Original subtitles

[ distant motor droning drawing nearer ]

[ motors grow louder ]

♪ Little Fauss

♪ And Big Halsy

♪ Men and their machines

♪ Motorbike racin' Was their game ♪

♪ Always pushin' on For one more win ♪

♪ It takes nerve

♪ To take that curve

♪ Nerves of steel Climbin' that hill ♪

♪ Twistin' that grip

♪ Hey, Little Fauss

♪ And Big Halsy

♪ Tomorrow's Just another day ♪

♪ Another day to race away

♪ One more win That's all we've gotta do ♪

♪ It takes guts

♪ When the goin' gets rough

♪ You gotta be tough

♪ Give it your best Facin' that death ♪

Yeah! Come on!

[ crowd shouting ]

[ screaming and cheering ]

[ women scream ]

[ revving motor ]

MAN: Don't worry about it.

Everything's gonna be all right.

WOMAN: God! Is he dead?!

Where's his wife? Where's his wife?

Gloria!Aah!

MAN: Don't worry about it!

[ siren wailing ]

Whoo-ee.Is he hurt pretty bad?

I don't know.

Somebody said broke his back.

My! How'd he do that?

Cycles is a mean toy, lady.

Mahhh!MAN [ on PA ]: Wait a minute.

Who's that? Get that man off the course out there.

Hey, Red, get that guy off the course.

There's no walkin' on this course.

Everybody, stay back, now, till the races are over.

We've only got a little ways to go,

and these guys are tired.

And for outsiders, around here we don't want anybody

out there on that course till everything's all over.

Is this supposed to be supper?

Hmmhh.

[ camera shutter clicking ]

You just taking pictures for yourself or what?

I'll tell you who you ought to get a picture of.

[ makes kissing noises ]

Damn. Dumb thing's jammed.

You let Little look at it.

If it's broke, he'll fix it good.

Comes to anything mechanical,

Little's all but eerie.

[ continuous motor droning ]

Get your cheeks on that bike and get off the track.

Now, move it. Come on, let's get goin' there.

Hurry up. Move it!

MAN [ on PA ]: Crowd, we're gonna come back in a couple more weeks...

You did good, Little.

That was good, son.

Thought the buzzards gone and got you.

Did you see me wavin'?

I was goin' as fast as I ever went

in my whole life, and then I fell off.

Well, you go too fast.

If you stay on, you win.

That's how you win. You gotta stay on.

What's that, movies?

Come on. Now. Hurry!

Oh, Ma, now, don't-- Don't bother that fella.

I told him we'd pay him

if any of 'em was any good.

Just me and my bike?

Uh... Sure, Little.

Hey, what do you think of a boy, anyway,

that sleeps in his room with his own motorcycle?

Just one for the mantle. That's all I want.

We haven't got a single picture

on the whole mantelpiece, Seal.

Yeah. Hey, is that

one of them instant machines?

I'll get your address.

[ shutter clicks ]

All right, now. Now, hold it.

Stay loose as a goose.

That's it. That's it. Relax. Relax.

That's it! That's it! Oh. Oh, hold it...

Life's too short, darn it.

Mmm. Oh, ho. Ha ha.

Someone's had herself a brew.

Goes by too damn fast.

Yeah.

Now, keep it there. Keep it up. Now, let's--

Let's see that great big smile.

Yeah, hold it. Hold it! Hold it!

That's it! That's--you got it.

Oh, that's perfect. That's beautiful.

That's lovely. Yeah, I like it.

Give the man our address, Dopey.

Okay, boy.

I can get it off your facilities.

Oh, no, no, no. I insist.

Here, you take one of my business cards.

I told him the day he starts bringin' his work home's

the day I move out.Well, you can laugh at me

if y'all want to, but it's a fact

I ain't had a stool since I been in Portable Potties.

That's a fact. Look, I want-- No. Here.

I want you to read that. See?

"Portable Potties." P.P.

Pee-pee. Ha ha ha!Yeah, it's, uh...

You get that? Mom thought of that one.

I did not, Seally Fauss!

You did.[ laughs ]

I was goin' as fast as I ever went

in my whole entire life.

Yeah, but you fell off.

Yeah, I fell off.

Try and stay on, son.

Try.

[ motor rattles, refuses to start ]

[ motor grinds ]

Aw, come on, you...

[ grinding ]Damn!

Careful, now, Little.

We don't want to put no scratches on 'em.

Hey, how about you guys

givin' us a little push, okay?

We happen to be a little busy.

Oh, hell. Sure, take your time.

Come on, now, son.

Push. Just a little further.

Unhh!

Unhh. Are you pushin' any?

I'm doin' the best I can.

These potties, they seem more trouble than they's worth.

Me and the wife come down from Mendoza,

dang thing cuttin' out on me every five minutes.

Now dang thing won't even start.

My wife's getting hotter 'n hell.

She's expecting a steak dinner,

and I said, "Honey, you just cool on down,

"'cause those folks over there

is gonna give us a little push."

Say, you got all your beer locked up?

I don't sell no beer.

Little...you can go load your bike now.

Sure like to buy y'all a beer, damn it.

Monkey-haired, sideburned son of a--

Now, don't get riled, Seally.

Well, he can just go straight to hell

with his flair, for all I care.

Well, they'll be stranded.

Well...I ain't givin' no hand

to no undesirable.

Got a cigarette?

Don't smoke.

Aw, damn it.

Just gave my last cigarette away.

Damn it.

Just spent my last 2 bucks gettin' here today, damn it.

Blew my pickup comin' on over, and then

burned out my bike in the trials,

so I didn't win nothin'. Then I lost my sponsor,

if I'd had any luck, which I didn't have,

so now I don't even have a smoke.

You ready, son?

This guy wants a push, Dad.

Hey-o, just a little shove's all I need to get her goin'.

Aw...

[ motor starting ]

Hey. Hey, how 'bout a push?

Hey, what the hell?

Come on, aren't you gonna-- Hey, I need a push, damn it!

PHOTOGRAPHER: Let's have a nice big smile.

Come on, ice cream.

Oh, that's great. Hold it.

Okay. Hey, that was a-number-one.

That's really good. You want to take another one?

Hey, how 'bout a beer? You want a beer?

Oh, sure, sure. Okay?

Hey. Goddamn. I forgot my wallet.

It's in the pickup. Uh...

Oh. Well, here. Here.

Hey. Here you go.

I'll catch you. I'll catch you later.

You remember? Okay.

Gimme three beers.

Hey, man you was really workin' out there today.

Cranked around them corners with the big boys.

Yeah. You race today?

Ho ho! On that dumb-ass course?

Not me, buddy.

Didn't think I seen you out there.

Hey, man, what class you race?

You'd'a seen me, babe. I'd'a had you at the fence.

What class you race, man?

Hey, you're gonna gimme three steaks, too, huh?

And put it on my tab. My manager's got it.

Who in the hell is that?

That's the cat got suspended out at Ascot.

Boozin' it up in the pits, man.

Hey-o. Bubble for the system.

You...

Sorry. Oh, damn it! I forgot your change.

Oh, oh, oh... That's all right. That's all right.

Hey, where was I at?

Hey, you were gonna tell me how you broke your spine.

Which is what first caught my eye.

And to this day, I can't sleep in a bed.

Hell, man, where do you sleep, on the floor?

That's right. That's where, on the floor.

Must make it pretty hard on the little lady here.

I mean, if your husband's sleepin' on the floor all night.

What I mean is, it, uh...heh heh...

must be pretty hard on you.

Him?

Yeah, well, it would on me.

I haven't seen a floor since I met him,

much less a bed.

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Hmm.

The whole two weeks we been in love.

We been sleeping in the car.

Oh, then you two aren't married, then.

[ chortles ]

No, this is my buddy. This is my bosom buddy.

Aren't you, honey? Show him your bosoms.

Hey...well...

Why don't I just get

a room out here, then, and, uh,

we all just settle down for the night?

[ chortles ]

Hey...

My name is Halsy Knox.

Hi.

This here is what's-her-name from Simi.

Ooh, yeah. Sylvene McFall.

Hi. How do you do, Sylvene?

I just guess we're all free, white, and 21, huh?

And, uh... Anything goes?

[ rooster crows ]

[ photographer snores ]

[ hinges creaking ]

[ snoring ]

[ creaking ]

♪ I guess I was born For runnin' ♪

♪ I guess it's in my blood

♪ 'Cause the sweet sound Of a hopped-up engine ♪

♪ Is the sweetest sound I've heard ♪

♪ And I keep on Movin', movin', movin' ♪

♪ Gotta keep on movin' Down the line ♪

♪ Don't try to claim me Woman ♪

♪ 'Cause I'll be gone Tomorrow by this time ♪

♪ I'm at home, gal When I'm runnin' ♪

♪ And I guess That's all I'm worth ♪

♪ And maybe Next to the devil ♪

♪ I'm the meanest man On Earth ♪

♪ But I gotta keep Movin', movin', movin' ♪

♪ Honey, gotta keep movin' Down the line ♪

♪ Hey, don't be Lookin' for me ♪

♪ 'Cause I'll be gone Tomorrow by this time ♪

[ tires screech ]

♪ I've had a woman In every city ♪

♪ I've had a woman In every town ♪

♪ Ain't no need To put your claim on me ♪

♪ 'Cause you're never Gonna get me down ♪

♪ 'Cause I gotta keep Movin', movin', movin' ♪

♪ Honey, I gotta Be movin' along ♪

♪ I'm only A one-night stand, gal ♪

♪ Tomorrow by this time I will be gone ♪

[ honk honk ]

Gotta keep movin', honey.

Look out. Get outta my way. I'm gone.

Hey.

You got any lube nipples for a Yamaha 250?

No? No got.

Shit.

♪ I will be gone

Oh, boy.

[ Halsy whistling ]

[ sniffing ]

You got head gaskets?

Oh, head gaskets we got.

[ humming ]

[ whistling ]

Owner around?

He's out to lunch.

Thought I'd promote myself a couple of tires

if the boss is around.

Them I got seen too many races

if I head out to the desert on Sunday. You goin'?

That's a buck-59 for the gasket.

Hey, let me use your, uh, torque wrench

for about 5 minutes.

Thought you said he wasn't around.

He'll be back.

After lunch, you said.

Hey.

It's a buck-59.

Hey, it's a buck-59.

Hey, incidentally, um...

It's a buck-50 for those gaskets

plus, let's see... 9 cents tax.

You sure got some small ideas about friendship.

Hey, what's the matter, you think

I ain't gonna pay you or somethin'?

Hey, forget it.No.

I always pay my own bills. Where is that?

Oh, well, if you're gonna use that gasket,

you'd better seat it first.

Seat it?

Yeah, so you don't get any blow-by.

Well, I'm no scientist. I just ride bikes.

Is this coffee for the general use here?

Customers.These sponsor guys

are a pain in the ass, anyway. I hate 'em.

How you doin' on sugar?

What?Sugar.

What about it?

Don't have to stay up all night

workin' on a bike the night before.

They just stay up all night lovin' the women

and drinkin' it up and doin' whatever they damn want.

How about a little cream?

Hey, where's your... Where's your wife today?

My who?

Uh, you know, I met your wife.

Oh. Uh...Yeah?

Yeah. She's, uh... She's a stewardess.

Had an early flight out this mornin'.

Didn't have no time to fix me any breakfast.

Whose doughnut is this?

Is this somebody's?

Come on, I'll let you buy me a beer.

[ chuckles ]

What's so funny?

♪ Little Fauss

♪ And Big Halsy

♪ Men and their machines

♪ Motorbike racin' Was their game ♪

♪ Always pushin' on For one more win ♪

♪ It takes nerve

♪ To take that curve

♪ Nerves of steel Climbin' that hill ♪

♪ Twistin' that grip

Hyah! Hyah!

Yahh! Yahh! Yahh!

[ yelling ]

Whoo-hoo!

Hyooh! Hyah! Hyah!

Come on, hyah! Yahh!

[ sheep bleat ]

Hahh! Hahh!

Yahh ha!

♪ Hey, Little Fauss

♪ And Big Halsy

♪ Tomorrow's Just another day ♪

♪ Another day to race away

♪ One more win That's all we gotta do ♪

♪ It takes guts

♪ When the goin' gets rough

♪ You gotta be tough

♪ Give it your best Facin' that death ♪

[ laughing ]

♪ Little Fauss

♪ And Big Halsy

♪ No one hardly Knew their name ♪

♪ Win no praise And gain no fame ♪

♪ Always there when The numbers, they were called ♪

♪ Goin' in a rush

♪ Chewin' that brush

♪ Gotta move on

♪ Tomorrow they're gone

♪ Sears or bust

Hyah!

[ whooping and hollering ]

You know, Seal,

we want to hear Little's side of it

before we start leapin' at conclusions.

What we got for dessert, Mom?

I got whip 'n' wonder, wet 'n' warm,

and slit 'n' serve.

Well, it don't make no never-mind to me.

Well, whichever. Speak up.

It won't stay with me 20 minutes.

It just don't sound like Little to me.

Houndin' sheep on a cycle.

Well, where is he, then, huh?

It's not humanitary.

Look, Frazier done seen him.

He seen him!

Someone on a cycle.

That don't mean Little.

Specially bein' two of 'em.

We're the only friends Little's got.

You know that.

He don't have no friend.

Oh, come on, let's eat.

[ flies buzzing ]

[ distant motorbike motors revving ]

[ bike motors revving ]

Ya-hoo!

Hi, Ma! Hi, Pa!

Little! Where've you been?

[ belches ]

Ohhh...

Hey, Ma...

I just had one beer, Ma.

I just...

Hi.

I'll have my whip 'n' wonder now, Mom.

Uh, this here-- This here's my friend.

Uh...my friend.

Hello. How you doin'?

Dinner is done.

Well, we ate.

HALSY: Yeah, we ate already, thank you.

Howdy Frazier called me up.

He said two bums on bikes

was tearin' up his river-road acres

till he run 'em off!

Well, that's okay. We ate.

I think I gotta wash up.

SEALLY: Now, you hold on

a minute, Little. You hold on!

Son, your father's speakin' to you.

Well, I know that, Mother.

Ahem. I know that. But I don't feel good.

I don't wonder.

HALSY: Hey, babe, you got that job,

you want to look good. You better be clean.

Okay, Sideburns, I told you

I want you two fellas to hold on a minute!

Seally, peace.

My friend Sideburns is waitin' here

on a part from Tulsa, and I--

he's waiting on a-- For a part,

you know, from Tulsa, and, um...ahem...

I invited him over, uh, for the weekend.

Just till then.

Just through the weekend.

Huh. Well, you know,

I think I should wash up. Excuse me.

I gotta look for a job for me, too, in the mornin'.

I can't collect my unemployment out here till May.

So...uh...

you wouldn't know about any positions

or anything open, would you?

Had a job out in Texas.

But my old lady wouldn't leave her girlfriends

and go on out there.

To hell with her, though, right?

I mean, shoot, I had this job right up until Christmas,

and she wouldn't come out there.

Well, I don't give a damn. I mean, I can get a job

over at Mira Linda anytime I want.

Well, I suggest you just go to Mira Linda, then.

Do you want a cup of coffee first?

Nope. No, I--

Boy, these flies are... somethin', aren't they?

Where did Little... Where'd Little go to?

Hey, buddy.

Do you want instant frost on your whip 'n' wonder

or just plain?

It don't matter beans to me, Mom.

It don't matter beans at all.

It'll just...

go right through me tonight, anyway.

[ burps ]

[ motorcycles approaching ]

ANNOUNCER [ on PA ]: Okay, let's everybody have their attention now.

Let's get your attention here.

All right, now we got about three minutes

until starting time or less.

We're gonna have a hare and hound.

We're gonna run it right.

Come on now, let's everybody get back.

Give these riders plenty of room...

MAN: What do you say, Halsy?

We've got a long way to go and it's hot.

Riders, come on now. Everybody get back.

How's it going, Halsy?

Hey.

[ revving engine ]

♪ Wanted man in California

♪ Wanted man in Buffalo

♪ Wanted man In Kansas City ♪

♪ Wanted man in Ohio

♪ Wanted man In Mississippi ♪

♪ Wanted man In old Cheyenne ♪

♪ Wherever You might look tonight ♪

♪ You might see This wanted man ♪

♪ I might be in Colorado

♪ Or Georgia by the sea

♪ A'working for some man

♪ Who may not know Who I might be ♪

♪ And if you ever See me coming ♪

♪ And if you know who I am

♪ Don't you breath it To nobody ♪

♪ 'Cause you know I'm on the lam ♪

♪ Wanted man By Lucy Watson ♪

♪ Wanted man By Jeannie Brown ♪

♪ Wanted man By Nellie Johnson ♪

♪ Wanted man In this next town ♪

♪ But I've had all That I wanted ♪

♪ Of a lot of things I've had... ♪

Get off the line!

Can't you hear me?Sorry.

[ all shouting ]

Come on, dude!

Come on! Come on back.

There you go.

Hey, dude.

ANNOUNCER [ on PA ]: The gun'll go off

at the same time that flag'll drop.

Riders, let's get ready. Knock off that conversation.

Let's be ready. That flag can drop any time,

and anybody jumps that gun is gonna be disqualified.

Ready? Watch that flag.

[ gun fires ]

Go!

[ Halsy yelling ]

Get over! Damn it.

[ laughs ]

Yee-hah!

Yahoo! Woo-hoo!

Yah, yah!

Hey, man, get it over!

Hey, get over!

[ grunts ]

Okay.

[ grunts ]

Hey, Hals, you dead? You okay?

Hey, Halsy? Hey--

You ran right under me, you bird-brained creep.

I think I broke my leg, man.

What the hell you run right under me for?

You hurt any?

Broke my chain, I think.

Goddamn it! Out the way!

Goddamn bike!

What are you gonna do, Hals?

Halsy, I can't get out of my pants.

My leg's broken.

Yeah, go on, okay.

Get out!

Go on, you mother...!

You got matches?Matches?

How the hell am I gonna find you

if when I come back it's dark?

You'll be back before dark.

They'll send somebody back before dark.

Oh, not these Mickey Mouse country road shows, man.

They don't take no responsibility.

You're on your own.

Heck, Halsy, you'll be back before dark.

It's only 4:00.

Oh, yeah. Only just light a match

when you hear me coming, just in case.

That's right, you bastard!

In case what? You're coming back or not?

I got a broke leg.

Hey, don't panic, man. You panic in this weather,

it'll kill you.

Here you go.

What's this?

It's what's to do in case of snake bite.

Read it.

ANNOUNCER: One machine's coming in,

and let's everybody now remember

this race is only for trophies here today, gang,

so let's give everybody a nice hand

when they cross that finish line.

We've still got a lot of riders coming in,

a lot of winners to sort out.

And all of you guys now that think

you've won trophies here,

why, get your machines and get over there

by that trophy table.

All right, now, let's get over there

by that trophy table. What do you say?

Say, you ought to be a model.

Oh, would you please quit it?

No, I mean it. Oh, hey,

listen, now, I'm an expert.

You know how many races I've won?

Do you have to do that?

Every time, out comes some trophy chick

who thinks she's Ann-Margret.

Well, I never said I was any Ann-Margret.

Listen, these hands have held the boobs

of more top flight actresses and trophy girls.

Well, I'm not any trophy girl. Now, come on.

Please?

You've got 'em all beat, my dear.

Oh, by a mile!You!

Two miles.

Yeah, but you know they don't have

trophy girls at Desert Enduros.

Yeah, the cheap bastards.

All this racing, no ass.

Would you please take you hands off my things?

Some people really don't know

how to take a compliment.

Well, I thank you, but, my gosh,

I mean, there's a lot of people here,

and it's kind of embarrassing in public and everything.

Why?

Well, I don't know, but one thing is

you haven't even gotten your trophy yet.

Oh, damned if I don't.

Hey, what're you doing? No, put me down!

Put me down!

Yee-hah!

[ insects chirping, animal howls ]

When are the other guys getting back, Joe and Bill?

Aw, they'll be back here any minute now, Don.

Hey, would you care for a cup of coffee, Spike?

How about you, George?

Thank you, Joe.

Well, you're welcome, Fred.

I mean Bill.

Where you working now, uh, Joe?

Oh, you know, down by the railroad tracks.

Oh, you are? You like it?

Well, you know, it's, uh... Oh, yeah.

Oh, well, uh, would you care for an orange?

No, I don't want to ruin my breakfast.

Hey, dude. I hate to tear you away

from your friends...[ woman giggles ]

We gotta split.

They got pro races every weekend

out there in California some place,

and if we split out there, who's gonna know

who's you and who's me?

Oh, no, somebody's gonna find out.

Oh, boy, you think you're famous.

Ow!You know, it's a funny thing,

but nobody knows me out there.

So how they gonna know who's who

if I'm there with your bike,

your license, and your number,

and you're standing right there to deny it?

How'll we split it up?

Halves. You see-- Hold it, excuse me.

All points go automatic under your name,

not mine, towards your expert card,

your standing in the nationals,

which the way you ride is the only way

you're ever gonna qualify, if somebody raced for you.

You're acting like you're doing me a favor.

Shit.

[ horn honks ]

Seems like a good deal to me the way I see it.

Yeah, for Sideburns.

If I want to race pro,

where could I race pro around here?

What are you talking about racing for?

You're his tuner, Little.

He's racing, dummy, on your bike

with your license 'cause he got throwed out.

Meantime, I could hit

all the main events across the country, Dad.

I can't do that around here.

Meantime, who pays?

You know, I think he done it a'purpose.

Broke my leg?

What's a broke leg to his kind?

Oh, you'll have to prove that to me.

Well, I might just do that.

[ horn honks ]

Well, I gotta go.

HALSY: Hey, come on, dude!

[ honking ]

SEALLY: Little? Little...

Uh...

The best fortune to you, Little.

But I still don't see no good out of

hooking up with an undesirable

like that, though.

That goes ditto for me.

I know what y'all mean, you know.

But if I want to race...

there's a lot I can learn from him,

and, uh,

there's a few things I can teach him, too.

Anyway, what else is there to do?

And we're gonna split 50-50,

so, um...

there ain't nothing to lose.

[ horn honking ]

HALSY: Let's get going!

[ train whistle blowing ]

[ engine starts ]

[ race announcer speaking indistinctly ]

ANNOUNCER: Wait a minute! And as Fauss went by out there

he just took the front wheel right out from number 80.

Halsy, come on!Come on, Halsy!

Come on, baby! Come on, Halsy!

Hey, man.

Uh, great, Halsy. Great, man.

Hey, out of sight, man.

Man, this bike, whoo!

Used them other scooters for traction.

One more lap, wasn't even half mile,

you would've been first.

You know what even second pays?

$30. Screw first!

Hey, the beer's on you for a week.

Beer nothing. I'm getting me a pint!

WOMEN: Halsy! Halsy!

He fell right in my groove, man.

Hell, I took two laps before they could

even get him out there. Did you see that?

Is he dead or anything?

It's just so darn much fun.

Even though I'm working so hard,

just sitting in there in that position

it is just so exciting.

There's just one thing I want to ask you, Halsy Knox,

and that's who the hell is she?

Who in the hell am I?

Who in the hell are you, you bitch?

You know, if I could just get in there

and stay there all night long even though--

Hey, hey!

Huh?

Hey, what are you sleeping in the car for?

Somebody's gotta guard the bikes.

I'll guard the bikes, go on in.

Where'd you get that flashlight?

Hey, man, look at this.

It cleans up lint, it air conditions your face.

It's even got a table on the side

that gives weights and measures.

You're just gonna cop it off her?

Well, listen, you get stopped by the highway patrol,

man, they're gonna give you a ticket

if you don't have the proper safety equipment.

You going in or not?I guess I better not.

All right, go on. Come on, go in.

Tell 'em I said it was all right.

It's okay by me. Go on.

I think I'm coming down with a cold.

Oh.

Okay. Let's split.

You just cut out on Moneth?

Yeah.

Hold on a second.

Hey, I thought you said you had a cold?

Well, it's not that bad.

Man, we're leaving.

I just thought I'd go say goodbye to Moneth.

Oh, the hell with her. What's she to you?

Nothing.

You know, but, uh, if it's

such an easy set up like you said...

Forget it.

Well, now's a good time

to take care of this shyness I got

and strike while the iron's hot,

because nobody cares.

Well, Little, you had your chance.

Couldn't I just...

take a peek?

Ohh.

MAN [ on radio ]: To this year's crop

add to the surplus carryover.

As of the end of this year, the surplus is expected

to be down to about 12 million bales.

And on the basis of current guesses,

the surplus could be cut to about 9 million bales.

There has been a new proposal for a compromise plan

to provide supplemental financing...

[ alarm ringing, muted ]

It comes from a Kansas congressman

who wants a scaled down version of the program...

They're gonna feel awfully bad, Halsy,

when they wake up

and find out you're not here.

The bank would get its initial funds

from the private money market.

The system would make loans to co-ops

who can afford to pay higher interest rates...

No, sir, man.

Once a chick swings AC-DC on you, split.

Once it's cool,

twice it's queer.

♪ Little Fauss And Big Halsy ♪

♪ Man, they make A winning team ♪

♪ Fauss soups up the engines

♪ And Halsy's A woman's dream ♪

♪ But they keep on movin', Movin', movin' ♪

♪ Honey, they movin' Right along ♪

♪ Ain't never found A place, sweetheart ♪

♪ I could really settle And call my home ♪

Hals?Yeah?

Are you awake?

I better be, I'm driving.

Hey, man... What the hell?

What did you do to this car?

I was sleeping in it.

Look at it, look at the gauge.

That dude's all the way over.

Well, it's not my fault.

Well, you were sleeping in the car all night.

What've you been doing, man?

Exactly what I was doing: sleeping.

Well, what were you thinking about in there?

[ car horn blaring ]

You better get on this, dude.

Unh! Son of a bitch!

[ rumbling overhead ]

What's it gonna do now, rain?

Hey, if I tell you something,

you gotta believe me, okay?

Well, I usually believe

what people tell me.

Well...heh!

Not this you won't.

Well, I don't know.

You know what the truth is

unless it's what people say, you know?

I bet you think I make out really good, huh?

Well, I don't, I don't.

I don't make out good. You know those girls?

You think I don't know they're dogs?

I didn't know if you knew or not.

I don't know why

with all I got going for me

all I get are the dum-dums.

They mean well, I guess.

You think I don't know who they are?

What they are?

I didn't-- I didn't know if they were or not.

Hey.

You know, sometimes when I'm drunk...

I really think that they're princesses,

and then I wake up

and they're just pigs.

I just figured you liked pigs.

[ laughs ]

Hey, that old Moneth was bad, huh?

I just figured, you know,

if you wanted a pretty girl or someone decent,

all you had to do was snap your fingers.

No, man, I mean, that's what I'm telling you.

It's just these gland cases and hurting whores

that'll have me.

[ rumbling overhead ]

Where the hell are we?

I...I don't know.

Stay clean, man.

Hey, I'm not so clean.

I don't mean pure.

Aw, you should see my thoughts sometimes.

I mean decent.

Hey, Halsy, you know, just because...

Just because I don't yak it up all the time,

you know, heh-heh!

I'm not just your pure St. Peter, you know?

You know what?What?

[ rumbling overhead ]

All I say is... It's just talk.

Uh, you sure--

You're a sure good talker, man.

You had two chicks in the sack.

And stupid me, man, sleeping in the car.

[ rain starts falling ]

It's pretty noisy again.

We gotta get a colder plug.

If you guys want to step it up,

we're running a little bit late.

This will be a 250 through 650 class.

Uh, we're gonna run a quarter of a mile

on the asphalt for at least 2 miles.

Are you gonna pay attention

to what this guy's saying?

Heh-heh! Over there.

Jesus Christ!

[ all cheering ]

[ men whistling ]

Oh, my hell!

Okay, get rid of her.

Me? It's your truck.

Well, you're a good Samaritan.

You're the Don Juan.

Hey, man, just dump her out.

Get rid of her. I don't care how.

And just leave her there?

Well, they did, didn't they?

Yeah, but they're undesirable.

Hey, I don't want her there when I come back.

Okay? Now I got a bike to ride.

[ woman panting in truck ]

Hey, this is our truck.

Hi. This is our truck.

Uh, you need a dime or anything, you know,

to make a call?

Um, lady?

You where a gym is?

Hey, ma'am...

A gym?

Yeah. If we come to a town with a gym in it,

just let me out at the gym

'cause I gotta start working out.

Man, I wouldn't pay no attention to her.

I don't think she knows what she's doing

or talking about or nothing.

Who's your friend?What are you doing, lady?

I don't think you can find a gym around here, lady.

Because that's the first thing you do

when you start getting straight.

You just start eating, putting on fat.

Uh-uh. You guys don't turn on or what?

Now, listen, damn it.

I told you about that light.

I'm just trying to exercise a little.

You don't have to turn around and pull me.

I don't see why I can't do exercises.

Just don't push.

Come here. Get out of here.

Hey, wait a minute, just--

Get out of the car.

Hey, hey, hey!Get out of the car!

WOMAN: Hey, come on, I'm just trying to exer-- Okay.

Want to taste something good?

Wow. Wow, man. Hey, Halsy?

Yeah, I heard, man. A grubby chick.

You want to taste something good?

Hey, no, that's not funny.

It's just bad.

Hey, you don't have a guitar, do you?

A guitar?Do you have a guitar?

Heh-heh-heh! We don't have no guitars.

You play guitar?

Yeah.

In New York City I play guitar.

Let's go, buddy.

FAUSS: Yeah.

Somebody stole my guitar.

No shit.

Hey, listen. It'll be okay.

You'll find a guitar.

It's okay. Don't stay, just split.

I don't want you in my karma, anyway.

I gotta be very careful who I let in my karma.

Your what?

I'm not letting nobody in my life

when I get straight this time.

Hey, did you ever notice

that you can drive all day and all night,

and wherever you stop

it's the same greasy hamburgers?

The same fried eggs

served by the same fat waitress?

Yeah, it's--

It's just like you never went nowhere at all.

It's like you never went nowhere.

That's just what I said.

That's what I said, dude.

[ chuckles ]

It's always the same.

What're you gonna do about her?

That's her lookout.

What's your hurry? Where are we even--

Where we going?

Just some other greasy spoon down the road.

Yeah, just some other greasy spoon

down the road.

I gave her 5 bucks.

You gave her 3 bucks.

Oh. Was it 3?

What's she gonna do on 3 bucks?

Big lover.

[ chuckles ]

I'm not the big lover.

I knew you'd get yourself in trouble.

Well...

Well, you get yourself in trouble,

why can't I get myself in trouble?

Hey, because I can get myself out.

I can get myself out again.

I want her.

You want her?

I can want somebody, too, you know.

Oh, now, man, I can get you somebody.

I can-- You could've had Moneth.

I want somebody that's my own.

What is that?

Dope-head community screw, man?

She's nothing but some mama for all them freaks.

No, man. She's all alone.

[ horn blows ]

You know what I wish?

FAUSS:What?

I had me a Geiger counter.

A Geiger counter?

I'll marry me the first man comes up with a Geiger counter

and we'll live at the beach. You know how much treasure

there is buried in the sand alone?

Plenty.

You know what I wish?

What?

That somebody'd ask me what I wished.

Okay, what do you wish?

I wish that we'll all be friends

and have good luck and be happy.

[ chuckles ]

RITA: How'd that happen?

Well, I was going as fast as I ever went

in my whole life, and I fell off.

Oh, him or me?

Yeah, how'd you break your leg?

Hey, uh, remember what happened in Digger?

He was working on the oil rigs.

Digger?

Isn't that in Oklahoma?

Uh, where the whole town blew up or something?

Never heard of it.

He wasn't expected to live at first,

and then he was never supposed to walk.

Sure.

Shit, the way he said it, I thought it was famous.

Mm. Well, the spine's integrity.

His is broken.

What's the leg?

The leg?

The leg's support.

[ car horn honks ]

MAN: Slow down! Slow down!

Over here, over here! Oh, you son of a bitch!

Watch where you're going, you jerk!

MAN [ on PA ]: We got a real celebrity

here with us this afternoon, folks.

Rick Nifty's in from the east,

so, this is the guy that's the guy to watch

here this afternoon.

Let's get all the riders over here

for a riders' meeting, and we'll be back...

All you tuners and sponsors have got to conform, too.

No more of these weird outfits.

We got too many of these weird outfits in the pits.

Now, you all want to keep racing something

you can be proud of,

so we gotta get rid of these high heels

and these tight pants.

I see there's some pretty illustrious people here today.

OFFICIAL: Okay, now let's get back

'cause we got a lot of things to do

and we don't have much time.

Now, come on, men, let's get going.

Hey!

RIDER 1: How you doing, Rick?

You probably don't remember, but a couple years back

when the Army had me for a couple years

and I got this back messed up in Vietnam,

you and me went around together at Sears Point.

Oh? Is that right?

RIDER 2: How's it going, Rick?

When Uncle Sam calls you gotta do your duty

and you do your duty even if it costs you,

and you gotta begin all over again.

Look, I gotta get to work if I'm doing any racing today.

Oh, hey, no, sure. I just wanted to extend

my apologies for this rotten track--

Excuse me, honey. This rotten track

and to tell you to be sure and watch out

for that transmission fluid on the track

and them grease stains that they left

from the drag races last night. Hey!

I wanted to tell you it's a real pleasure--

A real pleasure to go around

with a top professional go-faster here today.

Maybe again next year at Sears Point.

Oh, hey, when is Sears Point this year?

You see that?

That's ol' Rick Nifty.

Rick Nifty.

He's an old buddy of mine.

It ain't even legal, I got him so panicked.

Only way that dude's gonna see the finish

is to get in my draft.

I'm gonna blow that son of a bitch

right off the course.

Hey, hold it, Halsy.He just better watch his ass.

You just better watch yours, man.

What they ought to do is to pay me extra

just for making it interesting.

That's what these square Johns want

is to see the real muscle fighting it out.

Two top fast go-getters,

fighting it out to the finish.

The World, starring Halsy Knox.

How's that, Lady Godiva?

Hey, get that flag up there!

Hey, get it up! Come on!

[ engines racing ]

Go!

ANNOUNCER [ on PA ]: And there they go into the first turn!

[ announcer speaking indistinctly ]

Now we've got Fauss up front.

Nifty's back in second place, Fauss is up front.

Nifty doesn't look so nifty right now.

This could be an upset

because Nifty's not used to running behind.

Boy, if this doesn't look like the national--

Nifty's back in the lead again!

Look at him charge there, folks!

Look at him go!

Whoa! And there goes Fauss!

Fauss gets a California bath!

No Scott Roddy, Rick Nifty,

Van Dusen, Jim Dandy Sinclair's

gonna lift his leg on me and get away with it.

That bastard think he's the only one

ever been up to Sears Point?

When were you at Sears, Hals?

He don't know I wasn't ever at Sears Point.

It rained the year I was at Sears Point.

Drove all the way up to 'Frisco,

got up there, and it rained.

I heard they race rain or shine up there.

Not during earthquakes.

Oh.

Who couldn't win a race?

You fly in in the morning, you fly out at night,

you got the top tuners working a top bike for you.

You carried your mad into that race, Halsy,

which is the dumbest thing, man,

that anybody could do--

I gotta get me a sponsor.

I gotta get me a sponsor.

And that's where you goofed, you know?

Somebody who knows bikes,

much less throttle return springs.

That throttle return spring was perfect.

Man, I couldn't stop nowhere

on that Mickey Mouse scooter of yours, Little.

Hey, you missed the trail, man.

Hey, you can't ride. That's it, you know?

That's-- Yeah, you can't ride, man.

[ Carl Perkins' "True Love is Greater Than Friendship" playing ]

True love is greater Than friendship ♪

♪ That's right Even though it seems wrong ♪

♪ And before I will see you Hurt her anymore ♪

♪ I'll just hold To her love ♪

♪ But I'll be gone

♪ You don't really want her

♪ You're playing a game

♪ Oh, you'll use her And drag her along ♪

♪ And before I'll see you Hurt her anymore ♪

♪ I'll just hold To her love ♪

♪ But I'll be gone

♪ You'll use her Abuse her ♪

♪ Mistreat her...

Hey, what, are you drinkin' all the beer, ol' buddy?

Well, it's on your side, dude.

Naturally.

[ Rita humming ]

Halsy?

What-ee?

What-ee?

Never mind. What?

What's "what-ee"?

Never mind, damn it. What do you want?

Didn't you ever say what-ee when someone said your name?

[ humming ]

I just want to tell you something.

HALSY: Okay, what?

What I was wondering was, when your suspension's up?

What're you, homesick? If you're homesick,

go home if you want.

No, I want my--

I want my bike back. I want my license back.

And, uh...

I want to be Little again, you know?

Sure, man, screw it. Right away.

I don't give a damn.

You don't have to be dragged about it.

They'll cancel my suspension.

I pay my dues anyway. Don't worry about me.

It's just my leg's better, that's all.

I'm not bugged. Who says I'm bugged?

Only to tell it true.

It ain't your gimpy leg you want to exercise.

I just want to race is all.

Sure, man, it's your bike, you race it.

Only don't tell me it's your bike you want to race.

Yeah, well, what is it then?

It's the chick.

Yeah, well, she ain't your chick, you know that?

She sure as hell ain't your chick.

Yeah, well, it was my idea to bring her along.

Whose truck is it? Whose truck is it?

It's your truck, but it's my bike

that's winning all the races to pay for the food and the gas.

Damn it, I'm trying to bust my ass to score points for you

and you're trying to take my chick from me.

You're trying to take my chick from me, man.

Anyway, you don't want her none

except maybe that she ain't no whore.

Well, if that's friendship, I'm aghast.

I never said I was your friend, Halsy.

I don't even fucking like you.

Oh, so he finally blurts it out.

I don't have to blurt it.

I'm telling you cold and clear, man,

I don't like you. I never did.

And everything I had to talk to you about, man,

I had to think up.

Hey, if we're gonna settle this, Little,

before I bust you in the face,

maybe we'd better call out Rita

and see how she stands, huh?

Hey![ whistles ]

Ask her.

[ clears throat ]

[ dog barking ]

[ door creaking ]

MOM: Little, I got it.

Little, see, here it is.

Like I told you, after you left with Sideburns,

I found this in your room.

See? The photographer's camera.

Why for all we know,

Sideburns could've committed foul play to get this,

and they could've took you as his accomplice.

He don't have to get rough, old Halsy.

As long as nobody ever steps up and says,

"Hey, man, you ain't tellin' the truth."

that's what he's got going for him.

As long as nobody ever steps up and says,

"Hey, that ain't what you said yesterday."

You know?

Well, where--

Where was-- What was I saying?

Oh.

[ sighs ]

I just as soon as died,

and half the time I thought I did already.

and I'd hear conversations with other bodies.

"Are you dead?" "Oh, yeah. Are you?"

And just when I knew that I wasn't,

they bored two holes in my head and they was--

They was pullin' my head in one direction

and my feet in another and they was turnin' me over

every half-hour like some barbecued chicken on a spit.

Just to keep my poor old spine from sagging.

RITA: People die with broken backs.

Usually people die,

but sometimes things happen that aren't usual.

I mean, a guy can fall off a 12-story building

and he don't die.

I fall down five steps and I break my neck.

And all because of some dumb broad

named Bunny Patchen.

I was hot, and I was running

from the bathroom to the bedroom, you know,

and I was-- It must've been the excitement

of the big date and all,

because I got to feelin' kinda dizzy

and the next thing I know, I'm fallin' down these stairs

and then I'm--

I'm in the intensive care on that spit,

and then a body cast for--

I was in a body cast for three months.

And all I get from ol' Bunny Patchen is

this get well card saying, "Oh, I'm sorry, Halsy.

"It just can't work out between us

"due to the fact of all the things

you place so much importance on and I don't."

Yeah, I know.

Same thing happened to me--

No, it didn't happen to you, damn it!

Now, it happened to me! It didn't happen to you!

What I mean is you're looking to be responded to.

Aw, bullshit.

It's not called bullshit.

It's called moving off your center.

If I told you I was being tortured

by wild Persian tribes

while I was travelin' around the world

for the FBI, you'd listen to me,

but I told you the truth, and you wasn't listenin'.

You wasn't listenin'.

So, what good is the truth?

To the right!

[ tires screeching ]

ANNOUNCER [ on PA ]: ...crosses the line, folks.

Unofficially, here is the results.

First was Ken Loman, second was Merle Fromm,

third, Don Dobbins,

and just out of the money, Halsy Knox.

[ seagulls chirping ]

You asked me where my Mars was.

You kept on buggin' me about my Mars,

and I tell you where my Mars is,

and now you come up with "Where's my Venus?"

Shh! Please, be quiet.

What's the matter? Am I makin' it nervous?

Well, you're moving me very much off my center.

Aw, hey, babe, I don't know about your center.

I don't know where your center is,

I don't know where my planets are,

I just know we're broke.

And unless you come up with something here today

besides these bottle caps and pennies,

I'm gonna hock this toy.

You hock your own toy, sonny. You don't hock mine.

Hey, wait a minute.

You mean hock my bike?

Hmm?

You haven't made dime one since you went 100 percent.

I think that ought to tell you something.

What? Okay, what ought to tell me what?

You need Little.

[ Geiger counter clicking ]

[ engine accelerating ]

You did it! Ha-ha!

Little! Little!

Little! Whoo-hoo, Little!

That's your best time yet, son.

You broke your own record.

Well, I couldn't have done it without you

and your flag, Ma.

Oh, you! I'll get you!

[ laughs ]

Get away from me, Little.

I'm gonna get you, Little!

Hey, come on, Ma. That's okay, Ma.

You shouldn't--

Hey, Ma, quit fooling around!

You get down from there!

Hey.

[ pocket radio playing Johnny Cash's "Wanted Man" ]

♪ Wanted man in California

♪ Wanted man in Buffalo

♪ Wanted man In Kansas City ♪

♪ Wanted man in Ohio

♪ Wanted man In Mississippi ♪

♪ Wanted man In ol' Cheyenne ♪

♪ Wherever You might look tonight ♪

♪ You might see This wanted man ♪

Well, howdy, folks. How ya doing?

Ma'am, how are you?

How's about a body gettin' some gas

for a broke-down truck up the road?

You sure got a lot of nerve

coming out here on an empty tank.

Oh, man. Hey, you may let me starve,

but you ain't about to let no motor go hungry.

♪ Wanted man By Lucy Watson ♪

♪ Wanted man By Jeannie Brown ♪

♪ Wanted man By Nellie Johnson ♪

♪ Wanted man In this next town ♪

♪ But I've had all That I've wanted ♪

How's your old man?

He's dead.

Oh.

Oh.

I'm-- I'm sure sorry to hear that.

I was genuinely fond of the old gentleman.

That's more than he had to say for you, man.

No, I'm...

I am much shocked

to hear of his untimely domain.

[ crow caws ]

[ kicks gas tank ]

How the hell are you, buddy?

What is it you want, Halsy?

Aw, you're mean, Little.

Now, you don't respond to people.

Now, damn it, that's a bad trait.

People want to be responded to.

Looky here, I gotta bend over backwards

just to catch your eyes.

I was saying to Rita this morning,

boy, this reunion with ol' Little,

that's gonna be a tough one, but, damn it, worth it.

Hi, Rita. How are you?

I'm fine, Little. How are you?

I'm fine, too, thank you.

[ clears throat ]

[ unscrews gas cap ]

When'd you get that?

HALSY: I wondered when the heck you were gonna notice.

Ridin' sidehack now, huh? Who with?

Well, ol' Jimmy Fast got killed

up at Corriganville, and his wife said,

"Here, take it."

Said she never wanted to see it again.

How's Herrera?

I gave him Rita's Geiger counter for his half.

No, I mean how is he?

Oh, he's great except he's got no nose.

Well, uh...

Who you ridin' sidehack with?

Well, now, I truly hoped that it was gonna be

my old friend, Little Fauss.

Hey, you might tell him half that thing's mine.

You know, my Geiger counter paid for it.

Yeah, we couldn't hustle up enough loot

to hustle up a doctor soon enough,

and now it's too late.

And, hell, I'd marry her like that,

except they just caught up with me

for not supporting one family, and, hell,

I don't even know if I'm divorced yet.

Hell, you know me. I'm not the kinda guy

who can just cut out on some girl.

And, well, so, remembering how much in love

that you two were, I just kinda figured

I'd maybe just step right outta your ways

if you thought you might wanna get together

and team up again, get something going.

You mean come back and be your tuner

and take a shot at Rita every once in a while, right?

Well, you have a low mind, Little.

You just wanna pawn that chick off on me, man.

I figured you'd think that.

Yeah, well, that's how it is, right?

Hey, I don't even know if it's my kid!

[ mosquito buzzing ]

Sure, for all I know, it may even be your kid.

Yes, sir.Aw, man...

Man, she can't even tell me whose kid it is!

It'd just break my heart to give up poor Rita,

but if that's what I gotta do...

It'd be just like old times, remember?

Lots of laughs, plenty of ass?

What do you say, babe?

I ain't a tuner anymore. I race.

I want you to race.

That's what I'm here for. I need you to sidehack for me.

Halsy, I ain't climbing on no sidehack

to hold you down.

I race solo 100 percent.

She's havin' a baby, man,

and I don't have a dime.

I'm goin' to San Francisco.

Sears Point?That's all I'm gonna do.

I ain't ridin' sidehack no more.

I ain't gettin' screwed up.

I'm just goin' to Sears Point to race and screw people.

Hey.

Yeah?

Well?

I make it a rule

never to make no promises.

So?

I just want you to know, though, that--

That you can count on me.

I make it a rule...

never to count on anybody.

Good...

then maybe we'll get along.

[ Johnny Cash's "Rollin' Free" playing on radio ]

♪ I don't wanna be tied To a load ♪

♪ That I can't Carry over the road ♪

♪ Just want to hear That thunder roar ♪

♪ On trails that ain't Been rode before ♪

♪ Don't put no chains On me ♪

♪ I'm rollin' free

ANNOUNCER [ on PA ]: Next rider up will be number 62,

Red Perkins on a Harley-Davidson.

There they go. He's off for a good run.

Halfway up now, and look-- Oh!

And up and over and another

of the slide riders didn't make it there

as he slides back down.

And the next rider'll be one of the Tulsa riders--

number 8 junior...

Well, it doesn't make any difference there.

Uh, only his pride,

maybe his butt got hurt there. He's okay.

Rita?

And the next rider up will be one

of the local favorites, Little Fauss on, uh,

number 191 on his Yamaha.

He's set to go.

There he goes, and it looks like a good run...

[ motor roaring ]

[ bed creaks ]

WOMAN: Ohh, Little...

Oh, whatever happened to...

Whatever happened to... Ohh...

Whatever ha-happened to...

...Halsy?

Ohh...

He knocked up some whore

there a while back

and, well,

he probably had to get married by now.

Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo! We did it, baby!

Ahh. Hey! Whoo!

Just shut up and hurry up!

How we doin'? Easy.

Ohh! We got plenty of time. Hold on.

Halsy, first aid and a big smile

is not gonna get me through this.

What a prima donna.

You're supposed to exercise...

I got you, baby.

You're supposed to exercise and eat

and take breathing lessons,

and I didn't do any of it!

Put that baby out there, huh? We're comin'.

I got you, now. Just take it easy.

MAN: Hey, Halsy, you ain't gonna win this race!

Huh? Well, who the hell are you, smart ass?

How come I didn't see you?

I didn't see you 'cause you was behind me, that's why.

[ man mutters ]

Easy now. Ohh!

HALSY: What the hell were you ridin' in?

MAN: Take it easy, will you?

MEDIC: I got the leg, I got the leg.

HALSY: Where's my helmet?

MEDIC: We'll have you there in a jiffy.

Throw me that helmet, will you, Jay?

Come on, I gotta get movin'.

Hey, wait a minute.

Easy. I got it.

Right with you, baby.

Okay, Mac, go ahead.

[ breathing heavily ]

I want somebody to call my father.

No one needs to call your father, baby.

I'm right here.

I'm your father.

If we-- If we go to 'Frisco--

That's where they live.

I could call them and blow their minds.

Oh, we're gonna go to 'Frisco, baby,

and we're gonna blow your old man's mind,

and I'm gonna win the old 200.

[ telephone rings ]

WOMAN: Community hospital.

Can I help you?

Mr. Knox.

Are you Mr. Knox?

What-- Huh?

What? Uh-huh. Why?

Congratulations. It's a healthy 6-pound baby girl.

What? Huh?

Your wife, Miss Nebraska.

Yeah?

She's asking to see you,

if you haven't, heh-heh, "split."

[ creaks ]

[ rooster crows ]

You guys! You can't even say goodbye

and thank you!

I was gonna say goodbye and thank you, Moneth,

but I thought I'd let you get your beauty sleep.

Yeah, well, if you see your boyfriend down there,

you sure tell him he taught you all the wrong things!

'Cause you two sure like to leave a girl high and dry,

you know that?

Could be you, Moneth, you know that?

Who, me?And, uh,

don't you "you guys" me,

'cause I'm me.

Yeah, well, maybe you used to be,

but you sure ain't anymore, you know that, Little?

'Cause Halsy and I ain't even friends anymore,

much less what you say, boyfriends.

Can't you just...

Please...

say goodbye?

Goodbye, Moneth.

HALSY: "Sears Point, you big-time beguiler,

"I long to enter your 200-miler.

"Lest I forget,

though it's needless to mention..."

[ trolley bell ringing ]"Your cow palace trade show

"commands my attention.

"Good to see Good Year

"and Triumph and Harley,

"Nixon and Bauman

"and Odum and Charlie.

"top hot-shoes and go-fasters all racin' together.

In spite of the mother-humpin' California weather."

They'll never print that.

Oh, they printed all them stories

and articles on how I cycled

through South America.

In-juh. In-juh. Huh?

You told me it was India

you cycled through, not South America.

Did I say India? Oh, that's right! It was.

That's right. It was India.

Turkey and Turkistan, all them places.

Burma... [ laughs ]

HALSY: There's the fuzz.

Fuzz is here! Everybody's here!

God, that is beautiful.

RITA: Yeah, it sure is.

[ Rita humming ]

[ motor revs ]

[ Rita humming ]

Is he here?

Huh? Is he here?

Who?Mmm...

[ humming ]Hey...

All I'm lookin' for out of this

is a factory contract.

I'm just tired. I'm tired of leaning

on dealers all over the country

to ride them name brands in every fairground

and county fairs all over the country.

Just to get on some factory team

at 40 or $60,000 a year.

That's all Sears Point means to me.

HALSY: High dealer wins. It's my beer, it's my house.

MAN 1: We're gonna be here all night.

MAN 2: All right, come on. Let's go.

Come on, Halsy. Deal 'em.

I have Frank up. Come on, Frank. Come up.

All right, well, let's go.

MAN: I'm in. A quarter.

Everybody in? Yep.

Oh, my God. I thought we were bein' raided.

Hey, is poker legal in California or what?

Lock the door, will you, babe?

I ran into an old friend of yours downstairs.

Who?

I asked him to come up.

HALSY: Well, if it ain't Little Fauss,

my old tuner. Good deal.

How are you?

Come on in. Grab a chair.

This is a hell of a time for a raid,

into me for 10 bucks.Who's into who?

Somebody's into somebody. You want a beer?

You know Rita? Oh, yeah, you met. You--

You seen our kid?

Yeah, you got a nice baby.

Thank you. Well, how do you know, man?

You haven't even seen her. She's over here.

I seen her when your old lady dragged me up here.

Yeah, there's nothin' like a kid in the world.

Nothin' like a kid.MAN: You playin' or not?

Yeah. Hell, I'm in.

MAN 1: For cryin' out loud--MAN 2: Get in or get out.

So you're in Cockroach Manor, too, huh?

That's what I call this place, Cockroach Manor.

FAUSS: It's ritzy enough for me.

Huh?

What?

FAUSS: Ritzy enough for me.

Oh, no, man, I'm only kiddin'.

Sure, it's beautiful.

TV...

You're only in San Francisco once, I always say,

and all my friends are here.

Well, I better get some sleep

if I wanna get some practice laps in

in the morning.

Yeah, man. Sure.

You better get some sleep.

How are you?

MAN 1: I'll go 2 bucks just to get you out--

MAN 2: Two bucks. Okay. I'll see you for 2.

Me, I do all my partying before the race.

Then I'm so hung over all's I wanna do

is get that race over.

And damned if I don't race better just trying

to get that race over and back on the road.

MAN 1: I'll, uh, raise you half.

You look for another greasy spoon, right?

MAN 2: I'm gonna call, but gimme a hole card.

You don't think big, Little, and that's your problem.

Probably from racin' in dirt too much.

No more suckin' around for tires

and candy-assin' spark plugs for me, babe.

No, sir.

One year in the national circuit, then out!

Out while I'm on top.

Go on TV as a famous sports celebrity.

Racing ain't the only way to make money.

MAN 1: The dealer folds.

FAUSS: Best of luck to you.

Yeah, I was even sayin' to ol' Rita,

I thought we might go up and visit her folks and...

kinda make 'em feel good.

You have a kind heart, you know that?

MAN 1: All right, come on.

Deal 'em, man. Let's go, will you?

Hey, it's not my deal, damn it.

Whose deal is it, anyway?

I ain't runnin' a casino around here.

How's she supposed to get any sleep?

MAN 1: Somebody grab the pot.

MAN 2: Yeah.

MAN 1: Let's get some beer.

MAN 2: See you later, Hoss.

MAN 1: Halsy.

HALSY: It's Halsy, man!

MAN 3: Later, man.

MAN 4: See you later, man.

How you doin', Rita?

I'm doin' good, Little. How are you doin'?

All right.That's good. What's happenin'?

Draft board's got me.

[ Halsy belches ]

Thought you said you had to go home

and get some sleep, Little.

Draft board's got me. I got drafted.

Crash your bike, man.

Get reclassified.

You mean, uh,

hurt myself on purpose?

That's what I done.

Well, I don't feature that.

I don't feature that.

Ohh...

Except when you go to wreck yourself a little,

you end up wreckin' yourself a lot.

WOMAN: Operator.Operator, uh,

I'd like to make a long-distance call

to Pebble Beach, California.

What's the party's name?

Uh, to the country club. Do you have the number?

No, I don't know the number.

And that's person-to-person

to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nebraska.

That'll be 75 cents, please.

Okay.

Twenty-five cents more, please.

Just a minute. I'm coming up with it.

Thank you.

MAN: Hello. Who is it?It's Rita.

Look, would you speak up? I'm sorry, I can't hear you.

We got a bad connection here. Who is it?

Rita!

She's gone.

Who?

Aw, hell, who do you think, man? Rita.

She cut. Split.

She's not with me.

Oh, now, I know she's not with you, man.

What's she gonna do with you?

She cut out on me.

She didn't even say goodbye?

Oh, come on.

Who cares? Screw her.

Once a whore, always a whore.

Hey, what do you say to something to eat?

Let's get something to eat. How 'bout it?

Some greasy spoon up there.

Come on!I already ate.

Come on, have a cup of coffee with me.

I had coffee, too.Oh, well, then have a crumb.

Hell, have a toothpick.

Come on, watch me eat. Come on.

I turned down Suzuki, did I tell you?

Good for you.

I told them to take their contract

and shove it.

Ain't nobody gonna run my life like that, man.

All right.

Sponsorship is nowhere, man.

Politics.

That's right.

I had--

I had this offer to go race in Europe?

Uh-huh.

I had to turn it down

because of Rita and the kid.

Shit.

You didn't have no offers, Halsy.

Hey, ma'am, can I have some coffee?

What a day for her to leave on, huh?

Ohh! Oh, no.

If a chick's gonna go, she's gonna go

on your birthday or on Christmas Eve.

They got their timin' down! They know just when to cut you.

MAN: How's it goin', Halsy?Hey, what do ya say, babe?

What do you know? You hot today?

MAN: Yeah!

'Frisco. We made it, didn't we?

It ain't how you do, babe.

It's where you been. Ain't you learned that yet?

It's how you do, Halsy.

ANNOUNCER: With the temperature here

on the track at 111 degrees and under a cloudless sky,

the North American Grand Prix,

and already we have the largest crowd

to ever witness a professional motorcycle road race,

and we have people spaced all over this racetrack

high on the hillsides

at the north edge of San Francisco Bay

here at beautiful Sears Point International Raceway.

With the start getting underway

in just a few moments, the factory teams doing battle

for the final time this season...

[ motors revving ]

ANNOUNCER: And the starter flag, and we're off...

[ tires screeching ]

ANNOUNCER: The most challenging course in the United States.

Still taking the lead is Cal Rayburn,

number 25 on the Chief Harley-Davidson

from San Diego. He's the pre-race favorite

along with Duhamel on the Yamaha from Canada

and Art Bauman from San Francisco on the Suzuki,

looking for his first championship road race win.

ANNOUNCER: Checking the back of the pack, we've got a duel going between

two of the unknown first-time entries here.

It's number 10 Halsy Knox

and number 58 Little Fauss.

Incidentally, Fauss was a former tuner for Knox,

and they're really seesawing it back and forth.

With number 58 Fauss on the inside there,

getting up to about a half a bike length.

But, wait a minute, back comes number 10 Knox,

and they're seesawing it back and forth there

through the turns, and they should come

down the front straightaway side by side,

and we'll find out who's got that horsepower.

But wait a minute, approaching turn seven there,

number 10 Knox starts to stretch it out

as he moves by off of nine.

He's out about one length. He gets up to two,

and apparently 10, Knox has broken that duel

and is starting to move up.

ANNOUNCER: There he goes from fifth to fourth

as they come down that front straightaway

around that bend, and he's got the lead.

Number 10 Halsy Knox apparently is coming up

with some trouble there. He's slowing down.

Once again we notice back in the pack is number 58,

a first-timer, Little Fauss.

Now he's starting to put the pressure on

as he works his way by Ron Hurtle on the Kawasaki,

and he goes up to eight.

And across the straightaway area we come,

and we've got a brand new duel going

with Little Fauss, number 58 from Oklahoma.

Fauss again, and he picks up another position.

He's running seventh.

Up to sixth he goes.

There he goes past Merle Freeman

on the BSA. Into fourth

as they come down the front straightaway

and around the bend.

And he's in third position now,

getting ready to take a shot at the big boys up front

with only ten laps to go.

If Fauss can continue the pace,

we could have an upset this afternoon

here at Sears Point.

So keep your eyes on number 58,

Little Fauss from Oklahoma.

[ echoing ]: ...with only 10 laps to go.

If Fauss can continue the pace,

we could have an upset this afternoon

here at Sears Point. So keep your eyes..

Keep your eyes... Number 58...

Little Fauss from Oklahoma... Little Fauss...

So, keep your eyes on... Keep your eyes on...

[ voice echoing ]

♪ Little Fauss And Big Halsy ♪

♪ Man, they make A winnin' team ♪

♪ Fauss soups up The engine ♪

♪ And Halsy's A woman's dream ♪

♪ But they keep on movin', Movin', movin' ♪

♪ Honey, they're movin' Right along ♪

♪ Ain't never found A place, sweetheart ♪

♪ I could really settle

♪ And call my home

♪ I've had a woman In every city ♪

♪ I've had a woman In every town ♪

♪ Ain't no need To put your claim on me ♪

♪ 'Cause you never Gonna get me down ♪

♪ 'Cause I gotta keep Movin', movin', movin' ♪

♪ Honey, I gotta Be movin' along ♪

♪ I'm on A one-night stand, gal ♪

♪ Tomorrow by this time I will be gone ♪

♪ Gotta keep movin', honey

♪ Good golly