Two-Lane Blacktop Page #3

I believe we can handle it.

- I did pass him, but my wife -

Hi, man!

Listen, you creep, I don't need

any help from you. Understand?

I'm in this race all the way,

and I don't need to be patronized.

Don't put me on. I been around the track

too many times for that. You understand?

We just wanted to let you know

that we're right along with you on the road.

We're all in this together, right?

Look, sh*t-for-brains, I had those cops

eatin' right out of my exhaust pipe.

You blew the whole thing.

I had a police escort

across the state line...

because my wife happens to be

having a set of twins.

That's beautiful!

Just don't f*** around with me.

Okay, why don't we

take a truce for a few minutes?

Would you like a, uh,

hard-boiled egg or something?

Here.

I've got other items,

depending on which way you wanna go -

up, down or sideways.

- Here's to your destruction.

- Same to you.

You want another egg?

No.

Well, here we are on the road.

Yeah, that's where we are, all right.

I'm not worried about shutting you down.

I hope you know that.

Yeah, I figured as much.

However, I have been around.

I get to one end of this country,

and I bounce off like a rubber ball...

and head right back to the other side.

I've been scouting locations

for a down-home movie on fast cars.

But the real race,

it's more interesting.

I could choose locations

as I go along.

You been doing this much?

A little, yeah.

I knew you were a car nut.

I can spot the type.

But all that speed, it's gonna

run over you one of these days.

You can't be a nomad forever...

unless you flow with it like me.

Now, you take the trips that I've -

Listen, why don't you ride with me?

They're not for you.

All they think about is cars.

They can't show you

the kind of time I can.

- Where would we go?

Miami.

Maybe Montreal.

Mexico. Mexico is out of sight.

The thing is, you got to keep movin'.

A few dashes out of the country

every now and then.

You got to have a foreign taste

just to keep balance.

Otherwise, you'll fall apart.

I don't know.

Not right now.

Anyway, you'll probably lose the race.

I'm serious, you know.

I'm not just kiddin' around.

#I'm stealin'back #

# To my same old used-to #

#Stealin'back to my

same old used-to ##

You'd have yourself a real street

sweeper here if you put a little work into it.

- I go fast enough.

- You can never go fast enough.

I'll tell you another thing.

You're not gonna make it another 50 miles...

the way the carburetor is.

You're leaking gas

all over the engine.

Well, what I gotta do?

Get it fixed in the next town.

If they have the parts,

it should only cost you an hour.

That's all I need.

I can't survive a breakdown.

It's all right for you guys.

You got a relief driver. You can change over.

But you oughta see what I'm pickin' up

on the road - one fantasy after another.

Look, we'll wait for you.

It doesn't interest me to be 500 miles ahead.

How in the hell I know you'll wait?

I'll go with you, man.

It's only 10 miles from here, the next town.

- I'll go with him.

- I can go. I like the tape recorder.

No. I'll ride in the Chevy.

I never rode in one of those things.

It's not too comfortable in here.

Yeah, it doesn't even have a heater.

It slows it down.

Holy sh*t!

Come on, man!

You can do it!

Pull up! Come on!

What are you tryin' to do,

blow my mind?

- #I want air conditionin'#

- # I want air conditioning, oh #

- #Automatic heat #

- # And an automatic heater #

- #And a rollaway bed #

- # And a rollaway bed #

- #I n my backseat #

- # I n my backseat #

- #A shortwave radio #

- # A shortwave radio #

- #A TVand a phone #

- # TV and a phone #

# You know I gotta talk to my baby

when I'm #

# When I'm ridin'alone ##

Everything fell apart on me -

my job, my family, everything.

I had this job as a television producer,

and I walked into the office -

I don't wanna hear about it.

What do you mean

you don't wanna hear about it?

It's not my problem.

- Hey.

- The men's room is locked.

What are you doin' that for?

I get nervous around

this part of the country.

- You seen her around?

- Who?

The girl. You know, Higgins -

whatever her name is.

No. Do you know where I can get a plate?

I don't wanna be left out in the cold.

You know what I mean?

I don't wanna be from out of state.

Hey!

All right, let's try it again.

Put it in neutral.

Okay, start it.

That's right.

Now push in the clutch.

Okay, put it in first.

- Oh, f*** it! I can't do it.

Shut your eyes.

Okay, this is first.

This is second...

third, fourth -

not that you'll ever use it -

and reverse.

And this is neutral.

Is this a game?

I don't know.

Not yet.

You try.

- You're right. You can't do it.

I can do this.

It must be Saturday.

We better get G.T.O. Together.

- What's happening?

- The town woke up.

I'll meet you

on the south of town on a dirt road.

Okay. Throw me my shirt.

Yes, sir. Can I help you?

Yeah, I need a carburetor rebuild kit

for a 1970 GM Quadrajet.

All right, sir.

I believe I've got one, sir.

6.95 plus tax.

Hey, man, we don't need

to burn that kind of rubber.

Don't have to worry about it. Do a -

Do a couple burnouts with liquid rosin -

Did you fix my leak?

Yeah, but that's artificial traction, man.

They can't let you do that.

- You mean your car?

- My car.

That's a thing you get into and go from one

place to another. It takes a shorter time.

- 670s, 640s. No problem.

- They fixed it.

Yeah, we'd be "B" class.

If we could get our E.T.'s down to -

I'd just like to know one thing.

Are we still racin' or what?

- I got speed to think about.

- What do you want?

I'd like a hamburger and an Alka-Seltzer.

- We're broke.

- Broke? What do you mean?

No bread.

We gotta get some competition.

Oh, broke.

Yeah, well, that's a problem.

# I can't get no satisfaction #

# I can't get no girl reaction #

# 'Cause I try #

# And I try #

# And I try and I try #

# I can't get no ##

- Howdy.

- Howdy.

Say, my buddies and I, we been

wonderin' where you all might be from.

Well, we're passin' through.

Passin' through.

Well, now,

what do you all mean by that?

Goin' to Tennessee.

Tennessee?

That's a piss-poor state

if I ever seen one.

Sir, I work for these boys.

I'm their manager.

We race that '55 Chevy sittin' outside.

We heard there's a good racetrack

down around Memphis.

They're racin' that Chevy out there.

Well, now, we got one of the best tracks

in this part of the country...

- right out here by the state line.

- I'll be darned.

Yeah. We got some boys, uh,

that'd shut you all down, no problem.

Ain't that right, boys?

- Right.

- You bet.

- We'll make it.

- Be sure that you do.

Say, you all wouldn't be... hippies,

would ya?

No, sir.

I take care of these boys myself.

They're hometown boys.

John is married to Mary over there,

and Davis is his brother.

We're a big family, but we know

how to keep it together.

- You know what I mean?

- Yeah.

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