All language subtitles for A.Piece.of.the.Action.1977.1080p.WEBRip.x264-RARBG

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

(BEEPS)

(BEEPS FASTER)

(ALARM)

(SIRENS APPROACH)

* THE ONE DISCOVERING YOU *

* MAKES A DREAM COME TRUE *

* BABY, SAY WHAT YOU WILL *

* MMM *

* BUT I'M HERE
FOR THE KILL *

* LA LA LA LA LA LA UH *

* AND I'M READY TO DEAL *

* SO YOU WANT
A LITTLE TROUBLE *

* WELL, BABY *

* CHECK OUT MY PIECE *

* A PIECE, A PIECE *

* SWEET BUTTERFLY *

* MMM *

* HOW LUSCIOUS TO THE SKY *

* A PIECE *

* DELICIOUS
MAIN ATTRACTION *

* YOUR SHARE *

* A PIECE OF THE ACTION *

* A PIECE, A PIECE *

* I GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU *

* GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU *

* I CAN BE FUNKY FOR YOU *

* CAN BE FUNKY FOR YOU *

* DELICIOUS
MAIN ATTRACTION *

* DELICIOUS *

* YOUR SHARE *

* A PIECE OF THE ACTION *

* DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS *

* DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS *

* OF ALL OF THE GUYS
I'VE SEEN *

* DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS *

* WHOO *

* SWEET, SWEET THING *

* OOH, I NEED TO
UNDERSTAND MYSELF *

* I'LL TAKE OF YOU
WHATEVER'S THERE **

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

NUMBERS, GIRLS, CIGARETTES,
SECURED LOANS--

78,283.

HOW'S THE PHARMACY
BUSINESS DOING?

HIGHER AND HIGHER.

SOUTH CHICAGO...
TERRIFIC.

GOOD. OK, LET'S GO.

NOW.

CHECK.

THEY'RE HOT
AS BABY SIS.

CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING
BEFORE I LEAVE, MR. BRUNO?

NO, THANK YOU,
MRS. FOSTER.

YOU, MR. LOUIS?

NO, THANK YOU, LUCY.

JUST LEAVE SOME COFFEE
ON THE STOVE.

IT'S A RAID!

WE GOT FUZZ
ALL OVER THE PLACE!

WHAT?
LOCK THE DOORS!

YEAH.

WHAT THE HELL'S
GOING ON?

I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO REACH YOU.

IT'S A BUST.
BURN THE BOOKS.

SOME OF THE MONEY

FROM THE LAST SIX
MONTHS IS MARKED.

STASH THE BOOKS.

MOVE, MOVE!

MRS. FOSTER.

YOU COULD DO ME
A BIG FAVOR.

THIS CASE,
I ALMOST FORGOT.

I NEED TO HAVE IT TAKEN
TO MY COUSIN, THE FLORIST.

YOU KNOW, MR. RICHIE.

SURE, MR. BRUNO.
NO TROUBLE.

IT'S RIGHT BY
THE BUS STOP.

I APPRECIATE IT.

HERE'S A LITTLE
SOMETHING FOR YOU.

DON'T WANT TO KEEP YOU.

SEE YOU TOMORROW,
MR. BRUNO.

THEY'RE GONE.

THEY CALLED IT OFF.

CALLED IT OFF!

(RING)

LIEUTENANT SHORTER.

WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON?

WHY ARE YOU
CALLING ME HERE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I JUST TALKED TO YOU
A MINUTE AGO!

TO ME? NO.

WHAT IS THIS?

YOU TOLD ME THERE WAS
GOING TO BE A BUST!

THIS PLACE WAS SWARMING
WITH COPS

A COUPLE
OF MINUTES AGO,

AND NOW THERE'S
NOBODY HERE!

YOU BETTER FIND OUT

WHAT THE HELL IS
GOING ON!

I THINK I'VE BEEN HAD.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

DO IT.

NOW.

HOLD ON.

HEY, JOSH.

HMM?

UH...

YOU GUYS HIT ANYPLACE
THIS AFTERNOON?

NO, WHY?

I HEAR THERE WAS
A BIG BUST.

WHO GOT BUSTED?

I HEARD IT WAS BRUNO.

BUT NOT FROM
OUR GUYS, RIGHT?

NO, NOT THAT
I KNOW OF.

(SLAPS DESK)

NO, THERE'S
NO BUST FROM HERE.

YOU'VE BEEN CONNED.

LOOK, I GOT TO GO.

TRY NOT TO
CALL ME HERE.

(HANGS UP)

WE'VE BEEN SCREWED.

(POP)
(POP)

(CHEERING)

WHOO!

CALLATE!

CALLATE! CALLATE!

CALLATE!

I BEEN TRYING
TO REACH YOU.

IT'S A BUST.
BURN THE BOOKS!

BRUNO
IS BLEEDING MAD!

BLEEDING!

HE PISSED HIS PANTS!

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

THAT IS WHAT I DIG, BABY.

475,000!

TO THE DOLLARS!

WHOO!

* BEA, BO, BA-BY **

BEA!

BEA, SNAP IT UP
OR YOU'LL MISS YOUR PLANE.

I'M COMING,
I'M COMING.

JESUS,

THANK YOU.

FOR YOU,
ANYTIME.

YOU IN NEW YORK,
MANNY.

OUR BARRIO
IS YOUR HOME.

AH!
OH...

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL,
BABY.

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
THAT BRUNO'S GOT A MAKE ON,

SO BE CAREFUL.

I'M LONG GONE.

I'LL ONLY MISS
MY GRANDSON,

AND HE WON'T LACK
FOR A THING.

I'M RETIRING IN STYLE,
THANKS TO YOU.

I WOULDN'T GO
TO THE CARIBBEAN OR AFRICA.

THOSE ARE THE FIRST
PLACES THEY'LL LOOK.

DON'T WORRY, 'CAUSE
WHERE I'M GOING--

DON'T TELL ME, BEA.
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW.

THANKS, MANNY.

GOOD-BYE, BEA.

ADIOS, AMIGOS!

HEY!

YOU DID GOOD, BABY!

I KNEW BEA
COULD MAKE GOOD!

(TELEPHONE RINGS)

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, QUIET! QUIET!

MEN AND LADIES...

OF THE 33rd...

YOU DRUNKEN PEOPLE
SETTLE DOWN.

NOW, HERE'S TO
JOSHUA BURKE,

RETIRING TODAY.

HERE, HERE.
HERE, HERE.

MMM!

HOW TIME FLIES.

25 YEARS WORKING WITH A MAN,

DEPENDING ON HIM,
BUMMING HIS CIGARETTES,

BORROWING HIS MONEY.

YOU THINK YOU KNOW A GUY,

TURNS OUT HE HAD ME
LISTED AS A DEPENDENT.

SMART GUY!

ALL RIGHT.
HERE'S TO JOSH BURKE.

HEY!
HEY!

THANKS, EVERYBODY.

UH...I'M GOING TO
MISS THIS PLACE.

BUT I'LL PROBABLY
RUN INTO YOU GUYS.

I'LL STUMBLE IN HERE
A FEW TIMES

JUST
OUT OF HABIT.

BUT BEFORE I GO,

I WANT TO, UH,
CONFESS SOMETHING.

SHORTER
STILL OWES ME...

$4.00.

JOSH, HEY, COME ON,
JOSHUA!

(LOUD FUNK PLAYS)

OH, MY GOODNESS.

I TELL YOU,
IF THEY EVER GET--

MR. ANDERSON.

THANK YOU.

IF THEY EVER GET

SOME AIR CONDITIONING
IN THIS PLACE,

YOU MAY HAVE FUN.

I'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.

ANDERSON.

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?

OH, A GENTLEMAN.
HE'S AT THE BAR.

WELL, WHO? WHO?
WHAT? WHERE?

HE MUST HAVE GONE.
HE'S NOT HERE NOW.

WHY, WHAT'S WRONG?

NOTHING.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT A 12-STORY LEAP

WITH $90,000 FROM
A CONSUMER CREDIT COMPANY

AND ALSO THAT NIGHT MESSENGER
WHO LOST $205,000.

I EXPECT YOU TOMORROW,
6 P.M., AT THE DRAKE HOTEL,

SUITE 11-300.

BE THERE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU.

(CLINK)

OH HA HA.

OH, HONEY, PLEASE!

WHAT'S IN IT?

YOU'LL FIND OUT.

I CAN'T WAIT!
IT'S KILLING ME!

THAT'S WHAT YOU GET
FOR GOING THROUGH MY POCKETS.

I WAS HANGING UP
YOUR JACKET.

I COULDN'T MISS IT.

THIS BELONGS TO
A 29-YEAR-OLD WOMAN,

AND YOU WON'T BE THAT
FOR ANOTHER 72 HOURS,

SO THERE.

GIVE ME A HINT.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

I GOT ALL I NEED,

AND I'M LOOKING
AT HIM.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL WAIT.

IF YOU INSIST.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT
I DON'T WANT, THOUGH,

AND THAT'S
ANOTHER PARTY.

DON'T PLAN
NO SURPRISES.

I DON'T LIKE SURPRISES.

(BUZZ)

MESSENGER
JUST DELIVERED IT.

MR. DURRELL SAID

IT SHOULD
COME UP RIGHT AWAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT A STAGED BUST,

A MR. BRUNO,

AND $475,000
IN A SHOPPING BAG.

I EXPECT YOU TOMORROW,
6 P.M.,

AT THE DRAKE HOTEL,

SUITE 11-300.

BE THERE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU.

YOU WANT TO SEE ME?

WELL, WHO ARE YOU?

I DON'T LIKE GAMES.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?

HOLD IT. YOU ASKED ME
TO COME HERE.

I'M HERE BECAUSE YOU
SENT ME THAT LETTER.

YOU SENT ME
A LETTER.

I DON'T EVEN
KNOW YOU.

WELL, I'M GETTING
THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

(TELEPHONE RINGS)

(RING)

(RING)

HELLO.

ANDERSON.

WHO IS THIS?

I SEE YOU GOT
MY NOTE.

I GOT IT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I WANT YOU TO COME
TO LUNCH TOMORROW

AT 1:30
AT THE VOISIN.

I DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR THIS CRAP.

YOU DON'T COME,
YOU GOT NOTHING BUT TIME.

I'LL THINK IT OVER.

WHILE YOU THINK
ABOUT IT,

LET ME TALK TO
YOUR FRIEND THERE.

YEAH.

MANNY.

BE AT LUNCH TOMORROW,
1:30, THE VOISIN.

WHO'S THIS?

NEVER MIND.

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

I GOT YOUR BUTT NAILED.

I KNOW PEOPLE
WHO WOULD PAY MONEY

FOR THE GUY CRAZY ENOUGH
TO CON VIC BRUNO.

THEY'D LIKE TO RUN A
DUMDUM BULLET UP HIS NOSE.

I'D RATHER NOT PUT HIM
IN TOUCH WITH YOU

OR THE OLD LADY
OR THE PUERTO RICANS,

BUT I COULD,

SO THAT'S WHY YOU'LL BE
AT LUNCH TOMORROW AT 1:30

WHERE YOU'LL FIND OUT
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

NOW PUT DAVID
ON THE EXTENSION.

I WANT TO TALK
TO BOTH OF YOU.

WHAT?

MM-HMM.

GENTLEMEN,
I WANT TO BE FAIR

AND RELIEVE YOUR MINDS.

NEITHER OF YOU KNOWS
WHAT MY BUSINESS

WITH
THE OTHER ONE IS.

THEREFORE, YOU ARE SAFE
FROM EACH OTHER.

THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL.

I WILL KEEP IT THAT WAY.
TRUST ME.

OH, YEAH. ANDERSON,

I RESERVED THE SUITE
IN YOUR NAME,

SO YOU'D BETTER PAY
ON YOUR WAY OUT.

AND, DURRELL, LUNCH TOMORROW
IS ON YOU.

BE ON TIME, FELLAS.

DO YOU KNOW HER?

NO. I THOUGHT
YOU DID.

SHE'D BETTER HAVE
ONE HELL OF A DEEP VOICE.

GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M LILA FRENCH.

WHICH ONE OF YOU GENTLEMEN
IS DAVID ANDERSON?

I AM.

VERY PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
LILA FRENCH.

YOU MUST BE
MR. DURRELL.

MANUEL DURRELL.

THIS IS OUR MOST INTERESTING
OFFER IN A LONG TIME.

I'M DYING
TO DISCUSS IT.

OH, YES.
WE MUST DISCUSS IT.

WE HAVE TO.

NEEDLESS TO SAY,
YOUR NOTE REALLY MADE MY DAY.

OH.

WHAT WAS IN IT?

IN YOUR NOTE?

OH, WE AGREED
IN PRINCIPLE.

BUT HIS SECRETARY--

MANNY HAS NEVER READ IT,

AND I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU'D LET US--

LET HIM READ IT.

OH, BY ALL MEANS!

OH, LET ME READ IT.

MAY I? I LOVE IT.

IT'S INSPIRING.
IT'S MORE LIKE A POEM.

WELL, OLD DAVE ALWAYS
WAS BETTER WITH WORDS.

HOW DID HE PUT IT
TO US?

HE PUT IT BEAUTIFULLY.

I'M SURE HE DID.

HERE'S THE BEAUTIFUL PART.

"WE WILL DEDICATE
EIGHT HOURS A DAY,

"FIVE DAYS A WEEK,
FOR SIX WEEKS,

"TO YOUR COMMUNITY
IMPROVEMENT CENTER

"FREE OF CHARGE.

"IF AT THE END
OF SIX WEEKS

"OUR WORK
HAS BEEN HELPFUL

"AND THE CENTER FINDS

"WE HAVE INDEED
BEEN HELPFUL

IN REALIZING
THE CENTER'S AIMS--"

HOW MODEST.

OH, WELL--

GO ON.

"THEN WE PLEDGE
TO CONTINUE THAT CONTRIBUTION

FREE OF CHARGE FOR AN ADDITIONAL
PERIOD OF TIME..."

FIVE YEARS IN THE CASE
OF MR. ANDERSON,

AND FOUR YEARS, SIX MONTHS
IN THE CASE OF MR. DURRELL.

OH, YEAH.
HE PUT IT BEAUTIFULLY.

HOW'D HE COME UP
ON THOSE FIGURES?

STATUTE
OF LIMITATION.

I BEG YOUR PARDON,
GENTLEMEN?

HE SAID THERE'S GOT
TO BE SOME LIMITATIONS.

OH, YOU'RE SO MODEST,
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

YES, IT IS
UNBELIEVABLE.

THIS PART
IS SO TOUCHING.

"IF AT THE END
OF SIX WEEKS

"WE HAVE NOT MADE
A REAL CONTRIBUTION,

"WE SHALL
HAVE TO WITHDRAW

"AND OFFER OUR SERVICES

TO A STATE OR FEDERAL
INSTITUTION."

(CLEARS THROAT)

YOU WRITE A HELL
OF A LETTER.

ISN'T IT THRILLING?

WE TRY SO HARD

TO GET PEOPLE TO DONATE
TWO HOURS A DAY,

A WEEK, A WEEKEND,
ANYTHING,

AND THEN TWO SUCCESSFUL MEN
OF YOUR MONEY AND STATURE

COME ALONG AND DECIDE
TO DEVOTE EIGHT HOURS A DAY,

FIVE DAYS A WEEK?

I'M DYING TO
SHOW YOU THE CENTER!

I'M DYING, TOO.

HE MEANS HE CAN'T WAIT.

DON'T WORRY.
IT'S GOING TO WORK.

IF YOU'RE THAT INTERESTED,
WE WILL MAKE IT WORK.

WE WON'T LET YOU GO OFF

AND GIVE YOUR SERVICES

TO SOME STATE OR FEDERAL
INSTITUTION.

THE STATE'S LOSS
IS OUR GAIN.

THAT'S THE WAY WE
FEEL ABOUT IT, TOO.

STATE'S LOSS.

THAT'S SWEET.

MR. ANDERSON?

YES, SIR.

TELEPHONE CALL
FOR YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

MADAME, WOULD YOU
LIKE A COCKTAIL?

UH, A DRY SHERRY,
PLEASE.

HELLO.

NOW YOU UNDERSTAND.

HA HA.

I JUST HEARD
YOUR PROPOSAL.

YOU WANT TO WORK

FOR THE COMMUNITY
IMPROVEMENT CENTER

OR THE STATE
PENITENTIARY?

YOU'RE CRAZY.
YOU'RE NUTS.

YOU'RE NUTS IF
YOU THINK I'M KIDDING.

IT'S THE BEST DEAL
YOU EVER HAD--

5 YEARS THERE
OR 15 IN JOLIET.

THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU GOT 5 SECONDS.
4...3...2...1.

DEAL?

HA HA HA.

DEAL.

GIVE ME DURRELL.

YOUR PARTNER.

HA HA.

HELLO.

I WANT TO KNOW
YOUR DECISION.

I CAN'T GIVE IT
TO YOU RIGHT NOW.

NOW!

I WOULD LIKE
TO DISCUSS IT.

WITH WHO, BRUNO?

DEAL?

DEAL.

YOU WILL WORK HARD.

YOU WILL BE WATCHED
AND GRADED.

YOU WILL BE A SUCCESS.

IT'LL TAKE HARD WORK
AND MONEY.

WE GOT TO FINANCE
THIS, TOO?

USE YOUR HEAD.
YOU'RE SMART.

I KNOW YOU'RE
TOO SMART TO SKIP.

HAPPY DAYS.

AH.

JUST TRYING TO
CLEAR THE DECKS.

YOU'LL BE READY
TO START TOMORROW?

OH, YES. I THINK--
I THINK WE HAVE TO.

WILL 9:00
BE ALL RIGHT?

9:00?

IN THE MORNING?

WE DO OPEN AT 7:30
FOR DAYCARE.

7:30? NO, 9:00
WILL BE FINE.

FINE.

GOOD. THEN I'LL SHOW YOU
EVERYTHING TOMORROW MORNING.

OUR JOB PREPAREDNESS
PROGRAM

IS WHERE WE NEED
IMMEDIATE HELP.

WE'VE BEEN ASSIGNED 30 YOUTHS
BY THE JUVENILE COURT--

NOT VOLUNTEERS, MIND YOU.
THEY ARE ASSIGNED.

IT'S IRONIC, ISN'T IT?

IRONIC.

ANYWAY, THAT PROGRAM
ENDS IN THREE WEEKS,

AND WE HAVE NOT FOUND
ONE JOB

OR PREPARED ONE KID FOR TAKING
AND HOLDING A JOB--

OH, THANK YOU.

HOW DO YOU PREPARE
YOUR POISSON MOUSSE?

WE GOT TO FIND HIM.

AND QUICK.

BECAUSE I CANNOT
GET UP AT 9:00

FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

IT WILL KILL ME.

THERE'S GOT TO BE
SOME CONNECTION

BETWEEN HIM
AND THAT SENATOR.

THAT'S WHERE WE START.

IN MORE WAYS
THAN ONE, DOCTOR.

THE MOUSSE IS THEN
PLACED INTO A MOLD.

I'LL TAKE IT.

WHAT--WHAT ARE
YOU HAVING?

POISSON MOUSSE.

POISON MOUSSE.

CHEERS.

CHEERS.

TO THE CENTER.

UH...

I THINK I'LL HAVE
THE CHITLINGS.

FRIED?

AU GRATIN.

MORNING, MISS NELFUS.

MORNING,
MISS FRENCH.

HOW YOU DOING,
MR. HEWITT?

YOU GOT TO FIND
30 JOBS FOR 30 KIDS

WHO DON'T KNOW HOW
TO DO NOTHING.

THAT'S ABOUT IT.

THEY WANT TO WORK?

WELL, YES AND NO.

WELCOME BACK TO
THE CENTER, JAMES.

HI!

GOOD MORNING,
MR. THEODORE.

GOOD MORNING,
MISS FRENCH.

(DISCO MUSIC PLAYS)

STOP IT!

ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!

HEY! QUIET! QUIET!

DENISE,
DON'T DO THAT.

HOW DO YOU EXPECT
TO GET A JOB?

I DON'T WANT
NO DAMN JOB.

OOH, MISS THOMAS,
DON'T PLAY THAT.

DON'T START NO STUFF, GIRL.

YOU AIN'T SUPPOSED
TO SAY DAMN.

SOUNDS TOO MUCH LIKE
S-H-I--

ROSCOE.

OK. I DON'T WANT
NO RAGGEDY-ASS JOB.

WHOO!
QUIET!

I'M GOIN' TO GET YOU,
DOO-DOO FACE!

DENISE, THAT LANGUAGE
ISN'T NECESSARY.

YEAH, DENISE,
YOU'RE TRASHY.

MISS GARBAGE-MOUTH.

I GOT
YOUR GARBAGE-MOUTH

AND YOUR MAMA, TOO.

I KNOW YOU'RE GOIN'
TO FIGHT BEHIND THAT!

SIT DOWN!

NOW, DENISE, GO ON BACK
TO YOUR PLACE.

GO ON!

SHEILA...

YOU BE THE APPLICANT.

HEY, TITTY-SUCKER...

(LAUGHTER)

SHEILA!

I'M SORRY.
I WAS JUST FOOLIN'.

I'LL DO IT.

WHAT CAN I DO
FOR YOU?

I CAME TO SEE ABOUT
A JOB FOR SHEILA...

FOR
SHEILA TRACY MORAN.

WHAT DO YOU DO,
SHEILA?

I DO EVERYTHING.

OH, I SEE.
WELL, DO YOU...

YES, I DO.

CAN YOU...

MM-HMM.
I SURE CAN.

HOW ABOUT NIGHT WORK?

THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THAT?

THAT'S WHEN I DO
MY BEST WORK.

WHOO!

LET ME TURN OFF
THESE LIGHTS

SO I CAN CHECK OUT
YOUR REFERENCES.

STOP IT!

STOP IT!

THAT'S DISGRACEFUL!

WHY CAN'T YOU TRY
TO HELP YOURSELVES?

GO ON BACK TO YOUR SEAT.

(LAUGHTER)

MISS THOMAS!
MISS THOMAS!

MISS THOMAS!

HARRY?

HARRY!

YOU BE THE APPLICANT.

(LAUGHTER)

STILL STAYING?

30 JOBS?

FOR THEM?

MM-HMM.

WELL, I GUESS ONE OF US
WILL HAVE TO GET THE JOBS,

AND ONE OF US
WILL HAVE TO TRAIN THE KIDS.

HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE?

THIS PROGRAM'S OVER
IN THREE WEEKS.

THREE WEEKS.

THREE WEEKS.

OK, CHAMP...

CALL IT.

HEADS.

TAILS.

HA HA.

I GET THE KIDS.

YOU GET THE KIDS.

THANK YOU.

HI, MISS FRENCH.

MISS FRENCH
SCORED TWICE!

GO ON, MISS FRENCH,
WITH YOUR STATEMENT.

I KNOW MISS FRENCH
GOIN' TO PLAY THAT STUFF.

PEOPLE, PLEASE.

MISS FRENCH HAS
BROUGHT SOME VISITORS.

THE LEAST YOU CAN DO
IS BE POLITE.

THIS IS MISS SARAH THOMAS--
OUR YOUTH COUNSELOR.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

I'D LIKE YOU TO
MEET MR. ANDERSON

AND MR. DURRELL.

THESE TWO FINE GENTLEMEN

HAVE GRACIOUSLY
VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME

TO WORK AT THE CENTER,

AND THEY WILL BE WORKING
WITH YOU.

NO STUFF?

THAT'S NICE.

(LAUGHTER)

YOU'RE
A MALE ROLE MODEL.

THEY'RE CIA,
I BET YOU.

NICE THREADS, BABY.

WHERE'D YOU COP
YOUR GOODS?

YOU MEAN
WHO HIS BOOSTER IS?

THESE ARE MY THREADS
AND MY BOOSTER.

OK, BIG TIME,
DON'T CALL THE LOAN.

I WAS JUST ADMIRING
YOUR BAD BUTTS.

GET BACK
TO YOUR SEATS.

MR. DURRELL
WILL BE WORKING

DIRECTLY WITH YOU.

THAT'S GOOD.
HE'S OURS,

AND HE'S FINE, TOO.

MR. ANDERSON WILL BE WORKING
WITH THE COMPANIES

WE HOPE WILL EMPLOY YOU

WHEN THIS PROGRAM'S OVER
IN THREE WEEKS.

LET'S ALL GET ACQUAINTED.

MISS FRENCH, IF THEY GOING
TO TORTURE US, I'M LEAVING.

DOES THE THOUGHT
OF BEING A SUCCESS

REALLY FRIGHTEN YOU
SO MUCH?

I'M GOING BACK TO MY OFFICE
WITH MR. ANDERSON.

MISS THOMAS, WOULD YOU
GIVE MR. DURRELL

SOME ORIENTATION?

* ORIENTATION *

* ORIENTATION *

* O-- **

WE'VE BEEN AT IT
FOR SIX HOURS,

THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS,

FOR TWO MONTHS,
AND IT'S NOT WORKING.

WELL...

ARE THERE ANY
RULES AND REGULATIONS

WE HAVE TO FOLLOW?

NO. ANYTHING WE CAN DO
TO MAKE THEM TRY.

THEY DON'T KNOW HOW
TO ASK FOR JOBS.

AND THEY FEEL THEY'RE
GOING TO BE REJECTED,

SO THEY PROTECT
THEMSELVES

WITH FLIPPANCY
AND HOSTILITY.

I DON'T KNOW.

SOMETIMES
IT'S SO DIFFICULT.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
A BREAK?

I COULD USE SOME COFFEE,

BUT I'D BETTER WAIT
UNTIL LUNCH.

YOU TAKE YOUR COFFEE.
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

OK.

WHO WANTS TO TELL ME
ABOUT THE PROGRAM?

WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON?

HOW'S IT BEEN GOING?

ISN'T THERE ANYBODY

WHO WANTS TO TELL ME
ABOUT THE PROGRAM?

WHO WANTS TO TELL ME
ABOUT THE PROGRAM?

WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO KNOW?

TELL ME ABOUT
THE PROGRAM.

THE PROGRAM
AIN'T SHIT.

WHO'S GOING TO TELL ME
ABOUT THE PROGRAM?

MAN, IS YOU CRAZY?

LESSON NUMBER ONE--

YOU DON'T GET SOMETHIN'
FOR NOTHIN'.

YOU PAY DUES.
YOU GOT MY 20.

ANTHONY GOT A 20.

ANTHONY'S GOING TO PAY DUES.

HEY, ROSCOE,
YOU OUGHT TO CHARGE HIM

FOR A SHOESHINE
ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

ALL GIBSON DONATIONS
ARE FUNDS WE RAISE

OUTSIDE THE CITY BUDGET.

THEY FUND
THE CHILD-CARE CENTER,

THE CHILDREN'S THEATER,

WHICH INTRODUCES CHILDREN

TO THEIR AFRO-AMERICAN
CULTURAL HERITAGE,

THE FAMILY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM,

WHICH HAS ADULT CLASSES
IN READING,

FAMILY HYGIENE,
AND FAMILY BUDGETING,

AND THE GOLDEN AGE CLUB,

WHICH IS FOR OUR
SENIOR CITIZENS.

WHEN GIFTS ARE LISTED
AS ANONYMOUS, WHO'S ANONYMOUS?

ONLY THE BOARD
KNOWS THAT.

THE BOARD?

SIX MARVELOUS
PEOPLE.

MEN? WOMEN?
BOTH.

TONIGHT IS BOARD NIGHT.

I'D LOVE
TO SHOW YOU OFF.

I'D LOVE TO MEET THEM.

DATE?

YEAH. DATE.

AND SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE BOARD,

MEET OUR PHILANTHROPIST,
OUR GODSEND,

MR. DAVID ANDERSON,

PRESIDENT OF THE ANDERSON
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION.

I'M HEDDA CHAMPION.

MY HUSBAND
IS DR. HOWARD CHAMPION.

ALBERTA BALLARD.

MY HUSBAND AND I
HAVE SERVED HERE

SINCE THE CENTER OPENED
IN 1968.

AND I THINK YOU'RE
A FINE YOUNG MAN.

THANK YOU.

NAOMI CHAMBERLAIN.

I OWN PROPERTY,
NOT SLUMS.

I OUGHT TO WARN
A GOOD-LOOKING MAN LIKE YOU...

I'M A WIDOW.

MMM.
BEHAVE YOURSELF.

MALCOLM POMEROY.

POMEROY DRY CLEANERS.

TELL ME, MR. ANDERSON,

WHAT DOES YOUR MANAGEMENT
CORPORATION MANAGE?

MONEY.

I MOVE IT AROUND.

I TAKE IT FROM HERE,

PUT IT THERE--

WHEREVER
THE INTEREST RATES

ARE THE HIGHEST.

REVEREND CLAIR HURST.

CARMEL INDEPENDENT
BAPTIST CHURCH.

CONGRATULATIONS,
MR. ANDERSON.

TO GIVE US SO MUCH
OF YOUR TIME,

YOUR BUSINESS MUST BE
VERY SUCCESSFUL

AND VERY WELL-ORGANIZED.

HAS TO BE.

KEEPS ME
OUT OF TROUBLE.

OH.

COLONEL RANDOLPH BALLARD.

THAT'S MY WIFE OVER THERE.

SHE'S NOT A WIDOW.

HA HA HA HA HA!

HA HA.

AND YOU'RE NOT
THE ONE--

YOU'RE NOT THE ONES
TO BE THANKING ME.

IT IS I WHO'VE BEEN
MADE TO FEEL

THAT THIS
IS SOMETHING

THAT I MUST DO.

SO, I WANT TO THANK
ALL OF YOU

FOR THE TIME THAT
I'VE BEEN GIVEN.

IT'S A THRILL TO...

BE HERE WITH PEOPLE

AND KNOW WHO IS HERE

WHEN THEY ARE HERE.

TIME AND TIME AGAIN,

I HAVE SEEN
OLD AND YOUNG

STEPPING
SIDE BY SIDE

AND NEITHER ONE KNOWING
WHERE THEY'RE GOING

OR FROM WHENCE
THEY COMETH.

YOU SEE...

HMM...

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYS)

(DOOR BUZZES)

I'LL GET IT, HON.

YES?

YES?

YES?

HE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE US.

YOU ARE LIVING
WITH OUR DAUGHTER IN SIN.

OH. HO HO HO.
AH--

YES.

AH HA. OH HO.

SHE NEVER EVEN SHOWED HIM
A PICTURE OF US.

NO, NO, NO. NO, I--

I'M EMMA McLEAN,
AND THIS IS MY HUSBAND

THE REVEREND DANIEL McLEAN

OF THE KINGDOM APOSTOLIC
CHURCH SANCTIFIED OF ATLANTA.

AND I'M SANCTIFIED.

THIS IS MY SISTER AND--

I'M THIRSTY.

NAME'S NELLIE BOND.

WELL,
WON'T YOU COME IN?

I, UH...

IT SURE IS A PLEASURE
TO--TO SEE YOU.

I'VE HEARD SO MUCH
ABOUT YOU.

IT'S--IT'S JUST THAT
WE WEREN'T EXPECTING YOU.

HA HA HA HA.

THAT'S
THE WHOLE IDEA.

(MIMICKING LAUGH)

OH, WELL. NIKKI
IS GOING TO BE SURPRISED.

I'M SURE SHE IS.

HA HA HA HA.

NIKKI, HONEY!

YES, BABY?

MAMA!

DADDY!

AND AUNT NELLIE!

SURPRISE, SURPRISE.

MANNY...

LOOK WHO'S HERE!

HA HA HA. YES!

I SEE!

UH...

MAMA.

DADDY.

AUNT NELLIE.

IT'S SO GOOD
TO SEE YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
SUGAR.

THANKS, DADDY.

UH...I THOUGHT
YOU WERE GOING TO CALL LATER.

NOT IN PERSON,
EH, MANNY?

HA HA HA HA.

HOW ARE THINGS AT HOME?

FINE, SUGAR.

ALL YOUR SISTERS
ABOUT GROWN.

AND WAITIN' FOR YOU

TO SHOW THEM
THE PROPER EXAMPLE.

AUNT NELLIE,
UH, ATLANTA, UH...

HAS IT CHANGED MUCH?

HOW DID YOU ALL GET HERE?

DID YOU FLY? DRIVE?

YES, ATLANTA HAS CHANGED.
NO, WE DIDN'T FLY.

YES, WE DROVE.

ALL THIS WAY...
JUST FOR MY BIRTHDAY.

AND OTHER THINGS!

RELAX, EMMA.

I AM RELAXED.

WELL, I AIN'T.
I'M THIRSTY.

UH, DO YOU HAVE
SOMETHING COLD?

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?

SCOTCH...
ON THE ROCKS.

SO, MANNY...

AS YOU NO DOUBT
HAVE NOTICED,

I HAVE A LOT
ON MY MIND.

YES,
I CAN SEE THAT.

WELL, I...

I GOT A LOT ON MY MIND, TOO,
MOTHER, DEAR.

(COUGHS)

(SNIFFS)

BUT YOU GO FIRST.

ALL RIGHT.

MOTHER, PLEASE...

IT HAS TO BE SAID, CHILD.

NO, IT DOESN'T.

YOU'VE SAID IT
BEFORE.

HE KNOWS
HOW YOU FEEL.

LET'S JUST SIT DOWN
AND GET ACQUAINTED.

WE ARE ALREADY ACQUAINTED.

WE ARE A FAMILY.

MANNY IS FAMILY,
TOO, MAMA.

HE'S PART
OF MY FAMILY.

THE BIBLE SAYS,
"LET THEM MARRY."

FIRST CORINTHIANS.

NOW, IF YOU DON'T CARE
ABOUT YOUR FATHER AND ME,

AT LEAST THINK
ABOUT YOUR SISTERS.

EMMA, PLEASE...

NIKKI AND THE BOY
ARE HAPPY.

AND THEY'RE TOGETHER.

AND THE BOY
AIN'T WHOOPING ON HER.

SHE AIN'T POISONING HIS FOOD

OR TRYING TO WORK ROOTS
ON HIM.

THAT'S MORE
THAN YOU CAN SAY

FOR A LOT OF THE MARRIED FOLKS
THAT WE DO KNOW.

WELL, YOU DO
LOOK GOOD, NIKKI.

OH, THANKS,
DADDY.

MANNY'S
GOOD TO ME.

WELL, Y'ALL JUST KEEP ON
BEING GOOD TO ONE ANOTHER.

NOW, WILL SOMEBODY BE GOOD
TO ME?

I NEED ANOTHER DRINK.

HA HA!

OH, I'M SO HAPPY
TO SEE YOU.

SEE,
EMMA'S SANCTIFIED.

I'M MODERN.

HAH.

NIKKI TELL ME YOU'RE
IN THE STOCK MARKET.

HOW'S BUSINESS?

WELL, RIGHT NOW THEY GOT ME
RUNNING THE BONDS.

WHO?

UH...

OH, I MEAN, THEY GET ME
TO BUY BONDS.

HO HO.

YEAH.

NOW, KEEP THESE IN MIND.

THEY'RE THE THREE POINTS
YOUR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS

WILL BE ASKING THEMSELVES.

ONE--CAN YOU DO THE WORK?

TWO--ARE YOU DEPENDABLE?

AND THREE--CAN YOU GET ALONG
WITH OTHERS?

NOW--

BARBARA, WHAT
ARE YOU READING?

ICEBERG SLIM.

WILL YOU PAY
ATTENTION, PLEASE?

YOUR MIND TENDS
TO WANDER.

NOW, CLASS,
YOUR PERSONAL APPEARANCE

IS YOUR FIRST INTRODUCTION
TO YOUR EMPLOYER.

BARBARA, WILL YOU PUT AWAY
THAT NAIL FILE?

WHOO!

OOH-WEE!

THERE'S YOUR INTRODUCTION.

THAT'S SOME
PERSONAL APPEARANCE!

HEY! I WANT HIS JOB.

WHATEVER HE DO,
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO.

YOU KNOW WHAT HE DO.

SWEET MANNY MAC.
BOSS PLAYER.

TAKING APPLICATIONS.

UH-OH.

GET-DOWN TIME, Y'ALL.

STABLE MASTER'S HERE.

(LAUGHTER)

HELLO.

CLASS, YOUR
PERSONAL APPEARANCE--

THAT INCLUDES ALERTNESS
AND CONCENTRATION.

DENISE,
YOU BE THE APPLICANT.

AND, BARBARA...

YOU CONDUCT
THE INTERVIEW.

GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS
DENISE ORVILLE.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

I TOLD YOU.

WHY DO YOU WANT
TO WORK HERE?

WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS,
YOUR AGE, YOUR MAMA'S NAME,

YOUR SEXUAL PREFERENCES?

STOP IT!

HOW DO YOU EXPECT
TO GET ANYTHING

IF YOU CANNOT KEEP YOUR MIND
ON IT FOR ONE MINUTE?

YOU HAVE THE ATTENTION SPAN
OF A 5-YEAR-OLD.

TIME, DAMN IT.

WHAT?

TIME OUT.

BAD-MOUTHING ME
ABOUT MY ATTENTION SPAN.

I'VE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION.

THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG.

I PAID ENOUGH ATTENTION

TO PEEP YOUR GAME,
MISS THOMAS.

SO DON'T GIVE ME
ALL THAT BULLSHIT.

YOU'RE SHUCKIN'.

I AIN'T NEVER GOIN' TO GET
NO DAMN JOB,

NOT WITH PEOPLE
LIKE YOU AROUND.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

YOU AIN'T DEAF.

(CLASS GASPING)

I SAID,
IF WE ALL GET JOBS,

IT'LL BLOW YOUR GAME.

YEAH, GAME.

ALL YOU MIDDLE-CLASS,
BOURGIE-ASS NIGGERS.

I KNOW WHERE
YOU COMIN' FROM.

ALL OF Y'ALL
GOT THE JOBS,

AND YOU MAKIN'
YOUR MONEY OFF OF US.

RIGHT ON.

ADMINISTERING TO
YOUR LESSER BROTHERS

AND SISTERS.

ALL US POOR, DEPRIVED,
GHETTO CHILDREN...

SHIT!

WHOO!

WHAT YOU
HIGH-TONED NIGGERS MAKE

FOR THIS JIVE-ASS NUMBER

YOU RUNNIN' DOWN
ON US, HUH?

15,000?

AND MR. DURRELL...

15, 20,000?

WELL, IF IT WASN'T
FOR NIGGERS LIKE US,

Y'ALL WOULDN'T
MAKE SHIT!

AND WHERE
Y'ALL LIVE, HUH?

NOT AROUND HERE,
I BET YOU THAT.

AM I RIGHT OR WRONG?

SO, DON'T BLOW SMOKE
UP MY ASS

ABOUT NO FREAKIN' JOB.

WHOO!

MY MAMA DIDN'T RAISE
NO FOOLS.

NOW, I GOT ENOUGH
ATTENTION SPAN

TO KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENIN'.

WHAT'S HAPPENIN' IS

I CAN RECOGNIZE
A POVERTY PIMP

WHEN I SEE ONE.

WHAT'S HAPPENIN' IS
BOURGEOIS BULLSHIT.

BARBARA, YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO GET ME

ON SOME KIND
OF MIDDLE-CLASS GUILT.

I WENT TO SCHOOL,
BARBARA.

I PUT IN MY TIME,
AND I PAID MY DUES.

I WENT TO SCHOOL,
BARBARA!

IT WAS HARD WORK...

AND I WORKED HARD.

MY ASS BLEEDS FOR YOU.

(LAUGHTER)

SO, NOW YOU WORK HARD

ON YOUR GAME OF
UNDERPRIVILEGED NIGGERS.

CAN YOU DO THE WORK?

ARE YOU DEPENDABLE?

CAN YOU GET ALONG WELL
WITH OTHERS?

SHIT!

CAN YOU DO THE WORK?

NOW, YOU PUT YOUR
ATTENTION SPAN TO THAT

WHEN YOU TAKE
YOUR 15,000

AND YOUR
TIGHT-ASS SELF

BACK TO YOUR "FIRST
NEGRO IN MY BLOCK"

NEIGHBORHOOD...

AND YOUR
ELECTRIC VIBRATOR.

OOH!

NOW, WHAT YOU NEED
IS A MAN...

YEAH!

OR SOMEBODY.

WHATEVER GETS YOU
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

THAT'S A TERRIBLE THING
TO SAY TO ME.

EVEN TO IMPLY
SUCH UNTRUTHS...

IS SO U-U-UNFAIR.

OH.

YOU MEAN,
LIKE TALKING ABOUT

SOMEBODY'S
ATTENTION SPAN?

RIGHT ON!

(APPLAUSE)

YAY!

(SOBBING)

I DIDN'T START THAT.

I WAS MINDING
MY OWN BUSINESS,

PLAYING HER GAME.

SHE HAD NO CALL TALKING
ABOUT HOW DUMB WE ARE.

HEY...

BARBARA JUST GOT MAD

AND WENT FOR THAT
MIDDLE-CLASS SORE SPOT.

SHE'S RIGHT.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH BEING MIDDLE-CLASS.

THE POINT IS
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

BUT THAT'S WHAT I DO,
YOU KNOW.

I DO MAKE MY LIVING
FROM THEIR MISERY.

YOU'RE WORKING FOR
A BETTER LIFE FOR THEM--

BARBARA INCLUDED.

I GIVE HER CREDIT.

BARBARA'S BRIGHT.

JOHN IS SHARP.

BUT MOST
OF THESE KIDS...

THE TRAGEDY IS
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM

HAS DONE
A ROTTEN JOB.

IT HASN'T TAUGHT
THE CHILDREN--

ESPECIALLY
GHETTO CHILDREN--

HOW TO THINK
THROUGH A PROBLEM,

HOW TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT THE PROBLEM IS,

AND HOW TO PICK
THE RIGHT TOOLS

TO SOLVE IT.

BECAUSE LIFE IS
A SERIES OF PROBLEMS.

I THINK THE STREET'S
TEACHING THEM

HOW
TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.

I MEAN,
NOT ABOUT A JOB MAYBE,

BUT ABOUT HUSTLING...

TO SURVIVE.

YOU KNOW?

WELL, MYSELF...

I KNOW ABOUT THAT.

BUT THESE KIDS DON'T
KNOW JOBS OR HUSTLING.

THAT'S WHY
THEY'RE HERE.

ANYWAY, STREET HUSTLING
IS NOT AN ACTION.

IT'S A REACTION.

IT'S ACCEPTING
SECOND-CLASS STATUS.

STILL,
THE WHOLE QUESTION

OF FINDING JOBS
FOR THEM GETS TO ME.

THEY SHOULD HAVE
BEEN GOTTEN TO...

GIVEN
THE PROPER DIRECTION

WHEN THEY WERE
3, 4, 5.

AND HERE THEY ARE
AT 17, 18,

AND HERE WE ARE...

WITH A FEW THOUSAND
DOLLARS,

TRYING TO CLEAN UP
THE DAMAGE, THE MESS,

THE SCHOOLS HAVE SPENT
MILLIONS TO MAKE.

(SIGHS)

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

MAYBE IT IS
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE.

BUT THEN...

THERE MUST BE
SOME OTHER...

A DIFFERENT KIND
OF APPROACH.

MR. DURRELL,
THEY NEED SO MUCH.

NOW, I'M A WOMAN.

I'M NOT A VERY
STRONG WOMAN...

AND YOU'RE
A MAN AND...

YOU'RE BLACK
AND SUCCESSFUL.

WELL, YOU COULD...

WHATEVER YOU COULD
COME UP WITH...

TRY.

TRY, PLEASE.

SARAH...

YOU'RE GOOD PEOPLE.

ALL RIGHT.

ANYBODY SEEN MR. DURRELL?

(YELLS)
ANYBODY SEEN MR. DURRELL?

WHAT ABOUT MISS THOMAS?

THEY KEEPIN' IN PRACTICE
WALKIN' ON WATER.

(LAUGHTER)

YEAH, THAT'S FUNNY.

NOW, WHERE DID THEY GO?

MISS THOMAS WENT
ONE-ON-ONE WITH BARBARA

AND GOT HER ASS WASTED.

SHE SPLIT. MR. DURRELL
WENT AFTER HER.

AND YOUR ASS
IS NEXT.

(LAUGHTER)

HEY, I'VE BEEN
LOOKING FOR YOU.

AH, MR. THEODORE.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

FINE, MR. DURRELL.
AND YOU GENTLEMEN?

VERY WELL, THANK YOU.
VERY WELL.

I WENT
TO THE MEETING.

NOTHING.

BEAUTIFUL.
WHERE DO WE GO NOW?

WE CHECK
ALL THE RECORDS,

FIND OUT THE NAMES

OF THE ALTERNATE
BOARD MEMBERS,

THE FORMER
BOARD MEMBERS,

THE CONSULTANTS,
AND THE ADVISORS.

HIS NAME'S
GOT TO BE THERE.

HOW YOU GOING TO GET
THOSE RECORDS?

YOU MEAN HOW ARE WE
GOING TO GET THEM?

WE'RE GOING
TO HIT THE SAFE

IN MISS FRENCH'S OFFICE.

THE SAFE?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
IT'S A-105 IPSWICH.

CAKE BOX.

I SEE.

YOU SEE WHAT?

YOU SEE WHAT?

NOTHING. JUST I SEE.

WELL, WHEN ARE WE
GOING TO "HIT" THE SAFE?

TONIGHT.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE
A COUPLE OF DAYS

TO RUN THESE NAMES DOWN.

THE SOONER THE BETTER.

I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN SURVIVE SIX WEEKS

WITH THOSE
TEENAGE GORILLAS.

SIX DAYS WITH THEM

IS ENOUGH TO CURL
YOUR NAPS.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE

RUNNING UP AND DOWN
THE FIRE ESCAPE?

HOW MUCH DID YOU GET
UP THERE?

I SAID HOW MUCH
DID YOU GET UP THERE?

I WANT TO DECIDE
ON OUR CUT.

I THINK THEY'RE TRYING
TO MUG US.

CAN YOU FIGHT?

WE'LL KNOW
IN A MINUTE.

WHAT GOOD IS THIS?

NONE OF US
WERE CLOSE ENOUGH

TO SEE THEIR FACES.

THESE ARE THE BEST
CON ARTISTS IN THE CITY.

THE BUM YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR IS SMARTER.

THAT WAS A CLASS JOB.

USE YOUR HEAD, SHORTER.

WOULD HE HIT ME
IN THIS TOWN

IF YOU COPS
HAD A SHEET ON HIM?

HE'S CLEAN.

WE WENT THROUGH THIS
EIGHT MONTHS AGO.

I KEEP TRYING.

WHAT ABOUT THE OLD WOMAN,
MRS. FOSTER?

SHE'S RIGHT IN FRONT
OF YOUR EYES.

PRESENT ADDRESS--
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

REAL NAME--
BEA QUITMAN.

CARDSHARP,
CON ARTIST.

IN 20 YEARS, SIX ARRESTS
AND NO CONVICTIONS.

SMART.

YEAH...SMART.

DAUGHTER--
MRS. CLEO STRONG.

MARRIED JAKE STRONG,
BUS DRIVER FOR THE CTA.

RESIDENCE--
MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS.

ONE SON, DARRYL.

8.

HIS GRANDMOTHER'S
FAVORITE.

SHE THINKS HE PEES
GINGER ALE.

YEAH,
YOU DO NICE WORK.

WE AIM TO PLEASE.

MR. DURRELL,
WHAT IS HAPPENING?

THEY'RE ONLY
SUPPOSED TO BE HERE

ON THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS.

I KNOW.

BUT IT'S MONDAY.
THEY'RE ALL HERE.

THEY SAID YOU WERE
GOING TO PUT THEM TO WORK.

YES.

YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT
READY FOR THAT.

THE KIDS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE CENTER.

LET ME TRY.

BUT ON YOUR OWN?

OK,
ALL RIGHT. OK.

THE JOB IS
YOU WORK FOR ME.

ANY OBJECTIONS?

MAN, WHAT YOU DO?

I'M TOO NERVOUS
TO STEAL.

YOU'RE GOING TO WORK HERE,

PREPARING YOURSELVES
TO GET AND HOLD A JOB.

AIN'T NO BIG THING.

WE CAN DO THAT.

$100 A WEEK, FOUR HOURS
A DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

HELLO.

HEY.

IT'S MY MONEY.

I'M GOING TO WORK
YOUR BEHINDS TO A FRAZZLE.

THEY'LL BE NO WHINING,
BITCHING, OR SHUCKING.

OR YOU'RE FIRED.

ANYBODY WANTS OUT,
NOW IS THE TIME.

HEY, DURRELL, YOU DID SAY

YOU WAS GOING TO GIVE US
HALF IN ADVANCE.

HELLO, HEAVEN.

YOU GOT IT, BABY.

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, MAN.

(GASPS)

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

HALF. IT'S CALLED INCENTIVE.

INCENTIVE?

YOU GET THE OTHER HALF
AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

OH, MAN!

(LAUGHTER)

GET OFF THE FLOOR, MAN.

ANYBODY DON'T WANT IT?

MISS THOMAS.

MISS THOMAS.

MISS THOMAS, OVER HERE.

MISS THOMAS.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

YOU ALL ARE A BUNCH OF LAZY,
SHIFTLESS, NO GOOD BUMS.

HEY, MAN,
WHERE YOU COMING FROM?

YOU'RE THE MOST USELESS
BUNCH OF MISFITS

I'VE EVER SEEN.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

TAKE THIS
SOMEWHERE ELSE.

AND THOSE WHO AIN'T LAZY
ARE DUMB.

HERE YOU ARE

IN THE BANNEKER COMMUNITY
IMPROVEMENT CENTER,

AND YOU CAN'T EVEN SPELL IT

OR TELL ME WHO
BENJAMIN BANNEKER WAS.

HE DON'T PAY
THE RENT.

BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW
NOTHING,

AND YOU DON'T
WANT TO KNOW NOTHING.

YOU WEAR YOUR IGNORANCE
LIKE A BADGE OF HONOR,

AND YOU CALL THAT
BEING COOL.

WELL, THAT'S CALLED
MASTURBATION.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IT MAY MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD,

BUT IT DOES NOT
PRODUCE LIFE.

IT IS TIME YOU ALL START
PULLING YOUR OWN WEIGHT.

IT IS TIME YOU START
BEING RESPONSIBLE

FOR YOUR OWN EXISTENCE.

IT IS TIME YOU HAD A SAY
IN HOW YOU LIVE OR DIE

INSTEAD OF DOING
EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO FAIL

BECAUSE IT'S EASIER.

HEY, DURRELL,
LIGHTEN UP. DAMN.

YOU AIN'T GOT TO COME
ON ON US LIKE THAT.

I GOT A STAKE IN Y'ALL
DOING SOMETHING,

AND YOU'RE NOT FAILING.

I'M GOING TO KEEP THESE
SIZE 12s UP YOUR BEHINDS

UNTIL YOU GET
INTO A POSITION

WHERE YOU CAN
GET A JOB AND KEEP IT.

WE'RE GOING TO CUT OUT
ALL YOUR EXCUSES TO FAIL.

HEY, DURRELL,
THAT'S COLD.

LIFE IS COLD.

WHAT YOU GET OUT OF BEING
SO GOOD, SUGAR DADDY?

I GOT A SOFT HEART,
SWEETIE BABY.

(LAUGHTER)

NOW...

IF YOU HAVE
THE SLIGHTEST INTEREST

IN NOT GOING TO YOUR GRAVES
A TOTAL NOTHING,

WE ARE GOING TO PLAY
THE INTERVIEW GAME

ON A PROFESSIONAL BASIS.

JOHN, YOU BE THE BOSS.

ADRIAN, GO GET THE JOB.

ALL RIGHT, MOVE IT!
YOU'RE ON SALARY.

GOOD MORNING.

WHERE'S YOUR SMILE?

I AIN'T NO TOM.

YOU GOT TO BE A TOM
TO SMILE?

WHAT YOU GOT AGAINST HIM?

FORGET HIM.

THAT IS SO SMART.

YOU WALK OUT.

HE'S GOT A JOB,
AND YOU HAVEN'T,

BUT YOU SHOWED HIM, RIGHT?

LOOK, YOU GET A JOB

BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
TO FEED YOURSELF

OR YOUR FAMILY

AND WALK WITH PRIDE
BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING IT.

NO WELFARE, NO UNEMPLOYMENT,
NO RICH RELATIVES,

NO CHURCH CHARITIES.

YOUR OWN ASS
IS ON THE LINE.

YOU WANT TO BE A MAN,
A WOMAN?

FEED YOUR FAMILY.

ALL RIGHT, ADRIAN,
GO BACK TO YOUR CHAIR.

WILLIE...

COME FOR THE JOB.

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING.

I'M WILLIE MANGUM.
I, UH...

I CAME TO SEE
ABOUT A JOB.

WHY DO YOU WANT
TO WORK FOR ME?

WELL, BECAUSE--

ACTUALLY, I'D JUST LIKE
TO WORK ANYWHERE.

I NEED THE JOB.
I JUST WANT TO WORK.

YOU NEED THE JOB?

THEN WHY'D YOU LEAVE
YOUR LAST JOB?

I HAVEN'T WORKED BEFORE,
BUT, UH...

BUT, UH, WHAT?

BUT MY MOTHER--

I'M OLD ENOUGH
TO BE WORKING NOW.

MY FATHER IS A--
WELL, HE'S NOT THERE,

AND I HAVE
A LITTLE BROTHER.

WELL,
THERE'S FOUR OF US,

AND MY LITTLE BROTHER
TIMOTHY...

WELL, HE'S NOT RIGHT.

I KNOW THAT, I MEAN...

HE'S KIND OF SLOW,

AND THE KIDS
LAUGH AT HIM SOMETIMES.

BUT IT'S NOT
TIMMY'S FAULT.

I MEAN, BECAUSE
HE JUST LIKES EVERYBODY,

BUT THEY LAUGH
AT HIM SOMETIMES,

AND MAMA TRIES, BUT, UM,

SHE LOST THAT LITTLE
PIECE OF JOB SHE HAD.

CUTBACKS AND EVERYTHING.

AND, UH,
THE WELFARE SENDS SOME,

BUT IT'S...

SEE, TIMOTHY CAN'T BE
BY HISSELF.

HE'S LIKE A LITTLE BABY,

AND I WATCH HIM...SOME.

MAMA SAYS I HAVE TO BE
A MAN NOW...

BUT SOMETIMES
I GET SCARED...

BECAUSE
IT'S HARD SOMETIMES.

SHE DON'T FORCE ME
OR NOTHING, BUT...

IF I'M GOING TO BE
A MAN,

THEN I GOT TO GET ME
A JOB AND HELP OUT

OR MOVE

OR SOMETHING.

SO...

I GOT
IN THIS PROGRAM...

TO GET ME A JOB,

YOU KNOW,
TO HELP OUT...

MY FAMILY

AND SO MAMA
CAN WATCH TIMMY.

HE ALMOST HURT HISSELF
A COUPLE OF TIMES...

BUT HE'S REALLY SWEET

AND KIND OF A HAPPY KID,
YOU KNOW?

AND IF I'M GOING TO BE
A MAN...

I GOT TO GET ME A JOB...

'CAUSE OF TIMMY...

AND MAMA.

YO, MANGUM, UH...

PEOPLE LAUGH SOMETIMES.

THEY PROBABLY ALL LIKE
TIMOTHY AS MUCH AS YOU DO.

IT'S JUST THEIR WAY,
YOU KNOW?

YOU REALLY WANT A JOB,
DON'T YOU?

YES, I WANT THE JOB.

WILLIE, YOU SURE
YOU CAN DO THE WORK?

I'LL LEARN IT.

I THINK YOU WILL.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, MAN.

YOU OUGHT TO HAVE
A CHANCE.

WILLIE...

GO OUT
TO THE COFFEE MACHINE

AND BRING ME A CONTAINER
OF BLACK COFFEE.

GO.

ANYBODY ELSE?

BARBARA?

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

I'M BARBARA HANLEY,
AND I'D LIKE A JOB,

AND I'M NOT
GOING TO SMILE

'CAUSE I DON'T FEEL
LIKE IT.

YOU'RE NOT FEELING WELL,
BARBARA?

I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT
'CAUSE I'M--

I'M MAD.

WHY ARE YOU MAD,
BARBARA?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHY DO YOU WANT
TO WORK HERE?

LET SOMEBODY ELSE GO.
I'M NOT READY FOR THIS.

OK.

BUBBA.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS
PERCY WATKINS.

I WOULD LIKE A JOB.

WHAT MAKES YOU WANT
A JOB HERE, PERCY?

WELL, SIR,

I WOULD LIKE
TO HAVE ME A JOB

SO I CAN BUY ME
SOME GRASS.

EASY, SONNY!

GOING TO SPILL
MY FIRST-AID KIT.

I DID SO ENJOY
YOUR VISIT.

THANKS FOR
A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

TAKE CARE
AND COME SEE US.

BON VOYAGE
AND HAVE A SAFE TRIP.

THERE'S SOMETHING
I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER.

I LOVE NIKKI.

WE GOT GOOD EYES.
WE SEE YOU LOVE THE GIRL.

I CAN SEE
YOU'RE HAPPY, SUGAR.

YOU'RE GENTLE WITH HER.

I KNOW WHAT'S
BOTHERING YOU,

AND I RESPECT YOU
FOR IT.

IT'S JUST THAT...

ONE DAY, MAYBE
NIKKI AND I...

WELL, YOU SEE...

AHEM.

MAYBE
WE'LL GET MARRIED.

OH!

PROBABLY.

I MEAN...

I MEAN, OTHERWISE,

HOW WOULD IT LOOK
TO HER SISTERS

WHEN THEY COME
TO VISIT?

OH, LORD.

YOU SEE, THIS IS ALL
THE FAMILY I'VE GOT,

RIGHT HERE,
RIGHT NOW.

SO, I GUESS
I GOT TO DO

WHAT'S RIGHT
FOR THE FAMILY.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, BOY.

COME ON, EMMA, DANIEL.
LET'S GO.

IT'S A LONG, DRY TRIP.
COME ON.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

HEY.

LAST NIGHT
I HAD AN IDEA.

GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.

GOOD MORNING,
MR. THEODORE.

LAST NIGHT
I HAD AN I--

IS IT POSSIBLE HE COULD HAVE
A DEEP TELEPHONE VOICE?

YOU NEVER KNOW
THESE DAYS.

I'M GOING TO NEED
YOUR PERMISSION

TO ESCALATE
MY ULTIMATE WEAPON.

I DON'T GO
FOR VIOLENCE.

I'M NOT TALKING
ABOUT VIOLENCE.

I'M TALKING
ABOUT SEX APPEAL.

I'M GOING TO USE IT
ON MISS FRENCH.

BE SERIOUS.

I AM SERIOUS.

I'M SERIOUS.

SHE'S GOT EYES FOR ME.

ALL I HAVE TO DO
IS TAKE HER OUT.

ONE THING LEADS
TO ANOTHER.

AT THE END OF A WEEK,

ANYTHING I ASK HER
ABOUT ANYBODY

SHE WILL TELL ME.

SHE WILL SMACK HER MAMA
IF I TELL HER TO.

YOU'RE THE ONE
SHE'LL SMACK.

I TAKE IT YOU DIDN'T
TURN UP ANYTHING

ON THOSE NAMES.

NO. BUT HIS NAME'S
GOT TO BE

ON THAT LIST
SOMEWHERE.

NOW, YOU GIVE ME PERMISSION
TO WORK ON MISS FRENCH,

AND I WILL UNCOVER
THAT DUDE,

AND WE WILL
GET AWAY CLEAN.

JUST BE COOL.
LET ME WORK ON HER.

POOR BABY.

DON'T BE SO MODEST,
DAVID.

TWO MAILROOM JOBS
FIRM AND COMMITTED?

THAT IS GREAT.

WE STILL HAVE
28 MORE TO GO.

YOU'LL GET THEM.

I HAVE CONFIDENCE
IN YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE OFF TO LUNCH.

YES, MISS FRENCH.

OF COURSE
THERE ARE PROBLEMS

I INTENDED
TO DISCUSS WITH YOU.

FOR INSTANCE,
THE BOARD MEMBERS,

THE CONTRIBUTORS,
THE SPONSORS.

I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT
THE BACKGROUNDS

OF THE CONTRIBUTORS
AND THE SPONSORS.

THE BIG CORPORATIONS
WANT TO KNOW THE NAMES.

LET'S MEET.

I'LL GIVE YOU
WHAT I CAN.

I'LL PICK YOU UP
AT 7:30.

AFTER DINNER
AT THE GROTTO,

WE CAN GO TO THE DISCO
IN OLD TOWN.

I THOUGHT YOU MEANT
MEET IN MY OFFICE.

WITH ALL THE HUSTLE
AND TENSION IN THERE?

I GOT TO MEET MY BOSS.

THERE'S NOT MUCH TO KNOW.

I WAS BORN ABOUT
FOUR BLOCKS FROM HERE.

I'M 5'7",
5 POUNDS OVERWEIGHT,

AND DIVORCED.

DIVORCED?

OH, SOME TURKEY
MESSED OVER YOU?

HE WANTED TO FLY AIRPLANES,
I WANTED TO DO THIS.

HE STILL WRITES
FROM OVERSEAS.

YOU'RE STILL CARRYING
A TORCH?

THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING,
ISN'T IT, MR. ANDERSON?

I FEEL I KNOW YOU
WELL ENOUGH

TO ASK YOU
TO DINNER...

FOR BUSINESS.

YOU TALK FAST.

I HOPE THE WORK GOES
AS QUICKLY.

I WORK FAST ALSO.

I KEEP MY BUSINESS LIFE
AND SOCIAL LIFE SEPARATE.

WOULD IT HELP IF I SAID

I WAS A TEENAGER LOOKING
FOR A JOB?

NO.

YOU EVER HEAR
OF THE QUANTUM THEORY?

PHYSICS WASN'T
MY BEST SUBJECT.

IT'S NOT PHYSICS.
IT'S A DISCOTHEQUE.

YOU KNOW, LIKE, YOU DO
THE FUNKY CHICKEN,

THE FUNKY RHINOCEROS.

I KNOW.

YOU DO?

YOU THINK
I'M AN OLD SPINSTER

DEDICATING HER LIFE
TO GOOD WORKS AND NO FUN?

I DIDN'T SAY
YOU WAS OLD.

YOU'RE WRONG.

YOU ARE OLD?

NO, THE OTHER.

I'M SORRY.
I WAS WRONG.

WE'LL GO TO DINNER
TONIGHT--

NO.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE
AGAINST ME?

I'M RICH,
I'M SUAVE...

AND I HAVE
A CLEAN NAVEL.

I'M FULL-BLOODED.

HOW ABOUT
IF I'M A VETERAN?

DAVID ANDERSON,
YOU'RE IMPOSSIBLE.

YOU JUST HAVE
TO GET TO KNOW ME.

MAYBE I BETTER.

I'M GOING
TO DAMPEN MY HAIR.

I CAN FEEL IT TIGHTEN.
EXCUSE ME.

YES, PLEASE.

WHOO!

DAVID ANDERSON.

HUH?

YOU HAVEN'T DANCED
WITH ME ALL NIGHT.

IF YOU DON'T DANCE
WITH ME,

I'LL HOLLER RAPE.

IS THAT A REQUEST?

WHAT? THE RAPE
OR THE DANCE?

DON'T MAKE
NO NEVER MIND TO ME.

DON'T MAKE NO NEVER MIND
TO ME NEITHER.

LOOK OUT.

* COOCHIE,
COOCHIE, COOCHIE *

* GET YOUR SMOOCHIE,
SMOOCHIE, SMOOCHIE *

* GIVE ME YOUR
COOCHIE, COOCHIE, COOCHIE *

* COME GET YOUR SMOOCHIE,
SMOOCHIE, SMOOCHIE... **

WHAT A LOVELY EVENING.

WANT TO
DO IT AGAIN?

SOMEBODY?

IS IT SERIOUS?

KIND OF SERIOUS.

THAT'S A FENCE
I WON'T TRY TO CLIMB.

I HOPE THAT
YOU'RE HAPPY.

I HOPE THAT
HE'S MISERABLE,

BUT I HOPE
YOU'RE HAPPY.

THANKS, DAVID.
YOU'RE A VERY NICE MAN.

WELL...IF HE EVER
HURTS YOU, THOUGH,

I'LL PERSONALLY COME IN
AND BEAT HIM TO DEATH

WITH ONE OF MANNY'S
TEENAGE GORILLAS.

I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.

NOW, LET'S TALK
ABOUT COMMON COURTESY.

YOU KNOW WHAT COURTESY IS?

RESPECT.

THAT'S ALL.

RESPECT FOR OTHER PEOPLE,

AND THAT COMES FROM
RESPECT FOR YOURSELF.

YOU GIVE RESPECT SO OTHERS
WILL GIVE YOU RESPECT.

IF THEY DON'T,
IT'S ON THEM.

HOW MANY PLAY BASKETBALL?

I'M BAD, MAN.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

SLAM'S MY NAME.
THAT'S MY GAME.

DENISE,
SHOW THAT SUCKER.

YEAH, SHOW THE DUNK.

ERLINE THE PEARLINE.

NOW YOU SEE ME,
NOW YOU DON'T.

CAN'T MISS YOU THE WAY
YOUR SNEAKERS SMELL.

OK, OK, OK, OK.

NOW, SOMEONE FEEDS YOU
A PASS,

YOU SCORE, YOU SAY,
"HEY, NICE PASS."

NOW, THAT IS
A COMMON COURTESY.

COMMON, NO BIG DEAL.

"PLEASE" AND "THANK YOU"
ARE COMMON COURTESIES.

COMMON, NO BIG DEAL.

NOTHING TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU.

NOW LET'S DISCUSS
THE PSYCHOLOGY

OF COMMON COURTESY.

PSYCHOLOGY!
WHOO-WHEE!

THE PSYCHOLOGY
OF COURTESY IS

TO ENCOURAGE SOMEONE
TO GIVE YOU THAT PASS,

SET THAT PICK

SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE
YOUR BEST SHOT.

GETTING PEOPLE TO
HELP YOU GET OVER.

COURTESY IS
TO GIVE AND GO.

GIVE AND GET.

I AIN'T PLAYING
WITH DENISE.

SHE'S A BALL HOG.

A JOB'S LIKE A BALL TEAM.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE
EVERYBODY YOU PLAY WITH.

THE ONLY WAY YOU'LL GET
YOUR PIECE OF THE ACTION,

YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP RING,
IS...

IS FOR EVERYBODY
TO GET ONE.

THAT'S WHAT WINNING IS--

GETTING YOUR PIECE
OF THE ACTION.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO
DOWNTOWN INTO THE FIELD

TO PRACTICE
COMMON COURTESY.

ALL RIGHT!
OH, YEAH!

MAKE A RIGHT TURN.

IT'S ABOUT
TWO BLOCKS DOWN.

HEY!

YES?

WHERE IS--

I'M LOOKING FOR THE McNALLY
ASSOCIATION--ASSOCIATES.

THEY'RE UPSTAIRS. YOU
DELIVERING SOMETHING?

NO. I'M LOOKING
FOR A JOB.

18th FLOOR.

HEY, YOU GOT A LIGHT?

NO, I DON'T.

GOOD MORNING.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I'M GOING TO INQUIRE
ABOUT A JOB.

COULD YOU DIRECT ME
TO THE OFFICES

OF McNALLY ASSOCIATES,
PLEASE?

SURE. THEY'RE IN 1805.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU HAVE A LIGHT?

YEAH. SURE.

HERE YOU GO.

THANKS AGAIN.

DON'T MENTION IT. OH!
GOOD LUCK WITH THE JOB.

OK, NOW, HERE'S THE PLAY.

YOU GIVE COURTESY
AND KINDNESS,

AND YOU GET THEM BACK.

BARBARA, IT'S YOUR TURN.
YOU PICK OUT ANYBODY.

GET THE DIRECTIONS TO
THE GARFIELD HAYS MONUMENT.

THE WHAT?

DAMN, BARBARA.

THE DAMN GARFIELD
HAYS MONUMENT.

DON'T YOU
KNOW NOTHING?

LORD HAVE MERCY!

JESUS,
HELP MY PEOPLE!

I'VE NEVER HEARD
OF THE PLACE.

THERE IS NO SUCH MONUMENT,
BUT GO AND ASK.

GET THE INFORMATION ANYWAY.

SQUEEZE IT OUT. GET IT OUT,

BUT GET IT WITH KINDNESS,
HUH? AND COURTESY, OK?

ALL RIGHT.

NOW.

NOW, YOU READY?

YEAH.

OK, LET'S GO.

GO ON, GIRL.

ALL RIGHT.

SIR, COULD YOU
HELP ME, PLEASE?

WHAT DO YOU WANT, KID?

I THINK I'M LOST.

I HAVE TO FIND

THE GARFIELD HAYS
MONUMENT.

HEY, YOU GUYS KNOW
WHERE THE MONUMENT IS?

NO, BOSS.

BOSS, IT'S
A QUARTER OF.

OH, SEE, THEY'RE
WAITING FOR ME--

MY MOTHER, FATHER,
AND LITTLE BROTHER.

WE BETTER GO!

TAKE YOUR TIME.
THE LITTLE GIRL'S LOST!

I DON'T WANT TO
TAKE YOUR TIME, SIR.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, KID.
NOW, LET ME SEE.

THE GARFIELD MONUMENT,
HUH? MONUMENT?

I'VE BEEN THERE
LOTS OF TIMES.

IT'S A BIG PLACE, HUH?

YEAH, PRETTY BIG.

I PLAYED THERE
WHEN I WAS A KID.

I USED TO FEED THE PIGEONS.

YOU SEE DOWN THERE?

SEE THAT POLICEMAN
DOWN THERE?

UH-HUH.

GO ASK THE COP.

HE'LL TELL YOU WHERE IT IS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAVE A NICE DAY NOW.

THAT'S OK, LITTLE GIRL.
BE CAREFUL NOW.

SWEET KID.

HEY!
HEY!

ALL RIGHT,
BARBARA.

HEY!

ALL RIGHT. OK, NOW.

WE'RE HEADING BACK
TO THE CENTER.

LET'S GO.
BACK TO THE CENTER.

OH, BOY.
AW.

WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?

NICE LADY.

WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT
FOR YOU AND ME?

YOU? HEY, MAN,
THERE'S A CHUMP

ALREADY
IN THE PICTURE.

THE NAMES.

I DON'T KNOW
THE TURKEY'S NAME.

I'M TALKING ABOUT
THE NAMES FROM THE SAFE.

I FIGURE IF
I GET BALLET TICKETS,

I'LL BE ABLE TO IMPRESS
HER WITH MY CLASS.

IT'S BEEN A BAD DAY.

I'M WORKING ON IT.

HAVE YOU TALKED
TO FLORENCE

ABOUT
THE CHILDCARE CENTER?

YES, BUT WE NEED MORE
PARENT PARTICIPATION

BECAUSE WE--

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

EXCUSE ME.

MORNING.

MORNING.

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

GOOD.

I'VE CHANGED MY MIND.

ABOUT WHAT?

I'M GOING TO
CLIMB THAT FENCE.

OH?

THAT'S RIGHT.

HE'S NO MORE ENTITLED
TO YOU THAN I AM.

WHO DOES HE
THINK HE IS ANYWAY?

WHO IS HE?

ROGER LAWRENCE.

ROGER LAWRENCE?

ROGER LAWRENCE?

LILA LAWRENCE?

I MEAN, WHAT KIND
OF NAME IS THAT?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

HUH?
NO.

YOU'RE NOT?

WELL, WHAT DOES HE DO?

HE'S THE REGIONAL
SALES DIRECTOR,

PHARAOH PRODUCTS.

WELL, WHERE IS HE?

HE'S OUT OF TOWN.

HE'S IN D.C.

UH-HUH.
IN WASHINGTON, D.C.?

HE'S TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
IN WASHINGTON, D.C.?

WELL, I'M TAKING
CARE OF BUSINESS RIGHT HERE.

YOU KNOW WHY?

MEANING WHAT?

MEANING THAT I'VE
CHANGED MY MIND.

IT MEANS I'M GOING TO BE
SHOOTING AT YOU,

THAT YOU ARE IN
A WORLD OF TROUBLE.

I'M GETTING FOUR TICKETS

TO THE DANCE COMPANY
OF HARLEM.

YOU ARE GOING WITH ME.

MANNY'S GOING,
AND NIKKI'S GOING.

BECAUSE I'M FROM TENNESSEE,

AND WHEN I
GET MY TENNESSEE UP,

I WILL KICK
OVER A MOUNTAIN,

KILL A BUFFALO
WITH THIS LITTLE FINGER.

NO VIOLENCE TO YOURSELF,
OF COURSE.

I'M GOING ACROSS THE HALL

AND GET THE 21 ON THE JOB
FOR THE LITTLE GORILLAS.

BUT AT 7:30 P.M.,
I'M COMING BY YOUR PLACE,

AND I'M PICKING YOU UP,

AND 7:30 MEANS 7:30,
NOT C.P. TIME, UNDERSTAND?

MM-HMM.

THANK YOU.

LOVELY DAY, MISS DARREN,
DON'T YOU THINK?

MM-HMM. BRIGHT
AND SHINY, MR. ANDERSON.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, HERE WE ARE.

AGAIN.

MAY I SHOW YOU
TO YOUR DOOR?

THIS IS MY DOOR.

NO. I MEAN
YOUR OTHER DOOR.

CHURCH PEOPLE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM?

ARE THEY LONELY?

THEY JUST RIDE UP AND
DOWN IN THIS BUILDING?

YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE?

IT'S YOUR BUILDING.

ARE THESE STATUES
OR WHAT?

GOOD NIGHT.

RAH!

YEAH!
HEY, HEY!

GO ON! GET IN LINE!

GET IN LINE!

GET IN LINE IF YOU
WANT TO GET PAID.

YOU DO WANT TO GET PAID,
DON'T YOU?

SHUT UP!

OY VEI!

OOH!

(WOLF WHISTLE)

WHOO!
ALL RIGHT!

0-0-J...

J.

THAT'S IT!

THAT'S IT.

G...

COME ON, JOHN.

WHAT TAKES YOU SO LONG?

THANK YOU.

WHOO!

TAPE IT SOFT.

GET DOWN
THIS WEEKEND.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW YOU CAN DO THIS

OR WHAT IT IS
YOU'RE REALLY DOING,

BUT I LIKE IT.

MR. ANDERSON
IS DOING WELL

WITH FINDING
THEM JOBS, TOO.

KEEP PRAYING.

WE'VE STILL GOT
TO HOUSEBREAK THEM.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

I'LL BURN INCENSE
NIGHT AND DAY.

A FEW CANDLES
WOULDN'T HURT.

MR. TILLMAN, THANKS.
YOU WON'T REGRET IT.

CAN YOU CALL ME THURSDAY?

THANK YOU, SIR.
BYE-BYE.

SAVE ME FROM COMMITTEES!

HA HA HA!

JOBS 17, 18, AND 19.

YOU ARE
WORKING MIRACLES.

I AM A CAPTAIN
OF INDUSTRY.

I'M GOING TO GO STRAIGHT
TO THE TOP.

WHEN I GET THERE,
I'M TAKING YOU AWAY FROM HERE.

NO THANKS.

THIS IS MY THING.

WHEN I WENT AWAY
TO COLLEGE,

IT WAS JUST SO I
COULD COME BACK HERE

BECAUSE OF A TRULY
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN,

THAT ONE THERE.

MARTHA BURKE.

SHE STARTED THE CENTER.

SHE HAD MY JOB.

YOU KNOW BARBARA

THAT MANNY HAS SO MUCH
TROUBLE WITH?

THAT WAS ME, ALWAYS MAD
AND NEVER KNOWING WHY

UNTIL I MET MRS. BURKE.

SHE TURNED
MY LIFE AROUND.

SHE GOT MAD EVERY TIME

SHE SAW A KID'S LIFE
BEING WASTED.

THE CENTER
WAS HER PASSION.

SHE'S DEAD NOW,
BUT NOT REALLY.

WHO'S THIS GENTLEMAN
WITH HER?

THAT'S MR. BURKE, AND
THAT'S THE HAMILTONS.

MR. BURKE?

MM-HMM.

IS HE CONNECTED WITH
THE CENTER IN ANY WAY?

NO. IT WAS HER BABY.

YOU KNOW HIM?

I'VE SEEN HIM BEFORE.

MAYBE, IF YOU'VE HAD
ANY TROUBLE WITH THE LAW.

OH, REALLY?

MM-HMM.

AH.

OH, WHY?

BECAUSE THAT'S
DETECTIVE JOSHUA BURKE,

JUST RETIRED, I THINK.

OH, REALLY?

HI, DAVE.
COME ON IN.

HONEY!

YOU KNOW A CAT
NAMED JOSHUA BURKE?

DETECTIVE JOSHUA BURKE,

JUST RETIRED
FROM THE FORCE.

HIS WIFE MARTHA BURKE

DIED ABOUT
THREE YEARS AGO.

NOW, HERE'S
THE BOMBSHELL.

MARTHA BURKE WAS
COORDINATOR OF THE CENTER.

OUR CENTER?

YES. SHE STARTED IT.
HER BABY, HER PET.

NOW, FOUR YEARS AGO,
SHE TOOK SICK.

THE WOMAN WHO
TOOK OVER HER JOB

WAS THE WOMAN
SHE'D TRAINED.

LILA! LILA FRENCH!

YES. I THINK
JOSHUA BURKE IS OUR MAN.

LET'S CHECK HIM OUT.

I TOOK DOWN HIS NUMBER.

(RING)

HELLO?

HELLO?

HELLO. WHO IS THIS?

HELLO?

GOT HIM!

GOT HIM!

I WANT HIM PICKED APART

FROM THE DAY
HE WAS BORN.

WE WILL FIND OUT
SOMETHING, ANYTHING

THAT WILL
GET HIM OFF OF US.

I WANT HIM
BY THE SHORT HAIRS.

GIVE ME TWO DAYS,

AND YOU'VE GOT HIM
ON A PLATTER,

SHORT HAIRS AND ALL.

COULD YOU TELL ME

WHERE I COULD FIND
MISS FRENCH?

RIGHT IN THERE, MISS.

BUT OUR ADVANTAGE
IS THAT OUR KIDS

ARE PRESCREENED
IN THE PROGRAM.

SOMEONE TO SEE YOU,
MISS FRENCH.

A MRS. QUITMAN?

SO THEY'RE
ALREADY FAMILIAR

WITH YOUR
EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS,

AND THEY WANT TO WORK.

I'M BEA QUITMAN.

I'M LOOKING
FOR MANUEL DURRELL.

HE'S AN OLD FRIEND.

MANNY'S IN
THE FIELD TODAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE
TO LEAVE A MESSAGE?

I'M IN
FROM COPENHAGEN

JUST FOR THE DAY.

I'M GOING DOWN TO
THE NASH CORPORATION.

HELLO. MY NAME
IS DAVE ANDERSON.

I WORK WITH MANNY.

GOT A BITE ON
JOBS 20 AND 21.

I'M SO
DISAPPOINTED.

HE'LL BE BACK
BY THE END OF THE DAY.

MAYBE I CAN
GET BACK LATER.

IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU.

NICE MEETING YOU.

$1.50.

SO?

YES, HE WORKS THERE.
HE'LL BE BACK LATER.

THAT'S NICE.

WHAT ABOUT MY GRANDSON?

TRUST ME, GRANDMA.
I TRUSTED YOU, RIGHT?

GO.

SECOND CAR
ON THE LEFT.

CALL NIKKI, WILL YOU?

TELL HER TO COME MEET YOU
AT YOUR HOUSE, ALL RIGHT?

LAMPKIN CALLED.
JOB NUMBER 22.

GREAT, NOW
JUST CALL NIKKI.

WHAT'S UP?

NOTHING. JUST DO
WHAT I TELL YOU.

OK, SURE.

NAME MRS. BEA QUITMAN
MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

YEAH.

SHE CAME IN AND ASKED
FOR YOU, JUST LEFT.

GOT INTO A LIMO
WITH FIVE HOOD TYPES,

TWO OF THEM SITTING
IN YOUR CAR RIGHT NOW.

WHERE'S BEA?

IN A LIMO WITH
THE OTHER THREE.

THEY LOOKING FOR YOU?

YEAH.

IS IT SERIOUS?

VERY.

I HAD LILA CALL NIKKI TO
COME OVER TO HER PLACE.

THAT WAS GOOD. THANKS.

BEA.

IF SHE GAVE
HER RIGHT NAME,

SHE MUST BE TRYING
TO TELL ME SOMETHING.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

I'M GOING TO STAY AWAY
FROM MY CAR,

FOR ONE THING

UNTIL I FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON.

ONLY ONE MAN
CAN TELL ME.

DETECTIVE
JOSHUA LOGAN BURKE?

RIGHT.

I DON'T WANT YOU
IN ON THIS, DAVE.

IT'S MY PROBLEM.

DETECTIVE
JOSHUA LOGAN BURKE

HAPPENS TO BE
MY PROBLEM, ALSO.

DAVE, I'M TRYING TO
KEEP YOU OUT OF THIS.

MM-HMM, BUT YOU CAN'T.

DETECTIVE JOSHUA BURKE,
I BELIEVE.

CAN I HELP YOU?

YOU DAMN WELL BETTER.

COME IN.

AND THEY DROVE OFF WITH BEA.

THE OTHER TWO ARE SITTING
IN MY CAR NOW.

I NEED TO PHONE
THE WOMEN.

THE NEIGHBOR TOLD YOU
I WAS A POLICEMAN.

THAT'S NOT QUITE TRUE.
I RETIRED A MONTH AGO.

NO GAMES.

YOU'VE HAD US JUMPING
ON THAT STRING FOR WEEKS.

GENTLY--
MR. DURRELL, IS IT?

IF I KNEW WHAT YOU MEANT,
WHAT COULD I DO?

NIKKI'S NOT THERE.

LILA'S BEEN CALLING
SINCE WE LEFT. NO ANSWER.

I GOT TO GO.

I'LL NOSE AROUND,
SEE WHAT I CAN FIND.

I'LL BE AT
LILA FRENCH'S APARTMENT.

YOU REMEMBER HER,
YOUR WIFE'S REPLACEMENT?

FAIRMONT AVENUE.
IT'S LISTED.

MISS McLEAN, THERE'S
A LADY WAITING FOR YOU.

FOR ME?

YES.

NIKKI?

NIKKI?

NIKKI?

NIKKI?

(TELEPHONE RINGS)

YEAH?

I WANT MY MONEY,

ALL $475,000.

YOU GOT NIKKI?

NIKKI, AND THE OLD LADY,
AND YOU.

YOU'VE GOT 18 HOURS.

LISTEN--

I'LL CALL YOU AT THE PLACE
WHERE YOU WORK.

(DIAL TONE)

(RINGS DOORBELL)

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
CIRCUMSPECT, MR. BURKE.

THEY'VE TOLD ME
EVERYTHING.

YES, EVERYTHING.

WHAT YOU'VE DONE ISN'T
VERY NICE, MR. BURKE.

I DID IT FOR HER.

NO. MARTHA BURKE
NEVER USED PEOPLE

TO GET WHAT SHE WANTED.

BRUNO CALLED.

HE'S GOT MY WOMAN.

HE WANTS HIS MONEY,

AND HE WANTS YOU...DEAD.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

I WANT MY WOMAN FREE.

I'VE ONLY
GOT HALF THE MONEY.

I'LL FIND THE REST,

BUT I WON'T GO THERE

AND GIVE HIM HIS MONEY
AND MY LIFE

WITHOUT SOME KIND
OF A CHANCE.

YOU HAVE GOT TO
GET ME AN EDGE.

BURKE, YOU OWE ME.

FOR MY WOMAN.

WHAT ARE YOU ASKING ME?

LOOK...

BRUNO HAS
GOT TO HAVE

SOME KIND
OF A WEAK LINK, HMM?

NOW, YOU'RE A COP.

WAS A COP.

YOU STILL KNOW HOW
TO GET TO THINGS!

HEY,
IF I'M GOING DOWN,

BRUNO IS GOING DOWN.

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

EVEN IF I CAME UP
WITH SOME IDEAS,

YOU'LL PROBABLY NEED
A HELL OF A GOOD SAFE MAN.

THAT COULD GET YOU KILLED,
EVEN BEFORE YOU MET BRUNO.

BURKE...

FOR MY WOMAN.

WAIT HERE.

I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

JOSH?

YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.

TY, I GOT
TO TALK TO YOU.

WELL, WHAT IS IT?

TY, I'M GOING
TO LAY IT ON YOU.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU IN TROUBLE?

TY, I NEED
SOME INFORMATION.

YOU'VE GOT
TO GIVE IT TO ME.

HEY, YOU WANT HELP?
YOU GOT IT.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

NO?

I KNOW NOTHING. I...

TY?

WE'RE OLD FRIENDS,
RIGHT?

I KNOW ABOUT
THE GAMBLING.

I KNOW ABOUT
THE LOANS FROM BRUNO,

AND YOU DON'T PAY
THAT MONEY BACK, EVER!

YOU PAY HIM HIS WAY.
I KNOW THAT.

WHEN DID YOU--

I ALWAYS KNEW.

HERE'S YOU, TY.

19 YEARS.

YOU GOT 6 YEARS
TILL YOU RETIRE.

I WISH YOU WELL.

I...

GOT A SHORT MEMORY.

SOON AS I HEAR
WHAT YOU GOT TO TELL ME,

I'LL FORGET
WHERE IT CAME FROM.

TY, BETTER THEM
THAN YOU!

OH, JESUS!

LET'S HAVE A CUP
OF COFFEE.

(RING)

YEAH?

YEAH?

WHAT?

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

OK.

WE GOT TO HIT
TWO PLACES.

ONE, YOU'LL
NOT BELIEVE.

LET'S GO.

HI.

HI.

THIS ONE'S BEEN
TAKEN CARE OF.

WE JUST CLEANED IT OUT.

OK.

LET'S GO.

(GROWLS)

(BARKING)

NO, PLEASE.

NO, PLEASE.

NO, NO.

I COULD HAVE OPENED
THE GATE FOR YOU.

MR. DURRELL,
YOUR CLASS IS READY.

IT'S ALMOST--

WOULD YOU TAKE THE CLASS?
WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY.

OH. CERTAINLY.

I'M SORRY. CERTAINLY.

(RING)

YEAH?

YOU GOT MY PROPERTY?

YEAH.

WE MAKE THE EXCHANGE

AT LAKESHORE DRIVE
AND WATER, 2:00.

I'LL BE THERE.

SURE YOU WILL.

IT'S ON.

LET ME GO WITH YOU.

NO.

IF THEY SEE YOU,
THEY WON'T DEAL.

JUST TAKE CARE OF NIKKI.

WHERE'S MY WOMAN?

LET ME SEE THE MONEY.

WHERE IS SHE?

OK.

SHE'LL BE COMING OUT OF
THAT WAREHOUSE OVER THERE.

GET IN, CON MAN.

WHERE'S MANNY?

NO! I'M NOT GOING
ANYPLACE!

I WANT MANNY!
MANNY! M--

SO...

LONG TIME...

LONG TIME.

YOU'RE
A SMART BOY.

I GOT YOUR BOY.

WHAT DID
YOU SAY?

LOOK, I CAME HERE
TO GIVE YOU THIS.

IT'S 2/3 OF THE MONEY.
WANT TO COUNT IT?

MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING.

YOU SEE, YOU'RE
AN EMBARRASSMENT TO ME,

LIKE A BOIL.

YOU INTERFERE

WITH THE NORMAL FLOW
OF THINGS, BOY.

MAN.

WE'LL SEE
ABOUT THAT.

YOU'RE SMART.

I GIVE YOU
CREDIT FOR THAT.

BUT NOW YOU'RE
IN TROUBLE.

YOU SHOULDN'T DEAL

IN OTHER PEOPLE'S
MONEY.

YOU SHOULD TAKE
YOUR OWN ADVICE, BRUNO.

MR. BRUNO.

THAT WAS
OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY,

MONEY YOU TOOK
FROM POOR PEOPLE.

YOU PREACHING
TO ME, CON MAN?

I DON'T STEAL
THAT MONEY!

PEOPLE GIVE IT
TO ME!

I PROVIDE A SERVICE.

DOPE IS A SERVICE?

GAMBLING? WHORES?

12-YEAR-OLD JUNKIES
ARE INFORMED CONSUMERS?

YOU GOT A LOT
OF SPUNK, BOY.

A LOT OF SPUNK.

YOU AREN'T DEALING
WITH A BOY, TITTY-SUCKER.

WATCH HOW YOU TALK.

OK, SO I TOUCHED YOU,

AND I TOUCHED YOU GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, I OWE YOU,

BUT YOU OWE PEOPLE.

YOU OWE A LOT OF PEOPLE
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD,

SO IN A MATTER OF TOUCHING
OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY,

WE'RE EVEN.

RIGHT?

RIGHT.

CAN I HAVE HIM NOW?

NO. LET HIM TALK.

IT'S HIS LAST TESTAMENT.

NOW, I WANT TO WALK OUT
OF HERE

OWING YOU NOTHING, EQUAL,

SO WHY DON'T YOU
COUNT THE MONEY?

I WANT TO TALK A DEAL.

DEAL?

HA.

HA HA HA HA!

HA HA HA.

YOU BELIEVE THAT?

HE WANTS
TO TALK A DEAL.

DURRELL...

ONLY DEAL YOU'RE
GOING TO TALK

IS WHAT KIND OF BOX

YOU WANT TO BE
BURIED IN.

DON'T TALK TO ME
ABOUT DEALS, BOY.

OH.

GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

THAT'S GOING TO BE
THE DEATH OF YOU, BRUNO.

THIS?

THAT MONEY?

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
THIS IS NOTHING.

IT'S 2/3 OF NOTHING!

IT'S PRIDE...

PRINCIPLE.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
THAT, SMART BOY.

YOU SHOULDN'T GET
IN PLACES

WHERE YOU ARE
A LIGHTWEIGHT.

SMART...SMART?

YOU'RE STUPID!

YOU THINK THIS
IS BIG MONEY?

THIS IS NOTHING!

THIS IS CRAP!
THIS IS...

WHAT IS THIS?

THAT'S A COPY
OF YOUR OWNERSHIP

OF CORYELL
MANAGEMENT LIMITED.

THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
MIGHT BE INTERESTED

IN YOUR IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

THAT MIGHT BE THE DETAILS
OF YOUR CIGARETTE BUSINESS.

THAT'S A FEDERAL OFFENSE--
INTERSTATE HIJACKING.

THE STAMPS ON THE PACKS
ARE FEDERAL STAMPS.

WHERE DID YOU
GET THIS?

FROM A SAFE
AT ST. AMBROSE MONASTERY.

THAT WAS
GOOD THINKING, BRUNO.

THOSE NICE MONKS,
THEY DON'T KNOW NOTHIN',

GIVE THEM A CONTRIBUTION,

AND THEY LET YOU
STORE THINGS

WHERE THE COPS
CAN'T COME IN.

NICE THINKING.

OH, CHECK THAT ONE OUT.

I MEAN, THAT'S IMPORTANT.

THAT IS THE DEAL
BETWEEN YOU AND FOSTER

THAT GOT THE TURK KILLED
IN DELAWARE.

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT
CONNECTED, BRUNO.

THE SYNDICATE
WOULD JUST AS SOON

HAVE YOU OUT OF THE WAY.

AND THAT PIECE OF PAPER

WILL PUT YOUR BEHIND
DEEP IN A MARSH,

AND YOU, LOUIE...

YOU, STOSH...

AND YOU...

BUT ESPECIALLY HIM.

I'M GOING TO BLOW
HIM AWAY, BOSS.

YOU HIT MY SAFE.

I HIT TWO SAFES.

AND I'M SURE
YOU'VE NOTICED

THAT THOSE PAPERS
ARE COPIES.

I'VE GOT 25 SETS...

AROUND TOWN.

NOW...

YOU BOYS WANT TO TALK A DEAL
WITH A LIGHTWEIGHT? HUH?

I WANT TO WALK OUT OF HERE
AND GO BACK TO MY LIFE.

YOU HEAR ME?

BACK TO MY WOMAN.

DURRELL...

25 COPIES?

AROUND TOWN.

SO ANYTHING
HAPPENS TO YOU

HAPPENS TO US?

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO...

YOU WALK OUT CLEAN?

WE'RE EVEN? THAT'S IT?

AND YOU STOP DEALING DOPE
IN SOUTH CHICAGO.

DEAL.

WHERE'S BEA?

THE OLD LADY?

BACK IN COPENHAGEN.

HOW'D YOU FIND HER?

I'VE GOT FRIENDS
EVERYWHERE.

REMEMBER THAT, BOY.

MAN.

HEY!

WHAT HAPPENS
IF YOU DROP DEAD

OF A HEART ATTACK
OR SOMETHING?

MANNY!

OH, MANNY!
OH, MANNY!

OH, BABY!

ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE.

THEY DIDN'T
HURT YOU, DID THEY?

NO, BABY, I'M FINE.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED?

IT'S A STANDOFF FOR NOW.

THIS CENTER GETS INTO
TOO MUCH EXCITEMENT FOR ME.

I'LL HAVE TO GET
AN HONEST JOB.

IS THERE ANY MONEY
IN THIS LINE OF WORK, SIR?

GUESS WE'LL HAVE
TO FIND OUT.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU
SHARECROP, BABY.

I CAN WORK.

WELL, NOW, WHAT YOU
GONNA DO FOR ME?

WELL, FIRST
WE'RE GETTING YOU

A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.

OH HO.

JUST A MINUTE.

WE STILL GOT
THIS PROBLEM OF--

(WOMAN SHRIEKING)

OH, MY GOD,
MISS FRENCH!

IT'S HORRIBLE!

PLEASE COME,
MISS FRENCH!

(GUNSHOT)
OHH!

(GUNSHOT)

I TOLD HIM TO STOP
BOTHERING ME!

I TOLD HIM!

DIDN'T I? DIDN'T I
TELL HIM? I TOLD HIM!

SURPRISE!
HA HA!

SHH, SHH, SHH!

THESE COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES

OF THE CLASS OF '77,

WHICH WE HAD TO GIVE
OURSELVES,

ARE DEDICATED TO
BENJAMIN BANNEKER,

FREE MAN,

IRRIGATION FARMER,

WEATHER PREDICTOR,

AUTHOR OF AN ALMANAC,

BUILDER OF THE FIRST
AMERICAN-MADE CLOCK,

AND CHIEF SURVEYOR

OF THE CITY
OF WASHINGTON D.C.,

OUR NATION'S CAPITAL.

OUR OPENING PAGEANT,

PRESENTED BY
BARBARA HANLEY

AND PERCY WATKINS,

EXHIBITED A TABLEAU
IN PANTOMIME,

YOU UNDERSTAND?

SHUT UP, GERALD!
SEE, I TOLD YOU.

HE ALWAYS GOT
TO BE A STAR.

QUIET, Y'ALL.

GO AHEAD, GERALD.

THAT'S ALL.

I JUST ASK
OUR GUESTS

TO PLEASE EXCUSE
MY COLLEAGUES

AND LET YOUR PATIENCE

OVERCOME THE NAUSEA
AND DISGUST...

AT THE IGNORANCE

WHICH IS INDEED
THE CURSE OF OUR PEOPLE.

OH, NO.

GET BACK IN LINE,
SON!

UH, THE NEXT SECTION OF
OUR PROGRAM IS AWARDS.

UH, WILLIE...

THE RECIPIENT OF
THE CLASS GIFT AWARD

IS MISS FRENCH.

OH, THANK YOU.

THIS GIFT
WAS COMMISSIONED

BY THE ENTIRE CLASS
OF '77.

THE ARTIST IS
TIMMY MANGUM,

MY LITTLE BROTHER.

HEY! LET'S HEAR IT
FOR TIMMY.

MISS THOMAS,

IT IS MY HONOR TO
PRESENT YOU WITH THIS...

THE KEY
TO THE BLOCK.

AND THIS...

THE COLLECTED WORKS
OF STEVIE WONDER!

Thank you.

WILL YOU TWO
CUT THAT OUT?

REALLY!

NOW, FOR MR. DURRELL

AND MR. ANDERSON...

THE JOINT INCENTIVE
AWARD.

WE HEARD Y'ALL CALL US
THE GORILLAS.

THAT'S COOL.

NOW YOU CAN TAKE
THIS AWARD

AND SPEND IT ON
THE 22 ROOKIE GORILLAS

YOU GOT COMING IN
NEXT WEEK!

ROOKIE GORILLAS?

R-ROOKIE GORILLAS?

23, AND THEY'RE
VOLUNTEERS.

UH-UH.
NO.

I MEANT TO TELL YOU,

BUT ALL THIS
EXCITEMENT...

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

NO, NO, NO.

IT'S HONEST WORK.

NO...NO.

UH-UH.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

NO!

(MUSIC PLAYS)

* OH, I'M DISCOVERIN' YOU *

* IT MAKES A DREAM
COME TRUE *

* BABY, SAY WHAT YOU WILL *

* BUT I'M HERE
FOR THE KILL *

* AND I'M READY TO DEAL *

* SO YOU WANNA TRIP? *

* WELL, BABY,
CHECK OUT MY HIPS... *

* DELICIOUS MAIN
ATTRACTION *

* YOUR SHARE,
A PIECE OF THE ACTION *

* I GOT SOME NEWS FOR YA *

* GOT SOME NEWS FOR YA *

* GETTIN' FUNKY FOR YA *

* GETTIN' FUNKY FOR YA *

* DELICIOUS
MAIN ATTRACTION *

* DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS,
DELICIOUS *

* A PIECE OF THE ACTION *

* DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS,
DELICIOUS *

* DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS,
DELICIOUS *

* DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS *

* YOU SWEET, SWEET THING *

* OOH, I DON'T EVEN
UNDERSTAND MYSELF *

* I CAN'T TELL YOU
WHY I EVER LEFT *

* IF YOU REALLY WANNA
HEAR ME TALK *

* THE WAY THAT YOU
DONE MESS MY MIND *

* DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS,
DELICIOUS *

* DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS,
DELICIOUS *

* DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS *

* DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS,
DELICIOUS *

* DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS *

* DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS *

* I'M NOT AFRAID OF
BEIN' PLAYED, BABY *

* 'CAUSE YOU KNOW
YOU'VE GOT IT MADE... *

* KINDA FUNKY FOR YA *

* SAID, KINDA FUNKY
FOR YA *

* SHAKE MY BOOTY FOR YA *

* SHAKE MY BOOTY FOR YA *

* LET ME DO IT FOR YA *

* LET ME DO IT FOR YA *

* SHAKE MY BOOTY FOR YA *

* FOR I'M DISCOVERIN' YOU *

* HUH, MY DREAMS
COME TRUE **