The Super (1991) - full transcript

Louie is a New York slum landlord who is given 120 days to repair one of his apartment blocks. The problem for Louie is that he must live in the rundown block until the repairs are complete. Louie's father is the real boss, and he has no intention of paying for the repairs. This leaves Louie to live in the squalor his tenants endure all year round.

* Life could be dream *

* Life could be dream *

* Do do do do sh-boom *

* Life could be dream *
* sh-boom *

* If I could take you up
in paradise up above *

* sh-boom *

* If you would tell me I'm the
only one that you love *

* Life could be
dream sweetheart *

* Hello, hello again, sh-boom
and hopin' we'll meet again *

* De long a ding-dong,
a-lang, a-lang, a-lang *

* Oh whoo-a whoo-a bip *



* A-boo a-boo a dip *

* Oh, life could be a dream
Sh-boom *

* If only all my precious
plans would come true *

* Sh-boom *

* If you would let me spend
my whole life lovin' you *

* Life could be
a dream sweetheart *

* Do do do do sh-boom *

* Every time I look at you *

* Somethin' is on my mind *

* If you do what I want you to *

* Baby, we'd be so fine...*

LOUIE: When I was a kid,
Sundays were always the best.

My father would
make a big breakfast.

Scrambled eggs, waffles, bacon.



And he always made
the best bacon, too.

Then we would get
into our Cadillac.

Boy, did he keep that car waxed
until it gleamed.

Then we'd go off
on a new adventure.

You never knew what was gonna
happen next with my father.

Only knew it was gonna be fun.

Willie, you son of a bitch!

My father was a big track star
when he was in school.

You should've seen him run.

I see you, Willie!
Your ass is grass!

Get him, Dad!

Come on, Louie.
Don't fall behind.

LOUIE: He owned most of the
buildings in the neighborhood.

And I'll tell you,
people really looked up to him.

Deadbeat, son of a bitch!
Where's the rent?

Hey, I'm a little short right
now. About another week.

Another week? Another week?

What do you say, Louie?
Shall we give him another week?

Okay.

Okay You sure?

Remember, that $3
I give you every week

really isn't an allowance,

it's more like a percentage.

You let this guy skate, that
means you only get $2.70, okay?

Now, remember, the other tenants
are gonna want another week.

You know what that means?

Pretty soon you'll be
down to nothing, zero, zip.

No ice cream. No soda. No candy.

You wanna steal candy
outta my kid's mouth?

No, man, no.

Then gimme what you got.

Friday, Willie.
I want the rest, Friday.

Yeah, don't hold your breath.

One down, 63 to go.
There you are, Louie.

You're $1 short, Dad.

No, it's all there.
Take another look.

You might've made a mistake.
Dad.

January's a very tough month.

So is December. Gimme my money.

That's my boy.

LOUIE: Yeah, Sundays
were always the best.

BIG LOU AND IRENE:
* Happy birthday to you *

* Happy birthday to you *

* Happy birthday, dear Louie *

* Happy birthday to you *

Surprise! Surprise!

BIG LOU: It's all yours.
Your first building.

You're a landlord, now,
like your old man.

It's just a start, but someday

all my buildings will be yours.

Thanks, Big Lou.

* Hit it *

* Hit it! *

Okay, assholes.
Here comes Kritski.

* Oh *

* Oh *

* Oh, yeah *

* Hit it! Hit it! *

* Hit it! Hit it! *

...goes in and out, all day!

In, out, in, out, in, out!

See, that's how the door broke.

You're supposed to
go in and stay in!

She goes out to buy milk,
gets one milk.

She goes out to get eggs,
gets two eggs.

You get 'em by the dozen, pal.

You ever hear of a dozen?
A dozen!

No entiendo... Es no bueno,
no good. It's broken.

But it worked before you broke
it! It ain't my problem!

It worked...

It worked before
you broke it! Listen.

BOTH: No, no, no! Yes, yes.

No es cierto! No, no, no, no...

No, no, no! It's...

You got it.

You want your
electricity fixed, move!

Check into the fucking Plaza.
Just give me my rent, lady.

Look at my boy!

How's he supposed to do his
school work at night?

By candlelight?

Lincoln did! If he's got
anything on the bloom,

he'll grow up to be president!

What the fuck do I know!
Just gimme the rent!

Mmm-mmm.

Gimme the rent!

Do you know what kind
of droppings those are?

Moose droppings.

Rat droppings, Kritski.

You really know
your shit, don't you?

What's the matter? You got
no sense of humor?

So what are you
gonna do about it?

Nothing.

They pay their rent,
they can stay!

Neighbor!

Neighbor?

You're late with
your rent, Marlon.

I know, I know.

Mommy's dying again,
you had to send her money.

How many times is it, this year,
mamacita's almost croaked?

Six. Six.

Yeah, But, you know,
I'm so glad she's still with us.

Listen, why don't you
insure the woman?

When she decides to join that
big pinata party in the sky,

you can use the insurance
money to pay your rent.

Know what I mean?

What is it with you Latins?
Don't you have any pride?

I got pride.

I'm proud I live in a building.

I'm proud I don't live
inside of a cardboard box.

Yeah.

I have an address I can afford.
I'm proud of that.

Just gimme the rent.

In my hand. Friday. Cash.

Que pasa, Brother Gilliam?

Oh, Jesus. Couldn't be better.

Woke up this morning and found
myself still among the living.

Hallelujah!

I'll see your "Hallelujah"
and I'll raise you an "Amen."

* Swing low, sweet chariot *

I prayed for you
last night, Mr. Kritski.

* Coming forth,
to carry me home *

I prayed for you
to get my commode fixed.

Get outta my way,
and leave me alone!

You don't want me
to leave you alone.

Trust me, I do! No!

Satan wants me
to leave you alone.

We both want you
to leave me alone!

Hallelujah!

Ha!

Finally, somebody
who understands me.

You must be Louis Kritski.

Who wants to know?

I'm Naomi Bensinger.

Oh, yeah?

Do you like this car, Naomi?
This is my car.

I'm counsel for
the Housing Authority.

Get off the car.
Off the car! Beat it!

I can't have a relationship
with a woman

who uses words like
"counsel" and "authority,"

even if you are
a good-looking broad.

You know what I'm saying?
Mr. Kritski.

I have, in here,
copies of dozens of violations

on this building

that you willfully ignored in
an unconscionable fashion.

I never said I was Kritski.

You didn't have to. They did.

You gonna listen to them, huh?

They think we all look alike.

If you're standing here alone,
they would think you're Kritski.

Now, look, look, look.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Why don't we talk about this
over lunch, huh, baby?

Mr. Kritski, I don't
wanna eat with you.

I wanna prosecute you.
See you in court.

Bad choice for a first date.

I'd like to eat
with those chopsticks.

WOMAN 1: Get outta here.

WOMAN 2: Go to hell.

WOMAN 3: Yeah.

Help yourself to beans, Heather.

Oh, no. I never eat
anything green.

All right.

Heather, you gonna chew gum
while you're eating?

I forgot I had it in.

I can't believe
I've to go to court.

I mean, I know you told me not
to sweat this Housing Authority,

but they keep sending violations
that were piling up:

electrical, plumbing, heating.

Louie, you know how many
violations

get filed every year
in New York City?

Two million. Two million.

You know how many
convictions they get?

Nada. Zip. Zero.
Nada. Zip. Zero.

Why? Because they got
a bunch of morons in City Hall!

Well, you didn't see
this new lawyer they sent.

This girl's really...

I don't wanna hear
about lawyers.

But she's different...

You know what
I say about lawyers,

BOTH: they bust your
nuts wherever you're!

I don't even know how many times
they hauled me into court,

forcing me to make repairs.

Louie, what are
three things you look for

when you're looking for
a piece of property?

Death, divorce and destitution.

What do you do when you got
a piece of property?

Nothing.

That's it! Beautiful!

He provides affordable housing
for the underprivileged.

BIG LOU: That's it. Perfect.

Oh!

Cool.

Heather, can I ask
you a question?

How far did you go in school?

Well, when I was in high school,
I wouldn't even let

a guy touch me.

But, when I got to community
college, I turned pretty wild.

Oh!

Anyway, you got nothing
to worry tomorrow.

The judge will probably
give you a slap on the wrist

or a small fine.

What about the tenants?

Will you stop about the tenants?

But the tenants are
gonna be there...

Once they used to live in huts,
they used to eat people.

You feel better now?
Come on, eat.

Who gives a shit about
a few whiny kookaboos?

Therefore, I find the defendant,

Louis Kritski, junior
guilty of the charges

brought before this court.

Order!

Order! Order!

That's nice.

JUDGE SMITH: Order!

Now, accordingly, I will impose
sentence at this time.

Mr. Kritski, it's within
my prerogative

to sentence you to one year
in the county jail.

However, I'm not
going to do that.

In my opinion, threats of jail

won't move you
to bring your building
into compliance.

Therefore,
I'm sentencing you
to house arrest

in one of the apartments
of your own building

for a period of 120 days,

or until the building
is brought up to code

that's required
by the state of New York.

Your Honor, respectfully,

I really think
the maximum sentence
is what's needed here.

This city must send
a message to slumlords
that they can't continue...

Miss Bensinger, I believe
that this sentence
will bring results.

As counsel for
the Housing Authority,
I expect you to report

any failure
on Mr. Kritski's part

to comply
with the directives
of this court.

Now, according to
the report I ordered,

apartment 5C in your building
is vacant, Mr. Kritski.

And is listed by you as,

"A furnished,
fifth-floor charmer,
with a view,

"and close to shopping."

MAN: What?

You will move in immediately.

You will reside there
serving as the
building superintendent.

You will be allowed to leave
only to purchase food,
for medical emergencies,

and for business
related to the repair
of the building.

You may not renovate
or alter apartment 5C
to suit your needs,

until the rest
of the apartments
in the building

have been brought
into compliance.

Oh, boy.

And, Mr. Kritski,
one more thing.

If that building isn't up
to code in 120 days,

you will go to jail.

JUDGE SMITH: Court adjourned.

You think
you're a hotshot,
don't you?

You think you're gonna
make yourself a name
down at City Hall.

You're not. You know, why?
'cause I'm getting a new lawyer,

a white judge,
and I'm gonna appeal!

On what grounds?
On the grounds
that you piss me off.

LOUIE: I thought you said
this lawyer was the best.

BIG LOU:
He was the best
in his price range.

But don't worry.
Things are gonna work out.
I promise you.

How could you make plans?

Well, what about...
No, I'm not going...

Come on in.
I'm not going anywhere.

No, my father will
have me outta there.

I'm outta there.

No way I'm going
to that shithole.

Who you talking to? Heather.

Trying to figure out
where we're going tonight.

I'll tell you where
you're going.

You're going to
the building
to serve your time,

or else you're going to jail!

I gotta run.
I'll talk to you later.

Huh? Can't you do something?

Louie, Louie,
these things take time.

You know what
that place is like.

Oh, so, you're giving up?
Is this what I'm hearing?

No, but I don't even wanna
stay there one night,

let alone have to live there.

You know what this is? No.

Well, look at it!

It's your will. That's right.

Who gets all my buildings? I do.

Unless what?

Unless you change your mind.

Unless I change my mind.

27 buildings worth
millions of dollars.

You know what's gonna
change my mind?

If you fix one lousy wall
in that building,

if you change one light bulb,
I'm gonna take you
outta the will!

I made myself clear, Louie?

Yeah, Pop.

All right, get up. Come on. Up!

Now!

Who are you? I'm a Kritski.

You're goddamn right,
you're a Kritski.

And what does
a Kritski do when he gets
a piece of property?

Nothing. Uh-huh!

And what are you gonna do?

I'm gonna go down there,
and I'm not gonna
fix anything.

And I'll have those jerks
eating outta my hand
after one night.

You're my boy.
Wonderful. Wonderful.

LOUIE: It's not so bad. Huh!

You know what?
This is gonna be okay.

Jesus.

So what. You know what?

This is gonna be like camp.

I'll watch TV, I'll sleep.
I'll hang out with Heather.

Heather's gotta come over.
How bad could it be?
I'll have Heather.

How the hell am I gonna do this?

For 27 buildings and
millions of dollars,

you can fucking do this!

WOMAN: Don't you dare tell me...

I don't believe this.

MAN: You pig, pussy, pork bitch!

WOMAN: Fuck, my mother told me

we was poor
'cause we ate pork
all our lives,

I hate that shit!

I didn't...

You son of a bitch, now you...

MAN: Bitch, I'll kick
your ass, like
you're a piece of beef!

Fuck you!

What the...

Fuck it. At least
it's a roof over my head.

MAN: Keep it quiet
up there, Kritski!

Well, at least there's a motif.

Wall-to-wall shit!

Great! The rats
have their own Jacuzzi!

Now I know where
they got the idea
for the Roach Motel.

Oh, God.

Beautiful.
A fucking sink
that farts.

WOMAN: Don't touch me!
You're crazy.

MAN: And you're a lying bitch!

Who you calling
a bitch, you ugly,
one-eyed half-breed!

God.

What are you doing here?

Nothing.

What do you mean, "Nothing"?

Well, what else
does it mean? Nothing.

What, are you spying on me? No.

You casing this joint
so the brothers
could rob it later?

You really
got some real
choice stuff here.

We can't wait to
get our hands on it.

How come you're not
in school, kid?

It's Saturday.

Yeah? Then why
aren't you outside

playing basketball
or break dancing.

Go ahead, get out.

I'm going.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

This is in, that's out.

I'm taking a shortcut.

Oh, hip stereo.

Hey, don't touch it,
will you, please?

This is just a...
It's an old thing.

Sure. I'm not gonna rip you off.

I'm not worried
about you ripping me off.

I just don't want you
touching it.

It's already broken.
Probably don't even work.

I know that.

What do you mean, you know?

I know it's not gonna work.

Why wouldn't it work?

Were you in here
while I was sleeping...

No. No!
...going through my stuff?

You weren't going through... No!

Did you touch this? No!

What are you so nervous about?
I'm not nervous!

You're not...
Oh, don't move.
Don't move!

Stay here. This better work.

Better work.

You're lucky.

And it doesn't work

because you never
fixed the electrical
in this building.

I wasn't spying on you.
I was just curious.

I wanted to get to
know more about you.

Let me tell you something, okay?

I'm not looking
to make any friends.

I don't think that's
gonna be a big problem.

Pain in the ass.

What is it? What What?

Kritski, looks like
your automobile
lost a little weight.

MAN: He ain't
figured it out yet.

The alarm works!

No tires, but the alarm works!

Shit.

You didn't see anything?
You didn't see anything?

You didn't hear that thing?

The alarm didn't go off?
You didn't hear that?

No. Did you hear anything?

I didn't hear anything, either.

"I didn't hear
anything, either."

Did you... I know you
didn't hear anything.

MAN: Jose! Yo, white boy!

What you doing down here,
you white-assed
motherfucker?

What are you, the Welcome Wagon?

LOUIE: Hey, nice outfits.

Where's the rest of the band?

Come on. No sense of humor?

Get out! Get outta my way!

Hey, where's the storekeeper?

Where's the storekeeper, guys?

Hey.

Oh, what do I look like,
a mirage?

STOREKEEPER:
Well, what the hell
do you want?

LOUIE: What do you mean,
"What do I want?"

I wanna get fitted for a tuxedo.

Is this a grocery store,
or what?

You sell these groceries,
or you guys got 'em for snacks?

Well, what do you need?

Let me see.
I got my girl
coming over.

I need some wine.
What kind of wine
do you have here?

Boy.

You got...

What the fuck is that?

You expect me to drink screw

You want a buzz?
It's gonna have
to come from this.

Maybe I'll just get
some essentials,
so we don't starve to death.

Holy shit!

Your bread is older
than your fucking wine.

You get it?
This is aged.
This is...

See, this should be aged.

You don't... You get it?

What a sense of humor!

Am I on Candid Camera
in this place, or what?

I'll have peanut butter.

Do you have any peanut butter?

One kind only.

"One kind only."

Let me ask you a question.

Why is it that
you have 24 different
kinds of pork rinds,

and you only have
one kind
of peanut butter?

Because we don't get
too many fussy little
white pricks in here.

Okay.

Want me to carry that bag?

Hey, don't sneak up
on me like that, Tito!

I wasn't. Yes, you did.

- I work here.

You work where?

Yeah, I beat out 70
other guys for this job.

Get outta here.
You were following me.

Why'd you follow me?

'Cause I knew you were
out of stale bread

three-year-old peanut butter,
and 50-cent wine.

Get off my bag!

Should I carry the bag or what?

No, I don't want
you carrying my bag.

I don't need you to carry it
or do anything for me.

You know why? I ain't scared
in this neighborhood.

You know why I'm not scared?

'Cause I walk it
like I talk it, kid.

What's the matter with you?

What do you mean,
what's the matter with me?

Nothing's wrong with me!

Didn't you hear me yell, "Dive"?

- I said, "Dive!"
- Oh, come on.

What do you mean, "Come on"?

I did it 'cause you were here.

- I was worried about you.
- Oh, right.

That was a gunshot.
You could've got hit!

TITO: You walking funny, man.

Did you shit in your pants?

LOUIE: No.

You mean,
that's the way
you always walk?

Yo, hey, Tito.
How's it going, man?

Hey.

Who's that, your dealer?

My father.

- Yeah.

Boy, your mother
must like 'em young.

My mother?

Yeah, that lady you live with.

She's my grandmother.

I don't know where my mother is.

How much they pay you
on this job you have?

- I work for tips.

All right, take this.
Run it up to the house.

- There you go, there's a fin.
- Thank you.

"Thank you." That's it?

That's $5 I gave you.

Thank you, massa.
Thank you, massa.

Thank you... Fuck you, kid.

Fuck you, too!

Fuck me.

Follow the bee.
Follow the bee.
Where's the bee?

MAN 1: Wow, man.

Buzzing bee, buzzing bee.

Thank you for
giving me the opportunity

to have this
little workshop here,

while I go there
and hit the big time, okay.

Won't forget you
when I hit the big time.

Follow the bee. Where's the bee?

MAN 2: I got that bee, man.

Bees.

It's just like lovemaking.
Follow the bees.

You're looking for the bee.
You're looking for the bee.

MAN 3: Yeah, there we go, man.
I know where it's hidden.

Come on, man. Which one is it?

That's it... Man, you sure?

MAN 4: That's it. I got it.

Yeah! $40 got me $80, man.

Hope you keep that
smile when you lose.

- Wait a second.
- The rent money.

Wait a minute. I'm fumbling
all over here.

This guy here beat me already.

You're doing okay.
Been watching you.

- Give me the rent money.
- I'm not doing okay.

Hold on a second.
I'll give all your rent money.

You wanna play some rounds?

LOUIE: I don't wanna play.

Nobody wants to play
for fun, anymore.

Everything has to be for money.

For money, you know?
That's what
ruined the Olympics.

That's the bee.

That's $20 minimum bet.

Okay.

Fine with me.

Where's the money?

- Right there.

- Uh-huh!

Oh, I'm so sorry.

See what happens?
You looking for
the bee, man.

That's where the
honey is, you see?

You got the king,
you got the sting.
Sorry.

I was lucky. I was lucky.
I don't know if I have
the nerves for this.

Lot of nerves in this game.
Know what I'm saying?

Hey, ain't you gonna
gimme a chance
to win my money back?

What, are you crazy? No.

$50 minimum bet, now.

Okay. Okay.

Where's your money? Excuse me.

I'm hanging around.
I might as well play.

Enjoy myself a little bit.

Okay, well, $60.

I gotta take the highest bet.

All right, $75.

$100.

$125.

$150.

$175.

$200.

First day on the job, and I
hit it big. Thank you, Lord.

You broke, big shot?

Okay...

Where's the money?

It's me, Marlon.
What do you mean,
"Where's the money?"

I gotta see the money.
It's business.
I wanna see it.

You owe me the rent money.

The guy lives in
my building and wants
to see the money.

All right. Okay.

Okay, so where is it?

Where is it?
Let me see, not sure.

I think it's right...

MARLON: Look at that!

Like a small miracle.

Where'd that guy go?
Do you know that guy?

You didn't know that guy?

Now I got my rent money, huh?

Know what this is?

Yeah, I know what this is.

Didn't I tell you
I was gonna get
the rent money?

Yeah, you gave it
to me, all right.

Don't forget to
give me a receipt.

For my pride.

Where were we? Where were we?

Follow the bee. Follow the bee.

Follow the bee.

Hey! Heather!

Heather!

Heather!

Heather!

HEATHER: You sure this is it?

Come here, baby!

How you doing?

They're a bunch of animals!

Hold it right there,
Mr. Superintendent!

Outta the way, Leotha!
This is an emergency!

Not until you're
gonna fix
the boiler in the building.

There's nothing wrong with it.

- Yeah.

All the way up to 40 degrees.
I am freezing.

Get a man. Up yours, Kritski!

Good thing you're here.

One more frigging day,
I'd be ready
for the funny farm

with these people.

Things are starting
to change, though.

That's it, honey.

Climb the stairway to heaven.

Louie, wait till
we're in your apartment.

Just trying to help
you up the stairs.
What do you mean?

Ew! What is the smell
in this building?

It's smells like... Piss.

Yeah, it smells like piss!
What is that?

It's piss.

Drunks come in the hallway
and they piss.

You let them pee in here?

It's not like
they ask permission,

know what I'm talking about?

What?

It was a rat! I saw a huge rat!

I can't do it.
I can't stay
where there's rats.

It's not a rat.
You know, it's probably
one of those Chihuahuas.

They got those
ugly-looking dogs,
these tenants.

You know, they look like rats.

That's all it is.
That's why the building
is virtually rat-free.

Weird.

Here we're.

I cleaned it up
a little bit,
the best I could.

I can't get
anybody to really,
you know, come in and...

HEATHER: Oh, my God!

Make yourself comfortable.

I'll be right there.
I wanna get something
for us to drink.

Some wine I picked up.

Come on, I'll take your coat.

Be comfortable. Relax.
You look tense. Relax.

That's it. Come on.

Now, we'll sit here first.

Yes. I picked this up for us.

What is that?

Wine. They drink it
in the neighborhood.

It's really good.

It's a little nasty,
but you always
liked nasty, didn't you?

Louie, no!

What? What's the matter?

I don't know! It's just...

Well, you know, I mean,
I'm in prison here.

This is my conjugal visit.

Didn't I tell you on the phone?

You knew the place
was a dump! Big deal!

What do you want me to do?

Lie there, spread my legs,
and try not to throw up,

for as long as it takes you
to get your rocks off?

You were considering doing that?

No!

Louie.

Come here.

Just sit down. Give it a chance.

Give the wine a shot.
You know,
loosen up a little bit.

It's not that bad, see?

It's pretty comfortable, right?

Here, you take
the first sip, okay?

Oh, no, it's all right.

Hey? What do you...

It's okay.

It's not bad. Is it the smell?

It's this place,
you know, it's...

Hard to get in the mood.

Yeah, well,
you know, maybe...
Wanna try the wine?

Maybe some music, you know?

Do you have anything
soft and sexy?

Luther Vandross,
or Freddie Jackson.
I love Freddie Jackson.

Yeah, now you got it!

Hey! This is... I love him.

Oh, shit, I forgot.
Wait, Heather!

Heather, listen!
Hold it, hold it!

How about Johnny Mathis?
Remember Johnny Mathis?

*Look at me, I have... *

Heather! Wait a minute!

Heather, listen.

I tried, Louie.
I really tried.
Seriously...

Shut up! Go inside!

Heather, I can...
I can put Lysol on it!

It won't work, Louie.
Drive! Please drive!

Speedy Gonzalez Kritski!

Yo, baby! That was a quickie!

Shut up!

I hope you can fix
my plumbing as fast
as you fixed her.

Maybe he needs
his plumbing fixed!

If that's the way
white boys do it,

I can see why
they look so tense!

Yeah, he had to work on
the little lady, but
he's got a very busy day.

He got walls to plaster.

He got pipes to change,
and he got carpet to lay.

Just keep on laughing.
That's all right.
Keep on laughing.

'Cause pretty soon
I'll be outta here.

I'll be downtown
in my own apartment,
laying in my Jacuzzi,

just laughing
about all you assholes
stuck in this shithole!

Get outta my way.

Anger is the
foothold of the devil.

Fuck you and the devil!

Eleanor! Eleanor!

I already paid my rent.

My toilet's stopped up.
I gotta go to the bathroom.

So?

I gotta use your bathroom. No!

What do you mean?
How can you say no?

It's easy. You should know that.
It's the only word you know

when I asked you
to fix something.

How much? I'll pay you.

You don't have enough money.

What do you expect me
to do, shit outside?

Lincoln did.

Boy.

It's on.

NAOMI: Mr. Kritski!

Mr. Kritski, we have to talk.

Well, well, Miss Bensinger.

What brings you to this hellhole
in that tight skirt?

Don't tell me, I know.

Code violations, Mr. Kritski.

The tenants have informed me
you haven't addressed them.

Can't stay away from me?
Like moth to flame.

Not even one as directed
by the court.

Like the swallows to Capistrano.

And I can see, obviously, you
have no intention of doing so.

Oh, no? Check this out.

I am currently
supervising the rewiring

of the entire building.

Well, this is a big surprise,

Mr. Kritski,
I'm very encouraged.

However, this is
just the beginning

of everything that's to be done.

You got a great body,
you know that?

As a matter of fact, so do I.

You can't tell
with men's fashions,

the way they fit nowadays.

If you were to see me naked,
you know what you would say?

"Louie, I never
would have guessed it,

"but you got
a great body there."

MAN: Kritski!

Listen here.
The electrician. See?

What you ask is impossible.

I cannot just
rewire your apartment.

I didn't say,
"Just my apartment."

I didn't tell him, just my...

I said, start with
my apartment, and then,

you know, do all the apartments.

Oh, yeah? Go inside!

Go do the apartment!
What language?

He doesn't understand.

Don't let this guy
throw you. I mean...

Somewhere in here

there's a list of
all the other items

the judge wants you to address.

If you'll call my office with
a timetable for your repairs,

I'm sure some of the tenants
would like to know.

Did anyone ever tell you
how attractive you are?

No.

Of course, they have!
I'm 34 years old.

You think no one's ever told me
how attractive I am?

You know what? Listen.

This is a great opportunity for
us to go up to my apartment.

We can relax a little bit,

get to know each other.
Nothing fancy.

If you think I'm such a jerk,
how come you came here?

Because you're attracted to me.

Why don't you admit it?

Like a magnet to a refrigerator.

Look, I wanna see
some real work begin

on this building.

I wanna see an agenda.

I wanna see a construction crew.

I wanna see something more

than the Band-Aids
you are currently applying

to this open sore.

And if I don't,
you'll find yourself

in prison,

where your great body
will be greatly appreciated.

I don't know why
you get so upset.

Out!

You have a terrible temper,
but I still wanna

take you to lunch!

All right, forget the lunch!

We'll just hump!

Just a matter of time.

Come on. Come on. I got money
on this frigging game.

Where'd that guy come from?
Cut it... Will you...

Maybe if I get a little higher.

MAN ON TV:
They're all on their feet.

Way outside,

trying for the three-pointer
to win the game!

It's in the air!

Whoa! Whoa!

And it's...

What are you doing?

What does it
look like I'm doing?

I'm watching television.

Are you all right?

Yeah. I'm great. Thanks.

Oh, Jesus.

You're not cold, are you?

No, I just wanna see
if these gloves work

with the jacket, Marlon.
That's all.

What's it you want?
What're you looking for?

Nothing, man. I'm feeling good.

Do you wanna come down with me
and shoot some hoops?

Hoops?

Yeah, hoops. Basketball.

You wanna play
basketball with me?

Yeah.

Yeah. I'll bet you do.

For money. Wanna hustle me?

No, no money, man. Just for fun.

For fun?

Look, Marlon, why do you wanna
play basketball with me?

Why would you
wanna play with me?

Hey, you wanna come,
I'll be downstairs.

All right?

Okay? Yeah, good.

If you think I look stupid
just say so, Marlon.

I don't think you look stupid.

Well, what are you looking at?
Is it the jacket,

the hood, what?

It screams.

You know what it says? It says,

"Look at me. I'm wearing
shit that nobody in this

neighborhood would wear.

"So come and stick me
with the sharp object

of your preference

"and then steal
that hideaway wallet

I got Velcroed on my leg."

You could tell?

No, it doesn't show,
but that's what you guys wear.

Anyway, don't bother.
You know, don't worry about it.

It's okay. You're safe.
You're with me.

Yeah, like you're gonna
protect me if I get attacked.

I'll call 911 when
they're done with you.

Hey, Kritski! Where did
you get that outfit?

BOY 1: Gimme this ball.

BOY 2: I got you. Yo.

Hey, what's up? What's up man?

Milkman, Louie. Louie, Milkman.

Hey, what's going on, Louie?

Nice to meet you, man.

How you doing? I'm all right.

So, how come they
call you Milkman?

'Cause I killed a milkman.

Oh!

Okay.

Okay, we're gonna be playing
three-on-three, half-court.

Okay, winners take the ball out.

Every time you make a shot,
you gotta go around, okay?

They make a shot,
you take the ball around.

I know how to play
basketball, okay?

If something goes wrong,
or whatever, if you need

help on defense, look to me,
look to the Milkman.

We'll throw in a block.

You're not gonna be humiliated.

I don't need any help.
Thank you very much.

MAN 1: Ben, shoot it.

Holy shit.

That's Rudy.
You'll be guarding Rudy.

If I have to.

Take it out.

RUDY: Yeah! They're the losers.

BEN: Yo, baby, you know it.

Yo, good to go, baby.

MAN 1: That's right, Ben.

Who bring the hockey player?

Let's go.

MARLON: Yes!

LOUIE: Milkman,
over here, over here.

Come on.

Go, Louie, go. Go, go, go.

MILKMAN: Shoot, shoot.

LOUIE: Yes. Oh, man.

Milkman, Milkman.
Come on, come on.

Marlon, Marlon.

Yeah!

Yeah, Milkman!

MARLON: Louie, Louie.

Louie.

Yeah! Yeah!

Yeah, we got 'em, we got 'em!

Yeah! Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah!

Yes! Yes! Yes!
We're kicking their ass!

We're kicking their ass!

TITO: Come on, Kritski!

MARLON: Shoot, Louie! Shoot!
MILKMAN: Yeah!

BEN: Oh, fuck!

BEN: Drive, drive, drive,
right, right, right! Oh.

Hey, hey, hey.

TITO: Over here. Damn.

BEN: Switch in, switch in.

Yeah. They can't stop you all.

They can't stop us.

Hey, hey. What happened?

What happened there?

What happened? What happened?

Look who's going on now.

Come on, we won.
So, what'd you do?

Come on, I'll give you a chance.

You want a chance to get even?
No.

Sore losers.
One more game.
One more game.

One more game.
You scared,
say you're scared.

Come on, come on.
I'll tell you what.

Wait. Tell you what.
We'll give you Milkman.

What did he do?
He didn't deliver.

What about you?
I'm only kidding. Come on.

Okay. How about another game?
Yeah, One more game.

If we're gonna
play another game,

then let's play for some money.

No. We play for fun,
not for money.

It's fun to play for money.

What's the big deal
over here?
Play for money.

Excuse me, but I got no money.

I gave you my rent money.

Did you bring it? Did you

How much are we
talking about here?
$200.

You think we should
we spend that much?

Well, you already said it,
so, yeah, it's okay.

$200. Okay. Let's play.

Let's go.

Okay.

Yeah! Yeah!

MARLON: Louie!

Yeah. Word up.

Yeah.

I don't know what's happening.

I mean, what's happening?

MARLON: Louie, come on.
Pass the ball, Louie.

Yeah.

Oh, boy, we're killing you guys.
Where's the defense?

MAN 2: Come on, get the ball.
Get the ball.

Yes!

Smoked it, man.

Loser, loser.

MAN 3: Did you see his face?

You're real good, man.

You all right? Yeah.

Put a little Vicks.
A little Vicks...

It'll be good.

Hey, you guys always play
basketball and football at the
same time?

The question is, where'd
you get that outfit?

Shut up.

I hate to bring this up,
but I need the money.

Yeah, I bet you
hate to bring it up.

I'll give it to them.

Good game! Good game!

Good game, Louie.

Yo, nice game, Kritski. Scrub.

Hey, wait up.

What the hell?

Irene, what color
was Louie's car?

Son of a bitch!

What the hell is this?

What the hell is going on here?

What's with the new lights?

I can't believe it!
Hey, sweetie!

BIG LOU: I can't believe it!

I can't believe he's done this!

They need lights in
the middle of the day?

What's wrong with him?

Look!

Louie!

Shit. Louie!

Over here. Come over here.

Over here. I wanna
talk to you, Son.

Didn't I tell you
not to spend a penny?

Did you fix those lights?

Don't tell me
you fixed the lights!

Did you put new wiring
in there?
I had to.

You had to

I wanted to play my stereo.

Well, now they can
all play their stereos.

Lights. I gave lights.
It's just lights.

Only lights? That's the inch.

Now they want the mile!

You give them shit!

That's right,
you give them shit!

Shit!

What are you hanging around
these people for?

Well, listen...

You better get
the upper hand around here,

because this is gonna
be home for a while.

Your bail hearing took a dump.

Yeah.

Well, what did the judge say?

What did he say? He said, "Eat
shit and die, Mr. Kritski."

That's what he said.

Don't worry, honey.
Daddy never gives up.

He'll get you outta here.

Look. Look at the throw pillows.

I thought they'd add color
to your apartment.

Why don't I give it
directly to the soul brothers?

That's what
he's gonna do, anyway.

Here. Here you are.

It's all yours, take it.
Take it!

Get in the car.
Oh, goodbye,
sweetie...

Irene, get in the...
Get in the car.

Tell me how the cushions work.

Get in the car.
Get in the car.
I'm getting in.

Let's get outta here. All right.

Louie, I'll talk to you later.

What's the hurry?
We just got here.

Big Lou.

When are you gonna
get me outta here?

As soon as Mom and I
get back from the Bahamas.

The Bahamas?

The Bahamas?

The Bahamas?

* Everybody dance now *

* Everybody dance now *

* *

* Give me the music *

* Give me the music *

* Everybody dance now *

* Everybody dance now *

* Yeah *

* Yeah *

* Yeah *

* Everybody dance now *

* Yeah *

* Yeah *

* Everybody dance now *

* Give me the music *

* Everybody dance now *

* Everybody dance now *

* Everybody dance now *

* Yeah *

* Yeah *

* Yeah *

* Yeah *

* Everybody dance now *

* Here is the dome
back with the bass *

* The jam is live in effect
and I don't waste time *

* Off the mic with a dope
rhyme jump to the rhythm *

* And I'm here to combine
beats and lyrics *

* To make you shake your pants *

* Come on and dance, guys,
grab a girl *

* Don't wait make the twirl It's
your world and I'm just a
squirrel *

* Trying to get a nut to move *

* So you what's up,
hands in the air,
come on, say yeah *

* Everybody over here
everybody over there *

* The crowd's live enough
and I pursue this groove *

* Party people
in the house, move *

* Now hit the dance floor *

* It's gonna make you
sweat till you bleed *

* Is that dope enough indeed I
paid the price to control dice *

* I'm more precise
to the point I'm nice *

* Take control of
your heart and soul *

* Dance till you can't,
dance till you can't
dance no more *

* Get on the floor and get raw *

* Then come back
and upside down, easy now *

* Let me see you move *

* Let your mind *

* Move Put me online *

* Baby *

* Let the music take control *

* Let the rhythm move you *

* Sweat *

* Sweat *

* Let the music take control *

* Let the rhythm move you *

* Everybody dance now *

WOMAN: Get dancing.

You wanna keep it down?

I mean, some people might
wanna sleep, you know?

* Let the music take control *

* Let the rhythm move you *

* Sweat *

Hello.

LOUIE: Hello? Heather?

Who's this? Louie.

What do you want?

I want you to get a cab
and come over here.

I'm really tired.

My feet are killing me from
the dancing. I gotta go.

Shit!

This life stinks!

MAN: And then you die!

I'm doubling
your rent, meathead!

Good. That makes two bad checks
I have to write!

Lower that music down there!

I'm warning you people!

This is the last...

English! English!

Doesn't anybody talk English?

It worked before you broke it.

Shut up!

$1,700

What'd you do, use mahogany?

Mr. Kritski, we didn't
use nothing new.

We just patched it up,
like you said.

Now if you'd sign
right there, please.

Big Lou's right. I'll go broke
fixing things around here.

$1,700 for a hole in the floor.

Knock it off!

Hey, Gilliam. Hey.

No repairs unless authorized by
me. Did you ever hear that?

It's not a repair.

It's more like
a temporary blockade.

Blockade of what?
This place
is infested with vermin.

And thanks to you, we can now
see where they're coming from.

The rats will eventually
chew through this,

but it just might
stop them for a night.

I've been upstairs. I never
saw one frigging rat. Not one!

Maybe they're
avoiding your floor

out of professional courtesy.

Anybody ever tell you you're a
weirdo, Gilliam? Knock it off.

They will come.

Ooh!

Go to bed, will you?

Rats. Come on.

MAN: The whole building's
probably infested, you know.

Yeah?

There's gotta be
something you could do

just to keep 'em out of here.

Well, you could try training
'em.
That's very funny, pal.

You do whatever you gotta do.
Do the whole building.

Shoot them, nuke them,
burn them, I don't care.

Fine. I'll go start upstairs.

This is very gratifying,
Mr. Kritski.

I never would have believed it.

Miss Bensinger, Miss Bensinger,

you're just in time
to see my agenda.

I beg your pardon?
Didn't you
wanna see my agenda?

Oh, of course. Where is it?

Right here.

I think the judge was looking
for something a little bit
bigger, Mr. Kritski.

Women who are with me even once,
never get over it.

I can't help it.

She wants me. Bad!

It's finally happened.
The boiler's dead!

MAN 1: Stone fucking dead!

We're freezing our asses here.

Now, come out and do
something about it.

We'll break this door down
if we have to.

All right, all right.

Obviously it's unusually cold
in the building today.

Not necessarily due to a
malfunction of our boiler.

That piece of shit
is totally gone.

You can't prove that.

Proof? My parakeet
is frozen solid.

I could crack walnuts with him.

I called every heating
contractor in the city.

They're all booked solid.
It's winter.

What should I do?
Go out and kidnap one?

Yeah. And drag him back here?

Yeah. Well, I'm not gonna do it!

If I can tough it out,
so can you.

How are we supposed to get warm?

Burn one of your kids!
What do I care!

Get off that door.

Big Lou's right
about these shitheads.

They wanna keep warm,
why don't they dance?

ELEANOR: You're no good, and I
don't want you around here!

EDDIE: Maybe you don't,
but what about Tito?

Get out, Eddie! I'm not leaving.

I want you to take that
bike and get outta here!

Now, listen to me.
Get out, just get out!

You're acting crazy, Ma!

TITO: Grandma!
Get out! Just get out!

I told you, Ma, you don't
know what you're saying.

TITO: Grandma!
I know exactly
what I'm saying.

You're no good, and I don't
want you around here!

Yeah, well, maybe you don't,
but what about Tito?

He's my grandson and I don't
want him to turn into a bum!

Look, I bought this bike
with my own money.

It's dirty money, Eddie.
Look, I earned it.

You earned it.
You earned it selling poison!

Take this bike and get out!

I'm sorry, Tito.

You gotta take it out
on the boy.

TITO: Grandma, please! Come on.

Eddie, take this bike
and get outta here!

No, Tito!

Tito! Hey, Tito.

Wait up. Tito, wait up.

All right, Tito.
What's the problem?

I'm pissed off, that's all.

What, the bike? I saw the bike.

I could understand that.

Oh, yeah, right. Like you know.

Well, yeah, I know.
I mean, I can understand.

Listen, let me try to
explain something to you.

Your grandmother
did the right thing.

See, she couldn't
let you keep that bike,

because if she let
you keep that bike,

it's like saying whatever your
father did to get the money

to buy the bike, is okay.

Understand?
And she can't do that,

because, well,
what your father does...

He does bad things.

So do you.

Well, I mean, it might
look like that to you,

'cause you're
a little kid, but...

I mean, there's a big difference
between your father and me.

Yeah

For one thing, I don't make a
living off other's misery.

You don't?

No, I'm a businessman.

You're a slumlord.

I'm not a slumlord.

Great. Order up
some room service, then.

All right, so maybe
it ain't the Plaza.

It's a garbage dump.

Why don't you get lost,
huh, Tito?

ELEANOR: Tito, you up there?

Yeah, I'm up here.

Well, you come down here and
do your homework, right now!

I'm coming.

You know, if you think about it,

we sorta have the same problem.

You know, if you
fix this place up,

you might actually make people
happy. Maybe even yourself.

But your daddy
wouldn't like that,

and you're too chicken
to take that risk.

Aren't you, Kritski?

MAN 1: Thank you, Mr. Kritski.

Good, good, good.

MAN 2: All right.

Here you go, Reverend.

Are you gonna give the Reverend
one, too? Eleanor. Eleanor.

Give me one. Oh, God bless you.

Hey, hey. What is this?

TITO: Kritski, where's mine?

You're selling these
to the tenants?

No, I'm not selling them.

Tito, put that down.
Leotha, take over.

I'm giving every one of
the tenants one of these.

That's why I wanted you to
come by and witness this.

You could pass the word
onto Judge Stoneface.

The heaters are a good start.
Understanding.

If you hadn't run the building
into the ground

this wouldn't even be necessary.

I'm taking care of the problem.

Well, it's more of
a gesture, not a solution.

Look, I'm not looking for
the medal of honor, okay?

It would be nice if, for once,

you could acknowledge
I'm not a total jerk.

Is that hard? Well, you're not.

And it is nice.

It is, isn't it?
All right, let me finish.

LOUIE: Get in line.
You can't just take it.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

LOUIE: Wait, wait.

Hey! Hey, get away from there!

Put that stuff down.
Put that stuff down,
I said! Get that...

What do you think you're doing?

The boiler broke, so I had to...

What are you,
an expert
on boilers now, huh?

It's broken when
a qualified technician
says it is.

I'll send over
a qualified technician.

Well, we're freezing inside.

"We" How many times
I have to tell you?

It's us and them.

You think I wouldn't
find out about this?

No...

You used
the company credit card.

They called for authorization.

That crap belongs to me.

I want it on the truck, now!

Mr. Kritski,

you're interfering with
Mr. Kritski's compliance
with a court order.

I know what
the court order says,
"Within 120 days."

A lot can happen
in 120 days.
Like spring.

You don't need heat
in spring, Counselor.

Let me explain
something to you, Son.

You fix this place up on Monday,

Friday it's back
to where it was.

I know. You fix the plumbing,
they put chicken bones down the
toilet.

Put in heat, they piss
in the hot-air ducts.

You fix one shitty toilet,
I'll disown you.

One toilet,
you're outta the will.

Gimme that, Buckwheat.

Who you calling Buckwheat,
you fat fuck?

You little shit, you...

Come on, Pop, let him have it.

It's mine. It's his.

I paid for them.

I'll pay for
everything then, okay?

I'll pay for it. I'm gonna put
in a new boiler, too.

If you can't get
someone to come down here
and do it,

then I'll find somebody
to put it in.

Can't you just let me
handle this myself?

Let me do this, huh?
Please, Pop, go home.

They've brainwashed you,
like Patty Hearst.

What's next?
You're gonna bring 'em
to Disneyworld?

Pop. Don't call me Pop.

I don't recognize you anymore.

You're not my son!

You're breaking my heart!

See you, Louie.

Come on.
You gotta carry these things
if you want 'em. I can't...

WOMAN 1:
Wait, wait, wait.
Careful with them.

WOMAN 2: Hey, thanks.
This is great.

I know that must have
been a hard thing
for you to do.

You wanna come up
to my apartment
and keep me warm?

Nothing weird, first time.

You know, man on top.

You don't need me.

I think you're hot enough
for the both of us.

Damn.

* You can't touch this

* My, my, my,
my music hits me so hard

* Makes me say, oh, my lord,
thank you for blessing me

* With a mind to rhyme
and two hyped feet

* Feels good
when you know you're down

* A superdope homeboy
from the Oaktown

* And I'm known as such
* And this is a beat

* You can't touch this

* I told you, homeboy
You can't touch this

* Yeah, that's how
we livin' and you know

* You can't touch this

* Look in my eyes, man
* You can't touch this

* Yo, let me bust
the funky lyrics

* Fresh new kicks and pants

* You got it like that,
now you know

* you wanna dance
So move out of your seat

* And get a fly girl
and catch this beat

* While it's rolling Hold on

* Pump a little bit
and let 'em know
it's going on

* Like that Like that

* Cold on a mission
so pull on back

* Let 'em know
that you're too much

* And this is a beat
they can't touch

* Yo! I told you
* You can't touch this

* Why you standing there, man?

* You can't touch this

* Yo, sound the bells,
school is in, sucker

* You can't touch this
Give me a song or rhythm

* Making 'em sweat
that's what I'm giving 'em

Yeah, who is it? It's Marlon.

Well, what do you want?
You got a key. Come in.

In case you haven't heard,
there's a party going on.

Huh?

I said, there's
a party going on.

Oh, yeah. Yeah,
well, I hear music,
but I didn't know.

I think you should come,

otherwise you're gonna
look like an antisocial
or something.

I'm in the middle
of this puzzle.

I love to do these, you know.

And I have... I have
a couple of other things
I have to do.

I'm busy, you know.
So, maybe later.
I don't know.

I'm not... You know,
I don't like
dancing and stuff, so...

Maybe later. Thanks.

Okay.

* Yeah, you can't touch this

* You can't touch this

* You can't touch this

* My, my, my,
my music hits me so hard

* Makes me say, oh, my lord,
thank you for blessing me

* With a mind to rhyme
and two hyped feet

* Feels good
when you know you're down

* A superdope homeboy
from the Oaktown

* And I'm known as such
And this is a beat

* You can't touch this

* I told you, homeboy
You can't touch this

* Yeah, that's how we livin'
and you know

* You can't touch this

Hey.

* You can't touch this

* Yo, let me bust
the funky lyrics

* Fresh new kicks and pants

* You got it like that,
you know
you wanna dance

* So move out of your seat
And get a fly girl
and catch this beat

* While it's rolling Hold on

* Pump a little bit and let 'em
know it's going on like that

* Like that
Cold on a mission
so pull on back...

Hello?

LOUIE: Yo, Bensinger.

Kritski? Yeah.

I just thought I'd call you,
see how you're doing.

Where are you?
I'm having trouble
hearing you.

I'm at a party.
It's with some
of the brothers, you know.

Getting down
with our nasty selves.

Did I hear you say
a party?
Yeah.

Mr. Kritski, you know
you're not supposed
to leave the building.

Who left the building?
What are
you talking about?

I'm downstairs with
some of my neighbors.

Really? Yeah.

Well, that's very
uplifting, Mr. Kritski.

Does this mean
you finally realize

you have to bring
the building
up to code?

Well, yeah. You know,
I mean, this is how
things start, right?

The first nail.
The first toggle bolt.
The first, ahem, screw.

Most things.

Yeah. Look, Miss Bensinger,
I don't want to promise you
any miracles or anything,

but I had some
great ideas, you know,

and I thought maybe
you would like to come over
and check 'em out.

Kritski, are you asking me
to come over to your place?

Well, yeah. I mean you're
supposed to check up
on me anyway, right?

If you want me to
come over and see you,
why don't you just ask me?

All right,
come on over and see me.
Can't do it.

I was in court all day.
I didn't even make it
into the office. I'm beat.

All right, I'll call you
another time. Good night.

Bye, Louie.

Louie

Louie?

Watch out! Here I come!

Louie's coming back.

* You can't touch this

* Look in my eyes, man

* You can't touch this

* Yo, let me bust
the funky lyrics

* Fresh new kicks and pants

* You got it like that,
now you know
you wanna dance

* So move out of your seat

* And get a fly girl
and catch this beat *

BIG LOU: Louie?

Louie? God damn it. What the...

Pop?

Louie.

Pop?

It's me.

Louie.

You all right?
Yeah, yeah. What's the matter?

No, nothing, nothing.
No, I'm fine.

Look, I got good news for you.

You're out on bail.

You're kidding?
No, no, I'm not kidding.

Come on, pack up all your stuff

and let's go. Come on, let's go.

This is great.
Well, don't stand
there like a statue.

You're home. Let's go.

All right? Well, wait here.

Are you kidding? No, hurry up.

All right, I'll be right down.

I'll wait for you downstairs.
All right.

Hurry up, Louie.

LOUIE: Oh, shit. Oh, boy.

Well, well, well.

And where is
the Prince of Whiteness
sneaking off to?

I'm outta here, Leotha. What?

That's it, I'm sprung.
I'm going back
to civilization.

I'm going home.

Hey, Leotha!

Yeah.

Check this out.

James Brown, move over.

Hey. Do me a favor.

Yeah.

Tell the kid I said goodbye.

Okay. I will.

Louie, come on! Hurry!

Let's get outta here. Let's go.

What are we, in a race?

I don't wanna be
around this dump
longer than I have to.

Come on, throw it in.

Get in the car.
Come on.
Get in the car.

Who'd you bribe today?
I didn't bribe
anybody today.

I went to see
the Bensinger woman.
You went to see Naomi?

Yeah. I told her, you take on
Big Lou, you're in trouble.

She got the message.

You went to the office? Yeah.

Today? Yeah.

What're you doing?
Get your foot
off the brake.

All right, what's going on?

What? what are you doing?

What's going on? Naomi wasn't
at her office all day.

Look, you're not involved.
It's just the roof.

It's not gonna be
a big fire.
Jesus, Pop. A fire?

Louie, come on.
Oh, there's people in there.

It doesn't take much
to condemn a building!

People. What's wrong with you?

Louie, come back! Louie!

It'll just be the roof!

The city will close the
building, and you can come home!

Louie!

Louie, listen to me!

Louie, come back here.

Louie, come here! Louie!

Louie, don't go in there.

Louie, I didn't know what to do.

Come back here.

Louie! Louie, listen.
Louie, don't run away.

Louie, listen to me.

Louie, come here, will you?

Louie! Louie!

Hey, put that shit down.
Put it down.
Fuck you.

No, fuck you, there's not gonna
be a fire.

So you're Junior. Well, Junior,

your old man over there
paid me a lot of money
to light this place up.

And that's what I'm gonna do.

No. Nobody's burning
my building,
you understand?

You understand?
Nobody is gonna
burn my building.

I'm not an arsonist
and neither are you.

You. Get off my roof
before there's trouble.

There's already trouble.

I'll throw you right
the fuck off this roof.

Yeah. You and who else?

MARLON: Me. Me, too.

Me, too, shithead.

What do you wanna do?

I already got my money.

And I'm keeping it.

You don't understand.

I got scared.

I didn't wanna
lose you to these...

These, these... What?

They're people,
go ahead, look at them.

Human beings, not animals, Pop.

You don't burn somebody
outta their home

just because
everything's not
going your way.

You gave me this building.
It's mine, remember?

I'm gonna run it the way
I think it should be run.

Shit. Pop. Pop, wait.

Pop, wait.

I'm getting outta here.

Wait, Pop.

Pop, wait. Wait, wait.

Just wait.

Listen. You can't do that.

Don't you understand, huh?

Don't you understand?

There's kids up there.

People live here.
I mean, anything could happen.

Those things get out of control.
I don't want my father to do
that.

I didn't mean to
embarrass you upstairs,
but I didn't know what to do.

What do you expect me to do?

You just don't stop.

Louie.

If you need me...

Thanks, Pop.

Feels good, don't it?

What?

Being your own man.

Let's go.

We got a lot of things
to do up there.

WOMAN 1: Would you believe
I actually had to turn
the heat down last night?

WOMAN 2: This place
hasn't been painted
since I moved in.

The little son of a gun
actually painted
the hallway.

WOMAN 3: Fresh paint,
new curtains,
I can't believe it.

WOMAN 4: Yeah.
My oven's working.

WOMAN 5: Oh, girl,
my cousin's
moving in next week.

Hey, look at this, man.

They all came to say goodbye.

Yeah, Marlon,
I'm sure it's breaking
their hearts.

Hey, Tito. About that bike...

Hey, don't worry, Kritski.

I'm not gonna tell
anybody you bought me
the bike.

Hey, look, how nice.
You all got together.

You should do this every month.

This way I can get
my rent all at once.

We all just wanna make
sure you're leaving.

I have just one thing to say.

I wanna say one thing, too.

Let's keep it short
and sweet. Goodbye.

My sink is broken.
It's not
my problem anymore.

You have to give
those problems
to your new super.

Oh! Marlon, hey!

MAN 1: All right.

All right. Come on, I gotta go.

I don't fucking
believe it! My car!

Marlon, you shouldn't have.

Marlon. Boy, wow.
I can't believe it.
It's a miracle.

Where'd you get
all the original
parts and everything?

Well, I guess when
you put your mind
into something...

LOUIE: I mean, you know,
everybody's been so nice,

giving my car back,
I'm almost sad to leave.

Oh, yeah, right.
MAN 2: Sure you are.

Anyway, thanks.

Yeah, right.

Marlon!

Marlon!

Oh, shit.

Who the hell took my car?

LOUIE: * Gimme the rent

* Gimme the rent

* What's the matter,
you got no sense of humor?

* Gimme the rent

* Gimme the rent

* Gimme the rent

* Give, give, give

* Gimme the rent

* Give, give, give

TITO: * Gimme the rent

* That's all he ever says, man

* If anybody could be bad
that chump can

* Louie Kritski
is the name
of this nitwit

* And he's the super
of this hell pit

* Pardon my French, though,
but I'm serious

* This building
is drivin' me delirious

* No plumbing, no heat,
no electricity

* It's basically a box
with holes to me

* Ew, look at it Gimme the rent

* Lookie here, lookie here
What do we have here?
Rats in the building,

* you know he don't care
He's Louie Kritski,
and he thinks we're all chumps

* This is no crib
it's one big dump
Got a fly girlie

* to ride in his 'vette
Oh, the only problem
is it don't want to go

* So he's hangin' on
the court runnin' the b-ball

* Bettin' for the rent too bad
he's gonna take a fall

* He's busy making money
wherever he goes

* When there's knockin'
on your door

* Everybody knows
it's the super
It's the super

* Pay the rent
pay the rent,
pay the rent

* Srub-ub-ub-ub-ub-ub

* Give, give, give

* Gimme the rent

* Gimme the rent

* This guy's
got a big vocabulary

* Give, give, gimme the rent

* Okay, okay, okay

* Now, all the kids
start dancing

* And have a great time

* It's superduper
duper fresh, and...

* Oh, oh, I know,
get the cash,
it's Kritski

* Pay the rent, pay the rent

Whoops!

* My name is Tito Tito's my name

* Runnin' errands for Kritski,
that's my game

* He was forced to live here
and he thought he would flip
But when he hung with me

* I scoped him on a positive
tip Now the building's
lookin' fine

* And Kritski and I
are chillin'
He ain't illin'

* 'Cause he fixed
everything up
in the building

* It's the super

* It's the super

* So watch what you do

* You know it's true

* 'Cause everything you do
will come back at you
You know

* Pay the rent,
pay the rent,
pay, pay

* Pay the rent

* Pay the rent

GIRL: Tito, where are you going?

* Sorry, babe. I'm on a mission.

* I got business
to take care of.

* Tito, can I have
a ride on your bike?

* Popularity has its price.

* Pay the rent,
pay the rent,
pay, pay

* Pay the rent,
pay the rent,
pay, pay

* Pay the rent, pay the rent *