Original subtitles

(male narrator) Our world is in peril.

Gaia, the spirit of Earth, can no longer stand

the terrible destruction plaguing our planet.

She sends five magic rings to five special young people.

Kwame, from Africa, with the power of earth.

From North America, Wheeler with the power of fire.

[gurgles]

[tires screeching]

[papers rustling]

From Eastern Europe, Linka with the power of wind!

From Asia, Gi, with the power of water!

[water sloshing]

And from South America, Ma-Ti, with the power of heart.

When the five powers combine

they summon Earth's greatest champion, Captain Planet!

[theme music]

The power is yours!

[dramatic music]

[dog barking]

[water sloshing]

[humming]

[glass shatters]

[screaming]

[bats screeching]

- 'Yeah, yeah.' - ‘Ouch, that hurts.’

[clamoring]

Take it easy. That's my ring arm.

Well, it serves you right for bringing me

to horrible horror movies.

(man on screen) "Revenge Of The Killer Bat Zombies."

[bat screeching]

Coming soon to a theater near you.

Bozhe moi, killer zombie bats?

Yeah. | can't wait to see it.

Ugh. Wheeler, how can you watch this dribble?

Bats do not attack people.

[dramatic music]

vroom vroom

Hm. Hm.

(female #1) ‘Ah! Help me! Help me!’

[camera clicking]

Bats are after me. Help!

Killer bats on the rampage.

This story makes no sense.

There are only insect-eating bats in this area.

They would never attack a human.

[Suchi chatters]

Very cute, Suchi.

- Hey, what's up, Gaia? - Gaia!

- 'Hello!' - You're right about bats, Gi.

They don't attack people

and they don't need anymore bad press.

Hey, it's not like this article's

gonna kill 'em or anything.

(Gaia) ‘But people are, Wheeler.’

"There are nearly 1000 species of bats.'

‘And more than 400 of them'

‘are already endangered or threatened. '

Now, that is scary.

(Gaia) "You're right, Linka.'

‘And bats will continue to disappear'

until people realize how valuable they are.

You must find out what's behind these attacks.

We are on our way, Gaia.

[droning]

(Gaia) ‘Good luck, Planeteers.’

[dramatic music]

(Gi) ‘ETA at bat caves, one minute. '

(Ma-Ti) ‘Look! That woman is being chased by bats!’

No!

[screams]

(Wheeler) ‘She's headed for that cliff!’

There's no way we can stop her in time!

Yes, there is. Let our powers combine.

- Earth! - Fire!

- Wind! - Water!

Heart!

[crackling]

By your powers combined, | am Captain Planet!

[screaming]

Don't worry, ma'am. You're in good hands.

[sighs] Everything's A-okay.

Oh. That's what you think, buster.

[instrumental music]

(male #1) ‘Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut!’

[indistinct chatter]

Way to go, flyboy.

You've just blown the most expensive scene in the movie!

[laughs]

Oops.

[engine revving]

Now my whole production schedule's off.

Wow, you're makin' a movie?

Yeah. But there's not a green-haired superhero in it.

How about a good-lookin' redhead?

Will somebody get these clowns off my set?

- Come on. - Just keep them out of my way!

Don't worry. I'll show you around.

Well, | guess this isn't my big break.

So later, Planeteers!

The power is yours!

Hm, not a bad effect. | might use him sometime.

Are you a movie star?

[chuckles] No. I'm a consultant on the film.

My name's Billy Jean. But everyone calls me BJ.

- You're the Planeteers, right? - Yeah.

What kind of consultant are you?

Chiropterology.

Chiro-what? You work on backs?

N-no, silly. Bats.

I'm here to make sure they're treated humanely

and their caves are not disturbed.

What do you make of this?

Hm. I've been over and over it, and it makes no sense.

[dramatic music]

Bats are shy, gentle creatures. Oh, like this one.

(Wheeler) Ah, that's a face only a mother could love.

Bat attacks only happen in the movies.

- Like the one we're filming. - Hey, what's it called?

"Revenge Of The Killer Bat Zombies."

No way! Did you hear that, Linka?

Unfortunately, it's films like this that give bats a bad rap.

Oh, these movies are great!

Not when they make people fear bats.

Believe it or not, people dynamite their caves

poison them, some even burn tires to drive them away.

- That is horrible! - 'BJ, get over here!’

(male #1) ‘| need you for some bat close-ups.’

Listen, you guys are welcome to stay at my ranch.

It's just me, my dogs Lady and Roka

and some injured bats | take care of.

Thanks. We'll take you up on that.

[instrumental music]

[dogs barking]

And this is my vegetable garden.

| have never seen such a healthy-looking garden.

Oh, that's because | mix bat guano into the soil.

[spits] Bat guano?

Bah! Buh! Uh..

[chuckles] Relax, Wheeler.

It's one of the world's best natural fertilizers.

[Suchi chattering]

[laughs] It looks like your flying friends

are driving Suchi batty.

[chuckles] | think you're right, Ma-Ti.

(BJ) ‘But without the bats, we'd be going buggy.’

Uh-oh. Oh, oh.

(BJ) ‘In a single night, bats in this area’

‘catch about a half a million pounds of bugs.’

"That means each bat eats between’

one quarter and half its body weight in bugs every day!

- Wow! That's beaucoup bugs! - Yeah.

And bats are not only great fertilizers and exterminators

they're important for seed dispersal and pollination, too.

- Like bees? - Uh-huh.

Without bats, we wouldn't have crops like avocados

and bananas, vanilla beans and some nuts.

And many plant species would become extinct without bats.

| still say they're creepy-lookin’.

(BJ) Well, the only thing these guys would hurt is a fly

or some other pesky insect.

[dramatic music]

Come on.

[chuckling]

Oh, oh, this is great.

- We're all alone up here. - Yeah.

[bats screeching]

[screaming]

- Get away! - Bats!

[clamoring]

(male #2) ‘Hey! Get away!’

[screaming]

[camera clicking]

What a scoop! Bats in the belfry!

[crickets chirping]

[telephone ringing]

Hello?

[gasps] What?

Another bat attack.

The victim's at the police station.

[dramatic music]

Man, it was horrible! The bats just came out of nowhere!

What exactly happened?

Uh, | don't wanna go over it again.

| just wanna go home. Come on, Ellen.

No problem, BJ.

We will just get the story from the reporter.

Hey, where'd he go?

[indistinct chatter]

[laughing]

Yeah. Well, go ahead and laugh about the garlic.

But | think the bats are getting even

for all the abuse they've suffered.

[chuckles] Wheeler, give us and our noses a break!

- Oh.. - Ha-ha-ha..

I'm tellin’ you, you can't be too careful.

Hey, did you see "The Birds?" and "Eye Of The Cat?"

Remember the way animals turned on humans in those films?

Wheeler, this is real life, not a movie.

[bat screeching]

Oh, yeah? Ah!

[bat screeching]

There it is! There it is!

[growling]

It's-it's Suchi!

[laughing]

- Suchi! - Ha-ha. Very funny.

[gasps] The police are going to seal up the cave and gas the bats!

- They're gonna snuff 'em? - Why would they do that?

To test them for rabies, whi-which is absurd!

| mean, you have a better chance of getting food poisoning

at a church picnic than getting rabies from a bat!

We have to save them.

[instrumental music]

[indistinct chatter]

[chainsaw whirring]

Hold it! Nobody's gassing those bats.

- Says who? - Me.

| have a court order protecting them.

[crowd cheering]

Eh. Okay.

You win, but that piece of paper

will only buy those flying mice 24 hours.

For your information, officer

bats are more closely related to humans than any rodent.

Whatever, BJ, but the cave

will remain boarded up with the bats inside.

(BJ) ‘The bats are innocent!’

‘We've gotta think of a way to buy more time'

‘to solve this mystery.’

[dramatic music]

Ah!

Now you know how it feels, pal.

Man, it's amazing how real the blood on his fangs look.

(Wheeler) ‘It could fool anyone, even the police, I'd bet.’

Wheeler, you may have just cracked this case.

Really? Great!

- Uh, how's that? - You will see.

Ma-Ti, what did you use on Suchi?

| do not know exactly.

The makeup woman over there helped me.

Hm. She looks familiar.

You're right, Linka.

Her hair's different in this picture

but it's her, alright.

(BJ) Excuse us, Sandra.

But isn't that you in this picture?

Uh, no.

Oh, well, | mean, of course not.

But that's the wig you wore.

- 'Okay, people, places.' - Yes.

| mean, no.

Listen. Meet me when we wrap later tonight.

I've gotta get back to work.

You know, guys, there's one person fake blood couldn't fool.

(BJ) ‘Dr. Wellman, did you treat the two bat-attack victims?’

Actually, | never saw either of the victims.

Neither of them came in for treatment.

| thought it was strange at the time.

Perhaps we should talk to the second, uh, victim

while we wait for the makeup woman to get off work.

(BJ) Huh! Hey, that's Nick! He works at the bike shop. Come on!

[traffic bustling]

[dramatic music]

Hi, Nick, we'd like to ask you

a couple of questions about your ordeal with the bats.

Uh, uh, look, | gotta fix this.

- I'm late. - Interesting.

In this photograph, the bandage

is on the right side of your neck.

And now it is on the left side.

Well, uh, l..

Come on! What gives?

Uh, okay, okay, | was promised a part in the movie

if | pulled off the fake bat-attack stunt.

It's time to tell the truth to the police.

Aw, man. | never thought it would go this far.

Look, you've gotta stop them from killing the bats.

Alright. I'll go to the station right after work.

- Alright. Good for you, Nick. - Good job.

- Ah! Ah! - Ah! Ah! What is it in heaven?

- Ouch! - Ow!

[telephone ringing]

(Wheeler) ‘Aw, these bugs are drivin' me crazy!’

(BJ) ‘Well, it's only going to get worse. '

The bats are boarded up inside the cave

and they can't do their job.

Oh, y-yes, | see. Thank you.

[dramatic music]

Sandra and Nick are nowhere to be found!

They've both disappeared!

Somebody must've paid 'em off.

Or scared them off. But who?

It has to be someone from the bat movie.

I'm running a check on everyone working on the film.

If we don't learn who's behind this soon

we'll never save the bats!

Uh, I-l-I'm gonna go take a walk, uh, to clear my head.

Do not worry, BJ. We will find something.

[laptop keys clacking]

[beeping]

Hm, Robin Plunder.

I'll bet he's related to Looten Plunder!

That is it, that is who

the director reminds me of, Looten Plunder!

Well, there is only one way to find out for sure.

What about BJ?

She needs some time alone.

We can check it out ourselves.

[eerie music]

Ah!

And cut!

Great. Print it.

[whirring]

- Now, what do you want? - Answers.

For example, are you Robin Plunder?

Me? No.

Robin Plunder's the producer, the moneyman.

Where can we find him?

Beats me, he was always underfoot

until the bat attacks started.

Haven't seen him since.

Maybe he's scared of bats. Ha-ha-ha..

[dramatic music]

Okay, people, time is money.

No one's going to gas my bats.

[dramatic music]

[clatters]

[groans]

Sorry, bat-girl.

But you shouldn't poke your nose where it doesn't belong.

[grunting]

[water splashing]

[bats screeching]

[camera clicks]

[clamoring]

There. She's to be here..

[indistinct chatter]

Everybody, stand back!

[clamoring]

Wait! The bats are being framed!

Framed? Eh, come on.

Listen, kids, your court order is expired. Clear the area.

- Well, what do you mean? - No, you can't do it.

[indistinct chatter]

Now what do we do?

Hey, look, there's BJ's Jeep.

[intense music]

Ah, so this is where she has been all night.

- What a relief. - But where is she?

Yeah, where is she?

Ah! Uh, where am |?

Man, that was bright!

Heart!

[whirring]

BJ is inside the cave.

She is in trouble!

You must stop! BJ is in there!

[intense music]

Yeah, right, kid. Get back.

The cave's still boarded up. Nobody's gone inside.

[chainsaw whirring]

Okay. Let's do it.

Yeah, 86 the little weasels!

[indistinct chatter]

It's time for a team beam.

Gi is right. Let our powers combine.

- Earth! - Fire!

Wind!

- Water! - Heart!

[crackling]

By your powers combined, | am Captain Planet!

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

Looks like my turn at bat.

crash

Aw, this is a real gas.

[coughs]

| gotta clear the air

and shed some light on this situation.

[whooshing]

[dramatic music]

[bats screeching]

[BJ coughing]

Don't cave in, BJ!

[coughing]

Come on, BJ. Let's blow this stalactite stand.

[clamoring]

[indistinct chatter]

What happened, BJ?

Well, | remember getting hit on the head

then strange flashes of light.

Flashes of light? It must be--

- The reporter! - Where'd he go?

He was here a minute ago.

Well, he couldn't have gotten far.

[dramatic music]

Yup, | got a beat on him.

Come on, Planeteers, let's roll.

[laughs]

Uncle Looten would be so proud!

All it took was a little killer publicity stunt

and now my picture will be a blockbuster!

[whooshing]

Pull over!

[tires screeching]

[whooshing]

[droning]

What?

Robin Plunder?

So, what if | am?

Hold your horsepower!

And next time, wear your seatbelt.

Hey, what's the big idea? You got nothin’ on me!

[instrumental music]

We'll just wait and see what develops.

[instrumental music]

I'd say we have all the evidence we need.

[indistinct chatter]

(BJ) ‘So you see, Robin Plunder’

staged all the bat attacks to hype the movie.

Then he forced his so-called victims to cooperate.

Between that and the film we took from his camera

the police have a strong case against Plunder.

Well, I'm sure glad you got the bats off the hook

‘cause without them, | don't have a movie.

But with Robin Plunder out of the picture

how are you gonna finish the film?

Eh, producers are a dime a dozen.

The film's back on track with one small change.

Oh, yeah? What's that?

[Suchi chatters]

[gasps]

[growling]

[laughing]

[Suchi chatters]

Meet my new star, the sensational Suchi!

He gets upfront salary and points.

Of course, Suchi's share will be donated

to the Bat Preservation Society.

- Alright! - Yeah.

[Suchi chattering]

[laughs]

Looks like Suchi wants to do lunch.

[laughing]

(Planeteers) Go, Planet!

[instrumental music]

[bat screeching]

(Kwame) Scary movies can be fun

but many movies wrongly teach us to fear animals like bats.

Bats are shy, gentle creatures

which are important to the environment.

Having bats around means fewer insects

and more fruits and flowers.

Ask your parents to buy a bat-house.

Or build one yourself.

To find out how, contact Bat Conservation International

or your local agricultural service.

(Planeteers) The power is yours!

- Earth! - Fire!

- Wind! - Water!

- Heart! - Go, Planet!

By your powers combined, | am Captain Planet!

~ Captain Planet he's our hero J

~ Gonna take pollution down to zero f

f He's our powers magnified f

f And he's fighting on the planet's side J

~ Captain Planet he's our hero J

~ Gonna take pollution down to zero f

£ Gonna help him put asunder J

~ Bad guys who like to loot and plunder f

You'll pay for this, Captain Planet!

~ We're the Planeteers you can be one too f

~ 'Cause saving our planet is the thing to do J

~ Looting and polluting is not the way f

~ Hear what Captain Planet has to say f

(Captain Planet) The power is yours!

[instrumental music]