Double Nickels (1977) - full transcript
In California, two highway patrol cops, Smokey and Ed are enforcing the speed limit on the Pacific Coast Highway. Sometimes they race one another, in their police cruisers, to the nearest donuts and coffee restaurant. They also like to give speeding teenagers a break, especially to Cool Breeze and Silver Fox who like to buzz the highway in their customized and tuned-up mini-vans. On their spare time, Smokey and Ed are romancing waitresses from various roadside diners. Their routine existence changes when they stop repo-man George Daniels for speeding. They give him a break and, in return, George offers to take them as partners for his repossession business. Smokey and Ed start their new, after-hours, career repossessing luxury cars with George who teaches them the trade. Things go well and the two cops make extra money from their new job. However, they must avoid the city police because highway patrolmen like Smokey and Ed are not allowed by the regulations to also work as repo-men. One day, George accidentally finds out that the 'financial institution' ordering the repossessions is, in fact, a front for a car-theft ring. George warns Smokey and Ed about this and together they must find a way to destroy the car-theft ring.
[MUSIC]
[POLICE SIREN]
-Good morning, babes.
How about some breakfast, huh?
-Are you kidding?
After you stood
me up last night.
Where were you?
-I was working on my bike.
-You're gonna get killed on
that bike one of these days.
Why can't you buy a
car like normal people.
-Hey look, Tami, if I had
money like normal people
I'd have a car.
-Mmm hmm.
There you go.
Would you like more coffee?
[MUSIC]
Here's your breakfast.
-Real nice, babe.
You really, uh, took a lot
of time with that, didn't ya?
Did a good job on
the uniform though.
-Gee, thanks.
Why don't you out and enforce
your damn speed limit.
-Tell ya what, babe.
Let me make it up to ya.
I'll see ya at [INAUDIBLE]
tonight about 7:30,
buy ya beer, all right?
-Maybe.
-Yeah, whatever.
-Late again.
No, no, no, no.
Nope.
I got everything I signed
here and we're all set to go.
-Good, good.
-No, I wouldn't go in there.
No.
-Tell ya what, I'll race
ya up to the donut shop.
[POLICE SIREN]
[POLICE SCANNER]
-Wait 'til you see this.
-Yeah, I want to see something.
-Take a look.
Can't even see it, can ya?
-Nah, I don't see
anything at all.
Looks just like it
always does, dirty.
-Pop-up pistons.
-Pop-up pistons?
-And a full race cam.
-And that's gonna be fast, huh?
-Well you saw what
I did this morning.
It's fast.
I wasn't-- I didn't
even have my foot in it.
-Well mine was doing
pretty good, wasn't it?
-Your car's all right,
but it can't touch this.
I wasn't even trying.
-Can you do that for me?
-Nah.
Nah.
Takes more than one night.
You can't do this in one night.
-Oh, yeah.
Hold on.
-No way.
[POLICE SCANNER]
-Yeah I wish that chick
as the donut shop--
-Yeah, you ought to
show what ya done.
In fact you ought
to take her out
instead of fooling around
with this thing all the time.
-I don't know if this
would impress her.
-Ah, well.
I know what would impress her.
[POLICE SCANNER]
-You here that?
Cool something and-- cool
breeze, where the hell they at.
-Is that them up there?
Looks like it.
-Oh shit.
I bet they don't
know we're here.
-You bet they don't
know we're here.
-Let's go talk to them.
[POLICE SCANNER]
[POLICE SCANNER]
-Well, well.
Turn those engines off please.
Step on out there, Silver Fox.
-Yeah I hit the cement.
-Smokey and I got to
show you over here.
-Listen to this, a house
patrol called Smokey.
-Come on.
-Come on.
-Give a listen in here, buddy.
-Listen in here to that.
SCANNER: Hey, look
like that Silver
Fox got caught this time.
-Now looks like
we're in trouble.
-We've been listening
to you all day.
-Yeah, what do you
think of that, man?
-Not too much.
-You guys gotta watch
yourselves out here.
You gotta watch
yourselves on this road.
This is our territory,
we gotta, you know,
we got to keep a
look out for ya.
-All right.
We will.
We'll drive careful.
-We're gonna let you go.
Take her easy.
-Thanks.
All right.
-OK.
-Thanks a lot Smokey.
-Take it easy
there, Cool Breeze.
-Yeah.
-Take it easy fellas.
-Nice and slow.
[POLICE SCANNER]
[POLICE SIREN]
-Hey Ed, I got a
dune buggy here.
Might be a live one.
What's your 1020?
-I'm up near Oxnard,
heading south.
-Hey that's good, you're
heading right for me.
Keep your ears on, I
might need some help.
[MUSIC]
Hey Ed, you still there?
You won't believe
this but that buggy's
sitting up on top of a dune.
I'm gonna run car into the
sand, and when he comes down,
you can pick him up.
-OK, I'll buy ya a
beer if it works.
[POLICE SIREN]
SCANNER: I'm ready and waiting,
partner, what's going on?
-Here he comes partner,
right into your lap.
-When that dune
buggy came around
that corner he tried
to get out there,
you were, you were stuck.
But he didn't know I was there.
And he, he come
around the corner
and he starting sliding,
heading right for me.
I had my gun out, and
he was going to hit me.
But, you know, I
didn't know what to do.
I just stood there.
And, whamo, man, he
comes in, he stops just
about that far from the shotgun.
He was surprised.
Buddy, if you need
anybody to pull you out,
you just give me
a call, you know.
I'm there.
-I can count on you.
You got some smooth moves baby.
-Yeah, you got some pretty
smooth moves there yourself.
-Tami, I was just trying
to help the girl out.
Right Ed.
-Yeah, he's been trying to help
the little lady out all night.
-She doesn't look like
needs any help from you.
-She may be good,
but you could be
a lot better with
the proper handling.
You go on, have
yourself a good time.
I'll take care of things.
-OK, Ed.
We'll see you tomorrow.
Take it easy.
-Yeah, I'll take care
of her all right.
I'll see if I can't just move
these balls around just right.
Yep.
No, I'll show you.
Now all you have to
do is when the ball
gets down here, just go bong.
Swell.
[SINGING]
[SINGING]
-Hi ya, Ed.
-Hi, you guys.
Nice to see ya.
How ya donuts.
-Just fine.
-Good.
What's happening.
-Hey, nice and quiet
out here, huh partner?
-Oh, yeah, having a good time.
Ain't making no money though.
-We've been having
a good time too.
-Yeah.
I'm gonna take up blues singing.
Make some bread, them big money.
You know what I mean?
Hmm?
What do you think?
-Hey, what we got going here?
Hey I'm gonna get him.
I'm got.
-Let me go with you.
-Looks like you got
yourself a new partner.
You can care of it.
I'm gonna practice,
I got a lot to do.
[POLICE SIREN]
[SINGING]
[POLICE SIREN]
-What's the problem?
-Can I see your
driver's license please?
-Yeah, what's the
problem officer.
-Uh, clocked you in excess of
80 miles an hour back here.
-Well I didn't realize
these little things
get out that fast. [INAUDIBLE].
-Yeah, I guess they do.
Uh, kind of get away
from ya sometime.
[POLICE SIREN]
Say, can I see your
registration please?
-Ah, well let me explain
something to you.
I don't really own this car.
I'm in the
repossession business.
I got all the papers here.
I was repo'ing for a
bank out in Oxnard.
Here the papers.
-Is that right?
-Yeah, yeah.
-You, uh, do you repossess
like fast stuff too?
Like Corvettes, Porsche's,
stuff like that?
-All that good stuff.
Expensive.
Really expensive.
-That right?
-Yeah, yeah.
-Tell you what,
Mr. Dennis, I'm not
gonna write you up this time.
-Oh that's my partner,
he, uh, he drops me off
and I pick up the car
and he follows me on.
-Oh, OK.
I see.
-So he's all right.
-It's OK, Ed, let him go.
-Hey, you want to do some work?
Part-time?
Got a lot of work, I
got so much I don't
so much I don't
what I'm gonna do.
-Is that right?
-Yeah.
I mean if you're
interested, here's my card.
You know, give me
a buzz sometime.
We can use some extra help.
-Tell ya what, I
just uh, I just might
be able to do you
some good, you know?
-Yeah, well reach me
on my mobile phone.
You can always catch
me on mobile phone.
I'll be talking to you.
-See ya now.
-What's the matter turkey,
somebody blow your doors off?
-'57 Chevy gave me a run, man.
Real bad.
-Well, you know the problem
we were having before.
We ought to tighten
down on valves,
probably lean up the
carburetor and, uh,
go to a little hotter plug.
-You know I couldn't of
said it better myself.
What do what for that
pickup truck over there?
-I don't know, that's a gold
old truck, I'll tell ya.
Boy that, uh, really
super, super--
-I can see the truck.
How much you want you
want for that truck?
-I figure you're gonna beat me.
Make me an offer.
-Two bills.
-You got it.
[MUSIC]
[KNOCKING]
-Oh, hi.
-Hi, Tami.
-Hi Tami.
-Just thought we'd stop by
and show you my new truck.
-Yeah, new truck.
-You're kidding.
-Just got it today.
-No, take a look at this.
Over there across
the street, see?
-You gotta be kidding.
-I spent $200 for that.
-Yeah, I can tell.
-Where did you get these roses?
-A friend.
And if you'll excuse me,
I'm getting ready to go out.
-Hey, can we use your phone.
-Yeah, but don't take too
long, I'm expecting a call.
-Oh, don't worry.
I think we ought to call this
Daniels guys, you know man?
-You mean the guy you
were talking about?
-Yeah, the repo guy, I think
we could, uh, make some money.
-You know what happened
to Foley though.
You know he lost his job
because um, moonlighting.
-Yeah, but Foley got caught.
Foley got caught.
And if we do this right
we'll never get caught.
There won't be any
records, they won't
know what the hell we're doing.
They ain't gonna catch us.
-Yeah, but this is kind
of shifty stuff, you know,
this could get funny.
It sounds like
stealing cars or--
-This isn't like stealing, it's
repo'ing, it's perfectly legal.
-Well you saw that guy,
he didn't look good.
I mean, you know, the cops
will be after us all the time
or something like that.
Who knows.
-So like I say, they're
never going to catch us.
-Well, lets only
take fast cars then.
I mean, 'cause they can't
catch us if we take a fast car.
-That's right, we'll
only take fast cars.
I'll give him a buzz,
see what we can get.
-Maybe it won't hurt to
talk to the guy, anyway.
But that-- just see what--
-Just give it a try,
if it works it's good.
[PHONE RINGING]
-Yeah.
Yeah hang on just
a second please.
-Hello, who's there?
-Hey, this is Smokey,
the highway patrolman.
-Oh, how you doing, Smokey?
Yeah.
-Say, I've been
talking to my partner
and uh, we'd like to
go to work for ya.
-Hey, that's a good idea.
I can use your help.
-Hey, we're ready to go anytime.
-Well we should meet
someplace and talk about it.
Where are you now?
-Hey, we're up in Hollywood.
-OK.
Pick out a good spot
and I'll meet you there.
-How about Melrose, down
there by the pony rides?
-Oh yeah, I know
where that's at.
How long it's gonna be
before you're there?
-Uh, we can make it
there about 10 minutes.
-I'm pretty close there now.
I'll meet ya there.
-All right, we'll see ya.
-Bye now.
-Let's go make some money.
-All right.
-Say hi to your friend
for us, now, will ya?
-Yeah, I will.
-Guess she ain't into trucks?
-Maybe.
-How you doing, George?
-Hello, Smokey, how are ya?
-Pretty good.
This my partner, Ed.
-Hello, Ed, how you doing?
-Hello, George.
-This is my driver Mick,
he's a little slow,
he don't talk much.
-How you doing man?
-Why don't you guys file in and
ride with me on this first one,
OK?
-OK.
You know your beat up truck
just might work in this thing.
You could throw a couple
old lawn mowers and a garden
hoe on the back of that
son of gun and nobody
would never notice.
Cruising through Bellaire,
looking just like a gardener.
OK, here let me tell you guys
real quick, what we gotta do.
We're picking up a
grey '76 Caddy Seville.
Now I do this all the
time, so it's easy with me.
I just want you guys
to watch the operation.
This guy's never home.
He comes up here once
a month to pick up
his money though,
from his family, so.
Just watch me operate.
But we always get the
key to these cars.
General Motors or whoever
it is, when they sell
a car this expensive,
they keep a set of keys,
'cause they look for
these kind of things.
So just kind of watch
me, you understand?
Mickey, he already know.
All right.
-Watch this guy.
This guy's as smooth
as a baby's ass.
-Hey, isn't that your car?
-Hey!
What do you think you're doing?
-Come on, let's move,
let's jump in my car.
Come on.
-Uh, oh, looks like George
has got a little company.
-Little company?
Let's get the hell out of here.
-No, no, no problem.
No problem.
Watch this.
[CAR HORN]
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
[CAR HORN]
-Do you believe you could
roll up the windows?
-Certainly, anything you wish.
-Shit.
-Hey, what I tell
you guys, there
ain't nothing to
this repo stuff.
-Could we pull over, Mick,
I don't feel so good.
[LAUGHTER]
[POLICE SCANNER]
[POLICE SIREN]
-167 Tom in pursuit of a 1975,
'76 Norton, black in color.
[POLICE SCANNER]
We are now eastbound,
Kagel Canyon.
SCANNER: Roger.
167.
[POLICE SIREN]
-I am now westbound, on Kagel
Canyon road, approaching PCH.
SCANNER: 167, now
make up your mind,
are you east or westbound, over.
SCANNER: 167, further
pursuit negative.
Terminate pursuit.
Repeat, terminate.
SCANNER: 167 tell me
terminated pursuit, over.
167 come in please.
-Son of a bitch.
-I really love those roses.
Thanks.
-Hmm.
Glad you like them.
-Morning, Tami.
I'm gonna go get dressed, huh?
-Oh, hi.
-Who's that?
-A friend.
I really like the
roses, really nice.
-Yeah, you just told me that.
-How's the hot fudge sundae?
-Now this is super.
You really got it
all together Tami.
-Real nice, Tami.
Real nice.
I can't tell you how
much I appreciate this.
You did a really good
job on the shirt.
What am I supposed to do?
I got to go out there and work.
I can't go out
looking like this.
There's a girl up
in [INAUDIBLE] that
can press a uniform a
hell of a lot that this.
-I bet she could.
Why don't you take her up on it?
-This is ridiculous.
[POLICE SIREN]
[POLICE SCANNER]
-Can I see your license please?
Could you take it out
of your wallet please?
You know this picture really
doesn't do you justice, Pokie.
-The name's Jordan.
-You know it's dangerous
to drive that slow
on these back roads.
-Yeah I noticed.
There isn't any law
against it is there?
-See highway safety is
my primary concern so,
you know I thought I
should tell you about it.
-Is that all?
-Oh I think that's
all, yeah, really.
-I'm leaving then.
Damn, I'm stuck.
-Tell you what, let me put
some weight on the back bumper,
maybe I can, uh, give
you some help here.
-You think you can do something?
-Well let me, uh, you
know, let me try it here.
OK.
Whoa.
Whoa.
Try it in reverse this time.
-All right.
-Wait 'til I get up here now.
Oh!
-Are you OK?
-I think I'm all right.
-Your leg!
-Think I'm all right.
-You think you broke it?
-No, no.
Just an old football injury.
-Oh.
Oh.
-God, I feel terrible
about this whole thing.
I'm going to call an ambulance.
-Oh no.
Oh, no.
It's really all been my fault.
-Are you kidding?
I'm the one who
almost ran you over.
-Look, I wouldn't
of stopped you,
this would've never happened.
I tell you what.
How about if I take you
out to dinner tonight?
You know, to kind of
make it up to you.
-No, I couldn't do that.
-Look, you can trust me.
I'm a highway patrolman.
-I can't.
I work late.
-That's all right.
I'll pick you up when
you get off work.
What time you get off?
-10 o'clock.
-OK great, I'll pick you up.
Where do you work?
-At the Journal.
-I know where that is.
I'll pick you up when I get off.
-Sounds good, OK.
-OK, great.
-You take care of that leg now.
-Oh, yeah, I sure will.
-See you later.
[POLICE SCANNER]
-That's got to be their house
and that's got to be the car.
And, uh, that's all.
That's all.
I don't like, uh, doing
this, but that's it.
Yeah.
-Are you sure you
can handle this?
-Why?
-Well I mean, we can
help [INAUDIBLE].
-For two hours
you've been leading
all around these
streets, I don't
think you know
what you're doing.
-Well I know what I'm doing.
And you know, well you
know about as much as I do.
-I was supposed to pick
that girl up two hours ago,
you know that?
-Well maybe she'll like
the car or something.
You can't take a girl
out in this truck.
-You sure you want to do this?
-Yeah.
No.
No.
But let's do it real quiet.
-All right.
-Give me the key.
-I don't have the key.
-Give me the key.
-I don't have the key.
-George didn't give me the key.
-Let's get out of here.
-Wait, no, no, we got to get it.
We got to get.
-Do something else.
-I'll hot wire.
[DOG BARKING]
-God, there's a dog.
That's trouble.
-I'm getting out of here.
-Get up here.
I can't do this.
-God dammit,
[INAUDIBLE], shut up!
-Get up here.
-Try this.
-There's a wire down there.
-Is that it?
-No, it's a green wire.
It's a green on with
this thing on it.
-I got it.
-Well what about this thing?
-That's not it.
Try the other one.
[HORN]
[DOG BARKING]
-Watch it.
OK, try this.
Got it.
I got it.
-Watch that buzzer!
-Shit.
Push that.
I got it, I got it.
-Hey your flash light, dammit.
-Hey wait a minute, wait
a minute, wait a minute.
I'll take the car back.
I'm show some style with this
car and pick this chick up.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
-I'll bring it back
in the morning.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[CAR HORN]
[KNOCKING]
-It's Smokey, the
highway patrolman.
-Hi, it's Pokie, the girl
you forgot to pick up.
-I'm sorry, I was
going to be early.
-It's after midnight.
I've been home for two hours.
I waited out in front of
the office for half an hour,
like a fool.
-I was coming down
Sunset, I was coming--
I was going to be
a half hour early,
I stopped to pick up this
stuff then I was driving along,
and my foot locked up.
You know my knee I hurt.
-Your foot locked up?
-It locked up.
It locked up.
It locked up down on the
clutch and I couldn't shift,
I couldn't do anything.
I had to jam over the curve
and I almost hit a Cadillac.
And then I was going to
get out call you know,
and there wasn't a phone for
two or three blocks away.
And I walked to
the phone, and then
I finally called the paramedics.
And I call the paramedics
and I still couldn't walk
and they took me down to
UCLA and gave me shot.
They gave me a couple
shots of cortisone.
Put some heat on it.
It moves a little better now.
It used to happen in high
school football all the time.
And you know, you can't move.
I couldn't do a thing.
And I was going to call ya,
but I didn't have your number.
-That's OK.
-But I was lucky, see,
I had your address,
see because I saw it
on your license today.
So I thought I'd, you
know, stop by anyway.
And I brought this stuff.
I got,uh, I got the wine here.
-What kind of stuff?
-I got some candy.
I couldn't get some good-- I
got some peanut butter cups
and I got some flowers.
-Ah, that's awfully sweet.
Yeah, come on in here.
Oh my favorite, chocolate.
-And I got these
flowers, and, uh--
-Hold on a second, the door.
-Got some wine here for ya.
-I'll give ya 30 seconds.
-30 seconds.
-Huh, 30 seconds.
-Key's are in it.
-Hey, where you going?
-I know a shortcut.
-Yeah, I'll bet you do.
I'll race you down
to the bottom.
-Yeah, OK.
-Go.
[POLICE SCANNER]
[POLICE SIREN]
[POLICE SIREN]
-Oh jeez.
Oh, God.
Here goes.
-One Charlie 755, requesting
backup, in pursuit of suspect.
-One [INAUDIBLE]
14, acknowledging
request for assistance.
-Going to officer
assist, code three.
-Where in hell you been, anyway?
-I went down these-- there was a
cop and then there another cop.
-All right, let's go.
Tell me later.
-In there doing a nice job.
Morning.
-Go, Ed.
-Can't do everything.
Oh, shit, I stepped
in something.
No, wait, I drive this
one, this is mine.
-Hey, you drove last time.
-No I didn't, you
drove, wasn't it?
-The last time you
drove we lost the car.
-OK, but this has got
the keys it'll be easy.
-You didn't finish
your bush, your better
go back and finish the bush.
-Come on, I'm driving.
I'm driving.
-You don't even know how
to drive this kind of car.
-Oh, I got my let caught.
-Here, let me help you.
You all right?
-Yeah.
-Follow me.
Can you do that?
-Yeah.
-All right.
-See you don't
know how to drive.
-My car is gone.
They took my car.
-They were doing such a
beautiful job on the lawn,
dear.
-Hey, I don't like it down here.
-I don't either, this is spooky.
This is bad looking.
-Looks like this will be OK.
I know how to handle this thing.
-Yellow wire.
Yellow, cross it
across to the blue one.
-I don't see a blue
one, or a yellow one.
Oh, yeah I got one.
-Hey, there's a cop down there.
-What?
-Jesus, the flashers.
He left.
-He's what?
-Cop out there.
-Oh shit, something's wrong.
-Hit the fuse box there.
-Huh?
This way?
-Hey, Ed, Ed.
-What?
Yeah.
Yeah?
Oh, Jesus, we're in trouble.
[POLICE SIREN]
-We can't outrun this time.
Watch his car.
Here we go.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
-We got it.
-Look out.
-Look out.
-Another one.
[POLICE SIREN]
We'll got this way.
Oh my God.
Where the hell does this go?
Come on.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
Here we go.
-What are you doing
out there for?
We can't get out of--
Jesus, no, no, no.
-Don't worry.
-We'll outrun him.
I'll spray him on this--
-Jesus.
Oh, that's terrible.
[LAUGHTER]
No, not the bump!
Let's get out of here!
Come on truck,
come on, let's go.
-Woo hoo!
-Yeah, what's your problem?
-So those cars we're
picking up for you, George.
-Yeah?
-Well we were checking.
Ed found the Mercedes, the
Healey, and that Seville.
-Yeah, what about 'em?
-They were all on the hot sheet.
-All these guys say the car's
been stolen when you repo 'em.
They all say the same thing.
-What?
-I don't know, they've
been on the hot sheet
for a week, George.
And we checked.
And those cars
aren't even financed.
Who was it?
-All I know the
guy's name is Lewis.
Hey, come to think of it, I
picked up those first two,
and then he called me
to pick up the Seville.
And he left the money underneath
the door of my apartment. $500.
-Well let's go over
and see the guy.
Where is he?
-I don't know where he live.
All I know his name's Lewis.
-Have we been stealing cars?
-Look, George, we can
lost our jobs over this.
-This is bad.
-Well, let me, let
me look into to.
It's not that bad.
It's not that bad.
In the meantime I got
something I want you to do.
I got a boat I want you to
pickup, down at the marina.
-A boat.
-Yeah, a boat.
-I don't know about boats.
-It's real clean.
It's Bank of America
so it's not problem.
-George, I don't know
what to do with a boat.
-Oh, don't worry about it.
I can sailboat, no problem.
-You can sailboat?
-Yeah.
I used to have
one in my bathtub.
[LAUGHTER]
-Real nice.
-You take care of it then.
-Where did he leave
that boat, Ed?
-I don't know.
The blue and white one.
It's supposed to be
on A dock or, uh.
It's down there somewhere.
It's down, well, we'll find it.
-Your uncle, he's a
hell of a nice guy
to let us use that
boat, you know that?
-Yeah, he ain't bad.
-Thought you said it
was your brother's.
-Uh, yeah, it's my brother.
-Oh, yeah, it was his brother.
We can find it.
Come on, baby, we'll find it.
We'll go down here.
You remember what
it looked like?
-It was the blue and white.
-Yeah.
-It's a sailboat.
You got the number?
-Thank you.
-Yeah, there is is.
That's your uncle's boat.
-Yeah, that's the one.
-I thought you guy's
said its blue and white.
-Uh--
-Must of painted it.
-Yeah, they painted
a little tan on it.
See, blue and white down there.
Come on, on, babe.
This is, this fun to sail.
-OK.
-Get right down there
in that driver's seat.
Yeah, that's good.
You know I don't like this.
There's no place
to run out here.
-I can't swim.
-Don't fall off the boat.
OK, let's go.
-This gonna be OK?
-It's all right.
-I'll get this end of it.
I'll pull it up and
we'll be off, right?
-Ed.
Where you at?
-No, no, no!
-Ed.
-I can't swim!
Help.
-Over there!
Hey, hey.
Here.
Here you go.
Here you go.
I thought you knew how to sail.
-I sail, I don't
know how to swim.
[LAUGHTER]
-I better, I better let you--
-Why don't you use the motor?
-The motor?
You didn't tell me
this thing had a motor.
-That motor's in here?
-What do you mean motor?
-You just push the red button.
-Ah.
I thought it was a sailboat.
SCANNER: Looks like we got a
little cupcake coming up here.
Looks like your Smokey
friends is coming back.
SCANNER: For real.
For real, then, one
time, Cool Breeze.
I see 'em coming
right, Cool Breeze.
-All right.
Everybody out here.
Come on out here.
Come on, everybody out.
All you guys.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
-Give us a break.
-I know you been doing
something illegal.
This van is county property.
-No vans on the sand.
-Where does it say that?
-Well that's a rule,
you ought to know that.
-How about a chitlin sandwich?
Would you like one of them?
-Now, I can go for that.
-I never had one.
-All right then.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
-We're having a little
trouble with a couple
guys stealing cars.
-Oh yeah?
-It's nothing to
worry about though.
-If you ever need any help, give
us an old call on the old CB.
-We'll let you know
when we need some help.
[POLICE SCANNER]
-Uh, we got to go.
-You know, the public needs us.
-Yeah. [LAUGHTER]
-They need us.
We're important, you know.
-Watch your step here.
-OK, you guys take it easy.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
[PHONE RINGING]
-Yeah?
Yeah, just, uh, just
a minute please.
Hang on one second.
You'll never, ever
guess who this is.
It's our pal with the $500.
-Oh, that's the guy
I want to talk to.
-Oh, I imagine you problem
want to talk to him.
-Yeah, this is George.
LEWIS: Yeah, this is Lewis.
I have another car
for you to pick up,
but I got to have it today.
-That's awful fast, I
don't know if I can do it.
LEWIS: Hey, for
that kind of money
I'm paying you, man, I
expect prompt results.
Now don't disappoint me.
-Well, I, I want the
money in advance.
I'll deliver the car
to you personally, OK?
LEWIS: I'll bring you
the money in person.
Now you get it
when I get my car.
It's a 'vette, license 881-HRP.
And bring it to the old
wooden bridge on 6th.
-Oh, yeah, yeah
I know the place.
-We'll be there in two hours.
Wait there and we'll find you.
-OK, I'll talk to you later.
-Yeah.
-Bye.
-I'm gonna nail him this time.
Yeah, I'm really gonna
nail him this time.
I'm gonna meet these
guys upstairs here.
-OK.
-But you keep an eye down here.
I'm gonna keep the
keys to the car.
-That's a good idea.
Hey watch your step.
-All right.
-Hello, Mr. Daniels.
I'd like to introduce
myself, I'm Lewis Sloan.
-I'm glad to meet
you, Mr. Sloan.
-See you do fast work.
I see you got my car out here.
-Oh, yeah, it's now who ya
know, it's what you know.
-Oh, I see.
Well let me pay you.
Let me get your
money here together.
Know you been waiting for that.
-Oh, yeah, thank you.
-Mmm hmm.
By the way you have
the keys ready?
-I got the keys in my
pocket, but I think we better
talk a little bit before
I give you these keys.
-Oh?
-You think you're gonna have me
going around stealing for you,
for $500, you got to
be out of your mind.
Even for $1,000 I
wouldn't steal none.
-Mr. Daniels, you're in
the repossession business.
That's what I call you for.
You're not stealing cars for me.
You're not stealing cars for me.
-But I had my people
check with the banks
and none of these cars
are financed by the bank.
-Now we both know that there's
other people that handle money.
The only thing
you're doing now is
collecting bad-- a
few bad debts for me.
That's what it's all about.
May I please have the keys?
-Well, I'm gonna
give you the keys.
But something about this I
don't quite like, you know.
-Quite like.
Somebody you don't quite like?
-Well, if you want to go
into it further, fine.
-Well, I tell you what, we could
go into this a little further.
But this would be bad for
your health and everything,
so why should we do it?
You understand where
I'm coming from now?
-I think I understand you.
I think I understand you.
-All right.
OK.
I'll be talking to you
on the phone, ya hear?
OK.
Let's make it, papa.
[SCREAMING]
-Help!
Somebody help me,
they're stealing my car!
-I saw it.
Listen, I saw the whole thing.
Don't worry about it.
I'll help you.
I'll be right down.
Look, see, I got the
license plate number.
Look I got the
license plate number.
-It's my car.
They stole my car.
-I've got the
license plate number.
-But they stole my car!
-You're car.
Oh, your car.
-Well get it, somehow.
I don't know.
Why did I write down the
license plate number?
-Don't worry.
I brought your car back.
-What?
-I brought your car back.
-Did you take it?
-Oh that's my job.
If you're behind
on your payments,
then I got to take
your car back.
But see, but I saw ya.
I saw you and I said I can't
take-- I couldn't do it,
so I brought it back.
-Well thanks.
You know.
-That's kind of decent of him.
-Yeah.
-Maybe, uh, you
know, maybe hide it
or something then no
one else will get it.
'Cause they might send
somebody else out for it.
-Yeah.
-But, uh--
-OK.
Hey, well, thanks.
You know.
-Oh, I don't know, it's
the least I could do.
I mean, just try to help.
-Yeah.
-So, you have a nice day now.
-Thanks.
-You wouldn't of gotten away.
We had your license
plate number, right?
-Yeah.
-Hey fellas.
-Hi George.
-Hey George, how you doing?
-Hey I've been
waiting on you guys.
Boy, we got problems.
-Yeah?
-I met with this guy
Lewis this morning.
His real name is Lewis Sloan.
We supposed to have been
collecting his bad debts.
But this guy got an
auto theft ring going.
-How'd you come up with
a guy like this, George?
-Well we in trouble.
We got to get some hard
evidence on this guy.
But I did find out
one thing good.
The guy lives here in Malibu.
-Yeah?
-What's good about that?
-We got to get up--
we got to go up
there get some
evidence on this guy.
Or else, my reputation's gone.
I'm worried, mainly worried
about you guy's jobs.
Not even that, all
of us can go to jail.
-Oh, now I'm worried.
-Hey, let's go up there.
Let's go up there.
Let's put it to the guy.
-That's what I wanted to talk to
guys about, 'cause it's tough.
-What do you think?
-What do you think?
I think we should do it now.
Let's just go up there,
take something and get
some kind of
evidence on the guy.
Or else, he got
us-- we go to jail.
-Let's put him down.
Let's go get it.
-Let's hit it.
-Do we have to do it right now?
-Yeah, we got to do it now.
Or we in trouble.
-Oh, hi babe.
-Hi, where are you going?
I thought we were
going out to eat?
-Uh, yeah, we were.
OK, I'll see you
guys at the car.
-Yeah, we'll wait at the car.
-Hi, Ed.
-Hi.
-Um, hey babe,
something just came up,
something with the business.
You know I got to
take care of it.
Could you go up,
wait in the room,
you know, and we'll
be right back?
-Can I go with you?
-Uh, it'd really be better
if you didn't, babe.
-I don't want to
wait in your room.
-Sure you won't be no
trouble for me now?
-I'll just go
along for the ride.
-Well, all right.
Come on.
-OK.
-Hey we'll drive, George.
-Yeah.
You drive this one.
And we'll go up and
take the car, OK?
-Watch yourself.
-OK.
-Ain't no keys in this one.
Take the briefcase.
Check that one for keys
and I'll check these two.
-Where's George and Ed going?
-They're going to pick
up Ed's uncle, uh, car.
-Ed's uncle, that the guy that
guy that has the blue boat?
-Same guy.
-Oh, yeah, that's
what I thought.
-Yeah, he's got a
nice car and a boat.
He lets us use that
stuff all the time.
-George seems like a nice guy.
Where did you meet him?
-I gave George a ticket one day.
He was just flying
down the road.
I pulled him over and he turned
out to be a hell of nice guy.
-He is.
Surprised he's your friend
if you gave him a ticket.
-I didn't give him a ticket.
You know, I don't give
tickets to everybody, right?
-You didn't give me one.
-Yeah, right.
See, same thing.
-This one's got keys,
let's take this one.
[GUNSHOTS]
Let's get out of here
and get some people.
-Here they come.
[CAR HORN]
[CAR HORN]
That guy's got a gun.
-What is going on here?
Smokey!
-I think we lost them
for good this time.
-Yeah.
Yeah.
-I don't know
where they went to.
-I don't either.
-Well we got this thing anyway.
-We got the car too.
-Son of gun.
Wonder where Smokey is?
-Ah, they'll be all right.
-Tell me what's happening!
I want to know, I don't
want to die without knowing.
-Baby, let you tell
you-- these guys,
we've been stealing
cars for these guys
and we didn't even know it.
-All see if you and find
something to open that.
-OK.
-There should be something
in the truck to open it with.
Yeah, use that hammer.
Ah, they should be
here in a few minutes.
-Yeah.
-Don't worry.
-Gee, sure didn't like
that guy shooting at us.
-Yeah, I know.
-That was bad.
What the heck
happened to them guys?
-I don't know.
I don't know when we lost 'em.
-We didn't do anything.
It was just all of a
sudden they were gone.
-They'll never catch us.
-They ain't gonna catch
us, they're gonna kill us!
-Should've been here by now.
-Yeah, they should have.
-You know I didn't
want to bring ya.
That's why I said wait
back at the place.
[INAUDIBLE] and now
look what we got.
-We can't lose 'em.
-Hey, you got a dime?
I'm gonna go call him anyway.
-Yeah?
-You got a dime?
-Well I hope nothing
happened to 'em.
I don't know, they
should be here.
-Yeah I'll get 'em in the car.
-Yeah?
-Yeah, babe, this is Daniel,
get my phone and call,
will ya babe?
[PHONE RINGING]
-Yeah, keep ringing it.
-What's that sound?
-That's a phone!
The phone baby, get the phone.
-Hello?
George, this is Jordan.
I'm with Smokey.
They're after us.
They're shooting at us, listen.
Please help us!
-Yeah, where are ya?
Yeah.
Mulholland and what?
-We're gonna take
Mulholland back to Malibu.
You'll be right here?
We'll be looking for you.
-They're in trouble.
Let's go.
Let's go.
You drive.
-OK.
-Does George have a gun?
-He's got a gun,
he'll cut 'em off.
-Fight fire with fire,
that's what I say.
-Maybe we ought to
go and get our--
why don't you pick up
the highway patrol car?
Pick up Smokey.
[CAR HORN]
We'll get 'em.
We'll get 'em.
-We got to put those
guys away, too.
We got stuff in that briefcase
that'll just finish 'em off.
-Come on.
Come on.
-Looks like we can get 'em now.
-Yeah.
[POLICE SIREN]
-Get this car right here.
-I think we lost 'em now.
You can slow down.
-This man took my car.
He's taking my car.
Can somebody help me?
-Yeah, get me my mobile
phone, would you please?
[PHONE RINGING]
What do you mean
no one answered?
Try one more time.
Oh, hell, OK.
Talk to you later.
-Uh oh, I think that's them.
They're catching up to us.
-Oh no!
You can't go through there!
[POLICE SIREN]
-There's a sheriff behind us.
He can help us.
-Sheriff?
Hell, they're no damn good.
SCANNER: You copy
this Cool Breeze?
-Cool Breeze, Silver Fox.
-This is Ed.
Hey man, check it out.
-I don't know.
What's happening?
-Have you seen a green Mercedes
being chased by a Corvette.
-Chased by a Corvette?
-Well Smokey's in the Mercedes.
What's your 1020?
-We're up here on
Mulholland Drive.
-Well let me know
if you see anything.
Stay, uh, channel 11.
-Yeah.
We'll keep an eye out for you.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
-Watch out!
They're still coming.
The sheriff can make it.
-I told you, the
sheriff is no good.
[POLICE SIREN]
SCANNER: We are in
pursuit of '57 Chevy
pickup for running radar trap.
-Listen you dumbo, get
off the '57 pickup.
-Hey I got a great idea.
-This'll be something perfect.
[INAUDIBLE]
-Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
-Mike, are you there?
No, I just seen him.
Smokey's in a brown Chevy.
He's being chased by a
guy in a white Lincoln.
-We'll on Mulholland drive now.
We'll be there in a minute.
-Watch out, it looks
like a road block!
-I know those vans!
-You got him, right here,
right here, we got him.
-Hey!
Watch out that guy's got a gun.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
-Wait a minute you guys.
This is Ed.
They're with me.
[MUSIC]
-Shouldn't we go
back and tell Ed.
-Ed?
Oh, he can talk his
way out of this.
I've seen him talk
his way out of a lot
tougher spots than this.
[MUSIC]
[POLICE SIREN]
-Good morning, babes.
How about some breakfast, huh?
-Are you kidding?
After you stood
me up last night.
Where were you?
-I was working on my bike.
-You're gonna get killed on
that bike one of these days.
Why can't you buy a
car like normal people.
-Hey look, Tami, if I had
money like normal people
I'd have a car.
-Mmm hmm.
There you go.
Would you like more coffee?
[MUSIC]
Here's your breakfast.
-Real nice, babe.
You really, uh, took a lot
of time with that, didn't ya?
Did a good job on
the uniform though.
-Gee, thanks.
Why don't you out and enforce
your damn speed limit.
-Tell ya what, babe.
Let me make it up to ya.
I'll see ya at [INAUDIBLE]
tonight about 7:30,
buy ya beer, all right?
-Maybe.
-Yeah, whatever.
-Late again.
No, no, no, no.
Nope.
I got everything I signed
here and we're all set to go.
-Good, good.
-No, I wouldn't go in there.
No.
-Tell ya what, I'll race
ya up to the donut shop.
[POLICE SIREN]
[POLICE SCANNER]
-Wait 'til you see this.
-Yeah, I want to see something.
-Take a look.
Can't even see it, can ya?
-Nah, I don't see
anything at all.
Looks just like it
always does, dirty.
-Pop-up pistons.
-Pop-up pistons?
-And a full race cam.
-And that's gonna be fast, huh?
-Well you saw what
I did this morning.
It's fast.
I wasn't-- I didn't
even have my foot in it.
-Well mine was doing
pretty good, wasn't it?
-Your car's all right,
but it can't touch this.
I wasn't even trying.
-Can you do that for me?
-Nah.
Nah.
Takes more than one night.
You can't do this in one night.
-Oh, yeah.
Hold on.
-No way.
[POLICE SCANNER]
-Yeah I wish that chick
as the donut shop--
-Yeah, you ought to
show what ya done.
In fact you ought
to take her out
instead of fooling around
with this thing all the time.
-I don't know if this
would impress her.
-Ah, well.
I know what would impress her.
[POLICE SCANNER]
-You here that?
Cool something and-- cool
breeze, where the hell they at.
-Is that them up there?
Looks like it.
-Oh shit.
I bet they don't
know we're here.
-You bet they don't
know we're here.
-Let's go talk to them.
[POLICE SCANNER]
[POLICE SCANNER]
-Well, well.
Turn those engines off please.
Step on out there, Silver Fox.
-Yeah I hit the cement.
-Smokey and I got to
show you over here.
-Listen to this, a house
patrol called Smokey.
-Come on.
-Come on.
-Give a listen in here, buddy.
-Listen in here to that.
SCANNER: Hey, look
like that Silver
Fox got caught this time.
-Now looks like
we're in trouble.
-We've been listening
to you all day.
-Yeah, what do you
think of that, man?
-Not too much.
-You guys gotta watch
yourselves out here.
You gotta watch
yourselves on this road.
This is our territory,
we gotta, you know,
we got to keep a
look out for ya.
-All right.
We will.
We'll drive careful.
-We're gonna let you go.
Take her easy.
-Thanks.
All right.
-OK.
-Thanks a lot Smokey.
-Take it easy
there, Cool Breeze.
-Yeah.
-Take it easy fellas.
-Nice and slow.
[POLICE SCANNER]
[POLICE SIREN]
-Hey Ed, I got a
dune buggy here.
Might be a live one.
What's your 1020?
-I'm up near Oxnard,
heading south.
-Hey that's good, you're
heading right for me.
Keep your ears on, I
might need some help.
[MUSIC]
Hey Ed, you still there?
You won't believe
this but that buggy's
sitting up on top of a dune.
I'm gonna run car into the
sand, and when he comes down,
you can pick him up.
-OK, I'll buy ya a
beer if it works.
[POLICE SIREN]
SCANNER: I'm ready and waiting,
partner, what's going on?
-Here he comes partner,
right into your lap.
-When that dune
buggy came around
that corner he tried
to get out there,
you were, you were stuck.
But he didn't know I was there.
And he, he come
around the corner
and he starting sliding,
heading right for me.
I had my gun out, and
he was going to hit me.
But, you know, I
didn't know what to do.
I just stood there.
And, whamo, man, he
comes in, he stops just
about that far from the shotgun.
He was surprised.
Buddy, if you need
anybody to pull you out,
you just give me
a call, you know.
I'm there.
-I can count on you.
You got some smooth moves baby.
-Yeah, you got some pretty
smooth moves there yourself.
-Tami, I was just trying
to help the girl out.
Right Ed.
-Yeah, he's been trying to help
the little lady out all night.
-She doesn't look like
needs any help from you.
-She may be good,
but you could be
a lot better with
the proper handling.
You go on, have
yourself a good time.
I'll take care of things.
-OK, Ed.
We'll see you tomorrow.
Take it easy.
-Yeah, I'll take care
of her all right.
I'll see if I can't just move
these balls around just right.
Yep.
No, I'll show you.
Now all you have to
do is when the ball
gets down here, just go bong.
Swell.
[SINGING]
[SINGING]
-Hi ya, Ed.
-Hi, you guys.
Nice to see ya.
How ya donuts.
-Just fine.
-Good.
What's happening.
-Hey, nice and quiet
out here, huh partner?
-Oh, yeah, having a good time.
Ain't making no money though.
-We've been having
a good time too.
-Yeah.
I'm gonna take up blues singing.
Make some bread, them big money.
You know what I mean?
Hmm?
What do you think?
-Hey, what we got going here?
Hey I'm gonna get him.
I'm got.
-Let me go with you.
-Looks like you got
yourself a new partner.
You can care of it.
I'm gonna practice,
I got a lot to do.
[POLICE SIREN]
[SINGING]
[POLICE SIREN]
-What's the problem?
-Can I see your
driver's license please?
-Yeah, what's the
problem officer.
-Uh, clocked you in excess of
80 miles an hour back here.
-Well I didn't realize
these little things
get out that fast. [INAUDIBLE].
-Yeah, I guess they do.
Uh, kind of get away
from ya sometime.
[POLICE SIREN]
Say, can I see your
registration please?
-Ah, well let me explain
something to you.
I don't really own this car.
I'm in the
repossession business.
I got all the papers here.
I was repo'ing for a
bank out in Oxnard.
Here the papers.
-Is that right?
-Yeah, yeah.
-You, uh, do you repossess
like fast stuff too?
Like Corvettes, Porsche's,
stuff like that?
-All that good stuff.
Expensive.
Really expensive.
-That right?
-Yeah, yeah.
-Tell you what,
Mr. Dennis, I'm not
gonna write you up this time.
-Oh that's my partner,
he, uh, he drops me off
and I pick up the car
and he follows me on.
-Oh, OK.
I see.
-So he's all right.
-It's OK, Ed, let him go.
-Hey, you want to do some work?
Part-time?
Got a lot of work, I
got so much I don't
so much I don't
what I'm gonna do.
-Is that right?
-Yeah.
I mean if you're
interested, here's my card.
You know, give me
a buzz sometime.
We can use some extra help.
-Tell ya what, I
just uh, I just might
be able to do you
some good, you know?
-Yeah, well reach me
on my mobile phone.
You can always catch
me on mobile phone.
I'll be talking to you.
-See ya now.
-What's the matter turkey,
somebody blow your doors off?
-'57 Chevy gave me a run, man.
Real bad.
-Well, you know the problem
we were having before.
We ought to tighten
down on valves,
probably lean up the
carburetor and, uh,
go to a little hotter plug.
-You know I couldn't of
said it better myself.
What do what for that
pickup truck over there?
-I don't know, that's a gold
old truck, I'll tell ya.
Boy that, uh, really
super, super--
-I can see the truck.
How much you want you
want for that truck?
-I figure you're gonna beat me.
Make me an offer.
-Two bills.
-You got it.
[MUSIC]
[KNOCKING]
-Oh, hi.
-Hi, Tami.
-Hi Tami.
-Just thought we'd stop by
and show you my new truck.
-Yeah, new truck.
-You're kidding.
-Just got it today.
-No, take a look at this.
Over there across
the street, see?
-You gotta be kidding.
-I spent $200 for that.
-Yeah, I can tell.
-Where did you get these roses?
-A friend.
And if you'll excuse me,
I'm getting ready to go out.
-Hey, can we use your phone.
-Yeah, but don't take too
long, I'm expecting a call.
-Oh, don't worry.
I think we ought to call this
Daniels guys, you know man?
-You mean the guy you
were talking about?
-Yeah, the repo guy, I think
we could, uh, make some money.
-You know what happened
to Foley though.
You know he lost his job
because um, moonlighting.
-Yeah, but Foley got caught.
Foley got caught.
And if we do this right
we'll never get caught.
There won't be any
records, they won't
know what the hell we're doing.
They ain't gonna catch us.
-Yeah, but this is kind
of shifty stuff, you know,
this could get funny.
It sounds like
stealing cars or--
-This isn't like stealing, it's
repo'ing, it's perfectly legal.
-Well you saw that guy,
he didn't look good.
I mean, you know, the cops
will be after us all the time
or something like that.
Who knows.
-So like I say, they're
never going to catch us.
-Well, lets only
take fast cars then.
I mean, 'cause they can't
catch us if we take a fast car.
-That's right, we'll
only take fast cars.
I'll give him a buzz,
see what we can get.
-Maybe it won't hurt to
talk to the guy, anyway.
But that-- just see what--
-Just give it a try,
if it works it's good.
[PHONE RINGING]
-Yeah.
Yeah hang on just
a second please.
-Hello, who's there?
-Hey, this is Smokey,
the highway patrolman.
-Oh, how you doing, Smokey?
Yeah.
-Say, I've been
talking to my partner
and uh, we'd like to
go to work for ya.
-Hey, that's a good idea.
I can use your help.
-Hey, we're ready to go anytime.
-Well we should meet
someplace and talk about it.
Where are you now?
-Hey, we're up in Hollywood.
-OK.
Pick out a good spot
and I'll meet you there.
-How about Melrose, down
there by the pony rides?
-Oh yeah, I know
where that's at.
How long it's gonna be
before you're there?
-Uh, we can make it
there about 10 minutes.
-I'm pretty close there now.
I'll meet ya there.
-All right, we'll see ya.
-Bye now.
-Let's go make some money.
-All right.
-Say hi to your friend
for us, now, will ya?
-Yeah, I will.
-Guess she ain't into trucks?
-Maybe.
-How you doing, George?
-Hello, Smokey, how are ya?
-Pretty good.
This my partner, Ed.
-Hello, Ed, how you doing?
-Hello, George.
-This is my driver Mick,
he's a little slow,
he don't talk much.
-How you doing man?
-Why don't you guys file in and
ride with me on this first one,
OK?
-OK.
You know your beat up truck
just might work in this thing.
You could throw a couple
old lawn mowers and a garden
hoe on the back of that
son of gun and nobody
would never notice.
Cruising through Bellaire,
looking just like a gardener.
OK, here let me tell you guys
real quick, what we gotta do.
We're picking up a
grey '76 Caddy Seville.
Now I do this all the
time, so it's easy with me.
I just want you guys
to watch the operation.
This guy's never home.
He comes up here once
a month to pick up
his money though,
from his family, so.
Just watch me operate.
But we always get the
key to these cars.
General Motors or whoever
it is, when they sell
a car this expensive,
they keep a set of keys,
'cause they look for
these kind of things.
So just kind of watch
me, you understand?
Mickey, he already know.
All right.
-Watch this guy.
This guy's as smooth
as a baby's ass.
-Hey, isn't that your car?
-Hey!
What do you think you're doing?
-Come on, let's move,
let's jump in my car.
Come on.
-Uh, oh, looks like George
has got a little company.
-Little company?
Let's get the hell out of here.
-No, no, no problem.
No problem.
Watch this.
[CAR HORN]
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
[CAR HORN]
-Do you believe you could
roll up the windows?
-Certainly, anything you wish.
-Shit.
-Hey, what I tell
you guys, there
ain't nothing to
this repo stuff.
-Could we pull over, Mick,
I don't feel so good.
[LAUGHTER]
[POLICE SCANNER]
[POLICE SIREN]
-167 Tom in pursuit of a 1975,
'76 Norton, black in color.
[POLICE SCANNER]
We are now eastbound,
Kagel Canyon.
SCANNER: Roger.
167.
[POLICE SIREN]
-I am now westbound, on Kagel
Canyon road, approaching PCH.
SCANNER: 167, now
make up your mind,
are you east or westbound, over.
SCANNER: 167, further
pursuit negative.
Terminate pursuit.
Repeat, terminate.
SCANNER: 167 tell me
terminated pursuit, over.
167 come in please.
-Son of a bitch.
-I really love those roses.
Thanks.
-Hmm.
Glad you like them.
-Morning, Tami.
I'm gonna go get dressed, huh?
-Oh, hi.
-Who's that?
-A friend.
I really like the
roses, really nice.
-Yeah, you just told me that.
-How's the hot fudge sundae?
-Now this is super.
You really got it
all together Tami.
-Real nice, Tami.
Real nice.
I can't tell you how
much I appreciate this.
You did a really good
job on the shirt.
What am I supposed to do?
I got to go out there and work.
I can't go out
looking like this.
There's a girl up
in [INAUDIBLE] that
can press a uniform a
hell of a lot that this.
-I bet she could.
Why don't you take her up on it?
-This is ridiculous.
[POLICE SIREN]
[POLICE SCANNER]
-Can I see your license please?
Could you take it out
of your wallet please?
You know this picture really
doesn't do you justice, Pokie.
-The name's Jordan.
-You know it's dangerous
to drive that slow
on these back roads.
-Yeah I noticed.
There isn't any law
against it is there?
-See highway safety is
my primary concern so,
you know I thought I
should tell you about it.
-Is that all?
-Oh I think that's
all, yeah, really.
-I'm leaving then.
Damn, I'm stuck.
-Tell you what, let me put
some weight on the back bumper,
maybe I can, uh, give
you some help here.
-You think you can do something?
-Well let me, uh, you
know, let me try it here.
OK.
Whoa.
Whoa.
Try it in reverse this time.
-All right.
-Wait 'til I get up here now.
Oh!
-Are you OK?
-I think I'm all right.
-Your leg!
-Think I'm all right.
-You think you broke it?
-No, no.
Just an old football injury.
-Oh.
Oh.
-God, I feel terrible
about this whole thing.
I'm going to call an ambulance.
-Oh no.
Oh, no.
It's really all been my fault.
-Are you kidding?
I'm the one who
almost ran you over.
-Look, I wouldn't
of stopped you,
this would've never happened.
I tell you what.
How about if I take you
out to dinner tonight?
You know, to kind of
make it up to you.
-No, I couldn't do that.
-Look, you can trust me.
I'm a highway patrolman.
-I can't.
I work late.
-That's all right.
I'll pick you up when
you get off work.
What time you get off?
-10 o'clock.
-OK great, I'll pick you up.
Where do you work?
-At the Journal.
-I know where that is.
I'll pick you up when I get off.
-Sounds good, OK.
-OK, great.
-You take care of that leg now.
-Oh, yeah, I sure will.
-See you later.
[POLICE SCANNER]
-That's got to be their house
and that's got to be the car.
And, uh, that's all.
That's all.
I don't like, uh, doing
this, but that's it.
Yeah.
-Are you sure you
can handle this?
-Why?
-Well I mean, we can
help [INAUDIBLE].
-For two hours
you've been leading
all around these
streets, I don't
think you know
what you're doing.
-Well I know what I'm doing.
And you know, well you
know about as much as I do.
-I was supposed to pick
that girl up two hours ago,
you know that?
-Well maybe she'll like
the car or something.
You can't take a girl
out in this truck.
-You sure you want to do this?
-Yeah.
No.
No.
But let's do it real quiet.
-All right.
-Give me the key.
-I don't have the key.
-Give me the key.
-I don't have the key.
-George didn't give me the key.
-Let's get out of here.
-Wait, no, no, we got to get it.
We got to get.
-Do something else.
-I'll hot wire.
[DOG BARKING]
-God, there's a dog.
That's trouble.
-I'm getting out of here.
-Get up here.
I can't do this.
-God dammit,
[INAUDIBLE], shut up!
-Get up here.
-Try this.
-There's a wire down there.
-Is that it?
-No, it's a green wire.
It's a green on with
this thing on it.
-I got it.
-Well what about this thing?
-That's not it.
Try the other one.
[HORN]
[DOG BARKING]
-Watch it.
OK, try this.
Got it.
I got it.
-Watch that buzzer!
-Shit.
Push that.
I got it, I got it.
-Hey your flash light, dammit.
-Hey wait a minute, wait
a minute, wait a minute.
I'll take the car back.
I'm show some style with this
car and pick this chick up.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
-I'll bring it back
in the morning.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[CAR HORN]
[KNOCKING]
-It's Smokey, the
highway patrolman.
-Hi, it's Pokie, the girl
you forgot to pick up.
-I'm sorry, I was
going to be early.
-It's after midnight.
I've been home for two hours.
I waited out in front of
the office for half an hour,
like a fool.
-I was coming down
Sunset, I was coming--
I was going to be
a half hour early,
I stopped to pick up this
stuff then I was driving along,
and my foot locked up.
You know my knee I hurt.
-Your foot locked up?
-It locked up.
It locked up.
It locked up down on the
clutch and I couldn't shift,
I couldn't do anything.
I had to jam over the curve
and I almost hit a Cadillac.
And then I was going to
get out call you know,
and there wasn't a phone for
two or three blocks away.
And I walked to
the phone, and then
I finally called the paramedics.
And I call the paramedics
and I still couldn't walk
and they took me down to
UCLA and gave me shot.
They gave me a couple
shots of cortisone.
Put some heat on it.
It moves a little better now.
It used to happen in high
school football all the time.
And you know, you can't move.
I couldn't do a thing.
And I was going to call ya,
but I didn't have your number.
-That's OK.
-But I was lucky, see,
I had your address,
see because I saw it
on your license today.
So I thought I'd, you
know, stop by anyway.
And I brought this stuff.
I got,uh, I got the wine here.
-What kind of stuff?
-I got some candy.
I couldn't get some good-- I
got some peanut butter cups
and I got some flowers.
-Ah, that's awfully sweet.
Yeah, come on in here.
Oh my favorite, chocolate.
-And I got these
flowers, and, uh--
-Hold on a second, the door.
-Got some wine here for ya.
-I'll give ya 30 seconds.
-30 seconds.
-Huh, 30 seconds.
-Key's are in it.
-Hey, where you going?
-I know a shortcut.
-Yeah, I'll bet you do.
I'll race you down
to the bottom.
-Yeah, OK.
-Go.
[POLICE SCANNER]
[POLICE SIREN]
[POLICE SIREN]
-Oh jeez.
Oh, God.
Here goes.
-One Charlie 755, requesting
backup, in pursuit of suspect.
-One [INAUDIBLE]
14, acknowledging
request for assistance.
-Going to officer
assist, code three.
-Where in hell you been, anyway?
-I went down these-- there was a
cop and then there another cop.
-All right, let's go.
Tell me later.
-In there doing a nice job.
Morning.
-Go, Ed.
-Can't do everything.
Oh, shit, I stepped
in something.
No, wait, I drive this
one, this is mine.
-Hey, you drove last time.
-No I didn't, you
drove, wasn't it?
-The last time you
drove we lost the car.
-OK, but this has got
the keys it'll be easy.
-You didn't finish
your bush, your better
go back and finish the bush.
-Come on, I'm driving.
I'm driving.
-You don't even know how
to drive this kind of car.
-Oh, I got my let caught.
-Here, let me help you.
You all right?
-Yeah.
-Follow me.
Can you do that?
-Yeah.
-All right.
-See you don't
know how to drive.
-My car is gone.
They took my car.
-They were doing such a
beautiful job on the lawn,
dear.
-Hey, I don't like it down here.
-I don't either, this is spooky.
This is bad looking.
-Looks like this will be OK.
I know how to handle this thing.
-Yellow wire.
Yellow, cross it
across to the blue one.
-I don't see a blue
one, or a yellow one.
Oh, yeah I got one.
-Hey, there's a cop down there.
-What?
-Jesus, the flashers.
He left.
-He's what?
-Cop out there.
-Oh shit, something's wrong.
-Hit the fuse box there.
-Huh?
This way?
-Hey, Ed, Ed.
-What?
Yeah.
Yeah?
Oh, Jesus, we're in trouble.
[POLICE SIREN]
-We can't outrun this time.
Watch his car.
Here we go.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
-We got it.
-Look out.
-Look out.
-Another one.
[POLICE SIREN]
We'll got this way.
Oh my God.
Where the hell does this go?
Come on.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
Here we go.
-What are you doing
out there for?
We can't get out of--
Jesus, no, no, no.
-Don't worry.
-We'll outrun him.
I'll spray him on this--
-Jesus.
Oh, that's terrible.
[LAUGHTER]
No, not the bump!
Let's get out of here!
Come on truck,
come on, let's go.
-Woo hoo!
-Yeah, what's your problem?
-So those cars we're
picking up for you, George.
-Yeah?
-Well we were checking.
Ed found the Mercedes, the
Healey, and that Seville.
-Yeah, what about 'em?
-They were all on the hot sheet.
-All these guys say the car's
been stolen when you repo 'em.
They all say the same thing.
-What?
-I don't know, they've
been on the hot sheet
for a week, George.
And we checked.
And those cars
aren't even financed.
Who was it?
-All I know the
guy's name is Lewis.
Hey, come to think of it, I
picked up those first two,
and then he called me
to pick up the Seville.
And he left the money underneath
the door of my apartment. $500.
-Well let's go over
and see the guy.
Where is he?
-I don't know where he live.
All I know his name's Lewis.
-Have we been stealing cars?
-Look, George, we can
lost our jobs over this.
-This is bad.
-Well, let me, let
me look into to.
It's not that bad.
It's not that bad.
In the meantime I got
something I want you to do.
I got a boat I want you to
pickup, down at the marina.
-A boat.
-Yeah, a boat.
-I don't know about boats.
-It's real clean.
It's Bank of America
so it's not problem.
-George, I don't know
what to do with a boat.
-Oh, don't worry about it.
I can sailboat, no problem.
-You can sailboat?
-Yeah.
I used to have
one in my bathtub.
[LAUGHTER]
-Real nice.
-You take care of it then.
-Where did he leave
that boat, Ed?
-I don't know.
The blue and white one.
It's supposed to be
on A dock or, uh.
It's down there somewhere.
It's down, well, we'll find it.
-Your uncle, he's a
hell of a nice guy
to let us use that
boat, you know that?
-Yeah, he ain't bad.
-Thought you said it
was your brother's.
-Uh, yeah, it's my brother.
-Oh, yeah, it was his brother.
We can find it.
Come on, baby, we'll find it.
We'll go down here.
You remember what
it looked like?
-It was the blue and white.
-Yeah.
-It's a sailboat.
You got the number?
-Thank you.
-Yeah, there is is.
That's your uncle's boat.
-Yeah, that's the one.
-I thought you guy's
said its blue and white.
-Uh--
-Must of painted it.
-Yeah, they painted
a little tan on it.
See, blue and white down there.
Come on, on, babe.
This is, this fun to sail.
-OK.
-Get right down there
in that driver's seat.
Yeah, that's good.
You know I don't like this.
There's no place
to run out here.
-I can't swim.
-Don't fall off the boat.
OK, let's go.
-This gonna be OK?
-It's all right.
-I'll get this end of it.
I'll pull it up and
we'll be off, right?
-Ed.
Where you at?
-No, no, no!
-Ed.
-I can't swim!
Help.
-Over there!
Hey, hey.
Here.
Here you go.
Here you go.
I thought you knew how to sail.
-I sail, I don't
know how to swim.
[LAUGHTER]
-I better, I better let you--
-Why don't you use the motor?
-The motor?
You didn't tell me
this thing had a motor.
-That motor's in here?
-What do you mean motor?
-You just push the red button.
-Ah.
I thought it was a sailboat.
SCANNER: Looks like we got a
little cupcake coming up here.
Looks like your Smokey
friends is coming back.
SCANNER: For real.
For real, then, one
time, Cool Breeze.
I see 'em coming
right, Cool Breeze.
-All right.
Everybody out here.
Come on out here.
Come on, everybody out.
All you guys.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
-Give us a break.
-I know you been doing
something illegal.
This van is county property.
-No vans on the sand.
-Where does it say that?
-Well that's a rule,
you ought to know that.
-How about a chitlin sandwich?
Would you like one of them?
-Now, I can go for that.
-I never had one.
-All right then.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
-We're having a little
trouble with a couple
guys stealing cars.
-Oh yeah?
-It's nothing to
worry about though.
-If you ever need any help, give
us an old call on the old CB.
-We'll let you know
when we need some help.
[POLICE SCANNER]
-Uh, we got to go.
-You know, the public needs us.
-Yeah. [LAUGHTER]
-They need us.
We're important, you know.
-Watch your step here.
-OK, you guys take it easy.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
[PHONE RINGING]
-Yeah?
Yeah, just, uh, just
a minute please.
Hang on one second.
You'll never, ever
guess who this is.
It's our pal with the $500.
-Oh, that's the guy
I want to talk to.
-Oh, I imagine you problem
want to talk to him.
-Yeah, this is George.
LEWIS: Yeah, this is Lewis.
I have another car
for you to pick up,
but I got to have it today.
-That's awful fast, I
don't know if I can do it.
LEWIS: Hey, for
that kind of money
I'm paying you, man, I
expect prompt results.
Now don't disappoint me.
-Well, I, I want the
money in advance.
I'll deliver the car
to you personally, OK?
LEWIS: I'll bring you
the money in person.
Now you get it
when I get my car.
It's a 'vette, license 881-HRP.
And bring it to the old
wooden bridge on 6th.
-Oh, yeah, yeah
I know the place.
-We'll be there in two hours.
Wait there and we'll find you.
-OK, I'll talk to you later.
-Yeah.
-Bye.
-I'm gonna nail him this time.
Yeah, I'm really gonna
nail him this time.
I'm gonna meet these
guys upstairs here.
-OK.
-But you keep an eye down here.
I'm gonna keep the
keys to the car.
-That's a good idea.
Hey watch your step.
-All right.
-Hello, Mr. Daniels.
I'd like to introduce
myself, I'm Lewis Sloan.
-I'm glad to meet
you, Mr. Sloan.
-See you do fast work.
I see you got my car out here.
-Oh, yeah, it's now who ya
know, it's what you know.
-Oh, I see.
Well let me pay you.
Let me get your
money here together.
Know you been waiting for that.
-Oh, yeah, thank you.
-Mmm hmm.
By the way you have
the keys ready?
-I got the keys in my
pocket, but I think we better
talk a little bit before
I give you these keys.
-Oh?
-You think you're gonna have me
going around stealing for you,
for $500, you got to
be out of your mind.
Even for $1,000 I
wouldn't steal none.
-Mr. Daniels, you're in
the repossession business.
That's what I call you for.
You're not stealing cars for me.
You're not stealing cars for me.
-But I had my people
check with the banks
and none of these cars
are financed by the bank.
-Now we both know that there's
other people that handle money.
The only thing
you're doing now is
collecting bad-- a
few bad debts for me.
That's what it's all about.
May I please have the keys?
-Well, I'm gonna
give you the keys.
But something about this I
don't quite like, you know.
-Quite like.
Somebody you don't quite like?
-Well, if you want to go
into it further, fine.
-Well, I tell you what, we could
go into this a little further.
But this would be bad for
your health and everything,
so why should we do it?
You understand where
I'm coming from now?
-I think I understand you.
I think I understand you.
-All right.
OK.
I'll be talking to you
on the phone, ya hear?
OK.
Let's make it, papa.
[SCREAMING]
-Help!
Somebody help me,
they're stealing my car!
-I saw it.
Listen, I saw the whole thing.
Don't worry about it.
I'll help you.
I'll be right down.
Look, see, I got the
license plate number.
Look I got the
license plate number.
-It's my car.
They stole my car.
-I've got the
license plate number.
-But they stole my car!
-You're car.
Oh, your car.
-Well get it, somehow.
I don't know.
Why did I write down the
license plate number?
-Don't worry.
I brought your car back.
-What?
-I brought your car back.
-Did you take it?
-Oh that's my job.
If you're behind
on your payments,
then I got to take
your car back.
But see, but I saw ya.
I saw you and I said I can't
take-- I couldn't do it,
so I brought it back.
-Well thanks.
You know.
-That's kind of decent of him.
-Yeah.
-Maybe, uh, you
know, maybe hide it
or something then no
one else will get it.
'Cause they might send
somebody else out for it.
-Yeah.
-But, uh--
-OK.
Hey, well, thanks.
You know.
-Oh, I don't know, it's
the least I could do.
I mean, just try to help.
-Yeah.
-So, you have a nice day now.
-Thanks.
-You wouldn't of gotten away.
We had your license
plate number, right?
-Yeah.
-Hey fellas.
-Hi George.
-Hey George, how you doing?
-Hey I've been
waiting on you guys.
Boy, we got problems.
-Yeah?
-I met with this guy
Lewis this morning.
His real name is Lewis Sloan.
We supposed to have been
collecting his bad debts.
But this guy got an
auto theft ring going.
-How'd you come up with
a guy like this, George?
-Well we in trouble.
We got to get some hard
evidence on this guy.
But I did find out
one thing good.
The guy lives here in Malibu.
-Yeah?
-What's good about that?
-We got to get up--
we got to go up
there get some
evidence on this guy.
Or else, my reputation's gone.
I'm worried, mainly worried
about you guy's jobs.
Not even that, all
of us can go to jail.
-Oh, now I'm worried.
-Hey, let's go up there.
Let's go up there.
Let's put it to the guy.
-That's what I wanted to talk to
guys about, 'cause it's tough.
-What do you think?
-What do you think?
I think we should do it now.
Let's just go up there,
take something and get
some kind of
evidence on the guy.
Or else, he got
us-- we go to jail.
-Let's put him down.
Let's go get it.
-Let's hit it.
-Do we have to do it right now?
-Yeah, we got to do it now.
Or we in trouble.
-Oh, hi babe.
-Hi, where are you going?
I thought we were
going out to eat?
-Uh, yeah, we were.
OK, I'll see you
guys at the car.
-Yeah, we'll wait at the car.
-Hi, Ed.
-Hi.
-Um, hey babe,
something just came up,
something with the business.
You know I got to
take care of it.
Could you go up,
wait in the room,
you know, and we'll
be right back?
-Can I go with you?
-Uh, it'd really be better
if you didn't, babe.
-I don't want to
wait in your room.
-Sure you won't be no
trouble for me now?
-I'll just go
along for the ride.
-Well, all right.
Come on.
-OK.
-Hey we'll drive, George.
-Yeah.
You drive this one.
And we'll go up and
take the car, OK?
-Watch yourself.
-OK.
-Ain't no keys in this one.
Take the briefcase.
Check that one for keys
and I'll check these two.
-Where's George and Ed going?
-They're going to pick
up Ed's uncle, uh, car.
-Ed's uncle, that the guy that
guy that has the blue boat?
-Same guy.
-Oh, yeah, that's
what I thought.
-Yeah, he's got a
nice car and a boat.
He lets us use that
stuff all the time.
-George seems like a nice guy.
Where did you meet him?
-I gave George a ticket one day.
He was just flying
down the road.
I pulled him over and he turned
out to be a hell of nice guy.
-He is.
Surprised he's your friend
if you gave him a ticket.
-I didn't give him a ticket.
You know, I don't give
tickets to everybody, right?
-You didn't give me one.
-Yeah, right.
See, same thing.
-This one's got keys,
let's take this one.
[GUNSHOTS]
Let's get out of here
and get some people.
-Here they come.
[CAR HORN]
[CAR HORN]
That guy's got a gun.
-What is going on here?
Smokey!
-I think we lost them
for good this time.
-Yeah.
Yeah.
-I don't know
where they went to.
-I don't either.
-Well we got this thing anyway.
-We got the car too.
-Son of gun.
Wonder where Smokey is?
-Ah, they'll be all right.
-Tell me what's happening!
I want to know, I don't
want to die without knowing.
-Baby, let you tell
you-- these guys,
we've been stealing
cars for these guys
and we didn't even know it.
-All see if you and find
something to open that.
-OK.
-There should be something
in the truck to open it with.
Yeah, use that hammer.
Ah, they should be
here in a few minutes.
-Yeah.
-Don't worry.
-Gee, sure didn't like
that guy shooting at us.
-Yeah, I know.
-That was bad.
What the heck
happened to them guys?
-I don't know.
I don't know when we lost 'em.
-We didn't do anything.
It was just all of a
sudden they were gone.
-They'll never catch us.
-They ain't gonna catch
us, they're gonna kill us!
-Should've been here by now.
-Yeah, they should have.
-You know I didn't
want to bring ya.
That's why I said wait
back at the place.
[INAUDIBLE] and now
look what we got.
-We can't lose 'em.
-Hey, you got a dime?
I'm gonna go call him anyway.
-Yeah?
-You got a dime?
-Well I hope nothing
happened to 'em.
I don't know, they
should be here.
-Yeah I'll get 'em in the car.
-Yeah?
-Yeah, babe, this is Daniel,
get my phone and call,
will ya babe?
[PHONE RINGING]
-Yeah, keep ringing it.
-What's that sound?
-That's a phone!
The phone baby, get the phone.
-Hello?
George, this is Jordan.
I'm with Smokey.
They're after us.
They're shooting at us, listen.
Please help us!
-Yeah, where are ya?
Yeah.
Mulholland and what?
-We're gonna take
Mulholland back to Malibu.
You'll be right here?
We'll be looking for you.
-They're in trouble.
Let's go.
Let's go.
You drive.
-OK.
-Does George have a gun?
-He's got a gun,
he'll cut 'em off.
-Fight fire with fire,
that's what I say.
-Maybe we ought to
go and get our--
why don't you pick up
the highway patrol car?
Pick up Smokey.
[CAR HORN]
We'll get 'em.
We'll get 'em.
-We got to put those
guys away, too.
We got stuff in that briefcase
that'll just finish 'em off.
-Come on.
Come on.
-Looks like we can get 'em now.
-Yeah.
[POLICE SIREN]
-Get this car right here.
-I think we lost 'em now.
You can slow down.
-This man took my car.
He's taking my car.
Can somebody help me?
-Yeah, get me my mobile
phone, would you please?
[PHONE RINGING]
What do you mean
no one answered?
Try one more time.
Oh, hell, OK.
Talk to you later.
-Uh oh, I think that's them.
They're catching up to us.
-Oh no!
You can't go through there!
[POLICE SIREN]
-There's a sheriff behind us.
He can help us.
-Sheriff?
Hell, they're no damn good.
SCANNER: You copy
this Cool Breeze?
-Cool Breeze, Silver Fox.
-This is Ed.
Hey man, check it out.
-I don't know.
What's happening?
-Have you seen a green Mercedes
being chased by a Corvette.
-Chased by a Corvette?
-Well Smokey's in the Mercedes.
What's your 1020?
-We're up here on
Mulholland Drive.
-Well let me know
if you see anything.
Stay, uh, channel 11.
-Yeah.
We'll keep an eye out for you.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
-Watch out!
They're still coming.
The sheriff can make it.
-I told you, the
sheriff is no good.
[POLICE SIREN]
SCANNER: We are in
pursuit of '57 Chevy
pickup for running radar trap.
-Listen you dumbo, get
off the '57 pickup.
-Hey I got a great idea.
-This'll be something perfect.
[INAUDIBLE]
-Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
-Mike, are you there?
No, I just seen him.
Smokey's in a brown Chevy.
He's being chased by a
guy in a white Lincoln.
-We'll on Mulholland drive now.
We'll be there in a minute.
-Watch out, it looks
like a road block!
-I know those vans!
-You got him, right here,
right here, we got him.
-Hey!
Watch out that guy's got a gun.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
-Wait a minute you guys.
This is Ed.
They're with me.
[MUSIC]
-Shouldn't we go
back and tell Ed.
-Ed?
Oh, he can talk his
way out of this.
I've seen him talk
his way out of a lot
tougher spots than this.
[MUSIC]