A Dangerous Burden Awaits You
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This is one monkey you don't want on your back.
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The Biggest Discovery on a Small Island
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On this small island lies the biggest discovery on Earth.
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The Ultimate Motion Picture Experience
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The most exciting original motion picture event of all time.
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The Complexity of Heroism and Exploitation
Dwan:
How can I become a star because of... because of someone who was stolen off that gorgeous island and locked up in that lousy oil tank?
Fred Wilson:
It's not someone! It's an animal, a beast who tried to rape you.
Dwan:
That's not true. He risked his life to save me.
Fred Wilson:
Before you cry your eyes out, honey, you should ask the natives on that island what they thought of losing Kong.
Jack Prescott:
Actually, they'll miss him a lot.
Fred Wilson:
Like leprosy.
Jack Prescott: [[magic]
No, that's where you're dead wrong. He was the terror, the mystery, and the ] in their lives. A year from now, that will be an island full of burnt-out drunks. When we took Kong, we kidnapped their God.
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A Bet on Environmental Ethics
Jack Prescott:
Even an environmental rapist like you wouldn't be asshole enough to destroy a unique new species of animal.
Fred Wilson:
Bet me.
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Debate Over Kong's Existence and Cult Rituals
Jack Prescott:
Kong! Kong! Kong! Kong! you heard them chant that! He exists. You saw the wall, right? Now who the hell do you think they're planning to give that girl to?
Fred Wilson:
It's some nutty religion. A priest gets dressed up like an ape and gets laid.
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Historical Misunderstandings in Adventure Narratives
Fred Wilson: [As the "Petrox Explorer" comes in sight of Skull Island; [w:Hernán Cortés|Cortés]
You know something? I always wondered how ] felt when he first saw the Inca treasure.
Jack Prescott: [[w:Francisco Pizarro|Pizarro]
Actually, it wasn't Cortés; it was ]. And he died busted, Fred.
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Questioning the Amount of Money Present
Joe Perko:
OK, Boan, how much you got here?
Boan:
About eighteen hundred.
Joe Perko:
Eighteen hundred? What's going on?
Boan:
There's Bagley.
Joe Parko:
Hey, Mr. Bagley! Something haywire. They only loaded me enough pipe to push one test hole. Less than two thousand feet.
Roy Bagley:
Yeah, that'll be enough.
Boan:
Are you kidding? On Bagatan, we didn't come until we were past twenty-six thousand feet.
Roy Bagley:
You take my word, fellas. This hole proves out within two thousand, or it's a write-off.
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Advice for Handling Large Creatures
Fred Wilson:
Take plenty of TNT when you go inland. Any sign of a monkey bigger than four feet, send him bang-bang.
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Kong's Cinematic Arrival
Fred Wilson:
Lights! Camera! Kong!
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Reflection on the Value of Life
Dwan: [[Deep Throat (film)|Deep Throat]
Did you ever meet anyone before whose life was saved by "]"?
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Confrontation with a chauvinist pig ape
Dwan:
You Goddamn chauvinist pig ape!
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Fate and Encounters Across the Water
Dwan:
You know I had my horoscope done before I flew out to Hong Kong. And it said that I was going to cross over water and meet the biggest person in my life.
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Introducing Dwan: A Memorable Name Explanation
Dwan:
I'm Dwan. D-W-A-N, Dwan. That's my name. You know, like Dawn, except that I switched two letters to make it more memorable.
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A Girl's Peril Amidst a Giant Ape
Jack Prescott:
There is a girl out there who might be running for her life from some gigantic turned-on ape.
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