Roped (2020) - full transcript

♪ Tell the man standin' on

a bandstand, band standin' ♪

♪ Bendin' and bangin'

them strings ♪

♪ Eye candy shakin' on

the dance floor sayin' ♪

♪ Play me one more,

makin' a scene ♪

♪ Cowboy camped on a

bar stool shootin' ♪

♪ Double whiskey with



a long neck back ♪

♪ And Billy with a pool cue ♪

♪ Starin' down an eight ball ♪

♪ Lookin' at Kelly with a rack ♪

♪ Out in the country, back

roads and one horse towns ♪

♪ We saw fiddles play

our guitars loud ♪

♪ We talk the talk

and walk the walk ♪

♪ To the honky tonk stomp ♪

♪ Yeah, pickups in

the parking lot ♪

♪ Rockin' like a jukebox ♪



♪ Jumpin' in the July air ♪

♪ Cooler in the tool box,

drinkin' every last drop ♪

♪ Won't let ya

take it in there ♪

♪ Whiskey high, two dudes

stumblin' out the back door ♪

♪ Bouncers help 'em

take it outside ♪

♪ Through the fussin'

and the cussin' ♪

♪ And the shovin'

and the pushin' ♪

♪ Well, it really

ain't much of a fight ♪

Well,

alrighty there, folks.

Our next roper up is

Colton Burtenshaw.

Now hold onto your

hearts ladies.

This young cowboy

looks like he's got

a promising future.

Now, if there's any

big time sponsors

in the audience, y'all

are gonna want to pay

close attention

to this young man.

Well, this is

lookin' fast, folks.

He's got his hooks in,

but can he reel her in?

Go, Colton, go.

♪ We talk the talk and walk ♪

♪ We do the honky tonk stomp ♪

Well, that'll do it

ladies and gentlemen.

It looks like he's gonna

hold on to first place.

Let's see if he can stay on

top next week in Potter Creek.

- Hello.

Hey, boss wants

you to stop into town

and pick up some toilet

paper for the camp.

Think you can handle it?

- Yeah, no problem.

♪ Yeah, when all your worries

get stuck in your trucks ♪

♪ Hey, oh, hey, oh ♪

♪ When you think well,

that's all she wrote, hey ♪

♪ Hey, oh, hey oh ♪

Not a fan of the rodeo?

- Yeah, that's not

my cup of Kool-Aid.

- My family and I are

examples of mindful living.

I've made myself perfectly

clear on this issue

to our esteemed mayor.

I don't see why we

have to have a rodeo

back in this town

after all these years.

Our community has long

stood for high values

and common decency

to all creatures.

Mr. Mayor.

You've not

represented the wishes

of the people of Potter Creek

by bringing this

display of animal abuse

to our town.

- Are you gonna let me speak

or is this the Robert show?

- I feel like you have spoken

by making this decision without

consulting any of

the council members.

- I talked to Carl and he

thought it was good idea.

- I'm calling for a complete

boycott of this event.

Spread the word to your friends

that people still run this town

even if our elected official

refuses to acknowledge that.

- Good job in there babe.

- Thank you sweetheart.

Eddie and Carl

are still gonna go.

- Hey, can I go to the

diner with Britney?

- Tracy, don't

you have something

to say to your dad?

- You killed in

there Mr. Councilman.

- Thank you.

- Can I please go

to the diner now?

- I could really use your help

setting up for the

farmer's market tomorrow.

- Luke can do it.

- Hey.

- I can use both of your help.

- We have enough volunteers

for two farmers' markets.

Go ahead.

- Thanks Mom.

- Yes.

- Let's do it.

- Okay, we're gonna

go to the diner

because their fries are so good.

Are you coming?

Hello, space to Tracy.

Oh, my God Trace.

Your dad is such a buzzkill.

- I know.

I cannot wait to get to college.

- Do you know my parents

want to drive me?

Like can you imagine

Ernie talking

to my dorm mates,

like oh my gosh,

I used to go here like

a hundred years ago.

- No.

- That's so embarrassing.

- Well, Dylan wants to drive me.

- Of course he does.

Because he wants to piss

all over your territory

so none of the college

boys hit on you.

- That is not why.

Oh, my God, that's totally why.

- Totally why.

Ugh, why don't you

break up with him?

- We're gonna be like

a thousand miles apart.

That's kind of like

a breakup, right.

- No, that's kinda lame.

- Shut up.

Look Trace.

It's the rodeo.

- Oh, yeah.

Where are you taking me?

Duh,

I want to see what

all the fuss is about.

Britney!

What?

What are we gonna do?

- You're gonna live a little.

Come on.

Come on, come on.

Aw, they're like 20

sweaters waitin' to happen.

- This is the big bad rodeo.

- Or maybe it's the petting zoo.

- Wait, what are you doing?

- I'm gonna catch

one of these broncos.

- Britney!

- Shh.

Get the shot.

Tracy get the

shot, get the shot.

Get the shot.

- Fine.

- Take the shot.

- Okay, I got it,

now get out.

- No, switch.

- No.

- Switch!

- No.

- You're such a scaredy cat.

Get in here.

- No.

- Are you scared they're gonna

smell your daddy, come on.

- Fine.

Gosh.

- Here, give me your phone.

Go!

- Ha!

Get it girl.

Get it cowgirl.

Get it girl.

- Hey, what the hell you

girls doing over here?

- Let's get out.

- Get outta here.

Y'all all right?

They bother you?

Anybody get their names?

Dylan's

outside you know.

- Yeah, I saw him.

I'm not here to hang

out with the bros.

- Are you guys fighting?

- When are they not fighting?

- Shut up.

- You girls gonna

order anything?

- Oh, hi, Jenna.

- Hey, Britney.

- Um, can I order fries please.

I'll get a

chocolate milkshake.

- Fries, milkshake, got it.

- And I'll have a cheeseburger.

- No way.

- Are you serious?

- Okay, vegetarian

girl gone wild.

- What, I can order a

cheeseburger if I want to.

- So a burger?

- Yes.

- Okay, darlin'.

- Your mom thought

Luke would have

more fun with you ladies.

- Sure thing, Mr. Peterson.

- Okay, well then I'll just

leave him here with you then.

Uh.

For, uh.

- Thanks Dad.

- Will you save my spot,

I gotta use the restroom.

- Yeah.

- Well, you better

enjoy that burger.

It's gonna be

your last meal.

- Ah, dang it.

- Man, are you kiddin' me?

Hey!

Watch it pal, it's

a brand-new truck.

- Aw, I'm sorry,

is this your car?

- It's a truck pal.

And yeah, it's mine.

- Well, I think it looks okay.

- I don't think you

can tell in this light.

- Uh, wanna take

a look yourself.

- Just said you can't tell here.

What's your problem, man?

- Ooh, I don't

have a problem.

You know what?

I'll be in Potter Creek

all week with the rodeo.

If you see any

damage of any kind,

you can bring it by there

and I'll take care of it.

- So I'm supposed

to just trust you?

- I don't know. Do you

have any other ideas?

- I'll find you.

- Won't be hidin'.

Howdy y'all.

- That's him.

He's cute.

- I know.

- Scooch.

- Luke, please stop.

- Oh, come on,

just scoot over.

- No, find somewhere

else to sit.

- Man.

Too much.

- I'm not mean.

Sorry,

Luke, I need the booth

for a group of six.

- Oh, man.

- Hey, buddy?

You need a seat?

- Nah, I'm fine.

- No, hold on.

Um...

Hey, guys, are you saving

that seat for anyone?

Kid needs a place to sit.

- Sure whatever.

- Thank you.

Here's the thing, he's with me

so if you guys could

just slide down,

that'd be great, thank you.

- Let's get outta here.

Dumb hick.

- Now we have three seats.

Come on.

- Thanks.

- No problem.

- Thought that guy

was gonna punch you.

- Aw, he just needed a

little love, that's all.

Hey, isn't that your

sister over there?

- Yeah. They won't

let me sit with them.

- Sounds like a big sister.

Are you hungry?

- Yeah.

- What are you gettin'?

- I'm thinking about beef

sliders or some fries.

- Okay.

Here you go darlin'.

- Dig in.

- Luke.

My brother and I have to go.

- Wait, we just got our food.

- Yeah, Luke's a vegetarian.

- Could've fooled me.

- You should not have

bought him all that.

- I'm sorry, I didn't know.

- Yeah, there's a lot

you don't know cowboy.

This town doesn't

want your rodeo here.

- Yeah, I heard.

I was at the meeting.

- Yeah, that loud

old guy was my dad.

- Wait, so he's like

the spiritual leader

of the city or what?

- Yeah, he likes to think so.

Look, I'm sorry, but we

really have to go, come on.

- Thanks Colton.

Luke!

- Sorry.

Seriously?

That's great.

- Wouldn't want

you to get anything

on your pants or shirt.

- Well, I appreciate that, sir.

- Hey, hey, hey!

Why the hell are you

just getting back?

- Oh, hey, Shawn.

I just got a little

turned around

coming back from town.

I'm sorry.

- You understand that this job

isn't like a job on a

cruise ship, don't you, son?

Where you pull into a

different port every night.

- It won't happen again, sir.

- See that it doesn't.

Well, don't just stand there--

put your toilet paper away

and come help me

in the damn barn.

- You got it sir.

Don't worry about him.

He's throwing his weight

around to feel important.

- Yeah, well, he's

more important than me.

- Well, yeah, by a lot.

He just told me one

of the riders got hurt

in PBR Premier Series.

- Wait.

- Hold on, show respect.

- Vince, that's insane,

are you kidding me.

- Mm-hmm.

- They called you up?

- Oh, no, not yet, I

just need a clean ride

this weekend, I have

the points to qualify.

- That's amazing.

- Mm-hmm.

I talked to my wrangler

rep about you again.

Thinking about sponsoring you.

Be here this weekend.

- Uh, this weekend?

- Mm-hmm.

- The town hates the rodeo.

- A few people aren't

gonna stop a PPR event.

- No, it's not

just a few people.

It's a whole town of people.

Everyone wants to boycott it.

- Ah, it'll be fine.

So, it'll stir the pot

in this town, you know.

We got plenty of folks

to fill our seats.

- But Vince, you know--

- Hey, look, I've seen

this deal before man.

We all have.

Just focus on your rides.

Be a wrangler man in no time.

- Why are you just getting back?

- Hank, you scared me.

- Everything okay, dude?

- Yeah, I guess so.

- Yeah, so why'd it

take you four hours

to go get toilet paper?

- Some local idiot let the hours

out of one of my tires.

- Was he bigger than you?

- Not really.

- So he's dead now?

- No, Hank, I didn't

see him do it.

- Aw.

Come on man.

You're terrible at making

friends, you know that.

- Hey, would you help me

with some of this stuff?

- I will.

I will help you carry

one roll of toilet paper.

- Hank.

- I'll go install

it immediately, too.

Poop is weakness

leaving the body.

- You kiddin' me?

Nope!

- Did you guys have fun?

- Yeah, I met a cowboy today.

- You did?

- Yeah, he was sittin'

by himself at the diner,

so I kept him company.

- Oh, that's nice of you.

Go get ready for bed.

A cowboy?

- Yeah.

It was just some

guy from the rodeo.

- You know, you

two aren't making

this week any easier.

- I'm sorry.

- Your dad's waiting

for you in his office.

- Well, that sounds fun.

- Mm-hmm.

You know you can catch

more flies with honey.

- I know, I know.

- Go.

- That was illuminating.

- Dad, I'm sorry.

- Apologize to the

cow you had killed

for your dinner.

- Dad, I just wanted

a burger this one day,

this one time.

- This family stands

for something.

Doesn't the mean

anything to you?

- Yeah, it mostly does.

But, why does it

have to be so rigid?

- You're either

part of the solution

or you're part of the problem.

- Can I go now?

- You can go.

♪ Setting me up on top ♪

♪ Don't try to put me down ♪

♪ Holdin' on for dear life ♪

♪ Eight seconds at a time ♪

♪ Some folks say I'm crazy ♪

♪ But it's the

only life I know ♪

♪ Just a cowboy

ridin' in a rodeo ♪

♪ Drive from town to town ♪

♪ To try to take the prize ♪

♪ Keep my name up on the board ♪

♪ Catch the latest eyes ♪

♪ The rope is my salvation ♪

♪ For how long I don't know ♪

♪ I'm just a cowboy

ridin' a rodeo ♪

♪ I'm a cowboy ♪

♪ Ridin' a rodeo ♪

- Hey, Colton.

Hey.

- Hey, what'd the mama buffalo

say to the baby buffalo

as he went off to school?

- I don't know, what?

- Bison.

- That's bad man.

- I made that up.

- Yeah, I believe that.

- Copyright Hank.

- Hey, will you cover me?

- Where you goin'?

- I wanna go into town.

- You're looking to get fired?

- No, I finished all my work.

Just cover for me

through lunch, cool?

- No, you're gonna get fired.

- Thanks.

- You're gonna get fired.

- Stop, stop.

♪ Hey, good mornin'

good looking ♪

♪ The sun is high and

my brain is cookin' ♪

♪ Oh, it's been

a long hard day ♪

♪ But I have to say ♪

- Thank you.

- Here you go.

All right, I'm gonna

make the rounds.

Okay.

You two work together.

- Okay.

- Okay?

- Hi.

- Hi.

- I think we got off on

the wrong foot yesterday.

I'm Colton.

- Hi, Colton, I'm Tracy.

- It's nice to meet you.

So what, what's good here.

- Well, if you haven't

tried a tofu dog,

then you really haven't lived.

- Okay, I always wanted

to try new things I guess.

- I see you've

met my girlfriend.

- Didn't see that comin'.

- So, you two know each other?

- Yeah, yeah, we had a nice

conversation yesterday.

Left me feeling a

little deflated, though.

- Aw. That's a real

shame Mr. Cowboy.

Maybe you just don't

belong around here.

- Dylan.

- Yeah, I been

gettin' that a lot.

- Come on babe, gotta

get some tomatoes

for my mom.

- Okay.

Bye Colton.

- Yeah, bye Colton.

- He's a tool.

- Yeah, I kinda

picked up on that.

- You must be the cowboy

everyone's talking about.

I'm Robert.

- Colton, sir.

I heard you speakin' at

the town hall yesterday.

- I thought that was

you that walked in.

You learn anything?

- I learned that you and I

think very differently, sir.

- We all do.

We're a progressive community

with forward thinking ideas

about the world we live in.

Rodeo's from a day

long since passed.

- I don't know, I

think there's still

plenty of cowboys

in America, sir.

- Maybe your rodeo draws a crowd

in some parts of the country,

but so do dog fights.

We stand on the right side

of history with this one.

Luke, go find your mother

and tell her we're heading home.

- But Dad...

- Don't call me "but Dad,"

go find your mom, come on.

Maybe I can't force

you out of our town,

but I suggest while you're here,

you stay on your

side of the tracks

and away from my family.

- Shouldn't you be driving

a Prius or something.

- Oh, I like havin' a little

muscle between my legs.

- It's loud.

Is it fast, too?

- Fastest ride in town.

- You wanna put

that to the test?

- You challenin' me to a race?

- I guess I am.

- Well, you really are

dumber than you look

and that's sayin' somethin'.

- 3 o'clock then out

at the fairground.

- Oh, I'll be there.

- Hank.

We all good?

- You got lucky Buddy.

Shawn went into town

to sign some permits.

He didn't even

know you were gone.

- Hey, I need your

help with somethin'.

- Why you always givin'

me stuff to carry?

- No, that's just

some stuff I picked up

at the farmer's market.

- You risk gettin' fired

over some local fruit?

- Do you remember that guy

that was messin' with my tire?

- Is this organic.

Hank!

What?

- Tire guy.

- Oh, yeah, tire

guy, I remember.

- I think he thinks I'm

after his girlfriend.

- Shut up.

You met a girl?

- No. Maybe.

- Colton Burtenshaw,

Mr. Hardworking Cowboy,

falls in love

with a townie.

You know I bet she

shaves her pits.

I knew you had some real

blood flowing in your veins

and not just cow poo.

- What is wrong with you?

- You know if I was

him, I'd just slash

all your tires.

- Hank, we got bigger

problems with now.

- Bigger than a boyfriend

lookin' to kill you

and your vehicle?

- Bigger in scope, yeah.

- I do not know what

that word means.

- Come on, I'll show you.

And it may or may not

have to do with a race

and Trigger and a big ol' truck.

- Sounds stupid.

No, it's

not, trust me, come on.

- Hey Trace.

- Are you serious Dyl?

- What?

- So what, you're

gonna go all macho

on this cowboy with

your big bad truck?

- Why are you mad at me?

He's the one that wanted

to race in the first place.

- Really?

So, you had nothing

to do with it.

Colton just walked

up and challenged you

to some stupid race?

- You worried about me, Trace,

or you worried

somethin' might happen

to your new friend?

- Friend?

I don't even know him.

- Mm-hmm.

- Dylan, you don't

even care what I think.

- You don't care what I think.

- Okay, well great,

don't kill yourself.

Yeah, I'll try not to.

- Barrel racin'?

This is how you're gonna

impress the town folk?

- It's not exactly

barrel racing.

- No, it's a lot dumber.

Look man, I don't

like that Trigger's

caught up in all this.

- Trigger's gonna

have fun today,

don't worry about that.

- If anything happens to him,

I will kill you before

any boyfriends can.

- I hear you.

- And then Shawn's

gonna kill you again

and he's gonna light

your body on fire.

- Anybody ever tell

you you worry too much?

- No, they don't.

'Cause then I'm gonna go

get some marshmallows, and I'm

gonna stick 'em on a stick

and I'm gonna light

those marshmallows

on your body flames.

- Okay.

- Hey, you know,

why don't we--

Speakin' of flames,

why don't we just

get flamin' hoops

and you just--

- Get back to work.

- All right.

- Yo, Dyl.

Dude, there's like dirt

all over my mom's Prius.

She's gonna like kill me.

- Dude, shut up.

- All right.

- You made it.

- 3 o'clock as promised.

- Very good.

Well, I laid out a course here.

We start at the poles.

Make sure you go all the

way around the barrels.

A couple surprises

on the back end

and then we're gonna

shoot down here

through the finish line.

But it's nothin'

you can't handle.

- All right.

I'll play your

little cowboy games.

Let's see what you got.

What do you think you can drive

that's gonna beat my ride?

- Oh, you're lookin' at him.

Trigger, I'd like

you to meet Dylan.

Dylan, this is Trigger.

- What is this?

- This is your competition.

One horse power,

that's all I need.

- Really, you're gonna

race me on a horse.

- You're gonna

race us in a truck?

- Aw, let's get

this thing started.

- Let's do it.

- Hey! Come on!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, what do

you think you're doin'?

- Winnin' pal.

- Yah!

Come on.

Come on!

- I understand you put on quite

the little show today.

- I got all my work done.

- Well.

You got all your work done.

Well, son of a gun.

Seems to me everybody

around here got all

of their work done today.

But it also seems to me

that there's only one

person's name around

here I keep hearing about

and that name

happens to be yours.

- Shawn, I was standin'

up for the rodeo.

At least the town's

talking about us now.

- You wanna answer to the PPR?

Because some kid in

some town broke his neck

while racing a

cowboy in his truck?

I've had it.

I've had it up to my

eyeballs with this town,

I've had it up to my

eyeballs with you,

with this whole let's

boycott the rodeo nonsense.

Here's a newsflash

for you, Colton.

I'm not gonna let you

ride this weekend.

- But Shawn, I got

a sponsor comin'.

Trace,

you should go see him.

- Okay, so what, what do

I do, just walk in there

and ask someone for the guy

who raced against a truck?

- That sounds like a plan to me.

- What about Dylan?

- What about him?

Look, in my mind, he

lost you in battle.

- Stop.

- Look at the facts

Miss Lawyer Girl.

Dylan bad.

Cowboy good.

- You know this weekend's

big for both of us, right?

- I know, I just,

I got into a beef

with this guy from town.

- A guy from town.

Colton, man, you

gotta start thinkin'

about the big picture.

- I'm sorry.

- Don't be, it's over.

Look, when you turn 30,

you'll stop doin' dumb shit.

Until then, you

gotta shut this down.

- You got it.

- Okay.

- Wow.

Cowboy and a carpenter.

- What are you doin' here?

- Oh, I just thought

that I would come by

and congratulate you

on your big win today.

- Well, uh, you

caught me celebrating.

- Looks fun.

- Yeah, I basically

got my ass handed to me

about the race.

- Yeah, I'm sorry, but

that was kind of stupid.

- I know, I know.

But it's bigger than

just racing a horse

through some dirt, you know.

Like, it's about a man

and an animal working

together for a common goal.

- That sounds important.

- It is.

It is to me anyway.

- I get that.

- Well, hey, I, uh,

think I can punch out.

- With who?

- Rodeo god.

What, it's a thing.

- Yeah.

- You want me to

show you around?

- I do.

I don't need a hammer, do I?

- Oh, no, just an escort.

- Lead the way.

- Ooh.

- Watch out.

- It's like a minefield in here.

- Nah, I'll get you through.

Can't have a rodeo

without these guys.

- Baby calves?

- They're roping steers, but.

- They're really cute.

- I guess so.

- Don't you feel

bad, roping them up

and riding them and stuff?

- You know cowboys don't

actually ride cows, right?

- Come on, I'm serious.

- We only rope 'em

when we have to.

Other than that,

we treat them like

the little princesses

that they are.

Come on.

I want you to meet somebody.

Here's the fierce stallion.

- Wait a minute, his

name's Trigger for real?

- Yeah, it's classic.

- So what's that

make you, John Wayne?

- Uh, Roy Rogers actually.

- Oh, like the restaurant.

- Oh, my gosh, you're

kiddin' me, right?

- Yes.

- Better be.

So what's your story?

You being groomed to take

over the family business?

- Hardly.

I'm off to UC Santa

Cruz next month.

- That sounds cool.

- Yeah, it is.

They have this

joint program where

I can get my bachelor's

degree and my law degree

in six years.

- Are you gonna be a lawyer?

- That's the plan.

- Wow.

You know I could never do that.

Sittin' in a court

room givin' speeches

and askin' questions

and all that.

- Oh, I bet you'd

be better at it

than you think.

- Maybe.

If I was sittin' on

a horse or somethin'.

- No, you just have

to be passionate

about what you're saying.

- Still sounds scary.

- What about you?

Mm, you gonna be a

cowboy your whole life?

- It's all I've known.

I grew up on a ranch up north.

- Family business?

- Four generations

on my dad's side.

- You being groomed to take

over the family business?

- Nah.

We had to get rid of

the ranch a while back,

but I hope to have one

of my own someday.

Till then I'm just

a travelin' cowboy.

- Do you sing?

- What?

No, why?

- I thought all

traveling cowboys sang

and play guitar

under the moonlight.

- You got so much to learn.

Think you're comin' to

the rodeo this weekend?

- Well, now I really want to.

- Well, I'd love it

if you could come.

- I'll see what I can do.

- You gonna get home safe?

- I can drive these roads

with my eyes closed.

- I don't know,

maybe don't do that.

- I won't. I promise.

- You wanna know somethin'?

I would really, really

like to kiss you right now.

- I have a boyfriend.

- Yes, ma'am, I'm aware of that.

I shouldn't have said anything.

- No, it's okay.

- Goodnight, Miss Tracy.

- It has been an

absolute pleasure.

- Goodnight cowboy Colton.

And the pleasure was all mine.

- You know he's a lucky guy.

- You're late.

- Yeah, I'm sorry, I

totally lost track of time.

- Where were you?

- I was just out at

the diner with Britney.

- It closes at 11.

- Well, we went to

her house afterwards.

- You have a curfew of 12:30.

I don't want to have to

start to check up on you.

- Well, you don't, Dad.

I'm practically in college.

- Does this look

like college to you,

'cause this looks like my home.

It's my home, it's my

rules and in my home

you have a curfew.

- Okay. Fine.

- I heard about what happened

at the fairgrounds today.

Were you there?

- Yeah.

A bunch of us went out there.

- It doesn't help me to

convince the townspeople

that the rodeo's a bad idea

if my own daughter

won't stay away.

- Well, it wasn't the rodeo Dad.

It was a race that Dylan was in.

I had to go.

- Your behavior

reflects upon me.

I don't wanna hear about

you going out there again.

- Okay, fine, Dad, whatever.

I'm going to bed.

- Goodnight.

Colton, get a move on.

These animals ain't gonna

take care of themselves.

I see you peekin'.

Don't you dare go

back to sleep Colton.

Colton!

- Shoot.

- Come on man.

Rise and shine sleepin' beauty.

♪ Oh, yeah, I knew

it from the start ♪

♪ I was all the way yours ♪

♪ I could feel it in my heart ♪

Hey, go long.

♪ From my head

down to my toes, yeah ♪

♪ Next thing you

know it was so dark ♪

♪ But your seat was down low ♪

- I can't.

- Oh, my God Trace.

- What?

- The cowboy's here.

- He's not my cowboy.

- Okay, I think you

should go talk to him.

- You know I can't do that.

- Your dad's not gonna find out.

- I just promised him I'd

stay away from the rodeo,

so that means Colton, too.

- Okay. Well...

Careful you don't

get that halo wet.

Colton.

- Hey, Luke, how you doin'?

- That was so awesome yesterday.

You made Dyl look

like such a loser.

- Ah.

Hey, why aren't you

out there swimmin'

with everybody else?

- I can't swim.

- Well, hey, you

wanna meet the winner

from yesterday's big race?

- Aren't I talking

to him right now?

- Yeah, I won, but I

didn't do it alone.

Check it out.

Luke, this is Trigger.

You wanna pet him?

- No, I'm okay.

- Come on, it'll be fine,

just right here on the neck.

Ain't it cool, I

think he likes you.

- Whoa.

- Special session

at City Council.

We'd love to see you there.

Special session, oh.

- Hey, Robert.

Is this about the rodeo?

- Yes.

We gotta get our voices heard.

Power to the people, Ed.

Mayor can't make decisions

we don't agree with.

- I hear ya.

- It's gonna happen at lunch,

so if you slip out, it

won't take too long.

- I'll swing by the house,

pick up Jody and I'll,

I'll see you there.

- Countin' on you Ed.

Special session at City Council.

Special session at City Council.

Hey, Paul, how you doin'?

- Oh, thank you.

- Whoa.

Good boy.

- Colton.

- Hey. What are you

doin' here?

- Can you teach me

how to be a cowboy?

- You wanna be a cowboy?

Oh, yeah.

- You just met your first horse

like 10 minutes ago.

- Well, what else is there?

- All right.

Why the sudden interest

in wantin' to be a cowboy?

- Well.

Girls like cowboys.

- What makes you say that?

- My sister likes you.

- All right. Well, let me

show you the ropes.

And like really,

there are ropes.

Just set the bucket

right over there.

There you go.

And stay back.

Now the idea is to stay away

from the business end,

so come on over here.

Here you go boy.

Use a little brush.

And just nice and

easy go with the flow

of their hair.

You got it, you can go a

little harder than that.

Good.

You gotta do this every day.

Ooh.

- Whoa.

- It's only poop.

Gotta get used to it if

you wanna be a cowboy.

You ever pet a sheep before?

Check it out.

Let's give him a little nibble.

That's it.

That's it.

How cool is that?

Good job. You wanna

give him a little more?

Here's a little more.

All right, put your foot in.

Now swing your leg up.

No, no, no, swing

it over the back.

Hand on the horn

lookin' forward.

There you go, that's it.

Good boy.

You got it?

Good work.

How's it feel?

- Good.

- Now you're a cowboy.

Hit some.

- It's getting late.

Where's Luke?

Have you guys seen Luke?

Nope, sorry.

- My dad's gonna kill me

if we're not back for dinner.

- Well, his bike is gone.

Maybe he just left.

- And I think I know where.

- Okay, man remember

chin down, chest out,

lift on that rope

and keep pulsin'.

Ready?

Lift.

Bear down.

Bear down!

- How's he stay on?

- He's been doin'

it a long time.

You know he's one of the

best bull riders in the PBR?

We're lucky to have him.

He just needs a few more points

to get back to the big show.

- Get back?

- Yeah, he took a rough

spill about a year back.

He doesn't always stay on.

- I knew I'd find you here.

- Colton's teaching

me how to be a cowboy.

- Luke, Dad would be

so pissed if he knew

you were here.

- Why?

- Yeah, we're not

doin' anything wrong.

- We're not supposed to be here.

At all.

- I should probably go.

Thanks for helpin' me today.

- I'm sorry.

- Bear down.

Come on Vince!

- I passed out over

300 flyers today.

We're gonna have a good showing

at the meeting tomorrow.

- That's great.

- Thank you.

Tracy, Luke, don't make

any plans tomorrow.

I'm gonna need

your support, okay?

- Sure Dad.

Hey, did you guys

go to Potter's Creek today.

It was so hot.

- Yeah, it was great.

- You go in the water?

- Not exactly.

No, he'd rather buzz around

on the stupid bike than

ever go in the water.

- I just don't like getting in

with all the people.

- Tracy.

Don't tease him.

- He's such a wimp.

- Colton doesn't think so.

- Wait, the rodeo guy?

He was there?

- He just came down to

the river that's all.

- You know him, too.

- Dad, he's so awesome.

He showed me around the rodeo.

I met his horse.

- Today?

Yeah.

- You were supposed

to be watching him.

- I was.

- By lettin' him hang

out with a cowboy.

- Well, he obviously

took care of him.

- You don't even know this guy.

- Yes, I do.

Dad, maybe you don't know

anything about rodeos.

- Wait, wait, have you been

hanging out with this guy?

You like this guy?

You think he even

cares about you?

I mean a small town girl

on one of his stopovers

around the country.

- Robert.

- Thanks, Dad.

Thanks for thinking of me

as just some small town girl.

- I love you babe,

but sometimes you

take it too far.

- Hey.

- Hey.

What are you doin'?

- Well, my truck took a

bit of a beating yesterday.

- Yeah, well, that was

a pretty wild race.

- Yeah.

Cowboy did all right.

- Everybody was asking

about you at the river.

- Cool.

- Dylan, we need

to talk about us.

- Yeah, what's there to say?

- I love you Dyl.

I have since I was five.

And what we've had

together has been good.

When it's good.

- What are you saying?

- I'm saying we've

grown apart this summer.

Way, way apart.

And I think we can

both agree on that

and this is not anybody's fault.

I think it's just

something that happens.

I mean, we're both going

to different colleges

in a few weeks.

And if we fight like

we do in the same town,

how are we gonna make a long

distance relationship work.

- So is that your closing

argument counselor?

- I'm sorry Dyl.

- Me, too.

- I'll see you around?

- Yeah.

Hey.

You're gonna make

a hell of a lawyer.

- Thanks.

- Probably a

divorce lawyer, but.

- I'm goin' to bed.

- Our little girl's gone.

- Our little girl

was gone the day

she started middle school.

- Only this is different.

- Honey, this is nothing.

A rodeo, cowboy, I mean,

it's right on schedule.

- I just, I don't

want her to get hurt.

- Well, I can't promise

you that she won't.

It comes with the territory.

- I don't know if

I can handle that.

- Well, I think

you're gonna have to,

'cause you either get on board

or you get left behind.

- I wish it was that easy.

- That's what you have me for.

'Cause I challenge you.

And I raise your game.

And I'm not goin' anywhere.

I seem to remember another

very sexy rebellious teenager.

- That doesn't really help.

- Don't stay up too late.

- Gosh, man.

I'm beat.

- No one told you to

stay up till 1 a.m.

- How'd you know I did that?

- Look around you, man.

You think we got anything else

to talk about around here?

Our last conversation was

about dirt, true story.

Colton.

- Tracy, what are

you doing here?

- Can we talk?

- Yeah.

- Looks like another long night.

- Shut up.

I just

thought you should know.

- So your dad's behind all this?

- Yeah.

He's on a mission.

- Man, he must be

beside himself.

- Oh, no, if it

wasn't the rodeo,

it would be something else.

- No, I'm talking about

you leavin' for college.

- No.

I think he's happy

just to get rid of me.

- You're his little girl.

- Were your parents

mad when you up

and joined the rodeo?

- They had bigger problems.

- What does that mean?

- I had a little brother.

His name was Tommy.

He would've been about

Luke's age by now.

- What happened?

- My dad and I were

bringing in the cattle.

Tommy wasn't even

supposed to be there.

He was always so eager.

And I don't know.

The cattle got spooked and

he slipped through the fence.

I couldn't get to him.

He didn't make it.

- Your poor parents.

- Yeah, my mom blamed my dad.

She never let him live it down.

And I guess one day

my dad had enough

and he just up and left.

He didn't say

goodbye or anything.

He just disappeared.

- I'm so sorry Colton.

- It's just I, I look at

your life and I miss that.

I wish my family still

looked like that.

- I get that.

- And I know family is hard.

I remember fightin'

with my folks.

But, we lost that fight.

Your folks are

still in your life.

- Yeah.

- And now you're leavin' them.

Leavin's hard, it's

always gonna be hard.

- Yeah.

- Hey.

But there's a good way to do it

and there's a bad way to do it.

And the bad way

hurts a lot worse.

- You wanna know something?

- What's that?

- I really wanna

kiss you right ow.

- You wanna know somethin'.

You have a boyfriend.

- Not anymore.

- Just a second.

What?

- Sorry to

bother you, sir,

but I found this flyer.

- You found the flyer?

- Yeah, look, they're

tryin' to shut us down.

- I know what they're

tryin' to do Colton.

I've seen the flyer, okay?

- Well, what are we

gonna do about it?

- Well, I'll tell

you what we're gonna

do about it.

You're gonna go out

there and you're gonna

do your job or you're

going to lose it.

- I am doing my job.

Hey, that is my problem, okay?

I'll handle it.

Now throw that

thing in the trash.

- Yes, sir.

- We have to get

everybody on board.

Otherwise we can't

legally stop it.

- I am glad you

called me Robert.

This is exactly

the kind of fight

the ARA needs to be

having right now.

- Have you guys

stopped other rodeos?

- Rodeos are one of

the top enemies for us.

It is a true violation

of animal rights.

- Well, this town is all about

supporting the animal rights.

- I think we're gonna do

some good work here today.

- Colton.

Did you hear?

They're gonna shut us down.

- Yeah, I heard.

- What do you mean you heard?

You need to get to that meetin'.

- I'd make things worse.

- What are you talkin' about?

You're like the only person

around here that even

cares about this thing.

- Shawn and Vince care,

and they blame me

for the whole mess.

- What, that it's

your fault the whole town

doesn't like the rodeo?

- No, that I made it worse.

- Shut up, they're just

lookin' for someone to blame.

Go to the meeting.

- You know Shawn's

gonna be there.

And he threatened to

tell the wrangler rep

that I caused the whole problem.

- They're just blowin' smoke.

- He'd fire me on the

spot and you know it.

- You're missing the

bigger picture here Colt.

Those are businessmen.

They care about money.

You care about us.

You care about this rodeo.

For real man, this

is actually somethin'

that you're passionate about.

- Well, what if I.

- You know I'm right.

- Yeah.

Yeah, you are.

- I know, I usually am man.

- All right, cover for me.

- Yeah.

- So I'm suggesting to

you ladies and gentlemen,

the decision to shut us down

solely based on your

personal beliefs

is nothing short

of irresponsible.

Thank you.

- I appreciate

your concern, sir.

But your rodeo is

within our city limits

and we have the final say on

whether or not it happens.

If all five council

members vote nay,

we will overturn

the mayor's decision

and there will be no rodeo.

And there's nothing

you can do about it

legally or otherwise.

Now to enlighten

you all on the evil

of the rodeo, I've

invited ARA representative

Gary Smoot to say a few words.

- Thank you all for

inviting me to take part

in your honorable

cause to put a halt

to the barbaric

practice of rodeo events

in your city.

I would like to show you

some of the horrors

that are taking place

in the name of entertainment.

Rodeo performers

entertain the audience

by provoking animals

into unnatural behavior

to make them look

more impressive.

They jolt the animals

with electricity

to make them more aggressive

than they really are.

They wrap bucking straps around

the abdomen and

groin of the animals

and burn their skin to

make them buck wildly.

Riders yank calves into the air

and slam them on the ground

while they cry out

and defecate in fear.

Rodeos are constant

trauma for the animals

forced to participate.

They suffer horrible injuries.

- Wait.

None of that's true.

The ARA

stands by these facts.

Thank you Gary.

I think you've

proved your point.

- I'm sorry, son, we've

already heard from your side.

We're gonna vote.

Please sit down.

- Mr. Councilman,

if I may be heard.

I don't mean any disrespect,

but this young man

has a right to tell

the people of your

city what he believes.

And out of respect to

everybody who's here today,

let's hear what

the kid has to say.

- Yeah, man.

- Okay, okay.

Hey, everyone, settle

down, settle down.

Colton, is it?

- Yes, sir.

- You have the floor.

- Thank you, sir.

This gentleman, Gary,

has shown you all some

very serious animal abuse.

And having seen

that, I would vote

right along side

y'all to shut down

whoever was doin' this

to our animal friends.

But it's not true.

That is not what

we do in our rodeo.

I was raised on a ranch.

I lived side by side

with these animals

my entire life.

They are my family.

They're our lifeblood.

We do not hurt them for show.

We don't zap them with

those electric shock sticks.

No, every bronco rider I know,

he sits in that pen and he tries

to calm that creature down.

'Cause it's his life

on the line out there.

And those straps that

irritate the underbelly

of the animal?

No, that's not how

the rodeo works.

Those straps are

lined with fleece.

All right, I want

everyone to picture

the softest sweater

that you own.

That's what's pressed

up against their skin.

These animals are

trained athletes.

Their job is to

kick that strap off.

That's why they buck.

They know what their job is.

And they are treated very well

to be a part of the rodeo.

You can ask any stock

contractor around.

The animals are

way more important

than any of us cowboys.

- Yahoo!

- Ain't that the truth.

- They are well fed and

attended to at all times.

If there is a medical issue,

it is handled quickly

and efficiently.

The rodeo is a celebration.

It's a celebration of skills

that we have to use

every single day.

These events were

born out of ranches

wanting to compete

with other ranches

to see who had the

toughest cowboys

and the most talented workers.

We rope calves

because we have to

day in and day out.

Look, if a calf gets

sick, do you think

he just lies down and lets

the doctor work on him?

No. No, we have to

rope them and tie them

and that's how

our job gets done.

And don't get me wrong,

the rodeo has changed

over the years.

It's evolved, just

as America has.

It's not some throwback to

"Little House on

the Prairie Days."

No, this is our

real life every day.

So, come celebrate with us.

Come be a part of

what made America

the country that it is today.

And yes, I understand

it is entertainment,

but it's born out of our lives.

It's my life.

I'm a cowboy.

And I'm damn proud of it.

And I really hope

to see y'all there.

- All right now.

- Thank you Colton for

your impassioned words.

You paint a very honorable

picture of the rodeo

and what it stands for.

I hear what you say and yet

what does the rodeo

mean to the people

outside of your experience?

What do they get?

Could something

like this happen?

This is what a rodeo

looks like to people.

You can talk all you want

about your cowboy skills

and your cowboy way of life.

But when we hear the word rodeo,

we picture animals

being mistreated

by people with no concern

for their well-being.

- Sir, would you

please reconsider.

- Cowboy!

You said your

piece, now sit down.

- Time for the council to vote.

Carl.

With my vote, that

makes it unanimous.

There will be no

rodeo in Potter Creek.

Thank you everybody.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- For those of you who

were not in town today,

who actually stayed

here, did your jobs,

first of all I want to say

how much I appreciate that.

Second of all, I

want to tell you

that the rumors are indeed true.

Tomorrow's show

has been canceled.

- What?

- Come on.

- Yeah.

And for those of you

who were in town today

at the meeting, I have

half a mind to fire you

on the spot, but I'm

not gonna do that

because you all have a whole

helluva lot of work to do.

Weather man tells

me there is one

hell of the storm

coming our way,

so batten down the hatches.

Colton.

I appreciate the

hell out of what

you tried to do up there today.

That is a cowboy.

- Right here.

Vicious attack dog.

Ooh, you like that,

you're a Chopley,

yeah, you think

you can beat me? Yeah.

- Careful, Dad, looks

like animal abuse to me.

You had no right to

use that picture today.

- I didn't take that

picture, Tracy, you did.

- That was before I knew

about Colton or the rodeo.

- Not every person in this town

is gonna get to become

friends with a cowboy.

That picture you took represents

a disrespect for animals that

the rodeo brings with it.

- So you just embarrassed

me in front of everybody.

- I did what I had to do.

At my expense.

- You left me no choice.

- Oh, Dad, no, you

did have a choice.

You chose your

stupid cause over me!

- Tracy.

- No, save it, I

don't wanna hear it.

I have someone who deserves

an apology from me.

- You are not to go

to those fairgrounds.

- You left me no choice.

Round up.

Come on, get 'em over there.

Come on, get to the

back and hold 'em.

Ooh, come on here.

- Colton!

Colton!

Hey.

Have you seen Colton?

- Mm-mm.

I'll put the

rest of the saddles.

- Colton.

- Not a good time.

- Colton, I'm sorry.

- I'm busy, dammit.

- Are you okay?

- I'm not okay.

Are you kiddin' me.

Man, I thought I

could handle anything

they threw at me today.

But you settin' me up,

that was a low blow.

You know nice work, lady lawyer.

I never saw it comin'.

- You have to understand,

that picture was

before I met you.

- You made me look

like an idiot.

- But I didn't give it to him.

I don't know, he must

have found it somehow.

I never even knew he had it.

- Colton, come on.

Help me secure the animals.

The storm's comin' in.

Up, up, bring

'em up, come on now.

Make sure

those are tied off.

- Yeah, he's out of the pen.

- Get around him.

You got it.

Come on. Come on now.

Come on now, let's move.

Hank, that gate's open.

- I'll go get him.

- No, kid, wait.

Colton, the kid.

- Dammit!

Hyah!

Luke!

Colton, hurry.

- Luke.

- Colton's after him.

Luke!

- Hey, come back!

Come back!

Wait! Aah!

- Luke, where are you?

Someone help!

Luke!

- Help, help!

Help!

- I'm comin' for you buddy.

Just hang on, I got you.

- Help!

- Luke!

- Luke!

- Grab the rope Luke.

- Oh, my God.

- Luke!

- Luke!

- Are you okay?

- Hey, hey, hey, are you hurt?

You okay?

- I'm okay.

- Luke!

- Dad.

- Are you okay?

- I'm so sorry, Dad.

- Are you okay?

Look at me.

- Tracy.

- Oh, Colton.

- Don't you ever do

that to me again.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

- I don't know what we

would have done without you.

- I think he's

gonna be just fine.

It's what we do here.

- Hey, sweetheart.

Can you give Colton

and I a minute?

- Be nice.

- You saved my boy.

- Trigger and I did, sir.

- I guess that's some real

cowboy skills in action.

- That's what I was trying

to say at the meeting, sir.

It's what we do.

- How about you show

me around this place.

I promise to keep an open

mind about your rodeo.

- Be my pleasure.

You know, it would

only take one person

to change their vote.

- Is that right.

Yes, I know what I said Carl.

But I witnessed what they do

with my own eyes.

I was wrong about them.

- Well?

What do you think?

- I think you're

an amazing woman.

- Thanks, Daddy.

- I learned something today.

I learned that you're old enough

to teach me a few new

things about the world.

- Now, where do you think

I learned that from?

- Probably your mother.

- Probably.

Where did you get it?

- I know a few cowboys

down at the rodeo.

What do you think?

- I couldn't think

of a better way

to complete this outfit.

- That's my girl.

- Always and forever.

Next

up is the current

first place rider

in the ropin' event.

Colton Burtenshaw.

Rider, you ready?

And he's out.

And that's a solid throw.

Look at that, it's gonna

be done absolutely perfect.

- Whoa, he is good.

- Yeah, I knew he would be.

Colton

Burtenshaw takes first place.

Well, it's been an

exciting day folks.

Ladies and gentlemen, it's

time for the main event.

Now the PBR is here tonight

and with a clean ride, our

very own Vince Lockwood

has a shot to get into

the PBR Premier Steering.

- Hey, give 'em a good

show will you Vince.

- You not scared your

girl might fall for me?

- Nah, I don't think

she likes volunteering

at the old folks home.

- Ooh.

Thanks for what you do, Colton.

I wouldn't be here without you.

I mean that.

- You would have

done the same, right.

- All right.

- Give 'em hell Vince.

- He missed us,

but I know he can.

He'll be back to the big time.

Everything comes

down to this ride.

You can do it cowboy.

- This is Vince, he's the best.

- That's it Vince.

It's your time buddy.

It's your time.

Go, go, go, go.

Stay on.

Hold it, hold it!

Yeah!

Come on!

Ooh, that's

an official ride, folks.

Eight seconds.

- Yes!

Bleed dry.

You have done it cowboy.

- Whoo!

- I saw him practicing.

I knew he could do it.

- Yeah!

- Thank you, sir, I

sure do appreciate it.

- Good luck.

- Was that who I think it is?

- I just got my first

big dog sponsor.

I guess my boss Shawn put

in a good word for me.

- He knows talent

when he sees it.

- You were awesome.

- Thanks, buddy.

- It was a great show.

- Thank you so much, sir.

It means the world

that y'all came out.

- Yeah, we wouldn't

have missed it.

- You know, there's

a barn dance after.

I would love if y'all

could come out to that.

Y'all ready for this?

- Yes.

- Well, not your average barn.

Where do you keep the horses?

♪ And if you dream about me ♪

♪ Dream a little longer ♪

♪ If you dream about me ♪

♪ Aw, dream a little longer ♪

♪ If you dream about me ♪

♪ Dream a little longer ♪

♪ All my friends

thought I was a goner ♪

♪ Every time you left me ♪

♪ The millionaires busted ♪

♪ Truly sorry that

it's you he trusted ♪

♪ But everybody's dreams

get lost and rusty ♪

♪ Well if you dream about me ♪

♪ Dream a little longer ♪

♪ If you dream about me ♪

♪ Aw, dream a little longer ♪

Thank you, thank you.

- Can I have this dance?

- I thought you'd never ask.

- Thanks for putting up

with me all these years.

- I'm just in it for

the insurance money.

- One of these days you

should be able to cash it in.

- Here you go.

Thanks.

- So what do you think?

- Well, I definitely need

to step up my two step.

- No, I mean about the

rodeo and the dance.

- I know why you love

being a cowboy so much.

So this is it.

You leave tomorrow.

- Yeah.

Yeah, this is it.

I wish I could stay, though.

- So why don't you?

- What would that look like?

I word at the Piggly

Wiggly and you

go off to Santa Cruz.

- Yeah, you're right.

It probably wouldn't work.

- Right.

Goodbyes are always hard.

But there's a good way to do it

and there's a bad way to do it.

- So what's the good way?

- Whoa.

♪ I don't know why

I act the way I do ♪

♪ Like I ain't got a

single thing to lose ♪

♪ Sometimes I'm

my own worst enemy ♪

Let's go.

♪ I guess that's just

the cowboy in me ♪

♪ I got a life that most

would love to have ♪

♪ But sometimes I still

wake up fightin' mad ♪

♪ At where this road I'm

headin' down might lead ♪

♪ I guess that's just

the cowboy in me ♪

♪ The urge to run,

the restlessness ♪

♪ The heart of stone

I sometimes get ♪

♪ The things I've done

for foolish pride ♪

♪ The me that's

never satisfied ♪

♪ The face that's

in the mirror ♪

♪ When I don't like what I see ♪

♪ I guess that's just

the cowboy in me ♪

♪ The urge to run,

the restlessness ♪

♪ The heart of stone

I sometimes get ♪

♪ The things I've done

for foolish pride ♪

♪ The me that's

never satisfied ♪

♪ The face that's

in the mirror ♪

♪ When I don't like what I see ♪

♪ I guess that's just

the cowboy in you ♪

♪ We ride and never

worry about the fall ♪

♪ I guess that's just

the cowboy in us all ♪