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Thank you.

With your room.

Oh, Pa.

We found it.

Captain Mulle?

Form your lines.

Max is ready, sir!

Stay there.

Chief Bunga, I presume?

How do you know my name?

You're the man I came to see.

These are what you came for.

do for them?

Whatever's necessary.

There is one thing I desire above all else.

Bring it to me.

Bring him to me.

He shall have your diamonds.

All I need is a name.

His Serene Highness, King Leopold of Belgium, has extended an invitation to

Greystoke to take a royal tour of the Congo Free State, to visit the schools

churches he's built, to acknowledge the success of his anti -slavery

initiatives, and to open trade discussions.

Lord Greystoke.

Let me explain the Africa situation.

King Leopold controls the Congo.

He's defaulting on his loans and needs a business partner to fill the gap. Your

invitation is a perfect opportunity for Her Majesty's government to get

involved. Consider the jobs we would create for the poor natives of the

And I thought the Civil War was long. Dr. Williams, you are a guest here.

Prime Minister, if you're not going to say it, allow me.

You are Tarzan.

Lord of the Apes, King of the Jungle. Me, Tarzan, you, Jane.

Tarzan, Tarzan.

King Leopold's inviting you because you're a celebrity.

He wants to show you the schools and churches he built. You ooh and ah in

of the newspapers, and he's validated by Africa's favorite son.

England pays his debt. We make money.

Ham sandwich.

Easy.

So, Your Majesty, can we get this show on the road?

Heaven's sake, why not?

Well, I've already seen Africa.

And it's hot.

Excuse me, did you say hot?

Please send my apologies to Serene Highness.

And my name is Entaza.

It's John Clayton III, son of John and Lady Alice Clayton.

Fifth Earl of Greystoke, member of the House of Lords.

Mr. Clayton!

Lord Clayton!

My apologies, George Washington Williams, diplomatic envoy for the

States. I was sent by President Harris.

To do what?

Join up with the Queen's emissary.

You know, America was the first country to recognize King Leopold's claim on

Congo. You don't want to lose your place at the trough.

Look, I need your invitation to get in.

I'm afraid my intentions aren't exactly what I expressed to your government or

mine.

And what exactly do you want, Dr. Williams?

Leopold spent the last seven years getting control of the Congo.

He used up his entire fortune building that railroad of his, then shut off

access to 99 % of the country.

Why? Because he wants to be the first monarch in history who doesn't want

to see his good deeds?

I don't buy it.

Tell me this, Lord Clayton.

How does a bankrupt king keep the whole of the Congo working?

Slavery?

I hope I'm wrong, but I need to know.

And for the sake of your friends back home, you do too.

Except... me oppose invitation and take me with you.

You know Africa off the beaten path, the languages, the people, the customs.

If we find anything amiss, I need someone to tell the world that they'll

believe.

I'll make all the arrangements.

I'll see you in Liverpool.

I've done all I can to protect them.

We have been surrounded by predators since the shipwreck.

The jungle consumes everything.

It preys on the old, the sick, the wounded, the weak.

But never the strong.

Today, I buried my Alice.

My dear Alice.

Now I fear for my child.

God help us.

God help him.

The most dangerous beast in Africa is so powerful, it can snap a crocodile's

back with a single bite.

Anyone?

Is it a hippopotamus?

Yes, precisely.

Well done, Mary.

Now, can anyone tell me what my favorite bird sounds like?

I grew up running on all fours.

It changed the bone structure.

Do you swing on things inside, like when you go upstairs?

Oh, I never take the stairs.

I usually take the curtains.

Is it true your mum was a monkey?

Of course not.

My mother was Alice Clayton.

I can't wait to see Wasimbu again. How many children would he have now? We know

about Keiko. She's what, four?

Everyone will have children. I mean, eight years just feels like a lifetime.

This isn't a holiday.

How many courses does the diplomat bring?

I can't take you.

I say zero.

Fool. I suppose a British lady should faint at least twice to justify this

time. It isn't safe there. Of course it's not safe there. John, you take a

in the wrong place. You've got a 50 -50 chance of being eaten.

Ladies.

Albert.

You can't possibly still think there's a danger, John.

You haven't spoken his name in years.

Talk to me.

Munger's not my concern.

You are.

We lost a baby.

The last thing you need is more stress.

Yes, well... Thank you for the reminder.

Well, in case you forgot, we both grew up there.

So perhaps I will fulfill your duties for the Queen, and you can stay here

hybridizing coconuts and playing ping -pong.

I want to go home.

This is our home.

Trying to keep me here won't work!

John, my son, you are the heir to Greystoke, our future.

England is your home, not this wretched place.

If I don't survive, I pray that someone will save you.

Promise me you'll take it.

Not a chance, Jane.

Tits under these awesome coats.

Nasty. Matter of fact, that's why I went out of style.

For the little ladies like you who kept knocking themselves in the face.

Oh, that I could hit that log over there.

First try.

Jane?

He's known him since they were cubs.

First public, move aside.

First public, move aside.

I want port of entry.

I want port of disembarkation for every passenger.

Yes, sir. This is the last. Sir. Thank you.

Excuse me, sir.

The ledger.

Yeah, thank you.

Mr.

Frum.

Champagne and music. Your entire operation just fell apart.

I have faith, Mr. Frum. Faith is for missionaries.

He gave you the slip.

Make sure the rest goes down below.

Our invitation has been snubbed, Mr. Frum.

They jumped ship.

further up the coast, and they're on their own little tour home.

So from Boma up to here will take me three days.

I shall deliver Tarzan and return a week's delay.

You are in no position to ask for anything, Mr. Rom.

Your king's payment was due three months ago.

Yes.

You agreed because he'll get stinking rich, so don't get trucky. Now you must

buy us more time. I already bought all the time.

Look, it's really very easy. You sail out to the arriving fleet and

must be made in Boma for security reasons.

Opa, I'd better not be a myth.

Bring me the rest and we'll have your mercenaries.

But if you fail to make good this time, my firm will go to the Belgian

parliament for compensation.

Your king will lose this land and who do you think he will blame?

Leon Rump.

Tarzan, you look funny.

Oh,

my God!

Welcome home.

As is custom,

no one has entered until he's returned.

This is where Jane grew up.

Her father taught English.

in the village.

Well,

I'm not going to drink some foaming cup or you -know -what -it -is -and -won't

-tell -me.

That's funny to everybody, huh?

Mm -hmm.

They're singing the legend of Tarzan.

For many moons, he was thought to be an evil spirit.

A ghost in the trees.

They speak of his power over the animals of the jungle.

Because his spirit came from them.

He understood them and learned to conquer them.

His ape mother, Kala, loved him as her own.

And his ape brother, Akuth, treated him with kindness and respect.

He considered all men to be his enemies.

His other tribes would hunt him through for the rite of passage.

Chief Maviro knew what he was.

He was good to him.

No man ever started the class.

and Rufus Towhee.

Meeting call.

Be still, my beating heart.

Mandrill.

Also a meeting call.

Made it go.

Ten. Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Six.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

I know you took my handkerchief.

We're from America, and my father's a professor, so I didn't grow up believing

in spirits.

Hello.

You're welcome to have it.

Will you speak to me?

You must know that this is very peculiar.

I'm not sure my father would find this very appropriate.

But, um, we must make an effort to embrace the customs of...

Oh, I don't think so, wild man!

I speak many languages.

Kneel!

The Kuba chief never kneels.

Hold him still!

I got the

little monkey boy.

Some legend, Mr. Rum.

Chief Bunga will be disappointed.

We'll end up ten of the strongest.

We'll need Porter.

Yes, sir.

Let's go right here, sir.

Must have been something the first moment you saw her.

After all the necroses and baboons.

the chimney pull away

i

need

you to scream for me like a damsel

They came for me, Cortez.

This was not done by you.

Do you know who they were?

We have heard of whites that come and fight for money. Do not wear Belgian

colors. Called Force Publique.

Man they interviewed in Belgium told me about them.

Did anyone mention a man named Rom?

Nobody gave up any names.

But Leon Rom is King Leopold's envoy to the Congo.

Any other revelations?

Not from me.

Why you say they came to get you?

The boat is traveling upstream.

It will slow it down.

We should get to Mbonga's mountain before them if we take this route

Mangani lands.

How do you know where they're going?

This route.

It's longer. But it is where they are building the railroad.

We can ride it part of the way.

John. John.

John.

Fine. I'm still coming with you.

You can't keep up.

I might not be able to keep up with Tarzan, but I sure as hell can keep up

you. It is not wise, falling behind means certain death.

Spent over half my life in the wild.

Besides, nobody here is better than me with a rifle.

That one right there, he'd still be choked out red on the cardinal's ass if

weren't for me. And that's the...

You think I care about my life? Get your mitts off me.

If you had just... If I had just what?

Left you in England in your castle?

They have my wife and their families.

Whoever you are, we're here by royal invitation as guests of King Leopold.

Lady Clayton, I orchestrated the invitation.

You were not included.

Nor was Dr. Williams.

A tribe of savages is trying to tear your husband apart and maybe butcher him

and eat him. And I'm going to deliver him to them.

Once they've dispatched with him, Dr. Williams will not be left at the

That's clear.

Which begs the question, where does that leave you?

You'll notice none of the natives are smiling.

That one's your friend?

They all are.

You do know that the right side of your mustache is a little lower than the

left?

Different kind of wilds.

How are we supposed to catch a train going 40 miles an hour?

Grab a G.

Climb on my back.

Right, legs, too.

Don't think for a second you're saving my life.

Give me the keys to the chains.

Are you the commander?

Don't tell him anything.

Those are some mighty big earlobes you got there, son.

Do you think that was the luckiest shot?

I'm just an engineer for the

bridge.

And how many men have been enslaved to build your bridge?

Eight hundred.

Plus this group of natives.

Please, I'm here to build bridges for Mr. Ram's new army. I have no part in

that.

What army?

The railroads, combined with the navigable rivers, put 60 % of Congo

three days of a fort.

The forts are done, but the army has not come.

Where are they?

I don't know.

They were supposed to be here months ago, but they say the king is yet to pay

for them.

How many are they?

20 ,000.

And they are not regular soldiers.

They are mercenaries, known to enjoy killing for a living.

20 ,000 men, 50 forts, that's 400 bloodthirsty bastards armed with a

and repeating rifles at each one.

He'll end up enslaving the entire country to get what he wants.

People won't stand a chance.

What does Mr. Roms part in this?

It's his plan.

He is in charge of all of it.

They expect it will be named Governor Generalson.

Now,

if you do anything unladylike in there, he drowns.

Enjoying your peep show?

Of course I know you can see me, Lady Clayton.

Are

you

a religious man, Mr. Rom?

Madagascar spider silk.

My priest purchased it for me in Jerusalem when I was nine.

Sounds like you and your priest were awfully close.

Why?

I want you to know, I think your husband had no right to bring you along.

I brought myself, Mr. Rohn. Of course.

But you were supposed to be the only casualty.

Aside from the entire country of people you're enslaving, of course.

Would you pass the pepper?

It can also serve as an eclipse.

On my last visit to Europe, I attended a few lectures at the Sorbonne.

The King of France got a soft clap.

Henry Morton Stanley, a bastard orphan by birth, got a standing ovation.

People love a good story.

Few are born bluebloods like your husband.

But everyone can relate to a lowborn scrapper who rescued his king from

bankruptcy and saved the honor of his nation.

That is a man who will never be forgotten.

My king's army is due in six days.

All I've left to do is deliver Tarzan to Chief Mongo.

I'd hoped you'd recognize the name.

I'm aware of his obsessive desire to kill your husband, but I've yet to

the cause.

What did Tarzan do?

Killed his only son.

Oh.

And get ready because that is nothing compared to what he will do to you.

Your husband's wildness disturbs me more than I can easily express.

Whereas your spirit...

Slowly. And your friend won't float.

Thank you.

Lady Clayton's finished.

A normal man can do the impossible to save the woman he loves.

My husband is no normal man.

You cannot go alone.

They'd consider seven a raid.

None of us would survive.

This says it's against the law to pay natives to work. This is a ledger of all

the slaves taken so far.

Slave labor, diamonds everywhere.

Rome's going to make his monarch the richest king in the world.

Dr. Williams, you have your evidence.

I'll take care of Rome.

Well,

I have no choice.

I'd lose two days going round.

Going round what?

Mangani.

Those gorillas you used to live with?

They're no gorillas.

Gorillas are gentle.

Mangani are not.

I never left a friend in trouble.

Oh, pardon the lurch. I'm not about to start now.

Stop calling me doctor. My name's George.

You'll keep your proof safe, George.

I know.

Meet us in Bulma.

If you don't make it back... We will.

With your family. Get the books to my grandfather in London.

Still not waiting for you. Tell me something I didn't know.

I wouldn't give for a horse right now.

Why is it people don't ride zebras?

A horse is kicked to escape.

Zebras continue until you're dead.

Zebra, zebra, tomato, tomato. It's nearly impossible to take the wild out

something born to it.

This seemed to have worked with you.

Look, I feel foolish for asking, but can you really talk to the animals?

You're an educated man, Dr. Williams.

You tell me.

Hey, hey, pretty lady.

That's a male.

He's warning us to stay clear.

You trying to tell me those things are deadly?

If you get too close, he'll knock you to the ground and disembowel you with

those three -inch talons.

My ostrich is going to kill me.

Then try and ride him.

You'd like that, wouldn't you?

Damn, that is one odious aroma.

Ooh, God.

Keep your voice low.

That them?

You don't want to do that, George.

Kill one and the rest won't stop until they're torn into pieces.

So how do you want to play this thing?

Their leader will come down.

We'll fight.

You gonna fight one of those?

Oh, I wish.

I have to fight a coon.

He was my brother once.

Now he'll consider me a deserter.

Whatever happens, do not interfere.

Understand?

Mm -hmm.

Christ almighty.

That's a coot you sure you don't want me to shoot

Those are your most vulnerable parts.

You want me to lick his nuts too?

If you want to live.

George.

I wasn't gonna.

Oh, it looked like you were.

Is he coming back?

No. There's quite a choice.

This bite gets infected. You're going to have problems.

Then there's this.

Now, you know I was not going to lick him. You look like you are.

Well, I wasn't.

You aren't going anywhere until we get this stitched up.

Eating them?

Tastes like bacon.

Oh. You get us a nice fat snake. I grub on that.

Snake's good meat.

I ain't eating no damn ant.

Well, suit yourself.

And when you're finished, chew the flowers until poultice and wipe it over

cut with a rubber.

And hold.

Are you aware that you always say you're not going to do something right before

you do it?

Yeah. Oh.

That's only since I've been saddled with your company.

How is it?

It's manageable.

Pain.

I got too much experience with it.

The Civil War was dark fighting.

But I was proud to be part of it.

Changed me, though.

Afterward, I was a walking, talking powder keg.

Joined up to fight Maximilian down in Mexico.

And worked as an Indian fighter.

Did both those for the money.

I was young.

That's no excuse.

Mexico's bad.

But what we did to the Indians...

I'm

no better than those Belgians.

The takers say an elephant's eyes speak the greatest language.

What else can make you feel so much without the word?

Is Mr. Rahm ready for some more scintillating conversation?

He was the only reason you wanted service.

Service?

Is that what your mother would call it?

Shut your mouth!

Hit the girl!

You won't hurt them.

Thank you.

Tartar. Although it sounded different than I thought.

Better.

Smith Rubin.

Now you feel my pain.

your enemy rome's buying an army with your jewels they cannot touch us you

nothing your lands are full of diamonds he'll come back for them

Chief is under my knife!

You are under my knife!

Finish him.

Finish him!

Stop!

Your son killed the only person who ever cared about me.

It wasn't an animal. She was my mother.

How was it to know?

My son was just a boy.

Not like you.

Where was your honor?

Well, you lost.

But Rome will.

He'll wipe you out.

Every last one of you, like you never even existed.

You think that's impossible?

You're looking at a man that's seen it happen.

Rom's got the diamonds. There's a thousand men down there and 20 ,000 more

the way.

We're screwed.

Where you going?

Get some friends.

It doesn't matter.

He's too late.

Lower the skiff and don't dally.

1886 model Maxim machine gun.

This is way better than my Walker Colt.

Mr. Froome, you portly coward!

Come and get your diamonds!

Farewell, sweet lord.

Take Tarzan with you.

The future was ours to be.

What was that?

I could have waited till that myth for free.

Break the anchor!

Ain't this a hell of a thing.

Nice outfit there, Janie.

You look like you're about to give me a hug.

I wasn't.

Looked like you were.

An open letter to His Serene Majesty Leopold II, King of the Belgians.

Every charge I'm about to bring against Your Majesty's personal government of

the Congo has been carefully investigated.

We have witnesses, documents, letters, and official records to bring to your

attention and to verify our claims of your systematic abuse and enslavement of

the Congolese people.

George Washington Williams, July 18, 1890.

They're singing the legend of Tarzan.

For many moons, he was thought to be an evil spirit, a ghost in the trees.

They speak of his power over the animals of the jungle.

Because his spirit came from them.

He understood them.

And learned to be as one with them.

Thank you.

Bye.