The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie (1972) - full transcript
A traveling salesman gives a pretty hitchhiker a ride home, who then injures him to keep him captured in her run-down shack.
(chickens balking)
(metal clanking)
(heavy breathing)
(rooster crowing)
(suspenseful music)
(singing)
- Come far?
- Chicago.
- That's a hell of a long way.
How long it take you?
- How long you figure it took?
- Hitchin?
Well I'd say, three, four days at least.
- That's right.
- What do you mean?
- Took three or four days.
I lost count.
All seems kind of mixed
up now since they died.
- Who died?
- Ma and Pa.
What's this?
- Never seen one of those before?
Here.
(upbeat music)
Okay?
- Can I do it?
- Help yourself.
- How do you get it out?
- Here you go.
(soft music)
- [Woman] You married?
- [Man] Uh uh.
What are you doing all the way out here?
- [Woman] All the way out where?
- [Man] Here, in New Mexico?
- Oh, I'm visiting my granddaddy.
He's at this ranch.
That's pretty.
That.
- Oh.
- It's a nice car.
Hey, why you slowing down?
- Cigarettes.
(talking and laughing)
(upbeat music)
(kissing noise)
Hey, don't do that.
Hey, hey, cut that out.
What the hell he do that for?
- Hope he didn't hurt your car.
- I didn't say a word to him.
- Wanna stop?
I could get out, take a look.
- Nah, forget it.
The company'll take care of it.
- [Woman] Don't go too fast
now, we're almost there.
- I don't see any crossroad.
- It's just the other
side of that big sign.
- You sure this is the place?
- Uh huh.
- How can you tell?
- They told me to look for a big picture
of a space man.
- Well, nice meeting you.
Hope everything turns out okay.
- Sure is getting awful dark.
- Okay.
How far is it up that road?
- They said about six miles.
- Alright, I guess I can
spare another half hour.
- Granddaddy sure will thank you.
- [Man] How long's it been
since you saw him last?
- [Woman] Who?
- [Man] Your Grandpa.
- [Woman] Oh I ain't never seen him.
(soft music)
- Well you let him know you
were coming, didn't you?
Didn't you?
This is a long six miles.
Sure we're on the right track?
- Uh huh.
- You know, there are a lot
of those space man billboards
up on along the road.
- I know it's right.
I dream of this place all the time.
I do.
It's over there.
See that cabin?
- I thought you said it was a ranch.
- Well it's kind of a ranch.
- What does he raise here?
- Corn, peppers, tomatoes.
Keeps chickens.
Granddaddy, granddaddy, I'm here.
- Doesn't look like anybody's home.
- Well maybe he's feeding the stock.
I'll go see.
You check the cabin.
- Hey I'm...
(crickets chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(knocking)
Hello?
(knocking)
Anybody there?
(knocking)
Anybody home?
Hey, where are you?
Hey?
Nobody here.
- I can't find 'em neither.
I don't know where he coulda gone.
- Well, that's what you get
for not letting 'em know
you were coming.
- Well let's go inside and wait.
- You can't, damn door's locked.
Wait a minute, how'd you know that?
- I told you, I've been here in my dreams.
I know the place all over.
Bring your lighter over here.
I found a lamp.
Well, just needs cleaning up a little bit.
- What a god awful stink.
- Hey you, hey.
Hey, why you so aggravated?
- I'm tired.
Can't keep my eyes open and I'm gonna have
to drive all night if I'm
gonna get to LA in time
to catch my plane.
- Well what about me?
- Your grandpa will be back soon.
- Stay with me.
- Haven't I done enough
bringing you out here.
I can't stay.
It's my first vacation in three years.
I'm going to Honolulu.
- Please, stay with me.
I'm scared to stay by myself.
- Listen, just go on inside
and try to get some sleep.
Your grandpa'll be along soon, you'll see.
- Guess you're right.
Thanks for the ride.
(laughing)
(suspenseful music)
- Open the door god damn it.
- [Woman] No, I'm not letting
you in, you'll hit me.
- You're damn right I will.
What's your name, kid?
- [Woman] Rosalie.
- That's a nice name.
I'm Virgil Young.
- [Rosalie] Hi.
- Hi yourself.
Get off.
You damn near cut my hand off.
- [Rosalie] Wish I had.
- Why you so mad at me?
Huh?
All I've done is try to help you.
- [Rosalie] I ain't mad,
you're the one who's mad.
- But I'm gonna miss my plane.
- [Rosalie] If you wanna leave so bad,
you better start walking.
I reckon it's only about 30 miles back
to that cafe, if you can find a highway.
Goodnight, Mr. Young.
(fly buzzing)
(horn honking)
- Come here you little.
(knocking)
- Coffee, I made you some coffee.
Don't you try nothing funny.
- Oh come on.
Put that stupid thing away.
I'm too tired to play games
with you this morning.
Where's grandpa?
Huh?
Hey.
Alright, where's a nearby telephone?
Look, there must be a house
nearby with a telephone.
You know, you're really incredible.
- You think I would make a good wife?
(laughs)
What's so funny?
- Well you're a little young
for marriage, aren't you?
- What's being young got to do with it?
- I go out of my way to help you
and you wreck my car,
you're an ungrateful brat.
You oughta be spanked.
And what about the telephone?
You know, I gotta call my office.
- I really need some money
and I need some food.
- Sure, just go across the road
to the local supermarket.
- No, if I take the mule,
I can get to Los Alamos
and back in two or three hours.
At least that's what I do in my dreams.
- No, it won't work this time honey.
You know this place too well,
you've been here before,
haven't you?
- I live here.
- Okay Rosalie, let's
have the whole story.
Where's your grandpa?
- You're standing on him.
He died day before yesterday,
I buried him there.
- This water come from that well?
- [Rosalie] Sure.
- Then all that stuff about
Chicago was just another story?
- Well I didn't wanna stay here alone.
But when I ran away, I got scared.
I wanted to come back, I
had to tell you something.
- [Virgil] Well, you must
have some folks somewhere.
- No.
Never had a daddy.
And when I was little, my
mamma ran off with some man.
And left me here with granddaddy.
Never did know where she went.
- Well one things certain,
you can't stay here all alone.
- Well I was hoping
you'd stay here with me.
- When I get to town, I'll see the police.
They'll send somebody
out to take care of you.
- It ain't so bad here.
You and me could have fun together.
- You don't understand, you're a minor.
There are welfare
organizations that take care
of things like this.
- Please don't go.
- I have to.
- Alright.
Alright.
If you think it's best to
send those people out here,
go ahead.
- Alright.
Alright, now you're being sensible.
- I got some water heating
if you wanna wash up
before you go.
- Thanks.
- And I'll show you a shortcut to town.
There's a trail up on the side,
it's on the side of that ridge.
(soft music)
Just something to dry off with.
- You know,
Rosalie, my company contributes to
various welfare organizations.
- [Rosalie] That so?
- Yeah.
I got to know a couple of the supervisors.
They're nice guys, you'd like 'em.
Where's the towel?
(groans)
(groaning)
You broke my leg.
- Come on, let's get you to the bed.
- You, you.
- Come on.
Come on.
- Hold on, I can't.
Hold on.
- There, you'll get better now.
- It hurts.
It hurts.
- I had to do it.
I lost you.
- You're crazy.
Get me a doctor.
Come on, go into town and
get me a doctor, quick.
- It ain't too bad, I
didn't hit you real hard.
(groaning)
- Get me a cigarette.
You're crazy.
You're really nuts, you
need a doctor worse than me.
- Is it alright if I take some money?
We ain't got nothing to eat here.
While I'm in town, I'll get us some food.
- You listen to me,
I don't care what you do,
you just get me a doctor.
- Alright, you rest real easy now.
I'll be back in a little bit.
(soft music)
- Hey.
Hey where's the doctor?
Hey did you hear what I said?
Where's the doctor?
When's he coming?
- Ain't you glad to see me?
- When's the doctor coming?
- Did you miss me?
- Yeah, I missed you.
What about the doctor?
- Well, I went to his house
but just as I got there,
he was leaving in his truck.
- His truck?
That couldn't have been a doctor.
- Had his little hat on with the badge.
- Oh for Christ's sake, it
was probably the milk man.
You leave a message for him for
the doctor to come out here.
- No, I reckon your first
day I should get back
and look after you.
- You, what the hell do
you know about broken legs?
What's gonna happen to me
if it doesn't mend right?
- You'll be alright.
I fixed a chicken leg once,
same way I fixed yours.
It was cute.
Walked just like a duck.
Think of that, a chicken
walking like a duck.
- What are you trying to do?
Keep me in this lousy, stinking dump?
There's filth all over the place,
there's chickens everywhere.
Want me to get sick?
Want me to die?
- Scat, scat.
Scat you vermin.
He don't want you in here.
- Yeah and you're just
as bad, look at yourself.
You're filthy.
Don't you ever wash?
- Course I wash.
Hands, face and feet every morning,
all over in every week.
My mamma taught me that.
Only trouble is, I never seem to know
when one week ends and another one starts.
Granddaddy didn't wash mornings.
Why you so mean to me?
The chores get me dirtied up.
- Well I'm sorry Rosalie.
I know you think you know how
to fix a broken leg, okay?
But we don't know how bad it is.
It'll have to be x-rayed,
there could be complications.
I could get gangrene, then how'd you feel?
- I'd feel real bad.
- I know you would.
Now all you have to do is
bring a doctor out here.
I promise, I won't blame you.
I'll tell him that I--
- What's gangrene?
- Your damn leg turns green and falls off.
- Looks okay to me.
- You can't keep me here like this.
- I'm not keeping you.
You're free to leave whenever you want to.
Go on, leave.
- I can't walk.
- Then you'll have to wait till you can.
- Is it money you want?
I'll give you money.
- You already gave me money.
- You'll go to jail for this.
Somebody's gonna come
out here and find me.
The mailman.
They'll miss you at school.
- I don't go to school.
- Ha, the truant officer.
He'll be out here after you.
- Nobody knows about this
place, except for Fry.
- Who's Fry?
- He used to come pestering
granddaddy about his gold.
- Well he'll be out here for sure.
What gold?
- Don't worry.
He only shows up when he
needs a place to sleep.
He sure don't like it here.
Gotta go take care of the stock.
(soft music)
You wanna wash up before supper?
You know, I've been thinking.
If we sell your car, we could
fix the place up real good.
I'd like to clear a patch
of ground for potatoes.
You know how much green potatoes cost?
A dollar a bushel.
Know how I know?
I went right in the store
and asked 'em, that's how.
Here, I've got some nice peaches for you.
You're so sick, you sure
should keep your strength up.
- Now, you get me a doctor
or I'm gonna choke the life
out of you, I swear it.
- How'd you like me to break your arm too?
You shouldn't always try
to be so smart, Mr. Young.
Now eat your supper.
Ain't bad, these peaches sure are tasty.
It would be nice if we got a cow.
Maybe a couple hogs too.
For the winter for meat.
What do you think about that?
You don't have to be so muley.
I didn't have to let you
have the bed, you know.
When granddaddy was alive, I always had
to sleep on the floor.
Except in winter when he couldn't get warm
and he made me get in with him.
See how nice I am to you?
- What about the gold, Rosalie?
Rosalie?
Did you hear what I said?
- Thought you wasn't talking to me.
- There's no sense in
us both being childish.
- It's kinda funny, you
asking about the gold.
Makes you like Fry.
You're like him.
- Well if you got all
this gold, what the hell
do you need me for?
- I ain't got it.
It's with granddaddy.
Like his gun and his knife.
- Buried with him?
- Sure.
You gotta a person's things
with 'em, everybody knows that.
- Rosalie, do you know what gold is?
- Gold.
- It's money.
- Dollars is money.
- Gold is better than dollars,
it's hundreds of dollars and
it's not gonna do your grandpa
any good now.
- Know something, Virgil?
You smell a heck a lot
better than granddaddy.
Come on, come on.
Come on.
- Hey, where you taking me?
- You'll see, just lie still.
(groaning)
- Go easy.
- What, granddaddy used to
love this when he was ill.
- Yeah, well, he didn't have a broken leg.
- Come on, girl.
Come on.
- Slow down, not so fast.
(soft music)
Help, help!
Help!
(laughing)
The pain is killing me
and you stand there grinning
like some kind of a half-wit.
Why don't you poke my eyes out
or how bout yanking out my
teeth and making a necklace.
That's what you Squaws do
with your victims, isn't it?
That's what you are.
You're a ignorant little
half-breed Indian Squaw.
My god, all that crap about being lonely
and needing help.
You trap the first guy who comes along,
you smash his leg with an axe,
to hell with his job, to
hell with all the people out
there worried sick about him.
They oughta put you in a zoo.
That's right, a zoo.
They oughta put you in a
cage and charge admission.
- I know I did wrong breaking your leg.
I just always dreamed of
having someone of my own.
- Cover yourself for Christ sake,
you don't walk around
without any clothes on.
Now look, I'll make you a deal.
If I can show you that
this whole idea of yours
is just a childish, silly, stupid dream,
will you get me a doctor?
- What do you mean?
- Can't you understand plain english?
If I can prove to you
that you don't really want
me to stay here with you, will
you get me a god damn doctor?
- You can't.
- I can and I will.
Is it a deal?
Alright.
Well at least we're getting somewhere.
You remember yesterday, you told me,
if I let you sell my car,
you'd have enough money
to stock this place for the winter?
Alright, go ahead and sell it.
- That's all I gotta do?
Is sell your car, then you'll stay?
- That's right.
And I don't think you're gonna do it.
- Gotta bring a salesman here.
- That's right.
- Well I ain't gonna do it.
I ain't bringing anybody
out here so you can holler
for help.
- I knew you were gonna say that.
I knew it.
Now a minute ago when we were shouting,
could anyone have heard
us back at the cabin?
- Too far away.
- Well stupid, why don't
you leave me right here
where I am.
Come on, Rosalie, you couldn't
have a fairer deal than that.
- You'll stay right here?
- No, I'm gonna hail the
first taxi that passes by.
Look, either you sell the
car or you get me a doctor,
like you agreed.
- Alright, alright.
You don't have to holler.
I wonder how long it's gonna take me
but I'll get back here as quick as I can.
- Wait, wait a minute,
now what are you doing?
- I gotta get to the
highway so I can hitch
a ride into town.
- Boy, you really are hopeless.
- Now what I do wrong?
- What are you gonna leave the mule
on the side of the road
for a couple of hours
when anybody can come along and steal it?
How are you gonna get
me back to the cabin?
You just don't bother to think, do you?
- Sure do figure things out, Virgil.
It's great when you get somewhere for me.
It's only when you get smart
against me, I get so mad.
- Rosalie.
I'm sorry I was a little
harsh on you just now.
While you're in town, why
don't you get yourself
a brand new dress.
- You buying me a dress,
that makes me a woman.
- Sure.
Hurry back now.
(sheep baaing)
Come here, easy, easy.
Here we go, here mule.
That a boy.
Ya, ya.
- Virgil.
You try to do anything like
that again, I'll kill you.
(soft music)
(yells)
- Ain't you got anything
in this dump but peaches?
- Who asked you to make
yourself at home, Fry?
- I got worried about you.
Didn't say nothing to
me so I thought maybe
you was in trouble.
Girl like you, gotta be careful.
And you know just what I need.
- I didn't say nothing to you
cause I don't you, that's why.
- You was getting around a lot
better last time I seen you.
You shouldn't mess with kids.
- I haven't touched her.
- See that?
Mess with her, she gets around me.
Yeah.
Ask Bear.
- Bear's dead.
Died three days ago.
(laughs)
- Jesus.
Sure sorry to hear about that, Rosalie.
Lucky thing I come along, Bear always said
when he died, he wanted
me to look after you.
- I sure as hell don't need
you to look after me, Fry.
- Hell you don't.
Bear's counting on me
to see you don't give
his gold away to the first
guy that comes along.
- I don't want any gold.
I don't want any gold,
all I want's a doctor.
You get me a doctor, you're rid of me.
- Why don't you get him a doctor?
- I'll be glad to pay
you for your trouble.
- 22 bucks.
That bike of mine uses
a lot of gas, buddy.
- Alright, I'll write you a check.
How much do you want?
100 dollars alright?
- Uh huh, yeah.
Why don't you make it 150?
- 150, alright.
Look, you can cash it anywhere.
Just show 'em your drivers license.
- You're making me mad, Fry.
- Sit down.
- You get out of here and leave us alone.
- You gotta sign this, don't you?
- Tell them it's serious.
Tell them to bring an ambulance.
Fry, come on.
What are you waiting for?
- I can't just leave,
Bear wouldn't want that.
Not until he knew his
gold was in safe hands.
- I don't know where it is.
- Now listen, honey.
You just tell me where the gold is
and I'll see you're
taken care of real good.
Bear'd want that.
- What are you deaf or somethin'?
I told you, I don't know where it is.
He had me get it from him
a couple of weeks ago.
I don't know where he put it.
- Okay.
Alright.
Eenie, meanie, minie, moe.
(banging)
You know where it is people,
you don't need trouble.
(coughing)
Where's the god damn--
- She doesn't know where it is.
How many times she have to
tell you, you stupid ape?
- I sure hope that leg of
yours is knitting real good.
(groaning)
- Leave him alone Fry.
It's down the well.
Behind a loose brick.
- That a girl.
You stay here.
You and your boyfriend try
to split, I'll skin ya.
By god boy, you better believe it.
- You go out there and
pretend like you wanna see how
he's getting along and then cut the rope.
- I ain't gonna do nothing like that.
Fry ain't never done nothing to us.
I wish you meant it when you
said I could have that dress.
If you did mean it,
then I could go to town
as soon as he gets outta here.
- I wish to Christ you
hadn't buried that gun.
- I was thinking of a blue one.
Maybe yellow'd suit me better though.
- He isn't gonna budge from this place
till he gets what he wants.
- What do you think?
Yellow or blue?
- Yellow or blue what?
- The dress.
You told me I could have it.
- Yes, for Christ's sake, what
do I care what color it is?
- That makes me yours.
- [Virgil] Did you really
bite his finger off?
- Yeah.
Well, see, he started
tickling me, all over.
Drove me crazy.
Had to do something.
He made me pay for it.
- I wish I could move.
I wish I could get around.
- Ain't down there, is it?
Huh?
- Hell Fry, if it was around
here, I woulda seen it by now.
- Maybe you didn't look hard enough.
(mumbling)
(yelling)
- Take it, here.
- [Fry] Huh?
- Here, in my car, a
black case in the trunk.
Well go on.
- You got yourself a real winner, honey.
- It's the first time
you ain't been smart.
Now he's really gonna be mad.
- Well I'm mad.
Yeah, the way he was all over you.
- Really?
- Yeah, really.
He hurt you?
- Means you really care about me.
We gonna get married?
- Will you keep your mind on Fry?
Now look, when comes
back, don't do anything
to stop him from leaving.
- What's in that case anyway?
- Don't ask him to wash or clean up
or have a little supper
with us or anything.
- What the hell's those?
- What the hell they look like?
Old man traded in his gold for 'em.
- How come he didn't tell me?
- Sure are dumb, Fry.
Granddaddy knew you
didn't hang around here
just to be friendly.
- I seen that bag of
nuggets around here a couple
of weeks ago.
- Well I told you, granddaddy
had me get the gold
from the well.
And he went away for a couple of days
and when he came back, he
had that case with him.
- Yeah?
Well then how come the case is in his car?
- Safety.
Soon as my leg was fixed,
we were gonna go into town
and sell it.
- And then you just dump
her and have yourself
a real good time.
Well, sure is a good thing I came along.
And don't think I ain't
gonna share with you, baby.
This is my half right here. (laughs)
And that's yours, over there.
- Get to the highway and
hitch a ride, you gotta
get to town as fast as you can before
that idiot gets back here.
- I'm real mad at you, Virgil.
- You're mad at me?
Now what?
- Them nice things, you gave 'em to Fry
and you give me one.
- Rosalie, my company sells the
best line of costume jewelry
in the business.
I'd let you have all of it
if I'd known you wanted 'em.
Don't you understand, they're worthless?
They're fake.
- Fake huh?
Like that car you wanted me to sell.
- But I saved your gold,
now will you get going?
- I don't trust you like I trust Fry.
- Rosalie, you're being stupid again.
First store he tries to sell that stuff,
he's gonna know I tricked him.
He'll come running back here, mad as hell.
He's gonna kill us, both of us.
- At least I know what
Fry'll do before he does it.
You say one thing when
you mean something else.
- Will you stop arguing
and go get us some help?
- If I go to town, it'll be to buy
that dress you promised me.
- Yeah, well just hurry up.
And while you're at it,
you can get me a doctor.
- You won't walk outta here?
- I promise.
- I don't trust you.
- Now look, I'm buying you a new dress.
In return, you can get me a doctor.
- I think that's the only
reason you're buying it for me.
You don't really want me for your own.
- I do.
- Well granddaddy used to say I was muley.
But you're muley about that doctor,
I ain't never had no doctor.
My granddaddy didn't either.
- Well if he had, he might be alive now.
- I can take care of
you better than any doc.
Fixed plenty of broken legs.
(groaning)
(playful music)
- You got 'em pretty good there.
Reckon you might have made
it to the highway in a year
or two.
- Oh come on, Rosalie.
You just, you just go get me some help
and I promise I'll stay here with you.
This time I really mean it.
- I don't wanna stay here.
- You don't wanna stay here?
- I changed my mind.
I want to travel.
See the world, you and me together.
- Well I thought you wanted to stay here
and farm this place.
- With my new dress, I'll look just right
in all the big cities.
We'll fix up your car
and drive to the ocean.
I ain't never seen an ocean.
- Are you serious?
- I always wanted to go places,
I was just scared to do it by myself.
- Alright.
Okay, look when you're
in town, you gotta buy
a pump.
- What's that?
- It's a pump.
A pump to pump up the flats.
A garage'll sell you one.
It'll just cost you a couple of dollars.
- You know what, we'll buy a tent.
We'll sleep by the side
of the yard, it'll be fun.
- Great, fabulous.
But we better quit wasting time
cause you'll never get
to town at this rate.
- Ah, there's no sense going now, honey.
Sun setting.
Stores'll all be closed.
I'll do it first thing in the morning.
You rest real easy now.
I'm gonna fix us a real nice supper.
- Rosalie.
You're gonna get us both killed.
(coughing)
- What's a matter, Virgil?
Is it hurting?
- I'm cold.
Won't you get another blanket?
Rosalie, wait a minute.
What are you doing?
- Keeping you warm, like
I did for granddaddy
when he was cold.
- Rosalie, you go right
back to your bed right now,
do you understand?
Rosalie.
Look, neither one of us is going
to get any sleep like this.
- I am.
- Yeah.
Look, I think we should
have a little talk.
- About?
- Education.
- What about it?
- Well you haven't got one.
Don't you wanna learn to read and write?
- Yeah, you're gonna teach me.
- I am, huh?
That's a laugh, you
won't even listen to me.
- You're so pretty when you're serious.
- Yeah?
That's great.
Just great.
- Yeah, you're real pretty.
- Well thank you very much, Rosalie.
- You warmer now?
- Yeah, I'm fine, I'm just fine.
- You know I love you.
- Oh.
(thundering)
(rooster crowing)
(engine roaring)
Oh my god, hey, hey.
Hey you.
Yeah, hey you, come on, come here.
Hey you, right over here.
Hey, hey, yeah you, come over here.
Hey can you hear me?
Come on.
Hey you, for crying out
loud, can't you hear me?
Over here.
- They're looking for
the Jefferson's place,
he took the wrong turn off.
- Hey, hey you, hey!
Come here.
- You're just wearing yourself out.
I told him you're sick in the head.
He's scared you're gonna kill
him if he comes any closer.
- Rosalie, when are you
gonna get it through
your thick little head that
Fry's gonna be back here soon?
He can help us.
- He's gonna help us.
He's gonna give me a lift to the highway.
I'll be back way before Fry can get here.
- But Rosalie, you gotta
stop fooling around.
Don't forget the tire pump.
- How many times you gonna tell me?
- Don't shut it.
- Can't have you walking
around on that bad leg.
- Why you locking it?
- I want you all fresh
to admire my new dress.
(engine roaring)
Virgil.
Virgil, I'm back, I got it.
(suspenseful music)
(crying)
It's me.
It's only me.
- Where's the pump?
- Every time I turn my
back, you're running off
like some jack rabbit.
- Well don't go getting sore again,
I wrecked my leg trying
to get of the window.
- Serves you right.
- You left me laying
there like a sitting duck,
what if Fry'd come back?
Least this way, I figure
he'd find the place empty,
maybe clear out.
Will you please help me up?
- Next time, I'll nail them windows shut.
I can't wait to show you what I got.
- Where's the pump?
- It's yellow and it's got gold buttons.
- The pump, god damn it.
Show me the pump.
Rosalie.
- You're making me mad, Virgil.
How would you like me to wrap
this thing around your head?
- Give it to me.
- I may not know much, but
I know a person's supposed
to say please.
- Please, Rosalie.
Perfect.
Look, I'll teach you how to fix a flat.
If we work fast, we can be headed back.
Now what are you doing?
- I'm showing you my new outfit.
- Will you change in the car?
That lunatics gonna be
back here any minute.
Pump the tires up.
- I ain't going traveling
in that dumb old dress.
How do you work this thing?
- There, now hurry up.
Put your dress on and hurry.
Now how you gonna hold your stockings up?
- Look fine to me.
Wait till you see this.
How do I look?
(soft music)
- I think you've forgotten something.
- What?
- You can wear that
thing without a blouse.
- I like it the way it is.
I ain't used to too many clothes.
You do like it, don't you?
- Yeah, you look swell.
- Honest?
- I never seen anyone prettier.
Can we fix the tires now?
- You don't think blue
woulda suit me better, huh?
- I think the color's perfect on you.
Now come on, let's go.
- You ain't just say
that to make me hurry?
- It's terrific, it's
straight outta Vogue.
Now look, Fry's had enough
time to get to El Paso
or Albuquerque and back here again.
Now will you please
get going on the tires.
- I think you like that stupid
old pump more than my dress.
Alright, alright, I'm coming, I'm coming.
Now you lay down and I'll
push you out to the car
so you can show me what to do, okay?
- Now what the hell are you doing?
- Fixing them tires
gonna make me all sweaty.
Wanna keep my new outfit fresh.
Yeah, I think you're right.
It would look better with a blouse.
- What?
- My dress.
I don't wanna look dumb in
all those places we're going.
- Fine, first town we hit,
we'll get you a new one.
- Is it far to New York?
- About 2,000 miles.
- Long way.
- Oh, with any luck, we'll
be having dinner in St. Louis
by tomorrow night.
I know a restaurant there, it
has the greatest fried chicken
you've ever eaten.
How's the tire coming?
- I ain't going one of them places
till I learn to eat right.
- Forget it then.
We'll pick up groceries,
we can stop on the roadside
for picnics.
- I was thinking, what you
was saying about educating.
Would you buy me some books?
Schoolbooks?
Teach me to read and write?
- Great, I'd love that, you're bright,
you'll learn real fast.
Keep pumping, keep pumping.
- I bet the first thing you'd
do when we get out of here
is find yourself a doctor, huh?
- Oh, Rosalie, don't worry about that,
my leg's feeling fine.
You did a good job.
I thought I'd wait till
we got to Harrisburg,
my sister's married to a doctor there.
They have a kid, you'll love her.
You're both about the same
age, you'll get along great.
I think that one's done
now, why don't you start
on the other one?
- She's probably think it's funny,
you showing up with an Indian kid.
- Oh, don't be silly.
They're my family, they'd
accept anybody I showed up with,
they'd love you.
- Too bad you don't.
- They got a swimming
pool in the backyard,
you'll like it there.
- You heard what I said.
- What?
- You don't love me.
- Rosalie, if I didn't love
you, why would I wanna take you
on this wonderful trip?
- So you can dump me at
one of them welfare places
and come running back here
for granddaddy's gold.
- I got 10,000 dollars,
I got property in Idaho,
I got everything I need, what
do I need grandpa's gold for?
All I want is to make you happy.
- Then we stay here.
- Rosalie, wait, wait, don't, don't.
Oh no.
- We can't be happy out there.
We can only be happy here.
- I thought you wanted to see the ocean?
- That was a dream.
What I dream and what
I get aren't the same.
- You understand, as soon as I can walk,
I'm gonna walk right away from you.
- I'm gonna be so good to you.
You'll never wanna go.
(engine roaring)
Maybe it's that boy again.
- Nobody gets lost twice in one day.
Quick, get this thing inside,
we'll lock ourselves in.
Come on.
Oh come on.
Rosalie, come on, hurry up.
- I'm doing the best I can.
- Come on, faster.
It's stuck on a rock.
Turn it, turn it sideways.
- I hate that bike.
Gotcha.
I really gotcha.
I was hoping to get
one of them (mumbling).
No good when your heart's set on something
and you don't have it.
Buddy, this stuff is junk.
- This stuff is gonna look
good with my new outfit.
You need to see what I got, Fry.
- I've seen most of
what you've got already.
Guy in the jewelry store knew right off.
Just stuff a salesman shows around,
figured I robbed somebody.
You sure pulled a good
one there, didn't you?
- Hey now look Fry, what do
you figure the gold's worth?
Whatever you think it's
worth, you get me to a bank,
I'll get you the cash.
Now what do you say?
- You know, a bri gets
in trouble in this state,
it ain't too good.
- How do I look?
- Jesus.
How's that leg, huh?
This healing real good?
- Yeah.
- Hey, come here, Rosalie.
I wanna talk to you.
- Wait a minute, you.
Don't listen to him, Rosalie--
- Shut up, shut up.
Come on, I wanna tell you something.
Why lookie there, turn around.
Oh, that's very charming.
Baby, I got a proposition for you.
- Don't listen to him, Rosalie.
- I told you to shut up.
- Hey, you can go with me
and I'll fix you up in this place I know,
and you can have all
the junk you wanna wear.
All you gotta do is tell
me where the gold is.
- [Virgil] Rosalie, don't listen to him.
- That's all you gotta do.
Where's the gold?
- If I go with you, what happens to him?
- You tell me where the gold is, kid
and I'll tuck him into bed
and kiss him goodnight.
- [Virgil] Don't tell him.
- I told you to shut up.
- Oh my god, wait a minute, please.
(screaming)
(groaning)
- Quit it, Fry, quit it.
- You got the gold?
- It's buried with granddaddy.
- Where's the grave?
- You're crazy Fry, you
could've killed him.
- Where's the god damn grave?
- By the well.
You're hurting me.
- Take the shovel and start digging.
Dig.
- Wish it was you under there.
- Hell, you can't do no better than that.
- I don't trust that Fry no more.
He's aiming to fix you.
- Fix me?
Look, I don't want you
to go away with him.
- I gotta go.
It's the only way to save you.
See, I'm gonna make out
like I'm going with him
but then as soon as I get a chance,
I'll give him the slip and
I'll come back and get you.
Say you love me.
- Rosalie, this is not
the time or the place.
- I'm just still a kid to you.
I'll show you one day.
(yelling)
(laughs)
(mumbling)
- That's Bear's gold, Fry.
You just better pray he
don't come after you.
- Look at that.
That ain't junk.
What you gave me was junk.
And I'm gonna balance you for it.
- Come on Fry.
- I ain't ready yet.
Like little boy says, one
bad leg deserves another.
- You better not, Fry.
I'm going with you.
- Let's get it on.
Jesus, what's that stank?
Smells like something crawled
up and died all over me.
What's brought in with me?
- It's Bear.
It's Bear, I told you
he'd come back for you.
(laughs)
- Son of a bitch smell better
dead than he did alive.
Let's leave in a hurry.
- I'll see you again.
- The hell you will.
Get on.
(engine roars)
(upbeat music)
- Rosalie.
- Hi, Virgil.
- What are you doing here, honey?
- Waiting for you.
- Come on, as far as you know,
I'm still back at the cabin.
Where's Fry?
- I killed him.
- Come on.
How'd you get away from him?
- I killed him.
I took his knife and I shoved it in him.
- Are you sure he's dead?
- Oh he's dead alright.
He's good and dead.
- You better show me.
- Okay.
I had to do it.
I had to do it.
He was hurting me and hurting me.
I had to, I told you I would.
I told you I'd kill him if he ever.
I'd kill him, I told you.
- Alright Rosalie, now
no one's gonna hurt you.
Nobody's gonna blame you for anything.
You just tell the police what happened,
I promise, nothing's gonna happen.
- I ain't going near any police.
- A man is dead, Rosalie.
Do you understand?
We have to go to the police.
Look, there's nothing to be afraid of.
I'll be with you the whole time.
- I wanna go home.
I wanna go home, Virgil, please.
Please take me back to the ranch.
I wanna go back to the
ranch, please Virgil, please.
I wanna go.
Take me home.
Please.
- When the hell are you
gonna grow up, Rosalie?
I told you, I'll stick by you.
Now come on.
Everything's gonna be alright.
- I wanna go home.
I wanna go home.
I wanna go back to the ranch.
If you don't take me back to the ranch,
I'll kill you.
- I stopped here to help you.
My god, you won't let anybody help you.
So long, Rosalie.
My leg.
- Virgil.
Virgil, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to.
I'm sorry.
(honking)
Please, please, please.
(suspenseful music)
- What's a matter Miss?
You been in an accident?
Are you alright?
Don't be afraid, we're here to help you.
Who's car is that?
What's that guy doing down there?
What's wrong with the other fella?
Has there been a fight?
Young lady, I'm speaking to
you, what's going on here?
- He did it.
He killed him.
He killed my boyfriend.
(soft music)