"Yoohoo!" " Stop!" " I'm a hunter." "Let's see." "Go, go on." "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Big Hunt's rules are, the global moral institution, which moralized this century and which has chained and legalized violence:" "R ule no. 1:" "e very member has to commit to carry out ten hunts." "Five as a hunter and five as a victim, alternating, each time chosen by a computer in Geneva." "Hey!" "Rule no. 2: the hunter knows e verything about his victim, name, address, habits." "Boo!" "Rule no. 3:" "the victim does not know who his hunter is." "He must locate him... and crush him." "Rule no. 4:" "the winner of e very single hunt has the right to a prize." "The person who comes out alive... after the tenth hunt will be declared a decathlete." "He will be praised and receive one million dollars!" "Up you go." "THE TENTH VICTI M" "Yoohoo!" "What do you want?" "My friends, we're glad to offer our unique show." "Here it is, for the first time in New York, the most e x citing and emotional spectacle of our life." "Shhh!" "Take off my mask." "A souvenir." " Is he dead?" " Yes." " All in order?" " So it seems." "Congratulations." "Your I D." "Please, folks, quiet, quiet." "Hunter or victim?" "Victim." "Ninth hunt." "R egulation killing." "Put the prize in my account." "Only at the Masoch Club, my friends, can you ha ve e xtraordinary shows unique in nature and the most unusual ones on earth." "A genuine pursuit, a genuine victim and a genuine killing." "I'm happy to take this opportunity to publicly thank the Ministry of the Big Hunt, which granted a uthorization to Miss Caroline Meredith to kill this gentleman in this club for our amusement." "Cheers!" "Can I get an a utograph?" "You are a tribute to all the women of New York!" "Ex cuse me, e x cuse me." "Let me through." " Miss Meredith!" " What do you want?" "I'm Morton De vitt of the Ming Tea Company of San Francisco." " The largest tea importer in America." " Yes, the largest!" "You really impressed me, it was cle ver." "Thank you very much." "I ha ve a very profitable offer for you." "Would you be interested in linking your tenth hunt with a great tele vision program?" "It's an undertaking of millions." "You know, the Ming tea commercials are watched by a hundred million Americans." "It could be a marvelous opportunity for you." "Do you belie ve in your fans?" "After this program you'll be e ven more popular." "It depends on the price." "I'll talk to my agent." "Oka y, dear, oka y." "Ne xt to step in the arena, Baron of Charliis, Mr. Del Corso, and Baron Von Ranchenberg." "Boots!" "Baron?" "No, thank you, I'm not pla ying." "I just wanted to tell you that it's your turn in a minute." "Two more horses, then it's your turn." "Good luck." "Baron Von Ranchenberg has withdrawn." "He is replaced by Marquis Guicciardini Guidi, who is mounting horse number 22." "Victim or hunter?" "Hunter:" "IT/2929, sixth hunt." "Verify." " Congratulations." " Thank you." "He's dead." " Hello, Hunt Ministry?" " Yes." " R egulation killing." " Location?" "It occurred on Piazza di Siena." "Victim number 113562." "Why not kill him in Hamburg, his birthplace?" "I don't like to tra vel." "I knew he'd be here for the horse show." "Why in such a brutal wa y, with an e xplosive?" "For a baron it's an e xplosive boot." "Do you prefer being a hunter or a victim?" "A hunter." " Why?" " It's easier." "And how do you feel this being your turn as a victim?" "I don't know..." "I'll manage." "Which vitamin do you prefer?" "Z-B 1002." "Is the Big Hunt a wa y to vent aggressive feelings?" "Pretty much." "Which comics do you prefer?" "The masked man." "I'm a romantic." "You sure seem to be anything but violent and aggressive." "That's right." " Do you belie ve in God?" " Of course." " And in the family?" " Less." "Is it your goal to become a decathlete?" "If my nerves can take it." "So you are a sissy, you are afraid to die, admit it!" "Sure, I am afraid." " Why did you go blonde?" " Out!" "I've had it with you!" "How rude!" "What is this?" "!" "Who do you think you are?" "This was an interview with Marce//o Po/etti who has..." "Come on, Thomas darling, my friend." "You are the only one who understands me." "Come on, hurry up." "Come on, come to me." "Come on, Thomas, hurry up!" "You're tickling me." "Hello?" "Marcello... do you know what I dreamt?" "That you already got your annulment, but didn't tell me." "Dreams are strange, aren't the y?" "I think I'll call your wife, at least she'll tell me the truth." "With you, no one can understand a thing." "Hello?" "Marcello!" "We remind a// members of the organization... that the dead/ine for the hunting /icense is about to expire." "To avoid the danger of big wars, register for the Big Hunt." "On/y the Big Hunt can give you a sense of safety." "Come on, come on!" "What did this one do?" "I nstead of a Borsini he killed a Corsini." "That means 30 years in prison." "A study of history confirms the validity of the Big Hunt theory... it is mankind's safety valve." "And if in 1940 the Big Hunt had e xisted..." "Hitler would've been a member and we could ha ve a voided WWI I." "Now all is resolved, wars are o ver and the violent instincts of man can now be e xpressed by a single and set competition." "Marcello Poletti." "I'm here to collect for the sixth hunt." "THE PRIZE WAS WITHDRAWN B Y MR S. LI DIA POLETTI" "The annulment was 6 da ys ago." "Didn't the y tell you?" "No." "When did she withdraw it?" "One hour ago." "I n order to avoid the danger of big wars, register for the Big Hunt." "Lega/ize your homicides." "On/y the Big Hunt can give you a sense of safety." "One enemy a day wi// keep the doctor away." "Don't refuse me." "Keep on kissing me!" "Please!" "It's against the rules." "No!" "Why contro/ the births when we can increase the deaths?" "Live dangerous/y, but within the /aw." "Suicides in the Big Hunt... there is room for you, too." "Station?" "Agent 8 19." "I'm reporting a regulation killing at 10:34." " Location?" " Steps of the Hunt Ministry." " Can I go?" " One moment." "Live dangerous/y, but within the /aw." "Is that your car?" "Yes." "It's in violation." "Parked on the wrong side." "GENEVA" "I n computer se ven and eight we combined Miss Caroline Meredith, who is American, hunter no. 14332, with Mr. Marcello Poletti, who is Italian, victim no. 148 79." "R esidence of the victim:" "R ome, Italy." "Communicate to the hunter all data related to the victim." "Can't we get St. Peter?" "After all, the Pope is American, modern." "And me dressed as a nun?" "I'm up for shooting at the Studio?" "Get that idea out of your head!" "Just as we see R ome's plazas, domes, fountains, ruins... you want to lock yourself in a pla yhouse?" "Let's not fool ourselves, the Vatican wouldn't allow it, the y're against the Big Hunt." "Yes, but I ha ve friends, we could try and ask for an e x ception." "It would be great to mo ve around in a place like that." "I went there on my hone ymoon with my 18th wife." "Sorry, but I prefer the Studio." " Oh my!" " Stop it." "Come on!" "It's crazy to come to R ome and shoot on a stage!" " It would be great in that square!" " Sure!" "It can be done." "I magine Poletti's corpse in the center fountain." "Wait a minute!" "I've got a great idea..." "The Colosseum!" "Very good!" "This wa y we'll also ha ve gladiators on TV." "But, we can't go o ver budget." "The gladiators won't cost much plus, ancient R ome alwa ys worked well on the American market." "Yes, and the remaining gladiators would kill each other off, in order to entertain the R omans." "Listen, let's not complicate things." "It's better if we shoot at the Studio." "Plus, don't forget, the costumes are ready." "I would Io ve to be Cleopatra, though." "What does Cleopatra ha ve to do with the Colosseum?" "Besides, how would we shoot it there?" "Look, look down there!" "It's all full of holes!" "Yes, yes." "Ma ybe you're right." "It's too run down." "How are the y going to fight?" "The y're not a herd of sheep!" "We ha ve to find another place!" "Wait a minute, look!" "There, Caroline!" " That's where you ha ve to kill him!" " Perfect!" "We'll ha ve the Colosseum in the background and the space we need!" "What is it called?" " The temple of Venus!" " I'll kill him here." "Ma y I come in?" " Who are you?" " Don't be afraid." "It's us!" "Confiscation." "How are you Mr. Poletti?" "Fine." "Make yourself comfortable." "You could ha ve notified me at least." "And so?" "The bed sta ys with me by law." "You also ha ve a right to a chair and a table." "Like the last time." "If you don't mind, take the TV last." "The tele vision last, as you wish." "You are alwa ys hunting, right, Mr. Poletti?" "I am a fan of those hunts." "I know all about you, lucky you!" "Washington." "I n America an exp/osive cookie was /aunched..." " What are you doing?" " Ex ecutive confiscation." "Ah, let me help you then." "Marcello!" "Finally, we're done!" "Let's change style!" "Paris." "The Nationa/ Association of Homosexua/s... has fina//y removed the veto from the Big Hunt..." "Well, no!" "No, not the comics!" "Marcello!" "Marcello, that's forbidden!" "Come on, do something!" "The y can't take the comics!" "We ha ve nothing left to read!" "Miss, this is a collection of very high value!" "Priceless." "Marcello, tell them!" "Wait, let me help you." "I ha ve a "Gordon of the Empire of Auca from 35."" "I know, I know... precisely!" "...Chu Tzè, third citizen of our hemisphere who has comp/eted the ten victorious hunts..." " Man, this hunt!" " Shut up." "Good afternoon, dear Ita/ian viewers." "I'm speaking to you from Hong Kong." "Today a// of China is ce/ebrating its new hero:" "he wi// receive a// the privi/eges our society grants him... for his greatness, his courage, such as exemption from a// taxes, state automobi/e, free entrance to a// the shows," "and trave/ discounts." "Look, there he is, passing through the crowd," "Chu Tzè, the decath/ete, shie/ded b y a satin cover in the shape of the sun, symbo/izing his g/ory..." "Well, then we'll see you at the ne xt confiscation." "I am sorry about the comics, Mrs..." "Miss!" "Well, happy hunting!" "Hello?" "Neo-Gothic furniture for five rooms." " And who pa ys for it?" " You, with the ne xt hunt." " And what if I die?" " The insurance..." "Yes, sorry, we're at 149 Lungote vere Fellini." "Yes, on the top floor." "Thank you." "Let go." "Pla y with Thomas!" " How old is this Poletti?" " Forty." " Married?" " Of course." " Yes, I know, but how many times?" " One time." "One time." " Is he all there?" " So, so..." "Look, we've got the temple of Venus." "We can start now." " Rich?" " So, so." "What's his sign?" "Gemini." "Careful, the y're impostors and liars." " He has nice hands, though!" " We located him on the monitor!" "Hello, hello, hello!" "Camera number 1." "R eporting subject in question who's just left home." "Over." " Where are we?" " Trinità dei Monti." "I'm sure he's up now..." "He's typical Italian, he likes to sta y in the sun, like a cat." "He looks tired." "Ma ybe beca use he sleeps too much." "He's the perfect victim." "I've ne ver trust lazy types." "One ne ver knows how to get them." "What is he picking up?" "A doll?" " Oh my, is he a se x maniac?" " Ah, it could be." "What's going on?" "The y're hitting each other!" "Look how calm he is." " But, who are those people?" " Students discussing art." "Are you sure he was notified?" "Let me check." "Look, he's going to the usual place." "Just as planned." "If you hurry, you can catch him there." "Hunting Ministry I nformation?" "Could you please tell me, if number B 2 738," "Poletti, Marcello, received his regular hunting notice?" "He's been notified." " Everything is set." " Is this place for men only?" "I don't know." "There's a snack bar upstairs where he eats e veryda y." "Anybody can go there." "Come on, go!" "Hurry!" " Follow them, Chet." " Alright." "Hello, hello!" "Chet here!" " Martin here." "What's the status?" " The y're in front of the snack bar." "Poletti has arrived and Caroline has joined him on the terrace." "Over!" " Good, watch them!" "Over." " Oka y, o ver and out!" "What do you want?" "I am American." "I feel lonely." "I want someone to talk to, but if I'm bothering you..." "See, you've guessed right, you are bothering me." " My name is Caroline Meredith." " So?" "Are you busy tonight?" "I'll probably be dead tonight." "You are very bra ve to e xpose yourself this wa y." "No, I just don't ha ve enough mone y to defend myself." "Well, since it's about sa ving your life, I think..." "Good luck!" "Ex cuse me." "Stop, stop!" "You can't." "You can't... you can't shoot here." " You can't shoot in bars?" " Please, sir." " Since when?" " The first of the month." "We e ven put up a sign." "Look into it before going on a hunt!" "I give you a one minute lead." "What kind of life this is..." "You can't shoot in hospitals, nor in resta urants." "You can't shoot in churches nor at the barber's." "You can't shoot at nursery schools..." "You can't shoot anywhere anymore!" "Then end this hunt, I tell you!" "Well, bye." " Good luck!" " Thanks, same to you." "Sorry... but, once I saw one loaded with a Colt 45." "I n America there aren't many restrictions for hunters." "Everyone can easily shoot where ver and whene ver he wants to." "America is something else." "Answer it." " Hello." " Marcello Poletti?" "No, sorry, Mr. Poletti isn't here." "Damn!" " Was that oka y?" " Thanks." "Mr. Poletti!" "I want to relax." " Oriental or Northern?" " Northern." " Subscriber?" " No, cash." "Sign here." "Hi there." "Hea vy, pop or very soft music?" "Bleached, huh?" "This is the first time I've seen you here." "My name is Astrid." "What are you used to?" "Do you want some special setting?" "I ha ve a very stimulating wolf's howl in the storm." "Or, would you prefer the take-off of a huge missile?" "Or, can I offer you a nice rustling sound of underwear?" "You're difficult, aren't you?" "Come on, darling, rest your head on my breast." "I know a fairytale, Little R ed Riding Hood." "Want to hear it?" " Did I ask you to speak?" " No." "I came here to think, period." "I just wanted to please you, but, if silence arouses you," "I do as you wish." "Why are you following me?" "What do you want from me?" " Do you ha ve just a couple minutes?" " No, I don't." " Listen..." " I'm busy." "I came to R ome to conduct an inquiry on the se xual conduct of Italian men." "That's why I'm following you." "I don't want to talk." "Why?" "Beca use there is no se xual conduct, nor a man." "Look, I represent millions of unsatisfied American women." "This is a live interview, I'd like to ask you something... ha ve an e xperience, question you on TV at the temple of Venus." "Come on, sa y yes!" "But, why me?" "Beca use, I prefer difficult men like you." "Please, don't disappoint me." "You'll come to the temple of Venus?" "Here, done." "Ninety pulsations." "Not bad." "How many beats did you count, Marcello?" "How many beats did you count?" "Twenty-five." "It used to be fifty." "You're out of shape." "Yes, yes, I know." " Do you want to train?" " It's useless." "Marcello, you're a bundle of nerves." "I'll die, aren't you happy?" "I know you'll die, but the important thing is how one dies." "As a rabbit, or as a Samurai?" "Aim high, imbecile!" "After a 48 hour hunt nothing has happened, I'm nervous." "There are two possibilities:" "he's either on his wa y, or he's here now, driving you crazy." "Do you ha ve an armored vest?" "Are you armed?" "You feel too sorry for yourself." "You're reckless, remember that the selection is cruel." "Only fifteen hunters in the entire world ha ve made it through all ten hunts." "Marcello..." "Marcello, wait!" "You ha ve to pa y me." "You still ha ve to pa y me for 15 training sessions at the gym." "You ha ve to give me the mone y!" "Are you gonna pa y?" "Ne xt time." "Ah, ne xt time... if there is e ver going to be a ne xt time!" "Come on, touch the iron, touch the iron." "Not the good hand!" "There is no curare." "Bastard!" "The good hand, of course." " Hello, Caroline?" " Yes." "We've lost him as well." "Ma ybe that's good." "We're not ready yet." "Over." "This is a great e xample of disorganization." "Over." "Some disorganization ne ver hurts." "Over." "Well, ma ybe it's due to the R oman air." "Over." "Something will happen." "Over." "I hope so." "Out." "I called all the hotels." "Two Me xicans went down at the Ex celsior." "The maid sa ys the y're unarmed." "Ma ybe the y are refugees." "At the Ambasciatori hotel about 20 R ussians from the cooperative societies went to see the Pope." "Listen, I..." "Why aren't the y picking up the corpses?" "Look at that." "I'll sleep at your house for a few nights." " Did you fight with Olga?" " No, but I want to end it." "I need to reco ver." "Give me an injection, come on!" "Did you tell her about the annulment?" "No, what are you thinking?" "Let's go!" "An American wants to interview me at the temple." "She'll pa y." " What's her name?" " Caroline Meredith." "She seems strange." "Do you know anything?" "I know... she's sta ying at the Hilton with a group of Americans." "The y work for the news media." "The y're unarmed." "Are you sure?" "If I'm telling you, it means I know." " The left or right side?" " I don't remember." "Let me do a count." "One week ago we did the left side," "Monda y, Tuesda y, Wednesda y, Thursda y, Frida y, Saturda y, Sunda y..." "On the left!" "R eady?" "Did you find him again?" "Yes, we found him." "He's at the beach." "Where?" " With the sun worshippers." " East of Fiumicino?" "Yes." " Shall I send Caroline back then?" " Yes, let her know." "But there's time, Poletti's resting and he still needs to get ready." " There is time until sunset." " Oka y." "Agreed." "Sta y in touch." "Over and out." "Hello, Caroline." "Tell me, darling." "As soon as you can, turn back around." "Poletti has gone to the sunset worshippers." "Where are those sunset worshippers?" "Look at the map we ga ve you." "East of Fiumicino, there's an arrow that points to the e xact place." "You've got until sunset." "Over and out." "Good e vening." "Brothers." "Are you still insisting with that stupid inquiry?" "You're so unpredictable that I want to follow you." "If you want something good, go with them." "A very emotional e vent, there's nothing funny about it." "Ha ve a good da y." "Toda y the da ylight will be gone by 7:30 pm." "Contemplation of the sunset." "We were born by chance." "But, fortunately, we'll die by chance." "This last ra y of light is reaching us from 149,000,000 km." "Our Father is lea ving, we see him die with our own e yes." "But we can't despair." "Our tears are purifying." "The y free us from the anguish of e very da y, and while we're watching the passing of this belo ved friend, our brothers in California are welcoming His birth in the morning." "Let's focus now." "The magical moment is about to strike!" "I n ten, nine, eight, se ven, six, five, four, three, two, one." "Perverts!" "Go awa y!" "We'll give you the sunset!" "I mbeciles!" "Go home!" "We don't want you here!" "We're sick of you!" "Go!" "Go!" "Don't e ver come back!" "We'll make you cry!" "No, brothers... don't be bothered by those nasty neo-realists." "Cry, brothers!" "Cry!" "Free yourself, free yourself!" "What's up, are you crying?" "Ha ve you ne ver seen a sunset?" "Yes, as a child, but I had forgotten." "Brothers, sisters!" "Thank you." "Now, go my brothers, go to the sea." "Purify yourselves!" "Marcello, are you going for a swim with us?" "No, I can't tonight." "But I'm there with you in spirit." "Go, go." "I see you're crying, also." "Of course, I took two crying pills." "The y last for at least 15 minutes." "You don't belie ve in what you're sa ying, do you?" "I ha ve to belie ve in it." "I get 20% of the profits." "You should ha ve seen what happened at the ina uguration." "Even the therapists checked it out." "The tele vision, newspapers..." "Those wicked neo-realists ruined me completely!" "Well, why don't you stop then?" "What is this, an interview or plain curiosity?" "One or the other." "R eally?" "Everything has a price." "How much will you pa y?" "Three hundred dollars." "Four hundred, five hundred." "If you want, e ven a thousand." "How long will this take?" "One hour." "Ma ybe two." "And where should it take place?" "At the temple of Venus, near the Colosseum." "But, isn't it late now?" "No, we work all night." "We've got lots to do." "Isn't there an advance?" "Oh, I see, you trust me." "Five hundred dollars." "Good." "I'll get dressed right awa y and we'll go to R ome." "Oka y?" "Wait." "Look." "She's making signals." "It would be ideal to kill her now." "If she's not your hunter, that's 30 years in prison." "If she is my hunter, great!" "If not, the y'll take her for a drowned sun worshipper." "It's worked before." "Then tell me why she hasn't tried to kill you yet." "I don't know!" "But she's the only one following me." " Why has no one else tried to kill me?" " It could be tactics." "The clue lies in the temple of Venus." "She insists on taking me there." "Oka y, Marcello, let's do this..." "I'll go to the temple and look around." "I'll meet you at Lidia's." " I n one hour." " Oka y." "Ma y I ask why you signed up for the Big Hunt?" "For the mone y, obviously." "And I alwa ys thought that life is too long." " Age?" " Middle." " Profession?" " All of them." "Married?" "You know what the Sacred R oman R ota is?" "It's the court of matrimony." "Get married in Italy." "You'll find out." "Three da ys ago I got the annulment for my marriage." "I've waited 6 years for this ruling." "Are you getting married again?" " No, I wouldn't e ven if I were dead." " Why?" "I've already e xperienced it." "Don't you see what it has reduced me to?" "Well, it must be beca use of this particular... family circumstance that you don't defend yourself." "You really want to die?" "Don't try to understand e verything at once." "Could you at least tell me where I am?" "At my wife's house." "I need just a couple of minutes." "Hear that?" "A couple of minutes." "Tell e veryone to stand by." "Come on, hurry up." "Wait, wait." "Looks like it's all mine." "Now, it's all my wife's." "Lidia!" "Would you like pop or soft music?" "Just piano music." " Would you like an aphrodisiac?" " A mild one, if you ha ve it." "What are you doing?" "You keep it in the safe?" "No, I'm looking for something more e x citing, mone y." "Enough with this game." "Serve yourself." "Sorry, but these sunsets wear me out." "I don't know what else to do to make mone y." "Three minutes of relaxation." "What do you mean, three minutes to relax?" "Look, we ha ve to go to the temple of Venus." "Poletti... he y!" "Poletti!" "My Hea vens, what a Io vely creature!" "Step forward, Miss." "Don't hold back." " Would you like some coffee?" " Sure, some coffee..." " She could be a spy!" " What spy?" "!" "Calm down, mom." "I knew it, you are a spy from the nursing home!" "Marcello, don't hurt her!" "That's not true!" "I am a reporter." "Why should I care about your parents?" "The prize is useful to e veryone!" "What are you doing with your parents?" "I don't understand." "Why ha ven't you turned them o ver to the State yet?" "I n Italy, we belie ve in the patriarchal family system." "Almost nobody turns them o ver to the State." "We keep them hidden." "We often fix them up..." " To look like teenagers." " Like teenagers?" "A son's Io ve that intense is incredible!" "You really Io ve them this much?" "No." "It's the obligation that bothers me." "If you're not a go vernment agent, you're my hunter." "Come on, make up your mind." "Come on... let's get it o ver with." "Quickly, though." "Why on earth do you ha ve to dramatize e verything?" "Come on... why do you think I would want to kill you?" "I understand your situation." "The hunt, the wife, the mone y..." "If you want to win, you must be calmer... and more serene." "Don't get so agitated." "It's not good for you." "Would you like a little massage?" "I'm good at this." "How did you solve the problem with your parents?" "I'm from Hoboken, the fertilization center." "You're good at giving massages." "Are you ticklish?" " You are very se xual, are you?" " A real ball of fire." "How I envy you." "Shall we ha ve this... this e xperience?" "La y down." "I can't feel a thing." "Count to 100, if you like." "I'm an iceberg." "Yes, sure, you ha ve a nice technique, but..." "I should attend a class on light erotica." "But, that's so demoralizing." "Especially the learned part." "Many fall for it." "Why don't you shut up." "How can I get to work, if you talk?" "Marcello..." "Sorry to disturb you." "Oh, Lidia, it's you, don't worry, sta y." "Caroline, let me introduce my wife, Lidia." " Ex... e x-wife." " Right." "You should at least ha ve notified me." "You know what happened?" "Olga called me and I told her that we got the annulment." "Is that oka y?" "When are you gonna shut up?" "She'll ha ve her cards ready!" "Of course, after all these years." "Besides, you promised her you would marry her." "You e ven forced us to become friends with each other." "She's alwa ys here with me." "I forced you?" "You two are the sick ones!" "I feel fond of her for wanting to marry you." " Are you looking for something?" " My prize mone y." " I told you that I've already spent it." " All of it?" "Of course, all of it." "I n order for me to get married again..." "I need to buy something for myself, right?" "Plus, I ha ve to care for your parents." "Don't think that this doesn't cost anything!" "Two elderly people." "Should we turn them o ver to the State?" "Marcello!" "Who are you?" "He's here with you." "That's why he's hiding." "Right?" "There's no answer." "He doesn't tell me about the annulment." "Ex cuse me." "What do you want from me?" "I've been waiting years for this annulment, get it?" "And now there's you." "You think you can change his life." "I'll kill you both!" " There must be some mistake..." " I spent millions for this story!" "I was that young when it all started!" "Not in my house, cool it." "Fool!" "Marcello sends his regards." "He just left." "It's not as simple an inquiry as she wants you to belie ve." "I think she is planning something weird." "I think it's a trap." "You'll soon find out yourself." "Be careful, though!" "Wait for me here." "Be careful!" "Ex cuse me, is this the temple of Venus?" " Yes, of course." " Thank you." " Did Caroline call?" " She's coming." "Keep him busy." "He y, one of your agents paid me for an interview, but... we lost sight of each other and ha ven't been able to find each other." "Can we interview without the girl?" "Sorry, no." "But Caroline will be here any moment." "Martin, do you know anything?" "Yes, I know she's coming, and she's usually on time." "Well, since you're not ready, I'll return the advance." "Oh, it's not important if the interview doesn't happen now." " We're in no hurry, right, Cole?" " Certainly." "Tonight, tomorrow..." "We're alwa ys here." "Would you like something to drink?" "Yes, let's ha ve a drink." "Whisky?" " Vodka?" " Sambuca?" "Anywa y, in case Miss Caroline still needs me, she can find me at the Big Hunt Club." " Well, it's only a matter of minutes." " Listen..." "At the Big Hunt Club, at midnight." "Cut!" "You're right." "The TV interview gets me here so she can kill me for publicity!" " A tournament, huh?" " Yes, like a tournament." "Yes, the Americans are alwa ys ahead of us." "I heard the y tried the same sort of thing in Milan." "The only one who would go out of his mind for an idea like this is Silvestri." "What idea?" "I'll kill her for a product, too!" "Get it?" "How can I organize e verything in one night?" "I don't care." "Do what you want." "That's what I'm pa ying for." "Yeah, right!" "It's been months since I've seen a dime!" " Sta y with me, you'll get the profit!" " Right, the profit." "But, it's difficult in one night." "How can it be done?" "Hello?" "I'd like to speak the commander." " I'll get him right away, just a second." " Thank y ou." "We're lucky, Chet." "Yes, hello, I'm here." "Commander, I'm attorne y R ossi, Poletti's assistant," " You heard of him..." " Ah!" "The hunt!" "Precisely, the Big Hunt!" "I'd like to propose a big publicity stunt for your product with your swimming pool, a crocodile, and the killing... of an American girl." "To me, the idea of killing someone... for publicity alwa ys seemed to be a very amusing idea." "Do you know what worries me?" "That a woman would be killed." " Why?" " It might not be good for sales." "I nsist on it!" "If we'd kill someone else...?" "That's impossible." "I'll tell you, this year it's trendy to kill women." "It's not important who dies, but how one dies." "Tell him that people want a spectacle." "As you know, toda y people only go for the spectacle." "Yes, true, but I'd like to think about it." "Commander, we prefer you, but we can't waste any time." "Yes or no!" "Alright then." "Come and see me right awa y." " Ex cellent!" " Right awa y, though." "All right." " He's waiting for us at the villa." " Let's go." "Keep clear!" "Please, keep clear!" "Let us through, please, keep clear." "Careful, don't get near it." "It's dangerous." "I take no responsibility." " This is a great animal!" " Yes, yes." "Come, Poletti." "Bea utiful, isn't it?" "Careful, please." "All right, here, put it down." "Gently, gently." "It has to eat one girl?" "Don't worry, it' can eat three." "It's terrible!" " You're sure?" " Certainly." " It'll break her backbone right awa y." " Perfect." "Plus, it has another e x ceptional characteristic." "He's the only crocodile that doesn't cry after the meals." "Speed?" "80 kilometers at the moment of immersion." " Aren't you putting it in?" " Not now." "At the last minute." "Tomorrow morning I'll lea ve for Milan." "The filming has to be finished tonight." " All right." " You can count on it." "Marcello, the contract..." "it's getting late!" "Put the crocodile in the gazebo for now." "I'm forgetting something." "What slogan will you read, Poletti?" " R ead it." " Ah, yes." "Let's see..." "At the killing of the hunter, Caroline Meredith, the undersigned Marcello Poletti lifts the cup filled with your product and clearly repeats the following slogan with a courteous and inviting smile:" ""You'll alwa ys win with Coca 80."" "Good." "We're ready." "Let's go." "The advance!" "Miss Caroline has to sit here." "Look, are you sure this will work?" "Sure." " Let's try it." " As you wish." "You pla y the girl." " Well, I really..." " Sit down!" "Are we sure the crocodile isn't in there?" "Come, the machine is here." "Don't worry, it's a test." "What can I sa y?" "You only ha ve to push this button." "Come on." "I beg you, commander." "Poletti, push the button." "Please, sir." "No, Caroline I think he's still unsure as to whether you're his hunter." "I admit he ma y be suspicious at most." "Well, if so, then tell me why he put me in his wife's house and came to the temple all by himself." "He escaped in a hurry." "He is in a lot of trouble." "With those women tormenting him... you should know, you ca ught a couple of punches." "He knew very well where I was, but asked for me anywa y." "No, he didn't ask for you." "He said he'd lost sight of you." "He figured that without you nothing could be done." "He e ven tried to give the mone y back." "You know what I sa y?" "We can do whate ver we want." "It's as if we ha ve it in the bag." "He's too stupid!" "Yet, I'm sure, as soon as he sees me, he'll shoot me." "The one place where he cannot shoot you is the Hunt Club." "You can go there without a problem." "Good." "I'll go there." "Give me my clothes." "We need to come up with something to confuse him, to make him belie ve that the hunter is someone else." "Pistol." "Chet, you ha ve to shoot at him without hitting him." "Oka y?" "!" "Good." "All right." " Be careful not to get recognized." " Of course." " Act as if you're his hunter." " Understood." "Come Caroline, hurry up." "Let's go!" "I ha ve another idea." "Get me a young and handsome guy." "Big Hunt Club" " Chet here." "Over." " Martin here." "Over." "Mission accomplished." "What now?" "I'm not going out with you anymore." "I don't belie ve this guy." "He was sent here to trick us." "A real hunter wouldn't ha ve missed!" "Caroline should ha ve arrived." "Sta y here, keep an e ye out." "Marcello, she's coming with another guy." " With another guy?" " Yes." "And he is not American." "You've got little time." " We're to see the crocodile at 4:00." " Go awa y!" "You're a wimp and a coward!" "Your life isn't worth a penny to me." "Can I consider myself free?" "It's up to you." "And the interview at the temple of Venus?" "You're too busy." "Besides, I prefer R udy." "Ma ybe he's not so interesting?" "Isn't it true, R udy, that you're less interesting?" "But he's nice and simple." "That solves e verything, right?" "I'll e ven let you keep the advance." "Poor Marcello, ca ught between his troubles with women, Io vers, priests, hunters." "I considered you the wild great male icon, you monster!" " Are you joking?" " No, I'm not joking." " Disappointed, huh?" " Yes, very much." "For an instant you showed me something new at your home." "Then y our wife and that other one arrived, and y ou ran away like a child!" "I've a proposal for you, listen..." "Ma ybe, in a more romantic setting..." "Come on." "There's a villa on Appia Antica, with a great pool." "Let's go there, oka y?" "No." "The spell is broken, don't you think?" "Oh, how cute." "The crocodile." "I like effeminate guys." "The y're the ideal friends for women." "The y keep you company." "Ha ve you e ver been one?" "Why do you despise men so much?" "No, I actually like them a lot, but then, once you get to that point, it becomes impossible." "Where are you going?" "To work." "To the temple of Venus." "What happened?" "She's doing the interview with the other guy." "Well, then it really is an interview and has nothing to do with the hunt." "I n the end, your hunter really was the one shooting at you." "Be on guard, Marcello." "I kept an e ye on you all e vening." "You two are falling in Io ve." "Ming tea makes better Io vers!" "Ming tea makes better Io vers!" "Yes, only Ming tea makes better Io vers!" "No, she's got nothing to do with the hunt, patience!" " What can you do?" " Careful, think." "The interview with R udy ma y be a trick." "Women are smart, Marcello!" "Think hard." "She arrives, follows you, pa ys you, you see her making signals at night, and then... does e verything to get you here." "No, no, no." "If you weren't 100% convinced, why didn't you sa y so?" "But, how... how could I?" "It was just a guess!" "A victim ne ver has the e xact information." "What will we tell them?" "You took the advance!" "The y're waiting for us, you ha ve to decide!" "Sa y what you want, make something up, dela y it!" "I ha ve to be sure before I kill her." "Understand?" "Or it's 30 years in prison for me!" "Go." "There she is." "Go awa y." "Hide!" "Caroline!" "He fell for it, go, go." "According to you I'm a wimp and a coward, why?" " It's obvious." "Beca use y ou are afraid." " Of who?" "Of me." "Would you like to get in?" "He y, you guys!" "Come here." "Come back." "Go awa y!" "I'll follow them by car." "Hurry!" " Do you Io ve her?" " Who?" "Olga, your Io ver." "No." "Then why don't you tell her?" "It would be far simpler and cleaner!" "R elationships should be truthful!" "But, who wants the truth?" "Nobody likes the truth." "It's better this wa y, with the lies and deceptions." "I blush when I tell the truth." "Do you like the truth?" "Just wait." "Hello?" "Hello, Olga." "Marcello, where are you?" "I've been looking for you all da y!" "Listen to me." "Oddly enough, tonight I want to tell the truth." "How come?" "Well, listen closely." "As you know, I've gotten the annulment." " Yes, Lidia told me." " Right... but I won't marry you." "When I find you, Marcello... you'll pa y for this!" "It's that American woman's fa ult!" "It has been so many years, and now you dump me!" "I'll kill you both!" "I'll get a machine gun and sla ughter you!" "Now that I've told the truth, is there a prize?" "What a bea utiful night, Marcello!" "I feel great." " Can I tell you something?" " What?" "Did you know, in New York, after a night like this... a penny is put in a machine, and then, two people like us..." "Bingo!" "The y're husband and wife." "But, we're not in New York." "Ex cuse me, Caroline, but let's be straight." "I n Italy almost nobody gets married, it's not worth it." "Divorce doesn't e ven e xist here." "We ha ve to get along." "We're very religious here." "I want a child from you." " Actually, I want two or three kids!" " Yes, I can give you some." "Three, eight, nine, ten, as many as you like." "But, without marriage, oka y?" "Come on, don't joke." "It's the first time I've asked anyone for that." "Attention!" "Attention!" "Poletti and Caroline are on the right track." "I'm sta ying here." "Over and out." "I feel like a normal woman with you." "The truck has to get through here." "Don't drop it!" "There will also be a crane." "Let's go!" "Oka y, like that." "Good morning, darling." " How long did I sleep?" " Six hours." "It's ele ven o'clock now." "That's strange." "I don't hear the ocean anymore." "I know, the sea has calmed down." "Caroline... do you know what I was thinking?" "Why don't we go awa y, just the two of us?" "Far awa y from e veryone, to an island." "Yeah, ma ybe you're right." "I've made a mistake." "I want to change." "I ha ve to change." "I don't belie ve you, you're a liar." "Yet, I can pro ve to you that I'm being sincere, that I am telling the truth." "The truth, which you like so much." " Did I introduce you to Thomas?" " No." "Go, Thomas." "Go to Caroline." "Don't be afraid." "Show her if I am sincere or not." "Thomas is my only friend." "Touch his nose." "You'll see how Io ving he is." "Look, how good he is." "He's very sweet." "Open him." " There is a gun in it." " It's mine." "I ha ve no desire to kill you." "I Io ve you." "I want to live with you." "I feel it, I've alwa ys felt it... that you were my hunter." " R eally?" " From the first moment." "What's the matter?" "But, that's fantastic, Caroline." "Attention!" "Action!" "R oiling... start recording." "Drink Ming tea and you'll live longer." "Oh, hi." " You'll live longer." " You prepared a great death for me!" "You'll live longer." "This is marvelous!" "Why are you la ughing?" "Well, I'm la ughing beca use..." "I'm fascinated by your plan." "Thank you." "Thank you!" "No, no, mo ve o ver a little please, there." "Drink Ming tea and you'll live longer." "Sure." "Drink Ming tea and you'll live longer." " Drink M ing tea and y ou'll live longer." " Louder!" "Drink Ming tea and you'll live longer!" "This show was sponsored by the Ming Tea Company." "Fire!" "Come on, let's go!" "Shoot!" "Caroline, do you want him to get awa y?" "Shoot!" "Cheers!" "Oh, you were great!" "Darling!" "Wonderful!" "Wonderful!" "Now you're a decathlete, one million dollars!" " Congratulations, old man!" " Same to you!" "Come on, let's pack up." "Let's not waste any time, hurry!" "We've made it!" "Come on, let's take care of the body." "Cole?" " Where is the dead guy?" " I don't know." "He was there." "How should I know about a dead guy?" "I was o ver there, it's not my fa ult!" "He y, Caroline!" "Marcello!" "Marcello, forgive me." "You did shoot." "It's true that you don't Io ve me." "Stop there." "I'm sorry." "I Io ve you so much, so much!" "It's too late, Caroline." "It's too late!" "And, you're so naive to ha ve trusted my gun." "When people are in Io ve the y make mistakes." " You think so?" " Yes." "No." "No, darling, no." "I'm sorry, darling." "You're the only woman I could e ver Io ve." "You just don't get it!" "Congratulations!" "Perfect!" "Sa y the slogan." " Ten thousand." "My lawyer is here." " Oka y, ten thousand dollars." "Smile... smile..." "She made a mistake." "She didn't drink twice as much tea!" "Correct." "The gun, the gun!" "Enough, Caroline!" "Enough, oka y, I give up!" "I'm in your hands." "Oka y." "You are breaking my eardrums." "Enough." "Women ne ver die." "Damn, I should ha ve known!" "I ha ve a leather armor, the only one in the world." "Custom-made." "You can't destro y me, Caroline." "Without tele vision it's useless." "Don't worry." "I want re venge." "All right, done." "I'll strangle you." "Marcello!" "This is your last hunt!" "Marcello!" "I'll e ven kill your parents!" "I swear!" " I'll kill you like a dog!" " Damn, the y're after us!" "Quick, hide!" "What are you doing?" "Let go of me!" "Crazy Olga!" "Quickly, back there." "There she is!" "Come on, give it to me!" "You're good at nothing!" "Wait..." "Give me that gun!" "You're going to get me killed." "Let go!" "This is my deal!" "Get lost!" "Women!" "I'm the one who killed your first victim!" "And the idea of putting dynamite in the boots was mine!" " No, that's not true!" " Yes, it was her idea!" "Coward, scoundrel!" "I'll strangle you with my hands!" "Sta y down!" "Are you crazy?" "!" "The y'll kill you!" "Are you injured?" "No, it's just dislocated." "Come on!" "Let's lea ve!" " Enough with the gun, I can't..." " Hurry!" "Don't waste any time!" "Go!" "Quick, quick!" "R un, run!" " Come on!" " Wretches...!" "R un, Marcello, run!" "And who are you?" "You seem ancient R oman." "I am ancient R oman." " What's your name?" " Othello." " Are you naturally dark?" " Of course." "Don't let her see us, she's nuts!" "Wait for me!" "Where are you going?" "Listen, come with me, I ha ve to tell you something." "Come!" "Olga?" "Me too, me too!" "Welcome aboard." "Where are we going?" "Where are you taking me?" "I need to sleep." "What's all that?" "A "Wedding Airplane"?" "The y're crazy." "I hereby join you in matrimony, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." "Amen." "Here we are." "Do you Caroline Meredith... take Marcello Poletti as your husband?" "Yes." "Ex cuse me, what did you sa y?" " What did you say?" " Aren't you Marcello Poletti?" "Look, there's been a mistake." "We're here by accident." "Actually, I'd like to get off, now." " But, aren't you Marcello Poletti?" " Yes." "Then you ha ve to get married." "You couldn't end this story better than with this lady." "Caroline, did you arrange this?" "Do you Marcello Poletti take Caroline Meredith as your wife?" "Look..." "I'd like to think about it, Father." "No." "You don't ha ve to think about it, just get married." "Do you Marcello Poletti... take Caroline Meredith as your wife?" "I don't think I ha ve any other choice, Father." "Yes." "I now pronounce you man and wife." "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." "Amen." "You may kiss the bride." "Caroline, why did you want to ruin this great love story?" "THE END"