Go West, Old Man

**Go West, Old Man** is the premiere episode of the Paramount+ series, *Tulsa King*. It aired on Paramount+ and Paramount Network on November 13, 2022.

## Synopsis

Dwight, blindsided by the news that his mob family has nothing left for him in New York, is sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma. As he settles in and surveys his new surroundings, Dwight wastes no time making new associates.

## Plot

Dwight Manfredi stands in his cell in USP Canaan, a federal prison in Northern Pennsylvania. He's subsisted in hellholes like this for the last 25 years, and to keep what's left of his brain from deteriorating, he read some very good literature and wrote some very bad poems while he tried to avoid getting shanked for a second time. He remembers when he was seventeen, his father asked what he wanted to be. If he wanted to be a barber like him. Dwight laughed in his face. He wanted to be a successful gangster. In retrospect, he asks himself if what he chose for an occupation was worth 25 years of his life. The answer is no. Not 25 seconds. His cell door opens and he looks at the guard, who leads him out of the prison. Dwight married this life, and after keeping his mouth shut for all these years, he's gonna see if it married him back.

Dwight walks out of the prison and gets in the back of a car. They drive through New York City as Dwight stares at the towering skyscrapers, new buildings, kids using VR, and other 21st century staples. They pass a bar called Scores, with Dwight asking the driver about it. He assumes there's a party, but the driver simply retorts with "Long Island". They gave him an address. They cross the bridge and pull up to a mansion. Dwight asks whose house this is, but the man doesn't know, as they didn't say. They pass through the big iron gates as Dwight stares at the house.

## Cast

### Starring

* Sylvester Stallone as Dwight "The General" Manfredi
* Andrea Savage as Agent Stacy Beale
* Max Casella as Armand Truisi
* Martin Starr as Bodhi
* Domenick Lombardozzi as Charles "Chickie" Invernizzi
* Vincent Piazza as Vince Antonacci
* Jay Will as Tyson Mitchell
* Garrett Hedlund as Mitch Keller
* A.C. Peterson as Pete "The Rock" Invernizzi
* Dana Delany as Margaret (credit only)

### Guest Starring

* Barry Corbin as Babe
* Miles Mussenden as ASAC Hendricks
* Steve Witting as Donnie Shore
* Chris Caldovino as Goodie Carangi

### Co-Starring

* Jeff Panzarella as Carmine
* Dashiell Connery as Clint
* McKenna Quigley Harrington as Grace
* Justin Garcia-Pruneda as Security Guard Fred
* Patrick Ferraro as Mario
* John Cenatiempo as Nico "The Package" Bugliosi
* Denton Blane Everett as Curtis
* Justin Henry as Wade
* Rim Basma as Melissa
* Tina Johnson as Helen
* Weny Pennington as Middle Aged Woman
* Robert Young as Salesman
* Hartleigh Buwick as Maisie
* Ashley Wood as Bar Manager
* Cassie Shea Watson as Bachelorette #1
* Sabreena Iman as Bachelorette #2
* Kelsey CartWright as Bachelorette #3

## Quotes

> This is USP Canaan. The federal prison in Northern Pennsylvania. Definitely not a great choice for a destination wedding. I subsisted in hellholes like this for the last 25 years, and to keep what's left of my brain from deteriorating, I read some very good literature and wrote some very bad poems and tried to avoid getting shanked for a second time. I remember when I was 17, my father asked what I wanted to be. If I'd like to be a barber like him. I laughed in his face. I wanted to be a successful gangster. In retrospect, I ask myself if what I chose for an occupation was worth 25 years of my life. The answer is no. Not 25 seconds. But those are bygone times, water under the bridge. I married this life, and after keeping my mouth shut for all these years, I'm gonna see if it married me back.
>
> Dwight's opening monologue

> So, this is Tulsa. Nice enough place, but for me a prison, nonetheless. That's not a complaint, it's just a fact. The result of a lifetime of bad choices. I guess you could say I was banished. Exiled, sentenced to start from scratch, and that's fine. I'll do it. I'll rebuild. You want me to earn? I'll earn. I'll earn so much money you'll choke on it. Abandon me? Ostracize me? Alienate me from my friends and family? All the people I love? I'll survive. And here I am. Bloodied but not beaten. Down but not out. And from this point on, this city and everything in it belongs to me.
>
> Dwight's closing monologue

## Notes and Trivia

* Sylvester Stallone wore a fake beard and moustache while filming the prison scenes. Unfortunately, the fake hair was lost during the lunch break and a scavenger hunt ensued to find the missing item. He posted a video of his ill-fated search to his Instagram account.

## References

1. ↑ **Express.uk:** Sylvester Stallone says he's close to a 'nervous breakdown' after chaos behind scenes