All language subtitles for The.Legend.Of.Johnny.Lingo.2003.720p.WEBRip.x264.AAC-[YTS.MX]-eng

NARRATOR: Not everything
is known about the history
of the South Pacific.

When I sailed to the islands
I took along a notebook

to fill with descriptions
of the people and
places I visited.

But the only story
that still interests me
is the one told

by a soft-spoken,
serious young man

who welcomed me
into his home.

His story
began the evening
of a terrible storm.

(THUNDER CRACKS)

In those days, many of
the islanders still looked to
the old gods for protection.

So while the wind
and the rains raged outside,

they huddled
around their chief
praying for a miracle.

(BABY CRYING)

(CRYING)

The Council has decided
that this child is
a gift from the gods.

The question is,
which god?

After much reflection

I believe the child
was sent by the
God of Blessedness.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

Therefore, he will be
brought up as my son.

And will become
the future chief
of Malio Island.

(ALL EXCLAIMING)

Husband, what is it
you are saying?

You already have
a son. Our son!

The child will be
schooled in our tradition

and prepared by the
elders to one day take
over the role of chief.

Pua, my son.

This child
will one day
be a great chief,

esteemed by
all island peoples.

I name him
Tamariki O Tangaroa.

(ALL LAUGHING)

He's peeing on the Chief.

Husband, already the child is
raining his blessings on you.

Yes, it may be true that
the infant has been favored

by the gods to
survive such a storm.

But, I still question
by which god.

But it was
your husband
that said that...

Oh, surely, you do not
consider the storm
to be a good sign?

There's another.

Look at the strange mark
on the child's bottom.

This hideous red mark

is as red as
flaming fire,

fire that consumes
everything that it touches.

And only the
God of Mischief

would send such a child
straight from the pit
of the underworld.

NARRATOR:
Three years of hate-filled
gossip about the boy

had finally taken its toll.

The Chief assembled
the Council of Elders

and reluctantly
denounced Tama as his
son and heir to his title.

Is there anyone else
willing to take Tama in?

Chief,

I could do
with some help.

Pull, boy, pull!

We'll make a fisherman
out of you yet.

Good boy!

NARRATOR:
In the years
that followed,

Tama tried hard to
become a good fisherman,

hoping that this could
be the home and family
he'd always longed for.

(GIGGLING)

When the fisherman
and his wife had
a baby of their own,

Tama's fears about
being passed to
another family returned.

So he made a plan
that would take him
across the waves

to Malio's homeland
and paradise.

BOY: I see something!
It's coming from over there!

It's Tama!
Let's go get him!

Keeping it a secret
from the island bullies
was the biggest challenge.

Hurry! He's getting away!

There, you go that way.

I got him!

(GRUNTS)

(LAUGHS)

You're nothing
but a weakling.

And you and your
slimy friends are uglier
than the eels I catch.

We'll see who's
uglier once we get
finished with you!

(GRUNTS)

Let's get out of here!

I'll tell you one thing!
I'm telling on you!

Hey! Hey you!

Climb any further
and you'll end up
like your friends.

They're not my
friends, stupid.

Ow!

Don't call me
stupid, stupid.

Can I just
have my pack?

Why are you carrying
a woman's comb
in your pack?

Just give me
my bag, nosy!

I know, those boys
were after you
because you're a thief.

I'm not a thief!

Those boys hate me
because I'm bad!

And you'll find out
how bad if you don't
throw down my pack!

(GRUNTS)

They don't like me either.

Maybe I'm bad, too.

(BABY CRYING)

(SCREAMING)

My baby!

Save my baby!

(SOBBING)

(SOBBING)
My baby!

Rewa! It's your baby!

If the boy was where he
was supposed to be,

he could have
prevented the fire.

I'm sorry, my Chief,

but I have to
think of my family.

If no one else
is prepared to
take Tama in

then he will be returned
to the ocean waves
that brought him here,

never to be
seen again.

Father. Huh?

Perhaps Tama could
help me with my chores.

(GROANS)

I speak for my father
who is not feeling
well today.

We'll take him.

Children are not
allowed to speak
at council meetings!

I doubt we'd understand
her kava-addled father anyway.

We'll...
We'll take the boy.

Uh, my, uh,

good-for-nothing
daughter is right.

An extra pair of hands
would be, uh, useful.

(GRUNTS)

(HUMMING)

Hey!

If that stacking isn't
finished by sunset,

there'll be no food
for the both of you.

He always says that,
but most of the time I eat.

Great.

And if it wasn't for
your meddling I'd be
off this island by now.

You'd have died if
they'd cast you adrift.

Anything would be better than
living with the island drunk
and his ugly daughter.

(CHUCKLING)

I remember when
they found you.

"Gift of the gods."

The Chief
spoke over you
with such pride,

claiming you
as his own son.

(LAUGHING)

Yeah, well,
look at you now,

slaving away
for me, Pioi,

the most unfortunate
man on the island.

And you know why?

Father, please.

Because of her!

My beautiful wife,
Lalani died

giving birth to Mahana.

At least you could've
inherited her beauty.

You're plain,
and utterly unattractive.

I'll be lucky to get
two tough chickens as
a wedding dowry for you.

This kindling is
far too expensive.

(CHATTERING)

Where have you been, Tama?
We missed you on the beach.

He's been spending time
with his new girlfriend.

(GIRLS LAUGHING)

I thought I was
your girlfriend.

I was just saving
my first kiss for you.

(LAUGHING)

I'd rather kiss
a slimy eel than put
my lips on yours, Miriama.

(LAUGHS)

Shut up, Mahana,
you ugly!

Why don't you
ever comb your hair?

Because she couldn't
get one through
that rat's nest.

I like her hair.
It's sort of...

...wild. Yeah,
wild like the sea.

A very stormy sea
that'll make you throw up.

Well, at least my hair
doesn't smell like
someone's thrown up on it.

Well, at least we've
remembered to wash.

Poo! You smell like a pig.

And you look
like a pig.

(LAUGHING)

The only pig around here
is the one that squeals
like one. Now scat!

(SCREAMING)

They're right.
My hair is ugly.

The only thing pretty
about those three

are the flowers
they have in their hair.

(GIGGLES)

You don't need it.

It's been a long time
since anyone came.

I'm going for a swim.

What if my father
finds out?

Who cares?

Come on!
Beat you in!

(SHOUTING)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

(SCREAMS)

Hey,
look what I found.
A wishbone.

What did you wish for?

If I tell you
then it won't come true.

Please?

You know the rules.

I know what
you wished for.

To push rotten fruit
into the faces of
Miriama and her friends.

Yes, but I have
other dreams too.

Hey, I'm sorry
about your mother.

I'm not.

Well, at least she
doesn't have to see what a
worthless daughter she had.

I don't think
you're worthless.

And if I could,
I'd give your father

three very plump chickens
as a wedding dowry.

You are both as thick
as the wood you chop.

(SHOUTS)

You.

You're the cause
of all my troubles.

You brought a curse
to this island.

The night they found you
was the same night
my beautiful Lalani died!

And you!

It's your fault I took
this stupid boy in!

Get out! Get out!

Get back
where you belong!

Stop, Father!
You're hurting him!

(GRUNTS)

(SOBBING)

(WHIMPERING)

(SOBBING)
Mahana.

I don't know
what I would
do without you.

I'm gonna leave this place.
Do you want to come with me?

Where?

Out there.
Beyond the waves,

where no one
can hurt us.

Malio's homeland?
Do you really believe
there is such a place?

If there is,
we'll find it.

But we have no boat.

Did you steal
these things?

No, I borrowed them.

Don't worry, Mahana.

Tomorrow, the ocean will
take us away from here.

(SNORES)

(MUMBLING IN SLEEP)

Let's hurry, come on!

Where are your things?

I can't go.

What do you mean?

If I go, who will
look after my father?

Forget your father.
He's a mean drunk.

But he's still my father.

Then I'll stay.

No, go.
Find Malio's homeland.

But promise me that

you won't forget me.

Wait.

This was with me
when I was found.

I think it was
my mother's.

One day I'll come back
to take care of you.

I promise.

(GASPING)

(GRUNTS)

Yeah!

Yes!

I'll search the horizon
every day.

NARRATOR:
When one glances at
a map of the Pacific,

its thousands of islands
seem to crowd on one another.

Tama found out that
between these islands

there were lonely wide
stretches of open ocean.

How's the boy doing?

Looks like he's
starting to stir.
I'll be back.

Am I in heaven?

Not quite.

You are lucky
you washed up
when you did.

Here. Drink this.

It is the juice
of the noni.

It will bring the blood
back into your cheeks.

So,

if I'm not dead,
then you're not a demon?

(CHUCKLES)
My former wives
will say that I am.

But, no.
I am quite human.

Everyone here calls
me Chief Steward.

I will have some
clothes brought to you.

Well, you must be
the most fortunate boy
in all of the Pacific

to have ended up
here in the home of the
great Johnny Lingo.

Johnny who?

Johnny Lingo.
The wealthiest trader
in all the islands.

Where have you been, boy,
that you've never
heard of him?

Well, quickly now.
You get dressed.

I'll be back to
take you to meet him.

(GIGGLING)

I'll see you
after dinner.

(GIGGLING)

NARRATOR:
Tama's mind was
full of questions.

But unfortunately,
he had learned that some
adults could not be trusted.

He wondered
if Johnny Lingo
would be any different.

So he kept quiet,

by doing what
comes naturally to
most twelve-year-olds.

I'm glad to see
you have an appetite.

You must be
feeling better.

It's a very unusual
sea vessel you arrived on.

Did you build it yourself?

The question is,
what were the circumstances
that brought you here?

For all we know,
he could be a runaway.

Runaway? No,
no, you see...

I was sailing.
Yeah, that...

Yeah, that's right.
It's slowly coming
back to me.

I was sailing with
other boys from our
small but wealthy island.

Sounds wonderfully idyllic.

Yes.
Yes, it was.

Whatever that means.

Anyway, we had just
sailed beyond the waves

when suddenly
a big storm came
out of nowhere.

And, well,
here I am.

Here you are.

The question is,
where is this small but
extremely wealthy island?

Well.

When the winds
ripped my sail off,

the mast swung around
and hit my head so
hard I can't remember.

Really?

Yes.

Really.

Not a thing.

Maybe your memory will
come back over time.

Maybe.

Well, since you're
with us a while longer,

tomorrow,
I'll start to show you
around our island.

♪ Pretty lady
on my mind

♪ Got me gone again

♪ She tell me
it's all in a line

♪ And it's on again

♪ But I won't worry
I'll be free

♪ Yeah

♪ I'll be the only child
of the love I see

♪ I've been known
to take my time

♪ I've been told
that I'm all right

♪ I don't know
if I'm your kind

♪ All I know
is that you are

♪ On my mind

♪ You're on mind

NARRATOR:
This had to be the
paradise of Tama's dreams.

But he wasn't so sure
about Johnny Lingo.

That boy is a long
way from home.

Malio, to be specific.

I wouldn't quite
describe it as idyllic.

So, the boy is a liar
and a runaway.

What's he running
from, I wonder.

Trouble. And that is
all he will bring.

I disagree.

Now, there's a treasure
hidden deep within everyone.

The adventure is
to discover it.

Where's your spirit
of adventure?

You do not have the
strength for these sorts
of adventures anymore.

Weren't we once
wayward boys, too?

There is a great difference
between being an orphan
and a lying runaway.

Yes, but both are driven
by a will to survive.

You have to agree
the boy's a survivor.

Leave him survive
somewhere else.

We should take him
back to Malio.

It'd be an
interesting challenge.

What is the challenge?

To take a common stone
and polish it into
a valuable gem.

The polishing this boy
will need will take
far too much time.

It'll be entertaining.

(SIGHS)

I'm going to bed.

Put that over here.

From our latest voyage.

Now, the real value of
this cargo is what it can
do to help people.

Help people?

Yeah, you see those
men over there?

They used to be slaves.
Now they're free.

I bought their freedom.
They work for what they earn.

They can come and
go as they please.

You see, Tama,
riches should be used
for the benefit of others.

I don't understand.

I hope one day you will.

What you see
before you has taken
a lifetime to acquire.

When I was a little older
than you I was taught to value
such things above all else.

I see you've already
begun to collect
your own treasure.

These animals are like
huge grazing coconuts.

But their milk
is much richer.

They'll produce
a herd one day,

which I believe
will be worth more
than my entire treasury.

(MOOING)

Huh?

They're known as cows.
They're really quite harmless.

I don't care what you say.
I'm not coming down!

Well, perhaps
when you become
a little more confident

you can learn to
take care of them.

Well, at least
he can't get into
any trouble up there.

(PANTING)

(SONG PLAYING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

Wake up!
Get dressed
and come with me!

Did you leave
the gate open when you
left the cow paddock?

No.

Cows might be smarter
than little boys,

but they don't know
how to open gates.

Because of
your carelessness,
the cow got out

and ate fireweed,
and now it is sick.

I didn't let it out!

Tama, don't be afraid
to admit it when you
have made a mistake.

It's part of
growing up.

It doesn't matter
what I say!

No one ever
believes me anyway!

Ah, let him run.

We're better off
without him.

I told you the
boy was trouble.

The cow will be fine.

The boy made a mistake.

He left the gate open
because he was daydreaming.

His mind is definitely
somewhere else.
He's hiding something.

I've often seen him
fingering that woven
band he wears.

It's obviously something
to do with his past.

For someone
who's suffering
from memory loss,

he sure spends
a lot of time
thinking about it.

Well, what do you
suggest we do?

Send him back to Malio.
Let them deal with him.

I've got an
even better idea.

Why don't I just
hand him over to you?

The boy is
good for nothing.
Why bother?

Why can't you just
admit you were wrong?

Have patience, my friend.

Our path to manhood
wasn't so easy.

We made our
share of mistakes.

Or is your memory going
as well as the boy's?

Mmm.

Ugh.

(GRUNTING)

I caught him.
Tried to flee in
one of your canoes.

I'm sorry, Johnny.

Why, boy?

Haven't I fed you,
given you full run
of the island?

Until you
found something
to blame on me,

then you just traded me
away like everyone else,
to a bully like him.

You little...

Yes, I am a trader.

Maybe we could settle
this whole affair with
a simple exchange.

I will trade all you
have taken from me
for your woven band.

I don't want your gold.

This is worth
more than all of it,
and your stupid cows.

So why is this
band so valuable?

It was given to me
by the only person who
has ever cared about me.

By a girl.
On Malio Island?

Yes.

I promised I'll go
back to take care
of her, and I will.

Well, well.
True love.

Something unfortunately
that has escaped me.

As you rightly say,
a treasure more
valuable than gold.

It could be
just another one
of his stories.

Johnny.
He broke the law.

Although your intentions
were honorable,
your actions were not.

Therefore under our law
you will be bound
to this island

to work off the debt
for a period of no less
than seven years.

Seven years?
I'll be an old man!

Or we could set him
afloat as shark bait.

The choice is yours, Tama.
What will it be?

I will work off my debt.

About the girl.

If you truly
value this girl,

you must choose wisely
how you show it.

Caring for her
with stolen goods

would not demonstrate
her true worth.

No, love is a most
costly commodity.

The more you're willing
to pay, the more
valuable the prize.

The question is,
are you willing
to pay the price?

You understand me?

Yes.

See? You're already
becoming wiser.

You may go.

Oh, uh...

I'm glad your memory
seems to be returning.

Since you have
such sticky fingers,

you should be great
at picking the
fruit of the noni.

And when you've
finished this tree,

I am sure
I will be able to
find you another.

Since it is my job to
squeeze the god of
mischief out of you,

by the end of today you will
know what an impossible
task I have been given.

NARRATOR:
Work, work and more work

was the Chief Steward's
prescription for what he
thought ailed the boy.

Life in paradise was
beginning to feel a little
too familiar to Tama.

Only three more
barrels to go.

(SIGHS)

Since you like
gold trinkets so much.

And when you're
finished these,
there is always more.

But let me warn you,
every item has been
carefully written down,

so don't even think
of taking so much
as a gold coin.

Since...
Let me guess.

Since I got caught
I have to mend the nets.

That's right, boy.

I must be a
great teacher.

(LAUGHS)

I thought you could
use this about now.

Why does he have
to be so mean?

Oh, he is
working you hard.

But I know it's
for your benefit.

I wish I never landed
on this stupid island.

Hey, with that
kind of attitude,

the next seven years are
going to go by very slowly.

Your father must be
a great fisherman.

I don't have a father.

I was passed from
family to family

and happened
to go through the
house of a fisherman.

He taught me a few things
and mending nets
is one of them.

But everyone
has a father.

On Malio, they believe
I came from the gods.

But not a good one.

And what do you believe?

I think it's true.

Nothing good in my
life ever seems to last.

Everything always
turns out bad in the end.

Now, listen.

Who do you think
brought you safely across
the sea to this island?

Who brought you to
the home of the
great Johnny Lingo?

You stop listening
to their lies, Tama.

And start believing
you came from a good
and great god.

Your life will
soon change.

At least the boy
is not a quitter.

Oh! Well done.
We'll have those
for dinner.

Ah!

With fish that large,
we'll have to
invite company.

NARRATOR:
Tama proved to
be very inventive.

Especially when it came
to saving himself some work.

I hope you're
not planning on
taking another trip.

Not for another
six years.

You mind showing
me how it works?

You want to try?

Yes.

You want to
take off your shirt?

No.

I'll be all right.

(GRUNTS)

(LAUGHING)

(GRUNTING)

(LAUGHING)

(ALL LAUGHING)

(SIGHS)

Although the boat
is light and fast,

it will only go
where the wind
will blow you.

You want to be
a great trader,

you must learn
how to use the wind.

Rather than being
at the mercy of the wind

I use it to take me
wherever I want to go.

But the ocean
is so big.

How do you know
where you're going?

And what do you
point the boat toward?

You have to find
something to guide
your course, Tama.

Something that
never changes,

like the sun,
the moon
and the stars.

Our ancestors
used the stars to
find their way to islands

all across the Pacific.

(GRUNTING)

NARRATOR:
And so it was that
the boy became a man,

and Tama found his place
in the household of the
great Johnny Lingo.

(LAUGHING)

Where's my bride?

I haven't
told her yet.

Friends!

I am happy
to announce

it is my intention
to barter with Pioi

for his daughter Mahana's
hand in marriage.

(ALL LAUGHING)

You are lucky.

Mahana's dowry should
only cost you two chickens.

A lunch for a wife.

Now, that's not
a bad barter.

(GUFFAWING)

(COUGHING)

(ALL EXPRESSING DISGUST)

My father!

(CHOKING)
My son.

Mahana, it's about
time something good
happened to you.

Remember, the way
to a man's heart is
through his stomach.

Congratulations, Mahana,
we never thought you'd be
getting married before us.

Two plump chickens
for my little Mahana.

Father, how can
you do this?

Ah, it must be love!

How did she
know raw eggs
were my favorite?

Well, at least with
Rata as a husband
you won't go hungry.

I've taken care of you
all these years and
this is how you repay me?

I was only thinking
of your happiness.

You are more
concerned about yourself
than you are about me.

Barter as much as
you like, I'm not
going to marry that pig!

What are you
waiting for?

Do you really think some
handsome chief's son

is going to sail to our
shores and marry you?

Just look at yourself.

Who could love you?

Are you sure
you just want to go
alone with the boy?

I would feel much
better about this trip if
you took your normal crew.

Yes, it is time
to test him.

You have said he's
much more reliable.

He's had to be.
I have kept a
tight rein on him.

Well, let's give
the boy more rope,
see how he fares.

What of you, my friend?
What of your health?

How will you fare?

That's the Orion's belt,
the Seven Sisters,

and that's the
Southern Cross.

NARRATOR:
As they traded
across the Pacific,

Tama learned why
Johnny Lingo was a friend
to all the island people.

Johnny's trust in Tama
was rewarded

as he proved himself to
be a worthy apprentice.

It's been a long time.

I'm looking
forward to our trade.

Our people's health
has benefited enormously

from the noni plant
found on your island.

Yes.
The noni is
a treasure.

Now, I hope you will
not disappoint me.

I need something unique
for the dowry of my
son's bride-to-be.

The boy must pay for
his carelessness!

Forgive my
young apprentice
for his stupidity.

I can assure you it was
an innocent mistake.

The gods must be appeased.
The drink is an
offering to them.

Your piglet might as well
have spat in their faces!

Please,
choose what you will.

The gods are not impressed
with earthly possessions.

Only a life will
satisfy their thirst
for justice.

But there must be something
in my treasury that would
satisfy the gods' appetite.

I have heard that
you have animals
on your island

that have the ability to
produce the sweetest milk.

A cow would certainly be
an enviable dowry for
your future daughter-in-law.

Perhaps the gods
would be pleased
with such a trade.

So be it.

I will deliver the animal
personally on my next trip.

Very well,
the boy will stay here
until you return.

That is impossible.

The canoe needs
at least two to sail it
on such a long voyage.

I will have a hostage
or the trade is off!

Then let me stay.

I am too old to
sail the vessel alone.

No, no.
It was my mistake.
I will stay.

Someone is going to stay.

The other needs to be
back here with the beast
by the next full moon,

or blood will be spilled.

But what if I don't
make it back in time?

What if you're...
I am killed?

Then you will have to take
care of the Chief Steward
for the rest of his days.

But why would you do
such a thing for me?

Because I believe in you.

I will stay.
Now go.

Before the chief
changes his mind and we
both stay here permanently.

I won't let you down.

(BLOWS)

Get the ropes!

Where's Johnny?

What have you
done with Johnny?

Johnny's being
held for ransom.

I've come to get a cow
to trade for his life.

You want me to believe
you sailed that canoe back
here all on your own?

I don't care
what you believe.

All I know is
we need to get back
before they kill him.

Well, what are
we waiting for?

If you're a good enough
sailor to get back here
on your own,

you can get us back there
in time to save Johnny.

I have selected
the best cow from
Johnny Lingo's herd.

It is my hope
that this offering
will appease the gods

and bless your
son's marriage.

We accept
your offerings.

You have proven yourself
to be a man of honor.

The gods are
indeed pleased.

Did they mistreat you?

They were hospitable.

You would have been
missing these.

What took you so long?

Sorry, old friend,
you know how
I hate to travel.

I thought I'd let him
chart the course. You know?
Give him enough rope.

He sailed it with
total precision.

You would have
been proud.

Tomorrow, we travel
to Turtle Island for
the dowry ceremony.

You will all be there
as my honored guests,
of course.

NARRATOR: It was the
custom in those days

for a young man to
give his father-in-law

a gift for his daughter's
hand in marriage.

A cow as
a marriage dowry.

Never before had
a bride been so highly
valued in all the islands.

Who are you?

I'm here with
Johnny Lingo.

If I've caused
any offence, forgive me.

I asked you
who you were.

Not who you
were here with.

Who are your parents?

I was abandoned in a canoe
as an infant and washed up
on the islands of Malio.

I don't know my parents.

Turn around.

(EXCLAIMS)

My grandson!

My grandson!

Nearly 20 years ago,

my eldest son
and then chief

left our island
to present to
his wife's people

their firstborn son.

Until this day,

none of them were
ever seen again.

(ALL EXCLAIMING)

There can be
no mistaking...

He looks just like
my eldest son.

Handsome,
just like him.

He is the rightful heir
to the chieftainship
of Turtle Island.

Therefore he
must be reinstated

immediately.

(ALL CHATTERING)

You mustn't be afraid.

I'll be here to help you
fulfill your birthright.

And what about my uncle?

Oh, he'll be fine.

With the dowry he's received,
he'll have wealth
and very few cares.

He means a
great deal to you,
this Johnny Lingo?

It's enough that
this old woman

has lived to see the son
of her beloved first born.

I am glad you've
found a father to love.

Perhaps the gods,
in their wisdom

have planned
another destiny
for you, my grandson.

Wait!

Wait up!

Shark bait,
heading this way fast.

Ah, he's all right.

Of course he is.

He's a chief's son.

(ALL CHEERING)

Thank you.

It's good to be home
amongst my people.

My family.

And now if
you'll excuse me...

I need to
speak with Tama.

I'm failing, Tama.

No, you're not.
You're just tired.

We shouldn't have
come up here. I don't
want to be here.

Listen to me. Please.

You know,
when I was a boy
I was much like you.

Got into all
sorts of trouble.

And one day,
fortune smiled on me

and I met up
with my namesake.

And here lies
the beginning of the
legend of Johnny Lingo.

Like you, I had been
caught doing wrong and was
forced to work off my debt.

Somehow, although I knew
the punishment was hard,

I knew he cared for me.

And so I worked hard
to please him.

When he died he left
everything to me.

Including his name.

An offer which I am
now extending to you.

You're not going to die.

Stop it, Tama.
I need you to be strong.

Well, why didn't you tell me?
I could have done something.

There's nothing anyone
could have done.
This is your time, Tama.

And what about
the Chief Steward?

He will be as
loyal a friend to you
as he has been to me.

I'm depending on you.

We're depending on you.

Bring me the chest
on the dresser.

I thought it was lost.

Never despise
the small things.

They have the potential
to become great.

Ulani fixed it for you and
made it so it would fit.

Thank you.

Although my namesake
was the wisest man
I ever knew,

the one thing he did not
encourage me to do
was to follow my heart.

It is time for you to
consider such things.

My wish is that
you have a son

to continue the work
of Johnny Lingo.

He loved you
very much.

I promise
never to regard you as
shark bait ever again.

I promise
never to regard you
as the shark.

Well, as the
new Johnny Lingo,

what is your first
order of business?

Prepare the canoe.

You're going
on a voyage.

NARRATOR: Tama now
turned his thoughts
to Johnny's last request.

So he sent the
Chief Steward to find out
what had become of Mahana.

I am the Chief Steward
of Johnny Lingo,

the greatest trader
in all the islands.

We have never been
to your island before

because we believed that
a cold, dark place like this

had nothing of
value to trade.

(PEOPLE MUMBLING)

However, we are
humbled to learn

that Malio has not only
the most beautiful,

but the most virtuous
of all young women
in the islands.

(WHOOPING)

Therefore, Johnny Lingo
himself intends to
travel to your island

and personally
select a bride.

(PEOPLE EXCLAIMING EXCITEDLY)

Yes, yes.

We are indeed
honored by your visit

and look forward to
hosting the celebrated
Johnny Lingo.

In fact, we intend
welcoming him
with a great feast.

ALL: Yes!

Please, accept the
juice of the noni

as a gift from Johnny Lingo
to the people of Malio Island.

A feast would be the
perfect opportunity

for Johnny to
select a bride.

(ALL CHEERING)

I wonder if he'll be as
handsome as he is rich?

His wealth makes him
very attractive to me.

I knew I was destined
for greater things than to
grow old on this island.

Johnny Lingo
is coming for me.

Perhaps if you tidied
yourself up a bit,

combed your hair,
you could attend the feast.

I'd rather pluck,
stuff and eat a peacock
than marry one.

And that's the
only way I'd sit down
to feast with one.

A little peacock
would taste good

compared to these weeds
you keep feeding me.

Don't comb so hard.
Do you want me to be
bald on my wedding day?

I don't know why
you're bothering.
I'm far more beautiful.

The only thing that you
have more than me,
sister, is years.

I hope you will not find
my request at all insulting

but under the
circumstances

I respectfully ask
that Miriama's betrothal

to your most
esteemed son
be withdrawn.

Only until after
Johnny Lingo's visit,
of course.

(CHUCKLES)

A reluctant bride
brings shame on
both our families.

If this is
what you want,
so be it.

Pua!

We'll find you
a better wife!

WOMAN 1:
Please, please, come in
and meet my daughter.

CHIEF STEWARD:
I'm sure she's
very wonderful.

WOMAN 2:
My granddaughter would
make a dutiful wife.

WOMAN 1:
Well, but what
about my daughter?

CHIEF STEWARD:
No, thank you.

MAN: My daughter
or my pig. You choose.

CHIEF STEWARD:
Wonderful.
She's beautiful.

I will let
Johnny know.

You must...
WOMAN 3: Hello!

May I come in?

I knew you must be
tired after a long day.

So I thought I should
bring you something
that would really

satisfy a man's appetite.

You know my daughter is
the most sought-after
young woman on the island.

So I thought if
you could introduce
her to Johnny first,

I could certainly
make it worth your while.

Of that I am sure.

However... I am
only following orders.

No more wives.
Oh, please.
No more wives!

Yesterday, she would
have married me.

Today her mother
chased me away
with a broom.

We were supposed
to meet and go for
a moonlight walk.

Those walks are
never the same when
you're on your own.

Her father told me
I wasn't even welcome.

No matter how much
fish I brought.

The women have gone mad
over this Johnny Lingo.

I hope we get to
host him at our own
welcoming party.

We are honored to
welcome the great
Johnny Lingo.

You bring much esteem
to our humble shores.

We hope after
tonight's feast

you will have reason to
return to our island often.

Welcome home, Johnny.

Have you seen Mahana?

Nah. Maybe she'll be
at the feast tonight.

NARRATOR:
No one recognized
Tama as the outcast

that had so
mysteriously disappeared
from their island.

He wondered if Mahana
still remembered him

and the promises
they had made to one
another so long ago.

Silly-looking peacock.

(DRUMS BEATING)

There's one island beauty
that's not here tonight.

Come on, let's go.

This is a complete
waste of time.

Where's Mahana?

Mahana, my flower,
where are you?

Mahana! Marry me!

I don't care if
you're the last woman
left on this island.

Don't marry me!

(ALL LAUGHING)

Mahana,
beautiful Mahana,
marry me!

(ALL LAUGHING)

(GRUNTS)

Hurry up!
Let's get out of here!

I'm going to
get you for this!

Natiti is a real
island flower.

NARRATOR:
Tama couldn't believe
he was now desired

by the very girls who had
so cruelly teased him
and Mahana as children.

Viane comes from
a very good family.

You may consider Miriama
slightly attractive,

but virtuous? Huh, no.

Her virtue I would
certainly question.

Are you sure we have
seen all the eligible
young women on the island?

Yes, we have.

There is
one other girl.

Unfortunately,
she's simple in the head
and extremely plain.

I need to see all the
women on the island before
I can make a decision.

We will visit this
girl in the morning.

Good night.

Oh, well.

Even the great
Johnny Lingo gets tired
after a long journey.

Where's that daughter
of yours, Pioi?

I'm so sorry,

but Mahana
goes to the headlands
every morning at this time to

search the horizon.

It's as if she's, uh,
waiting for someone.

She's still
waiting for me.

Oh, she's really
quite mad.

Pioi, tell our
distinguished guest

there is really
no point in looking for her.

No.
There's no point.

No point at all.

I'll be the judge of that.
Please take me to her.

She has no friends,
no social skills.

No one ever wants
to go and see her and
she's always fighting boys.

What are you all
doing here? Go away!

Pioi! Where are your
daughter's manners?

She's embarrassing
us in front of
our honored guests.

I don't care if
I'm embarrassing you.
I'm not coming down.

Mahana, you ugly,
come down from
that tree now.

Now, if you don't mind,
Johnny Lingo would like to
speak to the young lady alone.

But she's
extremely dangerous.

As your son well knows.

I'll take my chances.

Come on. Come now,
let's leave them.

I didn't see you at
the feast last night.

Why should you care?

Did it hurt your pride
not to have the ugliest girl
on the island flaunt herself?

Surely you don't
think that of yourself?

Why else would you
have come here?

Doesn't being the
wife of Johnny Lingo have
any appeal to you at all?

No.

Why not?

That cloak might impress
all the other island girls,
but to me you just look

like a silly-looking peacock.

(CLEARS THROAT)

So what does
impress you then?

Certainly not a
fat-head like you.

What? I'm not
a fat-head. You are.

Yes, you are.
No, I'm not.

Yes, you are.

You're as stubborn
as those stupid cows
I used to look after.

You don't know
anything about me.

Mahana? Mahana!

(GRUNTS)

NARRATOR: Tama had
intended to tell Mahana
who he really was,

but somehow
it all went wrong.

I'm not communicating
well with her.

She doesn't seem
to have any problem
communicating with you.

(CHUCKLES)

I can't believe
she's not interested in
marrying Johnny Lingo.

Ah, it took me years to
begin to care for you at all.

You can't expect
to come back here

and have her fall in love
with you in just one day.

I guess we could
be here for longer
than I expected.

What am I
going to do?

She thinks
I'm a fat-head.

(CHUCKLES)

The more I hear
about this Mahana
the more I like her.

(ALL CLAMORING)

Please! Please!

Johnny will decide today.

But where is he now?

He has gone to
wrestle with his decision.

You are all so beautiful

he is finding it even harder
than he ever imagined.

I tell you,
it is so difficult

it has given him
a very sore head.

(ALL EXCLAIMING)

Mahana!

Mahana, will you
come out, please?

Fine. I'll wait here
till you decide to talk.

I can't come out!
You've got my clothes!

All right, then.
I'll give you your clothes,

if you'll answer
one question for me.

That's not a fair trade!

Johnny Lingo didn't
become the greatest
trader in all the islands

by not realizing
a golden opportunity
when he sees one.

All right then.

Leave my clothes
and I'll come out.

What do you want?

Why do you go to the
headlands every day?

What business
is it of yours?

A fat-head like you
could never understand.

You made your fortune
in trading and tricks.

I've heard stories about
the great Johnny Lingo.

You haven't
answered my question.

Why do you go to the
headlands every day?

Are you looking
for someone?

Yes.

But he's never
coming back.

No, wait.
Wait. Wait.

Wait, tell me.

Please.

I need to know.

A boy left here.

He promised
he'd come back.

Every morning and
every evening since then

I've searched the horizon
waiting for him.

Do you know
what it's like

to have your hopes
rise with the sun

only to have
them crushed
each time it sets?

He's a liar like
everyone else.

He forgot his promise
and I hate him.

Maybe he is dead.

What sort of fool
does that make me waiting
eight years for a ghost?

I'm sorry he caused
you so much pain.

Perhaps the boy
never forgot his promise.

I hope one day he can
prove that to you.

I have no chance.

We should set sail
and let her believe
the boy is dead.

Get up.

You did not
become Johnny Lingo
by being a quitter.

Well, what can I do?

She hates me whether
I'm Johnny or Tama.

What did Johnny say?

Love was the most
expensive commodity.

The more you
are willing to pay,
the more valuable the price.

The question is,
are you willing
to pay the price?

(ALL CHATTERING EXCITEDLY)

A decision has been made.

I am happy to announce
that Johnny Lingo has
finally made a decision.

In the hope that
she will accept him
as a worthy husband,

he has resolved to
barter for Mahana.

(ALL EXCLAIMING IN SURPRISE)

What?

Mahana!
Oh, she's ugly.

The man must be mad.

Mad and blind.

I don't care if
he is mad or blind.

What about all
the gold and the silk
I'll never get to wear?

Well, I'm glad
that's all over.

So am I.

NARRATOR:
When word reached Mahana

that Johnny Lingo
had chosen her
as his bride,

she went to the headland
thinking of the boy
who never returned.

(SONG PLAYING
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

Johnny Lingo
would like to know
what you would consider

to be a fair exchange for
your daughter's hand.

Although my daughter
may not appear to
be a great beauty,

she certainly can cook,
tend the taro patch,

chop wood and keep
a very tidy house.

Yeah, when she's not
throwing things at you.

(ALL LAUGHING)

That may be so,
but no one can question

Mahana's virtue.

She has been
a devoted daughter

all these years to
a broken-down father

who does not
deserve her loyalty

or her love.

And that kind
of devotion

is worth more
than any gold.

But even I, Pioi,

a poor and
ignorant man,

has heard of the wealth of
the great Johnny Lingo.

A story has
reached our shores

of a cow

given as a wedding
dowry for a bride.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Therefore, I ask for

(COUGHING)

I'm sorry.
I don't think I heard you.

Would you repeat that?

(COUGHING)

(STAMMERING)
Two cows.

Did I hear you correctly?
Did you ask for two cows?

Johnny Lingo is insulted!

Don't you realize that he
can have any wife from any
of the islands that he wants?

And you ask
for two cows?

Johnny Lingo offers
eight cows for Mahana!

(COWS MOOING)

(SHOUTING IN JOY)

I release you from your
father's bridal agreement.

But you will honor me
by keeping the cows.

They will help take care
of you and your father.

I hope you are
both very happy.

(SIGHS)
Try and forget the past.

But why?

Why are you
doing this?

A long time ago I made
a promise to somebody
I cared for very much.

This is my way of
keeping that promise.

Why the eight cows?

(EXHALES)

There's one for every year.

My band?

Tama?

Is that you?

Mahana...

I have loved
you all my life.

That's for the
eight years.

And this...

This is for
coming back.

I can't believe
Tama is Johnny Lingo.
I can't believe that...

Oh, silence, woman!

Please forgive
a foolish old man.

The curse
that was placed
on Tama and Mahana

as children
was broken.

Because they'd never
stopped believing
in one another,

and that's something
even a hundred cows
can't buy.

Did I get it right?

Yes.

Johnny, come here,
your father's busy.

I'm sorry.

You've been more than
generous with your time.

I should've
gone hours ago.

You'll have to
forgive my husband.

He never tires
of telling that story.

I could tell it and live it
a hundred times more.

Thank you
very much, sir.

It's my pleasure.

As we said
goodbye that day,

I knew that the
legend of Johnny Lingo

would live on forever.

MAN: ♪ I have always
loved you

♪ I hope to
for a lifetime

♪ The promise made

♪ By this heart of mine

♪ Hold the line

♪ You know one day
I will come

♪ I will come for you

WOMAN: ♪ You don't know
what it's like

♪ For all your
hopes to rise

♪ To see them fall again

♪ With the setting sun

♪ In my heart,
you're the one

♪ I know one day
you will come

♪ You will come for me

BOTH: ♪ I will comfort you

♪ We will grow old forever

♪ Together in love

♪ To settle in the calm

♪ Following love's frown

♪ It's just you and I

♪ Never let you down

♪ I will never
let you down

♪ Tamahana

♪ E he galo koe

♪ I toku loto

♪ Tamahana

♪ It's just you and I

♪ For a lifetime

♪ I will always love you

♪ And not just
for this lifetime

♪ The promise made

♪ By this heart of mine

♪ You're the one

♪ I knew one day
you would come

♪ And you would come for me

♪ I will comfort you

♪ We will grow old forever

♪ Together in love

♪ To settle in the calm

♪ Following love's frown

♪ It's just you and I

♪ Never let you down

♪ I will never
let you down

♪ Tamahana

♪ E he galo koe

♪ I toku loto

♪ Tamahana

♪ It's just you and I

♪ For a lifetime

♪ I will always love you

♪ And not just
for this lifetime

♪ The promise made

♪ By this heart of mine

♪ You're the one

♪ I knew one day
you would come

♪ And you would come for me

♪ I will comfort you

♪ We will grow old forever

♪ Together in love

♪ To settle in the calm

♪ Following love's frown

♪ It's just you and I

♪ Never let you down

♪ I will never
let you down

♪ Tamahana

♪ E he galo koe

♪ I toku loto

♪ Tamahana

♪ It's just you and I

♪ For all time

♪ Tamahana

♪ E he galo koe

♪ I toku loto

♪ Tamahana

♪ It's just you and I

♪ For all time

♪ Tamahana

♪ E he galo koe

♪ I toku loto

♪ Tamahana

♪ It's just you and I

♪ For all time

♪ Tamahana

♪ E he galo koe

♪ I toku loto

♪ Tamahana

♪ It's just you and I