School Daze (1988) - full transcript

- I'm building me a home
- chorus: I'm building me a home

- I'm building me a home
- chorus: I'm building me a home

- I'm building me a home
- chorus: I'm building me a home

- I'm building me a home
- chorus: I'm building me a home

- this earthly house
- chorus: This earthly house

- is gonna soon decay
- chorus: Is gonna soon decay

- and my soul gotta have
- chorus: And my soul gotta have

my lord, somewhere to stay

- mmm, oh my lord
- when you hear me prayin’

when you hear me prayin’

- I'm building me a home
- chorus: I'm building me a home



- when you hear me prayin’
- chorus: When you hear me prayin’

- I'm building me a home, my lord
- chorus: I'm building me a home

- this earthly house
- chorus: This earthly house

- is gonna soon decay
- chorus: Is gonna soon decay

- and my soul gotta have
- chorus: And my soul gotta have

my lord, somewhere to stay

mmm-mmm

through many dangers, toils, and snares

- I have already come
- chorus: I have already come

his grace has taught my heart to fear

and I know it will lead me home

when you hear me moaning

I'm building me a home

when you hear me moaning



I'm building me a home

this earthly house

is gonna soon decay

and my soul gofta have

lord, somewhere to stay

- when you hear me shouting
- chorus: Shouting, shouting

- I'm building me a home
- chorus: Yes, I know

when you hear me shouting

- I'm building me a home
- chorus: Shouting, my lord

- this earthly house
- chorus: This earthly house

- is gonna soon decay
- chorus: Is gonna soon decay

- and my soul gotta have
- chorus: And my soul gotta have

and my soul

and my soul gotta have

somewhere to stay

my lord

() Yo! This is it.

Once again, we as a people are late.

- Right.
- That's right. Late, late and more late!

Now, how is it that Columbia,
dartmouth, Yale,

all of these supposed greater
institutions of higher learning,

can beat us, mission college,
to the punch?

Again I ask, how is this?

Can anybody here answer
this little question for me?

- What question?
- What question?

This question.

How is it that all of the schools
that I have mentioned,

and a lot more, I might add...

How is it that they have divested
all of their money in South Africa...

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And we backwoods negroes here

at the so-called finest black college
in the land,

- mission college...
- That's right.

We are holding on to ours?

Holding on fo it like a wino
clutching his last bottle.

Yes!

Till we have completely divesteq,
we need to march,

we need to protest,
we need to disrupt classes,

we need to sit in,

we need to shut the school down
if need be.

Gammites!

G-phi-g, that's what we wanna be!

G-phi-g, that's what we wanna be!

Now, this homecoming weekend

is the perfect opportunity
for us to marshal this attack.

Gammites, halt!

Real.

Real.

- Real.
- Real.

Gammites!

Gammites!

Gammites!

It takes a real man to be a gamma man!

‘Cause only a gamma man is a real man.

You know what, Julian?
I thought that was really nice.

I really did.

Now why don't you take your gamma dogs
and get the fuck out of here?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

We of gamma phi gamma do not agree
with this African mumbo-jumbo.

And I am here to let you know
that your revolutionary activities

here at mission college are detrimental

not only to the student body
and the administration,

but to our brothers and sisters
in South Africa, as well.

Meow!

What, you all need some cat food
or something?

- You need to wake up, Julian.
- That's right, god damn it.

Man. Yo, man, what's up?

Fellas, wait!

As president
of the student government association

and a key-wearing member
of phi beta kappa,

I abhor and will not tolerate violence
or the threat of violence

on this sacred campus.

- Fuck you, scrotum face!
- Yo, man.

Go read a book.

It is safe to say that
president mcpherson agrees with me 100%.

So, let's break this up.

Virgil, why don't you shut the fuck up?

You heard what I said.

Please, will you leave?

Dap, he did say "please."

Shut up, Monroe.

Okay.

He's full of shit, man.

Come on. Let's go.

- Hey, homeboy.
- Squash all of that. Squash all of that.

- Piece of shit.
- Got somewhere to be?

Gammites!

G-phi-g, that's what we wanna be

g-phi-g, that's what we wanna be

g-phi-g, that's what we wanna be

g-phi-g, that's what we wanna be
g-phi-g, that's what we wanna be

g-phi-g, that's what we wanna be

g-phi-g, that's what we wanna be
g-phi-g, that's what we wanna be

g-phi-g, that's what we wanna be

g-phi-g, that's what we wanna be

- Rachel...
- Dap.

Don't pay him no mind.
He's just trying to make you angry.

- Julian is bugged.
- No, Julian is smart, Rachel.

He's confused, but he's smart.

Come on. Walk me to my class.

I can't. I gotta stay here.
I gotta stay in shantytown.

See you later?

Yeah. Okay.

Don't worry about it.

Be crisp, be clean!

Roll call!

Gammites!

Greetings!

Dean big brother almighty,

most eloquent leader of gamma phi gamma.
Woof!

Gammites!

Hello, big brother
general George patton, sir!

- Gammites!
- Hello, big brother Chucky.

No rush!

- Gammites!
- Hello, big brother Dr. feelgood.

- Gammites!
- Hello, big brother Lance.

- Gammites!
- What up, big brother X-ray vision?

I don't like
none of these motherfuckers.

Man, you know, I hear
they've been trying to get some trim.

Oh, shit!

Julian, how long these sorry moonheads
been on line, anyhow?

Word.

Gammites, do you hear this?

Six weeks on line,

and you still do not meet the approval
of your big brothers.

This deeply grieves my heart.

Now, when you began,
there were 10 gammites.

Now only eight remain.

Now, I do not know how many of you
will cross the burning sands

to the oasis of gamma phi gamma.

But I do know

that there is no room
for any pretenders.

A weak link amongst the ranks.

Which one of you is it?

- Slim daddy!
- No, not my personal slim.

- Rhino teeth.
- Don't be putting it on slim.

Mussolini.

- Porky.
- He couldn't be that big.

Sir nosy.

- Sir nose.
- That's a nose.

- Yoda, definitely.
- Yoda wins.

No, it couldn't be Yoda.
It was nose. It was nose.

Yoda, there's no truth but truth.

Oh, no! Oh, no!

- Mustafa.
- Double rubber!

- Don't lose me my bet.
- Don't get close. Doo-doo breath!

- Doo-doo.
- Unsavory goods.

- Half-pint!
- Yes, Dean big brother almighty.

- How tall are you?
- Five feet, five inches.

Yeah, you're a 5'6" piece of shit.

Yes, Dean big brother almighty.

I don't even know why you pledged.
This is not for you.

Gamma men are real men.

- I am a real man, a gamma man.
- Were you asked to speak?

You're not a gamma man yet.

Brothers, I suspect
this sawed-off human being

hasn't even had a girl yet.

- It's not true.
- Isn't that right?

I bet you're still a virgin, aren't you?

No, Dean big brother almighty.

- Are you calling me a liar?
- No, Dean big brother almighty.

I haven't been a virgin
since ninth grade.

Bullshit! You're a goddamn virgin!

You ain't seen no parts of the pussy.

I'm not no virgin.

You'll become a gamma man
over my dead body.

I don't even know how you got this far.
You're weak, a pussy.

And you're gonna drop
just like your cousin.

I'll be a good gamma man.
You'll see, you'll see.

Look, don't be eyeballing me.

Lay off him, Julian.

You'll become a gamma man
over my dead body.

Now, look.

You better get a freak
over here tonight.

And no gamma rays, neither.

I don't care if she's blind, fat,
no teeth, one leg and a kickstand.

I ain't pledging no virgins.

You got it?
So you get that freak over here tonight.

Now straighten up

and get the hell out of here,
all of you!

Get that smile off your face.

Darrell.

Sorry, but I can't let the big brothers
see me talking to you.

Thanks a lot. So, what's up?

Dean big brother almighty
went off on me.

I told you not to pledge.
So, what else is new?

I gotta bring a girlie back
to the gamma house tonight.

He thinks I'm a virgin.

Ah, for once in his life he's right.

- Come on, dap.
- So, what you want me to do?

The gamma grapevine says
we'll be going over tomorrow night.

- And any fault they find will "x" me.
- Mmm-hmm.

I'm your first cousin, family blood.
You've got to help me.

Hey, Darrell, when you needed money,
I gave it to you.

When you needed your laundry done,
I did it for you.

I got you food and stuff
for your big brothers.

I just don't happen to have no females
laying around the dorm.

And even if I did,
I wouldn't help you like that, man.

This one day,
can you forget about your differences

with Dean big brother almighty?

- You mean Julian?
- No, Dean big brother almighty.

- "Julian.”
- no, I mean "Dean big brother almighty."

All right, already, Darrell. Damn.

Vaughn. Think about me.
This'll be my neck.

Can't you talk to Rachel?
She has a lot of girlfriends.

Rachel? No, no, no, no.

No haps, man.
What, have you been smoking crack?

- Don't you know any women?
- The ones I know I asked already.

What about the ones you don't know?
Did you ask them?

What am I gonna say?

Say, uh...

I don't know.
Tell them what they want to hear.

You know, lie your butt off, man.

Okay, okay. Better yet,
just be yourself, Darrell, okay?

Okay.

Come on, man. Come on. Get up. Come on.
Get up, get up.

You will be a gamma man tomorrow.

- Think so?
- You damn skippy.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
You go first.

We wouldn't want
Dean big brother almighty

to see us together, would we?

Very funny.

- Thanks, cuz. I won't forget this.
- All right, man.

- Gammal!
- Yeah, yeah.

This man had a vision.

And that vision was passed down
to his son, Haywood.

Mission college was founded to educate
the sons and daughters of slaves...

You don't have to
recite our history to me.

Now, we have been
and will continue to be grateful

for the support of the snodgrass family.

- The food is getting cold.
- All right.

Hold it.
I've got something else to say.

This is a new day.

There is a feeling
that the predominantly black college,

for all intents and purposes,
has outlived its usefulness.

Over the years, it has been vital
to our elevation in this great country,

but the need no longer exists
in an integrated society.

That's absurd. It does exist.

It exists at notre dame

and yeshiva, Brandeis, at brigham young.

Now you tell me, what is the difference?

You want to know the difference?
I'll tell you the difference.

The difference is that the catholics
alone support the notre dames.

The Jews alone support the yeshivas.
Mormons support the brigham youngs.

Who supports the black colleges?
I'll tell you who.

The federal government
and philanthropists like snodgrass.

Harold, why won't blacks support
spelman, tuskegee,

morehouse, Howard?

- We do.
- Barely!

Look, as chairman of the board,
I was sent here to talk with you.

Now, he does not like
this divestment mess,

and I don't like it, either.

Now, you better snip it
right here at the bud, or I will.

‘Cause if you don't,
you stand a good chance of losing them.

There itis.

Yeah. People like them don't like
to be told what to do with their money.

Old, old money.

Shit, I tell you all time after time,
do not sit here again.

Stay off my bed. Stay in your own room.

Ignorant motherfuckers, I swear, man.

Sorry about the bed, homeboy.

But check this out,
we got a question for you, man.

What's up with your cousin half-pint?

- Yo, man, why is he pledging?
- Oops.

Yo, man, you wanna
take your last breath?

I didn't think so. That's my cousin.

You leave him alone.
You don't talk about him like that.

- We understand each other?
- I'm sorry, man.

But seriously, man,
what's up with the pint, man?

But seriously,

who's going back to the administration
building with me tonight?

Not the kid.

Uh-uh.

Man, you crazy.
We're going to the coronation.

- More butts and more titties.
- That's right, god damn it.

Hey, wait a minute.
I thought y'all was down for the cause.

Yeah, you my brother, but goddamn, man.

That's right, goddamn.

You should lighten up on that shit,
Malcolm, seriously.

- He's right, nat Turner.
- Marcus garvey.

Frederick douglass.

Yeah. You all can kiss
my black ass twice, hear?

Preach, Jesse. Preach on.

Yo, farrakhan, relax.
Don't be so sensitive, my man. Chill.

What about the parade? Somebody coming
to the parade with me, maybe?

Hey, I'm down, man, but not tonight.

I gots to see
some butts shaking, you know.

Word up. I'm with him.
That ain't no joke, man. I can't.

What about the rest of y'all?

Tomorrow.

All right, bet. Enjoy yourselves.

I'll see you all tomorrow morning,
9:00 A.M. sharp.

That's kool and the gang, brother.

Later.

Jordan, this look familiar?
Looks like your mother.

- Yo, yo, my ball, man.
You don't need it.

Gamma.

Anybody call me? Perry?

- How you doing?
- How are you?

- You recognize me?
- Yeah, I've seen you on line.

Aren't you number one?

Yeah, that's me.
Half-pint, gammite number one.

Gamma phi gamma.

- Pleased to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

- So it's almost that time, huh?
- Yeah, it'll be any day now.

Are you excited?

A little.

So, half-pint, what can I do for you?

I was wondering maybe
if we could see each other,

go out to a movie, a restaurant,
pop some jiffy pop popcorn together?

- You know, enjoy each other's company.
- Yeah, sure.

That'd be nice. That sounds real good.

Why don't you come by after you go over?
I'm usually in at night.

- I was thinking soon.
- How soon?

- L can't.
- We could have fun. Big fun.

Just give me one reason why not,
just one.

First of all,
I don't know you from Adam.

You just pop out of thin air,
and I'm supposed to say yes?

I've always been attracted to you.

I just couldn't tell you before.
I was shy.

But now that I've been pledging,
I'm a different person.

Well, I'm not attracted to you.

Besides, I don't want
a physical relationship.

All you guys are dogs.
I've heard about you gammas.

I'm not trying to dog you.
Look at my face.

Can't a real gamma man
be attracted to you? Hah?

Is this some type of a joke?

Did your big brother send you over here?

I don't have time for children's games.

And you're so small,
I'd probably break you in two.

See? See? See? I knew it.
I knew it. That's okay.

Gamma rays, I call to order
the 35th meeting of the sister order

of gamma phi gamma fraternity,
incorporated.

Meow!

Meow!

Kim, could you read the minutes
from the last meeting, please?

All right. We decided that velda

will take care of the music
for the fashion show.

Velda, please,
none of that hip-hop b-boys nonsense.

- Yeah.
- I happen to like run-dmc.

Nevertheless, leave it at home.

Miriam, did you call the boutiques?

Yes, I did.

- Did you make a list of the suppliers?
- Yes, I did.

She is such a pain in the ass.

Look. Let's not make this long, okay?
We have to get dressed.

- Now what have we decided?
- Okay. I talked to the brothers

and the gammites are definitely
going over tomorrow night.

All right.

- S0 we should give them a party.
- Yes.

They haven't had fun for so long,
a jam will be on.

- Where, at the frat house?
- Yeah, at the gamma house.

The brothers said it was cool,
but we have to clean up first.

"Clean up"? Are you crazy?

Look, we have been cleaning up
after those sorry, tired, trifling,

shiftless negroes from day one.

And I am not cleaning up.
I refuse to clean, I...

Miriam, why are you always complaining?
This is for g-phi-g.

- For the black and silver.
- Yet and still, I am no maid.

- And we are?
- Well, I have a question.

- Who's gonna pay for it this time?
- We're giving it, we should pay for it.

- Yeah, we always pay for it.
- Common sense.

No! - We are gonna pay for it.

Now, Dina, how much did we make
from the bake sale?

- Enough.
- Party.

I'm not going to the party.

Where's the freaks?

Here's to the Liberty bowl, man.

- Couldn't get one.
- Oh, shit!

You've been jamming us up
since we started, man. I don't go over.

I'm coming after you.

Four women.

- What's wrong with five?
- Come on, man.

Yo, yo, yo. Hold up. Listen, half-pint.

You got to go back out
and bring in a freak.

- Two freaks. Yeah.

Here's five dollars.
All this is, is a test.

And you're going to pass
with flying colors.

I want you to take
that five dollars us currency

and go to the pet shop,
get yourself a kitten.

Put it in a cage and mark it "pussy."

Give it to Dean big brother almighty
and say, "pass the pussy."

- Pass the pussy - meow

pass the pussy

that's what you got to do

you got to pass the pussy

it won't work.

Pass the pussy, pass the pussy

the word 1s "excuse me."

Nobody told you
to stand in the hall, either.

Excuse me.

That's better, miss thing.

It's not real.

- Say what?
- You heard.

It ain't even real.

You wish you had hair like this.

Girl, you know you weren't even born
with blue eyes.

- That's right. Blue contact lenses.
- You're just jealous.

- Right. "Jealous"?

Rachel, I've been watching you
look at Julian. You're not slick.

If that was true,
he wasn't much to look at.

Tell her, Rachel.

- Pickaninny.
- Barbie doll.

- High-yellow heifer.
- Tar baby.

- Wannabe white.
- Jigaboo.

- Don't start.
- We're gonna finish it.

Re-re, open up!

Talking about good and bad hair

whether you're dark or you're fair

so you can go on and swear
see if I care

good and bad hair

don't you wish you had hair like this

then the boys would give you a kiss

talk about nothing but bliss

then you're gonna see what you missed

if a fly should land on your head

then I'm sure he'd break all his legs

‘cause you got so much grease up there

dear, is that a weave that you wear?

Girl, you got cockleburs
standing all over your head

girl, you got Sandy spurs
rather have mine instead

you're just a jigaboo
trying to find something to do

well, you're a wannabe
wanna be better than me

that hair's only good for one thing

if you get a lick back, it'll spring

can't you,
don't your hair stand on high?

Can't you comb it and don't you try?

Don't you know my hair is so strong

it can break the feeth out the comb?

I don't have to put up at night

what you have to keep out of sight

well, you got cockleburs
standing all over your hair

well, you got Sandy spurs
rather have mine instead

you're just a jigaboo
trying to find something to do

well, you're a wannabe
wanna be better than me

yeah?

Get off.

- Stop it!
- Uh-uh, honey.

Get out!

Woah!

Get out of here, Miriam!

- All right.
- I'll get you, Rachel.

Move out of my way.

Oh, my hair!

Don't even try it!

Go, girl.

You better dance, girl.

- Get her!
- Knock her down.

- Knock her down.
- You better get out of my face, girl.

- Knock her down.
- You better hold her back.

Don't worry.

You better point that somewhere else.

Jigs!

Jigs!

Hey, get off me!

- Get off!
- What are you doing?

Watch it!

- Get out of here!
- What do you think you're doing?

- Get back.
- You better learn how to control her.

I'm not playing with you, Rachel.

Helfer.

Jigaboo.

Your hair ain't no longer than

so you'll never fling it all back

you afraid to walk in the rain

oh, what a shame who's to blame?

Don't you ever worry about that
‘cause I don't mind being black

- don't try it
- go on with your old mixed-up head

I ain't never gonna be afraid

well, you got nappy hair

nappy's all right with me

my hair is straight, you see

your soul's crooked as can be

look who's getting new today

look anywhere you please

not at that kitchen of yours

mind now what you say

talking about good and bad hair

whether you're dark or you're fair

go on and swear see if I care

good and bad hair

talking about good and bad hair

whether you're dark or you're fair

go on and swear see if I care

good and bad hair

talking about good and bad hair

whether you're dark or you're fair

go on and swear see if I care

good and bad hair

go on and swear see if I care

good and bad hair

go on and swear see if I care

good and bad hair

go on and swear see if I care

good and bad hair

- watch it.
- 1 will.

Wake up!

Move! Move! Move!

Gammites!

Greetings to the elite big brothers

of gamma phi gamma
fraternity incorporated,

Alpha chapter!

Oh, shit!

Most honorable big brothers,
we only beg for your forgiveness!

Enough!

Now, what we have here

is @a menace to gamma society.

- That's right.
- Get on with this.

Now,
I motion for the death penalty.

That'll work.

The chair,
having recognized Dr. feelgood,

without objection the motion is carried.

- Grill these bastards.
- Grill.

Death will be too good
for these offenders of the law.

- Brothers?
- Yes, sir.

Let's make the streets
safe to walk again.

- Hear, hear.
- For the women and chilluns.

See, we're gonna have to make a decision

between the gas chamber,
the electric chair,

or death by goddamn lethal injection.

You're guilty
of eight counts of treason.

Like a big bitch.

Guilty of eight counts of conspiracy.

I know you conspired.

Having been found guilty as charged,

I hereby sentence you to meet...

- Oh, no, big brother almighty, no!
- No, no.

No, no...

Big Bertha!

Be still! Lights out!

- What the fuck is this?
- Drop your sweats!

- Move. Let's go.
- Look at them drawers.

Bend over

and assume the position.

In other words,
knock it out of here, yeah!

Play ball!

Ow!

I'm cuckoo for cocoa puffs,
cuckoo for cocoa puffs.

You like me. You like me.

That's right. Yeah. That's right.

Aah!

Fathers, forgive us for we have sinned.

Make my funk the p. Funk
I wants to get funked up

"there's nothing to fear
but fear itself."

Fear this. Fear this.

Aah!

Miss Jane diva's gonna get it.

Yeah.

Isn't she on the gamma court?

Not only is she on the court,
she is the queen.

Rachel, what are you doing?

If we don't leave now, we're not
gonna get a seat at the coronation.

That's right, Rachel. Let's go.
You can study later.

I'm not going.

Well, I suppose dap isn't going, either.

Now, you know
that has nothing to do with it.

Spare me, Rachel.

Rachel, you haven't seen anybody else
since freshman year.

Don't you ever
feel like seeing other guys,

like having other relationships?

- No.
- Yes, you do, Rachel.

No, I don't.

Come on. Listen, dap's a good guy.

- I like him.
- Mmm-hmm.

One of the more positive brothers
on this campus, right, Lizzie?

That's right.

But I bet you he's snaking.

Ooh!

He can't help it. He's a man.

It's their nature.

Mmm-mmm.

- Are you coming or not, Rachel?
- No, I'm not going.

- Oh, come on, Doris.
You are tired.

She's tired, man.
She put the "t" in "tired."

And that's all somebody
would have to do,

is get a bus
and put a sign on it that says,

"all the fried chicken you want."

And you know black folks
would be on that bus in a hurry.

Or, "all the drugs you want."

Or, "all the alcohol you want."

Or, "all the..."

Would y'all excuse me
for a minute, please?

I'll be right back.

Hey, how you doing?

- How long you gonna be out here?
- As long as it takes, Rachel.

- How long is that?
- Probably all night.

All night?

On this planet, only a few are chosen.

You do or you don't.
You will or you won't,

black and silver does.

G-phi-gl

ladies and gentlemen, friend and foe,

I present miss gamma phi gamma,

Jane toussaint and her court.

We want ice.

I wanna know, is it worth it?

Trying to get this right

trying to get this right

I know I shouldn't love you

you're always feeding me lies

always feeding me lies

now I'm staying home waiting

ain't nothing on TV

onthe TV

I don't want your prized possessions

I want you here with me

- l wanna let you know - know

- I'm not just for show - show

- either you let me go - go

or give me love, love, love

you got to understand the reason why

I wanna fry to make things right

I don't wanna be alone tonight

pretty baby
I don't want another useless night

I don't wanna be alone tonight

oh, my lord, have mercy

oh, my god

something's wrong in my head

some say get her to a doctor

I came lo see you instead

- l wanna let you know - know

- I'm not just for show - show

- either you let me go - go

or give me love, love, love

you got to understand the reason why

I wanna fry to make things right

I don't wanna be alone tonight

but, pretty baby,
I don't want another useless night

I don't wanna be alone tonight

I'm here to see you
‘cause I want you to feel my plight

I don't wanna be alone tonight

boy, you got to either love me right
or let me be

I don't wanna be alone tonight

oh, no

- l wanna let you know - know

- I'm not just for show - show

- either you let me go - go

or give me love, love, love

you got to understand the reason why

I wanna fry to make things right

I don't wanna be alone tonight

and, pretty baby,
I don't want another useless night

I don't wanna be alone tonight

I'm here to see you
‘cause I want you to feel my plight

I don't wanna be alone tonight

boy, you got to either love me right
or let me be

I don't wanna be alone tonight

boy

you know I love you

oh, no, no, no, no, baby

don't leave me here overnight

oh, no, no, no, no, baby

don't leave me here through the night

damn it, Grady.

Why I get the sloppiest roommate
in school,

I'll never know.

Did you have to use the whole can?

Uh...

Well, you know Grady.

I mean, he don't feel at home

unless it smells
like a locker room in here, you know.

Yeah.

What's the matter?

We had static
with Jane and the gamma rays.

Earlier today you told me
not to let Julian bother me.

So what's up with you and Jane, huh?
What happened, Rachel?

The usual.

Well, fuck them.

I don't give two motherfucks about them.
So I don't see...

- Here we go.
- Here we go, where?

Don't start, all right?

What are you talking about,
"don't start"?

I know I have my problems with them,
but with you it's a crusade.

I'm beginning to think
you're color struck.

You definitely have a thing
against light-skinned blacks.

- Who, me?
- Yes, you.

No, no, Rachel. It's them. It's not me.

Come on,
I adore octoroon, quadroon mulattoes.

They're so un-pure.

And you're 100% pure?

Massa was in your ancestors’
slave quarters just like everybody else.

No, no, no. No white blood in me.

My stock 100% pure zulu Maasai.

Nubian knight of bingyjoint.

You are so silly.

But on the serious tip,
some of the wannabes are all right.

The rest suck.

If people are cool with me, Rachel,
I'm cool with them.

You're full of shit.

And you need to check yourself
on that tip.

Butterflies begin

from having been another

as a child is born

from being in a mother's womb

but how many times

have you wished you were some other

someone than who you are?

Yet who's to say

that if all were uncovered

you would like what you'd see?

You can only be you

as I can only be me

flowers cannot bloom

until it is their season

as we would not be here

unless it was our destiny

but how many times

have you wished to be in spaces

time, places than where you were?

Yet who's to say

with unfamiliar faces

you could any more be

loving you that you see?

You can only be you

as I can only be me

ooh, ooh, ooh

I can only be me

hold up. My arm's gone to sleep.

It's getting late.

Don't you have to go back?

I want you to spend the night, okay?

- What about Grady?
- Forget Grady.

I have something to tell you.

No, I'm not pregnant.

Oh, okay. What?

- I'm pledging delta next semester.
You're what?

I'm going to pledge delta next semester.

I've been to a couple of rushes,
and if they accept me, I'm gonna do it.

First it was Julian,
then it was Darrell, now you.

Everybody tripping or what?
What is this?

- I don't believe this, Rachel.
- Believe it.

You sure know how to spoil
a pleasant evening.

I know how to spoil a pleasant evening?

I didn't come in here
talking about pledging no sorority.

I must have been sick in the head
to think I'd have your support.

Yeah, you must have been sick
in the head

‘cause you ain't getting my support
on nothing like that. No way.

- Thought I would.
- Yeah, well...

You know them sororities are just as bad
as fraternities, Rachel.

Vaughn, this is something
that I want to do.

- But this is another matter.
- Now that's bullshit.

You haven't even
considered the good things

that they do on campus and in the...

That's bullshit, Rachel!

They change people.
You won't be the same.

People change for the worse
after they pledge.

If I seen it once,
I seen it a million times.

- There's no way you can tell me...
- I'll be the same Rachel.

- And I'll still love you.
- Mmm-hmm. Yeah.

- Mmm-hmm.
- Oh, fine.

Why don't you go join the gamma rays,
while you're at it?

Okay. Now I see.

This has nothing to do
with the gamma rays, right?

You know, Vaughn...

I've often wondered
if the only reason you're with me

is because I'm one
of the darkest sisters on campus.

Good for your all-the-way-down,
pro-black nationalist image.

Rachel. Rachel.

Hey, how are you?

What's that?

G-phi-g

the people united will never be defeated

the people united will never be defeated

gg-phi-g

she's so fine damn, the queen

of your mind damn, the queen

she's so fine damn, the queen

of your mind damn, the queen

she's so fine damn, the queen

our people united will never be defeated

our people united will never be defeated

g-phi-g, let's go!

- Hold up. Hold up.
- Let's straighten this out.

Well, I see we meet again
under unpleasant circumstances.

Dap, you are in direct violation.

You need a permit from my office
to participate in this parade

- and you don't have one.
- Dig it.

No permits, no parade.

- Julian, I can handle this myself.
- Well, handle it, then.

Excuse me.

- Give me the banner.
- We ain't giving you shit.

That's right, god damn it.

We pay tuition here
just like everybody else.

Fucking wannabes make me sick.

When will you jigaboos ever learn
what it is to do it by the book?

Who're you calling jigaboo?
You call people in your family jigaboo?

Look, I am sick of you niggers!
Every day the same shit!

Damn, virg. Such profanity.

- 'Niggers"?
- Calm down, killer.

All right, chump.

What do you gentlemen want to do,
kill each other?

- No, no. It's not like that at all.
- You gonna kill each other?

- No. Take the banner. Let it go.
- Give it to him.

- Let it go. Give it to him.
- Thank you.

- Thank you.
- Can we still follow the float?

- You can follow.
- Thank you.

- Yeah, on the side.
- Stay in the back.

- Stay on the side.
- Bye, Virgil.

See you, Monroe.

- You happy now?
- I'm very happy.

Good. Now we'll follow you
whenever you get ready.

In the back.

We'd be glad to let you follow us.
Let's go.

- Jig.
- Shut up, Chucky Cheese.

- I'll smack you into next week.
- Whenever you're ready.

- Watch your mouth.
- We should kick their ass, man.

Hold it, hold it.
Coach has something to say.

Gonna win it, coach.

Men.

We have gathered here today to do a job.

God told and explained to Jonah

that the essence of love
is to labor for something.

- That's right.
- To make something grow.

That love and labor are inseparable.

- Yes, sir.
- That's right.

One loves that for which one labors,
and one labors for that which one loves.

All right!

When we get out on that gridiron,

it's what we have labored for all week.

All right!

Now,

I want every man to think

about his responsibilities, his role.

This is a team made up of 65 players,
and it will take a total effort

by a committed, dedicated,
never-say-die, never-give-up group

of 65 individuals
who have come together as one!

Yeah!

We don't have to be told, sir!

To do this job, to win this battle.

- I don't have to tell you...
- No, you don't.

The stands are packed
with your friends...

Right.

- Classmates, your families.
- That's right.

- Alumni has traveled from near and far.
- Talk to me.

I won't even mention
that your lady friends

- will be watching you. Yeah!

Hear, hear.

- Do you want to let them down?
- Hell, no!

Do you want to make
a bad representation of mission college?

Hell, no!

Do you want to lose homecoming

- for the fourth year in a row?
- Hell, no!

Do you want me to lose my job?

Hell, no!

- Do you like the devil?
- Hell, no!

Well, the devil is
in that other locker room!

Make us feel them.

The devil is wearing black jerseys.

- Can I get a witness? Yes!

- I want intensity!
- Oh, yeah!

- L want reckless abandon!
- Oh, yeah!

I want you to remember that
this is mission college!

And then,
by the name of all that is holy,

go out there and kick some butt!

Yeah!

Let's go!

Come on! That's the way!

It's just the first quarter.

Mission tigers, take it on out

ho, ho, ho, ho, ho

mission tigers, take it on out

ho, ho, ho, ho, ho

mission tigers, take it on out

fire it up, mission, fire it up
fire it up, mission, fire it up

all right, defense! All right, steady!

Tigers in the front! Yeah!
Let me hear you grunt!

Tigers in the middle, all right!

Let me hear you sizzle

hold them!

Tigers in the rear
let me hear you cheer, all right!

- Hey! Where's the blocking?
- Oh!

- Tigers!
- Tigers!

Wag your tails!

Go back and get the goal!

Come on, man!

Red, right, red, right!

Oops, upside your head
say oops, upside your head

oops, upside your head
say oops, upside your head

oops, upside your head
say oops, upside your head

oops, upside your head
say oops, upside your head

- This doesn't look good.
- Mission never says die.

Yo, yo, what the fuck is going on?

I've been here four years.
We've lost every homecoming.

- You play like a bunch of pussies.
- Man, down in the front!

Take your hat, your coat
and leave, motherfucker

whoever said that shit
ain't got no mother, man.

Mcpherson: Vaughn dunlap.

Yeah, president mcpherson.

How'd you get the name "dap"?

Just a nickname. That's all.

Anyway, Vaughn, you've been
a good student these past four years

- and you've grown into a fine young man.
- Thank you, sir.

That's why I'm so surprised
at your recent activities.

"Activities"?

You've become a disruptive force
on this campus.

You're hindering other folks
from an education.

Let me make it plain.

Hey, man, you don't
really have a choice.

If you continue these antics,
you'll be expelled.

Plain and simple, short and sweet.

This is cedar cloud,
chairman of the board of trustees.

- What he says is true. "True"?

With all due respect,
president mcpherson,

I don't believe
this man knows the meaning of the word.

So what? You marched
with king in the '60s. Big deal.

That was over 20 years ago.

Black people still catching hell
all over the world, you know.

- Sit down, son.
- We have made progress.

Says who?

There is no way you can
defend not divesting completely.

- No ifs, ands, or buts about it.
- It's your program we don't like.

You cannot hinder other students
from getting an education.

I'll do what I have to do.

So will I.

You know... look at me!

You've got a lot of living to do.

I had classmates
here at mission just like you.

And now they're old and bitter.

- You still don't understand, do you?
- Make us understand.

- Is there anything else?
- Mcpherson: You may go.

Thank you.

- We'll be watching you.
- You do that.

- Sorry about the game, man.
- Hey, that's all right, man.

We gave it
the old mission college try, right?

- No, we didn't.
- So I lied.

We got stomped, man. What was the score?

What, 52 to 77?

I don't know, man.
I was looking at the honeys

in the fourth quarter, man.

- Hey, Rachel call, man?
- Not since I've been here.

- Bet you it's dap.
- Let him call.

Miss life, does that sound like
the president

of the dap dunlap fan club to you?

It does not to me, Witherspoon.

Well, the president
handed in her resignation.

I told him about me pledging
and he went off on me.

- Did I hear right, Rachel?
Yeah.

Did I just hear
that you're going to pledge?

Thanks for telling us.
It's a big surprise.

It shouldn't be a surprise.
I've always wanted to pledge.

- Since when?
- Since I got here.

Oh, since you got here.

That's great. So now you feel
you have to belong to something.

You have to go up
and join up with some people, huh?

The gamma rays
have certainly gotten to you.

Come on, you all.
I have a sense of who I am.

- Then why Walt till your senior year?
Yeah.

I was afraid of
what dap would think of me.

What dap would think of you?
Well, I'm glad you came around.

‘Cause these boys will run your life.
Just give them one chance.

- Dap, the word is out, brother.
- Hmm?

Mcpherson called you in on the carpet.

Dag, man. Who told you, man?

You can't hide nothing
from your boys, man.

Holding out on us again, huh?
So what's up with that?

Mcpherson is on me
about the south African thing, man.

- What'd I tell you?
You see? I knew it. I knew it.

Uh-huh. What else? I know there's more.
What else?

He threatened me with expulsion.

They're talking
about kicking me out of school.

Man, that isn't no threat.
That's a promise.

- That ain't no joke.
- I doubt it.

Anyway, look.
You all supposed to be my boys, right?

Right.

And we all agree
that mission has to divest, right?

- Right?
- Yeah.

All right, then, that's it.
We got to do something, something big.

I don't know what it is yet.

But it's got to be something
to let mcpherson, the administration,

and the world know that we won't have
no part to this apartheid thing.

Hey, look, I need y'all, man.

The rest of these okey-doke negroes
is too worried about graduating

and getting a Brooks brothers suit.
But you all, I need your back.

Hey, look, if you all ain't down,

you all just another bunch
of foot-shuffling,

wannabe white uncle Toms,
as far as I'm concerned.

Dap, man.

You know I love you
like my brother, man,

but I mean, what is wrong
with wanting to have a nice job?

- I don't think anything's wrong.
- Yo, man, my daddy, my mama,

they slaved all their damn life
to send my black ass to school.

- Do you think I got bank?
- Hey, I'm not finished, man.

I'll be the first one in my family
to go to college.

I mean, dap, man,
do you realize what that means?

I mean, the first one ever.

And all my family has always been
sharecroppers since slavery.

- Man, apartheid is slavery.
- You can do what you want to do, dap.

I ain't throwing it away for nobody.

Not you, not bishop tutu,
not even Jesus Christ himself.

Come on. Let's go.

Come on, you all.
Don't leave me hanging.

Dap, you need to lighten up, man.
Seriously.

Stay out of trouble.

Hey, mcpherson is bluffing, you all.

Dap, in life there are times
to be quiet, man,

to shut the fuck up.

This is one of them.

- That's the way it's going to be, huh?
- That's the way it is right now, bro.

Bet. That's a bet.

Later for you cheese-eating niggers.
Fuck you all.

Hey, yo, why we got to be all that, dap?
You need to Max out, man.

What do you two-faced,
backstabbing bastards want?

We want to know, do revolutionaries
eat Kentucky fried chicken?

Uh, excuse me, book. Let me ask you
just one question, my brother.

- Book. What?

When you going to get this
goddamn raggedy car fixed, man?

Now, what's wrong with it, man?
I mean, it runs like a stocking, man.

And furthermore, you know,
you wouldn't believe

how many women I done boned
in that there back seat.

Man, you got to get a new word, man.
You're running "boning" dead.

- Man, like what?
- Like, uh, "blend."

- Try "blend."
- No more boning. Try "blend."

Bet. Bet. Hey.

You wouldn't believe how many women

I done blended
in that there back seat right there.

Aw, you're right.
We wouldn't believe it.

Never let it be...
I said, never let it be said

that booker t. Washington
did not satisfy a woman.

- Man, I lays much pipe.
- Yeah, you're just like the roto-rooter.

Liquid-plumr.

Check it out. If you have so many women,

how come it is that we ain't seen you
with one, not one,

- this whole semester?
- Not naming names.

I got to graduate.

All you guys think about? Is that it?

- You damn skippy.
- Monroe, my man, my man, talk to me.

- What do you want us to think about?
World affairs.

- The trickle-down theory.
- Who's gonna win the super bowl?

I just get tired of you all
always talking about women.

- Women.
- Well, you ought to try it sometime.

- Yo, man, it beats singing.
- That's right, god damn it.

- That's another thing.
- What's another thing?

- Shut up, man.
- Why don't you learn how to articulate,

- you juvenile delinquents?
- Shut up, man.

- You turnstile-hopping...
- Shut up!

Welcome to Kentucky fried chicken.
May I help you, please?

You know what
I think we should eat somewhere else.

Yeah, let me have
a two-piece meal with fries.

Yeah, two-piece,
all-white with fries.

Right, so make that three two-piece
with fries and a colonel's meal.

- White meat or dark?
- You want white meat?

- I want white meat.
- Yeah, he wants white meat.

- We don't have any white meat today.
- Then why did you ask?

S0, Monroe, I'll give you that $30 back
next week, man.

Yeah, right.

Book, you got any salt down there?

All right.

Excuse me, brothers. Think I can borrow
the salt from you all?

We ain't finished.
So I said to the bitch,

"look, you don't come to me
with no shit like that."

So when do you think you'll be finished?

What time it is?

- Later for them, man.
- I ain't thinking about them suckers.

Yoo-hoo.

Look, don't start no shit, all right?

- Just let them go.
- Yoo-hoo. Over here.

What? What do you want, man?

- Do you boys go to mission?
Yeah.

Is it true what they say
about mission men?

Hey, Grady, man, no. Let's go.

Hey, yo, fuck them.
We've already paid money for this...

Yeah, yeah. I know it.
Let's go. Come on.

No, man. I ain't finished eating
my chicken yet, man.

Hey, yo, why we gotta...
For them suckers, man?

Yo, dap, hold up! Yo, dap, man!

- Yo, dap, chill for a minute.
- Squash it, edge.

Hey, yo, dap, come on, man.
Don't do that.

- Squash it.
- Yo, missionaries.

- The jheri curl is popping shit.
"Missionettes."

Ready-for-the-world is popping shit.
Come on.

Man, what's up with that?

- Yeah, brother. What do you want?
- You ain't no kin to me.

That's right,
and we ain't your brothers.

How come you college motherfuckers
think you all run everything?

- Is there a problem here?
- Big problems.

I heard that.

You come to our town year after year
and take over.

We was born here, gonna be here
and gonna die here

and can't find jobs 'cause of you.

Yeah. Right. Now can we go?
Okay, can we just go?

I mean, we may not have your education,
but we ain't dirt, neither.

Man, ain't nobody said all of that,
all right?

You mission punks
are always talking down to us.

Look, brother, I'm real sorry
that you feel that way, okay?

I'm really sorry about that.

- Are you black?
- Take a look in the mirror, man.

Look, you got a legitimate beef,
all right, but it ain't with us, okay?

Are you black?

Look, man, don't ever question the fact
whether I'm black.

In fact, I was going to ask
your country-bama ass

why you got them drip-drip chemicals
in your hair?

That's right, god damn it.

And then come out in public
with a shower cap on your head.

- Like a fucking bitch.
- Who you calling a bitch, bitch?

Well, if the shoe fit.

You know, I bet you niggers
do think you all are white.

College don't mean shit.

You all are niggers,
and you going to be niggers forever.

Just like us.

Niggers.

You're not niggers.

- Come on, man.
- Fuck you up.

Get the fuck out of here before I bust
a cap in your young college ass. Go on.

Wait a minute. You know what?

I don't really want to believe them,
I mean, but do we really act like that?

My name's Bennett. I ain't even in it.

No, no, but you know,
what the guys were saying about us.

That my name's Paul,
and that's just between you all.

- Yo, man, we're not wannabes.
- They were ignorant.

I don't know, guys. I don't think so.

Look, man, motherfuckers got to start
and try and better theirself, man,

- just like we're trying to do.
- Dig it.

Maybe they've tried it,
and they've just given up.

Yeah, that's the deal, man.

You think everything's so damn easy,
don't you, Grady?

Hell, yeah. You work or you starve.
I want to eat sirloin.

- Then the guy was right, man.
- I know the guy was right. I told you.

- What do he know?
- He knows a lot.

So, like, do you think that maybe
you could drive any faster?

I'm going to be late for glee club.

"I'm going to be late for glee club."

- See, you guys are like picking on me.
- No!

No, man, you our boy, man.

- Hey, baby.
- Hey, baby.

- Hey, baby.
- Hey, baby.

She's got a beard, motherfucker.

She looks just like your mama
and shit, man.

At least my mama ain't got no beard
on the back of her neck.

Your mama got two titties
on the back of her neck and shit.

- Yo, Jordan, Jordan. “what?

I heard your mom held Kareem
to 15 points.

The newspaper said your mama playing
fullback for the hefty hos and shit.

That's all right, man.
At least she's starting, man.

Your mama coming off the bench.

- That's right.
- She's a four-letter man.

- Shut up.
Your head can be used like a knife.

- Shut up.
- Ginsu il.

Yo, when booker comes,
he's gotta come twice

because the back of his head
is thick enough for two people.

So, anyway, booker, look, man...

- Wait a minute. There's Julian.
- That shit wasn't funny, man.

- S0 what, man?
- I ain't stopping, man.

No. You are stopping,
because I gotta talk to him.

Pull over, book.

Let the boy alone, man.

We'll wait, man. We'll Walt.

Bye, Monroe.

Hey.

Um...

Look, I gotta talk to you
about something and...

Well, Jane, could you excuse us, please?

Jane, just give me a moment, okay?

She your bodyguard now, too?

- S0, uh, how you doing?
- Just fine, Vaughn.

Look, man, um,
you're the Dean of pledgees.

You're President of the chapter, right?
Now, my cousin,

tomorrow, he's gonna be a gamma man.
You're going to see to this, okay?

Look, I know you know better
than to threaten me. I'm shaking.

Hey, look, Julian, man.

You're a simple, weak motherfucker,
but that's besides the point.

Listen, if you fuck half-pint,
I fuck you.

Oh, is that right?
Well, let me tell you something.

I am a Greek, and I don't play that.

Now, I'll deal with half-pint,

after which you and me
are gonna come to blows.

So, what,
you wanna rock and roll right now?

Hey, man, I'm here.

- Julian, forget him. He's not worth it.
- What's with the bodyguard, man?

You talk more shit than a little bit.
"Back to mother Africa."

That's bullshit!

Without question,
we are all black Americans.

You do not know a goddamn thing
about Africa.

I am from Detroit, motown.

S0, you can watusi your monkey ass
back to Africa if you want to.

Boy, you need to check that alarm clock
and wake up, my brother.

Ladies and gentlemen.

Introducing the first
of all-black greeks,

the men of distinction,

the brothers of Alpha phi Alpha
fraternity, incorporated.

A-phi-a, too cold, too cold

it's like ice

a-phi-a, too cold, too cold
it's like ice

a-phi-a, too cold, too cold
it's like ice

a-phi-a, too cold, too cold
it's like ice

a-phi-a, too cold, too cold

so cold the black and gold

ice, ice, baby
too cold, too cold

nice, nice baby
the black and gold

ice, ice baby too cold, too cold

nice, nice baby
the black and gold

ice, ice baby too cold, too cold

nice, nice baby
the black and gold

ice, ice baby too cold, too cold

the brothers of a-phi-a

the brothers of a-phi-a

a-phi

a-phi-a

a-phi-a

yo, your eyes are blue
but you ain't white

your hair is straight
‘cause you pressed it last night

your eyes are blue
but you ain't white

your hair is straight
‘cause you pressed it last night

move over, jigaboo!

Why don't you check the local zoo?

‘Cause we spent the other day
at the local zoo

they had a big, nappy beast
and it looked like you

and when we looked up at the cage
it said "jigaboo”

and when we looked up at the cage
it said "jigaboo”

- gammites!
- Presenting the great men

of gamma phi gamma.

Go, team! Hoo! Hoo!

Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

Gamma rays!

G-phi-g

g-phi-g, g-phi-g

gg-phi-g

gg-phi-g

gammal

don't stop! Don't stop!

- G-phi-g.
- G-Phil

gammal

g-phi-g! G-phi-g! G-phi-g!

We are

g-phi-gl

g-Phil

g-Phil

g-phi-gl

hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

Daddy longstroke!

Daddy longstroke!

Daddy longstroke!

We, the brothers of fellas-phi-fellas

who are the baddest motherfuckers
on this campus.

Not the alphas!

Not the kappas!

Or the qs.

And definitely not the gamma dogs.

You damn skippy.

So this is for you. Hit it!

Yo!

For the punks in the yard

yes

- for the gammas - good god, yes

when I say "gamma," you say "punk"

- gamma - punk

when I say "gamma," you say "punk"

- gamma - punk

- gamma, gamma - punk, punk

- gamma, gamma - punk, punk

- gamma, gamma, gamma, gamma
- punk, punk, punk, punk

- for the girls in the yard
- yes

- for the sissies
- good god, yes

when I say "gamma," you say "fag"

- gamma - fag

when I say "gamma," you say "fag"

- gamma - fag

- gamma, gamma - fag, fag

- gamma, gamma - fag, fag

- gamma, gamma, gamma, gamma
- fag, fag, fag, fag

get back, or we'll kick your gamma ass

just get back,
or we'll kick your gamma ass

just get back,
or we'll kick your gamma ass

let's get out of here, fellas.
Here we go.

Daddy longstroke

- you can't smoke it
- daddy longstroke

- you can't toke it
- daddy longstroke

- eight inches, I'm on TV
- daddy longstroke

get off! Stop it!

Get your hands off me, man! Get off me!

Get off me, man!

Damn! Those funky bastards
are gonna pay!

- Payback is a dead fella.
- Damn right!

- I say we kick their ass tonight.
- No. We kick it now.

Just calm down! Calm down!

Look, everybody just relax.

Tonight is the death march,
for those of you who have forgotten.

Now, please, let's try to adhere
to the rules and regulations

as so stated in your gamma good book.

Oh, shit, man. I was just getting
accustomed to whipping some ass.

Julian, till next semester is a long
time to wait for some of the boys.

I understand that you want
to strike blows in the name of gamma.

But discretion is the key, so use it.

Look, all we need
is to be put on probation again.

Is that understood?

Patton, do you understand?

Yes.

Good.

Now, the gamma rays will be giving a set
after the gammites go over.

- That's if they go over.
- Your attendance is mandatory.

Look, we'll be there, okay?
But on a serious tip...

Julian, it's time
for some new gamma rays.

What's wrong with the gamma rays?

You ain't complaining,
because you got the best one.

- Who, me?
- Yeah, you.

- Jane is good to go.
- The finest, brother.

Look, look, brothers, look.
Jane and I just aren't making it, okay?

I mean, she's just too young,
that's all, and it's just wearing on me.

So, uh...

Well, what I'm trying to say is,
I'm going to cut her loose.

- You're illing, man.
- After tonight

whoever wants her can have her.

- Patton got dibs.
- Oh, no. Wait a second.

Yo, Rachel.

- That'd be me.
- Yo.

- Hey.
- Rachel.

- Come on, I know you're up there.
- Lizzie, turn that out.

- What for?
- Will you just turn it out?

Rachel. Yo, Rachel.

Rachel, you've lost your mind, you know.

Come on, I know you're up there, Rachel.
Come on down, please.

- "Yo, Rachel. Yo."
- Rachel!

- Beg for it! Get on your knees!
- You all be quiet!

- Hey, Rachel, I'm sorry, all right?
- Oh, poor baby.

Now you're sorry again.

But it's going to cost you this time.

If you want to pledge, that's okay,
all right? I mean...

Oh, but, no, see?

If I were Rachel,
you would be in a doghouse.

Yes, but you ain't Rachel, miss thing.
And speaking of dogs,

with a face like yours,
you should be in a kennel.

Oh, but see,
we're not even talking about faces.

Because yours is cracked
and on the ground.

- There it is. Right there. Pick it up.
- Would you please be quiet?

"Be quiet"? Who's screaming at the top
of their lungs in front of my window?

- And you look too pitiful.
- Hey, yo. Rachel, look.

I wouldn't be standing out here
taking this abuse

if I didn't care about you, you know.

"If I didn't care."

/f I didn't care

oh, please. Girl, don't believe a word.

Honey, he's just lying
through his teeth.

Girlfriend, listen.
He'll say anything to get back in.

- Hey, you. Shut the fuck up.
- No, you didn't.

- Oh, yes, I did.
- No, you didn't.

- Yes, I did. Wait a minute.

- Don't get nasty.
- Honey, look at him. He's no different.

- He just wants one thing.
- They all do, girl.

- The panties.
- I know that's right.

Yo, Rachel, you know,
I ain't got to be here

taking all of this stuff all night,
you know.

I could be at home.
I got better things to do.

- Get out of here, boy.
- Go home.

Come on, Rachel. Will you please
come down here and talk to me, please?

- It's good for you!
- That's your bath for tonight.

So it's going to be like that, huh?
Okay. Fine.

I love you, too.

But fuck it. You win. I'm going home.

See you later.

Dap.

Dap.

- You're soaked.
- Yeah, it's funny, huh?

You got a great bunch of friends.

I apologize, Rachel. I'm sorry.
I was wrong.

Look, I apologize. You forgive me?

Come on. Please.
Look at me. I'm a mess. Look at this.

- Come on.
- I forgive you.

Thank you.

But you have to stop
being so judgmental.

What?

You are too hard on folks.

Give us mere mortals a chance sometimes.

Don't be so quick to judge.

I don't judge.

Well, you know, not exactly.

I mean, there is right and wrong,
you know.

- "Right and wrong"?
- Right.

Wrong.

Come on.
Let's get you in some dry clothes.

Damn. Hold still.

- Oh, it tickles. It tickles, Rachel.
- Don't get new on me, okay?

Thank you

very much, Rachel.

Sisters were right.

No, no, no. I'm okay. Really.

- I'll be cool, okay?
- Good.

Just hold me.

Gammal

/ got a feeling

I got a feeling, brothers

I got a feeling

somebodqy's trying to sneak in my frat

and there ain't gonna be
ho shit like that

when the gong calls,

the quest begins
to the land of gamma phi gamma.

Keep your beacons from touching
the ground, or you shall perish.

Watch the eternal lantern.
Never let it out of your sight.

Gammal

g-phi-g. G-phi-g. G-phi-g. G-phi-g.

- We are going to make it to gamma land!
- G-phi-g.

Gamma will break you! Gamma!

- Let's go, get fired up!
- L want gamma! I want gamma!

We are gamma! Gamma!

Fucking six weeks of pledging shit!
Fucking six weeks!

Gammal gammal

- oh! Shit.
- G-phi-g.

- S0 you want to be a gamma dog?
- My fresher is doing it right.

- He's doing it right.
- Hang it up!

- Don't give up now. You've come too far.
- No, half-pint, no.

Look, I got it. Half-pint,
just rest, okay? I got it.

Yo, ladies, ladies, ladies.
Let his arm go, okay?

He's got to make it on his own.

Come on, Dr. feelgood,
you know he's too little.

- Get to the back of the line. Now.
- You forget I helped your ass last year.

Sweat, sweat, sweat blood

sweat blood until you sweat

sweat, sweat blood
sweat blood until you sweat

sweat, sweat blood, sweat blood
until you sweat blood and tears!

Gamma! Sweat, sweat
sweat blood, sweat blood

until you sweat
sweat sweat blood, sweat blood

until you sweat
sweat sweat blood, sweat blood

until you sweat blood and tears gamma!

Ain't gonna be no shit like that

g-phi-g. - Hurry up, man.

Come on, general,
get them out of there, man.

- Can't a guy take a dump in peace?
- Get out of here! Move!

- We warned you about that cabbage, boy.
- Yo, leave the magazine, eh?

- Put your hands in the bowl.
- G-phi-g.

- Now squish.
- Gamma shit.

- Squeeze it.
- Squish it.

- Squeeze it.
- Squish it.

- Gamma.
- Gamma.

- Squeeze it.
- Squish it.

- Gamma.
- Gamma.

- Squish it.
- Squeeze it.

- Gamma.
- Gamma.

- Squeeze it.
- Squish it.

- Gamma.
- Gamma.

- Squish it.
- Squish it.

- Gamma.
- Gamma.

- Squeeze it.
- Squish it.

- Gamma.
- Gamma.

- Squish it.
- Gamma.

- Squish it.
- Gamma.

- Squish it.
- Gamma.

- Squish it.
- Gamma.

- Squeeze it.
- Gamma.

How you doing, there, buddy?
Slim daddy, old pal, huh?

- Fine.
- How you doing? What?

- What? What? What?
- Fine. Fine. Fine.

Okay. I was just
gonna ask you something.

This torch here seems like
it's getting a little heavy for you.

- You trembling and shit?
- No.

- What?
- No.

- What?
- No!

Big brother Dr. feelgood.

Slim daddy, wait.
How long you been on line?

- Six months.
- How long you been on line?

- Six months.
- Wrong. How long you been on line?

Six weeks.
Six weeks, two days, 15 hours,

thirty-seven minutes,
and if I had a watch, big brother...

Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen seconds,
big brother Lance.

- You want to quit, don't you?
- 1 do not want to quit!

- Half-pint, 1 don't like you.
- I like you, general jig-boy patton.

What did you call me? What's my name?

You've got big coke bottles
on your face.

Half-pint, what happened? What's it say?

What's it say? Read it.
Read it and weep.

- Read it.
- G-phi-g!

- Half-pint, you a virgin?
- No, I'm not!

- Half-pint, you a virgin?
- No, I'm not!

- Name me two girls you've had.
- Two. Quick.

- Come on, man. Quick.
- Quick.

- Quick.
- Quick.

That's ‘cause you ain't had none.
That's why you can't think of none.

- Come on, man.
- Suzy Mae in high school.

Oh, man. Only thing you had
in high school was acne and sore nuts.

And that's one.

Half-pint, you're not going
to be a gamma man.

- 1 will make it. I will be a gamma man!
- Leave him alone.

- Look, why don't you put the torch down?
- 1 will never put it down.

- Put the torch down.
- No!

You know what happened to the last
number one that told patton "no"?

You ain't no good.

Why don't you leave
half-pint alone?

- Look. Y'all get out of here.
- No!

- Move!
- No!

Don't listen to them. Don't listen.
You're almost home.

Gamma rays!

Gammal

gammal

gammal

lift your torches to the heavens!

We of the eternal lantern,
guiding us through the misty mist

and the dusty dust
on the straight and narrow path.

Righter of the wrong,
protector of the weak.

From the nipple to the bottle,
gamma phi gamma!

Kiss my ass!

'Cause I'm a gamma man!

This is your night, brother.
I'm telling you, this is your night.

We gonna hook you up personally.

First, look, do me a favor.
Hold this for me.

I'm gonna hook you up, man.
I'm telling you.

- Hi. Hi. Hi.
- Hi.

I'm telling you. We'll be right back.

- Let the games begin, brother.
- That's right.

All right.

Come on.

Still there?

Stay right there.

Sing

ha-ha!

Walked in this place surprised to see

a big girl getting busy

just rocking to the go-go beat

the way she shook her Booty

sure looked good to me

I said, "come here, big girl
won't you rock my world?

"Show that dance to me"

- she was - doing the butt

hey, pretty, pretty

when you get that notion
put your backfield in motion, hey

doing the butt

hey, sexy, sexy

ain't nothing wrong

if you wanna do the butt all night long

what you gonna do about it

shake it

I took that girl out on the floor

she rocked me from the backside

we did the butt till it made me sore

now, it's a physical thing

but not hard to do

you just shake, shake, shake, a-shake
shake, shake, shake-a

do the butt the whole night through
come on

doing the butt

hey, pretty, pretty

when you get that notion
put your backfield in motion, hey

doing the butt

hey, sexy, sexy

ain't nothing wrong

if you wanna do the butt all night long

that's right

shake your butt

come on, give me that butt

give me that butt

- Tanya got a big old butt
- oh, yeah?

- Shirley got a big old butt
- oh, yeah?

- Irene got a big old butt
- oh, yeah?

- Theresa got a big old butt
- big old butt

- I bet sonya got a big old butt
- oh, yeah?

- Melissa got a big old butt
- oh, yeah?

- Old Tammy got a buffalo butt
- oh, yeah?

- Little keisha got a big old butt
- big old butt

give me the butt

am I talking too loud?
Do you want me to shut up?

Well, bring me that girl
with that big old butt

sing it!

Ow!

I want your butt, that butt

that big old, big old butt

doing the butt

pretty, pretty

when you get that notion
put your backfield in motion, hey

doing the butt

hey, sexy, sexy

ain't nothing wrong

if you wanna do the butt all night long

- New York - we got butt

- D.C.
- we got butt

la.

- What do you got to say?
- We got butt

- Philly - we got butt

- Atlanta - we got butt

Baltimore
won't you come and holler at me

- sing it - doing the butt

well, you did it. I'm proud of you.

Just remember one thing,
big brother half-pint.

Now you belong to my family.

Welcome home.

- Gamma.
- G-phi-g.

Ain't nothing wrong

if you wanna do the butt all night long

doing the butt

hey, pretty, pretty

I want your butt, your butt

just give me
give me, give me your butt, hey

what a day

what a way

to behave

will I win, lose, draw

or be saved?

Oh, my heart says go

but my mind says no

ooh, my love

I've had plenty of time

to think over it

plenty of time

to mull and reflect

there are things

to alert me

so that he

would not desert me

I couldn't help but notice you
in this bathing suit.

You look good...

Nice, real nice.

You know what I thought about
when I first saw you?

Collard Greens and cornbread,
I ain't gonna lie to you.

And Wilson pickett.

I mean, you got, like, one of them
in the midnight hour bodies, baby.

Hey, uh, do you go swimming often?

I can't swim a lick, and I'm a pisces.
Ain't that a trip?

What's your sign?

No, don't tell me. Let me guess.

Virgo.

No, no, no.
I'm getting capricorn vibes from you.

Should I go on and try

or forget it?

Life is short

will I live to regret it?

By your glance

this romance does say let it

sweetheart

so be one

be a fool

(go ahead

and fall in

love

do you love me?

Yes.

Do you really love gamma phi gamma?

Yes.

Well, you're gonna have to prove it.

I love you.

Gamma men!

- Chucky.
- Brothers,

tonight is half-pint's night.

Look, I told your cousin
I was gonna take care of you.

- So that's what I'm gonna do.
- Dean big brother almighty...

What are you talking about?

Look, tonight, I'm going to give you
a very, very special gift.

From me,

to you.

No, no. No, that's out.

Look, look, I told you
I wasn't pledging no virgins.

You're a gamma man now.

It's time for you to become a real man.

Go, go, go, go!

I like that. I like a little fun.
I like to have a lot of fun.

Go, go, go, go!

Go, go, go, go!

Go, go, go!

Shut up!

Half-pint, you wear her out
like a natural gamma man.

Gamma dog!

First time I've wished I was half-pint.

Shut up!

Yo, you gotta have a dick.

Yes.

Meow!

- Shit.
- You're a gamma man now.

Prove that I did the right thing
by letting you go over.

Prove it.

- Work it.
- Want to borrow one of my prophylactics?

Do it, dude.

- Definitely...
- I said shut up, damn it!

- Jane, we don't got to do this.
- Shut up and get undressed.

Come here.

Grady, I'm hungry.
Can we go get some food?

I've got food in my room.

What you want?
I got some Vienna sausage.

I got me some Underwood deviled ham,
some sardines,

some premium saltine crackers.
I got all that.

No. You're so country.
I want some real food.

Oh. Oh, oh, lord.

Oh, my knee done went out on me again.

- What happened? You all right?
- I banged it up. I banged it up today.

I'll tell you what.

You take me to get some food,
and I'll rub it.

Yeah.

Is your roommate in?

No. I got the room to myself.

Okay, because I need my privacy.

Yo, did you hear that?

- I ain't heard nothing.
- Shh.

There it is again.

- Homeboy's doing okay. Yeah.

- He's doing the gamma-slammer.
- There it is.

Work it, love-ski.

- One of y'all. Could you take Doris?
- Ain't nothing wrong with Doris, man.

She's the only woman on campus
I could look up to.

- That's right.
- What you talking about?

Don't you feel good?

Damn, you ain't needing a girl anyway,
man. Stop crying.

Excuse me.

Move, man. Move out of the way.
Don't you see a lady present?

What's up, dude?

How are you gentlemen this fine night?

Y'all have a restful sleep.

I knew you was a Taurus.

You look so good, you ought to be
on soul train, you know that?

I'm going to put you
on dance fever, baby.

Mmm, mmm. Mmm, mmm.

Looky here, looky here, looky here.

Come on over here, girl.

Grady, we're not alone.

That ain't nothing
but a lumpy mattress, baby.

That's your roommate in here.

If you be quiet,
they'll never even know.

I'm a silent lover, baby,

and if you don't scream,
I sure won't holler.

- Will you let go?
- Baby. Come on.

Get off me. Are you crazy?

No. You crazy.

You call me when you get it together.

Hey, babe, you almost
stepped on my sneakers!

I'll call you in the morning.

Thanks for walking me back to my room.

- 1 appreciate it.
- That was quick.

She sure left in a huff, homeboy.

- I heard of premature, man, but shit...
- That's right, god damn it.

- You made it kind of quick.
- Fuck all of y'all!

Bye, quick draw McGraw.

Hey, Monroe would've been in there
longer than that.

Yeah, I would've been
in there longer than that.

Shut up.

Damn. How long
that motherfucker been in there?

I'm going in there.

- She might've killed the boy.
- No.

Half-pint! Half-pint! Half-pint!

So, half-pint, how was it?

Was it like you had imagined it?

Or dreamed about?

From now on,
we're gonna call you full-pint.

Speech! Speech!

Wait, wait, wait.

Just let me walk Jane to her car, okay?

That's all I wanna do. Then I'll come
back and tell you everything.

You the man, dude. You the man.

Don't flatter yourself.

Half-pint, it wasn't for you.

- I'll see you all in the morning.
- Dog, good time.

- Good night.
- Good for half-pint.

- We're out of here.
- Big dog.

Buenos noches.

I, uh, did what you said.

Oh, yes? And what was that?

I did it.

You what?

- You told me.
- Wait, wait, wait a minute.

- You gave it up to half-pint?
Yeah.

You gave it up?
How could you do this, Jane?

- You told me.
- How could you do this?

You boning my own frat brother?

No, I didn't tell you that.
The hell I told you that!

- What?
- Jane, I thought you loved me.

- 1 do love you.
- No. You don't love me.

- No, I do!
- No. No, you love what I stand for.

You love gamma phi gamma.

- Julian.
- No.

You're in love
with Dean big brother almighty.

No, that's not true!

You don't even see Julian anymore, Jane.

- How could you do this? How could you?
- Why are you doing this to me? Why...

- Why am I...
- Why are you doing this to me?

You are blinded by the black and silver.
No, Jane.

- Jane, I'm sorry.
- I only wanted to love you.

Jane, you're wrong. You're wrong, Jane.

I've been trying to tell you this
for so long.

- No!
- No! No. I am...

Jane, I am not here for you, anymore.

I wanna tell you something.
This was your final test.

Your final test. And you failed, Jane.

Jane, you blew it.

You blew it.

I'm sorry.

- What can I do?
- I'm sorry!

- I'm sorry, Jane.
- Please.

Julian.

Dap!

Dap! Open the door!

Dap!

- Are you out of your fucking mind?
- 1 got to see dap.

I got to see my cousin.

- It's a motherfucking 5:00...
- Dap!

- In the motherfucking morning.
- Get him up!

- He's sleeping. I'm sleeping.
- Get him up, then.

- Fuck y'all, man!
- Yeah. Okay.

- Get him up.
- Right.

Dap!

Dap, open up. I know you're in there.
Come on. Open up!

- Dap, come on.
- What's the matter, man? You okay?

- I'm okay. Let me in.
- No. Rachel's sleeping, man.

- She's always sleeping over here, man.
Yeah.

- What do you want, Darrell?
- Let me in.

Rachel's sleeping.
What do you want, Darrell?

Check this out. I'm over.

- I'm a gamma man.
- Oh, shit.

- A gamma man.
- All right. Congratulations.

- You didn't think I was gonna make it.
- No, I thought you was gonna make it.

- You didn't think I was gonna make it.
- No, man.

Okay. Congratulations. You're right.

I didn't think you was gonna make it.
Congratulations.

I'm sorry.

It takes a real man to be a gamma man

- 'cause only a gamma man...
- Yo, calm down. Calm down.

- G-phi-g! Guess what.
- Yo, be quiet.

- What, what, what, what?
- Ain't no virgin no more.

- Really? Yeah.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Hold up. Hold up.

When did this minor miracle occur?

- Tonight. Tonight's my night.
- No shit?

- Guess who. “who?

Jane.

Yeah, right. Jane toussaint, right?

- Fine-ass Jane.
- Yeah. Yeah, sure.

You fucked Julian's girl?

Big brother almighty hooked the shit up.

It was good.

Julian's girl, huh?

Yo, cuz, I fucked the girl
like a gamma man should.

- Yeah, I bet you did.
- Come on, dap!

- What's wrong with you?
- Get off me, dap!

What the fuck
is wrong with you, Darrell?

- I just got this sweater tonight, man!
- You just got this sweater?

You lucky you got your life now, man.

- Get off me!
- Why would you do that?

- You're just like the rest of them!
- Dap, get off of me.

Get off of you?
Get the fuck out of my face, man.

You're not my cousin no more.

No, I'm not your cousin no more.

That bunch of pussy-school privates
is your family now.

- That's right, I'm a gamma man.
- And I'm calling your mother,

- and I'm telling her what you did.
- It takes a real man to be a gamma man

- 'cause only a gamma man is a real man.
- It takes a real fucking asshole

- to do what you did.
- Gammal

get the fuck out of here.

Where you going?

Out.

Wait for me.

- Grady. Grady, wake up. “what?

What the fuck is going on tonight?

Damn.

Wake up!

Hey, Jordan, wake up!

Wake up! Wake up!

Wake up, come on.
Come on, wake up. Wake up.

Wake up!

Wake up!

Wake up!

- Wake up!
- Dap!

Wake up!

Wake up!

Please...

Wake up.

You can read like a dimestore novel

the apprehension and fear

first you get the romance

and then there's trouble, maybe tears

still I let you
in spite of distance or myself

I wanted fo resolve this

before I dealt with someone else

but there is nothing to say

we didn't know yesterday

we've already said goodbye

before we say hello

hello

it's in my formal gestures
waste around the words

there's little of sincerity

either lovers try to make heard

no

Well, maybe there's some feeling

behind the choice cliches

our choice was leave them abandoned

and maybe they'll go away

and there's not much to be saved

those promises have been betrayed

we've already said goodbye
before we say hello

hello

well, maybe there's some feeling
behind the choice cliches

our choice was leave them abandoned

and maybe they'll go away

and there's not much to be saved

those promises are betrayed

we've already said goodbye

before we say hello

and there's not much to be saved
those promises are betrayed

we've already said goodbye

before we say hello

nobody cried
when we said goodbye

no reason why

nobody cried
when we said goodbye

no reason why

goodbye, goodbye

goodbye, baby

goodbye, goodbye

ooh, goodbye

goodbye, baby

goodbye, goodbye

goodbye, goodbye

turn that sucker off.