Original subtitles

NO.

OKAY.

OKAY, LOOK, UH, I GOT TO GO. I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW.

YES, I WILL.

ALL RIGHT. BYE.

[ TELEPHONE BEEPS ]

EVERYTHING OKAY?

EVERYTHING'S GREAT. DINNER WAS FANTASTIC.

I THOUGHT SO, TOO.

ARE THE KIDS ASLEEP?

YEP, AND I'M GONNA GO.

WAIT. WHY DON'T YOU STAY? SIT DOWN.

NO.

LET ‐‐ LET ME RUB YOUR FEET. COME ON.

NO, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

LET ME RUB YOUR FEET.

PHILIP, I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

YOU CAN'T GET PREGNANT.

[ LAUGHS ]

VERY FUNNY.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

STILL HAVING A LITTLE MORNING SICKNESS, BUT I'M FINE.

WELL, HOW DOES THAT FEEL?

THE MORNING SICKNESS? IT'S AWFUL.

I MEAN ME RUBBING YOUR FEET.

OH.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

OKAY.

DO THE OTHER ONE.

OH ‐‐

ALL RIGHT. [ CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M HAVING ANOTHER CHILD.

YOU ARE.

YEAH.

[ SIGHS ]

PHILIP, WHAT ARE WE DOING?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HAVING A BABY THIS LATE IN LIFE.

I GUESS WE'RE JUST GOING WITH IT.

YEAH. GUESS WE DON'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE.

NO, WE DON'T.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GONNA GO.

I HAVE TO WORK IN THE MORNING.

HEY, WHY DON'T YOU STAY THE NIGHT?

WHY DON'T YOU CALL HER AND HAVE HER COME BY?

I'M SORRY, WHO?

CHICK YOU WERE ON THE PHONE WITH WHEN I CAME DOWNSTAIRS.

[ SCOFFS ] LINDA, LOOK, COME ON ‐‐

NO, LISTEN. WE'RE NOT TOGETHER.

IT'S FINE.

LINDA, I DON'T WANT HER, I WANT YOU.

PHILIP.

LISTEN.

WE HAD SEX,

BUT I'M A CHRISTIAN, PHILIP,

AND I'M GONNA BE CELIBATE UNTIL I GET MARRIED.

OKAY, WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN?

YOU HAVE NEEDS, AND WE'RE NOT TOGETHER.

I MEAN, I'M HAVING YOUR BABY,

BUT IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY ELSE, I WON'T BE JEALOUS.

LINDA. IT'S FINE.

LINDA. I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW.

LINDA.

[ SIGHS ]

NOT TONIGHT, PHILIP. I'LL TALK TO YOU TOMORROW.

[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]

SHE CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

‐‐Captions by VITAC‐‐ www.vitac.com

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

OH, TOUCHDOWN! OH, STRIKE!

[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]

WE'RE WATCHING BASKETBALL.

YOU SAID "TOUCHDOWN."

YOU CAN SAY "STRIKE."

STRIKE!

IT'S A STRIKE.

YEAH. TOUCHDOWN.

[ KNOCKING ON DOOR ]

UHP!

IT'S PROBABLY JUST ONE OF MY HOOOOO‐‐

HEY.

HEY.

HEY, MAMA.

HEY, BABY.

M‐MISS LINDA,

YOU KNOW THAT LITTLE BLACK THING IN YOUR POCKET?

IT'S NOT DANNY.

IT'S A CELLPHONE.

SO WHY ARE YOU HERE WITHOUT CALLING FIRST?

I WON'T BE LONG.

I JUST STOPPED BY THE DINER AND THERE WERE SOME EXTRA DINNERS,

SO DO Y‐‐

YES! [ LAUGHS ]

YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT ME TO CALL FIRST, SAM?

YOU LEAVE THAT LITTLE BLACK THING

IN YOUR POCKET ALL NIGHT LONG.

DID SOMEONE SAY "DINNER"? [ SNIFFING ]

MOVE IT, FLOYD.

A GOOD MEAL IS HARD TO FIND, YOU KNOW?

KIND OF LIKE YOUR QUEST TO FIND A GOOD MAN, HUH?

THEY'RE LIKE ROACHES.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU TAKE IT TOO FAR.

THANK YOU, MISS LINDA.

OKAY.

MAMA, HOW ARE YOU?

SOON AS THIS MORNING SICKNESS STOPS, I'LL BE FINE.

OH, YEAH.

I READ THAT THAT CAN BE PRETTY AWFUL.

IT'S JUST A SIGN THE BABY'S HEALTHY.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

YES, IT IS.

SO, MAMA, YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

YOU SURE?

YEAH. I'M GONNA GO.

WELL, THANKS FOR THE FOOD.

OKAY.

UH, MAMA? UH, HANG ON A SECOND.

YEAH?

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

MAMA.

DANNY, I'M PREGNANT.

MY HORMONES ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

NOTHING.

MAMA, YOU KNOW I KNOW WHEN SOMETHING'S BOTHERING YOU.

IT'S PHILIP.

MAMA, WHAT DID HE DO?

NOTHING.

OH, I'MMA KICK HIS ASS! THAT BALD‐HEAD BASTARD.

MNH! CALM DOWN.

WHAT HE DO, LINDA?! YOU BETTER TELL ME!

NO. NOPE. I'MMA KICK HIS ‐‐

WHAT HE DO, LINDA? WHERE HE AT?

WHERE'S FLIP?

MAMA, I'M ‐‐

WHERE IS HE, HMM?!

WOULD YOU STOP ACTING LIKE YOUR GRANDMOTHER?

I KNOW, RIGHT?

IT'S GRANDMA'S SPIRIT.

Whoa.

WHOA. SHE'S ALL ON YOU.

OKAY, WELL, IF PHILIP DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG,

THEN WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG?

I JUST DON'T WANT HIM TO BE WITH ME JUST BECAUSE I'M PREGNANT.

MAMA.

WELL, YOU ASKED.

I DID. OKAY, TELL ME.

I JUST ‐‐

I WANT HIM TO WANT TO BE WITH ME BECAUSE I'M BEAUTIFUL

AND SMART AND SEXY AND ATTRACTIVE AND AMAZING...

I GET IT.

NOT JUST BECAUSE I'M HAVING HIS BABY.

MAMA, HE THINKS YOU ARE ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

BUT HOW CAN YOU BE SURE?

HE WAS SURE BEFORE.

WAS HE?

YES!

I MEAN, HE WAS AFRAID TO EVEN ASK YOU TO GO OUT WITH HIM.

HE WAS?

YEAH. WHAT A DORK.

[ SIGHS ]

I MEAN, HE EVEN CAME TO MY JOB AND ASKED FOR MY PERMISSION.

HE DID?

YEAH.

WHY?

BECAUSE HE WAS RAISED BY A SINGLE MOTHER,

AND HE SAW PLENTY OF MEN DISRESPECT HER,

AND HE WANTED ME TO KNOW THAT HE WASN'T GONNA DO THAT TO YOU.

HE DID?

YEAH, HE DID.

SO STOP LISTENING TO YOUR THOUGHTS.

I MEAN, THIS MAN LOVES YOU. I'M SURE HE DOES.

THANK YOU, BABY. I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

OH, I'M PROUD OF YOU, TOO.

I DON'T CARE THAT YOU GOT KNOCKED UP.

[ LAUGHING AWKWARDLY ]

DANNY.

DIDN'T EVEN USE PROTECTION.

AT 40. [ SCOFFS ] [ LAUGHING STOPS ]

LIKE, "CONDOMS, SCHMONDOMS."

[ CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY ] DANNY.

YOU WEREN'T EVEN DATING THE MAN, MAMA.

DANNY.

I MEAN, DO YOU EVEN KNOW HIS LAST NAME?

YEAH, I‐‐

WHAT IS IT?

DANNY, YOU KNOW I KNOW THAT MAN'S NAME.

NOW ‐‐ NOW STOP IT.

[ Laughing ] I MEAN, HE WAS JUST A FLING.

DANNY.

I MEAN, YOU JUST LOST ALL CONTROL OF YOUR LADY PARTS.

JUST LIKE, "OH, NO, PHILIP, AHH."

DA‐‐

YOU TOOK THAT BALD‐HEADED CACTUS TO THE LEFT.

DANNY!

YEAH, AND THEN YOU JUST GOT ON THE WALL

AND JUST STARTED TWERKING REAL SLOW.

THEN YOU LOOKED AT IT. DANNY!

THAT'S WHAT YOU DID. NO!

YEP. YOU PUT YOUR HEAD IN IT.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

SPANK ME.

AAH!

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID! YOU SAID THAT!

DANNY!

AND THEN YOU...

TWERKED SOME MORE.

DANNY!

I‐I‐I‐I‐I GET THE POINT.

[ LAUGHS ] I'M SORRY.

BUT NONETHELESS, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

THANKS.

MM‐HMM.

SORRY. [ CLEARS THROAT ]

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD DO?

MAMA, LISTEN TO YOUR HEART.

I MEAN, I KNOW PEOPLE,

AND I KNOW THIS MAN LOVES HIM SOME YOU.

I'VE NEVER EVEN BEEN MORE COMFORTABLE WITH YOU

BEING WITH A MAN BEFORE.

THANK YOU, BABY.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

I'M GONNA GIVE HIM A SHOT.

GOOD! [ LAUGHS ]

BUT NOT TOO MUCH.

JUST SAYING. ONE KID AT A TIME.

[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S GRANDMA. I AM SO SORRY.

DANNY.

Both: MMM.

UH...

WHERE YOU LEARN HOW TO TWERK LIKE THAT?

GRANDMA...

AND GRANDMA STILL.

[ Chuckling ] AND SAM. HE'S REALLY GOOD AT IT.

FREAKS ME OUT.

OKAY, UM, I'M GONNA GO.

I LOVE YOU.

LOVE YOU, TOO. [ CHUCKLES ]

DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN.

[ TV PLAYING SOFT MUSIC ]

HEY, MAMA.

HEY.

WHATCHA WATCHING?

A MOVIE FOR ONE.

MAMA ‐‐

OH.

HE DIES.

AND THE DOG DIES.

BUT EVERYBODY'S RESCUED AT THE END.

[ TV SHUTS OFF ]

WHY'D YOU DO THAT?

'CAUSE YOU FINNA TO DIE AT THE END OF THIS CONVERSATION.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I LIVE HERE.

YOU SUPPOSED TO BE HANGING OUT OVER THERE WITH FLIP.

THAT'S OVER.

NO, YOU DONE BROKE UP WITH THAT MAN?

MAMA.

HE BROKE UP WITH YOUR TAIL, DIDN'T HE?

MAMA.

OOH, LET ME CALL MOTHER AND TELL HER THIS HERE.

STOP IT.

I BET YOU BETTER BE GETTING SOME CHILD SUPPORT.

MAMA.

I KNOWED IT WASN'T GONNA WORK OUT!

I KNEW IT WASN'T GONNA WORK OUT!

HE WAS TOO PRETTY FOR YOU, WASN'T HE?

YOU KNOW, PRETTY FLIP IS WHAT THEY CALL HIM.

HANG UP THE PHONE, MAMA. HANG IT UP.

WE GOT TO GET THIS HERE STRAIGHT.

HANG UP THE PHONE. HE DID NOT DUMP ME.

THEN WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.

HE GOT A HOUSE JUST LIKE MINE.

HE GOT WINDOWS THAT OPEN AND CLOSE JUST LIKE MINE.

HIS DOOR OPEN AND CLOSE JUST LIKE MINE.

HIS TOILET FLUSH JUST LIKE MINE.

WHY YOU DIDN'T SPEND THE NIGHT OVER THERE?

'CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO.

WELL, WHY NOT CALL HIM FOR THEN?

I ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS WITH DANNY.

DISCUSSED WHAT?

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, MAMA.

I'M GOING TO BED.

LINDA, WHAT IS GOING ON?

HE'S HAVING COMPANY, MAMA.

SHUT YOUR MO‐O‐O‐OUTH.

AND KEEP ON TALKI‐I‐I‐ING.

WHAT HE DOING INVITING PEOPLE OVER THERE?

WE'RE NOT TOGETHER.

THIS HERE IS CRAZY.

MAMA, HE'S A MAN. HE HAS NEEDS.

AND YOU'RE WHAT HE NEEDS.

WELL, I DON'T WANT TO BE WITH HIM.

ARE YOU CRAZY?

I DON'T WANT HIM TO WANT TO BE WITH ME

JUST BECAUSE I'M HAVING HIS BABY.

YEAH, SHE IS CRAZY.

WHY?

'CAUSE THAT MAN SAY HE LOVED YOU, LINDA.

NO, I CAN'T.

LI‐‐

I'M GOING TO BED.

ALL RIGHT, FINE.

GOODNIGHT.

NIGHT YOUR OWN SELF.

THAT HEIFER IS CRAZY.

[ CHEERING ON TV, POUNDING ON DOOR ]

Hattie: [ Muffled ] FLIP!

[ POUNDING CONTINUES ]

FLIP! COME OPEN THE DAMN DOOR.

I KNOW YOU HEAR ME BANGING OUT HERE.

YOU'RE SITTING ON THE COUCH.

NOW COME OPEN THE DAMN DOOR.

[ TV SHUTS OFF ]

YOU GOT ON A RED SHIRT.

AND A BEARD!

HELLO, MISS HATTIE.

HELLO, HELL.

PLEASE DON'T WAKE UP MY KIDS.

WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE OPENED THE DAMN DOOR, THEN.

YOU DIDN'T BRING MISS MADEA WITH YOU, DID YOU?

NO, I AIN'T BRING HER, BUT I GOT SOME BACKUP IF I NEED IT.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD.

SO WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHERE'S SHE AT?

WHO?

I KNOW YOU GOT SOMEBODY HIDING IN HERE!

MISS ‐‐ MI‐MISS HATTIE, MISS HATTIE.

NOBODY'S HERE BUT ME AND MY KIDS.

THEY'RE UPSTAIRS ASLEEP.

I SMELL AN ODOR.

WELL, IF YOU SMELL IT, YOU'RE THE ONE TELLING IT.

DON'T GIVE LIP, OKAY, FLIP?

YES, MA'AM.

WHERE YOU BEDROOM AT?

MISS HATTIE, AIN'T NOTHING GOING ON.

I'M TELLING YOU.

WHERE IS YOUR BEDROOM, BOY?!

WHY?

'CAUSE I KNOW SOMEBODY UP HERE.

WHERE THEY AT?!

MISS HA‐‐ YOU KNOW, MISS HATTIE, UPSTAIRS,

FIRST DOOR TO THE RIGHT.

IF YOU UP HERE, HEIFER, YOU BETTER COME DOWN NOW!

Miss Hattie!

UH‐HUH. WHERE SHE AT?!

AIN'T ‐‐ MISS HATTIE.

I KNOW YOU UP HERE!

MISS HATTIE!

I BET I TEAR YOUR DAMN UPSTAIRS UP!

MISS HATTIE, YOU'LL WAKE UP MY KIDS.

WHY YOU HAVE ME GO UP THEM STAIRS

AND AIN'T NOBODY UP THERE?

I TOLD YOU WASN'T NOBODY UP THERE.

YOU TELL A DAMN LIE.

WHERE YOU HIDING HER AT?

WHO? WHAT?

I KNOW YOU DOING SOMETHING.

MISS HATTIE, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHERE YOUR FREAK ROOM AT?

YOU KNOW, YOUR ROOM WHERE YOU GOT THE HANDCUFFS

AND CHAINS AND ‐‐ AND SASHES AND EVERYTHING.

WHAT?

LIKE I GOT DOWNSTAIRS IN MY BASEMENT.

EVERY HOME IN AMERICA GOT TO HAVE ONE OF THEM.

I GOT MINE.

MISS HATTIE, MISS HATTIE.

WHAT?

JUST RELAX, OKAY?

WHY'S LINDA AT MY HOUSE?

'CAUSE SHE LIVES THERE.

SHE SUPPOSED BE HERE WITH YOU.

SHE DON'T WANT TO BE HERE WITH ME.

THE HELL YOU PREACH!

MISS HATTIE, LINDA DON'T WANT ME,

SHE DON'T WANT TO BE WITH ME,

AND I'VE GONE OVER THIS AND OVER THIS.

THAT'S A OLD LIE.

THEN WHY DID SHE TELL ME TO DATE OTHER PEOPLE?

LINDA AIN'T TOLD YOU NO SUCH A THING!

OH, YES, SHE DID.

WHY?!!

MISS HA‐‐ GOD.

I DON'T CARE!

WHY?!!

THE HELL, MISS HATTIE? RELAX.

I'MMA ‐‐ Shh. Shh.

I'MMA BUST HER IN HER DAMN FACE!

Shh! RELAX.

MISS HATTIE.

OKAY, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

SIT DOWN. CALM DOWN. CALM DOWN.

Y'ALL GONNA RUN ‐‐ Y'ALL GONNA RUN MY PRESSURE UP.

DON'T WANT TO RUN IT ‐‐

WE DON'T WANT TO RUN YOUR PRESSURE NOWHERE.

ALL RIGHT? YEAH.

NOW, MISS HATTIE, DON'T BUST HER IN THE FACE, OKAY?

DON'T BUST HER IN THE FACE.

BUT I HAVE TO BE HONEST,

I CAN'T FIGURE YOUR DAUGHTER OUT.

I MEAN, ONE MINUTE, SHE'S HOT, AND THE NEXT, SHE'S COLD.

YEAH, YOU RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

OKAY, WHY IS THAT?

DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH?

PLEASE.

DO YOU LOVE HER?

YES, I LOVE HER.

BUT I SAID I WASN'T GONNA ALLOW MYSELF TO LOVE ANYONE

WHO DOESN'T LOVE ME.

YEAH, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

SO, WHAT IS IT?

SHE'S AFRAID, PHILIP.

I KNOW THAT.

NO, YOU DON'T.

LINDA SPENT ALL HER LIFE BEING HEARTBROKEN BY MEN.

AND WHEN YOU COME ALONG,

YOU'RE EXACTLY WHAT SHE NEEDS.

NO, I'M NOT.

HERE, FLIP.

WHAT?

THIS.

WHAT'S THIS?

A LETTER.

FROM?

FROM LINDA.

SHE WROTE IT WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL.

WOW.

YOU SEE?

SHE DREAMED OF YOU LONG BEFORE SHE EVEN MET YOU.

MISS HATTIE, WHY WON'T SHE COME TO ME?

I TOLD YOU, SHE'S AFRAID.

I'M NOT GONNA HURT HER.

I KNOW THAT, AND YOU KNOW THAT,

BUT A HURT HEART...

DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S OKAY TO TRUST.

AND MISS HATTIE,

SHE KEEPS TELLING ME TO GO OUT WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

NO. I WANT LINDA.

THEN DON'T.

MISS HATTIE, I'VE BEEN HURT, TOO,

AND I'M NOT GONNA KEEP OPENING MY HEART TO HER

JUST FOR HER TO BREAK IT IN TWO.

I CANNOT HANDLE THAT AGAIN.

AND I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, PHILIP.

BUT Y'ALL ARE SO BUSY GUARDING YOUR HEARTS

UNTIL YOU'RE AFRAID TO OPEN UP AND JUST LET LOVE FLOW.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

YOU LOVE HER.

YES.

AND SHE LOVES YOU.

ARE YOU SURE?

I'M POSITIVE.

WELL, SHE DON'T ACT LIKE IT.

AND NEITHER DO YOU.

MISS HATTIE, I TRY TO SHOW HER.

SOMETIMES IT AIN'T ENOUGH, FLIP.

BABY, YOU CAN'T CHANGE WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST,

AND YOU CAN'T EVEN PROTECT YOURSELF

FROM WHAT'S ALREADY HAPPENED,

BUT I TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN DO.

YOU CAN GET OUT OF EACH OTHER'S WAY AND JUST LOVE.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

YOU GOT IT?

YES, MA'AM.

I'M FITTIN' TO GET UP AND GO HOME NOW.

MISS HATTIE, UM, WILL YOU TELL HER THE SAME THING?

NO, I WILL NOT.

MISS HATTIE.

WHAT? YOU CAN TELL HER YOUR OWN SELF.

WHAT I LOOK LIKE? YOUR MESSAGE BIRD?

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT NOW.

OH, I SEEN THAT DAMN MOVIE BEFORE.

THAT'S WHERE THE DOG GONNA DIE,

A‐AND HE ‐‐ A‐AND SHE GO‐‐ SHE GONNA DIE.

BUT THEY GONNA ALL GET RESCUED.

WHAT?

IT'S PRETTY GOOD. WATCH IT.

WATCH IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

AND MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS THE ENDING TO IT.

AW, HELL, YOU JUST TOLD ME THE ENDING.

DID I?

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WELL, IF LINDA HAD BEEN OVER HERE

AND NOT OVER THERE AT MY HOUSE,

I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ENJOY THE DAMN THING.

MISS HATTIE.

BECAUSE SHE WAS OVER THERE AND WASN'T OVER HERE,

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE HELL THE ENDING IS!

MISS HATTIE.

ALL RIGHT. GOODBYE.

THANK YOU. BYE.

MAKE SURE YOU TELL THE KIDS I SAID HEY!

MISS HATTIE, DAMN.

DON'T YOU STAY UP TOO LATE!

TURN THAT TV OFF!

YOU'RE GONNA BURN UP ALL YOUR ELECTRICITY!

MISS HATTIE!

GOODNIGHT! GOODNIGHT!

OH!