Youngblood (1978) - full transcript

A gang war/drug story set in a Los Angeles ghetto about the coming of age of a 15-year-old black youth. In HD.

J livin' in the streets j

j no one's gonna beat ya j

j hangin' with the gang j

j the street will be your teacher j

j oh yeah j

jahahah ahah

j youngblood j

jahahah ahah

j youngblood j

j momma's all uptight j!

J your brother thinks it ain't right j



j they kicked you out of school j

j we know you ain't no fool j

j ooh yeah j

jahahah ahah

j well, youngblood j

jahahah ahah

j youngblood j

jahahah ahah

j youngblood j

jahahah ahah

j youngblood j

as we forgive those

who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation.



I don't hear nothing.

Come on, sugar, he's asleep.

No, wait.

Junior?

And this
concludes our broadcast day.

Junior?

See, nothing, come on.

Junior?

Junior?

Come on, son, get up, you're
gonna be late for school.

Now, what have I told you about

leaving this TV set on all night?

Now, if you can't do no better than this,

I'm gonna have to take this
damn thing out of here

and put it back in the living room.

You didn't eat no dinner
last night, either.

Boy, do you hear me talking to you?

I wasn't hungry.

But that don't make
no sense, wasting food,

as high as food is today.

It'll be right here for you this evening.

Now, hurry up, get yourself ready.

Get something in that stomach
before you get out of here.

By the way, when you get
out of school today,

you come straight home, you hear me?

Got some errands I want you to run for me.

I ain't been gettin' too much
help around here lately.

Maybe you can get your company to help.

What company?

I don't know.

J wake up in the morning with
the dude in your heart j&

j groovin' to the music is
the only way to start &

j all day long you're gonna
sing a pretty song j

j making people happy while
they follow you along j!

J feels so good, feels so good j

j feels so good, feels so good j

j so good, so good, so good, so good j

j feels so good, feels so good j

j sing a happy song,
makes you feel so good j

j sing a happy song,
turn the world on too j

j sing a happy song,
makes you feel so good j

j sing a happy song,
turn the world on too j

j walkin' down the street j

j movin' to the beat j

j smile and say good morning j&

j to the people that you meet j

j working can be fun &

j and you'll get the job done j

j if you sing a happy song j'

j the day won't feel so long j

j feels so good, feels so good j

j feels so good, feels so good j

Hey, blood!

Over here, blood!

Hey, what's happening, bummie?

Hey, you got it, man, what's the deal?

Not much, what's been happening?

Come here, I want you to
do something for me, man,

but be cool.

I'm cool. - All right.

That bad, man?

What are you doing with this?

Oh, man, what is you, scared?

Hold that, hold that like that.

I'm gonna hook it up.

I found that, man.

You found it?

Yeah, I found it up in a drawer,
man, at my grandmother's.

Hey, you guys!

Put it up.

Don't you guys have an activity?

Yeah.

What?

We thinkin' 'bout it.

The period's almost over.

We still thinking about it.

You can't be
thinking about it too hard.

Look at you, you're not even
properly dressed for pe.

Well, my momma washing my shorts.

I got my sneakers on.

And I bet you got
something in your hat, too.

Come here!

Come back here!

You know, you guys have got to be crazy.

The lord knows I'm doing the
best I can with my child.

And it ain't easy all by yourself.

He ain't got no daddy or nothin'.

And junior just, he ain't
been the same since Reggie,

that's my oldest boy, he left home.

Of course, now, Reggie's
grown, but junior ain't grown.

And I never did have no
trouble out of Reggie,

and lord knows I don't want no
trouble with junior either.

I can sympathize with you, Mrs. Gordon.

I'm a working mother also,
but Michael's offense

is a very serious one.

You ain't gonna send Michael
to jail or anything, are you?

No, Mrs. Gordon.

But I am recommending a social worker

that Michael will have to see regularly.

In the meantime, he'll be
suspended from all his classes

until I get the social worker's report.

I thank you, and god bless you.

I'll take him to see this
gentleman right away.

Come on, junior.

Mrs. Gordon.

Well, whatever happened to your husband?

Oh, he passed on, long time ago.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I wasn't aware of that.

Ain't nothing to be sorry about.

Sessions are getting a lot better.

Next time I want to meet
with you and your mother.

What's the matter, still can't crisscross?

Who says?

Come on, show me.

I ain't gotta show you nothin'.

Say, ray.

All right, listen, forget about
the mouthpiece for today.

I want to get some talking
accomplished for a change,

so just aim your shots from the neck down

and the eyebrows up, all right?

Just hurry up!

Come on, keep your elbows in.

Exhale when you throw a punch.

How many times have I told you?

Don't hold your breath.

I'm breathing, I'm breathing.

Okay, keep your elbows in.

Elbows in.

Every pound, put every
pound behind your punches.

That's it, every pound behind your punches.

Stay on your toes, on your toes.

Ooh, good one, good one.

That's it, move around,
more, more, that's it.

Come on, come on, come on, good.

Every pound behind your
punch, up on your toes.

Keep the elbows in, move, move.

Don't sit still, move, move.

That's it, that's it, that's it.

Ho, hey, you're looking thin, but, ooh!

You're looking stronger.

Good, good, come on, on a diet, huh?

Come on, come around, come around.

That's it, come here.

How's your mother?

I'll show her.

Hey, you all right, huh, you okay?

Breathe deep, one, two.

Hey, we'll talk about your future, huh?

Come on, down.

What, golden gloves, my ass.

Man, that dude must have
peppered your head pretty good

for you to go for that.

Hey, you don't see me going for it, do you?

Besides, what's the point, anyway?

You done already missed
three weeks of classes.

So what, man?

Look, we only got two
more weeks left of school

before we start the
summer vacation, anyway.

Man, there's nothing to it.

Oh, man, you just a chump.

I ain't no chump, bummie.

Yeah, you are, you
went for the okey-doke.

Aw man, I ain't thinkin' 'bout you, man.

I'm checking out the dancing.

J I'm hearing what you're saying girl j

j all night long j

j keep on saying what you're saying now j'

j all night long j

you know her?

She in my bio class.

J 'cause whatever you're saying baby j

j sho 'nuff &

j don't bother me j

oh, I guess she make
your nature rise, huh?

Oh, man, you don't know
what you talkin' 'bout, man.

Yeah, well, I know one thing.

You better not be messing with her, man.

She from the wrong side of the
fence, and we trespassing.

Here's war and their
hot disco smash, galaxy.

Hey, look, man, I'm gonna
check out this next dance.

Hey, blood, I'm telling you...

Would you like to dance?

Hey, man!

J take me to your place in space j

j I'm sick and tired of rat race j

j on rocket ship no time to wait j

j I just want to gravitate j

j it's out of sight, it's out of sight &

j it's out of sight, it's out of sight &

j it's gone j

j it's gone j

j it's out of sight, it's out of sight &

j it's out of sight, it's out of sight &

j it's gone j

j it's gone j

J I'll take you out to see the place j

j where the man in the
moon has a smiling face j

j you don't have to wear no fancy lace j

j just a funky feel and a lot of taste j

j it's out of sight, it's out of sight &

j it's out of sight, it's out of sight &

j it's gone j

j it's gone j

j it's out of sight, it's out of sight &

j it's out of sight, it's out of sight &

j it's gone j

j it's gone j

J people movin' to and fro j

j to a Sonic band and a laser show j

j Superman, Batman going all night j

j playin' one-on-one with a meteorite j

j it's out of sight, it's out of sight &

j it's out of sight, it's out of sight &

j it's gone j

j it's gone j

I didn't know you could dance like that.

That wasn't nothing.

Hey, excuse me, blood.

Hey, would you like a coke or something?

Yeah, that'd be nice.

Hey, blood. - Oh hey, bummie.

You know Sybil?

Come on, man, we got to go.

Hey man, be cool, man.

Me and Sybil trying to
get us a thing going.

Hey man, forget that, we got to go.

I ain't goin' nowhere.

Yes you are, man.

Unless of course you plan on
paying for the next dance.

Come here.

Hey, man, wait a minute!

What's the matter with you?

What's going on, man, what are you doing?

Now about them quarters, sucker.

What you talkin' about?

Hey man, when you dance to the music,

you gots to pay the Piper.

Look, I paid to get in already.

That's cheap when you
dancin' with my sister.

Ain't nobody said nothin'
'bout no extra dues.

Durango said give it up, man.

Look, look.

The dons is holding the key tonight,

and y'all don't look like no dons to me.

So give it up.

Yeah, fox takes quarters, my man.

Now, didn't y'all hear
the man say give it up?

We ain't got no quarters.

The way my man is dancing,
he looks like he got

lots of money in his pocket.

All I got is bus fare.

So give it up.

Hurry up, sucker, I can't be waiting on...

Here.

And you had the nerve to
dance with his sister.

Now, see if you can
help your buddy out here.

Not really.

Oh?

Then give it up, really.

Hey, you look familiar.

What clique you in?

I ain't in no gang.

You sure 'bout that?

Yeah. - Huh?

Yeah. - Huh?

Yeah.

You oughta be!

Now keep your asses out of here!

Come on, yall, let's go.

Fuck you!

Hey, the truck!

Move, move!

Get it!

You turkeys!

I'm gonna get you turkeys!

Yeah. - Fuck you!

Go on and chase this, you punk!

Yeah!

Yeah, get on this!

All right!

Later on, baby!

Shit.

Man, them dudes think they slick?

They ain't so slick.

Why don't you just
forget about it, bummie?

We got away, didn't we?

Nah, I ain't forgettin' 'bout nothin'.

They mess with me, they
mess with the kingsmen.

You coming down?

I done told you, I don't
need nobody fighting for me.

Yeah well, you've got
to belong to something.

I mean, you don't want to
get chumped off, do you?

I ain't no chump.

Yeah well, you better
forget about school tomorrow,

come down and meet the rest of the dudes.

This your momma's ride?

No, my brother's.

Sho' is bad.

Yeah.

He must be into something pretty cool.

Yeah, he's a banker.

A banker?

What bank?

Well, not exactly a bank.

Oh, I see.

Well, he got an office.

Yeah, but that don't
make it a bank, do it?

He lends money, bummie.

Ain't that what they do in banks?

But that don't make him no banker.

Well, I guess this ain't his car, is it?

Don't have to be.

Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow.

Chump.

None for me, momma.

Oh boy, put hair on your chest.

Well, well, well, here
comes his majesty now.

If you think I'm gonna keep the food warm

for you all night, you got
another think coming.

Now, your brother's been waiting
here for you for two hours,

and you know how busy your brother is.

How you doing, partner?

Oh hey, I'm cool, Reggie.

You also knew that I
was going out tonight.

Where have you been, junior?

Junior, where have you been?

Do you hear me talking to you, junior?

My name ain't junior!

Hey, momma, come on.

Thought you said you were
cool, little brother.

Don't you go telling him nothing.

Your ass is gonna be out
there in the street soon.

Now, if you think you're such a man,

you should be out there doing a man's job.

Oh lord, there's marshal.

You be asleep before I get back
here tonight, you hear me?

'Cause you're gonna take your butt back

to school tomorrow, Sonny.

Have a nice evening, momma.

You hungry?

No.

You're gonna have to
give momma a little slack.

Under enough pressure as it is

with the city breathing
down her neck to move

so they can build another parking lot.

Hey, I came over tonight to tell you

about the house I found for yall.

I think you'll dig it.

Kid, y'all dig rings?

See here, go on, try it,
man, they're cheap, here.

Look here, you want to try it, man?

No, man.

Better try something, man.

That thing on your finger's
keeping you bare naked.

Look here, you could get it for
free, take the whole thing.

We don't want any, okay?

Just, just...

Speidel, Jack.

You know, quick.

That was some pretty nice stuff, Reggie.

Yeah, Jim, I know bro digs some jam, huh?

Look here, man, you can get
"love, peace, and happiness,"

and kgfj, and a tape deck
and the whole number.

Can you dig it, man, I'm
gonna let you have it.

Take the whole thing, understand?

The whole thing, take it all.

I'm gonna give it to you for, just...

You can have the whole,
just give me something,

just something for the the pain, man.

Split, man.

Don't you listen to radio, man?

Wouldn't have been for radio,

you wouldn't have got
that Brooks brothers suit

and them horn-rimmed glasses.

You probably got a paper route.

Should've taking the radio, man!

Come on, junior, let's go.

Yeah, okay, I'm coming.

That was a good radio, Reggie.

Can't make deals with junkies.

That was a good...

Look here, man, look
here, I got this here TV.

Look here, man.

First color TV I ever stole, I mean sold.

I mean bought, man.

You got uhf, vhf.

Look here, you can watch
"soul" on this thing.

I watched "roots" on
this sucker, "roots ii."

Hey, man, come on, just give
me something for it, man!

You a jive sucker in the suit, man!

Tell your brother!

That ymca suit on you got
from sears, suckers!

You better get home,
'cause I know that suit's

got to be worn by your daddy tonight!

Jive Turkey fool!

Yeah man, I knew it was gonna be trouble,

the moment we came off the dance floor.

But it was only four of them then.

So we just laid in the cut
till the next boogie.

But then durango, you know durango, man.

He came up, tried to bogart a quarter.

I told him, ask your momma for a quarter!

Can't get nothin' here, Jim!

That's when he grabbed my man youngblood,

but blood was too fast for him.

Done gave durango a left and a right hook,

and that's when we went down, man.

Took the shit to the street.

I jumped out hollering, kingsmen!

And the darn boys started
coming from everywhere, man.

Must have been 12 of 'em.

We were surrounded, ain't
that right, blood?

Yeah, right on.

That's when y'all ran?

They had pieces.

Oh, but yall did run?

Did you run, youngblood, or didn't you?

Yeah, we ran.

Kingsmen don't run,
bummie, you know that.

Hey, everybody was running?

Everybody?

Yeah see, 'cause that's
when I went off on the dude

that had the piece.

I hit him so quick and so
hard, he dropped the gun.

It went off, there was a lot of confusion.

Everybody was running.

Is that how it happened, bummie?

Uh-huh!

Right on!

Pretty tough little dude,
ain't you, youngblood?

When I gotta be.

No, that's what you got to be.

If you want to run with the kingsmen.

Yeah, how you gonna prove it?

Every night, it's the same thing!

Every night!

Don't forget the meeting tomorrow, man.

Damn.

Hey, man, what the fuck are you?

I know you're here, nigger!

Oh!

That's your ass now.

Oh, you son of a bitch.

Damn, man.

Yeah.

Yeah.

No!

No!

No!

J I'm the greatest j

j and I'm about to tell
you about the latest j

j everybody talking 'bout the kingsmen j

Man!

Hey, it's youngblood!

What's happening, blood?

Uh-uh, baby, that don't get it.

Ain't no blood on it.

See any blood, Skeeter?

That sure don't get you over, blood.

Why there ain't no blood on it?

I didn't have to draw no blood to get it.

I just took it.

How you gonna scalp somebody
without drawing blood,

blood?

I wore him out.

The only thing you wore
out is your sneakers.

And they still smokin'!

Yeah, well, y'all heard about the sign.

Yeah, we heard about it, the word is out.

And that means war.

You ever been to the war before?

No.

You draw blood when you go out to war.

Youngblood.

If you have to, use it.

What it is?

Whatever you want it to be.

Slack.

Back-to-back, Jim.

Call it, then.

Stick stones.

You got it, Jack.

Hey!

He's got a gun!

Run!

Gun!

Stop!

Aaggghhh!

Durango!

Durango!

Come on! Come on!

Let's leave!

Come on.

Come on!

He shot blood!

Close the door.

You all right? You all right?

Yeah, I'm cool.

You sure is one bookin' little dude.

I guess I broke some kind of record, huh?

Let's clean up, man, upstairs, come on.

Hey, what's happening, baby?

This is youngblood.

This is my wife, Joan, upstairs.

- What's wrong with your arm?
- Baby, I'm all right.

I'll see you in a minute.

Go on, pour it.

Over the whole thing?

Go ahead, pour it.

Come on, come on, come on.

All right, all right, all right, yeah.

Don't that hurt?

What you think?

I think it hurts.

You just think about how much
that other dude is hurting.

I put a real bad hurting on him, huh?

Mmm-hmm.

You almost blew it out
there for us, you know?

The gun got jammed.

Mmm-hmm.

You been shot.

Sure.

Twice.

How'd it happen?

It was in the war.

The real war.

I was in Vietnam for a minute.

I guess you killed some people too, huh?

That's what war is all about.

Ain't it?

We've been through this
about nine million times.

Big deal, big deal.

So what are you trying to prove?

I got nothing to
say about it, all right?

Just shut up.

Shut up?

Just like that, huh?

'Cause you got nothing to say.

What you want me to say, huh?

Nothin'.

Just shut up!

Okay.

Okay, shut up is just what I'm gonna do.

When the landlord comes looking

for the last two months'
rent, I'll just shut up.

And when the grocery bill is due next week,

I ain't gonna have nothing
to say on that either.

Look, Joan, I'm telling
you for the last...

What are you going to tell me
that I haven't heard before?

How the world owes you a living

'cause you fought in Vietnam?

Vietnam is dead.

Well, I'm just gonna shut
my mouth when folks ask me,

"what does your husband do?”

While I'm out pounding on a
typewriter to make ends meet,

'cause I don't want to be
the one to have to tell 'em

that he's just too proud to ask for a job.

He's so busy running with the teenyboppers.

Rommel is too busy to be a man!

Is that your best shot?

Hi.

Hi, how you doing?

Good.

May I have some
form of identification?

Oh, yes, of course.

Hey, Vince.

Couple more weeks, we got a
brand-new round ball season.

I thought you were through with that

after the load you dropped on Dr.
J last season.

Hey, Reggie, Dr. j was just
warming up with the 76ers.

He hadn't even worked
out with the team yet.

You forget, I had my dough

riding on the doctor too.

Yeah, but that was smart.

Remember how he blew away the celtics?

Took cowens away?

Wasn't that a bitch?

Had me kind of scared in
the first quarter, though.

Yeah, but once he got
his act together, mmm.

Yeah, I know.

Really started cooking.

I thought that rim was gonna come

right through the TV set.

Well, how's the rifle range business?

Great, Reggie, just great.

Thanks to the rise in crime,

everyday people are joining every day.

And how 'bout you?

Are you keeping your balls
out of the gutter lately?

Your bowling balls.

Yeah.

And my score's up too.

Well, you keep your scores up, Reggie.

You keep 'em up.

Are we still playing for
the same stakes, Vince?

"This is bubba cosell, live,
Los Angeles, California,

"queen of angels,

"at the kingsmen's clubhouse

"with none other than the
little character, youngblood.

"What youngblood is about to go through

"is gonna be one heck of an experience.

"How 'bout five?

"You got it together, blood.”

Aah!

Come on, you ain't cryin', is you?

No.

Then glue your ass to the seat.

I'm sittin' here.

Damn, man!

What you drinkin'?

Alcohol, rubbin' alcohol?

Don't drink no more.

That's some good shit, man.

You all right?

You sure about that?

Now, you not crying, are you?

No.

See, because I think
I can notice some snot

coming out your nose right now.

It's nice tennis shoes
you got there, bud.

Thanks a lot, man.

Where you got 'em?

From Joe.

Joe who? - "Joe" momma.

"Anticipate.”

What that mean?

Hey, man.

Hey, man, why don't you
read your own magazine?

No, man, just tell me
what that word mean?

That's all you gotta do!

Will you stop looking
over my shoulder, man?

I ain't looking over your shoulder, man!

Why don't you listen to the radio?

There ain't nothing, ow!

Grab one of these cups here.

You're doing all right, doing all right.

Little more? Little more?

Little more.

You can handle it?

Big man here.

Drink up, big boy.

You a kingsman now.

All right!

Kingsmen!

Kingsmen!

Yeah!

J kingsmen, yeah j

j kingsmen, yeah j

j kingsmen, all right j

j kingsmen j

j kingsmen j

hey turn up the sound, man!

J kingsmen, yeah j

j kingsmen, yeah j

j kingsmen, yeah j

j kingsmen, yeah j

j kingsmen, yeah j

j kingsmen, yeah j

j kingsmen, yeah j

j kingsmen, yeah j

So, how's it going?

Ah, smooth as silk.

Makin' a run for the money.

Anyway, that's what we
in business for, ain't it?

Oh, yeah.

That sweet young thing
sure has a wicked hook.

You planning on staying for a game?

No contest, my man.

Wait a minute, chump.

I don't play in the minor leagues.

Junior?

Oh, hey, Reggie.

My brother.

Come here a minute, let me talk with you.

Hey, I'll catch up with you.

What do you call yourself doing in here?

Just hanging out.

With an earring in your ear?

What's wrong with it?

Nothing wrong with it,

long as you don't mind being pinched.

Ain't nobody gonna be pinching me.

Now, you don't think those
sissies gonna stop somebody

from squeezing your ass, do you?

Hey, man, you talkin' 'bout the kingsmen.

So what?

So lay off.

Come on.

I'll drive you home.

No, I ain't goin' home.

Does momma know you're out here?

I ain't been home for two days.

What the hell you tryin' to do?

Ain't doin' nothin' but bowling.

You don't have to come down here

and bowl with these chumps.

If you wanted to go bowling,
why didn't you come see me?

Next time, all right, Reggie?

Can I count on that?

Sure, why not?

This dump has a bad rep.

Be careful.

I can take care of myself.

Yeah, sure you can.

Sybil.

Oh, hi, Michael.

How you doin?

Fine.

Hey, I didn't know you hung out in here.

Oh.

Sometimes.

Want to shoot a game?

Hmm?

Want to shoot a game?

No.

I'm waiting for somebody.

Oh, your brother?

No, no, not my brother.

Hey,

you know, I was kind of
hoping I'd see you again.

I didn't go back to school.

I quit.

I guess it don't matter much anyway.

It's already summer.

What are you doing this summer?

What?

Sybil, are you all right?

I don't feel so good.

What's wrong?

My stomach is cramping.

Oh, anything I can do?

I'll be all right.

It's just hot in here.

All right, well,

here, use this.

No, wait, let me go and wet it for you.

I'll be right back.

Rommel!

Rommel!

Somebody call an ambulance.

Get out of the way!

Say, man!

He's dead.

Sybil!

Sybil!

Leave me alone.

Want me to take you home?

No.

You can't stay out here.

No.

Sybil, look, what do you want me to do?

Come on.

Come on.

I don't wanna go!

Sybil.

I don't wanna go!

Please?

Please?

Am I gonna be all right?

Yeah.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Okay, come on.

I'm so scared.

You ought not mess with junk.

Why you want to mess with that stuff?

I feel so sick, Michael.

Look, you gonna be okay.

I'm not gonna leave you alone, all right?

I'm gonna be all right, right?

Yeah, you gonna be just fine.

Come on, now, drink it down.

There you go.

That's it.

No big thing.

Keep an eye on her.

Must've scared her to death.

Shoulda taken her to the hospital anyway.

Geronimo's dead.

What you looking at me for, Joan?

I know you're looking at me.

I had nothing to do with it, baby.

I swear to you.

I ain't been near no junk since
I got back from the nam.

It's got a funny way of
sneaking up on you, don't it?

Yeah.

And I'm gonna get rid of it.

Leave it alone, rommel.

Geronimo is dead.

We ain't livin' too tough either.

Yeah.

I'll get my taxi gig back tomorrow.

I still got to take care of
this other business first.

Yeah, your turn now, homie.

Your shot, babe, your shot.

What you gonna do?

I'm gonna take it! I'm gonna take it!

Good shot, babe!

Your shot, homie, your shot.

Your shot, homie.

What you gonna do? What you gonna do?

There's the ball, homie!

What you gonna do, baby?

Come on, baby!

Next time around, next time around.

Come on, baby, come on, baby.

Come up to the hoop!

What you gonna go, come up to the hoop!

My man, what you gonna do?

Don't put it out there, I'll take it, now.

Don't put it out there, I'll take it!

Come on, baby!

Come on, little man!

I'm gonna bust youl!

Take it back to the hoop!

Come on, now!

Come on, now, homie!

Going for the hook, baby,
going for the hook!

Got to stop it!

Youngblood!

Whoo!

Aww!

That's it, blood, give it up, give it up.

Shake it loose.

Come on.

Come on.

Solid.

You want to go another round?

Nah, that's my last dollar.

If that's your game, man,

Earl the Pearl will be
boogying a long time.

Yeah, well, if my head was cool,

I'd have floated past you all day.

Your head?

What do you need for your head, man?

You know.

Yeah, but you ain't got no more bread.

But I'll have some tonight,
soon as I sell my 8-tracks.

Where you gonna be at, blood?

Maybe I can do something
for your head, huh?

37th and crenshaw.

Me and the fellows will
be there around 92:30.

Right around the corner from the junkyard.

Looky here,
man, this ain't no play.

This is business, man, come on.

That all you got?

Didn't think you could
stand no more than a nickel.

Well, is it good?

Is it good?

This is the best, homie.

What do you think I am, man?

The best.

Mmm-mmm-mmm.

Yo.

Want to take a snort?

I can stand it if you can.

Hey, man.

Okay, man, you got a lot to learn, homie.

It's your bag.

Mmm and it's your good dope.

Now, this...

I see now!

Hey, get on back here!

Come back here with that bag!

I'm gonna kill you, boy!

I'm gonna kill you!

You better get away from me, you chump!

Look where you are now.

What you gonna do now, chump?

I'm gonna kill you, boy.

You don't know who you fucking with!

I'm death just as well as life, boy.

And I'm gonna take it from
you, you little chump.

Give me that bag, boy.

Your life is nothing, chump!

I was gonna school you.

I was gonna show you how
to make some money.

What's the set here?

What's the set here?

What is this, boy?

What's the deal here?

What's the deal here?

Come on with it. Come on with it.

Speak up, speak up.

You better be cool, suckers.

You better be cool.

You don't know who I am, do you, chump?

I'm death to you, boy.

Death to you, and you, and you.

Just better remember now, what
goes around comes around.

Don't come in here, don't fuck with me now.

You gonna be dead.

What's the deal, brothers?

What's the set here?

Come on, it ain't about all this, is it?

Come on, man.

Unity, eh?

Come on, brothers, what's the deal?

It ain't right, let's try
a little unity, man.

Hey, man, all I'm trying to
do is make a dollar, brother.

What's wrong with y'all, man?

Y'all lost your mind?!

What's wrong?

Look, man, look, I can set all y'all, man.

I know the man, I'm in the family, homes.

Don't fuck with me or all ya'll die.

I see, I'll remember everybody.

Kill his ass!

Take them clothes off!

Boy, your ass is gone!

Kill his ass!

Come on, let's move it!

Come on, come on, let's go!

I'm talking about street kids, Reggie.

They knocked one of our
messengers right into the sewer.

There's a lot of gangs out there.

It's going to be hard to
pin down who's doing it.

It's cool.

We've got some professional
problem-solvers on the case.

What are they gonna
do when they find 'em?

They're gonna solve the problem.

How?

They're going to eliminate it.

Hello, momma?

Yeah, yeah, the house is fine.

Listen, is junior there?

Good.

You try to keep him there for awhile, okay?

Yeah, I know, momma, but try.

Okay.

Oh, mercy, Reggie!

Where did you find such a big house?

Come on in, momma.

You ain't seen nothin' yet.

Ain't you comin?

No.

Hey, now, look,

it's cost me a lot of
time and a lot of bread

getting this house gor you and momma.

Yeah, well, it don't
make me no difference,

'cause I ain't gonna live in it.

Where you gonna live?

That ain't none of your business, Reggie.

Now, listen, chump,

you ain't come so far that
you can't respect me.

Why don't you just kick my ass, man?

Hey, man.

Now, we always been tight, right?

But you ain't talkin' to momma now.

We talkin' man-to-man.

Aight, Reggie.

I'm gonna go stay with my partners.

What are you gonna do for bread?

Rommel's work.

I don't give a damn 'bout no rommel!

I want to know your hustle!

See, you're just like momma,
you don't believe nothin'!

You know anything about the streets, hmm?

Do you really know what goes on out here?

Huh?

Look, I ain't scared, Reggie, all right?

I ain't hardly scared.

Hey, hey.

Dig.

There goes super dude.

I been peekin' his whole con
for two weeks, you know?

Hey, what's happenin', brother?

What is?

Where my money?

He the bag man
for the bowling alley?

No.

He runs the strip.

Now, watch him put his dogs
up on the bus stop bench.

Now, watch him.

He's gonna meet two of
his ladies of the night

in front of the Chinese food store, dig?

Dig, check him out.

What's happening, what's happening?

Hey, baby,

what it is?

Yeah, you lookin' good.

Where my money?

Listen, you better get
my money, understand?

Next time.

Now, watch, watch.

He's gonna lay some skin
on my man, captain marvel,

and some dough.

Check it.

Now he's gonna move inside
with a big 20, you dig?

Now, captain marvel stands
outside and watches

while super dude drops his dough inside

for the bitch.

How much time will it take?

Five minutes.

Okay, everybody out, quick.

Come on, let's go.

Michael!

Michael!

Put this under your belt.

Hey, kingsman.

Big-time Skeeter-jeeter.

Come here for a minute.

You know, what goes around comes around.

How you doin', man?

I'm all right.

Where you want to go?

47th and crenshaw.

47th and crenshaw, okay, man.

This thing don't never work, you know.

Okay.

47th and what you say?

Crenshaw.

Crenshaw, okay, I got you, I got you.

Yeah, man, how you doin', man?

All right.

Oh, yeah, man,
it's a nice night, man

say, brother, why'd
you turn off the strip?

Oh, did you see all the
traffic down there, man?

I don't want to crash in the car, you know

I'm gonna try to get you in a better route.

All right, all right.

So, what, are you a businessman?

Yeah, that's my business.

Businessman.

Yeah, that's a
nice business, you know?

Hey, man, you sure you
know the way to crenshaw?

Well, I gonna tell you the
truth, I ain't too sure.

Then stop this motherfucker!

Hold up, hold up.

Just, hey, hold up.

Listen, just hold up.

Now, you look, man.

Mr. super dude,

maybe you think we bullshittin'

but we not bullshitting, you understand?

Now, either you give it up
or we gonna give you up.

Now, you speak up.

You oughta know better, man.

- Man, let me bust the dude!
- Hold up, hold up, man!

Man, we blowin' it, man!

We not blowin' nothin'.

I'm tired of you, man.

I'm tired of you.

You ain't nothin' but a damn errand boy!

When we finish with your ass,

there won't be enough of your ass left

for your master to put his boot up in.

Now, you tell me who he is!

Speak up!

What you think, chaka?

Off him.

Youngblood?

Gimme my piece.

Hey, don't do this, man.

I can't tell you nothin', I swear I can't!

Come on.

What you doin?

I want us to see if this "super dude”

loves his master more than his life.

You can't.

Bummie.

Outside and stand guard.

Youngblood,

stuff his mouth.

Yall crazy, man, yall crazy!

Speak up.

Fridays.

I meet the supplier on Fridays.

Where?

Westside rifle club.

Hmm?

Manager's office.

I wouldn't mess with him, man.

Bummie!

Bummie!

Bummie's dead, man!

Bummie's dead!

Okay, let's get
out of here, everybody.

Come on, come on!

Hey, man!

Hey!

Hey, kid, don't bother me, man!

Take it easy, take it easy, all right?

There ain't nothin' we can
do about it all right?

You okay? You okay?

Rommel, what
should I do with super dude?

Dump him in the junkyard.

You all right?

Come on.

How you doin?

Okay, I guess.

I didn't think you were coming.

I told you I would.

Yeah.

I'm glad you called.

I would have come and picked
you up, you know, but I...

Oh, that's okay, really.

It's on my way to the clinic.

Oh, yeah?

How they treatin' you?

It ain't much of a treat.

What have you been doin®?

I guess you heard about bummie.

Yeah.

I'm just layin' dead,
stayin' with my brother,

you know, in Baldwin hills.

Michael.

Huh?

I'm glad it wasn't you.

Yeah.

Well, I gotta go.

Where you goin”?

I told you.

Oh, yeah.

Well, can I call you?

You know, when you're feeling better.

Sure.

When I'm feeling better.

Hey, I'll be waitin' on you.

Look at this place, man!

Shit man, what place?

Yeah, like they say, "from dust to dust.”

This is my bedroom, right
here, was my bedroom.

Yeah?

Yeah.

It's kind of dusty too.

You got that right.

It was always dusty.

Okay, what's so funny?

I see you laughing, what's so funny?

I was just thinking about how super dude

must have looked when they
dug him up in the junkyard!

And the skunk had the nerve
to live to tell about it!

God damn!

How come you didn't do it?

Do what?

Kill him.

Wasn't necessary.

Look, man, you just don't shoot a guy.

I mean, killing just ain't that easy.

Not cold like that.

Michael,

any chump can shoot a man down

but it takes a real man to
get to another man's heart.

The bullets in the gun,

the bullet was a blank.

They killed bummie.

I ain't hardly forgot.

We're going for the main dude tomorrow.

Come on.

Here you go, sergeant.

Not bad.

It's not bad.

I'm gonna recommend you for a promotion.

It's nice.

It's nice.

Going on parade or something?

Nah.

I'm just showing out for the fellows.

Which means you're not going to work.

Joan, baby, get off my case, baby.

Sure.

Night, rommel.

Joan.

Joan.

Joan.

Just look.

I can't punk out on those guys tomorrow.

I can't.

It's all right for you to punk out on me.

What you mean by that?

Wwhat do you mean by that, huh?

You call humpin' in the
cab all day "punking?”

I'm supporting you, ain't I?

Barely.

What more do you want?

More.

That's all.

More.

Listen, baby, it ain't never
been about money between us,

'cause we ain't never had none.

Every cent you bring in
the house is a blessing.

But I...

Need more of you.

I could get more if you could give less

to that gang of yours.

Listen, Joan, listen.

Listen, this is the last time out for me.

I mean it, I talked it over with chaka

and he's takin' over.

I ain't jokin' a pound, baby.

After tomorrow, it's quits.

Now, I love you.

I love you.

But I can't let them down tomorrow.

Are you feeling okay?

Pull!

Hey, man, you're pretty good!

Just gotta develop a feel for 'em.

Of course, this little baby here helps.

Nice shot.

Hey, thanks.

You ought to join the Turkey shoot.

Turkey shoot?

You havin' a Turkey shoot, when?

This Saturday at noon.

Is this a Browning?

No, this here's a new
Winchester model 101, see?

Recoil cocks the second barrel.

Right here you get all this satin chrome.

Right down here, it's good handling.

Wanna try it?

You bet I do!

Where do I sign upffor that Turkey shoot?

Go ask for Mr. corelli.

Corelli. - Right.

Mr. corelli. - Corelli.

Yeah, I got you.

You enjoy yourself.

Gee, thanks.

Okay.

Pull!

And your name?

Joe.

Joe.

And your last name, Joe?

Blow.

Is this some kind of a joke?

If you notice, I ain't laughin'.

Where's the dope?

Look, if you guys want a
couple of bags, I'll give...

It's in the briefcase.

Check it out.

You boys are committing suicide.

Where's the money?

Where's the money?

In the safe.

Blood.

Fill the bag.

Yeah.

Back off!

Back off!

Back up!

You all right, man?

I'm okay.

Let's go, come on.

Artie! Artie!

Get 'em, Artie!

Drop it!

Drop it!

Drop it!

Drop it!

Let's get 'em!

Get 'em, goddamn it, get 'em!

Come back!

Gimme your piece!

You follow 'em, we'll cut 'em off!

These punks came into my
office and ripped me off!

Two of them.

Who were they?

I don't know who they were!

They came in and they did a number on me.

I'm signing the guy up and
he pulls a gun on me.

They were pretty old then, huh?

No, they weren't pretty
old, they were young.

Help me with the can! Come on, come on!

Chaka!

Come on, come on, come on, man!

There's nothing we can
do about it, come on!

If they went across the place,

they're in here somewhere.

They probably run into that area there.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on!

Man, that's my brother, man!

Come on, shit, come on!

Listen, I saw some movement,
go around the side.

Yeah.

Blood.

I'm going back out.

No, no, don't be stupid, man.

If I could just get to Reggie.

Hey, man,

they going to kill you.

He's my brother.

Reggie!

Reggie!

Junior!

What the hell are you doing here?!

Reggie, you gotta help me, man!

No!

Reggie!

Reggie!

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