B*A*P*S Page #6

Synopsis: Nisi and Mickey are girlfriends who work as waitresses. To get the necessary money for opening their dream restaurant they fly to California to audition for a music video. There Nisi is asked by the nephew of Mr.Blakemore's (who is video director) to act for a week as granddaughter of Lily, Mr.Blakemores one true love, whom he lost long ago and couldn't pursue because she was his family's housekeeper. They revive Blakemore's interest for life, and he teaches them to be "Black American Princesses" in return.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Robert Townsend
Production: WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
13%
PG-13
Year:
1997
91 min
2,928 Views


Let's go.

Come on.

We had no idea

you could dance like that, Mr. B.

I haven't had this much fun

since I used to dance with Lily.

You girls are truly amazing.

Ah, Lily.

Lily, what a lady.

What a lady.

Oh, I'm sorry you didn't meet

the man of your dreams tonight...

but maybe next time.

That's OK.

I've known him since high school anyway.

Oh?

His name is Ali.

He's back in Georgia.

I really love him, too.

What's the problem, then?

Ali don't have no dreams...

no drive, no ambition.

Nothing.

Just like me.

No, it's true.

I almost lost all of my dreams

when I was a very young man.

Fortunately, there was a...

a skinny, bowlegged girl

who was filled with dreams.

Everything I have today

is because of her.

I mean, I had no ambition.

But she had enough for the both of us.

What do you mean by that?

Well, she always dreamt about

becoming a clothing designer...

and I loved her so much that...

Oh, so that's how you got interested in

the fabric business.

Yeah.

Well, who was she?

Your grandmother.

See, that's what I'm... talking about.

- Ali is different. - Nisi...

This is no fortune worth

the loss of a true love.

Some things are priceless.

Where have you been?

You know, you've been acting strange

ever since we got home.

What's up with you, Nisi?

Nisi?!

What? I've been thinking, OK...

about how we going to get up out of here.

- What?

- Don't act like you don't know, Mickey.

The guilt... the guilt of what we doing.

Now, that old man down

there is a nice old man.

And he ain't got nothing around him

but people trying to use him...

like you and me.

I know. Why do you think

I got up and left.

We should've been done got up and left.

D, don't you think that

we could at least say good-bye?

- We can't. - Why?

Cause if I go to him and I say we leaving...

he going to say, '"Why? '"

And I'm going to have to tell him...

that you and me been

a part of this whole big lie.

I can't do it.

So we're going to write him a letter...

and we're going to

tell him the truth, everything.

- Everything? - Everything!

What time is it?

12:
15.

Why are you still up?

I guess I can't sleep.

You go on, go back to bed.

Flight don't leave for another 7 hours.

I'm going to be downstairs.

Hey, D...

what we going to do

when we get off that plane?

We ain't got no money,

no apartment, nothin'.

We worse than when we started out.

Maybe, but maybe not.

Some things is priceless,

you know, Mick?

Excuse me, Miss.

It was never my intention

to involve myself in your private affairs...

or to come off like a player-hater...

but I have become

a kind of a middleman...

and I think it's high time...

that you two talked with each other,

face to face.

I took your advice

and decided to help myself.

How did you get here, Ali?

Your boy Alfred hooked me up.

He called me late last night and

insisted that we come out right away.

- We? James here, too? - Yeah.

Nisi, I don't know if you want to stay here...

if you want to go home,

or what you want to do.

All I know is I've had one dream...

and one dream only since high school...

And that's... and that's to be with you.

Come on, they're playing our song.

You know what?

Everything you said about me was true.

I do need to change.

So from now on...

I promise you, I'm going to change.

For real?

For real.

This... this is the kind of stuff

you deserve.

But I just... I just can't give it to you.

I mean, you... you deserve nice stuff.

You deserve a big old house...

and... and... you... you...

you... you... deserve your...

your own backyard.

And... every... everybody else

got a little white dog.

Why... why you can't have one?

I want to take you out to dinner...

and... and every time we go out,

we got to watch...

other people eat.

Hell, I want to eat, too.

And you need... you need some clothes.

Why... why should you have to wear

your Sunday clothes...

on... on Wednesday?

Now, look, girl...

don't think... don't think

the brother a punk...

because he crying like a little girl, but...

You're my queen.

And...

I... love... Love you!

James, you ain't never said

nothing like this.

- Don't say it if you don't mean it.

- I mean it!

Girl, what's wrong with you?

I'm sorry, James!

I said I mean it!

Come on!

Oh, dear. Hurry, hurry. Oh, oh!

Thank you! Thank you!

Sir, please, can I get in there?

It's all right. It's all right.

Don't panic. Manley's here.

Nisi, hurry up.

They just took Mr. B to the hospital.

Come on, hurry!

I'm glad you came.

I... I want to thank you for everything

that you've done.

I, uh...

You was the one

who was about the money, not us.

I can't believe that Mr. B is related...

Speaking of relatives, how's Lily?

Oh, Mickey, Nisi, come, please.

You're going to be OK.

Mr. B...

I, uh, um...

I ain't Lily's...

Mr. B?

We're losing him.

Get Dr. Russell in here now.

Get me Dr. Jennings

down here immediately.

Give me a hand, will you, doctor?

Uh, nurse, get a respirator over here.

Mr. Blakemore, can you hear me?

- Oxygen, oxygen. - Mr. Blakemore?

I didn't get a chance to tell him.

About Lily?

You didn't have to.

He already knew.

You see, Lily never had any children.

Go up there and look at the picture.

Look at the picture.

Now, who the picture remind you of?

Loquisha Jenkins!

Yecch, that's so ugly.

There she go, right there.

This all your stuff here?

Don't drag it.

I'm not gonna drag it.

You ready to go?

Wait a minute.

I...

I wish you a very pleasant journey.

Flying first class

is extremely comfortable.

So I've been told.

We shall miss you.

We're gonna miss you, too.

Thank you for everything.

Manley.

Alfred will do very nicely, thank you.

We should get going.

Not yet.

I'm glad I caught you.

This will only take a second.

Please, follow me.

I just have a document.

I'd like to review with you all.

Good morning to you.

Oh, you're still here?

Good morning, Isaac.

This is Mr. Blakemore's last will

and testament.

'"First... '"

Mr. Blakemore states...

'"I'd like to thank my B.A.P. S

Nisi and Mickey...

'"for making the last days of my life

as pleasant as my first year.'"

Oh, that's sweet.

B.A.P. S?

Black American Princesses.

Uh, yeah. Please continue.

They have a plane to catch.

Of course.

'"Second, I, Donald William Blakemore...

Being of sound heart and mind...

Hereby request the affairs

of my estate...

To be incontestably implemented

as follows:

To my B.A.P. S I leave... '"

Ladies and gentlemen,

I'm Jesse Collins...

and we are broadcasting live...

at the only salon-restaurant

in Beverly Hills.

There are the owners.

Let's give 'em a big round of applause.

- I am this impressed! - Roger that.

Brother, check out the name.

What the name say, huh?

And we got numerous slogans like...

Now, if you really must be there...

but you feel you're underage...

Don't hesitate to give one of us a page.

And if you're tired of riding

that raggedy-ass bus...

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