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Hi there, Henry!

I'm here!

Pot liquor soup with beans and side pork.

That's just what the doctor ordered, old buddy!

Smells good. How about a bowl?

Lower me down, fellas.

Okay.

Oh, boy.

Now we eat.

What do you want, Morgan?

We don't eat.

I need your brain for a humane expedition up in North Canada.

Humane? Like that phooey uranium find up in Alaska?

Fooled people up there just so as you could build hotels.

You know, Morgan, you keep forgetting that I am a palynologist.

Buy another brain, will you?

This one's not for sale.

Oh, I can't trust other brains, Henry.

Now, you listen to me, you over-nourished,

overweight daddy war-bucks that calls himself a friend.

Build your beer factories in Germany, your chemical plants in New York,

sell your salmon to the Scots, spaghetti to the Italians,

and air conditioners to the Eskimos!

But I do not want to take part in any of your humane deals.

So you can just move on out of here.

Aw, come on, Henry.

Besides, my grandchildren have been asking about you.

Mm, I do miss them.

They must have a lot of fun chasing the caribou up there.

No, don't look at me like that!

I'm not going any further north than here.

I'm on a permanent vacation.

Something wrong, Professor?

A lifetime friendship's what's wrong.

What?

Forget it.

Make the security's good and tight, Cliff.

This thing is priceless.

Don't worry, Professor.

You men on the left there, aim higher!

That's it. Like that.

All right, change the squad of flamethrowers.

We've gotta get this thing melted down before dawn.

Herbie, let's get closer, huh?

Come on.

What's your grandfather gonna do with it, Jane?

Professor Waterman!

Professor! Professor, the boss is on the tube.

He wants you. Please come, will you?

Damn it, Henry, once and for all,

what kind of a monster is it?

It's incredible.

This giant's footprints are five times bigger

than those of the Himalayan specimen.

That so? -Yes.

It's a yeti, Morgan.

Huh?

Mm-hm.

Yeti? Never heard of one.

What the hell is it?

I'll explain, Morgan.

We call him the Sasquatch here in Canada.

In the States, he's known as the Bigfoot.

And in the Himalayas, where his footprints

were first discovered, he's called the yeti.

The abominable snowman. Why abominable, I don't know.

How the hell did it get out there?

An avalanche probably caught him,

while he was sleeping on the ice, millions of years ago.

Then perhaps an earthquake caused the ice to break up

and fall into the Arctic ocean.

After that, he most likely drifted as an iceberg

until he reached the coast of Newfoundland.

Yes, that's it!

That's only my theory. It hasn't been proved.

Your theories are always right!

Henry Waterman is a walking encyclopaedia.

You can save that bull for somebody else, Morgan.

I'd never let you publish my work.

Now, listen to this. This is important.

It looks like nature preserved the yeti in a perfect state.

Hey, that's great.

We could try and see if we could activate something.

Like what?

Like the nerves of his hands or maybe even his heart.

We might be able to catch his last heartbeat.

It's worth giving it a try.

Then try, for god's sakes! What're you waiting for?

I'll need special equipment.

Tell me what you need and then you'll get it like that!

While you're at it, send me a few of my colleagues.

Palaeontologists, doctors,

and anyone who wants to study the case.

And the press, too.

Count on it, Henry!

Palaeontologists.

The press.

The whole shmear.

Anything you want.

Morgan, you're making a great contribution to science.

Hey, don't forget that monster was discovered

by my grandson, Herbert Hunnicut!

Don't get excited, Morgan.

Take a tranquilliser and go to bed.

You're out of your element.

We scientists will take care of it.

No palaeontologists, no scientists.

That monster is gonna be the new Hunnicut Enterprise's trademark!

Fantastic idea, H.H. The image of nature.

The epitome of strength.

The power that challenges the centuries.

A brute force, ready to explode.

Right, if that monster can be brought back to life,

the whole world will be talking about it for years.

By golly, it's a priceless publicity stunt

for Hunnicut Enterprises.

But we must keep it top secret for now.

Then we'll take our competitors and the world prize.

And Make Believe Factors.

I don't want any leaks to the press.

Not a word about the yeti's discovery

until we're ready with our publicity campaign, then zowie!

Hello? I wanna speak to the boss.

Oh, there you are, Jane.

Do you think he'll make it?

Oh, under certain conditions of hibernation,

life can be preserved indefinitely.

Now, look. Look up there, Herbie.

Do you see those wires? They're attached to electrodes,

which will register any signs of life in the yeti.

Heartbeat, blood pressure, nerve impulses,

brain activity and so forth.

Now, let's see how they're mounting the plexiglass

on the container in which they're gonna carry it.

Okay, lower it down. Easy, easy now.

Your little brother seems to wanna know everything.

He's been betting it'll survive.

You better look out or you'll get run over.

Oh!

He's fascinated just watching.

Oh, I suppose we've been spoiling the boy.

Especially my grandfather

who's like a father and mother to him.

If science can revive that thing there,

then maybe your brother can recover, too.

They've tried everything, Cliff.

Herbie lost his voice when he was in that plane accident

in which my father and mother died.

Then as soon as everything is ready, we'll put him

in there and when the helicopter comes, we'll take it away.

Well, do you approve, young man?

Herbie, we've gotta get back for dinner.

Bye now. - Bye, Jane.

So long.

There he is. Tall and hefty.

That big fella.

He's in a fix now, though.

We're sure gonna play a dirty trick on him.

Poor yeti.

There he was, sleeping peacefully for a million years,

then we come along and drag him into this dirty world.

I wonder if we have the right to do it, Cliff.

Even in the name of science.

Philosophy has no place in science, Professor.

I think it should. We've been ignoring it for too long.

But this time, it's got to be done right.

We just can't perform another experiment.

He's got to live free, as he likes.

Right.

Hold down the cables.

Cables attached.

Plex tube attached.

Ready on TV. Systems are go.

Begin Amfax Recording.

Attention. Attention.

Starting countdown.

Ten.

Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Six.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

Zero.

The blood is thawing, Professor.

We could speed up the process chemically.

Mm-mm. That might be harmful.

The yeti is part of nature.

Only she should give him life, if she so chooses.

We're at 5,000 feet, Professor.

Shall we keep climbing?

Go to 10,000, Will.

The level he lived at in the Himalayas.

The atmosphere up there is particularly full of ozone

and ultraviolet rays, ...

...and I'll enrich his oxygen.

That's the air we're gonna make him breathe.

Be sure you technicians at the base record

everything that happens when we reach our altitude.

Herbie, in a few seconds, we'll be out of sight,

but you keep listening, huh?

We're now starting the last phase of Operation Yeti.

Let's pray God gives us a hand.

Begin watering, but gradually at first, Jane.

That dial on the right is for the oxygen

and you mix that with the warm water.

Right. We'll thaw him out gradually.

9,100.

Slow down the rate of climb.

Open to full all the water valves.

Good, Jane.

President, the oscilloscope shows heartbeat.

It's falling. It's almost stopped.

All right, Cliff.

Try stimulating his brain with electric shock.

Tell me when the scope line flattens out, then we'll try it.

Now! Now it's flat, sir.

All right, now we'll try.

Any reactions?

No, almost nothing.

Fibulation of the heart.

Try once more.

There's some activity. Very irregular, sir.

Professor, there's some cardiac activity.

I'm getting a pulse reading.

Ah.

Yes, by George.

It's getting stronger.

Oh, wait. I'm losing him.

Stimulate the heart with a low shock, Cliff.

That's it.

It's responding!

The yeti is alive.

Herbie, do you hear that?

That's the yeti's heart beating.

A one-million-year-old giant in the 20th century.

It's going to break us down. - Sedative gas, quick!

Cliff, press the red button!

Easy! The gas isn't working!

Oh, the front panel was open.

Calling Base One, do you read us? Over.

Base One here. - We lost contact for a while.

What happened?

I'll let Professor Waterman answer that.

This is Waterman. Everything's okay now.

We're starting our descent.

What do you think he's like?

If you ask me, he's nothing but a wild beast.

I left the car running. Never know.

Unlock the container.

Why those rifles, Cliff? He's a human being!

Like I told you before. To me, he's only a monster.

Oh, god. Did you hear what he said?

Don't worry. I'll take care of everything.

Technicians and workers of Hunnicut Enterprises.

Ladies and gentlemen.

The time has come to meet an ancestor of ours

and I hope that you will like him, and he, us.

In a few moments, the yeti will be regaining his senses.

I ask you all to be calm and do nothing to excite him.

Gosh, what a man! Fantastic! - He could use a shave.

No, no! Stop, please!

No photographs! Okay, get outta here!

No flood lights, no flashes!

Turn off those lights!

Hey, get a shot of this. I'm using a wide angle.

No, no.

Stop. No more photos. - All right, all right.

Go on. Go on, move!

Herbie, stay close to me!

No, no, leave me! Let me alone!

Get back! Get back in the woods!

No, don't!

I gotta Kill it before it Kills us!

No, no!

Professor!

Come on!

Let go of me! Your men maddened him by shooting at him!

Let go of me, I tell you!

Oh, look what you've done! Let go of me!

Well, come on!

There he is! Look out, let's go!

Watch it! He's got a tree! - He's gonna throw it!

What're you standing there for?

Come on, let's get out of here!

What is it, Indio? What's wrong?

Herbie, don't move.

Stay close to me.

Oh, my god.

My god.

No!

No!

Oh, Herbie, hold onto me!

Keep the crowd back. I'll follow him.

Wait, professor. You can't go alone.

Bring a first aid kit and the rifles, too.

Indio, go back to the camp. Go on!

Indio! Go!

No, don't stop. Go on!

Bring the professor! Go!

Be a good boy, run!

Look, there are his footprints!

They crossed the lake there. - Yeah.

It's too far to walk around.

I'll call the camp to send a boat.

Let's escape before he comes back!

Hey! What's got into you?

Are you crazy, Herb?

Don't you know cannibals are always good

to their victims before they eat them?

No? Well, you're coming anyway!

Come on, run!

Oh, Herbie!

Huh?

He's hurt.

That's right. Bite it!

It's not bad. At least pretend to eat it.

What is it, Indio?

Ah, he wants us to follow him.

That yeti's clever, all right.

He went into the lake to throw us off the track,

then came back here. Come on, men.

Look.

We were worried sick

and they're having lunch with that yeti.

That's a mighty strange animal, that's for sure.

I don't find it strange at all, Cliff.

Maybe it's all very simple.

Look how he's treating Jane and Herbie.

He's showing that same rough tenderness

all animals have towards their offspring.

The same concern men have for their children and families.

I think he must have had a mate and a child.

A family? - Yes.

All highly developed mammals have one, Cliff.

We have, too.

Even though we frequently forget the fact these days.

The jackets the child are wearing are furry, like the yeti.

I venture to say they've touched some memory core of

the creatures who lived with him in the Himalayas ages ago.

Men.

They're all the same.

Professor Henry! Cliff, look, it's all right!

Indio, come here!

Good boy. You brought them.

Professor Henry, did you see?

The yeti's all right. We made friends with him.

He's sweet and gentle. We're not in any danger now.

I know. I can see that, Jane.

He's adopted you as his family.

He's mistaken Herbie for his son, maybe you for his wife.

She might have some duties to fulfil if she stays overnight.

His hand is hurt. -Hm?

Yes.

And Androcles went to help the lion.

Why don't you try and get him to come back with us?

The scientists will arrive here tomorrow, Jane.

I'll try.

There. It doesn't hurt anymore, does it?

Start to leave. See if he follows you.

All right, but you better go ahead first.

Yeti, this is Herbie.

I Jane and dog Indio.

Now we go and you follow, huh?

Boy.

Girl.

Dog, go.

Yeti come.

Yeti.

Follow.

Come with us, please. It'll be all right, come on.

Hurry, hurry, hurry, folks!

The yeti products are now on sale!

Brought to you by the discoverers of the yeti!

Hunnicut Enterprises!

First in science and technology to serve you better.

H.H. gas has got the yeti in it.

Nothing beats it for sheer power.

Put a yeti in your tank and you'll have giant power.

Our competitors are on their knees.

Our sales have more than doubled.

And they'll sore sky-high when the yeti gets here.

The whole world wants to meet him.

There's never been a publicity stunt like this before!

Press conference is cancelled. We're taking the yeti to Durun.

Okay, we're ready.

Yeah, we'll have some work to do, though.

Hit it. - So long.

What you're doing is awful, Morgan.

Forcing the yeti to live an unnatural life, ...

...just so as you can make millions off his back.

Ah, cut the hogwash. - Hogwash!

You never get a belly full, do you?

It's a colossal deal, you old great brain box!

The whole world hasn't spoken about anything else

ever since I announced the yeti's existence.

Every time they hear "yeti",

they think of Hunnicut Enterprises, and that means me,

my grandchildren, Herbie and Jane, and me again!

The yeti's become our trademark.

Do you honestly expect me to dump all this down the drain?

That slave of yours should cut your throat.

Well, Tony, what're you waiting for?

You want a closer shave?

Hey, Professor. How did it go?

As far as I'm concerned,

the yeti is not leaving this place.

Oh, please, Cliff, help us!

Can't you do something?

Jane, I'm just a Hunnicut dependent.

Who's afraid to lose his job.

What can I do?

Go and lick your boss's boots.

Come on, Herbie, let's go!

Jane!

All right. Yeah, that goes along too.

Today, Canada and the whole world

is waiting to witness the arrival of the yeti,

the prehistoric giant of the frozen north.

The helicopter belongs to Hunnicut Enterprises,

the yeti's discoverers, and it's bringing him to Toronto

where he'll be exhibited to the public.

Right now, it's over Niagara Falls.

Will be landed on the roof of the Toronto Hotel

where scientists and newsmen from all over the world

are gathered to see this extraordinary creature

estimated to be over a million years old.

Toronto is honoured to be the first to greet

this ancient ancestor and promises a warm welcome.

We should proceed with the voting

for the new Vice President of Make Belief Factors Limited.

Gentlemen, I need not stress further

the necessity of selecting a man who is able

to deal adequately with the powerful competition

we are faced with from our rival, Hunnicut Enterprises.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Kowarsky. He was elected unanimously.

Thank you, sir.

This is for us, men.

And now, meet your new boss officially.

Miss Hunnicut, may I have a statement?

Wait for me.

We're on worldwide right now.

A billion and a half viewers.

The TV cameras are picking up the new Hunnicut trademark.

My brother Herbie discovered it and Professor Henry Waterman the rest.

Can I talk to you a minute?

I can't forget you wouldn't help me.

Miss Hunnicut, is it true that you and your brother tamed ...

He's not an animal! - Excuse me.

Jane, please let me ... - Come on, give us a break!

A couple more questions.

Can we get a shot of you? Come on, over here.

Hey. - Oh, my god!

No more flashes, please! Please, don't!

Cut the video!

Back up!

Stay calm!

Get out of here, Morgan, get out!

Jane, wait. - Will you stop this?

I can't trust you anymore. -Jane.

When I needed your help, you refused.

You're only concerned about your job.

Jane.

I'm concerned about you. About us.

Look!

What's wrong?

What is it? What happened?

The yeti's gone berserk!

I've got to stop him! Let me go!

No, please, I must stop him! - Jane, Jane!

Jane!

Please!

Let me out!

Only I can stop him! Please, let go!

Yeti!

Get outta the way!

Yeti, help me!

Hey, you crazy! Watch where you're goin'!

Couldn't help it! Look up!

Oh, god! Help!

Jane!

Yeti.

There's a monster loose!

He's captured a girl!

He's heading to Ronda Hotel on York Street!

Do something!

Oh, the police has finally arrived!

Where is he?

He's heading toward City Hall!

Mama.

Oh, yeti, what have you done?

There.

Sergeant, headquarters calling you.

This is Sergeant Mcintosh.

We're being flooded with calls and the chief is ready to bust.

Have you found the yeti?

No, but he's reported to be in the area. We're going after him now.

All right, spread out! Let's go!

Move it!

Hello?

Ah-hah.

It's Jane. She's managed to hide the yeti.

Oh, that's wonderful. Where are they?

Where are you?

At the stadium. The whole town is crawling with cops.

I know. The chief called.

They'll be sure to find us sooner or later.

You're at the stadium, you said?

Ah, then you can take him to the United Motors warehouse.

That's just nearby. We represent them too, you know.

Now, listen to me. Don't move from there until it gets dark.

Then you can go, but be careful, baby, you hear?

Jane!

Yes, Grandfather. I'm listening.

Did you hear what I said? - Huh?

Oh, yes. The United Motors warehouse.

Okay, take him there and uh, hey, one moment.

How will you get him there?

Oh, don't worry about that.

I just walk and he follows me.

He's so sweet and gentle, like a lamb.

But I think Professor Henry should come here as soon as he can.

You rang, sir?

Call the United Motors warehouse and tell the night manager

my granddaughter's coming over there with her friend.

We'll keep in touch.

Oh, there you are, Chandler. - Hi.

I want you to take your men and organise a security service

at the United Motors warehouse.

My granddaughter and the yeti are there

and I don't want the police or anyone to get near them.

Which warehouse? - At the foot of Humber Road.

Is it air conditioned? - What a question.

You look after your business affairs.

Cliff and I will take care of the yeti.

You old brain box.

Where is he?

Where is he?

Professor Henry! Look.

He suddenly seemed to grow weak.

Then he lost his balance and fell down.

Now he's sleeping.

Yes, he's sleeping, but his breathing is not regular.

Poor thing.

He's so big and yet he seems so helpless.

He is, Jane.

Bring that oxygen over here, will you, please?

What's wrong with him? Can you do anything?

I don't know, but I'll have a try.

Well?

The yeti's been taken out of his natural surroundings.

His environment. It's gonna be difficult.

We must be prepared for everything.

Are those two goons of yours really necessary?

I'm afraid so, Jane. The boss ordered it.

I have to go now and report to him.

I'll see you later.

Herbie, come and give me a hand here, will you?

I'm so tired.

Go and get some rest. I'll look after the yeti.

I'm one of the family now.

Goodnight. Come on, Herbie.

Go and call the girl. He'll be dead soon.

Yeah.

Professor. Professor, wake up!

Hm? - The yeti can't breathe!

The yeti? - He can't breathe!

He's dying! - He's dying?

Oh!

Check the air conditioner.

Professor Henry, what's wrong? What happened?

His breathing's almost stopped!

Well, give him more oxygen! - There is no more oxygen!

- Oh, no.

No!

Hello?

Hello!

It doesn't work!

If the yeti doesn't get oxygen within 10 minutes, he'll die!

No. Come on, Herbie!

Get in front, quick!

Hurry back, Jane! Hurry back!

Let me go, let me go. Let me go!

Hello. Hello, Cliff?

This is Al. Can you hear me, Cliff?

Yeah. Well?

It went like clockwork.

When the fuzz see that egghead,

they'll blast the yeti's head off.

If he don't kick off first.

Come on, hurry!

Oh, Professor.

Professor Henry.

Who did it?

The yeti was the one.

He just went wild.

Don't look, Herbie. Don't look.

Hello, police?

No, Yeti, don't!

Yeti! Let go of me!

Yeti!

Help!

Go on! - It won't start!

Let's separate. - Yeah.

Better call the police.

If the police start questioning us, I'll answer.

We'll have to stop that beast before he slaughters anyone else.

Sergeant, he couldn't have killed the professor! He was asleep! He's innocent!

Officer! A monster just killed two men.

I saw it with my own eyes! It was terrible.

Where?

In the Massey Ferguson warehouse.

Innocent, huh? - Oh, please, Sergeant.

Let me explain. - Come on!

Why don't you go?

Oh, Professor.

You get in the car.

Hello. This is car 4774, Sergeant Striker calling.

What've you got, Sergeant? Put him on the loudspeaker.

The chief's here. Go ahead, Striker.

The yeti's killed a Professor Henry Waterman

and two unidentified men

in the United Motors warehouse area.

Shoot him on sight.

Attention all cars.

Shoot the yeti monster on sight. Attention all cars.

Is this Mr. Hunnicut? - Yeah, that's me!

This is Ralph. Professor Waterman is dead.

The yeti killed him. I'm sorry, Morgan.

Yes, yes, I know your men made him do it.

Oh, really, Jane? - Sure it was them!

Now I know what happened. They fiddled with the air conditioning,

tampered with the phone, opened the oxygen tanks,

and as soon as I was out of the way, they murdered the professor!

I'm going to the police.

Jane, stop now! Get a hold of yourself!

The police will never believe you and they'll hold

your grandfather responsible for everything.

It'll break him, but I swear I'll get to the bottom of this.

Cliff.

Oh, Cliff.

Please.

You've got to tell the police Yeti's innocent.

You've got to tell them.

I will. I promise you.

Mr. Chandler, there's a radio phone call for you, sir.

It's the Hunnicut public relations office.

Stay with Miss Hunnicut until I get back.

It's our men. They wanna know what's happening.

This is Chandler. Don't worry, the yeti's no problem.

The cops are closing in on him. They'll do the job for us.

That's great.

Anyway, if you should need us, give us a call.

We're ready. - Where are you?

On the road to Port Credit. - Good.

I'll keep you in touch.

I might need you. You never can tell.

By the way, have you got enough ammunition?

We got all you want.

You hear that?

Oh, it's the kid's dog.

Indio.

Indio!

Indio, where's Herbie? Where is he? Show me.

There's just one problem. The girl caught on.

That's not a problem.

An oil drum, a bag of cement and Lake Ontario will solve that.

I guess you're right. Got no options.

The kid heard us. Get him, Barton.

Herbie!

Herbie!

Let go of him!

No!

Stop it! Let me go!

No!

Let me go! - Let her go!

I know what a worm you are now.

No!

Don't touch me!

Why, you little ...

Come on! - Herbie!

Oh, Indio.

Indio!

It's Chandler! Come on, follow him!

Tell all of our men to meet us on top of the mountain.

Fox baker one, go to the top of the mountain.

Right behind you.

Don't worry, we'll take care of that monkey.

Those were explosions! Call the others!

Fox baker one, are you following?

Let's go!

Stop! Stop!

He's up there, Sergeant, on top of the hill!

All right, get in.

There he is!

Come on!

Smith, come here!

Go ahead.

Herbie!

No! No!

Ahhhhhhhh!

Herbie!

Herbie, are you all right, boy?

Oh.

Herbie.

Come on, men! Line up!

No, wait! Don't shoot him!

Yeti!

Yeti.

Get back, Miss Hunnicut. Get back!

You're only making it worse!

Yeti, stop! Stop, please don't come any closer!

We don't wanna hurt you.

Yeti.

Boy.

Girl.

Thank you.

But please, go away.

Go away.

This world is not for you.

Go back to the wilderness, to the mountains,

where life is like you knew it.

Goodbye, Yeti.