Goodbye Solo Page #2

Synopsis: On the lonely roads of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, two men forge an improbable friendship that will change both of their lives forever. Solo is a Senegalese cab driver working to provide a better life for his young family. William is a tough Southern good ol' boy with a lifetime of regrets. One man's American dream is just beginning, while the other's is quickly winding down. But despite their differences, both men soon realize they need each other more than either is willing to admit. Through this unlikely but unforgettable friendship, GOODBYE SOLO deftly explores the passing of a generation as well as the rapidly changing face of America.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Ramin Bahrani
Production: Roadside Attractions
  4 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
89
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
R
Year:
2008
91 min
$809,220
Website
79 Views


- What up, player?.

- Chillin', man.

All right.

Solo, turn right on Broad for me.

- I got you, bro.

- Good look.

Don't leave, man.

I got you, man.

I'll be around.

- Give me the wait time if you got to.

- All right.

He's not going to be long, all right?.

Just a couple more stops

and back to his place.

You know what I'm saying?.

One of my preferred clients.

Big dawg, I got to go take a pee.

You know what I'm saying?.

Are you all right?.

You okay?.

I'll be right back.

Cab 6-4. 6-4.

Solo.

Come on, Solo, wake up!

- Yo, let's go!

- What's going on?.

Hey, where's Solo at?.

- Pissing.

- Aw, sh--

Solo, come on.

Let's go, dawg!

- We got to hurry up!

- Oh, sh*t.

- Come on!

- What's going on?.

They tripping, dawg.

We got to get up out of here.

Come back here!

Get the f*** back here!

- What happened?.

- Solo, let's go!

Get me the f*** out of here!

Get me out of here!

Drive, man, drive!

- Damn!

- Sh*t!

Roc, what's going on?.

Why they tripping?.

- I told you I got the wait time on.

- William, you all right?.

Hey, Navani! Navani!

Did he tell you why he left Winston?.

No. He just said it was 30 years ago.

That's it?.

No friends, no family?.

I already told you,

he didn't say anything else.

He seems cool.

I think he's fine.

Listen. Offer him a round on me, okay?.

Okay, babe.

Solo, when you finally

going to get that cab fixed?.

I got you.

I'm just waiting for this part, you know?.

Listen, man. I told you.

I got a connect in Maryland.

This girl done told him she got

a 725 on the credit score.

Says she can get us 20 Gs

for these cabs now.

I need you to put the drivers

in the car for me.

We could have this fire all around the town.

Have the whole city smoking good, cuz.

- I got a major supply coming in right now.

- It's from Solo.

Cheers, William!

Solo, are you hearing me?.

Yo, man!

You paying me any attention, cuz?.

I need you to get that cab fixed

so we can get this deal going on.

I got you, player.

I got you.

You know what?.

Let's keep playing.

I need to get my $20 back anyway.

All right.

Check this out.

That's what I'm talking about.

What you got?.

I'm going to hit me another.

All right, we'll see.

That's the first one you done hit all day.

William.

Come on, we're here.

Where?.

At my place.

What are we doing here?.

Big dawg, I couldn't

find a motel on the way here.

Why didn't you wake me up?.

I tried, but you wouldn't wake up.

You drank too much.

Big dawg, it's not a problem.

You got drunk, but we had

a good time, right?.

I get drunk all the time.

You know what I'm saying?.

Plus, we're already here, man.

Come on, let's go. All right?.

I'll find you a nice motel tomorrow,

I promise.

All right?.

Let's go, big dawg.

I got you.

You know what I'm saying?.

I'll get you a nice motel tomorrow.

No, don't worry about that.

Don't worry.

I got it, I got it.

Don't worry about it.

William, this is my wife's place.

- All right?.

- Navani?.

No. Navani's my ex.

She doesn't exist here.

My wife's name is Quiera, okay?.

William, my wife's name is Quiera.

All right!

Keep your dick in your pants.

Okay. You know,

just making sure, that's all.

She's pregnant now,

and, you know,

she gets, um--

she gets very sensitive.

You know what I mean?.

This is Machu Picchu.

The lnca people, they built it

about 500 years ago.

Yeah, I know about it.

Really?. Wow.

I can't believe they did it

with their hands only.

You been?.

No, but I would love to.

I hear it's even hard

to breathe over there.

There you go.

This is yours.

The bathroom's right here.

You need anything else?.

Do you want a glass of water, anything?.

No?. Okay.

Have a good night, William.

See you tomorrow morning.

Solo, wake up.

Solo, wake up.

Wake up, Solo.

Bonjour, Solo.

Mom wants to talk to you.

What's up, baby?.

You want to talk to me?.

- Why you lying to me?.

- What's going on?.

"Dear Mr. Souleymane Diop,

"your request for a flight attendant

interview with Sun Airlines

has been processed and approved

for October 1 5, 2007."

- Baby, is this letter you're upset about?.

- Solo, this is next week!

Yeah, but this letter is three months old.

I just didn't throw it away.

But you promised me to give up

this childish dream, remember?.

Baby, it's not childish.

Why you got to say that all the time?.

It's better than driving a taxi.

Plus, you know I don't

even want to do that anymore.

It doesn't matter what you want to do.

We agreed that it was best for the family

if you drive in the day

so you could be with us.

Seriously, I did not study.

I gave it up.

Who's going to help me

take care of this baby

when you're flying

to Florida or New York

for three or four days?.

- Baby, I'm here.

- I need you here!

That's what I'm saying.

I'm here. I didn't study.

And I'm sick of that taxi!

I'm going to call my cousins

to come here and fix it.

No, baby. You know I don't want

your cousins in my business.

- Well, fix it!

- I will do it. I'm waiting for--

And who the hell is that old man

sitting in my sofa, huh?.

- Tell me!

- That's my friend William.

I don't want your friend William

in my house, okay?.

Quiera--

Quiera, that's not really nice.

I'm sorry, William.

Do you want a cup of coffee?.

Do you want--

Why you don't let my cousins to help?.

- They want to, Solo.

- I don't want your cousins in my business.

- You know that already.

- You don't do anything.

All you do is hanging out

with your friends.

Baby, calm down.

It's okay.

I had this one, like, for a month.

A week after, it was broken.

I don't even want it.

I don't want to drive a cab.

I've been doing that for three years!

I had given up my flight attendant thing.

She goes through my stuff,

and she doesn't want to believe me.

You have any unsalted butter

and mushrooms?.

I want to make an omelet.

William, did you check in the kitchen?.

Check in the kitchen.

Take whatever you want.

This is your place here. All right?.

Take whatever you want.

William, do you know about cars?.

Can you give me a hand here?.

I rode motorcycles.

- You mean the big ones?.

- Harley.

Harley?.

You were in a gang and stuff like that?.

William-- Open road,

women, biker's bar.

You have a tattoo, right?.

Oh, my God.

That's what I'm talking about.

Original player.

Wow, William is chillin'!

Alex, you want to buy this DVD?.

- I already saw it.

- It's new.

I already saw it.

How much does this cost?.

This is under $50.

And actually, they look really good.

You go to Silas Creek,

you can pay $70 a piece.

Look at this.

$70?. For that money

I can buy a cell phone.

Cell phones are expensive,

but look here.

These are really good.

Look at the cloth.

Hey, Alex, what you doing here?.

Come on, let's go. Let's go.

Hey, Solo. What's up, man?.

Alex is trying to get a cell phone.

Don't be selling her your crap.

- What's up?.

- How you doing?.

- Pretty good.

- What's up, Peter?.

First time you get the taxi,

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