Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975) - full transcript

[audience applauding]

(male announcer)
'Ladies and gentlemen'

'let's hear it for
Colonel Skaters, U.S. army.'

[audience cheering]

Over hill over dale
we will hit the dusty trail.

And those Caissons
go rolling along.

Up and down in and out
Counter march and left about.

And those Caissons
go rolling along.

For it's high high he
in the Field Artillery.

Shout out your no
loud and strong.

For wherever we go
you will always know.



That those Caissons
go rolling along.

Over hill over dale
we will hit the dusty trail.

And those Caissons
go rolling along.

Up and down in and out
Counter march and left about.

And those Caissons
go rolling along.

For it's high high he
in the Field Artillery.

Shout out your no
loud and strong.

For wherever we go
you will always know.

That those Caissons
go rolling along

[cheering]

Ladies and gentlemen,
My Country Tis Of Thee.

My country tis of thee.

Sweet land of liberty.

Of thee I sing.



Land where my fathers died.

Land of the Pilgrim's pride.

From every mountain side.

Let freedom ring.

Land where my fathers died..

[rock music]

[Doris Day singing "It's magic"]

The stars desert the skies.

And rush to nestle in your eyes.

It's magic.

Without a golden wand.

Or mystic charms.

Fantastic things begin.

When I am in your arms.

When we walk hand in hand.

The world becomes a wonderland.

It's magic.

How else can I explain.

Those raindrops when
there is no rain.

It's magic.

Why do I tell myself.

These things that happen
are all really true?

[clattering]

- Mr. Rafferty.
- Good morning, Mrs. Harrison.

I know all about it.
I'll hit you this afternoon.

Yeah, you're late
with the rent again.

No good to be late with
the rent twice, Mr. Rafferty.

Hey!

Come on man. You kidding me
with that shit?

[tires screeching]

Come on!

[baby cries]

[phones ringing]

[people typing]

Oh-oh, the enemy.

Good luck, soldier.

(Rafferty)
'Can I see your papers, please?

Okay.

This is your official
drivers test.

'For the next few minutes,
I'm gonna ask you to make '

'a series of simple driving
maneuvers in order to determine'

whether you're capable
under California State law

of operating
a motor vehicle safely.

This is my third time.

'Excuse me?'

I failed twice.

Well, let's hope
you do better today.

Okay, you can start the car

and start moving up
the street to the stop sign.

[engine revving]

[engine stops]

[engine cranking]

Geez, that always happens.

'It's okay, we don't start
the test until we're outside'

'and out of the parking area.'

- Oh, really?
- Yeah.

Okay. Once again now, please.

[engine starts]

[tires screech]

[screeching continues]

[engine revving]

[cars honk]

[tires screeching]

[car crashing]

[glass shattering]

Not so good, huh?

I'm not passing, am I?

Sorry, I'm not allowed
to answer that.

Ah, yeah-yeah yeah yeah..

(male #1) I don't understand
this license thing, anyway.

'I turn, somebody
wants to slap a fist on me.'

Hey, is this bothering you?

- Let me say this.
- Yeah.

I drive and I make
a very good living.

- I sell door to door.
- Watch your head.

Sell this stuff.

Everybody needs something,
I make a good living.

Somebody always needs something.
You know what I'm saying?

- And the whole point of the..
- Make a right at that corner.

Did you see the tits
on that girl?

Jesus Christ, look at the jugs
on that lady.

[tires screech]

Hey, listen sweetheart, darling,
wait one minute.

[cars honking]

(male #1) 'No, it's okay,
everything's alright.'

'I can get something,
for you wholesale.'

'Anything you need.'

[carnival music]

[music continues]

Hey.

'Hey, you there,
in the blue sweater.'

'Toss it here.'

Throw it here. The Frisbee.

Not too good, are you?

Hold on.

- You want to learn?
- No, thanks.

I'm more for them indoor sports.

[music continues]

- What you got there?
- Bourbon.

Isn't it early to be drinking?

Not if you're thirsty.

- Mind if I have a sip?
- No.

[music continues]

[music continues]

Want some?

Frisbee don't drink or smoke'.

You're, Fris-Frisbee?
That's your name, Frisbee?

- Yes, something wrong?
- No.

(female #1) 'Frisbee
ain't got a real name.'

'She calls herself somethin'
different each week.'

What's your name
last week, hon'?

Samantha.

Last night playing pool
she met this boy

she could run the table
playing Nine-ball.

Yeah, if we could've stayed
a little longer

I could've won us
five more games.

Lost five dollars.

(Rafferty) 'Hey, Frisbee,
how old are you?'

Thirty seven.

Oh, go on.

Fifteen.

Well.

- Where are you goin'?
- Back to work.

Thank you for brightening up
my lunch hour.

- See ya.
- Hey, wait up.

Give us a ride,
we're going into Hollywood.

Thanks.

'Hey, get our stuff,
and don't forget the Frisbee.'

[music continues]

[indistinct chatter]

[music continues.

See if we can find the key.

Never seen a white man
drive such a car.

Come on, get in.

It doesn't look like much

but I can tell you it's in top
notch mechanical condition.

Want to kill it, Mac?

Her name's Mackinley.
I call her Mac.

Excuse me?

Typical oakey, all she thinks
about is whisky and sad songs.

- Got a brain the size of a pea.
- 'Listen to her.'

You're from-you're
from Oklahoma?

(Mac) Nashville.

Come off it. You know
you're from Arizona.

Oh, yeah, Arizona?

I can tell you that
some of the finest guys

in my outfit root from Arizona.

It's true.

[engine revving]

[tires screech]

(Rafferty) Yeah, I was in
the Marine Corp for 20 years.

I signed up the day
I got outta high school.

Me and a bunch of us went
to the recruiting office.

Most of them stayed in like
two, four years

but I stayed the whole 20.
20 years.

So did you ever shoot anyone?

'No. Once in basic training
I shot a guy in the foot.'

I never saw any combat duty.
They put me into supply.

I became a supply sergeant.

20 years, that's pretty
near your whole life.

Yeah. That's what they
call you, life is.

So you never really
shot anybody?

'No, not on purpose.'

'I spent most of my time
just getting drunk, really.'

I ended up a gunnery sergeant,
that's pretty good.

Gunnery sergeant.

Gunnery Sergeant Rafferty.

Yeah, the troops call you Gunny

or in my case, Gunny Rafferty.

Where you guys goin'?

'I make a right turn on Highland
I'll drop you somewhere there.'

- Yeah, sure.
- How much money do you have?

- About 65 cents.
- Well..

Here.

- Keep it, We don't need money.
- Take it.

- You'll need money to eat.
- Just keep it.

You girls sure blow hot,
and cold, don't you?

- Get in the right lane.
- Hey.

- Get in the right.
- 'Take it easy.'

- What's goin' on here?
- You'll see.

Hey, get that thing
away from my head.

Get on the freeway.

What?

I can't, Frank.
I got to get back to work.

Get on.

Okay, alright, alright.
Take it easy.

- Now where?
- New Orleans.

- What?
- New Orleans. Check his gas.

You're not serious?

(Mac) 'Sure I am.
He's got plenty of gas.'

Come on.
This is some kind of joke.

Let's see, we take,
15 to Baker, gas up

and then continue on to Vegas.

'Then we can go to Flagstaff
and drop down to Phoenix.'

From Phoenix, pick up 40

and shoot down to San Antonio.
Got that?

You're not taking me anywhere.
I'm pulling off.

[gunshot]

Don't shoot!

You better start
sobering up, Gunny.

Try that again,
and I'll blow your head off.

Look at him, big old ex-marine.

Hey, don't look so upset.
We're gonna teach you okay.

Just let him drive.

- Just trying to relax him.
- I said cut it out.

[melodious music]

Hey, let's get some ice cream.

Hey, that's a good idea.
Pull over.

(Mac)
'What you're gonna have, Gunny?'

- What will it be?
- Three vanillas.

I'm being kidnapped...
by these two girls.

Call the police.

Big kidder.

Come on, Gunny.
He does this all the time.

(male #2) '45 cents.'

Call the department
of motor vehicles.

- Hollywood branch.
- Immediately.

[music continues]

(Frisbee)
Leave the engine running.

This ain't so bad, Gunny, huh?

You act like you've
something better to do.

Why're you hanging
around with her?

She's crazy. She's a crazy girl.

You could do something
with your life.

You have the intelligence.
You could be a nurse.

'You could have a career.
But she's crazy.'

This whole thing was her idea,
wasn't it? Huh?

Was this her idea?

- In a way, yeah.
- That's what I thought.

- She's writing a book.
- She's what?

About all the crazy
things she's done.

This taking you with us
is the last chapter.

You mean, I'm in the
last chapter of the book?

Damn, this woman's got to pee.

What do you mean?
I'm the last chapter?

Not only you.
The whole trip, the whole thing.

I ain't just along
for the ride, you know.

Listen, I'm not in any
personal jeopardy, am I?

- I'm not gonna talk to you.
- Tell me?

I'm not talking anymore.

I'm running off
to much of the mouth.

'Cause I'm gonna be running
off to some place else.

Frisbee.

[tires screeching]

The brakes!

Look what you've done.

You let him get away.
Can't you see that, moron?

It's not my fault,
you took too long.

He's got everything I own.
Everything.

Hey.

- Let's get outta here.
- What's go...

I ain't going nowhere.
I don't even know you.

Come on, let's go.

- Got that thing loaded?
- Yeah.

I believe it is.

Believe there's one rock
there in the chamber.

Just better take that weapon
and get of my property.

Who are you calling, mister?

Who do you think I'm calling?

You're calling the cops,
aren't you?

I told you to vacate
my property.

You're calling
the god damn cops.

What are you gonna do, shoot me?

Go ahead on. Shoot me.

Hell fire. I'm half dead anyway.

You little bitch.

Get down or I'll kill you.
You terrible bitch.

What happened?

That son of a bitch
was trying to kill me.

Let's get out of here.

'What is this?'

Who are you?

I'm the Reverend Culpepper

and this is my rolling
church of God.

Just follow me.

My savior leads the way.

My savior leads the way.

My burdens all seem lighter now.

Since Jesus came to stay

[police siren]

My savior leads the way

[upbeat instrumental music]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[music continues]

Ringing in the sheep.

Ringing in the sheep..

You may see we haven't known
each other accidentally

but God brought you here
for a very special purpose.

Watch the road up there.
Jesus Christ.

(Rev. Culpepper) 'That is the
Lord's name you have spoken in vain.'

'No way to talk
if you wish to be saved.'

I don't wanna be saved.
I don't wanna hear you either.

Perhaps..

I've had enough. Turn off that
silly music and let us out.

You're crazy, and I've wanted
nothing from God.

Come on, let's get out of here.

[instrumental music]

[car honking]

What's goin' on?

We figured you'd have the entire
state looking for us right now.

I just came to let you know,
I don't hold any grudges, okay?

Sure, Gunny.

Why, might as well
pick up your stuff.

Might as well.

That's of course, you wanted
to come with me to Vegas?

Las Vegas?

'You're going to Vegas, Gunny?'

Yeah, figured there's no point
going back to L.A.

Probably lost my job.
Might as well blow the rest.

Yeah.

Did you hear that, Fris?
Gunny's going to Las Vegas.

(Mac) 'What do you think, huh?'

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

Wow, would you look at all this?

You ever been to Vegas before?

Well, what for?

Just the same as L.A.

Bunch of hookers, pimps,
and part-time movie stars.

We're gonna see about that.

[music continues]

Hee-haw.

Three whores.

Yeah, what do you mean?

[all shouting]

[shouting continues]

[slot machines clinking]

Look at that.

[indistinct chatter]

Here, here's a couple of bucks.

Go play the slot machines. I'm
gonna bust this place wide open.

- Okay, Gunny, good luck.
- I'll see you later.

[instrumental music]

[singing in foreign language]

Oh ma ma la la la.

Oh ma ma la la la.

Come over here and see who's
looking in the window.

It's the baker boy look he's
got a cannoli in his hand.

If you married a baker boy
you'll come and you'll go.

You will always mix
the flour in the pan.

If you're married a baker boy
with a cannoli in his hand.

What's the limit in?

- 500.
- No, I mean the other way.

One dollar minimum.

- Yeah, I've got it. Deal me in.
- Alright.

Come over here and see who's
looking in the window.

It's the musician..

[tapping]

If you marry a musician
he will come and he will go

[indistinct singing]

If you marry the musician.

He'll have the
instrument in his hand

(male #3) Cut.

Just-just one time, please.
Just one time.

Who cares for stars.

While you're alone.

Anybody winning here?

- Yeah, the world's winning.
- What've you got?

No, I gotta see the other card.

That's terrible.

Sweetheart, get me
some drinks over here.

What do you got?

Oh, what am I going to do,
tell the dealer?

I'll catch you later.

Oh-oh.

- Can I just take a look?
- Oh-oh.

21.

Billy's the best
dealer in town. 21.

Give him a medal for dealing.

[upbeat music]

I feel like killing him
when he bangs on the table.

You see all kinds in here.

Kinds like him I can do without.

Yeah, but that doesn't
make this place fun.

What've you got?

What've you got?
No, let me see the other pack.

What's he got?

Why don't you just pass this one
for a change, huh?

- Hey, the man's thinking.
- With what?

What are you any way,
his manager?

A couple of dumbbells.

Yeah, sticks and stones, huh?

Sweetheart, let me have some
drinks for my friend over here.

Here, hit me.

- The man breaks.
- 'The man breaks.'

'It's a 14 goddamn deal,
we got to fix 'em.'

I'll see you later, okay.
Honest to God.

Come on you, guys.

That's the way I play.

Yeah, that's the way he plays.

Hey, I got two bells.

Two bells are lean.

Yeah, you need three of a kind.

- 21.
- Jesus, look at that.

That's three times in a row
I would've won.

Stupid prick.

You know what he called you?

75 bucks you cost me.

He called you a prick.

() Bets.

Listen, don't-don't
call me a prick.

Anybody calls me that I get hot.

Don't sit and call me a prick.

- You know what I'm saying?
- I ain't sitting.

- Guard.
- He calls me a prick.

- What's the problem?
- There's no problem.

- He's the problem.
- Why're you doing that?

We're just having
a friendly game.

The man...
the man's cursing at me.

- You're crazy.
- I just wanted to play my..

Hey, I got your problem
right here.

Let me get my three dollars.
Come on, three dollars.

Get out of here.
Don't steal my money.

Asshole.

What kind of people you got
coming in the fucking place?

- The man called me a prick.
- Don't come back.

Hey, you're in my...
Hey, you're in my outfit.

- What's goin' on?
- I got the money.

- Thanks. He was in my outfit.
- Don't let him scare you off.

Where you going?
Stick around, this is Vegas.

Vegas sucks.

(Rafferty) 'That's a friend of
mine. These are my friends.'

Yeah, who cares.

Wait a minute.
I got a great idea.

I'll buy you a dinner, huh?

How does that sound,
make you feel better?

'Yeah, okay.'

- Come on.
- Hey, don't touch me.

I've got you under my skin.

I've got you under my skin

[singing in foreign language]

Isn't it somethin'?

Hey, tell me,
where you guys from?

No, wait a minute, let me guess.

I'll tell you. L.A. Am I right?

How'd you know that?

'Vinnie knows everything.'

Wanna know something else?

Look at these people.

I'll tell you what cities
they're from.

- How?
- Well, he's been around.

(Vinnie)
'See that couple right there?'

'Seattle.'

See that guy over there? Denver.

- What do you think, am I right?
- Don't touch me.

And who cares anyway.
They're all disgusting.

Hey, the man's buying us dinner.

Who cares? That means
they're still disgusting.

That's not a nice attitude.

You really gotta learn about
life 'cause they're just people.

Yeah, if it was up to me,
I'd kill 'em all.

- Turn them into mud.
- Oh, my God.

How do you talk like that?
That's terrible.

I meet lots of people,
but I like this crowd.

I mean, they're different.

This one here gets to travel
all over with two pretty girls.

- What could be better?
- It's not bad.

- You know what I mean?
- 'Yeah.'

That's what you say.

Me, I'm different.

I like it here
in Vegas, you know.

Vegas feels me.

What do you do?

- 'Yeah, what do you do?'
- You do what you know.

What do you know?

Vinnie knows people.

You're people,
you're sensational people.

You're like..

That's right.

Don't get nervous.
Don't look around?

You see the guy behind me?
Don't look.

Me and him got to do a little
business. It's very private.

Wait for me outside.

I'll explain
the whole thing later.

Don't look.

Say, aren't you
Max Starkey from Philly?

I don't know you.

- Are you sure?
- Why don't you walk.

Well, I could've sworn.

Son of a bitch is
putting the place on fire

to beat the check.

Fire!

[women screaming]

[clattering]

[singing in foreign language]

[upbeat instrumental music]

[singing in foreign language]

(Mac) 'What did you say about
Vegas? "All they have is hookers'"

"'pimps and part-time movie
stars." What about Vinnie?'

I forgot about pyro-maniacs.
Don't touch me.

- Don't shoot me, please.
- 'Don't worry, it ain't loaded.

- How do you know?
- 'You wanna see how I know?'

Here. That's how I know. Blanks.

'There's nothing but blanks.
I knew it all the time.'

- You sure acted like it.
- I knew it.

- Where'd you find those?
- Hey, please, don't fight.

'I found 'em in your stuff.'

Come on, no more fighting,
please.

- 'I need a drink.'
- I'll get you one.

Just don't fight.
Go up the block here.

I'll get you all you want.

Hey, you.

- Hey, you come back.
- 'Isn't Vinnie something?'

(male shopkeeper) 'Come back
here, you dirty son of a bitch.'

The other way.
Come the other way.

What kind of a car is this?
Hey, I came with them.

Wait a minute. Oh, my God.

[instrumental music]

(male shopkeeper) Hey, come
back here bastard. I'll kill you.

Come here.

(Mac) 'Probably dreaming
up another scheme.'

'She's goofy, but you
gotta love her, huh?'

Yeah, I suppose.

What's wrong?
She's out like a light.

[snoring]

(Rafferty) 'How'd you
two get together, anyway?'

(Mac) 'Jail.'

- Jail?
- 'Mm-mm.'

'About a week ago.'

Well, what for?

This and that. Small shit.

We were in a daddy tank
together.

That's where they
keep all the lesbians.

Why do you stare
at me like that for?

Shit, Gunny, I'm a woman.

[chuckles]

We got to talkin'.

I told her about me
wanting to be a singer.

That's the reason I left
Tucson in the first place.

'She told me her daddy owns
this night club in New Orleans'

'with entertainment,
and that I could sing there.'

Yeah?

'She wrote to him from jail,
told him we were coming.'

And you believed her?

At the time, yeah.

Getting tired though, huh?

No, I'm alright.

'Sure, you are.'

'Pull over. Let me drive.
The light will drive you crazy.'

Okay.

Oh.

[slow instrumental music]

[music continues]

How you doin'? You okay?

Mm-hmm. Good.

I feel very grubby.
I look grubby, don't I?

- Not to me.
- Come on, tell me the truth.

I look terrible.

No, I gotta stop somewhere
and get a shave.

Don't you feel dirty?

Don't you want to take a bath,
and brush your teeth?

- I like bad breath.
- Yeah?

I spent twenty years
of my life shaving twice a day

and I-I don't know
what's happened to me.

I gotta stop at a railroad
station to find some water.

Hey, where's the nearest town
with a railroad station?

Where are we?

Hey.

Hey, Fris, you awake?

Yeah, I'm awake.
And I've been awake.

I heard you two last night
banging away.

Oh, hon', don't give us
that hurt, big brown-eyed look.

- Yeah, whore.
- 'Hey, watch that... '

Shut up. I'm no
fifth wheel for nobody.

- Pull over.
- 'Watch your mouth.'

I said, pull over.

Pull over, let her get out.
Give her, her stuff.

God damn it, whore.

Nobody, god damn it
Nobody fucks me around.

God damn whore.

Every time in town the boys
keep kicking my doll around.

'It makes no difference
to me at all.'

They only keep kicking
my doll around.

Well, that was outstanding.
What did you do that for?

Do what?

I just get pissed
at her sometimes.

She'd be in a little box..

Need a lift, Teddy?

How about it?

(Frisbee)
'Hey, take off, blimp.'

[car honking]

(Mac) 'Wait up, Frisbee.'

'Frisbee, we love you.'

'Hey, Fris, I'm sorry.'

(Rafferty) Get back in
the car, you numb-skull.

(Mac) 'Fris. I'm sorry, hon'.'

'Get back in the car.'

'Frisbee, wait up. We love you.'

'I'm gonna run you over,
Frisbee.'

- Wait a minute.
- Hey.

Hey.

- Get your ass back here.
- Fris, we're gonna get you.

- Come on, stop.
- I'm gonna push you off.

No.

Hey, leave me alone.

Come on.

- Mac.
- Got you, Fris. Come on.

God damn it. Let go of me. No.

Ah, God, she weighs a ton.

Stop it.

Assholes.

- Everybody is.
- Get in there.

Ouch. I'm sorry, Fris.

If I knew you'd be upset.

I just got horny.
It meant nothing, right Gunny?

Yeah.

Well, if you two do it again
I don't want to be around.

You like him, don't you?

- Who?
- Him.

The Gunny? Yeah, don't you?

He's okay.

He's just along for the ride,
and you know that, don't you?

He's not at all like us.

Come on, get up.

Come on. It's time to gas up.

Come on.

- Come on, Gunny.
- Okay.

Be quiet, now. Don't say a word.

- How do?
- Hi there, you got some maps?

Inside.

You think you could help us
get straightened out?

- My daddy here filed us up.
- Sure, come on in.

He's gone.
Can we put some gas in?

Yeah, help yourself.

- Wake up.
- It's too early.

Quick, stick this in,
and watch me.

Come on.

This the only map you got?

Could you show us
where we're at?

What are you doing?

- 'What are you doing?'
- 'Just keep goin'.'

- 'Huh?'
- Just keep going.

Oh, yeah, I see.

We take 54 down to..
Down from Prescott.

We're going over
to our aunties for today.

Ah, might be staying overnight.

Nothing much around to do
here in the evening except..

Except what?

Except..ah, I don't know.

Me and my pretty little
sister out there.

We know what to do if daddy
lets us use the car.

You like to party?

Sure.

I couldn't get of earlier
in the afternoon.

My boss is the meanest
man in town.

You could..

Find some Frisbee
and you and me could just..

Oh, don't look, honey.
You don't wanna embarrass her.

[traffic humming]

(Frisbee) I put a 1000. Get in.

Here you go. 65 cents.

See you tonight, Roy.

Oh you can't get to heaven
on roller skates.

You can't get to Heaven
on a rocking chair

I ain't gonna grieve
my Lord no more

I ain't gonna grieve
my Lord no more

I ain't gonna grieve
my Lord no more

I ain't gonna grieve
my Lord no more

I ain't gonna grieve
my Lord no more

I ain't gonna grieve
my Lord no more

I ain't gonna grieve
my Lord no more

I ain't gonna grieve
my Lord no more

I ain't gonna grieve
my Lord no more.

She's a hopeless case.

My Lord no more.

Terminal, terminal condition.

(Frisbee) 'You know, I've
always wanted to be a singer.'

(Rafferty) 'Me too.'

(Frisbee) 'Hey, Gunny. Where
do you come from anywhere?'

Well, I was-I was born
in Philadelphia.

And I had ah... seven brothers,
and four sisters.

'And my father was
very close to his brother'

'who lived in Pittsburg.
So when I..'

'He and his wife
never could have any kids.'

So when I was about three

and my next oldest brother
was four and a half.

They decided to send me
and my brother to live with him.

Cause they're worried
about my uncle being lonely.

I thought that was a really
terrific thing to do.

You know, you really gotta care
about somebody to give up

your own kids so that the rest
of your family will be happy.

'I kinda lost contact
with him after a while.'

'Every once in while I think
I'm gonna go back there

'and say hello, you know,
it would be weird.'

It would be... it would
be strange.

Did you ever go to Mexico?

No, I was never there.
I was at Tijuana once.

But they tell me that's really
not what Mexico is like.

I was there once.
It was kinda like..

I knew this guy, animal trainer.

He kinda looked like you.

- 'What do you mean in Mexico?'
- Mexico.

'He was a Mexican.'

I would've been a
good animal trainer.

I had a dog when I was growing
up and I got him to jump things.

He would jump over fences
when we walked down the street.

[tires screeching]

Hey, Gunny. Slow down.

Got a...

Well, I got a little problem.

The breaks are out.

[tires screeching]

(Mac)
'It's gonna be okay, Fris.'

What's going on, Mary?

It's some crazy kids, Fred.

Just keep calm.

Watch the cliff, Fred.

Take it easy.
Keep calm and relax.

[car honking]

[tires screeching]

I tell you, Mary.
This county's going to hell.

That's it.
Wheel cylinder's gone.

What do you mean, Gunny?

Trip's over.

Oh, come on, you could fix it.

I can't that's a $25 item
you're talking about.

Now, come on we can just go to
town and find a car like this.

- 'Oh, yeah?'
- Yeah, that's it.

- Right. Let's go.
- Okay, sure.

Come on. Now, let's just go.
We can walk it.

(Gunny) 'I don't have a
good feeling about this.'

Go on, Gunny. You can do it.

I don't, I don't...
have the right tool, really.

Well, don't worry about it.

(Frisbee) 'Gunny.'

(Frisbee) 'Gunny.'

My name's Cliff Wilson.

I know you people have come here

looking for
a square deal and I..

I just want to tell you
with Cliff Wilson

a square deal's
what you're gonna get.

(Cliff) 'You take for instance
this car right over here.'

Now, this car was just
brought in here yesterday

by a lady friend of mine.

I want you people
to take a peek inside.

See how clean she is, huh?

(Cliff) 'Also as you can see,
she was a religious lady.'

'Come on, senorita, jump inside
and I'll take you for a ride.'

[instrumental music]

Maybe this isn't the car
for you people.

'Priced just a little bit
outside your pocket.'

'But I got something else
just special for you folks.'

'A priest brought it in
last Sunday.'

(Mac) 'This is my home town.'

'Let's get something to eat.'
'I'll show you around.'

'I want to go see my dad.'

Doom and gloom, gloom and doom.

What's the matter?
What is it with you?

You're the most unhappy,
you got unhappiness in you

for nine people,
do you know that?

What is it? What's eating you?

You silly, stupid thing, you.

'Thousand miles,
is that we're gonna look at?'

I hate your guts.

I can't stand the sight of you.

You... ugly, mean..

Ordinary, stupid... fool, you.

And don't touch me, do you.
Just keep your distance.

Keep very far over
that side of the car.

Meany.

(Gunny) 'Look at that hat.'

'I always wanted
a hat like that.'

- Try it on.
- Yeah.

Come on. I know these people.

Hi, Mr. Staplin.
Mackinley Beachwood.

- I want to try this hat on.
- Help yourself.

Oh.

- Good looking, huh?
- Yeah.

It's a Stetson, there it is.

Stetson.

- Looks good, Gunny.
- 'Yeah.'

Yeah, handsome, huh?

[humming]

Yeah, look handsome, huh?

How much is it Mr. Staplin?

'Eighteen dollars.'

Okay, thanks a lot.

Thank you.

Thanks anyway, see ya.

I'm gonna see
my daddy now, Gunny.

Check in the Star Motel down the
street, I'll see you later.

I haven't got money.

- You got some money, Fris?
- Mm-hm.

- Is that my money?
- It's anybody's money.

- Jesus Christ.
- I'll get it.

Thanks, Gunny.

Get a shave.

You look like a porcupine.

Bye.

Hey!

Where is the Star Motel?

[dog barking]

Excuse me, you got a room?

Yeah, I got a room.

- 'Can I take a look at one?'
- Yeah.

- Good.
- 'What happened to the door?'

Ah, it's just faster this way.

Jesus Christ almighty.

What's the rate? What do you...

'Three fifty a day. In advance.'

You got a weekly
or monthly rate?

'No, no, no.'

I'm here with my wife. We're
kind of on our second honeymoon.

'Yeah.'

- We brought our daughter along.
- Yeah.

'So we thought
we'd take two rooms

but we were kind of a..

Oh, you'll like this.
You'll like this.

Yeah, it's number seven there.

'Can I get a spare bed
for my daughter?'

Yeah, I'll throw that in.
What the hell, whatever.

If you lend me a razor,
I can shave up.

She's got all the stuff with her
over where she is.

I'll give you 2.65...

This is in-in advance.

I'll give you 265 now, then I'll
shave and then when she comes.

She's got 75, 80 cents with her.

And we'll probably be staying
here for quite a while.

Okay, that's alright. Okay.

'Nice and clean.
You'll like it.'

You seen Beachwood?

Boy, some snappy grasser,
ain't she?

You don't seem
so glad to see me?

Don't know that I am.

The way your dressed
like some hippy slut.

I didn't come here to argue.

I'm on my way to New Orleans.

I just wanted to see
how you're doing.

I'm doing fine, okay.

I went by the diner
and they told that you'd..

I sold it.

Three months ago.
Couldn't keep it runnin' myself.

Couldn't afford to hire any one.

You could've made it a lot easy
if you stuck around, Mackinley.

And now you got to go hot assing
it all over around the country.

You're never going to
amount to nothing.

So just get out of my sight.

[guitar music]

(male on PA) 'Bus number
14 departing north bound..'

(Spanish song)

(song continues)

(singing continues)

Hi.

My name is Alan Boone.

- 'What's yours?'
- Della Rainbow.

Della Rainbow. That's
a mighty pretty name.

- Where you headed to, Della?
- New Orleans.

New Orleans? Well, I'm
from Gulfport, Mississippi.

You know, we're
practically neighbors.

'I'm goin' up to Fort Riley.'

I'm on a fifteen day pass,
this here is my last day.

I don't usually come up to
people and start talking to 'em

but do you mind if I tell you
something a little personal?

You see, I was supposed to get
married a week ago last Sunday

to Windy Sue Charles,
at Baton Rouge Louisiana.

- And do you know what?
- She stood you up.

Yeah, how do you know that?

Damn! Excuse me.

It's just that..

Well I bought the ring
and everything.

- You wanna see it?
- Sure.

It's nice, how much it cost you?

It's expensive ring.

I was saving the rest of my
money, 200 dollar in fact

for the honeymoon.

Damn her.

- Aw, listen, I'm sorry.
- It's okay, I understand...

It's just that, see Della
now, I've been moping around

this bus station all day
thinking about Wendy Sue.

Then I saw you standing here
and I thought to myself

if I go and talk
to a pretty girl like you

it might cheer me up,
take my mind off of her.

'Hey, Della, you
wanna go for a walk?'

- I'm kinda tired.
- Oh.

Well, they might have a cot
or something in ladies rooms

if you wanna lie down.

Good idea, let's take a nap?

They don't have no cots
in the men's room Della.

No, I mean let's take
a nap some place together.

What'd you mean, like
in a park or something?

- No, like a hotel.
- Like a hotel.

[footsteps]

It's a little
run down, ain't it?

Well, we're not gonna live here.

[song on radio]

- We'd like a room please.
- Six dollars a day.

- '25 a week.'
- Shut up.

- Ah! Come on.
- Give her the money.

It's okay we're married.

'It's okay, honey.'

Sign in, solider.

[music continues]

Hey, you ain't doing this
'cause you feel sorry for me

are you, Della?

Of course not.

[baby crying]

N-not so fast,
you gotta take it easy.

Okay.

Boy, you really are fast.

Well, ah, you know,
I'm just kinda trying to..

- Ah, that's okay, I understand.
- Okay.

Grab me, go on.

Easy, good, that's good.

Wow.

Yours are just
like grape fruits.

Wendy just had a little lemons.

'Now, you gotta take
your clothes off first.'

What?

Go ahead, get undressed.

Go.

[sigh]

'Well, how about you?'

You first, I like to watch.

Wendy Sue always used
to just close her eyes.

What for?

Shoot, I don't know.

I guess, she just wasn't as
knowledgeable as you are, Della.

You forgot your socks.

Alright, get in the closet.

- What? The closet?
- Uh-huh.

- You're teasing, come on.
- I'm not teasing.

Get in the closet. I wanna
pretend like we were married.

- Like you and Wendy Sue.
- What?

I wanna pretend you just
came out the bathroom

and I'll be under the covers
waiting for you.

- It's a game I like to play.
- Like our wedding night?

Yeah.

Oh, shoot.

[giggles]

You know...

Yeah, just stay in
the closet, please.

Peek-a-boo!

Yeah, please, just
stay in the closet.

[chuckling]

'He-he. Della?'

Yes?

'Della, you let me know
when you're ready now.'

Yeah, I will.

[chuckling]

Jesus, that liar's only
got thirty bucks.

- 'Della.'
- 'Yes?'

'You gonna let me know, Della?'

(Della) 'I sure am!'

'I'm waiting for you, Della.'

Where'd you go?

You're hiding from me.

Fine.

Della?

Shit.

Son of a bitch!

Oh, that... fucking
little thief!

Hey Gunny. Hey Gunny.

Gunny, wake up. Where's Frisbee?

- Frisbee?
- Where's Fris?

I guess she
didn't come back yet.

How did it go?

- How did what go?
- With your father.

Not too good, huh?

You could say that.

Wanna talk about it?

Nope.

I'm gonna take a bath
and go down to Sparkeys.

- They let me sing there.
- What's Sparkeys?

Club I used to hang out at.

They got a country band
that starts clay hot at six.

Oh, man!

Wouldn't even know
if not for Frisbee.

How's that sound?

What're you staring at?

I can't help it, you got the
god damn' display them yourself.

- Don't Gunny.
- I gotta..

Let go of me.

You got me all
fired up. Now, don't kid.

I'm not kidding.
I'm just not in the mood.

I gotta clean up.
I'm gonna sing.

'Get my hair cleaned.'

[sighing]

[country music]

When my blue moon
turns to gold again.

When my rainbow
turns the clouds away.

When my blue moon
turns to gold again.

You'll be back
within my arms to stay.

Memories that linger in my heart.

Memories that make
my heart grow cold.

But some day they'll
live again sweetheart..

'Pretty good, huh?'

Listen, what time do you want
to get out of town tomorrow?

Who cares. Who cares.

When my blue moon
turns to gold again.

You'll be back
within my arms to stay

McKinley Beachwood.
Now ain't you a sight.

Hi, Billy.

How about giving me a little
old kiss for old time's sakes?

Don't you wish.

I'll take a drink though.

Well... same old Mac, huh?

Where the hell have you been?

Here and there.

Gunny Raffety.

- Pleasure.
- 'How are you?'

Met him in L.A.
He's a marine too.

- Are you?
- Yeah.

Twenty years.

Huh.

Now, ain't that so?

Here's such a man who spent
his whole god damn' life

in a crutch, comes out
without a scratch

and here I am.

A one-legged motherfucker.

Blowdart, two lives.

That's a bitch.

Yeah, well, who cares?

[both laughing]

You don't need two legs
to eat and sleep and... screw.

That's what I do.
That's all I do.

Ain't that right, Mac?

Well, won't you
tell him about it?

You still pumping gas, Billy?

Fuck, no.

Are you kidding?

I'm an electrician now.

Electrician?

The pay is pretty good, huh?

Yup.

Seven dollars and sixty-five
cents an hour.

I don't know shit about it
but I got an uncle in the union.

You'll be back
within my arms to stay

[crowd applauding]

Let's have a good time.

Well, How are you gonna be home?

I'll be right back.

[people chattering]

Can I just sing a song?

You spent 20 years
in the marines, huh?

- That's right.
- Yeah?

How the fuck can you spend 20
years in the god damn' marines?

'I hate the fuckin' service.'

I hate those assholes,
who didn't know their ass

from first base, telling
me what to do all the time.

'How'd you spend
20 years in it?'

'You're like you wasted
your whole god damn' life.'

Yeah, I know it.
I feel very badly about that.

[car engine revving]

Now, the first thing.

She tells me that she
doesn't have any money.

And then she tells me that she
doesn't have a place to stay at night.

Why she... all I was trying
to do is help her out.

I was just trying to be
a nice guy. And what happens?

She takes all of my money,
she leaves me without a penny.

And she even
took my fiance's ring.

Which was worth
a lot of money too.

- I thought you were married.
- Shut up.

And she pulled a knife on me.

[country music]

Hey, thanks for waiting.

Where you been?

What's that?

- Who're you?
- 'The name's Billy.'

'Friend of MacKinley's,
he was in the marines too.'

You ever shoot anyone?

You're god damn' right. I shot
any fucking thing that moved.

- 'Really?'
- That's right.

What'd you say
your name again was?

Frisbee.

But mom changed it
to Della. Della Rainbow.

Della Rainbow. Uh, okay.

Tell me something.

What's this scoop you have,
I mean, you all..

The three of you
getting' it on? Or are you..

Well, you fuckin' both of them
or what? You know..

- We're just..
- Come again?

Mac and I kidnapped him.

What?

Kidnapped him.

Of course... Of course,
he escaped once but..

Now on the way to New Orleans.

Mac's gonna sing in my daddy's
night club on Bourbon street.

Well, I finished my book.
I'm a writer.

It's kinda hard to explain.

This is our last tune
before we go on a break

but we've got
a surprise for you.

This tall drink of water says
she's gonna sing for you.

Mac's gonna sing?

- What's your name again?
- McKinley Beachwood.

McKinley Beachwood.
Let's have a big hand for her!

[crowd applauding]

[country music]

As I sit here tonight.

The jukebox playing.

A song about the
wild side of life.

As I listen to the words
you are sayin'

It brings memories when
I was a trusting wife.

It wasn't God.

Who made honkey tonk angels

I'm gonna go get a beer.

- Need some money?
- Yeah.

You wanna dance?

- 'No.'
- Okay.

Wanna shoot some pool?

Shoot some pool? What, with you?

Eight ball, dollar game.

Yeah. Alright.

As you said in the words
of your song.

Too many times married men.

Think they're still single.

That has caused
many of good girls.

To go wrong.

That has caused
many of good girls.

To go wrong

[crowd applauding]

Okay, thank you.
We're gonna take a break now.

[Dolly Parton singing Jolene]

Jolene Jolene Jolene Jolene

I'm begging of you
please don't take my man.

Jolene Jolene Jolene Jolene.

Well, that was really
terrific. Really good.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

- You liked it?
- Yeah.

You too. Bravo.

Gunny, this is Johnny Young.

Hi, how are you?

She's really trippy, ain't she?

Yeah. Yeah.

Here's to you.

Me and Johnny got some
things we got to talk over.

Could-Could you maybe leave
us alone for few minutes?

Okay.

(Mac) 'You don't mind, though?'

No problem. No.

- Thanks, old buddy.
- Alright.

- Hey, where's Frisbee?
- Playing pool.

Figures.

Hey, keep an eye on her.

Jolene Jolene Jolene Jolene

I'm begging of you
please don't take my man.

Jolene Jolene Jolene Jolene.

Rack 'em.

Jesus Christ, Almighty.

She beat the shit out of me.

- She did?
- Yeah, boy.

Where's my money?

You mind handing me
some of the balls there?

[car engine revving]

Dammit, I hate being
taken like that.

Cab driver said he dropped
her off at Sparkeys.

We'll probably
catch up to her there.

[crowd cheering]

[crowd applauding]

You are my sunshine.

My only sunshine.

You make me happy.

When skies are grey.

You'll never know dear.

How much I love you.

Please don't take.

My sunshine away.

The other night dear.

As I lay sleeping

I dreamed I held you in my arms.

When I awoke then

I was mistaken.

And I hung my head.

And cried

[all singing]
You are my sunshine.

My only sunshine.

You make me happy.

When skies are grey.

You'll never know dear.

How much I love you.

Please don't take.

My sunshine away.

You are my sunshine.

My only sunshine.

You make me happy.

When skies are grey.

You'll never know dear.

How much I love you.

Please don't take
my sunshine away.

(Rafferty) 'Hey, alright,
come on, sure shot, dammit.

God, let us go. Come on.'

[crowd applauding]

[country music]

When I was young and lived
along the narrow lake.

Washed in the river
when the water ran clean.

Waiting for the day
I could buy me a cadillac.

And see a lot of things
that I never have seen.

Went to the city
and I got a little older.

And I got a little smarter
and I learned good sense.

Went back home and I married
me a woman.

Got a corn land bottom
and a barb wire fence.

Hey boys you thinking of
getting old.

Sitting by the fire when
the weather gets cold..

Let's-Let's go outside
and have a little..

[music continues indistinctly]

- Let me talk to you...
- Let go of me.

- Just leave me alone!
- Come here, okay?

Help! Gunny!

Don't treat me like I was deaf!

Gunny! Gunny!

Idiot, let go of me! Gunny!

(Frisbee) 'Help me! Let me go!'

- Leave me alone!
- Shut up!

(Frisbee) 'Dammit! Gunny!'

Get off her, you bastard!

[both growling]

Leave him alone!

(Frisbee) 'Get
off him! Stop it!'

God damn damn, son of a bitch.

(Frisbee) Leave him alone!

I'll kill you! Leave him alone.

[police siren]

It's the cops. Get your ass up.

She got a gun! Shoot!

Hold it right there!

[gunshot]

God dammit, shoot! Shoot her!

- 'Don't shoot, officer.'
- 'Shoot her.'

- Don't shoot!
- 'She gotta gun.'

- 'Don't shoot.'
- Dammit, shoot her.

Don't shoot.
She has blanks in the gun.

(Rafferty) 'I'll get her
okay? Don't shoot.'

Wait a minute! Wait a minute!

Don't shoot. Frisbee!

Gimme the gun.

Hey, gimme the gun.

Blanks. There's nothing
but blanks in there.

She's the one.

She's got my ring and my money.

Hey, what happened?

I don't know.

Everybody shooting the shit
out of everybody, looks like..

Hmm. Fuck it.

(policeman) 'Soldier said
you stole $200 and his ring.'

'Let's have it.'

What's your name?
Where're you from?

No. I don't know
what her real name is.

She calls herself Frisbee.

I just met her
a couple of days ago.

(Mac) Her name's Frisbee.

Fris, tell him
your real name, honey.

Tell him where
you're from, Fris.

He's a liar.

I only took twenty bucks.

And I left him his ring
and ten bucks.

Go on, search him.

Bet he's got his money right
in his wallet... and a ring.

Alright, let's just forget it.

Alright, get in the car.

- Now, what's your name?
- Rita Sykes.

- Where're you from?
- Tell him, Fris.

St. Mary's orphanage
in New Orleans.

(policeman) 'Another run away.'

(Mac) 'Where're you takin' her?'

- Back to the orphanage.
- Frisbee, don't worry.

We'll find some way of
straightening everything out.

We'll take care of it, honey.

Leave it to us.

- 'Will see you soon!'
- 'Bye, Fris!'

[crickets chirping]

Do you wanna go with him?

He thinks I sing real good.

Wants me to sing with his band.

I guess that's
probably your best bet.

Did I tell you that
I'm gonna be getting a pension?

Starting in March, I'm gonna
be getting $285 a month.

If you add a job
to that, that's..

That's pretty good, you know.

Take care of myself
pretty well. Maybe even..

Take care of two people.

'Did you care at all?'

Gunny, I cared a lot.

Okay.

- I'll see ya.
- Yeah.

[engine cranking]

[engine revving]

Come on, Rita. Come on, come on.

[church bell tolling]

I can't tell you how happy
you've made us, Mr. Sykes.

To re-unite Rita
with her father..

'...after all these years'

'will help to reaffirm
her faith in God.'

Of course, the sisters here
have become very fond

of your daughter
through the years.

Even after her
occasional excursions.

And having her back with us
at St. Mary's only for a week..

Has certainly
made us all very happy.

But I'm sure
she's in good hands.

'Well, may God be
with you both.'

- 'So, where to?'
- Uruguay.

- Uruguay?
- Yeah.

I got an ex-commanding
officer who's got

a banana plantation down there.

He said if I ever came down,
he'd make me foreman.

- Uruguay?
- Yeah.

Uh... Uruguay or Paraguay.

We'll find out
when we get down there.

[car revving]

You are my sunshine.

My only sunshine.

You make me happy.

When skies are grey.

You'll never know dear.

How much I love you.

Please don't take.

My sunshine away.

The other night dear.

As I lay sleeping

I dreamed I held you.

In my arms.

When I awoke then

I was mistaken.

And I hung my head.

And cried

I'll always love you.

And make you happy.

If you will only.

Say the same.

But if you leave me.

To love another.

You'll regret.

It all someday.

You are my sunshine.

My only sunshine.

You make me happy.

When skies are grey.

You'll never know dear.

How much I love you.

Please don't take.

My sunshine away