"JOE CAMPBELL (VOICEOVER):" "Well, we're" "Leaving that all behind, both of us, just for a few days." "I'm just passing through." "He works back there in one of those pin-striped buildings." "He sells stock now." "His name is Fletcher." "Fletcher Cain." "If he couldn't add it, subtract it, multiply or divide it," "Fletcher wouldn't know what the hell to do with it." "Don't get me wrong." "I love the guy." "It was great to see him again." "This was the hunting trip we'd always promised ourselves," "Before we'd gone off our separate ways," "College, the Army, time flies." "I hadn't seen him in years, and it" "Was to perfect day, the sunshine, the birds," "Like, kind of like God was looking down on us." "And the city didn't even exist." "I had spent a lot of time back in these woods." "I loved it here." "To me, the trees were like home." "But to Fletcher, like always, a tree" "Was something that grew in the front yard for a dog" "To piss on." "He had a lot to learn." "Fletcher, where did you get all this stuff?" "What's a credit card and a telephone for?" "And a company runner." "You know what I like?" "I like it because it means you're getting into it" "And that's good." "Oh, hey." "Oh, flowers for me?" "Fletcher, I didn't know you cared." "Camouflage." "Had to run home at lunch for this thing." "These things aren't exactly welcome at Son Sweeney." "Why?" "Somebody might use it?" "These days." "You know, Fletch, I brought you one." "Bequeathed, my mother." "She was quite a shot." "Bullshit." "Mother used to be." "Never had the touch for this stuff." "You know, they only made about 700" "Of these Winchester model 21s." "So what, I can't get bullets for it?" "Shells, Fletch, not bullets, shells." "Check it out." "Look at that balance." "Want to sell this?" "It was my mother's." "What's it worth?" "About $30,000." "$30,000?" "One could buy a Porsche with this thing." "Try not to drop it." "JOE CAMPBELL (VOICEOVER):" "We grew up together, same town." "Except see, his father seemed to own most of it." "They lived in a big house, four car garage, swimming pool." "They even had a high diving board." "After school, we'd all be there, all the neighborhood kids," "Making like he was their best friend, because he" "Had a pool with a high dive." "I remember those days." "Fletcher used to stand on that damn board" "Out at the edge, seemed like hours," "Just waiting, holding everybody up." "The other kids, stacked up on that ladder, shivering," "Would start yelling at him, jump, Meathead." "I used to tell him, Fletch, once you're up there," "There's no way back." "No way." "Until one day, that day I got tired of freezing behind him." "I walked out to the edge." "He looked at me." "I pushed him." "And that was the day we became friends, that day I" "Pushed him off, like a brother." "Come on, come on, boy." "[Bark]" "What are you doing?" "[Gunshot]" "This used to be Campbell land." "New boots." "You got a lot to learn." "Suppose I die of pneumonia?" "Yeah, well, serves you right." "It's cold." "Lesson number one, you break in the boots" "Before you go hunting." "Great, wet boots all day." "And by tonight, they'll be dry and fit you like a glove." "Stop crying." "Here." "Sorry about your mom." "It's all right." "She hated hospitals." "It's kind of a blessing actually." "And now she's up there with your dad, huh?" "That great duck blind in the sky." "Drinking bourbon, telling dirty jokes." "Man, she was always pretty good with the dirty jokes." "I liked her." "How did you turn out such a wimp?" "Breeding, fuck you very much." "[Laughing]" "Fletch, see, no, you point." "Don't aim, point." "Point, and squeeze." "Don't aim." "Don't aim." "Don't aim." "OK." "Ready?" "Good." "Good." "Ready?" "Safety." "All right." "[Gunshot]" "Sort of like that." "Let's just put them over on the stump over there, all right?" "I'll get the feel of it." "Oh, right." "And the quail, of course, are just going to sit on the stump" "While you get the feel of it." "Throw the can." "OK, Butch." "[Gunshot]" "(WHISPERING) All right, now wait til they flush." "Never shoot them on the ground." "You have to be neighborly about your killing." "Sounds like the office." "Fletch?" "Huh?" "Why didn't you shoot?" "Got something in my eye." "Nicely situated." "Needs a little renovating." "Somebody left in a hurry." "Yeah, a long time ago." "Yeah, the valley's full of these old dumps." "Wonder why nobody's claimed it?" "County forced them out." "Who knows?" "Or no water." "Can't brew moonshine without water." "Don't do that." "What?" "Don't ever reach for a gun like that." "The trigger, Fletcher." "It's not loaded, man." "You don't know that." "OK?" "Same thing." "My uncle died that way." "Crossing a fence." "My father tripped." "It wasn't loaded." "Sorry, my god." "Fletcher, a gun is never empty, all right?" "OK." "OK." "Come on, Fred." "Come on, babe." "So where do we sleep tonight, Bwana?" "I saw a big oak tree back there." "Make a lovely campsite." "Are you kidding?" "No, let's sleep under the stars." "Roast these birds under a camp fire." "I'll tell you what, Fletch." "You could play Campfire Girls if you want," "But I booked us into a motel." "Motel?" "Wait a minute." "Wait a minute." "That is a denial of the whole hunting experience." "What about communing with nature?" "I'd rather commune with a hot shower," "Color TV, and clean sheets." "Wait a minute." "Wait a minute." "Why?" "Because it's the last game of the World Series, that's why." "Oh." "Let's get back to the car." "Wait a minute." "What do you want to do with these?" "Put them in your pouch back here." "All right." "I'm heading south." "So we need to go north." "That's north." "Hm." "Now, Fletch." "Let's think about this." "Now that's north." "How can that be north when the sun is setting over there?" "I don't know, but the needle says." "Forget it, Fletcher, forget it." "We followed this path here, we'll just take it back." "The needle's just freaking out here." "Where did Fred go?" "Over there." "Fred." "Freddie." "Come here." "Where's he going?" "Freddy." "He's never done that before." "Fred." "[Barking]" "Freddy." "Here, Fred." "Fred." "Fred." "Here boy." "Freddy." "Come on boy." "Freddy." "Joe, Joseph." "I just saw a deer." "You're dreaming." "No, I swear to God." "It stared right at me." "It was beautiful." "Fletcher, there are no deer in these woods." "There used to be, but see, now there's no river." "No, no." "Fletcher there's no river, because they built that dam." "And they built that dam on a bond" "Issue which you and your little friends raised to make a buck." "So you didn't see a deer." "OK?" "Hey, I trade paper, for Christ sake." "I don't kill little furry forest animals." "Not intentionally." "What the fuck's happened to you?" "What's happened to me?" "What's happened to you?" "Nothing's happened to me." "Exactly, Fletcher." "Nothing has happened to you." "Fuck!" "Fletcher, I'm sorry." "I'm really sorry." "Jesus, Joe." "Now, come on." "Let's go and see what you can do with that Porsche of yours." "Come on." "Freddy." "Come on, boy." "Freddy." "God damn dog." "Wait a minute." "Now it says that way's north." "This doesn't make any sense." "Christ, will you stop trying to prove" "How smart you are, Fletcher, and put that fucking thing away?" "I know where the trail is." "Yeah?" "Where is it?" "Listen, asshole, the trail, the trail picks" "Up again right near here, OK?" "Let's split up." "You head down that way." "I'll go this way." "Wait a minute." "Are you crazy?" "I'll never find you." "You find the path, you fire a shot in the air," "And we find each other on the sound, you got it?" "That's a great plan." "Well hey, well, I'm sorry." "You want to stay out there and commune with nature," "You be my guest, OK?" "Fuck you." "Try not to stumble through these trees" "While these fucking rocks break my fucking neck." "Hey, hey, hey." "You heard the lady." "She said, let her go." "OK?" "It ain't your affair, boy." "Ain't you got no sense, or you just plain deaf?" "Look here, Billy." "We got us an revenuer." "Nah, too purty." "Look, I'm just looking for a path out of here." "I don't know what you do, and I don't care." "See that?" "That's a path." "Now get out of here." "Let's get out of here." "Fletcher, Fletcher, come on." "Hey, Fletcher." "Hey, leave her alone." "Please, excuse me." "Christ, Fletcher." "Excuse me." "Fletcher." "She's obviously not interested in you." "You can't just force yourself on her?" "You want her?" "Fletcher." "No, no, I just..." "No, you want her." "Fletcher." "No, I just think that..." "Come on, get up." "Let's go." "Come on, fellas." "[Gunshot]" "Fletch." "[Gunshot]" "This is very attractive." "We come out here to relax, kill a few birds," "Now we're being chased through the wood" "By the cast of Deliverance." "What?" "What?" "Huh?" "Shh" "[Gunshot]" "Fletch." "Fletch." "Fletcher." "Jump." "What?" "Jump." "Jump off, Fletcher." "Fletcher, just jump the fuck off." "[Gunshot]" "I need to get to a phone." "Call the police." "Hold him there, Pop." "That the one, Pop?" "It must be." "It was an accident." "We just wanted directions." "What do you mean, we?" "Joe." "Who's Joe?" "My friend." "Joe Campbell." "They chased after him." "Please, can you help me?" "Campbell?" "Who'd you kill?" "I didn't kill anybody." "Eye for an eye, Pa." "They ain't never gonna..." "Oh, hush up." "They were trying to kill us." "What are we going to do with him Pa?" "Better help me get him inside." "Can't bring in strangers." "[Scream]" "We ain't animals." "We's people." "Now, help me get him in." "I never turned away someone in need." "What are you doing?" "Keep still." "Lord, that's need a poultice." "Shh." "You made them..." "Thank you." "I didn't do it for you." "Can you get a message..." "Oh!" "Shh." "Keep still." "Papa wants to talk to you." "You brung trouble on this house, Les." "No more than we already have." "Don't sass me." "What were you doing out there, girl?" "Don't matter." "I go where I please." "Not in this valley, you don't." "Well, he can't stay here." "He can't walk, Daddy." "He's on his way." "He's here now." "Girl, he can't stay." "He's on his way." "He's on his way." "I'll mend him quick." "Promise." "Killing's going to start." "Not before the stew gets cold, it ain't." "You wash your hands over there?" "Yes." "Who's that for?" "I dinna say, get up." "Bless this food dear Lord." "May it nourish our bodies as they word nourishes our souls." "Amen." "Amen." "Amen." "I need to get to a phone." "My friend is out there." "Just keep still." "Hush." "Eat." "Eat." "No." "Eat." "What is that taste?" "Possum." "Eat." "Come on." "Possum." "Great." "Please." "Shh." "Listen to me for a short moment." "I need to get to a phone." "Joe." "Joe." "Joe!" "Hey." "What's your name?" "Fletcher Cain." "Oh, I ain't going to kill you." "You hear my dogs?" "Sometimes I just can't control them." "Call them off, Docker." "I don't think that I can, Hallie, girl." "[Gunshot]" "He ain't worth it." "I'll be coming for you, darlin'." "You know I will." "He's been buried proper." "What kind of people are you?" "There's been trouble." "My daddy's worried." "What trouble can I cause?" "Just came here to hunt some quail." "All I want to do is get out of here and back to civilization." "Not trouble from you." "From whom then?" "My name's Hallie Campbell." "How do you do?" "Them fellas you're running from..." "That killed Joe and strung him up." "Them is McDonalds." "So?" "Oh, I see." "This is some kind of thing going on here?" "Some sort of hillbilly thing?" "Don't call us hillbillies." "They sold you a lame horse and you blew up their still." "It's like out of some stupid novel." "Jesus Christ." "Mind your mouth." "Sorry." "What are you doing?" "Ow." "It's all swolled up." "Jesus." "When did this happen?" "Now shut up." "Look, miss, I think..." "[Scream]" "Mornin'." "How do, Mr. Campbell." "Horace, how come when my throat gets dry, you know to turn up?" "Why, it's a gift." "That pop skull stuff." "You give that to the McDonalds." "Their brains is already rotted." "Would I offer a valued customer the same swill" "As them heathens?" "This is bonded." "Daddy." "You got some of them [inaudible]" "Miss Hallie." "Mr. Carlin." "Wouldn't somebody be ailing now, would they?" "Sure hope it's not that fine brother of yours." "Back in the house, girl." "Mind your chores." "Don't you be buying none of that rot guy from him, Daddy." "I'll" "Take uh, three jars." "And an extra for somebody who's lame?" "[Groaning]" "Pain down?" "How long have I been out?" "Two days." "What?" "Water?" "Fixing my knee?" "Can't walk on it for a few days." "I made you this." "Thank you." "No need." "Hallie." "What?" "Do you ever see things in the woods?" "Got eyes." "I mean things that aren't there." "Ah." "It's only a bad dream." "When you wake, you'll be all mended and on your way" "Back home." "Tell me more about where you live." "Wouldn't like it." "Besides, you promised to read to me." "Help me with big words?" "Therefore shall ye keep all the... all the..." "Commandments." "Commandments which I command you this day, that ye" "May be strong and go in and..." "Possess." "I know it's odd." "But the first two Ss are like a Z, and second two aren't." "Possess." "Possess." "Possess the land, which the Lord swear" "Unto your fathers to give unto them" "And to their seed a land that..." "Floweth." "Floweth with milk and honey." "For if you love the Lord your God, and walk in all his ways," "Then, my Lord, drive out all these nations before you." "And you shall possess greater nations," "And mightier than yourselves." "So, you call me up and say you want to buy some stock." "$0.03 cents worth." "No, you don't need money to make money." "You put up your $0.03." "I give you three shares at $0.10 each." "That's $0.30 altogether." "Now you owe me $0.27." "So now I owe you money and all I got is this?" "You wait... excuse me." "You wait for the price of the stock to go up." "When it hits $0.20, you sell them all, $0.60 altogether." "You pay me my $0.27, you have a $0.33 profit." "So what if no one wants to buy these?" "Well, they will eventually." "Fletcher, these ain't no good to me on the eventually." "I can't eat these." "In this valley, we trade what we can use." "OK." "All right." "Wait a minute." "Oops." "Say it's potatoes." "So you sell me potatoes and I can't pay the price." "Right." "It's called margin." "So I eat the potatoes." "Well..." "And what are you going to eat?" "Possum pizza." "Look, don't worry about what I'm going to eat." "It ain't a fair trade." "Isn't." "In this valley, you give me this," "And I trade you this right back." "That's fair." "It may be fair, but it's not smart business." "It may be smart, but it isn't nice." "If..." "I'll peel..." "If you want, I'll peel the potatoes." "Hi." "Could I uh, need some help?" "I've never done it before, but uh..." "I'd like to be of some help." "Whatcha doing?" "Thinking." "I am good for something, thank you very much." "Thinking about leaving?" "No." "The Romans." "You know, they didn't have anything you don't have." "Two thousand years ago, they had central heating," "Indoor plumbing, highways." "Where did you learn all that?" "Public television." "You like that?" "It's yours." "No, it's yours." "Take it." "It's yours." "What did you do that for?" "Huh?" "What did you go and do that for?" "Them McDonalds, they know that we got him in here." "Cold day in Hades when I do anything on the McDonald's" "Say so." "You're part of this." "The code is broke." "They'll never rest on it." "An eye for an eye." "Why don't we finish it then?" "Let me go..." "Oh, now sit." "He's not our kind." "Your life is here." "Don't you ever forget it." "You see?" "No." "Me and the Romans, baby." "No, that's good." "Thank you, Zebediah." "What it is." "[Japanese]" "Hold it." "Reach for it, neighbor, I'll carve" "You a brand new pretty face." "Jesus, you're a regular Norman Bates, aren't you?" "You want my woman?" "That what you're after, city boy?" "That'll do, Duncan McDonald." "Oh." "Where is he?" "I don't know." "Zebediah Campbell." "Out back." "'Bout mended up." "'Bout mended up." "He's got to go back, honey." "Now, I know that as sure as I know" "I got to kill Duncan McDonald." "And you do too." "Don't we never get but one chance in life?" "Meant like this." "Forever?" "I never knew about these feelings, Zebediah." "I never had a man." "I never had a chance." "No." "Sometimes in this valley, you'd be better off if you" "Didn't have no softness in you." "I don't even know how this started, Zebediah." "Moon's almost full." "It's comin'." "These are Campbell chickens, right?" "Come here." "Come here." "Come here." "Come here." "I got you." "Come here." "Hey, you got her!" "Good boy." "Bring her over here." "Put her on the block here." "Put the hen right on the block right there." "Stay." "Stay down." "Now hold her steady when I swing." "You gotta hold her tight, boy." "Sorry." "Oh." "God!" "Hold her over the bucket." "Let the blood drop out." "Oh, don't be squeamish, boy." "You gotta kill it if you're gonna eat it." "I just buy some thighs at the supermarket." "It's the law of nature." "You kill the next one." "You need more?" "Got a lot of mouths to feed." "Whole family's coming, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews." "What for?" "First footing'." "What's that?" "Well, I'll let Hallie explain it to you." "It's a hell of a celebration." "Excuse the language." "Well, want to wring it first or chop it?" "You go ahead." "I'm getting pretty good at holding." "A man gotta learn to kill." "No." "What are you made of, boy?" "I'll just chop it if that's OK." "Fine." "Take a swig." "Take a big one." "[Cough]" "Come on now." "Swing it like a man." "There you go." "There you go!" "I did it." "Your first kill." "Which one's next?" "I think that brown one." "Brown one." "US poultry, down two and an eighth." "I got some chickens for you to pluck." "I did that." "So what's all this about first footing?" "Everybody brings a lump of coal, a crust of bread," "And a jug of whiskey." "That's an interesting menu." "What it means, is for the year to come," "The larder and the coal bin will never be empty." "The whiskey is to drink to good fortune." "Excuse me." "Excuse me." "That's a capital idea." "[Crack]" "You..." "Wo!" "I lost my first footing." "Help him back to bed, Zeb." "My good man, you are too kind." "I'm gettin' the chores done, Daddy." "I know what's in your head, child." "Not to be taken with that man." "He's just... he's different, Daddy." "Different from who?" "I don't know what you're talking about." "I'm your pa, Hallie." "[Gunshot]" "That the best you can do?" "Kill my chicken?" "Come on, you want to kill?" "Kill me." "Don't stand behind no tree." "Kill me like a man." "[Gunshot]" "Don't waste no powder on cowards, Zeb." "I'll see you in hell, McDonald." "Hi." "Who's that?" "My great aunt." "Died young." "She never married." "Never had no chance for a man." "What'd she die of?" "The feud." "Bullet in her back." "They all died in the same year." "Bad fight." "Jesus Christ." "Sorry." "Fighting never stops when the harvest moon is full." "Has to stop sometime." "It can't." "Why?" "Always someone left to carry on the hate." "That's the way it is." "Hallie." "There's so much I wanted to see." "Big out there like you said, isn't it?" "It's pretty big." "People are kinda small sometimes." "It's still there." "It's not going anywhere." "Maybe I'll show you someday." "Tell me about where you live." "Do people carry guns out where you come from?" "Afraid they do." "Why?" "Rob usually, or keep from being robbed." "Do you want to go back there?" "There must be something good out there." "Oh, sure, there is, there is." "Movies." "Good restaurants." "Chocolate ice cream." "I had that once." "Designer ice cream?" "What's that taste like?" "Money." "Got a girl?" "I um, no." "Guess you'll have to come for a visit." "See for yourself." "Don't say that." "Hallie, there's no harm in..." "Hallie, Hallie girl." "Hallie." "It's my cousin, cousin Ginny." "Come on." "[Background chatter]" "I've left my spaceship parked at the side." "[Groans] That's the first time I've used one of those." "Um, just a sec." "I gotta go." "Just go have fun." "Going to dance later, Zeb?" "Sir, would you do me the honor of dancing with me?" "You are very beautiful." "Come with me, Hallie." "Where?" "Back to the city." "Ah, Fletcher." "Wherever you want." "I'll build a house in the country." "With raining water?" "Just like the Romans." "And a garden." "Not just a garden of carrots and potatoes" "And cabbages, a garden full of flowers." "Whatever you want." "Sounds so perfect, the way you tell it." "It will be." "Fletcher, it just ain't going to happen." "At least Hallie, come with me." "I can't." " Why not?" " Fletcher." "Why not?" "Fletcher, no." "Why not?" "I'm not like you." "What is that?" "I don't understand." "What does that mean." "Wait." "Hallie." "Get away from my sister." "Christ." "Zeb." "Zeb, she's coming with me." "She's staying here and you're going." "Zeb, listen to me." "She can't." "Tell him, Hallie." "Hallie." "I told you." "What?" "Fletcher." "Come on." "Hallie?" "Come on." "Hallie?" "Don't say goodbye." "Will you just shut up for a second?" "I'll take him from here." "Like hell you will." "No, Zeb." "[Gunshot]" "That's done it, Mr. Campbell." "Hellfire and brimstone coming down on your house." "I have to go." "I really wish I could stay." "I just have..." "I have to go." "Uh, bye." "I'll be seeing you." "Um Take care, bye." "It wasn't my fault." "I know." "There are other ways to settle all this." "No there ain't." "It's meant." "How can say that?" "Nothing's meant." "You are a dead man if you don't get down that holler." "All right, all right, I'm going." "And don't you never come back here, Mister." "This ain't your place." "Fucking Neanderthals." "You cross that crick, you're out of our valley." "Which way to the road?" "And don't never come back." "Well, goodbye." "No offense." "None taken." "Hey, wait a minute." "I don't need it." "Tell Hallie." "I know." "Git." "Well, go on." "Git." "Get inside." "[Gunshot]" "[Gunshots]" "All right!" "All right!" "Hallie." "Keep your head down!" "[Multiple gunshots]" "Daddy!" "I've had enough of this shit." "I'm going outside." "Watch me on the right." "I'll be back." "[Gunfire stops]" "Hallie." "Go." "Now." "Listen to me." "I told you, I can't." "Now." "Oh, honey, they're gone." "I can't." "Please come." "Now." "No." "[Gunshot]" "Ah!" "It's OK." "It's OK." "[Gunshot]" "It's OK." "It's OK." "Fletcher." "[Gunshot]" "This weren't your affair." "You were never part of this." "She stays here with me forever." "[Screaming]" "Hallie?" "Ha..." "Hallie?" "Oh, my god." "It's finished." "You finished it, Fletcher Cain." "The last man to hate is gone." "He can rest now, it's over." "Morning, Mr. Cain." "Pleasant day, it seems." "Well, uh..." "Courtin', I see." "JOE CAMPBELL (VOICEOVER):" "As for me," "I always like that high dive." "I was part of something bigger than myself." "I think Fletch understands something about that now." "Once you've climbed up there, there's" "Really only one way to go." "And there's no way back."