Villa Rides Page #5

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
171 Views


MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONS

WITH THE UNITED STATES.

YOU CAN SEE THAT,

CAN'T YOU?

OH, YES, I CAN SEE THAT.

GOOD.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

HEY, GRINGO...

THAT'S ME.

LEARNING PRETTY FAST...

PRETTY FAST.

YEAH,

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

YOU'LL BE ABLE

TO WRITE YOUR WILL

BEFORE THEY:

SHOOT YOUR TAIL:

ALL OVER:

THAT PARADE GROUND.

YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW

SOMETHING I DON'T.

ANSWER ME.

YOU MADE A DEAL:

WITH HUERTA, HUH?

HE WON'T LET IT HAPPEN.

OH, HE WON'T?

HOW?

HE WON'T!

[SIGHS] CHIEF...

MADERO IS A LONG WAY

FROM HERE.

Y.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

HE'S IN MEXICO CI NOW, I KNOW THAT YOU

AND MR. MADERO

ARE THE BES OF FRIENDS,

NOBODY HAS ANY MORE

RESPECT FOR THE MAN

THAN I DO, BUT,

UH, IT WOULDN' BE THE FIRST TIME

IN THIS REVOLUTION

THAT SOMEBODY FORGO TO PROTECT A FRIEND,

NOW, WOULD IT?

GRINGO, YOU'RE DUMB.

ALL RIGHT.

I MAY BE.

BUT YOU THINK ABOU WHAT I JUST SAID, HUH?

[SIGHS]

MADERO WON'T PROTECT ME

JUST BECAUSE HE'S A FRIEND.

NO?

OF COURSE NOT.

NOW, TO BE SHOT,

I HAVE TO BE SENTENCED.

TO BE SENTENCED,

I HAVE TO BE TRIED.

TO BE TRIED,

I HAVE TO BE ACCUSED

OF HAVING DONE:

SOMETHING WRONG.

NOW, ALL THIS

TAKES A LONG TIME.

BESIDES, I HAVEN' DONE ANYTHING WRONG.

BUT EVEN IF I HAD,

MADERO WOULD PROTECT ME,

BECAUSE HE WOULDN'T WANT A MAN

TO BE DEPRIVED OF HIS RIGHTS.

HE WON'T STAND FOR INJUSTICE,

SO HUERTA CANNO SHOOT ME TOMORROW.

NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.

D.

I UNDERSTAND:

YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIN

CHIEF...

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO

IS TO GET THE WORD

TO YOUR MEN,

AND THEY'LL HAVE Y

OU OUTTA HERE.

IT'S THAT SIMPLE.

IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.

WELL, YOU CAN'T FIGH FOR THE REVOLUTION

IF YOU'RE DEAD.

I'M FIGHTING FOR I RIGHT NOW, HERE.

THIS IS UNJUST,

TO DEPRIVE ME OF MY LIBERTY.

YOUR LIBERTY?

WHAT'S THAT?

"LIBERTY IS THE RESPEC FOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS."

THAT IS WHA BENITO JUAREZ SAID.

THAT IS WHAT MADERO

BELIEVES IN.

THAT'S WHAT WE'VE

BEEN FIGHTING FOR.

NOW, IF I WALK OUT OF HERE

WITHOUT A TRIAL,

I DENY THA AND BEHAVE LIKE A BANDIT.

WELL, JUST WHEN HAVE YOU

STOPPED BEING A BANDIT?

WHAT ABOU THAT LITTLE CAPER

UP IN CONEJOS:

THE OTHER DAY?

THOSE MEN WERE TRAITORS,

AND HUERTA KNOWS IT VERY WELL--

THERE'S NO POIN IN TALKING ABOUT IT.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT ME,

CHIEF?

HOW 'BOUT ME?

I'M ONE OF YOUR MEN,

TOO, RIGHT?

SOMETHING:

HAPPENS TO YOU,

THEY MAY:

AS WELL SHOOT ME.

I'M DEPRIVED OF 20 YEA

RS OF MY LIBERTY.

I'VE GOT NOTHING.

I'VE GOT NO--NO PLANE,

NO MONEY.

I WIND UP WITH NOTHING.

GRINGO...

YOU NEVER:

DID HAVE ANYTHING.

YOU HAVE LIVED:

JUST FOR YOURSELF,

NOT FOR A CAUSE,

NOT EVEN FOR A WOMAN.

WHY, YOU HYPOCRITICAL,

FATHEADED GREASEBALL,

DON'T YOU

TELL ME WHO I AM.

UNH!

WHAT IS IT, COLONEL?

THE GRINGO.

THE GRINGO IS MAD.

Man:
MARCH!

STAND HERE,

COLONEL VILLA.

!

Man:

LET'S GO...HUP

FORWARD...MARCH!

Second man:

FORWARD! MARCH!

LEFT, RIGHT.

LEFT, RIGHT.

DETAIL...

HALT!

LEFT...TURN!

STANDARD...EAST!

IMPORTANT.

DETAIL, A-TEN...HUT!

[DRUMROLL]

READY...

HUT!

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

TAKE AIM...

HUT!

I SAID HOLD IT!

ORDER...

ARMS!

AT EASE.

WHAT IS IT,

COLONEL VILLA?

IF I AM GOING TO BE SHOT,

I WANT IT DONE:

BY MY OWN MEN.

MY COLONEL, YOUR MEN,

THEY'VE BEEN SEN TO OTHER UNITS,

AND SOME:

OF YOUR OFFICERS,

THEY ARE UNDER:

TEMPORARY ARREST.

MAJOR FIERRO:

IS WANTED FOR MURDER.

BELIEVE ME...

IT WASN'T MY IDEA,

MY CHIEF.

Gen. Huerta:

COLONEL FUENTES?

YES, MY GENERAL?

COLONEL VILLA:

COMMANDS NOTHING NOW,

CERTAINLY:

NOT YOUR FIRING SQUAD.

CARRY OUT MY ORDERS!

BUT WHY?

YOU HAVE TO:

TELL ME WHY.

DETAIL...

A-TEN...HUT!

I AM FRANCISCO VILLA.

I CANNOT BE KILLED

FOR NOTHING.

Col. Fuentes:

READY...

HUT!

IF YOU ARE:

GOING TO SHOOT ME,

YOU ARE GOING TO

SENTENCE ME FIRST...

EVEN IF I HAVE TO

CHOKE IT OUT OF YOU.

STOP HIM,

OR YOU'LL ALL BE SHOT!

THIS IS WRONG.

YOU KNOW THIS IS WRONG!

MADERO SENT WORD.

WHO SAID?

I DO.

COLONEL VILLA,

ARE YOU GOING TO STAND

AND TAKE YOUR EXECUTION

LIKE A MEXICAN,

OR SHALL I HAVE YOU SHO ON THE GROUND?

HEY, BOY.

Villa:
COME HERE.

KEEP THIS.

FORGIVE ME, MY GENERAL.

FOR WHAT?

BE A GOOD BOY.

SHOOT STRAIGHT.

GO ON!

DETAIL...

A-TEN...

HUT!

Col. Fuentes:
READY...

HUT!

STOP.

"THE PRISONER IS TO PROCEED

UNDER HEAVY ESCOR "DIRECTLY TO MEXICO CITY,

"WHERE HE WILL FACE

A FULL INQUIRY:

"REGARDING

THE CONEJOS HANGING

"AND WHATEVER SUBSEQUEN COURT-MARTIAL PROCEEDINGS

DEEMED NECESSARY."

"FRANCISCO MADERO...

"PRESIDENTE."

THE PRISONER:

IS TO TALK TO NO ONE.

HE IS TO BE DENIED BED

AND FOOD AND BARBER.

AND IF HE ESCAPES,

THE RESPONSIBLE OFFICERS

AND MEN WILL BE SHOT.

THE PRISONER...

LEFT TURN...

HUT!

HEY, BOY...

SAY, HOW WOULD

YOU FELLAS:

LIKE TO MAKE:

SOME MONEY?

NO, REALLY.

I'M RICH, YOU KNOW

, VERY RICH.

IF YOU ARE SO RICH, HOW COME

YOU ARE GOING TO JAIL?

RICH GRINGOS:

DON'T GO TO JAIL.

SOMETIMES, THEY DIE,

BUT THEY:

DON'T GO TO JAIL.

I'M NOT RICH.

I JUST FLAT LIED

TO YOU.

I JUST WAN TO SEE MY GIRL.

THAT'S ALL.

SHE LIVES RIGHT UP HERE

IN CHUPADERO.

I'LL PROBABLY

NEVER SEE HER AGAIN.

GO TO CHUPADERO.

FINA?

FINA!

WHERE ARE FIERRO

AND URBINA?

THE HILLS.

HUERTA'S MEN

ARE EVERYWHERE.

WHERE'S THE MONEY?

HERE.

I DON'T SUPPOSE

YOU, UH, GENTLEMEN

COULD GIVE US:

A MOMENT ALONE,

COULD YOU?

FOR JUST A MINUTE,

GRINGO.

WE'LL BE RIGHT OUTSIDE.

JUST IN CASE:

YOU NEED US.

OK, WHERE IS IT?

HONEY, LOOK, VILLA'S

IN JAIL IN MEXICO CITY.

I'M TRYING TO STAY

OUT OF JAIL IN EL PASO.

ALL I WANT'S

WHAT THEY OWE ME.

NOW, COME ON.

LET'S HURRY.

THEY TOLD ME THAT SOME

OF THAT WAS TO BE USED

FOR THE REVOLUTION

AND MADERO.

I'M TAKING IT ALL.

WELL, I CAN'T JUST STAND HERE

AND COUNT IT, CAN I?

SAY I LEAVE IT. YOU KNOW

WHAT THEY USE IT FOR?

TO SHOOT UP A LOT OF PEONS

WHO COULDN'T CARE LESS

WHICH DOG'S ON TOP ANYWAY.

YOU DON'T WANT THAT,

DO YOU?

SAY GOOD-BYE NOW, GRINGO.

LOOK, I, UH...

I'LL TRY TO COME BACK

AS SOON AS I GET THIS

STRAIGHTENED OUT.

WHAT FOR?

YOU HAVE WHAT YOU WANT.

GO. FIND SOMEONE ELSE.

I WILL.

COME ON, GRINGO. LET'S GO!

HOWDY, LEE.

HEY, DAVE,

WHAT'S DOIN'?

NOTHIN' MUCH.

GET THIS FUZZ OFF ME,

WILL YA, PARTNER?

OH, HEY, DID YOU HEAR

WHAT JUST HAPPENED

DOWN IN MEXICO?

WHAT'S THAT?

PRESIDENT MADERO...

THEY SHOT HIM UP.

KILL HIM?

THEY SURE DID.

ONE OF HIS OWN:

GENERALS, TOO.

GENERAL, UH...

HUERTA.

AND YOU KNOW WHO'S

THE NEW PRESIDENT OF MEXICO?

THE SAME GENERAL HUERTA.

PRETTY FUNNY GAMES

THEY PLAY DOWN THERE, HUH?

WHAT ABOUT VILLA?

YOU HEAR ANYTHING

ABOUT HIM--PANCHO VILLA?

YEAH, YEAH. HE, UH...

HE ESCAPED FROM JAIL

IN MEXICO CITY.

HUERTA HAS PRACTICALLY

HIS ENTIRE ARMY:

LOOKING FOR HIM.

MUST WANT HIM:

PRETTY BAD, HUH?

YEAH, I GUESS HE DOES.

HEY, LEE.

LEE, IS THIS VILLA

A FRIEND OF YOURS?

YEAH, I KNOW HIM.

WELL, AND THEN I HAD TO

FIND SOMETHING TO WEAR

WITH THE NEW JEWELED

COLLAR DADDY BOUGHT ME.

AND I WAS SO WORRIED

ABOUT FINDING EXACTLY

THE RIGHT THING,

WELL, IN EL PASO,

ESPECIALLY,

BUT THEN:

I SAW THIS GOWN.

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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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