Carnahan (Universal)
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- For the Carnahan from the 1976 King Kong, see Carnahan (De Laurentiis).
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Carnahan tried desperately to undo his heavy pack. Jack tried to stop him, signaling to Carnahan to head to the bottom of the swamp. The creature would be drawn toward the thrashing at the surface. But Carnahan ignored him...
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— Narration during the Piranhadon attack in the 2005 King Kong novelization |
Carnahan is a minor character from the 2005 film King Kong. A Venture crewman who joined the rescue party on Skull Island, he was eaten by a Piranhadon. The scene of his death was cut from the theatrical version of the film, but retained in the extended cut.
Name
Carnahan is never named onscreen and is only identified in Christopher Golden's novelization. He shares his name with a sailor from the 1976 King Kong, but this may be coincidental.
History
- King Kong (2005)
King Kong (2005)
Carnahan was a sailor on the tramp steamer Venture that was sailing to Skull Island. Like many others, Carnahan became friends with Carl Denham's film crew and spent his free time with them on deck. When the ship sailed into the fog, Carnahan was among the first to know that they were approaching land, since he held a lead-line with which another sailor was measuring the depth. A day later, Carnahan was throwing off ballast on the captain's orders so that the lightened ship could sail away from the rocks. When they were ready to set out to open sea, Jack Driscoll suddenly reported that the natives had kidnapped Ann Darrow from the ship. Carnahan went to rescue her in the same whaler with Driscoll and Englehorn, and then joined the group that went beyond the wall to save the actress from the giant beast Kong.
After encountering a Ferrucutus and escaping from a herd of Brontosaurus and a pack of Venatosaurus, Carnahan stayed with the group and tried to stop one sailor who went after Bruce Baxter. Soon they were floating on two rafts across the swamp, Carnahan was on one raft with Driscoll, Preston, Choy, Jimmy, and two other sailors. Soon they were attacked by Scorpio-pedes, and then by a huge Piranhadon. The fish destroyed the raft and Carnahan quickly sank to the bottom due to the heavy ammo pack. Driscoll, who was also carrying an ammo pack, soon sank down not far from him. The fish was approaching. Having shed his ballast, Carnahan began to float up, ignoring Driscoll, who was signaling him to stay at the bottom. At the very surface, the Piranhadon grabbed Carnahan and quickly ate him.
Books
- King Kong (2005)
King Kong (2005)
As part of the crew of the Venture, Carnahan sailed to Skull Island. He went in search of the kidnapped actress Ann Darrow together with Lumpy, Turcotte, Brandon, and other sailors. As they were crossing the swamp, a Piranhadon attacked them. Almost drowned, Carnahan began to float up, but, before he reached the surface, the Piranhadon grabbed him in its jaws, leaving a trail of blood in the water. Without finishing chewing Carnahan, the predator swam towards Driscoll, but he hid from it among the roots of a tree.
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Carnahan (right) aboard the Venture -
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