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(tense, dramatic orchestral music)

(machinery clattering) (wind whistling)

- [Mark] Somewhere in the forbidding tundra mountains

of Lapland, high above the Arctic Circle,

a group of mining engineers were prospecting for copper.

- That's it! - But what they unearthed

was a story, a story that was to terrorize the whole world.

When the events began that were to place a burden

of decision involving the lives of an entire city

on my shoulders, I was far away.

Unsuspecting. Unknowing.

(machinery clattering)

- Hold it!

It's blood. (dramatic orchestral music)

(tense orchestral music)

- What are we stopping for? - There's blood on the drill.

(machinery clattering)

- Okay! Turn it off.

(hammer thudding)

It's a piece of skin. Like leather.

(hammer whacking)

Bones? Fossil bones.

- What kind of thing is down there?

- I don't know, but I intend to find out.

Alex, get the generator going. I want to use the radio.

- Okay.

- You'll suspend the drilling until I find out

what this is all about.

If there's any copper down there, it'll have to wait.

Henry, as an American, you have drilled all over the world.

What do you make of it?

- It can't be a living thing. Let it be.

- There's gotta be some explanation.

Well, it's out of our line.

I'm going to radio Nauvik, the University of Copenhagen.

We'll need a paleontologist.

- I wonder if even they can find the answer.

- We'll find out soon enough. Get the Polaroid.

(machinery clattering) (footsteps thudding)

(wind whistling)

We'll get ourselves some pictures right away.

- Okay on the radio, Svend. - Got it?

- Sure. - Come on, then.

Let's get on that radio.

(intense orchestral music)

(wind whistling)

- [Mark] Within hours, two Danish scientists

had joined the mining engineers.

Professor Martens, from Copenhagen's Danmarks Aquarium,

and his associate, Dr. Peter Dalby,

as well as a third man, Hans Carlson, a newspaper reporter.

The two scientists had examined the startling find

hidden beneath the frozen tundra

and brought up by the drill bit.

They'd reasoned out the meaning of the gruesome puzzle

without ever dreaming of its full, deadly secret.

- Actually, what we have is easily explained.

Our test boring show that the fossil bones

of some large creature lie buried close beneath the surface.

- Yes, but how do you explain the tissue, the blood?

- Dr. Dalby and I have discussed that.

There's a streak of icy muck underground,

the creature must be embedded in it, frozen solid.

- Not unusual, really.

Fully preserved mammoths and other animals

have been discovered under the same conditions.

Most of them in Siberia.

- But the piece we found in the core sample wasn't frozen.

Neither was the blood. - Your drill apparently bit

through the frozen part of the creature.

The heat of the friction thawed it out

and you got your blood. - Mm-hmm, makes sense.

(sighing) Then there's really nothing

exciting about this at all. - Ah, quite the contrary.

- Oh? - You see, all the animals

discovered, until now, were mammals.

But the piece of skin you brought up,

and the apparent size of the beast, convinced us

that this one is a reptile.

- A giant reptile? - Precisely.

And that is unique.

- Tomorrow, we will start to excavate and ship everything

to the Danmarks Aquarium of Copenhagen,

where we have the facilities for study.

(plane whirring)

(tense orchestral music)

(dramatic orchestral music)

(traffic whirring)

(engine rumbling)

(bright orchestral music)

(tires screeching)

All right, all right, Lise.

We'll find a spot for your funny Mr. Petersen.

- Thank you, Father. - We'll need a watchman now,

anyway, with Svend's fossils here.

- [Lise] Don't spend all your time with those old fossils,

Father, you might become one.

- With two daughters like you and Karen,

it's a pleasure to retire to my old bones.

(engine rumbling)

- Good morning, Dr. Martens. - Good day.

- Good morning, Professor. - Good day.

(pleasant orchestral music)

(water bubbling) (footsteps tapping)

(hand knocking)

(door clicks and thuds)

- Morning. Good day.

(liquid sloshing)

- [Assistant] Here is the latest list of bone fragments,

Dr. Dalby. - Thank you.

- Peter, are you still trying to master that jigsaw puzzle?

- I tell you what, though, I won't give up.

It's got to be done.

- But it is useless. Reconstruction is impossible.

- I don't know why.

We've certainly got enough bones to work with.

- Too many.

We aren't even sure that all of them belong

to the same animal. - I am.

- But it would be unlike

any other fossil creature ever found.

(door clicks and thuds)

- Father, just received a telegram at home.

I thought it was important,

so I brought it right over. - Ah.

(pap_er rustling) (liquid pouring)

Oh, it's from that Svend from Lapland.

- Oh? - He has found more bones

about 600 meters away.

He is bringing them here. He arrives in one hour.

Good. Karen, pick him up at the airport.

- Is he handsome, Father? - No.

He has three eyes and a false mustache.

Hurry, now. I don't want him to wait.

- Well, how will I know him?

- Since when must I tell you how to find a man?

(Karen kisses) Please, bring him

directly here. - Mm-hmm.

- Perhaps these will be the bones we need

to solve your problem.

(tense orchestral music)

I have never seen bone fragments like this before.

- Well, what's so unusual about the bones?

- [Otto] They are resilient, but very strong.

They are almost like the cartilaginous bones of a shark.

- What about that frozen piece?

- We have freed it from the muck.

Looks like the tip of the creature's tail.

- Here.

(handle clanks)

We are keeping it frozen, of course. Take a good look.

(tense orchestral music)

From the size of that piece, we have calculated

that the whole creature must have been gigantic.

- How big would you say? - In a class with the largest

of prehistoric creatures, 90 feet or more.

- A giant dinosaur. - Peter,

we have an absolutely unique find here.

- Mm-hmm. - A perfectly preserved

specimen of a reptile.

Seventy, maybe a hundred million years old.

Let's forget all about the bones and concentrate on this.

- [Karen] Father, now that you're certain that Svend

knows about frozen matters,

can I thaw him a little and show him around?

- You must stay with us while you are here.

We have an extra room. - How long can you stay?

- Father, here is Mr. Petersen. He's all set.

Karen.

Please don't frighten that young man.

You know, she is really quite dangerous, but don't worry.

I'll go along as your chaperone.

- Hmm. (footsteps tapping)

(door clicks and thuds) - Otto, I envy that young man.

- Yes. He will be busy now. (laughs)

- Oh, yes. (Petersen clears throat)

- Oh, good. I'm glad you could make it, Petersen.

Dr. Dalby. - Glad to see you.

- Mr. Petersen is going to help us keep an eye on things.

He will be staying here.

I felt there must be someone here

when we are not around. - Good idea.

- Sure, anything fishy going on, I'll look into it.

- Thank you, Petersen. Thank you.

Dr. Dalby will tell you what your duties are later.

- One of the most important things, Mr. Petersen,

s this freezing room.

It must be kept at this temperature at all times.

- Sure, doctor. - It's run electrically.

I'll show you where the machinery is later.

- Sure thing. - In the meantime,

why don't you get settled?

- I'll do that. (Otto laughs)

(door clicks and thuds)

(Petersen whistling)

(water bubbling)

"Electric eel." Hmm.

Hello, hello? (chuckles) (fingers snapping)

Yep. Everything around here runs on electricity.

J Hnmm-Hmm-Hmm J

(tense orchestral music)

(door thuds)

(finger tapping)

- [Peter] Oh, Petersen.

- Just doing my rounds, doctor.

- I'm going to be working most of the night.

I'll look after things here.

- Okay.

(footsteps tapping)

Goodnight, doctor. - Goodnight, Petersen.

(door clicks and thuds)

(clock ticking)

(rain pattering)

(lightning cracking)

(Peter inhaling) (thunder rumbling)

(eerie orchestral music)

(lock clattering)

(switch clicks)

(door clanks and creaks)

(lightning cracking)

(thunder rumbling)

(door clanks) (switch clicks)

(tense orchestral music)

(switch clicks)

(lightning cracking)

(thunder rumbling)

(lightning crashing)

(Peter inhaling)

(suspenseful orchestral music)

(latch clicks and scrapes)

(door clanks and creaks)

(suspenseful music cont.)

(water dripping)

- [Otto] And your Mr. Petersen is inspecting everything.

- That's what I told you, Father.

- Oh, yes, yes, I know. - He's so serious.

Oh, yes, you must...

(gasping) Dr. Dalby. Oh!

Something's happened. - Peter, Peter!

- Oh. - What happened?

Oh, I must have dozed off. - Oh, Dr. Dalby.

You really scared me so much. (breathes uneasily)

(dramatic orchestral music) Father.

(water dripping)

(switch clicks)

- Unfrozen.

(tense orchestral music)

Completely thawed. Ruined!

Where is that Petersen? Let me get my hands on him!

- [t isn't Petersen's fault, Otto.

I sent him away. The fault is mine.

- You realize what you have done, Peter?

The tissues are completely thawed out.

Decomposition must already have begun.

Even if we refreeze it, the tissues will never be the same.

- Father, Dr. Dalby. - Yes?

- Look, it's a wound. It...it looks different, doesn't it?

(intense orchestral music) - It's healing.

(blood dripping)

- [Peter] Otto.

I ook at the surface here.

- Granulation. - You realize what this means?

- You let it thaw and now, it is alive.

Welcome, Miss Miller. (water bubbling)

We are not accustomed to see such a beautiful woman

connected with science.

- I assure you, Professor Martens,

I'm quite capable in my field.

- No insult, Miss Miller. No insult.

As an old man, I feel free to accept beauty without apology.

- I guess I'm a little sensitive, Professor.

- I hope, Miss Miller, you will enjoy your stay here.

- I'm here for a job, professor.

UNESCO appreciates your invitation.

If all that your report detailed can be verified,

it certainly opens up dangerous avenues of exploration.

- We have another representative of the United Nations

coming here, a countryman of yours,

a general, his name is, ah...

- Grayson. Brigadier General Mark Grayson.

- We are pleased to have you, General.

Our little Denmark is not used to being so honored.

- I don't know why I'm here, Professor.

I assume you'll let me know.

- Yes, General.

Ah, as a matter of fact, we have a news conference

and demonstration for the press in a few minutes.

I think many of your questions will be answered.

But let me introduce you.

This is Miss Miller from UNESCO.

- American, Miss Miller? - Yes, general.

- How do you do? - This is my daughter, Lise.

- I'm pleased to meet you, General.

I hope you will enjoy your stay.

- Thank you, Miss Martens, but I believe

the shorter the stay, the happier for me.

No offense meant.

- And so, ladies and gentlemen, you have been invited here

to see for yourselves one of the most amazing events

ever to take place in the annals of scientific... (fading)

- General Grayson, this is Captain Brandt

of the Royal Danish Guard.

He has been assigned as your liaison while you're here.

- It's a pleasure to welcome you, General.

- Thanks, but let's listen to Martens.

- Ladies and gentlemen, there is no doubt it is alive

(reporters chattering) and rapidly growing.

Already, it has more than doubled its size.

It lies in a tank, in that room.

The tank has a controlled flow of nutrient fluids.

It is, in effect, a kind of regeneration incubator.

- Professor Martens, would you explain exactly

what regeneration is?

- Regeneration is ability of living tissue

to heal itself or repair an injury.

In some animals, this ability is far advanced.

We are all familiar with the fact

that a common lizard can lose his tail and grow a new one.

A starfish will regrow an entire new organism

from each one of its separate arms.

And the flatworm can be cut into many pieces,

and each separate piece will regenerate itself

Into a complete animal, including such complicated organs

as its brain, eyes and digestive system.

(reporters chattering)

And that, ladies and gentlemen,

Is what is going on in that tank.

- What do you call the thing?

- Mm, we don't know what it will grow into yet.

Outside the fact it's reptilian.

- How about Reptilicus Martensius?

- (chuckling) Reptilicus is good enough.

Reptilicus it is. (reporters chattering)

And now, ladies and gentlemen, if you would like

to have a look in the tank, please follow me.

(reporters chattering)

(tense orchestral music)

(reporters chattering)

- "The UN has placed all of its scientific knowledge

at the disposal of the Danish government.

And General Mark Grayson, well known

for his exploits at the Battle of the Bulge,

has been placed in command of the protective forces."

(paper crinkling)

General Mark Grayson, in command of two captains,

three office boys, and a damn lizard.

(eerie orchestral music)

(wrapper crinkling)

(quirky orchestral music)

(Petersen belching)

(water bubbling) (alarm clattering)

(Petersen whistling)

- Ow, ooh, ah, eh, ah, eh!

Oh, oh, ah, ow, oh! (groaning)

(Reptilicus growling) Oh! (mumbles and gasps)

(Reptilicus rumbling)

Mom! Help!

(glass shattering) (alarm ringing)

- Something’s happened.

(Petersen whimpering)

(tense orchestral music)

- Everything's all right, Petersen.

- What? But I heard it move.

- Yes, I'm sure you did.

But Reptilicus has no conscious life. Not yet.

- Uh-huh. - What you heard was merely

an involuntary embryonic movement.

- Ah, sure. You - you're right.

- Good, Petersen.

- If ever anything happens, just let us know.

- Okay. Okay.

(tense orchestral music)

- [Otto] It seems to be totally unlike

any other known dinosaur.

The huge, bony scales along his back

are incredibly thick.

The legs are hardly formed as yet.

There is a slimy secretion from glands in his mouth.

It has a burning, corrosive effect, like strong acid.

Dr. Dalby has recommended that the flow

of nutrients be increased.

(button clicks)

We will try it. However, if Reptilicus grows much bigger,

we will have to build a new tank.

(Brandt knocking) -Come in.

(heels click) - Is there anything

I can do for you? - Yeah, get me transferred

out of this damn place.

- I think, General, If you just visit the city,

you might learn to like it. (bright orchestral music)

- I took Captain Brandt's suggestion. He was right.

I needed a change of pace

and I persuaded Connie to go along.

It was a bright move. She was a charming companion.

- Look, Mark, a little mermaid. How lovely.

It is a beautiful city. - Yes, itis.

There's the king's castle, Amalienborg.

And the Royal Guard.

- What a beautiful fountain. - That's the Goddess Gefjon,

carving Denmark out of the Scandinavian Peninsula,

according to legend. (Connie chuckles)

- [Connie] Look at that traffic.

(bells ringing) So many bicycles.

- [Mark] They say that dames are born on bicycles.

- I know. And then thrown into the water to learn to swim.

That's Langebro, isn't it? - Right.

By the way, I asked Brandt to meet us later.

- Fine. - We'll go to dinner

at Tivoll.

(grandiose orchestral music)

(crowd chattering)

(fountains flowing)

(ride clattering)

(soft, sultry music)

(crowd chattering)

& Tivoli nights, oh, what a sight &

J All Copenhagen is dancing J

s Left and right &

s Come, hold me tight. J

J This is a place for romancing J

J Down by the lake, lovers dream to a song &

J Like they were doing when grandma was young J

J Tivoli nights, Tivoli lights 7§

J Life is entrancing when we're romancing J

J Dancing in Tivoli &

J You're all dressed up and with a smile on your face J

J You look as gay as can be &

J Soon, you'll be going to a wonderful place J

J You've got a date there, my honey, with me J

& Tivoli nights, oh, what a sight &

J All Copenhagen is dancing J

J Left and right, come hold me tight &'

J This is the place for romancing &

J Down by the lake, lovers dream to song J

J Like they were doing when grandma was young J

J Tivoli nights, life is so bright &

J' Nights are gleaming when we were dreaming J

J Dancing in Tivoli &

(vocal scatting)

J Dancing in Tivoli &

(fireworks booming)

(tense orchestral music)

(lightning cracking) (waves crashing)

(thunder rumbling)

(rain pattering)

(lightning crashing)

(liquid burbling)

(lightning crashing)

(Peter sniffing)

(liquid burbling)

(lightning cracking)

(Peter sniffing)

(Peter sniffing)

(lightning cracking)

(Peter sniffing)

(lightning cracking) (thunder booming)

(suspenseful orchestral music)

(liquid burbling)

(claws scraping)

(thunder rumbling)

(liquid burbling)

(thunder booming)

(door clicks)

(liquid burbling)

(intense orchestral music)

(receiver clacks)

(lightning cracking) (thunder booming)

- Hello?

Hello? Hello? (phone clattering)

Petersen! Petersen!

Petersen, go directly to the police

and bring them back immediately!

(Reptilicus squishing)

(lightning crashing)

(rain pattering)

(thunder booming)

(intense orchestral music cont.)

(rain pattering)

(thunder rumbling)

(door bangs) - Olsen, Olsen, it's alive!

It's loose! - Come in, Petersen.

- Come on! We have to get there as fast as possible!

(Reptilicus roaring)

- Oh, now see what you've done.

- I'm sorry. - What's all this

about, Petersen?

What happened? - The electricity went out

all over! - All over.

- Yeah, even the electric eel. - Then what?

- Then it was so dark, I couldn't see

my own face in front of me!

- I wish I could be that lucky, Mr. Petersen.

And what happened then?

- There was only a big hole left.

The monster is loose!

- Yeah, sure, sure, sure, sure.

Why don't you go and tell Dr. Dalby about it?

- I can't! He sent me here to tell you!

- Why, sure. - Yeanh.

(rotary dial clicking)

(dramatic orchestral music)

(tense music)

- Dr. Dalby?

- They found no trace of him.

- What happened?

- Reptilicus must...

must have developed in a spurt of growth.

He came out of his dormant stage.

- How could it happen?

- I don't know.

Maybe the electrically charged air of the thunderstorm.

Maybe the increased nutrient flow.

I just don't know.

(footsteps tapping)

- We found his tracks.

They lead down to the water and disappear.

- All right, captain. We've a fight on our hands.

I wanna set up a base of operations in the city.

Where do you suggest?

- The barracks of the Royal Guard.

(dramatic orchestral music)

- N-A-F, N-A-F report. Over.

- This is field Headquarters, A sector.

All units report. All units report, over.

- Yeah. - Company B in position.

- No. - O sector out.

- They'll be no need. - Over.

- Yes, In 10 minutes. - Company A,

position. D sector, out.

- All right, gentlemen.

You all have your orders.

I'll work with the army through Captain Brandt.

Commander Svenson, you'll stand by

for any naval action required.

Mr. Hassing, as chief of police, I'll rely on you

to handle the population.

Professor Martens will act as scientific

and technical advisor.

Any questions? Carry on, gentlemen.

Brandt, I want that radio manned 24 hours a day.

- Right. (phone ringing)

- General Grayson. Where?

Stay out of his way. We're leaving at once.

Brandt, red alert. - Where?

- Small farm on the coast.

(alarms blaring) (footsteps thudding)

(engine rumbling)

(tense orchestral music)

(brakes squeaking)

- What happened? - Fourteen of them.

Fourteen of my best cows.

- Did you see it?

- Huge. It was huge.

It destroyed my barn and went on.

- That area. Has it been sectored?

- Yes. - All right,

we'll surround it, comb it.

If he's in there, we'll get him.

You'd better get everybody out of here

INn case he comes back.

(intense orchestral music)

(engine rumbling)

(tires screeching)

- Control. - Control, this is Brandt.

Entering E sector, over.

- This is control. We'll rendezvous E sector, area four.

Over and out.

- Come on, Sven. Let's go.

- Cars number seven to nine, follow me.

The others, go that way. Come on.

(engines rumbling)

- Mark, look over there.

(tense orchestral music)

- We'll turn this way.

(tires screeching)

- Control, control! This is Brandt!

We found it, it's... (Reptilicus roaring)

My God.

- Come on, Sven, get going.

(engine rumbling)

- Machine gun in position! There!

(intense orchestral music)

(tanks rumbling)

(Reptilicus roaring)

- Attention all units!

(Reptilicus roaring)

Get your field pieces into action! Spread out!

Hit 'em from all sides!

Fire when ready!

(Reptilicus roaring)

Give him everything you've got!

(guns and tanks firing)

(Reptilicus growling)

(acid slime spurting)

(Reptilicus roaring)

(guns and tanks continue firing)

Be ready to get out of here in a hurry.

(Reptilicus growling)

(guns and tanks continue firing)

(Reptilicus shrieking)

(intense orchestral music)

(explosions and gunfire booming)

Cease fire!

Cease fire!

We didn't even get it.

Those bony scales are like armor plates.

- [Svend] It's headed for the beach.

- We'll need a lot more firepower.

- If that'll do it.

- Wait, there's another way.

Can we get to the beach before he does?

- We can sure ftry. Report to Captain Brandt!

Brandt, come In.

(tanks rumbling)

(brakes squeaking)

We beat him down here.

- He can't be far away.

- Are you sure this is where he'd come out?

- Yes, if he kept on going toward the beach.

(Reptilicus roaring) There he is!

(house rumbling)

(debris clattering)

(farmer screaming)

- Come on, come on! Where is that equipment?

(tanks rumbling)

(acid slime spurting)

(Reptilicus growling)

(intense orchestral music cont.)

(tanks rumbling)

(Reptilicus roaring)

(Reptilicus growling)

- Mark.

(Reptilicus snarling)

(flames whooshing) (Reptilicus shrieking)

(water splashing)

(tense orchestral music)

- He's returned to the sea,

sounding like a wounded whale.

(water sloshes and bubbles)

- Maybe he was hurt enough.

Maybe he will die.

- Not a chance.

He's just taken off to let his wounds heal.

- Regeneration?

- In a little while, he'll be as good as new.

- Then Reptilicus is a cross between one of these

and an amphibious reptile.

- More than that, nature went through a long period

of experimentation some 70 million years ago.

Gentlemen, I believe Reptilicus is one of nature's attempts

to bridge the step from reptile to mammal.

- Whatever he is, we have to destroy him.

- But first he must be found.

- That's not going to be easy

as long as he stays underwater.

- He is not essentially a sea creature.

He must come up to breathe occasionally.

- Professor Martens. - Mm-hmm.

- I understand the aguarium has a motor launch

that is equipped with a special closed-circuit

television system. - We do.

We use it to observe the sea bottom.

- I'd like to install that equipment on one

of the naval patrol boats. - Yes, sir.

- I suggest you concentrate on the waters around here.

- Why? - If he isn't here now,

I'm certain he will return.

You see, in a way, this is his birthplace, his home.

Instinct will draw him.

- All right, we're counting on you to find him for us.

(water splashing) (tense orchestral music)

(pen tapping)

(footsteps tapping)

- (moans) Anything?

(pen taps) (sighs) Almost a week now.

- Why don't you go home, take it easy for a while?

- I'll stay with you.

- (chuckling) You're a stubborn guy.

- Other people are stubborn. I am firm.

(water splashing)

(radar beeping)

- Bridge, unidentified object on bottom. Check your screen.

- Wilco and out.

- Look, there.

This is Nielsen calling,

Reptilicus sighted in shallow water.

Standing by for orders.

Commander Nielsen's calling, sir.

- Put it on the P.A. - I repeat,

Reptilicus sighted in shallow water.

Standing by for orders.

This is Nielsen calling.

- This is Grayson. Execute plan A, execute plan A.

(whistles blowing)

- Counter-course 250. Signal attack, one.

- [Mark] Go get 'em, Nielsen.

- We'll go now.

- Forward battery, fire!

(launchers firing)

(bombs exploding)

Second battery, fire!

(launchers firing)

(bombs exploding)

(door clicks)

(bombs exploding)

(bombs exploding)

- Mark. - What is it?

- They aren't bombing him? - Of course.

We'll get him this time. Blow him to bits.

- No. Don't you realize what you're doing?

- Not now, Connie. Stay out of this.

(bombs exploding)

(bombs exploding)

(water splashing)

- Take me out to --

- Second battery, fire! (launchers firing)

(bomb exploding)

- IIf Reptilicus should be hit,

you'll never find all the pieces underwater.

He can regenerate, Mark.

(bombs exploding)

- Commander, this is Grayson.

Break off the attack. Cease fire!

Break off! Break off!

(bombs exploding)

(water bubbling)

(intense orchestral music)

(water splashing)

- Attack discontinued. We are returning to port, out.

- What do we do now?

- We can't touch him as long as he stays under water.

- I wanted to get him while he was still recuperating.

- We'll just have to wait.

- I know, until he's regenerated.

Completely this time.

Until he picks the spot to fight us again.

(water splashing)

(phone ringing) - Hello?

Yes.

Yes. At once.

(receiver clacking)

- What is it? - It's your father.

They've got him at the hospital.

-Is he...? - He had a heart attack.

Karen is with him. - Oh. (sobbing)

- Come on, Lise. I'll take you to him.

No, Connie, you go with her.

I've got work to do.

I can't leave.

(tense orchestral music) (pages rustling)

(door thuds)

- Mark, don't you think it's about time you called it a day?

It's after 10.

- Just finished.

- It's nearly two weeks straight

you haven't budged from this place.

You and him.

- Let him sleep.

He's been knocking himself out.

- Still nothing new?

- But now, we've got a ring of observation posts

all around the Baltic Sea.

Reptilicus can't get out of this area without us knowing it.

- The professor said he could appear any day now.

- I know. How's the professor?

- Getting along fine. - Good.

(door banging) - Mark, he has attacked!

- Where?

- The skipper of a Swedish trawler reported him here.

He capsized a freighter.

(intense orchestral music)

- [Grayson V.0O.] Reptilicus was on the rampage.

We never saw him, but we saw the trail of death

and destruction he left behind.

There, right there. He ducked into the sea again.

- That's only a few miles from the aquarium.

Your father was right.

The creature does seem to return to that spot.

- It would have to be right in our own backyard.

- Any further damage reports?

- [Mark] Another fishing village here, destroyed.

Two Swedish harbors, several freighters in the Baltic sea.

- What is it?

- Harbors, freighters. What next?

I have the blood of Reptilicus on my hands.

Sometimes, I...sometimes, I feel that

perhaps, also, it's the blood of all those people.

- No, Svend. - If I'd only left

well enough alone. - Oh, you don't mean that.

- Still, I found the thing!

- Yes. And father brought it here.

Any man would've done what you did.

(crowd chattering) (upbeat music)

(group laughing)

(water bubbling)

(acid slime spurting) (crowd screaming)

(Reptilicus roaring)

(vomit spurting)

- 83198, A sector. 74, B sector.

146, C sector, 273, A sector. (group chattering)

(engines rumbling)

(tires screeching)

(tanks rumbling)

- Attention, attention, this is an important announcement

to everyone in Copenhagen.

Do not panic. I repeat, do not panic.

Chief of Police Hassing, together

with military headquarters, asks the cooperation

of all citizens in maintaining a complete blackout.

Again, I repeat, stay off the streets

and maintain a complete blackout.

There is no reason to be afraid.

The military has everything in hand.

(tank whirring)

- Nine, D sector.

22-12, F sector.

Reptilicus last observed coordinates, 33-19.

Present position, unknown.

Repeat, unknown. Out.

- Condition red.

(tense orchestral music)

(engines rumbling)

(brakes squeaking)

(tires screeching)

- Ready for action, Sergeant? - Yes.

- Cover that sector. - Yes, sir.

- Drive on, soldier.

(engine rumbling)

(tense orchestral music cont.)

(footsteps shuffling)

- There he is, over there! (Reptilicus roaring)

(intense orchestral music)

- [Soldier] Reptilicus approaching the city.

Repeat, Reptilicus approaching the city.

- This is Grayson. (sirens wailing)

All units, all units, fire at will!

(guns clattering)

(Reptilicus roaring) (vomit spurting)

(crowd screaming)

(guns firing) (Reptilicus growling)

(crowd screaming)

(vomit spurting) (guns firing)

(tanks rumbling) (sirens wailing)

(intense orchestral music)

(Reptilicus roaring) (guns firing)

(crowd screaming)

(guns firing)

(Reptilicus shrieking)

He's already reached the outskirts of the city.

The armament we can bring into action

against him is now limited.

(models clattering)

No bombs, no heavy artillery.

(crowd screaming) (Reptilicus snarling)

(vomit spurting)

(guns firing)

(Reptilicus shrieking)

(guns firing)

- [Officer Field commander, use flame throwers.

Use flame throwers. - Flame throwers, negative.

Flame throwers, negative.

They report they can't use the flame throwers.

Can't get close because of the acid slime.

- All right, we'll take other measures.

- Yes.

- Where is he now? (guns firing)

- Halfway across Amager Island, headed for the canal.

- Langebro bridge. (intense orchestral music)

(train clattering)

(Reptilicus roaring)

- Let's go!

(crowd screaming)

(footsteps tapping)

(acid slime spurting)

(bomb explodes)

(Reptilicus roaring) (acid slime spurting)

(crowd screaming)

(Reptilicus shrieking)

(guns firing)

(crowd screaming)

(Reptilicus growling)

(guns firing)

(Reptilicus shrieking)

(crowd screaming)

(Reptilicus roaring)

(acid slime spurting)

(guns firing)

(crowd screaming)

(crowd chattering and screaming)

(water splashing)

(Reptilicus roaring)

(guns firing)

(crowd screaming) (Reptilicus growling)

(intense orchestral music)

(bombs exploding)

(crowd screaming)

(guns firing)

(Reptilicus roaring)

- Look! (Reptilicus shrieking)

Svend, tell Brandt to go to the troops down there

and take command himself.

You and I will return to headquarters.

(crowd screaming)

(guns firing)

- We must set up an emergency ward then.

Most of them are victims of that burning acid slime.

(door banging)

(phone ringing) (bombs exploding)

- We only have one chance.

We know from experience that we can't lick Reptilicus

with our small arms and field pieces.

We'll have to drive him out from the densely populated area

into open country and then clobber him with our heavy stuff.

(paper crinkling)

(guns firing)

He is here now.

- The stock exchange. (bombs exploding)

(guns firing) (crowd screaming)

(Reptilicus shrieking) (acid slime spurting)

(engines rumbling)

- Brandt will have to deploy his firepower

so we can force the creature onto one definite

route out of the city.

- The destruction will be terrible.

- We have no choice.

- Get me Captain Brandt. (pointer clattering)

(guns firing) - Brandt here.

- [Mark] Bring your AGA guns into action.

- Yes, Mark. - We've got to try

some heavier stuff. - AGA fire on the double!

(guns firing) (Reptilicus shrieking)

To the right, to the right.

It's coming this way!

(Reptilicus roaring) (building collapsing)

(bombs clattering)

(weapons firing)

(building collapsing) (Reptilicus roaring)

(guns firing)

Fire! Fire!

It's still coming! Stop it, stop!

(weapons firing)

(Reptilicus roaring)

(acid slime spurting)

(tanks firing) (Reptilicus shrieking)

We've done it! It worked!

He's turning! He's turning!

He's leaving the city! He's going back!

(switch clicks)

(Mark sighs)

- Get Captain Brandt.

Tell him to report here. - Yes, sir.

(switch clicks)

(intense orchestral music)

(debris rumbles and bangs)

- That's the line.

Brandt, I want a concentration

of real firepower all along here.

- You'll get it.

- Reptilicus is headed for the suburbs.

We must keep him from returning to the heart of the city.

Brandt, this is important.

No one on the line. I repeat.

No one must open fire unless the creature turns back.

And then only on direct orders.

- Right.

- I think we can turn him,

but only if everyone opens fire at the same time.

- Yes.

(tanks rumbling) (tense orchestral music)

(building rumbling) (Reptilicus growling)

- [Soldier] There he is!

- Captain Brandt. (Reptilicus shrieking)

Yeah. (guns firing)

Hold that fire! That's an order!

(Reptilicus roaring)

Cease firing!

(guns firing)

(Reptilicus roaring)

(acid slime spurting)

(intense orchestral music)

- He's broken through the line, headed back into the city.

- But how? How could he do it?

- Someone opened fire against my orders.

(bombs exploding) (Reptilicus growling)

The creature went for them and penetrated the line

before Brandt could bring any concentrated

firepower to bear.

(footsteps shuffling)

Hassing, are you evacuating? - It's impossible.

We're getting as many people out of his way as we can,

but he is unpredictable.

- How are the streets? - Impassable, many of them.

Panic, fires.

- We've got to stop him.

What if I use my heavy weapons? A bomb.

(guns firing) (bombs exploding)

- But you'd be killing thousands.

(tense orchestral music) - You can't do that.

You cannot use a bomb in the city or anywhere.

General Grayson, you will have to understand.

Reptilicus must not be blown to bits.

- Then suppose you tell me how I can destroy him.

- Not with explosives.

- I'm a soldier, Professor Martens. Not a scientist.

That's the way I know how to Kill.

- Then learn another.

- All right. You tell me how.

- It's not important how.

It is important that he be destroyed without scattering him

to the four corners of the earth.

I don't know how.

- Then we'll do it my way.

- You want to blow him into a thousand pieces?

- We'll pick up the pieces, destroy them.

- How are you going to find them all?

- It's better to have many small pieces

than one giant animal.

- And how about many giant reptiles?

Are you so sure you'll get all the small pieces?

(guns firing) (crowd screaming)

(bombs exploding) (Reptilicus growling)

- How long do you expect me to continue this hell?

(bombs exploding) (Reptilicus roaring)

(houses exploding)

- He's getting more difficult to control.

He seems to know we can't hurt him,

but we'll keep trying, out.

(bombs exploding)

- Takeover.

- All right Sergeant, get going.

(engine rumbling)

(guns firing)

- How is he? - The doctor gave him a hypo.

He's unconscious, resting.

Karen is with him.

- What about Reptilicus? - Uh, too bad

we can't give him a hypo.

Knock him out. - Drug him?

- Just wishful thinking, Mark.

- No, wait a minute. You just hit on something.

(bombs exploding)

Is there a drug powerful enough

to knock out a reptile big as he is?

- Yes, there is, but you'd need at least a gallon of it.

And you'd have to inject it into his bloodstream.

How could you possibly do that?

- Nevermind that now.

Can we lay our hands on enough

of the stuff, or make it up?

- I'm sure we could. - Where?

- They'd have everything at the laboratories

at the university.

- If we can knock the creature out, immobilize him,

Professor Martens can destroy him, right?

- Yes. - Mark, a gallon of it.

How are you going to administer it? It's impossible.

- I have an idea. You'll have to help me.

- Yes, of course. What is it?

- I'll tell you on the way to the university.

Right now, get hold of someone who knows about those drugs.

Have them meet us there at once.

- I worked at the university laboratory.

- Captain. - Yes, sir?

- Get to ordinance. - Yes, sir.

- I know. - Okay.

- Hey, what? (receiver clacks)

- Lise knows the university labs in and out.

We're going with you. - Yes, Svend.

- Here's what I want you to pick up.

- Yes, Sir. - And bring it

to the university lab on the double.

Have you made contact with Captain Brandt?

- No, sir. - As soon as you reach him,

tell him I'm at the university.

- Yes, Sir. - Okay.

(crowd screaming) (intense orchestral music)

(Reptilicus roaring)

(Reptilicus roaring)

(crowd screaming)

(engines rumbling)

(Reptilicus growling)

(crowd screaming)

(Reptilicus roaring)

(footsteps tapping)

(intense orchestral music)

(weapons tapping)

(Reptilicus roaring) (building exploding)

(fire crackling)

(crowd screaming)

(footsteps tapping)

(Reptilicus roaring) (crowd screaming)

- We've got it. - Bring it here.

(Reptilicus roaring) (crowd screaming)

(guns firing)

(crowd screaming)

(guns firing)

- What's the story? - I'm going to take a crack

at Reptilicus. - What do you mean?

- That bazooka rocket.

Svend has removed most of the explosives.

It's got a drug in the warhead. Almost a gallon.

- Adrug?

- It will knock the creature out cold

If we can get it into his blood.

- But you can't. You can't get through his armor scales.

Mark, we have tried.

- There's one place I think we can penetrate.

- Where? - The soft skin

iInside his mouth.

- You'll have to fire point blank at very close range.

- I know.

(Reptilicus roaring)

Just coming to the Town Hall Square.

If we can intercept him there, we can get close enough

for a shot, and we'd better not miss.

We've only got one rocket.

(Reptilicus growling) (crowd screaming)

(doors slamming) (engines rumbling)

(Reptilicus roaring)

(intense orchestral music)

(acid slime spurting)

(Reptilicus shrieking)

- There he is.

(Reptilicus roaring)

- Get the shell.

Go back, Brandt.

- I may be needed. - Go back.

This is an order. If we fail here, you'll be needed.

It'll be your show.

(Reptilicus growling) (siren wailing)

- He's turning away. That damned ambulance distracted him.

Now we'll have to out flank him.

- Yes. Before he gets out in the open square.

(engine rumbling) (horn honking)

- No, Brandt! No!

(Reptilicus growling)

(tires screeching)

(car smashing)

(dramatic orchestral music)

- He's coming back.

(Reptilicus growling)

He's in position. Load.

(shell clanking)

(bazooka clicks)

(Reptilicus roaring) (bazooka blasting)

(Reptilicus shrieking)

(intense orchestral music)

(Reptilicus growling)

(Reptilicus shrieking)

(body slamming)

(footsteps tapping)

(dramatic orchestral music)

(water spraying)

(fountain spraying)

It's a good thing that there's no more like him.

(dramatic orchestral music)

(intense orchestral music)

(water burbling)

(intense orchestral music)

(funky wah-wah music)