They play basketball!

They have real houses.

Look at these toys!

Can we play with them?

... you could be here today.

Now, brothers and sisters...

... we all know the story of Gideon...

... how in his hour of darkness...

... he called upon God...

... to help spite his enemies.

Then, he blew his trumpet...

... and...

... that was that!

He called on God.

Just as simple as making a telephone call.

Now, I want you...

... to think of prayer as beingjust as simple

as making a telephone call.

Hello?

God? It's Gurney.

I was calling you because...

Hello?

Look at them. The Maywits.

- Sometimes...

- Brainwashed.

... the line is cut.

What do you do when the line is cut?

You ring again!

God? It's me again.

Now, I do have a little problem.

Well, yeah...

I know you're very busy...

Back to the boat.

Hey, kids. Okay, settle down!

We're all tired, okay?

I want to watch TV.

I want to watch my show now!

Emily!

It's me, Charlie Fox and Jerry.

What are you doing here?

We're goin' upriver.

This is weird. My dad said you were

hanging out with Zambus...

...and running around nude-o

and climbing trees.

What happened to you?

You look disgusting!

You got smaller.

Your hair's gross.

Is America okay?

Baltimore's freaky now.

They closed Dad's drive-in church.

Was there a war?

Are you nuts or something?

My father said America was blown up.

Nobody left but us.

That's stupid.

It all went up in flames.

That's what he told us.

I thought my dad was weird.

- He was lying to us all the time!

- Be quiet!

It's the generator. It happens all the time.

It must be out of gas.

Come here.

Generator!

It's okay. It's all right. It's okay.

It's okay, really.

Emily, we're in trouble.

Will you help us?

Where have you been?

- Where's Dad?

- I thought he was with you.

He lied to us, Mom. America's still there.

Oh, baby.

- Mother, I'm leaving.

- So am I.

- What do you mean?

- The Spellgoods have a jeep.

Emily gave me the keys. Let's go.

You mean, leave Dad behind? No!

- Mother, please!

- No.

Please, listen to me.

This might be your last chance.

Let's get the twins and let's get out of here

before he tries to stop us.

No.

No, I can't.

- Please!

- Tomorrow'll be too late!

- Please.

- I can't.

Allie.

Father, Father! TV's on fire!

Charlie, get the twins.

Wake up, come on! Wake up!

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