Carts of Darkness (2008) Movie Script
1
[NARRATOR]:
I NEED... SOMETHING.
I CRAVE SPEED IN MY LIFE.
I NEED TO BOMB A STEEP HILL,
ESCAPE AN AVALANCHE.
ONCE UPON A TIME,
I MADE SNOWBOARD FILMS,
AND MY LIFE WAS PURE ADRENALINE.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD LAST FOREVER.
[CRASH]
NOW THE MOUNTAINS
THAT SURROUND ME
ARE NOTHING BU BEAUTIFUL OBSTACLES.
I'M LIVING IN A WORLD
OF FLAT SIDEWALKS
AND POWER DOORWAYS,
AND HAVEN'T MADE A FILM
IN 10 YEARS.
RECENTLY, I DISCOVERED
A GROUP OF OUTSIDERS
LIVING IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
MAKING THESE HILLS THEIR OWN.
NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO SEE THEM.
IT'S TIME FOR MY CAMERA
TO LEAD ME INTO A NEW WORLD.
[MAN SHOUTS IN EXCITEMENT]
MY NAME'S AL,
AND I WILL GO DOWN
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY,
GO SCREAMING DOWN.
I WILL DO 67 KILOMETRES AN HOUR.
THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO BOMB
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT.
I'VE SEEN A GUY
DIE TODAY.
I DON'T FUCKING NEED
NO SHIT FROM NO ONE.
I WANT TO GO FASTER!
MY BROTHER'S GO A CART FULL OF EMPTIES
AT A CROSSWALK,
AND GETS SMOKED.
HE WENT 25 METRES
WITH A BROKEN SKULL-CAP.
WHOO!
[CARS HONK]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THAT WAS NOT BAD.
I LIKED THAT ONE.
THAT ONE, WELL,
YOU GOT UP TO MAYBE 55.
LET'S DO ANOTHER ONE.
I AM THE CAN MAN OF NORTH VAN.
THERE AIN'T NOTHING I CAN'T DO.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LIFE.
WITH THOSE BOTTLES IN IT,
AND WITH THAT WEIGHT,
THAT CART WILL DO
70 MILES AN HOUR.
[CRASH]
OH, MY GOD...
YOU OKAY, DUDE?
JUST GET ME
THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH MY LEG,
AND I DON'T EVEN WANT TO
FUCKING DEAL WITH IT.
[NARRATOR]: I USED TO NOTICE
BROKEN-DOWN SHOPPING CARTS
RANDOMLY DISCARDED
BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,
AND ALWAYS WONDERED
WHY THEY WERE LEFT THERE?
THEN I MET SOME BINNERS
OUTSIDE MY LOCAL SUPERMARKE CASHING IN THEIR EMPTIES.
THEY HAD THE SAME OUTLAW ENERGY
THAT DREW ME TO SNOWBOARDING.
SO, THIS IS MY LIFE.
THAT'S WHERE I STAY,
IN THIS TREE OVER HERE.
I'VE BEEN THERE
FOR TWO WEEKS NOW.
IT'S STILL SUMMER WEATHER.
I GOT KICKED OUT OF MY HOUSE.
THIS IS HOW I DO THINGS
RIGHT NOW.
I LIVE IN A BUSH, COLLECT CANS.
I DID MY LEG IN THE OTHER DAY
SHOP CARTING
GOT 17 STITCHES OVER THERE,
BUT, YOU KNOW, LIFE IS LIFE.
EVERYBODY IN EXTREME SPORTS
GETS THE BRUISES.
WHOO!
HAH-HAH!
WHOO-HOO-HOO!
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[AL]:
I ACTUALLY MADE MORE MONEY
COLLECTING BOTTLES EVERY DAY
THAN I DO AT MY JOB RIGHT NOW,
BUT IT MAKES YOU LOOK
LIKE A BUM.
EVERYBODY GETS TO KNOW YOU
AS A BUM,
AND NO ONE,
IF THEY KEEP SEEING YOU
IN NORTH VANCOUVER,
WILL EVER HIRE YOU.
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WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
GOOD GOD.
WE STARTED UP SEVEN,
EIGHT YEARS AGO
PUTTING ALL THE RECYCLABLES OUT.
WELL, I WAS RIDING
SHOPPING CARTS
DOWN MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY,
AND ALL THESE BLUE BINS
WERE OUT.
"HEY, THERE'S A BIG BAG
OF BOTTLES SITTING THERE.
HEY, I'LL GRAB THEM
AND CASH 'EM AT THE VERY END."
I'M MAKING MONEY
WHILE I'M DOING MY SPORT.
HO, HO, HO!
JACKPOT...
YEAH, I CAN'T BELIEVE
THEY'RE ACTUALLY
THROWING THIS STUFF AWAY.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S JUST MONEY IN THE BANK.
MOST PEOPLE THINK
YOU'RE SOME HOMELESS GUY.
I MEAN, HEY,
I WORK FOR A LIVING,
JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
THE ONLY BONUS PART ABOUT IT IS,
I DON'T HAVE TO PAY $800
FOR A FUCKING DAMN HOUSE,
YOU KNOW?
THE ONLY THING I MISS IS,
I LOVE MY TV, AND I...
I HAVEN'T SEEN THE SIMPSON'S
IN A LONG TIME.
WHO'S YOUR FAVOURITE
SIMPSON'S CHARACTER?
WHAT DO YOU CALL HIM,
UH, SNAKE.
SNAKE'S ALWAYS HILARIOUS.
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[FERGIE]: IT'S A PRETTY GOOD
WAY TO MAKE A LIVING.
FIVE CENTS FOR ANYTHING
UNDER A LITRE,
20 CENTS FOR ANYTHING
OVER A LITRE,
AND 10 CENTS FOR BEER,
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I'LL TAKE THEM
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
YOU CAN HAVE THEM.
THAT'D BE GREAT.
BEAUTY.
YOU'RE MAKING MY DAY.
THAT'S RIGHT ON.
A COUPLE OF BUCKS.
SOMETIMES,
THEY CAMOUFLAGE STUFF, YOU KNOW?
THEY'VE GOT PAPERS
ON TOP OF EVERYTHING,
BUT THEN UNDERNEATH,
YOU HIT THE GOLDMINE.
SOME PEOPLE ARE REALLY NICE, EH?
THEY DON'T MIND US COMING AROUND
AND MAKING A FEW DOLLARS.
SOME OF THE BLUE BOX GUYS
GET MAD.
WE TRY AND AVOID THEM, YOU KNOW.
YOU STAY OUT...
YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THEM
COMING DOWN THE STREET,
YOU GO THE OTHER WAY, RIGHT?
THAT'S THE DEAL.
WE'RE MAKING SOME MONEY.
CAN'T LIVE ON FRESH AIR
AND GOOD LOOKS.
YOU KNOW, I COULD PROBABLY
GET A DAMN JOB TOMORROW,
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T SHOW UP
TWO DAYS IN A ROW KIND OF THING
'CAUSE YOU WENT ON A BENDER
WITH SOME PRETTY-LOOKING BLONDE,
AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW
YOU'RE...
YOU'RE FIRED.
[WOMAN #1]: I WOULDN'T WANT TO
HAVE TO WALK UP THAT HILL
EVERY DAY,
NEVER MIND PUSHING A BUGGY.
IT'S HOT, IT'S HEAVY,
IT'S DIRTY.
WE'RE TOO LAZY, MAYBE,
LOTS OF THE TIMES
TO TAKE IT DOWN AND RECYCLE IT.
WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT TIME
TO RINSE THEM OUT, AND...
WELL, WE DO
RINSE OURS OUT.
I THINK THAT WE'RE TOTALLY
HELPING THEM OUT.
EXERCISING, WALKING,
NOT USING ANY FUEL DRIVING CARS.
I THINK THEY SHOULD ALL
HAVE A UNIFORM
AND MAKE IT REALLY LEGAL.
WHOO!
[AL]: LOOK, THE POLICE TOOK
MY LICENCE AWAY,
I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE
ANY KIND OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
OKAY, WHERE'S THE MOTOR
IN ONE OF THOSE THINGS?
THERE'S NO MOTOR,
BUT, HEY, I GET TO GO
AS FAST AS A CAR, THOUGH.
[SHOUTING FOR JOY IN DISTANCE]
I GOT PULLED OVER THERE.
I FIGURED I WAS GOING TO GE A SPEEDING TICKET.
[FERGIE SINGING]:
WE'RE IN THE MONEY...
THAT'S NOT BAD AT ALL
FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS
CRUISING
AROUND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD,
CLEANING UP THE ENVIRONMENT.
THIS IS THE HARD PART,
HAVING TO SORT THIS ALL OUT.
SORTIN', SORTIN', SORTIN'...
[AL]: ON A GOOD DAY FOR ME,
I MAKE $70.
IT'S LIKE
PEOPLE ARE THROWING AWAY CANDY.
[FERGIE]: ALL RIGHT,
WE HIT THE MOTHERLODE.
FIVE-CENT POP,
NOT EVEN WORTH PICKING UP
HALF THE TIME,
BUT WHEN YOU'RE DESPERATE,
YOU KNOW,
YOU'LL PICK UP ANYTHING.
HEY, WE GOT A SIP.
IT'S A DAILY THING.
YOU BECOME AN ALCOHOLIC,
YOU KNOW.
I MEAN, THERE'S A LO WORSE THINGS YOU COULD BE
IN THIS WORLD.
[AL]: THE PROBLEM IS,
I GOT A CRIMINAL HISTORY.
THAT THING WILL HAUNT ME
TILL I DIE.
I CAN'T GET A GOOD JOB.
THERE'S A GOOD BOTTLE CAP THERE.
IT SAYS, "ON THE FIRST WEEK
OF THE NEXT MONTH,
DO SOMETHING JUST FOR YOU."
SO, DO I GET 10 CENTS
FOR THE BEER CANS?
YUP.
GOOD MAN.
I MUST BE A PREFERRED CUSTOMER.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
HAVE A GOOD ONE.
HOW MUCH MORE DO I HAVE?
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN.
SIX, 11... 50?
11.50.
THAT'S NOT BAD.
[NARRATOR]: NORTH VANCOUVER
IS A WEALTHY AREA,
EVEN THE BLUE BOXES HERE
ARE A GOLD MINE.
ALTHOUGH I LOVE
THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD
AND HAVE LIVED HERE FOR YEARS,
I STILL DON'T FEEL LIKE
I BELONG HERE.
AFTER HANGING OU WITH THESE BOTTLE COLLECTORS
FOR JUST A SHORT TIME,
I FEEL MORE AT HOME
IN THEIR WORLD
THAN I DO IN MY OWN.
THERE'S A GOOD ONE
RIGHT THERE.
THERE WE GO.
[NARRATOR]: I WONDER...
HOW FAR WILL THEY
BE WILLING TO TRUST ME?
HEY, YOU GOT LUCKY,
YOU GOT A HANDLE
ON YOURS!
FUCK, THAT'S ALL I NEED
IS THE ONE.
NICE, ROCK,
BUDDY!
YOU THINK SO?
GREAT ROCK!
THIS IS ALL I NEED.
EXTREME RACING, MAN,
YOU NEED YOUR WEIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GET THE WEIGH IN THE BACK OF THE CART.
NOW IT DON'T LIFT LIKE THAT.
WHEN YOU'RE GOING DOWN,
YOU DON'T LIFT.
YOU DON'T WANT THA EVER HAPPENING
'CAUSE THE CART WILL COME
RIGHT ON TOP OF YOU,
WIPE OUT, DEAD.
[CRASH]
I WANT EXTREME.
THAT AIN'T EXTREME.
THAT'S NOTHING.
LOOK,
THE FUCKING THING'S FUCKED!
FUCKING PIECE OF SHI DOWNTOWN CAR DON'T FUCKING WORK PROPERLY.
IT'S A PIECE OF SHIT.
AND THE WINNER IS...
G!
YEAH, FUCK,
OKAY...
AND A PUSSY FUCKING HILL
LIKE THA OVER A FUCKING BRIDGE?
NOW I'M GOING TO GO OVER
AND GET MYSELF
A PROPER FUCKING CAR AND GO TO A PROPER FUCKING HILL.
FUCK, LET'S GO.
WE WILL BE CHOOSING OUR CARTS,
FIGURING OUT WHICH ONE'S
THE BEST CART TO GO DOWN HILLS,
WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR,
AND WE SHALL BEGIN
GOING DOING THIS.
THE PROBLEM IS
WITH THESE CARTS HERE,
OTHER THAN THEY'RE A DOLLAR,
WHICH SOMETIMES
YOU NEVER HAVE CHANGE,
IS, YOU HAVE THIS THING HERE,
WHICH, WHEN YOU'RE RIDING THEM,
YOU GET IT RIGHT IN THE GUT.
AND WHEN YOU'RE GOING DOWN
THAT MANY BUMPS DOWN A HILL,
YOU DON'T WANT SOMETHING
INTERFERING WITH YOUR GUT.
THESE ONES HERE,
THE REAL FUNNY-LOOKING ONES.
NO BOTTLE COLLECTOR
WOULD WANT ONE OF THESE
'CAUSE YOU CANNOT FI A LOT OF BOTTLES IN THERE,
AND AS YOU SEE
WHEN I'M RIDING ONE,
THERE'S NOTHING
TO GRAB MY FOOT ON,
SO I COULD SLIP, BAIL AND CRASH.
WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT,
ESPECIALLY
WHEN YOU'RE GOING 70K.
OKAY, HERE WE ARE
AT ANOTHER STORE.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
WHY I HATE THESE CARTS.
YOU GOT THESE LITTLE BARS
RIGHT HERE ON THERE
WHICH BANG INTO YOUR ELBOWS.
THE ONLY ADVANTAGE TO THIS IS,
YOU CAN FILL THIS THING
RIGHT TO THE MAX OF BOTTLES.
THEY DON'T USUALLY GO STRAIGHT.
OH, ACTUALLY,
THAT ONE'S NOT TOO BAD.
IT ACTUALLY ROLLS STRAIGHT.
CAN'T LOSE MY QUARTER.
HERE WE ARE AT ANOTHER STORE.
THERE'S YOUR PROPER CART.
FOOTING IS THE MAIN KEY HERE.
YOU PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN,
CLICK IT IN,
NOW IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE,
NOT GOING NOWHERE.
YOU DON'T HAVE
THAT STUPID THING.
YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A FLAT AREA
THAT YOUR BELLY CAN SIT ON.
THE TIRES ARE BIGGER.
THE FRONT ONES ARE SMALLER.
YOU CAN PICK UP MORE SPEED,
AND IT'S FUN TO DO.
LOOK HOW STRAIGHT IT GOES.
YOU CANNOT BEAT THAT CART.
MY LAST CIGARETTE.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
MY LIGHTER,
MY CIGARETTES,
MONEY...
AND ANYWAYS,
I GOT TO DO
WHAT I GOT TO DO IN THERE.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS,
I'M GOING TO TURN MYSELF IN
AND GO TO JAIL.
I WON'T BE EATING ANY GODDAMN
GOOD MEALS ANYMORE.
ANYWAYS...
THAT'S MY LIFE.
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[NARRATOR]: I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHY AL WENT TO JAIL.
HE TOLD ME
IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH
SHOPPING CARTS AND STOLEN CARS.
I KNOW THERE IS A DARK SIDE
TO AL'S LIFE.
I'M JUST NOT SURE
WHAT TO BELIEVE.
I RAN INTO
A SKATER FRIEND HERE ONCE,
AND HE WAS WEARING HANDCUFFS.
THE CHAIN HAD BEEN CUT,
BUT THE METAL RINGS
WERE STILL AROUND HIS WRISTS.
TO ME, THIS PARK HAS ALWAYS
REPRESENTED FREEDOM.
ZEV,
HAPPY CANADA DAY!
I USED TO FILM MY FRIENDS
SKATEBOARDING HERE,
BUT BEFORE I STARTED
HANGING OUT WITH AL,
I NEVER PAID MUCH ATTENTION
TO THE OLD GUY
COLLECTING BOTTLES.
[BOB]:
THERE IS GOLD, THERE IS SILVER.
THERE ARE DIAMONDS,
AND THERE ARE SHARES
IN GREAT CORPORATIONS,
HOWEVER,
THE ONLY TRUE VALUE
IN THIS GREAT SOCIETY
IS THE VALUE OF A CAN.
A BEER CAN IS WORTH A DIME,
AND A POP CAN IS WORTH A NICKEL.
IT'S THE ONLY VALUE
THAT IS STABLE,
AND THAT'S MY BUSINESS,
AND MY BUSINESS IS PICKING UP
EVERY DAY.
[SKATEBOARD TOURNAMENT EMCEE
COMMENTATES]
ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO,
I DECIDED TO LEAVE
MY WIFE AND MY FAMILY,
AND I DIDN'T FEEL, YOU KNOW,
LIKE DOING
A REGULAR JOB ANYMORE.
I JUST FELT LIKE DOING ART.
PAINTING, WRITING POETRY,
AND BEING
RELATIVELY INDEPENDENT FROM...
FROM THE WORK FORCE.
I DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY WANT TO
COLLECT CANS OR BOTTLES.
IT STARTED REALLY
BECAUSE I HAD TO FEED MYSELF.
I TRY EVERY DAY
TO MAKE $20 OR $25
FROM CANS AND BOTTLES.
IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO HOURS.
ON CANADA DAY,
I MADE, I FIGURE, ABOUT $270.
THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY THERE
TO LAST ME A MONTH OR MORE.
IT'S THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR.
I DO ONLY BOTTLES.
I DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE.
EVEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY,
I GET MY SHARE OF CANS.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE
GREEDY ABOUT IT.
$20 A DAY,
TO ME, THAT'S ABOUT ENOUGH.
IF I WANT TO ACQUIRE SOMETHING,
THEN I MIGHT PUT A LITTLE BI MORE EFFORT INTO IT,
BUT EVERY TIME
THAT YOU PUT EFFORT INTO WORK,
AND YOU'RE MAKING
A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY,
YOU BETTER HAVE A VERY GOOD PLAN
OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO
WITH THAT MONEY
BECAUSE YOU'RE USING UP
YOUR LIFE.
WE'RE NOT PRISONERS.
WE SHOULD NOT BE PRISONERS
OF THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM
THAT WE LIVE IN.
WE SHOULD BE FREE.
FREE PEOPLE.
[NARRATOR]:
AFTER 10 MONTHS IN JAIL,
AL IS FINALLY GETTING RELEASED.
I WENT OUT TO VISI A COUPLE OF TIMES,
BUT NOW I'M NERVOUS
ABOUT PICKING HIM UP.
BIG AL...
JUST GOT OUT, YEAH, YEAH.
IT FEELS LIKE FREEDOM.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU
CRAVING THE MOST?
WHAT DO WE GE FOR YOU FIRST?
WELL, WOMEN ARE
A GREAT COMMODITY RIGHT NOW,
BUT I THINK A WENDY'S HAMBURGER
WOULD BE JUST PERFECT FOR ME.
EVERYTHING IS JUST MOVING
A LITTLE WAY TOO FAST RIGHT NOW
FOR MY EYES.
I'M NOT USED TO THIS.
EVERYTHING IN JAIL
IS NICE AND SLOW,
AND EVERYTHING...
EVERYTHING IS ALL, YOU KNOW...
I'VE GOT TO PACE MYSELF
IF I'M GOING TO LAST ANYWHERE.
SO, NOW THAT YOU'RE OUT,
HOW DOES THAT FEEL?
SINCE RIGHT NOW,
I AM ACTUALLY
FREE TO THE WORLD
IN WHICH YOU HAVE
NO IDEA HOW FREE.
I DON'T HAVE
ANY FURNITURE.
I HAVE NO WIFE.
I HAVE NO KIDS
TO LOOK AFTER.
I GOT NOTHING.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHERE I GO.
I'M BACK
TO THE NORTH SHORE.
I'LL BE WALKING THAT BRIDGE
GUARANTEED TONIGHT.
HOW COME?
WELL, I'M GOING TO
CAMP OUT OVER THERE.
OH, OKAY.
HOME SWEET HOME.
LET'S GO HAVE SOME FUN.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO
FLY DOWN THE HILLS,
AND, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS
GET CHEERFUL AFTER I DO IT.
THE ONLY THING IS,
JAIL, THEY DON'T HAVE
SHOPPING CARTS,
OR HILLS, OR ANY OF THAT.
IT'S THE ONE THING
THEY TAKE AWAY FROM YOU.
IT'S BEEN 10 MONTHS
SINCE I'VE DONE IT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE,
THEY DO PUSH THEM
DOWN THE HILLS.
THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW...
LIKE, I GO DOWN STEEP HILLS.
WOULD YOU CALL I EXTREME, WHAT YOU DO?
I DON'T KNOW.
LET'S JUST SAY,
"WHAT IS EXTREME?"
SO, WE NEED SANDBAGS,
OR ROCKS, OR WHAT?
AH, ROCKS OR WHATEVER.
WE'LL FIND THEM UP THERE.
THAT'S
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY.
THAT'S WHERE
I'M GOING DOWN.
IT LOOKS A LITTLE STEEP,
DOESN'T IT?
OH, YEAH.
[LAUGHING]
[AL]: IF THERE'S SOME WAY
I COULD MAYBE PUT SKIS ON A...
ON A SHOPPING CART,
IT JUST, IT WOULD BE AWESOME
JUST TO GO DOWN A SNOW SLOPE,
MAYBE SOME MOGULS,
AND, YOU KNOW...
I COULD SEE IT COMING
DOWN THE ROAD,
WAY DOWN THE ROAD, PEOPLE...
MAYBE THIS MIGHT BE A SPOR FOR EVERYBODY,
BUT IT IS PRETTY DANGEROUS,
AND THEN YOU GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT THE COPS.
SO ARE YOU EXCITED
TO DO MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY?
DAMN EXCITED.
A LITTLE NERVOUS.
IT'S LIKE RIDING A BIKE,
YOU JUST CAN'T FORGET IT.
IT'S $30 EVERY TIME YOU DO
A NICE LITTLE SHOPPING CART RUN.
IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S ALL FREE.
I ACTUALLY GOT TO TAKE
A SHOPPING CAR FROM SOME COMPANY,
AND LIKE I SAY,
SHOES AIN'T FREE,
UNLESS YOU'RE A THIEF,
AND I'M NOT GOING BACK TO JAIL
FOR IT, YOU KNOW.
I DON'T LIKE THE GRIP TOO MUCH.
IT'S NOT GOING TO
SLOW ME DOWN ENOUGH,
SO, HOPEFULLY, I DON' RUN OVER A GIRL ON A BUGGY
CARRYING HER BABY,
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
THINK I'M NUTS.
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[LAUGHING]
[CAR HONKS]
[LAUGHING]
WHOO!
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AH, IT'S SLOWING DOWN.
OH, IT WAS AWESOME.
FIRST RIDE SINCE I'VE BEEN OUT,
AND IT'S JUS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.
I DON'T KNOW, YOU GUYS.
I WANT TO DO IT AGAIN.
I LOVE IT.
JUST... AH!
WAS IT WORTH
WAITING 10 MONTHS?
WORTH EVERY MINUTE.
THINGS I'M FEELING
RIGHT NOW,
YOU JUS CAN'T EXPERIENCE I UNTIL YOU'VE DONE IT.
RIGHT ON, MAN.
I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU
DOING IT AGAIN.
IT'S AWESOME.
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE
IT'S OVER.
[NARRATOR]:
CHASING AL DOWN MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY
TEASED MEMORIES OUT OF MY BONES.
IT WASN'T THE SAME
AS SNOWBOARDING,
BUT IT GAVE ME A RUSH
I HAVEN'T FELT IN YEARS.
CAN I CAPTURE
THE ESSENCE OF MY OLD LIFE
BY FOLLOWING AL DEEPER INTO HIS?
DUDE, I WANT TO GO STRAIGHT.
I WANT TO CATCH THIS GUY.
OKAY,
I'LL CUT IN HERE.
OH, YEAH, I DEFINITELY
WANT TO CATCH THIS GUY.
AL! WHAT'S
GOING ON, BUDDY?
EXCUSE ME.
WHEN DID YOU GET OUT?
FUCKING GOT OUT,
BUDDY, TODAY!
HEY, RIGHT ON.
WHAT ARE YOU UP TO, BUDDY?
I JUST GOT OUT OF JAIL, LIKE,
NOT EVEN THREE HOURS AGO.
I JUST GOT OUT.
NICE HAIR-CUT.
FUCK, THANKS, BUDDY.
YOU GOING
IN THE BEER STORE?
YEAH.
YES, WELL, YOU MIGHT AS WELL
WALK WITH ME.
THIS IS MOSQUITO CREEK.
HOLY SHIT, EH?
OH, YEAH, BUDDY.
DID YOU WAN ONE OF THESE THINGS?
GEEZ, I'D LOVE ONE.
THERE YOU GO.
THE FIRST FUCKING BEER,
FIRST BEER
THAT I HAVE HAD
IN FUCKING 10 MONTHS.
[LAUGHS]
IS THAT ALL YOU TOOK
AFTER 10 MONTHS?
COME ON, MAN,
PUT IT UP!
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
THIS BEER FUCKING
DOESN'T TASTE AS GOOD
AS I THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO BE.
WAIT TILL YOU GET DOWN
THE SECOND ONE.
WHERE THE HELL'S
MURRAY?
MURRAY'S COMING.
GO RIGHT UNDERNEATH.
WE GOT IT, GO AHEAD.
OKAY.
GO AHEAD, EH,
WE'RE NOT DROPPING IT.
THIS IS THIS IS REALLY
FUCKING OFF-ROADING HERE.
OKAY, THERE HE GOES.
[AL]: SO THIS IS FIRST TIME
YOU'VE BEEN DOWN
IN THESE LITTLE PARTS.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
IN THIS SPOT.
I'VE BEEN
LOOKING AT IT,
BUT I WASN'T SURE
HOW DEEP IT WENT,
AND IF I CAN MAKE I ACROSS IN A WHEELCHAIR.
OR IF YOU CAN
MAKE IT OUT.
YEAH, OR IF I
MAKE IT OUT,
YEAH, EXACTLY.
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS,
A CONVENTION?
[LAUGHTER]
FERGIE,
YOU LITTLE BUGGER!
HOW YOU DOING,
FERG?
PRIVATE PROPERTY,
NO TRESPASSING.
FUCK OFF.
ALL OF YOU'S, OUT.
HOW YOU DOING?
HOW YOU DOING?
YOU BETTER
HAVE A BEER
FOR A POOR BASTARD
LIKE ME.
I DON'T KNOW,
I DON'T KNOW, FUCK.
HEY, WHAT'S WITH
THE CANADIAN FLAGS
ON THE SOCKS?
WELL, SOMEBODY'S GOTTA
FUCKING BE PATRIOTIC.
I GAVE HIM THOSE.
WHERE YOU LIVING
NOW, FERG?
YOU LIVING IN
A HOSTEL, ARE YOU?
NOT SAYING.
YOU BACK
IN THE HOSTEL?
HE'S NOT SAYING.
WOULDN'T GO BACK THERE
IF YOU PAID ME.
I USED TO LIVE IN THE SHELTER,
BUT THEY HAVE
A DIFFERENT AGENDA THAN I DO.
I CAN'T ABIDE BY THE RULES.
WELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN'T,
YOU KNOW.
I'M BETTER OFF IN THE BUSH
KIND OF THING.
SO YOU COLLEC EMPTIES, TOO, AL?
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, THAT'S HOW WE GE OUR MONEY, MAN.
THAT'S OUR SPENDING MONEY,
YOU KNOW.
I GET $446.00 A MONTH
ON MY PENSION CHEQUE.
IT AIN'T A WHOLE LOT.
PEOPLE HASSLE YOU
'CAUSE YOU COLLECT CANS,
OR DO YOU
GET AWAY WITH IT?
NO, NO, I NEVER...
NO, I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.
NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.
I DON'T RATTLE
DOWN THE STREE WITH A BUGGY
FULL OF EMPTIES,
YOU KNOW, AT 5:00
IN THE MORNING,
"BRRING, BRRING, BRRING,"
YOU KNOW?
THAT'S WHA PISSES PEOPLE OFF, RIGHT?
HEY, THERE'S STILL A DRAG
LEFT OF THAT, FERG.
I'M SAVING I FOR LATER.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING?
WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?
I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT 30 YEARS,
SO...
AND EVERY TIME I LEAVE,
I END UP COMING BACK,
BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE IT HERE,
YOU KNOW.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
I GOT KIDS HERE,
BUT I DON'T SEE THEM VERY OFTEN.
WHEN YOU GOT A DAD LIKE ME,
YOU KNOW, LIKE,
HOW CLOSE DO YOU WANT TO GET,
YOU KNOW?
CAN'T WIN FOR LOSING SOME DAYS.
[DOGS BARKING]
DOGS, YOU GOT TO HATE THEM.
GARBAGE TRUCK.
[BOB]: AL IS NOT A TRUE
BOTTLE COLLECTOR.
I'VE KNOWN HIM
FOR A GOOD MANY YEARS,
AND HE WILL TELL YOU HIMSELF
THAT HIS FORTE IS NOT BOTTLES.
HE DOESN'T HAVE
THE PATIENCE FOR IT,
BUT RATHER MORE,
LIFTING FURNITURE,
OR SWAMPING ON THE TRUCKS,
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
[AL]:
THE ART OF PICKING UP BOTTLES.
WHEN I'M DONE MY ROUTES, 10:30,
I'M COMING DOWN THE HILLS
AT THE RECYCLING PLACE
PROBABLY ABOUT 11:00,
AND GUESS WHAT?
MY WHOLE DAY IS OVER.
DO THE MATH.
I'M UP AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING,
BUT I'M ALREADY DONE AT 11:00.
THESE WORKING STIFFS
ARE OUT THERE
DOING ALL THE TAXES.
IT'S ALL TAX-FREE MONEY.
[BOB]:
BASICALLY, WHAT I DO IS,
I HELP KEEP THE PLACE CLEAN,
AND, UM, THE EXTRA REVENUE
FROM THE BOTTLES AND CANS,
WHAT I DO IS,
I GROW PLANTS WITH IT.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED
GROWING FLOWERS,
THE IDEA, IT WASN'T IN MY HEAD,
YOU KNOW,
TO SUPPLY EVERYBODY ELSE,
BUT THEN I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,
"WELL, EVERYBODY'S
SO GOOD TO ME,
I CAN RETURN THEM IN KIND."
[]
MY DEFINITION OF RICHES
IS NOT DOLLAR BILLS AND THINGS.
PRETTY BIRD, COME ON.
IF YOU HAVE ONE FRIEND,
YOU ARE VERY, VERY RICH.
OH, THERE HE GOES.
BECAUSE TRUE FRIENDS,
THEY WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN.
I HAVE CULTIVATED
A LARGE NUMBER OF FRIENDS,
AND I AM, WITHOUT A DOUBT,
THE RICHEST PERSON IN THIS AREA.
[AL]: YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES,
THE NORTH SHORE
IS JUST ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
LIKE, LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
I MEAN, YOU CAN'T BEAT THIS,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
JUST I...
I CAN'T GO IN THE DOWNTOWN,
NOT AT ALL.
WHY?
WELL, DOWNTOWN,
IT LOOKS LIKE THE SLUMS,
LIKE, LOOK AT IT THERE.
YOU KNOW,
JUST ABSOLUTELY SLUMMY.
YEAH, SO I CRASHED OU AT A DISGUSTING HOUSE
LAST NIGHT.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS
ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
[FERGIE]: ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO,
I HAD A SHERRY BOTTLE,
HAD A BOTTLE OF GOOF
DOWN MY COAT SLEEVE
OR WHATEVER,
AND I WIPED OU ON THE FRICKING ROCKS BACK THERE
AND I LANDED ON THE ROCKS,
AND THE SHERRY BOTTLE BROKE
AND SLIT MY NERVES OR WHATEVER.
SHIT.
SO NOW THIS HAND DOESN'T WORK
WORTH A DAMN ANYMORE.
BUT ANYWAY, UH...
SO THE NEW RULE IS?
THE NEW RULE IS,
NO MORE GLASS BOTTLES
IN YOUR SLEEVE.
PLASTIC'S OKAY, BUT NOT GLASS.
YEAH,
IT'S GOING TO BE
ANOTHER WONDERFUL DAY
IN THE OFFICE.
YEAH, I HAD TWO BUCKS
WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING.
TWO BUCKS.
THIS IS LIKE $5.78.
MAN, I CAN MAKE $5.78 IN A...
YOU KNOW, JUST, PRETTY QUICK
BOTTLE-PICKING, RIGHT?
OH, OKAY.
YOU KNOW, DUMPSTER-JUMPING.
AND YOU GET FOOD
OUT OF THAT, TOO?
JUST THE OTHER DAY
I HAD, LIKE, DELI SANDWICHES.
IT WAS GREAT.
LIKE A BORGA-SMORG.
YOU KNOW? SMORGASBORD?
JOKE.
ANYWAY...
IT'S LIKE WALT DISNEY, YOU KNOW?
I HAD TWO PET SKUNKS
LIVING HERE WITH ME,
BUT THEN JUST LAST WEEK,
ONE OF THE SKUNKS,
I SEEN HIM LYING DEAD
ON THE ROAD,
HIT BY A CAR.
SO THE OTHER GUY
STILL COMES AROUND
TWICE A DAY,
BUT HE'S, YOU KNOW,
YOU CAN TELL
HE'S FRICKING LONELY,
YOU KNOW?
LIKE, NO BUDDY
TO HANG AROUND WITH.
'CAUSE THEY WERE
ALWAYS PLAYING.
I'VE BEEN...
I CAME BACK TO TOWN
OVER TWO YEARS AGO,
AND I HAVEN'T HAD
A PLACE TO LIVE YET.
SO I'VE JUST BEEN
CRUISING AROUND, YOU KNOW?
BUT I MEAN, LIKE I SAID,
THE CITY BOYS ARE GETTING...
THEY'VE WARNED ME, RIGHT,
BECAUSE...
YOU'RE NOT TOTALLY HIDDEN.
THERE'S A PATH RIGHT HERE.
NO, I DON' WANT TO BE.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO
HIDE FROM ANYBODY.
YEAH...
YOU KNOW, AND THEY SAY,
"WHY DON'T YOU GO
TO THE SHELTER?"
WELL, "BUDDY, I'VE BEEN
IN THE SHELTER," YOU KNOW,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO LIVE THERE
BECAUSE IT'S NOT CONDUCIVE
TO RECOVERING
FROM ANYTHING.
YEAH.
BEING AROUND EVERYBODY
THAT'S DOING EVERYTHING.
YOU KNOW, AND THEY'VE
ALL GOT THEIR PROBLEMS.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
EVERYBODY ELSE'S PROBLEMS
ALL AT THE SAME...
YOU KNOW,
'CAUSE ALL IT DOES
IS DEPRESS
THE SHIT OUT OF YOU,
AND THEN
ONE OF THESE DAYS,
THEY'RE GOING TO
COME OUT HERE
AND FIND ME
HANGING FROM THE FUCKIN'...
LIKE, I'VE THOUGH ABOUT THA A LOT LATELY,
YOU KNOW?
YOU THINK ABOUT THA ALL THE FUCKING TIME.
SO THE LONGER I CAN
STAY OUT HERE,
THE HAPPIER I'LL BE.
SO, WHA DO YOU SAY, FERG?
PAY NO ATTENTION
TO THAT MAN BEHIND THEM,
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT MAN
BEHIND THE CURTAIN.
I AM THE GREAT OZ!
[LAUGHING]
SMILE, YOU BASTARD.
SMILE!
IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE
TO DO IT.
WE GOT MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY
RIGHT THERE.
YEAH...
AND WE GET DOWN
THE BOTTOM,
AND THEN THE FUCKING
MOTHER OF ALL HILLS,
KEITH.
YEE-HOO!
OH, YES,
WE'LL DO KEITH.
WE'RE GOING TO DO
KEITH.
RIP DOWN.
IT'S GOT THE S-CURVE,
GET GOOD SPEED.
YES, BU WE CAN'T DO THE S,
'CAUSE THEY GO A CONSTRUCTION ZONE.
YOU GOT CARS
GOING THROUGH THERE?
YEAH, BU IT'S SINGLE-LANE TRAFFIC
WITH PEOPLE GOING
WITH THEIR STUPID SIGNS.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
GET THE FUCK
OUT OF THE WAY!
YEAH, LET'S DO IT.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN DOING THIS FOR?
I USED TO LIVE AT THE BOTTOM
OF MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY,
AND THAT'S HOW I'D GET HOME
ALL THE TIME.
STEAL A CAR FROM WESTLYNN MALL THERE,
AND FUCKING FLY IT HOME.
"GEORDIE...
"WHY IS THERE A CART ALWAYS
SITTING OUTSIDE OUR HOUSE?"
[LAUGHING]
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
THERE, G,
I'LL PUT $20 ON THE LINE
ON WHO WINS THIS FUCKING ONE.
FUCK YOU, YOU GO FUCKING 70 POUNDS ON ME.
PUT 70 POUNDS
IN YOUR CART THEN.
YEAH, AND YOU'LL PU 70 POUNDS IN YOUR CART, TOO.
NO, I WILL NOT.
YOU KNOW, I'VE GONE
70 KILOMETRES AN HOUR.
IF THE CART CAN GO FASTER, HEY.
THEY'RE JUST CHEAP WHEELS.
I WANT AIR-TIME.
[CARS HONKING]
[CHEERING]
WHAT WAS
OUR SPEED THERE?
60K.
WHAT DID WE DO, 60?
YEAH, 60K!
WASN'T TOO BAD.
GOT MY EYES WATERING ANYWAYS.
[]
ALONG ABOUT 1825
I LEFT TENNESSEE
VERY MUCH ALIVE
AND I NEVER WOULD HAVE GO THROUGH THE ARKANSAS MUD
IF I HADN'T BEEN RIDIN'
ON A TENNESSEE STUD...
THAT'S THE FIRST SONG
I EVER TRIED TO LEARN,
BUT IT'S NOT...
LIKE, I DON' PLAY IT RIGHT.
I JUST PLAY IT MY...
YOU KNOW, LIKE,
TWO CHORDS,
AND A LOT OF STRUMMING
AND SHIT.
[]
WELL, THE TENNESSEE STUD
WAS LONG AND LEAN
THE COLOR OF THE SUN
AND HIS EYES WERE GREEN
HE HAD THE NERVE
AND HE HAD THE BLOOD
AND THERE NEVER WAS A HORSE
LIKE THE TENNESSEE STUD...
I HAVE TO WATCH
WHAT THIS HAND IS DOING NOW.
I NEVER USED TO HAVE TO.
I COULD JUST FEEL.
LIKE, YOU KNEW WITHOUT LOOKING.
YEAH.
BUT NOW WITH THE NERVE DAMAGE
IN THERE,
NOW YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH
WHAT YOU'RE DOING ALL THE TIME.
NOT THAT MY FUCKING EYES
ARE DOING ANY BETTER EITHER,
YOU KNOW?
I JUST TURNED 49.
YEAH.
I TURNED 49.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING
SINCE I WAS, LIKE, 15,
AND NOW I'M, YOU KNOW,
NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
RELEARN ALL OVER AGAIN
HOW TO GE THESE FINGERS WORKING.
NERVE DAMAGE IS SOMETHING,
I DON'T KNOW...
YEAH.
I DON'T THINK
THEY CAN FIX THAT SHIT.
NO.
NO...
WELL, YOU KNOW MORE
ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT.
YEAH,
I'M WAITING FOR THEM
TO FIGURE OU HOW TO FIX IT.
ONE DAY.
JESUS CHRIST, I'VE GO THREE-QUARTERS OF A BOTTLE HERE.
SOMEBODY BETTER
HELP ME DRINK THIS,
OR ELSE WE'RE GOING TO ALL
BE IN TROUBLE.
NOTHING LIKE SUNSHINE
AND A BOTTLE OF GOOF.
PULL OVER,
IT'S A ROUTINE...
IT'S A ROUTINE CHECK.
[LAUGHING]
I WAS RIDIN' ON DOWN
IN THE NO MAN'S LAND
RUN SMACK DAB
INTO AN INDIAN BAND
WELL, THEY CHASED MY STEED
WITH A WHOOP AND A YELL
BUT I RODE AWAY
LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL
I CIRCLED MY PAD
FOR A TIME OR TWO
JUST TO SHOW 'EM WHA A TENNESSEE HORSE COULD DO
I'M...
OH, FUCK.
I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER
THE SONG NOW.
I'VE LOST A LOT OF PEOPLE
TO THIS.
A LOT OF MY FRIENDS
HAVE PASSED ON.
IT WASN'T 'CAUSE OF OLD AGE.
WELL...
THAT'S THE WAY
I USUALLY START OUT MY SONGS IS,
WELL...
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T PLAY--
IF YOU DON'T SAY, "WELL,"
THEN IT AIN'T ME.
[]
WELL, THERE'S A PRETTY
LITTLE BABY
ON THE CABIN FLOOR
AND LITTLE HOSS COL LAYIN' 'ROUND THE DOOR
AND I LOVE THAT GIRL
WITH GOLDEN HAIR
AND THE TENNESSEE STUD
LOVES THE TENNESSEE MARE...
[]
AW, I FUCKED IT UP BAD.
SO, FERGIE, DO YOU HAVE,
AFTER ALL THIS,
DO YOU HAVE...
WHAT ARE
YOUR REGRETS?
I HAVE...
NO, YOU CAN'T HAVE REGRETS
IN THIS LIFE.
YOU CAN'T.
BECAUSE SHIT HAPPENS
TO EVERYBODY, RIGHT?
YOU KNOW THAT.
OH, YEAH, I KNOW I MORE THAN ANYBODY,
I THINK.
SHIT HAPPENS, BUDDY.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S NOT EASY BEING ME.
IT'S NOT EASY BEING US.
[]
[AL]: I'M VISITING
A FEW FRIENDS HERE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM
IN A LITTLE WHILE,
AND IT'S JUST KIND OF...
A NIGHT IN THE LIFE OF AL
IS WHAT THIS IS.
[LAUGHING]: YEAH, OKAY.
A THANKSGIVING
NIGHT WITH AL.
THANKSGIVING?
HOLY CHRIST,
WHAT HAVE YOU
GOT THERE?
LET'S GET THIS
IGNITED PROPERLY.
HOLY FUCK,
BURN YOUR FACE OFF!
FLEMME DE LA FLEMME.
[LAUGHING]
FLAMBOY!
WOULD THAT BE IT, FLAMBOY?
[LAUGHING]
BY TRADE I'M A...
I'M A 30-YEAR CARNEY.
IT'S THE OFF-SEASON NOW,
SO HERE I AM ENJOYING LIFE.
LIFE'S AN ADVENTURE,
YOU KNOW, IT'S A JOURNEY
NOT A...
NOT A DESTINY.
UH, TINFOIL.
WE NEED SOME TINFOIL.
WHAT DO YOU FUCKING
NEED TINFOIL FOR?
YOU GOT A GRATE,
DON'T YOU?
WELL, YOU HAVE TO ASK MAX.
HE'S THE CHEF.
THIS GUY CAN COOK
ANYTHING.
MAX, YOU GO TINFOIL?
NICE.
YOU EAT WELL, EH!
OH, VERY WELL.
BROWN SUGAR ON THERE, TOO.
IT ADDS FLAVOUR.
ONLY LAZY PEOPLE
STARVE.
YOU HAVE ALL THE MONEY
IN THE WORLD,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
IF THEY RUN OUT OF MONEY,
WE STILL SURVIVE.
WELL, WHERE ARE YOU
FROM ORIGINALLY?
ORIGINALLY?
I'M MORE LIKE
A NOMADIC GYPSY.
I'VE BEEN TRAVELING
ALL MY LIFE.
I REALLY HAVE NO ROOTS
RIGHT YET.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
I'M FROM KAMLOOPS
ORIGINALLY,
THE INTERIOR.
I GREW UP THERE.
I LIVED IN WHISTLER FOR A WHILE,
MOVED BACK TO KAMLOOPS,
GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT,
GOT HURT,
CAME BACK TO VANCOUVER
AND RECOVERED,
AND BACK INTO FILM-MAKING.
I WAS MAKING FILMS
BEFORE I GOT HURT,
AND NOW I'M BACK
DOING IT,
SO IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD,
YOU KNOW?
I DON'T CARE ABOU BEING IN A WHEELCHAIR
WHEN I CAN DO
WHAT I LOVE TO DO, RIGHT?
EXACTLY.
IF YOU CAN DO THIS,
IF YOU CAN GET UP
AND GET BACK INTO BUSINESS
DOING SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF,
AND ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
HEY, YOU KNOW, LIKE,
YOU GOT TO BLESS YOURSELF.
I THINK WHEN PEOPLE SEE ME
IN A WHEELCHAIR,
SOMETIMES THEY DON'T KNOW
THE REAL STORY,
AND THEY ASSUME THINGS,
AND I THINK IF SOMEONE
SEES SOMEONE, YOU KNOW,
OUT IN A PARKING LO LIVING LIKE THIS,
THEY'RE GOING TO ASSUME THINGS,
BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH,
RIGHT?
UH-HUH,
EXACTLY.
THEY DON'T KNOW THE GENEROSITY
OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
WALK AROUND
WITH A BLIND EYE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THANK YOU, LORD,
THANK YOU, GOD,
AND THANK YOU, FISHERMEN,
MOST OF ALL.
YEAH, MAX!
I WANT TO TRY
MAX'S CHEF SPECIAL.
HE IS
AN AWESOME CHEF.
OH, WELL, YOU KNOW,
THANKSGIVING,
THE TURKEY
WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.
SO, AL IS JUST OVER HERE
ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY
EXIT RAMPS
BETWEEN THE HOLIDAY INN
AND THE HIGHWAY.
HE'S RIGHT IN THAT TREE
RIGHT THERE.
THERE'S EVEN A PATHWAY
OVER THERE.
YOU CAN SEE
WHERE HE WALKS UP EVERY DAY.
AND OF COURSE, IT'S RIGHT BESIDE
THE BEER AND WINE STORE.
EVER SINCE I GOT OUT OF JAIL,
I PITCHED THIS TENT.
I JUST SET IT RIGHT HERE.
HEY, IT'S PERFECT.
TRAFFIC WAKES YOU UP
IN THE MORNING.
YOU GET UP
AND DO BOTTLES AND STUFF,
AND THEN COME BACK
IN THE AFTERNOON,
LIKE RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS.
WASHROOM FACILITIES,
SHOWERS, THE WORKS,
JUST ON MY DOORSTEP.
I GO RIGHT IN THE HOTEL,
AND IN THE MORNING,
THEY'RE USUALLY SO BUSY
WITH PEOPLE CHECKING OU ANYWAYS.
I EVEN GOT USE
OF A SWIMMING POOL.
MORNING, AL.
HOW YOU DOING, MUR?
WHAT DID YOU
GET UP TO LAST NIGHT?
I ACTUALLY MADE I AN EARLY NIGHT.
IT WASN'T TOO BAD.
YOU CUT IT SHORT?
YOU DIDN'T GE TOO WASTED?
NAH, I DIDN'T GE TOO WASTED.
YOU'RE CURBING IT NOW,
AREN'T YOU?
YEAH, YEAH,
I'M NOT GETTING
ANY YOUNGER, YOU KNOW.
SO, THIS QUITTING
DRINKING THING,
I CAN'T SEE I BEING THAT HARD FOR YOU.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS SMARTEN UP,
AND YOU'LL
QUIT DRINKING.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL,
BUT WHAT ABOUT FERGIE,
LIKE, HE'S...
I KNOW,
I HATE TO SAY IT,
BUT I THINK
HE'S ON HIS LAST LEGS THERE.
HE'S PICKLED AS A NEWT.
I FIGURE, IF YOU GET HIM
TO QUIT DRINKING,
HE'LL DIE.
SO, SHOULD WE ASK HIM
IF HE WANTS TO GO
TO DETOX,
OR LEAVE HIM BE?
IS IT...
WOULD HE...
WELL, I THINK
WE SHOULD ACTUALLY ASK HIM.
IT ALL...
LIKE, HEY, IF HE WANTS TO DO IT,
RIGHT ON.
WE COULD ALL STOP IT.
YEAH, WELL,
I DRINK, TOO,
BUT IT'S NO AFFECTING MY LIFE,
I DON'T THINK.
YEAH, IT IS.
YEAH, IT'S AFFECTING
EVERYBODY'S LIFE,
BUT YOU GO SERIOUS PROBLEMS, THOUGH.
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
IF I WAS IN YOUR STATE,
I'D BE PROBABLY
A FULL-FLEDGED ALCOHOLIC.
WITH A CAMERA STRAPPED
TO MY HEAD OR SOMETHING.
[LAUGHTER]
I FIGURE I'M GOING TO
GO SOBER FOR...
I DON'T KNOW,
I'M GOING TO TRY TODAY.
AND THEN...
AND THEN IF I WORKS OUT TODAY,
MAYBE I'LL GO SOBER
TOMORROW.
AND THEN IF THAT WORKS OUT,
MAYBE I'LL EVEN QUIT SMOKING.
THE BES I'VE EVER DONE,
I LASTED, LIKE,
THREE MONTHS.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
YEAH, I REMEMBER,
YOU WERE SOBER--
BUT I WAS GOING
TO MEETINGS,
LIKE, AA MEETINGS,
LIKE TWO OR THREE
MEETINGS A DAY.
YEAH, WELL, HEY,
I'M SITTING WITH $70
IN MY POCKET,
AND I'M NOT EVEN THINKING
ABOUT GETTING A BEER.
YOU KNOW, IS THA EVER HARSH, EH?
[LAUGHING]
SO, ARE YOU SERIOUSLY NO GOING TO CONSIDER, UH...
WELL, I GOT TO
SLOW DOWN,
'CAUSE I'VE BEEN
FALLING DOWN
ON THESE ROCKS,
YOU KNOW,
BUT YOU JUST CAN'T...
IT'S HARD TO CHANGE.
I'VE BEEN DRINKING
SINCE I WAS, LIKE, 15,
AND IT'S JUST...
A VICIOUS CIRCLE, YOU KNOW?
I'D RATHER QUIT SMOKING
THAN QUIT DRINKING.
I'D LIVE LONGER,
YOU KNOW, I THINK.
WELL, NOT IF YOU STAR THINKING ABOU HANGING YOURSELF
ON A TREE, YOU KNOW?
THAT'S ACTUALLY
NOT THAT FUNNY,
ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW...
IT'S JUST...
OH, I WOULDN'T DO IT.
I SURE HOPE NOT.
TOO CHICKEN SHIT.
SURE HOPE NOT.
BUT QUITTING DRINKING,
THAT'S...
I DON'T THINK SO.
NO?
AT LEAST I ASKED.
WHAT WAS THAT,
A BOTTLE OF GOOF?
THREE.
THREE BOTTLES
OF GOOF.
EMPTY THOUGH.
HOLY...
MAYBE WE'LL WALK
TOWARDS DEEP COVE.
DEEP COVE?
YEAH, WE'LL TAKE A BUS
OR SOMETHING
TO GO OUT THERE...
IN MY DREAMS,
I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS.
YOU CAN'T BEAT THIS.
THIS IS FREEDOM.
IT'S THE VERY TOP
OF CYPRESS MOUNTAIN
LOOKING OVER AT VANCOUVER.
FANTASTIC.
IT'S A NICE CLEAR DAY.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE CLIFF-JUMPING.
I'VE BEEN DOING ALL THESE
SMALL HILLS AND STUFF.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH ANYMORE.
IT'S TIME TO GE SOME BIGGER HILLS.
I'VE NEVER DONE
THIS HILL BEFORE.
IT'S MY FIRST TIME,
AND AS YOU CAN SEE,
WHERE THE WATER IS
AND TO THE HILL
WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW
THAT'S PRETTY STEEP,
BUT I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING
RIGHT NOW,
IT SURE BEATS BEING IN JAIL.
["MY OLD JACKKNIFE"
BY LADYHAWK PLAYS]
MY OLD JACKKNIFE
IS ALWAYS ON ME
AND EVERY TIME
THEY TIE ME UP
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
I WALK ALONE
MY HAND UPON IT
AND EVERY TIME
I SLASH A TIRE
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
ANGELS REACHING DOWN
FROM ON HIGH
PLACE THEIR BLESSINGS
ON IT...
[LAUGHING]
THIS IS THE BEST FEELING IN LIFE
RIGHT HERE!
ALWAYS SHARP
AND ALWAYS READY
AND EVERY TIME
THEY TIE ME DOWN
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
AND I'LL HIDE AWAY
SOMEWHERE INSIDE ME...
YEAH, I'M GOING TO PULL OVER
JUST OVER HERE.
SHOE'S GIVING OUT.
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE...
IT'S TOAST.
I MIGHT AS WELL BE BAREFOOT.
I CAN'T BRAKE,
CAN'T STEER WITH IT.
IT'S GOING TO TEAR
THE WHOLE FOOT OFF,
AND I DON'T NEED TO LOSE
MY FOOT.
YEAH, IT WAS A...
IT WAS A NICE BUGGY RIDE.
IT WAS VERY SMOOTH,
NICE AND RELAXING.
UNFORTUNATELY, I GUESS
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BUY
TWO RIGHT SHOES NEXT TIME.
[FERGIE]:
WE MOVED INTO MY NEW HOUSE.
WELL, NOT THAT I OWN IT,
BUT, I MEAN,
IT'S THE RENTAL KIND OF DEAL.
WE GOT THE BASEMENT,
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY
ABOUT BEING HERE
BECAUSE IT BEATS THE HELL
OUT OF BEING OU IN THE TOODLYDOO,
AND, YOU KNOW,
IT'S A MUCH BETTER IMPROVEMENT.
YEAH?
WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO
HAVE A CIGARETTE?
I DO, YEAH.
KICKING AROUND?
I'M NOT USED TO
LIVING OUT HERE,
YOU KNOW?
THERE'S NO FOOD
IN THE FRIDGE, AND...
BUT I MEAN, AT LEAS WE GOT THE ROOF,
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO
SCREW THAT UP.
OKAY, THANKS, MUR.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
SO, YEAH,
IF YOU DON'T MIND,
WE'LL COME IN
AND CHECK OUT YOUR SPOT,
AND HANG OUT WITH YOU
FOR A BIT.
SURE, WELL,
I'D ENJOY THE COMPANY.
COME ON, BUDDY.
IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU, TOO.
I'M GLAD
YOU GOT A SPOT.
IT MAKES ME NERVOUS
GOING UNDERNEATH
THE BRIDGE TO FIND YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED
AN ELEVATOR,
NOT JUST FOR YOU.
THOSE STEPS ARE
SOMETHING ELSE.
THOSE STEPS
ARE KILLERS.
ALL WE'RE DOING NOW IS
JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OU HOW TO GET IT ALL...
FURNITURIZED.
I GOT A FIRST UTENSIL.
WE NOW HAVE A UTENSIL.
IT'S NOT CLEAN, BUT ANYWAY...
[]
MY DISABILITY CAME THROUGH.
THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEING GOING,
YOU KNOW,
AT LEAST THEY'RE STARTING
TO GO A LITTLE BIT UP.
WELL...
I DON'T KNOW.
ANYWAY, THIS PLACE,
IT'S COSTING ME THREE...
SO, WITH BEING ON DISABILITY,
I CAN STILL AFFORD TO LIVE.
LIKE, I CAN ACTUALLY LIVE
LIKE A HUMAN BEING.
I'M KIND OF CRIPPLED UP LATELY,
OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW.
I'VE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME
GETTING AROUND,
AND I'M NOT JOKING,
AND I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT I EITHER,
'CAUSE IT AIN'T RIGHT,
BUT ANYWAY, WHERE I SLEEP
IS RIGHT OVER HERE,
AND THIS IS WHERE I GO EVERYTHING SET UP
OVER HERE FOR...
OKAY...
AND I WAS USING MY SOCKS
FOR A PILLOW.
THOSE ARE CLEAN SOCKS,
BY THE WAY.
[CHUCKLES]
IT'S NOT SO...
IT'S NOT SO BAD.
I MEAN,
I KEEP ON HAVING TO IMAGINE,
YOU KNOW, FURNITURE AND A TV,
AND A...
YOU KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE CAN HAVE A KITCHEN TABLE,
AND BACON AND EGGS, YOU KNOW,
AND EVERY DAY WOULD BE GOOD.
AND IT'D...
IT'D BE WAY BETTER THAN,
YOU KNOW, UNDER THE BRIDGE,
OR...
EXCUSE ME, IN THE TREES.
YOU KNOW,
SLEEPING WITH ONE EYE OPEN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SLEEP
WITH ONE EYE OPEN.
I HAVE TO LOCK THE FUCKING DOOR,
AND THEN THIS IS MY HOME.
I...
WELL, I'LL JUS SAVE THAT SMOKE FOR...
SAVE THAT SMOKE
FOR WHEN I WAKE UP.
[NARRATOR]: I UNDERSTAND
EXACTLY WHAT IT'S LIKE
BEING OFFERED UNWANTED HELP.
I TRIED HELPING FERGIE BEFORE,
AND I KNEW HE WOULDN'T ACCEP MUCH MORE FROM ME
THAN A PACK OF SMOKES.
WATCHING FERGIE FALL ASLEEP,
I'M AMAZED HOW DEEP
THESE GUYS HAVE ALLOWED ME
INTO THEIR WORLD.
I WANT TO FIND SOME WAY
TO RETURN THAT GIFT OF TRUST.
["DON'T RUN OUR HEARTS AROUND"
BY BLACK MOUNTAIN PLAYS]
YEE-HOO-HOO-HOO!
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DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T HIT 'EM
TO THE GROUND
DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T HIT 'EM
TO THE GROUND
DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T HIT 'EM
TO THE GROUND
DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T HIT 'EM
TO THE GROUND
DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T HIT 'EM
TO THE GROUND
LET'S FIND A BETTER PLACE...
[HONKING]
FUCK OFF!
ASSHOLE.
...AND QUI THIS WHOLE DAMN RACE
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
THAT WAS AWESOME.
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WELL, I'VE PLANNED
OUR GREAT ESCAPE
THROUGH LENS AND WIRE
I'M FAST, BUT YOU ARE QUICK
DON'T RUN OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T RUN OUR HEARTS
AROUND
DON'T RUN OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T RUN OUR HEARTS
AROUND
DON'T RUN OUR HEARTS AROUND
WHAT THEY SAID
WHAT THEY SAID
YOU COULD BECOME
HIT THE LIGHTS
YOU'RE THE CHOSEN ONE...
[NARRATOR]:
I NEED... SOMETHING.
I CRAVE SPEED IN MY LIFE.
I NEED TO BOMB A STEEP HILL,
ESCAPE AN AVALANCHE.
ONCE UPON A TIME,
I MADE SNOWBOARD FILMS,
AND MY LIFE WAS PURE ADRENALINE.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD LAST FOREVER.
[CRASH]
NOW THE MOUNTAINS
THAT SURROUND ME
ARE NOTHING BU BEAUTIFUL OBSTACLES.
I'M LIVING IN A WORLD
OF FLAT SIDEWALKS
AND POWER DOORWAYS,
AND HAVEN'T MADE A FILM
IN 10 YEARS.
RECENTLY, I DISCOVERED
A GROUP OF OUTSIDERS
LIVING IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD
MAKING THESE HILLS THEIR OWN.
NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO SEE THEM.
IT'S TIME FOR MY CAMERA
TO LEAD ME INTO A NEW WORLD.
[MAN SHOUTS IN EXCITEMENT]
MY NAME'S AL,
AND I WILL GO DOWN
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY,
GO SCREAMING DOWN.
I WILL DO 67 KILOMETRES AN HOUR.
THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO BOMB
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT.
I'VE SEEN A GUY
DIE TODAY.
I DON'T FUCKING NEED
NO SHIT FROM NO ONE.
I WANT TO GO FASTER!
MY BROTHER'S GO A CART FULL OF EMPTIES
AT A CROSSWALK,
AND GETS SMOKED.
HE WENT 25 METRES
WITH A BROKEN SKULL-CAP.
WHOO!
[CARS HONK]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THAT WAS NOT BAD.
I LIKED THAT ONE.
THAT ONE, WELL,
YOU GOT UP TO MAYBE 55.
LET'S DO ANOTHER ONE.
I AM THE CAN MAN OF NORTH VAN.
THERE AIN'T NOTHING I CAN'T DO.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LIFE.
WITH THOSE BOTTLES IN IT,
AND WITH THAT WEIGHT,
THAT CART WILL DO
70 MILES AN HOUR.
[CRASH]
OH, MY GOD...
YOU OKAY, DUDE?
JUST GET ME
THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH MY LEG,
AND I DON'T EVEN WANT TO
FUCKING DEAL WITH IT.
[NARRATOR]: I USED TO NOTICE
BROKEN-DOWN SHOPPING CARTS
RANDOMLY DISCARDED
BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,
AND ALWAYS WONDERED
WHY THEY WERE LEFT THERE?
THEN I MET SOME BINNERS
OUTSIDE MY LOCAL SUPERMARKE CASHING IN THEIR EMPTIES.
THEY HAD THE SAME OUTLAW ENERGY
THAT DREW ME TO SNOWBOARDING.
SO, THIS IS MY LIFE.
THAT'S WHERE I STAY,
IN THIS TREE OVER HERE.
I'VE BEEN THERE
FOR TWO WEEKS NOW.
IT'S STILL SUMMER WEATHER.
I GOT KICKED OUT OF MY HOUSE.
THIS IS HOW I DO THINGS
RIGHT NOW.
I LIVE IN A BUSH, COLLECT CANS.
I DID MY LEG IN THE OTHER DAY
SHOP CARTING
GOT 17 STITCHES OVER THERE,
BUT, YOU KNOW, LIFE IS LIFE.
EVERYBODY IN EXTREME SPORTS
GETS THE BRUISES.
WHOO!
HAH-HAH!
WHOO-HOO-HOO!
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[AL]:
I ACTUALLY MADE MORE MONEY
COLLECTING BOTTLES EVERY DAY
THAN I DO AT MY JOB RIGHT NOW,
BUT IT MAKES YOU LOOK
LIKE A BUM.
EVERYBODY GETS TO KNOW YOU
AS A BUM,
AND NO ONE,
IF THEY KEEP SEEING YOU
IN NORTH VANCOUVER,
WILL EVER HIRE YOU.
[]
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
GOOD GOD.
WE STARTED UP SEVEN,
EIGHT YEARS AGO
PUTTING ALL THE RECYCLABLES OUT.
WELL, I WAS RIDING
SHOPPING CARTS
DOWN MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY,
AND ALL THESE BLUE BINS
WERE OUT.
"HEY, THERE'S A BIG BAG
OF BOTTLES SITTING THERE.
HEY, I'LL GRAB THEM
AND CASH 'EM AT THE VERY END."
I'M MAKING MONEY
WHILE I'M DOING MY SPORT.
HO, HO, HO!
JACKPOT...
YEAH, I CAN'T BELIEVE
THEY'RE ACTUALLY
THROWING THIS STUFF AWAY.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S JUST MONEY IN THE BANK.
MOST PEOPLE THINK
YOU'RE SOME HOMELESS GUY.
I MEAN, HEY,
I WORK FOR A LIVING,
JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
THE ONLY BONUS PART ABOUT IT IS,
I DON'T HAVE TO PAY $800
FOR A FUCKING DAMN HOUSE,
YOU KNOW?
THE ONLY THING I MISS IS,
I LOVE MY TV, AND I...
I HAVEN'T SEEN THE SIMPSON'S
IN A LONG TIME.
WHO'S YOUR FAVOURITE
SIMPSON'S CHARACTER?
WHAT DO YOU CALL HIM,
UH, SNAKE.
SNAKE'S ALWAYS HILARIOUS.
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[FERGIE]: IT'S A PRETTY GOOD
WAY TO MAKE A LIVING.
FIVE CENTS FOR ANYTHING
UNDER A LITRE,
20 CENTS FOR ANYTHING
OVER A LITRE,
AND 10 CENTS FOR BEER,
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I'LL TAKE THEM
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
YOU CAN HAVE THEM.
THAT'D BE GREAT.
BEAUTY.
YOU'RE MAKING MY DAY.
THAT'S RIGHT ON.
A COUPLE OF BUCKS.
SOMETIMES,
THEY CAMOUFLAGE STUFF, YOU KNOW?
THEY'VE GOT PAPERS
ON TOP OF EVERYTHING,
BUT THEN UNDERNEATH,
YOU HIT THE GOLDMINE.
SOME PEOPLE ARE REALLY NICE, EH?
THEY DON'T MIND US COMING AROUND
AND MAKING A FEW DOLLARS.
SOME OF THE BLUE BOX GUYS
GET MAD.
WE TRY AND AVOID THEM, YOU KNOW.
YOU STAY OUT...
YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THEM
COMING DOWN THE STREET,
YOU GO THE OTHER WAY, RIGHT?
THAT'S THE DEAL.
WE'RE MAKING SOME MONEY.
CAN'T LIVE ON FRESH AIR
AND GOOD LOOKS.
YOU KNOW, I COULD PROBABLY
GET A DAMN JOB TOMORROW,
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T SHOW UP
TWO DAYS IN A ROW KIND OF THING
'CAUSE YOU WENT ON A BENDER
WITH SOME PRETTY-LOOKING BLONDE,
AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW
YOU'RE...
YOU'RE FIRED.
[WOMAN #1]: I WOULDN'T WANT TO
HAVE TO WALK UP THAT HILL
EVERY DAY,
NEVER MIND PUSHING A BUGGY.
IT'S HOT, IT'S HEAVY,
IT'S DIRTY.
WE'RE TOO LAZY, MAYBE,
LOTS OF THE TIMES
TO TAKE IT DOWN AND RECYCLE IT.
WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT TIME
TO RINSE THEM OUT, AND...
WELL, WE DO
RINSE OURS OUT.
I THINK THAT WE'RE TOTALLY
HELPING THEM OUT.
EXERCISING, WALKING,
NOT USING ANY FUEL DRIVING CARS.
I THINK THEY SHOULD ALL
HAVE A UNIFORM
AND MAKE IT REALLY LEGAL.
WHOO!
[AL]: LOOK, THE POLICE TOOK
MY LICENCE AWAY,
I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE
ANY KIND OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
OKAY, WHERE'S THE MOTOR
IN ONE OF THOSE THINGS?
THERE'S NO MOTOR,
BUT, HEY, I GET TO GO
AS FAST AS A CAR, THOUGH.
[SHOUTING FOR JOY IN DISTANCE]
I GOT PULLED OVER THERE.
I FIGURED I WAS GOING TO GE A SPEEDING TICKET.
[FERGIE SINGING]:
WE'RE IN THE MONEY...
THAT'S NOT BAD AT ALL
FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS
CRUISING
AROUND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD,
CLEANING UP THE ENVIRONMENT.
THIS IS THE HARD PART,
HAVING TO SORT THIS ALL OUT.
SORTIN', SORTIN', SORTIN'...
[AL]: ON A GOOD DAY FOR ME,
I MAKE $70.
IT'S LIKE
PEOPLE ARE THROWING AWAY CANDY.
[FERGIE]: ALL RIGHT,
WE HIT THE MOTHERLODE.
FIVE-CENT POP,
NOT EVEN WORTH PICKING UP
HALF THE TIME,
BUT WHEN YOU'RE DESPERATE,
YOU KNOW,
YOU'LL PICK UP ANYTHING.
HEY, WE GOT A SIP.
IT'S A DAILY THING.
YOU BECOME AN ALCOHOLIC,
YOU KNOW.
I MEAN, THERE'S A LO WORSE THINGS YOU COULD BE
IN THIS WORLD.
[AL]: THE PROBLEM IS,
I GOT A CRIMINAL HISTORY.
THAT THING WILL HAUNT ME
TILL I DIE.
I CAN'T GET A GOOD JOB.
THERE'S A GOOD BOTTLE CAP THERE.
IT SAYS, "ON THE FIRST WEEK
OF THE NEXT MONTH,
DO SOMETHING JUST FOR YOU."
SO, DO I GET 10 CENTS
FOR THE BEER CANS?
YUP.
GOOD MAN.
I MUST BE A PREFERRED CUSTOMER.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
HAVE A GOOD ONE.
HOW MUCH MORE DO I HAVE?
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN.
SIX, 11... 50?
11.50.
THAT'S NOT BAD.
[NARRATOR]: NORTH VANCOUVER
IS A WEALTHY AREA,
EVEN THE BLUE BOXES HERE
ARE A GOLD MINE.
ALTHOUGH I LOVE
THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD
AND HAVE LIVED HERE FOR YEARS,
I STILL DON'T FEEL LIKE
I BELONG HERE.
AFTER HANGING OU WITH THESE BOTTLE COLLECTORS
FOR JUST A SHORT TIME,
I FEEL MORE AT HOME
IN THEIR WORLD
THAN I DO IN MY OWN.
THERE'S A GOOD ONE
RIGHT THERE.
THERE WE GO.
[NARRATOR]: I WONDER...
HOW FAR WILL THEY
BE WILLING TO TRUST ME?
HEY, YOU GOT LUCKY,
YOU GOT A HANDLE
ON YOURS!
FUCK, THAT'S ALL I NEED
IS THE ONE.
NICE, ROCK,
BUDDY!
YOU THINK SO?
GREAT ROCK!
THIS IS ALL I NEED.
EXTREME RACING, MAN,
YOU NEED YOUR WEIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GET THE WEIGH IN THE BACK OF THE CART.
NOW IT DON'T LIFT LIKE THAT.
WHEN YOU'RE GOING DOWN,
YOU DON'T LIFT.
YOU DON'T WANT THA EVER HAPPENING
'CAUSE THE CART WILL COME
RIGHT ON TOP OF YOU,
WIPE OUT, DEAD.
[CRASH]
I WANT EXTREME.
THAT AIN'T EXTREME.
THAT'S NOTHING.
LOOK,
THE FUCKING THING'S FUCKED!
FUCKING PIECE OF SHI DOWNTOWN CAR DON'T FUCKING WORK PROPERLY.
IT'S A PIECE OF SHIT.
AND THE WINNER IS...
G!
YEAH, FUCK,
OKAY...
AND A PUSSY FUCKING HILL
LIKE THA OVER A FUCKING BRIDGE?
NOW I'M GOING TO GO OVER
AND GET MYSELF
A PROPER FUCKING CAR AND GO TO A PROPER FUCKING HILL.
FUCK, LET'S GO.
WE WILL BE CHOOSING OUR CARTS,
FIGURING OUT WHICH ONE'S
THE BEST CART TO GO DOWN HILLS,
WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR,
AND WE SHALL BEGIN
GOING DOING THIS.
THE PROBLEM IS
WITH THESE CARTS HERE,
OTHER THAN THEY'RE A DOLLAR,
WHICH SOMETIMES
YOU NEVER HAVE CHANGE,
IS, YOU HAVE THIS THING HERE,
WHICH, WHEN YOU'RE RIDING THEM,
YOU GET IT RIGHT IN THE GUT.
AND WHEN YOU'RE GOING DOWN
THAT MANY BUMPS DOWN A HILL,
YOU DON'T WANT SOMETHING
INTERFERING WITH YOUR GUT.
THESE ONES HERE,
THE REAL FUNNY-LOOKING ONES.
NO BOTTLE COLLECTOR
WOULD WANT ONE OF THESE
'CAUSE YOU CANNOT FI A LOT OF BOTTLES IN THERE,
AND AS YOU SEE
WHEN I'M RIDING ONE,
THERE'S NOTHING
TO GRAB MY FOOT ON,
SO I COULD SLIP, BAIL AND CRASH.
WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT,
ESPECIALLY
WHEN YOU'RE GOING 70K.
OKAY, HERE WE ARE
AT ANOTHER STORE.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
WHY I HATE THESE CARTS.
YOU GOT THESE LITTLE BARS
RIGHT HERE ON THERE
WHICH BANG INTO YOUR ELBOWS.
THE ONLY ADVANTAGE TO THIS IS,
YOU CAN FILL THIS THING
RIGHT TO THE MAX OF BOTTLES.
THEY DON'T USUALLY GO STRAIGHT.
OH, ACTUALLY,
THAT ONE'S NOT TOO BAD.
IT ACTUALLY ROLLS STRAIGHT.
CAN'T LOSE MY QUARTER.
HERE WE ARE AT ANOTHER STORE.
THERE'S YOUR PROPER CART.
FOOTING IS THE MAIN KEY HERE.
YOU PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN,
CLICK IT IN,
NOW IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE,
NOT GOING NOWHERE.
YOU DON'T HAVE
THAT STUPID THING.
YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A FLAT AREA
THAT YOUR BELLY CAN SIT ON.
THE TIRES ARE BIGGER.
THE FRONT ONES ARE SMALLER.
YOU CAN PICK UP MORE SPEED,
AND IT'S FUN TO DO.
LOOK HOW STRAIGHT IT GOES.
YOU CANNOT BEAT THAT CART.
MY LAST CIGARETTE.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
MY LIGHTER,
MY CIGARETTES,
MONEY...
AND ANYWAYS,
I GOT TO DO
WHAT I GOT TO DO IN THERE.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS,
I'M GOING TO TURN MYSELF IN
AND GO TO JAIL.
I WON'T BE EATING ANY GODDAMN
GOOD MEALS ANYMORE.
ANYWAYS...
THAT'S MY LIFE.
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[NARRATOR]: I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHY AL WENT TO JAIL.
HE TOLD ME
IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH
SHOPPING CARTS AND STOLEN CARS.
I KNOW THERE IS A DARK SIDE
TO AL'S LIFE.
I'M JUST NOT SURE
WHAT TO BELIEVE.
I RAN INTO
A SKATER FRIEND HERE ONCE,
AND HE WAS WEARING HANDCUFFS.
THE CHAIN HAD BEEN CUT,
BUT THE METAL RINGS
WERE STILL AROUND HIS WRISTS.
TO ME, THIS PARK HAS ALWAYS
REPRESENTED FREEDOM.
ZEV,
HAPPY CANADA DAY!
I USED TO FILM MY FRIENDS
SKATEBOARDING HERE,
BUT BEFORE I STARTED
HANGING OUT WITH AL,
I NEVER PAID MUCH ATTENTION
TO THE OLD GUY
COLLECTING BOTTLES.
[BOB]:
THERE IS GOLD, THERE IS SILVER.
THERE ARE DIAMONDS,
AND THERE ARE SHARES
IN GREAT CORPORATIONS,
HOWEVER,
THE ONLY TRUE VALUE
IN THIS GREAT SOCIETY
IS THE VALUE OF A CAN.
A BEER CAN IS WORTH A DIME,
AND A POP CAN IS WORTH A NICKEL.
IT'S THE ONLY VALUE
THAT IS STABLE,
AND THAT'S MY BUSINESS,
AND MY BUSINESS IS PICKING UP
EVERY DAY.
[SKATEBOARD TOURNAMENT EMCEE
COMMENTATES]
ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO,
I DECIDED TO LEAVE
MY WIFE AND MY FAMILY,
AND I DIDN'T FEEL, YOU KNOW,
LIKE DOING
A REGULAR JOB ANYMORE.
I JUST FELT LIKE DOING ART.
PAINTING, WRITING POETRY,
AND BEING
RELATIVELY INDEPENDENT FROM...
FROM THE WORK FORCE.
I DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY WANT TO
COLLECT CANS OR BOTTLES.
IT STARTED REALLY
BECAUSE I HAD TO FEED MYSELF.
I TRY EVERY DAY
TO MAKE $20 OR $25
FROM CANS AND BOTTLES.
IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO HOURS.
ON CANADA DAY,
I MADE, I FIGURE, ABOUT $270.
THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY THERE
TO LAST ME A MONTH OR MORE.
IT'S THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR.
I DO ONLY BOTTLES.
I DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE.
EVEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY,
I GET MY SHARE OF CANS.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE
GREEDY ABOUT IT.
$20 A DAY,
TO ME, THAT'S ABOUT ENOUGH.
IF I WANT TO ACQUIRE SOMETHING,
THEN I MIGHT PUT A LITTLE BI MORE EFFORT INTO IT,
BUT EVERY TIME
THAT YOU PUT EFFORT INTO WORK,
AND YOU'RE MAKING
A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY,
YOU BETTER HAVE A VERY GOOD PLAN
OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO
WITH THAT MONEY
BECAUSE YOU'RE USING UP
YOUR LIFE.
WE'RE NOT PRISONERS.
WE SHOULD NOT BE PRISONERS
OF THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM
THAT WE LIVE IN.
WE SHOULD BE FREE.
FREE PEOPLE.
[NARRATOR]:
AFTER 10 MONTHS IN JAIL,
AL IS FINALLY GETTING RELEASED.
I WENT OUT TO VISI A COUPLE OF TIMES,
BUT NOW I'M NERVOUS
ABOUT PICKING HIM UP.
BIG AL...
JUST GOT OUT, YEAH, YEAH.
IT FEELS LIKE FREEDOM.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU
CRAVING THE MOST?
WHAT DO WE GE FOR YOU FIRST?
WELL, WOMEN ARE
A GREAT COMMODITY RIGHT NOW,
BUT I THINK A WENDY'S HAMBURGER
WOULD BE JUST PERFECT FOR ME.
EVERYTHING IS JUST MOVING
A LITTLE WAY TOO FAST RIGHT NOW
FOR MY EYES.
I'M NOT USED TO THIS.
EVERYTHING IN JAIL
IS NICE AND SLOW,
AND EVERYTHING...
EVERYTHING IS ALL, YOU KNOW...
I'VE GOT TO PACE MYSELF
IF I'M GOING TO LAST ANYWHERE.
SO, NOW THAT YOU'RE OUT,
HOW DOES THAT FEEL?
SINCE RIGHT NOW,
I AM ACTUALLY
FREE TO THE WORLD
IN WHICH YOU HAVE
NO IDEA HOW FREE.
I DON'T HAVE
ANY FURNITURE.
I HAVE NO WIFE.
I HAVE NO KIDS
TO LOOK AFTER.
I GOT NOTHING.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHERE I GO.
I'M BACK
TO THE NORTH SHORE.
I'LL BE WALKING THAT BRIDGE
GUARANTEED TONIGHT.
HOW COME?
WELL, I'M GOING TO
CAMP OUT OVER THERE.
OH, OKAY.
HOME SWEET HOME.
LET'S GO HAVE SOME FUN.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO
FLY DOWN THE HILLS,
AND, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS
GET CHEERFUL AFTER I DO IT.
THE ONLY THING IS,
JAIL, THEY DON'T HAVE
SHOPPING CARTS,
OR HILLS, OR ANY OF THAT.
IT'S THE ONE THING
THEY TAKE AWAY FROM YOU.
IT'S BEEN 10 MONTHS
SINCE I'VE DONE IT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE,
THEY DO PUSH THEM
DOWN THE HILLS.
THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW...
LIKE, I GO DOWN STEEP HILLS.
WOULD YOU CALL I EXTREME, WHAT YOU DO?
I DON'T KNOW.
LET'S JUST SAY,
"WHAT IS EXTREME?"
SO, WE NEED SANDBAGS,
OR ROCKS, OR WHAT?
AH, ROCKS OR WHATEVER.
WE'LL FIND THEM UP THERE.
THAT'S
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY.
THAT'S WHERE
I'M GOING DOWN.
IT LOOKS A LITTLE STEEP,
DOESN'T IT?
OH, YEAH.
[LAUGHING]
[AL]: IF THERE'S SOME WAY
I COULD MAYBE PUT SKIS ON A...
ON A SHOPPING CART,
IT JUST, IT WOULD BE AWESOME
JUST TO GO DOWN A SNOW SLOPE,
MAYBE SOME MOGULS,
AND, YOU KNOW...
I COULD SEE IT COMING
DOWN THE ROAD,
WAY DOWN THE ROAD, PEOPLE...
MAYBE THIS MIGHT BE A SPOR FOR EVERYBODY,
BUT IT IS PRETTY DANGEROUS,
AND THEN YOU GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT THE COPS.
SO ARE YOU EXCITED
TO DO MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY?
DAMN EXCITED.
A LITTLE NERVOUS.
IT'S LIKE RIDING A BIKE,
YOU JUST CAN'T FORGET IT.
IT'S $30 EVERY TIME YOU DO
A NICE LITTLE SHOPPING CART RUN.
IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S ALL FREE.
I ACTUALLY GOT TO TAKE
A SHOPPING CAR FROM SOME COMPANY,
AND LIKE I SAY,
SHOES AIN'T FREE,
UNLESS YOU'RE A THIEF,
AND I'M NOT GOING BACK TO JAIL
FOR IT, YOU KNOW.
I DON'T LIKE THE GRIP TOO MUCH.
IT'S NOT GOING TO
SLOW ME DOWN ENOUGH,
SO, HOPEFULLY, I DON' RUN OVER A GIRL ON A BUGGY
CARRYING HER BABY,
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
THINK I'M NUTS.
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[LAUGHING]
[CAR HONKS]
[LAUGHING]
WHOO!
[]
AH, IT'S SLOWING DOWN.
OH, IT WAS AWESOME.
FIRST RIDE SINCE I'VE BEEN OUT,
AND IT'S JUS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.
I DON'T KNOW, YOU GUYS.
I WANT TO DO IT AGAIN.
I LOVE IT.
JUST... AH!
WAS IT WORTH
WAITING 10 MONTHS?
WORTH EVERY MINUTE.
THINGS I'M FEELING
RIGHT NOW,
YOU JUS CAN'T EXPERIENCE I UNTIL YOU'VE DONE IT.
RIGHT ON, MAN.
I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU
DOING IT AGAIN.
IT'S AWESOME.
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE
IT'S OVER.
[NARRATOR]:
CHASING AL DOWN MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY
TEASED MEMORIES OUT OF MY BONES.
IT WASN'T THE SAME
AS SNOWBOARDING,
BUT IT GAVE ME A RUSH
I HAVEN'T FELT IN YEARS.
CAN I CAPTURE
THE ESSENCE OF MY OLD LIFE
BY FOLLOWING AL DEEPER INTO HIS?
DUDE, I WANT TO GO STRAIGHT.
I WANT TO CATCH THIS GUY.
OKAY,
I'LL CUT IN HERE.
OH, YEAH, I DEFINITELY
WANT TO CATCH THIS GUY.
AL! WHAT'S
GOING ON, BUDDY?
EXCUSE ME.
WHEN DID YOU GET OUT?
FUCKING GOT OUT,
BUDDY, TODAY!
HEY, RIGHT ON.
WHAT ARE YOU UP TO, BUDDY?
I JUST GOT OUT OF JAIL, LIKE,
NOT EVEN THREE HOURS AGO.
I JUST GOT OUT.
NICE HAIR-CUT.
FUCK, THANKS, BUDDY.
YOU GOING
IN THE BEER STORE?
YEAH.
YES, WELL, YOU MIGHT AS WELL
WALK WITH ME.
THIS IS MOSQUITO CREEK.
HOLY SHIT, EH?
OH, YEAH, BUDDY.
DID YOU WAN ONE OF THESE THINGS?
GEEZ, I'D LOVE ONE.
THERE YOU GO.
THE FIRST FUCKING BEER,
FIRST BEER
THAT I HAVE HAD
IN FUCKING 10 MONTHS.
[LAUGHS]
IS THAT ALL YOU TOOK
AFTER 10 MONTHS?
COME ON, MAN,
PUT IT UP!
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
THIS BEER FUCKING
DOESN'T TASTE AS GOOD
AS I THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO BE.
WAIT TILL YOU GET DOWN
THE SECOND ONE.
WHERE THE HELL'S
MURRAY?
MURRAY'S COMING.
GO RIGHT UNDERNEATH.
WE GOT IT, GO AHEAD.
OKAY.
GO AHEAD, EH,
WE'RE NOT DROPPING IT.
THIS IS THIS IS REALLY
FUCKING OFF-ROADING HERE.
OKAY, THERE HE GOES.
[AL]: SO THIS IS FIRST TIME
YOU'VE BEEN DOWN
IN THESE LITTLE PARTS.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
IN THIS SPOT.
I'VE BEEN
LOOKING AT IT,
BUT I WASN'T SURE
HOW DEEP IT WENT,
AND IF I CAN MAKE I ACROSS IN A WHEELCHAIR.
OR IF YOU CAN
MAKE IT OUT.
YEAH, OR IF I
MAKE IT OUT,
YEAH, EXACTLY.
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS,
A CONVENTION?
[LAUGHTER]
FERGIE,
YOU LITTLE BUGGER!
HOW YOU DOING,
FERG?
PRIVATE PROPERTY,
NO TRESPASSING.
FUCK OFF.
ALL OF YOU'S, OUT.
HOW YOU DOING?
HOW YOU DOING?
YOU BETTER
HAVE A BEER
FOR A POOR BASTARD
LIKE ME.
I DON'T KNOW,
I DON'T KNOW, FUCK.
HEY, WHAT'S WITH
THE CANADIAN FLAGS
ON THE SOCKS?
WELL, SOMEBODY'S GOTTA
FUCKING BE PATRIOTIC.
I GAVE HIM THOSE.
WHERE YOU LIVING
NOW, FERG?
YOU LIVING IN
A HOSTEL, ARE YOU?
NOT SAYING.
YOU BACK
IN THE HOSTEL?
HE'S NOT SAYING.
WOULDN'T GO BACK THERE
IF YOU PAID ME.
I USED TO LIVE IN THE SHELTER,
BUT THEY HAVE
A DIFFERENT AGENDA THAN I DO.
I CAN'T ABIDE BY THE RULES.
WELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN'T,
YOU KNOW.
I'M BETTER OFF IN THE BUSH
KIND OF THING.
SO YOU COLLEC EMPTIES, TOO, AL?
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, THAT'S HOW WE GE OUR MONEY, MAN.
THAT'S OUR SPENDING MONEY,
YOU KNOW.
I GET $446.00 A MONTH
ON MY PENSION CHEQUE.
IT AIN'T A WHOLE LOT.
PEOPLE HASSLE YOU
'CAUSE YOU COLLECT CANS,
OR DO YOU
GET AWAY WITH IT?
NO, NO, I NEVER...
NO, I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.
NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.
I DON'T RATTLE
DOWN THE STREE WITH A BUGGY
FULL OF EMPTIES,
YOU KNOW, AT 5:00
IN THE MORNING,
"BRRING, BRRING, BRRING,"
YOU KNOW?
THAT'S WHA PISSES PEOPLE OFF, RIGHT?
HEY, THERE'S STILL A DRAG
LEFT OF THAT, FERG.
I'M SAVING I FOR LATER.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING?
WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?
I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT 30 YEARS,
SO...
AND EVERY TIME I LEAVE,
I END UP COMING BACK,
BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE IT HERE,
YOU KNOW.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
I GOT KIDS HERE,
BUT I DON'T SEE THEM VERY OFTEN.
WHEN YOU GOT A DAD LIKE ME,
YOU KNOW, LIKE,
HOW CLOSE DO YOU WANT TO GET,
YOU KNOW?
CAN'T WIN FOR LOSING SOME DAYS.
[DOGS BARKING]
DOGS, YOU GOT TO HATE THEM.
GARBAGE TRUCK.
[BOB]: AL IS NOT A TRUE
BOTTLE COLLECTOR.
I'VE KNOWN HIM
FOR A GOOD MANY YEARS,
AND HE WILL TELL YOU HIMSELF
THAT HIS FORTE IS NOT BOTTLES.
HE DOESN'T HAVE
THE PATIENCE FOR IT,
BUT RATHER MORE,
LIFTING FURNITURE,
OR SWAMPING ON THE TRUCKS,
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
[AL]:
THE ART OF PICKING UP BOTTLES.
WHEN I'M DONE MY ROUTES, 10:30,
I'M COMING DOWN THE HILLS
AT THE RECYCLING PLACE
PROBABLY ABOUT 11:00,
AND GUESS WHAT?
MY WHOLE DAY IS OVER.
DO THE MATH.
I'M UP AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING,
BUT I'M ALREADY DONE AT 11:00.
THESE WORKING STIFFS
ARE OUT THERE
DOING ALL THE TAXES.
IT'S ALL TAX-FREE MONEY.
[BOB]:
BASICALLY, WHAT I DO IS,
I HELP KEEP THE PLACE CLEAN,
AND, UM, THE EXTRA REVENUE
FROM THE BOTTLES AND CANS,
WHAT I DO IS,
I GROW PLANTS WITH IT.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED
GROWING FLOWERS,
THE IDEA, IT WASN'T IN MY HEAD,
YOU KNOW,
TO SUPPLY EVERYBODY ELSE,
BUT THEN I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,
"WELL, EVERYBODY'S
SO GOOD TO ME,
I CAN RETURN THEM IN KIND."
[]
MY DEFINITION OF RICHES
IS NOT DOLLAR BILLS AND THINGS.
PRETTY BIRD, COME ON.
IF YOU HAVE ONE FRIEND,
YOU ARE VERY, VERY RICH.
OH, THERE HE GOES.
BECAUSE TRUE FRIENDS,
THEY WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN.
I HAVE CULTIVATED
A LARGE NUMBER OF FRIENDS,
AND I AM, WITHOUT A DOUBT,
THE RICHEST PERSON IN THIS AREA.
[AL]: YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES,
THE NORTH SHORE
IS JUST ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
LIKE, LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
I MEAN, YOU CAN'T BEAT THIS,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
JUST I...
I CAN'T GO IN THE DOWNTOWN,
NOT AT ALL.
WHY?
WELL, DOWNTOWN,
IT LOOKS LIKE THE SLUMS,
LIKE, LOOK AT IT THERE.
YOU KNOW,
JUST ABSOLUTELY SLUMMY.
YEAH, SO I CRASHED OU AT A DISGUSTING HOUSE
LAST NIGHT.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS
ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
[FERGIE]: ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO,
I HAD A SHERRY BOTTLE,
HAD A BOTTLE OF GOOF
DOWN MY COAT SLEEVE
OR WHATEVER,
AND I WIPED OU ON THE FRICKING ROCKS BACK THERE
AND I LANDED ON THE ROCKS,
AND THE SHERRY BOTTLE BROKE
AND SLIT MY NERVES OR WHATEVER.
SHIT.
SO NOW THIS HAND DOESN'T WORK
WORTH A DAMN ANYMORE.
BUT ANYWAY, UH...
SO THE NEW RULE IS?
THE NEW RULE IS,
NO MORE GLASS BOTTLES
IN YOUR SLEEVE.
PLASTIC'S OKAY, BUT NOT GLASS.
YEAH,
IT'S GOING TO BE
ANOTHER WONDERFUL DAY
IN THE OFFICE.
YEAH, I HAD TWO BUCKS
WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING.
TWO BUCKS.
THIS IS LIKE $5.78.
MAN, I CAN MAKE $5.78 IN A...
YOU KNOW, JUST, PRETTY QUICK
BOTTLE-PICKING, RIGHT?
OH, OKAY.
YOU KNOW, DUMPSTER-JUMPING.
AND YOU GET FOOD
OUT OF THAT, TOO?
JUST THE OTHER DAY
I HAD, LIKE, DELI SANDWICHES.
IT WAS GREAT.
LIKE A BORGA-SMORG.
YOU KNOW? SMORGASBORD?
JOKE.
ANYWAY...
IT'S LIKE WALT DISNEY, YOU KNOW?
I HAD TWO PET SKUNKS
LIVING HERE WITH ME,
BUT THEN JUST LAST WEEK,
ONE OF THE SKUNKS,
I SEEN HIM LYING DEAD
ON THE ROAD,
HIT BY A CAR.
SO THE OTHER GUY
STILL COMES AROUND
TWICE A DAY,
BUT HE'S, YOU KNOW,
YOU CAN TELL
HE'S FRICKING LONELY,
YOU KNOW?
LIKE, NO BUDDY
TO HANG AROUND WITH.
'CAUSE THEY WERE
ALWAYS PLAYING.
I'VE BEEN...
I CAME BACK TO TOWN
OVER TWO YEARS AGO,
AND I HAVEN'T HAD
A PLACE TO LIVE YET.
SO I'VE JUST BEEN
CRUISING AROUND, YOU KNOW?
BUT I MEAN, LIKE I SAID,
THE CITY BOYS ARE GETTING...
THEY'VE WARNED ME, RIGHT,
BECAUSE...
YOU'RE NOT TOTALLY HIDDEN.
THERE'S A PATH RIGHT HERE.
NO, I DON' WANT TO BE.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO
HIDE FROM ANYBODY.
YEAH...
YOU KNOW, AND THEY SAY,
"WHY DON'T YOU GO
TO THE SHELTER?"
WELL, "BUDDY, I'VE BEEN
IN THE SHELTER," YOU KNOW,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO LIVE THERE
BECAUSE IT'S NOT CONDUCIVE
TO RECOVERING
FROM ANYTHING.
YEAH.
BEING AROUND EVERYBODY
THAT'S DOING EVERYTHING.
YOU KNOW, AND THEY'VE
ALL GOT THEIR PROBLEMS.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
EVERYBODY ELSE'S PROBLEMS
ALL AT THE SAME...
YOU KNOW,
'CAUSE ALL IT DOES
IS DEPRESS
THE SHIT OUT OF YOU,
AND THEN
ONE OF THESE DAYS,
THEY'RE GOING TO
COME OUT HERE
AND FIND ME
HANGING FROM THE FUCKIN'...
LIKE, I'VE THOUGH ABOUT THA A LOT LATELY,
YOU KNOW?
YOU THINK ABOUT THA ALL THE FUCKING TIME.
SO THE LONGER I CAN
STAY OUT HERE,
THE HAPPIER I'LL BE.
SO, WHA DO YOU SAY, FERG?
PAY NO ATTENTION
TO THAT MAN BEHIND THEM,
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT MAN
BEHIND THE CURTAIN.
I AM THE GREAT OZ!
[LAUGHING]
SMILE, YOU BASTARD.
SMILE!
IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE
TO DO IT.
WE GOT MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY
RIGHT THERE.
YEAH...
AND WE GET DOWN
THE BOTTOM,
AND THEN THE FUCKING
MOTHER OF ALL HILLS,
KEITH.
YEE-HOO!
OH, YES,
WE'LL DO KEITH.
WE'RE GOING TO DO
KEITH.
RIP DOWN.
IT'S GOT THE S-CURVE,
GET GOOD SPEED.
YES, BU WE CAN'T DO THE S,
'CAUSE THEY GO A CONSTRUCTION ZONE.
YOU GOT CARS
GOING THROUGH THERE?
YEAH, BU IT'S SINGLE-LANE TRAFFIC
WITH PEOPLE GOING
WITH THEIR STUPID SIGNS.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
GET THE FUCK
OUT OF THE WAY!
YEAH, LET'S DO IT.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN DOING THIS FOR?
I USED TO LIVE AT THE BOTTOM
OF MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY,
AND THAT'S HOW I'D GET HOME
ALL THE TIME.
STEAL A CAR FROM WESTLYNN MALL THERE,
AND FUCKING FLY IT HOME.
"GEORDIE...
"WHY IS THERE A CART ALWAYS
SITTING OUTSIDE OUR HOUSE?"
[LAUGHING]
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
THERE, G,
I'LL PUT $20 ON THE LINE
ON WHO WINS THIS FUCKING ONE.
FUCK YOU, YOU GO FUCKING 70 POUNDS ON ME.
PUT 70 POUNDS
IN YOUR CART THEN.
YEAH, AND YOU'LL PU 70 POUNDS IN YOUR CART, TOO.
NO, I WILL NOT.
YOU KNOW, I'VE GONE
70 KILOMETRES AN HOUR.
IF THE CART CAN GO FASTER, HEY.
THEY'RE JUST CHEAP WHEELS.
I WANT AIR-TIME.
[CARS HONKING]
[CHEERING]
WHAT WAS
OUR SPEED THERE?
60K.
WHAT DID WE DO, 60?
YEAH, 60K!
WASN'T TOO BAD.
GOT MY EYES WATERING ANYWAYS.
[]
ALONG ABOUT 1825
I LEFT TENNESSEE
VERY MUCH ALIVE
AND I NEVER WOULD HAVE GO THROUGH THE ARKANSAS MUD
IF I HADN'T BEEN RIDIN'
ON A TENNESSEE STUD...
THAT'S THE FIRST SONG
I EVER TRIED TO LEARN,
BUT IT'S NOT...
LIKE, I DON' PLAY IT RIGHT.
I JUST PLAY IT MY...
YOU KNOW, LIKE,
TWO CHORDS,
AND A LOT OF STRUMMING
AND SHIT.
[]
WELL, THE TENNESSEE STUD
WAS LONG AND LEAN
THE COLOR OF THE SUN
AND HIS EYES WERE GREEN
HE HAD THE NERVE
AND HE HAD THE BLOOD
AND THERE NEVER WAS A HORSE
LIKE THE TENNESSEE STUD...
I HAVE TO WATCH
WHAT THIS HAND IS DOING NOW.
I NEVER USED TO HAVE TO.
I COULD JUST FEEL.
LIKE, YOU KNEW WITHOUT LOOKING.
YEAH.
BUT NOW WITH THE NERVE DAMAGE
IN THERE,
NOW YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH
WHAT YOU'RE DOING ALL THE TIME.
NOT THAT MY FUCKING EYES
ARE DOING ANY BETTER EITHER,
YOU KNOW?
I JUST TURNED 49.
YEAH.
I TURNED 49.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING
SINCE I WAS, LIKE, 15,
AND NOW I'M, YOU KNOW,
NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
RELEARN ALL OVER AGAIN
HOW TO GE THESE FINGERS WORKING.
NERVE DAMAGE IS SOMETHING,
I DON'T KNOW...
YEAH.
I DON'T THINK
THEY CAN FIX THAT SHIT.
NO.
NO...
WELL, YOU KNOW MORE
ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT.
YEAH,
I'M WAITING FOR THEM
TO FIGURE OU HOW TO FIX IT.
ONE DAY.
JESUS CHRIST, I'VE GO THREE-QUARTERS OF A BOTTLE HERE.
SOMEBODY BETTER
HELP ME DRINK THIS,
OR ELSE WE'RE GOING TO ALL
BE IN TROUBLE.
NOTHING LIKE SUNSHINE
AND A BOTTLE OF GOOF.
PULL OVER,
IT'S A ROUTINE...
IT'S A ROUTINE CHECK.
[LAUGHING]
I WAS RIDIN' ON DOWN
IN THE NO MAN'S LAND
RUN SMACK DAB
INTO AN INDIAN BAND
WELL, THEY CHASED MY STEED
WITH A WHOOP AND A YELL
BUT I RODE AWAY
LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL
I CIRCLED MY PAD
FOR A TIME OR TWO
JUST TO SHOW 'EM WHA A TENNESSEE HORSE COULD DO
I'M...
OH, FUCK.
I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER
THE SONG NOW.
I'VE LOST A LOT OF PEOPLE
TO THIS.
A LOT OF MY FRIENDS
HAVE PASSED ON.
IT WASN'T 'CAUSE OF OLD AGE.
WELL...
THAT'S THE WAY
I USUALLY START OUT MY SONGS IS,
WELL...
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T PLAY--
IF YOU DON'T SAY, "WELL,"
THEN IT AIN'T ME.
[]
WELL, THERE'S A PRETTY
LITTLE BABY
ON THE CABIN FLOOR
AND LITTLE HOSS COL LAYIN' 'ROUND THE DOOR
AND I LOVE THAT GIRL
WITH GOLDEN HAIR
AND THE TENNESSEE STUD
LOVES THE TENNESSEE MARE...
[]
AW, I FUCKED IT UP BAD.
SO, FERGIE, DO YOU HAVE,
AFTER ALL THIS,
DO YOU HAVE...
WHAT ARE
YOUR REGRETS?
I HAVE...
NO, YOU CAN'T HAVE REGRETS
IN THIS LIFE.
YOU CAN'T.
BECAUSE SHIT HAPPENS
TO EVERYBODY, RIGHT?
YOU KNOW THAT.
OH, YEAH, I KNOW I MORE THAN ANYBODY,
I THINK.
SHIT HAPPENS, BUDDY.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S NOT EASY BEING ME.
IT'S NOT EASY BEING US.
[]
[AL]: I'M VISITING
A FEW FRIENDS HERE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM
IN A LITTLE WHILE,
AND IT'S JUST KIND OF...
A NIGHT IN THE LIFE OF AL
IS WHAT THIS IS.
[LAUGHING]: YEAH, OKAY.
A THANKSGIVING
NIGHT WITH AL.
THANKSGIVING?
HOLY CHRIST,
WHAT HAVE YOU
GOT THERE?
LET'S GET THIS
IGNITED PROPERLY.
HOLY FUCK,
BURN YOUR FACE OFF!
FLEMME DE LA FLEMME.
[LAUGHING]
FLAMBOY!
WOULD THAT BE IT, FLAMBOY?
[LAUGHING]
BY TRADE I'M A...
I'M A 30-YEAR CARNEY.
IT'S THE OFF-SEASON NOW,
SO HERE I AM ENJOYING LIFE.
LIFE'S AN ADVENTURE,
YOU KNOW, IT'S A JOURNEY
NOT A...
NOT A DESTINY.
UH, TINFOIL.
WE NEED SOME TINFOIL.
WHAT DO YOU FUCKING
NEED TINFOIL FOR?
YOU GOT A GRATE,
DON'T YOU?
WELL, YOU HAVE TO ASK MAX.
HE'S THE CHEF.
THIS GUY CAN COOK
ANYTHING.
MAX, YOU GO TINFOIL?
NICE.
YOU EAT WELL, EH!
OH, VERY WELL.
BROWN SUGAR ON THERE, TOO.
IT ADDS FLAVOUR.
ONLY LAZY PEOPLE
STARVE.
YOU HAVE ALL THE MONEY
IN THE WORLD,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
IF THEY RUN OUT OF MONEY,
WE STILL SURVIVE.
WELL, WHERE ARE YOU
FROM ORIGINALLY?
ORIGINALLY?
I'M MORE LIKE
A NOMADIC GYPSY.
I'VE BEEN TRAVELING
ALL MY LIFE.
I REALLY HAVE NO ROOTS
RIGHT YET.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
I'M FROM KAMLOOPS
ORIGINALLY,
THE INTERIOR.
I GREW UP THERE.
I LIVED IN WHISTLER FOR A WHILE,
MOVED BACK TO KAMLOOPS,
GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT,
GOT HURT,
CAME BACK TO VANCOUVER
AND RECOVERED,
AND BACK INTO FILM-MAKING.
I WAS MAKING FILMS
BEFORE I GOT HURT,
AND NOW I'M BACK
DOING IT,
SO IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD,
YOU KNOW?
I DON'T CARE ABOU BEING IN A WHEELCHAIR
WHEN I CAN DO
WHAT I LOVE TO DO, RIGHT?
EXACTLY.
IF YOU CAN DO THIS,
IF YOU CAN GET UP
AND GET BACK INTO BUSINESS
DOING SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF,
AND ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
HEY, YOU KNOW, LIKE,
YOU GOT TO BLESS YOURSELF.
I THINK WHEN PEOPLE SEE ME
IN A WHEELCHAIR,
SOMETIMES THEY DON'T KNOW
THE REAL STORY,
AND THEY ASSUME THINGS,
AND I THINK IF SOMEONE
SEES SOMEONE, YOU KNOW,
OUT IN A PARKING LO LIVING LIKE THIS,
THEY'RE GOING TO ASSUME THINGS,
BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH,
RIGHT?
UH-HUH,
EXACTLY.
THEY DON'T KNOW THE GENEROSITY
OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
WALK AROUND
WITH A BLIND EYE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
THANK YOU, LORD,
THANK YOU, GOD,
AND THANK YOU, FISHERMEN,
MOST OF ALL.
YEAH, MAX!
I WANT TO TRY
MAX'S CHEF SPECIAL.
HE IS
AN AWESOME CHEF.
OH, WELL, YOU KNOW,
THANKSGIVING,
THE TURKEY
WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.
SO, AL IS JUST OVER HERE
ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY
EXIT RAMPS
BETWEEN THE HOLIDAY INN
AND THE HIGHWAY.
HE'S RIGHT IN THAT TREE
RIGHT THERE.
THERE'S EVEN A PATHWAY
OVER THERE.
YOU CAN SEE
WHERE HE WALKS UP EVERY DAY.
AND OF COURSE, IT'S RIGHT BESIDE
THE BEER AND WINE STORE.
EVER SINCE I GOT OUT OF JAIL,
I PITCHED THIS TENT.
I JUST SET IT RIGHT HERE.
HEY, IT'S PERFECT.
TRAFFIC WAKES YOU UP
IN THE MORNING.
YOU GET UP
AND DO BOTTLES AND STUFF,
AND THEN COME BACK
IN THE AFTERNOON,
LIKE RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS.
WASHROOM FACILITIES,
SHOWERS, THE WORKS,
JUST ON MY DOORSTEP.
I GO RIGHT IN THE HOTEL,
AND IN THE MORNING,
THEY'RE USUALLY SO BUSY
WITH PEOPLE CHECKING OU ANYWAYS.
I EVEN GOT USE
OF A SWIMMING POOL.
MORNING, AL.
HOW YOU DOING, MUR?
WHAT DID YOU
GET UP TO LAST NIGHT?
I ACTUALLY MADE I AN EARLY NIGHT.
IT WASN'T TOO BAD.
YOU CUT IT SHORT?
YOU DIDN'T GE TOO WASTED?
NAH, I DIDN'T GE TOO WASTED.
YOU'RE CURBING IT NOW,
AREN'T YOU?
YEAH, YEAH,
I'M NOT GETTING
ANY YOUNGER, YOU KNOW.
SO, THIS QUITTING
DRINKING THING,
I CAN'T SEE I BEING THAT HARD FOR YOU.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS SMARTEN UP,
AND YOU'LL
QUIT DRINKING.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL,
BUT WHAT ABOUT FERGIE,
LIKE, HE'S...
I KNOW,
I HATE TO SAY IT,
BUT I THINK
HE'S ON HIS LAST LEGS THERE.
HE'S PICKLED AS A NEWT.
I FIGURE, IF YOU GET HIM
TO QUIT DRINKING,
HE'LL DIE.
SO, SHOULD WE ASK HIM
IF HE WANTS TO GO
TO DETOX,
OR LEAVE HIM BE?
IS IT...
WOULD HE...
WELL, I THINK
WE SHOULD ACTUALLY ASK HIM.
IT ALL...
LIKE, HEY, IF HE WANTS TO DO IT,
RIGHT ON.
WE COULD ALL STOP IT.
YEAH, WELL,
I DRINK, TOO,
BUT IT'S NO AFFECTING MY LIFE,
I DON'T THINK.
YEAH, IT IS.
YEAH, IT'S AFFECTING
EVERYBODY'S LIFE,
BUT YOU GO SERIOUS PROBLEMS, THOUGH.
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
IF I WAS IN YOUR STATE,
I'D BE PROBABLY
A FULL-FLEDGED ALCOHOLIC.
WITH A CAMERA STRAPPED
TO MY HEAD OR SOMETHING.
[LAUGHTER]
I FIGURE I'M GOING TO
GO SOBER FOR...
I DON'T KNOW,
I'M GOING TO TRY TODAY.
AND THEN...
AND THEN IF I WORKS OUT TODAY,
MAYBE I'LL GO SOBER
TOMORROW.
AND THEN IF THAT WORKS OUT,
MAYBE I'LL EVEN QUIT SMOKING.
THE BES I'VE EVER DONE,
I LASTED, LIKE,
THREE MONTHS.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
YEAH, I REMEMBER,
YOU WERE SOBER--
BUT I WAS GOING
TO MEETINGS,
LIKE, AA MEETINGS,
LIKE TWO OR THREE
MEETINGS A DAY.
YEAH, WELL, HEY,
I'M SITTING WITH $70
IN MY POCKET,
AND I'M NOT EVEN THINKING
ABOUT GETTING A BEER.
YOU KNOW, IS THA EVER HARSH, EH?
[LAUGHING]
SO, ARE YOU SERIOUSLY NO GOING TO CONSIDER, UH...
WELL, I GOT TO
SLOW DOWN,
'CAUSE I'VE BEEN
FALLING DOWN
ON THESE ROCKS,
YOU KNOW,
BUT YOU JUST CAN'T...
IT'S HARD TO CHANGE.
I'VE BEEN DRINKING
SINCE I WAS, LIKE, 15,
AND IT'S JUST...
A VICIOUS CIRCLE, YOU KNOW?
I'D RATHER QUIT SMOKING
THAN QUIT DRINKING.
I'D LIVE LONGER,
YOU KNOW, I THINK.
WELL, NOT IF YOU STAR THINKING ABOU HANGING YOURSELF
ON A TREE, YOU KNOW?
THAT'S ACTUALLY
NOT THAT FUNNY,
ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW...
IT'S JUST...
OH, I WOULDN'T DO IT.
I SURE HOPE NOT.
TOO CHICKEN SHIT.
SURE HOPE NOT.
BUT QUITTING DRINKING,
THAT'S...
I DON'T THINK SO.
NO?
AT LEAST I ASKED.
WHAT WAS THAT,
A BOTTLE OF GOOF?
THREE.
THREE BOTTLES
OF GOOF.
EMPTY THOUGH.
HOLY...
MAYBE WE'LL WALK
TOWARDS DEEP COVE.
DEEP COVE?
YEAH, WE'LL TAKE A BUS
OR SOMETHING
TO GO OUT THERE...
IN MY DREAMS,
I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS.
YOU CAN'T BEAT THIS.
THIS IS FREEDOM.
IT'S THE VERY TOP
OF CYPRESS MOUNTAIN
LOOKING OVER AT VANCOUVER.
FANTASTIC.
IT'S A NICE CLEAR DAY.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE CLIFF-JUMPING.
I'VE BEEN DOING ALL THESE
SMALL HILLS AND STUFF.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH ANYMORE.
IT'S TIME TO GE SOME BIGGER HILLS.
I'VE NEVER DONE
THIS HILL BEFORE.
IT'S MY FIRST TIME,
AND AS YOU CAN SEE,
WHERE THE WATER IS
AND TO THE HILL
WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW
THAT'S PRETTY STEEP,
BUT I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING
RIGHT NOW,
IT SURE BEATS BEING IN JAIL.
["MY OLD JACKKNIFE"
BY LADYHAWK PLAYS]
MY OLD JACKKNIFE
IS ALWAYS ON ME
AND EVERY TIME
THEY TIE ME UP
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
I WALK ALONE
MY HAND UPON IT
AND EVERY TIME
I SLASH A TIRE
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
ANGELS REACHING DOWN
FROM ON HIGH
PLACE THEIR BLESSINGS
ON IT...
[LAUGHING]
THIS IS THE BEST FEELING IN LIFE
RIGHT HERE!
ALWAYS SHARP
AND ALWAYS READY
AND EVERY TIME
THEY TIE ME DOWN
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
AND I'LL HIDE AWAY
SOMEWHERE INSIDE ME...
YEAH, I'M GOING TO PULL OVER
JUST OVER HERE.
SHOE'S GIVING OUT.
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE
I CUT MYSELF LOOSE...
IT'S TOAST.
I MIGHT AS WELL BE BAREFOOT.
I CAN'T BRAKE,
CAN'T STEER WITH IT.
IT'S GOING TO TEAR
THE WHOLE FOOT OFF,
AND I DON'T NEED TO LOSE
MY FOOT.
YEAH, IT WAS A...
IT WAS A NICE BUGGY RIDE.
IT WAS VERY SMOOTH,
NICE AND RELAXING.
UNFORTUNATELY, I GUESS
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BUY
TWO RIGHT SHOES NEXT TIME.
[FERGIE]:
WE MOVED INTO MY NEW HOUSE.
WELL, NOT THAT I OWN IT,
BUT, I MEAN,
IT'S THE RENTAL KIND OF DEAL.
WE GOT THE BASEMENT,
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY
ABOUT BEING HERE
BECAUSE IT BEATS THE HELL
OUT OF BEING OU IN THE TOODLYDOO,
AND, YOU KNOW,
IT'S A MUCH BETTER IMPROVEMENT.
YEAH?
WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO
HAVE A CIGARETTE?
I DO, YEAH.
KICKING AROUND?
I'M NOT USED TO
LIVING OUT HERE,
YOU KNOW?
THERE'S NO FOOD
IN THE FRIDGE, AND...
BUT I MEAN, AT LEAS WE GOT THE ROOF,
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO
SCREW THAT UP.
OKAY, THANKS, MUR.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
SO, YEAH,
IF YOU DON'T MIND,
WE'LL COME IN
AND CHECK OUT YOUR SPOT,
AND HANG OUT WITH YOU
FOR A BIT.
SURE, WELL,
I'D ENJOY THE COMPANY.
COME ON, BUDDY.
IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU, TOO.
I'M GLAD
YOU GOT A SPOT.
IT MAKES ME NERVOUS
GOING UNDERNEATH
THE BRIDGE TO FIND YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED
AN ELEVATOR,
NOT JUST FOR YOU.
THOSE STEPS ARE
SOMETHING ELSE.
THOSE STEPS
ARE KILLERS.
ALL WE'RE DOING NOW IS
JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OU HOW TO GET IT ALL...
FURNITURIZED.
I GOT A FIRST UTENSIL.
WE NOW HAVE A UTENSIL.
IT'S NOT CLEAN, BUT ANYWAY...
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MY DISABILITY CAME THROUGH.
THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEING GOING,
YOU KNOW,
AT LEAST THEY'RE STARTING
TO GO A LITTLE BIT UP.
WELL...
I DON'T KNOW.
ANYWAY, THIS PLACE,
IT'S COSTING ME THREE...
SO, WITH BEING ON DISABILITY,
I CAN STILL AFFORD TO LIVE.
LIKE, I CAN ACTUALLY LIVE
LIKE A HUMAN BEING.
I'M KIND OF CRIPPLED UP LATELY,
OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW.
I'VE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME
GETTING AROUND,
AND I'M NOT JOKING,
AND I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT I EITHER,
'CAUSE IT AIN'T RIGHT,
BUT ANYWAY, WHERE I SLEEP
IS RIGHT OVER HERE,
AND THIS IS WHERE I GO EVERYTHING SET UP
OVER HERE FOR...
OKAY...
AND I WAS USING MY SOCKS
FOR A PILLOW.
THOSE ARE CLEAN SOCKS,
BY THE WAY.
[CHUCKLES]
IT'S NOT SO...
IT'S NOT SO BAD.
I MEAN,
I KEEP ON HAVING TO IMAGINE,
YOU KNOW, FURNITURE AND A TV,
AND A...
YOU KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE CAN HAVE A KITCHEN TABLE,
AND BACON AND EGGS, YOU KNOW,
AND EVERY DAY WOULD BE GOOD.
AND IT'D...
IT'D BE WAY BETTER THAN,
YOU KNOW, UNDER THE BRIDGE,
OR...
EXCUSE ME, IN THE TREES.
YOU KNOW,
SLEEPING WITH ONE EYE OPEN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SLEEP
WITH ONE EYE OPEN.
I HAVE TO LOCK THE FUCKING DOOR,
AND THEN THIS IS MY HOME.
I...
WELL, I'LL JUS SAVE THAT SMOKE FOR...
SAVE THAT SMOKE
FOR WHEN I WAKE UP.
[NARRATOR]: I UNDERSTAND
EXACTLY WHAT IT'S LIKE
BEING OFFERED UNWANTED HELP.
I TRIED HELPING FERGIE BEFORE,
AND I KNEW HE WOULDN'T ACCEP MUCH MORE FROM ME
THAN A PACK OF SMOKES.
WATCHING FERGIE FALL ASLEEP,
I'M AMAZED HOW DEEP
THESE GUYS HAVE ALLOWED ME
INTO THEIR WORLD.
I WANT TO FIND SOME WAY
TO RETURN THAT GIFT OF TRUST.
["DON'T RUN OUR HEARTS AROUND"
BY BLACK MOUNTAIN PLAYS]
YEE-HOO-HOO-HOO!
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DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T HIT 'EM
TO THE GROUND
DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T HIT 'EM
TO THE GROUND
DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T HIT 'EM
TO THE GROUND
DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T HIT 'EM
TO THE GROUND
DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T HIT 'EM
TO THE GROUND
LET'S FIND A BETTER PLACE...
[HONKING]
FUCK OFF!
ASSHOLE.
...AND QUI THIS WHOLE DAMN RACE
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
THAT WAS AWESOME.
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WELL, I'VE PLANNED
OUR GREAT ESCAPE
THROUGH LENS AND WIRE
I'M FAST, BUT YOU ARE QUICK
DON'T RUN OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T RUN OUR HEARTS
AROUND
DON'T RUN OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T RUN
OUR HEARTS AROUND
DON'T RUN OUR HEARTS
AROUND
DON'T RUN OUR HEARTS AROUND
WHAT THEY SAID
WHAT THEY SAID
YOU COULD BECOME
HIT THE LIGHTS
YOU'RE THE CHOSEN ONE...