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Poison

When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.

Director

Wes Anderson

Year

Genre

short, comedy, drama

Box Office

N/A

Production

American Empirical Pictures,Indian Paintbrush

Awards

1 nomination

Homepage

https://www.netflix.com/title/81711973

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Timber Woods

Harry Pope

Benedict Cumberbatch

Roald Dahl

Dr. Ganderbai

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As I approached the bungalow,
I switched off the headlamps - Poison

As I approached the bungalow, I switched off the headlamps

I parked, went up to the porch, - Poison

I parked, went up to the porch,

He was lying in bed awake.
He didn't move or even turn his head. - Poison

He was lying in bed awake. He didn't move or even turn ...

But I heard him whispering,
almost inaudible… - Poison

But I heard him whispering, almost inaudible…

[clock ticking] - Poison

[clock ticking]

He reminded me of George Barling
after he got shot in the stomach - Poison

He reminded me of George Barling after he got shot in the st...

Then George Barling bent over, of course… - Poison

Then George Barling bent over, of course…

"Take off shoes." - Poison

"Take off shoes."

He was on his back with a sheet
covering three-quarters of his body, - Poison

He was on his back with a sheet covering three-quarters of h...

You don't mean there's a krait
on your stomach now? Asleep? - Poison

You don't mean there's a krait on your stomach now...

I shouldn't have asked a question.
I should've just told him to keep quiet. - Poison

I shouldn't have asked a question. I should've jus...

Lying on back. Reading.
Felt something on chest, behind book. - Poison

Lying on back. Reading. Felt something on chest, behind book...

From corner of eye,
saw little krait sliding over pajamas. - Poison

From corner of eye, saw little krait sliding over pajamas.

Knew mustn't move.
Lay frozen, watching it. - Poison

Knew mustn't move. Lay frozen, watching it.

Thought it would go over top of sheet. - Poison

Thought it would go over top of sheet.

He was making sure his whispering
wasn't disturbing the thing laying there. - Poison

He was making sure his whispering wasn't disturbing the...

Felt it through pajamas.
Moving on stomach. - Poison

Felt it through pajamas. Moving on stomach.

Then it stopped. Now lying there asleep. - Poison

Then it stopped. Now lying there asleep.

[Roald] In fact, - Poison

[Roald] In fact,

The surprising thing was
that Harry hadn't been bitten so far. - Poison

The surprising thing was that Harry hadn't been bitten ...

The bite is ferociously deadly,
unless you catch it at once, - Poison

The bite is ferociously deadly, unless you catch it at once,

One might slip, discreetly, - Poison

One might slip, discreetly,

The manager of a tea estate once told me
about a sheep bitten on the hind leg. - Poison

The manager of a tea estate once told me about a sheep bitte...

When he cut open the carcass,
its blood ran pitch, black as tar. - Poison

When he cut open the carcass, its blood ran pitch, black as ...

[whispering] "All right, Harry," I said.
Now I was whispering too. - Poison

[whispering] "All right, Harry," I said. Now I was...

[door opens] - Poison

I put it in my pocket ready to use in case
Harry frightened the krait and got bitten. - Poison

I put it in my pocket ready to use in case Harry frightened ...

[whispering] "Harry,
I think the best thing to do - Poison

[whispering] "Harry, I think the best thing to do

There was no expression in his voice.
He spoke too slowly and softly for that. - Poison

There was no expression in his voice. He spoke too slowly an...

The expression was in the eyes
and corners of the mouth. - Poison

The expression was in the eyes and corners of the mouth.

Light will startle. Snake will kill me. - Poison

Light will startle. Snake will kill me.

How about I whip back the sheet
and brush it off the instant-- - Poison

How about I whip back the sheet and brush it off the instant...

I tiptoed out,
looked up Dr. Ganderbai's number, - Poison

I tiptoed out, looked up Dr. Ganderbai's number,

[phone ringing] - Poison

[phone ringing]

Speaking slowly, not like an explosion,
precisely, Dr. Ganderbai said… - Poison

Speaking slowly, not like an explosion, precisely, Dr. Gande...

- What does he think I've been doing?
- No talking. Either of us. - Poison

- What does he think I've been doing? - No talking. Eit...

The muscles on one side of his mouth,
the muscles used for smiling - Poison

The muscles on one side of his mouth, the muscles used for s...

- [car approaching]
- Dr. Ganderbai's car sped up to the front. - Poison

- [car approaching] - Dr. Ganderbai's car sped up to th...

He walked on past me into the hall.
He put his bag down on a chair. - Poison

He walked on past me into the hall. He put his bag down on a...

Upon reaching the bed,
he looked at Harry and smiled, - Poison

Upon reaching the bed, he looked at Harry and smiled,

First is to try to get serum into him,
but I must do it neatly. He can't flinch. - Poison

First is to try to get serum into him, but I must do it neat...

[clock ticking] - Poison

[clock ticking]

Dr. Ganderbai
cautiously rolled up Harry's sleeve - Poison

Dr. Ganderbai cautiously rolled up Harry's sleeve

He stood well away from the bed.
He whispered… - Poison

He stood well away from the bed. He whispered…

Harry looked at the syringe.
His smiling muscle began to twitch again. - Poison

Harry looked at the syringe. His smiling muscle began to twi...

Dr. Ganderbai took rubber tubing
and tied it tight around Harry's bicep. - Poison

Dr. Ganderbai took rubber tubing and tied it tight around Ha...

He held up the syringe,
squinting at the calibrations, - Poison

He held up the syringe, squinting at the calibrations,

Harry was sweating all over his face - Poison

Harry was sweating all over his face

I could see the blue vein on his forearm,
swollen under the tourniquet. - Poison

I could see the blue vein on his forearm, swollen under the ...

Needle above the vein,
Ganderbai holding it flat against the arm, - Poison

Needle above the vein, Ganderbai holding it flat against the...

Now you'll be all right even if it bites,
but don't move. I'll be back in a moment. - Poison

Now you'll be all right even if it bites, but don'...

- "Is he safe now?" I asked.
- It might or might not save him. - Poison

- "Is he safe now?" I asked. - It might or might n...

We're going to administer an anesthetic - Poison

We're going to administer an anesthetic

The name is printed on it.
I'll stay in case anything happens. - Poison

The name is printed on it. I'll stay in case anything h...

[engine starts] - Poison

[engine starts]

He knows what we're going to do,
but he's understandably losing his nerve. - Poison

He knows what we're going to do, but he's understa...

His face was white and wet.
He turned his eyes towards me. - Poison

His face was white and wet. He turned his eyes towards me.

The doctor picked up the tube
he'd used as a tourniquet, - Poison

The doctor picked up the tube he'd used as a tourniquet...

He untucked a section of sheet
from under the mattress, - Poison

He untucked a section of sheet from under the mattress,

It may have been 20 minutes, or 40.
I never saw the tube move, - Poison

It may have been 20 minutes, or 40. I never saw the tube mov...

Dr. Ganderbai himself was sweating now, - Poison

Dr. Ganderbai himself was sweating now,

I twisted out the stopper
and put the bottle into his hand, - Poison

I twisted out the stopper and put the bottle into his hand,

Mr. Pope, I'm going to soak the mattress.
It's going to be cold under your body. - Poison

Mr. Pope, I'm going to soak the mattress. It's goi...

He poured into the funnel
and waited while it ran down the tube. - Poison

He poured into the funnel and waited while it ran down the t...

The heavy, sickening smell of chloroform
spread over the room - Poison

The heavy, sickening smell of chloroform spread over the roo...

Ganderbai was pouring steadily, - Poison

Ganderbai was pouring steadily,

The strain of this procedure
must have been enormous - Poison

The strain of this procedure must have been enormous

This time Dr. Ganderbai sprang 'round,
his face suddenly angry. - Poison

This time Dr. Ganderbai sprang 'round, his face suddenl...

Stared at Harry, a cold stone.
Harry's smiling muscle began to twitch. - Poison

Stared at Harry, a cold stone. Harry's smiling muscle b...

Dr. Ganderbai watched Harry's face - Poison

Dr. Ganderbai watched Harry's face

He never took his eye away,
and although he made no sound, - Poison

He never took his eye away, and although he made no sound,

[Woods] In this silence,
Harry lay there twitching his mouth, - Poison

[Woods] In this silence, Harry lay there twitching his mouth...

It was like someone
was blowing up a huge balloon, - Poison

It was like someone was blowing up a huge balloon,

Finally Dr. Ganderbai nodded,
and I knew he was ready to proceed. - Poison

Finally Dr. Ganderbai nodded, and I knew he was ready to pro...

I saw the white cord
of his pajama trousers - Poison

I saw the white cord of his pajama trousers

A little farther below,
I saw a mother-of-pearl button, - Poison

A little farther below, I saw a mother-of-pearl button,

Odd how one sometimes - Poison

Odd how one sometimes

Ganderbai peered around
along Harry's body and under his legs. - Poison

Ganderbai peered around along Harry's body and under hi...

[breathing heavily] - Poison

[breathing heavily]

[exclaiming] - Poison

Ganderbai was scrambling for a scalpel, - Poison

Ganderbai was scrambling for a scalpel,

[Woods] The way he said it, - Poison

[Woods] The way he said it,

Harry didn't take it that way.
He stood in his pajamas, - Poison

Harry didn't take it that way. He stood in his pajamas,

Harry took a pace forward on the bed.
A shining look in his eyes. - Poison

Harry took a pace forward on the bed. A shining look in his ...

- You dirty, little, Bengali, sewer rat.
- "Shut up, Harry," I said. - Poison

- You dirty, little, Bengali, sewer rat. - "Shut up, Ha...

[breathing heavily] - Poison

[breathing heavily]

We went across the drive in the darkness
to the doctor's old Morris Motor car. - Poison

We went across the drive in the darkness to the doctor'...

I mean you might've He owes you his life - Poison

I mean you might've He owes you his life

[engine starts] - Poison

[engine starts]

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When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Wes Anderson

Writer: Roald Dahl, Wes Anderson

Production: American Empirical Pictures,Indian Paintbrush

Genre: short, comedy, drama

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 30 Sep 2023

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81711973

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