Joyride to Nowhere (1977) - full transcript
Teenage friends Cindy and Leah have decided to leave their abusive homelives behind, stealing Cindy's father's car and setting out on the road to freedom. On the way, they meet up with a sleazy guy named Tank who invites them up to his place. As Tank showers, the two girls decide to take off, stealing Tank's wallet and his car. His car, however, happens to contain $2 million from a bank job he just pulled off, and Tank is now rather intent on tracking the pair down and reclaiming what's his.
(siren wailing)
(tires squealing)
(metal crunching)
- [Girl] Well, I don't know
where to get ahold of him.
I don't wanna marry him.
Leah, it was just that one time.
It was a joke.
And 10 lousy dollars.
He's gonna marry her.
Leah, what are we gonna do?
- [Woman] Are you still sleeping?
- [Girl] I don't know what I wanna do.
- [Man] Selling potato chips is my game.
- [Girl] Well, you don't have
too much longer to decide.
God, we have almost $2,000 in here.
- [Girl] Well, we'll mail the
rest back when we get to LA.
- [Girl] Damn it.
Do you wanna call Daddy?
Do you want to go home
so him and his girlfriend
can treat you like an object
instead of a human being?
(siren wailing)
(uptempo music)
(subdued music)
(people chattering)
(kids shouting)
(engine revs)
- [Girl] Hey, Cindy!
Hey, wanna hop in?
Cindy, come on.
Come on, hop in.
- [Cindy] No, thanks.
- [Girl] Come on, we'll have a good time.
- [Cindy] I can't.
I have to go home.
- [Girl] Aw, come on.
- [Cindy] No.
- Hey, Cindy.
- Come on.
- Hey, get in.
- Come on, Cindy, hop in.
- No, thanks.
I gotta go home.
- Come on, Cinderella.
Let's take a cruise in the old pumpkin.
- I don't think so.
- [Boy] Aw, come on.
- [Girl] Just let me talk to her, will ya?
- [Boy] All right.
- Hey, Cindy.
Cindy, why don't you come
with us for a couple of hours?
We're just gonna gear around
for a little while, huh?
- Right, you weren't in school today.
- I'm not gonna be
there on Monday, either.
- [Boy] Hey, Leah!
- Hang onto it.
- What do you mean you won't
be in school Monday, either?
- I'm splitting.
- Well, where are you gonna go?
Why would you wanna leave?
- That's why I got these jocks to find ya.
I wanted to see you before I split.
- Come on, Leah.
Leave her alone if she don't wanna come.
- Hang on a minute.
Bye-bye, boys.
- Hey, you ain't quitting
on us like that, now are ya?
- What are you talking about?
- Hang on a minute.
You want the date, my name,
or just a good long scratch?
- [Boy] Hey, my brother
paid a fortune for that.
- How about a nice picture of your nose?
- Come on, man, be cool.
We're splittin'.
- [Girl] Go try the
elementary school, geek.
- Sit on it, turkey!
- And that, my friend, is
how you handle puberty.
(laughs)
- You know, I wish I could handle myself
the way that you do.
- You know, you just gotta
live in the right environment.
- Right.
Is that why you're leaving,
or is it your folks?
It is your folks, isn't it?
- Yeah, well, my dad got boozed up
again last night, you know?
Beat the hell out of me, took my money.
Money I made babysitting
for the brats next door
instead of using his own stash.
I mean.
- Well, I don't understand that.
Where was your mother?
Didn't she have anything to say about it?
- She stood around, you know, as usual.
She took his side and she
slapped me around a bit
to prevent him from slapping her around.
But you know, I know where
they keep their loot,
so I coped it.
And now I'm splitting.
Hey, come on.
I'll buy you a pepperoni pizza, huh?
- A pepperoni pizza?
- You love it.
No, wait.
Anchovies.
- I hate pizza.
- You love pizza.
Okay, smothered, like
with onions and tomatoes.
- Where do you plan to go?
- LA.
You know, a person could
really get lost down there.
Nobody gives a damn what you do.
I was never close to too many
people, you know, around here.
Well, I guess I was the closest to you.
Well, I guess I had to tell somebody.
Are you gonna eat that?
- No.
- Then I will.
(laughing)
I remember when your mom was alive,
she used to give us money for pizza.
We used to come down here and gorge.
- I know.
- You must be either on a crazy diet
or else you're pregnant.
What I plan to do is to go
down to that truck stop.
You know a geek will
always take me somewhere.
Get a trucker to take me down to LA.
You know, I used to
hang out with a trucker.
- Leah, I'm pregnant.
- Yeah, I'm sure.
- It's true.
- That's unreal.
By who?
- Do you remember three months
ago when the National Guard
had that camp out here?
- The National Guard is
up there every month.
- Right, but they're
from all over California.
- Jeez, and the most I could ever get
from one of those guys was a look.
- He was really nice.
- Did you find out how nice and tell him?
- I don't know how.
- You open your mouth and you
say hey, geek, Joe, or buddy,
whatever the hell his
name is, I'm pregnant.
- Well, I don't know
where to get ahold of him.
I don't want to marry him.
Leah, it was just that one time.
- Let's get out of here.
I mean, haven't you
ever heard of the pill,
or the diaphragm, or 7 Up or anything?
Christ.
- It started when Daddy started bringing
Diane home on the weekends.
I felt so uncomfortable.
I felt like I was in the way.
So I took the keys to the
car and I went to the movies.
We met there.
When I went home, it
looked like he was busy,
if you know what I mean.
So I left and we wound up
behind a football field.
- In the car?
You did it in the car?
I mean, that's ancient.
That's like right out of a '50s movie.
It was your first time, huh?
Well, gee, you know.
I always figured you were...
Uh, have you told your dad?
- No.
I was gonna tell him today,
but I don't know what to say to him.
- Yeah.
Hey, why don't you come with me?
Why don't you come with me to
LA and we'll get rid of it?
Or we can keep it.
- Leah, I can't go.
- Well, I know if I came
home with news like that,
I'd get kicked out.
- My dad'll help me.
- Yeah, sure.
Sure he will.
Well, is there anything that I can do?
- Stay here?
- Anything but that.
Hey, but you know where to find me.
Just look for me in the movies.
- Right.
- Or in the nightly news.
(horn honking)
Hey, there's my ride.
Hey, Jo Jo!
The dog-faced boy.
Look at that face.
(laughing)
Hey, Jo Jo.
How about a ride in the country?
- [Jo Jo] Hop in.
- All right.
You take care, good buddy.
I'll be seeing you, okay?
- You, too.
(tires squealing)
(uptempo guitar music)
Bridesmaid?
(engine starts)
(horn honking)
Hey, Leah.
Let's go.
You can't be in the movies without me.
- Didn't work out, huh?
- Mm-mm.
Come on.
- Catch you on the flip-flop, good buddy.
(uptempo music)
♪ Sweet, but certain ♪
♪ That tomorrow always comes ♪
♪ Take no chances ♪
♪ Just in case, head up and run ♪
♪ I can see the way ♪
♪ The brighter sun, a brighter day ♪
♪ Don't wait until the
stroke of midnight ♪
♪ Reach out and find
what's waiting for you ♪
♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪
♪ We'll go it alone ♪
(engine chugging)
- Uh-oh.
- Wait, wait.
What's...
What's wrong with the car?
- It's probably the engine.
Pull over to the side of the road.
(steam hissing)
(laughing)
- Look at this.
- What happened?
- I went home and there was
a note and 10 lousy dollars.
He's gonna marry her.
Leah, what are we gonna do?
- Well, first off we're
gonna take care of you.
- How?
- Well, you can abort or you can keep it.
- I don't know what I wanna do.
- Well, you don't have
too much longer to decide.
- I know.
Well, where will we live?
- We'll get a great apartment
right down where the action is.
Cindy, we'll decorate it
just like we want it to be.
We're free, Cindy.
We can do whatever we want to do.
We are.
- Then you know what I'd like to do?
I'd like to get on down the road.
- Then that's what we'll do.
(laughing)
I mean, who could turn
down two good-looking,
in-trouble chicks like us?
- When in trouble.
- Stretch, then get your mind off that.
- All right.
- Trouble?
- Yeah, car trouble.
You wanna give us a lift?
- Oh, I'll give many a lift, sweetie.
Hop in.
Charlie Peterson's the name.
Selling potato chips is my game.
What's yours?
- Modeling.
- Modeling, huh?
Hey, I know a lot of models
and they've known me.
High fashion or low?
- In-between.
- In-between.
That's a good place to be, in-between.
Yeah.
Yeah, I recognize you.
I've seen some of your ads.
- Yeah, my biggest was panty hose.
You know, the kind that
don't show any wrinkles?
- Yeah, that's it, that's it.
Sure, panty hose.
A gorgeous set of gams you've got.
Groovy.
You wearing them now?
- Never wear anything else.
- Uh, don't tell me.
You're uh, uh...
Bras?
- You're real sharp.
- You're real right.
I couldn't forget you.
- And what potato chip do you sell?
We've done some chip ads before.
- Oh.
Blue Belle chips.
Greatest chips in the world.
They're uniform, they're stored in a can
to keep in their freshness,
they're tasty as all get out.
I wouldn't eat anything else myself.
- Mm, you're making me hungry.
- I'm a good salesman.
- Do you have any in the car?
- Oh, hell no.
I don't like to carry 'em in the car.
They smell up the place.
You girls heading for a new job?
More panty hose?
Hey, I'd really like to catch
one of them sessions when you do.
Uh, I'm not fresh, I'm just friendly.
You dig me, beautiful gams?
- Yeah, I dig it.
But, you know, it makes me nervous
with you driving with just
one hand on the wheel.
- Oh?
- Why don't you pull over
to the side of the road
and let me drive, then
you'll have both hands free.
You hep to it, Kojak?
I love it.
- I used to have a thick head of hair.
Kind of long, you know what I mean?
It got too much to take care
of and washed it every day.
Well, I just figured one
day I got real tired of it
and I kind of shaved it off, you know?
I haven't had any trouble
since, except with the ladies.
Well, they just love it.
You know what I mean?
- [Cindy] Mm-hmm.
- Dynamite.
- Actually, it's not my car.
I mean, my own car.
It's the company car.
- Oh, well, Charlie.
With all the potato chips that you sell,
even if we did crack up, you
could pay for it in a minute.
- I hate those damn chips!
I haven't sold one all week!
- Hey, don't worry.
She hasn't wrecked one in a month.
(laughing)
- You know, when nature
calls, Charlie, you gotta go.
Listen, I'll be back
in a couple of minutes.
And when I come back,
you can take us on to the next spot, okay?
And we'll have a little
fun in-between, huh?
- However you preach, sister.
(tires squealing)
- [Leah] My wallet!
Come back here with my
wallet, you bald-headed geek!
- What happened?
- He took off with my
wallet, all of my money.
- Well, I've still got $10.
We can get a ride and catch him.
- Yeah, in 10 minutes
when the sun goes down,
he'll be hiding in some cave
and I won't be able to see
the shine from his head.
(laughing)
Come on.
- [Cindy] What about my dad's car?
- [Leah] Just leave it.
It'll get picked up and back to him.
- [Cindy] We can probably
get it back with a 10.
- We're gonna need that when we get to LA.
- [Cindy] Leah, we're gonna
need a lot more than that.
- So, we'll model.
Hey, just worry about it tomorrow, okay?
- You're not Scarlet O'Hara.
This isn't the 1800s.
- No, but we'll make it.
We'll make our own luck our own way.
Look, nobody's gonna
provide for us, but us.
There's no great provider in
the sky looking down on us,
watching out for us.
- You're not into religion, I take it.
- Come on, you know my story.
I had it crammed down me before my dad
crawled into his bottle.
10 Commandments, Cain and Abel.
Lot's wife turned to salt for looking back
on the people who wanted to live.
I learned that pretty early.
God ain't nothing but a dirty old man
with a bulge in his pants.
No, I'm not into religion, I'm into me.
- I'm sorry.
- Don't be sorry.
That's my philosophy.
Your feet hurt?
- Yeah.
- [Leah] Sit down.
- You know, I don't know
what my philosophy is.
- You'll find it pretty soon now.
- How?
- I guess what I should've
said is that it'll find you.
Don't worry about it.
- I'll worry tomorrow, right?
- You got it.
Are you hungry?
I'm kinda hungry.
- A little.
You wanna get something?
- Yeah, in a minute.
- No, let's get it now
while I've got the 10.
- Yeah, we'll need that for LA.
Oh, here's dinner.
- Hey, girls.
Wanna go for a ride?
You're all alone out here.
- Hey, sweetie.
- Hey, girls!
(laughing)
That's a good one.
- Really.
Now, I haven't seen you two around.
Are you new?
- Yeah, we're just passing through.
We're on our way to Los Angeles.
- Well, what you gonna do down there?
- We're models.
Our car broke down a ways back,
so we're stuck here for the night.
- Well, where are you staying?
- You wanna offer us a place to sleep?
- No.
We live at home, but we could take you out
and then have a little
party at your place.
Show you some good
times, some hospitality.
- It sounds like fun.
- Well, what are we waiting on?
- Nothing.
Well.
- [Leah] You like to boogie?
- [Boy] Oh, yeah.
All the time.
(people chattering)
- Wait.
So, are we gonna stand in the
rain or we can go somewhere.
- Well, we could go to the
Moonlight Club and dance.
- That sounds like fun.
- Hey, who owns that?
- Well, that's Tank McCall's.
He owns most everyone and
everything in this town.
- Owns my old man's
mortgage, that's for sure.
- You're kidding.
- Well, when I take over I'm
gonna give it all to him.
Then I'm gonna go to LA myself.
Hell, I ain't no country boy.
- No?
- Well, when are we gonna start?
- Hey, you guys know
the territory, you know.
- Well, why don't we go to your place?
Yeah, we'll go to your
place first, have a drink.
You guys get cleaned up and
then we can have a little fun.
All right with you?
- It's okay with me.
- When did we get that last
penicillin shot, Cindy?
What was that about a week ago?
- It was about a week ago.
- Yeah, let's go.
- Penicillin?
- Yeah, it's okay though.
- Hey, Al.
We gotta get up at five in the morning
to do those chores, don't we.
- You know, I completely
forgot about that.
We're gonna have to go.
- Yeah.
- Really.
- Hey, come on.
Let's boogie.
- Jesus, we're country
boys and we gotta work.
- That's right, we are country
boys through and through.
I don't think we can stick around, really.
I mean, nice to see you
girls in the morning.
Good night.
We have a lot of work to do.
No staying out late on a work day.
- [Leah] Run.
That's right, you just run.
(laughing)
- God, I don't believe it.
(uptempo music)
(engines revving)
♪ He always wears a derby hat ♪
♪ His lady's always by his side ♪
♪ He's six feet tall and more than that ♪
♪ He's 10 feet tall and a little pride ♪
♪ And he says, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Don't you know Big Willie says, y'all ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Big Willie says, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Long as it's fast ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
(people chattering)
♪ Nitro out your nitro gas ♪
♪ Run, Betsy, run ♪
♪ He was burning rubber late one night ♪
♪ Got chased for miles by the city cops ♪
♪ They couldn't catch Big
Willie, so they hold on tight ♪
♪ We'll just chase that
fella till he stops ♪
♪ Willie talked it over with the chief ♪
♪ Told him 'bout drag racer's motor ♪
♪ Drag racing shouldn't be no crime ♪
♪ Let's make it legal to make time ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Don't you know Big Willie says ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, Big Willie says ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Nitro or natural gas ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
- [Man] Wait, wait, wait, wait.
I've got 500, 200.
(people chattering)
♪ The chief then spoke to the mayor ♪
♪ The mayor said, bring Big Willie here ♪
♪ They all decided to cooperate ♪
♪ Now dragging's full
of love and not hate ♪
♪ Hot riders, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Low riders, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Skateboard freaks ♪
♪ I know how you feel ♪
♪ Everybody identifies with wheels ♪
♪ Street racer's got no time and place ♪
♪ Because Big Willie was on the case ♪
♪ Drag racers thought
he was so good, yeah ♪
♪ Made him boss of the brotherhood ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Don't you know Big Willie
said, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, Big Willie
says, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Nitro or natural gas ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Long as it's fast ♪
(engine revving)
♪ Oh, yeah, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Get on the line and make some time ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
- [Man] Let's get back to business.
- Hey, Leah.
Maybe we should call home.
- If we had one of those
we could sleep in style.
- [Cindy] Leah.
- God, isn't this beautiful?
- Well, what are we gonna do?
- Gonna have one of these.
- Leah, damn it!
- Do you wanna call Daddy?
You wanna go home and watch
him and his girlfriend
treat you like an object
instead of a human being, huh?
All right, well then just go.
Take your lousy $10 and split.
Just get out of here, will you?
Hey, I'm sorry, you know?
Yeah, I'm scared, too.
Hey, I'm no rock.
Look, we may not make
it, but let's try, okay?
- Okay.
- Hey, why don't we use the
10 and stay at that motel
we passed on the way up here?
We'll, you know, get some rest.
- We can worry about
things tomorrow, right?
- Right.
This is Charlie's wagon.
This is his car.
And look, there it is.
Look.
- [Cindy] That's your wallet.
- Right.
Right on his dashboard.
He must be around here somewhere.
I bet he's in there.
Let's check it out.
- All right.
(uptempo rock music)
(people chattering)
- Hey, you know what Ford gave to Carter
after the last election?
His used Edsel.
(laughing)
- How you doing, Kojak?
- Hey, what the hell.
Where you girls been?
I've been looking all over for you.
You know, you left your wallet in my car.
- Yeah, I know.
- I've been going up and down
these streets looking for you.
I even went back to the
car, I came back to town.
Where you been?
- Can I help you?
- I'll have a Tom Collins.
- You're crazy, you know that?
I'll take you girls to where you're going,
but you ain't getting behind the wheel.
You can bet your sweet butt on that.
- A glass of white wine.
- So, where you been hiding, huh?
Hey, look, look.
I'm no thief.
I wouldn't run off with your purse.
Hey, how about some dinner, huh?
- We've already eaten, thanks.
- Oh.
Well, how about a drink then?
It'll loosen you up a bit, huh?
- Hey, you buying these girls a drink?
- Look, do I look so
cheap that I can't afford
to buy these ladies a drink?
What are you having, ladies?
- They've already ordered.
- Oh.
Oh, well then bring her over then, Joe.
- My name ain't Joe.
- I thought all bartenders were named Joe.
- Can I see your IDs?
- Everything set, Swede, Curly?
- Yeah, everything's set.
- That's good.
Now look.
When you get the goods stashed in the car,
deliver the car to the house and leave it.
Jake and I will drive it across
the border to the laundry
and bring it back to ya.
Clear?
I think I just figured out
a way to kill some time
while you boys are busy tonight.
(chuckles)
Curly.
- [Charlie] You girls better take off.
- I'm not going anywhere until I get
the wallet that I left--
- Sit.
- Hey, hey, wait a minute.
I haven't finished my dinner.
- You're finished.
- The hell I have.
I haven't even gotten it yet.
- You had it, my friend.
Tank McCall's buying.
It's on the house.
- Who?
- [Curly] Tank McCall.
- He can't push me around.
- He wants you to leave.
- Well, that's tough.
- He owns the place.
- Well, he don't own me.
- It's 10 minutes from
here to the highway.
Less if you drive.
- What are you doing,
running me out of town?
- I bet you can walk a
lot faster without a cast.
- Get your hands off.
(grunts)
- Excuse me.
Give 'em whatever they want.
Tank McCall's buying.
He'll be right here.
Just sit.
- Okay, come on, buddy.
Joe will take care of ya.
- I wasn't even looking when you hit me.
- Everything straight?
- Absolutely.
- Sure?
- Really.
- Move.
- What are we gonna do?
- We'll see.
We'll probably have a
place to stay, anyway.
Look at the bright side of it.
At least he can't get you pregnant.
- Thanks.
(subdued music)
- Comfortable?
- Fine, thank you.
- Yes, fine.
- Can I fix you a drink?
- Yes, I'd like Coke and scotch.
- [Tank] Coke and scotch.
You?
- White wine and 7 Up.
- White wine and 7 Up.
You know, ladies.
I'm gonna call you ladies
because I'm gonna treat you
like ladies if that's all right with you.
- Please, do.
- Not at all.
- We've had a wonderful dinner.
Now we're here in my home and
we're gonna get comfortable
and we're gonna get to know each other.
I think you should have one
of my special Courvoisiers,
25 years old, smooth and mild.
A mild drink for mild people like us.
You know, I like people.
A lot of people think I don't like people
because I'm hard and because
I run things around here,
but you have to be hard, you know.
I own the town, but I can't
own the people, right?
Anyway, this drink'll relax you.
It'll warm you.
Put you in the right mood.
Hey, it's nothing for nothing
in this life, you know?
For what you give, you get.
For what you get, you gotta give.
Hmm?
Isn't this comfortable
here, just the three of us?
I can make a fire if you like.
- [Cindy] Yeah, it is pretty chilly.
- Hey, how would you
like to take a shower,
I got a great shower.
You can take a nice hot shower.
There's robes.
Nice terry cloth robes in the closet.
- [Cindy] That sounds nice.
I think I will.
- Great.
Now.
Hello, Leah.
- Hello.
The fire?
- [Tank] The fire.
- All right, let's get into position.
- Hey, that Cindy girl friend of yours
really digs her showers, doesn't she?
- Yeah, she likes to be clean.
She likes everybody to be clean.
- Oh, yeah?
(laughing)
So do I.
- Oh.
- Curly, I think it's coming.
Hold on.
- [Curly] I see it.
- Yeah, it's...
Hold on.
Fire it up.
It's coming.
It'll pass in a second.
Yeah, here it comes.
- Could I have some more of this?
This is great.
Just, you know, another drink.
- Yeah.
- Loosen up, you know.
(engine revving)
(metal crunching)
- [Man] Get the car, get
the car, get the car.
- Boy.
- You're next.
Wash up?
- Yeah?
Oh, yeah.
Okay.
- Kissing that is like kissing
a freshly used toilet plunger.
Let's just get out of here.
I'd rather sleep in the cold
than squeak the springs with jelly roll.
- Okay.
- Come on, let's get dressed.
- I wanna get out of here, too.
- Hey, Tank!
Hey, Tank!
Nice.
Real nice.
Where's Mr. McCall?
- Here.
- [Man] We got it.
It was easy.
- Shut up.
The car ready?
- [Man] Yes, sir.
Right out front.
- Well, go out and wait in the car.
I've got some unfinished business here.
- Yes, sir.
I understand.
- All right, go on, beat it.
I'll be right back.
There won't be any more interruptions.
- Wow.
- Leah, hm-mm.
- He won't miss half of it.
- Yeah, but that'll make us thieves.
- I wouldn't be surprised if
Moby Dick got it the same way.
Get dressed.
I locked him in the bathroom.
Come on, let's go.
- [Reporter] Police
agencies are on full alert
in a state-wide action to
catch the gang responsible
for a multi-million dollar
armored truck robbery.
The bandits rammed the armored truck
with a specially devised juggernaut device
with which they ripped open
the currency transport.
- Where's Mr. McCall?
- He's inside.
He wants you to bring out the bags.
- What is this?
He never takes no bags.
- They're our bags.
We're coming along for the ride.
- Yeah?
- [Cindy] Uh-huh.
Do you mind if I ride up front with you?
- No.
Not at all.
- The bags?
- [Man] Oh.
Oh, yeah.
I'll be right back.
(engine starts)
(uptempo music)
- [Tank] They're getting away with
the goddamn money and the car!
That's two mil, you dumb son of a bitch!
Now, get after them!
I'll skin you alive if
you don't find them!
(tires squealing)
- Oh, no.
Here they come, Leah.
- And here we go.
(engines revving)
(tires squealing)
- Who the hell was that?
Aren't you supposed to
be driving that thing?
- Two broads, they stole it.
- [Curly] With the money?
- Tank said we gotta get 'em.
- [Curly] Tip, get in the goddamn car.
- Are they still there?
- [Cindy] Yeah, except
there's two of them now.
(phone beeping)
(uptempo country music)
- Hello?
- Turn off that goddamn radio
when you talk to me, you idiot!
- We're after 'em, Tank.
- Find 'em and then call me.
- Well, can't you go any faster?
Pull there in the alley!
(metal scraping)
(metal crunching)
- Just hang on.
(tires squealing)
(people chattering)
(uptempo music)
(engines revving)
♪ Street racing is a way of life ♪
♪ Make you feel so cool ♪
♪ Screaming engines and
the smell of rubber ♪
♪ And the taste of exotic fuel ♪
♪ That's a big wrapped motor ♪
♪ With a BNI hydro ratchet shifter ♪
♪ Western wheels and a
screaming POS attraction ♪
♪ Off the line and it's all so fine ♪
♪ Heavy Chevy with its screaming mouth ♪
♪ Old job and a big inch goal ♪
♪ Burning tires is a lot of fun ♪
♪ Especially in an old 4-9
that goes vroom, vroom, vroom ♪
♪ Street racing is a way of life ♪
♪ Make you feel so cool ♪
♪ Screaming engines and
the smell of rubber ♪
♪ And the taste of exotic fuel, go on ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come
on, Willie, come on ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come
on, Willie, come on ♪
♪ Go on, now ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come
on, Willie, come on ♪
♪ Oh, Willie, let your machine
roll down the road, yeah ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come
on, Willie, come on ♪
♪ Seven gears forward, 22
gears going in reverse ♪
♪ You got everything
imaginable on that machine ♪
♪ It goes down the road and goes ♪
- Leah, look out!
- Okay!
(metal crunching)
♪ Come on, come on, come
on, Willie, come on ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come
on, Willie, come on ♪
(tires squealing)
- [Man] That son of a bitch.
What the fuck do you think you're doing?
Look at my car.
You want me to crawl all over your ass?
I'm gonna kick your ass.
(people shouting)
(tense music)
- Leah, he's gonna hit us!
Go through the stop signs.
- Okay!
(tires squealing)
(metal crunching)
(tires squeal)
- [Curly] You dumb son of a bitch.
What are you trying to do get us busted?
- [Swede] Don't worry.
- Get in.
- God, I'm wiped out.
I'm afraid I'm gonna
have a nervous breakdown
before I get too far
into this maturity bit.
- Yeah.
A hot shower and a soft bed.
Doesn't that sound good?
- And we'll think about tomorrow tomorrow?
- Right.
- All right.
We'll hide the car.
We'll walk to that hotel.
That way fatman's men will
never know where we are.
- [Cindy] Okay.
Great.
(bell dings)
- [Clerk] Good evening.
Can I help you?
- Yeah, we'd like a room.
- [Clerk] Double beds?
- It's not necessary.
- No car?
- No, we're walking.
- Yeah, our car got stuck down a ways.
Won't be ready till tomorrow.
- [Clerk] You leave it
out to Johnson's place?
- Johnson's?
- Only one open in town this late.
- Yeah.
Yeah, that's where we left it.
- Oh, LA.
- Yeah, we've been visiting.
We're on our way back.
- I see.
I don't see how you live in
all that smog down there.
I like the fresh air up here a lot better.
- Yeah, well, can we have our room?
- That'll be $15 in advance.
Policy.
I trust you, but policy.
- Yeah, I left my wallet in the car.
You want to pay him?
- [Cindy] Sure.
- Um, you girls expecting
any visitors this evening?
- Why?
- Just curious.
Don't get a couple girls like you
coming through here much alone.
Thought maybe I could be on the lookout.
Somebody might come visiting ya.
- Look, nobody's visiting
us and we're tired.
Let's go.
- Do you sell toothbrushes
and toothpaste here?
- No, ma'am.
- Can I borrow yours?
- I didn't bring it with me.
- There's a store about
a half mile up the road.
Sort of a liquor store market.
They got 'em there.
- God, after drinking
that brandy and kissing
that blimped-lipped geek,
my mouth feels really bad.
I know a way you can help me.
- [Clerk] Well, if I can, I sure will.
- Could you go get me those?
A toothpaste and toothbrush?
- I sure wish I could, but policy.
I can't leave the place.
- Policy?
- Yes, ma'am.
It ain't that far, really.
- Do you have a car?
I'll pay you.
- [Clerk] No, ma'am, I don't.
- Well, I guess I'll just have to walk.
- Yes, ma'am.
- [Cindy] Let's go tomorrow.
- [Leah] Thanks anyway.
- Why don't we wait till tomorrow?
- Why don't you just go in?
I realize that you don't feel
so well in your condition.
I just wanna get rid of this.
- Then take the car.
- I don't think that that's too wise.
Why don't you just go in here
and I'll be back in a
couple of minutes, okay?
- All right.
- Tank, we had a slight problem.
Swede took out a car lot and we lost 'em.
- [Tank] Okay, okay.
- We're right outside of Water Valley.
We're going the same
direction we saw 'em last.
- Now look, we've gotta get that car back.
As soon as that truck is found,
every road in this
state's gonna be closed.
And we gotta get that money
across the border before then.
You understand me?
Is that clear?
- I understand ya, Tank.
Yes, I understand ya.
- Okay.
- Jake, it's getting hot, goddamn.
You go to the north end, double back.
We'll start here and meet ya, okay?
They gotta crash somewhere.
- Right.
- Go ahead.
(tense music)
(knocking on door)
- [Cindy] That was really.
- I thought you girls might
like something to relax you.
I noticed you're traveling kind of light.
- I don't think so.
- Tip, check the office.
(knocking on door)
- There ain't nobody there, man.
The door's locked.
- Check the parking area.
- There ain't no cars out there.
- Check it.
- The man has a no
vacancy sign on his door.
- Check it anyway.
- You got it.
- [Cindy] No, thanks.
- Name's Albert.
We can just have a sociable little drink
till your buddy gets back.
I wouldn't want you to think Water Valley
wasn't a sociable little town.
- I don't want anything to drink.
- Well, we'll see.
- [Reporter On TV] Tore open the doors
of the armored vehicle in seconds.
So far, speculators are saying that
no local gangs could be responsible.
- Go on.
It'll relax ya.
Really.
- I guess one will be all right.
(horn blowing)
(tires squealing)
- Now, just how much do you girls charge?
- Charge?
- [Albert] I saw that wad
of money you got there.
You didn't get that clerking somewhere.
- So, you think...
Oh, you've made a big mis--
- Hell, I've seen your kind
come through here before.
- Well, you're wrong.
- Now, you be nice.
Be nice and maybe we
can work something out
on the room here.
(knocking on door)
- [Leah] Hey, Cindy, open up!
What the hell is going on in here?
I said, what the hell is going on in here?
- [Albert] Okay, now your partner's back.
We can talk this thing out.
- Do you know what he thinks?
- I saw the wad of money.
You're hookers.
- You're sharp.
- I've seen your kind before.
- Yeah, well, we're taking the night off.
We're kind of tired.
Why don't you come back in the morning
and then we'll talk business, huh?
- I'm just the night clerk here.
Somebody else will be here in the morning.
It's tonight or never.
I'd hate to wait that long.
- Oh, in that case.
- Leah.
- It'll just take a minute.
Why don't we just take
your jacket off here.
You got a cute face, you know?
(grunts)
(uptempo music)
Oh, my god.
(engine starts)
- [Jake] Yes, Tank.
Sure, Tank.
Yes, Tank.
- Let me see that.
Tank, we've been all over Water Valley.
We can't find 'em.
- [Tank] You better find 'em.
Keep on going and find
them or I'll find you.
- We'll move to Freegate.
Let's go back to the highway.
- Just pull over somewhere.
I'm so tired.
I'm dead tired.
We're gonna have to rest.
- Where?
- Anywhere, it doesn't matter.
Just pull over to some road.
We'll sleep in the car.
We'll hide in the car, okay?
- Okay.
- You wouldn't have a couple young chicks
staying here, would ya?
Maybe checked in in the last hour or so.
- One blonde, one dark haired?
- Yeah, that's them.
- They just left.
- Which way'd they go?
- I don't know, but if
you get 'em, kill 'em.
- This is fine.
Even if the man's men do come up here,
even if they come up the road,
they're not gonna find this house.
Let's just sleep in the car.
- What about the people in the house?
- Well, they're farm people.
They went to sleep with the chickens.
(laughing)
It's all right.
- All right.
You know, I wish I were home.
- [Leah] You do not.
You wish you were in LA
or else you would've never even left.
- Maybe.
- [Leah] No maybe about it.
Just go to sleep, okay?
- Goodnight.
- [Leah] Goodnight.
- Leah!
- Shh, shh.
Quiet, quiet.
I'm not gonna hurt you.
- What do you want?
- I live here.
I heard your car outside
and I thought that you
needed a little help.
Thought maybe you were
in a little trouble.
That's why I came out here.
- Uh-huh.
Well, we got lost and, you
know, we were a little tired,
so we thought we would sleep in the car.
- Car ain't no place to sleep.
Me and Mama, we got plenty of room.
Why don't you come inside.
I see she's up.
- Come on.
- All right.
- Oh, jeez.
Can't you guys function at all without me?
- We see our children most every week.
Yeah, they still live around here.
Here, Daddy.
You get that one for me.
Thanks, doll.
Yes, they still live very close to here.
Can't move far away from mama and daddy.
You know how that is.
And I wouldn't have it any other way.
Either would Homer.
They're still growing up and all.
Did you know that they
are still our babies?
Look, I wanna show you
some pictures, you girls.
- Now, look.
Curly, Tip, and Swede will go after them.
You come back for me.
When?
Now, you fool!
Okay, you understand.
That's nice.
- Yes, there they are, there they are.
All of them when they were young.
Most of them, five of them.
Look, Homer.
Why, we're boring these young ladies.
When all they really want
is a good night's sleep.
Okay, come on now.
I'll put this aside and you come on.
- I bet they bedded down somewhere.
- Tank ain't gonna like it.
- Well, what are we gonna do,
drive these streets all night?
- What do you think we ought to do then?
- We're going to Freegate,
watch the main road going into town.
When they come in, we'll get 'em.
- Yeah, right near the takeout place.
I'm starving.
(laughing)
- You're always starving.
- Goodnight.
Now remember, the bathroom
is right in there.
And fresh towels for both of you.
Oh, can I call you at any special time?
- That's okay.
Just let us sleep, okay?
- [Cindy] We're tired.
Thank you.
- Oh, don't say anything about that.
Well, I guess we'll
see you in the morning.
Goodnight.
- And goodbye.
God, I thought they'd
never let us get to sleep.
- Yeah, well, I enjoyed it.
- Yeah.
- Do you suppose things
could be different?
I mean, really nice like these people.
- Nothing ever changes.
Nothing's ever different.
Oh, this feels good.
- [Cindy] Leah?
- Yeah.
- Do you suppose we
could change how we are?
- You're pregnant.
How are you gonna change that?
Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
- Now remember, when you girls
come back through this way,
we are going to be very disappointed
if you don't come by and say hello.
Aren't we, Homer?
- Oh, you bet.
- Thank you for putting up with us.
Bye.
- Bye-bye.
Don't pick up any strangers.
Bye.
Have a nice trip.
(laughs)
- All right.
- God, this is terrible.
Tastes like warm
cardboard and hot oatmeal.
- Let me.
I'll eat it.
Let me eat that thing.
- [Curly] You slob.
- Leah, pull over, please.
- [Leah] Are you all right?
- [Cindy] Yeah.
- Is it as bad as they say it is?
- It's worse.
- Well, I have some
toothbrushes and toothpaste
in the car if that'd help any.
- It wouldn't hurt.
- All right, I'll get 'em.
♪ Everything's turning upside down ♪
♪ Going in circles,
putting my head around ♪
♪ Everything's going so slow and fast ♪
♪ Afraid of the future ♪
♪ I'm scared of the past ♪
♪ But I've got no time to worry much ♪
- I've already brushed once today.
You never know who you're gonna meet.
(laughing)
- Oh, my god.
(laughing)
♪ Everything's turning inside out ♪
- I'm hungry.
- This toothpaste makes me thirsty.
- I want a Coke.
- I want some Covassier.
- Ew.
Ew.
Not him again.
- It's 100 years old, my dear.
Almost as old as me.
(laughing)
♪ But I've got no time for worry now ♪
♪ Too busy being free ♪
- How's your stomach feel?
- [Cindy] I really want some water.
- [Leah] Excuse me, my dear.
(laughing)
Roll down the hill.
- It's relaxing, my dear.
Warming.
- [Leah] I'm locking the car.
(laughing)
- I'm gonna catch some sleep
before Jake and Tank get here.
- All right, don't get too comfortable.
I'm gonna have to wake your
ass up in a few minutes.
- Yeah.
- Now, beat it.
Did you eat that sandwich already?
- Almost.
I'm hungry.
- Yeah, you're always hungry.
- Oh, God.
My clothes stink.
- Mine do, too.
- Why don't we go into Freegate
to buy some new clothes?
And then we'll leave the
car there 'cause Tank
probably has his goons
after us already, you know.
And then maybe we could
take the bus to LA.
How's that plan sound?
- It sounds good.
- All right, let's do that.
- We're good.
- Shit, it's all over the news.
By this time they've got
roadblocks everywhere
in this part of the state.
- Yeah, but those chicks don't
know what they're sitting on.
- It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter.
If the cops pick them up, search the car
and happen to find the money,
how long do you think it's gonna take them
to tie it in with us and find
out that car belongs to me?
- I know what you mean,
but what about the girls?
- Frankly, I don't give a good goddamn
what you do with them.
But right now, we've gotta find them.
Find them quick.
I want this town combed
and I want you to keep
listening to the news.
If you hear a flash that they've been
picked up with the money,
head across the border and
meet me at my place down there.
Got it?
- Right, Tank.
- Okay, beat it.
- Cindy's never ran
away before, Lieutenant.
There's never been any trouble between us.
That's why I believe something
else has happened to her.
- I understand, Mr. Braddock.
Bill.
Bill, did you push these
to Water Valley, Freegate,
and surrounding territories?
- Yeah.
- That's the description you gave us.
Nobody's gonna be able
to give it much time
what with that armored
car knock over yesterday.
- She had money, enough for gas.
If she wanted to run away from home,
she could've gotten a lot farther
than where you found the car.
I'm sure.
- Well, we'll see what we can do.
- Thanks.
- They're gonna notify us
here if they're spotted.
- Water Valley?
- Right.
- Hit Freegate.
- Right.
- You mind if I wait
around here for a while?
- Suit yourself.
- [Mr. Braddock] Thanks.
- Look at that right there.
- Oh, I love it.
Hey, that basket would
look great for our house.
(laughing)
- Yes, may I help you?
Is there anything in particular
you girls are looking for?
Something for a special
occasion, or a party,
or something like that?
- Jeans and tops.
- Oh, jeans.
We've got all sorts of jeans.
Yes, they're right over there.
We've got blue jeans over there.
We've got every color.
We've got black, we've got navy,
we've got white, we've got powdered blue.
You know, that faded denim color
and all that kind of stuff.
We've got yellow ones.
Oh, we've got short shorts.
You know those kind of denimy kind
with all the flowers and stuff.
If you look right over there.
And while you're looking,
just look around.
We've got all sorts of
paintings, you know.
People in town like to
keep there murals here.
It gives that place, you know,
that sort of je ne sais quoi.
We just kind of love it here.
- Do we have enough money for this stuff?
- [Clerk] We've got the
greatest little handkerchiefs
and we've got perfume to
match by the same person.
His name is Min Wa.
Oh, he's just right from my hometown here.
- God, we have almost $2,000 in here.
- Well, we'll mail the rest
back when we get to LA.
The rest we'll pay back when we get a job.
Hey, we can't worry about it.
It's done.
- Well listen, if you
wanna look over there
on that counter right over there,
there's some African prints.
And we've got, you know,
the caftans in the short and the long.
And we've got some boutiques
over there in the back.
We've got some sun dresses
if you're interested
in anything like that.
- [Leah] That's okay.
We'd like these.
- [Cindy] How much will it be?
- Well, let me see now.
That would be about three...
Let me see, three and 2.50.
- [Cindy] And this, too.
This, too.
- Oh, that, too?
Just a minute, let me see.
That's 4.50.
And the pants, those are 15.
And that would be 12.
Five, and am I missing anything?
Yes, here it is.
10, six, and that's five, four.
Oh, excuse me for a minute.
Let's see, 77.36 including tax.
Will that be cash or charge?
- That's cash.
Cindy, you wanna pay her?
- Well, listen, you keep your receipts.
And if they don't fit you, you
can always bring them back.
- [Leah] Yes, ma'am.
- Oh, my.
Birthday present from your mommy?
Let's see.
Let's see, that's 77.36.
Well, I'll just put 'em
all in a bag for you.
- [Leah] No, that's okay.
We just want to try them on.
Where are the dressing rooms at?
- Oh, the dressing rooms
are right over there
on the corner, all right?
- [Leah] Great, we wanna wear them out.
- Fine, fine.
And if you want to, when you're through,
I'll show you some jewelry that we have.
- [Leah] Oh, yeah.
- Oh, excuse me.
My goodness.
There you go.
- [Leah] Thank you.
- There you go.
Hope you enjoy 'em.
- [Leah] We will.
- Bye, now.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- [Clerk] Let me know when you're through.
- [Leah] Uh-huh.
- Listen, we've got roadblocks
up all over the place
and we're checking every
car that goes through 'em.
I tell you, they're not gonna get in here.
Now, let me do my work and leave me alone.
Sheriff Smith speaking.
Yes, ma'am.
Yes, ma'am.
Uh-huh.
Well, what's wrong with
a hundred dollar bill?
Hell, I'd like to have one of them myself.
Was it on a hot bill sheet?
Well then, what are you worrying about?
- But, Sheriff Smith, I know
there's something wrong.
I mean, girls walking around
with a wad of bills like that.
- Look, ma'am.
I've got a lot more
important things to do.
All right, all right.
Dark-haired girl about 18.
Blonde, same age, 5'9".
Right, I got it.
Well, I sure thank you, ma'am.
All right, uh-huh.
'68 or a '69 Cadillac.
Right.
What color did you say?
Pastel Blue.
Okay, well, I sure thank you, ma'am.
I appreciate your...
Look, ma'am.
I've got work to do.
- My goodness.
As a taxpaying citizen I
thought it was my duty to...
Oh, thank you very much, sir.
The materials will be in next week.
Thank you.
- What?
Talk your ear off.
Give me the sheriff's office in Hemerston.
We've got runaways here.
- Thank you very much for coming in.
Y'all come back, hear?
- Bye.
- Bye.
- [Clerk] Bye now.
- Should we leave the keys in the car?
- I wouldn't.
You want someone to steal it like we did?
- Okay, then lock it up.
You know, if we catch that bus,
we can be in LA by tonight.
Why don't we try and get tickets?
- All right, let's go.
(tires squealing)
- There it is.
(tires squealing)
- Yeah, I got it, Sheriff.
Blonde, about 17 or 18 with
a dark-haired girl same age.
Yeah, right.
Yeah, I'll keep my eyes open.
- [Swede] There it is, Tank.
- I see it, you dumb son of a bitch.
- [Swede] You got a spare key?
It's locked.
- Oh, Jesus.
Damn it, can't you do something?
Go on.
- [Swede] I'll get it,
I'll get it, I'll get it.
- Jake, go inside and
get those two broads.
- Right away, sir.
- [Cindy] I'm dying of thirst.
I've gotta get a Coke.
- Another one of your cravings?
Just hurry up or else we'll miss the bus.
Don't move.
There's jelly roll's hatchet man.
Okay, when I say go, we're
gonna go to the left, okay?
Okay, go.
- Cover me.
- Jerry, damn it.
Where the hell are you?
- Hey, Larry.
- Swede, Swede.
(siren wailing)
- Yeah, it was them, Sheriff Smith.
I'm sure.
I'm sure.
Yeah, right.
Uh-huh.
Yeah, okay.
Young girls, I wanna see you.
It's official business.
I've gotta get out of here.
This is official business.
- [Man] Hey, come on, man.
What are you doing?
(suspenseful music)
(tires squealing)
(siren wailing)
(tires squealing)
- In pursuit, '71 Pontiac, two-tone green.
License number 2-7-6,
lemon, Kansas, Roger.
Oregon plates.
Headed down Arrow Highway East Pass.
Need assistance.
(siren wailing)
- Now, hold it back, Jake.
Just keep 'em in sight, that's all.
- I know.
They're on the highway
headed toward Hemerston.
I'll call over there.
Have the father stand by.
I'm going after them myself.
(siren wailing)
(tires squealing)
(metal crunching)
- I might've gotten killed.
What the?
Bastard!
- [Dispatcher] Car 42 Adam in
pursuit of suspected runaways
in light-colored Cadillac.
Come in, please.
(uptempo music)
(siren wailing)
(tires squealing)
- [Officer] Pull over
or I'll blow you away.
- Oh, God!
Oh, God!
- Hold on, I'm gonna ram 'em.
- [Cindy] Leah, he's gonna hit us!
(tires squealing)
(siren wailing)
- Well, they haven't found the money.
I think we better make an entrance.
- [Jake] What if they do find the money?
- Well, we'll just tell 'em
it's Curly, Tip, and Swede.
Be my word against theirs and around here
my word carries a lot more weight.
- [Jake] Meaning you'd sell 'em out?
- So would you.
I mean, unless you wanna
wind up in the slammer.
Now look, we're just
here to pick up the car
that belongs to me.
Got it?
- [Jake] I got it.
- [Leah] Cindy, Cindy, are you okay?
- It's my stomach.
Something's happening.
- Just hang on, okay?
Just hang on.
- Cindy, honey, are you all right?
- Daddy, I'm sorry.
- Don't you worry about
anything right now.
We'll get you fixed up.
Leah, what's been going on with you two?
- Nothing.
Nothing you'd understand.
(siren wailing)
- Tooley.
- Hey, that your car over there, TJ?
- Yep.
- What the hell's going on here?
Them your boys too over
there, aren't they?
- Ah, I just guess the boys got
drunked up a little bit, that's all.
- What about them girls?
- I don't know nothing about them.
- Mr. Braddock, this is TJ McCall.
That's his car.
- [Mr. Braddock] Look,
I'll pay for any damages
if it was my daughter's fault.
- Well, that won't be necessary.
The insurance company will
take care of everything.
I just hope your daughter
ain't hurt too bad.
- [Mr. Braddock] Thanks.
- Want to come to the
office and press charges?
- Nah, it was a mistake, Tooley, you know.
Jake left the keys in it.
Kids were just joy riding.
It's all a misunderstanding.
I don't wanna press any charges.
I just want to get my
car back, that's all.
- Good.
This damn armored truck robbery
has turned us upside down.
- (laughs) I'll bet.
Why don't you just run along and take care
of all the things you
have to take care of.
I'll settle up here.
I've got everything I need.
- I have to take your
boys into the office.
- Yeah, all right.
That's okay, too.
I'll send a lawyer down
and fix everything up
in a short time.
- Appreciate it, TJ.
Let's go, boys.
Gotta get back on the robbery.
(siren wailing)
- How you doing?
- It hurts.
- [Leah] Well, next time
we're gonna make it there.
- Are you pregnant?
- [Cindy] Yes.
- You're miscarrying.
- Please, don't tell my father.
- [Medic] That the way you want it?
- Please?
- You got it.
- There's not gonna be any
more problems after this.
(explosion booms)
Maybe there is a god.
(uptempo music)
♪ Sweet, but certain ♪
♪ That tomorrow always comes ♪
♪ Don't take no chances ♪
♪ Just in case, head up and run ♪
♪ I can see the way ♪
♪ The brighter sun, a brighter day ♪
♪ Don't wait until the
stroke of midnight ♪
♪ Reach out and find
what's waiting for you ♪
♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪
♪ We'll go it alone ♪
♪ Wishing all of our
dreams will come true ♪
♪ We'll go it alone ♪
♪ Making time for just me and for you ♪
♪ So don't take no yesterdays ♪
♪ Don't look back on last hoorays ♪
♪ Can't be late for this tomorrow ♪
♪ Just gotta be for you and me ♪
♪ Leave what's in the past ♪
♪ You won't need it anyway ♪
♪ I'm not afraid to take
our love along the way ♪
♪ I just need you now ♪
♪ You know why, I know how ♪
♪ Like Alice is in Wonderland ♪
♪ We've just gotta see for you and me ♪
♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪
♪ We'll go it alone ♪
♪ Wishing all of our
dreams will come true ♪
(tires squealing)
(metal crunching)
- [Girl] Well, I don't know
where to get ahold of him.
I don't wanna marry him.
Leah, it was just that one time.
It was a joke.
And 10 lousy dollars.
He's gonna marry her.
Leah, what are we gonna do?
- [Woman] Are you still sleeping?
- [Girl] I don't know what I wanna do.
- [Man] Selling potato chips is my game.
- [Girl] Well, you don't have
too much longer to decide.
God, we have almost $2,000 in here.
- [Girl] Well, we'll mail the
rest back when we get to LA.
- [Girl] Damn it.
Do you wanna call Daddy?
Do you want to go home
so him and his girlfriend
can treat you like an object
instead of a human being?
(siren wailing)
(uptempo music)
(subdued music)
(people chattering)
(kids shouting)
(engine revs)
- [Girl] Hey, Cindy!
Hey, wanna hop in?
Cindy, come on.
Come on, hop in.
- [Cindy] No, thanks.
- [Girl] Come on, we'll have a good time.
- [Cindy] I can't.
I have to go home.
- [Girl] Aw, come on.
- [Cindy] No.
- Hey, Cindy.
- Come on.
- Hey, get in.
- Come on, Cindy, hop in.
- No, thanks.
I gotta go home.
- Come on, Cinderella.
Let's take a cruise in the old pumpkin.
- I don't think so.
- [Boy] Aw, come on.
- [Girl] Just let me talk to her, will ya?
- [Boy] All right.
- Hey, Cindy.
Cindy, why don't you come
with us for a couple of hours?
We're just gonna gear around
for a little while, huh?
- Right, you weren't in school today.
- I'm not gonna be
there on Monday, either.
- [Boy] Hey, Leah!
- Hang onto it.
- What do you mean you won't
be in school Monday, either?
- I'm splitting.
- Well, where are you gonna go?
Why would you wanna leave?
- That's why I got these jocks to find ya.
I wanted to see you before I split.
- Come on, Leah.
Leave her alone if she don't wanna come.
- Hang on a minute.
Bye-bye, boys.
- Hey, you ain't quitting
on us like that, now are ya?
- What are you talking about?
- Hang on a minute.
You want the date, my name,
or just a good long scratch?
- [Boy] Hey, my brother
paid a fortune for that.
- How about a nice picture of your nose?
- Come on, man, be cool.
We're splittin'.
- [Girl] Go try the
elementary school, geek.
- Sit on it, turkey!
- And that, my friend, is
how you handle puberty.
(laughs)
- You know, I wish I could handle myself
the way that you do.
- You know, you just gotta
live in the right environment.
- Right.
Is that why you're leaving,
or is it your folks?
It is your folks, isn't it?
- Yeah, well, my dad got boozed up
again last night, you know?
Beat the hell out of me, took my money.
Money I made babysitting
for the brats next door
instead of using his own stash.
I mean.
- Well, I don't understand that.
Where was your mother?
Didn't she have anything to say about it?
- She stood around, you know, as usual.
She took his side and she
slapped me around a bit
to prevent him from slapping her around.
But you know, I know where
they keep their loot,
so I coped it.
And now I'm splitting.
Hey, come on.
I'll buy you a pepperoni pizza, huh?
- A pepperoni pizza?
- You love it.
No, wait.
Anchovies.
- I hate pizza.
- You love pizza.
Okay, smothered, like
with onions and tomatoes.
- Where do you plan to go?
- LA.
You know, a person could
really get lost down there.
Nobody gives a damn what you do.
I was never close to too many
people, you know, around here.
Well, I guess I was the closest to you.
Well, I guess I had to tell somebody.
Are you gonna eat that?
- No.
- Then I will.
(laughing)
I remember when your mom was alive,
she used to give us money for pizza.
We used to come down here and gorge.
- I know.
- You must be either on a crazy diet
or else you're pregnant.
What I plan to do is to go
down to that truck stop.
You know a geek will
always take me somewhere.
Get a trucker to take me down to LA.
You know, I used to
hang out with a trucker.
- Leah, I'm pregnant.
- Yeah, I'm sure.
- It's true.
- That's unreal.
By who?
- Do you remember three months
ago when the National Guard
had that camp out here?
- The National Guard is
up there every month.
- Right, but they're
from all over California.
- Jeez, and the most I could ever get
from one of those guys was a look.
- He was really nice.
- Did you find out how nice and tell him?
- I don't know how.
- You open your mouth and you
say hey, geek, Joe, or buddy,
whatever the hell his
name is, I'm pregnant.
- Well, I don't know
where to get ahold of him.
I don't want to marry him.
Leah, it was just that one time.
- Let's get out of here.
I mean, haven't you
ever heard of the pill,
or the diaphragm, or 7 Up or anything?
Christ.
- It started when Daddy started bringing
Diane home on the weekends.
I felt so uncomfortable.
I felt like I was in the way.
So I took the keys to the
car and I went to the movies.
We met there.
When I went home, it
looked like he was busy,
if you know what I mean.
So I left and we wound up
behind a football field.
- In the car?
You did it in the car?
I mean, that's ancient.
That's like right out of a '50s movie.
It was your first time, huh?
Well, gee, you know.
I always figured you were...
Uh, have you told your dad?
- No.
I was gonna tell him today,
but I don't know what to say to him.
- Yeah.
Hey, why don't you come with me?
Why don't you come with me to
LA and we'll get rid of it?
Or we can keep it.
- Leah, I can't go.
- Well, I know if I came
home with news like that,
I'd get kicked out.
- My dad'll help me.
- Yeah, sure.
Sure he will.
Well, is there anything that I can do?
- Stay here?
- Anything but that.
Hey, but you know where to find me.
Just look for me in the movies.
- Right.
- Or in the nightly news.
(horn honking)
Hey, there's my ride.
Hey, Jo Jo!
The dog-faced boy.
Look at that face.
(laughing)
Hey, Jo Jo.
How about a ride in the country?
- [Jo Jo] Hop in.
- All right.
You take care, good buddy.
I'll be seeing you, okay?
- You, too.
(tires squealing)
(uptempo guitar music)
Bridesmaid?
(engine starts)
(horn honking)
Hey, Leah.
Let's go.
You can't be in the movies without me.
- Didn't work out, huh?
- Mm-mm.
Come on.
- Catch you on the flip-flop, good buddy.
(uptempo music)
♪ Sweet, but certain ♪
♪ That tomorrow always comes ♪
♪ Take no chances ♪
♪ Just in case, head up and run ♪
♪ I can see the way ♪
♪ The brighter sun, a brighter day ♪
♪ Don't wait until the
stroke of midnight ♪
♪ Reach out and find
what's waiting for you ♪
♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪
♪ We'll go it alone ♪
(engine chugging)
- Uh-oh.
- Wait, wait.
What's...
What's wrong with the car?
- It's probably the engine.
Pull over to the side of the road.
(steam hissing)
(laughing)
- Look at this.
- What happened?
- I went home and there was
a note and 10 lousy dollars.
He's gonna marry her.
Leah, what are we gonna do?
- Well, first off we're
gonna take care of you.
- How?
- Well, you can abort or you can keep it.
- I don't know what I wanna do.
- Well, you don't have
too much longer to decide.
- I know.
Well, where will we live?
- We'll get a great apartment
right down where the action is.
Cindy, we'll decorate it
just like we want it to be.
We're free, Cindy.
We can do whatever we want to do.
We are.
- Then you know what I'd like to do?
I'd like to get on down the road.
- Then that's what we'll do.
(laughing)
I mean, who could turn
down two good-looking,
in-trouble chicks like us?
- When in trouble.
- Stretch, then get your mind off that.
- All right.
- Trouble?
- Yeah, car trouble.
You wanna give us a lift?
- Oh, I'll give many a lift, sweetie.
Hop in.
Charlie Peterson's the name.
Selling potato chips is my game.
What's yours?
- Modeling.
- Modeling, huh?
Hey, I know a lot of models
and they've known me.
High fashion or low?
- In-between.
- In-between.
That's a good place to be, in-between.
Yeah.
Yeah, I recognize you.
I've seen some of your ads.
- Yeah, my biggest was panty hose.
You know, the kind that
don't show any wrinkles?
- Yeah, that's it, that's it.
Sure, panty hose.
A gorgeous set of gams you've got.
Groovy.
You wearing them now?
- Never wear anything else.
- Uh, don't tell me.
You're uh, uh...
Bras?
- You're real sharp.
- You're real right.
I couldn't forget you.
- And what potato chip do you sell?
We've done some chip ads before.
- Oh.
Blue Belle chips.
Greatest chips in the world.
They're uniform, they're stored in a can
to keep in their freshness,
they're tasty as all get out.
I wouldn't eat anything else myself.
- Mm, you're making me hungry.
- I'm a good salesman.
- Do you have any in the car?
- Oh, hell no.
I don't like to carry 'em in the car.
They smell up the place.
You girls heading for a new job?
More panty hose?
Hey, I'd really like to catch
one of them sessions when you do.
Uh, I'm not fresh, I'm just friendly.
You dig me, beautiful gams?
- Yeah, I dig it.
But, you know, it makes me nervous
with you driving with just
one hand on the wheel.
- Oh?
- Why don't you pull over
to the side of the road
and let me drive, then
you'll have both hands free.
You hep to it, Kojak?
I love it.
- I used to have a thick head of hair.
Kind of long, you know what I mean?
It got too much to take care
of and washed it every day.
Well, I just figured one
day I got real tired of it
and I kind of shaved it off, you know?
I haven't had any trouble
since, except with the ladies.
Well, they just love it.
You know what I mean?
- [Cindy] Mm-hmm.
- Dynamite.
- Actually, it's not my car.
I mean, my own car.
It's the company car.
- Oh, well, Charlie.
With all the potato chips that you sell,
even if we did crack up, you
could pay for it in a minute.
- I hate those damn chips!
I haven't sold one all week!
- Hey, don't worry.
She hasn't wrecked one in a month.
(laughing)
- You know, when nature
calls, Charlie, you gotta go.
Listen, I'll be back
in a couple of minutes.
And when I come back,
you can take us on to the next spot, okay?
And we'll have a little
fun in-between, huh?
- However you preach, sister.
(tires squealing)
- [Leah] My wallet!
Come back here with my
wallet, you bald-headed geek!
- What happened?
- He took off with my
wallet, all of my money.
- Well, I've still got $10.
We can get a ride and catch him.
- Yeah, in 10 minutes
when the sun goes down,
he'll be hiding in some cave
and I won't be able to see
the shine from his head.
(laughing)
Come on.
- [Cindy] What about my dad's car?
- [Leah] Just leave it.
It'll get picked up and back to him.
- [Cindy] We can probably
get it back with a 10.
- We're gonna need that when we get to LA.
- [Cindy] Leah, we're gonna
need a lot more than that.
- So, we'll model.
Hey, just worry about it tomorrow, okay?
- You're not Scarlet O'Hara.
This isn't the 1800s.
- No, but we'll make it.
We'll make our own luck our own way.
Look, nobody's gonna
provide for us, but us.
There's no great provider in
the sky looking down on us,
watching out for us.
- You're not into religion, I take it.
- Come on, you know my story.
I had it crammed down me before my dad
crawled into his bottle.
10 Commandments, Cain and Abel.
Lot's wife turned to salt for looking back
on the people who wanted to live.
I learned that pretty early.
God ain't nothing but a dirty old man
with a bulge in his pants.
No, I'm not into religion, I'm into me.
- I'm sorry.
- Don't be sorry.
That's my philosophy.
Your feet hurt?
- Yeah.
- [Leah] Sit down.
- You know, I don't know
what my philosophy is.
- You'll find it pretty soon now.
- How?
- I guess what I should've
said is that it'll find you.
Don't worry about it.
- I'll worry tomorrow, right?
- You got it.
Are you hungry?
I'm kinda hungry.
- A little.
You wanna get something?
- Yeah, in a minute.
- No, let's get it now
while I've got the 10.
- Yeah, we'll need that for LA.
Oh, here's dinner.
- Hey, girls.
Wanna go for a ride?
You're all alone out here.
- Hey, sweetie.
- Hey, girls!
(laughing)
That's a good one.
- Really.
Now, I haven't seen you two around.
Are you new?
- Yeah, we're just passing through.
We're on our way to Los Angeles.
- Well, what you gonna do down there?
- We're models.
Our car broke down a ways back,
so we're stuck here for the night.
- Well, where are you staying?
- You wanna offer us a place to sleep?
- No.
We live at home, but we could take you out
and then have a little
party at your place.
Show you some good
times, some hospitality.
- It sounds like fun.
- Well, what are we waiting on?
- Nothing.
Well.
- [Leah] You like to boogie?
- [Boy] Oh, yeah.
All the time.
(people chattering)
- Wait.
So, are we gonna stand in the
rain or we can go somewhere.
- Well, we could go to the
Moonlight Club and dance.
- That sounds like fun.
- Hey, who owns that?
- Well, that's Tank McCall's.
He owns most everyone and
everything in this town.
- Owns my old man's
mortgage, that's for sure.
- You're kidding.
- Well, when I take over I'm
gonna give it all to him.
Then I'm gonna go to LA myself.
Hell, I ain't no country boy.
- No?
- Well, when are we gonna start?
- Hey, you guys know
the territory, you know.
- Well, why don't we go to your place?
Yeah, we'll go to your
place first, have a drink.
You guys get cleaned up and
then we can have a little fun.
All right with you?
- It's okay with me.
- When did we get that last
penicillin shot, Cindy?
What was that about a week ago?
- It was about a week ago.
- Yeah, let's go.
- Penicillin?
- Yeah, it's okay though.
- Hey, Al.
We gotta get up at five in the morning
to do those chores, don't we.
- You know, I completely
forgot about that.
We're gonna have to go.
- Yeah.
- Really.
- Hey, come on.
Let's boogie.
- Jesus, we're country
boys and we gotta work.
- That's right, we are country
boys through and through.
I don't think we can stick around, really.
I mean, nice to see you
girls in the morning.
Good night.
We have a lot of work to do.
No staying out late on a work day.
- [Leah] Run.
That's right, you just run.
(laughing)
- God, I don't believe it.
(uptempo music)
(engines revving)
♪ He always wears a derby hat ♪
♪ His lady's always by his side ♪
♪ He's six feet tall and more than that ♪
♪ He's 10 feet tall and a little pride ♪
♪ And he says, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Don't you know Big Willie says, y'all ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Big Willie says, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Long as it's fast ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
(people chattering)
♪ Nitro out your nitro gas ♪
♪ Run, Betsy, run ♪
♪ He was burning rubber late one night ♪
♪ Got chased for miles by the city cops ♪
♪ They couldn't catch Big
Willie, so they hold on tight ♪
♪ We'll just chase that
fella till he stops ♪
♪ Willie talked it over with the chief ♪
♪ Told him 'bout drag racer's motor ♪
♪ Drag racing shouldn't be no crime ♪
♪ Let's make it legal to make time ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Don't you know Big Willie says ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, Big Willie says ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Nitro or natural gas ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
- [Man] Wait, wait, wait, wait.
I've got 500, 200.
(people chattering)
♪ The chief then spoke to the mayor ♪
♪ The mayor said, bring Big Willie here ♪
♪ They all decided to cooperate ♪
♪ Now dragging's full
of love and not hate ♪
♪ Hot riders, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Low riders, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Skateboard freaks ♪
♪ I know how you feel ♪
♪ Everybody identifies with wheels ♪
♪ Street racer's got no time and place ♪
♪ Because Big Willie was on the case ♪
♪ Drag racers thought
he was so good, yeah ♪
♪ Made him boss of the brotherhood ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Don't you know Big Willie
said, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, Big Willie
says, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Nitro or natural gas ♪
♪ Run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Long as it's fast ♪
(engine revving)
♪ Oh, yeah, run whatcha brung ♪
♪ Get on the line and make some time ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
- [Man] Let's get back to business.
- Hey, Leah.
Maybe we should call home.
- If we had one of those
we could sleep in style.
- [Cindy] Leah.
- God, isn't this beautiful?
- Well, what are we gonna do?
- Gonna have one of these.
- Leah, damn it!
- Do you wanna call Daddy?
You wanna go home and watch
him and his girlfriend
treat you like an object
instead of a human being, huh?
All right, well then just go.
Take your lousy $10 and split.
Just get out of here, will you?
Hey, I'm sorry, you know?
Yeah, I'm scared, too.
Hey, I'm no rock.
Look, we may not make
it, but let's try, okay?
- Okay.
- Hey, why don't we use the
10 and stay at that motel
we passed on the way up here?
We'll, you know, get some rest.
- We can worry about
things tomorrow, right?
- Right.
This is Charlie's wagon.
This is his car.
And look, there it is.
Look.
- [Cindy] That's your wallet.
- Right.
Right on his dashboard.
He must be around here somewhere.
I bet he's in there.
Let's check it out.
- All right.
(uptempo rock music)
(people chattering)
- Hey, you know what Ford gave to Carter
after the last election?
His used Edsel.
(laughing)
- How you doing, Kojak?
- Hey, what the hell.
Where you girls been?
I've been looking all over for you.
You know, you left your wallet in my car.
- Yeah, I know.
- I've been going up and down
these streets looking for you.
I even went back to the
car, I came back to town.
Where you been?
- Can I help you?
- I'll have a Tom Collins.
- You're crazy, you know that?
I'll take you girls to where you're going,
but you ain't getting behind the wheel.
You can bet your sweet butt on that.
- A glass of white wine.
- So, where you been hiding, huh?
Hey, look, look.
I'm no thief.
I wouldn't run off with your purse.
Hey, how about some dinner, huh?
- We've already eaten, thanks.
- Oh.
Well, how about a drink then?
It'll loosen you up a bit, huh?
- Hey, you buying these girls a drink?
- Look, do I look so
cheap that I can't afford
to buy these ladies a drink?
What are you having, ladies?
- They've already ordered.
- Oh.
Oh, well then bring her over then, Joe.
- My name ain't Joe.
- I thought all bartenders were named Joe.
- Can I see your IDs?
- Everything set, Swede, Curly?
- Yeah, everything's set.
- That's good.
Now look.
When you get the goods stashed in the car,
deliver the car to the house and leave it.
Jake and I will drive it across
the border to the laundry
and bring it back to ya.
Clear?
I think I just figured out
a way to kill some time
while you boys are busy tonight.
(chuckles)
Curly.
- [Charlie] You girls better take off.
- I'm not going anywhere until I get
the wallet that I left--
- Sit.
- Hey, hey, wait a minute.
I haven't finished my dinner.
- You're finished.
- The hell I have.
I haven't even gotten it yet.
- You had it, my friend.
Tank McCall's buying.
It's on the house.
- Who?
- [Curly] Tank McCall.
- He can't push me around.
- He wants you to leave.
- Well, that's tough.
- He owns the place.
- Well, he don't own me.
- It's 10 minutes from
here to the highway.
Less if you drive.
- What are you doing,
running me out of town?
- I bet you can walk a
lot faster without a cast.
- Get your hands off.
(grunts)
- Excuse me.
Give 'em whatever they want.
Tank McCall's buying.
He'll be right here.
Just sit.
- Okay, come on, buddy.
Joe will take care of ya.
- I wasn't even looking when you hit me.
- Everything straight?
- Absolutely.
- Sure?
- Really.
- Move.
- What are we gonna do?
- We'll see.
We'll probably have a
place to stay, anyway.
Look at the bright side of it.
At least he can't get you pregnant.
- Thanks.
(subdued music)
- Comfortable?
- Fine, thank you.
- Yes, fine.
- Can I fix you a drink?
- Yes, I'd like Coke and scotch.
- [Tank] Coke and scotch.
You?
- White wine and 7 Up.
- White wine and 7 Up.
You know, ladies.
I'm gonna call you ladies
because I'm gonna treat you
like ladies if that's all right with you.
- Please, do.
- Not at all.
- We've had a wonderful dinner.
Now we're here in my home and
we're gonna get comfortable
and we're gonna get to know each other.
I think you should have one
of my special Courvoisiers,
25 years old, smooth and mild.
A mild drink for mild people like us.
You know, I like people.
A lot of people think I don't like people
because I'm hard and because
I run things around here,
but you have to be hard, you know.
I own the town, but I can't
own the people, right?
Anyway, this drink'll relax you.
It'll warm you.
Put you in the right mood.
Hey, it's nothing for nothing
in this life, you know?
For what you give, you get.
For what you get, you gotta give.
Hmm?
Isn't this comfortable
here, just the three of us?
I can make a fire if you like.
- [Cindy] Yeah, it is pretty chilly.
- Hey, how would you
like to take a shower,
I got a great shower.
You can take a nice hot shower.
There's robes.
Nice terry cloth robes in the closet.
- [Cindy] That sounds nice.
I think I will.
- Great.
Now.
Hello, Leah.
- Hello.
The fire?
- [Tank] The fire.
- All right, let's get into position.
- Hey, that Cindy girl friend of yours
really digs her showers, doesn't she?
- Yeah, she likes to be clean.
She likes everybody to be clean.
- Oh, yeah?
(laughing)
So do I.
- Oh.
- Curly, I think it's coming.
Hold on.
- [Curly] I see it.
- Yeah, it's...
Hold on.
Fire it up.
It's coming.
It'll pass in a second.
Yeah, here it comes.
- Could I have some more of this?
This is great.
Just, you know, another drink.
- Yeah.
- Loosen up, you know.
(engine revving)
(metal crunching)
- [Man] Get the car, get
the car, get the car.
- Boy.
- You're next.
Wash up?
- Yeah?
Oh, yeah.
Okay.
- Kissing that is like kissing
a freshly used toilet plunger.
Let's just get out of here.
I'd rather sleep in the cold
than squeak the springs with jelly roll.
- Okay.
- Come on, let's get dressed.
- I wanna get out of here, too.
- Hey, Tank!
Hey, Tank!
Nice.
Real nice.
Where's Mr. McCall?
- Here.
- [Man] We got it.
It was easy.
- Shut up.
The car ready?
- [Man] Yes, sir.
Right out front.
- Well, go out and wait in the car.
I've got some unfinished business here.
- Yes, sir.
I understand.
- All right, go on, beat it.
I'll be right back.
There won't be any more interruptions.
- Wow.
- Leah, hm-mm.
- He won't miss half of it.
- Yeah, but that'll make us thieves.
- I wouldn't be surprised if
Moby Dick got it the same way.
Get dressed.
I locked him in the bathroom.
Come on, let's go.
- [Reporter] Police
agencies are on full alert
in a state-wide action to
catch the gang responsible
for a multi-million dollar
armored truck robbery.
The bandits rammed the armored truck
with a specially devised juggernaut device
with which they ripped open
the currency transport.
- Where's Mr. McCall?
- He's inside.
He wants you to bring out the bags.
- What is this?
He never takes no bags.
- They're our bags.
We're coming along for the ride.
- Yeah?
- [Cindy] Uh-huh.
Do you mind if I ride up front with you?
- No.
Not at all.
- The bags?
- [Man] Oh.
Oh, yeah.
I'll be right back.
(engine starts)
(uptempo music)
- [Tank] They're getting away with
the goddamn money and the car!
That's two mil, you dumb son of a bitch!
Now, get after them!
I'll skin you alive if
you don't find them!
(tires squealing)
- Oh, no.
Here they come, Leah.
- And here we go.
(engines revving)
(tires squealing)
- Who the hell was that?
Aren't you supposed to
be driving that thing?
- Two broads, they stole it.
- [Curly] With the money?
- Tank said we gotta get 'em.
- [Curly] Tip, get in the goddamn car.
- Are they still there?
- [Cindy] Yeah, except
there's two of them now.
(phone beeping)
(uptempo country music)
- Hello?
- Turn off that goddamn radio
when you talk to me, you idiot!
- We're after 'em, Tank.
- Find 'em and then call me.
- Well, can't you go any faster?
Pull there in the alley!
(metal scraping)
(metal crunching)
- Just hang on.
(tires squealing)
(people chattering)
(uptempo music)
(engines revving)
♪ Street racing is a way of life ♪
♪ Make you feel so cool ♪
♪ Screaming engines and
the smell of rubber ♪
♪ And the taste of exotic fuel ♪
♪ That's a big wrapped motor ♪
♪ With a BNI hydro ratchet shifter ♪
♪ Western wheels and a
screaming POS attraction ♪
♪ Off the line and it's all so fine ♪
♪ Heavy Chevy with its screaming mouth ♪
♪ Old job and a big inch goal ♪
♪ Burning tires is a lot of fun ♪
♪ Especially in an old 4-9
that goes vroom, vroom, vroom ♪
♪ Street racing is a way of life ♪
♪ Make you feel so cool ♪
♪ Screaming engines and
the smell of rubber ♪
♪ And the taste of exotic fuel, go on ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come
on, Willie, come on ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come
on, Willie, come on ♪
♪ Go on, now ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come
on, Willie, come on ♪
♪ Oh, Willie, let your machine
roll down the road, yeah ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come
on, Willie, come on ♪
♪ Seven gears forward, 22
gears going in reverse ♪
♪ You got everything
imaginable on that machine ♪
♪ It goes down the road and goes ♪
- Leah, look out!
- Okay!
(metal crunching)
♪ Come on, come on, come
on, Willie, come on ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come
on, Willie, come on ♪
(tires squealing)
- [Man] That son of a bitch.
What the fuck do you think you're doing?
Look at my car.
You want me to crawl all over your ass?
I'm gonna kick your ass.
(people shouting)
(tense music)
- Leah, he's gonna hit us!
Go through the stop signs.
- Okay!
(tires squealing)
(metal crunching)
(tires squeal)
- [Curly] You dumb son of a bitch.
What are you trying to do get us busted?
- [Swede] Don't worry.
- Get in.
- God, I'm wiped out.
I'm afraid I'm gonna
have a nervous breakdown
before I get too far
into this maturity bit.
- Yeah.
A hot shower and a soft bed.
Doesn't that sound good?
- And we'll think about tomorrow tomorrow?
- Right.
- All right.
We'll hide the car.
We'll walk to that hotel.
That way fatman's men will
never know where we are.
- [Cindy] Okay.
Great.
(bell dings)
- [Clerk] Good evening.
Can I help you?
- Yeah, we'd like a room.
- [Clerk] Double beds?
- It's not necessary.
- No car?
- No, we're walking.
- Yeah, our car got stuck down a ways.
Won't be ready till tomorrow.
- [Clerk] You leave it
out to Johnson's place?
- Johnson's?
- Only one open in town this late.
- Yeah.
Yeah, that's where we left it.
- Oh, LA.
- Yeah, we've been visiting.
We're on our way back.
- I see.
I don't see how you live in
all that smog down there.
I like the fresh air up here a lot better.
- Yeah, well, can we have our room?
- That'll be $15 in advance.
Policy.
I trust you, but policy.
- Yeah, I left my wallet in the car.
You want to pay him?
- [Cindy] Sure.
- Um, you girls expecting
any visitors this evening?
- Why?
- Just curious.
Don't get a couple girls like you
coming through here much alone.
Thought maybe I could be on the lookout.
Somebody might come visiting ya.
- Look, nobody's visiting
us and we're tired.
Let's go.
- Do you sell toothbrushes
and toothpaste here?
- No, ma'am.
- Can I borrow yours?
- I didn't bring it with me.
- There's a store about
a half mile up the road.
Sort of a liquor store market.
They got 'em there.
- God, after drinking
that brandy and kissing
that blimped-lipped geek,
my mouth feels really bad.
I know a way you can help me.
- [Clerk] Well, if I can, I sure will.
- Could you go get me those?
A toothpaste and toothbrush?
- I sure wish I could, but policy.
I can't leave the place.
- Policy?
- Yes, ma'am.
It ain't that far, really.
- Do you have a car?
I'll pay you.
- [Clerk] No, ma'am, I don't.
- Well, I guess I'll just have to walk.
- Yes, ma'am.
- [Cindy] Let's go tomorrow.
- [Leah] Thanks anyway.
- Why don't we wait till tomorrow?
- Why don't you just go in?
I realize that you don't feel
so well in your condition.
I just wanna get rid of this.
- Then take the car.
- I don't think that that's too wise.
Why don't you just go in here
and I'll be back in a
couple of minutes, okay?
- All right.
- Tank, we had a slight problem.
Swede took out a car lot and we lost 'em.
- [Tank] Okay, okay.
- We're right outside of Water Valley.
We're going the same
direction we saw 'em last.
- Now look, we've gotta get that car back.
As soon as that truck is found,
every road in this
state's gonna be closed.
And we gotta get that money
across the border before then.
You understand me?
Is that clear?
- I understand ya, Tank.
Yes, I understand ya.
- Okay.
- Jake, it's getting hot, goddamn.
You go to the north end, double back.
We'll start here and meet ya, okay?
They gotta crash somewhere.
- Right.
- Go ahead.
(tense music)
(knocking on door)
- [Cindy] That was really.
- I thought you girls might
like something to relax you.
I noticed you're traveling kind of light.
- I don't think so.
- Tip, check the office.
(knocking on door)
- There ain't nobody there, man.
The door's locked.
- Check the parking area.
- There ain't no cars out there.
- Check it.
- The man has a no
vacancy sign on his door.
- Check it anyway.
- You got it.
- [Cindy] No, thanks.
- Name's Albert.
We can just have a sociable little drink
till your buddy gets back.
I wouldn't want you to think Water Valley
wasn't a sociable little town.
- I don't want anything to drink.
- Well, we'll see.
- [Reporter On TV] Tore open the doors
of the armored vehicle in seconds.
So far, speculators are saying that
no local gangs could be responsible.
- Go on.
It'll relax ya.
Really.
- I guess one will be all right.
(horn blowing)
(tires squealing)
- Now, just how much do you girls charge?
- Charge?
- [Albert] I saw that wad
of money you got there.
You didn't get that clerking somewhere.
- So, you think...
Oh, you've made a big mis--
- Hell, I've seen your kind
come through here before.
- Well, you're wrong.
- Now, you be nice.
Be nice and maybe we
can work something out
on the room here.
(knocking on door)
- [Leah] Hey, Cindy, open up!
What the hell is going on in here?
I said, what the hell is going on in here?
- [Albert] Okay, now your partner's back.
We can talk this thing out.
- Do you know what he thinks?
- I saw the wad of money.
You're hookers.
- You're sharp.
- I've seen your kind before.
- Yeah, well, we're taking the night off.
We're kind of tired.
Why don't you come back in the morning
and then we'll talk business, huh?
- I'm just the night clerk here.
Somebody else will be here in the morning.
It's tonight or never.
I'd hate to wait that long.
- Oh, in that case.
- Leah.
- It'll just take a minute.
Why don't we just take
your jacket off here.
You got a cute face, you know?
(grunts)
(uptempo music)
Oh, my god.
(engine starts)
- [Jake] Yes, Tank.
Sure, Tank.
Yes, Tank.
- Let me see that.
Tank, we've been all over Water Valley.
We can't find 'em.
- [Tank] You better find 'em.
Keep on going and find
them or I'll find you.
- We'll move to Freegate.
Let's go back to the highway.
- Just pull over somewhere.
I'm so tired.
I'm dead tired.
We're gonna have to rest.
- Where?
- Anywhere, it doesn't matter.
Just pull over to some road.
We'll sleep in the car.
We'll hide in the car, okay?
- Okay.
- You wouldn't have a couple young chicks
staying here, would ya?
Maybe checked in in the last hour or so.
- One blonde, one dark haired?
- Yeah, that's them.
- They just left.
- Which way'd they go?
- I don't know, but if
you get 'em, kill 'em.
- This is fine.
Even if the man's men do come up here,
even if they come up the road,
they're not gonna find this house.
Let's just sleep in the car.
- What about the people in the house?
- Well, they're farm people.
They went to sleep with the chickens.
(laughing)
It's all right.
- All right.
You know, I wish I were home.
- [Leah] You do not.
You wish you were in LA
or else you would've never even left.
- Maybe.
- [Leah] No maybe about it.
Just go to sleep, okay?
- Goodnight.
- [Leah] Goodnight.
- Leah!
- Shh, shh.
Quiet, quiet.
I'm not gonna hurt you.
- What do you want?
- I live here.
I heard your car outside
and I thought that you
needed a little help.
Thought maybe you were
in a little trouble.
That's why I came out here.
- Uh-huh.
Well, we got lost and, you
know, we were a little tired,
so we thought we would sleep in the car.
- Car ain't no place to sleep.
Me and Mama, we got plenty of room.
Why don't you come inside.
I see she's up.
- Come on.
- All right.
- Oh, jeez.
Can't you guys function at all without me?
- We see our children most every week.
Yeah, they still live around here.
Here, Daddy.
You get that one for me.
Thanks, doll.
Yes, they still live very close to here.
Can't move far away from mama and daddy.
You know how that is.
And I wouldn't have it any other way.
Either would Homer.
They're still growing up and all.
Did you know that they
are still our babies?
Look, I wanna show you
some pictures, you girls.
- Now, look.
Curly, Tip, and Swede will go after them.
You come back for me.
When?
Now, you fool!
Okay, you understand.
That's nice.
- Yes, there they are, there they are.
All of them when they were young.
Most of them, five of them.
Look, Homer.
Why, we're boring these young ladies.
When all they really want
is a good night's sleep.
Okay, come on now.
I'll put this aside and you come on.
- I bet they bedded down somewhere.
- Tank ain't gonna like it.
- Well, what are we gonna do,
drive these streets all night?
- What do you think we ought to do then?
- We're going to Freegate,
watch the main road going into town.
When they come in, we'll get 'em.
- Yeah, right near the takeout place.
I'm starving.
(laughing)
- You're always starving.
- Goodnight.
Now remember, the bathroom
is right in there.
And fresh towels for both of you.
Oh, can I call you at any special time?
- That's okay.
Just let us sleep, okay?
- [Cindy] We're tired.
Thank you.
- Oh, don't say anything about that.
Well, I guess we'll
see you in the morning.
Goodnight.
- And goodbye.
God, I thought they'd
never let us get to sleep.
- Yeah, well, I enjoyed it.
- Yeah.
- Do you suppose things
could be different?
I mean, really nice like these people.
- Nothing ever changes.
Nothing's ever different.
Oh, this feels good.
- [Cindy] Leah?
- Yeah.
- Do you suppose we
could change how we are?
- You're pregnant.
How are you gonna change that?
Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
- Now remember, when you girls
come back through this way,
we are going to be very disappointed
if you don't come by and say hello.
Aren't we, Homer?
- Oh, you bet.
- Thank you for putting up with us.
Bye.
- Bye-bye.
Don't pick up any strangers.
Bye.
Have a nice trip.
(laughs)
- All right.
- God, this is terrible.
Tastes like warm
cardboard and hot oatmeal.
- Let me.
I'll eat it.
Let me eat that thing.
- [Curly] You slob.
- Leah, pull over, please.
- [Leah] Are you all right?
- [Cindy] Yeah.
- Is it as bad as they say it is?
- It's worse.
- Well, I have some
toothbrushes and toothpaste
in the car if that'd help any.
- It wouldn't hurt.
- All right, I'll get 'em.
♪ Everything's turning upside down ♪
♪ Going in circles,
putting my head around ♪
♪ Everything's going so slow and fast ♪
♪ Afraid of the future ♪
♪ I'm scared of the past ♪
♪ But I've got no time to worry much ♪
- I've already brushed once today.
You never know who you're gonna meet.
(laughing)
- Oh, my god.
(laughing)
♪ Everything's turning inside out ♪
- I'm hungry.
- This toothpaste makes me thirsty.
- I want a Coke.
- I want some Covassier.
- Ew.
Ew.
Not him again.
- It's 100 years old, my dear.
Almost as old as me.
(laughing)
♪ But I've got no time for worry now ♪
♪ Too busy being free ♪
- How's your stomach feel?
- [Cindy] I really want some water.
- [Leah] Excuse me, my dear.
(laughing)
Roll down the hill.
- It's relaxing, my dear.
Warming.
- [Leah] I'm locking the car.
(laughing)
- I'm gonna catch some sleep
before Jake and Tank get here.
- All right, don't get too comfortable.
I'm gonna have to wake your
ass up in a few minutes.
- Yeah.
- Now, beat it.
Did you eat that sandwich already?
- Almost.
I'm hungry.
- Yeah, you're always hungry.
- Oh, God.
My clothes stink.
- Mine do, too.
- Why don't we go into Freegate
to buy some new clothes?
And then we'll leave the
car there 'cause Tank
probably has his goons
after us already, you know.
And then maybe we could
take the bus to LA.
How's that plan sound?
- It sounds good.
- All right, let's do that.
- We're good.
- Shit, it's all over the news.
By this time they've got
roadblocks everywhere
in this part of the state.
- Yeah, but those chicks don't
know what they're sitting on.
- It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter.
If the cops pick them up, search the car
and happen to find the money,
how long do you think it's gonna take them
to tie it in with us and find
out that car belongs to me?
- I know what you mean,
but what about the girls?
- Frankly, I don't give a good goddamn
what you do with them.
But right now, we've gotta find them.
Find them quick.
I want this town combed
and I want you to keep
listening to the news.
If you hear a flash that they've been
picked up with the money,
head across the border and
meet me at my place down there.
Got it?
- Right, Tank.
- Okay, beat it.
- Cindy's never ran
away before, Lieutenant.
There's never been any trouble between us.
That's why I believe something
else has happened to her.
- I understand, Mr. Braddock.
Bill.
Bill, did you push these
to Water Valley, Freegate,
and surrounding territories?
- Yeah.
- That's the description you gave us.
Nobody's gonna be able
to give it much time
what with that armored
car knock over yesterday.
- She had money, enough for gas.
If she wanted to run away from home,
she could've gotten a lot farther
than where you found the car.
I'm sure.
- Well, we'll see what we can do.
- Thanks.
- They're gonna notify us
here if they're spotted.
- Water Valley?
- Right.
- Hit Freegate.
- Right.
- You mind if I wait
around here for a while?
- Suit yourself.
- [Mr. Braddock] Thanks.
- Look at that right there.
- Oh, I love it.
Hey, that basket would
look great for our house.
(laughing)
- Yes, may I help you?
Is there anything in particular
you girls are looking for?
Something for a special
occasion, or a party,
or something like that?
- Jeans and tops.
- Oh, jeans.
We've got all sorts of jeans.
Yes, they're right over there.
We've got blue jeans over there.
We've got every color.
We've got black, we've got navy,
we've got white, we've got powdered blue.
You know, that faded denim color
and all that kind of stuff.
We've got yellow ones.
Oh, we've got short shorts.
You know those kind of denimy kind
with all the flowers and stuff.
If you look right over there.
And while you're looking,
just look around.
We've got all sorts of
paintings, you know.
People in town like to
keep there murals here.
It gives that place, you know,
that sort of je ne sais quoi.
We just kind of love it here.
- Do we have enough money for this stuff?
- [Clerk] We've got the
greatest little handkerchiefs
and we've got perfume to
match by the same person.
His name is Min Wa.
Oh, he's just right from my hometown here.
- God, we have almost $2,000 in here.
- Well, we'll mail the rest
back when we get to LA.
The rest we'll pay back when we get a job.
Hey, we can't worry about it.
It's done.
- Well listen, if you
wanna look over there
on that counter right over there,
there's some African prints.
And we've got, you know,
the caftans in the short and the long.
And we've got some boutiques
over there in the back.
We've got some sun dresses
if you're interested
in anything like that.
- [Leah] That's okay.
We'd like these.
- [Cindy] How much will it be?
- Well, let me see now.
That would be about three...
Let me see, three and 2.50.
- [Cindy] And this, too.
This, too.
- Oh, that, too?
Just a minute, let me see.
That's 4.50.
And the pants, those are 15.
And that would be 12.
Five, and am I missing anything?
Yes, here it is.
10, six, and that's five, four.
Oh, excuse me for a minute.
Let's see, 77.36 including tax.
Will that be cash or charge?
- That's cash.
Cindy, you wanna pay her?
- Well, listen, you keep your receipts.
And if they don't fit you, you
can always bring them back.
- [Leah] Yes, ma'am.
- Oh, my.
Birthday present from your mommy?
Let's see.
Let's see, that's 77.36.
Well, I'll just put 'em
all in a bag for you.
- [Leah] No, that's okay.
We just want to try them on.
Where are the dressing rooms at?
- Oh, the dressing rooms
are right over there
on the corner, all right?
- [Leah] Great, we wanna wear them out.
- Fine, fine.
And if you want to, when you're through,
I'll show you some jewelry that we have.
- [Leah] Oh, yeah.
- Oh, excuse me.
My goodness.
There you go.
- [Leah] Thank you.
- There you go.
Hope you enjoy 'em.
- [Leah] We will.
- Bye, now.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- [Clerk] Let me know when you're through.
- [Leah] Uh-huh.
- Listen, we've got roadblocks
up all over the place
and we're checking every
car that goes through 'em.
I tell you, they're not gonna get in here.
Now, let me do my work and leave me alone.
Sheriff Smith speaking.
Yes, ma'am.
Yes, ma'am.
Uh-huh.
Well, what's wrong with
a hundred dollar bill?
Hell, I'd like to have one of them myself.
Was it on a hot bill sheet?
Well then, what are you worrying about?
- But, Sheriff Smith, I know
there's something wrong.
I mean, girls walking around
with a wad of bills like that.
- Look, ma'am.
I've got a lot more
important things to do.
All right, all right.
Dark-haired girl about 18.
Blonde, same age, 5'9".
Right, I got it.
Well, I sure thank you, ma'am.
All right, uh-huh.
'68 or a '69 Cadillac.
Right.
What color did you say?
Pastel Blue.
Okay, well, I sure thank you, ma'am.
I appreciate your...
Look, ma'am.
I've got work to do.
- My goodness.
As a taxpaying citizen I
thought it was my duty to...
Oh, thank you very much, sir.
The materials will be in next week.
Thank you.
- What?
Talk your ear off.
Give me the sheriff's office in Hemerston.
We've got runaways here.
- Thank you very much for coming in.
Y'all come back, hear?
- Bye.
- Bye.
- [Clerk] Bye now.
- Should we leave the keys in the car?
- I wouldn't.
You want someone to steal it like we did?
- Okay, then lock it up.
You know, if we catch that bus,
we can be in LA by tonight.
Why don't we try and get tickets?
- All right, let's go.
(tires squealing)
- There it is.
(tires squealing)
- Yeah, I got it, Sheriff.
Blonde, about 17 or 18 with
a dark-haired girl same age.
Yeah, right.
Yeah, I'll keep my eyes open.
- [Swede] There it is, Tank.
- I see it, you dumb son of a bitch.
- [Swede] You got a spare key?
It's locked.
- Oh, Jesus.
Damn it, can't you do something?
Go on.
- [Swede] I'll get it,
I'll get it, I'll get it.
- Jake, go inside and
get those two broads.
- Right away, sir.
- [Cindy] I'm dying of thirst.
I've gotta get a Coke.
- Another one of your cravings?
Just hurry up or else we'll miss the bus.
Don't move.
There's jelly roll's hatchet man.
Okay, when I say go, we're
gonna go to the left, okay?
Okay, go.
- Cover me.
- Jerry, damn it.
Where the hell are you?
- Hey, Larry.
- Swede, Swede.
(siren wailing)
- Yeah, it was them, Sheriff Smith.
I'm sure.
I'm sure.
Yeah, right.
Uh-huh.
Yeah, okay.
Young girls, I wanna see you.
It's official business.
I've gotta get out of here.
This is official business.
- [Man] Hey, come on, man.
What are you doing?
(suspenseful music)
(tires squealing)
(siren wailing)
(tires squealing)
- In pursuit, '71 Pontiac, two-tone green.
License number 2-7-6,
lemon, Kansas, Roger.
Oregon plates.
Headed down Arrow Highway East Pass.
Need assistance.
(siren wailing)
- Now, hold it back, Jake.
Just keep 'em in sight, that's all.
- I know.
They're on the highway
headed toward Hemerston.
I'll call over there.
Have the father stand by.
I'm going after them myself.
(siren wailing)
(tires squealing)
(metal crunching)
- I might've gotten killed.
What the?
Bastard!
- [Dispatcher] Car 42 Adam in
pursuit of suspected runaways
in light-colored Cadillac.
Come in, please.
(uptempo music)
(siren wailing)
(tires squealing)
- [Officer] Pull over
or I'll blow you away.
- Oh, God!
Oh, God!
- Hold on, I'm gonna ram 'em.
- [Cindy] Leah, he's gonna hit us!
(tires squealing)
(siren wailing)
- Well, they haven't found the money.
I think we better make an entrance.
- [Jake] What if they do find the money?
- Well, we'll just tell 'em
it's Curly, Tip, and Swede.
Be my word against theirs and around here
my word carries a lot more weight.
- [Jake] Meaning you'd sell 'em out?
- So would you.
I mean, unless you wanna
wind up in the slammer.
Now look, we're just
here to pick up the car
that belongs to me.
Got it?
- [Jake] I got it.
- [Leah] Cindy, Cindy, are you okay?
- It's my stomach.
Something's happening.
- Just hang on, okay?
Just hang on.
- Cindy, honey, are you all right?
- Daddy, I'm sorry.
- Don't you worry about
anything right now.
We'll get you fixed up.
Leah, what's been going on with you two?
- Nothing.
Nothing you'd understand.
(siren wailing)
- Tooley.
- Hey, that your car over there, TJ?
- Yep.
- What the hell's going on here?
Them your boys too over
there, aren't they?
- Ah, I just guess the boys got
drunked up a little bit, that's all.
- What about them girls?
- I don't know nothing about them.
- Mr. Braddock, this is TJ McCall.
That's his car.
- [Mr. Braddock] Look,
I'll pay for any damages
if it was my daughter's fault.
- Well, that won't be necessary.
The insurance company will
take care of everything.
I just hope your daughter
ain't hurt too bad.
- [Mr. Braddock] Thanks.
- Want to come to the
office and press charges?
- Nah, it was a mistake, Tooley, you know.
Jake left the keys in it.
Kids were just joy riding.
It's all a misunderstanding.
I don't wanna press any charges.
I just want to get my
car back, that's all.
- Good.
This damn armored truck robbery
has turned us upside down.
- (laughs) I'll bet.
Why don't you just run along and take care
of all the things you
have to take care of.
I'll settle up here.
I've got everything I need.
- I have to take your
boys into the office.
- Yeah, all right.
That's okay, too.
I'll send a lawyer down
and fix everything up
in a short time.
- Appreciate it, TJ.
Let's go, boys.
Gotta get back on the robbery.
(siren wailing)
- How you doing?
- It hurts.
- [Leah] Well, next time
we're gonna make it there.
- Are you pregnant?
- [Cindy] Yes.
- You're miscarrying.
- Please, don't tell my father.
- [Medic] That the way you want it?
- Please?
- You got it.
- There's not gonna be any
more problems after this.
(explosion booms)
Maybe there is a god.
(uptempo music)
♪ Sweet, but certain ♪
♪ That tomorrow always comes ♪
♪ Don't take no chances ♪
♪ Just in case, head up and run ♪
♪ I can see the way ♪
♪ The brighter sun, a brighter day ♪
♪ Don't wait until the
stroke of midnight ♪
♪ Reach out and find
what's waiting for you ♪
♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪
♪ We'll go it alone ♪
♪ Wishing all of our
dreams will come true ♪
♪ We'll go it alone ♪
♪ Making time for just me and for you ♪
♪ So don't take no yesterdays ♪
♪ Don't look back on last hoorays ♪
♪ Can't be late for this tomorrow ♪
♪ Just gotta be for you and me ♪
♪ Leave what's in the past ♪
♪ You won't need it anyway ♪
♪ I'm not afraid to take
our love along the way ♪
♪ I just need you now ♪
♪ You know why, I know how ♪
♪ Like Alice is in Wonderland ♪
♪ We've just gotta see for you and me ♪
♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪
♪ We'll go it alone ♪
♪ Wishing all of our
dreams will come true ♪