A character in George of the Jungle (1997)

Kwame quotes from George of the Jungle (1997)

Richard Roundtree

Scenes with Kwame

4 scenes
Lyle
[Lyle, Max, Thor, Kwame and his men are searching for Ursula. N'Dugo is holding Lyle on his back]

Ursula! God, this trail's really rough.

N'Dugo
[Swahili]

Drop him! You're not his donkey. [Mimics Lyle] "Ursula! Ursula!" [Swahili] Next cliff we pass, he's history.

Lyle
[He and his men start going in another direction]

Hey, come back here.

Max

They're not abandoning us, are they?

Kwame

They are threatening.

Lyle

If you don't mind, Kwame, I have a knack for getting the most out of my employees. Do you mind if I address the porters?

Kwame

They only speak Swahili.

Lyle

Well, I just happen to have a Swahili phrase book.

Kwame

Be my guest.

Lyle
[Lyle reads the book and says random Swahili phrases. The subtitles reveal what he's saying] [Swahili]

Pardon me, girls. I know you're feeling pretty hey sailor up here about now. But, if you would just let me order a bowl of fried clams, we can all have smallpox tomorrow morning. [The porters laugh. Lyle speaks English] I think our troubles are over.

Max

Tell them I'll pay 50 zamoles a man if they'll help me capture the White Ape and bring him back alive.

Lyle

Alive? After he...uh...well, he pulled Ursula's scrunchy off. We know that much.

Max

50 zamoles a man. What do you say?

Kwame

They only speak Swahili.

N'Dugo
[English]

100 zamoles a man and you got a deal.

Lyle
[Shocked]

Hey, wait a second...

Max

Done.
[The porters laugh again]

Ape

"George's Secrets." There's the shortest book ever written.

Kwame
[to Lyle]

He says he likes your Magic Picture, but he prefers the resolution of the Leica 35 millimeter transparencies. [laughs]. He also says, That your lens is dirty, but he has the equipment to clean it for you… [laughs].

Spectators on boat

Watch out for that- [George smacks into tugboat pilothouse] Ooh...!

Kwame

So now there were two lions and the White Ape. A minute ago, there was only one.

Lyle

Hey! The important thing, Kwame, is that I was outnumbered.
N'Dugo: [in Swahili] It's easy to be outnumbered when you're a zero.

Lyle

There you go! Y' like magic pictures? Yet another gift from America.
N'Dugo: [Mocking Lyle in Swahili]

Lyle

Translation, please.

Kwame

He says he likes your "magic pictures", but he prefers the resolution of the Leica 35 millimeter transparencies. He also says, that your lens is dirty, but he has the equipment to clean it for you… [all except Lyle laugh].

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