Alan Wilder

Alan Wilder Biography

Alan Wilder (born September 24, 1953) is an American former actor who has appeared in film and television. Wilder is also a member of the Steppenwolf Theater Company, and has appeared in over 55 Steppenwolf productions.

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Travel Challenges on Christmas Eve

Scranton ticket agent: Everything's full.

Kate: Everything's full?

Scranton ticket agent: I'm very sorry, but it is Christmas Eve.

Kate: What about another airline?

Scranton ticket agent: Nothing available. May I help you get a hotel room in the city? Tomorrow afternoon we can get you a flight to Chicago.

Kate: I can't wait that long.

Scranton ticket agent: I'm terribly sorry, ma'am, but we're doing absolutely everything we can.

Kate: [to woman waiting; pushes woman out of the way] Go ahead. I'm in your way. I'm sorry. You've got places to go, people to see. You got a ticket there. That's good. Excuse me. Look, I have been awake for almost 60 hours. I'm tired and I'm dirty. I have been from Chicago to Paris to Dallas to... Where the hell am I?

Scranton ticket agent: Scranton.

Kate: I'm trying to get home to my 8-year-old son! Now you're telling me it is hopeless?

Scranton ticket agent: I'm sorry.

Kate: No, no, no, no, no! No way! This is Christmas! The season of perpetual hope! I don't care if I have to get on your runway and hitchhike. If it costs me everything I own, if I have to sell my soul to the Devil himself, I am going to get home to my son.

Scranton ticket agent: Ma'am, if there was anything at all I could do for you...

Kate: Do it. Do anything.

Scranton ticket agent: I can get you a hotel room.

Kate: What?

Gus: [pulls Kate aside; singing] Can you excuse us for a sec? Can I see you for a second, please? Excuse us. You got a bit of a dilemma. We got a crisis ourselves. Allow me to introduce myself. Gus Polinski. Polka King of the Midwest? The Kenosha Kickers? No? That's okay. I thought you might have recognized I had a few hits a few years ago. That's why I just... "Polka, Polka, Polka"? "Twin Lakes Polka"? "Yamahoozie Polka" a.k.a. "Kiss Me Polka"? "Polka Twist"?

Kate: These are songs?

Gus: Yeah, we... Some fairly big hits for us. You know, in the early 70s. Yeah, we sold about 623 copies of that.

Kate: In Chicago?

Gus: No, Sheboygan. Very big in Sheboygan.

Kate: Did you say you could help me?

Gus: Anyway, I'm rambling on here. Our flight was canceled, so we gotta drive. See the guy in the yellow jacket over there by the Budget sign? He's gonna rent us a nice big van, and we're gonna drive to Milwaukee. I heard you had some problems getting to Chicago to see your kid or something?

Kate: Uh, my son. We left, and he's there.

Gus: Aw, geez. If you have to get to Chicago, we'll gladly drive you. It's on the way to Milwaukee.

Kate: You'd give me a ride?

Gus: Sure, we will. Why not? You've gotta get home to see your kid.

Kate: A ride to Chicago?

Gus: Sure. Why not? It's Christmastime.

Kate: Thank you. Oh, thank you.

Gus: If you don't mind going with some polka bums.

Kate: No, I'd love to.