Wild Beasts (1984) Movie Script
Attention,
please, the zoo is closing.
The public is kindly requested
to leave by the nearest exit.
Last call, the zoo is closing.
- Oh good, it's feeding time.
- Wait.
- Thanks.
- Dr. Berner.
- Raul.
- Hello, Doctor.
- Hello.
Good evening, Herr Glazer.
How's your symphony
for animals and orchestra
coming along today?
- Hmm, hello, Doctor.
Hmm, I'm still working.
It's slow-going.
Is that you, Frau Schwarz?
- Yes. I'd like to hear it.
Have you come up with a title for it?
- I was thinking of
giving it a sad title like
"Nature Weeps."
You like it?
- Mmm, I don't know.
It sounds pretty depressing to me.
- Bye.
- Good evening.
What's the matter, Breck, you wanna go?
All right.
- Careful!
- Oh!
Gladys, are you crazy?
What's the matter with you?
- Oh, these newfangled cages.
They always seem to get stuck.
Fritz.
- Yes, Doctor?
- Will you open it?
- Right away.
- Thanks.
Be careful, Rip,
she's out of sorts today.
- I know.
It's all right.
Yes, girl.
That's why I have to give her a shot.
Right, Gladys?
Over there.
What's the matter?
Don't you feel well today?
Well, I'll soon fix that
and make you feel better.
There you go.
Give me a syringe.
All right, be a good girl, now.
Okay, here we go.
Easy, baby.
Easy.
Good girl, Gladys.
Wait.
Easy now.
Calm down, Gladys.
There we are.
There, that didn't hurt now, did it?
Think it's gonna hurt,
she did feel a thing.
- Yeah.
- She'll be okay.
- The danger's over.
- Phew.
I didn't wanna use
a tranquilizing projectile
because it frightens and
hurts her at this close range.
Take the rest of your pictures now, Laura,
because she'll be out soon.
She's still awake.
How long will it take?
- Oh, five seconds, that's all.
- She's having convulsions.
Rip.
- Normal reaction, Laura, she's all right.
She'll be taking a nice trip to dreamland.
That little devil of a
cub's bitten her nipples.
Look at that, they're bleeding.
- Is that why she kills her own?
- Yeah.
Or it could be that being in captivity
makes her act strangely.
But there's still this one.
Yeah, that little bastard.
Cute, huh?
He prefers biting instead
of sucking his milk.
Take her inside, men, I'll
be with you in a minute.
- All right, easy does it.
Get her legs up.
There.
- Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Mean, aren't you?
Well, I gotta go back to the lab.
See you later, sweetie.
One star tonight
When the moon is bright
- I'm coming, damn it.
And the jungle beating feeling
I didn't realize it was so late.
We saw the light
Campfire was in sight
There were--
I had to leave
early, darling, sorry.
There's food in the
fridge, just warm it up.
Don't forget to take a shower.
- I'm coming.
- Wear your jeans
because I didn't have time
to pick up your skirt at the cleaners.
I'll pick you up at school
tonight after I cover
the Darwin conference.
6:30 pm.
Here's your latest bulletin
from Solitude to Laura.
Helga's out and pretty
soon I'll be leaving, too.
Going to dancing lessons with Tommy.
Do you hear him?
Will you stop ringing? I'm coming.
I got your message.
Thanks for having reminded
me to eat, to wash,
to get dressed.
Mom, I don't know what I'd do without you.
Where the hell did you stash my ba-ba-ba?
Ah, here it is.
Oh, Mary called from the newspaper.
She wants you to call
her back before 5,
but seeing that it's after 6...
Well, sorry, Mom,
you blew it again.
So long. Signed, your daughter, Suzy.
Remember, the one with the curls?
I'm coming, you ballbuster.
- Come on, Breck, walk faster. Move.
Come on, move.
What's the matter with you, Breck?
What do you smell?
Do you see something?
Huh?
Breck.
Come on.
What's wrong with you?
Breck.
Come on, let's go home.
I don't know what's
gotten into you tonight.
- What's wrong?
- There's a man over there.
I think he was watching us.
- Oh, Fay, don't tell me
you're worried about him.
Can't you see the poor guy's blind?
I propose we pick up where we left off.
Come on, baby.
Oh, no, Carl, no.
Come on.
- I guess Suzy's gone out.
She could have at least turned
on the answering machine.
- She probably forgot.
- No way.
That child of mine never forgets anything.
She did it on purpose.
- Well, you're her mother.
You should know.
Now, here's a nice
kitty that can't go out.
You feeling better?
Good.
Who wrote that children
are extraterrestrials
that have come from outer
space to destroy their parents?
Aldrich?
Mmm.
- Ha.
- Hey, you're another
fine example of progeny.
Don't you know mothers have
to be obeyed and respected?
Because they're dangerous, very dangerous.
You better believe it.
- What Suzy needs is a father,
a nice guy like me.
Are you inferring
that I'm not a good mother?
- Nah, that a boy.
No, I don't think that.
- I'm going to pick her
up at school this evening.
It's about time we had a long talk.
- Huh, human beings can talk things over
before they kill each other.
I'm sure she would have
finished her off fast
if I hadn't have found her
and pulled her out of the cage in time.
This little critter
would commit matricide.
It's 'cause her mother ignored her,
let her shift for herself.
That's life.
Families.
- Is it my fault I don't
have enough time for her?
I've got to work, don't I?
- Mmm.
Why don't we just get married?
Then you'll never have to work again.
- Except for being your
private whore, private maid,
your private secretary, your private cook,
and God knows what else you
have in your macho mind.
And why do you bite your
mother, young fellow?
- Because his mother bites his brothers.
- Isn't that rather strange
from a naturalistic point of view?
I mean, survival of the
species and all that.
- Yeah, sure it's strange.
But then a lot of weird
things have been happening
around here lately.
- Keep talking.
This day might not be wasted after all.
I mightn't be much as a
mother, but I might be able to
win a few rounds as a journalist.
What do you think of a headline like,
"Crazed Animals in Zoo"?
Oh! I could even steal
Glazer's title, "Nature Weeps."
Oh, honey, I
can't get enough of you.
- Did you hear that?
- What?
Ah, it's just a cat.
Oh, it's too cramped in here.
There.
- Oh, God, rats!
They're biting me!
Kill them!
Please let me out of the car!
Don't open the door!
There are thousands outside!
- Stop it! Do something!
They're crawling up my legs now!
Help me!
- Pick me up at 7.
See you later.
- Yes, Professor.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS -
100 YEARS OF DARWIN
- Ah, Rip, you're a
stubborn, hard-headed mule.
Are you sure you won't change your mind?
- Sorry, I have to finish
that taxidermy work.
Besides, I can't stand those meetings.
I'm a realist, Laura, not
a practicing theorist.
All those intellectual
acrobatics on Darwin and Lamarck
and those other old fossils,
they're not good for my health.
- Well, I wouldn't want to
shorten your life, would I?
So long, realist.
- Aren't you forgetting something?
Well, I'm not sure
this won't shorten my life.
I suggest you take a cold shower, darling.
- To cool the passion?
- No, to get rid of Gladys's smell.
Hey, will I see you tomorrow?
- Maybe.
I'll call you.
I'm getting tired of--
- Ah-ha! That's gin.
I wanna find somewhere
I can settle down
- Well, that's it, grandpa.
I've blitzed you once again.
- How can I concentrate on the game
with all this noise?
I gotta move, I gotta fly
- Why are you so uptight?
This is progress, man.
- Hmm, progress.
That's what you'd say.
All these new machines, TV
monitors, little buttons,
levers, flashing lights, dials...
"Automation," they call it.
I call it "bullshit."
It just keeps people out of work.
- What?
You gotta be kidding.
There are more than enough
openings for our job.
Where are you going now?
- To see Mueller and the others.
They're better off than I am.
They work with animals.
- 'Night.
Talking about animals...
Get a load of her.
- Hmm, not bad.
- Hey, what was that?
It's in the cat area.
Something's wrong, but where?
- It's where the tigers are.
- Look at this.
Do you think it could be an earthquake?
They're sure acting strange.
But here everything's okay.
- They say animals sense
them long before we do.
- I'll go out and take a look.
Where's the flashlight?
- On the table.
That's odd.
- What?
I heard a signal
like someone's trying to open the cages.
- Hey, Pasha, you sick?
What's the matter?
Are you nervous?
Are you?
Well, calm down now and go to sleep.
Hey, Callie, what is it with you?
Why are you acting this way?
Simmer down.
Sure is strange.
Kimba! Hey, easy there.
Oh, my God, it really is an earthquake.
- Oh, Christ!
The whole damn place is shorting out.
Oh, God, I can't close the cages!
- Oh, hell...
Coming.
Hello?
Ah, who else could it
be but Inspector Braun?
You're the only one who calls
when I'm taking a shower.
What's that?
What?
Rats?
- On Kaiser-Strasse, yeah. Rats. Rats.
There are thousands of rats.
- Come on, hose!
- Well, what's that got
to do with us?
Call the Department of Sanitation.
They killed a couple in a car.
- The rats killed them?
- That's right,
chewed them to pieces.
What kind of rats are they?
How the hell do I know, Rip?
Rats, sewer rats, I guess.
They're big as cats.
There are hundreds of 'em
coming out of the street drains.
We've got the fire
department here with hoses
but we can't control them.
Are you coming?
I'm trying to
figure out what caused it.
Is there gas escaping?
No, we checked that out.
Geez, it's terrible!
Watch out, they're getting away.
Hello?
Hello, Nat, are you still on the line?
- Yeah, yeah, I'm still here.
You should see what I'm seeing.
- The exterminators are here, Inspector.
- I'll be right with you.
Well, Doc, I figure this
is in your ballpark.
Or are you just unconcerned?
- Of course I'm concerned, Nat.
- Then move your ass and get over here.
But I'm naked.
- Please, Rip, get over here!
Okay, but if I get
fined for speeding...
- Yeah, yeah, I'll fix any ticket you get.
Just hurry up.
God almighty.
Cover him up for Christ's sake.
- Okay, put him in.
- Keep those hoses...
Let's go.
- Wolfgang!
Oh, no.
Mueller.
Look out!
Raul!
No! No!
No, no, no.
- Can nature go crazy?
Can animal violence and madness
create blood-thirsty killers?
Can nature take revenge?
The answers are yes.
The monsters of our darkest
fears and ancestral nightmares
are becoming a reality.
We're at that point in time of injustice,
brutality, mutilations,
as well as ecological
and biological horrors.
We have not wanted to accept
nature but to enslave it,
transform it, violate it.
... To normal stimuli.
We are flooding our skies--
- There's a call for you.
- Oh, thank you.
Our seas
and our earth with noxious
and dangerous substances which
are having dire consequences
on the flora and fauna.
- Oh! Oh, excuse me.
- Quiet, please.
- I'm sorry.
- In what other period of...
- Excuse me.
- Of history has nature been so abused?
- Miss Schwarz, there's a call for you.
- Ah, thank you.
- Our tendency to
destroy, alter, and upset
the balance of nature is
nothing less than madness.
It will have a profound effect
on all living creatures.
- I'm Laura Schwarz.
Thank you.
Hello?
Yes?
- Suzy is daughter of Laura.
They say Laura is mother of Suzy.
Suzy, although abandoned,
is worried about Laura.
Have you eaten, Laura?
Have you washed?
- Cut it out, Suzy.
- Blow your nose if you have a cold.
Behave.
- If there's something
on your mind, tell me.
I'll come and pick you up
at school when I'm finished.
- The tape is running out.
Suzy is fine and Laura is fine.
Suzy awaits Laura.
That is all Suzy wants to know.
Farewell.
One of these days,
I'll strangle that kid.
- Yeah, that's the way.
Get that hose
over here, on the double.
- Too bad about the cars,
but it can't be helped.
Must have been gas that caused those rats
to come out of the sewers.
Why so many?
Shoot the flame
over on that grating.
- They're getting them under control now.
Fire's the only way to kill them.
Water wasn't enough.
Get those on the car.
That's it.
- Hey, I want a few of them left alive.
- Yes, Doctor.
- They're probably rabid, Nat.
I want to run some tests on their saliva
back at the lab, okay?
You should wear a mask, Inspector.
- They're attacking me, help!
Get 'em off me.
Get 'em off!
- Cover your eyes.
Hey, give 'em a hand here.
Step on them.
- Squash 'em.
- Help, get 'em off me.
- Those little bastards aren't
afraid of anything.
Those damn, dirty rats. Kill 'em!
Take care of him, quick.
Leave your rig, number one.
Roll, number 10.
- Did any bite you, Rip?
- No, I'm okay.
But take that guy to the
hospital for a rabies shot.
I'll be at the lab if you need me.
- How soon will you know something?
- Hard to say. And make sure
you send those other samples
to the pasteur.
They're better equipped
to run those tests there
than I am.
- I'll be in touch.
- Right, Nat.
See ya.
- And thanks.
Rock it to ride
Gonna rock it to ride
Baby
- Breck! Breck, what's the matter, boy?
Stop it, no!
Breck, stop, no!
No!
Stop, Breck.
- What the hell happened here?
Christ.
Fritz!
Hans!
Damnation.
Shumba.
Wolfgang.
Oh, no...
Hello?
My name is Berner, Rupert Berner.
We have an emergency at the
zoo at Tiergarten-Strasse.
Some animals have escaped
and a guard is dead.
No, I don't know how many.
Yes, they're very dangerous.
Send somebody right away.
These animals have gotta be stopped.
Attention all
cars in zone B, C, and D,
we have an emergency.
Priority one.
- Special squad units
one, two, and three,
proceed to zoo and try
to reestablish security.
- Animals are dangerous.
- Alert unit four.
Do not approach or try to capture.
Notify all foot patrolmen
and traffic control personnel
to be on the alert and
use firearms if necessary.
- What the hell is that?
Elephants!
- There's no doubt about it.
The ph factor indicates acidity.
I'll be right with you, Nat.
I want those test results
as soon as possible.
Get a blood and saliva
sample, prepare Coleman.
Then send the samples to the pasteur.
I want their opinion.
Nat, your boys ready
to take him over there?
- Ready and waiting.
- Oh, Berger is sick and
Dura has problems at home.
- I don't care if he's sick.
I want both of them here.
Even if you've gotta send
the police to pick them up
in a squad car.
Where are those cartridges?
If you get a negative on the Coleman,
try a Vermser.
- Yes, sir.
- Where did I put those
frigging cartridges?
- Hello?
- Rip?
- Laura?
- Yeah, it's me, Rip.
What's happening?
Do you know the
animals in the zoo escaped?
- Yeah, I heard it on the radio.
The radio didn't
say there were men killed.
I found Wolfgang dead in the control room.
Sorry, but I've gotta go now.
- Sure.
Oh, you don't have your car.
Shall I pick you up?
- No, there's a subway station right here
in front of the building.
Okay, see you later.
- What more can I do?
But I told you, they're busy.
- Hello?
- I'm sorry, sir,
I can't help you.
- They've spotted six lions at Podmirelli
and panthers on Kierken-Strasse.
There must be another phone
somewhere in the building.
- Jesus, what's next?
Hello?
Big piles of cars,
several victims.
- Any lions and tigers?
- We've got a big change
on page one.
You ready?
- Yeah, well, stop,
the editor's orders.
Stop the presses.
We've gotta change on the front page.
We've already started a run.
Stop, I said.
We're changing columns five and six
and we got a new photo and headline.
A state of
emergency has been extended
to include the entire area
northeast of the river.
All residents are advised to stay indoors
until further notice.
Parents are warned to be
especially careful of children.
Do not use telephones
except in an emergency.
Do not use automobiles or other vehicles.
It is estimated that about 30 large cats,
10 elephants, as well as
other wild animals have--
Oh, my God,
Howard, start the car!
I'm trying to, Helga.
We've gotta get out of here.
I can't.
Close them!
Close it!
It won't close.
Howard! Do something!
Howard!
- Let's go.
Come in, Unit K, we read you.
We saw a tiger
in Old Thousand Park
but he ran off in the
direction of.
Should we follow him?
You have permission
to extend your area
but do not go beyond the autobahn.
Notify Unit 1 in that sector.
I have a report of
looting at 422...
- Come in, F for Freddy.
- This is Freddy.
Do you read me?
- I read you, Freddy.
You're wanted on Kurt Schumacher.
There's an animal there that's gone crazy.
They think it's a leopard
but they're not sure.
Check it out.
It's on Kurt Schumacher between
Bruckhoff and Dominicana.
- Okay, we're on our way.
You sure that gadget really works?
- It sure does.
Acts fast, too.
Tranquilizer can knock a
rhino out in five seconds.
Just worry about your driving.
Well, hello there
I'm the 0.U.G.
In a friendly frame of mind
When it's party time
It suits me fine
'Cause I know I'll treat you fine
Dancing fast, dancing slow
I really do not care
Just come on over
Let your whole self go
Try letting down your hair
Do you know why people with one leg
have short lives?
No? Because they've already
got one foot in the grave.
Gross, huh?
Just kidding, Mom.
To stay and he longs to go away
They took him in
Treated like a king
Like he'd never been before
Let me go
Please let me go
I can't stand another day
Let me go
It has almost been a year
This is radio five fiver,
the station that never is a downer.
No bad news, no talk shows,
just music as you like it.
One, two, three, four
Rock you right
Come and rock it just right
Baby
Wow!
So don't care
Wee-ooo!
Baby
Got the way, yeah
Got the ways to see
Baby
Reason, got no reason
Okay!
To me
So
Check it out
Okay!
- Is she out of her mind?
- Hey, look at that.
She's not crazy, she's
being chased by a cheetah.
- Christ.
- Turn around.
Hurry up, Nat.
Step on it!
- I am!
Try to run over it.
You'll never do it, Nat, but try.
- I'll try to get up beside her car.
We can try stopping that cheetah
with that dart gun of yours.
- No, I can't hit it
'cause it's going too fast.
- Then use my pistol.
It's in the glove compartment.
Hurry up, Rip, there it is.
Shoot, it's close.
- Okay, okay, just a second.
We're swaying too much.
I'm afraid I might hit the woman.
Oh, that poor guy.
We've got to stop her!
She's crazy, for Christ's sake!
Stop!
It's red!
I'll take care of the girl.
You get the animal.
The man's dead.
Nat, bring an extinguisher.
Oh, God.
Nat!
I missed the cheetah,
it ran off.
- There's nothing more
you can do for that guy.
Forget it, Nat.
- How is she?
- Still alive, I think.
Stay with her.
- What are you doing?
Rip, come back, it could explode!
- It's too hot.
Let's pick her up.
I'll call an ambulance.
And that brings the total up here
to four dead on arrival
and one badly wounded.
Pick up line six,
will you, Grover?
Yeah.
- She claims to have
seen them heading down
Wilhelm-Strasse.
But a man claims to have
seen them in a parking lot
near Katharina-Strasse.
- This is Lieutenant Weber, 721.
What do you mean you
can't find any elephants?
You know what elephants are?
Elephants, not lice.
Elephants!
They're large enough.
Now, you go find 'em.
- Come on over here.
- Oh, okay.
- What are you doing, Suzy?
- It's a dying swan.
- Looked more like a dead duck to me.
All right, children, let's go now.
Tommy, Ann, Marie.
Positions.
Ready?
All together.
One,
two,
three,
four.
One,
two,
three.
Air Canada 652 has 2000 feet.
Lufthansa 374, clear for takeoff.
Use normal departure, Lufthansa 374.
271, now make the, coming up--
- We have you on radar, Globe Air 928.
You are cleared for landing.
Reduce speed to 116 when
entering landing pattern.
Wind light and variable at two knots.
- We are coming in, over.
- You are cleared for landing
on runway two five left.
Okay, I'll take her in.
- What do you say, sweetie?
I'll bring Oscar, you bring Jill.
We'll have a couple of
drinks and steaks later.
- My boyfriend said he was going to call.
- That's no problem.
We'll have drinks in your room.
- Mmm.
Forget it.
- Oh, Carol, look at you.
How do you manage to
get yourself so dirty?
And, look here, you got
chocolate on your new dress.
- She's young.
- Do you see what I see?
- What?
- They're elephants!
How the hell did they get here?
- Speed 12-- Captain, look!
- Christ almighty.
Tower to Global
Air 928, emergency.
- Is this our runway?
It's moving right in front of us.
- Runway two five is not
clear for your landing.
It's closed, emergency.
Obstruction on runway.
- Full throttle.
- Don't land.
- Elephants!
- Flaps 20.
- But we're going
too slow, Captain.
We'll stall.
Try landing.
- I can't.
It's too short.
- Chance it.
Try landing.
We're stalling.
- It's too short.
Maximum revs.
- Come on, baby.
I've got full throttle
but number fours not responding.
- What happened?
- I don't know.
- I just hope it's not a blackout.
- No, it's nothing.
Now, don't you start to worry.
- Yeah, if you ask me, the problem is
people use too much energy.
Mix masters,
dryers, TV sets.
And there's no end to it.
They just put a plug in the
wall and don't give a shit
about anyone else.
- Poor child's tired.
What's your name?
- Yeah, Carol.
But I call her "pest".
What was that?
- Did you hear that?
God, what's happening?
It sounded like a wild animal.
Well, it can't be.
I'm the monster
from a galaxy's black hole.
I've come to kill you all.
- Tommy, quiet, you're frightening her.
Suzy, I think that there's a flashlight
in the closet next to the door.
Tommy, help her find it, will you?
The rest of you sit quietly.
- They've cut the lights off.
- We are quite aware of that.
- The water's gone off, too,
and the telephone doesn't work either.
Nothing works, Fraulein Muller.
- Teacher, may we go get a drink?
- Yes, dear.
- I'm thirsty, too.
- Me, too! Me, too!
- Don't you want some?
- No thanks, I'd rather have a Coke.
- Okay, I'll get you one.
- Mommy, Mommy, I'm scared.
- Be quiet.
What's this?
There's something out
there trying to get in.
There's a tiger!
Mommy!
Mommy! Mommy!
Mommy!
- Open up the door! Open up the door!
We'll all be killed.
- Master Walker!
- What?
- Smash the door!
- Mommy!
- Carol, Carol!
- Be careful of the child.
Be careful!
Don't crush her!
Hold onto the door, everybody!
We'll all be killed!
Smash the windows!
Push, push.
Carol!
Oh, God!
Mommy!
Mommy.
Mommy.
- Oh, Carol.
Come with me quickly, dear.
Don't look, don't look!
It's all right.
- I want my mommy.
Where's mommy?
- Oh, don't make a sound.
- I want my mother.
- Be brave, dear. Come on.
I can't figure it out, Nat.
It doesn't add up.
What caused it?
- I don't get it either.
Blackouts like this are unusual.
- I'm talking about the animals, Nat.
So ferocious.
Mad and aggressive.
Take that cheetah back there.
Doesn't make sense.
Cheetahs have never attacked
humans like that,
especially that cheetah.
She was so shy.
She'd be startled by a
leaf falling from a tree.
God, how can you eat all that stuff?
- Huh?
Oh, habit.
Attention, cars F, B, and W.
A subway train is stalled
between
and Kurt Schumacher stations.
A number of wild animals have attacked it.
Do you read me?
- Car F here.
We're listening.
- We have a message for Dr. Berner.
The animals are believed to be tigers.
We're sending a special
squad to handle them.
They would like your assistance.
This is Weber, Nat. You're
the closest to the spot.
Head for the subway
station on Kurt Schumacher.
- We're on our way.
- Weber, this is Dr. Berner.
Is there any news on
those tests from my lab
or the pasteur?
- No, nothing yet, Doctor.
We're in constant touch with Valdeman.
As soon as we have something,
we'll let you know.
Over and out.
- Where's my mommy?
- I don't know.
I'll find her.
The tiger is following us.
- It's all right.
- It's getting closer.
The tiger's getting closer.
He'll eat us.
- No, Suzy, Suzy dearest.
- It's pretty good, Tommy.
- Make it laugh for us, Tommy.
- Stop it, you're scaring me.
Listen.
It wasn't you, Tommy.
- Get it, Rip?
- Yeah, I got her.
Give me the gun.
It's all right, darling.
- He won't give you any more trouble now.
Laura!
What are you doing here?
- Oh, Rip, you don't know
how happy I am to see you.
- Are you all right?
- Carol.
- Is that my mommy?
- Carol, thank God.
Mommy!
Oh, Mommy.
- Oh, darling, it's all right now.
Mommy's here.
- Go to the aid station.
We'll give her a sedative.
- Oh, Rip, I called her Suzy.
- What?
- I kept running and
running towards that light.
It kept moving further
and further away from me.
It was a nightmare.
- With a happy ending.
I'll have one of my men take
you down to the aid station.
I think a doctor should
take a look at you.
- No, I'm all right now.
- Before you go anywhere, you
better freshen up your makeup.
- I must say, you never
miss a chance, do you?
- What about the tiger, Doctor?
- Don't shoot it.
We need her alive.
She's already hit.
She's a pretty valuable animal, you know.
Give me the harness.
The stick.
Now, follow me and don't
make any quick moves.
Easy, girl, easy.
Gladys.
Hey, I'm Rip, Gladys.
You know me, don't you?
Gladys, come here.
That's a good girl.
- Keep her covered, men.
Be careful, Rip.
- It's okay, she'll be out soon.
Be ready with the net.
Come here.
That's right.
Be nice.
Good girl.
There we go.
Okay, I'm holding her.
Now, bring around the net.
Easy now.
More to the right.
Move in easy.
Now, ready with the net.
Now!
That's it.
- She's still damn frisky.
- It's okay, she can't hurt you.
Now, wasn't that easy, Inspector?
- You gotta be crazy.
Oh, God in Heaven.
What's that?
It's an earthquake.
Tommy!
Let's get out of here!
Please!
Feeling better now, Laura?
- Yes, but I'm worried about Suzy.
I must have called her
school a dozen times.
The line's always busy.
You can call her from my lab.
- Her class should be over
in about half an hour.
Gotta go and pick her up.
- Can't this car go any faster?
- All the circuits are busy.
Everyone's on the phone,
trying to find out
what's happening.
- Hey, wait! Come back.
You're bad.
Don't leave me alone.
- It's Alice.
Stop shouting, stupid, it can hear us.
I'm scared, Tommy.
- Come to me, child,
I'll carry you.
Hurry, children.
Run! Run upstairs, quickly.
- Come on, Tommy.
- No, wait, don't move.
- Why?
Where are you going?
- Stay there, I'll be back in a second.
Look, Suzy.
I got these knives from the kitchen.
Take this for self-defense.
Hurry now, come on.
Tommy, there's a bear!
- Don't stop, come on!
Hurry, this way!
Suzy, in here.
- Suzy, Tommy, where are you?
Where have you been?
- In the kitchen.
- We got some knives.
- Here!
Take this for self-defense.
If it gets too close, use it.
- Oh! Oh, my God!
Hurry, upstairs! Come on, children.
Quick, quick.
No, no, children.
Wait, wait.
Wait here, we'll go in here.
Just let me get the key.
Oh, here it is.
- Hurry, it's coming up here.
- Miss Marta, you dropped it.
Oh, where did it go?
Oh, here it is.
I've got it.
- Open the door.
- Oh, there we are.
Oh, come on.
Come, let's get in.
Oh, come on, hurry up, hurry up.
- Hmm, just what I thought it was.
We're getting a reaction, a strong one.
- What's it mean?
- I'm not 100% sure.
The whole thing is incredible, impossible.
It's phenol, phenol chlorate.
Matteos, let's see if it's cyclical.
Run it.
- Dr. Berner, the entrance
is swarming with newspapermen
who are trying to come in at all costs.
They wanna talk to you, take pictures.
Here's the chlorate.
- You go on with your work,
I'll take care of them, Rip.
- Good, 3%.
- Are you trying to say that
someone deliberately put this
in the water supply?
Who would be crazy enough
to do such a thing?
- I don't think it's the work of some nut.
Besides, he'd have to
pour the exact same amount
in each of the animals' troughs.
It doesn't make sense,
especially since all the water
in the troughs is changed regularly.
You know anyone at the city waterworks?
- No, Rip.
Wait! Berthas. Berthas works there.
I could ask him.
Are you thinking what I
think you're thinking?
- Could you spare a minute?
- What is it?
- There's something you
should see for yourself.
- Dr. Berthas? Laura Schwarz.
I'm calling from the zoo.
Yes, I think this does involve you.
- Where are they coming from?
- I don't know.
- Where are they coming from?
- It looks like a round up.
There's no end to them.
They're stampeding!
Run, quick!
- Run into the cafe!
- Get out of the way!
- Let us in, hurry!
- Hundreds of bulls are loose.
Through here.
Get behind the counter!
Out, out! Get out of here!
- They calmed down all
of a sudden, Doctor.
They seem quite normal now, look at 'em.
- Well, don't let 'em drink.
Yeah, they seem okay.
How's Toto now?
- Good, he was one of the worst.
- Hey, Toto, want a piece of apple?
Here, open your mouth.
There.
- Looks fine, doesn't he?
- Yeah, seems all right now.
There you go, fella.
Want another piece?
Does he eat a lot?
- Yes, quite a lot.
- Yeah.
Here, eat it.
That's a good boy.
Hungry, heh?
Nothing to drink till tomorrow.
- Okay.
- Would you repeat that, please?
It's Berthas.
They found nothing unusual
in the central tanks.
- At the main aqueduct?
- What about the main aqueduct?
Nothing.
- Doctor, it's phencyclidine, all right.
Have a look.
- All right, I can be
reached at this number.
Thanks.
- Jesus H. Christ.
- Well, Berthas will inspect
the entire water system
and keep you informed.
What's that?
- PCP.
- Incredible.
- It's dynamite.
- It's a drug.
They call it Angel Dust,
Beast Powder, Zombie Dust.
- Also Jet Fuel and PCP.
A thousandth of a gram of
it is enough for a trip.
- Sounds wild.
They add it to
tobacco and smoke it.
- Yeah, you can smoke it, sniff it,
shoot it, eat it, and drink it also.
- But, how do--
- I'll take it.
Yes, speaking.
It's Dr. Sorensen from
the health department.
Of course I can confirm
what Dr. Berthas told you.
But now I can be more precise.
It's phencyclidine hydrochloride.
Oh, Clara, could you--
- You're quite certain?
- That's right, sir.
We've tested it.
- It's really quite incredible
what you're telling me, Dr. Berner.
I imagine you're aware
that that chemical's
a dangerous drug.
- Exactly.
PCP.
- And you believe that this drug
has got into our water, Dr. Berner?
That seems to me to be
impossible, frankly.
- What do you mean impossible?
Sure, I'll let you have the samples.
- Very well, I'll send a car
immediately from my department
to pick up the samples at your laboratory.
- No, that won't be necessary.
There's already a police
inspector with us.
He'll be sending them.
He wants the samples that
have already been analyzed.
Matteos, get them ready.
I'll take them over there.
You still driving?
- You got the best chauffeur in the world.
- Before going to the pasteur,
let's go by Suzy's school and pick her up.
Hey, that's what we feed the mice with.
Of mice and men.
Car 22,
go to the Keynote Theater
and help keep people inside.
- You know what I was just thinking?
That's right,
Unit K, it's a confirmation.
- What?
- That after all this, the
lawyers and insurance companies
will have all their work cut out for them.
It'll be millions, billions
of marks and claims for it.
- Nat, have you told
headquarters that the effects
of the drug should have worn off by now?
Yes, before I left your lab.
- Ah.
- Look.
The lights, they're back on.
Oh, it's like the end of a nightmare.
I'll go in and get Suzy.
Be back in a minute.
- I'll go with you.
Wait here, Nat.
Hey, look!
- What?
- Why, that's Pompeus.
Yeah.
- Pompeus?
Who the hell's Pompeus?
- Over there.
Hey, how are you, old man?
Be careful.
I'll get a gun.
- No, no, he's okay.
Hey, what's the matter?
Too hot here for you?
No, no, he'll be all right.
Now, what's the matter?
You feel better?
Hey!
Pompeus.
- You're crazy, Rip.
Stay away from that
special squad gets here.
- Hey, that's no way to behave.
- Let them handle it.
- We're friends.
What's the matter, boy?
Be good now.
Come on.
Hey, what do you say, wanna go home?
Come on.
- You be careful, Laura.
I'm gonna call headquarters.
Keep the kids inside, huh?
We don't want them coming out
'til that thing's in a cage.
- I will.
Hey, Nat, come on over here.
Pompeus wants to meet you.
- Some other time.
Tell him I'm busy.
- Fraulein Muller?
Hold your lips or you will cry.
Close your eyes or you will see.
- Suzy?
Suzy?
- Blue is the sky, green is the grass.
Claws, long.
Close your eyes or you will, you will...
You will...
Close your eyes or you will see...
Or you will see...
Close your...
Close your lips or you will speak.
Close your lips or you
will cry.
- Suzy...
- Oh, Mother!
- Suzy! Oh, my darling.
- They're crazy, Mom, crazy!
- Thank God.
- They're gonna kill us.
- It's all right, dear.
- Get me out of here.
- You're safe.
- They have knives.
Tommy did this.
- What happened?
- Marta didn't do anything.
Tommy came closer and then,
and then, and then...
- Quiet.
- Oh, Mom.
- Won't you play with us, pretty lady?
Come on, play with us, please?
Please play.
- No, Mommy, don't. He's bad.
- No, I'm not.
We have a good game.
Come on.
- I'll play with you.
- Good.
- What kind of game do
you want to play, Tommy?
- Oh, it's a nice game.
Yes, this one.
It's called "Playing Dead."
Marta likes it.
You see? And you'll like it, too.
We know you will.
- Oh, Suzy, it's okay.
- No, they'll kill us.
- Look at their knives.
- Suzy, don't.
Stop it.
Stop it, Suzy!
- Mommy!
- Calm down,
darling, I've got you.
- Mommy.
- I'm here, Mommy's here.
- Laura!
Suzy!
No... Oh, God, please help us.
please, the zoo is closing.
The public is kindly requested
to leave by the nearest exit.
Last call, the zoo is closing.
- Oh good, it's feeding time.
- Wait.
- Thanks.
- Dr. Berner.
- Raul.
- Hello, Doctor.
- Hello.
Good evening, Herr Glazer.
How's your symphony
for animals and orchestra
coming along today?
- Hmm, hello, Doctor.
Hmm, I'm still working.
It's slow-going.
Is that you, Frau Schwarz?
- Yes. I'd like to hear it.
Have you come up with a title for it?
- I was thinking of
giving it a sad title like
"Nature Weeps."
You like it?
- Mmm, I don't know.
It sounds pretty depressing to me.
- Bye.
- Good evening.
What's the matter, Breck, you wanna go?
All right.
- Careful!
- Oh!
Gladys, are you crazy?
What's the matter with you?
- Oh, these newfangled cages.
They always seem to get stuck.
Fritz.
- Yes, Doctor?
- Will you open it?
- Right away.
- Thanks.
Be careful, Rip,
she's out of sorts today.
- I know.
It's all right.
Yes, girl.
That's why I have to give her a shot.
Right, Gladys?
Over there.
What's the matter?
Don't you feel well today?
Well, I'll soon fix that
and make you feel better.
There you go.
Give me a syringe.
All right, be a good girl, now.
Okay, here we go.
Easy, baby.
Easy.
Good girl, Gladys.
Wait.
Easy now.
Calm down, Gladys.
There we are.
There, that didn't hurt now, did it?
Think it's gonna hurt,
she did feel a thing.
- Yeah.
- She'll be okay.
- The danger's over.
- Phew.
I didn't wanna use
a tranquilizing projectile
because it frightens and
hurts her at this close range.
Take the rest of your pictures now, Laura,
because she'll be out soon.
She's still awake.
How long will it take?
- Oh, five seconds, that's all.
- She's having convulsions.
Rip.
- Normal reaction, Laura, she's all right.
She'll be taking a nice trip to dreamland.
That little devil of a
cub's bitten her nipples.
Look at that, they're bleeding.
- Is that why she kills her own?
- Yeah.
Or it could be that being in captivity
makes her act strangely.
But there's still this one.
Yeah, that little bastard.
Cute, huh?
He prefers biting instead
of sucking his milk.
Take her inside, men, I'll
be with you in a minute.
- All right, easy does it.
Get her legs up.
There.
- Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Mean, aren't you?
Well, I gotta go back to the lab.
See you later, sweetie.
One star tonight
When the moon is bright
- I'm coming, damn it.
And the jungle beating feeling
I didn't realize it was so late.
We saw the light
Campfire was in sight
There were--
I had to leave
early, darling, sorry.
There's food in the
fridge, just warm it up.
Don't forget to take a shower.
- I'm coming.
- Wear your jeans
because I didn't have time
to pick up your skirt at the cleaners.
I'll pick you up at school
tonight after I cover
the Darwin conference.
6:30 pm.
Here's your latest bulletin
from Solitude to Laura.
Helga's out and pretty
soon I'll be leaving, too.
Going to dancing lessons with Tommy.
Do you hear him?
Will you stop ringing? I'm coming.
I got your message.
Thanks for having reminded
me to eat, to wash,
to get dressed.
Mom, I don't know what I'd do without you.
Where the hell did you stash my ba-ba-ba?
Ah, here it is.
Oh, Mary called from the newspaper.
She wants you to call
her back before 5,
but seeing that it's after 6...
Well, sorry, Mom,
you blew it again.
So long. Signed, your daughter, Suzy.
Remember, the one with the curls?
I'm coming, you ballbuster.
- Come on, Breck, walk faster. Move.
Come on, move.
What's the matter with you, Breck?
What do you smell?
Do you see something?
Huh?
Breck.
Come on.
What's wrong with you?
Breck.
Come on, let's go home.
I don't know what's
gotten into you tonight.
- What's wrong?
- There's a man over there.
I think he was watching us.
- Oh, Fay, don't tell me
you're worried about him.
Can't you see the poor guy's blind?
I propose we pick up where we left off.
Come on, baby.
Oh, no, Carl, no.
Come on.
- I guess Suzy's gone out.
She could have at least turned
on the answering machine.
- She probably forgot.
- No way.
That child of mine never forgets anything.
She did it on purpose.
- Well, you're her mother.
You should know.
Now, here's a nice
kitty that can't go out.
You feeling better?
Good.
Who wrote that children
are extraterrestrials
that have come from outer
space to destroy their parents?
Aldrich?
Mmm.
- Ha.
- Hey, you're another
fine example of progeny.
Don't you know mothers have
to be obeyed and respected?
Because they're dangerous, very dangerous.
You better believe it.
- What Suzy needs is a father,
a nice guy like me.
Are you inferring
that I'm not a good mother?
- Nah, that a boy.
No, I don't think that.
- I'm going to pick her
up at school this evening.
It's about time we had a long talk.
- Huh, human beings can talk things over
before they kill each other.
I'm sure she would have
finished her off fast
if I hadn't have found her
and pulled her out of the cage in time.
This little critter
would commit matricide.
It's 'cause her mother ignored her,
let her shift for herself.
That's life.
Families.
- Is it my fault I don't
have enough time for her?
I've got to work, don't I?
- Mmm.
Why don't we just get married?
Then you'll never have to work again.
- Except for being your
private whore, private maid,
your private secretary, your private cook,
and God knows what else you
have in your macho mind.
And why do you bite your
mother, young fellow?
- Because his mother bites his brothers.
- Isn't that rather strange
from a naturalistic point of view?
I mean, survival of the
species and all that.
- Yeah, sure it's strange.
But then a lot of weird
things have been happening
around here lately.
- Keep talking.
This day might not be wasted after all.
I mightn't be much as a
mother, but I might be able to
win a few rounds as a journalist.
What do you think of a headline like,
"Crazed Animals in Zoo"?
Oh! I could even steal
Glazer's title, "Nature Weeps."
Oh, honey, I
can't get enough of you.
- Did you hear that?
- What?
Ah, it's just a cat.
Oh, it's too cramped in here.
There.
- Oh, God, rats!
They're biting me!
Kill them!
Please let me out of the car!
Don't open the door!
There are thousands outside!
- Stop it! Do something!
They're crawling up my legs now!
Help me!
- Pick me up at 7.
See you later.
- Yes, Professor.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS -
100 YEARS OF DARWIN
- Ah, Rip, you're a
stubborn, hard-headed mule.
Are you sure you won't change your mind?
- Sorry, I have to finish
that taxidermy work.
Besides, I can't stand those meetings.
I'm a realist, Laura, not
a practicing theorist.
All those intellectual
acrobatics on Darwin and Lamarck
and those other old fossils,
they're not good for my health.
- Well, I wouldn't want to
shorten your life, would I?
So long, realist.
- Aren't you forgetting something?
Well, I'm not sure
this won't shorten my life.
I suggest you take a cold shower, darling.
- To cool the passion?
- No, to get rid of Gladys's smell.
Hey, will I see you tomorrow?
- Maybe.
I'll call you.
I'm getting tired of--
- Ah-ha! That's gin.
I wanna find somewhere
I can settle down
- Well, that's it, grandpa.
I've blitzed you once again.
- How can I concentrate on the game
with all this noise?
I gotta move, I gotta fly
- Why are you so uptight?
This is progress, man.
- Hmm, progress.
That's what you'd say.
All these new machines, TV
monitors, little buttons,
levers, flashing lights, dials...
"Automation," they call it.
I call it "bullshit."
It just keeps people out of work.
- What?
You gotta be kidding.
There are more than enough
openings for our job.
Where are you going now?
- To see Mueller and the others.
They're better off than I am.
They work with animals.
- 'Night.
Talking about animals...
Get a load of her.
- Hmm, not bad.
- Hey, what was that?
It's in the cat area.
Something's wrong, but where?
- It's where the tigers are.
- Look at this.
Do you think it could be an earthquake?
They're sure acting strange.
But here everything's okay.
- They say animals sense
them long before we do.
- I'll go out and take a look.
Where's the flashlight?
- On the table.
That's odd.
- What?
I heard a signal
like someone's trying to open the cages.
- Hey, Pasha, you sick?
What's the matter?
Are you nervous?
Are you?
Well, calm down now and go to sleep.
Hey, Callie, what is it with you?
Why are you acting this way?
Simmer down.
Sure is strange.
Kimba! Hey, easy there.
Oh, my God, it really is an earthquake.
- Oh, Christ!
The whole damn place is shorting out.
Oh, God, I can't close the cages!
- Oh, hell...
Coming.
Hello?
Ah, who else could it
be but Inspector Braun?
You're the only one who calls
when I'm taking a shower.
What's that?
What?
Rats?
- On Kaiser-Strasse, yeah. Rats. Rats.
There are thousands of rats.
- Come on, hose!
- Well, what's that got
to do with us?
Call the Department of Sanitation.
They killed a couple in a car.
- The rats killed them?
- That's right,
chewed them to pieces.
What kind of rats are they?
How the hell do I know, Rip?
Rats, sewer rats, I guess.
They're big as cats.
There are hundreds of 'em
coming out of the street drains.
We've got the fire
department here with hoses
but we can't control them.
Are you coming?
I'm trying to
figure out what caused it.
Is there gas escaping?
No, we checked that out.
Geez, it's terrible!
Watch out, they're getting away.
Hello?
Hello, Nat, are you still on the line?
- Yeah, yeah, I'm still here.
You should see what I'm seeing.
- The exterminators are here, Inspector.
- I'll be right with you.
Well, Doc, I figure this
is in your ballpark.
Or are you just unconcerned?
- Of course I'm concerned, Nat.
- Then move your ass and get over here.
But I'm naked.
- Please, Rip, get over here!
Okay, but if I get
fined for speeding...
- Yeah, yeah, I'll fix any ticket you get.
Just hurry up.
God almighty.
Cover him up for Christ's sake.
- Okay, put him in.
- Keep those hoses...
Let's go.
- Wolfgang!
Oh, no.
Mueller.
Look out!
Raul!
No! No!
No, no, no.
- Can nature go crazy?
Can animal violence and madness
create blood-thirsty killers?
Can nature take revenge?
The answers are yes.
The monsters of our darkest
fears and ancestral nightmares
are becoming a reality.
We're at that point in time of injustice,
brutality, mutilations,
as well as ecological
and biological horrors.
We have not wanted to accept
nature but to enslave it,
transform it, violate it.
... To normal stimuli.
We are flooding our skies--
- There's a call for you.
- Oh, thank you.
Our seas
and our earth with noxious
and dangerous substances which
are having dire consequences
on the flora and fauna.
- Oh! Oh, excuse me.
- Quiet, please.
- I'm sorry.
- In what other period of...
- Excuse me.
- Of history has nature been so abused?
- Miss Schwarz, there's a call for you.
- Ah, thank you.
- Our tendency to
destroy, alter, and upset
the balance of nature is
nothing less than madness.
It will have a profound effect
on all living creatures.
- I'm Laura Schwarz.
Thank you.
Hello?
Yes?
- Suzy is daughter of Laura.
They say Laura is mother of Suzy.
Suzy, although abandoned,
is worried about Laura.
Have you eaten, Laura?
Have you washed?
- Cut it out, Suzy.
- Blow your nose if you have a cold.
Behave.
- If there's something
on your mind, tell me.
I'll come and pick you up
at school when I'm finished.
- The tape is running out.
Suzy is fine and Laura is fine.
Suzy awaits Laura.
That is all Suzy wants to know.
Farewell.
One of these days,
I'll strangle that kid.
- Yeah, that's the way.
Get that hose
over here, on the double.
- Too bad about the cars,
but it can't be helped.
Must have been gas that caused those rats
to come out of the sewers.
Why so many?
Shoot the flame
over on that grating.
- They're getting them under control now.
Fire's the only way to kill them.
Water wasn't enough.
Get those on the car.
That's it.
- Hey, I want a few of them left alive.
- Yes, Doctor.
- They're probably rabid, Nat.
I want to run some tests on their saliva
back at the lab, okay?
You should wear a mask, Inspector.
- They're attacking me, help!
Get 'em off me.
Get 'em off!
- Cover your eyes.
Hey, give 'em a hand here.
Step on them.
- Squash 'em.
- Help, get 'em off me.
- Those little bastards aren't
afraid of anything.
Those damn, dirty rats. Kill 'em!
Take care of him, quick.
Leave your rig, number one.
Roll, number 10.
- Did any bite you, Rip?
- No, I'm okay.
But take that guy to the
hospital for a rabies shot.
I'll be at the lab if you need me.
- How soon will you know something?
- Hard to say. And make sure
you send those other samples
to the pasteur.
They're better equipped
to run those tests there
than I am.
- I'll be in touch.
- Right, Nat.
See ya.
- And thanks.
Rock it to ride
Gonna rock it to ride
Baby
- Breck! Breck, what's the matter, boy?
Stop it, no!
Breck, stop, no!
No!
Stop, Breck.
- What the hell happened here?
Christ.
Fritz!
Hans!
Damnation.
Shumba.
Wolfgang.
Oh, no...
Hello?
My name is Berner, Rupert Berner.
We have an emergency at the
zoo at Tiergarten-Strasse.
Some animals have escaped
and a guard is dead.
No, I don't know how many.
Yes, they're very dangerous.
Send somebody right away.
These animals have gotta be stopped.
Attention all
cars in zone B, C, and D,
we have an emergency.
Priority one.
- Special squad units
one, two, and three,
proceed to zoo and try
to reestablish security.
- Animals are dangerous.
- Alert unit four.
Do not approach or try to capture.
Notify all foot patrolmen
and traffic control personnel
to be on the alert and
use firearms if necessary.
- What the hell is that?
Elephants!
- There's no doubt about it.
The ph factor indicates acidity.
I'll be right with you, Nat.
I want those test results
as soon as possible.
Get a blood and saliva
sample, prepare Coleman.
Then send the samples to the pasteur.
I want their opinion.
Nat, your boys ready
to take him over there?
- Ready and waiting.
- Oh, Berger is sick and
Dura has problems at home.
- I don't care if he's sick.
I want both of them here.
Even if you've gotta send
the police to pick them up
in a squad car.
Where are those cartridges?
If you get a negative on the Coleman,
try a Vermser.
- Yes, sir.
- Where did I put those
frigging cartridges?
- Hello?
- Rip?
- Laura?
- Yeah, it's me, Rip.
What's happening?
Do you know the
animals in the zoo escaped?
- Yeah, I heard it on the radio.
The radio didn't
say there were men killed.
I found Wolfgang dead in the control room.
Sorry, but I've gotta go now.
- Sure.
Oh, you don't have your car.
Shall I pick you up?
- No, there's a subway station right here
in front of the building.
Okay, see you later.
- What more can I do?
But I told you, they're busy.
- Hello?
- I'm sorry, sir,
I can't help you.
- They've spotted six lions at Podmirelli
and panthers on Kierken-Strasse.
There must be another phone
somewhere in the building.
- Jesus, what's next?
Hello?
Big piles of cars,
several victims.
- Any lions and tigers?
- We've got a big change
on page one.
You ready?
- Yeah, well, stop,
the editor's orders.
Stop the presses.
We've gotta change on the front page.
We've already started a run.
Stop, I said.
We're changing columns five and six
and we got a new photo and headline.
A state of
emergency has been extended
to include the entire area
northeast of the river.
All residents are advised to stay indoors
until further notice.
Parents are warned to be
especially careful of children.
Do not use telephones
except in an emergency.
Do not use automobiles or other vehicles.
It is estimated that about 30 large cats,
10 elephants, as well as
other wild animals have--
Oh, my God,
Howard, start the car!
I'm trying to, Helga.
We've gotta get out of here.
I can't.
Close them!
Close it!
It won't close.
Howard! Do something!
Howard!
- Let's go.
Come in, Unit K, we read you.
We saw a tiger
in Old Thousand Park
but he ran off in the
direction of.
Should we follow him?
You have permission
to extend your area
but do not go beyond the autobahn.
Notify Unit 1 in that sector.
I have a report of
looting at 422...
- Come in, F for Freddy.
- This is Freddy.
Do you read me?
- I read you, Freddy.
You're wanted on Kurt Schumacher.
There's an animal there that's gone crazy.
They think it's a leopard
but they're not sure.
Check it out.
It's on Kurt Schumacher between
Bruckhoff and Dominicana.
- Okay, we're on our way.
You sure that gadget really works?
- It sure does.
Acts fast, too.
Tranquilizer can knock a
rhino out in five seconds.
Just worry about your driving.
Well, hello there
I'm the 0.U.G.
In a friendly frame of mind
When it's party time
It suits me fine
'Cause I know I'll treat you fine
Dancing fast, dancing slow
I really do not care
Just come on over
Let your whole self go
Try letting down your hair
Do you know why people with one leg
have short lives?
No? Because they've already
got one foot in the grave.
Gross, huh?
Just kidding, Mom.
To stay and he longs to go away
They took him in
Treated like a king
Like he'd never been before
Let me go
Please let me go
I can't stand another day
Let me go
It has almost been a year
This is radio five fiver,
the station that never is a downer.
No bad news, no talk shows,
just music as you like it.
One, two, three, four
Rock you right
Come and rock it just right
Baby
Wow!
So don't care
Wee-ooo!
Baby
Got the way, yeah
Got the ways to see
Baby
Reason, got no reason
Okay!
To me
So
Check it out
Okay!
- Is she out of her mind?
- Hey, look at that.
She's not crazy, she's
being chased by a cheetah.
- Christ.
- Turn around.
Hurry up, Nat.
Step on it!
- I am!
Try to run over it.
You'll never do it, Nat, but try.
- I'll try to get up beside her car.
We can try stopping that cheetah
with that dart gun of yours.
- No, I can't hit it
'cause it's going too fast.
- Then use my pistol.
It's in the glove compartment.
Hurry up, Rip, there it is.
Shoot, it's close.
- Okay, okay, just a second.
We're swaying too much.
I'm afraid I might hit the woman.
Oh, that poor guy.
We've got to stop her!
She's crazy, for Christ's sake!
Stop!
It's red!
I'll take care of the girl.
You get the animal.
The man's dead.
Nat, bring an extinguisher.
Oh, God.
Nat!
I missed the cheetah,
it ran off.
- There's nothing more
you can do for that guy.
Forget it, Nat.
- How is she?
- Still alive, I think.
Stay with her.
- What are you doing?
Rip, come back, it could explode!
- It's too hot.
Let's pick her up.
I'll call an ambulance.
And that brings the total up here
to four dead on arrival
and one badly wounded.
Pick up line six,
will you, Grover?
Yeah.
- She claims to have
seen them heading down
Wilhelm-Strasse.
But a man claims to have
seen them in a parking lot
near Katharina-Strasse.
- This is Lieutenant Weber, 721.
What do you mean you
can't find any elephants?
You know what elephants are?
Elephants, not lice.
Elephants!
They're large enough.
Now, you go find 'em.
- Come on over here.
- Oh, okay.
- What are you doing, Suzy?
- It's a dying swan.
- Looked more like a dead duck to me.
All right, children, let's go now.
Tommy, Ann, Marie.
Positions.
Ready?
All together.
One,
two,
three,
four.
One,
two,
three.
Air Canada 652 has 2000 feet.
Lufthansa 374, clear for takeoff.
Use normal departure, Lufthansa 374.
271, now make the, coming up--
- We have you on radar, Globe Air 928.
You are cleared for landing.
Reduce speed to 116 when
entering landing pattern.
Wind light and variable at two knots.
- We are coming in, over.
- You are cleared for landing
on runway two five left.
Okay, I'll take her in.
- What do you say, sweetie?
I'll bring Oscar, you bring Jill.
We'll have a couple of
drinks and steaks later.
- My boyfriend said he was going to call.
- That's no problem.
We'll have drinks in your room.
- Mmm.
Forget it.
- Oh, Carol, look at you.
How do you manage to
get yourself so dirty?
And, look here, you got
chocolate on your new dress.
- She's young.
- Do you see what I see?
- What?
- They're elephants!
How the hell did they get here?
- Speed 12-- Captain, look!
- Christ almighty.
Tower to Global
Air 928, emergency.
- Is this our runway?
It's moving right in front of us.
- Runway two five is not
clear for your landing.
It's closed, emergency.
Obstruction on runway.
- Full throttle.
- Don't land.
- Elephants!
- Flaps 20.
- But we're going
too slow, Captain.
We'll stall.
Try landing.
- I can't.
It's too short.
- Chance it.
Try landing.
We're stalling.
- It's too short.
Maximum revs.
- Come on, baby.
I've got full throttle
but number fours not responding.
- What happened?
- I don't know.
- I just hope it's not a blackout.
- No, it's nothing.
Now, don't you start to worry.
- Yeah, if you ask me, the problem is
people use too much energy.
Mix masters,
dryers, TV sets.
And there's no end to it.
They just put a plug in the
wall and don't give a shit
about anyone else.
- Poor child's tired.
What's your name?
- Yeah, Carol.
But I call her "pest".
What was that?
- Did you hear that?
God, what's happening?
It sounded like a wild animal.
Well, it can't be.
I'm the monster
from a galaxy's black hole.
I've come to kill you all.
- Tommy, quiet, you're frightening her.
Suzy, I think that there's a flashlight
in the closet next to the door.
Tommy, help her find it, will you?
The rest of you sit quietly.
- They've cut the lights off.
- We are quite aware of that.
- The water's gone off, too,
and the telephone doesn't work either.
Nothing works, Fraulein Muller.
- Teacher, may we go get a drink?
- Yes, dear.
- I'm thirsty, too.
- Me, too! Me, too!
- Don't you want some?
- No thanks, I'd rather have a Coke.
- Okay, I'll get you one.
- Mommy, Mommy, I'm scared.
- Be quiet.
What's this?
There's something out
there trying to get in.
There's a tiger!
Mommy!
Mommy! Mommy!
Mommy!
- Open up the door! Open up the door!
We'll all be killed.
- Master Walker!
- What?
- Smash the door!
- Mommy!
- Carol, Carol!
- Be careful of the child.
Be careful!
Don't crush her!
Hold onto the door, everybody!
We'll all be killed!
Smash the windows!
Push, push.
Carol!
Oh, God!
Mommy!
Mommy.
Mommy.
- Oh, Carol.
Come with me quickly, dear.
Don't look, don't look!
It's all right.
- I want my mommy.
Where's mommy?
- Oh, don't make a sound.
- I want my mother.
- Be brave, dear. Come on.
I can't figure it out, Nat.
It doesn't add up.
What caused it?
- I don't get it either.
Blackouts like this are unusual.
- I'm talking about the animals, Nat.
So ferocious.
Mad and aggressive.
Take that cheetah back there.
Doesn't make sense.
Cheetahs have never attacked
humans like that,
especially that cheetah.
She was so shy.
She'd be startled by a
leaf falling from a tree.
God, how can you eat all that stuff?
- Huh?
Oh, habit.
Attention, cars F, B, and W.
A subway train is stalled
between
and Kurt Schumacher stations.
A number of wild animals have attacked it.
Do you read me?
- Car F here.
We're listening.
- We have a message for Dr. Berner.
The animals are believed to be tigers.
We're sending a special
squad to handle them.
They would like your assistance.
This is Weber, Nat. You're
the closest to the spot.
Head for the subway
station on Kurt Schumacher.
- We're on our way.
- Weber, this is Dr. Berner.
Is there any news on
those tests from my lab
or the pasteur?
- No, nothing yet, Doctor.
We're in constant touch with Valdeman.
As soon as we have something,
we'll let you know.
Over and out.
- Where's my mommy?
- I don't know.
I'll find her.
The tiger is following us.
- It's all right.
- It's getting closer.
The tiger's getting closer.
He'll eat us.
- No, Suzy, Suzy dearest.
- It's pretty good, Tommy.
- Make it laugh for us, Tommy.
- Stop it, you're scaring me.
Listen.
It wasn't you, Tommy.
- Get it, Rip?
- Yeah, I got her.
Give me the gun.
It's all right, darling.
- He won't give you any more trouble now.
Laura!
What are you doing here?
- Oh, Rip, you don't know
how happy I am to see you.
- Are you all right?
- Carol.
- Is that my mommy?
- Carol, thank God.
Mommy!
Oh, Mommy.
- Oh, darling, it's all right now.
Mommy's here.
- Go to the aid station.
We'll give her a sedative.
- Oh, Rip, I called her Suzy.
- What?
- I kept running and
running towards that light.
It kept moving further
and further away from me.
It was a nightmare.
- With a happy ending.
I'll have one of my men take
you down to the aid station.
I think a doctor should
take a look at you.
- No, I'm all right now.
- Before you go anywhere, you
better freshen up your makeup.
- I must say, you never
miss a chance, do you?
- What about the tiger, Doctor?
- Don't shoot it.
We need her alive.
She's already hit.
She's a pretty valuable animal, you know.
Give me the harness.
The stick.
Now, follow me and don't
make any quick moves.
Easy, girl, easy.
Gladys.
Hey, I'm Rip, Gladys.
You know me, don't you?
Gladys, come here.
That's a good girl.
- Keep her covered, men.
Be careful, Rip.
- It's okay, she'll be out soon.
Be ready with the net.
Come here.
That's right.
Be nice.
Good girl.
There we go.
Okay, I'm holding her.
Now, bring around the net.
Easy now.
More to the right.
Move in easy.
Now, ready with the net.
Now!
That's it.
- She's still damn frisky.
- It's okay, she can't hurt you.
Now, wasn't that easy, Inspector?
- You gotta be crazy.
Oh, God in Heaven.
What's that?
It's an earthquake.
Tommy!
Let's get out of here!
Please!
Feeling better now, Laura?
- Yes, but I'm worried about Suzy.
I must have called her
school a dozen times.
The line's always busy.
You can call her from my lab.
- Her class should be over
in about half an hour.
Gotta go and pick her up.
- Can't this car go any faster?
- All the circuits are busy.
Everyone's on the phone,
trying to find out
what's happening.
- Hey, wait! Come back.
You're bad.
Don't leave me alone.
- It's Alice.
Stop shouting, stupid, it can hear us.
I'm scared, Tommy.
- Come to me, child,
I'll carry you.
Hurry, children.
Run! Run upstairs, quickly.
- Come on, Tommy.
- No, wait, don't move.
- Why?
Where are you going?
- Stay there, I'll be back in a second.
Look, Suzy.
I got these knives from the kitchen.
Take this for self-defense.
Hurry now, come on.
Tommy, there's a bear!
- Don't stop, come on!
Hurry, this way!
Suzy, in here.
- Suzy, Tommy, where are you?
Where have you been?
- In the kitchen.
- We got some knives.
- Here!
Take this for self-defense.
If it gets too close, use it.
- Oh! Oh, my God!
Hurry, upstairs! Come on, children.
Quick, quick.
No, no, children.
Wait, wait.
Wait here, we'll go in here.
Just let me get the key.
Oh, here it is.
- Hurry, it's coming up here.
- Miss Marta, you dropped it.
Oh, where did it go?
Oh, here it is.
I've got it.
- Open the door.
- Oh, there we are.
Oh, come on.
Come, let's get in.
Oh, come on, hurry up, hurry up.
- Hmm, just what I thought it was.
We're getting a reaction, a strong one.
- What's it mean?
- I'm not 100% sure.
The whole thing is incredible, impossible.
It's phenol, phenol chlorate.
Matteos, let's see if it's cyclical.
Run it.
- Dr. Berner, the entrance
is swarming with newspapermen
who are trying to come in at all costs.
They wanna talk to you, take pictures.
Here's the chlorate.
- You go on with your work,
I'll take care of them, Rip.
- Good, 3%.
- Are you trying to say that
someone deliberately put this
in the water supply?
Who would be crazy enough
to do such a thing?
- I don't think it's the work of some nut.
Besides, he'd have to
pour the exact same amount
in each of the animals' troughs.
It doesn't make sense,
especially since all the water
in the troughs is changed regularly.
You know anyone at the city waterworks?
- No, Rip.
Wait! Berthas. Berthas works there.
I could ask him.
Are you thinking what I
think you're thinking?
- Could you spare a minute?
- What is it?
- There's something you
should see for yourself.
- Dr. Berthas? Laura Schwarz.
I'm calling from the zoo.
Yes, I think this does involve you.
- Where are they coming from?
- I don't know.
- Where are they coming from?
- It looks like a round up.
There's no end to them.
They're stampeding!
Run, quick!
- Run into the cafe!
- Get out of the way!
- Let us in, hurry!
- Hundreds of bulls are loose.
Through here.
Get behind the counter!
Out, out! Get out of here!
- They calmed down all
of a sudden, Doctor.
They seem quite normal now, look at 'em.
- Well, don't let 'em drink.
Yeah, they seem okay.
How's Toto now?
- Good, he was one of the worst.
- Hey, Toto, want a piece of apple?
Here, open your mouth.
There.
- Looks fine, doesn't he?
- Yeah, seems all right now.
There you go, fella.
Want another piece?
Does he eat a lot?
- Yes, quite a lot.
- Yeah.
Here, eat it.
That's a good boy.
Hungry, heh?
Nothing to drink till tomorrow.
- Okay.
- Would you repeat that, please?
It's Berthas.
They found nothing unusual
in the central tanks.
- At the main aqueduct?
- What about the main aqueduct?
Nothing.
- Doctor, it's phencyclidine, all right.
Have a look.
- All right, I can be
reached at this number.
Thanks.
- Jesus H. Christ.
- Well, Berthas will inspect
the entire water system
and keep you informed.
What's that?
- PCP.
- Incredible.
- It's dynamite.
- It's a drug.
They call it Angel Dust,
Beast Powder, Zombie Dust.
- Also Jet Fuel and PCP.
A thousandth of a gram of
it is enough for a trip.
- Sounds wild.
They add it to
tobacco and smoke it.
- Yeah, you can smoke it, sniff it,
shoot it, eat it, and drink it also.
- But, how do--
- I'll take it.
Yes, speaking.
It's Dr. Sorensen from
the health department.
Of course I can confirm
what Dr. Berthas told you.
But now I can be more precise.
It's phencyclidine hydrochloride.
Oh, Clara, could you--
- You're quite certain?
- That's right, sir.
We've tested it.
- It's really quite incredible
what you're telling me, Dr. Berner.
I imagine you're aware
that that chemical's
a dangerous drug.
- Exactly.
PCP.
- And you believe that this drug
has got into our water, Dr. Berner?
That seems to me to be
impossible, frankly.
- What do you mean impossible?
Sure, I'll let you have the samples.
- Very well, I'll send a car
immediately from my department
to pick up the samples at your laboratory.
- No, that won't be necessary.
There's already a police
inspector with us.
He'll be sending them.
He wants the samples that
have already been analyzed.
Matteos, get them ready.
I'll take them over there.
You still driving?
- You got the best chauffeur in the world.
- Before going to the pasteur,
let's go by Suzy's school and pick her up.
Hey, that's what we feed the mice with.
Of mice and men.
Car 22,
go to the Keynote Theater
and help keep people inside.
- You know what I was just thinking?
That's right,
Unit K, it's a confirmation.
- What?
- That after all this, the
lawyers and insurance companies
will have all their work cut out for them.
It'll be millions, billions
of marks and claims for it.
- Nat, have you told
headquarters that the effects
of the drug should have worn off by now?
Yes, before I left your lab.
- Ah.
- Look.
The lights, they're back on.
Oh, it's like the end of a nightmare.
I'll go in and get Suzy.
Be back in a minute.
- I'll go with you.
Wait here, Nat.
Hey, look!
- What?
- Why, that's Pompeus.
Yeah.
- Pompeus?
Who the hell's Pompeus?
- Over there.
Hey, how are you, old man?
Be careful.
I'll get a gun.
- No, no, he's okay.
Hey, what's the matter?
Too hot here for you?
No, no, he'll be all right.
Now, what's the matter?
You feel better?
Hey!
Pompeus.
- You're crazy, Rip.
Stay away from that
special squad gets here.
- Hey, that's no way to behave.
- Let them handle it.
- We're friends.
What's the matter, boy?
Be good now.
Come on.
Hey, what do you say, wanna go home?
Come on.
- You be careful, Laura.
I'm gonna call headquarters.
Keep the kids inside, huh?
We don't want them coming out
'til that thing's in a cage.
- I will.
Hey, Nat, come on over here.
Pompeus wants to meet you.
- Some other time.
Tell him I'm busy.
- Fraulein Muller?
Hold your lips or you will cry.
Close your eyes or you will see.
- Suzy?
Suzy?
- Blue is the sky, green is the grass.
Claws, long.
Close your eyes or you will, you will...
You will...
Close your eyes or you will see...
Or you will see...
Close your...
Close your lips or you will speak.
Close your lips or you
will cry.
- Suzy...
- Oh, Mother!
- Suzy! Oh, my darling.
- They're crazy, Mom, crazy!
- Thank God.
- They're gonna kill us.
- It's all right, dear.
- Get me out of here.
- You're safe.
- They have knives.
Tommy did this.
- What happened?
- Marta didn't do anything.
Tommy came closer and then,
and then, and then...
- Quiet.
- Oh, Mom.
- Won't you play with us, pretty lady?
Come on, play with us, please?
Please play.
- No, Mommy, don't. He's bad.
- No, I'm not.
We have a good game.
Come on.
- I'll play with you.
- Good.
- What kind of game do
you want to play, Tommy?
- Oh, it's a nice game.
Yes, this one.
It's called "Playing Dead."
Marta likes it.
You see? And you'll like it, too.
We know you will.
- Oh, Suzy, it's okay.
- No, they'll kill us.
- Look at their knives.
- Suzy, don't.
Stop it.
Stop it, Suzy!
- Mommy!
- Calm down,
darling, I've got you.
- Mommy.
- I'm here, Mommy's here.
- Laura!
Suzy!
No... Oh, God, please help us.