"There's a hundred thousand streets in the city." "You don't need to know the route." "You give me a time and a place." "I give you a five-minute window, anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours..." "No matter what." "Anything a minute either side of that, then you are on your own." "Do you understand?" "And you won't be able to reach me on this phone again." "Hey, there you are!" "She's down there." "Plain Jane boring, just like you asked for." "But I dropped in 300 horses on the inside, she's gonna fly." "You look like a zombie, kid." "Did you get any sleep?" "Can I offer you some Benzadrine, Dexadrine, caffeine... nicotine?" "Oh, you don't smoke, that's right." "You're better off." "There she is!" "Chevy Impala, most popular car in the state of California." "No one will be looking at you." "Code 30 Ringer located at 421 South Alameda." "Report of shots fired at Code 30." "Come on." "What the fuck is it?" "Come on." "Unit 5, what's your twenty?" "We're approximately 2 minutes from that location." "Come on man, where the hell are you?" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Come on, get in, get in, get in." "Move, move, move, move, move." "All unit be advised, possible vehicle in question, late model silver lmpala." "1-Adam-3, Santa Fe and 7th, clear." "Roger, 1-Adam-3." "Requesting air unit support." " Unit 5 to Dispatch, heading eastbound on 6th." " Copy that, Unit 5." "Base to Air 3, any slim in that silver Impala?" "Air 3 to Base, negative." "Got a visual, uh, heading west on 7th Street Bridge." "Copy Air 3, all units be advised, suspect is westbound on 7th Street Bridge." "Base, it's Air 3 here, we've lost visual on suspect." "Base to Air 3, possible gang shooting in progress, proceed immediately to Washington and La Brea." "Roger, Dispatch, I'm out." "All westbound units, be advised, suspect last seen near 7th Street and Santa Fe." "Dispatch, this is 1-Adam-6, possible suspect vehicle sighted at stoplight." "Stand-by." "Roger, Unit 6." " What floor?" " 4th, thanks." "Hey kid, you know what?" "Director wants to see a rollover." "You okay with that?" "Remember, if you don't feel good, just abort the shot." "No shame in that, alright?" "I mean, you're doubling for the star." "You're not like a day-player or anything." "And I got you $500 more, huh?" "Of course we split that." "You okay?" "Ready to go?" "Alright, counting on you!" "Excuse me, pal, just in the mood here..." "So before we put you on camera, could you just sign this, uh, contract, which is a phase for the lease and liability of the company in case you died, maimed or seriously injured?" "And, action!" "Alright, that's a cut!" "Oh kid!" "That was fantastic." "Just fantastic!" "Okay, how're you doing?" "You alright?" "You were good, that was perfect." " I love you." " I love you." " You're a monkey..." " I am a monkey." " You're a monkey." " You're the monkey." "No, you're a monkey." "Hey, tell me one thing." "Where should I put this?" "In the kitchen." "Thank you." "Just a second." "Scary." "Hey, you want a toothpick?" "You want a glass of water?" "Okay." "Thanks." "So, you just moved to L. A?" "No, I've been here for a while." " You're just new here?" " Mm-hmm." "That's Benicio's father." "Where is he?" "He's in prison." "What do you do?" "I drive." "Like a limo driver?" "No, like for movies." " Doing all those car chases and stuff?" " Yeah." "Isn't that dangerous?" "It's only part time." " Mostly I work at the garage." " Where?" "Receda Boulevard." "I gotta go." "Okay." "Thanks for the water." " Say bye." " Bye." "Mr. Rose?" "Your food, sir, is that okay?" "Chicken chow mein..." "and, uh, some peking duck." "Where are the chopsticks?" " You know what, the guy..." " Go get 'em." "I don't want that." "You eat it." "Chopsticks and a fortune cookie." " Put out the fucking cigrette, I'm eating." " Sorry." "What's the matter with you?" "You run a perfectly good business." "I don't know why you wanna change now?" "You know how much my business made last year?" "30 grand." "I can build a car in 6 months and in 6 seconds these jerks write it off as a stunt that won't even make it to the movie." "See, all I need is a hard used stock car." "That's all." "Now, I figure we start off with small town circuit and we work our way up." "And once we get to the show, we are talking millions." " Here's your chopsticks, sir." " Yeah, where's the cookie?" "Forget it, forget it." "So, you still haven't given me a number." "Alright. $430,000." "Oh, f...!" "Mr. Rose, I wouldn't come to you with this unless I was absolutely sure about it." "How can you be sure, Shannon?" "What do you got that the big professional race teams don't?" "I got the Driver." " You just told me that they've half a dozen drivers." " Not like this one." "This kid is special." "Been working with him for a while, I've never seen anything like it." "If I had the money, I'd back him myself." "Yeah, but you don't have the money." "Mr. Rose, you put this kid behind the wheel... there's nothing he can't do." "There's money here, you can't lose." "Why the fuck are you eating Chink food in my fucking restaurant?" "What's a Jew doing running a pizzeria?" "You remember Shannon?" "Take a fucking hike." "I wanna talk to my partner." "Hah, I'm just fucking with you." "How're you doing Shannon?" "How's the fucking leg?" "I've paid my debt." "I'll think about it." "Okay?" "But I wanna meet the kid first." "That's all I ask." "C'mon, I want you to meet somebody." "Whatever you do like about the car, don't say anything." "I want to drive the price down a little bit." "Kid, I want you to meet Mr. Bernie Rose." "Nice to meet you." "My hands are a little dirty." "So are mine." " Good driving out there." " Thanks." "So?" "What do you think?" "Do we get the 400?" "I'll give you 300 for 70 percent." "Done." "You won't be sorry!" "Hey pal, just drop it down here." "We're pushing it, alright?" "We wanna push her into number three." " The car." "Not you." " Oh, good." " Hi" " Hi" " Uhh..." "You two know each other?" " Don't." "Oh, look at that." " We're neighbours." " Neighbours, very good." "Well, we'll try to be neighbourly too." "You blinked." "What?" " Can I call a cab from here?" " Yeah, sure." "What am I talking about?" "You and the kid are neighbours right?" "He can take you." "Oh, no." "I feel bad." "No, no..." "Don't even think twice about it." "He'll be happy to do it." "He's a good guy." "You know, he walked into my shop here about five or six years ago... right out of the blue, asking for a job." "So I put him to the test, see what he could do." "The kid is amazing." "So I hired him on the spot." "Boom!" "At about half the wages I normally pay." "He didn't even blink an eye." "Hey kid, come over here for a sec will you?" "And I have been exploiting him ever since." "Don't tell him." "Looks like we've bigger problem than I thought." "We're gonna have to keep the car here for a few days." "So, I offered your services to take Benicio and Irene home." "Would that be okay?" "Yeah, sure." "I don't have wheels... in my car." "Something you should know about me." "Well, put the tyres on." " You got about five minutes?" " Yeah." "Hey, do you wanna see something?" "Yeah." "Okay." "That was good." "We had a good time." "Me too." "Sorry if I put you on the spot showing up like that." "It's okay." "I'm not doing anything this weekend." "If you wanna a ride or something." "Don't worry about her bumps and bruises." "That's just fiberglass, that's easily replaceable." "We coat a paint on there with some sponsors' decals." "Look at the tread on the tyres, still good, huh?" "We are in business." "You paid 300 fucking grand for this piece of shit?" "I paid for it." "Out of my own pocket." "This is just the shell." "It's the inside that counts." "Not the outside." "Right, Shannon?" "You are correct, sir." "Fuck that shit." "If I paid 300 for something, I want everybody to fucking see it." "Of course you do." "Now this." "That is one motherfucking fine ass pussy mobile, motherfucker!" "Damn!" "Shannon, sell him that car." "He wouldn't be able to find a pussy in a whorehouse." " You know what?" "This car will even make you good-looking." " Well, I'm already good-looking, pal." "How's it going, pal?" "When's our first race?" "Uhh, pretty soon." "You gonna be ready?" "I hope so." "I hope so." "Hey, no false modesty, I got a lot of money on this." "Did Shannon ever tell you how we met?" "I used to produce movies." "In the 80's." "Kinda like action films and sexy stuff." "One critic called them 'European'." "I thought they were shit." "Anyway he arrange all the cars for me." "Did all the stunts." "I liked him." "I like having him around." "Even though he'd overcharge the shit out of me." "His next business venture." "He got involved with some of Nino's friends." "They didn't go for the overcharging bit." "They broke his pelvis." "He's never had a lot of luck." "The reason I'm telling you this is, he has a lot invested in you." "Now, so do I." "So anything you need, you call me." "We're a team now." "I'm excited." "Nino, let's get the fuck out of here!" " You see the bad guy?" " Yeah." "How can you tell?" "Because... he's a shark." "There's no good sharks?" "No..." "I mean, just look at him." "Does he look like a good guy to you?" " This is Cindy." " Hi." "That was my husband's lawyer." "He's coming home in a week." "You know, we're here celebrating." "It's a shameful thing... what I did." "And I have a lot of making up to do, to everyone." "But second chances are rare." "Right?" "And that's worth celebrating." "Right?" "So I want to make a toast." "To that lady right there." "Thanks for staying." "I love you, Inny." "Sorry about the noise." "I was gonna call the cops." "I wish you would." "Oye, getting heavier." "Hey, how are you doing?" " Hi." " This guy has been telling a lot about you." "He says you've been coming around and helping out a lot." "Yeah?" "Helping out." "Is that right?" "Is that right?" "That's very nice." "That's nice of you." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "You drive for the movies?" " I can take that." " No, no." "I got it." "Let mommy talk to her friend." "You have a good night." "You're Shannon's buddy, right?" "We met last year." "You drove me and my brother back from Palm Springs." "We hired another wingman." "I spend six months in jail and my brother, he got himself killed." "I've got a sweet job coming up." "How about this?" "You shut your mouth, or I'll kick your teeth down your throat and I'll shut it for you." "Nice seeing you again." "Come here." "Don't be scared." "Look, don't tell mommy." "Okay?" "Okay?" "It's a secret between us boys." "Oh, fuck me." "Who were they?" "What the fuck are you gonna do?" "You gonna go and beat them up for me?" "Huh, stunt guy?" "Why the fuck do you wanna know who they are?" "There's some guys who want me to do a job for 'em and I'm not gonna do it." "That's who they are." "And what's the job?" "He want me to rob a pawn shop in the Valley." "Why?" "Because I owe them some protection money, from when I was inside." "It's two thousand bucks." "And as soon as I got out..." "Oh, it's five thousand bucks." "Oh no, actually, it's ten thousand dollars." "Twenty thousand dollars, tomorrow I don't know what the fuck it's gonna be." "What are you gonna do?" "That's a very good question." "They said they're gonna come after Benicio and Irene next." "You okay?" "You want something to drink?" "What is that you got there?" "Can I see?" " One of those men gave you, yeah?" " Mm-hmm." "They told me not to lose it." "You want me to keep that for you?" "Okay." " How's Benice?" " Good." "You just saying that?" "No... what do you mean?" "I saw that Standard... was in an accident." "Yeah." "What happened?" "He got beat up." "Why?" "Just drunk kids." "You should come over." "You should come and see him." "You wanna..." "You wanna hear a story?" " You wanna hear how mommy and me met?" " Yeah." "We were at a party." "And she was nineteen years old." "Seventeen." " You weren't seventeen." " I was." " Wow, so it's illegal." " Yeah." "Alright, so I illegally walked over to a seventeen year old girl." "I walked up and I say..." ""Hello Miss"" "What is your name?" "And she didn't say anything." "And then I said:" "Well..." "my name's Standard Gabriel." "Then what did you say?" "I said..." "Where's the deluxe version?" "She's good, isn't it?" "She's sharp." "Oh man, that killed me." "And then a year later, you popped out, man." "That was the best day of my life." "If I drive for you, you'll get your money." "You can tell me where we start... where we're going, where we're going afterwards." "I give you five minutes when we get there." "Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours no matter what." "Anything a minute either side of that... then you are on your own." "I don't sit in while you're running it down," "I don't carry a gun." "I drive." "You look like you're hard to work with." "Not if we understand each other." "What's to understand?" "I can't do this thing alone." "You got Blanche." "Come on, man." "She's beautiful, look at her." "What the fuck are you rolling your eyes at for?" "You know what?" "Get the fuck out of here." "Get up!" "Standard, take her with you, and go get her a fucking coke." "Okay, here's the deal." "This much for Blanche," "This much for that asshole..." "minus what he owes me." "And this much for you." "You're still interested?" "Good!" "Anything else?" "When you get your money, his debt's paid." "He's out for good." "You never go near his family again." "Do you understand?" "Here to my family." "To my new friend." "And toast to the future." "To our future." "I'll see you in five minutes." "See you in four." "How much did Cook said we were gonna get?" "40 grand." "Stay here." "When was the last time you saw your husband?" "Can you answer the question?" "Hello?" "Benicio, is that you?" "Yeah." "Your mother there?" "Uh, she's sitting down..." "talking to the police." "Okay, just tell her I'm gonna call her back." "Okay?" "Okay, bye." " Related news, an attempted robbery turned tragic today when the owner of a local pawn shop opened fire on an intruder." "The armed robber was pronounced dead at the scene." "He's been identified as Standard Gabriel of Echo Park, Los Angeles." "Other details are unclear but the owner of the pawn shop told reporters that Gabriel acted alone." "And that no money had been stolen." "If he saw you take the money... and he saw you get in the car," "then why didn't he say anything?" "I have no idea." "Did you have any idea that there'd be a second car?" "I already told you everything." "Now, you've just got a little boy's father killed." "And you almost got us killed." "And now, you are lying to me." "So, how about this?" "From now on, every word out of your mouth is the truth." "Or I'm gonna hurt you." "Do you understand?" "Now, what did Cook tell you?" "He said there'd be another car to hold us up." "But he didn't say anything about all this money." "He didn't say anything about anyone getting killed." "And he was gonna rip us off?" "What's his real name?" "He said it's Chris..." "But I just call him Cook." "You're gonna take me to him..." "right now." "Do you understand?" "Yes." "Easy, easy." "What'd you do with the cash?" " Well, I can keep it safe for you..." " Would you just stop it?" "This guy Cook, he have a real name?" "Chris." "Maybe." "I'll ask Bernie, see if he knows him." "Jesus, I can't stop thinking about what we could do with all that dough." " Would you stop?" " Alright!" "You know, a lot of guys messing around with married women... but you're the only one I know who robs a joint, just to pay back the husband." "Crazy!" "Don't worry about it." "I'll take care of it." "He's in the dressing room." "Where's that?" "It's over there." "Whose money do I have?" "Don't worry, they're gonna come and get it." " Call them." " Somebody call Nino." "Do you remember this?" " Hello?" " Nino?" "No, sorry pal." "Why don't you call back later, we're closed." "I could, but I think Nino would be upset that you made him wait." " Can I ask what this is about?" " I have something of his." "And that would be?" "A million dollars." "Please hold." "You have something that fucking belongs to me?" "Seems that way." "And you're calling me... why?" " You're expecting to buy my own shit back from you?" " I'm not selling it." "I'm gonna give you a time and a place, and you're gonna come and get it." "Do you understand?" "And what do you get out of it?" "Just that." "'Out of it.'" "And your partners are happy with that?" "I don't have any partners." "You discuss this with anybody else?" "No, just with you." "You're not very good at this, are you?" "Go check out who this fucking guy is." "Can I talk to you for a minute?" "I can't talk, I have to go." "Can I just walk with you for...?" "I have to tell you something." "Standard was into some... guys in prison for a lot of money." "And it would ruin you and Benicio if he didn't pay it." "He asked me for my help." "Everything went wrong, you know?" "I'm sorry." "I still got the money." "You can have it, if you wanted to." "You can take Benicio and..." "I just thought you could get out of here if you wanted." "I could come with you." "I could look out for you." "Sorry, uh... wrong floor." "They came to my apartment, Shannon." "How do they know where I live?" "I told you, I was gonna call Bernie." "I just wanted him to know that... that it wasn't about that, you are not interested in the money." "That... that you just did it for the girl." " What the fuck did you say?" " No, no!" " I just..." " Why did you have to fucking tell him about Irene?" " You told him about Irene!" " Calm down, kid, just calm down." "I should fucking kill you!" "You told him about Irene." "I just, I just, I just wanted him to know... that as soon as you return the money, that was the end of it." "That's all!" "I didn't know." "How was I suppose to know..." "How was I suppose to know that, okay?" "Look, let me just, let me just talk to Bernie, okay?" "Why'd you got to fuck everything up, Shannon?" "How was I suppose to know everything led to Nino?" "!" "They're gonna come looking for me and they're gonna come for you." "Do you understand?" "You gotta get out of here and you gotta get out now." "Listen to me." "Listen to me, Shannon." "Listen, you get out of here and you never fucking come back." "You never come back." "What are you gonna do?" "I already gave you my advice!" " You should've taken the money and left the guy alone." " It's not that simple, Bernie." "No!" "Of course not!" "Now it's gonna bounced up in your face!" "Nino, I owe you this guy." "Just give me a little time and I'll get rid of him." "Shut the fuck up, you fucking monkey!" "The money, belongs to some half-assed wise guy, out of Philly." "Now..." "Now, I got tipped off... he was stashing a million bucks in a pawn shop." "He's gonna invest it here in L.A.," "He was gonna set up a rival operation." "So you stole from the East Coast mob?" "No!" "I stole from some jump up punk." "He was trying to step on our action." "Yeah?" "Then why didn't you come to me, before you set up this dummy robbery?" "Before you hire this piece of shit?" "This is something off to the side, Bernie." "I didn't wanna involve you on this." "Well, I'm involved now!" "Let me tell you something..." "Anybody, anybody, finds out you stole from the family, we're both dead." "What fucking family?" "The family who still calls me a fucking kike?" "To my face?" "!" "You know, I'm 59 years old Bernie, they still pinched my cheek like i'm some fucking kid!" "Family." "The money always flows up, lzzy." "You know that." "That's why this Driver's gotta go, Bernie." "He's gotta go..." "and your pal, Shannon." "I mean, these are the only two guys who can tie me to this robbery." "Now it's your turn to clean up after me." "All these priceless cars..." "One would think you'd have better locks." "Doors is always open to you." "Going somewhere?" "I was thinking about it." "I'm looking for your Driver." "You breaking in here, I figure its bad news." "No, Shannon." "It's bad luck." "Two thousand heists a year in this city, he has to pick the wrong one." "He tried to put it right." "Well, he picked the wrong guy for that too." "My partner is a belligerent asshole, with his back against the wall." "Right now, so am I." "If I don't set this straight, I'm in big trouble." "Any idea where he might be?" "Mexico." "Or maybe it was..." "Belize." "Really?" "I was getting excited about this whole thing." "My name on a car!" "I mean, look how beautiful." "I wanted to see my name on this thing." "I think we would've made a go with this business." "Don't worry." "Don't worry." "That's it." "It's done." "There is no pain, it's over." "It's over." "Hello?" "You know the story about "The Scorpion and the Frog"?" "Your friend Nino didn't make it across the river." "I think this has gone on long enough." "You see any reason for it to continue?" "What do you say we meet?" "Why?" "Well..." "You, me and your girlfriend are the only players left." "How's that for a reason?" "When?" "Tomorrow." "There's a place on Sherman Way... it's a restaurant called 'The Great Wall'" "Do you know it?" "Can I talk to you?" "I won't keep you long." "I have to go somewhere and I don't think I can come back." "And I just want you to know..." "Getting to be around you and Benicio, was the best thing that ever happened to me." "Did you bring the money?" "Here's what I'm prepared to offer..." "You give me the money, the girl is safe." "Forever, nobody knows about it." "She's off the map." "I can't offer you the same." "So, this is what I would suggest." "We'll conclude our deals, we'll shake hands." "You'll start the rest of your life." "Any dreams you have, plans or hopes for your future," "I think you got to put that on hold." "For the rest of your life, you're gonna be looking over your shoulder." "I'm just telling you this, because..." "I want you to know the truth." "But the girl is safe." "Where's the money now?" "It's in the car." "THE END Subtitles by:"