:08:02
...that died just two months ago.
:08:05
(MAN) Rubbish!
:08:08
- This is genuine, Challenger?
- Yes.
:08:12
I say that with authority.
:08:14
- What authority?
- Because I shot it myself.
:08:18
(GASPS OF DISBELIEF)
:08:22
The pterosaur, far from being extinct,
:08:25
is alive and well
and living in the Amazon rainforest.
:08:30
This man is an attention-seeking charlatan!
:08:33
Hear, hear!
:08:35
I came here tonight to propose an expedition
:08:40
to discover the lair of the pterosaur.
:08:44
(AUDIENCE REACTS)
:08:47
- This stunt is beneath even you, George.
- It's no stunt, Leo.
:08:50
I should like to express my thanks
to Professor Challenger.
:08:55
I've not been so well amused
since I read Professor Challenger's paper
:09:00
on the possibility
of conveying mankind to the moon!
:09:05
(AUDIENCE LAUGHS)
:09:08
In a rocket!
:09:11
(ROXTON) Professor Challenger.
Professor Challenger!
:09:18
What exactly is your proposal?
:09:22
The nest of the pterosaurs is deep
in a dense and unchartered region of Brazil.
:09:27
Sounds perilous.
I should very much like to join you.
:09:32
Moreover, I am willing to cover
half the total costs incurred.
:09:36
(AUDIENCE GASPS)
:09:39
You can't!
:09:41
- Can we look to science for the balance?
- You can look where you like,
:09:46
but you won't get a penny from any
academic institution with which I am involved.
:09:56
My name is Edward Malone.
I'm a reporter for The Gazette and...