Curious George Page #3

Synopsis: The man with the yellow hat named Ted Shackleford works at a natural history museum that's fallen on hard times. The museum director's son wants to turn it into a parking lot, but Ted offers to bring back a mysterious idol from Africa that's guaranteed to pull in crowds. Unfortunately, the idol turns out to be three inches tall. But Ted accidentally brings back a lonely yet irrepressible monkey, soon dubbed George. They set off on a non-stop action, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.
Director(s): Matthew O'Callaghan
Production: Universal Pictures
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
G
Year:
2006
87 min
$58,300,000
Website
3,512 Views


Nice shot, Mr Ted.

Oops! Okay, let's break for lunch...

for the next four to six hours...

or longer,

depending on how much he weighs.

I should probably make a sandwich for Edu.

He'll have quite an appetite

and a headache when he wakes up.

This is really good.

Hey!

Oh, a monkey. Hey, there, little guy.

Can I have my hat, please?

I kind of need my hat.

Sun's hot, and I freckle.

Not the good kind either. I blotch.

So please, my hat.

That's the one, all right.

Hello. Anybody in there?

Peekaboo.

Peekaboo.

Peekaboo.

Aboo. Aboo.

Well, look at that.

A monkey who likes to play peek-a-boo.

Hey, this was fun, my little friend,

but, sorry, I've got to go.

I wonder if Edu's up yet.

Hey! Come back here.

You can run, but you can't hide.

I'll catch up. I am unstoppable.

That's right. I can run all night.

All day and all night.

There's nothing that can stop...

Cramp! Cramp. Cramp can stop me.

Why the cramp? Extra-bad cramp, too.

What? What...

Okay, I have an idea.

We'll trade. Sandwich for the hat.

On three.

One, two, three!

Okay.

We're not really making any progress here.

Okay. Oh, yeah.

191, 192, 193, 194.

Not now, monkey.

196, 197, one-ninety-monkey.

199, 200.

Okay, "Look for two mufuti bushes,

and you will find X."

- There, sir. Mufutis.

- Good eye, Edu.

Here, hold this.

There it is. It's awesome. It's spectacular.

It's... Gone?

What? This can't be it.

Did you find it, sir?

It's supposed to be huge.

But that isn't huge, okay?

That's the opposite of huge.

I need the giant monkey.

Who knew it was actual size?

Wait. This looks like ancient Swatabi.

"Turn your eye to the light.

"Go from blindness to sight. "

That's a clue.

"Turn your eye to the light. "

All right, I'm looking directly into the sun.

It's very bright. It's starting to sting.

Not going to lie to you.

Okay, now...

Now, it's burning, and it's continuing...

Oh, I singed my cornea. Oh, I'm blind.

Okay, water, H20,

just a little liquid refreshment, please.

Oh, there it is. Oh, sweet relief.

Thank you, Edu.

Edu, Edu, Edu.

All right, men, let's pick it up.

I'll be over here until my vision returns.

I travelled 10,000 miles for a paper weight?

What am I going to tell Mr Bloomsberry?

Bloomsberry? Wow. Strong signal.

- Hello?

- Ted, it's me. Have you found it yet?

Yeah, I'm looking at it right now.

Oh, that's great. Is it gigantic?

Well, there is a size issue, sir.

I'll send you a photo

so you can see for yourself.

I can't wait.

Do you see it, sir?

I do.

Oh, sir. Are you crying?

It's supposed to be 40 feet tall.

I'll explain it all when I get back.

No need to. I can see it right here.

I can't believe it.

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Ken Kaufman

Ken Kaufman was born in 1963. He is known for his work on Space Cowboys (2000), The Expendables 2 (2012) and The Missing (2003). more…

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