CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.
[WHALE CRIES]
HEY, MAX.
HEY, SMILEY.
YOUR MOM'S LOOKING FOR YOU.
YEAH, WELL, I'M WAITING FOR MY DAD'S BOAT.
HE RADIOED IN.
THEY'RE STAYING OUT FOR A FEW MORE DAYS.
NO BIG DEAL. DID YOU TELL HER?
WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU'RE GETTING REALLY GOOD AT THAT.
HOLD ON. I HAVE TO BLOW UP 50 MORE.
TALKED TO YOUR FATHER TODAY.
I KNOW. HE'S NOT COMING HOME. BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE HE SAID?
MAYBE YOU COULD GO WITH HIM NEXT TIME.
WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?
OH, YEAH!
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYS]
* WELL, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, TALKING ABOUT *
* WHOA *
* WHOA, WHOA *
* CHINA GROVE *
[SONG CONTINUES]
HEY, HERE'S YOUR PIZZA.
I DIDN'T ORDER A PIZZA.
THIS IS THE NOAH, RIGHT?
I GUESS.
THEN YOU ORDERED A PIZZA. 22.50.
THE PIZZA'S HERE.
I'LL TAKE THAT.
YOU MUST BE DREW, RIGHT?
WHAT IF I AM?
I'M JESSE. YOU HIRED ME THROUGH RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, YOU'RE MISSING THE PIZZA.
SO THAT'S YOUR SECRET.
YOU HIRE YOUR CREW THROUGH THE PIZZA FACTORY.
I'M NOT FROM THE PIZZA FACTORY.
I'M YOUR NEW RESEARCH ASSISTANT.
[WHISTLES]
Drew: WHAT DID YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS?
JESSE.
ARE YOU SURE YOUR NAME'S NOT WILLY?
WILLY'S A WHALE.
[MAN LAUGHS]
RANDOLPH, TELL HER WHO I AM.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS KID BEFORE IN MY LIFE.
GOOD PIZZA.
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME HE WAS SO YOUNG.
HE'S NOT SO YOUNG.
WAIT A MINUTE!
LISTEN, I'LL DO ANYTHING.
I MEAN, I'M JUST HERE TO LEARN.
I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU TELL ME.
OH, WE'RE GOING TO GET ALONG JUST FINE, THEN.
WHAT DID YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS?
JESSE.
OK, JESSE. HELP ME GET THIS GEAR DOWN BELOW.
ALL RIGHT.
Drew: THE ORCA POPULATION
HAS DECLINED 10% IN THE LAST 2 YEARS
AND WE DON'T KNOW WHY.
WE'RE GOING TO TAG EACH POD OF ORCA
WITH ONE OF THESE.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRACK OUR WHALES
ANYWHERE ON THE PLANET 24 HOURS A DAY.
THEN MAYBE WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THEM.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK IT IS?
COULD BE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, A VIRUS,
MAYBE EVEN OLD AGE.
MAYBE.
FOR ALL WE KNOW,
IT COULD BE SOMETHING PERFECTLY NATURAL.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT.
THERE'S MY SWEETHEART.
HEY!
HEY.
HEY, DAD.
YOU READY TO CATCH SOME FISH?
YOU BET.
LET'S GET TO BED.
WE'LL LEAVE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
[SIGHS] OK.
HEY, KIDDO.
HI.
HERE YOU GO.
Mother: THIS IS IT, HUH?
YEP.
SO HAVE FUN. OK.
BE CAREFUL AND LISTEN TO YOUR DAD.
ALL RIGHT.
Father: WE WON'T BE TOO LONG. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
I'LL MISS YOU.
I'LL MISS YOU, TOO.
CAPTAIN.
DON'T LET HIM SCARE YOU, MAX.
OK.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP, KID?
YOUR BOSS.
[MAN LAUGHS]
THAT WAS MY DAD'S KNIFE.
BE YOURS SOMEDAY.
WHEN?
WHEN YOU'VE EARNED IT.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT, AND YOU WILL...
WHEN YOU'RE READY.
WILL YOU SHOW ME HOW TO USE IT?
I'LL SHOW YOU EVERYTHING I KNOW.
Mother: BYE, GUYS!
BYE!
HAVE FUN!
Max: BYE, MOM!
[PLAYS HARMONICA]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
MAKING A CALL.
[KEYBOARD SOUNDS LIKE HARMONICA]
WILLY LIKES MY HARMONICA PLAYING.
WHEN HE HEARS IT, HE KNOWS IT'S ME.
SO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY THAT SOUND
OVER THE HYDROPHONE...
AND HE'S JUST GOING TO COME RUNNING...
UH-HUH. FROM MILES AWAY.
YEAH.
OK.
[BEEP BEEP]
I'M CHANGING THE HARMONICA SOUND
TO FIT WILLY'S EAR.
HE HAS MUCH BETTER HEARING THAN WE DO AND CAN HEAR...
MUCH HIGHER SOUNDS LIKE A DOG.
YES, I KNOW. I WENT TO SCHOOL.
I'M PITCHING THE SOUND SO HIGH
THAT WE CAN'T HEAR IT, BUT HE CAN.
THEN WE CAN MAKE IT AS LOUD AS WE WANT.
IF WILLY'S IN A 30-MILE RADIUS,
HE'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR US.
[STATIC]
SORT OF A WILLY PAGER.
PRETTY COOL, HUH?
YOU THOUGHT THIS UP ALL BY YOURSELF?
UH-HUH.
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
I THINK THAT'S AN AWFULLY PERSONAL QUESTION.
[WHALE SINGING]
CAN I LISTEN?
HERE.
[WHALE SINGS]
COME ON. 2...3.
I HAVE REALLY GOOD AIM.
WITH WHAT?
EXTERMINATOR, ALIEN INVASION,
SEA CREATURE, WILD WEST, BUG HOUSE.
HE PROBABLY WOULD BE A GOOD SHOT.
SHARP SHOOTER,
BITE THE BULLET, FOOD FIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT KIDDING. THE KID'S BEEN DOING
TARGET PRACTICE HIS WHOLE LIFE.
GUNS OF DEATH,
BOOGER TOSS,
SKULL CRUSHING BOOTS OF GLORY,
POOPER-SCOOPER.
[RADIO STATIC]
DAD, LOOK!
I SEE THEM.
HERE WE GO!
MAX, HERE, HOLD THIS.
WHAT DO I DO?
JUST HELP ME RELOAD.
GIVE IT TO ME WHEN I TELL YOU.
I'M READY.
Man: NOW?
NOT YET.
[WHALE CRIES]
Man: YOU GOT IT!
PULL AROUND.
WE'LL CUT THE BUOY.
ADJUST TO PORT, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
TAKE UP THE SLACK ON THAT LINE.
OK, CAST OFF!
EASY!
GET ME THE SPEAR GUN NOW!
GET THE LINE.
EDDIE, GET THE HARPOON LINE.
NOW!
[CRIES]
READY.
DAD.
I SEE HIM, MAX.
GOOD WORK. PORT!
STAND BY.
HE'S COMING RIGHT AT US.
HARD STARBOARD!
HOLD ON!
AAH!
Man: MAN OVERBOARD!
Woman: * WILLY *
* WILLY *
Father: MAX!
COME ON, SWIM!
COME ON.
SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME.
SORRY.
OK. LET'S GO BELOW AND GET YOU SOME DRY CLOTHES.
OK.
TAKE CARE OF THE FISH.
Drew: ANY LUCK?
NOT YET.
YOU--YOU WANT TO TRY THESE?
THEY'RE A LOT BETTER.
ALL RIGHT. SURE, THANKS.
OH, YEAH. THESE ARE BETTER.
THESE ARE GREAT.
OH, YEAH.
SEE ANYTHING?
NO. JUST BIRDS.
THINGS LIKE THAT. HMM.
OH, IT'S A LITTLE TRADITION WE HAVE, KID.
IT'S CALLED A GROUP PHOTOGRAPH.
NOW EVERYBODY GET IN CLOSE.
[CLICK]
WELCOME ABOARD, KID.
I LIKE IT, JESSE. BRINGS OUT YOUR EYES.
Man: YOU LOOK LIKE A RACCOON!
FIRST DAY, MAX, HUH?
CONGRATULATIONS.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
WELL, ON THIS BOAT, WE ALL DO THE WORK,
WE ALL SHARE THE CREDIT.
Max: OH.
HERE.
THAT'S A TOOTH OF A SPERM WHALE, MAX.
SOUVENIR OF OUR LAST TRIP.
YOU'RE ONE OF US NOW, KIDDO.
Father: WHAT DO YOU SAY, MAX?
THANKS.
[TIRE SQUEAKS]
[WILLY SINGS]
[SQUEAKING]
OH.
AAH!
[WILLY SINGS]
[SINGS]
GO AWAY.
GO ON. LEAVE. GO OVER THERE.
COME ON. GO ON. GET OUT OF HERE.
THEY'LL SEE YOU.
THEY'LL KILL YOU.
[SINGS]
GO ON. GET OUT!
GO OVER THERE.
[SINGS]
HI.
HI. DID YOU HEAR THAT?
WHAT?
LISTEN.
WHAT?
THEY MAKE THIS SOUND--PHEW!
SOUND OF THEIR BLOWHOLE. I THOUGHT I HEARD IT.
I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.
GET ME MY SPEAR GUN.
QUIETLY NOW. GO.
HURRY, MAX. I SEE HIM!
OOH!
MAX!
THERE, SEE IT!
SHOOT!
SAY, WHERE IS IT?
DID YOU GET HIM?
DAD?
Man: HE'S GONE.
YOU CUT YOUR SHIN.
OH.
LET'S GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF.
DO I NEED STITCHES?
I DON'T THINK SO, MAX.
SORRY I SCREWED UP.
OH, YOU'LL BE OK ONCE YOU GET YOUR FIRST.
MY FIRST?
YOUR FIRST KILL.
THAT'S WHAT MISTAKES ARE FOR--
TO LEARN.
YOU MIGHT EVEN GET A LITTLE SCAR HERE
IF YOU'RE LUCKY.
HOW'D YOU KNOW THE WHALE WAS THERE?
WELL, YOU GET A SENSE.
YOU'LL GET IT, TOO, AFTER AWHILE.
NEVER TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE BALL, MAX.
IF YOU DO, THE SEA WILL GET YOU
OR THE WHALE WILL.
THE WHALE WILL?
DON'T YOU WORRY. WE'LL GET HIM FIRST.
I PROMISE.
Jesse: RANDOLPH?
HUH?
THANKS.
FOR WHAT?
FOR TALKING BEN AND ANNIE INTO LETTING ME GO.
I PROMISED THEM I'D KEEP YOU OUT OF TROUBLE.
AND THEY BELIEVED YOU?
[LAUGHS]
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
HEY, YOU GOT SOMETHING?
SOMETHING.
I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE GRID.
ARE YOU SURE THIS THING'S WORKING RIGHT?
[SNORING]
[THUD]
HEY, BOY, WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?
HEY.
[SINGS]
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S THE MATTER, WILLY?
SOMETHING'S HAPPENED.
COME ON, BOY.
COME ON!
SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH HIM.
[WILLY CRIES]
Man: COME AND TAKE A LISTEN TO THIS--
A SIGNAL I RECORDED THE OTHER NIGHT.
I WANTED TO HEAR
WHAT IT WOULD SOUND LIKE TO US.
I BROUGHT IT DOWN
A COUPLE HUNDRED OCTAVES.
THIS IS WHAT I GOT.
[SQUEALING]
THAT'S NO ANIMAL I'VE EVER HEARD.
IT'S NOT AN ANIMAL.
YOU'RE SURE OF THAT?
MMM, IT'S JUST A LOOP--
PLAYS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
A LOOP OF WHAT?
WHAT'S THE MATTER, BOY?
IS THAT A HARPOON?
IT'S A SPEAR FROM A SPEAR GUN.
[GRINDER BUZZES]
WHAT'S THIS?
THAT'S JUST A TOOL OF THE TRADE WE USE,
TO KEEP IT AFLOAT UNTIL YOU'RE READY
TO BRING IT ON BOARD DOWN HERE.
WHAT HAPPENS OVER HERE?
THAT'S WHERE WE HARVEST THE MEAT,
THEN WE PACKAGE IT.
AND FREEZE FOR SHIPPING.
[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]
WHO DO YOU SELL IT TO?
NORWAY, RUSSIA, JAPAN.
THERE'S A BIG UNDERGROUND MARKET FOR WHALE MEAT.
UNDERGROUND?
YOU MEAN ILLEGAL.
IT'S $200 A POUND, KID.
Father: THERE YOU ARE.
IT'S A GOOD TIME TO LEARN THE HARPOON.
MEANS A LOT TO ME, MAX, YOU BEING HERE.
ME, TOO, DAD.
GET UP TO THE BOW THERE.
[CRIES]
[SINGS]
WAY TO GO, JESSE.
THANKS.
WHO'S THAT? WHO?
WITH WILLY. THEY LOOK LIKE THEY KNOW EACH OTHER.
THAT'S NICKY.
IS THAT A BOY NICKY OR A GIRL NICKY?
HE'S A GIRL.
ALL RIGHT, WILLY.
COME ON, BOY.
[CLICK]
Drew: LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE GOT
BETTER THINGS TO DO.
I THINK I CAN GET THEIR ATTENTION.
NICKY AND I SPENT SOME TIME TOGETHER IN PUGET SOUND.
WE'RE OLD FRIENDS.
ONE DAY, I DROPPED MY LUNCH INTO THE WATER,
NICKY ATE IT.
ALSO, SHE LIKES TO PLAY WITH HER FOOD.
THERE YOU GO.
Randolph: ENOUGH FOOLING AROUND. COME HERE, GIRL.
Jesse: OK, WILLY, TAG TIME.
NOW I'LL ALWAYS BE ABLE TO FIND YOU.
Jesse: WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I'M NOT SURE.
IS SHE SICK?
Randolph: EITHER NICKY HAS 2 HEARTS OR--
OR SHE'S GOING TO HAVE A BABY.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE A MAMA, GIRL!
ALL RIGHT, WILLY.
[RADIO STATIC]
CAN I BE LOOKOUT?
CAPTAIN'S KID.
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
YOU SEE ANYTHING, KID?
NOT A THING.
[WHALES SING]
KUJIRA!
WHAT'S KUJIRA?
SOUND THE HORN.
[HONK]
YOU READY, MAX?
OK.
LET'S GO FISHING.
I'VE GOT THE SPEAR.
Father: AIM RIGHT THROUGH THE CROSS HAIRS
DOWN THE END OF THE CANNON BARREL.
LIKE THIS?
REMEMBER, AIM
WHERE THE TARGET'S GOING TO BE,
NOT WHERE IT'S AT, MAX.
IF YOU AIM AT THE TARGET,
YOU'RE GUARANTEED TO MISS.
READY?
WAIT.
NO!
HAND ME THE NEXT ONE.
I GOT IT.
Father: NO, MAX. LET SANDERSON DO IT.
KEEP STILL! KEEP STILL!
HURRY UP!
DON'T MOVE. DROP IT!
JUST GIVE IT TO ME.
STEP ASIDE!
DAD, A SHIP!
CAPTAIN!
GET BELOW, KID. MOVE, MOVE!
COME ON. PICK IT UP!
Jesse: IS THAT A WHALING SHIP?
NO HARPOON.
THAT'S THEM, RANDOLPH.
THAT'S GOT TO BE THEM.
WILLY WOULDN'T DO THAT UNLESS IT WAS THEM.
YOU HAVE TO CALL THIS IN.
KID, THERE'S NOTHING TO CALL IN.
YOU SAW IT YOURSELF. WILLY WENT AFTER THAT BOAT.
HE WAS DEFENDING HIMSELF. THEY ATTACKED HIM.
AND YOU KNOW THAT FOR A FACT?
Jesse: IT'S OBVIOUS.
IF YOU'D OPEN UP YOUR EYES...
SIR.
BOTANY BAY CHECKS OUT.
IT'S A REGISTERED SALMON BOAT.
ITS CAPTAIN, JOHN WESLEY,
IS LICENSED, AND HIS RECORD IS CLEAN.
YOU'RE RIGHT. IF THEY WERE WHALERS,
THEY'D HAVE A BIG NEON SIGN SAYING,
"ARREST ME, I KILL WHALES." HELLO?
DO YOU REALLY EXPECT ME TO CALL MARINE PATROL
AND TELL THEM THAT A WHALE TOLD US
THERE ARE WHALERS OUT HERE?
YOU COULD HEAR THEIR LAUGHTER WITHOUT USING YOUR RADIO.
STEVENS, SET COURSE FOR PORT.
YES, SIR.
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.
THEY'RE WHALE KILLERS, AND YOU'RE LETTING THEM GO.
WE'RE DUE IN PORT,
AND PORT IS WHERE WE'RE GOING.
Randolph: WHAT WOULD IT TAKE?
EXCUSE ME?
FOR YOU TO MAKE THE CALL.
PROOF! YOU SHOW ME SOME PROOF,
I'LL BE HAPPY TO CALL IT IN.
Jesse: THAT GUY'S A JERK.
YOU'RE RIGHT HE'S A JERK.
YOU JUST NOTICED THIS?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO TELL ME
HE'S JUST DOING HIS JOB.
WELL, HE IS JUST DOING HIS JOB.
THE WHALERS ARE JUST DOING THEIR JOBS.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO FOLLOW ORDERS
AND DO NOTHING TO STOP THEM.
IT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM.
YOU KEEP THIS UP,
YOU'RE GOING TO GET ME FIRED.
IF WE CAN'T FOLLOW THE WHALES,
MAYBE WE CAN GET THEM TO FOLLOW US.
THEN WE CAN KEEP AN EYE ON THEM.
WE CAN'T KEEP AN EYE ON THEM ALL THE TIME.
TODAY OR NEXT YEAR,
THESE MONSTERS WILL FIND THEM.
AND WE WON'T BE THERE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
IT'S COMING FROM THAT BOAT.
WHAT IS?
THAT SOUND THAT DIDN'T QUITE SOUND LIKE A WHALE.
WHAT THE HELL IS IT?
I CAN TELL YOU THIS--
EVERY TIME WE FIND WHALES, THAT BOAT'S NOT FAR BEHIND.
AND THERE'S THAT SIGNAL AGAIN.
THEY PLAY THE SIGNAL, AND THE WHALES COME.
YOU HAVE IT ON TAPE, RIGHT?
YES, SIR.
SO WE COULD BROADCAST THIS OURSELVES
IF WE WANTED TO, COULDN'T WE?
MM-HMM. WE'D HAVE TO GO INTO PORT FOR A FEW PARTS.
IF THEY CAN DO IT, SO CAN WE.
YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO
TO MAKE THAT THING BROADCAST,
AND WE CAN MAKE THE WHALES
COME RIGHT TO US.
[SIGHS]
WHAT'S KUJIRA?
WHERE'D YOU PICK THAT UP?
SANDERSON. THAT'S WHAT HE CALLED THEM.
IT'S A KIND OF SUSHI.
IT'S A USE FOR KILLER WHALES, MAX.
WE HARVEST THE MEAT
AND SELL IT TO THE JAPANESE TO EAT.
OH.
WHAT?
YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR GRANDFATHER
WOULD SAY ABOUT THAT?
WHAT?
"IS THAT GOD'S WORK, SON,
SUSHI FOR THE JAPANESE?"
I DON'T GET IT.
GOD'S WORK.
THAT'S WHAT DAD SAID WHALING WAS
BECAUSE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS,
THE WHALES THEY KILLED MADE OIL
THAT FILLED THE LAMPS THAT LIT THE WORLD.
WHALERS MADE LIGHT.
IT WAS WORK THAT MEANT SOMETHING THEN.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN NOW?
IT MEANS YOU HAVE A RIGHT
TO BE WHAT YOU ARE...
TO MAKE A LIVING.
THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS.
[HONK HONK]
[KEYBOARD KEYS CLICK]
[HONK]
Man: HANG ON TO IT!
HI. WHAT CAN I GET YOU?
UH, 2 CUPS OF COFFEE, PLEASE.
SURE.
NO SALE. COASTAL MARINE PATROL
DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT A POSSIBLE WHALING I.D.
THEY SAY CALL WHEN YOU HAVE--
PROOF. I KNOW.
WHAT DO THEY CALL PROOF?
Randolph: SHORT OF ACTUALLY
CATCHING THEM RED-HANDED,
I HAVE NO IDEA.
CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING ELSE?
Randolph: THAT'LL BE ALL, THANK YOU.
WE HAVE TO GET ON BOARD.
THEN WE GET THE PROOF THAT WE NEED.
ON BOARD THE BOTANY BAY?
A WHALER SHIP
FULL OF WHALES.
ARE YOU CRAZY?
I'M GOING TO CHECK OUT SOME LOCAL FISH MERCHANTS,
POKE AROUND,
SEE IF I COME UP WITH ANY HARD EVIDENCE.
MAYBE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED--
WE STICK OUT LIKE SORE THUMBS AROUND HERE.
THAT'S ALMOST AS DANGEROUS AS SNEAKING ON THEIR BOAT.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE GOING BACK TO THE SHIP.
I AM?
I'VE ALREADY ASKED DREW
TO FIND SOMETHING TO KEEP YOU BUSY.
RANDOLPH, BUT--
I PROMISED BEN AND ANNIE, REMEMBER?
NOW GET GOING. DREW'S EXPECTING YOU.
NOPE.
PERFECT. GREAT.
HI.
YOU WORK ON THE BOAT?
SURE.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
MAX. WHAT'S YOURS?
RANDOLPH.
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WELL, I'M LOOKING FOR WORK.
DOING WHAT?
I'VE DONE HERRING, MACKEREL, SALMON,
ORCA.
WHAT'S ORCA?
WELL, IT'S A TYPE OF WHALE.
OH.
I DON'T LIKE THEM, THOUGH.
THEY STINK.
WELL, UM, I KIND OF LIKE THEM.
HI, DAD.
WHO'S YOUR FRIEND, MAX?
HIS NAME IS RANDOLPH.
HOW YOU DOING?
Max: HE'S LOOKING FOR WORK.
YEAH.
WE'RE ALL CREWED UP.
OK.
WHY DON'T YOU SHOW YOUR FRIEND OUT, MAX?
HE'S NOT REALLY MY FRIEND.
I'M GOING TO GO SEE MOM NOW.
SURE.
SEE YOU AROUND.
HEY!
I SEE YOU GOT EDDIE WORKING THE HOSE.
HOW YOU DOING?
Father: JUST SIGN ON THE LINE.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
[BEEP BEEP]
HEY, MAX!
I GOT TO GO.
WHAT'S YOUR DAD REALLY FISHING FOR?
MY DAD'S A SALMON BOAT CAPTAIN.
OH.
YEAH, WELL, HE IS.
I LIED TO YOU.
BIG WHOOP.
[SIGHS]
I'M NOT A WHALER.
SO WHAT?
WELL, I'M SORT OF THE OPPOSITE.
YOU'RE A WHALE?
NO, BUT I'M TRYING TO PROTECT THEM.
[SIGHS]
WHAT HE'S DOING'S WRONG, AND YOU KNOW IT.
WHO?
YOUR DAD.
MY DAD'S A SALMON BOAT CAPTAIN.
WHY DO YOU CARE, ANYWAY?
IF ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS WAS IN TROUBLE,
WOULDN'T YOU TRY TO HELP THEM?
IF I COULD.
MY FRIENDS ARE WHALES.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SURE YOU DO.
[SIGHS] I'LL SHOW YOU.
WHAT?
THE WHALES. I'LL INTRODUCE YOU.
WHOA!
COME HERE.
THAT GAMEBOY TELLS YOU WHERE WHALES ARE?
NOT ALL, JUST ONE.
Jesse: LISTEN.
[WHALES SING]
THEY'RE CLOSE.
[WHALES SING]
IT'S QUITE A SOUND, ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
DO YOU KNOW AN ORCA IS MOSTLY WATER?
SURE.
BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN HE SINGS,
YOU CAN FEEL THE BEAT OF HIS SONG
IN TIME WITH THE WAVES.
[WHALES SING]
WHY DO THEY DO THAT?
I SAY IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE GOOD MUSICIANS,
BUT A FRIEND OF MINE THINKS DIFFERENTLY.
HE SAYS THE WHOLE EARTH IS BREATHING.
AND THAT THEIR SONG IS THE EARTH BREATHING.
[BIRD SQUAWKS]
Jesse: THERE THEY ARE.
CAN I LOOK? YEAH. HERE.
THANKS.
OH, YEAH.
[SQUEAK]
[WHALES SING]
Max: WHOA!
WHOA! WHOA!
HEY, BOY.
WHERE'D HE GO?
[SINGING]
HE LIKES TO PLAY GAMES.
WHAT GAMES DOES HE KNOW?
[THUD]
FETCH. FETCH BY FAR HIS FAVORITE.
WHAT DOES HE FETCH?
YOU'LL SEE.
Max: WHAT?
I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM
TAKE TO ANYONE LIKE THAT BEFORE...
EXCEPT ONCE.
I THOUGHT MAYBE HE WAS LIKE THAT WITH EVERYONE.
NO. HE'S ONLY LIKE THAT WITH FAMILY.
WELL, I'M NOT HIS FAMILY.
TELL HIM THAT.
IS THIS YOUR JOB?
YEAH.
DO YOU LIKE IT?
OH, YEAH.
I DIDN'T KNOW PEOPLE HAD JOBS LIKE THAT.
NEITHER DID I.
HEY, TURN IN THERE.
ME AND MY DAD BUILT THIS PORCH LAST SUMMER.
OH, YEAH?
IT'S A BIG FAMILY.
Max: YEAH.
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE A BIG FAMILY LIKE THIS?
OH, JUST LIKE ANY FAMILY, YOU KNOW?
NO, I DON'T.
THIS ISN'T RIGHT.
WHAT?
EVEN THOUGH HE'S DOING SOMETHING WRONG,
HE'S STILL YOUR DAD.
YOU DROPPED THIS.
I DON'T WANT IT.
STOP HIM MYSELF.
[DOOR CLOSES]
JESSE?
[STATIC]
JESSE?
[WHISPERING] Randolph?
WHERE ARE YOU?
I'M GETTING THE PROOF WE NEED.
WHERE ARE YOU?
IF I TELL YOU,
YOU GOTTA PROMISE NOT TO BE MAD AT ME.
YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THEY'LL DO TO YOU
IF THEY CATCH YOU?
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO TO WILLY
IF THEY CATCH HIM?
NOW I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT YOU THAN I AM ABOUT WILLY.
LISTEN. WESLEY'S STILL AT THE BAR.
KEEP HIM THERE.
I DON'T WANT THIS BOAT LEAVING WITH ME ON IT.
JESSE--
SORRY, GOTTA GO!
JESSE?
[VIDEO GAME BEEPS]
MOM?
YES, MAX.
WHAT DO YOU DO IF SOMEBODY'S
MAKING YOU DO SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO?
WHO?
OH, JUST SOMEONE.
YOU SHOULD NEVER LET OTHER PEOPLE TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.
YOU HAVE TO STICK UP FOR YOURSELF.
YOU DO WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT.
DO YOU ALWAYS DO WHAT'S RIGHT,
EVEN IF IT HURTS?
THAT'S THE HARDEST PART.
YOU SHOULD DO IT EVEN IF IT HURTS.
IS THAT WHAT YOU DO, MOM?
I TRY MY BEST.
UHH! ALL RIGHT!
BED.
NO.
BED. NO.
WE'LL TAKE 2 OF THE TALL ONES.
THANKS A LOT.
[MAN LAUGHING]
PUT THAT AWAY.
YOU SHOULD GO GET THE CAPTAIN.
TAKE YOUR TIME
AND GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP TONIGHT.
HE SAYS HE WANTS TO LEAVE AS SOON AS WE'RE READY.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
OOH!
[CLATTERING]
UHH!
DON'T WORRY. I'LL GET THOSE.
AAH!
RANDOLPH, I THINK I FOUND SOMETHING.
JESSE, GET OUT OF THERE.
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE MUCH LONGER.
YOU GOTTA BUY ME SOME MORE TIME.
Randolph: WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO?
JESSE?
ASK THEM TO DANCE OR SOMETHING.
THEY'RE NOT MY TYPE.
WISH ME LUCK.
Randolph: GOOD LUCK.
WHAT IF THEY CATCH HIM?
WHO?
YOUR FATHER?
HE'LL NEVER GET CAUGHT.
WOULD HE HAVE TO GO TO JAIL?
NO. HONEY, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT?
HE WOULD NEVER HAVE TO GO TO JAIL.
THEN WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?
THEY'D TAKE AWAY HIS BOAT,
THAT'S ALL.
MAYBE MAKE HIM PAY A FINE.
PROMISE?
YEAH, I PROMISE.
YOU KNOW YOUR FATHER LOVES YOU VERY MUCH,
DON'T YOU?
YEAH.
HE DOES WHAT HE DOES FOR YOU AND ME,
TO MAKE US HAPPY, PUT A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS.
YEAH, BUT DON'T YOU EVER WISH--
NO, MAX, I DON'T.
DON'T YOU EVER WISH HE WOULD STOP?
DON'T YOU EVER WISH
HE WOULD DO SOMETHING ELSE?
I LOVE YOU, MAX.
YOU COULD TELL HIM.
HE'D LISTEN TO YOU.
I BELIEVE IN YOUR DAD.
I SUPPORT HIM, FOR BETTER OR WORSE.
GOOD NIGHT, MAX.
[MUFFLED SHOUTING]
EXCUSE ME, MISS.
OK, GUYS, KRON SAYS HE'S GOT EVERYTHING WIRED UP,
READY TO GO, SO...
CANCEL OUR ORDER. LET'S GO.
[FEIGNING DRUNKENNESS] AH, WESLEY! HA HA HA!
JOHN WESLEY!
I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU.
DO I KNOW YOU?
RANDOLPH.
Randolph: I REMEMBER YOU FROM THE OLD DAYS.
I HIT THE JACKPOT.
I DON'T THINK I REMEMBER YOU
FROM THE OLD DAYS.
OH, WELL. BUT I REMEMBER YOU.
BOY, DO I REMEMBER YOU.
HA HA HA HA HA!
RANDOLPH, STOP FOOLING AROUND.
HA HA HA HA HA!
[EVERYONE LAUGHING]
WE'RE ON OUR WAY OUT.
WE'LL CATCH YOU UP NEXT TIME, FRIEND.
YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, AND I KNOW WHAT YOU DO,
AND I'M NO FRIEND OF YOURS.
RANDOLPH?
HEY!
[SOUNDS OF FIGHTING]
GREAT.
YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.
I SUGGEST YOU RIDE OUT ON THE BOAT YOU CAME IN ON.
THANKS.
DON'T MENTION IT.
THE NATIVES DON'T LOOK TOO FRIENDLY.
YEAH. LET'S GET A DRINK.
[MEN TALKING]
DINEEN, MAKE SOME COFFEE.
OK.
LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
YOU GOT MY VOTE.
YES, SIR.
[SPEARS CLANK]
READY.
STANDING BY!
[ENGINE STARTS]
STERN'S AWEIGH!
[ENGINE CLANKING]
AW, GREAT.
[CLICK]
[GASP]
YOU DROPPED THIS.
GIVE ME THAT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
GETTING IN TROUBLE.
[TURNS ENGINE OFF]
SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SWIM BACK TO SHORE.
WE ARE NOT.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
SEE YOU LATER.
HERE'S YOUR PROOF.
I PULLED THIS OUT OF WILLY'S TAIL 2 DAYS AGO.
THIS I FOUND UNDER THE DECK OF THE BOTANY BAY.
Randolph: WE WERE RIGHT.
I SEE.
WE GOTTA STOP THEM.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
WE'LL CALL THIS IN FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
WE COULD PUT THESE GUYS OUT OF BUSINESS,
BUT ONLY IF WE MOVE RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT ABOUT TO RISK
$2 MILLION WORTH OF EQUIPMENT
TO DO THE MARINE PATROL'S JOB.
THERE ARE RULES THAT HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED.
NOW, WHY DON'T YOU JUST SIT DOWN,
AND I'LL GET YOU A SODA.
WE'VE GOT A VERY BUSY DAY
AHEAD OF US TOMORROW.
NO, THANKS.
I'M A LITTLE TIRED.
I'M GOING TO CATCH SOME SLEEP.
SUIT YOURSELF.
GOOD NIGHT.
THANKS FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.
AH, IT WAS NOTHING.
NO KIDDING.
THOSE GUYS HAVE ALREADY LEFT.
THEY'RE GOING AFTER THE WHOLE POD TONIGHT--
WILLY, NICKY, NICKY'S BABY.
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
10 YEARS IN JAIL.
WHAT?
THE PENALTY FOR "BORROWING" A BOAT
THAT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU.
IT'S CALLED PIRACY.
10 YEARS IN JAIL.
DO NOT PASS GO. DO NOT COLLECT $200.
YOU'RE RIGHT. IT WAS A BAD IDEA.
LET'S DO IT.
JESSE?
I'M DOWN IN DRAKE'S ROOM, LOOKING FOR THE KEY.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
THE SPARE STARTER KEY.
YOU'RE STEALING THE BOAT?
AND GOING AFTER THE WHALERS?
YEAH.
YOU'LL GO TO JAIL.
I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
YOU WORK FOR ME, RANDOLPH.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, DON'T YOU?
I GUESS YOU'LL HAVE TO FIRE ME.
WHAT IF...
I WERE TO...
ORDER YOU TO READY THIS BOAT FOR IMMEDIATE DEPARTURE?
IT MEANS YOU LOSE YOUR JOB.
HEY. THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOU,
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
* OH, NELLIE, NELLIE RAE *
* THERE IS TROUBLE ON THE WAY *
* AS SHE ALWAYS TREATS HER LOVERS ANYMORE *
[LAUGHING]
STEVENS, WHERE DID YOU PUT THE BOAT?
I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.
THE WHALES WILL.
OK. THE SIGNAL WE'VE STOLEN
WILL TAKE OUT THE WHOLE POD IN A WEEK.
TELL SANDERSON TO ARM THE HARPOON.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]
[DOOR OPENS]
HI, DAD.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU.
I GUESS I FELL ASLEEP.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
Max: I HAVE A QUESTION.
HERE, MAX, TAKE THIS
AND SQUEEZE SOME OIL DOWN IN THE PIVOT JOINT THERE.
WHY IS IT WRONG TO HURT OTHER PEOPLE?
THAT'S THE RULE, MAX.
IT JUST IS.
BUT...DON'T YOU
EVER WANT TO DO WHAT YOU WANT,
NO MATTER WHO IT HURTS?
MAYBE.
YOU JUST DON'T DO IT.
WHY?
WHY WHAT?
WHY DON'T YOU DO IT?
PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS.
EVEN PEOPLE YOU HATE?
YEP.
I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD RIGHTS.
WELL, YOU DO.
[SONAR PINGING]
DAD.
YES, MAX.
WHAT IF WHALES ARE LIKE PEOPLE?
THEY AREN'T.
BUT WHAT IF THEY ARE?
MAX, WHALES ARE ANIMALS.
THEY WERE PUT HERE BY GOD FOR US TO HUNT.
YOU DON'T GET UPSET
WHEN YOU EAT A CHEESEBURGER, DO YOU?
WHY NOT?
WHALES DON'T FEEL.
THEY AREN'T PEOPLE.
THEY'RE JUST FISH.
YOU'RE WRONG.
YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ME?
YOU'RE 10 YEARS OLD.
BUT YOU'RE WRONG, DAD.
AND I'VE BEEN WRONG ALL MY LIFE,
AND MY DAD WAS WRONG, AND HIS DAD, TOO?
WE'RE ALL WRONG, AND YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND YOU'RE HURTING PEOPLE.
WHO AM I HURTING? I'M NOT HURTING ANYONE.
CAPTAIN.
WHAT IS IT THIS TIME?
SORRY, CAPTAIN, BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW.
I FOUND THIS IN THE ENGINE ROOM.
[DOOR CLOSES AND LOCKS]
"J" POD'S TURNING AROUND.
THEY'RE HEADING RIGHT FOR THE BOTANY BAY.
WHERE ARE THEY?
[WHALES CALLING]
BY THE SOUND OF IT,
ABOUT 5 KILOMETERS NORTH-NORTHWEST.
AND CLOSING.
THIS THING WORKS LIKE A CHARM.
THEY'VE STOLEN YOUR SIGNAL.
WILLY WON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.
THEY'RE SWIMMING RIGHT INTO A TRAP.
THINKING IT'S ME.
I CAN'T SEE A THING.
Randolph: WE'D BETTER HURRY.
SOMETHING JUST OCCURRED TO ME.
YEAH?
WHEN WE FIND THEM,
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
THERE THEY ARE.
10 O'CLOCK.
LET'S GO.
Randolph: WE'RE TOO LATE.
NO. THEY'RE JUST AROUND THE POINT.
ALL WE NEED IS A FEW MINUTES TO CATCH UP.
WE DON'T HAVE A FEW MINUTES.
OK.
HOLD HER STEADY.
HEY, DAD!
MAX, DON'T YOU DARE!
MAN OVERBOARD!
GO! GO, GO, GO, GO!
HARD APORT!
YES, SIR!
NOW GO ASTERN!
HARD ASTERN!
RANDOLPH, LOOK AT THIS.
BOTANY BAY IS TURNING AROUND.
THEY'RE DOING A BIG CIRCLE.
WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT?
MAX.
UHH!
COME ON, MAX.
GRAB THE RING.
SAY YOU'RE WRONG!
COME OUT OF THE WATER NOW,
OR YOU'LL FREEZE TO DEATH.
NO!
GRAB IT, MAX!
GRAB THE RING NOW!
GET BELOW.
LET'S GO.
RIGHT.
THERE SHE IS.
BOTANY BAY, THIS IS THE NOAH.
WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE,
AND WE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
IF YOU ATTEMPT TO HARM THESE WHALES...
WHAT NOW?
YOU'LL BE FIRED UPON.
YOU WILL BE FIRED UPON.
WITH WHAT?
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO FIRE UPON THEM WITH.
THEY DON'T KNOW THAT.
RIGHT ON TOP OF THEM.
I FIGURED THEY WOULD BE. HERE, TAKE THE HELM.
WHAT DO I DO?
JUST STEER. IT'S EASY.
READY THE SPEAR GUNS.
RIGHT AWAY!
NOAH, THIS IS THE BOTANY BAY.
WE'RE FISHING FOR SALMON.
PLEASE STAY CLEAR OF US.
WE CAN'T SEE A THING IN THIS FOG.
[ENGINES REVVING]
COASTAL MARINE PATROL,
THIS IS THE NOAH, ON CHANNEL 16.
MAYDAY. MAYDAY.
THERE'S BEEN A COLLISION.
YOU BETTER LET ME STEER.
AAH!
[VOCALIZING]
NO.
DAD!
SHOOT IT NOW!
FIRE! WILLY, STOP!
WILLY, NO!
[SQUEAKING]
[WILLY CRYING]
OK.
THERE.
COME ON.
[WILLY SINGING]
HI.
A CHEESEBURGER SAVED YOUR LIFE.
YOU WERE RIGHT.
HEY.
YOU MADE A MISTAKE.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW?
I'M A WHALER. THAT'S WHAT I AM.
NOT TO ME.
YOU'RE MY DAD.
IT'S NOT WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I MEAN...SOME GUY TRIES TO KILL ME,
I WOULDN'T HAVE SAVED HIS LIFE.
I WOULD HAVE... BIT HIS BUTT.
WELL, MAYBE HE'S SMARTER THAN WE ARE.
OR MORE HUMAN.
Jesse: WILLY'S GOING TO MAKE A GOOD FATHER,
DON'T YOU THINK?
Randolph: WHEN THE TIME COMES.
Max: HEY, WILLY!
[WILLY SINGING]
[SINGING]
[LAUGHING]
I LIKE IT, DREW.
IT BRINGS OUT YOUR EYES.
WELL, ONE OF THEM, AT LEAST.
OH, YOU GUYS.
JESSE, LOOK.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO NAME HIM?
WHAT DO YOU SAY, JESSE?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
ME?
YEAH.
I SAY WE NAME HIM AFTER HIS DAD.
Jesse: WELL, I SAY WE NAME HIM MAX.
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