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♪ SITTING HERE WONDERING, PONDERING ♪
♪ EVERY LITTLE THING ♪
♪ AND I'M LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AT ALL THE TIMES ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN SEARCHING ♪
♪ I AIN'T SCARED TO TELL YA THAT I'M READY FOR YA ♪
♪ OPEN UP THE DOOR ♪
♪ MORE TO LIFE THAN LIVING IT UP ♪
♪ I WANT YOU TO COME INTO MY HEART ♪
♪ 'CAUSE THIS IS MY LIFE STORY AND IT'S FOR YOU ONLY ♪
♪ GIVE YOU EVERYTHING ♪
♪ COME INTO MY LOVE STORY, GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY ♪
♪ GIVE IT UP TO YOU ♪
♪ NO ONE KNOWS WHAT TOMORROW HOLDS ♪
♪ OR IF IT EVER COMES ♪
♪ SO I'M GONNA TAKE MY CHANCES, BABY ♪
♪ YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE ♪
♪ I AIN'T SCARED TO TELL YA THAT I'M READY FOR YA ♪
♪ OPEN UP THE DOOR ♪
♪ MORE TO LIFE THAN LIVING ♪
♪ I WANT YOU TO COME INTO MY HEART ♪
♪ 'CAUSE THIS IS MY LIFE STORY AND IT'S FOR YOU ONLY ♪
♪ GIVE YOU EVERYTHING ♪
♪ COME INTO MY LOVE STORY, GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY ♪
♪ GIVE IT UP TO YOU ♪
♪ THIS IS MY LIFE STORY AND IT'S FOR YOU ONLY ♪
HOW MANY TIMES I GOTTA TELL YOU, FRANKIE,
I WANT IT DONE, NOT PERFECT.
( phone )
WRAP IT UP, I GOT ANOTHER JOB FOR YOU DOWNSTAIRS.
YEAH.
♪ THIS IS MY LIFE STORY AND IT'S FOR YOU ONLY ♪
( honking )
OH, SHIT.
OH, DID I GET YOU ?
OH, I'M SORRY, MY BAD.
YOU MUST BE THE ONE TAKING 2-B, HUH ?
MM-HMM.
YEAH, WELL, SORRY, THE FLOORS AIN'T DRY YET.
IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT ANOTHER HOUR, YOU KNOW ?
AN HOUR ?
BUT EVERYTHING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE BY TODAY.
YEAH, WELL, YOU GONNA HAVE TO TALK TO THE LANDLORD ABOUT THAT.
HE WASN'T SHELLING OUT NO OVERTIME FOR ME
TO COME IN THIS WEEKEND.
SO, I WASN'T COMING IN.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU THIS THOUGH,
YOU GOT SOME FINE WOOD GRAIN FLOORS UP THERE.
SANDED THEM UP MYSELF.
GOT THEM JOINTS ALL POLISHED UP--
GETTING INTO MY APARTMENT ON TIME MEANS MORE TO ME
THAN WHAT KIND OF WOOD GRAIN IS ON THE FLOORS.
OH, WAIT, WAIT, I CAN'T GET IN YET.
( male ) WHERE YOU WANT ME TO PUT IT ?
IF YOU COULD JUST WAIT A HALF AN HOUR.
SORRY, MISS.
I GOTTA BE IN ASTORIA BY FIVE.
YOU'RE JOKING, RIGHT ?
YOU, YOU'RE NOT GONNA LEAVE MY THINGS ON THE CURB
AFTER I PAID YOU $300.
ARE YOU DEAF ? I WILL HAVE YOUR ASS FIRED.
NUMBER'S ON THE FUCKING TRUCK, LADY.
LOOK, WOULD YOU MIND HELPING ME OUT ?
I DON'T WORK FOR FREE.
SO, WHY PAY ( male ) ALL THIS RENT
TO LIVE IN THIS BIG, OLD PLACE BY YOURSELF ?
( female ) I SING, SO...
A PIANO'S GONNA GO IN THE LITTLE ROOM.
'SIDES, COMPARED TO MANHATTAN, THIS IS DIRT CHEAP.
( male ) YOU A SINGER, HUH ?
( female ) YES.
WHAT'D YOU SAY YOUR NAME IS ?
( female ) ZORA BANKS.
ZORA, HUH ? ( male ) I LIKE THAT.
THAT'S LIKE, UH... ZORA NEALE HURSTON.
YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS ?
I WAS NAMED AFTER HER.
WORD ?
MM-HMM.
THAT'S COOL.
SO, UH, SING SOMETHING FOR ME, ZORA.
FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T KNOW YOU
AND I'M NOT EXACTLY IN THE SINGING MOOD.
( laughing )
I'M FRANKLIN...
FRANKLIN SWIFT.
BUT YOU CAN CALL ME FRANKIE.
WHY RUIN SUCH A DIGNIFIED NAME BY CALLING YOURSELF FRANKIE ?
YOU CAN CALL ME FRANKLIN IF YOU WANT TO.
YOU NEED SOME HELP WITH THAT ?
MM-HMM.
YEAH, SO, I GUESS YOU GONNA GET YOUR MAN
TO HELP YOU WITH ALL OF YOUR STUFF, RIGHT ?
SET UP YOUR...
BOOKSHELF AND YOUR STEREO...
ALL OF THAT.
NO, NOBODY'S HELPING ME.
OH.
WELL, NO, I'M JUST SAYING
BECAUSE IF YOU NEEDED SOME HELP, YOU KNOW,
I MEAN, IF I DID IT, IT'D BE DONE LIKE THAT.
I'D HAVE TO PAY YOU.
KNOW HOW TO TAKE DON'T WOMESOME HELP FROM A MAN ?
WOMEN LIKE ME.
YEAH, YOU KNOW...
BLACK, BEAUTIFUL, INDEPENDENT.
FINE, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
I JUST THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T WORK FOR FREE.
( laughing ) AH-HA.
BUT RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, I JUST,
I JUST WANT TO GET OUT OF THESE SWEATY CLOTHES.
( laughing ) AND RELAX FOR A MINUTE.
HOW ABOUT TOMORROW ?
I'M HOME AROUND SIX.
SIX IT IS.
STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN.
SIX THEN.
ALRIGHT.
( sighing )
( male ) YO, WAIT UP !
( Franklin ) WHAT UP ?
UH, SHEETROCK'S LATE COMING IN.
I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO CALL YOU.
SO, WHAT YOU SAYING ?
OH, WE GOT A BIG JOB COMING UP SOON.
GUT REHAB ON A BROWNSTONE ON CLAREMONT,
BUT RIGHT NOW, I GOTTA TAKE YOU OFF A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
OH, C'MON, VINNEY, MAN, I GOT BILLS, MAN.
HEY, DON'T WORRY, FRANKIE, DON'T I ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF YOU ?
YEAH, YEAH, LIKE THE IRS.
YOU'RE A FUNNY GUY.
I'LL CALL YOU AS SOON AS I KNOW SOMETHING.
MAN.
DAMN.
HOLD UP, HOLD UP !
WHAT'S GOING ON ?
Y'ALL ARE NOT FOCUSED.
WHO ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING AT ?
( together ) YOU.
THANK YOU.
NOW, I WANT ENERGY.
I WANT FOCUS.
I WANT DIAPHRAGM.
AND BRING MY HARMONIES, OKAY ?
LET'S GO.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
♪ YOU MAKE MY HEART BEAT, YOU MAKE MY SOUL SING ♪
♪ YOU MAKE MY LIFE WORTH LIVING WITH THE JOY THAT YOU BRING ♪
♪ JOY THAT YOU BRING ♪
BETTER, BETTER !
♪ ... MY SOUL SING ♪
♪ YOU MAKE MY LIFE WORTH LIVING WITH THE JOY THAT YOU BRING ♪
( bell )
ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, I WANT THIS SONG DOWN BY MONDAY.
GOOD JOB, BABY.
TO LADY LUCK.
WHERE THE HELL SHE MAY BE.
I KNOW SHE AIN'T BEEN GIVING ME NO LOVE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
YOU BEEN SEEING HER ?
BUDDY PLEASE, SHE LOST MY NUMBER A LONG TIME AGO.
AND I HATE THE TRACK.
YOU KNOW, ALL MY PONIES COME UP SHORT THIS WEEK.
MAN, I'M THROUGH WITH THE GAMBLING.
I'M THROUGH WITH THE TRACK.
SAY YOU, UH, FRANKIE, YOU HOLDING MAN, YOU--
NO.
HEY, C'MON, BROTHER.
NO.
HOOK A BROTHER UP.
NO.
DAMN, JIMMY.
DAMN !
SEE THAT'S HOW COME YOU MY BOY FOR LIFE, MAN.
DON'T GET ALL HAPPY.
THAT'S THE BEST YOU CAN DO ?
THAT'S IT.
HEY, IT'S ALL GOOD, RIGHT ?
HUH ?
YEAH.
I'M GONNA GET YOU BACK.
I'M GONNA GET, YOU GOT THIS ?
OF COURSE.
HEY, MAN, YOU MY BOY.
( sighing )
THANK YOU.
CHANGED YOUR MIND ?
NO, I GOT HUNG UP.
BESIDES I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR LAST NAME,
SO, IT WASN'T LIKE I COULD CALL YOU OR NOTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S BANKS.
ZORA BANKS.
I DIDN'T EVEN THOUGHT OF NOTHING LIKE THAT.
LOOK, LOOK, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO OFFERED, FRANKLIN.
BUT IT'S OKAY, I CAN DO IT MYSELF.
TAKE CARE.
WAIT, WAIT, WHY DON'T I COME OVER NOW ?
IF I'VE INCONVENIENCED YOU IN ANY WAY, I'M SORRY.
I WANT TO HELP YOU OUT THOUGH.
ALRIGHT, JUST LET ME ORDER SOMETHING TO EAT--
YOU WANT ME TO KEEP WAITING ON YOU ?
RIGHT, RIGHT, BECAUSE I CAN SHARE WITH YOU.
RIGHT, I MEAN, YOU AIN'T GONNA EAT ALL OF THIS
BY YOURSELF, RIGHT ?
SEE THAT, SEE THAT EGG ROLL RIGHT THERE ?
SEE, IT GOT MY NAME WRITTEN ON IT.
SEE, IT SAYS "PROPERTY OF FRANKLIN SWIFT".
( sirens )
( Zora laughing )
WHO'S THAT ?
MY MOM.
OH, SHE'S PRETTY.
ISN'T SHE ?
SHE A SINGER TOO ?
NO, SHE DIED WHEN I WAS, UH...
SIX.
I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.
I AM A SINGER, I JUST DON'T MAKE A LIVING AT IT YET.
I TEACH MUSIC AND VOICE AT IS-70 IN CHELSEA.
THAT'S COOL.
I MOVED TO BROOKLYN TO SAVE MONEY FOR A DEMO.
A FRIEND OF MINE IS HOOKING ME UP WITH HIS PRODUCER.
SO, WHERE IS THIS PIANO I KEEP HEARING ABOUT ?
YOU KNOW, SO I CAN HEAR SOMETHING.
IT'S ON LAYAWAY.
IN BROOKLYN ?
YES, BUT I ONLY OWE ABOUT 200 MORE.
DEEP.
OH, THANKS.
WHAT, YOU NOT JOINING ME ?
I DON'T DRINK.
I HEARD BROTHERS LIKE HEINEKEN.
TRUE.
YOU KNOW, YOU ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS
FOR SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T SAY MUCH ABOUT HIMSELF.
WELL, UM, WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW ?
WELL, WORKING FOR VINNEY.
IS THAT ALL YOU DO ?
I MEAN, YOU MUST HAVE OTHER GOALS.
YEAH, I GOT 'EM.
YOU FEEL LIKE TELLING ME ?
ALRIGHT, YOU KNOW LIKE BED-STY, HARLEM,
CLINTON HILLS, RIGHT ?
GOT ALL THESE VACANT BROWNSTONES.
THE CITY OWNS MOST OF THEM.
BUT WHAT I WANT TO DO,
IS I WANT TO GET A CONTRACT TO FIX THEM UP.
AND MAYBE PARLAY THAT INTO LIKE A PRIVATE CONTRACTING BUSINESS,
REHABBING BROWNSTONES.
LIKE, TAKE THIS FOR INSTANCE.
SEE HOW THIS ALL PAINTED OVER LIKE THIS ?
UH-HUH.
BUT I BET YOU UNDERNEATH HERE, YOU GOT SOME PRIMO WOOD.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO...
PRESERVE THE DETAIL.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
I'LL BET YOU'RE GONNA DO WELL.
YEAH, WELL...
YOU NEED A CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE FIRST.
OH, WEST TOLEDO--
OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, YOU DON'T--
WHAT ?
YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT.
I KNOW IT, 'CAUSE YOU IN THERE.
WHAT, YOU UGLY ?
GLASSES ?
( phone )
OHIO.
HELLO ?
I KNOW YOU'D BE MY FIRST CALL.
WELL, COULD I CALL YOU BACK IN A LITTLE ?
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, HOLD ON A SECOND.
UH, IT'S MY DADDY...
AND HE CAN TALK.
OH, YEAH, ALRIGHT.
WHEN I GET SETTLED,
I'LL INVITE YOU BY SO YOU CAN SEE HOW I FIXED THINGS UP.
HOW'S THAT SOUND ?
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
WELL, HOW YOU GONNA DO THAT ?
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A BROTHER'S NUMBER.
YOU'RE IN THE BOOK, RIGHT ?
I'LL JUST TRY NOT TO FORGET YOUR LAST NAME.
THAT'S COLD.
( laughing )
HOW ARE YOU LADIES DOING TONIGHT ?
GOOD, THANK YOU.
CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING TO DRINK ?
CHARDONNAY.
AND A CRANBERRY JUICE.
ALRIGHT, I GOT IT.
DARK SKIN AND BALD HEADED, JUST YOUR TYPE, ZEE.
NOT HALF AS FINE AS THIS BROTHER
THAT WAS HELPING ME OUT YESTERDAY.
AND WHAT BROTHER MIGHT THIS BE ?
HE WAS WORKING IN MY BUILDING.
SO WHAT, FRANKLIN CAN'T BE JUST A GOOD, DECENT BROTHER--
FRANKLIN.
MMM.
IT'S NOT LIKE I PLAN ON SEEING HIM AGAIN.
OH.
BUT A GUY HAS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE
FOR ME TO GIVE HIM THE TIME OF DAY ?
SEE, THE BROTHER CAN'T EVEN AFFORD A WATCH.
( laughing )
OH, PLEASE, THERE AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH WANTING A MAN
WHO CAN TAKE CARE OF ME.
YES, BUT BUYING YOU JEWELRY AND PAYING YOUR RENT
ISN'T THE ONLY WAY A MAN CAN TAKE CARE OF YOU.
WELL, IF I WAS A LAWYER MARRIED TO AN INVESTMENT BANKER,
I COULD TALK THE SAME SHIT YOU'RE TALKING, CLAUDETTE.
WHATEVER.
"WHATEVER" DIDN'T PUT THOSE ROCKS IN YOUR EARS,
NOW, DID THEY ?
BUT I GUESS I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN BE HONEST HERE.
ALL I KNOW IS I DID MY TIME WITH THOSE SUIT AND TIE BROTHERS,
WHO THINK BECAUSE THEY PULL OUT THEIR PLATINUM CARDS,
THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO MUCH ELSE.
DID YOU CALL REG YET ?
HUH ?
ZORA, DID YOU CALL HIM YET ?
NO, BUT I WILL, I WILL.
I'M JUST, I'M TRYING TO GET MY SONGS TOGETHER.
YOU BETTER HURRY UP.
DO YOU KNOW HE IS ABOUT TO BE LARGE ?
YOU KNOW WHAT I HAD TO DO TO GET YOU THAT NUMBER ?
NO, BUT WE CAN IMAGINE.
ORDER ME THE CRAB CAKES, OKAY ?
SHE GETS ON MY LAST FUCKING NERVE.
EVERY TIME WE GO OUT,
IT'S GOTTA BE THE THREE MUSKE-FUCKING-TEERS.
FUCK !
( humming )
ARE YOU STALKING ME ?
NO.
I WAS WAITING FOR YOU THOUGH.
AND WHY ARE YOU WAITING FOR ME ?
'CAUSE I WANTED TO SEE YOU.
WHY ?
'CAUSE...
I WANTED TO SEE YOU.
AND WHAT IF I CAME HOME WITH SOMEBODY ?
WELL, THEN...
I JUST WOULD'VE HAD TO ACT LIKE I WAS WAITING
TO SEE SOMEBODY ELSE.
YOU CAN'T JUST,
YOU CAN'T JUST SHOW UP AT MY DOOR AND EXPECT TO GET IN.
I KNOW.
SO, UH...
CAN I COME IN ?
( soft music playing )
YOU, UM, YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN ?
WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK ?
YEAH.
I HAVE JUICE, CRANBERRY JUICE,
BEER, HEINEKEN.
♪ YOU GOT TO BE GOOD TO ME ♪
♪ I'M GONNA BE GOOD TO YOU ♪
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DOING ?
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING.
♪ WHAT ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOVE ME ♪
♪ AND THE WAY YOU SQUEEZE ME ♪
NO, NO, NO, NO.
I WANT TO LOOK AT YOU.
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL, BABY.
♪ WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT ♪
♪ BABY, WHEN YOU NEEDED ME ♪
♪ I WAS RIGHT THERE ♪
( moaning )
SO, HOW ABOUT THAT SONG NOW ?
I JUST FINISHED SINGING.
DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME ?
YEAH.
NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE REAL ONE.
WHAT ?
NOTHING.
THEN WHY YOU LOOKING LIKE SOMEBODY JUST DIED ?
I'M JUST TRYING TO DO SO MANY THINGS RIGHT NOW.
I JUST MOVED.
I HAVE TO AUDITION FOR THIS GUY,
TRY TO DO A DEMO,
HOPEFULLY GET A RECORD DEAL, I MEAN...
YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING ?
I SAID THAT I WASN'T GONNA BE DEALING WITH NO WOMEN
UNTIL I GOT MY BUSINESS STARTED.
'CAUSE IF I DON'T DO IT NOW, IT MIGHT NOT NEVER GET DONE.
THAT'S WHERE I'M AT TOO, FRANKLIN.
SO, WHAT YOU SAYING,
THAT WE CAN'T DO BOTH ?
ALL I KNOW IS...
I FEEL LIKE A MAN WHO JUST WON THE LOTTO.
AND HOW ABOUT YOU ?
OH, LIKE I'VE BEEN HIBERNATING...
AND NOW, IT'S SPRING.
YOU KNOW, ZORA...
WOMEN LIKE YOU DON'T COME AROUND EVERY DAY.
BUT I GOTTA BE FOR REAL.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A MAN
THAT'S GOT A FAT BANK ACCOUNT AND ALL OF THAT...
I AIN'T THE ONE.
I CAN'T HUG AND KISS A BANK ACCOUNT, FRANKLIN.
( male ) WHOO !
♪ THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE ♪
♪ AND I WILL BE BY YOUR SIDE ♪
SO, BWANA.
THAT IS NOT A WORD.
DAMN, I'LL LOOK IT UP FOR YOU.
BWANA.
IT'S SWAHILI FOR...
"THE BOSS, MASTER, SIR."
RIGHT, RIGHT, IT'S SWAHILI, NOT ENGLISH.
OH, BUT THIS IS WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY ?
DON'T BE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST SWAHILI.
( squealing )
PICK UP THAT HAND,
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
FRANKLIN !
( laughing )
WHAT UP, WHAT UP, WHAT UP ?
I THOUGHT YOU WENT SOUTH ON A BROTHER, MAN.
WHAT'S HAPPENING ?
IT'S ALL GOOD, MAN.
SO, I GUESS MONTY WAS RIGHT.
ABOUT WHAT ?
HE SAID HE SAW YOU HUGGING UP ON SOME SISTER,
AS FINE AS SHE WANT TO BE.
( chuckling )
HEY, SO, WHAT'S UP WITH THAT ?
IS SHE LIKE
SOME FRIED FISH, TWO SIDES, BISCUIT,
WHOLE LOT OF HOT SAUCE ?
MONEY, THEY AIN'T SPARED NONE OF THE HOT SAUCE ON THIS ONE.
LET ME GET A COFFEE, MY MAN.
BUT ON THE REAL, THOUGH, YOU KNOW,
WE DO MORE TALKING THAN WE DO FUCKING.
YEAH, I MEAN, SHE LISTENS.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S NOT LIKE ALL THEM OTHER WOMEN OUT THERE
JUST FLAPPING AND YAPPING AT THE MOUTH ALL THE DAMN TIME.
SHE LISTENS.
SHE LISTENS ?
YEAH.
Y'ALL TALK ?
SHE'S SMART TOO. THAT'S GOOD.
I'M GLAD YOU FELL THROUGH HERE THOUGH,
'CAUSE YOU AIN'T BEEN IN YOUR CRIB LATELY AND I
400.
MY PONIES COME IN FOR ME THIS WEEK, MY BROTHER.
NO, MAN, I CAN'T TAKE THAT.
THE FUCK YOU TALKING ABOUT ?
TAKE THAT MONEY, 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT I OWE YOU,
AND THEN A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA FOR DOWN THE ROAD
YEAH.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
BUT THE...
BUT THIS IS MY PIANO...
THE ONE I HAD ON LAYAWAY.
I FIGURED IT'S THE LEAST I COULD DO, YOU KNOW,
PAY YOU BACK FOR ALL THE MEALS YOU COOKED FOR ME.
UH-HUH.
SEE, NOW YOU CAN PLAY AS MUCH AS YOU WANT.
DURING THE DAY, IN THE NIGHT,
YOU KNOW, WHATEVER GETS YOUR ROCKS OFF, YOU KNOW.
HEY, HEY, HEY.
YOU SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPY.
( sighing )
C'MON, NOW.
SO, WHAT, DO I FINALLY GET TO HEAR YOU SING OR WHAT ?
I GOTTA GO OUT AND BUY A DRUM SET TOO ?
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
♪ DO YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT TO BE ♪
♪ CAN YOU FEEL MY SINCERITY ♪
♪ DO YOU KNOW THAT I CARE AND I'M WILLING TO SHARE ♪
♪ MY WHOLE LIFE WITH ONLY YOU ♪
MM.
♪ DO YOU KNOW THAT I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU ♪
♪ CAN YOU SEE THAT YOU'RE THE ONE ♪
♪ DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU MEAN TO ME ♪
♪ PLEASE REMEMBER WHAT'S DONE IS DONE ♪
DAMN, ZEE, YO, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD IT LIKETHAT.
DAMN, WE GOTTA GET THIS PRODUCER QUICK.
YOU THINK SO ?
NO DOUBT, NO DOUBT.
I COULD SEE YOU RIGHT NOW, YOUR NAME UP IN LIGHTS.
"ZORA BANKS".
EXCUSE ME, DO YOU KNOW WHERE REGGIE BAPTISTE LIVES ?
( male ) Who that ?
ZORA.
SO, YOU'RE A FRIEND OF PORTIA'S RIGHT ?
MM-HMM.
( chuckling )
ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT...
ALRIGHT...
YOU MEAN, SING ?
YEAH, TIME'S LIKE MONEY, MAN.
YOU CAN LOOSEN UP THE GRIP ON YOUR BAG.
CASH IS TIGHT, BUT NOT THAT TIGHT.
RIGHT THERE.
♪ I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO PLEASE YOU ♪
♪ I NEVER HAVE THE GUTS TO LEAVE YOU ♪
♪ AND EVEN THOUGH YOU DO ME WRONG ♪
YOU KNOW, YO, HERE.
SING OVER THIS.
♪ OOH ♪
♪ I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO PLEASE YOU ♪
♪ I NEVER HAVE THE GUTS TO LEAVE YOU ♪
♪ AND EVEN THOUGH YOU DO ME WRONG ♪
♪ I PLAY YOUR GAMES ALL ALONG ♪
♪ YOU CHEAT ON ME OVER AND OVER ♪
♪ I TAKE YOU BACK 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER THAN YOU ♪
♪ I BELIEVE YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME ♪
♪ OH, YES ♪
♪ SEE, I DON'T-- ♪
YEAH, SEE YOU'RE IN THAT DEEP LYRICAL SHIT.
YOU KNOW, LIKE OLD SOUL, A LOT OF LAYERS.
YEAH, BUT ALSO...
I'M FEELING YOU.
SPARE MOMENTS, WHERE THE MUSIC CHANGES UP
AND I DO MY NINA SIMONE THING.
YOU WRITE YOUR OWN SONGS, RIGHT ?
OKAY, ALRIGHT, SIX SONG DEMO, MY STUDIO, MY BEAT'S TWO GRAND.
TWO GRAND ?
UM...
I CAN'T AFFORD TWO GRAND.
MY TIME IS VALUABLE, YOU KNOW ?
I MEAN, I GOT A LOT OF STUFF ON MY PLATE AND...
PORTIA SAID THAT IF YOU LIKE MY--
IF YOU LIKE ME...
YOU'D CUT ME A BREAK.
♪ I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO PLEASE YOU ♪
♪ I NEVER HAVE THE GUTS TO LEAVE YOU ♪
♪ AND EVEN THOUGH YOU DO ME WRONG ♪
ALRIGHT, ONLY 'CAUSE I'M FEELING YOU.
GIVE ME 500 UP FRONT AND WE'LL WORK OUT THE REST LATER.
BUT WE GOTTA DO THIS ON MY SCHEDULE.
WHEN I GOT TIME.
DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY.
I GOT SO MANY SONGS, I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW, UM...
I GUESS REG WILL TELL ME...
MY PRODUCER.
I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU, BABY.
WHAT'S WRONG, SOMETHING HAPPEN AT WORK ?
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR ME TO DROP THE BOMB RIGHT ?
A BROTHER'S ALWAYS GOT SOME SHIT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ?
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GONNA TAKE THIS.
ZEE, I KNOW YOU THINK I WENT TO COLLEGE RIGHT ?
YOU DROPPED OUT ?
HIGH SCHOOL...
11th GRADE.
I MEAN, AT THE TIME, ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT
WAS LIKE GETTING THE HELL UP OUT OF MOM'S HOUSE.
YOU DID, YOU DID GET A G.E.D. AT LEAST, RIGHT ?
FRANKLIN, HOW CAN YOU NOT EVEN HAVE A G.E.D. ?
ZEE, THERE'S MORE.
I GOT TWO SONS.
ONE'S 12 AND THE OTHER ONE'S 10.
AND THEIR MOTHER, WELL...
WE'RE NOT EXACTLY DIVORCED YET.
OH, WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ?
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, YOU'RE MARRIED ?
NO, I'M SEPARATED.
I'VE BEEN SEPARATED FOR FOUR YEARS.
BUT STILL MARRIED.
WELL, WELL, THAT'S, THAT'S...
THAT'S A TECHNICALITY.
YOU'VE BEEN LYING TO ME THIS WHOLE TIME.
ZEE, I DIDN'T LIE TO YOU.
I JUST DIDN'T TELL YOU RIGHT AWAY.
I MEAN, IF IT MEANS ANYTHING TO YOU,
BEFORE YOU, I NEVER EVEN MET A WOMAN
THAT MADE ME THINK ABOUT GETTING DIVORCED.
LUCKY FOR ME.
DOES YOUR WIFE LIVE IN BROOKLYN ?
C'MON, ZEE, SHE'S NOT MY WIFE.
THEN WHY HAVEN'T YOU GOTTEN A DIVORCE ?
BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD IT.
IN FOUR YEARS ?
YOU MAKE THAT LITTLE MONEY ?
OH, I SEE.
SO, DOLLARS AND DEGREES,
HIS ON ME, FRANKLIN.
YOU'RE MARRIED.
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD I SAID, HAVE YOU ?
FINE, ZEE, YOU WANT AN EXCUSE, YOU GOT IT.
ALRIGHT, THERE'S YOUR EXCUSE.
( dog barking )
LOOK, NOBODY'S PERFECT.
NOBODY'S PERFECT.
I KNOW I HAVE MY WAYS.
I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE GIVEN YOU THE TIME OF DAY
IF YOU HAD TOLD ME RIGHT AWAY.
YEP, I FIGURED THAT.
BUT I CAN'T APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, FRANKLIN.
LOOK, ZORA, THIS IS ME.
I MEAN, EITHER IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU OR IT AIN'T.
MAYBE THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED,
ONE OF THEM BROTHERS OUT THERE WITH THE SUIT AND THE TIE
YOU KNOW, AND THE CONDO AND ALL OF THAT.
THAT'S NOT THE MAN I FELL IN LOVE WITH.
I LOVE YOU, FRANKLIN.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED SOMEBODY I COULD GROW WITH.
I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF LIKE WE'RE STARTING FROM SCRATCH.
CAN YOU PROMISE ME...
YOU'LL MAKE YOUR DIVORCE HAPPEN ?
OH, AS SOON AS I GET THE CASH, IT'S DONE.
AND I'D LIKE TO MEET YOUR KIDS.
IS THAT ALRIGHT ?
YEAH, IT'S ALRIGHT.
ONE MORE THING.
WILL YOU NEED A MOVER OR WILL BE DOING IT YOURSELF ?
I MEAN, LOOK, ZORA, I MEAN LIKE YOUR RENT IS KIND OF STEEP.
I MEAN, EVEN IF WE SPLIT IT IN HALF,
YOU KNOW, I GOT THE BOYS, I GOT THIS JOB SITUATION,
I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO CARRY--
DON'T, DON'T WORRY, I JUST...
I JUST WANT YOU WITH ME.
I LOVE YOU TOO.
HEY, YO.
HEY.
WHAT UP, WHAT UP ?
LOOK AT ALL THESE HANDSOME MEN IN MY HOUSE.
YOU MUST BE TYREE.
HI.
AND YOU MUST BE MARCUS.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YEAH.
I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE HUNGRY.
OH, YOU KNOW THAT.
WE GOT PIZZA, MAN.
( playing piano )
HEY, HEY, BOY, GET OFF OF THAT PIANO.
IT'S OKAY.
YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY THAT, MISS ZORA ?
MM-HMM, LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
OKAY, I BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE ALL THAT, DID YOU ?
NO.
DADDY.
DADDY, DID YOU HEAR ME ? I WAS LIKE BLAM, BLAM.
I HEARD IT, YOU GOT SKILLS, MAN.
YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK ?
YEAH, I WANT SOME KOOL-AID.
GOT IT.
YOU GONNA MARRY HER, DADDY ?
BOY, WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT MARRIAGE, MAN ?
THIS, THIS ISN'T FAIR, I HAVE ALL VOWELS.
SO ?
HOW CAN I HAVE ALL VOWELS ?
YOU CAN MAKE A WORD WITH ALL VOWELS.
WILL YOU GET YOUR FEET OUT OF MY FACE ?
STOP IT.
( Rufus and Chaka Khan ) ♪ HAPPENED SO NATURALLY ♪
♪ DIDN'T I KNOW IT WAS LOVE ♪
♪ THE NEXT THING I FELT WAS YOU ♪
♪ HOLDING ME CLOSE ♪
♪ WHAT WAS I GONNA DO, I LET MYSELF GO ♪
♪ NOW WE FLY THROUGH THE STARS ♪
♪ HOPE THIS NIGHT WILL LAST FOREVER ♪
♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪
♪ AIN'T NOBODY ♪
♪ LOVES ME BETTER ♪
♪ MAKES ME HAPPY ♪
♪ MAKES ME FEEL THIS WAY ♪
♪ AIN'T NOBODY ♪
♪ LOVES ME BETTER THAN YOU... ♪
ZORA.
OKAY, OKAY.
ZORA, ZORA ?
ZORA ?
OKAY.
HOW YOU FEELING ?
FINE.
SO, YOU GOT EPILEPSY, HUH ?
THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T DRINK.
HOW LONG YOU HAD IT ?
WHY YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THE TRUTH, HUH ?
BECAUSE PEOPLE ALWAYS ACT DIFFERENT.
AIN'T NO PEOPLE OVER HERE.
I MEAN, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF YOU ?
DON'T SAY THAT.
ZORA, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING TAKEN CARE OF.
I DON'T WANT YOU THINKING ABOUT ME LIKE THAT.
I DON'T WANT YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT.
GUYS ALWAYS SAY THEY CAN HANDLE IT.
THEN THEY...
WHAT ?
WHAT, YOU THINK I'M GONNA WALK OVER SOME SHIT LIKE THIS ?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHERE AM I RIGHT NOW ?
LAYING NEXT TO ME.
NO, IF HE CAN'T DO IT BY FRIDAY, TELL HIM TO FORGET IT
AND I'LL GET SOMEBODY ELSE.
ALRIGHT.
FRANKIE.
BANK ONLY CAME THROUGH WITH HALF OF WHAT I WAS ASKING FOR.
I GOTTA LIGHTEN UP.
THAT'S FUNNY,
I JUST SAW A NEW GUY WORKING UPSTAIRS THIS MORNING.
LOOK, MAN, IT'S MY BROTHER-IN-LAW.
I GOT PUT ON THE SPOT.
NO, NO, VINNEY, MAN !
YOU CANNOT KEEP PUTTING ME ON AND OFF LIKE THIS, MAN.
I GIVE HIM A WEEK AT THE MOST.
HE FUCKS UP ONCE, I CALL YOU.
DON'T I ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF YOU ?
AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH, MAN, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, VINNEY, I NEED SOMETHING STEADY, MAN.
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, RIGHT ?
WHAT CAN I TELL YOU, FRANKIE ?
FAMILY IS FAMILY.
YOU KNOW WHAT ?
DO ME A FAVOR, ALRIGHT ?
LOSE MY NUMBER.
DON'T CALL ME TOMORROW, DON'T CALL ME THE NEXT DAY.
IT'LL BE A FUCKING COLD ASS DAY
UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I WORK FOR YOU, MAN.
LOOK AT YOU.
HUH, YOU MOVE INTO ONE OF MY BROWNSTONES,
ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU'RE TOO GOOD FOR ME.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ?
YOU'RE GONNA JOIN THE UNION, HUH ?
THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE.
THEY AIN'T TOO FOND OF THE BROTHERS,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING ?
NO, I DON'T.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING ?
IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE, MEAN TO MY INNER CHILD,
BUT HE WAS DOING THINGS LIKE...
( Zora ) WHAT ?
WHAT SPA WAS THIS ?
OH, FRANKLIN, HELP ME OUT.
YOU FEELING LIKE A MERLOT, PINOT GRIGIO,
OR YOU KNOW, I MIGHT EVEN HAVE SOME SHIRAZ HIDING SOMEWHERE.
ANYTHING, ANYTHING WHITE SOUNDS GOOD.
WHITE IT IS.
JUST GOTTA CHILL A LITTLE BIT.
SO, FRANKLIN, DOES MY GIRL SING TO YOU ?
YEAH, SOMETIMES.
WHEN I FIRST MET ALAN,
HE TRIED TO RAP TO ME BY SINGING THESE ANCIENT SLOW JAMS.
I DIDN'T HAVE THE HEART TO TELL HIM,
"PLEASE STOP, YOU HAVE NO VOICE WHATSOEVER."
WELL, SEE, NOW I'M INTO JAZZ
AND SHE'S STILL CALLING ME TIRED.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE CAN BLAST SOME MARY J. BLIGE
UP IN HERE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
I'M NOT DEAD YET.
UH, FRANKLIN, TELL ME YOU'RE INTO JAZZ,
ROY HARGROVE, JOSHUA REDMAN.
THESE CATS CAN HANG WITH ANY OF THESE HIP HOP GUYS.
WELL, SOME OF IT I LIKE AND SOME OF IT I DON'T.
YOU KNOW, THE KIND OF SHIT THEY PLAY IN THOSE CLUBS,
THAT DON'T REALLY APPEAL TO REGULAR BLACK FOLKS.
WHITE PEOPLE, JAPANESE PEOPLE, THE ONLY ONES CAN AFFORD TO GO.
JUST BECAUSE BLACK FOLKS DON'T PATRONIZE THEIR MUSIC
DOESN'T MEAN THEY SHOULD STOP PLAYING IT.
FOR RICH WHITE FOLKS, YEAH, IT'S IF YOU ASK ME. SHOW
BROTHERS ALL DRESSED UP,
UP THERE CHEESING LIKE POPS ARMSTRONG,
IT'S A BUNCH OF BULLSHIT.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POLITE DEBATE
AND DISAGREEING WITH EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE JUST UPSET BECAUSE I GOT AN OPINION,
ACTING ALL SCARED EVERY TIME I OPEN UP MY MOUTH.
NOT LIKE Y'ALL GAVE A SHIT ABOUT THE SHIT I HAD TO SAY ANYWAY.
YOU MADE YOURSELF FEEL LEFT OUT.
DON'T BLAME ANYBODY ELSE.
DON'T FRONT, ADMIT IT.
YOU WERE SCARED ABOUT ME MEETING THEM.
FIXING UP MY CLOTHES AND ALL THAT SHIT AT THE HOUSE
BEFORE WE LEFT.
WHAT'S ALL OF THAT ?
I FIXED YOUR COLLAR.
THAT'S CALLED LOVE, FRANKLIN.
YOU CARE ENOUGH TO WANT YOUR MAN TO LOOK GOOD.
WHAT ABOUT ALL THAT WINE SHIT, HUH ?
YOU THOUGHT I DIDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER, DID YOU ?
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW.
BABY, I'M SORRY YOU FELT LEFT OUT,
BUT I JUST, I JUST WANTED US TO GET OUT
AND HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH MY FRIENDS.
VINNEY GAVE ME THE AX AGAIN.
WHAT ?
YEAH, I TOLD HIM TO LOSE MY FUCKING NUMBER.
WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN ?
YESTERDAY.
THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ?
'CAUSE YOU WERE REHEARSING OR SOMETHING,
I DON'T KNOW.
SEE, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS SHIT
IF I HAD A UNION GIG.
SO, JOIN THE UNION.
OH, IT'S NOT THAT EASY.
SEEMS LIKE ALL THE SHIT I WANT TO DO,
I'M GONNA NEVER GET THERE SOMETIMES.
WHEN I'M WORKING, I GOTTA GIVE EVERY PENNY TO PAM
BECAUSE I'M USUALLY BEHIND FROM NOT WORKING.
CAN'T TAKE THE CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE EXAM
BECAUSE YOU GOTTA HAVE A G.E.D.
CAN'T GO TO NIGHT SCHOOL
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY HOURS ARE GONNA BE.
BABY, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO.
LISTEN, I'LL COVER US FOR A WHILE.
AND WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB,
WHY DON'T YOU USE THE TIME TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL ?
FUCK VINNEY.
FUCK VINNEY ?
YES !
OH.
YOU'RE 10 TIMES SMARTER THAN VINNEY.
AND IN A MINUTE,
YOU'RE GONNA BE RENOVATING ALL THESE BROWNSTONES, NOT HIM.
RUN HIS ASS OUT OF BROOKLYN, BABY.
I HEAR YOU, BABY.
THAT'S PEACE.
THAT'S REAL PEACE.
FUCK VINNEY.
FUCK HIM .
( moaning )
♪ CAN'T FORGET HOW YOU MADE MY BODY CRY... ♪
♪ GOT ME SINGING ♪
♪ OOH, OOH, OOH ♪
♪ YOU TOOK MY CLOTHES OFF AND STARED AT MY BACKSIDE ♪
♪ SLOWLY... ♪
YO, THIS IS HOT RIGHT HERE.
INCREDIBLE.
YEAH ?
YEAH !
YO, I KNEW IT WHEN I FIRST HEARD YOUR VOICE MIXED WITH MY MUSIC,
I KNEW THAT THAT WOULD BE LIKE, THE ILLEST SYNERGY.
YEAH, WE DONE WITH THIS TRACK.
WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO MESS WITH THIS NO MORE.
WE CAN MOVE ON.
MOVE ON ?
DEFINITELY MOVE ON.
UM, BUT WHAT ABOUT, WHAT ABOUT THE END ?
DON'T YOU THINK I SHOULD MAYBE CHANGE UP ON THE AD-LIBS ?
NO, IT'S FINE THE WAY IT IS.
SPARE LIKE THAT.
TRUST ME.
BESIDES, TIME IS GETTING TIGHT RIGHT NOW.
THIS GUY THAT I'M WORKING WITH, HE JUST GOT SIGNED.
WHAT ?
CONGRATULATIONS, REG.
AND WE GETTING READY TO GO INTO THE STUDIO.
AND IT'S SONY, SO, MAYBE I'LL SNEAK YOU IN THERE,
YOU KNOW ON THE LOW AND WE CAN WORK ON A SONG
IN THERE, YEAH.
YOU SERIOUS ?
YEAH, YEAH, 'CAUSE WITH THAT EQUIPMENT,
WHAT I COULD DO WITH YOUR VOICE IN THERE,
THE WAY YOU SING, THE WAY IT'S GOING,
WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN IN THERE, OKAY ?
MM-HMM.
OH, THIS DRESS IS WAY TOO TIGHT.
WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING ?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, BABY, YOU LOOK GOOD.
( driver ) YEAH, THANKS.
YOUR MOTHER'S GONNA THINK I'M A TRAMP.
NAH, SHE USUALLY RESERVES THE CRITICISM FOR ME.
GREAT.
BABY, SOMETIMES I LOOK AT YOU
AND I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE SO FINE.
YEAH, WELL, BELIEVE IT, BABY.
ALRIGHT, LOOK, WE'RE GOING IN HERE,
I'M SHOWING OFF MY LADY AND THEN I'M OUT.
OKAY.
ALRIGHT ?
YES, THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT.
OH, THE SHIT WE DO FOR LOVE, I TELL YOU.
HERE YOU GO.
OH, NO, THANK YOU, MA'AM,
NUTS ARE WAY TOO FATTENING FOR ME.
YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HOME, MRS. SWIFT.
OH, WELL, THANK YOU, BABY.
HERE YOU GO, SON.
THANKS, DAD.
NO, SHE DON'T--
I LOVE YOUR DRESS, ZORA.
THANK YOU.
YOURS TOO.
I MEAN YOUR BLOUSE.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU VISITED, FRANKLIN ?
IT WAS AGES AGO, RIGHT ?
FELIX, DIDN'T HE HAVE A GIRL WITH HIM THE LAST TIME ?
UH, I DON'T THINK SO, GERI.
UH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR YOURSELF NOW, SON ?
YOU'RE STILL WORKING WITH THAT GUY ?
WHAT'S HIS NAME UH, VINNEY ?
NAH, POPS, I MOVED ON, MAN.
OH, GOT YOURSELF A NEW JOB, HUH ?
YOU KNOW, A LITTLE PICK-UP WORK HERE AND THERE.
A GOOD WORD FOR YOU I COULD ALWAYOVER AT CON ED.
ACTUALLY, FRANKLIN'S GONNA GO BACK TO SCHOOL
AND START HIS OWN BUSINESS.
DOING WHAT ?
REHABBING BROWNSTONES.
HEY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD, SON.
YEAH, IT TAKES A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY TO START A NEW BUSINESS.
I KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY IT TAKES TO START A BUSINESS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, I'M STUPID ?
AND WHERE YOU SUPPOSED TO GET ALL THIS MONEY FROM ?
YOU DON'T EXPECT US TO LOAN IT TO YOU, DO YOU ?
MY BABY'S GONNA FIND A WAY.
YOU JUST WATCH.
( bell )
C'MON Y'ALL, TIME IS LIKE MONEY.
YOU ALRIGHT, ( boy ) MISS BANKS ?
YEAH.
HAVE YOU TOLD FRANKLIN ?
NO.
WHY NOT ?
BECAUSE I CAN'T HAVE THIS BABY.
YOU STILL HAVE TO TELL HIM, ZORA.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO DO SHIT, CLAUDETTE.
IT'S HER BODY.
( Zora ) I JUST, I JUST DON'T WANT
OH, I TOLD MYSELF I'D NEVER LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN.
YEAH, WE'RE NOT IN HIGH SCHOOL THIS TIME AND IT IS COMPLICATED.
YOU'RE TRYING TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS MAN,
YOU HAVE TO TELL HIM.
YOU CAN'T RECOVER FROM A LIE LIKE THAT, ZORA.
WOULD YOU STOP WITH THE FUCKING GUILT TRIPS, CLAUDETTE ?
YOU LOVE HIM, DON'T YOU ?
YES, I LOVE HIM.
YOU'D MARRY HIM IF HE ASKED YOU TO, WOULDN'T YOU ?
I MEAN, WE GOT BILLS COMING LEFT AND RIGHT
AND I'M TRYING TO DO MY DEMO
AND HE'S TRYING TO GET HIS CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS
OFF THE GROUND.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'D DO WITH A BABY RIGHT NOW.
BUT WOULD YOU MARRY HIM ?
BUT THE TRUTH IS, HE HASN'T ASKED YOU, ZORA.
AND UNTIL THERE'S A ROCK ON YOUR FINGER,
THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES, NONE.
SO, BE SMART .
AND I'LL GO WITH YOU, IF YOU NEED ME TO.
( sighing )
( door closing )
WHAT UP, BABY ?
HEY, DINNER SHOULD BE READY IN ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR.
I'M MAKING STEAK AND POTATOES--
WE CAN SKIP THE MAIN COURSE
AND GO TO DESSERT.
BABY, STOP.
I'D LIKE SOME PEACH COBBLER.
STOP.
WELL, JUST BACK IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
STOP, STOP.
WHAT ?
I HAVE A YEAST INFECTION.
YOU GOT A WHAT ?
I HAVE A YEAST INFECTION.
WHO GAVE YOU THAT ?
IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
WOMEN GET THEM ALL THE TIME.
I HAVE A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT TOMORROW.
HUH...
IF IT'S NO BIG DEAL, I MEAN, WHY YOU GOING TO THE DOCTOR ?
IT ISN'T, I JUST, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO BE CAREFUL.
WANT ME TO GO WITH YOU ?
NO, IT'S NOTHING.
WE JUST CAN'T HAVE FUN FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO.
BUT I'M FINE.
I'LL RUN THIS DOWN, I'LL BE BACK.
OKAY.
( tv chatter )
( door opening )
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON ?
YOU WALKED OUT THAT DOOR FOUR HOURS AGO !
LIAR.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOUR PERIOD START ?
I KNOW THAT SHIT LIKE CLOCKWORK, THAT SHIT'S LIKE THE MOON.
I KNOW YOUR CYCLE BETTER THAN YOU DO.
CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WASN'T GONNA TELL ME THAT SHIT.
TALKING ALL THAT SHIT, ABOUT YOU'RE SO FINE.
ALL THE DICK, ALL THIS, HUH ?
GUESS THAT'S ALL WE GOT THEN, RIGHT ?
NO, NO.
IT'S JUST NOT THE RIGHT TIME.
WELL, ZORA, IT AIN'T NEVER GONNA BE THE RIGHT TIME.
DON'T KILL MY BABY, ZORA.
I DON'T WANT TO KILL YOUR BABY.
THEN, WHY YOU DOING THIS, HUH ?
I KNOW IT AIN'T THE EPILEPSY.
YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE NOT MARRIED.
WE'RE NOT MARRIED, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE YOUR DIVORCE.
I CAN GET THE DIVORCE BEFORE THE BABY'S BORN.
WHAT ABOUT MY SINGING ?
YOUR BUSINESS ?
ZORA !
THIS IS MY BUSINESS, RIGHT HERE.
ZORA, PLEASE, DON'T KILL OUR BABY.
DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S A BLESSING ?
AND I PROMISE YOU, I WILL BUST MY ASS
IF I HAVE TO WORK THREE JOBS TO TAKE CARE OF YOU ALL.
ZORA, IT'LL WORK.
JUST DON'T...
DON'T KILL THE BABY, OKAY ?
YOU COULD HAVE A LITTLE GIRL AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A FAMILY.
I WANT A FAMILY, ZORA.
OKAY ?
OKAY.
YEAH, YOU STILL GOTTA ( male KNOCK THAT SIDE OUT !
( male ) THIS ONE'S FULL !
YOU FUCKING IDIOT, RICHIE, HOW BIG IS THAT DUMPSTER ?
AS BIG AS JERSEY FOR CHRISSAKE.
( male ) SORRY, BOSS.
MORNING, SIR.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOT A REALLY IMPRESSIVE SITE HERE,
VERY IMPRESSIVE.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT 60, 65 MEN ?
YEAH, THE ONLY THING IS, I DON'T SEE ANY UH,
BLACK OR BROWN FACES AROUND HERE.
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU ?
FRANKLIN SWIFT.
NOW, AND THE WAY I SEE THIS, YOU GOT TWO CHOICES.
YOU CAN KICK ME OUT OF HERE
AND I RUN STRAIGHT TO "THE DAILY NEWS"
OR YOU CAN HIRE ME.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, FRANKLIN,
THERE'S NO MINORITY NUMBER REQUIREMENTS
IN THIS CITY ANYMORE.
WE HIRE WHOEVER THE HELL WE WANT TO HIRE.
YEAH, YEAH, RIGHT, RIGHT, I'M SURE YOU DO.
I MEAN, YOU CAN'T FAULT ME FOR COMING DOWN HERE THOUGH, RIGHT ?
BUT THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS SIR, I NEED A JOB.
YOU WANT A JOB, ASK ME FOR A JOB.
DON'T FUCKING BLACKMAIL ME.
BLACKMAIL, NO, NO, NO, NO.
THAT'S NOT BLACKMAIL.
NO, THIS IS JUST GOOD AMERICAN BARGAINING.
LOOK, I GOT FOUR YEARS DEMOLITION,
I GOT EIGHT YEARS CARPENTRY, RIGHT ?
I KNOW THIS JOB.
LIKE TAKE FOR INSTANCE, YOUR LITTLE
ASBESTOS PROBLEM OVER HERE ?
I AIN'T TRYING TO DIS,
BUT YOUR BOYS SHOULD'VE PULLED YOUR COAT ON THAT.
THEY CAN'T BE THROWING THAT SHIT OFF THE ROOF LIKE THAT.
THE INSPECTOR COMES AROUND HERE,
CATCH YOU WITH YOUR PANTS DOWN, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
FUCKING IDIOTS.
WELL, YOU AIN'T GOTTA THANK ME, JUST HIRE ME.
WHY DON'T YOU TRY ME OUT FOR A WEEK ?
LOOK, IF IT DON'T WORK OUT, I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR MONEY BACK.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS SHIT.
IT'S NOT GONNA AFFECT ANYTHING, REG.
LOOK AT YOU.
THAT BABY'S GONNA COME
AND PUT THE WHOLE THING ON HOLD, MAN.
NO, IT WON'T.
I SEEN IT 1,001 TIMES, ZEE.
LAURYN HILL HAS TWO KIDS.
YOU NOT 24, ALRIGHT ?
I'M BASICALLY GIVING YOU MY BEATS FOR FREE.
I'M ABOUT TO SNEAK YOU INTO SONY STUDIOS.
I'M PUTTING MY WHOLE SHIT AT RISK FOR YOU--
YOU DON'T WANNA REG, UNLESSWORK WITH ME ANYMORE,
THEN I'D LIKE TO START ON TRACK THREE !
IS THAT ALRIGHT ?
YOU CANCEL ON ME ONCE AND I'M OUT.
AND YOU HAVE TO HIT ME OFF WITH SOME MONEY.
I NEED $200 FOR THE NEXT TRACK.
REG, YOU KNOW I CAN'T AFFORD THAT.
I CAN'T AFFORD FOR YOU TO LEAVE ME BONE DRY
THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
AND THE NEXT THING YOU WRITE, IF I'M NOT FEELING A HIT,
I'M NOT EVEN BRINGING YOU INTO SONY.
FUCK THAT.
YA !
FRANKLIN, STOP.
WHOA !
OH, BABY.
YEAH, BABY.
I APPRECIATE THIS, OH.
YES.
YOU KNOW WHAT ?
I HAD SUCH A ROUGH DAY.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
ALL I WANT TO DO IS SLEEP.
YEAH, GOTTA CELEBRATE THOUGH.
GOTTA CELEBRATE.
WHAT ARE WE CELEBRATING ?
WE ARE CELEBRATING
I LOVE MY WOMAN DAY.
THIS IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN BROOKLYN.
REALLY ?
THAT'S RIGHT.
A CERTAIN MAN WANTED TO TELL A CERTAIN WOMAN
THAT HE APPRECIATES HOW SHE STUCK BY HIM.
AND THAT NOW...
SINCE HE'S GOT HIS UNION JOB.
NO, FRANKLIN.
GONNA START KICKING IT LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO.
THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
NO MORE OF THAT OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN BULLSHIT.
STEADY WORK FROM NOW ON, BABY.
OH, BABY, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
OH...
DID YOU JUST YAWN ?
BABY, I'M SO SORRY, I'M SO SORRY.
I'M JUST, I'M...
I'M SO TIRED.
YEAH, YEAH, I'LL FIX THAT.
BABY, LISTEN, LISTEN.
JUST, JUST WAKE ME IN THE MORNING, OKAY ?
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CANDLES.
HOW ABOUT YOU GET ME HEY, GREEANOTHER MEATBALL HERO ?
EXCUSE ME ?
WHAT'S THE MATTER, YOU CAN'T TAKE A JOKE, B ?
LIGHTEN UP.
YOU LIGHTEN UP.
FRANKIE ?
WHAT ?
LET ME TALK TO YOU A MINUTE.
C'MON, LET ME TALK TO YOU.
LISTEN, I GOT TWO MORE JOBS LINED UP AFTER THIS.
GONNA BE WANTING TO TAKE A COUPLE OF GUYS WITH ME,
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF THAT'S NOT AFRAID TO WORK HARD.
MEANING WHAT ?
MEANING DON'T FUCK UP.
ALRIGHT ?
STAY OUT OF TROUBLE, AND YOU'LL STAY AROUND A WHILE.
UNDERSTOOD ?
IT'S UNDERSTOOD.
♪ I AM THE LADY FROM NEW YORK ♪
♪ WHOSE HEART YOU ONCE BROKE ♪
♪ AND I DA, DA, DA ♪
THIS ASS.
FRANKLIN.
BIG ASS MAKE A MAN WANT TO DO A LITTLE SOMETHING,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING ?
C'MON, BABY.
YOU'VE BEEN HOLDING OUT ON ME, YOU KNOW THAT ?
OH, PORTIA AND CLAUDETTE,
MADE RESERVATIONS AT SOME PLACE IN MANHATTAN TONIGHT,
AFTER-DEMO PARTY.
AND WHAT IF I WANTED TO TAKE YOU OUT TONIGHT ?
YOU NEVER SAID ANYTHING.
( humming )
SO, THAT'S THE PLAN, HUH ?
YOU DO THIS DEMO, CUT A RECORD AND THEN BOOM, OFF TO HOLLYWOOD.
THAT'S THE PLAN ?
WE'LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE GET TO IT.
WELL, WE CAN CROSS THAT BRIDGE NOW.
BABY, I'VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD ON THIS SONG.
LORD KNOWS IF IT'S ANY GOOD.
I JUST, CAN YOU JUST PLEASE LET ME FOCUS FOR A MINUTE ?
OH, YEAH, BABY, FOCUS.
FOCUS YOUR HEART OUT.
I MEAN YOU GOT YOUR PRIORITIES, YOU KNOW, RIGHT ?
GOT YOUR GIRL, GOT YOUR DEMO
AND THEN SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE, YOU GOT ME.
GOD, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS NOW ?
YOU DIDN'T EVEN ASK WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO LATELY.
YOU DON'T CARE, YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED.
PROBABLY MY SHIT WOULD PROBABLY BORE YOU TO TEARS
ANYWAY, RIGHT ?
I'M SORRY THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR ME, FRANKLIN.
I'M SORRY I CAN'T CATER TO YOUR EVERY NEED.
CAN YOU FORGIVE ME ?
I SEE WOMEN OUT THERE BE DYING TO HAVE A MAN,
AND HERE YOU ARE ACTING LIKE YOU CAN'T BE BOTHERED.
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ?
I NEED TO THANK MY MAKER I HAVE A MAN ?
I'M NOT LIKE ALL THESE OTHER DESPERATE--
WHAT ?
DESPERATE WHAT ?
AT LEAST THEY KEEP THEIR MAN SATISFIED.
YO, IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR.
WE GOTTA STRIKE LIKE TWO TAPES.
ALRIGHT.
LONG TIME, FRANKIE.
( laughing )
YEAH, TOO LONG.
YOU UP AND DISAPPEARED ON ME, HEY.
HEY, YOU KNOW.
SO, WHAT'S HER NAME ?
ZORA.
LUCKY GIRL.
WHERE IS SHE ?
WORKING.
OH, AND WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH YOURSELF
THIS EVENING...
FRANKIE ?
YOU READY ?
YEAH.
ALRIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
( music starts )
♪ OOH, HEY... ♪
♪ ON A LONELY NIGHT IN BROOKLYN ♪
♪ YOU TOLD ME ♪
♪ YOU'D BE MINE FOREVER ♪
♪ I AM THE LADY FROM NEW YORK ♪
♪ WHOSE HEART YOU ONCE BROKE ♪
♪ ON A NIGHT LIKE TONIGHT ♪
♪ CAN YOU IMAGINE ♪
I MISSED THIS.
♪ HOW IT FELT ♪
♪ DID YOU EVEN FEEL ANY GUILT ♪
CALL A CAB ?
♪ WELL, WELL ♪
♪ TENDER TOUCH WILL SET ME FREE ♪
ALRIGHT, BABY, GET IN THE CAR.
GET HOME SAFE.
FRANKIE !
♪ THAT YOU LOVE ME ♪
♪ OH YES ♪
♪ IT GIVES ME THE STRENGTH TO MOVE ON ♪
♪ IN YOUR LOVIN' ARMS I'M NEVER ♪
♪ ALONE ♪
♪ ON A LONELY NIGHT IN BROOKLYN ♪
♪ WHEN ALL HOPE WAS LONG GONE AND CHANGED ♪
LONG DAY LIFTING BRICKS ?
( Claudette ) PORTIA.
♪ YOU WERE THE SUN THAT SHINED ON ME ♪
♪ AND I WAS YOUR LOVE THAT SET ME FREE ♪
♪ HONESTLY, YOU COMPLETE ME ♪
♪ YES ♪
♪ EVEN IF I LIVED A THOUSAND YEARS, UH-HUH ♪
♪ I'D ALWAYS NEED YOU CLOSE AND NEAR ♪
♪ WELL, OH WELL, OH WELL ♪
♪ YOUR TENDER TOUCH SET ME FREE ♪
♪ WHEN YOU ROCK ME IN YOUR ARMS AND SAY ♪
♪ THAT YOU LOVE ME, YES ♪
♪ IT GIVES ME THE STRENGTH TO MOVE ON ♪
♪ AND ON AND ON AND ON ♪
♪ IN YOUR LOVING ARMS I'M NEVER ♪
♪ ALONE... ♪
♪ ON A LONELY NIGHT IN BROOKLYN ♪
♪ HOO-OOH ♪
THAT'S IT, COME IN.
C'MON, THAT'S IT.
( Claudette ) YEAH, GIRL !
( Portia ) MY GIRL !
THAT WAS PERFECT.
WE GOTTA FINISH THE REST OF THE DEMO HERE
AS SOON AS I CAN GET US BACK IN, ALRIGHT ?
THERE YOU GO, GIRL.
OH, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
YOU WERE WONDERFUL.
WONDERFUL.
OH, THANK YOU, BABY.
( rap music playing )
THAT'S THE SHIT.
( rock music blaring )
HEY, MARKY, TURN THAT SHIT OFF AND GET A HAT ON !
YEAH, MARKY.
TURN THAT SHIT OFF, IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY.
HEY, FRANKIE, YOU OKAY ?
MOTHERFUCKER !
WHAT ?
THEY FIRED ME.
THEY DON'T WANNA GIVE ME WORKMAN'S COMP,
SO THEY FIRED ME.
HOW CAN THEY DO THAT ?
IT'S A BUNCH OF BULLSHIT.
GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK.
SO WHAT, I HAD A BEER AT LUNCH ?
EVERYBODY ELSE DOES IT.
YOU WERE DRINKING ?
THAT'S NOT WHY I FELL THOUGH.
IT'S...
WHAT ?
ZORA.
WE HAVE A BABY COMING.
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.
SO ?
WHEN I GET THIS THING OFF MY HEAD,
THEN I CAN GO AND I CAN
MAYBE FIND SOME PICK-UP WORK OR WHATEVER.
I DON'T KNOW, WHATEVER I GOTTA DO.
WHAT ABOUT, UH...
THE MONEY YOU'VE BEEN SAVING FOR YOUR DIVORCE ?
CAN WE USE THAT TO CARRY US IF WE NEED TO,
SINCE YOU AREN'T USING IT TO GET YOUR DIVORCE ?
I GOT $122.
YOU CAN TAKE WHAT YOU WANT.
$122.
HEY, I MEAN, I GOT RENT, I GOT TWO KIDS, I GOT PAM.
UGH !
ONE MORE OF THAT, I TAG YOUR BOY, LISTEN,
BOW DOWN, POP.
GOOD MOVE.
I KNOW.
I'M THE MAN, I'M THE MAN, I'M THE MAN.
WHY DON'T YOU, UH, WHY DON'T YOU SCATTER,
YOU AND YOUR BROTHER
AND LET ME AND YOUR MOMS TALK A LITTLE WHILE.
I GOT YOU, I GOT YOU.
GIVE ME SOME LOVE, BOY.
HOW WAS YOUR DAY ?
IT WAS GOOD.
CLEAN UP.
ALRIGHT.
WHAT'S HAPPENING ?
SO, PAM, LOOK, UH, YOU KNOW,
I KNOW WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE SOMETHING TODAY
BUT UH, I GOT HURT ON THE JOB--
FRANKIE, I CAN'T DO THIS BY MYSELF ANYMORE.
I REALLY CAN'T.
IT WASN'T MY FAULT.
IT NEVER IS.
DAMN, PAM.
YOU ACT LIKE I DON'T CONTRIBUTE.
I MEAN, WHEN I GOT, I GIVE.
TO TAKE A FEW MONTHS OFF YOU THINHERE AND THERE ?
HUH ?
WAIT A MINUTE.
IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT MONEY WITH YOU, RIGHT ?
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT A MINUTE.
DID I EVER TAKE YOUR ASS TO COURT AND ASK YOU FOR 25♪,
WHETHER YOU HAD IT OR NOT
AND DID I EVER GET A THANK YOU ?
SO, HOW'S YOUR LITTLE GIRLFRIEND FEEL ABOUT ALL OF THIS ?
TYREE TELLS ME HE'S ABOUT TO HAVE A LITTLE BABY SISTER.
YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME.
SHE KNOW YOU CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THE ONES YOU GOT ?
WELL, HAVE HER CALL ME.
I'LL TELL THE GIRL A BIG DICK AIN'T WORTH ALL THE STRESS.
YOU TELL MARCUS AND THEM I'LL TALK TO THEM LATER.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GIRL.
OH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOUR OLD ASS IS 30.
I DECIDED I'M TELLING THE RECORD LABELS I'M 22.
SO, WHEN YOU GOING BACK INTO SONY ?
REG IS WAITING FOR TIME.
THANK GOD, I CAN BARELY DRAG MY BIG ASS TO THE PIANO THESE DAYS.
BABY KICKS ME EVERY TIME I SIT DOWN.
SO, WHERE'S YOUR MAN TAKING YOU TONIGHT ?
CHAKA KHAN.
HMM.
AT THE BEACON.
AND WHEN'S THE RING COMING ?
PORTIA.
WHAT ?
I THINK I'M TELLING EVERYBODY AT SCHOOL THAT UH, WE ELOPED.
GIRL, IF YOU ARE HAVING THIS BABY WITHOUT A MARRIAGE LICENSE,
THAT IS YOUR BUSINESS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO START LYING ABOUT ANYTHING.
THIS JUST WASN'T THE FANTASY.
MARRIAGE, THEN KI.
BEING ABLE TO SAY "MY HUSBAND",
NOT JUST "MY BABY DADDY".
WELL, HE MUST HAVE A GOOD REASON FOR NOT ASKING YOU YET.
WELL, THE WAY I SEE IT,
YOU ALREADY HAVE THE PERFECT FAMILY RIGHT HERE, GIRL.
YOU GOT TWO AUNTIES,
WHO ARE READY TO SPOIL THIS BIG HEAD BABY ROTTEN.
WE GOT YOUR BACK.
MM-HMM.
WE'LL EVEN CHANGE DIAPERS.
UH-UH.
I AIN'T CHANGIN' NO DIAPERS.
( door closing )
OUR RESERVATION WAS AT 6:30.
YEAH, SO, WE GO TO DINNER AFTER THE CONCERT.
HOW YOU DOING ?
HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING ?
YOU LOOK HOT.
FRANKLIN.
I'LL JUST GET CHANGED, OKAY ?
YOU GOT TICKETS ? NEED TICKETS 70 BUCKS.
WHERE IS IT ?
UH, BALCONY.
SO, YOU GOT BALCONY SEATS.
THAT'S COOL, MY MAN.
YEAH, BUT YOUR LADY IS TOO FINE TO BE GETTING A NOSE BLEED.
MY MATTER, MY MATTER.
SEVENTH ROW, 50 A POP.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT DO I THINK ?
SEVENTH ROW.
C'MON, BABY, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY.
CLAUDETTE GAVE ME MONEY.
DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
50 A POP.
SMART MAN, B.
WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM ?
NOTHING'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU, IS IT ?
HUH, WHY YOU GOTTA GO SHIT ON MY TICKETS ?
ONE NIGHT, ONE NIGHT IN FUCKING MONTHS, MY BIRTHDAY.
I WANT TO GO OUT, BE SPOILED A LITTLE.
BE SPOILED, SO BECAUSE I CAN'T BUY YOU FRONT ROW SEATS,
YOU GOTTA PUNK ME OUT IN PUBLIC ?
IN FRONT OF THAT MOTHERFUCKER ?
NO ONE TOLD YOUR ASS TO DRINK ON THE JOB !
YOU KNOW WHAT ? FUCK YOU !
FUCK YOUR BIRTHDAY.
WELL, FUCK YOU TOO !
( female ) GIRL, YOU ALRIGHT ?
( door opening )
FRANKLIN, I'M SCARED.
I KNOW.
I LOVE YOU, ZORA.
I LOVE YOU TOO.
I THOUGHT YOU WANTED A GIRL.
I WANTED WHATEVER YOU GAVE ME.
HEY, ENOUGH OF THAT.
HOW'S MY GIRL DOING ?
MR. BANKS.
HI, DADDY.
HI, SWEETIE, HOW YOU DOING ?
HIS NAME IS JEREMIAH.
OH, HE'S SO GORGEOUS.
HI, JEREMIAH.
SAY "HI, GRANDPA."
YOU WANT TO SMILE FOR GRANDPA ?
THAT'S YOUR LITTLE BROTHER, THAT'S FAM RIGHT THERE.
HI, LOOK AT YOUR BROTHER.
HE ASLEEP ?
HI.
ARE YOU UP NOW ?
OH, HE SMILED.
WELL, I KNOW YOU BEEN HAVING A LITTLE ROUGH TIME LATELY.
AND THAT'S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF.
I'VE BEEN THERE AND BACK, BELIEVE ME.
BUT YOU GOT THREE LITTLE ONES NOW
AND YOU CAN'T LET THEM DOWN.
TO GIVE US JOBS THEY MAY HAND TO TAKE THEM AWAY.
BUT THEY CAN'T CHANGE WHO WE ARE.
JUST GO ON AND BE A MAN, FRANKLIN.
OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
WHEN DID YOU DO ALL THIS ?
IT TOOK GOD SEVEN DAYS,
FIGURED THREE WAS ENOUGH FOR ME.
YOU MADE IT YOURSELF ?
YEAH, YOU KNOW THAT.
YOU KNOW THAT RIGHT ? YEAH, YEAH, MAN.
HEY, BOO BOO.
HE'S SO PALE.
YEAH, I KNOW.
AND HE BETTER GET FIVE SHADES DARKER
BEFORE I REALLY BELIEVE THAT HE'S MINE.
OH.
WHAT ?
OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M A MOTHER.
THANK YOU.
HELLO.
I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU, MAN.
YOU KNOW THAT ?
AND I KNOW MOMMY'S OVER THERE SLEEPING.
SHE NEEDS HER REST.
YEAH, SHE WORKED HARD, LIKE I'M GONNA DO...
FOR YOU, YOU KNOW THAT ?
BUILD A FOUNDATION...
SO, WE CAN HAVE A BIG HOUSE.
YOU CAN HAVE A LITTLE GARDEN TO PLAY IN.
YOUR OWN TOOLS.
AND YOU CAN HELP ME BUILD THE HOUSE TOO,
YOU AND YOUR BROTHERS.
( phone ringing ) LATE FOR SCHOOL.
I HAVE TO TIP THE BABYSITTER.
HELLO, HELLO ?
WHO ?
OH, REG.
YEAH, UH-HUH.
I KNOW, UH, YEAH, THEY'RE COMING ALONG GREAT,
THEY'RE COMING ALONG REALLY GREAT.
UH-HUH.
ALRIGHT, BOO BOO, ALRIGHT.
UM, OKAY...
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
I'LL COME BY THEN.
OKAY.
ALRIGHT.
HEY, FRANKIE, ( male ) LONG TIME, NO SEE.
HEY, BOSS, ( male ) THESE ALRIGHT ?
NO, BEIGE, I SAID, THOSE ARE TOO WHITE.
HO, LOOK WHO THE CAT DRAGGED IN.
WHAT'S UP, VINNEY ?
WHAT, YOU GET KICKED OUT OF THE UNION ?
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT COMING AROUND HERE LOOKING FOR HANDOUTS.
NAH.
NAH, I JUST WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
SO I JUST THOUGHT I'D YOU KNOW...
STOP BY.
OH, OH, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ?
YEAH.
COOL.
LOOKS GOOD.
YEAH, IT'S COMING.
YEAH, ALRIGHT.
ALRIGHT.
LATER, MAN.
YEAH.
ROSA, I CAN'T DO THIS.
HE NEVER SHOWED UP ?
UM, OKAY, CAN YOU GIVE ME TWO HOURS ?
ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, AN HOUR, AN HOUR.
OH, WHAT'S UP ?
HERE, CHECK IT OUT.
I GOT THIS NEW IDEA FOR THIS STEREO RACK.
YOU DIDN'T PICK UP JEREMIAH.
OH, DAMN, YO, I FORGOT.
HOW COULD YOU FORGET, FRANKLIN ?
I'M SORRY.
DID YOU EVEN GO LOOK FOR WORK TODAY ?
IT'S TOO COLD.
IT WAS TOO COLD YESTERDAY.
WELL, AIN'T NOBODY HIRING, SO,
AIN'T NO USE IN ME BEING OUT THERE, RIGHT ?
RIGHT ?
UH-OH.
YO, I THINK HE NEEDS CHANGING.
HE'S WET.
RIGHT, PEE-PEE BOY ?
I CAN'T, I CAN'T, I CAN'T KEEP THIS UP.
I CAN'T DO IT ALL BY MYSELF.
AIN'T NOBODY ASKING YOU TO.
LOOK, ZORA, I JUST NEED A LITTLE SECOND, YOU KNOW,
LIKE TO CLEAR MY HEAD, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING ?
I JUST HAD A BABY, FRANKLIN.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET TIME OFF,
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE I'M THE ONLY ONE
WHO CARES ABOUT THE BILLS AND THE RENT.
JUST AIN'T SHIT I CAN DO ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR DAD ?
WHAT ABOUT HIM ?
HE SAID HE WOULD PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR YOU AT CON ED.
WHAT ?
THIS CONSTRUCTION THING ISN'T WORKING.
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ?
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE A LIVING AT IT,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY SOMETHING ELSE.
I DON'T ASK YOU TO GIVE UP YOUR SINGING.
I DIDN'T SAY GIVE IT UP, I SAID REEVALUATE.
SAME DIFFERENCE, SHIT.
WHY DON'T YOU SELL YOUR FUCKING PIANO ?
DO YOU THINK I LOVE TEACHING MORE THAN SINGING ?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT IT PAYS THE RENT.
REG CALLED.
OH, SHIT.
OH.
NO STEREO RACK
FOR YOU.
REG, I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO BEAR WITH ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
I'VE BEEN DOING THAT THE PAST SIX MONTHS.
YOU AIN'T GIVING ME NO NEW TRACKS.
YOU DIDN'T SHOW IN HERE WITH NO MONEY.
I'M DONE.
HOW CAN YOU SAY YOU'RE DONE ?
WHAT, WHAT ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU'VE BEEN SAYING ?
I ALSO SAID THIS SHIT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
YOU CAN'T JUST MAKE IT ON TALENT.
PLENTY OF GIRLS OUT HERE COULD BLOW.
YO, TURN THAT BASS DOWN, MAN.
YOU'RE GONNA BLOW MY FUCKING SPEAKERS.
FINE, JUST GIVE ME THE DAT OF MY SONGS THEN.
YOU BUGGING, THOSE ARE MY TRACKS.
YOUR LYRICS ARE OVER MY TRACKS.
I'M SITTING ON IT TILL YOU BUY ME OUT.
THAT'S FUCKED UP, REG.
( slow music playing )
YEAH, THAT'S HOT.
( hammering )
♪ ARE YOU LOOSE NOW ♪
♪ THE ANSWER BETTER BE ♪
HEY, ZORA, CAN WE TALK ?
( phone )
ZORA, CAN WE TALK ?
HELLO.
HEY, GIRL, HOW YOU DOING ?
UH-HUH.
PORTIA, YOU BETTER QUIT.
I KNOW...
MM-HMM, YOU DON'T STOP THERE,
YOU'RE GONNA GET YOUR ASS IN TROUBLE.
ZORA, CAN I TALK TO YOU ?
HOW MUCH ?
YOU'RE CRAZY, UH-HUH.
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND ?
YOU'RE BABBLING WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND
IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TALKING TO ME ?
I'VE ALREADY HEARD WHAT YOU GOTTA SAY, FRANKLIN.
OH, YEAH, WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN ?
I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.
'CAUSE I DON'T SEEM TO BE ON YOUR LIST OF PRIORITIES.
MY PRIORITIES ?
REG JUST DROPPED ME.
MY DEMO WENT DOWN THE DRAIN.
DON'T YOU DARE TALK TO ME ABOUT MY PRIORITIES !
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR DEMO AGAIN.
IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT YOU AND YOUR FUCKING DEMO.
MONEY FOR YOUR DEMO.
THAT'S ALL YOU EVER TALK ABOUT, WHAT YOU WANT.
WHAT ABOUT THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO DO, HUH ?
WHAT ABOUT THEM, FRANKLIN ?
WHAT ABOUT SOME OF THE SHIT YOU USED TO TALK ABOUT ?
GETTING YOUR G.E.D., STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
GETTING YOUR CONTRACTING LICENSE.
YOU BEAT ME OVER THE HEAD WITH THIS SHIT.
THAT AIN'T HELPING ME.
YOU'RE GONNA GET THREE JOBS IF YOU HAVE TO.
WHY DON'T YOU TRY TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SUPPORTIVE ?
SUPPORTIVE ?
I'VE BEEN CARRYING YOU FOR HALF THIS DAMN RELATIONSHIP.
OH, NOW, YOU CARRYING ME ?
OH, THAT'S HOW IT IS NOW ?
NOW, YOU CARRYING ME ?
KEEP IT DOWN, FRANKLIN.
OH, I KNOW, I KNOW, DON'T WAKE THE BABY.
SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING AROUND THIS MOTHERFUCKER
COULD GET MORE ATTENTION FROM YOU THAN ME.
SO, WHAT YOU NEED ME FOR, ZORA ?
I DON'T KNOW.
( slow music playing )
♪ MMM... ♪
♪ OH... ♪
♪ WHOA ♪
♪ YEAH ♪
♪ GIVING UP ♪
♪ IS HARD TO DO ♪
♪ WHEN YOU REALLY ♪
♪ LOVE SOMEONE ♪
♪ GIVING UP ♪
♪ IS SO HARD TO DO ♪
♪ WHEN YOU STILL DEPEND UPON ME ♪
♪ TENDER TOUCH ♪
UH !
♪ THE KISS ♪
FRANKLIN, STOP.
STOP !
♪ SO HARD TO DO, I'VE TRIED ♪
I'M LEAVING.
AND WHEN I COME BACK TOMORROW, I WANT YOU OUT OF MY HOUSE.
♪ I SAID I'VE TRIED ♪
♪ BUT IT JUST AIN'T NO USE ♪
♪ BUT MY LIGHT OF HOPE IS BURNING DIM ♪
♪ BUT ♪
♪ BUT IN MY HEART I PRAY ♪
♪ THAT MY LOVE AND FAITH IN THE GIRL ♪
♪ SHE REALLY NEEDS ME TOO ♪
♪ THE LITTLE GIRL IS ALL I GOT ♪
♪ YES, SHE IS ♪
HOLD THE BABY.
SONOFABITCH.
( baby crying )
IT'S OKAY.
( male on tv ) 9, 8, 7, 6, 5,
4, 3, 2, 1.
( cheering and applause ) Happy New Year !
Happy New Year, America, from Times Square, New York City.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
♪ I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL ♪
♪ OF COURSE I DO ♪
♪ EXCEPT WHEN SOFT RAINS FALL ♪
♪ AND RIP FROM LEAVES, THEN I RECALL ♪
♪ A THRILL OF BEING SHELTERED ♪
♪ IN YOUR ARMS ♪
♪ OF COURSE I DO ♪
( sobbing )
♪ BUT I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU ♪
♪ VERY WELL ♪
( fireworks exploding )
♪ I'VE BEEN SO MANY PLACES IN MY LIFE AND TIME ♪
♪ I'VE SUNG A LOT OF SONGS ♪
♪ I'VE MADE SOME BAD LINES ♪
♪ I'VE ACTED OUT MY LIFE ON STAGES ♪
♪ WITH 10,000 PEOPLE WATCHING ♪
♪ BUT WE'RE ALONE NOW AND I'M SINGING THIS SONG TO YOU ♪
♪ I KNOW YOUR IMAGE OF ME IS WHAT I HOPE TO BE ♪
♪ I TREATED YOU UNKINDLY ♪
♪ BUT DARLIN', CAN'T YOU SEE ♪
♪ THERE'S NO ONE MORE IMPORTANT TO ME ♪
♪ BABY, CAN'T YOU SEE THROUGH ME ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WE'RE ALONE NOW ♪
♪ AND I'M SINGING THIS SONG TO YOU ♪
♪ WE WERE ALONE AND I WAS SINGING THIS SONG ♪
♪ SINGING THIS SONG TO YOU ♪
( laughing )
OH, SHOOT, I NEED SOMETHING STRONGER.
WHO GONNA BUY ME A DRINK IN HERE TONIGHT ?
OH, THIS IS YOUR SONG !
MY GIRL WROTE THIS SONG, EVERYBODY !
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.
I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU.
C'MON.
UP, UP, UP, UP !
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HEARD IT TODAY.
WHO HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED ME.
I LOVE YOU BOTH.
OH, BABY.
WE LOVE YOU, ALWAYS.
SO, WHAT'S THE NEXT SONG CALLED ?
I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.
I'M STILL WORKING ON IT.
WELL, HOW ABOUT, I AIN'T HAD NONE IN SEVEN MONTHS
AND THAT TALL, FINE BROTHER
AT THE END OF THE BAR IS TRYING TO MACK.
OH, DON'T LET ME BLOCK HIM.
CALL ME IF YOU NEED ME.
ALRIGHT.
I LIKE YOUR SONG.
THANK YOU.
I'M GREG.
ZORA.
INTERESTING NAME, ZORA.
UH-HUH.
EXOTIC.
EXOTIC, HUH ?
YOU EVER HEARD OF ZORA NEALE HURSTON ?
IS SHE A RICH WIDOW TRYING TO GET A TAX SHELTER ?
THEN, I HAVEN'T.
YOU KNOW WHAT ?
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME.
I, I, UH...
WHAT ?
YOU KNOW, I CAME OUT WITH MY GIRLS AND I JUST,
YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM.
THANK YOU, THOUGH.
THANK YOU FOR COMING OVER.
NICE MEETING YOU, ZORA.
I THINK OUR TABLE'S READY.
YOU COULD HAVE AT LEAST GOT US A FREE ROUND.
I TAUGHT YOU BETTER.
( Zora ) WHO IS IT ?
FRANKLIN.
HI.
IF IT WASN'T FOR THE CHECKS EVERY MONTH,
I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD.
NOT YET.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, FRANKLIN ?
CAME TO SEE MY SON.
THE NUMBER HASN'T CHANGED.
YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
C'MON, JEREMIAH.
OH.
HEY, OH.
OH, MAN.
LOOK HOW BIG HE IS.
AND ALL THIS HAIR.
YOU WASN'T BUSY, WERE YOU ?
I MEAN, I'M NOT KEEPING YOU FROM NOTHING, AM I ?
UM, I WAS JUST COOKING UP SOME LUNCH
AND I WAS ABOUT TO PUT HIM DOWN.
BUT LOOKS LIKE HE, HE'S ALREADY THERE.
CAN I DO IT ?
OKAY.
C'MON, MAN.
HERE YOU GO, YEAH.
YEAH.
AH.
THERE YOU GO, YEAH.
HE STILL SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT ?
HE'S A GOOD BABY.
WHAT ?
IT'S GOOD SEEING YOU AGAIN.
I DON'T HEAR FROM YOU IN A YEAR.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU SHOW UP AND WANT TO PLAY DADDY
AND GET ALL SENTIMENTAL ?
WELL, IT'S NOT REALLY ALL OF A SUDDEN.
I'M TAKING MY CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE EXAM TOMORROW
AND I WAS HOPING THAT YOU WOULD WISH ME GOOD LUCK.
ARE YOU SERIOUS ?
I THOUGHT YOU NEEDED YOUR G.E.D. FOR THAT.
YEAH, WELL, YOU DO.
GOOD LUCK, FRANKLIN, THAT'S GREAT.
THANKS.
I ALWAYS KNEW YOU HAD IT IN YOU.
WHAT ABOUT YOU ?
WHEN'S THAT ALBUM DROPPING ?
OH, ACTUALLY, I'M JUST WRITING SONGS NOW.
OH, RIGHT, RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD THAT SONG, "NATURALLY" ?
OH, THAT'S MY SHIT.
YEAH ?
THAT'S UM, THAT'S MINE.
OH, OH.
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IT WAS YOU.
LOOK AT US.
NOW THAT WE AREN'T TOGETHER,
WE FINALLY GOT OUR SHIT TOGETHER.
YEAH, GOT THAT DIVORCE DONE TOO.
I GUESS WE, UM...
GUESS WE KIND OF LOST OURSELVES AT SOME POINT
AND STOPPED MOVING.
WE ALWAYS KNEW IT WAS BAD TIMING ANYWAY.
ZORA, I JUST COULDN'T COME HERE
UNTIL I COULD LIFT MY HEAD UP LIKE A MAN
AND BE PROUD OF FRANKLIN AGAIN.
NOW, I CAN SAY THAT...
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY TOO.
YEAH, WELL, I GUESS, I BETTER GO.
THE LOVE WAS ALWAYS REAL, ZEE.
STILL IS.
SO, IT COULD NEVER BE BAD TIMING.
I WAS THINKING...
I NEVER BEAT YOU AT SCRABBLE.
I GOT IT, I GOT IT.
E-S-T-R-U-S.
UH-HUH.
ESTRUS ?
YEAH.
WHAT KIND OF WORD IS THAT ?
LOOK IT UP.
C'MON, LOOK IT UP.
THESE WORDS.
♪ WHEN THE ROAD GETS DARK ♪
♪ AND YOU CAN NO LONGER SEE ♪
♪ LIT MY LOVE FROM A SPARK ♪
♪ AND HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN ME ♪
♪ WHEN THE TEARS YOU CRY ♪
ARMS A TRY ♪
♪ AND HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN ME ♪
♪ HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN ME ♪
♪ AND WHEN YOUR BACK'S AGAINST THE WALL ♪
♪ TURN AROUND, YOU WILL SEE ♪
♪ I WILL CATCH YOUR FALL, BABY ♪
♪ JUST HAVE SOME FAITH IN ME ♪
♪ HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN ME ♪
♪ FAITH IN ME ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU SUCH A LONG TIME, BOY ♪
♪ EXPECTED NOTHING IN RETURN ♪
♪ JUST FOR YOU TO HAVE A LITTLE FAITH ♪
♪ SOME FAITH IN ME ♪
♪ TIME IS YOUR FRIEND ♪
♪ HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN ME ♪
♪ OH ♪
( male ) YO.
WE GONNA HAVE THE WORD "LOVE"
IN MANY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES,
TRANSLATED ALL THROUGH THE TRACK, SO...
WHENEVER YOU HEAR THE WORD "LOVE",
KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA BE IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE...
THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE CANNOT BE TRANSLATED, YO.
♪ LOVE IS BLIND, ( raI JUST SEE BRIGHT LIGHT ♪
♪ I GREW UP IN THE CLUB FEELING THE NIGHTLIFE ♪
♪ LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT TYPE ♪
♪ LOVE RUSHED TO YOUR HEART, MAKING IT BEAT ♪
♪ WHEN SHE SWEPT YOU OFF YOUR FEET AND MADE IT COMPLETE ♪
♪ YOU KNOW THE PLAN, YOU HAD TO CONQUER THE WORLD ♪
♪ THINKING YOU'RE SCARFACE ♪
♪ LOOKING FOR THAT PERFECT GIRL AND NOW YOU FOUND HER ♪
♪ STARTED WITH ROMANTIC, THEN GOT TO FRANTIC ♪
♪ THEN THINGS THAT'S NORMALLY SMALL BECOME GIGANTIC ♪
LIKE THE TITANIC, ♪ NOW Y'ALHERE COMES THE PANIC ♪
♪ BUT WITHOUT YOU I CAN'T STAND IT ♪
♪ IT'S TRAGIC WHEN YOU WONDER WHEN YOU LOST THAT MAGIC
♪ WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU NEVER HAD IT ♪
♪ TRY TO GRAB IT... ♪
♪ COMMUNICATION CUT OFF ♪
♪ GETTIN' MAD 'CAUSE YOU WONDERIN' WHEN SHE SHUT OFF ♪
♪ CONSTANTLY COMPARING YOU TO SOMEONE IN MY PAST ♪
♪ WE DON'T SMILE ANYMORE, WE ARGUE OVER CASH ♪
♪ WE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND OUR FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES ♪
♪ I'M STILL LEARNING THOUGH ♪
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