Bucktown

Synopsis: Duke Johnson visits a small Southern town, intent on burying his brother. After the funeral, he learns that he must stay for 60 days, for the estate to be processed. A few locals convince Duke to reopen his late brother's nightclub, and soon the local redneck policemen are intimidating Duke with threats of violence. Duke refuses to pay the bribes they demand, so then he and his lady friend Aretha are threatened and attacked by the crooked cops. Rather than take them on himself, Duke calls on his old pal Roy. Roy brings a few buddies to Bucktown, and they bring justice to the small town. With the redneck cops out of the way, Duke lets his guard down. Then the situation gets out of hand again. Finally, Duke must settle the score himself.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Arthur Marks
Production: American International Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.3
R
Year:
1975
94 min
107 Views


[Car horn]

HEY, CLETE, SAM.

[Sam chuckling]

HERE, COME OVER HERE.

[Police radio]

SAM, SAM.

THIS IS SAM.

N*GGER HUSTLER DONE RIPPED

OFF THE POKER PALACE.

[Sam]

SON OF A B*TCH.

[Tires squealing]

[Siren]

[Siren]

[Train bell ringing]

[Tires skidding]

[Train brakes squealing]

[Clete] OH, YEAH.

[Chuckling]

YOU KNOW, BOY, CRIME JUST DON' PAY IN BUCKTOWN.

[Sam]

HEY, CLETE, YOU SURE DO

ENJOY YOUR WORK.

YEAH, YOU GO THAT RIGHT.

HEY,YOU KNOW,

THIS IS A REAL BAD CAT.

HE ALMOST KILLED

A COUPLE OF HIGH ROLLERS.

YOU GONNA BE:

IN TOWN LONG?

WHY? ARE YOU THE

WELCOMING COMMITTEE?

HEY, WELL,

YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME

WHILE YOU'RE HERE.

[Sam]

BETTER GET HIS ASS

TO THE HOSPITAL.

YOU KNOW WHERE:

THE CLUB ALABAM IS ?

YES.

SON, DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?

YEAH, SURE.

WHY NOT?

THEN YOU'RE IN

THE WRONG PLACE.

[Chuckling]

WHY DIDN'T YOU

TELL ME IT WAS CLOSED?

YOU DIDN'T ASK, DID YOU?

PLACE'S BEEN CLOSED

SINCE BEN DIED.

WHERE CAN I FIND A GOOD HOTEL?

WE AIN'T GOT ONE.

WELL, HOW ABOUT ONE

THAT CHANGES SHEETS

AT LEAS EVERY OTHER NIGHT.

HMM.

THAT WOULD BE:

THE OLD DIXIE.

IT'S JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS DOWN.

I'LL TAKE YOU.

NO, THANK YOU.

I'LL WALK.

BABY,

IS THAT REALLY:

ALL YOU?

SWEETIE, WHAT YOU SEE

IS WHAT YOU GET.

HA HA HA!

BUT FIRST I WAN TO SEE THE COLOR

OF YOUR GREEN,

AND I'LL SHOW

BOTH OF YOU A TIME

YOU'LL NEVER FORGET.

I'LL HELP YOU

WITH THIS, MISTER.

NO CHARGE.

I'M GLAD TO HELP.

BUT IF YOU WAN TO TIP ME

A HALF A BUCK,

I'LL TELL YOU

WHERE TO GE YOUR ACT TOGETHER

AND WHERE:

TO GET IT ON.

OH, YEAH?

GET WHAT ON?

YOU NAME IT,

I GOT IT.

NAH.

NO, THANKS.

OKAY,

HOW ABOU CARDS?

IF YOU GO:

TO DOC ANDERSON'S,

CHECK THE DEUCES

AND NINES.

THEY'RE MARKED.

LITTLE MAN,

I AIN'T INTERESTED.

OKAY, WOMEN.

THE BES IN TOWN IS SONORA

OVER AT RUBY'S.

BUT DON'T LET HER

GET ON TOP:

OR SHE'LL BUCK

YOUR BRAINS OUT.

WHERE DO YOU GET ALL

THIS INFORMATION FROM, ANYWAY?

YOU SELL PENICILLIN, TOO?

THANKS, MAN.

SEE ARNETTA.

SHE'LL GET YOU

THE BEST ROOM:

IN THE HOUSE:

AND BE SURE AND TELL HER

STEVIE SENT YOU.

IS THAT YOURS?

YEAH. WHY?

'CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY

PIMP I EVER SEEN

THAT DRIVES A MOTORBIKE.

HEY.

I AIN'T NO PIMP.

I'M WALT DISNEY,

AND THIS IS:

DISNEYLAND.

HA HA HA.

[Ding]

OOH.

GOT A ROOM?

HOW MANY NIGHTS,

HONEY?

JUST ONE.

THAT'LL BE $15

IN ADVANCE.

THAT'S ROOM 204.

YOU CAN TAKE THE STAIRS.

IT'S A LITTLE BI QUICKER.

THANK YOU.

SAY, BABY, YOU KNOW,

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED,

I COULD TURN YOU ON

TO A WHOLE LOT OF FUN.

NO, THANKS.

WELL, YOU KNOW

IT AIN'T MY BUSINESS,

BUT WHAT'S A FINE

BLACK THING LIKE YOU

DOIN' IN TOWN?

I'M JUST HERE TO BURY

MY BROTHER, THAT'S ALL.

[Woman]

OOH.

YEAH.

A FELLA JUST CHECKED IN

BY THE NAME OF JOHNSON,

DUKE JOHNSON.

DID HE:

SAY ANYTHING?

NO, HE DIDN'T TALK

TOO MUCH,

BUT HE SAID HE'S HERE

FOR BEN'S FUNERAL.

I'M GLAD

YOU CALLED,

ARNETTA.

YOU TOLD ME:

TO CHECK WITH YOU.

THAT'S WHAT I'M DOIN'.

GOODNIGHT.

YEAH.

YOUR DINNER IS READY,

CHIEF PATTERSON.

ALMIGHTY GOD:

IN HEAVEN ABOVE,

I THANK THEE FOR WHA YOU'VE SET BEFORE ME.

AND I GIVE...

[Minister]

UNTO YOU, O LORD,

THE SOUL:

OF THIS GOOD MAN,

THIS HUMBLE MAN,

BEN JOHNSON,

A MAN OF THE PEOPLE,

ALL PEOPLE.

WHO ALWAYS HELD:

HIS HAND OU TO HELP OTHERS,

WHO GAVE LIKE YOU

AND ASKED NAUGH IN RETURN.

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD.

I SHALL NOT WANT.

HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN

IN GREEN PASTURES.

HE RESTORETH:

MY SOUL.

SO WE KNOW,

ALMIGHTY GOD,

THAT YOU WILL:

CONTINUE TO LOVE BEN

AS WE HAVE LOVED HIM.

TO EMBRACE HIM,

TO TAKE HIM INTO

YOUR KINGDOM THIS DAY.

AMEN.

IN THE NAME OF:

THE FATHER, THE SON

AND THE HOLY GHOST.

[Duke]

THOSE WERE GOO:

D WORDS, REVEREND.

THANK YOU.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

I'M WALDO HARLEY.

MIGHT YOU BE A FRIEND

OF OUR BELOVED BEN THERE?

YEAH.

I'M DUKE JOHNSON.

DUKE?

THAT'S JUST WHAT I FIGURED.

ARETHA. ARETHA,

YOU AND STEVIE SAY

HELLO TO THE DUKE.

THAT'S BEN'S BROTHER.

YOU REALLY DUKE?

BEN TOLD US ALL ABOUT YOU.

SAYS YOU'RE THE SMARTEST ONE

IN THE FAMILY.

YOU KNOW, HOW YOU BEEN

ALL OVER THE WORLD

AND EVERYTHING.

SO YOU'RE THE ONE.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME

YOU SAW BEN?

NO.

IT WAS MORE LIKE 6.

SOME HOTSHOT BROTHER.

ARETHA, PLEASE.

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN HE NEEDED

YOUR HELP?

WHAT KIND OF HELP?

THERE'S NOTHIN' YOU CAN DO

ABOUT IT NOW:

EXCEPT FOR TO FIND

THE TIME TO COME

AND BURY HIM,

AND COLLECT HIS STUFF

AND SPLIT!

[Harley]

ARETHA, NOW--

AREN'T YOU GONNA STAY?

NO, HE'S NO GONNA STAY,

HE WOULDN'T DIRTY

THAT SHOESHINE:

IN THIS COW PASTURE.

WOULD YOU, MR. DUKE JOHNSON?

ARETHA, PLEASE.

DON'T MIND HER, DUKE.

BEN WAS GOOD TO HER.

HIS DYIN' KIND OF PUT A PAIN

OF GRIEF INTO HER.

DON'T MIND HER.

NO, I--

I CAN'T MIND A LADY

THAT SPEAKS HER MIND.

RIGHT, DUKE.

DUKE, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

[Lawyer]

AND ACCORDING TO THIS WILL,

HE LEFT EVERYTHING TO YOU:

AN ESTATE CONSISTING

MAINLY OF A LO:

AND FRAME HOUSE,

A HAND-TOOLED LEATHER WALLE CONTAINING $39.43

AND A SAVINGS ACCOUN PASS BOOK

IN THE NAME:

OF BENJAMIN A. JOHNSON.

ALL OF BEN'S THING

S BELONG TO ME NOW, RIGHT?

TO SELL, USE, ANYTHING I WANT,

RIGHT?

IN ABOUT 60 DAYS.

MAN, YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN'.

THAT'S THE STATE LAW.

IT TAKES THAT LONG

TO CLOSE AN ESTATE.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

STICK AROUND THIS RAT TRAP

FOR 2 MONTHS?

OF COURSE, WE COULD RELAX

THE RULES A BIT,

ALLOW YOU THE USE OF YOUR

BROTHER'S PROPERTY.

HOW MUCH?

UH, LET'S SAY YOU SIGN

FOR AN EMPTY HAND-TOOLED

LEATHER WALLET.

YOU RUN A NICE BUSINESS

AROUND HERE, DON'T YOU?

HI, DUKE.

WE'VE BEEN OVER THERE

WAITIN' FOR YOU

AND TELLIN' STEVIE HERE

ALL ABOUT IT.

YEAH, ABOUT WHAT?

OH, HOW YOU'RE GONNA

STAY ON, OPEN THE CLUB

AND EVERYTHING.

MAN, I CAN'T WAIT FOR THEM

GOOD TIMES START ROLLIN' AGAIN.

PLACE WAS REALLY LIKE A HOME

TO SOME OF US, YOU KNOW.

ESPECIALLY STEVIE HERE,

'CAUSE HE LIVES IN THE BACK.

YOUR BROTHER BEN

MADE A RIGHT SMAR LIVIN' FROM IT.

GONNA DO THE SAME THING

FOR YOU, DUKE.

I FIGURE LIFE OWES ME MORE

THAN JUST A LIVIN'.

ALL I WANT FROM THAT BAR

IS FOR SOMEBODY TO BUY IT.

LOOK, I'M GONNA BE

STUCK HERE 2 MONTHS,

YOU REALLY WAN TO HELP ME?

SURE, DUKE.

THEN YOU FIND ME A BUYER

FOR THE CLUB ALABAM

SO I CAN GET THE

HELL OUT OF HERE.

OKAY?

SURE, DUKE.

YOU TAKE CARE.

[Harley]

MR. DUKE.

MR. DUKE,

SIR.

IS IT ALL RIGHT IF WE WALK

A PIECE WITH YOU?

WE THOUGHT YOU WERE COOL.

A WISE DUDE LIKE YOU.

SHOWS HOW WRONG:

YOU CAN BE.

STEVIE, YOU SPEAK

FOR YOURSELF.

SOMETHIN' BOTHERIN'

YOU TWO?

OH NO, DUKE.

EVERYTHING IS:

"EXPUBIDENT,"

EXCEPT THAT, IT'S GONNA BE

A LITTLE HARD:

TO FIND A BUYER FOR THE CLUB

WITH THAT CLOSED SIGN

ON THE DOOR.

THAT'S THE WAY IT IS, BRO.

BUT IT DON'T HAVE TO BE.

REALLY, DUKE,

IF THE JOINT WAS OPEN,

PEOPLE WOULD BE HAVIN' FUN

AND PARTYIN' REAL GOOD

AND CATCHIN' GOOD.

WHY, A SUCKER

COME IN THEN AND

WANT TO BUY THE JOINT,

HE KNOW HE GONNA

HAVE TO GET DOWN

WITH SOME HEAVY BREAD.

YOU COULD BE:

PLAYIN' SWEET MUSIC

ON THE CASH REGISTER.

YOU GUYS ARE:

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