Ghost Rider

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.

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...

...he knew he could never let the devil get his hands on it.

So he did what no Rider has ever done before:

He outran the devil himself.

The thing about legends is...

...sometimes they're true.

Ladies and gentlemen...

...the amazing, blazing...

...stunt cycle spectacular!

How about a big round of applause for Barton and Johnny Blaze?

Let's hear it for them, folks!

You're a hotshot, ain't you, boy?

Young, think you know everything there is to know.

Think you're gonna live forever. Is that about right?

- Come on, Dad. It was a patch of dirt. - That's not the point.

Point is, we've been doing this act less than a week.

You're already screwing around.

- I was just doing it for the crowd. - We both know why you done it.

You think she's gonna stand by you when you're in a wheelchair?

Huh, hotshot?

Son, everything you do in life, every choice you make has a consequence.

When you do things without thinking...

...you ain't making the choice, the choice is making you.

- You understand that? - Yeah, sure.

What?

I said, "Yes, sir."

Hey, Dad, you think maybe I could take Grace for a ride sometime?

Think you're man enough for Grace?

Hell, yeah.

Well, I don't.

Hey, Johnny.

Hey, Roxie.

Go on.

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 going.

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.

What time is it?

It's late.

Where you going?

Nowhere, Dad.

I'm going nowhere.

Far out.

- 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.

Thanks, but no thanks.

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 the loved ones.

Lives that are altered.

Plans that have to be changed.

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.

I'll take...

...your soul.

Okay.

By sunrise tomorrow, your father will be healthy as a horse.

And you will have your whole life ahead of you.

It's your choice, Johnny.

All you have to do is sign.

Oh, that'll do just fine.

Damn.

Morning, sleeping beauty.

Dad?

- You look-- - Great, right?

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.

I can't explain it. But I feel healthy as a horse.

Now, come on, hotshot. I got a show to do.

Biggest crowd of the week. Hey, you know what I was thinking about?

A new stunt. Put us over the top!

Be a jump: me on one side, you on the other.

Instead of the cars or the ring of fire, a helicopter.

Yeah. That'd be pretty cool, don't you think?

Hey, you got two minutes to get in your suit, son, or you're...

Roxanne's dad is sending her away.

If we don't leave now, it will be too late.

Well, that's great, boy. That's great. Two kids on the run with nothing.

If your goal is to end up together, that'll make sure it doesn't happen!

I'd rather take my chances with her than to waste my whole life...

...jumping bikes at some stupid carnival.

Dad, I want something better than that.

Her old man will have the cops on you before you get to county line.

I guess I'd better get going then.

Hey, hotshot.

You take Grace.

At least you'll have a good head start.

Ladies and gentlemen, Barton Blaze!

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?

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.

One day, when I need you...

...I will come.

Until then, I'll be...

I'll be watching.

Forget about friends.

Forget about family.

Forget about love.

You're mine, Johnny Blaze.

You can't live in fear.

You can't live in fear.

Johnny, Johnny! Johnny, Johnny!

Johnny, Johnny!

Johnny Blaze!

Yeah, Johnny! Yeah!

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.

Bike's fine. Oh, God.

Thank you.

Let's go home.

Let's hear it for him, folks.

The amazing Johnny Blaze!

Johnny, you gave us all a big scare. What happened out there tonight?

Hey, JB don't do interviews, all right? I'm sorry. Excuse me.

Yeah, come on, come on.

Get the front end down. Damn it.

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.

Oh, wait, could you go back?

There's a howler monkey special on Discovery Channel tonight.

- Guys, hey. - We've seen big moves and 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.

Yeah, that's because 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.

Mack, the monkey show?

-with 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 taking a dirt nap after that ragdoll today.

I got lucky.

No, I got a hunting dog named Lucky. He's got one eye and no nuts.

Luck don't cover it, JB. Man, you got an angel looking after you.

- Yeah, maybe. - Mack, you in?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm in.

Scoot over, ladies. What's the ante?

Five card draw.

Maybe it's something else.

There you go.

Took you long enough.

I think you might be lost, boy.

You deaf or something?

Angels only in there.

Angels. Really?

Yeah, really. You got a problem with that?

As a matter of fact...