Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988) Edit

A beautiful curve.

A beautiful line.

A beautiful shape.

A three year work permit issued 10 days ago.

A whole background of geography, climate, and animal life

Act submissive.

Agreed.

All my research destroyed.

All right.

Almighty God,

Alone?

Am I a murderer?

An American friend living in Rwanda who got him to hospital.

And a big gorilla head for his wall.

And be around to make love to you on your 64th birthday.

And because of the increased proximity,

And don't scratch.

And extended your work permit.

And flew halfway around the world.

And he's never going to hear another peep out of me.

And I have lovely goodies here for such a good boy.

And I would toast your beauty.

And I've spent two years in preveterinary training.

And not too much direct eye contact, or the silverback may charge.

And the border's closed.

And the doctor gets a gorilla hand ashtray for his coffee table

And the male silverback can be dangerous.

And their fathers and their fathers before them.

And their sons and their grandsons after them.

And they all have very different characters.

And they're fascinated by my grimaces and actions

And this is for you.

And today there's six less than yesterday.

And would have died if not for Roz Carr,

And you have to stay at least 30 feet back,

And you're scared?

Apparently not.

April 22nd. Dear Miss Fossey,

Arar, Tanga! Let her through!

Are you all right?

Are you coming? Come along.

Are you responsible for kidnapping this animal?

As I recall, Miss Fossey,

At Ruhengeri.

At this rate, the poachers will have wiped out the entire species

Bastard.

Batwa cemetery.

Batwa. We have disturbed their burial place.

Be brave. Be brave.

Beautiful!

Beautiful. Look at you.

Because Van Vecten doesn't look like the kind of guy to buy dead property.

Before this, there is no recorded history.

Better than that, my own brew.

Bill of sale, madam, from the Minister of the Interior.

Black magic?

Black magic.

Bloody woman and her monkeys.

Bob Campbell, National Geographic.

Bonbon!

Break these strips up and burn them.

Brendan and Larry, you go with the rangers.

Brendan, you know the rule.

Bring him to me!

British people out!

Buffalo take four days to cross the plain.

Buried in the past for almost two million years?

But don't worry, I told him that's all over.

But each time I came up for air,

But each time I came up for air,

But give my gorillas the protection they deserve.

But gorillas don't know borders. They don't need passports.

But I am so close to getting my data for the birth frequency graph.

But I love these people, and I cannot bear their suffering.

But if you pointed out how much he was saving on candy bars and cigarettes,

But the gorillas are here.

But the silverback remains aloof.

But the study of the mountain gorilla has virtually ceased.

But we must remember the elementary steps

But you have made me ashamed of you.

Can I have a bath first?

Can I have this water?

Can you help me buy groceries?

Can you please get a two way radio so I can at least talk to you?

Carried out in a visual way in your country by Colonel Glenn.

Check out the proud father over there, Digit.

Choose your man.

Civil war? There's a civil war going on here now?

Claude Van Vecten!

Cold enough in here to hang meat.

Come here.

Come in. Shut the door. It's freezing.

Come on in.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on. Come on.

Come on. Let's go.

Come on. That a girl.

Congratulations.

Could I see it today with you?

Could I see it?

Damn Batwa!

Damn.

Daveed, I believe you're a good boy.

Dear Dr. Leakey,

Dense vegetation, steep slopes.

Dian Fossey!

Dian, I urge you for once in your life to be cautious.

Dian, may I have a word, please?

Dian, the great George Schaller,

Dian, we can't stay on this mountain forever.

Dian!

Dian!

Dian?

Dian?

Dian?

Dian.

Did he, now?

Did I do this?

Did you hear me?

Digit?

Digit.

Digit's group.

Do it!

Do you have a family, Sembagare?

Do you have any experience with animals, Mr. Campbell?

Do you have your inoculations certificate?

Do you really think you can do it, roughing it in Africa for six months?

Do you think I'm weird?

Do you want some?

Do you want this?

Do you want to compare priorities, Miss Fossey?

Does it matter?

Dominique, show them how to cut traps.

Don't touch me!

Don't write.

Dr. Leakey, my name is Howard Dowd.

Dr. Leakey, we are starting up again,

Dr. Leakey, we have been thrown out of the Congo,

Dr. Leakey, you need me, and I want this job.

Dr. Leakey.

Dr. Leakey.

Effie and Marquesa, they're...

Eight more Halloween masks.

Every time I think I know everything there is to know about a gorilla,

Excuse me, we're having a...

Excuse me.

Finally,

Find Roz Carr! American woman. Across the border!

First, let's find the chaps who'll be your porters.

Five gorillas were killed in the bargain protecting this baby.

Food. Food?

For as much as it hath pleased almighty God

For some time now,

For the first time, last week, a couple of them actually approached me.

For two days now, I've been trying to reach Roz Carr's plantation...

Forgive me, but I get many letters...

Fossey.

Four men, and you pay half their salary.

Fourth and fifth digits webbed.

Fourth and fifth digits webbed. I know you.

From now on, I'll shoot!

Gee, they don't seem to like you very much.

George Schaller himself was never able

George Schaller?

Get down!

Get off my mountain!

Get your filthy hands off me! Get off me!

Get your hands off! That's my property! That's my work!

Giant lobelia. Giant lobelia.

Give her to me.

Go ahead. Thank you.

Go on.

Go on.

Go on. I'm sorry!

Go through the Sudan, past Cairo,

Go to a warm climate,

God knows how many we've lost since then to the poachers who invade the forests.

God, he was big. How much do you think he weighed?

God!

Good dog.

Good dog. Yes.

Good for Pucker.

Good God!

Good luck, Dian. I have to go.

Good morning, Brendan.

Good morning, Mr. Campbell.

Good night, sir.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

Good trip?

Good! Don't push me.

Good.

Gorillas get caught in these traps.

Got to eat something, you know. I know you're hungry.

Great to be your helper.

Have fun.

Have you?

He has no peers in his group.

He hires the bloke that hires the Batwa.

He keeps his distance, but watches everything very carefully.

He says you're telling people there's typhoid here on the mountain.

He wanted the baby gorilla.

He wants to touch your hair. Let him.

Hello, hello.

Hello. Hello.

Here in Kivu, there's problem. They don't want white people.

Here's some nice cabbage.

Hey, it's my turn!

Hey! Don't you dare cook Moosey.

Hey! Hey!

Hey.

Hi, Maggie. I'm back. Hello.

Hi. I'm Bob Campbell.

Him is a great liar.

His back is broken from the fall. He'll be dead soon.

His census showed there were fewer than 500 left.

How big are these night nests?

How can I forget? I never knew.

How can I give that up?

How could you do that?

How dare you break into...

How far away are those mountains from Kabara?

How long will you think about it? Until all the gorillas are gone?

How'd you go? Get everything on your list?

How'd you know I was married?

However, since you seem to have been successful,

I always thought I'd go back to the States sooner or later.

I am going to have you arrested.

I am, of course, sorry for your young man back in the States,

I can't go the rest of my life without working.

I cannot tell you how pleased I am that you're staying on with us.

I could try to make her well enough to make that journey if...

I don't care what that man did. This isn't your private kingdom.

I don't know about gorillas.

I don't know.

I don't live with them. I study them. I count them.

I don't see Simba.

I don't think so.

I don't think so.

I don't want a lot of snotty little scientists with slide rules up their back pockets

I don't want a lot of snotty little scientists with slide rules up their back pockets

I found these.

I got it!

I have been able to get progressively closer to the females and the young,

I have been following one particular gorilla group,

I have been in contact with gorilla groups almost daily.

I have no one to share this with.

I have permission. I have permission.

I have so much to tell you. Pucker was kidnapped. I had...

I haven't lost one to poachers in over 10 months.

I haven't seen my hairbrush for a while...

I heard Digit's group last night,

I just quit my job, left my fiancé, to say nothing of my appendix,

I just spent 35 hours on four different airplanes.

I just want to ask you...

I just want to talk to you!

I know all about it, and so does most of Rwanda,

I know how important it is to cut traps,

I know I have no formal training, but I love animals,

I know that. I'm not an imbecile.

I know these storms. High winds and heavy rainfall.

I know who you are. You live with the gorillas.

I know you're not an imbecile,

I know you're sincere, but liking animals isn't enough.

I know.

I love you.

I made it.

I mustn't miss my plane. Good luck.

I need a treat, so I'll be back.

I never really decided to stay,

I pay them plenty.

I pay them. I can talk to them the way I want to.

I really expected to get married, have children.

I sent a message from Kigali.

I spend a lot of time trying to get...

I spend time trying to get close to people who don't like anyone around them.

I suppose my only regret is that, except for Sembagare,

I suppose that the only answer I can give either you or myself

I tell you what. Let me think about it.

I think I should at least take a shower.

I told you. I told you.

I want to get this film finished, be well paid for it,

I want to know who I am and what it was that made me that way.

I was amazed when he came so close to you.

I was kicked out. I didn't have a choice.

I will be seeing my wife.

I wish I could.

I won't even ask why, but I'll try to get some for you in Nairobi.

I wrote six times. Dr. Leakey!

I'd like you to meet my wife Lucille. Lucille's a real fan of yours.

I'll go... I'll go over there.

I'll push you off the Earth, you murderer!

I'll save you the eyestrain.

I'll spend my six months in Africa without ever seeing any.

I'll write to you soon, but in the meantime,

I'm about to marry a girl who may have gorillas for bridesmaids,

I'm always being asked, Why do you do this?

I'm always on your side, mademoiselle.

I'm certain his disappointment would be tempered.

I'm Dian Fossey. I have to talk to you.

I'm Dian Fossey. I wrote to you.

I'm fine.

I'm going to buy the sexiest dress I can find,

I'm going to go home.

I'm going to marry David,

I'm here.

I'm hooked.

I'm hoping to get closer...

I'm moving to within 30 to 60 feet of them, and they do not seem afraid.

I'm not discouraged, but I'm starting to think

I'm not like you. I can't spend the rest of my life up here.

I'm on your side.

I'm scared.

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm the physical therapist.

I'm trying to cram more

I've asked my wife for a divorce.

I've been able to observe a lot never recorded before.

I've been offered a job in Borneo.

I've been waiting for you to show me.

I've got five of those.

I've got to stop that awful letter!

I've gotten them accustomed to me by mimicking them,

I've hired antipoaching patrols.

If any civil war comes my way, it had better watch its ass.

If he does, stand your ground.

If I ever see you or your meat wagon again,

If I see or hear or smell you anywhere near my gorillas,

If they don't go, Dr. Leakey, I don't go.

If they want a witch, I'll give them a witch.

If you continue to do this, they will not give you a new work permit.

If you give me five men to train as rangers, antipoaching rangers.

If you go,

If you have any problems, get in touch with Roz Carr.

If you want to crawl into each other's beds, you can do it somewhere else, all right?

If you'd done your job, none of this would've happened.

If you're going to blame anyone, blame the doctor in Miami.

If?

In '58, a Bengal tiger, Shivpuri, India.

In '64, I went through the ice in Alaska. I had to tread 48 degree water.

In 1950, I was bitten by a snake in the outback.

In 30 minutes, it will be all over.

In fact, all of you need to be much better with the panga.

In intelligence.

In your book, you mention a great lobelia fern near here.

Instead, you've got a mountain full of gorillas

Is half of what it was seven years ago.

Is in danger of extinction.

Is it all right?

Is it true there's a civil war going on here?

Is it true you're a witch?

Is simply this,

Is that George Schaller?

Is the infant quailing?

Is the projector well packed?

It inhabits the lush, tropical highlands of Central Africa,

It is an amazing accomplishment, and I'm quite proud of you.

It is not my job to get you up in the morning. Be on time, please.

It just looks like guacamole.

It means brightness and light.

It means, affectionately, the worm boy.

It most certainly is.

It says, Never run.

It seems the Cologne Zoo wants another gorilla.

It was spring, and I was planting again.

It'll pass.

It's a job.

It's a long road. Here.

It's a matter of not biting the hand that feeds you.

It's going to be fine. Really.

It's got lots of vitamins in it.

It's made everything we've been through worthwhile.

It's nice to see a married man who can sew.

It's okay. I have work permit. Work permit.

It's so exciting.

It's very simple, my dear, once you get the hang of it.

Jealous.

Jesus Christ.

Just a little bit, no?

Just you wait, Louis Leakey. Just you wait.

Kabara Meadow. George Schaller's cabin's there.

Karisoke Research Centre!

Kim, I'd like to talk to you, please.

Kim? Good morning.

Larry, you're late again.

Last week several young gorillas played around me for over an hour.

Leave the jeep here. It'll be quite safe.

Leave them.

Led us to believe our early ancestors lived on this continent.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Look around you. This is as close to God as you get.

Look at that.

Look at this.

Look down in mercy.

Look what you've got.

Look, I got to go, all right?

Lovely weather. Better put your hood on. You'll go with Sembagare and me today.

Mademoiselle, I have more tea.

Mademoiselle, Mukara told me to tell you

Mademoiselle, the government needs money from the tourists.

Mademoiselle. Mademoiselle!

Makes me look like some real weirdo.

Mama, Mama.

March 23, 1967.

Marquesa has...

May I come in?

Maybe I'm just no good at this.

Maybe two or three men.

Maybe you'll get lucky.

Me, I'm the best.

Me, too. Good night.

Might just be perceived as weird.

Miss Fossey,

Miss Fossey, if you expect the National Geographic

Miss Fossey, where did you see your first wild animal?

Mmm.

Mmm.

Money. Lots of it.

Mount Karissimbi.

Mount Visoke.

Mukara also said last week you shot a tourist in the meadow.

Mukara was here this afternoon. He is very angry with you.

Mukara, wait! Wait!

Mukara.

My future husband.

My makeup, my underwear, and my brassieres.

My tribe were killed while I was tracking.

My woman's the only woman in the world with her own private army.

National Geographic want pictures.

Near the west ravine.

Nettles aren't nearly as dramatic as Bengal tigers.

Never, ever run from a gorilla.

Nice ring, Van Vecten.

Night nests, Sembagare.

No bonbon. Bonbon?

No one will mind, dear. I put a little something in there for you.

No pointing or waving, that frightens them,

No sudden movements, stay low,

No two have the same noseprint, right?

No, don't move.

No, I don't.

No, mademoiselle, no.

No, mademoiselle.

No, mademoiselle.

No, no, I wrote to you about working in Africa.

No, no. No!

No, they don't.

No!

No!

No! Put it back!

No?

No?

No?

No. No. No, mademoiselle!

No. Nothing.

No. Stop it!

Not to mention lipstick and shampoo,

Not where we are going.

Nothing. Never mind.

Now for the car.

Now wait just a damn minute.

Now you can sleep.

Now, hold on. I'm talking about six months.

Now, hold on. I'm talking about six months.

Now, I don't believe that status entitles you to make government policy.

Now, no more of that me itis. Let's go.

Now, that is not true. I shot way over their heads.

Now, the first item on the agenda is a new census.

Now, those cases contain my hair dryer,

Now?

Now.

Nwaka.

Obviously they know I'm not a gorilla, but the sound reassures them.

Of course not. My work's in Tanzania. I like weekly reports, typed.

Of course you know about gorillas. You're a tracker.

Of George Schaller's gorilla book into my fat head.

Off you go.

Oh, candles.

Oh, food.

Oh, get on with it, Sembagare.

Oh, God, that letter!

Oh, God!

Oh, God.

Oh, great.

Oh, here. You look exhausted. Come inside.

Oh, I wish you'd leave Karisoke for good before it kills you.

Oh, if you think they hurt now, wait a few hours.

Oh, it's just a bluff.

Oh, mademoiselle. No, mademoiselle, no!

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. It's gorilla spoor.

Oh, no!

Oh, no.

Oh, not far, really, but Kabara is on the Congolese side,

Oh, she's adorable.

Oh, she's so beautiful.

Oh, shit.

Oh, shit.

Oh, shit.

Oh, sorry.

Oh, what happened?

Oh, yeah?

Oh, yes.

Oh!

Okay, good.

Okay, Pucker, in we go. That's a girl.

Okay?

Okay.

Okay. Okay, Sembagare, you're on.

On the walls of caves.

Once, and no more.

One gorilla wasn't enough?

One is the exploration of space,

One overlooks in situations like this.

One part of our search has led us to the study of apes.

Out, out!

Ow!

P.S. I'm enclosing bills for necessities...

Passport.

Patron saint of travelers and me, too.

Peering at my gorillas.

Pick up some local porters, climb here, up to here, then finish here.

Please don't come back.

Please don't speak to them that way.

Pop out into the Mediterranean somewhere near Alexandria,

Protection is expensive.

Pucker died a year after delivery.

Pucker, don't do this to me.

Pucker, look who's here!

Pucker, meet Bob.

Pucker.

Red is low, yellow is two to fourth wheel, but just use the black.

Right o.

Right.

Rotten lousy weather you have up here. Sorry I'm a day and a half late.

Ruhengeri Police.

Run, run, mademoiselle!

Run!

See anyone you know?

Seeing their faces, hearing them and smelling them.

Sembagare and I are doing our best to track the gorillas.

Sembagare and I went through four days ago.

Sembagare, really.

Sembagare, run! Run!

Sembagare, whose side are you on?

Sembagare!

Sembagare!

Sembagare! Tell them, Sembagare! Tell them!

Sembagare.

Sembagare.

Sembagare's a good tracker. The best.

She has a curve.

She's due in about two weeks now.

Shit!

Shit.

Shit.

Shit. I sat in shit.

Simba.

Simba's much bigger.

Simba's not here.

Six months here.

Six weeks.

Six whole weeks, and not a single gorilla...

Smell familiar? Does this smell like home?

So beautiful.

So far, we haven't had any luck.

So fast. I didn't think he could move that fast.

So put those away.

So remote that our last researcher suffered an attack of appendicitis

So you could count them.

So you wouldn't get the floor wet.

So, imagine a carefree animal.

So, what do you want?

Soldiers? Oh, yes, I don't know.

Some believe a woman living alone up there has to be mad.

Some protection. No animal is safe around here.

Sometimes it seems so hopeless that I think I will leave.

St. Christopher.

Stay out of there.

Stop it! Damn it!

Studying primates.

Sure, we can.

Sure.

Sure.

Surely you didn't expect the beggars to come out and line up

Swahili.

Taste it?

Tell him he no longer has his courage or his men.

Tell him. Tell him, Sembagare.

Tell me! Tell me, damn it!

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you. Okay.

Thank you. That's just what I needed.

Thank you. That's very nice of you.

Thanks for the lesson in gorilla etiquette.

Thanks for the lift!

Thanks.

That a girl.

That a good girl.

That I wouldn't be caught dead doing in front of anyone.

That kind of money provides people with food, clothing, shoes, medicine.

That makes it even more urgent that we...

That was sick.

That's a beauty.

That's a record.

That's Africa for you.

That's both the tripods there, is it?

That's David. He's my fiancé.

That's good, woman, man, children.

That's great. That's just great.

That's not funny.

That's pretty good.

That's pretty good. Had me fooled.

That's right. You've been doing your homework.

That's the clutch, clutch in, first gear, clutch out, second gear.

That's too long.

That's what it's all about.

That's what the Batwa say.

That's why it's essential we discover...

The base of Mount Makoua is a four hour drive.

The Batwa get to feed their kids, the middleman gets a silk shirt,

The bridge of her nose has a curve.

The circle joins two souls and makes them one forever.

The earliest evidence of man is the work of nameless human artists

The existence of the gorilla and the chimpanzee in Central Africa

The gorilla girl.

The gorilla population is half what it was 10 years ago.

The gorillas look great.

The gorillas. You with the gorillas.

The latest in modern medicine.

The man who buys the animals...

The most harebrained, lunatic thing I've ever heard of.

The National Geographic has approved new funding

The night you arrived,

The number of gorillas that you report is appallingly low.

The only guide we've got is Schaller's book.

The other is the exploration of the past,

The pictures are selling very well. Job offers are coming.

The priest.

The silverback watched with great interest.

The soul of our dear sister here departed.

The stones around the grave keep the soul in the ground at peace.

The truth is, I love it here. This is my home.

The tub's for me.

The Virungas are supposed to be protected parks land.

The zoo, wasn't it?

There are a lot of soldiers around. Is something special going on?

There aren't words to describe my emotions.

There they are. There they are.

There you go. I was 20.

There's always war and poverty here,

There's no room. They'll be sent in a fortnight.

These animals are being methodically wiped off the face of the Earth.

These animals greatly outrank monkeys

These Batwa spring traps everywhere.

These two animals...

They are not going to turn this mountain into a big damn zoo.

They bloody hurt.

They can't touch me now.

They get very mad if you scare these people away.

They got away.

They hold a clue to the way man adapted to his environment.

They say this park is protected.

They stop and start and stop and start.

They took his head and his hands.

They took his head.

They want you to come, too.

They want you to kneel down.

They were boisterous and high spirited.

They were murdered by poachers.

They wouldn't be the first.

They're mountain gorillas.

They're new.

They're not.

They've been feeding their families like this for generations.

They've never seen a tripod, so move very slowly.

This animal's going to die in 24 hours.

This baby gorilla's been sold to a zoo broker.

This here is her house.

This is from the Geographic.

This is the weekly market.

This isn't a summer camp.

This man is not good as me.

This might explain things for you.

This place is a disaster. Some 'little' civil war.

This time from the Rwandan side, where there is no civil war.

This time when you begin, I suggest you follow Schaller.

This time, I have bought a gun.

This won't stop until those butchers are stopped!

Those puddle jumpers can fly through anything.

Three men, and you pay all their salary.

To make actual physical contact with a gorilla group,

To seek and to save that which was lost,

To take a census of the mountain gorillas.

Told us that this, the largest of all the primates,

Try counting night nests as a guide to how many there might be.

Turn him around.

Unless you put in the time to protect them, all right?

Up you go. Yes. That's a good girl.

Usheppe, get the tire iron.

Very interesting.

Very tasty.

Wait here.

Wait here.

Wait! Dian!

Was wise enough to keep his distance. Please be careful.

We appreciate every contribution.

We could sit on this twig, float down this stream, into the Nile,

We count the gorilla's night nests to get the census.

We cut 11 traps.

We don't want any foreign spies in our country.

We have established our new base in excellent gorilla country,

We have to find porters and a tracker, then stock you up with provisions.

We made a contribution to this wildlife fund of yours.

We need all the contributions we can get.

We'll get someone to manage the center part of the year,

We'll get someone to manage the center part of the year,

We're covering a lot of ground, but making very little progress.

We're here.

We're on opposite sides of the same problem.

Weird.

Well,

Well, he's got the shape of the face, but he missed on the nose.

Well, thank you.

Well, thank you.

What a good girl you are. Yes.

What about me? I can count. One, two, three?

What about this poor baby?

What are you crying about? I have been wasting my time with you.

What are you staring at, you stupid, lazy wogs?

What did Van Vecten want?

What do you mean?

What does Schaller's book say when a gorilla charges?

What does toto nyoka mean?

What else are you going to do in Nairobi?

What happened to you, child?

What is all this?

What is it?

What is it?

What is it? Sumu.

What is that?

What is this stuff?