The Legend of Tarzan

Monsieur Rom...

Opar.

We found it.

Captain Moulle?

Form your lines.

Maxims ready, sir!

CAPTAIN MOU LLEI Steady.

Wait.

Fire!

CAPTAIN MOULLEI Fall in!

Stand your ground!

Chief Mbonga, I presume?

How do you know my name?

You're the man I came to see.

These are what you came for.

What would you do for them?

Whatever is necessary.

There is one thing I desire above all else.

Bring it to me.

Bring him to me.

And you shall have your diamonds.

All I need is a name.

His Serene Highness, King Leopold of Belgium,

has extended an invitation to Lord Greystoke

to take a royal tour of the Congo Free State

to visit the schools and 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.

Mmm.

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 Congo.

- (SHELLS CLANKING) - (GEORGE GROANS)

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 front of the newspapers,

and he's validated by Africa's favorite son.

England pays his debts. We make money.

- Ham sandwich. Easy. - Hmm.

So, Your Majesties,

can we get this show on the road?

No.

- No? - For 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 His Serene Highness.

And my name isn't Tarzan.

It's John Clayton Ill.

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 United States.

- I was sent by President Harrison. To do what?

Join up with the Queen's emissary.

America was the first country to recognize King Leopold's claim on the 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 rail road 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 people 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.

Accept Leopold's invitation and take me with you.

You know Africa off the beaten path.

The languages, the people, the customs.

If we find anything amiss,

then I need someone to tell the world that they'll believe.

I'll make all the arrangements.

I'll see you in Liverpool.

My family.

I have 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?

- Anyone? - (WHISPERING)

How do you travel through the jungle?

Why'd you leave the jungle?

Look at his hands!

Whoa!

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.

Amazing!

Is it true your mum was a monkey?

Well, of course not.

My mum was Alice Clayton.

I can't wait to see Wasimbu again.

- How many children would he have now? - Jane.

We know about Keko. She's what, four?

- Everyone would have children. - Jane.

I mean, eight years just feels like a lifetime!

This isn't a holiday.

How many corsets does a diplomat bring?

I can't take you.

- I say zero. - Four

I suppose a British lady should faint at least twice to justify the silly title.

It isn't safe there.

Of course it's not safe there, John!

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

Ladies. Albert.

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

And you haven't spoken his name in years.

Talk to me.

Mbonga is 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!

- (ROARING) - (SCREECHING)

JOHN CLAYTON lll 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 stay with the Kuba the whole time.

Not a chance, ma'am.

A kick from one of these Walker Colts is pretty nasty.

As a matter of fact, that's why they went out of style.

Pretty little ladies like you kept knocking themselves in the face.

I'll bet I could hit that log over there, first try.

On! (CHUCKLES)

Jane?

He's known them since they were cubs.

Force Publique, move aside.

Force Publique, move aside!

I want port of entry,

I want port of disembarkation for every passenger.