Original subtitles

♪♪

[man] It was the summer of 1875.

And McKenna was a long way from home.

He was married to an Indian girl.

The daughter of a tribal elder.

She was waiting for him in their cabin on the mountain.

She had a fever.

And he'd ridden his horse to death

to get back with medicine for her.

♪♪

[thunder crashes]

[grunting]

[man] There were dangers in the forest that night.

Not just the wind and the rain, but lightning.

[thunder crashes]

A gang of cutthroats,

hired by timber agents for the Northern Pacific, were waiting for him.

They wanted his trees for railroad ties.

But he wouldn't sell and he wouldn't deal.

It was Indian land,

given to him by his wife's father.

He could sense the danger, but by then it was too late.

[thunder crashes]

They caught up with him on the trail above the river.

[thunder rumbles]

[grunting]

And McKenna fought them in the way of the Indian.

Lunging and spinning.

Grappling and swirling.

[shouting]

They had their guns.

But every part of Jedidiah McKenna, a man hardened by rain

and fire on the mountain, every part of him was a weapon.

He was alone, and there were six of them.

[grunting]

Then there were five. [chuckles]

[man yells]

McKenna had run 40 miles.

From a trading post on the Columbia.

But he was winning.

He was beating them.

[grunting]

Ah!

[man] Ugh!

[gun cocking]

[grunts]

[groans]

[man] They shot him, though.

Cowards that they were.

And he fell, tumbling and rolling,

down into the white water.

[thunder crashes]

He never made it back to her then?

He just drowned in the river?

Come on, you guys. I mean, the guy was shot.

He didn't have to drown, he was already on his way to the boneyard.

Maybe it's the river on our mountain.

Is this the Bigfoot story? Sasquatch, is that what this is?

No. It's not about Sasquatch.

Or the river.

Or the gun.

You were right, Austene. He never saw his wife again.

But he never left the mountain either.

♪♪

He was cold,

lost in the eternal darkness,

lying on the riverbank in the wilderness.

[animal huffing]

But this time, he was not alone.

A forest spirit found him.

This one had taken the form of Great Bear.

[growling]

This is how the legend began.

The legend of the Spirit of the Mountain.

You sure about this legend?

We've all heard little bits and pieces of it.

But he was shot.

Wasn't he?

And he was drowned, wasn't he?

Guys, legends aren't true. They're just things that people want to be true.

I don't know, what better thing to believe in, Brian? There has to be some good in it.

Justin's right, Brian. I mean, most legends and folklore are based in fact.

That's right.

McKenna was shot.

And he was in the river all night.

[growling]

[bear growling]

[screeches]

[growling]

[screeching]

-[roaring] -[screeching]

[roaring]

[man] In the magic glade,

deep in Tanglewood,

all those years ago,

the power of the forest,

the power that could restore life

to any human or beast harmed by another,

that power was called down by the bear.

And it touched McKenna.

And the spirits of the mountain joined in him.

Then the bear

and the wolf

-and the eagle... -[screeches]

...became one in McKenna.

He could become all of them,

in Indian legend, shapeshifter.

And he would stay forever to protect the mountain

and everything that lived there and everyone who loved it.

You mean he's a spirit now? A spirit on the mountain?

-Like a ghost? -No, no, no. Not a ghost.

McKenna's spirit embodies the strength of the balance of nature.

[laughs] Well, that's enough for now.

We better get along or we'll be late for the big shindig.

I'll tell you some more another time.

-Wait. Mr. Madison? -Yeah?

Well, what's a shapeshifter? You know, like the one in the Indian legend?

Well, Justin, a shapeshifter can appear human,

or has the ability to take the shape of those creatures he loved in life.

He can even see through your eyes

into your soul.

-No kidding? -[chuckles]

No kidding, Logan. Let's go!

Ready to go, Justin! We're gonna be late!

-Yeah, I'll be right there. -[woman] Make sure you put the fire out, honey!

Yeah, yeah.

-Stacy. -What have you been up to out there?

-You're looking very pretty. -Thank you.

What do you think about this big get-together?

Well, everybody knows what I think.

Do you think Mr. Madison makes it all up?

You know, about the legend of Tanglewood?

[boy] Come on, he knows we hang around the old treehouse.

He just wants to give Logan the creeps, that's all.

-That is so sad. -What's sad?

He never got to see his wife again.

Yeah, that's sad.

[man] All we're talking about is cutting down a few old trees. All right?

I understand and share all of your concerns. I'm still one of you.

And like one of you, I only want what is best for this community.

But remember, the unharvested riches that we have on our mountain

can only bring prosperity and hope for our future here in Tanglewood.

Excuse me, Mr. Thorne.

Sounds like Thorne Lumber Company stands to benefit a whole lot.

What about our alternatives?

What about the wildlife? What about our nature conservancy?

[Thorne] My staff and I are fully aware of the alternatives.

But folks, let's be reasonable.

I mean, the nature conservancy,

there's no money in that, and I think it's obvious to all of you hardworking people.

But my harvesting proposal, it's going to change this town around!

-And that's what we all want, isn't it? -[applause]

My lawyers, my colleagues here,

will be glad to answer any questions that you may still have.

And I want to thank all of you for coming.

Thank you. Thank you for coming.

[applause]

Very good. I think they'll come around.

-It's lovely. -You two don't know what the hell you're talking about.

[country music plays]

-Can I offer you some punch? -Thank you.

-Thanks, Austene. -Having fun?

-Yeah. -No, thanks.

It's hard to believe that boy comes from these parts.

He's driven by nothing but greed.

I don't get it. What do they wanna do to our mountain?

You know, Logan, how can we be related?

They're just gonna pick it clean, bonehead.

Hey, don't call me bonehead, bonehead!

-Don't touch me. -Ah!

I guess we just gotta let the town council decide

if that Thorne guy can log the mountain.

Well, my dad's a logger too.

And he'd never, ever cut down those old trees.

Yeah, you know, Mr. Madison says those trees are 600, 800 years old.

-No kidding? -No kidding, Logan.

Brian, what are you... Oh, that's attractive.

-Mom. -Oh, come on, you guys.

Lord help me survive my older son's appetite.

Let's go. We got a big day tomorrow.

Yeah, Logan becomes an official Lord of Tanglewood tomorrow...

Where's your jacket, honey?

-Daddy, where have you been? -I got delayed.

I didn't mean to be late.

I'm sorry, honey.

I... But you know.

Yes, Daddy. I know.

They're talking about the mountain and...

It could mean a job.

It could mean everything for us.

I... I should... I should stay.

They can decide without us.

Come on, Daddy, let's go home.

You need some sleep.

Yeah, I am pretty tired.

Daddy, we'll walk.

Come on.

Good night, Daddy.

[Austene] Please help my daddy

to be strong,

and healthy.

Bless our mountain,

for the gift of melting snow,

the heart that gives life to our forest.

Please try and find a way to save it.

Bless Mommy, wherever she is.

And give her a thought of Daddy and me once in a while.

I need your help so much.

So much.

-Amen. -Amen.

[growling]

Remember, Logan, this is your first trip to the mountain.

I want you to listen to your brother... eh, give me the candy, Brian.

Listen to your brother and do everything he tells you to do.

-Everything? -Okay? No!

-Brian, give me the candy. -Ow!

-You had a good breakfast this morning. -I know.

Oh, yeah. Okay, you guys. Have a good time.

[all shouting]

-Let's go! -Bye, Mom, love you!

-[all shouting] -You understand?

I want all you kids to watch out for Logan!

And check with Clovis before you leave town!

-[kids shouting] -Uh-huh.

He'll call me if you don't!

♪♪

Good! This nature conservancy thing is nothing more than a threat.

They'll deal. The bottom line is greed. There's nothing like it.

Yeah, well, you should know. William!

You handled that impeccably. The prosperity of progress

buttons are always the best bait.

I couldn't care less about the progress of anyone except Travis Thorne, boys.

And so should you too because I'm your meal ticket.

William, I want you to get survey teams to the top

of the mountain first thing in the morning, set up grids for clear cutting.

There's 100 million board feet of lumber up there, and I want it all.

-Want to use local labor? -What for?

-They don't wanna cooperate. Scruples! -[man] What?

-Scruples, boys! Scruples! -Oh.

They can sizzle in their own grease.

[laughs]

We'll get a temporary permit, we'll strip the place,

we'll have our money in the bank before they can file on us.

And then you two... geniuses...

can just bury them in paperwork until hell is a ski resort.

-[laughs] Never mind. -Two minutes.

Come on, let's go.

I know what he meant.

Got enough food? Snacks? Power bars?

-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir, we got 'em!

-Toothpaste? Extra brushes? -I got one!

So...

you can't think of anything you might have forgotten?

-No, sir. -Nope.

We got it all right this time, Mr. Madison. Right, guys?

-[all] Yeah! -I see.

Well, now, this could be important, you know?

Especially since the alternative is pine cone or tree bark.

-Ow! -Uh...

-Oh, toilet paper. -Here you go, Justin.

-Thanks. Put this in my pack. -Cool.

Now, my young Lords of Tanglewood, go on.

-And tell the mountain hello for me. -[all] All right!

[all shouting goodbye]

[continued shouting]

Hm...

-Fill it up for me, will you? -You mean now?

-Yeah, that'd be good. -Whatever happened to conversation?

Hey, Blaine. How about a cup of coffee?

-No thanks. -How about a cup of my world-class chili?

No, no, no. I had some of that last summer.

-And? -When it gets hot, I can still taste it.

-[laughs] -[clanking]

Ah!

Lately, he's been coming in whenever he feels like it.

And that means less and less.

Yeah.

Hi, Arlen.

[sheriff] So how's everything going?

Couldn't be better.

Sorry, I only got the one cup.

Arlen, two years is enough time for all this.

Why, Blaine, whatever are you talking about?

-Forget it, Arlen. -She was my wife, you know?

[sighs] Why don't I just run my wife off too?

Then we can get drunk and snivel about our bad luck together.

I didn't run her off!

If you could have just had a little more patience,

-if you just understood... -I did understand!

I understood you were the best deputy I ever had

until people started tripping over you!

-Is there a point to all this? -Yeah! You got a daughter!

Who's doing a pretty good job of taking care of you so far.

-But it can't go on forever. -What are you talking about?

You're on the slide, Arlen. If you don't hoist up your pantyhose,

and get your life back together again, you're gonna lose Austene.

Sooner or later, one way or the other.

That's what's gonna happen.

Put the gas on my tab, will you, Barney?

♪♪

♪ Well, the bees are buzzing and the skies are blue ♪

♪ No more troubles for me and you ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ In the summertime

♪ Well, it ain't no crime to love the sunshine ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ Down by the river where the breeze is cool ♪

♪ We'll all get together and act like fools ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ Yeah, in the summertime

♪ Well, it ain't no crime to love the sunshine ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ That's right

[indistinct chatter]

♪ Yeah, in the summertime

♪ Ooh, in the summertime

♪ Well, it ain't no crime to love the sunshine ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ Yeah, in the summertime

♪ Yeah, in the summertime

♪ Well, it ain't no crime to love the sunshine ♪

♪ In the summertime

[indistinct singing]

Hey, guys?

Where'd everybody go?

Hey, guys!

Hello?

[bird flapping wings]

Don't mess with me! I know karate!

Come on, guys, come out!

Austene?

Come on, guys, come out, please!

Lewis?

Brian, I'll do your chores if you come out!

Please come out!

Hey, guys?

Hey, guys.

I'm getting a little scared here.

Whoa!

[all shouting]

Yeah, Logan! Come on, man, this place is rad!

[all shouting]

Come on, Logan! Welcome to Tanglewood Manor

-Come on, Logan, let's go! -Come on, Logan!

It's the best, let's go! Come on!

-Hey, guys, we're here! -Check out the house!

Logan, come on, man, let's go!

-[continued shouting] -[roaring]

[all shouting]

What? Yeah, right.

I'm not falling for another one.

I'm no fool, you know!

Come on, Justin, let's go!

Come on, come on, come on!

There was a big gorilla, I swear!

I don't know, but the only gorilla around here is in the zoo!

Well, one of them must have got out then.

This is cool.

[Austene] It was the mountain. I saw its eyes.

No, I saw it. It was a bear, a giant bear.

-[roaring] -[shouting] A monster!

-Logan! -Logan!

Ah! Guys, it's got me!

It's got me! [indistinct shouting]

[all shouting]

-Please help me! Get me! -[shouting]

[all grunt]

[clattering]

[all screaming]

[animal grunting]

[laughs] Guys, it's a baby bear.

[all laughing]

Look at him!

[all laughing]

Let me get that rag off you, little guy.

-Oh. -Rags. That's a good name.

-Hey! -[snuffling]

You know, you guys, I wasn't scared.

-Oh, yeah, right, Brian! -You guys, I wasn't scared.

-Jeez! -Rags is so cute.

I know what you're thinking, Austene.

Bear cubs do not make good pets.

[cub grunting]

Goodbye, Rags.

♪♪

[croaking]

[sniffing]

Whew!

Gotta smelly job to do up here, guys.

Mr. Rags left us two piles of calling cards.

-I'll get the water. -Come on, Logan. Show you around.

This place is awesome. Come on, let's go.

-Mark it. -[static]

-[animal groaning] -Whoa, what was that?

[bird chirping]

What? What?

I don't know, it's... it's something, it's...

It just doesn't feel right. That's all.

-Just finish the job, will you? -Yeah.

[soft groaning]

-[grunting] -Holly, grab your gun.

We got a bear over here.

Did he say bear?

Bear?!

[bear grunting]

You guys don't hurry up, we're gonna lose him!

[twig cracks]

[thumping]

The danger signal. The danger signal!

Come on, Logan!

Let's go, you guys, come on!

[grunting]

There he is!

Now we got him.

[screeching]

[screeching]

[bear grunting]

Either of you want the shot?

[grunting]

Come on, if he was a fish, you'd have to throw him back.

It's not a fish and it's worth something, no matter how big it is.

Yeah? It'd be worth a lot more if he was bigger.

Yeah. You wanna wait for it to grow up?

They're gonna shoot Rags!

[whimpering]

No! No, you can't shoot him!

Stop!

Well, well, well. Where'd you come from?

Don't you know better than to run at a man with a rifle?

You can't shoot that bear cub!

[cub grunting]

You're right.

Holly.

I should just skin it alive. [laughs]

No! Please!

Come here, you little oogie-boogie bear?

[screeching]

Ah! Oh!

[grunting]

-Whoa! -Oh!

Holly!

Move one more muscle,

and I'm gonna blow your head off.

[grunts]

Whoa!

Ah! Oh!

-Oh! -[groaning]

Ahh!

Oh, gotta hurt!

[grunting]

Oh!

[all] Oh!

Ah!

Uh-oh!

[all cheering]

[bear cub grunting]

Yeah!

I don't know who you are, mister, but you're in big trouble.

Get off the mountain. All of you.

We have every right to be here. You can't tell us what to do.

[growling]

[growling, howling, screeching]

[Holly] Let's, uh, do what he says.

What's the matter, Holly, you getting superstitious on me?

Yeah. That's exactly what I'm doing.

-Let's get out of here. -[snarling]

Rags! Rags!

Aw, Rags.

I'm so glad you're back. I missed you.

You were very brave, Austene. You saved his life.

Where's his mother?

His mother was old and sick. She died giving him life.

Do you think it would be all right if I could take him home,

-just for a little while? -He wouldn't be happy off the mountain.

-His home's here in the forest. -Can I be his friend?

You are his friend.

[kids shouting]

[indistinct chatter]

Where'd he go? Did you guys see?

I was just talking with him!

Did you see the look on their faces? That was awesome.

-They didn't stand a chance! -Are you guys blind?

I was just talking to him! Where'd he go?

He just walked away after the fight, Austene.

-No. I was talking with him. -Austene, you were talking to the bear.

-He said he was my friend. -[radio static]

What do... what do you mean he said he was your friend?

-He's a bear, Austene. -Bears don't talk.

Hey, Justin, Brian! This guy dropped his walkie-talkie!

Ah, you may as well toss it. One walkie-talkie isn't good for anything. Let's go.

-I guess you're right. -I'm right, yes, I'm right.

[indistinct chatter]

Mr. Thorne!

Better be good news!

All I wanna hear is good news.

We nearly finished it.

What does "nearly" mean?

Some kids up there, school's out.

Should have figured on that.

Yeah, you let me do the figuring, all right?

And there's somebody else up there too.

-Who? -I don't know.

-What'd he look like? -Well, trapper,

some kind of hippie out of the '70s, you know.

Leather and stuff.

Is that what happened to your face?

Holly and two of my surveyors quit when we got back.

They said you don't pay them enough money to get busted up.

Is that right? Then just find a few men who aren't squeamish about fighting, all right?

You know, I don't know about that trapper guy,

but there's no mystery why those kids are up there.

[chuckles] It's that tree house.

[laughs]

You know, I used to play up there when I was a kid. It was...

magical.

Wonderful place.

[laughs] You...

I had some of my fondest memories when I'd...

Just get rid of the damn thing.

Okay.

[all shouting]

Yeah, yeah, just go! Blah!

[grunts]

[all shouting]

-Come on! -You made it! You're one of us now!

You're a Lord! Hey!

[Austene] The initiation's over.

-Come on! -Ugh!

He ate 15 sardines and he drank the chocolate milk.

That's enough. He doesn't need to toss his cookies too.

-Brian did. -I had the flu.

Okay, we need to do this as the sun sets.

Well, why do we have to do it as the sun sets?

We have to do this at sunset because that's how the generations before us did it.

This is our vow.

You know your part?

We, the Lords of Tanglewood...

Where the forest has for centuries stood...

Cherish your mountain, and all the earth.

With all its creatures and boundless worth.

As did the ones who came before.

Those will teach are with them more.

[fire whooshes]

[all] We ask you to leave it pure as found.

We are to it forever bound.

We ask you to leave it pure as found.

We are to it forever bound.

We are to it forever bound.

[hooting]

[hooting]

[snuffling]

[hissing]

[screams]

Oh, it's you, Fred.

Austene, Fred's back!

I'll be right there.

[groans]

[indistinct]

-Where is he? -In my sleeping bag.

Whoa! Snake!

I think Fred's okay, but I don't want him in my sleeping bag.

-Especially when I'm in there. -He's cold and you're warm. What do you expect?

He's my Freddy, Freddy, Freddy.

-Ew! -Are we going fishing?

[all] Yeah!

Oh, hey, Austene. Maybe we can use old Freddy for bait.

-No way. -[laughter]

Hey, you guys just watch. I am going to catch some fish today.

♪♪

Hey, Rags. What are you smelling at?

Beauty.

Hey, guys, I caught another fish!

Caught another one!

We're zip and she's got seven already.

-[laughs] Yes! -She's just showing off.

I hate when this happens. Hate it!

Hey, Austene, get your puppy out of the water!

-He's scaring all the fish! -He's not scaring mine!

-Well, that's because you're over there and he's over here! -Yeah!

-[laughing] -Oh, Rags!

Rags!

[indistinct chatter]

I caught a whale!

[all shouting]

They'll be playing there all day. Let's go set the charge.

[laughing, shouting]

[laughs]

[laughing]

[beeping]

[laughing, shouting]

-Ahh! [moaning] -Logan?

-What happened? -I fell on a rock!

-[Austene] Let me look at it. -It was like a knife. Oh!

-Ahh! -A minor laceration.

It looks far more worse than it is.

We gotta get back. The first aid kit's in the treehouse.

-I'm sorry, you guys. -It's your first time up here, Mom told me to take care of you.

-Look what you do, Logan. You crash and burn. -[groaning]

[all shouting]

[indistinct shouting]

No!

Logan.

You know, it... it didn't really hurt at all.

-You're okay. -Thanks, Austene.

-Told you it wouldn't hurt. -Listen to us more often.

-You okay? -You're all right.

Does anybody wanna help me clean the fish?

I've gotta go find some firewood.

I'm gonna go help him.

I gotta go find a tree and take care of my business.

I gotta go make a fire.

With the, uh, firewood.

Wimps. Come on, Rags.

♪♪

[beeping]

Well, well, well.

Will miracles never cease to happen?

I'm glad you realize that.

Heh.

I was hoping for this.

I told you to get off the mountain.

Yeah, you did.

[grunting]

Ohh!

Ahh!

[squeaking]

Ahh! Uh-oh!

[groans]

You're real slippery, aren't you?

Well, fight this.

Austene, come on! It's the same guys, we'll call the rangers!

-I can't right now. -Austene, what are you waiting for? Come on!

I have to put the fish away or Rags will eat them.

-Okay, well, just catch up with us then, all right? -And hurry!

-[bird screeching] -Ah!

You stay here, Rags.

[screeching]

[beeping]

[panting]

[beeps]

-Sounded like an explosion! -Where'd it come from?

Sounded like the treehouse!

-[all] Austene! -Oh, my God!

[bear groaning]

-Austene! She must be in there! -No!

-Ah! -No!

-Austene! -I don't see her!

Austene!

Protecting spirit! Protecting spirit!

What good does it do to believe anything?!

We gotta get some help! Somebody's gotta help us!

Somebody's gotta help us! Listen to me!

Where was he when you really need him, huh? Where was he?

-Calm down and listen to me! -Okay! Shut up!

-Everybody just shut up! -[sobbing]

Lewis is right. We gotta get some help!

Let's go, let's go! Let's go!

-We gotta go, come on! -No! We didn't find her!

♪♪

[indistinct shouting]

Go, go, go!

Clovis.

[panting]

-Hey, Mr. Madison! -Mr. Madison!

[all] Mr. Madison!

-[indistinct shouting] -[Madison] Slow down!

[continued shouting]

Get in the Bronco, let's go! Go on back up there, let's go!

Clovis, call Sheriff Ramsey!

And the Forest Service, tell them there might be a fire!

♪♪

Give me the sheriff.

[growling]

How are you feeling, Austene?

Where am I?

Was I sleeping?

Yes, you were sleeping.

Rags, where is he?

Over there.

[grunting]

What happened?

-Where are all the others? -Your friends are fine.

Is this your home?

Is this where you live?

The forest is my home.

Are you the...

Have you lived here a long, long time?

A long, long time.

I'm really sorry you never saw your wife again.

Sleep.

Everything will be fine.

Arlen, calm down.

[grunting, panting]

Arlen, come here. Come here, come here.

-You gotta calm down. -She's not here, Blaine!

-Yeah. -She wasn't here!

If she'd been here, we would have found her!

-All right. All right! -We'd have found her, wouldn't we?

[Arlen panting, sobbing]

Why don't you just beat the hell out of me!

-[sobbing] -It wouldn't have done any good.

Nothing would feel like it. Come on.

[sobbing]

[Arlen sobbing]

Oh, God!

God in heaven!

What... what did I do...

Austene!

[Austene] Daddy?

[sobbing] Baby!

My baby! [sobbing]

Guys, it's Austene!

Yes! She's okay!

[Arlen sobbing] Poor baby!

I love you so much! I love you!

I thought I lost you! Oh, baby!

-I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! -It's okay.

-Please forgive me. -I do, it's fine!

I love you, baby!

[bird screeches]

Still on the job, eh?

-What was that? -I was just saying thank you.

[sobbing]

[bird screeches]

To the spirit of the mountain.

[chuckles]

You don't still believe in those old stories, do you?

[Arlen] What happened on the mountain, Blaine, you saw it.

How could anything have lived through that?

I told you, Daddy. My friend helped me.

You know, things have been happening on that mountain for a long time.

It's not haunted, I know that.

[coffee pouring]

Enchanted, maybe.

Enchanted?

What happened to you up there today,

it reminds me of something that happened...

30 years ago.

Took my wife out canoeing in the moonlight.

And it got breezy and it got chilly and...

I wanted to move up the front and put my jacket around her.

And I took a wrong step and I shifted my weight and the canoe capsized.

So I could hear her screaming, but...

before I could get to her, she went under.

So I dove.

And I dove and dove.

And I couldn't find her.

I didn't know what else to do, so I ran for help.

When I got back,

she was there.

Cold and wet, and waiting for me.

Something had lifted her up, she said.

Something embraced her and carried her to the surface.

And she wasn't afraid.

And she knew I was coming back.

How do you explain that?

[chuckles]

Some things you can't explain.

I know what I believe.

You might not agree.

But I'm thankful for the way things worked out.

And you should be too.

[rumbling]

What the heck?

Thorne's on the move. He managed to get a temporary permit.

He can start cutting the trees at noon tomorrow.

-[Ramsey] What? -We're supposed to vote on this.

-We gotta get a court order. -Well, this might help.

I got a call this morning from someone who saw one of Thorne's crews loading explosives.

You mean, Thorne could be responsible for blowing up the treehouse?

Everything points at Thorne.

Whoa, whoa.

♪♪

Justin! Hey!

Austene? What are you doing here?

We have some emergency planning to do.

I know the sheriff and the grownups are gonna do all they can.

-We can't just wait around. -Right, and look what they did to the treehouse, you guys.

If we're gonna put our plan into action, we've gotta move fast.

Hold on. We got a little problem with our plan.

-What? -Communications.

They have CBs and walkie-talkies.

I might have something.

[all shouting]

♪♪

-Everyone in the crew have a radio? -Yes, sir.

-Are they all on the same frequency? -I checked them all myself.

You make it absolutely clear that nothing and no one makes a move

-without a direct order from me. -Yes, sir, Mr. Thorne.

-I guarantee nothing's gonna go wrong. -I'll remember you said that.

Buster! Get that truck loaded up and follow us. We're taking the back road.

Travis, why is it necessary for us to go? We don't belong up there.

He's right, Travis. We're big city attorneys. We're not backwoods lawyers.

Oh, I'm sorry, gentlemen. I really am.

Are you two certain that those permits are in order?

Well, yeah, sure. But this isn't...

Then get your candy butts aboard! We got 72 hours

to cut everything we can and get the heck out! Get in!

Move out!

Get in! Move out!

♪♪

This is it. Let's do it.

-All right, you have the tapes and the walkie? -Yes.

All right. Then go up to the top of that hill and they'll be in between Thorne and his men.

-You ready? -Yeah. I'm ready.

Go.

All right, you guys.

One, two, three. Push!

[grunting]

Guys, they're coming!

Let's go.

-You guys ready? -Yeah.

Okay.

All right, everybody out. Look alive!

All right, ladies, let's move it! Hustle, hustle!

-We gotta move this log! -Get this chunk of kindling off the road.

You too! Come on, out of the car!

You know what, gentlemen?

I think somebody's trying to pull my chain.

[man] Ow!

-[chuckles] -We've got thumbtacks in the log there, Mr. Thorne.

-Sh! -[chuckles]

-It's the green weenies. -Weenies?

Environmentalists.

Do it.

[Thorne] They're out there.

I know they are.

Continue, Mr. Williams.

Do it again.

Come on, you can take care of your boo-boo when we get back.

Let's go! Lift it up! Come on, girls.

-Yes! -Ah!

[Thorne] I know you're out there. Huh?

You little green weenies.

Environmentalists?

You're afraid to show your faces, is that what it is?

Huh? Well, it's not gonna work!

I don't need to see your face!

'Cause I know you are out there!

Put your back into it, come on!

-Do I have to do everything myself? -Come on!

[Thorne] I know your game.

Nothing new to me. You're afraid, right?

Hiding in the woods like the cowardly little fairies you are.

-Mr. Thorne! -Not now, Buster. Huh?

I don't have time for your nonsense.

Now, you might try to slow me down, you hear?

But you will never stop me.

-Mr. Thorne, the antenna. -You understand? Never!

-Mr. Williams! -You will never stop...

-Mr. Williams! -...Travis Thorne!

But don't ever sneak up on my like that.

-All right, everybody load up. -Mr. Thorne.

I said no, all right? Not tomorrow, not next week.

-Now! -Yes, sir, Mr. Thorne.

Come on, Buster. Let's go.

What am I, surrounded by morons or something?

Let's get in the car!

Hey, Austene, I finally got one bigger than you.

[engine sputtering]

-Won't start. -It's a brilliant observation, Mr. Williams.

It's probably just flooded. I'll get it.

[engine sputtering]

Potato.

[chuckles]

Two potatoes.

Mr. Thorne!

Oh, no.

Time for plan two.

Just look what I found in the tailpipes.

A potato!

-Potato? -Yeah!

I got two of them.

One potato, two potato.

[laughs] You want one?

Do I want one? He wants to know if I want a potato. [laughs]

[mumbles] Come here, Buster.

You're one of them, aren't you? You're a little green weenie!

-I've been penetrated! -Mr. Thorne, it's not his fault!

No, he works for you, Mr. Thorne.

Hurting him won't do you any good!

I don't wanna hurt him! I don't wanna hurt him!

I just wanna strangle him, it'll make me feel better!

-All right? All right. -Okay.

-[coughing] -All right. All right.

All right. I'm okay.

They just wanna stop me.

I think we can go now, Mr. Williams.

-Okay. -[engine starts]

[man] And another Thorne crew here.

Do any of you believe that Thorne's gonna wait for a 12:00 deadline,

-once he gets set up? -Thorne? No.

We gotta get that court order.

-[loud bang] -Yes!

You gutless environmental punks!

If it's trouble you want, it's trouble you'll get!

That's right, trouble! And its name is Thorne!

-Go! -Travis... whoa!

[yelling]

[continues yelling]

[grunting, moaning]

-That was for Thorne! -[cheering]

-Sh! We gotta go, guys! -Okay.

[yelling]

[yelling]

[yelling]

Oh!

I stopped. I stopped. That's good.

[rope creaking]

Ahh!

[yelling]

[phone rings]

Ramsey.

Okay.

Great.

You tell the judge I said thank you.

Got it.

We got the court order and we got a bonus.

An arrest warrant for Thorne and Williams.

-Great. -Let's go.

I'm gonna get the tractor down and warm her up.

-Bring that money home. -We gotta wait for Thorne to radio us

before we start cutting the trees.

-Wish we could just cut down them trees. -Yeah, me too.

[rock music plays]

♪ Why do you treat me mean?

♪ Rayleen, Rayleen So mean, so clean ♪

♪ Rayleen

♪ I took you out to dinner I took you to a show ♪

♪ I took you home to Mother All you did was say no ♪

I need a first aid kit now.

[Buster] Oh, I know, I know you need one, sir.

Them brambles, they're full of poison oak and sumac too.

-And it looks like you got a good dose of both. -Don't touch me!

Don't ever touch me!

Get on the CB and get me a first aid kit.

I'd like to help out.

But somebody busted the antennae clean off of them.

-[mumbles] -Tire's fixed.

All right, all right.

Okay. Next plan.

I wanna cut the trees down now. Okay?

Right now. Does anybody have a problem with that?

It's not 12:00 yet.

[mocking] Not 12:00 yet.

Our permit's not good before 12.

I pay you $400 an hour, you know what time it is.

Buster! Give me that walkie-talkie.

-Now! -But sir...

Ah...

-I'm worried about him. -Me too.

[mutters]

-Ah! -[loud music plays]

What the hell was that? What was that? Huh?

Okay. Radios. Gimme yours.

I, uh... lost mine.

Well, obviously somebody must have found it, huh?

Okay!

I want you to hustle your buns over that hill.

You get there before us, just tell them that I said to cut the trees down now.

All right?

-Buster! -[music continues]

Get in here and drive this thing.

-But sir... -Just... drive it!

They're gonna cut down our forest!

-We can't let them do that! -Well, what are we gonna do now?

[rock music continues]

We've gotta stop them!

[engine starts]

♪ Rayleen, Rayleen So mean, so clean ♪

♪ Rayleen

♪ Give you all my money I buy you diamond rings ♪

♪ You tell me you're unhappy That you want the finest things ♪

♪ Rayleen, why do you treat your daddy mean? ♪

♪ Rayleen, Rayleen So mean, so clean, Rayleen ♪

[music continues]

[music stops]

So you're the little punk messing with the radios, huh?

-Ah! -Oh...

So, uh...

you'd be one of those karate guys, huh?

Ha! [laughs]

Who do you think you are, Bruce Lee?

No, see, you'd be, uh, Bruce Flea.

I tell you what. I'll let you have a free shot, huh?

Come on, here. Give me one right here.

It's all yours. Gimme your best shot.

Come on. Come on.

Right there.

Come on.

Don't be afraid.

[grunting]

Ah!

Where'd you come from?

We got some unfinished business, you and me.

You gonna stick around this time and fight like a man, huh?

-Do you want to fight him, Logan? -Uh-uh.

He's too big.

Yeah, you're right.

Fight like a man, huh?

-Yeah. -You mean, like an Englishman?

Oh!

[groaning]

None of that Englishman garbage!

Just... just fight! You know, just...

-Like a mountain man? -Yeah!

Ah! Ahh!

[grunting]

Whoa! Oof!

Why don't you just... fight...

fair?

Over here.

[groaning] That's not fair!

Now he's your size.

Hi-yah!

[groans]

Yeah!

Those environmentalists, they send kids to do their dirty work.

Well, I'm gonna scare the pants off of them. Huh? Watch this.

Give me the rifle!

-[Buster] Here. Here. -Ah!

Don't ever point that gun at me like that.

Nobody, huh?

Nobody is gonna stop me from cutting down my trees!

You see this? This is a rifle.

I got five bullets in it. There's four of you, huh?

Somebody's gonna get shot twice. [laughs]

[panting]

[wolf growling]

Wolf.

-[siren wailing] -Where'd it go?

Mr. Thorne!

-Police. -Where?

-[siren wailing] -Here, take this.

-It's your gun, Mr. Thorne! -Take the gun!

-It's your gun! -Take the...

Oh, no!

Buster!

Why is this happening to me? Why?

-Here. Come here. -I don't want it.

I want you to deal with this. Just... just deal with it!

All right, drop the gun!

You're under arrest for illegal use of explosives.

And now for assaulting a police officer.

-Drop the gun! -What am I gonna do with it?

-Here, you take it. -I don't wanna take it!

-Take the gun! -I don't want it!

-Oh! -Uh!

-Thorne's getting away! -Come on!

Go after the lawyers!

[shouting]

Mr. Thorne! We don't have a criminal case!

Take it! Take it!

Take it!

-Thorne's never gonna radio us. -Yeah, you're probably right.

-Let's start cutting the trees. -I'm in this truck all day.

Yeah.

[saw revving]

[grunting]

Whoa!

Ahh!

[chirps]

Ow, ow!

[panting]

I hear something.

[chuckles]

[laughs]

[McKenna] Give you a hand?

Yeah. That's nice.

-Bad day? -You can't imagine what kind of day I've had.

Wait a minute. Aren't you that hippie?

I mean the guy that, uh, gave my boys a whipping, right? Huh?

Hey, no hard feelings, all right? [laughs]

Look...

I gotta... I gotta get over this mountain over here. All right?

I'll give you 10,000 bucks if you help me out.

-Why? -What do you mean, why?

'Cause I got guys chasing me, that's why.

Why are they chasing you?

Because I wanna cut down a few trees, okay?

Well, you almost burned them down when you were a kid.

Travis Thorne.

How did you know that?

I mean, I never told nobody that.

-I know. -[chuckles] It's true.

When I was a little, tiny guy I built this fire, wanted to get it as big as I could, see?

I mean, big fire. And then it started spreading, I didn't know what to do.

So I just took off running for home. [laughs]

You know, to this day, I never figured out how I never burned down this whole mountain.

I saved the forest from your carelessness.

Now I'll save it from your greed.

You kill me, huh? [laughs]

You just... kill me.

[laughs]

Oh! Oof!

You believed in the magic of the mountain when you were a kid.

[sputters] That's because I was a kid. I'm a grownup now.

Okay? Huh?

-You wanna know the... Ooh. -[back cracks]

The only magic I believe in is the magic of the almighty dollar, huh?

-How very sad. -Well, sad this.

[groans]

Oh!

[sighs] Yes, very sad.

That the only dreams you believe in...

are the ones that you can buy.

Well, that's the only kind there are.

Are you sure?

Yeah. I'm sure.

Well, if there's nothing I can do to change your mind....

[deep voice] then maybe I can.

[growling]

-Ohh! Ahh! -[growling]

Oh!

-Ahh! -[growling]

[shouting, grunting]

[Thorne shouting]

[shouting, groaning]

Ooh!

Hi. I just had a vision. I feel reborn.

You know, I love everything now. I love the forest, the trees, the eagles, the bears.

Especially the bears. I love bears. See, I know I'm gonna have to spend some time,

but it really doesn't matter.

I'm so happy I could sing! I love this land!

From the redwood forest, I feel love flowing through me!

Hi! I've been reborn. You've never seen a bear that talked, did you? Ever?

[laughs] I don't know, I love these...

Don't put me in the common space! It's crazy, please!

Crazy, man, please! Please don't...

Do you know a good lawyer in town?

[all shouting at once]

-You saw a wolf? -Yeah, we saw a wolf.

[kids continue chattering]

I'd like you to wear this again, Arlen.

If you feel you're ready for it.

-The story you told... -Yeah, all right.

I'd like that, Blaine.

[continue chattering]

Tell me what.

Thanks.

It looks good on you, Daddy.

-I love you. -I love you too.

Come here.

[all chattering]

Get in. Right up.

Down!

Easy!

No, I... Well, I guess I'll get in.

It's kinda good.

-Hey, how's it going? -[laughter]

-[shouting] -[laughing]

Ahh!

[grunting]

[man] Come on!

[all cheering]

He did find her! He did find his wife!

What are you talking about?

Never mind.

♪♪

[rock music plays]

♪ Well, the bees are buzzing and the skies are blue ♪

♪ No more troubles for me and you ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ In the summertime

♪ Well, it ain't no crime to love the sunshine ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ Down by the river where the breeze is cool ♪

♪ We'll all get together and act like fools ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ Yeah, in the summertime

♪ Well, it ain't no crime to love the sunshine ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ That's right

♪ Well, I left her She's all grown up ♪

♪ Now here come the boys She ain't giving it up ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ In the summertime

♪ Well, it ain't no crime to love the sunshine ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ That's right

♪ Well, some say it's a sin But it's not one of mine ♪

♪ 'Cause the good Lord said Come on and drink the wine ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ Yeah, in the summertime

♪ Well, it ain't no crime to love the sunshine ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ One more time

♪ Yeah, in the summertime

♪ Ooh, in the summertime

♪ Well, it ain't no crime to love the sunshine ♪

♪ In the summertime

♪ Yes, in the summertime

♪ Yeah, in the summertime

♪ Well, it ain't no crime to love the sunshine ♪

♪ In the summertime