Linda Purl “The High Country" 80s Canadian feature

[Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] trouble I've seen nobody knows my problem cut yourself on the horns of a dilemma haven't you if if you don't testify for the government your address will be permanently at the penitentiary Carter you got an extra cigarette don't smoke you know you testify right you get some time off testify right may not sit so well with your brother Kix boy you is in a box did you want to ride come on get in I'm not going to hurt [Music] you that's a pretty girl like you doing hitchhiking don't be afraid I'm not afraid well good so what are you doing hitchhiking H hiking son of a bit what are you trying to do the BRS you around [Music] use the emergency I [Music] am hey Carter take off these cuffs eh hang [Music] on son a [ __ ] oh that half why didn't I get that gun luckiest thing ever happens to me I blow [Music] it [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] are you going for help some any [Music] better [Music] [Music] [Music] ser [Music] [Music] a and then they decided they wanted to go flying so they jumped out of the plane two of the people jumped out of the plane and they um Kathy they've really taken to [Music] you you ever need it you got a home with us oh good that's our address and that phone number can always get us okay watch out for the Light blues Light blues Highway Patrol they don't like hitchhikers especially this time of year oh okay take care thank you bye-bye bye bye bye bye bye bye [Music] bye [Music] [Music] uhoh [Music] I see your driver's license please hey what's the deal I wasn't would you step out please your license plate expired 3 months ago your driver's license and registration please come on old buddy you got to be kidding I got to get these sheep over the calls PL okay okay who are you I'm Kathy who are you what are you doing here I'm hiding where are you hiding from from them them why cuz I don't want them to send me back oh you're running away from home you all alone here uh-uh you're here oh oh besides me uhhuh I'm alone what you do you aren't going to yell are you cuz if you yell I'm going to I'm going to have to kill you yes sir oh that sir um bastard [Music] sir come on I got to get you us some water come on come on come on it went right through what went through the bullet who said there was a bullet you have to go see a doctor no I don't you don't no I don't you could come with me to the cabin what cabin the cabin oh you know it belongs to Uncle Peter and Daddy come on come on we made it hey turn that off okay oh I make a fire no hey no fire and no light can you understand I get you a blanket look there's no light and there's no fire do you want me to draw a little picture you think you could eat something huh what is it soup hey look I can do it myself okay okay look you can do it for me okay go it's hot careful oops yeah [Applause] hello hello hello hello C hello come outside you shut up come inside hey what are you trying to do nothing yeah what we're hiding remember you look awful you've got to get to a doctor I can't do that don't you understand well if I hurt like that I don't think I'd run away you try to be funny funny yeah are you playing a game I like games oh stop it something about you bothers me what is it handicap a what what handicap what kind of handicap I don't learn the same as other people how's that I don't know how could I I don't know how other people are handicap Jesus I sure can pick up this isn't working this thing is all infected you have a fever and my I have to get you to a doctor I need my mine what medicine I got to get some antibiotics we don't have any antibiotics go look you need a doctor or you'll die oh God never mind I'll do it told me need a doctor he doesn't listen to anything I say what are you going to do I don't know do if he dies I know that was aspin I know what it is Cassy Cy you're in there it's clam your father called he wants me to see if you're here Cathy Al Cathy I guess you ain't here okay who's Clen he owns this door yeah how come he knows you so well I told everyone up here knows me I've been coming up here since I was a baby this isn't work at all I mean people are walking through here or you're outside yelling I'm going to get caught I'm sorry look I get caught you're going to get caught like Bunny and Clyde oh this this is a little game I know that a sorry get me over to the bed okay okay close us shers all right go on cl's going to know we've been here okay [Music] [Music] while Wendy was dreaming the window blew open and this strange boy flew in there was an unusual light with him about as big as your fist Wendy's mommy screamed but Peter was too quick he was out the [Music] window [Music] here [Music] for it's okay you can have it that stuff that you uh had you fed me when I was sick what was that stuff they were plants herbs yeah but I mean how would you know how to do it you know Daddy taught me yeah right daddy here's the daddy of course there are really orphans did you live in an orphanage for a while yeah did you run away look I live with different families okay come foster parents were they mean yeah yeah some were mean but I was meaner huh You're A Lost Boy you know life's not the way you think jeez it's not like in books like a fairy tale hey I learned a lot of things you just don't learn in school like what like uh like how to survive uh-huh like uh you got to take what you want huh because you see nobody is going to just give it to you [Music] you see you happen to be something I want you're Hur me I don't want to do this yes you do what's the matter huh where's your daddy now you're all alone you're all [Music] alone oh where did you learn that Oh Daddy oh kill the [ __ ] what does your daddy do anyway lots of things well I mean does he work how does he make his money he goes to court yeah what is he a lawyer huh what are you doing I'm going to borrow a set of clothes from you your daddy the lawyer you going somewhere look Cathy I uh I got to get out of this part of the country you know and uh besides sooner or later that Daddy of yours he's going to find you I don't want to be around hey we could go to the High Country yeah right the High Country yeah it's a Wilderness up on top of these mountains you take the High Country and I'll take the low country nobody would ever find us though okay look how would we eat live off the land there are all kinds of living things there are bunny rabbits and fishies in the Stream and reindeer and anope and all kinds of plants and herbs I know how to do it yeah sure your daddy taught you right huh uh there's even a shepherd's cabin over on the other side we can stay there for as long as we wanted oh great be just us and the Shepherds no there's nobody there anymore they don't use it we'd be invisible we would be yeah of course look I'm going to return these clothes when I get some others huh going to go away right now yeah well never was much for long goodbyes well shouldn't you wait until you're stronger hey go back to your daddy [Music] up home [Music] out [Music] hey going down the hill yeah seems to be the way I'm pointed we'll hop in all right thank you you uh you always just head out in whatever Direction you happen to be pointed sometimes I feel that way sometimes I feel like a motherless child ah not me anytime anybody points me in a direction I just naturally turn around and start off in another contrary cuss huh hey you got to pick life up and just shake the [ __ ] right out of it right show it who's the boss something you want get it don't ever let go hey is that the sermon for the day oh what am I talk talking about hey I don't [Music] know bus stops right across Hotel just down the street hey whoa making you do your own dirty work huh Randy things come to a Prett yeah and if this keeps up you guys won't have time to pray on any of those poor UNP M [ __ ] [ __ ] no good rotten son of a bitching bastard oh you got to do something about that Duke Randy hey that vile language is offensive why can't they fix that automatic shut off anyway hey uh us taxpayers got to pay for that stuff you're running all over the gravel there dude ah yeah blow out your ass squeaky blow out your ass I swear I've seen better at times well I hope you see you a couple times yeah see you squeaky yeah so on hey I thought you were heading for the bus stop yeah well uh thought maybe I could buy a drink no no no no that would just lead me to buy a new one and then on and on but I'll take a rain check [Music] though yeah well uh thanks for the LIF like I said the bus stopped across the street come through at 8 11 and two [Music] I want to propose to got this is the kindless cup the best hand riding team in the whole freaking world and and and and to the highest mountain anywhere around this boring place no offense no offense and we're going to fly right off the top off the top you know what I'm saying all right him if he ever stays in a goddamn Cher this Big M [ __ ] that son of a [ __ ] can't fly no windows [ __ ] screw you [ __ ] oh my God I was on my way down here today bum stopped me on the street said I had had a bite in a week so I bit him what a bunch of gu D you look like you're passing a go Stone chill up anyway another toast another to the best cameraman ever look Don baby this an [ __ ] knows what he's doing hey mister uh what do you want what your language oh listen to this [ __ ] where these people come from I joke a terrific joke about a guy who comes into a what' you call me oh listen it's surely temper High hey you two settle down you want to mix it up Take It Outside all right I spent 60 bucks in this dump pal I don't need to take [ __ ] from you or you or anybody else you got the picture what was I [Music] oh 42 see the [Music] [Music] lady 28 years old 51 tall complex slim to average bill mustache short Sandy brown hair be careful he's dangerous [Music] I knew you come back you left without your Shadow my shadow mhm don't worry there hasn't been anyone here yeah no helicopters mm- okay this uh High Country you're telling me about do you want to go do you think you know how to get there sure second to the right then straight on to morning what are you talking about don't you want to play anymore no I don't I want to get out of here right now to the High Country yes to the h i g h c o u n t r y and to the shepherd's head on the other side yes okay come on we have a whole bunch of things to get ready try these on Whose are these Uncle Steve's it's his cabin too it belongs to our whole family uhoh you have to catch toils wait a minute who the hell says I got to cut my toenails they're too long I just happens that you know I like them that way you be sorry hey cut your own damn toenails but let's h H it up okay are you sure we need all this stuff there AR any stor is if where we're going I thought you said we were going to live off the country we're going to but you have to have something in case you don't catch something right away are you sure that you can do this do what this thing this climb to the High Country sure why not camp out in the wild you know find her away not get lost not get e by a bear or something I can do it I got you well didn't I okay here read this off to me how's that it's Daddy's checklist what's it for just to make sure we have everything we have everything and then some you have to do this you read it I'll check no that won't work what you you don't think I can handle that no it's not that just what then never mind don't play games with me I can't read you can't read oh Peter you read to me Peter Pan I told it you told it oh Jesus you don't want to go now H to the High Country oh why wouldn't I want to go to the High [Music] Country I don't know there's nothing up there to read anyway besides you'll be along in case you have to read something in a hurry oh hi haa give me that list are you sure we can carry those things over a mountain yes we can come on put your arms through here okay good okay let's go we can't go now it's bad luck to start a climb when the sun's going down but we can go in the morning before it gets light look we're going right now why because I got to keep moving okay now let's go okay yes where I don't know I forget something bye where'd you get that never mind just put it in my back was there any others no Daddy doesn't like him oh yeah then why did he give it to you because he wanted me to learn the right way to use it come on we can go to the old jail we used to stay there a lot when I was a little girl know you're going to have to keep up with me can't always go at your own pace oh boy never listen to anything I say I'm never going to get there it is I found it all by myself come on [Music] why are the police chasing you because I'm running [Music] away it's not against the laot to run away everything is against the LA go to [Music] sleep [Music] night [Music] you're going to sleep all [Music] day hey what time is it time to hit the road [Music] Jad [Music] oh God it's cold hey hey Cathy how much how much further till breakfast about 10 minutes okay sure I mean what do you [Music] think [Music] hi bye [Music] okay come on let's get going it wasn't the police oh yeah how would you know it didn't say police on it did it just let's get going okay A friend up with me his name his name jimy his name his name well is that it huh SE part yeah no it's just know R Cory oh oh are you okay do you want me to give you a hand are you kidding hi Jim Jim don't move I'll be right there yeah great Jim talk to me Jim talk to me you all right of course I'm all right let me [Music] see I look at your hands I got to take care of that right now no no time look okay concussion I got to keep moving final fluidal I'm just out of sh just a little a little bit okay okay come on let's go let's go I told you I'm just a little out of shape that's okay we could make Camp a little early tonight that's a good idea okay we'll look for the first good spot how about right here oh no no we have to find a place of more water ow ow owow ow ow ow if you cut him too short it's even worse I think I can cut my my own toenails thank you ow do you have any blisters oh my blisters have blisters I can fix them too look I think they'll be all all right okay we can't let them get infected now let me see e ow how could you walk very carefully ow ow quiet was my [Music] foot you want some more [Music] uh-uh I don't know why they weren't biting because you didn't have what they wanted I guess not did you ever see so many stars no not where I come from you know they're all little Suns just like our son they have little planets and all kinds of Life on them probably wow I never remember things like that when I'm in the city yeah it's important to remember I guess Jimmy I'm going to live my whole life out here in the mountains yeah what are you going to do the 4 months you can't go outside you mean when it's all all white and cold yeah winter [Music] well I'll find rainbows in the eyes and eat icicles and dream and make love did you say make love M well uh what do you know about making love huh enough yeah well what's enough I know yeah did your daddy show you huh huh well come on did your daddy show you oh okay I'm sorry good night yes good night good night I love you I love you [Music] too so you actually haven't seen her no I just had a hunch about the house I keep my eyes open you know anyway somebody's been in your house been through your things I'll go take a look thanks for all your help clam we all care a lot about that little girl hey oh where'd you get those I guess I have what they want this morning well that was just about the best thing I ever [Applause] ate cigarettes grow on trees up in the High Country Kathy this isn't one of your little games is it I mean you've never seen a cigarette tree no I have never seen a cigarette tree Oh Daddy said you have to get a rhythm to climbing it helps if you sing a song well sing okay oh McDonald Had A F EI e and on his F had some chicks and a chicky poo there roll in the hay and a sniff in the grass and a whoopy here and a whoopy there that's too many that's why McDonald lost his farm he had too many chicks oh careful that here and there you have to save your energy [Music] too wow oh this is neat looky I told you it was yeah well uh maybe there's another way well no we have to go way back how far before the rock quarry oh huh what's the matter you scared no it's a lot easier than it looks how would you know you never even bit her before well Big Horn don't have any trouble yeah right look I'm not very good with Heights well it's wide enough to me it'd be a cinch if it didn't just drop off don't say don't say drop off oh okay okay do you know how to buet how what how to buet no okay never take off your pack this going to be fun good now take out the Rope that's in the top then it's going harness you in good take off your hat it's going to get hot take here I'll get it there we go good now you have to stand up and take off your vest your sweater too right here now come on stand up good now take off your vest come on take off your vest good take off your sweater to take off your sweater yeah okay good now just just stay right there don't go anywhere okay good oops oh this got all messed up okay now look at the view and hold up your hands yeah sounds familiar good now yeah let's still okay all right what's this for making little ropes around you why well makes it safe why you won't never mind when we get to the other side no one's going to find us oh yeah yep I'm uh getting kind of cold well you won't be once you start the Traverse get ready let's go can come on over here good a it's all right it's all right you're not going anywhere good don't look down just come over here good all right I'm going to go first you let out the Rope as I go keep it tight but not so tight so that you pull on me okay give me some slack give me the Rope what are you doing putting in another Pizza done yeah okay okay what well it's your turn now what I want you to do is take the Rope out unhook yourself there okay all right come ahead you're doing fine you don't have to look down if you don't want to keep moving Jimmy look for the next good hand hold all right what's a tree doing in the middle of a mountain it's just growing there Step around it if it can down the mountain so can you I got you I got you I don't want to go any further yes you do no I don't come on Jim you're almost there don't look down keep moving there's nothing to it piece of cake now we're going to go on [Music] Jey use my hand here's my hand Reach For [Music] Me reach for [Music] me [Music] you know I sure a lot lost a lot of gas on [Music] that wait wait you're all confused here L the lucky wind's [Music] [Music] blowing those beans glad we ran out of beans aren't you kind of sort of picking me up [Laughter] [Music] floting oh no ready just hang on to me [Music] h oh look being able to read is not the most important thing in the world no do you know there are a lot of smart people they don't know how to read no I didn't know that yeah well there are J we made the top we'll be in the Super in another two days yeah all right you two hold it right there don't move hold it there that boys come from where is he all right I don't know call the cameras where is he action where is he look Jesus we rolling we're [Music] rolling all right bring them in why [Music] all right bring in the [Music] job got a couple of here that are fing up the shot you godamn near blew it you damn near blew the shot next time you're around a Motion Picture company be more careful huh that's it that's fine that's hey hey where do you think you're going it's my turn to learn how to fly you don't want to fly one of those things Cathy you bre your neck no I now look if you go over there they're going to recognize us well well smell I got to say about this Jim you come back here be right back bless you all bless you all here I got to say about this coming right back come here oh Jesus is on hey mister I have to learn how to do that I don't believe it it's a vision and a cloud of dust what are you doing up here well I want to learn how to do that you want to learn how to hang light huh yeah I know I can do it oh I'm sure you could do it step into my office okay don't be an [ __ ] Casey what are you doing up here I'll learn how to fly I know I mean how come you aren't in school or something I don't go to school you all alone huh no I'm with a I'm with a friend oh yeah why doesn't he come up he's shy oh yeah you're not shy are you no I'm not shy well come here come here grab a hold of this bar here I'll show you how to tr you want to learn to fly don't you yeah come on get your hands on that bar there okay here put it down here this is down here this is called a control bar okay control bar yeah you keep your hands on that the whole time you understand yeah whatever you do you must not take your hands off this control bar take my hands off the control bar you'll be flying right that way okay we going have a harness that hooks on here and it's going to fit you all over okay okay where am I going to fly fly real quick it's going to fit you down here like that it's going to come up in front it's real snug right up in here is that feel good me what not by itself what you going to do next Casey sure the old overhand grip yep yours [Music] [Music] Billy I'm sorry it was an accident you know it just went off by itself I know nonviolent person what are you trying to do huh walk my legs off you know what your problem is problem is you always let people take advantage of you now look you're too nice you're too trusting you can't always trust everybody cuz they'll get you sooner later every time this slow down [Music] please [Music] [Music] [Applause] a hey where did you learn to shoot like that Daddy yeah well I figured as much we killed it to survive that's a laws of nature right I know all that I can't help it well come on stop crying then I'm eating him aren't I oh come on now it's not making for a very happy meal I'm sorry hey would you like another piece right here you go hop hop hop hop hop hop hop come on I'm very good come on come on little baby would you rather have a carrot no I don't have any carrot I'll e [Music] it Kathy I spent some time in prison so so 3 years 3 years is a long time three tear why oh I was caught with some marijuana that's not so bad yeah well it was 100 lb a lot now they want you to go back well I escaped sure that's why you're here with me of course good night easy good [Music] night hey hey what what are you doing talk love you [Music] good [Music] night Kathy this handicap you were telling me about yes well uh doesn't seem to show up much well it's because I understand things up here oh and you don't down in the city no a lot of things confuse me down there well you know there's a lot of confused people down there maybe that they can all read yeah well who says reading is everything everybody my teachers and my doctors Mommy and Daddy and I think because I can't read I can't do anything else yeah that's why I ran away there's a lot of experts in this world who don't know a lot of things that they're supposed to be expert about oh I don't know about that oh well I do anyway why do they say you can't read I mean what do they say is wrong with you that you can't read a lot of different names for it yeah I'll tell what I call I call it [ __ ] [ __ ] yeah yeah yeah [ __ ] I like that name better than any of the others [ __ ] yes [ __ ] [ __ ] yeah [ __ ] right [ __ ] [ __ ] je get the Rope what get the Rope J J [Music] [Music] hurry get the roope what what's happening where are you hang [Music] on oh the Rope isn't long enough look TR Loop okay I got you come on Mom I got you come on I got you I got you I got you you're okay oh I didn't like [Music] that hey it's okay no yeah 5'11 who's about that tall yeah that's him warm like a bathtub is that right mhm well what are we waiting for I don't [Applause] know [Music] [Applause] I got it got it got it you got it [Applause] [Music] look [Music] I I met some people they're my friends they have a farm and they need some help they said I could stay there for as long as I wanted see they didn't say anything about me well that's just because I didn't know you K I don't think we should make any long-term plans why well because I could just only bring you [Music] grief I love you Kathy what me where I [Music] am yeah yeah you the Way You Are yeah one more time Kathy I love you just the way you [Music] are I love you too the way I am are you making fun of me yes exactly the way you are give me a [Music] kiss [Music] hi Daddy Kathy get your clothes on honey oh holy [ __ ] no I don't want to get my clothes on now Kathy don't give me a bad time daddy this is Jim Jim that's my daddy Larry Cathy get dressed I'm going to get dressed yeah yeah why don't you get dressed where's Mommy Kathy I'm beginning to lose my patience wait a minute it's good to see you [Music] Daddy Let's get your things together and go home I'll get some water for some coffee never mind the coffee I only be a minute I think I saw a picture of you oh in Clem's store H did I hey I don't know you're an escaped convict oh Jesus me don't Don't Go Near the rifle hey I just want to put on a pair of your socks huh daddy Kathy step back daddy look silly with that gun I love Jim Jim loves me honey you don't know about things like this this man is wanted by the police I want him too it isn't funny it wasn't supposed to be funny hey why stop talking to her like a six-year-old child you get away from him daddy let go of me let go of me I could beat you within an inch of your life come on and try it Daddy Kathy get out of here go on get out of here [Music] oo Jim don't do anymore [Music] Jim stop it Daddy what is wrong with [Applause] you stop me stop it now get out of the [Music] water stop it get out of the water [Applause] cie oh my KY okay oh Kathy you all right Kathy you tell you oh daddy your beautiful nose G you're all right well sure somebody had to do something you too you two are going to kill each other no more fighting [Music] please here for you the only way for Jim to get out of trouble is to go back no Kathy Jim's a fugitive he's in serious trouble and there's great danger connected with this I know that excuse me baby but you don't Daddy look at me I've changed I've been doing things and making decisions and and they've been the right ones now Jim and I have a plan all worked out Kathy I I can see I'm sensitive to the changes it it's almost like a miracle Jim is my miracle and I'm going with him your daddy's right you know what Kathy Kathy Kathy [Applause] Kathy get on our [Music] way [Music] Kathy wait oh [ __ ] Kathy [Music] [Music] Kathy Kathy away not until you tell me what's wrong I don't have anything to tell [Music] you need for the gun get back side who the hell are you you don't want me to go with you hey what do you mean you said Dad it was right yeah about me he is he's right about me about you yeah about me I have to go back it's the only way for us for us for you and for me so we can be [Music] together wait a minute I have to figure this thing out you want me oh yes I do want [Music] you you'd go back to jail for me no for [Music] us you want me [Music] yes how do you want me oh anywhere I can get you oh [Music] right a dream that may be so but I know what I've seen it was there when I met you and it's there again all right so go on and Sh but you cannot dis the beautiful there shining in your lonely eyes waiting for someone all of time I couldn't imagine your fa in my mind maybe there's or maybe I'm blind but now I see as hard as I tried I could never imagine someone so [Music] lovely at last it's you last it's me after waiting a million to be free and last we know love can be at last we know at last we know [Music] I think I read somewhere that peace will rise and all of the children make of the when each has prar place where and every heart strong after waiting so long and is ready to [Music] break