The Place Beyond the Pines

Luke, you're up next!

It's showtime!

Ladies and gentlemen,

feast your eyes on...

the two-ton Metal of Mess of Madness.

And here he is, folks,

the one, the only...

Handsome Luke and the Heartthrobs!

Watch as they defy gravity...

and centrifugal force at three G's.

Watch as they ride their motorcycles upside down...

within inches of each other...

at speeds you can hardly comprehend!

Come on, everybody, give it up for 'em! Handsome Luke!

Come on, give 'em a hand.

Let's hear it! Come on! Give 'em a hand!

Handsome Luke!

Yeah? You remember them?

Yeah, when you went upside down--

Yeah. I was scared.

I gotta go.

Hey.

Do you remember my name?

Romina.

I like to call you Ro.

What are you doing now? You got plans?

I gotta go home.

You want me to give you a ride?

Thanks.

You don't wanna talk or anything?

You know, I leave town tomorrow after we pack up.

I'm not gonna be around for another year.

Another year?

Well, you wanna... get a beer or something?

I got someone, so... no.

I just wanted to see you again.

Thanks.

Ladies and gentlemen,

introducing the one, the only...

Handsome Luke...

and the Heartthrobs!

Hey.

- Is Romina here? - No.

Hold on.

She's working.

Okay.

Do you remember me?

Yes, I remember you.

Who's that guy?

He's yours.

You wanna hold him?

Here you go.

His name's Jason.

Hey.

There you go.

- Thanks. - Good? Great.

Hey. What are you doing here?

Anything you wanna tell me?

Anything you think I might wanna know before I leave here...

forever and I never come back?

Let's go outside.

Come on.

You weren't gonna tell me?

It was just a fling, right?

That means you don't gotta tell me?

Just as, like, a common courtesy or--

It might even be a law, you know. You gotta fucking tell somebody.

I haven't heard from you in over a year.

You just took off.

Never called me.

I gotta leave in four hours. I don't know what to do.

You do whatever you need to do.

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna do what I have to do.

I'm going to school.

I take care of Jason. I work here.

And I have a man.

So that's what I'm doing. That's my life.

You're busy.

Yeah. Yeah. I'm real busy.

Well--

I don't wanna keep you.

Okay.

All right.

When does this pay period end, Jack? On Friday?

- Why? - Because I gotta get paid.

Just pay me for half the week, all right?

I don't give advances out.

I'm not asking for an advance, Jack.

I'm quitting.

- You can't quit. - I just did.

¡Mami, la puerta!

Espera un momento.

- Hey. - Hey.

Wow.

You look like a princess.

Um...

what are you still doing here?

I stuck around.

It's just really not a good time.

- No? - No.

I was just gonna take him to the park...

or maybe see if I could just sit on the porch, say hi to him.

We're on our way to church.

You going to church?

Um...

this is Kofi.

- We need to go. - Yeah.

You should call. You can't just show up, you know?

- You ready? - Yeah.

Okay.

Hey.

You live here?

Yeah. This is my house.

How long you in town?

I'm gonna stick around.

What are you looking at?

Really? You gonna do this shit today?

Do what?

Is it your will that Jason should be baptized...

in the faith of the church which we all have professed with you?

Yes.

By God's gift through water and the Holy Spirit,

we are reborn into everlasting life.

In his goodness,

may he continue to pour out his blessings...

upon these sons and daughters of his.

May he make them faithful members of his holy people.

Jason, I baptize you in the name of the Father...

and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

This child of yours has been enlightened by Christ.

He is to walk always as a child in the light.

God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, has freed you from sin.

We now anoint you with the chrism of salvation.

As Christ was anointed priest, prophet and king,

so may you always live as a member of his body, sharing everlasting life.

Amen.

In the name of this child and the spirit of a common friendship--

let us pray together...

in the words our Lord has given us.

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done...

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread...

and forgive us our trespasses...

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

The Almighty God the Father,

the Son and the Holy Spirit bless you.

Amen.

Now, as we receive our new member...

into our parish,

let us all welcome him with great joy.

You ride that thing really good. Really good.

You ride good, man.

You like a ride into town?

It'd save you some gas, man.

Just passing through?

I'm just settling in.

- Where you staying? - Some fucking motel.

Yeah. They're no good around here.

Whole town's gone to shit, man.

So you got a job?

No.

- You know your way around an engine? - Yeah.

'Cause I got a-- I got a shop-- repair shop--

On Washout Road.

You should come check it out, man. I could always use a good worker.

All right.

It ain't much.

It's what it is, you know, but it's mine.

No one can kick me out of it.

So, it's the workshop in there.

This is Tula.

Well, I don't get a whole lot of work here.

But if you want, you can look for other jobs or whatever, you know,

if it's not enough for you.

I-- I do everything.

Everything there is to do to a car I know how to do.

Oh. Anything you don't know, I can teach ya, you know.

And I got a trailer down here.

You can stay there if you want.

Yeah, see? She's shy.

She can't see so good anymore.

Where is it? Where's the ball?

There's the trailer.

She get it? No. She ain't gonna get it.

- You live out here all alone? - Yeah, I live alone.

Sometimes people come and stay for a while, you know.

That's it. It's not much, but you know--

It's got whatever you need in there.

You must get lonely.

Look, Rob, I don't wanna be ungrateful.

I really appreciate what you're doing for me and shit,

but I got to make more fucking money.

Hey, man, if I could pay you more, I would.

You're good at what you do, man. Really good.

I could fix up that old Mack truck that's sitting there...

- like a goddamn-- - Well, that's good.