Villa Rides Page #3

Synopsis: Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner & pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa & his band of dedicated men in a march across Mexico battling the Colorados & stealing women's hearts as they go. But each has a nemesis among his friends: Arnold is tormented by Fierro, Villa's right-hand-man; and Villa must face possible betrayal by his own president's naiveté.
Genre: War, Western
Director(s): Buzz Kulik
Production: Paramount Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.5
R
Year:
1968
125 min
186 Views


YET THEY SEND A TRAIN

FULL OF TROOPS:

ON A RIDE, NOT SOUTH

TOWARD HUERTA,

BUT NORTH TOWARD US.

WORRIES ME.

THEY ARE NOT AFRAID

OF HUERTA.

WORRIES ME.

MY ORDERS SAY DON'T ATTACK

PARRAL, LEAVE IT TO HUERTA.

HUERTA HAS AN ARMY

IN FRONT OF PARRAL,

YET HE WON'T MAKE

A MOVE TO TAKE IT.

THE ORDERS DON'T SAY Y

OU CAN'T TAKE THE TRAIN.

400 COLORADOS.

YOU'RE RIGHT, CHIEF.

THAT'S TOO MANY.

TOO MANY?

NOT WITH YOUR HELP.

MY HELP?

NO, NO, CHIEF.

I'VE DONE MY JOB.

IT'S ALL UP TO YOU

FROM NOW ON.

RAWHIDE, PIECES OF IRON,

DYNAMITE--

WE LIGHT THEM,

THROW THEM AT THE ENEMY,

BAROOM!

YOU'RE GOING TO DROP

THEM ON THE COLORADOS.

FROM THE AIR.

NO, NO, NO, CHIEF.

NOW, LET ME EXPLAIN

SOMETHING TO YOU.

AN AIRPLANE IS NO USED FOR FIGHTING.

IT'S JUST TO DETERMINE

THE SIZE:

AND THE STRENGTH

OF THE ENEMY.

WHO SAID?

WELL, UH, IT JUS ISN'T DONE, CHIEF.

WHY NOT?

WELL,

IN THE FIRST PLACE,

YOU GOTTA LIGH THOSE THINGS

IN THE AIR:

IN AN OPEN COCKPIT.

SMOKE CIGARS.

WELL, EVEN IF YOU

COULD DO THAT,

THEY'D EXPLODE

LONG BEFORE:

THEY HIT THE GROUND.

THERE'S NOTHING

YOU CAN DO:

ABOUT THAT, CHIEF.

YES, THERE IS.

FLY LOW.

CHIEF, I SAID I'D FLY,

NOT FIGHT.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

ABOUT $20,000.

IN ORDER TO DO THAT,

I'VE GOTTA FLY

REAL LOW.

THEY COULD KNOCK ME

DOWN WITH A ROCK.

THAT'S A PRETTY

EXPENSIVE AIRPLANE.

Fierro:
WHY DO YOU

ARGUE WITH HIM?

IT'S ALWAYS A QUESTION

OF MONEY WITH YOU,

ISN'T IT, GRINGO?

WELL, JUST LIKE YOU,

CHIEF.

FIRST A BANDIT,

AND THEN LATER:

WHEN I BECOME:

A BIG ENOUGH BANDIT,

THEY MIGHT CALL ME

A HERO,

AN IDEALIST,

JUST LIKE YOU.

YOU'LL GET PAID.

HOW MUCH?

25 PESOS

FOR EVERY COLORADO YOU KILL.

P.

THAT'S PRETTY CHEA

LOOK, GRINGO,

THIS IS A CHEAP WAR.

NEXT YEAR,

I'LL HAVE MORE MONEY,

WE'LL HAVE A BIGGER WAR.

ALL RIGHT?

OK.

ALL CLEAR!

COME ON!

[AIRPLANE APPROACHING]

RAPIDO!

Riders:
VIVA MEXICO!

VIVA--

Fina:
BONITO.

YOU, YOU, AND YOU,

OVER HERE.

LINE UP.

GO LIKE THIS.

GOOD, GOOD,

VERY GOOD.

IT WORKS. 3 MORE.

NOW WE CAN TAKE PARRAL.

BUT, CHIEF, WITH

YOUR PERMISSION,

DIDN' GENERAL HUERTA SAY

NOT TO ATTACK:

PARRAL?

NOT TO ATTACK PARRAL.

HE DIDN'T SAY

I COULDN'T GO THERE.

SEND A MESSAGE TO

THE HEADQUARTERS IN PARRAL.

WE ARE UNDER:

HEAVY ATTACK BY...

PANCHO VILLA.

REQUEST PERMISSION

TO RETURN AT ONCE.

SIGNED JOSE OCHOA,

MAJOR, COMMANDING.

YOU SAW WHA HIS PLANE CAN DO.

I WANT YOU:

TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH HIM.

HIS MOTHER:

SHOULD HAVE SAT ON HIM

WHEN HE WAS BORN.

I DON'T LIKE HIM.

DO I LIKE HUERTA? NO.

BUT HE'S HELPING ME

WIN THE WAR.

I THINK.

HEY, FIERRO, I'M NO ASKING YOU TO MARRY HIM.

JUST MAKE HIM HAPPY.

WE DON'T NEED HIM.

NO?

NO.

YOU COULD FLY:

THE PLANE.

ME?

SURE. ANY CHILD

COULD FLY IT.

I WILL DO:

AS YOU SAY.

HEH.

JORGE.

YEAH, CHIEF?

WHO COOKED THIS?

ME, CHIEF.

.

NO, YOU DIDN' NO, I DIDN'T.

COOK IT!

[COINS CLINK]

HELLO, GRINGO.

FOR YOU.

VILLA SAYS:

YOU DID VERY WELL.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

ISN'T THIS

WHAT YOU FIGHT FOR?

I DON'T FIGHT FOR FUN.

MAYBE YOU THINK:

IT'S NOT REAL.

LOOK.

IT'S REAL.

VERY REAL, MY FRIEND.

I MAY BE:

A LOT OF THINGS,

D.

BUT I DON'T REALLY

BELIEVE I'M YOUR FRIEN

I'M TRYING

TO LIKE YOU, GRINGO.

STOP FOR INSPECTION.

INSPECT YOUR MOTHER.

SWITCH US TO THE STATION

IMMEDIATELY, LIEUTENANT.

AH, SWITCH, NO.

MY ORDERS:

ARE TO INSPECT--

DO THAT FIRST,

PANCHO VILLA WILL BE

SHOOTING FURROWS

UP AND DOWN YOUR SPINE.

PANCHO VILLA?

PANCHO VILLA.

[SHOUTING IN SPANISH]

VIVA VILLA!

VIVA VILLA!

VIVA VILLA!

VIVA VILLA!

VILLA HAS TAKEN PARRAL.

HE DIDN'T ATTACK.

HE DIDN'T FIRE

A SINGLE SHOT.

THE CITY:

FELL INTO HIS ARMS.

HEH HEH.

LIKE A WOMAN.

WHY DO YOU LOOK:

SO UNHAPPY, MAJOR?

THIS IS A GREAT VICTORY

FOR OUR COUNTRY,

FOR PRESIDENT MADERO,

FOR THE REVOLUTION.

IS IT NOT?

YES, MY GENERAL.

THEN LOOK HAPPY.

COLONEL, DETACH

YOUR TROOP TRANSPORT CARS.

I WANT TO BE IN PARRAL

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BUT GENERAL:

HUERTA--

YES?

WITH YOUR PERMISSION,

ISN'T IT DANGEROUS

TO FACE VILLA:

WITHOUT YOUR ARMY?

DO YOU THINK:

IT'S LESS DANGEROUS

TO FACE VILLA:

WITH MY ARMY?

THE ONE PREDICTABLE THING

ABOUT PANCHO VILLA...

IS THAT HE WILL OBEY

PRESIDENT MADERO.

AND I HOLD ORDERS

FROM MADERO.

YES, MY GENERAL.

GRINGO.

YOU GE THE MONEY?

I GOT IT, YEAH.

DON'T GO, GRINGO.

DON'T GO.

STAY WITH ME.

YOU FOUGHT WELL TODAY.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME,

SENORITA?

MY NAME IS EMILITA,

MY GENERAL.

EMILITA?

MM-HMM.

EMILITA AND PANCHO.

SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL.

THINK ABOUT IT.

CHIEF.

YOU KNOW, I THINK

I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU.

CHIEF.

BUT I HAVE A MAN,

MY GENERAL.

YOU'RE MARRIED?

NO.

HEY, CHIEF!

THEN IT MUST BE:

THAT HE DOESN' LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.

BUT I LOVE YOU.

AND I WILL MARRY YOU.

URBINA, GET A PRIEST.

OHH!

[TALKING AT ONCE]

SEE, GRINGO,

ALL WOMEN:

WANT TO GET MARRIED,

NO MATTER WHA THEY SAY, RIGHT?

NOW, YOU KNOW

AND I KNOW:

THAT THESE MARRIAGES

DON'T MEAN A THING.

I DIDN'T KNOW.

BUT I MAKES THEM HAPPY.

IT'S THE 11th TIME

FOR ME, I THINK.

THE ONLY THING I WANT TO DO

IS MAKE THEM HAPPY.

THERE IS NO HARM IN THAT.

AND SO NOW,

MY CHILDREN,

I PRONOUNCE YOU:

MAN AND WIFE.

[CHEERING]

VIVA VILLA!

VIVA VILLA!

YOU REALLY GOTTA HAND I TO THAT FELLOW, THOUGH.

YES, SIR, YOU'VE REALLY

GOTTA HAND IT TO HIM.

HAND HIM WHAT?

PANCHO VILLA:

IS A BANDIT, A BIGAMIST,

AND A BARBARIAN.

IT TAKES:

MORE THAN DUMB LUCK

TO TURN THA INTO A NATIONAL HERO.

THE CHILI PICKER'S

GOT BRAINS.

I MAY HAVE STEPPED

INTO A MANURE PILE,

BUT I JUST MIGHT COME UP

WITH THE GOLDEN HORSESHOE.

ONE OF THESE DAYS, THAT MAN'S

GONNA OWN THIS COUNTRY.

HE DOESN'T WAN TO OWN THE COUNTRY.

HE DOESN'T?

NO. HE WANTS

THE PEOPLE TO OWN IT.

AFTER ALL:

YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH,

YOU STILL BELIEVE

THAT HE'S FOR THE PEOPLE?

N.

HE'S A GOOD MA

HOW 'BOUT ME?

AM I A GOOD MAN, TOO?

YES.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU

ONE THING, HONEY.

I'M AS GOOD A MAN AS VILLA,

AND THAT'S NOT SAYING

A HELL OF A LO FOR EITHER ONE OF US.

I DON'T CARE

WHAT YOU ARE.

Gen. Huerta:

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE.

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE.

WHY?

TELL HIM:

TO STAND UP.

STAND UP WHEN YOU

ADDRESS THE GENERAL,

DAMN YOU.

I AM GENERAL HUERTA

OF MADERO'S REPUBLICAN ARMY.

GET COLONEL VILLA.

WHO?

COLONEL FRANCISCO VILLA.

HE IS TO:

TURN PARRAL OVER TO ME,

BY ORDER:

OF PRESIDENT MADERO.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

NOW, WHERE IS VILLA?

GET HIM!

OHH!

HE'S NOT HERE.

I WILL FIND HIM:

FOR YOU, THOUGH.

.

BUT I WARN YOU,

HE'S VERY HARD TO FIND

I WILL TRY.

COME ON.

YOU'RE TAKING ME TO MADERO.

WHAT?

HURRY UP.

GET YOUR PANTS ON.

HOW?

WELL, FIRST ONE LEG,

THEN THE OTHER.

WHERE IS MADERO?

MEXICO CITY.

MEXICO...

WHAT ABOU THE GASOLINE?

DON'T WORRY ABOU THE GASOLINE.

WHERE IS HE?

IN THE ANTEROOM,

MY PRESIDENT.

EXCUSE ME.

PANCHO, MY FRIEND,

CONGRATULATIONS.

WONDERFUL,

WONDERFUL.

HAVE YOU EATEN?

ARE YOU HUNGRY?

NO, THANK YOU,

MY PRESIDENT.

I'LL EAT LATER.

COME WITH ME.

WELL...WHAT IS IT?

T.

DON'T MAKE ME DO I

DO WHAT?

DON'T MAKE ME

GIVE PARRAL:

TO GENERAL HUERTA.

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Robert Towne

Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934) is an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. He was part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. His most notable work was his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974), which is widely considered one of the greatest movie screenplays ever written. He also wrote its sequel The Two Jakes in 1990, and wrote the Hal Ashby comedy-dramas The Last Detail (1973), and Shampoo (1975), as well as the first two Mission Impossible films (1996, 2000). more…

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