:04:00
Well, what do you think of this outfit?
:04:03
Hey, that's some getup
you got there, Johnny.
:04:06
Of course it is.
:04:08
Now, what about you?
What about the book?
:04:10
I didn't get very much done on the book.
:04:12
Why? Or would you prefer
not to talk about it?
:04:14
I don't mind. I just couldn't get started.
:04:17
An then when I did,
I got hooked up with some dame.
:04:20
- Hell, isn't it?
- It sure is.
:04:22
And once it's over, you can't figure out
why it all seemed so damn important.
:04:26
There's nothing tougher
than trying to remember...
:04:28
...why you chased a dame
once you've had her.
:04:30
Yeah, I'll say. And I didn't get
much skiing done because of her.
:04:34
Well, that's a shame. I think I've got
the cure for that, though: Africa.
:04:38
You come down there with me
and you work on this script.
:04:41
- You really think that's gonna help me?
- Even if it doesn't, you've got to do it.
:04:45
There are times when you can't wonder
whether it's the right or wrong thing to do.
:04:50
Not for guys like you and me, kid.
You just gotta pack up and go.
:04:57
I gotta get started on this book.
:04:59
If you didn't write it before,
you weren't ready.
:05:01
- You think so?
- I know so.
:05:04
Well, when do you plan on leaving?
:05:06
In a week or 10 days. We'll work here
and then we'll get our shots and take off.
:05:10
- And who's gonna be in this picture?
- We have Phil Duncan and Kay Gibson.
:05:14
That's good. How long are you
planning on staying there?
:05:16
Oh, four or five months.
Long enough to make a picture.
:05:20
- And have ourselves a safari.
- Safari?
:05:22
Yeah, haven't you ever wanted
to shoot an elephant?
:05:25
- No, I don't think so, John.
- Well, a lion or a buffalo.
:05:28
This is a safari, kid. The real thing.
:05:30
- Who's gonna pay for all this?
- Don't worry.
:05:33
What's your financial situation?
:05:35
- It remains unchanged.
- So you're broke?
:05:38
Depends on what you call broke.
I owe a quarter million.
:05:41
- Quarter of a million?
- Closer to 300,000.
:05:43
- $300,000, John, and you're not worried?
- I think about it now and then.
:05:48
- Do you see a way out?
- This picture.
:05:51
Now do you see why
I want to go to Africa?
:05:53
I've got nothing else to lose.
Even if a lion or a buffalo gets me...
:05:56
...my last minute on earth
will be a happy one.
:05:59
I'll just think of my creditors when they
find out I've been eaten alive...