Original subtitles

Come on, man! I ain't got all day!

That truck ain't gonna unload itself!

Come on! Move your lazy butt!

Do you want people to think I have a lazy brother? Huh?

Ah. Let me help you out here.

[grunts] Mmm.

I did it, big brother.

I unloaded the whole truck.

That's a good man.

Ey, did you fix that flat tire too?

Alright. Good boy. I love that about you.

Ey, here you go. Take this candy bar. It's free.

Take a five.

Won't Shawn get mad?

Ey, look, what Shawn don't know

won't hurt him. Okay?

Besides, when you work hard like you and me

you deserve to treat yourself to somethin'.

Okay. Break time's over.

See that sly little mommy right there?

I want you to go tell her what I told you

to tell all the pretty ladies.

Go on. Get your [indistinct]

Get the [indistinct], get the [indistinct]. Yeah.

That's what I'm sayin'.

Hey, Shawn.

Hey, what's up? Why you walking like that?

Your shoes too small?

- What's up, Marl? - What's up, B?

- What's going on? - Chilling, man.

Ey, this little brother program is working out great.

Look at all the work I got done.

Marlon, this supposed to be a Help The Brother Out program.

Yeah, and I'm a brother and he's helping me out.

Yeah, well, looks more like you're turning him out.

You raise your little brother the way you wanna raise him.

- And I'll raise mine the way.. - Okay, fine. Fine.

- Thank you. - Do whatever you wanna do.

I'm just trying to help you out.

I'm just telling you gotta be careful with kids.

Alright, speechy.

You gotta teach 'em things that they can use

later on in life, and not stuff like

how to make one pair of drawers last for a month.

Hey, hey, I'll have you know that little tip

got me through a whole summer.

Ew, man. You're disgusting.

Ey, look, I'mma teach that little boy

all he needs to know, trust me, okay?

Did you send that little boy out to talk to me?

Oh, yeah. I sure did.

Did he, uh, tell you what I tell him to tell you?

Yes, he did.

Did he tell you I'll...I'll pay you?

[gasps]

Did he tell you I like being slapped?

[gasps]

Ow! Not the babies!

Hey, what's up, mama?

Ei!

Mi cara.

[theme music]

♪ We're brothers ♪

♪ We're happy and we're singing and we're colored ♪

♪ Give me a high five ♪♪

(male #1) 'Alright, cut and print. Beautiful, guys. Dynamite.'

[upbeat music]

(Marlon) 'Look, Walter, well, you listen'

to your older brother on this, okay?

There's just some things that you'll grow to learn

with maturity and age.

Just trust me when I tell you this.

Batman can beat Superman.

He'd just grab him by that little curl and beat him up

and then call Robin. Coo-coo! And they'd just jump.

Plus he got the flyin' car.

He can beat Superman, trust me.

- Man, no, he can't. - Yes, he can.

- No, he can't, No, he can't. - Yes, he can. Yes, he can.

Yes, he can. Yes, he can. Ca-ca-ca-ca-can.

[blows raspberry]

You lost. I won.

[blabbing]

- Marlon. - Huh?

You can't feed a kid ice cream for breakfast.

Shawn, what do I look, stupid?

I fed him Pop Rock for breakfast.

That's lunch.

- Dumb. - You know what, big brother?

What's that, little brother?

I love you.

I love you too, man.

Now, get your little behind in the room

and put that second coat of paint on the walls. Go ahead.

Hey, little man, you know if you went to a sweatshop

they'd pay you a lot more money.

Well, peace out, dude.

Marlon, look at this mess. Look at this place.

It look they shot the opening scene of "Twister" in here.

And waiting on a cow to go flying by.

- Ha ha. Boo.. - Hoo.

It's not funny, man. Straighten this place up.

I wanna make a good first impression on little Jimmy.

Little Jimmy? Who's that?

He'smy the Help A Brother Out program.

Oh, I see. You finally gave the lady a call, huh?

Right. Now, I'mma have me a little brother

that appreciates what I do for him.

It don't matter what you have.

My brother's gonna turn out way better than yours.

- Okay. We'll see. We'll see. - I guarantee. You wanna bet?

Alright. I haven't even met him. We'll see.

- What? - We'll see.

Alright. Make sure I got everything.

- Baseball mitt. Action figure. - Yeah. Yeah.

Nerf football. Right. Haa.

I hope you got a carton of Newports to go with that.

Uh, look here, brah, they're shooting

the Super Sugar Crisp Bear commercial

um, up the street.

...bye.

I'm little Jimmy.

- You're little Jimmy? - Yeah.

But my boys call me J-Murder.

Oh-ho-ho, J-Murder? That's a sweet name.

I bet the girls call you Violence, huh?

Hey, man, where did you get them jail muscles?

Jail.

Uh...you look so much smaller in the picture.

Whe-whe-where's your social worker at?

She's coming. So what are we gonna be doin'?

I guess you don't wanna go to the petting zoo, huh?

Not unless it's the name of a strip club.

Well, what do you wanna do?

Man, I just spent four years locked up in juvenile hall

surrounded by guys, what do you think I wanna do?

I'll get the Scrabble board.

- 'Stop.' - 'Aw, man.'

I wanna meet some hoes.

Pretty boy like you must have some on deck.

Um, none that'd probably like you.

Who's this lady in this picture?

Yo, that's my mama.

She got a fat booty.

That ain't no booty. That's her neck.

She's still sexy.

- Hey, man. - What happened?

Hi, I'm sorry, I'm late.

I'm Sandra Clemens. I'm Jimmy's social worker.

Hi, Jimmy.

Ey, them the new Jordans you're wearing?

Yes, sir, Mr. Hamhock.

- Yo, I'mma rock those. - Okay.

Where the rest of the clothes at?

Uh, right there in Shawn's room.

What the hell is the matter with you?

You the one who brought him, man.

Look, um, I need to talk to you about little Jimmy.

Oh. Well, I cannot tell you how glad I am

that you decided to take him on.

You know, you'd be surprised

but it was really hard to place him.

Really? You mean there's not a big demand

for a 300-pound seventh grader on parole?

Stop kidding.

Well, I know Jimmy seems rough

but, you know, deep down inside he has a really good heart.

[scoffs] Whose chest did he rip it out of?

Well, I have to go.

Uh-uh, wait a minute, aren't you gonna leave me

some kind of tranquilizer gun or something?

[instrumental music]

[imitates a plane]

(Walter) Do the airplane.

To the left of the plane you'll see Dee.

To the right you'll see her big breasts.

Next stop, tackysville.

Where is Shawn and-and Jimmy?

[grunting]

(Jimmy) How come you ain't making airplane noise?

Mayday! Mayday! The ship is going down!

Shawn, don't let him walk all over you.

You gotta be firm.

- Make me some lunch, old man. - Right away.

Move.

Sorry, Dee.

I guess that starts my diet one day early.

You sure are a lot of woman.

You are a woman, aren't you?

You better stop playing.

Well, you smell good too.

Oh. Mmm.

What you got on?

Bacon.

- I'm going to the bathroom. - 'Okay.'

Don't nobody touch nothing.

Mm-hmm.

Don't do it, big chops.

Shawn, you need to drop that guy.

Yeah, man. Don't worry, he'll always get some kind of work.

I mean he can be Grimace for McDonald's.

Easy, yo.

Look, I'm not gonna give up on Jimmy yet, okay?

Alright. You do what you wanna do.

I'mma take my little brother on a field trip.

Ey, come on, Walter.

We going to the peep show, brother. Ha ha.

Shawn, now what are you gonna do about this fella?

Don't worry, pop. I got a couple of ideas.

I think all Jimmy needs is some responsibility.

I might give him a job at the newsstand.

Aah! There you go.

Big as he is, he can carry

all the papers in one load.

Yeah, and when his hands are full, see we can all jump on him

and beat his ass!

[indistinct prattle]

Boo ba-ba-ba boo.

You know that big ol' head he got, I'mma, I'mma shrink it..

The head be like that. Pow!

Oh, hey, dawg.

Want some donuts?

(Shawn) Uh..

Look here, Jimmy, we need to talk, man.

Now, look, your social worker said that

part of your parole was for you to work.

Now, I'm thinking about giving you a job at the newsstand.

I'mma pay you five dollars an hour.

I'd do it for ten.

Ten?

Do you know anything about newspapers?

I know if you soak 'em in gasoline

they make a big fire.

Ten it is.

Start tomorrow.

[instrumental music]

Alright, Walter, I'll see you tomorrow, alright?

- Well, can I have a candy bar? - Shh!

With Shawn there, he'll make you pay for it.

Don't worry I'll steal you one later.

And take some of pop's chili home to your mother.

Why? I'm not mad at my mama.

Well, here, go, go home and use it

as relaxo on them nappy bags, alright.

- What's up, man? - What's up, man?

I lo-I love that little boy.

He's so cute, man.

How's your little brother doing?

- Actually he'd doing good. - Oh, really?

I told you all he needed was some responsibility.

I think this job turned him around.

No, I think Jenny from the flower shop turned him around.

- Look at that. - Look at that.

You know that's the third time she bought a book today?

So? What's wrong with that?

Negro, she can't read.

J-Dawg! Aa-a-ah!

You little sly dog you.

You know that girl Jenny been in here every day this week.

Now, either she likes you or she's trying to ID you.

Ah, man, girl like that don't want me.

Ey, who knows? She might like a brother with two strikes.

Well, she did say I was the only brother

she knows that has a job.

Ey, you really think she likes me?

Psst. J, don't ever sell yourself short, man.

I told you women love roughnecks.

And you got three of them.

Ey, man, if I was you, next time I see her

I would ask her out to the movies.

- Word? - Yeah.

- I just might do that. - Alright.

- Good looking out. - Ooh!

Yo, Marlon, man, I gotta be honest.

When I first started this program

I only did it to show you up, but now I'm feeling like

I'm starting to make a connection with the old boy.

Now, if I can turn him around

there still might be some hope left for you.

- Aah. Y-y-yes. - Yes.

Yo, J. Yo, I'm proud of you, man.

Good work. Word up.

You know what? Take the rest of the day off.

Go take that girl Jenny out to the movies.

- Word? - 'Yeah.'

- I'll see y'all tomorrow. - Alright, man.

Yo, Shawn.

I know, I-I know, Jimmy.

I love you too, man.

What?

No, man. I just want my check.

Oh, heh, my bad.

Here you go.

'Alright.'

Maybe now that he's getting paid he can bail hisself out of jail.

Come on, man. Why don't you give credit when it's due, man?

- Come on, man. Come on. - I did a good job with him.

- 'Hey, what's up, Sandra?' - Hello.

- How you doing? - Good. I'm fine. Um..

Where's Jimmy?

- Uh, he.. - Don't tell me you fired him.

No, no, no, he's doing, he's doing great.

He shows up to work on time

he doesn't make any mistakes at the register..

Hey, Marlon, maybe you should go to jail

so you can learn some skills.

Well, I, that's great, that's just terrific

'cause you know I knew all he needed was the right man.

Sound like somebody else I know.

- Really? - Yeah.

Why don't you and me go to dinner?

- I'd love to. - Alright. Let's go.

Alright.

- Hey, Marlon, do me a favor? - 'Mmm?'

Before you lock up, take that cash to the bank.

- It's underneath the register. - Alright.

Uh, uh, Shawn.

Um, I think little Jimmy might have made a withdrawal.

[instrumental music]

- This doesn't look good, Jimmy. - I told you.

I don't know what happened to the money.

'You just wanna blame it on the brother with a record.'

Ey, look, Jimmy, nobody's blaming anybody, okay?

We're just trying to get to the bottom of this.

Yeah, why don't you check thebottom

And you'll find our money there.

Come on, man. Take him away.

Ey, look, I believe Jimmy, okay? I trust him.

Shawn...what the hell are you talking about?

I'd rather trust a squirrel with my nuts..

...than trust that big sweet potato eatin' boy.

Ey, you know what the problem is?

He just didn't have a good role model like me to guide him.

Jimmy, since you're going back to the prison

would you do me a favor?

Could you give this letter to Devon

and give this one to Antoine?

I think they call him Toine now.

Ey, well, do not get them mixed up

'cause I don't want no drama, you know?

Alright.

Come on, son, we're going downtown.

Hey, hey, hey, hold on, hold on, hold on.

He ain't going nowhere, okay?

I'm not pressing charges.

Hey, look here.

I'm part owner of that newsstand

and I am pressing charges. Go on, man. Take him away.

Negro, you only own 1% of the newsstand.

So? With my 1% I say that Convict Smurf did it.

Look, Jimmy, I'mma straighten this whole thing out, okay?

Just keep your head up, alright?

[instrumental music]

Hey, hold it right there. I gotta check you out.

Come on, get 'em up.

[detector beeps]

That's all me, bro.

Thanks, Sam Jackson.

Yo, man, where did you get that bright jumpsuit?

You look like a yield sign on steroids.

- I'm not in the mood. - Alright, alright. Relax.

Slow down, bro. Cool.

I bought you a cake.

Are you trying to sneak a file in here?

Oh, no, our pop's cakes always sound like that.

Look, Jimmy, let's get to the bottom of this, man.

Straight up. I know you're trying to protect your boys.

But I just wanna ask you a question.

Who's gonna be protecting you

when bubba asks for your dessert?

Shawn, how many ways do I have to say this?

I didn't do it, I don't know who did it.

I'm not trying to protect anybody.

Aah. I get what you're trying to do.

See you don't wanna talk too loud

'cause you don't wanna come off like a snitch.

Alright, check this out.

I'm gonna turn around, right?

I want you to write down everything that happened.

Okay?

"Do you think I'm cute?

Check box one or two."

Yo, let's go sit over there, man.

- Hey, big brother. - Hey, Walter.

You know you're late, right? Where you been?

Well, before I came here, I went shopping.

Look at all the cool stuff I got.

Oh-ho! Wow!

You got the Holyfield-autographed gloves

signed by all 15 of his illegitimate children?

Oh, Walter, man, you the best.

- What's the.. - Mm-hmm.

Here, I got you the video game you wanted too.

You, you got me the Velocity 2000?

Oh, man!

This a couple of hundred dollars worth of stuff.

Either you hit the Lotto

or your mama got a welfare check in.

No, I earned the money

and I just put it in a safe place.

You know, I-I'm proud of you.

That is.. Muah.

That's my little brother I'm raising.

That's pretty good, man.

You know, my older brother need to take some hints from you.

He need to hide his money better.

Well, that's where I got it from, under the register.

Walter, you stole my brother's money?

Uh-huh.

No.

You're lying.

You're lying. No.

Walter, you broke my heart

and you ripped it off my chest.

Oh, Lord.

I thought I found your Kunta Kinte.

Walter, they're gonna give you the chair.

You gonna fry like old chicken, Walter.

You said, "If you work hard, you should reward yourself."

Yeah, I meant take gum, take Tic Tacs

not $2000, Walter.

[sighs] Walter, because of you now this innocent kid's in jail.

I'm sorry.

[Marlon grunts]

Come on, man, we gonna put this stuff

and give it right back to the stores.

I'm gonna straighten all this out. Alright?

Come on. I can't believe this, man.

Alright, come on. Here.

Let's go.

Wait. Don't forget the video game.

Uh, I didn't. It's in the bag. Come on, let's go.

No, it's not. It's right there.

Good eye.

Real good eye.

I bet that's how you started stealing in the first place.

Now, get your little behind outta here.

[instrumental music]

Shawn, there's been a mistake.

- Jimmy didn't take the money. - That's right.

Walter did.

- Walter? - It's not his fault.

He just misunderstood somethin' I said.

Now, Walter, don't you have something to say to my brother?

Yeah, Marlon takes Tic Tacs and gums when you're not around.

[Marlon chuckles]

Not that part. The other, son.

Oh, yeah. I'm sorry I took your money.

And I'll never do it again.

I hope you don't, little man

'cause if you do, you're gonna wind up in here

with the rest of these losers.

No offense, bro. Uh, I'm just trying to teach the baby.

Come here, little man.

Jimmy..

...I just want to apologize for falsely accusing you and..

...you know, stuff 'cause you don't need that.

Especially after being locked up at a young age

for attempted manslaughter

and...armed robbery and a lot of violent acts

and especially since you know where I work and live

I just want to say, Jimmy, please don't kill me.

Jimmy, please don't kill me, Jimmy.

Oh...please don't..

I don't wanna die. Oh!

Sorry. Sorry, Marlon, I'm not gonna kill you.

But I hope you learned a valuable lesson.

Not all ex-convicts are thieves.

- Now, gimme your damn watch. - Yes, sir. Here.

Just kiddin'.

Oh, that was a joke.

Oh, that's why they call you J-Murder, for jokes.

You're killing it with them.

Come on, Jimmy, let's get you checked out.

Come on, little Walter, it's time to go home.

Shawn, thanks for believin' in me, man.

No problem, man. You got it.

Ow!

Bear hug, huh?

Alright, man.

- See you around. - Good luck.

Peace out, yo.

A'ight, kid, go ahead. Give it to me. You can say it.

You could tell me that you're a better bigger brother than me.

- Go ahead.. - Well, I'm not..

I'm not even gonna go there with you, man.

Actually, you did alright.

You got Walter to come down here.

Hey, you know what I'mma continue to be his

you know, his big brother.

This time I'mma make sure I set him the right path

show him the right way.

Well, I just hope he turns out as good as my little brother.

Who? Jimmy?

No. You, stupid.

- That's sweet, man. - You did alright, man.

Thanks, kid.

[instrumental music]

Okay, hold up, hold up. Let me get this straight.

So you didn't take the money

and you don't know who took the money

but if you knew who took the money you wouldn't tell me

because you don't wanna come off like a snitch.

- That's right. - What's right?

- What you just said. - What did I just say?

That I didn't take the money, but I know who did.

Well, if you know who took the money, why don't you tell me?

- Tell you what? - Who took the money, pally?

(Shawn) Look up, Marlon. Say cheese.