All language subtitles for The Crater Lake Monster (William R. Stromberg, 1977).en

Doc, Doc, you won't believe
what I just discovered.

Hmm, sit down.

I can't, Susan's waiting for us.

What's this all about anyway?

No time to explain.
Come on Doc, you gotta see this.

I wish you'd start making your
discoveries

in the daytime for a change.

You're always bugging me
at all hours of the night.

Oh, come on.

Can't we do this some other time?

It's too important Doc, come on.

Doc, I was hoping you could come.

Is this gonna take long?

Just get in here, would you?

Doc, you know, this was an
Indian cavern

long before it was never mined.

And now we've broken into a new tunnel

which I believe will confirm all

the legends we've ever
heard about this place.

How much farther do we have to go?

We're almost there, Doc.

Well, here it is.

Here is what?

Look!
Take a look.

Well, I'll be damned.

Cave drawings.

How old do you figure they are?

We think they're at least
several thousand years old.

No kidding.

Couldn't this have waited until
the morning?

Uh-huh, but that's not all,
look at this.

I don't get it.

All I see are men fighting
with some large animal.

A dinosaur?

Exactly right.

But dinosaurs were extinct
before man ever appear-

That's what we've always thought.

But this is proof positive

that at least some survived all the
way into the age of man.

One hell of a big ball of fire

just hit somewhere in
the vicinity of the lake.

I don't know what it is,

but I think you better notify
the Division of Forestry.

"10-4 Steve.

"We'll get right on it".

10-4.

What was that?

Get out.
Get out!

Station 8, Unit 4 calling.

"Go ahead Unit 4".

Sorry to wake you up, Jesse,

but I was getting concerned about
that requisition I sent you

about a month ago.

"Sorry about that, Steve.

"But you're not exactly
just around the corner, old buddy.

"Copper's in dry dock right now
with a bad case of the hiccups.

"We'll get her back on the line

"and get it up to you by next week,
OK?"

10-4 Jess.

Not that you guys ever
need me for anything,

but I'm gonna be 10-7

at the Pine Grove Cafe for a while.

"10-4, catch you later".

Morning Dora.

Hey, Steve.
Fill that up for me, will you?

Give me a cup too.

Hey, Steve.

Hi, Doc.

Come on over.

What do you say, boys?

Sheriff.

- How you doing?
- Pretty good.

See you had your breakfast?
Uh-huh.

First time I've seen you
out of uniform in weeks.

D'you finally take a day off?

Nah, no such luck.

I promised Dan and Susan I'd
take them out on my boat.

They're gonna dive down and
try to locate that meteor.

- Doc?
- Yeah, please.

Say when.

That's good, that's good, thanks.

Seems like a lot of
trouble for hunk of rock.

To a palaeontologist,
it's better than finding a pot gold

at the end of a rainbow.

Well, personally, I wish it had
picked some place else to come down.

Just be glad it landed where it did.

If it had come down in the woods,

we'd have had one hell of
a forest fire around here.

Oh, that's true.

Did you actually see it?

Oh, did I?

I was over on east rim of the lake.

For a minute I thought a 747 had
crashed.

Gotta run, Doc.

Hey, why don't you come with me?
Ah no.

Come on, you never do anything anyway.

OK.

Pay for the coffee?
As usual.

- Here you go, Steve.
- Thank you.

Bye-bye darling.

Bye-bye, Doc.

Hi, Steve.

Morning, Susan.

Hi, Dan.
Let me take this.

I got it.

There we go, Dan.

Atta boy.

You got it?
Yeah.

Dan, you think there's
anything left of that rock?

Come on, Steve.

This meteor is important to them,
Steve.

I'm worried about the cave.

The university could withdraw
its support.

Do you really think they'd close
us down,

with such an important discovery
at stake?

Well not if they realise what a
field-day for science this has been.

Two rare finds in 24 hours.

That should satisfy the
foundation for months.

I'm just glad nobody got
hurt last night, that's all.

Come on, let's go, huh?

Doc, throw me that
bowline would you please?

Yeah.

We can work our way to it from here.

Doc, can you give me a hand?

Yeah.

Doc tells me it's a
pretty unusual occurrence?

Usually, meteors break up
in the earth's atmosphere,

with very few fragments surviving,

if anything at all.

What do you estimate the depth here?

Between 40 and 60 feet.

We should be down about 15 minutes.

OK.

Good, you oughta see my freezer,

place looks like a fish market.

You'll have to come over some night.

Bass, trout, name your poison.

Speaking of poison, Dan
looks like he swallowed some.

Yeah, he's still pretty
upset about last night.

See, he uncovered some old
cave drawings

and I'm afraid this meteor
robbed him of his discovery.

But he still has to try
to get back into the cave.

It's too damned important not to.

Why doesn't he just give up?

Dedication.

Almost every museum in the country
has one of his artefacts.

I know he may seem a bit zealous,

but he has reason to be.

Well, I still can't figure
what Susan sees in him.

Apparently a great deal.

Their work is important

and if they can get back into that cave

and salvage what I saw last night,

the scientific community is gonna
have a lot of theories to change.

How so?

Well, Steve, I think
Dan would rather enjoy

telling you about that himself.

There they are.

It's right below us,

about 50 feet down and
still hotter than hell.

Water must be 90 degrees
all over this area.

Nearly roasted in these wetsuits.

What now?

All we can do is let it cool off.

Could be weeks before we
can get it out of the lake.

Sheriff's office, Hanson.

You saw what?

Where did you see it?

In the lake?

Mh-hm.

Well, I'm sure there's
some logical explanation.

Why don't you leave me your name
and a number where I can reach you

and I'll look into it
and I'll get back to you.

Yeah, I've got it, yes, yep, right.

Thank you for calling, goodbye.

Next it'll be little green men.

Sheriff's Office, Hanson.

Mr Ferguson, how are you, sir?

What?

How many head?

I'll be right over.

Yes, sir. Goodbye.

This is where I kept it.

You can take a look around,

but I don't know what you're
gonna find.

I've looked everywhere,

that bull just ain't
anywhere on this ranch.

Say you were in town when it happened?

Well, it had to have happened then,
Steve.

I'd have heard him if it
happened while I was here.

I mean that bull would've
put up a hell of a fuss

if anybody tried to get him outta here.

Is that all that's missing,
is the bull?

Is that all?

Do you have any idea what
I paid for that bull?

You figure maybe it could be rustlers?

Well, it could be.

I'll put a call into Crescent City

and have them keep an eye on the
road leading down off the mountain.

As you and the cattlemen's
association know, Mr Ferguson,

rustling is still a problem
in some parts of the country,

but I can't figure why anybody'd

come all the way up here
just to steal your bull.

Well, I hope you can help me out.

Say, are these boats still for rent?

That's what the sign says, don't it?

How much?

Well, let me see now.

Be 15 for the boat, another 5 for a
motor if you don't wanna row.

Arnie, we don't have any motors,

they're all busted.

Hmm.

20 bucks for the boat, in advance.

20 bucks?
What are you trying to pull?

Mister, you can take it or leave it.

But as you can see, our competition
ain't doing much business today.

I'll take it.

Thank you, thank you.

Hey Mitch, shake a leg,
we just rented us a boat.

Yeah, this little baby right here
is all set to go.

She's the pick of the litter, Mister.

Many big stripers have been
caught in this little baby.

Yeah, one too many if you ask me,

but I don't seem to have
too much choice.

That's about the size of it.

Kind of touchy ain't he?

Ah you know them city fellers,

everything gotta be just so-so.

Probably one of those executive types,

likes to boss folks around.

Hey Arnie, how come you didn't tell
that fella

there ain't been a fish caught
outta here

in the past two months?

Now look, stupid.

That dude's got more money
than he's got pockets to put it in,

I can spot them a mile off.

And I know a couple of fellas is
gonna go broke

unless they start renting some boats.

He don't know the fishing
ain't been worth a damn.

He'll just figure it's a bad
day if we don't say nothing.

You starting to get the picture, dummy?

Well, I don't like it, Arnie.

Just don't seem right to me.

Well, you just keep them boats in
repair and let me do the thinking.

Hey, don't forget to have
my boat back by six o'clock.

Our boat!

Hey, Mitch, tie me up.

Listen, if you don't get them
motors fixed

you and me is going round and round.

My arms are about ready to fall off.

You see this oar?

You're lucky I'm too pooped out
to beat you over the head with it.

Hey Arnie?

That fella sure has been gone
a long time.

Ah, he's so damn bull-headed
he'll probably stay out til dark.

Besides, if he don't get in by six

it'll cost him an extra five bucks.

Should have charged him double anyhow.

What the hell time is it?

She's right on 5:30 now.

30 more minutes and there's extra
beer for us tonight.

Hey, get to work.

Do I have to do everything around here?

Oh hell, when do you ever do anything?

I'm tired, I'll fix the motors
tomorrow.

Hey, Arnie look.

Well, that's that boat we rented
to that fella this morning.

Only, it don't look like he's in it.

Oh, what the hell's happened?

I don't know.

I got a feeling we better
hightail it up to Doc's place.

I think we're gonna be needing him
if it ain't too late already.

I think I'm gonna be sick.

Hi, Doc, got here as soon as I
could. What's going on?

Well, they've apparently lost
a fisherman out on the lake.

Yeah?

Look at this.

Seems like an awful lot for
just falling overboard, doesn't it?

Sure does.

What's Arnie and Mitch
have to say about this?

Well, he said he spotted
the boat just drifting.

Went out to bring it in and... this.

Yeah Doc, can you figure it?

Is this exactly the way you found it?

No sign of the man anywhere?

That's the truth, Sheriff.

She just come drifting
in like a homing pigeon.

Wind was coming from
the east this afternoon

so it ain't no mystery about that,

there she sits just like we found her.

You didn't see her hear anything?

Sheriff this is one big lake,

he could have gone over
the side miles from here.

Well, we better start searching
the lake.

I'll go get my boat. I'll pick you
guys up here in a few, all right?

What do you figure happened
to the fella, Sheriff?

I wish I knew.

Well, there's one possible answer.

A scalp wound can bleed quite badly.

He could have fallen over the side,

hit his head and bled enough
while trying to get back in.

I'm sure of one thing though.

What's that, Doc?

Our chances of finding him alive are...

Not very good.

Hey, we stayed up half the
night looking for the guy.

It's a big lake, Jesse.

We'll keep looking.

Sooner or later, he'll float up.

All right.

Talk to you later.

Goodbye.

We'll make it in about
three hours to Vegas.

Great.

Something wrong?

No, I...
I'm just tired.

Is that so?

Come on my love, out with it,
what's wrong?

I was thinking about our gig in
Las Vegas.

I hope you're not going to repeat
the performance in Los Angeles.

Oh that.

Yes, that.

Coming on stage drunk.

Ross, that's just not...

Professional or healthy,
I know, I know.

I said I'd dry out and I meant it.

I might be a bit moist for a while,

but I'll do better.

As a matter of fact, I've been
doing some work on our act.

Not the sword box.

I won't do that when
you're still drinking.

Yeah, what's this?

Don't quit on me now.

Come on.

You know, if this were English

this wouldn't have happened.

Come on now.

It's not a big problem.

There must be a service station nearby.

Arnie?

You're one mighty fine sign painter.

But you know something?

You sure can't spell worth a damn.

I mean, look at that.

Everybody knows bait is spelled
B-A-T-E.

Hmm, suppose anybody will notice?

Nah.
Nah.

Looks to me like your
thermostat's gone out.

And you overheated your engine.

I probably can't get to
it for a couple of hours.

Oh no.

Is there some place we can
stay while we're waiting?

There's not much going
on in a place like this.

There's a cafe up at Summers Grove.

Of course, there's no way getting
up there.

My wife's got the truck.

It's too damn far to walk.

Why don't you walk down to the lake

and rent yourself a boat?

The lake's mighty pretty
on a moonlit night.

Thanks, that sounds like a good idea.

Come on darling,
you heard what the man said.

Thank you.

Mitch, tonight's the night.

I can feel it.

I'm gonna ask Dora to dance.

Oh yeah.

She sure is pretty, Arnie.

Prettiest woman I ever saw.

I see you got your dancing shoes on.

I wouldn't miss this hoedown
for nothing.

You get that motor fixed?

Oh yeah I fixed it, Arnie.

Except...

Except I can't figure out
where this thing goes.

She still run?

Oh yeah.

Nah don't worry about it.

Let's go to the dance.

All ready?
Ready.

It works, Arnie.

I hear you.

All right.

Let's just go back to the car.

I'm all right.

There!

All I got to say is the next time
you take a motor apart,

you better know what you're doing.

It's not my fault you threw
the dumb piece in the water.

You said it wasn't any good.

Well, it started without it.

Couldn't help if you
can't start the motor.

It just better run when
I take Dora out tonight.

Hello, I'd like to rent
a boat for an hour or so,

take my wife for a cruise.

Well, I don't know.

I'll give you 25 dollars.

Arnie, I don't think it's...

25 dollars?

Mister, you just rented yourself
a boat.

What about Dora?

Good.

You know how to run it?

Of course I do.

Good.
Good.

Arnie, my shoes hurt.

Of all the dumb things to do.

Dumb, dumb!

Them people are probably long gone
by now,

got themselves a free
boat ride into the park.

You know, you know, if
you don't shut your yap,

I'm gonna bust you right in the chops.

Always yapping at me like
some ugly little dog.

Agh!

So that's the way you wanna play?

Fine, you big wind bag.

I've just been aching to
take the hot air outta you.

You're always so smart, aren't you?

Think you know it all?

You're always making fun of me,

but you ain't got the brains of a clam.

What?

Why, you little shrimp.

I'm gonna bust you wide open.

Clam, eh?

OK, OK.

Let's just talk this over.

Let's talk this over.

Oh my God.

Arnie, what the hell's
the matter with you?

Look.

Oh Lord.

It's that, it's that fella
we rented the boat to this morning.

Or what's left of him.

Now look, I want you two to go
back to your cabin and stay there.

And don't go out on the lake,
do you understand?

I'm gonna take this over to Doc

and I want you two where
I know where you're at.

You understand?

Sure.
And get the hell outta that water.

Sure.

Now mind your boat and don't rent
any boats till you hear from me.

Uh-oh.

Uh-oh is right.

What about them two out in the lake?

We got big trouble.

We better go get the other
skiff and go get them.

Damn it, Arnie, didn't you hear
what the sheriff just said,

don't go out on the lake.

You trying to get us in trouble again?

I heard him, I heard him,

but you want to try to
explain it to Steve?

He comes back before they do,

he'll throw us so far back in the jug

they'll have to shoot our breakfast
to us with a cannon.

Now come on.

You know, Paula,
this is quite a change.

Moonlight on a gorgeous lake.

No manufactured illusions here.

It's beautiful.

So peaceful.

Look at all the stars.

I've never seen so many.

They're beautiful.

What is that?

I don't know, just a bird,
or fish, or something.

What was that?

Damned if I know, I intend to find out.

What?

What happened?
Where...?

Oh, Ross, thank God.

Are you all right?

You've been out for the longest time

and I didn't dare move.

There is something.

I couldn't see it, but there's a sound.

Oh, Ross, I've been so frightened.

All right, darling.

Try to stay calm.

At least we're safe, for the moment.

Ross!

Look!

Get out, quick!

# I'm leaving on a railroad train

# Gonna take all that I own

# I love you, but your mind
won't change

# Yes, I'll make it on my own

# You had your chance and now I'm gone

# Don't turn your head around

# I want to stay #

Here's your receipt.

Thank you.
Have a nice evening.

Yeah, you too, good night.

Will that be all?

4.75, tax for the gov.

Oh hey, come on now.

Third time this month.

Can't your guys get a nice fat bank?

Well, what's the answer?

What happened to him?

It's gonna sound crazy,

but those wounds were made
by some sort of teeth.

Teeth?

You saying a bear or a
mountain lion got him?

That's the crazy part about it.

There are no animals
that fit this pattern.

I've never seen anything like it
before.

You sure he didn't just wash up

and then somehow a bear got to him?

I'm positive.

Whatever it was, was in the lake.

In the lake?

That's right.

I took a sample of fluid
from one of the wounds,

swarming with a type of bacteria
that I've never seen before.

Well, you're the doctor,
what's it add up to?

I don't know.

You know, Doc, first it was
Ferguson's cattle and now this.

What's going on in that lake?

I wish I knew.

I suggest, until we know
exactly what we're up against,

you notify everyone around
here to stay off the lake.

How long ago was it that,
that meteor came down?

About six months ago.

Why, you think there
could be a connection?

It's possible, everything seemed
to have started around that time.

Fishing's been bad, the animals, birds,

we haven't seen any around
the lake for weeks now.

Whatever's in that lake, Steve,
has been eating the fish.

The wildlife, they sense
something is wrong.

That has to be it.

I don't know.

I'm sure it has something
to do with that meteor.

Steve,

I think for the present,

we should keep this to ourselves.

All right, but you know, Doc, that's
putting my neck out a country mile.

I'll start notifying
everyone around the lake

and I hope you're wrong.

I hope so too.

Damn,

those idiots burned up my boat.

Just after we got it in condition.

Mister, you're going to pay
through the nose for this.

Hey, ease off on him.

I think they might be hurt.

What happened?
You people all right?

Arnie, bring me that jug.

Don't drink it all.

What's going on?

You folks all right?

Arnie we better get back.

Mister, what happened?

Hey, hey, come on.
No!

Come on, let's go.

It's gonna be all right.
It's all right.

I can hardly wait to hear
your explanation of this one.

Honest Sheriff,
we don't know what happened.

They was like that when
we found them huh, Mitch?

Yeah, that's the truth, Steve.
They was out of it,

couldn't even give us a hint.
Mhmm.

Whose boat were they in?

It was my boat.
Our boat.

Did they steal it?

Well, no but...

Then you must have rented it to them.

Yeah, but...

Evidently there was a total lack of
communication between us

the last time we spoke a boat...

Mitch, look at me when I talk to you.

So I'm gonna say it to you
one more time

and I'm gonna say it very carefully
so you both understand me.

Don't rent any boats,
don't go out on the lake,

don't go out on the dock.

If I catch you within 10...

Arnie, if I catch you
within 10 feet of the shore,

I'm gonna send you off
this mountain in handcuffs.

Now, do you understand that?

Sure, Steve.

What do you figure's happened, anyhow?

If I knew what was going on

I wouldn't be arguing
with a couple of idiots,

I'd be out on that lake taking
care of it.

Well, I ain't never seen him
so steamed.

We better cool it a while.

Told you not to rent the boats out.

No, you always know better, don't you?

Dummy!

Oh!

Arnie is that all you ever
think about, the next drink?

Nope.

Sometimes I think about
the one after the next.

Look, we're up to our eyeballs in debt

and all you can ever think
about is beer and wine.

Arnie, we gotta do something

or we're gonna lose the boat business.

Hell, we ain't made
enough money in the past

couple of months to even pay the rent.

Now with all this stuff happening,

hell we'll be lucky if anybody
ever rents a boat from us now.

Come on, this is serious.

Arnie, we gotta think of something.

I've been stuffing my
shoes with newspapers

for so long my feet know more about
what's going on than my head.

You heard what the man said,

he gave us an official order to
shut down,

close my boat,
take them out of the water.

Our boats.

"Our boats".

Anyhow, if you wanna
go and change his mind,

you go right ahead.

Meanwhile, I plan to get a lot drunker.

Ah, you're hopeless.

Nope, I'm just drunk at present.

Now tomorrow I'll probably be hopeless.

Things always look
hopeless when I'm sober.

So, I think I'll just stay drunk.

All right, now you get the idea.

Come on, you need a walk.

Now don't this beat worrying
about the boat business?

Yeah.

Can I have another sip?

Sure.

Hey, Arnie?

You know where we're at?

Sure.

In the woods.

I sure hope we can get home.

Oh, don't worry about it.

I know where we're at.

Home's that way.

No, wait a minute.

Oh, just follow me.

You sure we're going
in the right direction?

I got it.

More drink?

Hey, Arnie?

What do you suppose has been
happening to all those people?

I don't wanna think about it.

What if something happens to us?

You just cut that out.

Hey, Arnie?

I think I'm scared.

What the hell do you mean
you think you're scared?

Well, what if there's something
around the lake that eats people?

Like what?

Well, like some kind of monster.

Monster?

"12TL55 ON A FOLLOW UP.

"6013..."

Hold it.

Hello, Doc, it's Steve.

Listen, I had the damnedest
experience this afternoon.

Some punk tried to turn
me into a hood ornament.

I haven't the slightest idea why.

But that isn't the strange part.

I ran him down to the lake

and we exchanged some fire

and I hit him and knocked
him into the water.

When I got over to where he went in

there was no trace of him.

Just a very large pool of blood.

That's right.

You know, Doc, I'm about ready
to believe

there's something in what
you've been telling me.

I wanna cover that lake
with a fine-tooth comb

and I wanna do it now.

I know it's almost dark,

but I need some answers
and I need them quick.

Thanks, Doc.

I'll be over as soon as I can.

Right.
Goodbye.

Come on, come on.

Doc, I saw it.
You won't believe it.

I've never seen anything
like it in all my life.

It's like a huge alligator, but it's
got flippers instead of feet.

Where was it?
Down on east rim,

near where we found Fuller's head.

Christ, I'm shaking like a leaf.

Take it easy...

Take it easy?
The thing almost ate me.

Doc, get in the car.

I need a witness and you're it.

OK.

Right here, Doc, big as a house.

Look at this.

Holy cow.

Whatever it was, it's apparently
gone back into the lake.

You think you might have hit it?

Doc, I was in such a hurry to get
away I can't be certain of that.

Steve, we're up against something here

that goes against every natural law.

You carry a camera in your car,
don't you?

Sure do.

You better get it.

Take some pictures of this.

OK.

You'll be all right?
Yeah, thanks.

OK, I'll be right back.

Wow, would you look at this.

Yeah, but what is it?

I mean, who's gonna believe me when
I can hardly believe it myself?

Dan might.

And he would know what
made this impression.

Well, we better find out quick
'cause I tell you, Doc,

it made a hell of a big impression
on me.

Well, what do you make of it, Dan?

You guys putting me on?

You gotta be kidding.

Well, this is some kind of joke,
isn't it?

I only wish it were.

That impression is real,

and whatever made it is
very much alive.

Alive?

You're saying the thing that made
this impression is alive?

Well, if it wasn't then
I pumped five rounds

in the most solid mirage
I've ever seen.

Tell me exactly what you did see.

I was down by the lake
and I heard some noise

so I stopped the car to get
out and take a look around.

I walked down by the water and

this thing comes charging
outta the lake at me.

Had a long neck...

Damn it, Dan, teeth and
eyes is mostly what I saw.

Easy, Stevie.

And feet, but...

it had flippers.

They were like feet,
but not quite feet.

It was sort of dragging itself
across the ground, like a seal,

But it looked more like a lizard.

Just how big would you say it was?

Dan, I really didn't
take time to measure it.

It was 50, 60 feet long.

Anyway, I emptied my revolver into it,

but it didn't have any
effect that I could see,

it just kept coming at me,

and, Dan, I've never been
so afraid in all my life.

If I hadn't made it back
to my car when I did

I sure as hell wouldn't be here now.

It's incredible.

But what you've described to me
sounds like an aquatic dinosaur.

Dinosaur?

Oh come on, would one
of you mind telling me

just what the hell we're up against?

It looks like we're up
against a living dinosaur.

I found fossil remains
of this type of creature

right here around the lake.

Doc, this is fantastic.

Do you know what this means?

Those cave drawings could
be a true accounting

of the existence of this type of
creature

during the time of early man.

But your creature would've had
to come from a fertile egg.

Dan, I don't know what the
connection is,

but I think it has something
to do with that meteorite

that fell in the lake several
months ago.

That's what almost had me for dinner.

Steve, this is so incredible.

But you know, down in the
near-freezing mud of the lake,

there could have been a fertile egg.

The meteorite crashed into the lake,

warming the mud and water,
creating a natural incubator.

Dan, I think it's possible.

A living plesiosaurus
hatched from a dormant egg

by some incredible freak accident.

Well, whatever it is, it's a menace.

Now how are we gonna kill it?

Hey, wait a minute.
Why do you have to kill it?

Dan, the county coroner's asking

some very tetchy questions about
Fuller.

Did you know the guy was a
U.S Senator?

They dunno what the hell
he was doing up here.

The next thing I'll have is
the FBI knocking on my door.

I got missing cattle, missing persons,

my phone's been ringing off the hook.

I've been quiet about this thing
too long.

I'm gonna call in some outside help.

Now hold on, Steve.

Let's think about this
before we go off half-cocked.

Now, I believe we should keep
a lid on it.

Do you realise how many people we'd
have up here once the word got out?

Why, everybody in the state
would be here

and then you'd really have
a problem on your hands.

He's right, Steve, we can't risk it.

Well, what are we gonna do, Doc,
walk up and ask it to hold still

while we put a leash on it?

Listen, we can clear the lake.

This creature can't harm anyone

if they stay a reasonable
distance from the water.

That'll give us a chance to
figure out a way to capture it.

Capture it?

Are you out of your mind?

You want to try and take
this thing alive?

Steve,

this is a living creature
from the pre-historic past.

Do you realise the impact this would
have on the scientific community?

I don't give a damn about
the scientific community.

Well I do, and you can't just kill it!

It's too important a find.

I don't believe I'm hearing this.

We've got a monster on our hands,

eating everything and everyone in sight

and you wanna try and take it alive.

Look, Steve,

I know you're thinking about
the safety of the people.

You bet I am.

And rightly so, but Dan's right too.

We can ensure the safety of everyone

and still keep alive a great
scientific discovery.

And just how do you plan on
pulling that little trick off?

Well?

Susan?

I don't know.

We'll just have to figure
out a way to contain it.

Oh, that's terrific.

I'll tell you what, I got a nice big
fish bowl over at my place,

you're more than welcome to use that.

A fishbowl container,
what about bass bay?

It's a natural container,

high walls all around with
just one narrow entrance

leading in and out.

Now the creature has probably eaten
all the available food in the lake.

Well, I can name you a couple things
it's already added to its menu.

If we could just capture it inside.

We could lure it in there
with a couple of dead steers

and then dynamite the
entrance once it's in.

You know, it might work.

Steve, it's worth a try.

Doc, just whose side are you on?

All right.

I'll give you 24 hours.

Then I am gonna call in some
outside help

because my first responsibility
is to save human lives,

not sea serpents.

We'll get everybody together
in the cafe,

and Dan, you better hope
I can keep a lid on it.

Folks, please, please
listen to me for a minute.

Now I know what you've heard
so far today

is rather difficult to believe.

I wouldn't believe it myself

if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes,

but Doc and Dan have got a plan

to try and trap this thing.

Trap it?

You're gonna let this thing set up
housekeeping in the lake?

I say, kill it.

Get rid of it right now,

that's what we should do now, you hear?

Oh God.

But if you try to kill it

more lives are going to
be lost in the process.

Give Dan and I a chance.

Now look.

Let's hear what he has to say.

This creature can only move
short distances from the lake.

All you people are perfectly safe.

Now just a minute.

You folks are talking
about killing the goose

that laid the golden egg.

Now I may be wrong,

but I ain't never heard of anybody
what's got a for sure dinosaur

in their own private swimming hole.

Just think of all them dollars
folks would pay to see it.

I say let the sheriff
and Dan try to catch it.

Arnie's right.

This thing's already ruined
our fishing business.

It's only fair it help put
some money back in our pockets.

Sheriff! Sheriff!

Step aside, please.

Come on, let me through, please.

Let me through, please.

There, you all right?

Nancy, my bag's in the car,
get it for me, hurry.

Sure, doctor.

What happened?

Sheriff, there's some kind of
monster down at the ski lift,

the likes I've never seen before.

I think we better haul
our butts outta here

before our meal-ticket gets shot.

All right, come on, Dan.

Good God.
Oh, Dan.

What are we gonna do?

We gotta figure out a way to kill it.

Hey, you can't do that.

Why, that thing's worth a fortune.

He's right. Steve, we can't
allow it to be killed.

You're crazy.

All of you stay put.

Well, I don't know about you fellas,

but I'm going to protect my interests.

Arnie, you damn fool.

Get back here.

Mitch, for God's sakes use your head,

you go out there,
you're gonna get hurt.

Steve, now you just hold on.

That there monster's a gold mine

and I ain't about to see it killed.

You idiot. Can't you see,
nothing's gonna save it now?

Either get in or get outta here.

Lord almighty, what have
I gotten myself in to?

I'm getting the hell outta here.

Arnie!

Arnie!

Our boats, Arnie.

Our boats.

Damn you, Arnie.