30something Movie Podcast

592: "Chasing Amy" | Congo (1995)


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This week we’re cracking open Congo (1995), the jungle romp where killer gorillas guard diamonds and a gorilla named Amy talks with a Nintendo Power Glove. Laura Linney’s armed, Dylan Walsh brought juice boxes for a primate, and Ernie Hudson is the only one who knows what movie he’s in. It’s corporate espionage meets theme park ride—and we’re digging through the chaos to see why this ’90s relic is still echoing through our brains like “Ugly gorilla! Go away!”

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    Want the lyrics to our Congo song?

    [Verse 1]

    We took a trip to Congo, thought it’d be a breeze
    Diamonds in a lost city, easy cash and a jungle tease
    But then a scream through the satellite feed
    For Bruce Campbell a quick cameo
    Killed by the vicious pale ape – oh no!

    [Verse 2]
    Amy’s a talking gorilla in the mist
    Joe Don Baker’s really pissed
    Tim Curry sounds like he’s from Moscow
    Winston Zeddemore is British now
    There are hidden dangers they’ve all missed.

    [Chorus]
    I can’t say… I can’t say…
    I can’t say… where I’m-a-gonna stay
    When the gray apes slay

    [Verse 3]
    From plane crash landings to high-tech guns
    To diamond-fueled vapor beams hotter than the sun
    Jimmy Buffett flew the jet,
    Peter’s eyes are getting wet
    Amy met a hunky silverback and to the jungle they will run.

    [Bridge]
    “Where’s Homolka?”
    “Getting chewed.”
    “Is that a diamond?”
    “Not anymore, dude.”
    “Volcano’s bubbling!”
    “I smell cooked ape!”
    “Let’s go, let’s go—before we all get vaped!”

    [Chorus]
    I can’t say… I can’t say…
    I can’t say… where I’m-a-gonna stay
    When the gray apes slay

    The ground quakes, the lava flows, (doo-doo-doo-doo-doot!)
    Yeah, the volcano’s gonna blow!
    It’s CONGO!

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