Uptown Saturday Night (1974) - full transcript
Steve Jackson and Wardell Franklin sneak out of their houses to visit Madame Zenobia's: a high-class but illegal nightclub. During their visit, however, the place is robbed and they are forced to hand over their wallets. Steve's wallet turns out to have contained a winning lottery ticket, and together they must recover their stolen property.
♪ NEED A LITTLE SUGAR
AFTER SUPPER ♪
♪ NEED A LITTLE HONEY
IN THE NIGHT ♪
♪ NEED ANOTHER DOLLAR
IN MY POCKET ♪
♪ THEN I'M GONNA BE ALL RIGHT
♪ WHEN I GO UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN, UPTOWN
♪ SATURDAY UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ GIVE ME LITTLE GOSPEL
FOR MY SPIRIT ♪
♪ GIVE ME LITTLE LOVIN'
FOR MY SOUL ♪
♪ GIVE ME LITTLE COMFORT
FOR MY TROUBLES ♪
♪ THEN I NEVER WILL GROW OLD
♪ WHEN I GO UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN, UPTOWN
♪ SATURDAY UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ GONNA LIVE AS LONG
AS I CAN MAKE IT ♪
♪ MAKE IT
♪ GONNA TAKE ENOUGH
TO GET ME BY ♪
♪ BY
♪ GONNA KEEP TRYIN'
TO GET LUCKY ♪
♪ I BETCHA I'LL BE SMILIN'
WHEN I DIE ♪
♪ HEADIN' UP UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ YEAH, UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN, UPTOWN
♪ SATURDAY UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ GOIN' UPTOWN
SATURDAY NIGHT ♪
♪ YEAH, UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN
SATURDAY NIGHT ♪
♪ OH, UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN, UPTOWN
♪ SATURDAY UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ YEAH, I'LL GO UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ YEAH, UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN, UPTOWN
♪ SATURDAY UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ YEAH,
UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT ♪
[CAR HORNS HONK IN DISTANCE]
SARAH?
YES?
WOULD YOU MIND
LIVING IN THE COUNTRY?
COURSE NOT. YOU'RE FORGETTING
I WAS BORN IN THE COUNTRY.
IT'S IN MY BLOOD.
SOMEDAY MAYBE WE CAN MOVE
BACK DOWN SOUTH SOMEPLACE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE
REAL NICE, BABY.
OK, I'M GOING TO
KEEP THAT IN MIND.
YOU KNOW,
I WAS JUST THINKING.
WHAT?
ABOUT WHEN WE FIRST MET.
YOU WERE LIVING ON SOMERSET
STREET WITH YOUR SISTER LELA.
I WAS A YOUNG GIRL FRESH
FROM THE COUNTRY THEN.
YEAH, AND YOU HAD
THE BIGGEST BUTT I EVER SAW.
IF YOU DON'T STOP...
BUT IT'S THE TRUTH.
GOOD-LOOKING BEHIND.
SAID TO MYSELF
WHEN I FIRST SAW IT,
"SHE GOTTA BE
FROM DOWN HOME
"'CAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE
BEHINDS LIKE THAT
IN THE CITY."
STEVE!
WELL, IT'S THE TRUTH.
DON'T YOU MEN EVER THINK
ABOUT NOTHING BESIDES BEHINDS?
LEGS AND BOOBS,
BUT MOSTLY BEHINDS.
OH, MAN!
I REMEMBER.
YOU SNEAKED THROUGH
THE LIVING ROOM WINDOW
IN THE HOUSE
WITH THAT CRAZY CHARLES
'CAUSE HE WANTED
TO SURPRISE LELA.
YEAH, OLD CHARLES.
HE SURE WAS IN A HURRY
TO GET HOME FROM THAT WAR.
HE WAS YOUR SISTER'S
FIRST HUSBAND, WASN'T HE?
NO, HONEY, THIRD.
THIRD, THIRD!
AH, YOU ALL LOOKED SO GOOD IN
YOUR UNIFORMS, ESPECIALLY YOU.
WELL, YOU KNOW...
I WAS SO TACKY, I DIDN'T
WANT YOU TO SEE ME.
I SAW YOU. I COULDN'T
MISS THAT BUTT.
HOWEVER, I KNEW
THE NEXT TIME YOU SAW ME,
I'D HAVE IT TOGETHER AND YOU
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO RESISTME!
YEAH, I KNEW IT, TOO.
TOOK YOU OUT ON OUR
FIRST DATE THAT VERY NIGHT.
YES, YOU DID.
THOSE WERE
SOME BEAUTIFUL DAYS.
WEREN'T THEY?
THOSE WALKS WE USED
TO TAKE IN THE PARK.
YOU WERE THE FRESHEST MAN.
I WAS ONLY DOING WHAT
A MAN IS SUPPOSEDTO DO.
NO, YOU WERE FRESH,
STEVE JACKSON.
WONDER IF THAT TREE'S
STILL THERE?
[LAUGHING]
YOU AIN'T NO DAMN GOOD,
YOU KNOW THAT?
I USED TO STOP BY THAT TREE
AND WE USED TO KISS.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
USED TO TAKE YOU BY THAT TREE,
PRESS YOU AGAINST IT REAL HARD,
AND YOU USED TO LOVEIT.
STOP!
IT'S THE TRUTH. YOU COULD
HARDLY WAIT TILL I COME BY
AND TAKE YOU TO THAT TREE
AND PRESS YOU AGAINST IT.
YOU USED TO SAY,
"OH, STEVE, PRESS ME AGAIN.
PRESS ME AGAIN."
STEVE, YOU KNOW YOU LYING.
YOU KNOW YOU ARE.
GIRL, YOU COULDN'T
GET ENOUGH OF THAT TREE.
OH, MAN.
THAT WAS ALL AN ACT.
AN ACT?
YES, SIREE.
SARAH,
YOU WAS HARDLY ACTING.
OH, YES, I WAS, TOO.
YOU JUST DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
I KNEW IF I ACTED
ALL SHY AND SCARED,
THAT WOULD MAKE YOU
LIKE ME MORE.
WOMAN, YOU CAN'T FOOL ME
WITH NO ACT.
I SEE YOU MARRIED TO ME.
I GOT TO ADMIT
YOU GOT ME THERE, SARAH,
IF I'D TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN,
I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
AFTER 20 YEARS OF MARRIAGE,
2 KIDS, AND 3 JOBS,
YOU STILL GOT
THE BIGGEST BUTT I EVERSAW.
[LAUGHING]
YOU'RE MY QUEEN, SARAH.
YOU'RE MY QUEEN.
THANK YOU,
MY DEAR HUSBAND.
IT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY
TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT.
[CAR HORN HONKING]
HEY, YOUNG BLOOD.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
SAME OLD,
SAME AS OLD HERE.
VACATION STARTS TODAY, HUH?
YOU DECIDED
WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
DON'T KNOW, I MIGHT JUST
WALK THE STREETS FOR TWO WEEKS
BRINGING SUNSHINE
TO LONELY DUDES LIKE YOU.
THAT'S NOT FUNNY.
COME ON.
I'LL BUY YOU A DRINK.
[LAUGHING] OK.
HOW'S YOUR OTHER JOB?
ROTTEN, BORING, AND UNDERPAID...
BUT THANK YOU, JESUS.
YES, LORD. SAME HERE.
SAY, MAN, LET'S GO
TO ZENOBIA'S TONIGHT.
WHERE?
ZENOBIA'S
WE AIN'T GOT
THAT KIND OF MONEY.
WILL WE EVER? COME ON, MAN.
I FEEL LIKE CUTTING LOOSE.
BOTTLE OF BEER
COSTS $5 IN THAT PLACE.
YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE.
WHAT YOU SAY, HOMEBOY?
NOTHING DOING.
YOU EVER BEEN THERE?
YEAH...AND NO.
I DROPPED SOME PEOPLE OFF
WITH THE CAB,
BUT THERE BE SOME FINE MAMAS
COMING IN THAT PLACE.
COUNT ME OUT, YOUNG BLOOD.
TOO FANCY FOR ME.
SOME FINE MAMAS
COMING IN THERE.
NO!
TO YOUR VACATION.
HEY, FREDDY.
FREDDY, COME HERE.
COME HERE, MAN.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
TO ZENOBIA'S?
[LAUGHING]
WELL, WILL YOU TELL THIS MAN
ABOUT ZENOBIA'S, PLEASE?
WHAT'S THERE TO TELL?
ONCE YOU GO IN, YOU DON'T
NEVER WANT TO COME OUT.
IT'S THE HIPPEST PLACE
IN THE WORLD!
YOU OUGHT TO
CHECK IT OUT, STEVE.
[LAUGHS]
LET'S GO TONIGHT.
LET'S--
SHALL WE CHECK IT OUT?
I'LL SEE HOW I FEEL
AFTER SARAH GOES TO SLEEP.
AFTER SARAH GOES TO SLEEP?
YEAH.
YOU MEAN
YOU GOT TO SNEAK OUT?
[LAUGHING]
THIS GUY...
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
YOU'RE SO HENPECKED
THAT YOU GOT TO SNEAK OUT
THE HOUSE?
YOU BETTER TIGHTEN UP
ON YOUR MARRIED LIFE, JACK.
SHOO...
YOU TELL HER YOU GOING OUT,
AND THAT'S IT! YES!
YOU JUST GONNA LEAVE IRMA
AND GO ON OUT, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT, JACK. I'M BOSS
IN MY HOUSE. I'M THE KING.
B-O-S-S.
[LAUGHING]
SNEAKING OUT.
SHOO...
MAN, I SNAP MY FINGERS
AND IRMA JUMP UP
AND DON'T COME DOWN
TILL I TELL HER TO.
THAT'S RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU NAME THE TIME.
ALL RIGHT,
YOU MEET ME AT 1:00.
1:00.
1:00.
AFTER IRMA...
GOES TO SLEEP.
[LAUGHING]
WE GOTTA BE A MEMBER
OR SOMETHING TO GET IN HERE?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
YOU JUST LOOK IMPORTANT.
ACT LIKE
WE INTO SOMETHING.
[DOORBELL BUZZES]
YOUR NAMES, PLEASE?
[LOUD MUSIC PLAYING]
WILL YOU WAIT HERE
A MOMENT?
WHAT'S ON THAT PAPER?
OUR LETTER OF INTRODUCTION.
FROM WHO?
I WROTE IT MYSELF
ON SOME STATIONERY
FROM THE LAW OFFICE
WHERE IRMA WORKS.
WHAT IT SAY?
SAYS, "TO WHOM
IT MAY CONCERN,
"THE BEARERS OF THIS LETTER
ARE TWO VERY IMPORTANT MEN
"IN THE DIAMOND BUSINESS.
"ANY COURTESIES
YOU CAN EXTEND TO THEM
"WOULD BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED.
SIGNED JEROME
MORDECHAI WILKENSON."
WHO'S JEROME
MORDECHAI WILKENSON?
I HAVE NO IDEA,
BUT I SURE HOPE
HE DON'T SHOW UP
HERE TONIGHT.
GENTLEMEN.
HELLO, SUSIE.
HOW ARE YOU?
I HEARD ABOUT YOU,DANIEL!
YES, I DID.
GENTLEMEN, HOW DO YOU DO?
HOW DO YOUDO?
I'M MADAME ZENOBIA BUNIGHT.
I'M STEVE JACKSON.
THIS IS WARDELL FRANKLIN.
NICE TO MEET YOU BOTH.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU MUST BE
NEW CUSTOMERS HERE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
FIRST TIME.
I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU FELLAS
ENJOY YOURSELVES ENOUGH
TO WANT TO COME BACK SOON.
YOU WILL FIND US CANDID
AND TO THE POINT.
YOUR PLEASURE
IS OUR BUSINESS,
AND YOU'LL FIND PLENTYHERE
TO YOUR LIKING.
WELL, I--I ALREADY HAVE.
WHY, THANK YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU FELLAS MOVE AROUND
FIND SOMETHING NICE TO DO?
IF YOU GET BORED AND YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR REALEXCITEMENT,
THERE IS ALWAYS THE ROOM
WITH THE RED DOOR IN THE BACK.
WHAT-- WHAT'S IN THERE?
HAPPINESS...
OR SADNESS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY THAT?
WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK THERE
AND FIND OUT?
AND, UH, MR. JACKSON,
YOU BEHAVE YOURSELF, HEAR?
UH, MR. JACKSON, I THINK
SHE WAS DIGGING ON YOU.
SHE SURE IS
A FINE-LOOKING MAMA.
YEAH.
I THOUGHT I SAID THAT.
HUH?
[NEW SONG BEGINS]
[MUSIC STOPS]
[CROWD APPLAUDS]
WHAT YOU THINK
GOING ON BACK THERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
HOOKERS MAYBE.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
OK, GET YOUR BETS DOWN.
GET YOUR BETS DOWN.
COMING OUT. GET
YOUR BETS DOWN.
DICE COMING OUT.
LEGGY PEGGY ROLLING.
RIGHT.
DICE HERE FOR 100.
YOU GOT IT. ANYBODY ELSE
WANT SOME OF THIS?
I'LL TAKE $200
OF THAT, PEG.
WHO ELSE THINK
THE DICE IS WRONG?
ANYBODY ELSE?
GOT YOU.
GOT YOU. GOT YOU.
I'M GONNA GET
IN THIS GAME.
YOU'RE GONNA GET
YOUR FEELINGS HURT.
LOAN ME SOME MONEY.
HELL, NO.
COME ON.
You gotta be crazy!
LEND ME SOME MONEY.
NO!
HEY, YOU BROTHERS GONNA
PARTICIPATE OR TALK STUFF?
WE GONNA PLAY, MAN.
IT COST $150 TO GET
IN THIS GAME.
NOW, IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT IT,
AGITATE THE GRAVEL,
AND TAKE THIS LAME
WITH YOU.
WE GOT THE MONEY, CHUMP.
WELL, GET DOWN WITH IT.
BET UP.
NEW POINT COMING OUT.
THAT'S RIGHT. $50 ON
THE DYNAMITE LADY!
THAT'S RIGHT,
MY BROTHER!
THAT'S RIGHT!
Man: YOU AND ME.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID,
"LET'S STAND."
LET'S GO, DARLING.
HERE WE GO.
HELLO!
SEVEN, A WINNER!
I'M LETTING IT
ALL RIDE!
LET IT RIDE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
$100 ON MISS
PEGGY LEGGY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
LET'S GO AGAIN.
HERE WE GO.
ONE TIME MORE.
11. STILL ROLLING.
STILL ROLLING.
WHOA!
DON'T TOUCH A THING!
DON'T TOUCH IT?
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT? HOW ABOUT
JUST A LITTLE BIT?
IT'S ALL RIDING AGAIN.
NOW ALL YOU BIG-TIME PLAYERS
JUMP ON THAT
IF YOU THINK
YOU CAN STAND THE STRAIN.
THAT'S RIGHT,
MY SISTER,
AND WHILE YOU AT IT,
JUMP ON THAT,
AND $5 MORE
FOR THE CHURCH.
JUMP ON IT.
YOU'VE BEEN JUMPED ON.
JUMP ON IT
SOME MORE THERE.
YOUR HAND MOVES
EVERY TIME MINE MOVES.
ROLL THE DICE.
WHOO! AGAIN!
SEVEN, A WINNER!
THERE YOU GO!
THERE YOU GO!
HOW LONG YOU ALL
BEEN OPEN DOWN HERE?
I BEEN WORKING
FOR A LIVING.
I KNOW, HONEY.
JUMP ON IT. JUMP ON IT.
YOU'RE MY MAN.
I GOT YOUR NAME
AND NUMBER.
GO AHEAD, BROTHER,
BUT JUST BE CAREFUL.
PEGGY, ROLL IT.
HERE WE GO!
11, A WINNER!
ALL RIGHT!
WHAT I TELL YOU?
I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!
YES, INDEED,
AND JESUS WEPT.
HERE WE GO.
MY GOODNESS, ARE YOU
STILL HERE, BROTHER?
YOU MUST DON'T HAVE
NO PLACE TO GO.
Peggy:
HERE WE GO!
SEVEN!
HELLO, SEVEN!
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
NINE.
PLACE YOUR BETS.
NINE IS THE POINT,
DARLING.
RIGHT, DARLING.
HERE! NOW!
NINE, A WINNER!
ALL RIGHT! RESPECT
A SISTER, SISTER.
SEND ALL THEM
TO THE PAWN SHOP.
CHANGE THE DICE.
Man: YEAH, CHANGE THE DICE.
HELL, NO! IF YOU ALL
CAN'T STAND THE HEAT,
GET OUT THE KITCHEN!
HARRY S. TRUMAN,
DECEMBER 17, 1952.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I WAS IN THE KITCHEN
WHEN HE SAID IT.
11!
HELLO! THE DICE HAVE
NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.
Peggy: SOMETIMES I DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT MYSELF.
HERE WE GO.
TAP THIS. TAP IT!
WHOO!
COME ON, SEVEN.
SEVEN AGAIN.
HERE WE GO.
YOU ALL COME ON.
PLEASE COVER THIS AREA
BECAUSE THIS MONEY
IS WAITING FOR FRIENDS.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
BE NICE AND LIVE.
[SNAPS]
ALL RIGHT, FREEZE!
AAH!
ANYBODY MAKES A WRONG MOVE
GETS PUT FULL OF HOLES.
WE MEAN BUSINESS!
DO AS YOU'RE TOLD,
AND YOU WON'T GET HURT.
I CAN'T
BELIEVE THIS!
SHUT UP!
EVERYBODY, HANDS UP!
SLOWLY!
AS HIGH
AS YOU CAN GET THEM!
THAT'S BETTER.
MOVE AWAY FROM THE TABLE!
LINE UP OVER THERE!
HURRY UP!
MOVE IT!
MOVE IT!
Man: KEEP YOUR HANDS UP.
THIS AIN'T NO TIME
TO GET BRAVE, TURKEY.
Man: PUT IT IN THE BAG.
GIVE ME THOSE RINGS.
KEEP THEM UP.
JUST IN CASE SOMEBODY'S
WEARING A HEATER,
EVERYBODY STRIP DOWN
TO THEIR UNDERWEAR,
LADIES INCLUDED.
MOVE IT!
YOU TOO, LADY.
I DON'T WEAR UNDERWEAR.
DON'T PLAY GAMES.
JUST GET IT OFF!
MMM, MMM, MMM.
LORD, HAVE MERCY.
[DOORBELL BUZZING]
[DOORBELL BUZZES]
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
[SNAPS]
STAY WHERE YOU ARE
FOR 10 MINUTES.
ANYBODY TRIES TO MOVE
BEFORE THAT GETS SHOT.
THANK YOU, BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
FOR A VERY LOVELY EVENING.
NEVER HAVE SO FEW
OWED SO MUCH TO SO MANY.
GOOD NIGHT.
♪ I'M GOIN' UP THE
ROUGH SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN ♪
♪ ON MY WAY HOME
♪ OH, I'M GOIN'
OH, YEAH ♪
♪ I'M GOIN' EACH
AND EVERY DAY ♪
♪ YOU KNOW
THAT I'M CLIMBIN' ♪
♪ I'M CLIMBIN'
♪ HIGHER
♪ HIGHER
♪ MEET MY JESUS
♪ HIGH, LORD
♪ HIGHER
♪ HIGHER, LORD
♪ HIGHER, JESUS
♪ TAKE US HIGHER
♪ HIGHER
♪ OH, HIGHER
♪ OO-OOO-OOO-OO-OH
♪ OH, LORD
♪ HIGHER
♪ HIGHER, JESUS
♪ OH, I'M CLIMBIN'
♪ HIGHER MOUNTAIN
♪ TRYIN' TO GET HOME
All: ♪ HOME
[APPLAUSE]
AMEN! TRULY WONDERFUL!
BE SEATED,
WOULD YOU PLEASE?
WE WANT
TO THANK OUR CHOIR
FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL
AND INSPIRING RENDITION
OF A SPIRITUAL VERY CLOSE
TO OUR HEARTS.
NOW, I SHOULD LIKE,
AT THIS TIME,
TO REMIND THOSE OF YOU
ATTENDING OUR CHURCH
PICNIC NEXT SUNDAY
THAT BUSES WILL DEPART
FROM THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH
AFTER THE SERVICE.
NOW, WE WANT TO TAKE
A MOMENT ALSO
TO ASK THE WEAK AMONG YOU
TO REFRAIN FROM BRINGING
BROWN PAPER BAGS
TO THE PICNIC.
WE GONNA HAVE ENOUGH
BROWN PAPER BAGS
WITH THE LUNCH IN THEM,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I MEAN, AFTER ALL, WE ARE
HAVING A CHURCH SOCIAL,
AND NOT A FRATERNITY
BOAT RIDE.
[CONGREGATION LAUGHS]
NOW, I REPEAT,
THERE WILL BE NO--
THERE WILL BE
NO JOY JUICE ALLOWED.
Congregation: AMEN.
NOW, LET ME HEAR
WHAT I SAID.
Congregation:
NO JOY JUICE ALLOWED.
WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT
FOR ME ONE MORE TIME?
Congregation:
NO JOY JUICE ALLOWED.
NOW, WE WILL,
RIGHT AFTER THE SERVICE,
SEARCH ALL OF
THE CHOIR ROBES.
NOW, I WANT EVERYBODY
TO UNDERSTAND,
THE BUSES WILLNOT LEAVE
BEFORE THE SERVICE IS OVER,
AND HE WHO HESITATES
WILL BE LEFT.
[ORGAN MUSIC PLAYING]
[TELEVISION PLAYING QUIETLY]
I WAS HOPING
TO PAINT THE KIDS' ROOM
BEFORE THEY GOT HOME
SO THEY'D HAVE SOMEPLACE
FRESH TO COME HOME TO.
AND MAYBE WE COULD SHOP
FOR SOME NEW CARPETS,
CURTAINS, CANDLES.
WHAT YOU THINK, STEVE?
HONEY?
STEVE?
STEVE,
I KNOW YOU HEAR ME.
[SNORES]
STEVE?
Having a good time,
honey?
[SNORES]
Are you--
are you dreaming
of me, baby?
Dreaming of a woman?
WHAT YOU HIT ME FOR?
YOU MUST HAVE
BEEN DREAMING.
WHO WERE YOU
DREAMING ABOUT?
YOU DIDHIT ME.
OH.
OOH!
HAH! SARAH!
STEVE, YOU ALL RIGHT?
SARAH! SARAH!
WHAT IS IT, BABY?
SARAH! SARAH!
OH, MY GOD,
HE'S HAVING AN ATTACK.
NO, NO, NO, SARAH.
SARAH.
STEVE.
SARAH.
DID WE...
HAVE YOU...
D-D-D-DID...
SARAH.
THE LOTTERY TICKET
I FOUND IN YOUR SUIT
WHEN I TOOK IT
TO THE CLEANERS?
IS THAT A NINE?
IS THAT A ONE?
AND IS THAT A FOUR?
AND IS THAT ANOTHER ONE
AND ANOTHER NINE?
NINE-ONE-FOUR-ONE-NINE?
THAT'S MY--I WON.
THAT'S M-MY TICKET.
MYTICKET!
HOW MUCH FOR?
OH, MY GOODNESS.
$50,000.
$50,000.
♪ MONEY HONEY
♪ MONEY HONEY
♪ OH!
♪ MONEY HONEY
♪ MONEY HONEY
STEVE...WHAT'S WRONG?
THE LOTTERY TICKET...
IS IN YOUR WALLET?
THAT WAS STOLEN
AT ZENOBIA'S?
DOES SARAH KNOW?
SHE MAD, AIN'T SHE?
WELL, WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
I'M GOING TO FIND
THAT WALLET, WARDELL.
HOW?
BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY,
A-AND I WANT YOU
TO HELP ME, YOUNG BLOOD.
I'M YOUR MAN, HOMEBOY.
WHAT'S YOUR FIRST STEP?
I AIN'T SURE, BUT WE GOT
TO FIND THOSE ROBBERS.
WE CAN'T GO
TO THE POLICE
'CAUSE W-WE DON'T KNOW
IF WE CAN TRUST THEM
IF THEY KNOW WHAT'S IN THE
WALLET, IF WE DON'T TELL THEM,
THEY AIN'T GOING TO
WASTE TIME LOOKING,
SO I FIGURE WE GOING TO
HAVE TO GET OUT IN THE STREET,
AND KIND OF KEEP OUR EARS
AND EYES OPEN UNTIL WE
PICK UP SOME CLUES.
WELL, WE CAN'T GET
OUT THERE OURSELVES.
FOR THAT KIND OF MONEY?
THE HELL WE CAN'T!
HANDS UP! TURN AROUND
AND FACE THE WALL.
AW, MAN, I--
FREEZE.
NAH, SEE,
YOU ALL GOT THE WRONG--
YOU'RE WRONG, SEE?
I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.
I WANT A LAWYER.
I--
DON'T SAY NOTHIN' TO ME!
YOU KNOW THEY WAS GOING TO
SHOOT ME-- WARDELL.
I DID EXACTLY--
MISTOOK ME
FOR SOME BIG UGLY CAT
WITH A BEARD
AND A MOUSTACHE.
I CAN UNDERSTAND--
SHUT UP!
WE'RE NOT GOING TO
DO THIS STUFF NO MORE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET
A PRIVATE DETECTIVE.
WHERE ARE WE GONNA
FIND ONE?
IN THE YELLOW PAGES!
I DON'T KNOW!
MR. WASHINGTON?
MR. WASHINGTON?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?!
WE'RE-- WE'RE LOOKING
FOR SHARP EYE WASHINGTON.
WHO LOOKING FOR HIM?
STEVE JACKSON, AND THIS
IS MY FRIEND WARDELL FRANKLIN.
WE WANT HIM FOR A JOB.
SOME PROPERTY
OF OURS WAS STOLEN.
WE WANT HIM
TO GET IT BACK FOR US.
COST YOU $500.
$500? OH, WE AIN'T GOT
THAT KIND OF MONEY.
$400?
NAH.
I think
we gonna have to...
HOW ABOUT $300?
YOU SURE YOU
SHARP EYE WASHINGTON
THE PRIVATE DETECTIVE?
YEAH, I'M SHARP EYE WASHINGTON,
THE ONE AND ONLY.
NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE ME.
WE'RE WORKING PEOPLE.
SEE, I DRIVE A TAXI CAB,
AND I MEAN, LIKE,
$300, MAN...
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO BE A DETECTIVE. IT'S ROUGH.
THERE'S PEOPLE
LOOKING FOR ME NOW.
WHO?
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
MAKE UP YOUR MIND
'CAUSE I GOTTA SPLIT.
HOW ABOUT $200?
[ARGUING SOFTLY]
ALL YOU RISK IS $200,
BUT I PUT MY LIFE
ON THE LINE.
IT'S A LONELY, DANGEROUS LIFE
BEING A PRIVATE DETECTIVE.
ALL YOU DO IS
RISK A LITTLE MONEY.
I SOLVE THE CASES,
AND PEOPLE ARE AFTER ME!
LOOK AT MY EYE--
MY RIGHT EYE.
SEE HOW BLOODSHOT IT IS?
KNOW HOW IT GOT THAT WAY?
FROM SLEEPING
WITH ONE EYE OPEN, BABY.
LIFE AIN'T EASY--
ALWAYS ON THE MOVE,
PEOPLE AFTER ME WITH GUNS,
LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD
OF YOUR CAR FOR BOMBS,
PEEKING OUT WINDOWS,
PEERING DOWN HALLWAYS.
IN THE MOVIES, RIGHT?
YOU SEE THE MOVIES
ALWAYS GOT SOME SUPER NIGGER
ALWAYS KILLING SOME
WHITE BOY IN THE MAFIA,
BEATING UP
THE CROOKED POLICE.
THAT'S NOT TRUE, AND IT
DON'T HELP ME EITHER.
AND WOMEN--
THEY ALL GOT WOMEN.
BLACK DETECTIVE IN THE MOVIE
ALWAYS GOT A WOMAN.
WATCH YOURSELF.
WELL, I AIN'T HAD
A WOMAN IN-- HOW LONG?
MONTHS! MONTHS.
I MIGHT AS WELL
BE A MONK,
THAT'S WHAT IT'S LIKE
BEING A DETECTIVE.
THAT'S THE REAL TRUTH OF IT.
IT'S ALWAYS STEADY ON THE CASE.
STEADY ON THE CASE.
I'M GETTING MY THING
TOGETHER, TOO, BABY,
'CAUSE I'M
SHARP EYE WASHINGTON--
STEADY ON THE CASE.
WE-- WE GIVE YOU
$50 DOWN,
AND THE REST WHEN
YOU FIND OUR PROPERTY.
DEAL. JUST WRITE DOWN YOUR NAME,
ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER.
YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT
'CAUSE I'M GOING TO
FIND YOUR PROPERTY.
THE ADDRESS
AND PHONE NUMBER.
$50...BUT--BUT--
WE AIN'T TOLD YOU
WHAT WE LOST.
I WAS ABOUT TO BRING THAT UP.
IT'S SOMETHING VERY VALUABLE.
YEAH.
AND IT'S MORE
PRECIOUS THAN GOLD?
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S A...
WALLET.
I THOUGHT SO.
WHAT'S IN IT?
SOME FAMILY PICTURES
AND SOME--
SOME SENTIMENTAL SOUVENIRS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WELL, STEADY
ON THE CASE.
[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY]
Wardell: SAY, MAN. HEY!
IT'S JUST MY WAY
OF STAYING ONE STEP AHEAD
OF THE THIEVES AND HUSTLERS.
HEY, WAIT!
I KNOW...A WALLET.
HEY, HEY, LISTEN!
LOOK, WAIT A MINUTE!
[FOOTSTEPS DESCEND]
[SIREN WAILING]
WHAT'S THAT?
[TIRES SCREECH]
[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY]
I'D LIKE TO GET 300 TICKETS
TO THE POLICEMAN'S BALL.
YOUR CON DAYS
ARE OVER, WASHINGTON.
HUH?
HE STOLE OUR MONEY.
HE STOLE A LOT
OF PEOPLE'S MONEY, FELLA.
WE'VE BEEN ON YOUR
TRAIL A LONG TIME.
I WAS FRAMED.
YOU SAID THAT
IN DES MOINES, IOWA,
WHERE YOU WERE
CLEOPHUS WASHINGTON, A PREACHER.
YOU ESCAPED FROM CUSTODY.
YOU SAID THAT IN JERSEY CITY
WHERE YOU WERE HENRY HAWTHORNE
A BOGUS LAWYER.
YOU JUMPED BAIL.
YOUR CLIENTS ARE STILL WAITING
FOR YOU TO HANDLE THEIR CASES.
THAT'S MY COUSIN
CLARENCE WASHINGTON.
THAT'S NOT ME.
THAT'S NOT ME.
DAMN, MAN, WE TRUSTED YOU!
I MEAN, WHY US?
WHY NOTYOU, BROTHER?
TAKE HIM AWAY.
UH, WAIT A MINUTE.
HE STOLE OUR MONEY.
W-W-WHAT DO WE DO
ABOUT THAT?
GO TO THE STATION HOUSE
AND FILE A COMPLAINT FOR
THE RETURN OF YOUR MONEY,
BUT LET ME WARN YOU, YOU'LL
BE WAITING IN A LONG LINE.
IS THE GOVERNOR
IN TOWN?
GET HIM DOWN HERE.
I WANNA SEE HIM.
YES, MAY I HELP YOU?
WE'D LIKE TO SEE
CONGRESSMAN LINCOLN.
EXCUSE ME,
CONGRESSMAN LINCOLN,
THERE ARE TWO GENTLEMEN
WAITING OUTSIDE TO SEE YOU.
YES, OF COURSE,
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
NO, SIR.
AH, THEN PERHAPS
THE PRESS.
I THINK NOT, SIR.
THEY LOOK--
WELL, RATHER ORDINARY.
UH-OH. CONSTITUENTS?
YES, SIR.
[SIGHS]
[AFRICAN MUSIC PLAYING]
SHOW THEM IN.
YES, SIR.
AH, QUICK--
THEIR NAMES.
MR. FRANKLIN.
MR. JACKSON.
[MUMBLES]
RIGHT.
SEND THEM IN.
YES, SIR.
[DOOR OPENS]
GENTLEMEN.
AH, BROTHERS.
BROTHERS, I AM
SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.
MR. JACKSON,
HOW DO YOU DO?
AND MR. FRANKLIN,
I'M DELIGHTED TO SEE YOU.
I'M JACKSON,
HE'S FRANKLIN.
OH, I'M SORRY
ABOUT THAT.
BROTHERS, AH.
HA HA HA.
HAVE A SEAT.
NOW, THEN,
MR. WILSON--
JACKSON. JACKSON.
YES, OF COURSE.
YOU SEE, I AM
SO GLADTO SEE YOU.
IT ISN'T OFTEN I'M PRIVILEGED
TO SEE OUR MORE COMMON FOLK--
THE REAL SALT-OF-THE-EARTH
FOLK, YOU KNOW.
AS I WAS JUST SAYING
TO MY BELOVED WIFE,
IT IS BECAUSE OF KNOWING
THE ORDINARY FOLK
IN OUR DAILY LIVES
THAT WE CAN KEEP IN TOUCH
WITH THE PULSE
OF THE GRASS ROOTS.
NOW, THEN, BROTHERS,
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
SEE, WE HAVE
THIS PROBLEM...
PROBLEM? YOUR PROBLEMS
ARE MY PROBLEMS,
AND OUR PROBLEMS
ARE THE PROBLEMS
OF ALL BLACK PEOPLE.
WE WERE ROBBED,
CONGRESSMAN LINCOLN.
NO.
YES, AT GUNPOINT.
GUNPOINT?
WHAT A SHAME...SHAME!
IT, UM, WASN'T
BROTHERS, WAS IT?
UH, UH, THEY WERE
WEARING MASKS,
BUT WE ARE SURE
THEY WERE BLACK.
OH.
MY PEOPLE.
MY PEOPLE.
HOW LONG, HMM?
HOW LONG?
WHY DO WE DOTHIS
TO ONE ANOTHER?
NOW, YOU WERE SAYING
YOU WERE ROBBED.
THE OTHER NIGHT--
OUR WALLETS,
OUR JEWELRY,
AND SOME VERY VALUABLE
MEMENTOS THAT WE KEPT--
NEVER FEAR.
HA HA HA HA.
NEVER FEAR.
JUST ONE SIMPLE PHONE CALL
TO MY FRIEND--
MY GOOD FRIEND--
LIEUTENANT HARDCASTLE
DOWN AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS
OUGHTA GO A LONG WAY
IN CAPTURING THIS
TRAITOR TO OUR RACE.
WHERE DID YOU SAY
THIS ROBBERY TOOK PLACE?
MADAME ZENOBIA.
IS THE LINE BUSY?
MADAME ZENOBIA?
YOU KNOW THE PLACE?
WELL, YES!
THAT IS, I-- I'VE HEARD
OF THAT ILLEGAL, UM,
AFTER-HOURS CLUB...
A DEN OF INIQUITY.
YES, A LOT OF HIP PEOPLE
GO BY THERE,
PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT
SIDES OF THE TRACK.
IRRESPONSIBLE INGRATES,
BROTHERS.
YOU WOULD BE WELL ADVISED
NOT TO VENTURE
DOWN THAT DARK PATH.
JUST LAST WEEK, I WAS
SAYING TO MY BELOVED WIFE
THAT I WOULD NOT BE CAUGHT
DEAD IN SUCH A PLACE.
HI, CHESLEY, HOW YOU
DOING TODAY, SUGAR?
OH, I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU
WERE IN A CONFERENCE.
BROTHER MAN,
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
PEGGY LEGGY.
NO, NO, NO.
AROUND HERE, FOLKS
CALL ME MRS. LINCOLN.
YOU KNOW, IN SPITE
OF THAT WHOLE RIP-OFF THING,
CHILD, I HAD ME A BALL,
I WANT TO TELL YOU!
PEG, DEAR,
MUST YOU ALWAYS
SPEAK DIALECT?
IT'S SO CONDESCENDING.
WE MUST RID OURSELVES
OF THESE
LINGUISTIC SHACKLES.
HONEY, HUSH.
YOU ALL HAVE GOT
TO FORGIVE MY HUSBAND.
I LOVE HIS SWEET SELF
TO DEATH,
BUT EVER SINCE HE GOT HIMSELF
A LITTLE BIT OF POSITION,
HE THINK HE INTO SOMETHING.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN
HE STILL LIKED FRIED CHICKEN.
WHOO, I GET SO TIRED OF
GOING TO THEM CORNY DANCES,
CORNY DINNERS WE KEEP
GETTING INVITED TO--
THE ONE WHERE
YOU BE THE TOKEN ONE
AND EVERYBODY STANDING
AROUND LOOKING AT YOU
LIKE YOU SOMETHING
IN THE ZOO.
WELL, I GOT TIRED!
ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, I GOT
OLD SUPER BLACK OVER HERE
TO TAKE ME
TO WHERE MYFOLKS IS.
WELL, I FIGURE HE'D
TAKE ME TO A DINNER,
TAKE ME DANCING
OR SOMETHING,
AND CHILD, HE COME
TAKING ME TO ZENOBIA'S.
HE KNEW ALL ABOUT THIS,
ALL THE WAITRESSES
BY THEIR FIRST NAME,
AND COME TO FIND OUT,
HE A CHARTER MEMBER!
DAMN NEAR BLEW MY MIND.
THIS NIGGER'S
SOMETHING ELSE, HONEY.
WELL, YOU SEE,
I DISCOVERED
THAT A GREAT NUMBER
OF MY CONSTITUENTS--
OH, HONEY, NOW,
THAT AIN'T NOTHIN'
FOR YOU TO BE ASHAMED OF.
THEM POLITICIANS
YOU BE HANGING OUT WITH
IN WASHINGTON BE GETTING
INTO THEIR PLEASURES
A WHOLE LOT WORSE
OF WAYS THAN THAT, HONEY.
HOW CAN ONE WORK FOR
THE GOOD OF ONE'S PEOPLE
IF ONE'S WIFE CONTINUALLY
AIRS IN PUBLIC
ONE'S DIRTY LAUNDRY?
THE PHRASE IS
"PUTTING ONE'S BUSINESS
IN THE STREET."
YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN?
SO, WHAT BRINGS YOU ALL
AROUND HERE VISITING?
UH, WELL, WE-- WE'RE
TRYING TO GET SOME HELP,
UH, TO TRACK DOWN
THEM STICK-UP FELLAS
'CAUSE WE LOST SOME
VERY VALUABLE PROPERTY
THE OTHER NIGHT.
OH, I'M SORRY
TO HEAR THAT...
AND THEM NIGGERS INTERRUPTED
THE BEST ROLL I EVERHAD!
MMM!
LISTEN, THERE'S
A BIG-TIME HOOD
NAMED GEECHIE DAN BEAUFORD
YOU SHOULD SEE.
ALSO, GET A RUNDOWN
ON A LOCAL HUSTLER
NAMED LITTLE SEYMOUR.
PERSONALLY, I THINK
LITTLE SEYMOUR
THE ONE WHO DONE IT,
BUT BE CAREFUL.
LITTLE SEYMOUR TRAVELS
WITH A BODYGUARD
NAMED BIG PERCY,
WHO CAN GET REALUGLY.
YOU SURE
THIS IS THE PLACE?
YES, I'M SURE.
ALL WE GOT TO DO
IS GO INSIDE,
SEE LITTLE SEYMOUR,
AND ASK HIM
ABOUT OUR PROPERTY.
YOU SEE WHAT I SAW?
YES, I SAW
WHAT YOU SAW,
DON'T BE WORRYING ABOUT NOTHING
'CAUSE THE DUDE MESS WITH ME,
I'M GONNA KNOCK
HIM OUT. KNOW WHY?
'CAUSE I'M FROM
OFF THE CORNERS.
NOW, COME ON.
YOU JUST LET SOME CAT
LOOK FUNNY AT ME
AND SEE IF I AIN'T
ON HIS CASE.
THAT'S RIGHT!
'CAUSE MY MONEY IS
IN THIS PLACE SOMEPLACE, TOO.
THAT'S RIGHT, AND WHERE MY MONEY
IS CONCERNED, I DON'T PLAY.
I GET MEAN WHEN YOU MESS
WITH MY GREEN.
NOW, YOU SEE
IF I'M KIDDING.
SAY, MAN.
SAY, BROTHER.
SAY, I'M TALKING
TO YOU, MAN.
WHAT YOU WANT?
YOU SEEN BIG PERCY
AROUND HERE?
WHO WANTS TO KNOW?
I'MASKING
THE QUESTIONS, SISSY.
SISSY?
SI--
I ASKED YOU
A QUESTION, CHUMP!
HE AIN'T HERE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT
IN THE FIRST PLACE?!
YOU DIG IT? YOU KNOCK A DUDE
DOWN, YOU GET SOME RESPECT.
YAAH!
YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.
COME ON.
YEAH. NOW YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT.
THAT'S THE AMERICAN WAY.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
NOW, THE DUDE SAID
THAT BIG PERCY--
LITTLE SEYMOUR'S
BODYGUARD--AIN'T HERE,
SO LET'S GO
GET LITTLE SEYMOUR.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
GO AHEAD.
LET'S GET HIM.
GO AHEAD.
NOW--NOW LISTEN HERE,
YOU ALL,
I'M LOOKING
FOR A CORNY LITTLE RUNT
NAMED S-SEYMOUR PETTIGREW.
I KNOW YOU'RE IN HERE,
SEYMOUR, SO COME ON OUT!
I HEAR YOU SO UGLY
TILL THE SUN REFUSE TO SHINE
EVERY TIME YOU COME OUT.
YOU SO UGLY
TILL IT'S AGAINST THE LAW
IN 20 STATES TO MARRY YOU.
Yeah, that's it, Steve.
You cooking.
You just keep on talking.
He's in here somewhere,
and just remember,
I got your back.
And dig, say something
about his mama.
GOTCHA.
That'll get him.
I HEAR YOUR BREATH SO BAD
TILL YOU PUT THE THREE
LEADING TOOTHPASTES
OUT OF BUSINESS.
SEYMOUR PETTIGREW...
COME OUT!
I'M LITTLE SEYMOUR.
AND I'M BIG PERCY.
HI-YAH!
WHAT YOU TURKEYS WANT?
HAH.
HUH. MR. SEYMOUR,
SEE, UM,
SEE, I JUST GOT
OUT THE HOSPITAL.
SEE, I WAS--
I WAS IN THE WAR.
VETERAN. AND, UH, SEE, I MEAN,
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,
I HAVE THESE, UH, FITS,
YOU KNOW.
AND THE FITS ARE, UM,
I MEAN, I BE JUMPING BAD
AND TRY TO MAKE
AN IMPRESSION ON PEOPLE.
BUT IT'S THEM FITS
THAT'S DOING IT.
BUT THEN, EVERY ONCE
IN A WHILE,
SEE, THEY JUST GO DOWN
AND I BE MYSELF AGAIN,
AND I DON'T BE JUMPING BAD.
BUT IT'S NOT MY FAULT,
MR. SEYMOUR.
BUT I'M NOT REACHING
FOR A GUN.
I GOT A CARD.
SEE, THE CARD SAYS, UM,
IF IN CASE OF A FIT,
PLEASE PUT THIS MAN
UNHARMEDIN A CAB
AND SEND HIM HOME TO HIS WIFE.
SHE PAY THE BILL.
SO, I DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO GET THE WRONG IMPRESSION.
YOU LOUD-TALKED ME.
NOBODY LOUD-TALKS
LITTLE SEYMOUR.
OH, NOW, SEE, MR. SEYMOUR,
THAT'S-- SEE, I DIDN'T--
HE'S THE ONE.
BUT SEE, FIRST OF ALL,
YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND
ABOUT HIS GRANDMOTHER.
SEE, SEE, HIS GRANDMOTHER
BROUGHT UP HIM ANDHIS SISTERS.
EVER SINCE THEY WAS DOWN--
THEY WAS DOWN THERE
PICKING COTTON, MR. SEYMOUR.
I KNOW YOU CAN IDENTIFY
WITH PICKING COTTON.
WELL, IF YOU CAN'T,
THEN I CAN DIG THAT.
BUT ANYWAY,
SEE, WHAT HAPPENS--
THE GRANDMOTHER'S
OLD LADY, YOU DIG?
AND SO HIS SISTER'S BEEN
KEEPING LIFE SAVINGS ON HER
'CAUSE SHE DON'T TRUST
THE BANK.
BANKS ARE RIPPING
PEOPLE OFF AND STUFF.
AND THEN, SHE WENT
TO ZENOBIA'S, YOU DIG?
AND IN ZENOBIA'S--THEN,
WAS ROBBED OF THE MONEY.
AND THE LIFE SAVINGS
JUST WENT.
SO MY MAN SAID, "LET'S
GO CHECK OUT MR. SEYMOUR."
'CAUSE YOU'RE HIGHLY THOUGHT
OF IN OUR COMMUNITY, YOU DIG?
I MEAN, YOU EVEN BIGGER
THAN GEECHIE DAN BEAUFORD,
YOU DIG?
SO, UH, ANYWAY, HE'S
DESPERATE TO TALK TO YOU.
THAT'S WHY HE'S CALLING
YOU ALL THEM NAMES.
BUT IF YOU NOTICE,
UH, MR. SEYMOUR,
HE NEVER SAID NOTHIN'
ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.
SO HE WASN'T
THAT DESPERATE, YOU SEE?
SO, UH, STEVE, COME OVER HERE
AND APOLOGIZE TO MR. SEYMOUR.
THIS IS MY FRIEND STEVE,
WHO'S GONNA APOLOGIZE TO YOU.
LET'S GET A FEW
THINGS STRAIGHT.
FIRST, WHOEVER HIT ZENOBIA
IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT
WITH THE SKIN OFF THEIR TAIL
WHEN I FIND OUT WHO IT IS,
'CAUSE ME AND HER IS TIGHT.
AND SECOND,
THAT STORY YOU JUST
TOLD ME IS BULLSHIT.
YES, SIR.
AND THIRD,
HERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING
FOR NIGGERS WHO LOUD-TALK
LITTLE SEYMOUR.
HEE YAH!
AAAAH!
AAH!
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Irma: HI.
Sarah: HI, IRMA.
WHERE ARE THEY?
IN THERE.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA
DO WITH THESE FOOLS?
GIRL, I DON'T KNOW.
NO, NO, NO.
WAIT A MINUTE.
FIRST OF ALL, THAT WAS
THE HARDEST-HITTING,
FASTEST, BADDEST LITTLE
BLACK MAN OF COLORED DESCENT
I HAVE EVER SEEN, BUT I HAD
HIM ON THE RUN, DIDN'T I?
DIDN'T YOU?
DID HE HIT ME WITH
HIS FOOT OR HAND?
BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.
WARDELL, HONEY.
YOUR IMAGINATION'S GONNA GET YOU
KILLED ONE OF THESE DAYS!
NOW, LET ME TAKE YOU HOME
AND TRY TO PATCH YOU UP.
I'LL TALK TO YOU TOMORROW.
DON'T FORGET, HOMEBOY,
TOMORROW WE GOING AFTER
BIG-TIME
GEECHIE DAN BEAUFORD.
Wardell: YOU GOT IT.
I--I'M HERE
TO SEE MR. GEECHIE DAN.
WAIT HERE.
[AS VITO CORLEONE
OF THE GODFATHER]22%.
I WANNA KNOW
HOW YOU FEEL--
Man's here
to see you, boss.
BRING HIM OVER HERE
AND SIT HIM DOWN.
OK.
SIT DOWN.
[SIGHS]
NOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WELL, SIR, UM,
SEE, IT'S LIKE THIS.
SOME PROPERTY OF MINE
WAS STOLEN,
AND I NEED SOME HELP.
SO WHAT YOU COMING
TO ME FOR?
WELL...I HEARD THAT
DON'T NOTHIN' GO DOWN
UNLESS YOUKNOW ABOUT IT.
MAN, GET OUT OF MY FACE.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
J-J-JUST A MINUTE,
GEECHIE DAN.
UH, MR. BEAUFORD.
MR. BEAUFORD.
IF YOU DON'T GET AWAY
FROM HERE SOON,
THEY GONNA BE PICKING UP YOUR
HEAD FROM ACROSS THE STREET.
NOW MOVE OUT, SUCKER.
WAIT ONE DAMN MINUTE.
DON'T BE PULLIN'--
MR. BEAUFORD, PLEASE, SIR.
PLEASE, MR...
AAH!
MOVE IT!
[TIRES SCREECH]
Beauford: ALL RIGHT,
LET'S START ALL OVER AGAIN.
YOU ALL GOING TO
TELL ME SOMETHING.
WHAT?
ANYTHING I WANT TO KNOW.
WE DON'T KNOW NOTHIN'.
SOMEBODY HIRED YOU TO FINGER ME,
AND I WANT TO KNOW WHO.
NOBODY HIRED US
TO DO NOTHIN'.
I JUST CAME TO YOU BECAUSE
I WAS LOOKING FOR HELP.
YOU'RE A LYING DOG,
SUCKER.
WE TOLD YOU, WE DON'T KNOW
NOTHIN' ABOUT THEM GUNS--
NIGGER!
AAH!
AND YOU, TOO, HOT LIPS.
I'LL TALK!
I'LL TALK!
I-IF WE TALK, ARE YOU
GOING TO LET US GO?
HOW WE KNOW
YOU AIN'T LYING?
FIRST OFF,
I DON'T WANT YOU.
I WANT YOUR BOSS.
AND SECOND, I LIKE YOU.
AND THIRD,
IF YOU ALL DON'T TELL ME
EVERYTHING I WANT TO KNOW,
WE GONNA BEAT ALL THE BLACK
OFF BOTH OF YOU.
WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW?
SILKY SLIM SENT YOU,
DIDN'T HE?
YEAH.
HE WANTS TO CONTROL
ALL MY TERRITORY, DON'T HE?
YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED.
YOU ALL TAKE
THESE 2 DOGS SOMEWHERE,
PUT THEM TO SLEEP.
YOU SAID YOU WAS
GOING TO LET US GO.
YOU JUST CONFESSED,
TURKEY.
YOUR ASS IS GRASS.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
I--I CAN PROVE
WHO WE ARE.
THERE'S MY--MY STUB
FROM MY PAYCHECK.
MY NAME IS ON IT.
MY NAME.
MY BOWLING CLUB I.D. SEE?
SO YOU ARE ONLY
FINGER MEN? SO WHAT?
YOU KNOW TOO MUCH.
GET THEM OUT OF HERE.
WAH!
WHY DON'T WE GET SLIM?
I THOUGHT ABOUT IT...
BUT HE'S HARD AS HELL
TO GET.
ANYONE CAN BE GOTTEN TO.
YEAH.
[CHUCKLES]
IT'S FUNNY, MAN.
ONE DAY,
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
AND NOW THIS THING
WITH SILKY SLIM.
HE MUST BE CRAZY!
THINK I'M GONNA LET HIM
MOVE IN ON MY TERRITORY,
AND I'M NOT GONNA
DO NOTHIN' ABOUT IT?
WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS?
HE'S MESSING WITH
GEECHIE DAN BEAUFORD!
I WILL KILL THE PUNK!
TRYING TO OFF ME.
I WILL MURDER THE SUCKER!
Slim: OK, GEECHIE,
THAT WAS YOUR SHORTS.
NEXT TIME IT'S GOING
TO BE YOUR LIFE.
YOU GOT A LIFE, TOO,
SILKY SLIM.
I'M GIVING YOU
TWO MINUTES.
WE MAKE A DEAL NOW
OR YOU'RE GOING TO BE
WEARING WINGS.
TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT!
NO DEAL!
AW, COME ON, MAN.
LET'S BE REASONABLE.
AIN'T NOTHING
TO BE REASONABLE ABOUT.
LOOK, GEECHIE, I SAID
LET'S TALK, MY MAN.
YOU TEAM UP WITH ME,
AND WE RULE THIS TOWN
FROM RIVER TO RIVER.
NEVER WILL SO FEW
OWE SO MUCH TO SO MANY.
THAT'S THE ONE!
HE-- HE-- HE'S THE ONE
WE'RE AFTER.
SHUT UP OVER THERE!
BUT HE'S THE ONE WHO
ROBBED MADAME ZENOBIA'S.
SO WHAT?
BUT HE STOLE SOMETHING
THAT NIGHT
SOMETHING HE
DON'T KNOW ABOUT,
SOMETHING THAT'S
WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.
I TOLD YOU, SHUT UP.
DON'T BUG ME WITH THIS PENNY
ANTE CRAP AT A TIME LIKE THIS.
YOU GOT ONE MINUTE, GEECHIE.
BUT THIS AIN'T NO PENNY
ANTE, MR. GEECHIE DAN.
IT'S WORTH A FORTUNE.
MR. GEECHIE DAN,
IT'S WORTH A FORTUNE.
WE'LL SHARE IT WITH YOU,
MR. GEECHIE DAN.
YOU KNOW
HOW MUCH IT'S WORTH?
$300,000.
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
$300,000
IN DIAMONDS.
SLIM?
$300,000...IN DIAMONDS?
YEAH, BUT HE DON'T KNOW
NOTHIN' ABOUT IT, SEE?
HOW YOU KNOW
THEY KNOCKED OFF ZENOBIA'S?
GO ON, TALK FAST,
TURKEY!
OR I'LL PUT A HOLE
THROUGH YOUR EYES!
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE SAID
WHEN HE ROBBED THE PLACE.
HE SAID, "NEVER HAVE SO FEW
OWED SO MUCH TO SO MANY."
AND-- AND HE HAD
A MASK ON AT THE TIME,
BUT WE RECOGNIZE
HIS VOICE.
YEAH. HE'S THE ONE.
WHAT ABOUT
THE DIAMONDS?
YOUR TIME'S UP,
GEECHIE.
GIVE ME A COUPLE
OF MINUTES, SLIM.
I'M TALKING IT OVER
WITH MY BOYS.
ONE MINUTE, MY MAN.
GO ON. GO ON.
TALK, TALK.
ME AND MY MAN, WE WAS
GOING TO MADAME ZENOBIA'S.
AND WE WAS BEHIND THESE
TWO AFRICAN GENTLEMEN
WHO WAS GOING IN THERE.
FIRST, SEE, THE DOORMAN,
HE WOULDN'T LET THEM IN.
THEN, THEY SHOWED HIM
A LETTER FROM THEIR LAWYER
THAT SAID THEY WERE
VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE
IN THE DIAMOND BUSINESS.
SO, THE DOORMAN,
HE APOLOGIZED TO THEM,
AND HE LET THEM IN.
SO, LATER ON THAT EVENING,
I WAS IN THE JOHN.
I WAS RELIEVING MYSELF.
AND THE TWO AFRICANS
CAME INTO THE BATHROOM.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW
I WAS IN THERE
BECAUSE I WAS SITTING
ON THE JOHN.
AND ONE OF THEM,
I HEARD HIM SAY,
"WHAT DID YOU DO
WITH THE DIAMONDS?"
SO, THE OTHER ONE SAID,
"THEY IN MY LAWYER'S OFFICE.
"THEY'LL BE SAFE THERE
FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS
"TILL WE GET BACK
FROM WASHINGTON.
THEN, THE BUYER WILL
COME IN FROM CALIFORNIA."
THE OTHER AFRICAN SAID,
"HOW MUCH YOU THINK
WE GOING TO GET
FOR THESE STONES?"
SO, THE OTHER ONE SAID,
"$300,000."
SO THEY LEFT,
AND I CAME RUNNING
OUT TO TALK TO MY MAN
ABOUT GETTING
TO THE LAWYER'S OFFICE
TO HIT THE PLACE
AND GET THEM DIAMONDS.
THAT'S WHEN
SILKY SLIM COME IN
AND HELD EVERYBODY UP AND
TOOK THE WALLETS AND THE MONEY,
AND ALONG WITH IT,
THE LAWYER'S LETTER
WITH THE ADDRESS
OF WHERE THE DIAMONDS IS.
UH-HUH.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU'VE
BEEN SNIFFING AROUND--
TO HELP YOU
FIND THE LETTER.
YES, SIR.
OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE LYING,
THE UNDERTAKER GOING
TO VISIT YOUR RELATIVES.
OK, GEECHIE,
LET ME HEAR IT.
ALL RIGHT!
WE CAN MAKE
SOME KIND OF DEAL.
COME ON IN.
GOOD.
EVERYBODY KEEP THEIR HANDS
WHERE WE CAN SEE THEM.
OK.
MAKE SURE YOU COME THROUGH
THAT DOOR THE SAME WAY.
NAH, PUT THEM AWAY.
MY MAN.
WHAT'S HAPPENIN'?
DOWN TO BUSINESS, SLIM.
I DON'T LIKE YOUR BAG.
YOU GOT NO CLASS.
DRUG DEALING,
PROSTITUTION,
VULGAR STICKUPS
LIKE MADAME ZENOBIA'S
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT.
THAT AIN'T MY THING.
I WAS HOME IN BED
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT.
NO SKIN OFF ME, MAN,
SO LET'S MOVE ON.
NOW, I GOT SOMETHING
WE CANWORK ON TOGETHER.
IT'S A $300,000
PROPOSITION.
I'M INTERESTED.
50/50.
AND IF WE WRAP IT UP,
THEN WE CAN TALK MAYBE
ABOUT SOME TOGETHERNESS
ON A PERMANENT BASIS.
WHAT'S THE DEAL?
YOU LEFT ZENOBIA'S
THE OTHER NIGHT
LOADED DOWN
WITH PERSONAL EFFECTS,
AMONG WHICH IS A DOCUMENT THAT
WILL LEAD US TO THE $300,000.
NOW, IT'S A SIMPLE DOCUMENT.
IT AIN'T GOT NO MEANING
UNTIL I TELL YOU
WHAT IT CONNECTS UP WITH,
AND I AIN'T GOING TO TELL YOU
UNTIL YOU BRING BACK EVERY BIT
OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY
YOU LIFTED.
[CHUCKLES]
YOU WON'T FIGURE IT OUT
IN A MILLION YEARS, SLIM.
HOW DO I KNOW
YOU AIN'T RUNNING A GAME?
MY WORD IS MY REP!
BUT, OF COURSE,
IF YOU DIDN'T
HIT MADAME ZENOBIA'S
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT,
THEN THE WHOLE THING
IS ACADEMIC.
YOU GOT A DEAL.
GOOD.
YEAH.
NOW...WE'LL MEET
IN A NEUTRAL PLACE.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHERE
WHEN I CALL YOU
AND TELL YOU WHAT TIME.
I'LL BE THERE
WITH THREE OF MY BOYS,
AND YOU SHOW UP
WITH THREE OF YOURS.
LOOK TO SEE YOU AROUND.
YOU WILL.
AND, UH...
ORDER ME A NEW CAR.
THAT IS, IF YOU
WANT TO BE COMFORTABLE
RIDING AROUND IN YOUR OWN.
[LAUGHING]
♪ OH, LORD
♪ BACK IN WONDER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OH, LORD
♪ OH, LORD
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ ONE MORNING
I'M AWARE OF DYIN', JIM ♪
♪ IN THE NEW JERUSALEM
♪ I'M GONNA WALK ME
SOME STREETS OF GOLD ♪
♪ IN A HOMELAND OF MY SOUL
♪ I'M GONNA BE
THE HOST IN WHITE ♪
♪ I'M GONNA TRAVEL
BOTH DAY AND NIGHT ♪
♪ COMING UP FROM EVERY NATION
♪ ON MY WAY
TO A GREAT FOUNDATION ♪
♪ I'M GONNA SING
♪ HALLELUJAH
♪ OH, I JUST MIGHT
SHOUT THIS THING ♪
♪ BECAUSE MY SOUL
LOOKS BACK IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OVER
♪ OOOH
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OVER
♪ OOOH
♪ BACK IN WONDER
♪ YOU KNOW MY SOUL
♪ I'M ALL AFLAME
♪ YEAH, HOW I GOT OVER
♪ THANK YOU, JESUS
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ THANK YOU, JESUS,
THANK YOU, LORD ♪
♪ JESUS
♪ JESUS
♪ JESUS
♪ THANK YOU, JESUS,
THANK YOU FOR MY FATHER ♪
♪ THANK YOU, LORD,
THANK YOU FOR MY MOTHER ♪
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ THANK YOU FOR MY SISTER
♪ THANK YOU, JESUS,
FOR MY BROTHER ♪
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ JESUS
♪ JESUS
♪ JESUS
♪ OH, JESUS
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ THANK YOU, JESUS
THANK YOU, JESUS ♪
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ THANK YOU, JESUS
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ ALL DAY
♪ ALL NIGHT
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ FOR MY BIBLE
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ YEAH, I'M GONNA SING
♪ HALLELUJAH
♪ OOH, I JUST MIGHT SHOUT
♪ BECAUSE MY SOUL
LOOKS BACK IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OVER
♪ OVER
♪ OH, NO
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OH-HO-OH-HO
♪ OH, YEAH, YEAH
♪ OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OH-HO-OH-HO
♪ OH, YEAH, YEAH
♪ SOUL LOOKS BACK
IN WONDER ♪
♪ YOU KNOW MY SOUL
♪ MY SOUL LOOKS BACK
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
AMEN! TRULY WONDERFUL.
AMEN!
TRULY WONDERFUL!
TRULY WONDERFUL!
YES, YES, YES, YES!
WE GOT-- WE GOT--
WE GOT TO THANK OUR CHOIR.
SISTER LOUISE, YOU ARE CERTAINLY
IN RARE FORM TONIGHT...
Mr. Geechie Dan?
Hmm?
My wallet
is in that bag
Mr. Silky Slim's
got on his lap there.
And, please, sir,
may I have it?
THIS THING GO ALL RIGHT, YOU
CAN BUY YOURSELF A DOZEN WALLETS
AND FILL THEM ALL
WITH $100 BILLS.
THAT ONE HAS FAMILY MEMENTOS.
IF IT'S THE SAME TO YOU--
SHH.
NOW, BEFORE WE LEAVE
ON OUR ANNUAL PICNIC,
I'D LIKE TO BRING
TO YOUR ATTENTION...
We going on this picnic.
That way if anything happens,
we got the perfect alibi.
AND THE SAYING THAT COMES BACK
INTO MY MIND FROM THAT WAR
WAS "LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS."
SAID THAT--
SECOND WORLD WAR--
'CAUSE THEY WANTED PEOPLE
TO KEEP THEIR MOUTHS SHUT,
LISTEN A LITTLE MORE.
LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS!
AND THE LOOSER THE LIPS ARE,
THE FASTER THE SHIP SINKS.
AND SOME OF THE LIPS
IN THIS CONGREGATION
DONE SUNK AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
FRIENDS,
I SAY TO YOU TONIGHT,
IF WE WERE AS FAST ON THE HIP
AS WE ARE ON THE LIP,
WE'D HAVE
A BIGGER CHURCH HERE.
BETTER KNOW IT.
LEMME TELL YOU
ABOUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE
IN THIS CONGREGATION,
FRIENDS.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING?
A LOT OF THE PEOPLE
IN THIS CHURCH
HAVE BEEN GOING AROUND
SPREADING FALSEHOODS,
LIES, AND RUMORS,
TRYING TO RUIN
THE REPUTATION
OF A LOT OF OTHERPEOPLE
IN THIS CHURCH.
THEY GO AROUND TRYING TO
ROCK SOMEBODY ELSE'S CRADLE,
TRYING TO GET A PIECE
OF SOMEBODY ELSE'S PIE,
TRYING TO COVET SOMEBODY
ELSE'S MATE FOR THEIR OWN.
AMEN.
AMEN.
LOOSE LIPS--
FRIENDS PUT IN MOTION
BY LECHERY AND SINFUL THOUGHT--
IS SINKING SOME OF
THE GREAT SHIPS OF MARRIAGE.
THEY GOING DOWN
ON THE ROCKS.
THAT'S WHAT THEY DOING--
SINKING!
BUBLA-BUBLA-BUBLA.
AMEN.
YEAH.
'CAUSE LIPS WON'T--
WON'T SHUT UP
AND HELP THE BUOYANCY
KEEP THEM FLOATING
ACROSS THE TOP OF
THE RIVER OF HAPPINESS.
YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT--THE LOOSE LIPS
THAT GO AROUND KISSING ON LIPS
THAT DON'T BELONG TO THEM,
THAT GO AROUND LYING ON FOLKS,
THAT MAKE YOUNG GIRLS
MAKE PROMISES
THEY KNOW THEIR BODIES
CAN'T STAND.
THAT'S THE KINDA LIPS
I'M TALKING ABOUT.
AMEN.
AMEN.
WE GOT TO LEARN
TO CONTROL THEM LIPS,
TIGHTEN UP THEM EARS TIGHTER! WE
GOTTA LEARN TO CALL ON THE LORD
AND ASK HIM TO TEACH US
SOME DISCIPLINE!
REMEMBER, CHILDREN,
LOOSE LIPS ARE EVERYWHERE.
THERE'S NO ONE PLACE YOU CAN GO
AND ALL THE LIPS ARE THERE.
LOOSE LIPS MOVE AROUND.
LOOSE LIPS ARE AMONG YOU
IN THE PEWS.
Woman: AMEN.
THEY'RE AMONG YOU
IN THE CHOIR.
AMEN.
YES, SIR.
THERE ARE LOOSE LIPS
AMONG THE DEACONS.
CERTAIN THINGS GOT OUT
ABOUT A MEETING WE HAD
HERE LAST TUESDAY NIGHT
THAT NOBODY
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN!
HADTO BE
AMONG THE DEACONS.
IT'S AMONG THE CHILDREN
IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
I HEAR THE LOOSE LIPS
SAYING,
"I AIN'T GONNA PUT THIS MONEY,
I'M GONNA SPEND IT ON CANDY."
I DONE HEARD SO MANY BAD THINGS
ABOUT SO MANY OF YOU ALL
TILL I WEPT WITH SADNESS
LAST NIGHT.
LAST NIGHT MY HEART
HUNG HEAVY, FRIENDS.
I FELT SO BAD, I ALMOST WENT
OUT AND BOUGHT A BOTTLE.
WATCH OUT THERE, NOW.
WATCH OUT THERE.
FRIENDS, I FOUGHT
TEMPTATION,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE GONNA
HAVE TO LEARN TO DO.
WHEN WE GET THE TEMPTATION
TO LET OUR LOOSE LIPS LOOSE,
FIGHT IT! WE GOT TO LEARN
TO GET OFF THE WRONGFOOT
AND STEP OUT ON
THE GOOD FOOT.FEEL GOOD.
WHEN YOU FEEL GOOD,
YOU LOOK GOOD,
AND YOU WANT
TO DO GOOD THINGS.
YOU WANT TO
MAKE OTHER PEOPLE HAPPY
'CAUSE IT MAKES YOU
HAPPY YOURSELF.
FRIENDS, WE NEED MORE
ROMANCE AND LESS HOT PANTS.
Woman: COME ON
WITH IT NOW.
RUN SOME WATER
ON THE HOT PANTS.
PUT YOUR SPRINKLER ON
AND RUN THROUGH,
YOU WANT TO COOL
YOUR HOT PANTS OFF.
WE NEED MORE MIDNIGHT SLEEPING
AND LESS MIDNIGHT CREEPING.
YEAH.
LAY IT ON US.
HELP US, O LORD! HELP US!
SOMEBODY GOT TO DO SOMETHING!
CAN I GET AN AMEN?
AMEN!
AMEN!
LET'S STAND HERE, BROTHER,
AS WE GET READY TO DISMISS
OURSELVES FOR OUR PICNIC.
CAN I GET ONE MORE AMEN
FOR THE LORD?
AMEN!
AMEN!
TRULY WONDERFUL, BROTHER!
[ORGAN MUSIC PLAYING]
CALL YOUR BOSS AND TELL HIM
THAT HIS OFFICE
IS GOING TO BE BURGLARIZED
THIS AFTERNOON,
AND HAVE THE POLICE
STAKE IT OUT, ALL RIGHT?
BUT--
JUST DO
WHAT I ASKED YOU TO DO.
SOMETHING'S COME UP, BABY.
I GOTTA BE OUT OF THE CITY
FOR A FEW HOURS.
KEEP EVERYTHING WARM.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
WHAT IT IS.
MOVE IT.
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
[WHISPERING] No good.
Maybe we could get into
the trunk through the back seat.
ALL RIGHT, YOU YOUNG 'UNS,
BASEBALL GAME IS ABOUT TO START!
EVERYBODY ON THE FIELD!
COME ON NOW! BASEBALL GAME
IS ABOUT TO START!
ALL YOU PLAYERS
ON THE FIELD!
[APPLAUDING AND CHEERING]
[LAUGHING]
MAN, I AIN'T--I AIN'T
HAD THIS MUCH FUN
SINCE I WAS
IN REFORM SCHOOL.
YEAH?
WHICH ONE WAS YOU IN?
WATERBURY.
NAH, I WAS
IN CHARLOTTETOWN.
WATCH THIS.
I'M GOING TO STEAL SECOND
ON YOU TURKEYS.
OH, YEAH?
YEAH.
TRY IT.
SEE IF YOU CAN GET ME
A CHISEL AND A HAMMER.
A WHAT?
A CHISEL AND A HAMMER.
WHERE AM I
GONNA GET A CHISEL?
LOOK IN THE TOOLBOX
OF THE BUS, DODO!
COME AND GET IT!
[METAL CLANGING]
YOU KNOW, I HAD SUCH
A TIME DANCING WITH YOU.
YOU'RE A DAINTY
LITTLE THING.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE YOU
TO GEECHIE DAN'S PLACE
AND HAVE A TIME.
YES, I WOULD.
STEVE, DON'T YOU THINK
IT'S TIME YOU TOLD ME
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOUR NEW FRIENDS?
WE JUST WORKING WITH THEM
TO GET THE TICKET, HONEY.
STEVE!
NOW, DON'T WORRY.
We're closer to that ticket
than you realize.
Don't worry.
OK, IF YOU SAY SO.
I BETTER GO
GET THE GIRLS READY
FOR THE AFRICAN
CEREMONIAL PAGEANT.
GIVE ME A KISS.
COME ON, GIVE ME A KISS.
[TELEPHONE BUZZING]
HELLO?
HEY, BABY,
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
SURE, I CAN TALK.
ALL RIGHT, GIRLS.
SPLIT!
OH? NO, NO, NO, NO.
YOU STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.
NO, NO. I'LL GET BACK
TO YOU LATER. HANG UP NOW.
WELL, I'LL BE
A SON OF A...
EVERYTHING'S
GONE WRONG.
THEY DIDN'T
GET THE DIAMONDS?
NOT ONLY DIDN'T GET THEM,
BUT THEY GOT BUSTED,
ALL OF THEM,
AND ONE OF THEM TALKED!
NO. MM-MMM. NOT MY BOYS.
THEY DON'T TALK.
MINE, NEITHER,
BUT SOMEBODY DID,
'CAUSE THE COPS IS
LOOKING FOR ME ANDYOU.
THEY BUSTED INTO MY APARTMENT
WITH A WARRANT FOR BOTH OF US!
THEN SOMEBODY DID TALK.
WE BETTER GET OUTTA
HERE SO WE CAN KINDA
TALK THIS THING OVER.
YEAH. LET'S ROLL.
MR. SILKY SLIM--
OUT OF MY WAY, FOOL!
HEY!
WE COULD HAVE BEEN SET UP.
WHAT ABOUT THESE TWO?
MAYBE WE WERESET UP.
ROCK GONNA
CHECK YOU OUT GOOD,
AND IF YOU AIN'T CLEAN,
I'LL COME ON BACK HERE
AND PICK UP YOUR LIVER.
NOW MOVE OUT OF THERE,
SUCKER.
GET THAT HEAP
OUT OF THERE.
HEY, BOSS, LOOK!
TROUBLE!
[SIRENS WAILING]
LET'S GET
THE HELL OUTTA HERE.
THERE'S ONLY ONE ROAD OUT,
AND THAT'S IT!
WE'VE GOT TO THINK
OF SOMETHING FAST.
YOU BETTER THINK
OF SOMETHING FAST.
THIS WHOLE DUMB-ASS TRIP
WAS YOURIDEA!
HANG ON TO YOUR COOL,
SUCKER.
THERE'S GOT TO
BE SOMETHING.
THERE'S GOTTO BE
A WAY OUT.
OFFICER LEWIS,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WE HAVE A WARRANT
FOR THE ARREST
OF ONE NICKADEMUS WILLIAMS,
ALIAS SILKY SLIM,
AND ONE DANIEL BEAUFORD,
ALIAS GEECHIE DAN.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY
IN OUR CONGREGATION
WITH NAMES LIKE THEM.
GEECHIE SLIM.
[LAUGHS]
SILKY DAN. NO.
YOU MIND
IF WE LOOK AROUND?
OH, NO, SIR, OFFICER.
YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
GO RIGHT AHEAD.
THIS SLIM'S CAR?
YEAH.
OPEN IT.
JUST STAY WITH ME.
NOTHING HERE, SIR.
THEY'RE HERE SOMEPLACE.
ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS POINT
THEM OUT. WE'LL DO THE REST.
[COCKS]
WELL?
I CAN'T. THEY'LL MURDER ME.
I CAN'T. THEY'LL DO ME IN.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
I CAN'T DO IT! NOW, MOVE!
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
MR. SILKY, WAIT!
MR. SILKY!
THERE THEY GO!
Beauford: HIT THE BRAKES.
THAT SUCKER'S
GOING TO GET US KILLED.
YOU BETTER GET HIM
OFF OF THERE.
[SIREN WAILING]
DOOR'S STUCK.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[TIRES SCREECH]
HEY, FOOL,
YOU CAN'T SWIM!
AAH!
YOU ALL RIGHT, BABY?
I'M FINE.
I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.
HOW'S-- HOW'S WARDELL?
HE'S IN ANOTHER WING.
IRMA'S WITH HIM. HE'S OK.
AND THE TICKET?
IT'S SAFELY HIDDEN AWAY
AT HOME.
HA HA HA HA.
WELL, SARAH,
WE ON OUR WAY.
[CRYING]
OH, NOW, SARAH, DON'T YOU
CLOUD UP ON ME, GIRL.
LOOKIE HERE.
YOU GOT TO GO
SHOPPING FOR US--
A BACKYARD, A SOUTHERN ONE.
I KNOW THIS RESTAURANT
ACROSS TOWN--
SEAFOOD RESTAURANT--
WHERE THEY GOT SOME
OF THE BEST FOOD IN THE WORLD,
AND LIVE MUSIC AND DANCING.
NOW THAT WE CAN AFFORD IT,
WE GONNA HAVE TO GO OUT
AND DO THIS TOWN UP RIGHT.
YEAH. I GOT MY--
MY RED DRESS
AND MY HIGH-HEELED SNEAKERS
AT HOME WAITING, BABY.
♪ OH, I JUST MIGHT
SHOUT THIS THING ♪
♪ BECAUSE MY SOUL
LOOKS BACK IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OH, LORD
♪ OH, LORD
♪ SOUL LOOKS BACK
IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OH, LORD
♪ OOH, LORD
♪ SOUL LOOKS BACK
IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ ONE MORNING,
I'M AWARE OF DYIN', JIM ♪
♪ IN THE NEW JERUSALEM
♪ I'M GONNA WALK ME
SOME STREETS OF GOLD ♪
♪ IN THE HOMELAND OF MY SOUL
♪ I'M GONNA BE
THE HOST IN WHITE ♪
♪ I'M GONNA TRAVEL
BOTH DAY AND NIGHT ♪
♪ COMING UP FROM EVERY NATION
♪ ON MY WAY
TO A GREAT FOUNDATION ♪
♪ I'M GONNA SING
♪ HALLELUJAH
♪ OH, I JUST MIGHT
SHOUT THIS THING ♪
♪ BECAUSE MY SOUL
LOOKS BACK IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OVER
♪ OVER
♪ SOUL LOOKS BACK
IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
AMEN.
AFTER SUPPER ♪
♪ NEED A LITTLE HONEY
IN THE NIGHT ♪
♪ NEED ANOTHER DOLLAR
IN MY POCKET ♪
♪ THEN I'M GONNA BE ALL RIGHT
♪ WHEN I GO UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN, UPTOWN
♪ SATURDAY UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ GIVE ME LITTLE GOSPEL
FOR MY SPIRIT ♪
♪ GIVE ME LITTLE LOVIN'
FOR MY SOUL ♪
♪ GIVE ME LITTLE COMFORT
FOR MY TROUBLES ♪
♪ THEN I NEVER WILL GROW OLD
♪ WHEN I GO UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN, UPTOWN
♪ SATURDAY UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ GONNA LIVE AS LONG
AS I CAN MAKE IT ♪
♪ MAKE IT
♪ GONNA TAKE ENOUGH
TO GET ME BY ♪
♪ BY
♪ GONNA KEEP TRYIN'
TO GET LUCKY ♪
♪ I BETCHA I'LL BE SMILIN'
WHEN I DIE ♪
♪ HEADIN' UP UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ YEAH, UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN, UPTOWN
♪ SATURDAY UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ GOIN' UPTOWN
SATURDAY NIGHT ♪
♪ YEAH, UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN
SATURDAY NIGHT ♪
♪ OH, UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN, UPTOWN
♪ SATURDAY UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ YEAH, I'LL GO UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ YEAH, UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN, UPTOWN
♪ SATURDAY UPTOWN
♪ UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT
♪ YEAH,
UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT ♪
[CAR HORNS HONK IN DISTANCE]
SARAH?
YES?
WOULD YOU MIND
LIVING IN THE COUNTRY?
COURSE NOT. YOU'RE FORGETTING
I WAS BORN IN THE COUNTRY.
IT'S IN MY BLOOD.
SOMEDAY MAYBE WE CAN MOVE
BACK DOWN SOUTH SOMEPLACE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE
REAL NICE, BABY.
OK, I'M GOING TO
KEEP THAT IN MIND.
YOU KNOW,
I WAS JUST THINKING.
WHAT?
ABOUT WHEN WE FIRST MET.
YOU WERE LIVING ON SOMERSET
STREET WITH YOUR SISTER LELA.
I WAS A YOUNG GIRL FRESH
FROM THE COUNTRY THEN.
YEAH, AND YOU HAD
THE BIGGEST BUTT I EVER SAW.
IF YOU DON'T STOP...
BUT IT'S THE TRUTH.
GOOD-LOOKING BEHIND.
SAID TO MYSELF
WHEN I FIRST SAW IT,
"SHE GOTTA BE
FROM DOWN HOME
"'CAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE
BEHINDS LIKE THAT
IN THE CITY."
STEVE!
WELL, IT'S THE TRUTH.
DON'T YOU MEN EVER THINK
ABOUT NOTHING BESIDES BEHINDS?
LEGS AND BOOBS,
BUT MOSTLY BEHINDS.
OH, MAN!
I REMEMBER.
YOU SNEAKED THROUGH
THE LIVING ROOM WINDOW
IN THE HOUSE
WITH THAT CRAZY CHARLES
'CAUSE HE WANTED
TO SURPRISE LELA.
YEAH, OLD CHARLES.
HE SURE WAS IN A HURRY
TO GET HOME FROM THAT WAR.
HE WAS YOUR SISTER'S
FIRST HUSBAND, WASN'T HE?
NO, HONEY, THIRD.
THIRD, THIRD!
AH, YOU ALL LOOKED SO GOOD IN
YOUR UNIFORMS, ESPECIALLY YOU.
WELL, YOU KNOW...
I WAS SO TACKY, I DIDN'T
WANT YOU TO SEE ME.
I SAW YOU. I COULDN'T
MISS THAT BUTT.
HOWEVER, I KNEW
THE NEXT TIME YOU SAW ME,
I'D HAVE IT TOGETHER AND YOU
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO RESISTME!
YEAH, I KNEW IT, TOO.
TOOK YOU OUT ON OUR
FIRST DATE THAT VERY NIGHT.
YES, YOU DID.
THOSE WERE
SOME BEAUTIFUL DAYS.
WEREN'T THEY?
THOSE WALKS WE USED
TO TAKE IN THE PARK.
YOU WERE THE FRESHEST MAN.
I WAS ONLY DOING WHAT
A MAN IS SUPPOSEDTO DO.
NO, YOU WERE FRESH,
STEVE JACKSON.
WONDER IF THAT TREE'S
STILL THERE?
[LAUGHING]
YOU AIN'T NO DAMN GOOD,
YOU KNOW THAT?
I USED TO STOP BY THAT TREE
AND WE USED TO KISS.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
USED TO TAKE YOU BY THAT TREE,
PRESS YOU AGAINST IT REAL HARD,
AND YOU USED TO LOVEIT.
STOP!
IT'S THE TRUTH. YOU COULD
HARDLY WAIT TILL I COME BY
AND TAKE YOU TO THAT TREE
AND PRESS YOU AGAINST IT.
YOU USED TO SAY,
"OH, STEVE, PRESS ME AGAIN.
PRESS ME AGAIN."
STEVE, YOU KNOW YOU LYING.
YOU KNOW YOU ARE.
GIRL, YOU COULDN'T
GET ENOUGH OF THAT TREE.
OH, MAN.
THAT WAS ALL AN ACT.
AN ACT?
YES, SIREE.
SARAH,
YOU WAS HARDLY ACTING.
OH, YES, I WAS, TOO.
YOU JUST DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
I KNEW IF I ACTED
ALL SHY AND SCARED,
THAT WOULD MAKE YOU
LIKE ME MORE.
WOMAN, YOU CAN'T FOOL ME
WITH NO ACT.
I SEE YOU MARRIED TO ME.
I GOT TO ADMIT
YOU GOT ME THERE, SARAH,
IF I'D TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN,
I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
AFTER 20 YEARS OF MARRIAGE,
2 KIDS, AND 3 JOBS,
YOU STILL GOT
THE BIGGEST BUTT I EVERSAW.
[LAUGHING]
YOU'RE MY QUEEN, SARAH.
YOU'RE MY QUEEN.
THANK YOU,
MY DEAR HUSBAND.
IT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY
TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT.
[CAR HORN HONKING]
HEY, YOUNG BLOOD.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
SAME OLD,
SAME AS OLD HERE.
VACATION STARTS TODAY, HUH?
YOU DECIDED
WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
DON'T KNOW, I MIGHT JUST
WALK THE STREETS FOR TWO WEEKS
BRINGING SUNSHINE
TO LONELY DUDES LIKE YOU.
THAT'S NOT FUNNY.
COME ON.
I'LL BUY YOU A DRINK.
[LAUGHING] OK.
HOW'S YOUR OTHER JOB?
ROTTEN, BORING, AND UNDERPAID...
BUT THANK YOU, JESUS.
YES, LORD. SAME HERE.
SAY, MAN, LET'S GO
TO ZENOBIA'S TONIGHT.
WHERE?
ZENOBIA'S
WE AIN'T GOT
THAT KIND OF MONEY.
WILL WE EVER? COME ON, MAN.
I FEEL LIKE CUTTING LOOSE.
BOTTLE OF BEER
COSTS $5 IN THAT PLACE.
YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE.
WHAT YOU SAY, HOMEBOY?
NOTHING DOING.
YOU EVER BEEN THERE?
YEAH...AND NO.
I DROPPED SOME PEOPLE OFF
WITH THE CAB,
BUT THERE BE SOME FINE MAMAS
COMING IN THAT PLACE.
COUNT ME OUT, YOUNG BLOOD.
TOO FANCY FOR ME.
SOME FINE MAMAS
COMING IN THERE.
NO!
TO YOUR VACATION.
HEY, FREDDY.
FREDDY, COME HERE.
COME HERE, MAN.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
TO ZENOBIA'S?
[LAUGHING]
WELL, WILL YOU TELL THIS MAN
ABOUT ZENOBIA'S, PLEASE?
WHAT'S THERE TO TELL?
ONCE YOU GO IN, YOU DON'T
NEVER WANT TO COME OUT.
IT'S THE HIPPEST PLACE
IN THE WORLD!
YOU OUGHT TO
CHECK IT OUT, STEVE.
[LAUGHS]
LET'S GO TONIGHT.
LET'S--
SHALL WE CHECK IT OUT?
I'LL SEE HOW I FEEL
AFTER SARAH GOES TO SLEEP.
AFTER SARAH GOES TO SLEEP?
YEAH.
YOU MEAN
YOU GOT TO SNEAK OUT?
[LAUGHING]
THIS GUY...
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
YOU'RE SO HENPECKED
THAT YOU GOT TO SNEAK OUT
THE HOUSE?
YOU BETTER TIGHTEN UP
ON YOUR MARRIED LIFE, JACK.
SHOO...
YOU TELL HER YOU GOING OUT,
AND THAT'S IT! YES!
YOU JUST GONNA LEAVE IRMA
AND GO ON OUT, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT, JACK. I'M BOSS
IN MY HOUSE. I'M THE KING.
B-O-S-S.
[LAUGHING]
SNEAKING OUT.
SHOO...
MAN, I SNAP MY FINGERS
AND IRMA JUMP UP
AND DON'T COME DOWN
TILL I TELL HER TO.
THAT'S RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU NAME THE TIME.
ALL RIGHT,
YOU MEET ME AT 1:00.
1:00.
1:00.
AFTER IRMA...
GOES TO SLEEP.
[LAUGHING]
WE GOTTA BE A MEMBER
OR SOMETHING TO GET IN HERE?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
YOU JUST LOOK IMPORTANT.
ACT LIKE
WE INTO SOMETHING.
[DOORBELL BUZZES]
YOUR NAMES, PLEASE?
[LOUD MUSIC PLAYING]
WILL YOU WAIT HERE
A MOMENT?
WHAT'S ON THAT PAPER?
OUR LETTER OF INTRODUCTION.
FROM WHO?
I WROTE IT MYSELF
ON SOME STATIONERY
FROM THE LAW OFFICE
WHERE IRMA WORKS.
WHAT IT SAY?
SAYS, "TO WHOM
IT MAY CONCERN,
"THE BEARERS OF THIS LETTER
ARE TWO VERY IMPORTANT MEN
"IN THE DIAMOND BUSINESS.
"ANY COURTESIES
YOU CAN EXTEND TO THEM
"WOULD BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED.
SIGNED JEROME
MORDECHAI WILKENSON."
WHO'S JEROME
MORDECHAI WILKENSON?
I HAVE NO IDEA,
BUT I SURE HOPE
HE DON'T SHOW UP
HERE TONIGHT.
GENTLEMEN.
HELLO, SUSIE.
HOW ARE YOU?
I HEARD ABOUT YOU,DANIEL!
YES, I DID.
GENTLEMEN, HOW DO YOU DO?
HOW DO YOUDO?
I'M MADAME ZENOBIA BUNIGHT.
I'M STEVE JACKSON.
THIS IS WARDELL FRANKLIN.
NICE TO MEET YOU BOTH.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU MUST BE
NEW CUSTOMERS HERE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
FIRST TIME.
I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU FELLAS
ENJOY YOURSELVES ENOUGH
TO WANT TO COME BACK SOON.
YOU WILL FIND US CANDID
AND TO THE POINT.
YOUR PLEASURE
IS OUR BUSINESS,
AND YOU'LL FIND PLENTYHERE
TO YOUR LIKING.
WELL, I--I ALREADY HAVE.
WHY, THANK YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU FELLAS MOVE AROUND
FIND SOMETHING NICE TO DO?
IF YOU GET BORED AND YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR REALEXCITEMENT,
THERE IS ALWAYS THE ROOM
WITH THE RED DOOR IN THE BACK.
WHAT-- WHAT'S IN THERE?
HAPPINESS...
OR SADNESS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY THAT?
WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK THERE
AND FIND OUT?
AND, UH, MR. JACKSON,
YOU BEHAVE YOURSELF, HEAR?
UH, MR. JACKSON, I THINK
SHE WAS DIGGING ON YOU.
SHE SURE IS
A FINE-LOOKING MAMA.
YEAH.
I THOUGHT I SAID THAT.
HUH?
[NEW SONG BEGINS]
[MUSIC STOPS]
[CROWD APPLAUDS]
WHAT YOU THINK
GOING ON BACK THERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
HOOKERS MAYBE.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
OK, GET YOUR BETS DOWN.
GET YOUR BETS DOWN.
COMING OUT. GET
YOUR BETS DOWN.
DICE COMING OUT.
LEGGY PEGGY ROLLING.
RIGHT.
DICE HERE FOR 100.
YOU GOT IT. ANYBODY ELSE
WANT SOME OF THIS?
I'LL TAKE $200
OF THAT, PEG.
WHO ELSE THINK
THE DICE IS WRONG?
ANYBODY ELSE?
GOT YOU.
GOT YOU. GOT YOU.
I'M GONNA GET
IN THIS GAME.
YOU'RE GONNA GET
YOUR FEELINGS HURT.
LOAN ME SOME MONEY.
HELL, NO.
COME ON.
You gotta be crazy!
LEND ME SOME MONEY.
NO!
HEY, YOU BROTHERS GONNA
PARTICIPATE OR TALK STUFF?
WE GONNA PLAY, MAN.
IT COST $150 TO GET
IN THIS GAME.
NOW, IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT IT,
AGITATE THE GRAVEL,
AND TAKE THIS LAME
WITH YOU.
WE GOT THE MONEY, CHUMP.
WELL, GET DOWN WITH IT.
BET UP.
NEW POINT COMING OUT.
THAT'S RIGHT. $50 ON
THE DYNAMITE LADY!
THAT'S RIGHT,
MY BROTHER!
THAT'S RIGHT!
Man: YOU AND ME.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID,
"LET'S STAND."
LET'S GO, DARLING.
HERE WE GO.
HELLO!
SEVEN, A WINNER!
I'M LETTING IT
ALL RIDE!
LET IT RIDE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
$100 ON MISS
PEGGY LEGGY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
LET'S GO AGAIN.
HERE WE GO.
ONE TIME MORE.
11. STILL ROLLING.
STILL ROLLING.
WHOA!
DON'T TOUCH A THING!
DON'T TOUCH IT?
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT? HOW ABOUT
JUST A LITTLE BIT?
IT'S ALL RIDING AGAIN.
NOW ALL YOU BIG-TIME PLAYERS
JUMP ON THAT
IF YOU THINK
YOU CAN STAND THE STRAIN.
THAT'S RIGHT,
MY SISTER,
AND WHILE YOU AT IT,
JUMP ON THAT,
AND $5 MORE
FOR THE CHURCH.
JUMP ON IT.
YOU'VE BEEN JUMPED ON.
JUMP ON IT
SOME MORE THERE.
YOUR HAND MOVES
EVERY TIME MINE MOVES.
ROLL THE DICE.
WHOO! AGAIN!
SEVEN, A WINNER!
THERE YOU GO!
THERE YOU GO!
HOW LONG YOU ALL
BEEN OPEN DOWN HERE?
I BEEN WORKING
FOR A LIVING.
I KNOW, HONEY.
JUMP ON IT. JUMP ON IT.
YOU'RE MY MAN.
I GOT YOUR NAME
AND NUMBER.
GO AHEAD, BROTHER,
BUT JUST BE CAREFUL.
PEGGY, ROLL IT.
HERE WE GO!
11, A WINNER!
ALL RIGHT!
WHAT I TELL YOU?
I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!
YES, INDEED,
AND JESUS WEPT.
HERE WE GO.
MY GOODNESS, ARE YOU
STILL HERE, BROTHER?
YOU MUST DON'T HAVE
NO PLACE TO GO.
Peggy:
HERE WE GO!
SEVEN!
HELLO, SEVEN!
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
NINE.
PLACE YOUR BETS.
NINE IS THE POINT,
DARLING.
RIGHT, DARLING.
HERE! NOW!
NINE, A WINNER!
ALL RIGHT! RESPECT
A SISTER, SISTER.
SEND ALL THEM
TO THE PAWN SHOP.
CHANGE THE DICE.
Man: YEAH, CHANGE THE DICE.
HELL, NO! IF YOU ALL
CAN'T STAND THE HEAT,
GET OUT THE KITCHEN!
HARRY S. TRUMAN,
DECEMBER 17, 1952.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I WAS IN THE KITCHEN
WHEN HE SAID IT.
11!
HELLO! THE DICE HAVE
NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.
Peggy: SOMETIMES I DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT MYSELF.
HERE WE GO.
TAP THIS. TAP IT!
WHOO!
COME ON, SEVEN.
SEVEN AGAIN.
HERE WE GO.
YOU ALL COME ON.
PLEASE COVER THIS AREA
BECAUSE THIS MONEY
IS WAITING FOR FRIENDS.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
BE NICE AND LIVE.
[SNAPS]
ALL RIGHT, FREEZE!
AAH!
ANYBODY MAKES A WRONG MOVE
GETS PUT FULL OF HOLES.
WE MEAN BUSINESS!
DO AS YOU'RE TOLD,
AND YOU WON'T GET HURT.
I CAN'T
BELIEVE THIS!
SHUT UP!
EVERYBODY, HANDS UP!
SLOWLY!
AS HIGH
AS YOU CAN GET THEM!
THAT'S BETTER.
MOVE AWAY FROM THE TABLE!
LINE UP OVER THERE!
HURRY UP!
MOVE IT!
MOVE IT!
Man: KEEP YOUR HANDS UP.
THIS AIN'T NO TIME
TO GET BRAVE, TURKEY.
Man: PUT IT IN THE BAG.
GIVE ME THOSE RINGS.
KEEP THEM UP.
JUST IN CASE SOMEBODY'S
WEARING A HEATER,
EVERYBODY STRIP DOWN
TO THEIR UNDERWEAR,
LADIES INCLUDED.
MOVE IT!
YOU TOO, LADY.
I DON'T WEAR UNDERWEAR.
DON'T PLAY GAMES.
JUST GET IT OFF!
MMM, MMM, MMM.
LORD, HAVE MERCY.
[DOORBELL BUZZING]
[DOORBELL BUZZES]
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
[SNAPS]
STAY WHERE YOU ARE
FOR 10 MINUTES.
ANYBODY TRIES TO MOVE
BEFORE THAT GETS SHOT.
THANK YOU, BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
FOR A VERY LOVELY EVENING.
NEVER HAVE SO FEW
OWED SO MUCH TO SO MANY.
GOOD NIGHT.
♪ I'M GOIN' UP THE
ROUGH SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN ♪
♪ ON MY WAY HOME
♪ OH, I'M GOIN'
OH, YEAH ♪
♪ I'M GOIN' EACH
AND EVERY DAY ♪
♪ YOU KNOW
THAT I'M CLIMBIN' ♪
♪ I'M CLIMBIN'
♪ HIGHER
♪ HIGHER
♪ MEET MY JESUS
♪ HIGH, LORD
♪ HIGHER
♪ HIGHER, LORD
♪ HIGHER, JESUS
♪ TAKE US HIGHER
♪ HIGHER
♪ OH, HIGHER
♪ OO-OOO-OOO-OO-OH
♪ OH, LORD
♪ HIGHER
♪ HIGHER, JESUS
♪ OH, I'M CLIMBIN'
♪ HIGHER MOUNTAIN
♪ TRYIN' TO GET HOME
All: ♪ HOME
[APPLAUSE]
AMEN! TRULY WONDERFUL!
BE SEATED,
WOULD YOU PLEASE?
WE WANT
TO THANK OUR CHOIR
FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL
AND INSPIRING RENDITION
OF A SPIRITUAL VERY CLOSE
TO OUR HEARTS.
NOW, I SHOULD LIKE,
AT THIS TIME,
TO REMIND THOSE OF YOU
ATTENDING OUR CHURCH
PICNIC NEXT SUNDAY
THAT BUSES WILL DEPART
FROM THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH
AFTER THE SERVICE.
NOW, WE WANT TO TAKE
A MOMENT ALSO
TO ASK THE WEAK AMONG YOU
TO REFRAIN FROM BRINGING
BROWN PAPER BAGS
TO THE PICNIC.
WE GONNA HAVE ENOUGH
BROWN PAPER BAGS
WITH THE LUNCH IN THEM,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I MEAN, AFTER ALL, WE ARE
HAVING A CHURCH SOCIAL,
AND NOT A FRATERNITY
BOAT RIDE.
[CONGREGATION LAUGHS]
NOW, I REPEAT,
THERE WILL BE NO--
THERE WILL BE
NO JOY JUICE ALLOWED.
Congregation: AMEN.
NOW, LET ME HEAR
WHAT I SAID.
Congregation:
NO JOY JUICE ALLOWED.
WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT
FOR ME ONE MORE TIME?
Congregation:
NO JOY JUICE ALLOWED.
NOW, WE WILL,
RIGHT AFTER THE SERVICE,
SEARCH ALL OF
THE CHOIR ROBES.
NOW, I WANT EVERYBODY
TO UNDERSTAND,
THE BUSES WILLNOT LEAVE
BEFORE THE SERVICE IS OVER,
AND HE WHO HESITATES
WILL BE LEFT.
[ORGAN MUSIC PLAYING]
[TELEVISION PLAYING QUIETLY]
I WAS HOPING
TO PAINT THE KIDS' ROOM
BEFORE THEY GOT HOME
SO THEY'D HAVE SOMEPLACE
FRESH TO COME HOME TO.
AND MAYBE WE COULD SHOP
FOR SOME NEW CARPETS,
CURTAINS, CANDLES.
WHAT YOU THINK, STEVE?
HONEY?
STEVE?
STEVE,
I KNOW YOU HEAR ME.
[SNORES]
STEVE?
Having a good time,
honey?
[SNORES]
Are you--
are you dreaming
of me, baby?
Dreaming of a woman?
WHAT YOU HIT ME FOR?
YOU MUST HAVE
BEEN DREAMING.
WHO WERE YOU
DREAMING ABOUT?
YOU DIDHIT ME.
OH.
OOH!
HAH! SARAH!
STEVE, YOU ALL RIGHT?
SARAH! SARAH!
WHAT IS IT, BABY?
SARAH! SARAH!
OH, MY GOD,
HE'S HAVING AN ATTACK.
NO, NO, NO, SARAH.
SARAH.
STEVE.
SARAH.
DID WE...
HAVE YOU...
D-D-D-DID...
SARAH.
THE LOTTERY TICKET
I FOUND IN YOUR SUIT
WHEN I TOOK IT
TO THE CLEANERS?
IS THAT A NINE?
IS THAT A ONE?
AND IS THAT A FOUR?
AND IS THAT ANOTHER ONE
AND ANOTHER NINE?
NINE-ONE-FOUR-ONE-NINE?
THAT'S MY--I WON.
THAT'S M-MY TICKET.
MYTICKET!
HOW MUCH FOR?
OH, MY GOODNESS.
$50,000.
$50,000.
♪ MONEY HONEY
♪ MONEY HONEY
♪ OH!
♪ MONEY HONEY
♪ MONEY HONEY
STEVE...WHAT'S WRONG?
THE LOTTERY TICKET...
IS IN YOUR WALLET?
THAT WAS STOLEN
AT ZENOBIA'S?
DOES SARAH KNOW?
SHE MAD, AIN'T SHE?
WELL, WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
I'M GOING TO FIND
THAT WALLET, WARDELL.
HOW?
BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY,
A-AND I WANT YOU
TO HELP ME, YOUNG BLOOD.
I'M YOUR MAN, HOMEBOY.
WHAT'S YOUR FIRST STEP?
I AIN'T SURE, BUT WE GOT
TO FIND THOSE ROBBERS.
WE CAN'T GO
TO THE POLICE
'CAUSE W-WE DON'T KNOW
IF WE CAN TRUST THEM
IF THEY KNOW WHAT'S IN THE
WALLET, IF WE DON'T TELL THEM,
THEY AIN'T GOING TO
WASTE TIME LOOKING,
SO I FIGURE WE GOING TO
HAVE TO GET OUT IN THE STREET,
AND KIND OF KEEP OUR EARS
AND EYES OPEN UNTIL WE
PICK UP SOME CLUES.
WELL, WE CAN'T GET
OUT THERE OURSELVES.
FOR THAT KIND OF MONEY?
THE HELL WE CAN'T!
HANDS UP! TURN AROUND
AND FACE THE WALL.
AW, MAN, I--
FREEZE.
NAH, SEE,
YOU ALL GOT THE WRONG--
YOU'RE WRONG, SEE?
I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.
I WANT A LAWYER.
I--
DON'T SAY NOTHIN' TO ME!
YOU KNOW THEY WAS GOING TO
SHOOT ME-- WARDELL.
I DID EXACTLY--
MISTOOK ME
FOR SOME BIG UGLY CAT
WITH A BEARD
AND A MOUSTACHE.
I CAN UNDERSTAND--
SHUT UP!
WE'RE NOT GOING TO
DO THIS STUFF NO MORE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET
A PRIVATE DETECTIVE.
WHERE ARE WE GONNA
FIND ONE?
IN THE YELLOW PAGES!
I DON'T KNOW!
MR. WASHINGTON?
MR. WASHINGTON?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?!
WE'RE-- WE'RE LOOKING
FOR SHARP EYE WASHINGTON.
WHO LOOKING FOR HIM?
STEVE JACKSON, AND THIS
IS MY FRIEND WARDELL FRANKLIN.
WE WANT HIM FOR A JOB.
SOME PROPERTY
OF OURS WAS STOLEN.
WE WANT HIM
TO GET IT BACK FOR US.
COST YOU $500.
$500? OH, WE AIN'T GOT
THAT KIND OF MONEY.
$400?
NAH.
I think
we gonna have to...
HOW ABOUT $300?
YOU SURE YOU
SHARP EYE WASHINGTON
THE PRIVATE DETECTIVE?
YEAH, I'M SHARP EYE WASHINGTON,
THE ONE AND ONLY.
NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE ME.
WE'RE WORKING PEOPLE.
SEE, I DRIVE A TAXI CAB,
AND I MEAN, LIKE,
$300, MAN...
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO BE A DETECTIVE. IT'S ROUGH.
THERE'S PEOPLE
LOOKING FOR ME NOW.
WHO?
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
MAKE UP YOUR MIND
'CAUSE I GOTTA SPLIT.
HOW ABOUT $200?
[ARGUING SOFTLY]
ALL YOU RISK IS $200,
BUT I PUT MY LIFE
ON THE LINE.
IT'S A LONELY, DANGEROUS LIFE
BEING A PRIVATE DETECTIVE.
ALL YOU DO IS
RISK A LITTLE MONEY.
I SOLVE THE CASES,
AND PEOPLE ARE AFTER ME!
LOOK AT MY EYE--
MY RIGHT EYE.
SEE HOW BLOODSHOT IT IS?
KNOW HOW IT GOT THAT WAY?
FROM SLEEPING
WITH ONE EYE OPEN, BABY.
LIFE AIN'T EASY--
ALWAYS ON THE MOVE,
PEOPLE AFTER ME WITH GUNS,
LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD
OF YOUR CAR FOR BOMBS,
PEEKING OUT WINDOWS,
PEERING DOWN HALLWAYS.
IN THE MOVIES, RIGHT?
YOU SEE THE MOVIES
ALWAYS GOT SOME SUPER NIGGER
ALWAYS KILLING SOME
WHITE BOY IN THE MAFIA,
BEATING UP
THE CROOKED POLICE.
THAT'S NOT TRUE, AND IT
DON'T HELP ME EITHER.
AND WOMEN--
THEY ALL GOT WOMEN.
BLACK DETECTIVE IN THE MOVIE
ALWAYS GOT A WOMAN.
WATCH YOURSELF.
WELL, I AIN'T HAD
A WOMAN IN-- HOW LONG?
MONTHS! MONTHS.
I MIGHT AS WELL
BE A MONK,
THAT'S WHAT IT'S LIKE
BEING A DETECTIVE.
THAT'S THE REAL TRUTH OF IT.
IT'S ALWAYS STEADY ON THE CASE.
STEADY ON THE CASE.
I'M GETTING MY THING
TOGETHER, TOO, BABY,
'CAUSE I'M
SHARP EYE WASHINGTON--
STEADY ON THE CASE.
WE-- WE GIVE YOU
$50 DOWN,
AND THE REST WHEN
YOU FIND OUR PROPERTY.
DEAL. JUST WRITE DOWN YOUR NAME,
ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER.
YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT
'CAUSE I'M GOING TO
FIND YOUR PROPERTY.
THE ADDRESS
AND PHONE NUMBER.
$50...BUT--BUT--
WE AIN'T TOLD YOU
WHAT WE LOST.
I WAS ABOUT TO BRING THAT UP.
IT'S SOMETHING VERY VALUABLE.
YEAH.
AND IT'S MORE
PRECIOUS THAN GOLD?
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S A...
WALLET.
I THOUGHT SO.
WHAT'S IN IT?
SOME FAMILY PICTURES
AND SOME--
SOME SENTIMENTAL SOUVENIRS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WELL, STEADY
ON THE CASE.
[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY]
Wardell: SAY, MAN. HEY!
IT'S JUST MY WAY
OF STAYING ONE STEP AHEAD
OF THE THIEVES AND HUSTLERS.
HEY, WAIT!
I KNOW...A WALLET.
HEY, HEY, LISTEN!
LOOK, WAIT A MINUTE!
[FOOTSTEPS DESCEND]
[SIREN WAILING]
WHAT'S THAT?
[TIRES SCREECH]
[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY]
I'D LIKE TO GET 300 TICKETS
TO THE POLICEMAN'S BALL.
YOUR CON DAYS
ARE OVER, WASHINGTON.
HUH?
HE STOLE OUR MONEY.
HE STOLE A LOT
OF PEOPLE'S MONEY, FELLA.
WE'VE BEEN ON YOUR
TRAIL A LONG TIME.
I WAS FRAMED.
YOU SAID THAT
IN DES MOINES, IOWA,
WHERE YOU WERE
CLEOPHUS WASHINGTON, A PREACHER.
YOU ESCAPED FROM CUSTODY.
YOU SAID THAT IN JERSEY CITY
WHERE YOU WERE HENRY HAWTHORNE
A BOGUS LAWYER.
YOU JUMPED BAIL.
YOUR CLIENTS ARE STILL WAITING
FOR YOU TO HANDLE THEIR CASES.
THAT'S MY COUSIN
CLARENCE WASHINGTON.
THAT'S NOT ME.
THAT'S NOT ME.
DAMN, MAN, WE TRUSTED YOU!
I MEAN, WHY US?
WHY NOTYOU, BROTHER?
TAKE HIM AWAY.
UH, WAIT A MINUTE.
HE STOLE OUR MONEY.
W-W-WHAT DO WE DO
ABOUT THAT?
GO TO THE STATION HOUSE
AND FILE A COMPLAINT FOR
THE RETURN OF YOUR MONEY,
BUT LET ME WARN YOU, YOU'LL
BE WAITING IN A LONG LINE.
IS THE GOVERNOR
IN TOWN?
GET HIM DOWN HERE.
I WANNA SEE HIM.
YES, MAY I HELP YOU?
WE'D LIKE TO SEE
CONGRESSMAN LINCOLN.
EXCUSE ME,
CONGRESSMAN LINCOLN,
THERE ARE TWO GENTLEMEN
WAITING OUTSIDE TO SEE YOU.
YES, OF COURSE,
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
NO, SIR.
AH, THEN PERHAPS
THE PRESS.
I THINK NOT, SIR.
THEY LOOK--
WELL, RATHER ORDINARY.
UH-OH. CONSTITUENTS?
YES, SIR.
[SIGHS]
[AFRICAN MUSIC PLAYING]
SHOW THEM IN.
YES, SIR.
AH, QUICK--
THEIR NAMES.
MR. FRANKLIN.
MR. JACKSON.
[MUMBLES]
RIGHT.
SEND THEM IN.
YES, SIR.
[DOOR OPENS]
GENTLEMEN.
AH, BROTHERS.
BROTHERS, I AM
SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.
MR. JACKSON,
HOW DO YOU DO?
AND MR. FRANKLIN,
I'M DELIGHTED TO SEE YOU.
I'M JACKSON,
HE'S FRANKLIN.
OH, I'M SORRY
ABOUT THAT.
BROTHERS, AH.
HA HA HA.
HAVE A SEAT.
NOW, THEN,
MR. WILSON--
JACKSON. JACKSON.
YES, OF COURSE.
YOU SEE, I AM
SO GLADTO SEE YOU.
IT ISN'T OFTEN I'M PRIVILEGED
TO SEE OUR MORE COMMON FOLK--
THE REAL SALT-OF-THE-EARTH
FOLK, YOU KNOW.
AS I WAS JUST SAYING
TO MY BELOVED WIFE,
IT IS BECAUSE OF KNOWING
THE ORDINARY FOLK
IN OUR DAILY LIVES
THAT WE CAN KEEP IN TOUCH
WITH THE PULSE
OF THE GRASS ROOTS.
NOW, THEN, BROTHERS,
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
SEE, WE HAVE
THIS PROBLEM...
PROBLEM? YOUR PROBLEMS
ARE MY PROBLEMS,
AND OUR PROBLEMS
ARE THE PROBLEMS
OF ALL BLACK PEOPLE.
WE WERE ROBBED,
CONGRESSMAN LINCOLN.
NO.
YES, AT GUNPOINT.
GUNPOINT?
WHAT A SHAME...SHAME!
IT, UM, WASN'T
BROTHERS, WAS IT?
UH, UH, THEY WERE
WEARING MASKS,
BUT WE ARE SURE
THEY WERE BLACK.
OH.
MY PEOPLE.
MY PEOPLE.
HOW LONG, HMM?
HOW LONG?
WHY DO WE DOTHIS
TO ONE ANOTHER?
NOW, YOU WERE SAYING
YOU WERE ROBBED.
THE OTHER NIGHT--
OUR WALLETS,
OUR JEWELRY,
AND SOME VERY VALUABLE
MEMENTOS THAT WE KEPT--
NEVER FEAR.
HA HA HA HA.
NEVER FEAR.
JUST ONE SIMPLE PHONE CALL
TO MY FRIEND--
MY GOOD FRIEND--
LIEUTENANT HARDCASTLE
DOWN AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS
OUGHTA GO A LONG WAY
IN CAPTURING THIS
TRAITOR TO OUR RACE.
WHERE DID YOU SAY
THIS ROBBERY TOOK PLACE?
MADAME ZENOBIA.
IS THE LINE BUSY?
MADAME ZENOBIA?
YOU KNOW THE PLACE?
WELL, YES!
THAT IS, I-- I'VE HEARD
OF THAT ILLEGAL, UM,
AFTER-HOURS CLUB...
A DEN OF INIQUITY.
YES, A LOT OF HIP PEOPLE
GO BY THERE,
PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT
SIDES OF THE TRACK.
IRRESPONSIBLE INGRATES,
BROTHERS.
YOU WOULD BE WELL ADVISED
NOT TO VENTURE
DOWN THAT DARK PATH.
JUST LAST WEEK, I WAS
SAYING TO MY BELOVED WIFE
THAT I WOULD NOT BE CAUGHT
DEAD IN SUCH A PLACE.
HI, CHESLEY, HOW YOU
DOING TODAY, SUGAR?
OH, I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU
WERE IN A CONFERENCE.
BROTHER MAN,
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
PEGGY LEGGY.
NO, NO, NO.
AROUND HERE, FOLKS
CALL ME MRS. LINCOLN.
YOU KNOW, IN SPITE
OF THAT WHOLE RIP-OFF THING,
CHILD, I HAD ME A BALL,
I WANT TO TELL YOU!
PEG, DEAR,
MUST YOU ALWAYS
SPEAK DIALECT?
IT'S SO CONDESCENDING.
WE MUST RID OURSELVES
OF THESE
LINGUISTIC SHACKLES.
HONEY, HUSH.
YOU ALL HAVE GOT
TO FORGIVE MY HUSBAND.
I LOVE HIS SWEET SELF
TO DEATH,
BUT EVER SINCE HE GOT HIMSELF
A LITTLE BIT OF POSITION,
HE THINK HE INTO SOMETHING.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN
HE STILL LIKED FRIED CHICKEN.
WHOO, I GET SO TIRED OF
GOING TO THEM CORNY DANCES,
CORNY DINNERS WE KEEP
GETTING INVITED TO--
THE ONE WHERE
YOU BE THE TOKEN ONE
AND EVERYBODY STANDING
AROUND LOOKING AT YOU
LIKE YOU SOMETHING
IN THE ZOO.
WELL, I GOT TIRED!
ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, I GOT
OLD SUPER BLACK OVER HERE
TO TAKE ME
TO WHERE MYFOLKS IS.
WELL, I FIGURE HE'D
TAKE ME TO A DINNER,
TAKE ME DANCING
OR SOMETHING,
AND CHILD, HE COME
TAKING ME TO ZENOBIA'S.
HE KNEW ALL ABOUT THIS,
ALL THE WAITRESSES
BY THEIR FIRST NAME,
AND COME TO FIND OUT,
HE A CHARTER MEMBER!
DAMN NEAR BLEW MY MIND.
THIS NIGGER'S
SOMETHING ELSE, HONEY.
WELL, YOU SEE,
I DISCOVERED
THAT A GREAT NUMBER
OF MY CONSTITUENTS--
OH, HONEY, NOW,
THAT AIN'T NOTHIN'
FOR YOU TO BE ASHAMED OF.
THEM POLITICIANS
YOU BE HANGING OUT WITH
IN WASHINGTON BE GETTING
INTO THEIR PLEASURES
A WHOLE LOT WORSE
OF WAYS THAN THAT, HONEY.
HOW CAN ONE WORK FOR
THE GOOD OF ONE'S PEOPLE
IF ONE'S WIFE CONTINUALLY
AIRS IN PUBLIC
ONE'S DIRTY LAUNDRY?
THE PHRASE IS
"PUTTING ONE'S BUSINESS
IN THE STREET."
YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN?
SO, WHAT BRINGS YOU ALL
AROUND HERE VISITING?
UH, WELL, WE-- WE'RE
TRYING TO GET SOME HELP,
UH, TO TRACK DOWN
THEM STICK-UP FELLAS
'CAUSE WE LOST SOME
VERY VALUABLE PROPERTY
THE OTHER NIGHT.
OH, I'M SORRY
TO HEAR THAT...
AND THEM NIGGERS INTERRUPTED
THE BEST ROLL I EVERHAD!
MMM!
LISTEN, THERE'S
A BIG-TIME HOOD
NAMED GEECHIE DAN BEAUFORD
YOU SHOULD SEE.
ALSO, GET A RUNDOWN
ON A LOCAL HUSTLER
NAMED LITTLE SEYMOUR.
PERSONALLY, I THINK
LITTLE SEYMOUR
THE ONE WHO DONE IT,
BUT BE CAREFUL.
LITTLE SEYMOUR TRAVELS
WITH A BODYGUARD
NAMED BIG PERCY,
WHO CAN GET REALUGLY.
YOU SURE
THIS IS THE PLACE?
YES, I'M SURE.
ALL WE GOT TO DO
IS GO INSIDE,
SEE LITTLE SEYMOUR,
AND ASK HIM
ABOUT OUR PROPERTY.
YOU SEE WHAT I SAW?
YES, I SAW
WHAT YOU SAW,
DON'T BE WORRYING ABOUT NOTHING
'CAUSE THE DUDE MESS WITH ME,
I'M GONNA KNOCK
HIM OUT. KNOW WHY?
'CAUSE I'M FROM
OFF THE CORNERS.
NOW, COME ON.
YOU JUST LET SOME CAT
LOOK FUNNY AT ME
AND SEE IF I AIN'T
ON HIS CASE.
THAT'S RIGHT!
'CAUSE MY MONEY IS
IN THIS PLACE SOMEPLACE, TOO.
THAT'S RIGHT, AND WHERE MY MONEY
IS CONCERNED, I DON'T PLAY.
I GET MEAN WHEN YOU MESS
WITH MY GREEN.
NOW, YOU SEE
IF I'M KIDDING.
SAY, MAN.
SAY, BROTHER.
SAY, I'M TALKING
TO YOU, MAN.
WHAT YOU WANT?
YOU SEEN BIG PERCY
AROUND HERE?
WHO WANTS TO KNOW?
I'MASKING
THE QUESTIONS, SISSY.
SISSY?
SI--
I ASKED YOU
A QUESTION, CHUMP!
HE AIN'T HERE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT
IN THE FIRST PLACE?!
YOU DIG IT? YOU KNOCK A DUDE
DOWN, YOU GET SOME RESPECT.
YAAH!
YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.
COME ON.
YEAH. NOW YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT.
THAT'S THE AMERICAN WAY.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
NOW, THE DUDE SAID
THAT BIG PERCY--
LITTLE SEYMOUR'S
BODYGUARD--AIN'T HERE,
SO LET'S GO
GET LITTLE SEYMOUR.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
GO AHEAD.
LET'S GET HIM.
GO AHEAD.
NOW--NOW LISTEN HERE,
YOU ALL,
I'M LOOKING
FOR A CORNY LITTLE RUNT
NAMED S-SEYMOUR PETTIGREW.
I KNOW YOU'RE IN HERE,
SEYMOUR, SO COME ON OUT!
I HEAR YOU SO UGLY
TILL THE SUN REFUSE TO SHINE
EVERY TIME YOU COME OUT.
YOU SO UGLY
TILL IT'S AGAINST THE LAW
IN 20 STATES TO MARRY YOU.
Yeah, that's it, Steve.
You cooking.
You just keep on talking.
He's in here somewhere,
and just remember,
I got your back.
And dig, say something
about his mama.
GOTCHA.
That'll get him.
I HEAR YOUR BREATH SO BAD
TILL YOU PUT THE THREE
LEADING TOOTHPASTES
OUT OF BUSINESS.
SEYMOUR PETTIGREW...
COME OUT!
I'M LITTLE SEYMOUR.
AND I'M BIG PERCY.
HI-YAH!
WHAT YOU TURKEYS WANT?
HAH.
HUH. MR. SEYMOUR,
SEE, UM,
SEE, I JUST GOT
OUT THE HOSPITAL.
SEE, I WAS--
I WAS IN THE WAR.
VETERAN. AND, UH, SEE, I MEAN,
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,
I HAVE THESE, UH, FITS,
YOU KNOW.
AND THE FITS ARE, UM,
I MEAN, I BE JUMPING BAD
AND TRY TO MAKE
AN IMPRESSION ON PEOPLE.
BUT IT'S THEM FITS
THAT'S DOING IT.
BUT THEN, EVERY ONCE
IN A WHILE,
SEE, THEY JUST GO DOWN
AND I BE MYSELF AGAIN,
AND I DON'T BE JUMPING BAD.
BUT IT'S NOT MY FAULT,
MR. SEYMOUR.
BUT I'M NOT REACHING
FOR A GUN.
I GOT A CARD.
SEE, THE CARD SAYS, UM,
IF IN CASE OF A FIT,
PLEASE PUT THIS MAN
UNHARMEDIN A CAB
AND SEND HIM HOME TO HIS WIFE.
SHE PAY THE BILL.
SO, I DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO GET THE WRONG IMPRESSION.
YOU LOUD-TALKED ME.
NOBODY LOUD-TALKS
LITTLE SEYMOUR.
OH, NOW, SEE, MR. SEYMOUR,
THAT'S-- SEE, I DIDN'T--
HE'S THE ONE.
BUT SEE, FIRST OF ALL,
YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND
ABOUT HIS GRANDMOTHER.
SEE, SEE, HIS GRANDMOTHER
BROUGHT UP HIM ANDHIS SISTERS.
EVER SINCE THEY WAS DOWN--
THEY WAS DOWN THERE
PICKING COTTON, MR. SEYMOUR.
I KNOW YOU CAN IDENTIFY
WITH PICKING COTTON.
WELL, IF YOU CAN'T,
THEN I CAN DIG THAT.
BUT ANYWAY,
SEE, WHAT HAPPENS--
THE GRANDMOTHER'S
OLD LADY, YOU DIG?
AND SO HIS SISTER'S BEEN
KEEPING LIFE SAVINGS ON HER
'CAUSE SHE DON'T TRUST
THE BANK.
BANKS ARE RIPPING
PEOPLE OFF AND STUFF.
AND THEN, SHE WENT
TO ZENOBIA'S, YOU DIG?
AND IN ZENOBIA'S--THEN,
WAS ROBBED OF THE MONEY.
AND THE LIFE SAVINGS
JUST WENT.
SO MY MAN SAID, "LET'S
GO CHECK OUT MR. SEYMOUR."
'CAUSE YOU'RE HIGHLY THOUGHT
OF IN OUR COMMUNITY, YOU DIG?
I MEAN, YOU EVEN BIGGER
THAN GEECHIE DAN BEAUFORD,
YOU DIG?
SO, UH, ANYWAY, HE'S
DESPERATE TO TALK TO YOU.
THAT'S WHY HE'S CALLING
YOU ALL THEM NAMES.
BUT IF YOU NOTICE,
UH, MR. SEYMOUR,
HE NEVER SAID NOTHIN'
ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.
SO HE WASN'T
THAT DESPERATE, YOU SEE?
SO, UH, STEVE, COME OVER HERE
AND APOLOGIZE TO MR. SEYMOUR.
THIS IS MY FRIEND STEVE,
WHO'S GONNA APOLOGIZE TO YOU.
LET'S GET A FEW
THINGS STRAIGHT.
FIRST, WHOEVER HIT ZENOBIA
IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT
WITH THE SKIN OFF THEIR TAIL
WHEN I FIND OUT WHO IT IS,
'CAUSE ME AND HER IS TIGHT.
AND SECOND,
THAT STORY YOU JUST
TOLD ME IS BULLSHIT.
YES, SIR.
AND THIRD,
HERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING
FOR NIGGERS WHO LOUD-TALK
LITTLE SEYMOUR.
HEE YAH!
AAAAH!
AAH!
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Irma: HI.
Sarah: HI, IRMA.
WHERE ARE THEY?
IN THERE.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA
DO WITH THESE FOOLS?
GIRL, I DON'T KNOW.
NO, NO, NO.
WAIT A MINUTE.
FIRST OF ALL, THAT WAS
THE HARDEST-HITTING,
FASTEST, BADDEST LITTLE
BLACK MAN OF COLORED DESCENT
I HAVE EVER SEEN, BUT I HAD
HIM ON THE RUN, DIDN'T I?
DIDN'T YOU?
DID HE HIT ME WITH
HIS FOOT OR HAND?
BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.
WARDELL, HONEY.
YOUR IMAGINATION'S GONNA GET YOU
KILLED ONE OF THESE DAYS!
NOW, LET ME TAKE YOU HOME
AND TRY TO PATCH YOU UP.
I'LL TALK TO YOU TOMORROW.
DON'T FORGET, HOMEBOY,
TOMORROW WE GOING AFTER
BIG-TIME
GEECHIE DAN BEAUFORD.
Wardell: YOU GOT IT.
I--I'M HERE
TO SEE MR. GEECHIE DAN.
WAIT HERE.
[AS VITO CORLEONE
OF THE GODFATHER]22%.
I WANNA KNOW
HOW YOU FEEL--
Man's here
to see you, boss.
BRING HIM OVER HERE
AND SIT HIM DOWN.
OK.
SIT DOWN.
[SIGHS]
NOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WELL, SIR, UM,
SEE, IT'S LIKE THIS.
SOME PROPERTY OF MINE
WAS STOLEN,
AND I NEED SOME HELP.
SO WHAT YOU COMING
TO ME FOR?
WELL...I HEARD THAT
DON'T NOTHIN' GO DOWN
UNLESS YOUKNOW ABOUT IT.
MAN, GET OUT OF MY FACE.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
J-J-JUST A MINUTE,
GEECHIE DAN.
UH, MR. BEAUFORD.
MR. BEAUFORD.
IF YOU DON'T GET AWAY
FROM HERE SOON,
THEY GONNA BE PICKING UP YOUR
HEAD FROM ACROSS THE STREET.
NOW MOVE OUT, SUCKER.
WAIT ONE DAMN MINUTE.
DON'T BE PULLIN'--
MR. BEAUFORD, PLEASE, SIR.
PLEASE, MR...
AAH!
MOVE IT!
[TIRES SCREECH]
Beauford: ALL RIGHT,
LET'S START ALL OVER AGAIN.
YOU ALL GOING TO
TELL ME SOMETHING.
WHAT?
ANYTHING I WANT TO KNOW.
WE DON'T KNOW NOTHIN'.
SOMEBODY HIRED YOU TO FINGER ME,
AND I WANT TO KNOW WHO.
NOBODY HIRED US
TO DO NOTHIN'.
I JUST CAME TO YOU BECAUSE
I WAS LOOKING FOR HELP.
YOU'RE A LYING DOG,
SUCKER.
WE TOLD YOU, WE DON'T KNOW
NOTHIN' ABOUT THEM GUNS--
NIGGER!
AAH!
AND YOU, TOO, HOT LIPS.
I'LL TALK!
I'LL TALK!
I-IF WE TALK, ARE YOU
GOING TO LET US GO?
HOW WE KNOW
YOU AIN'T LYING?
FIRST OFF,
I DON'T WANT YOU.
I WANT YOUR BOSS.
AND SECOND, I LIKE YOU.
AND THIRD,
IF YOU ALL DON'T TELL ME
EVERYTHING I WANT TO KNOW,
WE GONNA BEAT ALL THE BLACK
OFF BOTH OF YOU.
WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW?
SILKY SLIM SENT YOU,
DIDN'T HE?
YEAH.
HE WANTS TO CONTROL
ALL MY TERRITORY, DON'T HE?
YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED.
YOU ALL TAKE
THESE 2 DOGS SOMEWHERE,
PUT THEM TO SLEEP.
YOU SAID YOU WAS
GOING TO LET US GO.
YOU JUST CONFESSED,
TURKEY.
YOUR ASS IS GRASS.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
I--I CAN PROVE
WHO WE ARE.
THERE'S MY--MY STUB
FROM MY PAYCHECK.
MY NAME IS ON IT.
MY NAME.
MY BOWLING CLUB I.D. SEE?
SO YOU ARE ONLY
FINGER MEN? SO WHAT?
YOU KNOW TOO MUCH.
GET THEM OUT OF HERE.
WAH!
WHY DON'T WE GET SLIM?
I THOUGHT ABOUT IT...
BUT HE'S HARD AS HELL
TO GET.
ANYONE CAN BE GOTTEN TO.
YEAH.
[CHUCKLES]
IT'S FUNNY, MAN.
ONE DAY,
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
AND NOW THIS THING
WITH SILKY SLIM.
HE MUST BE CRAZY!
THINK I'M GONNA LET HIM
MOVE IN ON MY TERRITORY,
AND I'M NOT GONNA
DO NOTHIN' ABOUT IT?
WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS?
HE'S MESSING WITH
GEECHIE DAN BEAUFORD!
I WILL KILL THE PUNK!
TRYING TO OFF ME.
I WILL MURDER THE SUCKER!
Slim: OK, GEECHIE,
THAT WAS YOUR SHORTS.
NEXT TIME IT'S GOING
TO BE YOUR LIFE.
YOU GOT A LIFE, TOO,
SILKY SLIM.
I'M GIVING YOU
TWO MINUTES.
WE MAKE A DEAL NOW
OR YOU'RE GOING TO BE
WEARING WINGS.
TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT!
NO DEAL!
AW, COME ON, MAN.
LET'S BE REASONABLE.
AIN'T NOTHING
TO BE REASONABLE ABOUT.
LOOK, GEECHIE, I SAID
LET'S TALK, MY MAN.
YOU TEAM UP WITH ME,
AND WE RULE THIS TOWN
FROM RIVER TO RIVER.
NEVER WILL SO FEW
OWE SO MUCH TO SO MANY.
THAT'S THE ONE!
HE-- HE-- HE'S THE ONE
WE'RE AFTER.
SHUT UP OVER THERE!
BUT HE'S THE ONE WHO
ROBBED MADAME ZENOBIA'S.
SO WHAT?
BUT HE STOLE SOMETHING
THAT NIGHT
SOMETHING HE
DON'T KNOW ABOUT,
SOMETHING THAT'S
WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.
I TOLD YOU, SHUT UP.
DON'T BUG ME WITH THIS PENNY
ANTE CRAP AT A TIME LIKE THIS.
YOU GOT ONE MINUTE, GEECHIE.
BUT THIS AIN'T NO PENNY
ANTE, MR. GEECHIE DAN.
IT'S WORTH A FORTUNE.
MR. GEECHIE DAN,
IT'S WORTH A FORTUNE.
WE'LL SHARE IT WITH YOU,
MR. GEECHIE DAN.
YOU KNOW
HOW MUCH IT'S WORTH?
$300,000.
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
$300,000
IN DIAMONDS.
SLIM?
$300,000...IN DIAMONDS?
YEAH, BUT HE DON'T KNOW
NOTHIN' ABOUT IT, SEE?
HOW YOU KNOW
THEY KNOCKED OFF ZENOBIA'S?
GO ON, TALK FAST,
TURKEY!
OR I'LL PUT A HOLE
THROUGH YOUR EYES!
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE SAID
WHEN HE ROBBED THE PLACE.
HE SAID, "NEVER HAVE SO FEW
OWED SO MUCH TO SO MANY."
AND-- AND HE HAD
A MASK ON AT THE TIME,
BUT WE RECOGNIZE
HIS VOICE.
YEAH. HE'S THE ONE.
WHAT ABOUT
THE DIAMONDS?
YOUR TIME'S UP,
GEECHIE.
GIVE ME A COUPLE
OF MINUTES, SLIM.
I'M TALKING IT OVER
WITH MY BOYS.
ONE MINUTE, MY MAN.
GO ON. GO ON.
TALK, TALK.
ME AND MY MAN, WE WAS
GOING TO MADAME ZENOBIA'S.
AND WE WAS BEHIND THESE
TWO AFRICAN GENTLEMEN
WHO WAS GOING IN THERE.
FIRST, SEE, THE DOORMAN,
HE WOULDN'T LET THEM IN.
THEN, THEY SHOWED HIM
A LETTER FROM THEIR LAWYER
THAT SAID THEY WERE
VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE
IN THE DIAMOND BUSINESS.
SO, THE DOORMAN,
HE APOLOGIZED TO THEM,
AND HE LET THEM IN.
SO, LATER ON THAT EVENING,
I WAS IN THE JOHN.
I WAS RELIEVING MYSELF.
AND THE TWO AFRICANS
CAME INTO THE BATHROOM.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW
I WAS IN THERE
BECAUSE I WAS SITTING
ON THE JOHN.
AND ONE OF THEM,
I HEARD HIM SAY,
"WHAT DID YOU DO
WITH THE DIAMONDS?"
SO, THE OTHER ONE SAID,
"THEY IN MY LAWYER'S OFFICE.
"THEY'LL BE SAFE THERE
FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS
"TILL WE GET BACK
FROM WASHINGTON.
THEN, THE BUYER WILL
COME IN FROM CALIFORNIA."
THE OTHER AFRICAN SAID,
"HOW MUCH YOU THINK
WE GOING TO GET
FOR THESE STONES?"
SO, THE OTHER ONE SAID,
"$300,000."
SO THEY LEFT,
AND I CAME RUNNING
OUT TO TALK TO MY MAN
ABOUT GETTING
TO THE LAWYER'S OFFICE
TO HIT THE PLACE
AND GET THEM DIAMONDS.
THAT'S WHEN
SILKY SLIM COME IN
AND HELD EVERYBODY UP AND
TOOK THE WALLETS AND THE MONEY,
AND ALONG WITH IT,
THE LAWYER'S LETTER
WITH THE ADDRESS
OF WHERE THE DIAMONDS IS.
UH-HUH.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU'VE
BEEN SNIFFING AROUND--
TO HELP YOU
FIND THE LETTER.
YES, SIR.
OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE LYING,
THE UNDERTAKER GOING
TO VISIT YOUR RELATIVES.
OK, GEECHIE,
LET ME HEAR IT.
ALL RIGHT!
WE CAN MAKE
SOME KIND OF DEAL.
COME ON IN.
GOOD.
EVERYBODY KEEP THEIR HANDS
WHERE WE CAN SEE THEM.
OK.
MAKE SURE YOU COME THROUGH
THAT DOOR THE SAME WAY.
NAH, PUT THEM AWAY.
MY MAN.
WHAT'S HAPPENIN'?
DOWN TO BUSINESS, SLIM.
I DON'T LIKE YOUR BAG.
YOU GOT NO CLASS.
DRUG DEALING,
PROSTITUTION,
VULGAR STICKUPS
LIKE MADAME ZENOBIA'S
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT.
THAT AIN'T MY THING.
I WAS HOME IN BED
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT.
NO SKIN OFF ME, MAN,
SO LET'S MOVE ON.
NOW, I GOT SOMETHING
WE CANWORK ON TOGETHER.
IT'S A $300,000
PROPOSITION.
I'M INTERESTED.
50/50.
AND IF WE WRAP IT UP,
THEN WE CAN TALK MAYBE
ABOUT SOME TOGETHERNESS
ON A PERMANENT BASIS.
WHAT'S THE DEAL?
YOU LEFT ZENOBIA'S
THE OTHER NIGHT
LOADED DOWN
WITH PERSONAL EFFECTS,
AMONG WHICH IS A DOCUMENT THAT
WILL LEAD US TO THE $300,000.
NOW, IT'S A SIMPLE DOCUMENT.
IT AIN'T GOT NO MEANING
UNTIL I TELL YOU
WHAT IT CONNECTS UP WITH,
AND I AIN'T GOING TO TELL YOU
UNTIL YOU BRING BACK EVERY BIT
OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY
YOU LIFTED.
[CHUCKLES]
YOU WON'T FIGURE IT OUT
IN A MILLION YEARS, SLIM.
HOW DO I KNOW
YOU AIN'T RUNNING A GAME?
MY WORD IS MY REP!
BUT, OF COURSE,
IF YOU DIDN'T
HIT MADAME ZENOBIA'S
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT,
THEN THE WHOLE THING
IS ACADEMIC.
YOU GOT A DEAL.
GOOD.
YEAH.
NOW...WE'LL MEET
IN A NEUTRAL PLACE.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHERE
WHEN I CALL YOU
AND TELL YOU WHAT TIME.
I'LL BE THERE
WITH THREE OF MY BOYS,
AND YOU SHOW UP
WITH THREE OF YOURS.
LOOK TO SEE YOU AROUND.
YOU WILL.
AND, UH...
ORDER ME A NEW CAR.
THAT IS, IF YOU
WANT TO BE COMFORTABLE
RIDING AROUND IN YOUR OWN.
[LAUGHING]
♪ OH, LORD
♪ BACK IN WONDER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OH, LORD
♪ OH, LORD
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ ONE MORNING
I'M AWARE OF DYIN', JIM ♪
♪ IN THE NEW JERUSALEM
♪ I'M GONNA WALK ME
SOME STREETS OF GOLD ♪
♪ IN A HOMELAND OF MY SOUL
♪ I'M GONNA BE
THE HOST IN WHITE ♪
♪ I'M GONNA TRAVEL
BOTH DAY AND NIGHT ♪
♪ COMING UP FROM EVERY NATION
♪ ON MY WAY
TO A GREAT FOUNDATION ♪
♪ I'M GONNA SING
♪ HALLELUJAH
♪ OH, I JUST MIGHT
SHOUT THIS THING ♪
♪ BECAUSE MY SOUL
LOOKS BACK IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OVER
♪ OOOH
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OVER
♪ OOOH
♪ BACK IN WONDER
♪ YOU KNOW MY SOUL
♪ I'M ALL AFLAME
♪ YEAH, HOW I GOT OVER
♪ THANK YOU, JESUS
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ THANK YOU, JESUS,
THANK YOU, LORD ♪
♪ JESUS
♪ JESUS
♪ JESUS
♪ THANK YOU, JESUS,
THANK YOU FOR MY FATHER ♪
♪ THANK YOU, LORD,
THANK YOU FOR MY MOTHER ♪
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ THANK YOU FOR MY SISTER
♪ THANK YOU, JESUS,
FOR MY BROTHER ♪
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ JESUS
♪ JESUS
♪ JESUS
♪ OH, JESUS
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ THANK YOU, JESUS
THANK YOU, JESUS ♪
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ THANK YOU, JESUS
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ ALL DAY
♪ ALL NIGHT
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ FOR MY BIBLE
♪ THANK YOU, LORD
♪ YEAH, I'M GONNA SING
♪ HALLELUJAH
♪ OOH, I JUST MIGHT SHOUT
♪ BECAUSE MY SOUL
LOOKS BACK IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OVER
♪ OVER
♪ OH, NO
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OH-HO-OH-HO
♪ OH, YEAH, YEAH
♪ OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OH-HO-OH-HO
♪ OH, YEAH, YEAH
♪ SOUL LOOKS BACK
IN WONDER ♪
♪ YOU KNOW MY SOUL
♪ MY SOUL LOOKS BACK
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
AMEN! TRULY WONDERFUL.
AMEN!
TRULY WONDERFUL!
TRULY WONDERFUL!
YES, YES, YES, YES!
WE GOT-- WE GOT--
WE GOT TO THANK OUR CHOIR.
SISTER LOUISE, YOU ARE CERTAINLY
IN RARE FORM TONIGHT...
Mr. Geechie Dan?
Hmm?
My wallet
is in that bag
Mr. Silky Slim's
got on his lap there.
And, please, sir,
may I have it?
THIS THING GO ALL RIGHT, YOU
CAN BUY YOURSELF A DOZEN WALLETS
AND FILL THEM ALL
WITH $100 BILLS.
THAT ONE HAS FAMILY MEMENTOS.
IF IT'S THE SAME TO YOU--
SHH.
NOW, BEFORE WE LEAVE
ON OUR ANNUAL PICNIC,
I'D LIKE TO BRING
TO YOUR ATTENTION...
We going on this picnic.
That way if anything happens,
we got the perfect alibi.
AND THE SAYING THAT COMES BACK
INTO MY MIND FROM THAT WAR
WAS "LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS."
SAID THAT--
SECOND WORLD WAR--
'CAUSE THEY WANTED PEOPLE
TO KEEP THEIR MOUTHS SHUT,
LISTEN A LITTLE MORE.
LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS!
AND THE LOOSER THE LIPS ARE,
THE FASTER THE SHIP SINKS.
AND SOME OF THE LIPS
IN THIS CONGREGATION
DONE SUNK AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
FRIENDS,
I SAY TO YOU TONIGHT,
IF WE WERE AS FAST ON THE HIP
AS WE ARE ON THE LIP,
WE'D HAVE
A BIGGER CHURCH HERE.
BETTER KNOW IT.
LEMME TELL YOU
ABOUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE
IN THIS CONGREGATION,
FRIENDS.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING?
A LOT OF THE PEOPLE
IN THIS CHURCH
HAVE BEEN GOING AROUND
SPREADING FALSEHOODS,
LIES, AND RUMORS,
TRYING TO RUIN
THE REPUTATION
OF A LOT OF OTHERPEOPLE
IN THIS CHURCH.
THEY GO AROUND TRYING TO
ROCK SOMEBODY ELSE'S CRADLE,
TRYING TO GET A PIECE
OF SOMEBODY ELSE'S PIE,
TRYING TO COVET SOMEBODY
ELSE'S MATE FOR THEIR OWN.
AMEN.
AMEN.
LOOSE LIPS--
FRIENDS PUT IN MOTION
BY LECHERY AND SINFUL THOUGHT--
IS SINKING SOME OF
THE GREAT SHIPS OF MARRIAGE.
THEY GOING DOWN
ON THE ROCKS.
THAT'S WHAT THEY DOING--
SINKING!
BUBLA-BUBLA-BUBLA.
AMEN.
YEAH.
'CAUSE LIPS WON'T--
WON'T SHUT UP
AND HELP THE BUOYANCY
KEEP THEM FLOATING
ACROSS THE TOP OF
THE RIVER OF HAPPINESS.
YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT--THE LOOSE LIPS
THAT GO AROUND KISSING ON LIPS
THAT DON'T BELONG TO THEM,
THAT GO AROUND LYING ON FOLKS,
THAT MAKE YOUNG GIRLS
MAKE PROMISES
THEY KNOW THEIR BODIES
CAN'T STAND.
THAT'S THE KINDA LIPS
I'M TALKING ABOUT.
AMEN.
AMEN.
WE GOT TO LEARN
TO CONTROL THEM LIPS,
TIGHTEN UP THEM EARS TIGHTER! WE
GOTTA LEARN TO CALL ON THE LORD
AND ASK HIM TO TEACH US
SOME DISCIPLINE!
REMEMBER, CHILDREN,
LOOSE LIPS ARE EVERYWHERE.
THERE'S NO ONE PLACE YOU CAN GO
AND ALL THE LIPS ARE THERE.
LOOSE LIPS MOVE AROUND.
LOOSE LIPS ARE AMONG YOU
IN THE PEWS.
Woman: AMEN.
THEY'RE AMONG YOU
IN THE CHOIR.
AMEN.
YES, SIR.
THERE ARE LOOSE LIPS
AMONG THE DEACONS.
CERTAIN THINGS GOT OUT
ABOUT A MEETING WE HAD
HERE LAST TUESDAY NIGHT
THAT NOBODY
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN!
HADTO BE
AMONG THE DEACONS.
IT'S AMONG THE CHILDREN
IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
I HEAR THE LOOSE LIPS
SAYING,
"I AIN'T GONNA PUT THIS MONEY,
I'M GONNA SPEND IT ON CANDY."
I DONE HEARD SO MANY BAD THINGS
ABOUT SO MANY OF YOU ALL
TILL I WEPT WITH SADNESS
LAST NIGHT.
LAST NIGHT MY HEART
HUNG HEAVY, FRIENDS.
I FELT SO BAD, I ALMOST WENT
OUT AND BOUGHT A BOTTLE.
WATCH OUT THERE, NOW.
WATCH OUT THERE.
FRIENDS, I FOUGHT
TEMPTATION,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE GONNA
HAVE TO LEARN TO DO.
WHEN WE GET THE TEMPTATION
TO LET OUR LOOSE LIPS LOOSE,
FIGHT IT! WE GOT TO LEARN
TO GET OFF THE WRONGFOOT
AND STEP OUT ON
THE GOOD FOOT.FEEL GOOD.
WHEN YOU FEEL GOOD,
YOU LOOK GOOD,
AND YOU WANT
TO DO GOOD THINGS.
YOU WANT TO
MAKE OTHER PEOPLE HAPPY
'CAUSE IT MAKES YOU
HAPPY YOURSELF.
FRIENDS, WE NEED MORE
ROMANCE AND LESS HOT PANTS.
Woman: COME ON
WITH IT NOW.
RUN SOME WATER
ON THE HOT PANTS.
PUT YOUR SPRINKLER ON
AND RUN THROUGH,
YOU WANT TO COOL
YOUR HOT PANTS OFF.
WE NEED MORE MIDNIGHT SLEEPING
AND LESS MIDNIGHT CREEPING.
YEAH.
LAY IT ON US.
HELP US, O LORD! HELP US!
SOMEBODY GOT TO DO SOMETHING!
CAN I GET AN AMEN?
AMEN!
AMEN!
LET'S STAND HERE, BROTHER,
AS WE GET READY TO DISMISS
OURSELVES FOR OUR PICNIC.
CAN I GET ONE MORE AMEN
FOR THE LORD?
AMEN!
AMEN!
TRULY WONDERFUL, BROTHER!
[ORGAN MUSIC PLAYING]
CALL YOUR BOSS AND TELL HIM
THAT HIS OFFICE
IS GOING TO BE BURGLARIZED
THIS AFTERNOON,
AND HAVE THE POLICE
STAKE IT OUT, ALL RIGHT?
BUT--
JUST DO
WHAT I ASKED YOU TO DO.
SOMETHING'S COME UP, BABY.
I GOTTA BE OUT OF THE CITY
FOR A FEW HOURS.
KEEP EVERYTHING WARM.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
WHAT IT IS.
MOVE IT.
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
[WHISPERING] No good.
Maybe we could get into
the trunk through the back seat.
ALL RIGHT, YOU YOUNG 'UNS,
BASEBALL GAME IS ABOUT TO START!
EVERYBODY ON THE FIELD!
COME ON NOW! BASEBALL GAME
IS ABOUT TO START!
ALL YOU PLAYERS
ON THE FIELD!
[APPLAUDING AND CHEERING]
[LAUGHING]
MAN, I AIN'T--I AIN'T
HAD THIS MUCH FUN
SINCE I WAS
IN REFORM SCHOOL.
YEAH?
WHICH ONE WAS YOU IN?
WATERBURY.
NAH, I WAS
IN CHARLOTTETOWN.
WATCH THIS.
I'M GOING TO STEAL SECOND
ON YOU TURKEYS.
OH, YEAH?
YEAH.
TRY IT.
SEE IF YOU CAN GET ME
A CHISEL AND A HAMMER.
A WHAT?
A CHISEL AND A HAMMER.
WHERE AM I
GONNA GET A CHISEL?
LOOK IN THE TOOLBOX
OF THE BUS, DODO!
COME AND GET IT!
[METAL CLANGING]
YOU KNOW, I HAD SUCH
A TIME DANCING WITH YOU.
YOU'RE A DAINTY
LITTLE THING.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE YOU
TO GEECHIE DAN'S PLACE
AND HAVE A TIME.
YES, I WOULD.
STEVE, DON'T YOU THINK
IT'S TIME YOU TOLD ME
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOUR NEW FRIENDS?
WE JUST WORKING WITH THEM
TO GET THE TICKET, HONEY.
STEVE!
NOW, DON'T WORRY.
We're closer to that ticket
than you realize.
Don't worry.
OK, IF YOU SAY SO.
I BETTER GO
GET THE GIRLS READY
FOR THE AFRICAN
CEREMONIAL PAGEANT.
GIVE ME A KISS.
COME ON, GIVE ME A KISS.
[TELEPHONE BUZZING]
HELLO?
HEY, BABY,
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
SURE, I CAN TALK.
ALL RIGHT, GIRLS.
SPLIT!
OH? NO, NO, NO, NO.
YOU STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.
NO, NO. I'LL GET BACK
TO YOU LATER. HANG UP NOW.
WELL, I'LL BE
A SON OF A...
EVERYTHING'S
GONE WRONG.
THEY DIDN'T
GET THE DIAMONDS?
NOT ONLY DIDN'T GET THEM,
BUT THEY GOT BUSTED,
ALL OF THEM,
AND ONE OF THEM TALKED!
NO. MM-MMM. NOT MY BOYS.
THEY DON'T TALK.
MINE, NEITHER,
BUT SOMEBODY DID,
'CAUSE THE COPS IS
LOOKING FOR ME ANDYOU.
THEY BUSTED INTO MY APARTMENT
WITH A WARRANT FOR BOTH OF US!
THEN SOMEBODY DID TALK.
WE BETTER GET OUTTA
HERE SO WE CAN KINDA
TALK THIS THING OVER.
YEAH. LET'S ROLL.
MR. SILKY SLIM--
OUT OF MY WAY, FOOL!
HEY!
WE COULD HAVE BEEN SET UP.
WHAT ABOUT THESE TWO?
MAYBE WE WERESET UP.
ROCK GONNA
CHECK YOU OUT GOOD,
AND IF YOU AIN'T CLEAN,
I'LL COME ON BACK HERE
AND PICK UP YOUR LIVER.
NOW MOVE OUT OF THERE,
SUCKER.
GET THAT HEAP
OUT OF THERE.
HEY, BOSS, LOOK!
TROUBLE!
[SIRENS WAILING]
LET'S GET
THE HELL OUTTA HERE.
THERE'S ONLY ONE ROAD OUT,
AND THAT'S IT!
WE'VE GOT TO THINK
OF SOMETHING FAST.
YOU BETTER THINK
OF SOMETHING FAST.
THIS WHOLE DUMB-ASS TRIP
WAS YOURIDEA!
HANG ON TO YOUR COOL,
SUCKER.
THERE'S GOT TO
BE SOMETHING.
THERE'S GOTTO BE
A WAY OUT.
OFFICER LEWIS,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WE HAVE A WARRANT
FOR THE ARREST
OF ONE NICKADEMUS WILLIAMS,
ALIAS SILKY SLIM,
AND ONE DANIEL BEAUFORD,
ALIAS GEECHIE DAN.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY
IN OUR CONGREGATION
WITH NAMES LIKE THEM.
GEECHIE SLIM.
[LAUGHS]
SILKY DAN. NO.
YOU MIND
IF WE LOOK AROUND?
OH, NO, SIR, OFFICER.
YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
GO RIGHT AHEAD.
THIS SLIM'S CAR?
YEAH.
OPEN IT.
JUST STAY WITH ME.
NOTHING HERE, SIR.
THEY'RE HERE SOMEPLACE.
ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS POINT
THEM OUT. WE'LL DO THE REST.
[COCKS]
WELL?
I CAN'T. THEY'LL MURDER ME.
I CAN'T. THEY'LL DO ME IN.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
I CAN'T DO IT! NOW, MOVE!
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
MR. SILKY, WAIT!
MR. SILKY!
THERE THEY GO!
Beauford: HIT THE BRAKES.
THAT SUCKER'S
GOING TO GET US KILLED.
YOU BETTER GET HIM
OFF OF THERE.
[SIREN WAILING]
DOOR'S STUCK.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[TIRES SCREECH]
HEY, FOOL,
YOU CAN'T SWIM!
AAH!
YOU ALL RIGHT, BABY?
I'M FINE.
I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.
HOW'S-- HOW'S WARDELL?
HE'S IN ANOTHER WING.
IRMA'S WITH HIM. HE'S OK.
AND THE TICKET?
IT'S SAFELY HIDDEN AWAY
AT HOME.
HA HA HA HA.
WELL, SARAH,
WE ON OUR WAY.
[CRYING]
OH, NOW, SARAH, DON'T YOU
CLOUD UP ON ME, GIRL.
LOOKIE HERE.
YOU GOT TO GO
SHOPPING FOR US--
A BACKYARD, A SOUTHERN ONE.
I KNOW THIS RESTAURANT
ACROSS TOWN--
SEAFOOD RESTAURANT--
WHERE THEY GOT SOME
OF THE BEST FOOD IN THE WORLD,
AND LIVE MUSIC AND DANCING.
NOW THAT WE CAN AFFORD IT,
WE GONNA HAVE TO GO OUT
AND DO THIS TOWN UP RIGHT.
YEAH. I GOT MY--
MY RED DRESS
AND MY HIGH-HEELED SNEAKERS
AT HOME WAITING, BABY.
♪ OH, I JUST MIGHT
SHOUT THIS THING ♪
♪ BECAUSE MY SOUL
LOOKS BACK IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OH, LORD
♪ OH, LORD
♪ SOUL LOOKS BACK
IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OH, LORD
♪ OOH, LORD
♪ SOUL LOOKS BACK
IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ ONE MORNING,
I'M AWARE OF DYIN', JIM ♪
♪ IN THE NEW JERUSALEM
♪ I'M GONNA WALK ME
SOME STREETS OF GOLD ♪
♪ IN THE HOMELAND OF MY SOUL
♪ I'M GONNA BE
THE HOST IN WHITE ♪
♪ I'M GONNA TRAVEL
BOTH DAY AND NIGHT ♪
♪ COMING UP FROM EVERY NATION
♪ ON MY WAY
TO A GREAT FOUNDATION ♪
♪ I'M GONNA SING
♪ HALLELUJAH
♪ OH, I JUST MIGHT
SHOUT THIS THING ♪
♪ BECAUSE MY SOUL
LOOKS BACK IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
♪ OVER
♪ OVER
♪ SOUL LOOKS BACK
IN WONDER ♪
♪ HOW I GOT OVER
AMEN.