Moonshine County Express (1977) - full transcript
When a hillbilly moonshiner is murdered by a powerful competitor, his tough three daughters discover a stash of prohibition whiskey and start undercutting their father's killer's business, with help from a local race car driver.
(dramatic music)
(whooshing)
(country music)
- To much shine
around here Leroy.
You better make a run
into Springfield tomorrow
sick engine or not.
- Yes sir mister Hammer, wish we
could get old JB to drive
to drive for us though.
- Nah, we don't butter
the bread thick
enough for JB Johnson.
(engine rumbling)
(cheering)
(cheering)
- What'll this thing do?
- What won't it do?
Quart mile at nines over
a hundred and sixty.
(cheering)
With doubt that's
how we're going
to nationals with this one.
- Where the hell did you
get the money for this JB?
- Gabe, I owe it all to you.
A couple of weeks ago I
was looking everywhere
for you to buy you
a drink a whiskey,
I even looked under
this wet old smiley rock
and there in a tin can
was all that money.
- You running shine again
for somebody ain't you JB?
- Now Gabe you know I wouldn't
mess around running shine again.
That stuff could
get a man killed.
(country music)
(gun clicks)
(guns firing)
(dog growling)
- Oh my God.
- Betty.
Sis you stay here, you hear me?
(gun shots)
(growling)
(gun shots)
(gun shots)
(country music)
- You guys shake a leg,
let's got out of here.
(dramatic music)
(explosions)
(dog whining)
(morose music)
- So I know you'll find
a place for him lord
and forgive his sins
and may his girls
find forgiveness in their hearts
for those strangers that
took their daddy away.
And so watch over
these innocent children
we pray in the name of the
father and the son, amen.
- Thanks for coming preach Akin.
- Dorothy it was a real
shock, terrible thing.
Must have been
hijackers from out
of the county I'd guess.
- my sentiments exactly.
- Somebody step in something?
- People are curious about
what your gonna do Dorothy,
what your plans are and all?
- Ain't gonna do nothing.
- You're not gonna
stay on the farm?
- It's where we were
born, it's our home.
- Well I know but I just
can't see you making
a living out of
that old stony land.
- Well don't you worry about it,
cause we'll make out just fine.
- If you girls decide to
move you can call on me.
Just anything I can
do, anything at all.
- This is the last
of paps whiskey.
I'm afraid it's all I
got to pay you with.
- Well Dorothy
I'll think of your
old daddy with
every sip I taste.
Now you think about
what I told you.
(bangs)
(engine rumbles)
- [Dorothy] I bet he empties
that bottle before he
rounds the first bend.
- Oh man I sure
hope you girls ain't
planning to go back in business.
- And if we decide we want to?
- Don't let me catch you at it.
- Mind the grease.
- I have a job to do you know.
- Then put Jack Starkey in jail.
- Have you got any proof?
- Proof?
We just finished burying it.
- Starkey was in
Springfield that whole day,
now I checked up on him.
- Sure, of course he was Larkin.
- He don't do his own killings.
- Look there are a lot of
people didn't like your daddy,
Dotty I'm sorry but
that's the truth.
I'm gonna find out who did it
and I'm gonna take
care of 'em legal.
That's a promise.
- Well if you don't we'll take
care of it the Hammer way.
And that's a promise.
(country music)
- Sissy.
How much money do we have left?
- About 100 dollars
in the bank is all.
- That's just great.
- But we're not
moving off the farm.
We're not going to
work for Jack Starkey
and we're not kissing anybodies
rear end in this world.
- What are we gonna do?
- We're gonna borrow some money.
Somewhere.
And we're gonna put that
still back together.
- Maybe Mr. Green wants
to give us some money?
- Lawyer Green?
- Yeah he called this morning.
I forgot.
- That's okay, what did he want?
- He said to come in and
see him as soon as we could.
- Figure that one out, now
that's a weird old guy,
what do you suppose he's up to?
- I don't know, but let's
go to town and find out.
(country music)
- Say what are you
lovelies in town
without a he man to protect ya?
- You know what, we'll hire him.
- How about letting me take you
to the fireman's
ball Saturday night?
Hi there Sissy, you're looking
more gorgeous everyday girl.
- Straight ahead sister.
- Hey Dotty wanna see my trophy?
- I wouldn't wanna see what
every girl in Humphry seen.
- No this here one, best time
in Springfield yesterday,
1485 in the quarter.
- Well my, my.
- My, my, my you're
looking good this morning,
how's that mean
old daddy of yours,
he still won't let
me on his land?
- When did you say
that dance was?
- You wanna go?
Saturday, I'll pick
ya up at eight.
- Well, have a seat ladies.
(cat meows)
I try my, woke up anyway.
- How's Mrs. Green?
- Oh feisty as ever.
Now, did anybody see
you come in here?
- Why, what's the big mystery?
- I am going to read
you this letter.
And when I am
finished I want you
to forget that we ever
had this conversation.
Agreed?
- Alright.
- Dear daughters,
if Ovey Green is
reading this to you,
then it means things aren't
so good for your daddy.
More than likely I
haven't left much
money but I did
leave you something.
Just the same you will
have to dig for it.
(engine rumbling)
- Starkey's looking for you.
Where you been?
- Busy.
How about you Sweetwater?
Still hanging around
the grade school?
- You know a fellow can't hardly
drive a car if his
eyes are all swol shut.
- That's true,
then you can't swol
eyes if your arms are broke.
Thanks anyway.
(country music)
- Hi there JB.
- Mayella, my, my
aren't you grown up.
Say you know there's something
I always wanted
to ask you Mayel?
- What's that?
- What do you call
the other one?
- You.
(chuckling)
You going up stairs?
- Uh huh.
- Okay.
Mr. Starkey, JB Johnson's here.
He asked you to wait.
- Well I think I'll
just go on up anyway.
- Well you do just about any
old thing you like, don't you?
- Most generally Mayella.
Why, what'd you have in mind?
- They take after their
daddy that's for sure.
She must be up to something.
She said they gonna
stay on the farm,
well we gotta do something about
that because you
said they'd leave
after you got rid
of their daddy.
- Preacher why don't
you shut your mouth huh?
Honey I think maybe that'll
take care of everything okay?
Now you collect you're
things, you can go.
I sure did like that
massage part, that was good.
Maybe we can do that
again sometime huh?
That's really nice.
Okay, I'll tell you what
we'll settle up then,
if you know what I mean.
You dumb son of a bitch
don't you ever say
anything like that in front
of anybody, you hear me?
- I know what I said.
- You don't know anything,
now you understand?
Now what I want out of you is
to be their friend the
preacher to them girls.
Alright?
- [Preacher] Yes sir.
- And you go you there
every chance you get
and you console them.
- [Preacher] Yes.
- And you come back and you
tell me everything
they say, alright?
- I surely will Mr. Stark.
- Yeah, that's for
your building fund,
or what ever you
call it this month.
- Thank you Mr. Starkey, the
lord praise your generosity.
- Go on, get out.
- Times up.
- Well JB, you do
push a man don't you?
Come on in, come on, come on.
- Yeah I guess I'm
just naturally pushy.
Were you taking up bible study?
- Oh you mean the preacher?
Just a little
donation, us leading
citizens, we have
responsibilities.
Did you ever hear that word?
- [JB] Yeah I heard
it but I forget.
- You were supposed to make a
run this morning weren't you?
- Well it's still
morning and here I am.
- I believe I'd had
you hung out our bait
a long time ago JB if you
weren't such a good driver.
- I am the best fire
cracker driver in
this whole state
and you know it.
- I just can't figure you out
you either crazy or you just
plain don't give a damn.
- There ya go.
(laughs)
Now where's the car?
(sirens)
Federal officers.
(country music)
- [Cop] Blow out his damn tires.
(frantic country music)
(horn)
(frantic country music)
(gun fires)
(frantic country music)
- Now it's the time
for the big move.
(frantic country music)
(crashing)
Thanks old stump.
(country music)
- 11, 12, 13, stop.
And you're there, shit.
- Now do you wanna admit we made
a mistake somewhere
down the hill?
- Entrance all covered up
over with ferns and brush.
- Oh come on, there
ain't nothing on
this ground except dead leaves.
- Wait a minute.
The ground, that's it.
Get over here.
(banging)
Come on Sissy.
(dramatic music)
(clattering)
(dramatic music)
- Wow look at the
cheeses, what is all this?
- [Dot] This honey
is our inheritance.
- [Betty] Why I just wonder
how much all this
stuff is worth.
- [Dot] Aged whiskey
like this in at today's
prices has got to
be worth thousands.
- [Sissy] You're joking me?
- No I'm not.
Thousands and
thousands of dollars,
honey it's a blessed fortune.
- What do you think about us,
well you know just taking
a few of these jugs,
three are five corners,
filling 'em up,
giving the boys a
little sample, just give
a little sip to Spooner,
another little taste
to fat John Riggs?
- Good idea.
- Word will get around fast.
- [Dot] Faster the better.
- The only thing
that worries me is.
You know I just hate to
give this stuff away.
- You give 'em as
much as it takes,
when you're in a war you
gotta shoot ammunition.
- Well you're right
about one thing,
we are in a war and this
sure is mellow stuff!
- Well ladies here's to our pap.
- That do it to you?
- That's nice, that's
nice, have some.
- He sure did make good shine.
- Shine?
Honey that ain't shine, that's
real prohibition bootleg.
- What's that?
- Don't you remember
paps letter?
Look.
During prohibition my
partner Henry Starkey,
that's Jack Starkey's father,
turned me in for reward money.
I went to prison for five
years but first I tucked
away a truck load of prime
whiskey for my girls.
It's real fine whiskey
so sell it dear.
And get yourselves
out of these hills,
life is to hard and the
men are mean and ignorant.
Good luck and take
care of little Sissy.
You're loving pappy.
She'll be alright.
Come on over and
join me for a drink.
- Yes ma'am.
You got a good idea
every now and then.
- Glad you approve.
Think we'll have much
trouble selling this?
- Honey I thought I
died and went to heaven.
(laughs)
- [Sissy] Hey you
two, come here.
Look.
- [Betty] Hey!
- [Dot] Well you know what?
I figured pap was to
smart an old wood chuck.
There's always another
entrance to a burrow.
- [Betty] Come on,
let's see where it goes.
- Okay, Here, wait a minute.
(dramatic music)
- Oh Dot, you're not
gonna believe this.
- [Dot] Do you see light?
- [Betty] Yeah I can see it.
- [Dot] Keep crawling.
(dramatic music)
- Hey, where are we?
- I don't know.
You know what?
Couple of rifles up here
we could hold off 20 men.
- We might have to.
- I'm scared.
We need some guys.
- We will be alright.
- JB Johnson might help us.
- You might be of
some help yourself,
get on back down there
and blow those candles
out before we blow
the whole place up.
- Sissy's right,
we do need a man.
And besides JB's always been
just plain silly about you.
- No.
- Well why not?
You know he's the best driver.
- I said no.
JB Johnson is a no
good smiling skunk
and you can't rely on him.
Besides you know
one of these days
he's gonna come to a bad end.
- Well Larkin how's business?
- JB.
- Uh huh.
- Is this yours?
- No mines in town
getting a lube job.
- Oh I see.
Got anything in the trunk?
- No.
- Come on JB let's take a look.
Let me have a look, come on.
- Satisfied?
- Shut it up.
Oh my.
Modified?
- No, stock.
- You know JB I'm gonna have
to look underneath in the back.
- Suite yourself.
- where do you keep the
papers on this thing?
- Under the visor
where they usually are.
Say you sure you wanna
get under this thing?
- You just put something
under the rear end.
- What are these tanks here JB?
- [JB] What tanks are those?
- These two tanks here, two of
'em right up under the frame.
- Oh those tanks, those
are extra gas tanks.
- [Larkin] Gas?
- Yes you know, gas prices
being what they are.
They save money filling
up at cheap stations.
- [Larkin] They?
- The company I
make deliveries for.
- Get me up.
- Sorry.
- That company that you
make deliveries for,
you think I'm stupid JB?
- No sir.
- You think I don't know who
hires mercenaries like you?
- Mercenaries, that's
a hard word sheriff.
- Gun runners, killers,
people by high, moonshiners.
I suppose you think I don't
know what's going
on behind my back.
Hell I know you got a fist
full of phony papers in there.
I got my eye on you
JB, nothing goes
on in this county that I
don't know about, nothing.
- I know.
- You make one small mistake
I'm gonna be all over
you like a pack a dogs.
Oh and you can tell that company
that you work for I got
eyes in the back of my head.
- I will.
- I'll tell you something,
I don't miss a thing.
- I know you don't.
- Get this outta here.
(country music)
(laughing)
(barking)
(growling)
- Just get right
back in, hush up.
- Hey that's not
very lady like Dot.
- Well I'm no lady so
don't push your luck.
- Whatever you say.
I just come by to
express my condolences.
(gun clicks)
And make you a business offer.
- I don't want your
dirty condolences.
- Aw come on now Dot you know
we can talk this thing over.
(gun clicks)
Sensibly.
You know I'd like to rebuild
your daddy's old still
and I'll pay you double
regular wages to run it for me.
- We don't need
your filthy money.
- Oh?
And how you all gonna live?
- Hounding the hogs Starkey.
- Hound the hog?
How growing turnips?
- Maybe Sweetwater and his
killers screwed up Starkey,
maybe they missed
some of paps whisky.
- (chuckles) I don't know
what you're talking about.
(barking)
- I ought blow that
mutts head off.
- You do and you'll
be walking bow
legged the rest of your life.
- Put that damned
thing away you fool.
- Two bit whores.
(barking)
- watch out!
(yelling)
(growling)
(laughing)
(yelling)
- What she mean you
missed some whiskey?
- She's lying I got it all.
Jesus I think I'm bleeding.
- I don't give a damn
what you doing, I'm gonna
find out what going on around
here, you understand me?
- [JB] Uncle Bill.
- Hey JB what do you say?
Where you been at whole time?
- Oh I've been in Springfield
for a couple of days.
- Ya?
- Bill what have
you been drinking?
- This and that.
(laughs)
- Why don't you try
some musketell, it'll
be an improvement.
- Aw thank you JB you know
you always did a good
old boy, you know that?
Say did you hear about
my brother getting shot?
- What?
- They shot by
brother up to stealing
and blew the shit
out all the boys.
- Who, who did?
- Could have been anybody,
some's a guessing,
some's a knowing.
(chuckles)
- Wait a minute uncle
Bill do you know?
- I don't know nothing JB,
and don't you go telling
Dotty you hear me?
Or else your gonna end up
the blaze a shit you hear.
- Damn.
(country music)
- Not to bad.
Left over from from
your daddies still?
- What difference does it make?
You get a better price for it
than that swill you
peddle for Starkey.
About 50 percent better.
- Well maybe.
- I'll take 50 percent less.
- Not very good business.
- Tom a woman has
to give to get,
when she's just starting out.
- Well, maybe I could
some on consignment.
- About 50 gallons.
- No, no, no, ten.
- 25.
- Alright.
- Now you send somebody to
that shack by the water tank,
they'll be 25 gallons
waiting for ya,
another 25 on Thursday.
Now you sell that, some
night maybe I'll come down.
Me and you'll split
a bottle, together.
- How about your bottle?
- You keep it Tom,
to remember me by.
(country music)
♪ Come your ladies
and your gentlemen's ♪
♪ And listen to my song
sing it to you right ♪
♪ But you might
think it's wrong ♪
♪ It might make you mad
but I mean no harm ♪
♪ It's just about the
renters on Penny's farm ♪
♪ It's a hard time
in the country ♪
♪ Out on Penny's farm
♪ You move out on Penny's farm
♪ Plant a little crop of 'baccer
and a little crop of corn ♪
♪ He come around and
he put in a pocket ♪
♪ He's gotta gentle mortgage
on everything you got ♪
♪ It's hard times
in the country ♪
♪ Out on Penny's farm
- you and me
together tonight JB.
- Well Mayella maybe
it is about time you
and I got sort of
better aquatinted.
Excuse me honey,
somebody I gotta talk to.
Well I don't believe it.
Dotty Hammer at a dance.
And without a gun to.
- Don't you count on that.
- [JB] Let's dance.
- I have business,
if you'll excuse me.
- Well you know how
to dance don't ya?
- Of course I know how to dance.
- Good, excuse us.
(slow country music)
I'm sure glad you
showed up Dotty.
You dance real good.
- If I wanted a
good car who would
you say is the best
mechanic around here?
- Well besides Harley
there's Jim Hackberry
but he specializes
mostly in conversions.
You're not interested in
anything hard are you?
- No just something
a little better
than that old pick
up out there is all.
- Okay, I'll ask him
and see what he's got.
How'd you like to have a beer?
- Thank you.
- You have some
foam on your lip.
Let's dance.
- Kay.
♪ Grandmas got syphilis
♪ and grandpas
depraved and all of ♪
♪ the children had
their sexes changed ♪
- Well our sales are
down almost 25 percent in
south commutes, and it's
almost as bad in the north.
You know what that means?
- Actually.
- That means gentlemen
that we got competition,
competition that
nobody warned me about.
- Well I asked 'em
and they just said
that business was
falling off is all.
- Falling off?
Business is falling
off why you dumb idiot.
Them Hammer girls are making
deals right under our noses.
And what the hell are
they selling anyway?
Huh?
- This.
- That's not moonshine.
That's 90 proof bonded prime.
They got it.
I'm a son of a bitch.
That miserable old
bastard hid it all
them years and now
they got it huh?
And the dirty bitches are
selling the stuff now,
they're trying to ruin
me with my own property.
I'm a son of a bitch.
(barking)
- Oh hush up Rex.
(growling)
Thank you JB, I had
a real nice time.
- So did I.
You know I'd sure like to
see you again sometime Dotty.
- [Betty] Who's there?
(gun clicks)
- It's just me.
Put your guns down.
- Well who's that with ya?
- Rex.
- JB Johnson and he's not armed.
- Hey it is JB Johnson.
- I said it was didn't I?
- I had some trouble
with the truck
and JB was kind enough
to haul me home.
- Just glad to be of service
to you ma'am, any old time.
- Sissy go see what's
wrong with the dog.
- Hey Rex.
Hey Rex, what's got into you?
Come on now, calm down.
- [Dot] JB wont you come on
in, let me fix you some coffee?
- Well, maybe some other time.
- You haven't been to our
house in quite a while.
(gun shoots)
- [Betty] Get in the house.
(dramatic music)
(gun shots)
(yelling)
(gun shots)
(shattering)
(screaming)
(gun shots)
(dramatic music)
- You okay?
- I'm alright.
- Where's Sissy?
- [Dot] Sissy?
Sissy!
(dramatic music)
(door bell rings)
- Yeah, what do you want?
- Slicker than grease,
they won't be sticking
their nose out of them hills
for a long time to come.
I killed that damn dog to.
- Ya did?
(laughs)
Good, good, good.
- [Sweetwater]
You're going fishing?
- Yeah in the morning,
what about it?
- Good night.
Fishing?
- Gonna catch me a little bass.
Gonna tear off a
piece, here I'm coming.
I'm gonna cast to
you, ya, where are ya?
(girl giggles)
- Oh, I know where you are.
Alright tell you
what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna cast you but first
I'm gonna put on a little bait.
Cause you can't catch no
good fish without a bait.
50 dollars that oughta be a
pretty good bait huh honey?
Okay I tell you what, I'm
gonna it right here on the hook
and then if you like it,
well then I think maybe
we can get together.
Bring you right in.
Okay let's see now,
I feel anything?
Oh, I got a little nibble.
I got a nibble, I have, yeah.
Oh yeah.
I got a nibble, oh wee
look at what I got.
Oh yeah.
Oh that smells nice honey.
(giggling)
- All that buck shot and
bullets enough to kill
a Chinese army and all
they hit is the dog?
- Maybe they weren't
trying to hit us.
- Well if it was a warning
girl, I'd pay it some mind.
4 1 this is Larkin,
we're through out here.
Kate, Jim go on home.
If you want me I'm
gonna be at my place.
- [Radio] Roger, 10 4.
- And don't you worry,
I'll look into it.
- You know Larkin you're
really good at running
in drunks and keeping
that uniform stiff
but when people get
shot around here
your always just
looking into it.
Why is that?
- Mind the car.
- Probably works for Starkey to.
- Larkin, oh no good.
- Everybody in
Humphrey that works
for him kisses his rear end.
- Well I don't know about that.
- No, all you know
is cars and girls
and going as fast as you
can with both of 'em.
- Hey wait a minute.
Calm down you sound
like I'm responsible
for your house getting shot up.
- If you had any sense of
responsibility you'd want
to see Starkey tared
and feathered and run
to of this county.
- I'm not responsible for
enforcing the law around here.
- That's right, cars
and girls, hot pants
and no guts, good
old JB Johnson.
- What do you mean no guts?
I was in the army.
- [Dot] You were in jail to.
- That was a mistake.
- You are the mistake,
you should never
have been hatched
you, you chicken shit.
- I am no chicken shit.
- Prove it, help
us fight Starkey.
What is the matter with you?
You were in that house, you
have a stake in this now.
- My being in that house was
just an accident,
a stake in what?
Wait a minute,
nobody's after me.
Besides how do you know
it was Starkey huh?
Cause I'll tell you if it
was Starkey he's got an army.
So what can I do?
Look I can get myself killed
if that's what you want.
Go ahead you just wait around
there and I'll go get killed.
(bangs)
Woman what do you want from me?
(bangs)
(gentle music)
- Betty.
- Yeah?
- I want you to get
a jack and change
the tire on that pick up.
(country music)
Sis?
- [Sissy] Yeah?
- Load all the guns.
- What in the hell
are we gonna do?
- We're gonna go to
town and buy us a car.
(country music)
(chattering)
- Well, hello, is there
anything, what can we do for ya?
- We need a mechanic.
- Well?
Who's the best mechanic you got?
- Hey now, I just
repair 'em, that's all.
- Come on Hack,
don't be so bashful.
- Shut up Harley, ain't setting
up no cars for no women.
That's all there is to it.
(dramatic music)
- Now Dot I don't
think that you wanna.
(gun clicks)
(dramatic music)
- Sis, come on.
(dramatic music)
(clicks)
Now the shirt.
- What about his underwear?
- [Dot] Betty?
Let's go.
Hey Hackberry,
we're gonna drop by
in the morning and
see what you got.
- I don't know about you fellas
but I'm going on vacation,
gonna pick up the wife and
be gone in half an hour.
- Don't you run!
One of you son of a
bitches get me a gun!
Get a hold of them bitches.
- Hey got a mustang,
you wanna buy it?
- Is it fast?
- Fast as a dollar massage.
Excuse me, it's fast alright,
set it up for myself.
I've been losing some
at cards in there and.
- How much?
- 35 hundred complete.
- Now shit Harley you know
that's just to damn much.
- Look lady, I'm taking a hell
of a risk just talking to you.
- 2,000.
- Two? No way, three
and that's rock bottom.
- We'll give you 25,000
Harley and that's it.
- Well.
Your daddy done me
some favors once.
Oh alright 25 but you pick it up
tomorrow night,
but you bring cash.
- [Radio] This is Smokey
Hubble and the Good Time Boys
coming to you direct
from Springfield
sunshine station WQRS.
- What the hell are you doing?
- What in the hell
does it look like?
- Well you've got my back
up engine to finish man.
The regionals are a week
from Saturday you know?
- I know that, you got a
run for Starkey tomorrow,
it'll be done by the
time you get back.
- Damn it get on it now.
- Well get on it yourself I
got things my own to do here.
- Since when?
- JB you're not fit to live
with, what's the matter,
some woman got you by
the short and curly's?
(whacks)
(cries out)
What'd you do that for?
- Cause it felt good.
Now you get on that
engine you hear?
(country music)
- Come on, get out.
- Oh no you don't
you just stay right
where you are in that
truck uncle Bill.
I doubt what you do,
bringing him around here,
you know pap threw him out of
here for lying once already.
- That was 20 years ago,
besides he's staying, get out.
- Look at him, he's
still a lying filthy,
stinking old drunk.
- Are you deaf I
said he's staying?
- I used to bounce
you right on my knee,
you know that and change
your diapers Betty
and you know that your own self.
- I heard ya I knew
you was drunk then to.
- I know I drunk but the
lord loves a cheerful.
(yelling)
- I'm gonna do
whatever you good,
I'm gonna be as quiet
as a little mouse,
ya'll won't even know I'm here.
- Everybody for 20
miles around will know
you're here if you
don't take a bath.
- Bath?
- Bath.
- Yeah.
That's right, before you wilt
the grass right under
this here truck.
- I'll do what ever
you guys say, I promise
that and you girls ain't never
gonna regret this
decision, I promise.
- I regret it already,
hey no you don't,
you're not going in there,
you're gonna go behind the barn
now you get yourself
a bucket right there
and you get over there
and you just get yourself
a big long scrub brush
and you use some of
that lice soap to.
- Just like a dang
God woman, screaming
and hollering just as
plain as a ass on a goat.
(bleats)
- Dot Starkey's on the phone.
- What do you want?
- Hi Dot, this is Jack Starkey.
Look honey why don't we
cut out the bullshit huh?
Now I know you've been
working my dealers
and taking my
business away from me.
I know what you
got and I want it.
I tell you what,
I'm willing to buy
you out and we forget
the whole thing huh?
Is that alright with you?
- I see.
- Look, three first class plane
tickets to atlanta,
how about that?
- Atlanta?
Well no I don't like
atlanta Starkey.
- [Starkey] Well Florida then.
- Sissy don't like snakes.
- well any place, I
don't give a damn.
I just want what belongs to me,
you understand that don't you?
- Well let me talk it
over with my sisters okay?
Just a minute now.
- [Betty] Alright Starkey?
- Ya, yes ma'am, yes?
- This is Betty speaking,
and we've talked your
offer over at length
and I guess I can say I'm
speaking for my sisters
as well as I'm speaking
for myself to tell
you that you can take your
deal and stick it where
the sun don't shine mister.
- God damn you!
You can't talk to me like that!
God damn, hello, hello!
They can't talk to me like that.
Alright.
Alright Sweetwater.
Now we do it your way.
- You've got a nice
place here Tom.
(chuckles)
- Business been pretty
good for ya has it?
- Oh not bad.
- Sure wish I could
say the same for ours.
- Well you know folks don't seem
to be buying whisky much lately.
- Is that so?
- The sheriff
seems to be hanging
around and folks
are smelling a raid.
- Could be.
- I decided not to take anymore
orders for now, sort of lay low.
- I don't think that's gonna
make Starkey real happy.
- Well you'll find
somebody else.
- Well I sure hope
business picks up for ya.
- Take several.
- I sure hope some good
things happen for ya.
- Well thank you Sweetwater
that's right nice of you.
- Thank you for
these lemon drops.
(door clicks)
(ticking)
- Oh my God.
(booms)
(country music)
(grinds)
- Wait a minute.
Just putting a cut out on it for
ya Dot, should be
ready in a little bit.
I want this thing to be right,
not have it busting
down some place.
She looking good now.
Who is it?
Hey uh.
What do you want?
Who's out there?
Don't touch that!
(screaming)
(gurgling)
(chatter)
- Tom Scudins is in that bag.
- Is not.
- Is to, I seen it, ew.
(banging)
- Well your side scored
two points tonight.
But I want you to know my
sides not about to quit.
- My side, what the hell
are you talking about now?
- They just burned Tom Scudins
all to chitlins and
your buddy Harley?
He's squashed like a
bug under a mustang.
- What?
- Thought maybe
you'd like to know
what kind of company
you been keeping.
- Come on back to bed JB.
- Go ahead.
- Looks like you already know.
- Dotty, Dotty, Dotty!
Dotty come.
(engine rumbles)
- I knew the minute
Dotty brought me
out here I was gonna
end up a blaze of shit.
God damn women.
Damn son of a
bitch a yellow car.
- I figured Harley was
getting that ready for you.
- It's evidence isn't it?
- I had a 2,000 dollar
engine and 800 dollars worth
of tools in that garage,
Larkin would have tied
all of it up for evidence
so I made a few changes.
I dragged Harley
under an old Chevy.
- That's against the law.
- So is making moonshine
and a million other things.
- [Dot] Are you
changing sides JB?
- I never had a side until now.
- Okay, if you're
gonna be in on this
I guess you ought to
know what it's about.
Come on.
- Where they going?
- Why don't you just
mind your own business?
And get in there and
clean up those dishes.
- Shit, you remind me of my
fourth wife, used
to pay me while kep.
- Yeah it's good,
but it's nothing
worth getting killed over.
Look we gotta get rid of all of
this stuff as quick as we can.
- Maybe, and maybe not.
- What do you intend to do,
make runs to Springfield
in that Mustang?
- That's right, I'm
gonna deal with Starkey's
own buyers and I'm gonna
squeeze him right out.
- Is that so?
Well tell me what's
the buyers name?
And where ya gonna find him?
- I'll find him and
nobody asked you
for any of your smart advice,
I'm doing this my way.
- You know you really are
something, you know that lady?
And I suppose you intend to
do all your own driving to?
- That's right.
(engine rumbling)
- 324 is the shortest
way to the county
line then state 15 to Beasley,
there are fewer
choke holds that way.
- I know the way
to Springfield JB.
- Maybe you can tell me what's
up ahead beyond
this Billboard to.
- You think you know
everything don't you?
- Just about.
- Ha, oh brother.
- Steady 55 all the
way, the whole idea
is not to draw attention.
No sharp turns, no fast corners,
you're just another little
house wife out to
the super market.
And keep checking
your rear view mirror.
You keep checking cause
if they come they're
gonna come fast and then
you're gonna have to floor it.
Then we'll see what kind
of driver you really are.
(dramatic country music)
Hey, what's going on?
- I don't recognize them
and they came up fast.
- It's a road runner,
it'll over see ya.
We gotta make it spin out.
- Do you know who it is?
- Look there's a dirt
road up ahead beyond
that gas station, it'll
lead to the interstate.
- Yeah I know that road.
- Shift down when I tell ya.
Shift down, now, now.
(tires screeching)
(country music)
We still got him.
(frantic country music)
If we make him spin
out we can lose him.
(dramatic music)
(country music)
Take the left fork.
Left take the left one!
- Shut up!
(country music)
(dramatic music)
- [JB] Look out.
(yelling)
(splashes)
(gasping)
(splashing)
- [Dot] Leave me alone!
Why did you keep
yelling at me like that?
- [JB] Because I was trying
to keep you from
doing what you did.
- [Dot] Well you
made me nervous.
- [JB] Well you
practically made me dead.
Look it ain't gonna be long
before Starkey finds
out that we're not at
the bottom of that lake
like fish food you know.
- So what?
The sooner the better.
- Listen girl we
don't have much time,
I'm going to town,
I'm gonna get a truck
and we're gonna move
that merchandise tonight.
- Is that so?
Well I ain't running.
- Well then you just do what
ever the hell you wanna do.
I'm gonna be at the Candy Apple,
everything I got is
tied up in that car.
- Don't I know it.
- And what's that
supposed to mean?
- It means you can go back
to your teenage nitwits
anytime you want because
I don't give a shit.
- Oh yeah well let
me tell you I'll take
a warm loving teenage
nitwit any day
to a cold old dried
up maid like you.
- Shut up!
- Makes out she's
tougher than a man,
no smiles, no laughs, no love.
- Shut up you chicken shit!
- Why don't you just admit it,
you're scared of
men, you hate men.
- Shut up!
(crying)
I'm so tired of it.
I can't do it by myself.
(crying)
- I'm sorry.
(dramatic music)
(country music)
- [Preacher] Walk
with a righteous.
Hello old feller.
- Well it's just a plain old
accident, that's all it was.
Everybody knows that JB Johnson
is a damn fool driving anyway.
Well look at here.
(laughing)
Where ya been, the
pram eating preacher?
- I've been to a prayer
meeting as a matter
of fact I have Mr.
William Hammer here have
a matter of very great
importance to discuss with you.
- Yeah what is it?
Mr. William Hammer here
has discovered a gold mine.
A liquid gold mine.
(laughing)
- So as far as
Sweetwater's concerned
we're fish food by now.
- [Sister] Jesus.
- Well I've decided we're
gonna do it JB's way.
Load up every last case
and barrel on a truck,
take it to Springfield,
sell it then just disappear.
- They'll rob us
blind over there.
- They won't, JB
knows a lot of people
in Springfield we'll
get top dollar.
Where's your uncle Bill?
- He went to town
with the preacher.
He was drinking to.
- Well that mangy old fart,
and I told you Dotty about
him didn't I, I told you
- Just a minute, are you
sure he was drinking?
Well where'd he get
it, where did he get.
Oh shit.
(dramatic music)
- What now?
- Trade in your old pick up JB?
- I'm just helping a friend
do some house moving.
- Your friend drive
a green road runner?
(dramatic music)
- Where the hell is JB?
He said he'd be here by now.
- Don't you worry about
him, he'll be here
you just keep
packing those boxes.
- Hey Sissy, Sissy.
Uncle Bill, come on let me in.
(laughs)
hurry up girl.
Come on girl let me in.
Hurry up.
- Listen here uncle
Bill, I'm ashamed of you,
you're a sinner and you're
gonna get yourself smoked.
(laughs)
Oh God you stink.
- Oh Sissy go on
and open the door,
hurry up, hurry up Sissy.
Hurry up Sissy.
- Hello pretty girl.
(yells)
- [Bill] Don't hurt her.
- Get your hands off of me.
- You find the other
two, go on hurry.
- Uncle Bill run for help.
- Sit down.
- I'm tired of sitting.
- Witness says there was
another car after you,
a green car?
- I didn't see no green car.
- Green, G R E E N.
- Now I'm gonna
ask you once more
and it's gonna be the last time.
Where are the rest of them?
- You know what you can do?
- I know what I can do.
You give me about
five minutes with
her in that bedroom
I'll find out.
- Now don't hurt her.
- You shut your face.
And if the rest of you
morons can keep your
minds off this
little whores pants
long enough maybe we can do
what we come out here for.
Now go and load the truck.
Well move!
- [Bill] Now don't
hurt her now you hear.
- [Starkey] Oh shut up you.
- Well come on, what
are you standing
around for, get the lead out.
- Sweetwater, see they
get the truck loaded
and then you and and
Tony go into town.
Be sure you see the
round, you understand?
- Alright.
- [Starkey] Alright.
Well get moving!
What's the matter with ya?
- Mr. Starkey you and me's gonna
make a lot of money,
you know that?
(laughs)
- I told ya the
same thing 10 times,
now I'm getting sick and
tired of playing games,
if you aren't gonna
arrest me I'm leaving.
Adios.
- Interstate traffic
and illegal alcohol
is five to ten years,
I bring in suspected
stolen vehicles
three to five years.
- You just wait a minute.
- Leaving the scene of
an accident is three
years contributing in the
delinquency of a minor.
- A what?
Who?
- Sissy Hammer, you
know she's 16 years old.
- I never had anything
to do with Sissy Hammer.
- That don't matter,
who's gonna believe you?
Refusing to cooperate
with officers involved
in a federal investigation,
that's 20 years,
you're gonna be an old man
when you get out of prison,
I can nail you with
any one of these.
- What you want Larkin?
- Starkey.
I want Starkey and you're
gonna help me get him.
(dramatic music)
- [Sweetwater] Well?
- The girls aren't in there.
- Dummy tell Micky to bring
that truck on back up here.
(dramatic music)
- Well howdy do.
(dramatic music)
I want you boys to
pick this place clean,
have that truck out
of here in an hour.
Whole still.
- [Man] What about the girl?
- What about her?
She goes with the still.
- Jesus Christ what
a time to get a flat.
God damn I'm never
gonna get there now.
(clanging)
- [Man] Come on, hurry
it up, what's the matter.
Let's go.
(dramatic music)
(gun shots)
(dramatic music)
(booms)
(dramatic music)
- [Dot] Sissy?
(country music)
- What happened to you?
You were supposed to be
here an hour ago to load up.
Won't you ask us how
we spend our day?
(phone ringing)
- What?
- [JB] Mr. Starkey, JB
Johnson here, good morning.
- JB?
I thought that you was drowned?
- Now who ever told you
a silly thing like that?
You can't even trust your
hired killers anymore can ya?
I never felt better in my life.
- Where are you?
- [JB] The Hammer place,
say I got a little
surprise for you.
I'm coming in to swear
out a warrant against you.
- A warrant, what for?
- Well that'll be the surprise.
One half hour and I'm coming.
(dramatic music)
- Come on answer the
phone Sweetwater, damn it.
Well you sleeping pretty
good these nights huh?
Guess who just give me
a call you dumb jackass.
JB Johnson.
- [Sweetwater] I
saw that car sink.
- I don't know about that, all
I know is he's coming into
town to swear out a warrant.
- [Sweetwater] A
warrant on what?
- How'd I know?
All I know is I want
him dead, now, today.
You get everybody
out to Hammer road
he's coming about half hour.
I want you to stop him.
- [JB] Oh no.
- Don't argue.
- I'm not trucking to the
store for milk you know.
- I'm going JB.
- No you're not Dotty.
No, I'm telling you, no.
- [Betty] Wow JB.
(light hearted music)
- You know what to do?
- Don't you worry about
us, we'll be just fine.
- Bye.
- Take care baby.
(country music)
- You're place, what do you mean
your place, I'm not
going to your place.
- Yes you are and I don't
want any arguments damn it,
you're gonna sit there
until this is all over.
- I am not, you dirty
liar you knew all along
you weren't planning
on taking me.
- Now quit it,
you hear right now
you're not going on this
ride an that's final.
- Oh it is huh?
Well there's one of
Starkey's boy right now.
(tires screeching)
(frantic country music)
Oh shit there's another one.
(frantic country music)
(dramatic music)
- I don't know why
you wanted in on this,
you can't even see,
funny old soak.
(dramatic music)
(crashing)
(dramatic music)
(crashing)
(dramatic music)
(gun fires)
(dramatic music)
- I got hit.
- Oh my God.
Jesus.
- I can't get it
in gear, help me.
(dramatic music)
- Go, go!
(gun fires)
(dramatic music)
- [Sweetwater] Get on
there and help me get them!
- [JB] I can't shift.
- Here put this around your arm.
- I can't shift.
- Then I'll drive, get out.
- You can't drive this.
- [Dot] I can drive
anything, get out!
- [Man] I see a car.
- What color is it?
- It's red.
- Damn it, can't they
do anything right?
Alright give the
boys the signal.
(honks)
(dramatic country music)
(horns)
- Damn it to hell, well go!
(frantic country music)
(tires screeching)
- [Man] Do you want
me to follow 'em?
- Nah that's a long
way, we'll keep going
straight ahead and
if she makes it we'll
be waiting for her till
then, well go on move,
don't just sit there, go on.
(stick music)
- [Larkin] 5 2 5 7
come into west end
of the lake road
and call in loud.
- Hang in.
(frantic country music)
- God damn.
- Don't let him
get along side you.
(dramatic music)
slow down, slow to the left.
The left!
I said to the left!
(dramatic music)
- No, no.
(dramatic music)
(yelling)
(crashing)
- [JB] Oh man.
- [Dot] Think I can get
my learners now mister?
- Need a few more lessons.
Backing into parking spaces.
Uh oh, damn Starkey,
Larkin's supposed to be here.
- Shit.
(engine stalling)
Come on.
- Pump it, pump it.
(engine stalling)
- Come on!
(shatters)
(gun fires)
(dramatic music)
- [JB] You alright?
Hey, John, John!
(gun fires)
(shattering)
You're alright.
Hey.
(dramatic music)
No, no, stop!.
(sirens)
- Have an accident?
- He's hit a couple
of skunks is all.
- Looks like you're gonna
need some body work there JB.
- Yeah I might be.
- Well best you
have it done over
in Springfield county,
then you just keep
on going after that I'll
tear up the charges,
that's our deal I believe.
- I feel the wander
lust already.
- Good, have a nice trip.
- Let's get the hell outta here.
- I'm with you.
- Why ya letting them drive off
I wanted them arrested,
they stole my whisky.
- What whisky was that?
- Sheriff I found this
in the hidey hole.
- [Starkey] You got no right
to go looking in my car.
- That's a 32 colt.
I'll bet you there aren't
three of them in this state.
- Sheriff can I talk
to you a minute?
Alone?
You know sheriff I
know an awful lot
of people around
here, you know that
and if you saw fit
to play ball with me
if you now what I mean
why I could assure
you that you would become a
big man in the county huh?
- I am a big man.
Is this your weapon?
- I never saw it before.
Coon hunters found
uncle Bill in the swamp
this morning, dog dug him up.
He had little holes in him,
four little bullet holes.
- Look sheriff.
- [Larkin] Put cuffs
on him, will you Jim?
(country music)
- So what we gonna do when
we get to Springfield JB?
- After I get my hand fixed
we'll look for your sisters.
And then we'll get rid
of some merchandise.
- You know why don't we
all go to California?
- What for?
- Well my pap always said
the men in these
hills are to mean.
- Was that so?
- Yeah, young ladies gotta look
for more refined
gentlemen to marry.
- Well what's sort of a
type are you looking for?
- Oh maybe a professor.
- Less go.
- How about a basketball player?
- To tall.
- A jockey.
- To short.
- Well I guess that leaves
me with my last choice.
- What's that?
- Some broken down, no good,
spends all his time with cars,
can't be trusted around young
girls or a deck of cards.
- That sounds just right.
(laughs)
(country music)
(whooshing)
(country music)
- To much shine
around here Leroy.
You better make a run
into Springfield tomorrow
sick engine or not.
- Yes sir mister Hammer, wish we
could get old JB to drive
to drive for us though.
- Nah, we don't butter
the bread thick
enough for JB Johnson.
(engine rumbling)
(cheering)
(cheering)
- What'll this thing do?
- What won't it do?
Quart mile at nines over
a hundred and sixty.
(cheering)
With doubt that's
how we're going
to nationals with this one.
- Where the hell did you
get the money for this JB?
- Gabe, I owe it all to you.
A couple of weeks ago I
was looking everywhere
for you to buy you
a drink a whiskey,
I even looked under
this wet old smiley rock
and there in a tin can
was all that money.
- You running shine again
for somebody ain't you JB?
- Now Gabe you know I wouldn't
mess around running shine again.
That stuff could
get a man killed.
(country music)
(gun clicks)
(guns firing)
(dog growling)
- Oh my God.
- Betty.
Sis you stay here, you hear me?
(gun shots)
(growling)
(gun shots)
(gun shots)
(country music)
- You guys shake a leg,
let's got out of here.
(dramatic music)
(explosions)
(dog whining)
(morose music)
- So I know you'll find
a place for him lord
and forgive his sins
and may his girls
find forgiveness in their hearts
for those strangers that
took their daddy away.
And so watch over
these innocent children
we pray in the name of the
father and the son, amen.
- Thanks for coming preach Akin.
- Dorothy it was a real
shock, terrible thing.
Must have been
hijackers from out
of the county I'd guess.
- my sentiments exactly.
- Somebody step in something?
- People are curious about
what your gonna do Dorothy,
what your plans are and all?
- Ain't gonna do nothing.
- You're not gonna
stay on the farm?
- It's where we were
born, it's our home.
- Well I know but I just
can't see you making
a living out of
that old stony land.
- Well don't you worry about it,
cause we'll make out just fine.
- If you girls decide to
move you can call on me.
Just anything I can
do, anything at all.
- This is the last
of paps whiskey.
I'm afraid it's all I
got to pay you with.
- Well Dorothy
I'll think of your
old daddy with
every sip I taste.
Now you think about
what I told you.
(bangs)
(engine rumbles)
- [Dorothy] I bet he empties
that bottle before he
rounds the first bend.
- Oh man I sure
hope you girls ain't
planning to go back in business.
- And if we decide we want to?
- Don't let me catch you at it.
- Mind the grease.
- I have a job to do you know.
- Then put Jack Starkey in jail.
- Have you got any proof?
- Proof?
We just finished burying it.
- Starkey was in
Springfield that whole day,
now I checked up on him.
- Sure, of course he was Larkin.
- He don't do his own killings.
- Look there are a lot of
people didn't like your daddy,
Dotty I'm sorry but
that's the truth.
I'm gonna find out who did it
and I'm gonna take
care of 'em legal.
That's a promise.
- Well if you don't we'll take
care of it the Hammer way.
And that's a promise.
(country music)
- Sissy.
How much money do we have left?
- About 100 dollars
in the bank is all.
- That's just great.
- But we're not
moving off the farm.
We're not going to
work for Jack Starkey
and we're not kissing anybodies
rear end in this world.
- What are we gonna do?
- We're gonna borrow some money.
Somewhere.
And we're gonna put that
still back together.
- Maybe Mr. Green wants
to give us some money?
- Lawyer Green?
- Yeah he called this morning.
I forgot.
- That's okay, what did he want?
- He said to come in and
see him as soon as we could.
- Figure that one out, now
that's a weird old guy,
what do you suppose he's up to?
- I don't know, but let's
go to town and find out.
(country music)
- Say what are you
lovelies in town
without a he man to protect ya?
- You know what, we'll hire him.
- How about letting me take you
to the fireman's
ball Saturday night?
Hi there Sissy, you're looking
more gorgeous everyday girl.
- Straight ahead sister.
- Hey Dotty wanna see my trophy?
- I wouldn't wanna see what
every girl in Humphry seen.
- No this here one, best time
in Springfield yesterday,
1485 in the quarter.
- Well my, my.
- My, my, my you're
looking good this morning,
how's that mean
old daddy of yours,
he still won't let
me on his land?
- When did you say
that dance was?
- You wanna go?
Saturday, I'll pick
ya up at eight.
- Well, have a seat ladies.
(cat meows)
I try my, woke up anyway.
- How's Mrs. Green?
- Oh feisty as ever.
Now, did anybody see
you come in here?
- Why, what's the big mystery?
- I am going to read
you this letter.
And when I am
finished I want you
to forget that we ever
had this conversation.
Agreed?
- Alright.
- Dear daughters,
if Ovey Green is
reading this to you,
then it means things aren't
so good for your daddy.
More than likely I
haven't left much
money but I did
leave you something.
Just the same you will
have to dig for it.
(engine rumbling)
- Starkey's looking for you.
Where you been?
- Busy.
How about you Sweetwater?
Still hanging around
the grade school?
- You know a fellow can't hardly
drive a car if his
eyes are all swol shut.
- That's true,
then you can't swol
eyes if your arms are broke.
Thanks anyway.
(country music)
- Hi there JB.
- Mayella, my, my
aren't you grown up.
Say you know there's something
I always wanted
to ask you Mayel?
- What's that?
- What do you call
the other one?
- You.
(chuckling)
You going up stairs?
- Uh huh.
- Okay.
Mr. Starkey, JB Johnson's here.
He asked you to wait.
- Well I think I'll
just go on up anyway.
- Well you do just about any
old thing you like, don't you?
- Most generally Mayella.
Why, what'd you have in mind?
- They take after their
daddy that's for sure.
She must be up to something.
She said they gonna
stay on the farm,
well we gotta do something about
that because you
said they'd leave
after you got rid
of their daddy.
- Preacher why don't
you shut your mouth huh?
Honey I think maybe that'll
take care of everything okay?
Now you collect you're
things, you can go.
I sure did like that
massage part, that was good.
Maybe we can do that
again sometime huh?
That's really nice.
Okay, I'll tell you what
we'll settle up then,
if you know what I mean.
You dumb son of a bitch
don't you ever say
anything like that in front
of anybody, you hear me?
- I know what I said.
- You don't know anything,
now you understand?
Now what I want out of you is
to be their friend the
preacher to them girls.
Alright?
- [Preacher] Yes sir.
- And you go you there
every chance you get
and you console them.
- [Preacher] Yes.
- And you come back and you
tell me everything
they say, alright?
- I surely will Mr. Stark.
- Yeah, that's for
your building fund,
or what ever you
call it this month.
- Thank you Mr. Starkey, the
lord praise your generosity.
- Go on, get out.
- Times up.
- Well JB, you do
push a man don't you?
Come on in, come on, come on.
- Yeah I guess I'm
just naturally pushy.
Were you taking up bible study?
- Oh you mean the preacher?
Just a little
donation, us leading
citizens, we have
responsibilities.
Did you ever hear that word?
- [JB] Yeah I heard
it but I forget.
- You were supposed to make a
run this morning weren't you?
- Well it's still
morning and here I am.
- I believe I'd had
you hung out our bait
a long time ago JB if you
weren't such a good driver.
- I am the best fire
cracker driver in
this whole state
and you know it.
- I just can't figure you out
you either crazy or you just
plain don't give a damn.
- There ya go.
(laughs)
Now where's the car?
(sirens)
Federal officers.
(country music)
- [Cop] Blow out his damn tires.
(frantic country music)
(horn)
(frantic country music)
(gun fires)
(frantic country music)
- Now it's the time
for the big move.
(frantic country music)
(crashing)
Thanks old stump.
(country music)
- 11, 12, 13, stop.
And you're there, shit.
- Now do you wanna admit we made
a mistake somewhere
down the hill?
- Entrance all covered up
over with ferns and brush.
- Oh come on, there
ain't nothing on
this ground except dead leaves.
- Wait a minute.
The ground, that's it.
Get over here.
(banging)
Come on Sissy.
(dramatic music)
(clattering)
(dramatic music)
- Wow look at the
cheeses, what is all this?
- [Dot] This honey
is our inheritance.
- [Betty] Why I just wonder
how much all this
stuff is worth.
- [Dot] Aged whiskey
like this in at today's
prices has got to
be worth thousands.
- [Sissy] You're joking me?
- No I'm not.
Thousands and
thousands of dollars,
honey it's a blessed fortune.
- What do you think about us,
well you know just taking
a few of these jugs,
three are five corners,
filling 'em up,
giving the boys a
little sample, just give
a little sip to Spooner,
another little taste
to fat John Riggs?
- Good idea.
- Word will get around fast.
- [Dot] Faster the better.
- The only thing
that worries me is.
You know I just hate to
give this stuff away.
- You give 'em as
much as it takes,
when you're in a war you
gotta shoot ammunition.
- Well you're right
about one thing,
we are in a war and this
sure is mellow stuff!
- Well ladies here's to our pap.
- That do it to you?
- That's nice, that's
nice, have some.
- He sure did make good shine.
- Shine?
Honey that ain't shine, that's
real prohibition bootleg.
- What's that?
- Don't you remember
paps letter?
Look.
During prohibition my
partner Henry Starkey,
that's Jack Starkey's father,
turned me in for reward money.
I went to prison for five
years but first I tucked
away a truck load of prime
whiskey for my girls.
It's real fine whiskey
so sell it dear.
And get yourselves
out of these hills,
life is to hard and the
men are mean and ignorant.
Good luck and take
care of little Sissy.
You're loving pappy.
She'll be alright.
Come on over and
join me for a drink.
- Yes ma'am.
You got a good idea
every now and then.
- Glad you approve.
Think we'll have much
trouble selling this?
- Honey I thought I
died and went to heaven.
(laughs)
- [Sissy] Hey you
two, come here.
Look.
- [Betty] Hey!
- [Dot] Well you know what?
I figured pap was to
smart an old wood chuck.
There's always another
entrance to a burrow.
- [Betty] Come on,
let's see where it goes.
- Okay, Here, wait a minute.
(dramatic music)
- Oh Dot, you're not
gonna believe this.
- [Dot] Do you see light?
- [Betty] Yeah I can see it.
- [Dot] Keep crawling.
(dramatic music)
- Hey, where are we?
- I don't know.
You know what?
Couple of rifles up here
we could hold off 20 men.
- We might have to.
- I'm scared.
We need some guys.
- We will be alright.
- JB Johnson might help us.
- You might be of
some help yourself,
get on back down there
and blow those candles
out before we blow
the whole place up.
- Sissy's right,
we do need a man.
And besides JB's always been
just plain silly about you.
- No.
- Well why not?
You know he's the best driver.
- I said no.
JB Johnson is a no
good smiling skunk
and you can't rely on him.
Besides you know
one of these days
he's gonna come to a bad end.
- Well Larkin how's business?
- JB.
- Uh huh.
- Is this yours?
- No mines in town
getting a lube job.
- Oh I see.
Got anything in the trunk?
- No.
- Come on JB let's take a look.
Let me have a look, come on.
- Satisfied?
- Shut it up.
Oh my.
Modified?
- No, stock.
- You know JB I'm gonna have
to look underneath in the back.
- Suite yourself.
- where do you keep the
papers on this thing?
- Under the visor
where they usually are.
Say you sure you wanna
get under this thing?
- You just put something
under the rear end.
- What are these tanks here JB?
- [JB] What tanks are those?
- These two tanks here, two of
'em right up under the frame.
- Oh those tanks, those
are extra gas tanks.
- [Larkin] Gas?
- Yes you know, gas prices
being what they are.
They save money filling
up at cheap stations.
- [Larkin] They?
- The company I
make deliveries for.
- Get me up.
- Sorry.
- That company that you
make deliveries for,
you think I'm stupid JB?
- No sir.
- You think I don't know who
hires mercenaries like you?
- Mercenaries, that's
a hard word sheriff.
- Gun runners, killers,
people by high, moonshiners.
I suppose you think I don't
know what's going
on behind my back.
Hell I know you got a fist
full of phony papers in there.
I got my eye on you
JB, nothing goes
on in this county that I
don't know about, nothing.
- I know.
- You make one small mistake
I'm gonna be all over
you like a pack a dogs.
Oh and you can tell that company
that you work for I got
eyes in the back of my head.
- I will.
- I'll tell you something,
I don't miss a thing.
- I know you don't.
- Get this outta here.
(country music)
(laughing)
(barking)
(growling)
- Just get right
back in, hush up.
- Hey that's not
very lady like Dot.
- Well I'm no lady so
don't push your luck.
- Whatever you say.
I just come by to
express my condolences.
(gun clicks)
And make you a business offer.
- I don't want your
dirty condolences.
- Aw come on now Dot you know
we can talk this thing over.
(gun clicks)
Sensibly.
You know I'd like to rebuild
your daddy's old still
and I'll pay you double
regular wages to run it for me.
- We don't need
your filthy money.
- Oh?
And how you all gonna live?
- Hounding the hogs Starkey.
- Hound the hog?
How growing turnips?
- Maybe Sweetwater and his
killers screwed up Starkey,
maybe they missed
some of paps whisky.
- (chuckles) I don't know
what you're talking about.
(barking)
- I ought blow that
mutts head off.
- You do and you'll
be walking bow
legged the rest of your life.
- Put that damned
thing away you fool.
- Two bit whores.
(barking)
- watch out!
(yelling)
(growling)
(laughing)
(yelling)
- What she mean you
missed some whiskey?
- She's lying I got it all.
Jesus I think I'm bleeding.
- I don't give a damn
what you doing, I'm gonna
find out what going on around
here, you understand me?
- [JB] Uncle Bill.
- Hey JB what do you say?
Where you been at whole time?
- Oh I've been in Springfield
for a couple of days.
- Ya?
- Bill what have
you been drinking?
- This and that.
(laughs)
- Why don't you try
some musketell, it'll
be an improvement.
- Aw thank you JB you know
you always did a good
old boy, you know that?
Say did you hear about
my brother getting shot?
- What?
- They shot by
brother up to stealing
and blew the shit
out all the boys.
- Who, who did?
- Could have been anybody,
some's a guessing,
some's a knowing.
(chuckles)
- Wait a minute uncle
Bill do you know?
- I don't know nothing JB,
and don't you go telling
Dotty you hear me?
Or else your gonna end up
the blaze a shit you hear.
- Damn.
(country music)
- Not to bad.
Left over from from
your daddies still?
- What difference does it make?
You get a better price for it
than that swill you
peddle for Starkey.
About 50 percent better.
- Well maybe.
- I'll take 50 percent less.
- Not very good business.
- Tom a woman has
to give to get,
when she's just starting out.
- Well, maybe I could
some on consignment.
- About 50 gallons.
- No, no, no, ten.
- 25.
- Alright.
- Now you send somebody to
that shack by the water tank,
they'll be 25 gallons
waiting for ya,
another 25 on Thursday.
Now you sell that, some
night maybe I'll come down.
Me and you'll split
a bottle, together.
- How about your bottle?
- You keep it Tom,
to remember me by.
(country music)
♪ Come your ladies
and your gentlemen's ♪
♪ And listen to my song
sing it to you right ♪
♪ But you might
think it's wrong ♪
♪ It might make you mad
but I mean no harm ♪
♪ It's just about the
renters on Penny's farm ♪
♪ It's a hard time
in the country ♪
♪ Out on Penny's farm
♪ You move out on Penny's farm
♪ Plant a little crop of 'baccer
and a little crop of corn ♪
♪ He come around and
he put in a pocket ♪
♪ He's gotta gentle mortgage
on everything you got ♪
♪ It's hard times
in the country ♪
♪ Out on Penny's farm
- you and me
together tonight JB.
- Well Mayella maybe
it is about time you
and I got sort of
better aquatinted.
Excuse me honey,
somebody I gotta talk to.
Well I don't believe it.
Dotty Hammer at a dance.
And without a gun to.
- Don't you count on that.
- [JB] Let's dance.
- I have business,
if you'll excuse me.
- Well you know how
to dance don't ya?
- Of course I know how to dance.
- Good, excuse us.
(slow country music)
I'm sure glad you
showed up Dotty.
You dance real good.
- If I wanted a
good car who would
you say is the best
mechanic around here?
- Well besides Harley
there's Jim Hackberry
but he specializes
mostly in conversions.
You're not interested in
anything hard are you?
- No just something
a little better
than that old pick
up out there is all.
- Okay, I'll ask him
and see what he's got.
How'd you like to have a beer?
- Thank you.
- You have some
foam on your lip.
Let's dance.
- Kay.
♪ Grandmas got syphilis
♪ and grandpas
depraved and all of ♪
♪ the children had
their sexes changed ♪
- Well our sales are
down almost 25 percent in
south commutes, and it's
almost as bad in the north.
You know what that means?
- Actually.
- That means gentlemen
that we got competition,
competition that
nobody warned me about.
- Well I asked 'em
and they just said
that business was
falling off is all.
- Falling off?
Business is falling
off why you dumb idiot.
Them Hammer girls are making
deals right under our noses.
And what the hell are
they selling anyway?
Huh?
- This.
- That's not moonshine.
That's 90 proof bonded prime.
They got it.
I'm a son of a bitch.
That miserable old
bastard hid it all
them years and now
they got it huh?
And the dirty bitches are
selling the stuff now,
they're trying to ruin
me with my own property.
I'm a son of a bitch.
(barking)
- Oh hush up Rex.
(growling)
Thank you JB, I had
a real nice time.
- So did I.
You know I'd sure like to
see you again sometime Dotty.
- [Betty] Who's there?
(gun clicks)
- It's just me.
Put your guns down.
- Well who's that with ya?
- Rex.
- JB Johnson and he's not armed.
- Hey it is JB Johnson.
- I said it was didn't I?
- I had some trouble
with the truck
and JB was kind enough
to haul me home.
- Just glad to be of service
to you ma'am, any old time.
- Sissy go see what's
wrong with the dog.
- Hey Rex.
Hey Rex, what's got into you?
Come on now, calm down.
- [Dot] JB wont you come on
in, let me fix you some coffee?
- Well, maybe some other time.
- You haven't been to our
house in quite a while.
(gun shoots)
- [Betty] Get in the house.
(dramatic music)
(gun shots)
(yelling)
(gun shots)
(shattering)
(screaming)
(gun shots)
(dramatic music)
- You okay?
- I'm alright.
- Where's Sissy?
- [Dot] Sissy?
Sissy!
(dramatic music)
(door bell rings)
- Yeah, what do you want?
- Slicker than grease,
they won't be sticking
their nose out of them hills
for a long time to come.
I killed that damn dog to.
- Ya did?
(laughs)
Good, good, good.
- [Sweetwater]
You're going fishing?
- Yeah in the morning,
what about it?
- Good night.
Fishing?
- Gonna catch me a little bass.
Gonna tear off a
piece, here I'm coming.
I'm gonna cast to
you, ya, where are ya?
(girl giggles)
- Oh, I know where you are.
Alright tell you
what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna cast you but first
I'm gonna put on a little bait.
Cause you can't catch no
good fish without a bait.
50 dollars that oughta be a
pretty good bait huh honey?
Okay I tell you what, I'm
gonna it right here on the hook
and then if you like it,
well then I think maybe
we can get together.
Bring you right in.
Okay let's see now,
I feel anything?
Oh, I got a little nibble.
I got a nibble, I have, yeah.
Oh yeah.
I got a nibble, oh wee
look at what I got.
Oh yeah.
Oh that smells nice honey.
(giggling)
- All that buck shot and
bullets enough to kill
a Chinese army and all
they hit is the dog?
- Maybe they weren't
trying to hit us.
- Well if it was a warning
girl, I'd pay it some mind.
4 1 this is Larkin,
we're through out here.
Kate, Jim go on home.
If you want me I'm
gonna be at my place.
- [Radio] Roger, 10 4.
- And don't you worry,
I'll look into it.
- You know Larkin you're
really good at running
in drunks and keeping
that uniform stiff
but when people get
shot around here
your always just
looking into it.
Why is that?
- Mind the car.
- Probably works for Starkey to.
- Larkin, oh no good.
- Everybody in
Humphrey that works
for him kisses his rear end.
- Well I don't know about that.
- No, all you know
is cars and girls
and going as fast as you
can with both of 'em.
- Hey wait a minute.
Calm down you sound
like I'm responsible
for your house getting shot up.
- If you had any sense of
responsibility you'd want
to see Starkey tared
and feathered and run
to of this county.
- I'm not responsible for
enforcing the law around here.
- That's right, cars
and girls, hot pants
and no guts, good
old JB Johnson.
- What do you mean no guts?
I was in the army.
- [Dot] You were in jail to.
- That was a mistake.
- You are the mistake,
you should never
have been hatched
you, you chicken shit.
- I am no chicken shit.
- Prove it, help
us fight Starkey.
What is the matter with you?
You were in that house, you
have a stake in this now.
- My being in that house was
just an accident,
a stake in what?
Wait a minute,
nobody's after me.
Besides how do you know
it was Starkey huh?
Cause I'll tell you if it
was Starkey he's got an army.
So what can I do?
Look I can get myself killed
if that's what you want.
Go ahead you just wait around
there and I'll go get killed.
(bangs)
Woman what do you want from me?
(bangs)
(gentle music)
- Betty.
- Yeah?
- I want you to get
a jack and change
the tire on that pick up.
(country music)
Sis?
- [Sissy] Yeah?
- Load all the guns.
- What in the hell
are we gonna do?
- We're gonna go to
town and buy us a car.
(country music)
(chattering)
- Well, hello, is there
anything, what can we do for ya?
- We need a mechanic.
- Well?
Who's the best mechanic you got?
- Hey now, I just
repair 'em, that's all.
- Come on Hack,
don't be so bashful.
- Shut up Harley, ain't setting
up no cars for no women.
That's all there is to it.
(dramatic music)
- Now Dot I don't
think that you wanna.
(gun clicks)
(dramatic music)
- Sis, come on.
(dramatic music)
(clicks)
Now the shirt.
- What about his underwear?
- [Dot] Betty?
Let's go.
Hey Hackberry,
we're gonna drop by
in the morning and
see what you got.
- I don't know about you fellas
but I'm going on vacation,
gonna pick up the wife and
be gone in half an hour.
- Don't you run!
One of you son of a
bitches get me a gun!
Get a hold of them bitches.
- Hey got a mustang,
you wanna buy it?
- Is it fast?
- Fast as a dollar massage.
Excuse me, it's fast alright,
set it up for myself.
I've been losing some
at cards in there and.
- How much?
- 35 hundred complete.
- Now shit Harley you know
that's just to damn much.
- Look lady, I'm taking a hell
of a risk just talking to you.
- 2,000.
- Two? No way, three
and that's rock bottom.
- We'll give you 25,000
Harley and that's it.
- Well.
Your daddy done me
some favors once.
Oh alright 25 but you pick it up
tomorrow night,
but you bring cash.
- [Radio] This is Smokey
Hubble and the Good Time Boys
coming to you direct
from Springfield
sunshine station WQRS.
- What the hell are you doing?
- What in the hell
does it look like?
- Well you've got my back
up engine to finish man.
The regionals are a week
from Saturday you know?
- I know that, you got a
run for Starkey tomorrow,
it'll be done by the
time you get back.
- Damn it get on it now.
- Well get on it yourself I
got things my own to do here.
- Since when?
- JB you're not fit to live
with, what's the matter,
some woman got you by
the short and curly's?
(whacks)
(cries out)
What'd you do that for?
- Cause it felt good.
Now you get on that
engine you hear?
(country music)
- Come on, get out.
- Oh no you don't
you just stay right
where you are in that
truck uncle Bill.
I doubt what you do,
bringing him around here,
you know pap threw him out of
here for lying once already.
- That was 20 years ago,
besides he's staying, get out.
- Look at him, he's
still a lying filthy,
stinking old drunk.
- Are you deaf I
said he's staying?
- I used to bounce
you right on my knee,
you know that and change
your diapers Betty
and you know that your own self.
- I heard ya I knew
you was drunk then to.
- I know I drunk but the
lord loves a cheerful.
(yelling)
- I'm gonna do
whatever you good,
I'm gonna be as quiet
as a little mouse,
ya'll won't even know I'm here.
- Everybody for 20
miles around will know
you're here if you
don't take a bath.
- Bath?
- Bath.
- Yeah.
That's right, before you wilt
the grass right under
this here truck.
- I'll do what ever
you guys say, I promise
that and you girls ain't never
gonna regret this
decision, I promise.
- I regret it already,
hey no you don't,
you're not going in there,
you're gonna go behind the barn
now you get yourself
a bucket right there
and you get over there
and you just get yourself
a big long scrub brush
and you use some of
that lice soap to.
- Just like a dang
God woman, screaming
and hollering just as
plain as a ass on a goat.
(bleats)
- Dot Starkey's on the phone.
- What do you want?
- Hi Dot, this is Jack Starkey.
Look honey why don't we
cut out the bullshit huh?
Now I know you've been
working my dealers
and taking my
business away from me.
I know what you
got and I want it.
I tell you what,
I'm willing to buy
you out and we forget
the whole thing huh?
Is that alright with you?
- I see.
- Look, three first class plane
tickets to atlanta,
how about that?
- Atlanta?
Well no I don't like
atlanta Starkey.
- [Starkey] Well Florida then.
- Sissy don't like snakes.
- well any place, I
don't give a damn.
I just want what belongs to me,
you understand that don't you?
- Well let me talk it
over with my sisters okay?
Just a minute now.
- [Betty] Alright Starkey?
- Ya, yes ma'am, yes?
- This is Betty speaking,
and we've talked your
offer over at length
and I guess I can say I'm
speaking for my sisters
as well as I'm speaking
for myself to tell
you that you can take your
deal and stick it where
the sun don't shine mister.
- God damn you!
You can't talk to me like that!
God damn, hello, hello!
They can't talk to me like that.
Alright.
Alright Sweetwater.
Now we do it your way.
- You've got a nice
place here Tom.
(chuckles)
- Business been pretty
good for ya has it?
- Oh not bad.
- Sure wish I could
say the same for ours.
- Well you know folks don't seem
to be buying whisky much lately.
- Is that so?
- The sheriff
seems to be hanging
around and folks
are smelling a raid.
- Could be.
- I decided not to take anymore
orders for now, sort of lay low.
- I don't think that's gonna
make Starkey real happy.
- Well you'll find
somebody else.
- Well I sure hope
business picks up for ya.
- Take several.
- I sure hope some good
things happen for ya.
- Well thank you Sweetwater
that's right nice of you.
- Thank you for
these lemon drops.
(door clicks)
(ticking)
- Oh my God.
(booms)
(country music)
(grinds)
- Wait a minute.
Just putting a cut out on it for
ya Dot, should be
ready in a little bit.
I want this thing to be right,
not have it busting
down some place.
She looking good now.
Who is it?
Hey uh.
What do you want?
Who's out there?
Don't touch that!
(screaming)
(gurgling)
(chatter)
- Tom Scudins is in that bag.
- Is not.
- Is to, I seen it, ew.
(banging)
- Well your side scored
two points tonight.
But I want you to know my
sides not about to quit.
- My side, what the hell
are you talking about now?
- They just burned Tom Scudins
all to chitlins and
your buddy Harley?
He's squashed like a
bug under a mustang.
- What?
- Thought maybe
you'd like to know
what kind of company
you been keeping.
- Come on back to bed JB.
- Go ahead.
- Looks like you already know.
- Dotty, Dotty, Dotty!
Dotty come.
(engine rumbles)
- I knew the minute
Dotty brought me
out here I was gonna
end up a blaze of shit.
God damn women.
Damn son of a
bitch a yellow car.
- I figured Harley was
getting that ready for you.
- It's evidence isn't it?
- I had a 2,000 dollar
engine and 800 dollars worth
of tools in that garage,
Larkin would have tied
all of it up for evidence
so I made a few changes.
I dragged Harley
under an old Chevy.
- That's against the law.
- So is making moonshine
and a million other things.
- [Dot] Are you
changing sides JB?
- I never had a side until now.
- Okay, if you're
gonna be in on this
I guess you ought to
know what it's about.
Come on.
- Where they going?
- Why don't you just
mind your own business?
And get in there and
clean up those dishes.
- Shit, you remind me of my
fourth wife, used
to pay me while kep.
- Yeah it's good,
but it's nothing
worth getting killed over.
Look we gotta get rid of all of
this stuff as quick as we can.
- Maybe, and maybe not.
- What do you intend to do,
make runs to Springfield
in that Mustang?
- That's right, I'm
gonna deal with Starkey's
own buyers and I'm gonna
squeeze him right out.
- Is that so?
Well tell me what's
the buyers name?
And where ya gonna find him?
- I'll find him and
nobody asked you
for any of your smart advice,
I'm doing this my way.
- You know you really are
something, you know that lady?
And I suppose you intend to
do all your own driving to?
- That's right.
(engine rumbling)
- 324 is the shortest
way to the county
line then state 15 to Beasley,
there are fewer
choke holds that way.
- I know the way
to Springfield JB.
- Maybe you can tell me what's
up ahead beyond
this Billboard to.
- You think you know
everything don't you?
- Just about.
- Ha, oh brother.
- Steady 55 all the
way, the whole idea
is not to draw attention.
No sharp turns, no fast corners,
you're just another little
house wife out to
the super market.
And keep checking
your rear view mirror.
You keep checking cause
if they come they're
gonna come fast and then
you're gonna have to floor it.
Then we'll see what kind
of driver you really are.
(dramatic country music)
Hey, what's going on?
- I don't recognize them
and they came up fast.
- It's a road runner,
it'll over see ya.
We gotta make it spin out.
- Do you know who it is?
- Look there's a dirt
road up ahead beyond
that gas station, it'll
lead to the interstate.
- Yeah I know that road.
- Shift down when I tell ya.
Shift down, now, now.
(tires screeching)
(country music)
We still got him.
(frantic country music)
If we make him spin
out we can lose him.
(dramatic music)
(country music)
Take the left fork.
Left take the left one!
- Shut up!
(country music)
(dramatic music)
- [JB] Look out.
(yelling)
(splashes)
(gasping)
(splashing)
- [Dot] Leave me alone!
Why did you keep
yelling at me like that?
- [JB] Because I was trying
to keep you from
doing what you did.
- [Dot] Well you
made me nervous.
- [JB] Well you
practically made me dead.
Look it ain't gonna be long
before Starkey finds
out that we're not at
the bottom of that lake
like fish food you know.
- So what?
The sooner the better.
- Listen girl we
don't have much time,
I'm going to town,
I'm gonna get a truck
and we're gonna move
that merchandise tonight.
- Is that so?
Well I ain't running.
- Well then you just do what
ever the hell you wanna do.
I'm gonna be at the Candy Apple,
everything I got is
tied up in that car.
- Don't I know it.
- And what's that
supposed to mean?
- It means you can go back
to your teenage nitwits
anytime you want because
I don't give a shit.
- Oh yeah well let
me tell you I'll take
a warm loving teenage
nitwit any day
to a cold old dried
up maid like you.
- Shut up!
- Makes out she's
tougher than a man,
no smiles, no laughs, no love.
- Shut up you chicken shit!
- Why don't you just admit it,
you're scared of
men, you hate men.
- Shut up!
(crying)
I'm so tired of it.
I can't do it by myself.
(crying)
- I'm sorry.
(dramatic music)
(country music)
- [Preacher] Walk
with a righteous.
Hello old feller.
- Well it's just a plain old
accident, that's all it was.
Everybody knows that JB Johnson
is a damn fool driving anyway.
Well look at here.
(laughing)
Where ya been, the
pram eating preacher?
- I've been to a prayer
meeting as a matter
of fact I have Mr.
William Hammer here have
a matter of very great
importance to discuss with you.
- Yeah what is it?
Mr. William Hammer here
has discovered a gold mine.
A liquid gold mine.
(laughing)
- So as far as
Sweetwater's concerned
we're fish food by now.
- [Sister] Jesus.
- Well I've decided we're
gonna do it JB's way.
Load up every last case
and barrel on a truck,
take it to Springfield,
sell it then just disappear.
- They'll rob us
blind over there.
- They won't, JB
knows a lot of people
in Springfield we'll
get top dollar.
Where's your uncle Bill?
- He went to town
with the preacher.
He was drinking to.
- Well that mangy old fart,
and I told you Dotty about
him didn't I, I told you
- Just a minute, are you
sure he was drinking?
Well where'd he get
it, where did he get.
Oh shit.
(dramatic music)
- What now?
- Trade in your old pick up JB?
- I'm just helping a friend
do some house moving.
- Your friend drive
a green road runner?
(dramatic music)
- Where the hell is JB?
He said he'd be here by now.
- Don't you worry about
him, he'll be here
you just keep
packing those boxes.
- Hey Sissy, Sissy.
Uncle Bill, come on let me in.
(laughs)
hurry up girl.
Come on girl let me in.
Hurry up.
- Listen here uncle
Bill, I'm ashamed of you,
you're a sinner and you're
gonna get yourself smoked.
(laughs)
Oh God you stink.
- Oh Sissy go on
and open the door,
hurry up, hurry up Sissy.
Hurry up Sissy.
- Hello pretty girl.
(yells)
- [Bill] Don't hurt her.
- Get your hands off of me.
- You find the other
two, go on hurry.
- Uncle Bill run for help.
- Sit down.
- I'm tired of sitting.
- Witness says there was
another car after you,
a green car?
- I didn't see no green car.
- Green, G R E E N.
- Now I'm gonna
ask you once more
and it's gonna be the last time.
Where are the rest of them?
- You know what you can do?
- I know what I can do.
You give me about
five minutes with
her in that bedroom
I'll find out.
- Now don't hurt her.
- You shut your face.
And if the rest of you
morons can keep your
minds off this
little whores pants
long enough maybe we can do
what we come out here for.
Now go and load the truck.
Well move!
- [Bill] Now don't
hurt her now you hear.
- [Starkey] Oh shut up you.
- Well come on, what
are you standing
around for, get the lead out.
- Sweetwater, see they
get the truck loaded
and then you and and
Tony go into town.
Be sure you see the
round, you understand?
- Alright.
- [Starkey] Alright.
Well get moving!
What's the matter with ya?
- Mr. Starkey you and me's gonna
make a lot of money,
you know that?
(laughs)
- I told ya the
same thing 10 times,
now I'm getting sick and
tired of playing games,
if you aren't gonna
arrest me I'm leaving.
Adios.
- Interstate traffic
and illegal alcohol
is five to ten years,
I bring in suspected
stolen vehicles
three to five years.
- You just wait a minute.
- Leaving the scene of
an accident is three
years contributing in the
delinquency of a minor.
- A what?
Who?
- Sissy Hammer, you
know she's 16 years old.
- I never had anything
to do with Sissy Hammer.
- That don't matter,
who's gonna believe you?
Refusing to cooperate
with officers involved
in a federal investigation,
that's 20 years,
you're gonna be an old man
when you get out of prison,
I can nail you with
any one of these.
- What you want Larkin?
- Starkey.
I want Starkey and you're
gonna help me get him.
(dramatic music)
- [Sweetwater] Well?
- The girls aren't in there.
- Dummy tell Micky to bring
that truck on back up here.
(dramatic music)
- Well howdy do.
(dramatic music)
I want you boys to
pick this place clean,
have that truck out
of here in an hour.
Whole still.
- [Man] What about the girl?
- What about her?
She goes with the still.
- Jesus Christ what
a time to get a flat.
God damn I'm never
gonna get there now.
(clanging)
- [Man] Come on, hurry
it up, what's the matter.
Let's go.
(dramatic music)
(gun shots)
(dramatic music)
(booms)
(dramatic music)
- [Dot] Sissy?
(country music)
- What happened to you?
You were supposed to be
here an hour ago to load up.
Won't you ask us how
we spend our day?
(phone ringing)
- What?
- [JB] Mr. Starkey, JB
Johnson here, good morning.
- JB?
I thought that you was drowned?
- Now who ever told you
a silly thing like that?
You can't even trust your
hired killers anymore can ya?
I never felt better in my life.
- Where are you?
- [JB] The Hammer place,
say I got a little
surprise for you.
I'm coming in to swear
out a warrant against you.
- A warrant, what for?
- Well that'll be the surprise.
One half hour and I'm coming.
(dramatic music)
- Come on answer the
phone Sweetwater, damn it.
Well you sleeping pretty
good these nights huh?
Guess who just give me
a call you dumb jackass.
JB Johnson.
- [Sweetwater] I
saw that car sink.
- I don't know about that, all
I know is he's coming into
town to swear out a warrant.
- [Sweetwater] A
warrant on what?
- How'd I know?
All I know is I want
him dead, now, today.
You get everybody
out to Hammer road
he's coming about half hour.
I want you to stop him.
- [JB] Oh no.
- Don't argue.
- I'm not trucking to the
store for milk you know.
- I'm going JB.
- No you're not Dotty.
No, I'm telling you, no.
- [Betty] Wow JB.
(light hearted music)
- You know what to do?
- Don't you worry about
us, we'll be just fine.
- Bye.
- Take care baby.
(country music)
- You're place, what do you mean
your place, I'm not
going to your place.
- Yes you are and I don't
want any arguments damn it,
you're gonna sit there
until this is all over.
- I am not, you dirty
liar you knew all along
you weren't planning
on taking me.
- Now quit it,
you hear right now
you're not going on this
ride an that's final.
- Oh it is huh?
Well there's one of
Starkey's boy right now.
(tires screeching)
(frantic country music)
Oh shit there's another one.
(frantic country music)
(dramatic music)
- I don't know why
you wanted in on this,
you can't even see,
funny old soak.
(dramatic music)
(crashing)
(dramatic music)
(crashing)
(dramatic music)
(gun fires)
(dramatic music)
- I got hit.
- Oh my God.
Jesus.
- I can't get it
in gear, help me.
(dramatic music)
- Go, go!
(gun fires)
(dramatic music)
- [Sweetwater] Get on
there and help me get them!
- [JB] I can't shift.
- Here put this around your arm.
- I can't shift.
- Then I'll drive, get out.
- You can't drive this.
- [Dot] I can drive
anything, get out!
- [Man] I see a car.
- What color is it?
- It's red.
- Damn it, can't they
do anything right?
Alright give the
boys the signal.
(honks)
(dramatic country music)
(horns)
- Damn it to hell, well go!
(frantic country music)
(tires screeching)
- [Man] Do you want
me to follow 'em?
- Nah that's a long
way, we'll keep going
straight ahead and
if she makes it we'll
be waiting for her till
then, well go on move,
don't just sit there, go on.
(stick music)
- [Larkin] 5 2 5 7
come into west end
of the lake road
and call in loud.
- Hang in.
(frantic country music)
- God damn.
- Don't let him
get along side you.
(dramatic music)
slow down, slow to the left.
The left!
I said to the left!
(dramatic music)
- No, no.
(dramatic music)
(yelling)
(crashing)
- [JB] Oh man.
- [Dot] Think I can get
my learners now mister?
- Need a few more lessons.
Backing into parking spaces.
Uh oh, damn Starkey,
Larkin's supposed to be here.
- Shit.
(engine stalling)
Come on.
- Pump it, pump it.
(engine stalling)
- Come on!
(shatters)
(gun fires)
(dramatic music)
- [JB] You alright?
Hey, John, John!
(gun fires)
(shattering)
You're alright.
Hey.
(dramatic music)
No, no, stop!.
(sirens)
- Have an accident?
- He's hit a couple
of skunks is all.
- Looks like you're gonna
need some body work there JB.
- Yeah I might be.
- Well best you
have it done over
in Springfield county,
then you just keep
on going after that I'll
tear up the charges,
that's our deal I believe.
- I feel the wander
lust already.
- Good, have a nice trip.
- Let's get the hell outta here.
- I'm with you.
- Why ya letting them drive off
I wanted them arrested,
they stole my whisky.
- What whisky was that?
- Sheriff I found this
in the hidey hole.
- [Starkey] You got no right
to go looking in my car.
- That's a 32 colt.
I'll bet you there aren't
three of them in this state.
- Sheriff can I talk
to you a minute?
Alone?
You know sheriff I
know an awful lot
of people around
here, you know that
and if you saw fit
to play ball with me
if you now what I mean
why I could assure
you that you would become a
big man in the county huh?
- I am a big man.
Is this your weapon?
- I never saw it before.
Coon hunters found
uncle Bill in the swamp
this morning, dog dug him up.
He had little holes in him,
four little bullet holes.
- Look sheriff.
- [Larkin] Put cuffs
on him, will you Jim?
(country music)
- So what we gonna do when
we get to Springfield JB?
- After I get my hand fixed
we'll look for your sisters.
And then we'll get rid
of some merchandise.
- You know why don't we
all go to California?
- What for?
- Well my pap always said
the men in these
hills are to mean.
- Was that so?
- Yeah, young ladies gotta look
for more refined
gentlemen to marry.
- Well what's sort of a
type are you looking for?
- Oh maybe a professor.
- Less go.
- How about a basketball player?
- To tall.
- A jockey.
- To short.
- Well I guess that leaves
me with my last choice.
- What's that?
- Some broken down, no good,
spends all his time with cars,
can't be trusted around young
girls or a deck of cards.
- That sounds just right.
(laughs)
(country music)