Mail Order Bride (2008) - full transcript

Diana McQueen notorious con-woman has had enough. She leaves town and her boss, Tom Rourke, behind. She takes the place of her dying friend, who was to become some man's mail-order bride. Can she pull off this last con?

[♪♪♪]

[SONGBIRDS TWITTERING]

[WOMAN'S VOICE]:

DEAR BEAU...

AS FOR ALL THOSE QUESTIONS

OF YOURS--

YES, I CAN SWIM,

YES, I CAN BAIT A HOOK.

DID I TELL YOU

I CAN TOSS A BLUEBERRY

IN THE AIR

AND CATCH IT IN MY MOUTH?

AND, YES,

I WILL BE YOUR BRIDE.

[♪♪♪]

$20.

I HAVE A $20 BID

FROM MRS. VAUGHN.

DO I HEAR $30

FOR THESE MAGNIFICENT,

ONE-OF-A-KIND MING DYNASTY

BLUE-AND-WHITE VASES?

$20, ONCE...

TWICE--

$30.

35.

35! DO I HEAR 40?

50.

$50 FROM THE ENCHANTING LADY

IN THE BACK!

60.

$60!

100.

$100.

$200!

WE HAVE A $200 BID

FROM MRS. VAUGHN!

GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE...

SOLD TO MRS. VAUGHN FOR $200!

[CONGRATULATORY MURMURING

AND APPLAUSE]

DROWN YOUR SORROWS?

[CHUCKLES DRYLY]: NO.

BUT I'LL DRINK

TO THE OLD WITCH

WHO JUST SPENT $200

ON A PAIR OF FAKE VASES.

THEY'RE FAKE?

MM. THAT AUCTIONEER

SOLD THE SAME PAIR

IN NEW YORK LAST MONTH.

YOU DROVE UP THE PRICE.

AND MRS. VAUGHN

DROVE 10 FAMILIES

INTO THE STREET

IN THE DEAD OF WINTER,

JUST FOR A TAX BREAK

ON AN EMPTY BUILDING.

[CHUCKLES]

DIANA MCQUEEN.

[GLASSES CLINK]

AARON CARLYLE.

SEVEN, NARROW.

CARLYLE SHOES.

THOSE ARE MINE.

MR. CARLYLE...

HALF THE WOMEN HERE

ARE WEARING YOUR SHOES.

DID-- DID YOU COME HERE

WITH YOUR HUSBAND?

YOU MEAN,

DO I HAVE A HUSBAND?

DO YOU?

NOT THAT I RECALL.

MR. CARLYLE,

DO YOU THINK PEOPLE

SHOULD BE HONEST AT ALL TIMES,

NO MATTER WHAT?

ABSOLUTELY.

I'M A NINE.

THEY'RE BIG AS BOATS.

[LAUGHS]

[♪♪♪]

WELL, SINCE WE ARE...

BEING HONEST

WITH EACH OTHER--

MM-HMM?

I DETEST AUCTIONS.

WELL, THEN WHY DO YOU COME?

HABIT.

I'M ON THE LIST.

MY FATHER

NEVER MISSED ONE.

[SHRIEKS]

HEY! COME BACK HERE!

MY PURSE!

MY PURSE!

STOP THAT MAN!

COME BACK HERE!

[FRUSTRATED SIGH]

AHEM. HERE.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[BILLS RUSTLING]

OH, MY.

OH...

I'M IN THE WHISKEY BUSINESS.

IT RUNS ON CASH,

SOMETIMES A LOT OF IT.

DO YOU LIKE IRISH WHISKEY?

IT'S NEVER BEEN MY DRINK.

WELL, THEN I INSIST

THAT YOU--

NO.

...ACCEPT

A REWARD. YES.

WELL... BUSINESS

MUST BE VERY GOOD.

WELL, THIS $3,000

YOU JUST SAVED ME,

WILL BECOME 6,000 BY MORNING.

YOU DOUBLE YOUR MONEY

OVERNIGHT?

[TAKES A DEEP BREATH]

MR. CARLYLE...

GOOD TO MEET YOU.

PERHAPS WE'LL MEET AGAIN

SOMETIME.

WELL--

PERHAPS I CAN LEARN

TO LIKE IRISH WHISKEY...

BUSINESS HAS BEEN

OFF LATELY, AND...

YOU WANT IN?

YES.

YOU SHOULD KNOW

THAT THIS VENTURE

ISN'T EXACTLY...

LEGAL.

I DON'T CARE.

YOU SHOULD.

MY ASSOCIATE

BUYS BOOTLEG--

CUTS IT, RELABELS IT,

AND SELLS IT.

I PUT UP

THE FRONT MONEY.

HOW MUCH TO GET IN?

$3,000.

I COULD DO 2,000.

[♪♪♪]

I WAS BEGINNING TO WORRY.

ABOUT ME

OR THE MONEY?

I NEVER WORRY ABOUT MONEY.

1,500.

THE DEAL WAS 2,000.

I LET HIM IN

FOR 1,600

LESS A C-NOTE

TO PAY MY PEOPLE.

IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY,

I CAN GIVE IT BACK.

...LESS EXPENSES.

YOU THINK I CARE ABOUT

A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS?

YOU THINK

THAT'S WHY I DID THIS?

AS I RECALL,

YOU DIDN'T

DO ANYTHING.

[SIGHS]

CARLYLE'S LOAN IS DUE.

AND HE CAN

NO LONGER REPAY IT.

WHAT ARE YOU

TALKING ABOUT?

HE'S RICH.

[SCOFFS]: HARDLY.

YOU JUST

CLEANED HIM OUT.

WHAT?

THANKS TO YOU,

I CAN NOW FORECLOSE ON

HIS BELOVED SHOE BUSINESS.

I'VE GOT

A BUYER LINED UP

WILLING TO PAY ME

THREE TIMES

WHAT IT'S WORTH.

THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE

A MONEY THING.

YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED

TO RUIN HIM!

DON'T TELL ME

YOU'RE DEVELOPING A CONSCIENCE?

I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.

I'M THROUGH

MAKING YOU MONEY.

I'M THROUGH

STEALING FOR YOU.

YOU GOING BACK INTO BUSINESS

FOR YOURSELF?

AS I RECALL,

THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT TOO WELL.

I MAY HAVE BEEN

A PISS-POOR ORPHAN

SLEEPING IN DOORWAYS,

BUT AT LEAST

NOBODY OWNED ME.

NOBODY WANTED YOU!

THE DAY I CAUGHT YOUR HAND

IN MY POCKET

WAS THE LUCKIEST OF

YOUR MISERABLE LITTLE LIFE.

ANYONE ELSE WOULD HAVE

THROWN YOU IN JAIL.

I WISH YOU HAD!

I STILL CAN.

NOTHING'S CHANGED,

DIANA.

ALL YOU ARE

IS OLDER.

DON'T FORGET

WHAT HAPPENED THE LAST TIME

YOU TRIED TO LEAVE.

MR. ROURKE?

I GOT A WIRE

FROM MY RAILROAD SNITCH.

FRANCO'S ON THE 8:00 TRAIN,

HE'S RIDING FLUSH

AFTER A WILDCAT

MINING SCAM.

SUCKERED NEARLY

HALF A TOWN IN TEXAS.

FINE.

SET SOMETHING UP.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL HAVE

JIMMY HANDLE IT.

THAT MIGHT BE

QUITE A TRICK,

CONSIDERING HE'S AT

THE BOTTOM

OF THE HARBOR.

JIMMY'S DEAD?

WHAT HAPPENED?

HE WAS SKIMMING

FROM ME.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

DINNER TONIGHT.

WEAR THE RED DRESS.

KEEP AN EYE ON HER.

RIGHT.

[♪♪♪]

[SIGHS]

FORGIVE ME,

FATHER.

CONFESS YOUR SINS.

[SIGHS]

LIED, CHEATED,

GAMBLED, CURSED,

DRANK WHISKEY...

AND WHEN WAS

YOUR LAST CONFESSION?

YESTERDAY.

MM. ANYTHING ELSE?

I ROBBED A MAN

OF HIS LIFE'S SAVINGS.

A DECENT MAN.

CAN YOU FORGIVE ME

FOR THAT?

BECAUSE I'M NOT

SURE I CAN.

DIANA...

LOOK AT US, KEL.

WHAT HAVE WE BECOME?

WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN.

SURVIVORS.

EXCEPT YOU

USED YOUR MONEY FOR THE CHURCH,

AND I USED THE CHURCH

TO HIDE MY MONEY.

BUT YOUR HEART'S

IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

YOU HAVE TO SAY THAT.

WHY,

BECAUSE YOU'RE MY SISTER?

IT'S BEEN

A LONG TIME

SINCE WE WERE KIDS, KEL.

YOU'RE THE ONLY THING

I HAVE GOOD IN MY LIFE.

WHAT'S WRONG?

I CAN'T TAKE HIM ANYMORE.

I'M GETTING OUT.

I'VE BEEN THINKING

SAN FRANCISCO.

THERE IS NO "OUT."

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED

LAST TIME YOU TRIED.

DIANA?

DIANA...

HERE...

YOUR TAKE.

FOR THE PARISH.

[♪♪♪]

THE LILIES, PLEASE.

[WEAK, OVERLAPPING COUGHING

FROM PEOPLE OF ALL AGES]

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE

WHO VISITS ANYMORE.

[COUGHING DEEPLY]

DON'T LET MR. ROURKE

DO THIS TO YOU.

DON'T YOU

WORRY ABOUT ME.

CAN YOU

KEEP A SECRET?

SURE.

I'M GETTING MARRIED.

I'M GOING TO BE

A MAIL-ORDER BRIDE.

READ THEM TO ME.

[COUGHING]

"DEAR JEN...

"I WON'T LIE TO YOU,

"LIFE OUT HERE

ISN'T EASY.

BUT AS I SIT

ON MY PORCH-- "

[BEAU]:...WATCHING

THE SUNSET PAINT THE SKY...

ALL I CAN THINK OF

IS HOW I'D LIKE TO SHARE IT

WITH YOU.

EVEN THOUGH WE'VE ONLY BEEN

WRITING A FEW MONTHS,

I FEEL LIKE I KNOW YOU.

[BOISTEROUS LAUGHTER

AND CHATTERING]

[CHEERING]

OH, LOVELY.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

[WHISPERS, INDISTINCT]

$10,000, MR. FRANCO.

THIS MUST BE

YOUR LUCKY NIGHT.

THEY ALWAYS ARE.

WELL, YOU'RE CASHED OUT, SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR.

LADIES?

[♪♪♪]

OOPS!

I'M SO SORRY.

PARDON ME.

[♪♪♪]

FRANCO JUST

CASHED OUT 10,000.

WELL, YOU KEEP

AN EYE ON HIM.

RIGHT.

[♪♪♪]

HE DIDN'T STOP ANYWHERE!

HE WASN'T OUT OF MY SIGHT

FOR A SECOND, I SWEAR.

WELL, THEN

WHERE IS IT?

WHERE IS MY MONEY?

I-I-I DON'T KNOW.

WE STRIPPED HIM CLEAN.

BETTER DO

SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

[BANGING ON DOOR]

DIANA!

GREAT.

[CHURCH DOORS OPENING]

[FOOTSTEPS HURRYING]

CONFESS YOUR SINS?

THERE'S NO TIME FOR THAT.

HE'S COMING FOR ME.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

HERE, FOR THE PARISH,

YOUR TAKE.

IT'S YOUR LIFE SAVINGS.

COME WITH ME!

[DOOR THUMPS]

MR. ROURKE.

WHERE IS SHE?

WHO?

[GRUNTS AND GASPS]

I'M NOT

A RELIGIOUS MAN, FATHER.

I BELIEVE WE MAKE

OUR OWN HEAVEN AND HELL.

[KELLY GROANS]

STOP IT! STOP IT!

WHERE'S

FRANCO'S MONEY?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!

OH, I THINK YOU DO.

I THINK YOU CLEANED HIM

BEFORE HE HIT THE STREET.

[WINCING]

LISTEN, DON'T

MAKE ME HURT YOU.

YOU CAN'T.

NOT ANYMORE.

OH, NO?

[COCKS TRIGGER]

NO!

[KELLY CRIES OUT]

YOU BASTARD!

[GROANING]

[DIANA GRUNTS]

[ROURKE GROANING]

GO! GO!

COME ON, COME ON!

DIANA, GO!

I CAN'T.

IT'S JUST MY ARM.

GO. GO!

[GUNSHOT]

[GROANS]:

I'LL FIND YOU, DIANA!

I DON'T CARE HOW FAR YOU RUN!

[PANTING]

[GRUNTS]

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S MAKE THIS EASY

ON BOTH OF US.

WHERE'S SHE GOING?

ONLY GOD KNOWS.

THEN YOU'D BETTER ASK HIM.

[TRIGGER COCKS]

[♪♪♪]

[TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS COUGHING]

JEN... JEN...

OH, MY GOD. JEN?

[BREATHING RASPILY]

JEN. JEN...

[WEAK, SHALLOW BREATH]

OH...

IT WAS GOING TO BE

SUCH A...

BEAUTIFUL WEDDING...

OH, I KNOW,

I KNOW, HONEY.

I LIED TO HIM...

[SOBBING SOFTLY]

SHH. BE QUIET NOW.

YOU SAVE YOUR BREATH.

SHH...

YOU... TAKE THESE...

TAKE THESE AND G--

...GO.

YOU BE MY SECOND CHANCE.

YOU... [WHEEZING]

[BREATHLESS COUGHING]

[SPUTTERS]

[BEGINS SOBBING DEEPLY]

[♪♪♪]

DON'T GO GETTING

TOO GOOD-LOOKIN'.

SHE MAY NOT SHOW.

SHE'LL SHOW.

SHE MIGHT.

AND SHE MIGHT JUST

TURN AROUND AND RUN OFF,

LIKE THE LAST ONE.

DON'T YOU HAVE

ANYTHING BETTER TO DO?

NOPE.

JEN'S NOT LIKE

THE LAST ONE.

SHE GREW UP ON A FARM,

SHE KNOWS THE LIFE.

SHE BEEN AROUND

MEN BEFORE?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU DON'T KNOW?

WELL, WHAT THE HELL

ARE YOU WRITIN' ABOUT

IN ALL THEM LETTERS?

SHE'S A NICE GIRL.

YOU DON'T ASK NICE GIRLS

THOSE QUESTIONS.

YOU KNOW, A GIRL

GROWS UP ON A FARM,

SHE CAN GET TO HAVE

SOME MIGHTY

BIG EXPECTATIONS.

WHAT WITH BEING AROUND

THEM STALLIONS

AND BULLS ALL DAY...

I HAVE A RAZOR

IN MY HAND.

[SNICKERING]

NOBODY KILLS THE COOK.

YOU SLIT MY THROAT,

YOU STARVE.

I GOT WATER.

MAN CAN LIVE 40 DAYS ON WATER.

CAN'T LIVE ON LOVE

FOR 40 DAYS.

YOU COULD LIVE A LIFETIME

ON LOVE.

HOW THE HELL

WOULD YOU KNOW?

A GUY NAMED SHAKESPEARE.

EVER HEARD OF HIM?

YEAH, I HEARD OF HIM.

PAGE 72--

"TO SMOKE OR NOT TO SMOKE."

OH...

[CHUCKLES]

I'M GOING TO LOCK MY BOOKS UP.

[BEAU]: DEAR JEN--

I FINISHED THE BED TODAY.

IT OCCURRED TO ME,

I DON'T KNOW HOW TALL YOU ARE.

I GUESS AS LONG

AS YOU'RE NOT OVER SEVEN FEET,

WE SHOULD BE OKAY.

I CAN'T TELL YOU

HOW HAPPY I AM YOU SAID YES.

I KNOW YOU'LL FIT IN PERFECT

OUT HERE.

I'VE GOT TO ADMIT,

I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS...

BUT I'M SURE

ALL THAT WILL DISAPPEAR

WHEN WE SEE EACH OTHER

FACE TO FACE.

[HORSE SNORTS]

WELCOME TO TEARDROP.

WELCOME.

OHH. THANK YOU.

OH, DEAR.

THANK YOU, SIR.

MA'AM? YOUR LUGGAGE?

CARE TO HELP ME

WITH MY--

OH! SORRY!

OH, MY G--

I'M SO SORRY.

I'M SO SORRY.

UH, THESE ARE NOT

MY CLOTHES.

THESE ARE NOT MY CLOTHES!

THIS IS NOT MY--

THESE ARE NOT-- THIS IS--

SOMEONE MUST'VE

OPENED MY BAG!

MA'AM, I'M SURE

NOBODY TOUCHED YOUR BAG.

YEAH, WELL, THIS IS JUST...

NOT MINE.

THESE ARE NOT MINE.

THANKS, BOYS.

YEAH,

I KINDA GOT THAT.

[CARRIAGE SQUEAKS AND RUMBLES]

YOU'RE NOT, UM...

YES. I AM.

WOW.

BEAUDRAY CANFIELD.

OH.

JEN DELMAY.

I GUESS I SHOULD

TAKE IT ANYWAY?

OH, YEAH.

LET ME TAKE THAT.

HERE WE GO. UM...

THANKS.

LILIES.

YOUR FAVORITE.

OH, THANK YOU.

YES... LILIES.

WELL, I'M--

I'M JUST OVER HERE.

OKAY.

RIGHT... RIGHT--

RIGHT--

HOP IN HERE,

AND TOSS THAT IN THERE.

YOU WANT ME

TO GET IN THERE?

NO, I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.

JUST PUT YOUR FOOT

RIGHT UP HERE.

CROSS-- HERE,

YOU COME OVER HERE,

AND I'LL GIVE YOU

A HAND.

STEP RIGHT UP THERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO

PUT YOUR FOOT RIGHT UP THERE.

GET YOUR FLOWERS.

JUST PUT YOUR FOOT

RIGHT UP THERE, AND...

I'LL HELP YOU IN.

THAT'S IT.

SO HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

[GROANING]:

OH! IT'S GREAT.

YOU OKAY THERE?

AND I'LL GO UNTIE THE HORSES

AND OFF WE GO.

HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?

BUMPY.

[LAUGHING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

SO, THAT'S IT?

THAT'S TEARDROP.

YEP. THAT'S IT.

I KNOW

WE'RE A LITTLE RUGGED,

BUT WE'RE THE FIRST

TO LET A WOMAN VOTE.

WE'RE THE FIRST

TO ELECT A WOMAN JUDGE.

WE'RE ALSO THE FIRST

TO HANG A WOMAN.

THAT'S COMFORTING.

THE RANCH ISN'T FAR--

COUPLE OF HOURS,

GIVE OR TAKE.

OKAY.

OHH...

GIDDYAP!

YOU HUNGRY?

YES, A LITTLE.

WHOA...

THERE'S REALLY NOT MUCH

AROUND HERE, IS THERE?

THE WAY I SEE IT,

THERE'S EVERYTHING.

[HOOVES CLOPPING]

[HORSE WHINNIES]

THERE A PROBLEM, JOE?

AFRAID YOU CAN'T CROSS HERE,

IT'S ASSOCIATION LAND.

SINCE WHEN?

I JUST CAME TO TOWN

THROUGH HERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO USE

OLD PASS TRAIL FROM NOW ON.

10 MILES OUT OF MY WAY!

BEST YOU GET GOING THEN,

CANFIELD.

[♪♪♪]

DO YOU HAVE

MANY BADGERS AROUND HERE?

NEVER SEEN ONE YET.

WHOA...

WELL...

HERE WE ARE.

[FLATLY]: IT'S JUST LIKE

YOU DESCRIBED IT.

WELL, I MAY HAVE

EXAGGERATED A BIT

IN MY LETTERS.

I PLAN TO ADD ON.

OH, YOU MUST

BE WILLY.

NICE TO MEET YOU,

MA'AM.

I SHOULD WARN YOU STRAIGHT OFF,

HE'S A LOUSY COOK.

I AIN'T

KILLED HIM YET.

I KEEP HIM ON

OUT OF PITY.

HE KEEPS ME ON

'CAUSE I'M ALSO

THE BARBER,

THE DENTIST,

THE VET,

AND THE UNDERTAKER,

WHEN NECESSARY.

WELL, HOPEFULLY,

IT WON'T BE.

YOU NEED

ANYTHING, MA'AM,

THAT'S WHERE I BUNK.

I PREFER THE COMPANY

OF HORSES... TO HIS.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU TWO

BEEN TOGETHER?

AW... LONGER

THAN MOST MARRIAGES.

WE RODE TOGETHER,

BACK IN KANSAS.

NICE BED.

IT'S BIG.

MIGHT'VE GOT CARRIED

AWAY A LITTLE BIT.

LOOK, I'VE PLANNED

AN ENGAGEMENT PARTY.

THE NEIGHBORS ARE KIND OF

ANXIOUS TO MEET YOU.

WOMEN ARE PRETTY SCARCE

AROUND HERE.

I NOTICED.

OH, YOU GET USED TO IT.

HOW USED TO IT ARE YOU?

WAY TOO USED TO IT.

UM...

THREE YEARS.

THREE YEARS?

YEAH. WELL, DON'T WORRY.

I'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD MEMORY.

YEAH.

UH...

THERE'S A...

A BEDROLL OUT IN THE BARN.

I BUNK OUT THERE.

OH, I CAN'T

TAKE YOUR BED!

IT'S YOUR BED, JEN.

YOU WANT TO SHARE IT...

YOU LET ME KNOW.

[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]

[♪♪♪]

[SIGHS]

[ROOSTER CROWING]

[CLEARING THROAT]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[SIGHS]

[ROOSTER CROWS]

[GROANS]

[♪♪♪]

[JEN'S VOICE]:

DEAR BEAU...

AS FOR ALL THOSE QUESTIONS

OF YOURS, WHERE DO I START?

YES, I CAN SWIM.

YES, I CAN BAIT A HOOK.

DID I TELL YOU

I CAN TOSS A BLUEBERRY

IN THE AIR

AND CATCH IT IN MY MOUTH?

AND, YES,

I WILL BE YOUR BRIDE.

[BEAU]: JEN?

THAT'S... SOME DRESS.

YEAH. AWFUL, ISN'T IT?

WELL, NOT EXACTLY

THE WORDS I'D USE.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO

RIDE A HORSE IN THAT?

WE'RE GOING RIDING?

WELL, YOU LOVE HORSES.

I FIGURED YOU COULDN'T WAIT

TO SADDLE UP.

I MAY HAVE

EXAGGERATED A LITTLE BIT

IN MY LETTERS.

HUH.

[DIANA GRUNTING AND STRAINING]

[GROANS AND SIGHS]

OKAY... YEAH,

THAT'S IT.

[GRUNTS, ANNOYED]

YOU HAVE A CHOICE--

YOU CAN EITHER

TAKE THAT OFF,

OR HIKE IT UP.

[LAUGHS]

YOU CHOOSE.

OKAY...

OKAY, GUESS WE'RE GOING

WITH THE HIKE.

OKAY.

[GRUNTS]: OKAY... OKAY.

ARE YOU SURE IT'S ONLY

BEEN THREE YEARS?

MAY HAVE LOST COUNT.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

OH! YES.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

WHOA.

WHOA.

FOLLOW ME.

OKAY. YEAH.

HERE WE GO.

HERE WE GO. OKAY.

THIS WAY, OVER HERE.

[DIANA]: WHOA!

WHOA!

STOP! OKAY, STOP.

GUESS YOU WERE

EXAGGERATING

A LITTLE BIT, HUH?

WE ONLY

HAD ONE HORSE.

REALLY?

IT WAS A DAIRY FARM.

YOU NEVER

MENTIONED THAT.

COMPARED

TO A CATTLE RANCH,

I THINK IT'S HARDLY

WORTH MENTIONING.

WHAT, ARE YOU KIDDING?

I'D TRADE A DOZEN CATTLE

FOR ONE HOLSTEIN.

I HAVEN'T HAD MILK

OR BUTTER FOR A YEAR.

WHAT'S WRONG

WITH THOSE?

THOSE ARE LONGHORNS.

YOU CAN'T SEE THEM?

WELL, MY GLASSES

WERE IN MY SUITCASE.

YOU WEAR GLASSES?

GUESS I FORGOT

TO MENTION THAT.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE

YOU FORGOT TO MENTION?

[♪♪♪]

GET GOING!

HEY. NO--

HYAH!

SO THIS IS ALL YOURS?

I GOT 320 ACRES

AS A HOMESTEADER.

ONCE WE GET MARRIED,

THE GOVERNMENT WILL GIVE US

ANOTHER 320.

DOUBLE DOWN?

WHAT?

NOTHING.

YEAH, I GOT

50 HEAD OF CATTLE...

THEY'LL NUMBER 200

IN FIVE YEARS...

AS LONG AS

THEY CAN BUCK THE WINTERS.

HEY!

HEY... [WHISTLES]

COME HERE.

[♪♪♪]

YOU CAN DO THAT

EVERY TIME?

YEAH.

TOSS AWAY.

A-HA! YOU CAN, TOO!

[SKIES RUMBLING]

IS SOMETHING

THE MATTER?

AW, I WAS JUST WONDERING,

WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR DRESS

WHEN IT GETS WET?

WHY? MM...

WELL...

IF IT'S WORTH

STANDING OUT HERE

IN A FLASH FLOOD.

WELL, HOW DANGEROUS

IS A FLASH FLOOD?

COULD BE LETHAL.

I'D SAY

IT'S WORTH IT!

[THUNDER CRASHING]

YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT'S WORTH IT.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

OHH!

JUST TAKE THE DAMN THING!

WON'T BE LONG.

I'D OFFER YOU

A DRINK,

BUT BEAU SAYS

YOU DON'T DRINK.

OH, IT'S NOT

THAT I'M AGAINST IT.

WHAT'S THE GUN FOR?

CATTLE RUSTLERS.

BUT HE DON'T

EVER TAKE IT.

DON'T BELIEVE

IN KILLING.

GOT HIS MIND SET

ON A LIFE OF PEACE

AND REASON.

YOU PLANNING

ON RUNNING?

WHAT?

BECAUSE IF YOU WAS

PLANNING ON RUNNIN',

IT WOULD BE BEST

IF YOU DID IT NOW,

AND DIDN'T DRAG IT OUT

LIKE THE LAST ONE DID.

[BIRDS TWITTERING]

[♪♪♪]

WHOA... WHOA, BOY.

GOOD BOYS. YEAH.

[DRIVER SHOUTING]:

HYAH! HYAH!

HYAH! HYAH!

SO HOW LONG

ARE YOU GOING TO BE?

AN HOUR OR SO.

GENERAL STORE'S THERE.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO

FIND A DRESS OR TWO.

PUT IT ON MY ACCOUNT.

OH! HAVE MAC

ORDER YOU A NEW

PAIR OF GLASSES.

BEAU...

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU

FOR EVERYTHING.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

HOW MUCH TO FRISCO?

$15.

[SIGHS]

SIR?

DO YOU THINK THAT PEOPLE

SHOULD BE HONEST ALL TIMES,

NO MATTER WHAT?

I GUESS.

I'M BROKE.

AND I'M DESPERATE.

AND I REALLY NEED TO

GET TO SAN FRANCISCO.

SORRY, MA'AM,

WISH I COULD HELP.

HOLD THAT STAGE!

SIR! SIR!

HURRY UP

WITH THAT TICKET!

HERE IT IS, SIR.

TICKET!

GOT IT RIGHT HERE.

I'M COMING.

HERE IT IS.

IDIOT!

OPEN THE DOOR!

HOLD ON, SIR,

I'LL HELP YOU.

[STAGECOACH BEGINS RUMBLING]

[♪♪♪]

STOP! I'VE JUST SEEN

WHAT I WAS LOOKIN' FOR.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, I'VE SEEN RANGE WARS

BEFORE.

AND WE ALL KNOW

WHAT THEY LEAD TO.

NOBODY WINS.

MM-HMM, YEAH.

YEAH,

THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S SEE

IF WE CAN'T WORK THIS OUT

LIKE CIVILIZED MEN.

YEAH.

OPEN RANGE

BELONGS TO THE ASSOCIATION!

YOUR WANT TO GRAZE YOUR HERD

ON OUR LAND,

THEN THOSE CATTLE

BELONG TO US.

[MEN MURMURING IN AGREEMENT]

LAST TIME I CHECKED,

OPEN RANGE

BELONGED TO EVERYONE.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT,

SHERIFF?

JUST KEEP YOUR CATTLE

OFF ASSOCIATION LAND.

ALL OF YOU.

AND IF WE DON'T,

THEY KEEP

RUSTLING OUR STOCK

UNTIL IT'S WIPED OUT?

YOU GOT A PROBLEM

WITH RUSTLERS, CANFIELD,

DO WHAT WE DO...

SHOOT 'EM.

YEAH, RIGHT.

OH, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT--

YOU DON'T

USE A GUN NO MORE.

YOU'RE NOT DRIVING ME OUT.

NONE OF YOU ARE.

[MAN SNICKERS]:

YEAH, RIGHT.

I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT,

SHERIFF.

CALL IT A DAY.

[DOOR SLAMS]

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

BEAU?

LISTEN,

I'M DAMN SORRY

I DIDN'T STAND UP

WITH YOU BACK THERE.

I'VE GOT A WIFE

AND KIDS.

IF I WAS ALONE

LIKE YOU...

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WELL, NO, NO,

IT ISN'T.

YOU PUT UP

HALF MY BARN

AND YOU HELPED

FENCE MY SPREAD.

IT'LL WORK ITSELF OUT.

[♪♪♪]

YOU DON'T LIKE IT?

NO. I LIKE IT.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES.

ARE YOU?

YES.

[♪♪♪]

[BOISTEROUS LAUGHTER

AND CHATTER]

WELL, ALL RIGHT, MR. WORDS,

GIVE US A SPEECH!

[LAUGHS]: ALL RIGHT.

SPEECH! SPEECH!

OH, A COUPLE OF WYOMING WINTERS

CAN TAKE THE POETRY

OUT OF A MAN...

BUT IT CAN'T TAKE AWAY

THE YEARNING.

IT IS A LONELY PLACE OUT HERE.

[MEN CHUCKLING AND AGREEING]

SOME PEOPLE SAY

THAT SOLITUDE'S

GOOD FOR THE SOUL.

I USED TO BELIEVE THAT.

THEN I REALIZED

THE EMPTINESS OF A SILENT HOUSE

AND WAKING UP ALONE.

WELL, I GUESS I'VE STILL GOT

A LITTLE POETRY LEFT IN ME.

THIS IS JEN--

HI THERE, JEN.

...MY BRIDE TO BE.

AW, MAN!

AND THESE GOOD PEOPLE...

THESE ARE MY FRIENDS.

[♪♪♪]

I KNOW YOU DON'T

LIKE TO DANCE,

BUT THEY'RE

EXPECTING US...

ARE THOSE

YOUR GOOD BOOTS?

THESE ARE

MY ONLY BOOTS.

I'LL TRY NOT TO

STEP ON THEM.

[CHUCKLES]

[♪♪♪]

YEEHAW!

DO YOU MIND?

ONE DANCE.

ONE DANCE.

THAT'S IT.

MY, MY...

DO YOU KNOW

WHAT YOU DANCE LIKE?

TELL ME.

LIKE A WOMAN THAT'LL

BREAK A MAN'S HEART.

OH-HO! NOW

YOU'RE HIS MOTHER TOO?

OH, WELL, SOMEBODY'S

GOT TO LOOK AFTER HIM.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

[♪♪♪]

HE SAID ONE DANCE.

WELL, WELL.

[♪♪♪]

[WOMAN]: HO! MY FEET

ARE KILLIN' ME!

WHOO-WHEE!

LOVELY GIRL.

GUESS I GOT LUCKY.

I WOULDN'T PUSH THAT LUCK

WITH THE ASSOCIATION,

OR I'LL BE SHOWING UP

AT YOUR FUNERAL

INSTEAD OF YOUR WEDDING.

WHY DON'T YOU

DO THE RIGHT THING

AND SHOW UP

ON THE RANGE LAND?

YOU KNOW I CAN'T.

YOU CAN'T

OR YOU WON'T?

LOOK, BEAU, I HAVEN'T

FORGOTTEN WICHITA.

I KNOW WHAT

YOU DID FOR ME.

ARE THEY PAYING YOU?

YOU MIGHT

WANT TO RECONSIDER.

ENJOY THE PARTY, SHERIFF.

[♪♪♪]

[CHUCKLES WARMLY]

SEEMS LIKE

YOU HAD A GOOD TIME.

[SIGHS]: I DID.

I TRULY DID.

WHAT'S WRONG?

I WAS ENGAGED ONCE BEFORE,

A FEW YEARS BACK.

SHE TOOK OFF.

COULDN'T TAKE

THE LIFESTYLE.

DIDN'T TAKE TO ME

EITHER, I GUESS.

I'M SORRY.

AH, I WAS TOO.

FOR A TIME.

GUESS I'VE GOT A THING

ABOUT FALLING

FOR THE WRONG WOMEN.

HERE, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE

UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

WE DO?

[QUILL SCRATCHING PARCHMENT]

IT'S JUST

AN APPLICATION.

YOU CAN BACK OUT

IF YOU WANT.

YES, UM...

FEELS GOOD. MM.

YOU DON'T

HAVE TO STOP.

YEAH, I DO.

THAT WAS WAY TOO LONG

FOR A KISS GOODBYE.

THESE ARE

DECENT PEOPLE...

PEOPLE WHO'VE

SACRIFICED EVERYTHING

JUST TO SCRATCH OUT

A LIVING.

PEOPLE WHO

TRAVELLED FOR MILES,

JUST TO WISH YOU WELL.

I KNOW.

SO WHEN WERE YOU

PLANNING ON LEAVING?

RIGHT AFTER

YOU CLEANED ME OUT?

I NEVER TOOK FROM YOU, BEAU.

OH, YEAH, YOU DID.

[DISHES CRASHING]

I DON'T KNOW

HOW YOU GOT MY LETTERS,

OR IF THERE EVER WAS A JEN,

BUT IF YOU CAME HERE

LOOKING FOR MONEY,

THEN YOU GOT OFF

AT THE WRONG STOP!

THERE WAS A JEN.

SHE WAS MY FRIEND.

YOU WOULD HAVE

LOVED HER.

SHE LOVED YOU.

THEN WHY ISN'T SHE HERE?

SHE DIED, BEAU.

I'M SORRY.

SHE WAS SICK, BUT...

YOU KEPT HER ALIVE

FOR SO LONG,

YOUR LETTERS

KEPT HER ALIVE.

I'M SO SORRY.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M DIANA MCQUEEN.

I'M SORRY, I...

I SHOULDN'T HAVE

COME HERE, BUT...

I HAD NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.

LUCKY ME.

THERE'S A MAN IN BOSTON

WHO WANTS TO KILL ME.

HE THINKS

I STOLE $10,000.

DID YOU?

I TRIED.

HIS NAME IS ROURKE

AND HE OWNS ME.

[SCOFFS]

NOBODY OWNS PEOPLE.

HE DOES.

I HAVE A BROTHER.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN JUST US TWO.

OUR FOLKS DIED

WHEN HE WAS A BABY,

AND IT WAS ALWAYS UP TO ME

TO TAKE CARE OF HIM,

AND I DID WHAT I HAD TO.

ONE DAY, I STUCK MY HAND

IN THE...

WRONG POCKET.

AND HE GAVE ME A CHOICE--

JAIL...

OR HIM.

HE WAS THE WORST

KIND OF PERSON

YOU'D EVER

WANT TO MEET.

HOW OLD WERE YOU?

12.

I DON'T EXPECT YOU

TO FORGIVE ME.

I WOULDN'T.

BUT IF HE SHOWS UP

AND I'M STILL HERE,

I DOUBT THIS PLACE

COULD SURVIVE.

I SHOULD TURN YOU IN

TO THE SHERIFF.

YOU CAN CATCH

THE NEXT STAGE OUT.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT STAGE IS IN TWO WEEKS.

MEET ME AT THE BARN.

WHAT?

AS LONG AS I'M STUCK WITH YOU,

YOU'RE GOING TO PAY ME BACK.

[SIGHS]

ONE... TWO... THREE.

[♪♪♪]

[DIANA PANTING]

CAN I ASK YOU

A QUESTION?

NO.

I THOUGHT

THIS WAS OPEN RANGE.

WHY DO YOU WANT TO

PUT UP A FENCE?

I DON'T.

I HATE THE WHOLE

IDEA OF IT,

BUT I DON'T

HAVE A CHOICE,

IF I WANT TO KEEP

MY CATTLE.

BREAK'S OVER, JEN.

IT'S DIANA.

GUESS IT DOESN'T MATTER

A WHOLE LOT, DOES IT?

[CATTLE LOWING LOUDLY

AS GUNS FIRE]

[RUSTLER]:

HYAH! HYAH! HYAH!

HYAH! WHOO!

[RUSTLERS CACKLING

AND SHOUTING]

HEY!

[GUNSHOTS FIRING]

HEY!

[WHOOPING AND CACKLING]

HYAH!

COME ON!

COME ON!

WHOA.

GET! GET! GET!

[SHOUTING CONTINUES]

YOU'RE JUST GOING TO

LET THEM GO OFF LIKE THAT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

LOOK, I UNDERSTAND

YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN KILLING,

BUT YOU CAN'T DO THIS,

THIS WON'T STOP.

YOU'LL HAVE NOTHING LEFT.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?

I KNOW IF I TRIED

TO LIVE ON PRINCIPLES,

I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD

A LONG TIME AGO.

I NEVER SAID

I DON'T BELIEVE IN KILLING.

I STOPPED KILLING.

[DIANA SIGHS]

I'VE NEVER BEEN SO MISERABLE

IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

YEAH,

YOU'RE PRETTY CUT-UP.

I DON'T MEAN MY HANDS.

[SIGHS]: IT WON'T HELP.

SURE COULDN'T HURT.

YOU THINK

HE'LL FORGIVE ME?

HARD TO SAY.

I WOULDN'T.

GOOD TRIP, SIR?

[SCOFFS]:

YEAH. GREAT.

SO WHERE IS SHE?

SHE'S WITH

SOME HOMESTEADER.

HE'S A COUPLE HOURS'

RIDE FROM HERE.

WHO IS HE?

HIS NAME'S CANFIELD.

HE'S GOING TO MARRY HER.

WELL, THEN.

DID SHE BREAK

HIS HEART YET?

OR WILL I HAVE

THE PLEASURE?

SHOULDN'T MAKE

A DIFFERENCE EITHER WAY.

FROM WHAT I HEAR,

HE'S AFRAID

TO PICK UP A GUN.

THIS IS THE ONLY

HOTEL THEY'VE GOT,

BUT WE CAN GET A DRINK

RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.

STAY, HONEY.

WHEW.

[SIGHING]

I GOT TO WATCH

THE HERD TONIGHT,

SO YOU GO...

GET SOME WOOD, AND...

I'LL SET UP CAMP.

WAIT! WAIT, WAIT.

YOU MEAN...

WE'RE STAYING

OUT HERE TONIGHT?

UNLESS YOU SEE

A HOTEL.

[♪♪♪]

DRINKS FOR THE HOUSE!

[SHOUTING]: GENTLEMEN,

COMPLIMENTS OF MR. ROURKE!

[WILD CHEERING]

MIGHTY KIND OF YOU.

MEET MR. ROURKE.

MR. ROURKE.

JOINT'S A BIT FANCY

FOR YOU BOYS,

DON'T YOU THINK?

OH, WE'RE NOT

THAT PICKY, ARE WE?

THIS PLACE MAKES ME

FEEL SO SMALL.

NOT THAT YOU HAVEN'T

DONE A GOOD ENOUGH JOB

OF THAT ALREADY.

YOU EVER SLEPT

OUTSIDE BEFORE?

SURE.

DOORWAYS, ALLEYS.

IT'S NOT QUITE

THE SAME.

NO, I GUESS NOT.

WHAT?

I WAS JUST WONDERING,

IF WE HAD...

MET UNDER DIFFERENT

CIRCUMSTANCES,

IF YOU MIGHT

ACTUALLY LIKE ME?

NO.

[♪♪♪]

YOU BOYS LOOK LOST.

NEW YORK CITY'S DUE EAST--

ABOUT 3,000 MILES.

[CHUCKLING]

THANKS FOR THE GEOGRAPHY

LESSON THERE, POPS.

I'M LOOKING

FOR DIANA MCQUEEN.

NEVER HEARD OF HER.

YOU A CARD PLAYER?

YEAH.

THEN YOU WON'T MIND

IF I CALL YOUR BLUFF.

YEAH, I DO MIND.

[ROURKE CHUCKLES]

WELL, IF IT ISN'T

THE BLUSHING BRIDE...

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

I'M DOING YOU

A FAVOR, MR. CANFIELD.

SHE'S NOT

THE MARRYING TYPE.

DIANA, GET YOUR THINGS.

WE'RE GOING HOME.

NO.

I'M STAYING.

WHAT, YOU NEED

MORE TIME?

I'D HAVE THOUGHT

YOU'D FLEECED HIM

CLEAN BY NOW.

YOU HEARD HER.

SHE'S STAYING.

I DON'T THINK

YOU UNDERSTAND,

MR. CANFIELD.

YOU SEE,

SHE BELONGS TO ME.

THE SAME WAY YOU OWN

THOSE CATTLE OUT THERE.

GET THE HELL OFF

OF MY PROPERTY.

GO ON. GET.

BEEN A PLEASURE.

YOU CAN BET WE'LL SEE

EACH OTHER AGAIN.

HE'LL BE BACK.

I CAN HANDLE HIM.

YOU DON'T KNOW HIM.

I DON'T KNOW YOU

EITHER.

YOU SURE YOU WANT TO?

I'M STILL STANDING HERE.

DIANA MCQUEEN IS A CON-ARTIST.

SHE'S WANTED BY

THE BOSTON POLICE,

AND SHE'S RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE DEATH OF JEN DELMAY,

WHOSE IDENTITY

AND TICKET SHE STOLE

TO GET OUT HERE.

WHAT'S YOUR INTEREST

IN ALL THIS, MR. ROURKE?

WELL, SHE STOLE $10,000

FROM ME,

AND I WANT IT BACK.

THERE'S A REWARD IN IT,

FOR ANYONE WHO'S WILLING...

TO HELP ME

BRING HER IN.

NICE COLLECTION.

UH, YOU A GUN MAN?

YES.

GOT ALL BUT THE LONG BARREL.

WHAT IS IT?

WELL... IT'S A BUFFALO RIFLE.

ONLY A HANDFUL MADE.

TOOK IT OFF A BOUNTY-HUNTER

IN '73.

[CHUCKLES]

IT'S A BEAUT.

TAKE YOUR MONEY.

I'LL TALK TO CANFIELD.

IN THE MEANTIME,

I SUGGEST YOU STAY CLEAR

OF HIS PROPERTY.

FAIR ENOUGH.

THANK YOU, SHERIFF.

[♪♪♪]

[INDISTINCT,

OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS]

HERE HE COMES.

HERE YOU GO,

GENTLEMEN.

THIS IS

THE BIG ONE.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE YOUR MONEY.

HOW THE HELL WOULD YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE IF SHE DID,

THERE'D BE NO WAY

SHE'D BE STAYING WITH ME.

AND YOU STILL

WANT TO MARRY HER?

NO.

WELL, THEN,

WHAT DO YOU CARE?

WHAT'S SHE TO YOU?

NOT A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT,

BUT...

THE WAY I SEE IT,

YOU BRAND CATTLE...

NOT PEOPLE.

CANFIELD.

I'M TAKING HER

BACK WITH ME.

IF YOU'RE SMART,

YOU'LL STEP ASIDE

AND LET THAT HAPPEN.

MAYBE I'M NOT SO SMART.

I JUST MIGHT BE

THE STUPIDEST SON OF A GUN

YOU'LL EVER MEET.

MAYBE.

[BEAU GROANING]

[GROANING]

[PANTING]

[♪♪♪]

[WHISTLING SOFTLY]

BEAU!

[BEAU GROANING]

WHAT HAPPENED, BOY?

[GROANING]

OH, MY GOD!

OH, MY GOD.

OW, MY RIBS HURT!

EASY, EASY, EASY.

OHH...

EASY.

[FLOORBOARDS CREAKING]

I CAN TAKE IT

FROM HERE.

NO.

I WANT TO.

[SNIFFLING]

I NEVER SHOULD HAVE COME HERE.

YOU KNOW, I AIN'T SO SURE

ABOUT THAT.

[SNIFFLES]

[SIGHS]

I ALMOST GOT HIM KILLED.

I THINK MAYBE

HE NEEDED THIS FIGHT.

I THINK MAYBE YOU GAVE HIM

SOMETHIN' TO FIGHT FOR.

[SNIFFLING]

[♪♪♪]

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

PROBABLY NOT

AS BAD AS I LOOK.

YOU DON'T LOOK SO BAD.

THEY JUST...

STOOD THERE

AND WATCHED.

PEOPLE I'VE WORKED

SIDE BY SIDE WITH,

PEOPLE I'VE KNOWN

FOR YEARS.

GUESS I WAS WRONG

ABOUT THIS PLACE.

LOOK...

EVERYTHING WAS FINE

BEFORE I GOT HERE.

I'M LEAVING WITH ROURKE.

OH, I CAN'T

LET YOU DO THAT.

YOU CAN'T WIN THIS.

HE'LL DESTROY YOU.

HE'LL TAKE EVERYTHING

YOU'VE WORKED FOR.

LOOK, THERE'S SOMETHING

I HAVE TO ASK YOU.

DID YOU KILL JEN?

WHAT?

ROURKE TOLD THE SHERIFF

THAT YOU KILLED JEN.

JEN DIED

OF TUBERCULOSIS.

HE MADE SURE SHE WORKED

IN THE WORST PART OF TOWN.

SHE GOT INFECTED.

[SIGHS]

SHE WAS A...

A SALOON GIRL, BEAU.

I'M SORRY.

SHE DIDN'T

WANT YOU TO KNOW.

SORRY.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE

I SHOULD KNOW?

YES.

GOODBYE.

DON'T.

I CAN TAKE CARE

OF MYSELF.

I'VE BEEN DOING IT

MY WHOLE LIFE.

I LIED TO YOU

ABOUT THE STAGECOACH.

IT PASSES THROUGH HERE

THREE TIMES A WEEK.

SO... YOU NEEDED SOME HELP

WITH YOUR FENCES?

THREE YEARS

IS A LONG TIME.

STAY.

ARE YOU ASKING?

YEAH.

I'M ASKING.

THERE'S JUST...

ONE MORE QUESTION...

WHAT?

WHO TOOK OFF MY CLOTHES?

THAT WAS ME.

GOOD.

[♪♪♪]

I WANT TO BE CLEAR

ON ONE THING.

I DON'T CARE WHAT

HAPPENS TO CANFIELD...

BUT THE GIRL DOESN'T GET HURT.

HYAH!

GOOD MORNING.

YEAH.

YOU'RE LOOKING BETTER.

FEELING BETTER,

THANKS.

GLAD TO SEE YOU TWO

HAVE WORKED OUT

YOUR DIFFERENCES.

YOU GOING TO GIVE US

A RUNNING COMMENTARY?

ALL THIS

GOURMET COOKIN'

COMES WITH A PRICE.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY HERE,

WILLY, IS,

MAYBE IT'S TIME YOU MOVED ON.

THERE'S A JAILHOUSE

IN LARAMIE

LOOKING FOR A COOK.

A LOUSY COOK?

YEAH.

A LOUSY COOK.

NICE TRY,

BUT I DIDN'T RUN OUT

ON YA BACK THEN,

AND I SURE AS HELL

AIN'T GOING TO RUN NOW.

IF YOU DON'T

LEAVE NOW,

CHANCES ARE YOU WON'T

BE LEAVING AT ALL.

THIS IS MY HOME, TOO.

HELP YOURSELF.

[♪♪♪]

HYAH! HYAH!

[GUNSHOTS RING OUT]

[CUP TOPPLES]

WHOA...

DIANA!

I'M NOT LEAVING

WITHOUT YOU.

YOU'LL LOSE IT ALL,

CANFIELD.

SHE WORTH THAT TO YOU?

I'M GOING OUT.

STAY DOWN.

NOW! NOW!

COME ON!

GO AHEAD.

CANFIELD!

[SHOTS FIRING]

[GLASS SHATTERING]

COME ON!

[SHOT FIRES]

YEEHAW!

[GLASS BANGS]

WHERE ARE YOU AT?

COME ON OUT!

[SHOT FIRES]

[SHELL CASINGS RATTLING]

YEEHAW!

COME ON, MOVE BACK!

COME ON! HYAH! HYAH!

COME ON!

I THOUGHT YOU SAID

HE DIDN'T SHOOT.

THEY TOLD ME

HE PUT DOWN HIS GUNS.

HE'S A BLOODY

SHARP-SHOOTER.

WILLY.

I NEED YOU

TO GO FOR THE SHERIFF.

[CHUCKLES]: HELL, WE AIN'T

THAT DESPERATE!

TELL HIM IT'S FOR ME.

[FIRES SHOT]

TELL HIM HE OWES ME.

YOU SHOULD'VE

LET HIM HANG,

BACK IN WICHITA,

WITH ALL THEM OTHER

BOUGHT-OFF TIN-HORNS.

I SHOULD GO.

THIS IS ABOUT ME.

I'M THE ONE WHO SHOULD GO.

THE WAY YOU RIDE,

YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT

OUT THE GATE.

SHE'S RIGHT.

SHE SHOULD GO.

[SHOTS FIRE]

WHAT'S HE USING?

BUFFALO RIFLE.

CAN KILL A MAN

AT A THOUSAND YARDS.

[ROURKE SIGHS HEAVILY]

ANY OF OUR MEN HAVE ANYTHING

THAT'LL SHOOT THAT DISTANCE?

BRING HER BACK!

GO!

[SHOT FIRES]

[SHOTS EXCHANGING]

[SHOT FIRES]

[HORSES SCREECHING]

[CHUCKLING]

DAMN, I STILL GOT IT.

GET OUTTA HERE!

GO ON, GET OUT.

[EXPLODING]

WHOO!

[CRASHING]

LET'S GO, CANFIELD!

[SCATTERS A FEW SHELLS]

ARE YOU WORRIED

ABOUT WILLY?

NO.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT

RUNNING OUT OF AMMO.

KEEP ME COVERED.

WILLY'S BEEN ITCHING

FOR TROUBLE.

NOTHING HE HATES MORE

THAN PEACE AND QUIET.

WHAT HAPPENED IN KANSAS, BEAU?

YOU MEAN, WHO DID I KILL?

[LOADING SLUGS]

36 MEN IN NINE YEARS...

AND ONE WOMAN.

I WORE A BADGE.

IT'S NOT LIKE

THEY WERE MODEL CITIZENS,

BY THE WAY.

THEY WERE MURDERERS

AND THIEVES.

AT LEAST

THAT'S WHAT I TOLD MYSELF

WHEN I TRIED TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.

WHAT TURNED YOU?

A KID...

RAN IN AN OUTLAW GANG.

LOOKED INTO HIS EYES

AS I SHOT HIM.

I WATCHED HIM DIE.

IT WAS HIS 16TH BIRTHDAY.

I KNOW,

BECAUSE HE WAS MY BROTHER.

WHAT WAS HIS NAME?

JOSIAH.

[SNAPS BARREL IN PLACE]

WE CALLED HIM "BADGER."

COVER FOR ME,

ALL RIGHT?

GOT YOU.

OKAY.

COME ON.

HERE WE GO.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

COME ON!

[MAN CRIES OUT AND GROANS]

KEEP GOIN'.

SOMETHING'S WRONG.

THEY SHOULD'VE

BEEN BACK BY NOW.

THEY'RE NOT BRINGING HER BACK

'CAUSE SHE'S IN THE HOUSE.

[GROANS]

LET'S GO!

COME ON!

[MAN GROANS]

COME ON.

THIS AIN'T WORTH

GETTIN' KILLED FOR!

HEY! COME BACK!

COME BACK!

[HOOFBEATS RECEDING]

GUESS THIS AIN'T

THEIR FIGHT.

IS IT YOUR FIGHT?

FOR ANOTHER 20

IT IS.

HOW ABOUT ANOTHER 40?

[CHUCKLING GREEDILY]

ALL RIGHT...

YOU BURN THE BARN,

AND WE FINISH THIS

WHEN I GET BACK.

COVER ME.

COVER ME!

WHOO-HOO!

[CACKLING]

OH! YEAH! WHOO!

THAT'LL DO THE JOB.

HOW DO YOU

LIKE THAT, CANFIELD?

I GOT TO

GO OUT THERE.

NO, DON'T, BEAU.

DON'T. DON'T!

I HAVE TO.

THE HOUSE IS NEXT

AND WE'RE OUT OF AMMO.

[CHUCKLES]

ALL RIGHT!

I GET AN EXTRA $40

FOR KILLING YOU.

I HOPE YOU GOT PAID

IN ADVANCE.

THAT THE SAME KNIFE

THE WHORE

CUT YOUR EYE OUT WITH

WHEN YOU WOULDN'T

PAY HER?

GO TO HELL, CANFIELD!

BEEN THERE.

HYAH!

HEY! HEY!

[DOOR BANGS OPEN]

BOSS! OVER HERE!

WHAT THE HELL

HAPPENED?

CANFIELD.

HE GOT RID OF JOE.

HERE,

CUT ME LOOSE.

[CUTS THROUGH BINDS]

[FLAMES CRACKLING]

YOU MAY THINK YOU KNOW HER,

CANFIELD,

BUT YOU DON'T!

[GLASS SHATTERS]

SHE'LL TELL YOU ANYTHING

YOU WANT TO HEAR!

SHE TELL YOU ABOUT THE PRIEST?

HOW SHE GOT HIM SHOT

OVER A WALLET?

[SHOT FIRES]

SHE LEFT HIM BLEEDING,

AND SHE'LL BLEED YOU TOO.

JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHERS.

[BEGINS SOBBING]

WHERE'D YOU FIND

A CANNON LIKE THAT

AROUND HERE?

THE SHERIFF.

SEND HER OUT,

CANFIELD!

I'M GOING TO BURN

YOUR LITTLE HOUSE DOWN!

COMING OUT!

DON'T SHOOT!

YOU CAN HAVE HER!

I JUST WANT OUT.

[SNICKERS]

YOU REALLY

ARE A COWARD,

AREN'T YOU, CANFIELD?

RECOGNIZE THIS?

YEAH.

RECOGNIZE THIS?

WELL, I SHOULD.

I GAVE IT TO HER.

TELL HIM TO DROP IT.

WHY WOULD I DO THAT?

YOU DON'T WANT TO DIE OUT HERE

ANY MORE THAN I DO.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I WANT

TO RIDE OUT.

ALONE.

THAT'S ALL?

THIS IS BETWEEN YOU AND HER.

DROP IT.

[♪♪♪]

[SNICKERS]

BURN THE HOUSE.

[ROURKE]: DIANA!

[GLASS SHATTERING]

COME ON OUT!

YOU DON'T

HAVE A CHANCE!

[♪♪♪]

PUT IT DOWN.

COME ON, NOW,

DON'T BE A HERO.

YOUR BOYFRIEND

SURE WASN'T.

NO. HE WASN'T.

ALL RIGHT,

WHERE'S MY MONEY?

I DON'T HAVE

YOUR MONEY.

YOU CAME ALL THIS WAY,

YOU CAUSED

ALL THIS HEARTACHE,

JUST TO GET BACK

$10,000?

I'VE SEEN YOU LOSE MORE

IN A HAND OF POKER

AND NOT EVEN BLINK.

OKAY, SO MAYBE

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.

MAYBE, AFTER

ALL THESE YEARS,

I CARE FOR YOU

A LITTLE BIT.

MAYBE YOU JUST

CAN'T STAND TO LOSE.

MAYBE THAT'S

WHAT IT IS.

EITHER WAY,

I'M TAKING YOU

BACK WITH ME.

I'D RATHER DIE.

[COCKS TRIGGER]

DIANA! NO!

[FIRES]

[ROURKE HYPERVENTILATING]

BOSS!

GET OUT!

DIANA?

WHAT DID YOU DO?

[ROURKE PANTING AND GASPING]

ON SECOND THOUGHT,

WE'LL SETTLE IT NOW!

[GRUNTING AND STRAINING]

[ROURKE, STUNNED]:

WHAT?

CHICKEN'S BLOOD.

YOU REMEMBER, DON'T YOU?

ALL THOSE FIXED FIGHTS,

ALL THOSE BOXERS

YOU PAID TO TAKE A FALL?

YEAH, I REMEMBER.

YEAH.

WHAT DO YOU WANT

TO DO WITH HIM?

I DON'T SUPPOSE

YOU'D LET ME SHOOT HIM?

YEAH, WHY DON'T YOU

SHOOT ME, DIANA?

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO,

GO AHEAD, SHOOT ME.

YOUR CHOICE.

[COCKS TRIGGER]

[SIGHS]

YOU'RE A LITTLE LATE!

AW, HELL.

I KNEW YOU'D HAVE IT

ALL HANDLED

BY THE TIME I GOT BACK.

THAT LOOKS GREAT ON YOU.

YOU SHOULD KEEP IT.

KINDA DOES,

DON'T IT?

MM-HMM.

I THINK

IT MAY BE TIME FOR YOU

TO GET

YOUR OWN WOMAN.

YOU KNOW ANY?

[LAUGHS]:

I DO IN BOSTON.

PURTY?

PRETTIER THAN YOU.

[LAUGHS]: SHUCKS!

CAME TO GET YOUR RIFLE?

HE STOLE IT.

WHILE I WAS ROUNDING UP

HELP FOR YOU.

YOU LOST EVERYTHING?

WELL, NOT EVERYTHING.

WELL, BOSTON POLICE

RETURNED MY WIRE.

SEEMS ROURKE'S

A BIG HITTER

IN THE IRISH MOB,

SUSPECTED OF MURDER,

LARCENY, EXTORTION...

THEY'VE BEEN

AFTER HIM FOR YEARS,

HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO

MAKE ANYTHING STICK.

FORTUNATELY,

WE WORK A LITTLE

DIFFERENTLY OUT HERE.

HE WAS TRESPASSING,

WASN'T HE?

YEAH.

TRESPASSING?

THAT'S ALL

YOU'RE HOLDING HIM FOR?

LAST MONTH,

WE HANGED A MAN IN CASPER

FOR TRESPASSING,

AND ALL HE DID WAS

STEAL A FEW CHICKENS.

I TOLD

THE ASSOCIATION

OPEN RANGE

STAYS OPEN...

IF I HAVE TO BRING IN

THE FEDERAL MARSHALS.

THANKS FOR COMING.

IT'S A MESS.

WE'LL START ON

THE BARN TOMORROW.

THANK YOU.

[SIGHING HEAVILY]

WHAT'S WRONG?

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

I CAN NEVER BE THAT GIRL

IN YOUR LETTERS.

I DON'T WANT THAT GIRL.

ARE YOU SURE?

I HAVE ONE MORE

QUESTION.

I HAD THAT RING

IN MY HAND ALREADY ONCE.

I ALMOST STOLE IT.

NOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

I CAN'T THINK OF TWO PEOPLE

MORE...

ILL-SUITED.

[ALL LAUGHING]

OR MORE IN LOVE.

MAY YOU CHERISH EACH OTHER

A LONG, LONG TIME.

BY THE LOOKS OF THINGS,

IT'S GOING TO BE A HARD LIFE,

BUT SOMETHING TELLS ME

AN EASY ONE ISN'T HALF AS FULL.

I NOW

PRONOUNCE YOU...

MAN AND WIFE.

WONDERFUL!

CONGRATULATIONS!

DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO CALL YOU

"FATHER" OR "BROTHER."

BROTHER IS GOOD.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS,

YOU TWO!

[WILLY]:

LISTEN UP, EVERYBODY!

WE GOT A NICE SPREAD

DOWN HERE.

I'M SO GLAD IT WAS YOU.

I WOULDN'T HAVE

MISSED IT.

HOW'S YOUR ARM?

WELL, I WON'T BE

PICKING MANY POCKETS.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

OH, I GOT

SOMETHING FOR YOU.

OH?

YOU DIDN'T

HAVE TO DO THAT.

WHAT KIND OF FAMILY

SHOWS UP

WITHOUT A WEDDING

PRESENT? HMM?

OH...

IT'S KIND OF BIG!

I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND

A PLACE FOR IT.

IT'S OPEN.

[EXHALING]

I DON'T KNOW

HOW TO THANK YOU!

YOU CAN THANK ME

IN THE USUAL WAY.

[GASPING]

ARE YOU GOING TO TELL BEAU?

NO.

I'M GOING

TO GIVE IT TO HIM.

WE HAVE A LOT OF CATTLE

TO BUY.

OH, YOU HAVE CHANGED.

ABOUT TIME.

50-50 SPLIT?

I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.

AND THE CHURCH THANKS YOU.

I THOUGHT

YOU LEFT THE CHURCH.

I'M LOOKING

FOR A NEW ONE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO

LOOK ANY FARTHER.

MANY CHURCHGOERS AROUND HERE?

NO, BUT IT HAS

ITS SHARE OF SINNERS.

THEN I SHOULD

BE RIGHT AT HOME THEN.

LET'S GO

FIND MY HUSBAND.

[♪♪♪]

EXCUSE ME, SHERIFF?

BEST NOT KEEP THAT

IN YOUR BACK POCKET.

YOU NEVER KNOW

WHO COULD DRIFT INTO TOWN.

[♪♪♪]

IT'S A SHAME

ABOUT THAT BIG BED.

[CHUCKLES]: REAL SHAME.

[♪♪♪]

I THINK I'VE FOUND

THE PERFECT PLACE

FOR OUR NEW HOME.

OHH...

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

[♪♪♪]