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Based on a true story.

In the shadow of Kilimanjaro

Come on, Kifle, track her!

Slowly, boys...

Slowly.

This is my house...

- This is my house... - This is my house...

I have a dog.

- I have a dog. - I have a dog.

I got chickens.

- I got chickens. - I got chickens.

- I have cows. - I have cows.

How many cows?

Linda, sorry to barge in on you like this.

That's all right. Who do we have here?

This little one can't talk or won't, so I don't know her name or her village.

I found her wandering in the bush.

I also found her mother...

- Or what was left of her. - What happened?

Some kind of animal attack.

Game gets scarce, this kind of thing happens.

Wheter she's Samburu or Massai...

I'll make sure she gets back to her people.

Thank you.

You know, if they transfer you out o' here I don't know what I'm gonna do.

Don't worry about it, they forgot about me a long time ago.

Damn!

Damn mink coat ain't gettin' no closer.

Hey, Pearl Harbor, why don't you ask one of you little buddies to give us a hand?

You may give him a pick an' shovel and cut him in on the action!

Hey, monkey! How'd you like to be rich?

Get to work, here comes the man!

Morning, boss!

How's she going?

That damn conveyor broke again, boss.

But we got it all fixed.

What was she making before she broke?

Six cubic feet an hour.

Damn!

We'll never make the quota at that rate.

The water level is way down, Mr. T.. Way down.

Right, well...

Rig some pipe and sheeting and we'll recycle the bloody stuff.

Well, there's nothing for it.

We'll have to get all of vats working.

But Tuck, we don't have the power, man.

So let's Kurz and Bandy get here, we'll fire up the old boiler.

Hey man, that thing hasn't worked for thirty years!

Well, if it blows it blows.

Well, take it to its testing pressure.

I'm sure the problems got from there.

You know, if you screw this up I'm gonna fire you as boss.

I'll fall on a rhino horn and save you the trouble.

I sure hope Tshombe's bringing some rain clouds back in that thing.

Damn!

How is it looking, boys?

Temperature's goin' up.

How's the safety valve, Uto?

Seems all right to me.

All right boys, there's nothing for it. Open her up gently.

All right, let's go.

Jambo, great white hunter.

What brings you to this neck of the woods?

Giraffe get lost?

You'll better stand back from the men working over there, it might be contagious.

- Looks like I got a problem. - Yeah?

Two things...

One, should tell your men to keep an eye out for predatory animals.

The drought's upset their natural food supply...

And your crew might be a handy substitute.

All right, but then what you're for?

To protect us!

Yeah, I don't see it that way...

I figure it's the animals that need protecting.

You know, best thing you and your men could do...

Pull out.

That's until it'll rain.

Ringtree, I would not pull out for god himself.

I've got 51 days left on my government contract...

If I can't get my quota by then I am finished!

Busted. Flat broke. And so are the men.

What's the other point?

I want your water.

It's just for the animals.

Most of them have migrated North...

But the ones who haven't...

Are going to die of thirst.

Look, I'd like to help you, sport...

But I need it all.

I had to drill three hundred feet for that water...

And I need every drop I can get.

You know I could go to the Commissioner.

Yeah, well you try that, mate.

'Cause one call to Nairobi...

You and the Commissioner could be looking for a new job!

Bandy!

Bandy!

You Wallaby's pizzle!

You've left the bloody filters out the water pump!

You stop sparking that funny African tobacco...

And turn out useful, now move it!

Damn, you gotta do everything for 'em!

Hey, boss!

The pressure's redlining.

Redlining?

Second valve's stuck!

Well, open it manually!

- Will she go? - No.

- Shit! - 1,50.

Kurz, no more bloody fuel!

Come on ???

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1,55!

Claud! Close down number two valve...

And slacken off the pipe beyond it and then open it up to release the pressure!

How's she going? Temperature going up?

1,60.

Oh, Jesus Christ!

Jesus Christ!

Get that bloody wretch on there!

All right, everybody out! Go!

Go, you prick!

Get out!

Go...!

Damn!

- Yes? - I'm Lee Ringtree.

I have a reservation for today...

Oh, sure... you're Jack's wife!

Hi, I'm Ginny.

His room is all ready, Jumbe!

We don't get too many visitors in Namanga...

Especially this time of the year.

Ringtree.

Come on, honey.

Jack will sure gonna be glad to see you.

Bein' out there in the bush with no one to talk to but the animals...

By the way, we're short of water around here...

So you won't find any in these taps.

Just use the bath over beside the main building.

Ok.

Shit!

Fire!

- All that? - Thanks, Ginny.

How was your day?

Oh, Christ! What a bummer.

We heard the bang from here.

No kidding, there's a...

There's a hole out there the size of the Ngorongoro crater.

So what are you gonna do now?

Well, I suppose I can patch it.

It's just that sometimes I wonder whether is worth it.

Let me tell you something, Chris...

The fella I came out here with had great plans for that mine.

He was going to make Namanga into another Kimberly.

When the mine flopped it broke him.

I mean, he took off, I haven't seen him since.

But you're a winner, I can see that.

Tucker...

Are you married?

Why, interested?

I might be...

Especially if you bring that mine in.

Do you think I came nine thousand miles just to get laid?

Yeah, God wouldn't piss on Beverly Hills, either.

Oh, shit!

Don't start on me now, 'cause I can't deal with that.

Jack, I've filed for a divorce.

Look, it's not too late to change it.

Come home with me.

Tell 'em I've been rescued...

Brought back from the heart of darkness.

Goddamn, you Jack!

I love you...

And I want you with me... here.

I love you too!

And I want to be with you...

But back home!

And why, I ask you? Why?

Well, I shall be delighted to tell you why.

It's so your international corporations...

Can make one gigantic parking lot...

Out of the african continent.

Even the meat tastes good tonight.

Not that bad.

Of course, I was raised to believe that all food's good.

If there's enough of it.

Well...

Claud, don't forget you're in start-up in the morning.

But I have plans for him all night.

Maybe all morning.

You give him hell, Lucy.

Just remember that he's gonna be the mine an hour before the rest of us.

Shit!

Jesus Christ!

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Help!

- This is home. - Yeah, sure looks like it.

That's Goldy.

Where'd you find it?

A couple hundred yards down the road...

She had a broken arm, it was either shoot her or fix her up.

She's still half wild, I guess.

Hey Goldy, I love you very!

Beats the hotel!

Great view, inside plumbing...

Quiet.

Hey Robin, can you open the gate?

Figure you don't have to listen to your neighbors arguing, either.

Oh, I don't know about that...

Couple of cheetahs got into it one night...

You wouldn't believe how much noise a couple of cheetahs can make...

When they're doing it.

Horny devils!

Aren't you going to get that?

Wrong number.

Hey, Jack!

There's some trouble, a child is missing!

Ringtree. Yeah.

When was it?

I see...

No, certainly, I'll be glad to help any way I can.

Ok.

Good-bye.

Here you go.

Oh, thanks.

Well, I can see we're not having Beef Wellington in Beaujolais for dinner.

As a matter of fact we're having an Ostrich egg souffle and crocodile milk.

- I just haven't gone shopping yet. - Oh, sure!

Hey, what's that for?

Oh, probably nothing.

A boy is lost, that's all. Just gonna be back in a few hours.

So what are you going to do when you find him? Shoot him?

Just decoration, makes the locals feel secure...

They think I'm a great white hunter.

Don't leave the compound while I'm gone.

Ok.

Jack...

Don't worry.

Well, Goldy...

You want to split a beer?

Wow...

What should we do with the body?

Not a lot... I'll take him back to town...

And tell Lucille.

You guys get up for the mine.

We got a blooyd mine, alright!

- Mr. Ringtree... - Hello.

- This is the boy's grandfather. - Hi.

My apologies for interrupting your afternoon...

- But under the circumstances... - It's okay... I'm glad you did.

What I suggest is, we fan out...

And cover the lower east quarter of the Reserve first.

If the boy's run off into the brush and got lost...

That's where we're most likely to find him.

I agree.

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Ok, I want them to go down this road...

A cat, perhaps?

No... no, a cat would have broken the bones.

Even a small one. Look at that...

That's been stripped...

Lions, I can understand.

They have been known to attack humans. But baboons...

Anything can happen when an animal is starving.

As a matter of fact, I have reports...

Showing that several people have been killed and eaten by baboons.

They're very territorial creatures.

Point is other animals will migrate...

Look for food when they get hungry, but not the baboons, they stay put.

And if necessary, they kill and eat each other.

What are you suggesting?

Well, I'm suggesting the situation could be much worse than it looks.

In my opinion we ought to get the people of Namanga the hell out of here.

At least till the drought's over.

And put them where?

Well, I don't know, Nairobi would probably be the closest!

How do you suggest I get them there?

I don't know, but I'm sure that...!

There!

You see the problem?

Mr. Ringtree...

I am not goint to evacuate an entire community over one, isolated incident.

I agree.

Who asked for your opinion?

My men and I are staying.

I'm not going to be put out of business...

Because you can't handle a bunch of bloody monkeys!

You don't understand...

The bush isn't safe, for either you or your men!

I will be the judge of that.

Besides, I got a few ideas on how to handle the situation.

You have any idea...

How many baboons are out there...

Looking for dinner, Tucket?

About 90.000.

What are you gonna do?

Go out with you rifles? Shoot 'em off?

Maybe.

It's Game Reserve, Tucker.

You slaughter animals on the Game Reserve...

You go to prison.

??? sport.

This gives me the authority to take any action to protect myself and my men.

Bullshit! As of right now I'm shutting down the mine.

Gentlemen, please! This is getting us nowhere.

Are you guys ??? right me or not?

I'll make a full report to the Minister of the Interior.

It will be his decision.

Why didn't I think of that!

200 men, women and children...

A mining crew...

And an old drunk...

Are going to sleep soundly tonight...

Knowing they're protected by a full report.

I lost a man today, out on the savanna... Claude Gagnon.

What happened?

Baboons...

Look, I figure they're attacking because they're hungry.

So let's go out, kill a bunch of 'em...

And leave them there for the rest to feed 'em.

That may tight them over until the drought breaks.

I'll need some local help.

I'll see what I can do.

Thanks, sport.

Yeah...

And then her husband just got chewed off...

- Good morning, your highness. - Baboons.

Ok Lee, I gotta go.

Good.

All right.

Now, don't get caught off on your own. Stay in groups.

These guys are flushing 'em out for us, the rest is up to us.

And remember, we're mainly after the big ones, the...

The dominent ones, the leaders. Any questions?

Yeah!

How in the hell are we gonna tell a monkey leaders from the monkey followers?

Well, that's quite simple...

Monkey leaders have stars on their shoulders. Now, move it out.

Why, you bunch of silly asses...

There isn't a monkey out there that isn't your intellectual superior!

We are not going out there to philosophize with them!

They are dangerous animals!

Indeed!

I don't see the monkeys carrying guns...

Herr Kurz!

The war is over, Colonel.

All right, Maitland, you've had your say.

Ringtree, if you're coming, you better come with me.

You're gonna shoot 'em or pose with 'em?

Look, I'm sorry about Gagnon.

Yeah, Claud was a good man.

I should tell you, though, it doesn't change anything.

I'm flying up to Nairobi with Tshombe day after tomorrow...

And get authority to order a general evacuation.

- Nothing personal, you understand. - Oh, thanks.

This isn't gonna work, you know.

Kill a few dominent males...

Leave the carcasses for the rest to feed on...

Seems like a good idea to me.

You're going to leave carcasses?

That's right.

Tshombe know that?

Of course.

All right...

I think you're gonna learn something about Africa.

Now get it out.

All right boys, let's go, let's go.

Come on.

All right.

Get them in the back of the truck. Come on! Come on!

What the hell is going on here?!

We're just collecting these to get the villagers some meat.

Part of the exercise is to feed the bloody animals!

I'm afraid we have to feed the bloody people first.

This meat will solve their problems.

Might solve their bloody problem...

It does bugger off for our problem.

The way I see it, Tucker...

There's only 89.988 more to go.

??? a few dozens, before.

I hear you're going to Nairobi on thursday.

With Mr. Ringtree.

In think it's very important for Mrs. Gagnon to get out of here.

I only have room for one.

Well, I'm sure if Mr. Ringtree business is very important...

He won't mind driving all the way to Nairobi.

Of course you're right.

Thursday afternoon... 4 o'clock.

She'll be there.

Mrs. Gagnon...?

Mrs. Gagnon?

I'm Lee Ringtree, Jack's wife.

I hope I'm not disturbing you, but...

I wanted to tell you how sorry I am about your husband...

And see if there's anything I can do to help.

I know he was very well liked by the others.

He loved me...

There was no one else...

Look, if you need some money...

No.

Mr. Tucker's seen to that.

I understand that you'll get your husband's share of mine...

When it pays off.

You know...

It doesn't mean anything to me now.

I'll see you before you leave?

My monthly cheque... has it come?

Hasn't yet arrived.

Box 23?

Not yet.

Damn!

Never happened ???

Same time tomorrow, eh?

Right.

Here we are.

All right... a heavy burden.

There you go.

Christ!

Telephone still out?

Yes, and the timing couldn't be worse.

If I don't get my groceries and supplies pretty soon...

One of us is gonna have to go to Nairobi.

Some people would call that a blessing in disguise.

Why don't you do something besides just sitting around here all the time?

Why don't you help me!

W-w-what can I do?

Nothing.

Yes. My name is Jack Ringtree...

I'm the Warden of Amboseli National Park. I'd like to see the Minister, please.

I'm sorry, the Minister is not here.

What about the Deputy Minister?

He's here but he is in a conference.

Sir, sir! Sir!

Who are you?

My name is Jack Ringtree, I'm the Warden of Amboseli National Park.

I assume it is an emergency.

Yes sir, it is.

I want you...

To issue an order...

Evacuating all the people of Namanga.

The baboons on the reserve have been attacking and killing humans.

Now we've already lost three people in the last couple of days...

- And I'm afraid... - 'Cause of starvation.

Yes.

You better write a report and submit it to my man at the front desk.

Mr. Mbusi, you do not understand...

I do understand.

Animals have attacked humans.

It is the drought.

It's happening all over Kenya...

If we evacuate the people of Namanga...

Where would we put them?

Zwiana? Kadachi?

There we have lost women and children to the lions.

Mr. Mbusi, these are not cats.

They are baboons, primates.

Intelligent, thinking animals.

If I was given a choice...

Of facing a hungry lion or a baboon...

I'd choose the latter.

This is a Gelada baboon...

The olive...

The yellow...

And they all have several things in common.

They hunt in packs.

They're three times stronger than humans and they're smart.

Now, they're hungry!

And there are at least 90.000 of them around Namanga.

Look at these!

In each one of them you see baboons all grouping together.

They're not killing each other off the way they should be doing...

U-under normal circumstances, but they're organizing!

When were these photographs taken?

Yesterday and the day before.

Well...

This is a topographical map...

Of the entire reserve.

Now...

Each quarter represents approximately a hundred square miles...

With Namanga here, almost in the center.

Now, I have been over the entire territory last couple of days...

And in every one of these territorial sections I found the same thing.

Gelada, yellows...

And the olive baboons are all grouping together.

What does District Officer Tshombe say about the situation?

He sent a hunting party out to kill some of the leaders of the baboon troupes.

He thinks the problem's over.

It's not.

Mr. Ringtree...

This is hardly the worst drought we have had in Africa...

I am quite certain that everything will go back to normal...

Just as soon as we get some rain.

Coupling's locked.

Good.

Mind your eyes, Bandy.

You know, I've been thinking...

I might get myself a Pantera instead of a Cadillac.

Some sleek, like me!

How's the safety valve looking, Kurz?

Kurz?

Kurz!

All right, boys. Into the truck.

No running, just gently.

Look, Goldy...

Isn't it beautiful?

Goldy...

Goldy!

I can't!

Fuck!

Lee? Lee, where are you?

Lee! Lee, where the hell are you?!

Are you there?

- Oh, Jack... - It's ok!

- It's ok! - They got Goldy!

It's ok, we're gonna go to the hotel, come on!

- Oh, I'm sorry... - Come on, let's go.

Laying stuck in the ditch...

Cans of food scattered all out...

No sign of the driver...

Except for blood.

How long will it be before Nairobi sending out another repair truck?

Two days, three.

And it might not be a repair truck, maybe just a car looking for us...

How was the water trailer? Will it still roll?

I think so.

I didn't see any damage to the tires.

Sorry, sir. Almost finished...

Well, what happened to your hand?

That animal had it in his mouth.

I hit it with a spanner and drove him off.

Send him over to the hotel when you're done.

Ok, sir.

Ginny?

Lee! Jesus, what happened?!

She'll be ok.

Here, let me take care of this poor girl.

Ok, I'll get us something to eat.

I'm afraid that's not gonna be much...

My food supplier hasn't shown up yet.

Stay on, my dear baby.

Oh, Ringtree...

I'm glad you're back, we should talk.

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On the porch.

The supply truck is in a ditch...

About ten miles outside of town.

We gotta find a way of getting it here.

What about the people?

How do we protect them?

Nobody is safe out there!

My office is taking every precaution.

??? of the villages of their dangers...

And suggested they come to town as a temporary measure.

What makes you think this town is any kind of sanctuary?

Tucker, half the buildings don't even have doors in them.

We've got 40 rooms here at the Katanna Queen.

Anyone that doesn't feel safe in town can come here.

The Namanga brain trust.

How gratifying is to realize we are in such good hands.

I wonder if I am not too late to change sides?

Maitland...

It might be a smart idea if you gave that up, for a bit.

You might need a clear head.

My dear mineral king...

The British Empire was built upon the foundation of gin and quinine water.

Since there is no more quinine water, indeed...

No water of any kind...

Gin alone will have to do.

Ironically...

The Empire has shrunk to fit the supply.

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Yeah.

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Sir, the plane has been completely serviced.

Thank you, sir.

Ok, we're here Mrs. Gagnon.

The plane's all ready.

Fasten your seat belt.

Hey man, you think I ain't gonna enjoy the hell out of my money?

Sure, I'm gonna be sitting around one of them clubs...

Wearing a herring bone jacket...

A white scarf tied 'round my neck...

And puffing on a pipe full o' sweet smellin' shit.

And I'll tell you something else too, Pearl Harbor...

I aim to spend my bucks too!

They ain't made no damn monkey yet...

Put his jaws around Julius X. Odom.

Up there.

Uto, check it out.

Well, what do you think, Chris?

Firing one off, maybe they'll scatter?

Well, that should hold 'em for a while.

Shall we?

I'm gonna go check the supply truck.

See what's left.

Tuck!

No key, no driver.

I guess he...

Stopped to see what happened to the supply truck and...

We can guess the rest.

Get the jack.

Warn gear unsafe

Looks like they got most of the food...

A few can goes left.

- What next? - I'll be waiting here a moment.

Just let me get this wheel on.

Get into the truck!

Move it, Christ!

They're eatin' him alive.

Oh, bloody shame...

I'm afraid you aren't paying attention, my dear.

Gin.

And you may take that as a subtle hint if you like.

There is nothing subtle about you.

One more, shall we?

After all, it's only professional that you be given the opportunity...

To recover your losses.

Maitland, old sport...

Do you think you could leave us alone for a second?

Where's Jack...?

He's... he's not coming back, Lee.

What do you mean he's not coming back?

Lee, he's dead.

No!

No...! He's not dead!

I... I just can't believe it. How could it happen?

Oh, it doesn't matter now.

I didn't get the supplies.

No water, either?

No, no water.

- Or the meat in the freezer? - Nothing.

Tucker!

Linda and the kids are at the school!

Right. Take the men over there...

What did you say?

Linda and the kids...

No, no, what was, what was... what was that about meat in a freezer?

There's a freezer full of meat on the truck.

Oh, Jesus Christ!

Uto!

Take a man, get up to school...

I'll bring the bus 'round as soon as I can. Move!

Right.

W-where are you going, Chris?

Hungry, eh?

Hungry, aren't you?

Yes...

There you go.

Come here... here.

Here you go, boy.

Where you going, Chris?

Linda and the kids are still at the school.

Don't wait for me, let's go! I'm right behind you, Chris.

Odom, it's Tucker.

Jesus Christ!

Linda, would you like to take the children for a bus ride...

With nice uncle Ringtree?

Yes.

Go, go, go, go!

Go, go, go, go!

Let's go, move it, move it, move it!

Jack!

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Come in, Bikolo. Come in, Bikolo.

Come in. Come in, Bikolo.

- They got troubles. - There's no time, let's go.

Come on, hurry!

Burn it!

- Why, there are people inside... - There are no people inside!

Burn it, I said!

Hey, there's... there's some gas in this one here!

Make a torch.

I recall a chap we had with us in Burma by the name of Whitfull.

I'll always remember because it rhymes with landfill...

Shabby lout, always scratching himself behind one ear.

He was brought before me by my Sergeant Major...

One day for insubordination.

For insubordination.

Seems he'd been tatooing the locals...

With pornographic designs from his own sick imagination.

I asked him how he could account for himself.

The ass just stood there...

Scratching his ear.

"Stand your attention!" I said.

He'd pull himself together and...

Then, in a moment, he'd be at the ear again.

I tell you, I hated that man more than I hated the enemy.

Scratching at his ear...

Well?

Well, what finally happened?!

Well, I found him guilty as charged and...

Sentenced him to have his ear cut off his ugly head.

Oh, man...

Oh, this darn thing hasn't worked for five years...

I don't know what makes me think it's gonna start working now.

Looks like something your German general left behind.

It came with the hotel.

Where in the hell is the commissioner? He should have been back by now.

He's probably stuck in Nairobi.

Can I borrow this?

Right, Uto...

Find a place in the dining room...

Where you could come on the ceiling and ??? the windows.

Yeah.

Odom?

You'll take the ???

Keep calm...

Samslon?

Samslon?

I'll bring them out, all right?

Kurz, go around the buildings... check all the boarding.

Keep an eye on 'em, we may need to replace them sometime.

Yeah.

Bandy, will you stay here and look out for this one?

Got it.

Linda's missing.

Well, let's go find out.

Shut the door behind us.

Bloody monkeys!

Oh, shit!

God, it's Goldy, Goldy! Goldy!

- Goldy! Goldy! - Oh my god!

- Oh, Goldy! - Goldy, you're alive!

The bloody rain comes bloody down...

Bloody, bloody, bloody...

Hey, where are you going?

What do you mean, "where am I going"?

I've got 45 days left on my lease.

Uto, Bandy!

Kurz, Odom! Move it out!

We got a mine to run.

Jack... California isn't such a bad place...

Don't think Goldy'd like it.

Why don't you stay?

No... but I'll consider a long visit.

The film you have just seen is a fictionalized account of a true incident...

Which took place in Africa during the serious drought in 1984.

The Producers wish to make it known that...

Not a single animal was mistreated during the making of this motion picture.

On completion of filming the Baboons...

Were rehabilitated to their natural surroundings.

The Baboons were captured under the supervision of...

The Kenyan Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife from the areas...

Where they had been a nuisance to the local population.