He Went That Way (2024)

[bunniefuu]

[narrator] They say

a good story makes us human,

so I'd like to tell you mine.

But don't think you've got it figured out.

It's complicated.

The summer of '64 changed all of us.

When you live your life on the road,

freedom's a crapshoot.

Hey, is it, uh "the" Hoover Dam or is it

Is it just Hoover Dam, with no "the"?

I think it's the Hoover Dam.

I think it's not just a monument,

you know, it's it's a statement.

It's like

It's like, "Hey, Colorado River, f*ck you.

No rolling through here on our watch."

[tires squeal]

["The Pusher" playing]

Whoo-hoo!

You know, I smoked a lot of grass

And I

[narrator]

So before I get ahead of myself,

let me take it back a few weeks

to Death Valley, California.

Things hadn't been easy

and life wasn't the same anymore.

People weren't the same anymore.

Everyone was k*lling each other,

even on the TV.

[g*nf*re on TV]

And there we were,

another long hot day on the road,

car breaking down on us again.

[sighs]

So it's the air filter.

Was the air filter.

Now it's pretty much the whole thing.

Well

[indistinct voice on radio]

I was, uh

I was so hoping

that you could fix it for me.

Well, I could fix it if you gave me

a few days. You gave me an hour.

Did enough to patch it.

You'll still need an overhaul

as soon as you can.

Especially carrying cargo like that.

[person on radio] Dr. and Mrs. Peterson

are, however, known protestors

of the w*r in Vietnam.

- Here you go. Thanks.

- Her son, Jonathan Peterson,

who served a time

as senior airman in Vietnam,

- was k*lled last month

- You're short.

Well, you said that it

That it wouldn't be so expensive.

Earlier.

That's before you told me

you needed rush work.

Had to get right on it.

Set all other business to the side.

[radio volume lowers]

Well, then

Hey, I can always put her back

the way you brought her in.

No, uh

That's rush work, so, you know

I understand.

[line ringing]

[sighs]

[person] Hello.

- [phone beeping]

- [coins clink]

- Hello, hi. Hi. It's me.

- What? What is it?

I just wanted to say that, you know,

it looks like I'm actually

a bit ahead of schedule

and so I think I have some

some time tomorrow.

I could maybe stop in and see Saul.

[sighs] Jesus Christ. We went over this.

No, I know, Esther. But I'm

I'm just saying that,

you know, if I go there,

you know, he he owes me, so, uh

We agreed,

- no getting sidetracked, right?

- Yeah.

I worked hard setting this up.

No, I know that, but

I worked hard to make something happen

after you quit making anything happen.

So all you need to do now

is focus on the destination.

- No, I'm just saying that if I go there

- [hitchhiker] Hi.

and have a talk with him that I

- That you'll what?

- [hitchhiker] I'm kinda stranded out here.

- I'm trying to get home to Michigan.

- Talk with Saul about what?

- Maybe I could get a ride with you guys?

- Don't say anything, right?

- [travelers laugh]

- [hitchhiker laughs]

- [Esther continues talking]

- [driver] I don't think so.

[hitchhiker] Like, you know, well, why

[travelers laughing]

Jim? Jim, don't go see Saul.

Are you listening to me?

- [sighs] Jesus Christ, I'm hanging up.

- [sighs]

[call ends]

[person on radio]

With the summer breeze in the air,

people want their news fast

and with no funny business.

That's the way we see it too.

[person on radio continues]

Hey!

This ain't no hitching post!

So unless you wanna buy candy or Camels

What?

Oh! Oh, you wanna take a swing at me?

Is that it?

Well, come on, big man,

I ain't got all day.

[horn honks]

Excuse me.

Do you, uh

Do you need a ride?

Um, I'd be happy to, uh

I'm going east on 66.

You a suck?

- I'm sorry?

- Sick f*ck. Suck.

Um

No, I'm not. Um

Well, I'm not sure where you're headed,

but you're welcome to

come along for a ways.

I'm Jim.

I'm Bobby.

Well, hop in, Bobby.

The, uh, wheels died on me

back near Death Valley there.

I'm in a hell of a hurry.

[chatter on radio]

[Bobby] Damn, it feels good to be moving.

Yeah, I gotta hit

I gotta hit Michigan quick.

Night after next, I got a, uh

Got a homecoming with my honey

in South Haven.

Oh, well, I'm headed that way.

Chicago, actually.

Oh. A first-timer, huh?

You just told me

exactly where you're going

instead of waiting to tell me,

or, you know, being vague-like.

So now I know how long I can ride for.

Well, I fell a little bit behind today,

so I thought, you know

Yeah!

Get a backup wheel man. Sure thing.

I can burn.

Hell, this is 66.

We're on the Mother Road.

Plenty of room out here

to do some damage, huh, Jim?

[seat belt clicks]

Can I ask you a question?

[squawking]

Roaming.

That's all.

That's what you were gonna ask,

right? Where I been?

I been roaming.

Experiencing America.

One end of the 66 back to the other.

You're, uh, what, in the army?

Air force. I mean, I was.

I didn't even make it overseas.

I got discharged.

It was a damn shame too,

'cause I was all ready

to go do me some bombing.

So why the discharge?

Say, what's with all the questions?

- Oh, I'm sorry, I I thought I was

- What is this, a game show?

What's My Line?

Well, I'll tell you my line.

Not answering any more

of your f*cking questions.

Whoa, honest, Bobby, I'm sorry.

- I'm just making conversation...

- [animal chattering]

- What the hell is that?

- No, no, it's okay.

- Oh, you

- Just gonna

- What the f*ck?

- It's okay, Bobby.

- Bobby, it's okay.

- [Bobby muttering]

- sh*t.

- It's okay, Bobby.

[Bobby] You f*ck.

f*ck.

[Jim] Hey, big fella.

Hi. It's okay. It's okay.

- Hey, you're all right.

- The f*ck are you talking to?

Oh, I was meaning to mention.

So you're just gonna hang out.

I want you to meet him.

His name is Bobby. Okay, okay.

- [screeches]

- [Bobby screams]

- What the f*ck is that?

- Bobby, just calm down.

Got a hairy deformed

f*cking baby in there?

- Calm down, okay?

- What the f*ck?

- You're a f*cking creep!

- Listen. Listen. Listen.

- You sicko.

- You have got to calm down.

I wanna introduce you,

but you gotta calm down, okay?

- Calm down? f*ck you!

- Please, please, calm down, okay?

- Ah, sh*t!

- I wanna introduce you to him.

- All right? Hey, it's okay.

- [screeches]

You're worse than a suck, mister.

You're a f*cking super-suck,

I swear to God.

All right, Spanky.

All right, buddy. Here you go, okay?

Who's always got you, right?

Who's your friend?

Who's gonna make sure

you're okay all the time, huh?

Okay, okay. Okay. Come on.

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah.

- [Bobby laughs]

- Shh! Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

[laughs]

- It's a monkey.

- It's okay. It's Bobby.

He's our friend. You wanna say hi?

You Spanky? Are you Spanky?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I know.

Wait. Did you just say Spanky?

Jim, you don't understand. I seen

everything that f*cking monkey ever did.

- Chimp.

- Huh?

- He's a chimp.

- Huh?

Chimpanzee. It's the ape family.

It's the closest relative to humans...

Ed Sullivan, Perry Como, Today Show.

- m*therf*cker's done 'em all, right?

- Yeah.

Yeah, I can't believe it.

Middle of the 66.

Middle of the 66, I'm racing home,

and I run into a certified legend.

That is

- All right, all right. Shh. All right.

- God bless America. Oh.

Say, Jim, shouldn't he be

on a plane right now?

Monkey-humping stewardesses?

Sipping wine in first class?

It's harder to fly with him commercially.

It's the new regulations.

Yeah, but he's got gigs, though, right?

Jim, what's he doing in Chicago?

[Spanky chattering]

It's a private engagement.

[sighs] It's really important.

So, um, where did you guys

plan on stopping tonight

before you got to running behind?

Um, Albuquerque.

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Yeah.

Yeah, sure thing, I can burn.

And you can tell me every last thing

about that famous f*ck.

[Spanky chattering]

[Bobby] Monkey!

[Bobby clicking tongue]

Bobby.

["I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)"

playing]

Last night your shadow fell

Upon my lonely room

I touched your golden hair

And tasted your perfume

Your eyes were filled with love

The way they used to be

Your gentle hand

Reached out to comfort me

Then came the dawn

And you were gone

You were gone, gone, gone

I had too much to dream

Last night

[Jim] You know there's a theory

about chimps?

Give him a typewriter and enough time,

and Spanky could write

all of Shakespeare's works.

[Bobby sighs]

Well, Shakespeare's an as*h*le.

Last night

Last night

Oh, too much to dream

Oh, too much to dream

Too much to dream last night

Oh, too much to dream

Oh, too much to dream

Oh, too much to dream

I had too much to dream

[Jim groans]

[Bobby] Hey, New Mexico!

Let's dance.

So I burned it or what?

[Jim] Uh, yeah. That was, uh

Good driving.

Um

Well, I'm beat.

I'm gonna get the, uh the room.

Yeah, sure thing.

Hey, we better be out 6:30 sharp.

We gotta keep moving.

Okay.

You know, um,

I'm sure there's rooms with two beds.

Oh, I'm good up front here.

- You sure?

- Yep!

Okay.

- Hey.

- Say, uh, Jim!

- [whispers] Shh. He's sleeping.

- [whispers] Oh, sorry, yeah.

- He's sleeping.

- Yeah.

- What is it?

- Say, you think I, uh

You think I can feed him?

Oh, uh

Well, he's resting now,

but that's a really nice offer.

Oh, yeah.

So maybe how about breakfast?

Uh

Well, I don't know, Bobby.

- I don't know if it's such a good idea.

- Jim, come on.

You said it yourself, he's got, like,

99% human characteristics.

- How hard can it be?

- It's the one percent

you gotta be careful of.

That's That gets tricky, you know?

It's Look, here. Here.

See? Yeah?

And I'm trained to deal with him.

Look what he did to my arm.

I mean, honest, Bobby,

it's for your own good. Really.

A chimpanzee

has the strength of seven men.

Seven q*eer men maybe.

I ain't no q*eer.

Ed Sullivan fed him, but I guess

I ain't no Ed Sullivan neither, huh?

I'm sorry. I I don't

I don't think it's a good idea.

[Bobby sighs]

Okay. Um

Get some rest, buddy, okay?

[Jim] Hello? Sir, hi.

Was hoping I could check in.

- So you're rolling by moonlight.

- [chatter on radio]

Rough out there.

You know, the things I hear

on this police CB.

- [sighs]

- Yeah.

Too many miles can shake a man's insides.

But I've got something

that could clear that up. Yes, sir.

[country music playing on radio]

[thudding]

My daughter keeps asking,

"Daddy, why do you do this?"

And I say, "Because I'm trying to help."

I'm just trying to

make this world a little better

"instead of a little worse any way I can."

Great deals on each.

Best medicine around.

There's nothing more calming

than to know you've got

one of these close by

right there in your glove box.

Puntilla. The Mexicans use these

on their horses.

Slices the bone right off the flesh.

Me? I just keep one under the bed.

Helps me sleep at night.

Now, let's say a man

is a little bit more, uh, frail.

Get a knife like this.

You see that handle?

You just touch that and that's calming.

You just touch that

and that will cool a man's

blood temperature right down.

Now, the cheapest

Is the neck knife.

Now, you wear it right back there

and it firms up your whole posture.

Say you got a firm neck,

so you got firm shoulders.

Got firm shoulders, you got a firm back.

You got a firm back strong stomach.

And you, my friend,

have the perfect neck for a neck knife.

Hell, I could see that.

Uh, thank you kindly,

but, um,

I think I'm okay on the knives,

but, uh, maybe I just

take the room tonight, you know.

A fella like you for sure

ought to have himself a blade.

Well, uh

A fellow like me would really like

to have a room tonight,

so

I'm just trying to get you well.

Uh

Well

[clears throat]

Best of luck.

Okay.

Thank you.

[chatter on radio]

[Bobby whistles]

Hey, yo!

Over here!

Hey, I need your help with something.

- What are you doing in that car?

- Come here.

- Whose car is that?

- Come here.

Come take a look

what I got in my hand. Come.

I'm sorry, it's too dark. I can't see.

Oh, it's okay. Come here. Come closer.

What are you gonna do with that?

What do you think I'm gonna do with it?

It's a stickup, Jim.

What, a stickup? What?

Bobby.

Don't go acting

like you're the monkey now, Jim.

Bobby.

Bobby, you don't wanna do this.

Yeah, you don't know what I want, Jim.

But I I I do know what you want.

We spent all day together

talking about it.

You wanna get back

to Michigan to your girl,

to her party, and you You wanna tell her

all about the Hoover Dam.

You met Spanky today.

Bobby, we're we're we're friends.

- Why are you holding a g*n at my head?

- sh*t!

God. f*cking f*cking f*ck!

- [punches]

- [Jim yells]

sh*t.

Why?

[coughs]

sh*t! You f*cking, f*cking f*ck!

What did I say?

Give me your wallet. Give me your wallet.

What's that?

Hey, give me your f*cking ring.

Very serious.

Why are you doing this?

Hey, Jim.

Ow, Bobby!

[groans]

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,

hey, hey. Here's the deal.

If I see a car with sirens

anywhere in this zip code,

Spanky gets it.

Bobby, I promise, you won't

you won't see any cops.

I promise.

[breathing heavily]

[imitating chimp sounds]

Hell of a thing, this.

Nobody in South Haven

would ever believe it.

Hmm.

You know, I don't wanna scare you, Spank.

That's what I've been trying to say.

I'm not like, you know

I'm not a bad person.

Not at my core.

I just got pushed, see?

I was set off when I got on this road.

I'm just gonna make sure

you're all nice and tight here,

so you don't slip away on me.

Say, ain't you Mr. Calm.

[c*ptive] I fly jets at Fort Custer.

Hmm. Hmm.

You even make it through basic?

You ever shot one of those? At a person?

Look, there's no money back here.

But you can look on the ground

for a few pennies.

Take your girl out.

[g*nsh*t]

Oh, God.

God dammit, look what you made me do!

Well, I guess now you know

I know how to sh**t it, huh, fly-boy?

- [Esther] In New Mexico?

- [Jim] Yeah.

So, um, just about, uh,

60 miles from Albuquerque.

- All right.

- Yeah.

Well, there should be no more trouble now.

So, no, but tomorrow, I think I'll

I'll definitely have chance to, um...

[sighs] Here we go.

Just, you know, swing by Saul's

and and say hey.

- You're not funny, Jim.

- No, it's not a joke, Esther.

For goodness' sake, Jim,

why are you being so stubborn?

- Because I feel like he...

- The show's over.

- You're not gonna ruin this for us.

- Well, we'll see, huh?

[line disconnects]

- [phone rings]

- [chimp screeches]

[phone ringing]

[breathing heavily]

[ringing continues]

[Esther] The show's over, Jim.

Spanky?

The deal is done, Jim.

You had your chances.

- Spanky!

- The show's over, Jim.

Spanky...

Hey, big fella.

How you doing, huh? Looking good.

Yeah, he just got up.

- Oh, yeah?

- Mm-hmm.

- [Jim] Hey.

- Breakfast?

[Jim] No, no, I I'm okay.

More stellar threads!

Jim, that's a nice shirt!

You know, if I had a shirt like this,

I'd be President Jack himself.

Without the, um, blown-out head.

Um

Well, listen, Bobby, I was thinking, uh,

last night as I was, um, trying to sleep,

I thought if we could just have

a quick chat about, um

You okay?

Just turn with me slowly.

Look over my shoulder.

Did you call them?

- No.

- No?

- Don't lie to me.

- I don't lie.

We had a deal, Bobby, and I kept it.

I swear.

Get in the car real normal-like.

But I have to check out and...

Get in the f*cking car.

- sh*t.

- [engine starts]

Start the f*cking car!

sh*t.

Just go steady.

You, uh You been thinking?

- I'm sorry?

- Before, you said, "I been thinking."

Oh, uh, yeah.

I I was thinking about, um,

a new deal,

you know, for us.

You're headed to Michigan, right?

South Haven, girlfriend,

before midnight tomorrow.

I'll take you as far as I'm going,

end of 66, Chicago,

and, you know, we'll arrive early evening,

and and you're only 120 miles away.

Easy to hitch a ride

from the big city, right?

Ah, that's no deal.

I could have done that myself.

That's pointless.

Yeah, but I'll guarantee

that you get there.

Quick stop in Amarillo later,

a motel outside of Tulsa tonight,

and, you know, no trouble, no police.

Ah, well, what's in it for you?

Um

I get the wallet and my ring.

And you can hang on to them

until we get to Chicago.

- Well, why do you want 'em so bad?

- I just do. Very much.

[lighter clicks]

Say, I got a, uh [clears throat]

How do you What do you

What do you call it? I got a

I got a counteroffer.

How about I sh**t you in both eyeballs?

I get your ring, your wallet,

your car, your keys.

And you get to be blind and dead.

How does that sound?

Okay, well, you know, if I'm dead,

then, you know,

who's gonna take care of Spanky?

[laughs]

You think You think

I give a f*ck about a monkey?

Bobby, I told you already, he's a chimp.

There's a difference. He's not a...

f*ck could be Ed Sullivan himself.

I could give a sh*t.

Oh, come on. It's a fair deal, Bobby.

And I'll honor it just like

I honored my deal back there,

and you honored it too.

[Bobby] Hmm.

Can you drive faster?

Your driving is driving me nuts.

["Eve Of Destruction" plays]

The Eastern world, it is explodin'

Violence flarin' and b*ll*ts loadin'

You're old enough to k*ll

But not for votin'

You don't believe in w*r

But what's that g*n you're totin'?

And even the River Jordan

Has bodies floatin'

And you tell me over

And over

And over again, my friend

How you don't believe

We're on the eve

Of destruction

Don't you understand

What I'm trying to say?

Can't you feel the fears

I'm feeling today?

- [Bobby] Where you going?

- A quick detour.

You won't find Jesus in Amarillo.

With the world in a grave

Take a look around you, boy

It's bound to scare you, boy

And you tell me

Over and over

And over and over again

How you don't believe

We're on the eve

Of destruction

I heard you don't believe we're

On the eve of destruction

- [person] Hey!

- I won't be long.

You take long, I take off.

[person] No service today.

You gotta come back tomorrow!

Jim! Keys.

- [sighs]

- [person] Did you hear me?

Saul.

- My Lord in heaven. Is that Jimmy?

- Yeah.

- Jimmy?

- Yeah!

[laughs]

Can't believe

that we found you out here, huh?

My Lord in heaven. I thought

I thought you were a mirage or something.

A flicker in the heat devil.

What are you doing here?

Are you allowed to say "devil"?

Come on, out here, in the promised land,

I can say a lot of words.

I can even say "damn."

As in it has been too damn long!

[laughs]

- Man, look at you.

- Yeah.

You smell like flowers.

- Oh.

- Oh, hey, sweetheart.

[Saul whistles] Genesis, inside!

So, where you been?

Uh

You know, work.

- A lot of traveling and...

- Sure, work, work, work,

work, work, work! Mmm!

- That fancy life, huh?

- Mmm. You know.

Showbiz!

Of course, uh,

I guess sweeping up all that ape sh*t

really isn't all that fancy, is it?

Well, it's not all there is to it,

you know.

- Mm-hmm.

- It's, uh

- It's worth it for me.

- Is it?

I'm not so sure now

when the beast in the box

keeps you from the man on the cross.

[Jim chuckles]

That's That's why

I never did showbiz, you know.

- Oh.

- And I could have.

I mean, we both know I had the talent.

- But then the man called.

- Oh, the man called and you heard.

And he led me to places of need.

There's a, uh, lot of need out here, huh?

Come on, let's get a beer.

Let's go. Come on!

[laughs]

Jimmy, crack corn

And I don't care

I'm just gonna be a sec, Bobby, okay?

So why don't you, uh,

tell me what you're really doing here,

huh?

Uh, I'm I'm good, thanks.

I'm really here because, you know,

when Esther told me where you were,

I couldn't pass without saying hello.

Hello.

I wanted to see

what you've been up to since I saw you,

and it seems like things

are going real well, huh?

It's impressive.

And just, you know,

well, I wanted to just

have a chat about the loan.

[chuckles]

There it is. I see it.

That is why you didn't call me in advance!

You figured you'd just show up here

and corner me.

- No, it's not

- Start talking about loans.

No, no, it's not about

cornering you, you know?

It's just it's been almost two years,

and you said you'd pay us back,

and I'm just here

to talk about that, you know?

- I thought we can have a conversation...

- Jimmy, come on.

I told you that I am a man

who pays his debts, didn't I?

But then you haven't

paid it back, Saul. Any of it.

Take a look around. I'm not exactly

riding high hog here, okay?

- Well, I'm not either.

- Please.

Listen, the, uh

The network canceled Spanky's contract.

Saul, I'm having a real hard time

getting us jobs.

Mmm. Mm-hmm.

Last year, he had a lung issue.

I had to take out a loan to fix it.

You know, he almost didn't make it, Saul.

And there's the food for him, and the car,

and all the travel that we have to do.

And I don't know what to do.

There's a lot of...

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy! Shut up.

I don't wanna hear it!

My God, he rolls in here

looking to fill up his collection cup.

It seems to me that he has forgotten

who here serves the sh*t and who eats it!

No, Saul. No. No, no!

[Saul laughs]

- Seems like you've forgotten it, huh?

- Whoo! [Laughs]

- Seems like you've forgotten, huh?

- Yeah.

You've forgotten a lot of things, huh?

You wear that cross,

call yourself a minister.

- To little girls, huh?

- [laughs] Fiery! I like it!

- You don't wanna talk to me about this.

- No, sir.

You don't wanna talk to me

about what you owe me?

I got nothing to say to you at all, Jimmy.

Okay, okay.

Well, maybe

You should talk to my friend Bobby.

Ooh, Bobby. Who's Bobby?

Is that your little boyfriend there?

Is he

Is he your muscle, is he?

You know

He's gonna tell you more

than you're gonna wanna hear.

Hey, Bobby.

You should say hey

to my brother-in-law. Uh

He He was just telling me

that, uh, derringers are for, uh

What'd you say? Uh, f*ggots.

[Saul] Oh, Lord.

Hey, friend, I don't know how you got

mixed up with Jimmy here,

but you are gonna run fast

in the other direction, okay?

I mean, this man is no more than an ant

enslaved by an animal!

[chuckles]

Oh.

You know, you might have

my sister fooled, but not me.

I don't know who you are

or what you've become

But I do know this

God hates you.

Deeply.

[laughs]

You have a good trip.

[laughs]

Oh, Jimmy.

Bobby!

[laughs]

Hey, uh, Bobby,

can you come down here a sec?

Please, just come down here for a second.

[Bobby sighs]

Listen, um

I was just

- [Jim choking]

- Whoa!

Get in the back!

- Please, Bobby.

- In the back.

- Get in the back!

- [screeches]

- In the f*cking car!

- We got ourselves a lovers' quarrel.

- [Saul] Oh, oh. Oh, no.

- Spanky, it's okay.

City boys like it rough, huh?

- Open the f*cking cage!

- It's okay.

It's okay. It's okay. I'm with you.

In the cage. In the f*cking cage.

Well, thank you, Bobby. Cheers to you.

[Saul chuckles]

Oh. Oh, come on, now, Bobby. Calm down.

Hey, Bobby. Hey. Hey!

Come on now. Hey,

I'm a man of the cloth! No!

[g*nsh*t]

[Spanky screeching]

f*ck!

- [Spanky screeches]

- [Jim] Bobby, what What did you do?

Bobby, please.

What did you do?

Please be reasonable, huh?

Let let me out of here!

[screeching continues]

I can barely breathe here.

[whimpers]

Okay. It's okay. It's okay. It's just

It's our friend Bobby.

[Bobby] Just admit it.

What?

You know g*dd*mn well

what I'm talking about, Jim.

You used me.

I mean, you wanted to rattle

God Almighty back there,

so you trotted me out

like an ape on skates.

This your plan all along?

Listen, I I didn't do anything

until he got violent with me.

And I needed help.

And I thought you could help me.

That's all. That's all.

- I thought you could help me, okay?

- You said we had a deal.

- We we do.

- You said you're a straight sh**ter.

I am.

But you're not.

Bobby, Bobby, listen to me.

I thought you could help me, okay?

I I never did anything.

I never planned it.

No, no, Bobby, we

we can talk about it out there, huh?

Just open the cage, huh?

Please, Bobby!

Bobby?

Say, why are you bouncing?

There's no no There's no need to bounce.

Hey! Hey, hey, hey! Stop f*cking bouncing!

[whimpers]

You speak English?

Yes, sir. My family, they

Oh, your family? Yeah.

Yeah, we all got family.

I had a dad. Used to beat me

with a 34-inch Louisville Slugger.

I remember coming home one day

And all I saw was red.

That f*ck beat my mother so bad,

I thought he'd repainted the walls.

You ever seen anything like that?

You see, the problem is

I just don't know what to do with you yet.

Hey.

- [g*nsh*t]

- [screams]

[whimpers]

You lying f*ck!

God dammit, you sneaky b*stard!

Oh, fake crying on me, m*therf*cker.

[sobs]

[g*nsh*t]

f*ck you.

[sighs]

[Bobby]

You just don't get it, do you, Jim?

I turned a corner when I got on this road.

Realized I was tired.

Tired of people, tired of the sneering,

the jabbering, the lying.

And I decided if I catch a liar

lying to me

Well

So we gonna be straight

with each other from here? Hmm?

[grunts]

[groans]

If we have any more bumps on this road,

I'm gonna crush your little ring

and feed it to Spanky.

I'm sorry, Bobby.

You deserve respect.

And and respect means honesty. Always.

I know.

Don't get too comfy here.

We're just making a pit stop, okay?

Can you dance?

I Yeah.

["Tell Me You'll Be Mine" playing]

Drivin' home tonight

All those stars

Ain't shinin' too bright

Although I know you're right

- Can I use this?

- Sure, yeah.

Mmm! What do you think?

A real man about town, huh?

Um

You look fine.

I mean, you you could look better.

Better?

Yeah, um

Just tell me you'll be mine

And my heart will surrender

Come here.

- And I'll be

- [banging on door]

[person] Hey!

What's going on in there?

Try it on. We'll just be a minute.

Tell me you'll be mine

- Okay, let me see.

- Hi. I'm Jim.

You seen my monkey?

- I wouldn't go that far.

- [laughs]

But, you know,

it's a little bit different, you know?

It's a good color.

- Here.

- Mm-mm.

Cologne's for q*eers. Mm-mm.

But that's not true.

Smell it. Just smell it.

You're telling me

that doesn't smell nice? Yeah?

- [sniffs]

- And we kind of, uh,

complement each other a little bit.

Both wearing sweaters.

- I mean

- Yeah. [Clears throat]

You don't have a tie on,

but that's more my speed.

- That looks good, Jim.

- Thanks. You too.

Come on, Tulsa. Let's dance.

Mine

And my heart will surrender

Tell me you'll be mine

I'm I'm coming.

And I'll be there forever

Tell me you'll be mine

[Bobby] What do you mean, program switch?

It's not my program.

[passersby laugh]

This is Rodney's, right? Yeah, okay.

So you go to Tulsa, you go to Rodney's.

You go to Rodney's, you go

ballroom dancing. Says it on your sign.

It says on your f*cking pencil.

"Rodney's Ballroom Dancing."

We still offer ballroom dancing, sir.

Tuesdays, Thursdays, every other Saturday.

- This is the other Saturday.

- Oh, f*ck. So, what's

Okay, what's

what's the program tonight, then?

The rock and roll program, sir.

I'm gonna take this pencil

and I'm gonna stab it

in your f*cking eyes!

Have a good night.

Bobby.

- You said you liked rock and roll.

- That ain't the point.

You can't meet a girl at rock and roll.

It's too damn loud.

You have a girl.

South Haven, homecoming, the party?

I know. I I just wanna talk.

But you actually gotta

meet somebody first to talk to 'em.

Well, you can still do that.

I'm not

I'm not the kind of guy

to just go up to somebody.

You know, I I got

I gotta have a thing first.

You can still do that.

["Getting Too Hot" playing]

[Spanky chatters]

[horn honks]

[horn honks]

Go on, buddy. Say hello for Bobby.

[Spanky chatters]

- Oh, my God!

- Oh!

Oh! [Chuckles]

- Hello.

- This is Spanky.

- Say hi.

- Hi, Spanky.

- [Jim chuckles]

- Adorable!

- Nice to meet you.

- Yeah.

He really wanted to meet us?

- Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

- [chatters]

When Spanky really truly likes someone,

he smiles in this really particular way

and, um, he shows every tooth.

[all laugh]

Yeah, that's exactly what he did

when he saw the two of you, you know.

Same as with my good friend here.

This is so cool.

We got his doll right now in our basement.

So you're saying we can

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah,

you can smoke in front of him.

Just don't give him one,

'cause I'm sure he's gonna ask.

[women laugh]

[Jim] But, uh, just just be relaxed,

like you're at the drive-in

with your boyfriend.

Oh, we don't got boyfriends.

Daddy won't allow it.

He's super strict.

And he'll be coming by the

theater later to pick us up.

Come here.

Hey, you shouldn't call him

Spanky the Chimp.

You should call him Spanky the Pimp, huh?

Okay.

[both laugh]

So you're gonna talk, like you wanted?

Yeah, I just gotta figure out

which one I'll have first.

Hey, you said you wanted to talk.

[sniffs] Yeah, I wanna talk.

I wanna ask them

some specific questions, you know.

Talking is just one part

of tonight's festivities.

Hi. Oh.

Hey, I cannot be a part of some

Some depraved scheme to get these girls.

Well, you can.

Jim, I think it's time for you

to stop being Mr. Tight a*s

Start being Mr. Fun.

Ladies!

Oh.

What do you say we, uh, give Daddy a call

and tell him we're gonna

get a ride home with our classmates?

- Let's dance.

- That's good.

I can't believe we did that.

Go ahead, grab the door, darling.

Well, that's just not how That

That's just not how it works. I'm sorry.

[caller] Look, I discussed it with my team

- and it's not the right time right now.

- Oh.

Well, then, I guess we're not your team.

- Don't look at it that way.

- Okay.

Listen, you have a good day.

I'll talk to you

- You too. Thanks for your time. Okay.

- [coin slot clicks]

Oh, yeah. Yeah, no, no. I still have

the skates, the same exact ones.

You can strap 'em right on him.

He's he's as fast as a Cadillac.

I'm I'm not sure

who told you he cradles infants.

- That that is not correct.

- [caller 2] Look, even if I believe you

That is not correct.

I can call you next month. Sure.

[caller 3] I love you and Spanky.

I'm sorry. I wish I could do more.

- Okay. Thanks, Alan.

- Yeah.

- Take care. Bye-bye.

- All right.

Yeah, all the best to you too. Okay.

[sighs]

So, uh, no boyfriends, huh?

Amy says she can wait till college.

I can't.

That's 'cause

Whitney won't get in to college.

So your dreamboat guy, what's he,

you know, what's that guy look like?

The two M's.

Mantle and Maris?

Money and muscles.

Oh.

So that's what does it

for chicks now, huh?

Money and muscles.

Not me.

- I like Paul McCartney.

- [Bobby] Oh, yeah?

He in your class?

Yeah, I sit next to him in home ec.

Look, so, say, um

Say you and this guy Paul,

you been going steady for a while.

And you decide to end it with him,

but, you know, Paul really likes you,

and he wants to

get back together with you.

What What can a guy like Paul do?

Gin! [Squeals]

I never lose at cards.

- [Esther] Hello?

- Oh. Hello.

Yes?

- Did, uh, Saul call?

- [sighs]

Of course he called.

What do you think, Jim?

- Oh. Uh-huh. What did he say?

- Some crazy man in the car with you.

All right, I did have someone with me,

but it's just someone

who needed a ride and...

- He had a g*n, Jim.

- No, he's a really nice fella.

- He almost shot Saul.

- So I don't think

- you have to worry about it at all.

- I'm way past worrying.

How could you even do that to my brother?

I can't even trust you anymore.

- [yelling]

- I'll make it real simple.

If you're not here in time tomorrow

to complete the deal that I made for us

Okay, I'll call you tomorrow,

okay? I love you.

- Yeah, right.

- But I gotta go.

This is the final straw, Jim.

We'll be done.

- Bye.

- I mean, done. The end.

- [Amy, Whitney squeal]

- [Bobby] What?

[Jim] Now, what is going on?

There's nothing going on.

- Your friend, he grabbed her.

- [Bobby] Jim, she touched my arm.

- She grabbed She was hold

- We need to leave now.

Our father works for the mayor

and we're gonna tell him everything.

You know, I never get a chance

to talk to women.

We're done talking.

We might start screaming, though.

- Really? Why don't you try it, then?

- Bobby.

- You smarty little b*tch!

- Stop. Bobby! Hey!

Calm down, Bobby. Settle down.

[knocks]

I I'm sorry, ladies, about my friend.

But do we look like the kind of guys that

would do anything to upset anybody?

- Yeah, you do. Couple of creeps.

- Specially him.

All right, all right, I wasn't here,

so I don't know what happened,

but I I do know

That that he is just

staying in character.

I mean, you do know

who that is, don't you?

You've seen that program Route 66?

On television?

Remember two seasons ago? That's him.

You know, they say he could be

the next James Dean.

And, well, he could.

I mean, look at him, right?

And we were just trying to have a nice

night out in Tulsa to do research for him.

'Cause he's gonna have to

go back to the show next season recurring.

So we we were just doing some research

and and I think maybe he just

got a little carried away is all.

So why don't we, um, just get

these cards back up and, um,

maybe we could just play some more gin,

right? Nice and easy.

And then we could, uh

We'll tell you anything that you

wanna know about working in television.

- Really?

- Yeah, we can, um

We could just deal into another, um

another hand of gin if you if you want.

- Sure.

- Yeah.

Okay, good.

[Jim] What'd you wanna ask them?

Or was that just your way

of getting them here?

You see, B Bonnie was my girl and, uh

And she decided that she didn't

wanna be my girl anymore.

Said I was a nobody.

So you wanted advice

from some other girls about yours?

You ever think about

Trying to be a little less forceful?

I mean, just not as, um quick-tempered?

Maybe instead you could try to be

a little more gentle.

I'm just saying.

That might be the kind of advice

a girl'd give you.

Mmm.

Nah. Nah, I'm I'm gentle.

I am. I'm I'm gentle.

I can be gentle when I wanna be.

Watch this.

Shh.

Shh.

[whispering] How's that for gentle?

Was that gentle?

How's that for gentle?

That's gentle.

[vehicle passes by]

["Needle of Death" playing]

- Let's go. Tonight's the night.

- Shh.

- We gotta keep moving.

- Bobby, Bobby.

- [exhales]

- What, the whiskey or the cigarettes?

When sadness fills your heart

And sorrow hides

The longing to be free

When things go wrong each day

You fix your mind

To 'scape your misery

[groans]

You okay?

You know, the highway'll settle me down.

Well, come on, we gotta get rolling.

Yeah.

How strange your happy words

Have ceased to bring a smile

From everyone

How tears have filled the eyes

Of friends that you once

Had walked among

Your troubled young life

Had made you turn

To a needle of death

[chattering]

One grain of pure white snow

Dissolved in blood spread quickly

To your brain

[laughs]

In peace your mind withdraws

Hey, look at this. Almost home.

I just saw it in his back pocket.

Gave him a nickel for it.

f*ck didn't tell me it was yesterday's.

Okay, well, you're gonna have to

pay for this too.

But you have the money.

I'm not paying for this.

- Bobby, you're just gonna

- No. You are just gonna

Just, Jim, clear your head, you know?

Think of something normal, like,

like giving Spanky a sponge bath.

- Okay?

- Hey, Bobby, no, don't

Jim [whispers indistinctly]

We gotta get going.

There's this diner in St. Louis,

world-famous pancakes.

It's good stuff, huh?

Yeah.

It does the trick, I suppose.

I'm not talking about the drink.

I'm talking about the lift.

Well Oh, uh, yeah, it was, um

It was something, like a like a feeling.

You know, walking past the clerk,

making it to the curb. I

Yeah, I know, I know. You know,

sometimes it gives me a hard-on.

Maybe it's because I'm thinking

about Bonnie, though.

Hey, maybe I should tell her that tonight.

Yeah, maybe I should tell her before I

[Jim] What?

Before you what?

Hmm? Before I give her stuff.

It's her birthday.

See, she's having this big birthday party.

That's why I've been, uh

That's why I've been racing back.

Figured I'd try to,

you know, surprise her.

See, uh See what happens.

Have a little, uh,

a little reckoning.

A reckoning? What does that mean?

I got something. [Clears throat]

This is from Hoover Dam.

Yeah, this one's from, um

from Death Valley.

This one's from Rodney's. Last night.

This one's from here.

And I gotta tell you, Jim,

these pancakes, not too great.

Kind of doughy.

Well, I guess I won't order any, then.

Well, I'm gonna give her this stuff, see?

I'm gonna show her the places

I've been, the things I've seen.

And And maybe I won't just be this,

you know, discharged sh*t kicker

from down the road,

with a freak for a brother

and a drunk for a dad, you know.

Maybe if I give her this stuff,

she sees what I've seen,

maybe I can be better.

[Jim clears throat]

Thank you.

I don't know, man,

I don't know. We'll see.

Hey, Bobby, I'm sure

she's gonna love all that stuff,

and wanna hear

all about your stories, and

Sure.

Hey.

You are better, Bobby.

You can do whatever it is you wanna do.

Sure, yeah.

You just decide to do it.

TV star, huh?

Well, why not?

Hey, if I can teach a chimpanzee

how to play the piano, then

You can do whatever you wanna do.

You know You know,

I I got other stuff here too.

Um Okay, close your eyes.

Don't peek. Okay.

[clears throat]

- All right, open them.

- Open them?

Yeah, open 'em up. Let's go.

Well

We're still 300 miles from Chicago.

It's fine.

- Really?

- Mm-hmm.

Thanks, Bobby.

Thanks.

Hey, Bobby

While we're at it, I was wondering if

I could get something else from you.

You know, in the Chevy.

You know, the, um

Yeah.

You're not gonna need it

anymore, you know.

We said that you can do

whatever it is you wanna do, so

So I can take it off your hands

for you and

Um.

It was just a thought, you know.

Just a, uh a passing thought.

I'm I'm gonna feed Spanky, then.

I'll see you outside.

Sorry. Yeah, all right. Keep the change.

Hey, buddy, I got some pancakes.

One, two, three, four!

["Call Me Baby" playing]

f*cking look at me!

[cook screams]

[Bobby]

I'll stab you in your f*cking eyes!

- Let's go! Let's f*cking go!

- What?

- [tires screech]

- Get the f*ck out of here!

What the hell did you do

back there, Bobby?

[Bobby] That chef

was looking at me accusatory-like,

- so I stabbed him in his f*cking hand.

- Jesus Christ, Bobby!

Jesus is not gonna help him!

[Bobby cheering]

[door slams]

Oh, God.

- [Spanky screeches]

- Okay, buddy, it's okay.

Hey, hey, um, you know,

Spanky hasn't had any food today,

so we're not going ten feet

until he gets something.

- [screeching continues]

- [banging]

[grunts]

All right. All right.

Okay. Here. Here you go.

Okay, I told you eye contact

is number one.

I'm making eye contact.

Well, you're looking at him,

but that's not the same thing.

So contact is the key word.

You wanna lock in

- Okay.

- without fear.

- Just friendship.

- Hey.

- [Spanky chattering]

- And trust.

Hi. Hey, this is this is yours.

- Hey, this is for you.

- Okay. Right?

For you. This is yours.

It's yours! Take it!

No. Okay, that is just too fast.

That's okay.

You know, he he he sees [shushing]

Down. Okay.

He sees quick movements as aggression.

So you wanna move at an even tempo.

It's kind of like you're underwater

with him, you know?

- No. Bobby, no.

- [Bobby groaning]

Okay, no. Bobby.

- No, you just wanna Uh-uh. Shh, shh.

- [chattering]

You just wanna go gentle, like Just like

Yes, slow, but

- And then put it down.

- The apple?

- Yeah, put it down at his feet.

- Then I'm not actually feeding him.

[Jim] It's something better.

It's you engaging him.

See, you're showing him respect

by allowing him to choose,

and then Spanky'll respect you

by choosing to eat.

- Yeah, there you go.

- Okay.

[Jim] Watch. Watch.

He'll go. See? Yeah, yeah.

- He did it.

- [Spanky chattering]

Damn, that's a pretty monkey.

He's a chimp!

Well, see, Bobby?

You just fed Spanky, huh?

You see that apple, huh?

You want it, huh?

You want me to peel it for you?

Is that good?

- Yeah.

- Yeah, I bet it's good, huh? [Chuckles]

Did you see how happy he looked

when he was eating that apple?

His whole face just lit up

when he took a bite. You know what I mean?

It was kind of like

he was jerking off or something.

- Kind of.

- [Bobby chuckles]

Well, you know, he he does do that.

Huh?

He beats off?

I mean, you know, sometimes he just, uh,

you know, he gets the urge.

It's true.

You should get him to do it at the gig.

That'd be pretty funny.

Please. Can you imagine

how people would react?

- I can't believe it. No kidding? Really?

- What, would I lie to you?

Well, you know, as a matter of fact,

you do lie pretty easily.

- What?

- Come on.

Route 66, TV star, and Jimmy Dean?

I mean, that that's just

show business, right?

Yeah, right. Is that all it is? Showbiz?

Showbiz.

All right, I wanna get some sleep

before the party tonight.

- Okay.

- You wake me up when we get to Chicago.

Monkey jerking off.

[radio host] And that's why I say

good evening, everybody.

It's a beautiful night out here

in the windy city of Chicago.

I've got a question

for my friends and neighbors here

listening to me

right here, right now. If you

- [Jim] Hey, buddy.

- [Spanky chattering]

Say goodbye to Bobby, huh?

So are you gonna be, uh,

you know, all right?

Yeah, yeah.

No, I'll be fine. I'll, you know,

I'll I'll find my way.

Do you want a

Do you want an apple for the drive?

Uh Yeah. Sure.

Where is it?

- What?

- You know g*dd*mn well what.

Don't play any games with me.

Where the f*ck is it?

Well, um I I threw it away.

While you were sleeping.

You know, I I thought it was

the best thing to do. For you.

Bobby, you you don't need it.

We got to a point where

- What the f*ck!

- [choking]

- [banging]

- [Spanky grunts]

[Spanky screeches]

[Jim choking]

[Spanky shrieks]

- [Jim groans]

- [Bobby grunts]

- [chatters]

- [panting]

[coughs]

[laughs]

[chuckles]

- [chattering]

- [Jim] Well

I tried.

[grunts] God.

[grunts]

[cage rattling]

[exhales]

Huh.

[groans]

- [banging]

- [Jim] I know, Spanky.

We're gonna find him.

- I know you wanna say goodbye, buddy.

- [Spanky chatters]

[mutters]

[Jim] Hey-o.

Just go to your damn gig.

[brakes squeal]

[hand brake creaks]

[engine stops]

It's

It's not a gig.

I just wanna make good on our deal.

I'm not a liar.

[Bobby] Yeah, I don't think that's all.

I think I think maybe

you wanna run off with me.

Or maybe you just want me to k*ll you.

Put you out of your misery

once and for all.

And what happens to Spanky?

Well, I don't care.

I'll I'll k*ll him too.

After everything that we've been through,

I have to believe you wouldn't do that.

This one's autographed.

Sort of.

"Bonnie and Bobby."

[chuckles]

It's got quite a ring to it, huh?

I think you and Spanky

need to have a proper goodbye.

Okay. Let's see.

Sit, sit, sit.

You're doing a good job, huh?

Yeah. Hey. Come on, buddy. You good?

Guess you completed our deal.

Guess I did.

I, uh

I hate to ask this, but, um

I don't have any money.

Yeah. Yeah, okay. Uh, what do you need?

Gas and, uh, you know, food for Spanky.

He hasn't had anything solid today, so

Of course, yeah, that's Should be good.

All right, well. See you later, chimp.

Oh, wait. Um, hang on a second.

- It looks really good on you, so

- [chuckles]

Maybe you'll wear it for Bonnie

when you get home.

Stellar threads, huh? Thanks.

[Spanky chatters]

It's okay, buddy. It's okay.

Say goodbye to Bobby, huh?

- [chatters]

- [Jim] That's right.

[whines]

See you around, big guy.

Yeah.

Don't you even think

about doing that to me.

Take it easy, huh?

Thank you, Jim.

[door opens]

[spanky chatters]

[door closes]

[soft jazz music playing]

Okay. Okay.

Impressed?

Uh

It's, uh striking.

It's sickening.

But sometimes sickening

is good as a reminder.

- [Jim] Yeah, reminder.

- [Spanky grunts]

I don't know if my wife mentioned,

but I I did bring, um,

the apples that he likes,

'cause I thought it'd be good for you

to have a supply for a few days

As a reminder

of what people are capable of.

Like my parents, in the past,

k*lling for trophies.

[Jim] Don't you let him guilt you into

giving him more than a few at a time,

'cause that's his trick, and,

and he doesn't feel well,

and you have to clean up

People who put animals on the stage

and make them dance.

Excuse me?

Pan troglodytes were never meant to dance.

I Pan troglodyte?

The actual term for a chimpanzee.

Yeah, if you wanna call him

a Pan troglodyte, but

I think you get farther

just calling him Spanky.

I'll get your check.

[Spanky chatters]

The price just went up $2,000.

Your wife and I, we made a deal.

Well, I don't see see my wife

anywhere around here, do you?

So you're making a deal with me now.

And the price just went up

if you want him.

I want all his paperwork.

You can send it to my attorney.

[Jim] Okay.

Did you get new clothes for him?

He is done with clothes now.

I'm setting him free.

- Oh, no. No, Spanky, it's okay.

- [screeches]

- Oh.

- No, no, Spanky. Spanky, no, no, no.

- [Jim] It's okay. No, no, no.

- Hey, it's okay. It's okay.

- Spanky, it's okay. You're okay.

- It's okay. It's okay.

Shh, shh, shh.

It's okay. They can't hurt you anymore.

It's okay. It's okay.

- [screeches]

- Stop! Stop him! Get him! Get him!

- [chatters]

- Right here. Okay. Okay.

All right, Spanky. [Pants] Let's burn.

[engine starts]

[narrator] They say there's no wrong time

to make the right decision.

Well, I guess there's always

an exception to the rule.

[banging]

[person sobbing]

[narrator] That was Bobby.

He never made it to Bonnie in South Haven.

g*dd*mn it!

The hell is wrong with you, huh?

[narrator]

Instead, he went back to his old ways

Because some endings

are written before they've begun.

[Bobby] Whoo!

[narrator] It all caught up to him.

Two guys heard him talking about

the men he m*rder*d

and tipped off the cops.

At least that's what the papers said.

- [sirens wail]

- [panting]

[chatter on police radio]

[Bobby] You guys keep asking about

the five guys that I k*lled.

Well, hell, those f*ck are dead.

Why don't you ask me

about the one that I let live?

["He Was A Friend of Mine" playing]

[narrator] As for us,

things really turned around again.

We got the show back on the road,

with new opportunities

and some old tricks.

And that about does it for my story.

[typing]

I'm telling it just like I saw it.

You can trust me on that.

He was a friend of mine

Yes, he was a friend of mine

Well, it ends up the hero

from this whole thing was Spanky.

And I have never in my life

picked up a hitchhiker.

But this time I thought,

"Well, it's a college kid.

I'll give him a ride."

And we got about halfway across,

and out came the g*n,

and then the kid

that I thought was just a college kid

was bragging about

how ten minutes before I picked him up

on that corner by Las Vegas,

he had just m*rder*d a couple

that were over the hill in their car.

What in the hell do I do?

Is this kid for real or what?

But with that g*n

in your ribs the whole time,

and you're driving, you had to go through

a couple of small towns,

and when you're stopped at the stoplight,

you said, "Let's see,

I can jump out now and run away."

Yeah, but if you do,

what's gonna happen to Spanky?

So the kid said later,

"If I hurt you, I'd have to hurt Spanky,

and I like Spanky."

And I went, "Oh, that's nice."

You know, you're going

Your mind's going a mile

and it's trying to figure,

"Oh, my God, how did I

get myself into this kind of a mess?"

- [upbeat instrumental music playing]

- [applause]

[announcer] Introducing Spanky.

They tell us he's the only chimpanzee

in the world who can ice-skate.

The simian star of the flashing blades

has a barrel of tricks.

Barrels, that is.

[applause]