World Traveler (2001) - full transcript
On the day of his son's third birthday, without discussion with his wife or even leaving a note, Manhattan architect Cal gets in the family Volvo and starts driving. Marriage is suffocating him. His traveling seems aimless: stopping to work construction, drinking heavily, picking up women, thinking about his wife and son but not calling them. He sometimes goes across the borderline into fantasy as he imagines resolutions to his travels. It turns out that his travel West is not altogether aimless: he has a destination and some questions to ask. Once they're answered, will he remain the mythic restless American male or re-cross the borderline to return home?
Newscaster:
IT'S SNOWING LIGHTLY,
BUT THE WINDS ARE GONNA
BE PICKING UP, ESPECIALLY
AFTER THAT COLD FRONT
[SILVERWARE
AND CHINA CLATTER]
PASSES OVER THE NEXT DAY.
WE'RE GONNA SEE SOME
VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.
IN FACT, THEY'RE
BLOWING THE SNOWS AROUND
ACROSS MONTANA...
Child: GONNA EAT.
AND NORTH DAKOTA RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE GOT WINDS
OF OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR.
THIS IS SNOW
AROUND DEVILS LAKE
IN GRAND FORKS.
WE'VE GOT SNOW COMING DOWN
ACROSS THE CORN BELT.
IN OMAHA, IT'S SNOWING.
[CHILD LAUGHS]
YOU CAN SEE THAT BAND
EXTENDING DOWN
INTO THE NORTHEASTERN
PART OF KANSAS
AND BEING BLOWN AROUND AND
CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES
WITH THESE WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 40 MILES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
A PRESSURE-GRADIENT WIND WITH
A LOW OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST,
A HIGH OVER THE WEST,
AND THAT'S JUST FUNNELING IN
THOSE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
AND BLOWING...
[AIRPLANE TAKING OFF]
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
BUENA VISTA TELEVISION
[AIRPLANE TAKING OFF]
[CLANG]
I'M SORRY.
Woman: NO, I'M SORRY.
OH, IT'S NOT YOUR...
FAULT. IT'S MINE.
AH, I SHOULD'VE
LISTENED TO YOU.
YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T
WANT TO HAVE PEOPLE OVER.
I JUST THOUGHT
IT MIGHT BE FUN.
I KNOW.
BUT, UH...
BUT I...
I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID
WHAT I SAID.
YOU KNOW THAT
I DIDN'T MEAN IT.
I KNOW.
[TV PLAYING]
Newscaster: AND IT LOOKS
LIKE THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE,
THOUGH, WE HAVE...
TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING
ARE IN THE UPPER 40s,
BUT VISIBILITY IS CERTAINLY
A LOT LESS THAN THAT,
SO IT'S MILD OUT THERE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
IS WE'RE HAVING A LOT
OF WARM AIR COMING IN.
THE WARM AIR CAN'T
HOLD THE MOISTURE, SO THE...
NO, I'M SORRY.
WE HAVE TO GO SOON,
SO EAT. DON'T PLAY.
HELLO, 3-YEAR-OLD BOY.
HELLO, 3-YEAR-OLD BOY.
HELLO, 3-YEAR-OLD BOY.
[BOY GIGGLES]
Woman: YOU LOOK TIRED.
Woman:
DON'T WORK SO HARD.
DON'T WORK SO HARD.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT WORK?
A LOT.
Woman: I'LL SEE YOU
FOR THE P-A-R-T-Y?
Man: OK, SEE YOU
AT THE P-A-R-T-Y.
B-Y-E.
BYE.
BYE.
Boy: BYE, DAD.
BYE, BUDDY.
LEO!
OH, MY GOD!
OH, GOD.
WHAT DID YOU DO?
[RING]
[RING]
[RING]
HELLO. THIS IS LEO.
HELLO? ANYBODY THERE?
Woman: HONEY,
WHO'S ON THE PHONE?
HELLO? THIS IS LEO.
I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
[WHISPERING] Do you
want me to take him?
No, no, no, no.
I'll do it.
I'll go over and
get him some coffee.
THAT'S FINE.
YOU OK WITH
JUST COFFEE, HONEY?
MM-HMM.
YOU'RE NOT FROM
AROUND HERE, ARE YA?
NO. NO, I'M NOT.
YOU OK?
Man: SO, YOU HAD
4 HUSBANDS?
[LAUGHS] YES.
AND I LOVED THEM ALL...
[SIGHS]
AT THE TIME.
NEVER HAD ANY KIDS,
THOUGH,
SO I DIDN'T
HAVE ANY REASON
TO STICK AROUND
WHEN THINGS GOT BAD.
I GUESS I'VE JUST
COME TO THINK OF MEN
AS A TEMPORARY
STATE OF MIND,
NOT THAT I MEANT FOR IT
TO HAPPEN THAT WAY.
IT JUST DID.
SO... ARE YOU
GONNA GO BACK?
I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, FOR WHAT
IT'S WORTH,
MY RECOMMENDATION
IS THAT YOU STAY HERE
FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
TAKE SOME TIME OFF,
AS THEY SAY,
GET YOUR HEAD CLEAR.
THEN YOU CAN GO BACK
AND WORK IT OUT AT HOME.
I'D LIKE A ROOM
FOR THE WEEK.
EXCUSE ME. DO YOU KNOW
WHERE THE FOREMAN IS?
ARE YOU
THE FOREMAN?
YEAH.
I'M DELORES' FRIEND.
[MEN TALKING AND LAUGHING
IN BACKGROUND]
[RAILROAD SIGNAL]
[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]
Man: OCTOBER 29.
DEAR LEO...
I'M SORRY I'M NOT THERE
AT YOUR PARTY.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT BIRTHDAY
WITH MOMMY AND YOUR FRIENDS.
I PUT A LITTLE PRESENT
IN THE ENVELOPE
AND MARKED IT WITH A DOT
SO YOU CAN SEE
WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW.
BE A GOOD BOY,
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
LOVE, DAD.
P.S.: DON'T BE MAD AT ME.
HEY.
NEED A RIDE HOME?
I GOT A CAR.
UM... THANK YOU.
LATER, GUYS.
SO, UH,
WHERE YOU STAYING?
THE MOTEL
UP ON THE HILL.
OH, YEAH, YEAH.
I KNOW EXACTLY
WHERE THAT IS.
[HUMMING A TUNE]
NOT THAT LONG
OF A RIDE, IS IT?
GUESS NOT.
[CHUCKLES]
WHY DID YOU, UH,
LEAVE THE CAR
BACK AT THE SITE?
YOURS IS THE ONE
WITH THE NEW YORK
PLATES, RIGHT?
WELL...
IF YOU KNEW I HAD A CAR,
WHY'D YOU OFFER ME A RIDE?
MMM... I DON'T KNOW.
JUST SEEMED LIKE
THE FRIENDLY THING
TO DO.
HEY!
I CAN SWING BY
IN THE MORNIN'
AND PICK YOU UP,
IF YOU WANT.
YEAH, OK.
ABOUT 7:15?
I LIKE TO BE EARLY.
I'M CARL.
CAL.
THANKS.
Willie Nelson:
# HOW'S YOUR NEW LOVE? #
# WELL, I HOPE
THAT HE'S DOIN' FINE... #
DO YOU...
# ...TOLD HIM #
# THAT YOU'D LOVE HIM
TILL THE END OF TIME #
# NOW, THAT'S
THE SAME THING #
# THAT YOU TOLD ME... #
ANOTHER, PLEASE.
[SIGHS]
# IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY... #
WHEN DO YOU THINK
MY SONG'S GONNA COME ON?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
UH... E-9, MY SONG.
WHAT'S YOUR SONG?
I... PUT 2 QUARTERS
IN THAT MACHINE...
OVER THERE, AND I WAS
JUST INTERESTED IN HOW LONG
I WAS GONNA HAVE TO LISTEN
TO GARTH BROOKS.
IT'S WILLIE NELSON.
I'D LIKE ANOTHER...
PLEASE.
[NEW SONG STARTS]
OH...
NO.
[CRAZY PLAYING]
SO WHO DO YOU
HAVE TO FUCK AROUND HERE
TO GET YOUR SONG PLAYED?
CALM DOWN, MY FRIEND.
Willie Nelson:
# I'M CRAZY... #
I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO...
YELL. I JUST, UH...
WANTED TO HEAR MY SONG.
# AND I'M CRAZY #
I'M A PAYING CUSTOMER,
AND NO ONE ELSE HAS
BEEN UP TO THAT JUKEBOX
THIS WHOLE FUCKING TIME!
# ...SO BLUE #
HERE.
TRY IT AGAIN.
Susan Tedeschi: # OH,
I KNEW, YOU'D LOVE ME... #
THANK YOU.
# AS LONG AS YOU WANTED #
WELL, I JUST WANTED
TO TELL YOU THAT, UH...
[WHISPERING]
Do you need anything
from the store?
[CHUCKLING]
YEAH, I KNOW YOU'LL...
YEAH, YOU'LL BE
BETTER OFF WITHOUT ME.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO
SAY IT, THOUGH.
NO, NO, NO.
NO, I'M FINE. I'M FINE.
HOW'S LEO?
DID HE GET HIS KEY CHAIN?
YEAH.
GREAT.
WELL, YOU KNOW...
[DIALS]
[RING]
Man: HELLO?
[RING]
WHO'S THERE?
WHO'S ON
THIS LINE?
[RING]
Woman: HELLO?
HELLO?
UH, WHO IS THIS?
UH, WHO ARE YOU WANTING?
CAL. CAL, IS THAT YOU?
Bartender: UH, YOU MUST
HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER.
NO! PLEASE
DON'T HANG UP.
WRONG NUMBER.
IS HE THERE?
PLEASE?
CAL?
AND HE LOVED
LANGSTON HUGHES.
I MEAN,
I WOULD HEAR HIM READ IT
OUT LOUD TO HIMSELF,
BECAUSE HE SAID
IT JUST COULDN'T KEEP
ITSELF ON THE PAGE.
HE SAID IT WAS, UH...
WHAT WAS IT?
IT WAS LIKE A MAP,
THE BUMPY MAP.
YOU KNOW THE KIND YOU
RUB YOUR FINGERS ACROSS,
YOU CAN FEEL
ALL THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE PLAINS
AND EVEN THE OCEANS?
TOPOGRAPHICAL.
YEAH, YEAH.
THE OCEAN WAS SMOOTH.
AND I WOULD ALWAYS
PRETEND NOT TO KNOW
WHAT HE MEANT
JUST SO
HE'D KEEP TALKIN'.
AND ALTHOUGH
IT'S BEEN 7 YEARS, I...
I STILL THINK ABOUT HIM
EVERY DAY.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR FATHER?
I HAVEN'T SEEN MY FATHER
IN 22 YEARS.
I DON'T REALLY THINK
ABOUT HIM.
MMM.
Bartender: I DON'T WANT
ANY SCENES TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW HIM?
Willie Nelson: # I'M GONNA
TELL YOU, BABE... #
[CHUCKLING]
PEOPLE ARE
ALWAYS MISTAKIN' ME
FOR SOMEONE THEY KNOW.
I'VE GOT
THAT KIND OF FACE.
YEAH.
SOUNDS PRETTY COOL.
YEAH, IT'S NOT SO BAD.
IT'S KINDA NICE, ACTUALLY.
I KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT YOU MEAN.
I MEAN, EVERYBODY
IN THIS TOWN
KNOWS EVERYONE
ELSE'S BUSINESS.
MM-HMM.
AND IT WOULD BE NICE
IF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW
THAT I WAS CARL
AND I WORKED
IN CONSTRUCTION
AND I WAS MARRIED.
YEAH.
YES.
MAYBE JUST
FOR A WEEK.
YEAH.
SO, YOU MARRIED?
NO.
WHAT'S THAT LIKE?
MMM, UH... IT'S GREAT.
I, UH... I DON'T
USUALLY COME HERE,
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I'M...
I'M MARRIED.
MAKES ME KINDA NERVOUS.
HERE. HAVE MY DRINK.
I ALREADY HAVE A DRINK.
NO, IT'S A COKE.
THIS'LL LOOSEN YA UP.
COME ON.
COME ON.
OH...
[LAUGHS]
YEAH! MMM!
OH!
IT'S NOT
SO HORRIBLE, HUH?
NO.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
OH, MAN.
LISTEN, YOU KNOW
THIS NEW THEORY
ABOUT HOW THE CORE
OF THE EARTH
IS ACTUALLY SPINNING
AT ITS OWN SPEED,
INDEPENDENTLY OF
THE REST OF THE EARTH?
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
I THINK WE SHOULD
JUST GO OVER THERE
AND TALK TO THOSE WOMEN.
YOU CAN PRETEND
THAT YOU'RE NEW IN TOWN.
NO, NO,
I DON'T WANT TO, MAN.
WHY DON'T YOU DO IT?
NO, I CAN'T.
I NEED YOU.
THERE'S A CERTAIN KIND
OF ENERGY A MARRIED MAN
GIVES OFF.
REALLY?
PHEROMONES.
YOU GIVE OFF PHEROMONES.
NO, NO, NO.
IT'S A... A KIND
OF CONFIDENCE,
LACK OF DESPERATION.
I'M NOT ASKING YOU
TO CHEAT ON YOUR WIFE.
JUST COME WITH ME.
OH, MAN.
DO I HAVE TO?
WE'LL HAVE
ANOTHER DRINK FIRST.
UM, EXCUSE ME?
LET IT FALL.
COME ON.
Ryan Adams:
# YOUNG BOY DONE ME BAD #
# HE WENT
AND DID YA WRONG #
# YOUNG BOY DONE ME BAD #
# I WENT
AND DID YA WRONG #
HELLO.
HI.
HI.
SEE? I TOLD YOU.
THEY'RE
NOT JUST BEAUTIFUL.
THEY'RE NICE, TOO.
I DIDN'T THINK...
HEH! WHICH ONE OF YOU
IS THE NATURE LOVER?
[GIGGLES]
I LOVE IT.
YES, YOU DO. HMM?
DO EITHER OF YOU LADIES
EVER THINK ABOUT THE COSMOS?
THE WHAT?
[GIGGLING]
Cal: YOU KNOW... EVERYTHING:
THE WORLD, THE UNIVERSE,
TREES, PLANETS,
CLOUDS, HOW SMALL WE ARE.
IS THIS
A RELIGIOUS THING?
NO, BUT WHAT I'D LIKE
IS YOUR PERMISSION TO SHOW
YOUR FRIEND SOMETHING.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT IS IT?
SHE CAN TELL YOU
ABOUT IT WHEN
SHE GETS BACK.
COME ON, COME ON.
I'LL LEAVE MY FRIEND HERE
AS A SECURITY DEPOSIT.
[PATS ON BACK]
[GIGGLES]
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
I JUST NEED
TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
YOU'RE DRUNK.
I NEED TO SHOW YOU
SOMETHING.
ALL RIGHT,
I'M GONNA GO BACK.
I'VE SEEN THE PARKING LOT.
YOU SHOULD SEE THIS!
[SIGHS]
DO YOU GET AWAY
WITH THIS SHIT
BECAUSE YOU
LOOK LIKE THAT?
WHAT?
LOTTA STARS OUT.
[SNICKERS]
IS THAT WHAT YOU
WANTED TO SHOW ME?
THEY'RE PRETTY, HUH?
THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM.
YEAH.
I'M GLAD.
I'M GLAD WE MET.
HEY, I KNOW I'M LATE.
YOU LOOK TERRIBLE.
I'M SORRY
ABOUT LAST NIGHT.
YEAH, WELL,
YOU'D BE EVEN MORE SORRY
IF YOU KNEW
WHAT I HAD TO DEAL WITH.
I THOUGHT I LEFT YOU
WITH THE QUAINT,
QUIET ONE.
I AM MARRIED. MY WIFE...
WHAT I HAD TO DEAL WITH
FROM MY WIFE.
SO I TAKE IT
YOU DIDN'T GET LUCKY.
YOU LISTENIN' TO ME?
MY WIFE WANTS
TO KILL ME, MAN.
MY WIFE.
HAD TO TELL ABOUT YOU
TO GET OUT OF IT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
ABOUT ME?
ABOUT HOW YOU
WERE NEW IN TOWN,
DIDN'T KNOW
ANYONE BUT ME.
HAD TO TELL HER
ABOUT THE PHEROMONES,
HOW YOU NEEDED ME.
I GUESS I DO NEED YOU.
I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD
HAVE TOLD YOUR WIFE ABOUT
THE PHEROMONES, THOUGH.
WELL, THAT'S NOT
WHAT SHE MINDED.
HELP ME WITH THIS.
NO. IT WAS THE DRINKING
AND THE OBJECTIFICATION
OF WOMEN.
SHE'D LIKE TO MEET YOU...
FOR DINNER.
[WILLIE NELSON SONG
PLAYING ON JUKEBOX]
AHH...
I THINK WILLIE NELSON
IS FOLLOWING ME.
NO.
NO, I'M NOT DOIN' IT.
I ASKED FOR A COKE.
THERE'S
NO POSSIBLE WAY IN HELL
THAT I'M DRINKIN'.
LOOK, I WOULD
NOT STEER YOU WRONG.
THIS IS JUST
TO TAKE THE EDGE OFF,
I PROMISE YOU.
YOU'LL FEEL
LIKE A NEW MAN.
NO. WE SUPPOSED TO
BE GOIN' TO MY HOUSE
FOR DINNER.
WE CAN'T GET DRUNK.
WE'LL GET THERE.
THIS IS JUST
A PREDINNER DRINK.
A PREDINNER DRINK.
MMM.
MMM.
IS THIS IT?
YOU REALIZE WE...
VIRTUALLY GOT
THE SAME NAME,
THE SAME
FREAKIN' NAME?
YEAH.
OFF BY ONE LETTER.
HMM.
I GOT ONE
TOO MANY LETTERS
IN MY NAME.
"CAL" AND "CARL."
YEP, THEY'RE CLOSE.
IS THIS IT?
OH, FORGET THAT.
ALMOST THE SAME,
THE EXACT SAME.
UNH!
OH, JESUS.
[VOMITING]
OH, BUDDY.
I THINK
I'M GONNA BE SICK.
[DOOR CLOSES]
YOU GONNA DRINK
OUR COOKING SHERRY?
NO.
UH...
MMM... UH...
HOW'S CAL?
CARL I MEAN.
HE'S DRUNK.
BUT HE'S SLEEPING NOW.
HOW'S CAL?
I'M FINE.
I'M TIRED.
WELL, THOSE SHOT GLASSES
ARE HEAVY.
OF COURSE YOU'RE TIRED.
[CHUCKLES]
I'M, UH, WORKIN'
AT THE SITE.
YEAH, I KNOW
WHERE YOU WORK, CAL.
CARL TOLD ME.
MMM. TELLS YOU
EVERYTHING, I GUESS?
TELLS ME EVERYTHING
HE WANTS TO TELL ME.
WE'RE MARRIED.
HE TOLD ME.
[CHUCKLES]
THERE'S NO ALCOHOL
IN THE DRAWER.
I'D OFFER YOU ONE.
I MET CARL AT AN A.A. MEETING
7 YEARS AGO.
AND IN ALL THAT TIME,
I'VE NEVER HEARD HIM
TALK ABOUT ANYBODY
THE WAY HE TALKS ABOUT YOU.
TO HIM, YOU'RE FRIENDS.
AND I THINK HE MIGHT
LIKE TO BE LIKE YOU.
I'M NOT SURE WHY.
MAYBE IT'S JUST
THE WAY YOU LOOK,
BUT REGARDLESS,
THAT'S HOW HE FEELS.
SO...
I LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT
THE PEOPLE IN CARL'S LIFE,
BEING THAT I'M
THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE.
HE SAYS YOU'RE MARRIED.
HE SAW A PICTURE
OF YOUR WIFE AND SON
IN YOUR WALLET...
WHICH YOU LEFT
ON A TABLE IN THE BAR.
YOU MARRIED?
WHY DO YOU
CONTROL HIS LIFE?
WHAT?
I DON'T CONTROL HIM.
I SUPPORT HIM.
MOST MEN
WHO HAVE BAD MARRIAGES
CAN'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
YOU SHOULD
STAY HERE TONIGHT.
YOU'RE TOO DRUNK TO DRIVE.
I'LL MAKE UP THE COUCH.
[SLAP]
YOU'RE NOT HIS FRIEND.
IT WAS THE SAME STORY.
IT'S...
NOTHING NEW,
NOTHING SURPRISING
OR EXCITING.
I LOVE HER. THAT'S...
I LOVE HER. BUT...
WOMEN ARE JUST DIFFERENT
THAN MEN.
[SIGHS]
THEY WANT
DIFFERENT THINGS.
I MEAN, JESUS CHRIST.
I DON'T WANNA SEE ANYONE...
ANYONE FOR
THAT MANY DAYS IN A ROW.
AND IT WAS HER IDEA.
HAVING A BABY
WAS HER IDEA.
I MEAN, I SAID, "YES,"
BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN
FOR A MAN TO HAVE A BABY?
WHAT...
WHAT DO YOU DO?
YOU FUCK. RIGHT?
I CAN BARELY
MAKE SENSE OF IT.
AND I LOVE HIM...
PROBABLY LIKE
SHE NEVER COULD
BECAUSE HE'S A BOY.
LEO IS A BOY,
OBVIOUSLY.
[CLEARS THROAT]
SHE... SHE WAS...
ALWAYS TRYING
TO FUCKING FORGIVE ME.
[KNOCKS]
MMM!
[SIGHS]
THANKS FOR STOPPING.
GOD, IT'S POURING.
DID I STOP?
YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DIDN'T KNOW
I'D EVEN STOPPED.
THAT'S THE TRICK.
YOU STAND NEXT
TO A STOP SIGN.
THAT WAY, YOU KNOW
THE PERSON WHO STOPS
IS LAW-ABIDING.
I'M MEG.
OH! I'M CARL.
Woman: # I THINK I LOVE YOU #
# I THINK I LOVE YOU #
# I THINK I LOVE YOU #
# OH, OH, OH #
# OH, OH #
I GUESS YOU NEEDED
SOME SLEEP.
MMM.
I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU WERE DREAMING,
'CAUSE YOUR EYES
WERE FLUTTERING.
I DIDN'T DREAM.
OH, WELL, THAT'S
THE BEST KIND OF SLEEP.
BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE THAT
YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY.
YOU MIGHT JUST
NOT REMEMBER THEM.
I DREAM LIKE WILDFIRE,
BUT IT'S ONLY
OCCASIONALLY
THAT I REMEMBER THEM.
[CLEARS THROAT]
I REMEMBER THEM MORE
WHEN I'M ON THE ROAD,
LIKE NOW.
WHO KNOWS?
I WAS HITCHHIKING.
I ALWAYS DO AT
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
IT'S
THE NICEST TIME.
ALL DIFFERENT KINDS
OF WEATHER.
I'VE DONE IT
EVERY YEAR SINCE
MY MOTHER DIED.
I USED TO SPEND
THE FALL WITH HER.
I FEEL TOO SAD
IF I STAY AT HOME,
SO I TAKE
THIS LITTLE TRIP.
THAT'S MY REASON.
Cal: YOU HITCHHIKE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY?
Meg: MM-HMM.
FROM MAINE TO SAN DIEGO.
WELL, USUALLY
SAN DIEGO.
LAST YEAR,
IT WAS SAN FRANCISCO.
ISN'T THAT DANGEROUS?
MM-MMM.
MMM?
IT'S EXCITING.
I GET TO MEET
PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
OH, OOH.
[GIGGLES]
WHERE ARE YOU
HEADED?
UH, WEST.
MMM. FOR ANY
PARTICULAR REASON?
I WANTED TO SEE
THE COUNTRY.
MMM. IS THAT YOUR WIFE
AND KID IN THAT PICTURE?
THEY LEFT THE "R"
OUT OF YOUR NAME ON
YOUR DRIVERS' LICENSE,
SO IT JUST SAYS "CAL."
I HAVE TO STOP
IN MINNEAPOLIS
AT THE AIRPORT
TO PICK UP A BAG.
IS THAT OK?
YES.
Willie Nelson:
# IT'S A MEMORY TODAY #
# IT'LL BE
A MEMORY TOMORROW #
# I HOPE YOU'LL BE HAPPY
SOMEDAY #
IT'S RIGHT OVER THERE.
THAT'S WHERE I PICK IT UP.
I'M GOIN' TO GET
SOMETHING TO DRINK.
I'LL MEET YOU
RIGHT IN THERE.
OK.
DON'T GET LOST.
SO I'LL MEET YOU IN THERE
IN A COUPLE MINUTES.
GET ME WHAT YOU'RE HAVING.
CARL? UM, I'M GLAD,
YOU KNOW, THAT I MET YOU.
GOD. NOW I'M BEING
REALLY STUPID.
Sports announcer on TV:
...NUMBER 24, THE SHOT BLOCKED,
DOWN NEAR HALF-COURT
WITH WILSON ALL OVER HIM...
MMM. ANOTHER, PLEASE,
AND, UH,
GINGER ALE TO GO.
P.A.: ATTENTION,
ALL PASSENGERS.
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU
TO PLEASE MAKE SURE
ALL LUGGAGE AND CARRY-ON ITEMS
REMAIN WITHIN
YOUR POSSESSION AT ALL TIMES.
Man: GOIN' SOMEWHERE?
GOIN' SOMEWHERE, BUDDY?
YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY.
CAL, RIGHT?
JACK. JACK RUSH.
LITTLE RED SCHOOL.
YEAH.
YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME,
DO YOU?
YEAH, YEAH, I DO.
I CAN'T... CAN'T BELIEVE
IT IS YOU!
JESUS,
WHAT A COINCIDENCE.
WELL, IT... IT'S ME.
IT WAS NICE SEEING YOU.
HA! YOU STILL HAVE
THAT WICKED SENSE
OF HUMOR, DON'T YOU?
HEY, UM,
DO YOU HAVE TIME?
I-I'D LOVE
TO BUY YOU A DRINK.
OLD TIMES.
I CAN'T, REALLY.
OH, WELL, I'LL WALK YOU
TO YOUR GATE.
WHERE...
WHERE'S YOUR GATE?
WE CAN CATCH UP
THAT WAY.
WHY DON'T WE
HAVE A DRINK?
Jack: BRIAN KELLY.
YOU REMEMBER HIM?
TALL, GEEK...
ACTUALLY,
HE WAS REALLY MORE
MY SPEED THAN YOURS.
HE DIDN'T PLAY
MANY SPORTS.
WASN'T MUCH
OF A LOOKER.
ANYWAY, ALMOST SMASHED
INTO EACH OTHER
ON THE STREET.
WE GOT TO TALKING.
WE WERE WONDERING
HOW YOU WERE DOING.
MMM. YEAH, YEAH.
I THINK I REMEMBER HIM.
OH, YOU DON'T.
COME ON.
YOU DON'T
REMEMBER HIM.
NO, I DO.
HE WAS SHORT, RIGHT?
WE WERE 14.
WE WERE ALL SHORT.
ANYWAY, YOU COULDN'T
POSSIBLY REMEMBER HIM.
YOU NEVER EVEN
SPOKE TO HIM.
ANYWAY, HE'S MARRIED.
I BET YOU WOULDN'T
HAVE THOUGHT THAT
KNOWING HIM
IN HIGH SCHOOL.
ENOUGH ABOUT
HIGH SCHOOL.
ARE YOU GOING
TO THE REUNION?
THE 15-YEAR REUNION,
BUDDY?
COME ON,
YOU GOTTA KNOW ABOUT IT.
I BET YOU GIVE
A PRETTY HEALTHY CHUNK
OF CHANGE TO THAT PLACE.
HELL, I'LL BET YOU
THEY'D LET YOU HAVE
YOUR OWN FLOAT
IF YOU ASKED FOR IT.
I HAVEN'T KEPT UP.
JESUS, I'LL SAY.
P.A.: ATTENTION, PLEASE.
CAROL BERGER, PLEASE PICK UP
A WHITE COURTESY TELEPHONE.
SO WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' NOW?
[CLEARS THROAT]
I'M HAVIN' A BEER
WITH YOU, CAL.
[CHUCKLES]
[LAUGHS]
AW, COME ON.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT I'M DOIN'.
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
I'M, UH...
I'M TRAVELIN' AROUND
RIGHT NOW.
STILL SINGLE, HUH?
NO, ACTUALLY,
I'M MARRIED WITH A KID.
WOW! HA!
THAT'S A SURPRISE!
FAITHFUL?
NO, I'M KIDDING.
THAT'S GREAT.
HOW LONG?
6 YEARS.
SO, ARE THEY HERE?
I MEAN, AM I
GONNA MEET THEM?
THEY'RE NOT
TRAVELING WITH ME.
SO WHO IS THAT WOMAN
I SAW YOU WITH?
I WAS JUST
ASKING HER THE TIME.
GOTCHA.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
I UNDERSTAND.
ARE YOU SEPARATED?
HA HA.
YEAH, I ONLY ASK BECAUSE
IT NEVER STRUCK ME
THAT YOU
WOULD GET MARRIED
OR STAY MARRIED,
THAT IS.
YOU KNOW,
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED.
I CAN JUST TELL
BY LOOKING AT YOU.
YOU HAVE NOT CHANGED.
IT'S NICE
RUNNING INTO SOMEONE
FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
MOST OF THE TIME,
YOU GO AROUND
FEELING LIKE...
IT WAS JUST
SOME BAD DREAM YOU HAD.
WELL, LIKE I SAID,
I HAVEN'T KEPT UP.
I, UH...
I CAN BARELY
REMEMBER THAT TIME.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
YOU HAVE SO MANY
GOOD THINGS TO REMEMBER.
BRIGITTE?
YOU REMEMBER HER?
THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE
STUDENT?
THE ONE YOU FUCKED
IN THE CERAMICS ROOM.
YOU KNOW WHAT? HEH.
JACK, I GOTTA GO.
I GOT A FLIGHT.
OH, COME ON. YOU WEREN'T
MARRIED THEN. IT'S OK.
YOU REMEMBER BRIGITTE.
BIG TITS,
REALLY ROUND FACE.
I WAS IN LOVE WITH HER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, JACK.
I DON'T REMEMBER
HIGH SCHOOL,
I DON'T REMEMBER
BRIGITTE,
AND I BARELY
REMEMBER YOU.
BRIAN DEFINITELY
OWES ME $20.
I MEAN, IF THIS
DOESN'T PROVE...
YOU'RE
THE SAME PERSON.
[LAUGHS]
I AM TRULY LUCKY
TO HAVE RUN INTO YOU.
YOU CAN BARELY
REMEMBER WHO I AM.
THAT IS GREAT.
ALTHOUGH, I DON'T SEE
HOW YOU COULD.
I MEAN, YOU NEVER
TALKED TO ME.
I DON'T THINK
YOU EVEN LOOKED AT ME.
AND YOU VIOLATED
MY GIRLFRIEND
IN 10 DIFFERENT WAYS
AS IF
I DIDN'T EVEN EXIST.
YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
SHE WASN'T YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
YOU SEE,
YOU DO REMEMBER.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
DON'T SAY ANYTHING.
I FEEL GREAT.
YOU LOOK LIKE SHIT.
YOU'RE DRINKING
LIKE A FISH...
AND YOU'RE CHEATING
ON YOUR WIFE.
WHAT THE FUCK
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I'M TALKIN' ABOUT
THAT 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
I SAW YOU WITH,
YOU PRICK,
AND DON'T EVEN THINK
ABOUT FUCKING WITH ME.
I HAVE A SECOND-LEVEL
BLACK BELT IN JUDO.
Jack: HOW DO YOU
LIKE THAT?
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED
AT ALL.
I'LL BET YOU HAVEN'T
DONE ONE GOOD THING
SINCE
I SAW YOU LAST,
AND I BET YOU WON'T.
[SIGHS]
OH, AND BY THE WAY,
I'M MARRIED, TOO.
THANKS FOR ASKING.
P.A.: ATTENTION,
ALL PASSENGERS.
BOARDING FLIGHT 1411
NONSTOP TO PORTLAND.
PLEASE PROCEED TO GATE 5.
HAVE YOUR
BOARDING PASSES READY.
[CHANGING STATIONS]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
[RING]
[RING]
Willie Nelson:
# WHAT USED TO BE MY HOME #
# HAS CHANGED,
JUST A PLACE TO STAY #
[RING]
# A CRUMBLING
LAST RESORT #
[RING]
# WHEN THE DAY
WAS THROUGH #
[RING]
# SOMETIMES BETWEEN
SUNDOWN AND DAWN #
# SOMEHOW I FIND MY WAY... #
Boy: ARE YOU
A MOVIE STAR, MISTER?
MY SISTER THINKS
YOU'RE ON TV,
BUT SHE'S JUST
TOO CHICKEN TO ASK.
SHUT UP.
ARE YOU A MOVIE STAR?
Woman:
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.
COME ON, COME ON
TO THE CAR... TO THE CAR.
I'M SORRY.
WERE THEY BOTHERING YOU?
IT'S OK.
OK.
# DO YOU REALLY CARE #
# IF I COME HERE... #
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
ARE YOU GONNA GET IT?
[RING]
THAT LINE'S
FOR CUSTOMERS.
[RING]
IF YOU WANNA BE
A NICE GUY,
TAKE A MESSAGE.
MAYBE
IT'S FOR YOU.
MAYBE
IT'S YOUR AGENT.
[RING]
[RING]
[RING]
HELLO?
[SIGHS]
HELLO.
Woman: HI.
JOANIE?
UH, NO.
IS DULCIE THERE?
PUT HER ON.
UH, DULCIE?
NO, I'M CALLING FOR
DULCIE. IS SHE THERE?
SHE LEFT THIS NUMBER.
THIS IS A BAR.
I KNOW.
I CALLED THE NUMBER.
IS SHE THERE?
UH, ARE YOU DULCIE?
NO, I'M NOT, SWEETHEART.
LOOK,
SHE'S GOT RED HAIR,
AND SHE'S PROBABLY
RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
I DON'T...
I DON'T THINK SO.
SHIT. I HAVE TO KNOW
WHERE TO PICK HER UP.
SHIT. SHIT,
SHE'S NOT THERE.
SHE'S LEFT ALREADY.
I TOLD YOU.
[CLICK]
Tom Waits:
# ...UP IN OUR TOWN #
# IF YOU LIVE IT UP,
YOU WON'T LIVE IT DOWN #
# SO SHE LEFT
MONTE RIO, SON #
# JUST LIKE
A BULLET LEAVES A GUN #
# WITH HER CHARCOAL EYES
AND MONROE LIPS #
# SHE WENT AND TOOK
THAT CALIFORNIA TRIP #
# WELL, THE MOON WAS GOLD,
HER HAIR LIKE WIND #
# SHE SAID DON'T LOOK BACK,
JUST COME ON, JIM #
# OH, YOU GOT TO... #
SHE'S BEEN DRINKING
ALL AFTERNOON.
YOU KNOW HER NAME?
NO.
DON'T WORRY, SWEETIE.
JACK CALLED THE COPS.
SHE CAN GET ALL THE SLEEP
SHE WANTS AT THE STATION.
# WELL, HE GAVE HER
A DIME STORE WATCH #
# AND A RING
MADE FROM A SPOON #
# EVERYONE'S LOOKIN'
FOR SOMEONE TO BLAME #
# WHEN YOU SHARE MY BED,
YOU SHARE MY NAME #
# WELL, GO AHEAD
AND CALL THE COPS #
# YOU DON'T MEET NICE GIRLS
IN COFFEE SHOPS #
HOW LONG HAVE
I BEEN SLEEPING?
[CLEARS THROAT]
A FEW HOURS.
OHH.
ARE YOU DULCIE?
MM-HMM.
MMM. OHH. UNH. OHH.
[MOANING]
DID I ASK YOU
TO TAKE ME HERE?
YES. UH, YES.
YOU WERE PASSED OUT
AT THE BAR.
HOW'D I ASK YOU ANYTHING
IF I WAS UNCONSCIOUS?
THEY CALLED THE POLICE
TO COME GET YOU.
FOR WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS THEY DIDN'T...
WANT YOU SLEEPING
IN THAT BOOTH ALL NIGHT.
DO YOU HAVE
A PLACE TO STAY?
[FLUSHES TOILET]
IF I HAD
A PLACE TO STAY,
WOULD I BE SLEEPING
IN A BOOTH?
YOU LOST YOUR RIDE, ALSO.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT,
MY RIDE? WHO ARE YOU?
THERE WAS A...
A CALL, AND, UH,
WE COULDN'T FIND YOU.
WHO CALLED?
WAS IT A WOMAN?
YES. SHE SAID YOU HAD
RED HAIR, THOUGH.
UM, AND SHE SAID
SHE WAS SUPPOSED
TO PICK YOU UP.
SAID I HAD RED HAIR.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
GOOD SIGN.
SHE WAS GONNA PICK ME UP.
YEAH, RIGHT.
SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE
TO DO A FUCKING THING
FOR THEMSELVES.
THEY JUST HIRE PEOPLE
TO DO THEIR DIRTY WORK
FOR 'EM.
MAN...
THIS WOMAN
WILL NOT GIVE UP.
YOU'RE WELCOME
TO STAY HERE.
IF YOU DON'T ALREADY
HAVE A PLACE TO STAY,
YOU CAN STAY HERE.
WELL, I DON'T HAVE
A PLACE TO STAY.
IS THAT OK WITH YOU?
[PIANO PLAYING]
DAN, WE'RE GONNA NEED
A 40 REGULAR, PLEASE.
AND YOUR COAT, SIR.
THANK YOU.
AND SHE STILL THINKS
I HAVE RED HAIR.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
IF SHE THINKS
SHE'S GETTIN' ANY MONEY,
THAT'S A FUCKING FANTASY.
FOLLOW ME, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
THAT FAGGOT
CAN GET A JOB.
WHEN I LEFT,
THE WORD "CUSTODY"
WAS HALFWAY OUT
OF HIS LAWYER'S MOUTH.
I WAS READY
TO STUFF IT BACK IN.
HERE YOU ARE.
OH, THANK YOU.
AND RIGHT THIS WAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
IT'S SO GOOD
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
ENJOY YOUR EVENING, SIR.
SEEMED LIKE
HE KNEW YOU.
WELL, I HAVE THAT KIND
OF FACE, YOU KNOW.
WAITER.
YES, MA'AM?
HI. I'D LIKE A, UM...
I'D LIKE A VODKA
ON THE ROCKS
WITH A TWIST
AND... A...
SCOTCH?
RIGHT AWAY.
THAT'S RIGHT,
ISN'T IT?
WHAT?
SCOTCH?
YOUR BREATH.
MMM.
SO, UM...
WHY DIDN'T YOU LET
THE COPS TAKE ME?
[SIGHS] IT SEEMED
LIKE THE RIGHT THING
TO DO AT THE TIME.
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO,
RUN AROUND DOIN'
THE RIGHT THING?
NO. [CHUCKLES]
WHAT DO YOU DO?
I'M AN ARCHITECT.
GOD, I HATE ARCHITECTS.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE
SO... SO RIGHT IN ITS PLACE,
SO TIDY
AND PERPENDICULAR.
[CHUCKLES]
MY HUSBAND'S
AN ARCHITECT.
YOUR HUSBAND?
YES.
WHERE IS HE?
WHERE DO YOU THINK?
HE'S HOME WITH HIS LAWYER...
THE CUNT.
YOU GETTING DIVORCED?
SHE'S NOT
A DIVORCE LAWYER.
WHY DOES EVERYONE THINK
EVERYONE IS A DIVORCE LAWYER?
YOU KNOW HER.
YOU SPOKE TO HER.
ON THE PHONE
AT YOUR BAR.
OH, SHE WAS THE WOMAN
ON THE PHONE.
SHE WAS YOUR RIDE.
MM-HMM. OH.
OH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THE RIDE...
WAS HER PLOY.
SHE'S TRACKIN' ME DOWN.
ALL THE COPS IN EVERY STATE
ARE LOOKING FOR ME,
BUT APPARENTLY THEY THINK
I HAVE RED HAIR,
WHICH I USED TO.
WHY?
WHY WHAT, SWEETHEART?
WHY ARE THEY
TRACKING YOU DOWN?
FOR THE MONEY.
FOR HALF THE MONEY,
OF COURSE.
THE FACT THAT HE
WOULD FOLLOW ME AT ALL
IS COMPLETELY OFFENSIVE,
BUT TO HAVE
HIS LAWYER FOLLOW ME
AND FOR THE MONEY...
GOD FORBID,
BECAUSE HE LOVED ME,
AND IT'S INHERITANCE.
IT WAS MINE.
IT WAS LEFT TO ME,
NOT HALF TO ME
AND HALF TO HIM.
AND YOU HAVE A KID?
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
Waiter: IS EVERYTHING
TO YOUR LIKING?
YES. THANK YOU.
IT'S TERRIFIC.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU MENTIONED CUSTODY.
YEAH.
WE HAVE A SON.
WHAT ABOUT HIM?
HE'S NOT WITH YOU.
YOU THINK
I DON'T KNOW THAT?
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
'CAUSE I DON'T
SEE HIM HERE.
MY SON'S
WITH MY HUSBAND.
BUT NOT FOR LONG.
I MEAN, THAT'S
WHERE I'M GOING...
TO GET HIM.
UH, I MEAN, I'M NOT
GOING THERE NOW.
RIGHT NOW, I'M HERE
WITH YOU, BUT I'M...
I'M TRYIN' TO GET THERE.
I JUST DON'T HAVE
A WAY TO GET THERE.
YOU ALWAYS NEED
A WAY, DON'T YA?
ISN'T THAT JUST
THE WAY IT IS?
YOU HAVE A SON?
[PIANO PLAYING DISTANTLY]
UM...
I JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE
MY CAR IS LOCKED.
ALL MY STUFF'S IN IT.
I'M SORRY.
UM...
SORRY.
UM...
SORRY.
[CLEARS THROAT]
IS EVERYTHING
ALL RIGHT, SIR?
EXCUSE ME?
[STARTS MOTOR]
JUST DO ONE THING.
JUST DO ONE...
GOOD THING.
WAS EVERYTHING OK?
I CAN HELP YOU.
I CAN DRIVE YOU
TO HIM.
YOUR SON.
I CAN HELP YOU.
I HAVE A CAR.
WHAT KIND OF CAR
DO YOU HAVE?
A... STATION WAGON.
VOLVO.
YOU WERE JUST IN IT.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR JOB?
I'M ON VACATION.
WE NEED TO BE
IN BILLINGS ON THURSDAY.
MONTANA?
YEAH.
[SIREN]
IF WE GET PULLED OVER
FOR SOME REASON,
I WON'T LET ON
THAT YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE MONEY,
AND THAT WAY,
YOU WON'T BE IMPLICATED...
AN ACCOMPLICE.
YOUR CAR IS MESSY.
Patsy Cline:
# YOU WERE ONLY FOOLIN' #
# BUT I WAS FALLIN' IN LOVE #
WE REALLY DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH TIME TO STOP
IF WE'RE GONNA
MAKE IT TO MONTANA.
OH, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT. IT'S FINE.
STATES IN THE MIDDLE
ARE ALL SCRUNCHED UP
AGAINST EACH OTHER.
RELAX!
IT'S FINE.
OH, LOOK! LOOK! LOOK!
# YOU LIED TO ME #
# WITH KISSES #
# I TRIED TO STOP #
# DREAMIN' OF #
# YOU WERE ONLY FOOLING ME #
# WHILE I WAS FALLING IN LOVE #
# IT'S A STORY AS OLD #
# AS ADAM AND EVE #
# I WAS MAKIN' LOVE #
# BUT YOU WERE
MAKIN' BELIEVE #
[CARNIVAL MUSIC
WINDS DOWN AND STOPS]
I KNOW I WAS THERE.
UM...
I WAS, UH...
HERE...
HERE...
AND...
HERE.
AND I STARTED THERE.
THAT'S WHERE I LEFT HIM.
HERE...
HERE, AND HERE.
MINNEAPOLIS.
I WAS THERE.
YOU WERE IN MONTANA?
THAT'S WHERE
WE'LL GET YOUR SON.
[INHALES DEEPLY]
[EXHALES]
[RADIO PLAYING
COUNTRY-AND-WESTERN MUSIC]
Pure Prairie League:
# ...THOUGHT WEREN'T PROPER #
# COULD BE RIGHT IN TIME #
# AND CAN'T YOU SEE #
# WHICH WAY WE SHOULD TURN #
# TOGETHER OR ALONE? #
# I CAN NEVER SEE
WHAT'S RIGHT #
# OR WHAT IS WRONG #
# YOU TAKE TOO LONG
TO SEE... #
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
JESUS CHRIST!
YOU SCARED ME.
# ...WHAT YOU
WANT TO DO #
# I THINK
I COULD STAY WITH YOU #
# FOR A WHILE,
MAYBE LONGER IF I DO #
WHERE ARE WE?
ALMOST TO WYOMING.
DID I THROW UP
BACK HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
DID YOU?
[INHALES DEEPLY]
APPARENTLY.
PULL OVER.
YOU KNOW,
I DON'T KNOW
IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
TO BILLINGS.
WE GOT
PLENTY OF TIME.
THE TRAIN'S
LATE A DAY.
TRACK TROUBLE.
UH, W-WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
TRACK TROUBLE?
I SAY WE GO
TO COLORADO.
THERE'S A GREAT DINER
IN COLORADO.
COLORADO?
WH... UM...
WELL, W-WE CAN'T
GO THERE.
IT'S WAY
OUT OF THE WAY.
WHAT IF HE
GETS IN EARLY?
WE SHOULD JUST
GO TO MONTANA
AND... AND...
AND JUST GO
AND WAIT.
AND MONTANA'S
OVER THERE.
FIRST OF ALL,
NO ONE WAITS IN MONTANA.
SECOND OF ALL...
I HAVE THE KEYS.
[CHUCKLES]
WELL, IT'S GONNA
TAKE US ANOTHER DAY
TO GET BACK UP
FROM COLORADO.
HAVE YOU
EVER BEEN THERE?
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
CAN'T BE ON VACATION
AND NOT SEE COLORADO.
TRUST ME. IT'S FUN.
IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY
TOMORROW.
SO IT'S GONNA
WORK OUT PERFECTLY.
HOW OLD IS HE?
HE'LL BE 7.
HE'S ONLY 7, AND HE'S...
RIDING ALONE ON THE TRAIN?
HE'S FINE.
HE'S VERY INDEPENDENT.
I MEAN, HE'S BETTER OFF
ALONE THAN WITH THAT
EXCUSE FOR A ROLE MODEL.
I... I HAD MY SISTER
TAKE HIM TO THE STATION.
I JUST GOT THAT FEELING,
YOU KNOW... YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU'RE, UH...
YOU FEEL YOURSELF
GETTING TALLER...
YOUR HAIR GROWING.
YOU EVER FEEL THAT WAY?
MAYBE SOMETHING'S
CHANGING?
ALL THE TIME.
Willie Nelson:
# WHY DO I STILL WRITE? #
# WHY DO I STILL CALL? #
# WHY DO I STILL THINK #
# THERE'S HOPE FOR US AT ALL? #
# THESE ARE
THE THINGS I HATE #
# BUT THEY'RE
THE THINGS I DO #
# TO GET OVER YOU #
Bonnie Raitt:
# SUNSETS MAKE ME CRY #
# OLD PICTURES MAKE ME GRIN #
# BUT I DON'T REALLY CARE #
# TO SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN #
# THESE ARE THE THINGS I SAY #
# BUT THEY'RE SO HARD TO DO #
# LIKE GETTIN' OVER YOU #
Both:
# YOU GOTTA BELIEVE #
# THAT THERE IS A REASON #
# THAT WE SURRENDER UP
OUR HEARTS #
# BUT THERE'S A VANTAGE POINT #
# AND IT TAKES
SOME TIME TO FIND #
# WHERE YOU CAN SEE
HOW ALL THE PIECES FIT... #
I'M DOING THIS
FOR MYSELF, OK?
OK.
SAY, "ME, TOO."
ME, TOO.
Willie:
# MY HEART KEEPS ASKIN' ME #
# JUST WHERE DO WE BELONG? #
Bonnie:
# IT'S NOT AS THOUGH MY LIFE #
# AIN'T HARD ENOUGH TO DO #
Both:
# TRY GETTIN' OVER YOU #
# NOW IT'S LATER
THAN YOU THINK #
# AND STILL THIS ISN'T THROUGH #
# THIS GETTIN' OVER YOU #
[KEYS CLATTER]
I THOUGHT YOU RAN AWAY.
I WOKE UP, AND YOU
WEREN'T AROUND.
I THOUGHT,
"OH, I'VE OVERSLEPT."
OH. [CLEARS THROAT]
WE CAN CUT UP
THROUGH IDAHO
ON THE FREEWAY,
AND THAT'LL BE QUICKER
THAN TAKIN' THOSE
BACK ROADS ALL THE WAY.
IF YOU, UM...
IF YOU NEED A RIDE...
UH...
WHATEVER, TO A...
HOTEL...
OR SOMETHIN'...
UH... DULCIE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
SHOULD WE GO SEE IDAHO
FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY...
WITH THE SILLY MAN?
[CHUCKLES]
[CHUCKLING]
YES, HE IS.
WHAT DO WE GOT IN HERE?
WHO ARE YOU
TALKIN' TO?
THIS IS CARL.
IT TURNS OUT
THAT THE TRAIN WAS ROUTED
THROUGH COLORADO SPRINGS,
WHICH IS
JUST AROUND THE CORNER
FROM HERE,
SO I WENT TO PICK HIM UP
EARLY, SAVE US
A TRIP TO MONTANA.
IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY.
HE'S 6.
[TO HIMSELF]
CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
I PROMISED HIM
AN ICE CREAM CAKE.
THINK WE COULD
FIND ONE AROUND HERE?
[CHUCKLING]
HE'S 5 TODAY.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[WHISPERING]
Shit.
Shit.
Shit.
Shit.
UHH.
HI. JUST...
Operator:
PLEASE DEPOSIT $2.00
FOR THE NEXT
3 MINUTES.
PLEASE DEPOSIT $2.00
FOR THE NEXT 3 MINUTES.
UH, HOW FAR TO OREGON
DO YOU THINK FROM HERE?
IT'S ABOUT 15 HOURS,
I GUESS.
OH, UH... UH, DO YOU KNOW
ANYPLACE AR-AROUND HERE
THAT SELLS ICE CREAM?
SOMEWHERE YOU CAN
GET A... CAKE?
YOU'RE GOOD TO DO THIS.
I'LL JUST BE A SECOND.
[SOUND BLIPS]
[NO STATION COMES IN]
[CAL SIGHS]
OH, MY GOD.
FUCK.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
HEY!
HEY!
MY SON'S IN THAT CAR!
MY SON'S IN THAT CAR!
STOP!
[YELLS]
STOP!
STOP!
[SOBS]
HOW'S
THAT SANDWICH?
GOOD. GOOD.
YEAH. THANKS.
ALL RIGHT.
[CHUCKLES]
WHAT'S SO FUNNY?
NOTHIN'.
YOU DON'T LOOK
SURPRISED.
I AM.
[DROPS SHOE]
DIDN'T YOU USED TO
BE ABLE TO SEE
THROUGH THOSE TREES
TO THE OCEAN?
YEAH. IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT
FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW.
YOU GOTTA WALK
DOWN THAT PATH
TO THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF.
YOU CAN GO DOWN THERE
IF YOU LIKE AFTER DINNER.
CAN'T EVER GET
TOO MUCH OCEAN.
YOUR MOM
USED TO SAY THAT.
YEAH. SHE STILL DOES
SAY IT ONCE IN A WHILE.
WELL... GUESS I WOULDN'T
KNOW ABOUT THAT.
SURE HOPE YOU'RE HUNGRY.
MOM WAS ALREADY
PREGNANT WITH ME
WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED?
YEAH. YEAH, I GUESS SO.
YOU GUESS?
WELL, IT SEEMS LIKE
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
LIFETIME FOR ME NOW.
WELL, IT'S NOT, DAD.
IT'S THIS ONE.
DID IT, UM...
DID IT MAKE IT EASIER
TO LEAVE US, KNOWING...
KNOWIN' THAT YOU'D
BEEN FORCED INTO IT...
INTO A FAMILY?
YOU KNOW, UH...
I ALWAYS THOUGHT
YOU'D... COME BACK...
LOOKIN'
FOR AN EXPLANATION.
WELL, I'M NOT
"COMING BACK."
THIS WAS NEVER MY HOME...
RICHARD.
THIS IS A...
PLACE I SPENT THE SUMMERS
UNTIL I WAS 12.
AND THAT...
WAS A DIFFERENT LIFETIME.
AND, YOU KNOW,
IT ALWAYS MADE IT WORSE
THAT I KNEW
WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE
WHERE YOU LIVED...
SO I COULD
PICTURE YOU IN IT
EVERY DAY.
THE LEAST YOU
COULD'VE DONE WAS GO
TO ANOTHER COUNTRY
OR... JUST...
CONTINUE TRAVELING AROUND.
THAT'S HOW I...
I THOUGHT OF YOU ANYWAY...
UH, BEFORE MOM LET SLIP
WHERE YOU LIVED...
LIKE A WORLD TRAVELER.
AND SOMEHOW,
THAT WASN'T AS BAD...
LIKE, UH...
YOU MIGHT BE SEARCHIN'
FOR SOMETHIN'.
IT WASN'T UNTIL I KNEW
THAT YOU LIVED HERE...
THAT I STARTED
HATING YOU.
WHAT CAN I TELL YOU?
WHY DID YOU LEAVE?
I... I HAVE A...
WIFE AND A SON.
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
NO.
NO, I DIDN'T.
WHAT ARE
THEIR NAMES?
JOANIE AND LEO.
WHERE ARE THEY?
IN NEW YORK.
DON'T ASK ME
ANY MORE QUESTIONS.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[CLEARS THROAT]
YOU CAN STAY HERE WITH ME
AS LONG AS YOU LIKE.
[BELL TINKLES,
WOMAN SQUEALS]
[BELL TINKLES]
[WOMAN GIGGLING]
[SCUFFLING,
WOMAN GIGGLES]
Richard: YOU KNOW,
IF YOU DON'T LEAVE,
I'M GONNA
TAKE YOU INSIDE.
NO.
NOT WITH YOUR SON THERE.
MMM.
MMM?
MM-MMM. TOMORROW.
TOMORROW
AT MY HOUSE.
ALL RIGHT.
MMM...
BYE. I HAD FUN.
I DID, TOO.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES]
DID YOU EVER WISH
YOU'D CAME BACK?
I CAN'T THINK
ABOUT THAT STUFF.
I WANTED TO KNOW
WHY YOU LEFT...
SO MAYBE I COULD
UNDERSTAND WHY I DID.
I WANTED A BETTER LIFE.
[SEA GULLS CALLING]
[WIND HOWLING]
[SOFT GASP]
[FOOTSTEPS]
[RUNNING WATER]
AHH.
YOU LEAVIN'?
WHY? YOU JUST GOT HERE.
'CAUSE I WANT
A BETTER LIFE.
Willie Nelson: # THERE'S A PLACE
WHERE I'VE BEEN TOLD #
# EVERY STREET
IS PAVED WITH GOLD #
# AND IT'S JUST
ACROSS THE BORDERLINE #
# WHEN IT'S TIME
TO TAKE YOUR TURN #
# HERE'S A LESSON
THAT YOU MUST LEARN #
# YOU COULD LOSE
MORE THAN #
# YOU'LL EVER FIND #
# WHEN YOU REACH
THE BROKEN PROMISED LAND #
# WHEN EVERY DREAM
SLIPS THROUGH YOUR HAND #
# YOU'LL KNOW #
# IT'S TOO LATE
TO CHANGE YOUR MIND #
# 'CAUSE YOU'VE
PAID THE PRICE #
# TO COME SO FAR #
# JUST TO WIND UP
WHERE YOU ARE #
# AND YOU'RE STILL #
# JUST ACROSS THE BORDERLINE #
# UP AND DOWN
THE RIO GRANDE #
# A THOUSAND FOOTPRINTS
IN THE SAND #
# REVEAL THE SECRET #
# NO ONE CAN DEFINE #
# THE RIVER FLOWS ON
LIKE A BREATH #
# IN BETWEEN OUR LIFE
AND DEATH #
# WHO'S THE NEXT
TO CROSS #
# THE BORDERLINE? #
# HOPE REMAINS
WHEN PRIDE IS GONE #
# AND IT KEEPS YOU
MOVIN' ON #
# CALLING YOU ACROSS
THE BORDERLINE #
# WHEN YOU REACH
THE BROKEN PROMISED LAND #
# WHEN EVERY DREAM
SLIPS THROUGH YOUR HAND #
# YOU'LL KNOW #
# THAT IT'S TOO LATE
TO CHANGE YOUR MIND #
# 'CAUSE YOU'VE PAID
THE PRICE #
# TO COME SO FAR #
# JUST TO WIND UP
WHERE YOU ARE #
# AND YOU'RE STILL #
# JUST ACROSS THE BORDERLINE #
# AND YOU'RE STILL #
# JUST ACROSS THE BORDERLINE #
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
BUENA VISTA TELEVISION
CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY
THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING
INSTITUTE, INC.
# 'CAUSE YOU'VE
PAID THE PRICE #
# TO COME SO FAR #
# JUST TO WIND UP
WHERE YOU ARE #
# AND YOU'RE STILL #
# JUST ACROSS THE BORDERLINE #
# AND YOU'RE STILL #
# JUST ACROSS THE BORDERLINE #
IT'S SNOWING LIGHTLY,
BUT THE WINDS ARE GONNA
BE PICKING UP, ESPECIALLY
AFTER THAT COLD FRONT
[SILVERWARE
AND CHINA CLATTER]
PASSES OVER THE NEXT DAY.
WE'RE GONNA SEE SOME
VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.
IN FACT, THEY'RE
BLOWING THE SNOWS AROUND
ACROSS MONTANA...
Child: GONNA EAT.
AND NORTH DAKOTA RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE GOT WINDS
OF OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR.
THIS IS SNOW
AROUND DEVILS LAKE
IN GRAND FORKS.
WE'VE GOT SNOW COMING DOWN
ACROSS THE CORN BELT.
IN OMAHA, IT'S SNOWING.
[CHILD LAUGHS]
YOU CAN SEE THAT BAND
EXTENDING DOWN
INTO THE NORTHEASTERN
PART OF KANSAS
AND BEING BLOWN AROUND AND
CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES
WITH THESE WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 40 MILES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
A PRESSURE-GRADIENT WIND WITH
A LOW OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST,
A HIGH OVER THE WEST,
AND THAT'S JUST FUNNELING IN
THOSE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
AND BLOWING...
[AIRPLANE TAKING OFF]
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
BUENA VISTA TELEVISION
[AIRPLANE TAKING OFF]
[CLANG]
I'M SORRY.
Woman: NO, I'M SORRY.
OH, IT'S NOT YOUR...
FAULT. IT'S MINE.
AH, I SHOULD'VE
LISTENED TO YOU.
YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T
WANT TO HAVE PEOPLE OVER.
I JUST THOUGHT
IT MIGHT BE FUN.
I KNOW.
BUT, UH...
BUT I...
I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID
WHAT I SAID.
YOU KNOW THAT
I DIDN'T MEAN IT.
I KNOW.
[TV PLAYING]
Newscaster: AND IT LOOKS
LIKE THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE,
THOUGH, WE HAVE...
TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING
ARE IN THE UPPER 40s,
BUT VISIBILITY IS CERTAINLY
A LOT LESS THAN THAT,
SO IT'S MILD OUT THERE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
IS WE'RE HAVING A LOT
OF WARM AIR COMING IN.
THE WARM AIR CAN'T
HOLD THE MOISTURE, SO THE...
NO, I'M SORRY.
WE HAVE TO GO SOON,
SO EAT. DON'T PLAY.
HELLO, 3-YEAR-OLD BOY.
HELLO, 3-YEAR-OLD BOY.
HELLO, 3-YEAR-OLD BOY.
[BOY GIGGLES]
Woman: YOU LOOK TIRED.
Woman:
DON'T WORK SO HARD.
DON'T WORK SO HARD.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT WORK?
A LOT.
Woman: I'LL SEE YOU
FOR THE P-A-R-T-Y?
Man: OK, SEE YOU
AT THE P-A-R-T-Y.
B-Y-E.
BYE.
BYE.
Boy: BYE, DAD.
BYE, BUDDY.
LEO!
OH, MY GOD!
OH, GOD.
WHAT DID YOU DO?
[RING]
[RING]
[RING]
HELLO. THIS IS LEO.
HELLO? ANYBODY THERE?
Woman: HONEY,
WHO'S ON THE PHONE?
HELLO? THIS IS LEO.
I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
[WHISPERING] Do you
want me to take him?
No, no, no, no.
I'll do it.
I'll go over and
get him some coffee.
THAT'S FINE.
YOU OK WITH
JUST COFFEE, HONEY?
MM-HMM.
YOU'RE NOT FROM
AROUND HERE, ARE YA?
NO. NO, I'M NOT.
YOU OK?
Man: SO, YOU HAD
4 HUSBANDS?
[LAUGHS] YES.
AND I LOVED THEM ALL...
[SIGHS]
AT THE TIME.
NEVER HAD ANY KIDS,
THOUGH,
SO I DIDN'T
HAVE ANY REASON
TO STICK AROUND
WHEN THINGS GOT BAD.
I GUESS I'VE JUST
COME TO THINK OF MEN
AS A TEMPORARY
STATE OF MIND,
NOT THAT I MEANT FOR IT
TO HAPPEN THAT WAY.
IT JUST DID.
SO... ARE YOU
GONNA GO BACK?
I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, FOR WHAT
IT'S WORTH,
MY RECOMMENDATION
IS THAT YOU STAY HERE
FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
TAKE SOME TIME OFF,
AS THEY SAY,
GET YOUR HEAD CLEAR.
THEN YOU CAN GO BACK
AND WORK IT OUT AT HOME.
I'D LIKE A ROOM
FOR THE WEEK.
EXCUSE ME. DO YOU KNOW
WHERE THE FOREMAN IS?
ARE YOU
THE FOREMAN?
YEAH.
I'M DELORES' FRIEND.
[MEN TALKING AND LAUGHING
IN BACKGROUND]
[RAILROAD SIGNAL]
[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]
Man: OCTOBER 29.
DEAR LEO...
I'M SORRY I'M NOT THERE
AT YOUR PARTY.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT BIRTHDAY
WITH MOMMY AND YOUR FRIENDS.
I PUT A LITTLE PRESENT
IN THE ENVELOPE
AND MARKED IT WITH A DOT
SO YOU CAN SEE
WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW.
BE A GOOD BOY,
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
LOVE, DAD.
P.S.: DON'T BE MAD AT ME.
HEY.
NEED A RIDE HOME?
I GOT A CAR.
UM... THANK YOU.
LATER, GUYS.
SO, UH,
WHERE YOU STAYING?
THE MOTEL
UP ON THE HILL.
OH, YEAH, YEAH.
I KNOW EXACTLY
WHERE THAT IS.
[HUMMING A TUNE]
NOT THAT LONG
OF A RIDE, IS IT?
GUESS NOT.
[CHUCKLES]
WHY DID YOU, UH,
LEAVE THE CAR
BACK AT THE SITE?
YOURS IS THE ONE
WITH THE NEW YORK
PLATES, RIGHT?
WELL...
IF YOU KNEW I HAD A CAR,
WHY'D YOU OFFER ME A RIDE?
MMM... I DON'T KNOW.
JUST SEEMED LIKE
THE FRIENDLY THING
TO DO.
HEY!
I CAN SWING BY
IN THE MORNIN'
AND PICK YOU UP,
IF YOU WANT.
YEAH, OK.
ABOUT 7:15?
I LIKE TO BE EARLY.
I'M CARL.
CAL.
THANKS.
Willie Nelson:
# HOW'S YOUR NEW LOVE? #
# WELL, I HOPE
THAT HE'S DOIN' FINE... #
DO YOU...
# ...TOLD HIM #
# THAT YOU'D LOVE HIM
TILL THE END OF TIME #
# NOW, THAT'S
THE SAME THING #
# THAT YOU TOLD ME... #
ANOTHER, PLEASE.
[SIGHS]
# IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY... #
WHEN DO YOU THINK
MY SONG'S GONNA COME ON?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
UH... E-9, MY SONG.
WHAT'S YOUR SONG?
I... PUT 2 QUARTERS
IN THAT MACHINE...
OVER THERE, AND I WAS
JUST INTERESTED IN HOW LONG
I WAS GONNA HAVE TO LISTEN
TO GARTH BROOKS.
IT'S WILLIE NELSON.
I'D LIKE ANOTHER...
PLEASE.
[NEW SONG STARTS]
OH...
NO.
[CRAZY PLAYING]
SO WHO DO YOU
HAVE TO FUCK AROUND HERE
TO GET YOUR SONG PLAYED?
CALM DOWN, MY FRIEND.
Willie Nelson:
# I'M CRAZY... #
I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO...
YELL. I JUST, UH...
WANTED TO HEAR MY SONG.
# AND I'M CRAZY #
I'M A PAYING CUSTOMER,
AND NO ONE ELSE HAS
BEEN UP TO THAT JUKEBOX
THIS WHOLE FUCKING TIME!
# ...SO BLUE #
HERE.
TRY IT AGAIN.
Susan Tedeschi: # OH,
I KNEW, YOU'D LOVE ME... #
THANK YOU.
# AS LONG AS YOU WANTED #
WELL, I JUST WANTED
TO TELL YOU THAT, UH...
[WHISPERING]
Do you need anything
from the store?
[CHUCKLING]
YEAH, I KNOW YOU'LL...
YEAH, YOU'LL BE
BETTER OFF WITHOUT ME.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO
SAY IT, THOUGH.
NO, NO, NO.
NO, I'M FINE. I'M FINE.
HOW'S LEO?
DID HE GET HIS KEY CHAIN?
YEAH.
GREAT.
WELL, YOU KNOW...
[DIALS]
[RING]
Man: HELLO?
[RING]
WHO'S THERE?
WHO'S ON
THIS LINE?
[RING]
Woman: HELLO?
HELLO?
UH, WHO IS THIS?
UH, WHO ARE YOU WANTING?
CAL. CAL, IS THAT YOU?
Bartender: UH, YOU MUST
HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER.
NO! PLEASE
DON'T HANG UP.
WRONG NUMBER.
IS HE THERE?
PLEASE?
CAL?
AND HE LOVED
LANGSTON HUGHES.
I MEAN,
I WOULD HEAR HIM READ IT
OUT LOUD TO HIMSELF,
BECAUSE HE SAID
IT JUST COULDN'T KEEP
ITSELF ON THE PAGE.
HE SAID IT WAS, UH...
WHAT WAS IT?
IT WAS LIKE A MAP,
THE BUMPY MAP.
YOU KNOW THE KIND YOU
RUB YOUR FINGERS ACROSS,
YOU CAN FEEL
ALL THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE PLAINS
AND EVEN THE OCEANS?
TOPOGRAPHICAL.
YEAH, YEAH.
THE OCEAN WAS SMOOTH.
AND I WOULD ALWAYS
PRETEND NOT TO KNOW
WHAT HE MEANT
JUST SO
HE'D KEEP TALKIN'.
AND ALTHOUGH
IT'S BEEN 7 YEARS, I...
I STILL THINK ABOUT HIM
EVERY DAY.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR FATHER?
I HAVEN'T SEEN MY FATHER
IN 22 YEARS.
I DON'T REALLY THINK
ABOUT HIM.
MMM.
Bartender: I DON'T WANT
ANY SCENES TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW HIM?
Willie Nelson: # I'M GONNA
TELL YOU, BABE... #
[CHUCKLING]
PEOPLE ARE
ALWAYS MISTAKIN' ME
FOR SOMEONE THEY KNOW.
I'VE GOT
THAT KIND OF FACE.
YEAH.
SOUNDS PRETTY COOL.
YEAH, IT'S NOT SO BAD.
IT'S KINDA NICE, ACTUALLY.
I KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT YOU MEAN.
I MEAN, EVERYBODY
IN THIS TOWN
KNOWS EVERYONE
ELSE'S BUSINESS.
MM-HMM.
AND IT WOULD BE NICE
IF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW
THAT I WAS CARL
AND I WORKED
IN CONSTRUCTION
AND I WAS MARRIED.
YEAH.
YES.
MAYBE JUST
FOR A WEEK.
YEAH.
SO, YOU MARRIED?
NO.
WHAT'S THAT LIKE?
MMM, UH... IT'S GREAT.
I, UH... I DON'T
USUALLY COME HERE,
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I'M...
I'M MARRIED.
MAKES ME KINDA NERVOUS.
HERE. HAVE MY DRINK.
I ALREADY HAVE A DRINK.
NO, IT'S A COKE.
THIS'LL LOOSEN YA UP.
COME ON.
COME ON.
OH...
[LAUGHS]
YEAH! MMM!
OH!
IT'S NOT
SO HORRIBLE, HUH?
NO.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
OH, MAN.
LISTEN, YOU KNOW
THIS NEW THEORY
ABOUT HOW THE CORE
OF THE EARTH
IS ACTUALLY SPINNING
AT ITS OWN SPEED,
INDEPENDENTLY OF
THE REST OF THE EARTH?
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
I THINK WE SHOULD
JUST GO OVER THERE
AND TALK TO THOSE WOMEN.
YOU CAN PRETEND
THAT YOU'RE NEW IN TOWN.
NO, NO,
I DON'T WANT TO, MAN.
WHY DON'T YOU DO IT?
NO, I CAN'T.
I NEED YOU.
THERE'S A CERTAIN KIND
OF ENERGY A MARRIED MAN
GIVES OFF.
REALLY?
PHEROMONES.
YOU GIVE OFF PHEROMONES.
NO, NO, NO.
IT'S A... A KIND
OF CONFIDENCE,
LACK OF DESPERATION.
I'M NOT ASKING YOU
TO CHEAT ON YOUR WIFE.
JUST COME WITH ME.
OH, MAN.
DO I HAVE TO?
WE'LL HAVE
ANOTHER DRINK FIRST.
UM, EXCUSE ME?
LET IT FALL.
COME ON.
Ryan Adams:
# YOUNG BOY DONE ME BAD #
# HE WENT
AND DID YA WRONG #
# YOUNG BOY DONE ME BAD #
# I WENT
AND DID YA WRONG #
HELLO.
HI.
HI.
SEE? I TOLD YOU.
THEY'RE
NOT JUST BEAUTIFUL.
THEY'RE NICE, TOO.
I DIDN'T THINK...
HEH! WHICH ONE OF YOU
IS THE NATURE LOVER?
[GIGGLES]
I LOVE IT.
YES, YOU DO. HMM?
DO EITHER OF YOU LADIES
EVER THINK ABOUT THE COSMOS?
THE WHAT?
[GIGGLING]
Cal: YOU KNOW... EVERYTHING:
THE WORLD, THE UNIVERSE,
TREES, PLANETS,
CLOUDS, HOW SMALL WE ARE.
IS THIS
A RELIGIOUS THING?
NO, BUT WHAT I'D LIKE
IS YOUR PERMISSION TO SHOW
YOUR FRIEND SOMETHING.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT IS IT?
SHE CAN TELL YOU
ABOUT IT WHEN
SHE GETS BACK.
COME ON, COME ON.
I'LL LEAVE MY FRIEND HERE
AS A SECURITY DEPOSIT.
[PATS ON BACK]
[GIGGLES]
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
I JUST NEED
TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
YOU'RE DRUNK.
I NEED TO SHOW YOU
SOMETHING.
ALL RIGHT,
I'M GONNA GO BACK.
I'VE SEEN THE PARKING LOT.
YOU SHOULD SEE THIS!
[SIGHS]
DO YOU GET AWAY
WITH THIS SHIT
BECAUSE YOU
LOOK LIKE THAT?
WHAT?
LOTTA STARS OUT.
[SNICKERS]
IS THAT WHAT YOU
WANTED TO SHOW ME?
THEY'RE PRETTY, HUH?
THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM.
YEAH.
I'M GLAD.
I'M GLAD WE MET.
HEY, I KNOW I'M LATE.
YOU LOOK TERRIBLE.
I'M SORRY
ABOUT LAST NIGHT.
YEAH, WELL,
YOU'D BE EVEN MORE SORRY
IF YOU KNEW
WHAT I HAD TO DEAL WITH.
I THOUGHT I LEFT YOU
WITH THE QUAINT,
QUIET ONE.
I AM MARRIED. MY WIFE...
WHAT I HAD TO DEAL WITH
FROM MY WIFE.
SO I TAKE IT
YOU DIDN'T GET LUCKY.
YOU LISTENIN' TO ME?
MY WIFE WANTS
TO KILL ME, MAN.
MY WIFE.
HAD TO TELL ABOUT YOU
TO GET OUT OF IT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
ABOUT ME?
ABOUT HOW YOU
WERE NEW IN TOWN,
DIDN'T KNOW
ANYONE BUT ME.
HAD TO TELL HER
ABOUT THE PHEROMONES,
HOW YOU NEEDED ME.
I GUESS I DO NEED YOU.
I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD
HAVE TOLD YOUR WIFE ABOUT
THE PHEROMONES, THOUGH.
WELL, THAT'S NOT
WHAT SHE MINDED.
HELP ME WITH THIS.
NO. IT WAS THE DRINKING
AND THE OBJECTIFICATION
OF WOMEN.
SHE'D LIKE TO MEET YOU...
FOR DINNER.
[WILLIE NELSON SONG
PLAYING ON JUKEBOX]
AHH...
I THINK WILLIE NELSON
IS FOLLOWING ME.
NO.
NO, I'M NOT DOIN' IT.
I ASKED FOR A COKE.
THERE'S
NO POSSIBLE WAY IN HELL
THAT I'M DRINKIN'.
LOOK, I WOULD
NOT STEER YOU WRONG.
THIS IS JUST
TO TAKE THE EDGE OFF,
I PROMISE YOU.
YOU'LL FEEL
LIKE A NEW MAN.
NO. WE SUPPOSED TO
BE GOIN' TO MY HOUSE
FOR DINNER.
WE CAN'T GET DRUNK.
WE'LL GET THERE.
THIS IS JUST
A PREDINNER DRINK.
A PREDINNER DRINK.
MMM.
MMM.
IS THIS IT?
YOU REALIZE WE...
VIRTUALLY GOT
THE SAME NAME,
THE SAME
FREAKIN' NAME?
YEAH.
OFF BY ONE LETTER.
HMM.
I GOT ONE
TOO MANY LETTERS
IN MY NAME.
"CAL" AND "CARL."
YEP, THEY'RE CLOSE.
IS THIS IT?
OH, FORGET THAT.
ALMOST THE SAME,
THE EXACT SAME.
UNH!
OH, JESUS.
[VOMITING]
OH, BUDDY.
I THINK
I'M GONNA BE SICK.
[DOOR CLOSES]
YOU GONNA DRINK
OUR COOKING SHERRY?
NO.
UH...
MMM... UH...
HOW'S CAL?
CARL I MEAN.
HE'S DRUNK.
BUT HE'S SLEEPING NOW.
HOW'S CAL?
I'M FINE.
I'M TIRED.
WELL, THOSE SHOT GLASSES
ARE HEAVY.
OF COURSE YOU'RE TIRED.
[CHUCKLES]
I'M, UH, WORKIN'
AT THE SITE.
YEAH, I KNOW
WHERE YOU WORK, CAL.
CARL TOLD ME.
MMM. TELLS YOU
EVERYTHING, I GUESS?
TELLS ME EVERYTHING
HE WANTS TO TELL ME.
WE'RE MARRIED.
HE TOLD ME.
[CHUCKLES]
THERE'S NO ALCOHOL
IN THE DRAWER.
I'D OFFER YOU ONE.
I MET CARL AT AN A.A. MEETING
7 YEARS AGO.
AND IN ALL THAT TIME,
I'VE NEVER HEARD HIM
TALK ABOUT ANYBODY
THE WAY HE TALKS ABOUT YOU.
TO HIM, YOU'RE FRIENDS.
AND I THINK HE MIGHT
LIKE TO BE LIKE YOU.
I'M NOT SURE WHY.
MAYBE IT'S JUST
THE WAY YOU LOOK,
BUT REGARDLESS,
THAT'S HOW HE FEELS.
SO...
I LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT
THE PEOPLE IN CARL'S LIFE,
BEING THAT I'M
THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE.
HE SAYS YOU'RE MARRIED.
HE SAW A PICTURE
OF YOUR WIFE AND SON
IN YOUR WALLET...
WHICH YOU LEFT
ON A TABLE IN THE BAR.
YOU MARRIED?
WHY DO YOU
CONTROL HIS LIFE?
WHAT?
I DON'T CONTROL HIM.
I SUPPORT HIM.
MOST MEN
WHO HAVE BAD MARRIAGES
CAN'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
YOU SHOULD
STAY HERE TONIGHT.
YOU'RE TOO DRUNK TO DRIVE.
I'LL MAKE UP THE COUCH.
[SLAP]
YOU'RE NOT HIS FRIEND.
IT WAS THE SAME STORY.
IT'S...
NOTHING NEW,
NOTHING SURPRISING
OR EXCITING.
I LOVE HER. THAT'S...
I LOVE HER. BUT...
WOMEN ARE JUST DIFFERENT
THAN MEN.
[SIGHS]
THEY WANT
DIFFERENT THINGS.
I MEAN, JESUS CHRIST.
I DON'T WANNA SEE ANYONE...
ANYONE FOR
THAT MANY DAYS IN A ROW.
AND IT WAS HER IDEA.
HAVING A BABY
WAS HER IDEA.
I MEAN, I SAID, "YES,"
BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN
FOR A MAN TO HAVE A BABY?
WHAT...
WHAT DO YOU DO?
YOU FUCK. RIGHT?
I CAN BARELY
MAKE SENSE OF IT.
AND I LOVE HIM...
PROBABLY LIKE
SHE NEVER COULD
BECAUSE HE'S A BOY.
LEO IS A BOY,
OBVIOUSLY.
[CLEARS THROAT]
SHE... SHE WAS...
ALWAYS TRYING
TO FUCKING FORGIVE ME.
[KNOCKS]
MMM!
[SIGHS]
THANKS FOR STOPPING.
GOD, IT'S POURING.
DID I STOP?
YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DIDN'T KNOW
I'D EVEN STOPPED.
THAT'S THE TRICK.
YOU STAND NEXT
TO A STOP SIGN.
THAT WAY, YOU KNOW
THE PERSON WHO STOPS
IS LAW-ABIDING.
I'M MEG.
OH! I'M CARL.
Woman: # I THINK I LOVE YOU #
# I THINK I LOVE YOU #
# I THINK I LOVE YOU #
# OH, OH, OH #
# OH, OH #
I GUESS YOU NEEDED
SOME SLEEP.
MMM.
I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU WERE DREAMING,
'CAUSE YOUR EYES
WERE FLUTTERING.
I DIDN'T DREAM.
OH, WELL, THAT'S
THE BEST KIND OF SLEEP.
BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE THAT
YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY.
YOU MIGHT JUST
NOT REMEMBER THEM.
I DREAM LIKE WILDFIRE,
BUT IT'S ONLY
OCCASIONALLY
THAT I REMEMBER THEM.
[CLEARS THROAT]
I REMEMBER THEM MORE
WHEN I'M ON THE ROAD,
LIKE NOW.
WHO KNOWS?
I WAS HITCHHIKING.
I ALWAYS DO AT
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
IT'S
THE NICEST TIME.
ALL DIFFERENT KINDS
OF WEATHER.
I'VE DONE IT
EVERY YEAR SINCE
MY MOTHER DIED.
I USED TO SPEND
THE FALL WITH HER.
I FEEL TOO SAD
IF I STAY AT HOME,
SO I TAKE
THIS LITTLE TRIP.
THAT'S MY REASON.
Cal: YOU HITCHHIKE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY?
Meg: MM-HMM.
FROM MAINE TO SAN DIEGO.
WELL, USUALLY
SAN DIEGO.
LAST YEAR,
IT WAS SAN FRANCISCO.
ISN'T THAT DANGEROUS?
MM-MMM.
MMM?
IT'S EXCITING.
I GET TO MEET
PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
OH, OOH.
[GIGGLES]
WHERE ARE YOU
HEADED?
UH, WEST.
MMM. FOR ANY
PARTICULAR REASON?
I WANTED TO SEE
THE COUNTRY.
MMM. IS THAT YOUR WIFE
AND KID IN THAT PICTURE?
THEY LEFT THE "R"
OUT OF YOUR NAME ON
YOUR DRIVERS' LICENSE,
SO IT JUST SAYS "CAL."
I HAVE TO STOP
IN MINNEAPOLIS
AT THE AIRPORT
TO PICK UP A BAG.
IS THAT OK?
YES.
Willie Nelson:
# IT'S A MEMORY TODAY #
# IT'LL BE
A MEMORY TOMORROW #
# I HOPE YOU'LL BE HAPPY
SOMEDAY #
IT'S RIGHT OVER THERE.
THAT'S WHERE I PICK IT UP.
I'M GOIN' TO GET
SOMETHING TO DRINK.
I'LL MEET YOU
RIGHT IN THERE.
OK.
DON'T GET LOST.
SO I'LL MEET YOU IN THERE
IN A COUPLE MINUTES.
GET ME WHAT YOU'RE HAVING.
CARL? UM, I'M GLAD,
YOU KNOW, THAT I MET YOU.
GOD. NOW I'M BEING
REALLY STUPID.
Sports announcer on TV:
...NUMBER 24, THE SHOT BLOCKED,
DOWN NEAR HALF-COURT
WITH WILSON ALL OVER HIM...
MMM. ANOTHER, PLEASE,
AND, UH,
GINGER ALE TO GO.
P.A.: ATTENTION,
ALL PASSENGERS.
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU
TO PLEASE MAKE SURE
ALL LUGGAGE AND CARRY-ON ITEMS
REMAIN WITHIN
YOUR POSSESSION AT ALL TIMES.
Man: GOIN' SOMEWHERE?
GOIN' SOMEWHERE, BUDDY?
YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY.
CAL, RIGHT?
JACK. JACK RUSH.
LITTLE RED SCHOOL.
YEAH.
YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME,
DO YOU?
YEAH, YEAH, I DO.
I CAN'T... CAN'T BELIEVE
IT IS YOU!
JESUS,
WHAT A COINCIDENCE.
WELL, IT... IT'S ME.
IT WAS NICE SEEING YOU.
HA! YOU STILL HAVE
THAT WICKED SENSE
OF HUMOR, DON'T YOU?
HEY, UM,
DO YOU HAVE TIME?
I-I'D LOVE
TO BUY YOU A DRINK.
OLD TIMES.
I CAN'T, REALLY.
OH, WELL, I'LL WALK YOU
TO YOUR GATE.
WHERE...
WHERE'S YOUR GATE?
WE CAN CATCH UP
THAT WAY.
WHY DON'T WE
HAVE A DRINK?
Jack: BRIAN KELLY.
YOU REMEMBER HIM?
TALL, GEEK...
ACTUALLY,
HE WAS REALLY MORE
MY SPEED THAN YOURS.
HE DIDN'T PLAY
MANY SPORTS.
WASN'T MUCH
OF A LOOKER.
ANYWAY, ALMOST SMASHED
INTO EACH OTHER
ON THE STREET.
WE GOT TO TALKING.
WE WERE WONDERING
HOW YOU WERE DOING.
MMM. YEAH, YEAH.
I THINK I REMEMBER HIM.
OH, YOU DON'T.
COME ON.
YOU DON'T
REMEMBER HIM.
NO, I DO.
HE WAS SHORT, RIGHT?
WE WERE 14.
WE WERE ALL SHORT.
ANYWAY, YOU COULDN'T
POSSIBLY REMEMBER HIM.
YOU NEVER EVEN
SPOKE TO HIM.
ANYWAY, HE'S MARRIED.
I BET YOU WOULDN'T
HAVE THOUGHT THAT
KNOWING HIM
IN HIGH SCHOOL.
ENOUGH ABOUT
HIGH SCHOOL.
ARE YOU GOING
TO THE REUNION?
THE 15-YEAR REUNION,
BUDDY?
COME ON,
YOU GOTTA KNOW ABOUT IT.
I BET YOU GIVE
A PRETTY HEALTHY CHUNK
OF CHANGE TO THAT PLACE.
HELL, I'LL BET YOU
THEY'D LET YOU HAVE
YOUR OWN FLOAT
IF YOU ASKED FOR IT.
I HAVEN'T KEPT UP.
JESUS, I'LL SAY.
P.A.: ATTENTION, PLEASE.
CAROL BERGER, PLEASE PICK UP
A WHITE COURTESY TELEPHONE.
SO WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' NOW?
[CLEARS THROAT]
I'M HAVIN' A BEER
WITH YOU, CAL.
[CHUCKLES]
[LAUGHS]
AW, COME ON.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT I'M DOIN'.
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
I'M, UH...
I'M TRAVELIN' AROUND
RIGHT NOW.
STILL SINGLE, HUH?
NO, ACTUALLY,
I'M MARRIED WITH A KID.
WOW! HA!
THAT'S A SURPRISE!
FAITHFUL?
NO, I'M KIDDING.
THAT'S GREAT.
HOW LONG?
6 YEARS.
SO, ARE THEY HERE?
I MEAN, AM I
GONNA MEET THEM?
THEY'RE NOT
TRAVELING WITH ME.
SO WHO IS THAT WOMAN
I SAW YOU WITH?
I WAS JUST
ASKING HER THE TIME.
GOTCHA.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
I UNDERSTAND.
ARE YOU SEPARATED?
HA HA.
YEAH, I ONLY ASK BECAUSE
IT NEVER STRUCK ME
THAT YOU
WOULD GET MARRIED
OR STAY MARRIED,
THAT IS.
YOU KNOW,
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED.
I CAN JUST TELL
BY LOOKING AT YOU.
YOU HAVE NOT CHANGED.
IT'S NICE
RUNNING INTO SOMEONE
FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
MOST OF THE TIME,
YOU GO AROUND
FEELING LIKE...
IT WAS JUST
SOME BAD DREAM YOU HAD.
WELL, LIKE I SAID,
I HAVEN'T KEPT UP.
I, UH...
I CAN BARELY
REMEMBER THAT TIME.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
YOU HAVE SO MANY
GOOD THINGS TO REMEMBER.
BRIGITTE?
YOU REMEMBER HER?
THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE
STUDENT?
THE ONE YOU FUCKED
IN THE CERAMICS ROOM.
YOU KNOW WHAT? HEH.
JACK, I GOTTA GO.
I GOT A FLIGHT.
OH, COME ON. YOU WEREN'T
MARRIED THEN. IT'S OK.
YOU REMEMBER BRIGITTE.
BIG TITS,
REALLY ROUND FACE.
I WAS IN LOVE WITH HER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, JACK.
I DON'T REMEMBER
HIGH SCHOOL,
I DON'T REMEMBER
BRIGITTE,
AND I BARELY
REMEMBER YOU.
BRIAN DEFINITELY
OWES ME $20.
I MEAN, IF THIS
DOESN'T PROVE...
YOU'RE
THE SAME PERSON.
[LAUGHS]
I AM TRULY LUCKY
TO HAVE RUN INTO YOU.
YOU CAN BARELY
REMEMBER WHO I AM.
THAT IS GREAT.
ALTHOUGH, I DON'T SEE
HOW YOU COULD.
I MEAN, YOU NEVER
TALKED TO ME.
I DON'T THINK
YOU EVEN LOOKED AT ME.
AND YOU VIOLATED
MY GIRLFRIEND
IN 10 DIFFERENT WAYS
AS IF
I DIDN'T EVEN EXIST.
YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
SHE WASN'T YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
YOU SEE,
YOU DO REMEMBER.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
DON'T SAY ANYTHING.
I FEEL GREAT.
YOU LOOK LIKE SHIT.
YOU'RE DRINKING
LIKE A FISH...
AND YOU'RE CHEATING
ON YOUR WIFE.
WHAT THE FUCK
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I'M TALKIN' ABOUT
THAT 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
I SAW YOU WITH,
YOU PRICK,
AND DON'T EVEN THINK
ABOUT FUCKING WITH ME.
I HAVE A SECOND-LEVEL
BLACK BELT IN JUDO.
Jack: HOW DO YOU
LIKE THAT?
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED
AT ALL.
I'LL BET YOU HAVEN'T
DONE ONE GOOD THING
SINCE
I SAW YOU LAST,
AND I BET YOU WON'T.
[SIGHS]
OH, AND BY THE WAY,
I'M MARRIED, TOO.
THANKS FOR ASKING.
P.A.: ATTENTION,
ALL PASSENGERS.
BOARDING FLIGHT 1411
NONSTOP TO PORTLAND.
PLEASE PROCEED TO GATE 5.
HAVE YOUR
BOARDING PASSES READY.
[CHANGING STATIONS]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
[RING]
[RING]
Willie Nelson:
# WHAT USED TO BE MY HOME #
# HAS CHANGED,
JUST A PLACE TO STAY #
[RING]
# A CRUMBLING
LAST RESORT #
[RING]
# WHEN THE DAY
WAS THROUGH #
[RING]
# SOMETIMES BETWEEN
SUNDOWN AND DAWN #
# SOMEHOW I FIND MY WAY... #
Boy: ARE YOU
A MOVIE STAR, MISTER?
MY SISTER THINKS
YOU'RE ON TV,
BUT SHE'S JUST
TOO CHICKEN TO ASK.
SHUT UP.
ARE YOU A MOVIE STAR?
Woman:
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.
COME ON, COME ON
TO THE CAR... TO THE CAR.
I'M SORRY.
WERE THEY BOTHERING YOU?
IT'S OK.
OK.
# DO YOU REALLY CARE #
# IF I COME HERE... #
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
ARE YOU GONNA GET IT?
[RING]
THAT LINE'S
FOR CUSTOMERS.
[RING]
IF YOU WANNA BE
A NICE GUY,
TAKE A MESSAGE.
MAYBE
IT'S FOR YOU.
MAYBE
IT'S YOUR AGENT.
[RING]
[RING]
[RING]
HELLO?
[SIGHS]
HELLO.
Woman: HI.
JOANIE?
UH, NO.
IS DULCIE THERE?
PUT HER ON.
UH, DULCIE?
NO, I'M CALLING FOR
DULCIE. IS SHE THERE?
SHE LEFT THIS NUMBER.
THIS IS A BAR.
I KNOW.
I CALLED THE NUMBER.
IS SHE THERE?
UH, ARE YOU DULCIE?
NO, I'M NOT, SWEETHEART.
LOOK,
SHE'S GOT RED HAIR,
AND SHE'S PROBABLY
RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
I DON'T...
I DON'T THINK SO.
SHIT. I HAVE TO KNOW
WHERE TO PICK HER UP.
SHIT. SHIT,
SHE'S NOT THERE.
SHE'S LEFT ALREADY.
I TOLD YOU.
[CLICK]
Tom Waits:
# ...UP IN OUR TOWN #
# IF YOU LIVE IT UP,
YOU WON'T LIVE IT DOWN #
# SO SHE LEFT
MONTE RIO, SON #
# JUST LIKE
A BULLET LEAVES A GUN #
# WITH HER CHARCOAL EYES
AND MONROE LIPS #
# SHE WENT AND TOOK
THAT CALIFORNIA TRIP #
# WELL, THE MOON WAS GOLD,
HER HAIR LIKE WIND #
# SHE SAID DON'T LOOK BACK,
JUST COME ON, JIM #
# OH, YOU GOT TO... #
SHE'S BEEN DRINKING
ALL AFTERNOON.
YOU KNOW HER NAME?
NO.
DON'T WORRY, SWEETIE.
JACK CALLED THE COPS.
SHE CAN GET ALL THE SLEEP
SHE WANTS AT THE STATION.
# WELL, HE GAVE HER
A DIME STORE WATCH #
# AND A RING
MADE FROM A SPOON #
# EVERYONE'S LOOKIN'
FOR SOMEONE TO BLAME #
# WHEN YOU SHARE MY BED,
YOU SHARE MY NAME #
# WELL, GO AHEAD
AND CALL THE COPS #
# YOU DON'T MEET NICE GIRLS
IN COFFEE SHOPS #
HOW LONG HAVE
I BEEN SLEEPING?
[CLEARS THROAT]
A FEW HOURS.
OHH.
ARE YOU DULCIE?
MM-HMM.
MMM. OHH. UNH. OHH.
[MOANING]
DID I ASK YOU
TO TAKE ME HERE?
YES. UH, YES.
YOU WERE PASSED OUT
AT THE BAR.
HOW'D I ASK YOU ANYTHING
IF I WAS UNCONSCIOUS?
THEY CALLED THE POLICE
TO COME GET YOU.
FOR WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS THEY DIDN'T...
WANT YOU SLEEPING
IN THAT BOOTH ALL NIGHT.
DO YOU HAVE
A PLACE TO STAY?
[FLUSHES TOILET]
IF I HAD
A PLACE TO STAY,
WOULD I BE SLEEPING
IN A BOOTH?
YOU LOST YOUR RIDE, ALSO.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT,
MY RIDE? WHO ARE YOU?
THERE WAS A...
A CALL, AND, UH,
WE COULDN'T FIND YOU.
WHO CALLED?
WAS IT A WOMAN?
YES. SHE SAID YOU HAD
RED HAIR, THOUGH.
UM, AND SHE SAID
SHE WAS SUPPOSED
TO PICK YOU UP.
SAID I HAD RED HAIR.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
GOOD SIGN.
SHE WAS GONNA PICK ME UP.
YEAH, RIGHT.
SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE
TO DO A FUCKING THING
FOR THEMSELVES.
THEY JUST HIRE PEOPLE
TO DO THEIR DIRTY WORK
FOR 'EM.
MAN...
THIS WOMAN
WILL NOT GIVE UP.
YOU'RE WELCOME
TO STAY HERE.
IF YOU DON'T ALREADY
HAVE A PLACE TO STAY,
YOU CAN STAY HERE.
WELL, I DON'T HAVE
A PLACE TO STAY.
IS THAT OK WITH YOU?
[PIANO PLAYING]
DAN, WE'RE GONNA NEED
A 40 REGULAR, PLEASE.
AND YOUR COAT, SIR.
THANK YOU.
AND SHE STILL THINKS
I HAVE RED HAIR.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
IF SHE THINKS
SHE'S GETTIN' ANY MONEY,
THAT'S A FUCKING FANTASY.
FOLLOW ME, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
THAT FAGGOT
CAN GET A JOB.
WHEN I LEFT,
THE WORD "CUSTODY"
WAS HALFWAY OUT
OF HIS LAWYER'S MOUTH.
I WAS READY
TO STUFF IT BACK IN.
HERE YOU ARE.
OH, THANK YOU.
AND RIGHT THIS WAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
IT'S SO GOOD
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
ENJOY YOUR EVENING, SIR.
SEEMED LIKE
HE KNEW YOU.
WELL, I HAVE THAT KIND
OF FACE, YOU KNOW.
WAITER.
YES, MA'AM?
HI. I'D LIKE A, UM...
I'D LIKE A VODKA
ON THE ROCKS
WITH A TWIST
AND... A...
SCOTCH?
RIGHT AWAY.
THAT'S RIGHT,
ISN'T IT?
WHAT?
SCOTCH?
YOUR BREATH.
MMM.
SO, UM...
WHY DIDN'T YOU LET
THE COPS TAKE ME?
[SIGHS] IT SEEMED
LIKE THE RIGHT THING
TO DO AT THE TIME.
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO,
RUN AROUND DOIN'
THE RIGHT THING?
NO. [CHUCKLES]
WHAT DO YOU DO?
I'M AN ARCHITECT.
GOD, I HATE ARCHITECTS.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE
SO... SO RIGHT IN ITS PLACE,
SO TIDY
AND PERPENDICULAR.
[CHUCKLES]
MY HUSBAND'S
AN ARCHITECT.
YOUR HUSBAND?
YES.
WHERE IS HE?
WHERE DO YOU THINK?
HE'S HOME WITH HIS LAWYER...
THE CUNT.
YOU GETTING DIVORCED?
SHE'S NOT
A DIVORCE LAWYER.
WHY DOES EVERYONE THINK
EVERYONE IS A DIVORCE LAWYER?
YOU KNOW HER.
YOU SPOKE TO HER.
ON THE PHONE
AT YOUR BAR.
OH, SHE WAS THE WOMAN
ON THE PHONE.
SHE WAS YOUR RIDE.
MM-HMM. OH.
OH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THE RIDE...
WAS HER PLOY.
SHE'S TRACKIN' ME DOWN.
ALL THE COPS IN EVERY STATE
ARE LOOKING FOR ME,
BUT APPARENTLY THEY THINK
I HAVE RED HAIR,
WHICH I USED TO.
WHY?
WHY WHAT, SWEETHEART?
WHY ARE THEY
TRACKING YOU DOWN?
FOR THE MONEY.
FOR HALF THE MONEY,
OF COURSE.
THE FACT THAT HE
WOULD FOLLOW ME AT ALL
IS COMPLETELY OFFENSIVE,
BUT TO HAVE
HIS LAWYER FOLLOW ME
AND FOR THE MONEY...
GOD FORBID,
BECAUSE HE LOVED ME,
AND IT'S INHERITANCE.
IT WAS MINE.
IT WAS LEFT TO ME,
NOT HALF TO ME
AND HALF TO HIM.
AND YOU HAVE A KID?
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
Waiter: IS EVERYTHING
TO YOUR LIKING?
YES. THANK YOU.
IT'S TERRIFIC.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU MENTIONED CUSTODY.
YEAH.
WE HAVE A SON.
WHAT ABOUT HIM?
HE'S NOT WITH YOU.
YOU THINK
I DON'T KNOW THAT?
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
'CAUSE I DON'T
SEE HIM HERE.
MY SON'S
WITH MY HUSBAND.
BUT NOT FOR LONG.
I MEAN, THAT'S
WHERE I'M GOING...
TO GET HIM.
UH, I MEAN, I'M NOT
GOING THERE NOW.
RIGHT NOW, I'M HERE
WITH YOU, BUT I'M...
I'M TRYIN' TO GET THERE.
I JUST DON'T HAVE
A WAY TO GET THERE.
YOU ALWAYS NEED
A WAY, DON'T YA?
ISN'T THAT JUST
THE WAY IT IS?
YOU HAVE A SON?
[PIANO PLAYING DISTANTLY]
UM...
I JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE
MY CAR IS LOCKED.
ALL MY STUFF'S IN IT.
I'M SORRY.
UM...
SORRY.
UM...
SORRY.
[CLEARS THROAT]
IS EVERYTHING
ALL RIGHT, SIR?
EXCUSE ME?
[STARTS MOTOR]
JUST DO ONE THING.
JUST DO ONE...
GOOD THING.
WAS EVERYTHING OK?
I CAN HELP YOU.
I CAN DRIVE YOU
TO HIM.
YOUR SON.
I CAN HELP YOU.
I HAVE A CAR.
WHAT KIND OF CAR
DO YOU HAVE?
A... STATION WAGON.
VOLVO.
YOU WERE JUST IN IT.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR JOB?
I'M ON VACATION.
WE NEED TO BE
IN BILLINGS ON THURSDAY.
MONTANA?
YEAH.
[SIREN]
IF WE GET PULLED OVER
FOR SOME REASON,
I WON'T LET ON
THAT YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE MONEY,
AND THAT WAY,
YOU WON'T BE IMPLICATED...
AN ACCOMPLICE.
YOUR CAR IS MESSY.
Patsy Cline:
# YOU WERE ONLY FOOLIN' #
# BUT I WAS FALLIN' IN LOVE #
WE REALLY DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH TIME TO STOP
IF WE'RE GONNA
MAKE IT TO MONTANA.
OH, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT. IT'S FINE.
STATES IN THE MIDDLE
ARE ALL SCRUNCHED UP
AGAINST EACH OTHER.
RELAX!
IT'S FINE.
OH, LOOK! LOOK! LOOK!
# YOU LIED TO ME #
# WITH KISSES #
# I TRIED TO STOP #
# DREAMIN' OF #
# YOU WERE ONLY FOOLING ME #
# WHILE I WAS FALLING IN LOVE #
# IT'S A STORY AS OLD #
# AS ADAM AND EVE #
# I WAS MAKIN' LOVE #
# BUT YOU WERE
MAKIN' BELIEVE #
[CARNIVAL MUSIC
WINDS DOWN AND STOPS]
I KNOW I WAS THERE.
UM...
I WAS, UH...
HERE...
HERE...
AND...
HERE.
AND I STARTED THERE.
THAT'S WHERE I LEFT HIM.
HERE...
HERE, AND HERE.
MINNEAPOLIS.
I WAS THERE.
YOU WERE IN MONTANA?
THAT'S WHERE
WE'LL GET YOUR SON.
[INHALES DEEPLY]
[EXHALES]
[RADIO PLAYING
COUNTRY-AND-WESTERN MUSIC]
Pure Prairie League:
# ...THOUGHT WEREN'T PROPER #
# COULD BE RIGHT IN TIME #
# AND CAN'T YOU SEE #
# WHICH WAY WE SHOULD TURN #
# TOGETHER OR ALONE? #
# I CAN NEVER SEE
WHAT'S RIGHT #
# OR WHAT IS WRONG #
# YOU TAKE TOO LONG
TO SEE... #
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
JESUS CHRIST!
YOU SCARED ME.
# ...WHAT YOU
WANT TO DO #
# I THINK
I COULD STAY WITH YOU #
# FOR A WHILE,
MAYBE LONGER IF I DO #
WHERE ARE WE?
ALMOST TO WYOMING.
DID I THROW UP
BACK HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
DID YOU?
[INHALES DEEPLY]
APPARENTLY.
PULL OVER.
YOU KNOW,
I DON'T KNOW
IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
TO BILLINGS.
WE GOT
PLENTY OF TIME.
THE TRAIN'S
LATE A DAY.
TRACK TROUBLE.
UH, W-WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
TRACK TROUBLE?
I SAY WE GO
TO COLORADO.
THERE'S A GREAT DINER
IN COLORADO.
COLORADO?
WH... UM...
WELL, W-WE CAN'T
GO THERE.
IT'S WAY
OUT OF THE WAY.
WHAT IF HE
GETS IN EARLY?
WE SHOULD JUST
GO TO MONTANA
AND... AND...
AND JUST GO
AND WAIT.
AND MONTANA'S
OVER THERE.
FIRST OF ALL,
NO ONE WAITS IN MONTANA.
SECOND OF ALL...
I HAVE THE KEYS.
[CHUCKLES]
WELL, IT'S GONNA
TAKE US ANOTHER DAY
TO GET BACK UP
FROM COLORADO.
HAVE YOU
EVER BEEN THERE?
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
CAN'T BE ON VACATION
AND NOT SEE COLORADO.
TRUST ME. IT'S FUN.
IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY
TOMORROW.
SO IT'S GONNA
WORK OUT PERFECTLY.
HOW OLD IS HE?
HE'LL BE 7.
HE'S ONLY 7, AND HE'S...
RIDING ALONE ON THE TRAIN?
HE'S FINE.
HE'S VERY INDEPENDENT.
I MEAN, HE'S BETTER OFF
ALONE THAN WITH THAT
EXCUSE FOR A ROLE MODEL.
I... I HAD MY SISTER
TAKE HIM TO THE STATION.
I JUST GOT THAT FEELING,
YOU KNOW... YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU'RE, UH...
YOU FEEL YOURSELF
GETTING TALLER...
YOUR HAIR GROWING.
YOU EVER FEEL THAT WAY?
MAYBE SOMETHING'S
CHANGING?
ALL THE TIME.
Willie Nelson:
# WHY DO I STILL WRITE? #
# WHY DO I STILL CALL? #
# WHY DO I STILL THINK #
# THERE'S HOPE FOR US AT ALL? #
# THESE ARE
THE THINGS I HATE #
# BUT THEY'RE
THE THINGS I DO #
# TO GET OVER YOU #
Bonnie Raitt:
# SUNSETS MAKE ME CRY #
# OLD PICTURES MAKE ME GRIN #
# BUT I DON'T REALLY CARE #
# TO SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN #
# THESE ARE THE THINGS I SAY #
# BUT THEY'RE SO HARD TO DO #
# LIKE GETTIN' OVER YOU #
Both:
# YOU GOTTA BELIEVE #
# THAT THERE IS A REASON #
# THAT WE SURRENDER UP
OUR HEARTS #
# BUT THERE'S A VANTAGE POINT #
# AND IT TAKES
SOME TIME TO FIND #
# WHERE YOU CAN SEE
HOW ALL THE PIECES FIT... #
I'M DOING THIS
FOR MYSELF, OK?
OK.
SAY, "ME, TOO."
ME, TOO.
Willie:
# MY HEART KEEPS ASKIN' ME #
# JUST WHERE DO WE BELONG? #
Bonnie:
# IT'S NOT AS THOUGH MY LIFE #
# AIN'T HARD ENOUGH TO DO #
Both:
# TRY GETTIN' OVER YOU #
# NOW IT'S LATER
THAN YOU THINK #
# AND STILL THIS ISN'T THROUGH #
# THIS GETTIN' OVER YOU #
[KEYS CLATTER]
I THOUGHT YOU RAN AWAY.
I WOKE UP, AND YOU
WEREN'T AROUND.
I THOUGHT,
"OH, I'VE OVERSLEPT."
OH. [CLEARS THROAT]
WE CAN CUT UP
THROUGH IDAHO
ON THE FREEWAY,
AND THAT'LL BE QUICKER
THAN TAKIN' THOSE
BACK ROADS ALL THE WAY.
IF YOU, UM...
IF YOU NEED A RIDE...
UH...
WHATEVER, TO A...
HOTEL...
OR SOMETHIN'...
UH... DULCIE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
SHOULD WE GO SEE IDAHO
FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY...
WITH THE SILLY MAN?
[CHUCKLES]
[CHUCKLING]
YES, HE IS.
WHAT DO WE GOT IN HERE?
WHO ARE YOU
TALKIN' TO?
THIS IS CARL.
IT TURNS OUT
THAT THE TRAIN WAS ROUTED
THROUGH COLORADO SPRINGS,
WHICH IS
JUST AROUND THE CORNER
FROM HERE,
SO I WENT TO PICK HIM UP
EARLY, SAVE US
A TRIP TO MONTANA.
IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY.
HE'S 6.
[TO HIMSELF]
CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
I PROMISED HIM
AN ICE CREAM CAKE.
THINK WE COULD
FIND ONE AROUND HERE?
[CHUCKLING]
HE'S 5 TODAY.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[WHISPERING]
Shit.
Shit.
Shit.
Shit.
UHH.
HI. JUST...
Operator:
PLEASE DEPOSIT $2.00
FOR THE NEXT
3 MINUTES.
PLEASE DEPOSIT $2.00
FOR THE NEXT 3 MINUTES.
UH, HOW FAR TO OREGON
DO YOU THINK FROM HERE?
IT'S ABOUT 15 HOURS,
I GUESS.
OH, UH... UH, DO YOU KNOW
ANYPLACE AR-AROUND HERE
THAT SELLS ICE CREAM?
SOMEWHERE YOU CAN
GET A... CAKE?
YOU'RE GOOD TO DO THIS.
I'LL JUST BE A SECOND.
[SOUND BLIPS]
[NO STATION COMES IN]
[CAL SIGHS]
OH, MY GOD.
FUCK.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
HEY!
HEY!
MY SON'S IN THAT CAR!
MY SON'S IN THAT CAR!
STOP!
[YELLS]
STOP!
STOP!
[SOBS]
HOW'S
THAT SANDWICH?
GOOD. GOOD.
YEAH. THANKS.
ALL RIGHT.
[CHUCKLES]
WHAT'S SO FUNNY?
NOTHIN'.
YOU DON'T LOOK
SURPRISED.
I AM.
[DROPS SHOE]
DIDN'T YOU USED TO
BE ABLE TO SEE
THROUGH THOSE TREES
TO THE OCEAN?
YEAH. IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT
FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW.
YOU GOTTA WALK
DOWN THAT PATH
TO THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF.
YOU CAN GO DOWN THERE
IF YOU LIKE AFTER DINNER.
CAN'T EVER GET
TOO MUCH OCEAN.
YOUR MOM
USED TO SAY THAT.
YEAH. SHE STILL DOES
SAY IT ONCE IN A WHILE.
WELL... GUESS I WOULDN'T
KNOW ABOUT THAT.
SURE HOPE YOU'RE HUNGRY.
MOM WAS ALREADY
PREGNANT WITH ME
WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED?
YEAH. YEAH, I GUESS SO.
YOU GUESS?
WELL, IT SEEMS LIKE
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
LIFETIME FOR ME NOW.
WELL, IT'S NOT, DAD.
IT'S THIS ONE.
DID IT, UM...
DID IT MAKE IT EASIER
TO LEAVE US, KNOWING...
KNOWIN' THAT YOU'D
BEEN FORCED INTO IT...
INTO A FAMILY?
YOU KNOW, UH...
I ALWAYS THOUGHT
YOU'D... COME BACK...
LOOKIN'
FOR AN EXPLANATION.
WELL, I'M NOT
"COMING BACK."
THIS WAS NEVER MY HOME...
RICHARD.
THIS IS A...
PLACE I SPENT THE SUMMERS
UNTIL I WAS 12.
AND THAT...
WAS A DIFFERENT LIFETIME.
AND, YOU KNOW,
IT ALWAYS MADE IT WORSE
THAT I KNEW
WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE
WHERE YOU LIVED...
SO I COULD
PICTURE YOU IN IT
EVERY DAY.
THE LEAST YOU
COULD'VE DONE WAS GO
TO ANOTHER COUNTRY
OR... JUST...
CONTINUE TRAVELING AROUND.
THAT'S HOW I...
I THOUGHT OF YOU ANYWAY...
UH, BEFORE MOM LET SLIP
WHERE YOU LIVED...
LIKE A WORLD TRAVELER.
AND SOMEHOW,
THAT WASN'T AS BAD...
LIKE, UH...
YOU MIGHT BE SEARCHIN'
FOR SOMETHIN'.
IT WASN'T UNTIL I KNEW
THAT YOU LIVED HERE...
THAT I STARTED
HATING YOU.
WHAT CAN I TELL YOU?
WHY DID YOU LEAVE?
I... I HAVE A...
WIFE AND A SON.
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
NO.
NO, I DIDN'T.
WHAT ARE
THEIR NAMES?
JOANIE AND LEO.
WHERE ARE THEY?
IN NEW YORK.
DON'T ASK ME
ANY MORE QUESTIONS.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[CLEARS THROAT]
YOU CAN STAY HERE WITH ME
AS LONG AS YOU LIKE.
[BELL TINKLES,
WOMAN SQUEALS]
[BELL TINKLES]
[WOMAN GIGGLING]
[SCUFFLING,
WOMAN GIGGLES]
Richard: YOU KNOW,
IF YOU DON'T LEAVE,
I'M GONNA
TAKE YOU INSIDE.
NO.
NOT WITH YOUR SON THERE.
MMM.
MMM?
MM-MMM. TOMORROW.
TOMORROW
AT MY HOUSE.
ALL RIGHT.
MMM...
BYE. I HAD FUN.
I DID, TOO.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES]
DID YOU EVER WISH
YOU'D CAME BACK?
I CAN'T THINK
ABOUT THAT STUFF.
I WANTED TO KNOW
WHY YOU LEFT...
SO MAYBE I COULD
UNDERSTAND WHY I DID.
I WANTED A BETTER LIFE.
[SEA GULLS CALLING]
[WIND HOWLING]
[SOFT GASP]
[FOOTSTEPS]
[RUNNING WATER]
AHH.
YOU LEAVIN'?
WHY? YOU JUST GOT HERE.
'CAUSE I WANT
A BETTER LIFE.
Willie Nelson: # THERE'S A PLACE
WHERE I'VE BEEN TOLD #
# EVERY STREET
IS PAVED WITH GOLD #
# AND IT'S JUST
ACROSS THE BORDERLINE #
# WHEN IT'S TIME
TO TAKE YOUR TURN #
# HERE'S A LESSON
THAT YOU MUST LEARN #
# YOU COULD LOSE
MORE THAN #
# YOU'LL EVER FIND #
# WHEN YOU REACH
THE BROKEN PROMISED LAND #
# WHEN EVERY DREAM
SLIPS THROUGH YOUR HAND #
# YOU'LL KNOW #
# IT'S TOO LATE
TO CHANGE YOUR MIND #
# 'CAUSE YOU'VE
PAID THE PRICE #
# TO COME SO FAR #
# JUST TO WIND UP
WHERE YOU ARE #
# AND YOU'RE STILL #
# JUST ACROSS THE BORDERLINE #
# UP AND DOWN
THE RIO GRANDE #
# A THOUSAND FOOTPRINTS
IN THE SAND #
# REVEAL THE SECRET #
# NO ONE CAN DEFINE #
# THE RIVER FLOWS ON
LIKE A BREATH #
# IN BETWEEN OUR LIFE
AND DEATH #
# WHO'S THE NEXT
TO CROSS #
# THE BORDERLINE? #
# HOPE REMAINS
WHEN PRIDE IS GONE #
# AND IT KEEPS YOU
MOVIN' ON #
# CALLING YOU ACROSS
THE BORDERLINE #
# WHEN YOU REACH
THE BROKEN PROMISED LAND #
# WHEN EVERY DREAM
SLIPS THROUGH YOUR HAND #
# YOU'LL KNOW #
# THAT IT'S TOO LATE
TO CHANGE YOUR MIND #
# 'CAUSE YOU'VE PAID
THE PRICE #
# TO COME SO FAR #
# JUST TO WIND UP
WHERE YOU ARE #
# AND YOU'RE STILL #
# JUST ACROSS THE BORDERLINE #
# AND YOU'RE STILL #
# JUST ACROSS THE BORDERLINE #
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
BUENA VISTA TELEVISION
CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY
THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING
INSTITUTE, INC.
# 'CAUSE YOU'VE
PAID THE PRICE #
# TO COME SO FAR #
# JUST TO WIND UP
WHERE YOU ARE #
# AND YOU'RE STILL #
# JUST ACROSS THE BORDERLINE #
# AND YOU'RE STILL #
# JUST ACROSS THE BORDERLINE #