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Male Vocalist:
LIVIN' IN THE STREETS
NO ONE'S GONNA BEAT YA
HANGIN' WITH THE GANG
THE STREE WILL BE YOUR TEACHER
OH, YEAH
UNH
AAAHHH
YOUNGBLOOD
UNH
AAAHHH
YOUNGBLOOD
MOMMA'S ALL UPTIGHT
YOUR BROTHER THINKS
IT AIN'T RIGHT
THEY KICKED YOU
OUT OF SCHOOL
WE KNOW YOU AIN' NO FOOL
OOH, YEAH
AAAHHH
WELL
YOUNGBLOOD
UNH
AAAHHH
YOUNGBLOOD
AAAHHH
YOUNGBLOOD
AAAHHH
YOUNGBLOOD
Minister on Television:
...WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO
TRESPASS AGAINST US.
AND LEAD US NO INTO TEMPTATION...
Man:
I DON'T HEAR NOTHING.
Mrs. Gordon:
NO.
( Lord's Prayer continues
on television )
Man:
COME ON, SUGAR.
HE'S ASLEEP.
-Mrs. Gordon: NO.
-AMEN.
Announcer on Television:
AND THIS CONCLUDES
OUR BROADCAST DAY.
Mrs. Gordon:
JUNIOR?
Man:
SEE? NOTHING. COME ON.
( static hiss on television )
Mrs. Gordon:
JUNIOR?
JUNIOR?
COME ON, SON, GET UP.
YOU'RE GONNA BE LATE
FOR SCHOOL.
NOW, WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU
ABOUT LEAVING THIS TV SE ON ALL NIGHT?
NOW, IF YOU CAN'T DO
NO BETTER THAN THIS,
I'M GOING TO 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 GE 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 GE YOUR COMPANY TO HELP.
WHAT COMPANY?
I DON'T KNOW.
Male Vocalist:
WAKE UP IN THE MORNING
WITH THE DUDE
IN YOUR HEART
GROOVIN' TO THE MUSIC
IS THE ONLY WAY TO START
ALL DAY LONG
YOU'RE GONNA SING
A PRETTY SONG
MAKING PEOPLE HAPPY
WHILE THEY FOLLOW YOU ALONG
FEELS SO GOOD,
FEELS SO GOOD
FEELS SO GOOD,
FEELS SO GOOD
SO GOOD, SO GOOD,
SO GOOD, SO GOOD
FEELS SO GOOD,
FEELS SO GOOD
SING A HAPPY SONG
MAKES YOU FEEL SO GOOD
SING A HAPPY SONG
TURN THE WORLD ON TOO
SING A HAPPY SONG
MAKES YOU FEEL SO GOOD
SING A HAPPY SONG
TURN THE WORLD ON TOO
WALKIN' DOWN THE STREET
MOVIN' TO THE BEAT
SMILE
AND SAY GOOD MORNING
TO THE PEOPLE
THAT YOU MEET
WORKING CAN BE FUN
AND YOU'LL
GET THE JOB DONE
IF YOU SING
A HAPPY SONG
THE DAY WON'T FEEL
SO LONG
FEELS SO GOOD,
FEELS SO GOOD
FEELS SO GOOD,
FEELS SO GOOD
( onlookers cheer )
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.
-NAW.
I'M GONNA HOOK IT UP.
I FOUND THAT, MAN.
YOU FOUND IT? SURE.
I FOUND IT UP IN A DRAWER,
MAN, AT MY GRANDMOTHER'S.
HEY, YOU GUYS!
PUT IT UP.
( nervous chatter )
( clears throat )
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 NO EVEN PROPERLY DRESSED FOR P.E.
WELL, MY MOMMA
WASHING MY SHORTS.
I GOT MY SNEAKERS ON.
AND I BET YOU GO SOMETHING IN YOUR HAT TOO.
COME... COME HERE!
COME BACK HERE!
BULL!
YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS
HAVE GOT TO BE CRAZY.
THE LORD KNOWS
I'M DOING THE BES 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 GE 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.
UH,
MRS. GORDON.
WELL... WHATEVER
HAPPENED TO YOUR HUSBAND?
OH, HE PASSED ON,
LONG TIME AGO.
OH, I'M SORRY.
I WASN'T AWARE THAT--
AIN'T NOTHING TO BE
SORRY ABOUT.
HE JUST... PASSED ON.
SESSIONS ARE GETTING
A LOT BETTER.
NEXT TIME I WANT TO MEE 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.
UNH!
HEY, YOU ALL RIGHT?
HUH? YOU OKAY?
BREATHE DEEP.
ONE... TWO...
HEY, WE'LL TALK
ABOUT YOUR FUTURE, HUH?
COME ON, DOWN.
WHAT UP, GOLDEN GLOVES?
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 GO TWO MORE WEEKS LEF OF SCHOOL
BEFORE WE STAR 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' THINKIN' 'BOUT YOU, MAN.
I'M CHECKING OUT THE DANCING.
Vocalists:
I'M HEARING
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, GIRL
ALL NIGHT LONG
KEEP ON SAYING
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, NOW
- ALL NIGHT LONG
-YOU KNOW HER?
SHE IN MY BIO CLASS.
'CAUSE WHATEVER
YOU'RE SAYING, BABY
SHO 'NUFF
DON'T BOTHER ME
OH. I GUESS SHE MAKE
YOUR NATURE RISE, HUH?
OH, MAN, YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU TALKIN' 'BOUT, MAN.
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."
( "Galaxy" by War playing )
HEY, LOOK, MAN,
I'M GONNA CHECK OU THIS NEXT DANCE.
HEY, BLOOD,
I'M TELLING YOU--
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE?
Man: HEY, MAN!
TAKE ME TO
YOUR PLACE IN SPACE
I'M SICK AND TIRED
OF RAT RACE
ON ROCKET SHIP,
NO TIME TO WAIT
I JUST WAN TO GRAVITATE
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S GONE
IT'S GONE
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S GONE
IT'S GONE
I'LL TAKE YOU OU TO SEE THE PLACE
WHERE THE MAN IN THE MOON
HAS A SMILING FACE
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR
NO FANCY LACE
JUST A FUNKY FEEL
AND A LOT OF TASTE
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S GONE
IT'S GONE
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S GONE
IT'S GONE
PEOPLE MOVIN'
TO AND FRO
TO A SONIC BAND
AND A LASER SHOW
SUPERMAN, BATMAN,
GOING ALL NIGHT
PLAYIN' ONE-ON-ONE
WITH A METEORITE
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
IT'S GONE
IT'S GONE
IT'S OUT OF SIGHT
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD
DANCE LIKE THAT.
THAT WASN'T NOTHING.
HEY, UH, EXCUSE ME, BLOOD.
HEY, WOULD YOU LIKE
A COKE OR SOMETHING?
YEAH, THAT'D BE NICE.
HEY, BLOOD.
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.
ALL RIGHT?
COME HERE.
( Youngblood and Bummie
protesting )
WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
NOW... QUARTER, 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 GO LOTS OF MONEY IN HIS POCKET.
ALL I GOT IS BUS FARE.
SO GIVE
I 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.
( chuckles )
OH?
THEN GIVE IT UP...
REALLY.
HEY, YOU LOOK FAMILIAR.
WHAT CLIQUE YOU IN?
I AIN'T IN NO GANG.
YOU SURE 'BOUT THAT?
-HUH?
-YEAH.
YOU OUGHTTA BE!
( indistinct angry shouting )
NOW KEEP YOUR ASSES
OUT OF HERE!
-COME ON, Y'ALL,
LET'S GO.
-CHUMP!
HEY, THE TRUCK!
MOVE! MOVE!
-GET IT!
-YOU TURKEYS!
YOU TURKEYS!
( laughing )
( indistinct angry shouting )
GO ON AND CHASE THIS,
YOU PUNK! YEAH!
PUNK!
( laughing )
YEAH!
GET ON THIS!
( both laughing )
YEAH!
MAN!
WHOO!
( laughing )
LATER ON, BABY!
( both laughing )
( can clatters underfoot )
MAN, THEM DUDES
THINK THEY SLICK?
THEY AIN'T SO SLICK.
WHY DON'T YOU JUS 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 GO TO BELONG TO SOMETHING.
I MEAN, YOU DON'T WAN TO GET CHUMPED OFF, DO YOU?
I AIN'T NO CHUMP.
YEAH, WELL, YOU BETTER
FORGET ABOUT SCHOOL TOMORROW,
COME DOWN AND MEE THE REST OF THE DUDES.
THIS YOUR MOMMA'S RIDE?
NO, UH, MY BROTHER'S.
-SHO' IS BAD.
-YEAH.
HE MUST BE INTO SOMETHING
PRETTY COOL.
UH, 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' 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' HIS CAR, IS IT?
DON'T HAVE TO BE.
( groans )
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 GOING
TO KEEP THE FOOD WARM
FOR YOU ALL NIGHT,
YOU GO 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 BUTT'S 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.
( belches )
( knock on door )
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 BEATING
DOWN HER NECK TO MOVE
SO THEY CAN BUILD
ANOTHER PARKING LOT.
HEY, I CAME OVER TONIGH TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE HOUSE
I FOUND FOR Y'ALL.
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 WAN TO TRY IT, MAN?
-NO, MAN.
-BETTER TRY SOMETHING, MAN.
THAT THING ON YOUR FINGER'S
KEEPING YOU VERY NAKED.
LOOK HERE. HEY...
TAKE THE WHOLE THING, MAN.
WE DON'T WANT ANY.
OKAY?
JUST... JUST...
SPEIDEL, JACK.
YOU KNOW? QUICK.
( street hawker
continues indistinct )
THAT WAS SOME PRETTY NICE
STUFF, REGGIE.
YEAH, JIM, I KNOW BRO
DIGS SOME JAM, HUH?
LOOKY HERE, MAN.
YOU CAN GET LOVE,
PEACE, AND HAPPINESS,
AND KGFJ,
AND A TAPE DECK.
CAN YOU DIG IT, MAN?
TAKE THE WHOLE THING,
UNDERSTAND?
THE WHOLE THING.
TAKE IT ALL.
I'M GONNA GIVE I TO YOU FOR...
JUST...
YOU CAN HAVE THE WHOLE...
JUST GIVE ME SOMETHING...
JUST GIVE ME... JUS SOMETHING FOR THE THING, MAN.
SPLIT, MAN.
DON'T YOU LISTEN
TO RADIO, MAN?
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
FOR RADIO,
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE GO THAT BROOKS BROTHERS SUI AND THEM HORN-RIMMED
GLASSES.
YOU PROBABLY GO A PAPER ROUTE.
WHERE'S THE RADIO?
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.
WHY NOT?
( chuckles incredulously )
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 SEERSUCKERS!
OOH! 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 CU 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 FAS FOR HIM--
DONE GAVE DURANGO A LEF AND A RIGHT HOOK,
AND THAT'S WHEN WE
WENT DOWN, MAN.
TOOK 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 Y'ALL
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 GOT TO BE.
NO, THAT'S WHAT YOU
GO TO BE, IF YOU WANT TO RUN
WITH THE KINGSMEN.
YEAH, HOW YOU GONNA PROVE IT?
( indistinct arcade sounds )
( indistinct argument )
EVERY NIGH WE DO THE SAME THING!
...IN THE JUKEBOX, BUDDY!
EVERY NIGHT!
DON'T FORGET THE MEETING
TOMORROW, MAN!
( indistinct
boisterous chatter )
Man: DAMN!
Man #2: HEY, DURANGO...!
DAMN! HEY, MAN,
WHAT'S GOING...?
( switchblade engages )
I KNOW YOU'RE HERE!
UNH!
OHH!
DAMN!
YEAH!
NO! NO!
OHH!
I'M THE GREATEST,
AND I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU
ABOUT THE LATEST.
EVERYBODY TALKING
'BOUT THE KINGSMEN...
( indistinct chatter
continuing )
YEAH!
MAN!
HEY, IT'S YOUNGBLOOD!
WHAT'S HAPPENING, BLOOD?
( chuckles softly )
UH-UH, BABY.
THAT DON'T GET IT.
AIN'T NO BLOOD ON IT.
SEE ANY BLOOD, SKEETER?
THAT SURE DON' GET YOU OVER, BLOOD.
WHY THEY AIN' NO BLOOD ON IT?
I DIDN'T HAVE TO DRAW
NO BLOOD TO GET IT.
I JUST TOOK IT.
UH, HOW YOU GONNA
SCALP SOMEBODY
WITHOUT DRAWING BLOOD,
BLOOD?
I WORE HIM OUT.
THE ONLY THING
YOU WORE OU IS YOUR SNEAKERS.
( laughter )
Man: AND
THEY
STILL SMOKIN'!
( laughter )
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.
( scoffs )
BACK-TO-BACK, JIM.
CALL IT, THEN.
STICK STONES.
YOU GOT IT, JACK.
( weapon clatters )
( indistinct cry )
UNH!
AGH!
HEY!
( indistinct cry )
Man: HE'S GOT A GUN!
RUN!
GUN!
STOP!
( gunshot )
AAGGGHHH!
DURANGO!
DURANGO!
COME ON! COME ON!
LET'S LEAVE!
COME ON.
COME ON!
Man: HE SHOT BLOOD!
( distant dog barking )
( distant baby crying )
CLOSE THE DOOR.
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?
I'M ALL RIGHT NOW.
I'LL SEE YOU IN A MINUTE.
( water runs )
( softly )
GO ON, POUR IT.
OVER THE WHOLE THING?
COME ON, 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 ABOU HOW MUCH THAT OTHER DUDE
IS HURTING.
I PUT A REAL BAD HURTING
ON HIM, HUH?
MMM-HMM.
YOU ALMOST BLEW I 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?
Rommel: WE'VE BEEN
THROUGH THIS ABOU NINE MILLION TIMES.
Joan: BIG DEAL. BIG DEAL.
SO WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO PROVE?
Rommel: I GOT NOTHING
TO SAY ABOUT IT.
JUST SHUT UP.
Joan: SHUT UP?
JUST LIKE THAT, HUH?
'CAUSE YOU GO NOTHING TO SAY.
Rommel: WHAT YOU WANT ME
TO SAY, HUH?
NOTHIN'.
JUST SHUT UP!
OKAY.
OKAY. SHUT UP IS JUS WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
WHEN THE LANDLORD COMES
LOOKING FOR THE LAS 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 TIME.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO TELL ME THAT I
HAVEN'T HEARD BEFORE?
HOW THE WORLD
OWES YOU A LIVING
'CAUSE YOU FOUGH 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 WAN TO BE THE ONE 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.
( gasps )
IS THAT YOUR BEST SHOT?
HI.
HI, HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD.
MAY I HAVE SOME FORM
OF IDENTIFICATION?
Man: OH, YES, OF COURSE.
HEY, VINCE.
COUPLE MORE WEEKS,
WE GOT A BRAND-NEW
ROUND BALL SEASON.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
THROUGH WITH THA 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 OU WITH THE TEAM YET.
Reggie: YOU FORGET,
I HAD MY DOUGH
RIDING ON THE DOCTOR TOO.
Vince: 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 GO 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.
( both chuckle )
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?
( chuckles )
( laughter )
( imitating Howard Cosell )
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.
( laughter )
HOW 'BOUT FIVE?
YOU GOT IT TOGETHER,
BLOOD.
( laughter )
AAH!
COME ON, YOU AIN' 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 GOOD, MAN.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
-NOW, YOU NO CRYING,
ARE YOU?
-NO.
'CAUSE I THINK I CAN NOTICE
SOME SNOT COMING OU YOUR NOSE RIGHT NOW.
( laughter )
IT'S NICE TENNIS SHOES
YOU GOT THERE, MAN.
-WHERE YOU GOT 'EM?
-FROM JOE.
-JOE WHO?
-"JOE" MOMMA.
NOT-- "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: ALL RIGHT!
( indistinct shouting )
KINGSMAN! KINGSMAN! YEAH!
KINGSMEN
KINGSMEN
GET DOWN NOW.
KINGSMEN
ALL RIGH KINGSMEN
KINGSMEN
HEY, MAN!
HEY TURN UP THE SOUND, MAN!
( instrumental music
playing )
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
KINGSMEN, YEAH!
( chanting continues )
GET DOWN!
-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, UH, HEY, REGGIE.
UM... UH... 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.
UH... SOMETIMES.
WANT TO SHOOT A GAME?
HMM?
WANT TO SHOOT A GAME?
UH, NO. I'M
WAITING FOR SOMEBODY.
OH, UH, YOUR BROTHER?
NO. NO, NOT MY BROTHER.
HEY, UH...
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.
UH... WHAT...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
THIS SUMMER?
WHAT?
SYBIL, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD.
WHAT'S WRONG?
UM, MY STOMACH IS CRAMPING.
OH, UH,
ANYTHING I CAN DO?
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
IT'S JUST HOT IN HERE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, UH...
HERE, USE THIS.
NO, WAIT. LET ME GO
AND WET IT FOR YOU.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
( faint gasping )
( faint gasping )
Youngblood: ROMMEL!
ROMMEL!
SOMEBODY CALL AN AMBULANCE.
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
SAY, MAN!
( music and chatter
continue outside )
Male Vocalist:
MOVE WITH THE GROOVE
MOVE WITH THE CAT
HE'S DEAD.
IT'S ALL THE WAY LIVE
IT'S ALL THE WAY
IT'S ALL THE WAY LIVE,
BABY
IT'S NOT HARD
( excited chatter )
SYBIL!
SYBIL!
( distant siren
approaches )
LEAVE ME ALONE.
UM... 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 WANT TO GO!
SYBIL.
I DON'T WANT TO GO!
PLEASE.
PLEASE.
AM I GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
EVERYTHING'S GONNA
BE OKAY.
OKAY, COME ON.
I'M SO SCARED.
YOU OUGHT NO 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.
( Sybil shuddering )
COME ON, NOW,
DRINK IT DOWN.
THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S IT.
( gasping )
NO BIG THING.
KEEP AN EYE ON HER.
( crying softly )
MUST HAVE SCARED HER TO DEATH.
SHOULD HAVE 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 GO 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.
GOOD SHOT, BABE,
GOOD SHOT.
WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
( indistinct chatter )
I'M GONNA TAKE IT!
I'M GONNA TAKE IT!
GOOD SHOT, BABE!
GOOD SHOT, HOMIE.
GOOD SHOT.
GOOD SHOT, HOMIE.
WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
THERE'S THE BALL--
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!
COME UP TO THE HOOP!
MY MAN, WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
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 YOU!
TAKE IT BACK TO THE HOOP!
COME ON, NOW!
COME ON, NOW, HOMIE!
( indistinct comment )
GOING FOR THE HOOK, BABY,
GOING FOR THE HOOK!
GOT TO STOP IT!
MMM, YOUNGBLOOD!
WHOO!
AWW!
THAT'S IT, BLOOD.
GIVE IT UP, GIVE IT UP.
SHAKE IT LOOSE.
COME ON. COME ON.
YOU WANT TO GO
ANOTHER ROUND?
NO. 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?
UH... YOU KNOW.
YEAH, BUT YOU AIN'T GO 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 9:30.
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER
FROM THE JUNKYARD.
YOU BE THERE, MAN.
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?
( scoffs )
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 GO A LOT TO LEARN, HOMIE.
IT'S YOUR BAG.
MMM. 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 GE AWAY FROM ME, YOU CHUMP!
WHAT YOU GONNA DO NOW?
WHAT YOU GONNA DO NOW, CHUMP?
I'M GONNA KILL YOU, BOY.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHO YOU TAKIN' WITH!
I'M DEATH JUST AS WELL
AS LIFE, BOY,
AND I'M GONNA TAKE I 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.
STICK UP. STICK 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.
I'M DEATH TO YOU, BOY.
YOU GONNA BE DEAD.
( metallic ring )
WHAT'S THE DEAL, BROTHERS?
WHAT'S THE SET HERE?
COME ON, IT AIN' 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--?
GET OUT--!
LOOK, MAN, LOOK,
I CAN SET ALL Y'ALL, MAN.
I KNOW THE MAN.
I'M IN THE FAMILY, HOMES.
CHUMP. I'M DEATH
TO YOU, BOY.
I SEE. I'LL REMEMBER
EVERYBODY.
Man: KILL HIS ASS!
Rommel: TAKE
THEM CLOTHES OFF!
Man: BOY, YOUR ASS IS GONE!
( indistinct shouting )
( clothes ripping )
Man: KILL HIS ASS!
COME ON, LET'S MOVE IT!
COME ON, COME ON, LET'S GO!
I'M TALKING ABOU STREET KIDS, REGGIE.
THEY KNOCKED ONE OF
OUR MESSENGERS RIGH 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 A WHILE, 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.
( chuckles happily )
AIN'T YOU COMIN'?
NO.
HEY, NOW, LOOK,
IT'S, UH...
IT'S COST ME A LOT OF TIME
AND A LOT OF BREAD
GETTING THIS HOUSE
FOR YOU AND MOMMA.
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 JUS 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.
A'IGHT, 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 WAN 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.
( live jazz music playing )
HEY, HEY. DIG.
THERE GOES SUPER DUDE.
I BEEN PEEKIN'
HIS WHOLE CON FOR
TWO WEEKS, YOU KNOW?
HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENIN',
BROTHER?
-WHERE MY MONEY?
-I AIN'T GOT IT, MAN.
Man: HE THE BAG MAN
FOR THE BOWLING ALLEY?
Man #2: NO.
HE RUNS THE STRIP.
NOW, WATCH HIM
PUT HIS DOGS UP
ON THE BUS STOP BENCH.
DON'T FORGET MY MONEY.
NOW, WATCH HIM.
HE'S GONNA MEET TWO OF HIS
LADIES OF THE NIGH IN FRONT OF THE CHINESE
FOOD STORE, DIG?
DIG. CHECK HIM OUT.
WHAT'S HAPPENING,
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Woman: HEY, BABY,
WHAT IT IS?
YEAH, YOU LOOKIN' GOOD.
WHERE MY MONEY?
AHH...
YOU JUST-- 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.
ALL RIGHT.
Y'ALL ALL RIGHT?
NOW HE'S GONNA MOVE INSIDE.
NOW, CAPTAIN MARVEL
STANDS OUTSIDE AND WATCHES
WHILE SUPER DUDE
DROPS HIS DOUGH INSIDE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
HOW YOU?
ALL RIGHT, BABY.
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.
( gunshot )
( tires squeal )
( live jazz music playing )
( Jamaican accent )
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...
WHO 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.
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.
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 MOTHER--!
( tires squeal )
( moderate blows landing )
HOLD UP, HOLD UP.
JUST-- HEY, HOLD UP.
LISTEN, JUST HOLD UP.
NOW, YOU LOOK, MAN.
MR. SUPER DUDE,
MAYBE YOU THINK
WE BULLIN',
BUT WE NOT,
YOU UNDERSTAND?
NOW, EITHER YOU GIVE IT UP,
OR WE GONNA GIVE YOU UP.
NOW, YOU SPEAK UP.
YOU OUGH TO KNOW BETTER, MAN.
-MAN, LET ME BUST THE DUDE!
-HOLD UP. JUST HOLD UP.
-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 LEF 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.
( muffled cry )
( click, muffled cry )
( cocks pistol )
( click )
( muffled cry )
( muffled cries )
( click )
( muffled cries )
Y'ALL CRAZY, MAN!
Y'ALL CRAZY!
SPEAK UP.
FRIDAYS.
I MEET THE SUPPLIER
ON FRIDAY.
WHERE?
WESTSIDE RIFLE CLUB.
-HMM?
-MANAGER'S OFFICE.
I WOULDN' MESS WITH HIM, MAN.
( car arrives outside )
( gunshot )
( tires squeal )
( distant dog barking )
BUMMIE! BUMMIE!
( swallows hard )
BUMMIE'S DEAD, MAN!
BUMMIE'S DEAD!
OKAY, LET'S GE OUT OF HERE.
EVERYBODY.
COME ON, COME ON!
HEY, MAN! HEY!
HEY, KID, DON' BOTHER ME, MAN!
Super Dude: WHAT'S
WRONG WITH YOU, HUH?
TAKE IT EASY.
TAKE IT EASY, ALL RIGHT?
THERE AIN'T NOTHIN'
WE CAN DO ABOUT IT,
ALL RIGHT?
YOU OKAY? YOU OKAY?
Chaka: ( whispering )
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, UH...
OH, THAT'S OKAY. REALLY.
IT'S ON MY WAY
TO THE CLINIC.
OH, YEAH?
MMM-HMM.
UM... 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.
UM... WELL, UH...
CAN I CALL YOU?
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE
FEELING BETTER.
SURE.
WHEN I'M FEELING BETTER.
HEY, I-I'LL BE
WAITIN' ON YOU.
LOOK AT THIS PLACE, MAN!
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!
DAMN!
HOW COME YOU
DIDN'T DO IT?
-DO WHAT?
-KILL HIM.
WASN'T NECESSARY.
LOOK, MAN,
YOU JUST DON' 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.
( engine starts )
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 OU 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' PUNK OU ON THOSE GUYS TOMORROW.
I CAN'T.
IT'S ALL RIGHT FOR YOU
TO PUNK OUT ON ME.
WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT?
W-WHAT 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 I 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?
( inaudible )
( gunshot )
PULL!
( gunshot )
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 GE ALL THIS SATIN CHROME.
RIGHT DOWN HERE--
IT'S GOOD HANDLING.
-WANNA TRY IT?
-YOU BET I DO!
WHERE DO I SIGN UP
FOR THAT TURKEY SHOOT?
-GO ASK FOR MR. CORELLI.
-CORELLI.
-RIGHT.
-MR. CORELLI.
-CORELLI.
-YEAH, I GOT YOU.
-YOU ENJOY YOURSELF.
-GEE, THANKS.
OKAY.
PULL!
( gunshots )
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--
( cocks pistol )
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.
( gunshot )
( click )
BACK OFF!
BACK OFF!
BACK UP!
YOU ALL RIGHT, MAN?
I'M OKAY.
LET'S GO. COME ON.
OKAY.
ARTIE! ARTIE!
GET 'EM, ARTIE!
( gunshot )
-( cocks shotgun )
-DROP IT!
DROP IT!
DROP IT!
DROP IT!
LET'S GET 'EM!
GET 'EM, DAMN IT,
GET 'EM!
( gunshots )
Man: 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.
HERE! COME ON, COME ON!
( gunshot )
CHAKA!
COME ON, COME ON,
COME ON, MAN!
THERE'S NOTHING
WE CAN DO ABOUT IT!
COME ON!
( gunshot )
( gunshot )
( gunshot )
( gunshot )
( gunshot )
IF THEY WEN ACROSS THE PLACE,
THEY'RE IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
YOU COULD PROBABLY RUN
INTO THAT AREA THERE.
COME ON.
COME ON.
COME ON!
MAN, THAT'S MY BROTHER, MAN!
COME ON! COME ON!
LISTEN, I SAW SOME MOVEMENT.
GO AROUND THE SIDE.
YEAH.
Rommel: BLOOD.
( groans )
I'M GOING BACK OUT.
NO, NO.
DON'T BE STUPID, MAN.
IF I COULD JUS GET TO REGGIE.
HEY, MAN...
THEY GOING TO KILL YOU.
HE'S MY BROTHER.
( bottle clatters )
REGGIE! REGGIE!
JUNIOR! THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING HERE?!
-YOU GOTTA HELP ME, MAN!
-NO!
( gunshot )
( gunshot )
REGGIE!
REGGIE!
Male Vocalist:
LIVIN' IN THE STREETS
NO ONE'S GONNA BEAT YA
HANGIN' WITH THE GANG
THE STREE WILL BE YOUR TEACHER
OH, YEAH
UNH
AAAHHH
YOUNGBLOOD
UNH
AAAHHH
YOUNGBLOOD
MOMMA'S ALL UPTIGHT
YOUR BROTHER THINKS
IT AIN'T RIGHT
THEY KICKED YOU
OUT OF SCHOOL
WE KNOW YOU AIN' NO FOOL
OOH, YEAH
AAAHHH
WELL
YOUNGBLOOD
UNH
AAAHHH
YOUNGBLOOD
AAAHHH
YOUNGBLOOD
AAAHHH
OOH
GOT TO GO TO WAR
TO EVEN UP THE SCORE
TIME TO MAKE A STAND
AND JAM THE PUSHER MAN
AAAHHH
YOUNGBLOOD
UNH
AAAHHH
YOUNGBLOOD
LIVIN' IN THE STREET
NO ONE'S GONNA BEAT YA
YOU'LL NEVER
BE THE SAME
'CAUSE NOW THEY KNOW
YOUR NAME
WHOO, YEAH
AAAHHH
YOUNGBLOOD
YOUNGBLOOD
AAAHHH
YOUNG BLOOD
AAAHHH
YOUNGBLOOD
YEAH
AAAHHH