Congo (film)

Congo is a 1995 American science-fiction action-adventure film about an expedition team and a mountain gorilla who venture into the Congo jungles to search for the missing expedition and the ruins of an ancient civilization where diamonds are rumored to be located, along with encountering a group of undiscovered, violent, aggressive gorilla species that dwell near there. Directed by Frank Marshall; Produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Sam Mercer; Screenplay by John Patrick Shanley; Based on the 1980 novel Congo by Michael Crichton Where you are the endangered species Dr. Karen Ross Are you serving that ape a martini? [before signing out and destroying the satellite] This is for you, Charlie. Do you remember what I told you? That if I ever found out you sent me here for some diamond... and NOT for Charlie... that I would make you sorry? Hekermer Homolka In my life I have heard many a bizarre story. Many a bizarre story containing bizarre truth. [introducing himself] Herkermer Homolka, formerly of Romania, free now of the chains of Ceauçescu, traveling the world, doing good. It's the lost city of Zinj, which I have looked for all my life. Have your laughing, and I will have mine! Dialogue Rudy: [over PA system] Doctor Ross. Doctor Ross. We've got satellite in the Congo. Dr. Karen Ross: What did they say, Rudy? Rudy: I can't repeat anything in here. Dr. Karen Ross: It's Charles. Rudy: It's Charles. [trying her access card] It won't work. Dr. Karen Ross: You changed the code already? Rudy: The old man's got me changing it every 3 hours now. [imitating Cary Grant for voice print] Rudy, Rudy, Rudy, Rudy. Dr. Karen Ross: Very inventive! Monroe: That region of the Congo's uninhabited. Dr. Karen Ross: Well, something inhabits it. Dr. Peter Elliot: What exactly did you see on that tape? Dr. Karen Ross: A camp destroyed. People dead. A grey gorilla... Dr. Peter Elliot: There's no such thing as a grey gorilla. Dr. Karen Ross: Well, I saw one. Dr. Peter Elliot: It's hard to believe at this late date... Monroe: Why are you going in there? Dr. Karen Ross: Two men are unaccounted for: Geoffrey Weams, and Charles Travis, my fiance... My FORMER fiance. Monroe: Your former? Dr. Peter Elliot: Well, we better get to him then. Captain Wanta: [notices Homolka eating his sesame cake] Mr. Homolka? Herkermer Homolka: Yes? Captain Wanta: Stop eating my sesame cake. [Homolka pauses in confusion and angrily shouts to Homolka] STOP EATING MY SESAME CAKE! [Homolka spits out the cake] What are you doing in my country, bag of shit? Herkermer Homolka: Captain, please, I only wish to explore and discover... Captain Wanta: [pokes Homolka's face with a stick] This fellow is a big bag of shit. [turns to Monroe] You should shake this RAT from off your neck. He owes money to everyone everywhere he goes. [turns back to Homolka] I will ask you to wait outside, Mr. Homolka! Dr. Peter Elliot: [coming across a crashed plane] Good Lord. Monroe: It's that plane we saw burning in the sky. Herkermer Homolka: Who were they? Dr. Karen Ross: Travis, my boss, he thought I wasn't gonna make it. He sent another expedition. Monroe: He tried to push away too far. Looks like a rocket got them. No point going in there. Dr. Karen Ross: My God, what a waste of life. Monroe: This, as they say, is a fork in the road. We could go left or we could go right. If we go the wrong way, we lose two or three days. Herkermer Homolka: We must follow the gorilla, where she leads. Monroe: That would be left. Dr. Karen Ross: My best guess off my last coordinates was this way. Monroe: That'd be right. Amy: Amy, Peter, go this way. Dr. Karen Ross: Well... I don't have her passion. I'll follow the gorilla. Cast Laura Linney as Karen Ross Dylan Walsh as Peter Elliott Ernie Hudson as Captain Monroe Kelly Tim Curry as Herkermer Homolka Grant Heslov as Richard, Peter's research assistant. Joe Don Baker as R.B. Travis Delroy Lindo as Captain Wanta (uncredited) Joe Pantoliano as Eddie Ventro (uncredited) John Hawkes as Bob Driscoll Mary Ellen Trainor as Moira Stuart Pankin as Boyd Bruce Campbell as Charlie Travis Taylor Nichols as Jeffrey Weems Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Kahega Carolyn Seymour as Eleanor Romy Romy Rosemont as Assistant James Karen as College President Jimmy Buffett as 727 Pilot Thom Barry as Samahani Michael Chinyamurindi as Claude Fidel Bateke as Mizumu Kevin Grevioux as Roadblock Officer Darnell Suttles as Hospital Interrogator Robert Almodovar as Rudy, TraviCom head of security Peter Jason as Mr. Janus Kathleen Connors as Sally Lola Noh & Misty Rosas as the in-suit performers of Amy Voices Shayna Fox as the voice of Amy Frank Welker as the gorilla vocal effects Gary A. Hecker & Peter Elliott provide the gorilla vocalization External links 0112715 Congo Category:1995 films Category:1990s American films Category:Action films Category:Adventure films Category:Science fiction films Category:Films about apes Category:Films set in Los Angeles Category:Films set in Kenya Category:Films set in Uganda Category:Films set in Tanzania Category:Films set in Costa Rica Category:Films set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Films based on novels Category:Films about treasure hunting