Goodbye Solo Page #4

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


or I don't know how to pronounce it.

Big dawg, why don't you quiz me

on a couple of terms?.

Okay, we play for this trip.

Let me break it down for you.

If I win, it's free.

If you win, it's free.

Come on, just a few words

till we get to the motel, player.

- "Deadhead."

- All right, big dawg!

All right.

So you think you can win?.

Okay. All right.

So, "deadhead."

"Deadhead" is the transport

of an off-duty crew member

for the purpose of positioning

for the working of a flight.

That's what I'm saying, big dawg.

That's what I'm saying.

I'm on it, man.

I'm on it. I'm acing it.

Wow, you better try harder.

You better try harder.

I'm telling you,

or you're going to pay for this trip.

"ln the event of a water evacuation,

what are the six steps

a flight attendant must take??"

Water evacuation.

Okay. One, form a barrier.

Two, check conditions

and "rhetoric" if exits are blocked.

Three, open exits and inflate slide.

Four, when opening a door exit

to evacuate an aircraft--

That's strange.

Yo.

This is cool.

You got to check this out.

Alex sent me that.

I didn't know you could do that.

That's cool, right?.

Wow.

How do you do that?.

How do I do that?.

How do you take a picture

and send it on a phone?.

I don't know.

That's why I'm kind of surprised.

She took my picture, but I didn't know

you could send it through the phone.

- Yeah.

- I don't know.

- "Redirect."

- "Redirect."

Okay. I got you, big dawg.

"Rhetoric" is-- it means

a whole different thing.

- Okay.

- "Redirect."

Yo, William, what's up?.

How you doing?.

Where the hell are my clothes?.

I'm just going to wash them, big dawg.

The place is a little smelly

right now, that's all.

I hope you're not going

to take a nap right now.

I just want to go to the Laundromat.

I'll be right back, okay?.

I'll see you in a second, eh?.

Bye.

Malaak. Aw, man.

Hey, Solo.

You got it?.

- See you, dawg.

- Bye, Solo.

Give me a sentence.

ELB-- Emergency Locator "Beckon."

"Beacon," not "Beckon."

"Beacon." It's a signal light.

"Beacon."

Alex?.

- Get me some napkins.

- Okay.

Another word is "floo..."

"fl-flooter."

"Flooter"?.

"Flutter"?.

To move quickly, like a butterfly.

That's kind of cool.

Take that to Solo.

Thanks, Alex.

Big dawg, thank you very much.

That's cool.

Thank you. Bon appetit.

Good sandwich, William.

Thank you.

I'm used to talking to all kinds of people

and I get along with them.

People are happy in my cab,

and I also know how to handle

the ones that aren't so friendly.

Says here you speak French.

I speak French.

I speak English, as you can see.

I speak Wolof.

I speak Spanish.

I mean, I'm getting better.

My wife is Mexican.

I also speak ten other African languages.

I'm a very curious person.

I like to learn about people's culture,

and I think that's

very important for this job.

That's true. Sounds good.

Let's go ahead and begin the examination.

- I'm ready. Let's do it.

- Okay.

William! William!

Well?.

I aced it, man! I killed it!

They're going to let me know in two days.

Get your jacket.

Let's go, let's go!

It's party time tonight!

Get your jacket!

- You like this music right here?.

- Yeah, it's okay.

I grew up in the rock and roll era.

It's the same, man.

You know, this is reggae,

rock and roll.

Big dawg, it's the same music.

But I got you.

You want some rock and roll?.

If you can find it, yeah.

Here we go. Sure.

I like a little country now and then.

All right, no problem.

There we go, big dawg.

I don't know much

about this kind of music,

but it sounds good to me, too.

Well, then you've probably

never heard of Hank Williams.

- Hank Williams?.

- Yeah.

No, not really.

Not really. Who is that?.

The greatest country writer

there ever was.

Wow. Okay. All right.

I'll check him out.

Vargrave's that way.

Damn, big dawg.

Know what?.

Let me make a U-turn up there.

Good looking out, big dawg.

Good looking out.

See if you can hit something.

Not with your hand, man.

Not with your hand, with the stick.

All right.

Let's see that.

William, another one for you.

Thank you.

All right. Thanks, girl.

You know, your ex,

she's got a really nice ass.

Yo, big dawg!

- Oh, my, my.

- Come on, Roc.

William, what you got?.

It's all that sh*t he's been smoking.

He can't even see the ball.

- Oh, big dawg!

- I believe I scored.

Give me five, give me five!

That's what I'm talking about!

Yo, man, here's your money.

Yo, William, man.

I know this place.

You want to go?.

You want another round?.

Might as well.

All right!

That's what I'm talking about!

That place, the music is dope.

And they have girls with big booties.

You like the big booties, don't you?.

- Oh, yeah!

- Hey, hey, hey!

Okay, Solo.

Yeah!

- Yeah!

- Yeah! Way to go, Solo!

- And that--

- They're light.

- That-- Oh, yeah?.

- Yeah.

I can't believe what they do now.

That's kind of, like, just crazy.

I need to get one of those myself.

You know what I'm saying?.

Tired of those--

Hello?. Hey, William?.

William, it's you?.

Yeah, I have my taxi.

To the bank?. Yeah.

No problem.

I got you, all right?.

- Yo!

- What's up?.

Can you take me somewhere?.

Just five minutes.

I got to go pick up a friend.

After that, you can drop me off at Willard.

- I got a trip right now.

- Come on, man.

I got you. Don't worry.

- I got your back, all right?.

- All right, I'll take you.

- See you guys!

- All right, guys.

Here we are, gentlemen.

No, William.

We'll wait for you.

- Seven dollars.

- It's fine.

Come on, man.

We'll wait for you.

It's okay.

You're not going to be long.

- I'm closing my accounts.

- Thank you very much.

William, what do you mean

you're closing your accounts?.

So we going back to Willard?.

You know we will wait for you.

I have to take a nap anyway, all right?.

- I got stuff to do afterwards.

- That's great!

Wait for me.

I'll be right back.

I'll go get my cab.

Wait for me here, okay?.

Man, I don't know what's going on here,

but I got someone waiting on me.

Do you want me to take you

back to Willard or not?.

Come on, Souleymane.

Let's go, man. Let's go.

Yo, Solo!

Yo!

Solo, you left your jacket

in Oz's cab last night.

That's William's.

Thank you.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

William?.

William, are you there?.

William.

William, are you awake?.

No.

What's wrong?.

Please tell me what's wrong with you.

I can't do this anymore.

I know you don't want me to say that--

It's late. I'm sleeping.

I'm sorry. I went through your stuff

and I took your pills to the pharmacy.

There's nothing wrong with you.

It's only vitamins.

I didn't want to, but I had to.

Things are good, and you still want

to go and close your account.

Why do you want to do this?.

I went to the cinema tonight.

The boy was there.

William, I saw his photo in your jacket.

You left it in the taxi.

Who is he?.

You told me you had no kids.

Why are you lying to me?.

I'm telling you everything.

Is he your grandson?.

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