Vixen! (1968) Movie Script
1
Bush country,
the Canadian Northwest.
Here, man may still be
awed by nature's presence.
Few roads lead into these wild reaches.
Railroads are unheard of,
even trails are rare,
and yet much of the world's wealth
lies within these boundaries.
Fish and game abound.
Gold, silver, copper, oil,
and other valuable minerals
are there for the finding.
Yet surface transportation
is so slow, dangerous,
and expensive that
such trips into the bush
have been rare, until bush flying.
Airplanes came to the bush
country about 40 years ago,
and the bush pilot rapidly
developed a reputation
as a daredevil, explorer,
weatherman, mechanic,
cook, guide, woodsman,
hunter, fisherman.
The bush pilot had to know a
little bit about everything
in order to survive.
Above all, he had to be a skilled flyer
who could do ingenious
things with an airplane.
Hey, what's that bleeding pipe?
What are you trying to do,
blow us both up?
- Make you nervous?
- It'll do you good, Sam.
You'll sweat off a little of that beer.
Hey, you've been busy all along.
Where are you flying off to this time?
Oh, some guy from Vancouver's
taking his wife fishing
for a couple of days.
As a matter of fact, it's
been a hell of a good season
so far this year.
Hey, what does Vixen
think about you flying,
being away from the lodge so much?
Oh, she knew I was a bush
jockey when she married me.
But I bet she didn't know
she'd be separated so much.
You know, a young girl
can get kind of restless
when her husband's away
all the time like that.
What's that supposed to mean?
Nothing, I was just saying
a young girl gets lonely
when her husband's away and
no kind of entertainment,
nothing to do.
Why, I get that way myself.
Sam, I've never seen you look so horny.
Ah, no offense meant, Tom.
I just think that, that
you have something special
going with Vixen,
and I'd hate to see
any of these rugged outdoor types
try to take advantage
of her when you're away.
Vixen's full of fun.
She likes to tease a lot,
but she knows where to draw the line.
Marriage is a big responsibility to her,
especially since her kid
brother came to live with us.
Taking care of him and
the lodge at the same time
is a pretty big order.
Well, I didn't know Vixen
was all that responsible, Tom.
Psst.
What're you...?
Come, come on!
Taking too damn long!
Come on... the rest.
I have to go.
I have to go!
- So soon?
- Don't grab my arm like that.
I'm sorry. Why
must you leave so soon?
Because Tom's
due any time now, stupido.
Can't you just
stay for another half-hour?
I wanna talk to you, seriously.
- So talk to me, seriously.
- Vixen!
Look, we've had our
fun, playtime is over,
and now it's business as usual.
So this has just been
fun and games to you?
You bitch.
You cold bitch.
Go on, let's get dressed.
If you could do anything
you wanted to me,
what would you do?
Turn you over my knee
and spank your bare butt.
What a funny policeman you are.
Come on, let's go.
- Where you been?
- Walking.
Run into the constable out there?
Well, if I did, it's none
of your business, little boy.
Oh! I think my sister's
trying to get me mad.
Where's the Baron von Richthofen?
He's on his
way back to the lodge
with some guests, so why
don't you just get lost?
I'll bet the constable caught
something a whole lot better
than poachers out in those piney woods.
You've got a dirty mind and
a mouth to match it, Judd.
Make way, Rufus,
I'm coming through.
My name ain't Rufus, Vixen.
It's Niles. You keep forgetting that.
You know, somehow I just
keep thinking of you as "Rufus."
Well, you remember my name
is "Mrs. Palmer" to you, boy.
What's wrong with
Niles calling you "Vixen"?
Seems a lot friendlier.
How in the hell do you
expect me to be friendly
when the smell keeps
getting in the way?
Maybe it's my smell that excites you.
Ha.
Ah, maybe she smelled you
coming but she couldn't wait.
So she ran off with the constable
to satisfy a little twitch.
Now look who's talking about twitches.
Last time you saw me in the buff,
you couldn't even stand up straight.
Oh, Vixen, are you
suggestin' something?
You said it. What's on your mind?
If you still got hot pants
and the constable
wasn't enough,
give old Niles here a roll.
He's really the man of your dream.
He's got about as much
chance getting to me
as finding a watermelon in the winter.
And what makes you think
I wanna get in your lily-whites?
Everybody knows a Black
just can't keep his hands
off of white stuff.
I thought it was the other way around.
I thought it was the white chicks
who like to sneak away
from their husbands
and get some of that dirty,
primitive kind of loving
we all supposed to be famous for.
The only thing I know spades
are famous for is rioting.
And we're good tap dancers, too.
Got a natural sense of rhythm.
And since you are of draft age
and a United States citizen,
and for some mysterious reason
refuse to go back to your own country...
There ain't nothin'
mysterious about my reasons.
Like how you got so
Black on the outside
when you're so yellow on the inside?
Cool it, Vixen.
You're forgetting again.
It's "Mrs. Palmer" to you, boy.
You're stretching your luck, chick.
- I oughta...
- You oughta what, Black boy?
Just think about it.
You just let your mind
dwell on the possibilities.
- You coming, Judd?
- Oh, I'm disappointed.
I was hoping you two
were gonna get together.
Then I could watch.
So that's your bag, Judd, watching.
I've been known to
participate when interested.
I asked if you were coming, Judd.
Hey, just a minute, man.
My sister's trying to give me a rise.
You're gonna drive old Niles up a tree.
Come on, man, let's haul.
Hey, how about the three of us make it...
How about just you and me?
We'll let the shine watch
so he'll have something
to tell his grandchildren about.
And how about a free ride, Judd?
Is there anybody
you wouldn't make it with?
- Only spades and cripples.
- How about Shetland ponies?
What do you say to chicks?
I know two tender young
things down at the academy.
- Introduce me.
- You gotta be kidding.
How about that free ride, Judd?
- You really don't turn me on.
- Don't I?
- Let's go, Niles.
- I've got your number, Judd.
Adios, Vix! Let's hope the
Red Baron doesn't find out
about King of the Royal Mounties.
If he did, he'd apologize for prying.
This is it.
How long are we gonna stay here
before we go on to Toronto?
Let's just cool it
and enjoy the weekend.
Shall we go?
The Jeep's right over
there beside the hangar.
I'll get your bags and meet you.
You know what I like
about those academy chicks?
You tell me.
When they finally find
out what it's all about,
they can't get enough of it.
Yeah, that's true, man.
Ain't nothing better than a chick
who finds out just how long
she's been depriving herself
of a good thing, man.
Did you ever have a
chick beg you not to stop?
Yeah. Say, man,
what are we waitin' for?
Let's go downtown now
and check 'em out!
We can't get at 'em until tomorrow.
They got strict rules in that academy.
They'll be in town on Sunday.
We'll check "em out then.
Hey, man, do they know who I am?
What do you think
they're so excited about?
Who's excited about what?
Nothing that concerns you, Vixen.
Why, everything my
baby brother gets into
concerns me, Judd.
You do have a way of
phrasing things, Vix.
You don't know the half of
what your sister can do, lover.
Get your big suitcases
off my table, Sambo.
Someday you're gonna get
your butt whipped, honky.
You and who else, yellow-belly?
- Knock it off, Vixen.
- You knock it off, Judd!
Here's Tom with a new guest.
Now, get lost.
This is it, folks.
That's my wife's kid brother
and a friend of his.
They're really not as bad as they look.
- Hi, honey!
- Hi, sweetheart!
That's my wife.
Come on, let's meet her.
- Hi!
- Honey...
Honey, I'd like you to
meet Dave and Janet King.
Dave's a lawyer.
He and his wife are gonna
spend the next couple of days
fishing with us before
they fly on to Toronto.
Well, how do you do?
It's not often we have
such an attractive couple.
- Shall we go inside?
- Sounds good, huh, babe?
Follow me.
Come on, Vixen, this moment's
been on my mind all day.
So you can wait a few minutes longer.
Oh, I can? Get your
pretty little butt in here.
Baby, you're so impatient.
It's been a long day.
I like it when you're impatient.
We'll have a long night.
Come over here.
Shall I undress?
Or will you do it for me?
Come on, honey, let's hit the sack.
Don't think I don't
know what's on your mind.
What are you talking about?
The pilot's wife. What did
you think I was talking about?
You didn't look exactly bored yourself.
Maybe you're just too used to me.
Babe, what you've got, nobody
could ever have enough of.
So far tonight, you haven't shown
the least bit of interest
in what I've got.
Babe, I'm tired, it's been a long day.
Let's go to bed.
- You wearing those to bed?
- Any objections?
Well, if you want to, uh...
You think they'll get
in the way of anything?
Okay, honey, let's cool it.
Oh, please. Love me, please.
Oh, Tom, hurry, please.
Oh, Tom.
Hey, what are, what are you doing?
Guess.
You really don't wanna sleep, do you?
I was just wondering if
there was any life left in you.
Come on, Janet, you
know better than that.
Do I?
Let's find out.
All right, baby, you asked for it.
Oh, yeah! Oh, oh...
Now, Tom. Now! Now!
I just can't make it, honey.
Maybe you have your
mind on too many things.
What's that supposed to mean?
I saw the way you were
looking at that woman's fanny
this afternoon...
And knowing you,
you've got plans for tomorrow.
I have no intention of cheating on you.
And wait a minute, supposing I did?
That wouldn't set any precedence.
You've already admitted to
making it with two other guys.
How many more are there that
I don't even know about?
That's not fair, Dave.
That's one of the conditions
we agreed on when we got married.
So what are you
complaining about me for?
Because I'm jealous,
when you wanna make it
with someone else,
you can't make it with me.
But I told you, it's not
because of that other girl.
I'm tired, I'm exhausted.
All right then, I'm just jealous.
Wow.
So?
Nothing, nothing.
- Goodnight.
- Goodnight!
Oh, baby, you're still number one.
Oh.
Who is the number two?
Oh, honey, you know what I mean.
Nobody could satisfy me like you do.
MMmMm.
Wonder how Dave and Janet are doing.
What do you think of them?
I didn't pay that
much attention to them.
He's pretty well-heeled.
He's only 30 years old and he's
making over $50,000 a year.
- So?
- So that's a lot more
than I've made in the past five years.
Yes, but you please
me where it counts most.
You won't find a
better spot for fishing
within a hundred-mile radius.
I think I'm going to
go further upstream.
I don't seem to have much luck here.
- What do you call luck?
- You got three nice ones.
Yeah, but nothing's
happened in the last hour.
- You're too impatient.
- Impatient?
My wife usually has
the opposite complaint.
She says I'm too lazy.
Say, I know a great spot.
It's only about a hundred
yards upstream, I'll show you.
I mean, it's very easy
to get lost around here.
Is that okay with you, honey?
Sure, Dave. You can
take care of yourself.
And I'm sure Mr. Palmer
can take care of me.
How far is this
place you're taking me to?
It's just around the bend.
- Think we'll do any good?
- We can't miss.
Well, this is the place.
Now, it's your turn.
I have a feeling a girl like you
does not belong in a fishing lodge.
I do okay here. If I
didn't like it, I'd leave.
- Where would you go?
- Maybe Toronto or Montreal...
Or south to San Francisco.
- How long you been married?
- Couple of years.
Well, you sure do add to the landscape.
Before I'm through, you'll be sorry
you couldn't have stayed longer.
That looks like a beautiful spot.
You don't lose any time.
- Is there a better way?
- You're a gal of few words.
I'm just a plain and
simple chick, Mr. King.
You attract me,
and when I'm attracted, I respond.
Well, what are you waiting for?
You're either the
shyest man I've ever met,
or have too much of a good thing.
Yeah, that's just about right.
Why don't we go on upstream
and catch up to Dave and Vixen?
I'd prefer to relax a bit first.
Sure. Sounds like a good idea.
Mind if I use your lap for a pillow?
Sure you'll be comfortable?
I will. How about you?
Sure.
You certainly don't believe
in any added encumbrances.
I didn't think I'd need any.
- How do I look?
- Sensational.
Now it's your turn.
You take care of everything, don't you?
I've just had a good teacher...
And I am a responsive pupil.
What if your
husband should intrude?
You afraid?
Well, there's no sense
in looking for trouble,
and I do hate to be interrupted.
Well, in that case,
let's go a bit upstream.
Okay. You lead.
Not much luck with the fishing today.
Wonder how Dave and Vixen are doing.
Vixen knows all the best spots.
She'll make sure Dave has a good time.
Oh, I, I just knew it
would be a wonderful idea.
I can't move.
Poor Janet.
Why?
Well, she's so damn jealous.
What's she got to be jealous of?
She has you all the time.
Well, we didn't make
it so good last night,
and she figured this was going to happen.
Maybe she had some plans of her own.
Oh, no, no, no. But she'll
make it with your husband.
Wanna bet?
You betting she won't or he won't?
Well, I don't know your wife.
That's what I mean,
you don't know my wife.
Mrs. King, I'm your
host and official guide,
not your alternate stud.
Would you button up? I got
enough to handle as it is.
So has my husband, and
you're not even concerned
that he's making it with your wife.
Your imagination's working overtime.
Hi, how'd you do?
Well, the fishing was lousy.
- Well, should we go back?
- Okay by me.
What do you think of these,
sweetheart?
- Beautiful.
- Let's grab some lunch.
Then we can shoot
some birds this afternoon.
Great. How's that sound to you, honey?
I think I'll stay at
the lodge this afternoon.
The three of you can go.
Might make it more interesting that way.
Aw, babe, come on.
No, you guys go ahead, really.
I'll stay at the lodge
and keep Janet company.
I don't want any company.
Janet, it's me, Vixen.
What do you want? All the men are gone.
- I know.
- Well, what do you want?
Are you all right?
I'm getting stoned.
- I said are you all right?
- No.
May I come in?
Not unless you like bourbon.
I thought you could use some company.
Nobody likes to drink alone.
I'm sure. I won't be as
entertaining as my husband,
but you're welcome to
the bourbon anyway.
There's another bottle
around here somewhere.
I'll get it, just show me.
Over there on the dresser,
top drawer on the left.
Janet?
What?
Nothing.
You do okay for yourself.
- You mean with men?
- I don't mean with monkeys.
You angry about this afternoon?
Did something happen this afternoon?
Don't be so damn cute.
I don't mind Dave making
it in the bushes with you.
It's just that I haven't had any fun
for over a month now.
Look at me, I got a sexy body.
Don't I have a beautiful body?
Actually, you're in
better shape than I am.
Of course, you've never
seen me naked though.
A lot of women look good 'til
they take their clothes off.
But me, I look even
better without my clothes.
Here, I'll show you.
Let me help you. It's
very simple, you see?
Let me do it.
Darling, let me help you.
I can't even get my own clothes off.
I'll get them off for you.
I'm ready. Take my clothes off, Senor.
Senor?
Okay, I'll pretend I'm a big man
and I just can't wait
to get your clothes off.
Here, turn over.
Here, lift up.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
You gotta take your clothes off, too.
So that's what my husband was after.
Not bad.
Not bad.
I gotta admit, that's not bad at all.
What you need is some cheering up.
Oh! Oh, stop. Oh, stop. Oh...
What's that?
- That's nothing. A mole.
- A mole?
Your skin is so soft.
How do you keep it that way?
I don't use anything special.
My skin isn't nearly as soft as yours.
Feel.
I feel funny.
It's touching your skin
that makes me feel funny.
I feel fantastic touching your skin.
You do?
How?
I, I know it's strange,
but your body really turns me on.
Is there something wrong with us?
Wrong?
Why?
Your hands sure feel good.
Turn over.
Turn over.
Have you ever made
love to a woman before?
No.
It's a change of pace.
Oh, a girl could
learn a lot from you, Vixen.
So could a man.
Wanna come in for a drink?
No, thank you, Tom. I better
see how Janet is doing.
She was none too happy this morning.
- What's the matter?
- Shh.
Here comes your husband.
My husband?
- Hi.
- Fancy meeting you here.
Yes, Janet wasn't feeling too well,
so I decided to spend some time with her.
How is she now?
We both got a little, uh, stoned.
Well, maybe you
should have come with us.
- Janet and I had a nice time.
- Have a pleasant night.
Uh-uh, not tonight, Mr. King.
It's your wife's turn.
Yeah, I guess she's
got it coming to her.
I'm glad you both had a good time.
We may be back
sooner than you think.
Oh, say goodbye to Vixen for us.
I certainly will.
How long you gonna be, man?
Half an hour. Stick around, huh?
No, man, I think I better split before
that sex machine comes in
here, starts making trouble.
No problem, buddy.
She's usually out getting laid
somewhere this time of day.
- Jealous?
- Uh-oh, time to cut out.
Hey, don't split, man. I'll
be ready in half an hour.
You can stay, Rufus, as
long as you keep your place.
Well now, that's very kind
of you, little white lady,
but I've already contaminated
your white kitchen.
Well, my goodness, he's
finally seen the light.
Now, why don't you just go into
town and rape a white girl?
No, ma'am. No, ma'am.
You see, it's the white chick
that's always trying to get into my pants.
You know what they say about us Blacks.
Why don't you two just
sorta hold a temporary truce
until I can take a shower?
- Well, I'll be outside.
- Don't take too long.
- I gotta take a shower.
- So I noticed.
Oh!
This time you're gonna finish
what you start, little brother.
- Judd?
- Hey, cool it, Vix.
Hey, Vix! Hey.
I didn't mean to scare you, Judd.
You're not scaring me.
It's been 10 years since
we've been naked together.
What are you doing?
Niles is waitin' for me outside.
Buckwheat can wait.
Vixen, I don't want to wash your...
Remember how you used
to wash my back, Judd?
- Yeah.
- And how we used to
cuddle in the tub together?
We quit doing that
when you turned 12.
You said yourself it wasn't right.
I don't care what I said
then, Judd, this is now.
You're just puttin' me on.
Wash my back and I'll wash yours.
All right, but don't
try any funny business.
You know me better than that.
Ah.
Well, are you gonna
do me first, Judd,
or do you want me to do you first?
Give me the rag.
Easy, Judd!
Easy, Judd, not so rough.
Vixen, do you wanna do it yourself
or do you want me to do it?
- Just be gentle, darling.
- Yeah, gentle.
Is that enough?
Enough?
I thought we were just
getting started here.
Yeah, well, it's kinda crowded in here.
- We're not kids anymore.
- We certainly aren't.
All right, Vix, I'm
blowing the whistle on you.
Why, I believe baby
brother's all excited,
and he's afraid to do anything about it.
I know what to do if I wanted to.
I dare you.
I dare you, baby.
Hey!
You've been askin' for it.
I certainly have, baby brother.
So come on, baby brother,
show me how good you are.
- Judd, you in here?
- He's gonna come in here.
So what?
So what? What if he squeaks to Tom?
Tom would probably throw
him out of the lodge.
He wouldn't believe him.
Judd, what's happening?
Why don't you tell him to
get his Black butt outta here?
Well, well, well.
Come on, Niles, get lost, huh?
You gonna take all day?
Why don't you go find
yourself a pickaninny, Sambo?
Now, wasn't that something else?
I've had better.
I think my baby brother's
suddenly developed
a sense of morality.
You didn't put anything over on me.
I knew what I was doing.
I'm the bad girl now, right?
- You said it, I didn't.
- Yeah, okay.
Yeah, this is your bad sister, baby.
Just can't keep her hands
off any man or anything.
How about if I send in Niles?
He might show you a thing or two.
You've got a big fat nerve,
Judd, you and your watermelon.
Don't get all uptight, Vix.
You're passing up a good thing.
You've always wanted to
make it with a big blue.
Oh God, Judd, oh!
Come on, come on, let's
throw him in the pit.
He'll give you a rumble
you won't forget.
I don't want that
chocolate drop in here, Judd.
Get him out.
Come on, Vix, just think about it.
Think about that Black
stud, with his shiny teeth
just a-grinnin' at you.
You've been settin' him up
all week, you're both ready.
Oh.
Judd, get him outta here. Judd!
Oh, no, you don't.
You pig! You're a goddam pig.
Oh, oh?
Oh, Judd...
Okay, no more, honey.
If I let you up, you're
gonna stop fighting, huh?
Well, shall I let you up?
No.
Well, what are we gonna
do, stay here forever?
- Judd!
- Oh, no, you don't.
Oh, no.
This seems like a familiar position.
No, Judd, no! No, Judd, don't go.
I'll send in Niles and
he'll finish the job.
Whoo, man.
And now I've seen everything.
Oh no, not everything, buddy.
She's in there waiting for you.
With what, a knife?
Ah, she could stand an encore.
Come on, man, let's split.
You're gonna pass up
an opportunity like this?
Man, she's your sister.
Didn't stop me, did it?
It's bad enough she's a white broad,
but she's your people, too.
Man, you shoulda heard the
names she was calling you.
She was even makin' up new ones.
Look, good buddy,
I left the States
because I didn't want any
part of the mess down there.
I didn't come up here
to find more trouble.
No trouble, buddy. You'll
just be getting even.
Humping your sister
ain't gonna get me even.
All right, all
right, she's a honky chick.
That gives you another way to go.
That's just what she wants.
I'm supposed to be the bad guy.
That's right, stud.
And five minutes ago, while
she was puttin' her pants
back on, she told me
to get you outta here
or she'd have Tom throw you off the place.
That pig. That creepy, horny white pig!
Okay. Okay, man.
I'm gonna show it really
where it's at, right now.
Niles.
So now it's "Niles," is it?
You suddenly discovered my name.
You white tramp, you ready?
- Get out of here.
- Sure, baby.
Sure.
But first we're gonna
settle our differences.
Get out of here!
Oh, no!
- It's Tom.
- Let him watch!
Look, buddy, it's no good.
He'd cut your heart out.
Come on. Come on, let's
go grab a beer, huh?
Come on.
One word to the
daredevil pilot, baby...
It's just a question of who has
the most interesting story, you or me.
- You bastard!
- You bitch.
Judd, Niles, I haven't seen
you guys in a couple of days.
What's happening?
- Oh, nothing much, Tom.
- We're keepin' busy. You know.
Mr. O'Bannion, this is
my brother-in-law Judd,
and a friend of his, Niles...
What's your last name, Niles?
I keep forgetting your last name.
- Brook.
- That's right, Brook.
Niles is a U.S. citizen,
but he left the country
because he was politically and
morally opposed to the war.
- Damn right, I did.
- And I'd do it again, too.
When my country wants to
protect me, I'll protect it.
Take it easy, Niles,
I wasn't attacking you.
Sorry, Tom. Sorry, Mr., uh...
- O'Bannion.
- Yeah.
Where's Vixen, she home?
Home as usual.
Honey, this is Mr. O'Bannion.
Mr. O'Bannion, my wife, Vixen.
Pleased.
How long do you plan to
be with us, Mr. O'Bannion?
Well, actually I'm...
Oh, Mr. O'Bannion isn't
looking for fish, honey.
We're gonna fly him to
San Francisco. Charter flight.
He's paying us $750.
We're gonna spend the night on the town.
Well, what do you mean "we"?
- I'm taking you with me.
- Sensational!
We leave in an hour.
We just came back to pick you up
while the plane's being serviced.
- Will you help me pack?
- Sure.
Oh, and Mr. O'Bannion,
make yourself at home.
The place is yours.
You're very kind, ma'am.
Well, come on, man.
Wait a minute, will you?
- Well, what did you do to it?
- It was runnin' before.
Nothin', stop buggin' me.
Don't take it out on me,
it's your machine.
I was ready to leave an hour ago.
Come on, cut out. I'll see you in town.
I'll wait.
Not only did you crap out with Vixen,
but you're gonna blow it
with the academy chicks, too.
Make it, honky.
I'll be at Mickey's beer
joint, if you can make it.
If you can't, I guess I'll just take on
those two tender young broads myself.
Watch out Vixen don't come out
and start la yin'
some new names on you.
So long, Rufus.
Hey, it looks like you're not
too appreciated around here.
What's that supposed to mean?
You don't mind the names they call you?
Nobody calls me names.
- The young lad did.
- The woman does, too.
I can handle it.
And you can handle the fact
that you're inferior, too?
Who says I'm inferior?
I didn't mean to intrude, but
I understand your situation.
Yeah?
You left the States because of racism.
I left because I wasn't
joinin' no honky army
to get wiped out for nothing.
Ah, but you come up here and you find
that the white people
behave the same way to you
as they do in the States.
What's your angle?
I hate racism as much as you do.
- So?
- There are countries
where there is an equality
between the races.
Where is that, Ireland?
Much closer than you think.
- Where?
- Cuba is one place.
There are others farther away.
Hey, man, you know I, I
read you as a Commie.
You cats really crawl
outta the woodwork.
I am a communist, and I am proud
that you have called me that.
But first, I am a man,
a name which you cannot give yourself
because your prejudiced and
bigoted friends won't let you.
I don't buy that noise.
To me, you're as much
my enemy as anyone else.
How can I be your enemy
when you don't even know me?
I think I know what you cats stand for.
Do you? Do you really?
Yeah. Why don't you tell me
how good it is in Russia?
No, my friend, but I will tell you
how you would be accepted in Cuba,
where you would be treated as a man.
I'm listening.
- Cigarette?
- Thanks.
Is there any place we can go
talk without being overheard?
There's nobody here
except Vixen and Tom.
What in the hell am I gonna
wear? I have nothing to wear.
Got to get some clothes.
Oh, Tom, we have to go, don't we?
We don't have to leave this minute.
It is not that the communist world
is perfect by any means.
After all, in many ways,
Russia has become a reactionary country.
That is why the schism with Red China.
But in Cuba, which is the youngest
of all of the communist countries,
there is no such thing as a color line.
There is a revolutionary fever in the air,
and many sense that
what they are doing now
is the wave of the future.
The Cuban brand of national liberation
is spreading throughout
all of South America,
and the Black peoples of
the Western Hemisphere
will be the first to benefit.
Your country cannot win,
'cause it is still living in the past,
while the communists are
looking to the future.
Then why don't you go to Cuba?
I'm sure cats there will
be glad to have you.
My friend, that is
exactly where I am going,
and Mr. Palmer's airplane
will take me there.
What makes you think Tom's
going along with your idea?
This.
You're not
kidding around, are you?
You wanna get to Cuba pretty badly.
I have my reasons.
Well, what do you have
to gain by taking me along?
A defector is always an
excellent propaganda weapon.
I think I'll stay right here, thanks.
You don't intend to speak to Mr. Palmer
about this, do you?
I play everything by ear.
If Tom's in trouble, that's his problem.
I have even less to say to his wife.
Well, think
about it in any case.
I've thought about it.
You may
want to change your mind.
If I do, I'll send you a telegram.
We're all set, Mr. O'Bannion.
- Good.
- You know,
you're a very fortunate
customer for us, Mr. O'Bannion.
Shall we go?
- Bye-bye, Rufus.
- Vixen!
Niles, there's plenty of food
for you and Judd in the icebox.
Please take care of the lodge for me.
We'll be back the day after tomorrow.
Mr. O'Bannion, I think
I shall accept your offer.
Excellent! Mr. Brook
has decided to join us.
- Join us?
- Aye.
I've invited Mr. Brook to come along.
Not in the same airplane
with me, you don't.
Vixen.
I don't care if you're
the King of England,
that spook is not going to sit next to me.
Tom, you know I don't even
want him in this camp.
Mrs. Palmer, I have invited him.
I make no such distinction
as to his color.
He is a human being as we all are.
It is prejudice and decadence
which produces this totally
irrational behavior in you.
It is your weakness and a
weakness of your country.
The entire Western world is crumbling
and rotting to its very foundations
because of this disease of the mind.
You are incapable, all of you,
of perceiving the truth,
though it strikes you down!
Forgive me, it is a
matter of some importance.
I should like to have
Mr. Brook accompany me.
Otherwise, I shall try to
find another flight.
It's okay with me. I've got
room for four in the plane.
Okay, Vixen?
Vixen?
Oh, come on. Come on.
Hop in, Niles.
We'll be in Frisco in six hours.
Honey, you wanna fly it?
I'm not in the
mood for flying, Tom.
You fly also, Mrs. Palmer?
Only if I have to.
I taught her when we first got married.
How nice! And now let's
all try to make our trip
a little bit more pleasant
than its beginning.
I agree, we might as well all relax.
After all, we're gonna be spending
- the rest of the day together.
- Relax.
Ever fly before, Niles?
- Couple times.
- No great distance, though.
Never been in a light plane before.
We won't be in the air long.
We have to land after we cross the border
for custom and immigration check.
- Is that really necessary?
- Standard procedure.
We have sufficient fuel to fly
nonstop to San Francisco, do we not?
Oh, we do, but we have
to land at the border.
We could stop
in Sacramento, couldn't we?
We'd be violating international law.
Then I suggest you violate it.
- Huh?
- If I am correct,
with six stops for refueling,
we shall be in Havana in
approximately 30 hours,
at which time you shall be returned
control of your airplane,
after you have deposited
Mr. Brook and myself with the authorities.
Niles, are you in on this?
You knew about this all the
time, didn't you? Didn't you?!
Look, mister, I don't
know what your game is,
but piracy in the air is
an international crime.
I am fully aware of the
consequences, Mr. Palmer.
- You will do as you are told.
- Niles?
I'm landing at the border.
You do and it'll be the
last landing you'll ever make.
I will not hesitate to use this gun.
It won't be the first time.
You'll have a hard
time landing this plane
with a dead man at the stick.
Your wife would be only too happy
to take over the controls,
rather than imitate
any futile or heroic
gestures on your part.
It's too bad you don't
have a few military secrets
you could lay on the Cubans.
You gonna give a few speeches?
I mean, about the terrible
conditions in America.
- And Canada for that matter.
- Maybe.
Well, I'll be, he speaks?
Did you hear that, Tom?
Well, I thought Mr.
O'Bannion cut out his tongue.
Now, tell us, Rufus.
Tell us about
what you're gonna tell the Cubans,
about how much worse it is in America
than it is for the Cuban peasant.
Hell, in America, they even ask you
to fight for your country.
That's right. That's right, you said it.
They're spending $30 billion
a year to bomb peasants,
and they're asking me to do it.
They're asking me to kill or be killed
when they won't even let me get a job
or eat in a restaurant
or keep people like you
from crapping on me.
The communist countries have
far less money than America,
but the people work together as equals.
Yes, but some of your kind
are a bit more equal than
others, Mr. O'Bannion.
The only thing America ever did for me
was to not stop me from gettin' out.
You know, it's funny, but
there's 50,000 other Black men
sitting in foxholes who
don't seem to feel that way.
Well now, they're just not awake yet.
Oh, but you are. Oh yeah,
you're really smart.
It takes a half an hour for a commie
to convince you to renounce your country.
You're really wide awake.
You think all the time.
- That's right, baby.
- I don't think so.
I think you're just
trying to get back at me.
You're no damn good, just
like the rest of your tribe.
Hey, hey! That's enough.
You wouldn't have the guts to do that
without a gun sitting next to you.
What do you know, you little white pig,
with your hot pants?
Oh, for heaven's sake,
cool it, Niles.
We have enough trouble as it is
without you and Vixen
raving at each other.
And quit punching her out.
That's very intelligent
advice, Mr. Palmer.
And, Niles, take it easy.
That's exactly what she
wants from you, anger.
Well, I'm fed up.
I'm sick of hearing about
communism and democracy.
What I do, I do for myself.
Niles Brook takes care of Niles Brook.
You're all pretty good at taking
care of yourselves, right?
Right! Well, my little
pea-sized brain tells me
that's really what it's all about.
Everybody looks out for himself.
You'll find, my friend, that in Cuba,
the peasants work together
for the good of each other.
Well, it just so
happens I'm not a peasant.
That's right, Rufus, you're
a Black prince of the Congo.
You know, maybe if you're nice to Castro,
he'll step down and let
you take over the country.
Maybe he'll understand you
better than we do here.
Isn't that right, Mr. O'Bannion?
I don't see any point
in discussing that now.
He don't see any point
in discussing this now.
You know what that means,
don't you, Rufus?
You've heard that one before, haven't you?
That means "shut your Black mouth."
Mr. Brook, one of the
first duties of a citizen
is to the people's leaders.
Support the people's leaders.
Now, where have I heard that before?
What are you, man, one
of the people's leaders?
That gun makes him a leader, Niles.
Shut up!
Mr. O'Bannion doesn't seem
so friendly anymore, does he?
We shall continue
this voyage in silence.
Now, wait a minute, man.
Are you telling me to shut up, too?
I am saying I do not
want any more discussion.
So you're telling me
to keep my mouth shut?
- If you please.
- You commies.
You commies are pretty damn
cute, aren't you? Aren't you?!
- All right, shut up!
- That's it, that's it.
Shut up what, huh? Shut up what?
- Shut up what?
- Shut up, nigger!
- Tom.
- Hey, you guys, lay off!
Knock it off!
So, you'll take me there?
Will you watch what you're doing?
Take over, take over!
Okay, I'll take over.
How's Niles?
Fine.
Seattle's Comer Tower, this is Cessna
Charlie Foxtrot 3169-er Tango.
Five miles north,
request permission to land. Over.
Cessna 69-er,
you are cleared for straight-in
approach, runway one-eleven.
Wind is from 180 degrees
and 13 knots.
Report when three miles out. Over.
Cessna 69-er, Wilco.
We won't be
landing here, Palmer.
Gotta land here, Niles.
International Law requires it.
This says we head back to Canada.
Once a Mau Mau, always a Mau Mau.
- Shut up! Come on.
- Put that damn gun down.
We're 5,000 feet up.
Tom and I are the only ones
who are gonna get you
down in one piece.
If you harm Tom...
I won't be responsible for my actions.
No matter what you may think,
he's damned important to me.
Sure, I can fly this crate,
but I just might not do it.
Cessna 69-er,
I have you in sight.
Due to heavy traffic,
you are now cleared to land on runway 106,
northern airport perimeter. Over.
This is Cessna 69-er, Tango.
I read you loud and clear,
northern Runway 106.
You're doing the right thing, Niles.
All right, stop the ship
right here. I said stop it.
Thanks for helping me
to breathe back there.
That IRA cat's all yours.
Got pretty hairy there for a minute.
That chap's bad news.
Yeah, but you're the
lesser of the two evils.
Niles.
That's okay, Vix.
- Hey, Tom, Mrs. Palmer.
- Hi, George.
- Hi, George.
- Hey.
What in the hell happened
to your charter there?
- Too much sauce, huh?
- Undesirable type.
You better call U.S. Customs right away.
Oh, yeah? Okay.
Oh, hey, I almost forgot,
I got a couple of live ones for you.
Fishing charter, if you're
interested. Here they come now.
Thanks, George. I can use the money.
Bush country,
the Canadian Northwest.
Here, man may still be
awed by nature's presence.
Few roads lead into these wild reaches.
Railroads are unheard of,
even trails are rare,
and yet much of the world's wealth
lies within these boundaries.
Fish and game abound.
Gold, silver, copper, oil,
and other valuable minerals
are there for the finding.
Yet surface transportation
is so slow, dangerous,
and expensive that
such trips into the bush
have been rare, until bush flying.
Airplanes came to the bush
country about 40 years ago,
and the bush pilot rapidly
developed a reputation
as a daredevil, explorer,
weatherman, mechanic,
cook, guide, woodsman,
hunter, fisherman.
The bush pilot had to know a
little bit about everything
in order to survive.
Above all, he had to be a skilled flyer
who could do ingenious
things with an airplane.
Hey, what's that bleeding pipe?
What are you trying to do,
blow us both up?
- Make you nervous?
- It'll do you good, Sam.
You'll sweat off a little of that beer.
Hey, you've been busy all along.
Where are you flying off to this time?
Oh, some guy from Vancouver's
taking his wife fishing
for a couple of days.
As a matter of fact, it's
been a hell of a good season
so far this year.
Hey, what does Vixen
think about you flying,
being away from the lodge so much?
Oh, she knew I was a bush
jockey when she married me.
But I bet she didn't know
she'd be separated so much.
You know, a young girl
can get kind of restless
when her husband's away
all the time like that.
What's that supposed to mean?
Nothing, I was just saying
a young girl gets lonely
when her husband's away and
no kind of entertainment,
nothing to do.
Why, I get that way myself.
Sam, I've never seen you look so horny.
Ah, no offense meant, Tom.
I just think that, that
you have something special
going with Vixen,
and I'd hate to see
any of these rugged outdoor types
try to take advantage
of her when you're away.
Vixen's full of fun.
She likes to tease a lot,
but she knows where to draw the line.
Marriage is a big responsibility to her,
especially since her kid
brother came to live with us.
Taking care of him and
the lodge at the same time
is a pretty big order.
Well, I didn't know Vixen
was all that responsible, Tom.
Psst.
What're you...?
Come, come on!
Taking too damn long!
Come on... the rest.
I have to go.
I have to go!
- So soon?
- Don't grab my arm like that.
I'm sorry. Why
must you leave so soon?
Because Tom's
due any time now, stupido.
Can't you just
stay for another half-hour?
I wanna talk to you, seriously.
- So talk to me, seriously.
- Vixen!
Look, we've had our
fun, playtime is over,
and now it's business as usual.
So this has just been
fun and games to you?
You bitch.
You cold bitch.
Go on, let's get dressed.
If you could do anything
you wanted to me,
what would you do?
Turn you over my knee
and spank your bare butt.
What a funny policeman you are.
Come on, let's go.
- Where you been?
- Walking.
Run into the constable out there?
Well, if I did, it's none
of your business, little boy.
Oh! I think my sister's
trying to get me mad.
Where's the Baron von Richthofen?
He's on his
way back to the lodge
with some guests, so why
don't you just get lost?
I'll bet the constable caught
something a whole lot better
than poachers out in those piney woods.
You've got a dirty mind and
a mouth to match it, Judd.
Make way, Rufus,
I'm coming through.
My name ain't Rufus, Vixen.
It's Niles. You keep forgetting that.
You know, somehow I just
keep thinking of you as "Rufus."
Well, you remember my name
is "Mrs. Palmer" to you, boy.
What's wrong with
Niles calling you "Vixen"?
Seems a lot friendlier.
How in the hell do you
expect me to be friendly
when the smell keeps
getting in the way?
Maybe it's my smell that excites you.
Ha.
Ah, maybe she smelled you
coming but she couldn't wait.
So she ran off with the constable
to satisfy a little twitch.
Now look who's talking about twitches.
Last time you saw me in the buff,
you couldn't even stand up straight.
Oh, Vixen, are you
suggestin' something?
You said it. What's on your mind?
If you still got hot pants
and the constable
wasn't enough,
give old Niles here a roll.
He's really the man of your dream.
He's got about as much
chance getting to me
as finding a watermelon in the winter.
And what makes you think
I wanna get in your lily-whites?
Everybody knows a Black
just can't keep his hands
off of white stuff.
I thought it was the other way around.
I thought it was the white chicks
who like to sneak away
from their husbands
and get some of that dirty,
primitive kind of loving
we all supposed to be famous for.
The only thing I know spades
are famous for is rioting.
And we're good tap dancers, too.
Got a natural sense of rhythm.
And since you are of draft age
and a United States citizen,
and for some mysterious reason
refuse to go back to your own country...
There ain't nothin'
mysterious about my reasons.
Like how you got so
Black on the outside
when you're so yellow on the inside?
Cool it, Vixen.
You're forgetting again.
It's "Mrs. Palmer" to you, boy.
You're stretching your luck, chick.
- I oughta...
- You oughta what, Black boy?
Just think about it.
You just let your mind
dwell on the possibilities.
- You coming, Judd?
- Oh, I'm disappointed.
I was hoping you two
were gonna get together.
Then I could watch.
So that's your bag, Judd, watching.
I've been known to
participate when interested.
I asked if you were coming, Judd.
Hey, just a minute, man.
My sister's trying to give me a rise.
You're gonna drive old Niles up a tree.
Come on, man, let's haul.
Hey, how about the three of us make it...
How about just you and me?
We'll let the shine watch
so he'll have something
to tell his grandchildren about.
And how about a free ride, Judd?
Is there anybody
you wouldn't make it with?
- Only spades and cripples.
- How about Shetland ponies?
What do you say to chicks?
I know two tender young
things down at the academy.
- Introduce me.
- You gotta be kidding.
How about that free ride, Judd?
- You really don't turn me on.
- Don't I?
- Let's go, Niles.
- I've got your number, Judd.
Adios, Vix! Let's hope the
Red Baron doesn't find out
about King of the Royal Mounties.
If he did, he'd apologize for prying.
This is it.
How long are we gonna stay here
before we go on to Toronto?
Let's just cool it
and enjoy the weekend.
Shall we go?
The Jeep's right over
there beside the hangar.
I'll get your bags and meet you.
You know what I like
about those academy chicks?
You tell me.
When they finally find
out what it's all about,
they can't get enough of it.
Yeah, that's true, man.
Ain't nothing better than a chick
who finds out just how long
she's been depriving herself
of a good thing, man.
Did you ever have a
chick beg you not to stop?
Yeah. Say, man,
what are we waitin' for?
Let's go downtown now
and check 'em out!
We can't get at 'em until tomorrow.
They got strict rules in that academy.
They'll be in town on Sunday.
We'll check "em out then.
Hey, man, do they know who I am?
What do you think
they're so excited about?
Who's excited about what?
Nothing that concerns you, Vixen.
Why, everything my
baby brother gets into
concerns me, Judd.
You do have a way of
phrasing things, Vix.
You don't know the half of
what your sister can do, lover.
Get your big suitcases
off my table, Sambo.
Someday you're gonna get
your butt whipped, honky.
You and who else, yellow-belly?
- Knock it off, Vixen.
- You knock it off, Judd!
Here's Tom with a new guest.
Now, get lost.
This is it, folks.
That's my wife's kid brother
and a friend of his.
They're really not as bad as they look.
- Hi, honey!
- Hi, sweetheart!
That's my wife.
Come on, let's meet her.
- Hi!
- Honey...
Honey, I'd like you to
meet Dave and Janet King.
Dave's a lawyer.
He and his wife are gonna
spend the next couple of days
fishing with us before
they fly on to Toronto.
Well, how do you do?
It's not often we have
such an attractive couple.
- Shall we go inside?
- Sounds good, huh, babe?
Follow me.
Come on, Vixen, this moment's
been on my mind all day.
So you can wait a few minutes longer.
Oh, I can? Get your
pretty little butt in here.
Baby, you're so impatient.
It's been a long day.
I like it when you're impatient.
We'll have a long night.
Come over here.
Shall I undress?
Or will you do it for me?
Come on, honey, let's hit the sack.
Don't think I don't
know what's on your mind.
What are you talking about?
The pilot's wife. What did
you think I was talking about?
You didn't look exactly bored yourself.
Maybe you're just too used to me.
Babe, what you've got, nobody
could ever have enough of.
So far tonight, you haven't shown
the least bit of interest
in what I've got.
Babe, I'm tired, it's been a long day.
Let's go to bed.
- You wearing those to bed?
- Any objections?
Well, if you want to, uh...
You think they'll get
in the way of anything?
Okay, honey, let's cool it.
Oh, please. Love me, please.
Oh, Tom, hurry, please.
Oh, Tom.
Hey, what are, what are you doing?
Guess.
You really don't wanna sleep, do you?
I was just wondering if
there was any life left in you.
Come on, Janet, you
know better than that.
Do I?
Let's find out.
All right, baby, you asked for it.
Oh, yeah! Oh, oh...
Now, Tom. Now! Now!
I just can't make it, honey.
Maybe you have your
mind on too many things.
What's that supposed to mean?
I saw the way you were
looking at that woman's fanny
this afternoon...
And knowing you,
you've got plans for tomorrow.
I have no intention of cheating on you.
And wait a minute, supposing I did?
That wouldn't set any precedence.
You've already admitted to
making it with two other guys.
How many more are there that
I don't even know about?
That's not fair, Dave.
That's one of the conditions
we agreed on when we got married.
So what are you
complaining about me for?
Because I'm jealous,
when you wanna make it
with someone else,
you can't make it with me.
But I told you, it's not
because of that other girl.
I'm tired, I'm exhausted.
All right then, I'm just jealous.
Wow.
So?
Nothing, nothing.
- Goodnight.
- Goodnight!
Oh, baby, you're still number one.
Oh.
Who is the number two?
Oh, honey, you know what I mean.
Nobody could satisfy me like you do.
MMmMm.
Wonder how Dave and Janet are doing.
What do you think of them?
I didn't pay that
much attention to them.
He's pretty well-heeled.
He's only 30 years old and he's
making over $50,000 a year.
- So?
- So that's a lot more
than I've made in the past five years.
Yes, but you please
me where it counts most.
You won't find a
better spot for fishing
within a hundred-mile radius.
I think I'm going to
go further upstream.
I don't seem to have much luck here.
- What do you call luck?
- You got three nice ones.
Yeah, but nothing's
happened in the last hour.
- You're too impatient.
- Impatient?
My wife usually has
the opposite complaint.
She says I'm too lazy.
Say, I know a great spot.
It's only about a hundred
yards upstream, I'll show you.
I mean, it's very easy
to get lost around here.
Is that okay with you, honey?
Sure, Dave. You can
take care of yourself.
And I'm sure Mr. Palmer
can take care of me.
How far is this
place you're taking me to?
It's just around the bend.
- Think we'll do any good?
- We can't miss.
Well, this is the place.
Now, it's your turn.
I have a feeling a girl like you
does not belong in a fishing lodge.
I do okay here. If I
didn't like it, I'd leave.
- Where would you go?
- Maybe Toronto or Montreal...
Or south to San Francisco.
- How long you been married?
- Couple of years.
Well, you sure do add to the landscape.
Before I'm through, you'll be sorry
you couldn't have stayed longer.
That looks like a beautiful spot.
You don't lose any time.
- Is there a better way?
- You're a gal of few words.
I'm just a plain and
simple chick, Mr. King.
You attract me,
and when I'm attracted, I respond.
Well, what are you waiting for?
You're either the
shyest man I've ever met,
or have too much of a good thing.
Yeah, that's just about right.
Why don't we go on upstream
and catch up to Dave and Vixen?
I'd prefer to relax a bit first.
Sure. Sounds like a good idea.
Mind if I use your lap for a pillow?
Sure you'll be comfortable?
I will. How about you?
Sure.
You certainly don't believe
in any added encumbrances.
I didn't think I'd need any.
- How do I look?
- Sensational.
Now it's your turn.
You take care of everything, don't you?
I've just had a good teacher...
And I am a responsive pupil.
What if your
husband should intrude?
You afraid?
Well, there's no sense
in looking for trouble,
and I do hate to be interrupted.
Well, in that case,
let's go a bit upstream.
Okay. You lead.
Not much luck with the fishing today.
Wonder how Dave and Vixen are doing.
Vixen knows all the best spots.
She'll make sure Dave has a good time.
Oh, I, I just knew it
would be a wonderful idea.
I can't move.
Poor Janet.
Why?
Well, she's so damn jealous.
What's she got to be jealous of?
She has you all the time.
Well, we didn't make
it so good last night,
and she figured this was going to happen.
Maybe she had some plans of her own.
Oh, no, no, no. But she'll
make it with your husband.
Wanna bet?
You betting she won't or he won't?
Well, I don't know your wife.
That's what I mean,
you don't know my wife.
Mrs. King, I'm your
host and official guide,
not your alternate stud.
Would you button up? I got
enough to handle as it is.
So has my husband, and
you're not even concerned
that he's making it with your wife.
Your imagination's working overtime.
Hi, how'd you do?
Well, the fishing was lousy.
- Well, should we go back?
- Okay by me.
What do you think of these,
sweetheart?
- Beautiful.
- Let's grab some lunch.
Then we can shoot
some birds this afternoon.
Great. How's that sound to you, honey?
I think I'll stay at
the lodge this afternoon.
The three of you can go.
Might make it more interesting that way.
Aw, babe, come on.
No, you guys go ahead, really.
I'll stay at the lodge
and keep Janet company.
I don't want any company.
Janet, it's me, Vixen.
What do you want? All the men are gone.
- I know.
- Well, what do you want?
Are you all right?
I'm getting stoned.
- I said are you all right?
- No.
May I come in?
Not unless you like bourbon.
I thought you could use some company.
Nobody likes to drink alone.
I'm sure. I won't be as
entertaining as my husband,
but you're welcome to
the bourbon anyway.
There's another bottle
around here somewhere.
I'll get it, just show me.
Over there on the dresser,
top drawer on the left.
Janet?
What?
Nothing.
You do okay for yourself.
- You mean with men?
- I don't mean with monkeys.
You angry about this afternoon?
Did something happen this afternoon?
Don't be so damn cute.
I don't mind Dave making
it in the bushes with you.
It's just that I haven't had any fun
for over a month now.
Look at me, I got a sexy body.
Don't I have a beautiful body?
Actually, you're in
better shape than I am.
Of course, you've never
seen me naked though.
A lot of women look good 'til
they take their clothes off.
But me, I look even
better without my clothes.
Here, I'll show you.
Let me help you. It's
very simple, you see?
Let me do it.
Darling, let me help you.
I can't even get my own clothes off.
I'll get them off for you.
I'm ready. Take my clothes off, Senor.
Senor?
Okay, I'll pretend I'm a big man
and I just can't wait
to get your clothes off.
Here, turn over.
Here, lift up.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
You gotta take your clothes off, too.
So that's what my husband was after.
Not bad.
Not bad.
I gotta admit, that's not bad at all.
What you need is some cheering up.
Oh! Oh, stop. Oh, stop. Oh...
What's that?
- That's nothing. A mole.
- A mole?
Your skin is so soft.
How do you keep it that way?
I don't use anything special.
My skin isn't nearly as soft as yours.
Feel.
I feel funny.
It's touching your skin
that makes me feel funny.
I feel fantastic touching your skin.
You do?
How?
I, I know it's strange,
but your body really turns me on.
Is there something wrong with us?
Wrong?
Why?
Your hands sure feel good.
Turn over.
Turn over.
Have you ever made
love to a woman before?
No.
It's a change of pace.
Oh, a girl could
learn a lot from you, Vixen.
So could a man.
Wanna come in for a drink?
No, thank you, Tom. I better
see how Janet is doing.
She was none too happy this morning.
- What's the matter?
- Shh.
Here comes your husband.
My husband?
- Hi.
- Fancy meeting you here.
Yes, Janet wasn't feeling too well,
so I decided to spend some time with her.
How is she now?
We both got a little, uh, stoned.
Well, maybe you
should have come with us.
- Janet and I had a nice time.
- Have a pleasant night.
Uh-uh, not tonight, Mr. King.
It's your wife's turn.
Yeah, I guess she's
got it coming to her.
I'm glad you both had a good time.
We may be back
sooner than you think.
Oh, say goodbye to Vixen for us.
I certainly will.
How long you gonna be, man?
Half an hour. Stick around, huh?
No, man, I think I better split before
that sex machine comes in
here, starts making trouble.
No problem, buddy.
She's usually out getting laid
somewhere this time of day.
- Jealous?
- Uh-oh, time to cut out.
Hey, don't split, man. I'll
be ready in half an hour.
You can stay, Rufus, as
long as you keep your place.
Well now, that's very kind
of you, little white lady,
but I've already contaminated
your white kitchen.
Well, my goodness, he's
finally seen the light.
Now, why don't you just go into
town and rape a white girl?
No, ma'am. No, ma'am.
You see, it's the white chick
that's always trying to get into my pants.
You know what they say about us Blacks.
Why don't you two just
sorta hold a temporary truce
until I can take a shower?
- Well, I'll be outside.
- Don't take too long.
- I gotta take a shower.
- So I noticed.
Oh!
This time you're gonna finish
what you start, little brother.
- Judd?
- Hey, cool it, Vix.
Hey, Vix! Hey.
I didn't mean to scare you, Judd.
You're not scaring me.
It's been 10 years since
we've been naked together.
What are you doing?
Niles is waitin' for me outside.
Buckwheat can wait.
Vixen, I don't want to wash your...
Remember how you used
to wash my back, Judd?
- Yeah.
- And how we used to
cuddle in the tub together?
We quit doing that
when you turned 12.
You said yourself it wasn't right.
I don't care what I said
then, Judd, this is now.
You're just puttin' me on.
Wash my back and I'll wash yours.
All right, but don't
try any funny business.
You know me better than that.
Ah.
Well, are you gonna
do me first, Judd,
or do you want me to do you first?
Give me the rag.
Easy, Judd!
Easy, Judd, not so rough.
Vixen, do you wanna do it yourself
or do you want me to do it?
- Just be gentle, darling.
- Yeah, gentle.
Is that enough?
Enough?
I thought we were just
getting started here.
Yeah, well, it's kinda crowded in here.
- We're not kids anymore.
- We certainly aren't.
All right, Vix, I'm
blowing the whistle on you.
Why, I believe baby
brother's all excited,
and he's afraid to do anything about it.
I know what to do if I wanted to.
I dare you.
I dare you, baby.
Hey!
You've been askin' for it.
I certainly have, baby brother.
So come on, baby brother,
show me how good you are.
- Judd, you in here?
- He's gonna come in here.
So what?
So what? What if he squeaks to Tom?
Tom would probably throw
him out of the lodge.
He wouldn't believe him.
Judd, what's happening?
Why don't you tell him to
get his Black butt outta here?
Well, well, well.
Come on, Niles, get lost, huh?
You gonna take all day?
Why don't you go find
yourself a pickaninny, Sambo?
Now, wasn't that something else?
I've had better.
I think my baby brother's
suddenly developed
a sense of morality.
You didn't put anything over on me.
I knew what I was doing.
I'm the bad girl now, right?
- You said it, I didn't.
- Yeah, okay.
Yeah, this is your bad sister, baby.
Just can't keep her hands
off any man or anything.
How about if I send in Niles?
He might show you a thing or two.
You've got a big fat nerve,
Judd, you and your watermelon.
Don't get all uptight, Vix.
You're passing up a good thing.
You've always wanted to
make it with a big blue.
Oh God, Judd, oh!
Come on, come on, let's
throw him in the pit.
He'll give you a rumble
you won't forget.
I don't want that
chocolate drop in here, Judd.
Get him out.
Come on, Vix, just think about it.
Think about that Black
stud, with his shiny teeth
just a-grinnin' at you.
You've been settin' him up
all week, you're both ready.
Oh.
Judd, get him outta here. Judd!
Oh, no, you don't.
You pig! You're a goddam pig.
Oh, oh?
Oh, Judd...
Okay, no more, honey.
If I let you up, you're
gonna stop fighting, huh?
Well, shall I let you up?
No.
Well, what are we gonna
do, stay here forever?
- Judd!
- Oh, no, you don't.
Oh, no.
This seems like a familiar position.
No, Judd, no! No, Judd, don't go.
I'll send in Niles and
he'll finish the job.
Whoo, man.
And now I've seen everything.
Oh no, not everything, buddy.
She's in there waiting for you.
With what, a knife?
Ah, she could stand an encore.
Come on, man, let's split.
You're gonna pass up
an opportunity like this?
Man, she's your sister.
Didn't stop me, did it?
It's bad enough she's a white broad,
but she's your people, too.
Man, you shoulda heard the
names she was calling you.
She was even makin' up new ones.
Look, good buddy,
I left the States
because I didn't want any
part of the mess down there.
I didn't come up here
to find more trouble.
No trouble, buddy. You'll
just be getting even.
Humping your sister
ain't gonna get me even.
All right, all
right, she's a honky chick.
That gives you another way to go.
That's just what she wants.
I'm supposed to be the bad guy.
That's right, stud.
And five minutes ago, while
she was puttin' her pants
back on, she told me
to get you outta here
or she'd have Tom throw you off the place.
That pig. That creepy, horny white pig!
Okay. Okay, man.
I'm gonna show it really
where it's at, right now.
Niles.
So now it's "Niles," is it?
You suddenly discovered my name.
You white tramp, you ready?
- Get out of here.
- Sure, baby.
Sure.
But first we're gonna
settle our differences.
Get out of here!
Oh, no!
- It's Tom.
- Let him watch!
Look, buddy, it's no good.
He'd cut your heart out.
Come on. Come on, let's
go grab a beer, huh?
Come on.
One word to the
daredevil pilot, baby...
It's just a question of who has
the most interesting story, you or me.
- You bastard!
- You bitch.
Judd, Niles, I haven't seen
you guys in a couple of days.
What's happening?
- Oh, nothing much, Tom.
- We're keepin' busy. You know.
Mr. O'Bannion, this is
my brother-in-law Judd,
and a friend of his, Niles...
What's your last name, Niles?
I keep forgetting your last name.
- Brook.
- That's right, Brook.
Niles is a U.S. citizen,
but he left the country
because he was politically and
morally opposed to the war.
- Damn right, I did.
- And I'd do it again, too.
When my country wants to
protect me, I'll protect it.
Take it easy, Niles,
I wasn't attacking you.
Sorry, Tom. Sorry, Mr., uh...
- O'Bannion.
- Yeah.
Where's Vixen, she home?
Home as usual.
Honey, this is Mr. O'Bannion.
Mr. O'Bannion, my wife, Vixen.
Pleased.
How long do you plan to
be with us, Mr. O'Bannion?
Well, actually I'm...
Oh, Mr. O'Bannion isn't
looking for fish, honey.
We're gonna fly him to
San Francisco. Charter flight.
He's paying us $750.
We're gonna spend the night on the town.
Well, what do you mean "we"?
- I'm taking you with me.
- Sensational!
We leave in an hour.
We just came back to pick you up
while the plane's being serviced.
- Will you help me pack?
- Sure.
Oh, and Mr. O'Bannion,
make yourself at home.
The place is yours.
You're very kind, ma'am.
Well, come on, man.
Wait a minute, will you?
- Well, what did you do to it?
- It was runnin' before.
Nothin', stop buggin' me.
Don't take it out on me,
it's your machine.
I was ready to leave an hour ago.
Come on, cut out. I'll see you in town.
I'll wait.
Not only did you crap out with Vixen,
but you're gonna blow it
with the academy chicks, too.
Make it, honky.
I'll be at Mickey's beer
joint, if you can make it.
If you can't, I guess I'll just take on
those two tender young broads myself.
Watch out Vixen don't come out
and start la yin'
some new names on you.
So long, Rufus.
Hey, it looks like you're not
too appreciated around here.
What's that supposed to mean?
You don't mind the names they call you?
Nobody calls me names.
- The young lad did.
- The woman does, too.
I can handle it.
And you can handle the fact
that you're inferior, too?
Who says I'm inferior?
I didn't mean to intrude, but
I understand your situation.
Yeah?
You left the States because of racism.
I left because I wasn't
joinin' no honky army
to get wiped out for nothing.
Ah, but you come up here and you find
that the white people
behave the same way to you
as they do in the States.
What's your angle?
I hate racism as much as you do.
- So?
- There are countries
where there is an equality
between the races.
Where is that, Ireland?
Much closer than you think.
- Where?
- Cuba is one place.
There are others farther away.
Hey, man, you know I, I
read you as a Commie.
You cats really crawl
outta the woodwork.
I am a communist, and I am proud
that you have called me that.
But first, I am a man,
a name which you cannot give yourself
because your prejudiced and
bigoted friends won't let you.
I don't buy that noise.
To me, you're as much
my enemy as anyone else.
How can I be your enemy
when you don't even know me?
I think I know what you cats stand for.
Do you? Do you really?
Yeah. Why don't you tell me
how good it is in Russia?
No, my friend, but I will tell you
how you would be accepted in Cuba,
where you would be treated as a man.
I'm listening.
- Cigarette?
- Thanks.
Is there any place we can go
talk without being overheard?
There's nobody here
except Vixen and Tom.
What in the hell am I gonna
wear? I have nothing to wear.
Got to get some clothes.
Oh, Tom, we have to go, don't we?
We don't have to leave this minute.
It is not that the communist world
is perfect by any means.
After all, in many ways,
Russia has become a reactionary country.
That is why the schism with Red China.
But in Cuba, which is the youngest
of all of the communist countries,
there is no such thing as a color line.
There is a revolutionary fever in the air,
and many sense that
what they are doing now
is the wave of the future.
The Cuban brand of national liberation
is spreading throughout
all of South America,
and the Black peoples of
the Western Hemisphere
will be the first to benefit.
Your country cannot win,
'cause it is still living in the past,
while the communists are
looking to the future.
Then why don't you go to Cuba?
I'm sure cats there will
be glad to have you.
My friend, that is
exactly where I am going,
and Mr. Palmer's airplane
will take me there.
What makes you think Tom's
going along with your idea?
This.
You're not
kidding around, are you?
You wanna get to Cuba pretty badly.
I have my reasons.
Well, what do you have
to gain by taking me along?
A defector is always an
excellent propaganda weapon.
I think I'll stay right here, thanks.
You don't intend to speak to Mr. Palmer
about this, do you?
I play everything by ear.
If Tom's in trouble, that's his problem.
I have even less to say to his wife.
Well, think
about it in any case.
I've thought about it.
You may
want to change your mind.
If I do, I'll send you a telegram.
We're all set, Mr. O'Bannion.
- Good.
- You know,
you're a very fortunate
customer for us, Mr. O'Bannion.
Shall we go?
- Bye-bye, Rufus.
- Vixen!
Niles, there's plenty of food
for you and Judd in the icebox.
Please take care of the lodge for me.
We'll be back the day after tomorrow.
Mr. O'Bannion, I think
I shall accept your offer.
Excellent! Mr. Brook
has decided to join us.
- Join us?
- Aye.
I've invited Mr. Brook to come along.
Not in the same airplane
with me, you don't.
Vixen.
I don't care if you're
the King of England,
that spook is not going to sit next to me.
Tom, you know I don't even
want him in this camp.
Mrs. Palmer, I have invited him.
I make no such distinction
as to his color.
He is a human being as we all are.
It is prejudice and decadence
which produces this totally
irrational behavior in you.
It is your weakness and a
weakness of your country.
The entire Western world is crumbling
and rotting to its very foundations
because of this disease of the mind.
You are incapable, all of you,
of perceiving the truth,
though it strikes you down!
Forgive me, it is a
matter of some importance.
I should like to have
Mr. Brook accompany me.
Otherwise, I shall try to
find another flight.
It's okay with me. I've got
room for four in the plane.
Okay, Vixen?
Vixen?
Oh, come on. Come on.
Hop in, Niles.
We'll be in Frisco in six hours.
Honey, you wanna fly it?
I'm not in the
mood for flying, Tom.
You fly also, Mrs. Palmer?
Only if I have to.
I taught her when we first got married.
How nice! And now let's
all try to make our trip
a little bit more pleasant
than its beginning.
I agree, we might as well all relax.
After all, we're gonna be spending
- the rest of the day together.
- Relax.
Ever fly before, Niles?
- Couple times.
- No great distance, though.
Never been in a light plane before.
We won't be in the air long.
We have to land after we cross the border
for custom and immigration check.
- Is that really necessary?
- Standard procedure.
We have sufficient fuel to fly
nonstop to San Francisco, do we not?
Oh, we do, but we have
to land at the border.
We could stop
in Sacramento, couldn't we?
We'd be violating international law.
Then I suggest you violate it.
- Huh?
- If I am correct,
with six stops for refueling,
we shall be in Havana in
approximately 30 hours,
at which time you shall be returned
control of your airplane,
after you have deposited
Mr. Brook and myself with the authorities.
Niles, are you in on this?
You knew about this all the
time, didn't you? Didn't you?!
Look, mister, I don't
know what your game is,
but piracy in the air is
an international crime.
I am fully aware of the
consequences, Mr. Palmer.
- You will do as you are told.
- Niles?
I'm landing at the border.
You do and it'll be the
last landing you'll ever make.
I will not hesitate to use this gun.
It won't be the first time.
You'll have a hard
time landing this plane
with a dead man at the stick.
Your wife would be only too happy
to take over the controls,
rather than imitate
any futile or heroic
gestures on your part.
It's too bad you don't
have a few military secrets
you could lay on the Cubans.
You gonna give a few speeches?
I mean, about the terrible
conditions in America.
- And Canada for that matter.
- Maybe.
Well, I'll be, he speaks?
Did you hear that, Tom?
Well, I thought Mr.
O'Bannion cut out his tongue.
Now, tell us, Rufus.
Tell us about
what you're gonna tell the Cubans,
about how much worse it is in America
than it is for the Cuban peasant.
Hell, in America, they even ask you
to fight for your country.
That's right. That's right, you said it.
They're spending $30 billion
a year to bomb peasants,
and they're asking me to do it.
They're asking me to kill or be killed
when they won't even let me get a job
or eat in a restaurant
or keep people like you
from crapping on me.
The communist countries have
far less money than America,
but the people work together as equals.
Yes, but some of your kind
are a bit more equal than
others, Mr. O'Bannion.
The only thing America ever did for me
was to not stop me from gettin' out.
You know, it's funny, but
there's 50,000 other Black men
sitting in foxholes who
don't seem to feel that way.
Well now, they're just not awake yet.
Oh, but you are. Oh yeah,
you're really smart.
It takes a half an hour for a commie
to convince you to renounce your country.
You're really wide awake.
You think all the time.
- That's right, baby.
- I don't think so.
I think you're just
trying to get back at me.
You're no damn good, just
like the rest of your tribe.
Hey, hey! That's enough.
You wouldn't have the guts to do that
without a gun sitting next to you.
What do you know, you little white pig,
with your hot pants?
Oh, for heaven's sake,
cool it, Niles.
We have enough trouble as it is
without you and Vixen
raving at each other.
And quit punching her out.
That's very intelligent
advice, Mr. Palmer.
And, Niles, take it easy.
That's exactly what she
wants from you, anger.
Well, I'm fed up.
I'm sick of hearing about
communism and democracy.
What I do, I do for myself.
Niles Brook takes care of Niles Brook.
You're all pretty good at taking
care of yourselves, right?
Right! Well, my little
pea-sized brain tells me
that's really what it's all about.
Everybody looks out for himself.
You'll find, my friend, that in Cuba,
the peasants work together
for the good of each other.
Well, it just so
happens I'm not a peasant.
That's right, Rufus, you're
a Black prince of the Congo.
You know, maybe if you're nice to Castro,
he'll step down and let
you take over the country.
Maybe he'll understand you
better than we do here.
Isn't that right, Mr. O'Bannion?
I don't see any point
in discussing that now.
He don't see any point
in discussing this now.
You know what that means,
don't you, Rufus?
You've heard that one before, haven't you?
That means "shut your Black mouth."
Mr. Brook, one of the
first duties of a citizen
is to the people's leaders.
Support the people's leaders.
Now, where have I heard that before?
What are you, man, one
of the people's leaders?
That gun makes him a leader, Niles.
Shut up!
Mr. O'Bannion doesn't seem
so friendly anymore, does he?
We shall continue
this voyage in silence.
Now, wait a minute, man.
Are you telling me to shut up, too?
I am saying I do not
want any more discussion.
So you're telling me
to keep my mouth shut?
- If you please.
- You commies.
You commies are pretty damn
cute, aren't you? Aren't you?!
- All right, shut up!
- That's it, that's it.
Shut up what, huh? Shut up what?
- Shut up what?
- Shut up, nigger!
- Tom.
- Hey, you guys, lay off!
Knock it off!
So, you'll take me there?
Will you watch what you're doing?
Take over, take over!
Okay, I'll take over.
How's Niles?
Fine.
Seattle's Comer Tower, this is Cessna
Charlie Foxtrot 3169-er Tango.
Five miles north,
request permission to land. Over.
Cessna 69-er,
you are cleared for straight-in
approach, runway one-eleven.
Wind is from 180 degrees
and 13 knots.
Report when three miles out. Over.
Cessna 69-er, Wilco.
We won't be
landing here, Palmer.
Gotta land here, Niles.
International Law requires it.
This says we head back to Canada.
Once a Mau Mau, always a Mau Mau.
- Shut up! Come on.
- Put that damn gun down.
We're 5,000 feet up.
Tom and I are the only ones
who are gonna get you
down in one piece.
If you harm Tom...
I won't be responsible for my actions.
No matter what you may think,
he's damned important to me.
Sure, I can fly this crate,
but I just might not do it.
Cessna 69-er,
I have you in sight.
Due to heavy traffic,
you are now cleared to land on runway 106,
northern airport perimeter. Over.
This is Cessna 69-er, Tango.
I read you loud and clear,
northern Runway 106.
You're doing the right thing, Niles.
All right, stop the ship
right here. I said stop it.
Thanks for helping me
to breathe back there.
That IRA cat's all yours.
Got pretty hairy there for a minute.
That chap's bad news.
Yeah, but you're the
lesser of the two evils.
Niles.
That's okay, Vix.
- Hey, Tom, Mrs. Palmer.
- Hi, George.
- Hi, George.
- Hey.
What in the hell happened
to your charter there?
- Too much sauce, huh?
- Undesirable type.
You better call U.S. Customs right away.
Oh, yeah? Okay.
Oh, hey, I almost forgot,
I got a couple of live ones for you.
Fishing charter, if you're
interested. Here they come now.
Thanks, George. I can use the money.