A character in Pocahontas (1995)

Kocoum quotes from Pocahontas (1995)

Played by James Apaumut Fall Pocahontas (1995) · 43 quotes

In 4 of the 43 quotes from Pocahontas (1995)
Most scenes with: Powhatan (3), Pocahontas (2), John Smith (2)

Scenes with Kocoum

4 scenes

Did you see their skin? Pale and sickly.

They have hair on their faces like dogs.

My brothers, we must know more about these visitors. Kekata, what do you see?

Kekata
[Chanting.]

These are not men like us, but strange beasts with bodies that shine like the sun and weapons that spout fire and thunder. They prowl the earth like ravenous wolves consuming everything in their path.

Kocoum

Great Powhatan. I will lead our warriors to the river and attack. We will destroy these invaders the way we destroyed the Massawomecks.

Kocoum, in that battle we knew how to fight our enemy, but these pale visitors are strange to us. Take some men to the river to observe them. Let us hope they do not intend to stay.

I hereby claim this land and all its riches in the name of His Majesty, King James the First, and do so name this settlement Jamestown.

Bravo! Bravo! Beautifully spoken, sir. [to Percy in the bath] Hurry now, Percy. We must be all squeaky clean for the New World.

Captain Smith! It appears I've selected the perfect location, eh? Not a savage in sight.

Just because we don't see them doesn't mean they're not out there, sir.

Well then, perhaps you should venture forth and determine their whereabouts, hmm?

If there are any Indians out there, I'll find them.

Now, gentlemen, to work. You men, get the ship unloaded.

Settler

Right, sir.

You men build the fort. The rest of you... Break out the shovels! It's time to start digging.

Ben and Lon

Digging?

[spoken]

Why, of course! Let's not forget what the Spanish found when they came to the New World. Gold, mountains of it. Why, for years they've been ravaging the New World of its most precious resources but now... It's our turn. [singing] The gold of Cortéz / The jewels of Pizarro / Will seem like mere trinkets / By this time tomorrow / The gold we find here / Will dwarf them by far / Oh, with all ya got in ya, boys / Dig up Virginia, boys / Mine, boys, mine, every mountain / And dig, boys, dig 'til ya drop / Grab a pick, boys / Quick, boys / Shove in a shovel / Uncover those lovely / Pebbles that sparkle and shine / It's gold / And it's mine, mine, mine

[singing]

Dig and dig and dig and diggety / Dig and dig and dig and diggety-dig...

[singing]

Hey nonny nonny / Ho nonny nonny

[singing]

Ooh, how I love it

[singing]

Hey nonny nonny / Ho nonny nonny

[singing]

Riches for cheap

[singing]

Hey nonny nonny / Ho nonny nonny

[singing]

There'll be heaps of it / And I'll be on top of the heap / My rivals back home / It's not that I'm bitter / But think how they'll squirm / When they see how I glitter / The ladies in court / Will be all a-twitter / The king will reward me / He'll knight me / No! Lord me / It's mine, mine, mine / For the taking / It's mine, boys / Mine me that gold / With those nuggets dug / It's glory they'll give me / My dear friend King Jimmy / Will probably build me a shrine / When all of the gold / Is mine

[singing]

Dig and dig and dig and diggety / Dig and dig and dig and diggety-dig

[singing]

All of my life I have searched for land like this one / A wilder more challenging country I couldn't design / Hundreds of dangers await and I don't plan to miss one / In a land I can claim, a land I can tame / The greatest adventure is mine

[singing]

Keep on working, lads

[singing]

Mine

[singing]

Don't be shirking, lads / Mine, boys, mine / Mine me that gold

[singing]

Dig, dig, and diggety

[singing]

Beautiful gold

[singing]

Dig, dig, for that gold / Make this island / My land

[singing]

Make the mounds big, boys / I'd help you to dig, boys / But I’ve got this crick in me spine

[singing]

This land we behold

[singing]

This beauty untold

[singing]

A man can be bold

[singing]

It all can be sold

[singing]

So go for the gold / We know which is here

[singing]

Is

[singing]

All the riches here

[singing]

Mine

[singing]

From this minute

[singing]

Mine

[singing]

This land and what's in it is

All
[singing]

Mine

[singing]

Dig and dig and diggety-dig / Hey nonny nonny, it's mine

[Fade to the digging site. Kocoum and his comrades are watching the settlers closely, their digging has yielded no results, but Governor Ratcliffe, urges them on, certain that the gold they are searching for is around somewhere]

That's it. Keep at it, men. Keep digging. It has to be here somewhere.

[One of Kocoum's friends whistles to him and holds up three fingers, meaning that he has counted 30 more settlers in his quadrant. The Native American warrior is beginning to doubt his earlier statement about being able to take them all on easily]

There's thirty more of them, down by the ridge.

Kocoum

That makes more than a hundred!

[holding a plate and a chicken drumstick]

Anything yet?

Nothing but rocks and dirt, sir.

Lon

Um, how long are we going to keep digging like this, sir?

Ben
[climbing out of his hole]

Aye, we're slaving apart, busting our backs day and night--

[interrupting]

For king and country. I know, I know, and I share your fatigue. [takes a bite of his drumstick, clearly not enjoying it] Wiggins? Wiggins!

[As Governor Ratcliffe calls Wiggins' name, we see him making a topiary sculpture of an elephant, bear, giraffe and unicorn walking in a line] [snips the last branch off the unicorn's nose]

Coming!

[evilly gives Wiggins the drumstick]

Dispose of this.

[waves it in Percy's face]

Uh-huh. Who's a good doggie, huh? Who's a good doggie? [the pug just sighs annoyingly, and he throws the drumstick] Fetch, boy!

[Meanwhile, the chicken drumstick misses one of the Native Americans hiding in the bushes. He pokes his head out to see who threw it and is spotted by Percy, who lets out a loud, anguished shriek and runs away] [panicked]

Savages! It's an ambush! Arm yourselves!

Run! [ducks behind the topiary sculpture he carved and falls to the ground, teeth chattering in fear]

Arm yourselves!

[Meanwhile, Governor Ratcliffe and the other settlers in all directions, grabbing some loaded guns to defend themselves]

Make sure every man has a musket! Shoot! [Thomas runs past him, but accidentally trips on a log and his gun goes off, narrowly missing Governor Ratcliffe and hitting a water barrel] Them, you idiot!

[Thomas looks over his shoulder at a ticked off Governor Ratcliffe, afraid he has already messed up. The other settlers fire their weapons, barely missing Kocoum and his companions. Seeing this as a challenge, they pull their bows taut and fire their arrows in retaliation. As this goes on, Percy runs for shelter under a helmet as an arrow bounces away from it]

Where's that blasted Smith if I need him?

Kocoum
[1 of the Indian warriors, Namontack, takes refuge in a tree and gets ready to shoot at Governor Ratcliffe, but he evilly spots him there. He angrily fires a shot at Namontack. He groans as the bullet hits him in the leg and flops to the ground, yelling in pain] [drops his bow and runs to him]

Namontack!

Kocoum
[As Namontack looks up, he sees Ben about to angrily do him away. But just as he gets close, Kocoum intercepts him. The two strain for a bit before the former kicks the latter apart as Lon and Roy fire off their guns twice more. Luckily for Kocoum, the projectiles miss as he picks up his fallen friend]

Back to the village!

[Kocoum carries Namontack away, hopefully to get complete medical treatment. The settlers all cheer at their supposed victory, but Governor Ratcliffe does not join in, certain he hasn't actually won]

Shut up. Shut up, you fools! They'll be back. [As the cheering continues, Wiggins pokes his head out of the topiary, which has several parts shot apart and arrows stuck in it as a result of the fight] Everyone, back to camp. Get the rest of the cannons ashore and finish building the fort!

Ben

Aye, Governor.

[angrily turns to Thomas]

And you! Learn to use that thing properly. A man's not a man unless he knows how to shoot.

Pocahontas, you should be inside the village.

We'll be all right.

We're gathering food for when the warriors arrive.

Don't go far. Now is not the time to be running off.

Yes, father!

When I see you wear that necklace, you look just like your mother.

I miss her.

But she is still with us. Whenever the wind moves through the trees, I feel her presence. Our people looked to her for wisdom and strength. Someday, they will look to you as well.

I would be honored by that.

You shouldn't be out there alone. I'll send for Kocoum.

All right. What is it?

What?

You're hiding something.

I'm not hiding anything.

Pocahontas, you can tell me. I promise, I won't tell anyone. [sees John Smith coming; Nakoma gasps] Pocahontas, look! [Flit flies to John, but he hold hardtack and tap to Flit on the ground in cornfield] It's one of them! I'm going to get-

[thrusts her hand over Nakoma's mouth]

What are you doing here?

I had to see you again.

Kocoum

Pocahontas! Pocahontas?!

[to Nakoma]

Please, don't say anything. [to John] Quick, this way!

But-

Kocoum

Nakoma, where is Pocahontas?

I-I haven't seen her.

Kocoum

Pocahontas can't keep running off. It's dangerous out there. Tell her that. She listens to you.

[sarcastically to himself]

Huh. Sure she does.

The warriors are here!

[Pocahontas arrives.]

Pocahontas, are you crazy? What were you doing with one of them?

Kocoum

There you are!

Kocoum!

Kocoum
[to Pocahontas and Nakoma]

Look at them. Now we have enough warriors to destroy those white demons!

[Powhatan with another tribal chieftain]

Now that we are joined by our brothers, we will defeat this enemy.

[Pocahontas walks off by Kocoum and Nakoma, she talk to Father, but she near them the warriors]

Father, I need to speak with you.

Not now, my daughter. The council is gathering.

[about the settlers]

We don't have to fight them! There must be a better way.

Sometimes our paths are chosen for us.

But maybe we should try talking to them.

They do not want to talk.

But if one of them did want to talk, you would listen to him, wouldn't you?

Pocahontas...

[desperately]

Wouldn't you?!

Of course I would. But it is not that simple. Nothing is simple anymore.

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