King Kong

Zelman: [learning that Carl has hired a ship to get to a location for his picture] What location, Carl?! You're supposed to be shooting on the back lot! Carl Denham: Yes, I understand that, but fellas, we're not making that film anymore. And I'll tell you why. The story has changed. The script has been rewritten. Life... intervened. I've come into possession of a map. The sole surviving record of an uncharted island. A place that was thought to exist only in myth. Until now... Zelman: Whoa, Carl, slow down. Sleazy Studio Guy: Is he asking for more money? Thuggish Studio Guy: He's asking us to fund a wild goose chase. Carl Denham: Where we're going is the only place on Earth where the geese chase us! I'm talking about a primitive world, never before seen by man. The ruins of an entire civilization. The most spectacular thing you've ever seen. That's where I'll shoot my picture. [After a moment's silence] So, any questions? Sleazy Studio Guy: Will there be action? Carl Denham: Yes. Thugg

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Carl Denham: Fay's a size four. Preston: Yes, she is, but she's doing a picture with RKO. Carl Denham: [bitter and defeated] Cooper, huh? I might've known.

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Carl Denham: Vaudeville, huh? I worked Vaudeville once. That is a tough audience. If you don't kill 'em fast, they kill you. Ann Darrow: Mr. Denham. I want you to know that I'm not in the habit of accepting charity from strangers, or, for that matter... taking things that don't belong to me. Carl Denham: It was obviously a terrible misunderstanding. Ann Darrow: It's just that I haven't been paid in a while... Carl Denham: [mock sincerity] That's awful. Anyway, Ann. May I call you Ann? You wouldn't happen to be a size four by any chance, would you? [Ann pauses mid way through a mouthful of food, her appetite suddenly draining away.] Ann Darrow: What makes you think I'm a size four? Carl Denham: Well, that depends on how much you weigh. [Ann abruptly stands] No, no, no, no. Oh God, no! You've got me all wrong. Miss Darrow, please! I'm not that type of person at all! Ann Darrow: Well then, what type of person are you? Carl Denham: I'm someone you can trust, Ann. I'm a movie producer. [sin

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Carl Denham: I'll give you another thousand if you leave right now. Captain Englehorn: Ah, but you haven't given me the first thousand yet.

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Carl Denham: Two thousand – it's a deal. Will you take a check? Captain Englehorn: Do I have a choice?

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Jack Driscoll: Dammit! Carl Denham: I keep telling you, Jack, there's no money in theater. You're much better off sticking with film. Jack Driscoll: I don't do it for the money, Carl. I happen to love theater. Carl Denham: No, you don't. But If you really loved it, you would've jumped.

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