SnakeMan (2005) Movie Script
[music playing]
[hissing]
[screaming]
OK. Go easy.
Go.
Go.
Come on.
Come on.
Hey, Dr. Richman, come over here.
We found something.
Looks like a kind of burial vessel.
They're not like anything I've ever seen before.
Well, Timothy, let's see what treasure you've found.
Open it.
What secrets will he tell us?
We did it.
[growling]
[non-english speech]
[growling]
DR. RICHMAN: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
It's just my pleasure to report on the expedition
sponsored by one of the world's leading
pharmaceutical companies--
Gentech International- and behest
of its CEO, Dr. John Simon.
Thank you, Doctor Simon for your support.
And now, It's my pleasure to present to you what I believe
is the most significant scientific, biological,
and archaeological find in modern times.
But first, I'd like to introduce you to someone very important.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Amazon man.
Now, I'd like to introduce Gentech's cohead
of biogenetics, who test tubed this specimen, Dr. Rick
Gordon and Dr. Susan Elters.
Thank you Dr. Richman.
We were mystified at Gentech by the Amazon
man's state of preservation.
Through a series of tests, we discovered something that could
change the evolution of man.
Now, this-
Now, this is the Amazon man's cell structure, chromosome.
It clearly shows [inaudible] of 5 microns longer than normal.
We believe these halimeters are the key
to the amazon man's secret.
Susan.
Using a biochemical marker, thank you, and carbon dating,
we have determined that the Amazon
man was in fact, at the time of his death over 300 years old.
It's very exciting news.
We be happy to answer all of your questions.
But first, I have a very important announcement to make.
Please.
Please.
Thank you.
Dr. Richman has informed me that he believes there's a lost
tribe who are direct descendants of the Amazon
man living somewhere deep in the jungles of Brazil.
He has a keep tracking them as we speak.
It's with great pleasure that I announce that Dr. Rick Gordon
and Dr. Susan Elters will be heading a team leading
for the Amazon immediately.
Their mission is to assist in finding the tribe,
and to see if they carry the same cell structure
for extended longevity.
Now it is my belief that we are standing
on the precipice of finding the secrets for eternal youth.
Hot.
Welcome to Brazil.
There's your team.
Come on.
Guys, Dr. Susan Elter.
That's Jonathan Rogers.
He's on loan here from UCLA.
How are doing, Susan?
Hello.
Cynthia Peran from our Rio office,
and lab tech extraordinaire.
Hi.
Just call me Sid.
Hi, Sid.
That's Will Bahia, representing
the Brazilian government, biogeneticist,
and world pain in the ass.
Last but not least, Rush Hernandez.
Anthropologist and expert in primitive tribes.
[non-english speech]
Pleasure.
So where's our guide?
He's not here yet.
And he's supposed to make the plane.
We have a schedule to keep, and this it's not a good start.
[helicopter]
You guys Gentech?
Dr. Susan Elters.
Matt Ford, at your service.
You're late, Mr. Ford.
I'm sorry about that.
And your name?
Gordon.
Dr. Rick Gordon.
So why are you late?
I was a little busy.
One of the local kids had been mauled by a jaguar,
and needed to be airlifted to one of the hospitals.
Sorry it made me five minutes late.
But it seemed like a priority.
We'll be leaving shortly folks.
What?
Indian trackers.
Find a group of footsteps leading
to this overgrown trail.
Start out by the river bank, lead through here
where we found the Amazon man.
Boss, shouldn't we let the trackers check this out first?
Yeah, right.
Let them get all the glory?
No, this baby's ours.
Could be our big break.
Maybe it could lead us to the Amazon man's trail.
All right.
This is it.
What do you think that means?
I know what it is.
It's a male that missed one too many lunches.
I got bad feeling about this, Ronnie.
This place is giving me the creeps, man.
Let's just get out of here. Go back to camp.
OK.
I don't miss the transmission.
No, no, no.
I want to check this out. - Are you nuts?
What?
Are you scared?
I'll be all right.
Ronnie, seriously, I don't think this is a good idea, man.
Timmy, I'm good.
Hey, be careful.
Just keep the coffee hot.
Hey, Timmy.
Take a look at this.
Nice plane.
Thanks, doctor.
Call me Susan.
And don't mind Rick.
He's like that with everyone.
I know the type.
Yeah, I figured that.
So what you got?
Allison C-30?
Yeah, you fly?
I got licensed three years ago.
You know, it's pretty dicey out there.
Yeah, I was wondering about that.
It might be smart to wait a little while.
And the cause for delay Mr. Ford?
I'm not so sure.
But those thunderclouds might give us a problem.
Matt has a point.
Yeah, well, we're running behind schedule,
so unless Matt's 100% sure we're going to run into trouble,
I suggest we get on with it.
Well, in that case, I can't be sure that we're not
going to run into some trouble.
Great.
Let's go.
You're the boss.
You all right?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm with you.
Hang on now.
I don't like the looks of this.
Don't worry, folks.
We should be through this in a minute.
I've read all about these thunder bloomers.
The come and go in the Amazon quicker than you could blink.
Why doesn't that make me feel better.
It's going to [inaudible] one of these birds.
Never does.
You have to shoot them out of the sky
to get them to come down.
Whoa.
What the hell was that?
That was us just getting shot out of the sky.
May day. May day.
[inaudible] Delta one.
Can you read us?
Over.
[screaming]
May day.
May day.
[inaudible]
[screaming]
Get in here, would you?
You got it.
[screaming]
I can't hold it anymore.
Hold on.
[screaming]
[inaudible] Gentech.
In Gentech.
Over.
Simon here, I can see you, Timothy.
What's wrong?
Look, we've got a problem down here.
Ronald is missing.
And we found something just before he disappeared.
We thought it may lead us to the Amazon man's tribe.
Timothy, what's happening?
[gunshots]
Timothy, come in.
Timothy.
[screaming]
Timothy.
Timothy, come in.
Timothy.
Not good.
Sat phone is on the blink.
Rick, want to try yours?
Those things aren't going to work out here.
We're stuck in the middle of nowhere.
So what are you going to about it?
I didn't make the call to fly in the storm.
You did.
It's not much we can do now.
It's not like we have triple A out here.
OK, pal?
You know what, guys? Just cool it.
All right?
It's not helping the situation.
Matt, do you have any idea where the hell we are?
We're about a day and a half hike from the site.
All we have to do is head down the river.
Hey, flyboy.
It works.
Hello, Mr. Simon.
Can you hear me?
It's Rick.
Yes, Rick, I can hear you.
Are you there yet? - No sir.
We're not.
We ran into some trouble.
The helicopter was struck by lightning.
It was a rough landing, but everybody's fine.
We need another helicopter ASAP.
And a pilot would be nice too.
OK.
How far away are you from the camp?
Pilot says about a day and a half.
All right.
Timothy's found something that may lead
us to the Amazon man's tribe.
Just get to the dig site.
I'm going to have a chopper meet you there.
Sir, that might be, ah, might be a little problem
with the equipment we've got.
Rick, remember what we talked about.
There's a lot at stake here.
You just get to the dig site, now.
Yes, sir. I understand.
Not a problem.
We'll contact you when we get to the dig site.
This is Rick.
Out for now.
He wants us to get to the dig site ASAP.
What about all the gear?
The jaguar village not too far from here.
I can get him to help us.
Are they dangerous?
Sometimes.
But don't you worry, Rick.
They're friends of mine.
So how do we contact them?
You don't have to.
Gee!
Rick.
Rick, put the gun down.
[non-english speech]
Put the gun down, Rick.
They're your friends.
Not mine, Matt.
I said put the gun down.
No way.
Put the gun down.
Now!
No way.
Now.
I told you not to do that.
Didn't I?
Didn't I?
Get away from me.
Get away from me!
They could kill us at any second.
Matt.
It's OK.
[non-english speech]
How does he know their language?
No se.
Beats me.
OK.
Let's go.
This is chief Tika.
His brother Mase.
They're going to show us the way.
The others will help us with the gear.
We're going to leave at dawn.
All right?
OK.
Thank you.
[non-english speech]
You and I OK?
No.
But you know the way.
Hey, I'm curious.
How did you learn how to speak Jaguar?
That was pretty impressive.
My parents were anthropologists.
I was raised here.
Born in San Diego, and then I moved here when I was four.
Must have been an incredible childhood.
Sometimes.
I studied lost tribes.
You can learn a lot about people when you strip
away all the material things.
So what are you guys doing here?
Well, I've been researching for a drug to effectively slow
down the aging process and--
something I said?
Don't move.
You know, you're a very lucky woman
because if this sucker had bit you,
you would've been dead within four hours.
Yeah, well, you know what?
You just, you just keep that away from me.
OK?
Just keep it away.
Ah.
Ah.
Ah.
Ah.
Just a little spider.
Are you OK?
Great.
What do you think this is?
Definitely some kind of a territorial marker.
[non-english speech]
What's going on?
[non-english speech]
He says this represents the snake god, Naga.
He and his men are too scared to go on.
They want to go back.
Hey, nobody's going back.
OK?
Offer them more money.
It's not about money, Rick.
Tell them-- tell them we'll be respectful.
We need to pass through here to get to the camp.
[non-english speech]
He says, he and Mase will continue if they're
allowed to say a prayer first.
But the other two have to go back.
I said nobody's going back.
We need them to haul the equipment.
You don't want to go there, Rick.
Let's get one thing straight, Matt.
I'm in charge of this expedition.
What I say goes.
Yeah, let's get something straight, Rick.
We are the head of this expedition.
And this part of the we agrees with Matt.
Let them go.
No way.
If you don't back off right now, you'll lose them all.
He's right.
Just be reasonable for once in your life.
Think.
Two is better than none.
Fine.
But I'm not the one hauling the extra equipment.
You are.
[drumbeat]
[hissing]
[non-english speech]
OK.
OK.
Tika says this is a good spot to make camp.
It's about time.
I'm going to do a little hunting.
See if I can get us something for dinner.
All right. That would be great.
Just be careful.
Come on, man.
I grew up here in Brazil.
I know what I'm doing.
[hissing]
[screaming]
[gunshots]
[screaming]
He's in trouble.
I don't like this.
Yeah, well, he shouldn't have been hunting
by himself the first place.
Well, it's not really the point is it, Rick?
Rick's right.
Both cowards.
All right.
That's enough.
Now, listen up.
We got to go look for Rush. - OK.
Who goes with who? - Hey, I ain't going nowhere.
I'm with Rick.
You too gather some wood. We're going to need a fire.
The sun's going down.
You guys make me sick.
Yeah, like I care.
Well, we're running out of time here.
Susan's right.
We don't got a lot of time. - Will.
- Yeah. - Heads up.
OK. - Hang on to this.
You're going to need it.
Let's go.
Nuts.
Rush.
Rush.
Rush.
Rush.
[screaming] Oh, my god.
[inaudible].
[growling]
Go!
Run now!
[gunshots]
[growling]
Go!
Go!
[gunshots]
Are you all right?
[growling]
Let's go.
Wait.
Wait.
Shh.
[screaming]
Sid.
My god.
What is that?
I don't know.
Come on.
Let's go find the others now.
Let's go!
[hissing]
What the hell happened?
We didn't see a damn thing.
Yeah, well we did.
That thing, whatever the hell it is, got Sid.
I'm calling Gentech.
Tell them we're aborting the mission.
And to send extraction team as soon as possible.
Still not working.
Rick. Use yours.
Yeah, OK.
OK.
Sat phone is gone. - What?
Sat phone. I don't have it!
I have lived here my whole life,
and I've never seen anything like this before.
We need to gather up whatever of this stuff is still good.
Most important-- food, water, and medical supplies.
And get the hell out of here.
What about Will?
We have to get out of here before the thing
comes back for seconds.
He's darn right about that.
Tika.
[non-english speech]
Let's find that phone.
Matt, how far is Timothy's camp from here?
It's not that far.
We're actually pretty close.
I've got a satellite uplink transponder.
We can make a call for help from there.
All right then.
Let's get ready to move out.
Damn mangrove swamp.
Can we find a way around it?
No.
This thing could extend for miles.
We got to go through it.
What lives in there?
You don't want to know.
Well, what are you guys waiting for?
We should wait for Jonathan and the other guides
to get back.
I'll be fine.
Susan's right for once.
Gee, thanks Rick.
Yeah.
Ah, geez.
Gah.
Listen boys, that thing could be right on our trail
looking for lunch.
Let's get going, huh?
Screw you.
I'm outta here. - Jonathan.
Jonathan.
Don't leave, Jonathan.
[non-english speech]
Wait.
Shh.
[gunshot] Got it.
I got it!
Congratulations.
Your killed a log.
Let's keep moving.
It looked like a croc from here.
I should have known when the [inaudible]..
We all should have been dead right then.
But no. No.
God has an odd sense of humor, doesn't he?
Yeah, you think you're pretty funny.
Don't you?
Well, I'm getting out of here alive.
How far we?
Timothy's camp is just up over this ridge.
[growling]
[screaming]
Go get some help, and come back quick.
Hurry! Rick, come with me.
Rick, go.
Go!
[non-english speech]
[growling]
[gunshots]
We better go after it.
Are you kidding me?
It's gone.
Let's just go, OK?
[non-english speech]
Somebody help me!
No.
[non-english speech]
Susan.
Susan.
God, Jim.
Jim!
Jim, thank god you're here.
Look, get on the radio.
[screams]
We have to go look for Susan.
You don't get it, do you?
She's dead just like the rest of them.
If it's going to be a rescue, it's going to come here.
I'm staying right here.
You can stay here if you want.
I'm going to look for Susan.
Yeah, well, I'm not.
Suit yourself.
Fine.
Fine.
I'll stay right here.
I'll stay right here.
Right here.
If they're going to come from me, I'll be fine.
Stuck out here with Indiana frickin Jones.
Go home.
I want to go home.
Guys?
Guys?
Wait for me.
[non-english speech] Why come?
My friends and I were attacked last night.
Please, I need your help.
Naga come for Kovab.
What?
Who?
He wants Kovab back.
Kovab.
Who are you?
Dahar.
Chief of the snake people.
Servant to great one.
Snake on your chest is just like the one on the man
we discovered at the- - Not discover.
Steal. - Steal?
No.
I don't understand.
Kovab.
Chief of the snake people, servant
to the [inaudible] god Naga.
The great one.
We've killed [inaudible] until Kovab returns.
We didn't know.
Dahar!
You're alive?
Am I?
You know this guy?
Yeah.
He was the lead scientist on the first expedition.
Tim Bahia.
What the hell happened to you?
You don't belong here.
I've seen the secret.
Timmy, it's Rick.
Remember?
From Gentech?
Rick. Rick.
Rick. Rick.
Yeah.
Yeah, that's right.
They took her, Rick.
What do you mean her? You saw a woman?
Where did they take here?
Hey, just a minute, Matt.
Tim, what secret did you see?
Tell us where they took the woman, Tim.
The snake people, they took her.
They're going to feed her to him.
Tell us where they took the woman,
and I promise we'll bring you home.
Home.
Yeah.
Home.
Yeah, you want to go home, don't you?
No.
Come.
Come.
Hi.
Can you help me?
Please.
My ropes.
Can you loosen them?
Of course, you don't understand.
My ropes, they're too tight.
Please.
[sneeze]
[non-english speech]
No.
It's not his fault. The ropes are too tight.
[non-english speech]
[sneeze]
Thank you.
[non-english speech]
Thank you.
You will stay here.
If you leave, we kill.
[hissing]
[gunshots]
Grab his gun.
Let's get him out of here. Go.
Go.
Think they heard the shot?
It's only a matter of time.
Easy.
Take it easy.
Damn it.
Path straight ahead.
Geez, look, he's as good as dead already.
Let's dump him.
It's your choice.
Yeah, that's right, it is.
[non-english speech]
Let it go.
Come on.
[non-english speech]
You, stay.
You.
[non-english speech]
[yelling]
Dahar.
No.
Don't.
This one take Kovab.
I see him right there.
He's evil.
He die.
Dahar, please believe me.
He meant no harm to Kovab.
Spare them, please.
And I promise I will bring Kovab back to you and to your people.
You bring Kovab back to village.
Yes.
Yes, I promise.
How?
With this.
With this, I can send a message to my people.
And they will bring Kovab back to you.
John.
Susan.
Thank goodness you're still alive.
Have you ever found the tribe?
John, listen to me.
We're being held hostage.
What?
The Amazon man's tribe, they have us,
and they want him back.
So they do exist?
John, listen to me.
If you don't bring him back to the dig site now, we're dead.
Yeah, but how-
Just get on a plane, and bring him back.
OK. OK.
I promise.
I'll be there in 36 hours.
Hurry, please.
Look, just stay calm.
I'll bring the Amazon man back.
Kovab will be here in two sunsets.
What happened?
Snake bite.
He has no hope in hell.
May I?
Matt, can you hear me?
Can you help him?
Please.
He had nothing to do with taking Kovab.
He's innocent.
Naga takes.
Naga gives.
It's not for me to help.
Then can I take him back to the hut?
Is Kovab coming?
Yes.
In two sunsets?
Yes, I promise.
If Kovab back, you all die.
Take him.
No anti-snake venom.
Damn it.
Well, I guess he's going to die because you
forgot to check what you had.
I'm afraid that doesn't matter, doctor.
We're all already dead.
Will you shut up!
You bring the evil to village.
Naga's angry.
What happened?
Bada, the little one, is sick.
You give evil spirit to him.
Come.
Bada.
[sneeze]
I can help him.
What you do?
Medicine.
Medicine.
It will make him better.
He no better.
He dying.
Dahar, you must give it time.
In an hour or two-
Enough!
Naga is angry.
[non-english speech]
Dahar, wait. Trust me.
It'll make him better.
Just-
[drumbeat]
[non-english speech]
Why you come?
When Kovab was first brought to us,
we discovered that he had lived longer
than anyone had ever lived.
And I was sent to find his people,
and the reason for his long life.
You come for the gift?
Yes.
Men have a tried.
All have failed.
Is it true though?
Do you all have long life?
I have seen two hundred great rains.
My father, the great Kovab, saw 300 great rains.
Dahar, this is a gift you must share with the outside world.
No!
They will be grateful to the snake people forever.
The gift must to stay here.
It's not the natural way of life.
It's not the way it should be.
The gift is only for the servants of Naga.
- But why? - Enough.
No more talk.
[screaming]
Hey.
Hey.
Hey, Matt.
It's OK.
It's OK.
You're just having a bad dream.
It's OK.
Where am I?
The snake people's village.
You almost died from that snake bite.
You remember?
How are you feeling?
Like I've been hit by a truck.
I was having a nightmare about when we were attacked.
All seems so real.
You can relax.
You're going to be all right.
The worst is over.
It was broken.
Thank you.
You know, if we don't get out of here, we're goners.
What's your plan?
Buddy, you want watch?
Come here.
Come. Come Come.
Come.
Come.
Come on.
Hurry up.
You like to watch?
Come on.
Do you want watch?
I give to you.
Matt, you got to eat.
The others have gone.
What?
They escaped.
The did not go far.
The second sunset arrives.
When does Kovab return?
Soon.
Dahar, I will bring back Kovab as I promised,
but before I leave I beg of you to help
me understand your gift.
You are the keeper of the secret of long life.
You can help so many.
Please, Dahar.
It's forbidden.
It's only for snake people.
We not talk more about this again.
Dahar, it is the way of the Amazon people
that when someone saves somebody from one tribe,
then the two become members of each other's tribe.
Yes?
It's so.
So then Susan now, she is a member of the snake people.
Yes.
Yes.
So then she has the right to see the gift?
[hissing]
Prepare yourself.
The Naga waits.
Inside the cave is the great Naga,
and the water of long life.
Come.
We are near the den.
The great Naga gives and it takes life away.
Decide now to stay or to go.
Let's go.
It's beautiful.
The water of long life [inaudible] the rocks
and this king of the great one gives
us the water of long life.
And if Naga dies, there is no water of long life?
And no snake people.
A gift for Naga.
What is it?
Milk [inaudible] for the great one.
Prepare.
Naga comes.
[hissing]
[growling]
Give this to the great one.
There's my people.
Bringing Kovab home.
Bring Kovab back to us, and you all may leave in peace.
Thank you.
Rick.
Oh, thank god you've come.
I found the [inaudible].
It's in a cave.
But there's these Indians and this creature.
Rick.
Rick! Pull it together, man.
We'll send your creature to hell.
Let's go.
You should've brought more guys.
Rick. Rick?
- Huh? - Pull it together.
I need you sane.
All right. Here.
Drink this. - OK.
I want guns.
Yeah, you're going to have guns.
Lots of guns.
Susan.
John.
Oh.
Oh, am I glad to see you.
So you got him?
Where is he?
The Amazon man.
I couldn't do it.
What?
Susan, it was out of my hands.
What are you talking about? You told me.
You said-
Saying something and doing something
are two different things, Susan.
Don't trust him.
He's dangerous.
I'm fine.
John, you can't continue the search.
There's this snake.
It's called the Naga.
Yeah, I know all about the snake.
He won't let you near his cave.
We just have to go uninvited.
You can't.
If you kill it, the entire village will die.
Let's move.
I won't let you do this.
Look, Susan, this is nothing personal.
All right? It's business.
Once we're done here, nobody's going
to know we were even here.
You and Rick will win your damn Nobel Prize.
I'll know.
Don't make me do this.
[gunshots]
Dahar.
We've got to get him out of here.
Stay down.
Dahar, don't move.
Don't move.
Stop them.
Please.
Save Naga.
Keep the secret.
Keep the secret here.
Let's go.
- It's just up over this ridge. - All right.
Let's get to it.
All right. Let's go.
Keep moving.
Come on.
- Shouldv'e brought more guys. - We're fine.
Keep moving.
They went in there.
Yeah, no kidding.
You back with us?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Don't worry.
Good.
Hold it.
Which way?
I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know?
We're wasting time here. Which way is your damn snake?
Look, I don't know. I'm not psychic.
OK. I just saw him come in here.
Great.
That's just great.
You two you guys, check out the cave to the left.
[growling]
[gunshots]
Run away.
Let's go.
What the hell have we gotten ourselves into?
That's what I've been trying to tell you.
Ramirez?
Sir.
Go see what's through there.
Yes, sir.
Let's go.
RAMIREZ: All clear, sir.
[inaudible].
[inaudible] now, or I will blow her head off.
Drop it.
Drop it now!
Get his gun, Rick.
My pleasure.
Come on, pistol too.
Found it on our own, Sue.
Thanks, Matt.
Sorry, Susan.
I tried to tell you.
But you just wouldn't listen.
Now, I'm going out to leave without you.
[growling]
[gunshots]
Hey, get back here.
[screaming]
[growling]
[screaming]
Easy.
Let me see.
Just keep your hand there.
I want to tell you something.
That's it.
That's where the secret lies.
Right behind you.
In the water?
In the water.
How does it feel?
When I asked Dahar to share the secret of long life
with the rest of the world, he said it wasn't natural way.
It wasn't right.
He was a wise man.
A wise man who told the secret must stay here.
Now, I-- I believe he was right.
You sure about that?
It stays here where it belongs.
This was all for nothing?
No.
No, I think I might have found something else that I hope
could live on for eternity.
[hissing]
[screaming]
OK. Go easy.
Go.
Go.
Come on.
Come on.
Hey, Dr. Richman, come over here.
We found something.
Looks like a kind of burial vessel.
They're not like anything I've ever seen before.
Well, Timothy, let's see what treasure you've found.
Open it.
What secrets will he tell us?
We did it.
[growling]
[non-english speech]
[growling]
DR. RICHMAN: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
It's just my pleasure to report on the expedition
sponsored by one of the world's leading
pharmaceutical companies--
Gentech International- and behest
of its CEO, Dr. John Simon.
Thank you, Doctor Simon for your support.
And now, It's my pleasure to present to you what I believe
is the most significant scientific, biological,
and archaeological find in modern times.
But first, I'd like to introduce you to someone very important.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Amazon man.
Now, I'd like to introduce Gentech's cohead
of biogenetics, who test tubed this specimen, Dr. Rick
Gordon and Dr. Susan Elters.
Thank you Dr. Richman.
We were mystified at Gentech by the Amazon
man's state of preservation.
Through a series of tests, we discovered something that could
change the evolution of man.
Now, this-
Now, this is the Amazon man's cell structure, chromosome.
It clearly shows [inaudible] of 5 microns longer than normal.
We believe these halimeters are the key
to the amazon man's secret.
Susan.
Using a biochemical marker, thank you, and carbon dating,
we have determined that the Amazon
man was in fact, at the time of his death over 300 years old.
It's very exciting news.
We be happy to answer all of your questions.
But first, I have a very important announcement to make.
Please.
Please.
Thank you.
Dr. Richman has informed me that he believes there's a lost
tribe who are direct descendants of the Amazon
man living somewhere deep in the jungles of Brazil.
He has a keep tracking them as we speak.
It's with great pleasure that I announce that Dr. Rick Gordon
and Dr. Susan Elters will be heading a team leading
for the Amazon immediately.
Their mission is to assist in finding the tribe,
and to see if they carry the same cell structure
for extended longevity.
Now it is my belief that we are standing
on the precipice of finding the secrets for eternal youth.
Hot.
Welcome to Brazil.
There's your team.
Come on.
Guys, Dr. Susan Elter.
That's Jonathan Rogers.
He's on loan here from UCLA.
How are doing, Susan?
Hello.
Cynthia Peran from our Rio office,
and lab tech extraordinaire.
Hi.
Just call me Sid.
Hi, Sid.
That's Will Bahia, representing
the Brazilian government, biogeneticist,
and world pain in the ass.
Last but not least, Rush Hernandez.
Anthropologist and expert in primitive tribes.
[non-english speech]
Pleasure.
So where's our guide?
He's not here yet.
And he's supposed to make the plane.
We have a schedule to keep, and this it's not a good start.
[helicopter]
You guys Gentech?
Dr. Susan Elters.
Matt Ford, at your service.
You're late, Mr. Ford.
I'm sorry about that.
And your name?
Gordon.
Dr. Rick Gordon.
So why are you late?
I was a little busy.
One of the local kids had been mauled by a jaguar,
and needed to be airlifted to one of the hospitals.
Sorry it made me five minutes late.
But it seemed like a priority.
We'll be leaving shortly folks.
What?
Indian trackers.
Find a group of footsteps leading
to this overgrown trail.
Start out by the river bank, lead through here
where we found the Amazon man.
Boss, shouldn't we let the trackers check this out first?
Yeah, right.
Let them get all the glory?
No, this baby's ours.
Could be our big break.
Maybe it could lead us to the Amazon man's trail.
All right.
This is it.
What do you think that means?
I know what it is.
It's a male that missed one too many lunches.
I got bad feeling about this, Ronnie.
This place is giving me the creeps, man.
Let's just get out of here. Go back to camp.
OK.
I don't miss the transmission.
No, no, no.
I want to check this out. - Are you nuts?
What?
Are you scared?
I'll be all right.
Ronnie, seriously, I don't think this is a good idea, man.
Timmy, I'm good.
Hey, be careful.
Just keep the coffee hot.
Hey, Timmy.
Take a look at this.
Nice plane.
Thanks, doctor.
Call me Susan.
And don't mind Rick.
He's like that with everyone.
I know the type.
Yeah, I figured that.
So what you got?
Allison C-30?
Yeah, you fly?
I got licensed three years ago.
You know, it's pretty dicey out there.
Yeah, I was wondering about that.
It might be smart to wait a little while.
And the cause for delay Mr. Ford?
I'm not so sure.
But those thunderclouds might give us a problem.
Matt has a point.
Yeah, well, we're running behind schedule,
so unless Matt's 100% sure we're going to run into trouble,
I suggest we get on with it.
Well, in that case, I can't be sure that we're not
going to run into some trouble.
Great.
Let's go.
You're the boss.
You all right?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm with you.
Hang on now.
I don't like the looks of this.
Don't worry, folks.
We should be through this in a minute.
I've read all about these thunder bloomers.
The come and go in the Amazon quicker than you could blink.
Why doesn't that make me feel better.
It's going to [inaudible] one of these birds.
Never does.
You have to shoot them out of the sky
to get them to come down.
Whoa.
What the hell was that?
That was us just getting shot out of the sky.
May day. May day.
[inaudible] Delta one.
Can you read us?
Over.
[screaming]
May day.
May day.
[inaudible]
[screaming]
Get in here, would you?
You got it.
[screaming]
I can't hold it anymore.
Hold on.
[screaming]
[inaudible] Gentech.
In Gentech.
Over.
Simon here, I can see you, Timothy.
What's wrong?
Look, we've got a problem down here.
Ronald is missing.
And we found something just before he disappeared.
We thought it may lead us to the Amazon man's tribe.
Timothy, what's happening?
[gunshots]
Timothy, come in.
Timothy.
[screaming]
Timothy.
Timothy, come in.
Timothy.
Not good.
Sat phone is on the blink.
Rick, want to try yours?
Those things aren't going to work out here.
We're stuck in the middle of nowhere.
So what are you going to about it?
I didn't make the call to fly in the storm.
You did.
It's not much we can do now.
It's not like we have triple A out here.
OK, pal?
You know what, guys? Just cool it.
All right?
It's not helping the situation.
Matt, do you have any idea where the hell we are?
We're about a day and a half hike from the site.
All we have to do is head down the river.
Hey, flyboy.
It works.
Hello, Mr. Simon.
Can you hear me?
It's Rick.
Yes, Rick, I can hear you.
Are you there yet? - No sir.
We're not.
We ran into some trouble.
The helicopter was struck by lightning.
It was a rough landing, but everybody's fine.
We need another helicopter ASAP.
And a pilot would be nice too.
OK.
How far away are you from the camp?
Pilot says about a day and a half.
All right.
Timothy's found something that may lead
us to the Amazon man's tribe.
Just get to the dig site.
I'm going to have a chopper meet you there.
Sir, that might be, ah, might be a little problem
with the equipment we've got.
Rick, remember what we talked about.
There's a lot at stake here.
You just get to the dig site, now.
Yes, sir. I understand.
Not a problem.
We'll contact you when we get to the dig site.
This is Rick.
Out for now.
He wants us to get to the dig site ASAP.
What about all the gear?
The jaguar village not too far from here.
I can get him to help us.
Are they dangerous?
Sometimes.
But don't you worry, Rick.
They're friends of mine.
So how do we contact them?
You don't have to.
Gee!
Rick.
Rick, put the gun down.
[non-english speech]
Put the gun down, Rick.
They're your friends.
Not mine, Matt.
I said put the gun down.
No way.
Put the gun down.
Now!
No way.
Now.
I told you not to do that.
Didn't I?
Didn't I?
Get away from me.
Get away from me!
They could kill us at any second.
Matt.
It's OK.
[non-english speech]
How does he know their language?
No se.
Beats me.
OK.
Let's go.
This is chief Tika.
His brother Mase.
They're going to show us the way.
The others will help us with the gear.
We're going to leave at dawn.
All right?
OK.
Thank you.
[non-english speech]
You and I OK?
No.
But you know the way.
Hey, I'm curious.
How did you learn how to speak Jaguar?
That was pretty impressive.
My parents were anthropologists.
I was raised here.
Born in San Diego, and then I moved here when I was four.
Must have been an incredible childhood.
Sometimes.
I studied lost tribes.
You can learn a lot about people when you strip
away all the material things.
So what are you guys doing here?
Well, I've been researching for a drug to effectively slow
down the aging process and--
something I said?
Don't move.
You know, you're a very lucky woman
because if this sucker had bit you,
you would've been dead within four hours.
Yeah, well, you know what?
You just, you just keep that away from me.
OK?
Just keep it away.
Ah.
Ah.
Ah.
Ah.
Just a little spider.
Are you OK?
Great.
What do you think this is?
Definitely some kind of a territorial marker.
[non-english speech]
What's going on?
[non-english speech]
He says this represents the snake god, Naga.
He and his men are too scared to go on.
They want to go back.
Hey, nobody's going back.
OK?
Offer them more money.
It's not about money, Rick.
Tell them-- tell them we'll be respectful.
We need to pass through here to get to the camp.
[non-english speech]
He says, he and Mase will continue if they're
allowed to say a prayer first.
But the other two have to go back.
I said nobody's going back.
We need them to haul the equipment.
You don't want to go there, Rick.
Let's get one thing straight, Matt.
I'm in charge of this expedition.
What I say goes.
Yeah, let's get something straight, Rick.
We are the head of this expedition.
And this part of the we agrees with Matt.
Let them go.
No way.
If you don't back off right now, you'll lose them all.
He's right.
Just be reasonable for once in your life.
Think.
Two is better than none.
Fine.
But I'm not the one hauling the extra equipment.
You are.
[drumbeat]
[hissing]
[non-english speech]
OK.
OK.
Tika says this is a good spot to make camp.
It's about time.
I'm going to do a little hunting.
See if I can get us something for dinner.
All right. That would be great.
Just be careful.
Come on, man.
I grew up here in Brazil.
I know what I'm doing.
[hissing]
[screaming]
[gunshots]
[screaming]
He's in trouble.
I don't like this.
Yeah, well, he shouldn't have been hunting
by himself the first place.
Well, it's not really the point is it, Rick?
Rick's right.
Both cowards.
All right.
That's enough.
Now, listen up.
We got to go look for Rush. - OK.
Who goes with who? - Hey, I ain't going nowhere.
I'm with Rick.
You too gather some wood. We're going to need a fire.
The sun's going down.
You guys make me sick.
Yeah, like I care.
Well, we're running out of time here.
Susan's right.
We don't got a lot of time. - Will.
- Yeah. - Heads up.
OK. - Hang on to this.
You're going to need it.
Let's go.
Nuts.
Rush.
Rush.
Rush.
Rush.
[screaming] Oh, my god.
[inaudible].
[growling]
Go!
Run now!
[gunshots]
[growling]
Go!
Go!
[gunshots]
Are you all right?
[growling]
Let's go.
Wait.
Wait.
Shh.
[screaming]
Sid.
My god.
What is that?
I don't know.
Come on.
Let's go find the others now.
Let's go!
[hissing]
What the hell happened?
We didn't see a damn thing.
Yeah, well we did.
That thing, whatever the hell it is, got Sid.
I'm calling Gentech.
Tell them we're aborting the mission.
And to send extraction team as soon as possible.
Still not working.
Rick. Use yours.
Yeah, OK.
OK.
Sat phone is gone. - What?
Sat phone. I don't have it!
I have lived here my whole life,
and I've never seen anything like this before.
We need to gather up whatever of this stuff is still good.
Most important-- food, water, and medical supplies.
And get the hell out of here.
What about Will?
We have to get out of here before the thing
comes back for seconds.
He's darn right about that.
Tika.
[non-english speech]
Let's find that phone.
Matt, how far is Timothy's camp from here?
It's not that far.
We're actually pretty close.
I've got a satellite uplink transponder.
We can make a call for help from there.
All right then.
Let's get ready to move out.
Damn mangrove swamp.
Can we find a way around it?
No.
This thing could extend for miles.
We got to go through it.
What lives in there?
You don't want to know.
Well, what are you guys waiting for?
We should wait for Jonathan and the other guides
to get back.
I'll be fine.
Susan's right for once.
Gee, thanks Rick.
Yeah.
Ah, geez.
Gah.
Listen boys, that thing could be right on our trail
looking for lunch.
Let's get going, huh?
Screw you.
I'm outta here. - Jonathan.
Jonathan.
Don't leave, Jonathan.
[non-english speech]
Wait.
Shh.
[gunshot] Got it.
I got it!
Congratulations.
Your killed a log.
Let's keep moving.
It looked like a croc from here.
I should have known when the [inaudible]..
We all should have been dead right then.
But no. No.
God has an odd sense of humor, doesn't he?
Yeah, you think you're pretty funny.
Don't you?
Well, I'm getting out of here alive.
How far we?
Timothy's camp is just up over this ridge.
[growling]
[screaming]
Go get some help, and come back quick.
Hurry! Rick, come with me.
Rick, go.
Go!
[non-english speech]
[growling]
[gunshots]
We better go after it.
Are you kidding me?
It's gone.
Let's just go, OK?
[non-english speech]
Somebody help me!
No.
[non-english speech]
Susan.
Susan.
God, Jim.
Jim!
Jim, thank god you're here.
Look, get on the radio.
[screams]
We have to go look for Susan.
You don't get it, do you?
She's dead just like the rest of them.
If it's going to be a rescue, it's going to come here.
I'm staying right here.
You can stay here if you want.
I'm going to look for Susan.
Yeah, well, I'm not.
Suit yourself.
Fine.
Fine.
I'll stay right here.
I'll stay right here.
Right here.
If they're going to come from me, I'll be fine.
Stuck out here with Indiana frickin Jones.
Go home.
I want to go home.
Guys?
Guys?
Wait for me.
[non-english speech] Why come?
My friends and I were attacked last night.
Please, I need your help.
Naga come for Kovab.
What?
Who?
He wants Kovab back.
Kovab.
Who are you?
Dahar.
Chief of the snake people.
Servant to great one.
Snake on your chest is just like the one on the man
we discovered at the- - Not discover.
Steal. - Steal?
No.
I don't understand.
Kovab.
Chief of the snake people, servant
to the [inaudible] god Naga.
The great one.
We've killed [inaudible] until Kovab returns.
We didn't know.
Dahar!
You're alive?
Am I?
You know this guy?
Yeah.
He was the lead scientist on the first expedition.
Tim Bahia.
What the hell happened to you?
You don't belong here.
I've seen the secret.
Timmy, it's Rick.
Remember?
From Gentech?
Rick. Rick.
Rick. Rick.
Yeah.
Yeah, that's right.
They took her, Rick.
What do you mean her? You saw a woman?
Where did they take here?
Hey, just a minute, Matt.
Tim, what secret did you see?
Tell us where they took the woman, Tim.
The snake people, they took her.
They're going to feed her to him.
Tell us where they took the woman,
and I promise we'll bring you home.
Home.
Yeah.
Home.
Yeah, you want to go home, don't you?
No.
Come.
Come.
Hi.
Can you help me?
Please.
My ropes.
Can you loosen them?
Of course, you don't understand.
My ropes, they're too tight.
Please.
[sneeze]
[non-english speech]
No.
It's not his fault. The ropes are too tight.
[non-english speech]
[sneeze]
Thank you.
[non-english speech]
Thank you.
You will stay here.
If you leave, we kill.
[hissing]
[gunshots]
Grab his gun.
Let's get him out of here. Go.
Go.
Think they heard the shot?
It's only a matter of time.
Easy.
Take it easy.
Damn it.
Path straight ahead.
Geez, look, he's as good as dead already.
Let's dump him.
It's your choice.
Yeah, that's right, it is.
[non-english speech]
Let it go.
Come on.
[non-english speech]
You, stay.
You.
[non-english speech]
[yelling]
Dahar.
No.
Don't.
This one take Kovab.
I see him right there.
He's evil.
He die.
Dahar, please believe me.
He meant no harm to Kovab.
Spare them, please.
And I promise I will bring Kovab back to you and to your people.
You bring Kovab back to village.
Yes.
Yes, I promise.
How?
With this.
With this, I can send a message to my people.
And they will bring Kovab back to you.
John.
Susan.
Thank goodness you're still alive.
Have you ever found the tribe?
John, listen to me.
We're being held hostage.
What?
The Amazon man's tribe, they have us,
and they want him back.
So they do exist?
John, listen to me.
If you don't bring him back to the dig site now, we're dead.
Yeah, but how-
Just get on a plane, and bring him back.
OK. OK.
I promise.
I'll be there in 36 hours.
Hurry, please.
Look, just stay calm.
I'll bring the Amazon man back.
Kovab will be here in two sunsets.
What happened?
Snake bite.
He has no hope in hell.
May I?
Matt, can you hear me?
Can you help him?
Please.
He had nothing to do with taking Kovab.
He's innocent.
Naga takes.
Naga gives.
It's not for me to help.
Then can I take him back to the hut?
Is Kovab coming?
Yes.
In two sunsets?
Yes, I promise.
If Kovab back, you all die.
Take him.
No anti-snake venom.
Damn it.
Well, I guess he's going to die because you
forgot to check what you had.
I'm afraid that doesn't matter, doctor.
We're all already dead.
Will you shut up!
You bring the evil to village.
Naga's angry.
What happened?
Bada, the little one, is sick.
You give evil spirit to him.
Come.
Bada.
[sneeze]
I can help him.
What you do?
Medicine.
Medicine.
It will make him better.
He no better.
He dying.
Dahar, you must give it time.
In an hour or two-
Enough!
Naga is angry.
[non-english speech]
Dahar, wait. Trust me.
It'll make him better.
Just-
[drumbeat]
[non-english speech]
Why you come?
When Kovab was first brought to us,
we discovered that he had lived longer
than anyone had ever lived.
And I was sent to find his people,
and the reason for his long life.
You come for the gift?
Yes.
Men have a tried.
All have failed.
Is it true though?
Do you all have long life?
I have seen two hundred great rains.
My father, the great Kovab, saw 300 great rains.
Dahar, this is a gift you must share with the outside world.
No!
They will be grateful to the snake people forever.
The gift must to stay here.
It's not the natural way of life.
It's not the way it should be.
The gift is only for the servants of Naga.
- But why? - Enough.
No more talk.
[screaming]
Hey.
Hey.
Hey, Matt.
It's OK.
It's OK.
You're just having a bad dream.
It's OK.
Where am I?
The snake people's village.
You almost died from that snake bite.
You remember?
How are you feeling?
Like I've been hit by a truck.
I was having a nightmare about when we were attacked.
All seems so real.
You can relax.
You're going to be all right.
The worst is over.
It was broken.
Thank you.
You know, if we don't get out of here, we're goners.
What's your plan?
Buddy, you want watch?
Come here.
Come. Come Come.
Come.
Come.
Come on.
Hurry up.
You like to watch?
Come on.
Do you want watch?
I give to you.
Matt, you got to eat.
The others have gone.
What?
They escaped.
The did not go far.
The second sunset arrives.
When does Kovab return?
Soon.
Dahar, I will bring back Kovab as I promised,
but before I leave I beg of you to help
me understand your gift.
You are the keeper of the secret of long life.
You can help so many.
Please, Dahar.
It's forbidden.
It's only for snake people.
We not talk more about this again.
Dahar, it is the way of the Amazon people
that when someone saves somebody from one tribe,
then the two become members of each other's tribe.
Yes?
It's so.
So then Susan now, she is a member of the snake people.
Yes.
Yes.
So then she has the right to see the gift?
[hissing]
Prepare yourself.
The Naga waits.
Inside the cave is the great Naga,
and the water of long life.
Come.
We are near the den.
The great Naga gives and it takes life away.
Decide now to stay or to go.
Let's go.
It's beautiful.
The water of long life [inaudible] the rocks
and this king of the great one gives
us the water of long life.
And if Naga dies, there is no water of long life?
And no snake people.
A gift for Naga.
What is it?
Milk [inaudible] for the great one.
Prepare.
Naga comes.
[hissing]
[growling]
Give this to the great one.
There's my people.
Bringing Kovab home.
Bring Kovab back to us, and you all may leave in peace.
Thank you.
Rick.
Oh, thank god you've come.
I found the [inaudible].
It's in a cave.
But there's these Indians and this creature.
Rick.
Rick! Pull it together, man.
We'll send your creature to hell.
Let's go.
You should've brought more guys.
Rick. Rick?
- Huh? - Pull it together.
I need you sane.
All right. Here.
Drink this. - OK.
I want guns.
Yeah, you're going to have guns.
Lots of guns.
Susan.
John.
Oh.
Oh, am I glad to see you.
So you got him?
Where is he?
The Amazon man.
I couldn't do it.
What?
Susan, it was out of my hands.
What are you talking about? You told me.
You said-
Saying something and doing something
are two different things, Susan.
Don't trust him.
He's dangerous.
I'm fine.
John, you can't continue the search.
There's this snake.
It's called the Naga.
Yeah, I know all about the snake.
He won't let you near his cave.
We just have to go uninvited.
You can't.
If you kill it, the entire village will die.
Let's move.
I won't let you do this.
Look, Susan, this is nothing personal.
All right? It's business.
Once we're done here, nobody's going
to know we were even here.
You and Rick will win your damn Nobel Prize.
I'll know.
Don't make me do this.
[gunshots]
Dahar.
We've got to get him out of here.
Stay down.
Dahar, don't move.
Don't move.
Stop them.
Please.
Save Naga.
Keep the secret.
Keep the secret here.
Let's go.
- It's just up over this ridge. - All right.
Let's get to it.
All right. Let's go.
Keep moving.
Come on.
- Shouldv'e brought more guys. - We're fine.
Keep moving.
They went in there.
Yeah, no kidding.
You back with us?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Don't worry.
Good.
Hold it.
Which way?
I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know?
We're wasting time here. Which way is your damn snake?
Look, I don't know. I'm not psychic.
OK. I just saw him come in here.
Great.
That's just great.
You two you guys, check out the cave to the left.
[growling]
[gunshots]
Run away.
Let's go.
What the hell have we gotten ourselves into?
That's what I've been trying to tell you.
Ramirez?
Sir.
Go see what's through there.
Yes, sir.
Let's go.
RAMIREZ: All clear, sir.
[inaudible].
[inaudible] now, or I will blow her head off.
Drop it.
Drop it now!
Get his gun, Rick.
My pleasure.
Come on, pistol too.
Found it on our own, Sue.
Thanks, Matt.
Sorry, Susan.
I tried to tell you.
But you just wouldn't listen.
Now, I'm going out to leave without you.
[growling]
[gunshots]
Hey, get back here.
[screaming]
[growling]
[screaming]
Easy.
Let me see.
Just keep your hand there.
I want to tell you something.
That's it.
That's where the secret lies.
Right behind you.
In the water?
In the water.
How does it feel?
When I asked Dahar to share the secret of long life
with the rest of the world, he said it wasn't natural way.
It wasn't right.
He was a wise man.
A wise man who told the secret must stay here.
Now, I-- I believe he was right.
You sure about that?
It stays here where it belongs.
This was all for nothing?
No.
No, I think I might have found something else that I hope
could live on for eternity.