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Pressure up!

We're at pressure!

Ten...

Nine...

Eight...

World champion stunt driver, Ken Carter,

has agreed to go under deep hypnosis live on air

to promote his big jump this fall.

Six...

You ready to go under, Ken?

Sure as snot, brother.

Five...

Four...

three...

two...

one.

He's deep under.

Completely under my control.

Ladies and gentlemen, this year,

Ken Carter, the Mad Canadian,

is set to jump the St. Lawrence Seaway in a rocket car.

I'd be worried too, Ken.

So, what are we trying to unlock here today, Goldie?

Cure his fear. We're getting to the root of it.

When were you first scared?

Do you remember, Ken?

Where were you born, Ken?

Take us back in three, two, one.

I was born Kenneth Gordon Polsjek.

I was born in 1938, St. Henri, Montreal.

Never had much.

Skinny, bow-legged, cross-eyed kid.

I think I was always second-guessed as a boy,

you know, and nobody ever thought I'd amount to anything.

My father took off.

Alone with my brother and sisters.

I was the eldest.

My mother worked all the time. Had no dad.

Had to be theirs.

Go there. Go to the pain where you're scared.

I was alone at home, alone at school.

I always had a problem with authority, eh?

Don't like cops, don't like doctors,

don't like teachers.

Books are for nerds and bandages are for pussies.

I was held back.

Reading never made sense to me.

"You better read that book, you dunce."

Teachers were mean, eh?

They beat the piss out of you.

Doing don't need learning. Learning needs doing.

No good at anything.

No good to anybody.

I was just a dirty old grease monkey in NDG, you know,

just a kid picking up hours at the garage.

They started to show me the ropes,

and then I was literally

riding on the top of cars holding ropes.

Take us back there in five...

Scared of being alone, until I wasn't.

I found a home. I got to graduate,

from the Congress of Canadian Daredevils

to the International Hell Drivers, you know,

and boy, that was my...

my ticket to see the world.

Four...

I found a home where I was happy.

A home where I could talk straight, read right.

Everybody liked me.

Three...

I found a place where everybody remembered my name.

Two...

One.

Here comes Carter round the bend!

Let's go, Ken!

Ah! Oh!

- OK. - OK.

Kill the motor, folks.

I need an ambulance!

Call an ambulance!

Easy on the ankle, please.

Shit, there goes that ankle.

The transmission is hammering your ankle.

Tell the people not to go away!

Don't go away! Don't leave, OK? Don't leave.

Tell the people not to go away!

Dan, where's the microphone?

Where's that microphone?

Folks, it's the ankle again.

The same one I broke last week down in Houston.

They're just taking me to get X-rays.

And remember, kids, when you're on the threshold of life,

even if you fail,

it's important to just keep on truckin' when you're...

And you remember... Ha! Ha!

So, Ken, have you had a lot of injuries over the years?

Oh, I've had some injuries, yeah.

I mean, I've broken my back.

I've broken both my arms.

Uh, tailbone's chalk.

Broken ankles, broken kneecaps.

Chest smashed in.

Yeah, one time in Kaukauna, Wisconsin,

up by Green Bay,

steering wheel smashed me right in the chest.

Boy, that was a close one, you know.

Sick of waking up...

waking up in the cold, green hospital rooms, you know.

You don't know where you are,

and you don't know if you're alive or dead.

You don't know if you're going to heaven or hell.

You take anything for the pain, or...

Right. - You're looking at it.

Yeah.

Gloria, are you comfortable

with the risks the big jump entails?

Would I prefer his passion was woodwork?

Yeah, sure. Yeah.

I'd sleep better at night, for sure.

But, um... I'd live worse in the day, I guess.

You'd sleep better at night,

'cause you'd be sleeping next to a virgin.

Woodwork?

Will this be your last jump, you think?

This will be my final jump.

My time card could get punched any time, you know.

But, uh, I won't lie, you know, we've been through it.

You know, I put her through it,

and I put myself through it, you know.

So all this pain, you know, it's...

People got to remember my name.

Mmm.

Evel Knievel.

He's got his Snake River.

I need mine.

How is that relationship with Evel?

Well, we have a mutual respect for one another.

But yeah, no, he's full of shit and a coward.

All right.

And why now, Ken?

I'm chasing something, you know?

And I think it's... I think it's respect, you know?

It's, uh, every time I hit that jump,

"This is... This will shut him up."

When you come off that jump, when you stick that landing,

oh, they respect you now, boy.

You'll see it onWide World Today,

the canyon flight of Evel Knievel.

Are you serious?

A rocket?

Where's his motorcycle?

He's an astronaut now?

Pansy-ass space stuff.

What are we looking at? What is this hippie bullshit?

We got a premature chute.

He didn't even make it across. Good Lord!

This is an embarrassment.

He's just pissing all over everything we do.

I've said it a hundred times.

Evel Knievel is a nerd.

- Hello? - Hello there, Dick.

This is Ken Carter calling you.

I got your number off of Joey Washburn.

How's old Joey?

Joey, he's grand. He's evergreen.

You know, I'm that guy, the Mad Canadian.

Jumped the 20 buses at the Houston Astrodome.

Does that sound familiar?

Is that right? No.

What can I do for you?

I am in the market for a rocket car.

Where do you plan on driving this rocket car?

Well, that's the thing.

I'm leaning towards jumping it.

I'm sorry, you want to jump it?

Over something you wouldn't think is possible,

like a big river or something.

Thank you very much for calling.

I just don't think...

Hang on here. Listen, listen.

I know this sounds crazy.

I'm calling you out of the blue. I know it does.

But I think we could really wow some people here.

Make some noise.

Yeah, noise isn't really my thing.

With all due respect,

why'd you build the Blue Flame?

To break a land speed record.

Because you hate noise?

Now, let me just stop you right there,

because there's nothing safe about a rocket car.

It's a real easy way to get yourself

and a lot of other people killed.

I bet they said you were crazy, didn't they?

Well, you did it anyway, right?

You built the fastest car in the world.

And why'd you do that?

Because you're Dick Keller.

And you can.

All right, we got to calculate the elevation.

Launch point's gonna have to be maybe 100 feet.

A hundred foot ramp.

It depends on the elevation of your landing.

You don't want flat.

You want your landing much lower than your launch.

You said a mile, right? You want to jump a mile?

God, you gotta be going 260, maybe 280 miles an hour.

280...

The amount of thrust depends on the amount of fuel,

which depends on the size of the tank.

The bigger the tank, the more pressure you need.

The more pressure, the more likely the fucking thing blows.

Dick, just come up here.

And all I ask is that you keep an open mind, sir,

and you bring the child inside of you.

Listen to me carefully, kid.

Even if we get you up in the air,

we still got to get you down safely.

Parachutes fail, burn, tangle.

According to my calculations,

taking it all in, looking at all the numbers,

I'm realizing that

I want zero part of this.

- Here he is. - Here he is!

OK...

I'm gonna shake his hand first.

You can shake his hand after.

OK.

Mr. Dick Keller, face to face, face to name.

Ken Carter, pleasure to put those two together.

Thank you for flying up here. How was the flight?

Danny, introduce yourself.

It's an honour, sir. Lafortune. Danny Lafortune.

You're never gonna fit in a rocket car.

Well, I'm going to need a big car with a big rocket

for a big jump with a big man.

I've agreed to nothing, Ken.

Wait till you see our jump site.

Spectacular views. It's level. Great drainage.

Level?

Are you hungry?

I know I'm always starving after a flight.

Don't know what that is.

I could eat the arse out of an elephant at the airport.

Danny's our chauffeur.

You know he ain't got no license.

You don't drive?

Oh, no, I certainly do, sir.

Just don't need the Crown's permission to do so.

Yep. There you are.

Stop talking, Carter.

You sound like a lunatic.

Coming in behind you there, Guy Lombardo.

We're not fancy. We're not fancy.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, that's a good mile at least.

But it's way too flat, Ken.

Ken!

Yeah, it's flat.

So, you said a mile, eh, as the crow flies.

Well, this is insane, Ken.

You--you can't do it.

I can do it. I can drive a car.

I can put my foot on that pedal,

and I can steer a car off a ramp.

I've been doing it my whole life, sir.

The only question is, is this jump possible?

Here's a question.

Why are you jumping a river if you can't even swim?

You've never swam?

Not a lick.

The thought of it disgusts me.

Look, this jump is dangerous.

It is extremely stupid, and it is entirely pointless.

But, yes.

Technically, the physics do work.

You can jump a mile in a rocket car,

provided everything goes exactly right.

So you'll do it?

- Can I be honest? - Sure.

I don't think you're really gonna do it.

Oh no?

But I have this haunting fear

that you might kill yourself trying, so...

I'll help.

You have no idea what that means to me, sir.

But on the day,

if I don't think you can make it for any reason,

I'm calling it.

I'm not gonna let you jump.

I get full veto, understand?

American presidential veto.

Yeah, that's right. Whatever you need, sir.

Welcome to our...

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Welcome aboard.

Welcome to Team Carter, offi--

Welcome to Team Carter, officially, sir!

Found ourselves a rocket scientist, Mr. Lafortune.

Yeah, man. I love rockets.

This jump's never gonna happen.

Do you mind if I ask you one small favour, sir?

Why stop now?

Can I borrow a car?

Have any other daredevils

attempted a stunt even close to this?

I'm no daredevil, sir.

That implies there's no skill involved.

Everything's left up to chance.

No, I drive jumps.

I'm a stunt driver, sir,

and not in some rinky-dinky rocket

you've never heard of before,

ending up in the drinks, à la Madame Knievel.

US Air Force F14

Tomcat equivalent G forces pulling on me.

You hear that?

That's the sound that woke up the jungles of Vietnam, sir!

We are gonna blow the socks off of Evel Knievel!

We're gonna get a big house down in Santa Monica.

I won't be played a fool down there.

All those Angelenos won't ever see me coming.

You know I'd be just as happy with you in, like...

a two-bedroom, patch of grass

and a couple of runts kicking around.

Runts? Why do they have to be...

They're not gonna be runts. - Yeah.

No, we're gonna have monsters.

They're from my lines. - They're my runts too.

They're gonna be huge. Two huge kids.

And we can do better than a bloody two and a half

and a patch of grass.

I'd just be happy with you anywhere, Ken.

I know, I know. I'm just saying, I...

You know, I feel it, hey?

I really think we have the chance

to do something here, you know.

And I just...

You know, I want to make sure we have enough money.

Money enough for a ring?

Absolutely.

A ring for me and a ring for you.

You know I'm with you,

but you can't get caught up in their shit, remember?

Yeah.

You don't let that big head of yours explode with pride.

If you get cold feet out there, you listen to them.

You listen to your feet, Ken.

OK.

- Promise? - Yeah.

Your biggest numbers outside of Monday nights

have always been stunts.

Jumps specifically.

Yeah, and you've never had a jump like this.

A country mile in a Lincoln.

Never been done before.

"If you got a Murphy bed, your mother's probably..."

You know, and we have to remember

that the people are gonna tune in

to see whether he lands it or whether he crashes, right?

So that's a win-win for the audience.

Plus, with Ken here,

I think people are gonna be flat-out charmed.

I mean, come on, look at this guy, right?

The jump looks impossible, physically impossible.

Exactly, my friend.

Yes, and just like you,

I believe most of the people

are gonna be 100% sure this guy's gonna crash,

and they are gonna tune in to be witnesses to that.

From a legal standpoint,

we can't get behind anything we know would fail.

We'd be liable for a life.

ABC can't lose.

Just look at your intro.

The ski jumper, the agony of defeat...

Let's ask Evel to oversee it.

Get his stamp of approval. - Yeah.

Now, that's a brilliant idea. I have to say.

- Knievel, we don't... - I wish I'd thought of that.

He's a bright guy.

We don't need him. He's not a bright guy.

No, I think his name would be great on this.

It would help.

No, but he's kind of an idiot.

- Do you think he would do it? - I can't hurt to ask.

I know you gentlemen have a relationship with him.

Uh, you know, but I worry that we'd be blurring our brands, eh.

'Cause, you know, he's got his turf, with the motorcycles,

dressing like a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.

I drive four-on-the-floor automobiles, hey?

I jump cars for a living.

And I look good doing it.

Evel's a must.

Yeah, yeah, we're gonna go with Evel. Thank you, though.

Oh, yeah, you're welcome.

I mean, right off the top,

I just know that this is a brilliant idea.

Look, Ken Carter and Evel Knievel,

two great tastes that taste great together.

Yeah, I guess, you don't really have a choice, you know?

No choice is the best choice.

Let's turn this around,

see how much he likes his own medicine.

And this is the guy. This is him.

The character that we are following.

"The character that we are..."

He's a very funny guy.

Is he not a dead ringer for Joseph Stalin?

Joseph... Joseph Stalin.

"Look, I'm a director!

"Let me ask you a question.

How come you eat eggs for breakfast?"

Quiet, quiet, quiet! Sorry, guys.

This is important.

Hello, hello. Yeah.

Yeah, he's here. Hey!

Thank you, thank you, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, this is he.

Yeah, this is Ken Carter, yeah.

Whoa.

OK, thank you so much for calling.

Oh!

Do you want the good news or the bad news?

OK, so the bad news is, you guys know ABC.

That was them calling to say the Wide World of Sportsis in!

A quarter of a million dollars! - Yeah, ha ha!

The jump is on! Yeah!

Well, so what's the good news?

The good news is I get to fly, baby.

To Ken Carter!

I went to university.

I'm now by a riverbank from Morrisburg. OK.

Ken said there will be a flare.

OK, anytime.

Foreign soil! Yeah.

On the 26th, this will be my endpoint, my landing zone.

We're going to plant 200 square feet of roses

right here for me to land on.

If you're gonna have a target,

roses would be a soft target to aim for.

Have you always had a thing for roses?

A rose is your heart,

and it's your love, and it's your woman.

You know, so...

So it's a testament to all the great lovers, you know,

and, uh, and to Gloria.

I like to think that I'm going to crash land inside of Gloria.

Hmm. OK.

Let's make hay.

OK, gentlemen!

Come on, come on!

Oh, a little bit more!

All right, OK, unbelievable!

Don't be in a rush, gentlemen.

It's not like you're getting any money for this.

This ramp will be amazing.

90 feet tall, 1,500 feet of fresh blacktop,

a real beaut.

I stand here in America,

looking across the river upon Canada,

and I see a truly wide world of sports.

I'd be more worried about the fuel tanks, right?

All that acid just turning you to goo.

You're gonna reinforce the frame with Styrofoam

so the car floats better.

Yeah, sure. Of course, that makes it more flammable.

And an oxygen tank.

Well, combustible. Worse.

Rip your face right off.

I don't want to drown.

I'd rather drown than burn.

Yeah, I get that, man.

They say drowning can be peaceful.

Who says drowning can be peaceful?

Well, especially if you're on fire,

then the water's a relief.

Yeah. I'm more worried about his chutes not opening.

- Yeah, or burning up. - I got one.

If the car's nose dips too much and the chutes fail,

the rocket could just push him into the water like a 747.

Oh, yeah.

It'll just disintegrate. Boom.

- Oh, boom. - Jesus Christ, guys!

You got dental records?

Come on, guys.

You know, I've got to do this.

You don't do it, I will, Bones.

I'm his understudy.

This ain't Broadway, Lafortune. I found you.

You were jumping trailer park dirt in Trois-Pistoles.

And terribly, I might add.

You have zero sense of showmanship!

I got some sense of showmanship.

♪ Don't get in too deep, sister ♪

♪ Don't get in too heavy

Idiot! How you not match?

Hey, how you not match measurements? Huh?

How you not follow plans?

All you follow is ass to the bar!

Bill buy cheap cement, cheap as fuck, low-grade steel.

I can guarantee nothing about this fucking ramp, OK?

It's not safe. You will die.

But you'll finish it, right?

You fucking sock puppet. You fucking sock puppet!

We build a ramp, do a rocket car. Fuck me!

Have we found out when Evel Knievel is coming up here?

- No, not yet. - I think it's soon.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

The world's greatest stunt woman.

Yeah.

Ken, how do you feel about everything?

I get frustrated. He gets frustrated.

You get frustrated too, Fortier.

You know, I think he's just...

I do too, yeah. Sometimes I get frustrated.

All right.

♪ Don't get so you can't move about ♪

♪ Whenever you get ready

♪ Born free, John see

♪ But he sees just a little too late ♪

♪ Losing his freedom and losing his soul ♪

Meet Kent, our dummy.

Hard worker, not exactly the life of the party.

Dick, the car's a beaut.

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

She's a beast.

It's exciting, you know. It's one step closer.

Yeah.

Truly, I am trying to get this done for you,

but I have never put fuel tanks this close to a rocket

in a vehicle this small.

Wind's at our backs now, boys.

Let's just hope the wind doesn't explode.

Bring it up to pressure.

Yeah, give us the juice.

Here we go!

We're at pressure.

She held.

All right, light it up.

Whoa!

Dammit!

by Maurice ♪]

♪ But what I got

♪ I got

♪ And ain't gonna lose

I just want to say, Ken, that, you know, we believe in you.

We've been following you for a couple of years now.

All of us, the NFB, we believe in this jump.

Well, thank you, sir. That means a lot.

I appreciate that.

I want you to know I appreciate that.

Well, and I think I should make it clear

that there's no pressure from us to do the jump.

Do it or don't do it.

It's all part of the process that we want to document.

Don't you ever talk to me like that ever again.

Like what?

I am going to make that jump, as God is my witness.

Oh, no, no. I wasn't implying...

Oh, hot damn it.

They weren't even filming, Fortier.

Well, it was just something I thought better said privately.

Yeah, but I was legitimately touched

and pissed off by what you said.

Honestly, it just kind of happened.

It's exciting.

All right, well, guys, roll sound.

Yeah, roll sound.

Good. Sure.

Yeah, you got it. Um...

So, so...

Oh, yeah, uh, uh...

Ken, I want you to know that we believe in you

and we believe in this jump.

Well, thank you. That means a lot.

I want you to know that. Thank you very much.

We don't want to give you any pressure.

There's no pressure to jump or not.

We're simply observing.

♪ And ain't gonna lose it

♪ Yeah

Is there any kind of appreciation or respect

between you and Evel?

Oh, you know, I think there's a sort of respect.

I think, you know, it's like...

when a panther and a lion see each other,

they both smell their same...

Scent.

- Sexual energy. - Sure.

When was the last time you saw the...

I believe I saw Evel Knievel...

Rochester, New York.

Autumn of '70...

Guys, just hold that thought, guys.

♪ Ain't gonna lose

♪ Yeah, hey

You brought the sunshine, Evel.

Where's the ramp at?

There's been some delays.

Man of the hour.

Good to see you again, Evel.

Not sure if you ever met my Gloria.

Don't believe I've had the pleasure.

- It's good to finally meet you. - I bet.

Where's the ramp?

Over there, sir.

Jesus, Carter, what the hell's that?

Where's your landing spot?

Ogden Island.

See that patch of red over there?

We planted roses for me to aim at.

- Roses? - Yeah.

How tall is this ramp, boy?

It's, uh... What was it? 80...

85.5 feet. - Yeah.

Well, I don't see no ramp, son.

I see a pile of mud.

Oh, it's, uh, it's a start, but, uh, we'll get there.

I'm sure.

Where's the car at?

Keller's promising it in a few days.

Keller?

Uh, Dick, uh, Blue Flame Keller.

I'm sure you know him.

Nope.

Got a nice prevailing wind today.

Is that really Evel?

Yeah, I think so, Gloria.

I don't know. I'm not convinced.

Well, an ABC sure is.

He just looks so normal.

These delays are unacceptable.

Yeah. Kind of like a rocket ship.

Come again?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Spent your whole career riding motorcycles,

and you randomly decide to become an astronaut.

State wouldn't permit a bike.

But you didn't make it anyway.

But we will land this jump, sir.

The chutes deployed early.

Yeah. Now, how'd that happen?

What are you getting at, Carter?

What I'm getting at is we're up against it, sir.

This is war on the shore.

Rain for days.

We're in the muck.

The mud and the blood and the beer.

The last thing we need is some Yankee doodle dandy

coming up here thinking

he's gonna tell us how to do our jobs.

Look around you. What do you see?

You see God's country, sir.

And you see God's chosen people.

The Canadians.

And every single one of these people here

believes in this jump.

They've all given me their word.

They're gonna work twice as hard to get it done.

And I will do more than cry if they don't, let me tell you.

Is he gonna cry?

Well, it looks like a dangerous jump to me, boy.

You got no elevation, no room for error.

You go down on that water,

you better have somebody get you out, get you out in a hurry.

Oh, yeah. Trust me, Evel, I am worried about the water.

Don't get yourself killed, Carter.

It's bad for business.

- I'll cut you up. - You want some, superstar?

Cut it! - Turn it back on.

Let's make breakfast! Let's make breakfast!

What the fuck does that mean?

It's something that we say.

My chute won't deploy early.

It's called safety protocol, you asshole!

That's what you call being a pussy?

Come on!

Rumour is you got bit by the jinx.

And all I hear the wind say is, "Chicken Shit Carter."

- Who's saying that? - The spirits, boy! The spirits!

I worked on my own project, the Snake River Canyon stunt,

for 3 years.

And they're trying to finish this up in 2 weeks.

The weather's been bad.

The runway is muddy.

The ramp is not built.

I don't think I'd attempt a stunt like this.

It's far more dangerous than the Snake River Canyon stunt.

This may be the daredevil stunt to end all daredevil stunts.

Well, that's all good, because I ain't no daredevil.

I'm a stunt driver.

He's just jealous.

Oh, no, no... He's just playing his part.

I thought he'd be taller. You know what I mean?

- Yeah. - Like...

Yeah, he is a little piece of shit, isn't he?

And at 900 feet,

he will reach what we call the point of no return.

Yeah.

What's the latest on the big jump?

Well, firstly, uh, the rocket car is not ready,

and that cannot be rushed.

Secondly, the ramp is nowhere near complete.

And lastly, the weather has not

and we fear will not cooperate.

Even if all three of those things were in our favour,

ABC, along with Evel Knievel,

have decided that the jump is just too risky to cover live

due to the high chance of fatality.

So it's over.

- No, it's... - It's over, everybody.

Just 'cause, uh...

- Ken Carter. - Pardon me.

Just 'cause some coiffed-up yank

got a little scared of a big old ramp.

I was dialled in to that jump.

Three times wider than Snake River, I might add.

If you think I ain't in a rush for danger,

I got news for you.

I've been training till I'm sick to my stomach.

And I'm sick now. I'm 38 years old.

And even some of my jumps of the past few years

haven't been up to par.

And I know I'm getting too old for this business,

but that won't stop me from trying.

Well, it will stop me today, but you know what I mean.

And there's a lot of people out there asking why.

Why does anyone do anything?

What the hell am I gonna do?

Pump gas at a gasoline station?

I jump cars.

And we hear the whispers, eh?

We're not chicken.

I got news for anyone who thinks otherwise.

We are going to fly.

We want the mile!

So, Florida... It's a pretty nice place you got here.

This is our other home.

We're always here up here. - Yeah.

And how have you been handling the delay?

You see, there's actually two Kens, Bob.

There's... there's Ken Carter, the man you see before you,

you know, the stuntman, entertainer, the Mad Canadian.

Then there's Kenneth Gordon Polsjek,

who's a rational businessman. He's behind the scenes.

He's running numbers, making deals. He's on the phones.

And Ken Carter and Kenneth Gordon Polsjek

are starting to understand

what their positions are with one another.

Sometimes, Kenneth Gordon

"Hello, Carter. You're scared."

"Is this really what you want to be doing?"

Is it?

I guess yes and no is what we're saying.

Which one of the Kens gets to be with Gloria?

Oh.

You know, she's lucky. - Both!

Yeah, that's right.

They double team her.

Carter, you have to hit that ramp

at, what was it, 200... 280 miles per hour, Polsjek.

Ken Carter and Kenneth Gordon Polsjek.

We're the Mad Canadian.

Listen, Carter, there's gotta be one cowboy.

There's only one cowboy and only one guy with the juice.

End of a long day.

Gloria likes Kingsley, extra light.

You have to wait around for your stunt driver husband.

We don't need ABC back in.

This ramp's not going anywhere.

We'll come back next year stronger and better prepared.

We cut our losses.

That gives me time to raise more funds.

Aiden needs to be made whole. Trust me.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm keeping all the wolves at bay.

Don't you worry about that, OK?

I'm gonna have to look for a job. We're broke.

We're not broke, broke.

At a certain point, Bill,

you've got to just dig in and go for it.

We need to be smart about this.

'Cause, you know, every one of these delays,

all they do is just give Carter more time to stew

and second-guess himself.

Honey, you don't even have to make it.

You just have to try.

Evel failed, right?

He never made it across Snake River.

You just have to hit the gas, get off the ramp,

pull the chutes and survive the jump.

Gloria, that's not a jump. OK?

We're only doing this if we think Carter can make it.

I'm almost 40 years old, OK?

People are going to remember me.

They'll know my name.

One year, and the jump is on.

I promise.

Now, this is not Herbie you're looking at.

A Mark IV Lincoln with something special under the hood.

It's got wings added for in-air stabilization,

reinforced with foam for buoyancy

in case of a water landing.

And then, coming out the bum,

11,000 pounds of thrust from a catalytic rocket,

courtesy of our resident mad scientist,

Dick Keller.

Say hello to all the folks at home.

Hi.

Would you drive the car, Dick?

Oh, yeah, yeah. Sure.

- Like, off the ramp? - Oh, no.

This is as safe as you could possibly jump a rocket car

a mile across a body of water.

This is as safe as you could do it.

Thank you so much.

Make sure that's there for later.

We might need that statement.

Here we are, my protege.

I am.

Coming up the ranks,

very talented stunt driver in his own right.

You'll be hearing a lot about him soon.

Yeah.

That rhymes with his name, Danny Lafortune.

I am proud to be here.

All right, thanks, Danny.

And here she is.

This is my rocket, Gloria. - Hello.

Gloria, how do you feel about Ken doing the jump

in this particular vehicle now that you've seen the car?

I mean, the car is gorgeous. I trust him. I trust it.

- You're gorgeous. - Yeah.

Almost as pretty as the car. Almost.

That's a big compliment.

We're three weeks from jump day,

and I'll be honest.

Everything about this whole plan is so callous and stupid,

and yet here I am, and I'm excited for it.

And Ken's got me believing in it,

and I'm believing in him.

And I think we're gonna pull this damn thing off.

That or we'll kill him.

Let's get the helmet on, the race suit on.

I don't think we have that with me.

I think... I think I left that back at home.

I got my race suit.

I'm willing, ready, able, sir.

Uh... Yeah, put on Danny's suit.

I can't wear those clothes. They're for a toy.

What's going on down there? What are you working with?

What kind of waist do you have there?

It's about 28.

28, yeah.

We're not fancy.

Get in here, Bob.

I don't want to hurt your elbow.

You can't hurt that old elbow.

You can't hurt that old turkey wing. Ah!

Gotta get out of there.

All right!

How am I getting in here?

You've got to get in through the sunroof.

You can just sort of shimmy up right here.

- Oh, like a salmon. - Yeah.

You know what? There's a ladder.

There's a ladder?

You know what? Lose the suit.

But isn't it flame retardant?

Yeah, if she blows, you're dead anyway, suit or no suit.

All aboard, sailor!

Yep.

Get that.

Don't forget your hat!

Thank you.

All right, now, quick review.

You got nitrogen tanks on either side of you.

Yeah.

Hydrogen peroxide's right in front of you.

And they are 100% safe until full pressure, right?

Yeah. Yeah, sure.

Three pedals, like we discussed.

The one on the right, that's your go button.

As soon as the light turns green,

hit that, main rocket engages.

Middle pedal.

On the day, that's going to be your extra booster

when you're in the air,

but today, it's actually your brake parachutes.

So hit that when you want to slow down and stop.

The one on the left, don't touch it.

That is your main parachute.

That is for jump day only.

We're gonna ease you into it.

There's enough fuel to get you up to about 200.

200, yeah, yeah, OK.

That should be good.

We feel good about that, yeah.

It's going to start bucking at about 150.

That's OK. Just keep it pointed straight down the pipe.

You don't drive these cars. You aim them.

Good luck, and don't be afraid to have fun.

Close it up.

We're fun guys. Just for fun, eh?

Pressure up!

God help us.

OK, it's all good. You love this.

You love this. This is why you're here.

Be ready, Bob.

There's enough mustard in there to get him up to 250.

I don't think that's such a good idea, Dick.

Well, he'll be going a lot faster on the day.

May as well throw him in the deep end.

Bad analogy.

We're not just testing the car, Bob.

We're testing the man.

If he's gonna shit his pants,

I wanna know today on the blacktop.

We're at pressure!

Ten, nine, eight,

seven, six...

five, four,

three, two, one...

Go!

Ah!

- Whoo-hoo-hoo! - Oh yeah!

- Yeah! - Oh my God.

Good job, guys.

Oh!

Yes!

Thank God.

That was amazing!

Yeah, it was.

Go, go, go!

Oh, the car almost started flying.

She actually lifted off the fucking ground. Jesus Christ!

The ailerons pick you up a bit on a flat surface.

But the curve of the ramp

will keep you pinned down on the day.

Just get to the end of the ramp

before you start flying, Bones.

No shit! My foot slipped.

I hit two pedals.

Go, go, go.

Are you OK?

Any idea how fast you were going?

She is a ride.

That was a... that was a magnificent ride.

That is a Bengal tiger.

We are still taming her.

So, yeah, how fast, boss?

Well, I wasn't straight with you.

Oh, no, I know. I know.

So tell me, how much did you lie to me?

We set the speed at 250.

That is a successful test.

It handles like a dream.

Well, congratulations.

You just set a new Canadian land speed record.

Quite the power in that car, Ken. What was...

Did you hear that?

That's a new record for the books.

So, how did it feel, Ken, tearing up the road there?

No, Bob, that's enough. Cut it out.

Come on, that's enough. - OK, Gloria.

Let's go sit down.

Hey, I'm sorry about that.

But hey, you passed the big test today.

Yeah, the test was a success.

Are you OK?

Yeah.

Mind's racing, you know?

Spent a long time thinking about water.

Hmm.

How about the wind?

Maybe listen to the wind.

What's it telling you?

Stay the course.

You want me to veto this thing?

You think you need to?

No.

But I could pull it, find a reason between you and me.

That would be my veto,

which wouldn't be fair.

We would never take that from you.

I know you want to make this jump.

Everyone here wants you to make the jump.

But they're not jumping.

Everything I do on this whole project

is to make sure you stay alive,

no matter what happens off the end of that ramp.

That's all I care about.

This whole thing is not a success

unless both of you are alive.

You think this run's gonna kill us?

A lot less so after today, to your credit.

But at the end of the day,

I know it's not macho,

but I'd rather be alive than macho and dead.

There's no pride in being dead.

You OK?

Have you ever gone 250 miles per hour before?

No, honey, I have not.

We're gonna have to go 280 miles per hour.

Dick's trying to scare us.

Well, he's a smart man.

Is it working? - No.

No, it isn't.

Why don't I drive us home?

I don't have a license.

Yeah.

The jump's a mess, you know.

And they say the car will be ready,

but they've said that before, you know, so...

We're thinking of throwing in the towel on this one, Evel,

just not doing the jump.

Did you ever hear about my Everglade jump?

No, I don't believe I did, sir.

It was right when they were building them raised highways

connecting the Keys, civilizing the swamps.

They had almost connected two of the islands when I got the idea.

Jump the expanse.

How'd it go?

I didn't do it.

Week out, they're building the ramps.

Got cold feet.

I even wrote my wife a death letter in the event that...

A message from the grave.

Something was telling me, "No, Evel.

No."

That takes courage, you know?

If you're not feeling it, you're not feeling it.

You've got to listen to your gut.

There's no shame in that.

Oh, there are buckets of shame.

Oh, yeah?

That was a stupid move.

- Yeah, eh? - Yeah.

No, I was chicken shit. - OK.

Everybody knew it.

I regret it every day.

Really?

I was put here to do things others can't.

The second I can't, I'm just like the others.

It's not who I am.

It's not who you are.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, you know, thank you for coming up to see us, bub.

There aren't many of us around.

I still get a little nervous before a big jump,

just like you.

And don't worry, I'm not gonna be there.

You don't need the added pressure of my presence.

I understand that all too well.

Yeah. Well, you know, the jump's a monster, Evel.

You said so yourself. We...

We're quite worried, you know.

We have no idea what'll happen to Carter.

Carter could suffer the agony of burning,

and then sink into the water,

strapped into a two-ton rocket car,

still conscious and drown.

It's a natural reaction.

That is just doubt talking.

Oh, doubt's screaming,

"We don't think the jump will work, you know."

Well, you might break a few bones.

You spend a few weeks in the hospital,

but you aren't gonna die, Ken.

I'm telling you, brother,

there is a very high chance of dying a violent death.

You know what's at stake.

You set yourself up for life.

You capture the imagination of the world.

People live through us.

So you got to live large.

Green means go.

That's all you got to do.

Were you scared at Snake River?

Of course. Who wouldn't be?

And did you deploy your chutes early?

Nope.

Yeah...

You're gonna shine.

You're gonna shine like the North Star.

Ah, that's nice of you.

Four, three...

two, one.

It's now.

You're in the present.

Yes, ma'am.

Now, as a rational adult, answer me this.

If you're scared, why do you still want to jump?

'Cause I'm brave.

What makes you brave?

You have to be brave when you have nothing.

It's the only thing you'll ever have.

Why a mile in a rocket car?

Because when I jump the furthest, I'm not alone.

Everybody likes me.

Everybody watches me.

They look up to me.

Look up at me.

When I fly, everybody is my friend.

What if it kills you?

Everyone will remember my name.

Fear no pain, feel no pain.

Any pain, Ken?

No pain.

Now the bloody frost heaves are warping the asphalt,

which means we can't get up to speed.

Bill could repave,

but that's time and thousands of dollars.

However, could save my life.

15 seconds. 30 tops.

That's what you got to do, Ken.

What the hell are you talking about?

Ken, I've paid in full here.

I've put up with 5 years

of talking, talking, talking, talking

to get to 30 seconds of action.

You have to deliver on all the goddamn bullshit

you've waxed on about.

I looked you in the eyes and I promised you that jump,

and I'm going to give it to you.

You don't have to jump, Ken.

You really don't.

But you have to make a decision.

Because I'm not wasting another five. I can't.

Jump day.

I love jump day.

You ready, Bones?

- Oh, I was born ready, Danny. - Yeah.

Bill, where are we gonna do that press conference?

By the cow patties?

No, no, no. No press.

We're going to risk my life,

and nobody's gonna be there to see it.

If we allow even one news organization

to get footage of this jump today,

then, well, we have no story.

OK? And then we have no market.

And then we have no fucking money, Ken.

Your bravery is going to be permanently cemented

in the fabric of our culture,

thanks to the expensive film and this expensive camera

being operated by these questionably talented,

expensive hippies.

A Japanese television presale.

That's who we're jumping for today.

Japan.

Konnichiwa!

♪ Well you know we got the feeling ♪

♪ Makes you come alive

♪ We're gonna boogie woogie

♪ We're gonna rock and roll

♪ We're gonna jive

♪ Oh, what a feeling ♪

Ken, uh, how does it feel to have this lovely turnout today?

Hey, Ken, how does that make you feel

to have so many people here?

Unbelievable.

It's our bread and butter.

This is why we do it.

We do it to capture the imaginations of all the people.

And what would you say to all these people?

Hey, Ken, what would you say to all those people?

Eat your vegetables, you know, and, you know,

do your homework, and you could be Ken Carter too.

I don't love the term "daredevil,"

'cause that kind of implies

that it's not a professional thing

that we're planning out, you know.

But I am also... I'm a daredevil.

You dare me, I'll devil.

Easy, guys. Easy.

Yeah, just back it up.

There you go.

How'd she feel, kiddo?

The runway is rough.

It's warped.

You know, the whole thing needs to be smoothed over.

I keep saying that. - Yeah.

The whole ramp feels weird, man.

Keep in mind that you're going to be going 280

when you hit the curve of the ramp.

That's a lot of Gs,

so you're probably not gonna feel a thing.

I need my mark. I need more white lines.

I need more white lines, the entire length of it, OK?

How many times do I have to ask for this?

- OK, OK. - That's a good idea.

We can get you more white lines.

For sure, no problem.

But I'll take a look at it.

Doc crew, right?

Listen, just stay out of my shot, OK?

This is a 35 mm event film.

Oh, is that how they pronounce television in Japan?

I'm making a 16 mm documentary film,

so we're observing.

You can stay in the shot, or don't. Up to you.

That's cute. No, I like that.

Good.

Do they let you in the editing room, or...?

Yeah. Yeah, they do. Thanks.

How nice. That must be fun for you.

What a jackass.

All right.

Chute's good.

Four chutes ready to go.

Plan A and Plan B.

Anything to be concerned about?

No. No.

I've been packing silk for 30 years, never had a problem.

Somebody up there likes you today.

Right? These conditions.

- Oh. - It's perfect!

If you're gonna do this, today is the day.

- Today. - Today.

Yeah, boy.

- All right. - What...

Green light, right pedal, hand release, go.

- Check. - Whew!

Yellow flag, 400 feet. Middle pedal.

Check. You can do it.

When the nose dips off the tip of the ramp,

left pedal and the chutes deploy.

- Check, buddy. You got this. - I got this.

- Great. - OK. OK.

- All right. - One more.

Let's do it again.

Oh, come on.

- Let's give her again. - Yeah!

No, let's do it again.

We got time, eh, boys? We got time, right?

- No. Not really, no. - Yeah, it's great stuff.

Let's do it again. Let's do it again.

Yeah. Yeah.

You spray down my body right away.

You don't go for the source of the heat. You get me.

You guys are fully credentialed?

You're allowed to be firemen?

Is this a volunteer thing? - It's not.

What about the frogmen? Do you know the frogmen?

What about the frogmen?

- This is it? - This is it.

- We're doing it. Yes! - Yes.

- All right. Let's go, guys. - All right.

- Let's do it. - This is it.

You like guinea pigs, Bill?

Are you talking about rodents?

Sure, I have no problem with guinea pigs.

Big fan.

You're a big fan of guinea pigs?

I think they're my favourite animal.

Well, that stands to reason.

You technically are a human guinea pig.

What is it, Keller?

Crew won't refuel the tanks. Aiden wants his money.

Ah! Godammit, you know. I--I told you to...

You said you were taking care of this.

Yeah, and I'm gonna cut them a check.

Check? No, that won't work with these guys.

These aren't the kind of people that take checks.

Where the hell am I supposed to get $27,000 in cash

at 4:30 p.m. in Morrisburg?

Well, I don't... You know, you're...

You're the money guy. I...

You know, I... I drive the car.

God.

Is he just...

Trevor! Trevor!

Not us. Car. Shoot the car.

Ask him if he has $27,000 in cash.

I don't speak Japanese.

Who the fuck has been translating this whole time?

I don't know, but it wasn't me.

Well, apparently, Bill messed up,

and now they won't gas the vehicle.

So we can't do our jump right now.

There's no way he's gonna find that amount of money

before the sun goes down.

Bill better pay up.

I'm telling you. Jesus!

And you're OK with it. You're happy.

- What did you just say? - I said you're happy.

I'm not happy. I want to do this.

I'm mad, OK? I'm fuming here.

I'm blowing a fucking gasket. - Oh yeah?

You walking away?

Would you stop that?

I'm not walking away.

Then you get back over there, Ken.

You're gonna go stand by that car

and quietly wait for Bill's money

till you can't see the hand in front of your face, all right?

You go. - Just wait.

This ain't on you today. Not today.

Come on! Just go. Please.

Like, seriously. - Ow!

Jesus.

Fucking go!

There's always something!

Do you think that, uh,

Ken is maybe a little too scared to do the jump?

Maybe he is, but, you know,

he's about to risk his life, man.

- That is true. - That's...

That's quite something, you know?

Have you ever felt

that maybe you've been in the shadow of Ken?

Yeah, a little, but I'm ready to step in, you know?

I'm supporting him in a way, you know?

Bob, you've been with us since the beginning,

since the very inception.

It's been a long road, a lot of broken bones,

but we are this close, this close to making history.

OK, stay over there.

OK, on him. On him.

Oh, did they get takeaway?

- Wow. - They got chicken?

They got--they got chicken for everybody?

Yeah.

Probably fucking choke on it.

OK, jump's on, guys! Double time!

Let's go! Get these tanks juiced!

Oh! Yeah, you know, the good Lord is shining down on me.

You know? It's a miracle. Good tidings.

All right, so you're gonna walk over to the car, OK?

And you're gonna say something electric, OK?

Bob, thank you for having me.

And good luck with your film.

Thank you, Ken.

OK, that's the opposite of what I asked for.

OK, give me something exciting.

Show me that you are a superstar, OK?

Let's go, no fucking around.

This is zero hour.

Everybody better be fucking prepared,

because we get one shot at this.

If for any reason there is a catastrophic failure

here on the ground

and you find yourself on fire,

do not run.

I repeat, if you're on fire, do not run.

You stop, you drop and you roll.

Oh, hello.

Gloria, how about you and me

go get hitched down in the States by those roses?

Just take my hand and we'll walk.

OK? Just turn.

We'll just walk away, right now.

The countdown.

Fortune favours the urgent, buddy. Let's go.

If you're doing a safety protocol,

it's too late for that shit. We are going.

This vehicle's filled with highly combustible fuel.

There's two ways this thing can go.

It can go perfectly or catastrophically.

You decide which way.

Good luck, Ken.

They cleared the boats.

Yep, slowed the current. We got a 15-minute window.

Frogmen, firemen, all ready.

You still have that American presidential veto, so...

if you see anything...

You say the word, this all goes away.

Everything goes away.

What's the call?

I jump.

OK.

You'll be good. Good luck!

Let's get this lid on.

Oh, God!

Pressure up!

God help us.

We're at pressure!

Green light, right pedal, hand release, go.

Off the end of the ramp, nose dips, left pedal.

Chutes deploy.

Ten, nine, eight,

seven, six, five,

four, three, two...

Abort! Abort!

Abort!

I'm on it! I'm on it!

Get me out of here!

Damn it!

Keller, you chickenshit motherfucker!

Wait! Wait!

Ah, Jesus!

Get out of here, go!

Call the firemen off.

Call the firemen off. Everything is OK.

I repeat, everything is under control.

Ken's all right.

Who the fuck asked you to abort?

Seal blew on the loader regulator.

It sets the dome regulator. It vented.

Just dumped fuel all out the back of the dome.

I had to call it, OK?

Had he gone, would have been a small burst, no power.

He never would have made it. - Oh, Jesus Christ,

I nearly had a heart attack, boys.

Can we fix it?

Yeah, we can fix it.

Go get a good night's sleep, right?

Come back first thing and just go for it, right?

We were almost there. He was ready to go.

We could have done this jump today

if you hadn't futzed around.

Put that finger away.

We could have done it today

if you paid our bills like you were meant to.

With what money, Ken?

All of our money is right fucking here.

Not to mention the money

that this fucking puke just barfed all over the runway

because of a fucking valve?

There's a man's life at stake.

I don't give a shit!

You're stalling.

Green light means go, asshole.

From now on, that is it.

I won't be talked to that way.

Hell yes, you will. I'm still talking.

See?

Ken, it pains me to say this,

but I can no longer guarantee the safety of this jump.

I'm out. - Oh, come on.

All right, everybody, just breathe.

Hey, get over here.

Take a breather! Relax. Take a break.

Take a deep breath.

Let's get a good night's sleep, like you said.

Don't trust these idiots.

Don't trust them with your life.

Walk away.

I can't.

Yeah, you can.

I've got veto power. I'm using it.

I'm pulling it right now.

Walk away with me right now.

I gotta jump, you know.

People like me.

Of course people like you, Ken.

You're a goddamn fabulous person.

I mean, you really make us see incredible things in ourselves.

I like you a hell of a lot.

About as much as one can.

Whether you jump or not

doesn't change that for me or anybody else.

OK, OK. Just... good luck, either way.

- Oh... - Yeah.

- No. - I'm sorry.

No! Oh... Oh, great.

Well, good Lord.

We lost our rocket surgeon,

which isn't important at all.

Shut the fuck up, Ken! OK?

You understand? Goddammit!

I got to tell you, everybody here,

feels really fucking good to finally say that.

Shut your fucking mouth!

Be quiet!

We're now into overages.

So you or Polsjek or whoever the fuck you are today

is gonna have to cough up, all right?

You are gonna have to pay me to jump.

Ha ha ha!

All of this is my idea.

"Good luck, Ken Carter."

Nobody knows who the hell Bill Wilkins is.

After watching you piss and moan and shit the day away

and talk, talk, fucking talk.

I'm risking my life.

I'm the only one here risking my life.

So what you call just talking and talking and wasting time,

that is vital preparation, sir.

I think that you're never gonna make that jump

because you're fucking scared.

Of course I'm scared!

I'm trying to jump a fucking mile!

I'm not just hiding behind a camera, passing judgment.

If you don't make this jump, then we will replace you.

Bill, I have put every penny I have into this.

There's nothing left. I have no money left.

The piggy bank is shattered, all right?

How dare you question my integrity

or my commitment to this jump?

Shame on you, Bill.

The real shame here is your lack of balls.

That's all I've got is balls!

I'm from Griffintown, you piece of shit!

I'll snap your neck.

I eat Americans for breakfast!

So fuck you! I'm gonna kill you!

Come here, you two!

Fuck all of you!

I'll fucking eat you alive!

So what are you gonna tell them?

Yeah, you know, I think I--I...

I think I still want to jump, you know.

Jesus!

I'm going. You're coming?

I need to do the doing.

It's one more day.

Please just have faith in me.

Gloria, this is me. This is what I do.

This is my identity.

Stop. Stop. Stop talking!

Everyone likes you, Ken. Congratulations.

Except for the one person who loves you.

- Hey! - Hey.

Right on time. How are you?

Hey, Bill, I slept like the dead,

so thank you for the room.

Come on in.

Listen, thank you very much for coming.

It was a crazy day yesterday,

and we all thought maybe you could use a bit of pampering,

so we tried to make it up to you.

Well, I appreciate that, boys.

Thank you. And thanks for reaching out.

Sure thing. Come on in!

Let's, uh, let's talk. Let's regroup.

Try to plan this out properly.

Let's find the perfect window over the next few days, right?

Yeah.

First of all, let me just apologize.

You know, I know that, um,

my behaviour over the last few weeks has been bad.

We're all under immense stress,

but I really let it get to me, and I'm sorry.

Well, thank you very much, Bill. That...

It takes a man to say that, you know, and I appreciate that.

We're--we're sorry too, you know.

Words were said, you know,

but you and I have been down a long road together,

and we're gonna see it through, I promise you.

So let's talk about them windows.

What's our next target date?

Next week, you know, I'm free.

Sure, absolutely.

But we also wanted to discuss

some future plans with you as well.

You know?

We know the film is gonna have this Japanese opening,

but we can see this thing going global.

It's exciting, you know.

It's a worldwide television event.

Yeah. It's wonderful.

Yeah. Um...

Hey, where... Where's that Trevor?

You guys are usually glued at the hip.

He's watching rushes.

And action!

Jump day!

I love jump day.

I swear half the problem is a long countdown,

too much time to mull it over, to think about it.

Five counts is all I need.

Fuck yeah! - Fuck yeah!

I want off this ramp

and on this isle.

Five seconds to glory, boys.

American, here I come!

Woo-hoo!

And what will you say to Ken when you see him next?

"I did it.

I did it, man."

We get off the ramp,

because we don't want some tire tracks on us.

That's good, that's good.

Give us the hat again.

The hat? While I'm going down?

Yee-ha-ha-ha!

Japan, eh?

That's really fascinating,

because I think they'd appreciate me.

I knew it. I got the kamikaze blood.

And I could set up a few smaller jumps over in Japan,

you know, just to coincide with the television premiere.

We could even have old Danny do a few of them,

just to take the load off of me.

He's a buffoon, but I believe in him.

Let's do this!

Yellow flag, 400 feet.

Middle pedal.

- Check! - Check!

Off the ramp.

OK, fuck this. I got it. I got it.

Green means go!

This is a very dangerous jump,

and we wanted to explore the idea with you, of course,

of maybe treating this jump

as a kind of a passing of the torch.

Your face is still front and centre, obviously,

but maybe we, uh, find a younger man.

Maybe a Danny Lafortune, right,

who might actually perform the jump.

But we're still gonna bill this jump as yours.

Your face and name is all over it.

But Danny would do the jump.

Yeah.

Where is Danny Lafortune?

Oh, no.

Oh, no! What...

What have you done? - Calm down, Carter.

- Whoa! - You crazy son of a bitch!

I need my back brace, Bob.

Bob, it's got a custom airbrush.

It's la chasse-galerie. You know, it's...

Danny, Danny, we gotta go, OK?

Yeah, yeah, we're gonna go, we're gonna go.

Hey, Danny, Carter found out, OK?

It's go time.

OK, fuck my back.

It's buggered already.

Let's go. Let's do it.

Yeah, perfect.

Danny, are you sure about this?

Yeah, yeah, I'm sure.

- Maybe just take a second. - Yeah, I'm sure.

Hey, asshole. Get out of my shot, OK?

Observe elsewhere.

Do you know how to use this car?

Yeah, yeah, I know it. I know.

I did it a hundred times with Jesus Christ Superstar.

Metal pedal, yellow flag, whatever, on green.

Hit the gas!

One for you.

Danny has no idea what he's doing.

He's never driven a car faster than 130,

let alone a rocket car doing 280 miles per hour!

That rocket car is customized to fit me. OK?

Danny is a foot shorter than me!

His feet won't even hit the fucking pedals.

- Well, we feel he's ready. - What?

Uh...

Thank you, God.

God bless all you motherfuckers.

- Give me a drink. Come on. - Yeah, yeah.

Hell yeah. Come on!

That's for confidence.

That little man is going to die.

Get on the phone, call someone and end this thing.

It's too late, Carter.

He's jumping in two minutes.

Oh my God!

You're chicken shit!

You speak English?

Come on, let's go! I'm ready.

Let's go. Let's do this. Let's do this!

Come on, let's go!

Pedal first, and then the lever, and then the hand release.

OK, I'm good, I'm good. Yeah, whoo!

OK, see you, everyone!

Getting hot. Buckling up!

Burn this fucking engine.

Fucking helmet.

Give me a five count. Let's do this!

If I'm not ready in five, I'll never be.

Atta boy, Danny. We are loving it!

Forgive me, Carter, for I have sinned.

Let's go, God. Bring this on!

We're at pressure, OK?

So you have to go on zero. Don't wait.

You use every drop.

OK, here we go, people! Let's go!

Everybody, get ready! On five...

Fuck it.

Oh my God!

- Oh no! - Oh, Jesus!

No way.

Oh my God, no!

Holy...

Oh my God!

Somebody call Bill!

Guys, let's go, go, go!

Keep moving, guys. Keep moving.

Doesn't matter. Just get in there.

- Get the shot. - Just get in there.

You were never gonna jump!

I could see it in your eyes.

Everybody saw it.

That is libelous hogwash.

Well, let's see what the verdict is.

Why don't we see who's right, Carter, you or me.

Wilkins.

Yeah?

Fuck. What?

Oh, no.

No, no photographs!

Oh, stop rolling! Now!

- What? What happened? - Danny jumped.

The car ripped apart in the air.

Let's go! Come on, goddammit!

Do you know how to run?

Move your asshole. Run right up it. Come on!

What went wrong, goddammit?

You should be real grateful, Carter.

We just saved your life.

Is he alive?

I don't know! Come on! Goddammit, move it.

♪ When your love has moved away ♪

♪ You must face yourself and you must say ♪

♪ I remember better days

♪ Don't you cry 'cause she is gone ♪

♪ She is only moving on

Oh, oh! Ah! Ah!

♪ Chasing mirrors through a haze ♪

Danny, are you... Are you all right?

I can't feel my feet!

It's OK, Danny.

Ow, ow, ow!

♪ Now that you know it's nowhere ♪

♪ What's to stop you coming home? ♪

Did he die?

♪ All you gotta do is go there

Ah, you fool!

♪ And you really realize what's going down ♪

No!

♪ You went to a strange land searching ♪

Fortier...

What the hell happened?

You were right.

The--the bumps on the asphalt.

He--he got rocked.

- Jesus. - He broke his back.

Might not walk again.

He was lucky.

The only reason the chutes deployed

was the chassis disintegrated.

No chutes, and he would have hit the water faster.

He would have died.

Why?

Fortier, man...

Why did they do the jump without me?

They didn't think you'd jump, Ken.

But Danny... Danny didn't even think about it.

He just did it.

I'm sorry, Ken. I'm so sorry.

You know, I...

You know.

- Can we... Oh my God! - Well...

- Will you stop? - No, I mean...

- Please? - Hold on a second.

As long as you got what you need for the movie, eh, Fortier?

Ken, it's not like that. We're just simply observing.

Oh, you're just following orders.

Just like Göring at Nuremberg.

Judas!

All right...

No, wait, Ken.

Let's get the van.

We got to... We need this interview.

♪ Don't you cry 'cause she is gone ♪

♪ She is only moving on ♪

Sorry, honey.

It's OK.

Is he OK?

He broke his back.

Will he walk?

He did it, you know.

He... he jumped.

Danny jumped.

He did it.

He just did it.

He might be eating in the restaurant.

Could be here.

- What are you doing here? - Ken?

He doesn't want to talk to you.

He doesn't want to talk to you.

Don't... don't open it, Ken.

Oh, for Pete's sake!

It's not OK that you didn't tell him. Not OK!

What did you want me to do, Gloria?

Ken, I'm impartial!

I had nothing to do with the decision.

And as a documentarian,

there's no way I can influence the outcome.

And we want to get your side of the story.

Open the door!

Piss off!

We're rolling out here.

You want that to be the final word?

Ken, I want to talk to you.

With this footage, you're going to jail, OK?

You're going to jail. You're all going to jail.

Now look, Ken, I just want to talk to you for a second.

Get in here.

Can't believe you did that to him.

You guys suck.

You really suck.

We're in this with you.

We're basically brothers in this.

Just sit down, and let's talk about it.

Your business partners would argue that you had your shot,

that you were stalling, costing money.

Well, you know...

today's crash justifies some of my stalling,

wouldn't you say?

Have you dodged a bullet?

You feel some relief, maybe a blessing in disguise?

Men like me, stuntmen, we don't dodge bullets.

We catch them in our teeth.

He's laid up in a bed in a cold, green hospital room, you know,

so I'm not gonna sit here

and tell you that what happened to Danny Lafortune today

wouldn't have happened to me.

I won't take that from him.

Monsieur Lafortune...

Are you OK?

Mm-hmm.

I did it.

I'm... I'm sorry, but...

I'd have done the same thing if I were you.

I'll...

I'll do stunts again.

I swear.

We do what others can't and suffer the consequences.

We live large, so you don't have to.

And all we ask in return is to be remembered.

Because we stare death in the face.

We've been doing it my whole life.

And we ain't about to stop now.

Will you reattempt this jump?

I have this awful feeling, Bob,

that I'm gonna be living in the shadow of this jump

for the rest of my days.

It's gonna take me years...

years to crawl out of this particular hole.

And you?

Are you finished your movie, you know?

'Cause someone jumped.

Yeah, I believe so.

We've been with you for five years, Ken.

The film needs an ending.

Good.

I guess you got what you needed then.

I'm Ken Carter, and I'm a stunt driver.

I jump cars for a living, and people like to see me do it.

I've recently signed a contract

with Petuwaq International Speedway

for a jump to take place on August 29th, 1982.

Five, four, three...

It was driver error.

It had absolutely nothing to do with my crew.

I was the one who pulled it to the left

and pulled it to the right.

But let me tell you something.

Labour Day weekend, I will jump this car across the pond.

I swear to you, I will.

Hello?

Bob, there he is.

It's Ken Carter calling you.

Ken! It's good to hear your voice.

How are you doing?

Bob, I don't know if you heard the news, but, yeah,

I went in the drink up in Peterborough a couple weeks ago.

Are you OK?

Oh yeah. All's well that ends well.

You know, it got me thinking of old times.

And I'm gonna try again on Labour Day.

So maybe you and the crew want to come and film.

It's gonna be just spectacular.

Dick's back with the team, eh?

So, you know, gearing up to take another run at Morrisburg.

I wish it were that easy, Ken, but...

You know, the film's in the can.

We've moved on to something else.

And I can't pull the guys off to go back and shoot this.

I just don't have the budget.

Government agencies, red tape, you know the drill.

Yeah, sure, of course I do. Of course I do, you know?

You're welcome to come, though, you know.

You know that, right?

Of course, Ken.

You're more than welcome to come, you know?

I'd love to see you.

And, uh...

Yeah, film crew

or no film crew.

Well, I'll try my best to make it, Ken.

But I just got something on the stove here.

But I hope the jump just goes gangbusters.

And let's talk again soon.

OK, Bob.

Good to speak to you. OK.

Hey.

They're running way behind over there.

We won't jump till 11:00.

Won't be any light.

Gosh. Paint the car yellow.

Boys, paint the car yellow.

Arse to nose, whole thing.

Camera will see it better if it's yellow.

Jump's dirty, Ken.

Way dirtier at night.

Every jump's dirty.

Yellow like a canary, boys.

The whole thing.

She's purring, Dick.

Tip-top shape. It's great work.

It's awfully late, Ken.

After what happened last month, let's call it.

Oh, last month, I said it would be today.

Keep it straight, and you'll keep dry.

Thank you, Dick, you know, for all of it.

There's none of this without you.

The jump didn't work,

and that's all on me.

You all right?

I'm tired.

What's the call?

Jump.

OK.

Pressure up!

And now, let's give a big welcome

to the Mad Canadian,

Ken Carter!

We're at pressure.

Nine, eight,

seven, six...

Five, four,

three, two, one...

Oh, God.

Let's go!

Ken!

We got you!

Ken!

Hey, Ken!

Open your fucking eyes! Come on!

- Stand clear! - I'm here, buddy.

I'm here with you.

OK?

Ken?

You hang in there.

I should have just taught you how to swim.

We could have just swam.

Daredevil stunt driver Ken Carter

was killed early today trying to beat his own world record.

Carter came close to pulling off a jump

even Evel Knievel deemed

"the daredevil stunt to end all daredevil stunts."

♪ Roll on, babe

♪ Don't you roll so slow

We shot it before his final attempt in Morrisburg.

He made me promise that I'd only...

You know.

He really loved you.

He loved you too, Bob.

Well, I'll leave you to it. I'll wait outside.

No, please. Stay.

All right.

♪ Roll on, babe

♪ Don't you roll so slow

♪ When the wheel don't turn

Yeah, Bob?

♪ You don't roll no more

Hello there, honey.

Uh, if you're watching this, then it's bad news, I'm afraid.

But, uh, please don't blame yourself.

It was all my fault.

And please don't waste any time mourning me.

Move on.

Start a new life for yourself.

You know, find a patch of grass and those runts.

And...

See you on the other side.

I love you, Gloria, with all my heart.

And I pray you never see this.

But if you do, please understand,

no matter what the jump,

you were always who I was aiming for.

You are my rose.

♪ Roll on, babe

♪ Don't you roll so slow

♪ When the wheel don't turn

♪ You don't roll no more ♪

This is my dream.

This is the end of my dream.

I don't care if I ever jump again.

But this, I'm gonna do.

This is my dream.

I created it. I built it. I designed it.

Nobody ever jumped a car a mile.

That's what I'm gonna do.

That's what I want to do.

And that's what I'm gonna do.

The thing about it is,

it's something that you only dream about.

What can I do, jump 18, 19 cars, 20 cars,

go out there and bust more bones?

You're right, I'm getting too old,

but not old enough to do this.

I'll do this one. I won't retire.

We can travel around, let the kids...

I'll teach the children, like the Eagles said,

but I'll teach them because they believe in me.

This is next.

It's the final.

It's the ultimate thing.

What can you do with a car other than this?

No, no, it's my dream.

♪ Hitch any ride you want to

♪ Do anything you wanna do

♪ Just keep ridin your way

♪ Take anyone you want to

♪ Long as I can hear from you

♪ Just be mine in your way

♪ Just be mine in your way

♪ Just be mine in your way

♪ Lovin' you ain't so easy

♪ Would never try to please me

♪ But I've got time any old way ♪

♪ I've got time anyway

♪ But you know what you know

♪ Won't you do it?

♪ And nobody, nobody knows

♪ But its you, ooh, ooh, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ Oh, baby, why do I

♪ Keep a-talkin' to you

♪ Keep a-talkin' to you

♪ I guess I must be crazy

♪ Still I feel you move me

♪ This is all I can say

♪ Hitch any ride you want to

♪ Do anything you wanna do

♪ Just keep ridin' your way

♪ Just keep ridin' your way

♪ But you know what you know

♪ Wont you do it?

♪ And nobody, nobody knows

♪ But it's you, ooh, ooh, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ Oh, baby, why do I

♪ Keep a-talkin' to you

♪ Keep a-talkin' to you

♪ Keep a-talkin' to you

♪ Keep a-talkin' to you

♪ Keep a-talkin' to you

♪ Keep a-talkin' to you

♪ Keep a-talkin' to you

♪ Keep a-talkin' to you ♪

MELS