Continuity mistake: As the group enters Zinj, a black man leads. As he walks through a cave, he is holding nothing. In the next shot he has a machete and gun. (01:05:50)
Congo (1995)
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Directed by: Frank Marshall
Starring: Tim Curry, Laura Linney, Bruce Campbell, Ernie Hudson, Dylan Walsh
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Congo is a throwback African Jungle adventure that pits a primatologist, fortune hunters, an ex-CIA agent and others against warring factions, hungry hippos, and killer volcano-dwelling mutant apes bred to defend an ancient diamond mine! Laura Linney, Bruce Campbell and Tim Curry are nearly upstaged by a clever, "talking" gorilla named Amy, who just wants to return to her kind. Some jokes here and there soften the blow of bad acting, very contrived dangers and other faux pas. Not one of the best adaptations of a Michael Crichton book by far, but oddly entertaining at times.
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Amy: Amy good gorilla.
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Question: What exactly does Richard die from? In a matter of seconds, he goes from running full-speed and screaming for help, only to suddenly fall over dead once he reaches Elliot. If it was from internal injuries, wouldn't it take longer for him to succumb to them, especially with how mobile he was shown to be?
Answer: Seconds after he drops dead, an ape comes from where he'd been running from and throws a human brain at the living humans. This is Richard's brain, torn from his head. In the context of the film and employing a (fair) bit of suspension of disbelief, he must have had enough brain stem (where reflexes are governed) left to run and scream a bit before dropping dead. In reality, of course, this is an extremely unlikely if not impossible scenario, invented by the screenwriter for the purposes of a gruesome death. Perhaps inspired by stories like Mike the Headless Chicken, an animal which survived for months after having most of its head/brain chopped off.
That wasn't a brain that the gorilla threw; it was the head of one of the two porters with whom Richard remained outside the cave.
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