King Kong Page #5

KURT:

"Hai sahabatku yang baik" ... That means "Hello, my good friend".

PEEK flips his MIDDLE FINGER at KURT.

PEEK:

That means "Piss off".

CAPTAIN ENGLEHORN yells from the BRIDGE.

ENGLEHORN:

(yelling)

Secure the moorings!

CUT TO:

EXT. PALEMBANG DOCKS - DAY

A group of TEN SUMATRAN OFFICIALS are waiting nervously on the docks as

the GANGPLANK is secured. PEEK is the first off, followed by HERB,

staggering under the weight of the camera and tripod.

MR SELAMAT GINTING, the local DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, steps forward,

thrusting a GARLAND FLOWERS around PEEK'S neck ... A TIN-POT BAND

strikes up an Out OF TUNE version of "DIXIE".

MR GINTING:

(carefully practiced)

We welcome you, Mr Denham! We celebrate the bonding of our cultures ...

the peoples of Sumatra unite in friendship with the peoples of

Hollywoodland!

PEEK hands the GARLAND back.

PEEK:

Save it buddy - you've got the wrong guy -

DENHAM (O.S.)

Roll camera, roll sound! I'm coming ashore!

DENHAM is a showman, a larger than life character - part Orson Welles,

part John Huston - a man in love with his own legend. He has

reputation for traveling to the most dangerous corners of the world,

producing exotic documentaries. These thrilled audiences in the days

before TV with their images of elephant stampedes and lions hunting.

DENHAM is overweight, has no taste in wardrobe and sweats profusely.

MR GINTING puts the GARLAND over DENHAM'S head.

MR GINTING:

We welcome you, Mr Denham! We celebrate the bonding -

DENHAM pumps MR GINTING'S HAND enthusiastically, steering around to

face the CAMERA

DENHAM:

(interrupts)

Hi, Carl Denham ... How's going. Wonderful to be here...

DENHAM moves off down the line of OFFICIALS, shaking hands, not pausing

for their names, and always playing the camera...

DENHAM (CONT'D)

Pleased to meet you ... Hi, bow's it going? Pleased to meet you! Hi,

Carl Denham ... How's it going?

MR GINTING:

We offer ourselves at your service, Mr Denham!

DENHAM:

And I appreciate that so much, I really do - a sentiment that will be

shared by audiences across America when they view my latest documentary

sensation "Indonesia ...Hell Hole of the World". Ernie Hemmingway's

agreed to write the narration. We're going out through Universal ...

Laemmale's promised me fifteen hundred screens.

MR GINTING nods politely ...

SOUND OF LOUD TRUCK HORN ... A TRUCK, fully laden with SAWN LOGS is

trying to drive onto the WHARF. "Dixie" falls apart as the BAND grab

their instruments and SCATTER.

The TRUCK reaches the DENHAM and the RECEPTION GROUP ...

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