![]() Wyatt and Billy have finished selling the dope to their L.A. In the final shot, the bike is lying at the side of the road, on fire. Wyatt's bike flies into the air and explodes into flames. The rednecks see Wyatt coming and fire a shot at him, too. Wyatt doubles back, covers Billy's wounds with his jacket, and goes for help. Unfortunately, it hits Billy in the gut and he goes flying off his bike, landing at the side of the road. "Why don't you get a haircut!" the guy says and he pops off a shot at Billy. They pull up alongside Billy and make a nasty comment to which Billy gives them the finger. "Let's scare the hell out of them," one of the guys says. The next day, they're tooling down highway 105, just outside of Krotz Springs, LA, when a pickup truck with two rednecks and a shotgun come driving by. As they sit around the campfire, Billy comments, "We've done it.we're rich, man.you go for the big money, man, and then you're free", Wyatt replies, "You know, Billy, we blew it," and he then goes to sleep. Wyatt seems to be a bit down, but Billy is riding high (in more ways than one). Day 6: They arrive in New Orleans where they have a nice dinner and pay a visit to Madame Tinkerbell's whorehouse where they are introduced to two hookers, Mary ( Toni Basil) and Karen ( Karen Black).Īfter spending two days at the Mardi Gras festival, Wyatt and Billy push on to Florida. During the night, they are attacked and George is murdered. Unfortunately, the rednecks are brutal to them, so they move on. Day 5: They pass through Morganza, Louisiana and try to get a bite to eat at a cafe. That night, the three of them set up a camp together, and Wyatt and Billy introduce George to the pleasures of smoking grass. Day 4: George decides to ride along with them when they hit the road again. Driving through Las Vegas, New Mexico, they are arrested for "parading without a license." They spend the night in jail where they meet the drunken lawyer, George Hanson. Day 3: The next day they arrive at a hippie commune, staying long enough to have a bite to eat of the commune's scarce food supply. They set out again, and pick up a hitchhiker ( Luke Askew) on his way back to his commune. When Wyatt's tire goes flat, they stop at a ranch to fix it and end up staying for dinner. Day 2: Wyatt wakes up Billy, and they're on their way. That night, they try to get a room at a roadside motel, but the owner flashes a "No Vacancy" sign, so they end up camping out. ![]() and cross over the Colorado River into Arizona. Following is a day by day account of their trip: Day 1: Wyatt and Billy leave L.A. But perhaps the line is meant to initiate a conversation, rather than say anything definitively.It's hard to be certain, but it you follow the chronology of the movie, i.e., assuming that each day and night are consecutive to both the previous and the next ones, it took them six days. "We blew it" could be Wyatt having a premonition that all their grand plans and ideals are, imminently, going down the drain.įonda's answer is cryptic, and, frankly, nobody's ever put forth a concise and convincing explanation. That's another possible meaning to the line, that it's prophetic. If you don't think we've blown it, you've got to take it a closer look.'Īfter that campfire scene, there's not much left to the movie, and what does remain is a major downer. Fonda has often been asked what the line means - here's a typical answer, given to Daily Camera: Lots of people have asked me over the years, 'What did you mean by we blew it?' And I say, 'Look out the window. ![]() ![]() What did he mean by that? Billy, the character didn't know. Toward the end of the film, Wyatt and Billy are sitting by a campfire, and Wyatt utters the line that has puzzled viewers for decades.
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