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This is VOD.

I like the movies.

Smell of popcorn, sticky floors, candy that gets stuck in your teeth.

But the best part is the giant screen.

It's a different world.

People ten times bigger than life, and no matter how bad they got it, there's

almost always a happy ending.

For two hours, you get to escape.

Only problem is, sooner or later, you gotta come out.

What's it gonna be, Jack?

Um...

Uh, lard, popcorn, and a Coke.

Sixty -five cents.

Come on, Slip. Get it up.

Or get along.

Yes, ma 'am.

What's your question?

Thanks for calling.

Your wife is my career.

While you're at it, could you give me a lard popcorn?

Heavy on the butter, light on the salt.

You know what? Can you give me a couple of cokes to watch that down? Here's a

five. Can you give me the one back?

Now what's that for?

Being a sweetheart.

You could have done that.

I would have gone for the 20, but that's where they keep the mousetrap.

You're kidding me.

How come I don't know you?

Do you know everyone around here?

I remember you.

That's for sure.

Let's just say I'm from everywhere.

What is your name anyway?

Jewel? It is.

I mean, you wear it well.

So I've been told.

Are you waiting for someone?

No, I came here alone.

I mean, I always come alone.

Yeah, me too.

It's better that way.

Well, maybe we can sit alone together.

Come on, I'm not going to bite.

It's going to be great.

Bearded ladies, cooch girls.

Well, you know, they even got them two -headed calves in pickle jars.

All that weird stuff going on, all that action. Man, I love the carnival.

Then I suggest you quit dragging your butts, because you ain't going nowhere

until this baby's completed.

Buck, we're working as fast as we can, okay?

Yeah, I see your jaw is working overtime with half -wet there. Hey, it's two

-bit. Same difference.

This .283 four -barrel with eight coats of paint, it down near pays your

freight.

So if Judge Dyle wants a cherry by 8 a .m., it will be cherry by 8 a .m. If

gets that right, we're going to miss the carnival.

No butts.

Rebuild the water pump.

change the oil, and lube the sucker.

And I want zero grease and chewing gum on this car.

Anywhere.

Comprende?

Heart cross, man.

Welder at my job mushing.

There's all kinds of trailers in back of that carny.

Just beckoning full of bombshells from Brazil.

You know how you spell gullible?

Y -O -

Yeah? Who died left you, Joe Know -It -All? A voice of experience, kiddo.

Three years ago, I thumbed up to the Ryersburg Kearney.

Got sucked into some stupid show game.

Blew a week's pay.

Should have brought me, man. I'd have doubled your dough.

Double my losses. Believe me, I know Kearney's.

But Felice City, it's one big rig job.

Hey, pal.

You know, you got a mouth on you.

Eyes and ears, too. So what?

I don't like you talking down my home.

You mean the zoo?

The party, punk.

My home.

Let me go.

No, I wouldn't do that, gents.

You see, Mr.

Marty, he eats rubes for lunch. And right now, I think he's drinking on an

stomach. Eat this, you big ox. Button it down.

You boys have had your fun. Now pay up and blow.

You heard the man.

Okay. Carney opens at six, Rubes.

Got a double C note that says you don't last three rounds with my sensitive

friend here.

Who you calling Rubes, Slick?

We'll be there with bells on.

What do you mean, we?

Hey, call us Rubes, man. We got our pride.

It's more than one way of beating a shell game, kiddo.

It's just a matter of fleecing the fleecer.

What do you mean we're not going?

Got a big business meeting.

Got to build shopping centers.

Hey, it could mean a lot of bucks throwing our way. Then why'd you clean

cookie jar? I'm buying the drinks, okay?

If you want to make money, you got to spend money.

Well, why can't we go after you're through?

It's not in the cards, kiddo.

The honest guy will talk till midnight.

But Soda's working late. I want to have a ride to the carny.

Look, would you stop whining? I told you.

Doing this for the family.

Hey, even if I could go, I wouldn't.

Remember what happened last time?

Well, okay, so I won't bet.

I'll just hang out.

With who?

The pig pockets or the grifters?

Oh, you know the carny's a scam.

Look.

Here's a dollar.

Supposed to be a good movie playing down at the big show. I've already saw it.

My man is swimming in nuts.

Got that right, friend.

Friend?

I'm sorry, pal.

I don't run with white trash.

That's right. Parole officers are a lonely breed.

Three o 'clock in my office, you didn't show.

I was pulling pipe.

I called the power plant.

You were long gone.

My caddy broke down.

You know your trouble, Shepard.

I know the first time your parole pinks crawled across my desk, I said to

myself, Walt, this jail trash don't deserve to mix among decent folk.

Is this a social call or purely business, Mr. Walt?

There's a carnival up in Kansas tonight.

The highway patrol says they don't want any outsiders.

Sure I can't buy you a beer?

It's just a warning.

You cross the state line and you violate your parole.

Well, I sure as hell wouldn't want to cross no state lines, no sir.

Hey, Tim.

Hey, Derek.

Ready to go bowling?

Bowling?

Bowling? Yeah, sure.

Left the ball at the house.

Have some nuts, Mr. Walsh.

Do you good.

Look at this place.

A damn ghost town.

Everyone's out having a box.

Well, almost everybody.

All right, the place is locked up.

And when you finish the car, park it in the garage.

And why not up your nose?

Don't forget to tarp it and put a padlock on the garage door.

And this time, use the deadbolt, all right?

Unstable.

Definitely unstable.

I love it.

When the carnival comes, Dill's all business.

He gets the cut out early.

Y 'all ever get the idea someone up there's laughing at us?

Yep.

And I say we laugh back at them.

I say we take off to the carnival. What, just like that? To get the car?

Shoot. All we got is oil.

We can come back here by midnight.

What? Get it done quick as pie. Well, one problem.

We ain't got wheels.

Didn't anybody ever tell you boys where there's a will, there's a way?

I'm willing.

How about you?

Let's do it.

Yeah!

Okay.

Hey, so whose wheels are these anyway?

Relax, think it over, boy.

All right, come on, let's shake a leg, pony boy.

What you doing, number one or number two?

With him, it's probably number three.

Ain't nobody looking.

behind me and push hard, baby.

Sneaking money out of the crooked jar, playing ball artist with my little

brother. What did you get me into, Shepard?

You're a big yap guy. What is this mess, man?

Now, if you want to even out the show game, now's a big chance.

I'd even walk away with a few bucks.

Hello, darling.

Who do I talk to about getting in the ring?

You looking at her?

Not there.

Now I'm getting it loud and clear.

Ungawa, baby, ungawa.

Forget it, Matthew.

You're not her brand of reptile. Well, then that ought to put you in good, huh,

Barney? Hey, what do you know? A two -headed snake.

You know, you two roadhogs nearly cut us off the interstate. Bull, you slammed

your brakes on.

Oh, what's the matter, Curtis?

You afraid Judge Dial's going to find out you stole his car?

That's right. Everybody knows that's a Chevy.

Well, you're blind, man.

Must be mistaking this for somebody else. Oh, right.

I must have forgot my glasses.

I wonder if there's a highway patrolman around.

Cash is play.

Tell me, you still got the guts for it or you're chickening out?

Well, I just got my appendix pulled.

Friend does pack a pretty mean punch.

What the hell? I'm game.

Good money, Dick.

Fifty big ones, Slick.

Smells like cookies.

next time, all right? Come on, ladies and gentlemen, don't pass up the best

bargain on the midway here. You get yourself three rings for a little bitty

quarter. You get yourself one win, you get the bottom roll. Get yourself two

wins, you get the middle roll. Get yourself three wins while you win

beautiful transistor with high -fidelity speakers.

Earplug is included.

Out of the way, kid. Name of the game is perseverance, huh? Forget it, Sam. This

money's no good here. Hey, it's got the president's head on it. It's good.

Huh?

Come on, folks.

Don't pass up the best bargain on the midway. Here you go. Here's the player.

Here's the player. Here you go, sir.

Time to smarten up, Tony boy.

That ring top's over there. You can throw rings from here to eternity and

they're always going to bounce off.

How do you know?

Work at a carnival long enough to learn a few things.

Why didn't you tell me?

We saw a movie together. I don't want to read my life story.

Yeah, but I mean, aren't you a little young to be hanging out here?

I was young once.

My old man beat it out of me and my little brother pretty quick.

One day I just skinned out and hooked up with this outfit.

Is it a wheel of fortune?

There's a break underneath the counter.

What about your little brother?

He's still at home.

He's about your age now.

Oh.

So, which stand do you work?

Stan, I move.

Doing what?

A little of this, a little of that.

Mostly that.

Time to work, pony boy. Catch you later, okay?

I'm going to make you drink that tank, boy. Come on, you idiot. Come on, aim.

Can you believe this, Joe?

He is so dumb.

When he was born, his mother said, what a treasure.

And then his father said, yeah, let's bury him.

Hey, you find him? No.

No pony boys from Conrad are just holding the brick and bridge. And I

believe I'm falling for this. Anyone got a quarter?

Here you go.

Buried treasure.

Cut the small talk, Curtis. The car.

The car?

Judge Dow's Chevy, the one that's supposed to be finished tonight?

Oh, yeah, that car.

Yeah.

Hey, Buck, where are you going?

I'm going to the parking lot.

Why? What's there?

Because my car's there. You got a problem with that?

Listen, I'm warning you guys.

If that automobile is not ready by 8 o 'clock in the morning...

You're out on your asses, but quick.

Got it?

Hey, cool down, okay? We got it done, Buck. It's done.

Wrapped up a half hour ago.

We even took it for a test drive.

Ow.

Is it locked up and tarped?

Absolutely.

What tarp?

In the trunk.

Oh, yeah, it's finished. It's done.

Ain't no sweat.

Smokes. I left my smokes in the car.

Got it packed right here.

Well, I must have given them up for Lent. What did you say I'll buy you

huh?

All right, my big buddy.

Yes,

sir, ladies and gents.

It can't be done.

That boy there is going to walk out of this ring with 50 simoleons.

Man, that's a dive if I ever saw one.

Sure it's a dive. They're just setting us up for the big KO.

Damn, if I could just figure out the angle.

Wait, wait, wait. Hold it back up a second. I thought you had this covered.

I do.

I mean, they used to put the weights in the water bucket.

But now?

But now what?

Well, they put the weights in the glove somehow. It's just a matter of figuring

out how they do it.

Hey, man, I'm cool. I'm not that obvious.

Yeah, well, tell that to your parole officer.

He's standing right over there.

Hey, kid.

You're on deck. Fifteen minutes.

Honey,

I have a car.

Yes, ma 'am. It's American Classic.

Whose is it?

It's mine.

Share the wealth, do you?

Sometimes.

But there's some things we're greedy about.

Nice to see you again.

Is that a fact?

Have we met?

Our eyes did.

Funny.

I thought I had 20 -20 vision.

Perfect eyes.

Perfect everything.

Amen for that.

What the hell's going on here?

I've been looking all over for you.

Just admiring the boys' car.

Their car?

I got news for you, Jewel. This is Judge Dial's car.

As in hanging Judge Dial.

He's just jealous.

Yeah. Of what?

A bunch of grease monkeys?

That's all they are. Nothing but shantytown trash.

He got 32 teeth.

He wouldn't try for nothing.

We got a problem here, sports fans?

That depends.

Do we?

Fine.

She's nothing but a con artist anyway.

You two deserve each other.

We didn't steal it.

Just borrowed it.

I like your style.

He back yet?

He's still looking for a seat.

Damn.

Maybe they're all gone.

At least one that'll fit his butt.

No such luck.

Bench could always bust. Law of gravity and all.

All right, you come up now. People are blocking the field.

Ain't this dandy?

I'm across the state line. Walsh sees me, send a ring. I'm busted for

parole.

Tough luck, pal.

That slicker's got my 50 bucks. You don't fight, I lose my money.

Well, I sure as hell ain't going back to the slammer over 50 smacks, man.

Of course, there are other ways.

Oh, no.

Don't even think about it, Tim. No way.

No way.

Hey, man, you said yourself you came here to make some money, dearie. True,

the fight was unrigged, sure.

What do you think these are for?

Huh?

Oh, enough said.

You take this guy, man.

You hit him half as hard as you hit me.

sign of tiring, the Hoosier Bruiser himself, B .J.

Mott.

In this corner,

another glass -jawed yokel with a geek -sized death wish,

Daryl Curtis.

nothing in my whole life before no clown not even a pinwheel must be bringing

some good luck to me i don't want to bust your bubble but you it wasn't luck

you think i'm that good of a pitcher i won the prize sammy the vendor owed me a

favor oh shoot i knew that was fixed i wasn't born yesterday must be a real gas

hanging out with the carny huh yeah it's a real gas hustling pocket change from

old ladies and kids moving from town to town always One step in front of the

sheriff.

Never have enough time to make any friends.

I mean, even if you do find some, you don't have a chance because you're

saying goodbye even when you don't want to. Why do you have to?

Don't you think so?

The natives are a bit restless tonight.

Yeah, so am I.

Actually, I could go for a change of scenery right now.

Another perfect car.

130, 40, 150.

It's legal tender. What's the matter, kid? Don't you trust me?

Nope.

You know, your friend's got a hell of a right.

What do you say? You want to give it another shot?

Double the wager.

Thanks, but no thanks.

You know, my man's been fighting all night, and he's pretty winded by now.

Just might give you that needed edge, you know what I mean?

And where's your edge, Mr. Scalco?

Huh?

You know you find the damnedest things under a fight ring?

Those sights are usually about a half an inch off. It helps if you lead a little

more. Of course you'd know, being an expert on scams and all. Look, Pony. But

then you're not even here, are you?

You're over at some hoo -ha business meeting. Give me a chance to explain.

You're buying the drinks.

Could mean a lot of bucks for the family.

Look, you wanted to come to the carnival and you deal with Ami. What's the big

deal, huh?

What's the big deal?

Don't you understand?

You lied to me, man.

That's the big deal.

Hey, Joe Palooka, huh?

20, 40, 60, 75.

Aren't you glad you came to Kearney, huh?

Oh, you look tough, man. You look tough.

Kind of nice here.

Reminds me of a place we camped once in Idaho.

Fresh air and...

Down to the crickets instead of the calliopes.

I never wanted to leave.

Yeah, I come here sometimes to clear my mind.

Yeah?

Bring a couple girl scouts to help you.

Hey, you're the first.

Get up on there.

Yeah, rule number one, Soda Pop, never hustle a hustler.

Who's a hustler?

I don't see any hustlers around here.

Come on, it's in your eyes.

We've been wondering whether you can trust me since we left.

Yeah, I'll be straight.

I was a little afraid at first.

I mean, I don't know. Not afraid, but, you know, I mean... What?

Well, one minute with me, the next you're holding my hand.

I mean, you know... You're a carnage, girl.

That's true enough.

But I'm also the same girl who caught your gaze on the highway.

Same eyes, same everything.

And don't you remember?

Oh, I remember.

That's for sure.

Nothing's changed.

That's my cup!

Shoot!

Hey,

buckaroo. What do you say, man?

Put the arm, shepherd.

Right over here, darling.

You know, we've never had our picture taken together.

Cheese.

Thank you.

Here you go.

I love you.

That young man is unstable.

Definitely unstable.

You're a pony boy.

Now, where have you been? Have you seen Soda Pop?

I don't know.

Check the fight tent?

Been gone for two hours. Not like him.

Gone? Gone where?

He took off with that carny girl, Jewel.

And that car you idiots borrowed.

Well, what do we got here? A greaser convention?

Gary, let's get out of here, man. Walt's on the prowl.

I still say we're going to look for him. Oh, that's brilliant. What are we going

to do? Drive all over Kansas?

Look for who?

Soda pop.

Well, abracadabra.

The car is gone.

Not enough. Troy Ryan and Judge Dial's car.

Didn't trust a car to go. That's just plain stupid.

Yeah, I guess it's hard to know who to trust these days, right, Derek? It

have no matter, man. She had trouble written all over.

Yeah, like you wouldn't have gone with her, Steven, if you had a chance.

No, I'm not in a hot car now because you can't keep a zip. My tail's on the

line. Now, all of our tails are on the line. Hey, man, it's water under the

bridge. Pointing a finger ain't going to solve anything.

What is, Tim?

I'll tell you what it is.

Tearing this place apart till we find that slick chick. Jewel.

Whatever, man.

Well,

look who's here.

If it isn't Mr. Plug Ugly himself. And is he ever dumb. How dumb is he, folks?

I'm glad you asked. He is so dumb that when his girlfriend... said she wanted

go all the way, he drove her to Cleveland!

Cleveland!

Whoa! All right, do that!

Hey, you owe me a crown!

No, that's not fair!

And that's un -American!

Sorry, gents.

No more fights tonight.

We ran out of challenges.

Don't play games, man. You know why we're here. We want the car. We want it

Car?

What car?

The one she was in with my brother.

What the hell is he talking about?

Anybody know what he's talking about?

Listen, fellas.

Why don't you be nice boys and head over to the funhouse. Go ahead.

You're barking up the wrong tree.

Listen, jackass.

We're not going anywhere until we get a car.

Your car.

Boys, the way I see it, you got two choices.

Look back there.

That's the cleanup route.

Now you can either stay here with them or you can take your complaint to the

police.

It's your choice.

Well, it's just everywhere under the test behind the bleachers no car not

two -headed cat.

Well, that's that was super false advertised First pony boy

lag behind said he had an idea, you know, we'll face guys grant that dial

Welcome to the big house.

Ain't no welcome. That's there. Trust me on that Heading home buck.

Yeah stay away from that chilly surprise

The surprise comes about an hour later.

Soda, can I talk to you a minute?

Yeah, Buck.

I want the truth, plain and simple.

The truth?

That's right, the truth. I know what's going on.

About what, Buck?

You know damn well about what? The car.

Judge Dial's car.

Okay, here it is.

See, me and the boys, we wanted to come to the carnival real bad and all, and

we, uh... It's true, ain't it?

You forgot to tarp that car.

The tarp?

Yeah, it's in canvas.

I told you that Chevy's got to be spotless by 8 o 'clock in the morning.

Believe me, bud, you don't have to worry about the tire.

Trust me.

Should have figured you and Soda for blood.

The way you talk and smile.

Wouldn't it have made a difference?

We'll never know, will we?

Lift in a car, they're going to nail us for sure.

They're just dying to stick me in soda in a foster home.

Three meals a day and a roof over your head, you could do worse.

Don't you understand?

They'll break us up. My brothers are all I've got.

Carney's all I got.

I take care of them, they take care of me.

Yeah.

Is that why you go to the movies all alone?

You sat in that theater.

I said it was a place to escape.

Where you could always count on the good guys winning.

Happy endings.

Doesn't happen that way, pony boy.

Except in the movies.

I don't believe that.

Neither do you.

We want blood!

We want blood!

We want blood!

Ordinarily, we don't do rematches, kid. But, uh, see that you got such a good

friend at Jewel Day. Cut the ball.

Is the car gonna be there or not?

All right, here's the deal.

Three rounds, no punches pulled. Then you take a dive for the full count.

After that, we'll see what we'll see.

You understand?

Oh, man, forget it, Jerry. Let me take the fall. No, I shouldn't have been here

in the first place.

If anybody deserves a beating, it's me.

Fight away.

The bet's 150.

What if his hand hurts so much as my head?

Just go down, Darren.

It's not worth it. Three rounds, remember? The man said three rounds.

Spit.

One more, one more.

too stubborn.

I'm starting to diet tomorrow morning. Morning already.

10 .45 to be exact.

Got just enough time to get the car and get back to bus.

You know, I thought I recognized

your friend in the ring, Shepard.

You're not arresting me, are you, Mr. Walsh?

No, no, no.

we're just double dating.

You bet your butt I'm arresting you.

Section 309, a parole violation crossing a state line.

Now stop those heads, boy.

Oh, Mr. Walsh, one more thing.

I don't think your wife would dig this too much.

What?

Oh, you know those instant cameras, they pick up so much detail.

I don't think your wife might mind that carny girl taking a lackey to your belt

buckle, huh?

Now, wait a minute.

No, no, wait a minute. You got this all wrong. That girl... That girl is my

niece.

Your niece, huh?

Oh, yeah, I can see the family resemblance in there.

And the cheeks.

Now, wait a minute. Now, it was an innocent thing. Nothing happened.

You know, Mr. Walsh, these handcuffs, they really can chafe a wrist.

Now, this is blackmail.

Oh, yes, it is.

And I'm ashamed of myself.

I truly am.

All right.

All right.

All right, now, Shepard, now give me

the photo.

All right.

Here.

No,

I don't think so.

I'm just going to hold on to this for a souvenir.

Okay?

You really are photogenic, Mr. Walsh.

Yes, you are.

You have a good evening now, will you?

The carnival is a lot like the movies.

The light, the action, a place to forget your troubles.

The difference is, in the movies, it's a lot easier to tell the good guys from

the bad.

At the carny, it's not so easy.

Everyone looks so shady.

You don't know who to trust.

So when the barker says, step right up, you know you're taking a gamble.

Most times you lose.

But every once in a while, you get lucky.

The good news is, Homer Simpson's been invited to the boss's house. The bad

is, he's taking Bart with him. Brace yourself for The Simpsons, one half hour

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