High-Ballin' (1978) - full transcript

♪ Now, many miles of highway

♪ Has rolled
underneath
these wheels

♪ And many times
I've had to stand

♪ Fight for what I feel

♪ Well, anything
worth believing

♪ Is worth fighting to believe

♪ And you can't
trust lady luck

♪ To tuck those aces
up your sleeve

♪ 'Cause when
you're high rolling

♪ Play the cards
and you bet it all

♪ When you're high rolling



♪ You just let the chips fall

♪ Brother, take that
wheel of fortune in
your hand

♪ And stand by
what you stand
for as a man ♪

Got my ear
on your pork chopper,
but my radar done picked up

an outstanding
pair of seat covers.

Anyone on my tail?
I could get lucky.

Yeah, I got me a beaver
down the side of the road.

I'm gonna see if
I can get me some.

Go to it, breaker.

Yeah, 10-4,
good buddy.

Hi.

Damn shame about
your car, missy.

Yeah.
Gonna need some help?

I'll say.



Been here long?

No.
Oh.

Got some trouble, do you?

I don't. You do.

Congratulations, sucker.

♪ Well, life can bring
you to your knees, boy

♪ But that don't mean
that you have to crawl

♪ Reach back and
find some backbone

♪ When your back is
up against the wall

♪ They may stack
that deck against you

♪ But you can damn
sure take your cuts

♪ When it gets down
to down and dirty

♪ That's when you've
got to trust your guts

♪ 'Cause when
you're high rolling

♪ You play the cards
and you bet it all

♪ When you're high rolling

♪ You just let the chips fall

♪ Brother, take that
wheel of fortune
in your hand

♪ And stand by what you
stand for as a man ♪

What we gonna do, Duke?

Cue, I don't know.
Your guess is
good as mine, son.

But I'll tell you one thing,

Duke is getting
a little bit concerned.

I don't know who's
gonna be next, could
be you, could be me.

Yeah.

Told them there's
a grounded beaver
on the side.

By the time they got to him,
he'd been ripped off

and he was out colder
than a January sailcat.

Well, we can't panic.
That's the one thing
we can't do.

We gotta stick together now,
it's just that simple.

Ain't nothing that simple
anymore, Duke.

Rane! Son!

Where in the hell
have you been
keeping yourself?

Oh, here and there,
and getting my share.

Yeah, your share
and everyone else's.

Oh, I keep the rust off.

Hey, come on,
let me buy you
a cup a coffee.

Okay.

You know how long
it's been since
I laid eyes on you?

Been a long time, huh?

So long, it's...

How about you, Decal?

Yeah. Yeah, how about you?

Hey, what's eating him?

Same thing that's
eating the rest of us.

Says he's through
as an independent.

Says he's gonna sign
up with King Caroll.

We got a hijacking ring.

They're picking us off
one at a time, like flies.

Sounds like you
got some trouble.

Son, you don't know
the half of it.

Yeah?

Hey, you hike that
any higher you're gonna
have to braid it, gal.

Harvey.

Hiya, Dickens.
Harvey.

Hey, Duke,
how you doing?

Hello, Harvey.
Hi.

This bunch
is slicker than
a weasel's butt.

Yeah, if smokey
can't figure it out,
what're we supposed to do?

You can't trust nothing
you hear on CB no more,
that's for sure.

Well, now, Bushes,
the law's doing
all it can do.

Yeah, well,
it ain't enough.

Well, they put
out a reward.

My ass.

Smokeys and reward.

How many times do
I have to tell you guys?

The only ones the cops
are gonna help are
the trucking companies.

There's no way they're gonna
protect us independents.

The day you junk runners
get help from smokey

is the day you get
a retread cherry.

Howdy, Pickup.
What do you
need, honey?

Hmm. Well, what I need
I can't get here.

So, I'll have a can of soda
and a piece of jerky.

Right.

Hey, Duke.
What?

Do you ever think
about using
some ordinance?

A what?

Pieces. Firearms,
you know?

Guns, jerks!

No guns.

No way for the gun.
Forget the gun.

Suit yourself.
But just remember,

when the independents
were getting hijacked
up north last year,

the cops didn't
give a sweet damn,

and the trouble ended
when the truckers

took matters into
their own hands.

You know,
for a peace
loving socialist,

you sure talk about
your gun a lot, Harvey.

Here, I'll get that one.

Pickup, why don't you and me
take the afternoon off, eh?

Hmm? And do what?

Now, you just leave
all that to me.

Hmm. I've already
been to the zoo.

Know something?
What?

You could work
every day of your life,

save up all your money,

and on your last day,
you wouldn't have enough
to pay for my overtime.

Hmm. Turkey.

Maybe you ought to try
sending her flowers
by wire. Could help.

That strikes you
funny, does it?

Yeah, kind of.

Uh, Duke, who's
your friend?

He's one of them
faggot bikers.

You know what
they call you?

If you can't get a woman,
get a clean, old man.

Uh, do you mind
if I ask you
a personal question

about them
boots of yours?

Reason I say personal is
I never saw nobody but fags

wear boots like that.

They're serviceable.

What do you call
them boots anyway?

I call the left one, May,
and the right one, Alice.

Well, now, you tell me,
can you run in them boots?

Like the wind,
if I have to.

Well, you have to.

Unless you want me
to shove those boots
right up your ass.

Of course, maybe
you'd like that.

Come on, Reggie,
don't make any
trouble in here.

Harvey, will you cool
this hot head off?

He's a grown boy, Ma.

Don't worry, Ma.
I'll take him outside.

God, I wish you wouldn't.

Well, then run.

Move it!

You're not gonna cut me
any slack at all, are you?

How do you
want it, sucker?

Irons. Irons'll be just fine.

Come on.
This ought to be good,
I wanna see it.

Well, if we're gonna
do it, might as well
do the hell out of it.

Come on,
Reggie, let's go.

You need two, do you?

Two definitely
works better.

Sucker.

Sucker.

Hey!

Why don't you just
call it a day, tiger?

Well, it looks like
I owe you one.

Uh, you all done?

Yeah.

Well, why don't we
go to the house?

Yeah.

Be careful now.

Okay, Duke.

Learn to shoot
that thing.

Oh, boy. Oh, boy.

Get in, you monkey.

Wake up, woman.

She loves the horn.

Well, we're home, son.

Come on. Hey, Vonetta,
look who I brought home!

Hi, honey.
Hi!

Rane!
Rane!

Rane!

How you doing?

How you feeling, boy?
Oh, better!

Good to see you.
Good to see you.

Okay, come on in.
Tanker!

You learned how to
ride a motorcycle yet, Tanker?

Wheelies! But I'm not
jumping like you yet.

I bet your dentist
would love to hear that.

We love
it here, Rane.

Well, I can see why.
It's beautiful here, Von.

Rane, I bet you
go everywhere.

You've probably seen
the whole world.

Well, big pieces
of it anyhow.

Nothing nicer than
you got here, Tank.

Mmm. I've had it.
I can't eat another bite.

Mmm.

Why don't we go
work off some of
Vonetta's, uh,

lousy pie.

Duke, you're not
gonna really give up
trucking, are you?

Hey, what is this?
What's with all
the hard questions?

I mean, you know,
yeah, I think I will.

Rane, I really
think I will.

Now that I'm older
and tireder,

ain't the same anymore.

Ah, but shoot.
That really ain't it.

All this hijacking stuff.
You know, it'll smooth.

Oh, I know.
I ain't worried
about that, Rane.

It's just I've pushed
this rig too many years.

I guess I'm tired, son.
I've just had the lick.

It ain't fun anymore.

Well, then it's sure
as hell time to quit.

Hmm. How you fixed?

Money?

Aw, well,
we're getting by,
paying the bills.

You know,
doing all right.

Besides, I'll make
a couple more runs
in this thing,

and I'll sell it.

Pay everything off.

And I'll be square
with the world.

Well, it sounds
like you've got it
all clocked, Bubba.

Yeah, think I have.

Well, what about you, Rane?

Hell, I don't know,
Duke. I'm...

I'm still looking.

Hmm.

Well, you know what
you're looking for?

Be a sight easier if I did.

Hey, look, what you doing
the next couple of weeks?

Ah, nothing.
I can't shake.

Great! Son,
I'll tell you
what we'll do.

You gonna take
one more ride
with the old Duke.

Oh, no, wait a second.
Nah, now wait a minute.
I'll tell you what we'll do.

We go out
and we raise hell
like we used to.

You don't understand.
Burn up some highway now.

You don't understand.

I come in here on two wheels
and I'm gonna go out on two.

No more of that
18 stuff for me.

No more of this
18 stuff for you, huh?

Absodamnlutely.

Well, now, you better
think about that

'cause the best
I can remember,

me and you used
to have a good time.

Now, that ain't it, now.

Well, think about it,
huh? One more time.

Duke!

Duke, get over here now!

What the...

Breaker 1-9, this is
the Iron Duke, XFL-0929.

What is it, hon?

Damn, I lost them.

Who?

I was doing dishes
and I heard someone

using your handle on the box,
calling in an emergency.

Using my handle?
Uh-huh.

You sure?
Uh, yeah.

Well, who was it?
What'd he say?

Well, I didn't hear.

When I tried
to raise them,
they died.

Breaker 1-9. Breaker 1-9.

This is the One Iron Duke,
uh, any 18-wheelers out there

ringing my phone,
bring it back.

Breaker 1-9. Breaker 1-9.

Any of you
18-wheelers
in range,

bring it back to
the One Iron Duke.

Whoever it was is
down or gone, huh?

I don't know.

Could be long gone.

Babe, I'm gonna go.

Okay.
Bye.

Hey, I'm coming, too.

No, no, no. Now,
you stay here with mama.

But you promised!

You said I could
come next time.

You promised.

I know, Tanker,
I know. But now listen.

Some of my friends
may be in trouble, hmm?

And if they are,
that ain't no place
for a little boy.

So you stay here
and you watch
after mama tonight.

And we'll
go tomorrow,
all right?

You promise?

Yes, I promise.

Watch out for mama.
Bye, hon.

Put out on nine,
see if anybody answers it.

This is the
Iron Duke,
XFO-0929.

Put them down the incline.

Come on. Okay.
Pick it up. Let's go.

Uh, break nine.
Break nine.

This is the Iron Duke,
mobile, southbound on 181.

Request information
on any downed 18-wheelers

with a Bullard 20.
Come back.

Roger, Iron Duke.

We just had a 10-34
from Pictures,

westbound out of
Acker Falls, mile 289.
Condition unknown.

289. That's a roger.
Uh, that's a Roger.

We're flying it and
trying it on the side.

Advise when you 10-23.
We're here to help.

Break 1-9. Break 1-9.
How about you, Pictures?
You've got the One Iron Duke.

We're trying to get
up there and copy me.
Bring it back.

Gravy Boat. For all you
north-bounders, get this.

We got raw weather
coming in wall-to-wall and three top tall. Get back.

Uh, forty rogers
on that, Gravy.

We got a bit of that
weather coming our way, too.

Thank you for
the weather facts.
Come back.

I'm gone, Elton John.

Iron Duke, clear on 1-9.

There's the Marietta turnoff.

It's a half-mile to the cut.

Well, we're close.
Hang in there, Pictures.
Hang in.

Charlie-Four
at 289 and cruising.
Uh, no sign of them.

Charlie-Four,
this is Six.

We got the sight spotted,
but it's vacant.

Damn, they've hit him.

They've already hit him.

Ah, hell of a night
to be looking for
somebody in the snow.

Well,
why don't you
go over there

and I'll start down
here at the bottom.

Okay.

Damn, it's cold!

See anything over there?

I think this
is a waste a time.

Gotta be down here.

See anything
over there, Luke?

Evening, Jimmy.

Hi, Duke.
Rough night, huh?

Well, did you fellas
see anything?

Uh-uh. Must've
cleared out and gone.

What about Pictures?
Is he okay?

Hard to say.
We haven't found him.

Hey, Jim!

Come on.
They found him.
Over here.

Is he dead?

Nope.

But he's hurt bad.

Jimmy.
Yeah?

Let's get him
out of the snow.

Get a stretcher, please.
Right.

God, look at him, Rane.

Come on, Duke. Let's go.

Pictures' probably dead.

God, why didn't we
get to there sooner?

Duke, we got there
as soon as we could.

Well...
Duke.

See, Duke, I gotta
tell you something.

Whoever did this knew you
were out of action tonight.

They knew your handle
and they used it.

Don't you see?

They know you
truckers here
inside out.

Look, I'm drunk.
I'm drunk.

Had enough
of it, right?

It's time to
put it to bed.

Yeah, we'll get them
son of bitches. Right?

Duke, I'm gonna
stick with you, huh?
Mmm-hmm.

I'm sticking with you.
I'm gonna help you.

And now I'm gonna
take you home, huh?
No.

Yeah. I'm gonna drive you.
No, no, no.

Yeah. We clear
out of this place.
No.

Oh, oh.

Here. Here you go.
Come on.

I'll just sleep
in the truck.

I'm... I'm okay.

Yeah. Yeah.

I wanna sleep
in the truck.

You're perfect.
You're just fine.

I'll be out there
in a second.
I'll tuck you in, huh?

Yeah.

You again, eh?

Uh, beg your pardon, miss?

Come on.
You remember me.

Well, um...

I don't guess so. But, uh...

I sure remember you.

Right. Oh.

The hotshot
with the iron.
Very nice. Very nice.

Phew. You stuck around
for that one, huh?

Yeah. I stuck around.

I wanted to make sure
that creep didn't follow me.

No. No, he...
He went home.

Or somewhere.

Sure as hell lost
interest in you
in a big hurry.

What're you
doing here?

Getting drunk.

A friend of ours got hit.

I know.
Hijacked.

I know. I relayed
his 20 to the bears.

You did?
Mmm.

Well, what are you,
a trucker?

Well, I ain't no
go-go dancer.

Hmm.

Hey, look. Your buddy's
gonna be okay.

I checked it out
with the medics.

Oh, uh, that was
very nice of you. Uh...

I mean,
I'm glad to hear that.

Uh...

Look, I don't
wanna be rude,

but what do you say
we blow this pop stand,

and go dancing,
have a couple of beers?

Well, I was just
thinking that maybe...

Nobody thinks for me
but me, my friend.

If I want you,
you'll know about it.

Yeah, well, uh,
how will I know
about it?

When you want me?

If I want you.

Catch me on the
radidio, baby.

Later.

Dukey?
Huh?

Need some help?

No.
Your head hurt you?

Yes.
Got a hangover, honey?

Why'd you let me get
so drunk last night?

Well, honey,
it's like you
always say,

it's your mouth,
you can all close
it if you want to.

Aw...

You're looking bad
in your clothes
now there, kid.

Well, I'm feeling
bad in my clothes.

Let me help you along here.

Duke.

Cue, what the hell
are you doing?

Shoveling snow.

I can see you're
shoveling snow,

but what're you
shoveling snow for?

Sold my rig.

Working for Caroll now.

Hijacking, Duke.
I'm scared.

Hey, Bud, how about
loading my truck for me?

Uh, Bud?
Oh.

You talking to me?

Yeah, I think
I'm talking to you.

Well, now, Duke,
just wait a minute.

I think you're
forgetting
something here.

I got a few
priorities
of my own,

and one is to drink
a cup a coffee.

Bud, if you keep
jacking me around
and jacking me around,

I'm gonna mash your head.

You better
watch your mouth.

Hey. Hey, now.
Well, I'm...

Hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey!

Now, you boys here
got a little ring-a-ding
going, or what?

No, I'm just trying
to get your monkey here

out of his tree
to load my truck.

He come in here
giving orders.

Well, can I,
uh, get you boys
a cup a coffee? Eh?

Uh, no. Thank you very much.
Uh, I've had mine.

Where are you
boys bound for?

Uh, Green Bay.

Green Bay. Hey,
a hell of a town.

My, you gotta be careful.
Look out for them hookers
and hijackers.

You gotta keep
your eyes peeled.

We've got eyes.

Yeah, you need it.
Boy, that's a sin
what's going on.

Mad dog loonies
out there.

By the way, did you get
the permit I need?

Oh, by golly, no,
I didn't have time.

I mean, them deals take
two, three days to clear.

Oh, so it'll take
an extra 100 and
a half, too, don't it?

Look, I'll tell you
what I'm gonna do.

You boys get jumped
and I'll pay the fine.
Now, how's that?

Oh, that's real handsome.

Of course, you independents,
if you had some
real good sense,

you'd be working for
old King Caroll.

You've got
a standing
offer here.

Good bucks. Security.
Anytime you wanna sign.

Well, thank you.
Appreciate that,
Mr. Caroll.

But I've been on
my own so long, I...

I just like it
better that way.

Oh, you're bucking
the trend, Duke.

Yeah. Well,
I'm just ornery.

There you go.
You just check out
and you're on your way.

And good luck, hmm?

Thank you. See you.

All right. You boys
come back now

when you're ready
for another one.

Hey, King Caroll needs
your business, you hear?

Whoa. Whoa.
What is that
extra $50?

What is that?

Oh, that. That's for
a hurry up on the load.

You take that extra 50

and you stick it up
where the sun don't shine.

And if I wasn't
in such a hurry,

I'd stick around
and assist you. Hmm!

Well, a $150 to load it.
$50 for the dispatcher.

Ain't no wonder Caroll's
ready to get my tickets.

Really?

Well, you paying for
the ranch, Bubba?

Well, yeah, at least
we're doing that.

Well, then I'm happy.
Do it to it.

We're gone.

Be good, you hear?
See you, Ma.

Hey, there, Tanker.
Come on, mister.

Hey, Rane.
Come on up here.

How you doing?

Gee.
Don't get the mud
all over everything, Tanker.

Hey, Rane.
We're partners,
ain't we?

I couldn't tell
the kid no no more.

Well, I guess not.
We need us a good
shotgunner.

Hang on, shotgun.

Break 1-9,
for that field wheel.
How about you, Ma?

Got them ears on? Iron Duke's trying you, honey.

Bring it back.

You bet, Iron Duke.

We're five by nine.

What's on your mind
and where are you bound?

Mercy sakes, mercy sakes.
We're heading up to that,
uh, bay town,

pass there, Ma, for sure.

But we gonna be
flip-flopping back
here in a short-short

with some chitlin.
Bring it on.

Have a good run, Duke,and keep her hollering at us,
that old diesel engine.

Keep the shiny side up
and the greasy side
down, you hear?

Well, we gonna be
topping them hills
and popping them pills.

Ma, we'll catch you
on the back side of it.
You got the Iron Duke.

We down. We gone. Bye.

What are you
thinking about
so hard, boy?

Oh, uh, I was
just forgetting
how it could be.

Yeah.

Got its moments, ain't it?

Yeah, it has got them.
Has got them.

♪ Well,
I'll meet y'all down

♪ In the backseat, baby ♪

Breakity-break,
breakity-break, um...

1-9, looking for
a fresh talker.

Uh, hey. I believe
it's that, uh,
mobile beaver there.

I do believe.
I do believe.

Uh, go, breaker.
This wouldn't by
chance be the, uh...

This is the one
and only Pickup,
looking for Iron Duke.

Hey, cutie, what's
your 20, honey?

Well, we're at mile 31.

Uh, what's up, Pickup?

Well, not that
you deserve it,

but I just saw
a bear go by

with the hammer down
and candles lit,

and if you're running fat,
you better bury it, turkeys.

Forty rogers,
little lady.

We're heading
for the woodpile.
Do appreciate.

Iron Duke. Gone by.

Do it!

Guess we ought to
pull it over, huh?

I'll take it
down over here.

Well, accurate little
devil, wasn't she?

Well, ain't that a pain.

What you got?
We got a detour.

Well,
we'll be all right
if we don't scare up

any county Mounties,
right, Tanker?

Rane. Why do they
call you that? Rane?

Uh, it's 'cause, that's all
anyone's ever called me.

Well, what the...

Well, look at that.
That's what you
call a low bridge.

Well, boy, I'd like
to know the yo-yo
that thought this up.

What does it
look like up there?

It's about a half
a foot too low.

Oh, me.

Well, if it ain't
one thing, it's another.

Well, if you can't
raise the bridge,

you got to
lower the river.

What're you
talking about?

Lower the river.
Let the air
out of the tires.

Come on, buddy,
give me a hand.

Oh, let the air out
of the tires. I love it.

Oh, I love it.

Hey. Hey.

Come on.
You can do it! Come on!

We gonna make it!

Yeah. Keep going.
Push on through.

All right.

One down.

That'll do it.

Okay.

Climb on
in there,
Tanker.

Well, there's
more than one way

to skin a cat,
I always say.

Okay.

What's happening?

Put the truck
up there facing
this way.

Stu?
Got you.

Turn the car around.
Okay. Let's go.

Come on, blondie,
get back inside, huh?

Well, there ain't
no way we ever gonna
settle you down, is there?

Well, I'm still
looking for something
to be looking for.

How come you gave
up stunting, Rane?

Well, I'll tell you. It's...

It's a little tricky
doing death defying stunts

when you're half scared
to death yourself, Tank.

You was never
scared, Rane.

No way.
You were the one that
broke all them records.

And all them bones.

Tank, I'm gonna
tell you something.

The only kind of people
in the world that ain't
scared is fools, son.

When he comes through,
we'll stop him.

You move down
as backup.

Keep your
guns ready.
Let's go.

Right.

Stu! They'll be here
in a few seconds.

Get inside.
Okay.

Come on, Miss Lee,
let's do your stuff.

Get your paws
off of me, jerk.

I know what I'm doing,
for crying out loud.

Hey, look over there.

Hmm. What
do you think, Rane?

Right on through.

My sentiments exactly.

Go on. Give her
hell. Get down.

Whoa!

Goddamn!

Just kill a fella, then.

Hey, Dad,
what's happening?

Um, we're in
a heap of trouble.

We're being shot at, Tanker.

Now, I want you
to stay down
and out of sight.

Come on.

Now that the
repossession's paid,

what do you got
for armament?

Well, I got a gear shift
and a steering wheel.
How's that?

Well, we're gonna
have to retool, then.

Rane! Their guys
have got guns
back there, son.

Well, now,
ain't that
a damn shame.

Well, where
are you going?

Well, you ain't got
a lick of sense.

Break 1-9. Break 1-9.

You've got the Iron Duke
on a fly. I'm on 10-33.

Give me a smokey
or a county Mountie.

Bear in the air will do.
I ain't particular.

Oh, it's you again,
trouble maker.
What's happening?

Who am I, your mom?
I'll tell you what's
happening, honey.

I'm being shot at,
that's what's happening.

With real bullets!
You understand that?

See if you can
get on a radio
and help me find a bear.

Whole bunch of bears!

Hell, I could use
the air force.

What's your 20?

I'm northbound
on Clampton Road.
Well, honey?

All right. All right.
There's this junction
about two miles ahead,

and I'll be there.

Well, that is just great!
But I'm being shot at here.

Well, look out.
I'll take care
of you, sweets.

I'm out and blowing.

Well, honey,
see if you can
bring your mama.

Hey, Rane?

Hey, Rane, we gonna have
more weight, son.

And that's the good news.

The bad news is
you ain't gonna
believe who it is.

Give them hell, son.

Put the books to them, Rane.

Hey, them boys
are serious.

Tank, stay down! Tanker!

Get back over.

Shoot, gunning me!

Jesus! Did you
see that, Tanker?

Drop it! Drop it
on their heads, son.

Tell them to stick it where
the sun don't shine.

Yeah.

Get that pickup truck!
Get that pickup truck!

Get one for the old Duke!

Give them the blues, boy!

Whoa! Get back.

Ha! Hey!

Get them, son.
Get them.

How you like that, fool?

Tanker, get down in the seat.

Your mama's gonna
kill me now.

Oh, me. Why didn't
I have a girl?

Hang on, Rane. Hang on!

We got a right-hand
slide coming up.

Oh, shit!

How're we doing back there?

Have we lost them yet?

Take a look-see
if you can see,
Rane. Rane!

Rane, speak to me!

Are you still with me, son?

Tanker, do you see him?
I don't see him anywhere.

I see him, Dad!

Tell him to get in here.

Well, now, we're
out of fuel. Great!

- Get out of here.
- You okay, Rane?

Boy.
Well, what do you reckon?

We're gonna have
to lay her down.

Hell, no. I'm gonna
slide it in there.

All right.
Hold on, Tanker.

Well, that's
it for the fuel.

Oh! And there's
that beaver!

Come on, Tanker.

Right, hit that.

Come on, move it!

Oh, there ain't nobody
ever gonna believe this.

- Go! Go! Get out.
- Let's go!

I'm getting.
I'm getting.

Sure did mess
the truck up, Duke.

Yeah, they did.

You know,
I've been
thinking...

I'm thinking that maybe...
Maybe we ought to
back off a little bit.

What are you talking?

Well, I might quit,
that's what I'm
talking about.

I don't believe you.

Listen, son,

it ain't like it used to be
no more, you know?

I got obligations now
and I got a wife.

I got a kid.
I can't go up and down
a road being shot at.

So, I'll go to work
for Caroll. Big deal.

So what? Just means
I won't get the farm
paid off as quick.

But I will get
a payday every week.

Hmm. Is that what it is?

Rane! We could've been
killed out there, son.

Well, it ain't
like you, Duke,

to go sweating
your ass off
for somebody else.

Never was, you know?

Okay. So I ain't
so proud no more.

Well, I believe that.

Son, what am
I supposed
to do? Huh?

I'm busted. I'm broke.

Well, I could always sell
my fair, white body.

Y'all will be rich.

Will you please
give us a break?

You got a better idea?

Yeah.
What?

Roll a high one.

You know, all we need is
a pitcher and a catcher.

How about Slater's whiskey?

That rot gut,
whatever he calls it.

What do you think?

Yeah, yeah.
Who's the catcher?

How about those boys
up at the lumber camp?

Lac Larouge.
They're always thirsty.

And we make a good
run and get 10,000.

Mmm-hmm.
Mmm-hmm.

A year.
Barring the smokeys.

Oh, come on.
Barring accidents.
Early winter.

And if you kids think
Slater is Santa Claus,

then you got
another think coming.

We gotta have $6,000
to get a load.

Now, where we gonna
get $6,000. Huh?

Well, I'll flog my
bike for a grand.

Would you do that?

Sure.

And that leaves us
short of five big ones.

Or we could always paper
your powder blue pickup.

Oh, oh, hold it. Hold it.

Are you two serious?

Yeah.
Yeah.

All right, then I'll
tell you what we'll do.

There's a mortgage
on the house.

I'll just sign it over.

And Duke will
pay the $6,000.
How's that?

Geez, Duke.
That's a triple threat
without insurance.

You sure you
wanna run it?

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
I wanna run it.

'Cause you gonna
help me, right?

Right.

So, let's go
and see Slater.

All right.
Pick up some booze.

You got it.

Well?

Well, you just sit tight.

Oh, no.
I'm coming in.

Not a chance.

Well, look here,
I'm part of this deal.

No, you're not,
and no, you can't.

Well, whose
idea was it?
I'm coming in!

No, you're not.

All right, then,
I'm taking off.

Just to hell
with you guys.

Cover your own bets.
Have a good time,
sweetheart.

Okay.

Someday, little lady,
you're gonna learn
there's things you can bluff

and things
you can't bluff.

Hello.

Damn you.

Who's he?
I don't know.

Did you tell Pickup
to wait on us?

Um... No.

You didn't tell Pickup
to wait on us?

No. No. We can use
a little exercise.

We need a little exercise.

Meaning, we're
gonna have to walk.

Yeah. We beat feet.

You got cab fare?

Oh, I can find it
in my pants someplace.

Well, you better
'cause I ain't gonna
have anything left

if we get through.

Straight ahead.
First aisle to your left.

Thanks.

So, you made
Pickup mad, huh?

That's great.
Just make Pickup mad

and I gotta walk home.
I didn't make Pickup mad.

She wanted to come up here.
It's great.
I love to walk.

Didn't want her
to come up here.
Always love to walk.

Did you see that guy
with the piece in his hand?

I'm a great walker.
Do you wanna
have him...

Rane.

I really ain't
too sure of this.

Well, if you don't do it,
what are your chances?

If I don't do it?
I got two chances.

Slim...
And none. Right.

Right.

Hello, Slater?

Hello, Duke.
What're you after?

Ah. We want
a load a liquor.

Get out of here,
will you?

Look, just tell us
how it is, mister.

We gotta make the run,
you know what I mean?

You guys work for me,
I pay you by the job.

Otherwise, you do
like everybody else,
you buy the load.

You're on your own.

Well, how much
does it take?

Six grand, fully loaded.

You haul it.
You sell it.
You have a ball.

And I got no headache.

That's the deal.
Take it or leave it.

You have the liquor ready
to go in the morning
at dawn. You got a deal.

♪ All right, I'm through

♪ Oh, you're free
to fool another gal

♪ Who loves you, too ♪

Guitar, now.

Well?

I mean, are you sure
that he's not gonna

give you any
trouble in the note?

Oh, no. No trouble.
That mortgage?
Good as cash.

Well, I hate to
see you put it
all on the line, man.

Bitch and moan.
Bitch and moan.

Why don't you guys
just grab hands and
jump into a volcano?

Didn't we lose
this one?

Yeah, we lost
that one.

Ah, no, no.
You don't lose me

'cause I don't
belong to anyone.

Did you ever consider
a career in the navy?

Career in the navy.

Cute. Cute. Very cute.

I happen to be
a truck-driving man.

So... What did she say?
Man.

Man?
Man.

Man?
Oh, give me a break.

You know, you guys,
you know what
really bugs me?

Is that I've saved
your asses twice now

and I don't want thanks,

I don't want
nothing from you.

But I wish you had
the guts just to admit
it and let me help you.

'Cause I wouldn't
be here, you know?

Except that
I like you

Hmm. She said that to you.

I'm a married man,
she didn't say
that to me.

Now wait, uh, do you
think you'd be all
up in the morning?

Duke...
7:00, okay?

She...
Goodnight.

Now what'd you have
to do that for?
Nice guy like that.

You know, you're slow.

You're really slow.

Why didn't you
just ask me
to dance?

Oh, right.
Let's dance.

All right!

♪ And he thinks of
the good things

♪ In our world

♪ Our world's not made of

♪ Big clouds and rainbows

♪ And roses don't
grow all around

♪ But when he holds me

♪ Hello

♪ All the honey flows

♪ And I'm glad

♪ That he's back
in our world

♪ Later on
in his day

♪ He takes time
to call me

♪ Just to find out

♪ If things are going right

♪ And through his busy day

♪ I know he can't wait

♪ To walk through... ♪

Hey, do you
want to dance?
No.

Wait a minute.
Hey, man.

Hey!

Come on, man.

Come on, there.

Rane,
behind you!

Hi.

Thank you, very much.

Come on.

Well, you were all right
back there, you know?

Why is it every
time I meet you,

somebody tries to
start a fight with me?

Uh, keep
low my friend,

they'll never
take us alive.

Hurry up!
We can't let them get
too far ahead of us.

I wanna see
where he's going.

Speaking
about keeping low.

Mmm?

Pull over the first
chance you get.

What? Right here?
Yeah.

Okay, look.

There's a motel
right there.

Right down the street.

I want you
to go up there,
get a cabin,

and get in
and stay there
till I come.

Okay?

Well, um...

Why don't you just
come with me now?

Will you just do it?
Please? Now.

I'll make it all up to you.

All right!

Oh, God!

Oh!

Oh!

God, you're paranoid.

Well, we're even
on that one.

♪ You, you are the
best thing in my life

♪ You, you and me together

♪ I want to feel
you there beside me

♪ Take my hand
and carry on

Mmm.

♪ You, you and me together ♪

Hold me.

Go slow.
Oh, yeah!

Mmm.

No party
tonight, huh?

I've had all the
partying I need.

They give you
quite a run,
did they?

Think that's
funny, Caroll?

Oh, come on,
Harvey.

That ain't my
end of things.

I'm just a businessman.

We're partners, King.

When I got a problem,
you got a problem,

and right now
you got a problem.

No, that hijacked car's
all taken care of.

It's being cut up
into little pieces.

Nobody ever gonna
see that thing again.

It's not the Fury
I'm worried about.

It's that cowboy.

Ah, he's got nothing.

Never even seen your
face nor the others.

He's not like
the rest of
them, King.

That's one you ain't
gonna see running

with his tail
between his legs.

Now, it only takes
one guy to start
fighting back

to make the others
stick it out.

There's only way
to deal with
a dude like that.

Now you listen to me.

I want them
independents
out of business.

I want them busted.

But there's some
kinds of hardball
that I won't play.

There's only one way
to play hardball, King.

Only one way
I know, anyhow,

and that's
down and dirty,
winner takes all.

Break 1-9.

Hey, uh, how's the
stuff coming through?

Okay. I'm gonna give
it to you on this one
then I'm gonna switch sets.

One, two, three, four.

Three, two, one.

That ends up here. Charlie.

What's the matter, Daddy?

Tanker, what you doing
out of that bed, boy?

Well, I heard you walking,
I couldn't sleep.

Hmm?

I wanna ask you
if I could go
with you?

Oh, Tanker,
Tanker, Tanker.

Listen.

You're old man
ain't too proud
of what he gotta do.

If I were to take you
with me somewhere

and having you or
the old man die...

No, son,
you can't go.

But I'm big enough.
I can help you.

Yeah, you probably are.

You probably are.

And I'll tell you what
I'm big enough to do.

I'm big enough
to whip your
little butt

if you don't get back
up into bed soon, okay?

I got a call from
that little weasel,
Slater, this afternoon.

Told me that
a friend of yours

got a hot sauce run
lined up for tomorrow.

Duke? Running booze?

Yeah, that's right.

Now, does that
tell you anything?

'Cause it tells me
that he's hurting.

You hurt him today.

No need for any killing.

We just gotta
squeeze him a little.

He's gonna fold
and go under.

When he does,
the rest will just
fall into line.

That still leaves
the cowboy.

Ah, that cowboy
will drift on.

Now, why do
I doubt that?

What is it with you?

You got something
personal going
against this dude?

He owes me one.

Besides, like
you say, King,

business is business.

And I seem to recall that
half of it's still mine.

But I still call the shots,
and don't you forget it.

I don't King.

That's one thing

I never forget.

Rane.

No.

I am experiencing

a sudden loss
in cabin pressure.

Go back to sleep.

I'm wide awake.

I want a cigarette.

I find it

quite a revitalizing
experience, you know?

Rane, there's something
I've gotta tell you.

Hmm.

You love me.

Now turn out the light
and come back to bed.

Um...

You know those men
you were worried
about following us?

Mmm-hmm?

Well, there are two men
right outside here, right now.

What?
And they got
machine guns, babe.

Oh, terrific.

This is us getting hit.

Where's your
magnum?
In the truck, of course.

Oh, sensational.

Window.

Get the door.

Come on. Let's go.

Come on.

Who are these
guys anyway?
Come on.

You turkey vultures!

Oh, I'm gonna get you.

Jesus! Those guys
have got no right.

They have got no right.
They should be arrested.

They're just
jealous, honey.
Huh!

It figures.
King Caroll.

Where's your
heater?
Hmm?

Your gun, woman!

Ah, terrific.

And you might
need these.

You know what
we're gonna do?
What?

No, I'm going inside
and you stay here
and stay sharp.

If anything heavy
comes down,

you hit the horn,
then hit the bricks.

And get the cops.
Okay?
Mmm-hmm.

Rane, if you get hurt
I'm gonna kill you.

Terrific.

What?

Who?

Well, well, don't give
me any maybes, is he
inside or isn't he?

But I don't give a hot
start what Buck said.

Is Harvey there?

Well, yeah, tell
him to take over
till I get there.

I'm coming right down.

♪ I know where I'm going

♪ And know who's
going with me ♪

♪ I have shoes of silver

♪ And shoes of
dark green leather♪

♪ And shoes of
bright green leather

♪ Ribbons to tie my... ♪

Hmm.

God damn it.
Let's go over here and see
what's going on over here.

Vehicle's not
supposed to
be here.

♪ I know where I'm going

♪ And I know who's
going with me ♪

You're looking
for trouble, honey?
No, I was just, uh...

Get up.
Watch it.
Let me go.

Get her legs.
Come on now.

All right,
come on,
move it.

Close those damn doors.

Two guys go around
there, one guy there.

It's probably that cowboy.
Keep your eyes open.

You guys come with me.

Someone's taken out
the damn power.

It came from
in there.

It's that bloody cowboy,
he's gonna ram us.

Get your ass
out of here.

Watch the gate.
I'm going over here.

Okay, spread out.

You two, over there.

Leave me...

Shut up! Hell,
can't two of you
handle one little girl?

Mother...

Jesus, get her
hogtied, will you?

Well, where is he?
Well, he got away.

Now, listen, make sure
she doesn't get away.

She's our
only insurance.

And where you going?

They gotta make
that run or Duke
goes under, right?

Just what do you intend
to do about that?

I'm gonna take
their heads off, King.

What do you think
I'm gonna do about it?

Lose your own head,
more like, boy.

Let me handle this.
You've handled us
into this, King.

Now why don't
you just sit
on your fat ass

and keep an eye on
our bargaining power.

You're walking
right into it, boy.

You. Ah, you're
gonna be so sorry.
Oh, shut up!

Looks like your
buddy didn't show, huh?

Mmm-mmm.
Looks like my
buddy didn't show.

You got the mortgage?

Yup.

Got the mortgage.

Fair weather friends.
Well, look at it this way,

you don't have
to split the take.

See you, Slater.

Slater! Slater!
Where's Duke?
What?

Where's Boykin?
Tell me!

Christ, he took off.
He's 20 miles
out by now!

Look, Slater,
if you had anything
to do with this,

I'm gonna come back here,
I'm gonna kick your ass, man.

I'm taking
that truck.
Hey! You.

I'm clean!

I'm clean!

What in the...

Harvey?

Where's your
friend, Duke?

I said, where's
your friend?

He's not here.

Why don't you turn around
and face me, Duke?

I said, turn around.

Oh.

This is the Ranemaker
for the One Iron Duke.

Give me a shout back,
Duke. Come on, man.

Iron Duke, this
is the Ranemaker.

You give me a shout
back there, buddy.

Iron Duke, this is
the undercover lovers.

You've gotta
give me a song.

Come on, sing it back to me.

Uh, this the Ranemaker.
The Ranemaker.

On the shout for
the Iron Duke.

Come on, Duke.
Come on back.

Duke.

Duke!

Duke.

Duke, you stay with me. Duke.

I gotcha now, huh?

It's Rane, Duke.
I got you.

You stay with me, huh?

Break 1-9. Break 1-9.
This is the Iron Duke
for an emergency relay.

I need a doctor
and an ambulance
at Duke Boykin's farm.

I've got a man who's dying.

Vonetta, Duke's been hurt.

What happened?
How bad?

Real bad.
He's been shot.

Oh, my God!

Oh, wait for me,
have to get my baby.

Tanker, climb off that
rig, I gotta move it.

Who shot my dad?

Harvey! One of
King Caroll's men.

I'm on my way
to nail his ass.

A break 1-9 for the
King Caroll base station.

You copy, Caroll?

Yeah, go ahead, breaker.
You got Caroll base.

You just ain't
kidding, Caroll.

I got you all
the way around.

Identify yourself, breaker.

You know who this is.

Your crazy just shot
my best friend, Caroll.

I'm coming
in after you.

Mom, they'll kill him
if he goes alone.

You're coming with
me to the hospital.

Tanker!

I'm going
to get help for Rane.

Let's talk about a trade.

You got nothing I want,
except maybe your life.

You wanna talk about that?

Ma, Pa's been shot.

Rane's going to King
Caroll's to get the
hijackers who did it.

You've gotta
help me, please!

Okay. Skid,
Bushes. Come on.

We gotta go.

Let's go.

Rane,
you got Spud Ranger on
the box. We're with you.

That's Ma's story.
We're on our way, too.

Big Red down and rolling.

This is the
Bruiser-cruiser, Rane.

You got support
on the way.

Uh, breaker 1-9.
Sundown on the shout.

Rane, what's
your 20?
Come back.

Yeah, 4 Sundown.
My 20's three miles
outside a Caroll's.

I'm going in.
I'm going hunting.

What's the story, Rane?
I hear they got Duke down.

Uh, yeah,
that's a roger, breaker.

And it was Harvey
gunned him down.
But Caroll's behind it.

where is she, King?
Now, listen, you.

There's 40 truckers
on the way here!

Now you harm that girl
and they're gonna lynch
us. You just cool it!

So what's your plan, King?

We supposed to go out
there with our hands
in the air?

Just give
ourselves up?
Is that it?

That's the only thing
we can do. I'm the...

You. Sit there!

This is Sledgehammer on
the shelf, we’re joining
the revolution.

Fifth Wheel going by
here. Go to it, Sledge,
and God bless you.

They've had you all
set up from the get-go.

We busted them and
Duke had to pay for it.

We're with
you, Rane. Hold on.

The troops is on the way.

Yeah. That's a big 4-10
all the way around.

So what were you
gonna do, King, hmm?

You were gonna
trade me for her,
were you?

What were you gonna do?
Con yourself out
of getting busted?

All right. You!

This is the Black Devil.

We're right behind you
in the black 18-wheeler
cab to go.

Where is she?

She's in there.

You...

Son of a...

Harvey, you...

Stay cool, you bitch,
or you're gonna
be in trouble.

Get your hands
off the wheel!

What about the one
you owe me, Ranemaker?

That's between us.

Let her go, Harvey.

Suppose I do?

Then what?

Well, then it's
just you or me.

Double or nothing.

You call it.

Okay, hero.

What's it gonna be?

Well, look at it this way.

One of us ends up
owing nothing.

Well, by the time
you heal up,

I'll be ready to do
a little truck show.

Well, I will, too, son.

Hey, you really gotta go?

Well, then go on! Go!

Get on down the road!

Y'all take care!

Oh, we'll be good.

I don't know about
old lawless here, but...

Hey, I'll see you, Von.

Bye.
Take care.

Well, Tank.

There's the key.

You take real good
care of it, huh?

But I don't want
you try to start it

till you can pick
it up by yourself.

Hey, Rane.
Come back sometime
when you can, okay?

I'll see you, Tank.

♪ When a million
miles of highway

♪ Is rolling
underneath
these wheels

♪ And many times
I've had to stand

♪ Fight for what I feel

♪ Anything worth believing

♪ Is worth fighting to believe

♪ And you can't
trust lady luck

♪ To tuck those aces
up your sleeve

♪ 'Cause when you're
high rolling

♪ Play the cards
and you bet it all

♪ When you're high rolling

♪ You just let
the chips fall

♪ Brother, take that
wheel of fortune

♪ In your hand

♪ Stand by what you
stand for as a man

♪ Well, life can bring you to your knees, boy

♪ But that don't mean
that you have to crawl

♪ Reach back and
find some back bone

♪ When your back is
up against the wall

♪ They may stack
their deck against you

♪ But you can damn
sure take your cuts

♪ When it gets down
and down and dirty

♪ That's when you got
to trust your guts

♪ 'Cause when you're
high rolling

♪ You play the cards
and you get it all

♪ When you're high rolling

♪ You just let the chips fall

♪ Brother, take that
wheel of fortune

♪ In your hand

♪ And stand by what you
stand for as a man ♪