Fierce Creatures
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:06:02
Presumably, he's aware
of Dr. E.F. Schumacher's...

:06:05
concept oflimited resources or,
asJean-Paul Sartre puts it--

:06:08
Any sensible questions? Yes.
:06:11
- Areyou going to close the zoo?
- Yeah.

:06:16
I'm very glad you asked me that.
:06:18
- No, you're not.
- Yes, I am.

:06:20
- No, you're not.
- Now, look.

:06:23
This zoo has to make money.
:06:25
It does.
:06:26
- Yes, yes, but not enough.
- Enough forwhat?

:06:29
Now, don't--
:06:31
Actually, I will tell you precisely.
:06:33
Mr. McCain requires
a 20% return on capital...

:06:37
from each and every asset
in his empire.

:06:41
Why 20%?
:06:44
Because he does, that's why.
:06:46
Could we explore
that thinking a little?

:06:48
Yeah.
:06:51
I thought not.
:06:52
Despite the fact that current
management theory regards--

:06:54
Despite the fact that current
management theory regards--

:06:55
Now, the big problem is this:
How do we cut costs...

:06:58
and attract more visitors?
:07:01
I'll tell you from my experience
at Octopus Television...

:07:05
exactlywhat draws the biggest
audiences all over the world.

:07:13
Violence. Oh, yes.
:07:15
Mr. Sylvester Stallone
did not get where he is today...

:07:19
by playing inJane Austen.
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-What's that got to do with it?
-Therefore, in this zoo...

:07:23
we require only animals
that are potentiallyviolent.

:07:28
Fierce animals.
:07:30
All the rest, I'm afraid,
will have to go.

:07:33
What d'you mean, go?
:07:35
- We'll have to find them other homes.
- What? Outside the zoo?

:07:39
This zoo is dedicated
to conservation.

:07:41
- Yes.
- I am all in favor ofconservation...

:07:45
and the three things that I
want to conserve are this zoo...

:07:48
yourjobs and fierce animals.
:07:51
He barges in here without
the slightest idea ofwhat--

:07:54
- You two don't seem very upset.
- We are, really.

:07:57
- Becauseyour animals are fierce?
- No, we think it's--

:07:59
- Diabolical.
- What does he mean by ''fierce''?


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