[♪♪♪]
MAN: It's said that the West was built on legends,
tall tales that help us make sense of things too great
or too terrifying to believe.
This is the legend of the Ghost Rider.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[WHINNIES]
Story goes that every generation has one,
some damned soul
cursed to ride the earth,
collecting on the devil's deals.
Many years ago, a Ghost Rider was sent
to the village of San Venganza,
to fetch a contract worth 1000 evil souls.
But that contract was so powerful...
[WHINNIES]
...he knew he could never let the devil
get his hands on it.
So he did what no Rider has ever done before:
[YELLS]
He outran the devil himself.
[HORSE WHINNYING]
The thing about legends is...
sometimes they're true.
[♪♪♪]
[MOTOR REVVING]
[MOTORCYCLE RATTLES]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[MOTORCYCLE RATTLES]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[BELL RINGING]
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,
the amazing, blazing,
stunt-cycle spectacular!
[WILD ROCK PLAYING]
[CROWD CHEERING]
ANNOUNCER: How about a big round of applause
for Barton and Johnny Blaze?
Let's hear it for 'em, folks.
♪ Come on! ♪
BARTON: You're a hotshot, ain't you, boy?
Young, think you know everything there is to know.
When you do things without thinkin',
you ain't makin' the choice, the choice is makin' you.
I was just doin' it for the crowd.
We both know why you done it.
[COUGHING]
You think she's gonna stand by you when you're in a wheelchair?
Huh?
Huh, hotshot?
[♪♪♪]
[BIRD CHIRPING]
Hey.
What's wrong, Roxie?
I'm leaving.
What?
My dad's sending me to live with my mom.
When?
Soon.
What about us?
He says you're not good enough for me.
That you're just a phase.
So, what are we gonna do, Johnny?
We'll leave.
We'll jump on the bike and just keep goin'.
But what about your dad? What about the show?
He doesn't need me. He doesn't need anybody.
Tomorrow, noon. We'll meet here.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[WIND WHISTLING]
[♪♪♪]
[SIGHS]
[♪♪♪]
[THUNDER CRASHES]
[♪♪♪]
[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]
MAN: Johnny Blaze.
Yeah.
Caught your show today.
Just wanted to tell you
how much I enjoyed watching you ride.
Oh, thanks.
Perhaps you'd ride for me one day.
You run a show?
Greatest show on earth.
[THUNDER CRASHES]
Thanks, but no thanks.
[GROWLS SOFTLY]
What's wrong, Johnny?
Worried about your father?
What do you know about that?
Even a blind man could see he's sick.
Thing about cancer is the time it takes,
the toll on loved ones.
Johnny...
what if I could help your dad?
Yeah? How?
How is not important.
What if I could make him better...
give him back his health?
Would you be willing to make a deal?
Name your price.
Oh.
I'll take...
your soul.
[CHUCKLES]
Okay...
By sunrise tomorrow,
your father will be healthy as a horse.
All you have to do is...
sign.
[♪♪♪]
Oh, that'll do just fine.
[GROWLS SOFTLY]
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
Damn.
Morning, sleeping beauty.
Dad?
You look--
Great, right?
Heh, least that's what the doc said
when he looked at my x-rays this morning.
What are you talking about?
I've been sick, son.
When I finally get up the nerve to tell you about it,
I'm not anymore. Ha!
I can't explain it... but I feel healthy as a horse.
Now, come on, hotshot. I got a show to do.
Now, get my bike ready.
Don't wanna keep those people waitin'.
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,
Barton Blaze!
[♪♪♪]
[CROWD GASPS]
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
[PEOPLE CHATTERING]
[♪♪♪]
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, head for the exits.
Please stay calm.
Dad?
Dad, it's all right, I'm here.
I'm here, it's gonna be okay.
Dad?
Dad? Dad?!
[SOBBING]
[MAN CACKLING EERILY]
[♪♪♪]
[UNEARTHLY SCREECH]
[GRUNTING]
[♪♪♪]
You're no good to me dead.
You...
You killed him.
I cured his cancer.
That was the deal.
But I couldn't let him come between...us.
You son of a bitch.
MAN: One day, when I need you...
I will come.
Until then, I'll be, uh...
I'll be watching.
[GASPS]
Forget about friends.
Forget about family.
Forget about love.
[UNEARTHLY VOICE] You're mine, Johnny Blaze.
[♪♪♪]
[PANTING]
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[CROW CAWS]
[THUNDER CRASHES]
[♪♪♪]
BLAZE: You can't live in fear.
♪ All aboard! ♪
[CACKLING]
[OZZY OSBOURNE'S "CRAZY TRAIN" PLAYING]
CROWD [CHANTING]: Johnny! Johnny!
♪ Crazy ♪
♪ But that's how it goes ♪
♪ Millions of people ♪
Yeah, Johnny! Yeah!
♪ Mental wounds not healing ♪
♪ Life's a bitter shame ♪
♪ I'm goin' off the rails ♪
♪ On a crazy train ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
[♪♪♪]
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
[CROWD GASPS]
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,
please stay off the field to allow paramedics through.
Oh, God. Oh, God. JB!
JB, talk to me, man!
Heck.
Is the bike okay?
Yeah. Yeah.
The bike's fine.
Oh, God. Whew.
Thank you.
[ZZ TOP'S "TUSH" PLAYING]
Let's go home.
♪ Yeah! ♪
ANNOUNCER: Let's hear it for him, folks.
The amazing Johnny Blaze!
♪ I been up ♪
♪ I been down ♪
♪ Take my word ♪
♪ My way around ♪
♪ I ain't askin' for much ♪
♪ I said Lord, take me downtown ♪
♪ I'm just lookin' For some tush ♪
♪ I've been bad ♪
♪ I've been good ♪
Yeah, come on, come on.
Get the front end down. Oh!
Damn it. MAN: Blaze is down.
Have you tried not crashing?
Have you?
Why don't you have a beer
and relax like everybody else, huh?
You know alcohol gives me nightmares.
To each his own.
[UNEARTHLY ROAR]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
MAN: The mating call of the howler--
Oh, wait, wait, could you go back?
There's a howler monkey special
on Discovery Channel tonight.
Guys, hey.
MAN 2: We've seen big moves and big crashes.
But ask these riders who it is they look up to,
and the answer's a man
who's not even competing here, Johnny Blaze.
[LAUGHS] Yeah!
That's 'cause he's right here!
--greatest stunt rider of all time,
but what we don't know is
how much longer can Blaze cheat death.
Critics call it pay-per-view suicide.
Put the monkey show on.
Shh-shh-shh-shh. Mack, the monkey show?
--each jump with seemingly no regard for his own life.
They call him Mr. Invincible,
and he'll have to be at his next jump
when Johnny Blaze will attempt to clear
the length of a football field from field goal to field goal.
What?
"What?"
You should be takin' a dirt nap
after that rag doll today.
I got lucky.
No, I got a huntin' dog named Lucky.
He's got one eye and no nuts.
Luck don't cover it, JB.
Man, you got an angel lookin' after you.
Yeah, maybe.
Mack, you in?
Yeah. Yeah, I'm in.
Scoot over, ladies. What's the ante?
MAN: Five card draw.
Maybe it's something else.
[THUNDER CRASHES]
[♪♪♪]
[THUNDER CRASHING]
[ROARS]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[BREEZY COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING]
[MEN WHOOPING]
[MAN LAUGHING]
There you go.
Took you long enough.
[ICE CRACKLING]
I think you might be lost, boy.
Angels only in there.
Angels.
Really?
Yeah, really. You got a problem with that?
[♪♪♪]
As a matter of fact...
[GASPING]
[GROANS]
I do.
[FUNKY HIP-HOP PLAYING]
[DOG BARKING]
MACK: Yep. Love your neighborhood, Johnny.
You join the Homeowners Association yet?
Oh, I see you still haven't gotten a lock for your lift.
That's great, great.
You got a lot of expensive bikes in here, man.
I told you. How many times?
[THE CARPENTERS' "SUPERSTAR" PLAYING]
Well, JB, I said it before, I'll say it again:
This place could use a woman's touch.
So could you.
Heard that.
[SIGHS]
All right, four out of five.
Wreck one more, and you get the whole set.
Well, I'm glad to see you found use for your books.
You want some jellies?
No. I don't want none of your stupid candy.
♪ Long ago ♪
[SIGHS]
I wanna talk to you about something kinda serious.
I'm trying to relax, Mack.
Yeah, I understand. All right? It's just gonna take a second.
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[LAUGHING]
It's about you jumpin' on the anniversary
of your dad's accident.
[GRUNTING]
[GRUNTS]
[LAUGHING]
Can--? Can I just turn this music off for a minute?
MAN: I want you to kick higher for me. Can you get higher?
This jump, man, we--
Come on. Hit it!
Mack...
you touch the Carpenters or that chimp video again,
we got a scrap on our hands.
This jump is nuts.
All right, man? I mean, field goal to field goal,
now you're addin' cars? I mean...
what're you tryin' to prove?
That it's me.
That it's you?
Ridin' the bike.
[SCOFFS]
Of course it's you, man.
Who the hell else is it gonna be?
You know, you're freakin' me out.
You're freakin' me out because you're readin'
this c-comparative exponential religiosity crap.
It's gettin' in your brain.
I mean, what's goin' on, man?
Do you believe people get second chances?
I-- I don't know.
If somebody makes a mistake...
a big mistake...
do you think that person should have to pay for it
every day for the rest of their lives?
Are you talkin' about your daddy's accident?
Well...
I'm just lookin' for a sign.
What kind of sign?
That I can take a negative and turn it into a positive.
That I can have a second chance too.
Look, at least promise me
you'll think about takin' the cars out.
I'll think about it.
[SILLY MUSIC PLAYING]
[CATS MEOWING]
[CATS YELP]
[MACK SIGHS]
[WOLF HOWLS]
[♪♪♪]
[MAN CHUCKLING]
[WOMAN GASPS]
I knew you were here.
I could smell your fear.
[THUNDER CRASHING]
Hello, Gressil.
Why are you here?
[LIQUID SPLASHING]
Wallow.
And what do you want from us?
I've come for the contract of San Venganza.
Legend has it that the contract was stolen and hidden
in a graveyard not far from here.
And now you're gonna help me find it.
[SCREECHES]
Abigor.
And when we find it...
then what?
Then we'll take this world...
one city...
at a time.
What about Mephistopheles?
[GROWLS]
Don't...
ever...
say that name.
[BOLD ROCK PLAYING]
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to the Johnny Blaze Leap of Death!
[ALL CHEERING]
Whoo...
hoo!
BOTH: Yeah! Yeah!
Johnny B!
♪ Baby, baby, baby, baby Oh, baby ♪
♪ I love you... ♪
[REPORTERS CLAMORING]
Hey, JB. Shh.
You're steppin' on Karen.
[THE CARPENTERS' "SUPERSTAR" ENDS]
What was it you were gonna say, Mack?
I just ran a second check on the ramps.
They look good.
Crowd's kinda out of control.
Johnny, you know you don't have to do this, don't you?
Does this suit fit all right? It feels a little loose.
The suit's fine.
Would you bring me my hat, Mack?
Thank you.
[DOOR CLOSES]
You can't live in fear.
[REPORTERS CLAMORING]
All right, JB, we're just up here on the right.
Mr. Blaze, Amy Page, event publicity.
I wonder if you have time for a quick interview?
I don't know how long you been doin' your job,
but Johnny Blaze don't do no interviews, okay?
WOMAN: Not even for an old friend?
[♪♪♪]
ROXANNE: Hey, Johnny.
Hi.
I'll do it.
Okay, and ready in five,
four, three, two--
How's your dad?
Johnny Blaze, thank you for talking to us
before your big jump.
No one has ever attempted such a distance before.
Three hundred feet from field goal to field goal.
What's going through your mind right now?
You look really good.
I've seen you on TV.
You know, I-- I watch a lot of TV,
and you do a really good job.
Johnny, what drives somebody
to risk their life for entertainment?
I heard you got married.
[WHISPERS] Oh, no. No, it didn't happen.
ANNOUNCER: Ladies...
No? Oh.
...tonight marks the 20th anniversary...
Most of the time, the press focuses
on the crashes, the broken bones,
the costs of what you do.
Are there any other costs?
...commemorating this milestone Uh...
in the life of the world's greatest stuntman.
And remember,
40 percent of all proceeds tonight will go...
Yeah. to the Barton Blaze Foundation
dedicated to helping those in need
here in our home state of Texas.
Okay, well...
thank you for this revealing peek
into the life of Johnny Blaze.
I'm Roxanne Simpson, on scene.
And we're out.
[SIGHS]
You're gonna stay for the jump, right?
Oh, you know, we gotta get back.
Plus, I never liked watching you jump. Ooh!
[♪♪♪]
Roxanne?
WOMAN: Come on, just one signature.
MAN: You need to get back to your seat.
WOMAN: You don't have to push. MAN: All right.
I'm gonna go out on a limb
and say you two had some kind of history.
That was it, Mack.
The sign.
You sure you don't wanna stick around?
No.
It hasn't started yet. Uh-uh.
I'll buy you a doughnut. Uh-uh.
Come on, Roxie, it's Johnny Blaze.
Let's go.
Thank God you listened to me, took the cars out.
Would've been suicide otherwise.
This way if you come up short, see,
you'll, uh, come down on some nice...
[MACHINERY RATTLES]
soft, green...
grass. Ladies and gentlemen,
Johnny Blaze will not be jumping 50 cars today
as scheduled, but instead
will be leaping six UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.
Never before has any man attempted
such a death-defying stunt.
I took the cars out.
Why? Why, JB? Why wouldn't you tell me?
Well, because you would have thrown a fit.
Call me old-fashioned, I'm funny that way.
Human sacrifice makes me uncomfortable.
Why, JB? Why helicopters, man?
BARTON: You know what I've been thinking about?
A new stunt.
But instead of the cars or the ring of fire...
a helicopter.
My dad thought it'd be cool.
He was right.
Yeah.
Okay. Okay. This is the deal, man.
Halfway down the ramp, I want you to hit the NOS, okay?
Do not hit the NOS too early.
If you hit it too early, you are screwed. You got that?
Hey, JB, where's your head at, man?
Well, she's probably on the interstate by now, huh?
[SIGHS]
How much NOS did you put in the tanks?
Enough to shame the space shuttle. Chief, go ahead.
[♪♪♪]
Oh, God. He ain't gonna make it.
He made it!
[CROWD CHEERING]
I told you he'd make it! Yeah, JB!
Let's hear it for him, ladies and gentlemen.
Three hundred feet!
A world record, as only Johnny Blaze can do!
Yeah!
[GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS' "WHO DO YOU LOVE" PLAYING]
Where's he goin'?!
I'll say one thing about the guy,
he's got guts.
I mean, the other day I was watching this, um,
like, sports show--
Stuart, can you please stop talking
about Johnny Blaze already?
♪ Who do you love? ♪
Yeah. That might be a little hard.
♪ Yeah, who do you love? ♪
I made it!
[SCOFFS]
Pull over!
Do you want me to pull over?
Drive.
Driving.
Come on, Roxie, I need to talk to you.
What's your name?
What?
What's your name?
Oh. Stuart!
Johnny.
Hi. Well, Stuart,
can you help me out here?
Sorry, dude. She's the boss.
Johnny, look out!
[HORN BLARING]
[HORN BLARES]
[ALL MOO]
[SIGHS]
All right, I guess I see how it's gonna be.
Hang on!
[TIRE SCREECHES]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Oh!
[SIGHS]
[GROANS]
Howdy. [HORNS HONKING]
Howdy, howdy, howdy.
Are you trying to kill yourself?
I wanna talk to you.
I haven't seen you in 56,000 years.
Hm. This is crazy. You are crazy.
And you know, Johnny, I don't have time for this,
I have a story to edit.
You could've said no.
When they asked you to interview me,
you could've said no.
MAN: Move your van out of the way!
What are you trying to say?
Well, I'm not tryin' to say anything.
I'm sayin' that means somethin'.
Sorry!
Don't mind them, they're fine.
We are on the side of the freeway.
Let's get some dinner.
You still like Italian?
What's this about, Johnny? You want some closure?
[CHUCKLES]
Look, you were 17,
and you witnessed a tragedy, and you ran.
And I understand now like I understood then.
And I have no hard feelings, none, you know?
And that's why they call it the past, 'cause it's passed,
Oh. It's done, it's over with--
[MOOS]
Too much?
There's a restaurant in my hotel, the Plaza.
Eight o'clock.
Yes!
[ENGINE STARTS]
Don't be late.
This is a sign, Roxanne.
There are no accidents.
Destiny and all that.
Johnny! Johnny! Johnny!
Can you please sign my sister's book?
Oh, sure.
Three hundred feet.
We love you. Well, thank you.
Three hundred feet.
Pretty neat, pretty neat.
MAN: Right on, Johnny. [HORNS HONKING]
[♪♪♪]
Mephistopheles...
I knew you'd come.
Long time no see, boys.
Where you been hidin'?
I know why you're here.
I know what you're after.
It's my contract.
They're my souls.
[BLOWS]
We both know you can't harm me here.
It's my turn to lead.
You will suffer for this.
Now...deal with my Rider.
Hm, your favorite creation.
Send your precious Rider.
I will retire him
just like I will retire you...
Father.
[ELEGANT MUSIC PLAYING]
Thank you.
♪ Long ago... ♪
JOHNNY: You can't live in fear.
You made that jump. No one else made that jump.
You're the best rider.
You deserve a second chance.
She's a sign.
[SIZZLING]
[♪♪♪]
MAN [EERILY]: Johnny.
[MOTORCYCLE REVVING]
Thank you.
Okay.
[MOTORCYCLE IDLING]
MAN: Johnny.
[MOTOR REVS]
[MAN CHUCKLING]
You.
Hello, Johnny.
Stay away from me.
Little late for that.
Nice bike.
Yeah.
Why are you here?
Oh, I've always been here, Johnny.
All along.
Phoenix...
Denver,
Houston.
JOHNNY: It was you...
keepin' me alive.
No. No, Johnny.
It's all you.
You're the best.
And I'm your...greatest fan.
The posters, the video games,
the crowds screaming,
chanting,
"Johnny.
CROWD: Johnny! Johnny!
[EERILY] Johnny."
It makes me so proud.
It's like...
watching an investment
that keeps growing
and growing until the day...
you cash it in.
That day is today, Johnny.
Find the one known as Blackheart
and destroy him.
Find him yourself.
It doesn't work like that.
You're under contract, remember?
If you succeed...
I'll return your soul.
I'm not doin' it.
You don't have any choice.
[♪♪♪]
[ALARMS BLARING]
[HORNS HONK]
[MOTORCYCLE RUMBLING]
[SCREAMS]
Hey!
You can't come in here.
This is private...
property.
There was a cemetery here.
Uh...yeah, long time ago.
What happened to the graves?
They moved 'em.
Where?
MAN: I don't know.
Who would?
Uh...
[CHUCKLING]
Saint Michael's church.
They're in charge of the whole thing.
Look, you really shouldn't be here.
That's what they keep telling me.
[♪♪♪]
[SCREAMS]
[GRUNTING]
God!
Oh, no!
[SCREAMS]
[LAUGHING]
[SCREAMING]
[ROARS]
[CHUCKLING]
[APPLAUDING]
Lookin' for someone?
Back to hell.
BLACKHEART: We're not gonna have
a meaningful conversation now, are we?
You're going down.
I don't think so.
[LAUGHING]
[ROARS]
[INHALES]
Ooh.
[CHUCKLES]
He ain't so tough.
Huh.
Hey.
Dirtbag.
[GRUNTS]
Have mercy.
Sorry.
All out of mercy.
[SCREAMING]
[GRUNTING]
[DISTORTED] Help me!
[SCREAMING]
[WHISTLES]
[♪♪♪]
[ROARS]
Pbbbt.
[GROANS]
Wait.
You think I'm pretty, right?
Mm.
[QUIETLY] Oh, God.
[♪♪♪]
Gimme the damn bag!
Help!
WOMAN: Help!
[GHOST RIDER ROARING]
Thanks.
You.
Guilty.
[WHIMPERING]
Look into my eyes.
[GROWLS]
Your soul is stained by the blood of the innocent.
[GASPING]
Feel their pain.
[MAN SCREAMING]
[SCREAMS]
Give me your wallet!
[SCREAMING]
Let me go!
[GUNSHOT]
[SCREAMING]
[GUNSHOTS]
[SCREAMING]
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]
[♪♪♪]
[SPUTTERS]
[GRUNTING]
[SCREAMING]
[GRUNTING]
Morning, bonehead.
[SPITS]
[GROANING]
[CUPS CLINKING]
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
You all right?
Yeah, I'm good. I feel like my skull's on fire, but I'm good.
Thanks for the water. Have you seen my bike?
Did I say somethin' funny?
Ironic.
We're big on irony around here.
It's out by the shed.
Thanks.
It does.
What?
Wondering if your bike looks normal?
It does.
And to answer your other questions:
Last night did happen.
It wasn't a dream.
And it will happen again.
Who are you?
Question is, who are you?
[♪♪♪]
You are the Rider.
The Ghost Rider.
Get used to it, kid. It'll be a lot easier.
If you don't, I got a nice cozy spot picked out for ya.
[PIGEONS COOING]
They've seen you now.
They'll be waitin' for you.
You'll need my help if you expect to last the night.
Last time I let a stranger help me,
it didn't pan out so good.
This ain't somethin' you can run from, kid.
This day's been comin' since you made that deal.
[♪♪♪]
Congratulations.
Your chances just went from none to slim.
Sources close to the investigation say that there
may be a link between what happened here in downtown
and the Broken Spoke massacre in the desert.
I'm Roxanne Simpson on scene.
And we're out.
Captain Dolan.
No comment. Is it true they found
a connection between the bike-bar massacre
and last night's victim here at the city train yards?
[GAGS]
No comment.
Off the record, captain.
Off the record?
Piss off.
The Rider is the devil's bounty hunter.
Sent to hunt down anyone that escapes from hell.
Sterilize that for me.
Sterilize.
Mm.
In the boiling water.
Right. Okay.
A little confused.
During the day you'll be normal.
But at night...
in the presence of evil,
the Rider takes over.
I remember now.
Last night.
[SCREAMING]
There was some...
This punk,
and I could see all the wrong he'd ever done,
and I turned it all against him.
The Penance Stare.
It sears the souls of the wicked.
It's the Ghost Rider's greatest weapon.
All the Riders have it.
Have there been others with my "Ghost Rider" problem?
Been a few.
Last one was 150 years ago...
in a little town called San Venganza.
Nice town.
Nice people.
Till a stranger came along makin' promises,
one deal at a time.
Consumed by greed,
they turned on one another
until the village of San Venganza
drowned in its own blood,
their souls trapped forever in that godforsaken place.
What's this have to do with Blackheart?
Blackheart.
He sent you after Blackheart?
And others.
The Hidden.
Fallen angels cast out of heaven
by Saint Michael himself.
They hide within the elements,
waiting for the end of days.
[CHUCKLES]
You better hang around here, kid.
They can't come onto hallowed ground.
Thanks.
And thanks for the info. I--
I feel much better now that I know
I'm the devil's bounty hunter.
Where you goin'?
Somebody I gotta see.
That's a bad idea.
Wouldn't be my first.
Why'd you do it?
Why'd you make the deal?
I was a kid.
What'd you get in return?
[♪♪♪]
[SIGHS]
Heartache.
[♪♪♪]
Oh, my God.
It's hard to describe the destruction here this morning.
MAN: Can I get you people to stand back, please?
I don't know. It seems like something supernatural.
Could you tell us about the Good Samaritan?
Well, I'll never forget him, that's for sure.
He was tall, broad shoulders and thin,
really thin, like bony.
And he had this rad chopper, it was all flames and stuff.
Oh, and his face was a skull,
and it was on fire.
"On fire."
Yeah, like:
[HISSING]
Like that much fire.
And I know it sounds weird, but it looked okay on him.
I mean, it was an edge look, but he totally pulled it off.
ROXANNE: Not sure what to add to that.
I'm Roxanne Simpson on scene.
Thanks.
Roxie-- Don't.
Now, hold on a second. Let me apologize.
Last night was inexcusable.
No apologies.
See, you did me a favor last night
because you made me think of then and now.
And when you left,
yeah, it hurt like hell.
But you know what? I got over it.
And I went to college, I got a great job.
But you, Johnny,
you're just the same.
Oh, better paid, more fans,
but you're still just a carny.
[♪♪♪]
Yeah.
Oh, man.
My dad was right.
You were just a phase.
That went well.
[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]
Hey, captain! I got somethin'.
[WATER SPLASHING]
Buh-luh-luh-luh!
"End of days.
"The host can gain control of the possessing spirit
"through concentration on and manipulation of
the fire element that exists within man."
I am speaking to the fire element within me.
Give me control over the possessing spirit.
[♪♪♪]
[ELEVATOR WHIRRING]
Hi.
Hey, I hope you don't mind.
Your lift was open.
Wow.
I came to apologize.
I'm leaving town tonight, and, uh,
I didn't want what I said today to be the last words between us.
That's okay.
No, it's not.
It was cruel and totally untrue.
And I feel really terrible about it.
Please, don't. It's okay.
Is something burning?
Oh, that must be coming from outside.
Neighbor's hibachi.
Bill, he just got it.
I still have that one.
BLAZE: You what?
I have that one too.
[♪♪♪]
I remember that day.
There were a dozen people waiting in line,
and you went through a whole roll of quarters.
Look at my face.
You can tell I was just...terrified
that my dad was gonna come in any second.
[♪♪♪]
Okay, I just--
It's just-- I think I should walk you to your car.
See, it's not great timing.
[SCOFFS]
[GROANS]
You almost kill yourself on the highway
so you can ask me out, and then you don't show.
Then you keep my picture,
but when I kiss you, you try to shove me out the door. What's--?
What's going on?
Don't you care about me at all, Johnny?
You know you can talk to me. You can tell me anything.
Please.
You wouldn't believe me anyway.
Try me.
You'll think I'm crazy.
Maybe I am crazy. I hope I'm crazy.
In my job, I've seen and heard just about everything.
So there is nothing you can tell me that's gonna surprise me.
Off the record?
[SCOFFS]
Yeah.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[SIGHS]
I sold my soul to the devil.
Mm-hmm.
And now I have to spare you.
Spare me from what?
The devil, on account I work for him.
That's why I couldn't make it to dinner.
Because you were working for the devil?
Well, yeah. I'm his bounty hunter.
But it only happens at night, like it is right now.
Whenever I'm around evil,
evil people, evil spirits, Mm-hmm.
I change into, um...
What?
Ooh. Just a-- Just great big monster.
But-- But I am learning to--
I'm getting control of it.
I'm trying to.
So tonight, you'll...
argh.
I believe so.
Which is why it's probably a very good idea that you--
You run on home now, Roxie.
You're serious.
[SIGHS]
So this is-- This is your excuse?
For the past? For last night?
For everything?
Uh-huh.
Um, the way I see it is I've got a couple of choices:
Um, I could either accept
that you really believe what you're telling me is true
and take you to the nearest psychiatric hospital.
You see, now that--
Or I realize that you'd rather make up ridiculous stories
than be honest with me.
And I walk out of that door...
forever.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[TIRES SCREECH]
Don't move! Hands up!
Hands where we can see 'em! Right over your head.
DOLAN: Johnny Blaze.
Yeah.
Captain Jack Dolan. This is Officer Edwards.
You're coming with us.
Okay.
DOLAN: Let's try this again.
What about him, you remember him?
This guy was three years from retirement,
never harmed a fly in his life.
In fact, neither did most of the corpses turning up
since you came home, you son of a bitch.
I didn't kill anybody.
Bullshit!
Okay, let's take a breather.
Woo. It's warm in here.
Warm?
Yeah, I'm burning up.
Aren't you?
A little.
You want a cigarette?
Okay.
Mind if I do?
Okay, that was weird.
[SIGHS]
Look, Johnny, I'm not asking for your help.
I'm asking you to help yourself.
I watch a lot of TV, and I know what you're doin'.
Good cop, bad cop.
But you're both good cops.
And, uh, you provide a very, very important civil service.
In fact, when I finish my stunt career,
I intend to apply my skills to bein' a motorcycle policeman.
So I'd love to help you.
But I didn't kill anybody.
Jesus Christ.
[CHUCKLES]
[♪♪♪]
You gotta let me go.
The real killer's out there.
MAN: Lookie here.
But you're makin' a mistake.
MAN 2: What've we got?
Come on, move your ass!
MAN 3: Blaze, riding up to meet us.
Oh, God. Oh, please.
Please, you don't wanna put me in there.
Sorry, the Ritz was booked.
Oh, God. Please, get me outta here!
[GROANING]
You look like that Johnny Blaze.
BLAZE: Yeah.
Yeah, I hear that a lot.
Nah, that is you.
That's him.
Yeah, it is.
I saw you jump in the state fair a few years ago.
I paid 10 bucks to watch you splatter.
[GROWLING]
But you didn't.
Looks like somebody's trippin' out.
You might be a big shot out there, Blaze,
but in here you're nothin' but a monkey in a cage!
Now, I-I don't want any trouble.
[LAUGHING] I don't want any trouble.
Looks like trouble just found you.
[LAUGHING]
Nice jacket.
Come on, man, leave him alone.
Get lost!
The jacket's mine.
[ROARS]
[♪♪♪]
[CRACKS]
[WHIMPERING]
Nice jacket.
[SQUEALS]
Very nice.
You.
Innocent.
[♪♪♪]
BLACKHEART: Forgive me, Father,
for I have sinned.
I've sinned a lot.
[MOTORCYCLE REVVING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[GASPS]
[YELLING]
[PANTING]
Hold it!
Uh-uh-uh.
[SIRENS WAILING IN DISTANCE]
[REVVING]
[CACKLES]
Where's the contract of San Venganza?
I don't know what you are talking about.
Don't lie to me.
You've been protecting it all these years,
sworn to secrecy.
Sworn to keep it from the likes of you!
There's an old saying:
Raise no more devils than you can lay down.
My father raised one too many.
[WHISPERING]
[ROARS]
MAN [OVER RADIO]: Calling all units.
Reported 10-50 in the downtown area.
Proceed with caution.
[ALL CLAMORING]
[LAUGHS]
[MOTORCYCLE RUMBLING]
He's coming for us.
Abigor.
You know what to do.
ABIGOR: Rider.
[ABIGOR WHISTLES]
[ABIGOR LAUGHING]
[CAR ALARM WAILING]
[ROARS]
[SIREN WAILING]
I have a suspect fleein' west on Cherry.
Repeat, west on Cherry.
MAN: That's a dead end. You got him.
10-4 on that.
MAN: What's the suspect's location?
Up.
What?
The suspect is goin' up.
[♪♪♪]
Mmm.
[GASPS]
Oh, my God.
[ABIGOR LAUGHING]
MAN: People, help me.
MAN 2: Go, go, go!
MAN 3: Surround him! Make a perimeter! Let's go!
Yee-haw!
[COMPUTER BEEPING]
MAN [OVER RADIO]: Come in, please.
[GRUNTING]
Come here!
No!
You're pissin' me off.
Okay, okay. Ah!
Sorry.
Take a right.
[♪♪♪]
You should've joined us, Rider.
Soon we will have the contract,
and then you'll only be a footnote
in the history of the new hell.
Time to clear the air.
[LAUGHS]
[LAUGHING]
You're a slow learner, aren't you, Rider?
You cannot catch the wind!
What--?
[GHOST RIDER LAUGHING]
No!
[SCREAMING]
Oh, my God!
[SCREAMS]
[GUNS COCKING]
[SOFTLY] Johnny.
Prepare to fire!
[GASPS]
Fire! Don't!
[MEN YELLING]
[PANTING]
Now we know his weakness.
[GROWLS] Mmm.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[MOTORCYCLE RUMBLING]
[SIGHS]
They know who I am.
Who's that?
What? Everybody.
You don't watch TV? What's the matter with you?
Is this thing ever gonna end?
It'll end if you can catch him.
What's really goin' on?
[WOOD CLATTERS]
[♪♪♪]
"Carter Slade."
Legend has it he was a Texas Ranger.
Man of honor.
But he got greedy.
Found himself locked up, waitin' on the gallows.
Stranger came to see him.
Offerin' freedom.
Slade made a deal.
Ended up a Ghost Rider.
What's he gotta do with this?
Remember that contract the stranger made
with the people of San Venganza?
The story goes that Slade was
sent there to collect all the souls.
But what he found there was so evil
that he took the contract
and rode off.
He stole it.
Keep Mephistopheles from gettin' his hands on it.
Some people say he was buried with it.
Was he?
I don't know.
What I do know is that Blackheart is comin',
and he'll do anything to get it.
That's why it's important for you to...
stay away from friends and family,
anybody he can use against you, 'cause he will.
Roxanne.
Johnny?
God!
[SCREAMS]
[GROANS]
Sorry! Sorry!
Ma'am, you gave me a start.
I'm looking for Johnny.
Yeah.
You and me both.
Have you heard from him?
No.
But I heard he got in trouble.
He got arrested, yeah?
What for?
Yeah, well, if this gets out in the press,
his career is over.
Yeah, trust me, his career's the least of it.
You know, you seem like a nice lady,
and you're purty and all,
but we were ridin' the gravy train on biscuit wheels,
and then you showed up, and everything went to hell.
So why don't you just go back to wherever it is you came from?
I can't go back.
Not now.
Then tell me what the hell's goin' on!
You wouldn't believe me if I told you.
Look...
you don't know me,
but I love him.
So if there's anything you know that can help, anything...
Okay, well, lately,
he's been readin' these really weird books,
and they're messin' with his mind, you know.
And he's writin' stuff down, and he's stayin' up late.
And he-- H-he does it over here.
You can go through this stuff,
and I don't know if it means anything.
[♪♪♪]
[GASPS]
Where's Roxanne?
Dude. Where've you been?
Everybody's out looking--
Where is she?
She's out looking for you.
[SIGHS]
[GASPS]
Jesus.
BLACKHEART: Not even close.
[GROANS]
[GASPS]
You have his heart.
Now I'm gonna break it.
Roxanne?
Mack.
[PANTING]
Roxanne.
Look into my eyes.
[WHIMPERS]
[LAUGHING]
Your Penance Stare doesn't work on me.
I have no soul to burn.
I guess the Caretaker forgot to mention that, huh?
Surprise.
He sent you to bring me back.
I'm not going back.
I like it here!
He thinks you're better than me?
I don't know who's more pathetic, you or him.
Now, listen to me,
and try to get it through that thick skull of yours.
You don't work for my father anymore.
You work for me.
Get the contract from the Caretaker.
Bring it to me in San Venganza,
and maybe I'll spare your girl's life.
And, Johnny...
[GROWLS]
...don't make me wait.
CARETAKER: Figured you'd be back, bonehead.
Where's the contract?
I can't end this without it.
Just gonna have to dig this whole damn place up myself.
It's not there, kid.
Contract of San Venganza.
Hell on earth.
Now, you're gonna have to trust me.
And why is that?
He may have my soul...
but he doesn't have my spirit.
[CHUCKLES]
Any man who's got the guts to sell his soul for love,
got the power to change the world.
You didn't do it for greed.
You did it for the right reason.
Maybe that puts God on your side.
To him, that makes you dangerous.
Makes you unpredictable.
That's the best thing you can be right now.
San Venganza's 500 miles from here.
We better get movin'.
"We"?
[WHISTLES]
[♪♪♪]
[HORSE WHINNIES]
I got one last ride left in me.
Carter Slade.
Can you keep up?
[WHINNIES]
Let's ride.
[♪♪♪]
Stick to the shadows.
This is end of the trail for me.
I got nothin' left.
I could only change one more time,
and I was saving it for this.
God knows I've made my share of mistakes.
Been tryin' to make things right ever since.
Guess all I can do now
is hope he sees fit to give me a second chance.
Thank you.
No.
Thank you, kid.
[WHINNIES]
[♪♪♪]
[BIRDS CAWING]
[FROG CROAKING]
[WATER BUBBLES]
[ROARS]
[GRUNTING]
[ROARS]
Surprise!
Huh?
[LAUGHING]
[SCREAMING]
[ROARING]
[SCREAMING]
[PANTING]
[MOTOR REVVING]
[♪♪♪]
[WIND WHISTLING]
[VOICES WHISPERING]
[BLACKHEART LAUGHING]
Stop.
You change, she dies.
Do it, Johnny.
[GROWLS SOFTLY]
Let her go first.
[GASPS]
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTING]
[SCREAMS]
[LAUGHING]
Looks like you're out of time.
[YELLING]
[GROANS]
[SIGHS]
[GRUNTING]
[PANTING]
[♪♪♪]
"This is the contract of San Venganza.
"All of you...
...come to me!"
[UNEARTHLY SNARLING]
[♪♪♪]
[GASPING]
[GRUNTS]
[GASPS]
[BLACKHEART YELLING]
[GASPS]
[YELLING]
[GASPS]
[SNARLS]
[SOULS SNARLING]
[GRUNTING]
Johnny!
[PANTING]
[♪♪♪]
[ECHOING] My name is Legion.
For we are...
[INHALES]
...many.
Let's go. He got what he wanted.
You go.
I gotta get him to the shadows. I gotta end this.
Why? Why you?
It's been me since the day I made the deal.
I'm the only one who can walk in both worlds.
I'm Ghost Rider.
Run!
[GRUNTS]
Come on, you son of a bitch.
[SCREECHES]
[GROWLING]
[♪♪♪]
[BLACKHEART GROWLS]
[GRUNTING]
All of your world,
all of your souls...
will be mine now.
[GUNSHOT]
[SCREECHES]
[CLICKS]
Throw me the gun! It's out!
Throw it!
[HOWLS]
[SOULS GROWLING]
BLAZE: How does it feel to have all that evil inside of you?
All their power.
All their souls.
A thousand souls to burn.
Look into my eyes.
Your souls are stained by the blood of the innocent.
[GASPS]
Feel their pain.
[SCREAMING]
No!
[SCREAMING]
he Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
MAN: Kill you!
[GASPING]
[YELLING]
WOMAN: Stop it!
[GRUNTING]
MAN 2: Oh, God!
[MAN 3 SCREAMING]
[VOICES WHISPERING]
[♪♪♪]
Monster.
I'm not afraid.
MEPHISTOPHELES: Congratulations, Johnny.
[GASPS]
You upheld your end of the bargain.
It's time I take back the power of the Ghost Rider.
You get your life back.
The love you've always wanted.
You can start a family of your own.
There are more deals to be made.
More people willing to give their souls
for what they desire.
Let someone else carry this curse.
You're free now.
After all...
a deal's a deal.
[CHUCKLES]
[♪♪♪]
No.
I'm gonna own this curse.
And I'm gonna use it against you.
Whenever innocent blood is spilt,
it'll be my father's blood.
And you'll find me there...
a spirit of vengeance...
fighting fire with fire.
I will make you pay for this.
You can't live in fear.
[♪♪♪]
No!
[CRACKLING]
[♪♪♪]
ROXANNE: So...where will you go now?
JOHNNY: Wherever the road takes me, I guess.
My daddy once said,
if you don't make a choice... the choice makes you.
Yeah.
But why do your choices always keep us apart?
Sure wish things could've turned out different.
No.
This is what you are.
This is what you always were meant to be.
You got your second chance.
Go out there and make the best of it.
CARETAKER: It's said that the West was built on legends...
and that legends are a way of understanding things
greater than ourselves.
Forces that shape our lives.
Events that defy explanation.
Individuals whose lives soar to the heavens
or fall to the earth.
This is how legends are born.
[SPIDERBAIT'S "(GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKY" PLAYING]
♪ An old cowpoke Went ridin' out ♪
♪ One dark and windy day ♪
♪ Upon a ridge he rested As he went along his way ♪
♪ When all at once A mighty herd ♪
♪ Of red-eyed cows he saw ♪
♪ Plowin' through The ragged sky ♪
♪ And up a cloudy draw ♪
♪ Their brands were Still on fire ♪
♪ And their hooves Were made of steel ♪
♪ Their horns Were black and shiny ♪
♪ And their hot breath He could feel ♪
♪ A bolt of fear Went through him ♪
♪ As they thundered Through the sky ♪
♪ He saw the riders Comin' hard ♪
♪ And he heard Their mournful cry ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yay ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yo ♪
♪ Ghost riders in the sky ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yay ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yo ♪
♪ Ghost riders in the sky ♪
♪ Their faces gaunt Their eyes were blurred ♪
♪ Their shirts all soaked With sweat ♪
♪ He's ridin' hard To catch the herd ♪
♪ But he ain't caught 'em yet ♪
♪ 'Cause they've got to Ride forever ♪
♪ On that range up in the sky ♪
♪ On horses snortin' fire ♪
♪ As they ride on Hear them cry ♪
♪ The riders rode on by ♪
♪ And then he heard one Call his name ♪
♪ If you want to save your soul From hell ♪
♪ A-ridin' on our range ♪
♪ Then, cowboy Change your ways today ♪
♪ Or with us you will ride ♪
♪ Tryin' to catch The devil's herd ♪
♪ Across the endless skies ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yay ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yo ♪
♪ Ghost riders in the sky ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yay ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yo ♪
♪ Ghost riders in the sky ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yay ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yo ♪
♪ Ghost riders in the sky ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yay ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yo ♪
♪ Ghost riders in the sky ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yay ♪
♪ Yippee-yi-yo ♪
♪ Ghost riders in the sky ♪
[♪♪♪]