Bucktown Page #7

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


IS ANY DIFFERENT?

THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN

WHO GETS KILLED,

JUST SO LONG AS THE DICE

KEEP ROLLIN',

THE 'HOS KEEP 'HOIN',

AND THE MONEY KEEPS FLOWIN'.

IT ALL REVOLVES AROUND

THE BIG "G," BABY.

THE BIG GREEN.

EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE

IS SCRATCHIN'

FOR WHAT THEY CAN GET.

I'M JUST SCRATCHIN'

A LITTLE HARDER.

YOU POOR, SELFISH,

IGNORANT MAN.

HAVEN'T YOU EVER

HAD THE GUTS TO:

LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE?

MAYBE.

MAYBE I NEVER HAD A WOMAN

LIKE YOU TO FIGHT FOR ME.

MAYBE I EVEN:

ENVY DUKE FOR THAT.

I'LL BE SEEIN' YA.

ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?

OH, MAN, THAT MONSTER COULD

OPEN UP THE GATES OF HELL.

WELL, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

WHERE'S T.J.?

T.J., I WANNA TALK TO YOU.

WELL, UM, I HAVEN'T BEEN

TOO FRIENDLY WITH YOU,

AND I--I THOUGH I'D COME BY AND APOLOGIZE.

IS THAT RIGHT?

YEAH,

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND I--

I NEED A FAVOR.

WELL, THEY COST.

WELL, YOU DO ME THIS

ONE LITTLE OLD FAVOR,

AND I'LL DO

ANYTHING YOU WANT...

AND SOME.

LIKE WHAT?

HARLEY.

HE'S JUST AN OLD DRUNK

THAT I FEEL SORRY FOR.

HE'S NO GOOD

TO ANYBODY.

LET HIM GO.

ALL RIGHT.

HAVE IT YOUR WAY.

AFTER, UH...

NU-HUH.

BEFORE.

YOU LET HIM GO NOW,

AND IT'LL BE GOOD

BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

ALL THE WAY.

OKAY. WE'LL DO I YOUR WAY.

FOLLOW ME.

HARLEY.

HARLEY.

HARLEY.

UGH.

WHAT YOU DOIN' HERE?

THIS AIN'T NO PLACE

FOR A WOMAN.

SHH.

[Whispering]

I CAME TO KEEP DUKE

FROM GETTIN'--

DUKE?

SHH.

WOULD YOU PLEASE

LET HIM GO NOW?

I GOTTA GET HIM:

TO A DOCTOR.

DUMB BROAD.

YOU COME HERE:

TRYIN' TO DEAL.

I DON'T MAKE NO DEALS.

I TAKE WHAT I WANT.

AND THEN I'M GONNA

KILL DUKE. JUST LIKE THIS.

NOW, WHAT ABOUT ALL THA HONEY YOU PROMISED ME,

THAT SUGAR AND MILK?

BEG!

BEG!

COME ON, BEG.

I DON'T BEG FOR NOTHIN'!

AAH!

[Harley] NO MORE!

TIGHTEN UP, NIGGA.

NOW BEG! BEG!

NO!

BEG!

SON OF A B*TCH!

NOW YOU FREEZE, NIGGA!

HARLEY!

YOU ALL RIGHT, ARETHA?

YES.

WHERE'S THE AMMO?

IN THE CHARIOT.

HAMBONE!

[Gunshots]

YOU TWO STAY BACK.

DID YOU GET 'EM ALL?

ALL EXCEPT ONE.

I ALWAYS KNEW MY BUDDY

WAS A...REAL MAN.

IF ANYBODY:

HAD TOLD ME, ROY,

THAT WE WOULD BE

ON OPPOSITE SIDES,

FIGHTING EACH OTHER...

YOU MIGHT NOT BELIEVE THIS...

BUT I NEVER LIED TO YOU.

I NEVER SENT ANYONE TO HASSLE

HARLEY OR ARETHA.

HOW DID IT HAPPEN, THEN, ROY?

T.J.

HE WANTED US TO TANGLE.

LOOKS LIKE HE DID

A GOOD JOB, DIDN'T HE?

IT'S DOWN TO ME

AND YOU NOW, RIGHT?

I DON'T WANNA

SHOOT YOU, ROY.

I JUST WANNA BEA THE HELL OUT OF YOU.

IT'S YOUR DEAL.

WINNER TAKE ALL.

LOSER GET OUT OF TOWN,

NEVER LOOK BACK.

DEAL?

DEAL.

UGH!

AAH!

AAH!

UGH!

UGH!

UGH!

UGH!

UGH!

OOF!

UGH!

UGH!

UGH!

AAAH!

OOF!

AAH!

UGH!

AAH!

UGH!

[Wheezing]

AAH!

UGH!

UGH!

AAAAH!

AAAH!

UGH!

YOU'RE MY FRIEND,

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW

I DO:

MY BEST FOR YOU:

HEY, HEY, STEVIE.

COME HERE.

DUKE AND ARETHA:

WANT TO BE ALONE

FOR A LITTLE BIT.

BESIDES, YOU AND I

GOTTA GO HOME AND

AND GET SOME SLEEP

SO WE CAN GET UP

AND GO TO SCHOOL

TOMORROW.

SCHOOL?

THAT'S RIGHT.

DON'T YOU WANNA GROW UP

TO BE SOMEBODY?

I AM.

WHAT?

A MAN.

OKAY, MAN.

WOMAN OVER THERE

IS MIGHTY FINE:

SHE'S ALWAYS

ON MY MIND:

THINGS ARE GETTIN'

BETTER IN BUCKTOWN

I SEE THE PEOPLE

LAYIN' THEIR MONEY DOWN

THINGS ARE GETTIN'

BETTER IN BUCKTOWN

I THINK I'M GONNA

HANG AROUND:

THINGS ARE GETTIN'

BETTER IN BUCKTOWN

I SEE THE PEOPLE

LAYIN' THEIR MONEY DOWN

MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

AND I WALKED RIGHT IN

ON THE SHERIFF:

WHO HAD A HOLD ON THE TOWN

IT MIGHT TAKE A TANK

TO LOOSEN HIS GRIP

I MIGHT HAVE:

TO TEAR IT DOWN:

I DIDN'T COME

FOR A GOOD TIME:

SINCE I'M HERE

I'LL GET MINE

WOMAN OVER THERE

IS MIGHTY FINE:

SHE'S ALWAYS

ON MY MIND:

THINGS ARE GETTIN'

BETTER IN BUCKTOWN

I SEE THE PEOPLE

LAYIN' THEIR MONEY DOWN

THINGS ARE GETTIN'

BETTER IN BUCKTOWN

I THINK I'M GONNA

HANG AROUND:

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